The New York Herald Newspaper, November 11, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Ul, 1858. NEW YORK HERALD. JamES “GouDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Orrion WN. Ww, CORNER or FULTON AND NASSAU 87S TERMS, eas im advance. Money vont dy mail will be at the he of Die wonder. Postage stamps not received as subscription "THR DAILY HERALD, (0 cents: 81 per annum. THE cea HERALD very Sarr joe aie cen ae sor er B77 aan ropean Great Brizain, Bae Baer he Continent, both THE See menaro every Wednesday, at four cents por ‘PONDENCE, re cM PART RY CORRES! i en, oe anne es 4 oon FONEION CORRESPONDENTS. AME LY BeQuesyED TO BEAL Ali RS AND PAck- iB taken of anararmons corregpondenct, We do not ISEMENTS amet ene day ; advertisements in Weraty Henan, Finur Hxxasa, and in the and des- a Sent orl rei VERTIS! ir BP PRINTING coccadad with maainess, cheapness ibd AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway—King Henny 1V— Waspsrixg Bors—Waite Bor or (away. WYBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Usep Ur—Bow Nertiies YOUNG AcTRESS. 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News from California, Fraser river, Oregon and Washington Territories, received by the overland mail which left San Francisco on the Lith ult., and which arrived at St. Louis on Tuesday evening, is published under the telegraphic head. Business throughout California was very dull, owing doubt- less to the rainy season having setin. There had been no arrivals of vessels from Atlantic ports from the 4th to the 15th ult. The arrival of the first overland mail from St. Louis had been celebrated ‘at San Francisco with great enthusiasm. A letter from the special correspondent of the Hexatp who accompanied the mail is given in to-day's paper, It contains the narrative of the journey, including an interesting description of the crossing of the Great Staked Plain, a desert destitute of water, heretofore the terror of all travellers, but which is now crossed in twenty-four hours with little in- convenience. The accounts from the seat of the Indian war represent the savages as de- sirous of peace, which Colonel Wright re- fused to grant unless accompanied by an un- conditional surrender on the part of the Indians. ‘The advices from Fraser river confirm the pre- viously received accounts of the abandonment of the diggings and the return of many of the miners to California, It is reported that considerable quantities of gold had been gathered, but the work had not proved as remunerative as anticipated, and the weather had become uncomfortably cold. It is estimated that twenty-five thousand persons have been indaced to leave California to try their fortunes in the Fraser river gold diggings, involving an outlay of $10,000,000, and that the sum total of gold gatbered by the emigrants will not amount to $100,000, The steamship Star of the West is due at this port from Aspinwall, with the Pacific mails and ser.iimonthly shipment of treasure, and dates from Reo F » to the 20th ult. Washington was somewhat excited yesterday in consequence of the receipt of a despatch from the Collector of the port of New Orleans, stating that ‘ation had been made for a clearance for a ‘eel bound for Nicaragua with three hundred emigrants, and asking advice in the premises. The President called the Cabinet together to deliberate upon the matter; but the decision of the confer- ence, if any was arrived at, has not been made public. Gen. Walker left Washington yesterday for the South. We publish elsewhere the particulars of a homi- cide committed yesterday at midday near the Fal- ton market. The facts, as detailed, represent that Policeman Cairnes, of the First ward, was called upon to suppress a distarbance on board the ship St. Chories, lying at the foot of Wall street. Cairnes arrested & man named John Hallis, or Michael McGovern, @ ‘longshoreman, and while conveying him to the Tombs, the prisoner knocked the police- man down and attempted to escape. The officer pursued, firing his revolver, and the third or fourth Gischarge struck Hallis in the back. The wounded tan died while on the way to the City Hospital. Cairnes surrendered himself, and is now in prison # waiting the result of the Coroner's inquest. ‘The late vietory of the opposition party in the kingdom of Camden and Amboy was celebrated by & supper given last evening in the City Hotel, New. mk, N.J., at which ex-Governor Wm. C. Penning ton and several of the other members of Congress elect were entertained. The hour at which the en- tertainment commenced was too late to allow of our reporter giving more than a mere sketch of the proceedings. At all events the affair was more in the nature of a social gathering than of @ political cis celebration. t wos reported last evening at the police head Quarters that the parties who robbed the Delaware ty Bank at Delhi, Delaware county, N. Y., on night last, of some $34,000, were arrested wer Bay late yesterday afternoon, while in of getting on board # steamer which was It was also reported that all the ey was recovered. missioners of Emigration met yesterday. n of Edward D. k, boarding offi- cer at Castle Garden, was received, but no action was taken with regard to filling the vacancy. Drs. Rockwell, Harris, Cox and Simonds reported that the location of the new Quarantine buildings was good in a sanitary point of view, and that with pro. per precautions there will be no reason to fear the of infections diseases outside the walls, » emigrants have arrived at this port so far this year, being # * than arrived during the Corresponding period last year. The amount of the cCommatation fand on band is $25,226. In the case of Jethro Wood Underhill, in whose Possession a large quantity of worthless money ten and twenty dollar bills on the New England Bank of Fairmount, Me.