The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1859, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. QYFI0s N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON SYS cash tn admance Money went by, matt wil ba at the WE deionder: Postage slampe' not received aa wubscription non ft DAILY HERALD. too cents per copy, $1 per ann’ THE WHEKLY HERALD coery Sasurdayy at six ce sper or $8 per annum; the Europcan Bitton every Wal akay t of Gr Sate conta $4 por annum to aw ent Brivcia, BeBe tony part 7 the Continent, both fo tulle portage the Dakiornia Ldicton om the Bh aiid Wek of each at x conte | for $l 0 per annum. MOTE FAMILY HERALD on Wednsalay, at four cents pr | ert MoLONTAuY CORRESPONDENCE, containing tuporenrs ewe, From any Quarter of the \vorld; wand, wile ag Oun Fonsicx Counesronment st ENT US. “0 "NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence, We dono rearn ‘communications. +.No. 363 ANUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tigat Rora Fei Dussis 4 Quatae—Kaovr, BOWERY THEAT® ©. Bowery.—Ovriaw oF CALORKIA-~ A CoLoesp Presipgs. Ropent Macaiam, WINTEE GARDEN, Brow way, opposite Bond street— Afternoon and Evenizg—Jororoon, ‘Broadway,—EvERrs0pr’s | WALLACK!S THEATRE, BIEND—KMOCES AND NOSHS LAURA KEENEZ'S TOEATRE, 624 Broadway.—Gaeex Bosurs. 2ae News: NEW BOWERY THEATRE. Die, ae Wes pox—Morwes Goose aNd THE GOLDEN ‘MER, FRENCH THEATRE, 695 Broadway.—Cowst:’s Muscat ‘Bevertauunnt. NUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway.—Afer- acon ALADDIN. ‘Kreolog—Neuvous MaN—ALADDIN, NTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Tall, 472 Broadwey— pauabas, Sexes, Dacia, aersornes £2 Pustont. NIBLO'B_ BALOON, —Gro, Onnisrr’s Mix. srzBLs OF RNR 1 ns, 46.—Aiternoon and Brenlng~ Mus, Days New Yeas Canis ron 1860, WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway.—Era1oriax Soncs, Danoxs, &c.—New Year Cais. CHATHAM AMPRITHKATRE.—Eqvestaian Pxaronu- ANOES—Homx AND THE HowFLess. NEW OPERA HOUSE. 72) Brosdway.—Drarton's Piz- bow Ovenas an Lino Puovxsss. TRIPLE SHEET. Now York, Saturday, December 31, 1859, The News. The year of our Lord 1859 expires to-day, and in accordance with the Hexaxp's custom a summary of confirming «ward of contract to Thos. K, Down: ing, for pu og Eighth avenue from Hudson to Forty-s» nd street, who agreed to perform the work for $129,320; also to pave Fifth avenue be- tween Forty-ninth and Sixty-first steeet, and di- recting to advertise for proposals for the perform- ance of the work. The Comptroller having sent in @ communication asking for an appropriation of $20,000 in addition to the amount assigned for city contingencies for 1859, the Aldermen granted | $15,000 for thet purpose, which was concurred in by the Councilmen, About half a dozen vetoca were received from the Mayor against appropriating $250 each to clerks for services porformed for committees during the year. The Aldermen made the appropriations, notwithstanding the Mayor's objections, and the Councilmen concurred. Judge Reosevelt has accepted the office of United States District Attorney for this district, and will enter upon the duties of his office on Tuesday next. Mayor Wood's infant daughter died on Thursday ht, at the age of twenty-four days. He has therefore concluded, in consequence of his recent melancholy bereavements, not to receive the cua tomary calls on New Year’s day. Ishmael Freeman has been committed to prison in Poughkeepsie on the verdict of a Coroner’s Jury, to await trial on a charge of poison- ing his wife with arsenic. An analysis of the stomach of the deceased has been made by Pro- fessor Ogden Doremus and Dr. B. L. Budd, of this city. Py the North Briton at Portland, we have nows from Europe to the 15th inst—one day later. Cotton was steady in Liverpool. Breadstuffs firm, and pro- visions dull. Prince Metternich,” Austrian Minister to Paris, was received by the Emperor. Garibaldi’s marriage is contradicted. The Moors had proclaim: ed a holy war against Spain. The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,200 bales, closing within the range of quotations given in her column, Flour continued to be held with more or less Grmness, while sales of State and Western brands were moderate, and prices closed without change of im- portance. Southern flour was in some better request, witha fair amount of sales, including some purchases for export. Both wheat and corn were quiet, and transac- tions 80 limited as to render quotations in a measure nominal. Pork was quiet, and sales light, including mess at $16 05 a 16 1244, while prime was nominal at $11 621;, Sugars were firm, with sales of 800 bhds. and 1,000 boxes, on torms given in another piace. Coffee was frm, bat quiet. Freighis were steady, with a fair amount offering, especially to Liverpool and London, including cotton to the former port. Year=—The Events of 1859. of the events of the past twelvemonth is presented to our readers this morning. It embraces tha fol- lowing:— 1.—A chronological record of the principal events that have happened in the United States. 2.—A chronological record of political events. 3.—A list of the heroes of the Revolution who hhave died during the past year, and the names of the octogenarian survivors of the war of Indepen- dence. 4.—A list of the names of persons one hundred ears old and upwards, who haye died during the past year. 5.—A valuable record of the number of fires and the losses thereby. G.—A record of the various railroad accidents, and the number of lives lost by such disasters, .—A statement of the number of steamboat dis- aaters, and the loss of life occasioned thereby. 8.—A very full chronological record of the lead- ing events that have occurred in the city of New York during 1359. 9.—A list of the murders, homicides and suicides in New York during the past year. 10.—Valuable statistion of tha hnainnen af tha civil and criminal courts of the city. 11.