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RIBLO'S GARDEN, Broacway.—Tux War 1n Iraty. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Taz Oarg or Vex- Geesce—Moi PircurE, METROPOLITAN THRATSE (Late Burton’ Autirice—Youty axp Firry, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Kaxicut or*anya— Miscumevous ANNIE. LAURA KEESE’S THEATRE, No. 624 Broadway—Lapies BEWAbE— OLN OBHELLA, NUMS AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—After- Pe cag Se Son—Liwesick Bor, Bveulug~Tue Macio Wri. ART AND WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 561 and 563 Broadway— Brasoriay Sones, Dances AILROAD Suasa Ur, BRYANTS' MINSTRELS MECH 4 WIC? HALL, 427 Broad- way.—NuGRO SONGS aND BuRLES@UES—Hor oF Fasusow. HOOLEY’S MINETR EI Bones, Dances, &e.—Ka No. 444 Brosdway.—Eruioriay AD EXPLOSION. New York, Thursday, June 23, 18959, The News. By the overland mail we have advices from San Francisco to the 30th ult., and later accounts from Oregon and Fraser river. The letter of our San Francisco correspondent, published in another column, contains a summary of the news, which, though interesting, is unimportant. Business was very dull, owing to the large stocks of merchandise on hand, and Eastern shippers are cautioned against further shipments. The Flying Childers and Hornet from Boston, had arrived out. The yield of the gold mines continued satisfactory. The Oregon Legislature met on the 16thult. The most important question before them was the elec- tion of a United States Senator in place of Delazon Smith. The accounts from the Fraser river gold region continued discouraging. A decree had been issued providing for the naturalization of foreign- ers after three years’ residence in the Territory. Late accounts from New Mexico state that the revolutionary attempt of Zuloaga, the brother of the ex-President of Mexico, in Chihuahua, had been suppressed. Zuloaga surrendered without a battle, and was pardoned. By an arrival at this city we have news from Rosario, the principal port of the Argentine Con federation, to the 25th of April. President Urquiza was actively preparing for an invasion of Buenos Ayres, and would commence operations in June, It was reported that a steamer was fitting out at Asuncion to convey the son of President Lopez to the United States, with the treaty negotiated by Commissioner Bowlin, and propositions for a settle- ment of our claims against Paraguay. Capt. Page, with the vessels of the exploring expedition, left Rosario on the 28th of April for Asuncion. By way of New Orleans we have advices from Havana to the 19th inst., but they contain no news of importance. The sugar market was dull, with a stock of 400,000 boxes on hand. Despatches from Frankfort, Ky., state that Hon. Garret Davis and Capt. Wm. E. Simms, democratic candidate for Congress in the Eighth district of Kentucky, had left that part of the State for the purpose of fighting a duel. The difficulty arose out of a political discussion, in which Davis denounced Capt. Simms in his presence as “a scoundrel, a ca Jumniator and a cowar The Emigration Commissioners held their weekly meeting yesterday at Castle Garden. The special committee to whom the Board referred the com- munication recently sent to them by the Commis. sioners of Quarantine, stating their willingness to send smallpox patients to the hospital on Ward's Island on the terms named by the Board, reported the form of their reply, which stated that the small- pox hospitals are now ready for the reception of patients, and the form of the reply to besentto the Commissioners of Quarantine, in reference to their communication asking the Board to appoint medi- cal officers, nurses, &c., to the new floating hospital, and to provide it with stores, and medicines, was read. The document stated the willingness of the Board to assume the responsi- bility of providing the hospital with medicine and stores, and appointing a shipkeeper and crew, but it added that the law under which they act pre- vents them from appointing doctors aud nurses, and es this authority in the hands of the Qaa- rantine Commissioners. It also suggested that the hospital be moored opposite the wharf known as the Boathouse Wharf, at Staten Island. The docu- ment was approved by the Board with the excep. tion of the part assuming the responsibility of ap- pointing the shipkeeper and crew, which was stricken out. The number of emigrants arrived during the week was 4,158, making the number for the year so far 35,334. The balance in favor of the Board now amounts to $12,724 42, The Commissioners of Health disposed of a large amount of miscellaneous business yesterday, and among the rest authorized the appointment of stant Health Wardens in the Eleventh and Twentieth wards. Several reports and communi- cations were received from the City Inspector, in one of which he stated that much good has re- sulted from the instructions given by him to the Health Wardens on Monday last towards the abate. ment of dangerous nuisances in various parts of match between the M: k clubs was finished yesterc mmenced a match yester- day, which bids fair to excite consid keters and the publ ly. eceipts of beef cattle during the past week amounted to 2,893 head, a decrease of 419 head as compared with the receipts of the week previous The demand was somewhat limited, and a rifling decline in prices was subiitted to by holders. The reported quotations are Sc. a Ile., according to quality, while a few were effected at a frac tion above the last price mentioned. The supply of cows and calves was large, but prices were with out material change. Veal calves were in plentifa supply, and sales were moderate at 3c.a 6c. The receipts of sheep and lambs were heavy, and, with a fair demand, prices advanced about 25c. per head, the rates being $2 a $6. The demand for swine ‘was moderate, and prices declined, the range being Gc. a 6§e. The foreign news reocived by the Persia, giving ac counts of more steadiness in the Liverpool market, hada tendency yeaterday to impart more tone to our cotton market here. The sales embraced about 1,100 a 1,200 bales, closing on the basis of about 1134c. 411 5/0. for mid- dling uplands and Floridas, The receipts at the ports since the let of September last have reached about 3,614, 000 bales, against 2,908,000 for the same tims in 1858. 