The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1857. NEW YORK HERALD. J4MBS GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, BrPIcE X. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. 8, ensh in edoance, Y HERALD, 2 ants 1 per annum. Be valey i HARALD, cory Boerdny. a a ‘cents por ‘anwumn;, the bir ‘annum, to —oteed nie at Con ral te Onda, TICE tacen of anonyrious communications, Wede AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, SROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Riceanp I11—Taz Manni axe. BOWERY THEATRE, Bcwery—Goxuaxan ov Mosoow— Oxon. PU RTOWS NEW THEATER. Sroadwey, opposite Bond st Jay Guu Wat You Can—Sux Stoers 10 CONQUER. WALLACH’S THEATRE, Broadway—Gaunis—Gore 70 wee Races LAURA KFENE’S THEATRE, 624 Brosdway—Ssconp Love—Rac> ssi, THe REAree. BARNUN'S AMERIUAN MUSEUM. After- vwon—Tue Srancen. tvening—A Conavcar - RONGS OF WoOMAN—Mas. Jonxs’ Covnrsmr, & WOOD'S MINSTREL, 444 Broadway— rOaMANCE—NEW YxaR Calis. 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They do ot, however, contain anything of importance thnt was not embraced in our summary of the news telegraphed from Halifax. be republican members of the Legislature held fg caucus yesterday, aud after an informal ballot soavimously nominated Preston King as their can- @idate for Uniced States Senator in place of Ham- ton Fish. A resolution evlogistic of Ward Hunt, end promising him the next chance that offers, was edopted. The democratic caucus beld on Thursday evening failing to agree upon a candidate adjourned till Monday next. It is understood that the Know Nothings will not make a nomination. We have additional intelligence from Mexico. ‘The dates are—Monterey, Dec. 20; Tampico, Dec. 31; City of Mexico, Jan. 3, and Vera Craz, Jan. 6. Senor Leréo had again taken office in the Comon- fort cabinet; but farther changes—if not a dis- solution of the ministry—were spoken of. The San Luis revolutionists were still troublesome, and a fee- bie attempt at insurrection had been made in Ori- zava. Everything was quiet in the northern depart- ments, and the defeat of the revolt at San Luis will probably deter the discontented spirits in that quarter from making any hostile demonstration for some time to come. General Garza, for- merly Governor of Tamaulipas, had seized the merchandise of several American and other merchants while it was in tran- sit to the interior from Tampico. Garza caused the goods to be sold at quarter their value, and bought them bimself. The merchants had forwarded to the supreme government an energetic protest against this outrage, and demanded reparation for the loss. The Mexican Extraordinary is rather se- vere in its comments on the reports of the dinner given at Blackwell's Island to the refugee generals from Mexico, and asserts that La Vega and Blanco were exiled for plotting against Comonfort and the Jaw providing for the sale of tho church property, Up to the 4th inst. $3,000,000 in specie had arrived at Vera Cruz, and on that date $1,500,000 in Mexi. ean coin was shipped to England. The hull of bark Nenuphar was to be sold at Vera Cruz on the 30th ult. Reports from the coal and gold mines were favorable. The letters of our correspondent, at Havana, given in another column, contain important news. The Spanish government had determined upon another warlike demonstration against Mexico, in order to demand full redress for the alleged assas sination of five subjects of Spain by the troops un- der Gen. Alvarez. Three vessels ot war left Cuba on the 14th inst., destined for porta in Mexico, and it was expected that the affair would eventuate in actnal hostilities. Several regiments of infantry and artillery were under orders and a large volunteer force was being organized by the Captain-General. Per- mission had been granted to “ all persons” to land Chinese apprentices on the island, so the trafic in coolies is henceforth to be unrestricted. We have the particulars of the disasters to the American vee- sels Bovton, Caspian and Virginia, wrecked daring the late pales, and also the proposed plan for con- necting Cuba with Key West by a submarine tele graphiccable. Dr. Kane's health, his friends will be happy to learn, was improving. There were thirty six thoneand boxes of sugar on hand. The weather wns colder then uaval. Both Houses of Congress were yesterday engaged upon the private calendar. The House consumed most of the seasion in discussing the question as to the finality of the decisions of the Court of Claims, ‘The Senate, in executive session, took op and & bated the nomiuation of Judge Harrison to the place im the Supreme Court of Kansas made vacant by the removal of Jndge Lecompte. No decision was arrived at. But little of importance eccurred in the Legisla- ture yesterday. The Senate passed the Sopply bill for 1%56. The joint resolution fixing on the %d of February for the election of a United States Sena tor was adopted inthe Assembly. Elsewhere oar readers will find under appropriate captions ab- stracts of the most important