The New York Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, TWURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1857. NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPSIETOR. DPPICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON OTS. ene Fae Dike iets» te & per an A A nile per Copy, BSRELY ABR ALD, mwy Seer rf py. or muon, “pees edition, 94, per annunt, tof kira rain, oF B ‘wo any wart of the Cortinens, ms age VOLUNTARY CORRESPUNDENCE, containing sokeied from any rier of Ue world—i/ wsed, wil reat cui hee” gor Gen Foumion Oonnasromoanes Y Rewuaerna 90 SMAL Ai Lersens 4XD renacas Sat Us not retary Hacer rected NTS reneend every day. Jon PRINTING crecused with neainese, sheapnenoand dew nae Worume XXII. sense MO, 14 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Paw Cxak AND CARPENTER WIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway—Rwouse Orsma—Mani vans. BOWSRY THEATRE, Bowery—Kine Jowu—Love arp Munpan BURTON'S \ RW THRATRE, Breadway, ovposite Bond st. Moon Apo Anovr Notmine—Tuat Biesseo Biny. Broadway—Genwex Orena— ® ALLACK’S THEATRE, Broa¢way—Lorr s Sacuirice— Buwarna. LAURA £RENZ'S TH. 9% Broadway Two Oan Pray at Tat GAWE—Raonavl, me Rearei—Youns Bao emus. GAMNUW'E AXZRICAN MUSEUM. Broadwar—Afer- soos Doxn Max or Maronysres. Rvening—Sriz Warans Box Desr—Lusy Me Five Swuaines, @RO. CHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTREL, 444 Broadway— Brawrias feRrorMaNcn—New Yea Carre, BUOKLEY'S SWAENADERA, 685 Froadway~Ermiorian Denronyssors—Dor & Joan. ORTH’S ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Broadway—Granp BY MB. GOT)SCHALK APD OTHER ARTISTS. New York, Thursday, January 15, 1857. —eee——— he News Neither the City of Washiogton, due at this port from Liverpool, nor the America, now in her twelfth @ay out, had been telegraphea up to a late hour last nigot. By way of Havana we have news from Vera Craz to the 30th ult. A terrific hurricane swept over the city and harbor on the 20th, during which the war steamers Guadalupe and Iturbide, the Mexican pilot boat Estrella, and the brig Nenuphar, of this port, were wrecked. Eighty-five persons— officers and crew—belonging to the Iterbide, were @rowned. By the arrival of the Isabel at Charleston we have dates from Havana to the 10th inst. The beulth ef Dr. Kane was improving. The fish mo- nopoly had deen annulled, and foreign vessels were allowed to sell. Sngur was firm, but inactive. New molasses was coming in freely. Coffee, good se- cond, was selling at 16.50 to 17.50. Freights and exchanges wese improving. Oar correspondents state that Don Raphael de Palemino, city treasurer of Havana, bod suddenly quitted the island, leaving his accounts undalanced. Be is supposed to be a de- fauiter to tLe awoant of fifty or one huadred thou- send doliais. 16 was regarded as probable that the Anerican sailor, Mark Chauncey, would suffer desth, as be was accused of being the ringleader of the late conspiracy against the oficial at the Isle of Pives. The Italian Opera was profitably established at Matanzae. A party cf Mexican naval officers had arrived at Havana in order to take charge of the ranaway wer steamer Democrata, but it was thought that ber present crew would not give her up quictly We have news from Rio Janeiro to the 2)th of November. Flour was much depressed; coffee un- ehanged—sales since 12th of November, 70,000 bags. The proceedings in Congress yesterday were no of special importauce. In the Senate a Will was re ported providing for the improvement of Soatnera end Western rivera by contract. red a resolution obstructio: which will bave the effect of « doings of the late Naval Retiring Board. for the settiement of the accounts Officers was discussed, but no question was takea, In the House a Lill was introduced for the establish. ment of a mint in ibis city. The discussion of the tanff bill was continued. But little of importance transpired in the Legis- lature yesterday. The Darr end Sickles coutested election case occupied the ettention of the Senate. The report of the Auditer of the Canal Departmest was preeented in the Assembly. We give this doca- went in our columns. The Auditor argues in favor of yeimposing the tolis on railroad freights. The proposed new city charter and police bills are also given elsewhere. The Board of Firemen and Engineers met last evening, and resolved to hold an clection for Chief cineer of the Fire Department on Tuesday, February 8, between seven and ten o'clock in the evening. After the adjournment of the Board an informal meeting wae held, at which Alfred Carson, the present incumbent, and Henry Howard, were nominated candidates for Chief Fngineer. One hundred and twenty-six voles were cast. Carson received sixty-four and Howard sixty-two votes. The Chamber of Commerce met yesterday and ap- pointed committees to receive Captain Haristein and the officers of the Retritution in an appropriate monner. It is proposed to give a grand banqnet to the British officers. It is also proposed that our popular Seventh regim perform escort duty. The recommendation of the especial committee of the Board of Councilinen, to appropriate $2,500 for the reception, Was unanimously endorsed by the Board last evening. The Board of Councilmen also appropriated $2,000 ation of the anniversary of Wash- A resolution to increase the pay handred dollars per annam was called y nan Waugh, and afterwards amended by that gentleman, substituting eight dol- lars per night instead of four dollars—the present compensation—which was cartid by 27 to 23: but hen (be com mittee rose they refused to concur in ng negatively, and urmuatively. A ruther novel case was brought up yesterday in the Sarogate’s Court. Mr. Guynet, his wife and , ded on board the steamehip