The New York Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1859, Page 6

4 NEW YORK HERALD. OFFION &. W. CORNAE OF FULTON AND MASSAU OFS. advance, Money cont by be at the oy datconars” Rostage ehsnnge’ cl retebeel ns bosons Ay ee M3 on the Wh an 16h seh seondh font EY MRRAED, on Wednesday, ol tow oomisper Pa phy ed pene Fivaly roid for” mar Sux Fosmax Oosamronpenys 418 Aous Bast vs. NOTICE taken 9 anonymous correspondence, We de nel verarn rfeed commentators per AMUSEMEN15 THIS EVENING. NISLO'S GARDEN. Brosaway.—Pavt. Pay—Fivisustex— Worry Wiunxs—Toovirs. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Litr.z Katr—Jack Surr- Pam. WALLAOK’R THEATRE, RBroadway.—O’Fiansigan AND Tae FAiniss—MISOBIBVOUS ANNIE. LAURA THEATHE. No. 6 Broadwav.— | a EKoonomy—A Lavy 43D GuntLEMaN—To Osuice j is NATIONAL THEATERS, Chatbam street—Matrao Fa- Soms—Wouax—Maip or Munster—Hentixe 4 TURTLE Maio Boss. BARNUWS AMERIOAN MUSEUM, Brosdway.—After- Doon sad Kvenini—Wrean, tas Wiraen. WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 561 and 663 Brostway.— Brwmioriax Songs, Dances, 40.—Daexies ox Tae LEVER BUCKLEY'S SERSNADKKS, 6585 Brosdway.—3oe- Emoques, 2oNGS AND Danors—Lvonetia Boruta. PALACE GARDEN AND HALL, Fourteenth street — Oononxt arp Sones Dansante. ; New York, Friday, July 15, 1859. ‘The News. ‘The European mails to the 2d inst., brought by the steamship Canada, reached this city yesterday afternoon, and we publish this morning letters from our correspondents at Paris, Berlin, Vienna and Brussels, showing the state of affairs at those important capitals. We learn from Berlin that an order regulating the concentration and stations of the Prussian and federal troops on the Rhine was issued on the 28th ult. The total number of troops in marching order in Prussia, Hanover, Oldenburg and the southern States of Germany amounted to 363,000 men, with a reserve of 145,000. The sta- tions indicated place the troops close up to the French frontier. The order was agreed to just as the news of the last defeat of the Austrians reach- ed the Prussian capital. We also publish additional details of the great battle of Solferino, which we have illustrated by an excellent map of the battle field and the famous strategetic square, to which for some time to come the conflicts of the comba- tants will be confined. We likewise give the speeches delivered in the British Parliament on the question of the neutrality of Englund in the war, and the addresses of Mr. Cobden with reference to his recent visit to the U d States. In to-day’s paper we publish a despatch from the State Department, some resolutions adopted by the Democratic General Committee of this city, anda letter from ex-Congressman Zollicoffer, of Tennes- see, on the naturalization question—a subject that has of late occupied a large share of public atten- tion. The despatch from the State Department was recently sent to Mr. Wright, our Minister at Berlin. It has especial reference to the case ofa naturalized citizen of the United States, who isa native of Hanover, and who, when heleft his native country, was neither in actual service in the Hanoverian army, nor had been drafted to serve in it, but who has yet, upon his return to Hanover, been deprived of his liberty and compelled to perform military service. The Presiden and Cabinet concur in the views express- ed, taking the ground that the moment a foreigne becomes naturalized his allegiance to his native country is severed. He is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or omit to say or do after assuming his new character, than if he had been born in the United States. Should he return to his native country he returns as an American citizen, and in no other character. In order to en title his original government to punish him for an offence, this must have been committed whilst he was a subject and owed allegiance to that govern- ment. The offence must be complete before his expatriation. It must have been of such a charac- ter that he might have been tried and punished for it at the moment of his departure. Our Minister is ‘instructed to demand the release of the naturalized citizen in question. Our correspoudent at Havana, writing on the 8th inst., states that Dr. Gallairdet, the person who ‘was some time since convicted of a deadly assault upon Mr. Hiram Cranston, of the New York Hotel, in this city, but who managed to escape from the policeman who had him in charge, had taken up his residence in Havana. An explosion occurred yesterday at the Wash- ington Navy Yard, while the gunner’s crew were engaged in battery practice, bursting a sixty-four pound army gun, and killing two men, parta of whose heads were blown off, and their bodies thrown a considerable distance. Eight others were severely wounded, and two slightly. In the Board of Supervisors last evening, an im- portant opinion was received from James T. Brady, to the effect that the act passed at the last session of the Legislature authorizing the City Comptroller to appoint Tax Commissioners, &c., is unconstitu- tional. We give an abstract of the opinion and the action of the Board thereon in our regular re port. In the Board of Aldermen last evening a message ‘was received from the Mayor vetoing the appro” Ppriation of $6,000 for defending the city’s title to the West Washington Market property. The Board, however, notwithstanding the Mayor's objections, passed the appropriation by a vote of twelve to two. The vote was afterwards reconstdered, and a cominittee to confer with a committee of the Coun- cilmen on the subject was appointed. The semi- annual report of the Street Commissioner was sent in and ordered to be printed. Owing to the press of matter we are obliged to defer the publication of this interesting document. An ordinance autho- rizing the Hudson River Railroad Company to run city passenger cars was passed, and the the resolu- tion from the Councilmen, directing the sale of the Grand street and Division