The New York Herald Newspaper, April 25, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JaMES GOROON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OPPI05 B. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. OREME cach tn adean~ THE DAILY HERALD, too conts per copy), |, Por Canim THE WEEKLY UERALD, every Sacunday, at vis Pr sopy oF BB per annum; the Duropean E:lition $ per annuw part of @reas ‘or $6 to any part of the Orntinens, buth THE gi ‘T HERALD, every Wedlneedap, at four cents per POLUN TARY CORRESPONDE, Re ORE Ora cil Ted citi tine mews, rolicited he vo faire eRe sanns cars OA AU NOTICE taken of anonymous communications, We do not Peteare thowe retectn!. VERTISEMENTS reneond avery day; advertisements tn- fatto the Wane? Hara, Faun ». and im the Bu : MERINTING executed with neatnees, cheapness and des Wotame XXMT. .......6. csc eeeseeeeerereeN@e LIE AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, ACADEWY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth st—Guanp Sacnan ‘Concant—Moznt’s Raquism AMUSEMENTS 10 MORROW EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Fourteenth st —Gaanp Concuat— ‘Mussgp, Tusizaeg, Vinvxraurs 40. BROADWAY THEATER, Brosdway—Haxixr—Axerc: Deroaz. — "8 GARDEN, Broadway—Lovise—Ticat Bors NIBLO’ Peacs—Tue Gorven Koo. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory—Risxzi—Skaercues 1 Invia. BURTO«’S THEATRE, Bros dwey. opposite Bond street— ‘Lire amon Tam PLAYERS LY ENGLAND AND AMBRICA. ‘WALLAGCK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Poor GentieMan— Lovs Kyor LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, Broadway—Biincne or Beaporwiea, BaRNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Lory Dasaiey—Your Lirs's ut Dancra. Oran Evesing. ‘WOOD'S BUILDINGS, 56) aad 663 Broadway—G. Owner & Woop’s Misstasis—Zraiortasisu—Tus Sisicm Riva. MECHARIUS HALL, 472 Brosaway—Buvarr’s Minevents —B ono Sonos avd BURLESGUTS—l)ReaM OF SHOVELRY, y—Aferacon Bvening Bais 444 BROADWAY —Marr. Peet's Caurarct Mivsreria— Bravortan Mevopis: arp Dances—Lr Movin Macigoe. BROOKLYN ATHENRUM—Pavoniuio ILiuste ations or Da. Bai Axctic B: XPLORATIONS Mew Werk, Sanday, April 25, 1858, ‘The News. In Congress yesterday the Senate passed the De ficiency bill by a vote of 28 to 19. It passed pre- cisely in the shape it was reported by the committee, with the addition of an amendment that the Secre- tary of War submit future contracts for the sanction of Congress. The bill provides for appropriations to the amount of nearly ten millions of dollars, more than half of which is for army transportation and supplies. The House reconsidered its vote post- poning the consideration of the Kansas report till the second Monday in May, but refused to assign a particular day for taking it up. The subject will, therefore, come up again to-morrow in the regular order of business. The Street Commissioner injunction case was postponed yesterday. It is rumored that, after On Friday night a walter at the Brandreth House, named Benjamin Graham, was shot dead by one of the guests of the hotel, named W. J. G. Eschmann, who was arrested immediately after the occurrence. It was proven on the Coroner's inquisition that the shooting was purely accidental, and the jury render- eda verdict accordingly, whereupon Eschmann was discharged from custody. The April term of the Court of General Seasions closed yesterday, when the Recorder sentenced a number of prisoners. The Grand Jury were dis- charged, and, contrary to public rumor, did not indict Charles Devlin, the late Street Commissioner. A motion in arrest of judgment in the case of Mason Thomas, convicted of kidnapping the negro Ander- son, was argued, and the decision reserved. We learn from the report of the City Inspector that there were 399 deaths in the city last week, showing a decrease of 67 as compared with the mor. tality of the week previous. Of the whole number 224 were of ten years of age and under, and 59 in mates of the public institutions. The public health is urusually good. The following table exhibits the number of deaths during the past two weeks among adults and children, distinguishing the sexes:— Men. Women. Boys. Girls. Total. 107 77) 140 138 486 91 116 «119 (388 ses of death were the fol Week endirg April 17. Week enairg april 2 ” Among the principal ca’ lowing: — Week: ending— Aprit lt April Inflammation of the lungs. Inflammation of the Drain Beariet fever. . . Marastmus (infantile Dropay i the hod Measies Croup Brovchive There were also 6 deaths of ” 6 apoplexy, 8 of con gestion of the brain, 6 of congestion of the lungs, § of erysipellas, 6 of puerperal fever, 7 of disease of the heart, 5 of hooping cough, 7 of inflammation of the bowels, 5 of teething, 10 of smallpox, 12 prema: ture births, 26 stillborn, and 9 deaths from violent causes, including 2 suicides and 2 murders. The following is a classification of the diseases, and the number of deaths in each class of disease during the week:— Bkin, Ao. and erupt! Bullborn ‘and premature birtha Btomach, bowels and other digestive organs Uncertain seas and general fevers. UmkRWM eeeeecccees The number of deaths, compared with the corres ponding weeks in 1°56 and 1857, was as foliows:— Week eadicg April 26, 1866. Week ending April 25, 1857 eve 868 “6 62 “ The nativity table gives 276 natives of the United Btates, 64 of Lreland, 28 of Germany, 13 of England € of Scotiand, 2 each of France and Poland, 1 each of Spain, Italy and British America, and 1 unknown. ‘The coon market yerterday was lose buoyant and active. Dealers were disposed to await the receipt of private letters due by the Canada. The sales embraced Aboct 1,000 bales at unchanged prices. Flour exhibited po alteration of moment in pricer, while sales were fair func closed with a quiet feeling. Wheat sold to the extent of about #,000 a 10,000 buahels, at rates given in another column. Corn wae steady, with sales of common white at a 72., prime do. T4e. & Tbc., and yellow at 76>. 