The New York Herald Newspaper, March 21, 1859, Page 4

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The New Yous Wenaty Heratp—California edition— ®ontaining the latest intelligence from all parts of the world, will be pudlibed at ton o'clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, six cents. Agents will please send in their orders as early as pos- Bible. MAILS FOR EUROPE. fhe New York Herald—Edition for Europe. Tho Cunard mail tteamship Arabia, Capt. Stone, will leave Boston, on Wednesday, for Liverpool. The European mails will close in this ity to-morrow alternoon at one o’clook to go by railroad, and at tour o'clock to go by steamboat, ‘The European edition of the Heratn will be published at ten o’ciock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers, six cents. Single rate of letter postage between the United States and Wurtemberg, vis Bremen or Hambarg mail, will in future be Gfteen cents the single rate, pre-payment op- tional. Tho rate by the Bremen and Hamburg lines has heretofore been twenty-two cents. The reductiou results from the act of the kingdom of Wurtemberg in joining the German. Austrian Postal Union. Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the NewYork Hxnacy will be received at the following piaces In Europe :— Losvos.....Sampzon Low, Son & Co , 47 Ladgate Hill. Lansing, Starr & Co., 74 King William street. -Lanswwg, Baldwin & ¢ pl do la Bourse, 0. @ Chapel street, R. Stuart, 10 Exchange etreet, East. eet Lansing, Baldwin & Co., 21 Rue Corneille, De Chapeauronge & Co. ‘The coatents of the European edition of the Hmganp will combine the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week and up to the hour of publication. The News. The recent heavy rains have caused a vast amount of damage in various parts of the country, but particularly along the tracks of railroads. It is reported that at least twenty miles of the Hudson river railroad are submerged, but whether any por- tion of the track has been washed away can only be ascertained when the waters subside. A frightful catastrophe occurred on the Great Western Railroad of Canada, between Flamboro’ and Dundas, on Friday night, brief particulars of which are given under the telegraphic head. It appears that while the gale which prevailed that night was at its height, and the rain was falling in torrents, the engine and two passengers were pre- cipitated into a chasm some twenty feet wide. The scene which ensued cannot be described. At last accounts ithad been ascertained that six persons had been killed, and about a dozen more or less wounded by the accident. The steamer Coatzacoalcos will take the mails for Havana on Wednesday, the 23d inst. The mails will close at the New York Post Office at 11 A. M. A mecting of citizens of Staten Island was held at Richmond Hall on Saturday evening for the pur- pose of expressing the sentiments of the people with regard to the removal of Quarantine. Speeches were made by Hon. Obadiah Bowne and Ray Tompkins, and a series of resolutions was adopt- ed, which will be found in our report. The tone of the mecting strongly cemsured the course of Dr. Thompson, and supported Mr. Christie's bili for the removal of Quarantine, now before the As- sembly, The funeral of the Hon. Mike Walsh took place yesterday, from his late residence in Twenty-first street. Several thousand persons congregated to witness the obsequies. Among the pall bearers were several well known politicians. The reo! of deceased were buried in Greenwood Bernard McGaffaey has been taken by policemen Conlon and Gilmor, ¢ teenth precinct, on suspicion of being iv iplicatedin the death of the Hon. Mike Walsh. The prisoner is represented by Inspector Hartt as a bad character, and it is thought he is one of the two men scen | running down Seventeenth street by Mr. Knapp immediately after the cries of murder were heard on the night of the supposed assassination. Aside from mere suspicion, there is nothing to criminate the prisoner. Still the police thought proper to de tain him for a few days at least. Search is being instituted for the second man, but the prospect of success is sot very encouraging we presume. The anxexed table shows the temperature of the | atmosphere in this city during the past week, the range of the barometer and thermometer, the variation of wind currents, and the state of tho weather at three periods duringeach day, viz: at 9 A.M.,and 3 and 9 o'clock P. '—Morning, rain; afternoon, overcast night, org moonliga Cloudy; afternoon, clear, wight, pe And pleasant; night, overcast, with Friday—Rain and much overcast. Satarday—Morning, cioudy. Tho forcign vews per Wover and Agia imparted mor strength to the cotton market on Saturda, which, bowecer, closed witbeut quotabic change ir prices. Theea'esembrac. ed about 3,000 balee, closing Grm oa the basis of 12}{0, for middling uplands, The greater part of the sales mado were in transitu. Common grades of State and Western flour slightly rallied, and extra grades were firm, while sales were made to a fair extent. Southern four was ia good demand, and sales were made at full prices. Wheat | Was frm, but sales were trifling. Corn was in falr de- | mand, but transactions were limited, including small lots of Southern yellow at 9ic., while Western mixed was held at 89c. a 90c. Pork was beavy, with sales of new mess at $18 375; 0 $18 40, and old at $17 874, and prime at $13 124; 9 $13 26. Sugars closed at the advance of about Yc. per Ib. on the weck’s sales, or above the closing prices of the prececing week. The sales embraced 600 bhds., 1,000 boxes aud 4,20 bags Pernambuco, at ful prices, Coffie was quiet, but firm. Freight engagements were light, and ratea unchanged. Important from Washington—The Question Decided Against an Eixtra Session, The President, after several days considera- tion of the subject in Cabinet Council, has concluded to dispense