The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1859, Page 4

~ TTTR@W 6 Wr NEW YORK HERALD, reeovas, 4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNKE OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS cdvance. Money sent by matt wilt he at the Pouage amps not os the as subscription enced ry severe norther, and ateamed ont against a strong head sea, to the surp-ise of the Spanirh naval folks. There is nothing else of im- portance from the island, From St. Dominge we have news dated at Go- on the 30th November. There was 4 lull in pe 8. The severe measures of repreasion adopt- ed towards the chief acters inthe late conspiracy seemed to have deterred the plotters, Trade was, however, dull, owing to the slow receipts of coffee, plurality rule will be adopted, that Sherman will be elected Speaker under it, and that his election will involve certain equivalents or ebares in the spoils, of a complete organization, to the little cliques contributing to this result, according to the system of compensations adopted in the election of that excellent Speaker, Nathaniel P, Banks, The contending partics and fuctions in the House to-day are TERMS, cash in Tiek of the ender. money ‘ DAILY HERALD. tioo conte . EWE SSURLY MORALD voory Raturdaty, European Bditio every $1 per annum. tds vente per Wadnesday, ™ oy. $i per annum (0 ang part of Great Hi “4 ia urt of the Continent, both to include poaaye; the | Prices of that artic! . nearly the same, and preeent nearly the same ee ee TGA cok mended clocns | £71008. 0f that axtolp had advanced. y , Pp iy By way of Halifax we have news from Bermuda to the 6th of December. The government commis- sariat on the island will receive tenders fur supply- ing flour and other articles for the use of the estab- lishments, on the 16th ins‘ant, The contracts are to be made for one, tivo or three years. We have dates from Barbadoes to the 11th of November. At that time flour rated at $6 50 per barrel, duty paid, and corn meal was at $5 60 per barrel. Our advices from the Sandwich Islands are dated at Honolulu om the 27th of October. Fifty whalers had arrived in that port from the Arctic and Ochotsk Sea withia a fortnight. The general re port of the fleet was unfavorable, and oil was at a low price. Two whalers bad laid on for oil freight for New Bedford at cheap rates. John Ladd, a native of Portsmouth, N. H.; John H. Sleeper, o Roxbury, Mass.,and H.F. Poor, of Boston, had died at Honolulu, and were greatly regretted. The Honolulu Advertiser says the Pacific Guano Com- pany, having received a perfect title to Johnson’s Islands from the United States government, are prosecuting the removal of guano with great vigor. ‘They have built a wharf 600 feet long, with a rail- n it,and are at work upon the large island, ‘eds there is said to be sect ies of | thing “side door” arrangement of Forney in guano. 1856, whereby, it has been said, Pennsylvania “Reports from the Navigator's Islands, dated at ; and the Presidential election were lost to the Samoan, state that Mr. J. C. Direckson had suc- { republican party. But still itis possible that ceeded J. S, Jenkins as United States Consul. The } Forney may be crowded into the Clerk’s desk captain of the British war ship Cordelia had hanged [ to oblige Mr. Hickman. a young chief from the yard arm of his vessel,ia | But the great cure-all in this opposition punishment for the murder of an Englishwan named } spoj}s coalition will be in the House printing. respective strength, as in the long struggle over Mr. Banks. There is the addition now of the democratic anti-administration, anti-Le- compton faction, representing the balance of power sufficient for the purpose of the re- publicans; and as these anti-Lecomptonites are only republicans on the half shell, this change from the programme of four years ago isso much in favor of another re- publican Speaker from the same tactics. Assuming, then, that under the plurality rule Mr. Sherman will be elected, what are the compensations and equivalents alluded to, ix reference to the outside factions concerned? First, Mr. Hickman, having moved the plu- rality rule, may be supposed to have an axe to grind. He has; and his axe is Forney for Clerk. Thurlow Weed and Greeley, it is understood, are very desirous to do this little favor for Hickman and Forney and the anti-Lecomptonites, the way of re- ciprocity; but there are some stiff-necked re- publicans who still remember that Kaow No- or 81 80 per anman. Tie FAMILY HERALD on Wednesday, at four cents per ny, or $2 per annie Nin PRINTING wcrc wok ted with mamtness, cheapness and de- AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tae Rosssxs—Rongar Macaine. BOWERY THEATRE, Box avy Cox. WINTER GARDEN, Brosd way, OvroKo0n LACE'S THEATRE, Fae Porrinc us QUESTION. _—Mysreeies or Paurs— oppoulte Bond street.— Broadway.—Evarxysopy's LAURA KEENR'S T! i 6% Broadway.—Awn Ux wovaL Marcu—Bowny Firuw; NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Hagowy—Inaa Emigksst—Beeces. BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway.—After- ooo—iounre Bevosp Room—Foux Loves, Evening— Doom or Davitis. WOOD'S MINSTREL’S, 444 Broadway.—Emmoriay Dancrs, &c.—Peree Pirke Parrex Pooos. on BRYA NTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway— jus, Soncs, Dances, Ac —Ain't Got Tims to Tagnr. NIBLO’S SALOON, Broadway.—Gro. Cwusrr's Min. rnacs x Sonos, Dances, Buxcesques, £¢.—BLack Status. NEW OPERA HOUSE, 72) Broadway.—DRavron's Pi Lot Oreess anp Lrauc Peovexss—O.ivigrs, Tae Vi0LwN CHATHAM AMPHITHEATRE.—Ravssruan Penroru- | Avcrs, Come Pantomutxs, &o —Dick TURPIN. HOPE CHAPEL, 72) Broadway.