The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW. YORK HERALD. ——— eee JaMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND MASSAU GTS. S cash in advance. Money sent by mail will be at fhe Ar Tt Pca; cewek och ested es ecoregion Heed PAILY HERALD. too conte 131 per annum. THe NAA EE EP AA fe tea are cme or SS per annum ; the ‘every We 2ihe conte or copy, $4 Der annum to any part of Great Briain or 88 to ung part af the Continent, both the Galeri Peta the Bok in 9H of ech moh a ods OF arsuim * HR vai WRAL, on Wednesday, at four conts per . ‘anna, WoLuNtany CORRESPONDENCE, conlalning Smrorind news, any quarter of the ¥ iC will be liberal! OU FORRIGN CORRESPONDENTS 488 Panwectate Reqeeerey 10 Seat Ail. Lartens axD PAG: Mant Of, “GO NOTICE taken of anonymous corrempondence. We Jono ‘commun -tiois ; ~ +; advertisements in ot Sake hina, and tothe an dik wath neatncas, cAeapasss and de return rejected ADVERTISEMED eerted in the Waeity Hye fornia and Euro) JOB PRINTING NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway.-8rranaen—Kataeniee anp Pernvomo. WERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Oun Eveuiss Covstn— aoe Runoe Ovasanas or Moscow. MFTROPOLITAN THEATRE (Late Burtoa’s).—Caumis, on, the Farm or 4 Coqverrs. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Stravous: —Cartamr cy tmp Warca. LAUBA KERNE’S THEATRE, No. 621 Brondway.—Miv- sumuer Nidmr’s Duran. BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Rroatw neoa—SoNa OY TuE AZPUBLIO—TapbY Row. iv Tasa Cousin, ‘WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, [461 and 563 Broadway— Brmortam Bones, Daxces, &c.—Status Lover. —Afer- ia UR BRYANTS’ MINATRELS. MROH ANTICS’ MALL, 427 Broad- way.—Neako Soncs, 40 —Dream or Snover Ry. New York, Friday, April 22, 1859. The News. The California ma‘ls to the 6th instant, via Tehuantepec, have reached New Orleans. The amount of treasure shipped from San Francisco by the steamer of the Sth is not mentioned in our telegraphic despatch. The markets at San Frau- cisco were overstocked and business was dull. The ships Alleganian, Alice Counce, Ocean Belle, Ivanhoe, Seaman's Bride and Starlight, from New York. had arrived ont. We have dates from Havana to the 18th instant. Sugars were dull, and all qualities had slightly de- olined. Exchange on New York ruled at par to quarter per cent discount. Nothing of par’ intere Sickles case’ yest CG ronspired in. the for defence an- nounced that the testimony on their part was closed, and as the prosecution have but two or three witnesses to examine, it is not improbable that the case may be submitted to the jury to-morrow. The Board of Aldermen met last evening and transacted considerable business. The subject of the City Inspectorship was again brought up, and after some discussion the nomination of Dr. Foster was referred to a committee, and that of Elijah F. Purdy sent back to the Mayor. Alderman Peck said he understood a movement was on foot by which the name of an acceptable candidate would be presented to the Board ina few days. Appro- priate resolutions of respect for the memory of the late Senator Doherty, formerly a member of the Board, were adopte!. A resolution appropriating $1,950 for the exp cs of the special committee sent to Albany to resist the new charter and certain other bills before the Legislature, was offered and laid over, and a resolution of thanks to the Sena- tors who advocated the city’s interests was referred to said fal committee. The Street Commissioner seut in a communic - specting alleged frauds to the amount of $1 erasing figures in the contract of John Slattery for regulating and flagging Seventy-ninth street, in 1854. It was referred to the Joint Committee on Accounts. The Board resolved to meet every Mon- day and Thursday at six o’clock during the present and ensuing three months. The Board of Councilmen met last evening, but in consequence of the Aldermen not having met for the last two weeks, they have exhausted the calen- dar. A large number of reports were presented and laid over. The committee appoin confer with the approaching Sanitary and Quarantine Con- vention W ased to five member: nd a reso. Intion wes presented by Mr. Lambier to appro- es of the priate five thousand dollars for the expe Convention. f James Adams, the great pede miles last evening in thirty-one minutes and forty- three seconds—losing a match of $300. His ex: pectation was to accomplish his task in thirty minutes. His locomotion was indecd extraordinary. The Grand Jur, the Court of General Sessions, having finished their business, were discharged yesterday afternoon by the Recorder, who observed that they had found more indictments this term than any previous Grand Inquest for the last ten years. A number of indictments were presented, to which the prisoners pleaded not guilty. Paul Ritter was convicted of stealing four pieces of silk, the property of Join Sykes. Henry ). Smithurst, keeper of a ticket office in West street, was con- vieted of swindling a verdant countryman out of $9, and wes remanded for sentence. journed till Saturday. Mr. Paul E. Desdanfs, the Haytien agent, whose arr'val at New Orleans we have already announced, has chartered the West Indian, to sail on the 30th inst., for Port au Prince, with colored em! an, walked four from iviane. The State Department gives notice that a port of entry has been established at the island known as West Caicos, a dependency of the colonial govern. of Turks Island, and distant about ninety from the latter place. West Caicos is about iles long andhaif 2 mile wide. It is expect- ed to be a coaling depot for a line of American steamers, and also » place for the manufacture of salt under the auspices of an American company. Mr. James Winter, late United States Consul at Turks Island, has beon appointed Consular Agent at West Caicos, The cotton raarket was heavy yesterday, while the salee ombraced about 1,500 bales, includiag 1,000 in transitu and 600 from storo, cloning ats decline of ic. a Se. below the highest quotations of the week. Wo quote middling uplands at about 12!