The New York Herald Newspaper, May 4, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALR. ee ‘ JAMES GORDON BKANET, KDNTOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFTi0R X. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND MASSAU STE. :W7, cash in advance. Money eond by mail ewill be at the rikey thcemden, “Poaags camps wah recsieed at ebecrigtion “Tilt DAILY HERALD. tro conte 37 per annum. TUM WEERLY HERALD. coors Nenarlg ob ts conte , BB per anmume ; the Enropean Bilton sry Wadneedoy Earp ‘annum to any part of Great Continent, bth, to dnchude 3 the Hon on the Gih and BA of each ‘woondh ot oka cols bat 1 Yala? HERALD, on Wednesday, at four cents per . OF ‘anmem, comtatning MOL UN PERT CORRESPONDENCE fies phage Herely 2 age un Fouson Comnsaron Dente, 45m RESEDADLS ROGEMTED To Saat au. Larrens amp PAcK- *O70 NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondance. We do nat TS renewed every Sl and ‘executed with meatncm, cheapness and de- AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. AOADEMY OF MUSIO, Fourtoonth street.—IraLan Ormma La Traviata, NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway.—Incomsn—StiTs Gx- Canes. TRE, j—MADELINE—FRENCE ant Ts |ATRE, Bowery. METROPOLIT. THEATES (late Burton's)—Caiz- 10rre Counsiefo Once Buxson. ms thas far do aot exhibit as wide & difference, when com- pared with it, az ono might have been led te suppose. Flour was firm, and in some cases a alight advance wes Fealized, while sales wore somewhat less active. Wheat ‘and corn meal were both firm and in good demand, with Pretty {ree sales, at prices given in anothor place, Pork Was in better request, and eapecially for future delivery, for movements and quotations of which we refer to another column. Sugars were active, with eales of about 1,800 a 2,000 hhds. a: prices given in another piace, Tue market was firmer, and in gome cases at 340. per tb, higher, A good business was dono in bonded Cuba goods, chiefly for oxport to Canada. Coffee was firm, with mode. sales, For stocks, &c., we refer to another place, ght engagements were moderate, and rates without change of importance. Our Course Towards Mexico. We learn from Washington that the adminis- tration have adopted the very laudable determi. nation of strengthening Mr, McLane’s hands and rendering every support it can to the government of President Juarez. In view of the outrageous course pursued by the madman Miramon towards our Consul and citizens in Mexico, and the refusal of the British Minister to concede the official courtesy of repre- senting American interests during the forced absence of Mr. Black, such a course is rendered necessary. Our citizens resident there may be forced to fly to the coast for refuge, and our fleet should be strong enough to protect not only them but the local authorities who shield them. This is all the President can do. Had not yRAULAOK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Ieon Oukst~Re | Congress in its inane folly refused to grant to m7. . KEENE’ \.T! ‘Mo, 634 PMID: LAURA "3 ‘nae ‘BE, No. Broadway. BARWUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Brosdway.—Aficr- mooa—Hakvest Homx, Bvening—Ovur Inisu Cousin. MINSTREL BUILDING, 861 and 563 Broadway— Bongs, jy éc.—Gunu on tas Lass, BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS. MEOHANTOS’ HALL, 427 Broad- way.—Macno bones, 40.—SiT LOOK. Woon's Brmoriuan “New York, Wednesday, May 4, 1859. Hew York Herald—California Edition. ‘The United States mail steamship Moses Taylor, Captain ‘McGowan, will leave this Hort to morrow afternoon, at twe o’olock, for Aspinwall. ‘Tho mails for California and cther parts of the Pacific ‘will close at one o'clock to morrow afternoon. ‘The Nuw Yorx Wamatr Hunirp—Calfornia edition— @ontaining the latest intelligence from all paris of the ‘world, will bo published at eleven o’clock in the morning. ‘Singie copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, six cents, Agonts will please scnd im their orders as early as pos- atl. The News. We learn from Washington that the administra tion bas decided to take measures to sustain the Juarez, government in Mexico. Fresh instructions to Min! McLane are in course of preparation, and the steam Fulton and Water Witch are to be sent to t alf to reinforce our squadron there. No decision has yet been made by the Post J Office Department with reference to the bids for the California p The steamshi; ‘ow 20th ult., arrived at this port yesterday, but he: vices have been anticipated by the North Briton. We publish in another column, however, some interesting de- tails of the latest intelligence. We have news from Belize, Honduras, to the Lith Our correspondent states that the continual hatred of the North \s and some of our citizens were compe with British passports for safety. Bay Islands greatly disliked the idea of ferred to the rule of Honduras. been discovered in the short weig barrelled i ew York, and such c rigidly dealt with in future. The Beli market was dull. The weather wa the people suffering for want of w . e sailors had landed at Belize who said that they were saved from the wreck of a Sardinian brig which had made a voyage from New York to Swan Island with a cargo of provisions, and there loaded with guano for New Orleans; that the brig foundered in the Caribbean Sea, and that all hands, with the exception of themselves, were drowned by the swamping of the boat in which they had taken refoge. Comptrofler Haws yesterday appointed Jonathan W. Allen, Josiah W. Brown and Amor J. William- son Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments, These gentlemen are the old incumbents, and are now, under the law passed by the last Legislature mak‘ng their offices a bureau of the Finance De: partment, re-appointed for a term of five years. We have received a copy of the treaty