The New York Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1858, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. eee JAMES GOKDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIKTOR. eee C3PTCS N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, SR ed Flin WATER WERAID, roo cote pero, Yams annum. py Ow the ‘Briterin, or $5 to ony part of the Cminens, both TUE FAMILY HERALD, every Welnenlag, at four cents per WoReN PANY” CORRESPONDENCE, containing dexparsant eres, sotictied from any quarter of the worth; if wae eit folly paid for. BROCK FORRIGN CORRESTONDENTS ANS Pan: Frovamiy Requesrep to Beal au Larree: Packages NO NOTICE taken of anonymous communications, We done TN IGEMENTS reneiced every day: advertisements ém- Pe (ie Weeery Werte, Fawicy Yinmazo, and in the ria and European Editions. Mn PRINTING executed with neatness, cheapnere and dee ch + No.72 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth ot—Trarsam Orzna— Tus Hoccenot. BOWERY THRATRR, Bowory—Kinc Lasn—Mity Quasn OF SooTs—StaTE SkORETS BURTON'S THRATRE. Broadway, opposite Bond streei— Woe Seci—Love Crass WALLACK'’S THEATER. Broadway—J) us Rucier or Luckwow—Swiss Swaine, LAURA KRENR’S THEATRE, Brosdway—l'Lowses or ‘Tus Forest. BARNUW’S AMERICAN MUSFUM, —Tue WaRtocx or tax Gims—Tnise “Beis ov an Evenrae. MECHANTCS' HALL, 472 Brosdwey—Bavanr’s Munstexts —Erusoriax Songs—Hk Woo. Bm AN ACTOR, ‘masta Brown, of Broadway— Afternoon Lion, Brouing.-Tas BROOKLYN ATHEN UM, Brooklyn—Grorce Canisty & Woon's MinstTRES New York, Sunday, March 14, 1858, pai, vast Paar sateen Aan ooo To Paper Makers. Proposals and specimens will be received at the New York Fxnarp office for one thousand reams of printing paper per week, 32 by 46; weight, 50 pounds. Cash always on delivery. The News, A rumor prevails at Washington that Judge Douglas will resign his seat in the Senate after he delivers his speech on Kansas, and that he intends to stump his State for a re-clection. The vote in the Senate on the admission of Kansas will probably be taken sometime during the week, but owing to the sickness of several democratic Senators, will not be quite so large as expected. The Senate were engaged yesterday in a discns- sion of the Lecompton constitution. Quite a flare ap occurred between Messrs. Bigler and Broderick about some remarks made by the former gentleman, in which the name of Mr. Douglas was introduced. ‘The dispute was rather personal, and seemed to in- volve a question of veracity, but the matter was nally dropped. The House was not in session. The bill for calling a convention to revise and amend the constitution of this State, was reperted upon favorably by Mr. Stow in the Senate yesterday. ‘The bill provides for a vote an the question at the next general clection. The Spanish steamship Ocean Bird arrived at this port yesterday from Havana, which port she left on the 7th inst. She comes here for repairs. By the Isabel, which left on the 10th, we learn that there ‘was no political news of interest at Havana. Sagar bad rlightly advanced and the market closed firm. Tn another column will be found a long and in- teresting communication on the projected Atrato in- teroceanic canal. We do not pledge ourselves to the accuracy of its statistics, or to the soundness of the general positions taken by thé writer. We publish it because of the importance imparted to the project hy the expedition sent out by our government un der the command of Lieutenant Craven. There is ‘one point which this communication omits to touch, and of which we should have desired some particu- Jars. If we are correctly intormed the bar at the mouth of the Atrato is not more than ten or twelve feet deep. How is it intended to reconcile this ob- stacle with the extensive character of the enterprise set forth in this communicaon’ The Rear Admiral Mohamed Pacha and his suite visited, by invitation, yesterday, the institutions on Randall's and Blackwell's Islands, under charge of the Ten Governors. There were in company with the Pacha Mayor Tiemann, a large number of Al- dermen and Councilmen, the Ten Governors, and other city officials, making the company number nearly seventy. The entire day was spent in the inspection of the nurseries, hospitals, almshouses and the penitentiary, and the Pacha frequently ex pressed his wonder at the extent and perfectness of the institutions. The Pacha leaves for Washington on Monday. Owing to the crowded state of our columns our report is deferred until to-morrow The preliminary examination demanded by Capt Hquires, who is charged with libelling Justice Con. nolly, was to have been resumed yesterday before the Recorder, but the defendant's counsel waived an examination and conseuted to let the papers go to the Grand Jury Marcus Cicero Stanley, who was held by the Re. corder for contempt of court in refusing to obey a summons, appeared before his honor yesterday and purged bimeelf. affirming that he did not intend to disregard the subparna, but was endeavoring to se cure counsel to conduct the case. The apecia! committee of the Councilmen on the alleged frauds in the Finance Department, which thas not been in session for the last three weeks, con cinded yesterday to adjourn till Saturday the 27th inet., at 2 o'clock, in order to afford Comptroller Plage an opportunity to prepare an accurate and full statement of the condition