The New York Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1859, Page 5

a 4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GURDON GUNNETT, fuitvk 4D PROPRIEDOR. OFFice N. W. OOKNES OF NASSAU AND FULTON 978 MS, cash tneutoance. Money sent by mutt wilt be ut the wtb he seater. Postuye umpe not ioendoal ne" sahoription THe DAILY HERA Ln 100 venta $7 per annum Ub WEEKLY UbKALD covery Raturkty ab vin ride per a in 7 Ve tran whoa, copy. or $8 pre annum; the Europaun Bilitio.cvery W on conta per copy. 81 per mn to aay part of Wrens Beitain, - he wae part of the Coattanad. tah & tnducle, pestages the Guttiornsa Vkttion on the Sth und Bh of each month at nk conte er copy, 0 $1 per annnm. THD FAMILY UERALD om Wednentay, at four cents per opy, 07 Bt per annim VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, contstaing import ence solicited from any quarter of the world; V ased wl he . rally pret for, Bar OUn FORSIGN CORMRAPONHENTS Permetitecux Wiadioren ro. Seat aus Larrans ie es KENT OB “NO NOTICE taken of warnymous correspondence, We do not iinertisements én- rr rete teri comanunt-utions ADVERTISEMENTS, remecced cvery day ected fn the Merwiy Hieaib Famiy Hawaln, and ta the [scor wher cane Litho CHOn PRINTING earned with neainess, cheapness and de epoch. . Wotame XXIV. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENLNG, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1859. given in another coluewn, Ib another place will he found the prices of the Mesgra, Stuart for their reliued goo Cifve wos quiet; 650 bugs Rio, skimmings, were sold at Hic, Freghts were Grim, espectally tor Liverpool, while engsyements were moderate, e Great Question of the Day—% Safety Withta or Without the Union, Our Washington adviees of this morning will go very far toconfirm the most skeptical reader, in our opinion, that the Nocthera aati-slavery crusadera have pushed their treasonable schemes against the South to the last extremity of Southern safety and forbearance, From two poiuts of observation we discover that the dapger which threatens the South oom- prehends a repetition, on 4 grander scale, of the bloudy, eervile revolt of St. Domingo, and the stil more horrible agrarian atrocities of the firet French revolution, The key note of this Ne. 335 | servile revolt was touched at Harper’s Ferry by “Old Brown,” who bas died the death of a traitor, to be canonized among the Northern ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourvonth airect —Irauasx Ore | teachers of his treason as a saint and a martyr. @s—Le SONMEREL A. 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TRMPLE WALL, Ninth street—Kino Sovomon’s Tears, HOPE OF APE, 7% Brondway.—Wagen’s Trace. low York, Saturday, December 3, 1859, The News. Capt. John Brown, convicted of the crimes of Marder, eacivng slaves to insurrection, and treason Bguinst the State of Virginia, was hanged yester- day forencon at Charlestown. He exhibited the same fortitude that has characterized his demeanor since the dey of his captare at Harper's Ferry in the heat of batue, with the victims of his vivience lying lifeless around him, We publish fall details of th event in to-day’s paper—an event without parallel in the ni-tory of the country. Brown was not permitted to make any speech from the scaf- fold; but in the account of his interview with his Wile ip prison, and in his last letter to hia family, we learn the evutiments that animated the culprit in his last hours. ‘The politicians at Washington are busily at work caucusrsing and scheming wth a view to the or- ganization of the House. It ia betieved that near- ly all the members will have arrived to-day, and | this evening the formul party caucuses will be held | for the nomivation of candidates. Our despatches | contain the latest speculations as to the chances Of the various cliques, It seems, however, to be the general opinion that a prolonged contest on ‘the Speskership will cosue. The President has, it @ppeers, decided not to allow the publication of his Mesesge till Congress organizes; neither will the reports of the Secretaries be made public until the quarrel over the spoils is ended. The European mails brought by the Europa reached thin city lust evening, and fa another part Oumuarv's Mim. 3 The programme ot a combined servile and agrarian insurrection, of the most appalling di- mensions, is lain down in that infamous buok of Hiuton Rowan Helper, to which we have here- tofore culled the attention of our astonished readers. He proposes the following plan oi operations:— 1. Thorough organization and independent political ao- tion on the pari ot the non siavenuiaing whites of the South. 2 Ineligibilit# of pro slavery slavcholters; never an- other vote lo any Ove WLO advocates the reteation end yerpetuation of Human slavery. a No co-operation with pro slavery politicians; no: fel- owship with thet iu religion; no aflliation with taem in 5 puciety. 4 No patronage to pro-élavery merchants; no guestship ip slave waiting hotels; v0 fees to pro slavery lawyers; no empiry mevt of pro-siavery physicians; no audience to Pro Fiavery parsons. 4. No more hiring of slaves by pon-slaveholders. | 6. Abrupt discontinuauce of subscription to pro-alavery DeWE;-Apers. 