The New York Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1857, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERAL we manne WHOLE? NO. 7686. MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1857. THE HURRICANE AT THE SOUTH. SKIVAL OF THR KMPIRE CHY AT NORFOLK. NO INTELLIGENCE OF THE CENTRAL AMERICA WITH Five Hundred and Twenty-five Passengers and $1,600,000 in Gold on Board. THE DAMAGE .ONE BY THE GALE. ™., Mm, 20. 4 gtotieman who left davana as passenger on the steam. «ip Kmpire City, and arrived in this olty las! evening trem Norfolk, 'y way of Batimore, has furnished un with ee folk wing acovunt of \bo aardanips suffered by the seve yoeec! during the tae severe gale, whic’ oaug3 mat he kmplre Lity aad eteamabip Ocntral America:-— ‘he steasanip Uentrai America left the aarbor of Ha vece a 9 ’olook ip the morning on Taeeday, the Sth inst, seco command of Lieutenant Hornden, of the Untied Save nevy. The Central Amerios bad on boa-d f 2° and trent: five parsengers, with one mi ux bumdred thorsand dollare tp evecio from California for Mew Yors he left Havana in excellent time, with al] ++ }on beard apd in good entrite. Tre steemship Empire City, commanded by Cap'aia dono We Gowan, seamed out from Bavana on her passage » See York et 10 ofeieck on ‘he m vrning of the 8th inst,, »-tom hour sfer the Ceptral America, Oar tuformant = #—*e bad the Cen'rsl America ip right and kept ater ter opti] the afternoon of that day (:be 8th tartant), when she ou'ran us > far that we lost sight of ber, and from oot time to toe present we bave no furteer information coperdicg ber When the Empire Ohy left H.vana eho ow aunty +in” passengers on hoard Ow ibe mroing of Ob instant (Wednesday) the wind we fom the cor/bwest, and as the day advanced it in weaved |) & very nerers gale, obliging us to lay to and oa- fav r © bold the steamer in during asiorm Daring the dmye of Thursday, 0th, Friday, 11th, and Sstarday, 12th ime-aot tbe rtorm Increased very forcibly, and blew a per foot horricane Op Supoay, the 13h instant, the wind suddenly chang ad the sooth west, «hen wo made Cape Lookout. When tne Empire City was about tem nailes from the light hoaee, wbtob is bailt on the Shoals, there we saw a diemaated sak wrbore Thi wasat four o’clock ia the efernoon Mun ner was a pe* one, baving s white sivesk of paint «00nd her #aist We coult pot aake oat her nsme She tae oply ber mizgoomast standiog, and lay light tn the we we ev if ehe bad Nttle cergoon board there were eight © eu persone to be seen on her cecks. The Expire Oty genio no! afford eos ald to the bark, as Captain MoGowan qomidored the steamship herself in great danger at tbat won: Dt Ov Wonday, the 14th inst, the Pmpire City reached Gage Hatteras The wind «as ben biowing very furioa' ty from the south vent, and car ied eway our sails, besides dameging We enip. We were then short of coa!, and were compelled to commence to burn the furnitare and ap- parterasces of the vessel, as well as part of the rtexmer Derself. in order to keep up steam ant so reach Norfolic w this way we consumed ber wheel touses, the benches, ‘eles, chairs coal boxes, and every combustible move ele thing +e coald place hands on. Wo Suslly reached Norfolk on Tuceday, the 16th inst , w the rorping io & very exbeasted condition, and with All our fue) and provisions rum ous We were qusran ined Norfolk, sod were not permitted tw land Upon this noxt Afty of she passengers of the Empire lity embarked 4 Old Potnt Oomfort for Baltimore, in order to run home by the vifferont retiroads afer atrieing at Norfolk Captain McGowan took the tail “age to the Post Office, but ibe Posumeater refused to reoetve them, apd the Captain was compelled to take them veok $0 the steamer During Toeeday, the 16th Iort., we recetved alongside (we Empire City, ab Nerfolk, one hundred and twenty-tve toes of soa) and @ supply of provisions. The Ewpire Cty til leave Norfolk for New York a¢ svon an she is put in order apd bas bed the necessary repairs dons to her wschivery, When | lef Captain MoGowsn said te would teave on the nikbt of Th raday, the 17th, or morning of Fricay, the ’8vn inst, if possible, ashe was very anxious to get on ‘0 thie city. CARD OF THE EMPTRE OCTY’s PASSENGERS. Ne aputk Va, Sept 16, 1867. ‘We, the ondersi . Passengers op board ihe U aited eer mall webip Empire ity, soon doGowan loft 5 ng of the 8th inst, for York ere vistten and exvertenced one of riegawe ever known, which tag fibe |, enort of coal and provisions, and the youre! vas pay very seriously Camage, baying carried | soknowiedgmonte to Ew i an, whee ‘andorade! effurts © the Em ire Oty 08 @ mirong and pr: ved herveif onder the management of Osos MoG swan, whom +e recommend re «ne of the mort conl aad able mee tbat eve- 101 the deck of # ahi», the care and tro bie ,N. Orleans, Br Coney acdc ihren, la Bre feerey Havens. Maram Males, Tan. Ange'nOsrtille deFernandes, Mis. Rora Ramee, Mextos, Bie Maria Asoneien, AxCoh Mire Wore New Oriesns. Oept J 8 Brosh, Oharieston. Jee V Adat, Hevana, Bduerto Aca’, devana. Jove V conte A‘at, Havana. M J. Suchly, New Onleane, Chars Bornes, N Orleans. HL. Nerves New 0 inane. Ne Pwilip Acer New Orleans. Bet'ran Dision, N Orleans. Alex. Coney, Loaistans. Aadrow Jones NowO: leans F Jonga ey, Havana Hipotiie Malora Hevana. Joon