—Waver’s Trari. New York, Tuesday, December 13, 1859. fox, committed two years before. == ae 2 The funeral of Mrs. Wood, the wife of the Mayor elect, tock place from his residence at Blooming- dale yesterday. We give an interesting account of the obsequies in another column. It is esti- mated that between seven and e'ght thousand people participated in the ceremonies. It was by far the most imposing private funeral that ever took place in this metropolis, or perhaps in the country. The remains were interred in Trinity Cemetery. The funeral of Hon. Theodore Sedgwick, late United States Attorney for the Southern district of New York, took place at Stockbridge, Mass., on Sunday, and was largely attended by his relatives and friends, including several members of the bar. His remains were interred in the family burying MAUS FOR EUROPE The New Work Herald—Edition for Europe. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Europa, Capt. Leitch, will leave Boston on Wednesday, for Liverpool. ‘The mails for Europe will close in this city this afternoon, nt half-past one o'clock, te go by railroad, and at three o'clock to go by steamboat. The Ecxorras Eprmow ov tax Hematp will be published Bt ten o'clock in the morning. Single copies in wrap- pers, six cents. ‘Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the ‘Waw Yous Hunaty will be received at the following places ta Europe:— Son & Co., 47 Ladgate Hill r William street. Pass Lansing, Baldwin & bo., 8 ~~ de la Bourse. | ground at Stockbridge. R Swett 10 Footenmageoony — Areport in another column gives the final de- Havas..... Lansing, win & Co., 21 Rue Corneille, cision of the referee in the Forrest divorce case. Bumaves..De Chapeauronge & Co. By this decision Mr. Forrest is adjudged to pay the the plaintiff the sum of $4,000 per annum from the time of the commencement of the suit in 1550. At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last evening a resolution was adopted ordering the | Harlem Railroad Company to lower their track in Fourth avenue, between Seventy-first and Seventy- ninth streets, within twenty days, and in case of non-compliance that the work be done by the Street Commissioner at the expense of the com- pany. A petition in favor of a public market in the vicinity of Thirty-fourth street and North river ‘was appropriately referred. The Comptroller sent | in a statement showing that the expenditurés on city account. and on account of several trust fands, from Jan. 1, 1859, to the 30th ult., amounted to $16,362,393. The Chief Engineer of the Fire Department sent in a commnnication urging the erection of an iron bell tower on the lower end of the Park. A report in favor of appropriating $11,400 fer the expenses of the Fire Department for the present year was adopted. A report in favor of increasing the salary of the Water Purveyor from $1,500 to $2,500 per annum, was taken up and discussed. One Alderman was opposed to the increase, but should vote for it, as these were days of “fast women” and “fast horses,” and city officials should be enabled to keep pace with them. The report was adopted by a vote of thirteen to two, but before the subject was finally disposed of the Board adjourned. The Board of Councilmen transacted a large amount of routine business last evening, but the majority of the papers were devoid of general pub- lic interest. The chairman of the special commit- tee on inspecting steam boilers presented an or- dinance, which was laid over for future action. Patrick Fannin, accused of killing Honeyman in a prize fight some wecks since, at the corner of ‘Twenty eighth street and First avenue, was brought before one of the Coroners yesterday, and after the usual preliminary examination was committed to the Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury in his case. The report of the City Inspector of the morta. lity in this city for the week ending last Saturday Will combine the news received by mail and telegraph at the offige during the previous week and up to the hour of the publication, Both houses of Congress were yesterday occu- Pied in discussing the slavery question and the Political issues of the day. The debdtes, especially the speeches of Mesers. Haskin and Hickman, are more than ordinarily interesting. but we have no pace for a more extended reference to them. See our reports elsewhere. The steamship Atlantic arrived at this port last evening from Aspinwall, with the semi-monthly Pacific mails, a full complement of passengers, and nearly two millions in treasure. Among the pas- Bengers were Lieut. Gen. Scott and staf. The California news presents no feature of particular interest Business at San Francisco was quiet, and the markets without important change. We publish the latest reports from the west coast of Mexico, giving accounts of the sriusn blockade of Mazatlan and the position of the United States ship St. Marys at Sonora. By way of San Francisco we have an interesting report relative to the presence of Captain Porter, of the United States Navy, at Guaymas, and his demand, before reported, on the Mexican authorities, for the release of Captain Stone. Captain Way, of the schooner Storm Cloud, who was present at Guaymas, states that the broadside of the St. Marys was brought to bear on the town, and Stone's release requested in due form. One day was given the officials for re- flection, when, if they refused, it was highly proba- ble that Captain Porter would fire on the place. ‘The Arizona correspondent of the St. Louis Repub- lican says:—“ Advices from Sonora state that Capt. Ewell bas met with complete success in his inter- view with Governor Peaquiera, the latter agreeing to allow Captain Stone to continue his survey without interruption. He also states that Pes- quiera has resigned in favor of the Juarez government, and refers the whole matter to the latter for confirmation. Captain Porter celebrated ‘the event by a ball on board the St. Marys, in the harbor of Guaymas, and there was a general re- joicing among the Americans