The New York Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GORDON BENNETT, ITOK AND PROPRIETOR. CFMOE BK. We CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS FERN co ge “ TER DULY BER conta , ST par onan. THE Ly iy HBEALD, cory konorker, oh vim conte par BOpy, OF BS per unum; the Buropean edition, ays 2 ars 0” Gewad Dirikatn, or 86 to any prt of Corainent, bth ede Paste FHE FAXILY RERALD, every Wednesday, at four cons por F B2 per amnuin torn IRRESPONDENCE, containing important one pe the wortd; yy used woul be FE RORRION CORMESPON DENTS 4: D1o Sha. abl Leerens aNd Pact BG NOTICE taken of anemyrnonia correspondence. We donot remem thowe reiectnt i DS rennoad every day; advertisements in- A iimaue Pauiuy Vekaun, and én the Patifornia and Bw-opron B JOb PRINTIN exe nowiness, cheapness and dew watch. Votume YX Wo. 99 ayTGEMEN BVENING, BROADWAY THEATK®, broudwey.--lyvcuzes Ov Matyi Tek Younc Winow NIRLO'S GARDEN, Breadway~Ponco—ficar Rorz fat hacer BOWFRT THEATRE, Kowery—Tuw Tangs Fast Mew— Bosres of tur Kune. 2 URTUR'S THEATRE, sroaeway, opposite Bond st-eet— ‘THe KowneRs—K eTHRRINE AND PRTRUCHIO. ACES THEATRE, Brosdway—Tux Staancer— easy Permvcut LATRa XRESR'S THEATRE, Broadway—Fiowses or fun Fourst— cuz kiya. BABNUM'S AMEMIOAN MONKUM, Sroadway—Aftern op Roam ow Ane. Rvening—Tie Reroe or aw Evenine—Se- . PamaTE MAINT ENA WOOD'S BUTLI Broadway—Aftaruoon end even g—vaenue Cahiery & Woops Minstexis—Tue Susca Ror MRORANIUS BALL, 47: ~krmerias soxas—S Broadwey-—Rarant's MIMsTRRIS AckeBATS. New Work, Saturday, April 10, 1858, MAILS roe EUROPE, Whe New Vork Hernid--Edluion for Europe. ‘Tho steamahsp City of Baltimore, Capt Leitch, for Liver- pool, and the steamship Vanderbilt, Capt. Lefevre, for Gonthempion and Havre, will leave this port to day. ‘The Furopean mails will close at the I’ost Ovtice to go by the City of Baltimore at Lalf-past ten o’clooe this morcing ‘The buropean edition of tho flxraxy, printed in French asd English, will be published at ten o'clock in the morning. Single copies, In wrappers, six cents. Subscriptions anc advertisements for any odition of the Rew Yous Axnary will be received at the following places in Europe:— Lowpow ,. Hamson Low, Son & 00., 47 Ladgate biti PARs...... Am Exvropean Express Co.,§ Pisce de lz Bourse ‘Corvmrroo:,. an. & Se Fiavew... Am. ‘The contents of the Varopean edition of the Aeraip will combine the cews received by mai! and telegraph at Bie office during the previous week, avd ap to the hour of publication The News. The steamship America three days later intelligence from Europe, arrived at Halifax yester. Gay afternoon. She left Liverpool on the 27th alt., and since the Ist of April has excountered heavy westerly gales. The steamship Earopa and the American ships Endymion and Byzantium were passed in the channel on the 28th. The steamship Anglo Saxon arrived at Liverpool on the morning of the 25th. Madrid advices state that the Spanish government had presented # project for abolishing slavery in the colonies of Spain The opposition of the Russian nobility to the emancipation of the serfs had caused much disquie- ude, und many of the great proprietors had to fly ¢ for safety. There is no leter news from India than that re- ceived by the Indian at Portland; bat an official despatch to the East Indian government says that Sir Colin Campheil, with a large force, and supplied with eighty heavy guns and mortars and sixty-three pieces of artillery, had crossed the Ganges on his way to Lucknow, which he expected to attack on the 27th of February. He would be reinforced at Lucknow by 12,000 additional troops under Generals Frank and Bahadoor. The appointment of General Pelissier as Ambas- sador to England appears to have given much satis- faction to the English. General Pelissier is said to be a warm advocate of the British alliance, and his selection as Ambassador is looked upon as a mark of respect. An improvement had taken place fn the London money market, owing to an increase of unemployed msoney. First class bills were freely discounted in the stréad at 2) a 2} par cent for short paper. Pa- per of long date was, however, difficult of negotia- tion at higher rates. The Bank of England had made no reduction in its rate of discount, but it was expected to do so in a few days. The re turns of the Board of Trade show a falling off n the exports for February, as compared with tee same month last year, of over two million ponnds sterling. Nothing official had been issued in regard to the Indian loan, and it was supposed that would be taken by joint stock banks and insu- rance companies. Consols closed at 97j a 97} for money and $7) 0 47} for account. The bullion in the bank bad increased £ 00 for the week. American securities were generally inactive. A decline had taken place in the Liverpool cotton market owing to the unfavorable accounts brought out by the America. The market closed at a redac- tion of one-eighth of a penny on middling, and one aarter of « penny on the lower grades on the rates The market closed quiet. \ and qnotationa irregular. jrew The Senate was not in session yesterday, haviog urned «ver until Monday. The Deficiency bill sidered and finally passed by the House, which shortly thereafter adjourned until Monday af consequence of the prematare announce death of Colonel Benton. wa. rec » of our despatches from St. Louis states that 4 ~ had heen received there from Fort Kearney to (ue effect that Brigham Young had notified Gene- rai Johnston to leave Utah by the 10th of March, otherwise be would be annihilated by the Mormons. There is probably not a word of truth in this report. Our last advices from Camp Scott are to the Ist of March. and if apy threat of the kind had been made it would have reached General Jobastou by that time. The bill for transferring money appropriated to the Erie Ci enlerzement to the lateral canals was ordered toa third reading in the Assembly yester- day. During a discnasion on railroad tolls the death of Col, Benton was announced, when the House im- mediately adjourned out of respect to his memory. The Metropolitan Police bill was discused