The New York Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1857, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 18657. NEW YORK HERALD. F7aAMES GORDON BENNETT, ©DITOR AND PROPRIETOR. SUTIN N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON 878 IE WIE HERALD, 3 cont $7 per annum. ¥ . per copy, $1 per Far WEEKLY HERALD, every Bate, 0M cones ae cre. ver amen: \ropean edition, ‘anna, arte Grea rain, or 85 "0 any part of the, Continent, VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, coniaining sniper eu ‘swlicited from any quarter of the worid—V waed be ly paid for. ig OUR FOKBIGN CORRESPONDENTS ARE Barmcotaniy ReoteersD 70 Spal alt LETTERS aND PaOk- fons + Pst ve. panes 0 NOTICE saten of anonyneus communications, Wede rm thowe re ted ADVERTISEMENTS rencwed cvery day Pereme XXII. AMUSEMENTS THIS BVSNING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Jack Cape—leisn Poros NEBLO'S GARBEM, Broadway—Eeumnatps—Poxco rae TeemmionnT APE. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery--Huxcanick or Norns Dawes 9NDiXE. . W'S NEW THEATRE. Broadway, eppostie Bond st, —Oun Wire—Joax avu—Duaury. WALLAOK'S THEATRB, Kreadway—Camiia—Te Fine BAULS EXEXE'S THEATRE, S34 Broadwar—Many's Brermpay—Littie Topmex ns ATADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth st,—Irauuan Ormma— ‘Ba Pavorrea. PABRVM'S 2HERICAN MUSEUM. Broedway—Afer- amgon—Gormew, on Dayiicnt axD Gasaaeer, Kvening—A PRRASANT NEIGHHOR, @B0. CHRISTY AND WOOD'S MINBTRELS, 44 Braad- qway—irmiori an Paxrosmaxces—New Yrax Canis, SVORLEY'S PERENAPERS, 585 Brestway—Ermioruas Saswramisy Done jcar. TOS’ HALL, 472 Breadway—Naono Mevovrms MEMSERS OF THR ORIGINAL CmRISTY's MINSTRELS. ow York, Monday, February 2, 1857. The News. ‘The Bond street tragedy continues to be the all- wkkeorbing topic of conversation. The shocking death of Dr. Burdell was spoken of in every circle. ‘Bho apparent mystery that surrounds the case gives yooan for many conjectures as to the probable eause fer the commission of the horrible assassination. Up to the present, however, there does not appear ‘te be any clue whatever, either to the perpetrator of the deed or the motive which may have led to the murder. The Coroner continued the investigation yesterday, but the evidence elieited did not tend to crimimate any one in connection witha erime which has caused so much horror and dismay pour midst. Messrs. Eckel and Snodgrass, the wo gentlemen who boarded in the house, have been committed to the Fifteenth ward station house, although it does not yet appear that they know any- @hing concerning the dreadful tragedy. Elsewhere will be found a fall and interesting acount of the preceeding: before Coroner Connery, as also a de- seription of the house No. 31 Bond street, and a sketch of the life of the accused. The screw steamship Glasgow, from Glasgow on ‘tthe 14th altimo, arrived last evening. The Tempest, which left the same place on the 27th December, also arrived yesterday. Among onr foreiga extracts this morning will be fonnd some very interesting additional particulars ef the Anglo-American war in China, with an ac- count of the attack on the forts at Canton by the Wnited States ship Portsmouth and the sloop of war Levant. An interesting account of the installation of Sir E. Bulwer Lytton as Rector of the University of Glasgow, together with his speech, will be found elsewhere. The occasion is stated to have been ene of deep interest, ond the attendance as im- mense. Ar account of an unsnccessfal attempt at high- way robbery, in open day and in a populous district of the city, will be found elsewhere. Two scoun- @rels come up to a gentleman while standing at his own door, and throwing their arms around his neek, attempted to abstract his watch and money. They did not succeed, however. One of the rascals was arrested, but his accomplice escaped. Governor Johnson, of Tennessee, was badly in- jured by a fearful accident which took place yester- day morning on the Georgia Railroad, and had his arm broken. About forty passengers were more or less injured, among them two ladies seri- eusly. An investigation has been going on for some time imto a most singular case of murder committed several years ego in Ireland. John Lawler, a sol- @ier stationed at Bedloe’s Island, was arrested by ‘bbe authorities of this cliy on suspicion of baving murdered a young woman named Mary Dunn, at Rathérum, county Antrim, Ireland. The arrest was eaused by his own confession, although his guilt was not believed at the time, he being thought de mented. In accordance with this impression he was cent to the Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island, where be has since remained, although now completely recovered from what is believ- ed to have been merely feigned insanity. The imvestigation bas elicited the fact that the murder was really committed, as stated by Lawler, and that he then resided in the locality of its oceurreace and was teacher in a workhouse. The coufession of the crime is suppored to have been induced by remorse, but fearful of the consequences after his arrest he teigned madness. It is probable he will be seut back under the extradition act. Full particulars will be found ¢l-ewhere. Quite an important case to