The New York Herald Newspaper, March 1, 1857, Page 1

‘WHOLE NO. 7487. TOURER DAYS LATER *ROM RUBOPE. Ore Washingt Cosspuntenen, Wasancros, Fob. 25, 1857, The Correspondence in Relation to the Proceedings of the Vi- glance Oommutics in San Francisco—Eatension of Post Offices Accommodations in Buffale—Num'er and Emelu- ments of Ulerks in the State Department—i'he New Navab Works at Pawacola—Mr. Grow’s Kansas 8ili—Claims Of Benry and Frederick Meyor—Report of the Director and Superintendent of the Mint for 1856—fhe New Bridge over the Potomac—Uorrespendence on the Precia- mation of Martial Law in Washington Territory, dc., &c. In pursuance of the plan which I adcpted ina recent letter of giving you the poinw of the reports and doou- ments daily iaid before Congress, snd sollte of which might otherwise escape notice, 1 proceed to give you a résumé of those which have recentiy fallen into my bands. A report of the Secretary of War, which has just been Presented to the Senate, gives the correspondence im rela- tion to the proceedings of the Vigilance Committee in San Francisco. Many of the letters comprised in {t have al- ready been laid before the public, and the only remaining documents which are of interest refer to the terms of the refusal of General Wool to comply with the requisition Of Governor Jobason to supply arms and ammunition to the State authorites. The question as to whether Gene- ral Wool mado an unqualified promise in the first in- stance to Governor Johnson, that such aid should be fur. nished, gave rise, as it will be recollecte!, toa sharp cross-fire on paper between those functionaries. From the evidence before us it would appear that the promise ‘was far from being ® positive one, its very terme suggest- img that General Wool had some doubts on the subject. admitting, however, that an assurance of this posiiire ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA AT HALIFAX, Rumored Termination of the Persian War. THE NEW EUROPEAN DIFFICULTY. ADVANCE IN Corton, READSTUFFS AND PROVISIONS DULL. MONEY MARKET EASIER. CONSOLS, 93 3-4 a 94, &, &e. ke. By Axmmcks Pamnxa Txtzceara Lines, 21 Wart Sr, Aaverax, Feb. 98, 1857, ‘The rove! mall steamship Niegers, Captain Wickman, ‘arrived hew at an early hour this morning, en route for Boston. ‘The Nisgéra sailed for Boston et noon ¢) day, and will be due there carly to morrow night, but ot in season ‘Dor the Southern mail train. ‘The Niagara left Liverpool on the afternoon of Satur- Gay, the 14th inst. Her advices are therefore three days Deter than those reosived by the Indisa, at Portland. She reportaa very boisteroos »arsage Oa the 16th exchanger signals with the steamer Kangaroo, bound ‘west. The screw steamer City of Washington, from New ‘York, arrived at Liverpool on Toaretsy, the 12th inst. ‘The Collins steamship Atlantic arrived as Liverpool at 2 O'clock A.M., on the 13tb, and the Cuuard «teamehip Persia at tho same hour on the following morniog, mak- ‘tng the run ina little over nine deys. She logged 362 miles in three successive days, snd daring the passage @he avoragtd 340 miles per day The Hermann, baving been repaired, sailed from @outhampten om the 12h insi., for Bromo, and would Jeave Southampton for New Yorb ov the 261n tast. ‘The steamer Ookst\tation fom New York, errived of ‘(Oowes on the 10th and proceeded sem» day for Antwerp. ‘The Cembria had sailed for Warseil'es to take her place On the Cusard Australian line RUMORED See amb hE OF THE PERSIAN A Postmaster General, in a recent report to the So- of Mr. lokie, Postmaster of Buffalo, propounded to nim in relation 1g @r Coted im that city for the ac- of the Custom House, Post Office and Mr. Dickie states thet tne now building is net of sufficient capacity to accom nodate tho ‘and prospective wante of the Post Oflise Dapart- thet an addition be made to it moving willinvolve no expenditure x titlopal land and wil groatiy im prove the ballding, affording at tho Cite time al ube socommodation required wr the bust. list of clerks employed in the Sia'e Department dur the year 1850 bas been receatiy iaid before Congress. ‘this return it appears that (here are tweaty-nine Clerks in the department, with salaries from $2 200 down to $079 12, and amouating in the aggregate 10 H It ts not fatended, says the Jui'y News, to send out | $31,260 65. Thore is a ey of $930, annoapce: | abd an sgsistant messenger with 4 salary of $600. Thore tay wee ener pneet W foetn See are twenty five oxtra clerks, packers and laborers, wno we make with the most entire confidence it will be found to be correct. We balievo fat we may add that the force already at Busbire will