The New York Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1857, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNEDD, BDITOR AND PROPSIETOR. WYI0n H.W. CORWES OF NASSAU AND FULTON OTs. AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway—Gnsen Moxstaa— La Pars Cuamrerse —Karsy. WIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway—Eeutnsia—Ticut Rore Paave -Tee Cor scar. BaUBA EEENWS THEATRE, Broadway—Miny's Besrapiy—Lirrizy Toppeexins. ad sn AMERICAN MUSEUM, Brea¢way—After- wean Aacnmons) Tenwunre Tum Puiasaiee Nalauno se. Breaing—Goraau, on Davuicur axp GasvigHT. GRO. CHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTREL, 444 Brondway— Semorux Prerommaxce—New Yin Caire, BUCKLEY'S GEREKADERS, 065 Breadway—Brmeriuan (Punvonssxcar—Lucneria Conia. MBOHANICS’ HALL, 472 Grosdway -Nroro Mevovirs 20., oy Memesns OF TeR Oni Gural Cupisty’s MinsTanis. @BINESE ROOME, 539 Broadway—Seven Mire Minnow ov var Gaeat Lanes anxp BIVERS. Rew York, rucsday, February 3, 1857. Mails for Europe. ‘THE NEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. The Oanard mail steamship Persia, Captain Judkins ‘wi leave this port to-morrow, at one o'clock, for Liver- pool. he European mails wil! close in this city at half-past ‘@leven o’clock in the morning. ‘Wao Buropeen edition of the Henaxp, printed in Frey ob ‘and English, will be published at ten o'clock im the morn- tng. Singte copies, in wrappers, sixpence. Subscripuors and adveriteement for any edttion of the New York Heap will be received ut the following plore tn Europe:— Loxpos—Am_ & Duropean Expreas Oo , 6 King William at Pare — Do. do. 8 Piace de ia Sours. avErreci—Do. do 9 Chapel atrect Lrveerooi—-John Hunter, 12 Exchange street, Bast. Bavaw—am. & Duropean Express Co, 21 Rae Corneille ‘Tho sonienta of the European ocition of the Hegsiv will combine the news received by mail and telegraph 4° the office during the previous week, and up to the hour of podiication The News. ‘The mysterious and horrible murdor of Dr. Har- vey Burde!) still continues to be the general and most interesting topic of conversation. The testi mony elicited on the Coroner's inuest yesterday has developed facts which serve to throw more Nght upon the details of the tregedy. Papers have been found in the secretary of Mr. Eckel which it is claimed belong to the decea.ed. The parties origi- nally arrested still remain in custody, and the house yet remains in charge of the police. Fora fall ac- eount of the Coroner's investigation, together with other interesting details, we would refer our readers to another page. The election for Chief Engineer of the Fire De- partment, which for some time past has created 4 good deol of excitement among the firemen of our city, will take place this evening, at the different engine houses. There are three candidates for the office, viz.:— Alfred Corson : . Chief Eagineer, Henry 8. Howat ‘Awsievont Engineer Rooert Walker... . Fulton Fagine Company No, 21, The returns of the different companies wiil be eanvassed at the Stuyvesant Institute on Wednes. day evening, and the result announced. In the United States Senate yesterday a resolu- tion was adopted calling en the Secretary of War to communicate copies of all correspondence not here- tofore furnished relative to the California “ Vigi- Yance Committee " of 1856. Also, a resolution eall- ing for information as to the resuits of the trial of camels in the military service. A resolution to ap- point a committee to ascertain and report a mode of examining the votes for President and Vice-Presi* éent, and to notify them of their election, was adopted, and a committee appointed to confer with 8 like committee from the House. The Indian Ap- propriation bill, with amendments involving over a willion of dollars, was then passed. The House of Representatives passed a bill legalizing entries ander the graduation act of 1854, made prior to its pacsege, in cases where settlement was made in good jaith. A resolution introduced by direction of the Investigating Committee, directing the Ser- geant-at-Arms to bring James W. Simonton before the committee te answer questions put to him, was adopted. The bill remodelling the revenue system was discussed and postponed te Monday next. The appropriation of $150,000 for the purchase of a steam revenue cutter, with the Senate’s amendment striking out the provision “ that it shall be ststioned fn the barbor of New York, and used for relieving shipwrecked persons,” was passed, and awaits the action of the President. A resolution from the Committee on the Judiciary for the impeachmeat of Judge Watrous, of the District of Texas, was introduced. Our special despatch from Washington this morn ing contains much interesting news relative to the movemeatea of the politicians, sayings and doings at ‘the capital, &c., Ae. Nothing of importance transpired in our State Legislatare yesterday. We refer our readers to the telegraphic news for a report of their proceedings A full account of the doings of the democratic caucus at Albany last evening, for the selection of a candidate for United States Senator, is given else- where. Mach excitement existed among the dele- gates. After a letter from Mayor Wood, requesting his friends to withdraw his name, was read, Daniel E. Sickles received a majority of the votes. The Board of Aldermen met last evening, but no Duriness of importance was transacted. A commu. nication was received from the Counsel to the Cor poration in answer to a resclution passed last Thars- day requiring him to comply with a resolation of Dec mmber 16, 1856, asking his official opinion “as to the duties, expenditures, &c., of the Commissioners of the Central Park.’ The Counsel states that he has been sick, but more than insinuates that there are more important dnties attached to his office than ‘answering questions for the Common Council, heads ‘of departments, &e. In the Board of Councilmen last evening a pream ble and resolution declaring the bill at present be- fore the Legislature at Albany for the appointment of Po ice Commissioners for this city, unconstitation al, urging the representatives from the city to use all honorable means to protect the rights of their constituents, and to oppose all attempts to disfran chive the people of this city, was introduced aad ordered to be printed. A petition from Messrs. Bperry & Co., relative to the erection ef a tower on the Battery, with the view of determining the cor. rect time by observation, was referred. The remsin- der of the session was taken up with petitions, re- ports of committees, 4c. At the meeting yesterday of the Board of Super- visors, the City Chamberlain made his annual re- port, by which it appears that the amount of moneys controlled by the Supreme and County Courts, in bis hands, was as follows: Bonds and mortgages, $754,577 90; New York Life Bosuranee and Trust Company, $94,977 18; United States Trust Compa- ny, $50,716 04; United States Trust Company (tem- porary deposit ), $24,035 10; various securities, #12 - 700; Shoe and Leather Bank, $64,153 25—Total, $1,001,158 82. Several bills presented ty the Su- pervisors for sepsiy~) were referred Rev. Dr. Hand * vered a highly interesting lec tare before a very Rect assemblage of ladies and gentlemen laat evening, at Hope Chapel, on the “Bthnolegy of America.” Owing to the pressure pon onr columns of the recent horrible murder case, we are compelled to omit our report. Wm. £, Thompson, one of the reporters of the NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1857. Courier and Enquirer, who 80 eudljeniy absconded with money belonging to other people, has been overtaken in England, and compelied te refand a portien of the stolen funds. The manner in which he was cornered will be found in a letter from . Fallon, Harvey & Fallon, in our paper The United States storeship Supply, Commander Porter, arrived st the Southwest Pass, below New ‘Orleans, on the 30th alt., from Smyrna, with forty- one camels on board, all of which were brought over without difficulty and in good health. The United States mail steamship Empire City from New York and Havana, reached New Oricans in safety on the 30th ult. On her passage, however, she encountered terrible gales, during which she lost her wheelhouses, and experienced other damage. The gale lasted for over forty hours—and it taxed the utmost strength of the ship, and ability of her commander to bring her safely through it. Dates from Mexico to the 14th ult. state that the insurrection at San Luis Potosi had been quelled; that the insurgents had fled, and most of their lead- ers were killed. From Florida we learn that General Barney had wade a reqnisition for three additiona! companies of troops within thirty days. The indians were said to be concentrated near New Smyrna, and plana had been made to surround them. The February term of the General Sessions com- menced yesterday, the Recorder presiding. Tre Grand and Petit Jury panels were called, but there not being a quorum, they were discharged till this morning. Samuel D. Farmer, who pleaded guilty to forgery in the third degree last term, in forging checks to the amount of $4,000, was sentenced to the State prison for two years. The connections of the accused are highly respectable, and Judge Ras- tell observed that an examination of the papers convinced him that the prisoner had been made a tool by others. A tire occured at No. 44 Maiden lane last night about 9 o'clock, occupied on the first floor by George S. Mawson, dealer in fara, the upper part of the building occupied by other parties. The firemen. succeeded in preventing the fire from extending be- yond the oneinwhich it originated. An account of the fire will be found elsewhere. It will be seen in our paper to-day, that the vitriol thrower is agein at his infamous practices. A girl bad her fur cape and tilk dress completely ruined on Sunday evening, and we will no doubt hear of other eases if the perpetrator be not speedily arrested. The cotton market was active yesterday, aod under the influence of intelligence from the South regarding @ decrease in the receipts the market ad- vanced jc.a jc. per pound, with sales of about 7,000 bales, based chiefly upon middling uplands a* 13{¢., ard New Orleans at 13jc. Flour was in a little better demand for common grades of State and Western, while the higher and extra grades were in limited request. There was more inquiry for wheat, with sales of fair to choice white Southern at $175 a #180; inferior do. at $1 65. Corn was in fair demand at 6%c. a 72c. for Western mixed from store. Pork was firmer, with sales of new mess at $21 50 a $21 75 and $21 57}, and old mess at $20 25 a $20 50. Sugars were quiet, but firm. In another column will be found the prices of Mesars. Stuart's refined sugars, Coffee was in moderate request without change in prices. In another place will be found the stock om the let of February, which amounted to 89,843 bags of Rio, and 106,357 packages of all kinds, inciuding 2,175 bags and 8,500 mats of Java. Freights were inactive, and engagements limited, at about Setar- day's quotations. Mr. Buchanan at Washington—Signs of « Good Administration, Our information of Mr. Buchanan's move- ments at Washington is of the most interesting character. It appears that his presence has al- eady bad the most happy effect in calming down he belligerent propensities of the wrangling