2,867,000 in 1857, and 3,414,000 in 1866, Tao exports have been 2,749,000 bales, agamat 2,256,000 in 1858, 2,067,000 in 1867, and 2,741,000 in 1856, Tho toc! on band embraced 292,000 bales, againet 364,000 in 1858, able interest YEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1859. 240,000 tn 1857, and 213,000 in 1856, Tho rocolpts at the | The Revolution in British Policy—@ Starting Ports are only about 200,000 bales in excess of those for the ea: ¢ period in 1856, and the exports only 810 bales ia. excees of those in the same year, while the stock on hand is lees than it was this time last year, Flour was heavy and gales moderate, but closing without change f importance or mos: grades. Wheat was inactive, while prices favored purchasers, Corn was heavy, with fair ga‘es at ra'ber easier rates Pork was dealt into a fair extent, with sales of moss ut $16 50, and of prime at $13 75 a $13 8734. Beef ant lard were in moderate demand, with sales at unchanged prices, Sugars were firm an4 in good request, with sales of 1,200 1,400 bbds. and 280 boxer, at rates givon in another place. Qvflee was still inactive: sales were confiast to 500 mats Java and 600 bags St. Domingo, at rates given in another column. Freight engagements were moderate and rates unchanged. Among the shipments were 1,500 8 1,600 bales of cotton for Liverpool at 3/4. Mr. Buchanan’s Administration and the Re, bellions Leaders of the Democracy. We learn from Washington that Robert J. Walker, the most unfortunate of all the Gover- nors of Kansas, has succeeded in making good his repentance, and in receiving absolution feom the administration, notwithstandiog bis grievous re- bellion in the matter of the Lecompton constitu- ‘ion. It would also appear that Mr. Douglas is in the way of forgiveness, and that even tliat ter- rible Zouave of politicians, Governor Wise, is disposed to bury the hatchet and smoke the pipe of peace with the President, upon the first invita- tion, and without chafferiag about the terms of a treaty of peace. Unquestionably, as the time approaches for closing up the lines of the party for the momeu- tous Presidential contest of 1860, the late fac- tious, rebellious and disaffected aspirants, mana- gers, cliques and organs of the democracy, North and South, are beginning to discover their true position; they begin to realize the extent of their folly, the extent of their weakaess, and the utter impossibility of shuflling off the administra- tion without sacrificing the party. Nay, more, they are beginning to discover, that while the party has been torn to pieces by the conflicting intrigues and cliques of its leadera, and has thus become weaker and weaker, the administration is much stronger to-day than on the day of its inauguration. We eay much stronger; and not only in the confidence of the independent body of the people, but much stronger as the head of the democratic party. For example, who could have believed, in Jane, 1857, that in June, 1859, the Kansas imbroglio and agitation would be so completely extinguished that scarcely anything more would be heard of it than of the rebellion in China. Yet so it is; and while the democratic rebels and agitators of “the Lecompton infamy” and “the English swin- dle”’—Walker, Douglas, Wise, Forney and all concerned—have good reason to fee) ashamed of their folly, the administration may justly appeal to the crowning results of its Kansas policy as affording the best proofs in behalf of the saga- city and firmness of Mr. Buchanan, And so in reference to Utah, Central America, the right of search and other questions; the country is satis- fied with the policy of the administration, with what it bas done, with what it has aimed to do, and with the general line of action upon our do- mestic and foreign affairs, for the future, marked out by the careful, experienced and patriotic statesman at the head of the government, It is not surprising, therefore, that the late high reaching and impatient rebels against the administration, after feeding upon their revenges and disappointments a reasonable time, should be recalled to their sober senses in reference to their own safety and the safety of their party. The question very naturally recurs to them: Can we get on without the administration? And with the discovery that they cannot, they are disposed to return to its guidance and support. Since the time of Gen. Jackson the incumbent of the White House has had little or no influence in the nomination of his successor as the party can- didxte. Van Buren was set aside in 1840 with a decided majority of the Convention elected ex- preesly to renominate him; Tyler's efforts for a second term were simply ridiculous; Polk, whore administration was marked by the Mexi- can war and the acquisition of an empire, in- cluding California, was completely ignored in the Baltimore Convention of 1848; Fillmere was set aside in 1852 to make way for General Scott; and poor Pierce, at the Cincinnati Convention, learned a most impressive lesson of the ingrati- tude of office holders and the faithlessness of our scurvy politicians, Mr. Buchanan, on the other hand, elected by a minority party from a combination of lucky cir- cumstances and accidents which can never hap- pen again, and entering the White House under aburden of troublesome legacies, financial re- vulsions, and party rebellions and conspiracies without a parallel