The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1860, Page 5

epee INTERESTING FROM ST. DOMINGO. Our St. Dominge Correspondence. 8. Dommvao, Dec. 18, 1859, A Proneh and Bnglish Squadron Before the Oity—Pe- Templory Demands—The Depreciated Paper Qurrency— Requisition for Its Redemption at Extravagant Rates— History of Its Issue—Venality of Buropean Oonsuls— Thar Efforts to Orush the Liberal Gorernment—Proba- be Ultimate Designs of the Present Demonstration, dc. We have new four European ships of war on parade be- Sere this city. They have come to St. Domingo on a mis- siee vo strange and scandalous that it almost staggera be- ef. There are two French vessels, one English and one Spanwh steamer engaged in bullying this government mto sanctioning @ stupendous swindling operation, but the moueyed profits of the speculation will remain to the ex- @usive benefit of two or three Britizh officials, ‘Fo begin at the beginning, and make a clear statement, ‘we must go back to 1857-8, when—thanks to European in- tervention—Bacz became the deepotic ruler of the Do- minican republic. “Baez has the warm support of a large pertion of the negroes, who wish to unite with Hayti oa We basix of holding the white race in absolute subjection to the black; but when left to themselves, this party is mach the weaker, and can osly keep the control while Bwropean vessels of war are on hand to sustain ther in ‘he possession of the capital and other seaports. Baez, with his staff of ministers and officers, being thus backed, were disposed to shear as large a fleece as fo closest cutting could collect from the backs @f the poor Dominicans while he had them in hand. ‘They had many ways of fleecing the people, but the one fm which they operated the most extensively was in the Jesve ef paper money. During the whole of his adminis. wation, Baez kept the government press hotly at work manufacturing paper dollars, until the whole country Wag swamped with it. Millions of it was employed by Baez and his agents in buying up property of every kind m speculation? Among other friends and partners in these operations, some members of the British consular @orpe became deeply interested in the Baez money, or ag ‘the people here call it, “Mangolino papeletes.”? ‘There are limits to everything, and the issue of forty or Mfty willions of “papeletes” banished specie circulation to such a degree that not even a copper coin was visible in trade—necessarily the Baez paper went down to nothing. ‘The (oor people who had received it for their rice, sugar and tobacco; for their corn, cattle, wax, honey, yams, @ocoanuts, &c., were dismayed to see their little all melt- img sway into bits of waste paper, They had sold the Sroits of their labor for this ‘government currency,’ be- eause it was the only circulating medium of the country, and there was no help. While Baez yet held the supreme power in St. Do- minge, his ‘‘Mangolino papeletes’’ sunk down to the rate ‘of two thousand to the dollar under his own eyes; yet he ‘went on printing it off by millions, and sent it into the faterior to buy up produce for shipment to Europe on his own account. ‘ At last the whole country rose against the Baez govern- mect and his iniquitous nest of money-makers. The whole concern, except the foreign consuls, were forced to Jeave the Dominican territory, but not without the “gpoils,’’ for the European consuls used their official posi- tion to cover their own and their partners’ ill-gotten wealth. ihe French Consul, who governs the other con- suls here just as his master—Napoleon—governs their masters at home, abetted and sustained Baez and all his ‘esrruptions in their most offensive forms, although no one aecuses him of any personal interest in the papelete specu- Iation. ‘This may be perhaps explained by considering this sup- port the reward of Baez’s disposition to carry out the ‘Abglo-French plan of annexing this republic to Hayti. ‘When General Santana succeeded to tho} Presidency this proposition of accepting the negro rule of Mayti, was pressed upon the Domunican Cabinet whkh euch disrespectful urgency that the Execu- give seat Mr. Raybaud his passports. This gentleman was the late Charge d’Alfairs 0. France at the court of Soulovque, but is now the special annexation agent of France, England and Hayti, While Santana was battling with the European scheme of Haytien supremacy, the @onsular speculators in Baez's paper were pressing him to recognise the “‘Mangolino papeletes” as government cur- rency. This Santana had no right to do, for, by an act of @ongress, provision had already been made to cail in and cancel this paper at a fixed price. This was at the highest rate at which it was circulating before Baez went out of power—that is, at 2,000 papeletes to the dollar. But this Tiberal law did not satisfy the demands of the European Consuls, and they officially informed the government that they would be “treated a2 null and yoid.’’ None of them pretend that arag of the millions of it thoy Lave on hand cost either of them more than the government offers to allow aud it is known that they have bought nine-tenths of it at 3,500 and 4,000 ‘papelotes”’ to the dollar. Yet, in the face of these admitted facts, they have brought a feet wo “snsist”” upon this poor and friendiess government altow- img them tweuly times as much as they pad for their 18,000,000 mangolino papeletes. After ap official correspondence full of dictatori gance on the part of the French, Buglish, and Consuls, these gentlemen informed tho Dominican govern ment that they would close their consulates aud le: the country in a body if their demands were not ac to at onco, They were answered that the Domi executive hai not the right or power to annal an act of Congress, and they e reminded that the act was in it- felt most Just ana lideral, as it pro tance of the Mangolino papaletes at a much betier rate tuan its makers had Je(t it in circulation; the government there- fore could do no more in the premises. Ox this the Consuls of France, Spain and F: strnck their flags with a great deal Sf parade, and k eowtry. The Dominican government despatehe to Pare, Loudon and Madrid, with full stat cage, bat ail those courts have united in the sog—(hat is, of crushing out the Domini refused to etertain the question. * This repubhe has not aa ally on this continent, and the appreas- n republicemand Puropean Powers take advantage of its friendless, un Ported posdion to oppress it outrageonsly. Revenous a sox mouons. The French, English, and Spanish squat ron now pointing its guns on our city, brought ‘buck our consular masters with a list of new demands, aimounting in fact to an woconditional surrender of the independence of the Dominican republic. Some of these demandsare secret, bat there is scarcely room for a doubt that itis a repetition of the old alterna. tive—negro rule or ruin. Be certain that American com. merce, American enterprise and American citizens must ‘be fornidden the Dominican territory, or the Dominican republic must be ‘suppressed,’ and the white raco driven ont if 1t does not yield submission to Hayti. ‘This is the suzn and substance of the cld quadruple alli- ance of France, England, Spain and Hayti, and it will not be changed until this republic is recognized by the Uuiwd ‘States, or the negroes of Hayti are put in full possession of the whole isiand. It is the cue of the consuls to let the Dominicans under- stand that the Anglo French alliance no longer consider it ‘fan independent nationality. Spain and Hayti are but pas- sive tails to this kite, although they are counted in az equal Powers in the quauruple alliance. Since Faustin has dropped ont of the square, his tmperial brother, Na- Ppoleon, ana his august eisters, Victoria and Isabella, may ‘ealy stand for a triangle, though it is very far from aright angled triangle. The square of the French base is a good deal more thaf equal to the square of the British and Spanish sides which Napoleon subtends, and, what is more than Euclid knew how to reduce to geometry, extends at his pleasnre without increasing their power. Before they landed