The New York Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GOKDON EDITOR AND PROPRIRGOR. BYFIOe b. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU OTB. TERMS, « oh tn adrancn. TRE LAILY © BRALD bo mis 1 per anavom. Tar b ep pn Coty every am only 4 + annem: = Edin nm ry pat of re Te amg: part /the Oowtinand, Sayre inert, oF No nude posta Ter ‘4 TT TER ALD, every Wrineniay, at forer conte per eyo BE Pa an ¥ CORRES ONDENED, contoles ra bigest wed ~ ewes. eee any quarter Mheral! AUK FOREIGN CORRESPOSDENTS ABB “Ty es, TO SEAL ALL amp Pace Pawn uis ae. Us. ‘NO NOTICE taken of anvaymous correspondence, We do not we Ohune rejerted. OT PEEMTINE eoenatad with woutness, chowpmeas and de ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every erica m the Waanct Bmtann, Fame and Murepean bduions, in- and im the seeerereeeee NOs BAS —= ANUSKMENTS THIS BVENING, NIBLU'S GARDEN, Broadway—Jussim Brown. BOWERY THRATRE, Bowery—Inecamp's Gouprs AGE— Bacic Banket—Beane OF LAMMERMOOR, RURTOR'S NEW THRATAB, Broxdway—Inisa Forrose Hvntsas—darry Man—Ma ‘oun Wuis WALLACE’? TEEBATRA, Brosdway—Escusn Orera— Locts Dt LaxeeRMooR, LAURA K¥ENE’S THEATRE, 621 Broadway—Lours XI— (Cons8Gat Lessom. METROPOLITAN HAUG, 685 Broadway—Farnon Daa. mA—La Dame ax CaKeiias. Sakrome AMERICAN wae, noon sud Preving—tuupon’s TaaaTee waren Worn -Ovsiosiriss, £6. ‘FOOD'S BUILDING. 561 and 663 Broadway—Brarorian Boxos, Dawons, So.—SPiiTua are, Broad way—Afier- of ART, OR AM MPCT4HLO® HALL, 472 Broadway—Baranrs’ Mimsreet —NeGko SONGS 4D UURLESQUES—SORNES AT PHALON'S, CoMPERDL MINSTRELS, 444 Brosdway—Erarorian Onansorexurics, Songs, &c —Come 0 Tax #usn, FALACR GARORN, Fourteenth street aad Sixth avenue— Oomca nt Fineworss, Se. BROOELYF TTUT, 5, Wubingte strest—Sic Burrz's ED Ween MAILS FOR KUROPE, Phe New York Herald—Edition for Europe. The Conard mail steamship Canaca, Capi. Lang, will tenve Roston on Wednesday, for Liverpoo . Ths Luropean maits wil) close in ths city this ater noon, at half pest two o'clock, to go by railroad, und a} bal! past four o clock, to go by stesinbont, The Puropern edition of the Hwnaup, printed im French and Lxghsh wlll be publisbed ai ten o'clock w the mora sie oopies, 1a WRADpETE, wx OonlM. 2 p lore and advertisements for any edition of the Yorks Hxnaup will be received at the following places in Burene :— on Low, Sop & To., 47 Lnggete hill Meo y, 61 K ng Wiliam steont. , Bald¥ np & Oo., $ Pisce de ta Souras. Warr & O9., 9 Cbepe! aurset. 1X0 Exchange airent, East. Leaniog, Saidwon & Co., 21 Roe Corpellte, © cootents of the European saiton of the Bsaauv ine nows received by wail aad telegraph at five during the previous weok, an@ up to the hour of publicstion. News. The Staten Island rebellion begins to assnme a aspect. Tbe rebels have taken a t 4 declare they will not permit any leave the Quarantine groands to mingle with dents of the island. The Police Commis- sioner and Quarantine authorities are actively pre- paring for war, and from present appearances there is every probability of an immediate collision be- tween the belligerent forces. Police Superintendent Tallmadge has been suspended from duty, in conse- the re queece of his action in the premises. Several of the rebels appeared Lefore Justice Welsh at the City Hall yesurday, and entered into recognizances for their appearance at the Conrt of Sessions. One of the nomber was committed to the Tombs, bat was subsequently released upon a writ of habeas corpus The Commissioners of Emigration held a meeting yesterday, and transacted some important business in connection with the Quarautive imbroglio. Else- where will be found « full account of all that trans: pired yesterday in reference to this important subject. A public mecting of those opposed to the present | 6 last night at the Cooper In- stitute. ‘The inte of the callers was evidently brivg shout a fusion of the republican and Ameri- au parties preparatory to the tall election; bat the gathering was essentially American in its elements, administration we ax the tone of the speakers and the spirit of the au: | dience pretty plainly indicated. None of the lead em or prominent men of the republican party were present, on the platform at least, and but few of the Americana, though the meeting was maialy com- | posed of the members of the latter party. The steamship Moses Taylor sailed yesterday at two o'clock for Aspinwall. There was a great crowd of passengers, including many for the. new Praser river diggings. The steamship company has lately established a strong police force, which is very eflective in keeping away the throng of rowdies and thieves who were formerly an intolerable nuisance on board the steamers. A meeting of firemen was held yesterday, when it was determined to vend a committee to Philadel: plia to invite the Steam Fire Engine Company on to New York, so a8 to give our firemen an opporta. nity of wiping out the disgrace that attaches to them for their inhospitality last week. Should the Philadelphians accept, the reception, it is promised, will be the most spleadid ever seen in this city. Both branches of the Common Council were in sesmon last evening, and transacted couniderable