The New York Herald Newspaper, June 5, 1859, Page 4

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The United States mail steamship Hows Taylor, Captain McGowan, will loave this port to morrow aitersoun, at two @’ciock, for Aspowell. ~ ‘The mails for California aad other parts ef Ge Pacific will clave at one o’cinck row aMernwe The Naw Yous Weeoix Hxeuo—Californis edition— dvntaining the latest \nteiligeace (rom ati parts of the erorid, will be published at tex o'clock im the morning, Single copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, six conte Agents will please send @ herr orders as early as pow Bibie ee aeons The News, ‘The first battle between the hostile armies on the plains of Italy has been fought, and the arms of the Allies have gained a signal victory. This important news reached us last night. It was brought by the steamship City of Washington, which left Liverpool onthe 25th and Queenstown on the 26th ult., and was intercepted off Cape Race on Thursday evening last. The battle was fought on the 2st ult., at Montebello, between 15,000 Austrians, under Gen. Stadion, on the one side, and 6,000 or 7,000 French and a regiment of Sardinian cavalry, under Gen. Forey, on the other. The battle con- tinued during four hours, when the Austrians re- trated behind the Po, leaving, it is reported, 1,500 or 2,000 dead upon the field. The French lods is said to be between 600 and 700, including many officers. A number of Austrians were taken prisoners, and had been forwarded to Marseilles. Several other engagements are reported, in which the Allies were victorious, but they are unimportant compared with the event at Montebello. The King of Naples is dead, and his successor, Francis I1., occupies the throne. There are reports of cifferences between Lord Palmerston and Lord Jobm Russell, and the defeat of the Derby Ministry at an early day is predicted. The reports from the seat of war had operated favorably upon the funds. The London money market was easy, and consols on the 25th were quoted at 91] a 92, for both money and account— an improvement of one-half per cent. The trans- actions in American securities were quite unimpor- tant. At Liverpool the cotton market was dull, but without change in prices. The sales for the three days preceding the 24th amounted to 18,000 bales. Business was generally dull at Manchester. With favorable weather for the crops, the breadstuffs market was dull, but prices remained unchanged. The provision market was quiet. We have news from Havana to the 30th ult. Three French war vessels had sailed suddenly on the receipt of despatches from the United States. Tbe United States steamer Walker was in port. Ex-United States Consul Robertson had died in Ha- vana. Sugars were very heavy and dull, with 305,000 boxes on hand. Freights were very active, and exchange on New York from 2} a 3 per cent. The overland mail has arrived at St. Louis with San Francisco dates to the 13th ult. Business had improved, and the mining news was favorable. No arrivals from Atlantic ports ave ;eported. A despatch from New Orleans states that the re- port of the prevalence of yellow fever in that city is untrue. Nota single case of fever has occurred there this season. The iron steamtug Margaret Kemble, recently known as the Star, while lying at the foot of Gou- verneur street yesterday afternoon, exploded her boiler with a terrific report. A man named Rai- ney, the covk,anda boy, were blown into the river, and were seriously injured. Three other persons comprising the crew escaped uninjured. The boat was so completely shattered that she sunk in five minutes alter the explosion. Much excitement has prevailed for several days past at West Farms, Westchester county, in conse- quence of the arrival there of a box containing the dead bodies of two men, two women, two children anda negro. The box was on Thursday last picked up adrift in the East river, near Port Morris. A Coroner’s inquest was held upon ‘he remains, and a verdict of death by unknown cause was returned * by the jury. A fullaccount of the affair is given in another column. _In the Supreme Court yesterday decisions were rendered in the cuses of Stephens, the wife poison- er, and Glass, charged with the murder of Owens In the case of Stephens, the Court affirmed the jadgment of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, and directed that the culprit be hanged on the 22d of July next, between the hours of nine A. M. and four P.M. The Court denied the motion for a change of venue in the case of Glass, and he was remanded for a third trial in the Oyer and Terminer. A mo- tion for new trial of the case of James Shepherd, convicted of arson, was brought up, but at the sug- gestion of the Court its consideration was post- Mr. Amos Pillsbury has accepted the post of General of the Metropolitan Police. cre steamship Vanderbilt, which left this port yesterday for Southampton and Havre, took out 386 passengers and 61,452,664 in specie, and the City of Baltimore, which sailed for Liverpool, car- ried out 266 passengers and $800,000 in specie. According to the report from the City Inspec- tor’s Department there were 357 deaths in the city daring the past week, a decrease of 9 a8 compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 17 foas than