7. Tuo gresteat possible encouragement to free white Reduced to a single sentence, all this simply meens an agrarian insurrection against the Southern slave and property ‘holders by the taboring or “poor whites,” in combination with a servile revolt, and comprehending the slaughter or expulsion of the domiaant class and the confiscation of their property. Agaiust this combined movement the slavebolders could not hold out a single day ; and let the “ poor white” man of the South be poisoned with the prospect of appropriating his rich neighbor's estate, and let the ignorant slave be deluded with the abolitionists’ notions of liberty, and there will be very little difficulty in the work of inaugurating Helper’s scheme of revolution, emancipation and confiscation. Here isa list of the subscribers, each to the amount of one hundred dollars or more, in aid of a fund for the circulation of a hundred thousand copies of said incendiary and revolu- tionary book:— B. W. Bonney, New York city, $100; Nicholas Brown, Warwick, K. 1, $100; Avher B Burdick, Brooklyn, N. Y., $100; Cursive M Cay, fora Kenticky ‘clorgyma, $250: William Endicott, Jr., Boston, Mase, $100; Elwards W. Fiske, Brooklyn, N. ¥., $100; M J. Frisbie, New York city, $100; OB. Frotuwgham, Jersey ity, N. J, $160, Horuce Greeley, New York cty, $100; Edward Harris, Woonsocket, RI, $106; Hinton’ R Holper, New York city, $100; John Jay, New York city, $100; Samus! May, Booton, Muss., $100; Elwin 1), Morgan, Albany, N. ¥.. $100; Jobn Nomith, Lowell, Mass., $ 00; Join € Norton’ Farmington, Conn , $100; Benjamia Ruah Plumly, Phila” delpbia, Pa., $100; Marcus Spriog, Eagleswood, N. J., $100; J. 8.7. Stranahan, Brooklyn, N. ¥., $100;Lewis Tappan, Brooklyn, N. Y¥.,$100; Wm. B. Thoinas, Phila- delpbia, Pa., $1°0; James 8. Wadaworth, New York city, $100; abram Wakeman, New York city, $100; Thurlow Weed, alban »N. ¥., $100; Bradford R.’Woud, Aibany, One hundred dollars each from our present republican Governor Morgan and Horace Gree- ley and Thurlow Weed, with various smaller sume from other republican chiefs and organs, will satisfy the reader as to tho nature of this “irrepressible conflict’’ of Mr. Seward. From of to-day's paper may be fouod the letiers of our correspondents at London and Paris, together with extiscts from our foreign files, all forming an in- teresting and complete résumé of European intelli- gence to the lutest date. A necting of the Whig General Committee was held last evening at Thorp's Hotel. Mr. Hiram | Ketchua’s condact in making a speech at the Bavemeser meeting on Thursday was commented upon, and, on motion, he was expelled from the Committee. The declination of Mr. Ogden to raa wes then considered, and William F. Havemeyer wes fivelly numivated as their candidate for the Mayoralty. By the arrival of the T. B. Watson, Captain Man dey, from Porto Cabello oo the 19th November, we are in possession of dates from Lagnayra and Caraccas to the 12th ult. The intelligence is very much of the same tenor as former advices. The government hed obtained several triumphs over the tebels, who were almost altogether expelled from the East. Two thonsand muskets intended for the use of Falcon bad been seized by a government war vessel. The rebel Colonel Mesa bad been the emigrant aid and Sharp's rifles subscrip- tions in behalf of the work of “old Brown” in Kansas, we can understand the meaning of these subscriptions for Helper’s book. They are intended to aid in fomenting a servile and agrarian insurrection in the South, in the diffu- sion of this book among the laboring white po- pulation of that section. With such material and financial contribu- tions to Helper from such moderate republicans as Governor Morgan, in connection with old Brown’s practice and Seward’s preachings against the “slave oligarchy,” is it surprising that they sbould take the alarm, and resolve upon a distinct understandiag with the North upon a positive plan of protection? Besides, in all our late Northern elections there is no- thing to be found calculated to allay this South- ern alarm, They all point to that eternal war against slavery proclaimed at Rochester by Seward, and commenced at Harper’s Ferry by Brown. The only spot in all the North where met signally defeated. The American bark White Wing bad arrived at Lagaayra with 3,000 mus- kets and 1,200 rifles of @ first class make, sup plied with all the necessary adjancts. The govern- ment had only issued $200,000 out of the loan of one million. The second dividend of the English debt had been despatched to Euvope. The Coustitutionay arms had also triumphed in Trujillo. The rest of the inteiligence is contined to a variety of advan- tages gained by the government over the enemy. Pesce is certainly spreading its healing wings over this long disjointed and pertarbed republic. By the brig Baltimore, from Port au Prince Nov. 18, arrived yesterday, we learn that the market was overstocked with flour, which was selling at $110. Provisions dull, and a large supply. Coffee was very scarce and high. The Boaid of Police Commissioners met yester- Gay afternoon, and received the names of about thirty of the old police to actas specials on the day of eleotion. Fred. Harson, Patrick McGrath and W.P. Thorn, of the old force, were reinstated. ‘The resignations of A. W Baldwin, of the Harlem police, and Officer DeBoise, of the Fightoenth ward, were received and accepted. Officers Woodward and Bowers, of the Third precinct, who beat Mrs. Jane McCord, were each fined thirty days pay. As the spring trade in dry goods draws near, and which usually sete in earliest from the South, a good deal of interest begins to be felt in regard to its results. That section of country, during some yeurs past, has supplied the largest and most profitable part of our dry goods jobbing trade Owing to the recent troubles in Virginia, and the excitement growing oat of it, which bas extended more or less over the whole South, houses in New York have recently received letters from their agents and canvassers at the South stating that they meet with less success than formerly; and. ‘while the operations of new and unknown men, for new houses, are almost suspended, those well a0 quainted and acting for long established snd ‘widely known houses in that trade receive orders ‘with more reluctance and caution, ~ ‘The sales of Co'ton yesterday were confined t2 about 200 # 400 bales, closing without animation, on the basis of ie. for middling uplands. The four market was heavy, and common grades of Stato aud Wostern wero lower. ‘The obief demand was from the looal and astern trade. Southern four was less buoyant, while prices wore with. ‘out obange of Moment. Wheat was in fair Fequest, with gales to ® moderate