The New York Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1858, Page 4

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Tho contents of the European edition of the Heraup ‘will combine the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week, and up to the hour of publicatioa. The News. The republicans of the Kansas Investigating Com- mittee have devised a new plan for delaying action on the Lecompton constitution, which they intend to present to the House to-day. They propose to increase the committee by the addition of two mem- bers, one an American and the other a republican, but both, of course, opposed to the constitution. The anti-Lecomptonists of all complexions are, it is said, thoroughly organized, and confidently expect to succeed in this new mancuvre. Meantime the President is receiving letters from free State men in ‘Kansas, warmly urging the immediate admission of the Territory into the Union under the Lecompton constitution, and numerous petitions of a similar import, signed by prominent free State men,” are on their way to Washington. The Senate yesterday passed a resolution direct- fing inquiry as to the expediency of amending the law punishing deserters from the army. A resolution providing for printing 10,000 copies of last year's Patent Office report was presented by Mr. Johnson. ‘The bill for the admission of Kansas was discussed by Mesars. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, and Foster, of Con- necticut. The question on the passage of the bill will be taken on Monday next, unless some change in the programme of the majority is deemed ad- visable. Thesessions of the Senate will be con- tinued till five o'clock in the afternoon, and toa later hour, if necessary, in order to close the argu- ments on both sides by the time mentioned. The Senate in executive session yesterday confirm- ed severa) unimportant appointments, and then re sumed the consideration of the Chicago Postmaster ship, but adjourned without taking final action on the subject. The case will probably be disposed of to-day. Inthe House yesterday a resolution was adopted directing inquiry into the circumstances connected with the seizure of the bark Adriatic by the French authorities. The printing deficiency bill, appropri ating $340,000 for printing for the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Congresses, was passed. The Kansas question was then discussed by Messrs. Bocock, of Virginia, and Dawes, of Massachusetts. Nothing of importance occurred in either brane of the Legislatare yesterday. The steamship Cahawba, which left Havana on the 2d inst., arrived here yesterday morning. Trade was very dull. Eighty thousand boxes of sugar re- mained on hand, with a slight advande in price. Freights were improved in demand, but not in rates. Exchange on New York was dull at par. The har joer was visited by a heavy gale on the night of the ist inst. The health of the city was very good. Our correspondent states that the whole entire number of coolies landed to that date alive was 18,085, whilst of the total shipped 3,179 died on the passage, either from natural causes or shooting or drowning. Suicides were very frequent amongst this class in Cuba. The title of the late Conde de Villanueva has heen officially assigned to the sister of his father, and thus goes to her hasband, who is of African de- scent. General Concha had fixed the hours of High *Change at from seven to nine o'clock in the morn- inge The Vestvali Opera troupe were expected in Havana from Matanzas. H. W. Pitts, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Jens ©. W. Rirsh, a Norwegian, long resi- dent in this city, had both died of consumption. We have news from Port Louis, Mauritius, to the Sth of January. The growing sugar crop promised fair, and the arrivals of the article from the interior were abundant. Prices had declined, and the market was inactive. The want of laborers was still severe- ly felt by the planters. General trade was active at the close of 1857, and the stores were well filled with provisions and dry goods. The European money crisis bad not produced any serious results in the colony. The examination of the alleged lottery policy dealers was continued yesterday before the Re corder. We give a report of the case elsewhere. ‘The Board of Aldermen met lastevening. A com munication was received from the Mayor urging the adoption of measures to secure the passage of bills now before Congress for the improvement of Har- Jem river and Spuyten Duyvel creek and the removal of obstructions at Hell Gate. A resolution adverse to the purchase of the Crystal Palace by the city was adopted. A resolution directing the Corpora tion Counsel to take legal measures to prevent the payment of members of the Metropolitan Police force, other than the “five patrolmen” authorized by the Board of Sapervisors, was adopted by a vote of nine to seven. The Board adopted a report from the Committee on Frauds recommending that immedi- ate measures be taken to recover from Henry Erben nine thousand dollars overpaid to him for property in Canal street. The committee state that they are of opinion that Mr. Erben, at the time be received the money, knew that he was defrauding the city or the property owners. ‘The opening of the new chamber of the Board