The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1857, Page 4

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Bavse.....Am. European Express Co., 21 Rue Corneille. ‘Tho contents of the European eciition of the Hematp will Sombine the news received by mail and telegraph at the oMfice during the previous week and up to the hour of pub- Livation. The News In the Senate yesterday a bill was introduced se. uring to actual settlers the alternate sections of land reserved in the railroad land grants. A home- stead bill, on the old model of a quarter section of land to each head of a family who will occupy and cultivate it, was also introduced. A resolution call- ing for the records of proceedings of the Naval Courts of Inquiry was adopted, but subsequently a motion was made to reconsider, which motion was laid over. These records embrace the proceedings in the cases of one hundred and twelve officers, and if printed—and doubtless such is the design— will cost the government a vast sum. Should any one undertake to read these documents he had better give up all other occupation for the remainder of his days. The Joint Committee on | Printing were instructed to inquire and report whether any new provision of law is necessary to se- cure accurate reports of the debates in Congress. The Kansas question—or rather the division in the | democratic party on the Kansas question—was dis- cussed by Messrs. Fitch, Douglas and Clay. Mr. Dou- glas emphatically declared that he intended tostand by the principles of the Nebraska Dill, and he defied | fie opposition, from whatever quarter it mixht comic, ‘The House passed the Senate Treasury note bill, without amendment, by a vote of 118 to 46. houses stand adjourned till the 4th of January. In executive session yesterday the Senate con- firmed the nomination of Mr. Lamar as Minister to Both NEW YORK HEKALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1867. to little or no quantity on hand. Grinding has com: | portations at this port alone were often » mil- menced, and the crop will preduce 60,000 hogsheads. | lion a day, they have been diminished to the ‘The health of the island is good and the weather continues most favorable.” The Board of Aldermen met last evening. The report from the Councilmen in favor of the sale of bread by weight was adopted unanimously. This amounts to nothing, however, #0 far as the bakers and buyers of bread are concerned, as it is merelyan average of about a quarter of @ million re- ceipts at the Custom House per week. Would not any man have said, if quesiioned upon the eubject, that under the heavy pressure of such events, disasters and developements as these, there would be, shortly after the assem- expression of opinion on the subject. A report in- | bling of Congress, a thorough sifting and a creasing the salary of the Superintendent of Sani- searching discussion, in both houses, of the causes tary Inspection to $2,500 per annum was also | and remedies for this eniversal revulsion? Cer- adopted. The resolution indemnitying the Mayor for expenses incurred in the Police and Street Com- missioner disputes was again laid over. The affair of the Washington Market stands, and the alleged ruscalities connected therewith, created quite gn animated discussion. The committee appointed to inquire into the facts of the case was directed to proceed with the investigation. We give elsewhere a report of the testimony already elicited, and an tainly we had supposed that the paramount im- portance which the President gave to these fiancial and commercial disorders, in his annual message, would at least meet with a hearty re- sponse from the leaders of his party in Congress. Failing in this expectation, we still believed that the appeal of Mr. Cobb for twenty millions of Treasury notes would disclose in both account of the stampede of all concerned from the | houses euch discussions of facts, statistics, committee room yesterday. There is evidently a rat in somebody's meal tub, but it is by no means cer- tain that it will be caught. The bark Alnah, Captain Stevens, cleared at the Custom House on Monday for St. Jago de .Cuba, and while proceeding down the lower bay yesterday morning was overhauled by a steamtug having on causes and events in the financial and commer- cial world as would prove eminently useful to wholesome legislation. But what are the facts? From all that has occurred, of which we have had any account, one would suppose that not a solitary member board Marshal Rynders, who seized her on sus | of either house had read that part of the Presi- picion, he (the Marshal) having cause to believe dent’s message which treats of our financial and she was to be engaged in the elave trade. She was | commercial affairs. Even Mr. Cobb's Treasury towed to Jersey City and anchored under the guns | Note bill of twenty millions has been passed of the United States revenue cutter. The members of the New England Society and the guests, numbering in all about two hundred and | yy, yrunter himself, who fifty gentlemen, celebrated the anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers by a dinner at the Astor House last evening. We give a full report of the sayings and doings in another column. The prosecution of the Indian war in Florida ap- through the Senate as if it were a mere ap- propriation for the Pottawotamie Indians. can discuss a comprehensive financial question as a statesman should discuss it, has been content in this in- stance to treat it as mere bagatelle of two and sixpence. But, apart from the Chairman pears té be going on vigorously. Several of Billy | on Finance, the debatés in the Senate on this Bowlegs’ settlements in the Big Cypress Swamp have recently been discovered, and a nlimber of his wives and children captured. At another point the savages had killed Captain Parkhill and wounded five men of the volunteer force sent against them. Bowlegs, who must be well stricken in years, is anxious to “come in;” but his braves will not listen to such an ignoble proposition, and persist in carrying on the war, ‘The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday, and concluded to invite the city members of the Legisla- ture elect to visit the institutions on the island. The Governors, by resolution, established as a-rule not to employ paupers on the island. From the reports of the Wardens it appears there are 7,909 persons now in the institutions, being a greater number than was ever known to be in them before. It is an in- crease of 1,733 