at the result.” From the South Pacific our advices are dated at ‘Valparaiso the 1st and Callao the 12th of Novem. ber. Ex-President Robles, of Ecuador, had arrived at Panama. The difficulties between Pera and Ecuador had approached a serious crisis, and are now, likely, terminated by a severe battle. Presi- dent Castilla being absent from Peru, Bolivia threat- ened to invade the country. Chile was in unusual quiet, and trade had greatly improved at Valpa- raiso. Senor Ossa was living in exile. The funeral of General Leal took place at the expense of the government. The news from New Granada is dated at Bogota ‘onthe 14th and Carthagena the 24th of November, and at Panama and Aspinwall on the 5th of Decem- ber. A very general armed opposition against the federal authority had spread nearly allover the republic. The authorities also feared an invasion of Venezuelans, a party of troops from that State having arrived at Vento and murdered thirty per- Bons. Independence Day was duly celebrated on the Isthmus, and passed over in peace. The United States ship Saranac had been surveyed and found in a wretched condition. In Bolivia, the revolutionists continued to make headway. A vast number of golden images had been taken from the Chiriqui Bold graves. Oar files from Kingston, Jamaica, are to the 26th ult. The lstest accounts state that business had been very much restricted owing to the meagre Bupply of American stuffs. Arrivals have been limited. There had been only one vessel from New Orleans, and none from New York, and of fish there had been only one cargo. Of produce there ‘Was also very little to be particularly noted. Sap” plies bad not been abundant, and the market had consequently ‘been very quiet. Coffee had not yet recovered from the effects of the protracted rainy Beason, and required some time yet to ripen. The Britich Consul at Havana had made @ return show- ing that 10,210 Africans had been landed in Cuba fin the space of three months, Mr. Winston, the nev's appointed American Consul for the pared with those ofthe previous week. Of the en- tire number of deaths during the past week 374 were from absolute diseases and 37 from external causes. Scarlet fever continues to prevail among children, of which disease 27 died during the week: Of diseases of the lungs, throat, &c., there were 147 deaths, of the brain and nerves 87, skin and erup- tive fevers 42, andstomach and bowels 46. Of the whole number of deaths in the city—411—225 were children ten years of age and under. The sales of cotton embraced about 800 bales, closing steady on the basisof113/c. for middling uplands. Flour was heavy, and rather easier for common grades of State and Western. Southern flour was in fair demand, and prices steady. Wheat was in fair request, and prices unchanged. Corn was firm and in fair demand, with rather more doing. Pork was without change of importance: sales of mess were made at $16 37 a $16 50, and for delivery in January and February at $17; nrime sold at $11 60. Sa- gars were firm, with sales of 500 a 600 bhds., 900 boxes and 5,500 bags Babias, at prices given in another column. Coffee was quiet; 400 bags St. Domingo were sold on pri- vate terms. Freights to English ports were firm, with a fair amount of engagements. The House Organization—The Spoils Bar- gain Among the Opposition Factio: The contest for the House organization at Washington is assuming a definite shape. We consider the question virtually settled. With all the mock heroics, coquetting and filibuster- ing of the little outside opposition clique, it is now manifest that they are ready for a treaty upon the basis of the election of John Sher- man, the republican candidate for Speaker. This may be accomplished by a majority vote or under the plurality rule. Mr. Hick- man, of Pepnsylvania, the political anti-Le- compton partner of Forney, has given the hint to the republicans, in his motion to adopt the plurality rule, as being much more feasible in behalf of Sherman than a majority election. Anti-Lecomptonites, South Americans, and island «i Jamaica, arrived at Kingston on the | even some of the regular democratic church, 24th wi. The Rev, BR A. Johnson, editor might frame a valid excuse for yoting to elect Of the [iogston Watchman, had been found | by a plurality, although its effect would be the guilty of « sibel on the Hon. Louis Mackinnon, anil | election of Sherman upon the first ballot, aid wentenced to pay a fine of $500. The Financial Mi- mister, the Hon. Wm. Hosack, was very seriously ill. The new ligiit on Paradon Grande (old Bahama Ohannel) was exhibited on 1st Novembor—height, 176 feet, English; light fixed; white, with fiashes Bvery minute. The present Spanish naval force {q these seas consists of two sailing and two screw Frigates, four paddje steamers and three brigs. ‘The British otenapex Baalliak, while at Havana, cxpcri. by republican votes alone. On the other hand not only the South Americans, but the anti-Le- comptonites, with one or two exceptions, find it a delicate undertaking, upon any terms, to vote directly for a republican Speaker, and an endorser of Helper’s incendiary budget of ram- pant abolitionism. We are, therefore, of the opinion that the shows an increase in the number of deaths com — The Speaker's office is first in political impor- tance, and in the way of spoils and plunder there are some good pickings for the Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Doorkeeper and the Postmaster of the House; but all these pick- ings and perquisites put together are but a drop in the bucket compared With the magnifi- cent job of the House printing—a job which may easily be made to cover a gross annual ex- penditure of a million of dollars. ‘For this job we learn that an obscure gentleman of Massa- chusetts, of the name of Bowles, is the republi- can