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4 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARUH 14) 1857. NEW YORK HERALD. AMES GORDON BENNE*T. EDITOR AFD PROPRIETOR. ‘OPPIER XN. W. CORNER OF FULTON aD NASSAU BTS cash i sory, or sro. nay. o7 Soper ennai, the ok ait Aen te rie" Great Brain, or Maung parisl the Continent, NEE FT cg oan mene terme nd to PEDVERTISEMENTS renevad every day. ‘AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, ‘roadway—Oww Heaps snp ‘Bouse Hasszs. — BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Jack Suxrranp— Snig- amy’s 8ox—K akan, THB SOOUT. borne pov WB NEW THEATRE. Broadway, opposite Boad: Mar TYLEB—LOVE AND MUXDER, nm im ALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Promorion—Mapea Munpar. LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, 62% Broadway—Bisce eou—Youre New Yorx. AMERICAN THEATRE, Chambers street—Tax Ecyrtian —Bospan's Wirn—Scar doxreus. ‘8 AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—After- BARNUM’ geva and Gvening—Rvrn Osxiey. GEO. 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MEWS FROM EUROPE, NICARAGUA, MSXICO, CUBA, ‘WEST INDIES, BTC.—AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON— BRCISIONS IN THE DRED SCOTT CASB—LEGISLATIVE PROCBEDINGS, ETC., ETC. ‘She Wasxir Hi ‘will be published at ten o'clock (his morning. bgp were ner Hore Niweragus, Soufh “America, Mexico, Cuba, &c.; Affairs in ‘Washington; ‘Legislative Proceedings; Decisions of the United Sates Fupreme Court in the Dred Scott Case; List of Acts passed both Houses of Congress; Editorials on various inte- esting and important subjects; The War in China; Affairs in Kansas; Latest News by Telegraph; Financial, Commeroial, Retigions, Theatrical, Political and Maritime Intelli Mew York Cattle Market; together with a variety of inio- resting loca) and miscellaneous items. Bingle copies, in ‘weappers, ready for mailing, ean be had at the counter. Priee sixpence, The News. The Senate yesterday adopted the recommendation of the Judiciary Committee relative to the contested seat ef Mr. Cameron, so that gentieman retains his place. The report permitting the parties interested ‘im the Indiana contested case to take testimony re- garding the favts before the judicial tribunals of that State was discussed at some length, but before any decision was arrived at the Senate went intoex- ecutive session, and confirmed a large number of appointments. Among them five captains, seven ‘sommanders, twenty-three lieutenants, and one sur- geon of the navy, and two lientenants of the ma- rine corps. We have a list of the names under the telegraphic head. ‘The intelligence published yesterday of the rail- road accident near Hamilton (Canada) is confirmed. ‘The barrowing details, including the names of those identified, are given elsewhere. There were, it is sapposed, between seventy-five and one hundred passengers in the cars, but fifteen ef whom were taken out alive, and of these five died of their inju- ries soon after being rescued. The conductor of the train, a German boy and three others, were the only persons who escaped the massacre., This is the most disastrous railroad casualty that ‘has happened since the Norwalk tragedy. We publish elsewhere fall details of the recent wperations of Colonel Lockridge on the San Juan iver. The fort at Serapiqui surrendered after one day's fighting, and the filibusters captured large sapplies of Minnie rifles, ammunition, artillery, pro- visions and cooking utensils. They then proceeded up the river and took the station at the mouth of the Ban Carlos, after which the Rescue gave chase up stream to the steamer Charles Morgan. Castillo Rapida was abandoned by the Costa Ricans , who set fire to the buildings and two steamers. The filibus- ters succeeded in saving one of the latter in a damag- ed_state. A small party of Costa Ricans remained in the fort at Castillo on the 18th ult., but were to be sttacked the next day. A report had come down to Greytown just before the British steamer left for Aspinwall, that Castillo was taken and that commu- nication with the lake was open, but nothing was said about the fort at San Carlos. Colonei Lock- ridge had been stopped at Greytown, during a visit be made there, by the British commander, on the charge of detaizing British subjects, but the matier ‘was satisfactorily explained, and he rejoined his forces. : From New Granada we learn that our Minister had been presented to the acting President. Con gress met on the let ult. The President's message regarding the Panama massacre was moderate in tone, and a peaceful adjustment of the dispute vas tooked upon as probable, notwithatanding the op- porition of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The bealth of the Isthmus was excellent. Col. Kinney had visited Aspinwall and returmed to Greytown. We have news from the South Pacific and the Plate Provinces. In Pera the revolutionary party bad been successful toa partialextent. The belligerents had fought a naval engagement inthe harbor of Callao, but without either side gaining any materia) advantage. The Costs Rican envoy had been unsuccessfal in his attempt to wegotiate a loan for the purpose of carrying ‘en the war against General Walker, and we hear mething of the projected treaty for the union of the [South and Central American States agains: filibustering