avenue, Williamsburg, ferry lease was concurred in. In the Board of Councilmen last evening a good dea! of work was done, and there was avery fair attendance, notwithstanding the warm weather. A resolution was adopted calling on the Street Com- miveioner for a schedule of bills paid or pending for work ordered by the Police Commissioners without authority since New Year’s day. Resolu- tions of thanks to Corporation Counsel Richard Busteed for his services in the Washington Market controversy were introduced and laid over. Cro- ton mains were ordered down in Bloomingdale road from Seventy-third to 100th street. A com- munication from the Mayor calling attention to an obstruction of the harbor by the wreck of the Schooner liver, off the Battery, was re- ferred to the Committee on Wharves. The Comptroller sent in a statement of expendi- ‘tures on city account, also on the several Special aud trast accounts during the six months ending June 30. The expenditures on city ac- Count foot up $3,192,527 79, and the trust and Bpecial accounts $5,751,977 26. The Comptroller also transmitted a letter from Thomas B. Stillman in relation to the leace of premises in Pearl street for the Piuih Divckvt ssuonnouse, ‘due Lenth * ward stationhouse and the house of Engine Co. No. 31 were directed to be repaired and painted. Reports were adopted in favor of building sewers in Second avenue and Grand street. The report of the Finance Committee in favor of a further issue of Central Park stock was adopted, The Board concurred in appropriating a sum not exceeding $1,000 to fit up the rooms of the First District ourt. x annual commencement of the Female Nor- mal School took place last evening at the Academy of Music. Diplomas were presented to 135 graduates, andan appropriate address was delivered by ex- Gsvernor Boutwell, of Mass., who spoke in elo- quent terms on the rise and progress of New York. The death of Hon. Rufus Choate, the celebrated lawyer, of Massachusetts, is announced. He had been suffering from impaired health for a long time, and in,the latter part of last month sailed from Boston for Europe, in the hope of restoring vigor to his enfeebled frame by travel and relaxation from business. He was obliged, however, to halt at Halifax, N.§.; but, by judicious treatment, reco vered so far as to inspire his friends with the hope that he would soon resume his journey. But on Tuesday last his disease assumed a virulent aspect, and he expired about two o'clock on Wednesday morning. We give in another column a sketch of the career of the deceased. Nearly 15,000 packages of dry goods, valued at $1,500,000, were disposed of yesterday atthe Boston trade sale. The affhir has turned out a great suc- cess, and the Bostonians are in high spirits. See the particulars of yesterday's business, which may be found among our telegraphic despatches. ‘The cotton market yesterday was steady at the quote tions given in another colump, with gales of about 1,500 2 1.660 bales. Flour was again heavy and lower, while rales were made to a fair extent. Southern flour was easier, while sales were fair, Wheat was without chanyo of moment aud sales Mmited, including white Michigon at $1 SC, white Kentucky at $1 70 a $175, red Southern at $1 65 a $1 56, and fair to prime white Southern at $1 79 a $1 75, Corn wag more buoyant and im fair request: old West ern mixed, from store, sold at Soe., and yellow aew do, at $60, a 80c., and Jereey and Northern yellow at 9c. a S2c. Pork was heavy and lower, with sales of new mess at $15 $0 a $16, clear at $18 50, and prime at $1240.0 $1245, Sugars were steady, with sales of about 700 bhds. at rates given in another column. Codeo was steady, with sales of 200 bags Bio, 600do. St. Domingo aud 50 Lagueyara, at raies given in azother place Freight engagements were moderate, sud as a thing were unchanged, A ¢ bales cotton to Liverpool at 34d. to 6-824., and 18,000 but saves to London at p. t. The Naturalization Question—Laportant De- spatch of General Cuas. In another column we publish the resolutions adopted at Tammany Hall in reference to the action of General Cass on the naturalization question, and also a letter of Mr. Zollicoffer, member of Congress, on the same subject. The best comment on these dishonest productions is a despatch of the Secretary of State in another column, from which the reader will see what doctrine General Cass and the President really do hold on the naturalization question—that they hold that if an emigrant owes no military service at the time of his expatriation, and that if after becoming an American citizen he should return to his native land, he cannot be compelled to serve, and his native country ceases to have any claim whatever upon his services. Instruc- tions have been sent out to our Minister at Ber- lin to demand the release of a naturalized citi- zen compelled to perform military service in Hanover under these circumstances. The reader will at once perceive the difference between this case and that before supposed by General Cass, which has led to so much bun- combe, and claptrap, and humbug, and hypo- crisy. His position, as expressed by his secre- tary, Mr. Appleton, in a letter dated March 15, 8 as follows :— A passport is a mere certificate of citizenship, which requests foreign governments to give all lawfui aid and: protection to its rer. It does not exempt him from ‘any obigation or penalty which he msy have incurred to the government of his native country prior to his naturali- zation if he should voluntarily repair thither. In another letter on the subject General Cass said :— ‘The position of the United States is, that naturalized citizens, returning to the country of their birth, are not liable to any duties or penalties, except such as were ex- isting at the period of their emigration. If, at the time of their emigration, they were in the army, or actually called into it, sych emigration and naturalization do not exempt them from the legal penalty which they incurred by