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

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ACADEMY OF MUBIO, Fourteenth street—Gninp Prowa- ape Concuat, UNDER THs Diggotion Of Musakp AND AN- NIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway—Porrina Tub Qusstiox— PRouenaps Concent—Corvmnvé ei FinisgsTeRo. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Harrr Mix—LoLs Mowrez—Miscursvous Anxiz. METROPOLITAN HABL, 585 Broseway—Farxcn Tura- ree—OLnewont i hd DARTISTA—L'AMANT AUX Bovguers, éc. BARNUMS AMERIC. Broadway—Afver- moon and evening. Wears or Magia 4 , Tam WizaRp —Wonpsrrct Ovaros:riss, 40. }. 561 and 563 Broadway—Eratorian esTQORS BONE, st Se Sretaet as New York, Friday, July 16, 1858, Pennant tlle teenie Seatinen.. Soames SER baney ‘The News. Details of the latest news from Mexico, a pre- fended telegraphic summary of which was sent us from New Orleans in time for publication in Tues- day's Hezaxp, are given in today’s paper. The news is, however, far more important than was in- Gicated by the despatch referred to, as the death of General Osollo, the military leader of the Zuloaga party, was not mentioned. His death at San Luis Potosi, on the 18th ult., had created a great Sensation. Our correspondent at the city of Mexico writes that those persons recently Jent out of the country, with the excep- Jon of the Americans, had been invited to )pturn, but we find an official proclamation in the Wexisan Extraordinary which repeals the forced Joan on foreigners without exception. The details of the disasters by the earthquake of the 18th of June in the valley of Mexico estimate the losses of life at fifty persons, and of property in the city of Mexico alone at from $5,000,000 to $6,000,000. Our correspondent gives a very interesting account of She earthquake, and of recent engagements of the federal and government troops. The former cap- fured $500,000 by the sacking of Guanajuato. Gua- Galajara had been taken by the constitutional forces under Degallado. The vomito was making fearful ravages among the troops at Vera Cruz. We publish this morning the substance of an official despatch received by the War Department relative to the fight between Colonel Steptoe’s com- mand and the Spokan Indians, in Washington Terri- fory, including a list of the casualities; also copious details of the engagement derived from other Bources. The War Department has already made arrangements for sending reinforcements to Wash- ington Territory, and we are informed that the Pa- cific Mail Steamship Company's steamer St. Louis ‘will leave this port on the 20th inst. with between four and five hundred troops. These troops will find quick despatch on their arrival at San Fran- cisco, as all the spare steamers of the Pacific com- pany are now in commission to meet the demands growing out of the new gold discoveries on Frazer river. We have interesting news from St. Domingo. The conditions of abdication agreed upon between Baez mnd Santana, through the intervention of the French, English and Spanish consuls, and Baez's sddress to the nation on his departure from the country, are given elsewhere, Baez was at Curacoa fat last accounts, but would shortly leave for St. ‘Thomas, from whence he would proceed to Nurope. The Provisional President of Venezuela some fime since issned a decree declaring the ports of that republic open, from April 28th to September ‘Ast, for the importation, free of duty, of articles of food of prime necessity, sach as cora, ricé, beans, jpeas and salted beef and pork. Our merchants will doubtless avail themselves of this opportunity. The Castleton, Staten Island, Board of Health met at Tompkinsville yesterday, when Health Officer ‘Mundy presented his report. The Doctor enters into ‘an explanation of the objects of the Board, as well nasa defence of its establishment. It would appear Qbat the Board contemplates confining the persons nd baggage of quarantined passengers strictly to the Quarantine grounds, and prevent people so situ- ted from mixing up with the inhabitants of the ‘village or coming clandestinely to New York on the Staten Island ferry boats during their term of health probation and whilst their baggage is being disin fected. The New York Board of Health yesterday adopted a resolution complying with the demands of fhe Castleton Board, provided the latter furnish means of conveyance for passengers and their lug- gage from the Quarantine to this city free of expense to said passengers or the city. Captain Ingraham, of the brig Maria, of Bristol, R. L, reports that yellow fever and black vomit raged fearfully at Sagua la Grande on the 30th of June. Some vessels lost from three te seven hands, and over twenty sail had been visited fatally. The Police Commissioners yesterday did no busi- ness of importance in public session. A number of charges against policemen were disposed of, the wnly one of importance being that of officer Jump, of the Twenty-first precinct, who was formerly dis- ‘missed the service for uttering counterfeit moncy, but was yesterday, on application of counsel, al- lowed « new hearing. In secret session the Board created a new precinct, to extent between Seventy- ninth and 110th streets, from river to river, to be called the Twenty-third precinct. The harbor police are called the Twenty-fourth, and the detectives the ‘Twenty-fifth precinct. The new Twenty-third pre cinct cuts off a portion of the Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twenty-second precincts, and will necessitate the procurement of another station honse, though the Commissioners say no increase of the force, as men will be detailed there from the other precincts. ‘The following sergeants were appointed :—Lacas, ©linton and Rassell for the Twenty-third ; Carey, Pighteenth ; Van Brunt and Stewart, Nineteenth ; and Brady, for the Twentieth precincts. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday John Lyons, indicted for manslaughter in the first degree, having caused the death of his wife, pleaded guilty fo the fourth grade of that offence, and will be sen- fenced on Saturday. He kicked her while in a state of intoxication and ruptured the liver, which was disortiored. As there were no external marks of violence the District Attorney consented to accept Mhat plea. By advice of his counsel Leroy Ruscher, Andicted for the murder of John M’Carthy on the 34 of April last, at No. 19 North Wilk iam street, by shooting him with a pistol, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree, to which Mr. Sedgwick consented. Mr. Larrowe will present affidavits of extenuvation, and Judge Russell wil) fentence the prisoner on Saturday. John B, Marks was convicted of burglarionsly entering the office of the Board of Underwriters, and ‘was remanded for sentence. James MoClaire, alias Alex, Anderson, charged with entering a dwelling house in the night time, pleaded guilty to barglary in the third degree, and was sent to the State prison for three years and ten months. The City Jodge in passing sentence stated that MoViaire had served two terms in the State prison. Wm. H, Curtis, a respectable looking man, charged with breaking into the National Hotel, 224 West Forty fourth street, on the 24 of July, was honorably ac quitted, the police officers having mistaken Curtis for one of the burglars who were seen to leave the _remises, Ann Mabeney, charged with stealing #34 from Michael Smith, was acquitted, the evidence for the prosecution being unreliable. The de Riviere end Biount affair has, it appears, at last been amicably arranged between the parties most interested. Col. Blount and his wife have made up their little differences, Miss Emily is to re- turn to her parents, and de Riviere is to be shipped to foreign parts by the first conveyance. . In the Board of Aldermen last evening a report in favor of requesting the Kighth Avenue Railroad Company to connect their track at Chambers street with the Hudson River Railroad, and to run cars thereon through Hudson, Canal and West streets, and Tenth and Eleventh avenues, was called up. Alderman Tucker strongly opposed the proposition. He was willing to give the city $150,000 for the pri- vileges which it was proposed to bestow upon the railroad company for nothing. The subject was finally laid on the table til! Monday. A resolution inguiring why the contract for iron railing for Tompkins square has not been advertised was adopt- ed. The Aqueduct Board was requested to report in |’ relation to grooving the Broadway pavement. After the transaction of some unimportant business the Board Ina private letter from Mr. Lever—the proprietor of the new line of ocean steamers running from (alway to America—to a gentleman in this city, it is stated that he will come to New York by the American Em- pire, which is to leave Galway on the 27th inst. Unless there was something of very unusual importance de- manding his presence here it is not likely that he would find opportunity to leave Europe at the pre- sent time, especially as the principal agent of the steamship line is now in the city. The purchase of the Adriatic has been a prominent consideration with Mr. Lever since the new line has been project- ed by him, and we would not be much astonished to know that the conclusion of arrangements to effect this were the primary object of his visit. This queenly steamer will give a high character to whatever line she may belong, and the proprietor of the Galway line is doubtless fully sensible of the fact. ‘The cotton market yesterday continued firm, and tho sales reached about 4,000 bales, closing at an advance of about !4c. per pound. We now quote middling uplands at about 12Xc. per Ib. Owing to the advance in freights flour was less buoyant, and closed at easier rates for com- mon grades of State and Western, while sales were toa fair extent. Wheat was without further change of mo. ment. The sales embraced about 40,000 a 60,000 bushels, at rates given elsewhere. Amang the transactions were gmall lots of new Georgia white at $1 400 $1 43, and new red at $1 25a $1 26, Corn was steady, with Limited sales at rates given in another place. Prime sound lots of all kinds wore scarce and held at very high rates? Pork was firmer, with rather more doing. The sales em- braced about 900 a 1,000 bbis., including meas at $16 75 a $16 873¢, and prime at $13 75. Sugars were firm and in good demand, with sales of about 1,800 hhds. at pricos given in another column. The sales of coffee embraced about 2,300 bags of Rio, 200 mats of Java and 65 do, Maracaibo, all on terms given in another piace. Freights to British ports were firmer. To Liverpool flour was taken at 2s., rosin at 28. 