—was found by the police Justice Kelly yesterday decided to hold the defend ‘fant to bail in the sum of $1,000 to answer. Some Knteresting developements in connection with this bogus institution will be made puplie in a day or so. Already warrants have been issued for the arrest of parties who have hitherto held a high position in society. The finale of the case will be quite as in teresting as the commencement of it has proved. The argament on the motion to quash the indict- ments found by the Grand Jury against ex-Mayor Wood and sixty of the members of the late Com- thon Council was to havé been heard yesterday in the Court of OVer and Terminer, but oFing to the fact that thefe was a case then on in that Court, and to the additional fact that some of the counsel ngaacd for the argament were oocupied in other courts, the hearing was fixed fot this morning at fen o'clock. The court room was crowded with thet fed and thelr friend i 1 the » Just going out. stolen me | original humbug of “popular sovereignty,” ina fight at the Concert Hal! and drinking saloon No. 497 Broadway, on Saturday night, the jury were Yesterday compelled to render a verdict of death from injuries at the hands of some party unknown. In another column may be found a report of the in- quest. The inquest in the case of Henry Brink, engineer of the propeller Petrel, who was killed by the ex- plosion on Saturday afternoon, was yesterday post- poned until one o'clock to-day. in the Court of General Sessions yesterday Pat- rick Walters was convicted of forgery, having at- tempted to pass a $20 counterfeit bill on the Peo- ple’s Bank. When he was detected, he swallowed the bill, but the prosecution succeeded in estab- lishing his guilty intent. He was remanded for sentence. Ann McCune, alias Ann McDer- mott, was charged with grand larceny in rob- bing Mr. Neese of twenty-nine English sove reigns at an emigrant boarding house in Henry street, but as no larceny could be proved—she only having committed a trespass—the jury rendered a formal verdict of not guilty. Mary Johnson, a gen- teel looking female, attired in fashionable costume, was convicted of grand larceny in this court in February fast, but for some cause or other judg- ment was suspended by Recorder Barnard. She was arrested yesterday on a similar charge, and Judge Russell required her to give bailin the sum of $5,000 for her appearance at the present term. John S. Austin became her surety, and after ap- pending her signature to the legal documents, she was liberated. The Senatorial Sanitary Committee met again yes- terday afternoon. The City Inspector was placed upon the stand to give his evidence, and hestated that he does not believe that having medical men in the department would be any advantage to it, in op- position to opinions that were expressed to the con- trary by doctors who have given testimony before the committee. He argued that any man of com- mon sense was as well capable of knowing @ nui- sance and having it abated asa medical gentleman, and that some of the duties discharged by his subor- dinates are of so repulsive a nature that he felt no respectable physician would undertake to discharge them. The Excise Commissioners met yesterday after- noon and granted a storekeeper’s license. There were 5,156 head of beef cattle offered for sale at the various depots during the past week, all of very fair quality, compared with the offerings of the week previous. The large supply, coupled with an exceedingly dull market, caused a decline in price of fully half a cent per pound. The quota- tions ranged from 5c. a Sjc., with occasional sales of superior cattle at 9c. The demand for cows and calves was moderately active, and sales were made at good prices, say $25 a $100, according to quality. Veal calves were in fair supply, and sold at 34c. a 6jc.—a trifling decline. The supply of sheep and lambs was large, and with a steady demand prices advanced 25c. per head. The receipts of swine were lighter, and the demand liy consequently prices were firm at 5jc. for cora fed, and in propor- tion for other qualities. The sales of cotton yesterday embracea about 2,000 bales, including 300 in transitv. Middling uplands were sold at 113g¢., while some brokers reported sales at yc. to Xe. below this figure. The latter concession (or 112c.) was said to have been accepted for a small lot of North Carolina middling. Some holders, since the advent of a killing frost at the South, were less willing sellers at the concessions claimed, and the market closed with more ap pearance of steadiness. Flour was in good domand and quite active, while the common and medium grades of State and Western advanced from 10c.a 1éc. per bbl. Extra brands were without change of moment. Wheat was firm and in good demand, with sales of good to prime lots of Western at full prices. Corn was easier, with sales of Western mixed at The. a 78¢,, closing at T5e. a 77, Pork was firmer and active, with sales of messon the spot at $17 873 a $17 50, and of prime at $15 75 a $14, and a considerable sale of mess was made, deliverable in the first four months of next year, at $17 25. Sugars con tinued firm, with sales of about 560 hhds, Cuba and Porto Rico, aud 550 boxes, with 90 Molado, the latter at 4440. 