The New York Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1858, Page 4

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No change of moment had occurred in the Lordon money market, and consols remained ] for both money and account. American 3s were generally inactive. In the Liverpool cotton courket an advance of one-eighth of a penny per pouud on the prices current on the 22d ult. is reported, but at the close there was less buoyancy. Plour was firm in p will an improved tendency. The political intelligence is rather meager. It was rumored that the French government had demanded explanations of the British cabinet rela- tive to the bombardment of Jiddah, and there was a report in circulation that Naples had accepted the conditions of the Western Powers ‘The accounts from Tiensin, China, are to the 18th of June. They state that the representatives of the United States and Russia had concladed treaties with China, and it was believed that the Americans bad st!pulated for an annual visit to Pekin The dates from Calentta are to the 30th of July. No movercent of importance had taken place in the disturbed districts of India. The {all political campaign was inaugurated yes. terday by the assembling 0” the republican and Know Nothing State Nominating Conventions at Syracuse, The usual preliminaries of organization were gone through without trouble by both Conven- tions, and late in the day both the republicans and | Know Nothings appointed committees to confer | together and arrange the terms of a basis of union of the two parties. These committees met last night, the Conventions, meantime, adjourning to await the result of the conference. A meeting of the Democratic Whig General Com mittee was held last evening at Thorp's Hotel, Broadway. After transacting some routine basi ness, and making preparations for the forthvoming election, the meeting adjourned. The Quarantine imbroglio continues in statu quo, with every probability of its remaining so for severa’ days to come. The military, it appears, cannot get down to Btaten Island until the end of the week, | To the Eighth regiment, Col. Lyons, has been as- AE por anor, te | Bax Res Grant Biaata, or wo any part ef the Continent, | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1858, of Troy, A full acoount of the proceedings wili be | found elsewhere, with descriptions of the dreases of the ladies. | __By the arrival of the bark Eliza Bares, Captain | Watlington, from Bermuda, we have full files of the Royal Gazette and Bermudian up to the 3ist ult. | The papers are filled with extracts in relation to the | laying of the Atlantic cable. ‘The success of the en- terprise created universal joy. The stores of our citizens of the Jewish faith were closed ut evnset yesterday, and will remain cloved until the same hour on Saturday, in order to celo- brate the annual New Year's holidays. According to the Jowieh cafendar the new year is 5619, The trial of John Harris, who was jointly indicted with Hevry Wilson and John Evans for burgiary in the third Gegree, cecapied the whole of yesterday in the Conit o" Genera’ Sessions. On the 11th of March, 1857, the store of Taylor & Co., No. 96 Powery, was entered and $100 worth of property prepared for removal, when the burglars were caught and sxrested on the epot. Wilson aud Evans were disposed of at the time, but Harris was bailed out by & man who was Induced to do soon receiving $22, The complainant, four polica officers and a deputy keeper of the City Prison all positively identified Harris as the burglar. The defence maintained that they were mistaken, and that his name was Abrabam Davis Rosa Goldstein swore that she lived with him in Chicago in March, 1857; but the jury would not believe her, and convicted Harris without leaving their seats. He will be sentenced on Saturday. William Steele, a tailor in Thompson street, was charged with receiving stolen goods. A boy named Duryea stole @ piece of silk worth $60 from his employers, Allen, Bulkley & Co., Chambers street, and gave it to another youth, named Cowell, who disposed of it to the prisoner ‘or $15. The defendant having proved a good character, the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. The steamboat Aurora, while on her trip from this city to Keyport yesterday, at 103 o'clock A. M., and when about fonr miles below the Narrows, suddenly burst her steam chest, instantly killiug two of the firemen. She was full of passengers, but luckily no one else was injured. She was taken intow by the Quarantine steamboat Maryland and towed to the Narrows, where the steamtag Union took her and towed her to the city. The Williamsburg Peck slip ferry case was brought up before Judge Davies, of the Suprem> Court, in chambers yesterday. The ferry company some time since obtained a preliminary injunction restraining the city from leasing t> any other par- ties the ferry franchises now in their possession without requiring the new grantee to purchase the property of the present lessees, and also from chang: ing the ferry terminus on the Brooklyn side. No answer having been put in,to the temporary injunc. tion, counsel for the ferry company yesterday moved for judgment making the injunction per- petua), an the motion was granted. The only course for the