The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND DFYICE N. W. CORNER ; 7 sank by math wil) be at he ony snk mol Ole DAMLY HERALD. oo omis per copy, ST per annwam. Tae wane HERALD, woory a a cons or $B per annum; the European oi che conta pee copy, $4 onnun (ony part of raat Brat Continent, bom the 5 agers Sena a ek ‘ad ok conte Ou gC 1 60 ua THE raMILT HERALD on Wedneeday, ot four conte per oF $2 per annum. ~ Y CORRESPONDENCE, eontatning BM ie Sede Reel . sar Our Formian ee P. ‘Buquasrap to Smal ALL amp Pax: eee aU TICH taken of anonymous corvenpendents. We ddinot pin ead cmon LMS, cask im vito the der. Wolume KEV... ccs scseeseseeeee sree eee NO. 5 AMUSEMENT THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Fourteenth strost.—Ivauian Oren a ‘La SommambuLa. NIBLO’B GARDEN, Broadway.—Cooxs’s Rorat Aupni- ‘TuRarEE—Afiernoon and Evening. BOWERY THEATRE. —Dawox axp Prrmus— Line TEEAsURE- Diack EYED BUSAN—-J ACK BUBFPAKD. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway, opposite Bond street — Ouvex Twosr, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.-Rowaxcs or 4 Poor Youna Max. LAUBA KEENE’S THEATRE, 62% Broadway.—Jeanie ‘Deans. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Poity Jonpay— Wanpraing Bors—Tunes Fast Mex. BROADWAY BOUDOTR, 444 Brosdway.—Tur Yours Twat Naveg Saw 4 WomaN—Goop rox Bin Tomee Ac ‘TRESS. BARNUM'’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—After- noon and Evening-—-Ocroroox. BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanios’ Hall, 47? Broad way —Buriesgoes, Soxcs, Dances, &¢.—We Coxe row var Bus. NIBLO'S SALOON, Broadway.—Gro. Cartsty’s Mrv- Brarts uw Soncs, Dances BuriesQues, &0.—Dovsis Beppep Boom NINTH STREET, one door cast of Broadway.—S0Lomon's ‘Temria, New York, Wednesday, February 15, 1860. MAILS FOR EUROPE, The New York Herald—Edition for Europe. ‘The Cunard mail! steamship Asia, Capt. Lott, will leavo ‘bhis port to-day, for Liverpool ‘The mails for Europe will close in this oity st ien o’elock this morning. ‘The Kvxorzay Epon or mux Heraxp will be published ‘at half-past nine o'clock iu the morning. Single copies in wrappers, six cents. Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the New Yous Hznatp will be received at the following places in Europe:— Lowpow,. .. Sampson Low, Son & Oo., 47 Lady mu. Lansing, Starr & Oo., 74 King Wil street. PaRm...... Lansiog, Baidwin & Co., 8 place de la Bourge. Liverpoot..Lansing, Starr & Co., No. 9 Chapel stroet. R. Stuart, 10 Exchange street, East. Hayen.,., .Lansing, Baldwin & Co., 21 rue Corneille, ‘Hammuna., De Chapeauronge & Co. ‘The contents of the EvRorgax Kermow or re Henatp ‘will combine the news veceived by mail and telograph at the office during the previous week and up to the hour of publication. PS Tern The News. The Bohemian reached Portland yesterday morn- ing with news from Europe to the 2d inst., four days later. Cotten was firm in Liverpool at fair prices for good and middling qualities. Breadstuffs were dull. Consols rated in London at 94}. On the 2a inst. the Bank rate of discount had been advanced to 4 per cent. ’ The. ship Endymion, of New York, was burned in the Mersey. No lives were lost, and the luggage ‘of the passengers was mostly saved. I’ Univers, of Paris, had published the reply of the Pope to the Napoleon letter, and the paper was suppressed in consequence. The condemned number was, however, to be continued in Brussels. All the religious journals had been warned relative to their treatment of the Papal ques- tion. The protectionists were agitating strongly against free trade, but the Emperor was, as said, supported by many addresses. Demon- strations bad been made at Chambery against the proposed annexation of Savoy to France, and all Switzerland was excited on the subject. A French iron plated frigate, with thirty-six rifled cannon, had been ordered to sea in all haste at Toulon, but her destination was not announced. Garibaldi was married, and at Como. It is said that the English government propose $o settle the San Juan difficulty by the creation of a new channel—abandoning Rosario and the Haro— Great Britain retaining the San Juan island and the United States taking the remaining territory. The Noticioso states that the French ship-of- war Duguay-Trouin, of ninety guns, catrying the flag of Vice Admiral Larieu, commander of the Freach naval division of the Southern seas, sailed from the port of Brest on the 9th of January for Callao, with M. Edmond de Lesseps, Consul Gene- rai and Charge d’Affairs of France in Lima, from which government he is empowered to make va- rions reclamations in the name of the French nation, We have accounts from Pernambuco to the 15th of January. The markets were abundantly stocked with American produce, inc! ¢ about forty thou- sand barrels of flour in store. The sugar market was quite buoyant. in Congress yesterday e Senate had before It the Kansas constitation framed at the Wyandot Convention. Mr. Seward moved its reference to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Brown pro- posed that the committee should inquire if the pro- vision of the English bill, which requires that Kansas should have a certain population before admission as a State, had been observed. No action was taken on the subject, however. The Committee on Pa- tents was instructed to inquire as to the expediency of amending the Patent laws so as to remove all discrimination between A: can citizens and fo- reigners, in the matter of fee: issuing of patents, Mr. Brown’s resolutions relative to the protection of slavery in the Territories were taken up, and Mr. Hale delivered