in our political history, taken all together, we find, after a two years conflict with the enemies of his administration, not only the undisputed master of his position, but the arbiter of his party for the succession. He has silenced the batteries of the opposition, and has reduced, or is reducing, the most violent rebels of his party camp to submission—and all from the moral power which his honest, firm and patriotic course has given him. The cases of Ven Buren, Tyler, Polk, Fillmore and Pierce show that the spoils are a drawback, instead of an advantage, where the responsible agent ex- pects from them a litt for another term. But in the moral power of Mr. Buchanan’s administration it is manifest that he is stronger than his party; and this, with the fact that he is not, and will not be, a candidate for a second term, is silently but steadily operating to make him the master of the Charleston Convention. Trovete AMONG THE FepERAL Orrice Honp- Ers—By reference to » telegraphic despatch from Washington, it will be seen that there is no end to the trouble among the office holders here and there—no end to their treacheries and in- trigues against the very government which gives them their bread and butter. It is stated that a set of officials and politicians, known as the New | York Hotel clique, who,’by their schemes and combinations in 1856 worked themselves into a Sort of factitious and temporary importance, are implicated in the most base and treacherous de- signs against the President—designs utterly in- compatible with the honor of gentlemen, It these politicians were actuated by the ordinary feclings of manbood, they would resiga their places before they embarked in such plots, in- stead of turning their position against the very man to whom they owe their official existence, We are not sure whether the Postmaster, Navy Agent, and some other employes of the govern. ment, are involved in these serious charges, but we suppose the whole truth will come out through the proper investigation, whicb it seems is about to be instituted immediately. The government has more trouble with New York office holders than with those of the whole remainder of the Union combined. The wisest course, perhaps, for the President would be to get rid of the whole batch with one stroke of his pen. Point for the New Era in Hurope. The recen’ debate in the British Parliament, and its result in the overthrow of the Derby Ministry, is the most important tha’ has occured in that representative body during the last hun- dred years. It proves thats complete revolu- tion has taken place in the foreign and do av:' © policy of th» English government, ani tha’ t!¢ old tory party has gone to that bourne from which there is no return, ‘That party was organized and shape in its last active phase by George the Third, as the great antagonist of the new principles which 8prepg out of our own and the firat French re volution, Clinging to ideas and syst2ms that belonged to an epoch two hundred ye irs before his own times, he endeavored to restore forms which Europe was already beginning to consider as incompatible with the intelligence of the age and the rights of man. Under his obstinate direction the tory party of England became the great begetter and leader of the coalitions against the first Napoieon, who was looked upon as the great innovator—as, in fact, the testa- mentary executor of the French revolution. But the ideas and principles against which the English tories fought had begun their work long before the times of George the Third. The Refor- mation was a political more than a religious movement, and it arrayed the northern natiou: of Europe—England, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark ‘and northern Germany—against ihe southern or Catholic nations of France, Spain, and Italy. For two centuries these hammered each other with varying success, carrying forward always, however, the progressive and regenerat- ing ideas, At last they took hold, in a modified form, of the Catholic nations themselves, and France, Spain and Italy became the centres of their agitation. The press, born almost with the Reformation, grew with and hastened it onward. This awakened the dynastic fears of George the Third, and shook the foundations of the privi- leged classes to such a degree that they rallied in opposition, and for a time seemed to hold the political amelioration of the world in check. For a long time they prevented the represen- tative men among their antagonists from climb- ing to the pinnacles of power; but, one by one, scattered here and there, at fretfal intervals, they rose, till at last the tories themselves have succumbed to the very ideas they have so long combatted. Lord Derby brings in a reform Dill to Parliament, and Mr. Disraeli, in his last speech, kicks himself and party clear of the old tory traces. He boldly announces that reform is not a question belonging exclusively to the liberals, claims for himself and friends the right to deal with it, unfettered and untramelled with the past, and acknowledges that the area of se lection for the public service must be enlarged He does more than this, for he proves that the present tory party of England is not a federa- tion of great families, and that under the ad- ministration of Lord Derby ability in every quarter was recognized and admitted to official position. Such has not been the practice of that close corporation, the whig clique in England; but it looks at the present moment as though those lip liberals, Palmerston, Russell & Co, have learnt wisdom in adversity, and consentcd to admit the true liberals to a geat on the goy- ernment benches with themselves. This revolution in parties will have anim- portant influence on the affairs of England and of the whole of Europe. The vast weight of British influence will go no more to impede re- form, but