merchants was decided on Friday, in the Supreme Conrt. The action was brought to test the validity of a sale and delivery of silk goods, which were purchased in October last at eight per cent off for cach. When a check was de manied for the amount, the purchaser contended that cash meant payment at thirty days, to which the seller demurred, and had the goods seized by the Sheriff a ney had been delivered. The weizure was confirmed by the verdict of the jury. The extreme { the weather Saturday . a measure sus ed all out-door business, and (more ith transactions in all rade. The es of cotton were con to about Q00 a 500 bales based upon middling nds, at 1270.8 and New Orieans do., at ath generaily concur in the receipts, which The advices fram the § representing a tailing © as imparted ter firdpess to holders in the market. Sales 0 r were confined to small yts to the local trade, at unetwnged prices. In the absence of sales both wheat and corm were nominal. Pork w er, with sales Of new mess at $21 25 a $21 50, closing at the latter figure, and old do. at $20. a sales of bacon middies (6,000 box viously noticed, deliverable in New Orleans sugar were measurably suspended by the Merm. ‘The usua! monthly statement of stocks will be Mand in another place. No sales of coffee were repolpd. In freights engagements were light, without chal to notice in quotations. ti ‘Tur Way To A Stor to Ganrorine.— From a paragraph which we publish elsewhere on garroting in Pogtand, it will be seen that every garroter is to be punished by perpetual imprisonment. The New York public will be glad to hear that it has been promptly carried into effect in this city by Judge Ruesell. The extent to which garroting has prevailed naturally excited the alarm of all peaceable citizens, so much so that people were almost afraid to ven- tare out after nightfall. Judge Russell, however, by the promptuess, decision amd severity with which he has visited every offence of the kind, has done more towards the protection of life and property than all the police foree of the city. When gurroters find out that they cannot escape, and that they bave to deal with a Judge who eannot be cluded, they will ecek some other field gor the practice of their peculiag yopation. Central Ameries—The Dallas-Clarenden | juncture, whether er 00 the committee’s labors ‘Treaty—What ts Our True Policy? Our readers will have perceived from our epecial Washington despatches that, unpopular as the DallasClarendon Central American treaty will end in the conviction of any of the crimi- nals, We in New York, before Judge Russell's advent, were quite used to see rogues escape, and we should not be at all shocked to hear that the appears to be among the democracy of the school Congressional rogues enjoyed a similar impunity, of “ Young America,” the prevailing impression is that it will be ratified by the Senate, the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations having reported in its faver. Here the questions recur—What are the objects of thie treaty, and what shall we gain by it? Its objects seem to be : first, the quiet removal of General Walker from Nicaragua and the com- plete extinguishment of bis plan ofa great Anglo- Saxon Central American confederacy “ based upon military principles,” through this new joiat protectorate of England and the United States; secondly, a recognition of the right of eminent domain in the Mosquito King and his Indians to that vast tract of fertile country known as the Moequito coast; third, a free government to Greytown, under certain commercial restrictions, and the neutratity of the Nicuragua Transit route; but, above all, a definite understanding between the high contracting parties in reference to Central American affairs, in lieu of the double construction stipulations of the Clayton-Bulwer convention. Such seem to be the objects of this new arrangement between Mr. Dallas and Lord Clarendon, under the especial auspices of Secre- tary Marey; but what we are to gain by this new treaty, in the way of any especial local be- nefit or national advantage, it may not be so easy to comprehend. Undoubtedly we gain a more distinct agreement with England on the subjects involved, than under the existing treaty, and an abandonment on the part of Clarendon of his peculiar interpretation of the first ar- ticle of the Clayton-Bulwer concern; but on the other hand, this new treaty embarks us in a dangerous field of enterprise, somewhat incon- sistent with the Monroe doctrine of European non-intervention in the affairs of the independent States of this continent, and rather incompati- ble with our quiet and simple policy heretofore, of avoiding all entangling alliances with foreign nations. We undertake, in conjunction with Eogland, the supreme government of the Central Ameri- can States, to mark their boundaries, to prescribe their commercial privileges and limitations, to define their duties towards certain Indians, in- cluding landed possessions, annuities, &c., and to do various other things which ordinarily may be done only by the supreme authority over a co- lony. In fact, if the Central American States had surrendered themselves at discretion, as mere co- lonial possessions, under the joint possession and protection of England and the United States, we could hardly assime a more self-complacent toae of absolute authority than in this Dallas Claren- don treaty. It may be said in this, that Marcy, like Clayton, plumes himself as having achieved a great thing; whereas, if he only knew it, he has been *sold.’’ When the administration of Mr. Fillmore refused to enter into the proposed tri- partite arrangement with England and France for insuring to Spain the perpetuation of her sovereiguty over the island of Cuba, the refusal was bailed with the universal approval of the American people. Had it been safe, however, to put bis hand in the lion's mouth, it is very likely that Mr. Fillmore would have imitated the old |. fogy servile policy of Mr. Clayton, in adopting this proposed triple alliance for the protection of Cuba against the “ manifest destiny” of the United States. He refused because he could do nothing else, in view of the public opinion of the whole Union. But although there may be very little diffe- rence, in principle, between this rejected tripar- tite treaty for the protection of Caba, and this Dallas-Clarendon convention for the protection of the Central American States. it is still true that times, localities and circumstances alter cases. Jn both these cases the poligy of Eogland inay perhaps be the eame—thal of arresting the expansion of the political, naval and commercial power of the United States in and around the Gulf of Mexico. Why, then, should the rejec- tion of the Cuban tripartite protocol be a matter of congratulation, even by the United States Senate, while the Dallas-Clarendon com- pact is accepted, which proposes the same sub- stantial guarantees against the supremacy of the United States in Central America? Let us explain. The Monroe doctrine has be- come an obsolete idga. We cannot, at this day, isolate ourselves from the rest of the world as the Chinese have done for centuries past: for even the Chinese must now open their doo We be- Jong to the family of the great maritime and commercial nations of the earth. Steamships, gold mines, cotton, telegrapbs, Xc., have blended the interests of all the great maritime nations, and thus in the commercial movements of Eng- land, France, or the United States, whether in China or Central America, all are affected and it § terested. Thus we find the British and American forces co-operating as commercial allies in an actua’ war upon the refractory Chinese; and thus it may be as much to our commercial advantage as to the advantage of England to enter into ths joint protectorate over Central America. Peace internal peace—is necestary in those countricg for the purposes of commerce in both oceans, and if this peace can only be secured through a joint protectorate with Eugland, let it be tried. When we are tired of it, we can abrogate it. But. considering the present world wide commer- cial aspects of our relations with England, and considering the fact that our New York steam- ship companies have thrown the golden prize of Nicaragua away, through their foolish rivalries, we conclude that it would be just as well to ratify Shiv DallaeClorendon treaty, and bring these Cen- tral American squabbles to a close. This body, it is understood, will complete it: investigations and let the public have the resul of them some day this week. Up to this time notwithstanding the attempts of the committee to keep their proceedings a secret, there ha+ leaked through the keyholes and cracks in the wall enough to lead the public to entertain hopes that the committee will not have been appointed , in vain. Notices have already been served upon at least two Congressmen — Welch of Connecticut, and Gilbert of New York—to the elfeet that they we heen gil'y of corruption, and that they are ex- lear themsclvesfrom the charge. It Judge Edwards, the gentleman to ‘aine referred when he made the yas inainly instrumental in procur ment of the committee, has given “which is considered satisfac- will be glad to have this expla- fences of the other members impugned. ible to ray, at this con- whore purity ha. Lt is of cownpe acoused by credible witnesses of having | fer there is no Judge Russell in Congress. Ways and means will not be wanting if the committee desire to let the guilty gofree. A severe speech in Congress may be the worst panishment that awaits them. But eyen with thie miserable end to their la- bors, the committee would not have lived wholly in vain, The fright has been wholesome. Many a scheme, in imitation of the famous Minnesoia— the Woodworth’s patent, the Pacific Raiiroad— have been precipitately dropped, and got un- der the table, lest these tremendous committee- men should come to hear of it, and put unplea- sant questions to the parties cencerned. Many a lobby member who calculated on clearing his twenty-five or thirty thousand net has beea ob- liged to retrench; and hes laughed in his sleeve at meeting evidences of Spartan virtue in faces which once were supple enough. Our public lands have been greatly helped by the committee. Instead of millions of acres to speculators, it seems doubtful whether a single one of the host of dishonest bills to give Uncle Sam’s land away will be passed at the present session of