Arctic, which The bil ® birt of members t Counc £ vo ) of Seytemner, 1854. h property, belonging to herself standing in her own name. The creditors of uynet now apply to sell the real estate which is held in the name of bis wife, to pay his debts, sileging that, as a matter of law, the pre- sumption is that hie wife died first, when the pro- peity descended to the children, and then the pre eumption of law is that the children died next, whereby the father became heir to the property The fact of who died fins is unknown, but the pre eumptian of law tends iv this direction. The Commissioners of Emigration met yesterday. The Saperintendent of the Castle Garden Emigrant Depot sent in his annual report, in which that in station is paffed and some interesting tables are given. It appears that 141,625 emigrants landed at That depot during the past year, bringing with them $9,442,104, an average per head of #65 08. A table showing the several States to which the emigrants migzated wil] be found in our report elsewhere. ‘The evidence in the case of Commander Rowan, on Wisi in I’hiladeiphia, was concinded yesterday. A,\drew H. Green, of the Fourteenth ward, was last ¢ Vening chosen President of the Board of Edo- cation. The tr ‘al of Thomas Dening, charged with arvon was conch ‘ded in the Court of Ses: yesterday. At eleven o'cle ek lat night the jury had not agreed upon a verdi.t The cottun market opened heavy yesterday morning, on aco. "unt of telegraphic news from New Orleans stating tet a decline had taken place in ghat market, and in the course of the day some It ts proposed to expend $150,000 peranpum for five years in removing in bringing up the 1,600 baleg were sold here, »me of which was more or less forced, at a decline of je.a}c. Later in the day a despatch was received from New Or- leans stating that cotton had gone up jc., with sales of 25,000 bales and @ firm market. This im- parted greater strength to the market here, and helders at the close were again qnite firm. Flour was without ¢hange of moment, while sales were moderate. Wheat was steady, with moderate sales. Corn was in fair feqnest, with sales of Western mixed, from store, reported at 7c. Pork was unchanged, with a fair amount of sales. Baoon and meats continued firm andactive. Sugars were firm, with sales of 3,700 bags Pernambuco for refining, and 150 hhds. on terms stated in another column. Coffee was firm, with sales of about 2,000 ‘bags Rio, and 500 do. Bahia, at rates given else- where. The stock of Rio in this market was esti- mated at 65,444 bage, and of all other kinds, 87,394 packages. Freights were steady, with a fair amount of engagements. Mantelpal Reform or Municipal Revolution? —A New Charter and a New Police Law. We give, elsewhere, copies of two propositions upon which the Legislature of this State will be called upon to act. The first is the draft of a new charter, and is a scheme to reform our municipal government. The second is a copy of a proposed police Jaw, and is a distinct attempt at revolution of the system of police elections and the administration of criminal justice. ‘The new cha ter has received the sanction of the Common Council and is before the Legisia- ture; a committee of the Common Council has been appointed to take care of the bill at Albany. This charter, like that proposed by Joseph Binnt, which we have published, places the sppointment of the heads ef depart- menis in the hands of the Mayor, but tbe Aldermen’s charter differs in the impor- tant point that it does not displace the oflicers elected until the close of their terms. All the heads of departments, however, are made responsible to the Mayor immediately after the paseage of the law. The Board of Councilmen is reduced to thirty members, The charter does not displace the officers recently elected, because it is the opinion of some of the best authorities that when the officer is elected and sworn in for a certain term, he has a contract with the people for that term, and can sue for and recover bis salary fo. the whole term. This instrament simply provides for the administration of the executive and legislative braveches of the city government. It does not touch the police, or the administration of criminal law. It nas pretty strong backers and can run alone for the present, Document pumber two is of a more sweeping character. It is a sort of coup d'etat by the Dis- uict Attorney, and leads one to fear the most terrible consequences, from the extraordinary energy of that remarkable young man. We sbowd not be at all surprised to hear some five morning that the corpulent Chief of Police had been locked up in the Tombs, that the handsem+ Captains no longer illuminated the dol- Jar side of Broadway, and that Mr. Oakey Hall had placed bimself at the head of the mauicipal army, dating his first decree trom Parlor Number Fourteen, Astor House—the celebrated head- quarters of the Republican Janta. Seriously speaking, however, this document is ostensibly a vew police law, and really a plaa to place the city goverpment in the hands of three persone, to be appoimted by the Governor and to hold almost despotic power for five years. It completely revolutionizes the police and the sys tem of administering criminal justice in the lower It provides for the appoiotment, by the Governor, of three Commissioners of Police, who ball hold office five years, and have supre' power over that department. The officer corres- ponding to the Chief sball be called the Superin- tendent; Captains shall be called Lnspectors; Lieutenants, Sergeants; the law of promotiva is based upon seniority in the service: pro- vision is made for a pension list; salarivs of Commissioners fixed at tour thousagd dollars b: they go into oflice immediately