6d., and cotton at 3-164. a 7 32d. For grain in ship’s bags 7d. was demanded. To Glasgow rosin was taken at 2s. 6d. per 280 Ibs., and grain in ship’s bags at 7d. Limcoln’s Reply to Mamecha- setts Abolitionists—Tne Drift of the North- ern Slavery Agitation. We published the other day the opening Illi- nois compaign speech of Mr. Senator Douglas at Chicago, and upon the principle of fair play, we give this morning, in full, the reply of Mr. Lincoln, the republican competitor of Mr. Douglas for the United States Senate. We also transfer to our news columns to-day, the official report of the celebration of the Fourth of July by the Massachusetts radical or Garrison aboli- tionists ; and from these copious materials we are admonished of two things: First, that hostility to Southern slavery and the “slave power” constitutes at present the platform, the life and substance of our Northern republican party; and secondly, that however far they may lag behind the radical abolitioniste, they are following in the wake of Garrison and his disunion fanatics, and are drifting to the same direful extremities, and must in dae season change their course or be beaten from the field There is a very wide distinction between the speech of Mr. Lincoln at Chicago, and the speech and resolutions of W. Lloyd Gar rison at Framingham; and yet, if we ad mit the “equality” of all men, as claimed by Mr. Lincoln, we open wide the door to all the political and social heresies of Garrison. The Massachusetts fanatic, however, so far from pleading that “ equality” in the Declaration of Independence which is urged by Mr. Lincoln, says it “was only colonial independence, on a selfish basis, in the spirit of complexional caste,” and that “ it is through the recreancy?” “the shocking inconsistency,” “transparent hypocrisy,’ &c., of the founders of the republic, “ that the land is now cursed by the sway of the slave power.” Hence the ory of Garrison is “Down with the constitution—down with the Union—no union with slaveholders.”” He would abolish the constitution because it is pro-slavery, while Mr. Limcoln would uphold it to the end of the world because it is anti-slavery, and be- cause he believes that the founders of the gov- ernment anticipated the final extinction of sla- very under their constitution. There is certainly no agreement here between the Massachusetts abolitionist and the Illinois republican; but grant the premises of the latter in reference to negro equality, and all the here- sies of the former touching the negro's wrongs and the negro’s rights must sooner or later form & part of the same platform. And here we are drawn to the consideration of the remark- able part played by these abolition fanatics, and which they continue to play, as the pio- neers of all the great political anti-slavery movements of the North. Although our oldest regular modern Northern abolition societies may claim an existence of a quarter of a century, the anti-slavery element of this epoch was not distinctly developed in our national politics till the year 1840. In the Presidential election of that year the first feeble anti-slavery demonstration was made in the general arena, and the result was the insig- nificant eam total of seven thousand votes for Birney, the abolition candidate. In the inter- val to the next Presidential election, the Texas agitation gave the first impulee of active life to the abolitionists, and increased their vote for Birney to 63,000 in 1844. Bat the importance of this vote was not in its remarkable increase from 1840, but in the fact that a mere fraction of it—some 15,000 in this State—diverted from Clay to Birney, gave the electoral vote of the State to Polk, and made him President. From this point the whigs, as a national party, began actively the work of sympathy, and of bargaining and compounding with the anti-slavery factionists; and conspicuous in the task of conciliating them were Seward, Fill- more and other whig leaders and their organs in this State. Thus, from bad to worse, the whig leaders, organs and cliques of the North became affiliated and contaminated with the anti-slavery game adopted by W. H. Seward, until in 1852 it sunk the whole party imto the dust, never to rise again. At the same time the democracy as sottvely commenced and oar- ried on the game of coneiliating and infiaming the peo-slavery sentiment of the South, uatil NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY. 16, 1858. in 1854, in the Kansss-Nebraska bill, they tried that last and fatal parcel which breaks’ the camel's back. r ' In aword, this experiment of Messrs. Doug. | las and Pierce for Southern Preaidenttal capital not only broke down the Northern demooracy, but brought into the foreground a new and Powerful party, from the ruins of both the old parties, organized upen the express principles of resistance to the further extension of slavery and against any further “aggressions of the slave power.” This new party, with the settlement of the Kansas question have been deapoiled of their immediate capital stock; but they