The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. . WHOLE NO. 8298. Important from the Kansas and Nebraska Gold Mines. OO ermal Amongst the Emigrants—Temporary Check of the Gold Fever—Its Origin and Rerelts—Alarmist Reperts and Exagge- ratlens—Exasperation Amongst the Mivers—Threats of Destruction to the River Tewns Along the Reute— Reported Acts of Violence—Real Character of the Mines, do, &e., he. @ur Nebraska Correspondence. . Owana Orry, N. T., May 10, 1880. Return of Miners with Disheartening Nave from the Gold Diels of Nebraska—The Platte Valley Itvute Dotted with Bwigrant Prains—A Doubiful PestmastermArriva of Gow. Black—General News, dc., bc. Almost caily, of late, there are arrivals here from the geld mines of Nebracka and Kansas, and generally bring fog news of @ disheartening character. In conversation ® day er so since with aa intelligent gontieman direct Srom the mines, I was assured that miners were really net making twenty-five cents por day, and that very many were glad of opportunities to work for their board, A few hours after this unfavorable news, 1 was informed (hat about one thousand persons were in the vicinity of Fort Kearney, on their way back to the States, fully satis- fed with ‘their sight of this wouderful elephant. How ever, there is doubtless gold there, as your correspondent hae before siated; but he doubts its being found in paying Quantities, It is true that however much gold might bo found there, bundreds will be too, lazy to obtain it, and will return with dicheartening reports. Never before has such an awouvt of emigration passed Over this excceilent route vorth of the Plaie m Sey One season. Our streets at times seem crowded with the cumbrous emigrant wagons, with their @unvars covers, and oxen and bors teams. Crowds Strangers are found dressed in red flannel shirts, course panis aud bouts, and knotves and pistols stuck io Weir girdles, Inceed, an old Californian would recognise jimilarity between this place and some of the Califor- cities ia their palmiest days. i camping places hereaboute resound with the songs of the mivers, aud tbeir miniature camp fires only seem to reader darkness more visible. Notbing davats these men, Tals of distress and murder, of disappointment ‘ena beggary out in the mines, aro of uo avail. They, too, must see the elepbant, aud from present appearances there certainly seems trouble ahead. It is difflcult to predict the extent which this Western gold fever wili en- fas! of svfferiog, want and loss of life. For the past two years it has been extremely difficult to anticipate who would be Postmaster in Omaha Oity. Oc- easionally some favored one gets news that he has been appovnted to the office, and be industriousiy sets to work to Gt op his office, when suddenty he receives new ® that Be weed vot treuble bimself. A Me. Hamilton some weeks finve received the news of hie appointment, and be fixed comfortable office; but atew days since the gentle- Waly ld incumbent, Mr. W. W. Wyman, was notilled of ‘bis reappointment. Produce 1s udvancing in price. Potatoes readily bring 86s. per bushel, and corn about 40c. Farmers are busy peoparing for their crops. Oman, May 12, 1859, Ducouraging Reports from the Gold Fields of Nebraska and Kansas—The Mines Pronounced a Humbug—Emi- grants Thurning Back—Indignation Meeting at Elm Creek—Correspondent of the St. Louis Republican Report. ed to Have Been Lynched—Real Cause of the Panic— Arrival of Grernn Samuel W. Black—A Welcome Keception od the Capital—Political Movements in the Ter- ritory, dc. The iatest news from the gold flelds of Kansas and Nebraska is of the mott discouraging and depressing cha- recter. Mr. James Bradley, of Raciac, Wis , came in hero to-day, direct from the mines. He went out in January Jest, as the pioncer of a company trom Wisconsin, and the cowpany were to mect him in Omaba, and if his report shoutd be favorable, they would go forward; if not, return. Today Mr. Bradley arrived, baying left Auraria on the 174 of April, and reports the gold mines as being a bum. Dug, avd that there is not even the “color of gold thore,’ to use bis own expression; that the whole thing has eeu gotten up by town epeculators aud land sharks, and Wat it is & grove swindle upon the pesple. The Wisconsin company implicitly believe bis statement, and are tradin 0@ their outfitting goods for buffalo robes, preparatory t» Yoturming home. A great many persons, meeting Mr, Bradley on the road, bave concluded to turn back, and give up the idea of going to Pike’s Peak. Tho emigrants held a meeting at Elm creek the day before yestorday, and some three bondred were ip attendance. Ioflamma- tory epreches were mado, and a disposition was evinced to wreak vengeance on the tHissouri river towns, Much excitement € here among the large number of emigrants in town, and ail are in dovb! about what to do—s«pbether to push on or return. 1 have investigated, Bs well ax [ coutd, the real cause of this “panic” aad the foundation of the various starting romore that are flying from movth to mouth, such as that mob viotence bad commeveed at Auraria and in the miues; that the corres. pondentof the st. Louls Republican at Cherry creek nad Lee bung lor wrivng gold setters; that others bat been Burg or chot for simiier civen nd [ tind the stories ali originated with the tame man, ‘That he believes tare fs no gold at Cherry creek, and bouestly imagiaes the Whole thing wo be a swindie, 1 have no douot, His report Will deter many from going out at present; but etill tne tide will move on until other and move satisfactory mfor- mation 8 received, We caunot believe, in fast we kaow tHe mines are pot a humbug, aad we know there is gold there, and think in payiog quantities, We ail have friends Ape rs ations there, and & larger Humber of our own citi zens have gone in proportion to our population than from apy other coint. Still J have wondered at this gold excitement—wondered to eee the thoveands toiling onward “to the Rocky Moun- tape, with horses, with mules, with oxen, on horse. back, on foot, drawing handcarts; old mon whose eands of Ife bave nearly yun out, youog boys, old tadies and young !anies, al! rasbiog forward to the unkaown region, Picking Iffe and health, deserting comfortable homes and frieno!y faces, upor the a8 yet too uncertain intelligence that gold exists ont there in paying quantities. Suppose goid does exist there, which is nndoubtedly the case, does ‘Slat werrant all this excitement? No, tiie real cause of it is the restlessness of the voiversal Yankee nation, aided by the hard times and the spirit of adventure that per. vades our people. There is novelty in such u trip across the prairie, up the beautiful Platte valicy and among tho Rocky Mountains; gold ie only an inducement and an ox use for the trip. All would be pieased to make their fortunes; but in case they should not, they wouid, with a Night etep and buoyant heart, march on to take possession of Souora. We must waitto know the developement of Shese maiters, and in my opinion, gold or no gold at Pike’s Peak, Sonora wi!l soon be ours, Bon. Samuel W. Black, Governor of this Territory, ar- rived at the capital last week, and was warmly welcomed by the citizens of Omaha. fhe evening of his arrival bon- Bres blazed upon Capitol Hill, and a large crowd of citizens, accompanied by the Omaha brass band, serenaded him at the Herudon House. On Wodneainy evening a reception Dall was given, which was agrand affair, even though it took piace thus far West, and it would haye done credit do @ much oider city. Governor Black has a place in tho wffections of our people which no other man in the Terri. tory enjoys. The pieces upon the political chessboard are being placed in order for the fali campaign, and an innumerable Bomber of individuals are quite anxious to serve the Ter- ritory in the next Congress. Hon. Fenner Ferguson, who 80 ably eerved Nebraska, and did so much for our Terri- ‘ory in the Jast Congress, I hear it romored is not anxious ‘to serve again. Party nomipations will