of affairs in his office. The weekly report of the City Inspector gives the number ot deaths in this city for the past week as 615, being an increase over the mortality of the pre- vious weck of 50. At the same period last year the nomber was 456. The increase appears to have been in complaints of the lungs, throat, stomach, bowels and other digestive organs. The following table ex- hibits the number of deaths during the past two weeks among adults and children, distinguishing the bexes: — Mon. Women Boys. Girls. Yotat ‘Woek ending March 7" as 13 126 465, ‘Week ending March 1 t we 18 1 Among the principal causes of death were the fol lowing: — —- Week mding-— Drsraves March 6. March 13. Coasemptios ~~ 6 Comrainions (infantile) 80 There were also 6 deaths of brain, 9 of congestion of the lungs, 6 of disease of the beart, 4 of hooping cough, 5 of inflammation of the bowels, 1 of enlargement of the liver, 2 of pleu riay, 4 of erysipelas, 1 of rheumatism, 1 of aneuriam ‘of the aorta, 1 of gout, 15 of smallpox, 6 premature Dirths, 96 stillborn, and § deaths from violent causes including 1 murdered and 2 burned or scaided. ‘The following is a classification of the diseases, od the number of deaths in each class of disease during the week: — Diseowe Bones, joints, ke... March 6. March 18. 2 2 Brain and nerves States, 85 of Ireland, 31 of Germany, 11 of Eng- { land, 3 of Scotland, 2 of British America, 2 of | Wales, 2 of Italy, and one each of France, Poland, | Sweden, Switzerland, and the West Indies. | By a despatch received here yesterday, we learn | that the steamer Silver Moon, plying on the Upper Red river, had been totally destroyed by fire. The cotton market waa active yesterday, with sales of ‘sbout 6,000 bales, part in transit, closing at unchanged Prices. Flour was firm. with s fair demand from the do- mestic trade and for exporta to the British provinces aud tropical ports, while prices wore without change of mo- ment. Wheat was firm, while sales wore confined to Stall lots of Southern red at $1 25, and prime white do. #4 $1 500 $1 64 for city milling Corn was steady and in good export demand, with sales of white at 68c., and Yellow at 70c. @ Tic. Pork was in fair demand, with sales of mess at $16 75, and prime at $13 60, and clear mess at $18. Bacon was firm, with sales of about 160 boxes clear short middles at 9c. Lard sold freely at 100. a 10:¢¢. for good to prime qualities. Sugars were firm, with fair sales at full Coffee was firm, and the sales embraced about 3,000 a 4,000 bags at full quotations. Freights were decidedly better, and cotton was taken for Liverpool freely at 8-16d., while at the clore 7 32d.a 4. was asked. Grain was taken at 6d. a B3gd , and bacon at 17s. 6d. Small lots of grain were taken for London at 7d. in ship's bags, and flour at 2e. To Glasgow a small lot of spirite turpentine was taken at 6. and lard at 253. Rates tothe Continent were unchanged, though there was rather more offering. The Kansas Debate in the Senate—Its Dan- gtrous Character. As the debate in the Senate on the Kansas question drags its slow length along from day to day, one is more and more startled by the mark- ed inappropriateness of the speeches made to the question at issue, and alarmed by the ten- dency of the school of oratory of which they must be regarded as symptoms. The question before the Senate is whether the State of Kansas shall or shall not be admitted into the Union. On this question it would have been fitting and proper for Senators to inquire whether the proposed new member of the con- federacy had the requisite population, and had & republican constitution. Debate on these points, cool business-like debate, with a refer- euce to figures, would have been suitable and pertinent; and if the Senate had spent a month in inquiry upon these heads, and another month in quiet statesmanlike speeches to enforce the result of their inquiries, no one could have made the least objection. Instead of this, however, beginning with Senator Seward, on the one side, and Senator Hammond on the other, the speakers on both sides have taken no more notice of Kansas than of Canada, and have devoted the time allotted them to simple vituperation of that section of the Union to which they themselves did not be- long. Senator Seward begins by taupting the South with a want of democratic spirit, with the maintenance of a system abhorrent to God and man, and with general social and political shortcomings. That is his opinion upon the question whether or no Kansas should be admitted into the Union. Senator Hammond, on the other side, is equally to the point. His opinion is that the laborers of the North are nothing but white slaves, and that Northern society generally is so utterly disorganized that we shall be soon obliged to fall. baek for safety upon the plantation system. This is Senator Hammond's view about Kansas. The other speakers, on both sides, have, with few excep- tions, followed the same track, and vied with each other in utter neglect of Kansas. Each Northern man has tried to say more severe things of the Soufn and the institution of slayery than his predecestor: and each Southern man has discharged his volley at the Northern people and Northern manners with the same good will. Those Senators who have found time and space to say a few words about Kansas in the course of their tirades have