of Councilmen was duly celebrated yesterday by speeches and toasts, interspersed with songs—Ooun- cilman Van Tine, together with a few of the mem- bers, furnishing choice wines and refreshments. A number of ladies occupied the seats of the members, and participated in the festivities of the occasion with much cordiality. Brief but appropriate ad- Greases were delivered by several gentlemen, after which the fair sex vacated the seats and the Board Organized for business. The President congrata- Isted the members on meeting in the new cham- ber, ond Mr. Arcularias made # personal expia nation, expressing his determination to avoid per- sonalities in future. The members then chose their seats according to the position they occupied at the organization, and the Board adjourned to Thursday. The bark Adriatic, Captain Dunham, which es- caped from Marseilles after having been libélled by the French judicial authorities, and from thence went to Spezzia, where she was furnished with sup- plies, was spoken on the 29th of January off Cape Palos, ove day's sail east of Gibraltar, on her way to" this city. The Rear Admiral Mahommed Pacha and his suite visited the City Hall yesterday, and were wel- comed by Mayor Tiemann and the committee of the Common Council. A full account of what was said ‘and done will be found elsewhere. Mr. J. De Cordova delivered an interesting lecture on “Texas, her climate, productions, and attractions for Emigration,” at the Stuyvesant Institute last evening. A report may be found in another column, A heavy snow storm visited this city and various parts of the country yesterday, and will, in all pro- bability, cause a temporary steppage of travel. The mail trains from the South and West did not arrive last night till near midnight, In consequence of the storm the Sound steamers Empire State, Commo- dore and Worcester did not leave their piera. The propellers and other steamers bound through the Sound were also detained. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday John Crowe pleaded guilty to an assault and battery on Deputy Superintendent Carpenter, and was remand- ed for sentence. Thomas Weston, alias Ward, in- dicted for burglary in the first degree, pleaded guilty to grand larceny, and was eent to the State prison for four years and two months. He broke into the dwelling house of Mrs. Phelps, 132 West Thirty-seventh street, in the day time, and packed up a quantity of wearing apparel and jewelry. A struggle ensued, when Weston pointed some kind of @ weapon at the lady, threatening to take her life. He escaped at that time, but was subsequently ar- rested. John Cummins, charged with assaulting Caspar Apt, with intent to kill, pleaded guilty to an assault with a dangerous weapon, with intent to do bodily harm, and, in consequence of aggravating cirew ces, Judge Russell sent him to the Sing Sing prison for three years and two months. Michael Moroney was tried for robbery in the first degree, Piers Raifley alleging that the accused ab- stracted $17 from his person in a drinking saloon in West Broadway. The jury rendered a verdict of assault and battery, and sentence was deferred. Kingsbury Doris, a youth, but a notorious thief, in- dicted for breaking into the dwelling house of Dr. Wilks, in Laight street, and stealing $400 worth of property therefrom, was allowed to plead guilty to burglary in the second degree, and was sent to the State prison for five years and two months. ‘The Kuropa’s news, advising of an advance in cotton at Liverpool of about 3c. per Ib., produced no corresponding eflect yesterday. The market exhibited rather more firm- ness, with scarcely quotable cbange in prices. The sales embraced about 5,000 bales, including about 3,000 in tran- situ, based upon middling uplands at about 11%c. a 12c. Flour was quite steady, and the better class of brands were firm, including Southern for export toSouth America, atthe full rates of Saturday’s quotations, Wheat was firm, but no sales of moment were reported. Corn was in good demand, with sales of distilling lots and for shipment eastward at 66c. a 67c.; white was more plenty, and sold at @8c.; and prime Southern yellow, which was acarce, sold at 70c. for export. Pork was firmly held, with sales of mess at $16 90a $17. Sugars were firm, with sales of 400 2600 bhds. at full prices, Freights were without change of moment, while engagements were limited. Sterling exchange was inactive, and ranged from 7c. & 8%Xc. for commercial and bank bills, and first class bankers’ bills were at 8c. a 9c, As the par of exchange on London is now about $4 84to the pound sterling, the rate of exchange at 109 is therefore equivalent to the par of exchange for heavy sovereigns—at which rate the ex port of specie cannot afford @ margin for profit. ‘The Lecompton Constitution—Its early Adop- tion the True Policy. It is now manifest that in Congress and throughout the country the Lecompton consti- tution is gaining strength every day. All doubts of ite success have vanished, and the only un- certainties upon the subject are: First, the pre- cise majority in each house in favor of the bill; secondly, the day of its passage in each house; and thirdly, the day of its transmission to the White House for the finishing signature of the President of the United States, The