¢c. a 12%. Fiowr was heavy and easier for common and low exten grades of State and Weetern, while choice to good extras were with. out change. Southern flour was steady, with a fair amount of sales, Wheat was quiet, and low grades, in- cluding spring, were nominal, Among the sales were small lots of good to prime white Western at $150 a $155 and Kentucky white at $1 70a $180. Corn was casier but more active, with sales of Jorsey and Southern yellow at B30. a 660. a 86c., Woeatern mixed 83c. a S4c., and white Southern at Sligc.a 84c. Pork was steady ant More active, with sales of new mess at $17 25a $17 30, old at $17, and prime at $12 50. Sugars wore less buoy. ant but more active, The sales embraced about 1,500 hhds., at prices given in another column. Coffee was firm, with sales of about 1,800 mats Java, and small lots of Rio and Maracaibo, at rates given in another place. There was one of the largest catalogues of wool brought forward ee Cate ee at pub- Ne on © single day. It was gotten chiefly by J. W. Smyth & oo,, brokers, mak boliglies, about 5,000 bales, divided into 184 lots. Tt drew a largo <oncourse of buyers from various parts of the surrounding country. The various lots took in qualitics ranging in value 1.0m 88¢. down to 4¢. por lb. Choice lots of East Indian, Ca) fornia and pulled, were taken with considerable spirit at prices within 1c. @ 6. 0f those nominally current bo. fore the sale; but ordinary California, Meditorrancan oni ‘South American were not tn favor, and parcels were pase. od after eelling the samples, the bids being much lower thon owners’ expertations, Freight engagements wore moorate, and rates upchanged, The Court ad- | ‘The Presidential Ollques and Cannidates of the Deméeracy and the Oharteston Coa Venin a It is generelly believed among the rank and file of the disorganized democracy, that in 1860 ts Charh ston Convention will extinguish all heir oxistiog @issensions, heal all their disor- ders, and restore discipline, unity and harmony throughout the camp, in the promulgation of a lck+ (and @ jJatform which will raily all the Jiqves, clans and factions of the party to the -cue. Starting from this idea, thes + questions recur: Who is most likely to be the candidate? and what may we most reasonably expect as the platform of the Charleston Convention: Let us first consider the ticket. Prominent wunony the aspirants for the Charleston nomine- tion ae Vice President Breckinridge; Goveraor Wise acd Senator Hunter, of Virgiuia ; Senator Douglas, of Tiinois; Senator Siidell, of Louist- ana; Senators Davis und Brown, of Mis: sippi; Secretary Cobb and Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia; and Hon. James Guthrie, of Kentucky, Jate Seeretary of the Treasury, Each of these men has his friends, managers and wirepullers hard at work; aud mong these conflicting cliques, factions aud stotions, the democratic patty bas been reduced from the integrity of a regular army to a loose distribution of guerilla camps, cach operating for itself, and all operating against each other. Now the strength of the democratic party lies in the Southern States. All that the interested ‘leaders of the party desfre or expect from the North is that balance of power which will turn the scale, as the scale was turned in 1856, Acting, therefore, upon the great cardinal principle of the spoils, it wil{ be the pol'cy and the object of the Charles ton Convention to nominate that mau for Presi. dent who will be most likely to command this Northern balance of power, while holding fast to the present ascendancy of the pirty in the South- ern States, We presume that nothing more than this will be attempted by the Convention, for fear of a Southern reaction, which may kick the beam in that direction. The friends of Mr. Douglas are sanguine that he, and he alone, will be found competent to re- unite and save the party in the North without sacrificing the party in the South, and his shib- boleth is “ popular sovereignty” in the Territo- ries, The pipelayers of Governor Wise are equally sangu ne concerning his superior claims; as the democratic St. George who slew the dra- gon of Know Nothingism—as the first, boldest and most conspicuous Southern democratic oppo- nent of the Kansas Lecompton constitution, and as the leading champion of strict construction against the whole forcizn and domestic policy of Mr. Bu-hanan’s a’miu stration. Tue friends of Mr. Slidell expect to make his Cuba scheme the winning card. The managers in behalf of Mr. Guthrie count upon tha’ lennsylvonia balance of power which his policy of inc'‘dental home protection, they think, will command. Mr. Breckinridge bas the advantage of a flattering and widely diffused personal popularity; while Jefferson Davis, Senator Drown, and Messrs, Hunter, Cobb and Stephens, look to the com- manding power of the Southern rights wing of the party. But among all these conflicting cand‘dates, in- terests and factions, we cannot recognise the nomination which the occasion will demand. Neither Wise nor Douglas wi'l answer for the South; and there are Northern or Southern im- pediments against all the rest of the schedule enumerated, which will set them all aside. What, then? Why, then the Convention will be compelled to fall back upon some new man, in- nocent of any of these family quarrels, and thus qualified to be adopted as the common peace- maker. This plan of operations in 1844 re- sulted in the nomination and election of Mr. | Polk, and in 1852 in the triumphant reunion of all the odd and ends of the party upon Pierce. The same game, we think, must be played at Charleston in 1860, or the democratic party may be definitively aud permanently disbanded in the abrupt diseolution of the Convention. Tn this view, and assuming that the tenacity ofall the factions and sections of the party to the spoils will be equal to all emergencies, we may expect to witness in 1860 at Charleston the shelving of all the outstanding and conflicting candidates for {| the succes-ion, as in 1844 and 1852, and the nomination of some such available, uncommitted, unofiending and popular man as General Wool or General Twiggs, or, peradventure, some “old line whig” turned de» ocrat, “with all the mo- derti improvements.’ Short of some such alter- native as this at Charleston, we may expect, from the existing dissensions, divisions and dis- locations in the party, its final dissolution, and the reorganization of its broken fragments into two or three sectional camps. In the meantime the aspirants and Presidential pipelayers of the democracy for the next ad- ministration, in neglecting, ignoring or repudi- ating their duties and responsibilities to the pre- sent administration, have reduced the demorali- zations of the party ta the most deplorable con- ' dition of helplessness. Nothing but a general | return of the factious and rebellious chiefs and cliques of the democracy to the safe, conservative | and popular landmarks of the administration, in | the interval to 1869, will pave the way to the re- | union of the party at Charleston. All attempts to discriminate in that Convention between the | adminietration and the party will be futile; and | thus all treacherous and rebellious efforts to | break down the administration will operate, as | they bave operated, to break up the party. | ° The administration can survive without the | party, but the party cannot now exist without | the administration, nor can it be separated in | 1860 from the administration without involving | the final dissolution of the par | | Wivrer Warerme Praces.-The peculiarly | trying character of our climate in winter and | early spring renders Southern emigration abso- | lutely requisite to preeerve the lives of a certain | class of invalids. Men of leisure, likewise, enjoy | @run down to Havana, St. Thomas, or the Ber- | mudas. The last named islands have lately been very valuable to us, In 9 provisional point of view, sending us, 08 they do, our earliest pota- toes, peas, and other good things for the table. Recently a regular steamer—the Karnak—bas been plying between Nassau, N.P., and New York, and probably another will be pat on. In view of this regular communication, a company at Nassau intends to erect a large hotel on the Ame- rican plan, and a similar project ison foot at Bermuda. When theee hotels are finished, much of the pleasure travel now accruing to Havana will be turned toward the British West Indies, the winter climate of which is much softer and more agreeable than shat of Havana, and the English is the vernacular of*the inhabitants of Bermuds and the Bahmas, while Spanish and Frenoh are generally spoken in Guba. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1859. Wut w tas Amouyr OF, tux, Tax Lavy— Is rr Ixcreasep on Repvcgp ?—A : morning cotemporary yesterday published the tax levy ‘for 1859, as it passed the Legislature, show- ing the total amount to be only $6,870,722, eviden'ly to convey the idea that the tax. tur this year were considerably reduced. Tho fol- lowing are the items which the paper referred to wea favcben expen! Sep. te co’y offices, House of Detention. Tet. on bridge. bas.. contin: 4 Tompkins equare,. Killing dogs, &c.... Printiog and adver- Contingent St. Dep. teng Printio, City Insp. Dey ‘ ’ foes. — odes + Total.....,....91,044,295 FOR CITY PURPORRS, Almebouse . + $665,000 ‘A’matonge buvidings 116,260 Aqueduct ra 26,000 Areas of I 00 Baitery enlarge 20,000 Belgiad pavement. .100,000 Board of Health. 45 000 City contingencies. ., 60,000 Comptr oii 16,000 150 8,600 iefane 5,600 The matter will assume a different aspect, however, when we state that the Board of Super- visors are authorized to raise, and will raise, under a special law, the sum of nearly three millions more, not included in the above document. Of this amount so raised by the Supervisors, $1,327,985 are paid by the city for the expenses of the State, in which it has little, if any, interest, being comprised in the State mill tax, and the tax for the common schools throughout the country. The following are the sums to be provided by the Supervisors, which the law declares “shall be paid from the moneys to be raised by tax for such purposes re- spectively, as now provided by law, or from the proceeds of sales of revenue bonds in anticipa- tion of the revenue for the year:— + $920,500 00 398/895 71 Do. do. for city... ++ 1,246,000 00 Building loan stock, reduction of ‘principal...’ 60,000 00 Pubiic education stock, interest and principal 12,357 56 Central Park, interest on debt. 260,000 00 Do. do, improvement fu torest.. 40,000 00 Asylum for Idiots. 240 00 Deat and Dumb Asylum, 3,000 00 Institution for the Blind... 1,000 00 New York Juvenile Asylum, 40,000 00 The tax levy, then, it appears from these figures, really amounts to $9,841,305—showing an increase over that of last year of $1,220,- 385—the tax levy for 1858 having been only $8,620,920. Such is the economy practised by our legisla- tors, both at Albany and in New York; and such is the attempt of the republican organs to hoodwink the public, and make them believe that our city expenses are decreasing under the wholesome rule of their “economical” parti- sans, Great ACHIEVEMENT oF THE REPUBLICAN LeetsiatcrE—The republican party, with the few Americans who worked with them, had an overwhelming majority in the late Legislature, and it was supposed, and justly so, that they coutd carry all before them. Before they came into power they made wonderful pledges and promises of reform, and all that sort of thing. Now, what have they done? It will be remem- bered that they opened