4 4c) Coffee was quiet. Freight engagements were mo- derate, and rates without change of moment The Demoraltzed ‘Parties and Factions of the Day, and the Issuers of the Future. Acting upon a shallow and deceptive interpre- tation of the late October and November State elections, the political managers in the interest of W. H. Seward would have us believe that the candidate and the issues of the republican party for 1860 are pretty definitely determined; that Mr. Seward must be the man, and his new anti- slavery programme the overwhelming matter of the canvass, On the other hand, the peculiar democratic disciples of Mr. Douglas, with an in- fatuation which despises the slow coach of com- mon sense, have accepted the late results in Mli- nois in reference to the re-election of Mr. Douglas to the Senate as equivalent to his nomination at Charleston two years hence, and his clection to the Presidency. We have undertaken to show that all such cal- culations at this day, on either side, are exceed- ingly uncertain, intangible and delusive; that so far are the results of the late elections from having improved the chances of either Seward or Douglas for the Presidency, that the great agi- tator and the “ Little Giant” bave thas been farther removed from the goal of their am- bition than ever they were before. Even un- der the fuvoring circumstances of a well or- ganized, compact and harmonious party on cither side, it would be a somewhat over hasty pro- ceeding to assume that nothing could happen in the important interval to 1860 to change the ex- isting state of things in our political market. But when we have not only the prospect before us of the introduction of new issues, which will saper- sede the slavery agitation, but when all the exist- ing parties, sections and factions of the day are in a condition of inexplicable demoralization and confusion, it ix the very excess of folly to pin our faith to the skirts of any politician whose preten- sions for the Presidency are limited to the slave- ry agitation or to the side issues which have arisen in the democratic camp from that great the Kansas-Nebraska bill. Apart from the demoralizations of the de- mocracy, and the disorganization of the opposi- tion, the late elections have settled nothing. If anything else has been affirmed, it is that infalli- ble dogma, that a Territorial population which has been deemed in the case of Kansas a suffi- cient basis for a slave State shall be sufficient for a free State. But, as upon this popular verdict, we have no doubt of the early admission of Kan- sas, the question recurs, what will become of this anti-Lecompton democratic element in the late elections, when the cause which has developed it shall have ceased to exist. What next will become of the great republican party--founded and erected upon the Kansas agitation—when Kansas shall have heen admitted into the Union under a free constitution? Mr. Seward has indicated a new departure, upon the broader and more sharply defined sectional issue of no slavery and no slave States; but thie proclamation has fallen like a deadly chill upon bis more prudent anti-slavery co-laborers, and any attempt to enforce the abo- lition programme will reduce the republican party to the standard of the Birney faction of “44, or the Van Buren faction of "48. At this moment it is much easier to define the weakness than the strength of the republican perty. In the Pennsylvania October election it was merged in that heterogeneous and epheme ral combination called the People’s party; while in our New York November election, Mr. Seward, in refusing a coalition with the Know Nothings, a8 a Presidential candidate. So, in Illi- nois, Mr. Douglas has succeeded there upon the very issues—‘“anti-Lecompton,” anti-Eng- lish bill,” “popular sovereignty,” &.—which have given the opposition their increase of Congressnwn in the other great Northern States. All the practical Kansas thunder of the republi- cans im Illinois was appropriated by Douglas; end thus he has, doubtless, secured from outside sympathy a support which renders his vote stronger than that of the democratic party. We learn, from a very respectable source, that Mr. Crittenden’s letter of sympathy in behalf ot Douglas (among the Illinois Know Nothings) turned the scale in his favor. But this was a move of Crittenden against Seward on the one hand and the administration party on the other; and the idea, we presume, was that the success of Douglas would be a damaging blow to Seward, aad a sort of unmanageable elephant to the dis- tracted democracy. We expect, therefore, that the first mouth of the approaching session of Congress will show that the opposition leaders and managers, North and South, are all adrift, without any recog- nized head or base of operations, and that the late delusive victory of Mr. Douglas will have to be, not a bond of union, but the bone of conten- tion which will aggravate instead of healing the dissensions among the democracy. We ap- prehend, indeed, that there are many powertul men in the democratic camp who would rather risk the overthrow of the party than consent, after all that has happened, to play second fiddle to Mr. Douglas. In short, with the democracy and with the opposition, the first necessity is a re-organization, and the next a candidate, and a line of operations for 1860, which cannot be determined until we shall have had the developements and the practi- cal issues of the approaching and the succeeding sessions of Congress. The slavery agitation created by the administration of poor Pierce is exhausted, and the results, not of the Illinois election, but of Mr. Buchanan's administration, upon which the democracy must stand or fall, are still in the future. Pirxper or Emrerants.