The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1860, Page 3

HI wet izes i E i i i £ ve Litt I { : | i i [ H = & H E G rr i it : ! i sz: i H H iH iH ie E i i Eg af ti ; | BE i i u a I H i j i I : L f | of E3 i i if ig e i i i z & ii i fell? i i é iil 3 i i : 3 if i i z : rf i FbF 7 FR i : : ! ft i Hd ie ig i il i it E § 8 5 i q i H ? E E i 83 4 i j g i i it | Pr [if +f Hg se i i | altel it | i Pe Hel bee [ i 7 i i 3 ut a iy i f 3 H [ J H Ubora: army ie reorganizing tosi apd otber places of the interior meantime, the French and pe Minieters are Moo, Dot up to the present ume they have made but lime Lod A fetter from Vera Cruz saya, ‘neither this govera- ment nor tbat at the city of Mexico have received the proposition with anything like favor.’ S tee Cricket. COMMENCEMENT DAY. The St George’s and New York clubs commenced their ericheting teason yesterday. The day was a splendid one for cricket, and each club mustered well. There were about twenty five members of the &. George’s Club upon Police Intelligence. ‘Tex Gay Decwvan of Trocete —Thomas Campbell, lias the Gay Deceiver, was taken into custody oa Sunday night, by policeman Brackett, of the Twenty.second precinct, on charge of stf@mpting to pass counterfeit mo- ney. The prisoner, it appears, had the temerity to offer a epurious five dollar bill on the Raak of the Commonwealth, Philadelphia, tn payment for some goods at a drug store, if 8 g if i He f i ! the call the polis. "Iadtend of aod eping +7 police. gn aiatar bere stabbed Mr. Reed ia the face with a fork, while another cut bim im several with @ carving Bnife The poor man was maltreated thet be was obliged to take to bis be remained Itawood, were arrested yesterday and commited for ex amination by Justice Kelly. Court of Oyer ‘Termtner. Before Hou lograbam. MAy 7.—This court was opened thie morning: but, om motion of the District Attorney, the petty jurors were @ischarged until Monday next, w which time the court took « recess. [SESE TRE LATEST SHIPPISG NEWS. , NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. THE PLOTS OF THE PRESIDENT MAKERS, Speech of Jefferson Davis on the Protection of Slavery in Territories, Remarks of Messrs. Brown and Cling. man on the Subject. Debate on the Tariff Question in the House. THE SARDINIAN MISSION, =o, a, Some of the democrats think that the Richmond Con- vention will have delegates from every State in the Union, and that they will nominate Dickinson, Hunter or Guthrie If they find they cannot accompilsh this they ill attenc @ Baltimore, and attempt to contro! that Convention which the Douglas men say they expect to have all their Weeneaday next. AB adarees to the seeders from the Charleston Conven tion, showing the urgent necessity for their retura to tb Nauonal Democratic Convention at the acjourned meetin, im June, was in circulation to day for the signatures o members of Congress. The movement is intended t forestall the meeting of Conventions in the seceding State~ to supply the vacancies occasioned by « withdrawal o celegates. Dickinson, of New York, is seriously talked of as th- nominee of the Richmond Convention. Mr. Savage, big recent book entitled ‘‘Representative Men,’’ fasten ajou him the record of being the fmber of equaue sovereignty. The same suthor has damaged Melau badly by exposing the fact that he cance addresved a lett 10 Gen. Cass, endorsing the jatier’s squatter sovercigat. no@n. Justice Nelson, of the Supreme Court, ana Hous, o ‘Virginia, are talked of among the candiaatees named fo the Baitimere Convention of the 9h inst. TRE RACEPTION OF THE JAPANESE. ‘The Washington Navy Yard is being put in a better con dition that it bas been for years past, and extensive ar rangemente are there being made ior the receptioa of t.. Japanese Embassy. ‘THE RALTIMOR® CONVENTION. Toe number of delegates passing throigh Washing>n ‘THR CBICAGO CONVENTION. can members of Congress will attend the Chicago Con- arsigned for to day until Thursday and Friday