as compared with last year. The Metropolitan Police Commiasioners met yes- terday afternoon and transacted a large amount of routine business, but nothing of exciting public inte- rest took place. Business seems rather dull since Mayor Wood ceased meeting with the Board. Jn the Court of General Sessions yesterday James J. Mooney was acquitted of a charge of assault and battery, alleged to have been perpetrated on Wm. Shultz in a lager bier saloon in Eighth avenue. Henrich Behm was convicted of grand larceny in stealing #118 worth of clothing, the property of Isadore Bauman, of ‘.aurens street, on November 28,and sent to the State prison for two years. Thos. Delany and John Bovall pleaded guilty toan attempt at burglary, and were remanded for sentence. They broke into the factory of John, Wallace, Thirty-sixth street.on the night of November 8, and stole eight copper rollers, worth $500, which were recovered. William Ferguson pleaded guilty toan attempt at burglary in the third degree in breaking into the stable of A. B. Demarest, in 116th street, and stealing $125 worth of dressed rattan. He was sent to the penitentiary for one year. Mary Ryan, alias Curling, charged with stealing $80 from Josiah Rogers, was acquitted. John Stewart and Nicaragua. The nomination of Mr. Sedgwick as District Attorney of New York in place of John Mc Keon, was not definitely acted on. Late accounts from Kansas state that Gen. bane | the generalissimo of the free State forces, was shot by a government official at Lecompton on the Lith Thomas Williams pleaded guilty to stealing, on the 15th inst., #600 worth of watches and chains from Marquis Jacobs, 82 Oliver street. Judge Russéll; who prasided in the afternoon, sent each of them to the State prison for three years and six months. Ed. ward Quinn, alias Thompson, was convicted of steal. instant. The report is doubtless a black republican fabrication for political effect. A rebellion had bro- ken out at Fort Scott, during which several lives were lost. We are not advised as to the cause of the trouble. Upon the requisition’ of Secretary Stan ton two companies of cavalry were despatched to quell the outbreak. Gen. Harney had posted troops at various points to preserve the public peace on clec- tion day. It was reported that many Missourians were going into the Territory to vote, and violence was apprehended. It was believed that the vote on the constitution would be small An arrival at St. Louis recently from the Plains reports that two cothpanies of the Fifth Infantry | had met with reverses, and the depot at Port | Laramie had been threatened by the Mormon guer- villas, Henry M. Rice, f delegate to Congress, and Gen. Shields have been nominated for the United States Senate by the democratic members of the Minnesota Legislature. Their competitors were ex Gov. Gorman, Gov. Meda exJudge Chatfield, | Hon. Frank Steele and Hon. J. R. Brown. ‘The republicans and old line whigs held their pri. mary elections last night for the choice of members of the General Committees for the year 1858. Trou- ble was anticipated in several of the wards, growing out of an effort on the part of certain would-be « to obtain control of the new General Com- but, with the excep of trifling skir- a the Seventeenth and Eighteenth wards, paswed off quietly By way of New Orleans we have Havana dates the 15th inst. The sugar market remained with- t out cha By an arrival at this port we have news from South rica. The dates are—Buenos Ayres 2d, Montevideo 6th, Rio Janeiro 11th and Bahia 15th of November. All the States were quiet, a circum: stance unusual in that quarter. Railroad enterprise casing rapidly in Rio Janeiro. The treaty between Brazil and Uraqnay was not ratified, but on the contrary oppoved by a powerful party. Se- nor Paranhos, epecial envoy from Brazil to Para- quay, was cordially received by Gen. Urquiza. The money ¢risis was unfelt in Brazil, and the Bank of Brazil had raised the salaries of all its employés. We have interesting news from Hayti to the 10th inst. Our correspondent at Cape Haytien states that the United States sloop-of-war Cyane, which was «pes clly despatched by our government to in- vestigate the circumstances attending the imprison- ment of Captain M of Boston, arrived inthe harbor on the 2%h ult. Captain Robb, her com- raander, found all the accused parties acquitted after atrial by jury, which has been already reported in was py our columns. Finding their minds relieved of all anxiety on this score, the officers enjoyed themeelves amazingly ou At a ball given by the Commercial Agent of the United States in their honor, 40 potent were the charms of the Haytien belles that all pre 3 against class and color readily disappeared pt Robb returned the compliment paid him by giving a party on boord, and adding forty galions of native taffy to his hospital stores. The Cyane sailed for Port au Prince on the 3d inst. Coffee and logwood had advanced in price. Mr. C. Habich, of Boston died at Cape Haytien on the 7th inst Our correspondent at Bridgetown, Darbadors, writing on the 8th inst., saya:—“The United States frigate Saranac, Captain Kelly, from Noffoik, ar rived here on the 6th inst., and is now coaling. All on board are well, except the captain, who was jured by being thrown from his carriage by his | horses ranning away while returning from a visit to | the Governor. Our markets are very lively, with an exoellent demand for American produce. Flour $8 40 4 $8 50: corn meal. $7 75. Provisions are also waated. Nothing doing w sugar or wolasses, owing ing a quantity of clothing from Amos Briggs, and | was sent to the penitentiary for two years, being un- der twenty years of age. The cotton market yesterday was atill unsettled, About 200 bales middling uplands, on the wharf, from” Charleston, were sold st 10 3-16c., and about 100 a 200 bales more were sold from store, in lots, chiefly to spin. ners, based mainly upon middling uplands and middling Florida, at 104c. 4 10. Flour was without further change of tmportauce. At the close there was a slight rally in the extreme lower grades, while medium and extra brands were unchanged. Sales of all kinds, how. ever, were moterste. The day was almost a blank in wheat. The demand was limited, and sellers were above the views of buyors; and with the exception of a small lot or two of Southern, nothing of moment was done, Corp was dull ant lower, with sales of Jersey new yellow and white at OTe. 9 60c, Pork was ensie with sales of inspected and uninspected moss at $15 