The New York Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, RDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. eee OFFICE NW. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU @TS. Volume XXII. No. 260 AMUSEMENTS TO-MOBROW EVERING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Bovox Disomp— enue baat or Pact wees BOWBSBY THEATRE, Bowery— =f Deownsep—Oceam Cuno. aie. Seasihe aes BURBON'S THEATRE, Broadwaf, opposite Bond sireet.— Gor NMRING—TRE ORRISTEEING, ey stasons TOEATRE, Broadway—Last Man—Lava- LAURA KBENE’S THEATRE, Broadway—Hussanp ro 43 Houk—OcEaN Cuibe, * NFW OLYMPIC THEATRE, Breadway— ower Yoox— Buc Lacme, BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Peretwan—foves: ar ene WELSH BIGRTINGALE—GRAND AQUARIA, OR OCRAN Gak- pen—CoKtositixs, &c. GO. CHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway— Eraiorian Minstrexs~Dovarx Beppan Koow. MRCHANTCS’ HALL, 472 Broadway—Nacro Meovrrs— Borissgve-MOTLey BROTHERS. ENTIRE HALT, 504 Broawey— Patmos Inuesrrartvr Or De. Kane's axcrio Bxrxortion, &¢ THIS EVENING ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth st—Onatonio—Ooncrnt —Bruruony, New York, Sunday, October 11, 1857. The News, Advices from Kanaas, dated at Leavenworth on the 8th inst., received at Washington, state that the democrats bad carried the Legislature, and that it was believed Ransom had been elected to Congress. Accounts from St. Louis, of last evening, however, state that according to the estimate of free State men the republicans will have 24, and the democrats 15 members in the Legislature. Parrott is also said to have defeated Ransom by several thousand votes, At our laste ccounts from Harrisburg the House had not succeeded in passing a bill legalizing bank suspension in that State. The Governor of Virginia has prohibited the notes of the Bank of Kanawha being received in payment of money dne the State. The Bank of South Carolina is reported to have sus- pended yesterday. The East River Bank closed its doors yestérday. ‘The bills, which fare secured by State six per cent stocks, will be received as usual by the other city banks. ‘he difficulty with the laborers at the Bergen Hill tonrel was brought to an end yesterday by their being paid off. Operations on the tunnel have been suspended for some days past, but will be resumed 88 soon as circumstances will permit. The Seventh Senatorial District Know Nothing Convention met last night at No. 435 Fourth avenue, and nominated John L. Riker, of the Twelfth ward, aa their candidate for Senator. The vote stocd:— Jono L_ Riker., Jose K. Mack, W.B Seward. Total, There was a strong effort nominating, with a view to making some arrange- ment with the republicans #0 a8 to have but one ticket ; but the ultra Americans finally succeeded | in effecting the nomination of Mr. Riker. The dis- | tricts comprises the Twelfth, Ninteenth, Twentieth | and Tweaty-second wards. The ship Sultana, which arrived at New Orleans | yesterday, reports having seen four bodies and a \ piece of wreck on the 23d ult, off the coast of North Carolina. The bodies were supposed to be those of | passengers lost by the disaster to the Central America. Despatches received at Washington from Commo. dore Armstrong, dated Shanghae, July 15, state that the Chinese and Portuguese had had an engagemeat at Ningpo, which resulted in favor of the former, | who destroyed the Portuguese vessels, but committed Do outrages on other foreign shipping. No fear of any farther disturbance was entertained, as quiet was completely restored. The Chinese offered ro obstructions to commercial pursuits at Shanghae, where everything remained tranquil. Some of the senior officers of the San Jacinto had been suffering from peculiar climatic disease, which induced Commodore Armstrong to leave Hong Kong and seek a colderclimate. The change had proved be. neficial, The evant had been ashore, but with as- sistance from the San Jacinto had been got off with out having sustained any apparent damage. Our Berlin correspondence, which we publish in extenso this morning, will be found extremely in- | teresting. The Evangelical Alliance at Berlin | had created quite a sensation in Germany, | and was looked upon by the religious world as an event of great importance. Much good is expected to . «sult from its deliberations. The attendance was quite large, 1,254 members being present at the Con- | ference, of which thirty-five were from the United States. Mr. Wright, the American Minister, gave a dincer to the American members, at the Hotel d’- Angieterre. Our correspondent gives a résumé of the proceedings of the Conference. Ia another column will be found the report of the Select Committee of the Englsh House of Commons appointed to consider the state of the British possessions in North America which are under the administration of the Hudson's Bay Com- pacy. The committee, it will be seen, recommended the cession to Canada of the Red River and Sas- ketebewan districts, and the termination of