The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK “HERALD. |: JAMES GORDON BENNEDT, HATOR AND PROPRIETOR, kK OF FULTON AND NASSAU STI, Money seni. by mai? wilt be at the Postage sainps not received as su'weriy tion L DAILY HERALD, tio conte per e: EWEEKLY HERALD, eoory sul OFFICE N. W. COnN eh tn advance render. annum, wie cents per Bi ner auncn to Ss at four cents per containing important ov; Y wwed, will be OMRESPONDENTS ARK Np Pack: s sotetted fs Urteraty pa PARTICUGAMLY KRQURSTRD TO BEAL ALL LBCTRRS anymaus correspondence, Weds nxt day; atcortioementa in Hewaro,and in the sss, cheapness and de epedeh No. 358 Wobome MWB, cece cee AMUSEMENTS TO MORROW EVENING. BROADWAY TT BaASTIC AND ACKO BOWERY TREATR' Asriopet-Tow CxING BURTON'S NeW THEATRG, Broadway —Hanirt—Goon on NOTHING. WALLACK’S THEATRE, ick. PATRE, be Tie Phats—Mos —Ruesraiax, Gre ov Isnamit. Bowery—Rune, Tux Ranoxe— Broadway—Muncuanr or Ve e's THE ATK LAURA KEEN No 624 Brood ay—Ove aot A Miss. Hus Puoues. WOOD'S MINSTRE! DING, S6L and S68 Browdway— SOUTHERN LIFE LLUSTRATAD adway—TRVANTS' MrvarkeLs mL AINT GOT LMR TUT ALRY LS, 441 Browway- Sonas, dc.—Maute Guir an, LOPLAN NEW HALL, Broadway, next Bleecker sireet—MecaxicaL Pontiye oF tie LeeTKUCTION OF JRRUSALEM, de Sew York, Sunday, December 1, 1858. MAILS FOR THC PACIFIC. New York Herald—California Edition. ‘The United States mail steamship Moses Taylor, Capt. A. Gray, will leave this port (o-morrow afternoon, at two orcloek, for Aspinwall. Tue mails for California and other parts of the Pacife Will close nck to-morrow afternoon. Tue New Yous Wituty Heriio—Cuitornia odition— eontaruing t 4 intelligence from all parts of the world, will t 1 at ton o'clock im tho morning. Single cap ors, ready for mailing, 81x c¢ Agouts will ple Jim their orders as early a8 por ole, at one 0 nes Lat The News The Euroy mutils Lo the 4th inst., brought by the Arabia, reached this city last might. We pub lish elsewhere some additional particulars of th: prolc age of the Galway steamer ian Empire ¢ abandonment o: the ship Child of the Regiment, belonging to this port, together with letters from our corresponden at London and # quantity of interes! intelligen: 23 cha ° from all of liane ow York ken oa ade 71 02, by rovideace , arrived at f letter bag. Mr. Thomas a grocer doing busine corner of w C aad Eighth street, an over by a railroad train at N tantly killed. locidedly , was rowdyish bate just at this tim ad riday, during the House, Mr. Shorter, of Alabama, ¢: Penneytvan a plied that he dida't sj Mr. English struck his head with a cane, Montgomery ak tu puppies, whe utagonist a blow ove xing him in + harled thithim. The pu o the s brick a ties then sepa Unii nee th t on board t ac States th and that in e a land mail f ploys's of th gold d It is roops had left fort ap, Chadbourne and &: ) forthe Buffalo Hw under command of Lieut Van Horn, e 1,500 Cam the alleg in ord warriors i English uv udge Russell yuster corpus, and after ar papers and prowi , pli | others, ind qua n bebalf of the a hi ac on @ simile: sion i he report of the City Taspector in the city during the past ompared with t and 14 mor ynding week in las at year. nuaiber of d among adults and children, mon. Boyt. Girls, Titat 7% «(1028 oo 106 885 | Among the prince uses of Geath were the foliowing:— nd: —— Week enting—— Piscases Der We. Deo. 14 Brotcbitis ...... seeeers uv w = umnpeion es wesceeee BF on u Jeatha of apoplexy, 9 f congestion of the t rysipelas, 4 of typhoid fever, 8 f whooping co & 12 of cron up, 6 of « Of diveane of the | art, 70) @mallpox, 6 premature births, 22 stilibora, aad 11 | from vi ea The aunexed table shows What portions of the human system have been most affected: — Dneeases Dee MN. Deo. 18 Ronee, jointa, fe avedsee 1 ee | +12 1 lal ie E 1 | premature births. * | ywele and otter digestiv 9 30 ad deaths, compared with ty ” ig 1866 and 1857, was ‘t wer nding we edie Dee. 19, NBT. tree. 12, 1858. Work ¢ rr es of the United foutoe, 82 of Ireland, 17 of Germany, 8 of Eng- } cach of Seotiand and Switzerland, and 1 of i « The Odeon theatre, No. 49 Bowery, together NEW YORK HERALD, with ite contents, was totally destroyed by fire yes- terday afternoon, involving a loss of about $25,000, The telegraphic chess match between the Phila- Selphia and New York clubs was re-commenosd last evening. A report of the moves may be found in auother column. The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,200 a 1,500 bates, clowing steady,on the basis of 12¢. for mit- ohng uplands. The demand for medium snd extra brands of flour was poo, with fair sates at full prices, white com- mon graios of Stave and Western were less active and Ducyant, Wheat continued firm, while sales wero limit. «is among the lots sold were witite Southern at $1 40, mixed Weeteru at $1 184;, and red Southern at $115 & $1 24. Corn wae firm, with moderate sales at T7c. for mixed Western, Pork wns in botter demand, especially for future delivery: Old mess sold at $17 50, new mess at $18, apd prime at $13 50 a $13 60; and moss was sold, de- liverable ip January, and also in May and Juno, at aud ;rime, also deliveranie in March, April and May, on