50 a $15 75. Sugars embraced ubout 360 a 460 hogsheads Cuba muscovado, 56 hogsheads and 150 bbls. Horto Rico, at rates given iu another column. The market closed firm. Coffee was quiet, and sales checked by the auc tion sale to come off to-day. Freights were steady, with corm to Liverpool in bulk at 61yc., and bacon and lard at 208. To London, flour was taken at 2s. 3d. and provi gious at 22e. 6d. The Great Financial Issues of the Day and the Imbecties of Congress. We begin to fear that, like the days | valry, the days of statesmen and statesma ship in Congress have passed away, and that plotting politicians, servile spoilemen. men of | Buncombe, and tricky Presidential demagogues have taken absolute possession of both houses Three weeks have passed since the assembling of our national law makers: and from their proceedings in the interval, at both ends of the Capitol, it is painfully evident that the great minds which so long infused into our Congres- sional debates the practical teachings of legis lative experience, wisdom and political econo- my. have disappeared; and that the mere weeds and mushrooms of a rank soil have taken the ground where once the streng giants of the forest in stately grandeur stood. A financial crisis, the most extensive and comprehensive, and the most important in its causes and consequences of anything of the eort in this nineteenth century, has within the last six months developed all its vast and universal ramifications. All the indus- trial interests of all sections and alf classes of the American people have severely felt the shock, and the reaction from our shores has sbaken to their foundations the commercial interests and the financial systems of the most powerfal states of Europe. An available active tusiness capital in this country of some five hundred millions of dollars in September last, and of stocks, assets, securities, &c., and in Europe of some seven bundred millions, has all disappeared in the general crash, “like the baseless fabric of a vision.” Railroad corpora- tions, banka, brokers, stockjobbers, speculators, | merchants, manufacturers, mechanics and work- ingmen, all over the land, have been reduced to bankruptey rippled for life, including, no “doubt, a fair proportion of the members of both houses of Congr m the wide-spread disas The federal Treasury, which in September boasted a specie surplus of twenty-three millions, and which wae anticipa- ting a surplus of forty millions, bas been ex- haueted, as if by magic. and compelled from its present necessities to resort to a paper issue of twenty millions. Frow July last, when cur im tere of this revy Treasury Note bill have been of the most wishy- washy and trashy description. And thus this great crisis, and a great practical measure for the relief of the government, which might have been constructed into @ great measure of relief to every business interest 0’ the country, has, slipshod, passed the Senate, and has been dis- cussed in the House with the shallowness and flippancy of a barroom conversation. Kansas, popular sovereignty and the Lecomp- ton Convention have swallowed up everything else among our pothouse politicians and Bun- combe statesmen of the present Congress. And why all this fuss and fury about Kansas? A parcel of blackguards, desperadoes and vaga- bond adventurers from the North and South, headed on the one side by Jim Lane, and on the other by Jack Calhoun, have been brought face to face in a distant Territory upon the question of introducing niggers ther», when it is poseible that every nigger in the Territory will be frozen out before tae winter is over. Yet these Kansas jail birds and vaga- | bonds have kept the whole country in a ferment for three long years; and are now monopoli#ing the attention of the wiseacres and imbeciles of Congress, when, if Jack Calhoun, Jim Lane, and all concerned in their squabble in Kansas, were annihilated, they would not be missed in the civilized sections of the country 80 much as an opera singer, a ballet dancer, or a popular Methodist preacher. If we could believe the Douglases, the Ma- Congress, the safety of the Union, of the fede- ral government, of all the State governments, and of all our fellow citizens in their beds at night, depends upon this terrible issue of nig- gersor no niggers in Kansas, where niggers never can be worth ten cents on the dollar. The fact is that a few such scheming and reck- less demagogues as Jeff. Davis among the fire- eaters, and Mr. Douglas among the dirt-eaters, have made imbeciles and small potatoes of the rank and file of all parties of both branches of Congress, untilnot a man among them can be found to talk of anything, or think of anything | but niggers, niggers, Kansas and popular sove- reignty, from one week's end to another. Any honest man who looks at the great ne- rican people, as an American, in reference to Congress, and at this paltry and demoralizing Kansas squabble over a half dozen niggers, which has reduced Congress to the level of Tammany Hall or the Pewter Mug, and who next turns from this side of the picture to the gravity, earnestness and decorum which characterize the | debates upon the financial anf commercial exi- gencies of the day in the British Parliament, must confess to a sense of shame and mortifica- tion at the contrast. Are there no practical statesmen left in the American Senate chamber? Has it become a mere caucus room of conflict. ing* cliques of pettifogging politicians and thimble riggera upon the nigger question? Have we nothing of « higher calibre than cross- road stump orators on niggerism in the House! The disclosures of the last three weeks in both jb e us no encouraging answer; but we have a hope th: within three weeks to come will be so completely ar no more of it, except uuisan ted that we ela az the re ences . dirty, drunken spree, in which the | 'T parties concerned toade fools of thew wd of each other. We can only await in patiency ihe abate nent of this Kansas nuisance, and we are content wait. to Is Merver Pentsnamie on Nov ?