their desertion, if they afterwards piace Prams! voluntarily within the local jurisdic- tion, &e. But when no present liabilities exist against them at the period of their emigration, the law of nations, in tne opinion of this government, given no right to any country to interfere with naturalized American citizens, and the attempt to do so would be considered an act unjust in itwelf and unfriendly towards the United States. This is just the same doctrine as is an- nounced in General Cass’s despatch; and it is very evident that the Tammany Hall leaders and Mesers. Botts, Wise and Zollicoffer are building castles in the air for the sake of showing their expertness in demolishing them. General Cass holds as strongly as they do that the naturalized citizen is entitled to the came protection as the native, and that if he owed no military service on leaving his native land, he cannot be compelled to perform any on visiting it after becoming an American citizen. But the opponents of General Cass assume that he main- tains the very contrary of this, and their argu- mente are all based on this supposition. General Cass goes even further, and says that if an emi- grant did owe military service in his native land, he cannot be afterwards compelled to perform it, unless he voluntarily returns thither. Our gov- ernment would not deliver him up, and if he is captured in war, he must be treated as any other prisoner, and altogether as if he were a native American citizen; he cannot be seized on neutral ground, and in no way can he be deprived of the protection of the United States goyernment, un- lees by his own act in voluntarily going where he knows he had incurred an obligation and a penalty. But if he owed no military service, if he was not under any legal obligation to render it at the time of his expatriation, then he cannot be afterwards rendered liable in virtue of any doctrine of perpetual allegiance; for, from the time of his renouncing allegiance to his native State, and swearing allegiance to the American government, the latter is bound to protect him against all future claims of any other govern- ment on his political services, But it ie not in the power of the American go- vernment to apply a whitewash brush to a bona fide devt, either civil or political, and wipe it out just asif it never existed. The protection of the United States government to its citizens is not absolute. If a native citizen goes to France, or Austria, or Prussia, and violates the local laws, the fact that he is an American citizen doce not protect him. If a Frenchman, or an Aus trian, or a Prussian comes here and violates our lawe, his nationality does not protect him. If a foreigner incurs a penalty while he is still a citizen of his native country, his adopted coun- try cannot save him from the consequences, ifhe voluntarily returns. He must pay his debt. Sup- Pose one of the Irish political convicts who escaped here seme five or six years ago from Van Diemen’s Land and became an American citizen should think Proper to return either to that island or to Ireland, and if he should be ar- Tested as @ fugitive from justice, and dealt with NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1859. accordingly, docs avy one suppose that our go- vernment could interpose, though the crime of which the party was found guilty was purely political? No sane, sober citizen will say so, Tammany Hall ougtt to be ashamed to be found in the same boat with the leaders of the Know Notbings, such as Botts and Zoilicoffer— men who belong to a party who, go far from giving foreigners avy protection, a short time ago contended for excluding them from citizen" ebip for twenty years after their arrival in the country. Now the dark lantern fac tion is in the other extreme, equally iaprac- ticable. This liberality to adopted citizens is too violent, too sudden and too sbsurd to be sincere. It is more offensive 'o foreigners than open, bitter hostility, for it isa gross insult to their understanding, and takes for granted they are such stupid dorkeys that anything can be put down their throats. Meantime, the masterly argument of General Cass, which covers the whole ground, does not leave his opponents a leg to stand upon. It is a lucid exposition of the true doctrine of public law, and it is the manifest dictate of common sense. Failure of the Negotiations with Mextco—The New Scheme for Mexican Regenerat: 91. Our advices from Mexico state that the nego- tiations recently established between our Minis- ter, Mr. McLane, and the Juarez governmeat wwe fatlen through in consequence of some dis- agreement in the Mexican Cabinet, and that the propositions of Mr, McLane have been returned to him, leaving the whole matter to be worked over again. We are uot surprised that Mr. McLane ehould have become disgusted with the course things bave taken, and that he should have gone off to Minatitlan for a change of scene. Perhaps, bad our Minister possessed before he went to Vera Cruz some practical knowledge of the workings of the Spanish-American mind and of the Spa- nish language, and the relative value of its cus- tomary phraseology in social, and eves in offi cial intercourse, he would not have entertained the bopes he did, and would have been less dis- sppointed at their withering. Unfortunately he potsessed neither, and the result has been the same in his mission that has attended the labors of all the others of our Ministers who, taken from the rough circles of our own home politics, are sent into a new world of thought and ex- pression, to cope with men of high social polish, and who for lifetime have studied little else than the value of words in the schools of logic. ‘The histories of nearly a our missions to the Spanish American republics are identical. Our Minister on going out is received with open arms as the representative of the firstborn and great: est among the sisterhood of republics, He writes home glowing accounts of his hopes and of the