after pas. age of the law, superseding the Commiss'oneis, the Chief, Captains and policemen now actin, and meking appointments throughout; 1 Recordi, the District Attorney aud the Superia- tendcnt of Police siall act with the new Co.u- which shall appoint the City Inspector, lies Wardens, Police Clerks and Dock Mas ters: the Commission shall divide the city iato election districts, appoint inspectors and poll slerhw; the Court of Sessions and the ollice . o be aboliehed ; Police Justicns to bold special sessions when the Commis- sioners shall direct. That is the new police law in a nutshell It is a remarkable document, fearfully acd won- courts, ne ‘ity Judge a dertolly made. It places the goverament of the city in all essential points in the hands of a Council of Three, something like the Roman Consuls. but more after tl fasbion of the Venetian Council of Ten ‘This Commission is to be appointed by the vernor, and there is nothing to prevent the selec tion of three men from the wilds of Northera NewYork, who know nothing of the city, and who would, therefore, make the most egregious blunders. It supersedes, illegally, all the officers now on duty, without cause. It gives the party in power the right to Gerrymander the city, or to so carve up the districts as to keep the majority of votes always on one side. It places the whole machinery of the polls in the hands of threr men who are altogether irresponsible to, and re- moved from, the people. I abolishes au impor tant judicial office, and places in the hands ot Volice Justices powers which they have no timr to perform, and tor which they are incompetent under any circumstances. It makes the Common onneil simply a vehicle to pay the bills ef the Commissioners; and if the Coun cil will not pay, the bille become county charge, and must be paid by authority of the Legisiature. It places patronage to the ammount of a million and a half per annum in the hands of the Commission, without the slightes! security or guard against corruption. It gives, in effect, to this Commission power over the city of New York as despotic as that of the Emperor of the French over the city of Paris: it is a little woree Lban the Napoleonic rule, because one au- tocrat is always preferable to three. If such a jaw is to be enacted, why not go a etep further, and place the appointment of the Mayor, Alder- men, Councilmen and heads of departments in the hands of the Commissoners of Police, or why have any Mayor, Aldermen, Councilmen or heads of departments at all’ Why not enact a law giving the Governor of the State power to appoint one man—say the District Attorney—to rule as eapreme dictator over the city ? We are at a loss to perceive why the Sessions Court should be abolished, or why the Police Commissioners should bave any power over aoy of the courts. Certainly a magistrate should be left perfectly unbiassed. It is his duty to ad- minister justice; it isthe duty of the police to make arrests, to originate complaints, to attend to the custody of prisoners previous to their de- livery under the order of the court to the warden of the city prison. The powers and duties of the magistrate and the policeman are entirely sepa- rate, and to place the magistrate under the di- rection of the Police Department is the height of absurdity. The Police Justices now complain of being overworked. How, then, could they hold Courts of Special Sessions? Why not give the Commissioners power to hold the Sessions them- selves? Things should not be done by halves, neither should two bites be made at so luscious a cherry as the city of New York. Better gulp it all down at once, gentlemen. We do not see any provision in this new law by which it can be considered better than the system under which the police is now working, and we do see that the vital principle in the new law is a mischievous one, and one that would do a great deal of harm. It is the complaint of the minority that the police is used to control the elections. In order to reform that, the minority seeks to give the police entire control over the polling places, make them clerks, inspectors, and all that nensense. What absurdity! It would really appear that some of our republican friends were about to give us another proof of the truth of the old Latin proverb—“ Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.” The Defeat of Col. Forney—The Wrath of the Pennsylvanian—What Should Mr, Bu- chawan Dot We transfer to the columns of this paper a most terrible editorial from the Philadelphia Pennsylvanian, on the defeat of Col. John W. For- ney, as the democratic candidate, at Harris- burg, for the United States Senate. If we could believe the sweeping allegations of corruption brought against Gen. Cameron in this onslaught, we should inevitably be reduced to a very poor opinion of the materials of the Pennsylvania Le- gislature—its democratic materials especially. But the Pennsyloanian overdoes the thing, and the only effect of its unmeasured violence is to be- uay its intense chagrin and foolish rage at the unexpected result of this Senatorial election. Let us look at some of these charges and spe- cifications against Gen. Cameron and others—a siring of libeis undoubtedly, without the slightest consideration of the fitness of things. We are told in the onteet that “ corruption has triumph- eé, villany has been succeestul, and Cameron, whose name is but a synonyme of all that is vile and infamous in politics, has been chosen, not to represent, but to disgrace, our noble old commonwealib in the United States Senate for the next six years.” +‘ Despised by every honest man,’ “imorally and politically dishonest,” “false in turn to every party,” “base arts and appliances,” “bold, bad, cunning man,” ‘utterly