The New York Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HFRALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1858, NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDTROR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FELTON AND NASSAU STS, caah im adeamce. Money sent hy mail will be at the the vender. DAILY HERALD. two conts 7 per une. THE WEEKBY HERALD. cory rr MS iio conte per copy, or Biper dana; Ue Ruropean Edition, $1 por annum, to weet of ret Britain, or Go fo wny part af he Comitirent, bath 7 y HERALD, ccery Wednesday, at four cents per ir containi "Qe! bon Fonmex Co Parrevianty Requasteo TO Skak aut Lavieas axp Pack- a0es Rest vs. taken nee. We do not ‘Wo NOTICE of onomymous corverpan te return VERTISEMENTS, weneread every desi ticemente i act eehe Wanea Hovis, Pauhur Mansi, niin the eaxccuted with neatness, cheapness and dee P AMUSEMENTS THD ‘THIS EVENING. spanner OF MUSIC, Fé Fourteenth: street. —IraLian Oreka Wiis Te. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Tap ‘Lie OF aN ACTRESS. BOWERY SaRATER. 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The arrival of the steamship Moses Taylor at this port vesterday, from Aspinwall, with 924 in treasure and the semi-monthly } places us in possession of interesti s from all parts of the west coast of America, Central and South America, and the Sandwich and Soci ds. The news from San Francisco is to the 6th inst. The receipts of merchandise during the fortnight had heen quite and in con: pty Iola’ previous the amount of trade was by no means impo The geld —— nts for the _— of $3,526,684 11, and $3, Lin the The receipts of gold d A segue month of 1556, two weeks preceding the 6 Riderably, while the promised supplies from Fraser river had not yet made their appoar- ance. The late California resulted in the success of the wing of the demo party. Hon. Baldwin was chosen Judge of the 5: me Court, and Hon. A. R. Melony, Comptroller. The Dougias Broderick faction nominated end supp McKibben and A. 1. Dudiey for Congre ministration made no nominstions fur Co Legislature having passed a bill at its last session postponing the election until 1859. The Douglasites claim that the federal constitution provides that members of Congress shall be elected every two years, aud that the Legislature has no right to inte- fere in the matter. nn Johnston, Clerk of the Circuit Court, editor of the Nationa!, and an ad- ministration democrat, fought a desperate duel on Angel island on the 21st vit, with W. J. Ferguson, State Senator from Sacramento and anti-Lecomp- ton democrat. They exchanged four shots, and on the last fire Ferguson had his thigh broken. The aflair grew out of a political controversy. The accounts from the gold fields on Fraser river are very encouraging. The miners are busily em- ployed. and gathering from tive to fifty dollars worth of dust per day. The Indians were some Joseph G what tronblesome, and several white persons had | been killed by them. The Governor had sent an agent among the savages, who had patched up a fort of trace, but apprehensions prevailed that the Indians contemplated a general uprising against | the intrusive miners. The Governor of the British possessions, though averse to the outrages com- mitted by the Indians, is altogether opposed to the | American settlers assuming the right to chastise their foes whenever they deem the p ation sufficient to justify their so doing. With regard to the Indian war in Oregon, we learn that the troops, numbering nine hundred, under Col. Wright, had marched into the region in- habited by the hostile tribes. On the loth of August Lieut. J. K. Allen, of the Ninth regiment with fif men, was ordered to surprise and at tack » party of Indians in the neighborhood of Fort Simeoe. He succeeded in the enterprise, eap- turing twen' e men, fifty women and children, and a number of horses and cattle, but was mor- tally wounded in th onflict.and died ina few hours after reaching camp. The advices from Central Amories are dated at fan Joan del Norte 17th, Coeta Riea Sd, and San Salvador ist inst. Our Minister, Gen. Lamar, had left Nicaragna in diagust at the state of a the treatment he had received in that re He had arrived in Coste Rica, and it was thought prob that he would soon return home. Nica ragua was perfectly In Costa Rica an ex tensive and well organized band of robbers had had committed quiet. been broken up after they fome daring depredutions, President Mora | feome determined to be prepared to repel all filibuetering demon-trations, and for that purpose the army was kept in effective condition and the Wagezines supplied with munitions of war. The coffee crop promised an avernge yield. It is re: ported that the Mondaras Railroad project was ooked on as iven ny goade actom the country and # wagon road was to he The United States Minis. fer to Guatemala had returned to bis post from Honduras. President Rarrios, of San Ivador, was popular, bat his schemes for benefitting the country were crippled by the wretched condition of the finances. Mach attention was given to the cultivation of cotton and coffee in the State The news from New Granada & dated at Panama fand Aspinwall on the 20th inst. All fears of ont break owing to the election atrnggie had pawed away, and Senor Jose Obaldia was declared Gover. nor of Panama by a majority of 1,41) votes. A large emigration from Aspinwall to Central Ame. rica was expected to take place if the Nicaragua Transit route were once opened. Ovr files from the South Pacific are dated at Valparaiso on the 15th and at Lima on the 27th of Aogust. Chile was progressing pleasingly. Steam- flips were about to be run from Valparaiso to ring the | ust. had fallen