The New York Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JaMES GORDON BENNETT, ‘Woteamne MAINE... ceceencnenonsnneee Oe 109 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. tes ‘ADEMY OF MUSIO, Fourteenth at.—Gaann Oonoaat— mouse ‘Tuasaeee, LD AmcRi, £0. ADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway.~Paiur oF FRavow —Bicoure Correa. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Pacurra—Trour Gore Prats —Gopensxt. — BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Tus Tuaea Fast Max— Nona Omri. THEATRE, Brordwey, opposite Bond street— peur ¢ bor Cartan Cuauorie ALLA THEATREK, Brosdway—Sraima anp Av- eowstisrioinea HesanD. LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, Broatway—Tas Sei or te. — BAENUWS 4MERIOAN MUS! —Haant or tue Wonto. Evening: "BS BULLDINGS, 56) and 663 Broadway—G. Cunuer s ee a ALL, 672 Broadway—Savaxrs Minerems —Weono tomas inp Bvarasgue “Serarve una? Suow. 444 DROA WaY—Marr Fou’ Erur0rias Mevovtes amp Koc entuicrri Broadway—/ ar Sma. Bew Werk, Friday, April 16, 16358. _——$——————— ‘The News, Both houses of Congress have agreed to finally adjourn on the 7th of June. In the Senate yester- Gay a resolution was offered, which was laid over, that Congress reassemble on the Ist of November. ‘A call was mado on the Secretary of War for infor- mation respecting the Utah army contracts. The Diplomatic and Consular Appropriation bill was passed. Mr. Houston gave notice of his intention to call up on Monday next his resolution relative to a protectorate over Mexico. The Pacifio Railroad bill was then discussed till the adjournment. In the House the Committee on the Kansas votes was announced. It is the same as pub- lished yesterday, with the exception that the name of Mr. Howard, of Michigan, is substituted for that of Mr. Giddings. A River and Harbor Appropriation bill, involving an ex- penditure of a million and a half, mainly to continue works already in progress, was reported by the Com- mittee on Commerce. All other appropriations for rivers and harbors will be allowed to stand over until the treasury is replenished, and it is somewhat doubtful if the one just reported will pass the pre- sent session. The bill includes appropriations for improvements at Hellgate, Diamond reef and the Hudson river. As the session of the Legislature draws to a close the proceedings become interesfing, as will be seen by our reports, although the most important measures yet remain to be finally acted on. The Legislature in convention yesterday made choice of Wm. Cullen Bryant as Regent of the University, in place of Mr. Greg, deceased. In the Senate there has been a pro- longed contest upon the bill to transfer Erie canal moneys to the lateral canals, the point at issue be- ing one involviag the patronage of the Canal Depart- ment. The bill wae yesterday passed to a third read- ing, but was subsequently recommitted, with instruc- tions to report so as to give the Engineer end Surveyor absolute power to remove subordinates for cause. The Annual Appropriation bill passed the Assembly. The bill repealing the Metropolitan Po- lice law was defeated by a vote of 60 to 57. Great anxiety is now manifested to know what the decision of the Court of Appeals will be upon the constitutional ity of the Port Wardens law, and also with regard to the decision of the Supreme Court upon the question of the reinstatement of the old police. Both these cases have been argued, and the decision of the court of final resort may be ex- pected at any moment. The steam frigate Susquehanna arrived at this port last evening from Kingston, Jamaica, which port ehe left on the 7th inst. She has been absen about two years, during which time she has visited the Mediterranean, taken part in the Atlantic tele- graph expedition, and latterly been stationed on the coast of Central America watohing the filibusters. While lying in the harbor of Greytown, on the 19th ult., the yellow fever broke out among her crew. She immediately put te sea, intending to visit Pensacola, but her destination was subsequently changed for Jamaica, being short of coal and medical stores. Before her arrival at Kingston, the disease had become epidemic, and on reach- ing that port she had one hundred and fifty-five cases. Of the whole number, seventeen have died, among them Lieut. Queen, of the Marine corps. Six officers and fifty-seven of the crew were landed at Kingston and placed in the hospital there. Great praise is given the Engtish naval and medical officers of Kingston for their prompt and efficient efforts to relieve the sick. The Susquehanna iv now lying at Quarantine. We have later news from Venezuela, dated at Ca- racas on the Slet ult. A provisional government had been inaugurated under the most happy auspi- ces,and a new President would soon be elected, when, it was thought, Senor Manuel Felipe Tovar, one of the leaders of the revolution, would be cho- sen. Gen. Custro had decreed the removal from of. fice of all the employés of the late government, and persons who speculated in the public funds during the rule of Monagas were to be rigorously excladed from appointments