his views on the subject. In the House the question of electing a printer was post poned until to-day. The Post Office Appropriation bill was taken up, and all the Senate's amendments agreed to except the one abolishing the franking privilege, which was rejected—yeas 60, nays 112. The Clerk of the House of Representatives hat decapitated a number of democratic holders of subordinate offices. We give alist of the names of the sufferers, and also the names of the succes- sors, in our telegraphic despatches from Washing. on. Several subjects of interest were discussed in the Legislature yesterday. We refer to ourreports and despatches for details. We were informed last evening that an accident bad happened to the steamer Plymouth Rock when off Hunter's Point. On inquiry, it was ascertained that she left her wharf, pier No. 2 North river, at abont tive o'clock P. M., bound for Stonington, and that » she was off Hunter's Point, opposite ‘Thirty-‘onrih street, she was suddenly stopped, her anchor: | own out, her steam blown off and her fires €: ished. It was stated by people who bad ot J her from the time that she was stop- ped, that » ve of the passengers had left her before Gark. It is cot supposed, therefore, that anything of a very eer ous nature bad occurred to her. As she has becu ‘ately overhauled, and as this is Ler fret trip sine* undergoing repairs, it is presumed that some pas! of her machinery had become de- ronged,and that she was stopped to repair the mage. The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday after. too The weelly returns show the number in the NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1860. ~ various inatitutions to be 8,334 at the present time. Admitted during the week ,1,328; died, discharged aud sent to the State prison and penitentiary, 1,273—leaving an increase of 55. The Clerk of the Board occupied the time nearly up to five o'clock in reading the semi-monthly requisitions, at which hour, there not being a quorum in attendance, the President adjourned the meeting over until Tues day next. We publish in another part of to-day's paper an advertisement, coming from the passengers of the steamer Cortes, which arrived from San Francisco at Panama on the 20th of January, giving in very decided terms their disapprobation of the manner in which they were "treated by the agents of the Panama Railroad Company. If it bo true, itis hardly fair treatment, and the Panama Railroad Company deserve the censure they have received. The railroad connecting the two oceans should be open to the world. On Monday afternoon as Mr. J. H. Lee waa driving down Broadway near Forty-fifth street, his horses took fright, and after running two blocks made a quick turn and threw Mr. Lee to the pavement. He was picked up insensible and conveyed to his residence, No. 110 Ninth street, where he is now lying in a very crilical state. The Young Men’s National Union Club of this city met last evening and perfected their organiza, tion by choosing permanent officers of the associa tion. It was announced that a national Union mass meeting will be held on the 21st inst., when all the leading Southern American Congressmen are ex- pected to be present. Judge Hogeboom has dissolved the injanction restraining the sale of the Brooklyn ferry leases. We give the opinion of the Judge elsewhere. The case will, it is understood, be taken to the Court of Appeals. The sales of cotion yesterday embraced about 1,000 balks. The market closed with steadiness on the basis of | @ ,otationg given in another colump. Flour was heavy, and some descriptions were lower, whilo sales of State ead Western brands were to a fair extent; Southern flour was less buoyant, owing to increased receipts, and inside brands were easier. Wheat was firmly held, while sales were confined to Canada white at $140. Corn was in good demand, chiefly from the Eastern trade, with saks of Jersey and Southern yellow and white Southern at 78. a 7%. Pork was firm, but lees active; old meas sold at $17 50; new do. at $18 60, old prime at $12 25a $12 50, and $14 60 for new. Sugara were firm, with sales of 400 hhds. and 200 boxes, at rates given in another column. Coffee was firm, with sales of 900 bags Rio and 200 do. Santos, at full Prices, The stock of Rio embraced about 23,313 bags, 31,000 mats Java and 1,020 bags do., and a total of all kinds of 64,807 packages. There was a speculative move- ment in rice yesterday. The sales embraced 2,000 tierces, closing within the range of 37c. a 4340. per lb., ostab- lishing an advance of 3c. a 3-16c. per lb, Freights were firm, with fair engagements, especially to Liverpool, Gias- gow and London, The Black Republican Calculation of the Spoils—The True Object of Their Union with Abolitionism, The unblushing corruption which has been exhibited in the caucus proceedings of the black republican party in Congress, in regard to the election of Printer, lays bare the true motives which animate, and the vile means that are used by, the leaders of that political organization. - The system of corruption and robbery that have go long characterized and scandalized the city and State governments of New York is striving to fasten itself upon every branch of the public revenue and expenditure. Thurlow Weed is said to have offered over half of the spoils of the Congressional printing to the Black Republican National Committee if they would elect his man for Printer; and in every combination in federal black republican polt- tics Seward and Weed’s slate forms a promi- {nent element. This slate has been for some time in successful operation in Albany, and