offecon- | f the adeainistration | irs and | Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, and from Valdivia | to Ancud. ‘The reports from the minea are fuvor- | able. The population of Chile had been increased by one hundred and nineteen thousand one hun- dred and ninety-nine souls in the four years since ; 1854. Peru had suffered in her material interests from the tate election agitation. A war against Keuador was talked of. The Bolivian army had been reduced to one-half its usual strength. Crude ores of all descriptions may be freely exported from the republic under a late government decree. Senor Carrion had been elected Vice President of Ecuador. All the foreign vessels at Callao had ob- tained churters for the guano islands. The trade of Valparaiso had improved greatly. We have important news from the Society Islands, dated at Raiatea and Tahaa, on the 9th of June, and at Tahiti on the 12th of July. The Gover- nore of the first named islands—who have the power of appointing or dethroning the King—had, it ap- pears, taken the suprewe power from Tamatoa V., son of Queen Pomare, of Tahiti, who was elected chief magi-t:ate abouta year ago. The ex-King hen decided to return to the home of his mother, Pomare, and thus the islands were left without a ruler. In this emergency the Governors offered Consul Owen, of the United States, to surrender the islands of Tahaa and Raiatea to our govern- ment, and handed him officiul letters to that effect for transmission to Washington, This movement gave great offence to the representatives of Eng- land and ’rance, who incited a sort of revolution against the Governors. In this state of affairs the French war brig Hydrogrephe arrived at Raiatea, and her commander took Mr. Thomas Croft and Mr. Jordan, American citizens, into custody, and con- veyed them to Tahiti, on account of their annexa- tion proclivities. Should the two islands come un- der our rule they will form most important enire- pots for our whaling fleet in the Pacific, as well as convenient harbors for our war vessels. No doubt but American steamers between Oregon, Califor- nia, Panama, Australia and New Zealand would soon be found watering at them also, to the great injury of French interests at Tahiti. The news from the Sandwich Islands is dated at Honolulu on the 6th of August, but it is not im- portent. King Kamehameha had commenced a system of territor’ nnexation. by declaring Cora- wallis island, in latinde 16 deg. 45 mia. vorth, and longitude 169 4 min. west from Greenwieb and Kalama Mand, in latitude 16 deg. 44 min. north, and longitude 169 deg. 21 min. west. part of the domain of the King of the Hawaiian Islands. h of July a smart shock of an earthquake need in the districts of Hana and Koo- lon, Fast Maui. On the 21st of July the anniversary of the restoration of an flag was ob- Q the Islands. ¢ of Stephens, who charged with poisouing bis increases duy by | day as the investigation before the C Halfadozen formals witnesses, intimately acquainted with the acensed and his household, were examined yesterday, and their testimony cer tainly told strongly against ihe prisoner as regards his administering ic to his wife during the ill- vat preceded her death. It wax sworn to that Stephens purchased arseuic from a dru ner pros gresses, ness 8, white the vecupants of Stephens’ honse testify such vermin were never seen about the pre- mises, However, the chemists have not yet eon- cluded their analysis of the stomach of the deccased wife. When they present their report a more intel- ligent opinion may be formed of the position of the accused. . The Washington market case was brought up ia the Supreme Court yesterday, when the court room wus crowded with occupants of the market and other interested parties. There was a formidable array of counsel on both sides, and after they had concluded their arguments, Judge Ingraham made | an order that the plaintiffs, Messrs Taylor and Bren- | nan, desist from all further proceedings in relation to the market before Justice Voorhies, or any part thereof, unti they shall have elected to discontinue, and given five days’ notice of such election in writ- ng. There were two other motions pending in the | matter, which were postponed till Saturday next. At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yes- } terday, the Committee on Building a new City Hall were, at their own request, discharged from the further consideration of the subject. A motion to confirm the Mayor's nominations of Andrew J. Mickle, Philip W. Engs and Abram H. Cozzens as Commissioners of the new City Hall, was lost by « vote of seven to five. A resolution setting forth that, according to a decision of the Court of Ap- peals in the Metropolitan police case, the appoint- ment of ioners of Record is invalid, and amending the ordinance making appropriations for 1858, by striking out the appropriation of $50,000 for said Commissioners, was read and laid over for fu- ture action. The American Express Company received yes- terday official notice of their appointment as | agents and consignees of the New York and Gal- way line of steamships. This company has up- wards of four hundred offices in the interior on their various express routes, and will be able to control a large amount of business for the line. ‘The District Attorney received a telegraphic des patch yesterday from Inspector Dowling, of the Sixth ward, from Providemee, R. 1, stating that he sueceeded in arrestiag James Larkin, charged with the murder of Philip Downing in the First avenue about a month ago. Isanc Kdwards and Samuel Allen, Collector and Deputy Collector of assexsments, who were indicted by the last Grand Jury for alleged embezzlement | of $11,000 