celebrated on the 2d of January last between the Empire of Brazil, the Argentine Confederation and the Orien- tal republic of Uruguay, by which the first two Powers acknowledge the complete independence of the latter, and join in a guarantee thereof. The contracting parties agree not to attack each other, nor to permit refugees in either taplot against or invade the territory of the other. By this treaty the Oriental republic becomes secured against any design on the part of Brazil, or any attempt to force it to enter the Rio Plata confederation. ‘ The people of Staten Island had a grand proces- sion and illumination last evening, in view of the prospect of the speedy removal of Quarantine. The affair is described in our Tepprt. The workmen employed on the new reservoir Central Park, and on the waste water sewer. ceeding a thousand in number—have struck for higher wages. The Commissioners have, it is re- ported, increased the compensation of their three thousand employés who did not strike to one dol- lar and ten cents a day. One of the most painfully interesting cases tried in the law courts yesterday was that of a boy twelve years old—a child in appearance. manners and age—for the manslanghter of » boy of the same years, by stabbing him with an awl in a lea- ther bindery establishment, where they were both engaged. He was convicted of manslaughter in the fourth degree, and sentenced to the House of Refuge for the reformation of juvenile delinquents. No period of imprisonment was named, wut the daw enacts that children sent there for felony shall remain in the institution until they attain the age of 21 years. What a warning this shonld be to our precocious youths, and what an admonition to parents to check the early passionate inclinations of their children, and to see that the “ twig should be bent” as they desire that “the tree should grow.” The Board of Ten Governors had a lively time a their meeting yesterday. They appointed two clerks at salaries of $1,200 a year each, discarded Jonathan Sterns from the wardenship of the Alms house, increased the salaries of several officers, and abused one another without mercy. * A full Teport of the proceedings appears in another column, and it contains much matter illustrative of the private operations of our public Boards which ‘will be found interesting. ‘There was rather more movement in cotton yesterday, the sales having reached about 2,000 bales, including 1,100 @ 1,200 in transitu, and the remainder trom store. In tho latter caso.sales were made on the basis of about 120, for middling uplands, while the parcels sold in tran. situ were irregular. The receipts at the ports have reach. ed 3,463,000 bales against 2,711,000 in 1868, 2,760,000 in 1867, and 8,192,000 in 1856. The total exports amount to 2,368,000 bales, against 3,800,000 in 1858, 1,880,000 in 1857, and 2,819,000 im 1856. The stock on hand amounts to 660,000 bales, against 690,000 in 1858, 300,000 in 1867, ‘and 600,000 in 1856. It will be observed that though the Present crop largely excceds that of 1856, ite movements | agriculture, commerce and the trades. the Executive the power he should possess in this emergency, he might to-day afford o still more efficient protection to our interests and to the liberal government in Mexico. Upon Con- gress rests all the blame of permitting the possessions and liberty of our countrymen to be so ruthlessly violated, not only in the neighbor- ing republic, bat recently in Nicaragaa and more especially in Chile. Political and Social Demoralization of the County, The inseeurity of life and .property in some puts of the United States, and the almost uni- versal corruption that prevails amonz the poli- ticians, have been cited by numerous European writers {o prove that the republican furm of go- vernment is a {ailure—that our institutions are not only now unsuccessful in attaining the ob- jects aimed for by their founders, but that they never will attain those objects; that life, liberty and the pursuit of happinces are not guaranteed to every citizen; that therefore peace, order and jastice can only be attained by placiag the go. vernment in the hands of the judicious fow rather than in those of the unthinking many. The facts would certainly scom to bear out the views of the European philosophers to a certain extent. As regards the corraption of the politicians there can be no doubt. Wacthir we go to the capital of our own State, and look at the unscrupulous Albany regency, or the still worse Weed dynasty, parcelling out the money swindled from city taxpayers amoug broken down village politicians; or to Wisconsin, with its wholesale La Crosse and Milwaukie land job, where the entire legislative and executive branches of the State government were bought as coolly asone would pureliase so much po or to Ohio, where three State Treasurers of three several political parties have been accused of robbing the State Treasury, and conspiring with each other to cover up their mu- tual misdemeanors; or to the capital of the na- tion itself, where the buying and selling of Con- gressmen is £0 lightly thought of as to be the subject of jests in the hotels, clubs and saloons— we shall find the same old story, that the public virtue of an American politician is as easy as that of a Turkish pacha or a Russian governor. ‘To encompass all these ends the politicians are often obliged to resort to the meanest intrigues, to use the lowest and the most degraded tools, The statesman descends to hobuob with the bully and the pugilist; the Senator fraternizes with thieves and agsassins, and is hail fellow well met with the scum of the great cities. No path is too sinuous, no road too filthy, no trick too dirty, if success is to be gained thereby. The pitch that the sometime gentleman touches is made -no cleaner by the contact, but assoils