The New York Herald Newspaper, October 16, 1858, Page 4

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BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Pauvuntts—Raovt—Lor- veer Ticker. RURTON’S NEW THRATRE, Brondway.—Trauiay Ovens La Traviata WALLAOK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Noriuixe VeNToRE, @ornixng Win—Nurtene’s Dernar. LAURA KRENKE'R TARATRR, 62 Broadway.—Natone AND ART—POOR GENTLEMAN, BARNUM’R AMEKICAN MUSKUM, Broadway. Afternoon tad Evening Twrapow's Waesp—le. sm, AC. WOOD'S MINSTRAL BULLULNG, 561 snd 553 Broad way— an Gowan Dearoms 4o.—THe OLp CL00K. MBORANIO'S ALL, 472 Broadway. — Ber asty’ Minerane ~Neoes Sone ane Youresores—Busworte Firco CAMPBRLA MINSTRELS, 444 Broadtwi teormestus, Soncs, £0.—TuE OveRcu —KrmoriaN Oma iD RatLuosn. The steamship Star of the West, from Aspinwall, arrived at this port yesterday morning, with $1,314,- 703 in treasure, a full complement of passengers. nnd the semi-monthly mails from all parts of the Pacific. The news is interesting. By this arrival we have seven days later intelli- gence from California, the usual two weeks news havirg heen partly anticipated by the arrival of the overland mail. We refer to our San Francisco cor- respondence for full details of the events which transpired subsequent to the sailing of the last steamer. The democratic majority in the State foot- ed up, as far as the returns had been received, about eight thousand over the strength of the com- bined opposition. Hon. William I. Ferguson, a State Senator, who was shot in a duel with Geo, P. Johnson, in August last, had died of his wounds and the people of California were greatly excited in consequence. A coroner's inqnest was held, and the jury returned a verdict that Mr. Ferguson was deprived of his life by the hands of Johnson. Tt was stated that the latter would be indicted by the Grand Jury on the charge of murder. The next Legislature of California will stand twenty-four ad. ministration democrats to ten opposition in the Senate, and a large democratic majority in the House. The news of the successful laying of the Atlantic cable created a great deal of rejoicing, and the event was to be celebrated. Our correspondent at Fort Vancouver, whose letter is given in another column, details the events of the march of the troops under Col. Wright in their progress towards the neighborhood of the hostile Indians. The news from Nicaragua is important. The dates from San Juan del Norte are down to the 2d inst. Ex-President Rivas has sent us a letter, stat- ing that he did not sign the celebrated manifesto of Martinez and Mora, asking France, England and Sardinia to establish a protectorate over the Cen- tral States. The letter alluded to, together with full details of the general intelligence, may be found in to-day's paper. The news from New Granada is dated at Pana ma and Aspinwall on the 5th instant. The session of the Panama Legislature closed on the 30th ult Twenty English engineers had arrived at Panama on their way to Vancouver's Island, in order to make surveys of the Hudson's Bay territory. The advices from Bogota are not important. The sum of fifty thousand dollars, which had been deposite 1 as security with the bankers of New Granada, in London, by speculators in waste lands improve- ment, was declared forfeited to the government, as the parties had not fultilled a contract made in 1865. Our files from the South Pacific are dated at Val- paraiso on the let and at Callao on the 12th of Sep tember. The Chilean Congress closed its session on the Sist of August. We give a résumé of its doings. The news from the agricultural regions is favorable; that from the mines not quite so good. An extensive coal nine had been discovered fifteen miles inland from the port of Ancud, in the pro- vinee of Chiloe. An American naturalised citizen had been mprisoved in Valparaiso for contempt of court, and complained that he was subjected to in- dignities merely because he was an American citizen. Our representative there, however, did not ard his case in that light. The new census returns of Chile show a population in 1857 of 1,558,319, in cluding 19,669 foreign Only one-tenth of the whole population (15% know how to read. General Echenique was reported at Valparaiso to have set out on another revolutionary expedition against Peru. Lieutenant James M. (Gillis, of the United States Navy, had satisfactorily completed his observation of the total eclipse of the sun on the 7th of September. The observation was made from an elevated point one thousand feet above the level of the sea and two hundred miles distant from Payta. It was expected that astronomers would have been sent out by the governments of France and England to observe thia eclipse, but Lientenant Gillis wae the only scientific representative of foreign government on the occasion. He was joined by Mr. Meester, a German astronomer em- ployed by the government of Chile. We have news from the British West Indies dated at Kingston, Jamaica, on the vth inst. The weather was then exceedingly fine. Sugars were very dull of sale, few bidders attending. An immense impe- tus had been given to the local trade of Kingston by means of the money spent there by the passen- gers on the American steamer for Aspinwall. The Legislature of Jamaica is to meet on the th of No- vember. The English government had ordered three thousand coolies to be sent to Jamaica. From the other islands the reports to the middle of S« tember are not very favorable. Trade was general ly dull, the weather very hot, and the canes, pota- toes and yams backward. Additional advices from the French West Indies niorm us that Guadaloupe had received a large ac- cession of laborers—700 Africans and 750 Asiatics. The L’ Avenir has an article on emigration, show- ing ite advantages, and answering the objections of the English press against bringing laborers from Africa. The sugar crop of the current year in Mar tinique was estimated at 55,900 hogsheads. Im- ported