in the Senate by Mr. Spinola, and was ordered toa third stading. Remonstrances against the Broadway and Ninth avenue railroads are pouring into the Senate. The Court of Appeals yesterday rendered a de- cision on the Street Commiasioner case in favor of Mr. Deviin. In consequence of certain develope ment» in the frauds investigation, Mayor Tiemann deemed it advisable to temporarily close the office of the Street Department, and suspend Mr. Devlin until the matter could be thoroughly investigated. A aqnad of police were accordingly seut to the office, who locked the doors. Governor King yesterday withdrew the names of Messrs. Bowen and Stranahan as Police Commis sioners for this oity. In the General Sessions yesterday Oscar M. Thomas was convicted of kidnapping George Anderson, a ored man, and selling bim as a slave in Richmond, Va. His counsel gave notice of a motion for an ar rest of judgment. Thomas was remanded for sen tence Yesterday the Recorder beld Cyrus P. Durham and Nathanie! W. Roberts, who are charged with extort ing money from Andrew W. Dalton, to await the ection of the Graad Jury. Their statements of the matter are interesting, especially that of Durham, who states that he has been ruined by gambling. ‘The Recorder eventually decided to further investi- wate the matter today. Charlee Turner, charged with abstracting papers belonging to the city from the Street Commissioner's Dei artment, was examined yesterday. The Mayor, after hearing all the evidence, dismissed the com- plaint. A meeting of constables was held at No. 90 Prince street last evening, to express opposition to a por- tion of a bill which has already passed the State Se- nate in relation to the election, powers and duties of the constables. The constables desire to have their power of serving processes in the Marine Court restored immediately, and object to an alteration of the law making the constables elective in each ward. a The cotton market was Grmer yeeterday avd active. The eales embraced about 4,600 bales, part to spinners, gome on speculation and eome for export. The market closed stiff, on the basis of 12){0. tor muting uplands, 1234 for Florida, 123g6. for Mobile, and 125, for New Orleans aud Texas middiings. Common and medium grades of flour were heavy and easier, while for tho bot- ter and extra qualities of Obio and Southern the market wasfirm The sales were moderate, and chiefly confined to the local end Eastern trade, Wheat was more active, ‘but ratber irregular in prices. The eales embraced about 30,000 & 40,000 busbels at prices given in svother place. Corn was jess buoyant. The eales were chieily confloed to yellow at 75¢. Pork opened firmor, but closed with lees bucyaney. Mees sold at $17 60a $17 76 and prime at $14 25 @ $14.57, closing at the inside figures. Sugare scvenced about ii. per Ib., with sales of 600.8% 00 at rates given ip another column. Coffee was quiet. Freights continued to rule dull, Grain in bulk aad bags was taken for Liverpool at 4%:¢; flour at Is. 34, and cotton at 3d. To London, seme cheese was teken at 30s, Siges of the Timee--ur Present Factions and Revolutionary Congress, ‘The ruffians, cutthroats, burglars and thieves, and the ecenes of violence and crime with which our great cities appear to be now overrun, in- dicate a fearfully demoralizing laxity in the en- foreement of the laws and « very painful state of public morals. Occurring, too, as this reign of terrorism doee, in the midst of the most ex- tensive religious revival in the history of this country, we are only the more convinced of the unsettled, feverish and uneasy condition of the public mind. There seems to be neither a sense of security in eociety, nor anything like con{- dence in our political system amongst us. And of all the monstrous evils of the day the prosent wrangling, squabbling and reckless factions of Congress are the most suggestive of ruffian as- cendency, mob law and general anarchy. Wo begin to think that Matteson, when he said, as alleged, that there were forty members of Congress who could be depended upon asa black mail committee to levy their tolls upon every bill, was not very wide of the mark. The very act of whitewashing this convicted lobby jobber gives a strong coloring of plausibility to this report. Apart from this dirty business, however, we have evidence enough. in all conscience, in the public proceed- ings of the present Congress, to denounce it as the most imbecile, demoralized and corrupt that has ever assembled at Washington. It stands upon the verge of that diseased and revolu- tionary derangement which is the normal con- dition of the legislative bodies of Mexico, Nica- ragua end the South American republics, The Pitiful sectional and factious broils and disputes which have marked the doings of both houses at this session, have disgusted the people and disgraced the country. From the origin of the government down to the administration of poor Pierce, our political parties and public men were divided upon grea practical questions and solid political princi- ples. But since his day the parties which had existed upon principles have crumbled to pieces, and the results are now before us in the miserable and detestable demagogues, cliques, sectionalists and factionists that rule the roast in both houses of Congress. Guided by neither consistency nor decency, they stultify or debase themselves with the most wretched pettifogging upon this, that or the other Dill, as if they were elected for the express purpose of trampling down the administration and the government, right or wrong. With euch evidences before us, are we not jus- tified in the belief that the Southern fire eating faction are malignant and reckles traitors to the Union? That the Southern Know Nothings are bat «pack of dirty hucksters in the market for sale? That the Douglas faction are nothing more than a squad of disappointed spoilemen, instigated only by the basest motives of re- venge: and that ihe whole ungedly crew of the black republicans are but a gang of noisy hypo- crites and false pretenders of negro philanthro- py? Whatever may be the