not adyavcs toto the tnterior, and ‘Ghat every effort ts being made to bring about a pence. ‘The Murray affair, we are assured, forms no serious part Of the nrgotiations which are being carried oa at Paris Dy Fer ok Khan and Tord Cosley, and there is at pre Bert every reasom to hope that these megatiations will terminiw (n the re establi: hment of amicable relations Detwoea spe Haglish and Persians governments. THE WAR WITd CHINA. The Day News gives promw-oo vo the following (paragraph :—In ano\ber oolumn woe have siated that no troops are to be sent from Eeriacd to Persia. We have equally goed grounds for believing that no treops are to be sent from England te Ortos THE NEW EUROPEAN DIFFICULTY. ‘The Timet, after remarking tai the aati ste story settle- ‘ment of the questions relating 10 the Daunnian Prtoctpali- Ges eavnot be endangered dy such an impradent mani- Sesto 4 appeared a few days sivce in the Moniteur, reas’, ’bo opinion thas it will be tbe duiy of Eagiand to declare poritively against an temoortsing with the inte- agrity of the Turkish empire, aud to act with Grmness iv the suppott of the resolution she has taken against the | 10979; gold bars, $22,045 696 85 proposed union of tbe Provivoes of the Danube. total amount of coinage, inciuting oars, $34 667.142 30 aro all paid by the cay or month, witn the exveption of that viene salaries. Ti ra seven, wbo are on year!, ‘ner united c mpcn sation amounta to $9,¢: A letter from evant tm accordance With the rqatrem om. tract. was on these eertiticatss iuat ihe department after due consideration and examination of the recent r of Congres 1a relation thereto, decided oa ro- bg oy bed worka as the property of the United states. Mr. Grow, irom the Commitee om furritories, hes re- ported a bill to annal all the acts of the presout'Lgisla uve assembly of Kansas, and to provide for the election of another Legislature by the aciua! resi ients of the fer- ritory. Mr. Black, from the, Committee oa Clsims, report adverse to tae bili "for the relist apa chaats of New York.’ Cooument is bared om the dissenting opinion of Judge Black, of the Court of Claims, the groand of waroh is that the duties sued for were paid without aay objrotion what ever, either written or verbat [he payment being vo lantary, cannot, he says. be legs ly recovered back. ‘The rej of the IMrector of the Mint fur the year i856 bas jurt laid before the Seaste. 1 exatdits tae ‘ol bas jast of lowing results:—-Toe amount of gold and siiver bullion received during the earatthe Mint aod nes, d soposits, $51 et pay mh | eS oe = Ag oy FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. the number Pe oe afl 3 voxnow wonny Mant. Sefeteitee aette os amen The money market hea vecome decidedly eusier, al- | Goid cotsage, $156.477,629 95; nilver cxtmage, $105 3 616 07; ‘ortnage, $1,540.23 69; ‘coinage Piene, G08 003,140; tDiire coloags—valaa, $553,133, 708 12. ‘A report of the Superintendent of the Mint oa ths due nese and va'us of cortatn foreign goit ani st!ver coins, ives the following resuite:—Toe gold ovtos of Greas Bri i nO! leas than 915 36 thousa: ne fon axe seostvente at £4 6 conta por we it; and gold ceins of Franca, not kes en ob teased, ah 04 9crnI8 por peany- ‘gold coins of other countries named in the Bhough the reiarms of the Adank of Sngland still extubiied A drsin upon the bullion reserve, Console for money cloned on Friday at 93%{ = 9) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. ‘The Brokers’ Oircular reports greater firmacss and @ ‘wight advance in prices under the influeace of the advices from the United States The sal» of the week amounted bo 67,000 bales, of which eperu a'ors took 26,000 and ex- porters 5,500. Friday’s bosivo-s am vanied $) about 12,000 vedio, jators and exporters, | Jan. ete, tneteing 4,600 1 epeeceeaes oust the | a6 1604, and March &, 1843, are reccived a! toe mint and market closing firm at 8)('. for fair Orleans, aad 7X4. | ip domestic trade pote i & premiam upon the legal for middling Orleans. rates ; 80 that the provimons to respext to taem are super. ome Larest seded. following is @ se stement of their av-rage Sarcrpay, Feb. 14, P M—Mesars Richardson, Spence & Co, roport thal the news by the Porsin caused a forther aivance of about 3-164, with an excited and ‘upsetticd market. The ssles of the day were estimated ‘Mt 16,000 balos—one half on speculation and for export. At Manotester the toe of the marke\ was somewhat bevter. we nevertheles ‘than aay or all others named in nyse acts 10 be able to say that tho bar LIVERPOOL BREADS |YF8 MARKET. ‘Mestrs. Richardson, Spence & Oo., report the market Yor wheat very dull, and quotations 24. per busbel lower ' tae at the departure of the Asie. Flour drooping, with the tarn in favor of buyers. Quotations mominal. Corn niet at adout former rates. LIVERPOOL, PROVISION MARKET. ‘Werars Richardson, 4pence & Co . quove the market for raging these coins thos: ‘bose In better Price pait Per ounce. Om's. 192 60 122 04 1233 32 rete 2F a LJ "oe Woxas Foren —Mrs Winters, of No, 167 Firat evento, whore mysteriour Jteapnearance - no ed wo In the Tombs. Friday's paper, bas toro ee cone ‘tty yrlvon on Friday morning Ssvagiend neuron tt, Bt arrested of having mate A Ganastan Anorto Expsprrion——We an- senses fsa 8 petitive fest thas DF Pier th oy copper 4: $27.