enterprises. Everything was quiet in Bolivia. Buenos Ayres and the other pro vinces of the Confederation were tranquil. Large numbers of emigrants were arriving, and trade was brisk. The Empire City arrived at this port yesterday afternoon with Havana dates to the Sth inst., and the Ieabel arrived at Charleston with advices to the 10th. Sogar was firm, with large transactions. ‘There was nothing of importance going on at Ha- vana, except the preparations for the contemplated hostile demonstration against Mexico. A grand military review of fifteen thousand troops had afforded amusement and occupation for the Haba- the affairs of the country. By the bark Fleet Eagle, at this port, we have news from Algoa Bay, Cape (ood Hope, to January 6. The country was quiet, except an occasional outbreak on the frontier between the Kaffirs and Fingoes. ‘The Belgian screw steamer Belgique, frem Ant- werp 22d and Southampton 24th ult., arrived at this She brought one hundred and port yesterday. thirteeen passengers, The New Jersey House of Representatives yes- terd@y Jaid on the table a resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to confer with the New York Commissioners on the question of re- moving the Quarantine ground. This course was pursued in order to allow time for the arrival of ebeent members. A motion in effect rejecting the overtures of the New York C.mm'ssioners was lost bby one vote only. ‘The Board of Counc'men met last evening, and e2 Obg Other papers segrived wa: the reyortac the Ne. 723 By way of Havana we have news from Mexico to ‘the 24th ult, and Vera Cruz to the Ist inst. The intelligence of the termination of the troubles at San Juan and Tampico is fully confirmed. The revolutionary movementa of Blancarte at Guada- Jajaf& created no alarm. He had with him but a force, and the government had despatched against him. The new Congress will assem- bie on the 10th of September, when the government will pass into the hands of those elected to conduct Special Committee which have been investigating | Tie Digleulty between Spain and Mexieo— the affairsof the Manhattan Gae Company. Tney recommend that the Counsel to the Corporation be instructed to draw up @ memorial vo the Legislature fixing a standard of gas at from sixteen to twenty sperm candles, and that an inspector of metres be appointed upon the same principle as inspectors of weights and measures. The majority of the Committee of the Canal Board st Albany, on the subject- of canal tolls, have agreed upon a report recommending disoriminatios in tolla on freight going east amd west by way of Oswego; also the collection of tolla on the Central Railroad to the amount of four or five hundred thousand dollars per annum, the railroad to be com- pensated by a slight increase of passenger fare. A minority report 1s in course of preparation. The Coroner’s investigation in the James street shooting affray was concluded yesterday, at the Fourth ward station house. The jury rendered a verdict against the proprietor of the saloon, not- withstanding it was clearly shown that he acted in self-defence when the pistol was fired at Martin. Coroner Perry took a very reasonable view of the case and liberated the accused to bail in the sum of $1,500 to await the action of the Grand Jury. The fate of Martin should serve as a warning to all dis- orderly characters. Elsewhere will be found a full report of the inquest and subsequent proceediags. ‘The cotton market yesterday did not open under the foreign news, and beyond some sales in transitu we could not learn that much was done. Views of dealars differed regarding the offect of the news. Some con- sidered that {t was not calculated to produce any change in our prices, while others comiended that atter iis ro- ceipt sales could not be made without some concestion in prices. Flour was again heavy and receded about ftve cenis per barrel for common and medium grades. ‘The saics of wheat were contined to two lots of Southern white, at $1 7009176. Corn was unchanged, but closed heavy, Pork was firm, with sales of new moss on tie Spot at 634 25, and to arrive at $74. Sugars were steady with sales of about 460 hh¢és. Cuba. A cargo of 1,480 bags Manila was in treaty, but we could not learn whethor the negotiation waz consummated, Coflze was firm and active. The sales embraced about 5,000 bags Rio, 1,200°do. Maracaibo, with some lots of Java and Ja Mt fall prices, Freights were inactive and without of moment 1m rates. e Dred Scott Declsions—Lhe New Slavery tion, tion of the slavery question upon a more comore- hensive basis, and of a more virulent and in- tensely sectional character, than anything of the kind which has ever been inflicted upon the coun- try. The agitation of 1819-20, ending in the Mis souri Compromise, was limited to the Missouri question, The result was not a constitutional settlement, but rather a Presidential armistice among Northern and Southern politicians. Tne South always have maintained that it was a pro- ceeding outside of the constitution, but they ac- cepted it and adhered to it asa bargain for thirty years, in good faith. They would have extended the Missouri line to the Pacific in 1850, as a “finality,” and this would have been a finality, but the North would aot have itso. They would take nothing less than the whole of Califoraia. The South, after repeated efforts for the line, gave way, and upon the basis of the whole of California as a free State, in pursuance of the expressed will of her settlers, the compromise acis of 1850 were passed. Thus ended that agitation of the slavery trou- ble. It covered as good many issues; bat they were all considered by the majority of the American people as settled by those five great healing measures of Mr. Clay, to wit: 1. The admission of California iatact as a free State. 2. Popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico, 3. The “fixation,”’ 9s Mr. Clay called it, of the Texas boundary. 4. The abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia. 5. The Fugitive Slave law. In the midst of this peace, thus brought about, Mr. Douglas, Mr. Pierce, and other Presidential speculators, acting upon a constitutional suggs- tion thrown out by Mr. Dixon, a Senator from Kentucky, opened the third great slavery agita- tien in the repeal of the Missouri compromise and in the application of popular sovereignty to the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska. While this agitation is still hanging upon the solution of slavery or no slavery in Kansas, the Sapreme Court of the United States comes forward and gives its guielus to all the disputed constitutional issues upon slavery of seventy years standing, in the following sweeping and decisive constitution- al decrees:— 1, That negroes are not citizens. 2. That slaves are property. 3. That Congress has po power over the sub- ject of slavery in the Territories. 4, That it cannot delegate a power which it does not possess to any Territory. 5. That the Southern man with his property (including slaves) has the same constitutional right to settle in the common Territories of the U sion as the Northern man with his property. These are the decisions of a tribunal from which there is no appeal. They are decisions which can only be constitutionally reversed by the reversal of the majority of the tribugal it self; and to effect this change will require the agitation and incessant labor of many years. In the interval Congress can do nothing, and the President can do nothing but obey the supreme law, and let the question of slavery in the Ter- ritories settle itself according to the laws of climate and products, and the superior pressure of the emigration of the free white or the black elave race into this or that Territory, as the case may be. But the Northern mind, to a very great extent, has become fixed in its ideas of the constitution concerning slavery; and fresh from the hot con- troverey of the late campaign, it is not in the mood for acquiescence to these decisions of the Supreme Court. Agitation must necessarily fol- low--a broad and continuous sec ional agitation. It bas already commenced. It is assuming in one place the shape of treason and rebellion; in another, the form of.a perpetual political war againet the Supreme Court until its ma- jority shall speak the doctrines of Judge McLean. In this latter view Judge Mo- Lean may become the republican candidate in 1860 for President, with his opinions npon the Dred Scott case as the platform of his party, againet one of the Southern Supreme Judges as the democratic nominee. The great advantage to the democracy in the interval will be that they will have the sapreme law of the land on their side. This fact will do much to conciliate even the most fiery of South- ern fire-eaters to the administration of Mr. Bu- chanan, whatever may be his course of action in respect to the spoils, We may thus, with every ap. pearance of safety, assume that Mr. Buchanan will have a comparatively smooth and en entirely euc- cessful term of office in the Presidency. But the euccersion—who can undertake to solve the tre- mendous problem of the succession? Who will be the opposing candidates in an appoal from the Supreme Court to the people’ ‘What it is and What it May Become. We tearn by receot advices trom Europe that the quarrel between Mexico and Spain threatens to beeome a serious affair. The Spanish press, in giving currency to some very exaggerated statements of recent events in Mexico, is very unanimous in calling upon the government to inflict summary punishment for the outrages supposed to have been committed; and it is said that the Cabinet of Madrid has so far acceded to public opinion as to direct that a ship of the Mne, a frigate, a brig and two steamers shall proceed from Cadiz to Cuba, in order to rein- torce the Spanieh fleet there and that two thousand men will be sent to strengthen the Spanish army. Much of this excitement is due to the exagge- ration that has been used in narrating events, publie attention from the election now going on in Spain. But it is not improbable that under he corrective of better information, an exhaust- d treasury, and sober second thought, Spain will moderate her ire, and a pacific solution will be found. The quarrel has not been one of sud- den growth, however, and its history is, in a few words, as follows:— The mal-administration of justice in Mexico had given rise to claims against that governmeat by Spanish subjects, in the same manner that it had given rise to claims by the citizens and sub- jects of other nations. After long continued attempts to obtain an adjustment of these claims the Spanish Minister finally succeeded in negotiat- ing a convention in 1851, which was modified and extended by another, in 1853, by President Santa Anna. Under this convention a commis sion was appointed to examine and pass upon the claims, and performed the greater part, if not all, of the work, and partial payments were made in Mexican scrip. When Santa Anna was driven from the country, and Comonfort came into power, it was found by the latter that an extensive system of @ardinerism and Galphinism hed been practiced in this matter of Spanish and to the desire of tne government to draw off Cross or Tae Persian War.