candidate. But this is all a mistake. The republican candidate in this case is a company, a lobby company, and it includes such old lobby campaigners as Weed, Wendell, Webb, Greeley, Forney and others. Should Bowles, like Steadman, be the man elected, this company, like Wendell, will take charge of the work and divide its profits. So large a job as the House printing can no longer be given out to one man,or a single business firm. There are too many hungry drones, and drummers, and camp followers, and lobby loafers, in every party, in these days, to think ofsuch a thing fora moment. So, as in the case of Mr. Speaker Banks, we presume this House printing, after all, will be the financial basis of the Speaker’s election, in a liberal distribution of printing spoils. Granted, however, that the programme thus chalked out will be successful from beginning to end, we cannot perceive why it should give any trouble to the democratic party. We sre quite sure that the administration will sot complain. Mr. Buchanan has had his estimates j fur tue coming fiscal year made np on a +..'id footing of retrenchment, and if the party con- trolling the House will only second his efforts at economy, he will be content. Should they fail to do it, they will be responsible. Indeed, it will be something of an advantage to the de- mocracy, in view of the Presidential contest, to be relieved of all official responsibility in re- gard to the doings of this House in the inter- val. While, therefore, if there were any hope of defeating this republican joint stock pro- gramme forthe election of Sherman as Speaker, it would be the duty of the democracy to con- tinue their resistance, we think that when his election is reduced simply to a question of time, it would be a saving of time to pro- ceed to the election. We apprehend, too, that as the democracy are in a hopeless minori- ty in this House, they can do better in stand- ing off to fight the majority than to assume their responsibilities. ‘Tae Unton Movement nv New York AND THE Lars Monicipat Exxertox.—The Richmond En- quirer, in an article on our late municipal elec- tion, which we published in yesterday’s Herp, remarks that ‘the regult in New York city is worth more to the cause of conservatism than any meeting that can assemble, and all the re- solutions that may be published.” This is per- fectly true, for it isa great fact, a certainty, “a practical demonstration,” as our Southern con- temporary calls it; whereas Union meetings de- termine nothing, for at most they can only speak for themselves, and are no tests of the numbers arrayed on either side of the vexed question which is now agitating the public mind. The contemplated Union meeting is but the effect of the recent victory over abolition, and what is so curious, those who were most zealous in the anti-slavery cause are the very men now coming forward to get up the Union meeting, and are signers of the call. A sudden repent- ance is always suspicious, But the fact of this wonderful conversion, whether sincere or not, is evidence of the pressure of public opinion. Had Fernando Wood, the representative of na- tionality and the constitution, been defeated, these men would be very far from taking any part in Union meetings. Even Havemeyer, and his organ, the Journal of Commerce, now claim to be on the right side, while his other organ, the republican Zimes, is wriggling towards the same position, and “thinks a Union meeting of the right sort, just now, may do much good, and that it is emi- nently proper to disabuse the mind of the South as to the evil intentions of Northern men.” Thus do the rats desert the sinking ship. Many of the republican merchants of this city are changing sides, and want, like Havemeyer and his organist, to be Union men. hey now say (whether truly or not makes no difference) that they did not understand the scope and design of the republican party, and now that its violent purposes aré developed by recent events, they are determined to back out of the danger. In the critical period of 1860, when disunion threatened the country till the Com- promise measures stilled the troubled waters, the merchants of New York for the most part pursued the same course. In the late election thousands of their votes were silently cast for Wood, while they allowed some pugtling indi- 102 RUNNY SR 15 VEU viduals of thelr class to parade thelr names in the newsppers or attend public meetings of an antislawery hue, The result of the recent struggie may be re- garded asa signal victory, for it shows that this great commergial metropolis is sound at heart, and will not hend itself to the cause of revolution and treason. The Union meeting is but the effect of the election, It comes rather late. Had it been held before it might have done some good, and those who are now taking apart in the movement would have gained more credit for patriotism. But the movers were too busy electioneering for the disunion candidates. Now that the election is over, and that they have failed in that tack, they shift their sails to try another in the opposite direc- tion. Such is the power of public opinion’ But there is some reason to fear these Greeks even when they profess friendship. Their ad- mission into the confidence of Union men is as dangerous as the reception of the wooden horse within the gates of ancient Troy. Forrest Against Forrest-The. Finale of a Grand Drama in Real Life. We give in another part of our impression of to-day a copy of the report of the referee, Mr. Alvin C. Bradley, who was appointed under a judgment of the Superior Court, obtained more than three years ago, to ascertain the ex- act state of accounts between the parties in the celebrated Forrest divorce case. This famous cause was tried in 1850, and the jury gavea verdict in favor of Mrs. Forrest, awarding ali- mony