the consuls sent a note to the Domini- ean Exccutive ordering that salute of tweuly one guus should be given within twenty-four hours to each of their flags. The Dominican Cabinet felt and said that such an erder would only be issued toa dependent, or in chas- twrement of some wrong inflicted, and outeide of the “Mangolino Papelete quostion’’ no offence had been “i. The consuls only replied by commanding the Salutes to be given within six hours. The Dominican government complied, though under protest that it yielded to force, for they could not expose ‘be e&y to the horrors of a bombardmect for a form. After this preliminary the Freaca consul carried his Bri tish colleague to the palace, that he might repeat afr im, and endoree in the name of the English goverament, the recent orders of the Emperor Napoleon. What these are no one knows positively, but enough bas leaked oat ‘to justity the belief that they relate to Hayti, and contain a desth blow to this republic. : After this was attended to, the British cousul had his arn, and was let loose on his Papelete business. Jolin Bul) is not to be balked of his pennies, and the allied squadron is here to see every thing settled to their mind. ‘John Buil’s fight for the opium smugglers was a noble ‘and honest war by the side of this bullying a weak repub- Be into Dankruptey in support of a fraudulent paper issue; ard the Anglo-French exploits in doctoring ‘sick Turkeys’ ‘to death and robbing. bite of ‘broken China,” bocome in eomparison fair business transactious. POSTSCRIPT. Dacewnre 14. ‘The government has surrendered to the consuls at dia- ‘retion. it ozrees to redeem all the Mangolino panelites ‘at 500 to the Spanish dollar, and pledges the custom house and all other resources for principal and interest. ‘The eighteen or twerty millions of it stored at the Pritish consuiate was boughs at 2,600, 3,000 and 4,000 w the dol Bar, | To buy 18,000 000 papelites af an average of 3,600 to the dollar and sell them off at 600 is a very good spec for a couple of these consular worthies; but that is the way Jobn Buil uses his navy to take care of his children. Freqvescy ov Morne mv New Onueaws.=We have of Jate, says the New Orleans Pi of the 3d inst., been almvst daily called upon to record the death of some per- B00 by the Tana of vislence. It seems that difficulties the roost irivial arc settled only by the pistol or the knife. A Stight qatrrel in a gambling bell, or a coffee saloon, be- tween sporting mon—a rude encounter between laborers on the levee, or near the crowded rooms which they call followed by a death struggle soon afterwards in j and some 4 tt m frequen’ %. Even the policemen now in or three of the eor; sously wounded. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. A New York Lady ata Japanese Festival and Dinner Party. [Extract of a letter dated Nagasaki, Oct. 10, 1959.) We were fortunate in arriving bere (Nagasaki) just before their greatest national festival, which lasted three days, during which work was at a stand still and frolick- ing the order of the day. The whole of Tuesday morning ‘was devoted to a kind of procession and theatrical cater- tainment performed by children in the streets; u@re were @ great many different amail companies, each one carrying its own stage, sconery and dresses; and from this fact you may judge it was not very elaborate but most amusing, and some of the children performed ex- much expression, that although we could not understand the language we could make out the plot by some of their antics. We witnessed the performances from a tempora- Ty booth or stand erected for the accommodation of the foreigners, and each little company came and performed its respective piece before us, which gave us also an op- portunity of seeing a fair sample crowd of Japanese men and women; and I don’t know whethor I was more inter- ested in their appearance than they were in mine, fur they haye not yet seen a sufficient number of foreign Jadies for our attraction to have worn off Qn the after- noon of the same day We took & waik thronyh the city, accompanied by the captain’s consiguecs, two very agroe- able young Hollanders, but I] was the cynosure, aed col- lected a crowd wherever I went; the boys sometines running abead and then tarning round w bave a good look; and if we stopped afew minutes to examine avy- thing novel we were soon Lemmod in by a staring audience. At ove place where we made a halt, a young Japanese girl gave me a thompugh scrutiny, and after examin. ing skin, hauds, flogers, rings, bracelets, brooch, ke. gave it as her opinion that the captain was a lucky man in baying me for a wife; the hoops puzzle’ her, and bad I not put a stop to the proceedings Ido not know how minute her investigation might have been; but I must say of them that, ae very curious, they are uot rude and are readily checked if too familiar. We bad aviother rare frolic om “Thursday, We were in- vited into @ merchant's hous¢, Where a regular feast was vet on. There were also present several Americans; and here we bad an opportunity of seeing the Japanese at home, and, moreover, the gentlemen informed me that I was probably the first foreign lady (for here we must call ourselves foreigners) who had visited a Japanese mer- chani’s house; tyr our hoet is oue of the tirst mercbants this place, holding amoug his countrymen a pesition equi alent to Ruenell & Co. in China. There was a great varie- ty of edivles: some of the dishes were strange ones to our palate; and athe only implements to work with were chopsticks, you may imagine we had to take a lesson in using them, and from our experience of the feast wili not be mclined to adopt Japanese cooking. There was neither table nor chairs, the food being distributed about the floor im dishes and bowls, and eaten from small cups and plates. By the bye, there were a few ciuairs, but the Japa- nese do not use them, as they always sit on'(he floor. The house was beauufully clean and neat,and the people truly kind and good-hearted. I underwent a good ex- amination here aiko, and even the hoops were not forgot- ten; mantilla, bonnet, bracelets, all were scrutinized, and the question was asked:—what I might be sold for. This was rich. You must imagine the whole was tine fun for us, and the pleasure seemed mutual, for they were apparent- ly as pleased in entertaining as we in being eutertained— ‘and so unexpected, as we did not know where we were going when we went on shore. Some of the girls have very pleasing faces, but genorally the eyes have the pointed shape peculiar to the Chinese. The dress of the women seeis to ditfer from the other sex ouly ia the sash being much broader and differently arranged at the back. The city itself presents no beauty o! pearance, the houses being ordinary losking frame buildings, but at the same time, very neat and clean inside, and generally a pretty littie garden in the rear. The country about Naga- saki is truly beantiful, being mountainous and finely wtooded; a great dea! of the land is horticuiturally culti- vated. In fact, the scenery is grand and abounds in love- ly sites for villas; but although this charm is wanting, it iz lovely to behold ag it is, and I believe is green all the year, a8 the winter in this’ part of Japan is not severe. Very different from Shanghae, where the winters very cold, and we shall probably get a taste of it, as will probably be ranping between these places all wint for by the captain’s uniform kindness to bis passengers he has fairly got into the good graces of the Chinamen who are trading here, and they seem anxious to keep him here. You wilf be surprieed when I tell you that our last cargo was principally owned by ‘the Chinese deck passengers; but, strange ag this may seem, they do not think of travelling in any other way. ‘There are many pretty things to be bought here, and we will try to procure something pleas. ing to send you. The porcelain aad lacquer ware is finish- ed most exquisitely, but a good purse is necessary, as the manufactures have much advanced since the admission of foreigners. By the way,v hen ing of the Japan women, I