The New York Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. Ly JAMES GORDON BENNEPT, TERN 4 $7 ngs THE ¥ ILD. 2 nts per nopy, iis weencr BRK ALD cay Sk ia Ora conte pe cal ‘enna; eau edition, 84 peor annum, Perie/Great Britain, or bo to any par? of the Consinenh so NOe 9 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Ormgi.o—An On- omer ov InrEexst. NIB.O'S GARDEN, Broscwsy—Exouse Orens—Box Pasquate. BOWERY THRAPRE, Bo Wows Max axn Tw PRivare Kine Jonx—Maw-or- BURTON'S SEW THRATRE, Broadway, opposite Bond st, + Dwrirte Niout—Oun Wire, ’ : WALLAOK'S THEATRE, Brosdway—Taw Victor Van SusuRD—TRYING lt OR—LitAWaTRa—Wuio's My HoseaND, LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, 624 Broadway—Szoomp Born - S0UNG accuuS. *ARKUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Brosdway—After- = rg RELA. Evening—CixpExmita—Tuw Goop roa ING. @RO. CHRISTY 4 WOOD'S MINSTREL, 444 Broadway— WIAN 2 RMPORMANCE—NEW YEAR Calis, BUCKLEY'S SERENADERS, 585 Broadway—Ermoriax Prmron tarces—MARITANA, - Kew York, Saturday, Janaary 10, 1857. =o The News. ‘The proceedings of Congress yesterday were in- ‘resting and quite exciting. In the Senate a bill was introduced authorizing a contract with the New York, Newfoundland and London Telegréfh Com- pany, upon terms similar in all essential particulars ‘with those already agreed upon between the com- pany and the British goverment. The subject was referred to the Post Office Committee. The Iowa eentested election case was further considered, but no decision arrived at. A resolution was offered calling for information respect- img the difficulty between citizens of we United States and the government of Venezuel, with reference to the collection of guano upon islands in the Caribbean sea. The House disposed of twenty private bills, and was about adjourning when Nr. Kelsey, of New York, eaused to be read an article from the New York Times, charging members with corruption generally and specifically with reference to the Miunesota Land bill. There seems to have been a disposition to let the matter pass, but Mr. Paine, of North Carolina, stated that be had been offered, by a member of the House, fifteen hundred dollars to vote for the laod bill alluded. This changed the aspect of aGiirs, ané after the manifestation of consiceraple virtuous indignation, a committee to investigate the facts was ordered. These developements created a great deal of consternation among certain parties ‘Vhe member who tendered the bribe is said to be trem New York State. Beveral bills affecting the interests of this city were reported upon favorably yesterday in the Legisla- tere. The Senate occapied nearly all day ia hearing argument in the Barr and Sickles case. We reier to our despatches and reports for particulars. The Legisiatares of several States were occupied yesterday with making sel ms for the United Mtates Senate. Hon. James f. Simmons, a leader of ‘he New England manufacturing interest, was chosen by the Legislature of Rhode Island. The Massa- ehusetts House of Representatives re-elected Hon. Charles Sumner by nearly a unanimous vote. The Senate vote on Tuesday next, and will confirm the choice of the lower Honse. Geolonel Jonn W. Forney was elected by a eaucus of the democrats of the Pennsylvania Legislature as their candidate for the United States Senate. His success may be regarded as certain. @ur European files by the North American veached this city from Portland (Me.) last evening. ‘hee papers contain some interesting extracts, which we publish this morning. It appears that time King of Prussia had determined to operate against Switzerland with one bundred and thirty- five thousand men. England and France were alarmed, as the revolutionary classes of all the «onn tries of Europe sympathise so largely with tue public.” The London Post—the reputed organ ot te government— condemns Frederick William and aaserts that he is about to raivea flame against reyalty which even Americans in Burope will help to fan. France will advance her army closer to Neufchatel. The old Swiss spirit was fully aronsed, and the Cantons would concede nothing nor shrink aninch. France was about to demand from China veparation for the death of M. Champeldaine, a missionary who was lutely murdered, and a fleet was about to be despatched to back up the official communication. Italy was unquiet in some of the provinces. A new conference on the subject of the Bound Dues settlement was about to open in Copen- bagen. We bave reports of additional honors to Captain Hartstein in England, Our readers will no doubt be gratified to observe the summary manner in which one of the namerous foot pads that infest our city was disposed of yester- @ay by Judge Russell, in the Court of Sessions. ‘The facts, in brief, are, that on New Year's night a robbery was perpetrated upon a stranger by three raffians, at the corner of Broadway and Daane street. ‘One villien was arrested in the act. He was tried yesterday, condemned, and sentenced to ten years amd three months confinement in Sing Sing prison. ‘The conviction and prompt sentence of a notorious bruiser named Patrick Cosgreys, on Thursday, not- withstanding the interposition of several infinential politicians, is another act for which the new City Judge deserves the commendation of all good citizens. The Fire Marehbal’s investigation into the origin of the fire on board the steamship Knoxville has been concluded. 