at the rate of three thousand dollars per annum. Mr. Forrest, dissatisfied with this award, appealed, and all possible means were resorted to by his cousel, Mr. John Van Buren, to obtain a new trial. All Mr. Van Buren’s tactics were met with equal acuteness by Mr. Charles O’Conor, Mrs. Forrest’s senior counsel, those who take an interest in the turnings and windings, the quips and quirks, we were almost going to say the absurdities of the law, the contest was exceedingly entertaining. There were motions and countermotions, demurrers, replies and rejoinders, applications for com- missions to the other end of the world, or the North Pole, perhaps; delays, postponements, and, in fact, everything that legal ingenuity could suggest was done to gain time. So, six years slipped away. Mr. Forrest had con- tinued his triumphal artistic career, and still maintained the place which he has held at the head of his profession during more than a quarter of acentury. Mrs. Forrest, resuming her maiden name, essayed the stage, but with only moderate success. Mr. Forrest's fortune was at least half a million, while she had only her professional earnings. He de- clined to pay her anything whatsoever in the shape of alimony, having, like the Jew of Venice, “an oath in Heaven” to contest the case to the bitter end. The only moneys re- ceived by Mrs. Forrest from her husband were some small allowances while the cause was being tried. And now, when the final issue is reached—when the Judge who presided at the trial, and the most important witnesses who tes- tified upon it, are dead—we have an award which compels Mr. Forrest to pay at least dou- ble the sum given to Mrs. Forrest by the jury, and three times what it could have been settled for previous to the trial. The referee awards to Mrs. Forrest.four thousand dollars per an- num from the time of the trial, and compels Mr. Forrest to give bond and mortgage securi- ty for its prompt payment. What with coun- sel fees, costs and incidental expenses, &c., the sum total to come out of the great tragedian’s pockete, to say nothing of the wear and tear of his temper, which must have been something awful, will not be much less than a hundred thou- sand dollars; and, withal, he has afair prospect of paying alimony for many years yet to come, Mrs. Forrest's being considered, in the assurance view, a good life. In fact, annuitants, like of- fice holders, rarely die and never resign their claims. We do not hesitate to say that Mr. Forrest has come to this pass simply and solely by not taking some good advice which we, more gené- rous than the lawyers, gave to him gratis, years ago. These lawyers are terrible fellows, and when once they get their teeth in a good round bank account there is no such thing as shaking them off. Mr. Forrest should have remembered the old story about the English jurist who said that if a man should bring an action against him for his coat, he would take it off and give it up rather than defend the suit. As for Mrs. Forrest, she is one of the few instances on record where a person has made a good thing out of the law. For her the bar and the bench have been more lucrative than the footlights or the coulisses. In the first place, the matter might have been settled with- out the lawyers, and she would have accepted fifteen hundred dollars per annum, with a house to live in. Now she gets enough to set up an establishment in the Fifth avenue, and an annuity with which, by strict economy, a lone woman may keep the wolf from the door, We sincerely hope that both parties to the great case will receive the decision of the law with becoming dignity. Mr. Forrest, with still @ great fortune and with no heirs of his body, can afford to be philosophical, and pay up without a murmur. Mrs. Forrest, who has suf- fered much, and, they say, looks rather the bet- ter for it, can certainly indulge in the luxury of magnanimity, and will not be over boastful of her triumph. She has done so well with the law that she might now find her account in trying a little of the Gospel. If she desires to join the church, and spend the rest of her life in good works, she may find distinguished precedents among noted names on the crinoline roll of fame. Pompadour and De Maintenon were seriously inclined; and Lola Montez, as we are told, is a bright and shining light among the New-Connection Methodists, and can quote Spurgeon for an hour together. Let Mrs. For- rest exchange Shakspere for “Watts on the Mind,” Sheridan for “Hervey’s Meditations,” Knowles’ plays for Knowles’ sermons, Scribe for Jeremy Taylor, Beaumont and Fletcher for Bosseut and Baxter; and, by all means and in all verity, let her avoid the footlights for- evermore. As for Mr. Forrest, he has, according to com- mon report, resolved to leave the stago, and to shake from off his feet so much of the dust of this wicked and unregenerate metropolis as Col. Delavan’s street sweeping machines have left. In the quiet village of Philadelphia, se- cluded among his books, he will enjoy those rural and pastoral pleasures, including the butter and reed birds for which the Quaker City is noted, and have the fitting reward for a life spent in an earnest struggle for fame, whieh often, when obtained, is like the apple To ——————————— L8Y. of the Dead Sea, and turns to ashes on the lips. ith Virgil, be can say:— be bm ot rigui placeant in vallibus amnes, Flumina ac7™ #ylvasque inglorius, ‘Ana in order th.** his name may be preserved is the events tw Which we have alluded have been forgotten among w"™ let aa with the moiety of his fortune, found And ericow & bospital for sick and superannuated actors and actresses, Such a nobie deed would wipe out fur greater errors and far more Bumerous fol- lies than Mr, Forrest's bitterest en. mies have ever charged him withal. “Faith, Lope and Charity—but the greatest of all thesé Js Charity.” Bs Waar Are tHe Croton Aquepuct Moours Gorxo To Do?