next. at ‘tuat time Mr. Haskin, of New York, will offer an amend- ment tothe five bills providing for the organization of Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Decotah and Chippews, as fol ‘This amenément was offered by Mr. ‘Territorial bills last Congress, but was objected to by Mr. ‘Stephens, then chairman of the Committe on Territories. THB CONTENTED ELECTION CAmEA. ‘The contested seat of Anderson versus Cheaman has been argued before the [louse Committees of Elections for about ten days, and from preeent appearances will be de cided against Cheeman. ‘An application bas been made before the eame commit The consideration of the public printing has been post- yoned to Wednesday next, when Mr. Gurley, of Ohio, will offer bis proposition for a government printing estab Kehment, as an amendment to the proposition of Mr Harkin, reported from the Committee on Pubtic Expen dures, im ‘avor of reducibg the prices on the printing forty per cont. ‘THE COTODE INVEFTIOATION. Mr. Wendell was before the Covode Commitice again ‘today, with his check or cash books, He teatified that be paid between thirty and forty thousand doi Jars & procure the passage of the Lrcompten, or English ‘Dill, These books showed some singular erasures, which will hereafter be developed. The only amount thet has been acocunted for thus far, ie the five thousand dollars paid to Bean, Wenaell was informed that he would be expected to state where the money weat. Great anxiety ls manifested to learn Wendell's detailed statement. Simeon Johnaon, late editor of the Washington Union, testified that be had reason to believe that the Lacompton cOmstitution wae made in Warhington, becaune Martin, a clerk in the Interior Department, called upon him (John. ton) and informed him that he was deputed to take the eetroment to Kanres, and asked Jobneen to apply to the State Department to bave bim (Martin) paid for bia ser vices over and above his regular salary APVAIRG IN UTAR ‘The War Department reosived this mornings large mai) from Utah. The news is unimportant. The troops were nearly af! in readiness for marching, and the Mormons reemed greatly elated at the idea of their leaving. ‘THE VACANT DIPLOMATIC MERION. ‘The name of Henry M. Phillips, of /*hiladelphia, is men- tioned 'n connection with the vacancy oorasioned by the death of Mr. Clark, Minister to Guatamala and Honduras. PORTAL APP AIRA. ‘The House Post Ofice Committee meet to. morrow, and will probably dispose of the question of emtablishing But- terfield’s line of steamers in the Gulf. There are several important postal reforma before the committee, Which will shortly be acted upon. SEW TORK OFFICER HOLDERS & TROURER George N. Sanders has retarned from Charleston, and ta waiting to ascertain how many heads among the New ‘York appointments are to fail into the basket with his ‘The Presidemt hae the matter now under ad\isement. ‘The PHGINVE MLAvE LAW, ‘There i@ some tlk of attempting to amend the Fugitive Slave law, so am te meet the flaw reesatly discovered therein by Judge Pettit, of Kanaae, in deciding the fugt- tive sinve canes growing out of the attempted rescue of the alleged slave Fisher, im January, 1959, that the Fugi- tive Slave law does not recognize or authorize a pursuit and reclamation by « guardian. Tan sepane. Tt Is reported that Wilson, the present Attorney of Utah, ana RP. Henniken, of Peunsytvania, have bean appoint: ed Jadgen of Utah Territory. THE CONDITION OF THR TREASURY. Mr Geow, m bis speech on the tartif to-day, showed, if the Secretary of the Treneury’s ertimates of receipts ebonid be realized, and the erpenses should not exosed pis estimates, there would be @ defieit in the treasary on the Ist of July next of orer one million dollars, with NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘werty millions of ‘Treasury notes unredeemed, and over twenty four milions of public debt failing due before the 1st cf July, 1868. ‘The current expenses of next year will D2 1 06 