—We hear with some astonishment that the Mayor of the city and several prominent politicians of both parties have undertaken te intercede with Governor King on bebalf of the boy Rodgers, now lying in jail under a richly merited sen- tence of death. These persons would emplay their time more beneficially if they helped execute, not helped defeat the laws. If Rodgers is not hanged, then no murderer ever can be in thie State; and the penitentiary—which has no terrors for the wicked—will become the only punishment of the most henious crimes. For the murder committed by Rodgers was one of the most thoroughly wicked murders ever com- initted. It was perpetrated on a stranger, who had never offended Rodgers; the murdered man was peaceably walking in the street with his wife; there was no excuse, no provocation, no cause but the brutal ferocity of the New York rowdy. it is urged in Rodgers’ defence that he is young. Soare all our rowdics. They are all under twenty. Nearly all the robberies, mur- ders and rapes are committed by boys. The police records show this, and vindicate the necessity for a stern administration of the law. It issaid that Rodgers was drunk. But every student at law knows tha@ drunkenness ag- gravates instead of palliating crime; and furtherfiore, the plea of druykenness may be disposed of like that of youth: ourrow- dies are always more or less in liquor when they kill, steal and rape. Indeed, more or leas of in- toxication is their normal state; they are rarely quite sober. If drunkenness is to be held as an excuse for crime, it will be very difficult to ob- cain any conviction hereafter; we make bold to cessities and the just expectations of the Ame- | eay that the defence will always be able to mak® out a fair case showing that the prisoner was in liquor when he sinned. ‘The most outrageous defence that has been set up for Rodgers is that he is atheist. Whetber atheists are allowed by the law of this land to kill people on cheaper terms than the common run of Christian humanity, is not clearly stated; nor do we precisely see on what ground the supposed atheism of Rodgers is put forward us so very striking a feather in his cap as to exonerate him from the legal consequences of his crime. Generally speaking, it speaks ill tor a man, in this Christian community, to know nothing of the religion which we al! profess, and which is freely taught to all; but at all events, it is no glory to be a disbeliever in that religion, and ought not to entitle a man to espe- cial privileges, It is @ very sad thing to state; but really the state of this community absolutely requires ex- amples, or this will be no fit place for civilized man to live in. If Rodgers, and Cancemi, and Gallagher, and the murderers of the old woman Spitzlein are not hanged, Boston or Philadel- phia will be preferable to New York for the residence of quiet, respectable and orderly per- ATEST NEWS. THE L Interesting from the National Capital. PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRRSS—DEBATE ON THR KANSAS QUESTION IN THK SHNATE—PASSAGK O¥ THE TREA- BURY NOTE BILL IN THE HOUSE—THE NOMINER FORK DISTRICT ATTORNKY OF NEW YORK—THE CASE OF THE SHIP SPORTSMAN—THE DROPPED NAVAL OF: FICBRS PREPARING FOR A NEW CAMPAIGN—?PRO- SECUTION OF THE FLORIDA INDIAN WAR, ETC., ETC. Wasmnerox, Dec, 22, 1857. In the Senate to-day sundry petitions, memorials and resolutions were presented. Mr. Wilson, of Mass., intro- duced a bill to secure to actual fettlers the Alternate sec tions of public Innds reserved in grants to States for railroads. Mr. Johason, of Tenn., introduced a bill grant ing to each head of a family, who is a citizen of the United States, a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land out of the public domain, on condition of occupancy and cultivation for ive years, Mr, Slidell submitted @ resolution, which was adopted, requesting the President to communicate to the Senate a record ‘of the proceedings of the several Naval Courta of Inquiry. Subsequentiy, Mr. Crittenden moved to reconsider the vote on the adoption of Mr, Sli- dell’s resolution, as he thought it premature and might do mischief. The motion to reconsider lies over. The re. cords called for are immense and volutainous, and if or- dered to be printed witl cost government hundreds of thousands of dollars. The discussion on the Kansas ques. tion was then resumed by Mr. Fitch, of Indiaua, who de. livered one of the best speeches that has yet been made on the democratic side. He came down on the ‘Little Giant” furiously and without mercy, and worried him « good deal. The “Little Giant" replied with his usual tact and shrewdness, but it was evident to everybody in the Se nate thatthe Senator from Indiana was too much for him. ° At 3 o’clock the Senate went into executive session Quite a number of appointments, both diplomatic and consular, which were made during the summer, were to day sent into the Senate. Gen. Lamar's nomination as Minister to Nisaragua was confirmed. Mr. Sedgwick’s nomination as District Attorney of New York, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee some days ago, was reported back without any recommendation. The commit. tee were equally divided on it. Mr. Seward pitched into the nomination furiously. Mr. McKeon, he said, omght not to have been removed. He was a valuable and efficient officer, and the administration bad disgraced itself by removing him. Mayor Wood came in for a large : | share of Mr. Seward’s denunciation, The nomination was sons, the Biglers, the Greens and Browns of | postponed for the present In the House various reports were submitted and re- ferred. They then resumed the cousideration of the | Treasury Note bill, and after discussing it pro and con for four hours. it was finally passed as it came from the Senate. The Senate resolution to adjourn from the 23d inst. to the 4th of January next was then taken up and passed, and the House adjourned. A protracted Cabiact coune!! was held to-day to consider the matter of the difficulty with the government of Chile | relative to the vease! wich was seized some (ime ago by the Chfean authorities. R will be remembered this vessel had been authorised to take ina cargo by the Bolivian government, who claimed the port,and to which country it undoubtedly belongs. The Cabinet was occupied, also, I understand, with discussing federal appointments andthe position of federal officers of New York in connection with late and present political movements in your city. In Naval Court No. 1 to day Purser Hamilton testified in the government's behalf in the case of Commander Le- compte, Court No. 2 has dissolved, having diqposed of at! the cases before it. In Court No. 5 B. F. Butier, Eeq., at torney for ex Captain Levy, continued the reading of the dotence of that officer. The friends of several of the offi- cers not restored by the courts are preparing for a despe- rate war. Orders will be issued in a few days from the War De. partment establishing a