The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OPFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERMS, cash in advance. Money sent by mail will be at the ba trig IK DAILY HERALD. two conte: 1, $F per annum. THE WEEKLY HERALD, every 5 . ataia conts per 7 ‘annum; the Burepean Edition $4 per annum, to on Britxin, or $5 to any part of the Continent, both Tuk FAMILY NERALD, every Wednealay, at four conte per copy, oF $2 per unnum. Volume XXIII. AMUBEMENTS THIS EVENING. MY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street. —Ttauian Oraea a AeAN ENT Or nee at Two OCwooeT Bansiwne NTBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tur Puaxtou—Usep Up \WERY THEATRE, Bowe .—CLENDOWER, O8 THE Noun bea Rover—'nssin inows—Fous ‘Lovaus. BURTON'A NEW THEATRE, Broadway.—Irauiax Oren La Traviata. LAURA KEENE'S THEATRE, 624 Broadway.—Ovv Have arp Yours Hasuts—Dancine, sto. TMS THRATRE, 199 and 201 Bowery.—Zavusrowscr'S hrs anD Poaceae ‘Trovre, Comprising 60 CHILDREN. HUM, Broadway.—Afternoon Wom -Comsosirias, ac. BARNUM' AMERICAN end Bvening—Tur0pon's Manic WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 561 and 563 Brosdway— Brworian Sonos, Dances, 40.—Maskep Bai. MECHANIC'S MALL, 472 Broadway.—Bev ants’ MINSTRELS —Neaeo ‘Sones anp Boriasqces—Tus Rivas. CAMPBELL MINSTRELS, mactexistios, Boras, &c.— PALACK GARDEN, Fourteenth street and Sixth avenue.— Afternoon—Macio Cagnival BY Tux Wizaxp, Honpox. 444 Broadway.—Eraiorian Cua- ‘ALK AROUND. New York, Saturday, September 25, 1858, —[—[—<— <— — ——e————— ‘The News. No intelligence whatever reached us yesterday reapecting the steamship reported as having been seen on fire by the ship Rosenheath. The general anxiety to learn something definite regarding the unfortunate ship is painfully intense. A communi- cation in another column satisfactorily demon- @trates that the burning vessel was not the Austria, admitting that the captain of the Rosenheath de- seribed accurately the ship he saw. The non-ar- rival of the Austria is accounted for upon the sup- position that she encountered the heavy westerly gaics which are reported as having been ex- perienced by vessels recently arrived from Euro- pean ports, or that she received some damage to her machinery, thereby protracting her voyage. We understand that a mercantile firm in this city, hav- ing an invoice of some five thousand dollars worth of goods on board the Austria, offered yesterday to pay underwriters twenty-five per cent against ‘@ total loss, but they declined to take the risk. The announcement yesterday of the resumption of perfect signals through the Atlantic telegraph cable from Valentia turns out to have beea premature. In order to satisfy the public cu- riosity in regard to the condition of the cable, Mr. Field and other directors of the company in New York yesterday telegraphed to Mr. De facty, the chief electrician at Trinity Bay, for explicit answers to several interrogatories propounded as to the facts regarding the condition of the wire. Mr. De Sauty, in reply, says:— “Nothing has been received from Valentia since the lst of September, excepting feeling a few sig- tals on Thursday. I cannot send anything to Va- lentia. There has been very little variation in the manifestations.” The Commissioners for the removal of Quaran* tine and Governor King had a conference at Alba- py yesterday. These Commissioners—Messrs. George Hall, of Brooklyn, Egbert Benson, of New York, and Obadiah Bowne, of Staten Island—were appointed more than # year ago to select a new site for a Quarantine station. They made choice of Se guine’s Point, and erected buildings to be used a hospitels. These buildings were destroyed by fire before their completion, we believe, and the Com missioners entered into negotiations with the autho rities of New Jersey for the purchase of Sandy Hook. The Commissioners were unsuccessful, as every one is well aware. They now propose to construct basins in the lower bay, in which floating hospitals can be moored for the reception of the wick; and it was to obtain the assent of the Gover- nor, Lieutenant Governor and Comptroller to the project that the meeting was held in Albany yester- day. A brief report of the Commissioners, giving ‘an outline of the plan proposed, may be found un- der the telegraphic head in today's Heaarp. The plan can, it is believed, be speedily carried out ‘with the means now at the disposal of the Commis- sioners. Gov. King expressed himself favorably inpremed with the scheme, and will on Wednesday next, in company with other officials, survey the Proposed site for the new Quarantine establishment. The European mails to the 11th inst., broaght by the Niagara, reached this city from Boston yester- Gay evening. Our files contain but little news in addition to that telegraphed from Halifax and pub- lished in the Henatp on Thareday morning. We give a full report of the cable banquet to Sir Charles Bright at Killarney, Ireland, with the opin- jon of Professor Thompson on the defect said to exist in the liné. Our correspondent at Frankfort- ©u-the-Main furnishes some additional information with respect to the new boundary between Russia and China, as defined by the late treaty. The Stephens case is «till under investigation, bout notwitstanding the exertions of Coroner Con- nery on the one hand and Justice Welsh on the other, the mystery attending the fate of the de- ceased wife remains unsolved. A post mortem ex- amination of the body was made yesterday at Relle- vue Hospital, when the stomach and abdomins! | viscera were found to be in a remarka’’ preservation. The analysis of the stor being conducted, nnder the superv Doremus. The inquisition before Coron rory ‘will be continued this morning at eleven o'clock, | when the Mises Bell will be examined. The inves tigation before Justice Welsh was adjourned till Monday afternoon. Elsewhere will be found a re- port of yesterday's proceedings before the Coroner and Magistrate in relation to this singular affair. The Board of