H. Ross, Now My BELISF FOR THB MISSING FTRAMAHI? CANTRAL AMB- Riva. ‘The (nites States Mail eamship Company have order od the Nan! +! Webster, hich sails today, to keep in the (week of the Central America, now three days overdue, accident hes befaten her in ihe iate te arriving give caaee for some anxiety, at least, if not tlarm, There are come 600 souls on board, and ihe die anwar would be fearful should she bare perished. WORE EPFROTS OF THE GALE. spoken on the 14th (net., (no Iatitate givem,) with lons of fare aad main top,‘aiiant maste daring the late gale, TER GALB AT WILMIFGTON, N, 0. From the W! NC.) Herald, Sept, 14 } tmbevre qantpes ton el ageing, Friday, Satartay a! yonerdny, and, a¢ & coneeqrence, Ihe water courses ponds reeks, ko., were ewolion ts an anueval extant, am mach daicege wae done by overflows, carrying away of ‘erviges, Ao. aumber of trees upro ted, and of branches twisted off Aid vontiered about thobifforent strees Many fences bare deer blown down, amd rome tlight damage done 0 booses. eee eran, ut ter Sut ite 0 her ene Ne ‘Matarday afternoon, bot such was the violence of the gale ges cke was fred ca coen ot re the Wes 10108 OT by cmemar Rearten Hl the ‘The trails from the north due in the eve ing of the fame errived at about the oenal hour, pat could not reach shed = hers cassongers are \anded in conerqaene beavy drifts of gant near the track on the aide of the hil! ey: the depot buildings The immense rains went eA of rand over the raile, and ths pat cart wae blocked The oasseng sve by this Valn yemaine? whee toey ware during the night, and in the morning, wheu the violenos of the storm bad abated, joft thetr temporary boiel fur more com‘ortable quarters. On *ho seaccast th. gale was terribly severe §=Down at Wrightsril'e Sonnd the saters of the sea evept over tho (ferent sand Danks and marshes, covering ihemall. Te tide, of course, Pose tos vore unoruel hagh!, and swant away, liso obatf, several of tne bathing and brat ho.sne 0° ihe resident inhabitants, Boats wo-e wasb-d ont of these tater exd landed high hanks next % the sea—t as spot rentered famous as the sreve of the Erquimaux—was carried off by the releutiors wevot, and we supnos the frag nents thereof, If not tended at distant polats, are drifting sbout on v +y see of dorrery., This Oceen Houre, now that it is cons, we fre! bound to say, was not a hotel, ag some of tho Northern Depers fancied but # amail tenement of wood, having oae room «ni nO more, ‘The damege to the shipping on the const we fear has been very extensive The loss of the bark Oolln doRae, ® pew end beautiful vessel, owned prin ipaly here, is evpocisly to be regretted She bad just roashed tho har oo ber homeward trip from Bugland, and. in endeavoring to ride out the gale, parted ohains and went ashore “he gai does not serm, from accounts resrived, to beve extended far ipto tbe interior, Passengers by the northern traia fels but Nile of the atorm norin of Golds- bore’; ard by ibe southern train, abcut Fair Blaff scome ‘2 vave been ite Nails By the boats from Fayetteville we learn that the effects Of the blow were not oxperierecd soverely arove Eliza beth. Belew this rotnt the low ground crops of oorn, &9., are reriously injures. ‘We cannot tell what damage tho rice crops bas sus- tained, bet bope that it ts but slight. {From the Wilmtngton (N C.) Commercial, Sept. 15.] A sorm commenced (co Frigay night laat frou the Doribeast, snd continued with moch seve ity from the same querter til! Sunday morning. when tne wind xhifted w the northwest, ally to the southwest The ‘e. caseed on the change of the wind jone to trea, fencer, ec, but nothing ‘ure ocourred within the li nila of the town though tbe wind at times blew with great fury We do pot know bow far south it oxtended, but act mech of tt was filt with us worth of Weldon. and Satarday was avery plearant day in Norfolk avd Portemo th. ae we learn; go thiz cannot pass for the autaanal equinox, for which we sre stillte look. Weare fearful we may have to record other disasters on the rea coast, where the s'o-m rege? mort eeverely , from what we cag at prevent jearo We hear of reveral voucels being ashore, an ascount of wbirb «il! be fuend below. Green’s mill pond was damaged by the broukirg of the bans and the uprooting of the bridge A email bridge below the town war ewe pt away, and two of the bridges op the plank read tojared, but there was no damage doae tufficien: to obstruct the travel Bark Colip MoRae, Bramhall, frem Liveryool for this Pert, wub ali arrived off Mein Bar on Wednesday a'ter Beer, ai 6 o'clock, came to anchor with the wind N E Conld pot obtain a steamer to tow in, Oo Thursday and Fricay had heavy blow from N. Aout 6 o’olock on Saiurcay afiernoon wind chavged to W.8 W, blowing very heavy; at 8o'clock P M_ yarted chins, snd at 9 0° lock fi on Middle Ground: vesrel *)li crove a tow) lone She was owned by J. &. D, MoRve & 09 and Wa Neff & Sons, of this town; Brambat!, and J Petroe A Co, ¢f Belfast, e.; folly insured. A ‘portion of ths salle ond riggiyg and part of cargo il! p obadly be seved in a damaged rondition. The captain ard crow were token < ff during Sanday pigbt, and reached town yester. Gav woratng in the steamer Spray. Kk Turk’ Island for New lacen an anchored off ain Bar with DP. mpe