The New York Herald Newspaper, October 24, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1858. NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, | Gorse Coase Ge yuitos axe Massie ore. | TEMS, 00d in advance Honey cont ty mal wilt bo at “tiis'?. at, HERALD, re sala ct — | penaey wf WEEKLY HERALD. ‘every Sut) aa 4 own. per annum: the Burspern Pits ‘annum, Part of Great Britain, or $5 to any part af the Continent, both THE Ramil Hes HERALD, every Wednesdery, at four cents per ‘4RY CORRESPONDENCE, containing fomortent re rmarennine seni eis therally paid” for ‘epson F Feuer CORRESPONDENTS ins ay ed Requesreo TO Seat aut Lerreus any Pack- OTD NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence. We do not comanuntcutions. ADU ERE RNENTS, renewed ; advertisements in- werted tr pd, aad Hewaup, Faminy ALD, and in the nia, Such a consummation would be an event, as with such means at ita disposal the trip to San Francisco would be a pleasure excursion of from sixteen to seventeen days. The iron steamboat Ice King, which was built to break up the ice in the harbor, was destroyed by Forty-fifth street, East river. It is supposed that the fire was the work of an incendiary. The steamboat belonged to Messrs, C, B. DeBugh & Co., and cost $35,000. $25,000 in the Oswego and two other insurance companies. The October term of the Court of General Sessions closed yesterday, when the (rand Jury were discharged. They made a very important presentment. They speak of the importance of enforcing the laws prohibiting “a‘and Rurupeon Rdisions SON PRINTING executed with neatvess, cheapness and des- Volume XXT1.... ..-No, 205 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street.—IT414N OreRs La Traviata. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Tur Gamesten— Lmnow FoR LOVRRS—PRIDR OF THE MARKET. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Jassim Baown, BOWERY THEATRE, .—New Yore ann Broox- MintucLoven Lrx—Ross or SHanon—I Norneye Wer—Dmne ror Love—N LAURA KRENE’S THEATRE, No. 62% Broadway.—Oor Amxcicas Cousiy—A Dar uv Pans. BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Afternoon gad Kveniog—Tmopon’s Minic Wortp—Dr. V. Tixweuse, ho. WOOD'S MINSTREL BUTLDING, 561 and 563 Broadway— Ermorian SonGs, Danone, &6.—In AND Out oF PLAce. MECHANIC'S HALL, 427 Broadway.—Brvants’ MINSTRELS —Brono Sones AND ene or Lucknow. CAMPBELL MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway.—Erarorian Onaxacrenistics, SonGs, &0.—Pot Pourai. New York, Sunday, October 24, 1858. ‘The News. The United States ship Vincennes was at Porto jrande, island of St. Vincents, on the 26th of Au- gust, recruiting the health of her crew after a six months’ cruise on the southern coast of Africa. All her crew were well after a few runs on shore. Our correspondent on board states that the Cumber- land, Dale and Release were at Porto Praya on the 16th of that month. The Vincennes met the practice ship Preble, with ninety-seven American midshipmen on board, all in splendid condition, good health, and under excellent discipline. The Preble had sailed for the United States, having run into Cherbourg aud Cadiz. The hope of reviving the grape culture at Maderia was given up. Trade was dull at Porto Grande. The Vincennes was pre- paring for a cruise in the Congo river and the Bight of Benin. Advices from Turks Islands, of the 9th inst., say that a public meeting, “convened for the purpose of consulting on the best course to be pursued for procuring additional laborers for the colony,” was held in Grand Turk on the 5th instant. Several resolutions on the subject were passed, and a com- mittee appointed to petition the home government ‘on the subject. The salt-making season, which had been more than usually prosperous, was nearly closed. The price of salt was 74 a 8 cents a bushel. There were shipped during the week preceding the 9th inst. nearly 22,000 bushels. There were over half @ million bushels on the island. We have news from the West Indies dated at Berbice the 23d, and Demerara the 29th of Sep- tember, and from St. Kitts and St. Enstasius (Duteh) on the 2d inst. The sugar crop of Demerara and most of the other islands was very abundant. Breadstuffs had advanced in Demerara. Trade was reviving, and the finances of many of the traders of Demerara rapidly improving from the effects of the late eri Fever still raged in the town of St. Christopher (St. Kitts.) It was thought that slavery would be entirely abolished in the Dutch imlands this fall. A grand banquet was given last evening at the Metropolitan Hotel, by the Venezuelan Commis- to the Mayor and Common Council of New York, in return for the hospitality which has been extended to General Paez, the exiled President of Venezuela, who bas recently been re-called to his native land, and who will take his departure there- for from New York in the course of a few % Speeches were made by Signor P. J. Rojas, Mayor nn, Gen. Sandford, Mr. Jas. T. Brady, Judge y, Don Ramon Paez, and others. Onr report of the occasion will appear in to-morrow's Henan. We are indebted to Mr. Anan, of this city, for in- telligence from San Francisco to the 23d ult. A Letter of that date announces the arrival of tive ves- Sels fram the Atlantic, the names of which are giv- en under the proper bead in another column. It salso states that there have been two or three arri- vals from China and one from Japan. The vessel from Japan reports that the Emperor of that empire ad made several important commercial concessions sioners, t ‘© foreign nations. According to the report of the City Inspector t) tere were 564 deaths in the city during the past w sek, a decrease of 70 as compared with the mor- te ity of the week previous, and 67 less than ocour- \ during the corresponding week last year. The re: fo ewing table shows the number of deaths for the two past weeks among adults and children, distin- " teing the sexes :— il Mon Wome. Boye Girts. Tat Sou = = M47 430 Week 7% 106 «105 AD eng the principal causes of death were the folio, a —Wek = So call Oa. 16. Od. preeh Le 4 3 een, Ee ii). “ Gholern tafantom.. 