been the exception and not the rule. To say that « debate of this kind is not credit- able to the bighest political body in this coun- try is merely to assert what must have occurred to every one already. If there be any one place in the country where one might feel certain of meeting with statesmanship and common sense, that place ought, one would suppose, to be the United States Senate. Yet it seems, from the Kansas debate, that there is not atown or village political club where public speaking is not con- ducted with some regularity, and speakers re- stricted more carefully to the subject in hand than is the case in the United States Senate. And what good can come of these loose, idle diatribes against this or that section of the country by the people of either? None, evidently; but they may—they must have the effect of sowing bitterness and angry feelings among the people of both. They fully justify the appre- hensions of those enemies of the country who see in our present political debates some signs of the dissolution of the confederacy. and of the final failure of the experiment of this Union. Tue Coevarren Weon's Kansas Recommenna- TIons.—The fury of the Chevalier Webb against the administration, in reference to the Lecomp- ton censtitution, is inflamed to the fighting point. He earnestly urges upon the anti-Lecompton co- alition of the House of Representatives the push- ing of parliamentary tactics against the admis- tion of Kansas to the last extremity. In Thur- low Weed’s Albany Journal we find the same policy recommended, including, if necessary, “a revolver at the head of the Speaker.” In 1854 the New York Zribune intimated that “ the burning of the Capitol” would be a trifling dis- aster compared with the passage of the Kansas- Nebraska bill, thus indirectly counselling an act of incendiariem as a party expedient for the defeat of an obnoxious measure. The spirit of border ruffianiem on this subject which firet broke out into acts of open violence with the contact of Northern and Southern desperadoes in K , Seems to have diffused itself through- out the black republican camp; and yet we do not absolutely despair of the passage of the Le- compton constitution without either the burning of the Capitol, the shooting of the Speaker, or NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1858. Tux Concress Privrina anp Biypina, AND tue Lonsy Corruptions—ExcunPation oF Sexator Jounson.—We publish in another part of this paper, the correspondence sent to us by Senator Johnson, of Arkansas, in his per- sonal vindication against certain offensive charges in a recent letter published in the Heratp, trom a Washington correspondent, in reference to the bookbinding lobby jobbing of Congress.. We are satisfied that the innocence of Mr. Johneon in the premises is established ; and with this acknowledgment we hope he wil be content. The fact, however, that Mr. Boteler has secured the binding in question, remains; and, considering his peculiar political associa- tions and antecedents, and considering the number of hungry democrats at Washington who would have been glad of the job in ques tion, we hope that Mr. Johnson, and the mem- bers of the Senate’ generally, will aid us and our undiscovered correspondent—Mr. Peter J. Smith —in getting at the truth of this matter. We think it remarkable, in view of the numerous letters we have published from time to time concerning the’ lobby jobbers of the pub- lic printing and bookbinding of Congress, that no more serious mistakes have been committed by our correspondents than thoze of Mr. Peter J. Smith. The lobby jobbers work in the dark, and it is only by a little accidental thread of discovery here and there that their rogueries and the parties con- cerned therein can be detected. This fact has been very happily illustrated by the various in- vestigating committees into the lobby corrup- tions of the last five or six years; and thus, al- ‘though Mr. Peter J. Smith has fired his gun at an innocent man, it is still possible that his theory may afford a valuable clue to the investi- gating committee upon the public printing. Here, too, it strikes us that a secret Congres- sional committee of lobby detectives would not be a bad idea. It would be fighting the lobby with their own weapons, and a shrewd commit- tee in this way might bag a good many pheas- ants and partridges. We announced, the other day, that the special committee on the Congress printing would in a few days be ready to report, and that with their report some very curious and astounding dis- closures of the lobby rongueries and villanies upon this subject might be expected. We await the report. We do not know that in the new plan which it is said the committee will re- commend, of a government bureau for the gov- ernment printing, bookbinding and engraving, that a daily journal will be embraced, including full daily stenographic reports of the proceed- ings of both houses of Congress; but we hope that this important feature in the proposed re- form will not be omitted. Meantime, in view of the understood conclusions of the committee, we may flatter ourselves that the efforts of this journal in behalf of this projected reform have not been without their good results. It is certainly high time that something were done in the purification of Congress, touching the rapacious lobby jobbers