The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1858, Page 4

/ A AEW YORK HERALD. 4AM ES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OPrI08 MN. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS PERWS, cash tn atoance. THE DAILY HERALD two conte 87 per annum. SHE WEEKLY HERALD. overy Suusrdoy, at i cents Dar wry. or Baition, aanun, Eiiom any part af the Ooniinint THE F. r ), every Wednesday, at four ent per Ls LUNTARY CORRFSPONDENCE, ray Pr gprobd Founien Connasronpe FICCLAKLY BE Susi 4 Larrens an Packacns mene os. ‘HO NOTICE taken of anonymous communiention, We do inet return thows et me = kyl gM Es caret Fauur and tm the Pi patch, ‘executed with nealnan, cheapacss and des seteeceeeeeseesensees exeeee NOs B95 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. JOWRS WOOD, Sisty sixth street—Sacemp Concert. AMUSEMENTS TO-MORBOW BVENING. FIBLO'S @4) Psourranx Co: BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Bacrnrcon—Macic Puss Manto Lover. z FALLACK'S THEATRE, Brosdway—Fosnces of tre Bere (s onus Momaon. PABPUM'S AMERICAN §é! Beor ead EBveoing—Tuiopon’s matap Worip—Ovriositins, Ao. |, Broaaway—l.onvom Assukance— Broatway—aner ‘USKUM, way- Tukarax Or Ast, OR Amt WOOD'S RUELDING, 58 and 863 Broadway—Erioriax Bowos, Daxces, 40.—Vinanta Momxy, MECHANIO’ BALL, 472 Broadway—Berarrs’ Miwsteris —Nxoxo Ux.o01ePan BuRLesques—Hor or Fasnton. New York, Sunday, Auguect 15, 1853, Reo val of Business—Vas' Increase of Circu- lation. Derng tae Inst few days about fifieen thousand addi- Yonsi abests have been added to the slready vast daily percviption of the Hmrarp. This we take to be a eympiom wighe spproach'ug revival of business ta this great motro- pois, If the 4tiantie Telegraph line should be successfully es- fadlinced, aad the new Ei Dorado on Fraser river tury Dui to > authentic, there will be a rapid rertval of buzi- (eons throughout the commercial world. ‘We vould not be surprised if, under the eoming now @re of developement, the circulation of the New Yors Firacy ehould rite toa daily clroulation of 150,000, or even 200,002. The past justifies the future. Now is the time for freed mex of enterprise to pegin their movements, We have important intelligence from Mexico, by Matamores dates to 19th ult. Darango had fallen into the hands of the forces under the Governor of Chihuahua. Several other important places had also been captared by the liberals. At San Luis Potosi Col. Zuloaga had } nished the bishop of the diocess and thirty priests, for endeavoring to prevent his entrance into that place. The steamship Philadelphia, which left Havana on ith inst., arrived last evening. The Philadelphia not enter the harbor of Havana, but landed her passengers and mails from outside the Moro Castle. She brings 118 passengers and $212,000 in silver specie. The officers and crew the of American brig Nancy had been released from prison, and it ‘was said the brig would be cleared “ honest.” Stock of sugarson hand 160,000 boxes, against 200,000 boxes sume time last year. Exchange on London 144 0 15 per cent premium; New York, 2} a 3 per cent premium. By telegraphic despatches from Washington, we have interesting intelligence trom Washingion Territory. The Indians were combining to prevent the passage of our troops through their country, and the construction of the military road from Fort Walla-Walla to Fort Benton. Very flattering ac counts are given as to the extent and richness of the recently Ciscovered gold mines. Apropos of the great ceremony of the Catholic charch in laying to-day the corner stone of the new &t. Patrick's cathedral, we give a very interesting résumé of the history of thet church in New York, from the time of the Knickerbocker to the present Gay. The first edifice erected by the Catholics in this city was the old St. Peter's, in Barclay street. That is only seventy-five years ago; and to-day there sre twenty-eight Catholic churches in the city; seventy six in the diocess, and in the archdiocess 656 churehes, and a Catholic fpopulation of 875,000. The Joint committee of the Common Council having in charge the arrangements for the approach- ing celebration in honor of the laying of the Atlantic c.ble, held another meeting yesterday. They agreed fe ge! up @ testimonial to Cyrus W. Field, in the Bhape of a gold box, appropriately decorated and lettered. Communications were received from the Adjutant Genero! of the United States Army, in the State of New York, announcing that ammuni- tion hed heen ordered for the guns to be fired during the celebration, and irom the commendante of the Navy Yard and the forte in the vicinity of the city, informing the committee that the Niagara will pro- ceed directly to the Navy Yard upon ber arrival, and that everything will be ready in the different {crt to Lave a suitable Gemonstration made. The City Inspector reports 695 deaths in the city last week, an increase of 16 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 59 more than oceurred during the corresponding week in 1857. 