The New York Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1859, Page 4

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NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway.—Dompsr 4xD 80x— Batexy Baker, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Jexxy Divers—Feancn 8rr WALLACK’S THEATRE Broadway.—Latta Booxa— Tnise Liox. & NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street,—Dazax st Sai— Gueen breiTe—FLyine LutonMaN, BNUM'S sMEKIOAN MUSEUM, Brosdway.—Afer- acon and Bvoninr= Wruas Tae WIZARD, WOOD'S MINSTEEL SUILDING, 561 and S63 Brosdway.— preeruss Sovas. Dances, 4c —Oazgizs on tus Lavan. PALACE GARDEN ASD HALL, Fourteenth street— Concert asp Somer Daxsante, New York, Sunday, July 17, 2859. ‘The News. The Borussia arrived at this port yesterday with news from Europe dated at Southampton some twelve hours later than that brought by the Weser- We have additional details of the bloody fight and great carnage at Solferino. The three armies suf- fered most severely, and the wounded were pour- ing into Milun and all the other cities in the line of the allied march, in great numbers. Other terri- ble battles were looked for; indeed, it was said in Vienna on the 2d inst. that another had taken place but we have no reports in confirmation of the rumor. The Emperor Francis Joseph committed extraordinary blunders in his command. Kossuth had a most enthusiastic reception in Italy. Im- mense war preparations were continued in France, The Te Deum in Notre Dame to give thanks for the victory was very grand. The Indian is due with European news to the 6th, but had not reached Farther Point when the tele- graph offices closed last night. The Tennessee has arrived at New Orleans with news from Vera Cruz to the 13th inst. On that day, it is stated, President Juarez issued a decree de- claring the church property the property of the nation. It is reported that the American Minister as placed on board the steam sloop-of-war Brooklyn the project of a treaty between Mexico and the United States. The Tennessee brought $725,000 in specie to New Orleans. The steamship Vanderbilt left this port yesterday for Southampton and Havre with 251 passengers and $1,337,076 in specie, and the City of Baltimore, which sailed for Liverpool, took out 310 passengers and $1,092,160. Owing to the storm the City of Baltimore anchored in the bay. She probab'y pro- ceeded on her voyage this morning. A correspondent wring from Kansassays:-~“The €rops in the Territory are promising. Wheat and oats have all been harvested, and show a good yield, though not so large as last year’s harvest, in Consequence of the excessive rains of last spring- Corn looks finely, and all root crops will yield abundantly. Improvement in Kansas is steadily progressing, and emigration to the eastern part of the Territory continues steady. A steady and in- creasing emigration to the mines, though not large, is also seen. The land sale commences on the 15th of July.” A preliminary meeting of the members of the New York bar was held yesterday, with reference to the recent death of Hon. Rufus Choate, of Mas- sachusetts. Owing to the stormy weather and in- sufficient notice of the meeting, there was not so large ap attendance as was anticipated, and after the appointment of a committee to make prepara- tion for a suitable demonstration of respect for the deceased the meeting adjourned. The general meeting will be held at an early day next week. The intensely hot weather of the past week has Bwelled the mortality list considerably. The report of the City Inspector, which is given in another column, shows that the deaths comprised 92 men, 75 women, 229 boys, and 210 girls, a total of 597, being 140 more than the week previous, and 39 more than occurred during the corresponding week of last year. Of the whole number of deaths last week.418 were of ten years uf age and under, and of this number 112 died of cholera infantum. There were 116 deaths of diseases of the brain and nerves, 5 of the generative organs, 16 of the heart and blood vessels, 108 of the lungs and throat, 4 of old age, 24 of eruptive fever and skin diseases, 41 still- born and premature births, 230 of diseases of the stomach and other digestive organs, 42 of uncer- tain complaints, 6 of the urinary organs, and 12 from violent causes. The nativity table shows that 472 were natives of the United States, 92 of Ireland, 19 of Germany, and the balance of various foreign conntries. The annexed table shows the temperature of the atmosphere in this city during the past week, the range of the barometer and thermometer, the variation of wind currents and the state of the weather at three periods during each day, viz: at 3 A. M., and 3 and 9 o'clock P. M. 4 se soyoup my BR “yop BEETTTE| -runone REMARKS. Saturday—Hesvy and warm al! day, ‘Bunday— Clear and warm. Monday—Clear. crak *aay—Morning, overcast; afternooon and night, lear, Wednesday—Morning, clear and warm; afternoon, ter- Fific thunder storm, with rai. Thursday —Cloudy ané warm. pantiay—Morning, cloudy; afternoon and night, over- Saturday—Overcast and heavy rain, ‘The inclemency of the weather yesterday tended to Check business in some branches, The European news ex- @roleed no influence of moment upon the Prices of cotton Or other produce. The siles embraced about 1,080 bales, Closing firm on the basis of about 11%. for middling up- lands. Flour was again heavy and sales Festricted, and Closed at a decline of from 10c. to 200. per dvi. Wheat ‘was heavy and lewer. The sales incladed common t> Choice white Southern at $1 608 $1 7, the iatter eure for new, and old white Kentucky. Corn was firm ‘but quiet: new Western mixed was held at 91c., and Choice Southern yellow at 96. Pork was again heavy ‘and lower, with sales of now mess at $16 80% $15 90; ‘thin mess at $16 50;and 920 $12 25 for prime. The ‘eavy fall of rain checked transactions in