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about to augment ber navy, and this is suppose * Bevaetiy of both portioe ine eee troaly between the r) ween Confederation and Buenos Ayres. The day after to.morrow Uroguay ‘s to elect a President. candidates, one of whom is the son of the pro- eent incumbent, Pereira, are dividing the public favor. A revolution there is greatly feared, The present government of Buenos Er ged is decidedly Popular. The Governor, a wealthy o! merchant, bas ate bis fortune and generous!y keeps his hands out of the treasury, not even accepting a salary, but passing it over to charnable purposes. The army {3 vigorously occupied with the defence of the frontier, and the veesels of war are sold or leased, all except three. The streets are being improved by new or ements. The camp is {very rapid) , farmers and cattle | breeders. 160 miles there ia not space uuoecupied sufficient for a farm. Peace ondy is neceesary to make here a splendid country. City Intelligence. A Paro: Domesno CaLamrry.—As young Harrison ‘Stilwell, a Ind of 16 years, was rowing across the inlet ‘between the residence of Francis Morris and Mr. Zerega on the East river, accompanied by his tutor, the boat was M swamped by the waves and turned over. The tutor threw off his coat and hat,and by great exertion, suc ceeded in reaching the shore and farmers’ house belong + wg to Mr. Zerega. He reports that the boat was turned | ove? about baif-past six o’clock Wednesday evening—tha ‘when he left young Stillwell, he was holding on to th bottom of the boat, and appeared to be confident that he could maintain his Until assistance from thesahore could be obtained; that shortly after he left him on the 5 beard §=him cry— “help,” several times in loud = and the place from whence thecry came. The ‘tutor was so much exhausted when he reached shore that for more than an hour he was unable to give an intelli- gible account of what had occurred, and wi the alarm was given and boats sent out on the bay, no trace was to ‘be found of the unfortunate lad. His father made diligent Jnquiries during the day, and wa fable to find his oap on e land shore, near Fiushin, it the boat has not ¢ a te 6 found, and the fate of the yet! uncer- fain. A fisherman of Whitestone states that he saw a echooner go to the spot where young Stillwell was Jast seen, and -about the time when he was crying for help; that the schooner di a her jib and the peak of the mainsail, as if halting some pur- und they hope to see him. * one may communicate will be than! father, Silas M. Stillwell, Throg Neck, Westchester county, New York. ‘Tau. TRIP OF THE STSAMER Sera GresvEvor.—Yesterday 4noon this steamer left her wharf foot of Tenth street, and proceeded down the bay ona trial trip. having on bosrd che managers of the New York State Colonization Socie- iy, under whose direction she was built; aleo Messrs. “ohnson and Dunbar, of Monrovia, her owners, with ‘veral colored citizens of Monrovia. Tho Seth Gros- nor was built by Mr. Henry Steers, and will cost, when vered upen the coast of Africa, about $18,000. She is 12 tons register. yes keel 86 feet, beam 15 feet ches, of hold 5 feet 2 inches. No expense hss TH a spared to make her # substantial and fast boat. She umier, who has contracted to deliver her at Monrovia, to the fullest confidence in her qualities. She is schoon- < Agged, having besides her fore and aft sails 2 | ecuare sail. Reimer informs us that he int touching at Bermuda and the Azores to coal. She will eorry fijteen days coal, and with the aid of the sails is veted to make the voyage in thirty daye. Fugincs Swit at the Allaire works; their wor! gave great satisfaction. She made thirteen miles per hour with 32 revolutions and a pressure of 28 pounds of steam ; vacu- um 28. She is very staunch ; scarcely any NEL pena was , eons 006 Sty minutes. Owing to the lightness ot the of speed was had under canvass. »e Seth Grosvenor is to sail Thursday, 26th inst. + 18 well worthy of a visit to those who are interested maratime interests. JamomatTuean Soctery.—The tenth anniversary of this jety was celebrated with appropriate exercises last ~sning at the Historical Society Library rooms, corner of *.lycond avenue and Eleventh street. The announcement that Hon. Caleb Lyon, of Lyonsdale, would deliver an '@rat\on upon the occasion drew together alarge and select . @udience, completely filling the hall to its utmost capacity. Mr. Lyon, however, did not make his appearance, being ed by illness. Rev. Mathew Hale Smith was sub- stituted in place of Mr. Lyon, and acquived himself in a Mapper perfectly satisfactory to his auditors aud highly cTetitable to himself, so much so that no one seemed to vervat the absence of Mr. Lyon. The young gentlemen of nciety who participated in the ‘exercises acquitted te. selves ably,and the Philomatheans may congratulate themselves upon the complete success of their first public exhibition. The following order of exercises were observed Introductory, by the President, Chas. H. Giffin, Jr.; essay, Franklin Wiley; oration, Rev. Mathow Hele Smith; reading, Miss Lizzie Petit; poem, J. Larrie . Staats; reading, Miss Lizzie Petit and le Keese; essay, J. J. ©. Runkie. Fre 1m Cextre Srreer.—Between two and three o'clock Wednesday morning a fire broke out in the rear Og the third floor of the building No. 100 Centro treet, occupied by Henry Hansen as a pianoforte manu- ory. The flames quickly spread to the upper floors, and before the fire was extinguished the upper part of the ‘puilding was totally destroyed. Mr. Hansen estimates hie ‘about $12,000; insured for $3,000 in the Si. Merk’ d Rutgers’ insurance companies. The first floor fF oceD| by Jacob Kechler as a billiard saloon; loss by ‘waier sbout $150—no insurance. The basement is o:cu- pied by Jobn Rietz as a lager bier saloon; damage about ec—no insurance. The building is owned by Mr. Wolf; » damaged about $3,000—fuily insured. The tire, it is ‘te originated in the drying room. JRINER PARTICULAR OF THE FRONT STREET Fire.—The Joss of E. Treadwell & Son is not 60 heavy as at (iret sup- posed. Their loss on stock and macRinery will not ex ert $16,000; insured for $13,000 in the following insu- ce companies, viz:—Merchants’, $5,000; Atna, of viford, $6 000, and St. Nicholas $3,000. The building my usured for.