The New York Herald Newspaper, September 14, 1858, Page 4

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Lansing, Balewin & Oo., 21 Roe Cornetile. ‘The contents of the Europesa edition of the Hwnap ‘will combine the mews received by mail sud telegraph at the office during the previous week, and up to fhe hour of pabl'cation. ‘The News. » We have important news from the city of Mexico to the 2d and from Vera Crez tothe 4'h inst. In obedience to instructions, our Minister, Mr. Forsyth, had suspended diplomatic relations with the Mexi- can government, and would leave for home about the last of Seplember. The leiters of our corres- pondenta, publishe® in today’s Hegaxp, contain full details of tie intelligence. The Mnglish steamer from Vera Cruz reached Havana on the 8th inst., bringing a very large number of political exiles from that unhappy country. We publish a list of the names of most of them this morning, which shows what a medley of men of every rank and mary professions have been forced to flee from tUgir homes by the convubsions and cruelties of civi war. By the arrival of the Dauiel Webster yesterday, we have news from Havana to the Sth inst. Coolies were being landed in large numbers, and a fearful mortality existed amongst them. A Dutch ship coming from Swatow lost two hundred and ten on the voyage, and when abagt to be setashore the remainder—three hundred and seventy cight-ewere dying st the rate of sixteen daily. Contracts for new sugar were made at from $23 to$27. One han- dred and twentysthonsand boxes of old remained on hand. Excbange on New York was at from 3ja 4 per cent premium. Preighta wert dull. The pub- lic bealth has improved. The brig Nancy bad been virtually discharged, but i is said was not for- mally delivered to ber owsera. . We publish a most important and interesting let- ter from our correspondent in ®t. Petersburg, dated on the 24th ult., which contains all the news then made public with respect to the treaty, or treaties — for there are two—concluded by the representatives of the Czar with the Emperor of China. The Gespatches were taken to St Petersburg by Colonel Martynofl, who travelled ten thou sand versts through | China, Mongolia an@ Siberia, on his way to Mos cow, in fifty devs From Moscow he went to Bt. Peteraburg, oo¢ wos immediately presented to the Emperor at Pete: It appears that General Mouravieff concluded a treaty with the Chinese on the 16th of May, in Mongolia, by which Russia fecame undisputed mistress of the Amoor river, and that Count Potiatin bas made! another at ‘Tiensin, by virtue of which all the | harbors of China are opened to Russian trade, and ehe bas quietly succeeded in obtaining the same commercie! privileges won by England and France after s ccetly war. A history of Russian diplomacy in the East is given, commencing in the seventeenth | century. When Lord Palmerston went to war with | Commissioner Yeh, about the lorcha affair, Russia | eized hold of the fact as enabling ber to avoid one, } and from that time she acted as a spectator or me | distor, just as suited ber profitable advance. Additional advices from Kingston, Jamaica, are to band. The Kingston Journal of the 1st inst. con demns the refoeal of the Home Colonial Office to sanction the proposition for the introduction into the colony of the expatriated free binck inhabitants | of the Southern States of America At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last even. ing a resolotion directing the Street Commissioner | to work the Bleventh avenue as a county red, was | lost for want of s constitutional vote. A motion to dxecharge (he committee having in charge the suly ject of the use of steam on the Fourth avense rail. road was laid over till Monday next. A communi cation from the City Chamberlain respecting the amount of securities deposited with him by his pre Gecemor, Shevberd Knapp, was called ap and refer red to the e Committee. A resolution direct ing the Peck slip and Grand street ferry company to comply with the terms of their charter in relation to the time of rouning their boats, and also directing the Superintendent of Wharves to detail suitable persons to take oognizance aud report to the Board the daily violations of the eid charter by the com pany, war adopted. The Board a@journed till Mon day. The Comunittee on erries of the Board of Coun eilmon held a mocting yeeterday in relation to the sobject of ranning more bx on the South Tenth street ferry, Williamsburg vera! persons ap peared before the Committes, and stated that great Gelay was occasioned by reason of the company ranning only two boats, aod a preference was given to certain parties to crose the river ahead of those who arrived at the boat first. The Committee will report on Thursday next The Board of Counciimen met Inst evening, when an unosuslly large number of routine papers were acted apon, all of which, however, were devoid o a tata inn public interest. Several reports of committee a firming awards of contracts for sewers, flarzing and other repeirs, were laid over for futore act T NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1868, President offered a