Councilmen were io session last evening, and transacted considerable routine busi- ness. Mr. Genet offered a resolution, which was Adopted, that the Counsel to the Corporation be in. #tructed to commence legal proceedings forthwith Bgainst the Collectors and Deputy Collectors of As Pecaments for the recovery of the moneys alleged to be fradulently obtained by them. A report of the Committee on Fire Department, awarding the con Tet for altering and rewodelling the house of Hose Company No. 39, being #2.140, was adopted. A re- tolution from the Board of Aldermen directing the Veck Slip and Grand Street Ferry Company to com: ply with the terms of the charter, in relation to th time of running their boats, was refurred. A large number of papers on the calendar passed a final reading. The bill in favor of hasiag « new car. riage for Hore Company No. 31 was adopted. The Board concurred with the Aldermen ia instructing the Street Commissioner to advertise for proposals for putting a pew cupole and roof on the City Hall. ‘The plan submitted by Mr. Buckman ws agreed upon. An interesting case of burglary was tried in the Cieneral Sessions yesterday. Thos. MeCoy, alias fullivan, was jointly indicted with three profes. #ional burglars for having broken into the store of Dater & Co., in Front street, on the 19th of Aprit ‘They blew up the safe with gampowder and stole $800 in money. They wore discovered by an offi- cer who pursned them, McCoy successfully elading his porsuer. The officer, however, selected his por. trait in the “ Thieves’ Gallery,” and when subse Mrontly arrested by another officer, positively Men. NEW -YORK .HERALD,. SATUBDAY,. SEPTEMBER 25, 1858. . tified McCoy as one of the burglars. The defence produced a brother of the prisoner, who swore that the prisoner slept with him on the night of the burglary; but the jury did not believe him, and ren- dered a verdict of guilty. One of McCoy's confe- erates was convicted and sent to the State prison last term. Jndge Russell will send McCoy up for a series of years this morning. John Donueily, charged with a felonious assault, pleaded guilty to an assault with intent to do bodily harm. He was remanded for sentence. Charles O'Reilly, indicted for manslaughter in the second degree, haviny caused the death of James C. Williams, by shooting him with a pistol on the 19th of May, pleaded guilty to the fourth grade of homicide. His counsel desired to put in affidavita in mitigation of punishment, so that he will not be sentenced till the next term. A motion to discharge Dr. Coval, who stands charged with causing the death of Mra. Weaver, by producing an abortion, was denied by the City Judge. He will be tried on the first Mon- day of next term. The Commissioners of Health met at the usual time yesterday, but the business transacted was of little importance. An application of the brig Fre- derico to proceed to the city was referred to the Health Officer. The steamer Alabama was. permit- ted to come up and lie in the stream. The bark S. D. Carver and the bark Alice Tainter, from New Orleans, received permits to come up—the latter on the 25th inst. The case of General Tallmadge again engaged the Police Commissioners yesterday. Several wit- nesses were examined, but the case was adjourned till next Monday, at 11 o'clock, when it is believed the investigation will be concluded. An abridged report of the evidence given yesterday appears in another part of the Heratp. We publish in another part of this morning's paper a letter from Mr. E. M. Archibald, the British Consul at this port, in regard to the origin of the Newfoundland telegraph and the conflicting claims which have been made thereto by various parties. Mr. Archibald was at the time of which he speaks the Attorney General of Newfoundland, and rendered most efficient service to the enterprise in its early stages. He is, therefore, thoroughly con- versant with the subject on which he writes, and his letter may be read with interest and instruction by all who desire to be informed on the points to which it refers. Ex-President Valverde, of San Domingo, with the late Ministers of State, War and Finance of that republic, arrived at Turk’s Island from Port au Platte on the 3dinstant. They left their fami- lies at Santiago. It was said that Santana had in- vited Valverde to return, and that he expressed re- gret at his flight. The cotton market was again firm yesterday, and the sales embraced about 2,600 bales, about 1,300 of which were in transita, Prices closed quite stiffon the basis of 133¢¢. for middling uplands. Flour continued in great de- mand from the home trade, with purchases for export. The market was generally firmer, and in some dcacrip- tions an advance of Sc. a 10c, per barrel was obtained, Wheat was firm and sales limited; prime new Kentucky, for city milling, sold at $1 55 a $1 60, and prime new Long Island sold at $160, an extreme rate. Corn was firmer, but less active. The sales consisted of Western mixed at Tle. a Tbe. @ Tée.; the latier figure far prime quality. Pork was dull, with sales of mess at $16 90, and of prime, in small lots, at $1490 $15. The inclemeney of the wea- ther checked transactions in sugars, sales of which were confined to about 400 bhds. Cuba, at rates given in an- other column. 