undoubtedly be made, and for tho first time political issucs will be dis- wussed andthe battle fought upon poiitical principles, The republicans imagine they have sofliciont strength to show fight; yet they have no hopes of winning the day fe se weg the united strength of the democracy. Their only ance is in a democratic eplit upon the Dougins igsuo; and Tam.sorry to say teat some dieorgunizing democrats are ‘accused of sccretly wishing to help thom. Omama, May 15, 1859, Latest News from the Gold Fields of Nebraska—Through to Omaha by the North Platte Route in Thirteen Days—Fa- vorabie News—Miners Making God Wager—First News Paper Isnued in the Mining Region—News from the Rocky Mountatns—Desorsplion and Prospects of the Mines— Quarts Gold and Float Gold— Preliminary Steps to Form a ace State of Jefferson—Emigration Returning, In my last letter I gave you an xocount of the panic that hhad suddenly seized upon the emigrants en route for tho gold flelds of Nebraska and Kansas, Since then very im- portant and reliable mews has been received, direct from the mines, and the public mind here is relieved from the painful anxiety caused by the startling rumors that wore freely circulated, and by many believed. Last evening Capt. Thos. W. Scott, Col. J. D. Henderson, J. 0. Sanders, Oscar B. Totten and Capt. Downs arrived hero from Cherry @reck, having left Denver City tho 24 inat., thus making the trip in thirteen days—tho quickest timo on record, They travelled on horseback to Fort Kearney, where thoy Jef their horses, and came in to Omaba by the Fort Kear- moy mailcoach. Tho first four of the above named gentle. men speak very favorably of the new Eldorado, and of its prospects as a gold-producing district, white Capt. Downs talks very disoouraningly, and Bays tho @ay be spent there (he was but one day at Cherry Creek end only three days in tho mining region betore he turned homeward disheartenod), be could neither see nor find any gold. Capt, Totten ig @ resident of St, Louis, and went At night the timber * days will work ut to the mines last fall,and has come in sow for the purpete of removing his fam#ly to Cherry Creek. All the sans, wil! also revurn te mines excepting Downes, Capt. Totten brought in with him a copy of the Rocky Mountain News, dated the 234 April, being the first num- her of the first paper iesued in the Rocky Mountain settie- mevt. Tie New: is published at Cherry Creek, Kansas ‘Territory, and presents & very good typegraphical ap- pearance. It coptains sixteen columns of readiwg matter and eight of advertisements. Oarpenters and builde-s, blackemithe, undertakers, baker#, commission merchants, ct wyers, ectors and merchaute can be found in the advertising coluans of the News, The editor greets bus readers in the following and fixed deierminstion, to speak, write and publish the teuth notbing hut the truth, let \t work us weal or woe. Foasly 1D) ard tos long avd oleasant acquaictance with our readers, hoping weil to act our part, we send forth to the world the fret number of the Rocky Mowlain News. ‘The editok then discourses editorially as follows:— ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS. Burrab for the land «bere the woor and the mounts! Are evartling with trevaures no lavguage bath told, Where the waveof the river and spray of the fountain ‘are bright with the yiliter af genuine god. es, news from tbe Kocky Mountaing, news from the desert ‘The bom of busy men is beard in the mountains 40 lately risiug lonely in majeeic ‘silence; the cheerful woes of & multitude the alr that but Intely echoed only the cesarional voice of @ weery wanderer. The buflalo and deer that but yesterday scarcely feared (be form of man, are airendy drives by the presenos of mon ronnied almost tin- in from the bouncless piains, where they bad quiedy disp! hed rudely on by the re sioticws rueb of Yankee enterprise; and ere the year shall elowe the Ineinneof Kavess and Nebrisks will bave closed, by & leep, almost be last piace between thew and their mourndul des'iny. Men are rapidiy gathering together, towns are built, cities are in embryo formation, and all the parapbarn: busy lie are even and heard. 800 miles west of last year's oat- posia of civilization. The Missouri river is no ionger the “ferther west’ to the ambitions emigrant, but lesping ata bound over £00 miles of solivude, the emigrant aow settles at the bree of the Rocky Mouotains, and here, even in mid wia- t af th nw of & future Siete. Spring has ly diseipated the daogers of winter's ravel, and yet thou- nds are here, many thousancs on their way; and even now men ask with svidity for * news” from the mountain mines. If the richuess aud extent of ihe Fold regione realize thelr present promieé, @ new State will orgapized wert of Ne Eraska ano Kaneas, ere this year i closed, wilt s hundred thousand iubabitante. The proprictors of this paper have, until within a month past, lived at Omaha, within 520 miles of the gold region, and have had abundant opportunity of jadging of the truth or falsity of the testimony daily presented in re- gard to the gold mines. We think there is more evidence of a reliable character of the richness and extent of theso mines, and obtained under far more untavorable circumstances than was of- fered from California, The geological strutture is the same as the gold regions of Cuiifornia, are familiar with minivg in California. these mines west of Nebraska and Kansas seazon would admit, and pronounce these of greater promiee than any heretofore known. The testimony is abeolute as to the gold, though it is not absolute as to the extent and richness of the deposit. We know enough, however, to believe that a large population will settle hare at once and prorper, and we believe this will be reading and intelligent population. MINING INTELLIGENCE, Mr. R. P. Smith has just called at our office and shown ua & package of gold dust weighing a few cenisover $42. Mr. 8. informs us that this is the result of three days labor by three men working with the common rocker, aud that in a pew claim. This claim {son what is known as Dry Creek, three miles above ite junction with the Platte, and eight miles west of Cherry creck. The above stream is now dry, and the water with which they washed had to be ob- tained by digging in the bed of the creek to a considerable depth, thus consuming a large portion of the three days emplcyed. The gold is obtained from the surlace down- ward, increasing in richness as it descends, bat all paying to wash, This gold is all scale or wash gold of the fucst quality, perfectly cleap and pure. QUARTZ GOLD. Mr. 0. P. Goodwin has just shown us a parcel of quartz gold which he statee was dug by himself about eight miles weet of Boulder, and some thirty five miles north of Cherry creek. Thege specimens are intermixed with particles of quartz rock, similar in appenrance to that of Ca'ifornia, The jargeet epeciinen weighs thirty-two cents, and the parcel 18 worth something over $50. Mr. G. states that he obtained it froma yein of decom- poced quartz ¢ix or eight inches ia thicknese, and lying about three feet below the surface of tre ground, Mr. B. F. Langley bas jost arrived from bis mining on the gouth fork of St. Veain’s fork of Platte river, avout forty miles porthweat of Cherry creek, acd some Altecn or swenty miles 1 the mountains. Ae bas been in the amo region since about the ist of Jani last, has prospected the ground thoroughly, and feeis satisfied that ss eoon a3 the weather gets a little warmer miners cao make from five to eight dollars per day, Tho snow still covors mortof the ground to a depth of twelve to cighteen in ches, 0 that iittle regular mining can de done, but it is melting very fast,and before many days operations wiil commence in earnest aud oo an extensive scale, Mr. L. bas mined four years in California, and pro- novnces the prospect he iss found as comparing vory favorably with the coarse gold mining regions of Cali fornia. He brings in and bas shown ts a iine parcel of quartz gold. STATE OF JENFERSON. The