private Corms, and a considerable parcel of old mess on private torms, Sugars were firm, and closed at about ‘c. advance oa the week's sales, The transactions em- brace? about 900 bhds, Cuba muscovade at full prices, ans 800 do, New Orleans were soid by auction. Coflve Was steady, but qniet. Freight engagements were limited and rates without change. The Central American LubroglliomIs there a United Policy Between the Three Great Powers? Tbe newspaper correspondents at Washington have suddenly broken out in a steady ory that there is a complete union between the Cabinets of the United States, Eagland and France, in re- ward to the course to be pursued ia Central American and Mexican affairs, Such chaff as this may do to catch young birds and (yros in politica and Cabinet craft; but whoever has continuously and systematically studied the poltical history of European cabi- ets apd their relation with the United States will piace little faith in this sudden abandonment of » system which bas become traditional with the Powers of Europe, aud which has preseated strong evidences of life in the ministerial orgaas of London a” Juris withia the lust few months. LU is in the niaterial and intellectual progress of this country that the aristocratic rulers of Burope see the true danger which threatens the existence of their privileges. It is our commerce, that is building up the power of their merchants and manufacturers, and emboldening them to demand a share of the government. It is our xanple that is stimulating the hopes of their depressed millions, and pushing them on to demand the same individual freedom of thought aud action which we enjoy, uatram- melled hy the cheating pretensions of protective theories and the relentless chains of class degra- dation, The governing few of Europe plainly sce how rapidly we are levelling the mountains of arrogance, from the heights of which they as- srt their insolent privileges; and they know well enough that every American triumph in poli- tics, diplomacy, war, art, science aud industry brings them nearer to their fall, and the men of work to their ultimete triumph in the world. Upon this conviction is founded the policy which guides the cabinets of Europe in their relations with us. They acouse us of inordinate territorial greed, of insatiate ambition of power. of an impudent disrespect for their time-honored systems iv polities, and of an utter want of mora! principle in government and law, They proclaim themselves as the champions of all ex- isting civilization, and assert that it is incaum- bent upon them to put a barrier to oar barbaric developement. {fo pursuit of this self-imposed daty they have availed themselves of every wile in politice, and even war, to attain their object. We bave no need of argument to prove the sil- liness of the idea that there can be any veal unity of purpose between the Cabinet of Louis Napoleon, with its despotic theo- ries and dynastic aima, and the Cabinet at Washington. With England the case is diffe The uniiy commercial interests with ours, the identity of language and similarity of the popular tenden- ies. would seem to afford some assertion that a union of policy Britich Cabinet and vald exist if the ruled the Cabinet But such is not the case. ruled by a pala that the worst times of George TUL, dratioa of her government has » the hands of a set of statesmen who have ro sorte to anything more than a ty of intellect of pettifi #, who al follies of their predecessors, and stri skiing ‘fe out a new path in the policy of as did Canning whea he re- Nianee, and Peel when be over it has stuck to the tradi- dling off Yankee develope- pron and fall oft n of the Central American po- ral times been caught cheat- The Clayton-Bulwer treaty, the driving an forees out of San Juan del y the Mosquito flag, aud christeniag e of the Day Islands by iously catled “sponta » systematic pushing of lize settlement into the tances ia point. We rent. of her immense lawe, aud tl cies in both countr color for the th ich ay rests of the * they do ours. tru of Bag- eal re incapable nurent, Lord Clarendva fu neoue settlement,” and th the boundaries of the } heart of Yucatan, are all have the same heraldiug of prowised honesty that we have now. On several oceasions Eag land bas been about to return the stelen Mosquito territory to Nicaragua, and the Bay Islands to Honduras. But when came to the point there hae always been a hitch, becanse her condi- tions were always selfish and inimical to the idea of American independence. The Webster- Crampton propositions to } ua and th Clarendon-Herran conveution with Honduras are in point. are not eh cas We now c¢ vady to believe that the mea atrol th policy of the Eagtish go ment have ned traditions w to on every other side, in order te They sre unequal to the conception of such policy end the initiation of such 9 grand era as te. They belong to the a erythitr 1 hart Their or Monroe doetri One of and hieb inite wi t would inangur i vatred to our ger filled with ey rac liberal ech jug pow of the tag American. the mini+ters they have ever had in thie country Los just been recalled boca he did wpprove of the deceptive