the | largest kind of sums of public expenditure are done upon it. So successful has the system been that the expenses of the State of New York, which afe now completely in the hands of the republican spoilsmen, have been ran up from eight millions, which they amounted to a few years ago, to over sixteen millions at the present time, exceeding by three millions of dollars the aggregate expenses of Pennsylva- nia, Virginia and Ohio. The spoils are at once the aim and the instru- ment of the black republican party. Through them it has obtained the control of all the free States except California and Oregon; for al- though Pennsylvania and Indiana have demo- cratic Governors, the black republicans are in the majority in the Legislatures, and have a large control in the distribution of the spoils. In order to give some idea of the extent of the power which this system wields, it is only ne- cessary to look at the figures. As every office in county, city, town and village is brought to bear in the present Presidential fight, these should be included. The republicans haye now the control of the Revenues in sixteen free States... Local revenues in same Making a total of... All of this immense fund is to be brought to bear to gain possession of the federal revenues, which last year amounted \to over $88,000,000; and if they succeed in obtaining it, the corrup- tion fund at the disposal of the black republican party will, in the first year, amount to over one hundred and sixty millions of dollars. To what sum this immense amount might be run up to, in four years, through the system of arithmetic so familiar to the Albany slate, it is not possible to say; but if any conclusion may be drawn from the experience of cur own State, we have no donbt that it can easily be made to reach three hundred, or even five hundred millions of dollars. This is the real prize for which the black re- publicans are contending, and to obtain which they are moving every lever which they can get hold of. Although Governor Chase and Senator Trumbull declare that they do not care a fig for the nigger, and do not want him, and will not have him in some of their States, yet they appeal to the fanaticism of the North, and endeavor to stir up the moral sentiment of the people againsta phantom evil that they pic- ture as existing in the South. Seward and Weed, confidently counting upon the potency of Albany arithmetic in financial matters, pro- claim a revolution that will involve every pub- lic and private interest in rain, in order to cover their combined assault upon the federal treasury. And when they have obtained this prize, they doubt not that they will be able to control, and even get possession of, the reve- nues of the Southern States, if the evils that must flow from their triumph do not destroy those revenues. Instigated by these hopes, they are already counting up their spoils, present and prospective, and the follow- jag general budget may be found on the back tide of Thurlow Weed’s slate:— we revenues, free States, sirevenuer, — do. revenues, 1859, Tevenues, Slave Stale venues, do, |: i: | | by a proper application of the Albany princi- ples of manipulation, can be doubled in four years, and give an annual plunder equal to four hundred millions of dollars, This multi- plied by four, argues Weed, is sixteen hundred millions of dollare,a sum which will cover a multitude of sins when we get it—and render our defeat impossible. This isthe character of the cool calculations of the léaders of the black republicans. For this Seward is content to strike hands with Wendell Phillips, Wilson ac- knowledges that the Gamaliel at whose feet he sat is Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Sherman and Grow endorse Helper, Greeley canonizes John Brown, and the whole of them seek to form a British anti-American slavery union, and urge a de- structive revolution throughout the Union. The Printing Conflict im the House of Represemtatives-Public Plunder and Corruption. It will be perceived by reference to dur report of the proceedings in Congress that the election of Printer to the House of Representa- tives is postponed till to-day. From the report of Monday’s proceedings it appeared that Mitchell, the candidate of Blair and Bates, had been put almost hors de combat, receiving only one vote, though in the first caucus of the republican members he counted a majority. Defrees, the candidate of Seward and Weed, was in the ascendant, having received eighty- nine votes, and only wanting three to elect. That looks ominous for Greeley’s candidate at the Chicago Presidential Convention, and fore- shadows the supremacy of Seward and the triumph of the “irrepressible conflict” doctrine in the councils of the republican party. It does not, however, follow that Defrees will be elect- ed Printer. The democratic candidate was only one vote behind him; and as the plunder is so vast, and as Glossbrenner has 9 long purse, seeing that he was the man who supplied the penniless members with funds when they could not legally draw their pay, it is possible that weighty and convincing argu- ments may be presented to four or five mem- bers to induce them to give him their votes. He wanted but four to elect him on Monday. There is a rich placer at stake, which will amply repay a little outlay in clearing away the rubbish from the shining gold beneath. The Washington Constitution, owned and edited by Bowman, formerly Superintendent of the Public Printing, and therefore a man who is or ought to be well acquainted with all the details of the subject on which he writes, ridicules the idea of the public