200 hhds. and 1,000 bbls. Cuba muscovado molasses were sold at rates given elsewhere. Coffee was firm and active, In freights rates were without change of moment, while engagements were moderate. Our Political Partics and the Next Presidency— A Raking Fire from Gen. Foote. We give to our readers this morning the cream of along and comprehensive speech lately de- livered in Mississippi by Gen. Henry 8. Foote on the political issues and parties of the day and he next Presidency, the perusal of which cannot fail, more or less, to be edifying to thinking men of all parties, sections and factions. Gen. Foote is “a returped Californian.” In 1850 in the United States Senate he did good service in behalf of the great Compromise mea- ures of Mr. Clay. His course, therefore, espe- cially in the matter of the admission of Califor- nia as a free State, incensed the secessionists of his own State (constituting the bulk of the de- mocratic party) against him. The consequence was the formation of a Union party in Mississip- pi, which nominated Gen. Foote for Governor, and elected him by a large majority, just as Mr. Cobb upon the same issue of union or disunion, and by a similar organization, was elected the same year (1851) Governor of Georgia. But after these and other victories these Southern Union organizations were dissolved, and the de- mocrats and the opposition returned to their old lines of party demarcation. The consequence, from the preponderance of the secession element in the democratic camp of Mississippi, was the overthrow of Gen. Foote as a candidate for re- election to the United States Senate, whereupon the indignant and disgusted General—indignant at his own party, and disgusted with poor Picree— pulled up stakes and moved out to California. Shortly after his arrival in California, the won- derful uprising and astonishing strength of the mysterious Know Nothing party startled the whole country, and cut loose a host of aspiring, but deluded old whig and democratic politicians from their moorings. Among them General Foote was carried off into the Know Nothing camp, and from the peculiar division of parties and wns at one time in California, there was © prc tty fair prospect for his election to the Se- + fom that new and wonderful State. But lon opportanity slipped away, the Cali- ‘ \omoerats returned to their undisputed eupremacy, aud the Know Nothing party was re- duced to a hopeless outside faction. Thus, in 1856, if we are not mistaken, General Foote came back to the democracy, and supported Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency; but it now appears that Foote, on account of the Kansas question, is completely adrift, a member of no existing po- litical party, but an independent politician “upon hie own hook,” in favor of an independent peo- ple’s movement for the next Presidency, in de- fiance and in contempt of all party caucus ma- chinery and packed conventions of party jug- glers. With thie explanation our readers will readily comprehend the present peculiar views of Gen. Foote conoorning Kansas, the administration, the democracy, and the Charleston Convention ap- pointed for 1860. Sle believes that the adminis- tration upon Kansas affairs has been playing into the bands of the Southern fire-eating seces- sion leaders of the democracy, his bitterest ene- mice. It is not necessary bere to enter into an argument against thie foolish conceit. Let it euffice that Mr. Douglas, against whom Gen. Foote supposes the vengeance of the administra tion to be especially levelled, is quite a favarite with the Southern fire-eaters, and that it is doubt- less their purpose to use him to the prejudice of the administration as far as possible. We have before us a fragment of a late speech of Senator Brown. (a regular red hot Mississippi fire-eater,) in which he says thot Douglas “is a giant in in- telleet, a giant in will, a giant in eloquence, a giant in everything that makes up the character- istics of & great man, and I hope he may thrash abolition Lincoln out of his boots.” This is quite equal to the eulogium of Gen. }o+ @; and we must, th refore, conclude that if ‘'e administration is ent upon the destruction ‘f ougias, it is not pliy'ng into the handsof the Sow hern fire-eatera, who are so earnestly de- fending Douglas and pr>;ing for his success. Upon the Lecompton question the President might have pursued the :hilly-shally policy re- comm ned by Gen. Foote, but we believe that | the !« Ider and more decisive course adopted by Mr, Buchanan has brought about a speedier set- tlement than could have been effected by any other course. We presume that, had Congress passed the Crittenden bill, the President would have signed it; but the Southern ultras wanted vomcthing to swear by, and they got it in that English restricture, which Mr. English himself now substantially informs them was nothing more than a naked humbug. As for the disor- ganization of the democracy, the present Con- gress at the late session was full of it, and, in any event, upon some pretext or other, Mr. Douglas and other disaffected leaders would have found an occasion for picking a quarrel. These disorganizera went to Washington last December to rule or ruin, and the consequences of their folly have reacted upon themselves. They have destroyed themselves and demoralized the party; but they have not shaken the administration. Coming next to the main features of Gen. Foote’s speech—the Charleston Convention, and the policy of an independent popular movement against “King Caucus”—we recognise, in a play- edout party and caucus politician, a bold and powerful champion of the real Simon pure article of “popular sovereignty.” Regarding the Charleston Convention, it is quite likely that in that body “discord must inevitably prevail” —quite likely that no agree- ment is possible, “except by the free use of money, and the lavish employment of federal patronage;” but we were not aware that “an enormous corruption fund was expected to be raised through the medium of congressional le- gislation, which is relied on by certain aspiring politicians as the means of controlling the Charleston Convention.” Gen. Foote, however, is very sure of all this, and says it will all short- ly come out. He even mentioned the names of the “aspiring politicians,’ but the modest re- porter of his speech, with the wisdom of a don- key, thought it best to suppress them. But, no matter. From the broad hints thus thrown out, the duty of increased vigilance will devolve upon the President in regard to the schemes and jobs of Congress. “Where there is so much smoke there must be some fire,” and the rotten- ness of the spoilsmen and spoils jobbers of the lobby has passed into a proverb. Upon