with an extra session of Congress. This decision being the result of deliberations limited to the fivancial embarrass- ments of the Post Office Department, caused by the failure of the appropriations from Congress required for the support of this important service, itis evident that the question of an extra ses- sion, touching tbe criticul complications of tho affairs of Mexico and Central America, is still sub- ject to the developements and exigencies which may arise from day to day during the next three or four months. The administration, it thus appears, has deter- mined to assume the heavy task of weathering the storm without any appropriations for the postal service, with deficient financial- resources in other respects, and without any authority or encouragement from Congress to interpose for the maintenance of our rights, or the redress of our wrongs, whatever may be the provocations or invitations that may be given us touching Mexico, Central America or Cuba, We presume that in this decision the President has been, to a great extent, controlled by the distressed and pitiful condition of the poor chopfallen demo- cratic party. With all the efforts and plots of the factious leaders and President makers of the party of the last two years to break down his adm nistration, Mr. Buchanan is still inclined to the exercise of forgiveness and charity. He is under no obligations to the party, he has no favors to ask, nothiag to fear from it, and very little to expect; but as an extra session would probably be to the party the last parcel which breaks the camel's back, he will not, if he can help it, saddle the poor beast with the fatal burden. It is generally believed that an extra session would result in an opposition organization of | the House of Representatives, including an oppo- sition Speaker for the whole of the next Congress, And when we come to consider the fact, that the new House may be called vpom to efvct the next | President of the United States, the organization of the House becomes a most interesting and im- portant matter. It is supposed, too, that by holding off till December, the Southern demo- cracy may be sufficiently restored to their senses to be competent to save the House, and thus, perhaps, the next President. It is a bare chance; but as a chance, it is something worth looking after in behalf of the forlorn democracy. And thus, while the treacherous and rebellious leaders and managers of the party in Congress have not deserved this act of oveoutive clemency In regard to an extra session, the act should only the more | powerfully operate to bring all concerned toa realizing sense of their obligations to the admin- istration. | The political events of the next summer in | Europe, in connection with the important ques- tion of the naval and commercial balance of | power in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, may reverse the President’s decision and pre- cipitate upon him the inevitable alternative of an extraordinary call upon Congress. We know not what a day may bring forth, for revolution and reconstruction are the orders of the day, visibly working, in various forms and combinations, throughout the civilized world. i Rawnoap Cosxventions.—The object of and necessity for all the railroad conventions that aseemble almost every week in various parts of the country must be a considerable puzzle to those who read in the newspapers the reports of their proceedings. Most frequently the conven tions are for the purpose of reconciling the dif | ferences between the great roads that are in di- rect competition for the carrying trade between the lakes and the seaboard, and to fix the rates of freight and of passenger fares, the hours of | starting, the rate of speed, the employment of agents, the discontinuance of free pasaes, dc. | Sometimes it is found impossible to reconcile op- posing interests in all these respects, and the convention breaks up without effecting anything. When an understanding is had, however, it is never more than a mere temporary cessation of hostilities; and the truce is sure to be violated within a week or two of the day when it is gol- | emnly entered into. Then the various roads un- | derbid and try to rain each other till the sui- cidol policy of that game becomes felt, and till it es imperatively necessary to patch up rtroce. Another convention is called fur lat purpose, and new arrangements are made, only to be violated as soon as the high contract- | ing powers return to their headquarters. The honor that is proverbial among thieves does not seem to have any existence among railroad Pre- sidente; and hence these constantly recurring | railroad conventions which puzzle the public so much to understand. One of these conventions has been in acssion | at Buffalo for several days past. There were no | less than ninety-eight delegates present, repre- | senting some forty-five Northern and Western and Canadian companies. There was the usual | ight over time tables, rates of speed and freight charges, with the same certainty that whatever | arrangement might be arrived at would not be | observed faithfully fora week. | The fact is, that all these mectiogs and con- | ventions are uothing less than organized conapi- | Tacies against the interests of the public, and in | favor of the interests of the railroad companies. | The only safety for the public is in the faithless- ness of the conspirators, and in the certainty nor = | that whatever compact they may make will fall bit to pieces. They are each 80 greedy that they ae igiess ; cannot be got to keep within the terms of the (3. El4/0.99 | combination, but, besides victimizing the public, Cae fil0-40 would fain cheat cach other. The charters of the several companies were granted on the idea that the roads to be built would be for the gene- tal benefit; but if the roads were ay wnwisely lo- | cated, or 