printer being able to pay “subsidies” of $20,000, or $40,000, and of pocketing $100,000 profit. Does he for- get that Mr. Wendell has sworn that he paid in three years $100,000 by way of subsidies to country newspapers? The Constitution says the total amount paid for the printing of both houses of Congress in seven years has been but one million and thirty-three thousand dollars ($1,033,000). ‘This is a fallacious statement, and as Bowman is now the contractor for the print- ing of the Senate, it is his interest to make the country believe that there is little or no profit from the job. Let us test his statement by the official proceedings of Congress. The Select Committee appointed under the resolution of the House of. Representatives December 9, 1857, reported April 21, 1858, through their chairman, Mr. George Taylor, of Kings county, that the per centage paid by the sub-contractor to the various public printers on the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Con- gress amounted to $20,000 per month, and varied but little from $240,000 per year—being mere emoluments of their sinecuré offices—while the sub-contractor realized above that amount a handsome re- serve profit for himself. The per centage to the public binder had, up to that time, amounted, at twenty per cent, to $33,000. The gross amount of binding for the Thirty-third Congress is $538,458, for the Thirty-fourth Congress, $384,686—the per centage on the former being $107,691, and on the latter being $76,937; and these profits are realized without any equivalent whatever being ren- dered by the sinecurist. The prices of the binding done for the departments are siill higher, the blank books costing from thirty to fifty per cent more than such books can be procured for. The gross amount of paper pur- chased for the printing of the Thirty-third Congress was $500,456, for the Thirty-fourth Congress, $510,163—both running up more than a million one hundred thousand dollars— besides $161,209 for paper for the departments in the Thirty-fourth Congress. The Congres- stonal Globe, for the Thirty-third and Thirty- fourth Congresess, cost $497,444—nearly haifa million of dollars, The cost of engraving, lithographing and electrotyping for the Thirty- third Congress is $829,858, for the Thirty-fourth Congress, $351,824—amounting, for both Con- gresses, to $1,181,682—over a million one hundred and eighty thousand dollars. In the appendix to the report of the commit- tee, the grand totals for the cost of printing, binding and engraving for the two Congresses are given as follows:— Total for Thirty- third Congress. Total for Thirty-fourth Congress 2,181,611 69 Grand total for two Congresses 95,167,480 51 Thus, for a space of four years, the printing, including binding and engraving, amounted to upwards of five millions one hundred and fitty- seven thousand dollars; and yet the Constitution has the bardihood to tell its readers thai the total amount paid on account of both houses of Congress, for printing for seyen years, was but $1,033,000 (one million thirty- three thousand dollars), absolutely less than is paid in one year, as the reader may see by com- paring the following figures:— What Bowman says the printing cost in seyea + +83,025,887 92 $256,262 It will be thus seen that in one year the print ing costs upward $258,000 more than the veradous Consii protests it co: years, Ina speech delivered by M ot Globe, he showed, ft of the Register in the Treasury De hot in five ye 3 the partment, ing, including the engraving, binding reports of Congressional proceedings, print- lithog: with the copies of the G¥obe distribution, amounted to ; to this may be added the cost of the fold- i room, which would swell the amount © $100,000 more, and the cost of sending such heavy documents through the Post Odice over tbe country, which would probably bring the hole amount up to seven Narst iW, the que: is, how m um is really necessary? It has beea shown acohased for as clear as day that the entire cost ought not to exceed $250,000 for the long session, and $50,000 more for the departments, making in all $300,000. As an illustration of the way in which the expense is accumulated, we may state that in the Thirty-third Congress the House and Senate ordered 1,119,700—upwards of one million one hundred and nineteen thousand—extra volumes ‘beyond what was necessary for their use. What a vast library that would make if expended on useful books, instead of the trash for which the country has to pay! As another ex- ample of the rapid increase of expense, we would refer to the proposition made by Blair and Rives, in 1841, to do the reporting and printing of the Globe for the Senate for $4,875 per session, or $9,750 per Congress, which, being doubled in order to include the House of Representatives, would make $19,500 per Con- gress for both houses. The reporting and Globe for the Thirty-fourth Congress cost the government the sum of $221,496. These items will show the swift progress of reckless prodigality, and that every year Con- gress is becoming more and more corrupt. Whether Weed’s man or Blair’s be elected, or whether Glossbrenner or some other receive the prize, we trust there is enough of public virtue left in the House to insist upon such conditions as will prevent the flagrant, barefaced robbery of the people which has been carried on with impunity for the last few years. Tue News From Evrore—Tar Emperor AND THE PorE.