1 seems to have been the result of acci dent. The facts are eet forth in our report else where. The Board of Aldermen met last evening, and af- ter disposing of two or three unimportant papegs, adjourned on account of the gaslight not burning # ae to give sofficient light to transact business, The Board o° Councilmen was also in session last evening. A committee wos appointed to make ar. rangements for the reception of the British steam rigate Retribution, shortly expected in these waters, with Capt. Hartetela and his brother offers. A committee was also appointed to concoct a new city charter. The standing committees of the Board were announced by the President. A list of the names of those composing them is given in our report of the proceedings. ‘The cotton market was steady yesterday, with tales of about 2,500 bales, The news from Liver- poo!, by the North American at Portland, was con- sidered as favorable as had been anticipated. The news had a favorable effect upon flour, which ad- vanced five cente per bbl., and in some cases as mnch as ten cents advance was claimed. Wheat was firmly held, but was quiet. Corm was more ac- tive, with ales of Weatern mixed at 68c. a 69¢.; now white at 69)¢; old yellow and white Southern was unchanged. Pork was steady, with moderate sales. Beef was firm, with sales of 500 bbis., at prices given in another column. Sugars were active and firm. The sales embraced avout 2,500 boxes and 400 bhds. Cuba, at prices given elsewhere. From very respectable and reliable authority we Jearn that the present stock cf sugars was reduced to about 7,000 hhds. and about 12,000 boxes, though eqonlly respectable and good anthorities estimated NEW YORK HERALD, SATWRDAY, JANUARY 10, 1857. the stock of boxes as high 08 16,000. In either case the stock is very small, and until we have a change of wind no fresh receipts of importance can be expected. Coffee was steady, with sales of about 1,800 bags of Rio, and 200 Maracaibo at prices given elsewhere. Freights were firm, with moderate en- gagements. The ice embargo interfered with grain deliveries, :ud hence the shipments were light. During the week past, however, before the embargo commenced, the shipments were large, and amount- ed to about 100,000 bushels, chiefl y corn. The Richmond Junta and the Slavery Ques- tion—A New Southern Democratic Plat- form, In another part of this paper our political readers will find three interesting newspaper articles on the nigger question—first, a mani- festo from the Richmond Enquirer, eontending that the true policy of the South, and her only policy of safety, is “the legitimate expansion of sla- very;” second, a sharp criticism from the Rieh- mond Whig in this connection, upon niggers and democratic platforms; and third!y and lastly, a loud call from Stringfellow’s Squatier Sovereign, in Kansas, for a million of dollars from the South- ern States to rescue the disputed Territory from he Kansas Aid Societies of the North. Our Richmond democratic cotemporary very truly says, that ‘the increasing preponderance of the free soil States in the confederacy is a cir- cumstance of very great moment to the South;” and that the Southern States, “in consequence of an accidental combination of circumstances may lose their equality of political power in the con- federacy, and be reduced to a sort of dependence upon the North.” To avoid this contingency and to secure the safety of the South in the Union, our Richmond philosopher issues the fol- lowing proclamation, to wit:—‘Let the people of the South, as the last expedient for the preser- vation of the Union, rally upon the prineiple of an extension of the pro-slavery power, pari passu with the aggrandizement of the power of the anti-slavery States;” for, says he, “it is our right, uader the constitution, and our right outside of the constitution, in virtue of the necessities of self protection.” We have no objection to this Southern policy. If we are not mistaken we have proposed some- thing of the kind repeatedly heretofore. It will be seen, however, from the commentary of the Richmond Whig, that the democratic junta of that city occupy a moveable platform on this general issue—that they “are here to-day and are gone to-morrow,”’ and that this new proposi- tion for the salvation of the Union comprehends a deliberate swindle concerning the great prin- ciple of popular sovereignty embodied in the Kansas-Nebraska bill. Admitting all this, how- ever, cannot this new doctrine of a Southern equilibrium of power in the United States Senate be secured without a violation of the Kausas law of “popular sovereignty!” We fear that our co- temporary of the Pnguirer, for reasons best kaown to himself, is abandoning that ground of confi- dence in, and submission to, Mr. Buchanan, which was cheerfully taken by the Richmond junta di- rectly after the visit of Gov. Wise to Wheatland; we fear that there is a screw or two loose somewhere in regard to the spoils, and we balf suspect that this new Southern ulii- matum for the increase of the slave States, pari passu with each accession to the free States, as put forward by the Enquirer, is but a shallow device to frighten Mr. Buchanan, and to con- vince him that in regard to “ those moveables,”’ such as foreign missions and fat jobs of various kinds, the Richmond democracy are not to be tified with. Taking the proposition of the Enquirer, how- ever, as Lona fide, what objection can there be to this suggested expansion of Southern slavery, provided that it be done “ decently and in or- der!” For example, against Kansas and Minne- sota as frce States, what rational objection conld be