extent, at prices given in nother column. Corn was in good supply, while sales were light. Pork was firm, especially for prime. ‘The ales embraced mess at $16 12% ana prime at $11 60. ‘Sugars wore firm, with sales, including New Oricans auction, of 700 a 800 bhds. and 600 9 600 boxes, on torms the black republicans have been supposed to be in a hopeless minority, under the conservative majority of our people, is the city of New York; and even here we shall most probably have to proclaim, next week, the election of the republican candidate for Mayor, on account of the anti-slavery debaucheries which have broken up the democratic party. All these things taken into the estimate, we ceaze to wonder that the South has been bronght to the resolution that their rights shall be pro- tected within the Union, or that they will un- dertake to protect themselves outside of the Union. Are we prepared to meet this issue? is the great question of the day. Tne InrervationaL Lirk Assurance Socte- ty.—In our advertising columns to-day will be found a statement of the affairs of this society, originally established ia London, but for many years jointly in operation in this country. It appears that the Insurance Commissioners of Massachusetts made a report to the Legislature of that State last June unfavorable to the affairs and management of the society, upon which the general agents in New York caused @ correct valuation of the society’s policies to be made out in England by two Insurance Actuaries, Mesers. Woolhouse and Neison, whose reports have been submitted to and ap- Proved by Professor Benjamin Peirce, of Har- vard University, The society presenta these two reports, together with a statement of the attendant circumstances, to the public, in our columns, to which we refer our readers, Tus Two MeRcuasts’ Meetrxos—The two merchants’ meetings which came off on Thurs- day—one in the afternoon, at the Exchange; the other at night, in Cooper Institate—were evidently both intended to help Mr. Opdyke to the Mayoralty—neither of them, clearly, to as- sist Mr. Havemeyer. The Exchange meeting. was flat, the speaking insipid and full of Wall street nonsense, and at neither display wero there any orators of mark or force; they were all commonplace, second rate spouters, Ketchum was simply foolish; Fry was silly and jocose by turns; Folsom was decidedly ful- some; Field was expansive, verdant, fresh— nay, quite spring-like; Nye was abusive; Love - Joy, of Minois, was manifestly “not at homo,” aud Evarw evidently hado’t bis brief along. The only mau of any note amoog them all was Joseph Hoxie, formerly knowa ax ‘giorious Joe Hoxie” He made due happy remark, and we believe it is true, He gaid thas one of the leading candidates for Aldermen —we for get the name—bad been indioted, and was atil! untried, for thieving from the public treasury, and that another bad been indicted, tried, o-"" victed and seatenced to four montis i the peuitentiary for 4 felouious assault, vat judge ment was suspended until be catld be elected an Alderman of this great city, This is a fuir specimen of the kind of Common Council we are going to have next yoar, after all the fuss about reform and the Mayoralty, The Municipal Contest tn a New Phase. From the receut meeting of merchants beld in New York in favor of Opdyke, the republi- can candidate for the Mayoralty, and from all appearances and signs of the times, it is highly probable that he will beelected. The meeting for Havemeyer was a mere fizzle compared with that for bis rival. A large number of the sup- porters of Havemeyer are going over to Op- dyke, in pursuance of an arrangement that all the republicans, with the debris of Tammany Hall, should unite upon Opdyke and drop Havemeyer. Owing to the rottenness aad cor- ruption, bad odor and violeuce of Tammany Hall, respectable men who wontd giadty aup- port an anti-slavery candidate like Havemeyer, under different circumstances, decline to have anything to do with the filthy Wigwam, its toma- hawks or its scalping knives, and the idea now is to concentrate oa the obser anti-slavery can- didate, who is not mixed up with disreputable connections which would ruin his chaoves with all decent men, 4 In this municipal contest the chief point of interest te the taxpayers and to the citizens at large is the elec- tion of the Aldermen, Councilmen and School Comumiseioners—those who have the power of voting money out of the people’s pockers into the pockets of their accomplices, ad libitum, and those who have the charge of the education of the people’s children, and the appointment of the teachers who are to train up their young minds. The Tammany ticket for these offices is beaded by two criminals, one of them nude: indictment, and the other a convict whose sea- tence has been suspended in order to enable him to become @ cardidate, and, if successful, to rob the public treasury by wholeaate. It is impossible that respectable and honorable men, no matter what their politics may be, will sa@ their gaiments by coming in contact with sn@® degradation aod crime. From this cause, there- fore, the Tammany candidate for fhe Mayoral- ty bas suffered so severely that it is deemed prudent to abandom him, and the leaders have made arrapgementa to transfer the votes of the rank and file to Opdyke, in order to defeat Wood, the natioral democratic candidate, who is with- out alliances, and goes into the fight on the single principle of “the Union and the cousti- tution” to be maintained at all hazards, against the designs of treason and revolution. The public attention is diverted by the arts of the wirepuilers from tbe election of mem- bers of the Common Council to the election of Mayor, which is of no importance whatever, municipally; whereas the election of the Aldermen and Councilmen is ell important, and involves the gain ex tuss uf miltivus tw we city. It is only in a political and national point of view that the election of Mayor has any significance. In