rovtine business. A report from the Street Com + er, giving an account of the repairs made n tue A voluminous report from the Central vomutsiouers, relative to the improvements and avennes in the vicinity of the park, was read im the Board of Councilmen. Reports of the proceedings mey be seen in another column. Chief Justice Nelson has delivered an elaborate opinion in the case of the New Haven Railroad against the city authorities, deciding that the cor Jerre of th poration have a clear legal right to prohibit the | running of locomotives on the Fourth avenue rail- | road track below Forty-second street. The September term of the Court of General Ses- riome commenced yesterday, Judge Russell prosid log. The bosiness of this court will be transacted in the Supreme Circuit Court room this month, as the chamber uf the Sessions is now being repainted and newly furnished. A quorum of Grand Jarors not being present, those answering to their names were discharged till today. A large number of petit jorors offered excuses for not serving, and fifty of them were fined $25 each for non-attendance. As there were no cases ready for trial the court ad- journed after hearing two unimportant motions. The Excise Commissioners held their first meeting yesterday after six weeks recess, It was simply in formal, however, for the purpose of announcing that from next Monday they will hold daily meetings to fran! ‘icenses, The often market was firmer yr iorday on the ntrength Of thre hens news, The saice embraced abort 5,200 Daler, cing ot an atvares of fully one-eighth cont pe pou Fe now qaole middling upianda at isiye. Four wee Beas taien wore fair, Whe ‘a \Woout 52,000 buslels at rete another “ wet toleranly or tive evtor and damaged Wertern te\xod were beavy ~ ower, Pork was eatier, with onies of mons at Ch +.) 0, and of prime at 616 400 15 60. Hogare wer The saley omuraced about 2,200 Loaad and 100 bbis. Porto Rico, amt 900 boxer vou mm another place, Ootlee was oom peret., ) 4 end firm. Freight engagementa were moverat , wilh rather more offeriug, while rates wore witivul obaage 4 mamemt y Hail, was receited in the Board of Al- | x . NEW YORK HERALD, TOESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1858. Meddling with It. A Trojan Horse in the South—The Folly of | The Opening of the Atlantic ‘When will tt be Ready for Public Use t The Attorney General of South Carolina, | The time claimed for the experiments of being roused by the solemn and ominous invo- cation, “Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth!” and ad jured to-give his opivion whether the slaves captured in the Putnam are exclusively uo der the control of the United States, bas come to the conclusion that they are 60. This, then, leaves them legaily where they were when they were landed, and under ex. isting acts of Congress they must be returned to the place from which they came, When Lieut. Mafit ordered bis prize to Charleeton, it was no doubt because it was the nearest port to which tbey could be conveniently sent, and where they could best be taken care of. Tho clima’e ia more suitable for these naked ne groes than oue farther north, where a change in the eesson is already taking place, aud where euch s spectacle might icad to consequences which would have interfered with the action uf the national authorities, But may this not prove to be a Trojan horse, and within it may there not He concealed some dengerous ele- ments of mischief? The Charleston Mercury, and cven the Rich mond Enguirer, inclines to the opinion—the for- mer openly advocates it—that for the sake of humanity and religion theee claves should re- main where they are, looking probably to sa act of Congrees authorizing their retention as apprentices, under the care of hamane masters. Indeed, how can these poor wretches be revurn- ed to their own country? Who knows what part of it they were brought from, to what tribes or nations they belong, and who will receive and protect them when they reach their native shores? Ia all human probability when they do return, they will again become slaves of some native chieftain or King of Dahomey—probably the very one who captured them in war and by the right of con- quest cold them into slavery. Wil! humanity gain anything by such @ procedure as this? So far a8 thie view of the subject is to be taken, it is better that they should never return, The fi recet abolitionists would object to it. But if they are to be apprenticed, then it fol- lows they must come under the laws which re- eplate such a status, They must be fed, cloth- edsad traincd to some useful end industrial par- suit, and on arriving at the termination of their indentures be allowed to receive aud appropri- “ate the proflis of their labor. Are the South Carolinians prepared to accede to this arrange- ment? Let u- see what would be the result to them, The whole anti-slavery feeling of the Union would immediately busy itself, perhaps officicusly, in locking after these apprentices, and watching their progress from day to day. If the abolitionists have no legal or constitn- tioval right to interfere with the preaent do- mestic institutions of the South, they