course Sir Wm. Gere Ouseley is instructed to pur sue; and to gild the pill it is ostentationsly announced that he is promoted from the mission at Washington to the mission at the Hagar. Such am excuse could only emanate from th Ulindest fecling of hatred to the United States; for,in the comparison it makes ia placing the United States below one of the fifth rate Powers of Europe, a studied insult is conveyed. We do not dowbt that fallacious promises har been made to our government in regard to the policy of the Anglo-French alliance in Central America, and that Mr. Buchanan has had the courtesy to refrain from action im the course he athy ablest and best * bot @ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, bad determined upon, iu order not t exhibit a { Orleans, and one which runs to Aspinwall by posit ve disbeliof in their assurances; but the way of the Gulf Of the sailing veasele there is authorized announcement, on the floor of Con- gress, that negotiations are now pending, proves that there is no union of policy between the Cabineta. The republics of Central America | have hitherto resisted the insidious attempts of English diplomacy to eliminate their territorial | | perhaps about one-half is in the form of un- sovereignty, because they counted upon the countenance and moral support of the United States in defending their rights. If the same diplomatists can now make those republics believe tbat the United States government has abandoned its former high ground, and united with England aud France in the policy they wish to enforee upon Central America, they may indece Nicaragua and Honduras to accept the imposed eonditions regarding Mosquito and the Bay Tstands, which have been hitherto 80 perti- naciously rejected. But we unhesitatingly assert that there bas been no abandonment by this government of the high position it has hitherto held in regard to Central America, and our belief that the story of a united poliey between the United States, England snd France has becn promulgated with sinister designs. The Revival of Trade with the Pacifie=Tiow the Guane Monopoly Affects tt. Among the evidences of the revival of trade one of the most prominent is that presented by the increased activity noticed in the export trade for the Pacific. Both in this country and iu England, the offerings tor shipment and the rates of freight have exhibited a marked increase re- cently, and there is every reason to believe that the new activity in this branch of commerce rests upon s healthy and permanent foundation. In the present depressed condition of the ship- ping interest, the signs of au improvement in auy quarter are hailed with satisfaction, and the at- tention of our commercial community is largely drawn toevery circumstance connected with the distribution and employment of ships. The im- provement noticed in the demand for the Pacific has encountered a great indisposition among shipowners to send their vessels there, in conse-, quence of the absence of return frei his, Neither the western poris of America nor the eastera ports of Asia present any hopes of return cargoes, According toa late number of Mitchell's Maritine Regiser, the omount of tonnage unemployed and waiting for freight in the Hastern ports at the middle of September was as follows:— China and Manila... 191,84 tons. Calcutta and Bombay «146,78: Cleared From Euglan! et October, 190,221 « Ses GOlT88 « 90,000 on the bert pad loading or Wo be | Total....... To thisw may add that at the same time there was unemployed, in the Western ports of America, between Valparaiso aud San Francisco, 100,000 tons, of which fully two-thirds were on the coast of Chile and Peru, vainly secking re- turn charters of guano; and cleared from this ye for Pacific ports, in the last four months, v0 tons. These make an aggregate of un- asset shipping in the Pacific ocean, ex- clusive of those that have obtained homeward freight, of more than 750,000 (ons, valued at not less than thirty millions of dollara. One of the greatest, and we may say the prin- cipal source of reture employment for our ships in the lacific, is the transportation of guano trom the Chincha Islands to the United States and Europe; but the peculiar monopoly maia- tained by Peru, not within her own territory, but in those of other nations, makes even this source of cimployment a disadvantage rather than a favor. A little circumstance which has just transpired in commercial cir- cles illuetrates this. Letters received by the Jast steamer from Europe announce that the English agents of Meru, after being long out of the market, are now offering twelve dollars per tou freight for guano from the Chinchas, but that these offers cannot be extended to American vessels in our porta, because of an understanding with the egents of Peru here, which iahibfts the sh agents from chartering our vessels. Here we find the uvian monopoly extending far beyond the limits of Peru, and exerciting a ancful influence upon our commerce, This nfuence is extended not oaly into the freighting interest, but inte all the operations of the guano trode, and its sale and distribution in the con- suming countries, to