unprincipled and corrupt,” “‘in- trigue and corruption,” &ec., &¢., are but a few ot the flattering terms ot admiration and endear- ment used by the Pennsylvanian against General Cameron, And what is the most natural infe- rence, assuming that there is a shadow of truth for these sweeping and abundant epithets and allega- tions? Clearly this: that Colonel Forney must indeed be a very bad man, or that some of the democratic members of the Pennsylvania Legis- lature must indeed be very corrupt, to be per- euaded to vote for Cameron in preference to Forney tor the United States Senate. And this is the very point where the shoe pinches. The complainant in the premises, weeping so tntterly, and stamping about in such a rage over this spilled milk, confesses that “ the democratic party possessed a majority sufficient to have elected their nominee had all its representatives remained faithful to their trust.” Bat William b. Lebo, and G. A. Wagenseller, of Schuylkill county, and Samuel Menear, of York couaty, are charged with having turned traitors after participating in, and endorsing the proceedings of, the democratic caucus nominating Coloael Forney; and the essential specification is that “they have betrayed the democracy as Judas be- trayed his master; and that “they have made Mammon the god of their idolatry,” instead of Colonel Forney. Eight other democrats who did not vote for Cameron, but who declined to vote for Forney, are also admonished that their rebellion in this case against the rules of party discipline “is an act which the democracy of Pennsylvania will not readily forgive.’ A pro- mising result, it must be confessed, of the very first peace measure of Mr. Buchanan's adminis «ation, and that, too, among the democratic brethren of his own State. For our part, we are clearly of the opinion that with neither side should this matter end here. In the firet place, it is due to the whole country, a8 well as to General Cameron and the democratic members of the Pennsylvania Legis- lature charged with buying or selling and bribery and corruption, to call for a committee of investigation, with power to send for persons and pepers. Why should Congress have the mo- nopoly ot this luxury? Moreover, these charges of legislative corruption are no new thing in Pennsylvania; for, beginning with the State re- charter of the old United States Bank, we believe they have repeatedly had some very trying sad stormy times in reference to the buying aud sell- ing of the marketable Solonsat Harrisburg. The Senator elect is, perhaps, satisfied to “let the galled jade wince;” but the members of the Le- gitlature accused of making “Mammon the gol of their idolatry,” should, if innocent in the premises, call for a committee of inquiry; and ‘\ not innocent, somebody else should do it for them. In the second place, come balm should be foard in Gilead or at Wheatland for the wounds .f£ Colone) Forney. He has bad a high fall: he sadly bruised, and aches and groans as if every bone in his body were broken. Mr. Bachanan hed him eleeted to the United States Senate; and whether the expression of that wish to the democrats of ihe Legislature had or had not any eflect in bringing about Col. Forvey’s defeat, something yet is due to him in cor twenty years of devoted and invaluable ser- vices in behalf of the election of Mr. Buchanan to the Presidency. The Pennsylvanian shrewdly insinuates that “ glad as we wonld have been to bave seen him (Col. Foraey) represent Pennsy!- vania in the United States States Senate, we doubt not that some other sphere, perhaps of equal usefulness and bonor, is reserved for him.” Some comfort in that; and we would modestly tuggest to Mr. Buchanan the “sphere” of Pgst- master General. Why not? Col. Forney has ad- minie ve abilities of a high order: he will be dceided improvement upon Corapbell, and hie appointment will dispose of the noisy Cabinet Pretensions of J. Glancey Jones. ‘This Senatorial defeat of Col. Forney ie cer- tainly @ very unique and pungent bit of vinegar Pickling. If we omit that it was brought about hy the superior fewncial abilities of Gen. Came ron, then Co}. Vorney must be taken down a peg or two Jt hae been generally enpposed that it was Forney who secured the triumph of Mr. Bu- chanan in November, by securing the Pennsylva- nia October election, through his liberal “ side door” arrangements with the business men of the moveable Know Nothings. We are satisfied that five per cent added to the three hundred thousand dollars of the democracy, as the bid of the republicans in June or July for the co- operation of the stand-off Know Nothing or- gans apd leaders in Pennsylvania, would have carried her October election against the democracy, and the November election in favor of Fremont. In other words, a change of fifteen hundred votes in the Pennsyl- vania October election woald have defeated Mr. Buchanan, and the republicans might have gained 10,000 votes in October through the disbursement of two or three hundred thousand dollars in Jane and July. But we suspect that there were other influences operating against Col. Forney at Har- risburg, which it would be well not to overlook. Had Mr. Senator Brodhead no friends there feel- ing rather sore at seeing the incumbent of the Senate so cavalierly set aside for Col. Forney? Were there not here and there some unfortunate incidents and associations in Col. Forney’s his- tory caloulated to furnish a plausible excuse for a little dainty rebellion against the Kiog’s will and pleasure? No matter. The twenty years of constant and invaluable services on the part of Col. Forney in behalf of Mr. Buchanan's election to the White House, entitle the former now to the especial re- membrance of the latter. Accordingly, and as nobody can question the capabilities of Col. For- ney for the office, we renew our motion that he be appointed to serve as Postmaster General un- der the new administration, provided always that the said Col. Forney, thus appointed, shall here- after keep himself out of the kitchen. Postrion anp Prospects oF WALKER.