more this Kansas policy of the President has been discussed, the more it has commended itself to the public sentiment of the country. The public opinion of this city, the great fiaancial, commercial and political centre of the Uaion, is almost unanimous in favor of the Lecompton con- stitution. Neither the republicans nor the Know Nothings here have dared to hazard the attempt of an anti Lecompton party meeting. The rene- gade democracy, consisting of a few disappoint- ed politicians and place hunters, with the Rev. George Bancroft at the head of the gang, and with Greeley bringing up the rear, did get off, the other day, a small indigna- tion affair in the Chinese Assembly Rooms, but it scarcely made a ripple upon the surface of the water. The masses of the people of this city, of all parties, are with the Presi- dent, and anxious for the earliest possible set tlement of this vexed question of “bleeding Kaneas.”’ So, too, it appears to be in Pennsyl vania; for with all the blowing and terrible threatenings of Colonel Forney, the late Demo- cratic State Convention at Harrisburg declared itself, by an almost unamimous vote, in favor of Lecompton. Evidences from various other quarters throughout the North, scarcely leas conelusive, are developed from day to @ay in support of the administration. Nor is this all, for the leading journals of Europe, all ef them intense abolitionists wpon the subject of Ameri- can slavery, are coming out in favor of Mr. Ba- chanan’s Kansas policy. The London Ames, for example, in a fair and dispassionate veview of the subject in behalf of the free State party, ex- presses itself decidedly on the side of the Le- compton programme as the most practicable method of pacification. The moet violent and active enemica of the President's policy are now beginning to concede that the Lecompton constitution will pass both the Senate and the House by a larger majority than was at first anticipated by the most san- guine friends of the measure. Hence, we sup- pose, the remarkable letting down of late on the opposition hue and ery of bribery and corruption against the President. It is beginning to be discovered that the princi- ples and the great considerations of expediency involved in this Lecompton constitution are quite strong enough to carry it through; and that there is no necessity for Congressional bribery and corruption, even if it were possible for the President to be so debased as to be willing to attempt it in the last resort. It is enough for the sensible Northern Le- compton democrats in Congress to know that the conservative body of the Northern people, and the bulk of our financial, commercial and business classes of all parties, desire most anxiously the settlement of this Kansas im- broglio; and that they believe this Lecompton constitution will settle it. The recuperative business energies of the country want, above all things, a clear field for the spring trade, North and South; and we all know that the only serious obetruction in the way is this prolonged and embittered factious and sectional Kansas quarrel. The only implacable opposition to NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1858. the prompt removal of this Kansas obstruction from the channels of trade comes from the rabid disunion ultras of the North and the South. In the South there exists a violent faction of reckless, ambitious demagogues, whose great ultimatum is a Southern confederacy, in which they may be the rulers In the North we have a fruitful nest of disunion abolitition fanatics, who have already held a number, big and little, of their open mouthed disunion conventions, and who, to-day, will be assembled in another of these treasonable gatherings at Albany. With these Northern disunionists a dissolution of the Union is aimed at as the speediest plan for the destruction of Southern slavery, while with the Southern secession troupe, disunion is held to be the only alternative of eafety to the slave holding States. Both these disorganizing sectional factions are opposed to the pacifica- tion of Kansas ; for this bone of sectional con- tention is their present stock in trade, and with the admission of Kansas as a sovereign State, they will be bankrupt, and cast out as political vagrants upon the world. The clamor and wrath of these sectional cliques of agitators, therefore, may be safely dis- regarded. It becomes especially the duty of Congress to pass this Lecompton constitution without delay, when we know thet it will bring peace to Kansas and to the country; and when we know, too, that the failure of this Lecompton policy will inevitably re-open the agitation of the whole question of slavery, the consequences of which, political, social, financial and com- mercial, to the North and the South, no man can forsee. Frvanciat Prosrects.