necessity of forming some government that would bea means of procuring eaiety to the large emigration now flowing into this country having imoressed itseif fully upon the minds of (he people, a convention was hold at Auraria on the 16th of April, for the purpose of taking preliminary steps towards tho organization of a new State. Speeches were made and resolutions passed, ad- vocaiing an entire separation from the Territories, and in favor of taking steps towards forming a new State, to be led ‘Jefferton.”” A Constitutional Convention was decided upon, to be held at Denver city therfirst Monday n June. Rei THE RYTURNING RMIGRATION. mt arrivals from the East report a larger trayel vs the States than in this direction. | this has been brought about by the action of a fow restless spirits who are ot no aavantage to any country. They arrive in the vicinity of the mining region, stop a few hours ora day or two, perbaps prospect a little in places the moat unlikely intho world for fiuding gold, and, becauge they cannot shovel out auggets as they have been accustomed to dig potatoes, they raise the cry that itis alla humbug; toat there is ‘no gold in the country, and take ibe back track for home, where it is to be hopad they will ever after remain. If this was the only resuit of these hasty determinations, it would be a benefit rather than an injary to the country. Butitis uot. The con tagion spreads as it travels. Fach man tells tho worst story, and it gaivs etrength as it pasees from mouth to mouth, until the column of emigrants, which a few days since waa moving ag stead ly towards the West, wav: in ite march, then faitere, aod bundreds turn their fases towards the Kast to travel over agaiv the same weary road without having reached the laad of their hopes and bright éreams. What utter folly, what shortsightednees it seems for moon of discretion, who have made sacrifices w enable them to procure an outfit, and have journeyed for hun- dreds of miles,to be thus disheartened and turn back when within a few hours travel of the goal of their hopes, when a few days of careful ‘investigation would demon- eed beyond question the true worth of the mining region. We do not wish our readers to think that we ondoree ali the extravagant stories that have boon written respecting the gold mines of this region. Many, woadmit, are much overcolored; but thet does not palliate in any degreothe greai harm which is now being done by the class of per- fons of whorn we now write. We have in our mind one particular individual, who left Cherry crool just one wack ago. At Fort St. Vrain he teid that he had prospected for three dayg, and that the mines were a perfect humbug; that in three days theee flourishing towns would be heaps of smoking ruins; that the old settlers would be hung— that somo had already fied to save their lives, This story he repented to every train he met, each time focreasing the horrors and his lies, which from the first were false ag his own black heart. ‘These etoriee are what has turned the emigration. An infection has spread throughout the multitude, and It is only brave hearts that can withstand it, Wo do not envy the feelings of those who arc thus retracing their steps to- wards the States. We pity more than blame. What must be their feelings thus to turn their backs wu) tho spot which for weeks and months had been the object of their longings, without having satiafiod their curiosity, or proved the truth or falsity of the fistteriag reports, tbey bad €0 ofteu heard. And we predict that before six montbe have: passed away hundreds who are wending their way towards the States will be again as anxious as ever beforo to visit the gold mines of the Platte. We have but just arrived. Three days ago we wero wonding our way over the dusty roade bound for Cherry creck. We camo imbued with the game fooling, whic: scent to pervade the whole omigration on the latte: part of the route. Wo had met the croaking birds of evif omen, and acknowledge that their stories bad thoir in. tended effect to a certain extent; but we had set out de- termined to see for ourselves, and see wo did. Upon our arrival we accompanied a friend to progpect on our own account. Our first effort was less than haif milo from where wo now ait; the result was twenty cent to two pans of earth. We proceeded some two los far. ther up the Piatte, and prospected in various p'aces, flad- ing gold in every pun, varying in amount from oue and a halt to ton cents to the pan. 10 dirt, however, haz to b+ carried from thirty to one hundred ‘ew to the water t> wash, and there is besides in many places heavy stripping, 80 that fortunes canuot be made inaday. Miners are at. work all along, and making about two dollars aday to tho man. This we know, having seen them digging and washing, and afterwards tho gold wetghed. When water is brought to these diggings, whieh will be soon, go that slutces can bé worked, the result will be groat. There is one class of omigrants who suffor most 8everely—those who come on foot with packe on their backs or with handcarts, poorly provided with money, eating, bedding and provisions. They arrive without tools; these are scarce and difficult to obtain. Tt in too carly to penotrate {nto the mountains, and thore is not yot water to work to advantago the dry diggings; but a few inn changes—the snow % meiting rapidly in the mountains, and the rains may be expected to oom- meneo very toon, when all kinds of mining operations will Ig ap Wo believe, with good success. very emigrant should bring with. htm from the States A full set of mining Wools, and wt lonst three montns provi- to’ “d PRICE TWO CENTS. ons and clothing; them there need not be this gloomy foreneding and tvnr of starvation if be should fail to find remoneretive em ployment immediately on bis arrival. It is @ mistaken idea to oxpect that supplies can be found in this new couctry now for fifty thousand, of even ten thongand people, or that they ean be from New Mexico; they must be brought ‘rom the S I barten to despated this, the very latest miner, ebich appears to me to be quite fa T would advise no oe Ree. al teams from Omaha to Fort Kearney on their return, A though there is not ove of them that can give # Fatis- faciory rexson why they have turned beck before reach. jpg the miner, yet most of them have come to the co) clusion that the mines will not pay, The fact is, the journey is a hard one, many of them are out of provisious, mere are hoi ik and diecouraged. Without estimatiog the bardehips they rasbly undertook the journey, and when one turped another joined him, until now the panic i@ a general ove, To presenta plansible excuse they in- veuted all kinds of rumors. They are to be ‘pitied, not Blamed. All is quiet at the mines; there if no violence or disturbance. The emigration wil seon set in again, and I Predict that by fall it will far surpass that of spring. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. TWENTY THOUSAND ENRAGED PIKE'S PEAKERS ON THEIR RETURN—OMABA, 8T. JOSEPH, LEAVEN- WORTH AND PLATTSMOUTH THREATENED BY THE KRTURNING EMIGKANTS—DKNVER CITY BURNED. [Correspondence of the St. Lou's Democrat.) St. Jossrn, Mo., May 5, 1859, ‘The rteamers, Totan snd Wilitam Gamnpdell arrived to d from Omaha with over ahundred discontented Pike's. emigrants, They br’ deplorable accounts of mining Prospects, and report terribe suffering and privation on the Plaius, It is estimated chat twenty thousand mea bave their backs turned upon the mines between bore and Fort Kearney, who will reach the Missoari river towns within a fortnight. Most of them are des- titute of money and the novessaries of life, and are made reckon and desperdte by reacon of their degolate on, Leavenworth, aad other river towns, on their arrival, and at Plattsmovth fears of their carrying their threats into execution are current, and some of the residents have closed their business and fled the place. Two thousand men are reported at Plum Creek, fifty miloe west of Oma- ha, in a siarving condition, and considerable excitemest existe all along the river from here toOmaba. This is without doubt the advance detachment of the immense returning throng which has crowded the Missouri river towns the laet two mooths on their western weary way, and before the expiration of a week we shail be overrun with returning emigrants. In this city there is no fear of violence, but some of the upper smaller towns may suffer injury at the hands of the destitute and hungry men, it will be remembered that these men have not been to the mines, aud some of them not even to Fort Kearney. Their information comes from second parties, and not from positive knowledge. The last accounts from the wines received here from parties known in St. Joseph, are quite favorable, and miners who have been at Denver through the winter are not only returning, but have sent for their friends to come on an‘ leave their business here ‘as best they can, but to leave it anyhow. Some of those on the way are determined to push on in spite of the panic which seems to have taken the larger portion of the emi- grants like a whirlwind. Just as the Campbell was loaving Rulo, Nebraska, a man was reported to bave arrived direct from the mines with the news that Denver City had been burned. 1 cannot say whether this is afresh rumor, or the old one retold. [From the St. Joseph West, May 16.] We yesterday mornjpg bad a conversation with Mr, Stannus, of Keokuk, Towa, who was just in from tho Pines. Mr. Stannus was one of a large party of Pike’s Peak emigrants, some eighteen or twenty of whom, he says, prospected in the mines for about eighteen days. "Ho was net ot tho mines himself, having stopped 100 miles this tide to await the result ef the exam{nations made by his friends. The whole party returned, having satisted themselves that they could make ncthing in the miaes. The best diggings they found would average oniy a fourth ofacentto the pan. The party tried the four diggings known as Cherry Creek, Arrapahoe, Mexican and Table Mountain diggings, all ‘of which are about alike. It was thouglit at first that gold wouid be found bigher up 16 the mountains, but all who tried were disappointed; the higher up they went the less appearance of gola they fonnd. The whole party unite in coademning the thing as 4 humbug gotten up by traders and speculators. In golug out, the party met about one hundred emi- erants a day returning on foot, nearly ail of woaom were in destitute eireumstances. They all gave the same ac- connt in regard te the mines, though the traders along the road still conten¢ed that mivers were making from cight to ten dollars aday. One of this company, as Mr, Staa- nus states, bought up all the gold he could find in Auraria and Denver citiee, amounting to $5 43. Sait creek the party uncovered the body of 2 mau who had evidently been murdered, being shot with two balls through the head. It was suppored to bo the body of a man from Nebratka City, by the namo of Caxpenter, who was 8ome time ago reported to have been murdered on the Plains, with letters on hig person giving unfavorable accounta of the mines. Near by was found the body ot bie mole, which bad aiso been shot, Mr. Stannus met im- mense numbers going ou!—in one day be thinks sa maoy ae 6CO wagons, with three persons to cach. ‘From the St. Joseph (Mo.) West, May 17.) ‘We acknowledge ourselves puzzled by the oeut reports from the gold mines. Many of those w2o starte out with high hopes have returned dispirited and disap- ponted, aud others are reported om their way bacic, suf. fering, desperate and threatening vengeance against al! who have been instrumental in deceiving them. Tacre who have returned to this place (the greater portion of theth, at least) were not inthe mining region, and those who were, only remained a fow daya—two short a time to uequire a very thorough knowledge of the country. The men with whom we conversed appeared to be bonest. and trothfal, and to have no other onject ta view than to eave those Who had pot yet left the States a fruitless jour- ney; but they had never been to the mines. This company halted one bundred miles from Cherry creek, and sent a delegation in to agcertain the truth and reportto them. This delegation proceeded to the mining region, progpected for ten days, and became 80 discouraged that they ipducod the company, already hopeless from the reports of those whom they met, to retura, Bat while these uvfavorable accounts ure brought by the returning adyen- turers, the press of the country is teeming witb letters over well known and responsible signatures, giving far more favorable arcounts than have ever before appeared. Whatare we to believe under these circumstances? Are we to cieeredit entirely the statemente of Messrs. Henderson, | Scudder and a host of others who have been in the miaes for months, and give implicit credence to thoze who have never been to the mining region, or bayiug been there, remained only ten days? We must not be in too much heste to arrive at an nn- favorable conclusion, and while the varying reports may well “give us pause,’?it would be an injnsties to our acquaintances and triends who have written us from there | to credit the reports of mere strangers in preference, Under the circumstances it would be well to await further advices before coming to any determination with regard to the mines. It were certainly folly to start on 80 ardu ous a venture in the face of the conflicting testimony, but we think the evidenco so far adduced 1¢ scarcely sulll- cleat to make out a case against the mines, TELEGRAPHIC. Sr. Louis, May 24, 1859, ‘The regular correspondent of the Democrat, writing from | Denver City on the 9th inst., recounts a most deplorabl condition of things on the Plains, Many of the emigrante were dying of starvation, whilst others were subsisting on | prickly pears and wild onions found along the road. The stage agent reports picking up a man named Blue, who was reduced to a skeleton from starvation, He had started with his two brothers. One of them died, and the remaining two ate his body. Another died, and he in turn | ‘was nearly devoured by the survivor. Aman namod Gibbs had reached the minee in a stary- ing condition, and he expressed the opinion that his party, numbering nine, had all periehed. Many graves are reported along the routo, and much Property had been abandoned end destroyed on the road. The writer of tho letter says tho departures from tho mines are about equal to the arrivals. About five hundred returning emigrants reached St. Jo- seph on Saturday, all of whom confirm the provious ac- counts of the gufforing and privations on the Plains. Police Intelligence. ARMET OF AN ALLEGED Fucimive.—A young man named Thomas Savage was yesterday arrested by detective Pease, a8 a fugitive from Ussca, ho being charged with having, about two woeks ago,'stolen some two hundred dollars which was placed inatin box, from a grocery store In Utica. Tt is alleged that after procuring tho money he sunk the box in the canal and then flod to this city, The above officer found tho Civeineads Bote, n Cour atrects whore he rece concesied. He was last evening taken back to the above city to answer. A portion of the money was found upon his person, Sranmnc Arvgay.—Two boat hands on the steamer Commonwealth, named Patrick Radigan and Dennis Han. ley, were yesterday brought before Justice Connolly, at the Lower Police Court, on the following charge;—It ap- pears that at abont 11 o'clock om Monday night, while the above stoamer was off New London, the above Partios got into a fight, whieb fin fe ing a nifo and stabbing Hatley in tus. brea tho ree piercing the left lung, also bag him in the neck, grazing tho jugular vein, and cutting him in the side very severely. rough the assistance of several of the other boat hands Radigan was secured and kept in custody uo- til the steamer reached this city, when he was promptly taken before the above Court and committsd two the Tombs toanswer. Every porsible attention was paid to tho Wounded man, and on his arrival here he was conveyed to the New York Gospital and taken in by Dr. Fisher. His wounds, it is thought, will prove fatal, Srapning ArrRay.