the subject of “ King Caucus” we cor- dially endorse the views of Gen Foote. In fact, these views of his are our own, in somewhat dif- ferent language, repeatedly expressed. Gen. Foote, detached from parties and “King Caucus,” after his long experience as a party and caucus man, is a highly competent witness. He has seen, and knows from what he has seen, that the present caucus system, on all sides, “has fallen into the hands of vile, unscrupulous tricksters,” that it is “controlled by federal patronage and outrageous pecuniary bribery;” and that the only remedy is among the people themselves, We, therefore, in this connection, hope for the fulfilment of his prediction-—that “before next May, primary assemblages of the people will oc- cur in every part of the republic,” in opposition to caucus tyranny, and in behalf of “ popular sovereignty” and a bona fide election of our President by the people, in defiance or regardless of all our rotten caucuses and caucus conven- tions. Upon this subject we await the “authentic evi- dence” promised by Gen. Foote, and in the meantime commend his present testimony to the careful consideration of the independent Ameri- can people. More Picxpenine any Buvnpertna IN ovr MesicrraL Arraims.—It is not the fault of the newspapers if the citizens of New York are not thoroughly awakened to the enormity of the frauds that have been and are being perpetrated upon the city treasury. Since the exposure of the fort Gansevoort and Lowber operations, over a twelvemonth since, not a week has passed by without bringing to light frauds committed by this, that and the other city official. A commit- tee of the Board of Councilmen presented a report Jast full, in which they showed that millions of dollars collected in taxes were unaccounted for by the collectors; that there was no system of checking their accounts observed in the depart- ment of the Comptroller; that the bureau of ar- reargges was low in arrear of business, and made no returns of the hundreds of thousands of dol- Jars that found their way from the pockets of the tax payers into those of the tax collectors, and there remained; and that, in fact, from the highest to the lowest official, all were engaged in the grab game. Phe publication of the report of that special committee caused our citizens to open their eyes in astonishment; but after a few days the whole matter fell into oblivion. Ras- cally Street Commissioners and contractors, and City Surveyors and tax collectors continued their depredations, and our stupid old Comptroller remained in ignorance of their doings, while some of bis own subordinates helped to bam- boozle him, to play the game of the public rob- ber and to help drain the city treasury. And so from that day to this, this plundering and blundering goes on without check, and almost without notice, except from the The scoundrels inside of the City Hall conspire and combine with scoundrels outside; and while the taxes, wrung from the hard hands of toil, are being di- verted to the purposes of rogues, the watch dog of the treasury snoozes away in unconscious ignorance, only waking up and snarling occa- sionally when some honestly earned account is presented for payment. As another «mall instalment of the informa- tion already given to the public through our columns, on the subject of thee municipal frauds, we published some days since a communication from the Street Commissioner to the Board of Councilmen, setting out some further discoveries that have been made in his great ash heap of an office. It seems that while acting as chiffonier in that precious concern, picking out here and there something of value, the present head of it has discovered that under the administration of the late Collector of Assesaments—Mr. Joseph R. Taylor—deficiencies to the known extent of $200,000 have accumulated, and to what further extent God only knows, Whether the defi- clencies—to use a polite word for stealing—are to be imputed to the Collector of Assosaments or to hie assistants, or to the Street Commissioner, or fto anybody else in particular, has not been found out, and, of course, from the absence of all system in the keeping of our city accounts, never will be, All that is known is that by the means of something mentjoned aa condenscra—and aa to j he mabere of wich we confess ourselves com- pletely ignorant—it is found that one deputy | collector has received the nice little sum of | $34,204 more than he has accounted for; another | $86,263; and so on. How much of such pilfer- ings the condensers fail to show may be left to the imagination of our readers; and with the lights they have already had before them on the subject of City Hull plundering and blundering there is little danger of their imagination leading them into a very exaggerated assumption, Another report has been prepared by the Joint Committee on Accounts, and is now ready for presentation to the Common Council, supplying @ further instalment in this monstrous history of official frauds, This report applies to the accounts of the Collector of Assessments for the three years from 1853 to 1856—the term immediately preceding that to which the report of the Street Commissioner referred to above, applies—and it reveals another cliapter in the history of these glaring depredations. It shows that these frauds have been perpetrated in various ways—by cr- rors in fooling up the asseesment lists, by assess- ments paid and not accounted for, and by assess- ; ments accounted for, but not actually paid into the Treasury. Receipts have been exhibited to the committee in twenty-five cases, showing an aggregate amount of $7,919 29 paid to de- puty collectors, of which no returns are made; and these are but specimens of a class which re- presents in the aggregate probably some hun- dreds of thousands of dollars. How long these things are to last, how long the hard working men of the city are to be plun- dered by corrupt officials, depends altogether upon themselves. So long as our voters can re- medy the evil by electing to office none but honest men, regardless of party or faction, they have but themselves to blame when knaves and fools get into office. Will our citizens ponder this and be wise? Tur Qvarantine Location.