—The advices per Eu- ropa show that the people of England and of the continent of Europe have perceived that, in times like the present, there is no security like American stocks; none that run up so fast (or down, for the matter of that; but the time for that bas not yetcome,) or that pay such large dividends on the capital invested. Accordingly we hear from London, Paris, Berlin and else- where that a sudden and imperative demand has arisen for American securities; that our State stocks cannot be supplied to meet the inquiry, and that even our railway stocks and bonds are eagerly sought after. We stated some time since that the greatest effects which the plethora of money was likely to produce would be in England, not here, and that we should feel the money glut most when it was reverberated back to us across the Atlan- tic. Events are justifying our prediction. The demand which has sprung up for American se- curities abroad, and which must naturally in- creaee and last as long as money continues to be as abundant as it is, will produce a more start- ling effect upon our market here than any do- mestic event could have done. In the present state of the money market it would be quite possible for the Europeans to absorb and carry away over a hundred millions of our securities, without overstocking their market; the effect here can easily be conjectured. There is another reason besides the plentiful- ness of money which is inducing Europeans to invest freely in the United States—and that is the growing insecurity of all property in Europe. Should anything come of this passing quarrel between England and France, it would be hard to mention any kind of property in either which would not be well sold after the declaration of war at a depreciation in value of fifty per cent. At any rate, it is plain that a great war is impending, sooner or later, to settle the contest between the peoples of Europe and their oppressors, and the chances are that that war will stop all kinds of revenues from pro- perty for years to come. Between the two, it were difficult to mention any kind of trade, merchandise, property or interest in Europe in which it would be assafe to invest money as it would be here. We notice in a late paper that a Scottish manufacturing company are moving to this country with all their machinery, apparatus, operatives and concern complete. The owners lack faith in the stability of things on the other side, and wisely come to @ country where the only trouble that can threaten to interfere with peaceful industry is such affairs as this of Kansas, We have no doubt they will soon have reason to congratulate themselves on the step} and that their example will one day become general, Ose or THE Conskgrences oy a Reptcre BETWEEN France AND Exotanp—It seems quite likely that Louis Napoleon may take in bad part the vote of the House of Commons resent- ing bis insolent attempt to dictate laws to the English ; and that the slight put upon him may stil? further rouse the bile of the soldiers with whom hatred of England is a national and here- ditary virtue. As there is no doubt whatever but the English would fight, if they were driven to wall—though they would much rather trade ; and as it seems likely that the French govern- meat are prepared to push matters to extremi- ties in order to divert the public mind from the subject of revolutions and regicides, it is well to be pi for anything that may happen, in- cluding a rupture of the entente cordiale between the two countries. There is a solid, tangible ground of difference between the governments of France and Eng- Jand—a difference less easily adjusted than a diplomatic question, or # dispute about terri- tory. The two governments are based on ab solutely opposite principles, and each in its pe- culiar course is pushing matters to the extrem est limit, The government of France is based on the idea that there should be no freedom, no press, no epeech, no action, no thought even that can be got at; nothing but the will and power of one man. The government of Eng- land is based on precisely the opposite princi- ple, and encourages to the highest degree free- dom of action, thought, speech and the press, Day by day each government advances a little further in ite own policy; and as farther progress is made, the inconvenience of a hostfe system in such close proximity is more severely felt. In England they cannot bear Napoleon's despot- ism; in France the government lives in terror of the English press. There are ample grounds for a war. Many wars have been waged for far less. The chief advan- tage of this one would be that while it was being fought this country would be left perfectly free to settle in our own way what dieputes were out- standing with Cuba and Mexico. Can Noriine pe pore ror Mextco.—tIt is suggested by some friends of Mexico that a com- pany should be got up in Wall street to farm out the government of Mexico, and to keep the robbers down with the aid of 5,000 American soldiers; comething of the kind should certainly be done, or the finest country on the continent will go to ruin. Bank Reports and Bank Legislation in the States, The report of the Commissioners to investi- gate the condition of the Bank of Pennsylvania is probably the last of the scandalous exposures to which the failure of that institution has given rise. This report, which appears to be charac- terized by great fairvess and candor, shows that the failure of the bank was caused, in the lan- guage of ‘the Commissioners, by “dividends declared, not earned, and taxes on these divi- dends, amounting together to more than half of the capital of the bank; back standing taxes due the commonwealth, and attorney’s fees in litigation of the same, over $100,000; lavish prodigality in the ordinary