under the new adminis- tration. The Monagas family had taken refage with the French legation, whither they had taken half « million of dollars, and it was said that the French Minister was about to marry the ex-Presi- dent's daughter. The provisional government, how- ever, demanded the surrender of Monagas and his accomplices, and they were delivered up and placed in confinement, to be dealt with according as their offences may be judged. From a published state ment it appears that of the Custom House receipts at Porto Cabello the Monagas family regularly bagged seventy-six per cent. The ex-President was near defeating the ends of the patriots by means of early information given him by a traitor named Ga- vars. Caracas was brilliantly illuminated for seven days after Monagas resigned, during which time the great number of foreign flags floating from private residences added much to the effect of the scene. As the streets were crowded night and day during the week, the ladies, native and foreign, when promenading appeared without their skirt distend- ers—a circumstance that is mentioned with no lit- tle satisfaction. Althongh it was advertieed that fonr different com- mittees of the Common Council would hold meetings yesterday, not a single committee meeting took place, and, consequently, the parties who were so much in- terested in the expected meetings asto absent them- selves from their business to be present at them were disappointed. ‘The third of a series of lectures in aid of the Shirt Sewers and Seamstresses Society, was delivered last evening by the Rey. E. H. ChapM™, to a crowded au- dience in Mozart Hall, on “Woman and Her Work.” ‘The lecturer eloquently advocated a more extended eyetem of education for women, similar to the course of education given to man, and detailed the sufferings of the poor shirt sewers who were but receiving five cents a piece for shirts—a day's work. The grand jary presented a number of indictments in the Court of General Sessions yesterday. Wm. H. Hilton, colored, was arraigned, charged with the murder of Mary Stevens, and pleaded not guilty. His trial was put down for next Monday. G Wiley, indicted for burglary in the third dogroe pleaded guilty to an attempt to commit that offence, and was sent the penitentiary for two years. John Jones and Kdward A. Coleman were tried for forgery in the second degree, having passed coun terfeit bills on the Vernon Bank. Jones was convict ed of the charge, and Coleman found guilty of the fourth grade of the offence and recommended to merry, in consequence of his previous good character. ‘The Recorder in passing sentence said that Jopes , 4 Fal NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1858. was an old counterfeiter, aud eext him to the State | biack republicans in this matter. Kansas aad prison for five years. Coleman was remanded for | the Kausas agitation gre their political stock in sentence. Our correspondent in Port au Prince, writing on the 30th ult., states that flour and rice had fallen considerably in price, in consequence of ill judged shipments from the United States, whereby the market was overstocked. Pork was also lower. At latest date coffee had advanced in price, rating at $134 (Haytien). Six thousand bags were deliver- ed. Logwood sold at $65 (Haytien). Two coasting vessels had been wrecked, and ves were lost in each instance. Madame Pierre Toussaint Denis, Duchess of Gonaives, died on the 27th of February, and was buried with all the ho:ors due her rank. We have news from Para, Brazil, to the 18th alt. Trade was very inactive, and produce rated high, owing to the effects of the European money crisis. Very heavy rains had fallen, and yellpw fever pre- vailed to some extent. The Amazon Steam Naviga- tion Company had recommenced their semi-monthly trips to the Rio Negro, government having added $20,000 to the grant for subsidy. It was thought that a line of steamships from the United States to Para would benefit commerce greatly. Thomas Roberteon, of Chicago, died at Para on the 3d ult. We have news from Port Louis, Mauritius, to the 15th of February. Sevefe weather had been expori- enced in the neighborhood of the island, but the vessels in the harbor did not suffer much. The rains that accompanied the storm benofitted the planta” tions for the coming crop, but the stunding canes would, it was feared, be injured. Through these circumstances it was considered that the sugar crop would be about 5,000 tons less than last year, or 106,000 tons. Money was abundant. There were a great many vessels offering for freight. Advices from Bermuda to the 6th inst. report that the potato crop had been partially injured by tho late heavy gale, and that the yield would be inferior to that of last year. oa At Turks Islands on the 24th ult. salt was plenty and provisions abundant. The application of the people for an alteration in the constitution had been refused by the home government. Five vessels had been wrecked off Caicos within a week. Judge Thompson, of the Marine Court, decided yesterday that negroes may be permitted but are not entitled to scats in public