The New York Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1860, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 8775. i THE PRESIDENCY. Our Cleve¥and Correspondence, Garmin, Chie, NP ‘Bulks With the Pe-ple—Douglas in the Northwest— ridge Revival-~—Bell and Bverett—Contradtctory Reportim AW Parties Confident—Old Dr. Abe's” Particularly Breckinridiyje Reported Not a Willing Candidate—Pre- sent Poverty of the West, but a Rich Future, de. Mere are a good many Judges in the southern tier of ounties in New York, and eome of them trayel more or Yess at the State’s expenee; but they are always in good trim and ready for a talk on the general topic of politica. Jt bappencd that befere reaching Dunkirk yesterday, no teas than three Judges made their appearance on the Erie yailway cars somewhere in Cattaraugus county. One was @ Canal Commissioner, a very worthy man by his looks, ‘and one who evidently knows as much about a canal as ‘the State requires. The trio at once engaged in a loud ‘and general conversation, the Canal Commissioner being rather reserved and a little sleepy, not stupid. Jedge No. 1—How ‘# it with you, Judge Po? Any- ‘hing going on about the State? Judge No. 2—Just returned from an official tour inspect- ‘mg State canals. Don’t know muob about anything else, Judge No. 3—Lincoln boys waking up, Judge? Judge No. 2—No, not much stirring; Lincoln’s got too many votes already. Judge No. 1—I’m afraid we are too confident about Liecoln. Confidence may defeat us. Judge No. 2—Pooh! pooh! Seward would bave been the ‘best man for vs—-there’s no doubt about that—but the - gdout the republicans? Judge No. 2—No. Bennett says a good many things ‘about we, and some of them are cursed hard. What's the atest? Judge No. 3—He says here, in Friday’s issue, that Lincoln is virtually elected.” Judge No. 2—The devil he does! What! Bennett ac- knowledges that? Let's see—(Takes the paper, and reads solus. <A smile flashes over his features, and the ] TREE ‘ gs ret i Wes i = 5 a Fe nrsney reps 2° ee a Paine SHE sect pul Presidential election for a number well zr. H 38 E = & 8 E ! e 3 “esed see: E is E rut seed ; i i z. FF # i ; & : & 4 E r rf inridge men in this city are extremely active, newspaper, ably edited, called the National and a campaiga sheet, of which about copies are issued. Breckinri ige’s as great in Cleveland, it is —— im any other part of the t be does not receive the support of the ent, which is great in this section. The Ger- the it body of foreiga voters, and a majg- ‘of them will go for Douglas. That is settled, Douglas demonstration will take place to-morrow night, a stron, ——_ man, Col. J. W. Fitch, former- ‘States Marshal unter President Pierce, and who Row his leisure to the raising of fast horses and getting up steam for Douglas. * ~ Let 08 glance at the politiea) condition of some of the Borthwestern counties in io, and their probable phase wm November next. aAsrtancia Cousty.—This county ita . Giddings resides bere, and alt by tostay at home at the last election, coun! nevertheless dread adolition. Ashta- ‘Dela will give J incola four-fiiths of al! the votes cast, the Dalance being about equally divided between Douglas and ir it Lane a county will et majorit; for Lincoln. The Breckinridge and Douglas tickets will stand thus:—1. Breckioridge; 2. Douglas. The diference ‘will aot be very large. Gxavoa Covary.—Three-fifths of the vote of this county Will be given for Lincoln. The balance will be nearly divided between Breckinridge and Douglas. Curanogs (Cleyeland).—The couaty will ro for Lin- @olp, but the ~S yeland is: doubtful, United, the democracy can tthe republicans. The Breckinridge men are rallying all their strength, and are going for him anyhow, Custom House oificiais do not, as a general thing, sympathize with the Breckinridge movement, and will stand by Douglas. The democratic izations in this are of a wretched description—dispirited, die- disrupted, disgraceful to a great party. Gray, of the Plaindealer, keeps the concern in working order Dy the dercences of bis quill and humorous assistance of Brother Artemas Ward, (Charles @. Brown, Eaq., for- merly of Boetow,) ove of the wittiest characters of the oRaIvR COUNTY. —Tuis county occasionally goes demo- cratic. Dey my Ume, however, it is uncertain which wide will win, the chances are in favor of Lincoln, ow- to the ooratic disruption. The second on the list 1 be Douglas, Breckinridge third, Rue Country will Lo § majority for Lincoln. Doubt.) between Breckinridge a .