that respect it is of the deepest interest to New York. It is vastly important to its commercial prosperity, and, indeed, to the general interests of the whole country, North and South, East and West. If New York, the stronghold of nationality in this State, is surrendered into the hands of the abolitionists, the State is lost to the cause of Union and gained to the cause of dis- union, and that loss and gain are suffi- cient to turn tbe scale in favor of the breaking up of this mighty confederation, and destroying the trade and commerce of the American States, great when united, but of no account when divided into two or more sections. By this calamity New York city would be the greatest eufferer, and those merchants who are now blindly favoring the cause of disunion know not what they do, either as regards themselves or their posterity, or the grand interests of the human race. The proud queen of commerce would soon fall from her high position, like Ve- nice ot old, her merchant princes would shrink into petty hucksters, her growth would be sud- denly arrested, and decay would lay its de- facing fingers upon her magnificent streets, and soon her palaces, commercial and private, would become mouldering heaps of rain. Unlees the people, therefore, come forward in overwhelming numbers, and with enthusiasm for the great principle and the tremendous in- teresis at stake, we fear that the battle is lost, and that the loss of that battle will result in the loss of a greater battle, which will be tantamount to the disrup- tion of the United States, and all the fearful consequences which must ensue vpon the disso- lution of the confederacy. Judging from pre- sent appearances, there is every prospect of Opdyke being elected. There is good reason to believe that the corrupt Tammany leaders, unable to win the election themselves, have sold out to the red republican candidate, and that sooner or later they will withdraw Have- meyer from the field. Ja bringing about this arrangement the federal officers of this city have been the most active and efficient parties; and if the event should turn out as it is appre- hended, the administration at Washington will be held responsible before the country, and Mr. Buchanan’s government will be compelled, in eelf-defemce, to dismiss every man concerned in the treason, from the Collector and Postmaster down to the night watchman. ‘The Case of Stephens. SUPREME COURT—GRNEKAL TERM. Present, Hon. Judges bread (P. J.), Ingraham and itherland. the We understand that it t# the intention of the prisoner’s counsel to momoriaitze the Governor for a stay of execu- tion, on the nnd that important medica! testiraony as to the avalyais of the stomach and the quantity of arsenic necestary to destroy life, will be adduced w confute that already given for tho prosecution. Wouan Fatatty Borwt.—Last evening Sarah Mooney, aged twenty-five years, residing in Mercer street, near Canal, while filling a fluid lamp upset the fluid on hor clothes, which immodiately took fire. The poor woman instantly ran into the street, where tho flame enveloped MOLE STARTLING NEWS FROJ WASIINGTON ne Ite enemies on Mexican gail for ofitrages that may be comaiied On Amerioans, whether it be by Curtinay, Mi remow, Marquez or any other rebeior out aw. " TUR WAR BETWERY SPAIN AND MOROOUO. ‘The State Department bas been oflloially advised that war bus beep declared by Spam against Morocco, aud the biuckade of the porta of the Latior has been announced. The New Southern Excitement on the Slavery Question— Protection or D'solation the Ab- cor bing Question — Critical Sitaztion of Sou'h- ern [nstitutlons— Tbe Horrible Plot of a Ser- vile and Agrarian ineurrection We More Temperizing with Nertbera Abolitioniam, ao, ho. &o, SPECULATIONS AS TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THB HousK. ‘There will be threo separate caucuses, and all wil pro- belly be held to morrow night—demecratic, republican and Southern American, The anti-Lecompwon democrats will go into the regular demooratic caucus, if betwoon ‘hw time and to-morrow night they can fad out they will obtain, besides the oblivivn of the past, @ substavtial re- cognition tn the division of the spoils, Forney will be bere to night, with bigh hopes, it issaid. Judging from ‘he language of bis friends, he is prepared to trade with aby party. It is evident, however, from the comical jooks of the republican mombers when his name is mon toned, he has been sola by Thurlow Weed & Co. Foravy bas too Many encmies in al! parties to get tho clerkship. Douglas wishes the anti-Lecomptoa men to go into de- mocratie caucus, and it is probable they will, with “an uuderstanding,”’ which the administration domoorate may agree lo, Phelps and Booock aro the two prominent domecratic candidates tor Speaker. Both have great strength, and one of them will doubtless be nominated in caucus, ‘The republicans are sanguiuo, and Sherman is te-day by far the most popular man, Grow, however, has a strong force. MORE SPECULATIONS AND FACTS WI'H REFERENCE TO THR ORGANIZATIUN OF THE HOUSE~A PRO- TRACTED STRUGGLE LOOKED FOR. ‘The republicans of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Now York and New Jersey held separate caucusses to night, determine what course they will pursue to-morrow vening, ip the event that & general repubiican or opposi- Lon cancus ts called, The South Americans, through some of tholr leading men, assert that they will not vote for a democrat, and do ‘Wasmvarow, Deo. 2, 1859. ‘Tho information published ia thiy ravening's Haran? concerning the spirit and purposes of thu toading aiutn of the South in bebal of the protection of Soathers insti- tutions within the Union, or the separation of the South eru States from tho Union, bas created a deep sensation hore, even among the most incredulous of our mousing Politicians and spollsmen. ‘The Harper's Ferry invasion, with all its accessories olements and extoasive ramiticatious of treason, sympa thy and