the great inerease of cost to the commer, and without any corresponding nefit to the government of Peru. A few figures will make this clear. Mr. de Osma states in a Jetter which was laid before a guano con- vention at Washington in June, 1856, that the guano sent to the United States yielded to Peru ouly $14 05 per ton. If we add to this sum the ight of $12, and $4 per ton incidental ex- penses and commissions, it becomes evident that ibe guano can be laid down in our ports for $30 per ton. The wholesale price at which it is sold in our market is $60 per ton, showing a difference of $30 per ton—twice what Peru gets for it that goes inte the pockets of somebody standing between Peru and the American consumer. There can be no valid objections against the right of the government of Peru to set what Price she pleases upon her guano in her own ter- ritory, and to limit, if she chooses, the amount which she will annually dispose of. But there are great and valid objections to her extending her monopoly into the transportation of it to this country, and ite distribution here. Every principle of public economy is opposed to her so doing; for while it brings her no benefit, it doubles the cost of the guano to the consumer. in establishing this monopoly in the United States for the benefit of third parties, she abuses our friendship towards her, and. perpetuates a wrong upon our citizens. If she would es tabla her ecale of prices at home, and throw ‘open the carrying trade and distribution of her guano, would realize more from it, and greatly decreare the cost of it to our citizens. That this euould be done is of vast importance to our growing trade with the Pacific, and to the entire agricnitural interest of the country; and incumbent upon the Secretary of State to kea movement in the mutter at once, or for cvcss to direct the necessary steps to attain If the subject is properly presented to Peru » cannot defend her monopoly in this country, though ehe may insist upon maintaining it at bome. she Iuportany Scvoerstions For Our Rronmrorsr Boanve—We have on more than one occasion celled the attention of our government and the Lighthouse Board to the necessity for more and better lighthouses at certain points on our Atlan- tic coast. The large and rapidly increasing commerce that pastes our Southern seaboard renders the necessity for such protection to life and property more urgent and pressing every year. In additicn to the numerous (lect of sail- ing vessels which pass the most dangerous part of the Florida reefs, there are two lines of steam- ers running from New York to Havana and New | adepartare of one at least every day, while the average departure of the steamers is one every four days. The uumber of passengers by these ves- sels is estimated at twenty thousand a year, whiie the vatue of the freight is rather over than under one bundred milliens of dollars, of which wrought gold from the California mines, Right in the way of all this travel and com. merce ia a most dangerous ledge of rocks on the northwest corner of the Little Bahama Bank, known as the Matanilla Reef, which has proved terribly destructive to both life and property. These works lie below the surface, and as there is no indication in the changing color of the water of the decreasing depth, the first kuowledge which the shipmaster has of his danger is the running of bis vessel on the reef. It was in this way that the Crescent City was lost some years ago on these rocks, and it was fortunate that the passengers were all saved from the wreek. But what guarantee is there that in the event of a similar occurrence the same good furtune will attend the shipwrecked ‘passengers, and that the lives of ofl may not be lost? The means ot pre- venting such disasters are within the control of our government aud. Lighthouse Board, and they should no longer be withheld. Even while we write the lives of those who pass this danger- oug part of our coast are in jeopardy, and in its present unguarded state no passeny. or ehip- master can feel perfectly seoure of ‘is Life or his property. A light should be piced at the northwest corner of the Babama Bank, on the reef referred to, and it should be done as soon as possible. This bank belongs to the British go- vernnent, but upon proper application from our own it would either place a lighthouse there itself or allow our government to do eo at its own ex- pense, However or by whoever it is done, there should be as little delay aa is necessary for the construction of the required building. Then, ia addition to this, there should—as recommended by the captains of all the steamers running on this route, in a letter on the subject to the Secre- tary of State—be “a line of buoys, beginning at a point fifteen miles east of the northern corner of the recf; from thence extending westerly along its northern edge and southerly along its western edge to Memory Rock, the buoys to be placed at intervals of two miles, and of sufficient size to be distinctly seen in clear weather at that dis- tance, and with such reference to soundings that a vessel drawing twenty feet may steer direct from one to the next adjoining