- er bars, $41,430 17; ia atiotpation of a their vane as somewhat inf rior to their almost past identifying, were taken ito the account wiih oonditica, ute Mint THE NEW YORK SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1857. ERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. News, &ec., from Our Correspondents. Our Lendon corresponds states that itis the opinten of Lord Joha Rossell, who has just returned from Italy, that the future of Sardinia will be @ most brilliant one, The Neuchatel question, be thinks, is far fram being set- tied, and will probably give rise to more treuble, Our Paris correspondent eays tha\ the French Em- peror, though going abroad as usual, taking rides, attend ing theatres, giviog balls, &o., it is bserved wears @ look of care and distress in his features, which seom the presage of prematare decay. Hig complexion, never per- baps a particularly brilliant one, of late eesamed a cadaverous hue of marked character; his shoulders stoop and bead forward like those of a man whose whole mus- cular energies were unhinged, and at times there is a look of melancholy throughout his physiognomy which tolls ofa gnawing anxiety within seoretiy undermining the source of all vitality, No mana look upon him with out recognising the martyrdom of despotism. Ho os capes the secret Liow of some fearless assassin only to die by inches under the overpowering load of authority ho has gathored to himself. At the Jast Court reception at the Tulllories, the follow- ing Americans were presented to the Emperor by the Minister of the United States:—Mr. and Mrs. Hutton, Mr. and Mre, Campan, Mr, Mitchell, Mr. aud Mrs. Copreant, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, Mr. Maury, Mr. Hughes, Mrs, Allain, Mrs. Praiston, Mrs, Claiborne, Miss Claiborne, Mr. and Mrs. Coe and two daughters, Mr. Tileston, Mr. Rice, and Mr. Wright. Quite a commotion has been Oreated among the Kaglish in consequence of the Kpisoo- pal (formerly the British Ambassador's) chapel, in the Rue d’A‘vessan, having been purchased by Dr. Evans, the American dentist, for the benefit of American Wes- leyans. Our St, Petersburg correspondent, writing under a re- cent date (Jan. 24), states that in @ late article in the Sievernaya Ptchela (Northern Bee) on the Neuchatel diMoulty, it is affirmed that that question “has been settled in a manner conformable to the wishes of Russia and France, and to the confusion of England and Austria.”” Our 8%, Paul, Londo, correspondent, under date of July 26, reports the United States brig Dolphin as lying at tbat port. He states that in conversing with her offi cers be found that they wore near having another Greytown affair on their hands. It seems that on her way down to St. Paul the Dolphin stopped im at the Ospe Palmer oolony, where she found the natives and the Rocktown pcople— ® Belghboring tribe—at war about a small strip of land. The hard feeling existing was spreading to adjoining tribes, and bade fair to result ina gencral border war tbroughout the welfare, It not jeopardising Uvon ap Dg safety of the colo: pplication made by the Govervor ani aa + Thomson, he took the: board, together ‘ing and bead men of the ves, and proceed. €4 up to Kocstown to persuade toe people there to mak: Peace; but soft words not proving of any avail, the Do! threg thirty-two pound abot into the towa, which Ied to the botsting of the whiie emblem on sho: end the King and his head men 1: ‘m the manner of their country Journ: Aerald, opposes the communication on the plea of the Tepe Gos hed = aA, be pg Nada whilst tno jaxeite an ol ardently supports the scheme ies One of our subscribers, writing from Hat ttates ‘that it is @ common trick with the police a 0s there to Preownd to nowly arrived Americans tha: they are oor- Feaponcests of New Yore Hrxtp, with @ view to } osm shad ‘and ascertain the objects of their vist to A French daily journel bas just been started in New Orleans, under