and extraordinary expenges of the bank; usurious interest paid on deposits; enormous losses paid on the sale of the bills discounted of the bank; loss om cou- pon bonds of the State of Pennsylvania and city loans ; overdraws on the individual ledger ; dis counts paid on uncurrent money; loss on foreign bills of exchange, stock of the bank, and bad debts and loans now in possession of the bank.” A pretty fair catalogue of errors, to be sure; and quite enough to account for the failure of any bank. Som» other little traits are needed to finish the tableau. None of the @ivectors or officers of the bank, except Mr. Allibone, the President, had the least know- ledge of the affairs of the institution, or any suspicion that it was not earning the dividends it paid and on the verge of insolvency. The directors, indeed, paid #0 little attention to their duties that seven of them, on the Ist of January, 1857, certified that the bank had “ $3,380,354 bills discounted, bills of exchange and loans on hand,” when, in point of fact, the amount was but $2,697,205. They took the President’s word for the figures, they say. These same directors testify under oath that they know nothing about the accounts of the bank. Nobody, indeed, appears to understand them. Several of them, including George Peabody’s, are “in such utter confusion that it seems im- possible to unravel them.” It is impossible to resist the impression that they were not intend- ed to be understood. Mr. Allibone’s manage- ment of the bank business will justify the be- lief. His private account and his account as President were eo jumbled together that they can hardly be disentangled; charges against the individual and charges against the bank seem to have been indiscriminately made to either. His efforts to extricate the bank from trouble were of a similar character. He paid usurious interest on deposits, discounted bills at the le- galrate and sold them at from 21 to 27 percent discount, bought coupons bonds at 75 and sold them at 62, and so on. He “put himself in the hands of large depositors and money dealers who used their power without mercy.” After this it may be hoped that we shall hear ne more highflown defences of the late President and Directors of the Pennsylva- nia Bank. The report exculpates the former from the charge of absolutely robbing the bank; but such gross mismanagement, recklessness and fatal financiering are, to all practical in- tents and purposes, but little better. A curious paseage in the report is one which alludes to a charge against the bank of $25,000, “given as compensation to an individual for ser- vices rendered in effecting the sale of the bank- ing house to the government for post office.” We believe that the sale of the building in question was in fact made fora sum over fifty thousand dollars more than any one clse would have given for it ; and that the person who received the $25,000 from ’ the bank was Mr. Miller, the Postmaster of Phi- ladelphia under Judge Campbell, and a great favorite of that member of Mr. Pierce’s Cabinet. Another passage brings the same party into view again. One of the bookkeepers, in 1853, we are told “was in collusion with a Mr. Fey, and allowed bim to overdraw his account some $70,000"—which still remains on the books a loss to the bank. This Mr. Fey is the brother- in-law of the same ex-Postmaster General Campbell. We notice that Mr. Florence, mem- ber of Congress from Pennsylvania, has moved for a Congressional committee of inquiry into the alleged circumstances of the purchase of the Pennsylvania Bank building for a Post Office, which makes about the seventh conmmit- tee of inquiry into charges of corruption now before the present Congress. On the whole the revelations which have fol- lowed the failure of the Bank of Penneyl- vania—of which this report is probably the last—will remind one very forcibly of the old United States Bank. Neither the finan- cial morals nor the financial ability of our brethren in Philadelphia seem to have improved much since that institution broke down under the weight of corruption and mis. management. And with the recollection of its history just refreshed in our memories ky the equally scandalous exposures brought oat by the downfall of the Bank of Pennsylvania, one cannot help inquiring whether they bave in Pennsylvania any more banks of the same sort left. The State Commissioners report sententiously that their labors have satisfied them that bank reports made under oath are not always relia- ble, The idea has occurred to one or two other persons also. Transferring our view from Pennsylvania to this State, we may go further than the Pennsylvania Commissioners and say positively that not only do our bank state- ments fail to command the implicit reliance which they ought, but the events of the past fall have entirely shaken the public faith in the judicial tribunals in whom is vested the control of the banks. Not only have we no faith, as s rule, that the banks weuld not cheat us with untrue reports, if it was their interest to do so, but we believe that the courts would help them. Nothing lees can be inferred from the glaring violation of the law by the Judges of the Supreme Court, last fall, in refusing to take steps against the banks to force them into liquidation when they