weekly mail route between here | jencral | % itredeemable paper currency, There being nothing m and the troops now serving in Utah, This is by Scott's suggestion, who is expected here early next week, when other important arrangements are expected to be made concerning the Mormon expedition ‘The government is officially advised of the arrival in New York of two boxes of firearms, present from Her Britannic Majesty’s government in return for the arms sont thither in August last, A highly interesting letter was received at the War De. partinent to-day from Col. G. Thomas, Fifth Infentry, dat- ed “Headquarters, Departinent of ‘Fiorida, Fort Brooke, Tee, 6, 1857."" Tho Colonel says:— I have the honor to report that Capt. Cone's company of the regiment of mounted volunteers, with detachments amounting to one hun ing on the 2let of NoVember, on the west of the Oke Joaeooe 4 south of Fort Doane, struck an Tudian trail, h he followed with great tact and perseverance He was rewarded by surprising one of the secret hiding places of the Indians in the Big Cypress Swamp, and capturing an aged warrior, five squaws and thir- teen children—the eldest’ child about seven years old—and killed one boy, two" years old. 4 and fifteen men, while scout: | + je found several towns, in ali numbering about forty | ses, and discovered « considerable amount of corn, rice and pumpkins, all of which were destroyed. A great many trinkets were found, among them two daguerre- types, one of Hilly Bowlegs’ group, taken in Washington. ‘This i n@onvincing proof that the hiding place of Billy Rowlegs has beou found nt last, and that he has received a severe blow in the loss ot his women and ebildren. The towns where the Indians were captured were newly built, and depots of supplies were found in three different towns. Capt. Cone says he saw at least twenty acres of cultivated ground, in which were plapted corn, rice, peas aod pumpkine ‘The Indians followed on hia trail to camp, depot No. 1, and attempted to ambuseade bim,; but without effect. ‘On the 26th of Noveinber some horses were turned out to graze ‘at depot No. 1, and when they were about a mile a half from the camp the Indians attacked them, kill ing thirty-six horses Delonging to Captain Stevens” com- pony of mounted volunteers. ‘On the 28th of the same month @ detachment from Col. Rogers’ command, on the southwest coast, commanded by Parkhill, of the mounted volunteers, having lett their boats and gone in pursuit of an Indian trail, came upon a town which the Indians had just left. They un- fortupately set fire to the town before they pursued the trail farther. Atashort distance from the towa, aad on the trail, they fell ip with a body of Indians, in all proba. bility (mn ambuscade, and at the first fire, I regrctto say, Captain Parkhill was killed and five of his men wounded. ‘The party then returned to camp, the Indians having re- treated mt the first fire, Itix not known whether any w were killed by Parkhill’s command. No official r of this last action, or list of the wounned, has yet been received. You will perceive by my special order of this date that the most active pursuit will be kept up inthe Big Cypress, with co-operation from the southwest coast; and T design increasing the force where the Indiags are most likely to be found with the least delay practicable. Tlearn from the captured squaws that Rilly Rowlegs has held councils, and, at the risk of his life, had en- treated the Indians to come in, and that he only saves his life by etriking us whenever an opportunity offers, The Miscasokies are said to be as hostile as ever, and will not permit any of the Indians to talk about peace. Captain W. H. Cone and his command deserve high commendation for the skill and energy displayed in the pureuit of the trailand in the surprise and capture of the women of Bowlegs’ family, THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH, Wastuxetos, Dee. 22, 1857. The President, to day, nominated to the Senate Mr. Hall, ex-member of Congress, from Iowa, for Chief Justice of Nebraska, together with Messrs, Reed, Wright, Morphy, and others, long ago appointed, and heretofore announced for foreign missions ‘The Committee on the Judiciary reported back but without any recommendation, the I pomination of Theodore Sedgwick to the Attorneyship for the district of New York, in place of John MeKedn, re moved. | This gave rise to & discussion involving the merits of come of the features Of the late New York may oralty election. The question is not yet decided Availing themselves of the Congressional holiday recees many members, particularly of the North, are makivg preparations to leayg for home. | the report of THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, FIRST ONIHION, Senate. Wasmwaron, Dec. 22, 1857, THK PURLIO LAND. Mr. Wusow, (opp.) of Mags., introduced a bill to secure Wo actual netWers the aliernate sectious of the public landa reserved in the grants to the States for railroad purposes. ANOTHER HOMHSTHALD BILL. Mr. Jouxson, (adm) of Teno , intreduced a bill to grant every head of a family .who is a citizen of the United States a homestemt of 160 acres of land, on con: ditition of its occupancy and cultivation. # ‘THE RECORDS OF THE NAVAL COURTS. On motion of Bir, Supeit, (ain) of La, a resolution was adopted requesting the Vresident to communicate a record of the proceedings of the several Naval Courts of Inquiry. REFORM IN TRE PURTIC PRINTING On motion of Mr. Sewanp, (cpp.) of N. Y., a resolution was adopted directing the Joint Committee on Priating to inquire and report whether any new provisions of Lay are uecessary W secure the faithful perturmance of he existing contracts which provide for accurate reports of the debates in the two houses, THE KANSAS QUESTION. The Senate resumed the consideration of the President's annual message. Mr. Frreu, (adm.) of Ind., said if the election took place in Knasas yeuterday Congressional action on the subject would eoon be required; that is, assumiag there were no frauds which would vitiate the election. He de- sired that the decision of the people of the Territory, whe ther it admit or exclude slavery, should not be supposed pg ng rig ‘Therefore he wished to speak on the subject in advance of any possible knowledge the character of the proceedings at that election, He would remark, in advance, while he should feel. bound to comment on some of the views expressed by Mr. Douglas, he did not desire to read him out of the democratic party. But he would