sugar, which ‘Were confined to some 150 bhds. at full prices. Coffee “was steady: sales of 8,100 bags of Laguayra wore made, ‘part for export, at 1130. Freight engagements wore quite ‘Right, and rates without alteration, The Decay of Our Old Party Organizations | The Sunday Tyranny—Popalar Demon and Their El:ction Tactics, Like everything else in this world of changes apd transformations, our political p .rties have a limited existence. They rise, flourish, run to seed, fall to pieces and dieappear. Thus our old federal and republican parties, which arose from the conservative germs of our war of indepea- dence, and from the radical*popular ideas of the first French revolution, entirely faded away with the second election of President Monroe, when j' was declared that we were “all republicans and all federalists,” Thus it happened that with the disbanding of those two old parties there was a free and independent scrab race in 1824 between Jackson, Adams, Crawford and Clay, and as there was no election by the people, the issue was thrown into the House ef Repreeentatives upon the three highest candidates on the vote of the electoral colleges—to wit: Jackson, 99; Adams, 84; Crawford, 41. But though Henry Clay was thus constitu- tionally ruled out, his partisans held the balance of power in the House. They exercised it, too, in favor of Mr. Adams, and elected him. The supporters of Jackson were highly indignant at this coalition and ite results, and when, in the promulgation of the new Cabinet, Mr. Clay ap- peared as Secretary of State, a cry of “bargain and sale” was raised from one end of the country to the other. Co!. R. M. Johnson, of Kentucky, is reported as having said that it would be the duty of the people to put down an adminis- tration thus corruptly elected, “evenif it were as pure as the angela in Heaven.” Upon this idea, and in behalf of General Jackson, the organiza- tion of the present democratic party commenced: Thus, in 1828 the contest was narrowed dowa to two candidates— Jackson and Adams—the plat- form of the friends of the former being that al- leged “bargain and sale,” “retrenchment and reform,” and, more powerful than everything else, the battle of New Orleans, “Old Hickory” was triumphantly elected, and in the contest for the succession, from the general policy of his administration, especially upon the United States Bank question, the demo- cratic party, and the opposition or whig party, under the leadership of Henry Clay, were defi- nitely organized. But the popularity of Jack- son’s war upon the bank monster carried every- thing before it, and he was reelected by a greatly increased popular and electoral vote. The old whig party, however, with varying for- tunes, including its successful campaigns of 1840 and 1848, maintained the field until 1852, when, paralyzed and disorganized by the Northera slavery agitation, it was crushed to pieces and swept away. Two new parties arose from its ruins—the American or Know Nothing, and the Northern republican party; but between these Northern aoti-slavery republicans and the Southern pro- slavery democracy, the Know Nothing party was pulverized in 1856, as between the upper and the nether millstone. Thus the enly general op- position organization to the democratic party at this time is the republican party, and it islimited to the North; but, on the other hand, to such extremes has the democratic party been carried on the South side of the nigger question, that it has been reduced to a minority in almost every Northern State. Thus the broad national characteristics of the Jacksonian democratic organization have been so completely absorbed by the nigger question, that that great old party only now exists in the empty name. In fact, like the old whig party, having accom- plished its mission, and run to seed, it is falling to pieces under the universal law of dissolution and reconstruction. A final diseolution may thus be anticipated at Charleston, from the presanre of this nagro agitation; for, reduced to the simple issue of the propagation and expansion of slavery, the already dismantled and tottering fabric of this exhausted party must fall tothe ground. And so it hap- pens that this very national convention system, under which this democratic party came into power, has been the most active instrument in the work of its destruction. These national con- ventions have been guilty of such scandalous trickery and corruption, and have rendered the party nomination so entirely subject to the chances of a thimble rig, that Governor Wise and Senator Douglas have each resolved not to sub- wit to the convention at Charleston, but that the convention shall submit to Wise or Douglas, and in its submission to either, the other has resolved upon rebellion. This movement, we apprehend, will be the fin- ishing stroke to this old rotten and ricketty party machine, and to the similar machine of the republican camp. With the destruction of the democratic machine at Charleston there will arise the necessity for another convention, with a view to the amalgamation of the demo- cratic elements of the North and the conserva. tive opposition elements into a new party; and, in anticipation of this necessity, we would sug- gest New York as the place, and the firat week of September, 1860, as the time, for this grand Northern union convention. At all events, with the destruction of the convention machinery which brought the democratic party into power, and which, democratic and opposition, has ground out our Presidents, good. bad and indif- ferent, from that day to this; with the breaking up of this machinery, we say, it will be super- seded by a better system—to wit: a system of in- dependent candidates, and an election by the House of Representatives. And we say let us have this system. It will be @ popular syatew, and under it, whether be- fore the people or before the House, the election will tarn upon higher and more practical issues than the revolutionary nigger abstractions of the day. Poricemen’s Po.ttics, Piety aNp PResENTs.