their plan of action at the last election by endeavoring to obtain the vote of the people in favor of amending the State constitution; but in this move they were checkmated by the democrats refusing to vote on the question at all, and they thus threw on the shoulders of the republicans the onus of re- deeming their promises to the people. And with what result? The republican majority succeeded in carrying three important measures—that pro- viding for the payment of interest on the canal drafts; the bill granting $200,000 to the Sus- quehanna Railroad corporation, and the Tax Commissioners’ bill—the latter measure giving uncontrolled power to a set of commissioners to do just as they please with the unfortunate tax- payers of this city. Add to these the Registry law, which was a scheme of the American party, and which was carried by their aid. These four measures comprise all that the “reform” majority accomplished. The first two have been vetoed by their own Governor; the third is an odious usurpation and an act of op- pression; end the fourth—the Registry law—is neither flesh, nor fowl, nor good red herring. These mighty achievements constitute the en- tire of what the loud-promising republican ma- jority have done in the legislative session of 1859 ; but the people are rejoiced that they ac- complished no more. Great Times ix Brooxtyy.—Our neighbors across the water are in a highly excited state of mind about their new water works and their Academy of Music. The water works have been finished, and the Opera House is to be com- menced next month, weather permitting. The water celebration will take place on the 27th inst., and will be, of course, the greatest affair of the kind that has been seen in ancient or modern times, Invitations have been issued in profusion, and all our office- holders have been asked to participate in the exercises. If the Brooklyn people would only keep them on the other side of the ferry we ehould be too grateful, and be perfectly willing to continu” their salaries. The people of the City of Cimrches are as pleased as Punch with their new things, and already begin to look down upon the metropolis. Once they wanted to be annexed to us: now théy talk of annexing New York to Brooklyn, and making us subur- ban to them. Well, we are glad they have got plenty of water, and hope they will use it free- ly—internally and externally; and remember that the chicf jewel in the coronet of greatness is modesty. Axsormer Cuaxck vor Gora: Law.—The United States governmont offers for sale fifty thousand regulation muskets, of which about half have percussion and the remainder flint locks Proposals must be sent to the Ordnance Office at Washington before the 15th of June next. We give the government the benefit of this ad- vertisement, and call the attention of Law and the filibusters generally to ft. Mr. Law, it will be remembered, bought from the government two hundred thonsand muskets, part of which number he bas sold, and the remainder he offers to any of the Sonth American republics, where the ballot and the bullet arc inseparable Compantons. In view of the gunpowder emell about European polit{ss jret now, perh sve George could 6nd an opening for a nioe trade, and sell off both lots of old uineketa, Retvry oF tus Panacuay Exrzprrion,—Vhe first chip of the expedition to Paraguay bas re- turned to our shores, and we publish to-day a fuil rep rt, by our correspondents, of the o3 iv: tis ard attentions which were extended to th Commissioner and officers after the settlement with President Lopez. The results that have attended this exaction of redrees from Paraguay have been exactly what we anticipated they would be from the moment it was determined to make our demands in an eflective manner; and they fully bear out tbe wisdom of the energetic policy ia our foreign re- tations tbat bas ever been advocated by the Hz- RaLD, Strong goveruments seldom wilfully vio- late the rights of the citizens of other countries, and when they are compelled to do so in the practice of some general rule ef policy, they are ever willing to grant immediate redress. But with many of the ephemeral and anarchical go- verpments of Spanish America, such is not the case. Some of them, confiding in their weakness or insignificance for protection, others relying for immunity on their own short tenure of power, and not a few instigated by the unexpiated ex- amples of their own predecessors, have exhibited a wanton and increasing disregard of the princi. ples of internationel comity which have been pre- judicial in the extreme to the interests of our citi- zeps engaged in commerce and foreign ad- vevture. We hope that the precedent which Mr. Bu- chanan has laid down in the care of Paraguay will have the effect of infusing a proper degree of energy into the conduct of our foreign rela- tions for a long time to come. It has been pro- ductive of the most friendly disposition aud peaceful relations towards usin all that region of South America; aud this result is due to the exhibition of a determication to vindicate the rights of our citizens, accompanied by a high non-aggressive policy in all other respects. Such a policy is the only one that our govern- ment can ever pursue, recognizing, as it docs, the universal right of self-governmen' The festivities, after the negotiations with Paraguay were concluded; the exchange of sen- timents of esteem; the presentation of a sword to Commodore Shubrick, and the privat: and official tokens of good will, exhibited co fully by our correspondenoe, are the best and greatest proofs of the wisdom and sagacity of Mr. Bu- chanan’s measures. The fleet is now returning to our chores. Nota hostile gun has be:n fired, and no doubt the officers and men all regret that they had not an opportunity to show their zeal and readiness to act in behalf of our national interests. But their zeal, discipline and effloiency were evident at the scene of diplomatic n:gotia- tion, and contributed in no small degree to the desired results. The'r presence in the Central American waters will produce there the same beneficial solution that it has in Paraguay. AxarminG Increase or THE Stare Dest.