The New York Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1860, Page 3

ABWARD'S CHANCES. ‘Who Cutianadd Caste bas © special despatch frem Chl ego es thas the present indjonuons are decidedly Mr. Seward’s nominates. Governor Chase's qgenpeets have been damaged by the rumor, which do friends ony fe unfounded, thet he m working to secure /teward’s nem mation in case be is not Rimself nominated. ILLINOIS. ‘The friende of Seward ciate the Mincis delegation, but ‘is remembered that John Wentworth, Mayor of | aisego, cam mould them entirely to his purpose, and that way that his pemination will carry 20,000 to 40,000 ‘etes ever to Mr. Boil. ‘Mw. Lane, the republican candidate for Gevernor of fama, says that with Seward be and his party will be defea:ed; but with Bates, McLean or Lncela, perbape ethers, he cam aweep the State. hie understood that Hon. Andrew G. Curtin, the peo. jte’s candidate for Governer of Pennsylvania, who is fm Chicago, and his friends, will be satisfied with the of Simon Cameron; but if this cannot be sc- |, they would prefer Bell, of Tennessee, with a m the ticket for Vice President. The dele. ay that if Douglas is nominated at Bakimore, it ts doubtial whether Pennsylvania could be carriea t him, eve by a combination ef all the opposition fm the State. THURLOW WEED. Seward’s principal manager in Chicago is Thurlow Weed, whose hand is scen in almowt every movement 80 far. The opponents of the New York statesman dread Weed’s power. SUDDEN ILLNESS OF A DELEGATE. ‘Te Statesman of Saturday evening says:—Dr. and, Geiegate to the Chicago Convention, from toe First Gimtrict, wee taken suddenly il! at the table at the Delavan House, in this city, this It is possible he may recover, but for afew 8 & was thought he could not live. WITEDRAWAL OF FREMONT. ‘Hho California delegation hoids a letter from Fremont, RRR SIR Ry ens WPS to bea very ether. OUR CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE. Qucaeo, May 11, 1860, for the National Oonvention—Large Crowd Tenet the Pacs'af itieg ts Cmtiiien Opposition to the Nomination of Bates—Liberality of he Chicago Hott Keepers, cc. ‘The preparations for the Republican Nations! Conven- ‘which have been carried on uader the immediate pices of the Ohicago Republican Club, are nearly com- and everything is ready in expectation of a large a. “The Wigwam,’ built by the Club, for the special ac- of the Convention, and s rallying point Club with the greatest zest and cothusiasm. “Wigwam” is a large wooden building, on the cor- ef Lake and Market streets, one hundred and eighty long, by one hundred wide, with « gallery extending a three sides. The stage, on which the o amsemble, one hundred and forty feet yory creditable style. The columns supporting the roof wad galleries are wrenthed in evergreen, while the gal- eries are faced with a strip of canvass bearing the coats of i i i ge H ie EF rill i if H i H bil if i 3 : 33 ag st it Hat i et quakiseations sr ystere. Theres wre po convention, address to day, giving various reasons why thet guntlo ! } the an immense con. thence in & pro streets to the made by Colose) Caleb Swith, of Indians, and other od gente’ men. 3 Steappatattaont was Teh ah sot bearing, Toss Uorwin, who was announced to speak this evening fvery train arriving 67: jarge accessions to the already great number ef OUR SPECIAL DETROIT DESPATCH. THE NEW ENGLAND AND NEW YORK DELEGATIONS %N ROUTE—-DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE SEWARD MEN AND HOW THEY WERE RECEIVAD—SHREWD PREDICTIONS, ETO. A special train of nine cars, containing delegates and ontsiders from New England and New York State, ar- rived here about one o'clock. The New England delega- tion is accompanied by Gilmore’s band, of Boston. Tne latter performed ‘God save the Queen” and “ Yankee Doodle’ at all the stopping places in Canada, and was are special friends of Seward. ‘These delegations remained at Buffalo and Niagara Falls over Sunday. This morning some of the Seward men imdicated their preference by the display of badges, which was watved by others as dictatorial and in bad taste who did pot adopt them. There is evidently a strong feeling for other candidates, being understood that the Pennsyivania, New Jersey and Connecticut dele- gations wiliop ose Seward, om the ground that the Ame- ricans in those States will oppose him. From (present appearances the Pennsytvanis and New Jersey delegations will cast on the first ballot their votes for Cameron, Dayton and Pennington, and on the second ballot for McLean, to whom they will probably adbere, unless the Convention indicate a willingness