bills, petitions and re- ports pending before the Legislature of our State. Among these is the report of the Senate Committee om Trinity Church, the report of the Superintendent of Public Instraction, acts in regard to the election laws, the eale of intoxicating liquors, insurance law, Xc., all of which may be read with interest and instrnction. They will give some idea of what our legislators have before them. It is stated§that the Secretary of the Navy has referred to the Attorney General for his opinion as the preper construction to be given to the pro- v the new Naval Reform law, the act re- cently passed amendatory of the law to promote the ‘the efficiency of the navy, &c., in order that the new naval court of inquiry may fully understand their powers and responsibilities before entering upon their duties. From Braz'l we have an account of an occurrence whieh should receive the prompt attention of the general government, It appears that the whaleship f 8 oO Canada, Capt. Ricketeon, which sailed from New Bedford on the 16th of October for the North Pa- cific, on the 27th of November struck a reef between forty and sixty miles north of Cape St. Roque, and f [ i E E i I authorities, and went to Per mambuco, where he entered the protest before the American Consul at that place. The death of Hon. Andrew Stevenson, a distin- guished Virginia politician, is announced. Mr. Ste- venson, when quite yeung, served several sessions in the State Legislature, where he presided as Spea- ker of the House of Delegates. He was subsequently elected a member of Congress, and was chosen Speaker, and at a later period was appointed Minis- ter to England. On his return from abroad lie re- tired to private life. The cotton market was active yesterday, with sales of about 7,000 bales, including a considerable portion in transitu. We quote middling uplands at 12jc. a 13¢., and New Orleans do. at 13jc. Flour was dull, and sales, being confined to the home trade, were quite limited. Wheat was quiet, and no sales were reported. Corn was easier, with sales of Western mixed, from store, at 69c. a 72c. Pork was less buoyant, with moderate sales of new mess at $21 25 a $21 374, and of old at $20. Lard was firm and quick at 13¢.a 13}c. Bacon and cut meate were firm. There was rather more doing in sugars. The sales embraced about 300 hhds. Cuba and Porto Rico at full prices; 100 do. new or green Cuba muscovado at 9c., and 4,000 bags Bahia, in cases and bags, on private terms. Coffee was stea- dy, with sales of about 800 81,000 bags Rio at O§e. a 10fc.—the latter figure fora small lot—and 100 mats Java at léc. Freight engagements were moderate, while quotations were unchanged. There was a good demand for small vessels to the West Indies. A vessel was also engaged to load at Doboy Island, Georgia, with timber for Europe, at 458. a 50s. It is said that there is a difference of fifteen per cent between the invoice measurement of the timber when taken on board and ita delivery in Li- verpool, and in favor of the latter port, which fact should be borne in mind by all merchants engaging in the trade. A Change in the Nicaragua Drama.—A New ‘Transit Company to be Formed. We learn by our advices from Washiagton, that the Central American imbroglio has as- sumed a new phase, and that important move- ments are now upon the carpet. Nicaragua under President Rivas, at Leon, has suddenly come to a friendly understanding with Costa Rica, the latter having no doubt receded sone- what also, under the fillbuster pressure of Walker, and a new boundary line between them has been adopted. This new line is the San Juan river, the entire south bank of which, with Punta Arenas and the Transit Company's station, are added to Costa Rica. Under the joint rights conferred by this arrangement a new grant of the Transit route becomes necessary under the joint action of the two governments. In con- nection with this subject we publish to-day three articles from the Aljum Seminal of Costa Rica, all bringing old lights to bear in a new way upon the question. In these it will be seen that our old acquain- tance, Jo. White, is placed on the same footing with Walker, and that under their respective leadership the old Accessory Transit Company and the new Morgan and Garrison arrangement are all consigned to everlasting perdition. But there is another curious point in those articles that must strike every one—Commedore Vander- bilt is treated as gently as a new dropped lamb. His valor in suing Garrison is praised, his great wealth is dwelt upon, and his modes: re- tirement to the shades of private life is highly eulogised. About this last point we bave a private opinion of our own, but we are in no hurry to express it; we would only intimate that our steamboat Com- modores show about as much intention of retir- ing to the shades of private life in New Yor« as do their respective Generals— Walker, Henn.ag- sen and Spencer in Nicaragua. To cap these advices from Costa Rica, comes the letter of our Washington correspondent, stat- ing