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

NEW YORK HERALD. | JaMES GORDOS BENNETT, EDITOR 4ND PROPEIETOR, @PrCOS XW. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. SMS, cash fx adeno, Mimey very mail wi be ot ‘ LF HERALD. to cons 1 pron Pa eg oo ct ‘Great Britain, or $6 to any part af the Continent, bowr FAMILY HERALD, every Wodncady, at four conte per MoLoNEART CORRESPONDENCE, containing importars “Bi MeO Seal Alt LATTEUs AND PACE Ages Bunt AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIG, Fourteenth street.—Irauan recs ten Traviata. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Tue Camesten— Leeson rou LOVBUS—PRIDE OF THE MARKET, KI3L0'3 GARDEN, Broadway.—/ns518 Brows. BOWERY THEATRE, Bo: w Yous anp Baoox Lra—Rost or SiaRoN—Mantac Lo OK'S THEATRE, Broaiway—Notaxa Ventore, prea WaneDrine YOK Love—NerTene's DEFEKT. URA THRATRE, No. 6% Broadway.—Ovx gEoShs RAST? Divo Pans \ (RRIOAN MUSEUM, Browdway.—Afternoon ed RN Nte ahttovons stinte Wonto—De. Wauetrine, Re WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 561 and 563 Broadway— Brmortan Soncs, Dances, &0.—In anv Our oF Puace. MBCHANTO'S HALL, 427 Broadway.—Bev ants’ Mivsraecs —Dicko Sonos any BURLESQUES—SiécK OF LucKNow. CAMPBELL MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway.—Eriroriay 08, &0.~Vor Pormnt. An ar ports that the steam ship Heemann, of the Nicaragua Transit line, touched at Rio Janeiro on the 18th of September, and would proceed immediately on her voyage to fan Francisco. All on board were well. The friends of John B. Haskin had a meeting on Faturday night at Yonkers, at which Col. Forney qnade another fierce onslaught on the President, not quite »s personsl or treacherous as his T town display, but full of the same bitter spirit of disappointment and malignity. Mr. Haskin also addressed the meeting. We give » report of the proceedings in another column. The banquet of the Venezuelan Commissioners to the Mayor and Common Council, on Saturday evening en in acknowledg:nent of the civilities extended by our citizens to the ex-Presideut of Venezuela, Gen, Pa very spirited affair. An account of the festivities, together with brief sketches of the gentlemen comprising the commis- géon, wre published in to-day's Henann. With regard to the case of Stephens, wh; suspected of having caused the death of his wife poison, we understand that the chemists who have had the charge of the analysis of Mrs. Stephens’ body, have completed their labors, snd are now ready to report. Drs. Doremas and dames R. Wood will hand in the result of the anslysis which they have made to-day, at ten o'clock, at Bellevue Hospi- tal, before Coroner Connery. It is understood that they were ready to report last Thursday, and it is asserted that the discoveries which they have mide are of an important and interesting nature. The examination in the case of Robert L. Willis, of No. 581 Broadway, on suspicion of marder, was resumed before Justice Connolly, at the Lower Po- | lice Court, on Saturday afternoon. The -complain- ing witness, Catharine Mulhearn, was placed upon | the stand and underwent 9 s¢ cross examina. | tion at the hands of the counsel for the defence, but | her evidence did not vary materially from that pre- viously adduced. The only new feature presented | was the deni: a vart of o Mra, Rockliff that | she heard the cries of mnrder, or that she had any | conversation » prosecuting witness relating thereto, notwithstanding t sr swears positively | that Mrs. Rocklif sept with her on the night of the supposed murder aud ognizant of all that transpired. ‘The investigation will be resumed that she was to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock, when the cross-examination of the witness Mulhearn will be continued. Our correspondent at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, | Recently some «| writing on the 9th inst. says rs fell, but were of little avail, owing to the parch 4 condition of the soil. The heat continues ve oppressive, quite unfitting every one for active ¢ ployment, whether of body or mind, The comp ruin of the corn crop for want of timely water, aod the backwardness of the yam and potato, impart | continued activity to the American provision trade. There Lave been no lack of arrivals during the fort- night, and the market continues pleutifully supplied with breadstuffs. The produce shipped to date is ae follows: Sugar: 52,464 hhds., 5,361 tierees, 27,- 284 bbls; molasses; 25,812 puncheons, 547 bhd: 1014 bbia; rum: 1,406 puncheons, 952 hhds.; cot- ton: 41 bales; aloes: 858 gourds. The moral aad social condition of the laboring classes, and the in- troduction of coolies, canse great agitation. Oth- erwise the news is unimportant. The island is henithy Information has been received at the State De- partment from the United States Consul at Fayal, that official notice has been given that wheat and other cereals will be admitted for consumption in the district of Angra, Azores, free of duty, e pt ing a amall local duty, until the Sist of July, 145 The annexed table shows the temperature of the atmosphere in this city during the past week, the | range of the barometer, the variation of wind car- rents, and the state of the weather at three periods during each day, viz.: at 9 A. M., and 3 and 9 o'clock P.M: - SRST! Ba esarx wn Sa058 REMARKS faturday—Morning, hazy, afternoon, clear, night, bright moonlight. Sunisy—Clear and pleasant all day; night, bright moon hight. .