abolition throatenings throughout the North, baa awakened the Southern poople ta a fearful realization of Weir danger. The existing federal laws for the protection of slavery are practically outt and void. The people o the South, especially of the border slave States, now fos! that at auy time between tne shades of evening and the vigiug sun, their lives may be sacrificed tq, the bloody demon of abvlitieuism, and their homes laid waste by fire. Tu thig connection, that most infamous abolition fire brand, the black book, entitled “ The Impending Oris of the South: How to Mut It—By Hinton Rowan Helper, of North Carclina,”’ bas done more to convince our Southern men of the necessity of prompt and docisive ‘action than all the other political developements of the day. The discloeurce mado by the New Youx Haratp of the horrible plot of abolition treason, rebeilion and biood shed cmubodied in that infamous book havo, indeed, a1 monished the South that the crisis w upon them, aad that they must propare to moet it, Depend upon it, too, tha: they will moot it, and that from this day heaceforward, wong Southern men, all other questions, all other issuce aud ull other movements of a political character, will have to give way to tbe main question of the protection of th South within the Uniou, or the establighment of a sepa- rate Soathern confederacy. All ihe otber dianolical inventions of abolition traitors for the destruction of Southern tusututioas and Southern eociety sink into instguificance before this frightful revo tuuouary scheme of Helper; for while all other abolition tugurrectionary scbomes have been limited to the South ern elave population, Helper contemplates the co-operation of the “poor whites” of the South, or a combiued black and white servile and agrarian revolt agaiust tue 350,000 staveboiders scattered throughout the Southern States. Could anything be imagined more horrible iu its conse- quences than euch revolt, servile aud agrarian, in full blast? And when the shining lights of the republican party are subscribing their fifties and hundreds of dollars for tve general circulation of Hetper’s book, is it not maui feat that the time bas come to the South for a definite got Uement witn the North, Union or disunion, peace or war. Such is tho Bxeq opinion of our leading Southera men. Uuder it, they will care very little about the House or. Others of that party indicate that they will vote for Tom Lorwin, who 18 counted @ Fugitive Slave law republican, or & Joy Morris, of Penosylvania, who is more American thaa republican, The republicans, being divided between Grow and Sherman for Speaker, do pot consent to this pro. gramme; therefore the South Americans have made an wtormal proposition for each faction to nominate can- didate for all offices under the House organization, and ballot for therm until one faction or the other yields the plurality rule, ‘This proposition is rocetved quite favora. bly by the republicans, and is not objecumt to by the anti- Lecomptoa democrats, and it 8 believed will bo adopted, The Penvaylvauia oelegation are decidedly against giving the Clorksbip to Forney, but are willing to yield im a ebare of the printing if he witl unite with a Western and New England iotercst. His anti Lecompton friends do vot object to this, and the republicans generally, out- wide of the Weed and Wendell programme, like the ar rangement Mr. Jewett, of Buffalo, armved bere to-night, enc is a prominent caudiiate for the printing. Weed is expected bere to morrow moruing. Wf the Americans vote for the ptarality rule, and there: by allow the republicans to elect # Speaker, an Ameri can—ertber Mr. Underwood, of Kentucky, or Mr, Hoff- men, of Maryland—wiil be elected Clerk. Thia will leave Forney with n@ chance for anything but the printing, which will greatly annoy Weed, Wendell and Muttason. If separate nomina‘ion aco made, the auti-Lecompton democs ats will nominate Horace F. Clark or Join Hick: man for Speaker, ana Exhrioge will be nominated by the Americana. News from California. St. Louis, Deo. 251859. ‘The overland mail of the 11th bas reached Jeiferson City. ‘The occurrence of beavy rains bad almost stopped busiuess at San Francisco, Coffee was advancing Can- ; ea frm, with»a Imited movement, at 19. a eanization, or the geueral policy of the admivistrati vu, or 2ic. Provisions quiet’ and unchanged. Butter the prospects of the democratic party, or the Charleston | glow of sale. Lard improved a trifle. Bacon, 12c. a 123¢c. Convention, or the Presidential cloc'icn, until they Qhall have had a settloment with the North upon this great and absorbing question of protection, involving the lives of eight millions of persons of both races, and slave proper ty alone equal to two thousand millions of dollars. Tam persvaded that Southern men this seasion will not waste their time in foolish personal altorcations, or tn Petty squabbles over tho spoils, or in factious debates upon empty abstractions, but that, impressed with this one great idea of Southern safety, either withia or without the Union, all their enorgics will be direoted to that ob- ject. Afew days more, and we shall probably witness in Congrers the beginning of tho end. ARRIVAL OF MEMBERS—PRELIMINARY CAUCUSING, ETC. ‘This evening's traio brought a largo accession of members of Congress. There are upwards of two hundred now in the city, and by to morrow night it is thought allor nearly all will will be bere. Everyone seems to realize the im- portance of the contest to commence on Monday. The entre day has been devoted to sceret caucusing among the various cliques and factions. A weeting of South Americans was callod for this after. noon, for the purpose of copfering together as to the course to be pursued by them. Wuen the hour of meet. ing arrived the oumber present was go small that the meeting was sbandoned. A paper has been circulating this afternoon, for the pur pose of procuring pames for an opposition caucus to mor- row pight. Ilearn