would doubtless seize upon the present opportunity, avd claim and exercise the right of discussing tbe condition aud immunities of these appren- tices, and make the most of it, Every act of discipline, every denial of justice, every faiiure or neglect on the part of the masters would be heralded to the world, exaggerated and denounced. The system would be represented ss even worse than eiavery. since ip the one case the apprentices mey be stinted, from motives of cupidity, infvod and clothing, aud be thrown off to sbilt for taem- selves as coon a6 their indeatures expire, while the slave is cared for and protected to his dying day. If, on the other hand, however, the plan thould work well, then they would try the other | tack, and demand, as it moceeds in this case, | that it should be applied indiscriminately to all negroes now held in bondage. The South would le condemned upon their own showing, by their own experiment and out of their own mouths, and if they hesitated to make the required change would be held up to the scorn and cen- eure of the world. But still farther: These apprentices, when instructed, humanized and educated in the kind, fatherly and benevolent manner indi cated by the Charleston Mercury, would be | come the object of attention to ihe domestic | unliberated clave population of the South. If | they should be scattered through the planta- tions, by way of eecnrity. they would carry with them the contagion of apprenticeship aad its conseynencer—induce inquiry, spread diesatisfac- tion, and finally plaat the seeds of revolt. The | slaves might soon demand through their distant j friends and the most intelligent of their own | color, to be also admitted to apprenticeship. | And how coald it be refused? If the principle works well in one case, it should inanotaer. At | all events, the etrange fact would be everywhere | commented upoa, that the South were unwilling to carry out their own doctrines of homanity and expediency, and would be branded as incon- sistent hypocrites and tyrants, This must Inevitably be the consequence of | any serious attempt to detain the living cargo | of the Putnam in the manner proposed. Nor can it be properly brought to the North, and | Uberated by act of Congrees or the effect of local steiates. Snch o mass of animal matter would | S0on putrify in the dens and holes of our cities, | w curse to themselves and the places they infest- ed. They might be paraded on abolition plat | forme—loathsome, disgusting objects to the eye and the nose—and Gerrison and Beecher might exclaim: “are not these men, and our brothers!” | But no one would like to believe them. And not | & penny for their eupport or education could pe equeezed out of their white compatriots, who, when they epy @ “nigger in a wood pile,” are | constantly looking to eee what plander there is to be scratched up at the neighboring barn door of the Treasury. lis very plain there is but one course to be taken, and that ie—to send these slaves back to | Afticn, as the administration has determined | to do; taking good care, however, that their | colored brethren in that lazy, lounging colony | of Liberian Go not themselves reduce ther | to slavery. We come to the conclasion, then, thet the Southern bumanitarfans who have put eo Christian o value on the bone and muscle of the captured negroes and esk leave, for the sake of religion and humanity, to retain them where they are, have made as great a binoder os the Trojans when they ndmitted the wooden hore within their walis. We are full of peace, good will and international rejoicioge, and now comes this Dieok squall to wake up the demagoguism and fand@idisin which had just received their quietas tn Kaneas, which were apperently buried in the deep bosom of the ccean, with the electric telegraph cable. We shail look on, and see which way the current is to pass, and what will | be ite curious record. The departure of the Niagara from Charleston with the negroes on board for the const of Africa, ae determined apon by the Administration, will settle the practical part of this queetion and save the South from the dilewmme of the Trajan Horse. Mr. Whitehoure and his assistants haviog expired, the public are now natarally impa- tient to ascertain the obstacies which bave oc eseioncd the further delay in the opeo ing of the live. Notwithataudiag the re- serve maintained oa the evbject, we believe that the following will be found a tolerably correot explanation of the circomstevces that bave led to this unavoidable disappointment of the pub- lic hopes. Mr. Whitehouse has had a fair trial, and has proved bimeel’ urterty uzable to fulfil the con: ditions required for the remancratuve working of the line. His system, though it bas never been fully explained, is understood to be easea- tially the Morse plan, except for recording, which is the name as devieed by Bain; and at most it is believed that Whitehouse has doue nO more than to combine the discoveries aud in- ventions of telegraphers who have goue before him. The average speed at which Whitehouse cam transmit through tbe cable, whea every- thing is right, is about foor letters per minute; but as a very lerge