will be thrown on the side of moderate and healthy progress. Instead of opposing the testamentary execution of the French revolu- tion, she will now side with France in that work. Taking Louis Napoleon at his word, the will hold him to his promise not to extend the present war beyond the limits of Italy Prussia will receive new courage and strength in her opposition to the retrograde ideas of Austria and southern Germany, and should any one of them endeavor to stop her influence in the march of progress, she will be able to lay a heavy hand upon them. Austria, which cannot claim to be a nation, but which has grown up, like a vast fun- gus, over several nationalities, must give up her designs on Italy, shrink away from her pernicious advances in Germany, and restore to the other components of her empire their robbed nation- ality, unless, indeed, she too admits the princi- ples of reform, and essays a reconstruction in ac- cordance with them. All of this, and much more, is involved in the recent debate in the British Parliament, and in the fact that the British nation, unanimously and without distinction of party, refuses to restore the old tory policy of George the Third, and disclaims any sympathy with it. Time will be required to develope all the results of this mo- mentous step, but not by any means in such long periods os have marked the changes in the past. One of the greatest, if not the great- est, instrument in producing this revolution ia the prees. This mighty lever in society has gone on increasing in power much faster than has the process of decay in the old influences on men. Not only has it seized on the best physical and mental energies of man, but the mechanic arts themselves have come to help it to penetrate all classes of society. The rapid railroad andthe electric telegraph enable it to give order and unity of action to the intellectual operations of society, and rulers and statesmen everywhere confess that public opinion has become a power that can neither be ignored nor avoided. This mighty engine will hasten the developement of events, and the revolution it has now achieved in the party politics of England may be taken as the starting point of a new era for Europe. Ovr Amproryres or Evropean Arratrs.— Our correspondence from the different European capitals will this morning be found more than usually interesting. It embraces letters from London, Paris, Brussels, Berlin and St. Petera- burg, and throws light upon many points con- nected with the present complications on which the European journals either possess imperfect information or are too prejudiced to speak the truth. It will be reen thatin Berlin the battle of Magenta has exercised a powerful influence, acd hes more than ever disinclined the Prus- sian people to link themselves with the fortunes of Austria, They recognise at once the inca- pacity of the Austrian leaders and the military talents of the Emperor of the French, who has afforded evidences in this engagement of a gene- ralehip almost equal to that of his uncle. Oa the smaller German States which had been drawn within the circle of Austrian inflaence the results of this battle had begun to exercise & eedative aol cooling effect. Their ardor has become dainped as much by the prowese dis- played by the French as by the steady lan- guage held hy Russia towards them. One of our St. Petersburg correspondents relates some curi- gus rumors that prevailed in that city in regard to the reported secret mission of Prince WiuUegratz to the Czar. It was stated that Francis Ju@P> had sent to Alexander a message of the mos? suppliant character, the terms of which are too abject to warrant a belief in their accuracy There is reason to suppose, however, from this and other rumors which were iu circulation, tht the most strenuous efforts were being made to divert Rossia from her present firm and welt considered course. The circular of Prince Gortechakoff, and the article from Ze Nord, the Russian organ at Brussels, which appear in another column, are evidences that there is no dispositin on the part of Alexander to swerve from the position he has assumed. That he en- tertains the conviction that his perseverance in it will succeed in averting a general war is appa rent from the tardiness which he manifests ia bis military preparations, Our correspondent states that as yet there are no signs of the Russian army of observation being under way, and ‘be belief is general that it will be unnecessary to advance it to the Anstrian frontier. Nothiny can more clearly show the limited scope which is intended to be given to the war than this fact or the reasonable character of the uoder standing which exists between France ani Ruseia, The Strategy of Louis Nepoleon in the Italian Campazign. The progress of the campaign in Italy up to this point demonstrates that the strategical move- ments designed by Louis Napoleon have been singularly successful, and that all the brilliaut plans with which the Austrians opened their action on the Ticino have been frustrated by a combination of circumstances which have result- ed most favorably for the Allies, The firet battle, which was fought at Monte- bello, it will be remembered, was undertaken by Gyulai for the avowed purpose of making a re" connoissance with a view to discover where the Allies were located, and the Austrian General claimed in his official despatches that he had been successful in attaining that object, although he clearly suffered considerably in the action. The next move of Louis Napoleon was to push on bis army across the Po and tuke up a position at Vercelli, in the immediate vicinity of which— namely, at Palestro—the Austriaas made their celebrated assault, thrice repeated and as many times repulsed. In this action the Austrians found only Sardinian troops and a small support of Jouaves opposed to them—a fact