to compromise on Wade and Banks. On the first ballot Maine will vote for Feasenden; Vermont for Collamer; Massachusetts will scatter on Feasonden, Seward and Wade; New Hampshire for Fremont; Consesticut will give two votes for Chase, and other delegates will divide between Wade and Bates, Rhode Island for Seward and McLean; New York ead California for Seward; Ohio divide between Wade and Chase; Indiana, Missouri, Ken- tucky, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware sad Oregon for Bates; Illinois for Lincoln; Michigan and Wisconsin for Seward; lowa for Bates and Wade. On the informa! ballot Mr. Banks will not be presented. ‘Thero is a very strong under current for him. Upon the arrival of the delegation here, the news- papers made a further demonstration for Seward, by the display of a large banner bearing several of his irrepres- sible sentiments and his portrait On the arrival of the train at Windsor, Canada, epposite Detrott, the delegations were received by « deputation of citizeur, with @ band of music, and escorted to this city, upon approaching which, cannon was fired and an im- mense course of people weleomed them with loud cheers, and afterwards escorted them to the cars; after an hour’s Gelay in Detroit the delegates proceeded on to Chicago. OUR SPECIAL CHICAGO DESPATCH. _ ‘Qmcaeo, May 14, 1860. Seward’s prospects have materially changed for the worse the last twenty-four hours. The Pennsylvania dele- gation are bere, pumbering some of the strongest men in the State, among whom are Dyvid Wilmot, Thad. Stevens, Andrew H. Redder and Colonel Curtin, the republi- can nominee for Governor, who are all working hard against Seward. They are pressing earnestly and firmly ‘the claims of Cameron for the Presidency, and urging bis nomination as certain to carry Pennsylvania, which the contest turns. They say that the State is at least doubt{ul with any other man, and they are certain of de- feat with Seward, who will drive off the American vote. Colonel Curtin’s election depends cpon the defeat of Se. ‘ward, and he js concentrating the labor of campuign against him. The position of this State gives them great pro- minence, and their views and taformation of the politica) position of their State are receiving grave consideration. But the delegation is divided, portion going for Mo Lean, and the fight rages with violence. Indiana, Itnois, New Jersey, @ portion of lowa, Ohio, Oregon and all the States, are unanimous as against Seward. indiana is divided betwoen Cameron and Lin coin; Indiana ali Lincoln, Ohio for Chase, Oregon and ‘Miseour! for Bases. New [ngiaod will support Seward one or two ballots, and then centre, if possible, upoa Wade, whore stock is improving rapidly. Lincoln wel, to-night, but Peonrylvania, New Jersey, lodians and Tinois will take Wade, and Obio will drop Chase after & few ballots and susport him. Seward’s friends seem wavering, but the large delegation from New York to- night will strengthen to-morrow. An address in favor of Bates, written by Blair, and signed by Greeley, Jobe Dufrees, and a German or two, was extensively circulated today, but it fell stillborn. Greeley is talking Bates, but makes no headway, only receiving tbe anathemes of the republicans for his treach- ery in deserting Seward to exbume an old fossil (reeley sleeps in the bosom of the Miseourt delegation, with ¥. P. Bisir and James H. Van Alin. Rogers and Pangboro, of Boston, and Bowles of the Springtield Republican, are urging Banks, but he haa no chance of receiving forty votes. ‘The contest is narrowed down to Seward, | incole and Wade Tho iatter, with Hickman as Vice, Governor Mor gan of New York, Kirkwood of lows, Ramecy, of Min- Besota, Randall of Wisconsin, Dennison of Obio, Woods of Dunots, and Morrill of Maine, are at the Tremont, advis ing their respective delegation. It is said that Governor Morgan favors a Western man as fret on the ticket with E. D. Morgan of New York as Vico President, and is quite feady to drop Seward after s few complimentary ballote David Dudley Field, Hiram Barney amd John A. C. Gray, of New York, are urging Rates with gPeat vigor. Fx Governor King arrived tonight. The hotels are filed with exelted politicians amd the furore for !imoote It # said Gov. Morgan ¢isavows any desire to take « piace on the tick st. OUR SPRCIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Warnworon, May 14, 1960, ‘There is very active wort on the part of the republican aepirants for the Chicago nomination Cameron, of Pean- sylvania, has purchased two hundred reunt trip tokets . This ensore «large NEW YORK len of