occurred in the correspomding we’ oF imnpor'ane at enti last year. Of the whole number 202 were of ten years of age and under, and 40 inmates of the Various public institutions, The following table shows the number of deaths for the past two weeks among adults and children, distinguishing the se) i Men. Women. Boys, Girls. Toiat. Week ending May 28,,88 78 92884 Week euding June 4,64 81 86 Among the principal causes of death were the following:— Diseases. . Ju 4 Bronchitis, , t 10 Consumption 66 = Couvulr ons (infantile) at 3 Dropey fn the bead. m2 ps Inflammation of tbe 6 . Indlammetion of the tongs T x Toflammation of the brai aa ; Marasmue (infantile nt Scarlet fever... +28 » There were also 8 deaths of apoplexy, 5 of can- cerous affections, 12 of congestion of the brain, 7 of croup, 7 of debility, 4 of erysipelas, 5 of puerperal fever, 11 of disease of the heart, 7 of hooping cough, 3 of measles, 4 of palsy, 2 of teething, 10 premature births, and 8 from violent causes. The annexed table shows what portions of the hu- man system have been most affected:— Diseases. May % June 4. Boues, joints, &o... “oy — Brain and nerves ss 8 4 12 7 109 4 3 36 Skin, ‘upti + 26 Suliborn and premature births + 2 43 Stomach, bowels und other digestive organs. 50 45 Uncertain seat and general 26 Usknown... , Urinary organs, 5 367 The number of deaths, compared with the cor- responding weeks im 1867 and 1858, was as fol- lows:— Week e1 , 1857... 3 Week cding June Oy IRS a4 Week evaipg June 4, 1869 o 367 The nativity table gives 249 natives of the United States, 66 of Ireland, 21 of Germany, 6 of England, 4 unknown, and the balance of various foreign countries. The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 600 «700 bales. The market exbibited » ratber better feeling, waile quotations were without change of moment. Flour was «gain beavy, especially common and medium grades of State and Weetern, and closed at a further decline of Sc. to 15c. per barrel. Wheat was also beavy and prices irre <ular, with email sales of white Southern and Keatucky white at $1 90a $2, and red Southern at $1 85. Corn was dull and sales moderate, at 920. for Southero white, %6c. for Southern yellow, and 8Sc. for mixed Western aye eold at $1. Pork was dull, and sales embraced new meee at $16 62 a $16 75, and $14 75 for prime. Beef and lard continued to rule heavy, though without important change ip quotations. Sagars were in tair demand The ‘rapsactions embraced low grades to fair reflaing goods, amounting fo about 800 8 900 bbds. Coffee was quiet and eales imited. Freights were steady and engagements moderate, while some charters were made, inciuting « vessel to Bogdeaux, to London, and to Vera Cruz and wack. A vessel was also engaged to load at Charleston with cotton for Liverpool at 516d. Tbe reported scarcity af veesels at Havana and the advance in rates was con Sidered in & favorable light by shipowners. Important News from Europe=The First Battie on the Plains of Italy. ‘The steamsbip City of Washington, off Cape Race, bas sent us the news of the first battle between the French and Austrians in Italy. It occurred on the 21st ultimo, at Montebello, the scene of one of the hard fought struggles of the first Napoleon, and where his favorite Marshal, Lannes, won his title of Duke of Montebello. This fight pute an end to the lingering hopes entertained by not a few persons that the rup- ture between France and Austria would yet be in some way peacefully arranged. We have the Frencb, Austrian aud Sardinian reports of the conflict, so that there can be no doubt of its oc currence. ‘The accounts do Not give a full state- ment as to the number engaged on each side— the French representing the Austrians as being fifteen thousand strong, while on their side only six or seven thousand men, with a regi- ment of Sardinian cavalry, were engaged. From the Austrian side it is merely stated that General Stadion pushed forward a strong force for a re- connoirsance, aud, after a hot fight, retreated in good order bebind the Po. They do not give their lose, but the French represent the Austrians as having lost from fifteen hundred to two thou. sand men, and their own loes at six or seven hun- dred, many of whom were officers. Two hundred Austrian prisoners are reported, who were sent to Alessandria, and some of them had already arrived at Marseilles. Apother affair of smaller moment had taken place on the far left of the Allied forces, where General Chialdini bad forced the passage of the Sesia; and Garibaldi, who was operating with him, had entered Gravellona, with the intention of carrying out revolutionary movements in Lombardy. In this first fight we have some gauge of the stamina of the respective combattants. On each side they were led by experienced officers of high standing. General Stadion is a well- known Austrian officer of merit, as is indi- cated also by his having been placed in command of the advanced guard of the army. General Forey, who commanded the French, obtained a high reputation in the Crimea. The Austrians made the first attack, and were driven back only after a hot fight of four hours, and were not pursued. Con- sidering the number of troops engaged, the loss on both sides is large, and indicates the tenacity of both parties in the struggle. There is another