0 York was again active and higher, with large suies of mewe, on the pet, at $19, and prime, on the spot, at $6 26 w 815 40, and at bayer’s option, 60 days, at $15 69, Lard closed firm at li \c. alle. Sugars were in good 4ec4., #ith rales of about 1,600 a 1,700 bhds. at steady rates. Coffee was firm and active, and closed at an advance of ig6. per ib. on the week's sales. Rice was active and higher. Sas of about 1,100 casks were reported at 3';0. a i\c ,partfor export. Freight engagements were light, end rates without change of moment Tar Auiy Bey Fravy.—Several of the pa pers are devoting much time and space to arti cles on the old subject of the Amin Bey fraud, and discusting who and what Amin Bey really was. ' The whole subject, the title and station of Amin Bey, were thoroughly explained in the HenaLy at the time he came to this country. Amin Bey was e Turkish officer of distinction, who was sent to this country by one of the de- partments of the Turkish government on @ tour of inepection and exploration; just as Mobam months of litigation, the matter will be settled out | of court. med Pacha bas been sent here to take mea- cures for the construction of a Turkish frigate. Amin Bey was sccampanied by Mr. Brown, then dragomaa to the Americua Legation at Constantinople. Expeoses were incurred on the journey, which amouuted to some ten thousand dollars. These were subse- quently paid by Congress on the application of Mr. Brown. Ever since then certain prraonal enemies of Mr. Brown, and persons covetous of the post he filly at Constantinople, have from time to time set on foot the story that Amin Bey was an im- postor, ard that Congrees was cheated by Mr. Brown. The theory is soon exploded; but the explosion is no sooner forgotten than it is re- vived again. The Kansas Question and the Factionists o Congress, Kaneas in Congress is like Paddy's flea—you put your finger on him and he isn’t there. We bad anticipated the pieasure of reporting to our readers yesterday morning the acceptance by both houses of the English compromise, and the final paeeage of the measure for the admission of the new State ; but the factionirta of Congress are as capricious aa the skies of April, whea the fairest morning may be suddenly broken up by clouds and squalls of wind and rain. The Le compton party were reinforced by a sufficient acquisition of the Douglas deserters, as they believed, to put through the new bill, when, presto! & rebellion breaks out among the Southern firee-atere, “and all is noise and strife.” antly availing themselves of this extraordi diversion, the opposition moved to post- pone the consideration of the bill to the second Monday of May, and the motion was carried. Thus resulted the first trial in the House of the land spoils compromise of the Conference Com- mittee, the House at length adjourning pending a motion to reconsider, which was carried yes- terday. The bill of Mr. English, we believe, will eet- tle the question. It offers to the people of Kansas from three to five millions of acres of the public lands, which they can bave if they are willing to accept the gift; but if they do accept it, they must consider themselves ad- mitted under the Lecompton constitution. But that is not all. If they do not accept, their election will be considered a formal declaration that they prefer to remain out of the Union unlil they shall number the ratio of population required for one representative in Congress, which is 95,000 to 1860, after which it will probably be increased to one hundred and ten, fifteen or twenty thousand. Now, without stop- ping to discuss this question of discrimination between the Lecompton and a pew coustitution for Kansas, we put the more important ques- tion, will not this plan, if adopted by Congress, settle the matter in Kansas? We believe it will —that the free State people of Kansas, having the organic State Legistature uuder the Le- compton constitution in their hands, will elect to accept it, in consideration, firet, of the land spoils, and, secondly, in consideration of the good old proverb that “s bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.’” We apprebend that the virulence of the op- position of the black republicans to this com- promise plan of Mr. English is not because of the discrimination it makes in favor of the Le- compton, constitution, but because they be- lieve that this land grant, with the Lecompton constitution, will be accepted by the pecpie of Kansas, The opposition of the intractable Southern Koow Nothings and fire-eaters can only be accounted for upon the theory that their policy is to harass and embarrass the ad- ministration at every opportunity. They bave certainly improved almost every opportunity this session, in this way, in their factious bosti- lity, upon some pretext or other, to every mea- sure of the administration, not exceptiug a pet- ty police bill for the protection of Wa-hioygton egainst the organized bands of ruffiaus which infest that city. We are gratitied, however, that the day is near at hand wheo, upon the great test question of the session, the boly alli- ance of Northern and Southern disorganizers against the administration will be vanquished. ‘Lhere is nothing like “ the cobesive power of the public plunder,’ after all, in settling a kootty question of “popular sovereignty.’ Tbe land spoils will settle this question in Kaneas Nor should it be forgotten, in the mean time, that while the Lecompton programme, pure aad simple, provided for land grante to Kansas to the extent of twenty-three and a balf millions of scres, the plan of Mr. Eaglish reduces the amouut to the odd three and ahelf millions of acres. This land grabbing feature of the Lecompton ordi- nance bas heretofore escaped the attention of the politicians, and the credit is due to Mr. English of making it the turaing point of the whole question. He will have accomplitbed no little thing in securing a saving of tweuty cil- lions of acres of the best lands ot Kausas to the general government; but he will have accom- plished a greater thing in. settlement of this Kaneas imbroglio upon moderate peace offering of three anda bu: millions of acres. The people of Kansas want (ue lauds, sud her hungry politicians want the offices and other public plunder incident to the organization of a new State, and they will not cast thir offer of Congress fcolishly away. The “condition pre- cedeut’ will attract them, and the dition subsequent” will receive their serious attention, and they will accept their bread snd butter, wipe their weeping eyes, and come ir Tus Recent Porcian RAVAGANTZAS —On Thursday evening two popular extravazauzas attracted large audiences in this city war the lecture of Mistress Lucy Stone, on Woman's Right to Suffrage, which was attended by a larze portion of the city magistracy and many leading citizens; the other waa the procession by torchlight in honor of the Italians who, in their late awkward attempt to assassinate the wantonly murdered ten twelve inoffensive persona. We are nut aware that any large portion of the magi«tracy boaor- ed this Inet performance with their presence; but the street boys were present in great force, and seemed vastly delighted at being permitted to assist in cerrying torches. Tlcre were speeches made in polyglot fashion by « sumber of furious democrats, Italian, French, German, Irish, &c.; and there were cheera for Louis Na- poleon from the assembled crowd. ut on the whole, the affair was quiet and tolerabiy order- ly. No windows were broken, wor kuile; and we dare say that Louis Napoleon will be just as eafe on hie throne, and just as eary tn hi« mind when he hears of the demonstration a4 he waa before. ‘The other extravaganza, Mra Stone s lecture, was of amilder and more amusing clsracter. Mra Stone seeks no one’s blood, and does not sympathies with murderers. She i+ disposed to break ao lew in the decalogue, All «he wants Emperor rome or NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1858, is to vote, and to go to Congress, to plead at the bar and make speeohes on the stump—to unwoman herself, in short, in order to crowd out of many professions young men who find it hard work tomake aliving out of them. This is ber proposal, and very pretty it looks, when put forth in striking language, and garnished with smart sayings. We fear that the public impreasion will be—not in favor of Mrs, Stona’s change in our social relations—which would at least present the disadvantage of throwing all partics out of employment, the women out of the nursery, the men out of the workshop, the office and the store; butin favor of the confine ment of the fair lecturer herself in some whole- some retreat, where proper care and mild regi- men may subdue the undue excitement of her imagination. The press is so free in thiscountry, and there is eo much common eense going a begging, that people cannot be induced to go to hear a lec- ture unlees some extreme absurdity be advanced thereat. The same reason accounts for the readi- ness of the New York Tribune and Daily Newsto support the murderers of the Frenchmen in the Rae Lepelletier. But there is, after all, so much common sense in the country that these things only serve te amuse for the moment. People heer them, laugh, and move on. Lord Naptee’s Specch at the St. George's Dtaner. If the St. George’s Society’s dinners possess po other merit, they at least seem to serve the useful purpose of drawing out that generally inecrutable personage the British Minister. Under the soothing influence of Burgundy and hock, with fresh recollections of the national roast beef and plum pnddings, Lord Napier, last year, made the St. George’s dinuer the theatre of his first public manifesto to the po- ple of the United States. It was no common pcst prandial flourish. He had come, he said, to dispel the notion from every American mind that Great Britain was opposed to the progress and expansion of the United States; he io- tended, on the contrary, to aid the expansion of this country on every side, so far as in him lay; and be sought, in return, not only the cor- diality but the co-operation of the United States for the Power which he represented. These startling declarations, uttered with an air of evident sincerity by the Minister of the Power whose especial mission seemed to be for many years to carp at and quarrel with our necessary expansion, not only attracted unusual attention to Lord Napier, but actually rendered him the most prominent and popular member of the torcign diplomatic corps. A year has passed since then; and once more, yesterday morning, we published a report of Lord Napier’s specch at the 8St. George's dinner, which took place on Friday. There is a terrible falling off. Neither the matter nor the manner will compare with his lordship’s first performance; the speech is in fact nothing but mere epithalamium on the marriage of the Prince+s Royal—who, by the way, we notice, is siready in an interesting situation. Little or nothing is said about the business which it de- volveson Lord Napier to transact in his official capacity in thiscountry. There is no allusion to the delicate questions growing out of the inter- minable Central American disputes. We hear nothing more of the tremendous interest which England was said, on 23d April, 1857, to take in the expansion of this country sou'h and west. Nor a word about doing away with old dipio- matic forms, and telling straight out to the face of the people what the governments were plot- ting. Instead cf all this we have a few obvious phrases about India, some highflown vaticins- tions about China and the epithalamium, with & flourish obligato about the great Protestant al- liance of the North of Harope. Baron Gerolt, who would