the | connection of the Hudson Bay Company with | Vancoaver's Island. As to the extensive regions | in Rapert’s Lend and the Indian territory, they | thiok that, both in regard to the interests of the fur trade and the Indian population, it is | desirable that the Hudson Bay Company should con- tinue to enjoy the exclusive privileges which they now possess. Whilst on this subject, we may state | that at a meeting held in Toronto, at the cloze | of last month, strong resolutions were propos. ed insisting that every part ‘of the territory heid by the Hudson Bay corporation should | be throwa open to cominercial enterprise and | , Sod repudiating any compromise of the Jon such as that proposed by this report. One of the epeakers went so far as to may that he trusted the remonstrances embodied in the resolu- tions would be acceded to by the British government, for if not, the colonies would probably take example from the pages of hietory, and take by force that which they now demanded as a right. This sen timeat was enthusiastically applauded by the meeting The Paria Presse of September 21 contains long article about the affairs of Kansas and slavery. ‘The writer approves the course of the abolitionists for baving abandoned the ideas of emancipation by violence, and adopting that of compensating the owners of slaves. He is of opinion that the oppo | eition manifested against free trade by the Con | vention held in Knoxville is merely a threat against the Northern States. A prize fight between two pugiliete, named Horrigan and Lazarus, was fought in Canada, nearly <pposite Buffalo, yesterday afternoon, and resulted in @ Geawn battle. The contest lasted two hours and forty4ve minutes, during which 128 rounds wey fought This is the second fight between tothe parties wiwin a short time. In the first one Horrigan was detemed, | A fire occurred in the drying house of Mr. Schull, at Paterson, N. J., last evening, which, with ap an oc upied building, was entirery eonaumed. Franeia Haines appeared before«he Recorder yes- ferday, and made an affidavit that he disposed of @ wtock of groceries in Beptember to Wiltam Bruce, for which be received in payment three Promissory notes of $290 each, purporting to be endorsed by J ©. Stevens, of Brooklyn, the signatares on which gba geutioman propownced to be false, The case was ct down for Tuesday, and Mr. Bruce was per- mitted to depart on his psrole of honor, his counsel Pledging himself to have the accused at hand when required. The examination before the Recorder into a charge Of alleged robbery of $5,000 worth of English bank notes, preferred by Nathan Levins against Israel Steinhardt (both of them European brokers), bat which is proved to have been a conspiracy to defraud Steinhardt of his money, was postponed till Monday, in order to give counsel for the accused time to pre- pare affidavits, Levins, a Jew nai Koroneki, anda Tombs shyster, are in ct , the former charged with larceny and the latter with attempting to compound a felony. From the report of the City Inspector, it appears that there were 458 deaths in the city during the past week, an increase of 16 as compared with the mortality of the week previous. Cholera infan- tum bas nearly disappeared, after having raged vir- ulent!y among children during the summer months* Only 28 cages are reported by the City Inspector as having occurred during the week. Diseases of the stomach, bowels, and other digestive organs show a slight decreace. Complaints of the lungs, throat, &c., are again becoming more prevalent, as is usu- ally the case at this season of the year. The num, ber of deaths of children of ten years of age and under during the week was 270, against 288 the week previous. The following table exhibits the number of deaths during the last two weeks among adults and children, distinguishing the sexes :— Wakoienon x Man. Wine Boys. Girls, Tetat. Week ending Oct. 3 x 8 Among the principal causes of death were the following :— ‘There were also 10 deaths of congestion of the | brain, 11 of dysentery, 3 of typhus fever, 7 of dis- ease of the heart, 7 of hooping cough, 10 of inflam- mation of the bowels, 3 of scrofula, 8 of teething, 9 premature births, 35 stillborn, and 16 from violent causes. ‘The following is a classification of the diseases and the numberof deaths in each class of disease during the week:— Generative 4 4 Heart and blood vessels. 16 10 Langs, 106 16 Ola eee 2 4 Stomach, bowels ani other digesti: Unoortain seat and general fevers. 408 The number of deaths compared with the corres- ponding weeks in 1855 and 1856, was as follows :— Week ending Oct. 13, 1855, Week ending Oot. 11,1886. 