1 Darrhe Reeververre 4 om Woscee 6 Dysente — athe head, rT} Den #90 Of the bowels 2 Infamnm —_ en of the lungs 16 16 | = eed wen of the brain 8 6 Maraninur sepa 32 Beariet fe MAE eeeeeeeeeees 4 There were also 9 deaths ‘of congestion of the brain, 10 of croup, 6 of typhoid fever, 4 of disease of the hee 2, 7 Of hooping cough, 3 of smallpox, 4 of tecthin, % 5 premature births, 19 stillborn, and 10 from vic emt causes. The annexed table shows what porth ‘#8 of the human system have been most - pon On. 16. 04. | pny ee 1 Generative 6 P 4 Heart at R Langs. throw 138 ona 1 2 Buin, & a0 12 BUlibors ave “6 a Promach. bow fe We and other digestive organ . Uncertain A 32 Taknown .« - - nosey orgs Os a 5 an pew eeremerni 430 The uml ver of deaths, compared with the cor- ding weeks in 1856 and 1957, was as fol- reapot jows ‘Week Snding Get. 24, ats . ar Week ending Oct 16, 1858.., 4 Cnding Oct. 28, 1868 sativity table gives 236 natives of the United 74 of Iretand, 29 of Germany, 8 of England, ‘land, 2 of France, and the balance of va r cign countries. vas & rumor yesterday that the Panama Company were negotiating, with every - of success, for the purchase of the Collins pica 8 Adriatic, Baltic and Atlantic, with a view of plo ‘ng them onfthe route to Aspinwall, in com potion with the Pacifie Mail Steamship Company ©» the Pacific, thus securing a prompt and pérma- oak West claws weekly gommuuication with Califor. the desecration of the Sabbath, condemn the management of the Comptroller's department, and fire yesterday morning, as she lay at the foot of She was insured for him and all other factious deserters from the administration, the official head and front of the party in power. This is the general understanding among all parties, But it is equally well understood that Mr. Buchanan is not, and will not be, a candidate for the succes- sion, and that perhaps the only chance for the South in 1860 will be in a serub race for the Presidency, and thé balance of power in the House of Representatives. This may account for the sympathy of Mr. Breckinridge in bebalf of Mr. Douglas and the Illinois delegation, the complexion of which may depend upon the suc- cess or the defeat of the Douglas party in Illinois. But, unfortunately, now any and all attempts of Southern candidates for the Presidency to sacrifice the administration upon the altar of Douglas, Forney and Seward, will only re-act say that they have indicted certain city officials, for whose arrests warrants will probably be issued on Monday. Recorder Barnard sentenced Richard Barry, a School Commissioner, who pleaded guilty to assault and battery upon a man named Woolf, in Howard street, to four months imprisonment in the Penitentiary. William Henry pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, and was sent to the Island for one year. Narcisco Lopez, a respectable to the loss of the faithful supporters of the Presi- dent. It is the most suicidal folly on the part of ambitious party leaders and Presidential aspi- rants to attempt to secure themselves by sacri- ficing the administration with which they are identified. In their efforts to sink it, or ignore it, they will only sink themselves and their party— a fact which has been illustrated in the late looking Spaniard, guilty of a similar offence, was sent to the Penitentiary for one year. The Re- corder expressed his determination to use his ut- WALLACK'S THEATRE, f, eoadway—Normin Vestn, most exertions to put down fighting in New York— xE's Derear. Judge Russell sentenced Charles O'Reilly, guilty of manslaughter in the a virtuous resolution. fourth degree, to the State prison for two years. The departure of the British steam frigate Valor- ous from this port for Central America has been delayed. She will probably leave on Tuesday or Wednesday. The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 50) a 600 The market was easier, but without quotable The fal! season at the South is said to bales. change in prices. be as mild and late as the spring was cold and backward There continued to be a fair demand for the better brands of flour, chiefly from the home trade, while common Wheat was grades were again heavy and prices dull. more active and prime qualities rather firmer, while infe rior and common grades were dull and easier. lower, but more active at the concession. closed at 65¢. a 660. , new do. at 75¢. old Jersey yellow sold at 90c., and Pork was in fair demand, with sales of mess at $16 40, and some small lots were sold at $16 50; old prime sold at $1410, and new do. at $1450. Sugars were rather firmer, while sales were restricted to a few hundred hogsheads of Cuba at steady rates. Coffee was quiet, with small sales of Rio at lic., and of Java in bags at Ide. Acargoof Rio, sent to Hamptan Roads to await orders, was sold, deliverable in Baltimore, at 1c. It con- sisted of about 4,000 bags, abont 800 haying been rejected Freights were steady at the slight improvement previously noticed, while engagements were moderate The New York Seward-Douglas Bargain—A Call for the First Instalment—Mr. Vice Pre- sident Breckinridge in Favor of Douglas, We have given our readers some of the facts and circumstances proving the existence in this State of a joint stock Seward and Douglas con- spiracy, financial and political, to break down Mr. Buchanan’s