incident in the reports that is worthy of notice, as it indicates the effect of the presence of the Emperor on the Frevch troops. The number of officers killed is reported to be large. Although Louis Napoleon was not on the battle-field, he was at Alessandria, in the immediate vicinity, aud besides being inspired by a feeling of emulation ot the old Napoleonic glories, each one felt that he was fighting under the immediate eyelof the Emperor. With them it was glory or the grave. The fountain of all honor was at hand to witness their heroism, or to lave and soothe their wounds. When Francis Joseph reaches his camp—for which, at the latest accounts, he was preparing to leave Vienna—a similar inspiriting effect will no doubt be felt in the Austrian army, and Europe will witness one of the fiercest strug- gles for one of the fairest portions of ioe earth that history bas ever recorded. The opening conflict was sangvinary, but who can foresee what rivers of blood will yet flow from the foun- tain now opened at Montebello, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1859. Populer Demonstrations-The Omcas Car wivel. ! We have in this community a. pamber of phi- \ losophers who live by what are called their wits, , though Heaven knows they have no apice of the Attic salt. In Europe they are called chevaliers Cindustrie, possibly because they despise anything | like labor as beartily asa Jew bates the true | cross, Here we bave no special name for them; their ways of living and their positions in the community being so widely various as to render the spplication of a generic designation a matter of impossibility. But there is one ¢@ ass of im- posters who trade chiefly upon the phblic coné- dence, and manage to keep their némes in the jonrvals by artfully seizing upon anditurning to account the lesding topic—whatever if may be— ot the day. This morbid apxiety fog notoriety of any kind, and at whatever cost, is\caused by our general tendency a¢ a people to rua after the last new thing, whatever it ls—a prima donna or @ politician, a work of art or a racing horse, a pugilist or a parson—it is all the same. Adventurers find that by placing themselves at the bead of » popular movement they gan easily claim to have originated it, and secure by the force of impudence the honor and profit accra ing from it. Then there are always certain re- spectable and well-intentioned’ citizens—promi- nent men at the bar, in the pulpit, or in trade— who cannot forego a certain amiable weakness for seeing their names in print. Thereporters say fine things of them; call them learned, eloquent, witty or pertinent, and the mext morniog they are an inch taller, and find Broadway too narrow for their increased dimensions. For the sake of this small drink at the cup of fame these persons give the weight of their influence to help along the little schemes of the adven- turers, Over and over again, this metropolis has been the scene of many such foolish demonstra- tions, of which that given the other day to Mr. Paul Morpby was the last and the most absurd. Ab- surd in its inception, and particularly absurd in the way in which it was carried out. Mr. Morphy, who has received more honors than we have ever given to our noblest statesmen, our best authors, our finest artis's or our bravest generals, is only successful player at chess, a game through which a great many lazy people in this country and in Eucope waste a great deal of valuable time, aud by which certain patriotic persons manage to make a good bit of money now and then. Mr. Morphy went to Europe, aud we be- lieve was victorious over those of the leading chess players who contended with bim. It may ‘as well be understood that Mr. Morphy’s games were played for money, and so came under the rule of gambling as much asa match at whist or sgame of écart’ or piquét. We may as well call things by their names io plain English. In these days of gasconade and charlatanry « little candor will do no barm. When Mr. Morphy returned to New York, he was loaded with cadeauz and stuffed with speeches, Mr. John Van Buren, who ought to know better, talked at him for an hour, com- mencipg with the creation of the world and coming down to the Café dela Regence. Succeeding Van Buren came a person named Fuller, who was *pread-eagleish in the extreme. By his account the starry banner of the republic had received new brilliance from the fact that Mr. Morphy bad won some money at chese,from Europeans. Other people were equally ridiculous; the only sensible person concerned being the young mao bimself, who evidently has gentlemanly instincts, and therefore cannot fail to see the bad taste that directs the lavish eulogies of his admirera. At the same time, if he is as keen about other mat- ters as chess playing, he will see that many of those who surround bim care nothing fer him or his games, but are endeavoring to share a little of the sunlight of public favor ia which he now stands, or is supposed to stand; for had not the newspapers taken up the chess mania, the public would have bad no interest in it. The Bortonians are nearly as absurd as the metropolitans. Boston is the ceutre of the uni- verse, and the Revere Tavern is the centre of Boston. Around this centre, the other day, there revolved the greatest literary, scientific, legal