The New York Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1859, Page 1

e THE-NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8431. ‘THE CALIFORNIA MAIL SQUABB)¢, The Johnson Contract Broken Up and Vanderbilt Victerious, ‘The St. Louis Does No% Sail, and the Mails aro Sent by the Northern Light—Deseription of the Sailing of the Two Steamers— AReged Filibusters on (he Baltic, &., &., 0. ‘Only two of the threo steamors advertised to sail for Wadiforwla yestorday took their doparture—the Northern ‘ight and the Batic. Tho so-called mail steamer St. ‘Louis, belonging to the Johnson contract-Jo, White-Nica~ yagua-Yrisarri party, lay at her dock in inglorious ne- giect, and Mr. Vanderbilt took the Calitornia and Oregon ‘aadis under his provisional contract. So, the long agony is over; the Rubiéon is passed; the des of October have come; and, after all the highfalutin, fess and feathers, and spread eagle excitement of the new weontract party, they have been outgencralled, and Com- saodore Vanderbilt bas quietly stepped in and carried off the spoils at the latest moment. ‘The reasons assigned for this are multifarious. Some say ‘Ghat the Johuson-—Jo, Waite party could not satisfy the Post- ‘waster General that they had facilities for crossing the lath- mus, or steamers ready on the other side; some said the St, ‘Louie was never intended to sail, and had neither coal nor ‘viotuais on board, and exhibited no signs of preparation; gome said that the recent news of the departure of filibus- ters for Nicaragua made the Post Office Department timid @bout sending mails by that route; some said the high- wayman ofthe seas, as the worthy Commodore V. is @ometimes affectionately termed, had convinced the Poat- master Genera) that Johnson & Co. were nobody, and had, ‘jm fact, agreed to carry the mails for nothing, and secure ‘the government from all trouble at the hands of the in- ‘evitable Johnson in the bargain. Some said that the Post- amaster General heard Vanderbilt in spite of Johnson, and ‘ethers that Johnson had confessed to Mr. Fowler that his arrangements had fallen through, and he could not carry ut his contract. Meanwhile, whore was the steamer St. Louis that was to ‘tarry the first mail to roopon the Nicaragua route? Where ‘was Mr. Joe White, the great patron of the Merchants’ and Miners’ Linc? And above all, where was Johnson, the immortal Johnson, that will-o’-the-whisp who, Yike Paddy’s flea, when you put your finger on him ween’t there? Echo answers that the St. Louis lay quict ay at her pier in the East river, undisturbed. Mr, White ‘was non est, and Mr. Jobngon, the veritable D. H., waited ‘wpon Mr. Fowler between eleven and twelve o’clock yesterday morning, and, it is alleged, stated that owing to ‘the filibuster news, and the failure of some of his rrange- ments, he (Johnson) could not fulfil his contract with the government. But, mark ye, Mr. Johnson did thif cautiously. He was net to be mulcted for damages, and inroads made on his princely fortune; not he. He knew the rapacious Com- modore was eager—not for the fray, but for the mails— and would be glad to take them, and go he stipulates that bis sureties shall be allowed to resign and be relieved from liability for his shortcomings. The hour for the de- parture of the mails draws near, Twenty tons of valua- bie correspondence and other mail matter for the Pacific coast are waiting the order for transmission; and in ‘the hour of his defeat the immortal Johnson triumphs, and while giving up his contract is relieved from pecuniary re- sponsibility, and both parties are satisfied, as the Post Office Department is secure from all claims for alleged breach of contract. In the twinkling of an eye the redoubtable Commoco-e Js on hand, and his provisional contract is confirmed for nine months to carry the California mails via Panama. So ‘the tables.of the opposition are half and half reversed. ‘The Pacific Mail Steamship Company, which formed the Pacific connection of the late mail line, is now the oppo sition to the regular mail line, which is Vanderbilt's. The completion of the new Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company will bring the main parties of the late United ‘States Mail Steamship Company, which performed the ‘mail service on this side under the late contract, again into service, The mail service via New Orleans will only be interrupted for the present trip, as the provisional ar- rangement with Mr, Vanderbilt includes the New Orleans mails also. The following were the bids of Mr. Vanderbilt under which the provisional centract ‘has been made:—For semi-monthly service between New York and San Francisco, via the Isthmus of Pa- ‘pama, exclusive of the Isthmus transportation, in twenty- ‘two days cach way, at $87,500, with privilege to transfer service to route via Nicaragua, at $37,500 additional for the isthmus transit via Nicaragua, making full pay for, service via Nicaragua $75,000: For semi-monthly service between New Orleans and San Francisco, either via Pana- ma or via Nicaragua, in from eighteen to twenty-two days. each way, at the sum of $160,000—the Isthmus traas- portation was not to be included if the mails should be carried via Panama. The Department has alrcady made 2 contract with the Panama Railroad Company for a com. peneation of $100,000 per annum. ‘The Postmaster General was desirous of telegraphing to New Orleans to send the California mails by the steamer Philadelphia, which left there yesterday for New York, to connect with the Northern Light at Havana, but this could not be done, as it was too late when the decision was made, ‘The steamer from New Orleans on the 20th takes the California mails and connects at Havana, the same as un- der the old contract. As we stated yesterday, itis probable that Vanderbilt ‘will put most all his ships on the new Atiantic and Pacific line, including the Vanderbilt, Ocean Queen and Cham- pion. . ‘Thus a deadly opposition will be kept up between the ‘two companies, with first class steamships on either side, and low rates of fare, which must lose enormous sums to the stockholders, and end in the ruin of somebody. Only the two companies are spoken of, as the Johnson party is considered among the things that were, and the immortal, like hi& prototype, Micawber, may continue waiting for comething to turn up. SAILING OF THE BALTIC. ‘The announcement that the first steamer of the new North Atlantic Line for California, the Bultic, would leave the foot of Canal street yesterday afternoon drew a large crowd to that pier of so many pleasant memories of the palmy days of the Collins line. To see the steam up on those noble specimens of our marine architecture, the Atlantic and the Baltic, the former to change her position at the pier, and tho latter to leave en roue for the Golden State, was suggestive of the exciting times when races between the Collins and Cunard Tine across the big pond were 80 common. The Baltic was heayily jJouded with over nine hundred passengers, tweive handred tons of coal, and about two hundred and fifty tons of freight. The reason of carrying so much coal was to make sure of hay- | ing sufficient fuel for keeping the line regularly eap- plied. Two cargoes had been previously sent to As- jpinwall, but lest they should not arrive, the Baltic was ‘coaled for the round trip. The ship sat pretty deep in the ‘water, drawing about twenty-two feet, and the water was ‘Dut a few inches from her lower port holes. So large a passenger list drew of course an imin Crowd to the wharf, and the customary affecting scenes of parting wives and husbands, parents and children, sisters nse other line. Fortanately the public, and espec fornia, reap the benefit, however short lived. SAILING OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT. ‘The Northern Light, Captain Tinklepaugh, of the Van- dorbilt line, took her departure for Aspinwall at half-past two o’clock yesterday afternoon, with passengers and dock, with the uproarious solicitations of runners as they pounced on some poor fellow whom they thought might be bound for the ‘‘diggings.”” A rival set of runners soll- citing passengers for the steamer Baltic made themselves very uproarious at the foot of Warren street in trying to coax passengers to go by their steamer, and offering to take them at various prices through to San Francieco, for various sums from $20 to $50, ‘with good table fare and me hiiog snd banting of ‘thi unfortunates who pu e poor encountered these rival genes of runners was pitiable in the extreme, and the victima of this rough usage were Glad to escape from their alutches without bodily harm, minus a coat tail ora few buttons, The regular line, of which the steamer Baitic was the representative, had a show bill wagon stationed near Warren strect, on which ‘were mammoth bills, fm red and blue ink, with these words:—Foot of Canal street; through to California for $60 or less in the magnificent steamship Baltic, foot of ‘Canal street.” At the Northern Light’s , at the foot of Warren street, thousands of persons bad collected to take a fare- well of their relatives and friends who were bound for the El Dorado, The steamer must have had at least five hun- dred passengers on board, judging from the crowds in every part of the vessel and the piles of baggago in the hold, steerage and gangways. ‘Theprincipal part of theso passengers are Irish, French and German mecha- nics and artisans, with their wives and families, who took a long farewell of this part of the Union to take up permanent abodes in Oregon, Califor- nia and Washington Territory. On inquiry it was ascertained that many of these people had friends now at their point of destunation, following agricultural aud me- chanical pursuits with succcss. The priocipal excitement at the dock was among a party of contractors, gentlemen and politicians, more or 1686 in- terested in fat jobs and mail contracts, who had met at this it to view the result of Commodore Vanderbilt’s 8 and his victory in obtaining the carriage of the United States mail for California, for at least one trip. F a payee r Vie was in this city bad pressly for pose of making arrangements for the forwarding of thine mails, in the event of the failure of the new contractors, Johnson & Co., to furnish ade- quate means for their transportation. He, fading that the new arrangements were not adequate, took counsel with ir Fowler, and, after the whole of Tuesday night, concluded to send them by tho Vanderbilt steamer Northern Light. When this determi: nation was announced Commodore Vanderbilt and his friends were much elated. The crowd of mail contractors, jobbers, speculators and politicians on the dock were discussing soto voce in regard to the price which the Commodore is “to receive for the job,” and as to how the Commodore “got the ear of Postmaster Holt,” and a doven other such speculative interrogatories. One fellow with a queer shaped castor, with his face covered with hair, remarked that “he didn’t believe Vanderbilt is to receive a cent,” another thought that he paid the Post Office Department tor carrying the mails, and a third thought that he was to receive full com; tion for the service, besides having a prospect for @ permanent con- tract in the event of the failure of Johnson & Co. to fulfil the requirements of the contract at a certain time. At alt events the mails went by the Northern Light. They consisted of two hundred and thirty-two bags of matter, weighing twenty-three tous and a half. United States Marshal Rynders, with a posse of depu- ties, in obedience to orders from Washington to closely watch all vessels bound to Centra} America, was on hand to see if there were any filibusters on board the Northern Light, and closely scanned all the male bipeds of the passengers. The , too, underwent close scrutiny, to see if it contained any arms, ammunition, shells, 8ix-pounders or provender for a filibuster army. A lot of young beef cattle fixed up on the Northern Light appeared to attract the attention of the Marshal, and he cogitated @ moment and scratched up his ideas to the thinking point, to see if by any possibility of means cattle could be considered contraband of war (fli- busterism). After a few minutes deliberation he turned around op deck to depart from the steamer, when his attention was attracted to a huge pile of three or four hundred cabbages. The Marshal stood a few minutes in colem silence, when the spell was broken by one of his ebullitions of command, saying, “Come jong, Mr. ; let us get on the dock ; there are no sol- diers on board this craft.’” Athalf past two the hawsers were cast offfrom the dock, when many touching scenes were witnessed, people part ing with their relatives and friends, perhaps taking a last adieu. Tears flowed, handkerchiefs were waved, cheer upon cheer went up, and the “good byes” were loud and long. The Northern Light steamed Deautifully into the river, with flags flying, amid the report of her parting salute. Another Prize Fight in Ca: [From the Toronto Globe, Oct. ‘We observe that the rufflan prize fighters of New York design t desecrate Canadian soil again with their brutal orgies. Two men named Ned Price and Australian Kelly have agreed to maul each other on Thursday next, the Gth, in the hope of winning the sum of $2,000, and the place fixed upon is Pomt Abino, in the county of Welland. Price is to be seconded by John C. Heenan, the Benicia Boy, and Kelly by Harry Gibbon and Jem Massey. Ibis quite clear that something must be done to check this con- stantly recurring violation of our laws. It does not con- sist with our dignity or our interests that Americans should come over here to do that which is contrary to our laws as well as their own. The projected fight has been kept so long a secret that we fear nothing can be done to prevent it; but we trust that the proper authorities will be prepared for the next eccasion. We fear that it would be useless for our government to endeavor to prevent the fight by assembling a possee at any particular place, because there are many localities along the shore which would suit the fancy equally well, and they would speedily change the venue if they saw that preparations had been made to réceive them. "It appears to us that the abatement of the nuisance should come from the American authorities, aided by our government. Although the bru- tal exhibiuons take place on our shore, the locality is solitary and the demoralizing effects of the scenes are pro- duced on the residents of the United States, who flock to wit ness them. On the last occasion the streets of Buffalo aud the cars of the New York Central were polluted by the rowdyism of the shoulder-hitters, causing a strong desire to prevent the recurrence of the evil. We presumo, there- fore, that the authorities of the State of New York would do their best to Prevent not only fighting on their own soil, but also. the arranging to go abroad to fight. The means of accomplishing the object belong to the lawyers rathcr than us. We have merely indicated the direction in which their steps should tend, If nothing can be done in conjunction with the American authorities, the best plan, though expensive, would be to charter a steamer, ith troops, and ac: company the expedition ag they leave Buffalo harbor, pro- pared to resist the landing on ‘the Canadian shore. A good deal was said after the last prize fight, by the New York press, as an excuse for printing full reports of its incidents, about the revulsion of pubtic feeling