provisions were abundant. Everything was higher in price than ever. In the month of Auguet there had been au unusually large number of deaths. The steamship Pacific, of the Lever line, which Jef St. Johns, N. F., on the night of the 24th alt, rived in Galway Bay on the Ist instant at six « clock in the morning, having made the pasaage six days and one hour. She bronght telegraphic + Wvices from New York dated on her day of sailing, ‘hos fornishing the people of Great Britain with commercial reports from the United States in six days. Constantinople journals of the 18th ultimo say the new paper money, which is to replace the for ter twenty piastre notes—abolished in conse- quence of the late forgery from America—bad NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1853. | been issued, and from the manner in which they | have been manufactured, the imitations of them would be very difficult. The ornamental part is well executed. A Mannheim (Baden) correspondent, referring + the report of the appointment of Chas. Bedarn, Esq., of Ohio, as United States Consul at Carlaruhe, expresses his surprise that the government should create, or that any gentleman should ac- cept, a consulate at such a place. Not only is there not enough trade at Carlsruhe to pay the rent of an officer, but there is no society which a Consul could associate with, the court recognizing no foreign agents but those invested with a diplomatic character. He thinks that Mr. Bedarn will no sooner find himself in that interesting town than he will speedily take steps to get himself relioved of h’s consular responsibilities. The Republican County Convention was held last evening. A report in favor of union with the Ame- ricans upon the county offices and a division of the spoils was adopted. The Convention then made choice of candidates. We give the nominees of the democrats and opposition in parallel co- umns, as follows:— W. H. Alberteon. r Thos. Little, Judge Sup. Court, Benj. W. Bonney. Dhstrict Attorney. ; to Chas. Riddie. Dr. M. A. Van Tien. Coroners . Schirmer, The bianks are to be filled by the Americans, provided they adhere to the fusion on the terms proposed. The various democratic Assembly nominating conventions in this city met lastevening. The re- sult of their labors may be ascertained, on reference to the reports of the proceedings in another column. The inventors and exhibitors at the late Fair of the American Institute held their adjourned meet- ing last evening in the Cooper Institute. A docu ment was read from the committee, setting forth their views of the management of the new Institute. Several addresses were deliveréd and a resolution passed pledging the meeting to carry out the plan proposed in the report of the committee. The American Institute held a special meeting last evening also, at which a resolution was passed em- powering the committee to seek from the City Conneil the lease of the ground on which stood the Crystal Palace, with the view, as understood, of ding thereon. A special committee was ap- pointed to prepare an address to the public touching the course of the Institute and Uy ish of that body to have the confidence of the public and the inventors. The motion for arrest of judgment in the case of Cancemi, convicted of the murder of policeman Anderson, was argued on Thursday in the Court of Appeals. It is not expected that the decision will be rendered before December. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday a motion to quash the indictment against Theodore Lewis, chargiug him with obtaining $5,000 by false pretences, was argued at considerable length. The Recorder overruled the motion of counsel for the defendant, and submitted the case to the jury, who found Lewis guilty of an attempt to commit that offence. Strenuous efforts were made to permit the defendant to go on bail until a motion in arrest of judgment was made, but the District Attorney would not consent to such a proposal, and Lewis was remanded to prison. Chas. Lapose, a Hunga- rian, indicted for assaulting a Hungarian doctor with aslung shot, pleaded guilty to assault and battery, and was sent to the Penitentiary for one year. Jas. Roach, alias Wm. Johnson, a yoath, was convicted of burglary in having broken into the premises of Nathaniel Savage. He was sent to the Penitentiary for two years. Joseph Seeden and Jobu W. Davis pleaded guilty to grand larceny, and were cach sent to the State prison for two years. Michael McIntyre, indicted for manslaughter in the first degree, pleaded guilty to the fourth grade of that offence, when the Assistant District Attorney moved for suspension of judgment. The defendant having caught his wife in very close proximity to another nun, beat her so severely that she died in consequence of the violence received at his hands. le was remanded for a day or two, when the Re- corder intimated that he would be discharged. Late accounts from Rio Janeiro state that the sales of coffee on the 10th ult. amounted to 17,000 ba £,000 of which were shipped to the United States on the same day. The cotton market was irregular yesterday, while the rales embraced about 1,700 bales. Flour was without further change of moment, and was in some better re- quest, with larger sales. Wheat was unsettled and sales limited, at quotations given in another place. Corn was im good detaand, with tolerably free sales at 70c. a T2c. (part to arrive next week) for Western mixed, and com mon white do, at 733¢¢. Darley and rye wore stealy and in fair demand. Pork was more active and prices firmer, with sales of mess at $16 26a $16 3734, old prime at $14 10a $14 25, and new do. at $14 50a $14 75. Sugars, on the sales of the week, exhibited a decline of about ‘fc per Ih tee the past week. The sales embraced about 500 hbds., at prices given in another column, Coffee was firm, with a light stock. The chief «consisted of 1,175 bags Java, by auction, at 4c, and 100 do. Laguayra at 120. Freight engagements were moderate, and quotations without