say, thataman might by his own volumtary act, either by promoting discord im the party, or by some cther means, place himself beyond the pale of the gif organi- vation, He hardly thought that the old democratic patty, a8 such, were put to the necessity of reading persons out of ‘their organization. If, however, there were avy men inthe democratic party who wished to take @ position outside of the party, or who attempted to foment discord in the party, in return for soma fancied grievance in time past, they would do well to remem bur the fate of every such attempt which had been made, from the days of Burr to those of Van Buren: He was in favor of admitting Kansas wite what- ever constitution she might present it was republican in. form, The Coavention had power to submit the constitution or withhold it, aud were responsible only to the people of Kansas for the man. ver in which they bad exercised that right. Ile desired to adopt the course productive of the leustevilto the greatest number, Mr. Dovaias, (opp.) of 1., in reply, said accord- ing to bis own showing Mr. Fitch dittered trom the President on one point, aud yet the Senator from Indiana had eharged him with faction. If dif fering frem the Presitent was faction, that Senator had double the amount of faction with him- self. He had not become the mere servile tool of any President, xo as to feel himself bound to take every re- commendation without examining to see whether it met his approbation or not. With regard to harmony in the democratic party, he had cay, to say that if demo- cratic Senators and the President would stand by the Cincinnati platform, there would be harmony be- tween them all and himself. cali it what you please, I intend to stand by the Nebraska Dill, to stand by the Cincinnati platform, to stand by the | organization and principles of the democratic party, and T defy opposition from whatever quarter it may come.’ He predicted that be‘ore the lapse cf sixty days he would be in harmony with those that were most relied bam now to crush him and the principles of the Nebraska Dill in the admission of the Lecompton constitution. He looked on the Convention as a trick and fraud Lng the rights of the people, and with or without slavery he was ‘opposed to the whole concern. He did_not know the ob- ject of all these attacks upon him. Perhaps bis opponents ‘thought they could worry him out; but he would teli them that if he found his strength failing, he would go otf abd recruit his energies, and come back and take a raking fire at the whole of them, (Langhter.) During a conversational debate between Messrs. Doverss and Frreu,the former, in order to sustain bis previous remark that be could not pisce much confidence in the returns of the election which was held yesterday, said the Convention had deciared null and void all the jaws pucishing fraudwient feturns, and stated in addition that two officers of the army who were present in Lecompton at the — time, informed him that the very man known to have perpetrated the Oxford frauds was elected clerk of the Convention by acclamation, upon the ground that bis services tn Johnson county entitled to him such consideration. Mr. CLay, (adm.) of Ala., thought the remarks of Mr. Douglas calculated to do gross injustice to the Conventioh He read the twelfth section of the schedule, in substance, that all the officers shall besworn to a faithful perform- ance of their official duties, and on failure thereof be sub- ject to the same pains and’ penalties as are provided in ‘such cases under the Territorial laws. Mr Srvaxr, (aim.) of Mich., remarked that it was true the constitution makes such a provision, but it was equally teve that the acting Governor said that there fs no law in Kansas punishing frauds in making returns. Mr. Cray lcquired whether the ipse dizet of the Gover- nor was to prevail over the law. Mr. Doveias replied that the clause which the Senator from Alabama had read was in the copy of the constitution blished in the National Intelligencer, but in that pub ished in the Union, which it is said was furnished by the President, that clause was not to be found. He (Doug. bo could not pretend to account for this variance unless the Convention adjourned without putting the con- stiution into form, aud perhaps the Jitel! oer was fur- vished with a revised copy and Trion printed the document as it was before the Convention. wther 0 or not, it Woes not place the matter under the Territorial laws, where there were penalties for traudulent returns. Mr. Cray said that Mr. Dgugias was mistaken, for he Clay) had read from the @chedule as published’ in the nion Mr Deve: ss promised to look into the matter. If he should discover that he was mistaken, he would publicly acknowledge ‘t. ‘The further consideration of the subject was postponed, and the Seuate adjourned. ~ Ee went into committee on the Senate Treasury Note bill. Mr. Grow, (opp.) of Pa., opposed the sending forth of the Treasury to redeem the issue, it would but add to the evils whieh now prevail. He favored a loan which would Dring forth the (wenty millions of coln now in secret re- ceases unemployed and waiting for a safe investment. Mr. Soumm, (adm.) of ‘Argued to show that these Notes were uot in the nature of bank notes; the bill, tn effect, proposed a loan. In reply to Mr. Grow he said that the jxeition of that gentleman was an apt jliastration of the od adage that ‘an apostate Christian is worse than ten Turks.” (Laughter) Mr. Grow—Do you not consider my views on currency good democracy? Mr. SsnT#—J congratulate the gentleman on that single remnant of his past democratic career. (Laughter) Mr. Grow—You consider me sound on everything but the Territories shall be occupied by white instead of black men. (Laughter.) Mr. Sinti—I judge the gentlaman’s democracy by his associates. Mr. Rercwme, (opp.) of Pa.. (Mr. Smith having alluded to him) said the President in his Message merely spoke as to the necessity of a «mall joan, and tt hard money, but the Secretary of the Treasury showed a de. mand for twenty millions of Treasury notes: Washe justi fied the other day in saying that there were two sets of democrats—one ia favor of specie, and the other of paper? Mr. Hovstow, (adm. of called Mr. Ritehie to order, the latter continuing to speak excitedly meanwhile, anid much confusion Mr. Hovetox said—1 did not hear; I want the gentle. tnan to repeat his threat. (Senration.) Mr. Rivewie—J made none. | only aaid that T occupied the oor by the courtesy of the gentieman from Virgiaia, and denied the right jor the geatiemaa from Alabama to call me to order. Mr. Surrt said the gentiomas from Penneytvania had only made a dig at the democratic party. (Laughter.) Mir. Kirewrmeis not my inference a fair one Mr. SsitH—No. I am surprised that such romarks should come from a statesman from whom we have a right to expect better things. { should like to know qhat the gentleman from Massachusetts meant the other day by speaking ‘of the democracy on the other side of the ¢ Mr. BaNks, (opp.) of Maas.