reaclution, which was adopted, that a select committee of three be appointed to con- sider the subject.of the location of- a yellow’ fever hospital in the lower bay of the harbor, and that they report their views thereon as early as may be Practicable. The report of the Special Committee of the Aldermen, relative to the repairing of the City Hall, was received, and ordered to be printed and laid over. The report of the other Board, con- firming the decisions of the Fire Commissioners on various documenta, was referred4o the Fire Depart- ment Committee of this Board. The Board concurred with the Aldermen in directing the Chief Engineer to restore Engine Co. No. 1% theig engine pending the decision of the Supreme Court. The Street Commissioner having awarded an contract for build-" ing a fook-ouf on Jeffersen market bell-tower to'the lowest bidder, he recommended the appropriation of $2,800 for that purpose, whicff was granted. While the bills for carriage hire for the funemals of Alder- men Gregory and Murray were béfore the, Board, Mr. Cross affirmed’that the funeral of the latter gentleman was a political ovation to Old Tammany. He wanted to know why the funeral of Alderman ‘Morray cost $78%) while that of Alderman Gregory only cost $228. The commiiteé replied by stgtiag that carriages were provided for all who attended Alderman Murray's funeral. All the bills were or- dered to be paid. The Committee on Railroads of the Board of Aldermef’ met yestesday and heard several parties in reference to the discontin@anee of the use of steam on the Fourth avenue. No definite action wh’ taken by the Committee, however, who agreed to hold another meeting, for the purpose of giving all parties an apportunjty ef being heard. e The Aldermanic Committee on Lands’ and P!sces met yesterday in the City Hall, to hear proposals from contractors in relation to the erection of a new iron railing around Tompkins equace. William B. Cornell submitted a plan of ornamental railing, to be formed 6f squaze bars of iron, ornamented by curyed pieces projecting from the top and bottom of wach bar, and varied at short intervala by square granite pillars. This railing, he eaid, could be"made for $28,000. He also submitted. other and cheaper plans of railing, but recommended the one described as the neatest and most darable. Other contractors were also present and sumitted plans and proposajs” of various kinds, but the committee were prepossesa- ed‘in fe» tof the one which thay first considered. They a@journed, however, without taking any defi- nite action. The election for Governor and members of Con- gress in Maine took place yesterday. The returns received last night show an increased democratic yote, but are not sufficiently complete to indicate the result with certainty. Tranquillity reigns at Tompkinsville, and the deni- veos of that beautiful suburb still Lave the gallant Fighth regiment encamped amongst them. The Mayor went down to Staten Island yesterday, “reviewed” the troops, cxamined the buildings in progress of erection on the Hospital grounds, and prospected about the lower bay in search of a site for a new Quarantine. The Castleton Board of Health yesterday removed their Health Officer, Dr. Munday, for alleged neglect of daty in not promptly removing the ,inhabitants of the in- fected district. His successor effected the remo- val, and the fever will, it is h die out for lack of victims. Mr. Locke,*the boarding officer at Qaa- rantine, who is charged with violating the Queran- tine rules, appeared before Justice Welsh yesterday, and gave bonds to appear at the Court of Sessions to answer. Senator Wm. H. Seward and Messrs. Reverdy Johnson and Mlatchley were in the United States Court yesterday, anticipating that argument on appeal in the case of the erection of the Albany bridge would be brought up. Jadge Nefson put the cause down for this day. We published some days since the proceedings be- fore the United States Distyict Court of South Caro lina, on the apfilication of the crew of the captared slave brig Putnam fora writ of habeas compus, in order that they might beprought fefore the Conrt, and cause shown why they shoul not be Gischarged from custody, they alleging*that they were illegally restrained of their liberty. A hearing. was granted on the 9th inst., whigh resulted in Judge Magrath denying. their petition for discharge and . remandi: them to prison. * ¥. The Hamburg Boersen-Halle of August 30 says that the Hamburg mail steamship Hammonia, Capt. Schwensen, arrived the previous morning at half-past five’o’clock, at Cuxhaven, and in the afternoon at “Hamburg. She left New York on the 16th ult., with 100 passengers, arrived at Southampton withiy ten days and sixteen hours, and made the fall trip to Hamburg in fwelve days and five and 4 half, hoars. She passed, on the 25th inst., in lat. 49, low. 16, the City of Quebec, standing westward. . Captain Samuel Osborn, of the American schooner Fmeline C. Johnson, dféd at Key West on the 4th instant. Be ‘The court room of the ( eneral Sestions, which bas been closed for a few wecks, was re-opened yester- day, after baving been newly painted and