The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. 7 aNES GORDOS Seabee, - DITOH AND PROPRIETOR. BPFIOe #. W. DORNER OF FULTON ANP WaSSA0 OPE AMUSKMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Anrony AND Cin0- Fatua—Love’s FRatvains, BLO'S GARDEN, Broadway —Afterncon and Eventag— ome as PeerokwaNces—Taaingp Hoxses—GaMes OF THE ‘CuRaicvLu. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Muten or New Jausay —AsPHODEL. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway. —Tux VETERAN ; OR, FRANCE 45D ALGERIA KEENE’S THEATRE, No. 524 Broadway.—Oor abies Cousin—Rivar Packs, o’S AMERICAN MUSE! none od teniag--O0m Ins COUSt OD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 661 and 563 Broadw 4) — prurian Sonas, Dances, &c.—Mrsric Bre... BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, MECHANTOS’ FALL, 427 Broad- way.—NEGRO SONGS AND OKLESQUES—WIDE AWAKE. NIBLO’S SALOON, Broadway.—Faturr Ki Bat OLD Fouks— Pertormers, HOPE CHAPEL, 720 Broadway—Tam Count Joaxwes’ Oxaronical livustRaTiON OF Hamer, w Work, Wednesday, March 30, 1850. Brosdway.—Aftsr- 's Ontar- MAILS FOR RUROPE, @he New York Heraid—Edition for Europe. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Asia, Capt. Lott, will leave this port to-day for Liverpool. The European mails will close in this city at a quarter past ten o'clock this morning. The European edition of the Herato will be published at ten o'clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers, nix cents, The News. The Empire City arrived on Monday night and the Granada arrived yesterday afternoon, and have placed us in possession of late and interesting news from Central and South America, California, British America and the Sandwich Islands. Our dates are as follows:— Acajuita, Salvador,.Feb.27. Sim Juan, Nicar’gua. Mar. 4. Valparaigo.........Feb. 16. The Granada brings 340 passengers, transferred from the disabled steamship Illinois at Havana, and $1,032,314 in treasure, which left San Francisco on the 5thof March in the steamship Sonora. By her arrival we learn that General William Walker, ex-President of Nicaragua, under the assumed name of William Wilson, arrived at Aspinwall on the 15th inst., and on the 16th proceeded to Cali- fornia. It is said that he goes to prepare an expe- dition to invade Sonora. Details of the intelligence from California will be found in our news columns this morning. The letters of our correspondents in Nicaragua will give cur readers an idea of the condition of af- fairs in that country. The success of the Ouseley- ‘Zeledon treaty is placed beyond doubt, though it appears there has been no settlement of British claims. The Cass-Yrisarri treaty was considered defunct. General Lamar, it was said, had deter- mined to settle permanently in Nicaragua. A false rumor was prevalent in Castillo that Gen. Walker had landed in San Juan, and a party of some thirty ‘persons in the garrison formed a plan to capture the fort and deliver it to Walker. The conspiracy was, however, discovered, and the ringleader, a Leonese named Almaridiaga, was executed in the most brutal manner. Padre Vijil, Walker's ex-Minister to the United States, had been expelled the country by Martinez. Advices from Honolulu to the 12th of February contain, among other interesting items from the Sandwich Islands, an account of the discovery of a valuable guano island by Lieut. R. M. Brooke, of the United States schooner Fenimore Cooper. We have news fromthe South Pacific dated at Valparaiso the 15th, Santiago de Chile (?) and Guayaquil the 20th of February. Chile was still convulsed by the revolution, which had extended to’ nearly every province. The government was almost powerless against the efforts of the people, as it had no war vessels to blockade the ports. Trade was at a stand still in Valparaiso. An American vessel of war was much needed at Valpa- rai The war between Guayaquil and Ecuador still continued. An interesting letter from our correspondent on board the United States ship Cyane, at Guayaquil, gives an account of the state of ling existing there, as well as of the scenery and life on shore. We have some painfal details of the wreck of the British gunboat Jasseur, lost—as already report- ed—on the night of the 14th instant, on the Ricon- dar reef, south of Jamaica. Ten persons were drowned, and two boats, with about thirty men, were still missing at latest advices. Some Cuban fishermen picked up five offi nd about twenty men and took them into the village of Santa Cruz, from which, it is said, the commander of the Spanish war steamer Juan de Austria, refused to convey them, but went off to Trinidad de Cuba, and, although ordered by the Captain General to do so, it was not known if he had yet relieved them. Our advices from the West Indies are dated at Kingston, Jamaica, on the 12th of March. The news from the nines is very good. Owing to the deterio- ration of the planting interests by the want of labor, most of the local press denounced the policy of the Anti-slavery Society in severe terms. There were a number of English war ships in Port Royal, and some French vessels were expected from Vera Cruz. There was a rumor in Washington yesterday, said to be well authenticated, that Miramon had entered into negotiations with foreign governments to cede away the control of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico. It is said that the adminis- tration have the whole matter before them. In the State Senate yesterday the consideration of the Metropolitan Police bills was postponed un- til Tuesday next. The concurrent resolution of Mr. Prosser amending the constitntion so as to borrow three and a half millions of dollars to complete the enlargement of the canals and the payment of the floating debt, was debated at some length, and the bill of Mr. Diven to borrow two and a half millions was finally adopted, as a substitute, by a yote of eleven to nine. In the Assembly a large num ber of bills of no general importance were passed. In joint session, Mr. Robert S. Hale and Mr. George B. Cheever were elected Kegent’s of the Uni- versity. A meeting of prominent democrats convened at the Westchester House last evening, upon the invi- tation of Mr. James Conner, for the purpose of | taking some steps to remedy existing abuses of official position by representatives of the demo- cratic party. It was decided to call a public meet- ing at Tammany Hall at an early day, under the auspices of the most respectable men of the party Hon. John Cochrane presided, and C. C. Childs and R. G, Horton acted as secretaries. Messrs. Peter Crawford, Joseph Cornel, ©, C, Childs, Henry Smith and Daniel W. Clark were appointed a com- mittee to make arrangements for the meeting, and Mesers. Thomas N. Carr, Frederick R. Lee, Audrew 4. Mickle, James Conner and Hiram Walbridge a