60 viHanously managed as to fail to he profitable, that furis no excuse for combinations to inercuse the fares or freight charges above what is fair and reasonable. The only under- standing that should exist between the varioag j Toads is as to making close and certain vonnec- tions of trains, BeyOnd that, all ulterior ar- NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH Tangemeots fixing uniform fares and freight Cbarges amount to notbing legs than illegal com- binations, which it should be tbe duty of the Attorney Geucral and the criminal courts to eupprees, Visit of Dr. Hammel, the Russian Savant, to the Herald Uffice. All will remember the visit of the distin guithed Russian savant, Dr. Hammel, to the United States, ia the latter part of 1653, on a tour of inapection, for the benefit of his govern- ment, of the working of the institutions of this, couvtry, and of the industrial pursuits of our people. Owing to the breaking out of the war vetwren the allied Powers and Russia, Dr. Ham- mel found it impracticable to return to Ruseia until the termination of hostilities, and his stay in this country was necessarily protracted, and wave him greater scope for observation of the peco jar genius of our peaple, While in this city he paid us repeated visita, and seemcd extremely anxious to possess himself of every species of useful informa- tion in relation to the manner in which we conducted this journal. He had heard a great deal about the newspaper press of Amcrica, and hed read the New York Heratp in St, Petersburg. He seemed much asivnished at the manner in which we conducted our busi- ness, aud was very curious to witness the way in which extra Heratps were got out. He had h uid of the astonishing celerity with which vews was issued from our office, and could hardly realize it in his own mind. He wanted to sec an extra Hera got out himself, and he begged to be sent for on the arrival of the next torcign news. His request was complied with, aud on the receipt of the news from the telegrapt oilice he was taken up into our composing room to witness the despatch with which business was transactcd. Here everything seemed incompre- hensible to the Dector, as he surveyed the rapid movements and business air of the meu with whom he was surrounded. He watched the copy as it reached the composing room; he saw it was unprepared, and he looked about for an editor, but he saw none, His surprise increased as he saw the compositors tuking the copy away to their cases without asking any questions; and as each returned with the matter in type, and placed it properly in the form, his admiration and amazement were unbounded. During the time this was going on the Doctor wassilent, and it was not uotil the forms were lowered to the pressroom that he gave vent to his feelings, His first excla- mation was, “My God! I see it ali! Here every man is an editor—every man a master—every man a scholar.” It seemed as if a new light had burst in upon the Doctor, and that he at once comprehended the reason of the progress of America in all her industrial pursuits, “I see it all, caida ¢he Doctor, with emphasis, “and on my return to Russia I will inform my Emperor of what I have seen. It is the intelligence of the people—the diffusion of knowledge.” Ib the course of his observations he noticed one of the men making up a form, and inquired what he was doing. He was told that the man was get- ting outa Heraup for Europe. “What! getting a paper out alone, for Europe, and without the supervision of the editor? It is wonderful.” He said that it then took several days to get outa paper in St. Petersburg, and named the different mechanical transformations of thought into sub- stantive matter in the shape of a newspaper. He alluded, also, to the strict censorship of the press in Russia, and stated that everything published was rigidly scrutinized previous to publication. “But,” said he, ‘on my return to Russia I will endeavor to introduce the American system of newspaper printing into that country.” Since his return great and subetantial reforms have taken place, and are still progressing. A daily paper—the St. Petersburg Gazelle—has been esta- blished, and also a journal similar to the London Punch and Paris Charivari, published in the capi- tal of despotic Rusia, satirizing the vices and follies of the day. Doctor Hammel informed us in the course of our @nversation, that. in 1812, when he went to London in company with the late Emperor Nich- olas, they paid a visit to the office of the London Times, but at that day he saw nothing worthy of especial notice—everything seeming to be mere- ly of a routine nature, and that but little infor- mation was obtained. How diflerent his visit to the Hera. office! Here he saw the intellectual capacity ofthe working man in full develope- ment, in all the departments of our establish- ment, and could not avoid contrasting our sys- tems of labor with those which obtain in Earope. ‘The Doctor appears to have become fully con- vinced, by what he saw while in this country, of the superiority of the free system of intellectual mechanical labor over all industrial aystems of the old world; and no doubt the opinions formed in this country by the learned Doctor have had great weight with the Russian government in the consideration of the subject of the abolition of serfdom. This subject had been previously agi- tated in Russia on political grounds, but never on the basis that free intellectual labor was far superior, in every respect, to a system of thral dom of the mind and body, and that the strength of a nation lay in the intelligence of its people. Dr. Hammel is well known in this gountry as one of the most distinguished men in Europe, and his intimacy with the family of the reigning Emperor, and his father before him—having been the aseociate of one and the preceptor of the other—proves that his merit as 9 man fs equal to his talents as echolar. What has already been done in Russia since Dr. Hammel’s return is an earnest of what we may expect in future in that great Empire. Tex Herour or Apscrprry.