administration and the national democracy. We have intimated that this bar gain, entered into lust summer, comprehended certain “material and financial aid” from our Seward managers, in behalf of the anti-adminis- tration campaign of Douglas in Mlinois, and that, in consideration of this financial assistance, the Douglas faction of this State are to give a lift to Mr. Seward for 1860, by strengthening, in a quiet way, the State and Congressional tickets of the republican party in our impending No- vember elections. In this view of the matter the following article from the Albany Journal, calling for the first instalment from the Douglas faction, shows that Thurlow Weed and his “Douglas man” are somewhat conversant with the machinery behind the seen’ WHAT 18 THE DUTY OF THE FRIENDS OF DOUGLAS? s man vote for Parker, or for any ‘come t an eis country has ever And if Mr «a voter in this State, his voice and his vote , as itis given in Illinois, against every rted as an adininistration candidate. He has r, no opponents so violent in personal abuse and slander as Mr. Buchanan, his organs and sup porters, From day to day, Postmasters and other officers appointed through Mr. Douglas’ influence are removed by the administration, and men appointed in their places whose time and money are spent in the vilest assaults upon that distinguished statesman. Why, then, should Douglas men in this State fail to aid the cause of the cham pion of their faith by s0 shaping their poi: 2° to bury those who support the corruph dy a pede as eee political resu id them? This has een the course in Powneyleania, Usio, Mtiineis, Indiana, and, in fact, in every State where the ence of the principles Mr. maintains has rea The administration intend to crush out bit aud hie prin ciples. Let his friends in this State be warm. Let us jo bands with our friends from Pennsylvania, and te Tuse suppart w the enemies of our champion and our cause. A DOUGLAS MAN. There is a good deal of truth in thie call of “A Douglas Man.” No man can deny that the campaign of Douglas in [linois against Mr. Bu- chanan * is one of the most spirited and Litter contests that this country has ever witnessed;” and the late elections attest the good service which the Douglas fietion have rendered the op- position, from Pennsylvania to lowa. Nor can any rational politician any longer doubt that the general scheme comprehende the State of New York, and an opposition triamph here in Novem- ber not less decisive, perhaps, than that of Pennsylvania over the uncorrupted section of the democracy. In this connection the late extraordinary let- ter of Mr. Vice President Breckinridge to the Douglas Illinois State Central Committee rather darkens than relieves the ugly shadow which has settled upon the prospects of himself and his perty for 1860, Mr. Breckinridge says that he caunot approve the course of Mr. Douglas in man # no enemies 80 2 | Congress at the late session upem the Kansas question, but that, nevertheless, “ Mr. Douglas being the leader of the demoeracy of Ilhinois in their present fight against black republicanism, he (Mr. B.) sympathizes with him, desires his snecess, and trusts that the democracy of that State, which has never given « sectional vote, will not be found now laggard in. duty to the constitution and the Union.” What is our worthy Vice President driving at? Has he, too, discovered, like Toombs and Ste- phen’, and Senator Brown, and other fire-eaters, that, in view of the honors and speils at Wash- ington, they have been carrying (heir niggers too far, and that Deuglas cust be seoured, even hough the administration andthe democratic party must be sacrificed? Tho next peace of- fering from the Vice President will probably be a letter of congratulation to Colonel Forney, in 30 | onsideration of his late important services at Tarrytown and in Pennsylvania against the ad- ministration and in behalf of Douglas, “the conetitution and the Union.” And why should not the magnanimoas Vice President write such a letter? If he can sympathise with Douglas, and urge bis re-election to the Senate, after all that he has done to bring the South and South om politicians iato mockery amd contempt —aftes all that he hae done to destroy the administra- tion and break up the democratic party —surely a complimentary peace offering to Colonel Forney can be no diffienlt task It is universally understood that the success of Douglas in Mlinois will be a heavy blow to the administration, while the defeat of “the Little Giaot” will be a wholesome robule to Corn was Western mixed October elections, and which will be still further illustrated in our November elections, including New York and Illinois. Meantime, we commend the call of “A Douglas an," through Thurlow Weed’s paper, to the “sympathizers” with the “Little Giant” in Tammany Hall. They are expected to aid in the election of the Morgan State ticket, an opposi- tion Legislature, and an anti-administration delegation to Congress, including Clark and Haskin; and we dare say the work will be done to the satisfaction of all concerned. Crysrat PaLaces IN New Fae Now that the Crystal Palace question has been settled by the buri ing of the unfortunate edifice, some of the journals have re-opened the discussion of the probable causes of its failure asa paying insti- tution, {tis true that there has always been a fatality attendant upon such exhibitions as that commenced at our Cryatal Palace in 1853, and continued} in an abridged form, by the managers of the American Institute. There may have been, likewise, more or less stupidity in the management of the exhibitions, and possibly every ingenious inventor did not have a proper opportunity to advertise his