conveyances, and the jury before whom a case involving the point w2s tried endorsed the opinion. The Board of Aldermen met last evening. A lengthy communication was received from the Mayor giving in detail his reasons for proposing the suspen- sion of Btreet Commissioner Devlin, and a letter was sent in by the Corporation Counsel giving his opin- iom as to the power of the Mayor and Aldermen to remove Mr. Devlin from office. Both these docu- ments may be found in our report of the proceedings. A resolution appointing the 25th inst. for holding an clection in the Ninth district to fill the vacancy in the Board caused by the death of Alderman Gre- gory was laid on the table bya vote of nine to seven. The Board of Councilmen were also in session last evening. Mr. Bickford presented a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the Counsel to the Cor- poration to report what the powers of the Mayor are in auditing bills and employing auditing clerks therefor when the warrants for the same have been regularly passed by the Auditor of the Finance Department, and whether the sig- nature of the Mayor, as well as that of the Clerk of the Common Council, is not merely a coun- torsign that the warrant has regularly passed the Finance Depertment. A resolution directing the Croton Aqueduct Board to notify the several Rail- road Companies to repair the streets on the line of their respective roads was laid over. The communt- cation from the Counsel to the Corporation which was sent to the Aldermen last week, relative to the judgment against the city for $20,000 held by Rem- sen & Wenman, was referred to the Committee on Law. A report .was received from the Committeo on Finance recommending the passage of a reso- lution appropriating $100,000 for the rebuilding of the hospital on Blackwell's Island, which was adopted. A gentleman who arrived in this city yesterday, direct from New Orleans, via the Mississippi river and Memphis, gave a deplorable account of the de- struction of property by the flood in that river. He stated that the river had pretty much, with few exceptions, covered the country on both sides of it all the way from the mouth of Lake Providence to Memphis—a distance of several hundred miles. People were seen in the upper stories of houses, while the lower rooms were filled with water. Cat- tle were standing half submerged, while dogs were resting on logs. In villages people were passing in boats, and moving their effects to places of greater safety. Even deer had been dislodged from their coverts, and were seen swimming in the Mississippi. One fine specimen was taken while swimming across the river in front of the bow of the boat. This flood is said to be without precident since the year 1844, and at many points it is said to be greaterthan it. ‘Tho extant of its damage and destruction of property cannot pro- bably be known until the inundation has partially subsided, communications with many points having been interrupted or entirely cut off. We learn that the brig Hurricane Bird arrived at Raltimore at half past three o’clook.on Wednesday afternoon, with the particulars of the loss of the clipper ship Jobn Gilpin; but this important intelli- ligence appears to have been kept private until after the close of business. The matter is to be investi gated by the Underwriters. The cotton market was rather hoavy yesterJay, while the eales embfaced about 700 bales, closing without change of memeet in prices. Holders were not disposed to press sales, while purchasers were lees willing to enter the market freely at previous quotations. Flour was mors active at the recent decline, and sales wero pretty freely made, including purchases for export at about previous rates. Wheat was in good milling demand, with sales of come 20,000 a 26,000 bushels, at rates given in another place. Corn was in good demand and at higher rater sound white sold on the spot st 75c. a 76}¢0., and yellow wee reported sold, to arrive, at 7c. Pork was firmer, with saloe of mons at $17 60 a $17 65 and prime at $14 30 a$l4 40. Lard was frm, at 10%,c. a 10%c. in tiorces aad barrels, and 120. in kegs. Sugars were in good demand, with sales of about 1,400.0 1,500 bhde. at rates given in another piace, Rio coffee was quiet, while 1,000 mms Jawa were pold at 18340. Freights were hoavy and irre. gular to English ports, with moderate engagements for Liverpool, London and Glaagow. To Bremen 400 tierces rice were engaged at 260. Who are the Agitators and Disorganizers in Congress? The late vote on the question of a joint Com- mittee of Conference on the Kansas difficulty furnishes a pretty exact divicion between the peacemakers and the disorganizing agitators of the House of Representatives, The object of this joint committee fe e compromise bill, ac- ceptable to both houses; a bill which can be passed, and which will finally settle the whole question. Should the committee succeed in this great object it will command the approbation of the whole country; but should the con- ference fail all the parties concerned in it will still be entitled to the credit of having tried the experiment. The House vote