urged against the simultaneous admission of two more slave States from Texas? This is our idea of the “ legitimate@xpansion of slavery.” Nor would we stop here. If we can honorably acquire the island of Cuba, it will be a “legiti- mate expansion” of our Southern institutions If we shall hereafter absorb the republic of Mexico, and the people in the tropical regions of those seaboard States should think fit to intro- duce the working element of African slavery, so let it be. Indeed, we have eo little prejudice against the expansion of this sort of labor in the developement of the agricultural products of the tropics, that if General Walker were to invade Hayti, conquer the whole island, and re-establish African slavery there upon the ruins of that Punch-andJudy division of power—the nigger empire of Soulouque and the mongrel republic of Dominica—we should be inclined to hail the achievement a good thing to all concerned; and, with tue general recognition of the new order of things, we should bardly be found among the opponenis to the annexation of Hayti to the Southern States, that is, if the South were to demand it a+ abeolutely indispensable for the salvation of the Union, upon this pari paseu doctrine. The Union tmust be saved at all hazards. But if our Richmond cotemporary means in this new slavery manifesto that Kansas, for ex ample, (squatter sovereignty or otherwise,) must, as an offset to Minnesota, come in as a slay State, his new doctrine falls at once to the ground; for unless something in the Territories be allowed to the controlling influences of latitude, clima' } products and emigration, the further extensivu of Southern slavery will depend wholly upon the mercy of the overwhelming majority of the North inthe popular branch of Congress. Finally, in regard to Kaneas, we would call the attention of the Richmond junta to the appeal of Stringfellow to the South for “financial and material aid.’ L Gov. Reeder declared that it weuldtake © million of money and ten thousand to make Kanes a free State; and now, oddly enough, General Stringfellow demands a million of dollars and ten thousand Southern squatter families to make it a slave State. If this great change in the “mauilest destiny” of Kanens may be charged to the mere election of Mr. Buchanan, we apprehend that he will be powerless at Washington to turn back this tide, even if he were so inclined. And so we conclude that this new platform of the Richmond junta, of “ the legitimate expansion of the insti- tutions of the South,” comes too late for Kansas, and that as an expedient for warning Mr. Bu- chanan in regard to the spoils, this old Virginia trick, of a nigger scarecrow will amount to no- thing. It succeeded with Pierce, but we fear that it will fail w ith Buchanan. Searctine ror THe Paiosopnen’s Stone.— The nincompoop of the Albany Avlas and Argus is emelling at every corner to find out the Albany correspondent of the New York Heranp. Our correspondent walks all about tle capital, and the poor blind Argvs cannot ece him, even in the daylight. | ‘The Complieation in Europe. It does not appear likely that our frien’ in Enrope have got through their trouble A European’s destiny seems never to be alowed to get bie living quietly. On the one side, we have the querrel between Prostia and Switzerland about Nenfchatel, and on the otber the misun- derstanding between France anf England about Bolgrad. The former is eminently 9. legal question, into which it is not worth while to enter here. Suf- fice it to say that the King of Prussia asserts claims which he sustains with masses of old docu- meats, while the Swiss Cantons bring masses of documents on their side to rebut them. Neither party convincing the other, the King of Prussia declares his intention of appealing to foree, and the Swies reply by opening an unlimited credit tor war porpores and placing the whole of their ermy on a war footing. Thus stands the case at our'last advices. Certain correspondents infer that actual hostilitites may be apprehended at apy moment, and in this country we hear a cry for relief for the only republic in Europe. All this eeems to us unwarranted and needless. Prus- sia will not, dare not go to war with Switzer- Jand. France and Austria could not afford to tolerate such a war. For the Swiss, being a peo- ple of great spirit and military aptitude, with the most magnificent country in the world for a military defence, would fight to the death; and a war between them and the King of Prussia would kindle enongh demo- cratic sympathy in Europe to explode both the thrones of France and Austria. These thrones are only maintained as it is, by a policy of the greatest care and circumspection; the people’s minds are always occupied in some way or other; democratic intelligence and democratic principles are carefully kept out of their sight; the throne is never allowed to come into colli- sion with the people, when it can be helped: in a word, these sovereigns act as though they were in 8 cage with a wild beast, which might at any moment, were he provoked or aroused, tun round upon and devour them. Now, the Swiss war would be precisely the thing to arouse the beast. We therefore infer that means will be taken to avert ft. The Emperor Napoleon has already tried to settle the question by bullying the Swiss. A late Meniteur contained a most insolent article ad- dressed tothe Swiss, threatening them with the combined vengeance of France and Prussia, in case they persisted in their pretensions, But we apprehend that bis Imperial