= tay Clear and pleasant all day; night, bright moon igint ‘Turetay—Morning, overcast; afternoon, clear; night, Dright toon ed: etay—Clear and pleasant all day; night, bright Moonbat B... wiay—Cloudy all day; night, overcast, with light Fridsy—Ov with ran Saturday —Morning overeast, The sales of cotton on Saturday embraced about 600 a 600 bales. The market was easier, but without quotable Change ip prices, The fall season at the South is said to ‘be as mild and late ae the spring was cold and backward. There continued to be a fair demand for the better brands of four, chiefly from the tome trade, while common grades were again heavy and prices dull, Wheat was more active and prime qualities rather Grmer, while infe- rior ond common grades were dull and casior. Corn wag roast and drigaly all day; night, overcast, low.’ at more Retive at the concession. Western mixed che O5c. a 66c., old Jersey yellow sold at G0c., and . 1 76¢, Pork was in fair demand, with sales of © 16 40, and some small lots were sold at $16 60; o wld at $14 10, and new do. at $1450. Sugare . ver firmer, while sales were restricted to a few o evheads of Cuba at steady rates. Coffee was aw emall sales of Rio at 11¢., and of Java in bags #\ bk A Cargo Of Rio, sent to Hampton Roads to await Ordere 108 Hold, deliverable ia Baltimore, at 1c. Tt con Bited «1 abOUL 4,000 bage, about 900 having been rejected Frei’. were steady at the slight improvement previously Hoteod, While CDERgeMenty Wire waederate, pe aia The Administration and the Next Congress— , Mr. Cornelius Wendel! with Two Staings to his Bow. ‘The Washington Union sasumes to be, and to some extent is, accepted by the public as the confidential organ of the administration. The } paper in question, however, is simply the organ of Mr, Cornelius Wendell, the proprietor, a gen- tleman who, it now appears, bas the double duty upon his hands of taking care of the adininistra- tion while providing for the contingencies of an opposition Congress. Traived in the school of the old Albany Junta, Mr. Wendell is one of the keenest of (acticians and financiers in the maiter of the spoils. Leaving the nice abstractions of party polities to his corps of editors, he devotes himself exclusively to the ways and means for compassing the public’ plunder. ‘To this end, in view of a profitable return, he docs not hesitate to “cast his bread upon the waters,” nor does he care much to distinguish between the political principles of Tom, Dick, or Marry, so that their votes, or a majority of them, may be secured upon the main question of the Congress printing. “ He who taketh not cure of his own household is worse than an infidel.” * The enlarged and magnanimous policy thus indicated secured to Mr. Wendell, democrat, the printing of the late republican Congress by a decisive majority. Very true, this remark- able achievement rendercd him _ ineligi- ble as the caucus candidate of — the present democratic Congress in either branch but in buying up the incompetent candidates elected he was, perhaps, not less successful (han i? elected in his own name. In addition to the enormous Sains of spoils and pluuder thus secur- edin the priating of the two houses, we Kuow { how many fat jobs of the priating and bind- s of the Executive Departmeuts Mr, Weadell cured through the medium of the Union newspaper and his finaucial contributions in be- balf of certain important elections. Thus, at the present time, Mr. Weadell and his newspiper monopolize nearly all the printing spoils and plunder of the general government at Washington, the other party organs of that de- pendent metropolis being compelled to be vou- tent, like Lazarus, with the crumbs which fall from the rich man’s tabie. Bat Mr. Wendell is man of basiness, and, while enjoying the abun- dant fruits of his past labors, he keeps « diligent look-ont for the accidents of the future. And su it happens, as we understand, that just al this interesting crisis he has found it expedient to have (wo strings to his bow; in other words, he is engaged in the delicate task of a oursing mother to, a democratic administration iting round to the windward of an au opposition House of Representatives, Neither the © Wizard of the North” nor the “Fakir of Ava’ has ever attempted a more beautiful experiment in the science of legerde- main. The report that this Mr. Wendell, while cmploying the columns of bis Washington Union to stain the administration against all its ad- versaries, without and within, is at the same time intriguing and financiering for a favorable foot- ing in au opposition Congress, may be incredible to the unsopbisticated democrat outside the ring; and yet this report is said to be literally true. whil uated | in support of it we learn, first, that Mr. Wendell has been actively operating for the defeat of the Hon. George Taylor, of the Brooklyn district, which is not very surprising, considering the priuting investigation so actively commenced at the late session by the aforessid Taylor, to the prejudice of the said Wendell. But, secondly, it is reported thet Mr, Wendell has been furnishing the sinews of war in behalf of the election of certain anti-administration Congressional candi- dates in other districts hereabouts, and for the express purpose of securing a lodgmentin an opposition House for the printing spoils of the next Congress, The lobby antecedents of Mr. Wendell, and the prodigions quantities of printing spoils which, it now appears, are within the | grasp of the opposition, incline us to believe | that there is more truth than poetry in these in- | teresting allegations against the indefatigable proprietor of the Washington Umon. Within the last few days he has softened down his ac- customed roar of artillery against Senator Douglas to o few harmless, scattering twusket shots; and