The New York Herald Newspaper, April 1, 1858, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JaMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 8TS. SERIE seh &. advance IRE DAILY HERALD, two conte wer copy, WT per anni is WEEALY HERALD, ony Bins tigate con ee OF BS per amnsim > per annum, (a Great Brisatm oF 4S tap part ofthe Continent both posteae aE {Am Ye HERALD, every Wednesday, at four cents per or 82 por ann we Oe ramen of anonymous correspondence, We do not Petwrn Chose © anwnkcrrsaM ens renee enery day: adwertinnnauts tn wins Wesstr Menai, Panty Hanaio, and in tie ELD Bacrupwates Bilal Yo. 90 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ager AGADENY OF NUSIG, Fourtoonth stroct—ItaLian Orezs Yas Hocrewots. pastes GARDEN, Broadway—Jocko—Paiwa Doxna— ~Powery—Taxse Past Mxs— BOWERY THEATRE, Mary ann Macrir. te Bond sireet— BURTON'S THEATRE. Broads ‘ne TOODLES. way, OP} Pur Seeioves Pamiy—SroRts Or ArLas— WALLACE’S THEATRE, BATES, Srogivar—Juare Brows, om vez Beuty or Lecxnow—Broe LAUSS SEENE’S THEATRE, Broadway—Tur Fis ss— Garzs Boones. oiteae- AMERICAN MUBRE MURBRUM, Broadway—Afternooa oor Kvening:—Tue Buipe or an Kvaxine, ‘Woops BUTLDIN: Broadway—Gronan nwere 4 Wooe's Munstiats—Tas Sesion Rise. __MEOHANIOS HALL, 13 Brosdway—Baranv's Mixsrama Somes—Kscarep CRINAMEN. xLTN Fearon oF Kai ‘THEN £UM, Brookiyn—Piotogian Titvs- *s ADVENVURES IN HE ARETIC REGIONS. New York, Thursday, April 1, 1858. The News. ‘The steamship Persia, which left Liverpool at Hoon of the 20th ult., arrived at this port about three o'clock yesterday morning. The news is three days later than that brought by the City of Baltimore, but is unimportant in its character. The Liverpool cotton market, which was depressed and irreguiar during the week, closed quietly on the 79th ult. at a slight reduction in prices. Breadstuffs were heavy and dull. Flour for retail was more in @emand. In the London market sugar was un- obaaged, and there was little coffee offering. Con- pols closed on the 19th, at 96] a 96], both for money and account. American securities were unchanged in price. The late diplomatic correspondence between the Freuch aud English Cabinets was much can. vassed by the press on both sides of the Chan- wei, and it is evident that the public mind ‘was till irritated by the angry discussions and recriminations which had taken place between the couatries subsequent to the events of the 14th of January. Although in the language of diplomacy the entente cordiale was fully restored, weare assured ‘that the French navy is to be placed on a complete war footing immediately, and that ten thousand Twitish troops are to be marched to the camp at Shornciife, in Kont. Mr. Disraeli denied in Parlia- ment that the despatch of Lord Malmesbury had been submitted to any one of the French ministers for approval before being officially forwarded to the Emperor. Additional intelligence from China confirms the Teport that the Limperor had made war on the Rus- Bian settlement on the Amoor. His Celestial Majesty had not replied to the demands of the allied ambas- Rader, and an Anglo-French force was about to ran down the Pec-To river towards Pekin. The United Btates Commissioner, Mr. Reed, was discussing the Jegatity of the Cuban coolie trade with the Spanish officials at Macao. Tt was officially announced to the Spanish Cortes that the difforences with Mexico would be settled by negotiation. A violent hurricane visited the port of Madeira on the 6tb of March, during which the United States frigate Cumberland had two men washed over- Board, and lost all her lower guns and jibboom. She wae Criven from four anchors, aud was in great dan- @er during the night. The proceedings of Congress yesterday, so tar as regards the actual business transacted, did not amount to mnch. The Senate discnased the Min- wesota bill, and agreed. by a vote of 2%to 21, that the new State should be entitled to two representa- tives nati! the next apportionment. In the House the debate on the Kansas question was resumed, and gt midnight was still going on. The question on the Kansas bill will be taken today. The opposi- tion have united in support of Crittenden’s «mend- ment to the bill. We refer to our telegraphic despatches for reports of yesterday's legislative proceedings. Our correspondent at Sydney, N.S. W.. send us @a account of a mutiny and bloody tragedy on board Qhe whale ship Junior, of New Bedford. The crime ‘Was perpetrated on Christmas last, when the ship ‘was of Van Dieman’s Land. At the time the boat wteerers had the watch on deck, while the officers were asleep in the cabin, the ship being under easy pail. A portion of the crew, it appears, armed with @cadly weapons, entered the cabin and murdered the captain, the third mate and two men, and wounded the first and second mates and steward. The mutineers then compelled the mate to navigate the ship to Sydney, and when near that port de- gerted the veaselin bouts end mede for land. The Sunior arrived at: Sydney on the LOth of January. The potice were; immediately apprised of the mur- ders, and a strong force was despatched to arrest the mutincers. “ A despatch from Dunkirk states that ny fe open between that place and the western ports of Lake Erie. The motion for injanction made by the United Btates government to prevent the sale of the Collins steamers was denied yesterday by Judge Hall in the TCoited Seat Coort. His written opinion fin the case will be delivered this morning. The sale will consequently take place this day. pursuant to t. ‘The Board of Aldermen inst night passed # reso- Bution authorising the Counsel to (be Corporation to mnemorialise the Legislature aguinst the passage of an fet to legnlixe @ contract for clenning streets for tive syears, passed by the Common Council in 1857. The @ounsel to the Corporation was called upon to report whether committees of the Board are authorised to @xpead money, and whether the city is liable for @xpenses contracted by them. The Board antho- ised the four persons who have sulmitted plaus for Grooving Broadway to try their plans on two bundred feet of the street cach. The Board will have the re- Moainder of the street grooved according to the best pian. The Board adjourned to Monday evening. The Ajdermanic Committee on Police met yester. Gay and considered the bills of several physicians for services rendered to the department. They mgreed to take no action, however, until the physi Cians would either appear personally before them fend teatify to the correctness of the bills, or aflix Qheir affidavits to them, as is the wens) custom The Commissioners of Emigration met yesterday, Gad received a.report from the Castle Garden Com- mittee, giving an inside view of matters at the emigrant depot. This document may be considered @« 8 formal answer on the part of the Commissioners @o the charge of corruption made against them in @onnection with the management of Castle Garden The preliminary examination of Alexander C. Henry, charged with aiding « man named Parker fn passing & forged check for $1,400 on the Trades gmen’s Bank, was postponed yesterday till Monday Dy the Recorder. The examination into the circumstances of the fecent fight in Howard street and Broadway was @ommenced yesterday afternoon before the Re- order, and after the examination of two witnesses, he case was adjourned till Frid ‘The Police Property Clerk has just presented his Gest report to the Police Commissioners. Jt coytoivs many intresting facta with regard to property al- leged or aupposed to be stolen, embezzed or lost. Since July last more than six hundred lots of goods, Tabging in value from sixpence up to hundreds of NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1868. dollars, and embracing an almost @adiess variety of | articles, have been deposited with the Property Clerk. In many instances the property has been returned to the owners, but some forty lots remaining un- claimed will soon be sold at auction, and the pro- ceeds appropriated to the police life and health in surance fund, a8 authorized by law. In the United States District Court yesterday Judge Betts rendered decisions dismissing the libels filed in the cases of the brig Albert and schooner Watchivan. The Brooklyn city election takes place on the 6th inst.,and the politicians of that suburb are busily engaged in preparing for the contest. Laat evening the Americans nominated Wm. H. McDonald for Justice of the Peace in the Fourth district on the first ballot. The practicability of nominating can- didates for Auditor, Treasurer aud Comptrolier was discussed in the Convention, but as the opinion pre- vailed that the Legislature would not pass the law authorizing the election of those officers this spring, no selection was made. The democrats have two tickets in the field. The irregular democrats .nomi-' nated on Monday John S. Mackay, Francis A. Jack- son, William T. Mills and Robert W. Allen, respec” tively for Treasurer, Auditor, Comptroller, and Jus- tice of the Peace. Mr. Allen, however, declined to serve as a candidate, ‘The receipts of beef cattle last week amounted to 2,392 head, a decrease of 954 head as compared with the receipts of the week previous. The cattle offered for sale were generally of good quality, and this circumstance, combined with the decreased supply, caused an advance in prices of $c. a lc. per pound—the range being 7éc.a 10c., according to quality. Other descriptions of stock were in ample supply, and rates ranged about the same as last week. ‘The news received by the Persia yesterday, giving ac- counts of a further decline in cotton at Liverppol, checked sales in this market. Although a part of the whole de- cline for the week had been previously received, yet the falling off was greater than had been expected. The market did not open under the news, while sales were confined to about 500 a 600 bales, at rates which afforded no just criterion of the market prices. The deficiency in receipts at the ports have been reduced to 240,000 bales, and the decrease in exports to Europe to 128,000 bales. The state of this market is destined to be a good deal in- fluenced by the future movements at New Orleans. From Present appearances the deficiency in receipts, compared with those of last year, are likely to continue to the end of the season at Charieston, Savannah, the Florida ports aad at Mobile, while there promises to be an excess m those at Now Orleans and in Toxas over last year. Few if any estimates of the crop exceed 3,000,000, while some parties reduce their figures toa point between 2,900,000 and 3,000,000. Flour was firmer and more active, and in some grades 5c. per barrel bet- ter. Wheat was inactive, and sales limited. Corn ad- vanced about lc. per bushel, with sales of white and yel- low at 69, 70c. Pork was less active and bucyant; mess “oid at $16 80 and prime at $15 70. Sugars, with light stocks, wore firm, with sales of about 600 hbds., chietly New Orleans, at full prices. Coffee was steady, Dut sale: fight, owing to an auction sale to come off to-day. Freigbts were boavy, while epgagemeats were moderate, with shipments to Liverpool of provisions, grain, rosin, flour and cotton, at rates eet elsewhere. ‘Triumph of Mr. Buchanan's Administration —The Kansas Imbroglio Scttled Anyhow. According to general agreement among all parties of the House of Representatives, the de- cisive contest in that body upon the Lecompton constitution comes off to-day. The Senate bill may be passed; it may be rejected, and the Crit- tenden bill may take its place, but in any event this Kansas imbroglio will