washing machines or patent toothpicks. But these are only small matters, in which the public generally take no great interest. The cause of the failure of Crystal Palace shows in this country lies deeper than the old fogyism of managers or the jea- lousies of exhibitors. The fact of the matter is, we have really no need of such exhibitions as a means to introduce to the public chefs d’ceuvre of science and art; and as the necessity does not exist, it follows that the public, which is shrewd enough about matters where money is concerned, buttons up its pocket and stays at home. The London Exhibition of '51 was gotten up to sa- tisfy a public necessity. There were thousands of fine things, multitudes of new inventions, countless miracles of art, which were shut up in out of the way workshops or dusty warehouses, waiting for the light of day. The barnacleisin of the English people weighed down the inventor, who was not even permitted to demonstrate that his new way was better than the old way. The Hyde Park Exhibition not only gave the crushed me- chanics of England an opportunity to show what they could do, but it threw open the British market to the cunning artificers of al) nations. They all met on common ground, and had an equal chance to display their wares in the sight of representatives from all the nations of Christen- dom. The Hyde Park Exhibition succeeded, be- cause it was wanted. There are uo fine shops in London—no bazaars where people come to look, or to buy, or to lounge and talk over the affairs of the day. The shopmen’s orders are to “shave” a customer as soon as possible in order to be ready for the next. The finest stocks of goods in London are concealed in dirty, dark looking shops, to which the Oriental bazaars in Chatham street are palaces. Paris is a little better off; bat for really fine shops neither the Boulevards nor the Rue de Rivoli—indeed, the finest magasins in Paris ate in the cross streets, the Rue de Richelieu and the Rue Vivienne The Paris shopmen generally adopt a speciality, and know nothing about any other branch of their own business. There was, therefore, in Pario, as well as in London, the necessity for a great bazaar, where all branches of the arts and trader could come together; ond the Exhibition in the Champs Elysées consequently bad its measure of success—not great. but still respect- able. We have endeavored above to show why Paris and London needed Crystal Pwlaces, and the logical sequence, why New York does not want them, willsuggest itself at once. Here we have in Broadway at least two miles of palaces. With- in that magic area the efforts of the best artists and the cleverest mechanics in the world may be found on view every day in the year, without mo- ney and without price. Hf « man paints a good picture, or invents a new flytrap, or bas anything ourious to shew or to sell, he puts it ina Broadway warnar for exhibition to a public that is always ready to look. If the ladies wish to sve the latest importation from Europe ov “either Ind,” there we splendid: palaces like Stewart's, while on every side rise edifices nearly as fine as his, and crowded with the choicest products of the world’s industry. Broadway represents not only the United States, but tite whole world sends its delegates here to buy or sell. It is the condensation of haif a dozea Crystal Palaces in one great empo- rium of act; science, fashion, literature and trade. Thus it will be seen that exhibitions like that of the Crystal Palace bere are of no eape- cial benefit either to the inventor or the public. The former oan always have an opportunity of exhibiting his work, and the latter think it ab- surd to poy for that which can be bad gratis. We do nob mean to argue that exhibitions of works of art and science and trade are of no value whatever—without doubt they have often acted as a powerful insentive to genius—but simply to show why they do not pay pecuniarily. While all paths to fame are thrown open as free as they are now in this country, we can get along very well without Crystal Palaces. Lrowr Wanten.—A late report of the Joint Committee of Accounts represents an item of deficiency in the case of opening Fourth avenue, on the part of the Deputy Collector of Assess ments, amounting to the sum of $3,027 58, In Comptroller Flagg’s semi-annual report allusion is made to the same work, and the deficienoy is put down as only $346 58, making a difference of $2,681. Which is right, and which is wrong? Will the Joint Committee explain the disore- pancy? {Important Innovations in the Mail and Steam Lines—Express Agencies. Werecently had the gratification of announcing to our readers the arrival of the first overland mail at St. Louis from San Francisco in twenty- three days and nine hours, bringing eleven days’ later news from that place, without aby hindrance on the route, and many hours ahead of the regular time. Thus is solved one of the greatest problems of our day—the practicability of safely crossing our continent by a convenient route within a stated period of time. The great overland route to India, so much lauded by the British press, and which owed all ita éclat to the establishment of a line of rude carts across the Isthmus of Suez by Lieut. Waghorn, has been entirely thrown into the shade by this enterprise ; and that gentleman’s well earned reputation—unfortunately the only valuable legacy he was able to leave his family—must now pale before that of John Butterfield, to whoae energy we owe the completion of the present undertaking. This is not the place to eulogize this remarkable man, who, from a humble origin, and an early connec- tion with the mail coach lines radiating from Utica, subsequently with the