—About five o’olock yesterday after noon two mon named Thomas Fagan and Thomas Kelly, Engineers on board the steamer Vanderbilt, got inte an altercation at No. 87 Washington Street, when Fagan drew a knife and stabbed a toe a) 20 at he tna toby conveyoh regen York was ward police and Jecked cory an ee | Threats are made of burning Omaha, St. Sooo} Ten miles beyoud | The Condition ef the Streets. COMMENCEMSNYT OF THE MAYOR'S STREBT CLEANING PROJEOT— REPORT OF THE PROGRESS OF TAB WORK YESTERDAY—PROSPEOTS FOR A OLEAN CITY—¥FIVE THOUSAND LOADS OF DIRT REMOVED YESTERDAY, Ere., PTC. On Wednesdsy last the Mayor and Comptroller were re- quested, by & reeelution of the Board ef Health, to take into consideration the subject of cleaning the atrects and Temoving Dight soil, in view of the unsettled state of Affaire in the City Inapector’s office. After a full conside- ration of the subject by those officers, the Mayor deter- mined that it was bis right and duty to at once take tho responsibility to put this city, as far as laid in his power, ima bealtbful condition, by ordering an immediate clean- ing of the streets. Yesterday tho Mayor called to hie assistance Riehard ©. Downing, the Superiutendent of Sanitary Inspection, and after a long cousultation the latter officer was empowered at once to take immediate steps to remove the filth from our streets, Cemptroilor Haws agreeing to meet the necessary expense of the work as it proceeded. Mr. Downing at oneo commenced the task of locking up tho members of his old force, who were fomewhat disorganized in eonsequence of th notice from the Mayor and Comptroller, published few days since, refusing to pay any bills that might accru after the divmissal of Morton from the City Inspectorahip By noon ali the inspectors received orders from Mr. Down. ing to at once fet gauss Of Btrecst cleaners to work, and employ a suificient number of carts to remove the street manure, sshes, and garbage, forthwith. Much difficulty Was experienced in getting @ sullicient number of dirt carts, in copsequesce of the tetoporary sugpension of business for the past week, as many of the cartmen sought oluer avences for the omployiient ef themselves and teams. At one o'clock yestercay, Mr. Downing mar- balled » Lost of street sweepers and dirt carts. Tue men ‘Were Orgsuized Into gangs Of seven to nine esco, and from two to three gangs were eet to work in cach ward ip the city. In the tira ward the street cleaners commenced at Reade street and went throug that street and around to Church street. The accumulations of dirt, ashes, gerb- age, sore eweepings, &o , were sack that the work of piling up in beaps snd removing was necessarily slow. In Murray and Warren etreeta the street pavore, uoder the dircotion of the Croton Aqueduct Board, kat boven at work, apd they left bebind them in heaps, and strewn thickly over the new pavement, bundreds of cart loads of saud, which they should bave removed at the expenge of the Croten burean. In this ward there were thres gangs of men at work. Barclay street, from Church street down to Washington market, was in a very flithy conaitioa, es. pecialiy in that part contiguous tothe market. Piles of dirt, rotten oranges, coopers’ refase materia! and puddles of stagpant water were vwible. The storekeepers in that vViotnity appear to be utterly reckless in the manner in which they ¢ispose of the ine. The countrymen who bring market track to sell strew their waste vegetable Matter promiscuousiy in the street, which in a few bours by the action of the sun resolves iteclf into decayed masses and sevds up a smell highly detrimental to the public health. Downing says that the etrects around this market are swept twice a dey, notwithstanding which it appears almost im- posaible to keep them in a wholesome condition. The police, too, are charged with neglect, in allowing parties to dump their rubbish in the gutters aad strects without bringing the parties to a strict avcountability for the vio- lation of the corporation ordinances. At the dumping round at the foot of Vesey street thera is an immense ty of street manure, prebably about two thousand cart loads, waiting until tho authorities find a purcoaser for it. During the epring about 1,050 loads of street ma- nure were dumped oa the Battery from the Third and cou- tiguous wards. At the Vesey street dumping greaod there were two vessels loading with garbage from ihe ‘Third ward, and at two o’clook over two hundred loads had been dumped. In the Seoend ward a gang of street cleaners were put to work in Spruce street, and by the middie of the afternoon about fifty or sixty huge piles of dirt bad been colected together roady to be carted off, Apother gang was at work in Wiilam street, anda third gang in North Williem street. The great difficulty in this ward appeared to be in the acarcity of carta, woich, we anderstand, will be remedied to-oay. At the foot of Rouseve't street there is a dumping ground where aii the dirt and ashes collected from the Fourth, Second, and Sixth wards are carted and shipped. During the day yesterday seven vessels were loaded, each averagivg about one bupdred and twenty loads, making @ total of 820 loade of filth removed from the Fourth aod Sixth wards. The Second wari gangs did not get to work yesterday, in consequesce oO: tue difficulty in procaring dirt carts, but they wil commence operations this morn- ing by cleaning Fulton street. It ts oxpected that 1,000 loads of ueheg and manure will be removed from tho last | three warce today. In the Fifth and Ewhth wards the work was progressing dnely, and it gave relief to the citizens generally to get aaight once more at ihe cobble stones. At the Watte etrect dumpmg ground on the Nervh river gide, oil the dire-and ashes fiom the Fifth, Nita | and Fephtecnth wards aro taken. From this’ plsce Rix Veeseig, carrying aboat onc bandred loads each, were freigbted, making a total of aix bundred loads o: filth taken from the fatter pamed wards, It ig stated | that curing the past year upwards of nine thousaad loads of etreet manure alone, independent of the ssnes, had been taken away from thie pixce, In Spring strect, from ‘West stroct to Broadway, the street cleaners bad evident. 4 been at work, judging from the pleasing sigat of seeing 0 elreot in a very cleanly condition. From a cursory examination througo the Eleventh ond Seventoenth wards, evidences wore pov wanting that the street cleaning had Teceived an impetus whieh, if kept up for a few days ora Week, will havo removed ali danger from contagion. At tho Stanton street dumping ground, where the di from part of the th apd the Eleventh and Seven- teenth watde—one busdred spd twenty-five lots wero rece!ved from the first named ward during the past year— five thovsand loads of manure have been sipped this | point, and there yet remains a pile measuring twenty feet in Leight, and contaising about ten tuoagand loads, Ali tho realy for @’ customer to purchase, aabes om the Eleventh and Seventeenth wards aro dumped at the foot of Fifth street, Kast river, | At 3 point, yesterday, about one hundred and sixty loads of aebes were received from the Elevenin ward, Over three hundred loads from the Sevenicenth ward were dumped on the Lowber property, atthe foot of Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. Upwards of three bun- cred joads of garbage and asbes, coliected from the ty igbteepth aud Twenty first wards, were received at the ping ground atthe feot of Twenty-firet streot, East river, ip other wards not bere enumerated the work Was prosecuted yesterday witb much suscesa, and jt iz estimated that five thousand joads of dirt and ashes were yenoved from the streets during a portion of yesterday. ‘The inauguration of this etreet cleaning tournament com. menecs satisfactorily, avd if pursued with vigor will ric us in afew cays of the pesti ential gatherings of dirt ix ihe sticets. To-day all the dirt carts that can be hired Wilk bo put at work, with a sufficient force of laborers to push the work forward to a hasiy completion. Thus it | will be séen that the work 20 oarnestiy aud hoves'ly advo- cated by the Hraap for several we: ks back has been com- | meoced, with a iair hope for its ultimate and gatsfactory completion. The sweep'ng machines commenced operations again last night on Broadway. The worlt, we understand, is to be continued as heretofore, viz: the -city paying for two nighis in the week andthe “Broadway Association” the ba’ e. necessity of keeping the street clean his been ‘The | fully demonstrated since last Thursday, in the filth and dust which has made travelling on that main avenue of the city a8 cisagreeable since then as it was formerly pleasant and agreenbie. Personal Intelligence. Angival or AxornER Scion or Nonmity.