* There ia no likelihood that a ticket for Bell and Fyerctt, or and Stockton, will be run in either of the orth. ‘western counties of Ohio. —— ss UNWILLING CANDTDATE? Major kins, eptucky, is in town, stopping at the ier House, where, by the way, the estimabie lady of s celebrated New York politician, Mr. Watts Sherman, ig also sojourning. Major H. states that Breckinridge is an unwil candidate, and that be the now ina. tion only at the urgen; solicitation of friends, may ave been #0 at the time of his nomination; but his views have doubtless changed since then; and the tenor of his Jest and traly eloquent speech, at Frankfort, Kentacky, on ‘Wednesday last, 18 evidence of that fact. Breckinridge wll @tand the fre jond aj) doubt or peradveniure. He is the representative man of Southern constitutional rights, and wil maintain his position with his usual bol and in THA LEER OF RX-TRESIDENT PIERCE (Creates rome sensation an.ong the men in this ection They hed recone? upon Gen. ree's influence im the Fast in favor of Deuglas, and are sadly dieappoint ed at the courge the ex Prosident bas felt constrained to reve. Tho Byockinri¢ge mer, on the other band, arc Father ticked than otherwiee.” THE GREAT WReT Ye poor as Job's turkey about those days, but brighter times are dawning. The wealth of her oroad acres will oon be made available, aud the probability of the elec ten cf a Western man for President will give a fresh im- pulse to all her industrial pureuits and private and public ‘ise. A few millions for harbor ements is is is ae ip d i 3 i i ¢ ently calculated upon in a bisese of Eseoln, Leugias or idgo— ter regard edas a Western man, although &@ South. The the Weddle, An- are well conducte!. The iy attended. There are thirty nine churches and twelve faro banks in the city, all well ged,1 bear. A vessel built of live oak, ant for the Boston irade, was launched in thie city Saturday. Talking of Bostor trade, I might mention ‘eats Dated De. 1. Winmom Ayer *wholen the aty Netims about three years bot wort arap, ie now rich and living in grand styhe, having bis homestead in Kentucky, ani taking his ensure and pro- feemional tors to al] the largo ci '@ Sotelligen se may be interesting to the down Eaet readers of the Be mai. The West is the place to make rapid fortanca. ETCLATIONS OF HOTOTAT MEW ADOUT THE eT\Te OF oro. ‘We bave men in this city so full of couddence in the election of, las that they believe Ohio will bo carried Sit wt "Sop ea r stregule wi he between Ly and Lincoln, ted Breck oridge votes in the State. Giving Beil and eel iit insets; age asks e Bie i 5. 3 Ff Pi f if ty} cH i to 26,000,000 bushels of wheat. former yearn, ly Within @ fow days, i : 3 £ 3 ee ¥ ws e8 33 ges Sales of wheat July 13. Duabel. do. to. 28 do. jon in But notv! the ‘owers They aye meee, had er per bushel is comsidered a will it out freely; will be brought into the from the sale of wheat alon tion the failure of the crop for the Annual produce. Flour that sells and $7 25 in Boston. These prices will, how lower as the stock accumulates, and culate upon having good bread at a coming year. . RFVECTS OF TEE ARUNDANCR OF BREADSTUSYS UPON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. ‘The effects of this abundance of breadstaffs and the in- fiux of so vast an amount of solid cash into the Ce | of the farming population of Ohio as the sale thereof w: paturally ae ad ‘will undoubtedly be felt during the pre- sent Presidential canvass. That these effects will be momentous jwence one way or the other, there ttle question, ‘Thave just talked with an old and exten- sive wi grower on the subject, and may as well give in his own his views:— Q. How do you Western farmera the new wheat harvest? A. Grand! It was never better. With the ex ception of a belt of land about Toledo, Was almost an entire failure. For the last five have had bad luck. At one time the frost, and ai another the weevil, or eome other cussed thing. ‘Wo farmers have been £0 af until now that we could hardly 'y bills, and as for buying an extra frock or bonnet the wife or the gals, we couldn’t do it, unless we ran. deeper into debt at the stores. Now, thank the God, we have a better show. At a dollar a bushel, we Ohio farmers can live and pay our debts. We are more than a dollar now, and can therefore not only pay our debts, but give custom to the Eastern people. Douglasism in Pennsylvania. OUR HARRISBURG CORRESPONDENCE. Harpissurc, July 26, 1860. Origin of the Convention—Mancuvres of the Politicians— The Plane of the Originators of the Convention De- Seatea—A General Sentiment of Union—Haldeman Gives the Source of His Power—Debate in the Committee on Resoluiions—The Moderate Party Carried