cliques and spoilsmen of the hopeful democracy. They have discovered that they and the broken democracy owe more to Mr. Buchanan for their narrow escape in his election than he owes *o them-—they have found out that the President elect intends to be the master of his position, aud the practical head of his administration; and we presume they have made the additional discovery that he will dispense with the underground es- tablishment of a Kitchen Cabinet. Conspicuous among the latter-day saints of the democratic church who have made their way to Washington through the snow, to pay their ce- spects to their anointed chieftain, is Governor Wise, of Virginia, Democrats who had never seen the Governor before have been surprisingly taken aback in his presence. They had supposed him to be a terrible giant, armed cap-a-pie, bearded like a Russian, and blustering like a bully. On the contrary, he has appeared among them rather a thin, delicate and weakly looking maa, amiable, inoffensive, and gentle as a Methodist I her after a goed revival; and instead of boiling over with swords, guns, bayonets, niggers, secession, disunion and civil war, beautifully dissolving in the milk and honey of brotherly love. Such have been the good influences of the mere contact of the warlike Governor with the pacific President elect. The Heny A. Wise of some two years ago, with Lis low, mean, vulgar and ungentlemanly abuse from the stump; nay, more, the Governor Wise of last sommer, with his fire eating. disanion bravado, froth, fuss and fury about his niggers and the price of niggers, is not the same Governor Wise that bas visited Mr. Buchanan at Wheatland and at Washington. No. He has repented, he has been baptized in the true faith—yea, washed, and bas become a new man: for, upon a mere con- tingent interest in the spoils, he has pledged him- self to Mr. Buchanan and the Union, utterly re- gardiess of the price of niggers. This is a great and good example of the benig1 influevees of the new dispensation already. It is siguifieant of much good accomplished and of better things to come. We hail this sign asa mighty evidence in support of our faith in Mr. Buchanon’s Cancaster declaration against ail factions and parties. No schemers of ho sectional plotters of discord. no fire- eating secessionists nor fanatical abolitionists will be countenanced by him. He will take the straight and well defined highway of the Union and the Constitution: he will choose hie own Cabinet, define and pursue his ewn administra- tive policy, so as not only to reconstruct the democratic party upon a broader basis in his sup- port, but so as to reduce the opposition forces to the narrowest possible margin of mere sectional grounds of hostility. This masterly programme will. of course, comprehend a series of measures, foreign and domestic, of an eminently national and conservative character, with a due regard, meantime, to onr legitimate commercial and political prosperity and progress. According to our advices, Mr. Buchanan will make no definite designation of his Cabinet un- til be shall bave submitted his researches and conclusions at Washington to the refining eru- cible at Wheatland. In the meantime, it seems, from the conversations, inquiries, remarks, com- pliments, hints, suggestions, opinions, &c., of the President elect at Washington, that some pretty shrewd guesses may be made, at least in respect to the more prominent members of his ministry. We are not impatient; for we await the official proclamation of the new Cabinet without par- tiality, anxiety or fear. The formation of the Cabinet, however, and the settlement of the law for the division of the spoils among the brethren will constitute only a part of the immediate responsibilities of Mr. Bucha- nan. The more important principles, fereign and domestic, which are to form the general pelicy of his administration, must be fixed upon at the outset, and clearly laid down in his inaugural eddrese, Inasmuch, too, as this course will com- mand the confidence of the country and the respect of the world, we have no doubt, that Mr. Buchanan will adopt it te the fullest practicable extent. We are entirely inclined to believe that bis inangural will be a calm, delibe- rate, boxe fide, and free exposition of the pur- poses ot his administration, foreign and domestic, and tbat they will place the party supporting the administration upon a broadem, Jeftier, stronger and more enduring Union and constitutional platform than that which any such party has cceupied since the time of Monroe, The quiet retirement of the shades of Wheatland will be the proper place, therefore, for this careful set- ment of the metes and boundaries of this new dispensation. Onr intelligent readers are well aware that all the old party iseues and party lines upen banks, eub-treasuries, tariffs, public lands and internal improvements, have become “ obsolete ideas” — that, in fact, at this day the controlling lines of party demarcation are sectional lines, and tbat niggere, niggers, North and Seuth, are the para- mount question with a demeralized and discord- ant democracy and a divided opposition. Weall know that amid the confusion of these conflict- ing materials, Mr. Buchanan has been elected— we all know, too, that by the'year of grace 1860 there must be a complete reconstruction of par- ties. Nor is this all: We know that what this reconstruction and new division of parties is to be will be determined toa great extent by the acts and measures, as weighed with the ple?ges nd promises of this incoming administration. In this view, the fatal crimes, follies and blunders of poor Pierce stand out lil buoys and beacons to the President elect, pointing him out the shoals and breakers. Mr. Buchanan will accordingly fall back from poor Pierce’s road to ruin, tack ship, and, steering by the chart and compass of the Union and the constitution, he may contem- plate the future with a clear conscience, though aiter him should come the Deluge. Tax Cuzvaiier Wikxorr on His Traveis.