for the conference was 108 to 108, the casting vote of the Speaker deciding the question for the committee. And who are the parties who voted against this fair and commendable proposition in behalf of the paci- fication of Keneas and the peace of the country? They are the whole black republican party, to a man, the Southern ramp of the Know Nothing party, and the intractable Douglas renegades, including Horace F. Clark and John B. Haskin, elected by the conservative democracy of this city and neighborhood to sastain the policy and measure of a conservative administration. We can readily woderstand the motive of the trade. Settle this agitation, and they are all at eea. Keep it open, and they have something left upon which to live a little longer. We are aware, too, that Mr. Douglas and his sworn Northwestern democratic followers are all in the came boat, and that the rump of the South- ern Kuow Nothing faction are intent only upon a good position in the general alllance against the edmixistration; but the vote of Horace F. Clark and John B. Haskin against this Commit- .tee of Conference we cannot understand upon any theory of consistency or common sense. Nothing of principle or consistency would have been rikked by them in a vote for this conference. Mr. English, of Indiana, who pro- posed it, had veted ali the way through in favor of the House bilL He had sense enough to know that if the report of the commit- tee ehould not come up to hia ideas of ‘popular sovereignty,” he would etill retain the right to vote against its adoption. Desiring, however, a settlement of this question, he properly appreciated the folly of refusing this unobjectionable alternative of a Conference Committee. It was not a party question; it was not a dictatorial edict from the President ; it was simply a proceeding of expediency, sus- tained by cvery patriotic consideration affecting the exigencies of the caee. The members voting for the conference, therefore, will stand ap- proved; while those, particularly of the demo- cratic school, who voted against it, have placed themselves in a very odious light before the country. In this connection, of alt men Horace F. Clark and Jobn B. Haskin occupy the mest in- defensible position. They represent a constitu- ency peculiarly conservative upon all great national issues; and the reasons for this con- rervatism are very obvious, The vast com- mercial, manufacturing and business interests of all kinds of this metropolis are bound up in the Union, and are seriously affected by any- thing which threatens the peace or disturbs the political harmony of the Union. This Kansas agitation, therefore, has all along been regarded as a nuisance by tho bulk of this business community; and our people here have been desirous above all things to have this nuisance abated. Hence the suc- ceesful public meetings in this city in behalf of the immediate and unconditional admiesion of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution; and hence the repeated failures at a public demon- stration of our anti-Lecompton “bleeding Kan- sas” agitators. Our hopes concerning this Conference Com- mittee are not very sanguine. A bill acceptable to Mr. English and his associates voting for the committee may be repulsive to the Southern fire-eaters, and vice versa. But, in any event, the catalogue of members voting against the expe- rimgnt of a conference gives us a list of disor- ganizing factionists openly voting for arenewed agitation of this Kansas nuisance for party de- moralization, sectional discord, political revo- lution, financial confusion and universal mob- law, in preference to the emallest concession in this matter of the admission of Kansas. The men who have thus shamelessly commit- ted themselves to the base purposes of a sectional and factious demoralization of Congress will be remembered, and we especially admonish Mesers. Clark and Haskin to prepare for the consequences, The conference may fail; but it may succeed. Even in the event of a failure to reconcile the two houses upon a common ground of agreement, it will still accomplish something in defining more distinctly the bars and ehoals which obstruct the entrance of the “long, low, black schooner” Kansas and her rufllanly crew nto the broad harbor of the Union. Tue AxuiuaNce Betweex Dovanas anp Se- wanp.—Thurlow Weed, in the Albany Zvening Journal, attempts to quibble about our state ment as to the alliance entered into between Seward and Douglas. He says he was not in this city last week. The fact is, he fies about between Washington and Albany so often that, like the devil, it is dificult to put your finger on him at any particular time. Bat, with all his impudence, he don’t pretend to deny that the alliance has been entered into, by which Seward’s influence is to be used to assist Doug- las to a re-election in Illinois; and, in return, Douglas is to assist Seward’s prospects for the Presidency by divorganizing the democracy. And it is susceptible of proof that Weed has boasted of this bargain on several occasions recently. ‘The Jowrnal's allusion is evidently a confestion of the fact, under a pretended denial 28 to the exact whereabouts of Weed at a par- ticular day, not at all material to the fact it- eelf. This is not the first time Seward bas made bargains with his political opponents. The election of Preston King to the Senate from this State was the result of a bargain betweon Seward and the barnburners, looking to the Presidential election of 1860, and the compact with Douglas is precisely of tae same character. Deciixé OF THE ANTI-SLAVERY SenTIMENT.