— It will bave been observed by our report of the proceedings of the Police Commissioners, pub- lished yesterday, that the Board seemed to be affected by a epaemodic virtue—perhaps conse- quent on the recent passage of the pious resdlu- tions, The action of the Board might seem to the uninitiated to indicate a design to prevent the members of the force from belonging to po- litical organizations, to decrease the clerical force, and to forbid in future the acceptance of pre- sents by the officers from citizens or patrolmen. Judging the future by the past, we can safely pronounce these pretended reforms all humbug. The old clerks will simply have to do nothing under different generalship; the men need have no fear in fellowing the political example of the Commissioners, unless they should become per- tonally obnoxious, or their stars be needed for new favorites; and after the Nye house and lot, and the City Hall squad division of the spoils, it is likely that means will be found for the ac- be ogg es re without violation of the mules. The whole concern is « hospital for po- litigal invalids, ss Yr NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 517, 1859. ‘. don Agatasé Ie, On Friday evening Inst one of the greatest popular demonstrations witnessed in this city tor some years came off in front of the Her aw office. It consisted of the German popatation, aud other citizens who sympathize with them ia the cause of social and personal freedom, and who are ani- mated with the same sentiments of iadignation against the Inquisition which has been erected ia | the heart of this democratic city, long atter auch institutions have been put down ia the despot- ismsot Europe. An immense multitude marched in imposing procession, bearing torches, and ac- companied by a magnificent baud of music, aun” bering eighty pieces. Halting at the iatersec- tion of Fulton and Nassau streets, it arranged iteelf in perfect order in both thoroughfares, and after some of those grand instrumental perfuria- ances for which the Germans stand unrivalled among civilized nations, and after some vocal feats of the highest art, a chosen speaker express- ed the sentiments of the vast assemblage, when it retired in the same orderly manner ia which it had come, thus showing that the Germans are a noble people, worthy of liberty in its highest forms. To this demonstration we now respond. While we feel honored by such a spentaueous expression of the popular mind, the only credit we claim in the matter is, that we uttered in this journal what was in the heart of every man not darkened by bigotry and fanaticiom—that we expounded the principles of civil and religious liberty so happily established by the American Revolution and the constitution of the United States, but so little appreciated, so ill under- stood, by many who have the good fortune to be born under the shadow of the stars and stripes. These principles have been subverted, and our citizens wounded in their sacred rights, We have said that an odious Inquisition has been erected in our midst. And by what other appellation can the Police Commissioners be so well described, with their pious Pillsbury as their chief agent, a veritable Fouche, prying into the family secrets and private concerns of free citizens. Such is the legacy left us by the republican party, and it isin keeping with every- thing they do. The union of Church and State bas been abrogated in the most enlightened countries of the Old World, and a provision against it has been inserted in the constitution of the United States, while the Inquisition is among the things that were even ia the Papal do- minions. Yet, in this advanced period of the nineteenth ceatury, and in this model re- public, under which we have been taught to believe universal religious toleration existed, an attempt is made practically to revive the ex- ploded union of Church and State, and to build up a Protestant Inquisition on the ruins of the Catholic. It is a ludicrous effort to transplant Puritanism into the soil of New York after it has died out in New England, and the pious Pillsbury might as well try to carry out the rest of the old blue laws of Connecticut—such as those which ordained that a cat should be hanged on Monday for killing a mouse on Sunday, or that a man should be severely punished for kissing his wife on the Sabbath day—as to attempt to enforce the edicts of the Police Com- missioners touching the closing of houses of refreshment on Sunday, the only places where numbers of the people who occupy rooms without board can get anything to eat. If they interfere with “ the German Gardens” on the ground of violating the Sabbath, how much more, on the same principle, ought they to inter- fere with the fast horees of “the bloods,” which throng the Bloomingdale and the Coney Island plank roads on Sunday? They ought to inter- fere, too, with private carriages driving peo- ple to church, und ovom with people walking more than “a Sabbath day’s journey,” which is about a mile, as regulated by the Jewish law— the only foundation for the Sabbath observance which is so vehemently insisted upon by our holy reformers, The Jews did not cook on the Sabbath, the Puritans did not cook on Sunday Why do not the Inquisitors send their agents into the kitchens of New York to smell out roast beef on the Lord’s day, and punish the cooks and their employers? They ought, aleo, to take meaeures to put a stop to the city railroad cars, both in New York and Brooklyn. In “the City of Churches,” after a hard struggle, the running of Sunday cars was established, and these con- veyances take people into the suburbs by seve- ral routes, where they can enjoy fresh air, and a sight of trees and green fields, The sin- ners