Majesty will not make much by bis motion. To the best of our knowledge, the Swiss have made their minds-up, and know the advantage of their position too well to be frightened by menaces. Louis Napoleon will probably find it easier work to bully his royal brother of Prussia. The question in all probability will have to be settled by the next Conferenee. ‘The questions which are arising in reference to the interpretation of the Russian treaty of peace, appear in reality far more alarming than the Swiss metter. There can no longer be any doubt that France and England are directly at issue on @ most important point, namely, the surrender of Bolgrad, that is to say, the punishment inflicted upon Russia by her victorious antagonists; France claiming that Russia should be pardoned, Eag- Jand insisting on ber fulfilling her penalty. Io the shape which matters have taken—Walewski having written officially to Count Buol to state that the difference existed—we can hardly hope for a speedy settlement. It cannot be expected tbat in the uneasy temper of the public mind in Great Britain, the British government will listen to the proposals of the friends of Russia; nor on the other hand, can it be safely assumed that the French Emperor will willingly depart froma policy which he must have decided on after full deliberation, and a thorough balance of the ad- vantages to be expected from a strengthening of the bonds of union between him and the other Continental Powers. It eeems perbaps too much to expect that the Rursian war will be renewed. Russia has not yet bad time to recover from the effects of the last war. But, all things considered. and especially the confident assurances of every Russian that the peace was to be buta truce, and that Russia would never, never forgive England for joining France against her, it behooves all of us having interests to be injured by a war, to take in sail, @ d be cautious. More Liver Scvits.—Our cotemporary, Philo- sopher Greeley, appears to be going extensively into libel tuits against thore poor country editors who were guilty of slandering him during the late campaign. Libel suits against country eli- tors! “Suea beggar,” &c, Poor business. Not half so good as the getting up collections to the extent of thirty thousand dollars for the liberation of poor old Ireland, and then pleading tae plea of “don’t know what has become of the money.” Not half ro good as collections to the extent of twenty or twenty-five thousand dollars for the re- lief of “ bleeding Kansas,” without telling us about where and how the money goes. It were bet. ter, in the way of a epeculation—better than those libel suits a thousand times, to join the Chevalier Webb, Thurlow Weed and the Washington lobby in their grand railroad jobs, their planing ma- chine, patent reaper, and other schemes before Congress. What may be the libel of the Cleve- land editor against our 7rilune philosopher we don’t exactly know, but we preeume it lies in (' allegation that Master Greeley was bought up in the late canvass for Fremont by Mariposa scrip, We remember, during the heat of the cammivn, seeing eomething like the following Mariposa statistics in circulation among our democratic organs: Maripors bends allowed to New Yor tervices to J. C. Fromont as candicate ri New York Datly Time... New York Courter and Bnquirer. . New York Ruentng Pot... 0. —which, it must be admitted, was ble mont pretty freely. Some such statistics as these, nevertheless, were paraded far and wide among our democratic organs, including the Washington Union, which hesitated at nothing to damage Mr. Buchanan before his nomination, and which stopped at nothing in playing the servile and the toady after his nomination. We are not, therefore, surprised to learn that the Union (organ of poor Pierce) will not do for Mr. Buchanan, but that it is to be overhauled, washed, scrubbed and fami. gated and changed, as completely as a slave ship is sometimes changed into a legitimate merchant vessel; and that a “live Yankee”—Mr. Appleton as chief organ grinder—is to supersede the man to whom General Cass wrote the “Nicholson letter.” Returning to our mutton : We are sorry thata man of the libel experience of Horace Greeley should at thie time of day resolve upon a courte of libel suits against a eet of poor, scurvy country newspapers, the Herarp daring same degree of forbearance, Now, as regards the charge of the Jowa Slate Gazette—that our philosopher was paid a thousand doliars for certain lobby services at Washington, and that his accuser saw the draft, check, or whatever it was—we understand that the boot The paper which Mr. Greeley held, and which his accuser saw, was a note, or due bill, or something of the sort, for a thousand dollars leaned by the said Greeley to some outsider short of ready cash. How the phi- lJosopher happened to have an odd thousand about him at any time we can’t explain; for it is ge- nerally understood that Brother Greeley is never very flush of funds. But, letting that pass, we do hope that as he has taken hold of these of- fending country newspaper libellers, he will fight it through with them, and make them smart for their emartness to the extent of their deservings. was on the other leg. ‘Tite Capiner Timper ov tHe Wasuivaton Ca- BINET Makens.