proportion of every hour of the day is lost, by reason of the aimost unceas- ing necessity to “adjust” the instruments at one or both ends of the line, the actual number of words possible to be tranemitted ina day does not average even one letter per miaute, and fre- quently not one per hour; and there appears to be no good reason to anticipate any better suo- cess for the future with the same instru: ments Under these circumstances the direc- tors properly determined to invoke all the ecier tific aid which could be enlisted in the solu- tion of the difficulties atteading the succeesfai working of the line, Not only have they givea to Protessor Hughes all the powers and facili- ties necessary to the proper teetiag of his instru- ment, but they have invited the assistance of all the Englieb, French and German electi- cians who may feel dispored to costribute to- wards the furtherance of this great interne- tional undertaking. Whatever may be the rights and privileges reserved to Profcssor Whitehouse by contract, it is obvious that they cau no longer be adhered to, to the injury and loss of the stockhoiders. We are satisticd, how- ever, that there is nothing in the bargain whioh binds the directors to experiment indefinitely until Mr. Whitehouse succeeds in complying with the scientific conditions which would rea- der his labor: of indispeneable value to the com- pany. The most confident hopes are entertained that the machine of Professor Haghes wiil ‘afil all woe immediate requremeats of the line. lle undertakes to travemit eight letters a minute-—or, ia other words, to accom plish one hundred per ceat more than Mr. Wiitehouse’s most successful efforts, and that without any of the interruptions occurring to the latter. From what we know of the working of his instrement, and the resalis of the experi- ments made ia Evgland, we believe that this is ovly the minimum calculation of what he caa do. The average number of signals through the cable whilst coiled at Keyham was aboat thirty-five. The average number now is about esisty per minute, showing that all the theories of the many scientific men were just the opposite of the truth, Takng Hughes’ experiments upon the cable whilet it was cold at Keyham into consideration, and as- suming that sixty electric siguals—thirty potitive and thirty negative currents—can now be passed through the cable every minute, there appears to be no doubt but that his instruments will travemit an average of twenty-five to thirty letters—equal to five or six words—per micute. Should these snticipations be car- ried out—as there is every reason to be- lieve they will be—the ocean telegraph will be- come at once not only the easy medium of com- munication which we expect to render it, but a bighly remunerative enterprise to ali concerned in it. As regards the definite opening of the line, there is, of course, owing to these cireum- etances, some little doubt attending it As nearly as we can caloulate, however, it will not be delayed beyond the let of October. At the last accounts Professor Hughes, who bas two instruments with bim in Loudon, was preparing to leave with one of them for Trinity Bay. Lt wae arranged that the cable company’ shouid end a special steamer from Liverpool to Trini- ty Bay on or about the 10th of this month, to convey the Professor or his assistant, with all necessary instruments and other fixtures for working the cable. He will arrive there aboat the 20th or 25th of the month, and will of course require a few days for prepa- ration and the adjustment of the machinery. This will occupy him until tne 28th of Septem- ber, or perhaps to the Ist of October, but cer- tainly not longer. If, therefore, he enccveds in hie calculations, we may count upon being placed in the full enjoyment of the fruits of his labors by the latter date. We look forward to the results of bis experiments with double inte- reet-firet for the eake of the enterprise’ itself, and next in order that they may add another laurel to the bays won by American ingenuity and energy in this greatest of medern uader- takings. Tue Potace Commrmstoxkrs AND THE Quanan- tive Riots.-It will be seen by our reporters’ accounts that the Police Commissioners voted yesterday to suspend Mr. General Suporinven- dent Tallmadge, for alleged neglect of duty in the matter of the burning of the Quarantine build- ings It appears that the Police Commissioners dirceted the Superintendent, on the day before the » cond attack on the Quarantine buildings, to send to Staten Island as wany policemon as were saked fer by the Commistioncrs of Emirra- tion. The last named Board did not make eay re quisition pon the Snperintendent, and there- fore no men were sent. The Police Com missioners, however, are responsible for ali that has been done, and it would be of no avail for them to attempt to shirk that responsibility over to Tallmedge’s shoulders The whole affair is only another specimen of the blonduring stupidity that bas reealted from Albany legislation for thie city. We bave countless boards of commissioners with- out head or tail, and of no use except to provide places for broken down politicians, When they wet into trouble they make @ show ef vigor by suspending a subordinate, and then lough io their sleeves at the clever way in which they hurobug the people. Bat they will find one day that their game is p'ayed ont; and tiat day may come sooner thau they expect. Revivat ov Bosiwnss.