the Day— The State Central Committee Asked to Take the Back Step—A Cut at Forney—Haldeman’s Plans Reject- ed, dc. About two hundred individuals assembled at the State House this afternoon, under a call issued by R. J. Halde- man, & politician of this borough and a member of the Douglas National Executive Committee, in connection with a small minority ef the members of the State Executive Committee resident at Harrisburg. It was the intention of Haldeman and the other eelf-constituted leaders to throw over this meeting a cover of regularity, and then force it to take some definite action—laboring under the impression that their call would be acknow- ledged only by men of their own kind, and that the Con- vention would be composed of ready dupes who would follow any course if led on with the cry of “No com- promize.”’ Your readers will bear in mind that the regular State Committee appointed at the Reading Convention, which selected the delegates to the Charleston Convention, nomi- nated electors and a candidate for Governor, bad at their meeting in Philadelphia recommended a union of efforts by both wings of the democratic party, and had directed their chairman to obtain pledges from all the clectors that they would, iff , cast thir yote in accordance with the ment committee. This action aroused the Dougiasites and kicked up a breeze generally amongst the followers of the “Little Giant,” from Forney down. To show the friends of Breckinridge, and Senator Bigler in particular, that they would not follow the lead of any such y,R. J. Haldeman, the Pennsylvania member of the Jas National Committee, called this Convention to re- pudiate the action of the committee, and to act things right all round. proceedings of the Convention were all cooked up before band. An address bad been prepared, a series of resolutions adopted, proper officers selected, and all the work farmed ut. Tho regolutions most eepecially indicate the silly and tistical the Barris 4 egotistical inten’ of Si he matter" charge. ‘the modest from the pen Haldeman, of Harrisburg, as a member of the National Democratic Committee, to exercise the entire power vested in him by that committee, and form a pure elec- toral ticket Tiedged to vote for Douglas and Jounson.” As & specimen ¢ ® daring attounpt at the possession of the ‘‘one man power,” this moye- ment is equal to, if it does not exceed, the achemes of your own Albany Regency, But, unfortunately for the attempt to build up a Harris. burg Regency, the men who assembled at the Capitol to- day were old democrata, who would cling till death to the Lag: esa had witnessed too many fevere crises during the youth of the party, to be intimidated by the present spasm in its ity leaders who were indisposed to break with those who hare so long shared in their victories, and treat as enemies true fol- jowers of Jackgou—the body guard of the State demo- cracy. There seemed to be a general sentiment prevaili among the country politicians that they could not stan tsion 5 Lay Ag this intestine war would tear from their grasp all Positions of powed trust which they had come to consider as birth- rights, They reported that their constituents—even thoee who most earnestly supported Mr. Doug! fearful lest tuey were breaking away from the party or- Fanization, and were suspicious lest they were being mis- led by devigning mon. The recent course of sey Press, in threatening to turn the cold shoulder on Mr. Foster, their candi for Governor, unless he came out Patfooted agaiust the fusion resolutions of the State Execu- tive Committee, bad sent a thrill through the old guard of the mountain regione, of whom it haa beea said they would snstain the devil himself if he was on the demo- cratic ticket. These facts bad their influence on the pro- ceedings of the body, and the result of its deliberations is much more politic and conciliatory than could have been expected from 80 gy ¢ meoting assembled in the of the House of Re- presentatives by three o'clock I’. M., and was called to order by . BR. J. HAupeMax, who gave a la- bored excuse for his action in the matter, He derived hi id, from the following resolutions ted by the National Executive Committee at a mect- 1d impudence, an: ing eld at Washington on the 25th of Juae, vi Resolved, The cri¢is demands that the organization of the demoeratic'party should be preserved intact open es Well ag secret enemies of the constivution and the Union: and that it \s therefore récommended to the several ‘Commit- (eos tha: they take measures to the adoption of an elec- Youn! sugper} to the pomninoes of os ma! D