hardly have been there to read his speech by the light of a candle stuck in & champagne bottle but for the marriage aforceaid, was less demonstrative than his diplomatic colleague; but he too seemed to look forward to something more substantial than a mere matrimonial alliauce between two young people. Can it be po that the Eng: lich are satisfied that the French alliaoce is about to end, and are already secking to supply the place of France with Prurtia? We fear that Lord Napier is not going to maintain the reputation be won by his first St. George's specch. During bis year of labor he bes done nothing. None of the complicated questions whioh are penclog between this coun- try and Hogland are eettied; though Lord Na- pier bas bad the aseistance of an extra ambas tador, whetber above or below him in rank no one knows. It looks wery much as though his experience at Constantinople, Teheran and Vienna had asserted its influence over the com- mon sense impulses which he feit when he spoke at Delmouico’s in 1457. Crom is New York ayo Brooxiry—Srir- Prorvcrion Tu® Hrowen Law.—The tearful in- crease of crime in New York and Brooklyn, the proved inefficiency of the Metropolitan police, and the indifference of the Legislature to the desperate state of things now prevuiling amongst us, are leading to discussions amongst the prac- | tical minds of both cities which are likely to bo attended with the most serious consequences It is said—and with justice—that with a cor- porate and police system costing the people of New York close upon nine miitions snnually, there is not as much protection for life and pro- perty under it as isto be found upou « Cala brian highway. On the latter people travel | armed for their protection against assassin) and brigands; whilst here, duped by the shadow ofa police organization, our citizens are nightly rebbed, murdered and thrown into the river without danger of discovery. In euch a state of things it is natural that men should inquire into the ure of a «yetem which burdens the peo- ple with taxation without affording them any fair equivalent for it. The only justification that can be urged for the restraints imposed by governments on individual liberty, is that they guarantee equal rights and protection to all. It is when they cease to offer these securities that the citizen is entitled to take into his own bands the care of his peraon and property. It wae the industrious circulation of argu- mente of this kind that led to the movement in San Francisco which brought about such a tho- rough reformation in the administration of jus tice and the management of the corporate af- fairs of that city. It is the favor which similar views are now finding amongst the great body of our own citizens which induces the appre hensions that we may yet be doomed to witness the same deplorable scenes of which San Fran- cisco wae for so many months the theatre. It is not long since the necessity of organizing vigilance committees was open- ly advocated both in New York and Brook- lya, end in the latter the movement even received a partial application on the occasion of desperate outrage by whioh a higbly esteemed citizen lost his life. Since then we understand steps bave been taken to give it a wider but more secret developement; but to what extent they have succeeded we have been unabie to learn. This fact will we hope awaken the authorities of both cities to a sense of the dangers upon which we are drifting. It would take very little to fan the sentiments of indignation which the present dreadful state of things has exoited into a storm that would spee- dily sweep away the whole of our present cor- rupt system of police and corporate administra- tion. Tus Pactric Ramxoap.—The Senate has agreed to reconsider its vote postponing the subject of the Pacific Railroad till next Decem- ber. Should three or four members come over to Dr. Gwin’s side, # bill for the construotion of the road may pass the Senate any day. And though in the present state of the Treasury the bare idea of undertaking such a work seems monatrous and laughable, there is no saying what the lobby may not attempt. We have no hesitation in denouncing the whole scheme aaa lobby job. No Pacific Rail- road will be built for a cestury ormore. When the country contains two or three hundred mil- liops of souls, and the immtense wastes of the interior of the continent are peopled, then, per- hape, it may pay to run a railroad from the cen- tre of trade on the Atlantic side to the great entrepot of the Pacific. But at present the pro- ject isnot feasible, and the road is not wanted. There is no saying how much such a road would cost. No data of railroad building which we have are of the slightest value to determine the probable outlay that would be required. It is not certain that it could be built at all; that a suitable track could be found, and the Indians and wild beasts kept off. It is certain, on the other band, that money spent in building it would be totally lost; that it would never pay even its working expenses, and would require an annual vote from Congress to keep it run- ning. The road isnot wanted. For many years a good wagon road across the Plains, and the Te- huantepec route through Mexico will answer every purpose. If the government will acquire the Tehuantepec route from Mexico, and build the wagon road, the Pacific Railroad may safely be bequeatbed to a future day. These two would amply supply the demand for trans-conti- ‘Tux RoMancs ov Tm Gauay Room —A piquant and pretty danseuse, Whose pirouettes and entrechats have often bo- wildered she frequenters of Niblo's Garden and the Acade- my, will be very likely to appear before the public ona legal stage, and in anew part, It appears that before leavirg London Mademoiselle bad a tender passion for a stalworth tenor who was attached tothe sametheatre, Mr. Lumley, the London manager, eub-let the dansewe to