The New York Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFIOS N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Wve te r ‘at vin conte per Price trarwaie Steere hd THE ¥ HERALD, every Weinesday, o! jour conte por Wiley enonymous correnpondenc, ora eta | adrertncments EE ENT veers Fink Wasaiy ond the Se raerst ‘ezeculed with neatness, cheapness and de Wodumns EXIM... ..-00++s 000 cereccee sree Oe 167 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, JARDEN, 5 ‘eran aRINO2 ,QARDEN., Breatar—Poxco, ze FHRATER Bowery—Favstvs—Gnoves or peter Deus Gime oF Guxo4. BURTOA'ES THEATER. Brovéway. opposite Bend sirect— Lora’s Sacuiricy—Marzgo Fareons. ‘WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broa¢way—Tas Beicixn— Auzercans uv Panis. UIE AMERICAN MUSEUM. Bam! Anernoon —Taz Waren Dec. Evening—Jussis l. BUILDINGS, 661 and 5683 Brosdway—Ernioriun pores Darcey &c.—Panousua of tux Hupeon Riven. —— MRCEANION HALL, -Burawv’s Mrxeraais — Musas Somes axp Bostasase 2 OULD BE AN ACTOR, BROAU ——] » Pum’e Oamrseu Minseneia— wit Min tinsoutns ano Daxcos--Danxsr's DRSAx. "RB SALOON, 806 Brosdway—GranD Con- one, ny: ras Gaus, ASSISTED BY VARIOUS Favoritm AR- masts. ‘ New York, Thursday, June 17, 1858. The News. ‘The Senate yesterday unanimously adopted the resolutions reported by the Committee on Foreign Af- fairs respecting the recent aggressions of the British. After an executive session the Senate finally ad- journed, thus bringing the extraordinary session to a close. It is understood that all the appointments were disposed of. ‘There was a large attendance of the members of the Republican Committee at their rooms, 618 Broad- way, last evening, for the purpose of hearing ad” dresses from members of Congress who might have arrived in town during the day. At nine o'clock, Mr. J. A. Kennedy, President, stated that several of the members who had arrived the day previous had left town, and as no gentlemen had reached the city uring the evening from Washington, he did not deem it proper to call the committee to order. The meeting therefore separated. The committee of the Common Council having in charge the subject of transferring the remains of President Monroe to Virginia held a meeting yester- day. Representatives from the Virginians in New York, and also from the Seventh and Eighth regi- ments, and the Scott Life Guard, were present, and pffered suggestions as to the programme of arrange- ments. A number of Virginians were assigned places as pallbearers on the occasion. There is a laudable emulation among the military organiza- tions mentioned to obtain prominence on the occa- ion of the removal of the remains. The Eighth re- giment and the Life Guard each desire to perform escort duty. We understand that the National Guard have offered to take upon themselves the entire charge and expense of the removal. They under- take to charter a steamer to escort the body, with the full complement of the battalion—from eight hundred to a thousand men strong—and to assist at the funeral obsequies at Richmond on the 5th proxi- mo. This handsome offer cannot but give the South- erners a higher opinion than they are accustomed to expect of the liberality and fraternal feeling of the people of the North. We trust in future they will be disposed to accord to Northern chivalry a place in their vocabulary of compliment. At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last evening, communications from the Street Commis- sioner, exposing some nefarious practices with reference to the improvements in Fifty-second street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, and Yorty sixth street, between Broadway and Eighth avenue, were read. The Board of Councilmen met last evening and concurred with the Aldermen in appropriating $00,000 for Central Park improvements. Thereport of the Committee on Assessments in favor of com- pelling the citizens of Lexington avenue to pay the assesment for paving that avenue with Belgian pave- ment from Thirty-fourth to Forty-second streets, was adopted. Mr. Brady argued strenuously against the passage of the measure, stating that the property owners did not ask the improvement. The Comp- trolier sent in a communication giving an account of all the moncys paid from January to March, the aggregate amount of which was (including bonds) $1,502,265 55. The resolution of the joint Commit. lee on Accounts, asking for an appropriation of 5,000 to enable them to ferret ont the frauds that have been perpetrated upon the taxpayers, was violently opposed by Mr. Genet, who succeeded in occupying the floor until a large majority of the members had an opportanity to retire, leaving the Board without a qaoram. The scene in the chamber was disgraceful and unbecoming a body professing to have a regard for the interests of the city. A regular meeting of the Board of Education Look place last evening, but the business transacted was of very trifling account. An appropriation of $2 was made to pay for a new heating apparatus lately erected in the Forty-fourth street school house, in the Twenty-second ward. The report of the Executive Committee on Normal Schools recom tending the reorganizing of the daily normal schools 2 certain new bases regarding the qualifications re. quired in teachers, was laid over till next meeting, when it will be made the special order of business. Nothing further of the slightest public interest came before the Board previous to their adjourn- ment. ‘The third trial of Cancemi for the morder of po- iceman Anderson