Congress. Of patent extensions we hear little or nothing. Before the committee, it was instructive to notice the sudden enthusiasm with which Congressmen, Senators, lobby members and newspaper correspondents had taken to the study of mechanics and dynamics; now, it seems, the higher branches of political science have resum- ed their wonted sway. Nor it is likely that this wholesome effect of the Corruption Committee will have worn off before the close of the session. If, on the other hand, the committee should really report—as it has examined—in earnest, there is no saying what may not be the effect of the investigation. If we could only have charges of corruption plainly and clearly fastened on members of Congress, or members of the lobby— it we could have them fairly and honestly tried and sentenced, and held up to public contempt— then, indeed, would the names of the members of the committee go down to posterity enshrined in honor. Perhaps te expect so much is utopian. Nobody doubts that there are some members of Congress, and all of the lobby, who are corrupt. Nobody questions but that votes are sold every session. Nobody believes that the commitice is corrupt, or that it does not desire to do its duty. Yet, in spite ot all these facts, nobody expects that any one will be punished, not even Simon- ton, whe, by his own confession, has been a sort ot lobby bribery-broker in Washington for some years, Alleged Increase of Crime in New York— Motives of the Recent Complaints Against the Police. The columns of some of our cotemporaries have lately been devoted to violent attacks upon the police force, in connexion with the garrotings and other nightly outrages committed within their jurisdiction. It is asserted that these offences have increased considerably of late, and that this increase is solely to be attributed to the negligent and inefficient discharge of their duties by the police, Now, in the wholesale application of charges like these, we think that decency required that some slight show of evidence should be brought forward to sustain them; otherwise their coinci- dence with certain movements in Albany to alter the whole character of our city government, and to revolutionize, in particular, the police force, suggests the suspicion that the excitement got up in connexion with these occurrences is purely of a political character. Curious to ascertain how far this idea is well founded, we have taken the trouble to institute an investigation into the facts, and we present in another column the results of our inquiries. From the evidence thus collected it would ap- pear that there is not only not the slightest foundation for the charges, but that the responsi- bility of the occurrences on which they are based is entirely due to corrupt influences, which the parties making them are now trying to extend through all the other ramifications of our city government, But first, as regards a question of fact, let us premise that there is no truth in the assertion that there is any considerable increase in the number of these outrages. They are about the same that they usually are at this season, the only difference being in the character of the assaults themselves, the garroting system appearing to have come into as great vogue amongst us as amongst the people of London, If there is any unusual excitement at all on the subject, it is probably owing to the startling and dangerous form which these outrages have as- sumed, and certainly efforts should be made to op- pose some check to them. We are sorry to inform our readers, however, that if their occurrence is to be arrested, it will not be by the police as. t present constituted. The police are but human creatures, and they cannot effect physical impos- sibilities. Their numbers are too limited to enable them to afford to our citizens the amount of protection which is expected of them. It ix the habit, in complaining of the inefticiency of Unt police, to contrast the results of their guardianship with those of the London force. But in deing this their relative inferiority J point of numbers is never taken into account. Let us just see how the fact stande. London has a patrol force, exclusive of officers, of 6 men, with a population (in 1852) of 41. ‘The whole police force of New York is only 1,100, and from this is to be deducted 167 captains, lieutenants and doormen, and about 200 on detailed duty, leaving for patrol duty only 800 men. Taking our population at 650,000, this would give only one policeman to every 812} inhabitants, whilst London has one to every 351}. The statement of this dis parity in numbers would in itself be sufficient account for the difference in the amount of pro- tection enjoyed by the citizens of London; but to give our readers a clearer idea of the prac- tical effect of this inferiority of strength in our own force, we will add that for a district like the Eighteenth ward, which covers a square half mile of territory, we have only a patrol force, all deductions made, of about thirty men. Hence to each man ig.allotted a beat of four or five streets, of about a quarter of a mile in length, which our readers will at once see it is physically impossible for him to protect properly. unless indeed be had the