answer to these questions, we doubt whether there are one hua- dred men in this Congress who are governed by strictly patriotic or unselfish motives. It would be a good thing if this Congress could be at once dissolved and another elected forthwith upon the practical iseucs of the day and the practical exigencies of the government. If we are bound headlong to the deplorable anarchy of Mexico, the sooner we kaow our fate perhaps the better: but if there be the re- quisite self sustaining moral power among the people to arrest this downward tendency of things, this power cannot be exercised too soon. From the results of the first four months of the present session we think, at all events, that the | earliest possible adjournment till next Decem- ber will be accepted as a great relief to the | country. We have had enough for one year of this factious, sectional, disunion and demorali zing wrangling. Anything for a change. Tar Caxat. Extarcewent—We are glad to see there is a prospect of the bill authorizing a loan of three and a half millions (subject to a vote by the people) for the purpose of complet- ing the enlargement of the Erie canal, becoming a State law before the adjournment of the Legis- lature. It is due to the greatness and future promise of New York that there should be no hanging back in this matter, but that the work should be completed as soon as possible, and every facility afforded to the people of the West to use our lines of internal communication in preference to those of our neighbors. There is no doubt but the canal expenditure causes much corruption; but it is better that a few rogues should cheat u# at home than that the trade of the State should pass into the hands of Pennsyl- vania, Maryland and Canada. On Monday next Senator Stow’s ridiculous proposal to tax the railroads for the purpose of completing the canals will receive its quietus in the Senate. It is to be hoped that the action of thie Senator, in thus gratuitously proposing to tranefer our trade to Pennsylvania, Maryland and Canada, will not pase without reward from those States, He deserves a medal from each of them for his ardent endeavors to ruin his own State for their benefit. The Legislature will in- dicate by their vote that they are not quite yet ready to follow the example of New Jersey, and to initiate the policy of driving away traffic from New York. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 10. 1858, ‘Phe « parity” Vall at the Crystal Patace— Border RuMaecism tn the Metropolle— Whore Dore the Muncy go tot The glowing accounts of the Crystal Palace Bail which appeared in the papers of yesterday were probably made up at about midnight, and, therefore, they do not give a correct desceip- tion of the whole affair. The reporters vary also in their accounts of the number of persons present, One journal seta the attendance at twenty thousand, and the profits at nine thou- sand doliars. Another account puts the alten- dance at eight thousand persons, Still another states that “$25,000 were collected for the poor,” and that ten thousand tickets were sold up to ten o'clock. A Wall strect journal says the receipts were “not leas than twelve thousand,” and that is probably about the figure. The ball was disgracefully mismanaged from beginning to end. There were no attendants, no visible managers, no facilities for the safe keeping and prompt de livery of men’s and women’s outer garments; and after midnight the whole affair wa: one grand sea of disorder, ruffianism and de- bauchery. It was Bedlam let loose. Charity never covered such a multijude of sins as at this ball. There were police, who made up for their neglect of duty, as far as the “roughs” were concerned, by snubbing respectable per- sons who asked civil questions, There was some- thing which they called a ladies’ cloak room, where two thick-headed Germans, with a limited knowledge of the English language, had the custody of twelve hundred packages of wo- men’s apparel. Hundreds cf ladies were obliged to wait in the Palace until six or seven e’clock in the morning—three hours after the ball was over—for their cloaks and shawls, There was nothing fit to eat, and no one te do anything. The only business that was properly attended to was the sale of liquor. There was ram in abundance in every corner of the Palace, and the bars were constantly thronged. There was grog enough to float a frigate or to get up anew rebellion in Kansas, or to satisfy the members of Congress during an all night session. This flow of liquor produced its nata- ral effects, and as the small hours wore on bor- der ruffianism was rampant. There was fighting, howling and screaming for lost garments. The pokpemen who endeavored to assist the distribu- tion did it in such a stupid way that they made matters worse. Disorder reigned supreme. Pickpockets and clothing thieves darted here and there like Mexican guerillas, plundering as they went. All sense of courtesy and politeness was lost. People were knocked down, kicked and trampled upon. The Palace resounded with the din of shouting, howling, roaring, cursing, swearing and screaming, in all the lan- guages under heaven. Babel was nothing to it. The whole affair was a disgrace to the city. People in the wilds of Oregon or the borders of Texas would have con- ducted themeclves with more propriety. A wild Camanche is a gentleman compared to some of the barbarians of thiscity. The chief blame must fall, however, upon the managers of the ball. It was their duty to see that the seve- ral departments were properly organized, with afull and efficient corps of assistants to each. People will never be orderly unless there is a proper example set to them, and if these balls cannot be better managed they may as well be suppressed altogether. There is still another and a graver question which recurs im relation to all these charity affairs. When the first or Calico Ball was Projected, we exerted our best endeavors to make it successfal. It is not for us to say how far we contributed to its great success, but we gave our columns to it without stint. We knew that the suffering