boliing ene durtag the sftting of tho No- THE CITY FOGT OFFICE BEFALCATION Over One Hundred and Fifty Thea- sand De'lars Deficiency. examined. Eis counsel raised the storegtypei plen ef ta. eanity, and saked the privilege 0 sending = comaniastien HISTORY AND INCIDENTS OF THE TRAGEDY. SMETCHES OF MACDONALD AND ESS STEWART, THE PARTICULARS OF THE SUICWE, &e., dior, dic. Robert C. Macdonald, cenéned im the Tombs upon an ‘wdictment charging him with the murder of his mistress, Virginie Stewart, im fromt of the Brandreth House, on the ‘2th of July, 1860, committed suicide im his cell yester- ‘The city was yesterday morning the scene of intense excitemes’, by the ammoancement in the Hxaatp, exclu. sively, in a despatch from our special Washicgton corres- ponden!, strting the fact that a heavy defaloation in the New York Post Office had been reported to the Postmaster Genera). The sews spread with electric speed, andevery- body seemed to be on the qui vive to ascertain the name of the delinquent. It soon transpired that Postmaster Isaac V. Fowler, one of the most popular men in town, ‘was the unfortanate individual, and the amount of the de- falcation $165,000 and upwards. ‘The defalcation consists in his failing to depostt in the Subd-Treasury in this city the full amount of postal reve Bue collected for the government. Thore is the most in- Controvertible evidence that there is now due in such de- posite the amount above stated, and perhaps a larger um. The law applicable to this case, and which de- soribes the felony, is contained in the United States sta- tutes at large, v. ix., p. 63—‘‘An act to provide for the collection, safe keeping, transfer and disbursement of the public revenue,” which states that if any “‘ of those con- nected with the Post Office Department, shall convert tohie own use, in any way whatever, or shall use, by way of in vestment in any kind of property or merchandise, or shall loan with or without interest, or shall de posit in apy bank, or shall exchange for other funds, except as allowed by this act, any portion of the public moneys intrusted to him for safe keeping, disbursement, transfer or for any other purpose, every such act ahall be dvemed and adjudged to be an embezzlement of so much of the said moneys as shall be thus takea, converted, in vested, used, loaned, deposited er exchanged, which is hereby declared to be a felony; and any failure to pay over or to produce the public moneys entrusted to su.t person shall be held and taken to be prima fucie evidence of such embezzlement.’’ ‘There were rumors a short time since that there was » deficiency in s quarter’s report of Mr. Fowler, but they were immediately svt at rest by bis depositing the iifieen thousand dollars claimed in the Sub-Treasury, which amount be obtained of several personal friends; but it appears thore were other defisioncies on a much grander ecale, and which Mr. Fow ler had apprehensions would soon be discover- ed by the general government, and he accordingly om Thursday last, finding the inextricable network of Ginancial embarrassment around him, induced Mr. But- terworth and Mr. Hall, of the tirm of Campbell, Hall & Co., of this city, to proceed to Washingwn in bis behalf, and obtain, if possible, a stay of the proceedings until the 18th inst., when he would be able to meet all bis obli- gations to the Post Office Department. The matter was taken into consiferation by the Cabinet, and at first the proposition was thought favorably of, on the hypo thesis that there might be « possibility of raving the United States from any logs; but on further deliberation the case was docmed of too great magnitude to allow any compromise, and the suspension from duty and arrcet of Mr. Fowler were agreed upon, and two officers, Mr. Ho_ ratio King, the Assistant Postmaster General, and Dir. Or- falt, the chief clerk in the Auditor's Department, were despatched to this city to investigate the matter and pro cure the arrest of Mr. Fowler. They arrived in this city ‘The history and incidents of the murder with which Macdonald was charged, and which, indeed, he confeased, ‘and the excitement it created at the time, are still fresh im the recollections of many of our readers; but we give & brief sketch of the parties aad the affair, Virginia Stewart was the eldest daughter of poor but art, who were with ber at tho time of the murder, have Deen confined in the House of Detention, White street, them every attention, allowing them to eat at his own ta ble, treating them as members of his family, accompa ying them upon their shopping excursions, and supplying them