— The democratic members of both houses of the State Legislature have issued an address to the electors, with reference to the proceedings of the late session, in which they refer to the in- crease of the State debt, brought about by the action of the republican majority. They say:— Against the mandate of the constitution, without the authority of law; against the carnest eflorta of the demo- cratic members of the Legislature; against the united protest and remonstrances of the responsible State offi- cers, the political leaders of the majority, whoee neceesi- ties Encourage large expenditures, and who fear to meet the responsibilities of taxation, have devised the plan of annually borrowing to pay interest, and thus compounding the debt at a rate which will inevitably double it in tea years, quadruple it in twenty, and increase it eightfold in thirty’ years. The present debt of this State may be stated in round numbers as follows: Old canal debt... New canal debt, General fund debt, Floating debt, um of $4,000,000 for the completion of tho public works, and $200,000 to meet a temporary loan, and the interest op the new canal debt unprovided, and the Whoie indebtedness of the Stato at the end of the year will amount to forty millions of dollars. The Governor, in one of his vetoes the other day, let out the secret that under the pretence of economy the State mill tax was reduced one- eighth of a mill below the figure of last year, while at the same time appropriations after ap- propriations were made, which, from the condi- tion of the revenue, there is no possibility of paying—not the ghost of achance. Those ap- propriations, of course, must be tacked on to the State debt to swell the tax of next year. At what point the amount of that responsibility is to stop it is impossible to predict. Artastic Steam Trapge—Gatway anp Conk Sreamrns.—The establishment of what is called the Lever line of steamers, between Galway and New York, by the way of St. Johns, is beginning to have its natural effect—that of competition— and competition is the life of business. One of the old Liverpool lines has hauled off from that port, and is to sail hereaftcr from Belfast, touch- ing at Queenstown, and the pioneer ship is on her way hither, with three hundred and twenty passengers, The beneficial effect of this npon the commerce and manufactures of Ireland can- not well be over estimated. We notice that the subject of the subvention by the British govern- ment has recently attracted some attention in the House of Commons. It appears that Mr. Canard, who has made an immense fortune out of his own contracts with the British government, has offered to let one of his regular liners stop at Cork for $2,500 each call, and we hear that the Liverpool shipping interest is much opposed to the present concession to the Lever line. We are not surprised at this. There is every prospect of further commercial derange- ments at that port, We are informed that the African Stcamship Companies are about to change their European terminus to Southamp- ton, which, in all respects bat Its vicinity to the manufacturing towns, is a much better harbor than the former. As regards the Lever line, we learn that the government, some weeks since, actually signed acontract giving it in all $455,000 per annum, and a friend assures us that he has read it in that shape; but there are some details in regard to the ships now building which are left to be séttled to suit the arrangements and requirements of the particular service. It will be secn that the Cunard liners take no stocrage paseongers, and that by their touching at Cork ordinary emi- grants will gain no advantages whatever, while all the freights and business of Cork will be eufi- ciently accommodated by the new line. The real importance of the Lever line consists in its touching at S. Johns, a flourishing British colony, and there, by means of the telegraph, an- ticipating the news of the Cunarders, or any other lines cither way, by five or six days, In ood weather this has been done repeatedly, and it is the real reason why the British government has ited the subsidy, Ss reflection upon our Congress, that we cannot keep up our lies betwceu this and Groat Britaint We have a sencid fleet of occam steamers rotting at our wharves, while British steemers are carryin; avay alt the pas:eoyers which properly belong to them. Millions are voted away by Congress for speoustive pur- poses, and we have not a single line left to cow- pete with the English or Irish on any poNitive foundation. AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. Explanations Respecting the Treaty with Nicaragua, dec. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DusrAToH. ‘Waserxcrom, April 21, 1869. As there is a misapprohension in regard to cortain fextures of the treaty now under considoration by the Pre- sident, {am authorized to state that it makes no provision for landing forces in Nicaragua to expel Mlibusters, but it provides that if persons or property of Americaa citizens are in danger the United States may land their forces ‘there to protect them; that the United States have the right to transport across the Transit route any number of troops cr munitions of war. They are, howovor, not to ‘be employed against the States of Central America with which Nicaragua is in amity. ‘THU GRNRRAL NEWSPAPER WESPATCH. Wasmivctoy, April 21, 1860. It has been reported that Hon. George Taylor, of Now York, would be appointed Commissioner of Patents, but it is understood that he declines the further use of his namo in that connection, and it is probable he will go