865 Woek ending Oct, 8, 1887, “a Week ending Oot. 10, 1867. eesees 458 ‘The nativity table gives 315 natives of the United States, 90 of Ireland, 33 of Germany, 11 of England, 3 of Scotland, 2 of British America, and the balance of various European countries. The cottcn market was quiet yesterday, and sales trifling, while prices were unsettled and more or less nomiatl, quotations being much tnfinenced by cavh and time pay- menu. Flour was dull, and for common and modiam grades from 50. a 10c. per bbl. lower, while sales were made to@ moderate extent. Wheat was also irregalar and easier for common grades, while sales wore moderate at $1.15 a $1 223¢ for common to good Southern red; white >, was quiet at $1 30 a $1 55, while a small lot of choice sold at $159, and white Michigan at $112. Corn was heavy, with !i;hi sales at 653¢0. « 660. from siore, and at 6746. @ GBC, delivered, Rye wasquietat7Cc. Pork was qule\, with rales of small lote moss at $22 and of prime at $18. Sogars were cull and inactive. The sales were con Qoed to aboot 150 bhds. Cubs mascovado, ebiet!y on pri- vate terms. Coffee wi juices. Freights were without change of importance, and evgegements moderaic. ‘The Strugg'c of Banks and Merchants, The failure of the Illinois Central and of seve- ral important mercantile firms naturally closed the most disastrous week of the financial revul- sion, Whatever regret the suspension of old and indisputably wealthy merchants may create, the removal of the Illinois Central from the market as a borrower, cannot but be viewed as an excel- lent symptom. The class of corporations of which thie was a type have been for years the plague of our money market. Borrowers to the extent of twelve to fifteen millions in the best of times, and ready, because obliged, to pay two and three per cent for money when it was worth the legal rate and no more to persons in good credit, they have enormously straitened the sup- ply, and cut off the mercantile classes from much needed accommodation. The assignment of all thoee corporations which have been carrying a heavy floating debt at usurious rates would be an eminently agreeable and cheering sign. Still, up to the present moment, there is no real relief for the merchanta, and the contest be- tween banks and merchants is as violent as ever: One only needs to remember the names of the firms which suspended last week to be certain that the banks did not do their duty by the com) munity. There is now some talk of further dis- counts; but those who know beet place no reliance in it, and the chances are that the week upon which we are entering may be even more fruitful of disaster than the last. It would appear thatthe banks, which have presented so uniform and harmonious a front in refusing to accommodate their embarrassed cus- tomers, are nevertheless much divided, privately, among themselves; some of them holding that they must ultimately break, and that it is useless to protract the agony at the eacrifice of mer- chante: others again pretending that the com- mercial character of the country depends upon the maintenance of specie payments by the banks of the city of New York, and that if they sus- pend itwill take generation to retrieve the damage. Between these adverse opinions we are given to understand that a few banks are waver- ing, while the others have taken their stand on one or the other horn of the dilemma. The wretched imbecility of the recent pronunciamientos from the banks may probably be ascribed to thie division of counsels. We eee no reason why there should be any quarrel on the point. What mischief would ensue if the banks which are in favor of suspension surpended and thoee which are in favor of cash payments coalesced into one strong body, with one head, under one government, with one policy and the combined resources of all to meet an at- tack upon any one of the number? The former clase—the non-epecie paying banks —would, of couree, under the constitution, pass into the hands of receivers, But it may prove ‘an eary thing to amend this clause in the consti- tution, or to pase an act for the relief of the banks in evasion of it, and to secure beforehand— as has already been done in other instances—the approval of the Court of Appeale. Or these insti- tutions might obtain charters from the State of Pennsylvania, empowering them to establish relieved trom the painful necessity of having to support banks which were a drag and a dead weight on the community, would, under such an arrangement, be able to operate in with proper vigor and boldness, and to afford a real meaeure of succor to the merchanta. The very division would concentrate strength in their hands, and would make the diminished body stronger than the aggregate body is to-day. ‘That the banks ought to take into serious con- sideration the propriety of some such step is pal- pable from the feeling their course is arousing against them. It is abundantly manifest that the revulsion in whose midst we stand was originally caused by the indircreet and undue expansion of the banks, in defiance of the warnings of the wise, and the counsels of the press. They stimulated the extravagance, the railroad buildiag, the stock gambling, the overtrading, and all the other direct occasions of this panic. And now that teey have got the merchants into the scrape, they leave them