—Since the fourth of November the Washington and other Cabinet makers have worked up the following sticks of timber into the various and numerous Cabinets which they have manufactured for Mr. Buchanan:— SECRETARY OF STATE, Lewis Cass, Michigan. Caleb Cushing, Mars. F. W. Pickens, 8. Cerotina. Howe! Coob, Georgia. James M. Mason, Virginia. Wm L Marcy, New York. George M. Dauss, Peon. R. M. 7. Honier, Virginia, Heary A. Wise, Virginia. Rovert Toombs, Georeim. Daniel 8. Dickinson, Stephen &, Dougias, Iiimoir, Thomas H. Senton, Mo, SKORRTARY OF THE TREASURY. Howell Cobb, Georgia James L. Orr, S. Oarotina. George 3. Houston, Ala. Ben). F Hallett, Mass. Johr siideli, Lovisiana. E:astus Cornt York. James Guthrie, Kentucky. Robert J. Walker, Mise Obas. J. Faulkuer, Va. Horatio SRCRETARY OF THK INTERIOR. Jesse D, Bright, inciana. Richard Brodhead, Penn. David T. Disney, Ohio. Thos. J. Rusk, Pe: Hiram Weibrid; Jobn A. Wins Alsbama Fernando B. 8, MoClelland, Michigen. Obaries G. Greens, Meas. FRORETARY OF WAR Jobn B. Floyd, Virginia. Jobry: Quitman, Miss, Sam: Medary, Obio. dames A. Bayard, 1s Pierre Soulé, Louis Jefferson Davie, Mi SECRETARY OF THE RAYY J. P. Benjamin, Louisiana. Thomas L. Citngman, N. C. Sterling Frice, Miseouri. Rodman M. Price, NJ. Jobn Per! Jr, La. Jobn T, Mason, Marylaad. A. P. Batler, 8. Caroling. ‘Thos, 8. Booock, Virginia. Alex. H. Stephens, Georgia. POSTMASTER GENMRAT. ‘y, Alabama. R. C. Wioklitfe, Louisiana. J. Glancy Jones, Pean. Wm. Smith, Virginia, R. Born well Rnett, $. 0. Preston 8 Brooks, 8. C. W.L. Ys Jobn B. Weiler, Caiitornia, ol. George, N. Hampshire. W.R. Batley, Mesaachusetts. W. Cobb, Alsbema. F.C. L. O'B. Brench, N.Caroiiea. John W. Forney, Penn. N. Chifford, Maine. Caled Curbing, Marr Baniel £. Sicklen, N. York. Charles 0’Conor, N. York. Rufor Oheste, Maer. Peni Teuac ‘Toucey, Oonnecticut. Judge Parker, New York. Now, almost any reasonable man would sup- pore that here are materials enough and combi- nations enongh to hit any Cabinet that Mr. Bu- chanan is likely to choose; and yet we should not be surprised if he were to give us something not provided for in this comprehensive schedule. We must wait and be patient. The Washington Cabinet makers are sti!l hard at work getting out a new Cabinet every day or two; and still the oracle at Wheatland does not speak. It may be amonth yet—it may be nearly two months, ) before we ‘shall be favored sclosure of the new Cabinet It may bea great Cabinet— it may be from fair to middling—or it may he (only think of that! with any definit of the 4th of March. only 80-20. We, however, expect something be ter than so-so from Mr. Buchanan. but still we have plenty that will do. Usroru.aniry oF THE that the Time is against it. This meus nothing. All ware are unpopular in England at firet, especially Indian wars, For the last fifty years, the goveroment of India have never declared war against any Power without causing a great outcry in England. But it always When the English get the accounts of the battles, with long lists of killed and wounded, and the heroic feats of their couatry- men, they begin to think the war a very fine This will blows over. thing, and go in for it heart and soul. be the case with the war in P Ixsocexce.—The Mirror asl Fufficient cloth for your breeches, and no m Look at Huntington! He had thirty or for’, coats and twenty or thirty pairs of breeches: sve At least twenty thousand dollars per annum might be save? > the theatres of New York by economy in adver. where his extravagance ends. tising alone. Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Inte coli Fpel! ine bad the eect of ruapending ov! Coor operations !o the Brooklyn Navy Yard fora fow days pest,and many of the carpenters, manone, « builders and Inborore have been compolied ter idle during thet timo. Ar scon as (he wosther wil! por mit they will resume their various employments. At tne present tame between thirteen and fourteew buedred men are epgoged wt thie yard taken out of the éry dock permit. For the past three daj bave ptenmggot wp in ber bowlers, und uo little interest is mantfertod, as the time approashor to ee her pond--ons and beautifel mechinory in motion, Capt William 1. Hudson, Firat Lioutonant Alex, M. Pennock, and First ead) been ordered Lo visit Washington on her tria! trip, for which she wil! be ready in a fow weeks, Her armament if ail ander way. Hor twelve tremendous ewivel guns are In the biackemith’s shop, reestying im proved tangent sights aud otber fixtures. ‘The sloop of war Falmonth js ready for ses, aod will probsbly sail in a day or two forthe Hrazil station, tor the relief of the sloop of-war Germantown. A list of the officers attached to the Falmouth was pabliehed fa our columns & few days rinos. ‘The rurveyiog steamer Viren saliod on Thureday inst on @ trial trip of a fow days, A brig will Pail from the yard tn a day oF two for “pox zis, with ttores for the Mediterranean squadron. Tur TALAN Corea Mr, Strakosoh hee been giving Concerts during this week at Haltimore and cleowhore, and this evening be, with Parodl, aaeicta at the Phithar. monic concert in Philadelphia. The agent of Mr. Stra- korch hae organjzed the shorus and orchestra, and the rehearsals will commence on Toesday. The opening Opera will probably bo ‘Lucrenin Borgia,’ with Parodi as Loerenia, a role io which tbe aebieved the grontent g00ceEs Bt Asior piace. David RK. Atchison, Missouri, Seymour, N. York. e xan. N. York, Horatio seymour, N York. ‘ood, New York. Thomas 11, Seymour, Copa, L. M. Keitt, South’ Carolina, We have nus much first quality democratic timber these devs, War with Persta.