abroad. ‘The commission for Commodore Stewart, under the act of Congress creating bim Seolor Fiag Oilicer on the ac'ive list of tbe navy, was forwarded him this morning by the Secretary of the Navy. It is not true, ag has been generally reported, that or- dors have been issued to prevent the armed expeditions organized in New York and othor citios, from entering the territory of Arizona. The Constitution says that no Minister was ever treated with more kindness and consideration by his government than Mr. Forsyth, whose suspicions have converted this open and frank kindness into covert hostility. It was ob- viously out of the question to send him back as Minister to the liberal government, simply because, whether right. fully or wrongfully, ho is understood to have beon the first foreign Minister to recognise the aanti-constitu- tional revolution and the usurpod government of Zuioaga, which, for manifest reasons, must have ren¢ered bim objectionable to the constitutional party and to the liberal government of Juarez, This exposition sustains the recent statement in the genoral newspaper despatch. News from Callfornia and Mexico. ‘New Orcxans, April 21, 1869. ‘The steamer Coatzacoalcos has arrived hore. Sho briugs Minatitlan dates of the 16th inst., and San Francisco date? of the 5th fast. A ferry beat exploded at San Fraucisco on the 4th inst., by which six persons were killed and ocighteen wounded. Business was duli at San Francisco, and the markets overstocked. The amount of specie taken out by the mall stoamer of the 5th is not reported. Arrived at San Francisco, ships Alleghanian, Alico Counce, Ocean Helle, Ivanhoo, Seaman’s Bride and Star- light from New York; Palmyra, Christopher Hall and Ia- dustry from Boston; Ocean Pearl fro Baltimore; Kit Carsotn from Calouta; barks Sarah Park, Cardiff; Julia Castner, Philadelphia. The Mexican news is unimportant. it was reported that Miramon had left for Cordova with a body guard, aad would attempt to reach the capital. News from Northern and Western Mexico. Naw Ontmans, April 21, 1859. The steamship Arizona, from Brazos on the 18th inst., has arrived here, She brings $233,000 in specie. The liberals, under Colonel Garcia, had occupied San Luis Potosi. The schooner Florence, from Now York, had boon ashore at Brazos, but was got off uninjured. Sr. Louis, April 21, 1859. Capt. Mowry, bearer of despatches from the American Consul at Guaymas, paesed through here yesterday, en route for Washington. He left Guaymas March 25, and reports the arrival of an express from Casola, in Sinaloa, on the day previous, with news of an engagement at that place, on the 14th of March, between Pesquiera and Col. Gandara, in which the latter was routed, with the loss of all bis gons and five hundred men. Peequicra marched immediately for Mazatlan, which, beinz guarded by only a emall force, would probably be taken without difilculty, ‘Sonora and Sinaloa were in a constant state of revolution. News from H:vana. New Onteans, April 21, 1859. The steamship,Cahawba, fro n Havana on the 18th inst., bas arrived here. She reports there were no signs of aay invasion of the island, and that the New York reports in rogard to it were discredited. Sugar was dull, and all qualities bad slightly declined. Excbange on London 110 a 112, and on New York at par to 44 per cent premium. Filtbusterism at the West. Sr. Lovrs, April 21, 1859. ‘The Republican of this morning calls attenticn to a secret moyement among the emigranta at Pike’s Peak for the organization of an expedition to take posscssion of the Mexican provinces of Sonora and Chihuahua. A con- sultation has already been beld over this matter at St. Joseph, and probably at other points on the border, and prominent parties in thia city are cognizant of the move- ment. Sentence of the Mutineers of the Whaleship Junior. Bostow, April 21, 1859. In the United States Circuit Court to-day, Cyrus W. Plumer, convicted of the murder of Miller, of the New Bedford whateship Junior, was sentended to be hung on tho 24d day of June next. Plummer presented to the Court a long written state cent, denying his guilt. Cartha, Herbert and Stanley, who were convicted of manslaughter in connection with the same mutiny, were sentenced each to five years and ten months imprison- ment, and ‘ines of $2,/00. The Constitutional Convention in Kansas, L&avENWokTH, April 21, 1859. Governor Medary has issued a proclamation for tho election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention, which is to assemble at Wyandotte in June. County con- ventions have beon called throughout the Territory to perfect party organizations. Both partica will make strenuous efforts to obtain the control of the Constitutional Convention. The official majority for a constitution is 3,681. Sentence of a Murderer, dc. Toronto, O. W., April 21, 1869. Samuel Petor Rock was sentenced to-day at Bolle. ville to be bung om the 13th of June, for the murder of Twhert Dickie. ‘The prisoner seems to be unconcornod. At Brantford today a negro, named Armstrong, was arrested for a late murder and mail robbery, and made a fall confession, implicating two associates. Fire In Cincinnatt. Ciwcuswami, April 21, 1859, At one o'clock this morning the flooring milis of Sim mons & Vinoat, vith « large lot of drossed lumber aud flooring boards, wore entiroly destroyed by Loss $11,000; ineurance $5,000. Two or throe aijoining bulld- ings were damagod. The Chyveland and Toledo Raljroad. Chevstanp, April 21, 1869. Lewis D. Rucker is appointed Superintendent of the Cleveland and Toledo Ratiroad. Markets. New Onteane, April 21, 1869, Cotton engier, but quotations unchanged: sales to-day 2,000 bales. Floar—A declining tendency: sales at $6 for superfine. Cora firm at Géc. Red wheat, $115, Mesa pork, $17. ie 4 aay noe, wala, ABS 1088, ‘otton : 8 to day oe un ices. The Arabia's news had ndattet upon the mar: Savanwan, April 21, 1859. Cotton dull and unchanged. Roveipts of the wook 6,680 bales; mock 20,200 bales, Gianna, April 2t, 1859, Cotton market depressed and unsettled; ealos to-day 800 bales, the market closing with a decline of 10. @ go. caused iy the Arabia's advices. Sales of the wock 4,006 Dales. ighta: cotton to Liverpool %44. perfnn, 01236, Wheat fra: nal Floar active: uy $0 1234. mi: sales 5,000 beshola; ved, $1 68.0 $1 68; whito, $1 60.0 $1 65, buoyant: gales 6, ; yellow, 870, Rio votive, 1150. a 11 Ke. ‘hiskey steady at 20c. a NCINNATI, Aj , 1850, Flonr enobangsd: sales 1,600 bbls. at $5 60 a $6 70 for superfine. ed: pales f males 100 bola, at 22 r gall., cloring dull. Bacon,a fair demand at 6%\c, a ce houders poked To. 8c.’ Bulk moat active: vaies debiobo Woe. at 6 c, for shoulders an’ 8c. firm: ealos 900 Dbis, At 110, and 600 kog hold at 123¢0. at the close, Moss demand, a |) Good Fria"*¥* Thie a Good Friday, the annivern “7 % Christ's doatm, Or rather the day appointed tor holdn.€ 0 saniversary of thatevent. Yesterday, Holy Thursday, ¥°lNg the ove ©f this solema day, the Cuthotis churches |@ this olig wore dressed in a most imposing maanor and visited by great numbers. The great altar, the tmages and stativas, were draped in and the consecrated lest er wafer, which Catholics believe to be the body of “christ, ‘was removed till Saturday (to-morrow), to © small Niar iv the basement, which is decorated with joyous oras® ments, indicating the hope of the disciples that Christ would riee again. Thence it will be removed back to the great altar to-morrow. Good Friday is the oaly i dhe year in which mass is not celebrated. od Good Friday is chiefly observed by Catholics and Episcopalians, but even by them it is not regarded as w holiday of obligation—that ie,a day om which it is obli{- gatory not to work. Catholies rigidly fant om this day. ‘Many Protestant Eplecopatinas aleo observe it asa day of fasting and humiliation. Tho ressos why it is called*‘Geea"* fs obvious, whether wo regard the goodness of Him whose death is commentoratod, or the good which it has ‘Wrought for the sons of men. For some pious reason connected with tiis day, it is customary to hang criminals on Friday, The death Christ suffered was that of crucifixion, which ‘was that (o which slaves and criminals of deop dye were doomed. A crown of thorns was placod upon the head { Christ by His murderers, as if to moek His assumption ‘f royal dignity. The way in which the multitude acted om this occasion is a remarkable illustration ef their Sokie- ness, and how casily they are deceived. Five days before Paim Sunday) they shout “Hosasnah !’’ and do homage othe King of Isracl Now they ory,“ Away with Him; rucify Him.” In Catholic countries it wae formerly customary to ereet @ simail building to represent the Holy Sepulchre, Im this they put the and set a to waton, both: tet uiph and tener: On the following ‘moruing: early, the Host being taken oat, Christ is risen. On this day aigo it was formerly o for even kings and eek So Ragland td area on (Aes es to the cross. Im Catholic churches here, and also in the Protestant Mpis- copal, peculiar services will be performed. Ia the farmer thore will be a procession, and the ‘will be sung. But itis only im Rome that these ceremonies are geom to “Gn Holy Thoreday, the day before’ Good Friday loly Thar: the Pope performs the oxremony of the washing Of feet, whiole 18 ded by cardinals, bishops, priests, ambassadors, guards and gorgeously attirod chamberiaips, and over- Whelming crowds, His Holiness, clad in a crimson velvet. muatle, riculy embroidered with gold and sparkling with precious jewels, ascends his glittering throne, erected im St. Peter’s, the most glorious structare that has ever beem applied to the uses of religion. On a high bench are: twelve persons representing “the twelve Aj dressed in white, wita high white caps upon heada. They are usually poor priests, from one of the con- vents, and the ceremony inculcates a lesgon of self. sacri- ficing humility, and is intended to ‘ve the memory of the night on which Christ washed the feet of the A ‘The attendants of the Pope remove his velvet robo and tie a white apron around. him, whereupon he lpm to wash the feet. A servaut gces'before bim, removes the stocking with quick despatch, while another holds a basin. From this the Pope takes water and pours it over the foot, wiping it carefully, and then kissing it. To eioh of the twelve Le gives a 10 of moaey and a bouquet of flowere. Immediately r the the Aposties are conducted into a banquct room, where they are all seated at a tale raised on @ platform. It is spread with dishes and numerous bottles of wine, and decorated with enormous gilt vases filled with beautiful flowers, aad statuettes of the differonut saints, The Pope first washes the hands of the Apostles, and then scrves them with the viands and wine. After placing before them the dea- sort, he withdraws with his cardina's, bishops and guards. Gn Good Friday in the Sixtine chapel of ee Peter, one end of which ig adorned with the wonderful “Last Sadg- ment’’ of Michael Angelo, whose terrific grandeur realizes the fearful descriptions of Dante, the “Miserere” is Bung, tho effect of which is the most sublime produced by any music ever composed by man. One by one the fifteen candies, burning upon a triangle, are extinguished, and x dim twilight fills the chapel, representing the dark- ness which covered the earth when Christ was crucified. Suddenly from a dark recess steals forth a tender wall, like the murmur of a breaking heart, when immediately the chorus chants in touching strains, “Christ is gone! we are orphané—ail orphans!” Again and again the atmos- phere quivers with the long, wild note of anguish, and the answering voices of the chorus, now swelling into a tou- pest of sighs and sobs, aud then melting to the softess and faintest echo, like an aeolian harp. The