—A necrological record, showing 4 list of dis- tinguished persons who have died in all parta of the world during the past year. 5 12,—A chronological record of events in all parts Of the world, outside the United States, during the year 1859, These records and statistics, being unattainable from any other source, possess an importance which renders them invaluable to all degrees of men, and they will doubtless be carefully filed away for reference as occasion may require. Both houses of Congress were in session yester- day. The Senate transacted no business of general interest, and after a brief session adjourned till ‘Tuesday next. The House was engaged in a discus- sion of the slavery question, and the Pennsylva- nia members aired the tariff question for the first time this session. A proposition to ap. point Mr. Corwin, of Ohio, temporary Speaker, in order to pass a bill for the relief of the mail con- tractors, was offered, but no action was taken on it. It is said that the effort will be renewed at an early day. The House, by a majority of two, adjourned till Tuesday next. It is reported from Washington that the difficulty between Messrs. Grow, of Pennsylvania, and Branch, of North Carolina, will endia a duel. A challenge has passed between the parties, and the preliminaries are arranged. The police were on the qui vtve for the principals last night, but up to the latest accounts had not succeeded in apprehending them, At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors, yesterday several bills were ordered to be paid; among them one for the Sheriff, amounting to $2,184, for service of summons and complaints in suits commenced by the Excise Commis: sioners. A report stating that of the $25,000 appropriated for stationery and printing but $12,179 have been expended, and expressing the opinion that $10,000 a year is sufficient for those objects, was adopted. A resolution against paying any more bills for guards for the county jail was adopted. The tax levy was taken up and amended by adding $1,525,560 for police, $300,000 for a new court house, $12,200 for a house of deten- tion, $5,000 for police contingencies and $3,300 for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, making the total amount for county expenses $3,635,993. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday and con- firmed the list of Health Wardens sent in by the City Inspector. The Comptroller notified the Board of the necessity of including the sum of $120,000 for the additional police force recently authorized. Five ‘Lundred dollars were donated to the Opthalmic Hos- pital, and 4500 for a portrait of Mayor Tiemann, and $1,000 for a full length portrait of ex-Governor King. A resolution was adopted in favor of autho- rizing practical engineers and machinists to take charge of the steamfire engines. The Mayor vetoed the resolution to change the name of Chatham street to East Broadway. The Board confirmed the Mayor’s reappointment of Andrew V. Stout as City Cham berlain by avote of 13 to 2. A resolution was Concurred in to increase the salary of the City Auditor from $2,000 to $3,500. The resolution Passed to increase the Deputy Comptroller's salary, Came |uck amended, go as to increase the salary of Comp: viler's clerks to $3,000 and the Receiver of ‘» $4,000, After opposition the Board con- @urred i: the amendments, the ay & Superiutendemt and Deputy, wan Gaia Over, was called up, and after debate was adopt- ed. The Beard concurred in a report of the oon Bittee on Streets of the Board of Aigermen to Confirm awa: d of contract for paving Forty.secong Btreet between Sixth and Seventh avennes With Belgian pavement to Cunningham & Mowbray, the ‘Qpaquat being $6,120; of the same Committes in favor into it a series of important events, vitally affecting not alone this continent, but the en- tire globe. Political agitations have fore- shadowed, and political changes have wrought out, new destinies for men and nations. In ac- cordance with our usual custom, we place upon record in our columns to-day the leading events of the world for the past year. Our an- nual chronological tables have always been looked for and sought after with eager interest, and we have endeavored to give them as full as possible in a triple sheet on this, the last day of 1859; but we find our space inadequate to the entire task; therefore our chronology of coromercial affairs and a few local matters can- not appear until next week. The leading fea- | Messacr.—The Chevalier Webb, in reference tures of the. world’s history, however, will be found chronicled in our columns to-day. In the history of our own country, the year | President in his message on the subject “is 1859 has been pregnant with stirring events, « } wanti bere Re WEEE EUKU EOIOL WU Another State has been added to the Union, making Oregon the thirty-third sister in the confederacy, while two or three Territories have become already applicants for admission, to increase the galaxy of stars on the national | Chevalier Webb is a perfect pattern of modesty banner. During the past year Washington has been | know what the President knew; and of decency, the scene of one of the most extraordinary | in charging the President with premeditated tragedies of modern times; remarkable in the public position occupied by the parties impli- cated—a member of Congress and a United | Webb authority to sit in judgment and to de- States official; remarkable also from the unfor- | nounce the acts and motives of Mr. Buchanan? tunate incidents out of which it arose, as well | From the fifty-two thousand dollar affair of as from the judicial results which followed it. The murder of Philip Barton Key by Daniel E. Sickles, at the national capital, holds a promi- nent place among the exciting events of 1859. The treasonable attempt of Brown and his | gratis for nothing, on the free wool question, followers at Harper’s Ferry upon the peace and security