carpeted. Judge Russell disposed of a large number of cases. Jobn Gooderson, indicted for attempting to shoot officer Bennett, of the First ward, with a revolver, pleaded gfilty to assault and battery, and was sent to the peritentiary for one year. He has served a term in the State prison. John Evans, a colored man, was convicted of burglary in the third degree, having entered the house of Luke Moore, No, 180 West Fortieth street, on ‘the 2ist of August. He was caught in the act. He was sent to the State prison for four years. The City Judge in sentencing him said:—’‘You arean old thief, well known to the Special Sessions officers, and ought to have been in the State prison ten years ago.” The | jury acquitted Hermen Siefkin, who was charged with stealing $45 from Ann Cooley. Charles War- ren was also acquitted of a similar charge. Joseph Shaffer was tried and convicted of burglary in the first degree, having entered a dwelling house in the outekirte of the city on the 26th of May, The Judge | imposed the lowest penalty the law allowed, which was ten years in the State privon. Harrison Smith pleaded guilty to forgery in the fourth degree, hav ing counterfeit bank notes in his possession, and Jobn Cassidy pleaded guilty to alike offence. Hoth of these prisoners were remanded for sentence. Patrick Quirk was convicted of petit larceny, and re- manded for sentence, ‘The sales of colon yesterday embraced about 1,600 bales, The market closed firm, without quotavle change in prices. Flour was heavy fer the inferior and lower grader, while the receipts of all kinds were tolerably (ree ‘Transactions, however, were made to « fair oxtent la wheat rales were again moderate, and prices irregular, cepecialiy for the medium grades. Oorn wae heavy, while sales wore at 663¢0. @ 720. for Western mixed heated and good sound, and at 3c. @ O40. for Southern prime yellow, Pork was irregular. Sales of moe wore made at $17 860817 50, and of prime at 8) 'S which was afterwards refused for mors. Lard was in good de- mand for export, with ales of about 1,000 bbis. and Nerces at rates given in another column, Sagars were quiet, ond sales limited bo amall lots of Cuba at rator given in another place. Coffee was firmly held, with moderate sales. A telgcraphic despaich dated a Rotterdam, Sep tember 1, was received at Southampton and forwarded by tho Vanderbilt, which «tated that the coffee sale being held in that city was progressing with much spirit, and that good ordinary Java bad bronght %2c.. Holland our rency 234 of which are equal to one cont federal currency Freights were firmer, with more cifering for ‘ritish porta To Liverpool, rosin was taken at Ie 64. Lard at ius, 64 To Lenton, lard and bacon at 12%. 64.8 Lis, and pbdis. rpirite turpentine at 62, and to Glasgow flows was taken at 2a, — Crvenat Parz.—A ‘clegation from the Con- veniion of Venezuela arrived yesterday in thie city, (o invite thie distipguished soldier pat tiot to return to the land from which & bern so long an exile. We believe thot iu Gcorral Las made up hie mind to comp urgent colicitations of his countrym right not to deny t them, tn tho re-orisbl ment of their libertics, the benefit of his presence and advice, | ‘There age few persons who have come incon- tect with this gallant coldier during his resi- dence in this country, who will not regret his | depertare, To nearly ali of them he is endear | @ by bis integrity of character, his kindnees of heart, aud the effability and simplicity of his nianners. Dow ciled for nearly ten years emongst us, and gxperiencing constant marks of reepect and attention from the most distin- gtithed of onr people, we are sure that the General himself will not quit our shores with- out some feelings of alloy tp temper the plear sure snd gratification with which he must con- template the ovation that awaits him on his re- turn home. . rs : Dougias and the Democracy. The position assumed by the Senator from Tilinois, snd the antagonistic attitude in which he stands against the adffinistration, have pro- voked wuch discussion and no little differeacy of opinion among the journalists of all parts of the country generally, and the Southern presses particularly. Thas we find the Washiag- ton Quion denouncing Douglas’ speech at Free- pert as an enti Dred Scott decision pronuncia- miento, while the Richmond Enguirer exhausia ite logic to prove that the Kangas act aud ‘he Dred Scott degision ar® defective, and that Douglas has only pointed out that they * nre of themrelves insufficient for the protection of slave propesty in the Territories.” In point of factythe Union takes the ground that Dofiglas is a very good republican, while the Zaquirer holds that be i@ratber more democratic shan the democrats themselves. According to the Union, the South should excommunicate Doug- jas; according to the Znguirer, he shou'd be the recipient of the gratitude of that sction of the country for the < honest-lesson”’ he has taught. Proceeding a Tittle further, we find the South Carolinian railing fiercely at Douglas, and ad- vocating the election of Lincoja as much to be preferred. The election of Doug- las, eccording to the last named journal, “would only keep up the demoralization for which he is alone responsile.” The Charleagpn Mercury degiares that he (Douglas) “was to the South a deceiver ever, and with other spoils-.