poor needed aid, and we were glad to help in getting it for them. We think that we have nowa right to demand, in the name of the public, a full and circumstantial account of the receipts and ex- penditures of the ball, together with a statement as to their distribution, item by item. It is true that the names of Peter Cooper, Mayor Tiemann and other respectable persons have been used by the managers of these balls, but some of them are good natured people, somewhat too fond of figuring before the pub- lic, and perhaps not too particular about their aseociations, At any rate, we make no charges, but we ask for the accounts, properly audited and vouched for. There are grave sus- picions attached to many of the so-called chari- ty enterprises of the day—there are a great many people who steal the livery of heaven to serve the devil in—and therefore the public is naturally anxious for all the particulars about this money which is raised for “the poor.” The term is rather too general: we are not quite satisfied about these balls, and again demand the facts aud figures forthwith. Charity, per sr is a good thing, but plundering the public un- der euch disgraceful circumstances as at the Crystal Palace on Thursday, is a nuisance which cannot be too quickly abated, and its originators held up to the obloquy of the community. At any rate, give us the accounts of both the balls. Where did all the moncy go to? 7.—We have received a long letter from Mr. Thomas N, Carr, addressed to Mr. Busteed, the Corporation Coun- sel, detailing at length a number of incidents | and movements of the Corporation Counsel as a public officer, of vast interest to the taxpayers | of this unhappy city. It will be recollected that I Mr, Busteed obtained on indictment for libel against Mr. Carr for a previous letter, which appeared in our columns, containing eome stric- tures on his conduct in relation to street assese ments, If the statements in that letter laid the foundation for one good solid indictment, those contained in the one which we have now re ceived furnishes machinery and matter for a hundred and fifty. It details a number of cases of the most remarkable character, which cam be better brought up in the trial to come off on the indictment for libel next§reck before the Court of Sessions. It is only ne€eseary for Mr. Carr to bring up witnesses to establish the allegations contained ia his new statement—which we do not publish—in regard to the public conduct of the Corporation Counsel connected with street aseesements and other official duties; and if they are proved they will throw a greatjtight on the causes which swell our taxes to a horrible de- gree, and will show the conduct of our public officers in an aspect which will astonish the com- munity beyond anything they have yet seen. Therefore we prefer to delay its publication, and wait till the indictment comes up for trial before the Court of Sessions next week, when a number of witnesses will be able to tell their own lamentable tales of the mode and system by which taxes and assessments are laid on the unfortunate inhabitants of this city. Mr. Whiting, the terrier dog of the treasury, is the counsel for Mr. Carr, and when the case comes on there will probably be scenes. Tae Busteey ap Carr Inpicrwe A Narionan Pauteve Orrick. —The Tribune is opposed to the establishment of a natioual printing office, end advocates the contract sys tem ax more and economical. It ridi- cules the idem a6 being as absurd as the estab- lishment of a “national butchery, bakery,” &. We are of course not surprised at any position the Tribune may assume, provided it, iuconsis- tent with common senze. The contmpct system bas been tried over and over again in Washing- ton in relation to the public printing, and with what results? In every instance not only has the work been shamefully executed, but the con- tractors, atter breaking down, have importuned Congrees for appropriations to make good the losses they alleged they had incurred Wen- dell, Towers, Gales & Seaton—in a word, every printer who has undertaken to do the printing by contract, has pursued this game—the only lorers being the public, who in the end have to pay for the miserably executed work as much and more than it would have cost inthe first instance ifa fair price had been given. To secure the work, bidders offer to do it for lees than it can be done, in the expec- tation (which has never been disappointed) of lobbying an increased compensation through Congress at the end of the term. The philo- sophers of the Tribune urge that if a national printing office is established, so large a number of printers will be kept on hand that an im- mense amount of printing will be ordered just to give employment to this force. Is this the case in the national navy yards and the na- tional armories? On the contrary, is nei the force in those establishments regulated as in private shops by the work to be done; and what is to prevent the same arrangement as to the employés in a national printivg office? The printers are not to receive commissions from government, but to be employed and paid for the work they do. The superintendent would of course be a sworn officer of the government, and the whole establishment would be under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, precisely as the navy yards are under the direc- tion of the Secretary of the Navy and the arse nals under the control of the Secretary of War. If it is absurd to have a national printing of- fice, then is it equally ridiculous to have govern- ment offices of any deecription. Let all the work be done by contract. Mr. Buchanan could adver- tice for the lowest bidders to manage the seve- ral departments, custom houses, &c. Thesystem might be extended so as to embrace the whole government—judiciary, executive, legislature, army and navy. A national printing office, properly organized, as in England, France, Prussia, and other civil- ized European governments, with scutticieat guards against lavish expenditures, is absolutaly required. It could be placed 6n a par with other bureaus, with the same checks as to the employment of workmen as are observed in other government workshops. The work would then be properly executed. It would not be to the interest of any one, with the aid of a power- ful lobby, to have large quantities of useless documents printed, and above all, it would tuke away from Congress that great bone of conten- tion and fraud which now exists in the printing job. The 7ribune and other party hacks desire, of course, to perpetuate this system in the hope that they or their friends may come in for a share of the plunder at some time ; but no one not actuated by the most shamefully interested motives, either present or prospective, can hesi- tate in desiring an immediate change in this rotten, corrupt, expensive and demoralizing system, by which party hacks are rewarded and the treasury plundered. Tue Street Comsussioser Case Decroep ar Last.