forgot to mention that they havo a very strange way of arranging their hair; it appears to be stiffened in some way, and there is aframe work which holds it off from ead, Secured at the back (this 1 discovered at the bouge we were visiting on Thursday), and then it is made up into bows and dressed with hair pins and ornaments, After marriage pencil biacken their teeth toa jet-like black- ness, and their nails are sometimes colored pink, &c. Inaugural Message of the Governor of Minnesota. Alexander Ramsey, the new republican Governor of Minnesota, sent his first meseage to the Legislature on the 2d inst., the day of his inauguration. Mr. Ramsey was the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota, and is now the second Executive of the State. We copy from his inaugural the following reference to federal rela- tions:— Tho people of the State of Minnesota have, in common with the citizens of ether States, a deep interest in the legislation of tho general government. A railroad to the Pacific from some proper point in the Mississippi valley, is already regarded as too important to be longer delayed. It would be most advantageous to the interests of Minnesota, tnat the question should be deter- iibed in favor of the route through her own valleys. Win ything indicates that iine as the most direct and easy of construction, and the one which promises the cheapest aud mos. convenient trans, rt * certainly isto be hoped that mere sectional jos not be permitied to prevent its adoption. The principle of free homes to act 7B is one, wise in its humane policy, and beailice adoubted eflvcts. The people of our State have stro. their Bentiments upon this question as ¥ Pacific Railromi, and without doubt, th tatives too well understand that exp .e in Supporting those measures to the fail provisions of a Homestead bill should taclade in their tion, the even sections along the hues of the Land rant Railroads, at least to the extent of reducing the price of such lan'ts to oue dollar and a quarter per acre, t settlers complying with the provisions of the law. ‘The question of a general bankrupt law may probably come belore Congreag at its present session. Minnesota has favored the general policy of such legislation by the enaciment of an Insolvency law. A wise and safe national Jaw of that character, by which the business man, in- voived often withont any fault of his, beyond his abllity to pay, might be relieved of all his liabilities upon sur- rendering all his property for the benefit of his creditors, would greatly tend to encourage debtors to effort, and in the aggregato increase the energies and the effective exer- tions of every community. I! should not offer induce ments to fraud, but lift from the unfortunate a burden forever preventing them from becoming productive, pro- Stable members of civil society. Such an act, could it be allowed to remain ia force for a few years would, no doubt, become as popular and indispensable as it has jong ‘Deen fm England. It is certain!y desirab’e that there should be some mo- of the present scale of duties upon importations, Whereiy the revenue of the general government shonid ‘be made equal, if to its expenditures ; some pro- atoried to Amarican, manufactures; the evils Of excessive importation, under which we now suffer, be Avoided; the perpetual drain of bonne from the country be checked and a home market furnished to the agricul- tura) interests of the country. These interests in our own State have s common concern with the other States in the ‘adoption of @ Policy whieh, by drawing « portion of oar tae to embark in profttable manufactures, should ave freer scope and less competition to the farmers that remain, at the same time that it offers them the advan- tages of a higher and nearer market. No State in the Union, badly, has greater natural adaptations for manufacturing operations, which require great, constant, cheap and convenient power; and wo msy yet ree, upon the banks of our swift streams, populous villages, the homes of capital and induatry, creating new wealth for the State, while giving greater value to the products of our fruitnul fields. ‘The question of slavery i# one too deeply affecting the penee of the country, and the strength and welfare of the States where it exists, to be viewed with indifference or irresolution. From being one of the political questions of the country, upon which men might cntertain differing opinions, it has come to pass that a certain belief upon that subject ie the sole tost of party orthodoxy, the only crite- riow of capacity for public office. Not content to leave the institution where the consti- tu ion and the administro:ions of thirteen Presidents left it, n local institution, entirely within the control of the States where it exists, there have not been afew to advocate intermeddling with it in the States, while, on the other hand, others, more numerous and more rous, have been seeking to give it, more and more, a ma- tional character, to connect the government with it ac- tively, and to extend it into the Territories by force of the very Constitution iteelf. We have seen, to extend slavery, a Territory repeatedly invaded by bands of armed men froma neighboring State,whose course was marked by vio- Jence and fraud and every crime; and later, to eff.ct a con- trary intent, afew desperate men, taught but too well in that school of violence, attacked the institution in a sove- reign State, and have paid the aad penalty of their offend- ing. De ing all acts of disorder, and regarding as well the constitutional rights, as the welfare, harmony and strength of thee fraternal States, we cannot assent, either to any interference with slavery in the States, by Congress or the citizens of other States, or to the farther extension into free territory of an institution so manifestly fraught with insecurity and weakness. Minncrota, so lately admitted into the federal Union, ‘will be second to no State in devotion to everything thas makes for the safety, the glory and perpetuity of our confederation. And, while sec%ssion and disunion are daily proclaimed by members of both Hows of Congress, simply in the event thata party, other than their Vasey ‘becomes predominant fn the national councils, we shoul: offer our firm resolve and pledge to our older aud strong- er sister States, that as fer as deponds upon us, we can never encourage, threaten or permit the sundoring of those political tree ‘that make of our United States a great, prosperous, powerful nation. by The 0} Avacrn State Prisox.—The Avburn Daily Advertiser says there are 943 prisoners. confined at the Auburn pri- son, the largest nurober that has ever been in that prison at one time. The Courts of Oyer and Terminor, now in session tn this part of the State, will add to this number. The aco tation he prison are intended for but d,and several rooms have uring the night with # guar ic 1 ip attendance. tremely well, throwing into their gestures aud looks so How Was the World Made? LECTURE OF PROFESSOR GRIMES AP CLINTON BALL ON GBONOMY. Chnton Hal! last evening filled with a large and in telligent audience, to listen to the lecture of Professor J. Stanley Grimes, before the Kane Monument Association, in explanativa of his new theory concerning the physica! structure of the carth. Upon being introduced by the chairman, Mr. John H. White, Professor Grimes wa: loudly applauded. He at once entered upon a piain anu popular exposition of his theory, displayiag a comprehen sive knowledge of all poiuts connected with the subject He detailed at length the discoveries which led to the pre. sent state of scientific knowledge concerning the surfac of .be earth. He mentioned many curious features of the earth’s sur face, which were now explained for the first time py » single law. ‘His theory appears briefly to be as follows: — There was a time when the land of the earth was com” pletely covered by the ocean. Tuere were thou but as tronomica! causes to disturb the surface of sea; bu the ocean currente must have existed then, for the sam: reason: that they exist now. The ocean then