—The steamers which errived on Thursday bring news that the war in Persia ie almost at an end. Great Britain and Persia are about to make peace. The terms are not known, though the Russian organ in Bel- gium publiehes a summary of the principal pointe, Great Britain retains a foothold on the island oi Karrack, and another at Ormuz and possi- bly such other portions of the Persian territory occupied by her during the waras she may deem it desirable to acquire. It is understood that, in reepect of Consuls and commercial matters she is to be placed on the eame footing as Russia in all Peraian ports except those ia the Caspian Sea. It ie not stated nor indeed is it likety that Perma is to pay any portion o: the expense of tae war; that will be defrayed one-1ai- oy ine indian the other half by the home government, The Persians are to evacuate Herat; and it seems pro- bable that arrangements have been made afresh to replace that sovereignty in the hands of an in- dependent Affghan chief. Such are the points which are made public. The only point of any consequence is the probable annexation of Karrack and Ormuz to the Indian empire of England, for a British trading post there will amount to annexation. It will be well remembered that only a few weeks since when they were first océupied, the organs of the British government were profuse in their assurance that no accessions of territory were sought by her Mojesty and that evgry point occupied would be evacuated on the declaration of peace. Our present information would lead one to suppose that these assurances had not been founded on a thorough knowledge of the circumstances, Per- haps, in view of the interests of the world, the annexation of Karrack to the Indian empire of England wo ‘@ desirable event. The gulf shore is @ecfining at present; with every ground of advancement, it has been falling back steadily for a thousand years. So has the couutry around it, which, we know, must have been at one time immensely populous, and still produces every thing that is usually yielded by Asiatic countries From W: SPPOLAL DESY ATOS TO THE HMAALD, THE AMENDMYNTS TO THE DALLAS TREATY—OON- TINUED ILLNESS OF MX. BUVHANAN--THE APPRO- PBIATIONS—APPOINTMENTS—| oF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS TREATY, BTC. Wasusczon, March 18, 1857, ‘The Dallas-Clarendon treaty, with tts muititudinows amendments, was belore the President to-day, and was, Tunderstand. closely scrutinized by him, The amend- ments, which are, as stated yesterday, in the form of resolutions, materially obange the whole features of this: document. The Senate struck out that portion guaran- teeing jand to Britian subjects, and also the conveation Detween Great Britain and Honduras, which was so ¢x- Cecdingly obnoxious to the South, on accouat of the re- stiction of slavery. The unconditional surrender @ the Bay Islands is insisted on by ourgovernment. The boun- dary, which was marked feature in the old trem ty, is aleo iets umoonditional and unrestricted. The Btate Department wil\,shorily, 1 urderstand, arrange i¢. im tte proper form, and, with the necessary documents, transmit ft to the English government. . Our goverument apprehend no fears tha: the amendments will not be ac ceptabie to her Britannic mejesty. President Buchanan continues to be aillioted with the Gisease contracted at the National Hotel, though still able» to meet the tremendous pressure made upon him by office seekers, str, Cass rises at six o’olock, and lavors inces- sently through the day. He already shows the effest o such over exertion. ‘The list Of acts passed by Cengress, and the tables o appropriations made, as they appeared in the Haxatp. merely give the titles of the new laws and the cost of the: government for the year. The peculiaritica of the bills and appropriations, the corrupt sshemes they embrace, and the immense efforts made to get them through Oon- gress, were only shadowed by the procotdings of the “Corruption Investigating Committee,” as it is called here snd overy where, Is is though’ that the amount appropriated at the ast session of Corgress will reach the enormous figure of: $65, 00,000 to $70,000,000. You will recollect that tho ‘Amount last year was Over thissum, If al) the schemes which were proposed in Washington had been adopted im Congress, the government would have ceased to be an owner of any of the public domain, and Guihrie’s money chest would have been completely depleted. Among other bilis passed was one for the establishmens of a Naval staiion at Brunswick, Georgis, There is an ielend in the harbor on which a site is to be selected for the afation. It ts said that the island was purchased before the bil) passed, and of course a large sum will have to be paid for the site. It is understood that Thurlow THE LATEST NEWS. BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS, TERRIBLE RAILROAD