527 of the deaths last week were of children under ten years of age, while 65 were inmates of public institutions. The following table shows the number of deaths during the past two weeks among adults aod children, distinguishing the sexes: — Men, Women, Boys Gre -00. Work onding August 7..65 Bo ae on ole Week ending August 14.86 6 ws a w Among the principal causes of deata were ie ‘-:- Jowing — Wh ore = Drscases T. August 4. Bronchitis... 2 (Coury mption ot ‘Qoay visions (in! Rid Darrtere “a2 vi ~ Dropey s Johan cy Iofar inst. u 1nSat vases of the brace ws Marnan cs (infantile) a Brastee . . 6 Searles fever, ee lo 4 There were alan 6 deaths of cholera morbus, 12 of congestion of the brain, 9 of croup, 9 of debility Cinfantiic), 5 of disease of the heart, 18 of hooping cough, 2 of palky, 9 of serofula, 7 of smallpox, 8 of teething, 11 premature births, 24 stillborn, and 19 from vielent causes, including 3 suicides and 9 drowned The following is * classification of the diseases, and the number of deaths in each class of disease, during the week Anguat August 4 6 124 A OE Ovo cc ss aesnnnsenas cones = Pulp, Ac , and eruptive fevers. 1 Shllbers andypremasere birt + Promach rowel: and other digomt ve crgara D6 PY Ustsowa...... 1 = Urinary organs. 5 4 Teal oe Prd ) be number of deaths comparec with the corres. ving Weeks 2) 1850 whe 175) Was as soucWwE: + < endug Aug. 16, 266 soe O61 es ending Ave. 086 en ending Aug coding Ave ‘The nativity table gives 544 natives of the United f atce, OL of Ireland, 25 of Germany, 8 of England «| of British America, France, Scotiand, Sweden en’ vitveriand, and 2 anknown. burg, Orange county, New York, on Fridsy night, at the residence of Mr. Reeves, who, with huis family, was absent at the time. The house was ia | charge of three servants, named William Saanders, Peter Shoroch and Margaret Shealy. The two latter were shot by the former, Peter being killed instantly, and at last accounts Margaret could sur vive but a few hours. ‘The annexed table shows the tempersinre of the atmosphere in thie city during the part wees, the tange of the barometer, the variation of wind cur rents, and the state of the weatuer at three periods uring each day, viz.: at 9 A. M.,and 3 and 9 0'slock P. Moa nturtay—Mornicg, Clear, afernoou, cloudy, night, Sunday—Clear ali lay and night. Moncay—Oiear a. aay and night. Tuceday—Clear ali day and pi Weanesday—Ciear ail day; night, overcast, with light Th Morning, overcast; aflernooa end nighs, clear, Friday—Morning, clear; afternoo:\, cloudy; night, clear. Satorcay—Moruicg, cloudy The wales of sotton yesterday embraced about 1,000 valor, closing wtihont change in prices. Flour was ateady, with fair sales to the trace, both domoeiic and foreign. Wheat was in good demand, with sales of about 57,000 bushels at ateady prices. Among the transactions was a sale of choice new Southern white at $1 56. Corn was also in fair activity, with sales of noround to good sound West: ern mixed at 7Jc. @ 88c , ®ad,common to good and prime Southern white at 87c. a 960. Pork was some less buoyant and xctivo, with sales of moes ei $17 30a $17 60, chiefly however, at $17 40.8 $17 50, ane primeat $1486 a $14 90. Beer was about the same, while out meats and lard wore less buoyant. As usual, on the last day of the week, the sugar markot waa less ative, while prices were firm. The salon embraced about £50 hhda. all told, and 165 boxes, closing at stesay prices. Coffee was quiet. Freight ou- gegeme nts were woderats, and witbout change of moment wD retee, exespt for wheat im bulk for Liverpyol, which wes taken, probably, to Gil up at lower rates. Stvarge Yenkees among the English—The Best Sovlety in Englaud Closed to ali #mericans. Mrs. Gamp, of the London Chronicle, has re- cently been giving Joha Bull a piece of advice as to how he should treat the Yankees, Never invite a strange Yankee to your house, or trusi. him with your secrets or place confidence in him, for be will publish the one and violate the other. Such is the point of a long article, re- printed in another column, on the Chevalier Wikoff’s book of adventures. It is seldom that the Clironicle can find an opportunity to lay this cbarge against a “strange Yankee; so it seizes upon the first oceasion that presente itself to meke an accusation ‘which it must certainly feel could be brought with perfect justice against long list of stray Eoglishmea, through all clasecs, from titled snobs down. A guilty conscience ade it to make the charge. Never bas private confidence heen more generally aud outrageously violated than ithas been by the long list of Englieh writors oa this country. A few naines, gathered a! iutervals from the long liet that bas been accumulating for seventy yeare, will mo ke this fact as evident as the sua at noonday Coptain Besil Hall, Mrs. Trollope, Dick- ens, Marryatt, the Earl of Carlisle (Lord Morpeth), Thackersy, the two Murrays, and a host of others