suspended specie pay- ments, Bills are before half a dozen State Legisla- tures, including those of New York, Pennsyl- vania and Virginia, contemplating changes in their bank acts. None of these bills should be allowed to pase. The State laws for the gov- ernment of banks are, generally speaking, good enough; ours, for instance, needs no alteration. It is the management not the law which re- quires reform. And as honesty and intelligence cannot be legislated into bank officers, the only thing that can be done to protect the commu- nity and depositors is to impose penalties upon banks dishonestly or imprudently conducted, and to entrust their infliction to authorities that will not be afraid to discharge the duty. These ends can be better attained by the passage of Senator Toombs’ bill providing for the epm- pulaory bankruptey of insolvent banks than Lossy Cnanoxs at Wasnrncton.—Great changes are at work among the lobby jobbere at Washington. “Whether Matteson shall be once more expelled from Congress or not, it seems that he has resolved to relingnish his position as the inside captain of the outside lobby league. But the Right Honorable Orsamus Benajah will not retire with empty pockets, if the testimony of the Hon. Reverdy Johnson and others may be accepted as the basis of actual profit and loss. On the contrary, when Master Matteson abdicates it will probably be with the following drippings of lobby spoils in his favor, to wit:— For lobby work in bebalf of ocean steamship MOG... sc seseeceeseceessceneeessseesseess ss, 881,000 Do. do. in behalf of Des Moines ment Company, per draft from Greeley’s pocket..... 1,000 For lobby work upon various )bs, too numerous N, . ccnsoadinantadeowaecsasie® sesee $52,000 —Being within a fraction of the well known lobby fee from the old United States Bank to the Chevalier Webb. We do not know yet who is to take the lobby captaincy of Matteson ; but we understand that one of our New York M. C.’s, who has been seen of late flitting about among the patent lobby jobbers, will, perhaps, be thehappy man. According to the testimony of that incorruptiWie Israelite, Simonton, in be- half of the editorial lobby jobbers, he has not realized much from his peculiar services ; and if something should not soon be done for him by the rubber, the pistol, the planing machine, or the patent reaper men, he may be compelled to fall back upon his old trade of atitohing old clo’ in Chatham street. Thus far, the lobby this session at Washington, from the loss of the active management of Matteson, has been in a disorganized state ; but we have no doubt that a chief to the forty thieves will still be ap- pointed in season for active operations. It is considered judicious first to get the existing Congressional committees of inquiry out of the way. That is all. Prorosep AnouiTion OF THE GOVERNMENT.— The crew of socialists, Fourierites, and infidels generally, known under the name of Horace Greeley & Co., propose the abolition of the Post Office Department and the election of the Postmasters for each district by the popular vote, together with the abolition of the diplo- matic officers, and the reduction of the salaries of the beads of the federal government, with many other,radical changes of the same charac- ter. This is but the extension of the same pro- cess by which the government of this city has been handed over to twenty or thirty commis- sioners, and the taxes swelled to ten millions of dollars per annum. Now, we are opposed to any such changes. We would have the salaries of the President and Secretaries and the foreign ministers all doubled, and the various depart- ments of the government reorganized on a new plan, by which one-third of the present ex- pense of carrying them on might be saved. Tue Camers—Tue Camets—To Wuom-Dors THE Honor Betona?—In our first notice of the enthusiastic report of Lieut. Beale concerning the complete success of his experimental expe- dition with his camels over the desert plains and iaountains of New Mexico, we intimated that the honor of first suggesting some such ex- periment by our government belonged to the late George R. Gliddon, for many years Ameri- can Consul at Cairo, and a distinguished man of science. Then we were persuaded that the claim in the premises of Mrs. McCauley, in be- half of her deceased husband, our former Con- sul General in Egypt, was a good and valid claim; then we learned that our Consul at Amoy was the man; then another claimant, from Salem, we believe, was put forward. To- day the brother of Mr. George R. Gliddon ap- pears in the letter in another part of this pa- per, in defence of the pre-emption right of the late Consul at Cairo, and it must be confessed that, prima facie, he makes out a pretty strong case. We have no doubt, from all the information we have upon the subject, from the above and from other sources, that the claims of both Mo- Cauley and of Gliddon are good; and that in view of all the facts in the matter, and of the great benefits which are certain to result to the country from the general employment of the camel in the great plains and deserts of the West, that some compensation is due from the government to the legal representatives of both the distinguished gentlemen indicated. We suggest, therefore, to the parties concerned that the best thing which they can do is to bring their claims before Congress in the shape of a joint or separate demand for indemnity. Mrs. McCauley has, we believe, her claim already before that body, which ought to be attended to at once. A movement of this sort, properly conducted, will not only settle all disputes upon the subject, but will end in some prac- tical benefit to the really meritorious parties, whereas a controversy limited to the newspapers will most certaimly, to all concerned, end in smoke, Moar Street Orentne Devecorements Ex- PEctHD.