| men—Northern and Southern—meant mischief while cajoling the honest Southern supporters of the Kunsas-Nebraska bill.” The Union finally places Douglas in the category of Forney, Har- ris, Haskin®§ Co., and eays that he has now proceeded a step beyond the hope of redceming grace. He is, by this suthority, cast gato the outer darkness of the republican organization. The democratic church must depend upon the absolute unity of its principles and the rigid integrity of its organization, according to the Union. Aid It is quité clear, from these indications, that there ise great deal of insubordination in the renks of the democracy; and that Donglas, being-the prime rebel, is to be summarily dealt with. Indeed, his position will not permit him «to hope for any other treatpeat. He was glways a partisan, bitter and unrelenting to all who stepped over the drill-sergeant’s line. That line be followed with exact steps until the ad- ministration of Mr. Buchanan set up policy which appealed rethgr to the support of the country than to the voices of a few demagogues. ,The administration maker the platform for its party; and that platform is simply the exposition of its acte and its declar- ed policy. Upon that pdlicy the administration must stand or fall before the country; and those partisans, like Douglas, who are not with the administration, must necessarily be against it. There are some men who have maintained an independent position in politics, sending their id only to measures which they conceived to be just, without regard to the party from whence euch acts originated; but Mr. Douglas is not one of those. He has always been a strict party man; and when he varies a line from the mark he can expect nothing but epeedy trial and instant execution—and unless the adminis- tration of Mr. Bachanan applies the guillotine at once to all euch insubordinate attachés as Douglas and his retainers, the democratic party will be entirely demoralized and scattered to the four winds ef heaven. He must share.the fate of the traitors who have preceded him. No half way measures will answer. A house divided against itself cannot stand; and the re- curants, North and South, must be made to know that they cannot trade upon administration cepital without giving their undivided and hearty adhesion to its meaeures. Tur News rnow Mexico.—Our relations with Mexico are finally closed, and Mr. Forsyth will return home as soon as the subsiding of the yel- low fever, now prevailing in Vera Cruz, will permit him to take his family through that place with vafety. It is impoesible to conjectare what will be the result of this rupture of friend)y relations be- tween the two countries, for Mexico bids defi ance to ali the rules of logical consequence, and the experience of the past is no guide for the futore in anything relating to her affaire. It is said that the British government has been quite ae decided as our own in condemning the unjus- tifiable proceedings of President Zaloaga, in the matter of the-forced subscriptions to a national benk. We have no doubt that in this question it wil! be found that the course ofthe American Minister was perfectly right in every respect. From present appearances, however, it is not probable that Zuloaga troubles himself mach about (he justice of the question, as he no doubt expects to be ejected from office before the day of reparation comes. The condition of the country, as do- picted in our correspondence, published in snother column, ie sad in the extreme. The epirit of robbery has become so much de- veloped, that it seems to have become an esta- blished institution, and even the goverument ecems to have no other mode of livelihood. ‘The case of Mr. Escandon exemplifies this in a remarkable degree. He was imprisoned because he declined to lend the government a eum of money on the notes of hand given by the priests. His liberation was effected by his friends paying the amount without his consent and then the official journals praise bim for his great enterprize and public epirit. It wonid seem, from the tenor of onr letters from the capital, that an carly change is expect- ed there. In the midst of the general prostra- tion, three or four parties are plotting to acize upon power, but there seme to be no chance for their succes. Looking upon the move- ments from an outside point of view, it would em that if Vidaurri, now at San Luis Potosi, chenld effect a junction with Degollado, who commands in the West, and the two should really unite their efforte, they will soon lead their forces to the Oity of Mexteo, At preeent Vidaurti scome to have the best chance of win- oDg Affatrs tn Venezucla—The Dispute with Eng- land amd France. Our advioes from’ Venezuela inform us that the question between President Castro and the British aud French Ministers, in regard to the course to be pursued with General Monagas, the ex-President of the republic, Senor Gutierrez, one of his Cabinet ministers, and