which doubt. less convinced them that the French army were still in their former positions, occupying Alessan dria, Casteggio, Voghera and Montebello. The French Emperor has been accused in some quar- ters of designedly exposing the Sardinians to danger at Palestro; but it is evident now that by withholding his own troops from that.contest he was executing a feint to deceive the enemy as to the real position of the French. Taking advantage of this strategical success, he pushed his forces across the Ticino at Buffa- lora and Turbigo into Lombardy, thus taking the Austrians in a measure by surprise. We know the result of that movement—the hard fought contest at Turbigo; the advanoe on Magenta by a narrow road, where the Empe- ror in person resisted the opposition of 40,000 Austrians, at the head of the Imperial Guard and a body of Zouaves, numbering in all not more at any time than 10,000 men; his anxiety for the arrival of Generals McMahon and Neil, with their brigades, to sustain him; the oppor- tune appearance of McMahon; his brilliant out- flanking of the enemy and rapid movement on Magenta, and the action there which eventuated in the defeat of the Austrians; the capture of Milan, and the retreat of the enemy towards the Adda, leaving Pavia and Piacenza unsup- ported. Following up this advantage, Louis Napoleon despatched Marshal Baraguay d’Hil- Mers to Melegnano, a village near Lodi, where some 40,000 Austrians were isolated, and after a desperate contest of nine hours they were driven out. All these movements, rapid and unforeseen by the enemy, prove that the strategical plans of Louis Napoleon were well designed, and as suc- cessfully executed. His military operations upon the field of battle seem to have been as fortunately arranged as his diplomacy in forcing Austria into the war while he cunningly con- trived to place upon her shoulders the onus of breaking the peace of Europe. Now that Baron Hess, who enjoys the reputa- tion of the best strategist in the Austrian service, has taken command of the army, we may look for some desperate conflicts very soon. It is not improbable that in the next great battle we shall see the three crowned heads of France, Sardinia and Austria personally engaged, for Francia Joseph must be by this time at the scene of action. That contest will doubtless be fought on the Adda, and we may receive accounts of it now almost by any steamer which arrives. A remarkable feature ia this campaiga is the part which the telegraph and the railroad have been made to play, a striking instance of which was observable at the battle of Monte- bello, where battalion after battalion of the French were brought up in the trains from Alessandria, formed and marched into position onthe battle field, to the astonishment of the Austrians, who witnessed their arrival from the heights of Montebello. Here the steam whistle of the locomotive superseded the bugle’ blast which summoned the squadrons into columns. Imperfect as the railroad and telegraph systems are in Piedmont, they have wrought a wonderful revolution in the science of war in this cam- paign, where the railroad cars bring detachments of troops directly upon their required position in action, and the telegraph wires act the part of aids-de-camp in conveying orders from point to point throughout the field. Through their agen- cy movements have been executed and results achieved in a few hours which it would require as many days to accomplish in former times. This is the first great war in which the railroad and telegraph bave been effectually employed. In the wars of the first Napoleon he had not even the aid of steom in the conveyance of his troops. The world has now an opportunity of witoessing for the first time the influence which the iaveu- tions of science, hitherto devoted to peaceful progrese, can bring to bear oa the bloody vicissi- tudes of the field of battle. The next news from Europe will be looked for with extraordinazy interest. The deeds being enacted at this time at theseat of war will proba bly develope the whole course which both armies will pureue in the future, and may bring them to that point in Lombardo-Venetia where the con- test will be eventually decided. Tue Drscrace or New Yorx.—With all the jobs and echemes to secure the spoils which oc- cupied the Legislature at Albany last winter— the city railroad plans and other devices where- by the public money could be plundered—the yrgislature had no time to provide for the pay- ment of the interest on a portios: of the State debt. Had it not been for the chasity of the Manbattan Bapking Company, which aq vanced the money for that purpose, the State of "Cw York would be bankrupt and disgraced. This fect is another striking instance of the corruption of our legislative bodies, The fellows who compose them care for nothing but their own ;rivate and personal interests. As long as they can fill their pockets out of all kinds of jsbs end schemes they care not whether the honor of the State is tarnished or preserved ia- violate. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. The Rebellious Democratic Leaders Bucking Dowo—Watker, Douglas, Wise and Others Avxtous to Return to the Shelter of the Administration — Treachery of the New York Office Hoiders—Repression of the Af- rican Slave Trade, &c. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wasuincton, Juce 22, 1869. T understand that ex-Governor Robert J, Walker, tired of being exposed tothe weather with the outside corpo ral’s guard of Forney and Company, has, through the ef. forte of some influential friends, succeeded in making his peace with the administration, I algo understand that tome friends 0’ Mr. Douglas, who have the ear of the Pro- ident, are persevering in their efforts fora treaty of peace ip his behalf, and with evory prospect of success. And why not? The President has no favors to ask, no concessions to make; but if the sinner against his administration will repent and return to his allegiance why should he not be forgiven? fhiraly, Governor Wise would doubtless be delighted to ‘make it all up with Oid Buck;” but ag this matter of more importance to the Governor than the President, you will probably before long discover a ma terlal change in the wind at Richmond. The adminietra. tion is etropg, and without it the party aspirants for the succession can do nothing. That is the key tothe whole mystery of the present amicable inclinations of the late flery and fueey rebel leaders of the party. Ia every di- rection tbey are caving in. ‘What is the matter with the office holders of New York cly now? {understand that grave and important repre sentations have been made to the President from sever! distric's in New York giving bim an account of the treach erier, faitblesenees and intrigues of the princtpa! office holders of your city connected with the Post Otlice and otber departments of the foderal government. It is be lieved that the President wiil order ap immediate investi gation by the appointment of a select committee of three to examioe into the truth of these charges, which involve the official existence both of the principal office hoiders 0° your city, and even of members of the administration at Wasbington. The Secretary of the Navy, in order to make the equas ron on the African coast more efficient, has issuod orders that ip future veseels must not touch at Madeira, having found that ships on visiting this agreeable resort are apt to remain too long, thereby giving the siayers an opportu nity to prosecute their inbuman traffic. The administra tion are determined to put a stop to it if possible, and the vearels just ordered to those waters will take out positive and explicit instructions with the view to accomplish the object aimed at by the government. The Art Commission recently appointed by the Presi- dent are here,and have entered upon the discharge of their duties. They intend, it is understood, to make an entire change in regard to the decorations of the Capitol. The President, under a recent act of Congress, has ap. pointed Lieut. Morton, of the Corps of Engineers, to take charge of the completed portion of the Washington Aque: duet. Tho Clerk of the House has awarded to Taylor & Maury, of this city, and Mr. Ames, of New York, a contract for supplying stationery for the House of Ropresgentatives they being the lowest bidders. TUE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasmincton, June 22, 1859 Judge Merrick to day remanded to Hagerstown, Mary land, a colored man who has been reaiding here twelve years,and who was claimed under the Fugitive Slave law. The Court having no power to pass upon the ques- tion of his freecom, it must be decided in Maryland. There was a large number of colored persons about the Judge's chambers, who manifested much interest in the progress of the case, The New Orleans Picayune of Friday last says that the Louisiana stockholders of the Tehuantepec Company havo voted with a singular degree of unanimity for the call o an additional instalment of ten per centum on their sub- scriptions, with the view of enabling the company to carry out its mail contract and perfecting such other arrange ments as will secure the success of the enterprise, Some reforms in the present system of advertising and delivery of letters being necessary, the Department will epeedily adopt such as may seem practicable and efficient and will bold its officers to a atrict accountability for their own mistakes. —_—_____.. Intezesting from New Mexico. Wasnixaton, June 22, 1859. , Private letters from El Paso and Arizona to the 7th of June state that the late attempt to revolutionize Chihua- hua by Jose Maria Zuloaga, brother of the late Prosident of Mexico, has been entirely suppressed, Zuloaga surren- dering without a battle, and being pardoned. Hon. Jobr S. Phelps, of Missouri, and Lieut, Mowry, of Arizona, are the guests of Judge Hart, of Ei Pago, Extensive prepara- tiong are making to give Mr. Phelps a grand reception in New Mexico. The people of New Mexico adhere to their determination to take no pert in the New Mexican election, on the ground heretofore stated in their memorial to Con grees, of having no fair representation or vote, No United States Court is held at Mesilla this year. Arizona will send ber own delegate to Congress, and if Lieut Mowry consents to run again he will be elected by accla- mation. Hon. M. A. Otero will be returned to Congress ay delegate from New Mexico without serious opposition. Horace Greeley is expocied at Et Paso in July. News from Havana, New Oxieans, Juno 22, 1359. The steamship Cahawba has arrived here with Havana dates of the 16th inst. The news is unimportant, Sugar was dull at 734¢. a 7}¢c., and tue siock on hand was 400,000 boxes. Lard was firm at 191¢c. a 20c, Fiour $4 50 a $5 25 a $5 60. Sterling exchange was 116 a 116 Drafts on New York, at sight, were at 345 per cent premium, and on Boston 5 per cent. Rhode Island Congressional Blection. Provivence, June 22, 1869. At the election to-day fora member of Congress from this district, Christopher Robinson, the Amorican repubii- can candidate, was elected. He ‘received about 3,200 votes, Thos. Davis, tee straight republican caudidata, supported also by a portion of the democrats, received about 2,660 votes. Affairs at Albany. ALwANY, June 22, 1959. Inst evening Heury H. Van Dyck, Jr., aged 21 years, onjy ton of Hon, Henry H. Van Dyck, Superintendent ot Public Tostruction, wes throwa from a wagou while on his way home from a visit to the country, aad probably fatally injured. His ekull was fractured and he has re mained in a state of ineensibility till this afternoon, when he exp'red. Yesterday afternoon, in the neighborhood of this city, a viclent