these, we suspect, are merely to save appearances. In fact, it is highly probable that | Mr. Wendell, the Douglas Tammany leaders, and Forney, Clark and Haskin, with Greeley, Weed | and Seward, and the New York Central Railroad | monopoly, are all concerned in the same compli- cated game of the advancement of the interests | of the several parties involved, to the prejudice of the administration and the democracy, and for the success of the Seward-Douglas conspira- cy in this State, and in the next Congress, and the next Presidency. Thus it appears that the intestine democratic feuds, divisions and treacherics, which were de- | veloped at the late session of Congress, have since been extending their ramifications in | every dircetion, until the rank and file of the party are hopelessly demoralized and | crippled, North and South, And such are | the consequences of the factious efforts of | Presidential leaders, cliques and spoilsmen, to ruin an administration which they could not rule. Their treacheries and their intrigues have | failed against the President and have reacted and will react against themselves. In this connec- tion, the financial aid which may have been or which may be contributed by Mr. Wendell in behalf of his re-election as public printer by an opposition Congress will, we fear, be so much money foolishly thrown away. “No man can | serve two masters” without the danger that the ' one or the other or both may cast him off. Call | Mr. Wendell to the stand. Yetrow Fever in ran Sour —A Cacrios.- | We have repeatedly published despatches from New Orleans and Mobile within the past few weeks, warning unacclimated persons from visit- Ing those cities, which, despite the lateness of the season, are still afflicted with yellow fever; but it appears that large numbers of such per- sons continue to pour into New Orleans daily, thus not only recklessly endangering their own lives, but furnishing food for this terrible epide- mic. To-day we publish avother despatch from the Howard Association of New Orleans, an nouncing that the disease continues there ia fi- tal prevalence, and cautioning the unacclimated to keep away. We trust its monitions will be heeded. It has been well established that yellow fever in our Southern cities ig fed and perpetua- ted by those who are not acclimated, and that the lives of many of the inhabitants who are not Mable to take the fever become sacrifices to the destroyer in consequence of the incursion of strangers, Humanity, as well as self-preserva- tion, then, should prohibit unacclimated parties from venturing into these afflicted localities anti) it 18 promyuagyd enty by the proper authoritics NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1858. sto do, No indacemonts, either of busiaess or | to Cubs, Mexico and Contral America. Our Pleasure, should tempt strangers to visit New Orleans for » fow weeiss to come. Those who do | 60 aot only imperil their own lives, but crim no. trife with the Hives of others, Wu .ker's New Raid ow Nicaragua—The Truc Course for Congress and the Country to Pursue. We learned two or three days since from our Wariington correspondent that General Walker wus preparing for another movement in Central America, and that emigrant expeditions were geitins ready in several of the Southern ports. On’ aturday we received from the same quartera cops of a circular issued by General Walker to his +yeoial friends all over the country. It is Drief and (o the poiat, and reads as follows: — Monit, Oct, 10, 1855. Su: ~You are advised that on the 10th of November neat u vessel will leave this port for San Juan del Norto. Sho wi take any passengers and freight that may offer for Ni aragua. ‘Ii you or apy persons in your ucighbor hood «.caire to emigrate to Central America, please advise ine of {aS #008 as possible, in Order that passage me be scourc:) for you and your companions. It wil be woll for rive here tlirce or four days previous to the de- Your obetiont servant, WILLIAM WALKER. ‘This is probably the first of a series of expedi- tions of a similar character which are being pre- parcd, on the plan of the New England Kausas Aid Societies, by organizations in the South, which undertake to equip, transport and support scertain number of men for “spontaneous sct- emne as Lord Clarendon called the British movement against Ruatan, ia Nicaragua. The chicf counsellor and guide in the ailair is said to be Hoo, Pierre Soulé, ex-Senator and ¢x-Minister to Spain, and (he whole thing is planned with a sert/pu-ous regard for the neutrality laws and « \t watchfulness of the powers of the goveen- pu Li view OF past occurrences and the present position of the Central American imbroglio, it is very questionable whether our government can take such steps as in this matter will be effi- cacious in preventing the re-appearance of Walker upon the scene of action in Nicaragua. The peaceful departure of a band of emigrants, without arms, without mi itary organization, and without known military leaders, from one of our poris for Nicaragua, is certainly beyond the pre- ventive power of government, Walker and a few lead: rs can easily slip off from a Southern port, in some small vessel laden with arms, and join the emigrants at sea, in the same way that Lopez joined the Cuban expedition near Contoy, in 1850. As for the debarkation, the experience of the last Walker expedition, and the Pauldiag folly in regard to it, go to show that it isa feasible thing. It is, therefore, not atall improbable that another snocessful inva- sion of Nicaragua is at hand. With this probability before us, it behooves us to consider our position as a