$4,000 in the National, and $4,000 in the \w Werk Equitable insurance companies. The building « “0. 265 Water atreet is insured for $3,0C0 in the Market surance Company. The loss of Jones & Co., flour deal- 38, No, 242 Front street, will be about $600; insured for $30,000, as follows:—Market, $5,000; Mechanics’ and Traders’, $7,500; Security, $10,000; New York Equitable, $2,500, and Continental $6,000. W. Jackson & Son are nsured for $8,000 in the Al Exchange and 'ea? and Traders’ insurance companies. Parape oF THE Scotr Lrg Guarp.—The above corps, wader the command of Capt. J. H. H. Ward, numbering about thirty-five men, accompanied by Shelton’s brass band, paraded Wednesday afternoon, to celebrate the an- nivereary of the battle of Corro Gordo, ‘They assembled ot their ee o’clock, and then proceeded up ty-third street, down Fourth avenue to the Bowery, and tnen to the Park. After ashort rest they sgain took upthelr line of march up Broadway to their headquarters, where they concluded the day with a sumptuous collation, prepared for the occasion. The Guard made an excellent appearance, and attracted con. miderable attention, especially on Broadway. ‘Tae Burcaarp Carismiaw AssoctaTion.—The first anni versary of the Burchard Association was held Wednesday at the Thirteenth street Presbyterian church. The Secre- read a lengthy and very interesting report of tho section of the association. ‘Addresses were delivered oy Rev. Dr, Dowling and Rev. Dr. Smith. Toe audience was not Ra large one. The meeting adjourned soon aiter ten 0’ Back Pay opts Pouice.—There was « lively time yes- day around the Comptroller's office, occasioned by the #y and county officials assembling there for the purpos> on Fecelving back pay due to them owing tothe delay in passing the tax levy. About eleven hundred of the force ‘were suppli¢d with fands by the City Chamberlain. The monthly pay of the force amounts to $70 000. SrusinG Free ALaRMs By TezcRarn.—The new apa- Ne te Ce Meneeley bell, fitted with whee, Which has been erected in the Park % pose of tenung “casibility of = plan for tien ae lis by telegraph, will be tried on next Monday, when all the arrangements will have been fully completed. two and a half years old, died at No. street yesterday, from the effects of burns Feccived by he ees catching Ave af the save tempor absence from ee eran beg an thquett upon the pats: Fins rx Kast Trery-rourtn Srager.—Shortly ‘two o’clock yesterday afternoon, a fire broke out in a small by A. Smith, carpenter, for etta eerk. aus artes ty extinguished; about $60. No insurance. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In a notice ofthe new City Hall Commissioners, pub- lished in your paper of Sunday, the 15th inst., and again remarked upon in Thursday morning’s paper, your re- porter is in error. Mr. Salmon was the builder of the Union house, also Moses Taylor, Kaq.’s, mansion in ‘Fifth avenue, and many other palaces in New York, but > mot the architect. ek alt ae tk Ee attached to it), and we know that Mr. Mier g not ‘wake the credit from us, as he has sufficient without coveting that which 5 8 3 NEW YORK THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION. What the Gossips Say of the hanees, EFFORTS OF DOUGLAS’ FRIENDS. INTENTIONS ‘IN REGARD TO HUNTER. THE PRESIDENT ‘DEOLINES A BENOMINATION. Probable Exclusion of the Wood Delegates from the Convention. THE CROWDS POURING INTO CHARLESTON, Ree ke. Ree Our Special Charleston Despatch. ARRIVAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC HOSTS-—CONFIDENCE OF THE DOUGLAS MEN—HUNTER'S CHANOKS—MR. BUCHANAN DECLINES A RENOMINATION—PROBABLE EXCLUSION OF THE NEW YORK NATIONAL DEMO- RATS FROM THE CONVENTION—THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMANSHIP, ETC., BTC. Cnarueston, April 19, 1860. Delegates and outsiders are arriving by the thousand, ‘and all in bustle and excitement. Douglas has the largest outaide pressure, and bis friends talk confidently ; but this confidence is believed to be affected. It is believed Hunter will have nearly the combined vote of the South ; but no one attempts to predict the final result. Hunter’s friends want the nomination first, and platform afterwards ; but the Convention will not stand this. The platform will be constructed and the candidate put upon it. Both delegations from New York arrived this evening. Mayor Wood marshals his forces. The softs are marshal- ed at present by Croswell, Corning and Jewett. The latter are perfectly sanguine of their entire admission, tothe ex. clusion of Wood’s delegates. They have stocked the cards. ‘Tne Chairman has, itis said, issued tickets of admission tothe softs, and has refused them to Wood’s delega- tlon. This will produce trouble, for it is in direct viola- tion of an understanding between Mr. Smally, the Chairman, and Mayor Wood. Mr. Bocock, of Virginia, will, it is understood, be permanently Chairman of the Convention. He is a strong Hunter man. President Bochanan bas written a letter, which is now in the hands of a delegate from Pennsylvania, positively and peremptorily declining the use of his name for renomination. : Douglas’ friends are circulating a report that the let- ter contains & fling at the ‘Little Giant; but there is not a word of truth in it. On Saturday quite a number of Northern delegates meet to confer in regard to the course they intend to pursue. : Pennsylvania and New York will vote as # unit. “Our Charleston Correspondence. Cuanuestox, S. C., April 16, 1860. Preparations for the Convention—Anticipations of the Hotel keepers, Boarding House Keepers, Rumuellers, and Fruit ers—Headquarters of the fammany Hall Delegation and Mayor Wood—Hotel, Pacilitiese—Ye <Artisté at Work Sketching Scenes Connected with the Convention—Rogwes’ “Gallery—Extra Police Force Engaged to Keep the Delegates in Order, dc. ‘The Convention is the great topic of conversation in this city: at the present time ; and everybody, from the hotels to the fruit and cake shops, from the occupant of a house with ‘“‘one spare room,” tothe proprietor of the largest boarding house, from the drinking saloon, christesed ‘Democratic Headquarters,’ opposite Institute Hall, to the degraded concern