have, for all this, given us very distinctly to under- stand that their principles, their purpoees ard their policy will continue to be directed against the “usurpations of the slave oligarchy” and “the aggressions of the slave power.” ‘We hold that no party possessing a policy of sectional agitation such as thiscan for any great length of time maintain its anti-slavery organization without endangering the safety of the Union. The abominations of the radical abolitionist are co abhorrent and disgusting that they are comparatively powerless to do any mischief—the great danger is in the more in- sidious and plausible game of “resistance to the aggressions of the slave power” and of “restoring the government to thé principles upon which it was established.” None but fools and fanatics will clap their hands to the cry of “Down with the constitution!” “No union with slavehnlders ;” but even sensible and patriotic men may be misled by the cry of “No more ag- gression of the slave power—no more slavery on free soil—no more slave Territories—no more slave States.” At all events, if we may take the speeches of Mr. Lincoln, of Dlinois, first and last, of this campaign, as foreshadowing correctly the re- publican Presidentfal programme for 1860, it will be that of a Northern sectional anti-slavery party, and itssuccess will speedily be followed by the crowning ultimatum of Garrisoa—“No unien with slaveholders”—for the slaveholders will soon have seceded from the Union. But a sectional anti-slavery party cannot succeed in 1860. By that time there will most probably be twenty-one free States, including Minnesota, Kansas, Oregon, Washington and Nebraska, against fifteen slave States, which will leave not the slightest ground for apprehension concerning any future “aggressions of the sitive power.” We presume, hewever, that Mr. Lincoln in Illinois, and the republicans in this State, in Pennsylvania, Ohio and elsewhere, are merely working for the present upon the debris of the Kansas agitation and the “slave power,” for want of anything better. After the Northern fall elections for Congress, something better may be broached, and the general programme of the opposition for 1860 may assume a more tangible shape. They must even now see that the last necessity and the last excuse for a sec- tional crusade against the “slave powcr” is gone —that the “slave power” is completely at the mercy of the North, and that the only danger is that it may be driven to the last extremity by the aggressions of the anti-slavery power. Kan- sas is used up—“Dred Scott” will never fill the place of Kansas—the nigger, in every shape, is pretty well played out. He may serve Mr. Lin- coln in Illinois, and Mr. Seward in New York and Pennsylvania in our fall elections, or he may fail to meet their calculations. Certainly, beyond November the nigger will cease to answer the purpose of any plausible electioneer- | ing in the North, and it will be useless for any party any longer to follow in the wake of Gar- rison. Let us wait and watch the shiftings of the tides, currents and undercurrents that sur- round us. Prosrects or ax Lyp1an War.—In addition to the accounts published in yesterday's Herat, of the recent disastrous battle between the Spo- kans and other Indians in Washington Territory and a couple of hundred United States troops under the command of Col. Steptoe, we give to-day some further particulars, as contained in our own correspondence, in a private letter re- ccived by a gentleman of this city, and in ox- tracts from local newspapers. There seems to be a unanimity of opinion as to the fact that there is just reason to apprehend a general Indian war in that Territory, and that the military force at present available to suppress these hostilities is ridiculously smali and totally inadequate for that purpose. The Indians with whom Colonel Steptoe's command came into conflict are represented to have been in large force—numbering from ® thousand to fifteen hundred warriors, well mounted, well armed, brave and resolute. The professed cause of their hostility was that the government intended to build a military road through their hunting grounds, between Fort Walla Walla and Fort Benton on the Missouri tiver, which they declare their determination to prevent. It cannot be doubted, however, that thisis but a pretense on their part, and that there ie a concert of action on the part of nearly all tho savages in that region of country against the settlers. The victory which the Spokans obtained over the troops under Colonel Steptoe’s command will naturally inspire them with confidence, and may be the means of arousing all the Indians throughout that Terri- tory, and kindling up « war which will entail the most disastrous consequences on the new settlements, and which will require the morifice of hundreds of men and millions ef treasure to suppress. To cope with snoh an enemy promptly and successfully there must be an adequately large foree brought into the field against them. There is no question that the troops now in Oregon and Washington Territories are entirely too few even to garrison the outposts, much less to enter upon a campaign of such a charac- ter as that which is evidently impending. Ad- vices from there