be settled. What- eva may be the issue in Congress, nothing can be done to prevent a settlement. Pass the Senate bill, pass the Crittenden bill, or let them both fall through from disagreement between the two houses, and the trouble will still be set- tled—for the struggle is atan endin Kansas. The free State party hold undisputed possession of the Territory, and whether admitted to-day under this condition, or to-morrow, under that, the destiny of the State of Kansas is fixed, and Congress can do nothing tochange it, and nothing to revive this senseless and exhausted Kansas agitation. Our opposition orgaus are very jubilant over the prospect of the defeat of the Senate bill; but the differeace between that bill and the Crittenden amendment is scarcely greater than the difference betwixt tweediedum and tweedledee. ‘The Senate bill pro- pores admit Kansas forthwith as a State, under the Lecompton constitution leaving it to the people of Kansas to alter, amend or abolish the same at their discretion. The Crittenden bill also proposes the admis- sion under the Lecompton constitution, but subject first to the ratification of the people of Kansas, The practical result from the adop- tion of either alternative will be the same—a free State; but there is this advantage in the Senate bill—ii clothes the people of Kansas forthwith with all the attributes of State sove- reignty, while the bill of Mr. Crittenden postpones the admission until there shall have been another election upon the Lecompton constitution. This is the narrow ground of resistance to which all the opposition factions have at length been redaced. It reminds us very much of the Pierce platform and the Seott platform upon slavery in 185%. They were a little different in their verbiage, but they were both «mb to stantially the some thing. The com- promise meusuree of 1850 were so popu- lar that the whige were compelled to ting to the same tune as the democracy: but for all this, the anti-slavery affiliations of the Scott party tainted and they were swamped. So, now, driven from one point to another, all the anti-Lecompton factions of Congress bave been compelled to fall back upon Lecompton, The constitution of frauds, forgeries, perjurics, rascalities and abominations of all sorts, which, at first, they would not touch with a forty foot pole, they have at last concluded will do very well with a proviso. And thus it is that we have oll the opposition factions, black repub- Ticans, Douglas renegades, and Southern Know Nothing doughheads, concentrating upon Le- compton, niggers and all, under cover of thix nice little dodge of the Crittenden amendment. But who could have dreamed that such rabid anti-slavery monomaniacs as Joshua KR. Gid- dings, Schuyler Colfax and Galusba A. Grow could erer be brought to vote for a slave State constitution for Kamsas in any shape? And yet it is now boastingly announced that they are at last prepared to swallow Lecompton, Calhoun, Jack Henderson. and their forgeries, perjuries, niggers, slavery and all. with thie engar coating proviso of Mr. Crittenden. Such are the des- perate extremities to which even the opposition abolitionists have been reduced by the firm and inflexible stand of Mr. Buchanan upon this Le- compton constitution. They steal his thunder, they cover it over with the veil of a proviso, and proclaim in advance a certain triumph against the administration, when. in thie very act, they practically capitulate to the policy of the administration. With theee facts before us. and in view of the more important fact that (he Jocal free State them with suspicion, | party, inany event, will boid the undiepated orcupation of Kanses, it matters very little ther the Senate Lill or tae Crittenden Dill, or pay other Lill, ar no bill at all, shali be adopt- ed by Congress. The question ia substantially settled. There is nothing remsining upon whicb this Kaneas agitation can be revived by any wet, or auy omission to act, on the part of Con- gress. The peopte of Kaceas are ready to come in under the Lecompton constitution, with or without @ proviso, and they are just as well dis- posed to try the new constitution they are now framing, either before or after their admission asa State. Let the question in Congress, there- fore, be settled in any way, the result will really belong to the decided and unfliaching course of the President. Had he temporized, or flinched or vacillated, after the fashion of poor Pierce, this now exhausted Kansas agita- tion might have been kept alive till 1860; but his inflexible position has brought the people of Kansas to reason and to common sense, and thus they have really settled the question in advance of the action of af Congress, Larest rxom Kasaas—Vinrvar, Serriaaxst ov tHe Terrrrorrat’ Drrvicvrses.—The letters of our Kansas correspondent exhibit a marked alteration in the public feeling of the“Tertitory in reference to the bill now before Congress. It will be seen from his statements that the difficulties and dissensions In connection with that question are fast settling down, and that the result is a very general disposition on the part of all classes in favor of Kansas being received under the Lecompton con- stitution. The letter that we publish this morn- ing shows thatthe free State party are com- pletely demoralized ; that they are quarrelling in convention over the Minneola fraud and other side issucs, and that the main question which had assumed such grave proportions, from the factitious importance given to it, has almost entirely lost its interest. It is gratifying to find that the common sense of the Kansas people is overcoming the prejudices and angry feelings provoked by political agitators. When Governor Walker went to Kansas we stated that it was probable that all these divisions