—Will the Croton Aqueduct Board be kind enough to state the reason why they refuse to supply water to the Central Park Skating Pond? It is clearly their duty either to furnish the water or to satisfy the public that they are justified in not doing so. If the mem- bers of the Board are not fit for their position they should not be there, and their occupancy of such important offices is another illustration of the evil of making such places elective of- fices, The Croton Board and the Almshouse Governors should be appointed by the execu- tive ead of the city government, and remova- ble at pleasure. As long as they are wholly independent of all authority, and responsible to no one during their term of office, whatican we expect? long after Tue Presipent’s Messacx.—We approve the idea thrown out from Washiogton that the Pre- sident, in default of an organization of the House within a day or two, will send in his apnual message tothe Senate. Why not? The Senate is organized and ready for business. Let them advise the President of that fact, and let him respond by sending in his message. Why should the Senate, and the country, and the world, be kept waiting on account of an unorganized House of Representatives? Why should the dinner be kept waiting for these absentees until everything is cold? THE LATEST NEWS. Election of J.C. Breckenridge as United States Senator, Franxvort, Ky., Dec. 12, 1859. ‘The Legislature to-day elected Hon. Joho C. Brecken- ridge United States Senator from this State, in place of Hon. John J. Crittenden, by twenty nine majority on joint ballot, The Case of Coppie, the Harper's Ferry Conspirator. Ricumoxp, Dec. 12, 1859, A memorial, signed Thomas Winn, of Iowa, for commu- tation of Coppic’s sentence, was presented in both Houses of the Legislature to-day, and referred to Committee on Courts of Justice of each House. The committee met this evening and considered the subject. Of the House com- mittee but one was against commutation. Tho Senate committee was equally divided. Municipal Elections in Massachusetts. ELEOTION IN BOSTON, Boston, Dec. 12, 1859, F. W. Lincoln, Jr., was re-elected Mayor of Boston to- dey, by nearly 1,200 plurality. The opposing candidates were J. M. Wightman, democrat, who had 4,816, and Ju- livs Palmer, temperance, 600.’ A majority of the City Council on the Lineoin ticket are also elected. ‘The voto ‘was considerably espe ak at the State election. May- or Lincoln is an old whig, and was one of the Vice Presidents at the Union meeting in Funeui! Hall. ELECTION IN NEWBURYPORT. Newavuryrort, Dec. 12, 1859. Mr. Currier, the citizens’ candidate, was elected Mayor of Newburyport to-day, receiving 1,073 votes, against 696 cast for Mr. Coffin, the republican candidate. ELECTION IN LOWELL. Lowatt, Dec. 12, 1869. B. C. Sargent, republican, was chosen Mayor to-day by 816 plurality. ELECTION IN WORCESTER. Worcester, Deo, 12, 1869. Our municipal election to-day Tegulted ice Hon. W. W. Rice, republican, for Mayor The%tth! Board of Aldermen elect and a large majority-of the Common Councilmen were algo on the republican ttoket. ee The California Overland Mall. Mauzoy’s Station, Mo., Dec. 12,1859. The overland mail with San Francisco dates of’ the 2lst ult., passed Malloy’s Station this morniug, but the agent of the Associated Prees could not obtain aceess to the bag containing our news summary. A couple of San Fran. cisco papers of the 2ist, however, were obtained, but they contained nothing important. Mail and Telegraph to San Francisco. MaLLoy’s Station, Mo., Dec. 12, 1859. ‘The tele; yh line is now completed from "s Sta- tion, on the Butterfield overland California mail route. ‘This station is onthe Ozark mountains, eighteen miles north of Springfield, Mo., and 280 miles from St. Louis. ‘The operator here will receive despatches up to the even- ing of the second day after the departure of the overland mail from St. Louis, and send them forward, either direct to parties in California, or to the eastern end of the tele- grapfi line on the other side, which is now finished for 250 miles this way from San Francisco. The despatches will be telegraphed from that point to their destination. Tho overland mail leaves St. Louis every Monday and Thurs- day morning. The tariff from St. Louis to Malloy’s station is one oe for ten words and ten cents for each addi- tional word. Post Office Robbery and Arrest in Georgia. 2 ‘Avavsta, Dec. 12, 1! D. Palmer, Jr., from St. Louis, an ambrotypist, robbed the Post Oflice at Athens, Ga., on Friday, and attempted to fire the building. He was arrested, and confessed his guilt. The money and stamps stolen have been recovered. Palmer is in jail. A Man Killed at Scranton. ‘Scranton, Penn., Dec. 12, 1859. A man named Meyers, es ned a di utable house near Scranton, was shot and instantly killed bya man named Bob )& bartender of Bloom’s restauraut in this place. It appears that Shay had been hunting, and, entering the house, was ordered out by Meyers, who seized an axe to drive him out; whi m Shay fired upon him, carrying away the b: ok part of bis head. Acquittal of Honr; G0, Dec. 12, 1859, Henry Jumperts, who has been on trial for the last twenty days for the murder of Sophie Werner, whose re- mains were found in a barrel at the Hudson River Rail- road depot in New York, in the spring of 1858, was ac- quitted to-day, The Steamer Iroquois. SAVANNAK, Dec. 12, 1859, ‘The United States steam sloop-of-war Iroquois has ar- rived from New York. Disasters to Steambonts. St. Louis, Dec, 12, 1859, The steamer AuntToetty, hence for Keokuk, is reported sunk at Cape Au Gris by ice—a total loss. Sho is valued at about $10,000. It is also reported that the steamers Canada and Balti- more are sunk, or seriously damaged