who have been re- ceived, féfed, courted and eoressed hero, ina way that has always been condemned by sensi- ble Americans, have returned to Bugiond; aut n books of travel, Jecturce, novels aud Sctfons inpumerable, have travesticd aod ridiculed their entertainers in the mos! diereputevl. man ner. Private faults and public ineif'u'tons have been caricatured and exaggerated; per s wel confidence has been violated; private foibles magnified and published; dinner table talk reported, and the secrets of the domestic hearth laid bare, for the purpose of selling a novel, adorning a lecture, or pointing a tale. The Chronicle, no doubt things to mind when it penned pleee of adviee to John Bull which we have already quoted. Dut the advice is wholly gratuitous. Jobo Bull’s hove never been opened to the “sirange Yaukee;’ he has never plused coul dence in him, nor invited him to bie table What is called society in Eaglond never af mite an American—not even the highest ia social position at home—to ite hospitality. A few official invitations are accorded to our pab- lic representative; bat even the American Minister in London is tabooed in what is called good society. The aristocratic classes in Eng- land look upon him as something beneath them, as they do upon every American, and hold no social intercourse with him, An ooca- tional exception—the acquaintance of some pauper noble—is all that any American ever attains in England. But those who condescend to a familiar acquaintance with the American Minister, or a few eminent or wealthy Ameri- cans, are the nobodies of their own class, and sre beld in no social regard among their peers, ibis exclusivenese of good society in England © oc confined to Americans-it extends to the -arge masses of the subjects of Queen Victoria oerrelt. Bankers, lawyers, doctors, and all the men ot action, are by it looked down upon as being one remove or less above draymen and bootblecks. A pertinent instance of this exclusiviem is found fn the gutbering which Mr. Peabody got togethut recently at some hotel near London, to welcome Mr. Mason, an account of which we also publish today. The best society which could be gathered at the banker's table, to meet the Ameritan Minister to France, was a dowa- ger Countess, with a Scotch title of no account, the Lora Mayor of London, and a baronet of no great reputation. The dowager Oovn- tess and the baronet are worse than nobodies; the Lord Mayor of London, who should be entitled to some social consideration, be- cause of his official position, {* looked upon by good society in England as belonging to the class of tallow chandlers and fishmongery He may be a very worthy man, but the rule of election to this office obliges him to by a mem- ber of one of the city guilds, and this excludes him from good society. Much has been boasted in this country of Mr. Peabody's aristocratic dinners in London, drawing the two sations into social contact with each other; but Mr. Peabody himeelf is not admitted into the best society in Enaiand, and the titled Englieh that for a good dinner rell themselves to adorn his table are © little repute at home. John Ball ioves a lord, end delights in toadying to there thinge; but we are eorty to eee Mr. Mason before a set of English enobe at a botel dinnar t which good society in England would deem it to be an in- sult to be invited, discussing questions of high bad there wble murder was perpetrated in Hampton oatione! character, Revteai of tne Constitution—Evils under the Present Une. At the next anounl State election the people are to decide whether our present constitution iv to be revised or not. It is very certain that something mast be done of that sort, or we voail hefore many years fallinto anarchy. Dis- ontent pervades the public mind to a very kreut degree; and there is good cause for it. ‘With every clement of succers at hand, we ar: Tograding politically and socially. Never wat there more disorder prevalent among us (Sen et this very moment. Crime is rampant; . oor citizens retire ip deapair from a contest in which corruption and bratal foree are oon. etanily victorious. To this state of things we have been brought in a great degree by the principle of an elective judiciary, Our most +mivent jurists no longer desire a seat on the bench; and if they do they have no chance of gettiog there. Those only who are favorites of the mob, er the wirepallers, or the shoulder hitters, are likely to be elected, even if they receive a nomination, The whole system is a traud, and leaves a just responsibility nowhere. We can thus perceive the easy escape of the guilty, the perversion of civil contracts into criminal procedures, the frequent arrests on affi- cavits of interested parties, the low coadition of the legal profession—now avowedly followed for the sake of gain—the looseness of modern pleadings, the rapacity of ministerial agents, the cnormous increase of costs, the large coun- sel fees, the difficulty of bringing rich