of Virginia, and the whole South, | antecedents of the Chevalier Webb authorizing will mark this period as a most remarkable } him to pronounce his verdict against the truth, epoch in the history of the United States, clogely connected, as it seems to be, with the | United States. The intelligent reader, on the practical developement of the dangerous sec- tional feeling which prevails throughout a large portion of the Union. Turning from this dis- | only be equalled by hisunblushing impudence. play of hostile sentiments between two sections of the country, we come to an event inaugu- rating a new feature of social comfort and | tleman has been making a very unenviable ex- prosperity in our sister city of Brooklyn—the introduction of Ridgewood water, which was | Measured denunciations of Mr. Buchanan, we hailed by a popular demonstration only second | ®f¢ sorry to say, Mr. Morris may be justly to that which welcomed our own indispensable Croton into New York many years ago. The San Juan difficulty, which for a time ap- peared to threaten a breach of amicable rela- tions with England—a disaster which Mr. Bu- chauan’s admirable policy and the prudent ac- tion of General Scott happily warded off—will be remembered as an important incident of 1859. And at the close of the year we behold, | Charleston Convention,” and seems to enter- in Washington, Congress assembling in the very heat of the most exciting political agitation the country has known for years, and at once grap- pling with the subject matter of that dangerous agitation, the Harper’s Ferry insurrection and the Helper book, which sixty-eight of its mem- 5 : ‘ have learned, from his experience in the bers had endorsed, recommending an uprising would bee “ . of the negroes and. non-slavebolding whites of | }st Congress, that while the administration the South against the slaveholders. But in the | C2 get om very well without the democratic midst of political excitement, acrimony and | Party. the party is gone to the dogs the mo- sectional strife, threatening, as they seem to do, the very existence of the republic, progress grows apace, and, in a commercial and social aspect, prosperity almost unbounded | ‘© look after them, or they may render the reigns. Blessed withan abundant harveet; rising with wonderful recuperative power out of the | Matter of democratic ridicule a month or two financial disasters of 1857; with the gold pro- ducts of California pouring in with increas- ing prolificacy, and the virgin silver of our new Territory of Arizona promising rich results for he coming year, neither the agitation of dema- | the murders, homicides and suicides committed gogneenor the treasonable designs of politi- cians have been able to retatd the material prosperity of the country or the increasing com- | crease of crimes of this nature for the present forts of the people. While such is the aspect of affairs at home, and such the leading events which have marked | fojjowing list shows the aggregates for the two for us the annual cycle just departing, the his- tory of Europe has added to its pages another bloody campaign, of which—though the shock of contending armies no longer disturbs the | Suicides... peace of Italy—the end is not yet. The Italian | Total... ‘war, and the hasty peace of Villafranca which concluded it, have left Europe disorganized. | the growth of the population,.and must be at- Italy remains unsettled and dissatisfied—her fu- | tributed to the inefficiency of our police system ture destinies yet not even suadowed forth. ! qud the imperfect administration of criminal NEW YORK HERALI Austria is to-day in a dilemma as to bor Italian policy—neither victor nor vanquished—dho knows not what she has gained or lost by the terrific contest ia Lombardy and Piedmout; whether in sacrificing possessions she has ac- quired political strength or lost it. Confede- rated Germany, escaping participation in the war only by its rapid conclusion, retains its right to a voice in the settlement of the case of Europe through its leading nations, Austria and Prussia, France comes out of the strugyle dominant in arms, and in a position to dictate to the whole continent; while England seems deatined to come into the European Congress— the next act in the drama of the Italian war— merely as a second rate Power. Tho results of the Paris Congress of nations, or rather of sovereigns, may present a reconstruction of the European continent, embracing a material change in dynastic relations and geographical line. But these are events which must be put law. The facility with which criminals may evade the punishment due to crime isa great encouragement to the evil disposed. It is evi- dent that we require a more vigorous adminis- tration of justice to repress orime in this vast city. The cunning of lawyers and the pro- verbial dilatoriness of the law afford means of escape to too many delinquents, whose punish- ment might deter others from the commission of crimes of blood, Tue Present AND THE MorMons.—A little paragraph in the Hgeravp has attracted the at- tention of our cotemporaries to the fact that the President in his message passes over ihe Mor- mons in silent contempt. But accompanying his message was the interesting report of the Secretary of War; and as silence gives consent, we are free to conclude that the Secretary's re- port was intended by the President to repre- sent his own views upon the subject. There | mouths among the great, and good, and notable Cur Photographic View of the Declining | deprived of two shining lights in Brunel and The old year 1859 expires to-day, and to- | minds us of the rapid decadence of the band of morrow the world enters upon a new era. The Revolutionary patriots who constructed this, busy term of the declining year has crowded | Union through so much suffering, bravery and the national | Doug's has any more such strikers in Congress can be no doubt upon