who fill these cars violate the Sabbath just as much by sitting in groups on the green sward and conversing about the news of the day as do the Germans, who, living inNew York, and unable to get out of the city by means of cars, frequent the “Gardens” with their wives and children to drink a glass of harmless lager or smoke a segar, while they listen to the “concord of sweet sounds” which is so well cal- culated to soothe the troubled spirit. And sois it regarded in Philadelphia, There a movement has been set on foot in that enlightened city to pre- vent the running of carson Sunday. It is wor- thy of the City of Fraternal Love, and is at least consistent. It is eminently brotherly and loving for one or more sects to establish a standard of Sabbath observance, and compel all others to square themselves to that—a sort of Procrustean bed, to which, by appropriate instruments of torture, the victims of brotherly love must be fitted, whether they are long or short. It is loving and brotherly on the part of those who live in large and airy houses, and who can go to the sea side or the country on any day of the week, to conspire against the Sunday enjoyments of the poor mechanic and artisan, shut ap in the heated workshop or factory by day, and stowed at night into crowded tenement houses in filthy alleys. To breathe the pure air and see nature is paradise to the working population of our large cities. Can that be true religion which would deprive them of this recreation, destroy their health and happiness, and drive them to the secret groggery and the haunts of vice and diesipation? Whether, we ask, are men more likely to become good members of society by spending the Sunday in contemplation of the works of God, or in doing the works of the devil in the dens of infamy which are to be found in every large city? Secret drinking cannot be prevented by the police; and when men are hin- dered trom enjoying the open air, they will be sure to resort to debasing indalgences within doors, Seven-cighths of the rowdy- fem, stabbing, and other crime and dis order in New York proceed from the ob- structions placed in the way of the free egress ot the people into the country on Sunday. The best substitute for the country is the German Garden im the city, and of this the Commissioners of Police propose to deprive the people through the agency of the godly Pillsbury. The attempt is equally contrary to the fundamental law of the land and to tf Iptter and spirit of the Bible, | On this point there is one among several com- ftounications in another columa, which is deterv ing of the attention of the fanatics, Duriog the Isee week « member of De, Cheever’s obarch has been excommunicated for assertiox that there is no authority in the New Testamen: for keeping Sunday after the manner of th: Jewish Subbath, If any one can point out such autbority we should like to see it, Tois excom- munication will do very little harm to its object, but it serves to show what sach tyrauts would do if they only had the power. They would put people to death for violating the Sabbath, ay was done under the law of Moses. That power they can never have; but we must take good care that they do not by any sinister and stealthy influence on our legis! ..0a encroach upon the rights and liberties of ine people, Tue New York Times anv Irs Geocrarnical Wispom.—The pretentious ignoramuses of the New York Zimes have assumed the responsible office of teaching their cotemporaries something ot that geograpbical knowledge which is indis- peneable to a correct understanding of the vari- ous movements, battles, &c., of the contending armies in Italy. The journal in question has been particularly attentive in this way to the New York Heraxp; but the geographical lesson whieb was thus given out yesterday for our special instruction is too much for our limited capaci- ties, We refer to the leading article of the Times on “the defensive square of Austrian Italy,” and to the extraordinary geographical disceverie: end military information recorded in the follow- ing extraot:— After a battle of several hours’ duration the Sardinians at Goito gave way; and if we follow up the course of the Mincio we shali find innumerable elbvws formed by the sym y Deiendea by Wurmser in 1797, Austria surrenderea to Napoleon MI. in 1859. Notwithstanding the toil spent by Austria on the spot, we should have bores me Fron of ustnsnip A canal cats Map fan ieviwo, tut de moy rly. on the mod cordial abina Minister of the new power wm England. Now, we confess that we never knew before, with all our readings about Italy, and all our personal explorations and observations in Italy, that “if we follow up the course of the Mincio we shall find innumerable elbows formed by the sympatby of youth.” What does this mean? We cannot understand, unless the writer refers to “the elbows” which are formed “from the sympatby of youth” when a number of young people join in a dance or in a social glass of wine. Secondly, although “we are pro- tected by @ foreign fleet suddenly coming up on our question of citizenship,” we are puzzled to compreberd the connection of this fleet with the defensive purposes of the famous Italian quadrangle. If it were an American fleet “coming up,” the meaning would be clear enough; but the announcement of “a foreign fleet suddenly coming up,” and “coming up,” too, “on our question of citizenship,” and for our protection, cannot be so easily explained. In the third place, though we are admonished that “a canal cute Mantua in two,” our safety is guaran- teed in the assurance that “we may rely on the most cordial Cabinet Minister of the new power in Englard.” He will get us over or under that canal, and no mistake. We may rest securely, upon this assurance, when we are furtherinformed by the Zimes that “at Verona the last features of the opposition lingered,” and that “Paris is strong in