the name of L’Union. It declares ttself so fo or ¢ Sheeaien, bevroen, the Norib end the Souh, against fiibusteriem and pledges tteolf to defend the federal oometietien, “ima Union is pat ap as 8 siok Concern, and we notice amongst the a! holders Messrs. Pierre doulé and bis son Neville. A. Males formerly of Le van and Le iw the marager and the princ'pa! editor of Is is worthy of remark that M Mle) s ebarebolder oes — busters, with whom he was ciated, f against certain oa by the pubiié prints, mating teir appear. The Representaiives, defending bli of corruption insinuated age Preemption claimants were fast ‘ance at the land office. Pp ‘walls and floors aro tinent. These revuite are attained by coastra ning the external walls of tron colomns and voneering, in = earth or Parpose, 10 be used with advantage for tho fil buttai that it Is unworthy of our ment to hold inducements to seamen vo copige in tne eureice \o tw adrift, wim these promises unfulfiled, Bthem } ports. by & correspondent, that now that tho Church is pronouaced defvs 4 4 vera A fom Oflive, eats up town for uF poses. large buliding might be erected in the Park. froming on Obam\ for the accommodation of the ooerts and There can be no odjection te such a ground of stocr jobbing, and sucna mag asthe City Gall would make, would, 7 Of this great and rapidly growing ae # 4 i z if sresiearsiaiinihasemeniabeae St. Patrich’s Day. PREPASATIONS FOR A GRAND PARADE BY OUR TRISH CITIZENS. A Convention of Irish Socio ies was held om Teceday night, in Montgomery Hall, 76 Prince street, John De- Grand parade on St. Patrick’s dav (7th of March). fhe Convention has delegates from the following esocietics:— Ancient Order of Gibernians, New York; Ancient Order of Hibermians Universal Somety; St James’ Roman Ca- tholio Toral Abstinence Beneficial Society; Montg mery avoleet Silty jovoleat Srolety; t Sootety; Onited Benevolent Society; Ancient Orier of Hiber- niens, Kings county; Quarrymen’s Union Preteotive 30 ciety; Workingmon’s Union Bonevolons Society. Five delegates were arimitted from each society. The Convention was composed of intsiligeat, hard working. men, who despatched business (shoe ii was not con costed and arranged beforchan1) wits raplatty eat would astonish our regular political conventioatsts 1e Conauot of the delegates war docorous frauk and oour- teor Each society cheerfully paid in $5 to beer the ‘of the Conve: Proper commitives nave been appoint d and means taken to secure a gramd tarn- out op the 17th of March next The Convention will moet on every Tocsday eventag until that time to mike such preparations for the celebration of the birthday of Treland’s patron Saint as they msy deem proper. City Inteliigence, Ormune oF THE Rivex —The first boat wont through to Albany this year on the 26th imt The following table shows the date of opening since 1847 — March 8 1862 ..., Famicy Markenxc.—Fresh meat shows an advance of one and two cents per pound over the price of ias' week. There is an sotive d: mand for the choloest cuts, in conse- quence af the scarcity of poultry, Altaough Lont is Upon us and the Koman Catboils population of thia city is large, it docs not seem to mak» muon difference in the sales of meat. If thore is suy falling off it's im coarse Pieces aBd Corned meat, which are consumed tn large quantities by the poorer classes. Fish is getting o! Gnd the stalis “ave now quive a lively look Tra. brisk. Plenty of Southern shad is to be bi we bave po North river abad, though tho fi Peot them very soon 1 wilt commoace Dearly @ month earlier this Poultry ig dear and scarce, and wiid game not so plevti ful as ft was, Venison is still cheao, prices rang ng from 126, to 16c. per ra. There ws but titde new in vege tables; they look old and wilted, and the cold weatacr {dently did them no good = Wo oon have frost ring vegetables in the market. Exgs are still acroa ‘bly dear, selling at ‘our for sbiiling. Taere ts lit tle else to nole this week. Mirrany Visirees rrom Ainant.