which . would follow such publications. No such effect appoars to have been produced. Another prize fight is on the tapis, and respectable journals are giving the details con- nected with the training of the men with as much zest as ever. We trust that the New York press will unite to check the love for brutal sports which appears to be spreading in their community. There are ample means o1 promoting the developement of manly strength and cour- age without encouraging the brutality of the prize ring. TELEGRAPHIC. Burraro, Oct. 5, 1859, Price and Kelly arrived here on Tuesday morning, and started for the Canada side immediately to avoid any in- terference from the Buftalo authorities. Kelly is tho favorite, ten to seven being laid on his winning tho fight. Military Affairs. VISIT OF NEW YORK MILITARY TO PHILADELPHIA. ‘The Independence Guard, Captain Boyle, lato Company G, Twelfth regiment, will visit Philadelphia, leaving this city in the eleven o'clock train on Monday, October 2%. The Guard will number about sixty men, and will be accompanied by the Navy Yard band. On their departure they will be escorted by Company A, Twelfth regiment, aad on their return, on Wedneaday evening, the 26th, will be received by the City Blues and a detachment of the Twelfth regiment, The Independence Guard is oue of the videst corps of this city, and was formerly, in 1827, the Seventh company National Guard, under tho com- mand of Captain John 7, Carnes. They had bold the highest position as a drill corps, and on the occasion of tueir visit to Boston, in 1845, gave one of the most com- plete drills probably ever known in this country, in the aad brothers, young ladics and their lovors, were nongh ‘to produce lachrymose demonstrations from the most ob urate M. P. or hard-hearted knight of the quill. Tiorg must have been over five hundred persous on the dock to ‘Pid the noble vessel and her precious freight farewell Most of the passengers scomed to be of the poorer class: doubtless attracted by the cheap fare, since they ca travel nearly as cheap as they can stay at home. Pro: bably the Baltic never before carried so democratic a oartat am the ut among the parsengers there were some gentlemen of decided distinction—none the tess than some renowived ill busters, including General Wheat, of Nicaragua aud Moxi- can famo, 1 his stuf. They go to Acapulco to join eGeneral Alvarez, But this incident has nothing to do @ ith the rumored expedition of Waiker and his followers Yn All probability we shall soon h ; ‘ug 1 2¢ 38 to lead a column to the Ti We arrangements for getting the hagua Balth * appeared to have been cousideral govers'! tons of periodicals for Mr, Jerr ferpriss 28 news dealer of San Francisco, But at length the doc 0 On DE vard, was Fagguge and freight. Tho policeman hai the. last. man for endeavoring. to push Jourd wilvont a ticket; the last” dnfortunute. maw who bad stayed on board umtil the last minute to take a Jast fond far@well of his departmg lady love, had jumpod ashore at the imminent risk of his Wie, and the list r bad been trewn off; the Massive and decp wm wheols gan to \Orp, and the Battie was off for Califognia, prosence of a large number of the first military men. Al though disbanded by the late action of the Governor and Adjutant General, by the advice of the Major General of the First division, Company G, together with the other five companies of the ‘Twelfth regiment, keep up their Organization, meetings, drills, &., at a’yery hoavy ox- pense, hoping some day to be restored to their proper povitiou and rank in the militia service of the State. The Mayor, Board of Aldermen and Councilmen have unani- mously united in petitioning the Governor to reorgauizo the Twelfth, ‘The Sixty-ninth regiment, Col. Michael Corcoran, were inspected yesterday ut Humilton square, by Brigade Ma- jor and Inspector Robert Taylor. The troops were exer- cised in various battalion mananvres, as prescribed by the Adjutant General, and acquitted themselves very creditably. After the drill the regiment was inspected. ‘There were cight companies present, and the number of uniforms ingpected, including the band of sixteen pieces, was 245, In the afternoon the Washington Rifles, Eleventh regiment, Lieut. Col. Bendix commanding, numbering 32 men, and the Tenth regiment, Col. Halsey, numberin) 100 men, and with the Sixty ninth regiment comprise the Fourth brigade, were drilled together in evolutions of the line by Brigadier General Et U. S. Dia jet Attorney's Office. Charge of Cow feiling.—An Italian artist, whose name was not aécertained, was brought t the Marshal's officn, ehyrged with pass®g counterfeit coins. Committed for oxArhnation. |. found to THE PERILS OF BALLOONING. Thrilling Narrative of the Adventures of Messrs. La Mountain and Haddock. THE RAPID FLIGHT OF THE BALLOON ATLANTIC. The Descent and Abandonment of the Aerial Ship. The Sufferings of the Aeronauts in the Great Canada Wilderness. Their Providential Rescue from Starvation, &e., he. de. (From the Watertown Reformer Extra, Oct. 5.} - Nearly every one in this locolity is aware that the s0- cond the Atlantic was advertised for the 2uth of y obliged the postponement of the ascension until the cmeonoran (3 Every arrangement had been made for a successful inflation, and at twenty-seven minutes before six P. M. the glad words “all aboard”? were heard from Mr. La Mountain, and myself and that di acro- aut stepped into the car. Many were the friendly bands we back —many a fervent ‘God bless you” and “happy voyage” were uttered—and many handkerchiefs waved their mute adieu. Justas! stepped in my re friend Fayel stripped off his overcoat and preesed it upon me, saying that, as Mr. La Mountain had noouter nt, we would need more than we had I took it, and it did me good service, but I was never able to return it, Mr. Bur- nett, of the ‘American, in the kindest manner supplied us with some eatables aud drinkables. ‘Let all,” and away we soared—the horses on the square “reared and pitched” a good deal at the novel sight, but in am instant all minor sounds of earth bad » and we were lifted into @ silent sphere whose shores were without an echo, their sitence equatied only by that of the grave. Not the least feeling of trepidation was experienced—an extraor- dinary clation took possession of my soul, and fear was a8 far removed as though I had been sitttng in my ewn room at home. ‘Two or three things struck me in looking down from an altitude of halfa mile. The small appearauce of our vil- dope eee such « height, and the beautiful mechanical look which the straight fences and oblong square fields of the farmers present. The buildings in the village do not, from such a hi it, appear to cover a tenth part of the ground. ‘The poor ald Court House looked like a pepper box stand. ing on a tenacre lot,and the first church spire barely equalled in size a respectable May pole. AB We rope into the light fleecy cloudg they looked be. tween us and the earth like patches of snow we sce lying upon the land in spring time; but when we rose a iittle eed the clouds completely shut out the earth, and the cold white masses below us had precisely the same look that a mountainous snow covered country dovs as you look down upon it from # higher mountain. Those who have crossed the Alps by the Simplon Pass, or have stood upon one of the lofty summits of the Sierra Nevada, and gazed down upon the eternal snows below and aroun ‘them, will be able to catch the idea I am trying to convey. In six minutes we wore far above all the Clouds, and the sun and we were face to face. Wo saw the timo aftor that when his face looked very fair to us. eight minutes after leaving the earth the thermometer at loaned us by T. H. Camp & Oo, showed a fall of 24 degrees. It stood at 84 when we left. ‘The balloon rotated a good deal, showing that she was as- cending with great rapidity. Ai 6:48 thermometer stood at 42, and falling very fast. At 5:50 we were at least two miles high; thermometer 34. At this point a suggestion made jus} before starting by Judge Clark, of Plessis, was a very good one. bad advised the fiong of some cotton, with which l fil the eure when. at great heights, and my father had procured me some. The uupleasant ringing sengalion had now become painful, and fl gi ied both ears with colon. This made my Bead feel a ood deal as a very large pumpkin may be supposed to, ‘with a femeen bode buzzing upon its surface—a compa- rigon with which doubtless many .who read this account will hardly quarrel. At 5:62 we put on our gloves and shawls, an extra pair for La Mountain being found in friend Fayel’s overcoat; thermometer 82. The wet sand bags now became stiff with cold—they were frozen. As- cending very rapidly. ‘AU5:54 thermometer 28, and fall- ing. Here we caught our last sight of the earth by day- light. 