great things he will accomplish, Time passes on, and his bright visions wane, unti! he accuses, in his heart at least, the men with whom he has been dealing with fulaehood and treach- ery ; and on their part they are surprised at the cold want of sympathy exhibited by the repub- licaa of the North. Now, this result is owing, in nine cases out of ten, to the mutual ignorance of each other's language and the relative value of terms, We will exemplify by an example. The most businese-like letter ever written in the Spanish language is filled with courteous expressions, and almost invariably closes with the words, or their initials, que sus manos besa, which, being literally translated, means “who kisses your hand.” These words, so customary in Spanish, have in social intercourse the same value with our curt, “Yours, truly,” and nothing more. The Minister, however, knowing nothing of Spanich, is obliged to have all these courteous and unmeaning expressions translated to him, whick the translator does faithfully by diction- ary. Not only do the translations fall upon an unused ear, but the words when literally ren- dered into English convey much more than they do in the original, and thus give rise to the glowing hopes which the new Minister sends home. As time flies he discovers that nobody intends to “kiss his hand,” and then follows the conviction that deceit was practised. The same cause operates on the other side to widen the breach. Our rough and ready Minister writes his communications in his own direct and hearty way, winding up with the customary “Yours, &c.”” The polished negotiator who receives the epistle notes the absence of those courteous pbrases which the meanest of bis countrymen never refrains from using, aad the neglect of which is personal discourtesy, and the result is that he finds a want of sympathy on his side which no subsequent efforts can remove. This is what will occur with all our Spanish American missions until our present system of appointment to them is changed. The policy must not be to St the place for the man, but the man for the place. ‘These causes have no doubt partially operated in the case of Mr. McLan: egotiations to cause their failure, hut there + which no doubt have had their influence to defeat them. It is admitted on ali sides that the Juarez govern- ment ia order to establish its rule in Mexico must have men and money, and that it can only get them from this country. It has hoped to get them from our government with little or nothing in the chape of a guid pro quo, This it has failed to do, and a new scheme has been started by a set of unemployed and unprincipled filibusters here, which has been urged on the Juarez government. It is proposed to raise 3,000 fight- ing men for Mexico, who shall ealist on the basis of cur army, and each pay for that privilege the sum of one hundred dollars cash down, which it is estimated will raise $300,000 for the Mexican government, and give it besides the sinews, the bone and muscle of war. Voluble agents have been pressing this absurd scheme on President Juarez and his Cabinet, and have got eqme of their wonderful state- ments of what they are going to do into the minor newspapers, The absurdity of the idea of a man’s paying $100 for the privilege of fighting for another at the pay of $8 a month, would be sufficient of itself to cause the rejec-e| tion of the plan anywhere but where the belicf is entertained that this ie a great and Prosperous country, rolling in wealth, and that our citizens mast have an occasional fight or spoil. Yet this plan has no doubt had its influence in causing the Mexican government to reject Mr. McLane’s propositions, We are not sorry they have done so, and now that matters have come {ato their proper position we trast that Mr. McLane will make no more Proposals, We want nothing from Mexico, and consequently have nothing to propose. ‘She wants from us; it is for her, then, to make the propositions, and for us to receive and consider them. The only step that our government should take is to let the different aspirants to rule in Mexico know that our citizens must be respected, and that we will held all parties aud the ocuntsy “1 injuries doae them, ihr hd | Sundey Law Tyranny—Consequences of a Reastion. ‘The excitement created by the effort to en‘orce the old Sabbath act of 1794 in Philadelphia, fol- Jowing close upon the resolutions of the New York Police Board, threatens to give to the Sun- @sy law question an importance which may carry it into the domain of politica, If the fanatics who are pushing the patience ef the people to extremities, by their endeavors to mul- tiply the absurd restrictions which have been imposed upon them by bigoted enactments, de not take care they will provoke’a reaction that will eweep away every vestige of Sunday legisla- tion. Let this question of the rational enjoyment of the Sabbath be made a political one, serving as a stepping stone to office, an@ they will econ find themselves powerless to compel the most re- stricted compliance with their notions. It is to avoid the rush from oue extreme to unother that we counsel moderation. If the Sabbatarians do not desire to see the licensee which pre- vaila on the Continent of Eurepe imitated here, they will do well to consent to the relaxa- tions of the laws in regard to Suaday travelling and Sunday enjoyments which it has been thought proper te adopt in Fagland. There can be nothing more cruel or uojust than the observances which these men seek to impose upon the working classea. In nine cases ont of ten the advocates of stringent Sabbath laws are persons whose own practices ia connection with that day will not bear scrutiay. Were we to inquire into their domestic habits we would find that to them the Sunday is a day of greater sensual enjoyment than any other. They may not leave home, for their absence from it the other six days of the week gives them a zest for its quiet luxuries; but they live sumptuously and