for the enormous spoils of the government printing and its ac- cessories. Only think of four millions of dol- lars as the expenses of these spoliations for the last two Congresses! And then, to mend the matter, we have deficiency claims put in to the extent of $750,000 for the last year or two, which, when they come to be examined, will le- gally cover only the margin of $350,000. But for the public agitation of the subject, however, we are not entirely positive but that the whole $750,000, through the negligence of Congress, might have been allowed. We have no doubt that these printing spoils have been the fruitful source of all the other plunder jobs, schemes, plots and combinations of the hungry vultures of the Washington lobby. The magnificent dividends of spoils and plunder from this source, divided, from time to time, among these lobby birds, have furnished them the supplies, or the machinery, with which te carry on their patent jobs, their steamship jobs, their tariff rascalities, their railroad land jobs, their fat contracts, and bogus claims of all sorts. Abolish the present corrupt system of dispensing the millions of these printing spoils to the starving hacks of parties and factions, and to the chiefs of the lobby, and the principal foun- tain of these lobby rogueries and spoliations will be dried up. Establish a government printing bureau for the execution of the printing, engraving and bookbinding of Congress and the executive de- partments, and leave the lazy spoils newspaper organs at Washington, and their lobby confede- rates, high and dry, and much will be done not only for the treasury, and for the suppression of lobby corruptions of all sorts, but much also for honest legislation, and much for the improve- ment of the general morals of Washington so- ciety—an improvement which is very sadly need- ed. Let the committee report. A Geyerat Baxxrert Law.—We referred the other day to the seasonable and sensible speech of Mr. Jones, of this city, in our State Assembly, upon the important subject of a bank- rupt law, and ¢till more recently to the compre- hensive bill upon the subject which Mr. Toombs, of the Judiciary Committee of the United States Senate, is preparing for submisson to that | body. We recur to the subject now for the pur- | pose of urging upon our Legislature, and upon every State Legislature throughout the Union, @ co-operative course of action in behalf of some such general and comprehensive law from Congress as that proposed by Mr. Toombs. The present time is especially favorable. We | have pasred through the worst of the late re- vulsion; and while we are yet on the threshhold of a general revival of trade, a general and uni- form law like that proposed by Mr. Toombs, embracing individuals, corporations and banks, and voluntary and compulsory bankruptcy, with the necessary checks and balances for the secu- | the hanging of the President. We know that the Chevalier Webb may put on his “ mahogany stocked pistols’ at any moment, and start for Washington; but still we hope that we shall es- cape a bloody revolution, Poverty axp Destrretion is mae Citr— During the last week or two the extreme cold has cansed a great deal of suffering amongst the poor of our city. The benevolent societies have done their utmost to distribute relief amonget them; and a great many charitable individuals, such a# Mr. Farmer, have, out of their own resources, supyflied the wants of those who were able to call upon them. Many, how- ever, of these poor creatures were too ill or too weak to go out, and they could not, of course, profit by the aid thus administered. The suffer- ings of the working classes must be everywhere very great. It is true that the banks are fall of specie and have plenty of money to loan; but the factories, workshops and other centres of employment are all as idle as ever. rity of honest men against rogues, would be the very best thing, of anything, that could be done for the American people. It would restore confidence and give uniformity, regulari- ty, security and a new spirit of sound enterprise to all the ramifica- tions of trade, and it would establish a basis Fasuioxan.e Spring Movemmrrs.—The last great enow storm has hardly left # trace of its violence in our streets. The sun has shone out with the warmth of June—the streets begin to assume that delicious aspect so encouraging to boot blacks and crossing sweepers, and so cha- racteristic of thiscity. The ice is loosemed in the great rivers, freight is going forward rapid- ly, and everything is freshening up. From Wash- ington we hear that the balls and parties are, with the exception of a parting gun or two, nearly over; the fashionables promenade the avenue, or lounge in Brady’s new art gallery; while Congress, admonished by the lateness of the @ason, settles down to its work, preparing for the final settlement of the important ques- tions before the country. Here we find new movements in all circles. The city belles again appear in Broadway, with all their fine clothes, and wage a furious war between the red petti- coat and the white—an important subject, and one that deserves great attention. The banks are also expanding, and the bank clerks who have been operating largely at faro are being detected. In fact, the faro banks seem to have rather the advantage over the Wall street banks, the recent