this point, for the Presi- dent in his message says:— T transmit herewith the reports of tho Secretaries of War, of the Navy, of the Interior, and of the Postmaster General. They each contain valaable information aud im- portant recommendations well worthy of the serious con- sideration of Congives. Thus the President accepts and endorses the recommendations of these several Secretaries as his own, including the views and recommen- dations of Secretary Floyd concerning the Mor- mons. Thus the Secressry’s recommendation for the proclamation @f martial law over the Territory of Utah, “for the proteciion of lile and property,” becomes a recommend.tion from the President himself, and one of the most important of the message. The horrible crimes of Mormondom recited by Secretary Floyd, and the utter impotency of all devices of the civil authorities to reach the offending Mormons, de- tnd this experiment of martial law. Autho- tity to the President to try the experiment should be one of the first acts of Congress. on record for 1860. While the central nations of Europe are pre- paring for a+ ing pacificatory meeting, Spain is again in arms against her hereditary foes, the Moors, and this war closes the bloody chionicle of Europe for 1859. A remarkable event in the history of Eng- land, and, indeed, of the age, for this year, wis the coastruction ef the steamship Great Easiern, rendered the more, memorable from the fact that after all the brilliant promises which heralded her completion, and all the triumph claimed for science on her behalf, she has proved a temporary failure—some- thing which, for the sake of science, is to be regretted. Death has been busy for the past twelve throughout the world. Literature has lost from its army of leaders in America W. H. Prescott, Rufus Choate and Washington Irv’ in Great Britain, Hallam, the historian, La 's Morgan, Dr. Lardner and De Quincey; in France, De Tocqueville, the able commentator on the democracy of America; while the whole world has lost thé cosmopolitan genius of Alexander Von Humboldt. The list of great statesmen has been diminished by the name of Metternich, while science has been ACCIDEN on SreamBoats AND Rartroans.— Tt may be interesting to the curious to know which mode for the conveyance’ of passengers, railroads or steamboats, causes the greater number of deaths by accidents. From the records kept in this effice we compile the fol- lowing comparative table, showing the number of accidents, together with the number of killed and wounded, on steamboats navigating our inland waters, and the railroads of this country, for the past seven years:— Stephenson. The home necrology of 1859 re- o—Rarrosrs.———, ————SreAmn0ATs. ———, Accidents. Killed. W'ded. Accidents. Killed. W'ded. 1853.. 138 234 496 31 319 188 self-denial, and many of whose ungrateful pos- +198 186 689 48 587 228 f 116 539 at 1%6 = 107 terity are this day conspiring to destroy the 195 629 29 858 127 splendid fabric their fathers raised. Pea =n ies LU The chronology of 1859 which we publish 129 4i1 21 242 146 to-day, comprising alarming political incidents, | yotal.ous 1,100 3,611 218 + 2,08 950 domestic tragedies, social improvements, crimi- nal statistics, disasters by fire and flood, foreign events, necrology, and the record of fierce wars, in curious juxtaposition, is but an illus- tration of the extraordinary results which one year’s history of human life presents. It is a valuable chronicle, of deep interest and instruc- tion, available for all time. It will be seen that while the number of ac- cidents on railroads have exceeded those on steamboats by over four to one, and the num- ber of wounded by railroad accidents outnum- ber those by catastrophes on board of steam- boats by nearly four to one, the loss of life has been double by accidents on the water of that of the land conveyance. This may be entirely attributable to the additional risk of drowning which attends steamboat accidents, Tue Coevatier WEBB ON THE PRESIDENT'S A Prorer Aprenpix To HeLPer’s CoMPEn- pivm—John Brown’s maps of the most popu- lous slave districts of the Southern States. to the Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court on the slavery question, says that the in truth,” and that “he knew, when he Penned the wwe ~ wow arom es MUESTEyY, that he was writing what was noi true; and he boldly ventured upon its publication for the vilest personal and most selfish of party pur- poses.” The reader will thus perceive that the wick, Ezq., has signified his intention to accept the office, and will be sworn In on Tuesday next. He hai an inter- view with Messrs. Hunt and Dwight yesterday. The Judge has been suficring from a severe sore throat, and was closely muffled up while on the bench at General Term yesterday. Dr. Belows axp THE New Evcranp Socmerr.—The parsons are getting themselves into hot water by the in- discreet expression of their sympathies with tho disunion movement. Dr. Cheover sometimes finds his congrega- tion reduced to a corporal’s guard, as the result of his late treasonable tirades, and Dr. Bellows has just had a flat contradiction flung in his face to some assertions of fact made by him at the New England dinner. We give the document as it was sent to us, though we think it was scarcely necessary to publish a formal refutation of state- ments made on such a subject by a man who could be guilty of the execrable taste of drawing a parable between the deaths of Washington Irving and John Brown, and of giving their spirits a joint apotheosis:— 16 charge is often made against New England men y particularly are responsible for the disunion ¢ disorder which unhappily exist in the eountry upon e subject of slavery, and the re of the Rev. Dr. Hows at tho late New England dinner would imply that be tho casa, as he js reported to have said— i holievo, et, in the Upton meetings, but, not meeiings as wo hare had here. *'* * 1 New England