still oceupies the attention of the Sapreme Court Circuit; the testimony, however, was closed yesterday, and the counsel (two on each side) will eum up today. The evidence yesterday went 2o show that the shot was heard by two men when In 8 wagon in Conal «treet, and that they saw a man ron down Broadway and along Canal street; they did not know him. The character of Mr. Muller (the withdrawn juror) was attempted to be impugned by the prosecution, but was fully sustained by witnesses for the defence. Mr. Cristadoro deposed that a phrase in the Sicilian language, frequently used by men and boys charged with offence, is un saccui nienti, which means, “I know nothing about it,”,and sounds like the word “accident” in English, which Cancemi is said to bave made use of tothe officers when in cus Rody. The examinations of Lauth and others, taken in the office of the District Attorney, were read and made part of the case for the defence. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday the Recorder delivered his charge to the jury in the case of Martin Dowd, tried for the murder of John Dooley. They retired at twelve o'clock, and at leven o'clock last evening returned a verdict of "Gailty of Manslaughter in the second degree.” ‘he Aldermanic Committee on Railroads met yes erday to hear parties in referonce to the petition asking that the Fourth Avenue Railroad Company be required to ran their amall cars up town as far as Forty-second street, instead of Twenty seventh street. No one appeared before them, however, to peak upon the subject, and therefore the committer Giscuased the question among themselves for some fime, but they finally adjourned without taking any action. A meeting of Dr. Cheever's church members was held on Tuesday evening, at which the forty-eight Protesting wowbers were dismissed the church, NEW YORK AERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE .17, 1868. : the Catholic church, both resulting from the | from the rivalry of foreign attractions or the pericdical with tetters of dismiasal which will be any- thing but satisfactory to them. A full account of the proceedings will be found elsewhere, from whieh it wil Le perceived that the end of this imbroglio is not yet in view. ‘The receipts of beef cattle during the past week amounted to 2,816 head, an inerease of 260 head as compared with the week previous. The mode- rate supply, combined with the superior quality of the cattle, caused an advance in prices of jc. le. per pound, the rates ranging from 8c.a llc. The demand for cows and calves continued moderate, at $20.0 $65. The receipts of veal calves were ample. Sales were made at 4c.a 6c.,and occasionally at 64c. for best quality. First quality of sheep and lamba sold actively at $5 a $6 per head; other qualities at $3 a $5. The receipts were heavier than usual, The supply of swine was quite large, and with a moderate demand, prices declined to 4/0. for prime, and 44c. a 4$c. for other descriptions. ‘The cotton market was firm and active yesterday. The sales embraced between 3,000 and 4,000 bales, including 1,600 in transitu, closing stiff cn the basis of 11%. for middling uplands. Sugars were firm and active. The sales embraced between 2,500 and 3,600 hhds. Cuba mus. Covado, with some lots of Porto Rico; 312 do. moiado, and 300 boxes at rates given in another column. Fiour again opened with a epeculative feeling, while the export de. mand was limited. Sales were freoly made at an advance of 6c. a 1¢c. per bbl. for common and msdium grades. At the close there was some tameoness visible. Prime wheat Was scarce, and assortments gererally poor, while prices Of all desirable qualities were firm, New white Georgia sold at $170, Corn was firm for ail sound qualities, and prime white and yellow and white Southern were firmer. Pork clored heavy, while sales were toa fair exient at $16 86 $17 for mess, and prime at $1385a$14. Boot was firm. Coffee was quiet. The chief feature in the freight market was the advance in rates for cotton, about 4,000 bales of which were engaged for Liverpool (*. good Part compressed) at ‘4d. Other articles were firm, but without change of moment in rates. Bubblings of the Political Cauldron--Opposi- tion Movements for the Succession. The Central Committees of the republicans of this city, at their rooms, No. 618 Broadway, opened, on Tuesday evening, a series of meet- ings “to welcome the opposition members of Congress on their return from Washington.” At this preliminary meeting speeches were made by Hon. Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsylvania; Hon. Mr. Lovejoy, of Illinois, and Hon. Mr. Mor- rill, of Vermont; and so far as these speeches may be taken as the party landmarks for the future, we may safely conclude that “ slavery,” the “slave oligarchy,” “Dred Scott,” and the Supreme Court, are to constitute the leading elements of the republican agitation hencefor- ward to 1860, and that these are to be strongly seasoned with the expenditures, treasury notes, loans and deficiencies of Mr. Buchanan's ad- ministration. On the same evening with this New York re- publican meeting there was a mixed commis. sion of the opposition managers in session at Philadelphia, in the form of a protective tariff meeting, Henry C. Carey presiding. Speeches were made by Senators Collamer, Simmons and Cameron (republicans); Hon. John Covode, of Pennsylvania (republican), and Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky; E. Joy Morris, of Pennsy]- vania, and R. W. Thompson, of