that two Commissioners have arrived bere with full power to sell the grant of the Nicara- gua Trapeit route, and that Molina, the Costa Rican Minister, is coming on at once from Wash- ington to heip them negotiate and to bag the money. Who can there Commissioners be that have so quietly slipped into New York, and are now prowling round Wall street? They have not yet been announced at the Board of Brokers, nor has any one found them out in the street. A reference to the account of the banquet given to President Mora at San Jose by Webster and Anderson explains the mystery. There it is avnounced that these two gentlemen are about to proceed to Europe to carry out some important negotiations for the republic. That is it. Europe is but a blind, and New York is the true Earope of Central America and the Transit route. Webster and Anderson are the commissioners, and have the authority to sell the Nicaragua Transit route in their breeches pocket. Here is a fine chance for the highest bidder. Vanderh'!t, Morgan. and§our old friend Law, all have an opening now, and are expected to come forward liberally. The prize is a tempting one, for it is not the simple right to carry passengers from San Juan del Norte to San Juan del Sur. It is far more than that that is now#a the market, and will soon be put up for bids ig Wall etreet. It is the govermment of our new Indian empire that is offered for sale. A territory, like the empire of india, capable of immense expansion, with fertile londs and sunny skies, towering mountains and rippling rivers. He who runs may read the signs of the times. The expiring nationalities of the Isthmus seek new life from Saxon mind and Saxon energy. Tired of their internecine conflicts, and worn out with many years of civil war and impotent government, they seck everywhere the aid of the American. It is not alone in Central America that these things are passing. There Walker was invited by them, but bie injudicious conduct and want of statesmanship have weaned the people from him: yet in the struggle against him Costa Rica bas been obliged to call in American heads to plan and American hands toexecute. In Mexi- co Vidaurri, many months eince, wrote his famous letter that “way must be made for the hunting shirt and the rifle.” Castilla, two years ago, seiggd the Presidency of Peru with the aid of a few Americans, and even now is planning move- mente, with their assistance, that may secure him in his taking possession. But the sale of Nicaragua, now offered in our market, is the grand opening for the establish- ment of our Indian empire. Who, then, shall be the founder of it? Will it be Commodore Van- derbilt? He bas plotted well. Will it be Com- modore Morgen’? He has fought well. Will it be Commodore Law? He has waited well, Or will it be some new Dessnix, or another Clive, that thal] spring up from the ranks of our people or the desks of our merchants? We have thousands who are equals of Deseaix in wisdom, or of Clive in valor and craft. All they need is to be brought upon the theatre of actien, and their genius will burst forth. The theatre of action is up for sale—who bids? This great scheme of our Indian empire selves all our difficulties with the countries south of us, and meets all our wants. Everywhere the Ame- rican is threading those countries, and preparing, unwittingly, for the coming future. It is the sentiment that underlies every impulse of the American people. See the thousands that have already flocked to Walker, surrounded as he is by doubt, ity and dan- ger. It is the mighty interest that overshadows al] others among us Influence amid countries unfitted to enter our confederacy, inhabited as they are by mongrel and degraded races, yet whose territory covers the paths of our greatest commerce—defence of the outlets of our greatest rivers and southern seas—progress of commerce and production to fill the increasing demands of the civilized world—these are the elements of our Indian empire, and superannuated statesmen may negotiate, and slumbering Senates ratify treaties to stop its growth, but they are powerless before the mighty impulse of our people and the all pervading rule of their advance. Who vids for the gateway of our Indian empire? Tue New York Democracy Down IN THE Heri.—On Thursday evening last a democratic legislative caucus was held up at Albany for the purpose of nominating a party candidate for United States Senator. Considering that the de- mocracy are about as weak in numbers in our State Legislature as the repagicons are in the United States Senate, one wor naturally sup- pose that the nomination of a democratic candi- date for Senator at Albany would be a mere matter of form, and that the man who was first proposed for the impossible honor would be unanimously accepted. On the contrary, how- ever, the struggle for this nomination was as sharply contested as if it were equivalent to an election. On the fifteenth vote or ballot, Hora- tio Seymour being withdrawn, the caucus stood in this interesting condition :— For Daniel