man iifted Lis voice in that bes dewocly beard, aod re ments of New York, were not the sentiments of the ‘was a tremendous by poerisy and ® gross outrage on the con- fiding masses of our rn brethren to palm: such coun- terfeits of Northern sentiment upon them as genuine feeling of Northern men. We, the undersigned, as members of the New England Society in this city, deeply regretting that such statements and sentiments should have been uttered upon such ‘an occasion, take this method to declare that such are not the sentiments of ourselves or of the New England men as a class in New York. In fact, more than one-third of the committeo of arrangemonts for the Union meeting were New England men, and more than one-third are members of said society. At the Union meeting a New England man and member of said society was the roperter of the resolutions, and at Teast two New England men “lifted their voices in that assemblage so as to be distinctly heard’ in unqualified de- nunciation of any disunion sentiments. The cail for that meeting was signed and its purposes approved by thou- sanis of New oe men. ‘We emphatically deny and ropel, as neithor Christian nor true, the broad charge of hypocrisy and of palming off counterfeit sentiments. ‘New Yor, Dec. 23, 1859. (Signed by five members of the committee of arrange- ments of the Union meeting who are members of the New England Society,and by fourteen other New England gentlemen.) and decency—of modesty, in assuming to falsification, and for the “vilest’” purposes. What is it that has thus given the Chevalier the United States Bank dgwn to his application to Lawrence, Stone & Co. for the lobby allow- ance of a furnished house rent free, and well supplied with provisions and liquors, free we are not aware of anything in the public honor, or honesty of the President of the other hand, will be very apt to conclude that the reckless malice of the Chevalier Webb can Tne Hoy. Mx. Morris, or Inurvo1s.—This gen- hibition of himself in Congress. In his un- classed with those unscrupulous newspaper villifiers, the Chevalier Forney and the Cheva- lier Webb. The black republican camp is thus evidently the only proper place for this im- practicable anti-Lecompton democrat from Illinois. He charges tho President, as pursu- ing the anti-Lecomptonites, with “hellish malig- nity” “while bidding for the nomination of the tain the equally delusive idea that the demo- cratic party can do nothing til) they shall have repudiated the administration. This intractable Illinois member is one of those Bourbons who “never learn anything, and never forget anything.” Otherwise he Acapemy or Musio—Last Nicur or tue Srasox.—Tho final performance of the Strakosch and Ullman opera troupe was given last evening at the Academy. Tho opera was “Don Giovanni,” with the cast of Tuesday, and the performance presented no novel pointe. The com- pany will go hence to Boston to-day, and the Athenian seagon of one month will commence at the Boston theatre on Monday with the ‘Sicilian Vespers.” The main at- traction of the first week of the Boston season will pe the délut of Adelina Patt, whose triumphs in New York and Philadelphia have caved the fortunes of the opera seasons in those cities. . MmmnG or Pouce Comuisstonzns.—Tho Commissionei met yesierday, but did very little business. Resolutions complimentary to Mayor Tiemann were passed, and the following members of the old force reinstated:— V. Nerheinel, R. Kelty, P. P. Pendegrast, T. McCarthy, D. Shehan, J. Cokely, W. Furlong, T. J. Baker, N. 0'Con. nol, Wm, Loughran, J. Carrigan, J. L. Henry, J. Craft, = Hagan, Wm. P. Palacraft, S. Hall, J. McCann, John Roach, T. Macklin, McKitrick, Jobn Quinn, Wm. Syms,’ H. Wyatto,’ Barn Donnelly, A. Conner, James ik, Pat Kel Blunt, F. Henan, Jr.; 'T. Barras, E. Homy, G. A. Fueshay, Join Ookely, John Mclntyro. Pay o¥ HB Potics.—The police yesterday received their pay for the month, being two days in advance of the uaual time of payment. Tho advance payment was to furnish the members of the department with funds for New ment it abandons the administration. If Mr. as this boisterons man Morris, it would be well chances of the “Little Giant” at Charleston a before the meeting of the Convention. Crime iy THE Metrorois.—In our chrono- logical record of events for 1859, published this morning, we give a very interesting account of in the metropolis during that period. We re- gret to say that there has been a ‘fearful in. year, amounting to fifty per cent over the re- Fear’ tarns of murder and homicide last yoar. The | Lor" toctading those appointed at the ka tive mesure of the Commiseioners. © precent boone f Rey, roll nearly $75,000. Next Mon the police of enjoy as periods:— a holidas S the only oficen ordered to be kept open at the 1868. 1859, juarters being the detective and telegraph Murders. .10 16 : Fs ‘Tor Bexnuay Sraget Frec.—An error occurred in you terday’s edition, in regard to the loss and insurance of L. Decker, billiard table manufacturer, No, 90 Ann street. ‘His loss ia about $16,000, and he is insured for about 000, The first 96,000, by Mr. Harrison as an alo house. sured for $1,200. No. 79, occupied by William wt asa packing box r. ‘This increase is wholly , SATURDAY DECEMBER 3], 1869.—TRIPLE SHER. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, Discussion on the Slavery and Tariff Question in the House. NO BALLOT FOR SPEAKER. Me arte cow Our Relations with the Mexican Republie, Probable Duel Between Messrs, Grow and Braach, &0., &., &. Our Special Washington Despatch, Wasuvaro, Dec. 30, 1859, ‘THE AFFSTR BETWEEN MESSRS. GROW AND BRANCH. Mr. Branch refrained from sending a message ~ Mr. Grow until after the Globe was issued, at about ono o'clock, evidently supposing that Mr. Grow might aup- | press his language. The report was truthful. ‘There is a current{roport to-night that shortly after the Globe was distributed in the House to-day Mr. Grow received Michallengp, aud socopted kt prompsiy. TRO DATHOR WOR?! | cuit ts: thecefore: a) Gheabioa” Ge NO aied désehe noticed during the afternoon to be indifferent to the pro- ceedings of the House, and were engaged in private | conversation with friends, and in writing lettors. This strengthened the rumor. The police are on the alert to-night, and efforts are making to aarest tho principals. ‘They have not been found at thezr rooms. I bave roagon to believe that there is some truth in the report. It is further stated that Messrs. Keitt and Pryor are the friends of Branch, and Mr. Giddings, of Texas, and Mr. Fenton, of New York, are the friends of Mr. Grow. It is a significant fact that ono of tho friends of Mr, Branch is Mr. Keltt, who had a difficulty with Mr. Grow. There is no dowbi that Mr. Branch bas been urged to this conflict, if #e ro- porte are true, Branch and Grow are both plucky men, and their friends, knowing this, are doing their best to settle the matter. PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS. ‘The Americans in and out of Congress now in Washing- ton held another meeting last night. Mr. Crittenden was not present. The only business transacted was a yote to increase the Genera! Committee to the extent equal to the Senatorial representation of the country. Letters were" read from different sections of the country speaking en- couragingly of the conservative Scott movement, initiated at Now York. THE SPEAKERSHTP. No ballot for Speaker to-day. Horace F. Clark's pair expired at twelve, and Mr. Reynolds was also absent. Mr. Dimmick declined to pair with him. Undor these cir- cumstances a ballot would have brought Mr. Sherman’ within two votes of an election, one of which could have been obtained if it would have produced a result. Mr, Douglas is anxious that John G. Davis, of Indiana, shal! be put in nomination, and has labored hard to that end; but the Lecompton fire eaters of the South denounce the proposition. In order to bring this about all the Illinois Douglas democrats elected on an anti-Lecompton plat- form voted for Mr. Scott, of California, who was one of the fiercest suppéters of Mr. Buchanan’s Lecompton policy. Mr. Morris’ voto for Scott excited the most re- mark, from the fact that it was his first public act after making a speech two days long in denunciation of Scott's Lecomptonism, This embrace of Lecomptonism by ‘Douglas democrats, while Mr. Douglds was on the floor of the House consulting with them, was significant, and means that, failing to elect Scott, the Lecomptonites will be expected to embrace Mr. Douglas’ anti-Lecompton candidate, Mr. Davis. But the Southern men wiil not do it. They point to the fact that Douglas could not concen- trate his own professed friends upon Scott—that Adrain, Reynolds and Riggs voted for Davis, and Davis himself did not so much as compliment Scott with a vote, but cast his ballot for Adrain. They declare corrcetly that Mr. Clark, ot New York, if present would not have voted for Scott, and point with significance to the fact that three of Mr. Douglas’ professed friends, Messe, Hickman, Sebwarls and Haskin wou, say clare that they will never stultify themselves by voting an anti-Lecomptonite into the Speaker’s chair, They also denounce Mr. Davis for his opposition to the Dred Scott decision; and this is said to be one reason why Davis ex- hibited such a dread of Scott of California. Mr. Morris, of Til., is quite indignant at the announce- ment telegraphed to the country that he made his speech against the wishes of Mr. Douglas and his Illinois col- leagues. He says he made it upon his own responsibility. Thave heard a rumor quite to the contrary of that al- luded to, namely, that the speech was made after consul- tation with and upon the knowledge of Mr. Douglas. Mr. Reynolds bas pairod with Mr. Morris, of Illinois, and left for home, having important legal engagements. Mr. Haskin has paired with Mr. Wright, of Tennessee, and leaves for New York to-morrow. Mr. Sickles, failing to obtain a pair, will leave for New York to-morrow, and expects to be absent ono or two weelts. ‘THE PAY OF THE MAIT. CONTRACTORS. Mr. Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, sayshe will insist, on Tuesday next, when the House meets, upon his resolu- tion, offered to-day, to place Mr. Corwin in the Speaker's chair until the Post Office Appropriation bill is passed. It has greatly disconcerted the republicans, and they know not how to mect it, If they are sincere in their sympathy for the mail contractors, they will haye an opportunity to show it. ‘The mail contractors are very indignant at the refusal of the House to organize for a day by the choice of Mr. Corwin for Speaker. The adjournment over until Tues- day increases their embarrassment, as they declare they cannot continue their service to the government upon credit after to-morrow. An opinion prevails that the democracy will be induced to yield to the pressure of the mail contractors, and allow the plurality rule to operate on Tuesday next, and take their chances under it. Tho republicans are ready for it at any moment. FORNEY AND THE CLERKSULP. Yesterday's Herav, which contained Forney’s Forrest letter, has been in great demand, aud {ts publication at this time has had damaging effect on his chances for the clerkship of the House. If his namo is presented for that position, this lotter, with various other matters, together with Forney’s complicity in matters connected with the Minnesota Railroad bill, will be brought to the attention: of the House. ‘THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. The republicans generally voted against the adjourn- ment of the House until Tuesday. A numberof the mem- bers will avail themselycs of the brief recess to visit their homes. RUCEPTION OF THR CHILIAN CHARGE. Juan Bello, Chargo d’Ailairs from Chile, presented his credentials to the Secretary of