choked, and ls aking very badly, ene patof esils, We learn that the captain and crew veeched Federal Polpt, where they now Schr Emily Wart Bredly, from Charleston 6%h Instant, for New York, laden with whea!, flour, «tion and rice, ot “en-ed # euocession of gales, ant bad neen ss far north 423 Friday the wind increased to s fHurrizan:, Inboring neavily #orupgalesk; onmpsch ked, bownaray. Atlovcick on Sumasy morn ing, being unable to beach her, she was ao hve! aboat 10 miles north of New Inlet Bar. and 6 miles fom lend, where eve turk during the day 'n 7 fathom: The cap tain and crew left in the boat, avd reached shore on Sun- day morviag. We have not learned whether the vessel Or cargo was insured. ‘The eobr Abde! Kader, Corneltour, from this port for New York with taval stores. is ashore near Rich's [nlet, abont 26 or 30 miles north of New Ini*t Bar We learn that the captain and crew bad all reached shore ‘There ten brig ashore on the beach near Bald Head, which #!'lrrobably be gr tten off; name unksown. mall Coasting vessels Three or fon: near Emithville, TELEGRAPHIC. DISASTER TO THE STRAMBEIP SOUTH IRNER. Ellwood Walter, Exq., Secretary of the Board of Under writers, yesterday recelyed the following despatoh. It is dated (CHARLEBTON, Sept. 16. 1857. ‘The stesmsh!p Southerner, Capt. Robertson, arrived thit morpirg almost s complete wreck. She le much injored, and bas six feet water in her bold. They threw overboard part of ber cargo to lighten ber, She will be discharged immediately. BRIG JOHN H. RHOADS ABTORE. Nowrorx, Sept 16, 1867. ‘Tho brig Jobn H. Rhoads, from Boston bound to Balt! more, vith merchandise, went ashore south of Cape Heary im the late gale. It ls reported that the steamebip Jamestown, from Now York, was blown out to seaas far as Cape Hatioras, and took in consideable water, somewhat damaging ber cargo DISASTER TO TOE SCHOONER 0. P. WILLIAMS. Noxroux, Va, Sep: 16, 1867. ‘The schooer ©. P. Williama, in ballast, bound from Jer- fey City to York river, during the inte gale lost ber main- mast, foretopmast, &o. THE WRECKED STRAMEB XORFOLK. PRmapanraia, Jept. 16, 1887. ‘The steamer Norfolk, sunk in the Cherapeake, belonged to the Philadelphia and Richmond ling, Fhe left here on Saturday with « valuable freight, The Norfolk waa for. merly know! the Penobscot, Cartain Kolly and the crew wore landed yeetorday at Oape Island by the steamo- Joreph Whitney, from Baltimore for Boson. Tae yomo! and cargo are fully insured. L088 OF THE BRIG VERMONT. Livanroot, N &., Sept. 16, 1867. ‘The brigantine Vermont, from Piciou for B.ston, was tolally wrecked ibis morning on the Western Lead. Crew aod materials saved. Grand Hegatta at staten feland ‘The Regatta from the Hotel of Mosers. Buras & Or gier, at Tompkinsville, tater Island, came off yosterdey ( (6th), and proved to beore of the most exciting and beastifu! regatias that ever was known in the annals of email bow racing. A large assemblage was present to witaess the contest between the different boats. Messrs. Burov & COregier are entitied to all praise for the mapper io which the affair was conducted. Is was a closely contested race, se none but fret class oarsmen were entered, as will be teen by the following schedule, There beings Gas laen tn front of the hotel the spectators had a mot magni fovat view of all the operations, The diance rowed was about The vrise for the first race wae $26 for 10 feet working beara (owe pairs of sculls), for which the following boste eovells "Harry Onrv, cotered by James Lee, rowed by James Lee anc Andrew Faye. Activity, entered by James Bork (allaa Axttvity), and rowe' ty James Burk and P. Oollirs. bees entered by John Martin, and rowed by John ‘The former (Harry Carr) eame in winner, and received the prise. ‘The prize for the seoond race was $20 for 17 feet work Of souls) “x O10 were on 5 i i S285 Fy he Gola Bor and Mr Jackson, TO THE SDITOR OF THE HERALD. Mernoroutan Horm, Sopt. 16, 1887, Be kind enough to give the following an insertion in your I feel constrained to declare in this public menner the Aho statement purporting to come from Councilman John ‘Van Tine, published tn the Haratn on the morning of the i “ANDREW JACKSON, Je, Baval Intelligence. ‘Tho United States — Cengrese, dee ship of the Len torrancan qnadron, Com. Brees, from Smyrna, arr 4 Constantinople 16th alt, and remained 204,” LETTER FROW GEN. WILLIAM WALKER. He Undertakes to Kxplain his Efforts t Re- Introduce Slavery in Aicaragua—Blesings of Slavery Contrasted with the Evi of Emanucipation— freaties between sew «rar Neda and Costa Hica, and Geglend and Hovdurss Considered — Dallag-Ciarendon Cov vention— Poetical Figure for the South, dic., dic , dice New Osieans, 90%. 