developements going to show that the fundsto support the former are libe- rally contributed by the latter. One or two clerks have “expanded” to such an extent that this city has been found too small for them, and they have enlarged their bounds. There is also @ movement both ways in stocks, a movement in religion, a movement among the ship- builders, a movement among the lobby, a move- ment among the Turks, a movement among the Fifth avenue butchers, whose bills have already expanded from seven to ten dollars per month, and a movement at the Opera, In connection with the Operatic movement there are one or two amusing circumstances. Ullman—the little Napoleon of managers, and one who never does things by halves—applied the guillotine to a large number of the “dead- heads,”’ loungers and hangers-on to the artists, teachers of music, and others, who had no pos- sible right to a free admission. Some of the artists had been in the habit of distributing tickets to boot-blacks, barbers and other per- sons, on condition that they skould applaud. This clague was always a nuisance, and was fre- quently complained of in these columns. UlI- man broke it up, by declaring that he would no longer pay for applause for the artists; that if they could not get it from the public they must go without it. And” some of them do go without it, much to their disgust. The disap- pointed dead-heads and the worthy caguers then set to work to organize a conspiracy in the green room, and one artist declares that she will not sing in the new opera unless certain unreasonable things are done. The Napoleonic director refuses to accept the conditions—she must sing or suffer. She finds thet another singer is ready to take her place, and worse than all, the manager has caused to be made for the substitute a dress exactiy like that of the prima dome, It is quite uune- cessary to say that she sang like a bird. Another small rebellion took place be- cause somebody's name was not in such great type in the bills as somebody else’s. The mana- ger thereupon left the names of the artists out. of the bills altogether. Thus the rebellious movement was crushed—the cabal beaten—the “Huguenots” brought outin splendid style, with every proepect of a long and profitable run, and the dead-heads put to the most superhuman exertions to raise a dollar each for their en- trance fee. The little Napoleon remains master of the field, and has a great spring campaign in progress. Thus everything promises us a tremendous spring and summer movement in all sorts of things. The weather is fine, snow sliding away, aro banks still flourishing in spite of Mayor Tiemann, and drawing the specie out of their Wall street compeers; stock brokers as busy as bees, the shops again filling up with customers, the people of the rural districts moving towards the city (see police reports of fleeced country- men), the Opera flourishing like a “green bay trees,” religion looking up and conversions of hard cases numerous, butchers’ bills in the Fifth avenue going up (soon be twelve or fifteen dol- lars a month), the police flourishing harmlessly about the policy shops and lager bier saloons, milliners getting out their new bonnets and crinolinee, and everything freshening and brightening up for another grand expansion all areund. Keep cool, and don’t put on too much steam at once. A Goop Move.—It is ramored around the corners of Wall street that a committee of the best financiers of the faro banks of Broadway will probably soon be appointed to inquire into the condition of the Wall street banks, to the end of devising some system of reform for their safer management against stockjobbing direc- tors and defaulting clerks. The committee, it is expected, will begin their operations with a grand dinner of oysters, canvass backs and champagne, and « game of faro, in whieh the faro and the Wall street financiers will be admitted to a footing of perfect equality and hail fel- lows well met. No policemen wil! be admitted, for they have already been admonished of their impudence in presuming to put their noses into the affairs of the Wall street banks. Brother- | son, if caught, will sit at the lower end of the table. Greecey Dersixe His Bxewres.—The move- ment in our Legislature for a committee of in- vestigation into the doings of the Kansas free soil emigrant aid societies seems to have stirred up poor Greeley to a terrible pitch of excite- ment. He challenges an investigation into the disbursement of the “Tribune Kansas fand,”’ and dares the enemy to try it. Let him, then, be taken at his word. Let us know how this fund was appropriated; and while the commit-, tee are about it, they might also inquire into the final disposal of those Slievegammon Irish rebellion contributions and the Kossuth collee- tions, aml the proceeds of Father Mathew’s benefit. At all events, let us have the inquiry into that Kansas fand. Doubtless Greeley will of sound and harmonious business with each State of the Union towards every other State, which, more than all the compromises of the last fifty years on niggers, would bind the several parts of the Union together. Let Mr. Toombs go forward with his bill, and let our Legiala- ture and the Legislature of every other State and ‘Werritory, second the motion. No measure is more urgently needed at this time, and no other measure would be half so beneficial