—The democracy of the con- ‘titution, tution. Mr. SwrrH—That kind which would let the Caion slide, and which seeks equality of the races by absorption (Laughter on the democratic side.) And did not the gen. tieman from Illinois once say that the constitution was worthless—like rotten rays ? Mr. Lovasoy, (opp.) of Lll.-No. Mr. Swirm—Nor anything like it? (Laughter, caused hy the peculiar manner of the reapouse.) Theu'[ acknow- ledge thal have dono the gentleman wrong. 1 am giad that he is sitting under. the American flag and will adhere to the constitution of his country Mr. Avwims, (adin.) of N. J., supported the bili and re plied to the objections made against it Mr. Morris, (opp.) of Pa., led this measure as an attempt to return to the policy with which the govern- ment commenced—namely, to secure a national currency. Ho wae in favor of a National Bank, with certain restric. tions, such as General Jackson said might be established ‘and was therefore glad that the President had adopted one of the principles of the old whig platform Mr. Giancy Jowms, (adm.) of Pa., having replied to the varions objections urged against the bill, showed the ne coesity of ite passage in consequence of commercial ro- vulsion®, The mode ed was the best and least excep- tionable form of a loan. The Treasury wanted money at the cheapest possible rates, It was not proposed to isene these notes ag currency, ax had been charged, but on which to borrow the gold and silver to meet the present exigencies. e various amendments were then discussed. Mr. BANKS’ proposition to raise an amount not exceed- ® ing twenty millions by the iesue of stock, redeemabio in one year, Was rejected by a vote of 78 against 105. The committes then rose: ‘The Senate bill was passed without amendment—yeas 118, naye 86. ADJOURNMENT FOR THK MOLIDAYS The House then, by a vote of 97 against 8%, passed the Sonate joint resolution, that when both Houes adjourn to-morrow, it be until the 4th of January Adjourned Nomination of United States Senators In Min= nesota Cacao, Deo. 22, 1857. At a democratic caugus of the Legislature of Minnesota Territory, held on the 15th inst., Heary M, Rice and Gene ral Shicids were unagimousiy nominated for United States Senators. here, provided j He said, ‘call it faction, | —- QEN: LANE REPORTED SHOT BY A GOVERNMENT Fis parm AND LOSS OF LIFE AT rome T—KEQUISITION UPON THE MILITARY, ETC. St. Louw, Doc. 22, 1857, A letter in the Democrat, dated Leavenworth, 16th inat., says that Gen. Lane was shot at Lecompton ou the Lith Dy & government official, but does not give his name. The affair grew out of a political discussion. Much excitemoms prevailed there. A despatch received from Brownsville this morning enye that Major Russel!, Capt. Van Viict and George N. Sanders passed down the rjver last evening, en route for Washwgton, They left Leavenworth on the 19th inst. Mr, Stanton was still the acting Governor, and appa- rently with approbation, General Denver and Genera Harney had despatched two companiesof cavalry, mpon Mr. Stanton’s requisition, to supprese the rebellion at Fort Scott, where several lives had bebn sacrificed. General Harney bad alse posted troops at Doniphan, Atchison, Ki 4 Worth, Lawrence and Lechmpton. ” SAaeO®) Leaven Tt is thong that the legitimate vote will be ver; emall; butmany Bissourians are going into the ‘Terrliory wo vote, which fact, taken in conection with Stanton’s removal, may cause bloodshed at the polls. St. Louis, Dec. 22—P, Kansas advices of the 16th instant say’ canbe dee Gonarareaaes having been shot. ‘The report is not ore- re. News from the Plains. Sr. Tours, Dec, 22, 1857. An arrivai from the Plains reports that two companies ofthe Fifth Infantry had met with revorses, and that the depot at Fort Laramie had been threatened by the Mor- mons. ‘The Case of Donnelly. Trantor, Dec. 22, 1857. ‘Phe Court of Vardons met to-day. Petitions were sented from Washi » Brookiyn, New York, Duthus, Newark, Patergon and Monmouth county, signed by 8,000 persons, praying that the sentence of death against Dom- nelly be changed to imprisonmient for life. Tne case was presented by the coumsel, when the Court untél (e- morrow at 10 o’cleck. Donnelly's father and tueimbers of his family are here, Great interest is fett for \¢ prisoner, aud every exertion is being made to ha: his Feutence changed.” i si News from Havana, New Oxumans, Dec. 21, 1857. The steamsh'p Cabawba, from New York vie iesus 18th December, arrived here to-day. She reports the sugar market at Havana upchanged. Stock on hand 96,- 600 boxes. Exchauge on London 13a 14, Do. on New ‘Yprk 195 a 104. Resumption of Telegraphic Communication with Newfoundland. Sr. Jonys, N. F., Dec, 21, 1857. After a suspension of telegraphic communication with Nova Scotia and the United States for the pust fourteea, days, in convequence of the impossibility of repairing the line at the crossings of rivers where it was &wopt away ‘by the recent Bloods, we have just succeeded in repairing damages and confidently anticy a daily communication with New York for the he ‘4 Arrests on the Charge of Forgery. Pu , Dec. 22, 1887. LADRLIIIA, Charles M. Ottinger and Samuel Seeds were held to bail this afternoon in the sum of $5,000 each, on the charge of forging the name of Wilson Ager toa large number of notes of various amounts. Those known to be in circula- tion amount to nearly $2,000. Others probably bave ‘been sold in the interior and in New York. Boston Weekly Bank Statement. , Dec. 22, 1857. The following are the footings of our bank statement for the past week :— Dec. 14. | Dee. 21. Capital stock... ....$31,960,000 31,960,000 Loans and discounts... 50,753,600 50,209,500 Dec.524,100 Specie........ seeecee 4,860,000 4,579,000 Inc..229,000 Due from other banks 6,825,000 6,818,000 Dec. 7,000 Due to other banks... 