would subside under the impulse that good government would impart to the agricultural and industrial resources of the Territory. That expectation was de- feated by unforeseen circumstances, but we are glad to find that it is now in progress of fulfilment. The speculative in- terests of the Territory, it will be seen are fast extinguishing the bitterncss of feeling and hos- tility evoked for party purposes, This fact fully bears out the opinions that we have always maintained on the Kansas difficul- ties. We have never thought the nigger ques- tion one in which the feelings of the people of the Territory were very warmly intorested. In truth it could hardly be said that there was any nigger question at all, seeing that the whole of the blacks in Kansas do not number above two hundred. But admitting that this question ever possessed the seriousness assumed for it, it is now evident that the practical views of the Kansas people have entirely subordinated it to more important interests. The great specula- tive movement which is now in progress throughout all parts of the Territory is, it appears, fast dispelling the political ab- stractions and delusions which have caus- ed so much trouble amongst them. Delaware and other indian reserves, banks, railroads, mill sites, town lots, and the Utah military supplies, are engrossing their atten- | tion, to the exclusion of political topics. When we take into account the money value of all these interests, amounting probably to about fifty millions of dollars, it is not surprising that the nigger question, and all other purely theo- retical issucs, should sink into insigniticance in the eyes of the Kansas people. In such aa altered state of things, of course, the occupa tion of Gen. Jim Lane and his fellow border ruffians is gone. In fact, the majority ef these | political rowdies have already quit the Terri- | tory, to emigrate to Sonora or some other | soil that will be more congenial to their turbulent propensities. Lane bimeelf, it will be seen, with the assistance of a fellow named Red- path, the correspondent of some Hastern jour- nal, is seeking to win the credit of dying game, by getting into a personal muss wilh the Governor. Lane knows woll that Governor Denver will not far forget his officiat dignity as to go out with hi if he thought it likely that he would do so, ke would be the lost man to provoke him to the field, for Den- ver has proved his mettle, fought shy of the pistol on se Whilst the political dificultice in Kansas are thus wearing themselves down inte (he insignifi- cant proportions of personal quarrets, it is satisfactory to find that they have not materially interfered with the prospects of the Territory. Thus far the influx of emigrants for the last month or two has been larger than usual, and 1 is known that immense numbe: ettlers are only awaiting the decixion of the issue be | fore Congress to pour into the Territery. The real friends of the people of Kansas will, there- | fore. do everything in their power to facilitate | the settlement of a question the postponement of which can alone impede the material pro- } gress of that tine region. i Tue Mayor axp me Potice Commesionne It seems that the feud between the Mayor and | the Police Commissioners still goes on; that the latter, who are small politicians, caring perhaps for houses snd lots, but eublimely in- different to the interests of thix great metropo- lis, are throwing obstacles in the way of the | reforms which Mayor Tiemann j« reeolutely | carrying out. The Mayor has undertaken to cleanse the city of at least a portion of the worst houses of ill-fame, of the gambling hel of the lottery policy offices, and of other nui- | } sances; bie «pecial policemen, who are called his squad, are kept busy in hunting these ver- min down. policemeo. The Metropolitan force, it is said, want to make the usual profits out of these places: to put them down is to destroy one of their fattest sources of profit Why the Commissioners join the men they know best themselves; suffice il to say that the public, while they may doubt whether the Mayor will accomplich all that he attempts, feels quite certain of his honesty and sincerity, and regard bim as a «sincere reformer and a zealous magistrate. The Police Commissioners who are trying to thwart him it regards it in « very different light Takine Memcre Wry Fack.—To vee poor old anti-slavery Giddings, of Ohio, swallowing the Lecompton constitution, with slavery in its belly, at the hands of Doctor Crittenden, of Kentucky. Lunch with a ! | | H Thix displeases the Metropolitan That's a sight for | “Auxihary Guard,” Tax Aymcay Stave Teape—Tux Prari River Hoax.—At last we have before us the full, details of the Inle slleged landing of « cargo of slaves from Africa at the mouth of the Pearl river, in Mississippi. These details come fo us in the’shape of a circumstantial etatement from a mysterious eyewitness in the bushes to the New Orleans True Delia. The story crigi- nated in the other Delta, which is “ thé real ge- buine Original Jacobs,” and these particulars to the True Delia were clearly intended to give the lie to the whele affair, The correspondent in this casein bis powers of invention beats Ar- rowsmith all to smash, for bis tale of horror is enough to make even Lioyd Garrison roll up the whites of his eyes, eceustomed as he is to such roperts, Some five hundred niggers, we are told, were landed in skiffs from the brig—- they were carried .off into a hammock, and drawn up in line. The purchasers to the es- teat of three hundred of these slaves were at hand, paid down thcir money, und took off their niggers. Two hundred of the slavee, however, sti! remained, and after » detention of several Gays in the swamp, vainly waiting for their pur- chasers, and fearing detection, the stave traders, it appenre, toek the two hundred manacied Africans, fastened them to a chain cable, ont off the right ear of exch of them, put all the ears thus cut off into a small keg of salt water pickle, to preserve as the evidences of a claim against the defauliing planters, aad that then the whole batch of the two hundred mutilated wretches, chain cable and ail, were thrust into deep iagoon and drowned. So much for the Pearl river African slave trade. The enterprise may be considered a failure. The dead loss of two hundred out of five hundred slaves, includ- ing the chain cable, brought all the way to Missiseippi from the King of Dahomey, will never pay expenses. Revivar, ov Trave.