1 recognized the St. Lawrence to the southwest of us, which showed we were drifting nearly north. At six o'clock wo thought wo wore descending a little, and Mr. Mountain directed me throw out about twenty pounds of us up again; thermometer 26, and falling very slowly. At 6:05 thermometer 32; my fect were very cold, The Atlantic was now full, and presented a mos splendid sight. ‘The gas began to’ discharge itself at the mouth, and its abominable smell as it came down upon us, made me sick, I bad been trying some of friend Bur- nett’s “‘sinews of war,’’ but every! would come up left my poor 8! ina . A moment’s vomit- ing made me feel all right again. La Mountain was suffer- ing a good deal with cold. I passed my thick shaw! around his shoulders, and put the blanket over our knees and feet. At 6:10 thermometer 18. We drifted along until the sun left us, and in a short time thereafter the balloon be- gan to descend. At 6:80 thermometer 22—rising. ‘Threw over about five pounds ballast. We must have been, be- fore we began to descend from this height, three aud a half miles high. At 6:82 thermometer 2—rising. We were now about stationary, and thought we were sailing north of east. We could, we thought, distinguish water below us, but were unable to recogniga it. At 6:38 we threw over @ bag of sand—making eighty pounds of bal- last discharged—leaving about one hundred and twenty pounds on hand. We distinctly heard a dog bark. Ther mometer 28—rising rapidly. 6:45 thermometer 33. ‘At 6:60 it was dark, and Icould make no more memo- randa. Iput up my note book, pencil and watch, and settled down into the basket, as much at home as though at my post in the Re Office. From this point uutil the next morning Ican only give my experiences from memory. The figures inthe preceeding narrative were al! made at the time, and the variatious of the thermome- ter can be depended upon as accurate. We heard, soon after dark, a locomotive whistle, and oc- casionally could hear wagons rupbling along the ground or over @ bridge, while the doge kept up an almost ceaseless serenade, as if conscious there was something in the sky monstrous and unusual. We sailed along, contented and chatty, until about half past seven, when we distinctly saw lights and heard the roaring of a mighty waterfall. We descended into a valley near a very high mountain, but as the place appeared rather forbidding, we concluded to go up again. Over with 30 Ibs. of ballast, and skyward we sailed. In about 20 minutes we again descended, but this time no. friendly light or ‘“deep- mouthed watch dogs heavy bay” greeted us. We were over dense wilderness, and settled down over a small lake. We had our life preservers ready for use, but got up again by throwing over all our ballast except about ner pounds. Mr. La Mountain row said it was folly and madness to stay up any longer; that we were over @ great wilderness, and the sooner we descended the better. We concluded to settle down by the side of a tree, tie up, and wait until morning. In moment we were near the earth, and as we fell I grasped the extreme top cf a tall spruce, which stopped her descent, and we were soon fastentd to it by the large drag rope. The touch of that spruce sent a thrill of discomfort to m: heart, for I knew that its kind did not grow in any well settled gor any warm country. Mr. La Mountain said, after he looked around and made as much of an examination of the scenery as we could do for the darkness and rain (for it had rained the past hour), that the ‘Atlantic was played out—we were far Lis ithe woods, and if we got out alive we ought to"be ankful.”” We rolled ourselves up in our blankets and patiently waited until morning. The rain dripped down upon us in rivulete from the great balloon, and it was not long before we were as wet as men could be. After a night passed in great discomfort we were glad to see the first faint ray of daylight. Cold, and wot, and rainy, the morning broke, the typical precurser, we were to learn, of many other mornings to be spent in these uninhabited wilds. We waited until six o’clock, in hoy the rain would cease, and that the rays of the sun, by warming the gas in the balloon, would give us ‘ascending power Sufficient to get up again, for the purpose, if no other, of obtaining a view of the country into whichave had de- scended. The rain did not ceaso, and we concluded to throw over all we had in the balloon, excepta coatapiece, the life preservers, the anchor and the compass. Ove board, then, they went—good shawls and blaukets, Mr. Fayel’s overcoat, bottles of ale and a flask of cordial ropes and traps of all kinds. The Atlantic, relieved of her wet Joad, rose majestically with us, and we were able to behold the country below. Tt was an unbroken wilder. Dess of Jakes and spruce; and we felt then that we had gone too far, through a miscalculation of the velocity of the balloon, As the current was driving us still to the north, wo dare not stay up, as we were drifting farther and still farther to that “frozen tide” from which we knew there could be no cecape. Mr. La M. seized the valve cord and dischargell gas, and we descended in safoty by the side of a large spruce. We made the Atlantic fast by her anchor, and for a moment talked over what we should do. We had nota mouthful to eat. No protection at night from tho damp ground, were distdnt we knew not how far from habitation, were hungry to start with, no earthly hope of raising a fire, and no distinct idea as to where we were. ‘We concluded to trust to the compass kindly loaned by H. K. Newcomb, Exq., and take a course which would bring us out of any wilderness we might be in. Wo sot tied in our own minds that we were either in John Brown’s tract or in the great Canada wilderness—to the south, wo thought, of the Ottawa, and knew that a course south by east Would take us out if we had strei enough to the distance. La M. stepped up to the balioon and gave tho edge of the baske€ a partin ie, saying, “Good bye, old Atlantic,’ and I fancied I could see a tear in his honest eye when he said it. He seemed greatly to regret his inability to perform his engagements at tho Kingston and New York State Fairs, at both of which he was advertised to make ascension. TRAMPING IN THE WOODS. To the southeast, then, we started. After travelling about a mile and a half we came to the bank of a small creek, flowing down from the westward. At this point we were agreeably surprised to find that some human heing had been there before us for we found several smail trees cut down, the coals from an old fire, and a half barrel which bad contained pork. I eagerly eum. ined the stamp. Ht read, ‘ Mess Pork, P. M., Montweal.”? MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1859. Tale ashing De siication make were in Coe he} very well knew that no Montreal inspection pork evor found its way into the interior of New York State. We travelled all day Friday up the unknow: creek, which kept its xeneral course to the south of weet, cromiug it about hoon OD & floating log, and striking on its southora bank a “Diazed”’ track, which led us up to a dororted tim ber road, tying on tho opposite side lumbering shanty. We hoped one of roads might take Us out to @ after travelling up them all until they in the wilderness, we concluded to cross the creek to the shanty, and etay in it all night, LaMountaln got across safely; but my weight was greater than his, the raft poker lira the stream. Téank in all over, and awam out, ugh it required all my strength to do x0, and on reach: chilled as scarcely to ing the bank I found myself so ly w be able to staud. I took off my clothes, wr them, and ‘we proceeded to the shanty, where we found plenty of we “Toning logn inthe epring sasea, “dr p Spring season. 6d it tos confluence, wits the Ottawa or which emptied into the Ottawa, we could in the game way the timber went out. The shanty was covered with the halves of logs, scooped in a manner familiar to ull woodmen. These were light avd dry, and would form an excellent raft. Why not, then, take four of these, tie them to cross ploces by wythes and such old things as we could find around the shanty, and pole the structure down to that civiliza- tion which a saw log ought tobe able torcach. Such was the course we adopted. We dragged the logs down to creck, and La Mountain tied them Les rig as he evidently more of a sailor than myself. We got under way, and ae we pushed off a crow set uy ing—an inauspicious sign, and ominous and sufferings in store for us. We polled down stream about ten miles, and came abruptly upon an immense pine tree which had fallen across the stream, completely locking the passage of the raft. No other alternative ‘Was left but to untie the through under the jog. ‘This was at last did; tied the ratt together again, and polled her downstream. To-day weeat each a raw frog, all we could find, and began to feel that we were hungry. But there was no Cog marr aged talk was of the hopeful future and the civilization we hoped yet to reach. Down the creek we went into a, some two miles long, and into which we of course su; of the stream paseed , Lage outlet at the lower end. a ways in the bot. followed down te northern bank, keeping al shallow spots, 60 that our poles could touch tom, until we arrived at the bottom of the lake, u which was the reason of our it. We felt happy to have found it again, and plied our poles ike heroes. We passed, during tho day, the spot where we had first struck the creek, and where we bad made a sightly land mark which might afterwards ald us in finding the Atlantic, should we ever wish todo so in pres but kept awiul forests. whoue solemn stilluers seemed to hold the unrevealed About ten o’clock it the “vessel” and crawled in under some “tag” alders on the bank, where wearinces order to get her out. At night we did not the raft going down through the shades of future. mystery of our darkenin; re stopped began to rain again. our extreme enabled us to get, perhaps, balf an hour’eslecp. Rising again, (for it was easier to pole at at night in the rain down an unknown stream, than to lic on the ground and freeze) we pressed on for a couple of hours, until about three o'clock, when pure induced us to stop again. where the clayey bank lacked @ little down to the water. exhaustion On the mud we threw our little bun- die of straw, and sat down with our feet drawn up under us, #0 that our bent bodies nted as little eurface as . But we could not stand such an uncomfortable position long, and as honed own the stream with a drizzting rain. At cight o'clock wo came to 2 place where the atream canoned—rushing over astony bed, down a steep descent between high rocks on place we regarded the snore, Here, Je evidence of lumbermen, a8 possible for the rain to upon. light of the Sabbath broke upon us, we were poling either bank. To get our raft down this as hopeless. We UD and examined ‘gain, We found uDm: evidently camped at this point, to be handy by to make to the’ ip the attempts they were doubtless ob! get the timber down the canon. a third of a mile long. there is nothing so wild and romantic as these scended the bank and thought it best to We de- our Juck on foot. After travelling about a mile we found the bank 80 tangled and rugged, and ourselves so much exhausted, ible: so we concluded to go ata time that locomotion was impose back, and if we could get the raft down a we would go on with her, if not we would build as a place as possible to crawl into, and prepare for deat fe went back, and after examinin; tively, concluded to try to get the r: cemmenced, and T freely confess this the most trying laborious work of a life of iabor. wou and then you must pry it over in some way and pass i along to the next obstruction, We were obliged to get into the stream, often up to the middle, and there I sevc- ral times fell headlong, completely up our compass which now frantically pointed in ay Aphid ite addled head thought desirable. The water lued case and it was ruined. After long hours of labor the raft down, and La M. again tied it on in about an hour we came to a large miles, broad. pass nntil we should find the outlet. could be expected. To-day we found one ciam, which I insisted La Mountain should eat, as he was weaker than myscif, and had eat little or nothi on the day we went up. Around we went into the indentations of the shore, keeping always in shallow water. _ At last we stopped at a place we thought least exposed to the wind. We laid down wy the cold ground, baving lifted up the end of our so that the wind might not drift it away In the night. when we laid down, and both of us trembled by the hour, like men suffering from asevere attack of the ague. The Rind had risen just at night, and the dismal surging of tt ‘the waves upon the shore formed, I thought, a fitting {ul- laby to slumber so disturbed wad dismal as ours. By this time our clothes were nearly torn off. My pantaloons were slit up both legs, and the waistbands nearly torn off. My boots both ed, and our mig! the canon had torn the skin from ankles and hands. Ia Mountain’s hat was gotie the first day out; he had thrown away his woollen drawers and stockings the firet day of our trapping, as they dragged him down by the weight of water they absorbed. We slept but little, It really seem- ed as though, during that night, we passed through the horrors of a dozen deaths. At daylight we got up b: grees, first on one knee and then on other, so 8 weak that we could hardly stand. ‘Again upon the almost endless take we went—following round its shore for an outlet. About ten o’clock we found a broad northern stream which we thought was the out- let we were seeking, and we entered it with great joy, be- lieving it would take us to our long sought Ottawa. Shortly after entering the stream it widened out and’as- sumed the form ‘of a lake. We poled up the westerly shore for about seven miles, but found we were again deceived. On our way up Mr. La Mountain sang these pretty lines:— “Cheer up your hearts, my men, Let nothing fright you, Be of a gallant mind— Let that delight you.” His voice was hardly above a whisper, but the song was a source of comfort to me, His, indeed, was a “gal- lant mind,” which the extraordinary hardships and dan- gers of our position bad not daunted. But when we found ‘that all the weary miles of our morning travel had been in vain and bad to be My resolution certainly failed me for a moment, and I sat down