that it has been numerousiy signed. It tucludes all persons hostile to the democratic party. Whether it will be successful remains to be seen. A large number of republicans are opposed to any for- mal meeting or caucus in advanco. The contest between Sherman and Grow for the Speakersbip is becoming very animated, Grow’s chances have strengtheuod since the arrivals to-pight, and he is in the ascendant. sherman’s friends, however, are very sanguine. The contest between Bocock, of Virginia, and Phelps, o Miseourl, for the democratic nomination for Speaker, waxes warm, Bocock’s friends are springing up hourly, and their number indicates much in his favor, The caucus will probably nominate a.l the old officers ot the House. It will not pass any regolution:, and will not lay dowa any platform, but will go into the House untrammelled. Every assurance has been given tothe administration that the Scuth Americans will not coaloso with the black republicans. The South Americans aro led by Ftheridge. They will, it is believed, stand out to the last for the chance of a comprompise or a first rate bargain. Humphrey Marshail is here, doing good service with the South Americans to prevent them committing political suicide in voting for or favoring the ropublicans. On the whole, tbe chances aro that thero will be a dos- Perate aud prolonged triangular fight with tho throo parties. ‘TRE PURLICATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. ‘Tt was decided in Cabinet council to-day, not to send out copies of the President’s Mersage in advance of its do- livery to Congress. The same course will be pursued by the Secretaries with their reports. This course has been adopted from the fact that an organization may not be effected for some weeks. The Message and most of the Secretaries’ reports are already in typo, OUR RELATIONS WIT CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. Denpatchen were recetved to-day at the Department of State, from Central and South America. The intelligence from Central Amorica is very encouraging. The most friendly feeling is manitested by the people of Nica ragua, and they express thomselves highly gratified at the conrse of tho United Statea in thoir endeavors to provont the departure of Walkor’s filibus- ters. Pretessor Dimitry was still at Costa Rica, and was im great favor with the people. Ho does not apprehend any trowblo in arranging and adjusting our affairs with the people of Central Americn. In regard to Chilian affaira there seems to be no ma- terial change. Governor Bigler was using his best efforts to adjust pending difficulties. He says ho hopes to be able to announce in @ short time the speedy and satis factory adjustment of all questions in dispute. Private advices from Nicaragua represent everything quiet, with the exception of foar from invasion by Gon Walker. President Martinez and the poople havo tho greatest confiaence in the friendly dispesition of the United States, and have determined to supprosa fillbuster. ing. Much disappointment was oxprossed at the non-arri- vol of our Minister, Mr. Dimitry. Some supposed that ho would not leave Costa Rica before January. President Martinez admits that M. Belly has already failed to ful hia contract. Commodore Vanderbilt's proposition does not seem to have met with much favor. MAXICAN AFFAIRS, ‘Thor is additional information here to-day from Mexico, confirmatory of the despatch in the Hanatp to-day with Pork, heavy; brined hams, 11}¢c. Raw sugars, inacuve and teuding downward; crushed, 1ic., aud market un- seitled. Arrived at aan Francisco 7th, whale ship Gen, Williams, from Ochotsk Sea, with 1,500 bbis oi! ana 1,300 Ibs, bone. ‘On the 9h the ship Southern Cross arrived from Hong Kong. . ‘The sbip Levanter bad cleared for Valparaiso, with a cargo conwating principally of toa, lard, hams, barley and ickeriver. i"fears were entertained for the sefoty of several ships which were lung over due from New York. Among them are the Cberubim, due over three munths, and Golden Eagie, due over two months. Ten other clipper ebips on the way from that port bad beea out over one bundrea ane thirty days Recent rains bad peuetrated into every section of the State, giving renewed acttvity to agriculture and mining. The bringe across the Yuba river ut Park’s Bar bad been swept away by the bigh water. ‘The Sacramento Valley Railroad was being vigorously Pushea forward. An uduitional section of eighteen miles would be duished by tbe tirst of Jannary. Tho portion already completed Was puyiug eighteen por cent on its ‘the claim of Henry Carbuaton to eleven square milos of land im Sacrament Vailey, had been rejected by Judge Hoffman, of the United ‘States District Court, on the ground that Carbustou ws an unaturalized forcign- er, 8bd consequently incapable of receiving a grant of land from the Mexican gyvernment. The decision has 4b important bearing on other cases, involving & VAs &mount of fanded property. James Jamizon, lata Deputy Clerk of Sacramento City, abecended ou the suamer of ‘the 6th, It bad since boen discovered that he was-adetuuter to the atmoant of $16,000, ana be hud also converwd to dis own use $14,000 worth of the county bonds. Four bighwaymen bad attempted to rob a stage having @ Jargo amount of treasure delouging to Weils, Fargo Co. ‘Two of the robbers were killed and one wounded oy two Sacraméiito policemen, who were in the couch. Geveral Kibbe, of the Califoruia coihtia, who has been epgayea to) Several mouths past in breaking up the haunts 1 the Pitt River Indians, bas thus far succoecad in Killing eighty warriors apd taking four hundred prisoners, The jutter bave been plasea in Mendocius Reservation for do- mestication. The special correspondent of tho Sacramenio Mfail, writing from the pew Fiiver mines, East Nevaila, saya that the actual cash sales of small interests in tue original Seen vetm eince the 1st of September, amount to 60,000. ‘The same correspondent says that indications of othor aud exciusive