2, 1857. Sm-~ In the convorration we lately aad ‘Ot Aagusts oon Cering the re introduotion of slavery lato Ventral ameri- a, we agreed that muoh of the oppesition to my course in Nica agua was due to the act ankullirg the decrees of tho Federal Constituent Assembly. It may be a matter of in terest to you, as well as to others, for me to explain the motives which lead to that measure; and Im this conneo on ft will not be Irrelevant, and oertsinly not unim portant to the people of there States, for me to advert to certsin combinations of he Spanith-Amerioan ropabliss, With a view of limiting the inareate of negro nlayery in thie continent. It bas been tuoorrectly arserted that I and my oomrades emigrated to Nicaragua for the express purpose of eatab- Nabing negro slavery in its territory. For mynolf, t oan only that I had no such intention Although born and educated amidst Southern influences, T trast thet lan not sufficiently insane to attempt the propagation of slave ry, independent of ite adeptation 10 climate, soil and pro. ductions. The experience of Loske, in the forms ioa of hig Carelina ocnstitution, is sufficient te deter any man or d{narily modest from the attempt to frame laws and insti tutions for a coaniry be bas never seen; and facts nearo- ovr own time might satisfy any one of the evils “bigner Jaw’? political philosophers would entat! on soniety if ali their theories were reduced to practice Certainly T am not #0 partial to such modes of legislation as to be tempted to follow them myrolf. No—the decree reenlablishing slavery in Nicsregua wes the result of observation, not of a priori speon laion, It was cply after @ residence of fifwen months in the Stste; after atientivcly observing the ecil, the climate and ths products of the country; afler nerrowly watching the charactor of its inbabitants, together with their social and polittoal organ! zation, tbat { determined to revoke tho ast of the Foderal Constiteent Assembly whereby slavery wan abolished. A review of the his‘ory of tropical America--tenular ae weil #* contiventel—will, [em satisfied, manifest the etdou Of the meaure ao severely criticised in the Northern States snd in Eorope. Negro siavery on this continent hed ts origtn, ax vou aro aware, in a spirit of hene “leno and phtlantorovy In the aprale of hawenity thero aro few brighter nemes than those of Father Las Onsaas, the origioator of the eve tom; and certainly few wiser monarchs have ever rm igaed in Eayope than the Spenieh sovereign who pat tm prantion the suggestions of the bo'y faibyr. It ie true thet Lord Brovgbam has lsiely rharsetorized the measure of Las Casas a8 “‘n anion of the most tar righted interest with the most hort righted henovolence;” bat when did bin lordebip forrake bis Benthartan principles and cease to & koowlodge that in political affatre (be most eniigutened interest {+ the purest and moet gennine berevolance? the admission of the noble lord at once destroy: the eoonomnt!. eal argument for the abolition of slave-y in tron‘cal america, and reduces {t to ® pure question of philan Ts was not until towards the olose of the last ooxtar: that people began to donbt the wisdom and benevolence of the policy inaugurated by Lav Casas Then the ideas of Buxton, snd Clarkson, apd Wilberforce became fashiora- die in Amer'ca as welllas in Europe thore idows were confined to a small portion of the English publio; bat cavgbt up as tbey by sreligious party which oon- voled to ry became powerful in the Bridsh Legisiaure — The fashion *pread to France, and the free thinking legislators of that covniry were as eager to adopt thé theories of Wilber. foran as to follow the example of the Puritags of the Lang Parliament The horrors of Heytian hlstory for the last sixty five years attest how legislation The events which bave followed the abolitien of slavery ip tropical America strikingly Silustrate the fact that go vernment is a science and not a fine art, ani chet ite laws fro to be sought fer indoctively—not through the senti bl mests or emotions, The philanthropy of Exe America the sont simost en@less civil war, it is fart convert rther thea thie, it is making vast slave ship, ato cov od Z smoggler bave been added io those properly belangiag. so the slaver, by ‘orcing him tocarry on his trade ue Dalter around his neck. A comyarizon of the im Afrion with whaihe is tn the Uatted States, or even iu Cubs and Brsxil, shows the advantage of Western ry to the ipferior race Toe concition of tropical America, where slavery doce ist, indicates its necessity for the developement natural wealth of that portion of the world And of ail the countries of tropical America izavion of labor et y fertility of the sot! would log since bare converied it joadesert The reintroduction cf negro slavery consti. tutes the speediest and moet eTicient means for enneb ing the white race to esiabiich tel! perman-ntiy in Ceniral America, and It is the conrciourness of this fect which is leading & combination of the mired races of Sa nish America for the purpose cf excluding slavery forevar from the terriiorles now occapied by then. The of Ubis combination ia, of course, to condao elavery on the American continent within it@ present limite; and it ap- peers to me Of some importance that the evidenoss of ho combipatioa should be placed bef.re the people of the i iti i HH His itis j ie | obit it Hel = & f i i §8 = A a Hi i E F> if i : i ; = £ | | : Ht ; 2? « 2) ati iis sietl ine satis Z 2 2 i 5 ; Het ae ttf i if He | ! i i : HE ; i z i i i ik “it 32° 3 i 33 33 3 | 3 ? i é ay H i i re Hi] ie z Hi g § is Ey i i : their oa the welfare i] well oe the Ameri ane who rnenge with thetr means and their ener ee Pp the reclamation of Nicaragua oan | verily believe, console themselves with the |'ea that they are benoftting the people of that land at well as of their own. More thav thie, they may bava the