defendant now is to apply for per- mission to commence proceedings again at the start- ing point. The death of Mr. George Newbold, President of the Bank of America, of this city, is announced An obituary notice of the deceased is given else- where, The 1eport of the cattle market, published in another column, shows the heaviest receipt of live stock ever known in this market. The receipts of beeves for the week amounted fo 6,201 head. The total of all descriptions of stock offered for sale during the week was 24,236 head. The large supply caused a decline ia prices. Beef sold at an average of 7c.; cows and calves at $20. a $50 and 265 for first quality; veal calves at Sc. a 5c, and first chop at 6c.; sheep and lambs at $2.2 $5 each; while awine declined to 4c. a 54c., according to quality. But in spite of the large supply of all kinds of live stock, and the continued decline in rates, housekeepers complain that the re- tailers etill keep beef and mutton up to the rates de- mauded in seasons of scarcity. ‘The cotton maiket yesterday under the Asia's news ws Oraser, with sales of about 3,000 bales, closing firm, at Ise A180 fer middling uplands. Fiour wan heavy, | though were made toa fair extent, without change | of moment io prices, Wheat was sold to @ moderate ox- | tent, without change in quotations. Cora was asiive, but ; Western m'xcd was lower. Pork was firmer, with sales of mess at $17 60 and of prime a eteady, with sales of about 600 bi sb rates given in another column. Coffee was about ‘(co per ib. bigher, with sales of about 2,100 bags of Rio, aad small lots of other kinds at rates given in another place, Freigbte were raiLer beiter for Liverpool Flour was ea- signed the task of guarding the State property at Quarantice. Additional arrests in the persons of Ray ‘Tompkins, Richard Adams Locke and otbers, have been made, and warrants for the apprehension of otbers bave been issued. The federal government has granted the Commi«ioners of Emigration the use of the storehouses st Quarantine for hospital purposes. The Legislative Committee appointed to investi- gate into the workings of the Metropolitan Police act, resumed their sittings yesterday morning. geged as 10}5¢d., rosin at Is. 24., and compressed cotton md Mlegality of the Governor's Proclamation— ‘The Evil of Irresponsible Boards and In- capable Executives, Nothing could have more clearly and convin- cingly demonstrated the utter worthlessness of the system of placing executive authority in the hands of impersonal and irresponsible boards, and of nominating candidates for public office Severs! witnesses were examined, among whom | witbout any regard whatever for thetr fitness were Mr. Abraham Pierce, first assistant clerk in the Broome street office, who deposed as to the management of the clerk's department, and also the duties which he performed. Dr. Bissell, of the Quarantine establishment, Staten Island, was also examined, but as the meetings are private we are unable to give, as yet, a report of the testimony. A littie before twelve o'clock yesterday Deputy } Superintendent Carpenter, the police captains of the Nineteenth and Twenty-first precincts, and about thirty policemen, arrived near the corner of Fourth avenue and Forty second street. The Saperintendent of the Fourth Avenne Railroad was also shortly afterwards in attendance, and informed the Depaty Superintendent that, after twelve o’c no loco motives would run on the Fourth avenae below Forty-second street. As this was all that was re- quired of the railroad company, the police were or- | dered to return to their ordigary duties, and the Deputy soon after left the scene of conferen All the locomotives were then removed up to Forty- second street, and everything so far seemed to be settled. The railroad company, however, iatend to continue the agitation, by by ing the matter be- fore the Common Council again this afternoon. Large nambers of people hed assembled near Forty- secoud street, at twelve o'clock yesterday, to witness the interview and know the result. Charges were yesterday preferred before the Me- ,tropolitan Police Commissioners against Superia- tendent F’. A. Tallmadge, for neglect of duty in not having enforced the ordinance prohiviting the use of steam on the Fourth avenue below Forty second street. There are several distinct counts, and the property owners on the Fourth avenue are the com: lsinants, The first session of the Board of Education since their summer recess took place Inst evening. A reso: lution was submitted by the chairman of the Finance Comm ttee, directing the Comptroller to order the City Chamberlain to place $100,000 at the disposal of the Board, ant it was adopted. The chairman of Ube eame crmmittee submitted a second resolution, Sppropriating $0,000 for the payment of teachers find janitors, and it was aleo adepted. The anm of $24,207 was appropriated for the purpose of batlding &@ new school house in Wooster street, in the Fifteenth ‘ward on the site of the old ward school 1 uilding, No. 10 in that street. Resolutions were subsequently adopted appropriating $2,765 for furnishing ward school No. 36, in the Iighth ward, and $5,400 for the purchase of # heating apparatus for a school house in the Fourteenth ward. Some minor matters of no