—The Court of Appeals have decided in favor of Mr. Devlin’s claim to the office of Street Commissioner. He is therefore now the lawful incumbent of that office, and Governor King’s appointee—Mr. Conover-—is ousted. Governor King, it appears, made a fatal mis- take when he took the appointing power from the hands of Mayor Wood {and assumed it him- self. : It only now remains for Mr. Devlin to enter the Street Commissioner's office and turn Mr. Conover out, when, very probably, there will be another breeze in that locality. Vor some days past, however, several grave charges have been pending against Mr. Devlin; and as the Mayor hasa right under the charter to remove the Street Commissioner for cause, it remains to be seen whether Mr. Tiemann will remove Devlin on these charges, and appoint a new Street Commissioner in his stead. Tur Evrorran Maits.The statement that the steamship Vanderbilt was offered to the Post Office Department at Washington for the conveyance of the European mails today at the Dopartment's “own terms,” is wholly erroneous. The terms de- manded were the same as paid to the Collins line, and at no time has a tender been made to the Post- master of this city of the Vanderbilt, on any terms whatever. The only proposition made to the Post- master came from the agent of the City of Balti more, which was for the sea postage, and conse- quently there was no option in the matter but to accept her. Fires in New Yerk. FIRE IN FIRST AVENUR—ONE MAN SUFFOCATED AND THREK HORSES BURNED TO DRATR. About three o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered im the frame stable under the blackemith shop of Green & Wilson, No. 262 First avenue. Owing to the in flamable character of the building the flames spread with great rapidity, and before ihe firemen arrived on the ground iho fri had oxtchded 0 the two story frame Duildieg No. 264, 0n the corner of Fifteenth street. Tho firemen soon got to work and extinguished :% O19, The stables were in the basement story of both buildings, and were oocupted in part by Butterly & Raokin, who hed two horses; both were taken ont uninjured. Edward Dally also bad bie horse taken out a owned Joun Horn, John and Mr. Meyers, wore burned to death; their value waa about $560, The store of the corner ballding, 264 Firat avenue, was cooupied by Daniel Kitt aw porter hore: stock entirely destroyed, vained at about 6760; no ineuratce. Itappears that Mr. Kitt did not to go to bed going to bed Casriday awoke Mr. Kitt and said place ‘was on fire. They both immediately tried to make their ercape, but as the smoke was very dense in the room, they could net tell which to getout. Kitt finaliy Cassidey. tb open” tho a6 ffocated. but yim oF} open joor, Was Ru after the 896 wen extoquuhet be Dody wae found close to the door and but «lightly barned The body was ‘con to Betlevue Hospital and the Coroner notified. Caani ‘wae a young man about 2) years of age, a stone cutter by trade, and upmarried. He never elept in Kitt’s etore on any previous cocasion. The buildings were own- ly & Rankin. The lors will be about $1,000; The fire is to bave been the work $900; Do There wore also wagons owned by various parties, to the value of about $900! which were destroyed; no insurance. fhe origin of the 1 be investigated by the Fire Marshal. G jie held an inquest upon the body of deceased yes. terday at Bellevue Hospital, when the jury rendered « ‘verdict of “Accidental death." Free tx Peek Sur.—Botweon 8 and 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire ocurred in the smoke house of Harris, Meday & Co., Nos, 29 and 31 Peck slip. The flremen soon arrived and ed the fire. The Squmage bs print pally to the meat in the smoke hours, aud will probably Amount to $600, ineured in the Citizens’ and New Amster- dam Insurance companies. The smoke house is dai about $20, Re insured for on tn he Market Insurance Company. fire was caused by the failing of some of i THE LATEST NEWS. Premature Announcement of Colonel Benton. Wasmingron, April 9, 1858. ‘Tho announcement in the House of the death of Colonel Benton was premature, He is still alive, though in a sinking condition. Before the members separated a letter ‘war read, dated yesterday, written by Colonel Banton to Sevator Houston and Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, saying that in the event of his death he expressly desires no notice to be token of it, No rule of either House wonld justify such @ proceeding, and besides it was contrary to his cou victions expressed many yeare ago. Affaire in Washingtou, Wasuincron, Aprit 9, 1858, ‘The number of veasels of various classes, the names of which have been changed under the act of March, 1856, the authority being vested in the Secretary of the Trea- eury, is fifty.one. The records at the Treasury do not show that apy of them bave been lostor foundered at sea, with the exception of the steamer Central America, No epecific reszon was given for changing ils name from George Law. The amount in the Treasury subject to draft is over six millions. The receipts last week were nearly five hun- dred and fifty six thousand dollars, Lieutenant Renshaw has beea appointed to the brig Bainbridge, proparing at Norfolk to join the African ‘squadron, Col. Benton