by ice, near Alton. The latter is valued at $16,000. ots. Cnantaston, Dec. 12, 1859, Cotton—Markot slightly dearer. Sales to-day 2,800 bales. Savaxnany, Dec. 12, 1859, Cotton—Sales adie rag bales. Prices stiffer, but quo- tably unchanged—middling uplands 103¢0. a 105;0, Gianvat, Dec. 12, 1859. Flour dull at $5 ee yrs Whiskey tae ‘Wheat firm. Hogs—large rece! mut owing to the tightness of money the market is unsettled; at the cloee lots averaging 200 Ibs. apiece, sold at $6 25 a $6 30; light hogs were un- saleable. Receipts sinco last Saturday, 34,000. Provi- sions dull. Mess pork, $16. Lard, 10c. a 10%. ee Trauan Ormra at Nipio’s GARpEN. brief Opera sea- 80n was commenced a tNiblo’s Garden last evening, under the direction of Mr. Eddy. The principal artists of the troupe are Madame Albertini (soprano), Mme. D’Ormy (contralto), Signor Beaucarde (tenor), and Signor Arda- vani (baritone). Mr. Anschulta conducts the orchestro, ‘The Opera is given at the regular theatrical prices of the house, and is exceedingly well done at the price. The solection for the firat night was “‘Lucrezia Borgia,” with Albertini as Gennaro; D’Ormy as Orsini, and Ardavani asthe Duke. All the artists acquitted tkemselvos well, and Madame Albertini was ly good. She to the tausle n degree of passiotate. inves ‘which flee. {rifled the audience. The ?great aceno in Becond act has rarely been so well ex; The teraetto woll sung by Al numerous audionco, which included many habilués of tho Academy, and tho performance was one which. augurs well for the success of the season. On to-morrow even- ing the “Trovatore”” will be given, with Albertini, Mao- caferri and Ardavani, Wo are of tho opinion that during the recess of tho reguiar opera scason the cheap opera might be continued to tho profit of the artists and the on- tertainment of the public. Acapesty oF Musio—Reror or Apgiuxa Partt.—It will bercen by the announcementof the management in another column, that there will be two performances of Italian opera here on Wednesday and Thursday of next week, when Miss Patt, who bas revewed in Philadelphia her motropolitan triumphs, will sing “Lucia di Lammer pacer” and “ La Soppambula,”” et ‘The Conservative Movement, MEETING OF THE UNION COMMITTEE—7TmE OnnA UNION DEMONSTRATION TO BE HELD AT 'THy 40D) ‘MY OF MUSIO. ae An adjourned meeting of this committee was hold La evening at the Lafarge House. ‘Tho great public meeting will in all probability be hel atthe Academy of Music next Monday eygping at seve o'clock, Hon. Mayor Tiemann will preside, ‘The Hon. Fernando Wood, Mayor olect, Was designated 3 first Vice President, Among the speakers will be ox-Governor Seym™r, F. B, Cutting, Fsq., and Jama 8. Thaycr, Esq. Other dis*- wished gentlemen have beer wu be ainounoed fin Gus ting ine a Uae Ca jt ig known to many of our readors th ‘ectors: the Academy of Busia some time fecce rae i 4 resolution ist letting the hall for any political They have, é pecan ei pene i mako an exception "i present case, accoul triotlo Sharacer of he demenatn i ateeat ee game reason e ecline receivi Compensation, Academy will seat about five shoupand Dernone! nd More @ hundred canvassers yesterday commenced obtaining signatures to the call which has been published in our columns, beaded, ‘‘The North and the South— Union and Fraternity."’ Eight or ten signatures were appended in the course of the day. ‘The cauvansers will continue their labors for afew days longer. ‘The names will commence being published on We or ‘Thursday morning. It will be the moat numerously ee call ever issued in this city. 2 e following resolutions were adopted by the com- Mittee:— the cities and towns of the State of New Yi ved, That reag of the Bante of Now York: onafrom excl ely or Lowa, and that places oa the be “sKesolved, diet the Secretary be requosied o connect this ae- ganization with other towne in dhs and other States where Like meetings bave been or are to be held, with the view of pre tnigatng and perpetuating its principles. " City Intelligence. , ‘Finazx oF A Novat Bet.—The adage ‘that fools are not all dead yet,’’ was never more clearly demonstrated tham it was yesterday afternoon, in the case of the fulfilment of an election bet. Itappears that prior to the election Niebolas Schmedes, a silversmith, made a bet with ashop- mate, that if Wm. F, Havomeyer was not elected Mayor of New York at the last election he would agree to walk barefooted, accompanied by music, from the St. Nicholas Hotei to the Astor House, or forfeit $100. The shopmate, in the event of Mr. Havemeyer's electinn agreed to do the, same. It is pretty well kuown to everybody that Mr Have- meyer was not elected, consequently Mr. the bet. Yesterday, at half past one o’clock, the time appointed to decide’ the affair, of course, everyboay that did not have anything else to do, were on hand to enjoy the fun. Long before the appointed hour for the comminencement of the feat a large crowd had assembled, and, from a casual glance at the funseckers, it appearod that they embraced all classes, from the Fifth avenue exquisite, down to the denizens of the purleus of the Five Foints, Shortly before the appointed hour con- siderable speculation took place between the specta- tors; some thought they were “sold ;’? othors thought it was an “advertising dodge,” and another thought ‘the follow tbat was to perform the feat was crazy,” and many such surmises and expressions. ‘The hour having arrived, Mons. Schmedes made his appearance at the cor- ner of Spring etreet and Broadway,in company with some friends. He is 2 good looking Tueton, and appeared. to enjoy the fun as heartily ag any one In the crowd. Ine few Iinotes be doffed his bools, and marched down Broadway, preceded by, two chaps with a drum and fife, ‘The start was the signal for much merriment; everybody laughed that