—We had the pleasure of a visit yesterday from the Hon. Ernest Nool, eon of the Hon, and Rey. Baptist Wriatherley Nocl, of London, a Bame well known in the annalg of the church, first as the leader of the high or State party of the church of England, and latterly as tho brilliant exponent of the Baptist denomination, to which be succveded some dozen years ogo, The family of Noel is one of high in- teliigence and distinction in the British peerage. Charles Noel, Earl of Gainsboreugh, county Lincoln, Viscount Campden of Campden, Baron Barham and Baron Noel of Ridlington, in the poerage of the United Kingdom, and a baronet 1781, wasthe founder of the house. His eon, Charies Noel, is the present Earl of Gainsborough, and the intelligeht and agreeable gentleman now ta this country is the third son of the Earl’s younger brother. Unlike most of his countrymen, Mr. Ernest Noe! hag no taste for a scalping treat among the Camanches, nor for a buffalo hant on the Western prairies, but is devoting himself to @ thorough examination of our literary, scientific and charitable institutions, having visited the prisons, asy’ joms, colleges, &c., and evidently with an ontiro under- standing of all they contain. We fear that our young ladies will have no chance upon the heart of our noble friend, whose mind appears to be too much absorbed by a goneral love of his race to con- contrato it upon any one of ite members. Mr. Noel appears to be about twenty-five years of ago, and wo are sure be will make hig mark in England, where ho will probably enter public iife. He is staying at the Brevoort House, Amonget the numorous and respectable personages who attended the benefit of Mr. Dyott last evening, at Wal- lock’s theatre, was Miss Harrict Lane, niece of the Presi- dent, who was ina private box with Gemeral Ward and his family, Hon. J, A. Ahi, of.Pennsylvania; Major Ben McCulloh, of Texas: Ex-Govornor J. W. Geary, of Penney!vania; Gon. J, © Mather, of New York; Colonel Cipriani aud iady, of France, aro in Washington. It is said the President will visit New Bedford this summer, ARRIVALS. From Ponee, PR, in the echr Mary Alloo—-Don Agaatini, Prerentmcscentine se dear ¢ Lasogens On A Srrike 1x Trenron.—Masons’ and brickmakerg’ laborers, to the namber of some twenty, wero on a strike yesterday for $i 25 aday. They Lew rece.ve $t, and they represent that, with tho loas of tine by rainy weatber avd the high price of Provisions, they = hei mako both enas meet. The employers were slow to yield, because, ae they represent, very little {8 doing. —Zrentem'American, May 24, 0 Rews frem Hayt!- OUR PORT AU PRINCE CORRREPONDEN Port au Pruvcw, May 3, 1859, No Trade Doicg—Bad Effect of Holidays—The Presid mt Popilar, and the Compirators AU Known—-The Fulitus- ler Brig African in Port—State of the Markeli—Hk Weather, dc. Thave allowed soveral vessels to sail from this port without letters, from @ total want of any news beyond the monotonous recurrences of each tedious day, ‘The holy week puts a stop to all business, and for ten days—with the exception of a single morning—nothing is done. These festivals, of constant recurrence, area posi- tive curse to a country, and are enough to break down the G00d resolves and active habits of the most energetic o men. Some few of the merchants complain, and hope that a better si comsing; bet do ons niakes'an eifurt vo ad ‘vance of April the Chamber elected, from » list of uo names banded them by the President to selvct from, the; ators that were required to make thas bodyfeompiete, Other than this there 1s no politica! pews. ry appears to be very quiet, and Geffrard as tuch in favor asever. The conspirators are generally well known, and as they no longer trust each other, co aot hang well ther, They #eem to have reason not to trust each ol for even the sunallest meeting of the ens pected cannot be held without its reaching the kaowledga Of the goverment. The natural couclusion to thia is that there are traitors in thet» sown! The brig African, of Spaniao emigrant notoriety, still ies in the harbor, slowly receiving ber cargo. [kts said the will sai! in a fow days. Nearer the ees lie two Spanish men-of war—both steam. ers. Their presence 1s much talked of, and all sorts of suggestions are inade as to the poseibilily of their inault. ing the star® and stripes. © markets remain youch the same as heretofore. Good heavy mess pork’ eetls to fair advantage, while flour fs dull and difficult 10 dispose of at $185. Tho bot weather is beginning to have some effect upoo fibk and Other provisiovs long held in store, and it i6 pogsioie we may have a Clearing out by suction. Affaits on the Coast of Afriea. OUK CONGO BIVER CORRESPONDENCE. Usrrep Stares Stoop Maiox, Coxco River, Aprii 6, 1359. Cruttes of the United States Sop Marion—Run from Porto Proys to Prince's Island—Arrival at the Coast—Visit wo the Chief Seltlements—Very Hot Weather—all Well and in Good Order, dc. Enclosed you will find a schedulo of the cruising made by the United States sloop-of war Marion since luaving her anchorage at Porto Praya on the 27th of January. After an agreeable passage of light breezes and plea- sant weather, Prince’s Island was made on the 14th of February, where a fresh supply of delicious water was taken en board. On the 20th of the same mouth the anchor was let go off Corisco Island, and on the 27th the Marioa rode quietly in the beauti‘ul harbor, before Clarence Town, situated on the island of Fernando Po. After a few days’ sojourn, the anchor was weighed and the ship beaded for Corisco, reaching it on the 7th of March, and remaming only a few bours ; when, with all sails set, we stood down the coast, cruising leisurely along the land, but falling in with po sails, until arriving at the Gaboon, where we came to anchor, opposite the Freuch settlement of Piateau, on the 12th of Marcb. ‘We railed again on the 15th, making, as wo crujged the coast, the settlements of Mayumba, Loapgo and Kabenda, and are now ridin; anchor tp the turbulent waters of the far famed Congo river, which wo reached last evening. In this cruise our missionary, commercial, and the siave interesis bave been duty attended to, ‘The of health ig with us, acarcely an ordinary ose of gickness occurring, though the contention witn the op- preseive beat has becv @ sore trial, 10 say nothing of the sque ie, raing, thuader storms and various ills of this be- nighted coast. the last two months the thermometer has average in the coolest of the ship erghty-two degrees, whic’, from the density of the atmosybere, t& almou insuff’ravie. However, every attention is paid w the crew and ship by the deservedly popular officers, and a more perfect har- mony does not exist in any man of-war floating the seas. The sbyp, thought an old one, is kept in beautifut order, bas sailed remarkabiy well, (beating everytoing as yet, even the flag ship,) and been creditably commented upoa ‘wherever she has visited. In a few days we loave for St. Pau! de Loando, expect- ing to reach it by the 16th of this month, From thence we go to Beuguela, farther southward, and probably to Fish Bay, ana bope to be in Porto Praya by tho lat of July. Bitte Marion ig the only one of