rullied sviliciently this evening to dictate several letters, THIRTY-f IF TH CONGRESS, FIRST SKSSION. Senate. Wasiuncron, April 9, 1868. ‘The Eenate was not in eersion to-day, having adjourned yesterday until Monday, House of Re presentailves. Wasiinetox, April 9, 1858. Mr. Loywoy, (opp.) of 1]., made ap ineffectual effort to introduce @ reeoluiion calling on the Secretary of War to inform the House bow many army officers are absent trom their dutior, and at the seat of governmont and how many hold civil office by eloction or otherwise. PASMAGE OF THR DEFICIENCY WILL. Mr. Braxcn, (a¢m.) of N. C., epoke wita reference to the recorsitoration of the vote by which tho Doticiency bill was rejected. He hesitated not to declare that the mons trous expenditures of the ermy had reached a point to in- duce the entire country to rise and demand a reform, and pointed out the way by which this could be effected. He betieved,as heretofore declared by the House, in the form of a resolation, that Utah was in a state of rebellion, Il is vow too jate and uvjust to undertake to control the Giecretion of the Proxidert ws to the disposal of the troopa. ‘Mr. J. Graxcy Joxzs, (adm) in repiy, said the Quar. termasier General did not send (he estimates on his own Tesponaibility, but they wore received with the eudorso- meut of the Secretary of War. Mr. BRANCH was satisfed with the explavation, and was glad to find that no outrage on property had been porpe- tated by any bureau officer. i The vote by which the bill wae rejected was reconal- dered. Tho House thon refused to recommit the bill to the Com- mittoe of Ways and Means. be bill then pasged—-yeas 111, pays 97, Yeas—Mevera Abi, Anderson,’ arnoid, Atkins. Avery, Barkadsle, Bishop, Bocock, Borham, Boyce, Branch Burns, Campbell, Caskte, Chapman, © N.Y., Jobn Cocbrane. Cockert). Corning, Cox, Cralg of Mo., Crawtord, Davidson, Davis of Md, Davis of Miss, Dewart, mmick, Powdel!, Edie, Eliott, Kdmunaon, Kuss, Faulk’ ner, Florence, Folov, Gartrel', Gillis. Gilmer, Wood Grese, Brovabeck, Hall Batch, Haekine, Hick: Jackson, Jenkins, Jowe' Glusey Jo Kelly, Kunkel of Md., Lamar, Landey. La Leveber Maciay. McQueen, Marshall of Ili., Maynard, Mica, Milison, Bony mney Moore, Morris of Pa. Morris Shy Th, Nibinck,, Ni@bols, (Ain, Pendiewn, Peytou. Pheips, Pi ips, uitman, Ricaud, Russell, Sancidge, Savage, Scott, ward” Shaw of Ill, ‘Singleton, Smith of Va. of Teon., ., Taltot, inslow, Wondson, Worten- dgke, Wright of Tenn’, Warren,’ Watkins, hive, Zollicatter Nave—Abbot, Androwa, Trigham, Blair, Biss, Brayion, Putingon Burlingame, Burnet, ¥ Case, Chatter, Clark of Ct, Clawson, Clemens, Clingmai Cockraze, Colfax, Comins, Covede, Oregin, C1 Curry, Cpr ta, Demrell Davis of fed , Davis of Dean, Dodd Durfee, Farnsworth, Fenton mi of ‘oster, Giodings, Gilman Gooswin, Granger, Urow. Hall of ‘Barltn, Hill of Ta. Garncit fe 1 Hoard, Horton, Houstor, fanes of Tena Kigore, Knapp. Lettoh ‘Leler, Lovejov, Marahall , Maron. Yorgen, Morrill, Moree cf Me Morse of N. Palmer Parker, Pettit. Pike, Potter, Pottle, dy, Reagan, Ritchie, Robbins, Royce, Rufin, NX’ C.; Bherman of N Y., harman of Obi Stapion, Biewart of Pa. Tappan, Taylor ‘Tom kins, Trivoe, wood. Wade, Wal t bridge, Watton, Warkhurse ct Wik, Waldron, Washburne of Tit., Washburn of ¥e., Wilson ‘The House agreed that whea adjourning it shall be to Monday, at half past two o'clock. Mir. Monmus of Pa., said be bad juat beard of the death of the Hon. Thomas Hart Benton, and it was fit that the House sboald adjourn. The motion Was unanimous!y agreed to. United States Supreme Court, Wasnisutos, April 9, 1868. No. 273. Geo, de Swatz va. the United States.—A frcm the District Court from the Northern district of Cali- fornia. Dockeled and diemiased. No. 218. Stephen U. Nelson & Co. vs Samuel R. Garner 64, Claimanis of the steamer Brigadier General.—The motion of the sppellees to dismiss the case for want of juriscicticn. No. 71. © W. Garzam ys. the lessee of Elam Phillips. — went for plaintiff concluded No. 72. Francia Selden yn. Lawrence Myers, ot al.— Argued for both parties. ‘The Minnesota Bull. ‘Tho following is & copy of ttre bill which has passed the ‘Sepate for the admission of Minnesota into the Uaion:— A DILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF THE STATR OF MINNESOTA INTO THR UNH Whereas, an act of Coogress was passed February twenty nix, sightoon hundred and fy seven, entitied “An act to anthorize the people of the Territory of Minne- sota to form a constitution and State government ere tory to thelr admiamon into the Union on an equal footin with the original Statew;"” ana whereas the people of wu Territory did, on the twenty ninth day of Anguat, eightoon hundred and fifty seven, by delegutew elosted tor that porpese, form for themselves a conatitation and State government, which ts republican in form, and waa ratified and adopted by the people at an election hold on the thir- ‘teenth day of October, eighteen hundred and fifty soven, for that purpose; thereforo— Be itenacted by the Senate and Hou#? of Represeuta- tiver of the United States of Amorica in Congress aesem bied, That the Stste of Minnesota shall be one, and is bereby coclared to bo one. the ( ited States of Ameri ca, and admitted into the Unieo eu an equat fooving with the original States in al} reepects vw bate: Ree. %. And be ttfarther enacted, Th be entitled to two representatives in Congroes’ until the next apportionment of represontat!or among tho several eR. Sec. 3. And be it further enactod, That from and after the admission of the State of Minnesota, as hereinbefore vided, all the laws of the United States which are not cally inapplicable shall have the aame force and effect within that State as in other states of said State in hereby constituted udiewm! district of the United States, within whieh a ! Attorney and Marsha! of the United said districs of Minnesots shell reside withio the same, vd shall be entitied to the sume oompersation as the Judge, Attorney and Mar, bal of the district of Lowa. And ip all caace of appea! or writ of error heretofore prosecuted and now pending