canal packets, 80 famous and so thronged in their day, and latter- ly with the management of express companies, has risen to the first rank among his class, and the possession of an ample and well deserved fortune. The present administration has taken a deep interest in this enterprise throughout, and the telegraph from the President to Mr. Butterfield sagaciously foreshadows the advantages which are to ensue to the country from the realization of this project. Phere is no doubt whatever that Mr. Buchanan’s anticipations of its benefits are perfectly just, and that in a short time there will be a succession of settlements along this road in- viting emigration, both foreign and domestic, to the cultivation of some of the finest tracts of land in the world. In the last able report of the Post- master General on the mail service of this coun- try, he spoke of this route as the pioneer move- ment in the establishment of a railroad to the Pacific. The present contract has been made merely for the transportation of letters; but the proprie- tors offer to carry in addition such passengers as desire to make the land journey. One of the greatest services rendered to commerce, says a well known writer on political economy, is the safe and speedy conveyance of letters; and simple as the idea is, it is most undoubtedly true that trade cannot flourish without written advices, documents, instructions and requests, inviolable in their transit and carried with promptness to their destination. The government which docs not recognise this principle, or which hinders the transmission of letters by unwise and onerous charges, is pronounced by the same authority as hostile in the extreme to the commercial interests of its people. In connection with this service of the govern- ment mails a system of parcel carriage was de- vised some years ago by a few enterprising men, led by Mr. Harnden, by which as much speed was given to the transmission of parcels as of the mails themselves. Out of this simple design arose the great express companies of the present day, with large capitals, routes thousands of miles in extent, hundreds of stations, and batta- lions of agents, all in harmonious and orderly connection, A large dealer in wool in this city has declared that with the telegraph and the ex- press he does not require avy other facility for the transaction of his immense business than an office capacious enough to contain a writing desk. Such being the character and extent of these companies, itis not strange that they should have originated the very novel and important change ia the management of steamships which has been inaugurated by John O. Lever, the founder and principal proprietor of the Gal- way and New York line. Mr. Lever having had the sagacity to perceive that, while steamship companies were projecting lines for all the prin- cipal ports of the world, there was none between those of Ireland and the United States, althongh they ore nearer than any others divided by the Atlantic, and have greater inducements in the constant supply of emigrant passengers, with an emigrating population, purchased steamers, formed a line from Galway to New York and Boston, and soon found his calculations realized in every respect. The trips of this line have not only been highly remunerative, but the Prince Albert was obliged to leave behind her on her last outward voyage ninety first class passen- gers anda large quantity of freight. Mr. Le- ver, to mect bis increasing business, has pur- chased cight first class steamers, of which four have been navigated successfully to our shores. A fortnightly line is already established, and in all human probability a weekly one will soon fol- low. But wimt we particularly intended to direct attention to is the discernment of Mr. Lever in consigning bis ships to one of the great modern express companies, the American, which is in part the Overland Mail Company also. In doing this be has secured for himself the influence of a body of heavy capitalists centralized at this port, and four hundred agencies on their various routes, each of which become an office of the Galway steamers, free of charge. At these the Lrish peo- ple of the interior already do what may be fairly called their “international ” business, in sending packages, money and remittances to their rela- tives abroad. Here the friends of emigrants will consequently receive authentic advice and agais- tance, by which they will save time, money and anxiety, All their own business and all they can control of a foreign character will thereby be certainly diverted to this Irish line. In a short time it will be so arranged that an emigrant or ordinary traveller will be able to purchase a ticket in avy town on a line of railway in Ireland, Scotland, Wales or England, which will take him, for a moderate sum, to any place on the route of the American Express Company, or any of its auxiliaries, in the Northern and Western States. On bie arrival in New York, if neces- sary, he will be taken care of, protected from sharpers and plunderers of every description, and sent on bis way rejoicing. The present in- famous treatment received by emigrants from runners, or officials connected with them, will be done away with, and a vast amount of knavery prevented. Now it would be impossible for any house in Front, South, or any other commercial street in this city, however re- spectable or responsible, to perform services like these for the Galway Jine. Their influence out- side of their counting rooms would be nothing. In fact, they would feel no particular interest in, and have no power to increase the business of these ships. But now Mr. Lever is sure that he has the largest, most