our squadron on this por- mn Of tho coast. This will be matted from Boeton by Mr. Gay, who returns to the United States in the bark Jona Girpin, leaving bere this evening, and you may rely upon ite correctness, Interesting from Rio Hache. The schooner Monterey, Captain Arrant, which arrived on Monday last from Greytown, brings intelligence of the murder of the Chief ef the Indians living on the borders of Venezuela and New Granada. We are indebted to Captain Arrant for the following interesting particulars:— MURDER OF THE CACIQUE LLAGMPG. Intelligence had been received from Rio Hache of the tragic death of this extraordinary man, so long known on the Indian frontier of Venezuela and New Granada as an adopted chief of the yet upconquered Indian tribe of poly- gamiste, known as Goyera, who was brutally murdered by the families of two of his wives, in January last. It appeared that Liagmpg had returned from a trading expedition on Lake Mariacabo, bringing with him a varie ty of articles for barter amongst his tribe—he being kaewn az tho greet trader—and had made one of his wivesa valuable present, giving also other but iaferior articles to bis remaining five wives; ene of which, by whom he had several children, being a woman of jealous disposition, determined on bis destruction, and accordingly arranged with a sister wife and their brothers tokill him in the night whilst asleep with two of his other wives. It appears that Liagmpg was aroused in the night by receiving @ blow from a hatchet or some such weapon, wielded by one of the women, which severely iojured him; but, Dotwitbetanding waich, being a man of grea presence of mind, be rose and defended himavit, dizcnarg ing Bret bis revoiver in the midst of his autagonists, of «hom report says there were cight orton. He bravely méed hirascl for over ap hour with bis native machete, with which he did fearful execution, king two of hig astailante outright and gsertonsty wounding ali the rest; but tho women, bent on his destructioa, kept urgipg on their reistives to despatch him, and floally suc ceeded in dasbing him to the ground, whea avother des- perate siruggie ensued, the coomed man still clutshiag the now broken machete and dealing out terrible stabs right and left, unti}, finstiy overpowered by his agsailante and by the joes of blood, he was despatched and absolute- jy cut to pieces—bis eyes ripped out, and his cars and fingers cutoff Lo get as the ornamente. It appears that the two wives with whom he bad retired to rest took no part whatever in the fray, but stood aloof with the utmost sang froid until all was over. Afterwards the remains of the unfortunate chief were collected, aud, according to the cvsiom of those primitive people, were exposed tree ays tothe winds, and were then burned and boxed up; ond, aiter a variety of other ceremonies pesuliar to the tribe, were finally deposited on the roof of the house of the senior wife. Liagmpe ts described as baving been a powerful man, of six feetiour inches in height, and was known amongst tho Spaniards with whom he traded as “ El largo” ({ long), avd was always very friendly to tho whites It does Dot appear that the eidor of the tribe took much notice of this brutal murder, except fining tho inetigator five mules and ten oxen. Alithe property Llagmpg pos- segsed at the time of his death, and said to amount to be- tween twelve antd (iftwen thousand dollars, exclusive of several thousand head of cattle, was seized and distributed amongst bis families, in the settlement of which another disturbance took place that resuited in another murder, Liagmpg was the Cacique who had promised to guido Mr. Finner into the Todian beplerig | of the “ Gogirass,”” whoee vost lianos havo never yet been trod by the foot of the white man, in the expeditions which been orgavized by Captains Doyle and Finner, but which had for the present been abandoved in consequence of the above event, much to the chagrin of the promoters, who anticipated yreat results from the explorations, “Tae CREATION” aT THR ACAPEMY OF Mvsic,—Last even- ing the New York Harmonic Society performed Haydn's grand oratorio of ‘The Creation” at the Academy, before a large audience, in aid of the funds of the Young Men’s Christian Association, assisted by Madame Cora de Wil- horet, Miss Rhemmio and Messrs, E. Perring and J. R. Thomas, the latter gentleman kindly consenting to sing the parts allotted to Mr. Guilmette. Mr. G. F. Bristow conducted, Madame de Wilhorst was received with great enthusiasm, and the airs, ‘With Verdure Clad” and “On Mighty Pens” were deservedly applauded. Mr. Perring was in fine voice, and enng “In Native Worth” exqui- sitely, while the choral and orchestral accompaniments were rendered in such a manner as to make the perform. ance @ completo success. WALLACK’s Tratxe.—Mrs. Hoey’s benefit will take Place next Saturday, and an specially brilliant pro- gramme is being arranged for the occasion. Mr. Srorre’s “Hiawarua."’—This excellent work, which was so well received on its production in this city, will be given for tho second timo at the Academy, on Thursday, June 2, Tho best instrumental and vocal aid ‘wil! be employed for the proper illustration of tho work. Gro, Cumsery's Mivsrrets.—This celebrated colored opera company opened a sussincr Campaign at 444 Broad- way on Monday, The troupe includes many favorites, and is lod by the rodeubtatle George in person, The Exetse Commissioners, WHAT THEY HAVE BEES DOING AND WHAT THEY INTEND TO Do, ETC. The Commissiovers of Excise met yesterday afternoon to grant licenses, a call was made for any who were desirous of obtain- Tig liceises’ to band in their applications, bat as no one came forward Commiecioner Haskerr offered a resolution to the effet that the only sum to be charged in future for licenses by the Commissioners will be $30, that being thalowest amount fixad by the Excise law. wy ‘They. then ecjourned till to-day. ora “worm The Excise law first came into cffect in the year 1957. In that year the number ct licenses gracted by the Com- missioners was 644, but of these ouly 550 were taken and paid for by the applicants, The priccs charged for liceases thst year varied from $30 to $100, the reveaue accruing to tbe city from the total amount of those prices was $17 785. In 1868 the Commissioners granted seventy-seven Heeuses at the mivimum charge of $30, and of these only seventy-two were taken, making the reve. nue of we city from this source last year no making the gum for it and the preceding year Ail the licenses granted were for one year, and tn order to bave licenaes renewed it is necessary for ‘apptioants to present bew petitions to the Excise Boar 0 bew bouds and pay the sum charged by the ett vy Acrd- ng © the ft (help meeting yesterday, ‘Burn 1B to be 1 alt cases. ; ‘The Excise Cor re inform us that 6,000 names of parties violating the law have been furnished them by: the police. Of tose 300 names are of persons doing bust- ness in the First Ward, aud some of those are mercnants who sel) less than five gallove of liquor at ® me, and ure consequently liable to pay @ licens> wecordiag to the prow visious Of the Exciee jaw. These 300 names aro to be given into the bands of the Sheri! w-day by the Commis- fioners, who iniend to take legal procvedings against them, so that a lively time may be looked for in the courts. Tne Excise Commissioners further inform us the many of thore who sell liqnor without livenge, and thus act in open violation of the law, depriving the city of her lawful revenue, are prominent members of the churches of Drs. Cheever, Tyng avd Beecher; ani they coasider, when thie 18 the case, that it is no grest wonder so many thousands Ubroughont the city violate and iguore the Excise law. The Union of Pianoforte Makers. ““T mneeting of this society was convened last evening Tm the large hall at 281 Grand street, to have the accounts of the kociety Inid before the members, and to take somo Sieps to co operate with similar societies in other cities: The President, Mr. F. Geimann, occupied