public interest then received attention, but nothing farther of any consequence engaged the meeting till they adjourned. The Ladies Equestrian Convention took place yea terday at Union Course, Long Island, and was at- tended by from three to four thousand people. The ames of the winners were Mra. Lawrence, of New York; Mise Lydia Shultz, of Red Hook, Duchess Oo.; and ability to wield the power they may be culled upon to exercise, than the recent pro- ceedings of the Metropolitan Police Board and of Governor John A. King, in the circumstances attendant upon and subsequent to the uprising of the people of Richmond county. For weeks before the burning down of the Quarantine establishment, continued threate of such a proceeding were publicly uttered, and preparations for carrying them out were almost | openly made. The slightest exertion on the | pert of the Police Commissioners, the emaliest | degree of efficieney on the part of their detec- tive police, would have enabled the authorities to have been thoroughly informed of the con- templated proceedings, and to have taken mea- | ®ures to save balfa million of State property, avoiding thereby the expenditure of another | sum equally large in futile movements, and } above all, eaving the lives of several | worthy citizens. But what is the business of half a dozen men in committee, is nobody's busi- ners in particular. So each one busied himself | with his private amusements, and when tho | hour of trial came nothing was ready, and no- thing could bedone. But this is not the worst | of it. The work of destraction was not com- | pleted on the firet night, and there was every | Fearon—-there was, in fact, the positive as ruronce—to believe that it would be flaisbed on | the succeeding one. Governor King was in the city, upon whom | the imperative necessity of action ultimately | rested. The Police Board was at hand, and | gathered in council. An able and energetic | Superintendent of Police was ready to act as | soon oe he should receive the necessary autho- rity todo so, Men and means were at com- mand to ony extent. -Yet not a hand was lifted, nor & foot stirred to prevent the destrnotion that twas everywhere known to be in contemplation. The Collector of the Port sent down a small foree of government marines to protect the fede. ral property, and not « thing under their charge was injured. But they could not go be- youd the stringent limite of federal authority. Thur, the destruction of the State property was completed on the second night without the slightest effort for its prevention. And now comes the conflict of shifting responsibility. ‘The Metropolitan Polite Board must clear its own skirts, and they must find the means to do it. On many former occasions, when a similar exigency has occurred, the plea of the necoesity of applying to Albany, where all the power ix thie would not do now, for Gov. King wae here revelling with them in the Inxaries of @ monioi Pol dinver, So, in their haste, they cast th who'e blame upon the devoted head of Saperin terdent Tallmadge. But in so doing—in thas endeavoring io save Gov. King from the werited coodemuatios which shonld fall upon bim, and which ever citizen lays upon bis bhead—the Metropolits: Police Board has given a deadly blow to the system upon which its own existence is bared No step that it could bave taken would bave brought into stronger contrast the weakuess of impersonal responsibility and persona) iacapa city on one side, and responsible authority aad personal capacity and energy on the other. Goy. Kivg had just demonstested bis utier unfitness spd iscapacity in even a com- mon emergency. The Board system of execu- tive police had proved an utter failure. But, to save themselves, they selected as 8 victim the rery man whose antecedents ren der bim impreguable to their accusations, At the time of the A:tor place riot Superinten- dent (then Recorder) Tallmadge proved him- self to be the very mau for such an emergeacy asthe Staten Island uprising. His firmness, energy and resdinesa to act saved our city at that time from the rule of therioters, and called forth the approval of every good citizen, The Gefexce of Gov. King and the Metropolitan Po- lice Board hes made it evident to every citizen that if we had had the old police system in force here, with a man of energy and effi- ciency, as Smperintendert Tallmadge, or of ex- ecutive ability and readiness, as Mayor Wood, at the head of it, not only would the second night’s destraction have been avoided, but that of the first night would have been pre- vented. The necessity of nominating as candidates for public office men who have capacity and fit- ness to wield executive power, instead of the expedient resort to weak and imbecile politi. cians, is eminently shown in the case of Gov, King. Nothing can be more vapid and foolish than his proclamation proclaim- irg Richmond county in a state of in- surrection. Verbore in style, puerile in thought, truculent in spirit, and sophomoric in construction, it bas krought upou him the ridicule and contempt of all parties,-not even excepting his own. Bot, besides all these, it is unfounded in Jaw, and a flagrant violation of the constitution. The powers of the Governor to proclaim avy place or county ina state of