Mr. Niblo acd the Raveis, they to return ber at London in good order and well ccuditioned, dangers of the sea, fire, &., exoested, on cr before the 15th biay, 1858. When she left London the tenor immodiately contracted aa engagement with one of the American managers, and, it is eaid, departed without the corseat of Lumley in pur suit of bis fiancée. The terer's engagement has bot yet expired, and the danseuse flatly refuses to return to London. By the conditions of the contract, Mr, Lamley can demand from the American managers £60 forfeit for each week after the 13th May proximo that Mademoiselle is abeext from Exgland. Here is an Aber instance cf the truth of the coupiet— When @ woman won't, she won't, And there's an end on’t. ‘The extradition treaty will hardly work against Made- meciselle, and she will probably be heid to answer ina civil suit, which, without doubt, the ladies will unani- mously Cepounce as @ very wnety!! proceeding. Suocxs or an Eamriquaxs Fxur at Ska—Captain Gadd, of ship Pacific, which arrived on Friday from New Or leans, makes the following report:—“April 17, at 845 P. M., lat, 27 28, lon 79 28, wit sea perfectly smooth, felt severe shocks of an earthquake. Mcommeuced with « noise like distant thunder, aad kept increasing until it socnded Lie a beavy cannopade rome few miles away. About the fourth or fifth shock was s0 pear that it shook the ship all over as if she had struck the botiom, causing ali the window panes and giasses to rattloand shake, aud it acemed as if some one was rolling a large empty cask about the ccok. Toe shocks lasted about twelve or fifteen minutes, and there was but one heavy one. The day had been very sultry, and the eky had a very sirange ap- pearance atsunset. The oartaqcake, or rather the sound of it, was ia @ morth acd east direction from the ship. There were no swells afer tho shooks, but on the coairary the sea remained pertectly smooth.” ‘The captain of a veswe! arrived at Savannah afow days since reported that ou the night of the ‘16th’! inst, while ou the eaatorn edge of the Guif Stream, he heard and saw fired in rapid succession sixty shots, apparently from SY pounders, between two ships, which may bave been the Spanish tleetexercising. Wo shall probably have fur ther accounts in a few days from other vessels, which may throw more light on the subject. The Lottery and Gift Concerns. Sicce Mayor Tiemann’s police squad has brokea up the alleged bogus gift enterprise and swindling concerns that bave so long bid defiance to cur laws, they bave takea frem the Post Office almost daily between two and three hundred leters, addressed to the different Girma ce assumed pames ander which those alleged bogus concerns carried on business. Notwith- sianding ail that bas been published io the various newspapers throughout the country regarding these estabilabmeria, yet hundreds continue to send on money for gifts and chances, many of whom have been already done out of between twenty and thirty dollars. Sergeant Berney yesterday reported to the Mayor that the number of letters taken out of the Poat Office directed to these gift and lotiry concerns sumbered 4,902, in which was enclowed & little over $20,000. Of the letters received there were directed to— ©. E. Todd & Oo..... Olipbant Bartiett & Oo 1 Jeol ere & Hon... 150 leon Hicks & ‘ 182 G. W. Huntirgton & Co, 199 Navid Plerco & Son 13 A H. Wiford & Go. ry James Ramerio. ol ioduced to try their Inck, deeiring tho officers to tr possibleto recover their money. A “greeny” from ( | cousty, Geo, writes that if they wil only get bis $600 back “bi 7 them well A country edior wants them to get bus letters that he sent to Todd & Co., and send them bak to bim, at the same time calling our model city anything but righteous, The following is ono of the many letters received by the officers — Ovrron Warkiy Uneaten, Naw Ricwmowy, Ovio, April 1, 1868. Mrsene, Wrvxoor on Biack'—Gentlemea—I notice an article in the Cincinnati Gavette in which ia fall exposure of the ewimdling mil! of C b. fodd & Co., and as the Now York have mace my BAme rather conspicuous by garbling the letter received from me, I wish you, if tt is in tye to return me the letter, When | wrote to 0. Fa & Co. I did it om the recommendation of AL. h. French, the ¢ditor of the Ashland Kentuckian, and from bis epdorsement | supposed that the firm was a responsi- ble one; but I would not advertise for them, as you can wee by y letter, without payment in advance and a guaranty from them that they were @ responsible com- 7. They did not give me the guaranty, and [ did not Pea? from them again contd | saw the © copied, in which they bave groasly misrepresented me. I also en. cloge you another circular sent me from your swindling city, simply stating that alshough the firm may have re- ceived a from me, | was not green enough to remit them the smal! amount requested. —[ wish you alzo to tn- Pepa . AN Raitor Weeniy fispaten, Sergeant Berney and officer Van Arsdale yenterday ‘D, in the city, having in custody the young man Pilice wee, Wy inenedsle ons of the party ‘who carried Sofes swindling concern , who, Ht extenstve all s THE LATEST NEWS. Our Special Washington Despatch, POSITION OF THE KANSAS QUESTION—THE REPHAL OF THE NEUTRALITY LAWS—MORE SLOOPS-OF Wa TO BM BUILT—INCREASE OF THH PAY OF NAVAL OPFICEKS, BTC. Wasuuvoron, April 24, 1848, ‘The Kansas question before the House is much in the game position as on yesterday. It will be taken up again on Monday, The question could be settled atany time ‘but for the hesitation or temporizing of a few impractica- ble Southerners. It is believed they will yet yield, aad that the bill will be disposed of before the second Moniay inMay. This belief gains strength every hour. The op- position, eves, believe in their own defeat ultimately, ‘The Hon. Guy Mannering Bryan, of Texas, bolted to- day on the Kansas question, and voted with the republi- ans. The