to the country at thie juncture as seme well digested general law like that proposed by Mr. Toombs. FB Why don’t our highly excited black republican fellow citizens get up a rousing sati-Lecompton meeting and let off their gas! make as clear a case of it as he did of that housand dollar draft of the Des Moines Im- provement Compamy. Rewors or Canwet Cnanars.A most ab- surd rumor is in circulation to the effect that Gen. Cass, from his perplexing position upon Kaneas affairs, may soon be expected to retire from the Cabinet. This is a very weak device of the enemy; for at a crisis like this Gen. Cass is not the man to think for a moment of deserting his post. He will at least maintain his place and his regimentals till the battle is lost or won batween the administration and ite enemies, or fall in his harness, That ig the position of Gen. Cass, Tux Harney axp Sumver Dirricctty.—Datil the verdict in the Court Martial assembed to try Colonel Sumner is known, public opiniom will be held in suspense, and the friends of both officers will doubtle’s find sympathizers. A few points are very clear. There is no doubt but Samner took the course usual among military men in challenging Gen. Harney. It may be a wrong course. It may bea bad course. It may be contrary to the rules of the service. But, for all this, it is the usual, recognized practice of soldiers in all parts of the civilized world—especially in cases like this one, where the dispute turned on some vague personal trifling misunderstanding. If Sumner took the usual course, Gen. Har- ney took a very unusual one in handing over the Colonel to a Court Martial. Such a course is unprecedented in military annals. He might have declined the challenge, or he might have met his challenger; but to send him before a Court Martial is what « private citizen would do if he were challenged by a negro shoeblack. But, the case being before the Court Martial, and Sumner’s notes being compared with the rules of the service, there can be but little doubt of the decision to which the Court must come. The idea that the notes were not chal- lenges is ridiculous quibbling. The case falls clearly under the law. The whole affair is very much to: be regretted. Both Harney and Sumner are gallant soldiers, who have do: good service in their day. They should have known better than to parade their weaknesses before the public. It would be very well, uow, if the whole affair could@ be hushed up in some way or other, and the parties left in statu quo. 4 Tue Reviciovs Revivar—Wa.. Srreet Im- PREGNABLE.—The wonderful religious revival which is now working so gloriously among sin- ners of all degrees throughout the country, and which commenced in the Old Dutch Church, al- most under the shadew of the Hrraup office, it appears, thus far has not made the slightest im- pression upon the case-hardened old: sinners of Wall street. They seem to be past praying for, and, as the citadel of Satan and his- financial staff, Wall street may be pronounced impregna- ble. Awful Gardner has not been able to resist these prevailing influences of religious ealva- tion—the Holy Spirit has even founda lodg- ment among the old Common Couneil gang of the Forty Thieves; but while pugilists, and row- dies, and burglars and rogues of all sizes are convicted and converted and washed. of their sins, the stronghold of the dyed-in-the-wool sinners of Wall street stands out with the bold and defying front of Gibraltar. “Sebastopol is not yet taken.’ Nothing but an earthquake, a shower of fire and brimstone, or a sweeping robbery of half a dozen banks, can shake the old sinners of Wall street. It will take a:long siege to reduce the garrison of Wall street, when some of its subalterns, as a matter of choice, can sustain a Fifth avenue family upon a butcher's bill of seven dollars a month. Nonrrurrn versvs Sovrners BLackevarpts. —We had supposed that our rabid nigger-wor- shipping journals and politicians of the North were entitled to the precedence in their violent, vulgar and blackguard abuse of Mr. Buchanan; but we are now inclined to think that the palm should be given to that notorious Southern clerical blatherskite and buffoon, the Reverend Parson Brownlow. In one of his late manifes- toes he denounces Mr. Buchanan as a “gray- headed old demagogue,” “an old hypocrite,” an “old blackleg,” and an “old grocery keeper.’ Parson Beecher must knock urder to Parson Brownlow; and even the Chevalier Webb and Massa Greeley must hide their diminished heads in the presence of this Ten- nessee preacher of the gospel and blackguard- ism, or try it agai ADMINISTRATION AND THE DrMmocratic ENTATIVES IN Cona@ness—The Cabinet of Mr. Buchanan is a unit and a fitting illustra- tion of a great and united party; but the demo- cratic members of the two houses of Congress, in the lump, are the poorest representatives that were ever sent by their party to Washing- ton. They are nearly all struggling to be cap- tains, and thus the party is without a recogniz- ed head in either house, or a visible tail. The most active demagogues among them, upon this, that, or the other question, desire to dictate rather than to follow the policy of the adminis- tration ; and thus the general ruin of all con- cerned becomes the most probable ending of the defections, discords and confusion wuich have already commenced. Tue Wasiineron Lonny..