Signor Giu- seppi, son-in-law of the ex-President, having come to a violent rupture between the Powers, and that the allied fleets having proceeded to open hostilities, the government had deter- mined to recede from ita position and grapt paeeports to the Parties inquestion. In order to give a clear view of the pending difficulties in Venezuela, a ehort sketch of events is necessary. General Jose Tadeo Monagas “was elected President of Venezuela, and entéred upon the administration ef the government in January, 1847; He continued to hold the office through repeated elections until’quite recently, with the exception of the Presidential term from 1851 to 185%, for which his brother, Jose Gregorio Monagas, waselected. During all this period the Monages fomtly has governed Venezuela with @ hatefal ru'e, and three unsuccessful at-' tempts were made tq overthrow ifs tyranny. In March last, a fourth attempt, made by General Castro, who up to that time had been a constant adherent and supporter of Monagas, was successful. Sceing that he could not make head against the revolution, General Monagas resigned the Presidenoy on the 15th of March last, and took refuge in the French Legation from the fury of the populace. Castro was immediately installed as provisional President, and during the time necessarily con- sumed in these echanges, the flags of all the foreign legations in Caracas, including that of the United States, were displayed’ at the resi- dence of the French Minister, for the protection of General Monagas, rhe ° As soon as the government of General Castro was installed, he endeayoret tg obtain from {he Giplomatic corps a surrender of the persons of Monagas, Gutierrez and Giuseppi. This was refused; and after some negotiation, a conference with the diplomatic corps was convoked on the 26th of March by the Minister of Foreign Af. fairs, fully authortzed*by the cabinet, for the purpose of agreeing on the best manner of ful- filling the wishes both of the government of the republic and of the corps diplomatique in re- gard to thearly departure from Venezucla of General Jose Tadeo Monagas and his fagily, Without detriment to the honor of the forgjgn flags or the dignity of tht goverument. At this conference the following persons were preseft:— Charles Eames, Minjster resident of the United States; Richard Bingham, Charge q’Affaires of Great Britain; Leonce Levraffd, Charge d’Af- faires of the French empire ; Felipe Jose Pe- reira Leal, Chargg d’Affaires of the empire of firazil; Jose H. Garcia de Quevedo, Charge d’Affaires of Spain and Parma; Peter Van Rees, special Commisgjoner of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, and Dr. Wencslao Urrutia, Ministe, of Foreign Affairs for Venezuela- After some discussion a protocol was signed by all the parties prézent, the stipulations of which were not agreed to by General Castro, oud Senor Urrutia, who had signed it on the part of the government, left the Cabinet. On the 29th of March the government presented to the French Minister, as an wltima- tum, that he should deliver the refagees to the authorities or take his Pessport leave the country. On thie intimation ee received, General Monagas voluntarily surren- dered himself, thus leaving the diplomatic issue to be settled between the government and the legations. flags of the other foreign mi- nisters were then withdrawn from the French Legation, except that of Mr. Bingham, who continued to reside there. On the 20th Gutier- rez, and on the 3ist Giuseppi, severally sur- rendered themselves. General Monagas was confined in @ private house’ with his family, and the two others were imprisoned in the common jail. Ex-President José Gregorio Monagas wae arresied at Maracaibo, and was reported to have died in the castle at that place. Private letters from there, of a Jater date,-e\ate, however, that the report was not true It has been also stated that Gutierrez and Giuseppi have been treated with great rigor by the government for refusing to anewer questions. « On the 7th of May the British and French Minieters presented their ultimatum to the government, a fleet having been collected in the meantime at Laguayra. This was that the government should, Within forty-eight hours, surrender Gencral Monagis, Jacinto Gutierrez and J. Ginseppi, and permit them to leave the country; that the Governor of Caracas be de- pored, and tbat compensation shall be made to Mr. Rondier for arresting him while bearer of deepatches for Mr. Bingham ; also for a French- man who was murdered in a druken froil in the suburbs. This was refused by General Castro, and the result, in the seizure of the Venezuelan na- tional and coasting vessels, was, some days since, detailed in our correspondence from there. The Venezuelan government had, pends ing these affairs, demanded the removal of the British and French Ministers; and Mr. Frederic Doveton Orme, British Charge at Bolivia, had been ordered to Caracas to supersede Mr. Bing- ham. The present concessions of Gen. Oaetro have been made to the new Minister, who had arrived at Laguayra. We have already commented, on a former oo- carion, upon the points involved in these diMcul- ties, and nothing has occurred to afivct the | opinions we have expreesed. Upon the point of strict international law, the legation of any country has no right to ehield criminals or fagi- tives from the law. It has, however, been found impracticable, among the revolutionary and ephemeral governments of Spanish America to adhere to the strict letter of the law upon all ooccarions, The constant recur- rence of political revolutions there bas in- troduced a system of absolute government in the person of rome succefeful rebel, against whore personal rancor it has been customary to extend the ebield of ambassadorial protection over the personnel of the falling government. But the Vanezuclan question assumed a still graver character. Its Minister of State, in the name of the ,;overnment and the entire cabinet, made a eolemn agreement with the diplomatic corps in Caracse, which it afterwards attempted to ignore. In soliciting the conference and em powering one of its members to spesk for the government, it incurred a tacit obligation to abide by the conditiune that might be agreed pon. And when we take in view the fact that General Castro may be at any moment driven from his port by a similar revolution to that which installed him in power, it would seem that he acted unwisely in adopting the cowie he poreued. Ae 4 naturel consequence be bas been forced :tial details of what was supposed to be ‘It is only for the moment after the “accident” to recede from his unwarrantable position, and recognise the fact that an arrangement made by a duly authorized Minister of a country with the entize corps of foreign repreeentatives, should be carried out faithfully, though it be disagrce- able to the perronal wishes and ambition of the - chief of that government. We can only regret that Mr. Eames, our own representative io Venezuela, should, have been so weak as to accept a personal and national discourtezy which England and France wisely refused to permit. Mor# Ramway Murpers—Enouisn Agrra- TION ON THE SuBsECcT.—Cotemporaneous with the suicide of the engineer who ran his train off the bridge at Norwalk, we receive par- 8 similar calamity on the Indiana and Steubenville railway. The cool manner in which the first despatch tells us that “a great many were killed,” shows how mitch accus- tomed we have become to these horrible sacri- fices, offered up to the shrine of railway gods. that the “public mind is shocked. ‘A great masy were killed!” If wo were spexkiag of moerquitoes we could he more indifferent. Although the Indiana affair happily turued out. less murderous than was at first reported, yet that is the result yather of the good fortune of the passengers than any exertions of the com- pany. The present mont has not yet reached its fourteenth day, and during tho first fortnight of September, when the travel is the greatcst, we haye to record no less than four railway acci- dentammore or less serious, ° We héye all along warned the public that in the: present condition of American railways, “ aecidents” would increase rather than di- minish in number, an@ recent events show that we were right in our conclusions. In England, where the discipline is much more strict than with us, the subject has attracted the attention of the government, and a salect committee of Parliament was appointed “ to inquire into the causes of accidents on railways,°and into the paggibility of removing any such causes by fu- tare legislation.” This committee. has made a report, the conolusivas of which are applicable‘ to our roads as well as to those of Great Britain. The committee de- fines the causes of railway accidents under three heads, to wit:—Inattention of servants; defec- tive material, either in the works or rolling stock; excgesive epeed. The committee is of opinion that the public should have some means of recovering penalties for want of punctuality in the arrival and departure of trains, amd that thé Board of Trade should be empowered to in- vestigate and report upon the causes of all acci- dents. There are some further recommenda- tions; and to give all the light possible on the ‘subject, we have printed the report,in full in another place. * ‘There can+be no doubt that the root of all the railway “accidents” here lies in the defec- tive machi@ery of the roads, and in theexcds- sive speed Which is cansed by the competition of parallel lines. Many of our people will risk their necks in order to save an hour or two in, @ journey’of a thoueand miles. It was the same ifing in the old.steamboat racing days; but we should grow wiser as we get older. Excessive speed wears out the road and multiplies tenfold the risk of such “acgidents” as that of Norwalk, Utiea and Steubenville. The railway compapies in this country are nearly all ina bad way about money matters, and they” cannot beg nor borrow moacy enough t8 keop their roads imde- cent order. : . They are, therefore, crazy, tamble-down af- fairs, over which the trains rush and sway and tumble at tremendous rates of -speed, trusting to luck for the safe delivery of their passen- gers.: They brfhg what*is left of them, and compound for life or limb