E. Sickles, Now York city. For George W. Ciinton, Batfato For Fernando Wood, New Yor! For Mr. Wilson... Mr. Sickles was nominated. But why this mighty struggle? and why Mr. Sickles, when the nomination amounts to no more in itself than if he were nominated for Emperor of China? One word will explain—spoils. It is the spoils—the federal spoils of the New York Custom House, Post Offices, &c.; and the vote for Mr. Sickles is the result of that sagacious conclusion, that hav- ing been an atiaché of Mr. Buchanan at London, he will be a little nearer the throne in the matter of the division of the Presidential plunder of this State than anybody else of the New York demo- cratic party, Captain Rynders himself not ex- cepted. What a falling off is here in the New York democracy! We remember the day when they were a power in the land; wherf they were a bold, manly, dignified, proud and lofty party, with a high toned organ at Albany, and another in this city, worthy of their position as the exponents of euch a party. But that was many years ago. Since that time, under the malign influences of the exploded Albany Regency, and of the Mar- eys, Van Burens, Dickinsons and Dixes, and other spoilsmen, this New York democratic par- ty, in its squabbles for the plunder and over the plunder, has been so divided, subdivided, patched up, split to pieces, plastered together and cover- ed over with the rags of democratic conventions as to be reduced to a mere democratic scarecrow It is ragged, filthy, hungry, down in character, down in principle, down in the mouth, down in the heel, and down in the dirt. From having been lord of the feast, it has been reduced by its follies and crimes to the miserable beggar, dis eased and repulsive, creeping about on all fours for the crumbs that fall from the master’s table. Such is the present degraded, debased, disa- greeable and infectious demoralization of wnat was once the proud democracy of the Empire State. Ite organs, pari passu with itself, have de- clined from great things to mean things, and from bad to worse, down through twenty odd years of this wasting perty marasmus. Wat was once the powerful Albany Argussis now a sorry mongrel, badly mixed, half nigger wor- shipper, half nigger driver, but a hambug apotls- man from first to last, known as the Aflas and Argus. The great city of New York, with nearly a million of people, and with a plurality for Mr. Buchanan of forty thousand, has two little «)- eure democratic organs, without patronage, without circulation, and without readers, save tie little spoils cliques these organs represent, a id some newspaper exchanges. These organs «rc the Daily News and the Day Book, They sm to live upon hopes deferred, or, like the chame- leon, upon air, their sides are so transparently thin. They are necessarily the orgaus of mean- nese, envy, hatred, maliee, and of all the low and debasing instincts of partizan vagabondism out at the elbows and gone to seed. They are but the tools and fools of desperate little squads and knots of starveling speilemen. They exist from hand to mouth—apparently in defiance of all te laws of supply and consumption—they must consume something; but they have nothing, and there is no visible evidence of any source of iM supply. y ith euch a wretched state of things existing among the reduced and demoralized democracy of this city and State, we await the incoming ad- ministration with pleasure, because of our con- fidence that it will put some of these degraded spoils cffques of the party and their dirty little organs out of their misery. Let us hope and pray that with the fourth of March the work of purging and cleansing and fumigating the New York democracy will begin. Tur Loney Commrrree—For the last few days we have heard but little of the Washington Lobby Committee. Are they progresting, or have they halted for want of witnesses? If their list is exbausted, let them call Judge Woodworth, of Yonkers, on the planing machine patent, and Gen. Webb, Thurlow Weed and W. H. Seward, on tbat and other eubjecta. They might, per- hape, give some useful information. Let them call Mr. Wesley, the Wall street proprietor of the New York Times, and cross-examine him on the Brick Church speculation. We must help the Committee; for if they do nothing more. they will probably keep off the vultares from the Treasury for at least this session of Congres, and with a nine months interval to the next, Mr. Buchanan will be thoroughly posted up. The Lobby Committee is a good thing. Let us help the Committee. The District Attorney's Police Bill. Our Albany correspondence informs us that Mr. Oakey Hall, the District Attorney of this city, has taken up his quarters at the State capi- tal, to lobby his police bill through the Legisla- ture. We have no announcement of Mr. Hall’s resignation of the office he now holds, but does not fill. We presume, however, that he intends to resign—firet, because it is inconsistent with his official position that he should be a member of the Albany lobby, and second, because