less than sixty-Gve millions, while the revenue un- der the present tariff would not exceed sixty millions ‘There must be a change of the tariff jv order to raise re- ‘venue enough to pay the current expenses of the govern ment, ‘The House handsomely endorsed Mr. Burlingumo’s re port from the Committee on Foreign Affairs w-day, wake our representation to Sardinia a first class miaaio:. Senate, Wasumatoy, May 7, 1860. The galleries are crowded; a large number of ladic- are present. ‘Mr. Cuanpure, (rep.) of Mich., offered & resolution to admit Governcrs of States to the privileges of the Soor Referred to the Library Committee. 4 private bill for the relief of larael Johnson was passed. ‘Tae PATENT Laws. Mr. Axmovy, (rep.) of R. I., presented a remonstrance of patentees and mechanics against such an alteraiion of the patent laws as ehall take from the applicants the righ! of appeal from the decision of the Commissioner. KANSAS LAND TITLES. The Dill to settle the ities of certain lands set apart for the use of balf breed Indians in Kansas was taken up passed. . ‘THE HOWNSTEAD BILL. Mr. Dootrrrg, (rep.) of Wis., presented resolutions of the Wisconsin Legislature in favor of the Homestead bill, and a Eee \scrimtpation pruposed against foreigners. SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES. ‘Mr. Davis’ resolutions came up. Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Miss., said his resolutions were. Mttie more than ancouncement of the priccipies © mere uf the constitution. The present wore the sam” which the founders of the government had to compose of difficulty was tho was ,overbment of ope people ipsiead of a compact bet gory ~rparate sovereigoties This desire of separaie aud lod~ pendent communities brought about the early settleme:.” of Ubis continent. Declaration of independense war not for the colonies united, bat for them separats!y, aa: (he constitution was not adopted by the mass of te p-« wie, Dus the States severally. This was Carine: sugained by the circumstance of the irreguls period at which the conet:tution was ratified by th» aiff ent States. He read from the devates of the New York Legisiature, and the Legistetures of other States, on ta: reciicatien Of the constitution, to supvor: bis views where ‘u ground i6 taken thet the Sistes could at any ume whe o it wap vecesear7 to resume the powers which they ba, volegated 10 the government de reterred to couoa as the great bond of the union he tween the Slates, which was imocrtant to the manutuc: sorere of the North the ¢iversity o position of tae t ~ections readered a free change of com motives u cersary. How surprising. (uen, wat that 900K shou receive the Commendation of « large Dumber Of Norther: representatives, whicb found fault because the Souu usea tbe surplus proceeds of Nortbera manu‘actories. Tur Wath demaocs protecton—frat, because is was ite righ second, because it was the duty of the general govern meu Mr. Davie read many aistioguiebed authorities toea0 # tis oO power wee given to the grnera! government wo coer. the Sia:es, apa What the idea of a community of indepsu epre prewal'ed among the leading mea of ali s*ctions + toe formation of the goverameat He also avsertei tus che gebere] gove pment had no power to limit the juapo tations of any State. If it be ® protective duly by which the States sre taxed, by what right + wave property to be deprives of this proimctiou on this jeeue, etter days of discussion, they saw the Demo rave Convention broken up, and the party anitiag joy oily tor ite foneral He bad faith, however, that the ax mocracy stil Uved, that it would honestly meet the tse! masses of the country would sustec «nd that the te hoagut right. Then came the radical party which on overwrn the constiution. Thus i was the! wany members of the old hig party were acting with now as the only couservs He trusted the bopes of the conservative dence, Delieved it would revive and reunite. Mr, Davis referred 2 the a ae rc fifth of