the new sur- face which it mects. Insensibly, the statesman degenerates to the level of the grogshop, the gambling hell and the brothel. He shiclds and protects the scamps whe have aided him, and ex- tends his influence to their friends and their friends’ friends, making up a great family party of roguery, rascality and scoundrelism of all grades, But the social demoralization, which is the na- tural consequence of the political corruption that poisons every department of the government, is not universal, although it is widespread. If we look further into society, we shall find testimony in favor of our institutions as well as against them. We shall find people who keep aloof from politics altogether, who will not hold office, who follow strictly their private pursuits in the learned professions, in science, art, literature, True, there is swindling in buying and selling dry goods as well as in trading in votes; but the swindlers in one case are the exceptions, and in the other the rule. Asa rule, the people, dis tinct from the politicians, are governed by the principles of truth, honor and integrity. They are part of the stock in trade of the farmer, the trader, the banker, or the mechanic. Honesty is found to be the best policy in the long run, and the spirit of our government in remoy- ing odious trade restrictions and the thou- sand petty conventionalities of caste which | prevail abroad, has had rouch to do with the rapid developement and wonderful growth of the republie. We submit that had the old forms been engrafted upon our new country:we should not have stood as we stand to-day—a leading Power on the earth; and we have the proof—in the Canadas—close to our doors. The real diffi- culty with us seems to be that our people are so | much engrossed with their private matters as to be utterly indifferent to public affairs. An Eng- | lishman goes into political life for the love of it. An American cither dismisses the subject as a bore, or takes it up with a view of making it a | trade, and despairs of reforming the odious per- version of our system, which is growing worse every day. If our people took as much interest in the affairs of the United States as of England, France, Russia or Sardinia, we should soon see a different order of things. When they get to the worst—and it strikes us they are pretty near it now—they will undoubtedly mend. Tux Way tae Ten Governors Live.—The Almshouse Governors have just issued theif an- nual report for 1858, which represents the total | disbursements of their department for the year to be $788,444. There are some curions items in the list, which will attract attention; some, jo, that require a little explanation. Tor in- stance: we bave the nice ewm of $10,055 put NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY »4, 1869. down for “refreshments for visiters’—nearly a thousand dollarsa month, Are the visiters to the institutions 60 numerous or so opicurean io their tastes that it costs this sum to “refresh” them? Then we find nearly fifteen hundred dol- lure for the item of “ice.” Surely this must be meant to include the champagne along with the ice, for the Governors can procure as much of the latter material as they require from the re- servoir on Blackwell's Island, for the cost of gathering it. Another heavy item is that of milk, which, it appears, cost the enormous sun of $16,966, It would seem that nearly six thousand dollars worth of molasses was con- sumed during the year—s rather expensive sweetener; twelve hundred dollars worth of to- bacco and anuff—showing that somebody abowt the institutions is “up to snuff,” and three thou- sand nine hundred dollars worth of “wine, al- cohol, ale, beer, &c.” Moreover, we find the large sum of $75,596 put down for fresh beof, and $9,650 for mutton; while $2,783 is charged for live stock. Again, very considerable sums are put down for the various articles for the table, usually known a3 “marketing,” such as meat, vegetables, cheese, fish, and go forth; while a special item of a thousand dollars is included here under the head of “marketing.” No inconsiderable amount is expended in car- riage hire for the Governors, and for the segars and champagne eonsumed an all important oc- casions; but no mention at all is made of these. A wide margin, however, is loft in the con- venient item “miscel'aneous,” which is sct down at ncarly $5,000. This may include the above luxuries, or perhaps they are merged in the item “drugs and medicines,” which amounts to nearly $12,000—cnough to drug the whole city—prime Havanas being, no doubt, a mere drug to; the Almshouse Sybarites, and champagne a most excellent medicine, when not takea in over doses. Upon the whole, it strikes us that there is j/an inequality in the division of these items, which is, to say the least, rather mysierious, if not in- explicable. The New Soard of Tax Commissioners— Revuiution in Proporty. The City Comptroller yesterday appoiated Jonathan W. Allen, Josiah W. Brown, and Amor J. Williamson, as Commissionsrs of Taxes and Assessments under the new law making these offices a bureau of the Finaice Department of the city. These gentlemen are the old incum- ents, and have already been Commissioners for @ ycar or two. The bill which was smuxgledj through the Legislature at fag end of the session, took ihe power of appointing the Tax Commissioners of this city from the Board of Supervisors, and gave it to the Com, troller, but with no power to remove. He is bound, moreover, to appoint them fcr five years, which is longer than his own term, while they can appoint a host of officers liable to be removed only by themselves, And what renders this law still more extraordinary, despotic, and, in its spirit, unconstitutional, is that the junta, who are invested with such enor- mous power, are subject to no supervision, no