—The fae cool waather and the cable carnival have brought our resi dente beck from the country in qnick time ‘The railways and steamboats are crowded with passengers—Brosdway is crowded aguin--the opera and thentree throoged— the botele are all full, and the bouses to the avenues begin to -bow cignus of retarving inhabitants, The fall business opens surety and steadily During the whole of yesterday our sdvertisiog department wae crowded with customers, from thy servant tecking a place to the Broadway merchant, ail eoger to wake known their wantsor taeic wares ‘othe public. The next two months will di ploy the metropolis im its busiest and gayest aspect, Orrxiso or THK OveRLAND Mam, Live To San Francisco.—Subjoined we publieh an in- teresting document, which forme a fitting ac compariment to the grest event which we bave just been enguged in celebratiog. It is nothing lese than the time tables of the Overland Mail Company woich opens the new wagon route from St Louis and Memphis to Saa Fraucisco on the 16th of the present month. Next to the establichmeot of telegraphic commanication with Europe, an overland mail connection with our Pacifio territories may be considered as one of the most important forerunners of the great changes which the existing relations of the world are about to undergo. It is the pio- neer of the telegraph acd of the railroad lines which are destined to bring all the members of this vast confederation into closer ucion and cowmunication with each other, to consotidate our national resources, multiply and strevgthen our defences, aud provide new channels for the trade of the Union and of the world. In the meanwhile, through the agency of the overland mail rovte, new sections of country will be opeued up, mail and passenger facilities afforded to communities eituated in proximity to the liue, end 8 means of safe internal commanication witb our distant States and Territories secured in the event of war. To those who dread the sea passoge to Caiifornia, or who evjoy travel- ling through comparatively wild and unexplored regione, the new route will offer great atirac- tious. Sea sickness, isthmus fever, and ship wreck inconveniences, but too frequently en- countered on the ocean line, may now all be avoided. Having raid thus much in favor of the advantages of the new route, we will now give its programme:— GOING WHET. bhemen, Tease. Fort Be Knap Texes Fort Ohadveura. texas Peoos river (to era.) aon. Athor Tues & Fri.) 5 thur @ Suv Sep Perper/ivo, Ci Fort Tejon (vis, eles mon.vbur.| Tu & Pet St ghic # Wed. & Sat Bau Freveisce.........frar & CONG GELSERSSERZE SS SS SePIsbssbasaee> pe eeteecscxxeckau ce ton “S - io The rates of fare for the present will be as follows:—Between the Pacific Railroad termi- nus and San Francisco, and between Memphis and San Francisco, either way, through tickets $200. Local fares between Fort Suith and Fort Yama not less than ten cents per mile for the dietance travelled. Betweea Fort Yuma and San Francisco, and between Fort Smith and the railroad terminus, the rates will be publish- ed by the Superintendents of those divisions The meas aud provisions for pawsengers are at their own expense, and over and above the regular fare. It is intended, however, by the company to have enitable meals at proper places and at moderate cost prepared for passengers as soon asthey can complete their arrangements. Forty pounds of baggage will be allowed to each pareenger; but the company will not at present transport say through extra baggage, freights or parcela, We are glad to see that the most etringont provisions are made against delays, frands, favoritiem or incivility by the agents and em- ployés of the company. Thus conducted, the route cannot fail to give general satisfaction to the public. 10 | Tue Law on THe Quarantine Casn.--The Journel of Commerce quotes from the Hunstn the following paceage:— However, It matters very litt Tadic tor the demeage: le whether the county is for ax the sail ruet be brought In Kenmona eo: PoCORMITE bo the ReCING RIS ton of the cathy oy 7 pee S08 ver Atet for damagrs be't g prosared from 2 Stasa ,) tavit were forrestly iaforwod, every eave on te inland \g ollber particeps criminis of a Warm eymoathizer with the perpetrators of the iced, aud & bearty approver of tna deed wieell, The Journal remarks thereon: ~ We approhend that there is no dificalty on thie scora, provided tue authorities co their duty. if there is duit coky te cettibg @n Wiparte! jary uw Kichnoad county. toe venus can Us charged to another locality, as bas oftes been done, and if the verdict Is uot auch ae ene law and the fecte eofoand, Wore ty an appeal to tae higher court. There mutt be no Joly of OF sll ing 19 thin matter. The Jovrnal Is in error. The venue in a case cannet be changed tll an fodictment bas been | fownd, and by the law of this land no man cao | be indleted except in the county