rognes to justice, and the absolute rain of any mar of moderate means who engages in a lawsuit of eny technicality. There is no longer among the people any respect for ;their Judges,vand consequently, for the laws. The multiplicity of courts, the clashing of jurisdictions, the centra- cietions in authorities, and the uncertain provi- tione of the Code. leave suitors in continual Goubt, while the daily invention of nos tricks of practice on the part of uapriacipled lawyers leave little hope of change for the better from the present stale of things. A new judiciary system, and a non-elective one, seems impe- viously necessary. The Judges of our highest courta should be nominated by the Governor— perhaps it would be better if all derived thoir comuuission from the eame so —with a tenure of office extended to a ¢ matitational period. de) pendent only for its earlier cessation on good tehavior.#No one pretends to compare the con- dition of our courts, a¢ now constituted, with what it was in former days. So, too, with the government of our large cities. The Mayor sbould have control of all the bureaus and heads of departments, and be held responsible for their conduct. The con- stant conflicts between our municipal authori- ties are disgraceful, and the enormous expense to the taxpayers, arising out of the continual struggles for the po-session of office, a serious evil. While these antagonistic struggles are going on, the public business is left a: loose ends, avd no one knows who is entitled to re- epect or obedionce. The ity of New York has been openly swindled out of millions of dollars hy official roguery, and not an example has yet lwen made of @ single swindler The courts ere afraid to examine into this condition of | things, and the prosecuting officers appear to | be paralyzed at the moantain of crime that | towers above them. The State and the city are continually at loggerheeds, ect on by intriguers and persons having the ear of those in autho- | rity, in order to seize upon fresh pluoder at every outbrosk. Imprisonment for debt, though covered up by specious exceptions, exists to a greater degree than ever, and it has actually become dangerous for one man to do business of any kind with another. The jails ere crowded with unfortunate debtors. Far better to have a tyranny at once than our present anarchical system. Let us know where we are and what is the law, even if it be harsh, instead of being forever exposed to the ingenious tricks of kaavish lawyers and the cobweb meshes of unequal laws. Some new and stringent remedics should be enacted with regard to dejaulting railroad companies, and the farther constriction o! anneceseary parallel lines, As at presont managed they are sponges to wipe ap the property of the stockholders end equeeze it out among directors, their riende, their agents and thetr brokers. If the aw is intended to be ® segurity for property, let it be made applicable to the rotten concerns which now disturb the entire commercial trans- actions of the State, and are building up a powerful confederacy of rogues. The excise question shonld also be placed on some general basis, so that it cannot any longer enter into our local squabbles or be the sport of any and every tribunal, at its pleasure and by its own verbal constructions. Our State and county prison system requires extensive revieal. Our prisons are merely places where favored contractors reap the profite of convict labor, and where at times the greatest craelty in the treatment of prisoners prevails. The condition of the insane now confined in the most noisome cells in the coumy prisons, though again and again brought to the notice of the Legislature, remains deplorably bad and without the hope of alteration. A provision should also be made by which the regulation of the Excise should be left te the control of cities, villages and towns re- spectively, by which one element of politf- cel strife would be cut up by the roots, ‘These are a few of the subjects which suggest themeelves, on a cursory view, of the necessity of a change in our constitation; and we hope our readers will bear them in mind when they are called upon to vote. What is the use of pur social organization, if we are thus losded down with such terrible abuses? Will not the people at length lose their regard for republican institutions altogether, if everything under our social con- tract is so rapidly going from bad to worse Republics, apparently as indestructible as our own, have gone to pieces in consequence of dls orders precisely like ours, A respectable pilet in our harbor expressed the other day the opin ion of a large number of the alrondy disaffected: when commenting, with a passenger he was bringing to town, on the present state of things that it would be better to place the government in the hands of some respectable family at once rather than to be ground to the dust, run into and ran over by loafers and politicians, as we ow are. This sentiment