on my end of the raft and felt like shedding one tear of genuine regret. Yet we felt that our duty as Christian men was to press on a8 long a8 wo could stand and leave the issue with and God. It bad now been four full days since we ate a meal. All we had ate in the meantime was a frog apiece, four clams and a few wild berries, whose acid propertics and bitter taste had probably done us more harm than L. Our strength was to fail very fast, and our sys- tems were evidently about to undergo an extraordinary change. I did not permit myself to think of food—the thought of a well covered table would have been too much. I thought over all of Strain’s sufferings on the Isthmus of Darien, where he, too, was paddling a raft down an unknown stream; but never believed we could ftand half the amount of suffering he did. Besides, he had means t make a fre—we had none. He was upon a stream which he knew would lead to the sea and safety—we were upon waters whose flow we knew really nothing of, and were as much lost as though in the mountains of the moon. But we “could not give a and took fresh courage us troubles appeared to thicken. ‘Well, we turned the raft around, and poled her back to- wards the place where we had entered this last lake. We had gone about a mile when we heard the sound of & gun, quickly followed by a@ second report. No soung was ever 80 sweet to meas that. Wo hailoed as Joud as = could a Lato 8 Seautat Pa et no response. We our an gone bout halt'a mile, when La Moustain’s avention to what I thought was a smoke curling up among the trees ‘on the side of a bill. My own eyesight had begun to fail me to an extent that I could not depend upon it when a long, steady gaze was necessary. He said it was smoke, and that he thought just below it, on the bank, was a bark canoe. _In afew moments the blue smoke rolled gently bet unmistakeably above the tree tops, and We felt that we were saved. Such a revulsion of feeling was almost too much for us. We could hardly believe our senses, and credited anything favorable to our condition with the utmost caution. Our bitter disappointments had taught us that Jesson, We paddled the raft with the ends of our poles directly across the lake, near perhaps three-fourths of a mile wide, and made for the canoe. It proved to be @ large onc— evidently an Indian’s. Up the bank I pressed, leaving La Mountain at the canoe to cut off a retreat by the Indian in case he was timid and wished to avoid us. I came at once upon the shanties of a lumbering wood, ood from «the chimney of the farthest build. ing a broad volume of smoke was rising. I halloed—a noise was heard inside, and a noblo looking Indian came tothe door.‘ Vous parley Francais ?”” was my eager inquiry ag I grasped fis otistretched hand. ‘Yes, str—and “English, too.” He drew me into the cabin, and there was the head of the party, a noble. » hearted Scotchman, named Angus Cameron.’ I imme- diately told my story—that we came were lost, and’ bad bee me wilbout foodk-asbing n four days without food—asking where we were. Imagine my surprise when ho said we were one htndred and fifty miles due north of Ottawa— in fp denew, uninhabited , Whase only Tanit was the where we found no outlet, and turned back upon the southern bank in quest of it. On the head of the lake we found that the current of the creck turned abruptly to the right, ‘This’ time we found a spot of coming . The rapids were about and in ali the rapids of Black river the stream atten- down. We at once and pieces: not float more than a rod at a time before they would stick on some stone which the low water left above the surfaco, Around it we must of course So we turned up to the right, and pressed on with as much resolution as We were cold, hty wrestlings in” Aretic circle. In a word, we were nearly 390 miles ina ue north course from Watertown, in tautude 47, Dinner was ail ready. The party consisted of four Pereone—Mr. Cameron and his assistant, who was also uamed Guneron, LaMab MacDougall, « half breed, and his son Beaucell, I despatched the young Iadian after LaMountain, who came in after a moment the absolute Picture of wretchedness, Alt that the cabin contained was freely tendered us, and we began 0 oat. Language is inadequate to ex! our sensations while doing so. The clouds bad all from our sombre future, and the “silver lining” shone all the brighter for the deep dark- ness through which we bad ‘ Hore let me state that the stream we came down 8 far zatted jake, and drains into Bowl river—which Bows into. the Gatineau Ottawa, opposite Ouawa City. Mr. Ca- nor how our deliverance a¢ purely Providential, and many times remarked that we would certainly have perished but for seeing his smoke. Mr. Cameron was hunting timber for his employers— Gihmour & Co., of Ottawa—and was to start in two days for down the Gatineau, to his boadquarters at Dosert. If ‘we would stay until be started, we were welcome, he said, to food and accommodations, and be wouldtake us dow to Desert in his canoe, and at that point we could get Indiaue to take us further on. He aleo sald that he had intended to look for timber oa Filliman’s creek, near where the balloon would be found, as near as we could eecribe the locality to him, and would try to look ft up and make the attempt to get it to Otta- wa. ‘This would be @ long and tedious opera tion, as the portages are very numerous between the creck and ee twenty—one of them three miles lovg. Over of course the silk must be carried on the backs of Indians. ‘After finishiog up bis business in the vicinity where we found him, on Friday morning Mr. started on his return. We stopped, on our way up the creek, at the place where we had erected our signal by which'to find the balloon. We struck back for the piace and in about twenty minutes tound her impaled on the tops of four smaihish spruce trees, torn very much. La Mountain con- cluded to ubandon her. He took the valve a8 a me- mento, and I cut out the letters “TIC,” which bad form- ed partof ber name, and brought it home with me. We reached what is known ak the “New Farm” Friday night, and there ended our sleeping on the ground—an operation always unpleasant, but particularily so in the of the year, Raturday wo reached Desert, through a drenchlug rain from which there was no protection. At Desert we were a good deal troubled to obtain In- diane to take ue out, At last we appealed w Mr. Joha Backus, a kind-hearted American trader, who agreed to procure us @ complement of red skins sufficient to take us to Beau's place (cnn miles), where it was thought we might obi horses. Sun- day morning we started from Desert, and reached Alexis VBeau’s about 6 P. M. The scenery upon this part of our route Was gublime and imposing. primeval forest stood a8 grand and silent a& when Created. The indiana we had in our employ to-day surpassed rr ey I ever beheld in physica! vigor and endurance. were fif- teen portages to be made during the day’s run of sixty miles. They would seine the canoe, jerk it upon their shoulders with a swing, and start upon a trot as un- concernedly a# though ‘bearwg no burthen. Arriving at the bottom of the fall, they would toss the canoe into the streata, cry out ‘Arretes, la!’ and away we would go again, glidirg down the stream like an arrow. We tra- velled fifteen miles and made seven portages in one hour and forty minutes. Bi At Alexie Beau's we firet beheld a borse and vehicle, which they called a “buckboard”—simply a couple of boards reaching from one bolster to the other, upon which the sents were placed. Starting at 7 In the evening, we travelled nearly all night through'the forests, over one of the worst roads that ever was left unfinished, and reached Brooks’ farm, agort of frontier tavern, in the early morn- ing, where we gicpt