with safety.” While on this subject there is one other point to which we would direct the attention of our government. We refer to the change which was made ou the 17th of March last in the character of the light on Carysfort Reef, on the coast of Florida. This light was changed from fixed to revolving, so that it is now of the same kind as that at Gun Cay, on the Great Bahama Bank, with this exception, that while revolves twice in a minute the latter revolves but once in the seme (ime. Here, then, are two revolving lights almost opposite to each other; and as they are both, with the slight difference of time, very similar, the one may at any time be mistaken for the other. The danger froma mistake of this kind is increased by strong currents, con- trary winds, and particularly by “the coral reefs which make out far from land, with blue water clove alongside.” The difficulty in this case is so ceelly removed that it would seem only neces sary to call attention to it, We trust that no unpeceasary delay will be allowed to take place neither of these cases, and that prompt and effective measures will at once be taken iu the matter. Deeltne and Expooure of the Spiritual Hum- bug. ‘There is a remarkable similarity in the histo- ry of all popular delusions. On the principle that every dog must have his day, they run a shorter or longer course, in proportion to the clevernese of their originators, and then are heard of no more, If wego back to the days of Joanna Southcote, frightexing crowds of British Loors, or the magnificent Law stock gambling with duchesaes and cardinals in the Rue Quin- campeix, to the Count Cagliostro with his colos- sal swindles, or to a more modern humbug, Mes- mer, we eball find that the crop of fools always withered as rapidly as itbad been raised. So, too, with the delusions of to-day. Tea years ago the epeedy ending of the material world was pre- dicted by one Miller, and thousands of thrifty housewivesin Yankee Land prepared their ascen- sion robes for an immediate journey to heaven. Mormonism came likewise; and although, through the opposition which its practices naturally excited, its existence has been somewhat more protracted than it would have been had the Saints been let alone severely, yet it may be safely alleged that the palmy days of Brigham Young and his coadjutors are over. But the most gigantic delusion of recent daie has been that of Spiritualism. In a little more than @ year after the Foxes commenced their operations at Rochester, spirits of all sorts and at all prices were rapping, kicking, writing, tipping and knocking furniture about all over the land. The stvants were bother- ed; grave college professors investigated the phenomena, and, with owl-like sagacity, came to the conclusion that they knew nothing about it, Judges and Senators gave in their adhesion to the new doctrines, and consulted the spirits on knotty points in law or politics. Every second young woman was a medium, and was “ longing or thirsting” for some impossible thing, as it ap- peared. When the medium found an “afinity” of the opposite sex, the spirits would frequently interfere in the marital relations of the parties, and in the most impertinent way order them to the arms of some other medium or affiuity; and thus arose the Free Love excitement. The philo- sophers of the 7ribune, who had ased up all the other t#ms—abolitionism, Fouricrism, socialism, agrarianism, and so on—cagerly seized upon the new Gelusion, and advocated it in miles of turgid common places. Itinerant mediums wandered over the country, gathering money from the inquisitive, the weak and the credulous. One might really have imagined that, so far as public enlightenment was concerned, we were in the ninth century, instead of the nineteenth. Bat Spiritualism has had its day. Not even a strong admixture of sensualiem could keep it up. Some of its more distinguished advocates have quietly abandoned the faith. Others, like the etrong-minded Mrs. Gove Nichols, aad the young- cst of the Foxes—Mies Margaretta—-have made open recantation and sought for pardon from the Roman Catholic Church. Judge Edmonds, it ix aid, wavers in his belief The Tribune philo- eopbers, like all other rats, were early in desert- ing the sinking ship, and there is every indication that the epirits will rap without customers betore many moons have waned. Vader these citcus.stances ¢he public mind is 1858. quite ready for a thorough exposé of the whole humbug, euch as we are promised in the fullow- ing note:— TO THY EDITOR OF TTR TEE ALD. Stratwonn Borrow, Coon County } New flauramnn, Der, 15, 1605. Nive years of the most iutimmte acquaintance wite the facts, pbilosaphy and theology of Spiritualisns bas most fuly convinced’ me oPits demoralizing and ruinous tow detey; and us 1 have hithorto, white deluged by its fal- tack, been its unflinching advocate, I now intend to ox pose the damning practices of its botiovers, its dotusiwo theories and its prostitutions xod Ubertinism, In these articles J shal! also give the experienoe and observation of many other prominent Spiritualists, Its phenomena Lam obliged te maintain, but its moral, social and