—We perceive by the report of alate case in one of our courts, that an Trish woman has recovered a verdict of more than a thousand dollars against the Commission- ers of Emigration. It appears that in coming to this country she brought with her two trunks and achest; in the latter two hundred and forty sovereigns—the whole of her property. On land- ing, her baggage was taken from her, and checks given for it in exchange. After some difficulty, she succeeded in obtaining her trunks; but the chest containing the money was not to be found. Even her check for it was taken from her, and, accord- ing to the evidence, she was seized by the shoul- ders and thrust out of the office when she was endeavoring to reclaim her effects. She appeal- ed to an American jury, who did her justice, and the will receive the money of which she was de- prived. We hope this will be a lesson to those who have the charge of these unfortunate emi- grants. It is really time that these people should have protection. When they arrive they are crowd- ed into Castle Garden, examined, and handed over to certain parties, who seem to have the privilege of bumbugging them. It turned out, at a recent examination by the legisla- tive authority, that there was an association who take these emigrants at so much per head, or are allowed a commisssion of so much per head, and send them over railways with which they have a contract for their transportation. We think it time that this state of things was put an end to. The Commissioners of Emigra- tion had better be in other business than hand- ing over these emigrants to any particular indi- vidual or railroad. It is time for the owners of the Galway line of steamers to break up this shameful traffic in human flesh. Let them give tickets in Ireland to those who come by their ships which will consign them to the American Express Company here, and forward them with- out delay to the places of their destination. ‘Thus emigrants will have tangible private secu- rity for the performance of the contracts they make jn Ireland, and they will be performed. When they arrive they will be taken care of, rescued from the fangs of the wolves who lie in wait to destroy them, save time and money, and have adequate protection to their journey’s end. Ciry Rerorw—Tur Taxravene’ Mretine.— A very influential meeting of taxpayers was held on Tuesday evening at the Academy of Design, in which quite a considerable number of the largest owners of real estate in the city par- ticipated. The decision of the majority of the meeting, that no nominations for city offices should be made, met with ili favor from some of the parties present; but it may be, after all, the wisest poli- cy not to nominate any candidates just now, but to wait patiently until the nominations of the different factions are made, which will be in a few days, and then endorse and sustain by every means the best men to be found among them. If these party nominations do not embrace the right kind of men it will be time enough then for the Taxpayers’ Association to put up their own candidates. Among other proceedings of the meeting re- ferred to was an endorsement of the course of the Joint Committee of Accounts, whieh has for the past eighteen months been dig- ging up all the frauds out of the depth of curruption in which the affairs of the city finances are plunged, and helping to bring the perpetrators to justice. The meeting resolved to supply funds to Mr. Franklin to enable him to carry on the good work “to the end of the chapter,” until every rogne was ferreted out and indicted. The present Common Council will make no more appropriations for the expenses of the Joint Committee; and if out of the Taxpay- ers’ Association no nore good emanates than sup- plying the money out of ite own funds for that purpose, it will have accomplished much. We understand that the association has assured Mr. Franklin, the chairman, that no money he may require in continuing his investigations shall be wanting. In this way, at least, the wealthy pro- perty owners can help themselves efficiently, and we are glad that they have resolved on doing so. Let the exposures and indictments be preased on, and the Corporation offices will soon become too hot even for the conscienceless rascals who aspire to them. It is to be regretted that the taxpayers did not move earlier in this matter. Had they done eo, we might have been spared the humiliation of seeing nearly four columns of an advertise- ment in a paper yesterday, aanouncing a sheriff's tale of all the real estate owned by the city, to | Satisfy a claim arising out of the gross misman- has left in his rear a balance of power which for- | bids him to claim the vote of the Empire State | agement of the Street Department. But better late than never, says the proverb. If the tax- payers attend to their organization, and keep clear of ward politicians, they can reform the municipal government thoroughly | within # year. ‘The Governing Powers of New York. In the government of thickly settled commu- nities, the political machinery always becomes more or leas intermixed with the social charac- teristics of the governed. Charters, constitu- tions, statutes and ordinances, are simply the organic bases of law, and they are everywhere perverted by those to whom their execution is confided. It is very much the fashion with us to preach homilies upon the awful condition of the down-trodden millions of Europe. We point with a sigh to the preponderance of the military power in France, and thank Providence that our bourgesisie cannot be snubbed by our standing army, and that our journal- ists are not compelled to fight a whole regiment in satisfaction for a harmless pasqui- nade. Our parsons shed oceans of tears over the condition of priest-ridden Italy, and stern Native Americans affect a colossal degree of pride in the fact that we have no peerage like that of Eng- land, and that all class and trade privileges are unknown in this happy land. What, then, is the governing power in the me- tropolis of the Union. Freed from religious or military or aristocratic despotism, we seem to have attained the highest political happiness, But such is not the fact. We cannot shut our eyes to the truth, and, therefore. we are begin- ning to acknowledge that our governing power isthe mob; and that is a despotism worse than that of Russia or France, because it is senseless, cruel and bloody. Ifere we have, within ten miles of the City Hall, a population of over a million of people, presumed to be eminently blessed in their political surroundings. The law guarantees to every