—It is expected that some important and singular developements will be made in the forthcoming trial of the libel case of Bus- teed vers Carr, in relation to the opening of new streets. Carr goes before the Grand Jury eeeking an indietment that.be may be tried in the Court of Sessions in regular or- der. He wild then eubpoena several hundred victimized real estate owners to testify as to the manner in which the contracts for the opening of new streets have been used to pick their pockets. This will be the real investigating committee, and not that which has been trying to extract some information as to the operations of Chemung Smith. Revivina snp Resvmivo.—We understand that several of the leading commercial and trading bouses in this city, which firms suspend- ed payment last autumn, are gradually settling up their affgirs and resuming their regular business preparations for the epring and sum- mer trade, which, from all appearances, will set in with a tremendous rush. It will be well enough, however, not to put on too much steam, or there may be another explosion next fall. Democracy Srreapine.—We understand that a large faction of the democracy of this city in tend to build anew Tammany Hail up town, somewhere in the neighborhood of Bond street, and leave the old quarters at Tammany Hall for the use of the Wall street brokers. The demo- cracy are growing so strong in this city, and will be eo much more powerful after the settle- ment of the Kansas question, that one Tamma- ny Hall nor one or two committees will not suffice for them. They hg my hed yor veral to satisfy every faction. na en ever, all united in support of the edministra- by any other monns that aye been suggested, | tion, THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON, Our Spectal THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE APPOLNTMENTS—& NEW SCHEME OF THE REPUBLICANS TO DELAY THB ADMISSION OF ENNSAS—THE FRBE STATR MEN DV FAVOR OF THE LECOMPTON CONSTITUTION—OUB QUAREEL WITH PARAGUAY APPROACHING 4 SEE- TLREMENT—MORE REVELATIONS RESPROTITG THR $87,000 TARIFF FRAUD—THE CHICAGO POsTMAS- TBR CASE, BTC. ‘Wasumarow, March 8, 1868. The rumors in the New York papers, to the effect that all of the officers nominated by Collector Schell have bees: confirmed by the Secretary of the Treasury is a misre- presentation. The facts are these:—Mr. Schell sent om thirty-five nominations. Of thoze four or five wore te All vacancies, and on consultation with the’ Congressional de- legation they were confirmed. The remainder are retain- 4. The Secretary has requested the members to hand in a liat of those whom they desire removed, accompanied: with a list for appointment. The President is anxious that the delegation shall be consulted with, and directed Mr. Schell to do so. It is very evident, from the consultation of the President and the members of the Cabinet, especially Mr. Cobb, that the Tammany organization will be eustain- ed as long as it is sound. The persons known as “‘Rege- lars’’ will not receive the countenance of the administra- tion, % ‘Mr. Harris, from the Kansas select committes, will, E ‘understand, to-morrow report tothe House the proceed- ings had in their special meetings from time to time, to- gether with the resolutions which were voted down by the committee, and will ask the House to increase the Committee to seventeen, Mr. Harris will name one Amé- rican aud one republican, which, should they succeed in electing them, will give them’an anti-Lecompton majority. It was their intention to have made the move to-day, but they failed in some of their arrangements. As soon as this movement {is made Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, is pre- pared with his majority report to move as a substitute, which will bring the whole question before the House, ‘and I anticipate an exciting time. The anti Lecompton- ites have got their forces well drilled, and expect to euc- ceed in their movement. ‘Mr. Stephens’ report is a very long, argumentative document, which he only finished revising this morning. It replies in detail to Governor Walker, Governor Stanton and Mr. Douglas, quoting from their reports and speeches; and shows, by a masterly argument, that the Lecompten constitution is the will of the people of Kansas. If the House refuse to receive it at once, he will nevertheless print ft. Mr. Bocock, of Virginia, delivered to-day the ablest speech of the session on the Kansas question. Intelligence has just been received here, from the high- est authority in Kansas, stating that numerous petitions, signed by the free State men, are on their way to Wash- ington in favor of the immediate admission of Kansaa under the Lecompton constitution. The President has re- ceived letters from