fying aasureags that they ope rechemlog fom varburiein une of the fairest cowntrice of tbe esrb and conferring an commerce & great highway for te trode of the world 1h le ouly sHOn & Daidere love and reflections as these ePicd cap connie us for much of he cen-ure parsed 08 us by the copie o & porilon of the Valied Rates and of furore Acé ratiefird of tho justice and grinder of tho c-use In which *+ Gre enyeged, we can ell afford ty werk on in rprtn of the falzahond ‘and ghnae heaped on v6 by ms corrvp! apd v-nal press Living ever in the ' G-oas Tack naster’s sy,” ver moves and conduct are 2 ne Jndged by one lees fallinle toan man; and -{-b all hamiitty we abide the jadpmant of Him who nannot arr Hoping yeu will do what you can Ww spread correct ideas conorrning matters in Central Amerios, I ravasin your obedient servart WM. WALKER Cuas, J, Janka, Gq , Augusta, Ge, Amusements last Evening. ‘THR OFKMA AT TER ADADEMY. ‘The “‘frovatore’’ was given last night for the second time during the preven! season. Tho house was very fuli, and the represen‘ation was generally the same as on Mouday Mime. Frezvolip! created @ great furore tn the laxt ast, In which she wae superb. M’tle Vestvail’s azacena was re setwed with the plandi hich ite bigh artictio marit deserves On to morrew evening Mme. de ls Grange will mm her firet appearance this season in‘ Norma.” su ported bv Mme Stragoch, Sigvor Gassior and Sonle. On Monday Mee. Ferazolint (nirgs in L’Elisir Amore? LAURA KEENB’S THEATRE—“ JUDITH OF GENEVA.” ‘A tbreo act drams, by Thomas Mortov, under tho sdove title, was produced here last night, It is ata cow piece, but we beileve that It has not ben previously por formed in this city. It is romentic and melodramatis ‘bot pot atte, The plot iy hardly interesting envaen to re psy the trouble of a description, either to the wrfter or the reader The sctiog of Mies Keene, Mr. Wheaticigh and Mr Joffersor mevite all pratse—tt wan too gd for eo avila play; and it igh ovmpliment to sav that It wes vont enongh © prevent the ptoos from bolng a fellure. We don’t really think that “ Jadith of Geneva’? will bare & very long ran, OLYMPIO THSATRE—THE NRW IRIGH COMRDIAN. At ibe pretty, cool and comfortable little Olymplo ths new Lieb onmecian, Mr. Gardiner Coyne, made hin fet eppearance Isat pight, before an appreciating andience Teta pot too much to say that Me. Oovne made @ devidet Wt asan Irteh comesian Ho had a fatr opportavity, to Jobo Brovgham’s excellent play cf “The Irish Emigrant ”” for exbidit pg bts talents to the pecaliar clase of character which Brougham bar detected na his hero--a cba aster #0 often grossly orngerrated and miceral rarely. indeed, pertoolfed with justice to the inflaiv ba mor and mat iblons pathos which compriee no large @ Dor tion *f toe Irish poasent’s nature. Mr. Coy ne's pe ronation Of ‘he «baracter was admirable, and not open to the charge of exaggeration, He bas a capital volos, which he ase wiih gv d effect in h's comic rooge He van we'l recetved lent right, being cailed out after tho piece aud greet with ereuut of anplaase. The‘ Married Reka’? and the “ Foviable Prince’? were presented last ugh; in goo! style, with an excellent stock company Misw Casntotre Cosuman arrived oy the Portia, and will pbortly play at Burton's theatre In these days of tmal) ptars it is refreshing to know that we aro io have one at least who really merits the position. Nmwo’s Gaspan.—Tbis pleasant bouse is doing a five buriress, nolwithstanding the atrong opposiiion st the othar theatres The ballet “Acalinta,”? with Rolla, nightly im proves ta public favor, whilo the Ravels are as attractive aa ever. TaALnaRG AND Vievxremra’ Srconp Conceat at Niblo'e Saloon, will be givem thie evening. Tho programme is quite equal to tha! of Tocsday, whom these artista gave, ‘® bat was considered 2y counoiaseurs, to be the finest oon cert ever heard in this city. Arrevtep Lanceny or 4 Naw York Txwor —We an bounced rome time since that Calzedo, the mavager of Ttalian Opera at Paris, bad engaged Gviglini as weil a» Mario; bus jearn tbat Lamiey, not desiring Guiglini to ing tn Paris Jost pow, patd 49.000 franos to bay off the evgags ment. Ca'zado bas since offered the engagement to Brig noli, who has been obliged to decline in consequence of a prior engagement with Maretsek. €ity Lntelitgence. ‘Tue ApRunic ExGism Comrany No 31, whith was or gavized last Febuary, yosterday received their new eo gine, which was built at Pawtucket, Rnode Island. The machine came on in the steamer Vanderbilt. of the new Monipgron line, and the company received It at the dock, ‘whore they were waiting to reosive it. They then maroned with it to the Park wo try what tt could do, apd + la-go led to witness the exbibiion amo vas thrown ton foet higher than tbe too of the figure of Justiog on the City Fell "wo steame was then ‘and the cial of the (vt Ball clock was reacees = With three streams, cab fom & bree qrarter inch nozzle, 139 feet wae made This is ova videree extreordinary playing, capeciaity as the ecgine wesalilo sti’ It taker 44men to run and work tole ‘bis company Delonge to the feaib ward, ant jearty lookl sg lot of thers fellows. Joho B Mi\lar ta the foreman. New Granp Jcny Last. —Chief Jastice Duer, of the Sa. perlor Court, Justice Ingraham, of the Court cf