—The Albany Bar geenes Corps will arrive im the city on the 24 in- stant, en roule to Washington They ty New York Oity Guard, Captain Is mandant. At er partahing of a collation at Ni City Guard will esoort their guests to the depot at the toot of Cortlandt street. ‘Tus Lire Saving Bawsvournt Assocution o! this city has presented its gold medal to Captain Ssaucl A. Web ster, of the bark Hamilton, of dsiem, tor his sod courege im lying by tho British bark Chotis Lf ve was a beipless weevk atsea, J The silver medal of the As:ociatioa to Thomas Briggs, the Orat officer, and the scoond of the Hamiiton, for their offi sic services 1 the rescue, Basuxa wi Gasuioet Too i vidents 9! Gar! copaiderably overjoyea on Wednesday event sunouncement tha! the ges bad been le} on in and they were at liberty to light up thelr parlors and stores With gas. The old dingy flaid aad olf wore po med removed, and hardiy se the ietbarg: oa them for so long a vme. ed Iselin places where old fogy bell e008 ex ot to see we Harlem workirg te way down towards the Batiery. A gs company an? & fas stramoos! line took like eater prise. re: company wil! a’so tient Yorkviile, their grant taking in all thas part of the isiand above the certre of Seventy ninth street, and if pipes cau bs constructed to cross the water, they will no doubt also sead thelr gas to the islands in the East river be opging to the city. Dany Normat 2onoor Examination —The examination of the pupils of the daily Normal Schoo! is now going on, and with the most satisfhotory results. Oa Thorsday the two divisions of class C were examined by Mr Kiddie, geo. graphy, in both of which s‘udies they exhibited are markable proficiency. The schoo! bas not been 'n opera tion quite a yoar anit alread: occapies a high poritioa among our institutions of learning Oo this orasion {i certainly realized the expectations that wore ontertsined by tle friends of ite efictoncy, and tively wn to th yee rear $9 be as popu'a onder 7 ye bad the Board of Etuostion does am that cordial and liberal support to which an institut'on Organized for the preparation of tonchers ts justiy enutled, Ap vom DiscHascen Prisowmne —Tho regular monthly meeting of the Executive Committee of the Prison Asso ciation was held Thursjay, The treasurer reported that Attor . Beal, No. 16 Oenmire strost, tn relation to bam | ‘boots, shoes and the like, will be promptly ro- sponded to. Orn Winexat asp Naw Brasny—How it Works. —Sales of 900 barrels of whiskey were made Thureda| eight cents, of which about 400 barrels were ance, for the tt be supposed, of some bind of Provess into aited States at ‘outelte brands mating of 160 GRAV pipes, at Ha wri of alcvemy hich whimey covverted The New Ootnage Law. AN AOf SELATING TO FORWIGN COINS AND TO TUR COINAGE OF ORNTS AT THE MINT OF THR UNITED STaTRe. Bo it emaoted by the Senate aud House of Representa- tives of the United States of America ia Congress assem Died, That the pieces ocrnmonly known as the quarter, oigbth and sixtcento of the spanish piller dollar, and of the Mexican doilar, sba)l be receivable at the treasary of the United States, anc its several offices, and at the seve ra} poet offices and lend offices, at tne raves of valuation following—ta‘ ts to say, the of @ dollar, or piece ‘of two reals, at twenty cents; the eighth of « dollar, or plece Of one real, at ton conte; amd the sixteenth of a dol- lar or bail real, at five cents Seo 2. ap- be it further eoacted, That the raid coins, when so reorived, shall not again be paid out, or pat in Ciroulation, but sba!l be recolved at tho mint. Aod it shall be (be duty of the director of the mint with the ap- Prove! of the Beoretary of the Treasury, to pressride such regulations as may be necessary and proper to se ure their transmission to the mint for reooinage, and the returs or distribution of the proceeds thereof, when deemed expeciemt, and to preseribe such forme of ac. count as may be appropriate apd appiicablo to cumptances, provided, that the expenses trapsmiseion or dist: tbutioa, and of oberged agsiost ihe account of atlver prod and the net prodte, if any shell be paid, from time to into the treasury of the United ates. Seo 3. And be it further cvacted, That all former acts Gutboriz'ng the currevoy of foreign gold or silver coins, and declaring the came a legal tender tn payment for hereby repesied ; but penny hyd f jue, and {oembrace in bis annual report the results therol. And be it further enacted, Thet from after the Pansege of ‘bie act, the standara at of @d at the mint spall be seventy.two graice, or three- twentieths of one ounce troy, with o d than four grains in each pirce ; and said cent shali be compored of eixhty-eignt per cevtum of copper and twelve per centum of nickel, cf such shape and device es may be fixed by the director of the mint, wiih the ap- probaiion of the Secretary of the Treasury ; and the Oolnage of the baif cent snali cease Seo 6 And be i; further enacted, That the treasurer Of tho mint ander the tnstruction of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, shal, trom time to time, porch trom the bullion funa of the mint the materials nocerary for the coinage of such cert piece, and travaer the same to the Proper operative officers of ‘he mint to be manufartured nd