will grow in time, unser: we mind our helm, Let us, then, by the ‘61 past cxperience, make one more attempt to beat eafely intoport. The constitution of the United States, witha much larger field of opera- tion, and at firet many great difficulties to antici- pate, hes anewered every purpose, and remains @ monument of what wise men and good men can do for their country. In onr State consti- tution its princ'p'es wight well be adopted tog NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1858. very great extent. It is not necessary that a people should every hour and every minute dis- tarb their organic laws, at the instigation of heartless factions. We know enough of our wants and of our evils to make better ones than we have done for many years, Let us have one more trial, and see, if by a combined effort of the wise, the virtuous and the patriotic, we cannot produce an instrument which will be worthy of the Empire State. Political Joking—The Jokes of the Virginia Politicians, We publish today from the Richmond En- quirer an amusing article on the political jokee of the New York Heraxp, which, at the present stage of dead low water in our party politics, is about as good as anything we can pick up from our party newspapers, The Enquirer says that “that propensity for joking which sometimes seizes the Heratp— thai itching for popular quizzes which puffed into importance George Law, and almost elect- ed Fremont, which ventilated so lately the con- tradictory qualifications of Simon Cameron, has again perpetrated several very good jokes;” and among these “ good jokes” are enumerated our cpinion of the Wise and Hunter factions in Virginia; our views coucerning the bad nulli- fication odor which will attach to the next de- mocratic National Convention, from the fact that it will be held in the chief city of the South Carolina nullifiers and secession fire- eaters; and our opinion that Gen. Scott, from present appearances, is the only man upon whom all the factions and sections and odds and ends of the opposition can be united in a homogeneous practical national party. Now, in the’ first place, we took up George Law—“Live Oak George’’—not as a “good joke” nor as “a live hoax,” but as an experiment with an entirely new and self-made man, “fresh from the body of the people.” But George Law proving himself utterly unequal to the exigen- cies of his position, we dropped him. With re- gard to Fremont, we have heard, for the first time, that the democracy in any quarter have ever regarded his nomination or the Heratp's support of him as a joke. With the dead weight of Fillmore upon his back, so strong was Fre. mont that a change of fifteen hundred votes out of half a million in the Pennsylvania October election of 1856, he would Lave made his nomi- nation a “good joke” to the republicans, but a very serious “joke” to the democracy; for it would have cost them the spoils and pluader of the Presidency, of one hundred millions a year. Next, in reference to the locality of the®De- mocratic Convention of 1860. Have we been “joking”? upon that point? Can it be denied that South Caroliva is surcharged with the bad odor of nullification?—and that after this Kan- sas business the national meeting of the demo- cracy in Charleston—that hot-bed of ultra-nig- ger nullification—will have a bad effect among the frightened democracy of the North? Is not a party, like an individual, known by the company it keeps, and very apt to be judged accordingly? Have not the de- mocracy gone as far South as they can venture with safety, for some years to come, without going down to Charleston, among the nullifiers, in 1860? Would not even Buffalo be a better place for the purposes of the democratic I’resi- dential jugglers, considering the broken down and broken up condition of the party in the North? Let us have an answer to these ques- tions, and upor the presumption that we are not “joking.” Concerning our views of Gen. Scott, we ad- here to the position that no expedient except the nomination of some such national causerva- tive man, will avail to bring the existing dis- coréant cliques and factions of the opposition together in 1860; and now, having disposed of the “ good jokes” referred to by our Richmond cotemporary, we have a few to enumerate of the Virginia and other Southern democratic politi- cians, perpetrated during the last twenty-five years. That tarifil nullification movement of 1832-"33 was “a good joke;” but was spoiled by old Hickory, wasn’t it? That Southern secession movement, looking to a separate Southern con- federacy in the event of the admission of Cali- fornia as a free State, was “a good joke,” we suppose; but it would have been still better bad not the Virginia chivalry been the firet to back down. The repeal of the Missouri compromise, in which work Mr, Senator Mason was a prominent dJeader, was a “good joke,” and has resulted in a countless catalogue of “good jokes” to the Soutbern demo- cracy, including