CATASTROPHE, WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION OF HUMAN LIFE. SEVENTY PERSONS =: * ‘ANTLY KILLED. INTERESTING FKOM WASHINGTON. Maval Appointment, the Senate. nfirmed by THE AMENDED DALLAS-CLARENDON TREATY, &o., to, &a, Additional Particulars of the Hamfiton Rall- road Catastrophe. BETWEEN SIXTY AND EIGHTY LIVES LOST—YHE NAMES OF SOME OF THS KILLED, BTC. Torowto, March 13, 1857. We learn the following particulars of the railroad acci- dent at Hamilton from a gentleman who left the scene of dissater this morning :— The accident cocarred on the Great Western Railway, at the bridge over the Des Jardin’s Oanal, which is cle- vated somo sixty feet above water. fhe bridge swings, acd ft 1@ supposed that the train which passed for tho Esst ® short time before bac sunk the bridge so much It is very evident that the late decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States on the Dred Scott case will lead to the re-opening of the agita- that the locomotive of the train was obstructed by the abutments to such a degree that the passos. ger cars were raised up and thrown ioto the ca. nal. The train was the local accommodation from Toronto to Hamilton, and left Toronto at four o’clock claims, and he not only refused to pay the ba lance of scrip due on the fraudulent claims but endeavored to get back that which had been issued on them. under that meridian. This is partly due to the deterioration of the Persian and Arab character; but more directly to the nefarious quality of the ‘Weed, Crosweil, Matteson, and others of the old and Bew Albapy regency, are mixed up in the scheme, Bome allege that Simonton, whe expelled correspondent of- thy New York Times, for contradicting bimeetf under ‘oath, 1s also latorested in the speculation. This led to a protest and some harsh inter- course on the part of the Spanish Minister, and the exhibition of a Spanish naval force in the harbor of Vera Cruz. The result was that the Mexicans, instead ot becoming intimidated at this demonstration on the part of Spain, became more firm as regarded the government, and oa the side of the people the old bitter feeling against the mother country was aroused. Be- sides looking to her own resources, Mexico turned her eyes to this country; and on the part of the filibusters, some strong propositions, bearing on Cuba, were made to her. But the quarrel did not come to a head during these disputes, which occurred last year; and the expedition against Mexico, which was said to have been aring in Havana, was dissolved. Tateroode was again resumed, and a repudiation of some of the most obnoxious claims took place. A resumption of good feeling on the part of the people was not so easy a matter—the more so as Spanish agents were found conniving with the clergy in their attempts at rebellioa—aad it was generally believed in Mexico that the Spanish government, the priests and Santa Anna, were conspiring to subjugate the republic once more to the Spanish crown. Taking advantage of this state of popular irritation, a party of bandits attacked the hacienda of San Vicente, belonging to a Spaniard in the district of Cuer- navaca, on the 18th of December last, and, shouting “Death to the Spaniards,” pat several of them to death, among whom was a boy fifteen years old. The local government immediately arrested the porter of the estate, on suspicion of being an accomplice, and the general government, at the request of the Spanish Chargé, caused other arrests to be made On the 13th of January, nine prisoners were held on the charge, and the case was ia the hands of the tribunals. But it did not go on with the ra- pidity which the Spanish representative desired, for on the 10th of January he addcessed a note to the government, demanding immediate action, accusing the authorities of a want of will to do justice, and fixing the term of eight days for the arrest, trial and punishment of the criminals On the 19th he wrote again, stating that he had not received proper satisfaction ia the matter. and he demanded his pasrports, which were giveo to him, with a tomporate reply to his note, set- ting forth that the conduct of the government did not call for this violent course, but that it could not, with proper self-respect, decline his request. Although the relations between the two gov ernments were thus suspended by tue hasty ac tion of the Spanish Chargé, President Comonfort declared that he did not consider his friendly re lations with Spain broken off, and Senor Lafra- gua, who had been appointed Minister to Spain some weeks previously, departed im mediately for Madrid. It is not proba- ble that when all the facts come before the court at Madrid, it will persist in carrying out its belligerent intentions toward Mexico To do eo would be to insist upon creating the most serious complications, both here and ia Earope. Spain is in condition to make a handsome dash at Mexico, though it is very doubtful if she could carry on a long war at arm's length across the Atlantic. Twenty years of peace, even from violent civil commotion, has enabled her to ac quire a respectable fleet of steamships and sailiog vessels, and to bring into existence an apparently well supplied army. But it is a ques tion if her resources or credit are such as to stand the expenditure attendant upon modern wartare, ond it is much to be questioned whether in a war with Mexico she would