— It is very evident from numerous indications which meet the eye that » very decided decline in the anti-tlavery sentiment is taking place throughout the Northern States. The National federal copital, not long since confeaged that ite circulation had fallen off one-half of late. It is well known at our Post Office that the anti- | Tribune, has Jost quite as large a share of its eubecription list. This is also manifest from the piteous sppeal which it makes to its friends to come to its aid and advertise in ita columns at half price. No journal doing a good busi- | nese or with an increasing circulation would show evidence of such weakness in the kneesas thie. The late elections tell the same story in the extraordinary diminution of the anti-lavery vote. The truth is that the people of the free Statee, the agricultural, commercial "and manu- facturing clagees have grown tired of the anti- slavery humbug, and want to hear no more of it, The late revulsion first diverted theif thoughts from thesubject. And now the reli- gious revivals, which have no anti-slavery non- rense about them, are another evidence of the disfavor into which tho nigger feeling has fallen among those pious and godly classes who have been heretofore its warmest friends. In two or three years, it is not unlikely that anti- slavery journalism in the North will have ex- pired of inanition. #@ Mn. Boony Broors, without the elighert ceremony, copies any quantity of foreign and domestic news from our columns, and omits the customary credit. We hope that he behaves better to his butcher and his baker, and is able to ingrgase gnd pay their bills, | Zire, an anti-lavery journal published at the | | slavery organ of our country parts, the Workly | Awunioan Newsrares Ongaws ov Assassnia- ion.—Several American journals published in this city and elsewhere continue to defend the late atrocious attempt to assassinate the Empe- ror of the French. Sentiments which the most violent republicans of Europe ebrink from ut- tering are boldly expressed, in one ehape or other, in such journals as the New York Day Book, Tribune and Daily News. They preach as- sassination as a gospel. Some of these journals justify the effort of Pierri and Orsini to aseassinate the Emperor of the French on the ground that, in the course of the struggle which intervened between the re- turn of Louis Napoleon to France and his coro- nation as Emperor, certain fights took place, in which the lives of a number of individuals were lost. But it‘is absurd to place homicides of this character on a par with private assasel- nations. No general or selfmade sovereign throughout history ever attained his destined pésition without walking at somo timo or other over dead bodies. In France especially, whero bloody revolution is the recognized method of changing the government, it is ridiculous to ac- cuso the Emperor of murder because he was raised to the throne by the eame means as the other rulers of France of late years. The Emperor is called a usurper. No such thing is the case. As old Walter Savage Lan- dor said in his recent letter, he is the most le gitimate eovereign in Europe, for not one of them ever bad such a popular invitation to the throne ashe had. The Queens of England and Spain and the Emperor of Russia are far more uearpers than Loais Napoleon. There is one curious fact about this advocacy of assaesination which has lately sprung up among a portion of our newspaper presa. All the American organs of assassination are also organs of extreme doctrines of one kind or another. One of them is a Fourierite, infidel, anti-clavery journal. Another is a fiercely pro- slavery print. A third is a mere blind partisan hack. Thus it would appear that the sound por- tion of the press is all right yet, and that a mo- nopoly of the advocacy of assassination is left to those diseased portions of the intellect em- ployed on the press which were long since hope- lees. Napoleon will disappear, like Louis Philippe and Charles the Tenth, when the due time comes and the French are tired of him. But until that day arrives, no person with the least feel- ing of decency should sympathise with the Teprobates who try to assassinate him. Tue Hovse Kansas Coummrren or Conrer- ENCE.