her circle of fortifications,” The “opposition” here referred to is doubtless the old Derby Austrian opposition to “the new power in England;” but how “the last features of this opposition” got away off there into Verona we cannot undertake to say. Perhaps they got there ina balloon. Finally, had this incompre- hensible stuff and nonsense of the Times appeared in that paper of last Monday, we might have nomeluded, end JUSWY, PEMDAp.y, suey wue Writer had been violating his Puritanical Sabbath in stronger and more unseemly potations than lager bier. THE GREAT BOSTON FAIR. Glorious Jollification of the Boston Mer- chants and their Customers at the City’s Expense—The New York Ten Governors’ En- tertainments Eciipsed=Fishing, Drinking, Fensting and Sca-Sickness, dic., d&c. Boston, July 16, 1859. Asa finale to the trade sales in this city, the Municipal government gave today a complimentary excursion among the islands in the harbor. The party consisted o! ‘about six hundred Bostonians and txo hundred strangers The small number of the latter was owing to the fact that the excursion was on Saturday, and most of the New Yorkers and Western men had gone home. The original intention was to have the jollification ou Friday, but that was frustrated for tho reason thai no eteamer could be procured on that day short of sending to New York. Not desirous to appear io the humiliating predicament of sendiag to New York for a boat in which to rejoice over a New England achieve ment, the next best thing was done—that is the Portland Steamer Montreal, which lies over here Sunday, was hired This boat will accommodate comfortably about a thousand persons. Fifteen hundred tickets were distributed, and the holders of about a thousand appeared at tho wharf; but so many were frightened at the appearance of a crowd, that only about eight hundred trusted themsclyes on board. Among these were Governor Banks and Mayor Lincoln, Anson Burlingame, the Mayors of Roxbury and Charlestown, and any quantity of city officiais and hang ers-on, besides the town tradesmen and the comparatively small representation of strangers. The day was comfortable, and the most of the party were quite jolly and contented. Goy. Banke and Mr. Burlingame got seasick almost before gotting to rough water, and were not seen again till the boat had Bearly reached the wharf on the return. Otherwise there were not many cases of scasickness. Of Smith’s chowder, cold chicken and coffee, enormous quantities wore consumed, and fortifications of a different sort were much relied upon to keep off the malady of the sea. After passing by the islands in the harbor, the boat pro- ceeded to the Minol’s Ledge Lighthouse, now going up, and a few of the passengers went off in @ boat and ex. amined the structure, While lying to here cod lines were thrown out by rome of the party, but with ill sua cess. The steamer was then headed for Salem harbor, and after ekirling through that and passing in view of Glou- cester,and close up to Lowell Island and Marblehead, it shot by Nahant and back again to Boston. The boat reached the wharf at half-past four, baying been absent seven hours. About half the Party went ashore, but the other haif wanted more, and tho steamer again went out about ten miles and back. The die music of Gilmore’s new band was the priocipai feature of amuse- ment on board, aside from the eating and drinking. There were no speeches made, Altogether * was a very plea sant affair, not so much for the strangers as for Bosionians themselves, who had the principal benefit of it at the ex- pense of the city. The Death of Ruafas Choate. PRELIMINARY MBETING OF THR BOSTON BAR. Boston, July 16, 1859. Aprelimipary meeting of the members of the Suffolk bar was held this morning for making arraagements in ro ference to the death of Mr. Choate. A committee of thir teen was appointed to designate an appropriate action for & proper observance of their loss, as follows:—Messra. © P. Ourtis, Obarles G. Loring, Sidney Bartlett, B. R. Curtis, Caleb Cushing, Ed. D. Sohier, B. F. Haflott, George Lunt, P. W. Chandler, Richard ®. Dana, Jr., Caries L. Wood. Dury, H. F. Durant and Henry ©. Hutchins. Remarks were made by Hon. Sidney Bartlett, Caleb Cushing, B. F- Hallett and O. P. Curtis, and then the mocting adjourned to Tuesday next. Arrival of the Galt Lake Mall. St. Lovws, July 16, 1859. ‘The Salt Lake mail bas arrived here with dates to tho 22d, vltimo, but the nows is unimportant, val of the Indian Faxtune Pour, July 16—10 P, M. There exo a8 yet DO sigue Of tho stramsbip Indiaa, now due with Liverpool dates of the 6th inst, 14 is raining neavily, aud the vight is very dark, Intesesting from Mexico, New Oxxxans, July 16, 1859, ‘The steamebip Teuneesee brings Vera Cruz advices of the 13th, and $725,000 ip specie, ‘be sloop-of war Brookiyn has on board the project of & treaty between Mexico and the United Sistes, President Juarez issued » decree on toe 13a, declaring be property of the church to be national property, Iudjan Troubles in New Mexico, Sr, Louis, Jaly 16, 1859. The New Mexican mail, with Santa Fe dates of the 27th ult., reached Independence this morning. Large num bers of the Camanche and Kaw Indians were at Walnut, and the latter were endeavoring to ferm an.alliance with tbe former, for the purpose of punishing the people of Council Grove for hangiog two of their tribe a short time ago. The two companies of troops at the crossing of the Arkansas were not sufficient to bold the Iadians in check should hey become hostile, News from ihe Kansas Gold Mines, 8, Loum, July 16, 1859, Mr. Garrigon, in a letter to Mr. Smoot, at Loavepworth, dated Grogory’s Mines, 4th instant, says that within an area of eix milea square five to sight hundred leads have been opened; that from tbree to five thousand claims are being profitably worked; that about ten thousand mon are at work, and that from thirty to