as if they were driv-" ing a bargain for 80 much slaughtered beef or pork. What we must have in this countryjs a stringent law, under which the railway direc- tors shall be held Tesponsible for every “ acdi- dent,” no matter how it occurs. They must see that the trains arrive and depart at the precise hour indicated on their time tables, and they must exercise a vigilant watch over their gub- ordinates, More than half the “accidents” on our railways are caused by ranning at great speed, to make up for lost time. This should not be allowed. In France the trains must run exactly on time. If they are ahead of time at any etation they must wait; if behind, they can- not go on until the telegraph bas declared the road perfectly free for them. Sydney Smith said that the system of locked railway carriages would never be abolished until a bishop had been roasted in one of them; and we do not expect to eee a Lhorough railway reform until some of the dircotors hall cither have suffered the loss of life or limb on their own roads, or conrigned to the State prison to expiate crimes for which they are clearly and undeniably re- sponsible. Tue Ispian War ty. Onecon.—The* last news from the Judian war grouad in Oregon presents the state of affairs there in a very serious aypect. All the tribes on the northern frontier seem to have formed a hostile alliance, From Lower California to Puget’s Sound wat cries are rétounding; but government has adopted prudent cource in sending a body of troops aginst the Indians sufficiently large to crush them. The misfortune hitherto has been thet our soldiers attacked them with too few numbers; and every reverse which they ens tained, however trifling, increased the confi- dence of the Indiana, and encouraged other tribes to combine with them, until the trouble grew from an occasional foray upon the white eettlemente to the gigantic proportions of su Indian war, with every prospect of its being « protracted, costly and bloody one, By the latest advices we learn that o large number of the Spokans were posted on the banke of the Snoke river, and that a body of United States roops, horee, foot and artillery, under Col. Wright, were marching against them. It is to be hoped that Col. W. will be able to keep them in check, if he cannot whip them till reinforcements join him. Five bhnadred fresh froops hed arrived at San Freacisco by the steamer Go!den Gate, and proceeded on the 2let ult. to Oregon, to take part in the cam- paign, Geo. Harney, who is now in Washing- ton, receiving instructions, will leave in a few days for the eeat of war, to taxc command of the army, which will number from three to four thousand men. With theee vigorous meacures in foros, the indian war may be brought to a speedy and sotiefactory termination, and such terror may be etruck to the hearts of the troublesome braves who bang on our Western frontier, that we thall bave no difficulty in protecting our in teresta in that quarter for some yeara, The vigor and promptitade which Mr. line exevcised in this emergency are commond -able. Had he pureued the undecided course of Previous administrations nothing would bave eaved the country fram an expensive Indian wer. —_—_—_—_—_—_— THE LATEST NEWS. ern Our Special Despatch from Washington. OUR TRBATY WITH CRINA—BANDSOMR UONDUCT OF THB EUSSIANS—THE PARAGUAY EXPEDITION—AM * BXPROTKD SLaVbu, BIO. Waseincrow, Sept. 13, 1858. Information bag been received by,the government thet Mr. Reed, our Minister in Chine, bad made a liberal treaty with the Oolestil Empire, similar t> that mado by Fraseg and Fogiand. We are to bave a minister at Pekin. Inte said (heEmperor regards our couvtry with great favor. It is supposed the dignified neutrat position we held in ihe late war bas made éa tmprossion high!) favorable, Tae ‘same may bessic of Russia; and It ts anderstood a treaty bas been mace with'th»: | ver on the samo basis as with the United States. Russia has beifavod go friendly throug its AdmirSbaed misister therein taking Mr. Read up tho river to Tion-ein, when our vessels wore not able to apccnd,and in cther acts of sympa hy,asscciated bye: - general unity of action with the United States, thet [ ea- dorstand it is eontempiated to give official expression te ‘the ‘Russian govornment of our appreci:tion of sacle conduct, Tho nows of this treaty having been niade came Overland by way of Russia and Kuropo, Judge Bowlin, appointed Commissioner to Paraguay, ar j.tived to-day, He returns home to Misscuri fora tow Sys, and wilj-eail probabiy within a fovtnight. Ii is ua- dermtood ghe plan of proceeding in this domortration sceinat Paraguay is for the fleet to semein at Bucvos Ayres, or some other convenient point, while a vessel wil! can; vey tho Commissioner to try the disposition for poaco or war of Lopez. Secretary Toucey is spoken ef with masa praise for the soanner in whigh, unser so many diflioal- tie, he bas prepared this expedition. It is thought by gome that soldiers will be required, or at least, trere ought be & stronger force of tharines. The report that soldiers are tobe sant is not true, at loast eo far as present arrangemsnts are mede, eh Mr, Henry, bearer