insurrection are derived from the constitution and Jaws of the State, and are pretty well de fined. We have examined them. In th® consti- tution the proclaiming of martial law is ignored. It does not contemplate that the people will take arms against themselves; but the statute does consider that there may be in- terraptions to the execution of civil and crimi- nal process, and for such cases it makes provi- sion. The Governor's whole authority seems to he derived from the 7th article of the 3d part of the Reviecd Statutes, vol. 2, 4th edition, pages 684 and 685, Section 99 prescribes the mode and states the occasion on and by which the Sheriff or other public officer authorised to execute process de- livered to him, who bas reason to apprehend resistance, may raige a posse, civil or military. Section 100 makes it his duty to certify to the Court the names of the resisters, that they may be proceeded against for contempt. Section 101 provides that it shall be a mis- demeanor to refuse to aid the Sheriff. Section 102 relates to the Governor’s autho- rity, and reads as follows:— Ip case it shall appear to the Governor that the power of avy county will not be sufficient to enabie the Sheriff thereof te execuie process delivered to bim, he shail, on application of aoch Sheriff, order such a military force from any Oiber county or counties of this Siate as be becensary. We have not heard that any euch application has been made to the Governor, and for the simple reason that he has met with no such re- sistance. If he has fatled in his duty in this particular, however, the law specifies what is to be done with him, Section 103 is, however, the one on which Governor King relies for iseulng his pronuncia- miento. Let us see what it says:— litia called into eervice, and for the auditing, &c., of the accounts by the Comptroller. and others tuspected have surrendered volunta- rily. There has not to our knowledge been a single step taken which warrants the issue of this proclamation; the power of the county of Rich- mond, if it were to, has neither been evoked or exhausted. No officer having civil or criminal Procees, or District Attorney, or Judge, has made the requisite demand on the Governor for his aid, and he has not yet had any legal op- portunity to Interfere. If any of the New York regiments are ordered out, they had better read the law carefully before they enlist in an un lawful service, where, throngh the incapacity and ignorance of Governor King, they may be brought to commit acts that will involve their own pereonal responsibility, These events have all come in good time, and the peeple will not fail to bear them fn mind when called upon to go to the polls at the coming elections Pouricat, Anistocracy,— The Charleston Evening News has made the discovery that we have an aristocracy amongst us, owing ite in- fluence to purely political causes. This {i calls “the aristocracy of demagogues;” but, accord- ing to our contemporary’s showing, the term is not technically correct. He says that the mon who guide the machinery of caucuzes constitute our aristocracy. Now, according to our under- standing of the word, aristocracy is a form of government in which the whole eupreme power in vested in a few individuals, distingniehed by their rank and opulence. This description will not apply to the wirepullers and managers of our political conventions. They are, generally fpeaking, men who are remarkable for their dearth of wealth and position. It is this very absence of social and political responsibility, ‘Mies M. B, Gaaith, of Mew York, aud Mis E. Morey | contred, hae beon put in ag am evoure, Pai | out the recklosmons which ft engenders, that tender them so dangerous, La no sear of che | word, therefore, oan they be described ss aa sristocracy, which implies a certain social apd recognized standing. Strictly speaking, they are an oligarchy, exercising power uvder the cover of darkners, and without per- sonal rick to themselves, It is this very condition of things which breed? all the misobief from which weare suffering. As tong aa these political caucuses and coaventions ave euflered to eway the popular voice, sv loag will corruption and profligacy mark the ad- minietration of public affairs. Power, to be honceily, must be openly exercised. Purty oaina- ritlas are as dangerous fn republics as are those of the bed-chamber in moneichies Before we can have goed and inexpensive government we must sweep away all the occuit influences which cleg the machinery of our institutions, It will be asked how this is to be doae? The answer is anessy one. Let the people at the next Presi dential election reject all party nominations, and concur in the choice of some independent individual recommended by his services and persona! merits. If, for inetance, they were to unite in favor of a heroiy candidate like Gen. Scott, there is no doubt but that they would so derange the existing machinery of party that it would be difficult to bring it into working order again. Is there enough public «piri! left in the country to induce it to pursae so simple and p2 triotic a course? If not, we must be content to bear patiently the evils that afflict us, What is the use of grumbling and complaining when we will not use the remedies that are