constitute six equal circuits, symetrically arranged—three in eacli hemaphere. The cause of the elevation of the land was th: sinking of the bea of the sex within each of these circuits The liquid lava that was beneath the crust of the earth was crowded up arouns these circuits, and forvaed three polar continents in each hemisphere, besides three tropical con tinents. If theee six circuits or oceanic basins had euvd equally, the continents would navo risen equally, and th land in one bemiephere would be the eame in'qnantity and in form as in the other. The lands did actually begi: -rise m this regular manner. As they were abon’ emerging from the sea, during the Silurian period, a de rangement took place in the ocean currents, cause! by the abnormal elevation of the noshern part oue of the basing. This was the which now constitutes the middle The Caspian sex, and the land around it, was probably the centre of the ancient Asiatic ocean. Wf the eix original oceans, five still exist, though imperfect in rega) wo aize one form, and the land between Western Europe and Eastern Asia ocenpiee the place of the sixth, whic’ has been nearly elevated and drained, Had every basin been raized at once, i; would have produced no dorange ment of the neighboring circuits; but by the elevation 0! the northern haif of the circuit, the southern half becam, @ land-locked sea, from which the heated waters cou not escape without overtlowipg into the North Pacill from the Bay of Bengal, and around the Cape of Goo? Hope into the South Atlantic. The derangement thi produesé gradually caused a change of the map from the symetrical and normal form which it othorwise woul have possessed to the present uctual mapof the worl This derangement caused the sinking of the ancient continent of South America, aod the elevation o the present South America in & more eastern position, The continent of Australia also was ali or nearly all, overwhelmed by the deranged current, and the present Australia elevated about twenty degrees farther south, cramped in position, dwarfed it size and deformed in its proportions. This ‘derangemen took place gradually in one direction, and still contianes. The tendency has been to sink the southern hemisphere and elevate the northern, and algo to deepen the eastern part of the Paciflc Ocean. To this cause is to be atuiributet the fact that the volcayoes on the American side of ih Pacific Ocean are ail on the main land, and om the Astade are on a chain of selauds near the coast. The fact thatun lands all point to the south and are broad at the north, is explained by the statement that the lands which point iu a contrary direction are all sank except the Anwretic con tinent, which is a vestige of the ancient normal southers lands. The hollowing out of the southwestern site of South America, Africa and Australia was explained by the fact that the peculiar derangement of the currents necessarily produced this effect by crowd ing the South Pacide circnit eastward and southward. ‘his, in turn, crowded the Atlantic in the same mauner eastward, and also that part of the Indiau ocean that washes the southwestern shore of Australi Kar form of Cape Horn, which gives it ita nai curving of the mountains of the cape, convex, is produced by an offset from Humboldt’s current (so- called) overtiowing into the South Atlantic; while the mountains of the Cape of Good Hope curve ina covtrary direction, in consequence of the overtlowing of the Lagui jus current from the Indian ocean into the th Atlantic. ‘The speaker said that the trath of his theory was “a by the way in which thousands of facts heretofore go- verned by ue known law, coincided with it, just as a frag ment of a broker jar was known w be a part of it by its regular fitting with the other pieces. He said there were no iacts o! physical goegraphy which were inconsistent with it or could not be explained by it. The greatness of the subj st kept every mind intent upou the words of the speaker until the clore, wien he was xreeted with loud applause. Hon. E- K. Hapury then rose and said, that he hoped that Professor Grimes could be persuaded to lecture on eome other occasion before the Association upon the same subject, to more fuily develope bis grand idea. ‘The ques tion was referred to the meeting, and was an- swered by @ unanimous yea. Professor Grimes hoped to be able, at some future time, to accede to their request. After the lecture the professor received the congratula- tions of many scientific gentlemen present. Alleged Grand Swindle. LOSS OF SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE SAUT STE. MARIE CANAL FUND—REPUDIATION BY THE STATE BARELY RSCAPED—INCOMPETENCY OF RAS- CALITY, OR ROTH, AT LANSING. [From the Detroit Free Press, Jan. 11.) Tt has been known in this city for three or four weeks past, that through the mismanagement, or something worse, of the State administration, the Saut Ste. Marie Canal fund had failed to realize from the bonds igsued in pursuance of the act of the last Legis ature, providing for extensive repairs of the canal, and that the probability ‘was that the fund nover woald realize from them, or the greater part of them. We have remained silent in rela- tion to the matter, because we have supposed that the State administration itself woulda communicate with the public concerniog a state of things of the highest public iaportance, aud because we have hoped to have an offi cial explanation of all the circumstances of the affair be fore corarmenting upon it ourselves. ner the Bupposi- tion nor the hope which we have entertaiaed having beea ized, and there seeming no prospect of their realiza- iti our duty to make public so many of the facis of ‘the affair as have come to our ears. It was estimated that the necessary repairs of the canal would cost one bundred thoueand dollars, and this was the Sura for which bonds were authorized to be issued by the act of the last Iegisiature. The act provided that the bonds should not be negotiated at less than their par value, and that the proceeds should be used for no other pur- pose than the contemplated repairs. AS we understand it, the bonds were negotiated with the Artisans’ Bank of New York, an institution which has never swod high in monotary circles, and the proceeds left with it, subject to the érafi of the proper State officer at Lansing. It seems that this State officer drew for some seventy thousand dollars of these proceeds in favor of E. H. Hazicton & Co., a firm of brokers lately doiug bnsiness in this city, whose banking concern collapsed the other day.. It is said that the Artisans’ Bank honored the draft, and that E. H. Ha aleton & Co., instead of paying the proceeds of it over to the Saut Ste. Marie Canal iund, devoted them to their own uses, aud do not evince any clsposition to pay them over. These seventy thousand dollars are lost to the canal fund: Whether the State administration is only guilty of the groscest mismanagement and incompetency, or, through some one or more of its members, is guilty of criminal collusion with others in a successful scheme tw rob the capal fund, remains to be ascertained. It mattere litte to the people of the State which of these hypotheses shal! be established as true, since, in either event, the loss to the caval fund is irretrievable. There have been some other developements which leave no doubt on our minds that, to say the least, the very worst possible nismanagement has marked the whole ad- ministration of the State finances. A certain amount of the old State indebtedness fell due on the Ist of January inst. At one time during the month of Becember it had been fully resolved upon by the administration to let the bonds covering this lev agt ccna g ol \ provest, and this course would have been pursued but for the energetic re. monatrance of certain parties in this city who accidentally became acquainted with the intention of the administra- tion. Such default would have been tantamount to repu- diation by the State, and our public credit would haye deen absolutely ruined. We understand that this result was averted only by the advance, by