citizen the right to choose his own rulers, as well as protection to life, liberty and property; that is according to the common reading of the constitution of the State and the charter of the city. But what isthe fact? It is that the laws are set at naught—that the power of the mob is supreme, and that this million of people trembles before a few thousand scoundrels who ought to be in the penitentiary. These pre- cious rulers may be classed as follow: Superior pugilists Leni bruisers. ‘agabona shoulder ae Gansbters and touters. Thieves, swindlers and loafers. Total governing powers...........660ce cece cee All these men vote, and some of them exercise the elective franchise several times. No storm, however severe, can keep them away from the polls. They form, with the five thousand prosti- tutes who live in New York—we are indebted to the Ton. Booby Brooks for the latter piece of statistical information—the Preetorian cohort which rules the city of New York, and dissipates in all manner of debauchery the im- posts wrung from the hands of honest and re- spectable labor. It is in their bands that the government of the city really rests, and the natural consequence is that it is not governed at all, It is fortunate for us that they are not united with any one political party. They are generally free kunces, fighting for the faction that pays the best. Hence we find the followers of one pugilist ranged under the banners of Tammany Hall; another marshals his forces with the outside democracy; still another clique swears by Hon. Massa Greeley and the republi- can party; while the late lamented Poole, with his last breath, recommended his followers to adhere steadfustly to the Know Nothing standard. These men are of all grades of out- ward respectability, from the dirty emigrant ran- ner about the docks to the distingué lounger in Broadway, glorious in purple and fine linen, broadcloth and diamonds, kid and patent leather, sweet smelling and of spicy flavor, with nothing but the vulgar brutality of the physioguomy to indicate the innate savage malignity—the brand of crime which is eternal. It is such men as these who bully the voters at primary elections and who shoot their political opponents, who are the heroes of mysterious arrests and the pets of amiable police justices, They work in the wards just at this time, and control the nomi- nations, subsequently securing the elec- tion of their nominees through the indif- ference of the respectable classes, who will not give ten minutes from their busi- ness down town even to save half their annual tax bills. If the legal and respectable voters of the city of New York could be roused so as to go once to the polls, and vote for men nominated by themselves, instead of those selected by con- ventions of pugilists, gamblers and blackguards of oll sorts, the moboeracy would receive a blow from which it would never recover. As matters stand now, however, there is little hope that our governing powers for the next year will show any improvement upon the past; and that they will become more insatiate in their demands and reckless in their profligacy is beyond perad- venture, There is, however, yet time to defeat them; but it can only be done by hard work every hour, from this time aoa clvetion day. Acavemy oF Mi ss The continuance: of the increased prices of Monday had no effect on the ap pearance of the house last night. It was just as densely filled as on the first representation, and the interest exci- ted by the magnificent cast and mise en mene of the piece would, we are satiefied, carry it throagh half a dozen representations. To make it remunerative to the manage. ment the present high scale of prices should be main tained; but we understand that this Mr. Ullman ie not disposed to do beyond Friday night. He will give one more representation on the present tariff, in order to re imborse himself for bis heavy eutlay on this Opera, and then the admissions will be reduced to their former scale. The public will recognise the justice of this arrangement, for they must be aware, from experience, that a stupen dows work like “Don Giovanni’ cannet be produced except at enormous expense and at great rick to the mabegement. Mile. Piccolomini was in delicion® voice, and charmed every one by her sparkling vocalization ond main and graceful acting. In general, the opera was heard to more advantage than onthe previous night, the expericnoe of one representation contritvuting to the perfection of the Orchestral and choral effects. Mewar, Movemmem.—Mr. Ullman has scoured the Bos ton theatre for a Piccolomini season of eight nights, cor mencing December 1. ‘The Strakoech Opera company ie doing well at the Phi ladelphia Academy. The /rets (10th) saye— Acavemy or Mstc.—The Opera matines yesterday drew acrowded audience. Madaine de Wilhorst repeated her réle of © Lucia di Lammermoor.” This evening Signora | rahe ypears as Leonora in ‘Ii Trovatore,”’ and Madame takes the part of Azncena. Signor Brignoli sad Bignor Amodio will also perform. We suspect that this will draw another immense houre, something like that which assembled on Monday evening to witness the —” of “La Figtia det ‘Dy Madame gimento, ‘The firet detachment of Marctgek’s Mavana company. including Signora Gassier and Miss Philips, sailed yeater day in the James Adger for Charleston, en route for Ifa vana, where the seasen will Commence imuncdiately after (her arrival, THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING FROM THE NATIONAL OAPIT Lh. Our Special Washington Despatch. THE PILABUSTSRS IN MOTION—THREE HUNDRED EMI: GRANTS READY TO SAIL FOR NICARAGUA—CABINET CONSULTATION ON THE SUBSKOT—DEPARTURE OF GENEKAL WALKER FOR THR SOUTH—MINISTER JERRZ RECKIVES A LECTURE, Fre. WASHINGTON, Noy, 10, 1858. ‘The government received this mornog an official tele- graphic despatch from New Orleans, stating