— We see it stated in some of the smaller city jour- nals that Chevalier Wikoff was the writer of the letter sent by Madame de Wilhorst to the editor of this paper. Whether or not this is the fact is a matter of little consequence to the public. The letter was well written—it was entirely appro- priate to the occasion—it came with admirable grace from the young and charming prima donna, and had a deep and abiding effect on the public mind. We rather suspect, however, that the Chevalier Wikoff in these latter days has much heavier irons in the fire than pretty prima donne, tenors, opera managers or other cle- gant articles of the same description. We under- stand that he has been during the past few weeks in Philadelphia engaged in settling his private affuirs in relation to the fortune left him by his father. When the Chevalier at his majority came into his inheritence it amounted to abeut one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the greater part of which he spent in seeing and mixing with the highest society, in all parts of Europe, from Lands End to Moscow, from Stockolm to Constantinople. The rem- nants of this fortune don’t amount w much, but the Chevalier has enlarged his re- sources by bringing his literary talents into the market. A fair specimen of the Caevalier’s talent in this way has recently been given to us in bis “Adventures of a Roving Diplomatist.” The Chevalier is now, we understand, ia Washing- ton, taking his final leave of Marcy preparatory to another visit to France and Russia, where the Chevalier’s services may be of the greatest im- portance in bringing about the uew alliance be- tween the Emperors. During the autumn of 1855 Wikoff visited Russia, He was traced from thence to Berlin, from which city he snddenty disappeared through the door of the Russian Embassy. He was missing during three weeks, and was believed to have gone to St. Petersburs | and to have had a private interview with Nessel- rode. He returned to Paris and placed hims:'f in communication with the French goveramen . Soon after this the first intimations of peace were heard from Prince Napoleon and other stock job- bers about the Tuileries. They then saw the ne- cessity of making peace, because France had gained all the glory that could be acquired in the Crimean campaign, and it was necessary to check British ambition in the satue quarter. They all then commenced specu lating in stocks, under the full belief that pea was near at hand, as the reeult proved. T’ Chevalier Wikoff has already proved his ageac” in bringing about the entente cordiale betwee: Palmerston and the Emperor of the French; and since his quarrel with Palmerston he won't probably be very willing to see a still closer alliance between France and Russia, ‘Therefore, as soon as he has finished his busincss at Washington, and taken an affectionate far: well of Marcy, we expect to hear that he is off for the Continent to commence his operations 0 a large scale, and that he will, before a great while, furnish us with another volume of “The Adventures of a Roving Diplomatisi,”’ which will be still more interesting, graphic, piquant and readable than the first. Proaverrua Str, Frozex Ur.—some (me ago certain rash speculators gave the Philadel- phians a line of screw steamers to ply between the last named fresh water seaport and Liverpool. After running the line for a few months, it was ascertained that the Philadelphians were alto- gether too provincial in their ideas to support such a luxury asa line of oceaa steamers, and two of the ships were transferred to New York, leaving only two for Philadelphia. One of these, the City of Manchester, has just arrived below Philadelphia, but on account of the ice in the Delaware she could not reach the city. She therefore turned about and made the best of her way to this port. It seems as if the very elements combined in favor of New York, and the severity of the weather, which so materially interferes with inland and city retail trade, absolutely drives to our harbor foreign commerce intended for other cition The Phila- delphians may as well give it up. They cannot support a line of ocean steamers ; and when one is sent to them, by way of letting them down easily, she cannot reach her dock, because the merchants have not public spirit enough to keep the channel open. New York is the place for foreign commerce —the only place in the United States, Philadelphia can send us the coal to keep the steam up, and amuse itself with its manufactures and its Opera House without any singers. Boston can have its Lowell lectures, ite tea parties and its little ceandals; while upon Manhattan Island is transacted the commerce of the Western world. Whe Murder in Bond Street. ‘The public will find elsewhere the latest deve- Jopements in regard to this horrible affair. It is imporsible even to hazard a conjecture, where error might be so cruel and unjust; but the more one sees of the evidence, the clearer does it ap- pear that the victim was not assassinated by com- mon professional robbers. A thousand indica- tions point to quarters far higher. But we mast not invade the province of the Coroner and his Jury. It is not correct, as certain of our cotempora- ries seem to desire to do, to instance t'sis murder as an evidence of the looseness with which jus- tice is administered and the police authority en- forced