de Con vention, lerschel V. red, That any Baie Commitee shail cam 1 take the proper sepe for securing such ap Render of this committee in that Siale is here by authorized, ‘rhiher in comjunetion with the members of the Siaie Commitins at by big own act, to lake such acdon as be may deem neces sary and proper for that purpose. He claimed that be had never attempted to nee in any manner whatever that power which rightfully belongs to the National Democratic Committee. He bad done no- thing Dut request sound national democrats to meot in council, and had ¢ome that under the color of the State Committee and State organization It has been Said, even by a0 high © perrouage as the President of the Uni Statee, that there are no democratic nominees. If euch is the case—if be has loosened the bonds of the democratic organivation—may we not rivet them again and save the country from the effects of sucha bey aera nd ia there are any in this country who think like Canute, able to declare, “has far, proud waves, shalt thon go, and pe fariber we will answer that the iq cratic party, nat zation, is as unconquerable as were tho waves tbat d ed Oo jon from thi © are present at this Convention, are also members of the State Committee and delegates to the Reading State Convention; they have all come to- gether for the purpore of saving the democratic ie Hon frow tre and we throw beck wiih all our ry tho i ory of enfin ‘ om meeting was jiy organi by the ap polmtment of George Ne Smith, of Cambria, as tem porary Chairman. The following was tho representation from the various a which it will be geen that ft was s sort of Ea SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1860. HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. itailes ; eS stgig ifsce Bae z 5 a i é A J ii =f FJ i : i TBF F This committee retired, and ge about two hours in an earnest discussion on the best policy to be pursued. their absence the mecting was entertained with clap-trap speeches made by the lower order of poli- 2 full of prepared bape ped 5 Pawling te tabente to tion read, com- mittee agreed to recommend it on the strength of the as- ree oe ee eens Melinee ‘that it covered me Mooi f The Feolutions of , inting him sole ex- ecutive officer of the destinies of attached E poe: to the address. They were hab without re- | the candidate for Governor, Mr. Foster, that ‘that gentleman was sitting on the fence and was reported to favor the fusion movement. Several members arose and Mr. Painter not to throw this firebrand. ‘the endorsement of Mr. Foster be omitted by the men, the democracy of the State would desert their by thousands and support Mr. Breckinridge. Col. Parvrmr said he had op; the recommendation fi ; it 3 é § "ane Ba 2g, 2 i os I i gil ae # i i rE 53 H State Convention, when. e8 of 5 | the Dlustering imamate of the committee; Bi it replied that as they coul ir strength, they should Bot expose themsel An unk ad out at Forney and others of the editorial fra- ternity was attempted in the shape of a no no man. Mr. Vaex (who has probably nogforgotten Mr. For- ney’s sua om lim when he Grat®@utered the Douglas party) said if Mr. Forney refused to publish a party organ, of course be could not be said to speak anthorita- tively. A member hoped there would be no further diecuseion on this point. The resolution was finally modified so as to require the p(t cn Sd Dor whee eb — fon country newspaper st; “running up G jie cemameaboenen vetarued ann convention and poof a series lutions, which were adopted at evening session of the convention. A the unsuccessful amendments was one offered 'y ‘it of concilia- Committee St Creseen, and request it to rescind ite former . Sbould it not do so, then the said committee shall be authorized to summon a new convention, re- convene the old Reading Convention, or purify the elec- toral ticket. During the debate quite an excitement was created by the declaration of a Mr. Chase, of Lnzernecounty, a mem- State Democratic Commitioe, that as a action, or any alteration of ‘by the Reading Convention, This declaration was received with cries of “order,” “it has been mutilated,” &e. want aleve o'clock thie pack of Bunsbys adjourned Political Miscellany. As INDEPENDENT Paver ror Brecktvuper.—The Augus- ta, Ga., Dispatch has doffed ite neutrality aud declared for Breckinridge and Lane. The editor concludes the an- | Rouncement of his decision as follows:— been § Fel fees ors hostile to the doctrine of ‘equality, or on, to be erroneous and fatal al.ke to ths Soat the Union, we can do no less than to them. Beli only exponents of that Breckinridge and Lane | are we doom duty of ail who would it them ‘as the policy the country to abandon associations and rally under ope commen banner, on whose folde are embiazon ed the glorious motto—‘Justice, Equality and Union.” Tae Umiow Panty mm S¥. Lovis.