and clerical lights that the world has ever seen. They are all living in Boston now—all at ouce, The consequence is that everything and every- body in Boston is better than anywhere else. Among other things, dinners. No dinners any- where else except Boston. No dinner men any- where else. So they dined, and wined, and speeched poor Morvby almost to death. Doctor Holmes poked fun at bim; Protessot Lowell read doggerel to him ; Agavsiz talked icthyology at bim, and the lively, entertaining, polished aud Chesterfieldian Chief Justice Shaw threw my Lord Eldon at him. Morphy made a modest’ epeech, in which he seemed just a bit bored and a good deal asbamed. If be had reflected that there men came together only to feed and drink well, and to listen to the dear music of their an- tique witticiems, he might have sat and sipped his Bordeaux like a philosopher. When the celebraters, and welcomers, and orators, and demonstrators are tired of Paul Mor- phy, and have returned him to his own charming bayous, who else will they parade? They must have somebody. Suppose they look about the clubs and pick out the strongest hand at whist, or journey to the land of cane-brakes and street fights for a slasher at poker, or a conqueror at cut-throat euchre, or @ successful professor at high-low-Jack-and-the-game? Or ifthey wish to honor one who is really a great public benefac- tor, as well as a modest, amiable and estimable gentleman, in the beat circles of the highest co- lored society, let them give a demonstration to our old friend Downing, the greatest oyster pur- veyor in the world. There are no such bivalves as Downing’s Saddle Rocks in London or Paris. Let Ostend or Billingsgate compare shells with him, and see if American institutions will not be again victorious over tbe effete aud broken down systems of the old world. We will wager two dozen on the shell on the issue. And as we could do without chess, but would be ruined without oysters, Downing certainly deserves to be demonstrated as much as Morphy. Who heads the column for the welcome to Downing, the oyster champion of the world? Don’t all speak at once. Faites qusue! Menprxo Our Wars.—We perceive that Mr Conover has made a proposition to the Board of Councilmen to repair all the roads on Manhattan Island, and keep them in repair for five years, for $50,000 per annum. This offer is very cheap, and it ought to be accepted at once, provided that the roads will be indeed repaired and “ kept in perfect order” for the time specified. There is no attention paid to the construction of our roads and streets, They are not properly made in the first instance, and therefore they require *o much mending. They are not built of the right materials, nor in the form adapted to keep them dry, aud therefore free from dust. They ought to be raised im the centre, and te have a gradual fall to each side, where proper drains ought to be constracted to carry off the water, It i+ allowing the raiu that falls to be retained oo th» surface of the ways, instead of being drained off, that causes the future dust, by softening the road and creat log mud, which, as soou as the moisture evapo- cates by the ca! of the sua, is turned into oust which chokes and blind: everybody. Who, for instence, can travel the Bloomingdale or King+ “bridge road without beirg balf suffocated, un- less when it is raining, or immediately after rain? Thisis the great thoroughfare out of the city of New York, and yet it is utterly neglected, while miiiions upon millions of dollars are squandered in extravagance and plunder. We ‘rast, therefore, that whoever gets the contract will be conipelled to pay some attention to this carrioge road; that he wil) be made to construct it of bard stone broken to the. proper size; that he will elevate it in the centre, and give it an inclination to the sides, and wherever a bole appears, that be will have it immediately stopped up, before it grows so large as to crests mire, if not to break the springs of vehicles which passover it; apd lastly, that he will have the road covstantly watered im dry weather, 40 as ‘0 | keep down the dust. Let him do this, and the citizens will not gradge him a fair remuneration for his services; but if this and o‘her roads are to be repaired in the way they have been hither- ‘o done, the money spent on them might as well be thrown into the North river. Ali the roads and streets, and particularly the Kingsbridge ‘oud, never were in @ more disgraceful covdition sban they are just now, avd the Corporation ought to attend to them at once. In every sense heir ways want mending. Sratisrics or Crime ins THe State AnD Crry ” New York.