Common Pleas, Judge Rasse! and Mayor Woot, comprising « Board duly appointed by etatate to make out a list of name from whioh to select the Grand Juries for the ensuing daty, either fom being nou rem) depts, iDirm, of Otoerwise excladed jon the riasate. The fect, however, wes pot jest sight «f thats large ou a Ipeide tbe or Tey heey , #0 tel it 's bewe- pan 4 nally fniabed, Pree tae and «od in every partioniar of the work, & remartably shor time Tee the progress of the work >» room of the congr-gation, am romular piace 4 t com moet cement £0 atten: probasly mret eneoeseful yet bela penetneenteimatnntiantattan Sas Frawcisco Overtap Mart Contract. —The contract for the overlan¢ mat! from the valley of the Miseisstppt to San Francisco wae signed yesterday. This ie the ia geet contract for land mail service ever entered inio by the ‘This Day, Bornewe Corer—Cirentt —Noe 5), 58, 50, 60, 61, 69, 64, b, 66. 67, #8, 70, 7", 72, 78, a Duernuct Covat.—Nos, 04, 46, 68, #9, 68 Grad @iremen's ‘emu station. TED Whleems BOMH 10 AM=4I0U's BNUINS COMPA BY NO. GFL aN D THMAOUT OF THE NEW YORE Fie Dave RTM ANT— 2,000 wRD NTIRTA IN “ROLY BOF — ILLUMINATION —ve Americus Engine vompant No 6 excursion t Cavada, and on is being known that they ‘oreturn last wight taetr briber Aremen “ever mived to give them @ eceplivn home, and a spieaiid one fi proved to be these summer excursions to the country have Yewme qvlie the rage of late years among the fremen wus 200d af well an pieasure is likely to resnit from the inier sbange of civilites between the dre depiimen'so <he teveral cities pout the Uvion This rear some twen'y of our fre onmpanies have taken trivs of tals kia, bus the exoursion uf “Big Six” was by far the most oxwo. tive pod pretentions $= Act If the exoorson twelf neat st the other companter, so did the reveption ‘take duwn’” apything of tho kind we have seen tn this city f r veers ‘The excnrsionirte arrived b: the train from New Havea vhich was ove at &P.M at Twenty seveath st ect, bu vhich wee deayed for nearly an hour, Daring ihe even tog the Fourth avenue was lined vith red shirt, aad re vurant witb the round of martial matic Tee ro-00e exceedingly poturerque The torsbes, the colored Kents the verior# Peautiful machines and the rod shirts, made mort a tractive ensemble The delayer warn at leugth arrived, and as won as the etne cram of © Stx’s Follows”? were seen, cheors ev end ‘hey were warmly weloomed heme fo éclat to the cceaston, ke wera lot off, ant the ol4 Emvire Ciob gop was call reqnial jou w ralute the ghests here sas po * eeh making at the cepot—dremen are not art to indulge in long palavers 02 such 0 caxtove—put an eooD an wan feable w line was formed ant the pro cesten tled down the avenue tp tbe folowing order:.. Detach uert of Policemen, ry Marion took and Ladder Company No. 13. Rano. Astiztant Enetoeera of the New York Fire Department, ip Whi e coats an* cas, and orca carrying @ ‘ightea jane a She gaeets.-Amerioas Eogine Yomvapy No 6, with or giao corated, dressed ia *hite oversvate, red shirts, biaok 1 ja numner 160 “nt Werbington Engine Company No 40, some 200 strong and, Adrisilc Eugine Comrany No 31, with their new Orel clase engine, whinb wae much atmired Inside the Tope, ware la‘s drasing tbe cannon, Hore comvavy No 223 and Pripam Hoe Uoreprny No. 81, Unien Hook and Ladver No. 5 Manbattau Erg! e Company No 8 (Big eight). Liberty Hose Com pany No. 10. a0 Empire Hose Ormpany, No 40, with Drummond light mourted on lop of their carriage Jeffernon Engioe fompary No 26, Inaependent Hose Oo No. 8. Bant Ciiton Hose Company No 17 Guaroima Eogi,« Company No. 23. Victory Eng'ne Company No. 13 Continental Hook eno Ladder Oompany No 1, of {Williams burg, oreseed in bl ie sbirta. Valley Verge Ergine Company No. U1, of Greenvotat, a 0 Waehing'on Hook end Tadder Com any No. 9, with ade tnobms nt of Gallat Hove Uompany No, 11. Netlonal Hogine Jompany No 8. cad Lexington Engine © mpany No 7. Yay hyr Hom Company No, 61. ya Rutgers Heae Company No. 26, United States _— Company No. 93, Fulton Enpine Company No 21, Franklin Boxe ompany No 18, Berd Poterson Hose Company No 15. Jackson ayy ny No. 13, end Neptune Hore Oormpany No. 27. Faton naa No. H. 4. Washipgion Engine Company No 20. Nassau Hose Comvany No. 66. Gand Howard Hook end Leider Compan? No, 11. ‘United States Hose Oompany No. 28. Pacific Engine Company No. 26. ‘The coe down Broadwey to the Park, through the Park 0 Obatbem street, to the Bowery, op the Bowary toGrand mreet, and after pare diva through seme of the by streets, Mnally to 84's house, to Flemry street. ‘The pF ty were denecty crowded along march, and the utmost enthusiasm waa manifesied RK» wan caDd'en, reskets, double beadere and o ber Greworke ‘were lot off at intervals, and altogether it wre one of he moat altractive processions we have seen for rome time ASRIVAL Af THE ENGINE HOUSE. Extepaive preparet! ns wore yesterday made for giving the visiting com: any © magnificent and Guting renept! a wn their return to thelr beure in Henry street, near Gou rer neur, Isetevening. The engine house together with the private residence of Wilton Small, Eq.,mmodistely oppo: site, were brilliaotly Ulominated, both in front aad rear, ‘104 candies bring placed tm the windows of Mr. 4nal'’s bo se an! 16% in there of