in the city. There is no reason to believe that a million of policemen, trained to the per- fection of efficiency, would have saved Dr. Bur- dell’s life. Nor in all probability would that life have been saved had the marderer possessed a far stronger conviction in the justice of our law courts than their recent practice permits any one toentertain. So far as the evidence already ad- duced enables one to judge, the prospect of de- tection was calmly and deliberately viewed by the murderer. There is no trace of precipitation anywhere. The victim was strangled, till death ensued; to make matters eure, a dirk was stack in his throat; to make matters more sure, the stab was repeated fourteen times, till the and even the room and the floor were all bedabbled with blood. Then all evidence of the erime was effaced. True, the knife or dirk was not made away with or destroyed; but this was the only mistake com- mitted. In all other respecte, the crime stands as one of the most perfectly planned and success- fully executed outrages on record—as one of those outrages which no prudential foresight, aad no official guardianship could possibly prevent. It may indeed serve as the text, or rather a« the illustration to a sermon on the mora! cha.ac- ter of New York society. For, making every al- lowance for the numbers of mora) and pious families in this city, both rich and poor, from Fifth avenue to avenue A, it is doubtful whether any place in the world contains as many houses where such crimes as this murder could be plan- ned, and executed, as this metropolis of ours. Whether any other city contains an equal num- ber of women, in what is called society, with a certain kind of manners, and a sort of education, but utterly devoid of principle and virtue. Whether any other city, large or small, is ruled socially by amore wretched and vile clique—in the shape of society--and more used to worship whatever is contemptible and loathsome. It is hard to say what influence this general perniciousness of atmosphere may have on indi- vidual cases; but we can quite understand that the material out of which murderers are made must be more plentiful in a community where principle is loose and scant than in one where it is _ strict and universal. We do not find, on studying his- tory, that religion has always engendered a re- spect for the moral law; on the contrary, in many instances it would appear as though crime and Christianity went apace. But we do find that, in communities whose general moral tone has been high, a remarkable diminution in crimes of bru- tality has taken place. And it would not seem unreasonable to infer, according to the same rule, that in communities whose moral tone is low, such crimes will abound. We have every reason to believe that no small portion of the responsibility for the decay of vir- tue in New York rests upon our clergy. W-» have perhaps a larger number of clergy than avy other city of the same size; but when we come 'o inquire how these gentlemen occupy themsely », we find that over a half find life hard enov sh to get along with over their soft coal fire, while the remainder devote to letters and other pur- suits the time which belongs to the people. With the exception of their theological merits, we «re at a loss to know any benefit which these gentry are to the city. We never find that they are fighting with vice where it is really dangerous. We never hear of them in Water street or Church street. We never hear of a clergyman getting into any trouble in the discharge of his duties. What we do hear of them is that they have been presented with so many dollars as a New Year's gift by their flock; that they have gone to Europe for bronchitis; that they have had their portrai: done by Eliot; that the eechymosis on the large toe of their left foot is better, and consequently that they may be expected to preach in about three weeks; that they demolished the Pope of Rome, likewise the Jesuits, in a twenty minutes’ sermon last Sabbath—during all which hypocrisy and folly, our youth are learning to cheat and to lie, to rob and to kill. Goverxuent Post Orrick ApVERTISING.— After the most rigid seratiny and the closest canvass, the New York Heray bo« again been selected as the organ the Post Office Department to publish the lists of letters remaining in the Post Office of ti + city. The Henan has been again selected as having the largest circulation in the city of New York, according to the Act of Congress in such case made and provided. Two years ago, after a close canvass, in which the Sun, Times and 7rilune all became parties, we received the Post Office advertising, having prov ed that our daily circulation in city and couo try far exceeded that of any other journal. Since that time certain journals in the interest of party hacks, and other journals aiming to rival us, industriously disseminated the report that the circulation of the Henatn had diminish- ed, in consequence of its political course during the late presidential contest. Acting upon this false impression, the proprietor of the New York Sun demanded from the Post Office Depart. ment a new scrutiny, which was had. The result shows that during the last two years the Heranp has largely increased its daily circulation in the city and coun- try, while the circulation of tne Sun has be- come greatly diminished. The folly of the pro- prietor of the Sun in demanding the last canvass is apparent, The scrutiny only proved that he was going down while we were going up. He was the sole instigator of the proceeding and the sole competitor of the Heratn. The daily Times and Tribune having fallen off in their daily cirenlation during the past two years, did not