bie resolutions, whieh asserted we property to prate in , and duty of Congress to eee that this protection afforded. He stood hal way = betw those who asserted the absolute ne ee eee ua er sove. reianty men. Congress — tomporary governments ia Territories. He read judicisi suthorities 10 iivall } H i fs 4 ify: ts HT rid aa bi fy Eek? i tes if ud ti il +l of the doctrine pever gave it (be interpretadem claimed by the advocates of popular sovereignty. The Senator fom Diinols in 1860 oppoted every proporitien whicn persed the Senate, and voted for the pronibitioa of sla ‘very from the Territories. fe bolieved be dia #0 ander instructions In 1854, Congress, i enacting Territorial billie left Out the provision requirtug the Territoria: Legistatare to fubmit its acty to the revision of Congress, snc ‘a8 ciuimed ne & concension of the power by Coa Tow, howe waa not so, a8 Congress saves tly inserted & provision inthe other Dale Moreever, green could not abdicate its powers. He asked ny more for s tlave cose than for & horee or machine co: want they ‘bad nov right' to iuterfure with "ibe righis 1 no 0 neriere om Property ; onde they did do #0, he, oented Copgrese to juterfere asked that tbe He copstitational rights of the Southern Stat should be reepected. He Leped that Minsiseippl would never eur render ber equality of nghts © avoid aay danger The country bad reacted a peried of civil war. An artes band bad inverted @ Southern State, aad the question #as what murt be cone to wave the couctry’ Lecturers hao deen ‘sowing broadcast throughoet the land incendiary doctrines, and 20 he caited on correct princioles and bone hack tne government to the doctriocs of the conatitatiogr ‘They were saked if tae party pro’ ming Dombility wo thet: {cRritutone got posresion of the government, to awa! calmly a0 overt act. War not « declaration of war an Wf ap bortile army stoned before your city deverm nation of ia tortured eto e Ik Was not & threat, bat « warning to preveot Thit qnestion hax inepace that "hich was dreaded, not desired been tampered ¥ ith too long, and !t ie ime that the trath hs apverted in unr qaivocal Meech of Mr. Dewis’ apece plained oF indie pusition Mr. Brown, (dem ) of Mies, replied to @ remark of Mr. Davie, that the second resolution of the former ailli- ated with the views of Mr. Douglas. If this could be thown, be wuld strike out any langonge surceptibie of ruch & gourtrvction He, therefore, withdrew the se- cond and third of bis reevlutions, aad offered the follow age. s inaudible. He com. is f i i | ay i i i i z ff te E a BF z g Hy i ; if 33 ih li : Ee EH fh Hy i H 1 { ll i | Wasmimoros, May 7, 1860 THR CARDINIAN SRO, Mr, Bemuwosme, (rep) of Mase, from the Commitios on Foreign Affaire, reported a bill suthorizing tbe Preet dent to appoint a full Minister 10 Sardinia, at a galery of $12,000, with » Secretary of Legation at $1,800 per an- mum. Passed without debate. ‘THR ORDER OF BURINESS. ‘Mr. Grow, (rep.) of Pa., desired to” postpone the Ter- ritorial business, which was the special erder for to-day, ‘until Thursday and Friday. The reason was that some of bie political iriends desired to go to the Chicago Ova- vention, who did not care #0 much to be on the record on which Mr. Hovstow, (dem.) of Ala., was not willing to vote up, be Move an amead of the organized fer- ‘Mr. Monnus, (a. L. dei , Fenrir tin came ups be wethd move” na auc large majority. 