a monetery institu. tion in this city, of the sum requisite to take up the bonda, ‘The last Legislature provided the means to take up these bonds—what has become of the moncg’ ‘The State Treasurer has kept ecarcely any deposite in the banks of this city for several months past, the only banks in which he is authorized to deposit treasury balances. We are credibly informed that ho has had re- lations with Lunking concerns in New York, of doubtfal ree; ibility. Whether this state of facts has anything to do with the collapse of the Treasury will perhaps be some time known. ‘The reeuit of the loss of seventy thousand dollars of the canal loan must be—an extra sessioa of the Legisla- ture to provide for a new loan, or abandonment of repairs of the canal which have hitherto been represented a3 in- dispensable. These are the horns of the dilemma, upon one or the other of which the State administration must feize. Let us see upon which it will seize. An extra scesion of the Legislature will coet not less than twenty thousand ¢ollars. The people of Michigan will startled by the facts which we have disclosed, for will at the same time be made aware that the financial afluirs of the State are in a desperate condition, and that wretched iscompetency or as rascality presides over those affairs. They will be made aware, too, that they have but barely escaped the disgrace, the infamy of repudiation of their just public debte. And they will be made aware of the Gulf Which opeus wide before thom. Police Intelligence. Ronngry wy A Boy AND ms ScaseQvRNt ADVENTURES. — Detective Bennett on Thursday night brought asa prisoner from Boston a iad name! Barnard Levi, aged about 15 earf,on a charge of having robbed his employer, Mr. , corner of Broadway and Cortlandt street, o” $10 in cash and a gold watch and chain valued at a like amount. Levi was an office boy, and had charge ef the store keys. Ono night last summer, observing that the safe had not been locked, he returned to the store and stole the property. ‘The watch he gave to a friond, and with the mone; he betook himself to Philedelphia, where he remained while the money insted. Finally he set out on foot for Boston, via this city, accomplishing the jour- ney in seven days. In Boston he led a very miscellaneous kind of life, until his arrest by detective Bonnett. ‘The accused awaits an examination by Justice Osborne. Asveurt To Pass Foren Carcks.—Allen Clark was ar- rested by officer Acker on Thursday , charged with at- tempting to pags a forged check on Mr. Thos. Fay, of 651 Third avenue. Two more checks, on the Chemical Bank, were found on hig pereon, Held by Justice Quackenbush for exdmination. Terrie Arean ington, Ky., ou r ervant, named Clark, residing in Tex- th inet. kilied his wife, child and Be afterwards attempted to commit se. Pelice Commissioners, TRE DUTY OF THE POLICE IN REGARD TO FUGITIVE SLAVES—THB POLICE DRINKING IN RUM SHOPS, ETC. ‘The usual meeting of the Commissioners of Police took plaee yesterday afternoon, at the headquarters of the Department, Present—Mayors Wood and Powell and Commiesioners Bowen, Ulshoeffer, Bailey and Stillman. The meeting was private. Superintendent Pilsbury reported tho circumstances attending the arrest of the alleged fugitive slave in the Fourteenth precinct, with voluminous details; whereupon Commissioner Bowes offered the following resotation with reference to the subject, and moved its adoption:— Resolved, That the facts sisted in the report of the General Buperintendent, in respect w the arrest of the alleged fugitive slave in the Fourteenth precinct, New York, render it pecetsary that the General Superintendent shal! instruct the membors of the police force that it forms bo part of taeir diety a8 policemen of the State of New York to arrest fugitive slaves, and that the exercise of their powers as State policemen for such purposes will be regarded by this Board as a proper subject for discipline and correction, The resolution was lost by the votes of Mayors Wood and Powell aud Commizsioner Ulehoetler againgt tt, Com- migsioners Rowen and Stillman voted for it, and Commis- sioner Bailey deetinea voting. Commissioner Banwy moved that in fatare all members of the fores found ng in rum shops when ia upiforta shall be cist that the General Superinteadent notify the tore: Adopted, Commissioner Barney thew offered a resolution making the old police eligible to discharge tho duties of special police in certain districts of the city, and subject to cer- tain restrictions, which was also adopted. A communication was :eceived from the Chief of Potice in Frankfort-on the-Main, Germany, in reply to one sent to him by General Saperintendent Piisbury, requesting an interchage of police intelligence, expreeajve of his desire to acquiesce in the proposal to the best of his ability. A petition from the sergeants of the force for an increase of pay was tabled. Two members of the force were dismissed for intoxica- 2, The following appointments from the old force were made, and the Commission adjourned: — 8. Callahan, T. €. Doyle, B. Hickock, J. Ahern, J. T. Horton, R. J. Banfield, P. ‘Farley, H. Lyach, H. Mona. ban, R. White, James Brown,’ A. S. Hotcukess, 1. Maguire, Court of General Sessions. Before Judge Russell. A LOVER OF FEMALE SOCIETY SENT TO THE STAT PRISON, Jax. 13.—Not long after the City Judge took his seat on the bench this morning, Benjamin Williams, who wascon- victed yesterday of an assault with intent to commit a rape on Catherine Clasgow, was brought up for sentence. Williams was asked what he had to say why he should not be sent up the river to board at the expense of the State, and in reply ought to extenuate his offence by pleading intoxication, and plansibly argued that it was not very likely he would perpetrat such an mdiscretion as he was charged with when he kuew that bis other half was in an adjouning room. le then proceeded to give a biogrephical sketch of himself, stating, among other things, tbat be had been a seafaring man for the last eighteen years, and, by judicious management, he had accumulated suficient to insure him from tho perils of the deep and to establish him in business. Mr. Williams has disooyered, if he did not know the fact before, that there ure perils of the land a8 well as perils of the ocean. He is a man of about forty years of age, and having a gress physical developement, the contest that philosophers tcll us is always going on between the flesh and the spirit, did not exist in his case, jor it was all on one side, 1¢ there were any doubt as to Mr. W.’s amorous tendencies, and if the Court by reason- ing in his fuvor should arrive’ at the conclusion that Mr 'W. wag subjected to the same temptation which a cortain royal king was unable to resist, the prosecuting officer, with « kind of prophetic or ubiquitous expression, dis. peiled all coubts upon that matter, for be informed the Judge in a ike that too grent a fondness for fe- male eociety was Mr. Williams’ weakness, or in other words, that he attempted to ruin the young girl afew months since, bat was fortunately baffled in his criminal purpose. The City Judge gave him the benetit of every doubt before he passed sentence, by lnquiciog why. he ran away whon the officers pursued him, a fect which he stoutly denied. His sentence was two years in the State prigon at bard labor, which shows that “the way of the tronegresaor is hard.” HOW COUNTERYEITERS FLOOD Tink CITY WITH WORTHLESS RILIS— ONK OF TIQKIR DUPKS BENT TO THY PENTTENTIARY-—A SCENE IN COURT. It will be remembered that on Monday last, Stepben Sullivan was convicted of forgery in the second degree, it having been ehown that he circalated counterfeit $2 bills on the Phillipeburg Bank of New Jersey. The circum- stances clearly showod that if he had not been arrested soon after he commenced operations that evening, ho Would have enlisted the services of a number of accom- Rogen ‘thus ficoded the city with worthiess bank billa. e Clty Judge panished him severely by sending him to the State prison for five years. On the evening of his ar- rest Sullivan met with # young man named