Governor Wise, and the North- ern democracy—ineluding Mr. Douglas. Finally, the rejection of the Lecompton constitution by the people.of Kansas shows that the English compromise to the South was a very poor “ joke;” and Mr. Senator Hunter, of Virginia, of the Englieh Conference Committee, has thus been proved the prince of jolly jokers. Had not these Kansas compromisers eupposed that we were “joking” when we urged upon them the adoption of the Crittenden bill, they of the South would probably have discovered that the English substitute was a practical joke, which would never pay expenses. Read the testimony of Mr. Senator Hammond. Bat, in all seriousness, we would admonish the Southern politicians that upon the nigger issue they have carried their joke a little too far; and that apon the Presidential question, the squabble between Wise and Hunter must be settled in the inter- val to the Charleston Convention, or that the result to the Virginia democracy will be any- thing but a joke. Eprrontat, Conventions —Editorial conven- tions are very much in vogue with country edi- tors everywhere, and they are all pretty much of the same character—that is to say, general Jollifications at some one’s expense besides their own, a great deal of eating, a great deal more drinking, and no business at all. Hditorial “conventions” are humbugs; they ought to be denominated, in plain language, editorial sprees, The New Jersey editors were on one Jost week at Paterson, which lasted two days, and from the report it would appear that the gastronomic feats performed there were extra- ordinary. The Jerseymen go in for the thing with good will. They have four editorial frolics n the year. > 3 $ 4 = = I u iB Hi f #3 # it i i i F A FH THE LATEST NEWS. ERPORTANT FROM MEXi00. Wasuinaron, August 14, 1858. Matamoros dates to the 19th July, received via New Orleans, state that Darango had fallen into the hands of the forces under the Governor of Chibua- hua, who had declared for the constitution of 1857. Guanvjuato, Guadalajara and Zacatecas had also been conquered by the liberals, Governor Garza had left Matamoras to superintend in person the movements of the Tamaulipas forces. General Vidaurri was to take the field at the head of the main body of the Army of the North. Immediately on the taking of San Luis Potosi Colonel Zuazua banished the bishop of the diocess and thirty priests, for encouraging the reactionary forces against his entrance. Our ‘Washington Despatch, ‘THE INDIAN TROUBLES IN WaSHINGTON TARRITORY— THE NEW GOLD MINSS—ABRIVAL OF GENS@AL HARNBY AND COMMISSIONSRS M’CULLOUGH AND POWELL—MB. STOCKTON AND GEN. FAIR WAITING FOR FINAL INSTAUCTIONS—THR PRESIDENT AT HIS SUMMER BASIDRNCKE—THE TROY POST OFFICE— THE NAW YORK OPFICES—REMOVAL OF BALTIMORE CUSTOM HOUES EMALOYES. Wasarnoron, August 14, 1858. The advices from Washington Territory relativeto he Indian troubles, though somewhat conflicting, are of a very interesting character. Geueral Clarke is of the opinion that he can settle them within sixty days after he takes th field. Private advices, how- ever, lead to the belief that there is a strong combi- nation among the hostile tribes to carry on the war, in order to prevent the passage of our troops'through their country and the construction of the military road from Fort Walla-Walla to Fort Benton, These combined forces present a most formidable opposi- tion, and it is the opinion of many that it will re- quire two years to overcome it. On the other hand, the Nez Percez and the i lat Heads, two of the most powerful tribes in the country, and who occupy the western slope of the Rocky Mountains, still remain friendly. The new gold dimgings are on the eastern slope of the Cascade mountains, and the hope is entertained that the troops which, under the energetle movements of Gen, Clarke, are concentrating in that vicinity, in connection with what countenance and aid they may receive from the miners, may soon teach the hostile tribes the folly of their intentions. It will be seen that they will be placed between two fires—that of the friendly tribes on t'> east, and that of the troops and miners on the west. The result seems inevitable that they must soon succumb or be exterminated. Private advices from Washington Territory re. specting the recently discovered gold mines, are very flattering as to their extent and richness. Gen. Harney arrived here this morning, and paid his respects to the Secretary of War. He expects to go out to the Pacific country to look after the Indians there, in the course of a few days. Commissioners McCullough and Powell arrived also this morning, and had an interview with Secre. tary Floyd. They report little that has not been already made public. Mr. John P. Stockton, of Delaware, Minister to Rome, and Gen. E. Y. Fair, of Alabama, Minister to Belgium, are both here for final instructions pre- vious to departure for their posts. It is expected they will sail on Saturday next. ‘The President