—The constitutional Union party of St. Louis met in Convention om the 18th, ‘and pot in nomination candidates for Congreas and the ‘State Legislature. Albert Todd ig the nominee for Con. grees. Srexvine ror Rersciwwriner.—Wealey Haillivurton, of Linn county, Mo., and T. G. Freeman, of Polk, both Pre- s.cential electorg, baye taken the eld for Breckinridge and Lape. Parmns ix LovisiaNa.—The New Orleans Delia gives a | list of twenty-two democratic papers in Louisiana that | have come out for the Breckinridge ticket, and three for that of Douglas. PxackivninGe iv lowa.—A large and enthusiastic meet ing of tho national democrats of the city of Dabuque, Town, was held on Saturday evening, July 7, at the Court Houre, for the ratification of the nomination of Hon. John C. Breckinfidge and General Joseph Lane for tho offees of President and Vice President of the United States. RATHER SEVERE OF THB Larry Maciaay.—We tind the following in the Mempinis (Tonn.) Avalanche— ‘That arch traitor, Martin Van Boren, who (n 1948 abat: doned his party and joined the free soilers, declares him- self in fhver of the lection Of Douglas. Is waa Ot that he should do go, Soum Caroua Dewocnamo Jocavira—The Charlee ton Mercury eay® there aro in the State of South Carolina thirty-eeven newspapers, and that of these there ia not one that takes any part in national politics that doce not support the nomination of Breckinridge and Lane. Gexrnat Josnyn Lane waa received, on Friday last, at Shocco Springs, N. C., by a large concourse of people and the military of Warren and the surroending country. After review ing the troops, and responding to an widreas from the Attorney General of the Slate, a salute of artil- lery was fired, and ao grand entertainment ia honor of the General was given by the citizens. North Carolica is General Lane's native State. Doveras Erector Decumen.—A letter from J. F. Cle ments, of Lowndes county, Ala, appear® in the Hayne pore engre hamyerme tenn declining the porition of elector wpon the Docglas Tn the cone!u- tion of hie letter be saye — 1k ia no & queetion cf polity, The iaeve has been squarely made, and @ pow presented 10 the Amor icam af ‘The regularity or ity of the nominations now worthy of I can see no — withold ms} to a ticket which is and party brethren. Tas Muwav«as Execrioy.—The black republicans are reporting ® brilliant victory for their candidate in the ‘Milwaukee election for City Treasurer. It appears that Mr.'John WY. Tesch, who is elected, was not the republican candidate. The republicans made no nomination for the office, He was called out by several bundred citizens without distinction of party, and did not solicit votes on party grounds. The Milwaukee News says:—‘Milwaukee ig not a republican city, and nove but fools think it is.” Dovatafisw avo Brack Rervauicamsm.—The Albany Standard professes to have discovered, by reading the ‘signs of the times and looking at the cause and effect of certain-evente, which way the cat is about to jump, It says— The fepublicans not ineered and he); wo Pe ds siz ofinonend wh hnipad te tox turday from Gov. ‘Bouglas reception on Friday n nored with a er ‘visit on ane Seorctary of ee he would kee] the fight against the nati Judge D. to take the into considerat ook repert Progreps at an early day. , Sreviey A. Dovcias, accompanied by Hon. Geo. Briggs, of New York, and one or two other gentlemen, left Saratoga on Tueaday for Lake George. ‘Tue Leapiva Oncax or tus Dewocracy.—The Toronto Leader, in referring to an article in the New Yor ‘Hunan on the prospects of the Presidential election, calls it “the leatting organ of the democracy.” Ssvewm Ispiaxa Duemycr.—The Douglasites of the Seventh district of Indiana have nominated D. W. Voor- hees, a renegade Buchananite, for Congressman. J. G. Davis \s the present representative of that district. Dovatss 47 4 Cia Bawe.—Senator Douglas, it is said, will visit Rhede Island next week, arriving at Provi- dence by the Worcester train on Wednesday evening, Avgust 1. He will stop in that city over night, making alittle epeech before retiring, and on Thursday he will attend an ‘old fashioned clam bake” at Oakland Grove, Nayatt Point, ou the Narragansett Bay, stopping at the grove for that purpose on his way to Newport, the clam bake being got up exclusively by his political friends. It is expected that Mr. D, will speak at the clam bake. Axorier Cuaxct.