receive that co-operation she anticipates from other European Powers. The present condition of Mexico is not at al such as to make her desirous of a foreign war Her civil disturbances have been in some measare subdued, bat the treaty with this country through which the present government hoped to obtain the necessary means for self-support against civil commotion, has not been accepted by our govern- ment. Her treasury is not able to mect its present exigencies, and would hardly be able to stand those of a war. We shall look for the coming advices both from Spain and Mexico with for interest, We notice in the Spanish papers frequent as- vertions that these difficulties between Spain and Mexico are fomentea by Americans, who are de- sirous to involve the two countries in « war, for the ultimate benefit of the United States, This charge is utterly groundless, and has not even foundation in the supposed desire on our part to get poseeesion of the territory of Mexico, That republic is rapidly falling to pieces from causes inherent within itself, and is coming into the Union quite as fast as we can take care of it, We do not want a Spanish war to hurr ‘bis matter, ot row governments which have held sway over the Per- sian guif. If the English held these points, trade would be developed. and agriculture stimulated. No doubt the natives would be bullied, and a good deal of injustice would be practised. No doubt, too, the Indian empire, which is one of the most scandalous despotisms in the world, would bz strengthened by the acquisition of territory. Finally, one sea more would be virtually render- ed subject to the British Queen. These are the practical results which would flow from the British acquisition of territory on the gulf; upon them we must decide whether the war will prove to have beena gain or alosa. We have just made a commercial treaty with Persia, and we are about to send a Minister thither; how will the close of the war affect this mission? The subject is worth the attentive study of the admin- istration. Kruixe tse Prestpent.—Actounts from Washington inform us that President Buchanau has been made seriouely il! by the swarm of office beggars which has congregated at the capital. From Eastport to Oregon—from the Saint Law- renee to the Rio Grande, these devouring locusts bave taken their flight and settled upon the Ex- ecutive mansion in incalculable numbers. The principle of rotation in office huving been pro- mulgated in semi-official style, the new adminis- tration is not only bored with the office seekers, but with the office holders, who are all in an agony of suspense, which none bat the place- holder with his head under the guillotine can know. This hungry mob storms the President's door and will not allow him a moment of peace. Mr. Buchanan has been familiar with the climate, the water and other peculiarities of Washington for thirty or forty years, and during that time he has been a hearty, robust man, and when elected to the Presidency he was in the highest physical condition. A few days before the inauguration he visited the capital, and on returning to Wheatland was slightly affected with an epidemic prevailing at the capital, and probably caused by the sudden changes of the atmorphere, for which the District is noted a: this season. A few days rest at Wheatland re stored the President to his usual state of health ; but the fatigue of the journey and the constant annoyances from office beggars, before and siuce the inauguration, have brought on a relapse of the complaint. It is hardly to be believed that, although it is well known at Washington that the President’s illuess is a source of disquietade to his friends, still the place hunters persist in tormenting him in every possible way. They would, if possible, force themselves into his private apartments, and bore him to death about their petty village squabbles and small sine- cures. Your office beggar is the most persevering of bo res—the most hungry of leeches—the most ravenous of rats. We trust that the men who arenow bullying, boring and tormenting the President will be sent about their business, sach as it is, with very sharp fleas in their very loug ears. Hewevecine Tie Press.—It isa favorite game with some politicians to endeavor to bring about their ends by humbugging the journals into stat- ing that they have actually been accomplished This game is now being played at Washington in a most superb manner. There is of course all over the country an intense desire to obtain the latest intelligence from the capital in relation to the appointments made by the new administra- tion,and there is particular curiosity on the subject ot the New York appointments, and the Washing- ton correspondents are constantly on the qui vive to pick up the crumbs of information which drop trom the official tables. In their over anxiety they often mistake hotel goesip for ac- curate information, and transmit it as such. There is a clique at Washington called the New York Hotel Clique, the members of which or- genization are very active in disseminating “Mung” news, Thus a short time since we were told that the appointment of Mr. Robert J Walker, as Secretary of State, had been decided upon, When that gentleman never had the slightest chance for the place. Now the clique is flooding the country with bumbuge of the frame character in relation to the