Indiana, (Know Nothings), casting about for some healthy political organization. Upon the basis of a protective tariff, the resolutions of the meet- ing were levelled point blank at the elections for the next Congress; and, finally, a committee of seventy-six persons was authorized to be ap- pointed by the chair, ‘charged with the duty of taking measures for carrying the above resolu- tions into effect, and thus co-operating with our fellow-citizens throughout the Union in the effort to establish a real independence.” Such were the elements and such the drift of the Philadelphia tariff meeting. It contem- plates a fusion of the opposition forces, North and South, upon that broken plank of the old whig platform—a protective tarif. We must await the upshot of the present experiment, however, in the Pennsylvania Congressian=? plections hefore we can undertake an opinion upon the general results. The solid people of Pennsylvania, or a very large proportion of them, with their business operations in coal andin iron works and other manufacturing pursuits, are naturally enough in favor of a high tariff and discriminating duties in support of home manufactures. At this crisis, too, when, from the effects of the late revulsion, the administration has already been driven to the necessity of an issue of twenty millions of trea. sury notes and a loan of twenty millions more to meet the current obligations of the govern. ment, the alternative is plainly before us of a radical modification of the tariff for revenue purposes, or a direct taxation of the people in order to put the Treasury upon its legs again. Place, then, the issue before the people for the relief of the Treasury between a high protective tariff and direct taxation, and the former will most probably be adopted. Ite exactions are invisible, indirect, compara- tively unfelt as a tax, and optional with the in- dividual toa great extent; while direct taxation involves the visible presence of the tax collec- tor, and the inevitable payment of his demands in cash. Considering, therefore, the public exigencics of the times, there may be something of practical import in the programme of this Philadelphia tariff meeting. We cannot say #0 much of the nigger, and slavery, and “ slave oligarchy” elements of the republican movements reopened in this city on Tuesday evening. There is something for practical agitation in Mr. Grow’'s “ increase of | expenditures” under this administration, cine stetfe ; though it is an increase for which Mr. Buc issearcely more responsible than Mr. Grow himself. But the cry of “slavery extension” and the “aggressions” of the “slave olf- garchy” is all hambug, when, at a single ses- sion of Congrese, we have the spectacle of the organization of three new free States, without even the compensating addition to the South of anew slave Territory. Nor will it answer for Mr. Grow and his partisans to prate of the intrusions of “slave labor” upon free soil, when at the late session, every republican in Con- gress (with scarcely asingle exception), in some isguire or other, voted for the perpetual estab- lishment of slavery on the free soil of Kansas. They will not be permitted to shirk this issae before the people, nor can they expect to e@ cape the consequences of their repeated stultifis cations upon the Lecompton constitution. We have said that with the disperson of the members of Congress among the people the political cauldron would begin to bubble and boil on all sides, We eee that already such is the case among the republicans and the rump of the late Know Nothing will o’-the-wisp. The movemepits we have touched upon, however, are but/the Premonitory symptoms of the general agitation which is coon to follow. The democracy, sqme- what terrified of late, will be compelled to show their hands without much further delay ; but not till they move can we identify the location of the several parties, or their shifting and drifting positions in the field for 1860 ] | } | Causes of our Failure tn Central Amertea— Dangers from the Qearrels of the Walt Street Commodores, We learn by the advices from Europe that Monsieur Belly, the French negotiator aud epe culator in Central American treaties, canal grants, Transit routes, and so forth, has been exceedingly euccessful in his labore; and that he has already sent home a treaty for the Court at St. Cloud, a canal grant for the Bourse at Paris, and an eppeal by Presidents Martinez and Mora to the world of France at large for pro- tection from the insatiate greed of the filibue ters under the direct protection of the govern- ment of the United States. ‘We have not space to-day to enter upon an examination of the merits and bearings of ‘all theee proceedinge, and we ehall leave them for futurecomment. But, as a preliminary to the remarks we may have to make upon them, and for the bearing it may have upon other of our national interests, which are in jeopardy frem similar causes, we owe it to the whole country to examine candidly the reasons which have led “American republics to look to: the purest despotism in the Old World for protectioa, and to be so ready to do what in their power lies to sever their connection with American interests. The facility of access which the French negotiator has found in Central America, and the promptitude with which many of the leading men there have ap- parently thrown themselves into his arms, and performed all that he desired, must have some great pervading cause. Such a cause does exist, and we have from