that deals out whiskey, sure to kil at forty rods, is calculating to make enough ont of the Democratic National Convention of 1860 to retire from businees. The hotels have made most extensive arrangements for feeding and lodging the multitudes that are expected to swarm upon this city like the locusts of Egypt; but as yet the public have been slow to come forward and au- thorize their names to be entered in the hotel books, to #ecure rooms and board. The Mills House, with = capacity for mn tion of fifteen hundred persons, is thus far only certain of the Tammany Hall delegation, committee rooms for the Kentucky delegation, and members from Tenneasee, Ohio, Indians, Illinois, Iowa and Maine. Mayor Wood has taken apartments at that house: The proprietors ha* ving leased Hibernian Hali building, have put upwards of a hundred cot beds into the upper hall, and bave rented a lower hail to one of the Illinois delegations for a committee room. The Mills has three other outside build- ings, one of which takes on hundred and ten single beds. The Charleston Hotel can provide for twelve hundred, but they pack away three hundred of these into one hall on Hayne street. It will be « delightful lodging roomy particularly if the weather should increase in heat, be- cause there ventilation can be permitted, and will be needed. The North Carolina delega- tion bas taken quarters and a committee room at the Charleston, and Alabams, Tennessee, Ken- tucky and Michigan delegates bave secured the comforts of that house, ' F ‘The Pavilion Hotel can quarter 1,000, the Planter’s ‘Hotel 500, and the American 600, Neither of these houses has any engagements thus far. Old boarders at the Mills, the Charleston and the Plan- ter’s have chasen to go into private boarding houses rather than succumb to the demand of $5 per day till the Convention closes. ‘The Pavilion, which bas five outside houses under leeze for lodging rooms, and the American, which has put eds into Odd Fellows’ Hall and another building, have alone retained their regular boarders at old prices. The latter house is eligibly situated on King street, and your readers have been apprised of its terms of board through the advertising columns of the HzRaLp. Artists from New York pictorial newspapers are aketobing the various objects of interest connected with the Convention, including the lodging rooms with from one to three hundred beds therein. If they could\ sketch the lodgers when they got up in the morning and search in vain for their own coats and pants, as many of them will, their life scenes ‘would possess peculiar interest. These articles will get mixed up, particularly in a crowd of three hundred, and many new suite will be likely tochange wearers—through mistake, of course. The Mercury is still disinclined to welcome the Conven- tion, and would prefer disunion to the nomination of Douglas. ‘The ‘rogues’ gallery”? of daguerreotypes, at the lower guardhouse, willenable the detectives to embrace a few of the careless ones. An extra police force of fifty men has been detailed for the convention term, and will assist the ordinary hundred and fifty officérs to preserve order. Very opportanely, a fellow was sentenced last Satarday tobe hung for highway robbery in thiscity. Lt other thieves take warning. Our Special Washington Despatch. PROSPECTS OF DOUGI.AS—GAINS CLAIMED BY BIS FRIENDS— THE ILLINOIS DELEGATION A UNIT—THE REPUBLICANS TO ACCEPT THE BALTIMORE NOMINEB IF DOUGLAS RECEIVES THE NOMINATION—LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT TO BE READ Af THE CHARLBSTON CONVENTION, ETC., RTC. ‘Waaurnctox, April 19, 1960. The city bas been full of delegates to Charleston, The Douglas men are moving heaven and earth in favor of their candidate. His friends now claim he, will receive over one hundred and fifty votes on the first ballot. They as- ert that Missouri will go for him from the first, and se- veral votes from Maryland; that Teanessee will follow ‘suit as soon aa Johnson ie dropped, and Virginia as s00n as Hunter is out of the way. North Carolina, Georgia and Arkansas, they contend, will vote for him at an early stage. - ‘It we are to beKeve all these statements, the change in Douglas’ prospects ins fow days i remarkable. Many Southern men heretofore bitterly hostile to him are now asserted to be among his friends. It is enid that there wil be no contest as regards the Illinois delegates. ‘Tse Cooke and his followers, representing, all told, about e HERALD, FRIDAY, arene rs wm Mat five thousand votes, as domonstrated in the last elestien; Will not be admitted er their clains considered. ‘The plat form will be settled at the of the pre ceedings this time, and before any ballotings are had. ‘The republicans are very active in opposing Douglas, and in retailing al! sorts of curious stories about Bim Seward’s friends confess that if Dougias is nominated, they will be compelied to accept the Baltimore nominee as their only hope of defeating him. ‘The President has writen @ letter to be read at the Charleston Convention positively declining the nomination , 80 all doubts that may have exigted regarding bis views on thie point are at an end. There seems to be a strong, deep feeling, on the part of the Northern delegates to Charleston, in faver of Guthrie. Joe Lane bas a good many friends, and thoy leave for the field of battle fecling quite sanguine that thelr favo rite will get the nominstion, Douglas etock finde no takers. He scems to have gone entirely under witbin the last few days. Legisiature. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. ‘met inst evening, President Peck in the was received from the Comptreller by taxation, and in regard to funding the floating detjof tho city of New York. It ia as follows:— AN ACT TO }NABIX THE SUPERVISORS OF THR COUNTY OF NKW YOR|TO RAISE MONEY BY TAX FOR CITY PURPOSRS, AND TO KYCLATE THE XXPRENDITURE THERROF, AND AUTHO- RIZING T!{ROARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THR COUNTY OF NEW YORK TO IVY A TAX FOR COUNTY PURPOSES, AND TO REGU- LATE THERXPENDITURB THEREOF, AND ALSO TO BORROW MONEY IN}NTICIP ATION OF THE COLLECTION OF SAID TAX, AND TO SUK “COUNTY REVENUE BONDS’? THERKYOR, PASKED APT. 17, 1860, THRER FIFTES BRING PRESKNT, ‘The peop} of the state of New York, represented in Senate ana jesembly, do enact as follows :— Seo. 1. Board of Supervisors of the County of New York are h¢eby empowered, as soon as cop venianuy may be after thepassege of this act, to order abd cause to be raised by Our Columbia Correspondence. Oorvmnia, S. C., April 15, 1860. Demecratic State Convention—The Mind- Pvur-Own- Busi ness Policy 4 South Caroliny—South Carclinians No: Secessionists—A District Convention of Political Fossils in North Carctina— Views of Southern Cpposition Men of North Carclina—Gen. Jo. Lane’s Prospects Bright— Mrs representationsof Douglas’ Washington Organ—Repudia tion of Dovglas in the Seuth—Yhe State House at Colum on the estates, real and personal, subject to rding to law, of and within the city and jw York, and to be ooilected according to law (in addfon to the several sums Lerewtore authorized ty be raieedbyBpocial laws), a sum not exceeding $4,477,- 719 59, on agount of the Corporation of the city of New ‘York, for th) following purposes, that is to say :— nuisances... . dia—lts Estimated Cost, dc. Abmehoute Uypartment....... + 639,150 There is to be a State Convention here to-morrow to | “! ener ce eee ge] send delegates to the Charleston Convention on the 23d, , 35,00) but this city shows no outward signs of such an event 3.00 In any of the cities of the North there would be » crowd s0'00) of delegates and politicians and a great excitement on the 18,000 eve of sich a day, but here the usual quiet of the place 8,600 and the regular business of the hotels remain undisturb ed. A number of delegates, it 1s said, wll arrive to-night aad to-morrow morning; still thore will not be more ex- citement probably than on the ordinary meeting of the Legislature. The truth is, the people of this State attend to their own affairs, and take but little interest in federal ja dehmquencies tee matters beyond that which directly concerns thom Fis sidewalks and fencing vacami iow. Henoe, as you are aware, it has not been the custom in | fre tment......... thousand dollars of which shall be usea for chase of steam fire engines and appa- ratus @pnected therewith. h Fire aid police telegraph... Interdét on revenue bonds. Lamye aud gas., Lang; and places. Landdand piacese—Mount Morris square improve- MeH......-....++ Land( purchased for Ola daims. South Carolina to hold a State Corvention having refe- rence to # National Convertion, or to send delegates even toa National Convention. Generally there have been found at the National Democratic Conventions some few South Carolinians who have been permitted to speak or vote for the State; but this has been more out of courtesy to the State than from any right of authorized delegation. Now it is deemed proper, im view of the sectional con test at issue, to give all the direct aid possible to the de. mocratic party. Yet there are, I find, agreat many to the State who are opposed to sending delegates to Charles ton—many who think the State would hold a better and more dignified position by adhering to its former practice. ‘The extreme wing of the democratic party, or those who bave been called secessionists, are opposed to sending delegates to the Charleston Convention. They are in the Prining and advertising ‘or Coramon Council. Protg for departments.............- Pubio buildings, construction and repairs. ), OF ‘ecmueh thereof as may be necessary {o pat it ingood order, shall be experdes ou the Kings- Doge road, between Tents avenue and Kinge- Diidge minority, and have been overruled by the national de eam ‘mocrate in this matter. 97,000 Mr. Orr is spoken of as likely to be chosen the Presi- —— dent of this Convention, and that seems probable, as he 267750 bas taken an active part in the movement to holi one, 88,500 and is one of the most prominent men of that wing of 4,260 the party who have called the Convention. The matter haviug been Getermmed upon, there will be no division of the democratic party ; those who were opposed to holding it, as well a8 those who were for it, will enter the Convention as delegates. It is a mistake to suppose the people of South Carolin generally are secessionists per se; uhere are Dat few such; but the whole population, to a man, would be secessionists if the equality of the Staces, Jil for thelr services, at the rateof $1 ayear tach, which sball be in liew of and include all charges for carriage hire and other expenses as such members, commencing on the Jet day of January, 1860, which compensation the Comp- troller of the city of New York is hereby directed 1d which id. mer under the guarantees of the consutation, cannot be ate hereby ined ee aes mened 64,830 preserved ; if the States rights federative Lime ed Of § salaries of tire Department... 33,500 our government be destruyea by the complete su! Salaries of Board of Aeseseors. ‘r000 of the theory of government as held by the black repub- Pty licane, of consolidation apd government by popular ma 25. jorities. The people of this State love the Union and wish to remain in it, but they reason profoundly, and say it would be better to be out of the Union if they can- not be protected in their rights, and if a political revo- lution should be inavgurated by the success of the repab. lican party and republican principles, leading to consoli- Department.......... Reformation of Juvenile Bociety for the dation and to centralized empire, placing the South and GUEDB .. sees eeseees 8,000 Southern institutions at the mercy of popular majorities | wharves, piers and slips. 000 atthe North. They reason thus; they are far-sighted and | Water pipes and laying. 5,000 conservative. 1 wish the masses of the North understood | wells and pumpé, repairing and cleaning... 4,000 a8 well ine theory and nature of our governmpat. Appropos to conventions—and this is the country and age ot conventions, from the fanatical woman’s rights and Bloomer conventions to those im it rings that control the politics and destiny of the nation—I no- ticed on my way from Weldon to Raleigh, North something of a crowd of gentlemen get into the cars, and in the product of the texes assessed, arising from abatements, remis . sions and corrections made by the Common Council in pursuance of law, and from losses on taxes on personal estates, say... te Legal expenses ana disbareements incurred by a ‘pecial committee of the Common Council on For estimated defi had the curiosity to inquire if there had been a public mect- lice investigation in the year 185), to be hs ing in the neighborhood. I learned thas there had betma | Podited ana allowed by the Comptrol 3,000 district convention, or meeting, in that part of North Caro- | Coenties reef, blasting and removing. 