there, and allow the first, the most conservative and the most undoubtedly wealtby houses to go down. Such a policy as this is only too obviously calculated to provoke meacures of retaliation. The bauks should re- member that after all they are at the mercy of the men they are breaking. All busivesa is done partly in cash and partly on credit; there seems to be no reason why we should not try the experiment of cash banks and credit banks. Mr. Cobb and the Existing Treasury System, One of our despatches from Washington states that the Secretary of the Treasury does not anticipate, from present appearances, that the revenue for the fiacal year ending the 30th of June next, will amount to more than thirty million dollars; and it is further stated that the administration view this prospect with pleasure, as it will probably offer a check to lavish and corrupt legislatioa. From present appearances we should not feel surprised to find the revenue falling even below the sum meation- ed. Indeed, the government may consider itself fortunate if not forced into a loan to meet its regular expenditures, So much the better. An | empty treasury, an economical administration and an honest executive are what the country re- quires, and what alone can give it true prospe- tity. By economy we do not mean a niggardly curtailment of measures absolutely necessary for the developement of our resources—nor a grind- ing down of the salaries of our public officers, True economy will prompt the encouragemeat of trade and commerce, and the liberal payment of all persons engaged in the public service. But it will aleo as promptly put down the scheme for robbing the Treasury by squandering the public lands amongst a set of sharpers, and donating large sums for the establishment of naval depots, such as the Weed lobby managed to slip through last Congress, by the purchase at enormous prices of islands of no value except to speculate on the government with. A proper economy also, will oppose headlong appropriations for “harbor and river improvements,” by which every member of Congress seeks to eecure a portion of public money to be expended in his neighborhood for the deepening or widening of some mud hole —not because the interests of commerce demand it, but because he can make capital at home by recuring so much of the “ plunder” for distribu- tion amongst his own constituents, ‘ As for an amendment of the existing tariff, we can readily understand the necessity of further legislation. What propriety, for instance, was there in taking off 75 per cent of the duty on | liquors? Why should not the great iron interests of the country receive a fair incidental protec- tion’? Is the railroad interest to swallow up all other considerations? What argument can be urged against levying a duty on tea? Why should not the tariff be 20 constructed aa to tax luxuries, and thue let the burthen fall upon those best able to sfford it’ We have confidence in the able and distin- guished head of the Treasury Department, and we believe he possesses the nerve requisite to meet the present crisis and to urge upon Con- | gress the adoption of a wholesome aod proper amendment of the tariff and the existing revenue lawe, and the initiation of honest legislation. There is no doubt the character of the Executive hae @ powerful influence upon the actioa of Con- grees. To the influence of poor Pierce mast be charged much of the corruptions which distin- guiehed the proceedings of Congress during his administration. Dishonest legislators were stimu- lated by the knowledge that the pen of the Pre- | sident stood ready to record his sanction of any | scheme, no matter how monstrous, with which | his followers were mixed up—whilst measures | really poeressing merit were actively opposed, | and withered under the blighting effect of Execu- | tive disfavor. An administration which aided in | equanderirg millions of the public domain on bogus railroads requires no written epitaph be- yond that unmeasured contempt which follows it even into its retirément. The Parsons on the Panic. Now that the panic has become a “decided hit,’ the parsons are producing it with great euccces at their houses. The Rev. Dr. Beecher brought it out before a full houce on Sunday se’pnight; and on last Sunday, it was produced simultaneously at half a dozen popular places of religious entertainment. We have given accounts of some of the performances, and publieh others in this morning's paper. Not that the clergy throw much light upon the subject. We doubt, in all hamility, whether “cloth'ng ourselves in sackcloth and ashes” would tend, directly, to ease up the money market, and we fear the banks would not be in- duced to discount more freely ona mere assu- rance that euch and such a congregation were “eating the bitter bread of repentance.” These, however, seem to be the recommendations on which our clerical monitors insist most strennous- ly. In one serinon now before us, the clergyman counsels his bearers to suspend