—Woe have given some account of the expulsion of iwo hundred children of Roman Catholic parents from one of the public schools of Boston. The children, acting under parental authority, of course, refused to join in the repetition of the Lord’s Prayer and the Ten Commandments according to the Pro- testant vertion of the Scriptures. Judged from & common sense point of view, the conduct of both teachers and parents was absurd. It is wonderful, on the one hand, that those who are intrusted with the education of youth in the really excellent schools of Boston, should not have more sense than to make religious exer- cises imperative matters; and, on the other, that intelligent people shonld deprive their children of educational advantages upon a point which is really of no vital consequence. It is an example of the extent to which unyielding fanaticism, bigotry and intolerance will carry both parents and téachers. Here a similar question was made into capital for a number of small politicians who desired to finger the school money; and the same result may eventuate in Boston. We cannot see what porsible harm itcan do « child to repeat the Lord's Prayer and the Decalogue, and must con- sidor that the infusion of the spirit of intolerance 21, 1859. Into the tender minds of youth will be produc- tive of serious injury in the future, and will 1 to keep alive prejudices wich wo are fond of believing have been almost extinguished by the Progress of civilization. If all parties would study the theory of Christianity, pure and sim- ple, distinot from creeds and books end forms and priests, i¢ would be much better for them, and the children too. Wasuincron Hercums—Tun New AVENUES AND Si REETS,—-The Senate of this State vers Propesls rejected a proposition to appoint com mistion ere, without naming them, to lay out the avenues and strects through the region of Wash- ington Heights, in the Twelfth ward of this city. Auotter preporition was subsequently made to the! Assembly, which was an improvement on the Gret, }ccauge it named the commissioners, and did not lenve their appointment to the infl ence of corruption and the lobby. Still, however, ii was objectionable. So Jong an interval elapsed since the bil! wae introduced. without any action being taken on it, that we naturally concluded it had been laid to cleep. Within tho last two or three days, however, i¢ appears the bill has been reported favorably. We hope it will not pass, The proprietors of the land on Washington Heights have too great interests at stake to leave the arrangement of the avenues and streets to the judyment of any set of commissioners, no matter how horest or well intentioned they may be. It invoives bo'h a question of taste and a question of depreciation of property. ‘Iho sustainment of the present value of the property and its future increase depends on the taste and judg- ment dis»'ayet in laying out the avenues and sircets, !f the plan be designed as it ought to be the value of the property will not only be main- tained Cut. rcatly enhanced. Tf the plan should turn out to be bad, and interfere with the natural undulations and varieties of the ground, the value of the property would be greatly depre- ciated, for the health and beauty of the situation would be destroyed at one fell stroke by the hand of vandalism. As the matter, therefore, chiefly concerns the owners of the property, we trust ihe Assembly will take no further step as to the bill; and if it Coes, that the Senate will reject it so oon as itis sent to that branch of the Legis- lature. The common #ense way of disposing of the question is what we have already advised: let the owners of the tand themselves meet and lay out the streets and avenues, which is a matter of the greatest simplicity, requiring only two or three wind'ng avenues parallel with the river, to be intersected by cross streets, not on the rec- tangular system, but following the nature of the ground. Then let this plan be sent for approval to the Legislature, which will adopt it asa mat- ter of course, Thus the expense and uncertututy of a commission will be avoided, all concerned will be satisfied, and the natural beauty and value of this magnificent faubourg for healthy and delightful suburban residences will be pre- served, not only to the present gencration, but to latest posterity. Aupaxy LEGISLATION FoR THE City or New Yorx.—We published yesterday a complete ac- count of all the bills introduced into both houses of the State Legislature relating to this city and Brooklyn, and the disposition thereof, from which an exgellent idea may be obtained of the dependence of our metropolis upon the legisla- tors at Albany, and the mode in which our mu- nicipal government is cramped and interfered with in that quarter. It appears that ninety- seven bills in relation to this city and Brooklyn have been introduced into the House, of which seventy-five relate to New York and twenty-two © Brocklyn; while in the Senate sixty-three bills referring to this city alone have becu iutro- duced. Of these one hundred and thirty-eight bills, no less than nineteen are providing for charters for city railroads in New York, Brook- lyn and Williamsburg. The Committee of the House have already reported in favor of railroads upon the Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh avenues, and on Bloomingdale road, as they have already upon Second, Third and Fourth avenues, to Harlem river. They express regret that the rails are not laid through the main streets reach- ing down to the Battery and the ferries in the lower part of the city. They think an unbroken chain of railways should reach from Buffalo to the Battery. They also recommend the