—A report bas just been issued from the office of the Secretary of State on the criminal statistics of New York. It is compiled from the returns of County Clerks and Sberitfs, toade pursnant to “an act reepecting convictions ia criminal courts, and to procure statistical in- formation covcerning convicts,” passed April 26, 1839. ° During’the year 1858 the total number of con- victious in the State is recorded to be 1,712; of which New York city claims the large propor- tiou of 614, or more than one-third of the whole of the convictions in the whole State; 11 are for murder, not one of which was of a female, and for atsault7and battery 259, of which only 12 were of females; of the entire 1,712 convictions, there are only 130 of females, The convictions for intoxication were only 21. The number of conyic- tions in the whole State in 1857 were 1,554, show- ing a large increase in 1858, owing, no doubt, in grea‘ port, to the energy of Judge Russell, who inspires 4 wholesom:: terror into ‘he hearts ofcria'nels, In all the counties of the State (with th: excgplion of Cortland, Hami!ton, Oneida, Putnam, Richmond, Schuyler and Yates, which are not reported), the number of persons tried on indictments were 1,369, and of these 8C9 were convicted and 358 were acquitted, and the large number of 849 were convicted on con- fession, while 390 were discharged withou: trial, and in the case of 20 the jury did not agree. For New York city there were 367 indictments tried, 241 were convicted, 126 acquitted, 493 convicted on confession, and 86 were discharged without trial. Of the occupations the following were the most numerous:— ons are all small and the unknown are 52. The large number of 205 convicts without occupation shows that Satan flods some mischief ctill For idle bands to do, The number of laborers is large, partly be- cause it is the occupation which employs more men thap any other; and secondly, because the want of education in that class makes them to a great extent slaves to the vice of iatemperance. The table shows that in proportion as men are educated and intelligent do they observe the laws and keep from crime. Out of 1,227, only 510 are natives of the United States, and 629 foreigners. Of the whole number only 767 could read and write, and 538 were intemperate. Ig- norance and intemperance are the parents of crime. These figures speak highly for the supe- rior orderly and moral character of the Aweri- can people, and show very plainly the value, in @ social and political sense, of our common school education and of the American newspa- pers, which diffuse intelligence among the mil- lions and keep them from many crimes into which they would otherwise fall. Poverty is another source of crime, and in that respect a large class of foreigners are placed under & disadvantage as compared with natives of this country, in which the great body of the people are in more prosperous circumstances than in any Ew nation. The free institu- tions, the vad @omain of virgin soil, and the boundless resources of the country, elevate its population above that of every other on the facc of the earth. Tse Crry Ixsrxcrorsuir—Waat po THE Boakp oF ALDERMEN Mzan?—The conduct of the Board of Aldermen in rejecting the various nominations sent to them by the ‘Mayor for the City Inspectorship, and leaving the city so long without the services of the proper officer whose business it is to look after the purification of the streets, is highly reprehensible, and indeed inex- plicable, unless on the principle that they are not satisfied with the confirming power which the law gives them, but that they want to have the appointing power too, contrary to law and to precedent, and to every constitutional principle of our federal, State or municipal go- vernments, By their arbitrary proceedings they have hitherto defeated the intention of the law. If they were able to urge any valid objections against the nominees their opposition would be allright. But the names sent in were unobjec- tionable, and the Board could not assign any Tesxon, good or bad, against them. The public have long suspected that they had a eativfactory understanding with the late official, who forcibly held over after his term expired, and that the nominees submitted for confirmation would not make terms with them #0 acceptable as those they could obtain from him. But now that bis pretensions are overthrown by the coup d'état of the Mayor, what do they farther propose to themselves by leaving the city without any officer whatever to look after its cleanliness? Do they expect come nominee will tarn up with whom they can make a good bar- gain? On Monday eveviny lost the name of Danict a P. Delavan was sent to them for confiematiog. Now here is a man bighly popular xmong his party, im full communiow with the democratic chureb, and well spoken of by men of all parties, It wae understood that he was even a man of thelr own choice, Yet, instead of contiriming him at once, or rejecting him and assigning their reasons, like honest men, they hung fire, and reter bis bam» to a committee, To-morrow evening the Board are to meet aguin, and we thal) see what action they will take. Meantime this Boord have incurred @ heavy re- sponse bility, which will be fearfully eubanced if they do uot act promptly tomorrow. The worm weather is eetting iu, and may be expected very violent in a few days, for it is already be- yond the time for a bot atmosphere. From the quantity of rain that bas falien & warm sua is likely to exbale noxious vapors, which will pro- duoe sickness of various kinds. And yet nothing is done to remove the festering, stagnant filth. Already the Mayor’s new broom is worn out from bavivg so ‘much work to do. Should cholera, or yellow fever, or any other fatal epidemic break out suddenly, the mortality would be terrible, and the public indignation weuld know no bounds. The Board of Alder- men had better take care that their persistent obstruction to the cleansing of the streets be not visited upon them with @ retribution for which they are not prepsred. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. Violations of the Law Relating to Pass portsThe Nicaragua asd Tehuantepec Mall Contracts—Dead Letters and Postage Stemps—Proteciion of Pike's Peak Miners from Hostile Indians, &., &e OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wasuraron, June 4, 1850 The State Department is understood to have under oon tideration sundry violations of the act of 1846 whéeb pro hibits the issuing of passports by State officers, or by any other person than the Secretary of State, or persons ack. ing under bis authority. The Postmaster Genora! stated this morving that be had tatisfled bimselt in regard to the wbility of the sureties in the Nicaragua wail eervice, and bad accordingly accepts them. It is also understood that a contract has been signed for ehips to run the ine. The Tebuantepec company rocently made a proposition to the Postmaeter Gevera) to coptinue the service on their route, the contract for which expires'on the lat of Sap tember next, but be tpformed them he should discontinue it when the contract expires. By a resolution of the Senste the Postmaster Genoral is required to report some pian for diminishing the num. ber of dead letters, or for returning them to their ownere. ‘This important subject wili be presented by circulars to ali the poetmasters in the country, with tostructions az 10 @ more careful delivery of letiers, and to note the truo causes why 60 many aro returned to the dead letter office. Instructions will also be issued to register all packages of postage stamps and stamped cavelopes. The Inaian Office has received a letter from Mr. Col ‘os, Supérintendent of Indian Affairs at Sania Fe, New Mexico, in which he states that, in order to prevent + collision between the miners about Pike’s Peak, who are about extending their search for gold aa far down as the Valla Solada territory, within range of the Utah tribe of Judiens, he bas issued instructions to Agent Carson to re. pair to the point indicated without delay, aud seek an in- terview with the Indians, and caution them to keep from the mining localities, and otherwise instruct them wiih reference to the people now operating in their country; also to caytion the miners with regard to the Indians. He edde thafa collision at this time would be extremely unfortunate, not only for the miners themselves, but it would arouse the Indians against their settiements, which ure bow reposirg in security, aad eniirely unprepared for a houtile movement from those Indians. THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasmxaton, June 4, 1859. Indian Superintendent Collins, of New Mexico, announces ‘othe Indian Bureau the perfect safety of tise Houthern over- land mail route, agent Steck, who proposes to meet some fifteen hundred Indians upom the Gila, to distribute the usual quota of agricultural implements, writes that bis guard on the occasion will conmst of ten Mexicans, armed only witb boes and ox whips, The reocipta into the Treasury last week were over two millions of doliare, but the drafts amounting to above three millions, there is now on band, subject todraft, oniy jour milions, fom Cailforula. St. Lovts, June 4, 1869. The overland mail, with San Francisco dates of the 13th ultimo, reached Jefferson City at noon to-day, aud arrived here at ten o'clock to-night. ‘The news is unimportant. Buypinese was fair, and the mining news favorable, The steamer Santa Cruz bad arrived at San Francisco from Mazatlan with $386,000 in specie and thirty six Mexican officers who bad been banished by the liberals Saiied from San Francisco, bark Kemanglen for Sidney, sbip Coquimbo for Melbourne, and ship Qragon for Cal cull, The Virginia Klection. Ricuaonp, June 4, 1859. ‘The Secretary of the Commonweaith has official returns from one hundred and seven counties, ia which Lutcher’s mejority is 4,696. Forty-four countice are still to be off] cially beard from. In the above returns are included moat of the opposi tion strongholds, + It 1s uow believed that Mr. Letcber’s majority will be 6,000 or more. ‘The St. Louls Murdey—Death of Mr. Chariess. ‘Sa. Louis, June 4, 1859. Mr. Joseph Charlees died at half-past seven o'clock this morning. No demonstration was made on the jail last night or this morning. This evening the excitement is subsiding. Judge Clover bas been petitioned to calla special session at the Criminal Court for the speedy trial of the murderer. ‘The New Mexican Mail. St, Louis, June 4, 1869. ‘The New Mexican mail of the 16th ult, bas arrived at Independence. The news is not of the slightest impor. tance. Reported Purchases for the Prench Govern- ment. New Bzprorp, June 4, 1869. Tt is reported in this city that an agent of the French government visited Fairhaven to-day for the purpose of purchasing the new clipper sbip, not yet named, recently Affaire at the Charleston Savy Yard. Boston, Jiine 4, 1859. The steam frigate Minnesota has been hauled to the Na- vy Yard. She is to be dismantled and her crew paid off on Monday or Tuesday. The steam gunboat Narragansett is nearly ready for een. ‘The new steam sloop Hartford is at anchor in thestream, ready for see, as is also the sloop Levant, The