change of mo ment. The Crisis of the Central American Im- Solution of the Question. Our relations with the Central American Powers are rapidly approaching a point at which it seems to be the intention of some of them to test the determination of our govert- ment in the policy it has adopted. This policy is explicitly laid down in the deepatch of General Cass to General Lamar, our Minister to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and em- braces four great principles—First, the Transit routes across the American Isthmus must be opened and made safe to the commerce of the whole world, without the exaction of contribu- tions from it in virtue of territorial sovereignty; second, that this country will oppose the estab lishment of any European protectorate on this continent; third, that the lives and inte rests of American citizens must and shall be pro- tected; fourth, that the arbitrary decrees of revolutionary and ephemeral Presidents and Governors in the Spanish-American States, vio- lating alike existing treaties and international law, will not be recognized as obligatory upon our citizens, In the cases of the republics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica there exist, in addition to these general principles, whieh nrust be respected, certain grave demands for reparation to our citizens and apology to our government. The intimation of this policy to the Central American Powers was accompanied by an intimation, or rather a distinct declara- tion, that if the proper wuthorities would not ac- cord justice to our citizens, our government would take the discharge of that duty into ite own hands, Nicaragua is the first to put this declaration of our government to the test. Confiding in and abusing its own weakness and insignificance, its President united with that of Costa Rica in lay- ing before the Powers of Europe a gratuitously false and calumnious declaration against the government of the United States. He then tefused to exchange an honorable and libe ral treaty which had been made between the two governments, and ratified by the Constituent Assembly of Nicaragua, and insisted upon and obtained from that Assembly certain important and insulting modifications to it. After this he sends 9 minister to Washington, ee who, as the case now appears to stand, obtained A recognition under false pretences, and refuses to, or cannot, comply with the promises be has made. When asked for an explanation + of his false charges against the United States, the President of Nicaragua replics that those statements were made while he was temporarily divested of his official character, and that he uttered them as an indi- | vidual citizen, and not as the President of the republie. In addition to these grave matters there are pending many other questions, such as the violation of the correspondence of our | Minister in Nicaragua, the deception passed | upon him in relation to the ratification of the Cass-Yrisarri treaty, a studied despoiling and murder of American citizens, and others of like character. All of these questions are involved in the pre- sent deportment of the government towards General Jerez in Washington. If by guile or persuasion the government can be induced to deley for a short time its righteous demands, the hope is entertuined that some new complications may charge the venue from the direct satisfac tion that is now demanded. A British Minister, Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley, is on the eve of proceed- ing to Central America. Te has passed several months in Washington, and is sepposed to have | induecd the President to abandon the policy of abrogating the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, so forci- bly recommended in his message to Congress last session, What new scheme may now be on foot cannot be foretold precisely; but its character is abundantly foreshadowed in past events, The seizure of Tigre Island, the occupation of Ruatan and the other islands on the coast of Honduras, the partial possession of one shore of the harbor of San Juan del Norte, and the extension over the other of the fictitious claim of the drunken King of the Mosquito protectorate, and the numerous attempts made by England to induce Nicaragua to consent to these steps in territorial expansion, all indicate what Mr. Ouseley may be after. It may be said that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty stands in the way and precludes such things, That treaty is practically a myth. Its interpretation is not settled. Mr. Buchanan has recommended its abrogation. England has la- bored to prevent that, mercly because she prefers of $1,900 have been presented, not a dollar of which the collectors have paid into the treasury. Yesterday receipts for $600 were so presented, and on the day previous receipts for $750, In discovering and making public the existence of liens on property, which but for the dishonesty of collcetors of asscesments should have been discharged long ago, Mr. Franklin is doing good service to the citizens; while in exposing the guilty parties and procuring indictments against them, he is materially serving the city itself, Within the past fow years the enormous sum of thirty-eight millions of dollars has been put in the hands of collectors for collection, and in not a solitary case have the accounts been audited or adjusted. Such is the mode in which the Finance Department has been managed. This fact alone, independent of the multiplied frauds committed in all directions, is sufficient to stimu- late the taxpayers to purify the whole municipal government, at the Charter election, by sweeping away all the leeches who are sucking the life Dlood of the treasury, and returning an inde- pendent ticket, composed of independent, re- sponsible and honest men, to all the corporation offices. Our State Canvass—The Troubles of the Se- ward Kepublicans. The boisterous rejoicings of the opposition organs here over the late Pennsylvania and Western elections