—The increase of North- ern doughfaces bas been enormous lately, Even Mr. Giddings, of Ohio, is going to vote for Le- compton, and ewallow the nigger. War netwres Exouaxp anv France is Six Montus.--Such is the awful announcement of the old lady of the Goamercia? Advertiser, and it may bo—who knows? THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. Our Special Wi ashington Despatch. (REPARATIONS FOR THE STEUGGLE ON TUE KANSAS BILL—WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID TO THE NEW YORK “REGULALS”—YRENCH AND ENGLISH VIEWS OF OUK NEW GRANADA AND NICARAGUA TREATIES --CONTRACT YOR 4 WEEKLY MAIL TO SALT LAX CiTY—THE PLATTE MILITARY DISTRICT-A NEW TOLICE FORCE FOR WASHINGTON, ETC., ETC. ‘Wasnxcrox, March 31, 1858. Both parties are preparing for the great struggle in the House to-morrow. The ropublicans are confident of defeating Lecompton and carrying Crittenden’s amend- ment in its stend, while the democrate say thero is a fair ‘The whole qnes- tion hinges upon the South Americans. Mr. Gilmer, of chance of success with the Senate bill. North Carolina, wont over to the enemy to day, and re- ceived the congratulations of Giddings and the whole tribe of cboliticnists. A delegation from tho society of “Regulars,”’ of the city of New York, cousisting of oue from each ward, ar rived hero a Gay or two since, and to-day called on the President aud had « Jong and satisfactory interview, He nvsured them, and dieabused their minds of his having in- structed his subordinates to prostribe persons among thom. He also expressed himself gatisfied with the course they had pursuet, The delegation then called on 611 the members of the Cabinet, and had s very agreeable interview wilh them. Most of them left this evening for New York. ‘Tue State Department does not, as it has been intimated im the press, entertain any apprehension as to intrigues or indirect conduct on the part of Engiand or France to our intcrests in the Isthmus routes of Central America Both these powers have expressed the wish, through their representatives here, tha: the treatics we tayo sub- mitted to New Granada in reference to Tanama, and to Nicaragua with regard to the transit, may be ratified Our government stands firm in its policy not to permit our citizens, the mailx, or goods iu transit, Lo be taxed crotsing the Isthmus. The ‘iveasury Department ix gratilied at (he daily la formation received of the revenue coming into New York through the Custom House. It has averaged one hundred th amount of dry goods than that imported in (he corresvonding week last year. The Dostmasion General bas made a coutract with Joka H. Jones, James Fouter snd oth rom St Joscphs, Mtecourt, to City. It will be carried weekiy, im four he way incightcen d made for carrying a sem’ Lake City to Sacrameoulo City, Califoruia, Uirough each wey in twelve days. A now military department has been ordered sanctioned by the Sceretary of War, to protect ths Ii communication betweon the States and the army in Utal: from hostile Indians or Mormons. The command will be ke Fort Laramie. fhe commamier will be responsible for the safety of the trains and cattie as far as the Sonth Pass, and until piaced in charge of the department of Utub. ‘Ten companies of the fourth artillery and two companies of the Second dragoons, now in Kangas, are asigned to the district of the Platte, uncer Brevet Colove! Munroe, who will immediately make preparations for occupying the Mse. Tho commander in Utah wil! make arrangements to guard the communication from South Pass ty Salt Lake Two of the foot companive of the Second artillery now in Kaneaz} will take post at Fort Riley in time to relieve the present garrison when it marchce for Utah. The romain ing toot company of the Second artillery in Kansas wil stay at Fort Leavenworth. The army in the Platte ric. trict and at Utab will be allowed two extra rations of toa and sugar and of dessicated vogotables per week. In view of the nightly ecenee of rufianly violence in this city, the eflicient Chairman of tho Committee on the District of Cotumbia of tho Sonate, Mr Brown, & pre- paring a Dill to establiah an efficient police for Washing ton, which he will bring before the Senate immediatety. ‘Tho features of the bill have been agreed upon unani. moutly by the commities, Toe police will be called the and will consist ofone hundred men, in uniform, with e commissiouer la-chief, « caplau aad four Heutenants, The captain and lieutenants will be mounted. The cost will be about one hundred thousand dollars a year. The President willbe ompoWered to add to this force one hundred of more og way emergency and A small portion of the appropriation propoved will be a | pecret rerviow fund, for the employment of detectives if | necessary. The whole will be undor the Interior Depart. ment ‘The General Land Office, by the last mail from (allfer nia, received from the Surveyor Genoral the following | plat, viz. —Plat of the (himilor Rancho, finally confirmed | w William Gordon and Nathan Coombs, situated la | township ©, north of range 2, weet and townships 6 and 3, 3, weet of the Mount Pablo moridian, and The Post OMce Department ix crowded from day to day with pereons proposing for he mai) Wanaporta'jon ba the Wet, Northwost and Southwest. in the world. The competition is co greet that there will be opened at least fifteen bids for every route. The Vostmaster Genoral will make his decision on all there on the 25th of April. ‘The Post Office Department complains of the want of money to carry on its operations, The Kansas discussion in Congress is keeping back action on the Deficiency bill apd other necessary legislation urgontly required by the country. Election of Ralirond Officers. Pirtencns, Pa., March 31, 1868. An election was held today for the Pitteburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company, and the rome nominated ticket was elected by a large td as fol ; Wdgar Thomeon, W. aon, Jt ivania, Joho Farwell, G. W. Bai Robert McKelly, of Obie: Samuel J. 1, Williams and A. 1. Wheel: ‘eane ond W. B. Ogden, of Tilinois, and ww, of New York, coand dollars a day for eight or nine days past The | imported last week was greater | 5 the District of the Ilatte, with headquarters at | This will be the | largest mail letting ever made in thie country of perhaps | THIRTS-FIFTH CONGRESS, Fin6T SESSION. ‘Wasuuncros, March 31, 1858. aM nen an ae ee Dovar.as, ., presented the constitation ct Uregon, a from the citizens of Dacotah asking the orgerization of that Territory. FPRARCTION VOR THEGRAPE LINES. presented a memorial from aay, Tanah aaa ‘esbers tiherested. ta ss tense ne. ‘ouection: Ss faa Se cary. Mr. Kiva, (opp) of N. ¥., presented the petition of the cifeces ation county, Rew York, forva breakwater Cage Vincent. Koferred to ‘he ck ‘Committos on Com- Were. UvAH AFVAIRA. On motion, the consideraiivn of the memorial to suspend the laws of Utah was trausferred from the Judiciary Committee (0 the Committees ou Territories. A PRAVANE BULL. alt Liivwry! t (opp ) of Masé.; frou the Miliary Commit- renee ‘or the relief of Edward Iogorsoll, of Pele, cid Mes, CREATION OF A FOURTH ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GESERAL, The biil to create # fourth Assistant Postmaster General Was akon reed but the expiration of the morning bour bome ‘tae business was transacted, but not of an im- portant mature. ‘THR ADMISSION OF MINNESOTA. ‘The Minnesota bili was then taken up, when Mr. Poux, (sim.) of Mo., moved ate lies oe Wilsoa’s amendment adupled on that Minnesota be allowed taree re- presegtatives, unqueitdediy, Lovt—yeas 14, nays 24, wns Ivenios, (ada. Gay moved that the State of innesota Have only one, namely, representative elected who’ recived the, most tee three voles, end that a census ee ae and tae other two aliowed if the cousus aball @bo wo them. Mr. Fre, (adm.) of lad., moved to amend’ Mr. Iver- Bou" be mprpie yi Proposing that the tues ri abe Uveebealinws's — und thereafler such number a Mr. Doourrx, (opp. 5% of Wis., moved to amend Mr. Fitch's amenémét, by substituting tw instead of three representatives, © yeas und nays were ordered, but previous to their bowg taken, Mr. Horyror, (opp.) of Lexas, spoke the extreoreinary stretch of power invoiv' ed in the matter of allowing of three representatives Messrs. axa, opp.) of N. ¥., and Hans, (opp.) of N. H., were also oppored to the making the number ot repre seltelived s enter of fever, claiming tat cess has bo right lo stretch the constitution of the United Mr. BRicht, (adm.) of Ind., argued that it was no infrac- tion of the constitution to assume that a ion of two Duadred and fifty thousand is entitled to three representa- tives; California was aamitted with two, without a consus. . MASON, (Admn,) Of Va., said that the Senate could not constituncunlly decide who were elected. It would be an intyingement of the proregative of the House, which poa- erbiy wil. decide the whsie election to be void. He wanted this vote recorded that the enightened mind of the coun try may See that this government, although not seveaty Fens OF age, ie ib a stale of decrepilude wad decay, ‘that questions of constitutional law are made to bond to questions of political expediency. Mr. Grxgn, (adm.) of Mo.,said thatthe number of re pregentatives was to be determined by Congress, and the persons who are to be thoze representatives are to be de- cided by Whe House alouc. Ho read @ list of States repre- sented ‘by fractions--sacsachusetts, Rhode Isiand and otherg—and demanded that Minnesota, having a fraction than many of them, should have a represcatative therefor. By tho strict letter of tho law sho was cutitlod tw two. Mr. Pvc, (adm.} of Obio, incidentally referring to Mr. Mason's rciuarks, domonstrated that is nowa Sale, and not & att OO El i ewes has the right to Geet officers to raprasent ur. '$ amendment of ake Fiteb’s amendment was Ly tae aud pce are fp 20, ways 33, Mr, Miten’s original amendment was then put and last— oyesid, fyreill Eire thereafter moved another amendment, which om veubjected to various verbal alterations from different tenators, and finally assumed the siape that Minnesota shalt have two representatives until anew consns shall show she is entitied te s third, and lost—ayes 19, nays 27. ir. Tykkson moved that she be eutitled io two until tie next apportionment of representation among the various States. Lost—ayes 25, rny= 26. ‘The question ‘recurted upon Mr. Douglas’ motion of Monday last, to strike out the whole section. The ayes and nays being asked thereon Mr. Douglas withdrew it. Ur, Baaastn, (adm) of La, moved 9 recousider the vote last taken, Which notion being carried by five ma- jority, the question recarred on Mr. Iversou’s amend. ‘ment, which was acopted—ayes 24, nays 21. Mr. Yous, (adm.) of Ma., said he had come amend. ments to offer, but moved to” poutpone the subject until to macerow. Several genators seemed desirous to take @ vote to- dsy; but the Seuate tually weat into exeoulive session and afterwards adjourned. House of Wasiiivaron, March 31, 1858. DEBATE ON THE KANSAS QUESTION. ‘The House went into cemmities on the Awe im- hr. srovasson, (som) of Ky. epoke in 1avor admission of Kansas under the Lecompton consti- mediate tuven. argued in favor of admit- .ccompton constitution, ag 4 eA Guaem, (opp,) of N. 6. tt papi ‘ofairly” one an oan question ai issue. woud be satisfactory tv them and the country, Wo BO principle would thoveby 4 ‘be com, Mr. Mrs, (adm) of S. C., advocated the constitution eaying that it whs natural that the Soath should Leel sensitive. as the question iuvolved was whe- ther more slave States should or should not be admitted into the Union. Mr. Burtovcame, (opp.) of Mass., the threat of disunion ecorvfally ana defiantiy under his feet. He would strige bands with the Bre-eaters to exterminate the cougiaces ho misrepresent the views of the North. as prepared ‘ote for the Crittenden amendment, Tougian democ wblicang and South Americans have ubited on Uns for dillerent reasons, but without pre concert, which showed the honeety of their convictions. He appealed to the young men of the country, without Getthclon Of party, to susiau te Douglas men who have kept their faith aud remained firm) while others nave trembled 1D the presence ot power. | Sir. Pannorr, of Kansas, ¢ tive of ine entire peo epjoy ment of the nights to wmeb they were entitied they bac po means of redrees for their wrongs. They were ‘the vietiins of a merciices wariare and persecution. Af- ter a despotiem had been imposed by foreign invasion, and been Maintained by the persistent arm of the go era- ment, the civil strife culminated in the Lecompton consti- | tunon, which was designed (o prolong and make perma- hent the yassalage of ine people the Con. vontion was fraudulently constituted, and the preteaded submission of tne constitution was a cheat, Mr, ZoLcorren, ( of Teun, advocated the admis- fon Of Kansas under ti Locompton vonstutioa. Mr, Niptack, (adm.) of Ind., spoke for, and Mr. Wann, (aom.) OLN. Y., agaist the Lecompton constitution. Mir. Gionwnek, (wiua.) of Ohio, should not vote for the Senate bili, ae by it the constitution of Kansas could not be changed untu 1804 without a revolution. — ton coustivution dia pot express the popular will. Mr. Thiet, (atta) of Ga, woud vole for the bil, hoping by its pasenge to secure the psace of Kansas. With ail due respect, he thought the amendment of Senators Green and Pugh @ contemptible piece of toggery. No Con fiésbioual declaration could viliale the clause providing | Sgtet the amendment o. tne constituuon until 1864. It would be high handed and insolent to aitempt sush fode- Tal interference and usurpation Mr. Monks, (ndim.) of 11), oppowed the Lecompton com stitution Mr. Haven, (adm.) of New York, said the only way for coitalu gonthmen tw prevent being read ont of the democretic perty war to stay im the party. While according to them ali the conscientiousness andgpa- triotiem which they in their modest pretensions claim, he hoped they would not be offended by bw remarking that when they went out of the party they did ace the Virtue and palivtieam of the democratic Union with them. When these Un eye Geel associations we bave the i to nay to down the ia democratic fing. He advocated the om ton coustitution, and said it could be amended at | time, all power being inherent im the people. could never become a slave State. Air. Marsusct, (adm.) ot Lil, looked franed the constuation Wa ConRpITALorS, to ranction fraud and om fit | £3 band raed to whip He (Merehall) bad a high reepect he wae nota spaniel. He wou! representative of a free people, w! Viveideut aid Cabuot | der. Heenns, (adim.) of Ind —Who hae wo cetaplish « text to read men out of the democratic party” Dir. MARSHALL—It is done notoriously by a gd munistration and by the organs of the adnunistration, and it is Known Unroughowt the country that the tenure of office depends apon whether» man's conscience and judgment ranctions this thing or not. Mr. liceues—Tave you ever been excluded from « dein ratio CAUEUR! Mr. Marenarr—it eo happens that « Congressional cau cus has no power to read men out of tbe party. Mr Laweases, (adm) of Ohio—Does the gent know how soon after o.morrow be wilh be excluded from # democratic caucts* Mr. Manemari—That does not disturb me in say particular, A man is @ good democrat who voter ® ticket without ecrntching and takes the rtump for the benedt of the party. It is not known that the ‘ion sewspaper forget Know Nothivgs and bleck republicans, and descenés to the | sewers for filth aed defamation to heap on democrats as fw the country, stigmativing them as inquired whether Mr. Marsball, before the pariy test was cstablishod, a hot go into a meeting with those who were opponed to b Mr. Mansi) replied that gentleme a hea s right to moat to unvive means to accomplicn legitimate purposes. He maintained that the names of the prominent men who now favor Lecompton were supporters Of the Buffalo platform | <a motley crow. Thove, he sald, who attempt to read ue out of the party have not been in it eight yoars— | Caughter)—making true the adage, that “new converts : are more veaious than old members.” (Renewed laugh ter.) Mr. Heores interposed # question Mr. Manentat: replied that he would pot atrempt to go into small matters. The gentioman was endeavoring to make bimssif conspicuous, (Langhter.) Mr. Heenrs was understood to aay he array with gentlemen in higher standing than toe meypber from iow foand incre. (Loud laughter. ) Mr. Ht gest ir. Heone—In ver i Mr, Manctaii—Thae is the very piace to fod the gon marks, Mi Marghal spoxe oF sha mination pea ® i camerbere an 0088 pewivg forth their he aussie’, (Lavgtter.) eleewhere as dirty h, eaping, they must a i. if Es 3 i of peer and demonstrations of subject, which, he said, must poe) ie the epeech of Mr. e, Whom he called ithe Des Quince of the North—the noisy partizan from the lana where Kalloch and Dalton diverce cases are tried. also alluaed to Mr. Dating! 's remark about the exter. mination of ubject at his lewure. ir. TAYPAN, (Opp.) OF N hire against what ehe considered the mest stupea- dous Gente ever atlempted to be perpetrated on amg plo. ary midnight the House was Let ew ap tree nag prospect of aa adjournment for some hours NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. an bill. At the conclusion ot bls ‘eck the the bill the special order for Satu fi 12 o:clenk 12 cect ne The Senate is now considering’ in of the byl eS ee, the Kevized Statutes, Creogae th tae the Hartor Masters of New York. BILLS PARBKD, Toamend the act for the benefit of married women tm- suring the lives of their husbands, by taking off the ica €f the aihonat nacre wien Us paid out of ¢ premium is on he bil eee Andy the Legislature 8 e to be ro- sleet of Wie Cite ore. WER ar ore | returned was "°K number of private bils were Woon pass number of priv: were then whee the Assembly, at half-past ten, adjourned, et, EVENING SESSION. Mr. Noxon (rep.), from the committee of eight, re- ported a large number of bills of a local nature. Mr. Exx (dem.) by consent introduced @ bill lo amend the law relative to the Superior Court in the city of Now York. It authorizes the Governor to appoint in case of « "itr Bran Mr. maTH (dem.) by consent introduced a bill te fix the salaries of of the several Stato ctticers. ‘The Senate then, in Committeo of the Whole, consider- ed the general orders, which were mostly claim bills, aye Meow 02, 9m. Mr. Law (Am) presented the somanl regent ef tho State . Beacu (dem.) Presented the annual roport of the American Institute. pare ects Tho third reading was proceeded with as epecial order, . ‘BILLS LOST. To promote public education by creating State echoiar- ei to amend the act relative to excise Jy ‘The Speaker named the {¢ » (dem.) Messrs, Lynch and 3 spoke Mesers. T. Jones, Jr. and The motion to re-oommit was then lest, and the bil ‘The Pomme bill to sutherize the leasing of the Crystal Palace, New York, was lost. HILLS PARSED. To provide for the opening of certain streets in the city To provide for the immediate repair reconstruction of pega ant Dragos sematene ewe ot ees Pure Milk Com; Soammn the aot relive to the distribution of Indian annuities. MILLS RRCOMMETTED. To incorporate the Hudson and Harlem Itivers Canal Company. ‘To incorporate the New York Loan Reliof Company. EVENING SESSION. MLAS PASSED, RTC. earri. the courts of records to take @xtond the mechanica’ lien law to all the counties in Seer eee arama Building Association act was soa: certain acts of the New York Com- > relation to street cleaning contracts, A *Ncia (dem.) moved to recommit the bill, wher the yoy was called. After debate tho bill was ee edict © 6: and the motion to reconsider wae laid on Mr. Navigation on Lake Erte. Navy 13 open between and port. Of take fie The New York and Erie Railroad Owscoman, March 31, 1858. ‘The water in the channel ef the river at this point mow rigehahwabeaaneeinie Lovmrnis, March 31, 1858. The river at the falls hore measures six feet, bat is CuAnimrron, March 31, 1868. hore to day of the Persia's vows caused @ deciive in the prices of coon of ic. a ic. The sales to day adda up YOu bales. Tho reco! from the tam. A number ya tion. Shoulder meat duit. “ae tt Lest Newt of tum Orena Seasox.The “Huguemete’” ‘will be given for the tenth and Iact time at the Academy ‘of Music this evening, when Mr. formes and Mme. dein Grange will take their farewell! of the public. Mme, de in Purope, and Mr. Formes is wanted by Gye for Covent Garden. The performance of \o night, under oar be and cannot fad to by assisted by Mr. H. C. Cooper, and Mile pt KT Mr. Anschetz. Price of admission is fixed at Mityy coats, with 00 seats reserved. This will be one of the ploasamt - Cnt entertainienta of the renson. ‘The bill p a His joo" | | Seems iA district hie jo are not proper’ islewd ae Fie? Tor fostamce, whe cavegory, Sen sek otra ob mine of ground Reinarhable: Gat Wr. Dix should pa hie in compection with a or na Muical leader in Tamunany Hall: ity eho rare Sreanss 05 oes secploe Peopeete io teang OD renucs other ple's rly is cannot undersiana lie Task the use of your columns to state that I have ut my namo forward at Washington in connection with mission, that T know nothing of the scheme ferred to in the above paragraph, and if my name eon used in any Dill before the Legislature for thie ‘apy other pur; it is without my knowledge Respectfully, yours, DIK. aE78 HEE this evening at Mozart Hall. There will bo a crowd an@ crush of crinoline to witness the coremony. ‘Tre Trane Sane will commonce to-day, and a number Of booksellers are in town to fi! up their stock of books, hich is light a# a gonoral thing, but few books having bitty last fall by the ‘retail bye) Pen ina ee winter trade bas been quite good, muc! expected. The catalogue for these snl aad om braces consignments from all the ieoting pa blishors im New York, Hoaton and "hiladelphia. The extent of the nies that will take place this apring wilt e tee looked for- wart to with much curiosity, as atfording a pretty fair in- dication of the business of the country Personal Intelligence, ARRIVALS. rrom Laverpool, Versia—Mra Rov Cray. Cox and chia, De Buchan engies Nd Kineenn my oa ‘orrall, ‘apt naman, Mr Ka: it, q Tarra, NP Dene Mi Dolineres, Wm C: eat ‘ 7 Weal, Richard McDonald, Wr Dagh: ern, Catherine Ward. Johg Firth, T! Tanton.” Onpt Darts, Jae Kooney, Mig Mery Rooney, Mra Waler, John Baungant, BM Melis Tori 94 ( — —LpP