—By the arrival of the steamship George Law from Aspin- wall a few days later intelligence has been re- ceived from Nicaragua than we possessed. It will be remembered that our latest dates from General Walker were to the Ist December, at which time he was on board of the steamer Virgin with a few men; a part of his forces were holding Virgin Bay and San Juan del Sur,a part were besieged in the church of Guadalupe, and his sick and wounded had been removed to the island of Ometepe, in the centre of Lake Ni- caragua, where, it was stated, the Indians had massacred them. At this date the partisans of Walker were confident that General Henningsen would be able to maintain his defence in the Gaudalupe church until relieved, for which pur- pose Walker awaited the arrival of recruits, then on their way up from San Juan del Norte. The advices we have now received are to the 5th of December, from Rivas by way of Costa Rica, and the 8th of same month from San Juan del Sur by way of San Fran- cisco. We dispose of the latter portion of the news very summarily. It contradicts itself in stating that the fighting in Nicaragua is over, and that Walker went up on the 6th to attack Rivas, and on the next day was attacked by the the enemy on the Jake shore. The only inference we can draw from the advices to the 8th, carried by the Orizaba from San Juan del Sur to San Francisco, is that up to that date Walker had met with no serious reverse. The advices from Costa Rica, reaching to the 5th from Rivas are more worthy of attention, and it is a little remarkable that they are -ome- what more favorable to Walker than those re- ceived direct from Nicaragua by the Tennessee. General Belloso, who was besieging Henningsen, writes from Granada on the Ist that he had no: yet been able to bring lim to surrender, but that he had got a big gun called Saiat Peter to bear upon him, and hoped that would bring him to terms. The Costa Rican accounts do not confirm the story of the ma--acre of the wounded Ometepe, but simply state that the Indiaas there had risen against Walker. If such an event 1s the killing of 200 or 300 of Waiker’s wound ¢ men had occurred it is very probable that the Costa Ricans would have chrooicled it. The Costa Rican account still further states that Walker had arrived at San Jorge, which was near Rivas, with 400 men, and was about to attack General Canas, who held Rivas with 600 men. This was on the 5th of December, eo that we see by this account that Walker was carrying out his plan of attacking Rivas, and that up to the Sth no advices had been received by the Costa Ricans at that place of the surrender of Henningsen. One doy would suffice to carry the news from point to point. We may therefore conclude that Waiker’s position, however critical it may be, was not 80 critical on the Ist of December as some of our advices by the Tennessee paiated it- As for the report that Leon had pronounced in favor of Walker, it requires confirmation. Tae supposition that Walker would send troops from San Juan del Sur northward to Realejo, the nearest port to Leon, is only a probability, and we co stated it in our review of his position va the arrival of the Tennessee. ‘There is another point in the news from Aspin wall which strikes us, and leads us to believe tha’ Gen. Belloso’s Saint Peter did not wholly answer hie expectations, The British steamer Thames le San Juan dei Norte on the 20th, and reacie Aspinwall on the 22d of December. Here wa an intervel of twenty days, during which no communication was received at Greytown from the interior. Had Walker experienced any great reverse in that time the news would probably have been known at Greytown. Under all thes circumstances, we think it probable that the next news from Walker may be, in some measure, fa- vorable to him, We may not get it for s 0 days yet, as the Texas, to arrive at New Orleans, would wait at San Juan tor the James Adger, which steamer took the passengers of the Ten- neseee from Norfolk. A mail for the rquadron on the coast of Brazi| will be made up at the Naval Lyooum, closing on Saturday noon, the 17th inst, Letters and papers sont to tho care of Naval Lyceum, at the Navy Yard, New York, will be promptly forwarded. ‘Tre Orn a —Mr, Strakosch’s season promises woll. An engagement with Madamo de Wilhoret has already boen signed. The subscription books will be opened at the Academy to-day, and the subscribers will have the ad- vantage of securing the choice seats In advance, ‘Tue Exerzz.emext cron THe Nonrnnan Rai Way COMPAS Journals contain the fvilowme paragrapb — The lors sustained by the Northern Hal company, which was originally sx millions, is now red wor four millions, In comaeqaenee of tho od nd the of the bares depesited at the Bank of Franc reizere of the moneye which Carpecticr arrerted, It is Hot yet exwntly manne: shareholders @)) have to aw , bot it te generally believod that It will not be as nessed open a period of ten years ry ty which cate toe shares would only bare to sustain a lose of one franc por shore upor their dividend during the period of ive oom, bold caves comion, which ape _ a the shareholders wil bave little to eufer by this unfor- tunate afiair. THE LATEST NEWS. b - substitute for a bill which the majority say they api’ . denied that abandon- BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, | BE We principle on whic he lla funded, and whic Interesting from