sliver veiws appear, and thnks that the country around Carson Valley and and along the eastern rope of the Sierra Novadu is dostimed to become ono of the richest mineral regions in America, Rumored Filibustering. ‘ Amayni Crty, N. J., Dec. 2, 186% A small steamer, painted black with white stripes, has Deen lying at anchor in the inlet since Wednosday. A man who came ashore said she was from Now York for Havaua, and bad been purchasod by the Spanisi govern- ment, apd hua put im in consequeace uf bead winds. From the fact that she is still remaining in the inlet, and from the number of men om board, itis suspected that ahe is a Ghbuster vessel. [Ihe steamehip General Serrano cleared at Now York on the 26th November, ani is doubdess the vemul de- ecribed.] Arrival of the Santa Fe Ma’ of. Louis, Dec. 2, 1850. ‘The Santa Fe mail reached Indopendence yesterday, but its daces are anticipated by the Butwrfleld route. Although traveitug under ap escort, the mall party was fired upoo by the Kiowa Jagiane, but noboly was hore, Two host red lodges Of Arrapsboes and Cheyennes wero inut on the Arkabeas river, and wero unusually friendly, The troops op Pawneo Fork have erected fortiticatiun capa- ble of resisting apy atiack, News From Pike’s Peak. LxaVKNWoxTH, Doc 2, 1860. The Denver City Express of the 24tu ult. has arrivod ‘with $12,000 iu easure. The news ia unimportant. Marive Disast NkWw Onteass, Dec. 2, 1869. ‘Tho brig Chief, of Yorktown, Va, fromSt. Thomas fer Tobasco, has been lost near the later port. No lives lost. ‘The verse! 1b a total loss. ‘ibe steemship Savannah is aground at tho mouth of the river, und ws reshippig ber cargo. The Schoo: Charles Stranded and Breaking Up. Noxutx, Va., Dec. 2, 1859, ‘The schooner Charles, of Baugor’ from Fiorida, with Inmbur, bound for New York, is ashore on tho Nag’s Head, and breaking up. Arrest for Man Stealing. New Haven, Coun , Duo 2, 1950, News has just reached here of the arreut of George W. Bishop, of this city, for man stealing. Bishop was in tho ewpiy of @ respectable horse dealer here, aud being rept South with some horses, enticed a negro lad from New York togo with him, aud sold him in Alabama. Hu came back here with well lined pookots ant started again tor the South. On his return he was arrested by the po- le Of Philadelphia, where he awaits trial for his crime, rade of Philadelphia. anitanana stare neers ee of the month of November, . nee frien eames lant year $119;760. "Imports of the mouth of November, 61,196,000. Heavy Libel Sutt. ‘The Chicago was sued yesterday by . B. Jord, Stato Senator, for libel. Mr, Jadd iays hie damages regard to tho treaty. An important featare of the treaty, ‘The sult # brought on account of alleged a8 T bave reason to believe, and which bas not been made mglenee 7 in the Democrat diferent times during known, is that the United states will have power to pur.» the last aix months, vot deem it policy at present to vote for a ropublican. | : _ News from Heweon, from Havaua, ade Monn, Deo, 2, 1 Cotton Sales to-day 9,000 alee at UKe tor tase Ratee of the Week, 83,000 bales; receipta of the last w- 86,00 bales, 38,800 for the same time last year; receipts Of last year, 78,008 bales. Freigtite to Rerrete tee 8 tee Exaienes London 85 a 8% per oe aa Bort, 146,500 balos; experts of Cotiov—Sales to-day 1,500 bales af unasngeg ste hiaed Cotton—Sales to-day 8,100 bales ot unclhuged rte Bay, Cotton—Eiaien to-day 1,228 bales uta dediine of yo 1Oie. to 11 dg c, OF chiming at a Jeclive week, 16,600 bales. for old yeliow. key steady at 263¢c. a 270, No. 1 Milwaukee club at $1 U5 & $l U7, 6,000 Green Bay club at $1 0734. Catterat# sales 7,000 bushels re- Jected at 4c, and 1,000 now No. 1 at 420. Barley steady: bales 2,000 bushels Cupada at 64c. Other grains quiet. Whiskey nominal at 24340. Imports—2,000 bbls four, 99,00 busbels wheat, 65,000 bushels corn, 22,000 bushels: cats, Exports—17,000 bushels oats. , Dec. 2—6 P. Me ‘beat, Fioor dull at $5 for State. from Chicago spriag Wheat tn limited milling demand, but held ado views of buyers. Chicago spring pominal, at $1 10 Corn quiet. rley du 1; sales of 210 bushels Canata om Private terms. Rye, oats and peas quict. Lake importa— 2,000 bbig. flour, 20,000 bushels wheat. Canal exporw— 2,600 burbela wheat, 6,000 do. corn, 650 do. rye, 11,008 do. outs. Weather colder, Cmcaco, Deo. 2, 1859. Flour dull, Wheat quiet and 1c. ower; sales at ¥20. Corn dull. Oats finn. “Reovipts—9,000 bois. tour, 13,000 burbe's wheat, 28,000 do, com, Shipments—260 bois, tlour, 1,500 buzhels corn. Miwavexs, Dec. 2, 1859, Flour steady. Wheat firm. Corn anu data unchanged. Receipts—80 bbls. tour, 13,000 bushels whoat. saip- mente—1,200 bbls. four, 1,800 busbels wheat. Derrorr, Deo. 2, 1859. Flonr steady and unchanged: white wheat $1 20a $1 25 Receipte—8,600 bbis. tour, Shipments—6,500 bbis. flour; 1,000 bushels wheat. Totepo, Doc. 2, 1669, Flour very dull: extra $5. Whea—lted $113. Re- ceipts—2,100 bbis. flour, 1,000 bushels wheat. Toronto, Dec. 2, 1859. Flour quiet. Wheat dull, but uncbangod in price. Other articivs unchangea Arrival of the Karnak. By the arrival of the steamer Karuak, Captain Brown- lees, we bave Nassau papers to the 23d of November in- clusive, The Governor dissolved tho Assombly on the 2th. The American bark Umpire, Higgins, sailed from ‘Nassau on the 22d of November for Jamaica, (From the Nassau Horald, Nov. 9.) An Ameticau swemer Lound to Aspinwall recently go¢ on shere at the Freoch Cays. The only vessel that wag near the place, and that went to her assistance, waa the ‘Tropic Wind, to whose captain the sum of $3,500 was offered to convey the mails to Jamaica. This offer being refused, the coul on board the steamer was thrown over- board, and she finally got off, after being oa shore seven 2. ds; ‘the Ameriesn brig Birchard & Torrey, T. A. Cole, maz- ter, from Guadaioupe, bound to Jucksunville, put in bers on Monday last for medical assistance. . Tuo captain and crew were all taken with fever four days after leaving Gusdaloupe. Ove of the men, Harry Ross, died on Moa- cay at twelve o'clock. ‘The veasel in in charge of one of the crew and six men belonging to Eleuthera, where the brig was obliged to stop to obtain assistance to roach this pot. The American schooner Mary, H Sampson, master, of and from Plymouth, bound to Atakapas, Fla., put inte this port last evening, in distress, having sprung aieak in (From the Herald, Nov. 16.] the late heavy weather. Sarvacz.