influential and most useful agency in this country enlisted in his service, and the result cannot be doubtful shrewdness make their way, and whole:ome in- novation enlarge the aroa of human happiness and facilitate the march of progress. It is worthy of remark that American and Englich travellers are patronising the Galway line to a considerable extent; and for this reason, that they can see the best part of Ireland for nothing, and be allowed “lay days” at Galway, giving them time to visit the lakes and other ro- mantic scenery in the west of Ireland, without losing the right to use their railway tickets with- in acertain number of days. This advantage must of itself draw a large portion of American travel to the New York and Galway line. It should also be mentioned that the New York agents of this line have positively refused to sell tickets to runners, or allow them any commission for passengers—a course of action which deserves the warm approval of every friend of the Irish emigrant. Mr. Kerr, or Sours Carouina, oN THE Eva- 11sa Brt..—We publish this morning some inter- resting extracts from the late specch of Hon. Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, to his constituents, at a little place bearing the suggestive name of Whippy Swamp. A South Carolina swamp is charged with malaria, which, especially to the stranger, at certain seasons of the year is a deadly poison. This speech seems to be adapted to such a lo- cality, for it also abounds with the pestilential exhalations of a South Carolina swamp. And the passion which these Carolina salamanders, whose element is fire, appear to have for swamps and such like damp and sickly places, is really remarkable. We give the peculiar views of Mr. Keitt for what they are worth, and admonish all our Northern Congressmen, and candidates for Congress, that if they abandon the restrictions of the Kansas-English bill they must prepare for the terrible retribution which is to follow—se- cession, a Southern confederacy, and all that sort of thing. Finally, there are some observations in this speech of Mr. Keitt worthy the attention of our Northern politicians of all parties, and so we commend them to the careful digestian of our readers. Corporation Orriciats anp Contractors Iv- picrep.—We believe there is no doubt of the fact that the Grand Jury found bills of indict- ment yesterday against seven parties in connec- tion with the Corporation, officials and others, on charges arising out of certain frauds and de- falcations in the matter of street improvement. The parties indicted comprise an ex-Deputy Col- lector of Assessments, two City Surveyors, and four contractors. The names of the individuals have not, of course, transpired, as uo arrests have yet been made. The Grand Jury are entitled to public grati- tude; but there is more work still before them. The Corporation and the Street Commissioner's department are both fruitful fields for the labors of an upright Grand Jury. THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING PROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL: Our Special W Despatch. MOVEMENTS OF THE FILIBUSTERS—THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL PAEZ—AFFAIRS IN| MEXIOO—THK CHINESE TREATY—NO MORE APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE--DESPATCHES FROM THE AFRICAN SQUAD RON, ETC. Wasmyoron, Oct. 23, 1858. Thave already announced to you that another dlibuster- ing expedition would soon start for Nicaragua. The foi lowing circular will give you a few more particulars -— Monmr, Oct. 10, 1868. ~ are advised that on the 10th day of Novem- @ vessel will leave this port for San Juan del Norte. 4 will take any passengers and freight that may offer for Nicaragua. If you or any persous in your neigh- borhivod desire to emigrate to Central America, please ad- vise ine of it a8 s00n a8 possible, in order that passage may be secured for you and your Companions. It will be weil for you to arrive here three or four days previous to the departure. Your obedient servant, WM. WALKER. These circulars are printed ina neat form, on note pa per, avd have been sent to Gen. Walker's special friends all over the country. General Pact has telegraphed General Herran to say he will be in Washington on Monday or Tuesday next. The President has sald he should be happy to sce General Paez, and \t is probable sach expression of regard being known to the old hero—the ‘Lion of the Apure’'—has in- duced him to visit Washington on the eve of his depar- ture for Venecuela, Late advices relating to Mexico, from a high source, state that Vidaurri had warned all Spaniards to leave San Luis Potosi within twenty.four hours, and that if any were found thore afterwards they would be treated as in the enemy's camp. The Cap- tain General of Cuba had ordered two vessels of war to Tampico to protect the Spaniards, It is stated that Mira- mon was about to march towards Tampico to attack Garza. The State Departmect received today the Chinese treaty as ratified by the Emperor, It was acopy only re ceived before The Secretary of War returned to day It is said the President is not likely to make any more foreign or other important appointments before the mect ing of Congress. There is a great effort making here, and said to be also making through a portion of the press of New York, by the powerful companies and their friends inte rested in the Isthmus routes of Panama and Tehuantepec, to embarrase the Nicaragua question, and to keep the transit closed. The administration will not support these enormous mouopolists to the injury of others, and betp them to continue drawing the present heavy tax from California tray eliers Private letters received from the