opening of Church street or of West Broadway to the Battery, and the extension of the Hudson River Railroad to Castle Garden. The Senate Committee, however, have not yet reported upon the railroad bills before them, and it is said that the result will probably be unfavorable to the jobbers and speculators. The other mort important bills affecting our local affairs are those for the amendment of the char- ter, revising the tax levy, the removal of Qua- rantine, the repeal of the Metropolitan Police law, and the innumerable ones concentrating power in the hands of Comptroller Haws, In the few days that remain before the ad- journment an attempt will be made to dispose of this immense mass of legislation. A great Portion of it, however, will most probably be laid over for a future Legislature, which we trust will oceupy less of its time in mischievous meddling with the local government of this city. Brooklyn City News. Ania or CousTERraTers.—A man and his wife, named Teanc and Catharine Cook, were arrested by officer Win. Hi. Brown, of the Second precinct Police, on Saturday night, for paesing a counterfeit Ove dollar bil! on the Farmers’ and Drovers’ Bank, of Somers, N. Y., at tho store of Oliver Walters, corner of Duffield and Jobngon streets, A number of other parties were engaged in cir- culating these bills on Saturday night, but the aboys were the only ones detected. They wore commiited for a hear ing. The vignette of the bili represents a harvost scono; the figure five encircled in a wreath occupies cach upper corner. On the right band lower corner is a mastiff guarding a key; on the leit the Oguro of a girl with tor ringlets, The engraving is good, the paper is heavy an dirty looking, and the signatures of tho President and Caahior are in’ pale ink. _ Tne Sau, Siewert of Goun axp THe Swans Nose ov Paseengnns LY THs Last CALIrORNIA SURAMER. — The tteamer Golden Age sailed yesterda: afternoon, about half past four o'clock. It will be seen yy the figures in another column that the amount of treasuro shipped only Teacbed the sum of $1,136,510 18; but the amount is moro ‘“ppwrent than real, for, with the above amount, was seat ® holt a million dollars’ in treasury drafts, wold by the Sub Treasurer # few days ago, and purchased by our mer. ebanta as exchange. It is @ noticeable fact that there were only about one hundred yenenger ticket sold at the oftice. For the last thrce months the steamers leavi tie port for Panama Lave not by any means been crowd. ed. The falling off may be attrilted to the disinclination which ali Californians toust feel to leave their own genial climate and endure the rigors of winter on the Atlantic seaboard. ‘The very extraordinary falling off this trip, however, may be partly accounted for Wf the fact two steamers will leave next month, and that there in « Prospect of a reduction in the price of passage, in conse- py veh IS ition about to be started. And i’ Inte reing all over the interior have furnished an am: Pla supply. of water to the miners, and operations have n resumed in many places where no work had been done for years. All the up country papers agree in stat- ing that more gold ig now being taken out of the placers, ravines and guiches, than during a corresponding period for a long time.—San Francisco Ala, Feb, 20, Fre 1x Hovstox.—A fire occured in Houston, Texas, on the 28th ult., which destroyed the buildings on the block hounded by Travis, Congres @yfain and Frank- in streets. Lops $160,000, of which $66,000 wan in goods aud furniture, ment of the loog existing difficuldes between the two Hons cf Tammany Hall. Tbe leading wenagerts! spiew af Old Wigwaw, Mr. Fowler, bas pledged his beat exertions to this end, while om the other side aa , equal desire to comp viuite 18 wauneutod. ag to 8, the last five years nas the Accor pit Dent of this object presented 80 favorable an sapect. The object, if auaued, wit be ulus, dint, be tbe wiebes of the democratic asece, but more partiou- larly to the exertions of the Presidert, Isaac V. Fowler wou Fernance Weoe, Thin ‘union, It is reasoned, will give ee io 7 to the democratic nominee, he moro intimate friends of Dougias cersiat {a placiag bim before the Charleston Convention where, in the event of bis defeat, ho wis have. the Power to make the next Present. =, Dom ith coatidence eitrar Joe Lape, of Oregon, or Horatio Seymour, of New York, as tbe Lominee, ie OrMcuties, dutty BPO wing Birouger, DO- tw en the Hunter wad Wise parties, wiil prevent—such Is Southern reascoing—oither Of these gentiemen from re- ceiving the support ot the South. Ex.secretary Guineie could be united upon; bu’ this arrangement woald render impeesible the suecess of etther Hunter or Wise inreatear, ae tbe North would demand the Prosident im the next Convention. ‘The friends of these mater of 10 icy, if driven to the wall, give their votes for a Northeru or Weeurn man, and Horatio Seymour is ut present their favorite, believing that he is the only man who cap carry ‘the State of New York agaist Seward, Letcher wili have a tight run of it for Goveraor in May next; aud many are of opimion that he will be den ated. Should euch be the resuit Wise wii bave the credit “et bie killing off,” as a check to Hunter's fa- ure, Dougias bas at last been compelled to drop Forney. This Step Was forced upon bim vy bia Western supsore ers, Who Charge Forney with bowg in the secret of the viac& republicans. For months past be bas beem at work vj on Douglas to Tun as a stump canditste, bee without success, such a move bein; arded b; ‘a6 fatal to alt hae nite hopes. wile sient ‘There ie unocher littie apeck of difficuity awong the ga- eno ieisuda cf the Carsbbean. It seems the Tieuteonas Governor of the Dured islaud of St Eustatius has made a dash af the fymous Aves Isiand, cow the property of the AUantts ano Pacitle Gueo Company. His Dutch Ee- ‘ellency is suapected of having been