—This committee is a fair one, and a libe- ral one to the anti-Lecomptonites. It con- sists of Mr. English, Indiana, anti-Lecomptoa demo- crat. Mr. Stephena, Georgia, Lecompton. Mr. Howard, Michigan, republican. Mr. English, it will be remembered, in a con- ference some time ago between the anti-Le- compton and Lecompton democrats of the House, signified his readiness to swallow Le- compton with a proviso unequivocally affirming the right of the people of Kansas at any time to alter or abolish their constitution. This proviso was refused by Mr. Stephens and the Lecompton men, and so Mr. English and com- pany voted for the Crittenden-Montgomery bill. The question is, will the ultra Southera Le- compton men, House and Senate, concede this proviso now, or will Mr. English accept any- thing smaller? Doubtful, very doubtful—the case is foggier than ever. Mr. Stephens, we fear, is with the Southern ultras. Mr. Howard is well known. He was, we believe, | chairman of the Kansas Congressional Investi- gatiog Committee of last Congress. He is a good match on the joint committee with Seward | of the Senate branch, of which Green and Hunter are the majority. We fear that the two branches ef the committee will never hitch their horses to the same sapling. But, nous verrons. AsroGatioy or THE CLayton-BuLwer Treaty. —We understand that the double-headed Britieh legation at Washington are working industri- ously to defeat the abrogation by our govern- ment of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. We don't know what effect to this end diplomatic dianers, fancy drees balls and such things may have, but we trust that the Committee of both houses on | Foreign Relations will act independently and judiciously upon this question, for they will snrely be taken to task for it if they permit themselves to be led astray. Tux Merrorentan Porice Extancise tue Rayxs.—We understand that the Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police intend to complete the ranks of the force by putting a number of | their female relatives on the pay lists. The | brothers, cousins and brother+in-law of the | Commissioners have done so well that it is | thought now that woman’s rights ought wo be | considered, and at least one-third of the force to be appointed from the feminine gender. In | Paris a large number of females are employed | in the police to examine baggage and for other datiee. Not To oe Woxprren Ar. —Horace K. Smith, who was | summoned asa jurymax oa the Lites murder caso in York Times, oud that be had made op hile mind that pews. paper reports were net reliable. Trm Reesiay Comverre.—The screw corvette Japanese, order of Captain Crown, is now lyiog off the Battery, and sil persons feeling an interest in or desiring to examine thie vernel—she being fitted up ia yory superior aad coat ly stylo—heve an opportunity of visiting her to day. Ponte are cngaged to carry off visiters from the foot of Rector street, North river. Sbe saila on Saturday for the Amoor river. City Intelligence. Musrvo.—Mr. Oscar 0. Stewart, of Lincklaen, Che bango county, New York, left homo on the 14th of No- vomber Isat for New York city, to dispose of butter and other produce, He was last soon la thia city on the 15th of the samo month, at the store of PF. G. Berry & Co., which he left to take the steamer Now World for Albaay. ‘Since then ali trace of him has boen lost, except hia namo (nthe books of the boat. Mr. Stewart was 2 yoare of ge, about five feet sight or nine inches in height, brown air, ight whiskers approaching to sandy, blue oyes, and ‘& ecar on the forehead, coats Som On re & hair: be bad on a biack dross coat, black , diaok hat, blue mixed overcoat, bome made, and a certified y Bank. A ; had about $25 in for $321 on Importers’ and Tre . Any information concerning him, addreeesd to Mra. Ann Stew. art, North Linckleen, Chenango county, New York, will be gratefully received. Axorume MAN Missixc.—John Moore, resident of No, 170 Fast Twenty-third street, has been missing from his home since the Lith inst, and fears are entertained by his relatives that he has been foully doalt with. Moore was about 21 years old, was 6 feet 6 inches in height, had dark brown curly hair, and was dressed in @ biack frock coat, Diack panta, and light colored overcoat. fle wore ‘a diamond the fourth of his left hand, and bade and chain and articles of value upon hie person. Fourp Dnowsen.—Two unknown men were found drowned yesterday—ove at the foot of Murray street, and the other at the foot of Kighteenth street, Hast river, Corgner Perry held an inquest in gach onsq, Rochester, swore that be took no newspaper but tho New | duilt by W. H. Webb for the Rossian governmont, by | ‘ THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Our Special Washington Despatch. THE HOUSE KANSAS CONFBRENOB OOMMITTER—THE CASS BERRAN TANATY Di THE NEW GRANADIAN CONGRESS—HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENT SCH)MES KILLED OFF—THB PROPOSED BANKRUPT LAW—NAVAL NBWS, BTC., ETC. Wasmnarom, April 16, 1868, ‘The Spesker bas appointed Mesers. Eogliah, of Indiana; Stephens, of Georgis, and Howard, of Michigan, the House Committee for the conference on the Kansas bill. The first is an anti-Lecompton democrat, and the second a La- compton democrat, and the other a republican. Letters received here from a high official source a Bo- gota, New Granada, confirm the statement published that the Cass-Horran Convention bad, upon reconsideration, passed the Senate of the New Granadian Congress by a majorisy of two, The same letters