forty thousand del lars worth of gold is raised daily. Arrival of the Yacht Rebecca at Boston, Boston, July 16, 1859, ‘The yacht Rebecca arrived to-day ‘rom New York. Hot Weather and Storm at Loutsville, Ky. Loumvitie, Ky., July 16, 1859, After several days of excessively bot weather, the mer cury ranging between 55 and 100 degrees in tie shade, u thunder and lightning storm occurred yesterday after- noon, accompanied by a gale, prostrating trees and shrubs, and unroofing several buildings in the southerly portion of the city. Nobody was injured, The Weather at Cincinnatt, Cuvcinnatt, July 16, 1859, ‘We were visited with a slight rain storm /ast night Tho thermometer during the week bas ranged from 90 to 100 degrees im the shade. Severe Storm in Baltimore. Battimors, July 16, 1859, ‘Tho etorm last evening did some damage in the outskirts of the city, filling cellars, &o, Stabbing Affray at Boston. Boston, Jaly 16, 1859. William Nickerson was last night stabbed seriously in an aflray on South Boston bridge. Salling of the North American, Quenxo, July 16—11 A. M, The steamer North American sailed at 10 4. M. for Liverpool, with ninety nine passengers. Markets. PHILADELPHIA #TOCX BOARD, PamLapeirata, July 16, 1860, ‘Socks steady. State dves, no sales; Read ing Sattroad, 202; Morris Oanal, 643;; Long Isiand Rail road, 162; Pennsylvania Rallroad, 88. Thi al porte are ud 7 800,000" al Cotton—The at are now 600, er stuedint bank ponte Dopavane Sales ekttae weak onae ce 5,250 bhds. Prmaperma, July 16, 1859. Flour dull: old superfine 260. lower. Whea: firm: new white, $1 45a 91 50; red, $1 40, Corn active: yellow, 86c. ‘Whiskey dull at 270.’ a 280. ————— “Tog Heart oy THs Anps,’’—Mr, Church’ new pictare is creating @ great sensation in London. Most of the lead ing English artists had visited it, and nad expressed them selves in the .armest terms as to its merits. On the 28:0 ult, the picture was submitted to the Queen, who pos. ‘seeres an accurate critical judgment in fine art matters. Ber Majosy was greatly pleased with it, and observed that from the extraordinary powers developed in this work she had no doubt the painter would establish a European reputation inferior to none of his contempora ries. Tho ‘'private view”? by the press andthe London art connoisseurs took place on the 2d at the German Gal. lery, 168 New Bond street. It was attended by most of the distinguished people to whom invitations had beeo issued, and the impression produced by the picture was such as to gratify the most sanguine expectations of the artist’sfriends, The London Ttigraph, in speaking of the wool, ooyer—Tuo “Heart of the Andes?’ is a magnificent scene, marvellousiy painted. The glory of the moun- tains and the exquisite brilliancy of the tropical flowers are alike admirably rendered. The painting is full of breadth, though every detail is finished with the greatest care, —_______. City intelligence. Tae WaaTser, Streets, &c—During the past week the weather has been quite variable, alternating wity mild, warm, hot and wet weather, These sudden changes o, the atmosphere must at once impress those versed in physical ecience as detriwental to public health, even to those where habits of life are ot the most regular charac ter, and consequently quite injurious to the more incon- siderate class, who have little or no knowledge or care for their bodily interests, The Street Inspector im roglio du ring the early part of the spring caused much alarm on ac count of the chaotic state of affairs under that officer, and the filthiness of toe streets, avenues and by places; but hap- pily the matter was adjusted in time by the appointment of Mr. Delavan to that office, who, since he assumed the duties of his office, has discharged them with a spirit and determination which warrants tne belief that if his efforte are properly seconded by bis subordinates they will meet with the approbation of all classes of our citizens. Since the City Inspector has commenced cleaning ihe lower part of the city, the atmosphere and the appearance of that lo cality have greatly impreved. Duriog the rain storm esrly on Saturday morning the water ran down tha gut- ters as clear as from a country brook—a phenomens not observable but once in a lifetime. Norrork Srreer Mernopisr Eriscopar, Sannata Scuoo1.— The children of this school, accompanied by their parents and guardians, tothe number of several handred, went on their annual excursion and picnic on Thursday last to Biddle’s Grove, and from thence around Staten Island. They embarked on board the commodious steamer Erie, Capt. Ray, at haif-past eight o’clock inthe morning, and proceeded as above stated. Alter the caildren reached the grove they engaged in 8 variety of innocent amuse ments. At two o’ciock in the afternoon a horn was sound ed, and the children and acuite gathered together under a large pavilion te participate in pleasing exercises, Danie! Baker, the much esteemed Superintentent of the echoo!, opened the exercises by requesting the chtidren to sing a bymu, which was done in a very acceptable maoner Rev. C. 8 Francis, the pastor of the church, followed in a very affecting fer, Addresses were thea made by Mr. Disosway, Rey. Dr. Mitchell and others. Mus Myra Francis Phelps presided at the melodeon, aed greatly add ed to the harmony of the singing by the childrea. On the return trip to the city a meeting was held in the saloon 0 the steamboat, when a series of resolutions were passed complimentary to tbe officers of the boat, and also to Captain Hartt, of the Seventeenth precinct police, who was preseot with a posse of men, and assisted in the care of the children, besiaes preserving the best of order. Captain Hartt acknowledged the compliment tendered hin in @ very entertaining speech, illustrated by anecdotes and facts, and made his peroration by giving a very truth- ful statement of the causes of our oppressive taxation. The excursionists reached the city shortly after sevon o’clock F. M., highly pleased with their day’s pleasuro. Taxrt or Screntivic InsrRvMENTS.—The laboratory and office of Dr. Isatah Deck, analytical chemist, No. 18 Ex. change place, were entered, by the moans of false keys, on Friday, during the temporary absence of the doctor, and many valuable articles, including scientific instru- pe Sosa tas ops dha ceed tho latter was « sel{-registering barometer presented to the late Dr. Kane by Lieutenant Mary, U.8..N., and which accom. panied the lamented owner throwgh his perilous voyage to the Arctic Ocean, and was the only instrumeat pre- served by him. The thief also carried of a surveying compass which belonged to the late Lieutenant Straia. Both articles were bequeathed to Dr. Deck by the late owners. AccipEst om THE Long IsLanp RaILKoaD.—On Friday a child ‘belonging to Michael Clark, of Jamaica, Long Island, only sixeen months old, was run over, cut in two, and killed, by @ locomotive on the Long Isiand Railroad, Propaptx Fatal Accipent.—Yesterday afternoon Pat- rick McLaughlin, employed at the United States public Store in Broad atreet, in hoisting = case, fell from tho third floor of the building to the cellar, He received such severe internal injuries that it is expected they will prove fatal. Croton Warer Rests —The Oroton Aqueduct Board have advertised a raise of five per cent on all water rents dua and unpaid by the lst of August, and a farther ad vance of ten per ceat on all rents uapaid at the firat of November. this notice has already bad a salutary effect 12 making delinquents pay up. . Naw York Hoarrraz.—The following is tho weekly re port of the above institution to July 15, 1860:—Remainiag on July 8, 265; admitted to July 15, 60; discharged, cured or reileved, 69; died, 7; romaining at date, 269. Malos, 212; females, 47. CanaL Navapation Rerarpep.—Quite a large number of canal boats loaded with Inm‘ver and other articies fod Mey in Line moe ard Newville—the water being too low to float thom. Tidy retards paviga- Gon mugh,— Utica Telegraph, Jy 18, 3 The Photographic art. ‘The topumerable places in this city at which daguerree- types, embrotypes and photographs are takem attest tae ruccesefu) application of one of the most remarkable diaroveries of modern times, Day by day new varictics to tte obemicat reiations are being made by fotelligens apd scientific mon, by which its utility and importance become more apparent, A vory large amount of taloat ie BOW devoted to the developement of the science, aad there 16 Bo knowing where its researches may end. We bave tn New York a Photograpbical Society aad a phote- erepbice! journal, and a degree of zeal is displayed in sae- (aining thom which quile surpasses that given to aay other similar subject. It is quite a Pleasure to be present ‘ut these society meetings, where, tustead of finding as assembiage of mere artiste of mechanical dexterity, we are surrounded by a circle of brilliant opticians, chomists, mathematicians and astronomers, thus Plainly showing what direction the ecience begins to take, In order te give the readers of the GxaaLp come idea of the progress of the photographers thus far, we will briefly state what is the present condition of their favorite pursuit. It already gives the best pictures of animate and ia- spimate nature ever yet produced, the sua's rays surpassing = any previous efforts of the human pencil, and not only satisfying the de- sire of frienaship and affection to perpetuate them- elves in perfect resemblances, but assisting ia off oting the wants of business and overcoming thé inconvenience and expense of travel. Thus, the desler in real catate, the inventor of maohines, the contractor for public worms, finds in the daguerreotype and the photograph aa casy method of conveying information and perfecting contracts without personal inconvenience. He presents a correct pioture of what ox.ets already to aid in the formation of Our judgment as to the effect of what we wish to repeater mitate, Houses, estates, eagines, docks, machinory, are readily copied, and make « part of our pians and osti- mates. The art is used successfully aleo in the detection of crime, as the ‘‘ counterfeit presentment’’ of criminals hung up in our police statious reveais the truth of maay a suspicion,and hands over to juatice detected guilt. In science it has become a most aseful ally, boing made te register many important movements of light and of mag- nebism in the observatories devoted to astronomical and magnetic acience. In the one case, such beautiful and enlarged pictures of the moon have recently been ob- tained, both in this country and Italy, as to render it pos- sible that with lenses of sufficieat power we may make the most accurate calculations as to its lunegraphical surface, the height of its mountains, the depths of its gorges and the existence of inhabited places, if any there are. The angular distances of the linary stars aro also degin- ning to be calculated by ite means, and now within a short time an instrument bas been invented and success- fally applied to make the sun register its own clevauon ‘with almost unerring accuracy, in a hemisphere of metal Swung in gimballs Ike the compass, and thus enabiiag the mariner to compute his latitude without the aid of sextant or quadrant, and under circumstances and condi- tions where these inatruments cannot be used. The ox- periments thus far made by the use of this invention hava proved to be accurate and reliable, both on sea and land. The art is also used in obtaining patterns for porcelain Painting, calico,and many other woven fabrics, nod is making short and easy work for engravers on wood aod motal, rendering the former laborious preliminary draw- ings and preparations quite nnnecessary, and furnishing algo correct copies of the most precious works of art. Nor is this wll. It is gtving employment to thousands of mechanics, chemists, paper makers, giass factors, opti- cians, frame and apparatus makers and workers in me_ tals, and even the refuse of ite materiais become vaiaable enough to be saved and collected by another class of por” sons. Picture galleries are now being represented in tne ‘most faithfal manner at a small comparative expense, and our travellers are bringing home from Europe represen- | aha ere ie en art which drew them Everything that requires illustration for the eye—‘‘the window of the soul”—may now be easily copied in phe_ tography, ‘and the inhabitants of the earth aro bocomiag rapidly familiarized with the peculiarities which charac- terize their respective homes and country, One of the most curious of the modern disceverics im relation to photography is that of our being able tetaxe its Pictures instantaneously by the agency of ordinary light, ‘and not by a sudden flash, as has been done already with Great success, even in the case of a shell bursting ia the air, The camera docs its work in leas thana fifth of « second, being fitted with a quarter plate lens, patent sieat- ters, and what is called the “dart plate’ movement. It is accomplished ‘by means of thin polished steel plate, pro- jected by a trigger and spring along glass grooves in frons of the lens inside the camera, and which, after being cockea like a Colt’s revolver, goes off im theclick of @ second, ea- Closing the photographed object within.” The inventor has obtained successful pictures of the sun, moon and clouds, vessels under steam, and railway trains going sixty miles an hour. 3: is supposed this invention wil! bave an important bearing in military and naval tactiong and on the solution of the real curves of projectiles. °¢ ia now believed, by the realization of a theory, that ligh may be gathered up to be used afterwards in the dark, and by registering the vibrations of the voice, calied pho nanto-photograpby, pictures we are now unablo to ob” tain of objects in tho dark, may yot become practicable’ and stenography, admirable as it is, be entirely super weded, These are, however, to be verified. Photograpay, agadmirably used to express a copy on paper instead of on glass or metals, is rapidiy surpassing in accuracy, beauty and distinctness the earlier daguerreotype and ambrotype; and before any great lapse of time wo shall #ee it occupying one of the highest positions im those arte which humanize and benefit our race. ———$—_ Decease of Hon, Rufus Choate=Preliminary Meeting of the New York Bar, A meeting of the members of the New York Bar was held yesterday morning in the United States Distriet Cours room, to take measures to have @ suitable demonstration made in regard to the death of the Hon. Rutus Choate, Owing to the lack of sufficient notice, and to the heavy rain which prevailed all the morning, the attendance was not large. On motion of Mr. Tatmancx, the Hon. Justice Roosevelt was called to the chair, and On motion of Mr. Cus. 0’Ooxor, Mr. Dwight, Assistant District Attorney of the United States, was requested to act ag recretary. Mr, Bream Keronvm sald that he did not know, until be ‘saw it atated in the papers, that it was intended to havea meeting on this subject to-day. He imagined that, ‘although there was a very respectable numver Prevent, the Bar generally had not’ been apprised of the mocting, and he thought it seemed peculiarly inapproprinte that, ia reviewing the career of the great man whose death they bad met to deplore, they should proceed without suitable Preparation. He therefore moved that a.committee be appointed by the chair to make tions, and cal ee brine oe the wah to take suitable noti decease t and mitice : Great andjeloquent iawyer, Jupae Roosvett—Of how many shall the committee Mr. fi ve. . Keronum proposed ‘The motion was agreed to. Mr. O’Cowor proposed that Mr. Evarts should be on the committee, as being « Massachusetts man. The suggestion was favorably received, and Messrs, Ketchum, (Evarts, O’Oonor, Talmadge and Daniel Lord wees ‘Appointed such committee. i meeting then adjourned. general meeting wit be cailed for an early day this week. Damage by Storm and Ficod, in Columba a.Y¥. (From the Columbia Repeblican, July 12) The heavy fall of Taio on the 2d instant caused a great rise of the streams in the northvast part of the Stato as far as New Lebanon, sweeping away bridges and other property, besides bog the crops of the farmers on the lowlands by tho overflow. The Kinderhook Kyigh No = fotes ways? All the briiges east of Chatham Four Corn gone, and one or two mill dams in that vicinity have also'vong carried away. A dwelling standing near J. E. Davie? paper mill was swept from its foundations, at 12-0’clock en Saturday I gs aod carried over the dam; « woman boing carted over int 'aloog’ the tangs ing over the ks of . hook the farmers have soifered to.a large smsoase. “har R. A. Bullis, near East Chatham, has had twelvo aheep carried off by the current and drown:d. In th tows a hay Bist Ly inn loss sustained by our far- e lone corn and'potate rope, loa of fencing stuf, tall iebochieic sak samo ‘Sppoars to have extended. cast. Massachusetts. veda ern part of Something like a tornado was also felt ‘all along the eastern part of this county ani she northoast of Duchess. In the town of trees wore uprooied and destroyed, and the dwelling hoase of Mr. Lewis Van- deusen was proofed and injured, his oart and his orchard near! Felned. the Pi 2 Paine 2 . @ Pine Beraid ‘ wind—something like a hhurricane—accompanied the shower which passed over this village on Saturday last. In its course it broge down large oak and apple trees, de-. Seal ulding reset oraa°Sa an Seat m. 8. , Waa dlown down, my ng Obituary. Captain Romer? Cc¥NincHam, father of Mies, Ann Oun- ota the Southern matron of the Mount "Yernou Fund, fie youre Tes Mistrot, 8. C., on the Teh Yant., aged uixy