say that the people are so dis- gusted with the treatment of their volunteers in the late Indian war, and with the neglect of Congress in liquidating their war debt of six millions, that the government need rely no longer on that arm of defence, but must carry on operations independently of volunteers. A body of troops has been already despatched from San Francisco to the disturbed region; but this reinforcement is entirely too small to act effectively. These savages must be severely chastised and brought into subjection; and to that end the military force there must be trebled or quadfupled. Now that the Mormon difficulty is settled, troops can be spared from that expe- dition; and we hope that a large force will be immediately directed on Washington Territory. In such a case promptitude is everything. We are glad to learn, as we do by our despatch from Washington published under the tele- graphic head, that the government have already made arrangements to send ont rein- forcements immediately from this port by the way of Aspinwall aad Fasnne. ‘The Gold Discovertes on Frazer Rivrer—Their (Commercial and Politisal Bear.\ags- Our advices and exchanges from Califunia in- dicate a state of excitement there, growlag out of the recent discoveries of gold om Frazer river, near the northern boundary between Washington Territory and the British posses- sions, not lees intense than that which existed throughout the Atlantic States when the early discoveries of gold in California became known. All the conveyances from the interior to San Francisco were crowded with miners and me- chanics, striving in frantic haste to be among the earliest at these new gold fields. Over ten thousand persons bad already left San Francisco for porta on Puget’s Sound; others were hasten- irg there by an overland route; and all appear- ences indicated that this wonderful hegira of the bone and sinew of the State would continue till the depletion would hawe a very injurious effect on its mining and other industry. Several of the interfor towns are desoribed as depopulated, and the depletion in the ranks of miners and mechanics was estimated at from one-fourth to. one-third of the whole. Such s rush ef emigration from a-State 60 rich iteelf in mineral wealth, and where the wages of meohanics and laborers are so high, is a thing that is unprecedented in the history of former gold fevers, The , news paper accounts, &., which we publish to-day in connection with this matter, will show to what a high pitch the excitement has run. Even at this early day speculations are indulged in as to the effect, injurious or otherwise, which these new gold discoveries may h..ve on San . ran- cisco ag 8 commercial port, and whether a rival city may not spring up at the mouth of Frazer river or some other point on Puget’s Sound. We think that on that point no apprehension need be entertained. The mining and general industry of the State may suffer to come extent by the desertion of miners, mechanics and la- borers; but that evil will be but temporary, for their place will be filled up by a renewed emi- gration from the Atlantic States, induced by the demand for labor, and by the higher rates of remuneration, which will be for a time a ne- cessary consequence of the deficiency in the supply. As to San Francisco, though her trade with the interior may be temporarily diminish- ed, yet that loss will be more thap counter- balanced by the largely increased commerce which will flow into her port from the trade thus opened with the gold bearing regions of New Caledonia; and thus, although these recent discoveries may appear to tend, at the first blush, to the injury of California, we think they will eventually add to its wealth and greatness, There is one point, however, in this matter, which, aside from these considerations, may prove a very delicate and difficult one. The Hudson’s Bay Company exercise a jurisdiction over the country in which these new gold re- gions are situated. The company has always exercised a rigid monoply of the trade of those regions, and has been very restrictive and jeal- ous as to the admission of settlers, It may now endeavor to enforce its rules of restriction and to carry its monopoly to a point that may not be consistent with the interests or tastes of the miners flocking there from California, and that may lead to collision between them and the servants of the company; and hence there is danger to be apprehended in that quarter. k Even now we sce that there is a vessel of war stationed at the mouth of Frazer river to pro- hibit all vessels not authorized by the company from ascending it, and the Governor has issued aproclamation requiring all foreign vessels to take out a permit from the Custom House at Vancouver's Island. The conditions on which this permit is granted are, that no goods shal be taken on board but such as belong to the company, that ne ammunition nor arms shall be imported except from the United Kingdom, that no passenger shall be received on board except he produce a gold mining license and permit from the government of Vancouver's Island, and that no trade shall be oarried on with the natives. These are conditions which, it will be seen, necesearily interfere very considerably with