instigated thereto ov a caring specatator, who muy have suggesied a quiet lite tie partnership in these guano deposite; ana itie nota ) bad idea—barring the disbonesty—for Aves ig considered ail but inexbaustible, aud worth millioos of doliars to ite American owners, Venezuela forcibly disporsessed the Amoricane who firet went to Aves avd developed it com- mercial velue, but our government put its veto on shi bigh banded aseumption, ana established the wiant ag American property. The Atlantic and Pacific Guano Som. pany then became its legal owners, and have had a forse at work for the last two years. Tbe company's wharves and olber improvements have cost large sums, aud tho Dutch Govercor’s udden attempt to help himself’ to thea Wilt be rigorously sepe led. ‘Thig infor mation comes informally bat reliably, by the Rovert Baker, which bas just arrived at Bultmore win a coro of guano from Aves Islaad. Wh-n the matiar is brought offic ally before the government itis probable that a chip of wer wiil be sent to St. Eustatius to ask ex- Panations. The Curivbean guano trade is becomiug too important to our agriculturisis to be snatched away in this lawless faghion. The Sic! Tragedy. OUR WASHINGTON CORKESPONDENCR. Wasuinaton, March 17, 1869, Odious lilustrations of the New York Weekly Papers—How Mer. Sickles Employs Himself—His Liberty Unrestrained to a Certain Exterd—Improvemants in the Jait, dic. The illustrations of the scenes and places bearing om the Sickles tragedy, which tho proprietors of your ‘#- lustrated papers” palm off on a credulous public, are miserable and incorrect, Mr. Sickles, up to date, has not been indicted. The Grand Jury yesterday oxamined but two witnesses—one of whom was Mr. Wooldridge, who was in Mr. Sickles’ library at the time Key passed the house and made signals with his handkerchief. Possibly the Grand Jury will indict to-morrow. Mr. Sickles is quite calm and collected. He is allowod to air and exer- cise bimaclf by walking in {tho yard that adjoins the stone yard, where marble columps, &&., are being chis- elled for the Capitol and Post Office buildings. He is never accompanied by any guard in these pro- menades, and could walk into the street, and im five minutes to Pennsylvania avenuo, if he | chose fo do so. In these walks Mr. Sickle has a canine favorite—a small greyhound, yclept “Dan- dy.”’ “Dandy” is a favorite pet, but seems to be discon- Aented, possibly on account of Miss Laura’ bsence, to whom the sleek hound is fondly attached. Mr. Sisklgs? meals are brought to him from his residence by his tale ful colored servant, Edward. The table from which Mr. Sickles takes his meals is about fourteen incnes im width and twenty-eight in length. Imagine four persons taking tea at this table, viz: Rev. Dr. Healy; two of Mr. Sicklea’ counsel, and Mr.S. himself. Mr. Sickles, since he has been immured, has made some THE LATEST NEWS. TEPORTAN? Fi OM WASTINGTON. There is not to be :m Extra Session of Conzress. OUR RELATIONS WITH P: RAGUAY, hey ac. Our Special Washington Despatch. Wastivcrox, March 23, 1359. ‘The question of an extra session of Congress is at last decided. The President haa authorized a telegrapbic des- Fatch to be ent to Senator Gwin, who sails for California to-morrow, that there will be no extra aeseion. ba authoritative statement is being prepared, which will probably be made public to-morrow or Tuesday, ebowiog the condition of affairs, and the mauner in which the Post Office Department for the present is to be con- ducted. Aa before stated, they will not issue certificates, or adopt apy meeps not strictly within the letter of law. Tat they intend to cut down the service ig high!y proba- bie, and lop off many unnecessary expenditures. Iu fact, there will be a general reform of the whele gorvice, which, inthe opinion of the President and Postmaster Holt, is much ueeded. To show the vindictivencta with which Mr. Butterworth has becn pursued and misrepresented in the Sickles affair, ore witness, who is aman of some character, testified before the Grand Jury that he saw Butterworth hold Key while Sickles shot Lim, Lettere were received at the Stato Department by the lwet mail from the Hon, Richard Kidder Meade, our Minia- ter to Brazil. He etates that the Emporor takes a deep interest in tho peuding difficulties between our govern- ment and Paraguay, and will use overy means for their adjustment. It is generally conceded that Lopez will take tho advice of governmonts friendly to him, und arrange matters amicably. ‘THE GRNPRAL NEWSVAVER DESPATCH. Wasuixcton, March 20, 1859, Official information will go out in to-morrow’s Pacific muil of tho ratification of the ten treaties with tho Indians in Oregon and Washington, As this took place during tho inte extraordinary scesion of the Senate, after Con- grees bad adjourned, no appropriation could be made to carry them into immediate effect. It was mainly owing to explanations of Gen. Lane that these treaties were ratified, thet gentleman baving convinced bis brother Senators that they would tend to permanent peace. Ho had the effective support of Senator Gwin and ex-Governor Ste- yens in his persevering cfforts. By these treaties the title to Ofty millions of acres of land will be extinguished at a cort to the goverrmont of three and a half cents per acre. On that occasion a resolution was passed, almost unanimously, providing that, hereafter, whon it is pro. posed to buy Indian lands tho Sonate shall first be con- sulted before entering into treaty stipulations, Should it be found impracticable to make arrangements by which the mail service cam be performed by means of certificates, and should it be decided between now and the 26th inst. to call an extra session of Congress, a tcle- graphic despatch on that day to New Orleans could be forwarded by way of Tehuantepec in the steamer of tho 27th trom that port to intercept, at