8. opp ) of Va, voted. no, thy Cae Sok Sa Wotneessy, wash to have been ignorea by both the democratic and rough in a day. Sfeure you taat tt wit ves Rot be forced ov an amevdmect ex- é Ly * Ss i i i i 3 i the Treasury, and on oebt was over sixty five ferred to facts and figures to show receipts were far below the amount neceseary to meet the expenses of the goveroment, and pointed out whereio large reductions can be made in the appropriations. |i gentiemen would only devote their energies and intwilecis the ordinary operations of the wotel expenses could be red economy, ana the of ought to be paid out of ite current receipts. He spoke of private expresses as being more expeditious and safe than the public coavey ance, Thero was little hope of material resuctions, how ever, Lg! oy! vpirit and sectionaligm are rampant iv the mod. congratulated the at Charleston bad reachea the lowest depth of politicsi de gradation, and could do no berm in the future. The public lands are not to be looked to in the future as eource of pubhe revenew. The bill now under consi tion will yield from eity to sixty-five millians per annum, Specific duues will give seventy five per centum more than advaierum, as they will to a great extent cut oif Pg b false po, nee ene, aes pagsage ofjtbe penoing dill, wi considere am. ple, certain and ¢ftictent,—aforomg reasonable protection Yo the interests of ail sections of the country. This, be contended, should not be treated as @ party measure. It was extraoramary (hat au administration which had been running the country largely in de>t, showd oppose a Toeasure which will extricate them from this condiuon. Mr Scuwanrz, (A. L. dem of Pa.,) rose to v adicate his rivate character. He, together with his colleague, Mr. Hicrman, tnd Mr. Havkin, of New York, hed been assail- ed by the consticutinw, the oulcial organ of Mr. Buchanaa, a paper not sustained by public , but fed by federat jlupder, and which attempts to degrade those who dare advocate people's rights and tnterests. He we the large Jefiersonion covetituepcy of Berks county, waict WB DOL more uncompromising I its hostility to treacnery and corruption in cffice than to the infamous career of th: present administration He spoke of his predecessor (J. Giancey Jones) as having truckled its power and = supported ie Raglisn-Kavaes bil. The Constitution bad used twward him \angoage which would shock even the indeccucins of BM ate. He would rather be John Schwartz than President Buchanan, who bad the conddeace of of bis truest friends, and now trembles when he meets them {aoe to face, after having deserted and thea attempt ed betray them. In conclusion he advocated the protec tion of American induetry. Mr. Gnow advocated the tariff bill on the ground that ite Was pecestary © moct the wants of the [rea. sury. To be fair, a tariff must have both specific and ad- valorem duties, the former to apply wherever articles are neerly of the same kind, tbe beter not certain and upfluctuating revenue but to ead guara eos mae « Sot Pa aoe re >) of 1» (TER. F RNB, (rep in fayor of o ls bi (dem.) of Pa > Dot Teaa., gure his Views ou the opp » gave his views ou rose, and the House adjourned. Mr. Mayxanp, tariff. The The Methedist Episcopal Gemeral Con- feremce—Sixth Day. Borraro, May 7, 1860. The call of the Conference, which was iaterrapted on Saturday by the adjournment, was resumed. A successful effort was made to reconsider the action of the Conference on Saturday in the matter of appointing a Committee on Appeals, and the Chair was ordered to ap point a committee of seven to prepare a code, regulating the disposal of all appeal cases, and report to morrow. acknowledges the receipt of & Rock Hiver Conference On the subject of slavery, bat to take any action thereon trom deference to its tubon. eberch On motion of Mr Slicer, the Comaittes on Corres- pondene) wee instructed to inquire and report in regard to the ptate ment iba the Brineb Conference had veen memorializ-a by the Rock River Anvoal Conference Bishop sore 4 & memorial from Dr. & Lockey, Whied wee read, in favor of establishing an ex executive contereoce for the government of the church ; to consist of the aot varioun | ‘Of the Choreb, including the power to juvestigste all charges against the bishops, ava to try as well me the preachers propawee coutive Conference that three fourths of each body shall be perpetuated in the rueceeding one memorial was referred wa felect committee of reven, to consider aod report at an early day The (Hata smpounced as the special committee to