control whatever, and owa no responsibility. The only way they can be reached is by impeach- ment; but all know how hard it is to briug down malefactors in office by such a process as that, At best it is a remedy like locking the siable door after the horse is stolen. It is thus in the power of these three men to revolutioninc the whole property of New York—a most startling fact for the con- sideration of the owners of real estate in this city. Furthermore, as Mr. Haws, the Comp- troller, has the appointment of these Commis- sioners, he (one man) is virtually the arbiter of the destinies of all the property holders in New Yerk. We understand he affects to be very much opposed to this law: but how easily can such arrangements be made with his appointees as will be satisfactory to him, and thus place the five or six hundred millions of dollars worth of property om this island entirely under the in- fluence, and, more or less, dependent in its value on the integrity of four men—the Comptroller and his Tax Commis:ioners. It is alleged that this is a deep scheme of the owners of real estate down town to shift the weight of taxation up town. If this was done in the proper proportions it would be just and equitable; for in the lower part of the city property has gra- dually become depreciated for the last two or three years, while it has risen in value in the upper part. ‘This is owing to the fact of the tide of population and business steadily moving northward. A few years ago, and the lower part of Broadway—that is, from Fulton street down- wards—was cousidered the best location in the city for the great dry goods houses. Now these brown stone palaces are abandoned by the mer- chants in that trade, and there is only one or two dry goods establishments in that sec- tion of Broadway, while stores in Park place, Barelay street, Warren strect, Murray street or Chambers street command immensely higher rents, The large dry goods houses are now moving up even above Canal strect. The difference in the increase of yalue above Fourteenth street is still greater, and this is owing in a great measure to the recent wild speculation in real estate in the vicinity of the . Central Park. But whatever be the canse of the change in the value of property, there isa necessity for a readjustment of the taxation, and & new assessment based on this change would be desirable and fair. But there is no guarantee for fair play, or justice, or moderation. The triumvirate can do as they please. They can completely ruin one set of Property owners, while they can make fortunes for others. As far as we are personally concerned, we care not— we speak disinterestedly—for we have about ame amount of real estate above and below Fourteenth street, and if daxation is reduced on one property it will be increased on the other, But it is to the arbitrary constitution of this Board that we object-—its power to do in- justice to an infinite amount without check or hindrance. Every year the legislation for our city government ig becoming worse and worse— more complicated, more anomalous and more and more inconsistent with the constitutional freedom of a republic and the municipal rights of citizens. The multiplication of officers and the increase of salaries from + 17,000 to $100,000 are bad enough features of the bill, but they are by no means the worst. There was nothing in the defeated “new charter” half as obnoxious as this tyrannical law, which was clandes- tinely put through at the last moment, while the handful of honest men in the Legislature were thrown off their guard. It is estimated that the carrying of this measure must have cost «considerable sum to its originators; but, no doubt, they expect to amply indemnify them- selves by a reduction in their taxes amounting {9 a revolution in property. Tux Geowra ov New Yous—Tus Navias- TION Ov TH Sounp By Ocuaw Sraamans,—There {sone measure now in contemplation which, if carried into effect, will produce a greater revola- tion In the property of this city than any other event which has happened for half « century. It has only yet taken the shape of a rumor, bat it may soon become an accomplished fact, whea 8 train of consequences will follow which will work extraordinary changes in the relative value of real estate. We refer to the project of building a long dock at the foot of 105th or 106th street, on the East river, and despatching our steamers and other vessels bound for Europe from that point, instead of send- ing them around by Sandy Hook. ‘The idea was first suggested by the announce- ment that the Great Eastern, or Leviathan, was aboutto visit an American port, and would, of course, come to New York, if it were practica- ble. It was decided that there was not sufficient depth of water by Sandy Hook, the usual outlet to the ocean, but it was equally obvious that there was abundance of water in the East river, this side of Harlem, if docks were only built for the reception of the monster ship. Were it not for the roeks at Hell Gate, which a fow years ago were considerably reduced by submarine blasting, and might be altogether removed by @ comparatively small expenditure, all ships bound for Europe would proceed by the Sound rather than by Sandy Hook. It would not only be a saving of halfa day ia time, but the navigation is really easier than by the southern exit from the port. Considering the vast sums of money that have been squandered on worthless objects in con- nection with this city, {tis a matter of aurprise to every stranger who visits New York that the obstructions to the navigation at Hell Gate have not been long since cleared from that highway of commerce. At present only steamers for Connecticut and Rhode Island, and sloops and schooners having trafic with the Kastern States, navigate the Sound. The ocean steamers and the larger