spare their servants none of the servile work from whieh the Sabbath is supposed to procure an exemption. ‘We should not quarrel with them for their selfindulgence if their bard nese did not put it out of the power of the persons in their employment to obtain euch Sabbath recreation as their limited leisure places within their reach. They tell them that they shall have no facilities for travel on that day, and that they shall even be denied the means of refreshment which an effort to get into the suburbs on foot mecessitates. How, in God's name, under such circumstances, are the poor toiling multitude, out of whose sweat these hy- peerites accumulate riches, to get a breath of fresh air? Laboring from early morning uatil late at night, they can only return to their homes to inhale the impure atmosphere of a crowded tencment house, where not only their physical bat mental faculties are deteriorated and weakea- ed. How monstrous a perversion of truth it is to contend that any influence which can with- draw for a few hours the poor laboriag man and his family from these impure associations can conduce to their moral degradation. It is only the occasional ventilation in the open air and amongst the green trees of the hardships and hopelessness of his daily struggles that can lend to the overworked and sickly mechanic the cour- age to bear his chain to the end. If these Sabbatarian gentlemen, who drive their sumptuous equipages to church and then return to the Fifth avenue to gorge themselves upon turtle aud champagne, were only reason- able and Christian like in their notions, we think that we could suggest a compromise, by which the comforts and prejudices of all classes might be reconciled. If they will engage to close their stores and factories at four, or at latest at five P. M,, on five days in the week, and then pay off their work people at one o’clock on the Satur- day, we will undertake for the latter that they will cheerfully submit to all the fanciful restric- tions which they may desire to impose on their Sunday enjoyments. We do not anticipate a very ready compliance with this recommenda- tion; but until it is adopted we maintain that it is tyranny of the most inhuman kind, not only to deprive people of the possibility of getting an hour's recreation and pure air during the week, but to seck, by the en- forcement of obsolete laws, to debar them from obtaining it on the Sunday. If persevered in we are not sure but that common justice de- mands that movement shall be set on foot to compel employers of every kind to abridge the hours of labor. First, however, it will be well to test the ques- tion whether the laws really justify the stretch of authority contemplated by the resolutions of the Police Commissioners, We are quite satis- fied that they do not. Under the licensing clause it is certainly competent for them to close every store where intoxicating drinks are sold on the Sunday. But that this. clause gives them the power to shut up every refreshment saloon in the city, or to put an extinguisher on the iw nocent amusements of the gardens frequented by our German fellow citizens, we do not be- eve. There are no Sunday enactmenta on our statute books wkich afford, as in Pennsylvania, 4 legal excuse for such a course, and we there- fore cannot but regard the proceedings of the Police Commissioners and Superintendent Pills- bury as being a usurpation of the most tyranni- eal and dangerous kind. Whilst we would coun- sel resistance to all such illegal and unconstitu- tional efforts, we would recommend no man to oppose force to the authority of the Commission- ers, An sppeal to the courts will, we are satis- fied, in every instance nullify their acts; and the only general action that is required to bring the matter to a prompt decision is, perhaps, a sub- scription to aid those who may be too poor to bring their grievances before the higher tri- bunals, —_—___. ‘Tex Garway Line OF SreaMeea.—Our latest intelligencé from England, amongat other things, contains information Of & motion to be made in the House of Commons to con- sider the expediency of cancelling the government con- tract with the Galway Steamabip Company for carrying the mails to the United States. This is an attempt on tho Part of the commercia! interests of Liverpool, which are considered to be seriously affected by the ousiness drawn off to Galway by the new line. But it is very doubtfai whether it wili euccced. The present administration, as well as the Inst, bas adopted the contract, and it is not Ukely to be disturbed. A vory able book on the condi tion, wants and resources of Ireland, from the pen of an American gentleman—Piiny Mitea, Keq.—bas thoroughly reviewed the whole subject, and his cogent reasoning had its ful! efect. There ie no rearon in the world why the Irish matis, freight and passengers destined tor the United States should be compelled to go eastward several Yun Cred miles to Liverpool before they aro allowed to go westward to New York. It would be an outrage to per gist in such @ policy, or for the Britieh government to sus- tain It. Berides, the parliamentary force of Irieh momvers im the House is al6o too groatto be trifled with, aod ws may safely conclude that the Galway contract ie in no danger whatever, ees Williamsburg City News, DROWNED WiLR BarminG.—Me. John f. Woimer, re siding at the corner of Grand and Fourth atreets, E D., ‘was drowned while bathing yesterday morning, at the foot of Clintoo street, Greenpoint. Himself and bis brother ‘were together, when tae ceased waced off from the end of the niew ond mdden! ik. Neither himesltar benthar COW BWI. RUM AH CbUris 1) PAYS Dim were UNAUCCLEALU.. Ho was tweety three yoary eo wod yumari ied, bares, be or tae yonst of THE GREAT BOSTON FAR. Ime nee Pale ef Dry Goods—Hot Excitement Among the Auctioneers and Bidders—Were the # tor Funk Family’There?