of despatches té Mr. Foreyt te Mexico, bad beon devained at Vora Gruz by Quarantine * laws, and bad forwarded hie despatchos tu tne city of Mextoo by Mr. Hargous. Mr. Forsyth is daily exoroted. Tt issaid by the knowing ones tha! she Wandéror, Ootry’s clipper, that wembaway #0 mysteriously some time,age, may be shorily expected inghg Ruif of ficxioo, with a cargo 0 slaves from Africa. ‘The military department of the Pacifio isto be divide® into two Cepartments—General Harney’ biking commend of the northern division, in ‘Washington and Oregoe fer- ritories. GENERAL NEWSPAPER DIEPATCR. e Wasuinatos, Sept. 13, 1868. Tho President is‘carefully considering the remaining cases of the officers which were reported upon by Jato Navel Courts of Inquiry. Whatever aid hé is recaty- sing the Secretary of the Navy, the Attorney Geve- rg! end the Commissioner of Patents, i@the laborious exminstion of the records and documents, is merely Igtended to faciittate the arrangement of all the facts. The Cecision in cach cage will be the result of the President's own unbiaesed judgment. The Indian Bureau has no oficial intelligence whatever Dy the last California mall concerning our Indian relations on the Pacific, an omission on thé part of tho agents which occasions much disappointment, and for which the Commissioner cannot accoant. The agent for months past have failed to keep the buroau advised of events in taat quarter. The President has appointed Androw Jackson Smits, of Texas, Consul at Laguayra, and Jas. T. Magyiro, Consul at Melbourne, who is resident merchant thor, ‘vice Barr, deceased. . ;. Captain Ploasantoa will accompany General furney te is im part to negotiate a treaty with Nicaragua. . The Navy Department is officially advised of the arrival of the Savannah and Saratoga at San Juan del Norie, and of the departure of thg Plymouth on the 1st instant for Vora Oruz to bring home Minister Forsyth. Captain Rich, of the Mvrines, has been detached from the Niigara, that the charge of violating the New York ‘The Board @consifting of Chief Engineers Archibald, Wcod, Hunt and Martin, to examine bids for constructing retary of the Interior the opéming of tha road across the throe great ranges of the Washite mountaind, the @iMoult part of the work. Loaded trafhs beve al- the South Pass to the Have Past Tew P.M. ‘The votes in peventoen towne foot ap—Morrilt, 7 2377 Aenith,%,160, Seco giver Morrill, O87; Smith, 307, id” doford gives Morrill, 085, Smith, 758. The returns come in voury slowly. Own 0’ Ovock A. ML. . We avo returos from one hundred and thirty four towns, which foot up:—For Morrill, 81,987; Sasith, 27,108. In the same towns last year Morrill bad 29,116; Smith, 21,087—showing & republican majority this year of 6,7TT oguinst 7,129 last year, a democratic gain of 1,852. The democrats bay» gained several representatives. In most of the districts the vots for members of Osn- frome rare about even with that for Governor. ‘The First district ls very close, and the result dowbt- ful. In the Third district, Johason, democrat, is prebably elocted. Tn the Fifth district, Washburn, republican, is re-elected by 8 large majority, In the Sixth district, Fesier, republican, is elected. ‘The Delegates to. the Democratic State Con~ vention. Atnany, Sept. 18, 1808, ‘ihe delegates clected to the Democratic State Convon- tiom, as received by telegraph to-day, are as follows :— Allegeny, L. B. Laaing; Ohoutaugs, Phineas Stervons Chenango, James TH. Fox; Geneseo, Samuel Starr; Madi gon, Sydney T. Fairchild; Orange, ©. 0. MeQuord; St Law- — rence, Fawin Dodge; Schoharie, Charles Goodyear; Yewe, Peter McGee. All but six Cistricte have cow been heart from—viz., Chenango, Allegany, Livingston, Suifoit, Lewis and Putram—one district each. Of the oinoty nine districts heard frem twenty-three «ro contested, exo!natye of three districts from Albany, which will probably be couterted. The caloulations to night, estima ing the eix dis” twicts not heard from, give the softeseventy and the hards thirty Ove. The Political Campaign tn New York. Arnany, Sept 18, 1868, The American General Committee today cuailecge the Fepnblionn® aud democrats to discussions in @vory county th the State dus ing the prescad carpa.gu, aftor the fashion of the Southern States Jatge Rreess, of thin Br pu Missouri Republican on the subject of Lilinois polivica. Ae denien that be wa not n candidate for tho Seuate, and alsa the sesertion that he eapports Jncge Doug's, Go like wine Carcunces a! conep'rators and disorrtaiz ore ageiuet the honor an? integrity of the ¢smocratic party, and sayy be will follow thas party and no single person, Arrival of the "he 3, 1858. The United Sater acboc! ship Preble arrived Lare yes- eraey trea 0 ToRNIAE GttiNe, aud proceeds to Aaapolis to day. 15, 1968, A apirited election for Assesnors ant! Bowrd ‘of Reliat took place Lore to Jag, and (6 vomoorate were auccenstar by 80 majority in ® poll ot 1,590 votes, Ainamy, Sept. 18, L%68, Attorney General Treaain gose cown to might'ty tigh- mend County 19 ionugurale tbe proceedings against the Quavantive rioters Salling of the Steamer Propeller. The atenr ator calle tu