ships go round by the Hook. But if docks were built at 105th or 106th street the case would be altered. The growth of the city in that direction seems to indicate the proposed change; and only let this locality once become the point of arrival and departure for our steamers crossing the Atlantic, and the living tide of population and the bustle of business will over- spread all the district, and Harlem will become the very centre of the commerce of New York. By an act passed in the last meeting of the Legislature, Harlem river is to be deepened and widened, and if this were done thoroughly round to Spuyten Duyvil creek and the North river, a line of docks might be made to the very waters of the Hudson—thus the whole island would be surrounded by quays and shipping. What a revolution would thus be wrought in the rela- tive value of property in the upper and lower portions of the city. . That this step of building docks above Hell Gate for the use of Ocean steamers proceeding to Europe by the Sound will yet he taken—unless it is anticipated by the removal of the rocks at Hell Gate—there can be little doubt.. It is only a question of time. Vesaels of any amount of tonnage will always find water enough there. It would be necessary to keep south of Randall’s Island in the present state of the river, but a cut could easily be made on the northern side, which would shorten the distance and make the pas- sage more direct. ‘The subject is one of vast importance to the commercial interests of the port, in view of the danger of the Sandy Hook channel being one day 80 filled up as to prevent the passage of our large vessels. The depth of water is gradually lessening, owing to the action of the cur- rents on the shifting sand, and many of our most experienced mariners are apprehensive that the accumulations of deposit will become so great in a few years as seriously to obstruct the navigation. It is a consolation to know that we have another grand outlet to the ocean which no length of time can fill up. Even if the Hell Gate sunken rocks should be completely re- moved, commerce will gradually move up to- wards Harlem, and goon or late it will be the region of our principal docks. Of course South- ern steamers and ships bound South will always prefer the lower part of the city. For ships bound eastward Harlem is the natural point of Gebarkation. Thus northward the Empire City takes its way. PscOOLOMIN!_ AT THR ACADEMY Or Muvsic.—Mr. Strakosch will open the Academy this evening for a season of one month—twelve soirées and four madinées—which will be devoted chiefly to the farewell performances of Mlle. Piccolomini, who will sail for Europe on the 4th of Juno by the Vanderbilt. The tour of Mlle. Piccolomini in the United States has been very succcasfu! and very profitable to Mr. Lumley, her impresario, Her farowell perform- ‘ances in the metropolis will, without doubt, be an @ppro- Priate pendant to a brilliant career. The opera to-night is the ever wolcome ‘Traviata,” with Piccolomini, Brig- noli and Amodio, On Friday “Don Pasquale.” Mrreovorrray Tuzarre.—Miss Davenport's seagon here is rapidly drawing to ® close; it will be finished on the ‘Lith of this month. It has been, on the whole, very suc- cessful. The attraction at the moment is a dramatic yor- sion of the chief events in the life of Charlotte Corday. In the second act, where the tri-color is raised by the Gmondins for the firt timo, there is a vory effective scene, Miss Davenport’s acting of the heroine is excellent throughout, but in this scone it is truly admirable. She gives a vivid realization of the young enthusiast, and closes the act by cbanting tho Marseilles Hymn, with fall chorus and orchestral accompaniment. Miss Davenport gives the spirit of the noble words, and with se much real enthusiasm ag to bring down the house in repeated rounds of applause. On Monday she was compelled to repeat the gong three times. Portico Scoors o Oxt0.—Tho lat report of the public schools of Toledo haa been forwarded to us, and we glean from it some interesting facts. Before the summer of 1840 it could hardly be said that Toledo had anything ap- Proaching a school system. In the winter of 1848-9 the citizens and City Council united in an application to the Legislature for an amendment to the city charter, con. taining provisions transferring “The Akron School Law,” ‘and its amendments, to Toledo, with certain modifications. On the 9th of March, 1849, the act was as prayed for, and the law, as thus established in Toledo for school purposes, bas ever since continued in force. The bene- ficial results of a public school organization are attested by the following figures:—Number of prpils enrolled in 1850, 082; 1861, 735; 1852, 825; 1863, 1,089; 1854, 1,218: 1856, 1,201; 1856, 1,600; "1867, 1,893; 1868, 1,041.” In 1856 children under six years of age were exclided and not afterwards admitted, so that we may assume the ac- tual increare of numbers in theee eight years, to have been about sixty per cent, a result that will compare fa- yorably with the returns of the public schools in some of our Fastern cities. It ig calculated that the actual cozt to the city of each registered scholar, fora school yoar of forty to forty-tive weeke, was $5 26, a statement will aio contra to the dieadvantage of” many of our Kastern achools. ——<—$—$— The Great Elliiard Match. OUR DETROIT CORRESPONDENCE. Drrrorr, April 30, 3859. ‘The great billiard match, which was played here on tho ith ult., between Michael Phelan of your city and John Sereiter of this place, in which the former camo out win. ner by njnety-six points, in a game of two thousand up, is Tikely to bo tried over ogain. Soreiter has challong Phelan to play another match, in New York, at any time within three months, for five thousand dollars. The money is up, and one thousand dollars