payment rather than pay unusual interest for money, because the Scripture forbids the taking of usury. In another, the bulls and bears are warned that if they pursue their wicked carcer, St. Paul will be likely to appear to chastise them. A third im- plores those among us who are in trouble (i. ¢ who have notes to pay before three P. M.) to turn their thoughts from the frivolous concerns of this world, and to rely firmly on Providence (who will no doubt have the money ready, at the right bank, in time to save the protest.) Seriously, apart from the absolute immorality of some of these recommendations, one cannot help asking what good purpose do such sermons serve? What ie the good of going to church to hear euch nonsense as this, and to hear it, too, on the day set eepesially apart to truth, and from ageneies here, and do business on purely papef | the place where the word of God and of divine basia, wisdom are wont to’ be preached? Nobody ex- Ou the other hand, the specie paying banks, | peots clergymen to be finsuciers, or to ander- NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER ll, 1857. stand how and why panics and revulsion in the} THE LATEST NEWS. monetary world arise, and by what means they can be cured. The time which it requires to ob- tain a knowledge of these matters is by the cler- By devoted to very different studies, as we all know; and it would be as unreasonable to ex- pect Dr. Be'lows or Dr. Sutherland to posses & knowledge of finance, as to expect Jac b Little to be competent to expound the mysteries of Cal- vinism. But the wonder is that while Jucob Little adheres strictly to his busicess of bulling atid bearing ttocks, and is never by any acc'dent cavght expounding theology, the reverend cler- gy should invariably jump out of iheir sphere, whenever an opportunity offers, and make asses of themselves by ialking nonsense on such topics as finance. Asa general rule we fancy the clergy will find their duty best discharged by restricting their sermons to the safe, general ground occupied by the gospel of Christ. When they depart from tafe generalities, and endea- vor to mix in the stirring world; when they try to bring their Biblical theories to bear upon the actions of men around them; especially when they attempt, with their dim religious light, to exercise an influence on the temporal movements of the society in which they move; the chances are very great that they will bring ridicule on themeelves, and discredit on their office, without really achieving any useful purpose. It is amusing to see the vigorous efforts made by these parsons to find out the cause of the panic. One eays it is produced by our extrava- gance in dress; another says it is the work of the bulls and bears; a third says it is the conse- quence of our avarice and money lending; a fourth ascribes it to the agency of the press; and a fifth insinuates that it isa judgment of God upon us because of our sins, and especially the sin of slavery. _ Well, with eo many inquirers for the cause of the panic, it is to be presumed that we sball fird it out at last. One thing is certain: there is no doubt the panic exists; and we have grave apprehensions that before it is ended some of the parsons who are now groping for its cause may find their vocation as anti-slavery agitators and star actors on pious boards irretrievably gone. Atpermanic Hypocrisy.—No ore who has read the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen in their eeesion of Thursday evening, and who is acquainted with the character of that august body, can fail to be impressed with a sense of its shamelees hypocrisy. A resolution was intro. duced, and referred to an appropriate committee, reciting the depressed condition of trade in this city, pointing out the strong probability of there being much suffering among the poor during the coming winter, and suggesting that the Common Council should do all it could to afford relief by giving as much employment as possible in the opening of the Central Park and the carrying on of public works. How stupid and gullible must not the enlightened inhabitants of this metropo- lis appear to be in the eyes of our good city fathers, when it is expected that they can be caught with such chaff as that! Do these Solons of the City Hall believe that the people of New York do not know why it is that the work on the Central Park had to be suspended? If they do they are very much mistaken: The community knows very well, and is not likely to forget, that the suspension of that work was rendered necessary by the depletion of the city treasury,and that that depletion was caused by the frauds and corrupt practices perpetrated and encouraged by those to whom the interesta of the city were unfortunately entrusted. Under sach circumstances, how groesly hypo- critical appears the movement on the part of there pretendedly good Samaritans! It is not unlike the action of a Peter Funk swindler in- teresting bimeelf in procuring for his victims tickets