religious beatings most deeply deplore, No’ one in this nation is more acquainted with it iv all ite bearmgy than myself, as Thave cccupied one o! the most prominent positions, ia congection with my wife, Mrs. Cora LV. Hatch, in the promulgation of iis doctrines. Do you desire thee arti. clea? Please write me by return of mail ut the date of this note, My articles will bear date at New York. B OP. HATCH, MD. Mr. Hatch, it will be recollected, was the bus- band of a medium who was all the rage in the epirit world last year. She was always in a trance—a cort of elysium-—and Mr. Hutch kept thy gate of it, and admitted the vulgar pubiic to her celestial sotrées, at the remarkably low price of fifteen cents fer capita, Mrs. Hatch always saw some “angelic beings walking in sunlight, with golden hair;” but one fine moraing éhe be- came frightfully utilitarian, and awoke to the idea that ber husband was not her proper affiai- ty, and that he was making too much moucy from her efforts in the spirit world. She then cut the connection, and the deserted financier, pining in the sylvan shades of Coos county, in the State of New Hampéhire, resolves to unbur- then his soul through the columns of this jour- nal. We wik give him a chauce. Let him send along his exposé. One suggestion: we trust he will not fail to give a financial statement of his speculation, and let us know how much was netted for glimpses at the spirit world at (he re- markably low price of fifteen cents a head. When we can go to heaven at that rate, what's the use of expensive churches and high salaried parsons ? THE LATEST NEWS. AFFAIRS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Plan for Reorganizing the New York Democracy—How the Tammanyites Regard IteStrect Rencontre between Messrs. Kage Meh and Montgumery—The Forthcoming Decisions tn the Retired Naval Officers’ Cases—The New Commander of the Gulf Squadron—Investigation of the Printing Contracts, &e., &e. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wastivetoy, Deo. 18, 1468. While the administration insists that the Tammauy or- ganization shall be the regular party organization, it requires that voters shall have something say in party affairs and as to the men for which they may be calied upon to vote. No plan was submitted to the Prosideat last night, and none has beea agreed upon yet to this end. ‘The pian spoxen of is, that in each of the handred and thirty-seven election districts of the county of New York there bo a democratic organization, ia which every democrat shall have bis mame registered to vote at Primary elections. Theso dutricts aro to sead delegates to ward conventions, which conventions shal! have power to se ect the representatives to the General Com- mitteo of Tammany Hall. ‘The soft faction, who have present possession of Tam- many Hall, rejoice exceedingly at the result of their. in- terview with the President. They think the idea of tho democratic massee being represeated im their political managoment t* a beautiful plilosopbical abetraction, which: hurts no oue in its aunouncement, and which wili ia no way interfere with the perpotuation of their control of the oftices, A rencontre occurred this morning on Pennsylvania ave- nue between two membere of Congross—Messrs. of Judiana, and Montgomery, of Peonsyivania. The s mont given is that Mr. English, on meeting Mr. Montgome- ry, saluted him ina friendly manoer, and that ia return Mr. Montgomery behaved ip an insulting manner, when Mr. Englich struck him with bis cane. Montgomery took up @ brick, and threw it at English, bat without effoct. Nothing more ocourted; bul it was reported tat the police were after them, to prevent a further breach of the peace. The cause of Montgomery treating Eaglish in an iusuiting manner is said to be an old grudge arising out of the Kansas difficulties (English bil and Montgomery amend ment) last scseion. Tho Secretary of the Ni vy bas been engaged to-day with the President making Qua! preparations for a decision of the mava’ cases arising out of the action of the Ketiriag Board. Fifwen cases will be ls mate next week. It is known that the Attorney General hus decided the action of the Retiring Board was uncousttutional, Tais will not change the Preeideat’s determination to leave all officers convicted and removed for drunkenness whore they were placed by the courts. Tho Secretary of the Novy fads it difficult to namoa successor of Commodore Melatosh. The names of Cap- taina Stringham aud Mayo have beon mentioned. George Taylor will submit a resolution on Monday, pro- vided he can obtain the floor, usking a committee to in- vestigate the printing transactions of Stedman Wendell & Co, He bas some rich developements in embryo. The Sergeant.at-Arms of the House has disbursed ainco the 6th instant, om account of mileage, arroars aud fala- ries, three hundred and twenty-seven thousand do!'ars The total disbursement for the prosent Congress up to Wednesday last was one million four hundred and thirty. five thousand dollars. THK GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasuvoroy, Dec. 18, 1858. A difculty occurred between Congressmen Exglish aad Montgomery, on Pennsylvania avenue, thie morning. They happened to meet for the first time this session, when Mr. English, extending his hand, sald, ‘Flow are you, Mr. Montgomery?’ Mr. Montgomery withhold his own hand, and uttered an insulting expresrion, something like “I don’t speak to puypies;”” whereupon Mr. Ehglisb struck him a severe blow over the head, breaking his cane to pieces and knocking Mr. Montgomery into the gutter, but not entirely down. Mr. Montgomery, rising, hurled a brick at Mr. English, striking him on the boot, but doing him ne injury. Mr. English states to his friends that he Was entirely anarined, and was not aware that Mr. Moot gomery bad any il! feeling toward him up to the time of the rencontre. Mr. Montgomery is superior in strenth to Mr. English. The Scoretary of the Treasury advertioos for propoeala, to be received until the 24th of January, for a loan of ten millions, under the act of June last. The talance now in the Treasury is $4,641,000. The receipts Inst week were $1,916,000, The amount of the drafta paid was $2,362,000. The increase over the amount in the Troasury of (ho week previous ts $647,000. Tn the Sonate report of the 16th inst. Seaator Colamer fe made to agree with Mr. Ciingman ia bie Clayton Bulwer resolution, whereas he consider: ingly questionable in its prepriety Charleston papers of tho 4tb inst. eay that the field Officers of the Fourth brigade, State militia, a arrangements to give General Soot « milliuy e find have engaged apw General Scott expresses himself exceedingly the intended honor. Several Mexicans held a consultation last night in re: gard to that purt of the President's message recommend that resolution © making tumnents for hum y be to-day for Mesico to inaugurate, it is to such a movement, A caucus wae held to-night of exch members of Co gress as are favorab’e towards a pension bill Bye the so divers of the war of 1812, with a view to making arrange. Ieat’ to eifect i passage. Hoeven, Dec, 18, 185%, ‘The trial of McNulty for the murder of police oilicer jel W. Hovedon resulted to-day in a disagreement of jury. ‘The North Briton Outward Boand. Vortiaxn, Me., Dee The bteammhip North Brit trom were dy clock this afte Death of an Faitor. Virrencee, Pa, Deo. 18, 1858. Robert M. Riddle, for many years editor of tho Com- meqial Journal, died this morning. en ee The Suspected Siavers. SUAZURE OF THE YAUHT WaNDFKER— KELBASE OF THE AKDENNES, Savanwam, Doo, 18, 1855, The Republican of thig morning suys hut the Uuibod Statee Maruhai hap seized the yacht Wanderer at Beams- wick, The bark Ardennee, previousty arrested at Jack»oa- ville, Fla., ou suspicion of being a saver, kas boca re lensed. ‘The State Canvass at Albany. ALnaxy, Dec, 18, 165%, ‘The Haskin and Kemble case is jrwtpoued Uill Monday, News from Utah. Sr. Lous, Dec, 16, 1866, ‘The Utah mail of November 20 bas arcived here, bab brings no news of importance, ‘The snow on the moun. tains was three feet deep, and from Bg Mountais to Platte Dridge it averaged elghtecn inches in depth, The maf party were overtaken by 4 terrible snow storm between Ash Toliow and South Plat. They were two days oad nights travelling cigh een miles, during which time they were without food and fire. A namber of trains were ab Eeho Conon, unable to get through. The stroams om the whole route wero crossed on ico, One white man aad ree Indians had been murdered and robbed by ¢wo white mea ou the Big Blue. BRathoad Accthtents. ME. THOMAS GRIFFITHS, OF NEW YORK, KILLER, Newark, N. J., Dec. 16, 1668. Mr. Thomas Griffiths, 2 buckeler, aged about 36 yoarg, doing business a8 grocer ut the corner of uvenue C amd Eighth street, Now York, in attempting to get om the tem o'clock Philadelphia train whiie in motion, ncar the Cantre etroct depot, in this city, was thrown under the whoola, horribly mangled and instantly killed. He was calle! to by @ flagman, but puid no heed to it, The Coromer's in- quest is being held. He was recognized by a friend, «ho has @ dagverreoiype bkeness of him. Information has been sent to his friends. A LOCOMOTIVE AND & SCHOONER IN CONTACT—TUREE MEN BADLY HORT. Treston, N.J., Deo. 18, 1868. ‘The mail train for New York, ut this place, this mormng ran against the boweprit of a schouver, knocking off tee top part of the engine end a gig on the top of tho freight car, and throwing the mail crate into the canal. Wosley Thompson, engiveer; Aaron Davis, watel.oan, amd Wil- liam Parker, brakeman, wero badly injured. Too veseel was going down the river, aud the wind blew her bow aprit over the track just a8 the mat train was coming up. Whe Philadelphia Bank Case. ACQUITTAL OF ALLIGUNE AND NEWHALL. Puiiapenruia, Dec. 18, 1888. Mesera. Allibone and Newhall have been acquined, The District Attorney ubasdoned the case aftor she arge- meute for defeace hud been made. ‘The Weather. Bostox, Dee. 18, 1888, At Highland Light this forenoon a thick suow storm pro- vailed, with a heavy northeast wind. At Hull the wind Borlhwest, wilh slight spirts of snow. Awan, Dec. 18, 1868. ‘The weatber here is iutensely cold, and ice is making fast in the river. The steamer Hero ts in a bad position im the ice. Moytraat, Dec. 18, 1868. Weather