of the assessments collected for widening Duane street. were arrested yesterday on a bench warrant and brought before Jndge Russell, who ad- | mitted them to bail, each in the sum of $3,000, to answer the charge at the October term of the Gene- ral Sessions. Charles G. Cornell became their surety. The examination of witnessess in the case of | General Superintendent Tallmadge was continued yesterday at an adjourned meeting of the Police Commissioners. Mr. Cummings, of the Commis sioners of Emigration, and Commissioners Still- man, Rowen, Stranahan and Nye were on the stand to give evidence, together with several other Their testimony, however, wax only a m of the facts that have already been | proven by others. Commissioner Stillman ex preseed the opinion that he,as @ Police Commis- «oner, had no authority, according to the rales of the Bourd, to order the General Superintendent to send men to Quarantine. There is only one other witness to be exemined, and hie evidence will be row at 12 o'clock, to which hour the taken tom } Board adjourned. The Reprbtican County Convention met Inst night, but did nothing bey Appointing a com to confer with the Know Nothings. The feeling wav decidedly in favor of having a common | opposition ticket against the city democracy. ‘Tho sates of cotton yesterday embraced about 2,900 bales, about 2,000 of which were made in transit, and alt of which brought Tuli prices, ‘The floor market was beavy, and pr cosier for Inferior, common and me dige rade of State and Western brands, Southern flour was in good demand, with #ales for export to the West Indies, and prices for the better grades were firm. Wheat wae quite firm for good milling low, with £ including prime white Kentucky at $155. Carn w tive, but easier: alee of Western mixed were made ot T0e. a The., white Gouthern at B6e. a B8e., and yellow Southern and Jersey at 98¢. 9 $1. Pork clowed with more spirit and activity, including aales of meas at $10 75 a $16 86, and heavy barrels do, at $1695; prime sold at $14 for future delivery, and at $1450 a $14 75 on the spot and which was afterwards held at $15. Sugars were sendy , with sales of about 1,000 a 1,200 bhie., at rater given in another column. Coffee was firm, with salee of wbout 1,600 bags Rio and small lots of other kinds at full price. Freight engagements continued to be made on a moderate scale, while rales were in the main on. changed ‘The Paraguay Expedition=Its High Policy, and What it Must Achicve. The expedition now being fitted out against Paraguay is one of the most important navel | demonstrations thut has ever been made by this country; und it will have as great and lasting an effect upon the measure of our influence abroad as any that has followed from the past achievements of our gallant little navy. Our former naval expeditions aguinst fureiga Powers have been few in number, but they have produced @ marked effect everywhere in our favor. Hardly had we sprung into existence as a nation, when the Barbary Powers, finding that a new people existed, which had merchant vessels and no cruisers, swarmed out to capture our ships. Nearly all the European maritime nations were | then paying annual tribute to the Deys of Al- giers and Tripoli to shield their commerce. In 1794 Washington sent a message to Congress on the subject, and authority was at once given to build six frigates. This was the foundation of | our navy; but the expedition against Algiers was stopped by the treaty of 1795. The example of the concessions to the Dey of Algiers, led the Dey of Tripoli to follow a similar course, and the result was the bombard- ment of his city and the final treaty of peace in June, 1805, By this treaty no future tribute was to be paid by America, and this practice, which had so long been consented to by the European Powers, was finally abolished. The Tripolitan affair created a great sensation in all ihe Mediterranean, and the head of the Romish church publicly declared that America had done more for Christendom against the barbarians than all the Powers of Lusope together. Since that time we have fitted out but one naval expedition; for the naval war with Eng- land and the naval operations against Mexico belong to a different category, The second ex- pedition has led to quite as important results upon ihe policy of the world as did that against Tripoli. For centuries Japan and China bad been closed to the commerce of the world. The opium war of England against the latter Power was a petty affair and limited to demanding payment and concessions for direct injuries re- ceived. Acting nponafar higher impulse our go- vernment determined to strike a fatal blow at the system of astern exclusiveism, and in 1852 the naval demonstration against Japan was resolved on. Tt did not reach Japan until duly, 1853, but the result was the aban- donment by that empire of its exelusiveisin. This was the first step in opening the Hast to commerce, and led ihe way to still further pro- ceedings, the ultimate result of which must be the entire opening of the Chinese and Japan empires, Thus bas the United States led in the destruction of the Barbary pirates, the opening of the thronged East, and the abo! time-honored Sound dues al the e Baltic. Similar great results upon the poli whole rance of the y of all the nations of the earth musi follow the expedi- tion against Paraguay. Tt is noi the avenging of some petty affront, but it is the first step that is to affect all the inconsiderate and anarchical powers of Spanish America. It is the practical demonstration of our policy towards all of ther, and the course pursued by us in this matter will be followed by all the nations of Ku- rope, just as they have followed