witbia our reach ? State Politics—Opening of the Ball at Syra- Cust. The opposition forces convened at Syracuse yesterday, and their proceedings, so far, indi- cate that the fasion contemplated by the leaders of the republican and American parties is as good as settled, and that the opposition, unless some untoreseen obstacle should intervene, will cor ‘ine upon the united ticket. But whether or not the fusion contemplated at Syracuse shall be accomplished, it appears to us that the administration forces cannot fail to overthrow the opposition, Asour readers well know, the American organization was formed four years ago from the debris of the old partier, and derived the chief part of its strength from the silver gray whige and the hard shell democrats. The latter, numbering, perhaps, thirty or forty thousand votes, had nowhere else to go afier the democratic party of the Stute had been scattered by the vacillating policy of poor Pierce. Hence, we find the opposition triumphant in the State up to last year, when many of the reousanta of '54, 55 and *56 re- turned to the support of the administration, and elected the State ticket which favored ils viewe. The American vote bas fallen off at least forty per cent in two years, and the party may now be considered as altogether merged in the republi- can organization. The old fashioned democrats had a hard etruggle to swallow the dark lantern decirines, but when niggerism is fused with them the pill will be found too strong for their stomachs, and we shall find them wheeling into line to support the administration of Mr. Bu- chanan. The firm and consistent policy of that administration has united the democracy of the State—the old divisions of the party have gone out of sight, Kansas is deat and buried, and there is really no issue before the people except questions of State policy, upon which there can be no doubt that the administration forces have the popular side, The fayiuu at Syracuse will drive ail the hard shell democrats back to their ancient quarters, and the republicans will gain by it only the remnants of the old whig party. Thus we see the old organizations re- turning to their origloal elemente, and the State election will bea struggle between the combined forces of the administration and the opposition. It will be a fair stand up fight, of which the issue is not at all doubtful, provided that the leaders of the democratic party make proper ure of the advantage which the strength of Mr. Buchanan's administration has placed in their hands, In this city the fusion of the opposition, while it will be received with diegust by a por- tion of the American party, will incite the democracy to bring out every available vote. It is quite true that the struggle for the fat local offices, such as the Sheritf, Comptroller, County Cierk and so on, combined with the narrow and arbitrary conduct of the rulers of Tammany Hall, has split the demo- cracy jato as many cliques as there are points in the compass; but this division will brivg out a stronger vote than usual, which will inure to the benefit of the State ticket, whatever may be the result here. Perbaps, if through the sta- pidity ofa few broken down political hacks, who manage to.control Tammany Hall and affect to give immutable laws to the masees of the party, the opposition should secure a portion of the civic epoile, it would give the Sachems a good lesson for the future. At ony rate, their quar- rels and jeajousies, and intrigues and heart burnings, will amount to nothing more than a stimulant to all their adherents, great and emall, to bring out an unneually large vote. The candidates for the local offices will help the State ticket while working for themselves; the administration will be fally endorsed, and the affairs of the State will pass into new hands. While we have no great confidence fm any eet of politicians. we submit that we can get none worse than the present Weed and Seward clique, and it is poesible that we may do better. At any rate, the people are ripe for a change, and ail the fa‘ions in the world cannot prevent it, Mr. Mertaty's Lecrors on tre Canis Ts Evexta.— The lecture of Mr. John Mullaly on the “Atiantic Tole graph Cable,” in compliance with an Invitation from « Inrge pumber of prominent citizens, will be delivered at Dr. Chapin's charsh this evening. Mr. Mallaly sccompa- nied all the unsuccessful and successful expeditions to lay the cable, and has observed the minut! of the details 90 accurately as to have boon dosignated by Mr. Field the “historian of the enterprise.” His lectare will be inter enting not only to those who are not fol'y ported, but 4 vo those familiar with bis theme. Tho price of tickets le placed at a low figure, so that all who desire mey hear from the lips of one who witneseed ali the cireumsinoce, how the great event of the age was atoomplie) od ‘Tor Dewocranc Prmagy Piectioss.