in the Supreme Oourt of the United States, upon any record preme Court of Minnesota Territory, the mandate on or order of further proceedings shall be directed by the Supreme Court of the United States to the Districtlourt! pf the United States for the distict of Miunesotagor to the Sa Preme Conrt of the State of Minnesot no natare of | puch appeal or writ of error may require; and eachiof thowe courte shall be the euoreseer of the SupremeCourt of Minnesota Territory aa to al! such casca swith fu power to hear and dotermice the same, aad to award mouse or final process thereiv | The Diheuity between Mesers. fhompson and Besancon. TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION. A difficulty taving occuried between Bon Jacob Thomo- fon and myself, it i# age that ramors may be circu. inted not enstained facts. I thoretore nek tho use of our columns to say that Yr Thompson and myself have years been cn friendly terma—from the period T pub. Mabed a daily journal in Miaaaalppl and Touisiana to the time of this cecurrence—that our meeting then was of ® friendly nature; the affair unpremod'tated and the result of misunderstanding. Matertaining these visws,no ono can regret the difficulty more than myself. Tt’ may be proper to say that | often visited the department, aud was ‘only armed for self defence, in anticipation of an attack from another quarter. I trust that you will extend the ‘courtesy seked to disabuse the public mind, if wrong im Prevsions are diseeminated. P, BESANCON, Wasmixaton, April §, 1968. News from Utah. St. Lown, April @, 1868, ‘The St. Josepha Gazetic announces the arrival at that Place of Aloxander Constant, from Fort Kearney 30th ult. Mr. Constant reporta that Hrigham Young bad notified Col. Johnston to leave the Territory of Utah by the 10th of March, otherwire his troope would be annihilated. Young had also tendered to the army sufficient provisions to inst them to the States. Mr, Constant met » supply train of one hundred and rixty wagons, accompanied by four com- Panies of troops, on the ist inst., on the Little Biue river, He also reporte the Indians all peaceable. Death of ==. John ANDAIGUA, 9, 1968. Hon. Jobn Greig died at bis in this My four o'clock thie morning, over 70 years. settlers and one of the most esteemed shinee of Te ceetice of the country, and for thirty of the Univer years or more bas been ove of the ork. When Louis Philippe was bity of the Sate of Nem iy the. time of the first Napoleon, ile in this country. he is sald to have vom eapecially indebted to Mr, Greig {or hospitality and friendatip. —. AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL. cme Denn of | The Decision of the Court of Appeals in the Street Coutmissioner Controversy, Our Special Albany h, THR CANAL LOAN--THR AVERILL ORE BRD—THE BROADWAY AND NINTH AVSNUR RAILROADS—TAB POLICK BILL—THE DECISION IN THR STREET COM- MISSIONKK CASB—STATE PRISON CONTRACTORS, BTC. Atnayy, April 9, 1868. All the bills prepared by the demecratic administration and reported in ths Assembly from the Ways and Means for compietirg the cazais, raising revenues, &c., will be- come laws. There ie no eerious opposition to the bill sub- mitting to the peoplo the question of borrowing three mit- lion tive hundred thousand dollars to complete the Erie canal, The republicans have no counter plan to and the attempt made by the Know Nothings to savings and otber deposit banks is hooted out of both houses. Neither of the other parties will enter with the Americans upon such a pilfering, plundering, ropbing ex cursion, Tho Averill ore bed swindle at Clinton prison is up egain. The conspirators now want a now consisting of Zacock Pratt, G. W. Briggs and S G. Hathe- way, to examine and see whether there really is any ore from which pig iron can be extracted in the mountam. Go on; the State will bave funds anon. Remonstrances at jast are flowing into the Senate against the Broadway and Ninth avenue railroads. The property holders on those routes thought themselves secure against the lobby, and therefore remained quietand unconcerned; but since they have discovered that the Broadway was burried through the House, quietly and without a remom strance being allowed to be heard, they pow begin te tbink it time to be stirring. ‘There is no telling in these 'e ee rolling times what may be the result the next our. The Metropolitan Pclice Repeal bill was discuased tn the Senate this morning by Mr. Spinola. He gave an illustra. tion of It working ia Brooklyn, gave the uames of several ‘bogus or dead bead police, and compared the expense of the prevent system with the old, cont that more than doub‘e the amount of movey ia now required toaa under the old system, The bill of ropeal was ordered te a third reading, azd wil! be lost when that time arrives. Tho Court of Appeals thia morning decided that the Ge- vernor bad no authority te appoint 1). D. Conover, of New York, Street_ Commissioner, in place of Joseph 3. Taylor, deceased. The decision is in favor of the validity of the appointment of Mr. Devlin, made in accordance with the cbarter by the Mayor and Common Council. Tho opintos: prevails that Mr. Devlin is entitied to the office two years, instead, as was auppored, of the unexpired term of Mr Teylor. The New York democracy hero are disposed te bave a jubilee on the occasion, in consequence of the pre- tracted and annoying Litigation for many months by the republicans, aldéedyby certain former judges to keep, the wntter in the courts Wonderful to relate, the Governor has withdrawn the ramesof Bowen and Stranaban from the executive see- sion as Commissioners of Police. The preseure has bees too great tor bis Excellency. The strong and influential lcbby from New York and Brooklyn bas overcome the obstinacy of the exceutise chamber. What have Lowes: and Strarahan dene during the last year that should de Serve & decapitation? Did they not carry out the beheats of the republicen party io the ieee of Lag ae tizans? Did they diseppoint the expectations of se large a number as to render thom soother year’s service? Who knows? Or was it uot on account of the