New York ap- pointments, They say that Schel) is to be Col- lector, that Fowler is to be retained in the Port Office, that Sickles is to he made Navy Agent, and stories of a similar character; when the fact is that none of the appointments for this city have yet been touched upen by the President, and he will probably take some further time to think of them. The philosophers of this clique, after “grog time, ten o’clock at night,” being con- siderably elevated, find their imaginative fugul- Yesterday afternoon. The number of passengers was cs- timated at from seventy-five toone hundred, of whom only fl) teen were taken alive from the wrede, and of these five have since died. The water in the canal is eighteen feet deep, and nearly all those not immediately killed were drowned. The engine and tender, with the engincor and freman, wore pitched headlong into the canal, and are buried twenty feet below the surface. The beggege car ana two peseenger cars are completely shattered, and one of the latter turned botiom side upwards and nearly sub- merged. ‘When our informaat arrived this morning the parties were stil! busy in extrieatirg the bodies trom the wreck. In an outhouse adjoining the station house at Hamitton, shout fifty or sixty corpses of mep, women and ch.ldren svere lying on one floor, No inquiry into the cause of the accident bad yot been beld. Mort of the passengers were from Hamilton, Toronto and the adjoining towns. Samue! Zimmerman, of Niaga ra Falls, Isaac Buchanan, of Hamiliwn, Vice President of the road, and Captain Twokey, a popular commader oo Lake Ontario, are among the victims. Only one of the lady passengers was saved, and she was much cut and bruisei. A German lad in the bind car, seeing the conductor hasti- ly retreating to the back door, took siarm and followed Anctter operation is conpected with the San Francisco” Custom House. In the ceficiency bill is an item of $200,- 000, as @ balance of deficiency alleged to be due for work, done or something of shat sort. I¢ us probably a bogus claim, The bil) passed both houses, but Senator Hunter sdded an semendment that thig item should be referred tc- the Secretary of the Treasury, who is to examine it and report to the pext session of Congress. Matteson and’ aeveral other Noriherners are interested in it, and will en- deayor to bumoug Gov. Cobb in regard to it. Bat Goy, ©, will be toc uch for them, Tho rumor of the appotatment of Hon. Mr. Stanton, of Tennesece, as Assistant Secretary of the Treawury, is not well received by the friends of that gentleman. Mr. Stanton has not applied for any office, and certainly docs Dot desire the one mentioned in connection with bis name, The appointment bas been conferred upon Mr. Philip Clayton, now Second Auditor, whe succeeds Peter G- Washivgton, removed The Assistant Secretary of State will not be selected. until after Mr, Cass returns from Michigan. . The New York appointments will be disposed of next week. Gov. Medill, of Onto, ts an applicant for the First Comp- trolierenip, made veoant by the resignation of Elisha» Waittlesey. him, and he, the conductor and three others were the only ones who escaped with trifling ipjeries, Mr. O. J. Brydges, the managing director of the railway, Dr. Mackiatn and Mr. Thomas 0. Street, of Chippewa, wore on the traia, and although severely injured, escaped with thetr lives. ‘The following is a list of the bodies recognised up to ibis morning — Donald Stuart, Rey. A, Bookor, father of Mayor Booker, Erastus W. Green, and a little girl, tho daughter of Mr. J. K, Clark, all of Toronto, James Gannon and Thomas Benson, of Port Hops. Jobn Sharp, bookbinder, and A. Grant. ‘Mr. Russell, of the firm of Mellest, Merrell & Russell. of Brantford. Joseph Barr, of Niagara, and John C. Henderson, of Bamitton. In one of the company's buildings lay the bodies of six- een men, two women and one child; and of these but three were recognized—Edward Duffield, Rey. Dr. Heisse and Joba Morley. ‘The remains of Mr. Zimmerman will be taken to his re- aicence at Nisgare Falle this afternoon. He was in the Deggage car at the time of the accident. ‘A jary was empannelied this forenoon, immediately to view the bodies and investigate the cause of the acci- dent, The following additional bodies have been identified * Mrs, Doyle and Thomas Doyle, of Dunbartoa, Joueph Major, of Two Rivers, David MoFiggan, of Gait, Mr. Kendall, of Leckport, N. ¥. Mr. and Mrs. BearSeid, of Suspension Bridge. Mrs. Doffin, of Toronto, Jotun Beck, wife and two children. Mra. Russell, wife of Mr. Russell, also dead, ‘Mr. Ourtisa, of Dowlings, canno: survive bis tniuries, James Ross, of Toronto. Joba Willard, late of Buckinghamshire, Engiand. Burnfeld, the cugineer of the train, and John Knight, fireman, ‘Mr. Barton, Sen., of Stratford. Col, John S. Cunningham, of fouth Carolina, has been Sppoinied a purser iu the navy. After disposing of the appointments in executive aes- sien im by the Proeident, the Sandwich Islands treaty wae iaken up and giscussed until the hour of ad ournment, It will Dave to go over tll] next session for ‘want of ime. The only objection urged against it ic admitting sugar free of duty, Lf that was obviated it could easily be passed, The Cabinet adjvurned at feur aud meet agaia at seven c’clock this evening to complete the lat of appointments, fo that the Seuate can conirm them to morrow betore bey acjourn. Senator Hunter was circulating a paper this morning and urging Sexators to eign {t, against the policy which Mr. Bucbanaa bas adopted of rotation in office. 