with a sewing machine, with which during their nine months imprisonment they have made many gar- ments for themselves, besides earning considerable money. All this while, Virginia, instead of being with the Per- rysat New York, was at a bouse of prostitution in Mo- bile, and there she became acquainted with Macdonald, PARTIOULARS OF THE SUICIDE. Up to yesterday matters were in the condition above stated, and Macdomald seemed to be awaiting bis trig}, at the approaching Oyer and Terminer, with grest equanimity. Really, bowerer, he never gave up the idea of suicide, About eleven o'clock yesterday morning, bow- ever, one of the keepers on the second corridor, on euter- ing cell No. 55, found Maocdopald in a state of unconscious ness. Dr. Simmons was immediately sent for and prompt relief was afforded the unfortunate man. When the Doc- tor entered Macdonald's cell and examtaed the patient, he was of the opinion that chloroform had been administered , Dut he subsequently discovered that it was a strong e2” tract of opium which had been used. About twelve o’clock’” Dr. Covil arrived at the bedside of the dying man and applied tho stomach pump, but with poor suc cee. Macdonald was unconscious during all thie time, and never uttered ® word save when the stomach pamp was introduced. Then he ut- tered aloud curse, damning the physicians for attempting to save bis life. Mustard plasters were applied to his breast, stomach, legs and feet, and strong coffee was a1- ministered, butall in vain. At this juncture Dr. Weltje arrived, and the patient was trested with sulphate of zinc, strong coffee and the bastinado, but all the efforts of the physicians proved of little avail. Finding that the prisoner was gradually failing, and that the prospect of his recovery was ex. tremely doubtful, Mr. Sutton, the warden, sent up to the New York Hospital for Dr. Little and others, with the re" quest that they would attend immediately. The request ‘was promptly complied with, and the medical gentlemen cheerfully rendered all the aid they could under the cir- cumstances. After four hours incessant labor the doc- tors were compelled to abandon the case as hopeless, and Macdonald was left to die the death he so much coveted. He commenced to fail rapidly about four o’clock , and when our reporter saw him half an hour af- terwards his hands and feet were cold, his brow was covered with a cold perspiration, his pulse was impor- ceptible, and respiration slow and hard. Gradually the presents, and finally taking her a# a mistress. During their intercourse she bore him two children, both of whom died at an early age. Macdonald was dissipated and extravegant, while Virginia, like most women of ber claes, was cold, calculating, and seems to have inherited ‘\ great deal of Yankee shrewdness in financial matiers. The sums of money which her lover lavished upon her were carefully hoarded; his rich presents were converted into ready cash, and she soon accumulated suffi cient means to open a tagmo upon ber own ac coamt. This step was taken in defiance of the ex pressed wishes of her lover, and for the purpose of mak- tpg money, and it led to many quarreis between herself grew upon him, and, ance with his wishes, he often drew knives and pistols upen ber,and at her instance he was more than once locked up im the guard house. When sober he wasas loving and affectionate as ever, but when in liquor the re collections of these diagraces seemed almost to madden unto the eame vortex of destruction. With this view, and for the purpose of securing a new jealous passions inflamed by the information | breathing became slower and slower, the body lost its | 0 Saturday last, and proceeded to the Post Office in Nas- thet she was living here with another para. |) warmth, the features were relaxed, and the death rattle | 980 street, where they mot Mir. Fowler and explained tho mour. In this city, Virginia lived, for s while, a, | in the throat announced that the spirit of the murderer | Object of thelr mission, reading to him their commission Ube Smithsonian House, and then removed to a house of | had departed. for their mission, which in substance deposed Mr. Fo. ler. prostitution in Marion street, where she resided at | ‘The suicide of Macdonald was not unexpected. He | The latter soon left the office, visiting, as he passed cut, the time of her death, Macdonald resided at the Metro | had always been suspected of entertaining ideas of self | tbe apartment of the Deputy lostmasior, Mr. Caldwell, pelitan, where he became the object of especial | destruction and was closely watched accordingly. He