—The steamship Bohemian, at Portland, brings us news from Europe to the 2d inst.; and, although no event of startling importance had developed itself, there were abundant signs of the direction in which the tide of affairs is running. Among these is the suppression of Z’Univers—the organ of the ecclesiastical party in France. This journal had published the encyclical letter of the Pope on temporal affairs, which at once brought out the decree of the Emperor against it. This circumstance proves the correctness of the opinion which the Herup has constantly ex- pressed in commenting upon recent events in Europe. The powers of Louis Napoleon and of Pio Nono are pitted against each other, and one of them must go down. It is not difficult to foresee which this will be. The ideas of the age, reason, policy, and the French bayonets, are all opposed to the Pope. In such a con- test the temporal power of Pio Nono must succumb. He must learn that it is better to be the respected head of two hundred millions of Christians than of ten thousand ill paid foreign recruits. When the Church of Rome is purged of its temporalities, it will commence its new era of power and greatness. Tue San Juan Question—EncGuanp’s Proro- sttion To SerrLe THE Martrer.—The London Time, received at Portland by the Bohemian, ennounces that England has made most mag nanimeus propositions ‘to the United States, which it doubts not our government will at once close with, and settle forever the dispute about the possession of the island of San Juan. ‘The magnanimity of this proposition consists in asking us to give up the island of San Juan to England, in consideration of her making no claim to several other and smaller islands near the continent, to which she has never sypposed she possessed any claim. This proposition is about as magnanimous as would be one from Spain that Bngland should surrender Gibraltar to her, in consideration of her not pressing any claim to the island of Malta, and we should suppose that one proposition has just about as much chance of being accepted as the other, The fact is that the cession of the island of San Juan to England would be to give up to her the entire command of the two deep channels into Vancouver’s Sound and the outlet to the Straits of Fuca. John Bull will have to gather some new ideas of magnanimity before he can lay claim to that virtue in the San Juan dispute. Ny Important Trapk Movevents Iv Grorgu.— As a part of the movement now going on in the South for the establishment of direct trade be- tween that section of the country and Europe, we notice the projected “foreign and domestic fair” to be held at Macon, Georgia, in Decem- ber next. The fair has been suggested by the members of the Cotton Planters’ Association, who have appointed Howell Cobb, John 8S, Thomas and T. Butler King as commissioners to visit Europe and induce manufacturers there to send samples of their goods. ° The fair will continue during three weeks, and there will be avery, liberal list of premiums. The Georgia TZtleyraph, the official organ of the movement, alludes to its objects In the follow- ing words:— To disabuse the public mind of misconception in refe- Tence to our policy, we Btate, once for all, that we €oek, as far as in us lies, to establish direct trade with Europe— not free trade. We are not visionaries—we are notspaca- lative political economists. Woare practical farmers; and We wish to work substantially for the best intorests of the whole South in this matter. That our merchante-from the interior ought to buy their goods from New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, Baltimore, or some one or more of these places, is @ proposition which only needs to be stated, in view of the prosent state of our Commonwealth. Movements of this character are springing up all over the South, and they will have more or less effect upon Northern trade, They are the natural effects of the Helper’book and the Rochester speech of Mr. Seward. When will the conservative masses of the North be brought to understand that the South is in earnest? Axorner Rervauican Stump Orator—The republican party, not content with the ma- chinery which they are working at Washington towards success in the Presidential election, and the wide circulation of Helper’s book all through the country, have a little band of itinerant stump orators, under the guise of lec- turers, addressing political speeches to au- diences in all the principal cities and towns: The other day we had Wendell Phillips lecturing on Toussaint L’Ouverture—a capital stump speech for an abolition candidate; then Joshua R. Giddings gave us another political speech of the same complexion, which was announced aga lecture on the “Duties of Human Govern- ment; hi Cassius M. Clay, of Ken- tucky, holds forth at the Cooper Institute, in an “Address,” the s whereof is not named, though from Mr. Clay’s antecedents it is not dificult ‘o divine what it is to be about. s M. Clay's name figures not less than three times in the list of subscribers in the pages of Helper’s infamous book—once for himself, and twice for other contributing par- ties—the whole amount being $285. Many people who go to these lectures are grosely deceived as to their character; they pay their money to bear a discourse upon some interesting and important topic, and they are treated to a lecture, with what Golonel Benton and to-n. _ “1 stump speech in its ould “q polities. vamp tations travelling ».\7aums of the re- publican party. —-—_——_ Tue Brooxtyn Ferry Leases—Daorston oF Jupce Hocrsoom.