Muidoone, and asked him to treat, They went in company to a liquor saloon to take a friendly glass, and during the interview Muldoone accommodated Sullivan by exchanging sliver for two countes feit bills, which were found on his person when the officers arrested both of them. It was evident that Maldoone was the dupe of the designing counterfeiter, for his counsel presented a strong plea for mercy. He began by reading a number of alfidavite of employés of the Third Avenue Railroa? Company, all of whom ‘estitied thet Muldoone, by 9 (alu harge of his menial duties in the stable, had | levated to a position of trust in the office, where Le bed, the company were he a dishonest pers vas the sole support of his mother, and {ci(hfully hacdea over his earnings to ber. Of course al! (. crcum- stances produced a favorable impression upon the mind of the Court and the prosecuting attorney, who bad oo rebutting testimony. His counsel urged that the ends of justice would be subrerved if jodgment w id but the ald not entertain such a sending hie comrade to prison for so long a terra of im- prisonment. A once was held by the District At- torney and the Judge, which sealed Muldoon’s fate so far ag the Court is concerned, for he was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year. It is a mietakon idea (or some to suppose that the only place where Scripture is quoted in pudlic ig in the sacred temple, for we will venture to say that some of the mem- bers of the bor who practige in the Sessions (to whom allusion was made in yeewrday’a report) quate it as glibly as any clerical” brother does in the exercise of his profeesion, and were seme of these whitenecked gentry to step into the court room on certain occasions they would conclude at once tliat the grandiloquent advo- cate was usurping their delogated authority. And who knows but that some of these days @ reverend D.D., of a mercurial temperament, may chastise the Usurper, and in tho excitement of the me. ment insult the majesty of the law by committing apn asesauit and battery, What an exhilarating effect such an event would have upon the minds of the profersional idlers who throng the court! It may not be out of place to obgerve in paccing that ‘the peep into court” by the Herap reporter wounded the sensitive minds of a few of the gentlemen who sit within the rails, for he perceived that their accustomed seats were vacant, and, indeed, was informed by a well known officer of the law, that his professional associates were much aggrieved. If they recognise their picture in the columns of tho Herc, it is to be hi that its publication will lead them to pursue some honest calliag tm the future. Among the Scripture phrases which the criminal advo- cate often quotes is, “Evil communications corrupt good manners,” and a striking illustration of it ig furnished in the case of Muldoone, which we have just narrated. Had he shunned the company of Sullivan, he would not now De on his way tothe Island, and more than that, a re- spectable looking young woman would not have been seen outside of the court room soon after sentence was Pronounced, giving vent to her griof in a flood of teara. But as the Judge intimated, on passing sentence, that Muldoone was duped by the counterfeiter, tt is probable that steps will be taken to commute the sentence. The Appearance of the prisoner, too, confirmed the statements of the witnesses tn his behalf, for he vainly endeavored to suppress bis feeling while the case was under considera- tior n. Eugene Sullivan and James O’Neille, both of them{pug- nacious individuale, were arraigned for sentence, having been convicted laat week of assaulting a friend, were placed at the bar for sentence. The complainant having interceded in their behalf, the Judge partially complicd with his request, by fining each of them $25, instead ot sending them to ihe penitentiary. YOUNG COUNTERFEITERS. ‘Thomas Jonce and James Wilson, young men, were ar- rested onthe 234 of December for pepting to pass counterfeit bills on the Wooster Bank of bury, and poise, pep ia indicted by the Grand Jury for forgery in the second degree. They consented to piead guilty to the fourth degree of that cflence, which was received by the Court. Both of them drove a team for a living, and on being told that their sentence was two years each in the State prison, retorned to their cage with smiling faces. ‘TWO KIVER THIEVES SENT TO THR PENITENTIARY. William Johnson and John Hanbury, whose appearance indicated that they were vagrants, although not out of their teene, were put on trial, charged with attempting to rob the barge Osprey, lying at the foot of Twenty-third street. Officer Goveisetn, at the Eigbtocuth ward, test fied that ‘on the night of the ist of December, while he was on his beat, these suapicious passed bim, whereupon be hid bohind some croton pipes ani saw them go on board tho vessel.’ ‘eet nt convicted them, and they were sent to Blackwell’s d for one year. ‘A BURGLAR MBCRETKD IN AN AUIANY BOAT. John Dorson, a rough looking Hibernian, was put in the vox, having beon indicted for burglary, in entering the house of James McCarty, 120 East Twenty- ‘on the 8th of December. The complainant, who was the only witness, swore that be dined with Dorson on the day of the robbery (for he succeeded in stealing two coats worth $40), and left him to go to his work; that soon af- ter—as he was informed by his wife—Dorson one of the roomz and stole the property. As goon as Mc- Carty was apprised of the thoft he wont in search of Dor- gon, and fonnd him secreted behind a lot of boxes in one of the Albany boats. He took him by the coat collar, aud when he reached Broadway gave his prisoner into tho hands of officer O'Keefe. Havii convicted of petit larceny, he was sent to Blackweil’s island for six months, ALLEGED ROHNERY OF AN EMIGRANT GIRL, pews then. arraigned, charged. with, sealing. $82 rope, was Ny with 8 2 Eoemsy from Ann Roach, a rosy cheeked, good look- ing peasant girl, who came from the Emerald Isie in the same ship rath him. It appeared that they put up at the emigrant boarding house in Washington street, and that during the night he entero her room an4 abstracted the money from her stays, which she put under the bolster on retiring. Miss Roach testided that sho wag disturbed dur. ing the night, and on awaking found the prisoner by her bedside, and that she fastened the door on the insite. ‘The jury had failed to agree upon a verdict when the Court ‘was ready to adjonrn, seme of them thinking that Samnel was a perfect man and others thinking that ‘up for the night to give determing gh interceting question, City Intelligenee. Reumy vor Buoapway.—Superintendent Pilsbary having safely passed through the elections, and hie toar of the ‘Sunday lager bier saloons, is now devoting himself to the More useful task of trying to relieve Broadway of its oul- sances and incumbrances. Ho has thorefore given in- structions 10 the police to allow no vehicles to pass through our leading thoroughfare, with the exception of omnibuses, carriages, and some of the light fancy turnouts of the aristocracy. Ergo, every cart, potato wegon, dish con- veyance, or otuer villanously democratic ventele which shows itself in Broadway hereafter, will be attacked in the fiercest manner by the Metropolitans, and otherwise dealt with “according to law.”” All. py vertieing incombrances, app’ : &c., come within Mr. Pilsbury’s ciassification of nuwances which are to be abolished’ insuunter; but we have not heard that the more annoying and dangerous nuisances iu human shape—to wit, the corner loafers, the tooth-pic ing scamps who hang around hotels, staring respectable females out of countenance, and the raco of pickpockets and scoundrels generally—are to be meddled with. Would not our valiant guardians do well to look after these worse incumbrances a little also? Rewarp or Merir.