in which his ul- eged offence was committed. Until & grond ury have found a true bill \gainst him, thore is no case and no venue that con be changed. This the Journal may ascertain froin any lawyer; he point of law iseven generstly understood among thoee rhipping merchants in whose aar row and selfish interest the Jowrral now socks to bally the poor farmers of Staten Istand. Another journal—the New York Zimer—blun- ders quite ae abeurdly. Lt states, for instance, that if the Quarantine horpitels had been in- dieted aa a nuleance by the Castleton Grand Jury, ther there would have been some excuse for the burning, being wholly tguorant of the notorious fact that the hospitals were long ago indicfed af a vulsance by that Grand Jary, acd that thelr abatement was declared necewary by the Board of Howith of Castleton, Bat, now-e daye, the Times blanders ¢o constantly, and talks ench ridiculous nensense on all eubjects, that no body minds what it says. Tue Amoon Corosy—Ovor Trave wrra Rus 8tA AND Cruwa.—Among the pastengers #ho tviled frou this port on Sutorday, in the eteam- thip Ariel, bound for Havre aud Sonthauspton, was Mr. P, Me’D. Collins, Unived States ageat to Amoor. It is not for the first time that Mr. Collins goes to vieit theee regions on the con- fines of northern China and Siberia, Some years since be «a6 sent ont there on a special mission by the United States government, to report upon the commercial and other features of the Amoor; and the results of his observations were embodied in a report precented to Con- greece at ite last seccion, in which he speaks in high terme of the fature importance of the colony, in connection with the trade aad com. merce of the United States, The Ruesian government most heartily favors the views expressed by Mr. Collins, and offers every encouragement to the development of American trade and commerce at the Amoor. A year or two ago that government had severay ermall steamboats built in our city for the navi_ gation of these waters; and it still docs every- thing in ils power to stimulate American enter- prise there. The appointment by our govera- ment of Mr. Collins to the commercial aud poli- tical agency of the Amoor, is another move in the same direction—the building up of a pros perous colony on the Amoor river, The province ‘lying between the Stanovoy Mountains and the river Saghalien or Amoor, formed part of the dominion of the old Rarsien empire, but many years since the government, finding it difficult and expensive to exercise jurisdiction over the province, with- Grew its pretensions over it, or at least al- lowed them to sleep, and China, by the tacit, if not expressed consent, of Russia, extended her jurisdiction over it. Bat when Russia saw that the Japanese empire was in a way of being opened up to trade avd commerce, and that snere was danger of the Earopean Powers gain- ing @ foothold on those coasts, she then rea lized the importance of this old, abandoued pro- vince, aud re-porsessed herself of it. It will be recollected that during the Eastern war a Rus- sian fleet escaped from the fort of Petropo- lowski and took refuge up the Amoor river, where the sllied fleet could not pnreue them. This river is navigable, or can be made nevi- gable, as bigh up as Vertehinsk on the western boundery of Siberia, or in other words half way to St. Petersburg. By having the com- niand of the river, too, the Russians are able to bave a fine port on the Pavitic ocean, defended from iccberge by the island Saghalien, and the bulf ot the trade of the Russian empire will find an ovtlet on the Pacific. The recent treaty with China concedes the right of Russia to the «\moor by making that river the northern boun- dary of the Chinese empire. Neither the Russian nor American govera- ments are blind to the importance of this river in commercial aud military potate of view; and both governments ecem to act in secord with ove another in regard to it. Years hence a great trade will be carried on throagh this chaunel, aud flouri-bing communitiee—Russias end Amecicau—will be settled oa its shores. The Amoor colony fs an important feature in our relations with Ruseia aud the great Pacific: “Tre Most Sarearne Booxs tv THe Man- xeT.”—This is the assurance given in the caia- logue of the New York Book Publishess’ Asso- clation, in respect to a clase of books described as “a popular series of highwaymen books” Their publisher invites the attention of the trade to these works as being the cheapest in the market, and “on wbich they can more thaa @ouble their money.” The series coataina twenty-four storles, the titles of which indicate pretty clearly ths style of their contents, They have the following suggestive titles :— Gootlemen Jock, igo ge ta the poscae, Jack ane bia Bzide, Jenny Diver, Dare Devi Dick, Koger O' donueli, Grace Manning, ‘Ty dere Trea, The Rr negede Gipey, Dik Flyby night, Ht ghweym-n's Sracagem, Captain M'Clean, Cacde’s Last Buliet, hhanteome Jack, Ride for Lite, Spey ese, slack Beer, Jonathan Fuld, Cange in his Dupgece The Rivel Lovers, The euuggie for Lit, Vlauoe in a Convent, Cimede and the AVLes, Jruval aac the Duchees. The publishor, not satisfied