Washington. THE TARIVF—THE NAVAL BOARD—PROPOSED MINT FOR NEW YORK—NEW MILITARY ACADEMY—PO3- TAL AFFAIRS, ETC. Wasuimaton, Jan. 14, 1867. ‘The discussion on the Tariff bill was continued in the House to-day, and Mr. Guthrie caught some severe blows from the democrats, ‘The Naval Retiring Board are not yet out of the woods. A reselution was submitted to-day, by General Houston, Calling for the number of desertions in the navy since the action of that Board, the causes of the same, and why the Independence and Decatur returred from the Pacific station. Some startling disclosures are anticipated. The Revolutionary Soldiers’ bill was discussed during the day in the Senate. In the House a large number of bills were introduced and referred to appropriate com- mittees. Gov. Johuron, of Tennessee, arrived here today. Th object of bis vistt bas reference to the following points: — The Legislature of Tennessee last year purchased the re- sidence of General Jackson, with five hundred acres of and, known as the ‘‘Hermitage,”’ with the understanding that it should be conveyed to the United States, provided it should be used as @ site for a military academy. The Governor calied upon the President to-day and informed him of the fact. in accordance therewith, the President ‘will send a communication to Congress setting forth the gbove facts, for them to take such action as they think proper. Mr. Gowen called upon Secretary Marcy to-day and deposited the necessary bonds and asuthenti- cated decuments, in accordance with the law ‘The Pennsylvania Senatorial PROTESTS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. AGAINST THE ELECTION OF MR, CAMERON. Haxaisnvne, Jan. 14, 1867. im the Senate to-day INDIGNATION MEETING OF THE KEYSTONE CLUB. Puucapariia, Jan, 14, 1867. ‘The famous Keystone Club, o! this otty, held a last evening, in response to the following rather loud and by falutin call:— “ We must be brief. When traitors brave the field.”” i, {INDIGNATION MEETING. | mei © eystoue Club wil (Wedneaday’ evening, lath lust, at the + ee COUNTY COURT HOUSE, for the purpose of taking some action ‘in the case of the following. TRAITORS TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. OA WAGENSELLER, $Schuylkill county. vie wet pa ag C4 ye ee ne all, wi! y their treachery to the part; laced them in power, have lorfeited alike their ‘ows honor aed be confidence and reapect of ail boneet and le men. ’By order, WM. B. RANKEN, President, President Raokinj preeided. Speeches were made by passed Jast session, having discovered guano | Héwa'd Powers, Siepnen Remak and others, d inland called Sombrero, containing over six million tons, | {hé,thenson in Patni hreneae gah ce within elght days eail of New York. The quailty is said | a time, would be vastly improved eventually aud that this treason would clevatc him to the the Presidency of iv pesdTutons dopted_holdi Foster jutions were adop) 01 w friends and Wagonselier, Lebo por yt Bel oy try fatter of corruption and reeel¥iag' Miaaleson Bast goes jer of corruption ani y ae 4 Ma ibis . committee was appoin' oo peeyere 0 mene bo a States Senate to inquire into the ‘ogallty of @ election, to be superior to any hitherto imported into the United States. The Secretary informed him that governmeat would protect bim in its occupation with its strong ari Information has been received here confirmatory of the Haxaty’s report tha: Mr. Villiers has declined the mis- sion to this government. A bill was introduced in the House to-day by Me: Letcher, for the establishment of a branch mint ja the city of New York, and piacing its control and regulation under the Director of the Philadelpnia mint, It provides for the coinage of gold and silver; for the appointment of necessary oflicers, and for the erection of suitabie build- ings and machinery in connection with the Ass#y office. ‘The single rate of postage upon letters addressed to the following places via Kogland, and intended to be for- warded by the British packets via Marseilles, will hereafter be (prepayment required):—Egypt and China, excepting Alexandria and Hong Kong, thirty-nine cents; Java, Borneo, Labuan, Sumatra, Molucess and Philli- pine islands, each forty. cents. On letters to Alexan- dria, Bong Kong and tho British possessions in India, the United States postage only, of twenty-one or five cents, according as they are despatched by the United States or British packets—must be prepared in this coun- try. In consequence of the reduction in the French tran- sit rate on letters forwarded from the United Kingdom throvgh France to &pain, the postage between the Uaited ‘Staieu and Spain, via England and France, will be hereatter (prepay ment compulrory), not exceeding a quarier of an ounce, thirty-seven cen's; not exceeding baif an ounce forty-three cents; not exceeding three-fourths of an ounce, eighty cents; and not exceeding an ounce, eighty: ix cents. The Semate’s Post Office Committee bill em powers the Postmaeier General to enter into coatracts with companies tocerry the mails on railroads now or hereafter to be completed, not to exceed once daily each way, for a term of eight years, the contractors to have the privilege to tmport without the psyment of apy other dutics ail iron mecessary to be used daring the continuance of their contract, Mr. Biglor, who dis- United States Senators from Delaware. WinuxGton, Del., Jan. 14, 1867. James A. Bayard and M. W. Bates were nominated by the democrats for United States Senators as Dover, last aight —Mr. Bayard for the long term. The election is fixed for this afternoon. The Slave Troubles in Maryland. Batrimons, Jan, 14, 1857. ‘The County Court of New Kent county, Virginia, is en- gaged trying several ns 8, charged with taciting in- Surrection. One