—We are eired to eay that Mr. Fernando Wood was 00} & candidate for election to the Syracuse Convention at the primary olec- Won beld last Toosday evening. No voles were onst for him, nor does be in any way recognize tho eo called cles tons beld by the Sweeny Committes fio locks upon the call of Tammany Hall ava fraud upon the demooratic par ty of this city, and bis frienis in no way participated in the elections under it. ‘Tor Orema at te ACADEMY. , Maretzsk gives tho fifth performance of his very saccessful season on to- morrow evening, when the “Trovatore’’ is announced, The new artiste, Madame Onenier, and the tewor, Sofrani, have already secured a first rate metropolitan reputation, and their engagement bas been a lucky hit for the enter prising manager. The “frovatore’’ ts one of thoes operas of whiob the pubilo is never Ured, and therefore we may expect to see another full house at the Academy on Fri- aay evening. THE LATTES? NEWS. Ow @pectan ipasiaenian Despatch. CABINET POUNOIL CN ORNTRAL AND SOUTH AMBRI- CAP AP¥AIAS—-HE PARAGUAY AND SPANISH MIG- SIONS, BTC. Wassiarom, Sept, 8, 1868. A prolonged Oubixot seayion was held ycaterdey, chiefly Wiib reference to Centrel and South American alairs, Tho Prerident's éecition in nom, vating Judge Bowlin for the nilesion to Pareguey has been idnependent of recom mocodations of bis escretaries and ovtalde prevure. Ho coceidere Judge Bowlia's character and experience In South Americon affsirs, and Koowledge of that people, a avmanico of bia Otnees for this delicate malgalon, No eorver up t& this time bas been roccived trom the Ino Mintoter to Now Grapada. It ip believed be will accept the miseion. He is at bome in Missonri at presant, Tee consideration of this lsgion cocupied so much tine wm Usbine! seneion that mioresting matters Counected with bo Interior and Post Office departments wers not reached. Acrntract bes been agreed upon, though not yet can cummated, ty the Navy Department, with Mr, Comwel!, of Parker Vein Compary crigivally, for hie steamers to complete the force for Parsgusy. Tt in likely the coutract Will be consummated, and that the expedition to Pareguay will exw eail. Thcre is no tumodiato eignificance fa the tender of the Dilesion to Spalato Mr. Benjamia, bub it is considered a 00d appointment, in ceas of Koropean troubles or Spaniah necessities, to arqnirs Cube The tims must oe for this acquisition, and itis important to bave tho right msn there to realize aad take advaniage of cioumsiancs. General Berney is in de‘ly communication wity the Quarlermester’s department of tue army, with regard to the noilitary campa'ga iu Werbirgton and O:egon Torrito- ries, ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH, . Wasninaton, Sept, 8, 1858, The governinent to-day coucluded a troaty with the American Colonization Soc'ety, by which the latter agrees to eu sist and instruct the captured Africans fcr ove year sfier their arrival in Liberia, having a duo regard for their health and comfort, For this service somewhat lees than Ofty thousand dollars, which was 4he sum origi- nally proposed by the society, is to be paid. Captain Kicb, of the marines, has been detached from the frigets Sabine ard ordered to the Niagara, Captein Tapsi!l bas been ordered to the Sabine, aad will be the senior marine (Mer to the Paraguay expedition. Colonel Sumner’s command, according to advices re- ceived here, was, on tho 14h of August, encamped on tho Arkavoas river, near Fort Atkinson. He bad, in accor- dance with the directious of ths War Department, visited three tribes of Indiaus between the Platte and Arkansas rivers. The Pawnees, Cheayennes and Kiowas were severally visited, and promised good conduct in fu: ture towerd the white se'tiers, The regiment expected t> reach Fort Leavenworth on the first of this mou. It ia the intention of the Navy Department to despatoh to & piace of rendezous, not yet determined, the vessels to fori the Paragusy expedition, as 00a as they can be got ready, in succeesion, Orders bave peon issued to tho commanders of the Navy Yards where the veasels ofthe expedition are fitting out, directing the work of prepara- tion to be hastened as rapidly w» possible. ‘This was the last day for the reception or proposals for constructing the engines for the eight sloops of war au- thorized to be conatructcd at the late session of Vougress. Some of the best builders in the country have entered the contest. The Vermont State Election. Mowrrasien, Sept. 8, 1858. We have returns this evening of the Governor vole from eighty nine towns, which foot thus:—Hall, republl- can, 13,256; Keyos, democrat, 6,259; scattoring, 61. Last yearthe same towns gave the republicans 12,190, tbe demcecrais 6,098; ecatteriog, 126. Republican majority over ell, 6,816; majority lest year, 6.956. Not repub'l- can gain in eighty nine towns, 800. Returpa from ono hanared and forty-four towns give the following results for members of the Hovee:—Ropubiicang, 127; democrats 21; abolitionist, 1; no choice, 5. tate Politics. SyRActs, Sent. 8, 1868, Anthony Freer, hard, bas beeo elected delegate (rom Cortiand Gounty to the Demicratic Sine Convention, New Jersey Congresstonal Nomination, FREI N. J., Sept. 8, 1808. The Ooposition Convention of the Secoud Coagressioasl district of New Jersey, comp: isi mouth, Ocean, Burliog! to day! and nominated Joba £, N. Straiton for Coogress op the firet ballot. Tne convention was large y aitoaded and very enthaa'astic. Wisconsin Congressional Nomination. MILWAUKIn, Sept 5, 1858. Hon. © Bilitogherst was nowivated to day for re visc- tion to Congress by the repubiicans of tue Taird district. Michigan Congressional