nation in regard to the entire Central Auerican imbroglio. It will be remembered that during the last session the adumiuistration asked of Congress the authority to take such steps in the ponding questions with Central America, Paraguay, and other Spanish- American countries, as might tend to bring them to an early settlement. This was refused by Congress; but that body reconsidered the question so far as regarded Paraguay, and suathorized the expedition which has just been fitted out against that tyranny. No recourse was, therefore, left to Mr. Buchanan, but to make the Paraguay expedition as imposing as possible under the circumstances, in the hope that effi- cient action in one quarter would produce a moral eMect in all the others, and to instruct Gen. Lamar to present our claims to the governments of Nicaragua aud Costa Rica in the strongest manner, giving him such support as the presence of our few disposable vessels in the ports of those republics would afford him. While these events were transpiring, the Belly contract and the mendacious Mora-Martinez manifesto to seve- ral European governments transpired, the Cass- Yriewrti treaty was rej aod our pending questions with Nicaragua and Costa Rica became still further complicated. This is the present position of our relations with Central America, and Mr. Buchanan having exhausted the power conferred on him, no further steps can be taken in the matter uatil Congress meets and takes action upon it, In regard to the simple question of the open- ing of the Isthmus transit route by the river San Juan and lake Nicaragua, the government can take some action in preventing the arbitrary de- spoiling of our citizens of their just and legally acquired rights, and this it is determined to do. lis course in this matter will probably hasten the opening of that route to the commerce of the world, and render it an essential advantage. But while the bands of our government are thus tied through the default of Congress, other parties are preparing to make an exhibition of force against Nicaragua such as we onght to have made some time since. Sir William Gore Ouseley will leave our port in afew days for San Juan del Norte, on board the British steam frigate Valorous. He will there be joined by a large portion of the British West India fleet under Commodore Kellett, who commands in the absence of Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, and will immediately demand of Nicaragua a settle- ment of the claims of Manning and Glenton, amounting to a quarter of « million of dollars. He is also, no doubt, instructed to recognise the Belly contract, as Lord Malmesbury has written & letter to that gentleman ia Paris, assuring him that his contract, if carried out, will come under the guarantee and protection of the Clayton-Bul- wer treaty. In this way the successful labors of Mr. Ouseley at Washington last winter, in pre- venting the abrogation by Congress of that ob- noxious and impracticable treaty, have brought 4 new complication to the Central American im- broglio, As yet France has taken no action ia the premises, but we may legitimately deduce from the cordial understanding between the Cabinets of St. James and St. Cloud, that Louis Napoleon bas an unseen finger in the pie, From the foregoing statement of the facts it will be seen that this new expedition of Walker is the natural result of the fuilure of Congress to perform its duty in regard to our Central Ame- ricwa relations, Had it adopted the suggestions of Mr. Buchanan in regard to conferring upon the Executive the necessary power to act, and for the wbrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, there would have been no motive or exouse fur popular action in the matter, But whenever government fails or execeds in the performance of its duty, the remedy is app! 1 by (he spon- taneous action of the peop) This is demon- strated in the numerous iurtwuces we have wit- neesed of vigilance committees and filibuster movements on one side, aud of neutrality, tem- perance, sanitary and other laws and executive powers rendered inoperative on the other. These things can only be rectified hy Congress taking, at an early day, such action as is consonant with the national will and the national impulse. Our fliluster ex; should be su proper wie on Oo bank of Gengree ts euatlea Southward impulse should be brought under the control and guidance of the government, and not Jett to a wild and improper developement up ler such leaders as Walker. Had Walker possessed wisdom equal to his tenacity of purpose, th» im- becility and inaction of Congress would have enabled him to supersede the government ii the jcoding of our national expansion ; and if th: iment does not take a proper course in the iter, some successful popular leader will rise up who will defy all its efforts, and settle the Ccotva! American imbroglio, the Cuban ques- ‘i the Mexican enigma, in the same way that Alexander settled the Gordian knot. Ad- » legislation ia worse than futile when couo- ‘em ted by the national impulse and the popular wil, Anz THE Times Harp t—it is the almost uni- versal remark of our merchants, that though busi- ness has much improved sinoe the great com- mervial crash a year ago, trade cannot by any means be said to have recovered itself. There is a good deal of business done now, but uot near- ly so much as it was hoped .and expeated there would be. Therefore, so far.as, trade and busi- ness are conceaned, the era of bard tiniea has not yet elapsed. Economy and short oredits are still the governing rules of trade, and will con- tinue to be so long as our imports are kept down to