and, shaking him by the hand, bade him “‘go0d bye,’ aad remark, on acoount of his repeated dimipations | haa hardly been in the Tombs more than a month | ing tbathe would seo him to-morrrow, Mr. Fowler's To the remonstrances of the proprictor and his | when he was detected in the act of procuring strychnine. demeanor did not appear to Mr. C. unusnal, as it was nis frienés he paid no attention, but continued his | He senta negro toe droggist with some money and 9 | custom to go through the same formula of leavo-taking ruigous course, seeking his mistress in all the | piece of paper,on which was written “strychnine, two | 2aly- houses of prostitution, and threatening to be revenged | shillings worth, to kill dogs.” The negro, however, in ‘The nextstep of the governmental officers, after Mr. upon her for ber infidelity. Unable to find her in this | formed the warden of the prison of what was going on | Fowler left the office, and in carrying out the orders o city, he went to Boston, and there visited Virginia’s mo f and the poison was seized before any harm was accom. | the Postmaster General, was to procure a warrant for Plished. On two other occasions tabie knives, sharpened at the points eo as to answer the purpose of daggers, wero the arrest of Mr. Fowler. ‘The matter was placed in the hands of ex-Judge Roose caused all the trouble between them; that he was to | found concealed in his bed. The weapons were, no doubt, | velt, the newly appointed District Attorney, who issued a Diame for’ ber leaving him, and if her mother | intended for some deadly purpose, judging from their ap. | warrant for his arrest on Saturday, and placed it in the would only come om to New York the matter § pearance. hands of Capt. Ryndere, the United States Marshal. Tne would be settled, offering to pay her if sho For several months deceased had been in poor health, | Marshal also received from Washington, from James Iiil!- would and bursting into tears daring the J and much depressed in spirits; #0 much #0, that the phy- | yer, Solicitor of the United States Treasury, an execution sician of the prison deemed it necessary that he shonid be allowed to take exercise daily on the corridor. Mr. Sutton was very careful, however, in allowing Macdonald this liberty, and ordered the keep. ore wo keep a close eye upon all his movements. The recent sct of the Legislature in re. lation to capital cases be regarded as rather unfavorable, and that, together with the conviction and sentence to the State prison of young Lane, the defantting clerk of the Fulton bank, with whom he was very intimate, had such ‘a depressing effect upon his mind that Le determined to commit self destruction rather than endure the suspense any longer. Ever since the discovery of Stephens’ pot to take the Life of the keepers and escape from pricon, the warden hae bad the doors of the celia on the first corridor covered with a wire netting, 80 as to prevent all communication between the prisouers and visiters. Unfortunately, Mao- Gounld was not confined on this corridor. If he had been, he could not have been supplied with poison so casily, and his intention of committing the suicide might have been frustrated. The netting on the lower corridor has proved of invaluable service im preventing visiters supplying the inmates of the calls ‘with !'quors, weapons and poteons, and why It should not be used on all the other corridors we cannot imagine. We suppose, now that Mecdonald has succeeded in defeating the ende of justice, the Commissioners will remedy the evil, and adopt the netting throughout the entire prison. The inques: upon the body of the suicide murderer will be commenced at nine o'clock this morning by Coroner Jnckman. Macdonald was about twentyaine years of age, and was a native of Kentucky. ‘Thus the murderer of Virginia Stewart has committed the rame crime againgt his own life, and to evcape the sen- tence of an earthly tribunal, be has appeared, with bold fromt, at the bar of bis offended God. against Mr. Fowler for the sum of $165,554 G1, said to be the amount of which he ts in default. Immediate search was made for Mr. Fowler, which has deen continued up to the present time, thus far without svccess. After Mr. Fowler left the Poet Ofloe he proceeded to the New York Hotel, where he has boarded for the last ten years, and subsequently left there and proceeted to the residence of August Belmont, in Fifth avenue, where he dined, and left the table at mine o'clock ?. M He afterwards revurned to bis hote!, aod left there a rain at two o’clock on Sunday morning, since which time no one—not