committee to prepare @ suitable address and reso- Jutions. Each gentleman present was constitated & committee to procure the names of respectable democrats in favor of a purification of the party. In our news columns to-day may be found a chapter of attempts at murder, attempts at suicide, Coroner's investigations, etc. First on the list is an attempt at murder, in which Wm, E, Moore, gn English sailor, in a at %" jealousy attempted to take the life of John Van Warth, by stabbing him int! e bowels, The assailant suspected his victim of bein: too intimate with his wife. The wounded man is not expected to reco- ver. The assailant was arrested. The Coroner's jury, who had made investigation into the matter in relation to the death of Bernard Kerrigan, whom itis alleged came to his death by violeuce at the hands of two policemen, after a careful delibera- tion exculpated the officers from the charge. Hen- ry G. Smith, of Gilbertsville, Otsego county, attempted to commi: suicide y sterday morning by cutting is throat, wiile 0: bow! he Jersey City ferry boat Hudson. He was a mer” chant in th's city a few years ago, but failed during the financial crisis—hence the rash attempt. The Coroner having in charge the investigation of the Fourteenth street fatal poisoning case continued his labors yesterday, and examined quite a number of witnesses. The testimony thus far certainly points the agency of the act to the servant girl Bridget, but nothing tending to show her direct act in the matter was elicited. The investigation will be continued, ‘The Councilmen’s Committee on Ordinances met yesterday to hear parties in reference to the pro” posed removal of the hackney coach stand from its present location at the Park up to Fourteenth street. Ex-Councilman Reynolds and a number of hackmen appeared before the committee, and stat- ed their objections to having the carriage stand removed. They said that the present stand is the most convenient for their business, that the public do not complain of their remaining where they are’ and that in the summer months, when the city is vacated by large numbers of up town residents, the hackmen would be reduced to starvation, for their business would not pay under increased restric tions. They stated that they would have no objec” tion to the establishment of other stands in the city, but must object to the wholesale removal of all the hacks together from their old stand. There being no parties to speak on the other side of the ques- tion, the committee adjourned, promising to hold another mecting. James Stephens, convicted of poisoning his wife, was yesterday brought before Judge Roosevelt, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, for the purpose of receiving sentence. Upon motion of his coun- sel for an arrest of judgment on the record and on matters outside of the record, judgment was defer- red until to-morrow. On Monday afternoon, upon the application of ex-Judge Edmonds, Judge Clerke granted a writ of alternate mandamus to compel Mayor Tiemann to countersign a warrant for the payment of the City Tnspector’s salary for the months of January and February last, amounting to $833 33. The relator states that in 1857 he was duly in office as City In- spector, and that he has never been removed from said office, nor has any successor been appointed, and that he is still entitled to all the fees, per- quisites, &c., of the said office. Accounts from the Pike’s Peak mines received at Leavenworth, Kansas, state matters to be favorable, and that the average yield of gold, with rockers, wis from four to ten dollars per day the man. The rush from Leavenworth was said to be unprecedented; the suburbs in the neighborhood of that place were covered with emigrants, and there was acorn panic in the camp. At the elec- tion held on the 28th there was a small but decided majority in fayor of the formation of a State con- stitution. A shocking loss of life occurred on the Ohio river on Monday last. The steamer Nat. Holmes, from Pittsburg for St. Louis, with one hundred and fifty passengers, mostly emigrants for Pike's Peak, came in collision with the steamer David Gibson, from New Orleans for Cincinnati, and both boats sunk. It is supposed that fifteen or twenty per- sons on the Nat. Holmes were lost, and one ac- count says that only one hundred of her passengers were saved. The Cochituate viaduct at Newton, Lower Falls, Mass., burst yesterday morning, and carried away a portion of the embankment, creating quite a flood in the vicinity. The break will take some days to repair, and fears are entertained of a scarcity of water in Boston. The foreign news by the Niagara imparted more strength to the cotton market yesterday. Tao sales em braced about 8,000 bales, about 2,500 of which were made in transitu, All grades above middling were fully 3éc. higher, and were in some cases held at 3c, advance, while middling New Orleans was sold in transitu on the basis of 12c., with freight at 7-10d., which was coneidered full 3g¢, to 34e. higher than previously reported transac- tions, The market closed firm, with an upward tenden cy in prices. Flour was dull, especially for common tomedium grades of State and Western, with gales at a docline of &e. to 1c. per barrel; good to choice extra brands, however, were quite firm. Southern was less buoyant, Wheat was dull and sales limited. Prime to choice lots were scarce and firmly held, Corn was firm at 0c. a Ole. a 913¢c. for common to good yellow Southern and Jersey and Western mixed. Pork was dul! and lower, with sales of new meses at $18 a $18 1234; old do. at $17 40.4 $17 50, avd prime at $12 758$13. Sugars were quite steady: sales of about 700 bhds. were made at rates given in another column. Coffee was firm but quiet. The stock embraces 78,030 bags and mats, of which 20,690 bags consist of Rio. Freights were steaty. To Liverpool 1,100 bales cotton were engaged at 3.16d.; 76 do, Sea Island at 244., and 1,400 bbls. rosin at 1s, 10444. The Crisis of the Central American Im- broglto—The Only Course Left Open to Our Government. The interesting and important correspondence from Nicaragua, published in auother portion of to-day’s paper, removes completely the mask that has so long been maintained over the Cen- tral American imbroglio. The Cass-Yrisarri treaty has been consigned to an ignominious grave, and the Ouseley-Zeledon convention, establishing a British protectorate over the whole republic of Nicaragua, has been concluded and ratified so far as that government is concerned. We have long foreseen this result. We have lifted our voice against it on every occasion that we have been called to consider the Central American question. We have discussed the sub- ject in all its phases. Arguments, proofs, possi- bilities, and every logical deduction from the facts have been brought