United States ship Dale, dated August 20th, state that the Dale would sail for the Bight of Benin, on the 30th, and return to Porto Praya the last of December. The Vincennes arrived from Ma deira on the 29h, having called at Porto Grande, and brought the mails. She will fll up and leave immediately for St. Pant de Loando, and join the Cumberland, flag ship. All were well. Democratic Mase Meeting in Columbia County. Cuaraam For Convene, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1858, Ome of the largest and most enthusiastic mass conven tions ever held (9 Columbia county met here today, to fatify the State and county nominations. There was a general turn ou! of the democracy. Speeches were made by Judge Nelson and Mr Whea. ton, of Poughkeepsie; Theodore Miller, Eeq., of Hudson, and Hon. ©. Rawards Lester, of Spencertown. Tt would be difficult to estimate the number present; it varied from three to six thousand Sr. Lovie, Oct. 23, 1858. Col, Waite, Capt. Whiteall and Lieut. Rich, of the Fifth Infantry, and Capt. Dickerson, Assistant Quarterinaster have arrived from Utah The mail to Albuquerque, New Mexico, by the thirty fifth parallel of latitude, or Lieut. Beale's route, left Neo sho, Missouri, on the 16th inst. The Caitfornia Overland Mail. Sr. Loom, Oot. 23, 1958. The overiand California mail of the 27th ult., four days later, has just arrived. No papers came to band. Ar- rangements are being perfected by which regular news paper exchanges will be established between St. Louis and San Francisco The Vellow Fever at New Orleans. New Ontaans, Oct. 23, 1958 The deaths by yellow fever in this city yesterday, were forty two The Howard Association regret to announce that the epidemic continues in fatal prevalence, and cautions the unacclimated to keep away. B. F. SCHMIDT, President Yellow Fever at Savannah, SAV ANNAN, Oot, 22, 1858 Thus do tact and There was but one death from yellow fever im thie ety yesterday $e nN neem Additional from Mexico. Wasmncron, Oct. 28, 1858 Now Orleans papers received here, contain the parliow lare of the defeat of Viduarri by Miramon. The former was noton the field when the engagement commenced, and his army appears to have been attacked when least apprehensive and prepared for it. ‘The rumors at Brownsville were that the defeated army lost five hundred men, killed, and that two thousand of them were taken prisoners, with their artillery and pre- visions. An exprees from Monterey to Matamoras, how- ever, says their loss was not so great, and that only a por- tion of the artillery and munitions were captured by Mira- mon’s forces, and that the liberal party made their retreat from the fleld in good order. An official paper received at Monterey, says that Vidaur- Ti has already sent orders to the commander of Tampico, for another park of artillery (where there is plenty to be had), which will soon be in the field, together with the many forces concentrating about Vidaurri, to renew the attack. Colonel Guadalupe Garcia was to leave Tampioe on the 2d inst. for the interior, with 300 infantry and three pieces of artillory. The Case of J. W. Downing, Boston, Oct. 22, 1868. J. W. Downing, on trial at Portamouth, New Hampshire, for the murder of Mrs. Spinney, was to-day found guilty of manslaughter, and recommended to mercy. He was sentenced to oue year’s imprisonment in the Stave prison, Supposed Wreok. ‘Sr. Joun, N. B., Oct, 23, 1866. The bark Flora Mure, arrived at this port from Sligo, bicked up on the 13th instant, lat. 41 8, lon. 56 20, thirty- nine barrels of flour, marked I in a circle, N do., Z do., & do., Ado.; two A. D. 0., and branded Crestline Mille, Finlay, Robinson and Prussian Mill, and H. Smith & Ce.; also, @ hatch and a piece of deck plank, and saw at tho same time part of @ masthead, iron hooped, and about seventeen inches in diameter, supposed to belong to a ves- sel of about 600 tons. Burning of the Steamer H. R. W. Hill. WASsmINGTON, Oct. 23, 1858. Aprivate despatch from Memphis announces the bura- ing of the mail steamer H. R. W. Hill, running between Memphis and New Orleans The despatch gives no parti- culars. Salling of the Nova Scotian. Mowtrea, Oct. 23, 1866. The steamer Nova Scotian sailed from Quebec at tea o'clock this morning for Liverpool, with oue hundred aad sixty-one passengers. Markets, PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PurLaveirma, Oct. 23, 1868. Stocks steady. Pennsylvania State fives, fH bi bia St 9534 asked; Readi 2534; Morris Cana Island Railroad, 11; Pennsylvania Railroad, “be Vong advance in Ponisy!vania State fives yesterday ‘Was ooca- sioned by a large ordey from the State for the sinking fund. Monte, Oct. 22, 1858. Cotton—Sales to-day 3,000 bales, at 11%e. for middling. The sales of the week add’ up 13, 000 bales, and the receipts 15,000, against 3,900 last year. Receipts ahead of last year, 4, 500 bales. Stock, 58,500 bales. Freights—Cotton to Liverpoo!, 15-824.,and to Havre 15-16c. In port, 16 ships and 2 barks. Savannad, Oct. 22, 1868, Cotton—Sales to-day 1,850 bales, at prices ranging froma 10¢. to 126, Baxriwors, Oct. 23, 1858. Flour dull at $5 25. Wheat steady, at unchanged pre. ces. Corn, whiskey aad provisions unchanged. Prapeiema, Oct. i} 1868. Breadstuls—A declining tendency. Flour, $5 12% a $5 25. Wheat very dull; white, $1 28 a 81 30; red, $120 a $1 25. Corn—A declining tendeney : market unsettled sales of yellow at 82c. a 84c. Coffee firm: sales 2,000 begs, at lle. a 11Xc. Provisions quiet. Whiskey, 22 hee Burrato, Ort 23—1 P. M. Flour in limited demand and heavy: ‘salea of 400 bbia. at $5 for good extra Michigan and Indiana and $6 50 for double extra Ohio and Canadian. Wheat in moderate demand and steady: sales 25,000 bushels