responsible sources in Kansas which state, in positive terms, that most of the prominent free soil men in the Territory desire the immediate passage of the Lecompton constitution. It is said that even Lane and Robinson desire its passage, and are on thoir way to Washington. Thirteen of the fifteen democrats from Pennsylvania will vote for the bill. This is a gain of four votes from this State. The Senate have agreed to sit till five o'clock every evening during the week, and later if necessary, and to take the vote on the admissiou of Kansas on Monday next. All other business in the Senate will be deferred until this question is disposed of definitely. ‘The Senate, after listening to a tirade of denunciatory epithets from Messrs. Doolittle and Foster on Kansas, ‘went into executive eession, and confirmed a few petty Postmasters and Collectors, when they took up the case of Mr. Cook, the Chicago Postmaster. The decumentary evidence cailed for at the departments in Cook's case was laid before the Senate. A wrangling and somewhat ex- citing debate sprung up between Messrs. Douglas, Fite and others, as to the truth of charges preferred by Mr. Douglas, which lasted for upwards of two hours. With- out coming to any determination, and without reading the evidence, at seven o'clock they adjourned, with the un- derstanding that at three o’clock to-morrow another ses- sion will be beld and the matter disposed of in some manner. The democratic Senatorial caucus in the morn- ing resolved to dispose of the case today, but found it expedient to defer the decision !l to morrow. All sorta of expedients are resorted to by the opposition to em- Darrass the case and to prolong discussion on it. Mr. Douglas bas resolved, undoubtedly, to show the fall strength of the opposition to the administration in the ‘Senate on the vote for Cook's confirmation. It is understood that the President bad intended to send in to day the nomination of a Marshal for the District of Columbia. He has not done so. It is ao embarrassing subject to him. The Marshal being an officer so inti- mately connected with bim and his family, he would like to be governed by his private feclings in the matter, but gentlemen are pressed upon him from political eovsidere- tions, aud this makes it difficult for him to decide. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs have unani- mously agreed to report @ resolution authorising the Pre- sident to employ the land and naval forces in such man- ner as he may see fit to compel satisfaction from Para- guay for insults offered the United States} steamer Water Witch and Mr. Fitzpatrick, our Special Envoy, and for in- juries to property of American citizens engaged in com- mereial pursuits, ; The Tariff Investigating Commmittee met this morning, and examined a man by the name of Reynolds, from New York, He stated that Mr. Stone paid him fifteen hundred dollars for bis influence in decuring the passage of the tariff bill, but ays be did pot use any of the money to buy members of Congress. Mr. Stone stated that he never paid any money to aid in passing the sald bill Here is apotber fiat contradiction. The Committee of the House on Post Offices and Post rondg bas agreed to leave the determination of the Post Office site in Philadelphia with three of the Cabinet of. cers, namely, the Postmaster General, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney Geveral. This commitsee, T learn, will not be able to take up in the order of business ‘as arranged the important question of the Ocean steam mail service for some days. It expects to doo in about ‘8 week from this time. ‘THE GENBRAL NREWEPAPER DRAPATOU Wasuisoros, March 8, 1858. The Senste was in executive session to day two hours ‘and a half on the nomination of Mr. Cook as Postmaster of Chicago. The debate was earnest and exciting, but mo question was taken in consequence of the absence of a quorum. Hon. Jobn Cochrane presented in the House todaya petition for a bankrapt law, numerously signed by mer- chants of Now Yerk; also three petitions for a homestead law from merchants and brokers tothe number of three hundred and fifty. WHIRTY-FIFTN CONGRESS. FIRST BRASION, Senate. Wasuisotow, March 8, 1868. PUMSHMENT OF ARMY DRAERTERA. Mr. Wicsow, (opp.) of Mase, offered resolution tm. structing the Military Committee to inquire into the pro- pricty of amonding the law punlabing tho crime of desee- tion by soldiers of the United States army. Passed. PRINTING THE PATENT OFFIGK REPORT. THE ADMISHION OF KANRAS, Mr. Grams, (adm.) of Mo , intimated that he would calt ‘or # direct vote on the bill for the admission of Kansag under the Lecompton constitution on Monday next. Mr. Doowrrix, (opp.) of Wis., resumed bis spesch om the Kanens question. He referred to the extraordinary statement of the Senator from South Carolina, charging ‘he South by means of national banks end tariffs. It wae not the North that repudiated the compmot of 1787 or the compromise of 1820, and as to ‘fintional Danks and tariffs © showed, from the record, that ¢he greatest statesman Five South (Calhoun) #0 vory tariff ho (Ham- of, and also voted for a national bank ternal improvements. Referricg to Mr. i from tenarasce pan ee, Se. erabling ttyl enaoy from one Wt to be in the Territorial contended thay if the sovercigaly a tba