are painfully qualified with criminations and recriminations between the Americans and republicans concerning their failures to coalesce in this commonwealth. Their diffculty atSyracuse was the next Presidency. The republicans would not consent to a coalition which might be prejudicial to the supremacy of Seward in his own camp, and the Americans were not disposed to be unconditionally swallow- ed up. And so the Syracuse movements on both sides in behalf of fusion signally failed; and the breach thus created has become too wide and deep to be bridged over in season for the No- vember election. Notwithstanding, however, the rupture at Syracuse upon the State ticket, various little local coalitions here and there between the Ame- ricans and republicans have been arranged, while many others of more importance have Leen attempted without succcss Thus, at giving to receiving the cut direct. And, more- over, no paper treaty ever stood in the way of Englana’s territorial greed. The policy that our government has deter- mined to adopt toward Central and South Ame- rica was well known months since to the Powers of Eurcpe. The points of General Cass’ despatch to General Lamar were communicated in good faith long ago to Lord Napier and Count Sar- tiges, aud the preparations that have so long been muking for the Paraguay expedition have shown to them that we are in earnest. They wish to stop the establishment of an American policy on the American continent. It does not suit them. The entente cordiale between England and France, which Lord Clarendon declared long ago in Parliament was to be extended till it influenced the policy of the whole world, does not contem- plate the existence of a Power with an indepen- dent policy. If our government falters now in the mie with the petty republic of Nicaragua, we shall soon learn that the Mosquito protecto- rate is extended to Boea del Toro, that it is ac- knowledged by Nicaragua, and that to get at President Martinez or President Mora in any practical way we shall have to march over Dritith territory. A few months—perhaps a few weeks—of de- lay in this question of General Jerez and Nica- ragna may bring back the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, flung in our teeth; and then the policy so lately proclaimed by General Cass, and received with unanimous acceptation by the country, will be re- solved into a few fine phrases. Neither England nor France are thin skinned in pursuing their aims, and when they have succeeded they will be warranted, as the world goes, in laughing at us for our simplicity. The course of our gov- ernment, therefore, at Washington, and in direct- ing the course of our cruisers in the Caribbean sea and Pacific ocean, should be firm and prompt. The policy of action should be at once entered upon, and both General Jerez and President Mar- tinez should so understand us at once. An apology must be offered, reparation to our citi- zens made, the transit route opened, and a bet- ter course for the future promised by Nicaragua. If this is insisted upon it will have good effect upon all the Spanish American republics, and give to our citizens protection, and to our na- tional flag respect from those weak and anarchi- cal communities. Sirs or War Wixstve tHe Victortes or Prack.—The arrival of the Valorous at this port with the reseurd passengers from the Austria, is one of those events which strengthen the entente cordiale between the Old and the New World. Quite recently @ large number of ships of war, both British and Awerican, have been engaged ia cugrations altogether distinct from the origi- nal intoxttjon of the governments which coa- structed them. By a curious coincidence the Macedonian, which was captured by us from the British after a most sanguinary naval battle, was employed to convey food to her Majesty's starving subjects in Ireland. The United States subsequently sent one of their finest frigates—the St. Lawrence-to convey goods for the World's Fair at London. The Niagara, a still finer ves sel, has laid half the telegraph cable, and trans ported the slaves taken from the Echo, to Africa. The British Admiralty loaned three vessels to arvist in the cable enterprise, and one of them— the Gorgon—is now engaged in making impor- tant surveys to aid shipmasters in the navigation of the Atlantic. Time was when naval officers would have demurred to taking service in opera- tions which partook more or less ofa commercial character; but now they are anxious to do so. The fact only shows that the most conservative institutions must give way to the progress of the age. Tuk PRroeress or Faary—Dery or tre Tax- PAYERS AT THE NeXT ELecrron—It is now only eleven days since the Joint Committee of Ac- counts sent a report to the Common Council showing @ deficiency in the accounts of the Col- lector of Assesemente from 1853 to 1866 of Over $22,000. In the interval Mr. Franklin has not basen idle with his investigations; he has since brottabt to light further deficiencies in the eame accounts, of $6,458, and it will require some ten days’ labor yet to finish the work on the accounta of Jeanc Edwards and his deputies for the above pevigd. Meantime the property owners in all quarters #@ being waked up by Mr. Franklin’s circulars notifying them of liens against their property for assesam?Dts which many of them have paid years ago, the pivot of which they hasten hourly to present at the oice of the committee, in the shape of the Deputy Col- lector’s receipts for the same. Since the presen- tation of the last report, receipts to the amount Albany the managers on both sides, in a sort of joint convention, attempted a fusion upon a com- mon candidate for Congress, and fuiled. Be- tween the complaints upon the subject of Thurlow Weed and the Albany Statesman, (K. N.,) it is diffi- cult to tell where the responsibility belongs; but it is pretty evident that the split involves the loss of a member of Congress, The trouble with the republicans concerning Congress is