dare to enter into the competition for the ad- vertising of the list of letters. The decision of the Post Office Department, under the act of Congress, enables us to publish in official shape the fact that the New York Heravy has, within the past two years, largely increased its circulation in and out of the city, while the Sun and other daily journals have suf- fered from a corresponding decrease daring the same space of time. Our highest circulation at one time during the period mentioned amounted to seventy-nine thousand (79,000) im- pressions in one day; the general average of our circulation ie sixty thousand (60,000) copies per doy; our city circulation alone, below Fifty-first street,-and not including Brooklyn, Jersey City, Newark, or any of the surrounding cities, amounts to forty thousand (40,000) impressions each day. THE LATEST NEWS. SY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, Interesting from Washington. MOVEMENTS OF MR. BUCHANAN—THE TROUBLES OF TRE POLITICIANS—?HE CABINET—DOIN 3S IN VON- @RESS—APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT, ETC. Wasninaton, Feb, 2, 1867. Mr. Buchanan has now been fo (rn abaut a week, aud is, of course, the man ofthe time, His movements have been watehed by the politicians and oorr:epoudents with the utmost interest. They are, however, not cqual to the occasion. Mr. Buchanan has not been a politician all bis life for nothing. He is not a whole Bourbon, fora Bourbon never learns nor forgets auything. Afr. Ba- cbanan vever forgets, but he keeps posted in the move- ments and twistings of the politicians from day to day. Gov. Wise, of Virginia, bas been om hand. Shoals of Virginia politicians are here: Editors, to seck an interest im the new organ; ex-members of Congress and editors in pursuit of foreign missions—to France, Naples, St. Po- tersburg, or Timbuctoo. All sorts of storics are told of Wise; that ho protests against Hunter; assails Walker, Cobb, Bright, Siidell and Forney—yows eternal war if either is taken into the Cabinet. There is a good deal of Dosh in all this. Wise is not such an ass as some would have world believe. It is considered curious that Mr. Baohanan did not dine with Senater Douglas to-day. The fact produced a sensation. Thave talked with politicians from all sections; those who bave seen Mr. Buchanan, and those who have not yet called upon him, One set is about as well posted as the other, Some think Oass has still a chance for the State Depart- ment. I tell you he is too old; he wont do. But finding the man for Premier is, I guess, Oid Buck’s groatest trouble. It {aa difficult job. The other places can be easily filled from the immense amount of timber in the country. The State Department is the seal of the Cabiact. Marcy, Pickens, Hunter, Cobb, Cass, and others, are mentioned for the place. Oobb’s friends want him there, but I am under the impression that they will fail. I have no doubt, however, of Cobb’s going into the Cabiaet, bat not as Premier, Thero is a good deal anid ot Forney’s chances. He is spoken of for Postmaster General. There is too mach ¢p- porition to bim; I do not believe he will get the place. ‘The opposition eqmegs Som the South. Forney, however, ‘will be taken care of. There is am great atroggie from the Weet. The West, you know, has strong claima upon Buchanan, Jadiana and Illinois loomed up splen- didty last November for Old Back. The most promi- nent map from that section is Bright, of lodians. If there are any tigns im election returns, snow storms, and cold euaps, Brighi’s chance is decidedly good. Batif he should be re-elected to the Benate, another will take the Place assigned to him in the Cabinet. According to pre- sent appearances Cobb, Pickens, Glancy Jones, Bright and Toucey are ibe highest on the Cabinet list. Tt ts said that Mr. Buchanan will leave for home to-morrow, without deciding on a single member of his Cabinet. Amid the quict of Wheatland he intends, Macam Rumor eays, to sift the wheat out of the chai! he will carry away from Washington. No subordinate posi- Mon such as collectors or postmmasters, will be touched for the present, and I sba!l be surprised if auy one of them leave office before their term expires. Redfield and Fow- ler, of your Custom House and Post Office, aro therefore probably safe for another yoar. It is now pretty generally thought here that Mr. Bu- cbanan intends to be the President of the United States for the next four years. ‘The Indian Appropriation bill was passed by the Sonate to-day, with amendments involving over a million doliars, most of which will be concurred in by the Hours. Meters. Bigler, Benjamin and Fi were appolnted a committee to act with arimilar committee of the House, tm ascertaining and reporting mode for examining the votes for President and Vice President, and notifying the Persons elected. This is ali in the usual form. Tho Seeretery of War communicated to the Senate to-day, the correspondence and report in the case of General Scott, covering nearly two reams of paper. It was treated as a confidential dooument and referred to the Milltary Committee with. out printing. President Pierce determined that no por- von ef the report should be seen until examined by the Senate, as be bad some doubts about the propricty of communicatiog a portion of the papers contained in the report. A call was made upon the Secretary of War for a re. port showing the habite and charactorisitos of the camel, the number imported by the United and the probable sucoces of the oxperimert. wall upoa the same oflicer for copies of correspon’ “between army cflicers and the San Fratclsoo Vigiiance Com- mittee. = The Oregon and Minnesota bills were received from the Hoote