20,000 luna, of the old line whige and Americans, to choose dele: | For regnlating, comp and pavi 4 gates to the Baltimore Convention. carriageway across the lower angle of the Park, ‘Thinking this a good opportunity to ascertain the views} in accordance with the reaolutions of the Com: of the Southern opposition parties on political matters and mon Council, approved by Mayor Tiemann Jan. i Presidential candidates, I entered into conversation with | 8. 1839, and Dec. 31, 1859, the eum o 2,200 these gentlemen. I found they were strongly for Gra- ‘The said Board of Supervisors are to raiso ham, of their State, as the Baltimore nominee for Presi and toe suflicient sums to provide for the pay- dent. They were conident they would carry the election | ment of the law expenzes of the Metropolitan Pelice De- in North Carolina fer him or for Scott, or any other good man of their party, by a large majority, if Douglas should be the democratic candidate. The feeling against him is almost univorsal and very bitter. When I said J under- stood there were some of their public men friendly to Douglas’ nomination, they expressed their astonishment, wnd said it would be the puiitical death of ig? man in their State. They spoke kindly of General Jo. , felt proud of him asa native of North Carolina, and believed e would get a larger vote than any other democrat. On th froin Peteraburg to Weldon, 1 met a dele: coy oat ace er tea nt, incurred in maintaining their rights and autho- rity under the provisions of the act entitled ‘(An act to es- tablish a Metropolitan” Policé Department, and to provide for the government thereof, in the year 1857. For Seventh regiment, National Guard, First division New York State Militia, for complete set of camp equi: page the sum of $5,000, or 20 much thereof as may be ne ceesary for that purpoee, when certified by the Colonel 0° the regiment: Bec. 2. The amount #0 authorized to be raised for the int y : very intelligent ‘al fearing he. being anything but that, and. claimed everybody and everything. of the case of Goy. }, an Indiana been publiaped ip Douglas organ at Douglas ‘‘frst, isst and forever,’’ when it was known tbat Dunning had no penchant for the ‘Little Gtant,”? and would break (rom him the moment he had conscientiously followed the instructions of his State Convention, and as soon as it shouid appear Douglas could not be nominated. I heard Gov. Dunning say before | left Washingron that the statement published in the States was not true; that it mer, and that he should go for Gen. Lane as goon as he felt satiatied Douglas could not be nominated. The Penn- Sylvania delegate warned the Douglas ‘“‘olowers”’ not to misrepresent him in like manner. fhis gentleman—a personal friend of the Preaident—had an interview with de} Wi s z : 2 EB oreo g Eye id See8s him while in Washio; ‘and left with the impression other revive ized that Mr. Wwas favoresle to the. nomination ‘of for ri jetaea Gen. Lane. 80 imsued, Here, and shout the South, Douglas is repudiated. H Now and sa ene a man ratner favorable to Dim, bat waite 4 such cases are rare, and there is no “blowing” abput.} other and the same shall be collected in the him. The impression is that he will fall flatter at Charles’ | manner provided by law for the of other taxes. ton than any political man vo prominent eve r fell before, 4. No of the said respective sums in this and that be not only cannot get the nomination, but will | act named, or any other sum or sums of money hereto- have no power to influence it. I think tnis impression is | jore appropriated by the said Mayor, Aldermen and Com. Correct, and next week will show it to be go. monalty ot the city of New York, toor .for any specified objects or purpoees, and raised, or to be raised by tax- ation received from other sources, shall be x “Hunter or Lane,’ they say—Hanter if It would be gafe to run him, if he has po, elements enough about him for the North, where the brunt of tne battle wili be; if not, Lane, who is sound and acceptabie, and who has more elements of popularity. There are many, bowever, who are offended with Virginia and Mr. Hunter from the rebuff South Carolina received from the Cid Dominon to its proposition for a convention of South- ern States. Even the moderate men of this State are offended ; for they say they had no idea of a convention for the purpose of secession, and that the first resolution offered to that eflect—"to ier the necessity of seces- sion’”’—was yotea down by a unanimous They wanted to confer on the best course for the Southern States to take in the present sectional crisis. Men of all shades of opinion are offended with the Oid Dominion in consequence of this rebuil. work on the State House at Columbia is progressing rapidly. There are over five hundred men at work at the building and at the querries. It ts said the roof will be on by October next. The timated cost iz three millions. This structure will be grand and beautifal one. The figure is a parallelogram, wkh imposing projecting porticos on each side, and with a broad flight of steps on one side for the entrance. the exception of these porticoz, and tho columns and or- Baments connected with them, the building fs a plain figure, with straight ground and sky lines. By the ori- ginal design there 1s to ve agteeple, or what the designer calls a dome. There is some doubt of it ever being put up, and I hope the government of the State will have good taste enough not to put it up. It would be worse than a Buperfiuity; it would be an execresence. Though the building is called a Roman-Corinthian one, it is almost Corinthian, and the lines are not broken enough to admit of « Roman dome, much legs the steeple-like thing pro- poeed to surmount the structure. This glaring defect s spparent in me State House at Nashville. Tne