-We understand that the Washington lobby have seeured an in- side committee of three to operate in Congress —an administration democrat, a Douglas demo- crat and a black republican, A good begin- ning. Now let them go to work; but they must be very sly, or they will be found out. Mesarn my New York.—The Paris Courrier Franeo- alien (Feb. 26) saya that Musard will depart on the Ist of March for the United States, having been engaged by Uliman, at a salary of 40,000 france and four balf benefits (we presume for one year). The concerts, says the Courrier, will alternate with the representations of the opera, and will also be given with the singers at the Opera—Thalberg, Vieuxtemps, &c. Among other artists of the Concerts de Paris who will accompany Musard are Demersamann, flutist, and Hubans, h@utboy—the best in Europe. They are engaged for New York, Philadetphin, Boston and Baltimore. Bretar Aseacet av Tix Nowrwmny Horet.—Atan carly hour yesterday morning, two men, named Thomas Malone and David Fox, became involved in a row at the Northern Hotel, Cortiandt «treet, which resulted in Malone being as- saulted in the most brutal manner The injured man could harily be recognized even by his most intimate friends, e0 bruised and blackened was his countenance from the ¢ fects of hard knocks received at the bands of Fox. Policeman Crawford arrested the alloged aseailant and brought him betore Justice Osborne, at the Lower Police Court, where he was held to bail im the sum of $500 to answer. ALKGRD Estummumeeet) ny PAWNnROKeR'# CoRR — ‘Two enterprising young men, nemed Robert Groene and ‘Thos. Halfriday, were taken into custody yosterday, on charge of embezalement, preferred against them by their employers, Messrs. R. & W. Simpron, pawn brokers, of No. 10 Bowery The accused, it is #leged, have from time to timo embe: sums of money amounting ta the, aggregate to about Justice Brenaan held the prison” ers for examination Coroners’ Inquests. Forrp Drownep.—Coroner Connery held an inqnest yes- terday at the emigrant depot, Castle Garden, upon the body Of « man nkmed James Adams, who was found drowned under the following circumstances —Deceased, it appeared, had recently arrived in this city trom Liver- pol, on boged the emigrant ship Emerald Isle, On Friday, while the vessel was lying at anchor in the bay, deceased, got intoxicated with same of the enilors, and fell overbowed while in that condition. Verdict—“‘Accidemtal drowning. Deceused wae 68 years of age, and was a native of England. Farat Aceient 10 AN Uxkxown Max.—Ooroner Coanery also held an inquest at the New York Hospital, upon the body of an unknown man who died from the eftects of in z by falling into the area way of one of the Serie roainge bee in conree of eredtion in Reade street, near Church. Verdiet—“‘Accidental death. Obituary. Flon. Hexny Rieweren died at 4 Roy, Genesee oguaty, W. ¥., 00 the 73h Wst., aged 4 yeare, THE LATEST NEWS. eens NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate, ALoery, Maroh 13, 1668. PRITTIONS, For tolls pon raitroads. Against # bridge at Fort Edward, For the preservation of fish, For allowing travelling and other expenses to Judges of the Supreme Court. MIAS BAPORTED, By Mr. Nixon (rep.)—Favorably, relative to tie proof’ or acknowledgment of deeds by persons residing out of the State. By Mr. Srow (rep:)—By bill, favorably, calling » com- vention to revise and amend the constitution of the State. It provides for w vote om the question at the next general Mr. Dives (rep.), introduced a bill repealing the aes bi dofe popes Ao, Eo pre eo Td concerned. Mr. Scorr (dem.) introduced a bill to incorporate Kelemen ns Mealing Institute, New York. - ‘To exempt portion of the Fifth ward of Brooklynfrem be sp oy toed fre laws. ae alter the Commissioners’ map of Brooklyn, forming Bedford Park. mero Auuany, March 13, 1866. A large number of petitions were presented. REVORTY. Favorably, on the bill to provide for the formation of | new charters, and the amendment of oid charters of incor- Porated cities and villages. ‘The bill relative to coroners and superintendents of the Poor in Kings county was ordered toe third reading. ‘Mr. Lyxca (dem.) brought-in a bill te protect the bodies of deceased persons, and to: it the dissection of the see ae in ne By Mr. Bracn (dom.}—To amend 5 . a firs rau the lew authorizing « . Moors (Gem.)—' ibit Al = ees Also to i. steambost landings in New York. (rep.)—To provide for the registry aad on canal Mi ‘dem.)—To compe! pediers pk from the Couns Ces. = a eoeres ra ‘Atsericam Co elk and the ment of the American wiki cat. — By Mr. T. Jones, Jun., (dem.)— priate five thoteand ares othe Bae had Ute Nore Wood Walton Mr. W. Batpwiy (dem.)—To compol the prompt ment of the Stato eee the county treasurers. Mr. Bkacu—To define the quai: ions of Senators: and Assemblymen. = to eee aren: heneaneneah law, to regu e steamboat wharves and silps of New York, to incorporate the Income Insurance jake , aad to authorize an accumulatiog fund, were reported favorably. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Moors—Fixing the commissions of New York auctioneers on sales under $2,000 at ten pen cent. By Mr. Crain (dem.)—Authorizing-attorneys of the Su- eme Court to issue summonses, &c., in actions in the ¢ Court, By Mr. Horwas (dem.)