House Committee on tho Judiciary are now consi: dering the subject of repealing the neutrality laws. They bad a protracted meeting to-day. They will probably ro- port upon this subject ina few days. The same commit- teeare also busily engaged taking testimony in the Watrous impeachment case. ‘The House Committee on Naval Affairs have authorized thetr Chairman to report a bill for the construction of five new sloops-of-war of small size. The same committee are also considering the question of increasing the pay of officers of the Navy. They will probabiy report as soon as the Kansas question is out of the way. T am authorized to state that no contract has been made with Col. Colt by the War Department for his pistojs. ‘The contest for Mayor of this ciy is waxing warm al- ready. Another bloody affray occurred to.cay among the “fancy ,’’ or sporting gentlemen, in front of the National Hotei, in connection with it, When shall we have # po- Hoe? THK GENKKAL NEWSPAPER DRSPATCH. Wasuiscrom, April 24, 1858. ‘The democratic Senators bave uaanimousiy dotermined to sustain the report of the Committee of Confereace on Kansas, with the exception of Messrs. Douglas, Stuart and Broderick. Our Washington Correspondence. Wasmixatos, April, 2, 1868. More Alleged Land Swindles—Rich Developements of How the Public Lands are Disposed of—The Goodyear Patent —American Medical Convention. ‘There is an active lobby at work here to shave the gov- ernment out of some million and a half of dollars, its fair right as the equivalent for valuable public lands at Sioux City, in lowa, and Omaha City, in Nebraska. The history of the acheme ia briefly this. Certain parties pre-empted in due form 320 acres, the extent of « preemption to any ‘one body under the law, and founded Sioux City. Uafor- tunately for them their claim was placed upon a high bluff, and an unsurmountable barrier fixed between the city and a trade by the river. The location proved « good one for a city, but the need of a water front was severely felt and much regretted. To overcome the difficulty the speculators pre empted, in violation of tne law, some 320 ‘acres more, adjoining the first claim, which gives them an exceedingly valuable water front. This they cail West Sioux City. But still the company stretched for more, and extended their claim forty acres further along the river, designating the new acquisition as Central Sioux City. Thus far the company has gone on prosperousiy, selling the water lots at great prices, and drawing in quite ap lation. But now they find themselves ia trouble, the Land Office here refusing to acknowledge the secoad and third pro-emptions, thus throwing the purchasers of the land from the company out of a title. Recently the lands round about have been put into the market, but by some hccus pccus on the part of the Register in the Laud Office the land in ques‘ion bas been omitted in the notice. ‘Such is the ', and this is the plan of operations. The company and its lobby are striving to get a recoguition of their claims from Congress, through an undernand mea- sure, in the shape of a clause to some tinkering of the laws rovating to public lands, The founders of Omaha City are in the same dilemma, and have made common cause with (weir brethres in affliction of Sioux City. The lobby is as Dusy as ants around « hive, but it is to be hoped that Congress will not act in the matter without giving it a thorough overhauling. It is quite time that swindling the public lands was stopped, atd the cases of Sioux and ‘Omaha citica seems as a poist to close the system as any. Tie Commissioner of Paten's has fixed an carly day in May to corsider the application of Mr. Goodyear for an extension of hia rubber patent for seven years from June next. There will be a great array of talent before the Commissioner, pro and com, and tbe whole country is deeply tterested im the result. The Goodyear is the trunk from which spring all the branches of the rubber interests in the world, and from all that (oan bear there will be @ general combination of the ungrateful offshoot to strangie the parent monopoly upon the occasion of the appeni to the Commssioner. Should that funcuonary re fuse tbe application the Interest will come to Congress next winter, with a mint of money and astrong lobby. ‘The Ameican Medical Convention meet in this city on the 4th of May. The meeting will bea very large and important one. Some five hundred delegates are ox pected to be present. Tue members of the Conveation Will be receved by the President, and entertained by Secretary Cass and Senator Douglas during their stay in the city The African Slave Trade Correspondence. Wasmotow, Apri! 23, 1853, Among the papers tracamitted to the Senate today from the President, on the subject of African slavery and African and cooile laborers, is one from Mr. Mason, our Minister te France, dated February 19, in whieb he re- lates a conversation with Count Walewski. Mr. Mason in quired whether there was avy truth ia the statements in the Faglich newspapers that French vessels freighted with African emigrants would be regarded by British cruisers as engaged in the African slave trade. Count Walewski replied no, that there had beon somo communi. cation between the two governments, and that the British would not object to the French scheme while the wants of the British colonies were being supplied by the coolie trade. Count Walowski urged that by the pian adopted to secure African labor, which i# indispensable to their coloniee, the emigrants were free, and were rescued generally from impending immolation; that, relieved from ignorance and besthenism of the most degrating character, they would be humanized and christianined by being placed in contact with the French colonwts. It Goes not appear whether @ cousideration 's to be paid to the chiefs of tribes for their captives or the peopie, but Mr. Mason infers there is; nor