his bill gives new powers to the District Attorney ; and Mr. Hall has several times acknowledged that the labors of his office were too onerous for apy one man to perform. It is possible, however, that Mr. Hall’s finer feelings have been blunted by his political ex- perience, which has bien far greater than his suecess at the dar; that he intends to hold his office, and if possible make it pay better than it does at present. But it is not so much with Mr. Hall as with his bill that we have to deal just now. The bill propoees that the departments of the Police and of Pablic Health shall be placed in the bands of three commissioners, to be ap- pointed by the Governor. This commission sha}l also have control over the Police Courts and Courts of Special Sessions, and shall appoint the inspectors of elections. The act abolishes the office of City Judge and City Inspector. The place of the former is supplied by Police Justices to be detailed by the commission, and a new officer is to be appointed by the same power, to be called the Inspector of Public Health, and to be a physician of five years standing. The Dis- trict Attorney is to meet with the commissioners on certain occasions. The commission has con- trol over the funds of the city appropriated for the purposes above specified, amounting to about @ million and a halt; and farther sums may be expended, with or without the consent of the Common Council. These are the material featares of Mr. Hall's bill, which combines three or four schemes more important to the interests of several small cliques than to those of the public. In the first place, the District Attorney has provided himself with a seat at the Board of Commissioners; an4 next, he has lent himself to a scheme of s2me of the physicians who want subjects for dissection, and find some difficulty in getting them as the City Inspector's Department is now constituted. If a physician was at the head of this depart- ment, they think there would be no trouble in getting the bodies of strangers who die in the city. Further, the District Attorney purposes to abo- lish the office of the City Judge, at a time when it is oecupied by a magistrate who is acknow- ledged on all bands to be upright, able, faithful and fearless, which is much more than can be said of the District Attorney. We have already alluded to the fact that the District Attorney has not pro- perly performed the duties of his own office, and we again point out the absurdity of his position. When Mayor Wood came into office he caused in- dictments to ce found against several hundred gamblers and other pesis of the city. There the Mayor’s power ceased. It then became the duty of the District Attorney to prosecute these in- dictments to an issue. The matter was entirely in hishands. But he had too much political bu- siness on hand, and what became of the indict- ments nobody knows. Everybody knows that gambling and gamblers flourish as bravely as ever. The Mayor laid the axe at the root of the tree, but the prosecuting officer for the people feared to strike the blow. Every man at the bar knows that the duties of the District Attorney are such as to demand every moment of the time of a first rate practitioner. We shall not enter into a criticiem here upon Mr. Hall’s personal charac- ter, but we simply siate facts when we say that be has devoted the time which belongs to the people to the interests of a small political clic, and that he is now at Albany laboring to fasten a dozen or more hungry leeches from the rural districts on the city treasury. The amended Charter, the City Hall bill, ihe Central Park bill, are all parts of the grand spoils scheme initiated by the District Attorney. They all seek to remove the government of the city from the hands of the people of the city, and to distribute the powers which properly belong to the Mayor and Commonalty of the city among half a dozen Boards of Commissioners, in the se- lection of which boards the people have no voice. It does not appear that these boards are to be re- sponsible to any power. Their powers are abso- lute, and they are accountable to noone, We have perused all these bille carefully, and we can find no feature in them which would tend to improve the present condition of affairs in this city of official irresponsibility and misrule. On the contrary, we find much that is positively dangerous and subversive of the foundation upon which our governmental institutions rest, which foundation is that all power must spring directly from the people. We call upon the Legislature to take notice that what the city really needs is acharter which shall give the executive power to the Mayor, and the legislative power to the Common Council. This is a simple, straightfor- ward proposition that every one understands All business to be conducted successfully myst have one executive head, and this rule holds good in the business of government as well as in avy other; and we warn the Legislature not to make our condition worse, in order to provide for a few hungry