that applica- tion had been made for a clearance for a vessel with three hundred passengers bound to Nicaragua, and asking advice from Washington, The President called several of the members of the Cabinet for consultation, but what deci. sion has been arrived at ifany up to this time has not transpired. It is certain, however, Was Qe law will take its course, without being straingg to @% the will, proju- dices or hostility of any oue. It 18 pegarded as a very deli- cate question. General Walker left this evening for the South, Tt has been intimated that Senor Goicourria’s presence here at this juncture has something to do with these move- ments, but not in fayor of them, and he is most likely on the Vanderbilt side. Itis said Judge Campbell's hostility to Walker had its nfluence upon the administration in the late proclamation against the filibusters. It is understood Walker and bis friends are confident that the United States government cannot prevent them leaving, nor any other Power from going, where they please, as they have not violated, and do not intend to violate, any law of this country or any law of nations, It has been intimated that the Washington, which sailed from New York on Saturday, took out filibusters. It is not so, The government has been assured that all except one man of the passengers were en route for Califorula. TUR GRNERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasiuncroy, Noy. 10, 1858. ‘The State Department has sent an official note to Gene- ral Jerez, pointing out the impropriety of his course, and expressing the dissatisfaction with which the Department regards his publication warning the public against pur- chasing tickets for Nicaragua by the steamer Washington. Tt istrue that Mr. White has had repeated interviews with Genera! Walker, bis only object being, he says, to ascertain whether General Walker designed, should Le be restored to power in Nicaragua, to interfere with the chartered rights of the Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal Company. General Walker has given him the assurance that in such an event he would respect those rights or any other American interests. Mr. White to-day gent a note to the Assistant Secretary of State, with the request that it be shown to Mr. Cass, denying that any Walker filibusters went to Nicaragua in the steamer Washington, and saying that the company will not knowingly permit such persons to go thither ia their vessels. General Walker left for Mobile today. Last night he and General Henningsen reconciled their former diffe: rences. Genera! Paez will return to Venezuela in the chartered steamer America. Reported Capture of a Slaver. Avavsta, Ga., Nov. 9, 1858. The Wilmington (N.C.) Journal reports a pilot boat having spoken the Ketch Brethers, of Charleston, a siaver from the coast of Africa, in charge of Lieut. Stone, of the sloop-of-war Marion. She is daily expected at Charleston. Despatches for Europe. Trisorara Orvics, St. Johns, N. F., Nov. 10, 1868. ‘The Galway steamship Pacific, from New York on Mon- day, will arrive here so as to coal and leave for Galway, with the maits, at or about noon to-morrow, and is ex- pected to make the passage in six days. Telegraphic despatches left at our office, No. 21 Wall street, Now York, will be forwarded to their destination, by telegraph or mail, tothe iatest moiaent before the departure of the steamer Frost at the South ‘Geta, Ga., Noy. 10, 1858. It is reported thas there was a killing frost throughout this section of the conntry this moraing—at ieast, a heavy white frost is certain, and the cotton crop is scotched, if not killed. The farmers, however, say positively that there was no killing frost this morning The Weather and Fever at Charleston. CHARLESTON, Now 1, 1888. We have a cold change. The therm ts this morning was down to thirty seve thirty 0k ght degrees. Physicians say it is safe for absentces to return. Schooner J. " Barnett Missing. weoxt, R. I, Noy, 10, 1863. The schooner J. H. Barnett, of Cape May, Capt. Worth, honce Téth ult, for Wilmington, has not since been beard of. The Affairs of Lawrence, Stone & Co. Bosrox, November 10, 1868. A third meeting of the creditors of Mesers. Lawrence, Stone & Co. was hei today, and additional claims were pres ted, which, together with the claim of George Pea body, of London, amounting to about $500,000, will sweil the sum owed by the firm at the time of its failure to nearly four millions of dollars. ‘The Ohio River at ‘Wheeling. Wirrruise, Va., Nov. 10, 1858. There are now six feet water inthe river. Weather cloudy, Boats are plenty, and rates low to ail points, Schooner Caroline Stone Sunk by « Collision, Bara, Me., Noy. 10, 1858, The steamer Eastern Queen, from Boston for this port, came ip collision with the schooner Caroline Stone, from New York for Bangor, on the 9th instant, of Boone Island, rinking the schooner. The captain and two seamen were saved. Arthur Turner, seaman, was lost. , Mass. Worcwren, Nov. 10, 1858. Frederick Warren, our City Marshal, was conversing at neon tod. on ding it in hie band the Hi from. the pistol entered Mr. just above the hew He endures great pain, and bleeding of The shooting was purely arren’s chest, cannot survive. the lungs set in ths afternoon. accidental ‘The Star of the South at Savannah. New York, after a ye P frost took place this morning Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Parapmrma, Nov. 10 Penney tvania 1868 9%; Reading Ratlroad, ; Loug Island Railroad, 6%; Mennsy 12, Pennsylvania Ratiroud, 43 New Ovizana, Nov. 10, 1858 Cotton— All tightly declined: sales to day middling. Sugar firm at Bie. a 6c, Molne c. lour—A deny. Mess pork firm: ‘atvancet 60. “Cotton freights to Liverpool, S94 Bavanwan, Now, 10, 1868, The verew steamship Montgomery, of Cromwell's linc, arrived at ber wharf yestorday, Oi inst, AunaNY, Nov. 10—6 P.M. Fiour