returned 'n ooin. And the law at in force rolatt to the mint and the coinage of the preoious metals, aa im regard to the sale aud dlstributinn of the copper coins, abel, 20 far as applicable, ve extended to the coinage herein provided ior : Provided, That tho net profis of ‘eald coinage, ascertained in like maoner as ts preosribea ip the ser0nd section of this act, shall be transferred to the treasury of the United Stace Seo. 6 And be it furtaer enacted, That it shall be law. fai to pay out the sad cout at the mint in exchange for ‘any of tbe goid and stiver soins of the United Staten, and Giro in exchange {or the copper colvs tasued; and it shall De lawfut to tanemi parcels of the said conts, from time to time, to the sesistant treasu }, depositaries, and other officars of the United States, under general regu lations proposed by the dircotor of the mint, and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, for exchange as afore. eaid; apd it ebail alao be inwtul for the epac. of two years ‘om the passage of this act, and no longer, to pay out at € mint the ceuts ax aforesaid for the fracti rte of loliar bereinbe ore 1, and their mom'nal va ue of twenty five twelve and a baifand six and «quarter conte respectively. Seo. D kod be it farther enacted, That hereafter the Atreot»r of the mint shall make his annval report to Seoretary of the tresaury up to the thirtieth of Jui each year, 20 thatthe same mey appear in bis report to Gongress on the finances. THE NEW CENT COIN, Congress bas passed the bill. and the President has soo A pees for the coinage of ceate of an entirely dil i @ppoa ance aaa composition from the copper coin which bas so long been in existence. ‘The new coin is certainly a great improvemert over the old, and is not lik to iato the discredit which the weight, size and the lisbility to corrosive. eas of the copper cent so generally brought upon it It # & Convenient coin in six tipctive noi to be confounded a filibustering expedition, and was just certain of seizing Mie prey. We abali not quarrel wita thedesiga when the ‘ntention of the cain is public coventence, aud in this re apect We think it cavpot be excelird. Che tntriosic e of Ibo Hew Cont is about seventy five per cout of jomiral value, and t therefore, semi 10 tbe various cilles VX place, and there. through the government agents, it will be paid ous for Spanien coin, or for aay othor, at the cou- vontence of the purchaser. Due nottoe will be given, by circulars and in the Bows papers when. where, how aad im what quantities the disiribation will be mado. Too copper ovine wened from the Mint sinos It commenood © Copper cent, ly to wear ® hole in the pocket. This, of ornDl ed mmetimes exper! money safely.—Philadriphia Ledger, Fed 26, Brooklyn City News. Sixcuran Cavem or Daata —Dr. Sam’) T. Champney, a young physician residing in Court street, near Douglass, died about 4 o'clock on Friday morning, undor circum. siances of & peculiar obaracier, as thus expiained:—Oa Bondsy leat he assisted tn maXing @ post mortom exert. radon of the body of Joon Eiders, who died on ihe night Previous, at his resideuce in Smith street, This Kidora, Teported, about two weoke #.D0e had been ‘gar: rotea’’ and robbeo in Gowanns. He wae a pedior, and supplied teas to reeidonts of Temporancevilie otber localities in the Bighth ward. On Thursday, two wooks it appears, be beceme somewnst intoxicated and fell He remained exposed for some three hours, ao. to his own statement and then called at’ the D Next morpicg be was ‘‘ail rig! bome, and the story of the robbery became Lomenow, sithough tt had no foomdation to fect. Ho be came 1!!, apd died. The Coroner wae notided, and order. examination of the body Om the da: Dr. Champaey x second finger of his hand It wae not moeh ‘appearance, he paid no particuisr atrcntion to it uutil mex! day, when Mt began tosweil The inflammation exvended up his arm ard to bis head asd Dreast. Soverai eminent were cailed in, but the tn! Proved of no ibe poison from the corpse bad in systom throvgh the slight wound on the finger, end ‘erminated in pyghiealc fever. or fever aries ing {rom the absorption of poisoe. The singular cause of bie death bae created quite @ sensation among the madi cal fraternity. Tne jury im the oxse of Eiders rendered the verdict thet be aied of inflammatory rheumatiem, ‘With whieh be had bern si!icted for along time Part of bis brart was found sofiened, and death was basieacd by exposure to the cold. AuxoEp OcTaace Urom A Wowas.