— We hear by the recent news from Europe that the Persian war is unpopular in England and if the Henarp “can sustain the Opera.” Certainly we can, with good artists, good operas, and good managemeat ~not without. One of the first reforms necessary to the success of any opera or theatre is to cut off all useless expenses, and by thir rule to de- cline advertising in newspapers of little or no circulation—they make useless expense. Bay | is noticlpated (bet the steamship Niagara wiil be ing, it the joe will has Deon ready to He| THE LATEST NEWS. Brother Greeley forgotten his libel against the Pierce and Scott eampaign, in this—that we we were bought at the low price of ffty thousand dollars to assist in misleading the country into the election of the litte spoils peddling politician of New Hamp- thire?—and has the Tribune ever taken that libel back? And what of the catalogue of still more shameless libels that paper has uttered against us, from time to time, from that day to this? We have survived them all, and feel none the Worse for whistling them down the wind ; and we really regret that the philosophy of our vegetarian philosopher ie not equal to the BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPAS, Ekction of United States Senators. ELECTION OF HON, JAMES F. SIMMOXS FROM RHODE ISLAND. Paovipmnce, Jan. 9, 1867. The two Houses of the General Assembly met in grand committee this morning for the elestion of s Sena- tor to Congress. Hon James F. Simmons was elected, REELECTION OF SENATOR SUMNER BY THE MASSA- OBUSE?TS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Boeron, Jan, 9, 1857, ‘The vote im the House this morning on the election of a United States Senator resulted in 338 for Oharies Sum- Der, againat 12 scattering. These soatteriag votes were divided between Edward Everett, Rafus Choate, William Appieton and N. J. Lord. The Senaic will rote upon the question on Tuesday next. COL. JOHN W. FORNEY NOMINATED IN PENNSYL- VANIA. Haxnienvxe, Jan. 9, 1867. ‘The democrats in cancus to-day nominated Mr. Forney for United States Senator on the first ballot. Sixty mem- bers were present and nine absent. Mr. Fornoy received 86 votes, Mr. Robbins 21, and 4 scattering. United Btates Supreme Court. WAkINGTON, van, 9, 1857. No, 41.—Argument concluded by Mr. Bartlett for plaints, : No, 42.—The New York and Virginia Steamship Com- pany, Owners of the steamer Roanoke, appellants, ve. Ezra Calderwood, Argued by Mr. Yan Winkle for ap- pellants and by Mr. Benedict for the appellees. No 44.—John Bell, pleintift, vs. Columbus 0. Hearne eal, Argument commenced by Mr. Baxter for plainitl. Adjourned to Monday. Whe Greeley Cleveland Libel Suit. CLEVELAND, Jan, 9, 1857. 4n article in the Cleveland Plaindealer, of July 24, charges Greeley with receiving a bribe from Fremont for dropping Seward of five hundred thousand dollars in Mariposa stock, with lying without stint, and various other charges of a similar nature. And the Plaindealer of Dec. 29 charges Greeley with receiving a bribe of occ thoussnd dollars from the Desmoines River Improve. ment Company. For the publication of theso articles Greeley brings suit for libel against J. W. Gray, the editor of the Plaindealer, laying bis damages at ten thou- sand dollars. Annual Messsage of the Governor of Masaa- chusetts. Boeron, Jan. 9, 1857. Governor Gardner delivered hie message to the Legis- ture thie afternoon. It is a lengthy document, but mainly devoted to Biate affairs. He commerces by a review of the late Presidential election, remarking that nowhere ‘was the dirappointment greater than it was te a large Proportion of the citizens of Massachusetts, and that no- where was the real magnitude of the iseue more fully ap Preciated and hopes of # different termiwation more ear- Bestly indulged; yet here, with a firm reliance on the ulti- mate triumph of the great principles we cherish, our peo- ple acquiesce in the result in the proper spirit of our insti- Stitutions. Upon the Kansas element the Governor says— Although it was freely asserted and widoly believed that the question of freedom or slavery in Kantas would hinge upon the result of this election, and although baa it terminated in os diffrent manner, the Probability after admission tuto the Union as ® free Stato would bave been materially strengib- ened, Ct recent cevelopements give strong ho; vhat the present chief executive officer of that Territory, in contradiatinction to his predecessor, will admivister the laws fairly and tmpartial)y, will protect actual settlers in their just rig! and will resist tutrasion of nou rest- dents . Such are the convictions of Purpotes.”” Toe Governor is forcibly American in com- Menting upor the jorcign born voters. Ho saye:—“Sull, 80 far as the decision of the Prosidentisl election is deal #0 far as the acilon of the present is inevitably develo; fm unmeasurabie and incomprehensible consequences and cen om the future, and so far as actep bas been hich it may require ® geueration to effaco, our Citizens bave the bitter asnurance of koowing ‘that tbat decision, that action fixed, and that step taken by tho casting votes of aliens born, aliens un- nature!ized, and entirely igno: aut of our instita- tone and groesly cw 8 to the vast interest ia volved in this stupendous issue, While this borae of foreign born ‘votes bas thus stricken down @ noble cause which ap- pealed to the moral sentiment and enlightened patriot. ism of our country, it only affords arother confirmation ofa fact, which our whole history establishes, that the foreign vote, with bardly an exception, always bas been, and in the nature of g8 will and mu: , attracted to that party, which, onder bigh sounding genoralities