members of the lobby. With reference to the District Attorney, it appears to us that he will find it more to his future interest to discharge the duties of his office with all diligence, and with us much ability as he has been gifted. His busi- nees is in New York, not at Albany. Let him act in accordance with this fact, or resign his oice. Tur Death or Mr. Brooxs—Well, Mr. Brooke is dead and buried, and on the one side Mr. Savage of Tennessee has made good his name by enlogising the murderous attack on Sumner, while, on the other, the New York Tritune has reluctantly transferred its yituperation from the warm corpse of the defunct to the delegation of which he was member. What is the truth, in this conflict of principle? Evidently, no sane man can justify the assault. It was brutal; it was cowardly; it was murder- ous—it may prove so yet. It was not justified by any provocation, much less by Senator Sum- ner’s epeech. And no one was more keenly sen- sitive to this than Mr. Brooke and his colleagues. Let no man be deluded by their hardihood of speech, or their forwardness in eulogising the deed. The canker of remorse was in their hearts, and they were struggling not only to de- ceive the world, but, if they could, to delude themeelves, or at least to drown conscience. They pprove aseasin’? were the very men re eheink from him wwonen, "And of all of dem, Brooks was perhaps the one who would feel euch a pang most keenly. that was perhaps a well eentrived, an Shall we then say, the tieniste, that Brooks was an assarsin, a ruffian, a bully, a scoundrel, and +o forth? We prefer Keitt’s view, who knew him bet- ter. He says he was “in bearing frank and honest, in dispute severe, in friendship delicious.” Allowing for lapidary byperbole, the portrait is probably generally accurate. Colonel Brooks was “in dispute severe.” He believed that his State had been wronged. He was satisfied that honor required retribution. He felt himself per- eonally involved as the nephew of a man severe- ly handled by Senator Sumner. He had reason to believe that Senator Sumner would not give him that satisfaction which in his State no gen- tleman thinks of refusing to another. And 60, egged on to it no doubt by the heated delegation from South Carolina, he committed the assault which very nearly made him a murderer, and which we have no hesitation in believing that in private he mourned bitterly as “the only blot of his life.” He was spared the horrible pang of feeling himself an assassin; but to the hour of his death he never kuew whether he might not have destroyed the intellect and capacity of a man of whom the country expects great things. We need not inquire about the croup when he had this thought on his mind. He was gentle, naturally, as many soldiers are, kind, and opposed to brawls and bloodshed. In his State he was regarded as a peculiar foe to duelling, and a very quiet gentleman. Intellec- tually, his rank ws high; he was very superior to the modern talkers and blusterers of the South, and had he lived might have come to political greatness, All this that slavery quarrel frus- trated; it willdo more mischief yet, we fear, be- fore we have done with it. THE LATEST NEWS. BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, Tateresting from the National Capital. ME. BUCHANAN’S INTERVIEWS WITH THE POLITI- CIAN£—SETTLEMENT OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN COBTA RICA AND NICARAGUA—THE RIGHT OF TRANSIT ACROSS THE ISTHMUS—THE KANSAS JUDGESHIP, BTC. Wasnincton, Jan. 30, 1857. Gov, Wise to-day called on Mr. Buchanan and had quite & protracted interview. How the Virginia imbroglio is to de settled no one as yet knows, but it is believed Gov. ‘Wise will carry his point. Messrs. Hunter and Mason called on Mr. Buchanan soon after his arrival, and of course were well received. All of the small fry editors from the Old Dominion—among them Messrs. Banks and Pryor—are here trying to cflect something; but so far they bave failed, and on two or three occasions been snubbed. The friends of Daniel 8 Dickinson to-day had a hearing before Old Buck. It appears that they are de- sirous of knowing what position, or relation, be is to hold towards the incoming administration. Advices have been received by the last steamer from Aspinwall, at the Central American Legations here, that Costa Rica and the Rives government of Nicaragua have amicably arranged the boundary question and all other ‘matters in dispute between the two republics. The ter- ritory forming the southern bank of the San Juan river 4s ceded to Costa Rica, and that river is made the divid- ing line between them. The right of transit is to be ex- ercised jointly, and all privileges under tt are to be made the subject of joint grants. 