time to time warned the government, the coun- try and the operators themselves against it. More than a year since we endeavored to im- press upon our New York Commodores the fact that they were perilling everything by their insane divisions and contentions. We pointed out to them that the conflicts between the “houre of Vanderbilt” and Commodore Morgan, the strife between Garrison and George Law, the quarrels of Joe White and Scott, and Web- ster and Anderson, and McDonald and Spencer, and a hundred others, agents and tools, that have been sent down there to intrigue, bribe and bully against each other, could only bring disaster and defeat to all of them. Not only has the reeult been pernicious to themselves, but our national interests have suffered largely thereby. Not only has their conduct in Central America been injurious, but the course they have followed in Washington has been embarrassing to the government, and in a great measure pre- vented it from taking the course best adapt- ed to sustain the general interests of the country. Parties of high social position and great wealth have poured into the ear of the Secretary of State the most conflicting repre- sentatione, and even political position has been sought and obtained to carry out their ulterior purposes. We have no sympathy for the great losses of the fighting Commodores of Wall street; but we have a deep regret for the injury that results te our national interests and those of our citizens through these insane conflicts. If it went no farther than the delay of the opening of the Nicaragua route, we might rest in the hope that the loss would be made up in other ways. But it does go farther. The same causes have operated for a long time to prevent the opening of the Tehuantepec route. The ridiculous | claims and intrigues of Sloo are at this mo- | ment brought to bear, in Congress and out of it, | against the use of that Isthmus by our govern- | ment. These selfish contentions of the Wall} street Commodores have gone even farther. | Not only have they placed in imminent jeopar- | dy our influence and interests upon the Ame- rican Isthmus, but even now they are threaten- | ine ta Anateng tha 9 -8-g -—one we wee ene le marine upon the ocean. From selfish ends, which it is not our purpose | new to discuss, the same influences have | Rditieal been lately at work to prevent the pas- sage of the Ocean Mail Appropriation bill, and will doubtices still continue the effort to prevent the re-establishment of the Collins Mine. If they succeed, the only point they can possibly attain is to kill each other as they have done in Central America, and delay our national march in ocean steam navigation as they have upon the Isthmus. We hope our New York Commodores will open their eyes to the folly of continuing their insane strife among themselves, and unite upon a common basis and a fair division of the profits. If they do not they will have the poor consola- tion of seeing the English triumphant in ocean | steam navigation and the French in Isthmus | Transit routes, And until a better spirit docs prevail among them, we hope the government will give less heed to their representations, and let their conflicting statements offset and annul each other. Above all would we chution the President against appointing to position inCen- | tral or Spanish America any man recommended | by these interested parties. The great cause of all our present difficulties with New Granada is the irritation caused there by the appointment | of Mr. Corwine Consul at Panama by the late | administration, at the urgent request of the | ! Panama Railroad Company, after his ridiculous | report recommending the seizure of that | Isthmus. Let common sense rule among the | Wall street Commodorer sad stop their interne- \ Awenicay Ixvention tx Loxnox.—We under- ftand by the last arrivals that the London Times is by this time being printed on Hoe’s ten } cylinder presses. This shows some energy and | epirit in John Bull. By-and-by John and his printing premes will be nearly up to Brother Jonathan. It is now two years since the Naw York Henratp has had two of these famous ten cylinder presses in operation, and during that | period the Heraty has been regularly printed on machines of that magnitude. The London ‘imes shows some enterprise and deserves some credit for walking in our footsteps and adopt- ing our methods acouple of years after they have been inaugurated in the New Youk Herat establishment. Three or four of the widest cir- culated weekly papers in London are printed on Hoe’s American machines, and in ten years more we thall not be surprised to see all the ‘ald printing presses of London, Paris and the other European cities entirely superseded by He's famous invention. \ / . Provs Fravps.—We learn from pretty good authority that the names of Richard M. Hoe and James Harper, appended to the canting Sabbath day manifesto against the newshoys, were affixed to it without the authority of those gentlemen. Howcan we tell but that many of the other names attached to that pious but impudent in- terference with the rights of Young America are forgeries and frauds ofa similar boldnees. Some centuries ago 4 terrible convulsion oo guered in Europe, followed by * revolution i a/ pious frauds practised by a corrupt clergy under the sanction of the Jesuits, Have the Protes- tant church and the Protestant community of this great metropolis reached @ pitch of im- morality and corruption which blinds them to the danger of adopting the eame pious frauds which led to all these troubles in the good old Catholic church? Can any'one give usa copy of the Sabbath day manifesto against the news beys, in order that we may azcertain how many other signatures have been attached to it with- out the consent of the published subscribers? Tue New Treasury Loan—Srare oF THE Frvances.