with the enco. *miuins which Le had bestowed in the heading C7 Under the head of “Stories of New York Life,” the catalogue contains the followiag:— ‘The Beautiful Segar Girl, Rew York Gaslight, New Fitteen Around New Toe io ‘York, The Banker's Viotm, New York Above and Under The Fair Groord, ‘The Beautiful Aalr a, Tho Mcwmeer, Life of Bil Poi. If this is the clase of literature with which the minds of our youths of both sexes are regaled, it ceases to be a wonder that public and privaie virtue should be at so lowea ebb. The series of highwaymen books, being “the most saleable books in the market,” may poseibly furnish an explanation of the occasional outbursts ef the garroting disease with which our comraunity is irom time to time frightened. We recommend the p lice, who made a descent on the Venus Miscellany concern, to onl! in at the trade sales- room to-day, and eco whether “the most aale- able books in the market’ ought not to be eon- firoated and destroyed in the interest of public mora!s. Tux New Jeeery Press any tre Qvaray- tine.—The papers of our sister State are work ing themselves up to a hiyt piteh of indignation upon the proposition of the New Yor Huraty to fix the location of the Quarantine at Sandy Hook. One journal says that “New Jersey would convent to this proposition only upon one contingency, and that is—that Staten Island chould be restored to us.” There Js still another condition, and that ir—that the State of New Jersey ehali receive as moiety of the fees and porquisites of the Health Officer, which dro sald to be something like # hundred thousand dol- lare per ennnm. Now, we don’t care much about State boundaries, since the Atlantic tele graph bas obliterated all international lines, but the people of Staien Island may justly object to being sunexed to the Camden vad Amboy Rail- wey. They would not object to give New Jersey a fair quid pro quo for Sandy Hook, but they are distinctly opposed to filling the pockets ot a few railway directors. However, as the ailait seems to rest altogether upou pecuniary grounde, we have no doubt that one day or anether the wrath of the New Jersey people car be mollitied, and the Quarantine located at ewady Hook. Lacrors on nim Canta —Mr, Mullaly"s lecture on the laying of the cable will be detivored at Dr, Chapin’s Church om Thursday evening next. THE LATEST NEWS. Our Special W. Despatch, LIST OF THE NaMsS OF TRY OFFICRRS OKDEKED TO TUR NIAGARA—COLONBL YORNAY'S TAGRYTOWN ePeECN akD THR PRESIDENT —TH8 MIAsION TO MADAID, KTO., BTC. ‘Wasmyarom, Sept. 6, 1868. ‘The following cflicers have been grdered te tho Niagars 10 convey the Congo negroes back to Africa: — ee eee Lvucenoni.—J. BR. M. Mullany, B. A, Dvske, Wie, Nelsow and Wm, Mitovell, a Swgecn.—kdward Hu ‘son, Assistant Surgcons.—Thomas W. Leach aad M. P. Chrevan. Senior .—John Farrom, 7 aod Ausistant Engineers. —Wm. 8, Stanton aad A. 8. ‘obie, Seormd Assistant Engineers. —Geo. R. Johnson aad Mer- tiner Ketlogg Third Asiistant Engineers.—J. H. Batley, William @. Buenier, Francis Crowio and Geo, W. Rogers, ‘Those cfloers are ordered to duty immoedistely, and & is expected the Niagara will leave Now York for Chartes" ton in a few days. Colonel Forney’s statement in his Tarrytown speech, of ‘& Conversation with the President, in which he makes Mr, Buchansn say he had ohanged his Kansas policy, and that he then asked Forney to do the same, with a groat deal more apparently circumstantial detail to the samo effect, has no foundation im fact. The President mever made such statements or requests as Forney charges bim with making, and is surprised that party er personal hostility or recknees could carry oven Forvey eo far. Mr. H. B. Tebbetta, one of the eartiest submarine tete- erephic cabie projectors, with whom the Fielés were fer- mirly opnected in the business, is here, preparatory te proceeding to Madrid to consummate a privilege granted by the Captain General of Cuba for laying a cable from Cuba to Florid». ‘The Preeidont Las not yet recelved a reply from Senater Benjamin to the cffer made him of the mission to Spats. ‘The administration is gratified at the prospect of hav- ing the Nicaragua Transit opened, the closing of whieb bas coat our citizeus ee much money and in convenience, The actual gallixg of steamers for this purpose appears t remove doubis which have been sedulously thrown by rival and interested parties ever tbe enterprise. Whoever bas a right, and goes te work to oarry it out, will undoubtedly be sustained by car government, The scathing Junius-iike article in tho Henatp yeuter- dey, on Forney and Haskin, is the theme of conversation among all in Washingior. The editorial in the Heratn on “ A Short Mode of Setifieg the Quarantine Queeticn,’’ suggesting at an appeal might have been made to the general government to take the matter to its hance, bes called the attoation of the At” lorney General to the eubject. THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATOH, Wasninaron, sepi. 6, 1858. ‘The Sevretary of the Navy to day concluded am agroe- ment for chertering four of Cromweil’s Southern tise of stenmers, te serve with the Paraguay expedition. ‘Tho fstesmer Niagara, is