forward; but a strange infatuation seems to have taken possession of all who have had anything to do with our Central American relations, and now the European pro- tection that was called for in the infamous declaration at Rivas, appended to the Belly con- tract a year since, has been consummated. All the Powers whose intervention in Central Ame- rican affairs was there solicited have accepted the invitation, and have acted upon it. England led off, deceiving our government into the belie that her negotiations would lead to the ratifica- tion of the Cass-Yrisarri treaty. Sardinia follow ed, and Senor Salari, her Minister, is now nego- tiating at Managua a complement to the Ouse- ley-Zeledon treaty, on the basis of the invitation in the Rivas declaration, And France, as we an- Dounced some weeks since, has her Minister now on his way to Nicaragna to give the last finish- ing stroke and polieh to this transparent scheme for putting a European bridle on American pro- gress. There is now but one course open to our go- vernment to pursue. The way of argument has been exhausted, and there now only remains for it the way of works, If it vacillates or delays it is lost, co far as our interests in the Nicaragna ‘Transit are concerned. Excuse will be brought forward in profusion—pretexts for delay will be | prolific; but they are all illnsory. Tho Britieh nd Sardinian treaties have been ratified; the NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 185: Cass Yrisarri treat tas tex contemptuously rejected, and the Nicaraguan [egitlature has adjourned till next January, For nearly a year the one man power will rule in Nicaragua, and that power is in the bands of President Tomas Martinez, whose deadly hostility 10 this conoy and to every American interest is well known. Ever since the advent of poor Pierce’s adminis- tration our representative in Central Ameriou has been a cipher, or something worse, and onr policy a compound of ignorance and folly. The results are seen and felt totay, Our ships o/ war lie in the Nicaraguan ports, »at are no more heeded than if they were so many oyster smacks; our Minister is in the country, but he can do nothing, and the government is forced to rely fo: infrmation of what is being done upon the e terprise cf independent journals. The diplo- matic re, oris which it receives from there and nearly every other Spanish-American country are beneath even contempt. Political considerations have led the govern- ment to delay the protection it should have granted to American interests in the Nicaragua Transit, Contracts entered into ia good faith bave been abandoned to the most faithless violation, The vast and growing interests of our Pacific empire, involved in the Transit, have | been permitted to languish through inaction; and the American name and American honor have been sunk to the most degraded position in the estimation of the Central American govern- ments. Not a single claim of our citizens has been acknowledged. Not a respectful answer has been returned to even one of the communica- tions of our government. Not a sign of a dispo- sition to deal justly by us has been shown. On all sides deceit and dissimul ition haye been found. Every promise tas turned to ashes in our grasp. Congress has refused to confer upon the President th: authority he -hould possess, In this state of things but one course is honorably open to our government, The policy 0 ably laid down in General Cass’ note to Gen- Lamar must be at once carried out, The just rights of the American Transit owners should be at once protected by our government, now that protection is denied them by that of Nicaragua, Let those owners be called to Washington, and informed that they can proceed to open their route and establish their transit across Nica- ragua, according to the terms of their con- tract with that republic, under the thorough protection of the United States. Let Gen. Lamar be at once called home, and the commanders of our naval forces in the Carib- bean Sea and Pacific Ocean b» instrected! to de- fend the interests of the American Transit owners at all bazards, And let General Jerez receive his passports and go home, until such time as he or some one else shall be sent to Washington by his government to apologize for the past and to give proper security for future good behavior. To this it may be objected, that the Nicaragua Transit Company has not the means for imme- diately opening the route. That is true. And had the same dilly-dallying policy and neglect been evinced towards the Panama and Tehuantepec ‘Transit companies that has been exhibited towards that of Nicaragua, neither would they have found the means to open their routes. But let the go- vernment pursue the upright course to the latter that should be pursued, and there will be an abundance of honest men, not stock jobbing steamboat commodores, who will step forward with all the money that is aeeded, and open the route in sixty days. In view of the past neglect that bas been poured so bountifully upon them, they are now entitled to this protection, and should have it. The crisis is imminent. Will the government act ? Revo.vrion oF THE Municrrat Governwent.— If the bill reported to the Assembly at Albany on Monday by Mr. Pond should become a law, it will work a complete revolution in the munici- pal government of this city. There are many good points in the proposed law, probably to cover the bad ones. In the first place it centres more power and responsibility in the Mayor—a reform for which we have al- ways contended—by giving him the appoint- ment and removal of all the heads of depart- ments, except the Comptroller, who, like the Mayor himself, continues to be an elective officer. With regard to the sanitary condition of the city the bill is importaat. The vexed question of the City Inspectorship is settled by abolishing that office altogether,.end substituting a new burean in the Mayor's office, entitled the “Bureau of Sa- nitary Inspection,” the chief of which must be a physician, This meets the present difficulty be- tween the Mayor and Mr. Morton at once; nor is the measure obnoxious on the ground of remo- ving an official before his term bas expired. It violates no principle and inflicts no injustice, be- cause Mr. Morton’s term legally ended last De- cember, To the care of the Croton Aqueduct Board is left the cleaning of the strects. This is an excellent move, for this department has been almost the only one to preserve its virtue intact in the midst of the genera! corruption. In addi- tion, the Board of Health is proposed to be en- tirely re-constructed, and will comprise, as con- templated, the Mayor, the Presidents of both Boards of the Common Council, the Supervisors, Comptroller, Health Officer, Resident Physician, the Health Commissioners and