Constitution will be ready in a few days, ‘The Boston Post Office. Boston, June 4, 1859, ‘The Post Office is being removed to-day from Summe= street back to the old site in State street. No Yellow Fever at New Orleans, . New Onieany, Juno 4, 1869. Contrary to the reports in some of the Savanmah papers, there has not beon # ingle case of yellow fever here this feagon. Death of Beonjemin Bullock. : Partaperma, June 4, 1850. Bevjemin Bullock, an old and eminent Philadelphia merchant, died this morning. Salling of the North Amertcan. Quennc, June 4, 1859. ‘The ateamsbip North American sailed from this port at ten o'clock this morning for Liverpool. She took out 123 Passengers. : Markets, New Onteans; Jane 3, 1869, Cotton declined ¢c. : sules to-day 1,600 baies; middling, 10%c. a ic. The Gecline was caused hy the America’ pews. Sales of ibe week, 16,750 bales; roveipts of the ook, 3,10, against 9,100 inst year; oxports of the weak, 19,000 bales; total export dave, 1,607,000 bales, Re a ee eeipts at this port ehead of last year, 12°61 ba'ew, ditto ot all Southern ports, 671,000. Sook at this port, 106,000 bales, Excbange ou Loa‘iou, LWW, & LUZ; ante & York at sixty day, 134 per ceot cissount, and o& % percent premium. Sugar buoyant ut Ko af reed al 60 Goro advanced to $1.0 Coffee thom af a : gales Of tho week, %,800 bags ry 26,000 bags, against 22,000 ier hese Bears Relies. Paimimons, Juve 4, 1850, Flour is Spay doll and heavy. Wheat cull and lower; wbite $1,60 8 $1 86. Corn duti; yellow 84s, a Ske ; white Hie. a Heb. Provinions dull, Whiskey tira; Oaio 28%e. 8 296., now hold at 300, Prunaneurnia, June 4, 1850. Flour firm at $6 76a $7 for saportian,” Wheat aoady. Core duit and decliniug; yellow 800. « Dic, “Gate wendy. dekey firm, Bvrrano, Jae 4—1 P.M. Flour inactive and lower: sack 600 Dbik, at $6 768, 87 26 for extra Micbigan, Injiana and Ohio; $7 5@ » $8 fer double extra, Wheat—Parties apart and no aaies = Gore nomivally lower. No ales of other graiag, rominal at 2630. Camal freights aterdy: 5% on outs, 9c. on corn, 0c. op wheat and 360 on flour te New York. Lake importe—$,000 bbis, flour, 24,06@ bushels whet, 7,000 bushels corn. Canal experte—200 bbis. four, 1,000 bushels w 12,000 bushels corm. The Coming Ucean Regatta, ONLY FOUR BOATS KNTERED—-WHERK ARE OUR YACHTM4N?—4 HINT FOR PHILADELPHIA, BTOy Ere. As yet there have been but four yachts—the Rebes-s, Favorite, Madgte, and Nariagansett, entered for the great Ocean contest of the 28th inst., which will afford suoh aa excellemt opportunity for displaying seamanship and tae tailing qualities of the boats, From the fact that one of those entered—tho Narre. gaurett—is a small vossel of thirty tons, we should thiek the owners of the larger yachis would be ashamed ef keeping out of the race, fhe Deor, which won in the late regatta By walking Over the course, certainly ought te enter, and show that sbe is not afraid of a competitor; ane ‘@ much larger tham the Narragansett. We hope, ead indeed expect, that the Club will be fully represented im thie great contest, and demonstrate that our yacht owsers are not ail emootd water sailors. By the way, the Philadeipbian& having furnished three of the winning boats of the late regatta, ought te be ableto start a yacht club of their own. The New Orleans folks, though further from the sea, and with nothing like eo rich or fashioaubie a city, bave fine yacht club, and the commodious new yacht—the Cery- pheus—attracted cousiderable interest in the late race, which she scoompanied down the bay. If the Phiiadel- pbiags can build boats for us, they ought to have a clus of their own. We hope, meanwhile, that the coming ocean contest wilt be made more exciting than apy irial of the kind we have yethad. The course will bo ciear aud straightforward, #0 that mistakes cannot possibiy occur, aud our yachtames may win laurels if they only bave the will. Steamboat Boller Explosion—Narrow Escape of the Crew. At balf-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon, while the iron hull steamtug boat Margaret Kemble, recently knowa us the Star, waslying at the foot of Gouverneur street, ber boiler burst with a terrific report, shivering it into pieces, fragments of which, with the smoke stack, were throwa upward a distance of forty feet. The hull of the boat was damaged to such an extest that it sunk in five minutes after the explosion. At the time of the accident the fel lowing persons, composiug her crew, were on board, viz: James Davenport, captain; Michael O'Neal, deck baod; David Winant, engineer, William Loouard (a boy), fire- wan,and Thomas Rainey, cook. The latter two ware thrown into the river by the explosion, apd wore shertiy after picked up, when it was discovered that Rainey, the cook, had severai of bis ribs and one arm broken, aud was otherwise injured about the head. Ho appeared to he ip a critical condition, and was conveyed to the New York Hospital. The boy was injured and was taken to the Seveaih precinct station house, where his wounds wero dressed by Police Surgeon Wells. The others escaped uninjured ‘The British brig Jeracy, tying contiguous to the scene of the disaster, had her maintopmast and truck carried away by fragmen's of the exploted boiler. The schooner ¥, Mer ‘win, also lying in the vicimity, bad her yawi boat stove and ber stern