to the poorhouse. But for the rystem of | corruption, which has its centre in the City Hall, there would have been no necessity for suspend- ing the work at the Central Park. No one is ignorant now of the fact that swindling has be- come to be one of the recognized institutions of our city government, The exposure of tho Low. ber contract, and of the immenee frauds attempt. ed in connection with the Fort Gansevoort pro- perty and the Battery enlargement, has convinced even the most sceptical that our city legislators are unworthy of the slightest degree of confi dence, and that most of them regard their posi- tions as simply a means of indulging in their taste for peculations. And how know we that this very movement does net conceal within it some plan to enrich a fat contractor and his friends in the two boards? It is very natural to suspect that it does just that thing. But if it does not, then it was got up for the purposes of buncombe, and to forward the in- terests of candidates at the coming election. Either one or both of these motives lie at the bottom of the movement, for we are not accus- tomed to see any good thing come from such a quarter asthe Common Council. And it is not unworthy of remark that in the same session wherein this resolution was introduced, a propo- sition to pay each of these Pharisaical legislators $100 a year for catriage hire was supported, and only fated becanse the vote did not show a con- stitutional majority. If we had an honeet Com- mon Council the city would have to-day millions in her treasury, and would be able to employ and to pey thousands of workmen in improving the Central Park, building the new City Hall, widen- ing etrveta, and other works of public improve- ment, But corrupt lawmakers and swindling officers and fraudulent contractors swallow up the taxes and keave the treasury bankrupt. Merers. Aldermen, it would be a good thing to give employment to the poor, but it would be etill better if you had left morey in the treasury wherewith to have them paid. Acapemy oF Muwo,—There wae aa extra performance at the Academy last evenicg, the programme including se- lections from the “Sonpambula,”’ “1/Hlisir 4’ Amore, tte ,!n which Frezzolini end De la Grange eang, anda concert by Thalberg and Vieuxtemps. There wasa very good horse for an excellent performance. This evening the tecond oratorio performances will be given The pro- gramme inciod+s the “Jupiter Symphony” of Mozart, the ‘Miserere from the ‘‘Trovatoro,”’ with Frezzolini and La- boostta; the “Quartette’’ and “Prayer of Moses,” and the “Mabet Mater” of Rossini, with Mme. De La Gravge, Mme, Birakosob , Gassier a: others. The prices are very Jow, and there should be a crowded house. As Awmmcas Pama Domes 0 Loox.—The Parts corres: pondest of the Courrier des Bats Unis aye that the nego tations for the enirie of Mme. Cora de Wilhorst to the ‘Theatre lialién have been enddenly abandoned, in conse. quence of the ‘aot tri her hasband hae suddenly come into possession, by inheritance, of a considerable fortune. At first this story was received with doubt, but it i oer. tain that ft haa tome founiat!on, for Monsienr and Madame de Withoret have set up their carriage, and are svrround- od by all the appliances of rank and wealth. It will be remembered that {t was a (nancial crisis tm the affairs of Mme. de Wilhorst whickgcansed her to appear at the Opera. Some of her relations are just now ine similar orisia, and perhaps she may be ablo } beip them on wilh « litte specie. Mansas Election, Br. Loum, Oot, 10, 1857. From a gentleman just arrtved from Kansas 4 bhe been learned that Jefferson county is largely republican aad Calhoun county doubtful. The following precincts of Lea ‘veaworth county give republicae majoritics-—Easton, 45; Wyandotte, 60, and Leavenworth 200, Delaware aad Klokapoo give democratic majorities of 60 and 450. In the latter precinot the troops voted at the instance of Goveraor Walker. Jobneon county ls conceded to the democrats; ‘but ft ts thought that Douglas county will give a saffl- Giontly large republican majority to carry the district, 8x, Lovia, Oot. 10, 1867. Advices from Leavenworth to the 8th inst. state that Leavenworth county {s the only one, thus far heard from, givirg @ democratic maj rity. Doniphan county gives « republican majority of 23, Atchiaca @ republican majority of 441, and Douglas a republican majority of 1,600. These returns are given as authentic. Tecumsth township gives 160 republican maj rity, Topeka 190, and Calhoun 169. Sr, Lovrs, Oot, 10—P, M. Later advices state that the majority for Parrots, tne re- Publican candidate for Congress, over Ransom, the demo, cratic cat didate, is from five to eight thousand, According to the estimate of free State men, the Counoll ‘will sland—9 republicans to 4 democrats, and the House ‘24 republicans to 16 demecrats. Jobnson county gives a democratic majority cf 260, Interesting from Washington, THE ELECTION IN KANSAS—NEWS PROM THE CHINESE QQUADEON—THE NAVAL