theergine bones, ebioh wore er eight o'clrck, and ket ba: ming not! | of ‘be trem ‘There, with the thea of Dive light shy recnete anc oher pleres of Oro works which * ere ec! (ff fom the roofs wo bows, company at thet + Prevented @ p-oniiarly 0 Long before eleven o’olook the fn that looslity vere alive with ier, al) cager to hove a view of as ibey retarnet once more speete ore, prinotpall fant Now. York precinct, were on hand w pres ‘the crowd from rushing in and filling ap the house after the fir men. Th wee anticipated that the procession would march di 9 and dismiss, afier prooseding uver the heen less ibar from ihree to four thouaand paogle on the Gro nd, who gave We dromen, se they passed throug cheer war given by the crowd snd retorned be the fre. men as they paseed, which, together with the masic of several brass bande, the t!lumination and fire corks oom bined, lent + peculiarly lively and Orilliant a#yect to ine scene = After bouring the engine the members of Ne. 6 were mustered tm the meeting room, where the foreman, in a few ap remarks retarne* bie th of ihe courvay Dal Dern manifested by el) orleg ihe exoursion, and then advised taem of the good tbinge (consisting of @ evlendia supper) which had Deen and wae awaiting their pleascre, at tne boure of No 18 Truck, im Fourth street, between avense Dand Lawte street, by the Tes o mpery eee then formed in tine and escorted by he members of 18 Truck to their house, where ter ‘cord a meet rumptoous aed magnificently sorest tare ‘awalt'ng (hem, af ded been ernoanced, and +o which, they with the invited guerte apd their hore, at ones pro crecee © ¢o ample justice After all bad partaken to ‘beir beart’s coptent of the good things provided, ‘oaste and olimente were jaced, drank and reap onda to hy hovte end thelr gueste. and this was fp oout be gray b ure of moreitg, when the com en: marvel, sll wel pleased with the coourrences of the We ‘et the’ the Isteners of the hoor jadea tne poms! ‘y ef m more extended notice of splendid onte- talpment. JOURNAL OF TAR RXCURAION. Throngh the + indnees of one of the visiting oompeny we bave deen fornumbed with the following brief narrative of the excurrion:— We left this city on the Of Sopt. 6, and arrived ie Buffslo on the mourtuleg of ihe svn On our arrival here we wore met at the cars by Eogine Company Wo 11, of the ctiy, bo manned and a our engine tor ne Oo Monday the Tih, we had @ parade with No. 11 orgive, ani delegations from otber epgine companies of that city, after wbie®, in the afiernoon, we bata spe tid om ferteinment given us at ibe house of Sy il. We loft the dinner tabi = eo the dapot, Wey we wom the cere for Niagara , arriving there ome event There we were received by the ontire Five D-par ment of the place, We remsined there until tbo af of 1D we tok ovr dep riare for Mon here we ar Ived on the evening cf the Mh ificent reception, the satire Fire ‘ b the Maror and city wath wiilan recelve os Oa that evening we altendet a same night, e entire Fire Departmend of we city, who toumed our eng'ne and sean t +4 an to ® hotel. On'Senday, dy inviteti no the oa PRICE TWO CENTS. © plana atanso'clone P.M We DF the Pee Depsrtmen! of the elty ia * style, and + oorted to tae Ueion House, othe # war acinnar precarad fw ue. Afar diauer THEM 1 No SNA wore macorted to the Vullad Statew Aner goir ¢ wong she worke we were escorted beck +o tbe cern and toa cur departare for the olty, arri- ving hore ae abors. : Lp portart from Havana, MVROER ON BUARV THE AMBRIVAN B4IG ALBION CUO! WE— THE CAPTAIN AND FOUR MAK KILLED ABME*T OF THE MORNORARY—sxve ARSIVAL OF THE NEW GAPTAIN GMNEHsL—RAV Gms OF YRLLOW FRVSE—THA 80048 MaRKET—THE JOINE AY OR PORK AT aN BWD Ove of the paseeugers of the etoamabip Empire “iy, rom Hevava, who reachei this city ia*t evening from Norfolk, Va, bax furni bed es with the following interest- Bg tommary of the current news on the isisad of Oave. The Havana cate is Tueslay, the Sta Inatent, A orig come into the port of Havyans ™ Sanday, the Oth of September, having on board a negro cook ® Frenchmen and an Irish boy, who were picked ap by the crew of the brig tossing at rea in an onen bost cif tho Rabama Banks. During ibe vaerege to Havana, the boy took sn opportunity to nform the captain of the derk that himself and his oom- evione belonged to the American orig Albion Cooper, of Portiird, Marne, Contatp Humphreys, from which port rhe raved, laden with tvmte , for Dardanas ou the 21 of June That ths ovok and Frenebman had mordered \ian- tan Himpbroys, the commander of the Albion Ooover, with nie fret Moer aod sarees men of toe cre ¥, aod then fired the brig and devertaa her On this +tatameat the shove mentioned partice who were reasued, were all paced In copficament tn trons, The Unites tales Oonaul Yeo charge cf them *ben th» Evvptre | ity laft port, There as ne vol tinal news at Marans, The new Ceptein General, Le reundl, war oxpectod to ar- rive from Madrid vary in Ootober, abd proparations wero hetoe mase for his reception Veliow foo er raged on shipboard and amongst the Bpe- eisb 'y00;8 On the ialand, A Seavish tine of battle ship bus lost over cn half af ber crew of «ix hundred 1 It aan orieniated that forty per cont of the newly arr relelers and rations died of the disease, ‘There woe rot much sick neee on