the rights of miners, passengers, traders and mas. ters of vessels, and which must be extremely repugnant to them. It is not at all unlikely, therefore, that the attempt to enforce these obligations will be resisted, and that a disagree- able collision may grow out of it between the two governments. The charter of the com- pany expires next year; but it might be ad- visable in the English government to suspend its operation even earlier than that time. There is another unsettled matter between our government and the Hudson’s Bay Company in regard to the title to some property in Oregon, for which the company claims over a million of dollars; and some convention might now be entered into by which that claim could be set- tled, and the jurisdiction of the company over the gold producing region removed. It would be wise and expedient on the part of both governments to make some such arrangement as speedily as posesble. Practical Reronms.—Since his elevation to office, Mayor Tiemann has devoted his attention more or less to different kinds of reform, and with some success, The suppression of lottery policy institutions, mock auctions and gambling houses, is all very well in its way; but it is not after all the most useful kind of reform, consid- ering the way the finances of the city are dis- posed of and the taxes increased. We are glad to percetve that Mr. Tiemann is now turning his attention to that important subject. At the last meeting of the Board of Aldermen he sent in some vetoes which will have a practical effect in cutting down the expenses. In two or three instances he refused to sanction the commuting of taxes of different amounts, where such com- mutation was not strictly in accordance with the letter of the law. He also yetoed a resolu- tion of the Board authorizing the purchase of Jand on Ward’s Island not already owned by the Corporation, at exorbitant prices; the whole sum which was to be paid for the uplands, roads, and lands under water being nine thousand dol- Jars more than it was valued at by the arbitra- tore. It is by nipping such jobs as this in the bud that real substantial reforms are effected, and if the Mayor continues to exercise his an- thority in this fashion the city may be saved o good round sum in the year. Criwouine aNd THe Contrievtion Box.—The Churchman comes out with tremendoas fulmina- tions against female extravagance in dress, which is denounced as “the great sin, the rob- ber sin.” This accounts, we are told, for “the prevalence of three cent pieces in the offertory over other coins.” The ladies are earnestly ex- horted to spend lees money at Stewart's and give more to the church. The Lord's treasury ouffers frog the great spread of grinoliae. Incomx anp Expenses ov Tas Crry.—-There- port of Comptroller Flagg for 1857 has just been printed. Itia an interesting document, showing, as it does, that the enormous amount of taxation extracted from our property owners is not half enough to meet the expenditures of the city government, which more than doubled last year the income from taxes alone. Let us give afew figures. The tax levy for 1857 was $8,066,566, but the amount actually collected up to the 1st January, 1858, was only $6,295,450— leaving some two millions of arrears to be col- lected during the current year. The total sum paid into the treasury, including the balance January 1, 1857, was $17,741,061, and the sum paid out for sundry expenses, $16,371,910—leav- ing balance in the treasury ‘of $1,369,150. ‘This, with the addition of a balance from the sinking fund of $1,670,741, leaves the total sum of $3,039,892 to the credit of the Corporation in bank to commence this year with. It is well to In addition to giving the financial returns, of which there are afew, Mr. Flagg treats us to a detailed history of the frauds developed by the standing committees in the opening and regu- lating of streets; but as they have all appeared in our columns in due course, and have been largely commented on, we forbear harrowing our readers with a repetition. One item, how- ever, is worthy of note: on application to the receiver of the Bowery Bank, Mr. Flagg ascer- tained that for the last two years notes of Che- mung Smith, to the amount of over twenty- four thousand dollars, had been discounted there, of which over twenty-three thousand were for Charles Devlin. With reference to the “irregularities” in the contracts of Terence Farley, Mr. Flagg applies the whitewash brush in this fashion—“An adjustment can be made on Mr. Farley’s jobs by the amount of work already done.” It appears that there is a balance due Farley of some eight thousand dol- lars, deducting the “irregular” payments. After maturely reflecting on the moral fur- nished by the extraordinary array of figures be- fore him, Mr. Flagg comes to the conclusion that it must be conceded that the items of ex- penditure under the control of the city authori- ties “have greatly exceeded the sum required for an economical administration of the city government.” Considering how much of the extravagant and dishonest expenditure was car- ried on under his own nose in the Finance De- partment, and was the result of his own care- Jessness, this concession is decidedly cool. If, as St, Paul assures us, open confession is good for the soul, that admission may be put down to the credit of the Comptroller’s conscience. We invite the attention of taxpayers to the fact that it costs over sixteen millions a year to govern the city now, and we warn them that if they do not take the management of its affairs out of the hands of the politicians, rogues and rowdies who control them, at the fall election, that twenty millions will not cover the ex- penses next year, and that the city will very soon go to ition, to which it is approxi- mating with fearful rapidity. Tue Centrat Parx.