ex- plained by the Hon. Massa Greeley very frankly, who says that his party, in almost every case, in- sists upon the Congressman,upon the principle that “we want political power, while you (the Ameri- cans) want nothing but money.” Our magnani- mous nigger worshipper thinks that this rule of action has been carried too far, and that, upon the whole, the generously inclined Know Nothings have been treated very shabbily. We conclude from the prevailing tone and temper of the 7ri- dune, that the general split between these two wings of the opposition foreshadows the defeat of Morgan, and the loss of several members of Con- gress that otherwise might be secured. The “ little villains” of the Times reflect the same opinions with a somewhat darker shadow- ing. They eay that “ the Pennsylvania election reads a lesson to the New York opposition; but it comes too late.” We think so too, and that against Parker there is no chance for Morgan, with the dead weight of Burrows and Gerrit Smith upon his back. But for all this, Thurlow Weed affects the highest confidence in the re- served Fremont vote of 1856, We suspect, how- ever, that this reserved vote is too largely made up of antiSeward men, &nd of believers in “temperance and freedom,” to result in any practical benefit to Morgan. The Chevalier Webb earnestly urges the ex- ample of Pennsylvania upon the opposition ele- ments of New York; but unfortunately, he says, that here and there in our different election dis tricts, where this or that faction may be the etronger, “ there is too much of the spirit of dic- tation.” For example, he declares that the at- tempt of the American faction to make a Con- gressional fusion candidate of one of the Brooks brothers is inexcusable, because two years is too short a period for oblivion to gather over such rampant calumnies as were vented in the New York Express against Fremont, while in regard to Haskin as a fusion candidate, the Chevalier Webb adbkeres to his position, that as Haskin “does not, aud will not, discard the Cincinnati platform, we do not, and will not, support him.” Lastly, the sole organ of the American Order in this corner of the State bilterly complains that the Seward republican managers here are “throwing away a Congress ;” that “they are under the influence of a higher law,” (Seward and his man Friday, Thurlow Weed, we suppose), and that “in consequence of this higher law we (the opposition) shall lose two-thirds af the Congressional districts, and the next Congress will be Buchanan.” We accor- dingly conclude, from these confessions and ex- positions of the discords and wranglings which embitter the divisions of the opposition factions in this State, that the democracy have not only the State ticket within their grasp by a handsome triumph, but the balance of power in the next Congress, notwithstanding their late disasters in Pennsylvania and the West. The great advantage to the democracy here is, the text question which divides the opposition into the three factions—the test question of W. H. Seward. His name carries with it the black shadow ot defeat; and the American party are right in believing that it is necessary to prow trate him now, in order to clear the track for the general union of the opposition forces, North and South, for 1860. Ex-Prestoent Rivas axp tik Mona-Manrtt- nea Decianation.— We have received a lotter, which we publish elsewhere, from ex-President Rivas, of Nicaragua, disclaiming having signed tbe insulting declaration appended by Presidents Martinez and Mora to the Belly contract, and explaining that the mistake of appending his name to it probably occurred by misplacing the name of the town—Rivas—where the document was dated, among the signatures. We are glad to see that President Rivas disclaims any partici- pation in the document in question, and cheer- fully publish his letter. But be is in error in tupposing that the mistake was committed in the Henatp office. The document was sent to the London 7'mer by its Paris correspondent, and first appeared in that journal, from which we copied it verbatim, with duc credit. ‘We wore indebted to the commercial agency of Weket lop & Wood for tho table whieh wo pnbiished ‘Thursday's Hewat, showing the fares in the suater (rom April 1 to October 1, 1868. THE LATEST NEWS. Our Special Washington Despatch. ARRIVAL OF DESPATCHES FROM OUR MINISTER IN MLAILO—CONDITION OF THR COUNTRY—-NIGHT MA- MINE SIGNALS, ETC, Wasamcron, Oct. 16, 1653. Lieut. Ap Catesby Jones brought deapatohes to the State Tepartment this morning from our Ministor in Mexico. Mr. Forsyth intended to sail from Vora Cruz for the United States on the 18th inst. Mr. Forsyth expreases doubt as tothe reported important battle between Vidaurri and Miramon, and of Miramon's suicide, Reports aro con- firmed of the conduct of Garza in imprisoning Americans and Foglish for not contributing to the forced loan, Just tevore Lieut. Jones left Tampico an American had been imprigoned and bis goods confiscated. Many of tho liberal party disapproved of the course of Garza, Tho Liborais were in posscesion of all the seaports. At Mr. For- syth’s' request, tho sloop-of-war Plymouth had gone to Tampico to protect American interests, Genoral Robles was still on board a Spanish vessel of war, off Vera Cruz. The officers of that vessel had been detected in aiding the Zuloaga party. An impression pre- vailed that a Spanish fleet would #o0n be’ on the coast lo demand redress. Lieut. Jones is bearer of a letter from our Consul at San Luis Potosi, describing the state of the country as extreme- ly miserable. Lieut. Jones has been detached from the Plymouth and ordered as ordnance officer of tho Paraguay expodition. ‘The State Department bas been notified of the adoption, by Engiand, France and the Netherlands, of a uniform sys- tem of night marino signals, for the purpose of preventing collisions at sea. The regulations went into effect on the Ast of October. All sea going steata vessels when under steam are to