—The reader will find elsewhere a statement of the bids for the balance of the twenty millions loan which was awarded on Monday last at Washington. It will be seen that the bidders—of whom several offered to take over a million—sent in bids amounting to twenty-nine millions of dollars, Some $2,805,- 000 were awarded at four and a half, the balance at four and three-quarters per cent. With the exception of a few emall lots, the entire amount of that portion of the loan which was adjudged at four and a half was adjudged to New York bidders. It is said that the bidding would have been more spirited and at lower rates but for the pas- sage of the act which authorizes a ten years loan at five per cent perannum. This may be so. At the same time, it should be remembered that money is not worth over four per cent in Wall street, and that the government ought to be able to borrow as cheaply as the financiers. With the twenty millions loan authorized by the late act, this award will add forty millions to the debt of the United States; and there is but little prospect that even this resource, added to the small balance now in the Treasury, will enable the department to satisfy all the demands that may be made upon it during the ensuing year. Certain it is that if any unforeseen ne- cessity should arise, the government would find itself short of means; although there is sixty millions difference between the financial posi- tion of tHe country now, and the position it occupied when there was a balance of thirty millions in the Treasury. As Mr. Buchanan said in his last message to Congress “the habit of extravagant expendi- tures fostered by a largesurplus in the Treasury, must now be corrected, or the country will be involved in serious financial difficulties.” The financial embarrassment which has led to a ne- cessity for forty millions additional debt and a dispendition of the entire accumulation in the Treasury, is the natural fruit of two causes— the extravagance in the public finances at Wash- ington, and the falling off in trade caused by the revulsion. It is itself an accumulation of the errors of past years, The prosperity and extravagance of the years which have elapsed since the first discoveries of gold were made in California, are now telling upon the govern- ment—partly by reducing its revenues, and partly through the increased cost of every de- partment. It now rests with the government to do what in it lies to correct the only one of these causes which lies under its control. Over the revival of business, and consequently the increased re- venues of ihe Treasury, the government cannot have any more influence than any citizen; but it does rest with Congress and the departments to exercise a salutary influence in checking leaks in the expenditure. Nothing short of rigid economy on the one side and a patient waiting on the results of a revival of trade on the other, can save the country from a very embar- rassing position. ‘Tne AprroacuinG Season at THE WATERING hie the lane Hat af ad- in our colamns, that the hotels at the leading watering places have al- ready opened their establishments in anticipa- tion of the harvest which the hot weather is likely to bring them. At Newport, Saratoga, Sharon Springs, Nahant, Cape May and at all the summer resorts in the immediate vicinity of New York, visitere will now find the usual accommodation. Although the weather thus far has not been such as to induce people to leave town, another week will make a considera- ble difference; and by the lst of July it is pro- bable that the city will already begin to wear a deserted appearance. There are several cir- cumstances which indicate that the season at the watering places this year will be one of more than average prosperity. AKhough the stagnation which existe in trade may with a few operate as a reason for not indulging in their annual summer excursion, with the great mejority the want of occupation will serve as an excuse for leaving the city, not only earlier, but for a longer time than usoal. The heavy commercial losees of the past year will algo prevent many from visiting Europe, who might have been induced to prefer a tour there to passing the summer monthe at places rendered familiar to them by frequent resi- ‘dence. The uncertain cost of a European trip will for the present, at least, weigh strongly in favor of the more definite expenditure of a home excursion. The latter, extravagant as it has become within the last few years, has not as yet attained the formidable proportions of European travel. Besides, even in this respect we have a promise of reform from our watering hotel keepers, grown wiser from the se- vere leseons of the last season. Among the improvements announced is a new regulation in regard to the feeing of ser- vante—that orying grievance of both guests and landlords. Under the system that has hitherto prevailed it was impossible for the traveller to find provision for his wants without black mailing the waiters; a system that ope- rated as injuriousty to the landlord as to the visiter, seeing that it placed it out of his power to do equal justice to his guests, and rendered his establishment uvpopular