Nomination. ADRIAN , 1958. Consider A Stacy was nominated at Cold Water tocay as the democratic candi¢ate for Osngress in the Second News from New Mexico and the Plains. Sr. Lovrs, Sept. 8, 1868. A Geepatcn from Independenc>, dated the 5th ins! , per pe to Booneville, saye thet the Santa Fe malls, with to tho 16% uit., bad arrived, and that the nows is ‘unimportant. Dr. Connelly, who had arrived st Santa Fe from Rio Abijo, reperta tbat a large number of emigraote prseod throngb Albuquerque tummer, en rowte to California ‘Vie tbe 36h parallel asa betwaca The mat! party saw very few Indians on the Pains. Colonel Sarmner's Command wan on the Arkanses river, lara five miles below the crossing. we Movements of Lieut. Mitchell, of the Stucxsupcs, Mass , Leutouant Milebel!, of er Britennte Gorgon, w! been leaves in the in 10 be, sual at eman was also slightly bart. The pas nengers cecaped without injury. Death of a Tel tor. Castine, © v Sept, 8, 1958 Mr. J. FE. Dunn, Jr., aeaistant overator in the Morse telo- office, in this city, dicd thie morning of yeliow . He was @ young man of flee promis and of exool lent character and Gisposition, Fils dewti is deopy in mented by a hoet of sorrowivg friends. The Montgomery at Savannah. Bavanwair, Sept. 8, 1658, The screw steamship Montgomery, of Oromweli’s liue, arrived yesterday. 4,000 buehola yellow at 880. 8900. Wa'akey dall at 250, 8 BKe. Batnwonk, Sept. 8, 1858. Flour quiet, but firm. Wheat steaty. Corn—White, 8Co. a 820.; Fellow, Vic a 960 A los of vory a Si by weight. Whiskey bold st 2640 a23ikc. Provi sicns quick Flour ¢ull and drooptny sat pouee ‘bhai ae r dull an % joes ieragular: pales at fins.” Wheat Ae $4.80 a $4 90 for dull at $1 for prime red, and $1 13 for white, Provisions generally unchanged. Whiskey stoady at 223<0. Omcano, Sept. 8, 1858 Plover . Wheat very dull at 770. Corn quiet at la. S830. Oat quiet, to 1,200 flour, 45,000 bushels wheat, 58,000 bushels corm. Bh ments to Oswrgo~ 40,060 ba-hele corn. Receipta--€ bbis. flour, 86, bushels wheat, 69,000 bushels corn, Go. OM Corn ty Now York, Re. twon'y tour hve 2,168 bb's, whra Bulymunte by canal whont, 26,24 burhele BoRraty, 409% 86 P.M, Flour market dull and heavy. ives a kuado oasior; isclotan Sioat Bane Gi awan ne 1, Onto an) ina; 8 80 79 for ta choice extra do, Wheat. drill’ ent ery supply, fet feneen scat eg tes fo mtr toes 0 & 19. red winter filluois at $1.05; 090 do, prime wisite Ganad closing heavy. Corn Gull and depreass4, large, prices lend downward; rales 9,000 bushels 1660. Barley so2ro0 and waoted: sales feign arrive Rye nominal, te pesmne Canal four houres=1 200 barrels Roun 140,308 bushels wnent, remo i 3 Bbipped bee 4 do. corn E i —— ‘The American Board of Commissioners of For eign Missions. Dereorr, Mich., Sopt. 8, 1856, The Board resesont) ied o bslf past wine o'olork chig morning, Aer an hour had been devoted to prayer the meeting listened to a resolution offired by Pov. Dr. Pome. rey, in behalf of the Prudentis! Sommitice, The rezolutlon aliudee $0 tho emaliners of tho debt ovatracted, compared with whaf Mad been foared; to the extensive religious ro- vivul in Chis country , to the religious toleration ia Curkey; tothe end cf tho Kast Indtu ye, any’s eway in Tadta; 4 the trowing open of Chinato civilization and to Obristt- arity, and to ths Atlantic cable brie siuces into insiaré sy capatiry. AS tbe concius: remark cf Dr, Paneroy unon tne resol atic calied on the Rey, 7. Mile to cffer w: Thrilling addreesce were then mate by » Dr. Bemen, Jaoge Joteup, Soa. Linus Child aud others, ‘Tho house Was crowded to overfowing, andthe eidend- farce from abroad exececed alt oxpectatinns. The Bums wae asaressed tis eftarnoon ohiefly by the Weatern men, exprerriug Comttence that sete churches would vustate it, ead more felly as it enlarged ile cperaiions. Dr Apderton stsied that the ohjanws of the Board were to continue operations witrout rod the misticss, to cancel the preseut debi, which we emovnt to nearly $400,000 the coming year. Rov. Mr. Grapt, of South Africa, and Rev. Mr, Veoomen, of Canton, Spoke pileosing'y ceocernicg their miguions, Mr, Vroo: ma belicved that Chine bad beon kept up until now, be- cause the church was ptt prepared f Christianize it be- fore, He thovgbt thet three Laudred and ‘ify taousand laborers could be immediately employed thors, of the Canada, arate Boston, Sept. 8, 1868. ‘The roya mail steamship Canada sailed from here ab moon to day with thity.soveu passengers for Livar, ee ee Bho took ous also S1I0GW im ~ Republican Congressional Nomination. Syuacuae, Sept. 8, 1652. ‘The Republican Googresstonal Aj for Oswego and Madison wes held here today. Slow. 4. 0, Stone, son. President. Hon, M. L. Leo, La i) 0: nated on the third ballot, over Hon, A. C. Goodwin, Matiscn, the present representauve. The Suicide, GOR, Me., Sept. 8, 1868. The man who committed suicide at the Franilin House, inthis oi y, yesterday, was Marlin B Coombs, a lawyor, bas ascertained bis papors. of Milwackie, as He died at eleven o'clock last night. The Atlantic Telegraph. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, I bave recetvad trom Nowfoundland a despatch inform- ny mo thatalihough the ingulaiion of the oceaa cable remains perfect, no message has come over it for several days. ‘The lest telegraphic despatch that I recetved from Feg- land ©ae dated London, September 1. ‘What may be tho cause of the cesration I do not know, but I conjecture that it ia the change of the shore end at Velentia, which I was informed was aout to bo made. New Yorx, Sept. 8, 1858, CYRUS W. FIELD, Obituary. DEATH OF GEOKGA NBWEOLD. We have to aunouncs tne doath of Gzoncz Nswnouw, Tieq , who expired yesterday morning, in Pannaylvaata, where be had gone on a visit. He bad suffered tor some years past, cccarlenally, with aevers at’acks of gout, aud recently it is gatd that he bed met with an acciéeut which had sovered the tendon Avhi'les of bie avk!e, avd which had ¢ige>led him very mush from walking sbout. Whetb er this so weekened bis system as to lead to his death, or whether it occurred from traneiated gout, we are not ad- vised. We believe that he was & ustive of )enosyivagia, faud at the time cf his decease wea not far from eighty Sears of age; but his merial faculties wers excesdiogly strong snd vigorove for ove of bis years, He was long end well known in Wall street ay « teadiag bank officer and in whose iutegrity, sound judgment and honesty of purpose all confided who know bim. He presided over the Bavk of Amesioa witn great honor and usoral- pegs, both while & chart: red ivetitutiou aad aud: 6 to iis comicg under the free pepk'ng laws of the Si.is. He ered that no bark pursued & proper ovnrse whica Gi Ri specie 80 log as it bad a doliar of coin loft on bevt. He was redeally opposed to all surpensions, dis Dark was the inst to suspend and euiong the first io ¢6- oume. This Was tao Case im 153) aud agalv ta 1867. Whea iho panic war at its De gbt la. 18.7, Le aoclared i to be hus intention te bole ou} to tas leat Bui wea all the others he »Npom opening hw doors ope morning be saw 6 vente of amie front of the bank. Oa demendisg w kuow wrat bad broogot them there, tbsy repued ‘that tbey bad come voder craers t cert away e irom his bank whiod certain parties ixtented 0 draw; = he reluctactiy conseuted that the doors Ciored «In Ooteder, 1867, he opposed suspen- sion, and only cocecntea nader an ims with ovner strong backs to ° iktomporary. la & stort time be rave thera notice tiat the Rack of Ameros woald resume ymeut eooudr than maay of malctaln it. He opposed the a larger house. A gea- tleman Soren wo him one day that it would be good per to build a larger boose ' No, sir, no, air,’ prompt rep, We are here t0 de a baukiog Dusionss, ood this a enough for our purposes, end laa opposed to bani mbar king ioto the system of house buuding for the purpxe oi letticg cul bouseroam to tepacta, That, sir, le ovt of our tine of batineen.’” Be was much appoyed, cudsequeatly, when ihe dome of the bank acviceutally caught fro and was #ome extent before it could be extinguished. He was re marhably ;uocteal apd beaorade ty all bis dealings, and died as be hat i eee honest nan, Me wes much rr jy eGd bis Coal be siusorely regretted by all who knew him. ‘The New Russian Frigate. The Russian frigate Geveral Admirai, now nearly ready for lauching at tho yard of Wm. H Webb, Eaq., foot of ‘Sixth street, East river, is open for tho iaspection of the public. This magnificent steam frigate is about 6,000 tops burthen, and oan now be sean to advantegs, pected to be able to do, an idea ct or i & Naval Intelligence. Since orders have beea received at the Brooklyn Nary Yard for the immediate roitting of the United Siates ship Niagara, visitors have beon stopped from coming on doard, apdallthe available mechanics and workmen put ‘upon ber and work for eke Philadelphia and New Vork Firemen. A Philn¢elphis fireman writes thus: Many of us here Adriatic Engine Company No 3t, and yet we oousiter the sleam engines far superior, act only for the volume of water thrown, but for their uptiriog enorgy and the ease with wbich they can force water tarough over one thou- tand feet of bore, ard set ao far more service than sash fogines an No 21, with thoir Bo-wted two huadred fact, We have now io service thres rtearera~ the Philadatphia, 4 Bope, and the latter, which i tho smallest, No 81 Some twenty of oor companies are max- ing srrapgoments to procure acd doubtless we will ee rowed; and it he would lke © trial with pome of our hand engines, or stonmers, snepect he cau be necommedated witnent mach diMouity. Brooklyn City News, Tor Deamn or Mr. Aven. Chis gentleman, whose arse bar been eoveral timen alluded to, died yostertay evonitg about seven a’elock. Fines. —A fire took place at an early hour yorterday morning, by which three frame houses on Park agonue, Noo, 16, 17 and 19, wore destroyed. They wore valued atabout 760 each. No. 15, owned by Mr. Clark, of New York, wae hea ong by tho upper part by Mr. J No. 17, owned and 020% ured in the Vouusrarney.—Uol. A. M. Wood's regiment (the Four- eenth New York State militin), have volunteered their services to the Governor to proceed to Maten Island. ‘Tae Loraz Mass nt Naw Onvrans.— Yi ‘Seneral “rae hie compan me orca in the Cubsn ition Of 1841, The raigius ser- vices toow place at the cathetra’, atten o'clock AM. A R. M wien INTSTRR' A RAILROAD Max Roy, j Wirk Mr, Sherwood, edgy aro Tanne Ral A , and Moe. Allrn, wife Of Rev. Mr, Allon, byterian mivister, of” srayerte, gether for parte vr ccown,