such a low figure that the duties paid into the ‘Treasury do not amount to more than one-third of the drafis paid out for the current expenses of the goverument, And yet, while the business atmosphere Is a0 murky, aay one who regards the lavish expen- ditures of our citizens would be induced to suppose that money was never more plentiful and times never more prosperous. If he looks to the places of amusement, which are usually among the first to realize the effect of s money pressure, he will find that there can be no complaint of hard times among the managers, secing that opera and theatre, and concert hall, and exhibition room, are nightly crowded; and it will be seen by our advertise ment columns that over a score of such places offer their attractions to the public, A visit to the Academy of Music while Piccolomini reigns there, and a passing glance at the rich attire and costly ornaments of the ladies, will dispel any lurking ideas one may have had in regard to the degree of prosperity now enjoyed by New York. He will leave that edifice with a conviction on his mind that New York is a very wealthy and extravagant city. So with everything else as well as amusements, Our fre companies are most extravagant in their hospitalities ; our military companies can afford to squander large sums in parades and target excursions ; our sporting characters go to Canada to witness a prize fight, and about a quarter million of dollars changes Lunds on Lhe occasion ; and 8 for our poliivions, one would imagine, from the immense outlay incurred by them in holding public meetings and paying for the music, and the banners, and the torchlight pro- cessions, and the enthusiasm, that every candi- date was aa rich as Crossus, or expected, when elected, to dip bis hands deep into the public treasury. ‘Thus, while business people look despondent and croak over the non-revival of trade, those whose principal business is pleasure or politics scatter money about with a most profuse hand, and afford a practical refutation of what others may say about hard times. New Yorkers are a funny people. Tue PreskntMeny or THK Grayn Juny.—The presentment made by the Grand Jury to the Court of General Sessions on Saturday, though not as elaborate as many documents of its kind, approaches some points in our social polity which sre worthy of much consideration, aod suggestive of improvement. The leading fea- ture in the remarks which the Grand Jury have thought proper to address to the Court should, perhaps, be considered that which most immedi- ately touches the interests of that class—the tax- payers— who bave been 80 long the victims of a fraudulent system prevalent in the finance de- partment of the city—a system which is ramified through all the departments of the municipal go- vernment, but which finds its centre and support in the Comptroller's office, and its most potent agenéy in the Street Commissioner's department. The Graad Jury have indicted a few officials for frauds upon the Treasury, but they state that, from the facta which have been disclosed to them, they are satisfied that much yet remains to be done in order that the perpetrators of crime may be brought to justice, but in many cases the statute of limitation shiclds the sacoused. Un- doubtedly there is much yet to be dohe. From the ranks of the Corporation, and the Street Commissioner's office, as it is at present consti- tuted as well as under previous organizations, there are plenty of criminals who, if justice were done, would be fit subjects for indictment. If any one doubts this let him look at the reports of the Joint Committee of Accounts, of the Comptroller himself, and the proceedings of the Iuvestigating Committee of the Common Council, which have been presented to the public in the columns of the Henao for the past year. The fearful mismanagement of the Comptrol- ler’s office very properly evokes the censure of the Grand Jury. “It further becomes the duty of the Grand Jury,” says the presentment, “to call attention to the careless aud inefficient con- duct of affairs in the office of the Comptroller. The facilities for obtaining moneys on requisi- tions for fraudulent contracts, which either never existed, were already cancelled and paid, or in many instances largely overpaid, call for a thorough and radical reform ia its financial ad- ministration, for the prevention of a continuance of the gros#and enormous frands which have heretofore been perpetrated upon the city trea- sury.”” We have already made our readers fa- miliar with the modes by which the gross and enormous frauds referred to have been perpe- trated upon the city treasury. The incompe- tency of the Comptroller, the dishonesty of eome of his aselstants, and the proverbial amurt- ness of that class with whom he has mainly to deal, namely, the contractors, are the combined causes of most of the frauds from which the tax- payers have suffered. Among the other subjects claiming the atten tion of the Grand Jury are the inefficiency of the police force, the desecration of the Sabbath, the violation of the liquor law, and the uosafe condition of the covered wells ia various parte of the city. They complain that the District At- torney has not furnished them with the evidence. necessary to examine efficiently into the police system, ashe was requested todo. We think the District Attorney owes it lo the reputation of his office to explain the reason why he has not done «o, a8 also to account for the fact alleged by the Grand Jury, that out of the twenty thou- gond complaints for vivlation of the Sunday liquor Jaw reported by the police uot one bas hecn prosecuted, either