—Yankee Soft Bevocr Jor Western Merchants—a Miliion und » Halt of Dollars Worth of All Sorts of Dry Goods Sold—P.loes of the Articles and Noms of the Purchasers, dé&c., dic. Boston, July 14, 1850, ‘The trede ealos wore continued to-day, the dry goods Cata'‘ocue being or ened at the new slore of Francis Skin- Ber & Uo., Fra:klin street. The goods consisted of about six toousend bala and cases of shoctings, shirtings, fian- nels, satinets, tweeds, &c.; one thousand pieces of jeans and checks, and two thousand packages of miscellaneous goods, lustre coat’, eatinets, &c.; in all from nine to ten vbousend packages. Sampie cases were opened at the suction rooms and occupied the three tloors of the im- movee store cocupled by the Messrs. Skinner. An immense or wd of buyers was present, probably not less than twolve hundred. There was considerable rivalry ja the contest for good places near the gtand, 60 as tohave ‘the acctionser’s ear. Colonel N. 4. Taompion, Col. Sam. Hatch and Mr. John H. Osgood alternated us auctioneers, each vicing with the other as to which should sel] the quickest and the best, As a consequeuce, they occu: sionally got nervous, and had some difficulty in set- ting disputes between “first bidders.’ When favorite lote were up quite @ scrambie would occasioually cour; acd upon « certain fot beimg knocked off, and duplicates being announced, shouts would ariso from al! parts of the hall, "Ten cases for Jones & Brother;’’ “Twenty cazes for Smith & #on;'* and the confasion be- came 60 great that more goods were booked than were up f 6, and many bargain hunters were entirely unsuc cess. im their attempts to catch the auctioneers eye. The foreign dealers from Western cities had egprcial aiff. culgy in getting Lean. The terms of sale were for gums under owe hundred dollars, cash; ever one hundred doj- tare, approved notes for six months, Prick to the commencement of the sale Col. Thompson tunde a epecch in behalf of the New Fogiaad Society, in which be eaid that thoy felt exceedingly gratified at the presence of the large representation of tiie business men and the business interests of the country. “It would not be winked out of sight,’ he said, that the goods there to be cid Were Dot £0 large in quantity as tue advertisements ftated; but it was difficult to state before. band exactly bow great an amoust of goods would be offered. They had advertised that the tale would be the largest that had ever taken place ia the country of that kind of goods, and he believed that, although the catalogue was uot locg, it represculed a larger quactity of that style of goods than had evor been before offered mt suction, He regretted that the other part of the advertisement,as to the variety of goods, was not more fully carried out, but he believed they Bad a collection which would warrant geu. tlemen in coming her: He desired to say In the outset trat everything on tie catalogue—every cage and every bale—should be sold to the highest bid- der, without any reservation or without any !imit what. eoever. If nothing t etter was acco: plished, it would be & good thing that the merchants of Boston and from abroad should meet, and that the latter should receive the hospl- talities cf the former. He trusted that this was but a commencement of a reries of sales such a: would warrant gentlemen in coming bere from all parts of the country at certain proper seasons of the year. The first claes of goods offered were sheetings, and shirtings from the Lawrence, Tremont aad Boott Mills,con- tributed by A. & A. Lawrence & Cr. Brown sheetings, Lawrence Mills, brought 83fc. per yard; drills, same mills, 9${c.; forty inch shectings,9:. Tremont Mills sbeetings, 73<c.; ¢0. shirtings, 64sc. Medford browa sheetings, 7%¢c. Boott bleached grills, 834c.; blue do., 10i4c.; cv, Tong cloth, 6%c. t> ls. Boot brown sheetings, 8Xc. to 10%c.; do, three- quarters thirtings, 63¢c. York Company soft bleacked twills, 82¢c. te 834c.; do, blue and white checks, lle. ; Marecilles checke, }43¢¢.; panking, 103;c. to 113e.; Ashiand checks, 11c,; dc. denins, 133{¢,; tickings, 120. to 1634¢.; Amozkeag denins, 14c.; Manchester do.,10c.; A. C. A. tickings, 1634c.; Pearl River do.,15s., and Amoskeag drillings, 6c. ‘the next lot was from Upham, Tucker & Co.:—Naghua extra sheetings sold for 8c.; Amory heavy do., 8%<c.; In- dia sheetirgs, 734c.; Nashua abirtings, 6%¢.; India drills, 824¢., and Milford denina, 12%. The remaining iots were from Wright & Whitman, Mackintire, Lawrie & Co.,J. W. Paige & Co., Minor & Hooper, E. H. Eldredge & Co., Mason, Lawrence & Co., Little, Alden & C>., Pier, Wilder & Co , Denny, Rice & Co., Barry Brothers, H. Ammidown & Co., Henry A. Tufte, and Nathaniel Steveos & Son. Some of the prices of sta. ple articles are given:—Salmon Falls brown drills, 82c.; do. sheetings, §3¢c. ; do. flannels, 9c. ; Cocheco print: 46C. 5 Amaranth prints, 83(c. to 9c.; jeans, 7c. to 8Xc.; Union Grills, 7%c. to 8c ; Belvidere scarlet flanno!, 22:¢c. to 22346. ; Talbot do. , 260.; Belvidere orange do., 26340. ; Tal- bot orange, 27c.; Belvidere extra, 28%(c, to 203(c.; Gonic flannels, 2634. to 27c.; Talbot extra twilis, 32c.; Ken- tucky jeans, 14 4c.; cotton druggets, 30e.; Oxford sutinets, Sic.; super do, 44c, to 48c.; Union cassimere, burge. ; printed satinets, 19. to 29%c.; casei. meres 850. to GCc.; satinets, 2834c. to dlc ; Indica’ merino hose, $2; misses’ do.,$1 55; women’s merino mode hoe, $1 85; white shirts; $7 373;; drawers, $7; ribbed mixed, $6 1214; woollen shirts, $11; drawers, $10; nepson bleached drillinge, #6 873; woite pine, $107 6; wool long shawls, $2 82%; plaid do, $312 gentlemen's travelling do., $4 50 to $4623; tabi covers, $1 to 32 60; white twill domestic flannels, 12c.; white fisnnels, -uper, 183¢c. 10 2lc., all wool indigo mixed flannels, 26%. to 27¢.; indigo blue mixed flannels, 20c. to 223<c.; scarlet twilled do., 2%c.; blue twilled do., 2c, to 250.; scarlet printed do., 203¢¢.; Canton flannels, 83. to 834c.; printed cloakings, 1X6. to 1234.; batting, 93{c.; Tioga wicking, 151¢c.; do, twine, 173¢c.; brown joans, 