pre for the disposal of pares appenie, Mesere Moody, ‘Oterk, , Hitehoock, Porter, Griffith and Reddy. ‘Adjoarned. Seventy three petitions for a change of the slavery rule and two against were presented to day. Tilinots Congressional Nomination. Gmicaco, May 7, 1960 Wiliam Kellogg was today nominated for re ¢\sction to Copgrese by the Republican Uonvention ef the Fourth Congresatonal district of thin State. ‘The democracy of this city fred 153 guns this eveniog, fm hover of the vote received by Mr. Douglas at the D, May 7, 1860. On the arrival of the train from to-day, con- taining © crowd of returning deiagates to the Coarieston Convention, the democrats of Cieveland gave them a ra tute of one hundred and finy three guns. Th @ Steamer. , Carummim, © W., May 7, 1860. A lock in the Welland canal, at Alleasbirg, was broken through by the ‘State thia morning, and WEWS FROM THE PACIFIC. Arrival of the California Pemy Express. ‘Sr, Journ, May 7, 1800. The Pony Express arrived hore inst aigat, in the ume Of kioe Guys four be urs, god made the last 120 miles ip @ ght oud a belt hours, San Francisco, april 27—8:40 P.M Since the Pony Express of the 20th lefe the foliowtug ships bave arrived:—April 20, Flying Mist, from Mong Kong; ist, bark Lonise, from Hamburg; Baye Morhig ctr ed Boone Vite, tro. Aston; 984, ebipas Joo. Stuart, Neptune Car and See Nympb, from New York; 25th, steamer Cordes, from Pepqma, with passenger, who left New York March 30 Sailed April 28, ship Jean Bart, for Mazatlan; 26, An drew Jackson, for Callao; Northern Light, for acapulco Immigration has again commenced from China. The sbip Flying Miat, arrived from Houg Koog, brought 470 pastengers, and the ship Jame Brown is daily expected with as many more. At last accounts severa) veaeels at Hong Kong were up for San Francisco, ering behing tbe Legmuauure, eines the ult., has passed an act to create the of State logit; to provide for a ‘vote of the people to decide where a convention shall be caued to revise the constitution The hill to appropriate $60,000 10 build » road Soom Tiareti. sn thigte Valley wras considered aad lost. Toe 5 Sted 6,000 strong. ppartet 8 @ liberel army, . wee {aven ‘Celine and Menzanilla without 5 The Waahve silver mines are still the ali absorbing mat- ter of public consideration Tt i@ estimated tat 7,000 people bave already gone there, red roads over the mountains give a new impetus: to We emigratioo there, A gentleman just returned met cm the mountaiws curing two dsys, 1,000 loaded mules, 8,600 head of sheep and SU0 beef cattle going over to thr wines. New discoveries of silver are reported, and tune general belief is inc: caring in e great extent and richness Of this silver region. ‘The cverlapa mail left for St. Louis at 12 o'clock to day takiwg over 8,000 owen oo torough ——. “is ‘A Dill bas paseed the re, appropriating $5,000 wo provide wells on the Cowrado desert. a The Legisiatare has decided 10 adjourn on Monday, the Freperations are making for grand demonstration {a San Francisco in honor of Gov. Downey's veto of the Bulkhead bill. ‘Since the sailing of the steamer on the 20th business with the interior bas shown ® maaifest improve bas, however, yet to bring jovbers forward for goods from first hands toapy greatextent They sre buying, but scarcely with the freedom witb which they are moving their owc stocks. They sbouid enter the market with the coming week, a8 there ls every wdication of steaxy business (rom the country. Prices rule steady, and will likely keep so, 8 LO Speculative movements sppear probable, and operators are meeting the market from stocks on hand, Few speculations have occurred during the past week. Boots and shoes are dull. Candles active for consut sales of the week 17,700 boxes, Fair brands of catlee firm: Carolina, 7}{c. f00ds ere rather more active, ement. Mackerei 83 per kit, No. 1 60; Old unseleabie, Lumber moving Nquors were some vbat w cy. Molasses anu fyrups were unchanged. Nails beavy,at3Xc. Naval stores iaactive. Oils vers quiet. isione—Small sales of pork and bacon, rather easier terms for buyers. Beef ui |. Ham find no sales, Butter salen see er at 2k. for the with & slight im New tol S88 igri isF 333 i rs iy ee i z great. He boseiged the place tor six cays, and fually jomt all bie artilery, eight Ta the Dreadtal Casusity. TWENTY-NINE BOYS AND GIRLS DROWNED. AvGveTA, Ga, May 7, 1860. “It is reported and believed wat twouty nine girs and boys, who were s 10 and Gehing party, were drowned in near Camden, 3. ae e beeu Eawrox, ?a., May 7, 1860. A horrible murder was committeu pear here this alter neon. Mr. Thomas » an old, wealthy acd re spectable farmer, living three miles above Kaston, on the Lehigh river, bad an altercation with two of his iaborers, which terminated fetally to the wnole three. One of the men caught Mr. Richardson around the neck with ecythe, pulliog Bim down en &fence sed holding b: in that whilet bis companions — beak him on the bead with a rail, Goaliy jamming the rail into his braiv, Two sone of Mr Kicharcson, on coming to bis assiplance, were threatened, ane threats were made ww fire the pretnizes ad murder the family, if they were io teriered with. One of the boys ran into the house, got a double barreled gun, aud abot bot of he men dead. ‘Fire in Philadelphia, PMLAOMLPALA, May 7, 1880, B.D. Steteon’s Tattoreal! stabier, on Filvert rtreet, be- low Fourteenth, were entirely destroyed by fire this after. noon §=Twenty-eiabt borees were burnt, one valued at $1 600 anc another at $) ,000—all of valuable Mock The ad jotbing buildings pero also partial'y barnt. Lows 825 0, Ingarance, $6,000. The orgin of the fire was accidental. Death of Ex-Governor Tazewell, of Vir. ginta, Nonroux, May 7, 1860. The venerable Littleton Walker Tazewell, formerly United States Senator, and ex Governor of Virginia, died bere on Sunday, aged eighty five. A Slave Aboard @ Schooner. Cuanuastom, May 7, 1800. The schooner Julia Anna, which sailed from thie port on Bundsy for Philadelphia, returwed this evening, having Gwcoverca @ slave aboard. Fire tn South Boston, Sovrn Bowrow, May 7, 1860, ‘The fire in South Boston wt ey | the chemi. Sm. of Hodges & mibee. 000, insured tor $16,000. Southern Ocean Steamer Movements, ANNAN, May 7, 1800. The screw steamship of Cromwell's Noe. from New York, arrived off fybee ai tou 0% ing, the Ob ten o'clock Sunday Markets. PHILADELPAIA STOOK BOARD. OmLPMA, May 7, 1860, Mendy. Penneyivania State 6's, 04%, ; a Morr Canal, 86; Lang hand , 4. Sight exchange of me New Onrea’ 7, 1860. Cotton—fales to day 7,590 bales. ph wwe eye, atic Seger Orm and exchange unchanged Cemtea—fa'es 10-407 of 4.000 tales The sisumer's "Trmcess. “Markot wee jarket active at 10\¢ Catena taied odey 1,00 rake Hern ere! Parapeurma, May 7, Four dull and unchanged, Wheat dull and ects» ef es se fo) eR 2 & red $1 47 8 ST 60. ‘Whiskey dull at 283¢0. pha Cpl pe focins 0 see Ober gre aie, Gnal woe vais bat rt 400 New York. Teeter eae Dusheis rye, 2,600 bases pave The ‘amount of’ afloat from the Upper Lake for this port is 207,000 , els wheat and 876,000 bushels corn. ar Ag Flour steady at $5 600 $6 65. Whikoy éa Provis- jona ¢ mess pork, $17 26; bacon ames 9%. ‘exebange on New York ‘cent pre- Williamaburg City dows. Exruyeive Fine oy 4 Diriieny.— Yesterday eflerness, about two o’clock,s fire broke out im the distillery of dental boiling over of a pot of pitch, and adjoining premises with Q fire department of the poy eps soon *pot, and the utmost efforts were br the fisstlete New York, $2,500; 5 " $3,000, Kxoelsior, $2,500; New World, $2,500; $2,500. Thomas ‘Bets and Joba a 1 ry pear ‘and properly fourth fire upon these premises. ‘Tux Onx Cant Fxny.—The one cent ferry, from South First street, Williamsburg, to Catharine slip, New York, which was projected by Mr. Tinsky, commenced opera- Mons yesterday morning at sin o'clock. The boats used ‘are the J. Chase and ©. P. Smith, which are fitted up with reals capable of acoommocating four hundred passengers. The only. remeation from the , however, ia awn- igs. ey left qui-e regularly every ten minuis, up to o'clock, and averaged about tbree hundred passen- #ix minutes, Seventh and South Eighth street boaison the way. On these Cocanions the One venters were very exultant, cheer- wg lustity, ana making other demonstrations of joy The projectors ik the ope cent ferry will become a perma- Dent joatitution. A New Souxp Sreauee —Mesars. Snecden & Oo, of Greenpoint, bave just laid the keel for a large steamboet for the New Haven Steamboat Company, to ran asa night boat between New York and New Haves. She ie to vc a mate of the Elm iniebed in the same style, buts hitle shorter. Her length will be 275 feet, width 86 feet, and depth about 12 feet The machivery, the plans of which are not yet entirely completed, will be constructed at the Morgan Iron Works. She will be launched time this fall, and will be completed in about s year. Svrrowp Svicipe or a Convicr.—Coroner Murphy beld an inquest on the body of a man found floating im the wa- ter at the foot of Tenth street, Green Point. From his Greag and otber circumstances he was supposed w bave deen a convict belonging to Blackwell's latand. Arremrt To Coxmm Svicion —A man by the name of Jobn Goodman, Saturday, atie npted to commit suicide by jomping from a Green Point ferry bost. He was rescued with mucb difficulty, and taken to the Seveutn precioct mation house. Extreme poverty was alleged as ihe cause of the rash act. Coroners’ I \- ‘Tue Herron Sram PorosnG Case—The inquest in the care of Mrs. Hannan Peiser, of No. 239 Hu {eon atreet who died from the effects of arsenic, supposed to have deen ac ministered accidentally by herself, was conchuded 43 Perry street, on Sunday evening, ‘upon the John Murphy, ® native of Ireland, aged 68 years, who waa almost instantly killed by falling from the stoop. Deceased, it appeared waa sitting in front of the bail door, when he was seized with an attack of vertigo, and faliog forward, struck his head against the ground with such viole sce aa to cause death. Svericion or Four Pray.—Coromer Jackman was noti- Fresh Air on Sanday. 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorx, May 7, 1860. 1 would like to ask, through you, if the different rai) roads which leave New York could not make some ar- which, perbaps, does s bigger business im the excarsion line than apy other road, ought to tet the example, and the other rosda would soon follow. There are a great namber of poor man in this city whe, having [riende residing peer by and inacoranibie by boste gee are always low), would take their fami- lies to spend their Sundays ia country if it dia not re. quire so large an 2 Come, Mesers. railroad gentiemen, give the public a a litte freon air once a week ats alight aneur Sn ts Sage pe 2 Personal Intelligence. Dr, Jewett and of Now Haven, are RX. < family, of New Haven, are sopping at C. P Hommingway, Frq , of Valparniso, and Madan Gazraniga and sister, from Philadelphia, are stopping the Everett House. mod ” Bishop Kemper, of Wisconsin, and Dr. C. C, Byrne, of Philadelphia, are stopping at the ‘Astor House. How, Erastus Corvivg, of Albany; B &. Promer, of Boffalo, and J. P. Rickman, Beq., of Mexico, Battal, ap ekman, Req. are mopping Gov. Leteber, Col. F. H Smith, and Col. P. St. George Cocke, all of Virginia, are stopping at tbe Fitth Area 6 General H. H. Baxter and lady, of Vermont, Wood, Maine; Col. J. ©. Buckley, May 7.—Jn the Matter of the Petition of Fanny Atcineem tt. J.B. Miller, for tre Custody of am Infant Cha —The child in question ie said to be Wegitimate and the off the relator: bot, by ® special pring ‘Mqrecment in ivered to the who i curred before Peck was duly q Ciriog dood ‘Vhat year, and that the bontemen for were liable up. pF } amount of ag ® stated as follows. —From the We 's Bank, Pordand, $1 from Neal Dow, 5500; from the enretion of $1480, 687. $1,000 10 Cot, iad $90,500 to cond novee, Of