fall of hail took place. The storm exteaded over the space of aboug one mile in width, and cont nued half an hour, The hail stones were as big as ma‘bles, and congealed into large cakes of ice almost as soon as thoy fet, Windows were broken, and flowers, &»., cut to pieces. Governor Morgan at Buffalo, Borrato, June 22, 1859, Governor Morgan arrived here by a special train from Niagara Fails thie afternoon, He was received on the depot Ly the military, and eecoried to the Mausion Houge, and welcomed by the Mayor in a epeech, to which he ro- eponded. Gov. Morgan remaing several daysasa guest of the City. Deatructive Fire at Milwaukee. MiLwavkgr, June 22, 1859, A fire broke out at an early hour ‘this morning in Young's block, adjoining the Oustom Houee. the biock Wag endrely consumed. It was occupied by some twenty business firme, among whom the beavivst losers aro— Demor & Raymond, grovere; Norton & Fowler, druggists: Tunis & Co., booksellers. The logs on the buildings is 390,000, insurance $50,000, The Custon House is da tmaged vo the extent of $15,000, Loss in merchandiao not yet estimated, kainic The Bitg Stephen Young Ashore. Noxroik, June 22, 1859. The brig Stephen Young, from Alexandria, bound to Boston with a cargo of coal, sprung a leak at soa, aud the captain was compelled to run her ashore this morning in Lynnhaven Bay, Assistance has gone down to her, Sinking of Wynan’s Experiment Steamship. Barrios, June 22, 1859, Wynan’s experiment steamship bas been sunk at the wharf, in coosequence of @ workinan neglecting to close & supply pipe. Steam fire engines aro engaged in pump ing her out, and thep will probably suceesd ia doing so by to-morrow. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD, Panapawma, June 22, 1860, Btocks steady. Pennsylvania State fives, 925; Reading Railroad, 21; Morris Canal, 63; Long Island Raliroad, 105; , Pennsylvania Railroad, 303, New Ontxana, June 21, 1859, Cotton uncbanged: sales to-day, 6 0 bales. Sales of Yaree days, 1,700 bales, Regsipta of threo gdays, 400 bates, Freights firm. Exohasge on New Yo: < per cent; do. sight, 34 « 34 vreminm mea tit j Nuw Orveans, June 22, 1869, Cotton—Sa'es to day 600 dates at uncuucge! prices, Flour dull at $6 76.8 $6, Corn closed with ao advansiag tendency, Ba) Cotton—Little inquiry and prices fy cert} Sano $1, 1860, Barniaoxn, Joi "our heavy. No sales of Ohio Abertay i $6 87,%., Wheat scarce and prices nomial. Cora dull; white, bc? & 840., yellow, 800 @ 820, Bacon frmor and in better de 8Nd: Bides held at 03¢¢.; shoulders, 740. @ 70. Pork CWI: mess, $17 26. Waiwkey quict: Ohio beld at 280. Purcapairaia, June 22, 1869, Flour dull and declining. Woeat declined: white, SL 1648182; red, $1794$8175. Corn dull: yellow Abo. afloat, Oats steady at.'73. 0600. Whiskey stealy at 27a, & 280, Oswego, June 22—6 P. M. Flour dull and drooping. W heat duil, with a dectining tendency: eales of 3,000 bushels Choice Milwaukee club at $l 1235, 560 bushels Canadix 4 club at$l 26, Cora dull ana sales of 2,000 buabex* Lilinois on private terms, suppor to be a! ats dui! aod lower: sales of 1,600 Bus els Canadian changed. Lake imports—; of flour or grain by canal, Sic. Oxval froights un- 000 bis. flour, No ehipmonts Burraro, June 22—1 P. ML Flour in moderate demand, market uncaanged: saled 1,300 nobis. at $6 for State from standard spring wheat; $6 26 for Milwaukee club wheat; $6 40 a $6 60 for straight extra Wiscousin; $7 a $7 37 foe extr Michigan, Indiana and Ohio; $7 60 a $7 75 for doubie extras. Wheat quiet; po sales, Corn held at an atvance of 1s. a 2s. Oate—Sales 9,000 bushels crdimary Weetera at 40s. ; 2 do. fair do. at 423¢c. Barley and rye quiet. WI nominal at 260. Canal freights steaty at 83¢c. on 90. on wheat and 35. on flour to New York. porte—3,000 bbls, flour, 34,000 bushels wheat, 9,000 do, bye Canal exports—No flour, 200 bushels wheat, 11,000 lo. corn. Burrato, June 22—6 P. M. Flour quiet and unchanged: sales 1,000 bbis. at $6 for State from standard epring wheat, $6 25 do. from club wheat, $6 40 a $6 60 extra Wiscongin, $7 a 7 373, for good to choice extra Michigan, Iudiana ‘and Obio, $7 60 @ 87 75 for double extras. Wheat doll ana no sates Corn opened firmer, but declined on the receipt of the Now York despatch. les early 4,000 bushels sound Tilinois at 73c., later 6,000 els on private terme, supposed to be st Tlc, or 72c. Oats in good supply and heavy: sales 9,900 bushels Western at 40c. Barley dull and heavy. Rye firm and wanted. Whiskey nominal at 26c, Canal Sreigbts—8 3¢c. on corn, 9c. on wheat, and 36c. on flour to Now York. Lake imports—5,000 bbis. flour, 8,500 buahols wheat, 10,000 bushels oats. Canal exports—No tour, 300 bustels wheat, 11,000 busbels corn, Atnayy, June 22—6 P. M. Flour demand better: sales only in retail at unchanged prices. Grain duil. Corn—Some sales et 70c a 890 for dameged and sound Wesiern—thy round yellow. Oats steady: sales 48s, for State, measure, a Whiskey in fair demand at Academy of Music—The Benefit in Ald of the Ttallan Fuod. Extraordinary performances were givea yestorday morning and eveniny in aid of the Italian fuod, which is to be applied to the relief of the widows and orphans of the soldiers killed during the prosent war. The first programme was as follows:— ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Wedneadav, Juas 22, at one o'clock, GRAND MATINEKE, Verdi’s Opera, in four acts, ‘ROV ATORE. Mme. Gazzaniga Mile. Aldini igoor Steffsat .Sigaor Guoae + Mme, Mora Soldiers, gipsies, ladies, nuns, Ac Between the eecond and ‘third acta the grand liberty duet from “T Puritani,”’ by Signors Amodio and Junca. Conducwr,. Signor Nicolai Stage Manag Amiti Davreul ‘The s2/inége was well attended, but not crowded, aresult due to the weather, which was threatening in the morn- ing. The performance of the ‘Trovatore’’ wasa very good one; Mme. Gazzaniga’s Leonora is one of her best