us in our course towards the Barbary Powers, the Emperor of Japan and the King of Denmark. It is another step in the impressing of Americon influence and the American policy of equal rights and justice to all upon the whole world, The relations of the leading Powers with those anarchical States and imbecile govermments have become singularly involved and wosatis- factory. An occasional demonstration, like that of France ageinst Mexico, or of England and | France recently against Venezuela, has been made, but always confined to some immediate and temporary purpose, No great scheme of policy has been adopted by any of those Powers and carried out by a practical demonstration. Mr. Buchanan, in acting in the matter of Paraguay, has taken up the subject of all our Spanish-American relation? in our usual Ameri- can wholesale way. T'resident Lopez ix to re- ceive a lesson that will react upon all of the | Lopezes from the Rie Grande to Cape Horn, | and the expedition is being fitted out ina style commensurate with the great poliey which fi ix to inangurate, The ehany aspect of affaire in Contral America, as exhibited in our news columns to-day, is of the fruits of the en displayed by the adminis. tration in this afair. Commodore Shubric k, the present head of the navy, has been placed in command of the expedition withont any offort on his part to obtain it, and simply because the Pres sident entertains confidence in his abilities, and appreciaics the iinportance of the occasion, The most gallant spirits in the navy are striving to obtain post in it, and the expedition itself will be one of the strongest naval demonstrations we have ever sent ont, Tt therefore hehooves every officer connected with it to view the matter in its | great and true light, and to second the efforts of the President in making the preparations most complete, and to provide for every possible con- tingency. Every citizen hopes to look back at some fa- ture day upon the resuli« of the Paraguay expe- dition with the same feeling of pride with which we now look back upon the several naval, mili- tary and diplomatic achievements that have marked our career a# o nation, The principle that “free ships make free goods” was first broached by Franklin while American Ministey in Europe; and American diplomacy haa over- thrown the exactions which the vi-kings first established seven hundred yeare ago at Elsinore, Our American navy swept the Barbary pirates from the face of the world, and first cast down the barriers of Japan and China. Our army in Mexico, though only « handful of men, performed # deed of conquest greater than any of Napo- Jeon’s, and tanght the world that we are a military as well as amaval people. Our little navy has now again its turn to make a national career, and we have no doubt that every man in it will be found equal to the oveaston, A — Horse Ractxe—Tie Faeiien Course Menr- According te all sceounts the four mile ING race at this course on Monday last was one of | the best contested and most exciting that igs ever been run in thie country. too, it will contrast favorably with that of the English meetings. The two last Goodwoods, two miles and @ half beats, were run in 6:13 and whilet on Monday —the came distance being accurately measured off—the time made was 4:32). In another respect the race was renarka- ble, the second heat being the quickest, with weights up, that has ever heen cun either North or South. From the character of the horses en- tered for the principal race to-day. nud the large 5 other mark fn onr | In point of time, | it | amounts of money that are pending on it, we should not be surprised to find even this time beaten, At all events it will decide the question whether Mr. Ten Broeck’s horses are to be con- sidered fuir representatives of the American turf. We are glad to see that this noble sport is be- ginning to attract the attention of our moneyed and fashionable people. The course on Monday ; last was not only graced by the presence of a large number of respectable ladies, but it also exhibited a fair mustering of our merchants and hard working Broadway tradesmen. Seeing the tendency of our people to overtax their energies, and to forget the health of both soul and body in their anxiety to acquire money, it is gratify- ing to find that there are some open air amuse- ments which occasionally tempt them to forego their habits of intense application. Considered in this point of view, as well as in its useful effects in the improvement of our national breeds of animals, we think that horse racing is entitled to all the encouragement that our moneyed classes can give it. In order, however, that the public should take a general interest in the sport, they must have some confidence in the way it is managed. It will never do to introduce here the tricks of Epsom and Newmarket, and the enormous amount of swindling which is annually perpe- trated at the English sporting meetings. The proprietors of our race courses, if they care for i their own pockets, will do well to discourage by ery means in their power the frauds and de- ceptions which are practised by both owners and jockeys. If they act thus they will find that the sport will not lack the liberal and generous patronage which is required {to render it a na- tional one. Tan Desraverion or THe SreamsHTp Avs- mu, anp Friewrrvr Loss or Lire. The destruction of the steamship Austria, the confirmation of which was received here on Mon- | day, was the most appalling calamity which has ever befallen a steamer on the Atlantic, and if | the reports of the loss of life be true, will prove to have been the most destructive. According to the information in our possession up to the present