to bo ready within seven days, to preceed to Charleston, and receive on the board the captured Africaue. Thay are to be taken tothe coast of Liberia uncer the charge of a special agoat, aad kept and 6) pported there by our government unli! taey can be otherwise provided for, ‘The cilicial InteLigence from Utea merely relates to the movemcata of the army, coviirming the acooumts already padlsbea Atworney Geseral Black returned from Pennsylvania this morning. All the Os iges cilloors are now in the city. Engtnecr Everetts Reception at Oswego. Oswaco, Sept 6, 1856, Mr. Willem E. Everett, chief engineer of tho Atiantic cable expedition, arrived at thit place this evening. Be comes on & visit to bis mother, who resites io this city, He was received by ac immense corcourse of cikizsas and escorted to (he reeldence of his mother by the military. He g vet Weight aa informal reception. Tomorrow aa address will be preesnted to bim by our leading basiaeas men, end he will have a formal reception at the City Hall. {a the evening a grand cinner wil! be gtven bim. Non-Arrival of the Asia. Haurax, Sopt. 69 P.M. ‘There are as yot po tigns of the wicamer Adis, now due at Lhus port with three days’ later news from Europe, Arrival of the Pacific at Halifax, Hauvax, Sept. 6, 1868. ‘The steamship Pacifo, from Galway wia S& Johun, N. F arrived cif the harbor at tov o’olook Satardey night Ske was dolained by fog, end did not reach her dock uuti Saw cay lorencon. She leavey at six o'clock tals evoulng for Now York, State Politics. ALuayy, Sept. 6, 1863. ‘The following are the delegsice from Albacy to the American State Convention:—Hoa. Dwight Bacheléer, John M. Harris, George N. Geary, Joan L. Maloe, Wm. P. Burgess, aod Hon. Chas, H. Adams (supposed to be im favor of » union only om aa equal divisiva of cillces on an American republican piatform), Heary Lansing (opposed to any fusion contemplating tho olection of @ re)ublican Governor), avd |. Eyragne Parsons (suppored to favor « fusion againat the democracy cncoritional!y). Tho following sro clected delegates to the Democrats ‘Stave Copvention — F. Keenan and Sohuyler W. Chacaber- lain, from the Second district of Dutcbes county; —— Ransom, from the Fourth district, of Erie; Secde Osle, from Orleane—all a its; Joha Olney, from Croene, bard. ‘The calculations by the Ceutral Comm'ites make the re. turns up to the presont time 26 softs t) 1% bards, Immaca, N. Y., Sept 6, 1866, ‘The Democratic Crovention of Tompkins county, held bere on Saturday, clocted Honry 1D. Hast delegate to the State Coavention, by & vote of forty, to nin» for Ohauncey” L. Grant Avnvax, Sept. 6, 1868, Robert McCollum and David S. Titus, both softs, are the delegnios to the Democratic State Convention from the Firet and Second Asrombly districts of Caynga county. SYRACUBH, Sept 6, 1868. Allen Muproe and Alonzo Crippen wore on Swturtay evening appointed doiogaten to the Repub!icam State Con vention of the Second Assombly district of Oacndage county Pennsylvania Politics. Banners, Pa., Sept. 6, 1886. The democratic conferces of the S.xth Congressioval district have beon balloting for a canditate four aneec- comtal dsye. The candidates ars Messrs. Fisher, of York, Awl, of Cumberiand, aod Molotyre, of Perry— each receiving three votes from the o n.erces of the re epective counties. The coaference meota again to morrow. Uilinots Politics. St. Lowis, Sept. 6, 1858, ‘The Beliovile (Iilinota) Democrat in authorized to way that Judge Breese is not, and will not be, a candidate for tno United States Senate, in opposition to Jadge Douglas. Sertous Accklent at a Church Raising. OnaTeaveay, N. ¥., Sept. 6, 1868. ‘While ralving the frame of » Baptiet chured im this vil- lage lo Cay, some thabders gave way, serionsly injering the following persons -—Timothy Bryant, Kaward Coops, © Mr. Leggett, of Durke; Frederick Vaegrna, Victor fre- phen, of Bolmont; Oscar Taber, James Nenio, Jamor McCamp, and two others, whores names aro unknows. Several bad their ime broken, nad Mr. Trephon is not expected to vervive Priapeuemas Sept. 6, 1664, A maa named Osborne was shot dead noar Waynosbors, Pa. yorterday, by two brothers, named Daniel and David Fork, some dispute oscorring between the three, Os- borne waa carry og water from tho well belaying to the Punks, ot the time, Roth ef them have been arrented. Yellow Fever at Charleston. Cuantatos, 8. C., Sept. 6, 1988 Thore wore seventy -turee deaths by yellow fever in thts olty for the week onding on Paturday, as per the official etatemoot Marine Dtvasters, Boston, Sept, 6, 1868, ‘The bark DB. Burgesa, Captain Seow, sertyed at quaran- tine this morning from Cleufucgos, reports that Joba J. Forvon, hor frat mate, was drowned at Cienfuegos, and alse that abe bas low two men from yellow fever. Park Dantel, from Palermo, reports that the head of her maaintopmast and maarvyal mast were saivered w lightning of Cape Lod on Catarday ‘The brig Mars Mili, Captain Hiatoh, of and for Ranger from New Haven, and schooner Olive, Captain Doughty, of Eastport, Me., for New York, before reported abam doned, have been picked up and wore towed into Now Bedford on Guaday morning. The echoousr @ badly