rdles, and she sung it yesterday with even more thau her usual enthusissim. Steffani sang well, and tha new bari- tone, Gnone, made favorable impression. He was a little nervous over bis début, but will soon get rid of that, His voice is of sufficient volume and good quality, Ail the principal artists wore the Italian tricolor, which made a fine contrast with the Spanish dresses as well as being apropos to the occasion. Amodio and Junca gave a grand effect to the “Liberty” duett, and the former brought down the house by inter- polating Italia after Libertad. Tho French and Italian flags were here introduced, and received with loud and Jong continued cheering. After tho duett tho artists were recalled twice. Throughout the performance there was the greatest enthusiam, Madame Gazzaniga receiving the larger share of the applause, The evening (performance attracted a crowded house, which included all clasaes of people, from the literary, artistic, medical, legal, clerical and fashionable worid, to what are called the ‘‘boys’’—the whole metropolitan popu- lation being stirred up by the late exciting news from the theatre of war. The following was the programme :— WEDNESDAY RVENING AT RIGHT O'CLOCK, Donizetti’s opera, in three acta, of IL POLIUTO. Get ig Brignolt + Sg Amodio Bolween tir abconil axiijtind anteline aetioas hymn of “Ta Marseillaise,” sung by Teresa Parodi. Conductor... -Sig. Muzio Stage Manager. . Sig. Scota The performance of the ‘‘Poliuto,”” which has been given very recently with the same cast, calls for no especial com- ment. Mme. Corteai sang and acted admirably in the grand finale of the second act, and took tho high note at the opening of the endante in the floe duet of the third, with such power as to aston- ish ber most ardent admirers. Brignoli sang superb- ly. We bave never heard him in better voice, and bo- lieve that he has never before sung with so much spirit, sympathy, delicacy and taste. His execution ot his scena in the second act wascharming, and he deserved the double recall which rewarded it. Amodio was also good, and Muzio conducted the performance with his usual skill. Mile. Parodi’s singing of the Morseillaise soomed satis- factory to the audience. It was received with great aj plause, and in answer tothe unanimous recall she sang the “Star Spangled Banner,’’ after which there was a Perfect storm of enthusiasm. Altogether the affair was highly successful, in an ar- tistic and pecuniary point of view. Probably: tho nett receipts will be in the neighborhood of $2,500, which, considering the latencas of the season, is very good. Army Intelligence. The general recruiting service, which has been sus pended for come time back, haa, by order of the Secretary of War, again been revived, with some amendments. Two rendezvous will be established in New York and ono in Cincinnati. The principal rendezvous in this city, so long and favorably known as 115 Cedar sireet, will again be opened for recruiting. Tho officers are strictly enjoined not to enlist any person suspected of being a deserter from a foreign service. Recruiting parties will be relieved. every six months by other parties detailed for that pur- pose from the depot at Governor's Island, The War Department has assigned Lieutenant J. 0. Ives, Topographical Engineers, to duty as engineor and archi: tect of the Washington National Monument at Washington, D. 0, Major H. Bache, Topographical Engineers, is de- tallod for lighthouse duty in the Fourth and Seventh dis- tricts, and will report to the Treasury Departmont for fur- ther ingtructione. Assistant Surgeon Geo. F. Cooper {3 relieved from duty in the Department of New Mexico, an’ ordered io repair to the city of New York, and report thence by lottor to the Surgeon General. An extension of leave of abaence have been granted tho following officers:—To Lieut. S. 8. Carroll, 10th [ofantry, ; to Brevet Colonel R. E. Lee, 2d Cavalry, four months; to Lieut. A. N. Kantz, 4th Tnfantry, six months; to Major G. Porter, 4th Artillery, ’ six months, Lient. F. T. Bryan, Topographical Engincers, {3 ag- signed to epecial duty with the Commission appointed to run tho boundary line between the States of Virginia and Tennersee. Captain E. G. Beckwith, 34 Artillery, on special duty, Engineer Department, is relieve, and ordered to report © the General in-Chiet for further orders. Leaves of absence for six months are granted to Cap- tains D. B. Sacket and T, J. Wood, lat ry. Cadets W. &. Merrill, ©. R. Collins, 0. B. Reese, and F. J. Crilly, of the graduating class, are assigned to duty at the Military Academy during the present encampment, and when relieved at its expiration, will be allowed the usual leave of absence for three months, —$<$<$<——_ Supreme Court—Oircult, Before Hon. Judge Gould, Jone 22—David Pratt vs. Joseph and Lawrence H. Mickle —This was an uction to recover $750 as brokerage duo to the plaintiff on a salo of real estate at Manhatian- ville, belonging to the Lawrence family, in the month of April, 1858, It was proved in evidence that the plaintif, after some negotiation, cold the Property which is sita- ated between Manhattanville and thetHudeon river, and 1284 and 128th streets, to Alvin Higgins, for $750,000, The defence was a general denial as to tho liability of tho defendants and an assertion that the sale was effected by, themeelves, without the intervention of @ broker. Th.tg morning the jury found for the plaintiff for $802, 'y New: of an unknown I-boring Jersey Fouxp Drownry.—The bod: man was found yesterday afternoon floating in the bay near the Jersey City Yacht Club house, Deceased bad on ‘a black sack cont, black vest, hickory shirt, hsue ovoraiis ond leather beit. The description answors chat of a man pamed Johi* Machin, of No. 261 Grand ‘treet, who hag been Pieeite for a week part, and abore that time he da glared that he would drowa himself,