writing, four hundred and seventy-one souls must have perished by tleod and fire. The particulars which have reached us are of the most fearful nature. Two attempts to escape by the boats resulted in the loss of the launch and the life boat with all on board; while, asthe devouring element guined strength and swept the decks, the miserable passengers dropped off in twos and threes into the sea, many of them all in dames, rusting themselves in the last extremity to the most mercifal of the two elements. What a horribie contemplation! As to the origin of the fire there is in this case no mystery, and we are compelled to say that a more flagrant instance of carelessness and. apparent indifference to human life is not upon record, Tn most cases of disasters at sea, whether by fire, storm or collision, a certain degree of | disorder and confusion among a crowd of pas- sengers is inevitable; but in the case of the Aus tria the most hopeless want of order and disci- pline prevailed. No strenuous efforts seem to have been made to subdue the flames, or to afford protection to the most helpless of the passengers. The most lamentable feature in the atfuir is, that out of all the women on board six only were saved, and of the fifty-seven children, not one. Another incident also related in the reports reflects discredit upon on a class of men ha- Vatually gallant and bumane—namely, eaptains of vessels, Ji appears that two ships hove in { sight while the Austria was burning, and that | one of them bore away from the wreck, refusing | to aid the sufferers, ‘The master of that vessel — | whatever she was--deserves censure for his in- humanity. But it often happens that shipmasters are deterred from rendering assistance in cases of this kind by a fear of vitiating their insurance | policies if they deviate from their course, though | doubtless there are some who decline to succor | the distressed throngh sheer indifference or in- humanity. The Chamber of Commerce, or some | authoritative body, should see to it that the devia- | tion of a vessel from her regular couree for the | purpose of assisting other vessels in distress | should not be prejudicial to her insurance. Com- mon bumanity demands that such an alteration © | in the regulations governing merine insurance j shovia be made, and at once, | After every disasier af sea a strict investiga- | Gen inte the cause should be had, with a view to provide against the yeeurrence of such cause in | the fature. Tt ix not possible to guard abso- lutely against accidents, becanse man is still not perfect, bat an insight into the particalar origin of every calamity would furnish safeguards against others, Hitherto water-tight compact ments have been regarded as secu against lors of life by shipwreck. After the Arctic was | lost it will remembered that every | out-going steamship was announced es hav- ing water-tight compartments, so constructed | that if were to sittke an leeberg or come in collision with another vessel, life would still be | secure. Yet here is a vessel built of iron, with | water-tight compartments and every appliance | for safety, perishing by fire with the most terri- be ble results to human tile, Lt ie clear that some better protection from fire on hoard ship ix still required. Ovens Willem Tel be given informed, has eutirely recovered, amd i# voice than ever before, The opera i¢ ucmicably put the stage; and as a whole, it well performed something in it to euit every taste. Mine. Perrine Maretgek, an artict of Brropean fame announces thut ehe will receive pupile Im vocal mm ‘The family hame 1* a enffictont endorsement for th An operatic performance at cheap prices it anne at Darton the Academy | Stefani, w ow im det a pon Thore ie Int. od at the Academy to © this evening The | morrow “ clewoe thie week, with benefite for the prime dene, Coleon and Garraniga. Next week there ie to be Finglieh opera at Barton's, wich two American vor Mise Lavy Reeott, soprano, and | Mr. Henry Squires *. They are both good artixt and have tad afirst poeition in Pogland, With 9 good hand and chorus and respectable erenciy and costumes | Englieh opera wil do ts betler net to ab | tempt it The Acwlemy senson cloees on Friday wok, when | performances at Charleston hy the way son Will open, probably with Pie | of October. Luerezia Borgia, 7. ¢., two aete of it, attr: veted a moder ately good howe at Burton's luet night, ‘The eqst was | very good, en tracing Gaxzaniga, Brignoli and dunes, the | new dave crite, ‘The opera weut adunirably well up to the end oft) second act, a!) Che moreeans being encore). Hayzanign Ww ifort she ever is in such parts as Daeregia: Br colt cong finely, and Jonen proved bimecit: to bean artict of the first grade, both in winging | acting. Afler (he second act the stage manager, Mr. Moore, an nouneed that in consequence of unavotdable circumstances | the laet act of Laoregia would be omitted, and the fourth of the “ Trovator stituted for it. Tt was said that the orchestra parte of th at act of “ Locrezia’’ were missing, and that Mr. Strakosch’s illness, which has continued #, prevented the rectifying of the ny rate, there ce secmed gatisiied during the last two wot W Lacrevia complain Cut bow | { THE LATEST NEWS. Our Special Washington Despatch. SWAMP LAND YATENTS—THRANSYERS IN THE NAVAL BERVICE—THE PRESIDENT GOING INTO WINTER QUARTERS, ETC. Wasmxcron, Sept. 28, 1858. ‘The Commissioner of the General Land Office to-day sub- ‘mitted to the President for signature, oloven patents for ‘swamp and overflowed lands, under the act of September, 1850, as follows:—No. 3 in Milan district, Missouri; Nos. 4,5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, in Melons district, Arkansas; Noa, 