adore. There were aront tvo hupered thousend bores of angar in the hands of tors There were 00 jvcal sales, but rome «ae te to Earnpo, Money wae move pienty for good sevuriiies, and tho furor cf joint tock apeculati n bad entirely disapeared. TRLE@RAP ALO. NEWS FROM HaVANA AND KBY WRET. Wartiscton, Sept. 16, 1857. The Mharlcrton Courier of Monday containa the arriva) ef the steam hip Catawba, from Savana and Key West 1h, Two rlavers bed been run ashore and burot, between Carderan and Matanzas, Three oargoos of slaves had been janded within » week Exchange on Lonton wanat ten ty ten anda balf per cent premiom, and on New Yor and Boston, at par to one per cent diseony t Freighte were nominal Tee wtock of m was unchanged. Muasoovado was pomin« lly 10 to 15 reals. There war no molarses for export. The bark Victo; ina, of Southport, was reported totally wrecked op the Bahama bauke, She was bound from Me bie to Nereav. Ou Key Weert dates are to September 10. The rbip Silas Heimes, from New Yor for New Or- leann, went sebore pear Jatien Kew She was relieved, ovt afterward strock on Alligator Resf, whence she gob off ¥ ithot reriove injury AD ups nown hark from Rockland for New Orleans took fre pear Surrup Key, and her cargo was destroyed and ng dom rived at Key West : brige A C Coleman and Gover- Bor Grown, from New York: brig Bingham, from Boxton; schooners Amelia Howe sad Woodo ne, from New York Police Intellig Darra Mmpay Rowngry i Baosnway—About 1 o’clock senterday afternoon, Mrs. Bilis, residing at No. 102 Fourteenth street, was pasving throngh Broadway, bear Niotb street, when a thief named Kur ley spatahed ber reticule, bracelet apd watch, and in an imtaat turned down Nintb street with them in bis posscesion pu toed bim crying “ep thief,” aad Alderman who resides tn Ninth street, hearing the alarm, sfier the rovber, apd chased him through Fifvh’ aveaue, University place, Tenth and other ev erts, antils gentleman pamed Dermott, latercepted him at the corner of Pith avenoe and Tenth street. The sicerman im ‘col lared thr fellow, and ted bim bark t) where the lady was standing, after which be took bim to the Jefferson kot Ponce Court, where the lady soon eppeared and mete a complaint agaiest him All the sto-en property was found tn vooreestn of Ka apd restore? to the owner. Tho priseper wou d give Bo soowat of himeell, merely « Wat be lived pm ore, aed bad motiring to do Ho locked cp for trial Thie is the third arrest of the kind Alderman Blont hes made within a fow months. BUwGLaRY A#D Astacit —And ow Robb, a omoh driver, wan arrented on Wedne-day, charged with burgiery, in Dreabing into the stable of Mr. W Smith, at No 146 East Twenty third street, and stealing thorofrom six horses, two carriages and two vets of doable bervess, valuct in ail at $50 The property was found atthe mable of the Fodeoe Coanty H te}, \n Robokan, “he ¢ the soosed haa tab en it, ae ne eld, to be kept @ day ortwo it ap ware thet be formerly owned the property, but bad uy told it to Smith, who ip his brother.a law Becoming dis- ‘th nis bargsin be tried to get the brrees, &c., the remnt to provare hit arrest bin, abd be then threatened the magiatrate that he would taxe bie own course to get It, Jastion Flandrean committed him \o @ vait examination, Paonsnty Farat, AMACL® Frederick Meikle, a g’astor, wan op Wednesday arrested, charged wilh @ felonioas aa. sanit upon the parson ot Frederiok Camp, a boy, whom te thorgnt t heve fatalty pared. it aupesrs the Mott! was paring tircogh Weat ‘hirty eighth street bem of sims, Camp aod two other * Gime, ’ Me ao weight, toring hie rieul! Ths dence where be ies arrested and jumice Jere y Oty Common Covneil the Committee Inveetiga’e the sahjeot of worship at the idermen dere reore Al dered a fm report and A'derman port y report bet been “series tn a the memorlalista are not true, aad varteGed, from the evidence atdeced ape them allayed thes work, 4 one o'clock the basinews of Coronens inquests. Brarsp ro Dears —Fliga Green, @ colored ohild, three years of age, was burned to death oa Tnesday wight st the match mother of the late to save the life of ber child, Wednesdsy, beld an inqnest a of “soniteptal death’’ waar Daath rRom Poror—Scericove Case. —George Geren, cled on Tuesday night at the Bellevue ‘rom the eects of arrenio, either taken by himosif for the rorpore of telf destruc lon, or administered 10 bim by aeo- ther He wan w mitted fo the Hoept al while from the efforts of delirtam tremens as well ae from arve- palecoed him. Onroner Porry waa setded aad oe mo ‘oner wee en inquert open the boty of dewased. Mra Kline wae examined, but denied all _knvwiedige of her hastasd bay. ing taken ‘arsenis, and thinks he must bare done so to dentr merit. No forther evideoce wae mken, and tho care aAjourned to this morning. Fatat Rammoan Accoast.— Wm Gordon, ® brakemam on the New York and Erie Railroad, dled om Wednesday at the New York Hoerital, hours previous, by being run 7ver the & Ye stat n Tr apoeare that bie foot got caagbs tn }, and he was draws ander the ariving weal of tee engies. 6 ‘njered. bien fetauy. "an inqorst wil! be held apon the bedy pe day. sstctinteatansentinsoacesie Wiltamsburg Otty News. Tre Spear Pecnow.—Ornciat.—the special election held on Toeeday in the Fifteents ward of Rrookiyn, for