on the abstract rights of man, alway tically Co operates with slavery at the South, and hes from the plat- form the mora] questions and nobler instincts and more enlightened sectimente of tho age.”” Tho Go vernor says the educational, industrial apd financial condition of the commonwealth are prog! y. expenditures of 1856 were about $:.400.000 show. fog & surplus of recetpts of about $117,000. The esti mated floating debt of the State at the end of 1857 is placed at about $700,000 The Governor conclades by ora cconomy in every department of the State govern- ment, A Lighthouse Undermined. % Bowtos, Jan. 867. A despatch from Weiltficet to-day, says that the light- houre at Bilings’ Cage Point was ondermined by the tide yesterday, snd that the keeper and his family were obliged to fice to ® dish houre on an island {2 the neigh borhood, for safety. Three Men Smothered to Death. Nasnva, N. H., Jam. 9, 1967, Jobn Sullivan acd John Undine were up, ander the City Bail, last evening for drunkenness. After being confined for awhile they net fre to tho place, and the whole throe wero smothored to death. Tbe building wae not much damaged. Markets. PRILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Purapernia, Jan. 9, 1867. Stocks wctive. Pennsylvania 6's, 82%; Reading Rall- road, 42; Long island Railroad, 185;; Morris Canal, 16; Peres yiveria ond, 47% Political Movements. Tee Lirtiaxsss or tre Preece ApmunsTranos —Pro fessor Hevirick, who was turned out of the North (arolina University, Goring the Presidential campaign, for ex proasipg opinions favorable to Fremont, has been sum. marily diemiered from the office of the Nautical Almanac, ® government work, published at the Nationa! O>serva. tory in Washington city ApoumonTs Orrommn to faewon? —The Ashtabala, Ohio, Seiinel, an abotition journal, and the organ of Joehua R. Giddings, is out against Fremont for 1860. Pasweyiyania Unive Staves Savaton.—Next Tuoséay is the time Oxed by law for tho election of a United Stator Senator by the Logisiature of Pennsylvania, Col. Forney and Hon. Charles 8. Buckslew are the mort prominent @andidaice on the democratic #ide, while Gen (ameron is chiefly epoken of on the side of the opposiiion. Maseacuvese?re Stare Councr.—The Know Nothing State Council! of Maseachneetts met tn Boston on the 6th Instant, and adopted tho Mpringfleld piatform, to which 6 following pledge — bove priveiploe aro correct, and pene’ ie to the maihtenanoe of position #mong the nations; to the safety of our free tativutions: and to @ just regard for human righte, we hereby pie¢ge our honor ax men to work in food Mith together ‘or their establiehment. And we further agree that when we can no longer act with this orpanty (lea! party, we will ify our wilbdrawal in writ ¢ the ofiicers of that branch of the organization with which wo a: connected, and this rhal! constitute an echarge from this pledge. City Polttics. YOUNG MEN'P DEMOCRATIC COMMITTER—ITS ORGAN? ZATION FOR THE YEAR PERPROTED. The Young Men's Democratic Committoe met last night, at Tammany Hall, to organize for the ensuing year Too Committee of this year teome to be an active body of y men, and will no doubt exercise a potent influence (nthe disposition of tho epolle of the incoming adminittration in thie city, May- Or Wood's triends compose the bulk of the committes. Garret H. Stryker oocupied the chrir. After reading the mint it was decided to go Into an election for officers. Jobn MoGregor, Charles A, Kentish and @ Hi. steyker ‘© put in nomination for chairman, amd the {ret med war elected on firet ballot. Dongiae Taylor was elected Vice Presiient by acclamation, Robert Grant aod (. H Kentinh were elecied on Wweasurer, and Patrick Borns sergeant sbarms. ‘Was @ number of contested seats, and the following named pertios were appoinied a committer to upon the Claims of contertants at next mocting, , B Be Cullovgh, Dougiaa Taylor, Fl. Tompson, R. H. O'Neil, The Committee th 0d. Pononase oF A Rar. noan—The Vicksburg Times mentions the purchase of the Vicksburg and Jackson Railroad by Brown & Johnron, Wm. 0. Smedes and lod ’ arrange: ment, it We said nooure the cletag op Ot ins ool Ad Break thy ovens nnioation between the at Vicksburg and tho Atientic seaboerd Burten’s Theatre—Our Wife,” A very neat and pleasant comodietta, entitled “Qar ‘Wife, or, the Rose of Amiens,” was performed at Bar- ton’s theatre last night, and achieved quite a success. It 1s from the pea of Morton, author of “Poor Pilliteddy,”” “Box & Oox,” and other successful farces ana bur- fottas, and like most of his productions is an adaptation ofa French comedy. Morton, it appears, lives im Paris, ‘and on the appearancé of @ new piece he puts it immedi- ately in English dress, and {t is performed soon after in enden, and thus he hag @ decided advantage over his rival cockney playwrights, who haveto wait for a copy of the piece they wish to ‘appropriate.’ ‘The plot of “Our Wito” is supposed to transpire during the siege of Amiens by the Spanish army, while Cardinal Richelieu ts Prime Minister of France. Rosine, (Miss Polly Marsball,) the daugbter of M. Poraaret, (ir. M. Smith,) a mercer of Amions, is #0 renowned for her beauty that the officers of the King’s Musketeers, ‘and even the nobles, vie with each other for the honor of her hand, The Count de Briseac (Mfr, 0. Fisher) ie, how- the t ardent lover, and would be bat for the intimation that the father of is bride weula go to the Bastile in the event of the marriage, through the in- fluence at Court of the Count’s father. arrargemen' the old gentleman very p1 ly objets to, and he inter- dicts the nuptials. At this juncture the Marquis de Ligny (Mr. Rainford), a bosom fries the Count, turns up, and promises to make all matte’s right. He does this by marrying the * rose’ bimeelf, much to the the Count ‘and. the audienoe; bat it af lengka. that the Marquis has forteited bis life to Richelieu on ao- count of some doubiful affair of honor, and the stern Minister, in consideration of his former services, allows. vilege of dying on the field as a soldier, @s a malefactor on the = a H tually conel , and al ends happily. "Tne piece pee ist ot pleasant entanglements amused pes ye bearel tne ee the —— always + and interested, while 1e is crisp, Hively, hu- msde tho mcet of Te tet ee oom fair. an is in London piece was put on stage with great care, and the stage was literally a tableau jus ative 0 ea he times of the Gardina’ H obellen, Siu Mir. Burton’s is not on & The mounting of «Our Wile par with the taste usually displayed at this establish- ment. The scenery eh ots Sd the costumes picturesque nor a priate comedieita itself, how- ever, is 50 that itis well worth seeing, even with this grave dvantage. Excusn Orara.—The Pyne and Harrison troupe have given ‘Don Pasquale” at Niblo’s Garden in very good style, Miss Louisa Pyne sang Norine detightfully—the music being precisely suited to her quality of voice, City Intelligence. Two Gms Svrrocarep ny CusKcoat.—On Toursday night two domestics in the employment of E. H. Man, Exq., of Tubby Hook, on the Hudson river, were suffo- cated by burning charcoal ip their bedroom. The girls being ignorant of the danger attending She Nees . , a storm! mie eae nent tag roceeded to the yesterd: eg for the purpose of bolding an inquest im the case. 7 Brooklyn City News. Tax Poucs.—The first changes in. tho Police Depart- ment, since the advent of the new democratic aiministra- tion, took place yesterday. It is but a commencement of what is to follow. The following are the appointments ‘and removals thus far:— Wards. 4 6—Charles Curren, Thos. Garrison, Michael MoGiynn, hp Fox, ee <%q0pcreze eye 25F is fe E 5 H Conviction AND SexteNce oF 4 Notorovs Cramactme.— In the Court of Bersions yesterday, Judge Morris presid- tried on an indictment for aseault and battery with in- tent tocommit rape. The complaining witness was Marga- ret Arter, She proved, and was corroborated by others, that Jones came to her residence, in Grabam street, about 12 o'clock on tho night of the 3let of October. Sho boarded with a family named Hopkins. He entered her bedroom and dragged her out on the floor, bong | and ma treating her ia ovher respects. She ran out tho house and crossed several vacant lots to get out his way. He twice cangat ber and threw her do whon being alarmed by soma one approaching, he fisted nnd Wok to bis heels. He Rete) wind smn altrr by the Fourth district police, The jury found guilty, apd the Court eoutonced him to the State prisom tor the term of four years and nine months, Aw Iyranzenixc Evani in 4 Staion Hovss.—A woman was safely delivered of « healthy fomalo child, at the First district station house, in Washington street, last evering. Shoe is of respectable appearance. Her hus- band if absent, being engaged in some capacity on the Britieh steamebip Persia. It appears she was taken il) to the ferry houre on this side, bat het far rat ree hago 332) con ebary standing the pecoliar nature of the case. no other recourse but to convey her to the trict station houre, a mile distant, and ip rather « novel situation before they got woman was eafely lodged in the station houre, however, and the iittle stranger appeared immediately " Fist om 4 Ferny Boat —The pilot house of the Wi street ferry boat Montauk was discovered to be on fire on Thuraday evenirg, shortiy after leaving the slip on this side, A number of paseongers wore on board, and ¢ greatest consternation prevailed. The wheels reversed, and she was brought beck to the every one ran off, except the bands on board. William Bennett ane Alexander Barr, of police, were prompt in taking charge soon aetream of water was and the fire was suppressed. SUPERINTENDENT @F THE POOR,—Tho Board of Supervisors beld a special meeting yesterday atternoon for the pur- pore of accepting (be bonde of Barcabas H. Booth, the recently appointe’ Superintendent of the Poor, This daty baying been performed the Board adjourned, United States District Court. Before How. Judge Belts Jax, 0 — Reuben IT. Lighthall and Others vs. The Steam- ship Star of the Wett, her tackle, dlc. —The platntitie have » Claim of $1,5¢0 or $1,400, as their bill for repairing the Star of the West, A dofwult wae taken in the case @ fow days since, and the eale ordered for lant Saturday, This deiavit war eubsequentiy opened by Mr. Cutting in be- half of Mossre. Morgan & Hoyt, and the sale postponed. AB application was meade jor a week's further posipone- which i been eppointed im the Say paar; thas penne pads ova the Transit y, and an order to that efleot was entered to. ard thai derendant had reason to believe that the libel: ‘ant’s demand would be satisfied by the receiver, if the jomtponement were to take piace. Personal Intell! A.J. Donelson arrived i Neenyiiie on the 8d tnet., after baving taken @ trip to the South, Laxington, Mo., & \w his intention to Governor Shannon passed through fow days ago, on bis way to Kansas, It Jocate permanently in the Territory. B Musrey, Brq., at trend'n tei ece a ‘boston bis to re i eee farmee te hopes oxpectations — | oe