18 is said ‘bat 1s \s for the beneit of Charles G. Greene and others, of Bostoa, THE GENBRAL DESPATCH. CIVIL, NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS APPOINTMENTS COMPIFMBD BY TRE SENATE—DEATH OF COMMO- DORE *MOOT—SENATUR CAMERON'S CASE SETTLED. Wasa inotom, March 13, 1857. owlpg confrmaiioas were made by the Senate The ‘ol day Tenac H. sturgeon, Assisiant Treasurer of the United ‘Beetes ot Bt. Laie, Jacod Troutman, Postmaster at Hamilton, Onio, Turncy Nolecn, Of Inviava, Saperimtendent of Indians. Affairs for the Ter: ttory of Utah. J, Patten Anderson, of Washiagion Territory, Governor of said Yanez Wm Wear, of Kansas, U 8, Attorney for the Territory Of Kapees, vice A J. Isance, . lews W. Silurd, United Staus Marshal for the South- orn divtrict of Obio, viee thomas K. Smith, whose com Dismon bes expired. The following were couflymed as captains of the navy: —~ Robert Crawford, of Saitficet. Alexander W. Pennock, Thomas T. Hanier, Mr. Sturdes and Hugh MoFioy,, of London. p+ IR. Sona metas Timothy and Patrick Doyle, of Dunbarton. alee 2. —— Josoph Harkness, of Toronto, ‘The following wero confirmed as lieutesants of the. Charles Brown, of Galt. navy :— Enlen and Mary Donnie and James Forbes, of Milton. Do Gragee Livingtton, vice McRas, deceased. Ralph Wade, of Cobourg. Wm. £ Fizbvgn, vice Pennock, promoiea, Charles Caldwell, of Albion. George Macdoone! and Mr, MoFloy, of ®t. Catheriacs. It te tntended to have pubite funeral of the unfortu- mate sufferers on Monday. Commiltees have been formed ‘vo wait on the friends of the decease’. Many of the bodies bave already been removed by the reistives. Fifty seven Dodies have been recovered ap to to-night, Mr Zimmerman, who is reported aa among the killed, ‘@ the wealthy Canadian banker and contractor, who Owns tho large tract of land on the Britian side of the Ni- agars river atthe Falls, reported to be worth soverai olllions. Within the past year or two, he had commenced iaying tout in parkeand for buliding purposes. His improvements there are & prominent feature in the view from Goat Island, and will bo readily remombered by every recent visiter to the Falls. Among those reported dead is Thomas Sireet, Esq, a gentioman of grea} wealth and respectability, who resid. ed at Chippewa, betewoen the Falis and the viliage—bis sinter, on amiabio Indy, and Mre. Clark, bis mother in jaw. ‘The name of inomas 0. Macklin is also mentioned as ameng the killed—probably Dr. Macklin, of Chippewa. Trevott ok ae Morgan, doveased, Ber) P. Loyal, vice Emmons, Charies H Ourhman, vice Rusk, resigned. Oncar F. Stanton, yi0e Midaleton, promoted. Wm. A. Cheever, vice Wilson, resigned. Hoary A. Adsms, vice Uakiey, resigaed. Qe Brown, vioe 5 tenans of the Marine corpe, woe Your, Commodore Smoot, o! the Navy, died to day, Liens, Conover, of tho Navy, bas resigned. In the Senate to-day It was agreed on all sidos that informaliiies presented in the protest offered do affect the rights of Mr, Cameron to nis seat, and it held that the qvesilon of alleged fraud and corraption to Be election properly belonged to the Legisiature of Peno- From Albany. IMPORTART ACTION REGARDING CANAL TOLLS. Atnany, March 13, 1867, ‘The Committees on Commerce and Navigation of the Senare and Assembly will assembie in joint session on ‘Thursday afternoon fo hear all who aro interested in the report of the Harber Commissioners. ‘The Committee of the Canal Board, appointed to cons|- der iho subject of making & discrimi: ation in tolls o8 pro- perty conveyed by canal from the Wert, held « mocting to-night, ‘ Lieutenant Governor Seldon submitted a report from the majority of the committes. The report recom. mends discrimination in the tolls on all proper- ty coming from the West by the way of Os wogo, and on all freight going West vie Oxwogo; also recommends the collection of ® moderate amount of tolls from the Central Rattroad, which would yield abont four or five hundred thousand dollars a year, with com pensation to the railroad by allowing 11 to charge slightly renned persenger fare “yee roport is aooompanied by & table showing the traf. fie and cost by different routes. Three ont of four of the committee agree to the report of tho Canal Commission. of. Mr. Fitabugh alone dissenting. The committes, on the request of Mr. Fitzhugh, agreed to withhold the re- port til Wedneacay wext, lo Order .o give Une to pre Fare w minOrthy reyers ihe farther consideration of the subject. Here the mat- ter reste, Mr. Bigier and Mr. Pugh reoeived « letter this afiar- noon, dated yeateraay, from twenty-four members of tne Pennsylvania Legislature who had signed the protesd denying Mr. ee ee wee eo that they could have obtained the sigostares of the other demo- cratic members to the leder but for their absense im conecqnence of the adjournment of the Abcut ‘orty perrona from Kansas, Of that Territory, headed by General ing formal y paid their respecte to the Yee conate ‘Will adjourn sine dir to morrow, the Pres dent having 6o Communiontions to make whien would render |t necessary to proioog the seasion boyond thes bme Hon 1, T, Disney, of Ohio, te lying das gerouaty it a Dextor’s Hote! "Thore ia ith bis recovery. Snow hae been failing here all the evening,