Acapulco, the mail which will leave Now York for the Pacific to-morrow. Senor Mata, the Minister of the Juarez government, left Wash'ngton to-day on his roturn to Vera Cruz by way of New Orleans. The Union of to-day contains another article of two columns in length from Mr. Gillett to show that the revo- nues of the Post Office Department can be applied to the tervice without special appropriation by law. Genoral Vane will return to Oregon by tho steamer of April 5. Our Washington Correspondence. Wasmincton, March 17, 1859., Seward Kepuliated by the Republicans—Reasons of Ms | very good High nha nhs hin ia att Jail had uo Disfavor—He Escorts Jamaica Negroes to a Party— | Water closets or sewerage when he first went there, but: = - ne now it bas both, although, of course, the Seward and Critienden “No Go" for 1860—A Dining | Crude sort of conduit, ides, Mr. Sickles sent es Dodge for Baltimore—Mcurning for Postmaster General Brown, dc. The Henaiy is doing good service in exposing the dan- gerous tendencies of Seward’s ultraism, and holding up to public reprobation his sectional crusade, with all it: dis- union purposes. The Rochester speech, in which he an- nounced a theory of perpetual war betwoen the North and South, was repudiated by the rank and file of the republi- cans in Congress as a horesy which, if adopted as aparty platform, would lead to inevitable disruption and defeat. It was only justified by a few of his immediate followers) as a means of counteracting an influence which would otherwise have rallied on Gerrit Smith. White a persistent effort is made to create the impres- sion that Seward is the choice of the republicans in Con. dener to the Patent Office for somo seeds, and set the gar-+ dener to work in the prison yard making flower-bods; hence, in a few weeks, the now tainted air which su rounds the jail will become redolent with the sweet effu- vium that will float off the petals of the flowers that will soon spring up in the “garden,” as Mr. S. has donomi- nated the prison yard. Mr. Sickiea continues to receive innumerable letters of sympathy from all seotions of tho country, and is Visited daily by hundreds of friends, ‘eter Cagger ant ‘ors are here for the purpose ending his trial, ie sags Cadet Ay-pointments, at Large, resl= gt dont, 1sGore”? © the Preat i . James M. Wright, son of Colonel George Wright, Ninth | infantry, breveted for meritorious conduc in fish and at Contreras, Churubusco and Molino del Rey. Herry H.’ Lee, son of the Inte Colonel Francie Loe, | breveted for gallantry at Contreras, Churubusco and Mo” lino del Rey. grees for President, the fact is notoriously otherwise. | — Josiah H V. Field, son of tho late Captain George P. There are not a dozen of that party who regard him as | Field, killed while leading his company at the storming of! ither available or acceptable. Tho main body prefer a | Monterey. Thomas Ward, son ef a soldi after a service of thirty years. Samuel C. Clark, son of Major M. Lewis Clark, Missouri battalion, distinguished at Sacramento, granctaon of Gover. nor Wm. Clark, of Miseouri, and grandnephew of Gencral George Rogers Clark. ¥ Thomas Rowland; father died of disease contracted in the Mexican war; ancestors distinguished in the Revolu- tion. George D, Rameay, Jr., son of Major George D. ordnance corps, brevated for gallantry at atonterey, " james ington, lineal representative of Goongo _ Washington. i ES i James R. Tyler. i dward Y. Buchanan, Expected News from Europe. Porriasp, March 20, 1859. ‘The steamship Nova Scotian is now in her twelfth day from Liverpool, but hardly due, conservative candidate, and aim at success, which tho; ler who died ia the army: know to be an impossibility with his nomination. In this respect opinion is greatly misreproeented by Seward’s or- Be gang of strikers, lobbyists, and plunderers like latteson and Weed. Seward bas given mortal offence to the republi by his mean, constant, and contemptible courting of ie fond men, whose section he habitually abuses, but whose society he seeks, to the utmost point of toleration, and too, that, in the face’ of their undisguised scorn of his sn ad- vences and importunities. They wero much mortified and indignant at his labo- rious efforts to appear conspicuous in the ier Ovation, when Lis officious and obtrusive zeal compromised their social relations, owing to the insulting exclusion to which they had been subjected previously. No 0 ever disgusted his associates as much as Seward has ‘this winter, by thrusting himself forward on etery pretence, aszoming the leadership, and resorting to every artful and expedient to gain consequence at the exponse of more deserving men. He is heartily despised, and most by those whom he and his banditti—for such ‘they are— represent as favoring his selfish schemes, And it is well known in Washington circles that even the ultra republicans felt and expressed themselves out- —$—$_<____ The Accident on the Great Western Rall- rond of Canada. raged, when, a few weeks ago, he personally attended HANES OF TEE KILLED AKD WOUNDED. Eee tes easets into an evoving reception at De Bailey’s, Atnaxy, March 20, 1869, the editor of the Narional Era, where many respectabie ‘The accident on the Great Western road happened be- ladies were assembled, two negroes from Jamaica, who were here soliciting subscriptions for a colony in Africa. He eecorted them from his own house, and surprise may be imagined, when, flanked by ‘ntloman of color on either side, he entered the salon, thus giving a practi- cal illustration of his Rochester theory, anda significant admonition of the socicty of black spirits and white that might be expected under his administration, if such & cure could be ipflicted on the country. He still hangs on here, and will till the beginning of April, distributing incendiary specches through the land, and contriving plans fer packing the convention of 1860’ The suggestion of tho “Little Villain” of the Times, of a possible combination of Seward and Crittenden, is about a8 probable as a peaceable union of fire and water, Crit- tenden is a patriot, and will not link bis name with a de- Magogue whom he deteate; nor will any other man of Sewass) roporce to the natural order of th ward pi reverse the ler ls by giving a dinner to whoever will accept his tevin Baltimore. We shall seo who can be persuaded to fall jato that trap. He has been trying the dinner business here all winter, but it hes turned out like the “drop gamo”’ in New York. The Departments of State, Troasu , Navy, Post Office and Patent buildings aro still in mourning in re- spect to the late Postmaster General Brown tween Flamboro and Dundas. Tho storm had washed away the bank, and the engine ran Into a chasm nearly twonty feet deep, with tho baggage car and two passen- gor cars, Tho scene fs represented as more horrible thaa ‘that at Degjardin’s bridge. A terrific storm was prevail- ing, and the wator was washing over the Mountain, aad: thero was great difficulty in succoring the wounded or extricating the deat. The cars were a porfect mass of wreck, and the locomotive was completely buried in the soil. The night freight train paseed over the spot in safety half an hour before the accident happenod. The baggage car fell above and on the locomotive, the firet paesepger car ran asiant upon this, the second pas- senger car slid under aud upturned the edge of the first, and tho third, running into this, had its corner carried away. ‘Thoko killed, as far as ascertained, are as follows :— Jones Boyer, of Chicago, Ill. Alexander Braid, of Hamilton, C. W. G, Morgan, engineman. W. Milne, brakeman. ‘Two names not reported. The following are reported wounded, some of them gori- onply. Henry Poet, of Buffalo, N.Y. W. W. Smith, of Kalamazoo, Mich. F. D. Adams, wife and children, F. D. Bryant, of Pontiac, Mich, Thos. Sackett, of Livingston county, N. Y. ’ J. H. Smith, of Livingston county, N. Y. Adam Wilson, of Hamilton, C. W. Miram Cook, of Cleveland, Ohio, Columbus Deaser, of Detroit, Mich. There were others injured whose names are not re ported. Several break: Toronto line. The Erte Railroad Strike, Pienmont, March 20, 1869. ’ Tho laborers at Piermont continuo to hold out, and al- though porfeotly quiet and peacoablo, till, through the well devised acheme of some wag, we are having a very exciting time thia Sanday aftornoon, It was reported last night that the plor was to be at- tacked, and the deluded officers called for assistance from the Sheriff. This was readily obtained, as the Sheriff aa ‘well as most of our villagers were perfectly aware of the joke, The result is, that we have twenty-five deputios Jorn in and armed to tho teoth with’six.shooters; and, what is porhaps bettor, the deputies recoive three dollars = “ad fi besides segars and refreshments, from the com- Wasinvarox, March 18, 1869, Severe Comments on Senator Brown's Tammany Hall Cuba Speech—Comploants against the Meeting— Probable Union of the New York Democratic Pactiont—Douglas Before the Charleston Comvention—Joe Lane, of Oregon, and Horotio Seymour Candidates—Neither Wise nor Hunter can be United on—Dougins has Dropped Forney—Dutch Difficulties in regard to Caribbean Guano Istanls—The Government will probably send a War Ship thither. Senator Brown's speech at Tammany Hall, at the Cuba meeting, is severely commented upon by the fricnds of that measure and the administration. It is certain that Mr. Brown bas not increased his reputation by that offort; on the contrary, it is thought to be a blunder that ho will ‘not easily recover from. It will prove of but little bene- fiteither to Tammany Hall er the cause which it advo. cates. As Mr. Brown has no very exalted opinion of Northern sensibility or principle, it may be thatthe speoch in question was tried as an experiment; and if s0, the worthy Senator must have discovered by this time that it will not bear repeating. The unprovoked and lees truthful aseaults upon the President and Secro- tary of State would have better fitted somo rampant black repablican than the democratic Senator from Mississippi. Thia fling at these officials is tho balance on hand of that venom which the worthy So- nator has been spitting at the administration throughout the laat Congress for ite interference some vime since with the Walker filibuaters. Lam free to announce, (rom the evidence before me, that the non attendance of some ot the parties at Tammany Hall who bad accepted mvitations aleo to speak was owing to a w oll founded apprehension of are reported on the road, ag also on the what was to take place. In the meantime, while th a4 The meeting itself was badly timed and worse managod, | joying their iong Tooked for fot fro! ly laborers are en. Of acanee for effect, any Waa tented, Were ace ans | Hays they, algo quietly eympathine with the poor mecha: f#cagon was intended. Wo may sot this wl been down aa tho first abd lam rowa at | fete a Sent down from the depot to load opined of Senator Tammany Hall—that ia, if the managors of that institution consider democratic sentiment as entitled to consideration, Tho speech of the Senator finds as little favor South as North—its fippancy, egotiem and worse logic, show him anxious to become a theme of nublic observation. From assurances made with seeming candor the ad ministration looks with confidence upon an cwily wot freight. That the whole thing is a farce, and that the company is catirely at the mercy of thia handful of labor- ere. is evident from tho fact that nearly tho whole boty of deputies sworn in by the Sheriff are mon who havo been lately discharged from the company’s service simpty ‘o make room for the friends of nomebony. The #trike bas thus far cost the company ever ten thon. Goud dears, aud it is yyideat tut if the road iy ou gevtiomee will, ave Y ‘ \