11 is also said that two commissioners have been sent to New York, to make ® new rale of the Transit route. President Rivas bas obtained abundant proof that the old Aoces sory Transit Company is as much to blame for the advent ot Walker to Nicaragua as the Morgan & Garrison company is for supporting him. The confisca- ton of the boats and property of the old Transit Company by the Rivas-Walker government will be sustained by the present Rivas administration, and the whole thing 2old to rome new party. Senor Molina, the Costa Rican Minister bere, wiil leave for New York ina day ortwo, to ‘meet the two commiseioners there. Both bourses were on tbe private calendar today. No Dills of interest disposed cf. The Senate was in ox- cutive session for a long time on the removal of Judge Lecompte of Kansas, and Mr. Harrison's nomination as ceessor, The power of the President to was strongly disputed by many of the ence the opposition to Judge Harrison's con- It is epprebended, too, by the ultraints, that Harrison and Geary, being both conservative men, the Politica! objects of the Atchison school would prove a failure. Considerable uneasine:« is manifested. The Hovee spent the day in discussing the weight to be given to the decisions of the Court of Claims, Mr. Haven ‘was for supporting the court, unless palpabiy erroneous. Messrs letcber, Taylor and Smith condemned the court, and would respect their decisions no further than they met theirown judgment, The debate will continue for Some time, and the result will be highly interesting to claimants, who are now forced by Congress to run the gaurtiet of the court with heavy costs and no protis. ‘The Investigating Committee bad before them to-day Mr. Clone, & member of the bar bere, who proved to be & know nothing, Messrs. Woich, of Conn., and Gilbert, of N. Y., were furnished copios of the tortimony ogainet thom, and an opportanity offered them to explain. ‘They appeared to day vefore the Committee, and were confident of a successful defence. It appears to be con- ceded that no case will be made against Judge FAwards, of New York, as Mr. Paine says he only ‘inferred,’ and Mr. Edwardes explairs, The witness Sweeny, who testi fied against Mr. Welob, left some days so tor New York, and telegrapbe back that he will be here on Monday with additional evidence, The investigating Commitee are Prosecuting matters as rapidly as possible, with a view of making their report next week. They have notified members of Congress who are implicated that they will shortly be called upon to answer the charges made Against them. ‘The Submarine Telegraph Company are ail here, work. ing like beavers to carry their bill through the Hovse. ‘They find more opposition to the bill than they antic!- pated. ‘The House Commitiee on Judiciary have resolved that Judge Watrous, of Texas, shall be impeached for high erimes and misdemeanors. This is the first impeachment of a federal Judge for twenty-seven years. The commit. tee will report on the frst opportunity, It comm enced snowipg hard here to-night at (ive min- utes past ten o'clock. Preston King Nominated for the United States Benate. Avnany, Jam, 80, 1867. The republican eaucus was called to order this even ing by Mr. Littlefield, who,nominated Senator Rider for chairman, Mr. Noxon nominated Mr. Ramsay, of the Senate, and Mr. J. J. Owen, of the House, as secretaries Mr, Manon moved that the meeting proceed viva voce to take an informal vote for candidate for United Ptates Sepator. Mr. Sieeman moved to amend #0 as to vote by ballot. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Madden, of the Senate, and Mr. Pomeroy, of the House, were appointed tellers. ‘The first informal ballot resulted as follows: — . 1D, Dudley Fie 1 ‘Ward Hunt. Thurlow Weed . applause was given on the result being an- Mvoh nounced. Mr. Suxmwan moved that Preston King is the unani- ‘mous choice of the Convention for United States Senator. ‘The motion was carried amidst joud applaure trom the convention galleries and lobbies. Mr. Foot offered « resolution expressing the high sente entertained by the members of the Legislature of the character, ability and political Adelity of Ward Hat; and declaring 't but just to him to acknowledge bis eminent frervices in behalf of republican principles and to express the gratification it will afford them to manifest on the first suitable occasion their estimate of his character and nervices. ‘This was adopted unanimously with loud applause. Mr, Uruas moved that the Convention having finished the ness for which it was called, do now adjourn, Carried, And the Convention then adjourned, Business of the New Jersey Legisiature. ‘Tamvton, Jam. 30, 1867, A Dill to repeal the charter of the Commercial Bank of Perth Amboy wae introduced to day; and anothor to ex- tend It and increase the capital of said bank. A discussion took place last night on the extension of the Morris and Fasex Railroad to the Hudson river. The Legislature bave adjourned till Monday. Arrival ef the Arabia at Boston—Additional from Europe. Boston, Jan. 30~—2 P. M. The steamship Aravia has not yot reaeued her dock. Ber progress har %+eu interrupted by a fleet of vessela near the Castle, si | iu backing abe came in collision with & brig, but with triding damage. Eiforta will be made to forward the mails South this afternoon, ‘Tims