material, a Ught, almost white, granite, which is quarried two or three miles from the city, is well adapted to ths bright, ‘climate. On the whole, Pedsiristeg yt nbd if the ie on, in the Houre a Golembias Se ‘aa Mayor and Common Council, and they are hereby em- powered, upon the recommendation of the Comptroller, to authorize, by resolution or @ transfer to the credit of such deficient of such amount or made for the currem year, on account of which the said Jagt-mentioned appropriation or appropriations were made, and the amount or amounts so transferred shall be decmed and taken the same, and may be expended in the same manuer as though the same had been originally embraced for such deficient appropriation. ee ee hereinbefore provided and author- ized for the cleaning of streets, ehall apply upon any au- thorized agreement or contract entered into therefor for any term of years not exceeding five; and it is hereby declared lawiul for the Mayor and Common Council to authorise and make, or cause to be made, any agreemens or agreements, contract or contracts for the sreew of the city of New York, aud to which the said or kindred appropriations apply, for and during a term of years not w exceed five. The appropriation a fore provided and authorized for of roads aball apply upon any authorized Or + contract enterea into therefor for any term of years nos exceeding five; and it is boreby declatea lawful for the Mayor and Common Council to authorize and make, or cause to be made any agreement or aj te, contract or contracts for making and repairing the roads of the city of Ne York, ana to which the said or kindred ap- bye pply, for and during « terz of yeass not oxceed five. ‘The proposals for said contracts shall be advertised in such newspapers ag may be designated by said Common Council, and the contract or contracts shall be awarded as in the judgment of the Mayer and Common Council shall terday mornin; cock by one oi Smp Burpwe.—Mr. yard in Seendoint a pilot York Tax Bill as it Passed the ag fistionery, and the accommodation of the several courts of the county, rections, in pfrsuance further ame; eal “Saas by tax on the estates, real and person! tion according to law, within the said city and county, ap to be collectea according to law, to be app! defray ing the law expenses aud disbursements connecte: therewith incurred by the Board of Police for the Me. tropolitan Police cigtrict, and the said sum shall bo dis urged upon the orcer and receipt of the Treasurer of the said Board of Police, in the same manner as the payment of salaries of the police force. jects amd purposes, and raised Tnterest on loans... . 40,080 Lighting, cleaning, and Officers’ and witness’ 30,060 re fund, pay ams of salaries. ahi se , Contingencies Superinvene zing county buildings and oftices 15,000 168 OF Legublasive epar cement. 8,200 Sslaries, Fxecutive department, 60,000 Salaries, Bigg § 224,720 For aeurvey of the Harlem river, wih a view of ascertaining whether the same can be made ‘Day Jeeseee Pereeereerereee eee 2,000 —Or so mach thereof as may be ni . The Boara of Sopervisors are directed (0 cause we survey wo be For the purpose of erecting suitable court rooms fo: 0. eatimated deficiency in the product of the taxes ax from abaternent, remissions and cor of ax, estate, say $68,561 31. not excee@ing the also 4 sum of $15,666 al, subject to taxe eons! lied towarur Sec, 6. And the said Board of Supervisors are hereby empowered to cause to be raiged and collected in manner ae aforeeaid, the further sum not exceeding $80,000 to meet an. pay whatever aum up to that amount as may isstoners be found due to the contractors with the Commi of Records of the city and county of New York. The Comptroller is authorized to pay said amount when the tome chal} be judicially determined. Sec. 7. No portion of said respective sums, or of any other sum or sums of money heretofore app by the said Board of Supervisors, to or for any specified ov- or to be raised by taxation or received from other sources, shall be expended for or applied to any other objects or purposes than thoee specially named and provided for in euch ap propriations; provided, however, that in case any origi: Bel eppropriation so made by said Board shall be found insufficient for the purpose or purposes for which the same was made, it shall be lawiul for the said Board of Supervisors, and they are hereby empowered, upon the recommendation of the Comptrolicr to authorize, by re- solution or ordinance, 10 transfer to the credit of such A over the estimated expenditure to be made for the current year, on account of which the said last mentioned appropriation or appropriations were made, and the amount cr emounts so transferred shall be deemed and taken the same, and may be expended in the same man per as thopgh the same had been originally embraced in such deficient appropriation. Sec. 8, It shall and may be lawful for the said Board of Supervisors of the county of New York to borrow upon the faith and credit of the said county, im antici- pation of the receipt of the taxes levied and assigned by them for county purposes, for the current year, Buch amount of money as may be necessary to meet the expen- dures under the annuel appropriations for said year, be- fore the said taxes shall have been collected, and to judge and sppropriate, as security for the payment of the ssia moneys so borrowed and the interes: thereon, whole smount of the said taxes so as aforesaid levied and aesigned, and to issue bonds or certiticates of in- debtesness for the moneys 20 borrowed, which shall be known and Rouge bagged a8 county revenue bonds of the county of New the date of the same, interest thereon, at a rate not exceeding seven per cent peranpnum. Said bonds to be signea by the Comptroller of the city and county of New York, counteralgned by the Mayor of said city and seal- ed with the common seal of said Board of Supervisors, attested by the.Clerk of eaid Board; provided that the aggregate tug of all the bonds so issued shali not exceed the aggregate sum of the said taxes £0 a8 aforoaaid levied and agsersed for county purposes for the current year, and that the same ball in 20 cave be aispoued of by the aid Board of Supervisors at par value. Sec. 9. This act shall take effect immediately. ‘THE ADDITIONAL CENTRAL PARK STOCK. On motion of Alderman Convert, the Committee on Finance was discharged from the consideration of the Propriety of issuing additional Central Improvement stock; and the resolution respecting the issuing of adii- tional stock was returned to the Board of Councilmen. ‘The following members were appointed by the Presi- dent as ® commitice to attend the Sanitary Convention to be held in Boston:—Aldermen Starr, Cornell, Platt, Boole, Genet, Brady and Farley. ‘The sum of $3,800 was appropriated for placing addi- tional backing to the brick piers supportmg the trusses of Tompkins Market. ‘The Comptroller sent im a communication transmitting certified copy of an act of the Legislature, passed April 14, 1860, autho. the Corporation to borrow money to extena the Croton Water Works. Ordered to be printed. City Inspector sent in a communication giving a statement of the expenditures for the quarter ending ist of i 1400, by which the following items appear:— abt F ealaries ‘$21,644 43 (G87 of cleaning streets. ‘17,097 04 + ed 0. 2,070 00 . COMMENCES...» 3,401 47 Do. abatement of nuisances. . 70 40 te eereeeee + $193,753 34 Ordered on file. A reaolution from the Board of Councilmen respecting the organization ot an Emigrant Protection Bureau was re! @ to a epecial committee. . Mayor sent a message suggesting that suitable preparations be mude to receive the Japanese Commis- sioners. Referred to a special committee. ‘A motion to gppropriate $25,000 for the expenses incident to the reception of the Japanese Embassy was laid over. Aid, Fakir offered the following :-— ‘ Resolyed, That the thanks of the Common Council: be arid are hereby tendered to those members of the L: lature of the'State of New York who so manfully defended the righta of this city during the late session ot the Logis- latare. Adopted unanimously. Ald. Boot, desired to withdraw his resolution in regard to reducing the salary of the Auditor of Finance in the Comptroller's departincnt, as he had ascertained that that tloman was not (aa he had supposed) lobbying against Common in Albany. resolution was with: drawn, and the Board adjourned to Monday next. Personal Intelligence. Col. Fred. W. Lander, who is stopping at the Metro- politan Hotel, will leave to-day in the steamer for Cali- fornia. Mrs. Mary Chesuut, mother of the Senator from South Carolina, has been appointed Vice Regent of the Mount ‘Vernon Association of that State. She is eighty-five years of age, and‘had s personal acquaintance with General Washington. In the spring of 1789 Washington visited, ‘Trenton, and was received with the most enthusiastic de- monstrations by the people, especially by the ladies. A ‘“tiamphal arch’ was erected on the bridge over the Assanpinck creek, at thé entrance of which the young aad strewed flowers before him and sung & song of wel- me. One of those girls is now Mrs. Cheanut. Hon. Biddle of ivania, Hon, E. W. Boul- ware of Hon. D.8 Retort North Carolina, Hon. T. W. Bartley of Ohio, Hon. C. L. Ward of Pennsylvania, eer en |, are in Waah- Hon, Zadoc Pratt, of Prattsville, N. Y., has been elect- ed an honorary member of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institate. Minister to Washing. ‘House. Baron Guido de Grabow, ton, is stopping at the Brevoort J. Zsnage, and fami, from Havane, apartments ¢ the Astor Place Hotel. eheisag. J. H. MoVicker, Eeq., lessee and manager of the Chi- cago theatre,ana Mr. H. Squires,the well known @nor ainger, are stopping at the Lafarge House. G. B. Cornish, of the Emerald Isle, and daughter, are stopping at the St. Hovel. » Hon. J. N. Hawley, of Catifernis, Hon. F. W. Lander, aud Edwara Lander ‘taq., both of Salem,’ Massachasotss? Gol. A. G. Cartin, of Phi ‘Dearing, of the team States army, om ‘ateon, bee Tht hie mn, were among the distinguished arrivals at Metropoliaan Hotel yesterday. ‘Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Florence have arrived homo, hnd are stoppiog at their private residence ia East. Broad way. Yourg John B. Brownlow, son of Parson Brownlow, of Tepnesrce, who recently killed a fellow student in a melée, bas been tried for the offence in Virgunia, and ac quitted. Hon. Charles R. Train, M. C.,'of Massachusetts, ig in Lowell. Mr. Botts wae decidedly snubbed im the Richmond Clay celebration. He was not even invited to atrend, Colonel E. B. Alexander, U, 8. A.; Hon. Wm. Preston, Ky; Gen. A. G. Carter, Gen. Simms, La. ; Hon. John Ross, Cnerokee Nation; Hon. Wm. Wright, N. J.; Hon. J. Ran- al, Hon. H. M, Philip, Pa, Hoo, J: 6: .D. L mour, Clancy, Henry Wikoff, +P. Cagger, and 3. Cspenesr, United States District New York, were in Washington on Tuesday. 4 ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN. ONE DAY LAWER NEWS FROM. EUROPE, Restoration ef Tranquillity in Speln—Disturb- ances at Palermo—Horrers ef the Coolie TraMie—State of the Markets, ly &e., ke. aL The steamship North “American, Captain Acton, from Liverpool on the 4th inst., and Queenstown on the Sth arrived at Portland at eight o’clock last evening, ‘The steamship Nova Scotian, from Portland, arrived'at Liverpool on Thuraday the Sth imt. Shocking revelations bad been made concerning the coolie trade in the southern forts of China. On informer: tion derived from the deposition of 106 mem taken’ from” the coolie receiving ships, an inquiry was ordered by the allied Commanaer-in-Chief, and it was ascertained that in three colic vessels, two American ships and the other . an Oldenburg bark, the cooliea had been kidnapped, aid ‘& nominal consent to an eight years’ engagement in Cabs wrung from them by horrible modes of torture. Louis Blaac had made « must successful début ag @ pub Us lecturer. ‘n SUPPRESSION OF THE REVOLT IN SPAIN. Mapnww, April 4, 1860. When the troops found tha! (icneral Ortega ped de- ceived them as to the object of the recent movement, they, refused to march to his cry of “Vivela Reina’? The. General eceing the turn affairs had taken took flight, aid.» was pursued by his own troops. Hopes are entertained. that he will be captured. The troops he misled have. made their submission to the Queen. % ‘Tranquillity reigns in the Balearic Isles. " Perfect tranquillity also prevailed throughout the aa, tion. All the Deputies in Maarid have presented an addres®, of devotion to the Queen. SWITZERLAND. EXTRAORDINARY POWERS VOTED TO THE FEDERAL couNctl. ‘The National Council, by « vote of 106 against 8, and the Council of State unanimously, have voted the extraor- dinary powers demanded by the Federal Counell. DISTURBANCES IN NAPLES. Napums, April 4, 1860. Factious persons attacked the troops at Palermo, but they were dispersed, and the city then became tranquil. AUSIRALIA. Sypwnr, Feb. 7, 2860 Great floods have destroyed much property. All thé railway works are progressing satisfactorily. — FINANCIAL NEWS. BY TELEGRAPH TO QUEENSTOWN. Lonbon, April 5, 1860. The London Daily News city article of yesterday even- ing says:—‘‘To-day there was & further improvement in the funda of an eighth, but in the afternoon they relapeed to yesterday’s prices. The supply of money is more lberal, but the high rates continue. But little business is done below 434 to 6 per cent.’” ‘The London 2¥mes city article of last evening says that there has been a fall in the shares of the Great Western and Canada Railway, in consequence of the non-declara- if a dividend. inois Central declined on the announcement of a call. ifs closed on the 6th at 4% 0.94% for money and 0434 2 945, for account. COMMERCIAL MEWS. Livesroot, April 5, 1860. Owing 'to the closing of the markets to-morrow and Fri- day, the commercial news herewith forwarded ie as late ‘ag will go out in the America on Satarday. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Livearoor, April 5, 1860. ‘The Brokers’ Circular reports the sales for the last few days at 40,000 bales, of which 1,200 bales were to specay. Jators, and 7,000 bales to exporters. The market will be closed “to-morrow, it being Good Friday. All quali- ties have slightly declined, and inferior qualities are very difficult to sell except at irregular prices. The sales to- -day (Thursday) foot up 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 bales were on speculation and forexport. The market closes steady, with a fair demand at the followins quotations:— Fair. 1 656 Mobile ...... 144. 6igd. Uplands, 4 63-16d, The stock in port is 906,000 bales, of which 703,000 bales are American. idl "STATE OF TRADE AT MANCHESTER. ‘Te Manchester trade report says there has boen no obange since Tuesday. There has been a steady business in cloths at full prices. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. Mesers. Richardson, Spence & Co. report the market for breadstuffe quiet but steady. , LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. ‘The Liverpool provision market is inactive but steady. ‘The heliday bas produced quietness in the market. LIVERPOOL PRODUOE MARKET. Pot ashes quiet at 208. a 298. 6d. Pearl ashes quiet at 336. a 838, 64. Sugar quiet and deolined 34. a 6d. Coffee steady. Rice quiet” Ood oll, 388.0 38s. Linseed oil, 28s. = 288. 6d. Rosin dull at 4s. 3d. ads, 4d. for common. Spirits turpentine dull at 368. unimportant, New Orleans... THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF OFFERE! Nothing new has transpired the inquest on Tues- day night which tends to throw furttier light upon the mysterious murder of the un} woman. Informa- tion has been received whichftends to the belief that Miss: Kirley, the Boston girl, WhG was supposed to be the vic- tim, is living with a {m Brooklyn. Her trunks ar- rived on the boat om Wedacaday morning. Nothing was in them but wearing apparel likeness of a . Coroner Morris was sent FEMALE—REWARB the matter, At te testing of the, Jereey City Common Goan om Tuesday night, Hardenbergh offered the - De gars or .} of $250 for the apprehension and delivery of the party or parties guilty of the murder of the female foundin the ‘waters of the Hudson river, near the Canard dock. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. The body of a female found in the water fronting street, Jersey City, may possibly be thet of the femalé ‘whose clothes were found on the raft at Gowanus, about three weeks ago. She may have been strangled, and murdered there, and a barrel of pitch stolen from. man’s boat and sunk where it was found, as the rope tied around her neck was a “raftsman’s knot.” INVESTIGATION. Camrnexk Accipgst.—Shortly after eleven o'clock on Tueeday night a slight fire occurred in the third story of house No. 14 Newark avenue, occupied by James Soden; occasioned by the bursting of a camphenc lamp. The flames set fire to Mre. Soden’s Mr. Soden, who was in bed at the time, jumped up and attempted to get his wife out of the wiidow; but, failing in this, he sprang through the window and landed upon the awning some twelve wae! below. At this time wow Wara. en- ered apartment and. tore the burning garments from the woman's body. She was considerably burned about the back. The fire was extinguished before much damage was cone. Bow Ropnxny.—On Tuesday evening « well dressed, genteel appearing young man called at the house of John F.C, Thielman, at No. 26 Easex street, and whilo engaged im conversation with the servant girl, an accomplice en- tered the basement by the back door, and succeeded im carrying away about $80 worth of silver ware. Coroners’ Inquests. Fatat Casvarnes.—-Philip Richert, ® carpenter emm- Ployed cn Bomner’s now building at No. 113 Fulton street, while ascending a ladder Wednesday morning, missed his step, and was precipitated froffi the fourth to the third floor, and was killed almost instantly. Coroner Jackman the Kast ‘river, fell from aloft and was instantly killed’ jbo otonred i rapectabie: fy as obliged to accept the fe cate toy’ aor Founp Drownep.—The body of a man named Florence Domabue was found floating in the water at pier No. 9 North river Wednesday, under clroumatances which ft no doubt ag to the case being one ofaccidental drowaing. Corouer Schirmer held an inquest upon the body. Oo- roner Jeckman held an inquest at pier No. 81 North river upon the body of an unknown woman, twenty years of age, who drowned. Lael ing feet high, A snalhe medtum ah smal), features. ‘appeared in the Water about two weeks, been aad a dy acting Superintendent Carpenter, to confer vith Bila Naw Yorx, April 19, 1090. fork, ove of the Brooklyn wharves, and then taken in s rafte-)