—-It is now pretty evident that the Quarantine cannot, as it ought not to, be re-established at Staten Island. How- ever obstinate the Commissioners of Emi- gration may be, or however wrong headed Mayor Tiemann may prove himself, the peo- ple of the island are of one mind as to the course they will adopt with regard to any buildings erected there for quarantine, ses. We per- ceive that the very same Contmissioners who last year decided upon Seguin’s Point as a site for the Quarantine, at their meeting in Albany yesterday, have declared that the Quarantine should not be located on land, but propose to build basins in the lower bay, with floating hos- pitals in them. This is all very well; but at the same time Sandy Hook would be the proper place for Quarantine hospitals, if we could get it for that purpose, until the system is abolished. If we cannot, the floating hospitals might be adopted at whatever cost, and the Quarantine institution established in them. In any event, we must have no more pesthouses on Staten Island. Negotiations have also been opened with the government for a large war ship asa floating hospital; the North Carolina has been proposed ; but the Pennsylvania would perhaps be a better ship, as she is larger and has never been to sea. Until arrangements can be made to abo- lish Quarantine altogether, which must be done sooner or later, the Pennsylvania might answer the purposes of a hospital. THE LATEST NEWS. Affairs in Washington. Wasmuvoron, Sept. 24, 1858. ‘The Board of Army Officers recently appointed to ex- amine into the relative merits of certain new methods of priming *mall arms, say: ‘In view of the result of all the tests, and after a careful consideration of them, they do not fecl authorized to recommend the introduction of either Ward's or Martin's into the service. With respect to that of Butterfleld, notwithstanding the fact that there seem to be several serious objections, and as these are of such a nature as can be best tested by field service, the Board recommend that about fifty muskets be equipped with bis priming arrangements.’ It t said that the Secretary of War has ordered a similar experiment with Martin's primer. A method submitted by Major Laidley seemed to the Board to obviate many objections found in the others heretofore tested. In a letter from Captain Chauncey, of the steamer Niagara, received by the Secretary of the Navy, he speaks of the captured Africans as being in an unhealthy condition generally. Two-thirds of them were saffering diarrha@a, and nearly one-third with opthalma. Two died within a day after being received on board his ves- eel. ‘The New York State Inebriate Bevonawros , Sept. 24—12 P.M. Notwithstanding @ rainy and diagreeabie forenoon, many thousands of people were assembled to witness the ceremony of laying the corner stove of the Inebriate Asy lum to-day. ‘The stove was laid in due and ancient form by the Ma- sonie fraternity, John L. Lewis, Jr., Grand Master of the State of New York, officiating. A large number of Masons from the two Lodges, Chapter and Encampment of Bing hampton, and from various parts of the State were present, When these erromonies were concluded, the people re paired to a specious tent, capable of holding over five thousand perrons. which had been erected on the ground, and which was weil filled, to witness the remaining exer cises. After prayer by the Rev. Dr. Beach, of Bingham. ton, Hon. Benj. F. Butler, President of (he Board of Tras: tees of the Inet tution, del.vered some eloquent opening remarks. Elaborate and able addresses were delivered by De. John W. Francis and Rev. Dr. Bellows, of New York, both of whom paid bigh and deserved tributes to Dr. Turner, the founder and chief mover of the institu tion, Who was present. Remarks were also made by Hon. D. 8. Dickinson and Hop. Edw. Everett. A beautifal ‘and appropriate poem was delivered by Alfred B. Street, Exq., of Albany. The exercises were extremely interest. ing and went off with greet success and applause. Two of the announced speakers, Rev. Dr. Bethune, of Brooklyn, and Hon. Geo. W. Clinton, of Buffalo, were prevented from being present. Sutherland's brass band, of Syracuse, furnished the music. ‘The trains of the Erie road are running pecially for the occasion, and the numerous carriages—all that Bing hamtoo could fornish—presented an animated spectacie. ‘The imposing view afforded by the site, which is about two miles east of Binghamton, was the admiration of all present. In the evening the Presbytertn church (the weather preventing the removal of the tent to the vil Inge) was jammed to hear the masterly oration of Kdward Everett “Cn Washington.” Over one thousund persons were present, and the distinguished orator and his glow ing sentences were reccived with rapturous applause Mr. Everett is the guest of the Hon. D. 8 Dickinson. Th day is a proud one for Binghamton, and, as one conse crated to @ noble philanthropy, will long be remembered ‘The ¥: at Savannah, Savaswa, Sept, 24, 1858, ‘The total number of yellow fever cases developed in thi- city from the 18th to the ist, both inclusive, was twenty No new cases were rleveloped on Wednesday or Thursday. ‘There is no delay whatever in business, and the alarm has subsided. The Fever at Charleston. Gaurtmeron, Sept. 24, 1858. Reuben Post, an aged und esteomed Presbyterian minis tor, died to-day of yellow fever Execution of » Murderer. Daxvitaa, Pa. , Sept. 24, 1858, ‘Wm. ©. Clark was executed at noon to-day, for the mur der of his wife by poison. He made a speech of noarly ‘an hour's length, firmly asserting bie innocence, and en. deavoring to implicate other partics, while avowing his endinesa to die. THE REMOVAL OF QUARANTINE. Conference of the Quarantine Commissioners with the