with many who objected on principle to the imposi- tion. Wa understand that at the principal hotels in Baratoga, Newport and other placee, care will for the future be taken that all gra- tuities giyen to servants shall find their way ‘nto a cogamon fund for the benefit of the do- mestics of the establishment, and that any re- fusal to comply with this rule will be followed by the diemieral of the servant offending. A more effective regulation, we think, would be the adoption of the English plan of charging in the hotel bill a small item for servants, inas- much as it would take from the visiter the temptation to offer gratuities, and from the eer vant the inducement to conceal them. Either system will, however, be an improvement on the present one, and will conduce greatly to the comfort of the guest. If it could only be fol- lowgd by a reduction of the hotel charges thofmselves to comething like the old standard, #6 it probably in time will, then our American watering plaggs would have nothing to fear destitution to which they are sub- jected by the depression of trade. Sux Present Hearma or ram Mormons—A Drxaprvt Prosrect.—There is something fear- fully suggestive of famine, disease anddeath in the latest intelligence of the general flight southward of the Mormons from the Salt Lake settlement. The whole moveable camp, it ap- Pears, had joined in the slampede. Forty thou- sand souls were already on the wing, including Bumerous almost destitute families, with large numbers of helpless women and children, many of the latter walking barefooted over the descrt sands, upon @ desert journey of six hundred miles, and to a destination of which they ap- pear to be utterly ignorant. The chances, as between life and death, are fearfully against them. We should not be surprised if five, or even ten thousand, of this moving column of forty thousand souls were to perish before reaching even the junction of the Gila and the Colorado. With tho news of the intentions of the gov- ernment last summer, the Saints from Califor- nia, Oregon and the eastern plains were sum- moned to the central camp of the faithful in Salt Lake Valley. Thus large additions were made to their consumers, while their stock of provisions has never been su) it. Their Calculations were to hold the United States army at bay till the Saints had gathered in this year’s harvest; but the sudden appear- ance of Governor Cumming at Salt Lake City, and» the advancing army behind him on the Plains for the relief of Camp Scott, are the contingencies which appear to have deranged all the estimates of the Prophet, and which seem to have started his people ina hurried retreat, as from the terrors of an avenging enemy. We do not wonder that Governor Cumming regarded this stam- pede with pain and apprehension, nor that his first concern was to arrest it, if possible. ‘The distance from the Salt Lake Valley, even to the Gila river, the first available resting place for a season of so large a body of people as this moving Mormon community, is over five hundred miles. They cannot stop short of this point, in leaving their Utah set- tlements. Over the whole intermediate space they have nothing but deserts and desert moun- tains before them and around them. Already, too, we hear that the hungry desert Indians are hanging upon their flanks. In this view of the matter, therefore, we think that the attention of the administration should now be directed in a spirit of humanity towards these miserable people. If they perish in the deserts, it will be the result of their own folly, we know; but it will scarcely be regarded as a creditable calamity to our government should the result of our well intended policy be left recorded in the bones of five or ten thousand Mormon wo- men and children bleaching upon the desert sands of Utah and New Mexico. Arrairs Iv anp Anour M®xico.—We publish to-day some very interesting newsfrom Mexico, and from several other parts of the world about Mexican affairs. It will be seen that while the republic itself is becoming daily more disinte- grated, there are sundry deeply interested lookers on. General Houston, from his seat in the Senate, watches the chances of a protecto- rate, and opens a correspondence with the Eag- lich holders of Mexican bonds on the subject. These have a sharp eye to the main chance, and are not particularly opposed to an American protectorate over Mexico, provided they get their money. Then we have the ever-turning- up Santa Anna, who has got as far as St. Tho- mason his way to Mexico, and has stopped thane far a Mitle while ta imeplese the Measiveus to be guided by his experience and to follow his example. He improves the occasion, also, to vent a little of his spite toward Americans. On the whole, this news about Mexican affairs is exceedingly interesting. It is amusing, however, to see the grins and grimaces of the various parties interested as the dis- severed republic is preparing to leap into the bosom of Uncle Sam in search of peace and order. Nobody seems to care, provided they get their money—only Santa Anna—and his grief is doubtless caused by his diminishing chance of getting some more plunder. Bivs vor THe Presiwency.