by himself @r his prede- COPPOr, The nusafe condition of the covered wells in different ports of the city, by which one. man has recently lds! his life, is one of the resulta of the infymous + ysicun whieh prevails in the execution of contrscts under the Street Department. The Grand Jury think that the contractor of the job on the Hower Whose culpable negligence Mr. Spicos was ed the other day, should be held responsible for his death, and they point out several other localities where okt wells ave still in a dangeroux con dition from the same cause, The contractor who left this well on the Bowery in such a dan- merous state should be prosecuted, and the con- tractors who have left the other wells referred to in their present unsafe condition should be com- pelled at once to secure them, 80 that the lives of our citizens may be ao longer in momentary peril. Tn referring to their visit to the inatitutions on Randall’s and Blackwell’s islands, the Grand Jury state, a8 a fact worthy of consideration, that at leaat three-fourths of the convicts on'the latter island are youths between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. This ia precisely tho class among which the most dangerous criminals are to be found. Of this class is young Rodgers, now under sentence of death for the murder of Mr. Swanston, and the fact to which attention is drawn by the Grand Jury proves how ill-advised |~ were the efforts to procure executive clemency in behalf of that unfortunate youth. There is no class in this community in which an example is more necessary than the one to which Rogers belongs, and which crowd the cells of the peni- tentiary. Tax Cauorsta Comrnissa Lives. —Since the stoppage of the traasit across the Isthiaus of Nicaragua by Walker's seizure of the boats of that linc, the Panama Railroud Company has had a monopoly of the trade to the Pacific, for the enjoyment of which they had only to pay, it Is ead, @ comparatively small sum to a rival Com- modore to secure his neutrality. It has been also charged that they have expended considera- bie sums in attempts to prevent the re-opening of the Nicaragua line. This may, however, be noth- ing but Wall street talk. Immensely valuable as this monopoly has been, however, it haa had its day. The Nicaragua route is to be re-opened by the sailing of the steamship Washington from this port on Saturday, the 6th of November. The Tebuantepec route is to be opened by the sailing of the steamship Quaker City from New Orleans on Wednesday next. And besides these, the overland wagon route from St. Louis to San Francisco has been opened, and is now in sucvessful operation. Thus, instead of a monopo- y, we will have the freest competition for the California trade and travel. We give a commnu- nication elsewhere in regard to the effect of com- petition on the Panama Railroad Company. In the meantime, that energetic company is making strong efforts to hold its ground. We learn that negotiations are now in progress for the pur- chase by that company of the Collins steamers Adviatic, Atlantic and Baltic, to run in connec- tion with the well managed line of Pacific mail steamers, in order to establish a weekly line to California. Should this idea be carried out, it will serve to strengthen the position of the Panama Company, and will at the same time be a great public benefit. We will thus have no Jess than four competing lines to the Pacitic, the necessary consequence of which will be a considerable reduction of fares and a corres- ponding increase of travel and trade between the Atlantic and Pacific. Jvpok Paxker on var Stump.—The opposition pepers are deriving a good deal of capital from the stump speeches of Judge Parker. Abundant materials are found to nse against bim in his treatment of Kansas, “Lecompton,” “0 lish bribe,” “Dred Scott,” “freedom of speech “the right of petition,” and “the Atherton gag.” The Judge bas been drawn into the discussion of these ugly issues for the stamp, and his best way to escape them is to haul off and repair damages, He is an honest, frank, outspoken man; but we fear that the Tammany leaders in the interest of Donglas have thus been using Mr. Parker to his own prejudice, and without his knowledge or consent. The North American Telegraph Association, composed of the leading Companies now owning or working the main. telegraph lines from Newfoundland to New Orleans, and from Quebec to the western border of Missouri, closed a threo days’ ® «sion in this city on Saturday, The Associa- tion was organized by the appointment of Peter Cooper, Faq., of this city, President; Charles A. Mann, Isq., of Ution, Vice President, aud A. A. Lovett, Baq., of this Secretary. A large delegation from the several companies ‘oterested was prevent, and the practical, business-like manner in which the matters foradvisemont were disposed of gives promiee that the business of has at last fallen inty bands to and make it as itshould be—a means of reliable and rapid communication throughout the whole extent of this country. A the i of consideration, we un- of a reliable line to Appointed a of covat'ng the words constituting a message. Avother subject was a better union for the improvement ‘and protection of telegraph interests, aiming at ncroased faci! ties, with an ultimate reduction of tolls. Another feat ire of the objects of the association waa the better regulation of the connections of the various lines, with a view of enforcing a more prompt correction of pay che ge ed aad satisfactory accommodation to the pubite. These and many other kindred subjecta, tending to sys terant 2¢ ths important business, occupied the