4,139,000 4,054,800 Dec. 74,200 Depos! ceveeses 15/927/000 15,808,000 Dec.321}000 5, 5,627,000 256, Cotton unchanged. sales to day 5,000 bales. Flour active at $4 25a $4624. Lard, in barrels, 9%c.a 9%c. Hams, Te. Shoulcers,5';c, Other articles unchanged. New Onixans, Dec. 21, 1857. Cotton easier, but quotations unchanged ; wg the Adriatic'’s advices. Sugar, 420. a Se. for fair to fully fair. Molasses has declined '3¢c. and is selling at 8X0. “Mixed corn, 68c. 4600. Tard, in barrels, de- clined, and is selling at. Coffee (Rio)—Sales to-day 5.500 bags, at prices ranging from 8c. to 10c., mostly at 83,c.a 0c. Flour declining, and selling at 64 50. Ster- ling exchange, 1043s a 1052{. Exchange on New York, 44 a 55 discount Curcaco, Dec. 22—6 P. M. Flour is dull. Wheat steady at 5$ cents. Corn quict. Oats steady. Receipts to-day, 900 bbls. four, 2,600 bush- els wheat, 1,800 bushels corn. . a il be given for the inst tine this evening at the Academy, with Formes, La Grange and the rest of the very excellent cast, The operatic matinee and oratorio are announced for Christmas day and evening. ‘The Mayor Elect Sworn tuto Office. APPEARANCE OF MK, TIEMANN IN THE SUPREME COURT, Dante! F. Tiemann, Feq., Mayor elect, acoempanied by Richard Bustee4, Esq., Corporation Counsel, entered the General Term of the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, Just previous to the hour of adjournmest, when the latter requested, in a brief address to the Court, that the hearing of the argument in the case of the “New reservoir," in which the Court was then engag®¢. might be suspended for afew moments, for the pui of swearing in the Mayor elect, Mr. Busteed then formally introduced Wr. ‘Yiemann to the Bench, and asked the pepsiding Justice to administer to him the oath of office as Mayor of New York. Judge Mitchell, who was presiding, then descended from the bench, and administered the oath of office to the Mayor, as follows — You do solemnly awear that you will su . on of the United States amd oth RUN'e amd that foe wall faithfully discharge the duties of Magor of New York to the Dest of your ability, so help you Goa, Judge Mitchell, after the iinposing ceremony, cordially shook hands with the bow Mayor, and congratulated Niaa on his accession to 86 bigh and honorable an offlce by ao large a vote. Judges Roosevelt and Clerke also cordially —_ Mr. Tiemann, and the Corporation Counsel intro duced the Mayor elect to several members of the bar present, after which they left the Court, aud visited seve- ral public offices i Park d Previous to the passage of the new charter, the practice was for the retiring Mayor to administer the oath of office to the new incumbent, on the Ist of January. new charter of April, 1967, however, provides that “every person elected or appointed to any office under the city government sball, on or before the first day of January ext succeeding each election, or within five days after notice of such appointment, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation faithfolly to perform the duties of his offlee, which oath or affirmation shall be filed in the Mayor's ee Tt_ was decned proper for Mr. Tiemana to take the oath of office previous to the adjournment of the Courts for the holidays, in order to be prepared to eater promptly upoa the performance of bis dutics News from South America. TREATY BETWEEN BRAZIL AND URAGUAY NOT RATT- YIKD—THR BRAZILIAN ENVOY IN PARAGUAY— RAILROAD IN BIO JANIKRO—THE MONEY CRISIS NOT FELT. The bark Virginia and Estellina arrived af this port last evening from Bahia with late news trom South America. The dates are, Buenoe Ayres, 2d; Montevideo, Sth; Rio de Janeiro, 11th, and Bahai, 15th of Nove mber. Everything was quiet im the Rio de ta M’lata. The new treaty between Brazil and the republic of Uraguay bad not been ratified, and was strenuoasly op. posed by a large party. It was under the consideration of a committee of the Legislature. ‘The Brazilian Minister, Sr. Paranbos, said to be charged with a — mission to effect a league between the Ar- y, arrived at Paranba om ie had a long private interview with want his estrancia of San Jose, and was re- ceived with much cordiality. From Rio de Janiero there is no news of importanoe.§ ‘The Cantagalia Railroad was inaugurated on the 8th of November, and the provincial goverameat reoeived a posals for ancther railroad to rum from Nitheroby to \- po, The crisis does not appear to oppress the Braztl- jana, as the of Brazil had raised the salaries of all its employis. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Brexoe Ayres, Nov. 2.—IHides—Sales of 33,000, at R2@ 85 ris. silver; 4,000 for the United States at 81 iy m 82 rls.; also, 15,0€0 at 72 rls., on board, and some of light weight, at 70% rie. silver. Tallow at 29% ris. silver, Mare's grease at 12415 tle. silver. Exchange on London, 60] Per ounce; ounces, 320) Mowreviery, Nov. 5.-—Political excitement es business transactions. Flour—Salca of 2,619 bbls. “4 more at $7 12%, on board; 2,828 bbls, damages without mark, at auction, at [11.100 currency a [11.675 currency. ‘n store, 1,002 bbie New York flour. Rio Jaxnino, Nov. 10.—Freights—One small veseel for a Northern port in the United States was taken at 400, Coffee—Sales «f 5,600 bags, after an almost total calm of ten days, No change in prices. Rania, Nov. 16.—Sugars—Good white finds buyers at 800 and new at 4} reis. Old muscovado sold at 3 100 for regular grades; new at 3/200; Nasarett sold at@ 600 & 2/800 per arroba, Coffee has suffered some fluc uation; lots from tie interior sold at 4/600 a 4) $00 per arroba, Hides—Nothing doing. ANOTHER MernxG ov Tie Property Owskes iN tHe Fiemt Wanp.—An adjourned meeting of the owners of real estate in the Fifth ward was held Inst evening in the Fifth Ward Hotel. The report of the committee appointed ‘at the former meeting, for the purpose of drawing up re- solutions, to be presented ty the Mayor and Common Council of the city, urging upon them the inexpedioncy of effecting the contemplated improvements in the during the present depression in monetary matters, was read and unanimonalyadopted. Tk was moved that a pe- tition be drawn up to accompany it, but after a shoct de . hate the motion was not passed. Tt was then announced that the business before the mecting was transacted, and it thed adjourned. The proposed improvemonts,’which it is contemplated to effect in the Fifth ward, and in opposi- tion to the carry ing out of which these meetings are held, are the following:—The extension of Chambers street t0 Catherine market; East Reade atreet to Chatham, West ~ Reade street from Broadway to the East river, and the widening of Bast Duane, Kast Worth apd Leonard streets.