arnived in the city at seven o'clock this evening, and proceeded at once to his summer residence at the Soldier's Lome. He returns in im- proved health and spirite. The Trojans are here tn good force again about their Post Office. McArthur (soft), Fonda's competitor, is here, and says that he can show that Fonda was a Know Nothing. This charge has beon preferred once before, and refuted. It is supposed the Presi- dent will soon settle the matter. I was informed at the Department to-day that the New York offices gave them more trouble than all the rest of the Union put together, and when they are settled they do not prove satisfactory, whichever way they are disposed of.” The Treasury Department having instituted an in- quiry as to the force employed in the Custom House at Baltimore, and the necessity for the same, has de- cided upon the removal of about twenty employés, and the abolition of their places, on the lst of Sep- tember, unless good reasons to the contrary can be shown. News from Havana. Cuaareston, Angust 14, 1858. The steamship Catawba, from Havana and Key West L0th inst., has arrived. Senor Salas, the Spa- nish Consul at Key West, was drowned there on the 27th of July. The park Benjamin Burgess, from Cienfuegos for Boston, had arrived at Key West with the loss of part of her cargo. At Havana sugars were active at advanced prices, Molasses was also in active demand at 54 a 4 rials; mnscovadoes 44 a Srials. Sterling exchange 15 per cent premium. Sight exchange on New York, Bos ton, &c.,23 2 3 per cent premium. Freights dull. Fire at the Liutnots State Prison—Part of the Bulldings Destroyed. Axton, Ill, August 14, 1853, At about eight o'clock last evening a firo broke out in the workshops of the State prisoa—two of which, with the dining hall of the prison, chapel, hospitalgnd three other buildings were consumed” AMlarge amount ofjfinished work was also destroyed, Three fi were injured, but not dangerously attempts to escape wero made by the 3 none, however, succeeded. The loas is estimated at $30,000, and is fully covered by in. surance in Eastern offices. The origin of the fire is unknown. Watley Beer . © %, August 14, 1358. There have been thé here lately from yellow fever, but the physic! assert the aon-exis- tence of the epidemic. Salling cf the indtan. Mowrrsat, August 14, 1958. The steamer Indian sailed from Quebec at ten o'clock this morning for Liverpool, taking out 84 cabin and 91 steerage passengers. Srractsx, Angust 14, 1958, John A. Green, Jr., was to-day unanimously elect" ed by the democracy of this district to represent them in the State Convention. The Hon. ex-Speaker Alvord presided at the convention, and all the pro- ceedings were harmonious. The Vellow Fever at Sew Orleans, New Oniaans, August 15, 1868, The deaths yesterday, from yellow fever, wore Gfty-two. New Onvgans, Angust 14, 1958. The number of deaths by yellow fever in the Charity Hospital in this city, for the week ending to-day , was eighty-seven. Marketa, PHILADRLPHIA STOCK BOARD. PmLaperrnia, August 14, 1858. Btocke steady. Pennsylvania 6's, 897; ; Reading Rail road, 244; Morris Oanal, 4534; Long lalnnd Railroad, 124 ; Pencayivani Railroad, 42',. Bartwonn, August 14, 1868, Flour quiet aud firm. Wheat fi r rod, 61 17 a $1 26; white, $1 26 a $1 45. Corn— 8c. & $2c.; yellow, Sic. a 860. Wotkey dult ¢ ‘Me. a We. Provisions MT ADELHTA, August 14, 18f Flour steady at $5 25 for new. Wheat qaiet: enies $1 20 for re! and $1 25 a $1 37 for white. 4,000 bustvis yellow at 900, Whiskey Rovraro, Auguet 14—1 P. M. Receipts of four continue vary fight, and su balf equal todemand; market firmer aniss of 8. $6 024 @ $6 75 for favorite brands of extra Ohio, Indiana and Canadian, and $6 8754 « $6 for double extra. Wheat dull, and the only sale to note ix 5,000 vasbels hot Cly ft 100; sound ie At 860, Corn stoaty; (air do sales 25,060 bushels at 660. for unsound, and 74e. for sound. Rye and oats scarce and nominal for the former, and fale for the Demand thir: sales 180 bbig, at 250. chapaed sake reseipta—s Ae? b' BS bu Wheat, 10,009 huebele corn, 5,000 harheld oats. exporta—9.449 bie, flour, 14,146 bushola wheat, Wino HAR, VN Wanityls ORM TERRIBLE AFFAIR IN ORANGE COUNTY. ~eeeennrs A Dowbdte Murder in Orange Ooanty, N. ¥—& Woman Lover Killed by « Rival halal , August 14, 1868. Last night, at about Ba . past nine o'clock, our Inge was alarmed by the intelligence that a ned diabolical double murder had been committed at the house of Charles Reeves, in Hamptonbarg, about two miles from here, on the Newburg road. Some t of our citizens immediately repaired to the soene, where they learned the following particulars:— ‘Mr. Reeves and his family were absent from home, leaving their house in the charge of their three ser- vanta, named William Saunders, Peter Shoroch and Margaret Shealy. It seems that Peter and Margaret were to be married next week, and they had been passing the evening together, in the room of the lat- ter. At about eight