exhibit the following lights between sunrise and sunset;—Bright white light at foremast head, green light on starboard side, red light on port side; the mast- head light constructed to be visible with a clear atmos- phere, five miles; the lights on starboard and port sides are constructed to be visible three miles. ‘Steam vessels under sail only, not to carry masthead light. All steam vessels, paddies or screws, when steam is up and going, in case of fog to uso steam whistle, to be sound- ed every five minutes; when steam is not up, to use fog horn or bell as for sailing vessels. All sailing vessels un der way or being towed between sunset and sunrise, to xhibit green light ow starboard side and red Light on port side, constructed to be visible on a clear dark night at a distance of two miles. Sailing vessels, in case of fog, when on starboard tack to use fog horn, and on port tack to ring bell every five minutes. All sea going vesseis when at anchor at night, to exhibit in the most coaspicu- ous place, not over twenty feet above the hull, white light in globular lantern, eight inches im diameter, to show un- broken clear light round horizon at distance of one mile. ‘THR GENKRAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCHE Wasinvatox, Oct. 15, 1858. The balanco in the Treasury 18 $9,270,625. "The receipts for the week amount nearly to $785,000, being $206,000 more than the preceding week, The amount of drafts paid was $1,492,492, and the amount of drafts issucd $1,685 ,000-—a reduction of $900,520. It is said that General Jorez, fearing his dismissal, has asked indulgence till he can communicate with Nicaragua respecting the pending treaty, Senor Yrisarri left Wash. ington yesterday and Joseph L. White this afternoon, for New York. Charles P. Sengstack has been appointed Warden for the District of Columbia Penitentiary ‘The Pennsylvania Election. Pumapewima, Oct. 15, 1868. The officlal count of the Thirteenth Congressivnal dis- trict gives Junkin, oppositiot, 66 muyority, It reported that the opposition have elected their can- didate for State Senator in York county. If this is correct the opposition will have ono majority in the Senate, ‘At the meeting bere to-day of the Judges of the Election Returns, uffidavits were read charging ‘tauds in the First Congressional district, indicating ty Colonel Florence's seat will be contested. Rrapina, Oct. 16, 1858. In the Eighth Congressional district the vote for John Schwartz is 7,321, and for J. Giaucy Jones 7,302. ‘The Twenty-fourth Congressional district is in doubt— four counties give James L. Gilits, democrat, 1,040 ma. jority. ‘The same counties in 1856 gave 1,149 democratic majority. ‘The Ohio Election. Crxcinsant, Oct. 16, 1858. In the Sixth Congressional district, Howard, democrat, is elected by about 500 majority. Cumveranp, Oct. 15, 1858. In the Nineteenth district, Wade's, republican, majority is about 3,500. M. H. Nichols, republican, concedes the election of Wm Allen, democrat, in the Fourth Congressional district, by 50 majority. Wm. Heimick, republican, has 200 majority in the Ff. teenth Congressional district, John Carey, republican, has 60 to 100 majority in the Ninth Congressional district, In the Twentieth Congressional district, J. Hutchins has 4,000 to to 6,000 majority. The Iowa Elcction, Drnvgee, Oct. 15, 1858. This city gives Leffingwell, anti Lecumptou, 500 majo- rity, ‘The counties are nearly ali heard from, and hie majority i 1,400. Clayton county is reported to have i! democratic majority; it gave Dowe, ropub 230 majority in 1857. Alamakee y jean gain. Linn county gives 300 ‘publican Majority—@ gain of 100. Jackson county gives Lfingwell 402 majority. Clinton county gives Letting. well 500 majority—a gain of 4u0. In Jones county the republicans have a smali majority. Johns m county giv a democratic majority of 300. In Scott county the repul heans have 600 majority—a gain of 300. Muscatine county gives a small majority tor Letliag well. ‘The Indiana Election. ‘Tear® Haves, Oct. 15, 1858. Sullivan county, Secrist, administration, for Congress (Seventh district), has about 7 majority. | The Lecomp- “Putaan eosaty give 100 majerhy for Dever taopen count ives maa W 88, dent (Seventh detrict). " " In Clay county the ¥ote is close, In Hancock county the republicans gain largely. In Marion ticket ts elected Knox county gives Hovey, antilecompton, 180 majo "it; large; county the whole republican rity. Vanderburg county gives him 00 majority, and bis election over Niblack is considered certain. In Parke county Davis’ majority is about 1,000. Wasulineron, Oct. 15, 1858, Private despatches from Tudiana state that Nibiack, ad ministration, t undoubtediy elected in the First Congres sional district. Massachusetts Politics.. Bustos, Oct. 16, 1954. The Americana’ held a large masa meeting at Fanewl Hail to-night. Geo. M. Browne, of Worcester, presided. Amos A. Lawrence and Increase Sumer accepted the 29 mivations for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, aud their nominations were unanimousty ratified hy the meet- ing. Hon. BE. W. Andrews, of New York, and Hon. Jacob Broom, of Philadelphia, addressed the meeting. Consider able my War thanifested The Americans of the Third district have nominatet Moses G. Cobb for Congress. In the First district Joba C. Wilson is the democratic nominee. The democrats of the Tenth district have nominated Dr. Chas. Osgood, of Northfield, for Congress. To the Eleventh district Thos. P. Plunkett received the democratic nomination. The Vermont Legisiature. Mowrrmuimn, Oct. 15, 1868. ‘The committee to canvass the votes for State made their report in joint Assembly this afternvon. Governor's vote is a8 follows:—LHiand Hall, ican, 60; Hewry Keyes, democrat, 18,238, seattering, 142. majority, 16,321. Govornor Hall will dettver bis in aug mesenge to morrow morning. He has Lg for Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs, Wilbur P. Davie, Eag., of Wooustock. Death of Professor Cleveland. Hrvsewiex, Me., Oct. 