forfeit money has been forwarded to New York with the challenge. Mr, asks no amount to pay his expenses to New York. In the other match two hundred and A(ty dollars was paid to Mr. Phelan, by agroomont, for the purposn of dofraying such expenses. The match will doubticas bo vieyod withio a month, The German Boy has good piuck. DAPORTART FROM WASHINGTON. Important Despatches to Hexico—Inereasto ef car Squads on in the Galf—The Fuiten and Water Witch Ordered to Vera Cruz—The New Boundary Di- pate—The Hermen Imbrog- Ue—The Pacific Mail of the Opposing Lines, t., &o., as, Oux Special Washington Despatch. Wamuncton, May 3, 1869. Despatches aze being prepared at the State Department, which will go out by bearer, to our Minister im Mexico. The administration have determined to lead ita power and influence in aiding and sustaining the Juarez government, and thereby insure, if possible, its perma- nent azcondancy. The course pursued by Miramon, ta- kea in connection with the action of the British and French Ministers, neceasitaice the prompt and decided action by our government which they have fully determined to adopt. Orders havo been given for tho steamers Water ‘Witch and Fulton to be put in readinces, and they are to ‘be despatched to the Gulf, The squadron is to be largely eugmentd, ‘The Cabinet has now under advisement an important question a3 to the boundary line between the United ‘States and the Britush North American possessions, ag fixed by the treaty of 1846, ‘This treaty runs tho boundary along ths forty-vinth parallel tothe middie of the chavnel which soparates Vancouver's Island from the continent, and thence southerly to the Pacific ocoan, through tho middle of the channe! and Fuca Straits—the navigation of the waters to be free to both contracting partics, It is claimed by our government that the channel indi- cated is tho Camai de Haro, which is the widest aad the deopeast channol and the shortest way to proceed from the Gulf of Georgia to the Straits. Nearer to the shore of Washington, however, are the Rosario Straits, aud between them aod the wide channel are some dfteon or twenty small islands—tho San Juan, Orcas, and como others—which are now cisimed by both the United States and Great Britain, The islands are nearer to the United States than to Vancouver's Island. They have au aroa altogetber of about threo hundred square miles, or near two bundred thousand acres of land. The isiand of San Juan is the key of the Gulf of Georgia, and overlooks the channels north and south. If fortified, it would command the poasessions on both sides tho channel. ‘The matter of possession in these islands bas lately as- sumed extraordinary importance on account of the gold discoveries near Fraser river, and both governments bave appointed Commissioners to arrange bases for the settle- ment of the affair. I is uow understood that the Com- missioners have not agreed, and that the matter is now the subject of direct Nogotiation betweeen the British And American Cabinets, ‘The President is clearly of the opinion that the islands belong to us, and our government will undoubtedly ad- here to that position, ‘The Mormon imbroglio is still under advisement by the administration, Governor Cunuming’s course will doubt. lees be sustained, and the Judges, as at first decided, re- called, No decision bas yet been made for the California postal service. The bids are very low. The Postmaster Gene- ral is exceedingly anxious to send the mail by the Nicara- gua route, but the parties applying for the contract are not such as the Department desire. if it is possible, the mail will be put on that route. * The Post Otice Departinent have awarded the contract for canvass mail bags to Lamden & Co., of Baltimore, aud that of the leather pouches to E, Gaylord, of Chicopee, Moss, Postmaster Genoral Holt loft this ovening for New York, and will be abeent several days. THR GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasnixoton, May 3, 1869. The official statement just prepared for publication, shows that Congress, at the last sossion, appropriated for legislative, executive, civil and miscellaneous purpozes nearly $11,000,000; for the diplomatic and consular service, $1,048,000; for the Indian Department, Revolutionary, Invalid unc other pengions, upward ot $3,250,000; for Army, fortifications and the Military Academy, $15,249,000; for the naval service, $10,627,000, and for the occhn mail steam service, $341,220—making a total of $41,367,699. n addition to the above about $7,000,000 should be added for indetinite appropriations and to carry out the provi- sions of pro-existing laws, incluaing the collection of reye- nue from the customs. The receipts into the Treasury for the quarter ending April 1 were nearly $22,500,000, including upwards of $13,000,000 from tho customs, and between $8,000,000 and $9,000,000 from the loan of 1858. Tho exponditures for the same period were nearly $18,000,000, including $3,000,060 in payment of the Treasury notes issucd undor the act of December, 1857. The steamors Fulton and Water Witch have been or- dered to Norfolk for repairs. It is understood their crews are to be retained for further and immodiate service. General Jerez, the Nicaraguan Minister, will return home in the steamer of the 5th of June, whatever may be the determination of our govornment regarding the pend- ing treaty. ‘The health of General Cass continues to improve, and it is thought ho will be able to resumo bis duties at the State Department in a day or two, ———_—______ Exciting Fugitive Slave Case in Ohio. Zanesvittz, Ohio, May 3, 1859. A fugitive slave, named Jackson, of Clarksburg, Virginia, Was arrested here last night and taken bofore Judge Marsh, who, this morning, decided that the prisoner was illegally held, and discharged him. Imrediately after his discharge he