—We understand that it is the intention of the Commission for Central Park to carry out our suggestion with reference to opening a drive through the grounds at once, without waiting to complete the ornamental portions of the work, the shrubberies, lakes, cas- cades, and #o forth. This is quite proper. There is no city in the world of the magnitude of New York so destitute of suburban drives. There is not a single road, street or avenne in the vi- cinity fit for a carriage drive; they are all either s0 full of ruts and irregularities, or so surround- ed by old rodkeries, bone establishments and other offensive things, that they are wholly an- suited to purposes of recreation. We have no interest in making any remarks about the man- agement of the Park that does not belong equal- ly to the public at large; our object is to facili- tate the progress of the Park by making such suggestions as seem best calculated to insure that object. With respect to the objections to non-resident Commissioners, it appears that Mr. Gray is a resident of the city, his absence in Richmond county being only temporary. He is putting up a fine mansion on Fifth avenne, which will probably be finished in the fall. The Central Park will be a very costly affair. The people will have to pay millions of money for the privilege of enjoying its beauty and health. fulness; the ground alone has already cost over five millions, and it is a matter of great moment to the public that it should be laid out proper- ly, economically and speedily. It is in view of this that we have so repeatedly commented on the subject. Tn connection with the five millions awarded for the ground on which the Park stands, it ap- pears from the late report of the Commitee of the Sinking Fund that payments to the amount of nearly three thousand dollars bave been made to fictitious persons and parties who had no award or interests entitling them to such pay- ments, which the committee designate as frauds supposed to be committed by Chemung Smith, who drew the warrants, This is another in- stance of the way affairs arc managed in the Finance Department. The Central Park may be fairly eid to be the greatest public work yet undertaken in this city, and it demands all the caution, foresight and judgment of the Commissioners to insure its suc- cessful accomplishment. Beysoy is THe Comrraonier’s Orrice—In his late report for 1867, old Flagg says, that “the expenditures under the control of the city authorities have greatly exceeded the sum re- quired for an economical administration of the city government!” N. B.—Said expenditures amounted to sixteen millions and ® quacter. Good for old Bunsby! nn en) A Pieasast Inveration.—Tharlow Weed, in the Albany Evening Journal, eays that “the door of the republican party is wide open. Whoever is attracted by its principles and its purpores will find it A very easy matter to gain admission.” How about the spoilat Are they wide open, too? Cy Tas Supwreceep Jaram 8 Ww San Fras. o1sc0—Oa ANCE voR Furrune Iy\TERCOURSE Wits Jaran.—A British veasel—the C, ribbean—on « late trip from China to San Fra uoisco fell im with a Japanese junk that had ben drifting about for five months, the sport of the waves, having on board twelve native sailons, rescacd them from their perilous position, and oouveyod them to San Francisco, where they were at our latest dates from thence. The commaader of the revenue cutter there manifested a very praiseworthy solicitude to have the shipwrecked Japanese committed to his charge, but the oap- tain of the Caribbean seemed rather inolined to keep them till he weuld fall in with a British man-of-war, when he would surrender them to his own government. It had not, however, been finally decided what should be done with them in that respect. Apart from all feeling of humanity in the matter, there exist strong political reasons why our government should interest itself in‘the custody of these Japanese. The sending them back to their own country would afford a good of improving on our present rela- tions with Japan, and of convincing its jealous government that it is for the advantage of that people to epea commercial relations with as. Tt was by a like act of humanity that we ob- tained the little foothold we have already got there ; and this repetition of such an act might Procure us Still further favor and advantages. The citizens of San Francisco have petitioned the President to take this step, and we have no doubt that if the Japanese are left in charge of officers of the United States, the government will evince a cheerful alacrity in complying with the prayer of this petition. Our correspondent at that port