uncontradicted truths told by Senator Spinola, in his epeech «n the Metro- polita bil this worning, in which he deed contradiction ‘Ubat Strapaban and Howen had cotinded and appointed a large pumber of desi heads as police cilicers who never were required to perform duty or wear a badge? Other facta ho brought oat which were traly sppalliog. | More, he said, be bad to reveal, ut they were only fit seoret session, when these names come up for confirmation. Tb is Dow understood that the lobby have directed the Gover- bor to send up the ramos of George Briggs, American, of Now York, aud Jesse C Swith, republican, of Brooklyn, in place of the gentlemen withdrawn James G. Wilon, « contractor for the em ofa pomber of convicts in the Sing Sing prison, has failed 4 pay the State for their services. The men wers fo quarrying, cutting, sewing aod splitting stone. contract was entered into on the 14th May, 1856, for one bupdred men, acd after cight months’ experience he tioved the Legislature to grant @ pew contract for of the Ho is eat fied that it ee capnot be turned to any table accourt except for limestone. It is a dead {oss to expend iabor upom working if up, Gepenamg upon the New York mar- ket or apy other where it is known.” He further states that be can ouly omploy about twenty-five fy Cy — ~ ie mill, sawing foroign marbloand grind- g cement; but in employing men in quarrying, cuttin ‘end sawing marble it ta tabor thrown to the winds. 4 acknowledges Lis indebtedness to the Suite in the sum five thousand coe hundred and twenty-four dollars, he propose pay by giving bis own notes at one \- sand dollars a month which proposition the committee the Senate bave agreed to accept, and the Legisiature confirm How much the State will love y oy: contractor cannot be estimated, But an important is estabiirheo by thir transaction—that the Sing Sing mar! is not worth quarrying—-that it is of sucha quality that the builders of New York reject it, as well as every other person who bas ever used it for building purposes. The Governor withdrew tovlay the namex of Mosses. — and Stranahan as Pelice Commissioners in Now ‘ork. 5 Decision of the Court of A in the Street Commialoner Cane. {From the Albany Evening Journal, April 9 } The People on the Kelation of Charles Devlin va Danie D. Conover. —The judgment of the Court of Appeals im thia caso was anneunced upon the opening of the Court this morning. It ts that the Governor was not authorized to fill the vacancy in the office of Street Commissioner, occasioned by the Geath of Joseph S. Taylor, the office ‘not being one of the “effices of the State” to which the sctof February, 1849, relates. The appointment of Devin is beld to be valid, and itis to be ioferred from the opinien of the Court that he took the office, not for the ‘unexpired term of hia predecessor, bat for the full term of two years, WEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Senate. AUHAnT, April @, 1868. neront. Besides the usual umber of focal bills the following of geperal interest were made:— ‘To legalize the action of the New York Board of Super. visors relative to F. Timson and others, ‘To amend the jaws of the Soperior and Common lens Conrta of the city of New York To require «Micors acting as Surrogates to give security. For the bere fit of married womea and the tasuriag of the hives of their hasbands. To wcorporate the New York Interior Insurance Com- ny * extend the charter of the Screw Dock Company of the city of New York fifteen years, To allow the New York Institution for the Blind to sell their property. To amend the Highway law in Kings and Queens coun- ee ‘The bill to repea! the Metropolitan Police law wae die- crtsed up to tho beur of executive sersion, in Committee of the Whole, when Mr. Itven’s gubstitote was rejected, by ayes 9, cnye Zi. The Dill was ordered to @ third reading . The Senate is now in executive soneton. The & nate considered the bill to submit to the peopte the question a& to whether there eha'l be a Convention te revise and amend the constitation of the State. Mr. Waneworri spoke against the bill, and Mr. Srow rep ied ‘Tbe bill was then reported to the Senate. and the ques tico beirg on agreeing with the House, it was laid on we tebie tll Monday evening, when a final yote will be en. The grinding committee reported various bills, includ- the folowing: — continue the comuuseion relative t@ common echools in New York cit, | To amend the charter of the Harmony Fire Insurance Company. Ty Jegnlixe the enles of store on time. ‘To ait of the New York and Marlem Raél- road Com pan; To amend the law for the benefit of married women in- suritg the lives of their husbands. To incorporate He German Literary Association of Har- monia. To regulate the use of wharves, piers and slips in the city of New York. © Diil to prevent frauds im assessments for local im- provementa in the city va New York) wee stricken out of the repert on motion » A motion to strike out the Harlem Railroad bill and re- commit it to the committee was lost—ayes 4, nays 23. ‘The Senate then took up private claims. Assembly. Atnawy, April 9, 1868, ‘The Assembly occupied the entire morning session de- Dating bills of the Committes of Ways and Means, Mr. Herenon (rep ) poke against the measures pro- posed, and io favor of tolling the raliroads and direct tax- wa tc SRS dS ST rheuld tan (rep) @pOK0 Againet tho proposed policy wa “Mr ‘Woucort (rep.) spoke in favor of tolling the rail- Ptr Lamwo (dem ) advocated the bili the commie. No vote was ‘Tho dobate was continued by Mr. Bane in favor and Mr. Haut in sg made @ motion to strike out the enacting c! Further action was interru; by an adjournment. ‘The House mot at 3 P.M. in Committes of the Whole, Mr. Baldwin in the chair, Mr ‘pill to repeal the act exempting the lands of the The Sacketta Harbor and railroads from taxation wae advocated by Mosers. Jing, Hull and Hotehinaon, and opposed by Mesers Wi ‘and Osgood, and ordered to a third reading. RAILROAD TOrTS, The House then took up the bill imposing tolls on cer tain railroads in the State Mr. Austin moved to exempt from the provisions of the