could; a grand rush was made to get @ sight by an unruly crowd of fellows, who rushed peli mell againet the legitimate street pedestrians. The lacies were the greatest sufferers by this foray of the “rabble.” A fine dressed lady, with am unusual su; wly of crinolino, hed her eilk dress almost totally demolished; another, carrying avery pretty white poodle dog, got squeezed in the crowd, when tho ‘dear little creature’ of a dog set up a most ‘uproarious ki-i-i-1-ing, much to the amusement of the crowd; another Indy was in a fever at the excitement about the loss of a pocketbook cont $300. that she had “brought out, with which 16 purchase a few trinkets for Christmas presents for the children.” ‘The betting parties, in the moanwhile, accompanied by several thousand persone, continued dows le, to the Astor House. and when the bare! was loudly applauded, Schmedes felt considerably incensed at a para- graph which appeared in one of the morning Papers, to tho effect that ‘not bay to spare, the unl individual” was ob! to walk the route. show his and ability in the matter, he took one hundred dollars and D |. donated it as follows:—$25 toa sick shopmate, $25 to the editor of the Staats Zeitung to be paid over to the widow of the man who was killed at the fire in Wooster street last week , $25 to @ poor woman up town, and the other $25 as the subjoined receipt will show:— Naw York, Dec. 12, 1859. Received from Nicholas Schmedes beng the dollars, to be given to Mrs. McMahon, the woman who broke both of her arms. GEO. KELLOCK, Jr., Superintendent Outdoor Poor. ‘Thus ends the most ridiculous bet of the late canvazs. Brooklyn City News. Tux Ferrms—Tusz Brooxtyy Common Covuncn.—The Board met last night, the President in the chair. Among the business brought up was the following:— A petition, numerously signed, for a reduction of fer- Tiage was presented, and in connection therewith Alder- man Franks offered the following preamble and resalu- th etry and New ‘York of such jeter of fer is city Pre o 2 8) o ‘as will Army Intelligence. By direction of the President of the United States, a general court martial is appointed to meetat Carlisle Bar- racks, Penosylvania. Major L. P. Graham, Second Dra- cons, will preside, and Lioutenant Kenner Garrard, Se:ond walty, act as judge advocate of the court. Lieutenant Colonel Washington Seawell, Eighth Infant- ry, i8 assigned to the command of tho Department of Texas, during the absence of Gencral Twiggs, now on “Grevel Major Larkin Smith, Eighth vet Major \, Eight! has been relieved from special duty af the, War Department, asad directed to report for further orders to the Commander of the Department of Toxas. Surgeon James Simmons, Medical Department, is ro- lieved from duty with the expedition now in the field. and directed to report for further orders to the commanding officer of Fort Mason, Texas. Assistant Surgeon Engle, Medical Department, on being relieved by Surgeon Simmons, will immediately repair to Camp Cooper, Texas, and report for duty to the command- ing officer of that post. Assistant Surgeon Richard Potts is directed to proceed to San Antonio, Texas, and report in person to the Depart- ment Commander for orders, Gencral Harney, commanding the Department of Gre- gan, has caused orders to be issued directing that a gene- ral inspection will take place at Fort Vancouver, and the adjacent military posts, of all the troops stationed in that vicinity, as well as the several staff departments oonnect- ed therewith. 3n accordance with instructions from the War Depart. ment, the military reserve at Fort Dalles, W. T., is to bo surveyed and a tract ofground of one mile square, to be selected for military ‘purposes. Acsistant mn J. T. Randolph is ordered to relieve Assistant Surgeon T. A McParlin from duty at Fort Walla Walla, W. T.; tho latter will then ropair to San Francisco, and rojort to the Medical Board, as a candidate for oxa- mination, in view of promotion. A wharf boat of one hundred tons capacity has beor built and placed ina suitable position on the Columbia river, for open ‘and economy in the receiving, storing a of military supplies for the adjgcent . 1 Licutenant John C. Bonnycastle, Fourth infantry, wil report for duty to command company F, samo re; nent lok vacant by the decoago of Lieuensat HH, Geebon ——_—— me ranea Naval per bee ig nc nited States p-of-war Preble, Commander Jenkins, sailed from Aspinwall for Carthagena on the The United States revenue cutter Robert McLellan, Cap- tain Hudgins, which arrived here from the Mobil sta- tion four months ago, bas since beon entirel; ‘built and handsomely re-fittod. She now lies off the Battery, await- ing orders for service. She is one of the four rovenuo vessels built at Somerset, Mass., in 1853. Arrivals and Departares. ARRIVALS. California, vin Aspinwall, in the From in, Lieut Gen Scott and servant, Col Lay, Col Tho Dr Major Johnson, 5 Mise L Boat 9 children and servant: H We Ld Go! Davis, Col Bee, wife, ohild and servant; W beara Yrnwyek, We servant; Mrs ws as servant; Mrs Kendal, Whieznadere' sor sha grant Min ib Dr B n ‘and two children; alley From Swan Tsland, in the Dark Carrlole—Win Piok! Abieb, Jus Ubomwelt, Chas Grande, hes Talo, Hour Sex: tei, Har Mola ey bea, 8 Wan Rees man, Ve bo Vrice, rmant M Collin, J Dainator, "Bawa 1 finger, B Sumonl re, Wink Vetlce, Vietoa Clay, G Baner, F Lepprer, I: ver, H Nailer, Jolin Onkes. G Sarit, 3, Waller, € Denali, F Miter, Wma Ui mana, M Carley, ‘I Gustord, A Nowmenn, Povar Soopte Koblor, F Shibla, A Asteriuhl, Win Elbe, Tl Gager, F Gar- wick, MJ Vowerm Wm Price, Kdwa Valle, A Van Veeden- burg J Slatier, G Larrder, all laborers frou! the guano bland in thé Carribenn Bea, From Payal, inthe ehip Atlonlio—Capt Tl W Swift, GM Lawhiburg. ° From Goouives, iu the brig HO Brooks—Mr Chas ¥ Metean, GC New Lartiord, NY,