eh tons of the association, and ff carried out in good we have no doubt they will be—will Hy improve this brarch of the public convenience in commucieation of its vast wants, beth of a social and mercantile character, ‘The associat um it composed of the New York, London and Newfooniand by my Sweet, Be American raph Company, the New York and Buffalo Company, ‘extera Union pany, the Alantic and Obie Con , the filinois, , lowa and Wisconsin Com pany the Now Orfoans and Obio Company, and the Mon | Company, having an ite capital invested of betwen five and six millions of dollars, and operating be tween thirty and forty thousand miles of wire. We aloo ‘oar: that ars are in progress, If not alreaty consumated, by which the House Printing Tele. grap) line, between New York and Washington, is to te tod wilh the lines of the American 'Tolegraph , thea Placing. the latter company in immediate h Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash. the last obstacle in the way of a Printing Telegraph lines along the city for all the above named at No. 1 Wall street and at No apeedy extension of t foaboard to New Orlean The central offices i te } companies ar ants’ Exchange City Potttics, SIATH ASSEMOLY DISTRICT-UNION NOMINATION, @ The American Arsembly Convention of this district met on Saturday evening, and by acciamation nominated Adol- phua Borst, of the Fourteenth ward, the republican nomi- nee for this district, ia place of Joel W Mason, deciined. The American Convention then met the republicans at Ruvk’+ Hotel, No. 274 Grand street, when a joint conven- tion Was formed by the appointment of Jool W. Mason, Feq., of tie Tenth Ward, as chairman, The conven: tion th fied the nomination of Mr. y Who subee queat: reseed the convention, accepting the anton . Groat unanimity of feeling prevailed. A Dex, Wirnovr Srcoxpe.—The St. Martina ville (1.a.) Comrter of the 24 inst. says—Yesterday torning Re. re. Le 4 Mr. tonpiad _ Francois Roney tv these persons went wittout. eeconds,’ but. with. pbs. well Youd with hack! ‘tle behind St. Martingyitle, Theer Mr. Bourgette received a sbot im (be acad. Ve learn that the Wound is a fatal one, ——— THE NE ws. Our Special Wasbtagion Dexpated. Wastnncron, Oct. 24, 1858. ‘The conduct of the factions ot the democratic party im New York on the eve of the clectian, as exposed and com- monted on by the Himarp, excites some anxiety at Wash- ington. The Jesu:t.cal scheming of the leaders, capecially ofthe office holders, the New York Hotel clique, aud the Novglas, Walker and Forney eympathiscrs, will wot be able to throw dust in the eyes of the administration mucha longer, Already some glimmering light begins to penetrate their dark schemes. From the tone of the language of members of Congress who are occasionally dropping dowa at Washington, it is evident the Douglas tmbrogtio apd tho bid for Douglas support among Presidential aspirants for 1860, will create a lively time thers this winter. Fengation communications from the Washington correa- Pondents of some of the New York journals, relative te Minister Lamar and Nicaragua, are wanufiotured under the desporate necessity of aaying something. General Lamar, since bis declaration to Nicaragua, based ou the despatch of General Caas, and his notice of a claim for in- demnification for losses by Amorican citizens, has maim- tainod a dignified reserve, awaiting more decisive action and furthor instructions of our government. A large party, consisting of heads of departineats, foreign ministers, and other prominent persons, are going bo the National Agricultural fair at Richmond this week. The Yellow Fever at New Orloans. IMPORTANT NOTIO“ TO THE UNACCLIMATED. Naw Ontxans, Oct. 23, 1868, The Howurd Association rogrot to announce that the epidemic continues in fatal preyalouce, and caution the unacclimated to keep away. E. F. SCHMIDT, Prosidoat. LATEST The Yellow Fever at Savannah. Savannas, Oct, 23, 1658. ‘Trere were six interments to-day, including four from yo ‘cw fover, Homicide Resutting from the Prize Fight. Aun Ny, Oct, 24, 1858, A us.rel occurred ina saloon Inst night between partt- sang of Morrissey and Heenan, growing out of the recant fight. «won Curran was stabbed by a man varaod Tar- ner. Dis wou' ds aro mortal. Turnor was arrostad. ‘The Weather at Boston, Boston, Oct. 24, 1868, ‘There has been a strong northeast gale all day to-day, with thick and quite cold weather, The tides were una- sually bigh. ‘The Steamer H. R. W. Hill. Wasuixaton, Oct. 24, 1868. The statemont that the steamer H. R. W. Hill had been burned is, perhaps @ miatake, originat'ag in tho destrue- tion of the Ben. Franklin, at Vicksburg. Southern Ocean Steamer Movements. Cuartustoy, Oct, 23, 1858. ‘The steamship Marion, Foster commander, arrived hore at six o'clock this (Saturday) morning. New Onteana, Oct. 23, 1858. Cotton steady, at stiffer but quotably unchanged prices, Sales to-day 16,000 bales. Mowne, Oct. 23, 1858. Cotton—Sales to-day, 2,000 baies, at Llc. a lige. for middling. Savanwan, Oct, 23, 1858, The sales of cotton to-day were 1,200 bales, at (he range of 10%c, a 120. There is a bottor feeling in the market. CiveinwaTi, Oct. 23, 1868, Flour dul. Wheat quiet and unsettled. Whiskey im good demand at 18 i¢c. Cracaco, Oct. 23, 1858. Flour steady. Wheat quict at Gfc., Gorn firm’ at Bie. ‘Shipment ufulo— . four, 27,- C00 buhels wliat. To Oswego, 20,000 bushels wheat. Receipts—2,100 bbis, flour, 22,000 bushels wheat, 2,000 bushels corn. Burraro, Oct. 23—6 P.M. Market for flour dull and heavy, with a downward teu- dency : sales 800 dbla. at $4 50 a $4 624¢ for medium good supertine Michigan and Indiana; $5 for good