express a doubt of ite passing the otber branch of Cougress. The Eoglish and French represcutatives at Bogota bad oxpreased the wiah that the treaty should be adopted. ‘Mr. Toombs has nearly completed his bill for a Bank- rupt law. It wili be reported to the Senate in a few days. Gem, Ward bas nearly matured e bill for the same purpose. ‘The Senate Committee on Commerce today decided hat it would be unwise to prosecute the improvement of rivess and harbors by borrowing the money, and, as the treasury was not in condition to furnish the means, it was inexpeatent to report in favor of auch Improvements. The ‘report was ubanimous. ‘The Investigating Committee of the House into the al- leged frauds of the late and present Doorkeepers, Mesers. Darling and Hackney, have examined sevoral witnesses: today, and seom dotcrmined to probe the charges thoroughly. The evidence taken against Darling in the matter of the books and furoliure which it is said he ap- propriated appears condemnatory. ‘Tho Senate Post Office Committee have under considera- tion the memorial of A. L. Bieecker and associates, for the establishment of a line of mali steamers on the West Coast of South America—tho line advocated by the Hxxarp. It is believed the report will be unanimously in its favor, as it was last Congrees—the moderate compensation aud the immense trade involved, now monopolized by an Engtisn company, presenting the strongest Claims for favorable action. Preparatory orders bave been forwarded by the Navy Departnent to Oommodore Lavalette to hold himself in readiness to take command of the Moditerraneau squadron. Purger John W. Nixon bas been ordered to the Marion, on the coast of Africa. Commander James H. Ward has been ordered to the command of the rendezvous at Philadelphia, vice Commander John R. Goldsborough, whose term has expired. The following named Midabipmon have regently passed their examination for promotion at Annapolis, and rank as foliows:—No. 1, Phillip Porcher; 2, Alfred Hopkins; 8, Montgomery Sicard; 4, E. 0. Matthews; 5, T. McK. Bu- chanan; 6, Geo. E. Law; 7,Edward P. Lull; 8, Edward Tea; 9, A. F, Crossman; 10, Chas. 8. Norton; 11, 8. B. Dalton. ‘THE GRNBRAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasuixetoy, April 16, 1868, The aggregate amount proposed to be appropriated in the various river and harbor bills, heretofore referred to the Mouse Committee on Commerce, is over four millions of dollars. The bilireported by Hon. John Cochrane to- day appropriates nearly a million and a half of doliars. ‘The committee, with the exception of two hundred thou- eand dollars for harbors of refuge, confine their items to tho completion of improvements already projected and begun, for they say without some assistance now the milous expended along our sea, lake and river borders, must become a total sacrifice, Among the items are $20,000 for Buffalo harbor, $100,600 for removing the rocks at Hell Gate and Diamond Reef, $16,000 for the im- provement of the Hucson river above and below Albany, $100,000 for the Delaware breakwater, $100,0C0 for Chi- cago barbor, and the same amount for Mobile harbor. ‘The Belgian Charge d’Affaires, Mr. Spencer, has been tranzforred from Wachington to Constantinople, and will be succeeded by the former Minister of that government {> Conatantincple. The Swedish Charge has also been transferred from Washington to Constantinople. ‘Special Ministor Escalente will forthwith return to Costa Rica. Applications have been received from other cities for situations under the pending police bill, the passage of which is considered doubtful. It appears from tho report of Hon. H. M. Rice, made to the War that tho soveral hundred claiments to tho Fort €rawford reservation, west of the Mississippi, bad possession given them by the Court nearly two years ago, and that five hundred and seven acres of the govern- ment reserve opposite Fort Crawford were sold at a dollar and a quarter per acre, and tw: five cents per acre ad- ditional to cover wig a which are heavy. The City Democratic Convention to-night nominated ex- Poctaraster Berrett for Mayor on the twentieth ballot. THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Senate. ‘Wasuisoroy, April 16, 1868. TH CTAM ARMY CONTRACTS. Mr. Fisskxpky, (opp.) of Mo., offered a resolution ro- questing the Secretary of War to give information respect. ing all contracts for supplies to the army tn Utah which have been made without public notice, which wag pgreed to, 10% RY ASHRMBLING OF CONGR, Me. Foot, (opp.) of Vt., also offered a resolntion that when the Senate aijourns on the first Monday in June (which it seems it has already agreed to do), it be to meet on the first of November. The resolve waa laid over. PAMMAGE OF THE DIPLOMATIC APrROYRIATION BIL. Ov motiva of Mr. Ruwren, (sdm.) of Va , the Di ond Congular Appropriation Dill was tacen up and passed. TOK UTAM TRLEGRAPH mit. A motion by Mr. Cherrexven, opp) of Ky., that the vote postponing the Utah Telegraph bill to December nox; be rescinded, was laid over. THA MEXICAN PROTRCTORATE. Mr. Hovetox, (opp.) of Tcxas, gave notice that on Mon- day be would