a couple of hours, and after breakfast pressed on by the stage to Ottawa, which we reached at 5 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Our first rush was to the tele- graph office, whence the trembling wires sped the glad news of our safety to pre ones at Hg be ety we were most Tq. editor of Le Relay wand Prcaticet of the Ottawa and Prescott Railroad, as well as to Joseph Aumond, Baq., wo are under special obligations by acts of kindness which wil] not soon be forgotten. Indeed, from the time we left the Bosketong until we reached home we met with nothing ‘Dut one continual stream of congratulation and proffered we Opts sborg and all along the line of the Potsdam ons and al and ‘Watertown Railroad we found crowds awaiting our arrival, which gave unmistakable evidence of the deep sympathy felt in our fate. Several general conclusions and remarks shall termi- nate this narrative, already too long. ‘‘Why did you per- mit yourselves to go eo far?” will naturally be asked. To which we can only reply, that the wind was exceed- ingly light when we ascended; that we were very soon among the clouds, and consequently unable to take cog- nigance of our course, or to judge how fast we were travel! Perhaps it is’ well here to re- mark that wi you are a balloon you are utterly uncduscious of motion, unless you can see the earth. Nor can you tell by a compass in which direction you are traveliing, unless you are sufficient of an astronomer to judge from the shifting angles formed by certain stars. “In « word, if you caunot gee the earth you cannot tell how fast nor in which direction you move. ‘This: Nh explain why wo drifted ‘wilt, Off to latitudes 20 remote. When we rose above thick masses of clouds, rapid current which carried us northeast. It is my Won that after wo had travelled in this current about ‘we descended near the earth the first time, we ought to ave come down. But we were unwilling to land at night in a deep wood, even though we knew we were not far from habitatious, and we thought it best to pick out a better place. This was our error, and it came very near being a fatal one to u#; it certainly was so to the Atiartic. In trying to find our “bettersplace” to land, we were un- consciously up longer than we supposed, and as we were travelling in @ current gbich swept us off to the north. ward at Tate of one dred miles an hour, we soon reached a country not pleasant nor profitable to land a balloon in, ‘The loss to Mr. LaMountain by the calamity which has overtaken him does uot stop with the loss of bis balloon. He had several profitable engagements to fill, which must, of course, all go over, entailing disappointment upon the public and loss upon himscif. In his present ition, in poor health, and not “ overly” rich, I cannot ut hope some capitalist will furnish him with sufticient means to carry on his undertakings. Of course, the [ove mishap bas not changed his views relative to ooning, nor has it mine. Mr. LaMountain is a brave man, he probably does not know what personal fear is. Such traits will always command the respect of those who know that the fine temper of steel is only imparted after exposure to severe tests, before whose intensity meaner metals perish, or sink into blackened and worthiess dress. JNO. A. HADDOCK. Warertown, Oct. 5, 1859. News from Havana. ARRIVAL OF THE CAHAWBA—REPORTED REMOVAL OF THE CAPTAIN GENEKAL—SEVERE SENTENCE FOR A POLITICAL CRIME—THE OPERA AND MARETZEK— SUGAR MARKET, FREIGHTS AND EXCHANGE RATES, ETC. The United States mail steamship Cahawba, Capt. Smith, arrived at this port at noon yesterday from New Orleans and Havana. She left New Orleans on the 27th, entored the port” of Havana at 5 P. M. on the 29th, and left there at 1.30 P. M. on the 80th ult. It was reported at Havana that Captain General Concha would be relieved from office about the 12h November. ‘This will be a great logs to the island of Cuba. His suc- cessor is not yet known. ‘Threo persons suspected of being annexationists had been condemned to Presidio, and sentenced to eight years imprisenment at hard labor, which was approved by the Royal Audiencia, ‘The Tacon theatre has been engaged by Max Maretzek, who will with his troupe open the Opera season on the Ist of November, alternating with the dramatic corps now in possession until the Ist of December, when Max will have sole control. Py ‘The sugar market has improved ashade—No. 12, 8 rials, firm. Stock 175,000 boxes, against 120,000 in 1858, In molasses nothing doing. Freights were more active and rates a little better. Exchange on London 16 a 16% premium; North, 40 5 do.; New Orleans, 6 do. United States coins, 6 a 63¢ premium; Mexican dollars, 8 per cent premium. Personal Intelligence. Hon. Edward Everett has acceptgd an invitation to de. liver an addross at the Georgia State Fair, to be held in Atlanta from the 24th to the 28th of October. Anthony Burns, of fugitive slave notoriety, having been called to the pastorate of a colored Baptist church in In dianapolis, is threatened with the “black law” of Indiana if he accepts the call, M. Blondin, the great rope walker, has purchased a house, completely furnished, at Niagara Falls, for four thousand doltars cash—which amount is a portion of the profits of his feats across the chasm of the Niagara during the summer. Colonel 8. B. Jowett, United States Marshal for Northern New York, is rapidly recovering trom his recent attack of paralysis, He is able to attend to the duties of his Court Calendar—This Day. Scrreme Court Grcvir—Part 1—Noe, 2,198, 2,135, 1,963, 2,189, 2,163, 2,165, 2,167, 2,171, 2,177, £181, 2,183, 2/187, 2,189) 1491, 2.161) 1, 415, 2,149, 2,191, 2193, 2,195. Part ‘111,682, 1,684, 3.120, 2,176, 2,196, 2,140, 2,142, 2,144, 1.164) 1,962, 2,162, 2,184, 2,188, 2,160, 2,162, 2,164, 23166, 9,168, 2,170 2117 Surrnior Covnt.—Nos. 145, 152, 164, 155, 156, 168, 159, 162, 168, 164, 166, 168 to 175, 277, 178, 182, 183, 184, 187, 190} 192) 207; 208, 209, 712, 213, 215. Comox Puras—Part I. —Nos. $49, 1,184, 1,240 to 1,247, 1,248, 1,260, 1,951, 1,252, 1,112. Part’ 1,186, 1,248 1 1,227, 1,229 to 1,238. User Suse Desucr Counm—Nor. 26, $1, 3, 10, 11. PRICK TWO ORNTS. A Heavy Catalogue—Hetween $4,000 and $5,000 Realized—List of the Property sold—Grand Uispiay of Taste and Kle- gancc—Rare ime—Coatly Trifies. ‘The sale of the furniture from that‘ other house’ in Nineteenth street, lately occupied by Wm. J. Lane, the al- leged Fulton Bank defuuiter, took place yesterday, at the auction rooms of Henry H. Leeds & Co, , 23 Nassan etreet, and was attended by an immense crowd. The furnitare ‘was of the most clegant and costly description, and the catalogue was s0 extensive, comprising s pamphict of © fourteen pages, that many entertained aquspicion that tho Auctioneer had taken advantage of the notoriety of young Lane to dispose of @ great deal of furniture for other people’s benefit, We are assured by the suc: tioneer, however, that with a very few triffing excep- tions, all the property disposed of was sold by order of the Fulton Bank on young Lane’s account, and bad been brought from the house in Nineteenth street. aggre- Ente proceeds of the sale amounied to between $4,000 anc $5,000, which is probably under half the original cost of the goods, The sale lasted till about four o'clock im the afternoon, and the bidding throughout was spirited and hvely. There were several tadics among the buyers, and all seemed deeply interested in examining the: pro- perty, though not the slightest allusion was meveteetn nen eat circumstances under which it was pol A list embracing some of fe more mmerarersanie items will serve to convey an at in which the house was Tarulshed:— Y ‘A beautiful carved rosewood 73 octave plano, made by a Davie & Co., of Boston, waa sold to Mr. Cunninghara for $237. A rosewood grand action seven octave piano, rather out of styie, was purchased by Mr. Hendricks, fur only $60. Young Lane’e gold hunting watch and chain, costing originally $105, went for $52, toa Mr. Waters. A splendid genticman’s dressing case and secretary, in a portable, vatise form, was sold for $6750, although it ad cast }, and contained a large number of articles of solid sliver. Ten or twelve double hair mattresses sold at prices bie ip de 94), a elegant velvet : Yards, recently imported, and ag Pera per yard, fetched onty $1 0 per yard. 