was re-arrested, put in irons, and driven to the depot for the purpose of taking him to Wheeling. A desperate effort was made by the negroes to rescue him, and during the excitement clubs and_ pistols were freely used, and several persons wore badly injured. The at- tempt at rescue proved unsuccessful. Meanwhile a writ ‘was sorved on tho Marshal, commanding him to bring the prisoner before the Court. ‘This point has not yet beon settled. The excitement in rogard to the mattor still continues very great, Hon. Wm. C. Rives and the Poiltical Issues of the Day. Ricastoxp, May 3, 1869, Hon. Wm. C. Rives delivered an address to-night in the African church. There were about three thousand persons present. He dwelt atsome length on the corrup. tions of the times, referring sparticulat y to those deve- loped in connection with the Navy Department. The only notable and novel feature of bis address was the advoca- cy of an abandonment of the slavery issue in our national politics. He was in favor of accepting the Dred Scott de- cision as a finality on that vexed question. The North, as he learned from personal obsorvation during a recent tour through that section, was willing that the question should rest where that decision placod it, and that it should not again be revived. The National Typographical Convention. Bosvow, May 33, 1869, At tho session today of the National Typographical Convention, an amendment to tho geueral laws, striking out tho provision requiring five years’ service to render ee eligible to membersbip in Unions, was laid on ie table. The report of the Executive Committee, with necompanying documents, relative to memorializing Con- ‘es6 for a Printers’ Bureau at Washington, was also ta- wp with the understanding that it is not to be taken up again. _ The Missing Mr. Yeager, ot Easton, Pa. Easton, May 3, 1859. The remains of Mr. Yeager arrived horo at three o'clock this afternoon, in charge of J. I. Mingle and C. P. Hanse, the committee. There was quite a large crowd at the depot, and the streets through which the hearse od. Wore thronged with citizens anxious to get even a impec of the box containing the remains, The remains wore ‘aken to the residence of the dooeased, where the wooden box was taken off, and the coffin, a handsome metallic one, was lifted out and the covering over the gines re- moved, 60 that the throng could get a viow of the features of the deceased. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon, at two o’clock, and the funeral sermon will be delivered by the Rey. Mr. Greenwald, The United States Sloop-of-War Richmond. Nervork, May 3, 1859. The United States steam sloop-of-war Richinond will be launched on Wednesday. Boron y 3, 1859. A. T. Gieling, a young German, jum om the cars Inat night and Was killed. He was on the Way to Boston, ja charge of a New York officer, to answer for rebbing bis employer, Dr. Keep, a dentist of this city. Marine Norvorx, May 3, 1859, ‘Tho British brig Vestal, of Grecneck, from Pernambuco, bound to Bakimore with a cargo of sugar, is ashore near He 5 Pe Brith brig Giaour, of St. John’s, N. B., from Por- mambuco with sugar, bound to Baltimorg, ts also ashore near Capo Henry. Aseistance has been sertt down, Arrival of the Augusta at Savannah. SavANNAn, May 3, 1869, ‘The steameh!p Augusta from New York arrivod here, at eight o'otogk this morming, All weil. Nomination. Loowvits, Ky, 3, 1658. The democrats of the Ashland dictence heey, o W. E. Simms for Con; vice . oe. ry grees, Hoa, J. VANNAH, May 3, 1659, ‘Tho Ws r hag Ul the next, term of the Ciroutt Court, om account of the non-arrest ef Captain Corrie, of' the prisoners in jail were refus- « Colonel "a Expedition. Onisans, May 3, 1869. Colonel agent at Pike’s Peak reports thet Rumorous are joining his ‘The Cunard Arabia sails from ‘pert morrow ut about noon for Liverpool. Claes at the Post Office at 9 A.M. Despatches for Europe lett at ‘21 Wal! street, Now York, #0 a2 to reich hore by 1g A. M., Boston time, will be duly forwarded. Meeting of the ——— Medical Convea- Louisvute, May 3, 1859. ‘The American Medical Convention opened its session im this city today. Twenty five States and Territories Tention was organized by the choles uf: Hervey Lied was Pn Eg I TE city, and }, Semmes, a comblties wes appolaied to nomainsio the: exaeal efioare. ‘Tne President is now delivering the annual address, ‘The Convention of Medical Teenchrs. Lovisviiie, Bay 3, 1859, Tho Convention of Medical Teachers met again to-day. Dr. Flint, of Louisville, tendered a welcome to the dele- gates in behalf of the State Medical Society. The aanuat report was adopted. Resolutions were passed that every paper intended for pubiication in the transactions be the- roughty prey and placed in the hands of the Commit- tee on Publication by the lst of June, and the proof re- turned within two weeks after their reception, to the ae- thors. Tho following officers were then clectod for the Fee ec a eT Miller, of Ke 4 Vice sidents—H. F. Askens, of Delaware, Charles S. Tripler, of United States Army, L. A. Smith, of Now Jor. sey, Calvin West, of Indiana ; Treasurer—Caspar Wistey, of Pennsylvania ; Secretary—S. M. Bemiss, of Kentucky. Mr. Milier made a brief and eloquent address on taking the chair. A vote of thanks was given the retiring offi- cers. But two or three reports on special subjects were made, in consequence of the remissness of special com- Fs ste I mittces in preparing them. Adjourned till to: morrew. Weekly Bank Statement. area A Boston, May 3, 1859. ‘The following are the footings of our bank statouneat Bpecic...... 