makes the very sensible suggestion that Joseph Heco, the Japanese who hag been in this country for two or three years, who is quite intelligent, and who writes and speaks the English language with much correctness, should be sent out with them. It 80 happens, too, that Heco left New York om the 24th ultimo for San Francisco, to accompe- ny the eurveying expedition, commanded by Capt. Brooks, which is to be fitted out there to take soundings and make charts in the Japan seas. He will have reached San Francisco soon after the arrival of his wrecked countrymea, and can be made very useful in imparting to them his experience of this country. We trust that, if they have been delivered over to our charge, the adminfstration will take prompt measures to have them restored te their coun- try, in such a way and with such assurances te the government as to make the incident availa- ble towards the enlargement of our relations with that jealous people. Stexs or Revowvtioy rw Cusa.—We have foe some time been aware that movements were going on among the people of Cuba having ultimately in view a revolution in that isiand; and a fact detailed in our correspondence from Havana, published yesterday, goes to show that the Spanish government there is im- pressed with the same ides. The recent arrest of Don Miguel Embil, a wealthy banker, indicates an intense sensitiveness on the part of the Spanish officials, There is no reason to suppose that Mr. Embil has any connection whatever with the movements to which we refer; but the fact that he entertained the opinion that the course of the government in Cuba is oppressive and ruinous, and that he dared to express his opinions in a reepectful memorial to the govern- ment, is considered sufficient ground to hold him as a dangerous character. In this proceed- ing the government of Cuba is only giving wider currency to the opinions expressed by Mr. Embil, and conferring upon him a higher character as a representative man of the liberal opinions in Cuba. The calm that seems to pre- vail in the political atmosphere of that island is treacherous in the extreme. It may result in a tempest ora tornado that will do much harm to all and good to no one. But if the elements that are gathering there are managed with pru- dence and discretion, s beneficial change will take place at an early day. The period of Spain’s dominion in Cubs is rapidly drawing to & close, THE LATEST NEWS. THE ATLANTIC CABLE. No News of the Telegraph Ficet. Jr. Jonna, N. P., July 15, 1868. The weather at present is foggy, but there are in- dications of its clearing up. Wind N.&. Nothing as yet of the telegraph fleet. Trixtry Bay, July 15—8 P. M. ‘The weather is clear, calm and beautiful this even- ning, and the bay is smooth as glass; but as yet there are no tidings of the telegraph fleet. IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. Reinforcements to be Despatched Immedt- ately to Washington Terrttory--Troops to Leave New York—Affairs in New Granada, &e., dee Wasninoron, July 15, 1868. Tt is understood that General Scott has issued pre- paratory orders for all the available troops on the Atlantic seaboard to be ready to reinforce the army in Washington Territory. A detachment of four hundred men will sail from New York on the 20th inst. in a special steqmer for! Aspinwall. These movements are consequent upon the defeat of Col. Steptoe's command. By advices from New Granada I learn that Senor Francisco de Vabrega, whe was Governor of the State of Panama at the time of the riot, hoping to satisfy the public mind as to his innocence of the charges made against him for the sad consequences of that event, and for the purpose of contributing to the restoration of good relations between the two countries, has asked for a trial before the federal au- thorities in Panama. General Soubletti, once Presi- dent of Venezuela, and formerly Secretary of War under Bolivar, and for six years past an exile in New Granada, bad left for Caracas. He addressed a grateful farewell to the people of New Granada, Alt was quiet in New Granada, and the people wore san- gine of a continuance of peace and progress. Senor Jose Marcelino Hurtado, a gentleman ef the highest standing, and formerly candidate for Governor of Panama, has been appointed Intendente—that is, first federal official at Panama—and has entered upon his duties. Senor Jose de Obaldia, formerly Vice Presi- dont of New Granada, will be elected probably Governor of Panama. The Joint Committee of both houses of Congress at Bogota had ander considera- tion the Cass-Herran Convention for the purpose of coming to an agreement. General Trias, who arrived two days ago from Mexico, and Admiral Zerman, left for New York today. We have had quite a gathering of promi. nent Mexicans in Washington lately. Majer Jeremiah Y. Dashiel, has beon dismissed from the army for having failed to explain satis- factorily a deficiency in his accounts, and for re fusing to obey repented instructions of the Pag= master (General to pay over the balance in his hands. The visit of the New York Seventh regi:nent to thys city bas had its effect upon the District Volunteces. A meeting has been held at the armory of the Waahe ington Light Infantry for the purpose of reorge: