The New York Herald Newspaper, September 6, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROVRIETOR. ~— OFFICE §. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 8) cok te cuteance, Money sent by mail veGll be at the ed eS coder Foaage stomps wot pb ben seer ption ~—y MILE HERALD, too conte per copy, $8 per annum. TUE GRERLY HERALD. coory Raturday, wri cr cope. oF BB per connum: the Buropean Bitition rvery Wel bs I wom to amy yrert of Great BD: See cornet tee Continent, tok 8d tt Continent, por ed per: Certs Mitton on the Sth cand BO of ‘each month ut she cents _ oper am PSAP AMIE HERALD on Wolncstoy, at four conts per “Port UNPAAY CORRESPONDENCE, comtaining importint wenn, trier af the weorkt; 4 work, as k Ponviaw CORRESPONDENTS ANE TO BEAL alt Latrens AND Pack: Fb MOTICR taken of anonymous correaponence. We do not atl remem amt-ation 7 abv, LWENTS renewed every ay nteertizoments in. soted i the Weemiy Wenarn, Pamir tewarp, and in the Col ormta and tm BePitvome VON PRINTING cxcrted with neatness, cheapness and de apo No. 247 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Tiout Rore—La SYLeMIDR—AsrmopeL BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Hoseer, tas Founp- tine Jocno—Micnan Ens. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway —Geaarours. LAURA KEENE'S THEATRE, 634 Broadway.—lovss anv Home—Nine Pours or tus Law. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Onance (iret or Verwe—Your Lovens BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway —After. oon—Micuass Exe Evening—Rosina Meapows. BRYANTS MINSTRELS, Mechan: Buniasqums, homes, Dances &c — Hall, 472 Rroadway.— w Roast Hea PALACE GARDEN AND HALL Pourteeath street.— jumical Somer asp Mustaxy Concent. ATHENAUM, South Brooklyn —Woon's Miseramce ur Erwortax Sonos, Dances, ¢ —Danairs on tue Lav New York, Tuesday, September 6, 1559, NOTICE TO THE ADVERTISING PUBLIC. Owing to the great imerease of trade ip the city at the Present Gime. and the consequent iacreasing accumulation, of our advertising business, we are compelled to ask our AdvertiBing friends to come to our aid and help us to get our paper to press. This they cam accomplish by sending in their advertisements at as early an hour in the day and evening a8 possible. All advertisements shouht be handed in before nine o'clock at aight. We would thus be en. | abied to get to pross at 4 reasonable time, and of course to send out the paper at an earlier hour, which would not | only be a relief to us, but a service to the advertisers, the émportaace of which must be apparcat MAILS FOR EUROPE | The New York Herald—Edition for | Europe. The Cunard mail steamship America, Captain Millar, Will leave Boston on Wednesday for Liverpool The mails for European will close im this city this | afternoon, at two o'clock, to go by railroad, and at four | o'clock, to go by steamboat. ‘The Brnorkay Eprnon or mie Herat will be published | at half-past ten o'clock in the morning. Single copies in wrappers, six cents, Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the New Yor Hera will be received at the following places in Europe:— © Street, Rast Haves... .. Lansing, Baldwin & Co., 21 Rue Corneiile. Hammers. . De Chapeauronge & Co. ‘The contents of the Evrovrgay Evrmos ov tum Heraup will combine the news reseived by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week and up to the hour of the publication. we. The North Briton arrived at Quebec yesterday with European news to the 24th ult, four days | later than the accounts brought by the Africa. The | intelligence is interesting, aa will be seen by our telegraphic summary published elsewhere. There is nothing authentic concerning the Zarich Conference, but it is stated that favorable results | were anticipated owing to the friendly relations apparent between the representatives of France and Sardinia. The Tuscan and Modenese National Assemblies had resolved on annexation to Piedmont and the banishment of the house of Hapsburg-Lorraine. At Parma there was a strong party in favor of the reigning Duchess. A popular demonstration in her behalf had taken place, and French troops were on the way there to preserve order. ‘The steamship Jason, which left Galway on the ‘20th ult., reached this port yesterday morning, from St. Johns, N.F. She had 453 passengers and a very large cargo—the largest ever taken from Gal- way in one day. One of the city papers there states that the Jason took away 627 persons, and there is no doubt but she landed quite a number of passengers at St. Johns. When the Jason left Galway it was confidently expected there that Mr. Lever would obtain the charter of the Great Eastern steamship and start her from that port on her trip to America; the Midland (of Ireland) Ralway Company having offered the directors of the steamship company $25,000 in addition to his highest bid, At that time the Irish papers made mention of Quebec as her point of destination, observing at the same time that they regretted ahe could not enter to New York owing to the low draft of water at the Narrows. We have already proved in the Henavp that the vessel can be safely taken up to this port with a light cargo and supply of coal, whilst we very much doubt if she could be brought to Quebec under any circumstances. Our advices by the North Briton, dated on the 24th of August, indicate that the charter arrangement was not even then finally concluded, although the telegraph assures us that it was considered Mr. Lever's offer bad been rejected. ‘The withdrawal of the Weser from the screw steamship line for this trip will not cause any permanent or serious interruption in the running of the vessels of the company. The Saxonia,now on her way out from New York, will go to Green- ock for repairs. The Hammonia,Capt.Schwensen, will then take her place, and the Teutonia will ran in place of the Hammonia. By the arrival of the Tehuantepec Company's steamer at New Orleans we have news from Cali- fornia and the British possessions on the Pacific. The accounts from San Francisco are to the 20th ult. The steamers which sailed for Panama on that day had more than $1,200,000 in treasure, and 1,200 passengers for New York. Business had improved. ‘The arrival of the ship Challenge from New York is reported. The non-arrival of the bark Fanny Speerly caused considerable anxiety, and her con- Signees believed she was lost. General . ney had ordered four companies of artillery to reinforce the troops in possession of the désland of San Juan, and had despatched a messen- ger to Washington to inform the government of his action, and a British vessel of war had arrived at San Francisco, supposed with despatches for England relative to the San Juan dispute, There was a report’'at San Francisco that the British had attacked our forces on the island and killed thirty of them. The Tehuantepec steamer also brings advices from Vera Cruz to the 25th ult. Our Minister, Mr. M. Lane, had returned there, and demanded of the By an atrival at New Orleans we have advices from Havana to the 2d inst. The sugar market was firm ; exchange on England 14 a 15$ per cent pre. ium ; on New York 3¢ a 64 per cent premium. | rate NEW YORK HERALD,, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1859. Juarez government the immediate ratification of the treaty with the United States. The steam sloop- of-war Brooklyn has been recently spoken on her way from Vera Cruz for Pensacola, probably with the ratified treaty on board. There is nothing of ra. | importance from the Mexican capital, The great importance of the political events now tranepiring in South America between the Confede- rated Provinces of the Argentine Republic and the State of Buenos Ayres renders the letter of our cor- respondent in the latter place, dated the 6th July, given to-day, very opportune. He. sketchea the carly history of the Confederation and its united prowees against Brazil and other opposing Powers when Buenos Ayres took part in the general de- fence. When Urquiza, after defeating Rosas, in 1832, ordered the formation of a uew constitution, the Legialature of Buenos Ayres rejected the instru: ment, and hence her separation from the Confede- ration on a question of State rights; a step which has induced the present serious complication, the other States being about to treat her as a province in re- vol. It is claimed that the policy of Buenos Ayres has been always candid and liberal, and the writer believes that Urquiza will, even now, have to re- trace hia ateps and become reconciled to her Broadway.—Evouvriows on tux government. The Board of Aldermen held a meeting last night and transacted an immense amount of unimportant business. A resolution appointing a special com- mittee of investigation into the finanefal operations of the Central Park Commissioners was adopted, and an invitation to a rope walking exhibition to take place at Jones’ Wood to-morrow was re- ceived and accepted. The Board of Councilmen met last evening, but the proceedings were devoid of general public in- terest. The City Inspector sent in a communication stating that since he assumed his office he has ex- perienced much difficulty owing to imperfections in the ordinances of the departments. The paper was referred to a special committee. The Commissioners of the Central Park caused the discharge of one thousand laborers yesterday morning. Cause: want of funds. The City Inspector presented reports on the con- dition of the fat boiling establishment in Thirty- ninth street yesterday to the Health Commission- ers, who ordered that all these nuisances must have their chimneys at least forty feet high in future Our report of the meeting of the Commissioners appears elsewhere. ‘The cotton market was inactive yesterday, and sales | confined to about 300 bales, closing on the basis of quota- Hows given in another column. New ground flour from new wheat was better, and closed at a slight improvement im prices, while sound qualities of State and Western gene- rally were Grm. Southern brands were in good request, while prices were unchanged. Wheat was heavy and jower, while sales were light, included in which were good to prime white Kentucky at $1 40a $1 45. Corn was with. | owt change of moment, while purchases were pretty freely made, tneluding lots for shipment to the eastward. New Western mixed in store and afloat sold at 80c. a 82c., and yetlow Southern at 834yc. Pork was firmer for mess, and heavy and lower for prime. Sales of the former were made at 814 874; a $15, and of the latter at $10 50 a $10 75. Beef was dull, and lard firm. The transactions in sugars, as frequently occurs on the first of the week, were mode- The sales embraced from 500 to 600 hhds., including Cuba, within the range chiefly of $2{c. a 6c., and 100 bhds. Porto Rico at Tc. Coffee was held with frm- | Bess; but the market was quiet and sales light. Freight engagemeuts were limited, and rates unchanged. To Liverpool, 800 bales of cotton were engaged at 3-16d. a 7-321. 800 bbls. rosin at Is. Od., aud to London, 1,300 bbls. sperm off at 22s. 6d per ton. Mr. Douglas and his Late Manifesto among the Southern Democracy. The Southern democratic press, with scarce- ly an exception, repudiate the late “popular | Sovereignty” manifesto of Mr. Douglas, and | contend that its author cannot pass through the ' fiery ordeal of the Charleston Convention. This information will bardly surprise our readers; | but still it is somewhat remarkable, in view of | the fact that, since the late North Carolina, Ten- | neseee and Texas elections, the Southern fire- eaters are rapidly abandoning their extreme demands of a slave code for the Territories and the repeal of the law of Congress against the African slave trade. For example, a leading Southern rights or- gan—the Columbia (8. C.) Caroliniah—argues that in dropping this impracticable demand for a slavery code for the Territories it will be an easy matter for “the entire democratic party of the South” to combine against Douglas and march forward to victory in 1860. “His article in Harper's Magazine arrays him against the entire South, and dissipates whatever chance he may have had for the Charleston nomina- tion.” And there is a very powerful reason given for this opinion, to wit: that the men who will meet in that Convention “will know full well that the main reliance of the party is in the South,” and that “they would no more think of nominating a man for whom the South would refuse to vote than they would think of trying to sustain vitality without food.” And thus it is contended that, although the North will have the majority in the Convention, the South will control it, because the South embo- dies the life and strength of the party. But in order to dispose of Mr. Douglas, under the pressure of the moral weight of the South in the Convention, it is pleaded, not only that she should, but that she must, relinquish this ex- treme Southern idea of a “Congressional slavery code for the Territories.” And here it is that our South Carolina cotemporary hits the nail upon the head. Let this scarecrow of Terri- torial Congressional intervention for the pro- tection of slavery be abandoned, and let the Southern democracy take the safe middle ground occupied by Mr. Buchanan's adminis- tration, and Douglas will have notbing to fight but the windmill of his own building. Let the rights of slave property in the Territories be left to the judgment of the Supreme Court, and upon the first case requiring a definite decision the whole question will be settled. Granted that the Dred Scott decision does not reach the question, it involves individual opinions of the Judges which leave no room for apprehen- sion touching the rights of the slavebolder, in the event of a collision between him and the local authorities of any Territory, under an ap- peal to the Court. On the other hand, while the “ popular sove- reignty” doctrine of Mr. Douglas promises a new chapter of Kansas outrages and ruffianismns in every new Territory worth contending for, the Congressional intervention doctrine of Governor Wise opens the door to the Wilmot proviso; for if Congress has supreme authori- ty over the subject, regardless of the Territo- rial authorities, who can be made to believe that the power of Congress stops with the power to introduce and protect slavery? Down to the year 1850 this Territorial authori- ty of Congress was exercised and recognized to include the prohibition of slavery. In 1854, in the Kansas-Nebraska bill, this power was denied and repudiated by Congress, and the cloudy doctrine of popular sovereignty was substituted. The results have proved this last experiment more disastrous to the South and more prejudicial to the peace of the Union than any other rule of Congressional legisla- tion. And what next? Between the sectional dis- tractions and discords thus engendered in the democratic camp, there is no way of reconcilia- tion except in the “masterly inactivity” policy of the administration. Let this Territorial slavery imbroglio be turned over to the arbitra- ment of the Supreme Court by the Charleston Convention, and there will be a platform upon which the democracy, North and South, may unite. On the other hand, as the adoption of the Southern platform of Wise will drive away the Northern democracy, and as the ‘adop- tion of the platform of Douglas will cause o revolt of the South, it is very clear that the Charleston Convention will have to cast both Wise and Douglas overboard, with their pecu- liar heresies, or consent to sink the ship. Something between these two sectional candi- dates will be required to save the democracy in 1860, and their way of safety is indicated in the broad, comprehensive, national policy of Mr. Buchanan's administration. The Tricks of Tammany—The Way Mo. dern Conventions are Made. The election of delegates from this city to the State Convention which is to meet on the 14th instant at Syracuse is calfed for this evening. Nothing richer than thiscall in im- pudence and fraud ever issued from Tammany Hall. The elections ia question have already been had, and the certificates, with names written in full, are at this moment carefully locked up in some desk, subject to order. The individuals selected are all instruments of the federal office holding power in this city, and are pledged against the district system of choosing delegates to the Charleston Convention. This call, then, for the Tammany democracy to meet to-night to elect representatives to Syracuse, is, as we have said, sheer humbug and gross imposition. If Mr. Jones, of the First ward, should get a thousand votes, and Mr. Brown ten votes, the Fowler candidate of ten votes would receive his certificate of election, What a folly, then, for the demo- cracy to trouble themselves about a matter in which, by pre-arrangement, their votes are to be considered as nothing. It is no doubt a convenient mode of settling a perplexing question; but it may not be an equally agree- able one to the honest voter, who is to play the part of the cat in scratching the chestnuts from the fire. It is understood that a caucus meot- ing of the delegates thus elected is to be held on Wednesday afternoon, at the New York Hotel, when they will receive their instructions and something to drink. It appears by the last arrangement accepted at Tammany that short work is to be made of Wood, Kennedy, Tiemann and Delavan in the nominating committees, while Fowler,Kennedy, Rynders & Co. are to loom up larger than ever in the Old Wigwam, backed by that never- failing popular cry of “regular nominations.” There is, however, a way in which this plan may be nipped in the bud and the conspirators put hors de combat. By the ballot- ting of last Thursday at Tammany Hall the vote upon each of the questions under consideration stood forty-five to thirty-four, a majority of only twelve in favor of the Cassidy managers. Since then several members of the Committee who voted with the majority are anxious for another trial of strength. These twelve majo- rity votes, and twelve more if necessary, may be secured in favor of an administration and Union ticket, should such a one be started, Let a meeting of the minority members of the General Committee be called at Tam- many Hall without delay, with invita- tions to all members who are in favor of the success of the party to attend. Leta pro- test be issued against the proceedings of Thursday last, exposing the operations of the managers of that meeting, and then let a call be issued forthwith for a new and honest elec- tion of delegates to the Syracuse Convention. Let the delegates thus elected present them- selves at Syracuse, and demand their seats as the properly chosen representatives of the peo- ple and of Tammany Hall. The power of the General Committee would no longer be in the hands of the Confidence Cassidy operators. The majority would possess the power to fix and arrange the primary affairs for the coming lo- cal elections. Thus would not only the packed convention at Syracuse be defeated, or render- inoperative, but the democracy of the city in December next would have presented for their suffrages such men only as would be certain to command success. The hostility with which these men follow up our City Inspector, Colonel Delavan, is not the least interesting feature of the play. The ap- proval which the official conduct of this officer is everywhere receiving from the press and people are but so many incentives to fresh abuse and slander. It is, moreover, a crime to hear these laudations and to know that there is a capable and honest man in office. Such, however, are not the only blunders committed by the City Inspector. He has had the bold- ness to inform these politicians of Tammany that their advice in the business matters of his office was not required; and he has had the still greater imprudence to think and act for him- self on all questions of removals and appoint- ments, This stand has brought against him the opposition of the whole of the Tammany mana- gers, who are revenging themselves by refusing to the ward in which Mr. Delavan resides the right of representation at Syracuse. Again we repeat, let a meeting be immedi- ately called at Tammany Hall by the General Committee, let a new election be orderéd, and | a new set of delegates, honestly chosen by the people, be sent to Syracuse. The experiment cannot fail of success in securing a popular re- presentation instead of a despotic dictation. Tue Printing or Next Conoress.—As all our efforts to have a national printing office established at Washington have hitherto proved ineffectual, the public will be treated next winter to the highly amusing and edifying spec- tacle of a sweepstakes contest for the precious prize of the printing of the next Congress. It would be hard to say how many competitors will be in the fleld. Wendell will be there, and will be probably the favorite. He has on his side a well organized printing office, much ex- perince in lobbying, a taste for picking up snug commissions on anything that offers, and 4 political habit that sits easy upon him and may be made to suit any sort of weather. There, too, will be Heiss, of the States, famishing after a three years’ fast, during which he bas had bardly anything from the public crib. He and the Chevalier Forney will probably hunt in pairs, as they have each the same sort of political influence—that is, solely among the anti-Lecompton or Douglas democrats. Little Banks will hover around with the votes of the | Virginia delegation in his pocket, offering to sell chem to the highest bidder, as he did at the last Congress to Steedman, the pair then mak- ing quite a nice little arrangement with Wea- dell. How many Western editors, incited by Steedman’s fortune two year's ago will be on hand with the votes of their State delegations in their pockets, ready, like little Banks, to trade them off, it would be difficult to estimate. They will be there certainly in scores. From the East, too, there will be candidates innumer- able. Finally, the fastidious and elegant John C. Rives will be on hand, ready to show by facts and figurea that cannot lie that he has been the moat self-sacrificing public printer that ever lived, ruining himself at the rate of one or two hundred thousand dollars a year by his contract with the government for reporting the debates, and willing to undertake the pub- lic printing on the same terms. Rives ought really to get the printing, for he is honest and practical. But it is not likely he will, He cannot succeed against corrupt | combinations, Tue Newsparern Manta awono Pourricians.— Many politicians have an idea that in order to insure success in their aspirations for office it is of the first importance to own or control a newspaper. A more preposterous or more costly hallucination they could hardly be sub- ject to. Douglas has his organs in Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, and bleeds very freely to keep them in existence. He imagines that they increase his chances for the nomina- tion at Charleston. When he realizes the fal- lacy of that idea he will undoubtedly let For- ney’s Press and Heiss’ States die out. Govern- or Wise, laboring under the same form of mo- nomania, owns or controls the Richmond Bn- quirer; while the fact is, that the very bad re- putation which that paper has acquired on ac- count of the quarrelling propensities of its edi- tors, as so often evinced of late, is damning to any politician whose claims it advocates. The Enquirer used to be quite a respectable journal for Richmond, but since it became identified with Wise and bis fortunes it has lost all its in- fluence. Other Presidential aspirants have their indi- vidual penny trumpet papers, either owned or supported by themselves, and whose busjness it is to sound their praises and put forward their claims to public favor. It may be set down as a foregone conclusion that all the can- didates who adopt this plan of forwarding their schemes will be doomed to disappointment. The old Texan ranchero who has just been elected Governor of Texas, and who does not influence a paper outside of or perhaps in that State, has a better chance of the Charleston nomination than any of his competitors who have gone into the newspaper business. The same hallucination is observable among the smaller fry politicians, Candidates for State, county and municipal offices, frequently estab- lish or purchase an interest in Sunday papers of imperceptible circulation and ephemeral existence. Fernando Wood, for instance, in- dulges in the costly luxury of a New York daily newspaper for the edification of a few hundred of his supporters and the gratifica- tion of bis own expensive whim. Even candi- dates for the office of Coroner or County Clerk deem it necessary for them to own an organ. There can be no more absurd idea than this. As a general thing newspapers have very little influence over the political sentiments of the community. What influence they do exert is the result of their business enterprise and their reputation for independence. Mere political journals, that are the mouthpieces of this or that party or politician, cannot evince either enterprise or independence, and consequently exert no influence whatever. We would, there- fore, advise Douglas, Wise, Wood, and all other politicians who have got into the newspaper business, to get out of it as soon as possible. Tue Fascrvatine Madam Anna Bishop, who appeared here some five or seven years ago in opera and concert, and with much success, has returned to this country, where she intends again appearing in opera .and concert, looking as beautiful as ever, and report says in better voice than before. We hope she will have an engagement soon. Managers, be ready. Tar Firg at Trvro.—A recent despatch from Sackville Announced the burning of a stable at Truro, N. S., and the loss in consequence of several horses used by the ex- press rider of the Press between Halifax and Sackville. That despatch was founded upon statements contained in a hastily written private letter from Halifax, which state- ments were incorrect in some particulars, We are now assured that the locality was erroneously stated, and also that the fire was purely accidental. Those parties, there- fore, who have intimated that the fire was an act of design on the part of the Halifax Telegraph Company or their agents, haye done them a serious wrong. Lavra Kgexe’s Takatre.—A pleasant little comedy, by Tom Taylor, was presented here last evening as a pen- ant to“The House or the Home,” which increases nightly iu public favor. The new piece, ‘Nine Points of the Law,”” ‘was lately produced at the Olympic, London. Here it is ‘ery well acted by Miss Ada Clifton, Messrs. Mark Smith, F. A. Vincent and others, and was quite successful. Opening of the Public Schools—Obser- | vance of the Bible Resolution. | Yesterday, the day on which the public schools were jannounced to resume their sessions, was looked forward to with much anxiety by those who have taken an in- terest in the Bible reading question. Asa general thing the schools were opened with appropriate exercises. In the up town wards the exercises began as usual, with the reading of the Bible; but in the lower wards a more recalci- trant disposition was exhibited,and in many of the schools therein its reading, notwithstanding the severe resolution passed by the Board, was entirely dispensed with. The heads of the different departments in the Fourth, Four- teenth and Sixth ward schools received instructions from the trustees to open their schools in the same form which they observed before vacation, and as a consequence there was no reading of the Bible (with but one or two excep- tions) in the schools of those wards. In school No. 23, Sixth ward, the exercises began with a chant, but, according to the instructions of the trustees, the customary chapter from the Scriptures was omitted. About 180 were present in the male department, about 160 in the female, and 400 in me primary, a larger attendance than was expected the first day. In school No. 30 Baxter street, the Bible heretofore was hot read, but the pupils recited the Lord’s Prayer. It is to be presumed that the same course will be followed now, until the matter is decided by the proper tribunal. Ward rchool No.1, Fourth ward, had avery fair attendance of scholars, some 450 in all departments. ‘The teachers in these wards are in a dilemma. If they read the Bible, according to the resolution, they render themselves liable to dismissa! by the local boards, and if they do not, their pay is stopped by the Board of Educa- tion. They consider, however, that they are right in Gbeying the local boards which appointed them to their tituations. If tle Board refuse to pay, their redress is in the courts, where, undoubtedly, the matter brought up. This clashing of the local and ge rests of the boards is but anotber eign of the mismanage- ment of our school affuirs. Naval Intelligence. The United States steamer Sumpter, under the com- mand of Lieutenant Commanding James F. Armstrong, left port this morning at 8 A. M. bound to the coast of Africa. The following is a correct list of hor officers:— Lieutenant Commanding, James F. Armstrong; Lieute- nants, W. B. Fitzgerald, John B. Stewart, Jas. A! Greer; Paseed Assistant Surgeon, J. H. Otis; Acting Master, G. H, Perkins; First Assistant Engineer, Thomas J. Jones; Third Assistant Engine B. Latch, Jas. H. Morrison, John $ Plumiey; Capta C.F. Float; Parser’s Clerk, D. D. Clark; Master's Mates, Charles Ewing, W. M. Wheeler. ater bag will be deep Library and Institut on or before that day, tr AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. Plots of the Enemies of the Administra- tion—Senator Douglas’ Movements—Ex- eiting Struggle for the Printing Spoils, OUK SPECIAL WASHINGTON DysratcH, Wasauxaton, Sept. 5, 1869. Powerful efforts are still being made by pretended friends of the administration to oust prominent federal officers in Detroit, Chicago and Buffalo, Investigations are constantly demanded upon charges which thus far bave proved frivolous, except in the case of the late Post- master at Detroit. Charges are now pending, and inyes- tigations going forward, in the cases of tho Postmasters at Chicago and Buffalo, and tho Collector at Detroit. It is said the United States Attorney at Detroit is also in trouble. He is brother-in-law to ex-Senator Stuart. Tho administration is determined to investigate with tho closest scrutiny, and if the charges are sustained, off will g0 their heads, even though the practices chargod may have been sanctioned by custom and precedent fur years. As stated previously, these charges aro instigated by parties secretly friendly to Senator Douglas and opposed to the administration, who are straining every nerve to obtain positions which can be used in favor of his de- signs at Charleston. Mr. Douglas left this morning on his Western clection- cering tour. His organ here seems growing quite rabid as ite chances for the Senate printing decrease. It does not appear to relish the idea of Mr. Wendell coming to Douglas’ support. Tho Administration organ is equally ‘narly at the appearance of such a formidable rival for he printing plunder. Both had deemed themselves secure of a portion of this pap, aa the influence of Wendell seemed to wane and that of Douglas to rise; but now that Wendell reappears upon the scene, backed secretly by ‘Weed and Matteson, they havo turned to snapping, snarl- ing and biting dike mad dogs at everything they imagine in their way. The united influence of Wendell and Weed may even snatch the Senate printing whilo they are quar- reling about it. They seo this, and their cases are so desperate that their stock of coolness is exhausted, while in their excited state they are constantly saying things which expose their weakness, The whole value of stamps and stamped envelopes in the hands of the public, uncancolled at the date of tho auditing of the accounts for the frst quarter of this year, was $1,083,477 36. ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasurxetoy, September 5, 1869, Colonel Fauntleroy, of the First P-agoons, is assigned to (he command of tho department of New Mexico, and will immodiately proceed to relieve General Garland, whose ill health prevents his return to the department. The Charleston Chamber of Commerce have unani- méns:y resolved to memoralize Congress for the restora- tion of the tail service with Havana. INTERESTING FROM MEXICO. The Ultimatum of the United States Pre- sented to the Juarez Government-Move- ofthe Hostile Forces—More Trou- ble About the Shipment of Specie, &c. ‘New Onigans, Sept. 5.—P. M. The steamship Habana has arrived up, and we hayo the following Moxican intelligence. The dates from Vera Cruz are to the 25th ult:— Mr. McLane returned to Vera Cruz on the 22d ultimo, and presented Mr. Buchanan's ultimatum to Juaroz, de- manding the immediate ratification of the treaty. ‘There is nothing important from the capital. General Degollado had ordered the troops at Tampico and in its immediate neghborhood to march to San Luis Potosi, which is to be the rendezvous of the liberals. Ho intends attacking the capital in October. Gen. Vidaurri was organizing his forces at Nueva Leon to march against the Indians and Americans. Peaquiera had defeated the Indian depredators at So- nora, after a severe battle. si The Isthmus of Tehuantepec was quiet. All the Pacific coast was in the peaceable possession of the liberals. Business at Mazatlan was good. Gen. Marquez was about conducting three millions of dollars to San Blas from Guadalajara, per tho British war ship Calypso; but the Governor of San Blas had resolved to prevent its shipment unless the duties were paid, and a difficulty was apprehended. Gen. Corena had left Mazatlan with fifty men to join the liberal forces at Jalisco, and attack Marquez at Gua- dalajara. ‘ Non-Arrival of the Europa. Sackviia, N. B., Septemper 5, 1859. At eight o'clock this evening there were no signs at Halifax of the steamship Europa, now about due there with Liverpool dates of the 27th ultimo. News from Havana. New Onixana, Sept. 5, 1859. The steamship De Soto has arrived here with Hayana dates of the 2d instant. Sugar was firm. Stoving ex- change 144 163, per cent premium, and on New York 34g 9 65g per cent. Yesterday the De Soto signalled the sloop-of-war Brooklyn, supposed to be bound to Pensacola with Mr. McLane’s treaty. . ——_—_—___—. Two Persons Drowned. Woop’s Hors, Sept. 5, 1859. Jobn and Andrew, sons of Reuben Small, were drowned in Waquoit Bay last Saturday. Their ages were nine and twenty-four years. Both bodies were recovered. Death of Ex-Governor Wallace. Invianarous, In. , Sept. 5, 1859. Ex-Governor Wallace, one of our oldest residents, and lately Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, died of apo- plexy last night. The Michigan Southern Railroad Strike Settled. Cmcaao, Sept. 5, 1859. The difficulties on the Michigan Southern Railroad have been settled. The road agrees to pay the employés three months back wages down aud the balance in October. ‘The trains commence running regularly to-day. Southern Ocean Steamer Movements. Savannag, Sept. 5, 1859. ee screw steamship Huntsville arrived last night. All well. Wasninaron, Sept. 5, 1959. The steamer Mount Vernon, of the New York, Wash- ington and Alexandria line, arrived at Alexandria’ at four o’clock this afternoon, from New York. Se RW ORLEANS, Sept. 3, 1859. The sales of cotton to-day were 3,300 bales, the market closing unsettled at a decline of 4c. Middling, 1140. a 113gc. Freights to Liverpool have an advancing tendency. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5, 1859. Flour very dull; old selling at $4 50; new at $5. Wheat dull. Sales 9,000 bushels; red $1 15 a $1 20; ite $1 20 a $1 27. Corn declined. | Sales 8,000 bushels; yellow 76 a79. Pork firm. Mess $16 60. Bacon, sides, 10c.; ditto, shoulders, 8c, Lardeteady atlltjc. Whiskey firm at 27340. Atnany, Sept. 5—6 P. M. Flour tae eit but less active; sales 1,000 bbls, Wheat—Supply light; fair demand for good qualities for milling; sales mixed Michigan at $1 32, new white Ohio $1 27, red State $1 08 a $1 09, the latter delivered. Corn in better supply; demand fair; sales 30,000 bushels, mostly at 79¢. for Western mixed, afloat. Qats—36c, a’ 380. in small lots. Whiskey—Suies 200 bbls. at 253{c. a 260. Burrato, Sept. 5, 1859. Flour steady and in fair local and interior demand: sales 1,400 bbis. at $3 1234 for unsound Upper Lake, $4 60a $4 62% for extra Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, $5 a $5 25 for double extras. Wheat—New Chicago spring steady: sales 1,800 bushels afloat at 8lc.; red and white winter 1c. a 2c. lower; sales 800 bushels red at 98¢. , 8,500 bushels white do. at $1 08. Corn firm, but no sales. Other grains quiet. Whiskey nominal at 24zc. Canal freights steady. Lake imports—9,000 bbis. flour, 126,000 bushels wheat, 36,000 do. corn, 2,000 do. oats. Exports— 2,000 bbls. flour, 31,000 bushels wheat, 65,000 do. corn. BcFrALO, Sept. B—6 P. M. Flour steady: sales 1,000 bbls. at $4 50 $4 62, Re tra Western; $6 a $5 25 for double extra; upper e ne- glected. Whent—New spring steady; red and white win- ter closed 2c. a 8c. lower’: sales 18,000 bushels new Chicago spring, afloat, at 81c.; 14,000 bushels red Ohio at 96c. ; 5,700 bushels red Michigan, 9644c.; 2,800 bushels white Ohio at $1 07; 3,000 bushels white Indiana at $1 08. Corn quiet and no sales. Oats steady: sales 11,000 bushels Chicago at3lc. Barley and rye quiet. Whiskey nominal at 26%¢c. Lake imports—8,000 bbls. flour, 64,000 bushels wheat, 21,000 bushels corn, 2,000 bushels vats. Exports— 2,000 bbls. flour, 60,000 bushels wheat, 44,000 bushels corn. Oswxdo, Sept. 5, 1859. ‘Wheat quiet; no sales. Flour dull and sales small. Corn gcarce, and held above the views of buyers. Canal freights steady at 25¢. for flour, 9c. for wheat, 63¢c. for coru to New York. Lake imports—400 bbls. flour, 24,000 bushels oats, 660 bushels barley. Canal exports—J0 bbls. flour, 11,500 bushels wheat. HoRNELtsy tite, Sept. 5, 1959. C. D. Murray is elected delegate from the ‘Bt Assem- bly district in Cattaraugus county to the Democratic State Convention. Ciicago, Sept. 5, 1859. Flour steady. Wheat active, and 3¢c. lower for spring. Corn dull, Oats firm. Receipts to-day 6,500 bbis. flour, 100,000 bushels wheat, 9,500 bushels corn, 9,000 bushels oats. Shipments—8,600 bbis. flour, 75,000 bushels wheat, 24,000 bushels corn, 82,000 bushels oats, 16,000 bbls pork. t |... Tonosto, ©. W., Sept. 6, 1869 Flour very dull. “Wheat dull. Oats it better’ supply Yeas, 5c, “Barley, Ge. a ble. ee NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC. An $1,200,000 En Route for New York from San Francisco—The San Juan Island Dispute—Reported Attack Upon the United States Troops, dc., de. New Or.uans, Sept. 4, 1859. The steamship Havana is bolow with San Francisco dates of the 20th ult., and Minatitlan dates of tho 1st inst. The steamships Sonora and Cortes had over $1,200,000 in treasure and 1,200 passengers for New York. Business bad improved at San Francisco. In the pro- vision market there was am advancing temdency. Candle advanced 3sc. Sugar firm, with sales of refined at L1s<c. Horace Greeley had addressed a large Pacific railway meeting. Bolton and Bawns’ land claim is pronounced a forgery. Arrived at San Francisco, Challenge, from New York, and Fanny Major from Camen Island. The consignees of the bark Fanny Speerly consider hoe lost ,a8 she hag not arrived. ‘The dates from Vancouver's Island are tothe 13th ult. General Harney on tho 9th ordered four companics of artillery from Fort Washington to reinforeo Captain Pickett, who still occupies San Juan unmolested. General iH. had forwarded despatches to Washington in regard ta the matter. Governor Douglas had issued a protest again General Harney’s occupation of San Juan, and had sent a message to the Vancouver's Island Assembly declaring that British forces should be landed in San Juan, There wasa doubtful rumor that the British steamer Satellite had attacked the island and killed thirty Ame- ricans. A British man-of-war had arrived at San Francisce from Vancouver's Island, supposed to have despatched for England concerning the San Juan dispute, News from Kansas. ROW BETWEEN THE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS AT LEAVENWORTH, K. T—AFFAIRS AT THE GOLD REGION. Lxavenwortm, Sept. 5, 1869. A collision took place between the republicans and democrats on Saturday night, when both parties wera having demonstrations prior to the municipal election te~ day. The republicans held their meeting at the intersec- tion of two streets, and the domocratic torch- light procession attempted to pass through it. This was resisted, when a gencral melée on- sued, seyeral hundreds on both sides partic pating in it, using stones, bludgeons, pistols and knives. One man was shot and five or six severely cut, but it -ig believed none were fatally injured, The republicans maintained their ground and proceeded with their meet- ing. The affray is believed to have been purely acciden- tal, and is universally regretted. There is some appre- hensions that the disturbances will be renewed to-day, but effective measures have boen taken to preserve peace and order. The express arrived here yesterday with Denver City dates to the 27th ult., and a small quantity of gold dust. In Gregory’s diggings some miners had penetrated three feet, and found a strata of sulphurate of iron, finding rich dirt below. The discoveries on the Colorado continued to prove remunerative. Indian depredations continued, and isolated parties of miners were frequently cut off by them. —_______ The Baltimore Reform Meeting. Baurmore, Sept. 5, 1869. The great reform meeting, which was to have been held in this city this afternoon, has been postponed, on ac- count of the stormy weather, to Thursday afternoon, tha 8th inst. A cold northeast rain is now prevailing here. Delegates to the Republican State Con- vention. Avnvrn, Sept. 5, 1869. ‘The delegates to the Republican State Convention from Cayuga-county are as follows:—First district, John 3, Clark and B. B. Willey; Second district, E. B, Morgan and Charles G. Briggs. ence Presentation to Marshal McMahon. A meeting of gentlemen, which was called by circular, was held at No. 42 Prince street, last evening, for the pur- pose of making arrangements for purchaging a horse and horse furniture for presentation to the Duke of Magenta, Marshal McMahon. ‘The meeting was called to order by Captain McMahon, who stated that he had already secured fifty subscribers, and would himself lead the list with $25. ‘The horse and mountings will cost some $2,000, and will be sent to France under charge of a committee, wha will also present the Marshal with an appropriate reas. A groom will also be hired to take charge of the animal during the voyage, which is intended to be equal, if not superior, to aby of those recently purchased for the Em- 01 peror. ‘The following gentlemen were appointed a finance com- Btophen Lynch, Sohn Helly Thomas. Morly, Caplan Me: en Lynch, mas Morley, = Sabon Lica, Groen, Lieut ie fe Garey Tie Dammarell, Francis Gillen, Patrick Toner and James wa A subscri was at once entered into and a large sunt collected, atter which the meeting adjourned to meet at the Astor House at the call of the chair. Personal Intelligence. Gen. Walker was at Louisville, Ky., on the 30th ult. He is said to haye joined the Sons of Malta, Gov. Banks, of Massachusetts, is to deliver the annual address before the Michigan State Agricultural Society at their fair the coming fall. The McDonough legacy to Baltimore city, after payi all expenses, leaves net result to the city of $608,608 Ob. Hon. Oliver J. Morgan, of Louisiana, has donated $40,- 000 to found a Professorship of Agricultural Chemistry in the pane of the South. This makes up the $500,000 ae by the charter for the establishment of the Uni- versity. Judge Romulus M. Saunders was seriously hurt a few days ago by falling between the cars at Carolina City, N. C.” The cars were in the act of stopping at the time. Barnum is actually said to have offered Mr. Spurgeon, the celebrated English Baptist preacher, £2,000 a year to come to America and make a lecturing tour. Mr. Spur- mn replied by writing simply, ““Acts xm: 10,” and send- ing itto Barnum. The verse reads thus:—O, full of sub- tilly and all mischief, thou child of the devil, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?” ‘The widow of Austin D. Moore, of New York, has suc- ceeded in obtaining a division of her husband’s estate ac- cording to the laws of Florida. This gives her $100,000, instead of the $1,500 named in her husband’s will, which, was made under the laws of New York, although he was, according to the late decision, a resident of Florida, Au heir is wanted for the Sherbune estate, the seat of which family was Stoneyhurst, England. It is valued at from ten to twenty millions sterling. It is an entailed pro- rty, descending to an oldest son. The fumily left Eng- \d during the year 1600. It was left without heir by tha death of the eighth Duchoss of Norfolk without issue. Judge Pettit, of Kansas, has explained the reason of hig st of sundry courts in his district. He says that the people are anxious to have the courts, but do not pro- vide for the expense. He has notified the Supervisora that he will hold court when officially desired to do so. The Judge hag already granted about twenty-five di- vorces. Mr. Wright, our Minister at Berlin, has just informed the Department of State that it is not true, ag reported by many of the American newspapers, that there are severat American citizens in the Prussian army. Mr. Wright adds that he knows of none. Mr. Ebenezer Peck has been appointed attorney for the bondholders of the Chicago and Galena Union Rail + A new juvenile dramatic genius has risen in Chicago, in the person of Mary MeNicker, who gives evidence of talent. Although a mere child, her acting is represented as possessing decided marks of genius. ‘The resignation of Mr. Miller, the State Treasurer of Illi- nois, is attributed by his enemies to a deficit of $200,000 in his cash account. His friends ask a suspension of pub. mor until Mr. Butler, the new incumbent, is heard 1. An unfortunate affray took place on Saturday, the 27th ult., at the gate of the Charity Hospital, between Dr. E. and Dr. J. Foster. Five were exc! and be Coppin was dangerously wounded. One shot from Dr. Foster's pistol passed through the left side of Dr. Cee Cy neck, cutting in two the exterior jugular vein in its course. Tho second ball entered Dr. Choppin’s left thigh in the iliac region. It is not known yet whether: the ball passed through any of the intestines.” Dr. Foster ‘was arrested shortly afterwards and the wounded man was taken to his residence upona liter, There had been iil feeling between the parties for two years, and they were each fully prepared for a fight wo the death had not ‘a large number of students thrown themselves in between them. Biondin purposes to cross the rope again on Thursday, mber 8, when he will eclipse ail his former feats. ‘He will cross from the American to the Canadian side with his fect in baskets and in returning will perform some very wonderful feats with a chair, At the Queen’s ball in London, recently, Richmond carried $150,000 on her head 4 diamond tiara, ‘The notorious Sioux chief, Red Iron, who waa engaged in the Spirit Lake massacre, hag been arrested, and is now im. Two ludictments have been found for murder and the other for theft. The Quebec Chronicle says it is not the Prince of Wales, the Duchoss of the shape of @ as itannounced the other day, who is expected to arrive by the next Canadian steamship Liverpool, but his Koyal Highness’ late tutor, Mr. Gibbs, and her Majesty's physician, Sir Henry Holland. It is announced that the Un Universalists will meet in Rochester in Rev. E. H. Chapin, of New York, @ to deliv sional sermon, to be held mber of the lors have ar 4,000, witls week two hundred ga ed One of them has a capital of whieh tg @tart a fare" Dank.