move that the Seoate take up bis resolution in relation to the propriety of @ protectorate over Mexico. THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BLL Was takon ap. Mr, Pour, (3m ) of Mo., spoke in faverof his amend- ment of the bill in relstion to ite eastern terminus. Ho said that if ie mouth of the Big Sioux be the tormiaus, swenty two States would be entirely south of that para'lo! of latitude, aud ouly four north of it; while the paral.el carried to the Atientio would lutersect part of Caoada, and be arnear Montreal as Baltimore He eiaborated at groat h upon the advantages of the thirty-ficth parallel All other routes. There is no tamnelling to be done, aod vo grade ro sicep as cn the Baltimore and Ohio Rail: road; for a thousand miles the grade is aj the rate of twenty fret per mile, the rade of the whole | road is ouly thirty three and @ Usird feet per mile. Thore | aco Umber and ‘water, aud prodadiy coal, oa the route, He Velleved that tho Completion of this work would tax the viost energies of the country. [t transcends ia | tude the Chinese wall, Tho entire country wante it, | aud believes that tho fullacas of Ume has now come for ite Commence ment. Mr. Mason, (nam.) of Va., argued against the govern | ments inaugurating ® pew system of dountics payable in ec, with the view of inviting labor and capital to undertake the work. The oxpe stations beld out to the com- tractors, be said, areillosory. The road will coatfrom one ' | buudred to two hundred uuliliona, of which the govern- ment gives (wenty-five millious ia mouey and tweaty five | muttione of acres of land. Will any subs antiat contractor lake such arisk? [He waa forcibly impressed with the conviction that if the government can be induced to touch Male Cladog with ite Gager, it will have to pay for itin Ail time. Tk was fortonate, however, that lands were worthien, cso a Kystom of fraudulent credit would be Dutlt on thom that would result in another | proposes doors of Mr Hate, railroad, without saying when or bow it shall be con- mMrocted. Ile had ed nistration, because ater paying two Cuba, tt not have cnough to pay a hundred millions for the Pacific Railroad. Although ho admitted the ener aad the country, he did not think it was competent to Mr. PoLK—Not at once Mr. Bate wanted to krow which would be done first. Mr. Pox made no ' Mr. Doourrie, (opp.) of Wie., moved to amend Mr. by ‘that the northern Polk's amendment mul point bo at Breckinridge, Soux with the Ked River of the North, on the northern boundary of Minnesota.” This route was Mr. Stevens, nnd | capable of being thickly bes gy Conn., added to bis ir. y .) of y amendment tial ef ibe irom ened in the railroad shall’ be of American manufactore. The bill was then postponed till to-morrow. REPEAL OF THE REGISTRY ACT. On motion of Mr, ewann the bill oe, section of Ube Registry act of March 8, 1826, wae THR PRIVATE Gal ‘Tho private calendar was thon considered, after tho Clerk of the House nouded the Sonate of ‘he ment of Mesara. English, —! ——e Adjourned JOTRNMENT OF CONG IREAS, The following is & port oa of the Senate reper of Toes. day, accidentally om: yy our cert Ye Toone, (mem ) Of Ga, moved 1 aout — the Senate cau- & E i I i [ Ho fi et $1,200; second lieutenants at $1,100; third lien tenants at $1,000; engineers, $1,200, and assistant engi neers at $1,000 per annum; the compensation of petty ef cers and sergeants of marines w be fixed by the Preat Gent, at rates not exceeding $40 per month, exclusive @ rations. The bil was passed. A NEW RIVER AND HARBOR APPROPRIATION BILL, Mr. Jonn Cocurans, (adm.) of N. Y., from the Commit tee on Commerce, reported a bill making for the improvement of certain rivers and omarked that it framed with a view of economy’ conetdoring the present condition of the b Mr. Wasusvuxn, (opp.) of Di, also a rive and barbor bill. Mr. is. Also, a bill for the codification of the revenue laws of tim United States, Ryan pence oo ey la | ae le ha rg Jer in the inst reo, bas been ru INPORTANT FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLA’ TERRIBLE FIGHT OVER THE CANAL SPOILS, aaron List of Acts Passed During the ho. &0., &0. Our Albany Bespatch, GREAT STRUGGLE IN THE SENATE FOR THE CANAL TATRONAGE—THE CASTLE GARDEN INVESTIGATION —SUCCESS OF THE BROADWAY AND NINTH AVENUE BALLBOAD PROJECTS, BTC. Ainayy, April 15, 1868, ‘When the bill from the Houze making provision for the Penditure of the vast amount of money proposed to be raised for Gnishing our public works. The section was im substance to associate Lieutenant Governor Selden and Auditor Benton with the State Engineer in the selection if F i il i Efi be i ft i i § #3 4 z Ez F s (i isis 25: & ii Toie morning the discurtion wae reeu of which it came out that this question pay eny the Re ee softs, the former he |aw Azpointmen: of stand, rather thant ‘aprociate the Lieuten the state fi is eat He to be j morning session was Epent 1 Mr. Noxon contertad it step tat a cortain Stato Tucker, de- feat the amendment in the it be to the Senate, On the other side it was stated the | flit: i i i a ie dlrs lid Hi : i i HI i if é 2 7 Hi Feeigite eee el