000+ dou dig from other banks., t Borrato, May 3, 1850. Direct communication with Now Orleans has boom had this morning, the lines having been connected A and everything worked finely, The Leger ylee 3 are latest Now ‘leans ~=markets:—‘‘ Stra wberri hea ‘played out;’ green peas and new potatocs r. shoud the weather be fice on Saturday evening, the ox- ‘iment of wor! direct from New Yori to Now Or- jeans, via this city, will be tried, Markets. New Onreans, May 3, 1859. Cotton—Sales to-day 6,000 bales, the market with a decline of 3c. ; middling, 12c. The sales of the last three days add up 13,500 bales, and the Feoeipte 6,000 against 11,500 for the same time last yoar. The pts at all southern ports ahead of last year ure 738,000 bales. Flour—An advancing tendency; sales at $6 12%4c. Corn wee tendency; sales at $106c. Moss perk, 6 ‘The New Orleans market of April 30th, published yes- terday, was doubtlees an error, caused by the similarity of two Giphor words. "Tho lcs of that day wore 4,600 In- stead of 10, 500 bales. Moniz, May 2, 1859. Cotton quiet: sales to-day 1,000 bales; middling 120. al2%e. Savannau, May 3, 1859. Cotton quict and unchanged, Cuarasston, May 2, 1860. y Cotton quiet: gales to-day only 100 bales. Baurmorr, May 8, 1869. Flour advanced 26c.: sales of 1,600 bbls. Wheat searce: white $1 60a $1 85, red $1 45 a $1 56. Corn firm and prices tending upward: white 80c. a 83c., yellow 88c. a 86c. Provisions firm. Bacon sides 9%c. Moss pork $17 50. Whiskey firm at 26c. PHILADELPHIA, May 3, 1869. Flour firm and active. Wheat active: white $i 70a $1 75; red $1 60. Corn active: yellow 88}c. Onte active at 55c. a 66c. Whiskey firm at 27c. Cwcrvnant, May 3, 1859, Flour firm: sales 2,000 bbl. at $6 36 a $6 50 for auper- fine; firm: sales 26c. per gallon. Provisions generally unchanged. ‘Thomson, Miss Miss ‘Newbur; Pa Wella, Amarin: Soteat tyre, Albany; M. G. Hart, New York; From Glasgow in the yw— Win Me Ror bert Gober, Wea Uncen my Thonwas, Mea ‘Miss Jane Murdoch, Peter Langwell und Indy, MePherson Moine, Wm Rennie and lady, John ‘Miss Beatrica id, Rev James Noble, James McDonald, Indy and chuld; Mrs Jane ‘Miss Margaret Murdoch, Mra, Sherif, 4 Crolekeban Egbert Lan rwell, Mis Minnis Sheri: Miss Kalo Miss Jensle Langwells i z ‘ From Hamburg, in the meamship Bavaria—Bertha Witte, E Figge, J F Oyrilii TW ih, Mr hovers, indy aud ob From Honolulu, in the ship Shefticli—Mr A D Cartwright, Mrs Cartwrignt aid daughter, Mrs Greew und chit, From Belize, Houdurag, in the bark D Jex—Cuapt wiper gai ee in lex—Capt Peeling, TO ARRIVE. From New Orleans, in sf Cahawba—W St Johe, F Packer and servant, irs Gapt MeUoonell wid children, Charles Hamburger, Mrs JA Lum, Mra A W Ke aud daugh- ter, MneJ B Kenmey an Richard Nixon, Capt Sabatier, B Worx and Indy, Mi hetmer and datighter, Miss Cash, Misa lady, two children and two servants; O Voorhies, D Mre Moult, Mr Pralloand lady, F Kingsbury, Mr Field, J Edy and lady, Mrs Brownson and family, Capt Jno Stone, Joa Menard, lady, two obildren and servant; W J Morruoa, G Bom: ioantneh ar tae Rae wo servants: Mra 0 Lawrence, Mra 5 q Miss iL Thillips, Miss W Myers, Jas Shelion and Robe far um, The New Comet. HAMinr0n Conner Onservarory, ? Cuton, April 29,1859. fF A comet was discovered on the night of tlie 23d inst. by Mr. Watson, assietant at the Observatory of Ann Arbor, Michigan. As it may interest the readors of your paper, I take the liberty of informing you that the new wanderer was found and observed here ‘last night on passing from the constellation of Lynx to that of Auriga, or im the right ascension 6 hours 31 minutes, and declination 51 degrees 57 minutes, moving towards tho south at the rate of nearly two degrees per day. The powerful telescope of Hamilton College revealed a short tail, about 10 minutes long, op- Posite the sun ag usual. No definite nucleus was visible, only a gradual conpensation of light towards the centre. Itis bright, though far from being visible to the naked eye. Whether it will become so—-whether it is approach- ing oarth and sun, and whether it is the reappearance of a comet formerly noticed or a new ono, the obervations of a few days moro will decide. C,H. F. PE Mrumary.—The Highwood Guard give an exhibition drill on Monday evening next, at Old Fellows Ho- boken, to the citizens of that city. Brigadier General Hatfield has set apart Monday, May 23, feld ox- ercises and review of the Hudeon at square, Jersey City, The Brigade will be reviewed by Governor Newell, Commander-in-Chief. ‘The Family Herald. THE NEWS FROM UTAH—THE NEW GOLD ReGioNs— THE ODP FELLOWS IN THE METROPOLIS—THE WA- ‘TER CARNIVAL IN BROOKLYN—THY NATIONAL SANI- TARY CONVENTION—NO’ NA TRIP TO SOME OF THE SOUTHERN STATES—CONDITION OF THE MAR- KEIS, ETO., ETO. The Famuy Herat, i ite reguiar edition of to-day, will contain full details of the late interesting News from Utah— Great Excitement smong the Mormons—Conilict of Authority between Governor Cumming and General Jobnaton; Inte~ resting Letters from our Correspondent in Omaha City, Rela- tive to the Bew Gold Regions, It will aleo give an account of the recent Celebration in this olty by the Odd Fellows of thelr Fortieth Anniversary; An acoount of the Water Celebration in Brooklyn, with « degertption of the easion, Fireworks, Bcenes, Incidents, &c.; A report of the in the Bakery Convention held in this city during the past week; Notes of = ‘Trip to some of the Southern Btates—The Gold Mines of Nort™ Carolina very Rich and Productive—Negieoted Water Power of the South, &o.; A Report ot the Trial of Alfred Sears for Killing Major J. L, Gregg, at Jacksonville, Florida; Inteve®t- fog extracts relative to the Condition of the Growing Crops Obkuery Notices of Lady Morgan, Madame Boslo, Bishop Doane, and other noted and distinguished charactors; Case of the Reverend J, 8. Harden, Oharged with Polsoning ‘His Wife; and all the news of the day of an importants or interesting mature; All the local Nowa of New York and the adjoining Cties, Police Reports, &c.; A report of the Condition of the New York Cattle Market, with the amount of Btosk offer-