—Greeley gives notice that he has not yet selected his candi- date for the Presidency, and that his books will remain open till November or December, 1859. This has the look of a Matteson “free wool” twenty-five thousand dollar operation, or of another “ 7ribune Kansas fund” move- ment on a large scale. We construe the notice as signifying that Grecley is open to conviction, to contributions, and to the claims of the high- est bidder. “All passengers, therefore, that have not settled for their passage, will please walk up to the captain’s office and settle.” CENTRAL Park—A Trick Exrosmp ap Derearep —Since the commencement of the new reservoir, the usual pas. ‘sages acroes the Central Park, particularly that ono lead. ing from Jauncey’s lance, have been obstructed, and a very general desire existed that other temporary passages should be made. It occurred to one of the astute Com- missioners of the Central Park that a good opportunity ‘was opeped to get an endorsement from the Common Council of the plan of the Park lately adopted by the ma- jority, including the sunken transverse roads. He ac- cordingly prepared or dictated a resolution requesting the Commissioners ‘to open their transverse roads as laid down in the plan adopted by them.” The Common Obun- cil, supposing that only the ordinary surface roads were intended, passed the regolution, which wae signed by the Mayor om Monday Yesterday the trick was discovered, and last evening the Board of Councilmen rescinded the resolution unanimously and sent It to the Aldermen, who also passed it unanimously. The Mayor immediately ap- proved it. They then passed « resolution according to their original intention, requesting the Commissioners to open temporary roads of passage across the Park, whon the construction of the new reservoir made any obstruc- ton. Thus was defeated thia very ingenious trick to got a very odious plan, and a very odious feature of it, sanc- tioned by the Common Oouncil. You can’t get your sunken roads, gentlemen, adopted by the people, any how, and you had better give them up. ‘Tae Ovens.—“ Linda da Chamouni ” wae admirably rendered at the Academy last night. Tho house, wo were giad to see, was very woll attended. Mme, de Gazzani ga and Signor Amodio repeated their former triumphs with interest, and Brignoli sang better than ever. The Traviata’ is announced for to-morrow, ani the new opera is postponed until next week. Mes Geriie’s Concert —At Dodwarth's this evening the above named favorite native artiat will give her first con- in the city, Miss commission . ‘The sloop . Lous ia & Louta ia @till on the ways, aud witl goon The din #ailora of the stoop Constellation terms Steevie lon expired, Lf paid off Yard yesterday, ‘The sloop, war Saratoga, at Norfolk roigaion cm toe 11a let, “Blot dertivation a tbo ST -THE LATEST- NEWS. Adoption of the British Resolutions by the Senate, CLOSE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. ARs ILLNESS OF THE PRESIDENT, do, he, ao. News from Utah, Sr. Loum, June 16, A Cospatch dated Leafeaworth, the 13th brought by United States express to Booneville, says thas two gentlemen, named Maleen and Nickerson, there last night in twenty-nine days from ‘They left Fort Bridger om the 14th of May, subsequent to the last express. Governor Cumming was still at Galt Lake City. gentlemen reported that General Johnston had provisions Sufficient to last bim until the 10th of June; that they bore a request from him to Colonel Hoffman to hurry the supplics forward, and that they met Colonel Hofimam May 22 fifteen miles beyond Pistte Bridge, t hundred and fifty miles from Camp Soott, His ‘Was progressing well, buthad lost fifty mules in snow storm, previously reported. Colonel Hoffs Feoeiving the order, immediately t ‘wagon loads in advance of his column to the of General Johnston. They also met the Peace sioners at Platte Bridge, who would overtake Hoffman. The same day they met Colonel Andrews, thirty-two miles beyona Fort Kearney. eae eee hundred miles beyond june 7, Col. May was in ot Big Blue, Oot Harrione wes ea teen erate = On the 9th of June nothing had been heard of Captain Marey. The army at Camp Scott were in very good health. ‘When about sixty miles west of Fort Laramie Messrs. Malsen and Nickerson wore passed by a Mormon expreas from Balt Lake City, May 11, bound to Council Bluffs. The express party reported that Governor Cumming hed re- turned from Salt Lake to Camp Scott with themselves, but that they expected he would go back again to the city im- mediately. They also represented everything as quict, ‘and Indicative of peace in the Mormon capital, HE [ @ur Special Washington Wasuixaton, June 16, 1858, ‘The Senate has adjourned. Twolve Indian treaties have been laid over. There was an open session to-day fora few minutes, to consider Mr. Sason’s resolutions with regard to the British cruisers, and the question of the right of search or visitation. The resolutions passed ‘unanimously. Mr. Fane was confirmed to-day as Marsha! of Kasses, im place of Dennis, removed; also, Mr. Smith as Surveyer of the Customs at a port in Northern New York. Tne ap- pointment of Mr. Mandeville as Surveyor General of Call- fornia, after a lengthy debate betwoen Messrs. Broderick and Gwin, was laid over. | The missions to France, England and Spain have net ‘been acted upon by the President. The President was not able to sit up to dinner to dag. The excessive labor at the end of the session of Copgress seems to have prostrated him. A messenger, bearing special despatches from the British Admiral in the American seas to Lord Napier, ar- rived here yesterday. The Admiral had given orders to the cruisers to desist from all interference with vessela bearing the American flag, and had promptly despatohed & fast veasel to cruisers on the coast of Cuba with these orders. As far as the Admiral