—President Buchanan has just sent on to this city, by Adams’ Express Company, a magnifi- cent gold wateb, a present to Capt, F. A. Woigtnann, of the Prussian ship Duisburg, in reward for his noble con- duct in reseuing from a watery grave the captay and crew of the American: bark N. Hinckley, which was wrecked last October in mid-ocean. The following letwer from hr. Cass, the Secretary of #tate, will explain the matter tally ;~- Duvantuenr ov Stary, } ‘Waeinetoy, Jan. 9, 1860 S1n—Ry direction of the President of the’ United’ sates T have the honor to present lo you the accompanying gold chro- nemeter, inserived with your name, as a testinvonia! of his ap- preciation of your humane gers ices in rescuing the espeain s: crew of ie Amorican bark N. Hinckley, on the 24th of Octs Inst. In conveying to you this testimonial I bag leave wo press te you my own sense of the disinterested kiudness dis played by you ou the occasion referred to. LEWIS CASS. To Capt. F. A. WrigMAns, of the Prussian siip Dulsburg. Buryep 10 DesTu—A SiNGuLaR OrrcumsTaNce.—Coro ner O'Keefe on Wednesday held ap inquest at 19 Morton street, on the body of Margaret McAuliff, a native of Ire- land, fifty years of age, who was found the same morn- ing lying on the floor of her room, in the basement of the building, with her right arm and elde burned toa crisp, and tho bones of her face laid bare by the depredations of Tats. A gin bottle was also discovered on « tabie in the it. Deceased had been missing since New Year’s eve, when her continued absence aroused the suspicions of her neighbors, and on Wednesday morning burst open the door and found her body as above described. Singular to relate, a space of three feet square bad been burns in the floor. The jury rendered w verdict of death from burns accidentally received. ‘Tus Fonmeat ov tue Late Lixur. Georow Wasmivaron May, U.S. A., took place at eleven o'clock Wednesday morning, from the Dutch Reformed church, corner of Twenty-first street and Sixth avenue, where the services for dead were duly solemnized. The attendance of military men and private citizens was quite numerous, and a platoon of the scott Life Guard, Capt. J. H. Ward, ‘acted as an escort of honor. Contincanion or Kicuta Avenue —The contract was awarded Wednesday, by the Strect Commisrioutr, for grad- ing and regulating the third section of the Righth avenue, 80 that now contracts for grading the entire avenue from. Fifty-ninth street to 125th street, have been given oul— the two latter contracts having been awarded about ten days ago. Six new bids were opened yesterday, the low est being $11,232, arrd the highest $27,782. Fur (he entire work the accepted bids foot up $73,101 43. About a year is allowed tor the completion of the work, Tbe Cenwal Park has given an impetus to this enterprise. On the completion of the grade, it is supposed a strong effort Will be made by the Eighth Avenue Railroad Compauy to run their cars fo 125th street. Any effort in this direclen, will, however, meet with firm opposition, as it proposed to retain the road as a carriage driye—a parallel and much more berutifal drive than the Bloomingdaie road at the present time. ‘Toe Puruic Haire ap Sunxay Love.—Wednesday bids were opened at the Street Commissioner's office for filling the sunken lota in the vicinity of Elevouth avenue, tho Hudson River Railroad and Manhattan street. Four bids were put in,the lowest for $1,718, made by Cornelius Smith, to Avhom the “contract was accordingly awardod. There arc at the present time over two hundred and fifey sanken lots within the Corporation limits which require filling. Az allowing these lots to remain untiliod during ‘the summer, with stagnant pools of water in thom, is pre- judicial to the public health, measures bave been taken by the City Inepector to have resolutions passed by the Com- mon Council directing the same to be tilled forthwith. It is proposed to have them all filled, if persible, before the warm weather sets in, and this being done, it is believed that a marked diminution will be apparent {a tho mortality returns from the sections of the city adjacent to these Tae Ler Homwcwr is Jaxx Sraret—Aniesr o7 Tun AL- LKGKD PERPETRATOR.—Martin Toole, » young man 17 years of age, was arrosted Wednesday, on suspicion of having caueed the death of Geo. W. Church, on the 2d inst., by striking him on the head with a clad, from the effec's of whico he died on Sunday last. The alfray took piace at the corner of Jane and Washington streets. Toole was arrested in the Bowery, in a porter house, where he was making preparations to leave for Savannah. MaernG o& THE RePRRSKYTATIVES OF THE FIRE DEPART uuyt.—The Representatives of the Fire Departnent hold a special meeting on Wednesday at Firemen’s Hall, Mercer street. Wm. C. Woodhull presided. Tho leading busi- ness transacted had Peference to a report presented by a commitiee appointed to investigate jato a chargs of Dribe- ry preferred against Enoch Smith, Fire Warden. Mr. Smith was charged with having reesived $19 for stopping ® suit against a down town firm, which bad been com menced for alleged violation of the fire laws. An exciting discussion arose as to parsing a vote of censure against Mr. Smith, but the vote was lost. A comuittes was ap Pointed to revise the by-laws of the Board, and several unimportant minor reports were passed upon, when the meeting adjourned till the next regular maoting. A DARK BAL, Payswatty axp Moratey.—A novelty of a claes seidom recorded in a morni aper took piace Thurs- Gay evening at a noted place in Prince at., in the shape of an amalgamation beil or grand union hop between cer- tain gentlemen of color and very uncertein ladies of a lighter hue—io other words, Mr. Seward’s “tirropressible coniiicv’’ was in & measure carried into practical ef by anumber of white women and black men uniing in a terpsichorean demoustration such es is rarely witaessod in this city of never-ending wonders. The scan pre- sented in the ball room can be better imagined than do scribed, as no pen could draw anything like a vivid pic- taro of the reality. It is suflicient to state that the allve tionate blending of the colors in the mazes of the dance ‘was such as would give the bighest satisfaction to tho forty Kansas screeching parsons, aud even to Massa Horace Greeley himself. Our reporter looked in upon the dark scene for a few moments, and while busied in viewing the novel spectacle was invited to joinin and jive an exhibition of his saltatory proclivitics. But, jough filled with an “irrepressible” desire of preserving the Union, he was no advocate of “lobb: ng around” in- discriminately amongst pate faces, woolly heads and fra- grant odors, and having, moreover, very sensitive olfac- tories, be respectfully but emphatically declined, taking his leave with all possible rapidity. Piruamx Trittais—A melancholy case of child abandonment, or probably intended infanticide, came to light on Thursday evening. A. little babe, some two weeks old, was discovered in the coal yard attachod to Trinity church, almost frozen to death Wm. Wrinick, driver of a stage of the ‘Yellow Bird” line, on the same evening, discovered another infant under ono of the geats of his omnibus, concealed in the straw. The two litle responsibilities were sent to the Almshouse for sholicr. Narvrat Ccrroarry.—We wore shown yesterday a singular freak of nature, consisting of a hen with four legs and two tails; the two extra legs occupy a promi- nent place behind the natural oncs, but do not touch the ground, unless the hen ia frightened, or bemg chased, when she uses all four to hasten her speed. The two tails go off in differeat directions like the forks of the letter Y, but, unortunately, she has lost part of one of taem, owing toa doy leving worried her; she is quite tame, and from her strut to be prond of her extra ap- ndages. She was bought from a Long Island farmer yy a gentleman of this city, for the sum of twenty dollars. Lecturss on Gxkmayy.--By advertisement clsewhere inserted, it will be seen that Mr. Holand is about to de- liver a series of instructive lectures on Germany, and 45 this gentleman bas travolled extensively in that country, he will doubtless be able to convey much usefu! informa- tion to his hearers. The theme is interesting end should be popular. ¥ing rm East Fourrxerta Smrer.