at 82c. for Mil- waukie club, 54¢. for rejected Chicago spring and $1 06 for —— Obio. Corn quiet: a sale of 5,000 bushels prime ne nominal at 75c. a85c. Oats steady: sale of 1,200 bushel st de. Whiskey a Coe firmer: sales 120 bbls. at 203c. Canal freights unchanged. for the last fea iy Soar hours—12,276 bbls. flour , vn busheis wheat, 1 bushels corn. Shipments—4,600 bbls. flour, 57/860 bushels wheat, 14,800 bushels corn. —— ee News, dew, from Correspondents. Our St. Anthony, Minnesota, correspondent states Cat Lord Robert Grosvenor and the Hon. Messrs. Cavendish, Ashley and Seymour are in the valley of the Red river, hunting buffaloes. Senator Fitch, with a smal! party, also engaged in the same sport. Our Omaha, N. T., correspondent, writing under date of the 10th inst., says:—The gold mania continaes unabated here, and daily trains are Otting out and starting for tho vieinity of Cherry Creek and Fort Laramie, laden with winter stores. The route via this place is doubtioss nearee than auy other, and the road caunot be beaten. It is true, conflict: ry bg are reaching us concerning the amount of gold found, and whether it will pay or uot; but one te seems certain, that the gold regi m covers, neal. ly discovered, an area of 300 square miles, and that the ere fs found {a quantities sufficient to pay from $4 to $8 per day with ordinary pans. Provisions at the last re ports were scarce. From all accounts there must be at t 1,000 miners at work. Our Galveston (Texas) correspondent states that up to the 3d of Uetober the deaths from yellow fever in that city in five weeks amounted to 123. Of these 29 were Amort cans aud 30 Germans, the rest being of eight diderent nationalities. Our Camp Cooper (Texas) correspondent states that that post has just been reoccupied by company 1), Second ca- vairy, commanded by Capt. J. N. Palmer. The Bedoum Camanches, he adds, have lately made themerives — of by small prodatory excursions im the aeighbor~ ge RE: at Fort Belknap reports an attack ow the lat September last, by the Camanches, on a party of drovers, headed by Messrs. Burbridge and Kerser, at about eighty-five miles from that place. Several of the latter were — wounded, and Mr. Burbridge, it w feared, has been slain. The party lost ninety bead of cat Saaae Pracnick at Tum Towns. —Some days ago we pul lished the arrest of two men named, George smith and Archibald MeAllister, on charge of kidnapping one John Edwards. Since then Smith pleaded guilty to the charge, but McAllister preferred to stand his trial, and accord ingiy gave bail to appoar before the Court of Speciat Sessions, which met Thursday. Now for the sharp prac- tice. On Monday a German, named John Friend, senting himself to be a deputy sheriff from Brooklyn, came over to this city and arrested Edwards on some trumped up charge of larceny, and kept him out of the way so that be could not appear against McAllister the following morning. The was that the Court Sandia at anieee oe dant on account of the complainant appearing ute. During yeater Peeney, of the h district, became ad ules wis tan tna te eons and at once hastened to fod Mr. Friend. In this he was successful, and hav! ascertained that Friend was not a deput: sheriff and no T to arrest Edwards, he ty ht him over to New |, where be is now York and locked bim up in the Tom’ confined on charge of false imprisonment Axoraen Arius ror Metisy.—On Monday officer Cor nell, of the harbor police, boarded the bark Contest, which arrived during the day from Altala, Gulf of California, and arrested a colored man, named Alexander Cook, for stab- bing the captain while Oa the voyage atte) was ara by Cook with « nite and to save ti Thgedt from injury, and also to effect ee arrest, was obliged (o fell him to the deck with his baton, and immediately handouifed hit, | bine ashor’, and locked him up in the Second ward station house. Thursday morning he was handed over to the United States Marshal, who committed him for trial Becark of Prisowers.—Thomas Connell and Michael White, while in confinement in the Fourteenth precinct station house on a charge of highway robbery and assault and battery, succeeded in making their escape on Friday night. The cells in which they were secured were strong. fy fastened, and in addition to the ordinary lock there was a a lara padiock, both of which were picked by the prison How the prisoners effected their cscape is a matter of much surprise, and throws no little discrodit upon the police in charge. Foor 8 rom Jcetice. James Conlin, a fugitive trom Albany, where he stands charged with robbery in the first degree, was taken into custody by offeer Burdick and sent up the river for trial, THE LATE STABBING AFFRAY IN HANAY STREBT. James Gorpos Basser, Esq. — You will please correct the reed! hao en kid I 80 much as it foes. Mises stabbed on account of when called for by the pi and HENRY 8STUCKE, 0 Heary street. 70 THE EDITOR OF Tite i Tam held to an examination which was ay, pnd 1 have. no, doubt agit at may Jancoanes or thet Lad MEIMON @ AUINGE TY Terniene Herricans 1x [nninwors—SevRrat Parsons Kinin —On Wednesday evening last a portion of the county was traversed by a hurricane, the most severe that h ied us for many years. The most serious ef feets were experienced neat the vill om Time, almost cight miles southwest of this piace, | Many, of our tenders will remember a large brick some hnif mile west of the village, on the Atlas road, known as the Howland Hone. That honse is now a heap of ruins, having bees blown over by the storm, three persons instantly ant several others badly injured. We have ienrme details of the catastrophe —Diiyield (1) Demon Ot. 13 CC LLLLLLLL.ULUL.L.U.U.L._L_—"F*E—”—;—”—;—”——™——EEEeee