even his intimate friends—bave been able io arcertain bis whereabonis. Various rumors are current a# to the direct agency or combination of circumstances that led to this serious breach of high trust—eome alleging that it was ‘ocurred under the administration of Premdent Pierce, from whom Mr. Fowler reoetved bis appomtment tn 1855, others state ‘that it was owing to hie wo great !iberality te bit political friends, to whom he made temporary juans of the govern ment money for the purpoee of extrieating them from «i fioulty, which they failed to repay; others state that he has resorted at various times to the stock market, and ‘was unfortunate. These, we state, are rumors. Apother reason assigned is, that owing to the fallurs of Comgress to provide for the expenses of the Post Wilice Department, the Post (lices throughout the couatry were for while obliged to pay thetr expenses out of their re ceipts, under the direction of the Postmaster, and this also aflorded a channel for peculation and dishonesty. On the other band, it je alleged that Mr. Fowler had a mania for speculating in new patents for sewing inachines steamboat propellers, car brakes, &c.. and that rince bis connection with the New York Post Office he has owued no lees than twelve or iifteen patents, out of which but one turned out a success, and that the car brake epecuta tion, which ls now being used with success, and whose value, It ia alleged, with the idemmification of his sure ties (75,000), will nearly, if not quite, balance hie account with the government. ‘The cashior’s deparimen!, under the charge of Mr. Caldwell, from which advances have always been maic to the Postmaster, holds full and satwfactory vononers tor ‘ail sums paid to him, #0 that the criminality and blame alone attach to Mr. Fowler. Ho, by hw prerogatives of office, bad the absolute right to withdraw funds by giving bis receipts for the various amounts Aa we stated before, Mr. Fowler wae appointed by Mr. Pierce, ane! continued in office under the pretent admunis tration, and has therefore beep in ollie se. \oare and returned to New York by the next evening's train. Soon after his return to New York, Macdonald saw Vir ginia entering Taylor's saloon, in company wiih Mary Brooks and Alice Morgan, two of her frail friends, and he followed her to the table at which she seated herself. The mecting between them appears to have been friendly, for Macdonald sat down near the ladies, called for a bottle of wine and partook of some refresh. ments with them. Upon leaving the saloon Macdonald drew his mistress aside and entroated her to return with bim to Mobile; but she poritively ref. od, and exhibited an evident inclination to cut his xoquatntance. Irritated at {his rebuff from @ common courtezan, Macdonald threaten the corner of Canal street and Broadway Virginia became alarmed at the violent demonstrations of ber companion, and st the instigation of ber friends she ran towards the Brandreth Houre, designing to enter it and thus exoupe his distasteful persecutions. Before she had pro- eceded many yards, however, and just as she reached the steps of the hotel, Macdonald drew his revolver, and, with uperripg aim, sent the fatal bullet crashing through her skull. The street was as crowded as is usual apone July afternoon, and high above the dim and bustle of the busy throng rose the shriek of the murdered woman, sam- moning thousands to the spot. ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE. Macdonald waa instantly seized, but made most desperate attempta to commit suicide by shooting bimeelf through the head. He had the pistol rawed and huis finger upon the trigger, when officer Roberts wrench. @d the pistol from his band. Even when removed to the Station house the idee of suicide seemed uppermest in his mind. When the officer handed the pistol to his superior, The Irish.Amertcam Steamers. TUR STRAMSHIP BRATIL. ‘This steamehip arrived here on Friday last from Gai- way. She isowned by Mr. Lever and his friends, by whom ebe wee purchased from the Faropean aot Ameri can Btcamabip Company, and she now flies the emerald colors of the Galway and New York line. The Brazil isan tron ecrew steamer of 2,700 tons regwter, aod 500 nominal horse power, rigged as a bark. Herjength ls 284 feetover A, bresdth of beam 48 feet, and cepthiof hold 40 feet. Hor ‘Of the remscls of the for found upon his person, the ides, if not of the murder, certainly of his suicide, was undoubtedly premeditated ‘The notes aro dated at the Metropo!ttan Hotel, and written with an unsteady, trembling bead, and are mach blotted ‘and Interfined. In