ubiquitous qualitics of Sir Boyle Roche's famous bird. As garrote rob- beries and burglaries are only attempted in par ties of four or five, eo that a couple of the thieves may be detailed to watch the movements of the policeman, it inevitably follows that the Jatter is never able to arrive in time at the epot where the robbery is committed. It will be eaid that the simple remedy for this is to imereare the force; but this the local authorities have no pewer todo. The number of the police is limited by an act of the Legislature, and since 1850 there has been no increase ini;, although since that period the area and population of the city have increased more than one-third. It is clear, therefore, that until such an sugmentation of the force is made as the exigencies of the public ser- vice demand, it is impossible that the body should be found equal to all its requirements, It is true that the experiment suggested to us by a correspondent might in a measure improve the present state of things and insure greater se- curity to our citizens at night. It is recom- mended that instead of keeping half the men on duty during the day whilst the other half are sleeping, there should be no street patrols at all before five o’clock in the afternoon. Small bodies of men, however, should be kept at the station houses ready to actif called upon. In this way a third more might be added to the atrength of the street patrols at night; and their greater efficiency would be secured by requiring the captains to make periodical rounds, like the field officers of a regularly constituted military force. This, however, is only an expedient to supply, in part, the measure which the necessity, of the case demands. It remains to be seen whether it would work satisfactorily as regards the health of the men. If, however, the other parties in whose hands the conservation of public order is centred, dis- charged their duties as effectively as the police, there is no doubt that much of the dissatisfaction that is at present expressed would be spared. The evil is not so much that offenders escape detection, but that by one corrupt influence or another they are subsequently enabled to evade punishment. Out of the thousands of arrests yearly made in our city, scarcely one-third are sent before the Grand Jury for indictment. With whom does the blame of this laches lie? Certainly not with the police. If our commit- ting magistrates are so indifferent to the responsi- bilities of their position as to allow outside pressure from political sources to sway their de- cisions, the interests of the citizens must suffer, and the guilty will escape the penalty of their crimes. The facility with which the most noto- rious offenders escape by these means the legal consequences of their acts, cannot but operate as an encouragement generally to the commission of crime. On the depressing effects of examples like these on the minds of policemen, who find only frowns where they expected approval, and censure where they anticipated reward, it is un- necessary for us to dwell. The tendency of all such influences must be to dishearten and de- moralise even the best disciplined body, and the only surprise to us is that under such circum- stances our police should be so effective and re- spectable a force as they are. For the evils of which their accusers complain, those parties have only themselves to blame, for it is the corrupt influences which they have introduced into all the departments of our city government which have wasted profitlessly the public revenues and poisoned the very fountains of justice. Tue Late Prestoy 8. Brooxs—Conares- stonaL Mockery aNp Friummery.—A Christian miesionary among the Feejee Islanders, wholly ignorant of the savage outrage in the United States Senate chamber of May last, on reading the late funeral speeches delivered in both houses of Congress upon the character and public ser- vices of Preston S. Brooks, would naturally sup- pose the deceased to be possessed of the gentle- neas of a Fenelon, the chivalry of a Bayard the patriotism of a Leonidas, the eloquence of a Cicero, and the statesmanship of a Hamilton. The missionary would exclaim—so young, too, and yet so great! What a loss to his country! What a loss to mankind! But who can imagine the astonishment of the innocent missionary, on being subsequently convinced that the only per- sonal act which has given the late Mr. Brooks a public notoriety beyond his Congressional dis- trict, was an act of murderous barbarity, dis gtaceful to himself and to his State, and caleu- lated deeply to disgrace our country, its society and its institutions in the eyes of the whole world, not excepting the Feejee Islanders? Such are the Egyptian mockeries and mum- meries of Congress over dead Congressmen. W find no pleasure in these hypocritical eulogige in honor of the deceased Mr. Brooks. The oxy thing which has made him a conspicuous public character—the only thing which overshadowed all other things, with every speaker and every listener of these Congressional glorifications— was the very thing which no member of Cor gress, except one, had the moral courage § defend or to touch upon as an act of heroism. Singularly enough, the name of tht member is