—Oficer Fox, of the Second district police, arrested & young man named James My lett, on the charge of an alleged violation of the person of Mre. Matil#a May and robbing nor of articles ‘valued at several dollars. [t ap, ‘thet Mre May was on her return from astore in Myrile avenae, exly on Friday evening, w basket of groceries, when, pars tng & butcher shop in Goid street, betwoon Johason and Tillary streets, she was attacked by « party of foar or five ruffians, eho forord her into the thop and there perpetrated the cuirage as alleged: also taking off ber earrings and Waring ber c’othes. Afver gair ing their ob- Jest Wey left, followed Mylett to @ polloy sho) ia ireet *be met the officer and informed ber bad ocenrred The officer entered the prem! before Joa'ioe Smith yesterday and com mitted to await ap examination Yorryr, Beectart Ameren —fwo boys, named Patrtow Lyseh acd Wm ‘on, were arrowed Oa Fri- day night by sergeant Pha on and officer Farre'l, of the Seoord dintrret police, on the charge of felonioasly enter ing the boose of Mra. Moodey, 88 Aan: # fod atna) ing therefrom some artices of ciothing Lyoch wae fourd secreted bebind the window curtain i tho back parior, and Jobneon, who bed got ont of the nouse, waa Srreated at the Catherine ferry, with & coat stolen from a ‘ave of amman, 178 Sande strest, herame nignt A coat, which hed brea taken from the premisn, was fovnd in Hughes'*poeression Another Ind named Thos. O'Carra, @as also arroaved on suspicion The whole part: were Drought before Jurtice 8 mith god committed for ex amination on the charges against them. Krockap Dows asp Roanep.—A German, named An The | thony Schumaker was knocked down and robbed by oar men on Thursday sight, who mot him in Nintn stereos, near the bridge, while om bis way home in Fourteeata street, They first entered toto convorration with aim, them, felting bim to the ground, rooded him of & Dondle ef carpenter's tools, bis cap and some amney ‘They made their escape. An effors will bo made +) ar. rest them. He thinks be can identify ome of the pariios. News from Havana, ARRIVAL OF THE STRAMBHIP PHLADELPHLA. ‘Tho steamship Philadelphia, 4.@ Gray, commander, feft New Orieavs Feb. 20, arrived at Havana at sunrise Of the 23d, sailed at 6 P M same evening, and arrived o& her wharf at about 12 o’clook last night. ‘The Philadelphia iavded 83 passengers at Havamn and brings ¢8 passengers for this port. The British mail steamsbip Solent arrived a} Havame from St. Thomas afternoon of the 284 ‘The United States mail steamship “Granade '’ Oaps. McGowan, arrived ot Havana as tho Philadelphia was Coming out. News from Australia. The steamsbip Philadoiphia, which arrived last aight from Havana, brings us files of Melbourne, 4 tralia, pa- pers to Deo 1, ix Vays later than previous advices, The Papers reached Havana in the British mall steamer Solent. The nows is uninaportant. The Melbourne papers are Gil'ed with the proceedings of Parliament, which eom- ‘menced its sitting on the Zist of November. Gaven Def- fy, the Irish patriot, took an active part in the debates. ‘The yield of gold, according to the escort return, pab- she’ 1st of December, was 46,011 ounces for the week, making the ¢ tal quantity brovgbt down by escort dur- tng the year 2,897,000 ounces. Goid remained steady, «8 £8 118, 84. for Ballarat. Two bundred end thirty tovon emigrants arrived at Melbourne during the week ending 'an. 30 Pehtical Movements, e New York Town Exscrions —Toe albany Jrurnal pub- blishes the following table, giving the number of Saper- visors thes far elected compared with the number elest- ed in tho same towns last year:-— Republican gain so far. Democrauc ios * American loss Tux Amenican Panty.—We think, says the Baltimere Clipper, that a ¢teposition is manifested by the Amerteams to form @ complete and perfeot upton throughout the country. The No’th Americans, who bave seceded frem tho mein body of the party Tenolved to re-antte themselves to it; and thousands of others who were Teguiar members of the party, voted for Mr. Bachazem or Col. Fremont, upon the supp sition tha: their votes would be thro y feast or Fillmore, In Maryland the Americans proceeded upon a different prinoiple. SECRETARY OF THE InTEKION.