the President of the Croton Board. The Almshouse Board of Governors is also to be abolished, and its duties entrusted to six Alms- house Commissioners, to be appointed by the Mayor and Supervisors. The Health Wardens are to be abolished, and the Inspectors and Sealers of Weights and Measures are to be placed under the Mayor’s control. The members of the Common Council are to have each $1,000 salary, from January 1, 1859; Receivers of Taxes to receive $4,000 salary; Collector of Assessments $3,500, in lieu of fees, and Deputy Collectors $3,000 each. In other cases the existing salaries are to be con- tinued. If paying the members of the Common Council only stops the corruption, the people will have no objection to give them a thousand a year. Indeed it would be economical. In deal- ing with the Finance Department the bill daes not meet our approval, for it provides that the col- lection of assessments shall be in the hands of the Comptroller. This is very objectionable, The officer who disburses the funds shottld not have the collection of any portion of them, If that power is vested in him one of the principal checks upon the accounts will be destroyed. These are the principal points in the proposed law to prescribe the duties, tenures of office, and emoluments of the departments of our municipal government, and it will be seen that it contem- plates several vital changes in the miserably defi- cient system which now exists. But it will be necessary to watch the progress of this measure in both honses. Many of the good points are thrown in to blind the people, and may be strigken out ot any moment, THE LATEST NEWS. Our Special Washington Despatch, NEGOTIATIONS FORK CEDING THE ISTHMUS OF TRHUAN- TERRE TO A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT—OUR Re! A TIONS WITH SPAIN—THE BOSTON POST OFFICE—THE- SICKLES CASB, BTC., BIC. Wasninctox, March 29, 1859, ‘Thero are rumors here, believed to be from an authen- tic source, that Miramon has entered into negotiations with foreign governments to cede the control of the whole Section 0 Mexico known as the Isthmus of Tebuantepec. ‘Thus, ove by one, the transit routes are passing away irre. trievably from the United States, while Europe is drawing closely the cord that may shut us from our Pacific possea- sions, The administration have the whole matter before them, and it remains to be seen what they will do. Intelligence received here by the Spanish logation, Drought by the last mail from Europe from the home government, is much more pacific towards the United State: Our Minister will be received with all the honor due his rank. Gen. Dodge writes to that effect. ‘Mr. Wiggin, who was rejected by the Senate as Bounda- ry Commissioner, to-day received his commission as spe- cla! agent of the Treasury Department for Now England. The Boston Post Office question still hangs fire. ‘he bond of indemnity which has been offered is not satisfac- tory. When that is arranged tho question of removal is by no means settied. There are other questions under- etood to be active, and which may delay matters for some time. The District Attorney has not decided what course he will pursue in the Sickles cage. The information sought to be obtained, and to accomplish which persons were de- spatcbed Nortb, bas not yet been received. It is thought there will be a large number of persons subpoonaed from New York. No assistant counsel has yet been retained by the friends of Mr. Key. ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasmincton, March 29, 1859. It is understood that the counsel of the New Almedan Mining Company have asked the President to interfere in a suit now pending in California, so as to procure for them certain papers from the Mexican archives; but Attorney General Black bas reported against the application, on the ground that the papers are probably not genuine, and that Mexican officials cannot be trusted to cortify to them, owing to tho perpetration of frauds already discovered. Our government declining to ask for these documents, Mexico will be left to tender them on its own responsibi- lity for the benefit of the claimants. Attorney General Black purposes leaving Washington to-morrow for Pennsylvania, From thence he goes to New York and Charleston, S.C. It was his original in- tention to go to Havana, and he had taken out his pass rts for so doing. He will be absent for several weeks; is physician having advised travel and temporary cessa- tion from official business as necessary to the restoration of bis impaired health, It i expected that the Postmaster General will take definite action to-morrow on the Boston Post Office ques- tion. New Orleans papers of the 24th inst. are reccived by the arrival of the mail as late as due, but they contain no news of importance. ‘The Superintendent of Public Printing has given the contract for 5,000 reams of Congressional printing paper to Wilcox & 0o., of Philadelphia, ‘There aro now thirty-nine Coast Survey partics in the field and afloat, namely :—Oa the Atlantic coast, nine- teen; on the Guif coast, fourteen, and on the Pacific coast of the United States, six. ‘The Washington Republican Association are making ar- rangements to celebrate Jefferson's birthday. i NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Senate. Atnayy, March 29, 1859, ‘The bills chartering the South Pacific American Mail Steamship Company, authorizing the American Expreas Company to sell certain real estate, to incorporate tho New York Observatory Association, and to increase the rates of publication of legal notices, were ordered toa third reading. ‘THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT CASE, The Special Committee on Mr. Wetmore’s claim to a seat in the Eleventh district presented three reports, Mr. Lariin (rep.) reported in favor of the constitution- alright of the people of the Eleventh district to elect a representative to the State Senate when a vacancy existed, and that it did exist the expulsion of Mr. Mandeville by the Senate proves. He therefore submitted a resolution that Henry ©. Wetmore take the oath of office, and be ad- mitted to ‘a seat in the Senate, Mr. Scorr (dem.) reported against the legal right of a constituency to elect when no notice as required by law wasgiven. He met Mr. Laflin’s argument in the case of Davis and Cowles by setting forth the distinction between the cases. He submitted a resolution that Henry ©. Wet- more ig not entitled to a seat from the Eleventh district.” Mr. Lamont (rep.) also yo concurring in the con- etitutional argument of Mr. Scott, but citing the precedent alluded to as probably justifying the admission of Mr. Wetmore. He submitted no resolution. ‘The three reports were ordered to be printed. THR PURLIC HEALTH OF NEW YORK. ‘The bill relative to the public health of New York was taken up, after the election of Regents to the University, and Mr. Branpreri spoke at length against it, and signi- fied his intention to oppose it to the utmost. AFTERNOON SESSION. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE BILLS, ‘The Metropolitan Police bills came up as the special or- der, but on motion of Bfr. SrivoLa (dem.) were postponed till Tuesday of next week, at 11 A.M. ‘The Sevate then adopted a resolution restricting debate on any question to ten minutes, except by consent. ‘The Assembly bills relating to the Central Park, New York, were reported favorably. ‘CLOSING THE CANAL LOCKS ON SUNDAY. The resolution denying the petition of certain parties for closing the canal locks on Sunday was taken up. Messrs. Matter (Jem.) and Prosser (rep.) supported the resolution, and spoke against closing the locks, as tend- ing to obstruct navigation while not securing a better ob- servance of the Sabbath, Messrs. Lovitaxp, Aates and Divew (reps.) spoke in favor of closing the locks, After debate, Mr, Loyeland’s bill, providing for the closing of the locks, was substituted in place of the reso- lution denying the prayer of petitioners. EVENING SESSION. ‘The Senate went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Ely In the chair, on the bill submitting to the people the ques- tion of a joan of two and a half millions to pay the float- ing debt of the State. No other business of interest transpired until twelve o'clock, when the House proceeded with the Senate to the nomination of two Regents of the University. Mr. Robert 8. Hale, of Essex, was clected in place of Mr. Greig, deceased, the democrats voting for Charles O'Conor. Mr. George B. Cheever was elected in place of William ©. Bryant, resigned, the democrats voting for Joba Wil. ard, of Saratoga. Assembly. Atnaxy, March 20, 1859. NEW YORK CITY RAILROADS, An attempt was made by Mr. Ovpyxs (rep.) to take up the New Youk City Railroad bills in Committee of the Whole, and for that purpose he moved to suspend the spe- cia! order, being the third reading of bills. by 55 44—not a two-thirds majority. The attempt to take Ed the bills in the committee comes from those opposed to them. AFTERNOON SESSION. RATHS OF RAIROAD FREIGHT, Mr. Goparp, from the Railroad Committee, tod against the bill big sd the publication the rates of railroad freight, regulating way freight tolls, and forbidding a change in the rates. In their committee declare their belief that ke go the * it would be difficu't, if not impossible to carry into operation such enactments in so complicated a business as railroad traffic. They refer to the compoti- tion going on for carrying trade ween lines in and out of this State, and the necessities of inducing traffic to come this way to the seaboard, instead of driving {t off into other channels, The committee are of opinion, that the railroads have contributed largely to the convenience of the people of the State, and that the present is a very un- favorable time to make 80 bold an invasion on the settled principles of the carrying trade as the bill proposes. Mr. H. A, Lyon (rep.) moved to disagree with the re- Port of the committee, and that the bill be referred toa felect committee of five. Mesers. Law, Miller, Lyon, Ranney, and the Speaker sustained the motion, and Mr. Godard and Mr. 8. Spencer spoke against it and in favor of the rejection of the bill ‘The motion was then adopted by the following vo Menara. Bateheller, Bingham, Bliss, Brockway, Bump: vr, Chamberlain, Coburn, Colt, Costelio, Filkins, F rH. K. Graves, Green, Hall, Holt, Hubbell, Hutchinson’ , King, Ladew, Lamont, Law, Littiejoba, Lockhard B. Lyon, Mackin, Macomber, Miller, Morris Palmer, Pelion, Perty, ond ly, Rowers, Scholedeld, Zi Slosum: ih, Sweeny. Thompson, Tuthill, Van ‘eaver, Woodbury, Young—57. Nave-—-Mesara, Aylworth, N. A. Childs, Cobb, Conkling Farii, Fitzgerald, Godard, Gover, Grant, MsLead,’ Masterson, Mesacrole, Opeyke, Parton, Payne, Pierce, Rider, Bhepard, mith, CB, epencer, Suydam, 1. Thomas, Warner, Wyant, Woodruti—25, A large number of bills were reported complete and ordered to a third reading, among them the following :-— To incorporate the New York Woman's Library. ‘To repeal the act to aia in the erection of the monument in Independence Square, Philadelphia, to the memory of the signer of the Declaration of Independence. To amend the Brooklyn Local Assesement act. To incorporate the East Brookiyn Gee ne To dircharge the mortgages on the Auburn and Syra- use Railroad. ‘To investigate the alleged frauds on the canals. Mr. Hass, (rep.), from the Committee on Ways and Meane, reported favorably the bill to require county treasurers to pay into the State treasury all Chancery funda in their hands. BILLS PASSED, To amend the Brooklyn Court act. To authorize the sale of Groton Library. To provide for the payment of certain claims against the city of Brooklyn. In relation to the wae i yy the mandamus to divide the Sixth Judicial district, ‘Now York. To amend the act providing for assesemonts for opening and widening streets in New York. In relation to fees on the publication of legal notices. A number of bills of | bey intereat were also passed. To amend the law relative to the collection of demand inst vernels. “fv wroriue for wavertalning An4 collecting damage | ployed as clerk or salesman with a down town firm, 9. caused by the destruction of the buildings at Quarantine, pare See it of Inspectors of Kleo- To ide tor tion nd Tistriet anvasse.s by the New York ©u. yi- sors, by 83 to 18 Mr Tomumson (dem.) rose to a question of priv tere. A member bad promised to present the minority report “maga nett « bill to divide the Sixth Judici 8 trict of New York during his temporary absenoe through sickness, but had failed to do #0. He the bill a ‘an imposition upon the le of New York, and desired to put bimself on the as against it, Adjourned, Collision on the Ohio River. SHOCKING LOSS OF LIFE. Crvciywami, March 28, 1859. ‘The steamer Nat. Holmes, bound trom Pittsburg to St. Touis, with one bundred and fifty passengers, mostly emigrants to Pike’s Peak, collided with the steamer David Gibron, bound from New Orleans to Cincinnati, with a cargo of sugar and molasses, Le sgpad Aurora, Indiana, last night. Both boats sunk and cabins floated off. Fifteen or twenty pergons are supposed to have beon lost on the Nat. Holmes, and, indeed, one account says that only one bundred of her passengers were saved, Tho David Gibson had but a few passengers, who are all sup. to have been saved, but two or three of hor crew are miesing. ‘Tbe Gibson was owned here, and valued at $18,000, and insured for two-thirds that’ amount. The Holmes was owned in Pittsburg, and valued at $10, Crvetnyani, P.M. No lives were Joat on the David Gibson. ‘The Nat. Holmes had eighty-six passengers, {rty three of whom are