15, 1858, Parker Cleveland, Professor of Chemistry and Mineralo ky in Bowdoin College, died this morning, aged seventy nine. The funeral of Professor Cleveland takes place uxt Tuestay. The belis were tolled to-day, flags hung at halt maat and the buildings draped in mourning aa @ mark of reepect to bis memory ‘The Case of Capt. Townsend, &e. Boston, Oct. 15, 1858. Judge Sprague, of the United States Circuit Court, in bin charge to the Graud Jury to-day, #0 defined the law as to render it quite certain that Capt. Townsend, of the allegod slave brig Echo, will have w be taken to Key West for trial, that being the first port at which the Dolphin touched with the prisoners, Mary A. Donneily, a young Trish girl, tried before the Municipal Court for shooting Patrick Canny, her seducer, was acquitted by the jury thisafternoon. Canny's wounds were supposed mortal, but he is likely to recover. ‘The Horse Race at Boston. Boston, Oct. 15, 1858. At the Sonth Find Riding Park in this city, this after- hoon, the great stallion race for @ premium of $1,000 took place, Ethan Alien, Columbus, Jr., and Hiram Drew were the contestants. The conditions of the raco were mile hevts, best tree in five, to harness. Fthan Alea won the race in three straight beats. Time—2:37, 2:36, 2.55. Fthan received $700, Columbus, Jr., $200, and Hiram Drew $100, Over ten thousand people were pre: sent. Probable Loss of the Schoone: Roman, Onwado, Oot. 15, 1868. ‘The schooner Roman, Capt, Wim. Wheeler, left Detroit om the OU) inet, for this port with wheut, and has oot been heard from eines, Sho was out in tho late terrible gale, and it «feared that ebe is fost with all on board of her, ‘The vereri and cargo are fully insured. ‘The Yellow Fever at Savannah, SavAipeAM, Oct. 14, 1968. The deaths to vay wore eight, of which two wore from yellow foyer. 6 From Utah—Battle with the Camanches, St. Lous, Oct. 15, 1868 The Sait Lake mail arrived at £t, Joseph on tho ¥th ima, ‘Tho troops bad nearly completed their huts, and would ge into Wintor quarters on the 16th October. ‘The Fort Smith (Arkan+as) Times extra of the 8th contains a letter from Liectenant Lowell, dated Fort Arbuckle, 24, giving an account of a battle between a detachment of the Second cavalry and the Camanche Indians, near Witchha —, village on the Ist, in which Lieutenant Vaacamp and four men were killed, and Major Vanclan and ton men wound- ec, Forty of the Camanches were killed. Sailing of the “United. States Brig Dolphin for raguay. Boston, Oct. 16, 1868. ‘The United States brig Dolphin, Commander Joba BL imap, sailed from this port to-day for Paraguay. Salling of the Lady MoNTRKAL, Oot, 16, 1868. ‘Tho steamer Lady Fe¢linton will sail trom Quebes for Gaiway at noon to-morrow. ; The Yellow Fever at New Orleans. New Ontxann, Oct. 16, 1868. ‘Tho ceaths in this city yestercay by yollow fovor wore fifty-two. Frosts in South Carviina and ‘Avousta, Ga., Oct. 16, 1888. Wo have received bere accounts of heavy white frosts occurring in South Carolina and Georgia, Markets. New Onzeans, Oct. 15, 1858. Cotton market unsettled: sales W-cay’ 5,000 bales, the market coming heavy; the sales of the week add 43,000 buies, and the receipts 49,600; stock, 150, baics, against 113,60 last year; receipts at this port ahead cf last ycar 66,000 bales; do. at all Southern ports, 168,000, Sugar flim at T3gc. Molasses lower. Flour duil at $5 66. Corn qutet. sales at 6c, Mess pork noui- nally $37. Lard buoyant at 103%, Rio coe, 10Ke.: sales of the week 2,500 bags, stock, $26,600 bags againsa 128,500 lust year.’ Freishté—Cotton to’ Liverpool, 44. Sterling exchange, 88% percent. Sight drafis on New York, 1 per cout discount. Moumx, Oct. 15, 1858. Cottor—Eeles to-day 2,000 bales at 1146 for middbng; the saics of the week’ foot up 10,250 bales, and the re ceipts 14,000 against 7,500 for the corresponding week Laat year; rececipts ahead of last year 34,000 bates; stock, 41,000 bales. Freights—Couou to Liverpool, }gd., and to Tiayre, 1c. Cuantestox, Oct. 14, 1858. ‘Tho sales of cotton to-day wore 1,000 bales; for the week they toot up 9,000 bales. Middiing fuir is quoted at 12}6. alike. Caxueston, Oct. 15, 1858. Cotton: sales to-day of 2,100 baics at a doclino of 4. We quote good middiing at 115{c. and middling fair at 128, 'SavaNvatt, Oct. 14, 1858. Cotton—Salee of the week, 2,80 bales,’ receipts, 21,000; stock, 84,000. Tho market’ closod with a declining’ tom: dency. inton. ‘ Burraro, Oct. 165—6 P. M. Flour market quiet; prices uuchanged—vndency, how- ever, downward: sales 760 bbis. at $4 75.4 $4 8755 for choice Wiscousin, $5 123 a $5 25 for good to chotce In- diana, Michigan and Ohio; $6 37% a $6. 50 for choice fa- vorite extras. Wheat i muiciate demand; markot stendy: sales 45,500 bushols ri 0c. Milwaukie club at 8c. & Indiana at $40., white Wabash at 9c., aud No. 2 Chicage sprng at 5c. Corn in pretty good demand; market firmer: sales 60,000 bushes at dsc. a 683gc. for prime, Barley dull at $0. Rye lower: sales 1,000 bushols at G60. “Oats quiet at 460." Whiskey steady: ‘sales $00 bois. atz0a zoe. Canal freiguts unchanged. Lake receipts in the last twenty-four hours: 25,100 bbls. tlour, 43,500 bushels wheat, 17,200 bushels corn, 4.800 busbeis outs, Canal shipments—5,500 bbis. flour, 76,600 bushels wheat, 38,00 bushels corm, Oswruo, Oct. 15—6 P. M. Flour dull. Wheat lower: saics 16,000 bushols Chicago spring at 73c., 2,000 do. at 75c.—tho iter for country milling. Corn dull: sales 5,000 Indiana at 60c., aftoat. Barley, 7c, a 99c. ; aaics 8,000 bushels Canadian at private terms.” Canal ts steady. Lake imports—1 30 bbis. four, 04,800 bushes wheat, 17,300 busheis barley. Caaal exports—4,400 bbis. flour, 56,600 bushels wheat, 6,400 busheis corn, 8,700 bushels oats, 8,100 bushels barley. Cixcrynamh, Oct. 15, 1858. Whiskey, 17%; some sales at 174g0. Provisions quiet. Flour dull. Wheat duil. City Intelligence. Excrrement at mie TaX S8CKVER's Orvice.