clear and cold. Thermoancter six degrees be low zero, Condiuon of the Onto River. Parkkiopuny, Va., Dec. 18, 1858 ‘There are twenty-five fect water in the Obio river at this point. Boats aro plenty and departing daily for all New Party Organ at Albany, Atsany, Dec, 15, 1868. ‘The now democratic paper in opposition to the Adas aad > Argus, celled The Standard, made ite first appearance this evening, and is « f is @ fino looking sheet. Public Schoolhouse in Boston Barned, Rostow, Dec, 18, 1888. Tho Quincy school house on Tylor street, one of the largest aud moet expensive of our public eclool batidings, was entirely consumed by fire lust night. Tho sohoed Louse was owned by the city, whose boss 15 $90,000, Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Puntapeionia, Dec. 18, 1958, Stocks are frm. Pennsylvania State dvwe, 96; ‘Reading Raiiroat, 267%, Morris Canal, 4u; Lovg island TRauruad, 1%; Peumyivauia Raiirowl, 425¢ Partapwurma, Dec. 18, 1868, Flour quiet: sales 1,600 bbis. snperine at & tk. What dull and 2c. lower: eales oi 4,600 bushels red at $1 25 white, $1 4 a 81 c. & AIMe. Sugar th vol active. Wawskey Grm at 25: Provosmy Amevnwests ix Tut Maura Law.—A petition {a im course of circulation for signatures, aking tho Legw lature Of this State to make certam amendanents in the Militia tawe, The act, th age of whi culed for, is to iseious to Uhe militia, aad ve Provide for the retirement from active command of ail the Officers now ia commission a’ter tev service. No officer ix to be rem i during bis rm unless by the Senate, ou the recommendation of the Governor, stating is recommended, of Ad the grounds on which such remove by the decision of a court martial, pursuant wo law. the oflcers who have been in commis on toa to the passage of the Law are relieved from al and command. All commusioned officers rendered super numerary by the provisious of this act slall be entitled te ali the privileges conforred by any preceding law, excopt command, and shall be exempt from the pertormanco of ony miliary duty, except in cases ef war oF tnsurree ton. AdMonal from Caba, OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENER. THavawa, Deo 10, 1868, Circulation of Revolutionary Tra ts —Gor Little Hopes There have beens pusand seditious tracts amd Publications circulated in Cuba within the last fw weeke— in such quantity , at ony r vttoution af the authorities, and very justly. Su ittpone of Cova clorely examine! tos Mf revotutio and their pe lus pouice Of those whe vi When returoing to the shore, at the introductory potiee office on the wh “s Tt is too tate in the « authorities are not asl: attempt the cireula consequence for t reons in serious difficulty, vee, News from St. Domingo. Errrets oF 1 LATE GALE AT PORT AU TLATR.~ PLVEN VEOSELS Lost IN THK HARBOR HOUSES WASHED DOWN IN TITh TOWN. Advices from Port au Piatt, dated on the 27th of October, give further partis of" the efecta of the lato gale af place. Tho American schooner Maria Jowett, of Brvokhaven, the Freneh bark Venevuele,of Hange, one Nomiaican man. of war and four coasting vessels, wore driven ashore and totally lost by a heavy aoa that Commenced on the 26a. The crews of the veeects were compelled to sncure them. solves in the rigging to keep from being washed off. There cone weseel of any Kind left afloat in the harbor, able damage was also done to ti re washed d eeany were floated io the streets, two and three ire. feet from the bay Naval Intelligence. Tho United Stites etonmer Arctic, from Washi owt, NP., for Pensacola, passed by Key West on the Manat. The United States steamer Despatch, Commander Par- Trott, arrived at Havana on the 7th iast., from a cruise, Carpenter Henry G. Thomas has received orders to joim the United Siates steamer Michigan on Lake Krie, urrentiy roported that the United States steamer d to Norfolk for repairs, and will The work : Aruction at the Charlestown Navy rapidly that she will be ready to launch in ten of twoive » ie cauiked outside, and her decks are nearly 1h rated as a gunboat sho may be regarded ma ary as she will mount eight broadside gu wavy sheR-gun emidships, and be propelled by steam, She i 188 feet long, 31 feet 6 inches wide, and 14 deep, and when ready for sea will not draw more than 81g fect wf water. The work upon the Constellation, now » the dry dock, is carried on rapidly, and when he is re- paired the mew sloop-of-war Hartf®rd will be decked, pre- frees to receiving her main shaft aad other oo hinery. We understand that born the hartford and the new gunboat will be fitted out for eea immoediate- ly, suppoeed for service in the Gulf of Mexico. The vant and Constellation, ot war, could be sent to sen in A few weeks, if required. The Coordo steam frigate stilt lies ander the sheare, with only her fore and mizzen masts in, but she, too, would soon be made ready for sea, nited sloopof war Comborland, Commander Mig at Loando Get, 10. The United Statem sloepet war Viacennes, Commander Totton, war passed Oet. 21, lat. 64% S.,lo0. 11 B , cruising, The hited States steam frigate Morrimac, Commodore Tong. from the Sandwich Igtauds, Was at Acapulco @ tha uh of November, 1 is progressing so