one, directed to Mr. Joba W. Smithy of Mobile, he eayt:— 1am aboot to commit that which will atoni#h you. and I leave some instructions with Messrs. |eland & Go. tn regard to my body This letter was probably written after bis return from Boston, and while depremet «, upwarce. the iMenccess of his search for his mistress ben ~ Mr. Fowlor was born at Newburg, Oraage county, N At the station Bouse Macdonald admitiod hie guilt, bat | PP°oUH TIN te Mt Mis berine ead sateroome for 100 | ¥. watedocaio’ at Columbia Oollog®, inthis ety Ax said thet he bad lost al! conirol of himself, he bad been more. rip from Galway to thie port, including ® | goon ashe had acquired bir profession, be commonced etay of etghtcen bonre at St. John's Newtéumdiand, on < on B epree, and was not in his right senges, bo wae ful pow A caly twelg cape aaa fivesn > the practice of the law, and for filtero yoare, fering from the excitement of rum, and #0 carried a pir- which We considerably above the average ot Wostorn pas | and up to the time of his appointment of Poss om the tol ned dirk, which he was oot in the habit of doing, 2nd | sagen, ana her captain expects that mate master of Now York, ranked aa one of tho most hie rei fi in | camera passage in a shorter time, Though eho sailed D vera c h that Virginia had been his rein and deserved ber fate. in pine hours attor the Cunard sicamer Asia, she called at | Correct, Prompt and relinbie lawyers attached to the Uneee statements his defence on his trial was foreshadowed At Gret be appeared to be laboring under great menial New York bar. He bas ever been active in New York polities, and for the Inet foor years the loader of the % Johow transacted ber Dosinesa thero, and arrived at on the tame daye a¢ that verssi—from which dopremion, but gradually recovered upon his removal to fect an cetimate of her poagoing qualities may be Tammany Fail Pravch of the democracy, and the proton e rT commander, Captarn Ampher the Tombe. During the night he reemed curious abow oe “commander of toe Ciroasman, a | Grand Sachem of the Tammany Sseioty and bar alwaye the @ondition of bie mistress, making many inquiries | ope at the most gontiemaniy men in } been regorded ae one of the “whee! horses” of the ‘sort abeut ber, but expreneing no remorse for the deed. Mo oo oe Same te ce pes mene shell democracy.’ He its man of fine talente, pomone waa viatted by many prominent Southern morchaste, | incr and it le exported that F! wilt alse take oat a large | ing much tact and great energy of character——iiboral to fed converted freety upon the snbjeot of his incarcers mouiber of wr 9 ‘The Cocemuns, of tae come due, | a fanlt—which bas vo dondt aided groatly in hie present neon gold, wat not consi either (ioe, attempting to persuade them thet he was far more enough or large for the line. Catan L , for. embarrassment [ie jc & man of about forty Ove pears f “einned ageimet than sinning metiy marter of the and man of much | age, @bachelor, bes one brother, & lawyer, residing in this city, and of the firm of Crumm & Fowler. his motber and two sisters reside at Newburg This lea severe biow to them. The New York Post Office i now in charge of Anaixiant Poetmaster Samuel King, with, Mr. Orpett and Mr Holbrook, (he special agent of the Post (11s Deoarem ont wpti! they thal beve invertigated the whole afur. Mr Fowler's bondemen, G. A. Conover ani George Law. are Pound in thes emo OF MINS STEWART—ACDONALD Tomrs. ‘The crime with which Macdonald wan charret was committed apon the 25th of July. From that tine until the *th of Angust hie victim lingered jo the greatest agoay, and with but few intervals of freedom trom pain 7” time to time, strong tertained © sovery, Det whe at pomgth dior © greet Decieg der jnees phe © meate iw Te porte Scorn Pat A Chate 000 soul race between two gentionen ‘ingRam,¢f Charlestown, Mace , look on (he 1th joet The d'vtance 8 (ruts Coalaem Briige Wo Nake iv lg and re the race Wee won only by Mr. Chase o wore, fr hopes ot m Of reventy five thousand Waring ovlar ‘wi pot cover ene half the defieiency. He has no rea estete er persenal property; hence the government can recorre Bo Indemaltioatin frem this saree. He fermarty owned some real estate at Staten Inland, which be seid some time ago. ‘THE LaTEsT. Wasurngron, May 14, 1060. The dofalcation of Mr. Fowler is quite generally dis” Cussed, Dotwithstamding the excitement consequent upem the arrival of the Japanese. The goverament will show Mr. Fow'er no advantage, but will press the case with all their ability. Nevertheless, tt has created surprise and an immense amount of