13, 14 and 16 in Tampa district, Florida; No. 17 in Tallahasse district, Florida—embracing in the aggregate 2,192,574 acres. The Navy Department bas ordered Pursers W. W. G. Keley, J. K. Harwood and C. C. Jackson, to the Paraguay expedition; Pursur J. N, Hambleton to tho Naval Acado- my, Annapolis; and Pursur Lewis Warrington to the Wash- ington Navy Yard; Pursur MeKean Buchanan to the Charlestown Navy Yard, as inspector of provisions, vice Bates detached. Commander Semines has been detached from the Mo- bile district s» Lighthouse Inspector, and appointed Secre- tary to the Lighthouse Board at Washington. Lieutenant Chapman has been appointed Lighthouse Tnspector of the Mobile district. Commander Sands has been detached from the Coast ‘Survey, and ordered to the Bureau of Construction, Equip. ment and Repairs. Thomas Jefferson Page has been appointed by Commo- dore Shubrick, as his secretary on the Paraguay expedi- tion. ‘The President will leave Soldiers’ Home and return to the White House next week. The Court of Appeals and the Murder Cases. ALBANY, Sept. 28, 1858, ‘The Court of Appeals commonced hearing causes to-day. Mr. Blankman, counsel in the Cuncemi case, moved that the cause be placed on the calendar the present term and argued on the 13th of October. This motion was granted. He also moved that two counsel be heard on the part of Cancemi, but the Court decided it could only hear one on each side, Hon. Danie! S. Dickinson asked and obtained leave to move the Rudolf murder case next week. Tt is understood that the Court will decide the Rogers murder case this term. Three opinions will probably be written by Judges Harris, Denio and Roosevelt. It is ru mored that (he Court studs Live agaist the prisoner to three in his favor. ‘The Governor and State efleers will go down to rk on Sunday night and attend to Quarautiy ¥ on Monday. Whe Case of the ion will be 000 on a com New York Congressional Nomination, &e. Horr to, Sept. 28, 1NDS. ‘The Nemecratic Convention to-day nominated by for re-election to Congress from hols was nominated for State Sena h, resi tor, in place of Wadswe Massachusetts Congressional ‘Nomination, Thon, Lay thix atternee district on th 2. D. Pornam. The New York © ronominated for Congress an convention for the Yourth receiving 88 votes to 32 for B. Comins was by the ropa seventh battle } En} ment. Aumayy, Sept. 28, 1858, @ warm debate Erle canal through the opposed in behalf of The Firemen’s Tournament at Albany. ATRANT, Sept. 28, 1853. ensive preparations are being made for the grand he trial of th © companies of the jo morrow and lasts ng day. No. 7, of Providence; w Haven, aud Neptane No, 6, of De? Prewaur Hall, in this ci oad Fi with appropriate and "imposing ¢ Lows? mbers of the Order fram abroad were present, eneral Simon Comeron and the venerable otticors of the Grand Lodgo at Pennsylvania, also present, the members mu through the principal After the pro- Yr. The Grand Encampment w Wiitoy, of which mareli streets, numbering about lifeen hy ceasion they assembled in the dedicatory address was delivered by Hon. William T. Jobneon. ‘The overland mail from St. Louis and Memphis arrived at Fort Smath (468 miles from st. Louis) twenty-tive hours ahead of schedule ttme—all right Movement of Troops at the West. Br. Loris, Sept. 28, 1858. Teavenworth dates of the 240) inst. are received. Col. Sumuer arrived from the Cheyenne expedition on that dey and proceeded to St. Lonis to assume the command of he Departmont of the West. Four companies of hia regi pad would arrive in a day or two to take their post at the fort, Preenene, 28, 1858. ‘The State fair opened thir ae under most bape auspices. The weather has becn delightful all day . and the visitors inere wamerous than a, 1 diepiny oo splendid. Michigan State Fam. Dwrrotr, Sept. 28, 1868. The tenth annual fair of the Slate Agricultural Soiety commences tostay and continues four days. The weather is delightful and ‘the entries are large, particu larly Of horses and cattle. ‘The attendances promises to be larger and the exhibition more succesful than on any previous year, New Yellow Feve: Orleans, DeLnase, Sept. 28, 1858, S ‘The deaths by yellow fever in this oily today were aixty eight. ‘The Steamship Gaioes Ashore. Wasnwaroy, Sept. 28, 1848. New Orlenn# papers of Thursday, reccived here, say that the steamship Caihoon fs ashore three miles east of ‘St. Mark's, in four fort water, The Calhoun was from Key Weet, bound to New Orteens, and ber gun arrival had catised great anxiety for her aafety ‘The Fiest Cargo of New Raisins, Thstow, Sept, 28, 1858 The bark Young Turk. Captain Hording, hax arrived wert, with the fret cargo of new Southern Occan Steamer Movements, The United States the br at three a’ nite hk. All welll erivest at wharf at wel Savawxin, Sopt, 28, 19 wabnnre aed The ‘The serew steamebipe Par! errived ot their wharves to « Markets. Ninw Oremus, Sept” 28, 1888 Cotton —Siles to dar £000 bale at offer bat not que tably higher prices. Corn Sée,: herd Ie Bar erwin 8, 1858 Flour stealy at $5 50 for Howard street and Cor —Ver Wheat firm and unchanged, fand white. fe, a We, Whiskey lower, Provisions very dal: mv #16 0 0 #17 25, Arnaxy, Sept, 288 P.M Flower and wheat unchanged. and market inactive fe white Wieenin going forward Fre wheat offering freely, and few tr old at $1 40, Corn quite duit, ond ta range of BA 68.000 bushels corn, 6,000, Burrs No change ie to note in th are dan, 8a Minot, $6 vl Mlchigaas Ohi nnd Convclion dull: holders’ views above these of buyers 000 busbels white teky at $1 28 for common: $140 for cholee. Corn in fair demand, market « Sater 22,000 bnehets at Ale: for nusonnd: Oe. fy Harley in good demand and toarket tiem 2.400 