OOURTS—8WAMP LAND G@BANTE—THE OOURT OF CLAIMA, BTC. Wasaincton, Oot. 10, 1857. ‘The President received a telegraphic despatch last eve- ning, and ancther to-day, dated Leavenworth, Oct 8, Gating that the democrats had carrie 1 the Degisiatdre, and it waa believed that Ransom had been elected to Con- gress. ‘The Navy Department to-day received despatches [rom Commodore Armstrong, dated Shanghxe, July 15. On arriving off Woosong Commodore Armstrong found the Levant ashore on North Bank, but by ald from the Ban Jac'nto ahe was got off without having sustained any ‘apparent injury. The Levant left ow the 26th for Hong Kong. ‘The ship Portsmouth arrived on the 18th of July at ‘Woosong from Hong Kong. Commodore Armstrong stites that his principal reason for leaving Hong Kong was that a portion of the senior of- floers of the San Jacinto, himself among the number, were waffering very severely from the disease incidental to that ll mate, and It was deemed absolutely neces mry that they should seek a colder climate. The change had already been beaeficial. Late advices have been recetved from Ningpo, to the effect bat the Chinese (Cantonese) and Portuguese have had an engagement, in whion the former were victorious and de. atroyed the vessels of the latter, but committed no outrage or depredation upon foreign residents or shipping. Quiet is now completely restored there, and our citizens have no apprehension of any further disturbances tn that quarter. At Bhanghai all is tranquil. Our citisens pursue their commercial enterprises without any difficalty or molesta- tion om the part of the Chinese people er authorities. One hundred and eighty thousand dollars of government stook, including interest and premium, was redeemed at the treasury to-day. In Naval Court No. 1, the ease of Mr. Hall was continued. Commander Manning was examined in behalf of Mr. Hall, ‘and testified to his being subordinate and respecifal. Never saw him drank in his life. Considered him di for the saval service in every particular. © Before Court No. 3, the cage of Lieut. Filzgerald was up. Burgeon Wilson was examined to-day on behalf of the g)- vernment, and Lieut. Westoott for the defence. In the Third Court, the case of ex-Lieut. Hillary Rhodes was taken up and disposed of. The evidence was entirely documentary, and on the part of the government. Mr. Rhodes refased to appear before the Court, denying thate wilitary tribamal had a right to try him, and yet at the game time inelst:ng that bis case shocl4 be investiga'ed. ‘When the Congress of the United States were enaciing the swamp land laws of 1849 and 1550, they litile supposed that they were making a donation of fifty-four millions of acres of land to the Slates named. I} had boon repro- sented that afew hundred thousand ares of overflowed land is these States were entirely worth'cas, and that the general bealth of the country required their being drained and brought toto oultivation. Such lands it was intended to convey to the States as an indemnity for any improve- ment which might be pot upon them. Tho law bas been made to cover in its operations much of the very best lands of the whole weste:a country, Particularly has ths Deon the caso in Louisiana, Under the a: of 1849, tho approval of the depariment passes the fe. Thas tas Louisiana recetved a title to upwards of soven (and a half millions cf sores, One million nine hundred thousand acres have been atented to Mirsourl. A STATEMENT RXDIMTING THE QUANTITY OF SWAMP LANDS LECTED YOR THE SEVERAL STATES, AND THE AMOUN SDERGTUE ACTA OF COnGKLAS, Manu 2, 23, Lego. a Ba43s 14 1. uw A235, 973 41 4,184,880 200" 6 2A) 6 1,758 296.39 10 473,288 49 Dik | 1P37M72 4,890 972.50 1160.44 6 200,00 00 BAIT, ~*Aet 189, ol. Jack Hays declines tho survoyor generalsbip of Utah, ‘The Uniled States Court cf Clima mee} in this city on Monday. Judge Gilchrist arrivod this evening, and \s stopping at t Aq 1860. ‘Wiilards’, REVENUE OF THE GOVERNMENT—THE TARIFP, BTC. Wasmioroy, Oot. 10, 1867. ‘The Secretary of the Treagury does no; anticipate that the revenue for the fiscal year ending (he 30th of June next, will amount to more than thirty millions, from pre- went appearances. This will not be a subject of rezret to ‘the administration, as an empty treasary will bea strong ‘argument in favor of economical legislation, and do away in & great measure with that lavish system of appropria- ons which wore so well harvested by Weed, Maticson, Féwarda & Oo. last Congress. It te highly probable the Preside .t wil! call the attention f Congress to ths necessl\y ef amending the tariff, eo as to reeder |'s operativn more equable om the community, and at the same time incidentally encourage our industrial pursuits, Many of the articles on the free list might ad- vantageously be transferred to the duty paying echedules, ‘whilat some of the dutiable ariicies should be placed on the freo list. Mr. Cobb is gathering voluminous statistics on these points, and bis report to Congress will be one of