oxtra do.; $5 50 for double extras. Wheat in fair demand: the narket opened firm, but closed dull; the receipts bave been large to-day, reaching 234,745 Dushcls; sales 48, Wuehela at S40, for rejected Chicago spring, 81. a Sbe, for good to extra Milwaukie Club, $1 00 for white Ohio, $1.14 for white Canadian. Corn ‘dull and heavy: saled 7,600 bushels at 67c. 8 680. Barley dul! and nominal at Tbe. a Bbc. Oats steady’: sales 6,200 bushola at 46. a 460, Whiekey qu et: sales 180 bb's. at 20c. a 20%c. Canal freights—43c on flour, 12°. on wheat, and Tc. on corm to New York. Receipts—7,869 bbis. flour, 284,764 bushela wheat, 116,267 bushels corn. Oswrao, Oct. 23-8 P. M. Flour dull. Wheat in limited milling demand, sales 4,500 bushels Chicago epring, at 700., white Indiana is held at $1, with little inquiry; red do. nominally, at 94e a %c, Cort drooping; sales 18,000 bushels Indiaua, at 570. a S8e. Oats quiet.’ Barley dull at 90c, Rye inactive, Canal freights dull; flour 82c., wheat 10c., corn 03¢0. to New York. Lake Imports—160,000 busheis wheat, 5 608 do. corn, 4,100 do. bariey, 9,100 do. oats. Canal exports— 4,200 bbls. ‘four, 8,800 bushels wheat, 3,600 do. cora, 6,508 do. oats, Operatic and Dramatic Matters, In operatic and dramatic affairs the past woek bas been ono of unusual interest in this city; so much so, indeed, as almost to overshadow the great events in politics and the ring that bave transpired within tho same time, Foremost among the operatic memorabilia of the week was the tril. lint débiid made by Mile. Piccolomini, in the Academy of Music cn Wednesday night, when ber Kuropean reputa- tion was most ful y endorsed by one of the largest and ‘most appreciative audiences that ever sat within the walls of the Academy. The excellent impression that she made on Wednesday night was deeponed and improved, if pos- sible, by her socond appearance, on Friday night. The opera selected for both occasions was “La Traviata,” and fo great was tho delight manifested at her rendering of the réle of ‘the lost oue,'’ that although it bad been arranged by the management not to give more than two representa- tions of the same piece, that rule has been deviated from so far as to givethe public of New York a third opportunity of witnessing Piccolomin#s rendering of the character of Violetta. “La Traviata’? will bo, therefore, Presented to-night for the third and last time. Standing before Piccolomini’s débi in point of time, and not much behind {t in point of interest, waa the reappear. ance of Madame Cora de Wilborst before a New York au- dience, This lady has been always a favorite in our city, and her reception on the occasion of her return, after @ pretty lengthened absence in Europe, wasa flattering tri- bute to bor talents. She made her appearance on Mon- day evening, in Burton's theatre, in the opera of “I Purt- tan!,"’ in which she hada great success. The same evening witnessed the re-opening of the Broad. way theatre, under the management of Mr. Fddy, and with Mrs, Julia Dean Hayne aa the leading attaction. The patronage which this ostablishment has received during the week would seem to give the aswurance that Mr. Eddy's enterprise will not result in a Gnancial lows. Tenides theae leading events in the operatic and dra- matic history of the week, there were also two new come- dies presented at other of our theatres. The one waa ry Piece entitled “Marriage a Lottery,’ written by Mr. Charles Dance, and brought out at Wallack’s; the other was brought out at Laura Keene's, under the title of “Our American Cousin,’ and is from the pen of Mr, Tom Taylor, While neither can be considerod very favorable apectnens of dramatic composition, both, f om che ability, with which the principal charactors were sustained, were well enjoyed by the audiences, and proved, on the whole, to be attractive. ‘With the great and varied attractions supplied by our managers it would be strange if there bad not been a corresponding replenishment {a their respective traa- suries, All the places of amusement ja the city received their due proportion of patronage; and whatever reasous merchants may have to think that business has not re- vived, the managers of places of amusement can have no such complaint to make. At the Academy of Music, ‘La Traviata” will, a8 we have taid, be presented wo night for the third and last time this neaROn. “Jeasio Brown''—« piece representing an interesting episode is the Iate war in India—has bad a run at Niblots. It ts announced for this evening. Its author, Mr. Rourei- cault, is getting out another romantic drama, which isvan- nounoed for the opening of the winter season at Niblo'a. ‘There have been several new pieces played at Waliack'#s within the Inet fow weeks, three of which will be with- drawn after the prosent week to make way fur another new five act comedy, entitled “ Wheat and Chai.” To. night, four pieces will be played—which are: “ Nothing Veuture, Nothing Win,” “Marriage a Lottery)" “Dying for Love,’ and “Neptune's Defeat." Tho Broadway Theatre has opened auapioiousty. The attractions offered in the engagement of Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne and an excellent stock company have not been throwa away on the public. To night Mra. Hayne will appear in the character of Mra. Beverley, in the domestic tragedy of “ The Gamester.”* ‘We learn that her engayement ends with this week, after which sho goes to full engagements at the South and West At Laura Keene's the new comedy of © Our American Cousin’? will be repeated to-night, to be followed by Set lyy'e comedintta of A Day tn Paris.” ‘Bes Bowery auaounces for to-wight a wei local drama,