'A large quantity of velvet and Brussels carpeting was sold at a price. A marble top dressing boreaa 929. An oak extension dining table. $23; a » 920. ‘A carved rosewood sult, covered in crimson figured brocade, consisting of sofa, arm —— chair and four parlor chairs, sold for $117 60. Another similar suit, covered with satin, brought $120. Still ancther in figured moquet, $110; and a fourth, a richly carved rosewood suit, in crimson and gold bro- cade, sold for $140. Of mirrore there were great profusion. Two superb folid carved wood French plate mante) mirrors, costin $240 apiece, sold for $126 each. A rich frame French plate pier mirror, 110 inches by 30, brought $70; another, 88 by 24, $28; a mantel mirror, 60 by 40, French bedstead, said to Hill for $96. The mat- 60, and the bolster and bedstead sold for $18 wo, ‘Asuperb carved rorewood cost $160, was bought by a Mr. trese belonging to it fetched $17 pillows $6. Another rosewood and a third for $15. Drought $20; other, riohly carved, $31; a mahogany wardrobe $22; do. bookcase and seer! $22; rosewood Turkish casy chairs, $8 each; carved marble top, $28; do. washstan’ \ 4, $11; another $16; carved oak jewel box, $3 50; lady’s rosewood dressing case, $23; rich gilt ormolu clock (Pandora), $39; elegant carved rosewood marble top etegeres, $70, two elegant arm chairs, in crimson maroon damask $74; carved roee- wood card table, $3950; carved marbie top centre table, $20; an elegant’ rosewood statuary marble top bureau, $87 60 (reported as having cost $176): brorze clock, marble and black walnut (Constable of Bourbon), $81; elegant gilt marble top etegere, $24; another carved rosewood bureau, very elegant, 4; rowe- wood marble top hat stand, $41. Of articles of elegance aud vertu there seemed to be no end. One neat wits vied wath iden pl jumpe out of the a Wy golden plumage, ‘cover, flutters its ‘wings and feathers, turns around Deautiful song, at the end of which h it quddenly disappear into the box, as the auct oncer re: you see it, and now you don’t see it.” A man named Rad- kins bid off the little songster for $112. ‘We can only namie a few of the fancy articles, showing how the y financier had indulged his elegant and re- fined taste. re were, a rich Parian group, Cupids,” sold for $14; decorated china vases, $8; Parian “Fidelity,” $4; rich bisque figures, Ne of Louis - $18; superb large brouze statues, Gi and “Vintage,” $26; Parian rose water ewer, claborate raised flowers and shade, $10 50; Parian , ‘tAriadne,”” b: Copeland , $12; rosa cut and enamel rich Parian decorated figares, $5; rich pearl $13 $0; set carved chessmen, $7; rich odeur case, $11; fine bieque Jewel stan “The : Marguerite,” and “ Romeo and "$60; statuettes with marbie stands, +‘ Bacchants,” $15; decora- ted odeur and workstand, (very; & plated boquet holder, $1 60; superb Purian pretation of Phaarch’s Dream,” $86; two rich vases, $21; Parian figure, ‘ Water Carrier,” $20; cotta vases, $650; a French painting in ihe of pictures, and an endless variety cles. There was a large quantity of silver and plated Tich glass ware, &c., waiters of different sixes, stands, gold lined goblets, tea sete, printand casters, lea and coffee urns, knives, forks ee of ie coed Papert d description, and and glasses of all kinds to supply all of which went off at fair prices. City Politics. MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC RAL COMMITTEE. ‘This Committee, having now been in organisation for two months, composed of 123 members, held its regular weekly meeting last evening, at 113 Bowery. The Chairman (Mr. Rosenbourgh) presided. He an- nounced that it was necessary to dispense with the read ing of the minutes. This was put to vote and carried. The Cuamaan then took the floor and said—The etrength and influence of this newly organized committee must not be argued from the array of numbers here to-night— ‘although there was a very good attendance.) Wecould, if we wished, swell its numbers till equal numerically to Tammany Hail; put we wish to enrol in this committes only influential men—men who can, by thei bility, station, m and influence, cont 2 bas long been tho necessary to starta of business men—men who do not want office, nor @Avor, i D. Tallman named br. m. By ag etand independently in the democratic ranks, nor spoils. And, geutlemen, I believe I can say that not. one member ofthis committee has ever held an office. You ail know that rowdyism has heretofore ruled this city completely. You all know how the primary elections are. carried on, But these things cannot continue much longer. ‘They must be put down, and they will be put down; and I dare say that before @ year is over our heads that this committee will rank, in point of numbers and strongth, with apy political organization now in ; for our object, gentiemen, is not political trickery. Our object is not to make our daily bread by foul means. We are all in this commuittee able to support ourselves and families, and we come here, not for political gain, but through a strong sense of self-preservaiion to the brutality and infamy of the present ruling organiza- tions. It was then moved, amidst general and enthusiastic ap- plauee, that all nominations be postponed till further no- tice. This was carried. The Present then announced that, hereafter there wilF be no notices served upon members; that the meetings will, hereafter, take place every week on Wed- nesday evening, at half-past seven o’clock. It was then moved and seconded that the committos should go into anelection for Treasurer. Mr, Hammond Stearne was elected by acclamation. After making arrangements for having the by-laws for- SE eepreny at the next meeting the committes ad- ned. ‘The members present last evening were of the most re- spectable and usefn! class of men—retired merchants and mechanice—and their opposition to rowdy political rule Was strong and earnest. MOZART HALL SENATORIAL CONVENTION. The Senatorial Convention owing silegiance to the ‘Mozart Hall General Commitsec met last night, and made the following nominations for State Senators: Fourth Districe—William Wilson, ex-Alderman of the Ph District—This Convention failed to make @ nomi- nation and adjourned. The vote was equally divided be- tween Bernard Kelly and Smith Ely, Jr., the present Senator. ‘Siath District-W. Drake Parsons, editor of the Daily NErenth Distrid-—Patrick 8. Moloney, one of the Ten Governors. The Turf. UNION COURSS, L. L.— TROTTING. i ‘Weoxgspay, Oct. §.—Matoh $600; mile heats, best three in five, to wagon. R 8: Post H. Woodruff named br. 211231 12 2 Time, 2:41 4—~2:49—2; :37—2:38. 7. fore a judge Potter. Ocr. .—Duncan, Sherman @ Co, vs. R. W. Lowber & Eliyhalet Nott.—This was an action on a bill of ex drawn by Dr. Nott and accepted Mr. Lowber. 1o defence set up by Mr. Lowber was, he had agreed by contract with the plaintiffs to convey certain property in pete payment of the claim. (i plain cidts 1) property was more than ey hed bene ad” On names. malt tay tee. fore declined to accept it. The testimony was somewhat conflicting, amd under Che charge of the judge the case was submitted to the jury, who rendered a verdigh for Pplatotit® for amount claimed.