huchele at 78. for common, and are She. for prime. Rye steady, salex 4.500 bushela at O8e. (ats He. a 450. for new, Whiskey lower: sales 100 bbls. at 22e. J freight= wnehenged: 400. fur flonr, Me. for wheat, 106, for corn, 1 Rew York Reco r ped by canal 5.209 Hushel- corm, 8.408 bushels oats Onwauo, Sept. 5—6 P.M. F niichanged. Wheat in madorate demand, but and sellers apart in their views: sales Ik white Michigan at 81 20. Corn firm and q ion, ’ . wheat 86., corn se. to New York. Lake imports —40,000 bushels wheat, 14000 Trehele corn, 6,000, bashete barley, 2,000 Imaheis oats, Chnal 6 pone gal bbls. flour, 2400 bushels ‘wheat, 1,800 bus 28, 1968, Sept . Whines a ut At 19360. Pro: une 6PM. steady at 77e. Corn artive at 60c. ‘Oats dul Shipments to Takalo—18 000 bbe fhoor, 18,500 bushels wheat, 16,600 bushels corn. Shipments to Orwe- go—14,00 bushels corn. Receipt-—4,600 bbls, dour, 66,000 busheis wheat, 68,000 baslels gor. Flour dull and one! visions and grain Flour quiet. Wheat ‘The inquest in the caso of Mrs. Sophia Stephens, deceased, ‘was resumed on Monday morning at Bellevus Hospital, before Coroner Connery. Before the examination of the witnesses was commenced the Coroner stated that it was owing to the fact of Stephens being already in custody em * @ warrant issued by Justice Weish, that the accused was pot present during the progress of the taquest. Sophia Bell being recalled, was examined as follows:— Q. Had yous proposition of marriage from Mr. James Stephens? A. I had. Q. Was tho proposition rejected? A. It waa. Q. How long after the death of deceased was the pre- Position made? A. About a month. Q. Wore any threats uttored in consequence of the re- fusal? A. There were no threats, but he wanted to keow ( the reason why I would not have him; there was a young lady in Third avenue, he said, who was desirous of eaery mei ho said I bave him then, as thore was no barricr tu tho way. after my aunt's: ‘aeath, Mr. commenced crying, and said if I teft 1 would not be treating my auat’s child asf had promised; he asked my sister to prevail upon me te remain, as he said he was West for a month or go and wanted me to take care of child. Q. Why did you net communicate with rolatives ‘on the subject of your aunt's death sooner than you did? ) A. I could not for the reason that Mr. Stephens erecnges r jetters: he was in the habit of eppropriating such of letters as be thought proper; our letters were on directed to _Q Have + A. No, sir; Mr. Stephens threatened to have us excommunicated from the church if we left him; he got my sister to promise that she would not leave, ‘but many personal animosity against Mr. she did so on the child's account only; ho also. threatened to sink us low in the estimation of the pubiic ifwe left bbs house, so we were compelled to remain there agalust our wil Q. Did you ever see Mr. Stephens give your aunt any other poison except laudanum? A. No. Q. You are sure it was laudanum he gave her? A. Tain, Q. Did you see hini administer the laudanum? A. I did; on the night of my aunt's death T saw him putting a tum’ bler of laudanum to deceused’s mouth while she was asieop; I suppose it was laudanum he gave her, for L fold the tumbler soon afterwards, and there was yet some laudanum remaining; my uncle gave deceased other medicine, but Edo not know what ite nature was—whethee it was poisonous or not. William Knox being duly sworn, was examined as fol lows:—I live at 226 Water street; | am head porter in Mr.’ Jobn Murphy’s stove store, 266 Water street: I was ac- quainied with Mr. Stephens ‘and his family; the Misses. Hell are cousins of mine; Mrs. Stephens was my mother’s first cousin: | was in the habit of going to Mr. Stephens’ house frequently ; the girls were alone, and I liked to visit them: Thave been going there three or four years; T was there while Mrs. Stephens was sick—probably twice or three times; I saw no medicine administered to her while T wae there. Q. Have you ever heard Mr. Stephens threaten decoas- ed? A. He used to talk very rough to her. Q. Howf A. Well, if she made any remarks ho would tell her to dry up; Ihover heard him say that he wished she was dead, but he told me once that bere oy | wo leave his wife because she was old and peevish; te. phens was about ten or fifteen Regehr older than her bus- band; I first heard of Mrs. St being poisoned about six or Seven weeks age; Miss Fanny Beil told me of it; I have Visited Stephens’ house several times since the death deceased ; Stephens told me that if tho girls would not be ruled by him, he would make every tooth in their heads Jmele; and he also said he would sink them under the ground I don't Know how many feet; this threat was made before the girls left; I asked Stephens what he meant by such 4 threat, but be made me no answer; Mrs. Stephens, previous to her death, told me that she was in the way— indicating that she wasa burthen upon her husband; it was about the time of Robert Bell's arrival from Ireland that Fanny told me that her aunt bad been poisoned. Francis W. Iremonger, M. D., deposed us foilows:—TI re side at 117 Fast Thirty-third street; I graduated at the New York i cea soy | By I was called to attend Mrs. Stephens during her kite sicknose; Mr. Stephens for me; I don't recollect what he sald to me regarding sick went to his house soon after I was called upon. Q. In what condition did you find the deceased? A. She was very sick; com of pains in the stomach, and had vomited freel; believe, T preseribed for her. What «lisease did you suppose she was laboring un der? A. Inflammation of the stomach. Q What did you preseribe? A. 1 can't say gma, but I suppose the druggist has got the prescription ’ Q. What is ihe droggiat’s name? A. Shiple ; deceased was very sick; I was called four or five vious to her death; Imade three visite in all; the second day I called I found her in the samo state, end presertbed for her again; I think I prescribed a blister ‘or ber; I don’t know whether I prescribed for ber oa the third day or net, but T think T oiiere her some lager Deer, fo the best of my recollection I ordered deceased nothing bat pills, powders, lager beer and the blister. Q Would ye nk it proper to give her laudanum ? A. No, Lordered her no laudauum; her condition required none By « Juror—T understood my visite were ordered to be dircontinued, [gave a certificate of death, deceased did im about thirty-six hours after I paid ast veh do visit; de- ceased had no pain in her chest eater oa can but she complained of pain in the stomach . Did you say to any one that you did not expect de conned to die so Boon? “A. Thave no recollection of #ay- ing 80. Q. You stated that you treated Mrs. for in. Manmation of the stomach—will you now state what dis- ease you gave the certibeate of death for? A. For inflam. mation of the stomach. atu ES ren aive Ges Ghost ant tative, cause of doathr Q y aby ‘tia it pass the City Inspector's office then? A. Oh, sue uch ocwurrencee are Had you not some hesitation in giving the certifionte? + A. Thad; for the reason that I had not seen her for thirty - 2ix hours Lefore ber death. @. Were you aware that Dr. Cadmos had teon called in previous to you? A. Twas. Had you & conversation with Dr. Cudmnos after you called wpe decennnd? A. Thad not Did Mr. Stephens make use of any expression re- prin Dis wife other than she was iil? A. Ho did not; was only anxious about her health Q. When you found Mrs. Stephens sufforing with inflam. mation did You make any inquiry as to the cause? A. I Aid; Leaked Mra. Stephens peared A but I don't recollect what the reply was. Q. While visiting deceased did you wor any bottles af jandanum in her room? A. I did not. ©. Did Mrs. Stephens imake any statements regarding bad treatment? A. No. , na Q. Un being called did you ask what treatment she had recetved? A. Tenppore I did, but [don't rece anewer I received: T don't know how Dr. deceased, Ir. Cadmos told me a few days ago that he did not recollect what treatinent Mra. Stephens received at tus hands. Samuel Cardwell, being duly sworn, deposed as follows: I live at No. 406 Third avenue: | keep a dry goods store; Iknow the family of Mr. Stephens; Lam not related to thet family; 3 » known them intimately for fiftees months; Th Visited the house frequently at the early part of my intance, when T was order: md not to come 3 ine trom the house war beeanee | wished poy A attention, ee, Sophia: he was opposed to my ¢ ster the death of Mrs. Stephens that I was nior the house; Thad suapioions of foul play and mentioned the same to Dr. Iremonger the day after t peased: I mentioned faet to no one to hie nes he suapioians arose from what t pany « monger sated would pet ha f he had known my suapie ¢ wranted the cortificate; that le said “the case looks 9 the irritation and inflammation of the stomach great deal like poison: he looked at me, and war anxious to know what I would say in reply; this conversation oe curred in Mr. Dunn's store, corner of Thirty third strect and Third avenn was at Mrs. Stephens house while she was sick, Taaw no medicine administered to her; a other thing that stre1 ed my snspicion was that he never allowed the girls to give hie wife medieme; Lknew it was not ont of love for his wife that he attended her; the iris did not say anything abont the matter at the time: It was not til some time after Mrs ' death * that the girls informed me of their suxpicine; T knew Stephens did not lowe bis wife, because he never liked to be ia her company; he would always mate os cout with hie wieee, but newer with his wife: he was» 1, snr ly fellow, and never bad a kind word for any one scarce ly; my snapicions were aroused wholly from what T saw myself, and not — what any of the girls told me, Te, Frat Tremonger recalied. on tell Mr. Cardwell that if you know he tad heen suspicions about the case, you Would not have given a certificnte? A. Some weeks after her death he told me abont the landanum having been administered, when T ‘old bitn that if T knew the facts before T would ‘not have given a certificate: Tdon't remember saying the case war a suspicions one and looked like potzon: Tre: ollect having a conversation with him in Inn's drng store one evening, and what I said wos thit:—That if 1 had heard his story before T would fed have given a certificate. @. Why would you not have given a cortifiente? A. If Mrs. been poisoned, why of course I would + not have given a certifieate The criptions given hy the witness were here pro- duced by the apothecary and identified by Dr, Iremon **Fcumination of the sito continardThe scriptions were ail for the leet giving the three first prescriptions, but i have a doubt about the last one: it was from what Cardwell said that T was led to say that Twas sorry I gave tho certifi. cate, Efelt a Mile Taspicioun when fe \old me iis «tory but [did not cay that T thought deceased was sf have no s now that she was Stephen HL. Vanderhoof, being sworn, as fol. pind live at * bade avenue, ee ort wevet street, 1 keep a drug store there; the is Shipley & Vanderhoof: T recognize the certificates pre , in my book as those received from Dr. Iremonger; Ido not know who they were put up for; those prescrip tions were put up in the day time, Q. Have you ang rreollertion af a qnantity of Invdannm bring eold In yout store about the Ume the preseriptions were pat Thaye cot; we sell jqudamum every day, Wyat we nt above Treveot you in y toa we Koop 09 i ee