hour in its twilight gicom, and the strange and mournful we fearfully subume. The New Atiantic Steamship Ocean Queen. © Wo remark that Commodore Vanderbilt has placed his magnificent new steamship Ocean Queen in the Europeam fortnightly mail line, This steamer will sail on her first voyage from New York to Southampton and Havre May 21, under the command of Capt. E. @. Tinker, late master of the New York and London packet ship Palestine. Tho Ocean Queen is one of the finest, staunchest and most spa- cious veasols ever built, and is admirably fitted up to en- ture the safety and comfort of passengers and crew. She can berth 400 first class passengers, with ample stateroom accommodation, and yet leaving cargo reom for 1,000 tons of goods on ’tween decks and in bold. This beautiful ship is 4,000 tons measurement. She was built in the city of New York, and ts put together in the strongest manner—diagonally iron strapped between ceit- ing and timbers, and again diagonally fastened through and through heavy cross wooden braces over ceiling, and secured on the principle of the lattice bridge. This last is a new feature in steamsbips, adding immensely to their strength. The hull! is strengthened in addition trans- versely by seven solid water tight bulkheads or compart- mente, Tho engine and boilers are of uncommon simplicity, strength and power. The engine is of the walkingbeam construction, like all the engines in the Commodore's steamships, and which mode of construction has been proved to be very effective and less liable to accident of all the forms of marine engines. The boilers are of tha ordinary flue kind, and furnish an unfailing working force of 1,500 horses. On a trial trip to Rondout and back, a distauce of 200 miles, this steamer made an average apeed of .16 miles per Hour, fully coaled for the osean course. “ Commodore Vanderbilt, true to his principle of low fares—and for which the travelling public are indebted to = the eaving = millions of dollara—has fixed first cal passage on the cen at $80 aud $1) niet aI a iy he long liveto com; ‘land, the solf- styled Mistress of the ne to 4 over hor that supremacy on the ocean #0 fairly won by the Amori- can flag, but which our members of Gongress are dis- policy, which has ddready reulled In laying up sheapieas wi rest up the - did Coiling steamer, Spe Great Wi: Match. EXCITEMENT AMONG THE FANUY—FOUR MILES IN 31 MINUTES AND 43 SECONDS. Last evenifg there was a great walking match at Ot- tignon’s gymnasium, Crosby{stroct—stakes $300 a side. The celebrated pedestrian, James Adams, was backed for the above sum to walk, “fair heol and toe,” four miles in thirty minutes. The ground was carefully measured and agreod upon by the parties for and againat the pedestrian. Ninety-four rounds of the gymnasium circle, and 146 fect, ‘were decided as being the distance. At twelve minutea Past eight o’clock he started, at the elgnal “off,” and made the rounds in 31 minutes 43 seconds—losing the match by 1 minute and 34 seconds. Throughout the pe- deatrian’s performance the greatest excitement was every- where manifest throughout the gymnasium. Botiing was largely offered against him from the commencement. One zealous “gent” frequently offered $100, $200 or $600, “in good bankable money,” without finding takers. Whoa half through the match maker against Adams offered to bet another $100, and another ‘“‘sport’’ was ready with $200 against $100, but no takers, Tho almost universal feeling was against the the feat seemed impossible for The maker in his favor, fearing that Dame Fortune ub be him, got a bot of a few dollars against his own interest, and thereby circuitously saved fome little of the $300. The centre of the track, moasurod round, was 2233¢ feet, which Adams generally made in about nineteen & Ho was from time to time cheered by the applause of bis friends, and not frequently cooled by tue loud voice of those olfering to fnthoring tho gold uid glory, was ropurded us exovedig ‘ing the go! glory, was rr AS OX: Eiything before accomplished in the ring. A fow weeks previous he had waiked seven miles in fihy.five minutes, ‘and from the dit-on of his friends, bad he been in * condi: tion,’’ be must have gaived the match. Unsuccesaful, but not vanquished, ho offered to walk the same distance for any reasonable amount next Thursday, oo the Uniow Course, in thirty one minotes. Mr. Morrimey was chosen timekeoper, and very rotuct- antly, though honcstiy, yieldea the decision against the pedestrian, All the sporting celobritics of the city were present; among others ‘ The Benecia Boy,’ who was on the most frienaly and cordial terms with hie previous op- eat, wis tee roy saga 4 great sparring exnt- ition benefit vor of young Barney Aaron, thy rotired, satisfied with their ¢ attetalamen. baseband ig Mirtkororsray.—Miss Davenport will give, this evening, for the last timo, the play of “ Camille,” and on Saturday “Romeo” and Juliet, with aa uneurpassed distribution of characters, Naval Intelligence. ‘The United States steamer Harrict Lano left Quarantine Yesterday morning, and anchored off the Brookiya Navy Yard. Salutes were fired between hor and tho United States ship North Carolina, on her coming up, At throo o’clock in the afternoon abe hauled into the slip of tae western Gey house, aud made avoure. The Marrict Laaw experience some heavy weather outside; but, altozethor, her posengo wan Pleaanot one. Sho touched at Pernaiabuco and Barbaloes fora sapply of cont on hor roturn, arriving at the former place on (he 234 of Marob, and latter on tho 6th ist.—making the rum from Montevideo to this port in thirty cight days, Toe hentey of the officers and crew has been uniformly good, there not being a ringls case of ricknens on board at presea A Majority of the crow wore aliowed a run on ehore lant evening; and tho mayioee will, perhaps, be wausforred to day to the Brookiyn Maring Barracks,