iudignation. NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC, Arrival of the Califermia Overland Peay Express. Br. Jommrms, May 16, 1860, ‘The California pony express arrived here at ome O'clock this morning, with California dates to May 6, Oregon to April 28, and British Columbia to the 30th. ‘The crops in California are considered sadly damaged from heavy storms of rain and hail. San Francisco, May 4, 1860. ince the 27th ult. the following vessels Rave arrived:— 21th, James Brown, from Hong Kong; 28th, steamer Sonera, Panama; May 1, thip Fleetwing, New York; bark: Armistice, London; bark Aurifer, Houg Kong; schooner Bila Florence, Boston; 3d, ship Jobn Tucker, Beston; bark Roderick Dhu, Rio Janeiro.) Balled April 20, ship Zephyr, for Ca‘lao: May 2, Look out, New York; Hindostan and Denmark, Australia. Since the last pony express left business has met a re- verse. The market for Crushed sugar broke down, and changed hands forced as auction, Confidence was precy ‘shaia neg Metered srt pein tre fering with business. Tow changee can be'nosea, var ane market throughout is felt to be weaker. Wines ana epi- nits are about the only articles sustmmed Adamaatine cxffee, N. 0., 17356.5 firmer; drilis, 94¢0.; shootings | 90 er ie lard, best, 14%. inoraga, branes ta branoy, ‘a 600.; pure spirite, 800. ; wi ‘ee, ars are heavy market ? bes 473c.; alcohol, 860. « upsettied. China No. 1, 180. #18}4c.; New Orleans, 1c. a 130. ; murcovado, 10c. @ 1c.; crushed nominal at 18¢.; rice No. 1, Ubina, 6c.; large sales Paina, 44¢¢.; ie. ike. Money for to morrow’s is quite and all engogemevis to-day bave been met readily. bars rue at $6 60 to par; sight exchange, two per cent mium. A few drafta were © 234; 60-day Bille on London, 47364. The Legisiawre adjoursed April 30. The priscipal general acts passed were to enable certain coupties create Cebts for railroad purposes, subject to a vote ‘he people of the counties concermnd. If ple #0 vote the total of the debis will be $1,560,000: to pay $78,000 for the Gian hostilities in the Northero part of the during the past year; to pay $274,000 tn liquidation of State pension claima, leaving tas, institauon: ing;to submit to a vote of the people whether a won shall be called to revise tho State gract tbe right of way to the San Francisco and gelos Telegraph Company; 10 appropriate $190. ‘ube trans conuvental teegraph lines. The & Pitas t 7 f i ? if etegteeedts Pinal Hl Hh Hi BF Baas 5iety Hea i ie r lit it Hl EERE ; : titi i E BE E iH i be im working order 45 the present month. rived at a Lyd for efrom 40 to cent Shiained ‘Tel Norte | 3 i fi Hi ral we! s "et hi wT) & i g : £ i | H Col. E L, Baker fog iamey Ll piring to be one of the Unite ¢4 in August, The republicans are to recure two Untied States Senators, as possible, on account of divisions in tbe party. ‘The acoounts from the Similkameen mines continued unfavorabie. The ship Hebo arrived at Victoria om the 25th of Aj from Bong Kong, with 226 Chinese passengers. The bere population was also rapidly increasing, through arri- vals irom Cahioreia. ‘The Gasete represents mining pews very —_- ‘The import at Victoria durmg the ending -~ ere $216,000, on which 00 dates were pal San hey mY ‘691800. Governor Downey baa appointed Major Regiever of the Lana Office at Los Angelos, District murmoner of Exaigrants for this port, making @ vacancy in the Land Office. Money matiers are quite easy. Gold bare rule at 86 68 ® par Tue arrived here at ‘The eteamer Golden Gale took $1,730,180 im i lati fr Dill, whoch bas been signed by the Governor, the euance of bonds for $: for the relief of holders of Unfupded Claims against the State, if the same be ap- proved by the popular vote at the next general election. Danish langoage at smending tbe Discrpline, prations lor comertic missions ferences, aino against any olviaion of the foreign Meatic missions. All acopted. AX: Mr Cave, from the Court of Ay of restoring Rev. Mr. Creevey, who from the New York Conference, to reversing (he decision of the Annual Conferenos. port was adopted The Con mites on Revivalslwes instructed into Le expedmncy of amending the make colored prenebera members of rec ore where the laws of the State do not forbid. Tor Gaomiltes on ee ee sbether tbe PDiindelphia Con bea rerter oo Mr Quinn, red Conference had denconr, Dewag y ths eiesent ofthe mereasent ef rr coud after 8 warm debate, Fires at the Rast ana ¥ {SL SSs eee alia papers, eleo Nockell'® Hotel. Low $125,000, Tneuranoe mostly in , Comnectiont, Bosra, A building ie Howard Pass, complied © ‘eee oat tient manatectarer® aed otterr, Wit dadly u night. Potmee $8,000