lost. ‘Tho survivors lost nearly all their clothing and $'5,%00 in money. ‘The total loss on both boats and their cargoes is about $300,000, and the insurance $175,000. ‘The Niagara at Boston. Bostox, March 80, 1859, ‘The steamship Niagara arrived from Halifax at about half-past two o'clock this afternoon, Hor mails wero sent South by the steamboat train via Stonington, and are dus fork at an early hour to-morrow (Wednesday) in New morning. From New Mexico. Sr. Louis, March 29, 1869. A letter to the Mexico, dated the Ist inst., says that the proposed wuahua excites considerable tention there, and that it is evident, from the quiet move: ment and concentration of troops, that orders looking to the occupation of the States named are expected. A Suspected Slaver. Moni, March 29, 1859. ‘The United States Revenue cutter McClelland coast to land a cargo of slaves, Bursting of the Cochituate Viaduct. Boston, March 29, 1859. The Cocbituate viaduct at Newton, Lower Falls, buret em- bankment and causing quite a flood in the vicinity, Seve- pper Falls, by the accumuiation of The water early this morning, carrying away ions of ral factories at the backwater were threatened with an overflow. in the viaduct was finally cut off at Framinght pair. cbanuel to be formed. ty of water by the Borrd of Water Commissioners, ral days to repair the break. ‘The Arizona Emigrant Scheme. Naw Onrsans, March 28, 1869. Colonel Lockridge bas returned from Texas, where be hag been engaged in organizing his Southern and Weetern Arizona Emigrant Expedition, which is to start about the middle of April. The Ship Shooting Star. Pee aston, March 29, 1850. ‘The ship Shooting Star has got off Tuckernuck shoal and arrived at Hyannis. She broke one anchor and slipped the other, The Mississippi—Ten Ships Crossed the Bar. New Oxcgans, March 28, 185°. ‘Ten ships, outward bound, have crossed the Saturday. ‘The nearly 100,000 bales of cotton. Sailing of the Alps. Sechrest 28, 1859, The steamer Alps sailed from this port for New York at five o'clock this evening. Wind westerly. Weather clear. Markets, Naw OnLEANs, March 28, 1859. ‘The sales of cotton to-day were 6,000 bales at 11%c. middling. vorpoo! at 16 Exchange is firmer. New Orzrans, March 20, 1859, Cotton.—Sales to-day 10,000 bales at an advance of caused by salen of receipts 16,000 against 27.500 for the correspond! of last year, Sugar cl 10%. 3 Morne, March 28, 1859, Cotton unchanged: gales to-day 1,500 bales. . Savanwan, March 28, 1859. Cotton unchanged: sales to-day 450 Dales, Atnany, March 29, 1859, Sales 10,000 bushels round yellow cornat 86c. To ar- rive by canal, first boats, 6,000 bushels. Oats at 660. measure, In'store, 3,000 bush 80c., and 5,000 bushels Penn Yan at private terms, ee Attempt of a Merchant to Commit Suicide. Yesterday morning, at a quarter before seven o'clock, Henry G. Smith, of Gilbertaville, Otsego county, N. Y., attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a penkni‘e, on board the Jersey City ferry boat Hudson, as sho was lying at the Jersey side of the river. It appears that be got on board the boat at tho foot of Cortlandt street, and went immediately to the ladies’ cabin. Imme. diately after the boat had been made fast to the bridge on the Jersey side, he drew a knife from his pocket, and, uttering some inaudible words, thrust the weapon into his throat. He was about to inflict another blow, when a fellow passenger seized his band and took the knife from him. The blow was very severe, as the unfor- tunate man fell on the cabin floor, the blood gushing pro- fusely from the wound. The deck hands of the boat got a conveyance, and accompanied him to the residence of Dr. J. E. Quidor, in Washington street. The doctor, on probing the wound, found a deep incision, but’ the knife had fortunately passed over the jugular vein, barely grazing it, and under the exterior muscle. Tné wound was dressed, and the man was conveyed to tbe Almshouse. While the doctor was dressing the wound Smith made several attempts to prevent him, declaring in an emphatic manner that he preforred death to life, and ‘urther stating that thie was the second at- tempt he had made at self destruction. In his pockets there was found a small sum of money and a number of letters, Among them was one addrestod to his wife, bid- ding an affectionate adieu to her and his little daughter, avowing his intention to commit suicide, stating as a reason for his rash conclusion that be was driven to it by want, and expressing a hope to meet them in heaven. For several years the unfortunate man was engaged in a large mercantile business, but during the crisis,a year or more ago, be tailed. Since that time he has been em- He isa fine looking man, about thirty-seven years of age, and genticmany in his conversation and manners. There is a good prospect for his recovery. Couusi0s ox 18k Hopson River—Tinwe Lives Losr.—At half past eight o'clock on Monday night a collision took place between one of the night boats bound up the Hadson river—en to be the North Amorica—and the sloop Stepben Raymond, of Hastings, when opposite that. vil- lage, when the latter instantly sunk, and the crew, three in number, pe ‘The sunken vessel is loaded with Kime, and was near her dock when the accident occurred. Nothing definite is known of the particulars of this me lnncholy affair. The names of the crow who were lost are Captain Elijah Concklin, Petor Datzel, the mate, and a young man named William Hagan, all residents of Hast. ings. The vessel was owned by’ Ieaac Lafurgo, of Hast. age, six years oli, and was worth two thousand dollars, Voesel and freight & total loss. Naval Intelligence. Our correspondent on board the United States ship Cyane, dating at Panama on the 12th of Mare ‘@ arrived bere yesterday afternoon, wit! men ali weil. The St. Marys is still bere, aud no proba- bility of leaving shortly. She is the only’ American maa. of-war in here, with the exception of the Cyane. Every- thing seems to be quiet, and it is reported on board ship that we leave to-morrow morning to seek the Commodore, for whom we bave provisions. He js at one of the ports in Mexico. Panama is not such a small place after all, and I think far preferable to any of the ports which we have visited. The Cyane sailed from Panama on the 16th inst, for Realejo. » United States sloop-of-war St. Mary's was at Pana- the 19th inst. ted States stoam frigate Merrimac was at Realejo inet. nited States sloop Decatur eailed from Realejo on the 236 of February for San Joan de! Sar. Tho United States steam frigate Roanoke, steam sloop Brookiyn and storeship Relief were at Aspinwall on the 19th inst. The Brooklyn was to sai! for the const of Mexico in a fow daysg. The United” States storeship Relief reached Aspinwall onthe 33th of March, Commodore McCluney went on board, froma visit