State to-day, and waa re- ceived. There has been no representative from that government since Carvallo left here in 1853, OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO. ‘The negotiation of the treaty with the liberal govern- ment of Mexico has revived the hopes and enterprises of various parties, who haye heretofore initiated measures for the construction of railroads across Mexican territory, in order to effect a more specdy and reliable communica- don with the Pacific coast, ‘The Tehuantepec route was & favorite with the Polk and the succeeding administrations, for, while it would secure the important objects contempiated, it was regarded as a ‘basis of accommodation to the interests of all sections of our country. ‘The President, in-hin instructions to Mr. McLane, was cular in widing for the Pret ‘ion of the rights and fniantes ‘ofall tho citizens of the United States, without regard to any rises whatever, individual echeme or enter in connection with the transit privileges thus far secured. But, at the game time, tho Juarez government, wishing to be faithful to its obligations, will, doubtless, respect its existing contract with the Louisiana Company—the opera- tions of which on tho Isthmus were, it is known, sue- So several months ago, owing topecuniary cmbarazs- men Both governments guarantee the neutrality of the tran- sit routes, and will protect thom if by military force; but this protection cannot ; heretofore. com} for that purporo Fecetanioet, and ® more ems Management secured. It is estimated that $8,000,000 will be sufilcier,, ae it Bas boon Proposed. to aro in part, however, hazed, tn the treaty will be duly ralligd, | THIRTY-SIXTH ConGRAS? Plist BAMslO>, Benate, Wamunatoy, Dee, 39, 159% Mr. Rio, (dem.) of Minx., introduced a bill extoa! Hing the provisives ef ths act tw enable Arkansas aud oti States to reelain Swamp tands Whhin (heir Lirail a; Of tas Mioutsots bill, making wy approprution for building & military post near the forty-ninth degres of north tata’ in or near the valley of the Red River of tuo North; ies | 9 bill making an appropriation Lor erecting building ve St, Paul, Minnesota, for @ Custom House, Post Olive, fee He also gaye notice of a bill providing for a temporay government in the Territory of Dakotah, Several papers were willyirawn from the files No other buainces was done, and the Sonate adjouraet until Tuosday. House of Representatives, ‘Wasuixaton, Dec, 30, 1868, Mr. Parry, (rep.) of Mo., offered a resolution that, (rom and after to day, until the organization by the olection eg 8 Speakor, no member shall speak more than twenty aa nutes, nor more than once until every member who #o- sires to peak shall be heard, and that ull motions to lay on the table shail be decided without debate. Objections were made to the introduction of tho rese- lution. Mr. Boyox, (dem.) of S. G., eaid the South feels that on this slavery question hangs their very being, because | you cannot overthrow the systom on which their civiliza- tion and socia! fabric rest without a war of races; with The arch fiend could not have found 4 device more effec- tual than a sectional party to coavulse this great republic. Jotierson looked op a sectional lesuc with regard to slavery as one fatal to the Union; bet he was consoled jwith the reflection that he would mot live to gee the day of d@s- aster. The republican party wore purely sectional, ané did not propose the modification ot any 1aws outside of the slavery question, They proposed a strietly sectionat test. He proceedo4 to show that this is a mane ut of delogated powers. Ho lookod to the republican organiza- tion gonoral!y to ascertain their objects, Ia eigut of tae Northern 5! they could to in the coustit wtes they have interposed all the obstacles Prevent the enforcement of that plain clause ‘tution providing for the rendition of fugivve ward had said you must receive the paut- and defend him as you would your houschold Mr. Stantox, (rep.) of Ohio, in reply to Mr. Royoe, said he understood the pesition of the republican party on the Fugitive Slave law. There were differences among them as to whet a Fugitive Slave law should be, and whether the _propi- siovs of the constitution make it obligatory on a State te provide the remedy, or whether under the ‘constitution it belonge to Cougress. For himself, if it were an original question, he should bold that the power was vested in the State, but be held to the cotemporancous construction ef the constitution, which had been acted on by ail dopart- ments of the government, and which had been acquiesood in by the people, and ought to fe recognized. He com- ceded the constitutional power of Congress to pass a Ka- gitive Slave law. So far as the law of 1350 was concerned, he did not believe it was constitutional in its details as te the mode provided for making proofs. He wanted a law which would be available, not to encourage kidkuapping under color of law, and the capture of persons not slaves. ‘The judicial power of the United States is vested by the constitution in judges appointed by the President and coa- firmed by the Senase; and ho held furthor, that when the Fugitive Slave law authorizes a commission appointed by the judge and not by the President and confirmed by the Senate, to sit in judgment as to whether tho person arrested ®& fugitive or not, it is ve constitutional power where the constitution docs not au- thorize it. He held the law to be unconstitutional in this, that it deprives the party of the right to a habeas corpus to test the question as to the process under which the fugi- tive is claimed, and whether it is confermable to law, and whether or not there isa pretext to put into slavery « freeman. He knew in point of fact that the law ia grossly abused in tho free States. He knew that mem ‘wero constantly kidnapped under color of its provisions, He knew a person in Obio bad received a letter asking him to