—Shortly before two o’ciuck Wednesday morning, a fire broke out in the grocery store 224 East Fourteenth strect, owned by Mrs. Catha- rine McKeever. Before the flames were extinguished the entire stock and fixtures were destroyed. Lea about $300—insured for $400, in the Pacific Insurance Company. ‘The building ie owned by Thomas Raywéod, who resides on the first floor over the store. The damagu tothe butid- ing will be about $400 and to Mr. Raywood’s furniture about $300. Inured for $3,000 on building and $200 on furniture in the Bowery Insurance Company. The origin of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal, Firs tx Sixta Avexve.—About seven o'clock on Wednesdey night, a fire was discovered in the hardware store No. 776 Bixth avenue, owned by Augustin J. Morales, The flemes were soon extinguished. about $1,000. Insured for $6,000 in the Security Insurance Company. Fire i Stanton errusr.—Betweon eight and nine o'clock Thursday morning, a fire occurred in the Printers? Ink manufactory of J.D. McCleary & Co., No. 333 Stan- ton rtrect, {It originated in the tar boiling room, and pro- badly was caused by the foaming of the tar The damage to the buliding, stock and fixtures will be about $200. Insured for $1,000 in city companies. Fire im Nassau Sraext,—Thursday evening, at hatf-past twolve o’clock, a fire broke oat on the third floor of 49 Nassau street, in the office of the Chess Monthly. The fire, it is su; |, was caused by a defect in the siove- pipe. The first floor is ocenpicd by Mr. Bird, hotter; the second floor by J. Garson & Co., waichiankers, end D. & 8. Veit, inporters of watch materials, aod tho two other floors by Frederick Dietz, litheg and Rechard Ranft & Co, dealers in fancy goods, The tuilding is owned by Charles Sinith, The wta! loss, by aad water, |s al ut $2,000. 5 digeovery of a ‘ire iv the frame stable in Laight street, near Greenwich streot. The stable was Dearly destroyed, There were six horses in the stable, owned by different parties, and they were all rescued unburnt excopt owned by John McKnight, a brewer, which was bormed about the head. A frame dwelling, that was on- occupied, was badly damaged. The total ioss is about $1,000. ‘Both buildings are owned by George Harrwen. Undoubtedly the 6 able was fred by ‘some villanous ine cendiary, Fring 1y Seoonp Avaxvr.—The Second district alarm at about oue o'clock Friday morning, was carised by a fire at the corner of Second avenue and Thirty fourth street, bat owing to the lateness of the hour we are unable w give the particulars. Fe mm Lager Street.—Between eleven and twelva o’clock on Thursday night a fire broke out in a stable at 62 Laight street, occupied by James McKnight and others, The tlaines wero extinguished by the firemen. Loss about $600; no insurance. ‘The building was owned by Mr. George Harrison. The fire, it 13 said, was the work of an incendiary, Fire iN Nassau Srrier.—Abont one o'clock yeeterday Morning a fire was discovered in the office of W. OC. Miller, Job printer, on the tuird foor of No. 49 Nassau street, The tlre was extinguishes before the flamnos spread beyond the room in which the fre originated. The damage wo Mr. Miller's stock will be about $700; insured for $2,000 in the North River Insuran rear part of the second floor is 0 t. dealers im ac egod. insured for 5 surance The first floor is occupied b: ston insured for $4,000 in the Broadway Insurance ¢ company; slight damage by water. Toe building is owned by H BL Young. Itis damaged about $100; insured. Tho origin of the fire is unknown at present. Fie iN Sevenrit AvENUb—ARREST OF 4 Ceti ON SUSPICION oF Ansox.—Botweon 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday ning smoke was discovered issuing from the liquor store of Thos. Sherridten, 383 Seventh avenue, On breaking open the doors three separate fren were found burning in diferent parts of the store. The flames were soon extinguished, ‘The damage to the stock will be about $25, and to tha building about $50. The Fire Marshal premises, and commenced an inv: Btances eonnected with the fire. Company. ed by D&S Saspiei, upon the clerk of the store, James w arrested by the police and locked up in th station house for the night. The alarm of fire for the Second district, at three o'clock yesterday morning, originated from the turner’s shop of C. Westervelt, No. 163 West Twenty-seventh street. Jt was caured by some shavings on fre in the vault, 1 Was extinguished before any damage was done. Stealing Letters from the Post Office, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Before Hon. Judge Betts. Jan, 18.-—The United States vs. William J. Muchl —The prisoner was placed on trial, charged with having takem from the New York Post office a letter addressed Strouse & Brother, containing a draft for $600, whieh b come by mail irom Columbus, Georgia. The proof in the) case showed that the letter was mailed at Colombus, bug! there was no proof that the defendant ever ha it} was shown, however, that the defendant, who was in the employ ot 1. Bauer, and who was in the habit of calling for th .t gentleman casion thes Strouse & Brother; an: letters in box 4,061, belonging tal bat subsequently the d presented the banking house of Co., and that, although neither the defeudant nor the en¢ dorsement on the draft were known at chat banking! house, and without esking that the endorsement or person presenting the draft should tified, paid — the me. The only proot offered by the prisoner was a8 ta his good charactor, He asserts his entire innocence. Mr. Mclean appeared for the prosecution and Mr. James Ridgway for the defence After an ubsence of more than half an hour the jury ren dered a vordict of guilty. The Cnited Slates vx, Wm. Hutchison. —This prisoner wa brought to the bar far trial for taking a letter illegally from the Post Office, on the 20th July, containing a» drad of the Marine Bank, at Bu(falo, for $298 81, paynbie at th Bank of North America in this city, to the order of Wine low, Lanier & Co., of this city. “The prisoner withdrey his plea of not gailly and pleaded guilty. he United Slates va. Jacub Smith —The prisoner wa, ed on an indictment charging him with an assault wit! a dangerous weapon on James Doyle, ous of the cret ofthe ship Lady Suffolk, while on the bigh eeag, on thi 10th of July Jast. The jury found him guilty, and he wa remanded for sentence. James Jaspar, un emaciated looking negro, was trie for assault with a knife on the second mate of th] American chip Fapuing, on the 30th of Ccwber last. TR Jury found bim guilty. Supreme Court—Chambers, Before Hon. Judge Leonard Jax. 13.—La Rue & Co. vs. Jose M. Pie.—An applicatio} was made by the defendant for his discharge under th Insolvent act prior to a judgment being obtained. Tt application was opposed by Mr. Laroque, on behalf 4 creditors in Havana, from whence, it is alleged, Pie he] come to New York, leaving certain pecuniary {abilitid bebind him. Ex-Judge Dean appeared for the defendan| and contended that the objections to the petitioner’s di charge were not tonable. Decision reserved, Funeral of Jadge Blackford. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 12, 1860, The remains of the Iate Juage Biackford arrived im tb] city inst night, and were taken to the Senate Cham Where they will lie in state until 2 P.M. te morroy when the ‘uneral will take place. Weekly Report of Deaths In the city and county of New Yora, from the. 3ist day December, 185¢, to the 7th day of Jar. ory, 1860. Men, 90; women, 81; boys, 125, girs, 1|.—Towa, 4€ Advits, 171; children,’ 286; males, 225; females,” 20 colored persons, 2. DRATEO YROM ARSOLUTS DOSBARB AlDuminaria and Bright’s Fever, typhoid disease of kids Fever, typhus. ad Hooping cough. Indammation o1 brain Inflammation of lung: Toflammation o' stomach. SSE ew Bae Lungs, disease of. Maragmas, adult. Fa ret yy, adult. Debility, infantile, Diarrbaa. sreKea Dropey. + . Dropay ‘in the chest. Dropsy in the hoad . Dropsy in the heart, Dysentery. : Erysipelas Fever.. Fever, bilious. Fev Renn Hl SEB E ‘< 8 Jan, 7, 1860, Decrease this week DaNte ] v in Cory Lxerecton’s Deraxrunet, New York, Jaa. i, 4