is the duration of their service explained, and it remains to be soon whe- ther any of the emigrants will serve their torm or return to their country. Juaging from the tone of the public press, and reasoning a priori, Mr. Mason feels conddeat ‘What in future we will see fanatical deounciation of Ame rena ery greatly moderated, if not allenced, in France, perhape un England. He adds that it is quite ovi dent that conviction ts gaining strength, both in bagiand and France, that the compulsory cabansigation of the siavee in their tropical colonies by authority of weir gov croments was & grave political error—ao orror unjust to the |, Whore rights of property were destroyed, and to the colonies, by the annihi\ation of the labor 4 made them productive, without securing any compensat- benefit 'hnere 8 also a letter from Secretary Oaas to Lord Na er, dated 10th April, in which the formor says that the blockade of the coastof Africa bas been pursued prety oa omega enn to the expendi. another some years, and the bie. sonal he to tare of vheaad tranars ha, But way of proceeding, without of ttelteeacy sure to succeed, if adopted and persevered in, to clone the slave mart of the world, or rather the island ‘9 bought, weir entrance .4toshut the ; and to effect this no- ports of Africa to their 4 thing would seem to be wanting but che cordial co opera tion of toe Spanish governmont. The introduction of the slave into this country ia a fact which General Case believes the preeent generation has pot witnessed. It is understood that Spain bas entered into ongagementa with Great Britain, if not with Franco also, that sho will use her best oxertions t prevent the importation of Sal into ber dominions. ‘This plodge, it granted, has not cer tainly een redeemed, although it is difficult tw believe that the Spanish government would resist or neglect the firm remonatrances of there two great Powers, or oven of Great Britain alone, In reply to Lord Napier’s remark about the babit of vessels on the Const of Africa to hoist the American flag as a protection against the British crumers, and that thie precaution does not protact the rlaver from a visit, but oxonorates her from search, General Cars says the United Statow deny the right of the cruisers of any other lower whatever to enter their vessels by force, in time of peace, and to decide the broad inquiry whether the vessol is na Vigated according to lew, ae claimed by Kogland, aud to rend her in at pleasure for irial, aud cannot be submitted to by any independent nation without injury and dishonor In conciusion, Mr. Casa is instructed by tho i’resident to in- form Jord Napier that whie be gine President) is deter ‘Mined to execute the treaty of 1842 w 4 ‘delity and eff ciency, he is not prepared, under existing circumstances, to enter into any new stipulations on the subject of the African #lave trade. United States Supreme Court. Wasmncton, April 23, 1864. No 119. Jobin Holroyd vs. Levi Humphroys. The mat tors in controversy having been agreed to and settled, it was ordered that the writ of error from the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia be dismissed with comts. Now. 86 and 87, James Williams, administrator, vs. Robert Oliver's executors, and Robert Oliver's executors vs. Jame William's administrator; aot 92 and 93. John Gooding’s administrator, vs. Robert Oliver's executors, and Robert Oliver's executors v8. John Gooding’s sdminis trator, argument conchided. Adjourned to Monday. Snow at the North. Aumworr, April 24, 1843, now fell this morning here, an @4 Soheneciady and at ether pc ints In tha vicinity, Mr. Gawan, (opp.) of N. Y., presented « petition James C Jowett, asking deinaumnd eee ean government of Peru for Boa-fulfilment of ita omgagomens im reference to the Lobos Islands. Referred to the Com- mittee on Claims. COLD WATKR STAM RNGDVE, Mr. Yoram, (adm.) of Flo., presented petition trem Edward D. Tippet, for aid to test his “cold water steam engine.”’ Referred to the Committee on Commerce, BdrerY OF PASHKNGERG ON BOARD STEAMER, Mr. Gwin, (adm. ) of Cal., by leave, brought in his ball for securing the better protecticn of the lives of passen- gers on board steamers. Referred to the Postal Committes. PASHAGH OV THM DEMCENCY ‘The Deficiency bill was taken up and Mry amendmert veted on and lost, by 22 against 30, Mr. Hazcam, (opp.) of Iowa, moved to strike frem the Dill from tho one hundred and twenty-ninth te the one bundred and thirty fifth line. A debate ensued. A motion that apy unexpended appropriation om the 1859, be returned to the surplus fund wee elo, spoke (opp. > Of on the jues- rar.” Ho abld woat would Se cowaldaee reat war might be policy in the case ef 8. He wished the President bad sovereignty and mm reguiae ther own over them woul jarren. lo would repeal Tocrhoriat law, aad indeed would never have grented it, knowing as we did that they believed in a the- geracy incompatible with republican institutions, fad ave let them ‘alone achisms would have divided consolidate thet Mr Hats, (opp) of N. H., and Mr. Wison, hed © vely defined their postion in veoponted Finally, tho bill was read a third timo, and the question pat—Sbaii the bill pass? bs ‘The bill was passed by ree 28, pays 19, a8 foliews:— m 4 Allen, Rhode Island. Hunter, Virginia. Bayard, Deiawaro. Irerson,, Georgia. , North Carolina, Jones, Iowa ler, Pencsyivania. Bright, Indiana. Brown, Mississippi. Clay, A’abema. Evans, South Carolina. Fiteh, Indiana. Ari Green, Missouri, Biidell, Louisiana. Gwin, California. Themeon, New Jersey. Hammond, Scuth Caroliza. Toombs, Georgia Bendersor, Texas. Wright, New Jersey. |, Texas. Yuiee, Florica. Broderick , California. Cameron, Penpsy ivazia. Chandler, an. Clark, New Hampshire. Dixon, connecticut. Swart, Michigan Dooi:ttie, Wisconsin. ‘Trumbuil, lliimois. Durkee, Wisconsin, Wade, Ohio, Fessenden, Maice. Wileca, Massachusetts. Foot, Vermoat. ARSKNT, Bates, Delaware. Keanedy, Naryiead. il, : Pearce, Maryland