—We publish in another column the opinion of Judge Hogeboom in the case ofthe Brooklyn ferry leases. It is an able and elaberate exposition of the principles involved. Some of our contemporaries have announced the decision asa triumph of New York. But, for our own part, we regard it as quite the reverse. The reader will be at no loss to discover that, so far from establishing the property rights claimed by New Yorkunder her ancient charters, they are, upon. the prin- ciples asserted in this opinion, exposed to very grave doubts, if not practically overthrown. It behoves our city authorities, therefore, to be- stir themselves in this matter. The case will be, without doubt, carried to the coutt of last resort, and we infer from the concluding para- graph of the opinion that the Court intends to stay the sale in the meantime. Rewiasix Rac Pickre Porrricians.—We pub- lish elsewhere a private circular signed by five of the most noted chiffonniers of the rump of the old American party in this State. They deem it advisable to reorganize our State in conjunction with the national Union party, and, in order to bring about so desirable a consum- mation, intend to hold at Binghamton, to-day, a small Tea Party Convention, to be composed of three reliable delegates from each county. That means a pow-wow for the purpose of making arrangements to sell out the old clothes of the American party at the highest possible figure. The chiffonniers, headed by the Brookses, have been running around like a chicken with its neck half wrung, trying to get into some political bed or other, and now we find them with their hook and basket hard at work in the Union party—an organization which is still in an inchoate condition. It is all up with the chiffonniers now-a-days, we fear. They would be much better employed in labor- ing for a decent living than in waiting upon Providence and sighing for the spoils, Tae Comprroiier’s Rerort.—Comptroiler Haws presented a very lengthy report to the Board of Supervisors on Monday night, setting forth very fully the mode of conducting public business in the financial department of the city and county, and suggesting some reforms. Among the latter we find a suggestion which has been repeatedly put forth in these columns—namely, that the fees of all pub- lic offices should ‘be paid to the County Trea- sury to lighten the enormous expenses of our local government, and that the remuneration of officials should be confined to their salaries alone; and furthermore, that all the county offices should be made self-sustaining, and not be a burden upon the Treasury. We see no reason why these suggestions may not be car- ried out,and we hope the Supervisors will ap- peal to the Legislature for the necessary measures to do 60, Cuarce Acaisst 4 Soutueen, Print or Buick- waitna NorTaern MeRcuants.—It is charged against a Southern paper, lately started at Atlanta, Ga, for the ostensible purpose of pub- lishing black and white lists of Northern mer- chants for the enlightenment of the South as to ‘heir political opinions on the great question of the day—the black list embracing the names of those, hostile to Southern institutions, and the white list the names of those friendly to the rights of the South—that the real object is to levy black mail, and that it inserts in the black list the names of all who will not pay down a certain amount demanded, while it. places in the white list. the names of those who submit to its imposition. It is stated that an agent or principal, who, the Evening Post concludes, is the senior editor of the black mail paper, from the fact that he is announced in its columns as being from home “on business,” lately sent to the journal in question a list of Philadelphia “abolition merchants” quite overshadowing the black list from New York, where it seems the operation has been more -successful—the agent or senior editor, according to the statement of the Post, having confessed to levying in all $9,000. Why was he not arrested as a swindler by some of the mercantile houses from which he extorted or attempted to extort money? Whatever truth there may be in this charge of fraud, certain itis that the Atlanta paper has misrepresented the political opinions of some of our merchants, But if any evil has arisen to them from the establishment of such a paper, itis the legitimate fruit of the anti- slavery agitation at the North which some of the merchants have actively encouraged, while others have not taken the trouble to check it, till now that their business is affected and the very existence of the Union is at stake. They have themselves to blame. Coroners’ Inquests. Farar Accipgyt wane Fryinc 4 Kire—Michael Kelt, a boy ten years of age, while flying a kite in avenue 0, caine in ‘contact with a horse, which became frightened aud kicked him on the head, causing his death almost im- mediately. An inquest wiil be held to-day. Fung ry Furtoy Steret.—Betwoen eight and nina o'clock last night & fire broke out in a segar store kept by Jacob Flexner, at No. 12234 Fulton street. The flames were soon oxtiuguished by the flremen. The loss en stock and fixtures wiil be about $300. The adjoining bookstore, on the corner of Nasgau street, owned by John Bradburn, was damaged by water and smoke to the extent of “about 3600, said to be insured. The coffeo saloon in the base- ment, kept by Treuedell & Spailord, was slightly damaged by water; Insured for $600 in the Quaker City Insurance Company, of Philadelphia, Some slight damage was also done tothe hair dressing room of Mr. Lewis, on tho second tleor. The building: is owned by Christopher Las- ven; it is damaged about $200, and is insured for $4,000, in the Continental Ingurance Company. The origin of the fre ie unknown nt present. Da. Camu, Tne Inisq Leorcrer —This distinguished per- sonage, whore lectures in this city and