1134c.; twited cloakings, 10c.; ch: eke, 634c. to 6Xc.; Buckeye cassimeres, 213¢0.; ‘Tiger do., 26c.; Washington checks, 9%c, to 1 duck, 1434c.; Duck Company’s denins, 8c, to 10%4@.; printed eatinets, 173¢c. to 20c.; stesl mixed Inatre coats, $1 873 to $2 40; do. pants, $1; Bal- jazd Vale bleached cottons, 8c. to 91¢0.; Manhaitan ticks, 8c. to 20c.; black doceking, 78c. to §23¢ ; and white and mixed yarn, 67c. to 94c. ‘The following are the names of some of the principal buyers:—Smith, Williams & Co., Deforrest & Armstrong, Snelling & Nepbew, 1. Styx & Co., Bell, Placo & Co., Ciaf- lip, Melien & Co., Bowen, Holmes & Co., Lewis, Hamil- ton & Oo., Day & Mattock, J. T. Way, Collins & Kel. loge, B. Burand & Co., Hopkins, Hall & Co., Strong, Bros. & Co., Phelps, Bliss & Co., 0. Dav's & Co., Steiner Bros., R. Moore & Bros., Rogers & Hatch, 0. W. & J. T. Moore, T. Bruce & Co., Crow, McCreery & Co., But- er, Cecil & Raweon, Martin, Schultz & Co., Goldsmith, Taber & Co., Pomeroy, Benton & Co., H. P, & G. L Storer, Spence, White & Co,, Heidelbach, Scasongood & Co., Hecht Broe., Mills & Woodruit, Bridge & Smith, Owen Hopkins & Co,, Machs & Co., Strauss, Hopkins & Co., Bush & Pierce; W. H. Litchfield & Uo., Faxon, Elms & Co,, Levi Simon & Co., C. J, Moore & Oo., Lord & Twslor, Akers & Oo., P. & A. Lewis, Parker, and Barnes & Merriam, besides nearly ail the Boston jobbing houges, The sale was over at half past two o'clock, noarly a maillion and a half of dollars worth of goods baving beon told, Largo quantities of goods were duplicated by Paige & Co., Lawrence, Wilder & Co., and others, 90 that Wat the quantities reached nearly twice the amount on the calalogue. The prices are regarded as exceedingly good , and the scllers are joyfal. ‘The shoe gale was continued, and some three thousand cages wer. disposed of during the day, bringing averags prices. Horace H. Day's India rubber goods soid wait; hoe webbing going for $3 50a yard, goreing $1 50 and silk webbing $1. To morrow a lot of carpets, from the Roxbury Carpet Company, will be told, and on Saturday the city excur- sion takes place down tho harbor, Riddie’s salo of carriages waz one bundred and fity handsome ¢ standard prices, on to those sales, Draper, Mores & Co. had @ stures gad engravings, but not large ia amount, Tho Yacht Rebecca, Boston, July 14, 1859. The yacht Rebecca, from Newport, arrived at Woods ole this morning. ——$$$<$—$_—_— The Glasgow and Edinburg Outward Bound, St. Jonys, N. F., July 18, 1869 ‘The steamship Glazgow, from New York, arrived here yesterday and sailed at even o'clock this morning for Glas. gow, in company with her consort, the Edinburg, which has been detained here some wooks in undergoing repairs of damages sustained in striking an icenerg to the east- ward of Cape Race. The passengers by the steamship Argo, of the Galway line, recently wrecked in Trepassey Bay, went out in there yesesie tl attended, and about Saliing of the Frigate Conatelintion. Rosrow, Jute 14) 1860. ¢ Sites ehiz Aston, 34,600 oats; 2.300 bushels barley, Canal exports 60 bbls dour, 6,000 bushi ls wheat, 2,000 busheis corn. club. cousin winter on private Can! {reighta steady—tiour 25c., wheat 7c. and corn 6¢c. to New York. Lake importe to-day—1.300 bbis. flour. Caral exports—4,000 bbis, flour, 4,000 busbels wheat. $6.4 $6 35 for superfine. white $1 15 a $1§20. Whiskey dul at 24%. Provisions firm. AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. Senator Douglas and the Presldency—Explo- sion of a Cannon at the Navy Yard—Twe Men Killed and Ten Wounded—Arrest of Oharies John Gardner—Reported Duel, doo OUB SPBOLAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wanuinron, July 14, 1859, Letters from leading Southern democratic politicians im- icate that Senator Dovgias’ late manifesto has ruined his Prospects with them. The South will not abide eush a test. Messrs. Toombs, Stephens, Brown, Davis and others, denounce it with much regret, Mr. Dougias says if they will not accept it the opposit:on will, and also unite with ‘he democracy of the Norta and form @ unioa party, Ad- vicee from Northern and Western leaders approve the letter, ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasuinaton, July 14, 1859. While the guaner’s crow wore engaged in their usual bat- tery praction at the Washington Navy Yard to-day, a sixty-four pound army gun, which it is seid had seve thoroughly tested in 1861, burst, killing James H. Wilson and William Nokes, parts of their heacs being biows off end their bodits thrown a considerable distance trom the gum platform. Eight others were severely wounded and two slightly. Charles John Gardner, brother of Dr. Gardner of Mexican claim notoriety, and who eaa indicted for false swearing im his brother's caso, and forteited bis bail by abscoudug, having recently returned to Washington, was to-day ar- rested by the Marshal and is now in custody. It ig rumored that U. Jounings Wise and P. H. Aylow fought ycaterday at Luke Drummoud, twouty miles from Norfolk. ‘the Secretary of the Treasury, Postmaster General aad. Attorney General bavo decided that in consequence ef the invalidity of the title, or the impossibility of the American Philoeophical Society to fully convey in foe sim- ple to the United States their ball in Phitadeipoie, it will require further legisiation by Congress before the build. ings for Post Office and Court House purposes cam be proceeded with. The order for the sale of tne Bank ef Ferrsylvania property will therefore for tho present be withdrawn, the commission, consisting of the above vacavd Cabinet officers, preferring to refer the whole mak- ter'to the judgment and coasideration of the next Com- grees. J. J. Spencer, of Pennsylvania, has been appointed United States Consui at Dresden. Death of Rufus Choate, of Massnchusetts. Baurax, July 14, 1859 Mr. Choate coatinued to improve 1m health duriay bie stay here, and the United States Consul, who had boom constant in bis visitations upon him, left at u