Governor—Pian for the Perma~ nent Establishment ef Quarantine in the Lower Bay, &c. Alaany, Sept. 24, 1858. George Hall of Brooklyn, Egbert Benson of New York, and Obadiah Brown of Staten Isiani, Commissioners for the removal of Quarantine, convened here to-day for tho purpose of presenting a plan for the removal of Quarantine to Governor King, the Lioutenant Governor and the Comp- troller, who bave supervision over the sclection of a site. ‘They give up all ides of locating the Quarantine on land, and propose to construct ascries of basing in the lower bay, in which floating hospitals can lay at anchor as still ag inthe Liverpool docks. Each vessel used as a hogpi- tal isto be in asecparate basin, so as to keep apart the different diseases. The plan is ondorsod by the leading medical men of New York, and is believed to be practica- ble and economical. The basins can be constructed very speedily and be completed, the commissioners believe, with the funds now: on hand to their credit in the Comptroller's departmont, ‘They are prepared with estimates of the cost from ongi- neers of the highest responsibility. It is also proposed by she Commissioners to go back to first principles and make quarantine simply a sanitary institution, sepsrating from. ‘tall stevedoring, lightering, and other speculative busi- ness, by which the expenses and profits of quarantine have ‘Deen swelled to such vast proportions, and leaving ail such occupations to private enterprise and competition, subject to proper legal restriction. ‘The following is the report presented by the Commis- sioners for the removal uf Quarantine to the Governor and State officers to-day:— Orrick OF THR CoMMASRIONERS For Tins MOVAL ov THe QUARANTINE STATION, ‘New Yor, Sept. 14, 1858. ERNOR, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND THE COmr, GxxTLeMeN—The occurrences of the past few weeks at the Quarantine station at Tompkinsville call for action on our part, Which, under other circumstances, we should tli the mecting of the Legislature. The port ow with clive Quarantine, and with renewed force. the following proposition for au entire removal of the Quarantine station to the lower bay, and ask your assent thereto. It will be hy the accompanying statements of expe iments of physicians, among them ex-Health Officers and als, that floating hospitals are ex- still water can be gly respectfully submit in which toanchor them. I fou is you that floating hospitals have received the sanction of s probably known to many of onr Jeading merchants. Mr, Moses H. Grinnell, among oth st cir adoption for tempo- rary purpe t a floating hospital sup- poses something in the nature of a ship, which all experience shows to be but Tittle better tha wrnel house when ones infected with yellow fever. Such is not the charac- structed floating hospitals, When Ki be, they have proved themselves A properly. constru float} house 01 ter of pre built as they superior to all others. tal differs from a well bu land,and has the addit niirely removed from all su tantly exposed to a free ciren’ ction heretofore urged against them here and con trong obj has been that could not be anchored in the lower Day of New York without exposure to the swell the waves so frequently found there, and { it would be the excess of inhumanity to submit tho tempest tossed invalid on bis arrival in port to a renewal of Lis previous sufferings by sea. For a time this objec: tion seemed fatal, but having been unable to find a satis- factory site for Quarantine on shore our attention has been culled to the feasibility of making land ou one of the numerous shoals in the lower bay. Having satisfied ourselves in the course of this investi- gation that an onter frame work or enclosure for such a Structure can be made permanent, the choice is left us betwen filling up the space so enclosed, or using it as a basin wherein to anchor floating hospitals. The latter pest aud most expeditions, and we advise E ‘Phe experience of two years and the concurrent testimony of the Health Officer, as shown in a late report to the Board of ‘Health of New York, fuficiently demonstrates the security of the anchorage in the lower bay, and the practice of the last summer has proved that by the use of a steamboat the Heaith Offieer can board vessls at a distance of miles from the hospitals as easily as when nearer. Already hulks are used as temporary storehouses for cargo, anil the only remaining necessity, a wash house, can be esta- blished on a bulk anchored at a Safe distance from the floating hosp.tals, and fitted up with all the necessary ap- pliances for that brance of service. Allthe above proposed arraugements, together with such other minutes of details as are necessary for a total removal of Quarantine, are cheap, within the means at our disposal, and capable of speedy construction. We therefore beg leave to urge them ‘our attention, and earnestly ask : Your assent to the ithumediato prosecution of this plan for the removal of Quarantine from its present dangerous and unecessary site "All of which ts Tespectfuily submitted by your obedient Servants. For tho Commissioners, by order of the Board. GRORGE HALL, Chairman. Mr. Bowne made an argument in favor of the views of the Commiasioners. Governor King, at the close of Mr. Bowne’s remarks, stated his satisfaction at the ability of the argument, and the novelty of the views advanced. @ The State officers signitied their intention to visit and organize the proposed site and plans for a floating hospita on Wednesday of next week, and to decide at once on the proposition. ‘The Gold Discoveries in Kansas. Sr. Lown, Sept. 24, 1858. ‘The Wyandotte (Kansas) Gazette, of the 18th instant, says that yesterday ten (bousand dollars in gold dust ar. rived here from Pike's Peak. One man brought six thousand, the result of a few weeks’ work. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Parapeiema, , 19,000 bales, besides 3,000 nn ent Rpr-astivalof the Privec Albert. Haurax, Sept. 4—9 P. ‘There ia a stiff southwest wind, and itis raining. Ne signs of the steamship Prince Albert, now due from Gel- way 14th inst., or of the bark Arabian, which was aloug- side of the burning steamship at soa. pitti Sian thse Damage to Crops—Quarantine in Florida. Savannan, Sept. 23, 1858. ‘The lato severe storm in Florida has greatly damaged the crops. Steamers from this port aro stringently quarantined at ‘St. Mary's and the river ports of Florida, Accident to the Steamship Huntsville. CHARLHBTON, Sopt. 24, 1858, Tho steamship Huntsville wil! leave this evening for New York. She putin here in consequence of a slight derangement to hor machinery, which has been repaired. Prize Fight in New Haven—Ono of the Pare tes Killed, New Havun, Sept. 24, 1858. George Mercer, an Englishman, and a cutler by trade, was killed in an amateur prize fight in this city lagt night, ‘by William Houston, another Englishman. Thore was but ope witness present. They fought five rounds. On the ret two Houston fell, and on the other three Morcer fell, and did not rise from the last. His brain was congested. Houston was committed for examination to-day, ———— Reported Bank Defalcation at Boston. Boston, Sept. 24, 1858. It is rumored that R. N. Woodworth, who has lately re- signed the office of cashior of the Brighton Bank, is a de- faulter to that institution to the amount of $30,000, The bank is, however, amply secured from loas. A Case of False Imprisonment. Hanrrorp, Conn., Sept. 24, 1858. A very important law case was decided by Jadge Klls- worth, to-day. Geo. A. Hill, a Boston broker, was decoyed to this city by means of anonymous letters, and on his ar- rival the parties who used fraud to get him here, caused him to be arrested and committed on a charge of debt and concealment of property. A habeas corpus was sued out, and # release claimed on the ground that the arrest was illegal. Judge Ellsworth ordered Mr. Hill to be discharged on the ground that fraud was employed in his arrest, and intimated that Hill could recover heavy damages for false imprisonment. oe Murder in New London. New Loxpow, Conn., Sept. 24, 1858. The third mate of the whaling brig Lawrens, a Porta- gnese, named Antoine, was found murdered this morning. He left his boarding house soon after four o’clook this morning, and was found dead in the street, with a malt dagger in his breast. The cause of the murder is not yet known. The person who found the body saw two men and a woman leave the spot suspiciously as he approached. The murdered man was paid off yesterday, Pennsylvania Politics—County Fair. Hanusprra, Sept. 24, 1858. Tho conferees of the Sixteenth Congressioual distriet spent to-day in ineffectual balloting. A motion to drop all the candidates and nominate Gen, Fetter was defeated. ‘The Dauphin County Fair closed this evening. The trotting race was won by Mr. Queen's Jim Warden, of Gorte, beating Gentle Annie, The horse jockey made am able practical address, which was well received. ee News from Tarks Island. ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT VALVERDE, OF ST. DOMINGO, AND HIS MINISTERS—FEELING O¥ Q@ENERAL SANTA- NA TOWARDS HIM. ‘The ship Sarah Marsh, Captain Emery, arrived at this port yesterday from Turks Island. The advices are dated on the 7th instant. ‘The pews is unimportant. President Vaiverde and suite, comprising the ex-Minis- ters of State, Finance and War, arrived at Turks Island op the 3d inst. from Port wu Platte, having left their fami- lies at Santiago. . It was rumored that Santana had expressed regret at the flight of Valverde, aud had sent to him an invitation to return to Santiago. Shipbuilding Near New York.. Warren Sneeden is building a steam propeller for the Panama Railroad line at his yard in Greenpoint. Sho is nearly planked in, and is expected to be ready for launch- ing in March, She is 200 fect length of keel, 32 fect beam, and 25 feet hold, she will be a three decker, and intend- d tocarry passengers and freight. Mr. Saceden has Iso on the ways at Hunter's PPoint the Canadian steam- rs America and Canada, which are being overhauled pre- paratory to being placed on the Pacific coast. Mr. C. F, Williams is building topsail schooner for Captain De Moro, of Mazatlan. She will be launched about the 15th of November, She is 106 feet keel, 27 feet beam, 1034 feet hold; built of white oak and oop- Per fastened; 300 tons carpenters’ measurement. She is to be named the Cutaline, and is intended to run on the Pacific coast to Fraser river. Measre, Webb & Bell have on the stocks and nearly ready to launch, a bark 137 feet long, 313 foot im breadth, 18 feet depth of hold, and 615 tons Custom House measure- ment. She will be ready for launching about Saturday, October 2. ‘The sales of cotton during the past week were 3,000 : middling i now quoted at 12%c. a l2ie. Freqhis—Cot- toa te Liverpool, 64. 0 7-164. Exchange on London, 109 « . ChaRumeron , Sept. 24, 1868. The sales of cotton for the week foot of 3,400 bales; good middling is qaoted at 123,¢. ‘Barrons, Sept. 24, 1858, Flour firm: sales 1,600 bbis. Ohio and Howard street at $5.50. Wheat firmer. Corn le. a oe, higher; white, $00 yellow, Ole. w 2c, Whiskey dull at 240. Provision, uiet. 9 Pararecrmta, Sept. 24, 1858. Flour firm at $6.4 $6 25. Wheat scarce and wanted; advanced de. a de.: sales at $1300 $183. Corn weak, at 9c. for yellow. Provisions dull Curcaco, Sept. 4—6 P.M. Flour quiet. Wheat dull at 76c. Corn quiet at 590. Onts doll. Shipments to Butfalo—$00 bbls. flour, 61,900 bushels wheat, 37,000 bushels corn, To Oswego—17,000 bushels wheat. Receipts—1 ,600 bbis. flour, 56,090 busieis wheat, 18,000 bushels corn Crverssatt, Sept. 24, 1858. Flour dull: sales of 2,000 bbls. at $6 a'85 10 for super fine. Whiskey unchanged: sales of 2,009 bbls. at 20e. Meas pork, $15 60. Wheat unchanged, Aunany, Sept. 26—6 P.M Floor unchanged : sales only moderate for trade. No sales of wheat, Corn more active steady , demand Lor shipment good: sales 50,000 bushels at Tle. w 720. for Western mixed, closing firm at the Intter figure for fair Jots; some parcelé T2igc. @ Tde.