—The [odianapolia Sentind, Of the 18ib instart, says that Senator Jerso 1 Bright, of Indiara, bas been ierdered the Department of the interter by Mr Buocbepan, snd bas been invited to Wheatiend ald tm forming an administration. Tho Sen/ire! adda that Mr. Bright bas not yet made up his mind wheser he will accept or decline the appoiniment [tis prownmed thas the Srntenel’s toformation is from Mr. Bright humself, amd wwautbentio. Mr Bright may not bare made qp his coind in regard to the offer, but we suspect that Mr. Buchanam made up his mind some days since. Sqvatter Sovarnesty —The Legsiature o Nobraske ‘Terriiory passed an aot to remove toe capital of the Territory from Omaha \o Aalt Creek, on the south aide ef the Platte river, and the Governor vewed the bu. Tae vole wan nearly a two third vole, only tacking one tm each House to peas it by & lawful majority without the Governor's signature, This is aquatier soveretenty with a vengeance! Oce maa, not clecied by the poople, eat Ving At defiance the will of two-thirds of Ube people, ex- preseed by their representatives, on @ strictly team question Ustow rare Con vawtioy, is, Pawws7i asia. —The oltisens of Pennsy!vacia whe are opposed to the oxteasivn of slave. ry and to the other equally obvexious priaciplos cf the tn- comipg national admiolstraie: ano nced ia the Cis. cipal! platform— who are opposed to tho union of charcm ‘and State, ihe exclusion of the Hibie from our commen schools, and in favor of protecting the ballot box from the corrupt ixfluences by which the will of the peopte was defrated in the reornt Siate and residential etes- Hope—aro requested tc elect delegates, equal in number to the present representation in the Senate and House of Representatives, to meet in convension ia tho nail of the House of Representatives, at Harisvare, on Cacsdag, the 26th day of March next, at 12 o’clook M , to nom. Pate candida’ es for Governor, Jadge of the Sapreme Nowe 2d Copal Commismoner, to be suppcricd at the eneuing P Shaw, Jamer M D Gazzans, Jona Wiveerow, semen J . Wail, Innac 8 a, DeLorme Imorie, Paxson Vickers, W. Warner, Hiestand, | Jobn A Wiptrod Crawford,’ dire © # B Penrose, a (0a. T Thorn, © 8 Kaufman, & B Chase, oe, Devii emma, Jr Jones Aogustine, Joun M Gibboney,C. 8 Eystor, Henry Soutber, Josep» Brown, Jes B Bao! W. E Stevenson, Jos 1) Pownall, P W. Housekeeper, Fr. Jordan, Joun T pewrs, Wm A. Oravbe, S J. MoOsimont, N. Voognty, Jr, 6 W £ V. Dresey, | Jamon Ponroso, Samuel Kerr, © E Hota Jobn Puroeil, 8 3. Bebop. Jona Wright, PLatron™ or Te Kwow Norse Party ix [sorma— A State Convention of the american party of Indiana was beld at Incianapoiis on ihe 17th inst It is saidto have comprised @ fair representation of the sevoral sections ef the State, The hall of the House of Representatives was given up to the Convention, We pubish below the resorutions adopted — Resolved. That, aa the Amorican party /n Indians, we endorse and acopt the following deciarauion of pri That the federal Union being the only sateguard American berty, every true patriot shoulc devo Bie best energies to # preservation. That as vur republican fathers found {It necesary te make mutual conccee).pe and sacrifices of private opiates ond incivioual preferences in order to form more per- tee: Union, s0 id we, their descendasts, be willing sacridors (0 porpetuae it seek to vindicate our own rights, we 1 to Fee peot the rights of others. fo thie shou!d abetain from ali ipterference, indtyt: ively wits tne institations of other States, ée- meatic or otber » ise That siavory l* an institution with which we heve ae *ymoaiby whatever, and that we are opposed to xvasion beyond ite present limite ana i polities! on tauon ‘Teat he constitution of the (nited States should be honored end respected, and a1 laws, jolet resola teas, ordinances or compromises of whatiwor charsoter, ‘within tte provisions, ¢ ould be obeyed sod faith” eculed antil the same shail be amendet, repeal- tunco tisationsl by the supreme je- i and property of its citizors. To ths end, it Congress, from time to time, to make ifboral appropria- tons for ihe improvement of our sivere and harbors, an@ to afford sobmantial ald in the prosecution of other great works of internal improvement of s traly national cha- rector Trat the protection of American industry, by the impe- stton of fatr diver tninaticg dates upon rege goods 1a ported \pt0 otr cow is just as much the auty of go thirty years ago, when Generat ‘as bir time we should become a Ibe more Americanized. and, !rstead of feeding the paw per iabor of Europe feed our own, Time may pave mo- oited aaa but not changed, the great American ip of oar American institutions to permit aitens to exeroiee the right of sum oF hold office or place ‘unter the feoersi, State, or Territorial g»vernmonts. Hence the constitution of Indians should be «9 amended as to limit the right of suflrage, and to hold offige, to thore only whe Sre Citizens of the United States, ether by dirth or aate- rattzstlon, sccording to the inws of Tost, while we Prenerve the right to every man of i H i i 88 F & i ' Sapertor Court—General Term, Before Joages Laer, Bosworth, Hoffman and Woedre®, DROISTONS,