suburbs, since his arrival in this country, have given such genoral satisfac- ion, has, at the invitation of the New York Catholic Li- brary Asrociation, cocegented to deliver a lecture before them on St. Patrick’s day, at the Academy of Music. Sub ject: “The Fidelity of Ireiand in Defence of her Liberties and her Aucient Religion.” Arrivals and Departures. From Ravannah, tn the senmahip A J Joho rom Sayan steamship Augusta—J Johngon, Mi and Mrs Grilla, JF Brown, Mise MA Bean, 3. Denwer A ; mand nurse, 1H Sheppard, Dr BV Clark, Mr aud Mre BS Sinkth, J W Balkam, H N 0, Jaw ennyman, Mra D W Osgood ld, B A Middleton, A P and AH Scudder, Mr and Mra % FB, loy, 7 TGiltiope. JW AB P peardsley, John Elis, Miss Bells H dingler, DW Boll, J Coliins, M Daley, J Ebner, D . J Boop, J Slewari-aud inthe sieerage,. eee > MAvON P ‘s Gigmeen For Liverpool, steamshiy North America: land—Wiilism Morris and lady, of England; Tames FORT Mra Kirkland, P Patierson, Mrs Nicholson and maid, of Que: bec; Mra Deare, Mrs Brenan, Bishop de Charbouell‘and Rey Canon Phiibert,' of Toronto. james Gearney, Mra Gearney, Jobn A Brassley, Mrs Brassell, John Ogiivey, Charles Sey: inour, Catharine Fitegerakd James MeCorkuey, Francie Feed, Henry Pendergrast and William Grant, of Boston; Thomas Wigeinson, of Hawkesburg: Captaia J & Baglesions, Salem; John Thomas of St Johoa, NB: TM ioral Kingston, Mra HB Sincintr and child and A Sinelair, of Hamilton; Thomas Bunith, of Montres!; William Boyle, Charles Jobo Naitheweon, M Pearson, G Shaw, R. Purvia and 8 Hebro, of Toronto; Mr and Sirs Riel, of New York, Total, 37. For Savannah, tn the steamshiy’Star of the South—@ M V thos Youngs, 1 ¥ Carter, Mr and Mrs Hoary I. Atwater, Caborn, Lows Holmes, AO Bagley, Bl, Lang, WC Biougi. | maet FROM THE STATE CAPITAL yr ~rize Fighting—The The Bill jaimet =~ BU! Relative cc ehe Rate 3f Tatereet om | Money—Tolling xtatlroads, e+, Se. Ovs SPROIAL axp.\NY DESPATOR. Atnanr, Fob. 14, 1866, Tho Prize Fighting bill was orde,"@4 10 8 third roading this evening. ‘The House then went into committee of .® whole upse. & Dill to regulate the rate of interest, which Jrew out q sharp discussion, in which a number of persons par- ticipated. The opponents of the bill characterised Kase measure of the Shylocks, who had made it a stopping stone to abolish the usury laws. ‘The bill in question confines the forfeiture, on a suit om Plea of usury, to the interest only, instead of interest and Principal, as is tho case under the present laws. The comtroversy upon it to-night would indicate that it is to be fought step by step on both sides. ‘The Senate had under consideration fhe subject of soll- ing railroads, ‘Senator Hammond made a lengthy specok, in which be denounced the Clinton League, and favored. the tolling of certain roads, because thoy bad given them large franchises. He denied that there was any raid throughout the country against the rallroads, as such, neither was there any desire on the part of the people te lay a burdénsome tax upon that kind of property. There ‘was a desire for a revenue measure, and as such he wag ‘willing to vote for tolling those roads that teok e@ the business of the canals, but no others. He was im favor of exempting the Rome and Watertown and New York and Erie roads. He also denied that those petitions tha were being laid upon the desks of Seuators by the Clinton League, and presented by thom, represented the feelings of the people upon the question. His constituents all knew bim, and if they wanted any legislation of that kind. they would send the petitions to him, and not to agents of the Clinton League. Hereafter he wanted it understood that he should be exempted from presenting petitions brought in by the Clinton League or railroad men. Whilst « he would.not be the tool or advocate of either ‘party, he considered that they had a perfect right to toll railroads and impose taxes upon other property. Senator Spinola opposed the bill in all its features; but if they were to become public plunderers, he hoped thas. they would include all of the railroads, and put im the Hudson River and other roads not now mentioned in the bill. ‘The motion to exclude the Eric road was voted down, and the bili was then ordered to a third reading, by « vote of 15 to 9. ‘The pro rata war.will be the order of the day in the House to morrow, ‘The following has been very privately circulated among those believed to be cutirely reliable in the State— AmEnican BaLance oF ones Ea IN tHe Stare or Naw New Your, 7 Desn Sima has tten deemésseviseny i soehunet with others, that a conveation of three by, compet ‘of those who Ly this § eet at hast 15, oat hs meet at Hinghamton, 2 the Exchange Eotel, (reorganize our blaie’ ia be national 'U Tt is im with the pion party. you should secretly make Thy the credentials of the delegates bet couniorigned: by yo rity of 8 7. in your own handwriting. The object is toadviag and consult upon what final action we shall unite upon in oréer to perfect our urion, We bave every reason 10 rence im the movement. | ante Tn accordance with the call, which has boen gent te only one reliable man in each county, several. balance ef power Americans have gone up to Binghamton to-day. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Sonate. r AxBayr, Fob. 14, 1860. Quite a large number of remonstrances were presented by nearly all the Senators against the removal of the Rast Tiver steamboats from their present landings; also a large number against the Pro Rata bill. Mr. Lawrence (dem.) presented a petition for a ferry between River Head, Sag Harbor and Greenport. ‘Mr. Marnimrre (rep.) introduced a bill to amend the act for.the incorporation of religious societies, allowing them to hold real estate the annual income of which should Rot exceed $16,000. b. Mr. Grawr (dem.) introduced a bill to amend the Re- ‘vised Statutes ive to mock auctions. It that, ifany auctioneer sells goods under a fe of their value, or sells goods by the piece which donot ee pas te e buyer, ‘mon an pay ine of $35, the x rot which soa go 10 ‘ee ir. gives any judge, mayor or justice having criminal juriadiction the r imprison ie offender. omer (> “uforow the penalty oe Mair, Maxwumnns introdticed « bill to charter the American um, ‘The Wallabout Martyrs’ bill was reported favorably. : Mr: Guavar, from the Judiiary Ooo ernie bi geo a an nt 80 a8 meet . . beat et Lari vg t. Saas a After a sharp akirmish the motion prevailed by a vote Sie Soni! eee sank on eaten To e Appropriation bill was reported’ back from the committee with provisions for the extension of the Chenango, and the completion of the Champlain canal, and eee Appropriations for the Erie and other canals re- The Governor’s Mi tet ihe We then taken up in Commit- , CALVIN Teplied at length to the remarks of Senator Hammond, contending inet ihe Governor haa the question of ota his ¥ mocratic party held the People of the Territores have the exclusive power to settle their own affairs in their own ‘way, slavery for ‘no exception to the exercise of that power. The democratic ©“ party bold Congress shall not interfore with slavery im the Territories, but shall abstain and desist therefrom, and that the doctrines of the republican wore diametri- cally opposed to these principles. Mr. boldly vindicated the doctrine of the popular kateb of the people of the Territories, quoting from the Cin- Ginoati platform and Mr. Buchanan’s letter of to prove that such was the doctrine avowed by the demo. cratic party, North and South, East and -Weet. de- parture from it must. disorganize and dentro the marty. j le attacked the democrats who al unsparipgly, and expressed his belief that the popular foyereignty bannor would be again borne aloft in the hext Presidential campaign, Assembly. Aunany, Feb. 14, 1860, Several members who were absent yesterday appeared at tho bar of the House, made explanations, and were @x- cused. Mr. FLAGIER (rep), from the Rro Rata Committee, gute. mitted the balance of testimony taken before the commit« tee. This report centains Mr. Cobb’s Spésoh in favor of the Pro Rata bill, with sundry revisions and additions, Being general order day, the House went into Committee rit Semen rociees Se the bill authorizing the i fouble railroad track in Brooklyi ows oaouaiag most of the session, UE A Xan ¢ bill to prevent th ‘orporation, tromirchtug of pe: 0 stockholders of c a amended so as to apply only to railroad ch in Om to ebiblrst har 2 punish ' in Committee of the Whots. the ground that it violated. the’ eonstita dtatiogal unratiee that no man shall be obliged to testify against himself, am peer sry tog Naat no man by is shall be iable to prosecution for Dill was ordored to a third easing eee? and the ‘The bill to regulate the rate of interest om loan or for- « boarance of money “her Peas euacting ‘EIT moved to strike out the Clause, Mr. Mizuxen spoke at length in support of the bill,. He deemed the present law one of the most unjust upon the statute book, One half of the pleas of usury now put im are Ubgrounded, aud only made by dishonorable men who desire to evade or postpone the payment of just or legal contracts. The aversion which the court and jury always manifest towards those who avail themselves of the present law and plead usury, and the symp always evinced for the party losing bis principal, were sufficient evidence of the unjust character of the aw, Mr. Buaxwrr deuounced the law a8 aa attempt to legis- late ior the strong against the weak. Mr. Wirsy declared that those who supported the bill were advocates of Shylocks. It was not the farmers of the State, but the usurers, who asked this law. Me. MULUKEN replied, defending the Principle of the Proposed reform. Usurers did not ask for bill, for it would be a more effectual safeguard against exor' rates of mterest than the present iaw can be. The oxist- ing jaw is violated every day, and is only the rogues’ pro- ection. After a warm debats, Mr. Law said that the subject bog One of too much importance to warrant striking out enacting clause. He thought the time should be given for & thorough discussion of the “ype its merits and without prejudice. He moved to report progress. This motion prevailed, and then, after discussing eeveral local bills, the Assembly adjourned, The Knight Templars of New Je: a ae BURNGTOw, N. J., Feb. 14, 1890. ‘Tho Knight Templars of the State of New Jerscy met im this city to-day, and elected the following officers:—Wm. i. , E. @. Commander; E. C. Taylor, E. Deputy @. Commander; Theophilus Fiske, G. Genoralissimo: Johm Hilton, @. Captain General; W. Wallace Goodwin, G. Senior Warden; E. T. R. ee omg G. Junior Warden; @. B. Kdwards, @. Treasurer; C. G. Milnor, G. Recorder; T. J. Corson, G. Standard Bearer; A. G. Gikyson, G, Sword Bearer; F. Gaunt, G. Warden. ‘The officers were publicly installed in the evening by Sir Knight Jeremiah L. Hutchinson, who acted as proxy, for the Grand Master of the United States. ences Fire in Mexi N. ¥. 0, Feb. 14, 860. A Sre broke out in Mexico, N. ¥., this morning, ta ney block, in which was Whitnoy & Skiaper's bank, te- gether with numerous storgs, ‘The losy w Leavy, and Bua litte was saved. Wus ordered to @ third reading £ ze fighting was iskea was taken opin Committee of the © '