give a description of free negroes, the writer say- ing be would find masters for them. . Honce diffic Mr. Borce—Do you approve of the Personal Liberty bill of Massachusetts? Mr. Stanton said he knew nothing about it. He pre- sed no obatruction toa a fugitive law. He gave is individual opinions. republican party take ground against details of the law of 1860. He-did approve of the action of some State Legislatures om the subject, m order to see justice done to @ man ar under color Co gtene? Whenever legal warrant is issued. by the Fedaral authority the State now cannot inauire whether the person claimed is a slave or not, but could. simply inquire whether tho process is issued under color of Jaw. Mr. Cox lem.) of Ohio, said the resolution was intre- duced in ‘Ohio Legislature by a democrat, declaring that it was the imperative duty of the State to make suck a law, to carry out the constitutional clauso, in case the Federal law could not be oxecuted, and Mr. Stantoa’s he gaid ‘be himself heard a distinguished candidate for Governor of Ohie denounce tho basis of mixed repre- sentation, snd it became the duty of the democrats of that State to explain that subject. Mr. Stanton said his colleague had heard of no repute Bon asking for a change of the constitution in this res- pect. Mr. Cox reps that his colleague did not give & cor- rect idea of the republican party in Ohio. He was not the exponent of its dominant section. He was a maho gany whig slightly varnished with republicanism, (Laugh- ter.) The republican party is all sectionalism when you go to Obio, but here it was attempted to make tho coun- Ord believe it was national, to give it tho odor of nation- we Stanton claimed to understand as woll what the republican party is as his colleague. Ho was quite as much an exponent of its principles as his colleague was. He was a member ofthat party in good standing. His colloague mistook when he gaid the republican party in ‘Ohio is sectional. The republicans of Ohio go for tha constitution as it was formed and construed for years after it was formed, and will make it their platform, and for its support quote the opinions of the fathers of ms nee (rep.) of Pa., said he had hea 5 ‘GER, (rep.) of Pa., rd repub- licans define thelr position, which ho, as one of the pod ple’s representatives, did not at all times endorse. He ‘thought it time to say that he and those clected with him on that ticket crme from Pennsyl yania on an issue en- tirely distinct from a disturbance of law. Twenty-two out of twenty-five members from Pennsylvania owe their seats principally to their principles of protection to Ame- rican industy, as well as to tho resistance to further sla- very extension. Let mapa follow out the > ns the President, and give us 5 tead =of ad valorem duties. hey need nob foar that the opposition mombers would in this Con- ress disturb the compromises of the constitution, or the laws as they stand on the statute book. No party could carry Pennsylvania without recognizing the protection principle. The National Republican Committe had ig- nored it, and uniess they namo candidates whose lives are living illustrations of the principle, they would fail. He spoke for the laboring and mining interests of his State. The gentleman from South Carolina could have peace if he would extend the olive branch and give us Speci 'c duties on coal and fron. (Langhtor.) Mr. MoCiernanp, (dem.) of I!l., stated that the position of the republican party of Illinois did not agree with that stated by Mr. Stanton. ‘Mr. Fronence replied to Mr. Killinger, telling him thaé he had better part company with the republicans, be- cause in the call for a Republican Convention in Chicago nothing was said about a tariff for the protection of American industry, and asked if he did not Know that the New York Evening Post, the organ of tho republican or- anization, had warned the republicans that if they put the tariff into the platform it would be blown to the winda of heaven? Better flee from the wrath to como. (Laughter.) Mr. Kiruixcrr—The New York Evening Post is not our organ in Pennsylvania, We repudiate it and spit upom its doctrines. Unlees the Republican Convention a8 Chicago recognise in their platform the principle of pro- tection to American industry, and their candidate a living illustration of that principle, gatisfactory to tho 18 of Pennsylvania, he will not get the electoral vote of State. ‘Mr Frorence ,(dem.) of Pa.—Very well. I will jast go back to the Thirty-fourth Congress, when Mr. Banke was elected Speaker of the House—an ultra free trade man— and see whether the protective men did not vote for him. laughter.) |The gentloman’s candidate for Speaker ev- Peclal ly voted for Mr. Banks. Mr. Kiuxcer.—I am not answerable for the Thirty- fourth Congress. A ee of tha’ kind will be drawn. Laughter. ‘ \ ace, (rep.) of Pa.—My colleague will remem- dor that his principal objection, and the objection of those gentlemen who act with him, to tne election of Mr Banks, was upon tho false allegation that that gentleman had said, upon eome occasion, that in a certain contin- gency he was willing to “let the Union slide.”” 4 Se ee ee question objected. (Laughter. Mr, Camrpmix said Nir, Sants had paid the most elo~ quent tribute to the Union that he ever heard, and yet he ‘was pursued and huated down because upon one occasion he had uttered that sentiment. And yet my colleague _ tits hero week after week and hears Cea eee Becea- party, and yotes for a gentleman who is the represonta- tive of those sentiments. Ieay I am pained to find my colleague endorses disunion sentiments anywhere, whem , Erie to the great commercial emporium, which be in represents, scorns disunion, and stands up for the U: the constitution and the compromises always. Thon my colleague says the honorable gentleman from. Massachu- sete (lr. Banks) wae an ayowed free tradez. Doos my remember that that constisated