—To amend the charter of the Excelsior Medical ‘obliege) By Mr. B&acu—To provide that in murder trials the jury, under mitiqated circumstances, may find o verdict of murder second degree, making the punishments imprisonment for life; also providing, in jary trials, thas a verdict by five-sixths of a jury be received. By Mr Davros, (dem.)—Providing for the formation ofa board of three inspectors to regulate the qualities of malt and spirituous liquors; the board to be formed by the May- ors of cities or executive officers of villages, and to con- sist of competent chemists or physicians. By My. AkmetronG, (dem ) To prohibit bonds and mort eng ea vecurity for ao notes ir. Haxvonn; (dem.)—To provide fortize opening of Third end Fourih phony Brooklyn. By Mr. Law, (Am.)—Providing for the transfer of ua- claimed dividends and deposits in the courts and beaks to the State Treasurer, to be used as afund for canal pur- poses, By Mr. SvruerLanp, (dem.)—To increase the foes of ju- Tors and constables in the courts of Westchester county. Lecompton Meeting tn Baltimore. Barimorx, March 13, 1858. The democrats beld a meeting last night to sustain the administration @n Kansas affairs. Hon. John Nelson pre sided and made aspecoh. Senator Toombs, of Georgia ~ also spoke. Resolutions in favor of the Lecompton com? stitution were passed. The meeting was weil attended. News from Havana, Savanwan, March 12, 1868. The steamship Isabel, from Havana and’ Key West, 10th inst., touched off Tybee yesterday, ou her way te Charleston. There is no political news of interest from Havana. Sugar had advanced 3; to 3 real, the market closing firm. Exchange on London, 60-daya, 12 per cent premium; on New York, %% per cont discount. Oa New Orleans, 2 a 3 per cent premium. Congressional Nominationin Missoart, St. Louis, Maoh 12, 1968. John W. Noel hae been nominated by the Democratic Onvention of the Seventh Congressional district to suc- ceed Hon. Samuel Caruthers. Death of the Rev. Dr. Croswell. New Have, Conn., March 13, 1858. Rev. Dr. Crogwell, rector of Trinity church, and one of the fathers of the Episcopal church in this city, died this forenoon at the ripe age of eighty. He was a brother of Rdwin Croawell, of the Albany Angus, and was formerly & political editor himseif, and generally known throughout: ‘the United States as an influential minister. A Young Lady Burnt to Death, Bowron, March 13, 1888. Misa Barnard, a daughter of George M. Barnard, Faq., ® wealthy merchant of this city, residing on Bescon street, lost her life this afternoon by her clothes taking fire from | grate where cannel coal was burning. Sho was twonty- one years of age. Destructive Fire. Unica, March 13, 1858. A destructive fire occurred in this city this morning, consuming the row of wooden buildings on Genesee street, Opposite the Gentral Hotel. They were occupied by Geo. W. Louls & Co., boots and shoes, A. J. Woodhull, mer- cbant tailor, and Mrs. Browne, milliner. Loss fifteen thousand dollars to twenty thousand dollars, partly in- sured. Burning of a Dwelling House, Kervroat, N. J., March 13, 1868. The dwelling house of ex Sheriff Gordon, of Middlesex county, three miles from Keyport, was destroyed by fre last night. Loss $3,000. No insurance. Ladies Fatr. Boerox, March 13, 1868, The Indies fair closed this evening. The net cet pte amount to about twelve thousand dollars. ——————— Collison at Sea—Sinking of the Schoener B.. Freeman. Gurmam, Masa., March 13, 1868. The schooner E. Freeman, from Provinestown for New ‘York, with a cargo of fish, was run into of Cape Cod. this morning, aad sunk, by the schooner Gen Veazio, fram Port aa Prinee for Boston. The crew of the Freeman were taken off by the General Veasie, and landed here. ‘The G. V. is at anchor in this harbor, —_—_—_—_——— Western Travel, Provence, March 13, 1868. The connection of the Pennsylvania Railroad with the Western roads is completed. Passengors far and from the West are transferred at the Penney Wwania depot. ‘The Marton at Charieston, Cormuneray, March. 12, 1868, Tho U.S. M. steamshtp Marion, Captain Kostor, arrived here from New York at eight o'clock. this morning, ——_—_—_—————<—— ‘The Caledonia at Charleston, Caacawrox, March 13, 1858. ‘The steamship Quedonia, of Cromwell's line, arrived here from New York early thie morning. a Markets. *PHILADALIAIA STOCK HOARD. * ren Lay March 15, 1988, Stocks steady. MEY ADA State fives, 87; Roading Railroad, 20; Morris Canal, 49; Long Island Railroad, 12%; Peonsylvania Railroad, 44. New Omnaann, March 12, 1858, ‘The sales of cotton to.day wero 7,000 bales,at LIQ = 116. for middling. Sales of the week 74,500 baler. Ie ceitga of the week 60,500 bales, Decreased at th as compared with Inst year, 81.500 bales. Mitte at all Southern ports, 854,500 . Stock in port 498,400 bales. Sugar Oke. @ 6146. for fair to fully fair, Molassen 20c. Fleur $4 50, Mess pork $16, on eboaldene Se ato. Hama te a7 ye. Sidee 7 Lard in bots, Os aM; in keRY ID\C. Rio cpio, fair prime, 1ijge. & 12igo. Salon of the wook 7,000 bags, Stock 5,000 bags, $2,000 at same time last year, Froightia ‘ox. i. —Cotton to Liverpool sd. to Boston 11-196. Stor! ohange 107 a 107K chazge on New York ei A ie ioe iene, ieeeh 18 1888, at 114¢6. a 11440. for middling. Sales of es wiles, ee bales; decreased receipts at this port, 42,000 bales’ stock 16,000 bales. 7 Caanuasrom, March 19, 1868, ‘The sales of cotton to day were 2,500 bales, ai drmer