—The Chamber of Commorce yesterday award- ed to the saivors of the cargo of the American ship Red wood, wrecked at Grand Babama, 60 por cent on the net proceeds or appraised value of the dry, aad 60 per cent om Le net proceeds of the wet cotton; also 15 per cent on the Specie, and £16 to the wreck master. {From the Herald, Nov. 23.] Tho bark Medway, ou leaving this port for London, on Saturday night last, got on shore cear the cast ead of Silver Cay, and became a total wreck. + Toe Medway Croveed the bar with a light breeze, which was fair, and gamed an ofiing of & mile or two The wind then fatlod eptirely, ana she was gradually set shoreward by the fwell of the ocean, which, with @ sudden flaw of wind from the north, carried her into the vicinity of Silver Gay. The cargo was all saved by sundry wrecking vessels lyiag ip port ai the time. ee ae The Italian Cause. An interesting movting took place ut the St. Nichelas Hotel on Thursday evening last, whon Colonel Colt, the highly successful and renowned manufacturer, made @ Presentation of one huadred of his excellent carbines, or cavalry pistols, for the uge of Garibaldi and his company of guides, Thore were present by invitation, G. Albinola, ¥. Botta, Dr. Ceccarini, E G. Fabbri, E P. Fabbri; 0. Fabbri- cot, @, Gajaniand M. Pastacald!, members of the New York Committee of the Italian National Society, and algo @. Vale- ria and Seccbi de Casali, editor of the code Ial‘a; Captains Barnas, Comstock aud Hartley, Colonel Coit delivered ah appropriate speech, and warmly expressed his ay mpa- thy for the Ltubian cause and bis admiration for Geacral Garibaldi. Hw principal object in making the present af hig weapons was to make the iify of Garibaldi: more suco in the miost of taithtul followers well armed, and should a shot froma ove of bis arms save the life of” Garibaldi, he would be most uappy. Culouel Colt referred to Signer Albinolo, there present, how oleven years ago in Pang, he (Uolt) had expressed hws desire of offering some ald for the Italian cauce. G. Gajani aad Y. Botta repied, and presented the thangs and the knowledgments of the Itaiian Commits. The moetisg pregctte i muda interest aud animation, and all there pro- Sent seemed to be inspired with thut lively pleasure aad Joy which generally a good and generous action awakas. ‘This is by far the largest and most useful preeent made by @ private person for an expression of sympathy with the Italian cuuse, and we are glad it comes from Ameri- ca. We are informed also that the largest collection con- tuibuted by any foreign city for the aid of the families of ‘the Italian soldery was that of eleven thousand dollars made in New York by the said gentlemen of the Italian committes. They are yet at work endeavoring to gataor ew funds for the Italian National Society, presided over leneaslaales ee fering with the operatious of others who may ing and qualified to gather funds for the same generous object. : re ———— Brovklyn City News. ‘Tax Brooxiyn Ferrms,—The Common Council of Brook- lyn, at a rogular meeting held on tho 2ist ult., authorized ‘8 special committee to nogotiate with the Common Council of New York for an alteration in the terms of sale of the Union Forry lease for ton yoars from May 1, 1861, by ‘which the rate of ferriago would be reduced to its former standard of one cent. This committee, through its Chair- mon, Alderman Dayton, addressed a communication to the New York Common’ Council, statiug very foroibiy the arguments waoich should induce New York to favor thie Teauction of ferriage, and meeting the only objecton which could arise—namely, that in caso of a reduced in- come—by offering a guarantee to New York of an annual recetpt equal to that now realized. The Board of Aluor- men, on the recommendation of the Mayor, promptly ac- ceded to this proposition by the appointment of a Couference Committee; but it appears tbat on Thursday evenmg the Hoard of Councilmen pnssed the matter without action. The Inference to be dra.en from any negioct of thus kiad om the part of either body of the New York Common Coun- cil, 1s by no means flattering. Tbere can be no quesvon whatevor of the benefit to New York, as well as Brook- gm by this Teduction of (erriago, As the ‘ouklyn Committee remark, the benefit will be propor. toned to the business representation; and so long a3 Net York is guaranteed au annual rent of the ferries equal to be nt rent with two cent ferringe, the only effect of from the New York Commun Council to meet ae ip this Teapot will be to insure the mor ot pion Ferry Company for ten yeara longer, when ‘he latter wil! perhaps number halfa milion, and New York nearly one million and a ball. Of course the interests of thia company are at stace, and in conitict with the interests of of such Immense communities, It 1s to be expected that tooy ‘Would leave no effort untried to prevent so desirable a con- ummation to both cities: and it is presumable, thorefore, hut thero must be some ulterior motives on the part of he Now York Commissioners for neglecting or prevent- ing this arrangoment. The consequences, so far from Be- curing the monopoly of tho Union Forry Company, will only place thom in competition with the entire moral torce. ‘aod the treasury of the corporate authority of Brooklyn, which is determined to prevent, at all sacri }, & ronew~ al of the ten years’ loase. If New York is recreant to bh besideaa quantity of © $374 in Spanish doubloons Tho occupants had been to the aheatro, and on re utmost disorder,