expressed in the very word that most fitly defines the character of the deed which he was consistent and courageous enough to glorify to the last. There was a savage manliness in this that is refreshing, whatever we may say «f a want of prudish delicacy. The moral, howeve of these funeral ovations and orations in memory of Mr. Brooks is a painful one. It is another striking illustration of the demoralizing intla- ences of party politics in these degenerate times. ‘The funeral triumph of Mr. Brooks forcibly re- minds us, in fact, of the memorable pageant in New York city to the memory of Bill Poole. He was a shining light among the Know Nothings«f our city—they believed that he fell a martyr to what they called his “American principles.” His last words were, “I die a true American;” and so he was honored with a funeral display ex ceeding in the popular turn ont the reception here of General Jackson, and even of Lafayet: and rcarcely excelled by the reception of Kos- euth. Yet the death which thus made Bill Poole immortal was brought upon him in a drunken row, and bis loss was a gain to the community. Yet he was a partizan hero and a party martyr, and so they covered over the infamy of his acts with the glory of his principles. With regard to Preston 8. Brooks, the most charitable construction we can put upon that as- sault in the Senate chamber is that it was done under the murderous excitement of partizan ad- vice and alcohol. We are willing to admit this plea; but we deplore that party demoralization which, in Congress, in the case of a Mr. Snooks or a Mr. Brooke, aspires to emulate our New York glo ifications over the illustrious Bill Poole. These are among the most lamentable evidences of that decay in party decencies and public morals which is always the harbinger of national fatali- ties, All these party debaucheries, too, may be traced to the greedy and ravenous contention among our politicia es, factions and par- ties for the public epoil d plunder. Too much of prosperity and riches is productive of laxu- ry, indolence, official corruption and general de- moralization and ruin. We have the werning of the future in the history of the past. There is nothing healthy or sound in these honors to Poele or Brooke. They are evidences only of party demoralization and public ruin. Let us have no more of them. Prooress or THE Iratian Orera.—We give elsewhere a letter from Mr. Strakosch to the editor of another journal, in which the empresario makes the most positive aseertion that he manages the Opera “himself alone,” as Cesar conquered Spain, or as Napoleon crossed the Alps. The case is precisely as we have previously stated it. Mr. Strakosch had something to advertise, and he chose those journals having the largest circulation for his purpose. In so doing he only followed the example of other clever business men. The Harpers advertise their newspaper and their ma- gazine—Bonner his Ledger—Stewart his dry goods, almost exclusively in the journals selected by Strakosch, and we never heard their right to do so questioned, even by the small papers who have endeavored to bully Strakosch into giving them a few dollars to sustain their miserable hand-to-mouth existence. Suppose one of these small journals should advise the public not to buy of Stewart because he did not black mail them with his ad- vertisements. Hew absurd it would seem, and what a curious effect it would have, so far as its limited circulation could have apy effect. This course, however, they have pursued with Stra- kosch, and the result has proved that he was right. All their humbug and vituperation have not taken a dollar from his pocket, and it has probably had rather a beneficial effect than otherwise. The season is already half finished, and has been successful, pecuniarily and artisti- cally,and that in spite of the most terrible weather, which has had a serious effect on all public amusements. The groundless attacks upon Strakosch doubtless caused a great many persons who would otherwise have been indiffe- rent, to give him their sympathy and support, while his own tact has done the rest. He brought forward Mme. de Wilhorst precisely at the right moment, and she achieved an unprecedented suc- cess, attracting two splendid houses at the worst season of the year, and ina role that had been done to death. While the young prima donna is studying anew réle, he gives us Parodi in the “Favorita,” with a strong cast—other operas with a strong combination of artists are in pre- paration, and the season, which has been exceed- ingly interesting, promises to be brilliantly suc- cessful. Of course the small papers howl more loudly than ever at this position of affairs; but they are like the Chinese, who proposed to frighten the English troops with horrible noises, Stra- kosch is master of the situation. Capiner Maxtnc Nonsense.— Among our latest advices from Washington we are told that the Robert J. Walker clique are becoming impatient at Mr. Buchanan’s delay in putting the said Walker at the head of the Trea- sury; that the Forney influence is brought to bear in favor of Walker—(poor Forncy! as if he were in a condition to do anything yet awhile!)