negro been convicted and is sen- tenced to be bung, and it is supposed that ahother would meet the same fate. Affairs at the State Capital. CONTESTED SEAT IN THE SBNATE—TEMPERANCE— CITY RAILROADS, ETC. Avnany, Jan. 14, 1867. Mr, Sickles fights like a hero in the Senste. Every day, when the question comes up for his expulsion, he takes the floor and consumes the time in contending for his rights until the hour of adjournment. Mr. Sickles, you know, i¢ endowed with any reasonable amount of cacce- thes loquendi, and he embraces every opportunity to dis- play it. He occupied most of the session this morning, as he will this evening. ilo made some bom: thurste at the republicans this morning, to which, if they possess any spunk, they must reply. Senator Ramesy will an- dertake the task of replying to some of Mr. Sickles’ strong assertions. The case may oocupy the remainder of the to speak tn favor of retaining Sickles. Yesterday, Mr. Jones, the demooratic leader in the House, introduced a rerolution declaring a liquor law ——, sad asking tho appropriate com- mittee to tn lace & striagent license law. This morn- sented from the views of the majority, hes prepared a po ig ities con a egsia 7) Ndwes toni. report, in which says, among other ovjcctions, the | ment di ‘ta prohibitory law should be laring passed, avoiding the objections urged by the Court of Appeals. The members, being peace'ul'y inclined. adopted @ mo- Mon laying the original sesoiution and amendment on the table, and tbat (bey be printed for special consideration. ‘The vote to day gave no indication one way or the other, bat ratber seemed to be in favor of oring the whole matier. No doubt, the fact that r Seward ie ,coaaged in the mholeaale ‘and rea liquor ve an Overpowel juence { Arsembly. _ 4 = Mr. Speaker Littlejohn bas been unusually careful in he selection of the House commitues. At announced © day, they seem to be very impartially constituted, al- Ways conceding the right to take care of political mat- ters. The Commitiee on Citios and Villages, to whom the New York tax bills, polive bil's and charter amendments will be referred, consist of Mr. Van Volkenburg, of Steuben, Chairman, and Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hollis, Mr. Varnum and Mr. Joho J. Reilly The two latter beloag to the New York delegation. Both are experienced Jo Jators, and are weil versed in matters reiating to city. ‘The citizens of Ni fein the bands of that respects! 5 Mr. Hogeboom inquires of the Attorney General what Provitions, if any, of the Maine law are now in force. Of whas avail will Opinion be with the majority politi. cally opposed to Mr. Cusbing ? The Attorney General, in reply to® resolution of the House, staies as his optoton that the present are \s perfectly comps tent to re district the State, tooagh the Imet one falied to perform that duty under the consti. tution, wz John J. Reilly Isid om the table the following Dill proposes special legislation to advance the fateresiws of railroad companies, to tue imminent prejudice of manufacturers of ratiroad tron, and that the manifost tendency of such a measure would be to subject the government to imposition, if not frauds, im the sdminis- ‘tration of its revenues and postal sysiem. Mr. Raymond, oditor of the New York Times, was un- der cxamiation to day before the Corruption lovestize- {ica Committee. THINTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, BECOND B8xSEION, 1. Wasnineros, Jan. 14, 1887, The Senate passed the House bili making appropria. lous for the support of the Military Acadomy, RIVER IMPROVEMENTS, Mr. Brrvanin reported & bull malting appropriation tor the Improvement by coutract of the Missies'ppi, Missonrt, Onio and Arkansas rivers. Mr. Bexsamin remarked that at the iat session bills were reterred to tho Committee ov Commerce to pro vide for such objects, but the committee being unable to g7ee upon the subject, no report was thea made, Tho yropoaition im thore bills was to advertise for certain Bumbers of bands te go to work in removing ihe verious Oortrvetions in (hose rivers by contret, but found great difficulties in the way of such « syste accordingly reported thai now before tue Senate, the consideration of which be would ask at an carly day. ‘The bili proposes to hyve the Western rivers divided into convenient sections, and then adverties by contract for the removal of ali obttructions to the navigation of «ach section, whether from stumps, snags, sunken wrecks, rocks, logs, or of whatever naturo, eiiher io the Bee. 1. Any railroad cempany, or employ? thereof, or ost potah iseacaraetics "SE Taal erect hall id over to th of ‘the oly Hos: wer to the proper officers , pital for the'benetit of the samen ae wale tho river or jm the gpannels, lene to ner Vencin aamcmanain ie Hous ports end landings. rovides that no N YORK LEwt . money abail be paid on apy contract antil the entire work oe updertaken shall be completed and inspected by sultablo officers of the topographical corps of enginesrs. The bill includes various sypropriations, which do not exceed $160,(00 per annum, for five years. For that sam the coamittce have arcertatned that contracts coaid certainly vers could be kept Preseut ro destructive Senate, Aunaxy, Jam, 14, 1857. A petition was prosented from the trastecs of the Children’s Hospital asking for relief. ‘The following bills were reporied upon favorably: — ‘The Flushing Female Academy. ‘To amend the law relative to foreign corpora\ions. Relative to the Marine Court of New York. Relative to mechanics furnishing or repairing ma chinery. To incorporate the American Guano Company. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. rooxs—For amending the charter of the Nur- ery and Child’s Hopital. Mr. Party—For tucreasing the powers of notaries entirely clear o/ the obstructions to life and prosperity. Atthe end of five yanrs, whon these rivers are to be delivered up to the governmen! entiroly free from ebetroc.ions, a continaous appropriation of one- third of that sum will keep thom clear. ‘ERTBRY | ROM THE NAVY. Mr. Hovetoy offered @ resolution—which lies over— calling op the President to inform the Senate of the num ber of deserters from the navy since the passage of the act to provide for the efficiency of the navy, the cause of the re urn from the Pacific station of certaia officers. and im relation to we resignacion of any commissioned officers recently serving im (ne East India squadron. REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMB. ‘The Hovee bill providing for the settlement of the Department of New York. Claims of officers of tbe Revolution was advooaied \, ho La pod cnt Le bei i, Bee, ot New Hampahire, and opposed by Mr. Clay. | o¢Qy a stlow: NOTICES OF nILLA, al? Mr. ©. P. SaH—To amend the Brooklyn schoo! we Mr. Mappay—To amend the insurance jaw. Senaie went into executive session. EVENING SESSION. The argument in the Barr and Sickles case was con Unued, and no other business was done. House of Representatives. Wasniserox, Jan, 14, 1867, A large number of bilis on different subjects wero in- iroc uced by variows gentlemen. Among ihom was one by Mr, Canine equalizing grants of lands to the several ‘Mates. One by Mr. Larcnmn, eetablishing « branch mint in the ‘city of Now York, By Mr. Couvsx, abolishing the duty on suger. By Mr. Woopworrn, for « raliroad and telegraph to the Pacitic, By Mr. Tivawert, granting alternate sections of land to California for railroad purposes; and also a bil! providing for the salo of rurveyed land in that State By Mr. Wurrrimtn, for the erection of public butldings ado military rode to Kanan, By Mr. Woop, for one or more railroads from the Mir sise'ppi to the Pavitio. and one by Mr. FLoReNce, equal Awembly. ALnaNy, Jan, 14, 1867, ‘The following petitions were presented :— | the aeannaee od bfidge company. ‘or n change keceral banking law. To amend the act reintive to the Brooklyn. B. Morray, of New York, borrower of not taxes in From John Money; and from the New York Chamber of Commerce, saking for a modification of the usury laws. For » New York Omaibus Drivers’ Association. For & Polytechnic College for the difasion of informa Hon about engineering, miaivg, Xs. izing army, ravy and marine pensions. From the N rapbica! Soole.y aaking for ¢ Hovee went ato Com: Hine of the Whole on renet aetna. : . POR TABIFR BULL, From tho American Geographics! Sostety for a ship Mr. Arena, of Mo, io reply to Mr. Bowio’s remarks | canai fecin the Hudeon ri 0 Lake Cham, yesterday cefonaed the American par Seroral petitions ulbitory Naor lew and for of proscription of persons of foreign bi: ai ooieties were ano presents their porition towarcr the Roman Cathal 2 eens F The Appropriation Bill ot lath your was reported aud made a special order for to morrow at twelve o'clock. ‘eport of the Auditor of tho Canal Departinoms wae ed. church. Ho deprecated the discussion of the slavery quertion a of a Mischievous tendency, saying in this connection, up to 18648 wajorhy of the Southern representatives ¥oied to funtel: the Missouri compromise, ani he asked waethor it was just to charge bim with free soilism because he bad oppored the paseage of that measure. Mr. Lcwvme, (rep) of R 1., maintaired it not only tn the conetin NOTICES OF Hutte, In relation to the comjeuse:iou of loan commissioners. To amend the law ot divorce. By Mr Joba J. Riley—To amend the pawabroker's law of New York. ‘or better provisions for paupers, criminals and the age rhicnlarly apoke of the just imateriats which enier into Amoriesg \meane To legalize divorces for desertion and inhuman treat ment. hous ai#orimination ia favor of American industry. ‘To amend the police inws of the olty of New York. ‘Mr, Larcnan, (dom ) of Va, wished to know whether For the extension of e \y for the collec\ion the bitt or tine by Mr, Campbet!, of Ubio, was | of taxon pot am To protect the citizens of the city of Now York from Of piraw, set np to be f at sent, and whether, when the discussion nea beet Sioned, he intended to introduce gacther bill, speak on !t for am hour, and then terminate the debate without affording opportunity to he heard Camrreit, (rep ) of Ohio, Of straw; but it in) imposition by the city raiirond companies. To yreviee for the disposition of head mosey in New York, and ite aisposition by tho Seaman’s Fund Tru. ones’ resolution thet it is inexpediont to intro 's probibitory iquor inw this somnon, was called up ‘oor, who mado some rormarks repudiating tho ter Ite consideration tn Commit. Slate of the Union, No advantage pro ored iatroduction of a prohititory law durigg the prove ond Means, in order to ie Expee’ ‘Thin wae laid on the wble, My. Carmi wished eiber a minority of { On the resolution coming op to grant the use 0° tho ts the committee bad presented atoheme on which they worl? miand, and whether Mr. Letaher intended to aug | oppored \t ou the ground that e new raise war coatem tan Mr. Boveo’s bili for «horizontal tarill for revenae | piated for not letting any person bave the tre of the Aw. 4 fembly Chambér, afer a debste « ferolotion way LATCHER replied that when the majority of the | accpted declaring that the vee of ihe chamber would Eo Committee on Ways and Means prorent ‘op sition on | be granted to avy person oF aenocwaiion BU. those oF ‘which they will stand or fall, the minority will preeent thelr substitute for it at the latter cannot now preseat tembly Chainber for a lectare ou Kansas, Mr, Jouee A fesote ion was adop'ed ailing for informaiion cron