the mgat valuable which ever emanated from the Treasury Department. The Central America Disaster, New Ontaams, Oct. 16, 1867. ‘The ship Sukens, from New York, arrived here to-day, and reports passing, on the 234 wilimo, off the coast of North Carolina, the corpees of four men, and a piece of ‘wreck supposed to belong to the Central America. ‘The Steam Frigate Merrimac. Bowron, Oot. 10, 1867. ‘The steam frigate Merrimac has been anchored in the stream for several days awaiting the arrival of Mr. Mead, “United States Minister to Brazil, who is detained in New York by iliness, The vomsel is ordered to sail for Rio Janoiro on Tuseday, if Mr. Mend is able to embark, Mace Between Fiora Gemple and Lancet. HaRrvomp, Oot. 10, 1867, A race came off thie afernoon on the Hartford trotiing park, mile heate, best three in five, between Flora Templo ‘and Lancet, for a purse of $1,000. Lanvet won the first’ third end fourth beats, Time, 9:84}¢, 2:25 and 2:28, Flora took the seoond heat in 2.99. The track is « half mile ono, ard the time made by Lancet is said to bs the best ever made. Flora was in harness and Lanoot andor ead ile. Fire at Paterson. \Paremos, Oot. 10, 1857. A fire broke out this evening boat 6 o'clock in Sohull’s Gry house, in the rear of the Nightingale mill, on Badnot street, which was consamed, together with an unoccupied batlding. There waa no insarance on the property, A man was bast but not seriously by the falling of a chimney. Hoo, Samus A. Kitot. Bowron, Oot, 10, 1867. The epecial telegraphic despatoh annonnoirg the insanity Of the Hon. Bamaei A. Kliot a whotly wikhout foundation, Foreign News via Onpe Race, Gr. Joum's, N. F., Oot. 10, 1807, ‘The news yaoht of the New York Associated Press was not out when the steamship Fulton passed Cape Rass, ‘The weather was unfavorable for getting whe the Allaatic passed (the despatch does not when), but fa fine to-day, and we have great bopes that the sows per Asia, from Liverpool 84 inst., now due, will be obtained, and forwarded to New York im advance of her arrival at (that port, Fatal Affray in Boston. Bostom, Oot. 10, 1807, An affray took piace last night in Allen’s drinking saloen, ‘at the corner of Court and Stoddart streets, between two sporting men named Thomas Mead and Jeremiah Agm. ‘Mend shot Agin dead—it is said to have been in self-de- fence. Mead was arrested. ‘Thomas Mead was taken before the Police Court thie morning, and charged with the murder of Jeremieh Agia. He pleaded ‘‘not guilty,” waived an examination, and was committed to jail to await an investigation by the Grand Jory at the November term. Rufus Choate and Heary F. Durant, Esqre., are his counsel. Whe Prize Fight between Lazarus and Hor rigans Burrato, Oot. 10, 1867) A prize fight war fought in Canada, opposite this olty this afternoon, between two Buffalo pagilists, named Lamn- rus and Horrigan. They fought one handred and tweaty- ight rounds in two honrs and fifty-fire minutes, an@ neither conquering then, the stakes were withdrawn. The Southern Mail. Wasniratos, Oot. 10. 1867, ‘The Southern mail has arrived, but the newspapers com- tain no news of importance. ‘Three companies of the Fourth Artillery, Colonel Mom- roe, trom Key West on the 26th ult., had arrived at New Orleans, en route for Kanses, —_—— Clty Intelligence. Auust or Tam Eprror or rum Day Boox —Distriot Attor- ney Hall appeared bafore Jeatice Wood, yesterday, and made an affidavit chargipg Nathaniel R. Stinson, editor ef the New York Day Book, with encouraging illegal gam- bling, who issued a warrant for his arrest and placed tt in the bands of an officer for service. The of the willing sacrifice. i Lo, Tam Poor Inpiun!—An association calling tteelf “American Indian Aid Asseciation’’ has recently been er- ganized in this city, the object of which is to’‘protet and civilize the aberigines of the United States.’? Plan they propose to adopt is as follows — i H i . i E E i ly drowzed. His domestic orole was a very happy aad bis bueinees was without ombarrassment: Mr, Gilben: Fig, Mit Shoat coventy year? of age, tall and ston! bail, © little stooping in bie walk, wore a black wig, had on when be left home a biack cloth coat and dieck eattm qo’ tg i Sue oan \nformelies thet spectacion. y one w ve shall | ad to tha recovery of the body, ‘i f his wife. Informetien may be left South Or with the family, 125 Niath aveene. Wil the Bosthern, Western and he ag on Please pottos, in some way lo assist in the search, for the benoit of ihe Puntc Scnoot No, 20, in Chrystie street, a new sshool edifice, was formally opened yesterday, and the cocasion ae ou : : F i i : 5 z F4 5 i i il eh f i i i ? [3 i i Hy a3 Se t i [ ot in es : li | z Hi : i ff Hl i i i i i RIE Th iy a Dae stroment ss Mr. ‘Tue Tarcer Comramm —The bard times seem to have had no effect thus far upon the military ardor of our young men, if wo may jndge from the number of target compa- nia that parade the streets daily. As yet the finanota! api : { i : { nit i i 38 rt iy sft 3 HH i igi z i z 3