—that Forney will certainly be Postmaster General; that Glancy Jones is already appointed to the office; that Mr. Pickens, of South Carolina, will be Secretary of State; that Marcy, after all, will be retained, and that the chances are best of all for Hunter, of Virginia. Such is our news from the Washington Cabinet makers. Truly, we fear that they will have to give it up till Mr. Bu- chanan goes back to Wheatland. More or THE LATEST NEWS. BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGAAPHS, Affairs at Washington. MR. BUCHANAN GOING TO WHEATLAND—CABINET RUMORS—THE NEW ORGAN—THE DIFFICULTY WITH VENEZUELA—THE CHAFFEE INDIA RUBBER PATENT. ‘Wasurcton, Feb, 1, 1867. Mr. Bachanan will leave here for Wheatland on Tues- day, if nothing happens. Up to this time every body ts in a fog with reference to ‘who is going into the Cabinet. History bas no parallel to ‘the pressure tbat has been made upon Mr. Buchanan to put certain gentlemen ta the Cabinet. I learn to-day that the friends of Mr. Hunter have withdrawn him trom the field. ‘There seems to be some difficulty and no little exette- ment among the organ men since it has been ascertained that Major Heiss is about to establish another democratic Paper bore, which may possibly divide up the printing, as the Major has a host of friends in both Houses, Lunderstand that our government have determined to send an agent clothed with full and ample power to the government of Venezuela, asking indemaity for the spo- ation of our citizens’ property destroyed by that gov ernment, This matter has been under consideration for some time, and it # abundantly shown that gross out rages were committed upon the persons and property of our citizens, The Robert J, Walker wirepullers are getting out of Patience at the slow progress they are making towards getting their favorite into the Cabinet. The Forney in fluence is brought to bear in return for Walker's letter to Buchanan in favor of Forney tor the Post (fice Depart ment. It is genorally believed that Mr. Pickens, of South Carolina, wii be offered the Sato Department. Efforts will be made to-morrow to bring up the bill ex tending the Cbaflee India rubber patent. The scheme has been extensively lobbied, and being considered ready to be sprung any day. Requiring a two-thirds vote, the yeas and nays wil! show what representatives have besn influenced to sacrifice important public dutios for private individual nterost. Affairs at Albany. OUR NEXT SENATOR IN CONGRESS—DULL DAY IN THE LEGISLATURE—SUPPLY BILL HANGING BY THE GILLS—NO PUBLIC MATTERS TRANSACTED— ATTOR- NEY GENERAL CUSHING ON THE MAINE LAW AND LIQUOR GENERALLY, ETO. Aipasy, Jan, 31, 1867, ‘The friends of Preston King had §ibe caucus int night ail their own way. Every thing was done decentiy, par Vamentary and in etrict conformity with caucas etiquette. Mr. Hunt's friends only numbered seventeen, all told, though they created « terrible bullabulloo for the last two weeks, The selection of Mr. King will be confirmed by the Leginiature on Tuesday, and the universal repub- ean party oorth of Mason and Dixon, wi!) cordially res pond Amen. The Know Nothing, insignificant as tney tre, bold ‘avcus on Monday evening, and as the de meccrats have adjourned theirs until the fame time, ith the democrats upon Werd Hunt, with the wrance that some 1b rty Hont men in the House will unite against Preston King, Bot thie could not detest him, nor any other stratagem which may be resorted to by a conjunotion of Know Nothing ana democratic strengin. The cavour 1d & resolution of flattery, offered by Mr. to Mr Hont the next vacancy worthy of choles #hich may oecur. Thi Btended asa mere ve, in order to reconcie him an: is frimmde to the cored defeat jom experienced. It was somewhat gviar, too, that while passing ¢noomims upeo Mr and endorsing bis poliioal orthodoxy. not a rylable was uttered in relation to Hamilion the gaat cl Senator. It is said instroctions were sent Washington to Jet Mr. Fish cown as casiiy as persible, aa be came to the support of i ;emont at the oleventa bour, Op the 4th of March Preston King takes his seat beride William H Seward in ihe! niteo states Senate, and will be found s right jolly companion among the ynla punce of Washington for six years to come. of New York, was the gentleman who 90 jando Wood as Senator, and not Mr, Multi in bern a drowsy, beavy, gloomy Saturday. ‘The storm without, the desertion of the lobby and one: third of the members within, rendered ful and disinterosting. A few ui 4 not the least matter of interest oo ay, excopt p little floundering tm the sting Sappiy bili. The Senate had rea early all the ie m@ previously @.ricken out by the House, anc ineeried several thoveand dotlars of now matt r, principally sppropriations to pay exvomses in the con ns of Fi and sickier, When taken up 2 tor agreement to the senate’s Mir Hogeboom (who aspires to ae Hoftmen’s grey coa!), oppored them wii eb imperrion noe and irresistible effect, that pl of thore amendments were promptly rejected by the ry H hn fe A HE will goon arrive when the through with the accustomed haste of many former ‘eae te payee ing his opinion Ae an the Houre aa! wi ton of te art nora ar tbe Malden and wa - Togulatin ssle o! intoxicating liquors, a pe ey ye] laine law now in force is that part of section t which makes it uplawtol for any toxicated, and that there are no a Teguiating the sale of intoxicating liquors, — Legislature desire free trade in liquor, or a ; OF & probibitory taw would it not be well to say 90 the matter {hone ao" obscure an 0 tax ihe inuenuity of courts to Such is the deliberate ion of Attorney General Cushing; but whether Siceg er a ‘strick tory brandy law he does not so enlighten the Torhepe the resolution of inquiry did not go to that —_______. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. ALBany, Jan. 51, 1867, A debate sprung up in the Senate on the bill to tax the charitable fund of the fire department in that city. In reply to Mr. Noxon, Mr. Sickizs made an elaborate: argument in support of the bill, embracing the following points:— lst. The State bas a right to affix any condition jes to the permission it grants to foreign co: ee ee wwbin our jurisdiction. the cay it ir business actualy done within the State, 3d. Experience has stown, since 1849, that a reasona- ble tax of 3 per cent on the premiums earned by foreign insurance in the city does not tend to dri foreign capital trom te business, or to prevent a whole- some competition with the home companies. 4th. That it is right to give the proceeds of the tax to the charitable fund of the fre department, the Pensioners upon that fund are those who havo been dis- abled or killed in protecting the pro; the companies, among others, upon # ‘this tax is imposed. The bill was ordered to @ third reading by : a Serious Railroad Accident, &. Avousta, Ga., Feb. 1, 1887. ‘The up Sunday morping train on the Georgia Railroad met with a painful acci ent about seventeen miles from Augusta. About forty passengers were finjured; among Governor Johnson, of Tennessee, who bas an arm ‘Two ladies were seriously wounded. Partiou- lars ‘Rot yet been obtained. The roof and three floors of No, 6 Warren block, in thig city, fell in leat night. ‘The lower floor was ful! of wheat Owned by Lewis & Allon. - pnt The Southern Mail—Munificent Bequest, &es Bartimors, Feb. 1, 1867. Our latest mai! dates aro New Orleans 26th, Savannah 29th, and Charleston 30th inst. The schooner Woodbine, from New York to Brazos, had arrived at Key West, leaking badly. ‘Moses Sheppard, a rich retired merchant (a Quaker) of this city, died this morning. He has left $600,000 with which to found an insane asylum. The Weather in Vermont. Wurrs Riven Joncrion, Vt., Jan, 31, 1967. The snow storm here has been very severe, and bos drifted badly, causing much delay to the Northern rail- way trains. Bae. New OnteAns, Jan. 30, 1867. The Arabia's advices bed noeflest upon our mar! and are ul to- 6.000 bales; sales prin week, i rece the week, 29,000 bales; recetpts ahead of last year, 44,000; stock’ at Port, 372,000 bales. Coflee (Ric), 160 # 10%¢. @ 10340. for prime. the week, 9,500 ane week last year. teok on band, 198,000 bales; increased rece, 1 bales. Middling quoted 120. on nee The New York Piiots. ‘The Pilot Commissioners, underwriters and pilots have asked a new law, or, rather, an amended law, of the Legislature—one more just and fair to all parties. The following ts their petition: — : fj ii "= 4 i i if i i 6 & > 5 a 5 § = j 2 : i i 2 E 5 | iH f H E i 2s § SSS 328 es? ‘ i H i i li H . ea sé es. gs = i +] i @ ap: int ae i i i li ano all veavele sailing under register, bound to or iron the port ot Ni fork by toe way of Saady fook, shall take a licensed pil r incase of refural to take such P pilo, shall himaeii, owners of consignees. pay the said pilotage as if one bad been employed, and race pilotage hall be paid to the pilot first speaking or over ng his ser ‘vices as pilot to alee a be Any person not ing ense as pilot under thie act, or under the laws of the State of New Jersey, who shali pilot, or ofer to pliot any ship or vevsel to of from the portof New York, by ay of Sandy Hook, excep) sueb a# are exempt 1 Of thie aot, or any master ' censed pilot om board -uch vesee! or vessels, ebail bo deemed gallty of » mirdemeanor, and. on conviction, shal| be paniahed by & fine not exceeding $100, of imprisonment not exceed ing #xty days: apd ail persons employing & persen to ack as pilot, not holding a license under this act, or voeder the jaws of the State ot Now Jersey, shall forfeit and to the Board of Commissioners of love the #um of $1 ‘This application he beem misunderstood by one or two correspondents in Albany. If they will take the trouble 10 refer to the presentiaw and to the amendments pro- Ppowed ‘hey will find that they are wrong in evory partic. ular. All vessels are now required to take pilots, The amendments exempts verrols under three hundred tons. ‘The charges \n bay for traweporting, detention, &e, un. ‘The law is asked for by the commissioners and auderwriters, and not objected to by the pilots, ai © though most of the features are opponed to thelr interoass, ‘The only clause in favor of the pilots i# that requiring a verre! totnke the first pilot speaking her, The pilots fe have been subjected to « fine of $60 for not boarding email vestela/ when a jurger one was in fight They \berefore merely nek that the Iaw should mot be entirely one sided—that captains of vessels 28 well ae pilots should be pinced on « par on this point