Critiengen, Kentucky. Reid, Norte Carolina. Davis, Mississippi. Sumoer, Deugias, Hiinois. ‘Thompson, Keatuoky. PAIRED OFF. Mr. Seward, of N. Y., with Mr. Benjamin, of La. Mr. Mason, of Va., with Mr. Haml n, of Me. The bill therefore passed precisely a3 reported from the committee, with the addition of Mr. Swart'’s amoadmom that the Secretary of War submit future contracts for the sanction of Congress. After an executive seaston the Senate adjourned. Wasnincros, Aprit 24, 1656. THR KANSAS CONTHRENCH COMMITTNN'S REPORT. Mr. Srarnmys, (adm.) of Ge., thought Monday twe weet was too far otf at this advanced etage of the session for ths consideration of te report of the Committee of Conference: on the Kansas bill. He asked as a porsonai (avor te him- self, as he wished to be absent owing to the state of ais health, that all agree that a vote bo takon noxt Wednes- day. Mr. Cascrwriz, (opp.) of Obio, said the report of the committee is an entirely new ons. He desired to leave the city on Monday, and others propose leaving this evee- ing. As it was impossible for him to return on Wedaes- day next, be thought the subject had better be voted om on the second Monday im May. Mr. Sreruxvs remarked that he only wanted » fair aa- ay ) of Ga., explained moving Lr, ( of Ga, 6: that to the Eovchd no at ube suggee-on of corta.n perwcaal Dts net pe Bo e ‘08 Of conta bus net litical friends. al Mr. Ciay, (adm.) of Ky., said that bo himscif wanted te eee 2 Se ae but this was the lume be had known, in the histury of public legiaia- tion, that the affairs of @ great cuuniry should be pest- poned t meet the private wishes of gealemen. He pre- sumed that the mind of every gentieman was made u, aud the ecover the vote was takea the Detter for the peace ‘aad quiet cf the country. Mr. Montcomexy, (adm) of Pa., sald that private aifairs demanded his proseoce at home, and that oo injury could result by the postponement of tne subject unui tae second Moncay of May. ‘The question was then taken om the motion of Mr. Har- Tis, of Lil, to reconsider the vote by which the postpone meet to tet tiene was Axed, and to lay thet mation se the The motion was decided affirmatively, by yeas 106, against nays 101, as followa:— Year—Mesare, Abbolt, Andrews, Renartt, Rillingkuret, bam, Hair, Bliss, Kooam Braywoo, Bryan, Hui Burlingame, Burroughs Campbell, Oase, Chsifes, Chapman, Clark Of Conn , Uiark of NY Clark B. Coltux, Comins, Covode Cox, of Md; Davia of 1, Davis of Mans,” Da Lodd, Durfee, katie, Farnsworth, Fen 4, Gilman Go ch Goodwin, Granger, urow tall of Mass. Barina, tmerigon of Md., Harris of ill., Hsskim, Lill, hoard, Howard, Keliogg. Kelsey Kilgore, Knapo, Law" rence. i \. Letier, Love) y, Mareball ef Ky. gomeory, Morgan, Morriil of Pa, Morris of lil, Morris of Morse ‘Mott Murray, Olia, Palmor, Parker, Cs, Pike, Potier, Potle, Purvisnce, Guiman, ‘Ritch, ‘Rodbias, Ko berts, Royce, shaw of C1. 'Shermen of Obio, Bherman of M. ¥ , shorter, Spinner, Thayer, Lompkins, Trippe, Unaerwood, Wide, Walbridge, Waldron, Walwo, Washburne of LiL, Wasbb ot he, omer + ia ‘of L Dean, toe, Gh ‘son. Adrain. Abi, Anderson, Atkins, Bow Bo: c, aulkner, Florence, Foley wartreil Goode, Gree wood, Creag, Growsneek, Hall of bio. Hatch, Hawk: ins. Hopkina, Houston, Hugbes, Huyler, Jackson, Jewett, Jores of Tenn., J (iancay Joves Owna Jones, Kettt, Warren Watkins, White, White- ay, Maslow, codeon, Wortene; ke, Wright of Us., Wrigh The question then recurred on agreeing to the original motion for oo amieaon by iuserting the wecond Monday in May. Mr. Wasunvnwx, (opp.) of Me, moved « call of the Dis to— Yous 46, nays 156. Mr. Hiveuns, (adm.) of fad., moved the previous quan Won. Negatived~$0 aguingt 109, If this had been seconded, the House would have been brought ww a rote on the re- port of the Committee of Coulerence. Mr. Dxwaxt, (adm.) of Pa, moved an adjournment, which was agreed to—106 agalust 99. The voto, on seconding Mr, Hughes’ demand for the Previous question was taken by tellers, hanos thore is ne record. If it had been seconded i would have cut offthe motion for ent, according to the Speal er's devt- sion and brought the House to a direct vote on the report. Fach party seemed uncertain as to ita real strongth, aad hence the adjoarnment. ‘The foal question, on the motion aa amended, to past pone the Kansas report of the Conference Comraltins ante the second Monday in May, was pending when the House adourced. It will come up again at its nert mooting Sentence of Death om Ira Stout, Rocusrrxn, April 24, 1868. The Court opened at 10 o'clock this morning, to sentease Tra Stout for the murder of Chariea M. littles. The prisoner was asked if he had anything to say. Ho re- piled, “Nothing; too much has boom said already.’ Jadge Wolly then sentenced him to be bung on the 18th of Jane, between tho hours of 12and 4 P.M. The prisomer evinced no emotion at the yordict of the sentence, Markets, PRILADSLP HLA BTOCK BOARD. engren Pra wna, April 28, 1868. ere dull. vania 6's, Reading Rail Canai47; Long laland Raitroad, 125 ; Monma, April 23,°1568. Cotton advanced. Salen to-day, 4,500 the market closing firm. Middling 11%. Galea of the weok 6,008 Roosipte of the ween, 7. Dales, against 2,000 So grrepenaat week of [nat your. Stock, 96,20 Dales. Froights to Liverpool, 7-16. Basrmwons, 24, 1868. Flour—Oity mills, $4, Howard street aad Ohio, '84 37 i“ Wheat stoady; red, $1 5 81 06; good white, $1 10.8 81 20. Corn dull; ywllow better, Xe, 8 700, Whiskey ion fons idoyant. Hulk meats, 740. a Oe Meus pork, $10. Lard, tijge. a te. . Purcapwnrma, April 94, 1858. Flour firm but quiet. Wheat quiet wih oa jeairadle by inh ‘Corn steady; yellow Tic. Whiskey firm at %o. c Concert at Dooworrt's—Mr, Alajmo, am artixt of merit,» ven Lie first concert at Dodworth's salon on Thursday evening next Ho will have the assistance of Mme. Wal. lace Bouchello und otber ominent arias