badly damaged, to the amount of avout four hundred doliars. Officers Nelou, Hearn, and Waixer, of the Seventh prencinct, were at the station house twe blocks distant from the accident, and the report Lasteped to tbe scene of digaster and in the ree. cue of those of the crew that were blown into the river. Upon investigation, it was arcertained beyond tbat the explosion was caused by the lowness of water the boiler, The boat was a side wheel propelier, with | walking beam engine of twenty-four inch cylinder, an quite an old concern; she was worth about $3,000, aad be- (ooged to Hammill & Ov., dealers in tron, in West Sho was uninsured. It is siated that on ‘the dook where the boat was fastened there were @ large number of cail- dren, but most miracuiousiy sone of them were injured, PICOOLOMINI OFF FOR EvROPE.—Mile. Picoolomin! sailed yesterday for Europe in the Vanderbilt. Many of her friends and admirers assembled at the ship to pay their adicws, We are giad to bear that it is probable that she ‘will return to the United States next year, Certain ae- gotiations are now pending between her and Mr. Stra- kosch which, we hope, will result favoranly. The following verses, entitled ‘Piccoiomini’s Farewet to America,” bave been published by Hali & Sons. The accompanying music, wbich is very agroeabic, was com- posed by Mr. Ernest Perring. Tho wordsare by Mr. A. Rawlings:— Farewell ! though fate may be unkind, And bere on earth we meet uo more, My lips shall load the swelling wind That waite me softly from the shore. ‘My lips sali breathe the word, adiew ‘With bureting beart aud moistened eyes, ‘While listening o’er the waters blue, To catch the echo of your sighs. Farewell | though seas may roll between, . And time grow grave with many youre: Your words will keep my memory greea, Your smiles will be embalmed in tears, Then, though we pever more may meet,, ‘As we have met iu days of yore, In thought we’il bold communion swaet, And by the magic meet once more. MARIA PISCOLOMINE Tar New York anp Gatway Live oF SreaMuns.—The Circassian arrived out at Galway from this port on the 19th, having made ihe voyage from St. Johns under sal im eight days, the bisdes of her propeller baving bees in- jured when she was one day out. The company have Sent out the splendid steamer Argo in place of the Pacific, which was to leave on the 28th ult. This is one of te vessels recently purchased by Mossre. Lover & Howard, and is of @ superior description, having accommodations for 650 passengers, first, second and third class, ande large freight. She is now expected to be heard from at St. Jobas at any moment. It is quite probable that we shall soon have a fortnightly line from Gaiway, and it is understood that the British government bas given the company the right to proceed under its recent contract ag 2000 as it oliooges, without waiting for the day expressed therein, The agents here bave learned tbat the company bas purchased a large piece of wharf property in Galway, on which warehouses, sheds and other conveniences for the steamers are to be immediately erected. Granp ReraL Fesnvar at Jonus’ Woov.—This grand musical and terpsichorean ite commences to-morrow» QMonday,) and will continue until iste on Tuesday even” ing. The orchestral arrangements will be under the leadership of Messrs. Theodore Eisfeld and H. B, Dod- worth, and will comprise the Teutonia Maenserchor aad the Ubland Ssengerbund Societies, Dancing will com_ mence each evening at baif-past five o'clock, will be continued, with an intermission of half an hour, | mime, ‘The weather being likely to prove fine, after the recent storms, a large attendance may be expected. INTERNATIONAL ART ASSOCIATION.—The second exhibition of this society will open to-morrow, (Monday,) with snother choice selection of works by the most esteemed German masters, including specimens by Andreas, Achen” bach, Professors Gude, Grun, Thierech, Schotel, Horbigg Mantel! and C. Schlesinger. Theee collections are amonga- the finest ever exhibited tn this country, and will well re pay the attention of connoisseurs. Fiorat, Ferre iv Brooxiyy.—The floral féte at the Ply- mouth church, on Tuesday next, promises to be a very brilliant affair. The musical arrangements are on a most extended scale, and several new features, such as allego- jes resembitng the mysteries of the Middie Ages, will add additional attractions to the file. ACADEMY OF Music.—The matinée yentorday was well at- tended, and Cortesi, who has received the warmest oom- mendation at tbe hands of the critics, renewed her success in “Sappho.” On Monday she will sing im the “Tra viata.” Police Intelligence, Cartcrs ov A Fucrnva from Jusrice—Coraxcnios.— ‘Wo publish the following note from the Warden of Black well’s Isiand to correct @ paragraph whica was published Yyeoterday :— TO THK EDITOR OF THR HRRALD. PENITENTIARY, BLACKWELL'S ISLAND, New Yorx, June 4, 1869, Allow me to call your attention to an extract from your paper oi this morning {n relation to the alleged escape of two convicts from the pevitenuary. Agno prisoner bag either eacaped from the pouitentiary, of returned to It, or beon drowned in the attempt to eecape, since I assumed the charge of the ineusution ‘on the 16th ultimo, the em- tire articie ida origin tn errors. ” ROUT, @. WALMSLEY, Warden.