o'clock, just as he was leaving Margaret’s room, Peter was met at the door by William, who deliberately, ‘and with- out a word passing between either, shot him directly through the right nipple. Peter turning back, opened the door, through which he had just passed and fell deed across the threshold. ‘The murderer then rushing into the room, over the dead body of his first victim, hot Margaret through the left breast, the ball passing ont behind, jut below the shoulder blade. She turned, and jumpisg out of the open window to the ground, some tweaty feet or more, managed to craw! through the gardea and orchard, nearly a quarter of a mile, to the house of Mr. Case, who immediately gave the alarm. The murderer has not been yet arrested or even seen since, but the whole country is aroused and search- ing for him. The woman is still alive, but cannot survive but a few hours longer. Movements of General Walker, Avavsra, Ga., August 14, 1858. General Walker passed through this city for the North on Friday morning. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. NATIONAL JUBILEE PROPOSED. Nasavitie, August 14, 1868, To Jasms Gorpon BENneTr, New York Heratp Orrice, Atalarge meoting of citizous last night,a committes ‘was appointed to request President Buchanan to iasuc bis Proclamation to appoint a general jubilee in honor of the Atlantic telegraph, and to correspond with committees in other cities with a view to united action. NEIL S. BROWN, Chairman of Committee. HOW THE NEWS IS TO BE RECEIVED. PHILADELPHIA, August 14, 1868. ‘The Mayor bas issued # proclamation that on the receipt Of the first despatch over tho Atlantic telegraph a salute of one hundred guns be fired, and recommending to tae citi- zens that the bells be rung and flags disp'ayed, with other Gemonstrations. This is the first official notice of the ea- torprise taken here, Carcago, August 14, 1868. Active preparations are being made here, under the auzpices of the Board of Trade, for a suits>'s demonstra- tion on the reception of the Queen’s message. A largo amount of momey was subscribed for the purpose at the moaiing of the Board today. A committes was also ap- pointed to draft congratulatory resolutions to Cyrus W. Field, THE CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK. MRETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL COMMITTEE— GOLD BOX TESTIMONIAL TO CYSUS W, FTELD—COM- MUNICATIONS FROM THS COMMANDANTS OF THE FORTS AND THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THS STATE, ETO., BTC. The Joint Committee ef the Common Counc! met soxter- dey again, Alderman Mcapecon in the chair. Communications which had been recetved from the commandants of the different forts near New York were read. They announced that preparations would be mado to co-operate with the Common Council in a sim:tinsour display to celebrate the great event of the age. The com- mittee passed a vote of thanks to tbe saveral command. ants for their co-operation, and ordered tho commuilos- ons on fle A communication from L. Koarsey, Commandant of tho Navy Yard, was next read. It informed the committes that the pot anchor off tho Battery cn the Proceed directiy would corasion of Ber arrival ere, but would 0 bye Navy Yard in Brocklyn. United States forces in the State of New York, aunonse'ng that ammunition would be rondy at hand when tna salutes to be fired in munication ‘ww the same Op motion, the committees now adjourned till Monday pease expected that the meeting will be nel Personal 5 On 2%h of July the Em; spy en of the French received 6 Mademoiselle Evicard, the of Jeddah. We (tondon Herald) understand that our pentyl leave Eogiand on the 10th of Ai viait to Royal Highness the Princess Pred Deen ea ‘he. jourser,, moraeman we Mey, consequently, will nol be marked by any public, coremonial. The Kael Of Mairaes bory wil! ‘nM attendance on the Queen, who return to this country about the 29th of August. A letter from Plombidres an interest ng sketch of "s Court. The mouarch leads a sequestered and apparently happy lifo. His soto tion ia plean'eg anc su) ements on lis private domain. He bas surrendered @ fonctions of government to his and tarned his beck upor te outer world. A single aldo-do-ontno ie WD attendauce—-| i en oe eS ’. greoious mal, on @ Zz i HA fu Eh ttt & i fren be cake, beet wa tox DEATH OF AN RM INENT TRXAN. Gen, Wx. 8. Tayzon, lato of the foxas Honno of Enquirer, in the —_ Gen. Taylor was nm io a i : fl pS a once . faint }, When tis borne in mind that he was siways ad parcina. A totter ‘tom Pengasi, in the Rarbary States, cays the. Amongst the persots who were sarried off by tha plague im that place @ n° the Rev. Father Exriio, « ‘ostelics Vice Prefect at the newa of the Catholic missio: is tuners. Wes attended br ne greater Of the por la. “Wand 16 had been sudosen’ by the Rev. Patber Re «ii Advicen from Venice announce soe desta 0 + birbey » CANC VA, brother O Uo toulider, yor meralo Switz, ridepes, * am tg ly sae Seiya,