and appropriately referred, and the Land Graduation bill was discussed til] the Senate adjourned. Mr. Fuller's mammouth Collection District bill was taken up in the House, and an effort made to put it through under the operation of the previous question. ‘This was sbout to succeed, when Mr. Jones of Tennessee, always on the qui vive, called for the roading of the bill. Under the rules any member has the right to demand that bill be read, To read this bill of four hundred pages, with a substitute amd amendments of as many more, would have occupied a week. Here wat a muss, and the friends of the bill, after a protracted fight, retreat ec! and the bill was again postponed. A Dill providing for two Judietal districts in Texas was reported, anu passed the House by « large majority. Tho Dill for the impeachment of Judge Watrous, of Texas, wae also reported, but lies over to be printed. Mr. Pelion’s steam revence cutier bill for New York, which passed the House last session, having been amended by the Sonate, was called up today by Mr. Pelton, and passed as amended, With the Iresi- dent's signature it beoomes a law. ‘The Investigating Committee expect to report by the middie of next week. A resolution was passed to-day at the request of the Committee, directing the Sergeant- at Arms to carry Mr. Simonton again before the Com- mittee. Reverdy Johnson, bis counsel, now advises him to'testify. Ho, however, refuses. Gov, Wise was in the lobby to-day, surrounded by friends. ‘The President sent to the Senate to.cay the nominations to the following officers, to fill the vacancies now existing im the navy, viz— Commanders Bailey, Purviance, Lynch and Morris to be captains. iMeuts, Pennook, Emmons, Middleton, Hanter, Scott, McDougall and McIntosh to bo anders. De Graseo Livingrion, Wm. E. Fitzhugh, Trovet Ab dott, B. P, Dogall, C. I. Cushman, 0. F, Stanton, Wm, H Cheevor, H. A. Adams, Jr, B. B. Taylor, W. A. Ward J. W. Dannington, H. M. Garland, Jesee Taylor, i G, Maxwell, Henry Erbon, Jr., and Francis k. Shopperd, ‘now masters in the line of promotion, to be lientenante. Questions touching the execution of the efficieay law are now pending before the Attorney Ganoral, and |r ig anticipated that in tom days the Examining Board wil be in session. Mesars. Hupter and Mason bad a protracted interview with Mr, Dochanan to day. Some sixty or seventy others were in waiting. ‘The Committee on Foreign Affaire im the House will attempt its consideration, owing to the pressure of other business, and for want ¢/ time for Its due consideration. ‘The Committee on Elections have formally decided to report a resolmion declaring vacant the seat held by Mr. Whitfleli, of Kansas, but making 90 recommendation re- lative to Mr, Reeder, From Mexico: Bavrimons, Feb, 2, 1867. New Orleans papers of Monday last are rosslved. San Laie Potost had been quelled. oe inauigcate had fled, and several of their le ‘were abot. ——_—_——. Marderer Sentenced. Purapenrma, Feb, 2, 1857. ‘West, cenviowed of the murder of hie wife, wae sen- fenced ‘this morning to be executed. On motion of Mr. Wiitan, « resolution was adopted questing the Seorelary of War to communicate copies Proceedings of the ‘*Vigilerce Committee”’ of 1856. CAMELS IN THE KOLITARY sERvicR, On motion of Mr. Paanca, @ resolution was calling on the Seoretary of War for all the ‘information his possession showing the results of the triais of camels in the military service. On motion of Mr. Apams, the Senate proceeded to consideration of the bill to establish a department law and the duties of the Auditors and Comp. trollers of the Treasury. The subject was postponed after a brief debste, VOTE FOR PRESIDENT,AND VICE PRESIDENT. On motion of Mr BiciEs, a resolution was adopted for| it of = committee to and notifying the persons elected of their Messrs. ir, Benjawin and Foot were appointed om the partof the Senate, and the House having concurred! onl ‘Washi Y ot kain ‘Faller a aayloaate; Dat urn of ‘a paves, ‘ 1, er of Peansyivaniea, Tay INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL, i The Senate resumed the consideration of the Indian Ap- Propriation bill, and paesed it with many amendments: mong them the following:—Securing to the New York Indians who emigrated to Kansas, under the treaty of Buffalo Creek, the quantity of and’ to whieh were: entitled, to include in thetr improvements; the reaidue of the tract to constitute part of the public domain. Sepa- rating the office of Governors of Territories from’ that of” Superintendent of Indien Affairs, Adjourned. House of Representatives, Wasuincron, Feb. 2, 1867, THE GRADUATION ACT OF 1854. ‘The Hovse passed the bill legalizing entries under the ‘graduation act of 1854, made prier to its passage in cases where a settlement was made in good faith. THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTER, Mr, Kristy, by the unspimous direction of the Investl- gating Committee, reporied a resolution reqairing the- Sergeant at-Arms to bring before the committee Jamar W. Simonton, to answer on the summons of the Speaker such questions as may be propounded to him. The resolution was passed undor the oporation of the: Previous question. ECTION DI ‘The Houre took ‘up the bill eatebilahing 6 Houre up bil eatabi the collection districts of the United States, designating the ports of entry and delivery and codify ing and remodeliing the re- ‘venue system generally. , ge, the subject Having Doon belare Gongrees for eeve- , the sul been before for seve>- ralyears. Others excisimed tnat they had not read it. and hence were unwilling to act now on # measure of uch vast im . aut Baran, (i N.) ot ¥. Y., washed bis bands of: saying toat it changed the of the commor.- gw and vas aded ule _— Ite read: being demanded, objections were raised that the Clerk would thus be cccu; for twelve hours, as the bill contained three hundred and fifty pager, effectual efforis were mado to wita the reading, mee postpone, &c. The Clerk having read one . WASHBURN, of Iilinols, offered a compromise. that iho further "08 ite ‘of the bill bo dispousnd with. ‘that the vote be then taken en laying the bili on the table, and if this is negatived, the consideration of the bill be postponed till Monday next. The result was the postponement to that day. STRAM REVENUE CUTTER. Mr. Patton, of N. Y., from the Committee on Commerce. reported back the bill authorizing the l’residen: to suitable steam revenue cutter, and sppropristing $150, 060 for that purpose The House concurred in the Senate’s Wp striking out the original provisions, ‘it shall be siai , in New York and used for the purpose of rescuing ship- ‘wrecked persons.” The bill now awaits the action of the President. Mr. Humrnesy Marsuatt, of Ky., trom the Committee. on Judiciary, reported a bill dividing Texas into two judi- bye <b conrns r. Larcume, of Va., ent Judge, Wetrous, who 1s much ‘complained of, la by the bill continued i office, Where Coes be vet? . Mr, Mansnatt replied, in the Eastern District. The bill the Committee on Judiciary, re- passed. Mr. Baxpour, from jd @ resolution, “That Jobn B. Watrous, District judge the Disirict of Texas, be impeached of high poodle misdemeanors,’ pending which the House Democratic Caucus at Albany. EXCITEMENT AMONG THE DELEGATES— LETTERS FROM SENATOR DOUGLAS AND MAYOR WOOD—SELECTION OF MR. SICKLES AS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE, ETC., ETC. Aunany, Fob, 2, 1867. Much excitement has existed bere all day jo anticipa- ton of the democratic adjourned caucus to night, Alarge lobby from New York, principally in favor of Fernando Wood, was on hand. The caucus met at seven o'clock, whea Mr. Jou J. Rutty moved to proceed to & viva voce vote ora candidate for Senator. Mr. Kivauty said before the question was put he wanted to secure a secretary who would not make mistakes, in- tentionally or otherwise, in counting the ballots, and therefore moved to substitute some one else for Mr. Ar thur Woods. ‘Ibis caused some laugbter and excitemem. ‘The matter was lost. Mr. Jamps J. Remy asked if Mr. Evers, whose votohad ‘Deen cast for Mr. Sickles, had qualified as a member of the Legislature? Mr. Joun J, Ramiy sald he bad not, Mr. Manon denounced the desire of bis colleagues to bar out Mr, Evers’ vote as mean and contemptible, He ‘was qualified by the democratic constituency who elected him, The Cusrnman read a letter from Mr. Kvers, asking that his vote might again be cast by the Cosirman for Mr. Sickles. Mr. Joun J. Rency doubted if tne letter was written by Mr. Evers at all. There were persons lobbying who ‘were capable of writing the lotter themselves, and palm- ing it off on the Convention as genuine, He believed it bad been written in the cloak room. Mr. Kiverm said that Mr. Evers told bim to-day that be did pot desire to vote. ‘Mr. Evers’ vote was admitted. ‘The first ballot reaulted as follows:— Mr. Jonna withdrew the names of Judge Clinton and Judge Parker. On the third vote Mr. Diwaick voted for Sickles, Mr. Ervin objected to the vote being received, on the Ground that Dimmick was a Know Nothing and bad ao business im the democratic caucus. Mr. Mammy called Mr. Kivelin to order, ‘Mr, Kivetin desired Mr. Mahen not to allow his feel- ings to ron away with bie brains. He had ioformation from a Know Nothing direct. After this the ballot proceeded—Sich lee receiving 15 your, Wood 13, and Nelson 9, Mr. Fowx, ® Wood man, rose and disclosed his inteo- tion bereafter to vote for Mr. Sickles. He hed stood by Mr. Woed leng enough, and argued that the nomination bolonged of right 10 New York, Mr. Joy J, Rattiy wanted to know if, under the con- stitution, they could vote to-morrow for Mr. Sickles. Mr, Sicktme rose and said that it wae proper for him to make an explanation, now that thie question had arisen. He cited the case of Judge Trumbull, of Iiimots, who wae elected while in the Legisiature of that Stato as United States Senator. A provision against this course existed in the Illinois constitation, but the Senate bad admitted Mr. Trombn!!, om the ground that such provision wae powerless, In order that his opinion might not stand alone, he begged to read the following despatch, jast re- ceived from Senator Douglas: — Wismetox, Feb. 2, 1867. Hon, D, FB. Sickie: ‘The Senate decided, in effect, in Tram! case, that it Ia not competent for States to add to or subtract from ‘the qualiseation of @ Senator, as in the consti tution of the United States, 8. A. DOUGLAS, Mr, James 8, Sivvree amid he desired to read ® letter which, perhaps, he should have presented before: — How. Jas 5 Sore sik eect there io the east. waat of hatmontvation la the Legislative caucus of the democratic [4 AO fore ask my friends not to coatinue their be! for me, but to bi i the caucus ton conclasion the substitution of some name. Probably it would be best, in order pA | feeling of acrimony that might be ed, 10 734 some new name. Let me to my friends the names of Judge Neleon and ex-Governcr Bouck, as men in all respects ‘Truly, youre, FERNANDO WO9D, Mr. Baanrorn, of New York, declared that he had heretofore voted for F. Wood, but would now vote for Mr, Sickles, as & young, talented and able man, in every way worthy of the honor of « nomination. ‘The next yore stood:—Sickle, 94; Nelson, 10; W. vain to get Mr. Sickles or Mr. Wade. adjourned. From Florida, Cuanuastos, Feb. 1. 1 ceived Florida dates to the 90th Jn bad mates requisition for ibree