firmer, and in view of monerate roceipts better inquiry: sales 3,000 bbls, Wheat—nothing doing: sales in small parcels only of white Michigan for $140, which is ho criterion of the market. Cora improves, and rece light: sealer 30,000 bushels at T5c. for Weetern mixed afloat, and some lots from store at 76c. Barley without pny sag fo price; demand moderate sales 1,700 bush ele Cannda Fast at SOc: 6,000 bushels prime Jefferson county at Bde. a 8c, 8,000 bushels rowed State on private terms. That sold on private terms is supposed to at lower prices than have been reported. Shipments— 000 bushels corn, 20,000 bushels oats, 6,000 bushels wheat, 20,000 bushels barley Rerrato, Nov. 10-6 P. M Pair business doing at about previo sales 2,200 bb!s, at $4 3714 for Wiecons: for good 0, Michigan $5 400 85 7 e extra. Wheat quiet and steady sales 16,000 bushels at 9c. for Milwaukie club, 99. for do, Canndian, 76c. for No. 2 Chicago spring, $1 10 for red Indians, Corn in good demand, market hardly so firm Fules 46,000 bushels at 640, 1 B5e., ig weak. Noth ing in barley or rye. Onts onehanged: sales 1,400 bush els at 48¢, “Whiskey in fair demand: sales 400 bbls. at 2c. Canal freights 430, on flow. 1Se. on wheat, Te. on corn, to New York. Receipis—2.458 bbie. flour, 870 Unehels wheat, 12,200 bashel= b Canal shipments—4,650 bbis flour, 39,490 bushels wheat, 36,660 bushels corn, 9,642 bush ats Ovwweo, Nov. 106 P. M. Flonr steady. Wheat firm for good descriptions: sales 20,000 bushels at $1 26 for white Onnadian; $1 13 for fair white Indiana; $1125 for red Ohio; 70c. for common Chicago epring. Corn firm: sales 10,000 bushels, including 6,000 very choice Tilinois at 70c. Canal Ly irregular, with afdectine of 1 sc. a 2c. on grain: flour, 4, Wheat 8¢. to New York. Lake imports— 200 bushels barley. Canal ex + 290 bushels oats, & Be. corn, TKe. m Be, 10,600 bushels wheat, ab army mad bbls. flour, 24,000 bushels wheat, 5,400 pushels corn. Camco, Nov. 10, 4858. Flour active. Wheat quiet and declined Ie: sal 80 Corn firm at 64¢, Onts firm. Shipments to Butlal 000 bushels wheat, Receipts—8,000 bbis. four, 28,000 Uushels wheat, 3.700 busbels corn sae san a CINCINNATI, e. Pan = ‘ , nchafiged: receipts moderate. iskey firm aw "toes ective sales 8,800 at $6.0 $6 12% to pack, or future delivery. The prevailing rate for de December fe $6 25, and for delivery in January ctv for future livery. Green uid for wk NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA Three Days Later by the Overland Mail at St, Lous. St. Loris, Noy 9, 1858. The California overland mail arr'ved this evening, bring- ing Sau Francisco dates of the 15th October A large and enthusiastic meeting was held at San Fram cisco on the 31th, to celebrate the consummation of the overland mail arrangements, and the arrival of the frat mail from St. Louis. Powder was burned, speeches made, und resolutions passed cordially thanking the Post Office Department for its Liberality in establishing the va- rious overland mail routes. Volunteers have been called for to protect travellers ow the route between Weaverville and Union against Indian outrages. Advices at San Francisco from Fraser river are to Oc- tober 4. The river had fallen some, and considerable gold had been taken out, bat the weather had become toe cold to work, und the miners were returning in large numbers to California. Oregon advices are to the 6th ultimo. The Indians were suing for peace, which Colouei Wright refuses te grant, unless their propositions are accompained by az unconditional surrender, together with ali their womea and property. The soldiers were destroying the graim fields and provisions of the Indians, who were in conse- quence reduced to a state bordering on starvation. The American Commissioner at Victoria, Mr. Nugent, had interfered to secure the Americans accused of petty crimes the aid of counsel on their trial. George Penn Johnston, who recently killed W. G. Fer- guson in a duel near San Francisco, has been arrested om a charge of murder, Business throughout California had been very dull since the sailing of the Isthmus steamer. Fiour dull, with but small sales, at prices ranging from $9 50 for domestic to $14 for Haxall. Railroad Convention at Cleveland. CLEVELAND, On10, Nov. 10, 1858. The adjourned Railroad Convention met hore this eve- ning. The attendance was much larger than at avy pre- vious meeting. Four hundred millions of stock were re- presented. The meeting was organized by the election of George Bliss, of the Michigan Southern road, Chairmaa, and Goorgo’'B. Anderson, Secretary. No Business was transacted to-night. Nearly ali the Western and many of the Eastern roads were represented. ‘The Case of McMahon, the Murderer. Newank, N. J., Nov. 10, 1858. In tho trial of James McMahon for the murder of hes sister-in-law, the testimony closed on both sides this after- noon. The summing up will be concluded to morrow, when the case will be given to the jury. —— City Politics. REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS. The primary elections of the city republicans to choose delegates to city, councilmen and ward conventions, took place last night in the several wards, and created unusual interest. The large vote the republicans polled at the last election, the weakness of tho American party, and the probable split in the democratic ranks, were ail circumstances calculated to encourage the republicans, who hope by coqueting with the vers to run in their candidate for Comptrolier, at least. It must be confessed, however, that it was not the best elements of the repub: lican party who were most conspicuous at the election last night. It was the “ roughs”’ and loose fish that hang about the barrooms that had the most to say in the election of delegates, and they no doubt wil! have a controlling in- fluence in the choice of candidates to be voted for at the next