to Panama, on the 14th inst, Personal Intelligence. Gen, James Shields delivered a lecture in Baltimore on Monday evening, on Mexico, The Hon. Lynn Boyd is announced in Kentucky papers 80 Improved in health that be will commence the canvase of i State of Kentucky for Lieutenant Governor in April. ARRIVALS. From Ban Francieco, in the steamship Granada—Mra ( D Blanchard, two children and aervant: © H Stanyou, H MeKen- fa, Mina 8 F Prince, A 8 Clark, Geo: Witiama, wife and intant; Mra Paftand infant, TR aot, Mrs Sities, P Avery, Fone. Mra Buckley andehild, Chas Word. Capt t A Warr, M Wikioson, Mrs H © Staniels, M Cohn, Mr Gonochio. N Weed, Mr Vochelet, J D Vanderwater, J Salisbary, R Uppen- heim. '0 A Elson. Lemy Geo Strovg, Mr Tayal 6, Santer, Rt Ripley, Alice Colter, child and infant; J Thaxter J dG Dewhy, J © MeCohen, 8 8 Gilea, Mra Morgan and four children, & Her’ no, J Willisma, H Culon, O.W M , A Haenmann, AF Farnham, M Seligman, A Little, JK Gardner, 1H Winslow, P 'ThomaayW Kelliy” wife und lua St Meat Meo , wife mod {ut JJ Beagio, Reynolds, Catherine Mani and 270 in ihe wioerage. Ninto's SALoow.—Father Kemp's Old Folkr Company give a concert here ton ght. The company numbers thirty-seven persons, who will be dressed in tho costumes Wid ping the chorals gf }ho law opptury , ican from Fort Staunton, New protec- has been ordered hence to the coast of Louisiana to interce t a suspected tender to aslaver, said to be waiting off the The ac- cident is very serious, and will require some time to re- The breakage of the aqueduct extends about 160 feet, including 50 feet of masonry. Thegranite gatebouse on the west side of the river was carried away, and tho mass of it which was swept into the stream caused a new Fears were entertained of a scarci- ‘and economy in its use is urgently requested It will take seye- bar since ere arc still ‘thirty detained there, with for Frojghts—Five ships havo been taken to Li- Cs, the Niagara's’ advices, Middling 120, ‘The 0 last three days add up 26,000 bales, and the ing week ; buoyant at an advance of tc: sales at 630. for fair Corn firm at $1 9%. Oats Gc. Bacon shoulders quiet. Mess pork $17 60." Gunny bags Canada East barley af CRIME IN THE METROPOLIS. Another Horrible Case of Murder=The Four| teenth Street Polsoning Case—Progress Ut! the Investigation—The Alleged Homicide by Policemen—More Stabbing and Shooung Affrays. , Our record of crime to-day is truly appalling. Scaroely is the excitement attending one murder allayed ere afresh tragedy equally horrible takes place. Since Wednesday last there bas been pothing but poisoning, shonting ana stabbing, and already four unfortunate victims have beos. sent to thelr last account through the instrumentality of the aseassin. ANOTHER MURDER—JEALOUSY TUE CAUSE. Another borrible murder occurred in our midst on Méa- day night. Jobn Van Warth was fatally stabbed in Worth street, near West Broadway, by a sailor numod Eddy Moore. The latter, it appeared, was jealous of Vau ‘Warth’s conduct towards his wife, and meeting him on pe street, asgaulted him with a dirk knifo, inflictiug a mortal| wound in the abdomen. It appears that Moore recently mar- ried a well known prostitute, named Lizzie——.._ hia woman was formerly tho mistress of Van Warth, but she Feparated from him for some cause, and Linked’ her fe with Moore, Still their acquaintance was not severed ia the least, and their intimacy together Ali«d the soul of Moore with jeulousy. Ou Monday evening the partioa met in Worth street, near West Broadway, whon a doape- rate encounter ensued. The mon clinched, each trying to ys the upper hand, when the attention of polices ling, of the Fifth precinct, was called to pot. On coming up, the officer found Van Warth bi jy wounded, and in rms Of a man pamed Curley, T Jatter was carrying the wounded man towarde Broalw when becoming exhausted by the burthen, he dropped th oan on the sicowalk. At this moment officers Smith and Hines came °. and seeing the condition of the woundpd] man took him into the hospital, near by. Curloy and the gi Lizne, who was also present, were both arrested and locked] up in the station houre. Van Warth, on being examine by Dr. Sbrady, was found to be ina very dangerous situ- ation, He had been stabbed in the abdomen, and wounst- ed so badly that the intestines protruded soveral fest.| ‘The Doctor pronounced the case a hopeleas one, and urged| the immediate arrest of the assailant. Lizzie was somewhat intoxicated, and could oot be m to unde that anybody was hurt, or that the polid were in search of her husband. Finally the police wer] obliged to resort to stratagem in order ‘to flad the clue the fugitive's hiding place. Inspector Hutchings order: izzie to be placed in the rear yard until tne air would sober her. He then directed ling and Hines to dress themselvos in citizer iothes aad dieguise themselves in such a manner that the prison ‘would not be able to recognize them When Lizzie hiv recovered from her fit of iuebrioty she was called up (td the desk and asked a few questions relative to age, na tivity, &c., and then was discharged. She imm. left the premizes, and the officers followed ber at distance. She went down to West Broadway, ap; ‘with the intention of taking a car, but after standin; the cross walk for a few moments, she retraced her stel and went back to the very spot where the fracas occurresd| After looking about cautiously for moment or 80, wi suddenly returned to West Broadway and took an Eight! avenue car. The disguised policemen still followed ber, and when she got out at Twenty fifth street they also val cated their seats apd were close upon her heels, Lizzi then went to the residence of a Catholic priest who bad married ber to Moore; but being refused admission #1 consequence of the lateness of the hour, she stepped intd a grocery store in the neighborhood an4 there imbib freely of bad brandy. From thence she proceeded Sixth avenue, where she took acar aud rode down town as far as the corner of Chariton and Varick streets. Lizzie here got out and walked up to Broadway and down to the hoepital, where abe made minute inquries af the wounded man. The night porter told her that Van ‘Warth was dead or dying, wl sight of her fora few moments, but knowing that rs could not be far off, they listened attentively, when the; heard some one rapping at a door in the upper part of tha house. Soon afterwards they hourd the voice of Lizzid exclaiming, “ Johnny (the familiar name of hor busbaud ‘Van Warth is dead,” ¢ polise immediately entered thd premiges, and, ascending the stairs, searched a room which they supposed was occupied by the fugitives, bi they found themselves at fault. They then tried anothé door on the same floor, where they found Moot in bod with Lizzie, both of them pretending to be fast asicep. The pair were