the chair. ~~ “At half past cight the President brought the meeting 10 Order, and directed that the minutes of the last meeting be read. As a large number of tho members are Ger- mans, the miowtes and report were given io German and afterwards in English. The Treasurer’s accounts were then read, by which it appears that the receipts of the society from the 24 March to the present time amounted to $289.17, and expensee, including $5 por week wo each roan on strike, $195 73; balance in bands of the freasurer $93 44. A communication was read from Jas. H. Blackman, ef Albany, in which he spoke tn favor of the society, and Faui Wat many good workmen Were Only geting six suil- lings per day. and that the empiover gave az a reason that the profits on the instruments were so small. The correspondent argued that iit was the empinyer’s own fault that they were s0,and he ought w be the eufferer, for the mechanic &s much right to regulate tbe price of his labor as the employer bad to regulate tha price of the inatiument. ‘Toe President read a communication in favor of all the Piunoforte makers throughout the Union orgaviziog into societies and forming & congress, aud spoke im favor of euch an undertaking, and propored that advertisements chonld be interted in the newspapers of the places where pianofore makers were, but afterwards thought it would ne too EXpensive, and then proposed to make their desire known by putting themselves tn communication with the mechanics of Boston, Philade!phia and other large cities. Many of the members addressed the meeting poih for and against the motion. On the movin being put, a com- mittee of three was appointed to carry out the plan of a congrees, and translate into the German language the propesition which was to be distriouted to the mecha- pick throughout the Union. The society was formally established on the Ist of April of the preeent year, and now numbers ome 3% members, The object of the association tg mu aal assistance in time of need, regulation of wages according to the siate of trade, other costs of the necessarws of life, insurance sgninet lors of eols through fire, the frateruiza‘ion of the newbers in particular, mecbanics in general, and #" gue, inconcert with other mechanics, such hearofesp may tena to the advancement of their mechanical knot jedge and the truo interests of the trace genorsily. An} journeyman pianoforte maker, without distinction of na- tionality,can become a member by declaring himself willing to conform to its prisciples, to be guided by its laws and to pay the regular contributions required thereby. They elect every six months a board of oilivera, consisting ef @ President, two Vico Presideow, a Record- ing Secretary, a Fiwancial Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, a Treasurer and a Committee of Finance consigt- ing of three members, also three trostecs, Obituary. ‘Tuomas Crvrton Sarr, of Birmingham, England, for a long period the financial and political coadjutor of th> celebrated Thomas Attwood, died at his reeidence in that city on the 27th of April, 1859. He attained the aavanced age of seventy years, and passed from the stage of tife en- joying the bighect respect of al! classos in that great con- tre of manufacturing industry. He was a sacecesfal and enterprising manufacturer. His vigorous intellect and Coaracter carried bim, however, beyond the ordinary pursuils of private life. In conjunction with his friend, Thomas Attwood, he contributed all his inflaonce to the enecess of the famous British Reform bill of 1832. The motives which induced Mr. Attwood, a tory in principle, with Salt and others,equally congervative, wo engage in tbat grest po itical movement, were of a apecial nature and are bot btile understood even up to the present period. Attwood waga banker. He practicaily wiaessed. he effect of every interference of the British government witb the bank currency during the great French war. iter the restoration of peace, he, with the co-operation of Sait ond others, determinedly resisted every attempt of the bullioviste to alter the ‘sisndard of valsa which bad taken placo during tbo wir. They. muia- tuned that the national debt should “be paid nthe same value of money it bad been ted, The tactics of Rieardo Horner and the bul- School of stateemen carried in (S17 the high etand- ard of vaine which existed precions wo the suspsasion of earh payments in 1797. Mr. Pee! became the orator of this party, and subsequently their leaver, All efforts to reeist the bullionists having failed, Attwood and bis friends resolved to change the constitusion if they could not restrain the financial policy of their opponents. The whole weight of their popular influence was delinerately thrown into the struggle for a reformation of the House of Commons. No change in the financial legislation of the government was effected by the reform. Attwood, disappointed with the result, and extbausted by his long public exertions, retired from the House. Thos. Clutton Sait took the position of his predeceesor ou'sice of the Parliament, and never slackened fre upon Peel till the bour of that statesman’s death. ‘be merchants of Birmingham for the last thirty years invariably deputed bim,on the return of overy commercial revulsion, to confer with British Ministers, and to urgea modification of tne financial meagures of sie R. Peel. Ho was aleo examined by every committee of tho House of Commons which has been appointed on this surject during that period. The vigor of his letters has more than once compelled the distioguished Raronet of Farnworth to reply publicly to save his position. Mr, Salt was, how- ever, an out and out advocate of a simple bank currence for national or domestic purposes, Gold, be matutained, +houid be used opiy for foreign baiancea, Ho was there- fore totally opposed to a convertible bank currency. The standard value of bank currency, he contended, should be reguiated by the average price of staple products to sustain the uniformity of its ctrculating value, and to effectuaily check the inflation of prices wich occur every few days under a fluctuating gold basis. His oxtreme views met with few supporters among either the mercan- Ule or trading classes, yet his great probity of character and pertistent advocacy of his principles commanded for him the esteem of commercial men throughout the United Kigaom. Hon. Woror Hesixcway, of Carroll county, Mise. . for. mer Secretary of State of Mississippi, and late Clerk of the High Coort of Errors and Appeals, died at his resideace on the 12th inst. Hon. Daxter Wattice, formerly a member of Congress. from South Caroiina, died on the 16th inst, ‘hme Orsna ar ri Acinxmy.—The new opera, Tl Po- Nuto,’? by Donizetti, will be given for the Orst time this evening. Ib this opera Mile. Piccolomini will sing one of ber finest tragic parts, and will be supported by Signor Brignoli, who bas a tonor part of tho first order, writter for Nourrit, and lately sung by Tamberlik. The last ro- hearsal—yestorday—was attended by a select audience of critics and connoisseurs, all of whom predict great success for the new opera, eThe opera will bo given with now scenery and ail ap- propriate stage surroundings. As Paulina is tho last new réle which Mile. Piccolomini will sing in this couiy, there is a special interest attached to this performance; end the first night of I Polivto” will be an important event in the musical annals of the metropolis. A New Mar o¥ Bourvia.—We ard inuch obliged to Sonor Juan Ondarza for a very handaothe copy of the official map of the Bolivian republic, which has just been publishod fn this city. It has been wholly drawn from officia! sur- ‘yoys and original observations and travels of Senor On- darza and his associates in that republic during the past seventeen years. Soveral others of the South American governments have been preparing and publishing from official surveys maps of their territory, which, {9 point of meritorious plans and artistic excellence wowd dq grodit to much older goverumentg,