clection. For a wonder, there was no rioting worth npr and the voting passed off without any blood ing spilt. It is somewhat remarkable that there is so much more interest manifested in this city at the choice of city officers than at an election involving the election of or State officers. All the shoulder hitters and rowdies are particularly interested in the spoils to be got out of the dis- tribution of the charter offices, and they juently bend ail their efforts to get their frends in power. This shows that there is more roguery going on than even the public suppose. it should also stimulate the taxpayers to great er efforts to counteract their machinations. In many of the wards last night, two, and even three, tickets were run, and there will be contesting delegations in the Eighth, —- and other wards. The Republican City Con Convention meets this evening, at 618 Broadway. ANTI-TAMMANY ALDERMANIC CONVENTION. Pursuant to the call of the People’s and Regulars’ Gene- ral Committee, the Conventions elected last Monday even ing to nominate Aldermen, met in their respective districts, but very few nominations were made. The anti-Tammany democracy promised a few days since to put @ complete ticket in the fleld against Tammany Hall, and they held their primary elections first in order to do 80; but their failure to nominate last night looks bad. It seems more than likely that the various conventions have been — red with, and that a fusion will be effected. efter al The following gives the result of the mecting of the various conventions:— Fixe? Animmatasic Derxict—Met at Howard House. No jon. op Disrxicr—Met at 69 Centre street. No nomina- Tun Insrat—The delegates met at the College Hotel, Varick street, near Canal, for the purpose of nominating an. From first to last the proceedings were rized by the most —— rowdylam and ohl- canery, and for the thousandth and first time in the an- uals of eleetioneering, the ballot box was made the me- dinm of fraudulent and illegal voting. Several rowdies from the Fifth and other wards were on the ground in prime fighting satin, and ‘manifesting a decided carefully im the het. When they came to be told posited ont there was an excess of one. The ballot was repeated again and again, but with alike result. On the last bal- lot Peter M. Schank got ten votes and Peter Crawfora fifteen. A motion was then made to make Crawford's nomination unanimous, which was 7A aon sno by two very pugnacious lookin, me man was seized by one, who be! ES ta over tis bead in a threat attitude, whilst the other took up hia Position in rear of ‘ihe Chair ready to strike, on signal, The greatest —— here arose. shouted for adjournment; others protested nie illegality of the voting, sae cwae ‘a delegate trom the Eighth ward, ‘Thomas Martin, who ventured to express pd ‘opinion that the voting was “square,” was set upon ina mot cowurdly manner, The scene be ms to assume & very serious aspect, and our reporter narrowly eseaped a fling of a heavy arm chair, which was od at some one. There was a general rush from the room: of those whe did not wish to participate in th after a short time tranquillity was restored some injury bad becn done to Martin's It was then moved and seconded that Cr: nated by acclammation, which was passed, and the meet- ing proceeded to heal past grievances in copious libations of rum. Fura Disraicr—Met at the corner of Hudson and Bar- row streets. The following ballot was taken, after which the Convention adjourned to Friday night, without effeet ing a nomination:—Arthur J. Delaney, 8; Elijah Fisher, 5, Joveph Moore, 2 NTH DisTRic r~Gslemen Panta was nominated im rstriet Nixnt Derant=(onvention met at No. 195 West Six {teenth street. Adjourned until Saturday, without effoct- ing a nomination. Furvesta Deeriger—Convention met at the corner of Seventh avenue and Twenty.seventh street, but adjourned until Friday without nominating. Trierexnre Disrricr—Nicholas Seagrist was nominated in this district, Rewer OF tHe Ravens, without the Ravels, especially as far as o .\ lation is concerned, we really can't imagiae—probably @ dreary waste. Certain it is that we shall not be com- pelled (o suffer from their withdrawal this year. Although Antoine and Jerome Ravel have retired altogether from the stage, and have returned to France, we can still enjoy the excellent acting of Francois and Gabriel, who have the direction of the company at present. Their principal artists are Yrea Mathias, Lina Winde!, Miss Francis, Ma rietta Zanfretta, Pau! Brillant, Maupin (his début here has yet tobe made), Chiarini and pére Lehman, the “ quthor "* of the company. With this force the Ravels car- ried on acampaign of six weeks, in September and October, at the Philadelphia Academy of Music, and gained laurels and dollars in immense quantities. The same result has at tended the season which they will shortly close at Hal timore to prepare for their opening at Niblo’s Garden, one ¥ ‘week from next Monday night. They will remain at the Garden until after the holidays, and then go to Havana to play at the Tacon. The Revels are as popular now as they were twenty years ago, and they will be warmly wel comed on their return to the metropolis. days would be ‘Te Late Rev. “Prannraex Crow®.—The Board of Mana- gers of the American Bible Union have issued an appeal to the Christian world on behalf of the widow of this mis sionary, a young Spanish lady, left destitute by his death. Mr. Buckbee, Assistant Treasurer to the Bible Union, and the Rey. N. Brown, editor of the American Baptist, are Court Cnlendar—This D Day. Scrrxme Covet—Cincvrt. 1.—Nos. 1619, 1877, 1457, 1863, 1615, 2485, 1280, 1257 1267, 1263, 2017, 2021, 4 2026, 2027, 2029, 2031, 2087, 2039, 2041, 2043, 2047) 2061; Ft 2057 , 2050, 2063, ea ee 2081, 2083, 2085, 2087, 2091 , 1787, 1618. 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