promptly escorted to the statiot house and locked up. Yesterday morning Coroner O’Keefa ‘was notified to hold an ante-mortem examination in th case of the wounced man. Van Warth was conscious g his situation, and gave the following account of the occu rence in a clear and unhesitatiug manner :— Jobn Van Warth, being duly sworn, says—I am con. scious of my dying condition; my residence is No. 30 ‘West Thirty-tbird street; I be" prisoner, Willian FE. Moore, as the man who inflicted the wounds on me al No. 44 Worth street, yesterday evening, about nind o’clock ; unless it was j I do not know why 4 stabbed me; I lived with the prisoner's wife for th years; she was a prostitute for ten years; with prieover; I gave him no provocation to stab me I was not in company with any other person than the pri soner when I was stabbed; we hada drink wgether bour previous, and were supposed to be on friendi; terms; 1 had been drinking freely before; I am twenty, geven years of age and anative of New Jasey. Moore was committed to the Tombs to await the resu of the wounded man’s injuries, THE FOURTEENTH STREET POISONING CASE—CON: TINUATION OF THE CORONER'S INQUEST. ‘The inquest in the matter of the Fourteenth strect pol- toning case was resumed yesterday morning by Coroner} Schirmer, when tho following additional testimony was| adduced :-— ‘ A. G. Kimberly recalled, deposed as follows—Margaret Burke'prepared the breakfast on the morning of the 239 inst.; she was the only servant in the house at the tine; she waited on the table, poured out the coflee and tea in an adjoining room and brought it to cach individual; I think Mrs, Beetbam’s son was not at the broakfast tabl when I sat down; Sirs. Bectham’s danghter came dow! shortly after I came in; before I had finished my break fast Mrs. Beetham came in, and Margaret brought her tea from an adjoining room: I did not see the oldest daughier go out and get coffee herself; there was but one kind of sugar on the table, and each one helped bimsolf: the rep- gon that that Margaret Burke prepared the breat- fast was because Mrs. Beetham was sick, up stairs, and there was no other servant in the house Carter recalled—On the evening of Wednea- fnst., I saw the servant Margaret Burke im bed; On questioning her she suid that she had the matter war in a vessel under thi he vomited or not I do not know; Td ¥ appearance of sickness und sho did not 4; Tdid not prescribe for her, as she yas tient. Dr Acosta recalied—I was at this house about 1234 o'clock on the 234 inst., and saw Margaret Burke walking about the house; she appeared in a natural coadi- tion Thos. P. Haddock, recnted—tI do not recollect. whether or not the son of Mrs, Beetham was at the breakfast ta ble on the morning of the 23d instant while I was there: Mesers Kimberly, Canalejo and Lawson were present; i know nothing of any quarrel between Mrs. Beetham aud" the servant Margaret Burke; some time ago, about the Ast instant, the girl Margaret came into the room whera Dr. Bili and myself were, and mentioned that she had lost some money, and that 'she believed the son of Mrs. Beetbam had stolen it Peter Bectham, being duly sworn, deposes and says—I live in this house; I follow the fea; I am the eon of do- ceased; on Wednesday morning last I came down stairs about tight o’clock; my sister Emily toil Margaret to ‘bring me a cup of coffee, which she did; my own sugar init, and’ ate a little fish, no about an hour and half afterwards I was taken sick,-vo- miting severely, which continued for about an hour aud a not observ complain « not my pa’ half; T had also purging, thirst, a burning im the throat and pain in my stomach, the vo- mitted matter was of a yellowish ‘color: I lay upon the sofa to reat myself, and whilo there. Mrs. Robineon came down and told me to go after my aunt, Mrs. Goddard, as my mother wanted to seo when Mre. Goddard got here it was about ten o’c! after- wards I was sent for Dr. Carter; I do not know who was at the breakfast table when I came down; I only remem ber that my two sisters wore thore; I had just arison, when I came down to breakfast, and camo direst from my’ | room to the breakfast table; I do not know of any poison | being in the house at all; T came home from sea on the 22d | of February; 1 do not know that any was purchased since 1 came home; Margaret Burke accused me of having on one occasion stolen ber pocket book; I bad sold my bed and ceived $8 for it; she aw thie movey, supposed it as hers and accused me of stealing it; thie i the only diffion'ty E | had with her: there was no other; my mother threo quarrels with Margaret Barke; whcnev culty occurred Vetween tbem, mother would f stairs, 1 do me up neyer heard Margaret threaten my mother; on one oceasion Margaret refused to pour out my coffee, when my T gent her down staire and would not lot her wait on the table; on the morning of the 28d instant my mother | came down to breakfast after T did; on thia occasion my mo- | } ther ordered a cup of tea, and Margaret went down stairs for itand browght tt up from the kitehon: T do not ro- member that apy one else was in the breakfast room while | I was there, other than my two sisters and my did not complain of being wick to that the girl Margaret did not manifest any reluctance in watt, ing upon the tablo; on the contrary, ehe appeared cheer- ful and willing. Dr. Gourley, being sworn, depored as follows:—I have made & post mortem examination upon the body of Mrs, Emily Beetham, at the house No, 69 Kast Fourteenth street, on Thursday, March 24, 1859, In provenco of Dre. Schirmer, Bouton, Doremus, Budd, Acosta and others; E ve come to the conclusion that deceased came to her ath, from prostration, caused by profuse vomiting, sa perioduced by the ingestion of an irritant poison, the cha- Tacter of which is to be determined by the chemist; T have also made a post mortem examination upon the body of Mr. Fayette Robinson, at the same place, and have concluded from the appearances ‘found that the deceased camo to his death apoplexy, this being the direct causo of denth—the ind rect cause being excessive vomitisg, with depression of the vital powers, produced bg fngestion of an irritant poron, Bright's disease of the kidnoys and cirrhosis of ¢ liver. At this stage of the proceedings Coroner Schirmer stated that he had no moro testimony to offer at prosent, The t of Dr. Doremus would not be ready for a few days; consequently he folt obliged to adjourn the investigation , until such time as the chemist was rowdy to report. WHAT CAUSED TNH DEATH OF BERNARD KERRIGAN. Coroner Jackman resumed his investigation of the cause by which Bernard Kerrigan came to his death, yea torday afternoon, when the following evidence was elicited ms M.A, Weeks sworn—T rorido at 399 Hounton atroet; Priday bo | yrs in 46 Lawrqun airget; 9 romMe Gime la