o'C10cx, P. M. The Arabia i# near the Castle afoul of a brig. The steam tug Enooh Train has gone to her assistance. The agent of the New York Associated Press obtained the foreign newspaper bag from the steamship, and by trant< Porting it two miles over the fceto East Boston, and thence via Chelsea and Charlestown, succeeded in placing it upon the afternoon mail train for New York, where it will be due about one o’clock to-night, The Arabia's mails could not be got off. Fiva o’Ciocx, P. M. The steamship Arabia reached her dock about 43¢ @’clock this afternoon. She was in oollision with the brig Scotland, near the movth of the ioe channel, causing some detention, but no sericus damage. Her progrese up the channel was slow. The ice remains thick apd solid, and hundreds of peo- ple lined the steamer’s narrow psthway from the Castle toher dock, Her mails will be despatched by the early train to-morrow. The foreign filcs contain little additional news to that contained in the despatch sent over the wires from Halifax, Queen Victoria’s acoouchement was expecied to take Place in March, Redpath, the ex-secretary of the Eugiish Northern Railroad Comptny, who swindled his employers cut of nearly ® million ‘of dollars, was convicted by ihe jury after an abserce of five minutes, His alleged accomplice, Kent, was acquitted. Redpath was immediately senten- ced to transportation for life. Returrs show that one hundred and fifty vessels wero driven ashcre and eighty totally wrecked, with many others damaged, during the late irightfui gale on the coasts of the United Kingdom, involving‘ large loss of Iife, A terrific hurricane devasiated the Phillipine Islands October 27. All the suburbs cf Manila and the neighbor- tog villages were reduced to heaps of ruins. Tho num- ber of houses destroyed at that place alone wes above three thousand five hundred. Official returns chow that more than ten thourand houses were destroyed Within a circuit of about eight leagues around Manila. Six foreign vessels in the Roads of Manila were siso driven ashore, Affairs at Albany. CAUCUS OF THE “UNITED” DEMOCRACY—FAILURE OF 4 CANDIDATE—OONTEST BETWREN DAN SICKIES AND FERNANDO WOOD, BTC., BTC. ALbany, Jan. 30, 1857, Everybody thought the ‘‘ harmonious democracy” vag a “unit.” It was really imagined that, the free soibra having deserted to the republican camp, the remnan' of the boastful democratic party would meetin counc!! wom familiar terms. But such appears not to be the ome. No hopes or expectations of harmony exist, for the wry first caucus of the members of that party in the Legila- ture broke up ins regular triangular discomfture. {he caucus held las} evening was called for the purpossot selecting some person for whom they could vote or United States Senator on Tuesday next, against Presa King. Weil, three candidates presented themselves or the honor of a mere nomination, viz: your indefatigale Fernando Wood, the much abused Mayor; DanielE, at the Court of Great Britain, recently elected Congrss- man, and successfa! competitor for a seat in the Of this State; and George W. Clinton, heir of the bore transmitted and b«qaeathed by the illustrious fathe of bimeelf and the great Erie canal, now Judge of the Sre- rior Court of Butlalo, Regent of the University of the Sta = New York, and stauding candidate for guberuatdal \onors. . Frem such excellent, well seasoned hickory timtr « candidate might easily bave been hewn if = tools bad been in good condition. From such materia), of the pure. youthful and progressive groth, RO one expected that the hewers, the plavers and joigs, inechy, person: or Noy, OF tive, frustrated the completion of the Job; Brace course, ibe ponies were duly entered respective frieu¢s. Their riders took mounting their preforred rag. We: ¥ the glorious re union with Sickles at the Delavan Hise last winter, mounted Dan's others to the ring. Mulligan accepted seal means,’ replied Floyd Jones, Otinton. of Buffalo.’ Jones instan lesa the teeth) of bis bean the bite and mounted. Off iti: 38% bis ekilfal rider cad Henager. Dig): Cm ig J and ae cael H & FH ae 4 ce eth tid HH Wasmscros, Jan. 30, 1867, ‘Tho Senate resumed the consideration of Mr. Houston's resolution calling on the President to commanieas'e the number and causes of desertions from the navy sine the pagsage of the act to promote the efficiency of tho 4 Hovero maintained that the service had been greatly Improved by tbat measure. ‘The Benate postponed the consideration of the subject, ond, after the traneaction of some unimportant business, adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasnimoros, Jan. 3 ‘The House, after betng engaged on the private calendar all day, adjourned, DEW YORK LEGISLATURR. Senate. Atnany, Jam. 30, 1867, PETITIONS. For an appropriation to the New York Eye Infirmary, For an appropriation to the Bisckwell’s Island Lunatic Asylum. of the New York Pilot law, #0 a8 to ISTRODC ORD. ad he law ‘a roation to pre. equity, which gives in a case ot volumary disso, it i i i : i z Hy i ig | = fi *y 2 i H i