—The injune- tion restraining the delivery of the tax lists to the Re ceiver having been removed, the books were oponod, and the businoss was recommenced yesterday morning. Thero was quite a rush of taxpayors, who were anxious to take advantage of the provisions of the law, which makes a reduction of seven per cont on all taxes paid befero the 2 of November next. One per cent will be added to the taxes unpaid on the Ist of December; two per conste | those unpaid on the 16th of December; and tweive per cent E annum on ail taxes due on the lst of January next, ¢ business done at the Receiver's office for the next month will be very large, owing to the seven per cent de- duction. What a pity it is that tne taxpayers do not combine to rescue our city government from the horde of corruption.sts who now control it. Were they to do so, they could save not seven but thirty per cout por annus at [east Deptcanion or Axomen Camnouc Cmvrcu.—Tho new Catholic Church of St. Joseph, in Hudson City, of which the Rev. L. Venuta is pastor, will be solomnly dedicatod to-morrow (Sunday), at half-past ten o'clock. Right Rew. @r. Bayley, Bishop of Nowark, will preach the dedication sermon. In addition to the large congregation who are te frequent the churel, there will no doubt be a concourse of visitors from this city on the ocexsion, Bishop Bayley being noted for his eloquence and learning. Fixx ov Strwoan.—The ship Luac Webb, lying at the dock, foot of Beekman street, was discovered w be on fre about eight o'clock last evening Thore was no alarie rung, but 38 engine was soon on hand and the fro was put ont before mach damage was done, Desmeriens room THe Untren StaTes FriGare Sane. —Yes. terday afternoon oflcers Cornell and Quigley, of the Har- bor Police, arrested two men named George Stark and Wm. Perry, deserters from the above frigate. The former Was arrested at 251 Rivington street, and the latter ab = seamen's boarding bouse in Jams strevt, kept by Thomas Scott. They were taken on board by the above officers and given in charge of Lieutenant Woodhull. Police Intelligence. Autsorn Atrexrt ar Kipxarriva.—George Smith and _ Archibald McAlister were brought before Justice Ox- born, at the Lower Police Court, yesterday, on charge of attempt at kidnapping, proforred against thom by Charles Edwards, The complainant in his affidavit sets forth thas on Thurstay night, as he was walking along Wator street, the prisoners accosted him, and asked bim if he wou. like to go to sea, Edwards, being a landsman and en tirely ignorant of maritime affairs, declined their gonér ous offer, Finding that coaxing was out of the question. the prisoners grabbed hold of the complainant and forced him into ove of the upper rooms in the ailor boarding Louse of Jolin Dawson, No. 544 Water etroct, with the in tention of starving bim into submission. After keeping Faiwards in confiuement somo twelve boars, the prisoner! entered the room, and, as a last resort, sought & intimidate Edwards by flourishing a dirk’ knite ove hie bead. Still Edwards refused to be a sailor boy, bu the more he insisted on not going tosea the more deter mined were bis captors that he should go on a voyage Luckily, at this moment Edwards was struck with a idea. “He ran to the window which overlooked tho rear 0 the premises and bailoed “murder” so loudly that the neighbors Were attracted, ant subsequently the atteator of policeman Peerly , of the Fourth district, was caliod & the apot, when the prisoner was released from imcarce ration, and his captors were marched off to the lock, up During his temporary imprisonment Edwards suffered aa vereiy at the Lands of the prisoners. A pair of bine! eyes, a broken nose, and sundry other disiigurations ¢ counwnance, showed ly that the complainant ba deen shabbily treated. accused were committed fo eXamination. Naval Intelligence. Lieutenant John Gueet, recently detached from th ‘United States steam frigate Niagara, has been assigned ¢ duty at the Naval Rendezvous, Philadelphia. Lieutenant William A. Webb, also recently attached 1 the same ship, has been ordorod to join the Paraguay e Pedition as First Lieutenant of the Caledonia, chartere steamer, now at the New York Navy Yard. Purser C.J. Jackson has reported for duty as Purse in charge of the Westernport and Caledonia, two of w chartered steamers of the Paraguay expedition. won — - eee reweatiy detached from th station at Annapolis, has been assigned at scape it in Navy Yard the Dolphin iso | ready for sea, and Will sail soon poy se diree | Acting Master Croseman has been detac! from he The jollowing is ® corrected lust of the officers of t Loiphiv:—Cemumader, Jobo H. Steedman; Lieutenant Joba Vo MeCulium, Charles W. Thesson aad Kdwar Williams; Assistant Surgeon, Albert L. Gihon; Cor mander's Clerk, Typ mp aunouncement that the sloop of war Hartfo ‘ ched on the 220 inst. was promaiure, to ote having as yet been received from Washititon to th effect. Workmen are preparing the ways, but the sl will not probably be launchel before tho middie November. Nemvo's Gannes.—\Jeeeic Brown,’ one of Mr. Bour eanit’s cleverest and most popular dramas, is to be play this evening, with Mis# Agnes Robertson as the horoit and Mr. George Jordan, for the first time, as t Motiregor. THR HAVANA Orwha.—Mr. Maretzek’s plans for t winter have been #0 far disarranged by the presumed + safe condition of the Tacon theatre, that he will bo obtig to forego his annonneed performances in the Southe cities. it is said that Mr. Maretgok will visit Havana once, and ascertain the true state of the case, Int meautitne the artists will remain unemploy cd. —_————$—$$—$— ‘Tre Orena at Burton's Tiare, —The Strakoech Op Company will give three performances at Burton's route for the Western cities. The first will take place evening, when Mme. Colson will repeat her very pope performance of the “Traviata,” with Brignoli and At dio, On Monday will take place the débat of Mme. - Wilhorst, who will sing in the “Puritani,”” with Brigr’ ) Junca and Amodio—a fine distribution, The company been bighly successiul at Boston,