—this was above market; & small parcel yellow round sok at Tc. Barley active, and excited wiih speculative focling, sellers holding back, nove offering on hand, samples to arrive hold high. Ship. ments—10,000 bushels corn, 15,000 bushels wheat, 8,000 bushels barley. Bevvato, Sept. 2—1 P.M. ‘The cold rain storm whch has prevailed all the morn. has checked business; there has been only a moderate in- ae. flour and no change in rates: of 600 bbis. at $4 76 a $5 for good to choice supertine, $5 75 a $6 6254 for good to choice extra, and $5 75 a $6 for double extras. Wheat steady; demand moderate: gales 4,000 bushels ‘Chicago spring at 70e. ; 4,000 white Wisconsin, $1 15; 2.500 prime white Canadian and 10,000 do. mixol Wis consin on private term: yuiet and steady: salen 25, 000 bushels at 60c. for unsound, and 64e. « 66e. for prime Oata, sound, Barley firm at 7c. for good. Rye, 68e 45. Whiekey unchanged: sales 350 bbis. at 220 freighte—Fiour, 42e.; wheat, 1ae. Morn, Ite. w, Receipts—Flour, 4,258 bbls; wheat, 64,508 bushels; 128,640 bushels. Shipments by canai—Fiour, 6,300 bbie.; wheat, 47,025 busheis; corn, 56,377 do. Bervato, Sopt. 46 P.M. Only a moderate inquiry for four, and no change to ote {n rates: gales of 1,000 Wbis., at $4 75.085 for me. dium to choice superfine Indiana,’ Tilinois and Wisconsin; $5 0 85 25 for good to choice superfine Ohio and Canadiay $5 37% a $b 62% for good to choice extras, Wheat in active demand and market firm: sales of 75,000 bushels, to extra Milwaukie club, $113 a s1 06 for No. 2 red winter Iilinois; 70c. for Chicago spring; $1 25 a $1 30 for choice white Canadian and Hiinots. Corn in moderate requost: sales of 27,000 bushels, at 50%/¢. a 600. for unsound; 64c. a 66c. for sound. Barley firm: enter of 100 bushels prime at T8ige. Rye steady: sales of 1,000 bushels at ue. Oats qaiet: sales at 460. Tree unchanged: sales of > bis. at 220. Ganal freights wnchanged. Receipts lake in the last twenty-four hours—#,728 bbls. flour, 52,979 bushels wheat, 68,500 bushels corn. Shipmonts by. cabal—6,444 bbis. flour, 19,500 bushels wheat, 39,700 bushels corn. 8 P.M Oswneo, Flour steady. Wheat firmer: sales of bushels at $1 20 for white Indiana: $1 26 for cholee white Canadian, and about 81 04 for new Milwaukie club, Corn firm: antes of 14,200 bushels nice Tlinois river at 680. Canal freights steady: 28e, on flour, fc. on wheat, and T}¢o. on corn to New York. Lake imports—1 600 bbia. lone, 28,860 bush- els wheat, 36,000 bushels corn, 6.000 bushels barley, 2,000 bushels cate, 1 bushels peas. bor yer 2,700 bbls. flour, 31900 bushel wheat, 4,900 bushels corn, 6,008 busbels rye ‘Tar Orera at Tus Acapeny—' Witisam Trit.""—Tho rain storm of yerterday gave the tonor a “bad cold,”’ and pre- vented many people from hearing the first performance o' “William Teil,’ Nevertheless the tenor managed to sing, and @ great many people managed to come—enough to make @ capital house. The distribution included Mme. Maretzek as Matilda, Mme. Siedenburg as Jommy, Stoffant as Arnoldo, Gassicr as Tell, Gasparoni as Gesler, Muller as Melethal. The same roles were filled at the last rop- of the a popular. since Rossini wrote for the taste hax changed, we cannot say improved. The public in Farope, as well as in this country, favors such operas asthe “Trovatore’’ and the “Traviata,” with airs that cateb the popular ear and plenty of work for the prims donpa. In “William Tell” there is splendid writing the orchestra=the overture being a master of strumentation—but there are few airs whic! take away with him after the opera has been ‘Those few are magnificent, but the intervals them are too long. We are speaking now of of the masses, and it is to them that must look for support, the number of mi a eaghh, avessliiee cram aaa te sean worthy of night, everything was done to it public jmtronage, The mése en sobne was very good; incidental ballet, led by Lamoreux, superb; the cl full of good yoives and generally exact in time and tui and the orchestra the best we bave beard out of the Grand Opera of Peris. The execution of the overtare would have been worthy of that famous house. The singers were somewhat uneven; Mme. Maretark, Signor Gasaier and Mine. Siedenburg were very good. Stefani was evi- dently —— from catarrh, but at timos be sung ex- well, the first part of the duet with Gassier _ bel well down a shower of ap The ‘Adce Was not concluded until a late hour, and therefore prevented from entering into a more analysis of ite beauties, which were many, or of its de- fects, which wore few. On the whole, however, the per- formance was creditaite to tho “indomitable” Maretaok who ciesorved and received a fall share of the honors of he might. On to-day there will be a matinee, when Mme. Gassier will sing, and on Monday “William ell” will be epeated. We then to hear Stefani sing the cele- brated wi de pestrine air of the fourth act, which test ploce he was obliged to omit last night. ——— ‘Tue Orena at Burton's. —Tho “Traviata,” with Mme, Colson, will be given this evening for the last time, The performance is thoroughly excellent, and deserves evem more appreciation than it has yet received. Tho dis tribution inelndes Brignoli and Amodjo, as well as Mme. Colson. ait ®0 i Naval I ‘e Capt. d Lieut. Coben returnad to poste Browkign Marine Barracks from the naval court- made public in a fow days. Capt. Robert Tuneill, who was lately ordered to the command of the marine guard of the United States ship Sabine, vice Capt. Rich, suspended, has reported for duty a8 commanding officer of all the marines: ined for Pa- raguay. An addition of fifty.ceven marines arrived on the evening of the 1 inst. from Washington, and were immeriately marched on board the Sabine. Liout, Chas, A, Henderson, ail to the Brigadier General Commandant of the Marine corps, bas been ordered as recond officer in command of the marines of the expedition, Lisut, Hen. dersou reported for duty on tho $d inst.