quarter bee fore 6 P, M. on Tuesday, the 12th, with the certaiaty thas bis improvemect was permanent, and with the impression that the next day he would ride out, and the day after go toTroro. At balf-pasi eix o’clook the alack which ciosea his career commenced, and ke died at half-past 2 4. M- on Wednesday. He died of disease of the heart. He was in the full possession of his faculties up to 6 P. M. on Tues- day, but unconscious trom that time until he expirad. ‘His remains qill be sent on Saturday to Boston, via Wind- sor and St. John, for interment. ‘A meeting of the bench and bar convened hers to day tg prepare an address of condolence to Mr. Choate's fa- Pad Bostos, July 14, 1869. A private despatch from Halifax states that Hoa. Rufus Choate died there on Wednesday morning. Mr. Choate tailed a few weeks since for Europe to regain bis heaith, ‘but did not proceed further than Halifax, where he has since remained quite feeble, but not so prostrate as to alarm his friends, ‘The Superior Court adjourned this forenoon, on receiv. ing the announcement of Mr. Choate’s deatn, and a mect- ing of the members of the Suffolk bar will take piace to- morrow. ‘The Committee on Revising the Statutes to-day adopted regolutions of respect to the memory of Mr, Choate. Sove- ral speeches eulogistic of the deceased were then made, when the committee agjovrned. News from the Pike’s Peak Gold Mines. Leavgswortu, July 13, 1859, An express arrived this evening from Denver City in the unprecedented time of six days, Several passengers and $5,200 in gold dust were brought. Prospecting had been prosecuted a considerable dis- tance south of the present diggings, resuiting ip indica- tions equal to any already discovered. Good leads hava been struck reven miles below Jackson’s, on Clear creck, Rich discoveries are also reported near Boulder City- Building is being vigorously prosecuted at Denver City; the population is steadily augmenting, and there is an in- creasing demand for provisions. All the indications point 10 the re-establishment of confidence, and the sieady de- velopement of the Kansas miues. The quartz machinery lately eent from here, when put in operation, will more fully test the value of the gold bearing quartz, Indian Depredations. Sr. Louis, July 18, 1959. The Omaha Webraskiam, in giving an account of the ¢o- Predations recently committed by the Pawnee Indians, ‘says that $15,000 worth of property was stolen from the settlers. Governor Black was in the field, at the head of 260 foot and 70 dragoons. ‘The Indians number 3,000 men. Commencement at Tufis’ College. Boston, July 13, 1869. The commencement exercises of Tafts’ College (Uaiver, salist), at Somerville, took place today. Ten graduates received diplomas with the degree of A,B, Governor Banks was present at a dinner to the Faculty, students and guests, and responded toa sentiment. The Qnriversary of the Mathetian Society was celebrated with an oration by Hon. Edward G. Parker, and a poom by John G. Saxs, on “the press.”” ——___ ‘The Proposed Kansns Central Railroad. Sr. Lovis, July 14, 1859. A party of engineers left Wyandotte this morning to survey the Kansas Central Railroad, to Fort Riley— 150 milee long. This is the first raliroad surrey weet bE tue Missouri river, and is auotaer link towards the Explosion of a Powder Mit. Poxtianp, Me., July if, 1959. Righty kegs of gunpowder i one of the now miils at Gorham exploded yesterday. The building was blown to atoms und onc man severely injured. Maxkets, New nutans, July 23, 1860, Cotton unchanged: asles to-day 300 bales, Suzar buoy- antand again advanced ijc.: sales Big 6c. B66. tor fair to fully fair. é Atpasy, July 4—6 P.M. Flour and grain inactiyo: tle July’ sues reported to- day ou'side of the retail business are 2.560 buenole white Canada Wheat ai $1 60, aud se fole of Canada. osfa i ZC, a 40c, Whiskey—Saies 200 bbis. wt 25%3,, amail lots brought 2ic.. iis! Mad Borraro, Jaly 14—1 P.M. Flour tnaotive and tending downward: saiea of B00 Cia, at $4 0224 w $5 for State wud extra Tllnois, from Chicago spring wheat; $4 8737 9 $5 G0 for extra Wisconein, from cinb wheat; $6 25 a $350 for extra Michigan, [ndiaan and Obio, aud $6 76 a $7 for double extra. Wheat very Gull Corn dutl ana heavy, and declining: wales of 6.000 bushe! ound Ilinois at 7c ; 6,509 bushels No. 2 ditto, afloat, 93 72c.—an extreme figure. Oats und barioy quiet, Rye lower: small gales at 80c, Whiskey nooiinal, Froights—8%<e, on corn, 0340. on wheat, and Sbc, on flour, to New Take ‘mporis to dey—3,200 bbls, flour’ cabels wheat, 14,000 bushels carn, 3,000 buanels Brrvato, July 14—6 PM. Four unchanged; sales aj $6 2 $6 25 for Milwaukee Waeas continues di e Bales beiog mostly Wis- 2. Corn firm, but quiet, Cixciswart, July 14, 1860. Flovr cloged with a declining teudeucy: amall ‘sales at Wheat vnacitled: red $1 10, Maxine Court. Before Hon. Judge McCarthy. Jerr 18.—Francis Weekes vt. The Mercantile Library Assciation.—This action was brought to recover 825 °S due | latutiff for printing 6,000 copies of the last anoaal yeport of the ass ciation, by order of E. B, Servoms, nix~ President aud The defendants ia their anewers admitted that they had not paia for tne work, and set up « general denial, with a Gefence tbat they were not a corporation or ao incorpo- rated eociety, and on this tatter ground the compiain: was Cismissed, with $10 allowance and costs. R A. Bacnia, President of the Liorary. Bofore Hon. Judge Thompson. POLITICAL SQUABBLES. Jet 18.—Abijah Ingram vs. Henry L. BulRey,—In Dee seember, 1868, tne defendant was a candidate for Alder- man cf the Iwenty-secona war time edited aad published a nowapaper, wh extatence. The defendant employed the piatntiff to edvo- cate hia claims for the office of Aldermac of the Twenty - second ware, or Fifteenta Aidermanic district. id trom the 131n of November till after the siectioc, ‘The plaintiff at that ich bad a briot fois he View defont defender! snr te aa OM cumitad Ge dongs or $165 ad cogs.