and the vessels under his command are concerzed, there will be no further trouble, at least until instructions arrive from England. Lord Napier reiterates the statement, now received from the Admiral, that no new orders had been given by the British government to the cruisers, and that they had acted with imprudent zeal upon orders given maay years ago. Lord Napier leaves Washington to-day for some days. Laty Napier leaves the day after for the summer. ‘The Navy Department bas news from the steamers Ful- ton and Water Witch, at Cuba, and from the Colorado at St. Domingo. The captain of the Colorado represeats President Baez's situation as very critical, and affairs there as in a state of great disoryanization. ‘The despatches from General Johnston a} Utah to Ge- neral Scott are in substance to the effect as telegraphed heretofore. They are cautiously worded, and the im- Pression made is somewhat [different upon different members of the administration. Unofficial letters from officers of the army are more free in language and more posittve as to the hostility of the Mormons. There is ne doubt as; to the fact that the Mormons were atrengthea- ing their pewitivne, The GY MDG WC War Departmeus are under the impression that the Mormons are Preparing to Hight, while some members of tho administration deous the recent news to be rather tinged with « military spirit, and have more confidence in Governor Cummizg’s de- patches. The despatches of General Johnston have Bot been comm: to Congress or tothe Senste in ite exesutive capacity. ‘The contract with the Pacific ‘Mail Steamship Compaay has been extended one year by the Postmaster General and Secretary of the Navy, under authority of a previous law, to correspond with the term of the contract with the ‘mail steamship line on this side to Aspinwall. There isa fierce war between the parties who have made the contract—Benjamin, La Sere and othors—with the Postmaster Gonoral and the Soo party, about the Tehuantepec route, While the Postmaster Goneral has made a contract with those who appeared to be in possen- sion of the route, with the object only of facilitating the establishment of that important route, he has carefully guarded agaicst committing the department to any par- ticular interest or claim. Whoever can establish their right, and do what the department requires, will be pro- tected. . The Tehuantepec company—Benjamin, La Sere an@ others—leave to-morrow for Now York, to raise funda for their project. It ie now said the contract made with them by the Post Office Department is suspended, waiting ‘the required securitics. ‘Mr. Collins, with the Now York delogation, were with the President yesterday trying to induce him to authorize the payment due the steamship line. The Presilent did not deem himself authorized to comply. The hope is ox- Pressed that Collins may continue to run his veeseis under the existing ocntract. It is believed that Congress at the next session wil! authorize the payment of what |a due. Tho Navai Court Martial sat today on Captain Bout- well’s case, The claim against Russia is an interesting case, arising out of a contract for arms and ammunition during the Crimean war. It is said that the Russian Minister hae placed himee!f in a critical situation. Eminest counse® has been employed on the part of the claimante—among them Caleb Cushing and Reverdy Johnson. Should the statements be proved such as parties concerned sanguinely amsert, it may cost Mr. Stoek! his place as Minister. The amonnt involved is several hundred thousand dollars. ‘Those voting against George N. Sanders’ confirmation wore —Merars. Slidell, Benjamin, Clay, Andrew Johnson, Robert Johnson, Mason, Bright, Jones, Thomson of N. J.,and Polk. Those not voting, Mesers. Fitch, Hunter, Fitapatrick and Pearce. The unfiniehed business of the session is about four- fifths of that before Congress. Thore were about a thou- sand bills and joint resolutions, of which some two hum dred were dispoeed of. THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasuiwetow, June 16, 1868. ‘The Senate confirmed today ail the nominations of the President, including that of Judge Faine as Marshal of Kansas. Mach of the session was oocupied in the consid- eration of the Indian Treaties. ‘The return of Governor Cumming to Camp Scott is im accordance with his promise made to Gon. Johnaton before his departare. bs Tt waa the House bill for the extension of the Lighthousey establishment which failed to ogee The Oiv'a Appropriation act provides about eight hun thousa aa aerare for the presses works en be ect, Atlantic, (lt ‘and Take conste, Including six thowsand four hundred and forty dollars for the purchase of the best solf-rinfting lifeboate at each of the stations om the coast of New Jer- sey, and ten thousand dollars for ‘the purchase of the. best Iifepoata, to be approved by the Treasury Department, for the Long Island const. ‘The Ocean Postage bill ws ypropriates $346,500 for tha transportation of the mail from New York to Liverpool, with a proviso that thera ne paid therefrom so much am may bo required 1 Prooure the transportation of the mails on such Gays 88! he Collins stoamors may fail to take them from New york, Out of this same appropria- tion is to be paid $16,757 for outward trips from Now ‘York to Liverpoo’, in February and April, 1867, and Feb- roary, Marob 9°ud April, 1958, whem the Collins line failed to perform W.6 service, and a further sum of $25,000, or fo much 4 may be necersary to cuable the Postmasior a rt