—The Leavenworth (Kansas) Dispatch, which for three weeks had up the Douglas flag, has taken aa Ce Breckinridge and Lane banner in ec. News from the Guano Islands. OUR SOMBRERO CORRESPONDENCE. SompRERo Istanp, (a tess 8 ag bw} ‘The Guano Trade—Nuinber ef Vessels Engaged— Vessels in Port— Visit of the Spanish Frigate Hernande Cortes—Od- Sect of the Visit—The Comforts of Life—Health, de. Since my last letter per schooner Baldwin, the ship Eastern Star, brigs St. Marys, Mary Capen and Brothers, schooner Wm. Clark and sloop Coral have arrived for car- goes, which, with twenty-eight or thirty other vessels now under charter for guano from this island, render it no boy’s play to superintend operations here. ‘The island of Sombrero and its appurtenances are of no smal] magnitude. The houses for officers, overseers, laborers and stores, the powder magazine, double track railroad, cisterns (substantially built of stone and ce- ment), lighters, tenders, iron buoys and moorings, the horses, mules, carts, cars, derricks, stables, hogs, sheep, Fag lapel ie hee denoting average of about ‘men to feed and pay show the magnitude of ‘the Sombrero guano enterprise, which few are aware of. the’ frigate Hernan to ity, which was gratefully recetved. The exact object thelr visit I do not know, nor could I positively ascertain {t,as we were mutually ignorant of each other's native tongue, and could not therefore converse together. I in- ferred, r, from some few intelligible w: that their government had heard of this island, and it out ths miasion to ascertain whether any of the rece were Spanish sae, and also to report soundings, weather, &c., &c. hen they the island, and saw the large number of vessels waiting for cargoes of guano, and on landing noticed also tho maguitude of the operations, and beyeud all, when the shipping bulleting were exhibited, showing that 110 vessels bad been freighted here with guano, they were perfectly amazed, and evidently impressed with new ideas of Y: hy a ert and ray eketch of island, together with specimens . wo seruescheny renee oe a well pleated with their vigity Thé yachi Clark has jue! arrived from Guadaloupe, with ‘acargo of water (9,000 gallone), the stock on hand being three days sopply only. Owing to this unusually dry Reason, she failed to get any either at St. Martins or Antigua. Our domestic comforts are as numerous, with the exception of lack of variety of yeyetables, and our location 1s az healthy as any watering place in the Sta’ea. New York Sixty-Six Years Ago. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. I landed in New York on the 16th of June, 1794, ater, as Laing’s New York Gasette stated, a short passage of nine weeks. 1 sailed from Leith, near Edinburg; | landed on the corner of Front street ard Gouverncur lane; South street Iny on the bottom of the river at that period. I turned my face to the south. On the foot of Broad street stood the Merchants’ Exchange; !t was built before the Revolution; now it is occupied for a market of beef, fish and cabbage on the ground floor, and the apper story ‘was cocupied with a museum, kept by Joheny Baker. 1 don’t think that Barnum was out of bed that morning. The merchants now kept their Exchange in the City Hotel, 0n the north corner of Wall and Water streets. On the east corner of Exchange and Broad streets stood the Paulas Hook (now Jersey City) ferry house. On the cast corner of Wall and Broad streets stood the only watch house then in the city, The City Hall stood where now stands the Custom House. There were only two banks im the city, viz: the Bank of New York, corner of Wall and William streets, and branch of the old United States . The first city hotel was then building; it occupied the space belween' Cedar ‘and ‘Thames streets, fronting on Broadway. (This hotel was the first house covered with slates in America.) It is now 8 house of merchandise. There (in winter) were held the city assemblies for music and dancing; there did Saeree ate py a ia, ae and insone, Lero: yards aod MeEvers, Liv: Schermertionns, Lehoxee, Bockinans, Hatnivous, Taye, be: stort, Clintons, Varicks, Van Antworps, Kips ‘and ‘At that period the tens dwelt all be- _— There was ‘Nassau streets an old Dutch farm house, where dwelt an man and bis daughter, in bis ninety eighth year. was born in tbat house; it was his father’s house. The farm lay from Nageau down line street, to the East river, al og Nassau Seber ape net as testeat eats eas mei 0 plot, ing of tw rates, and doctors’ mob ik Tia, Tae Cowege market stood in Maiden lane, one ond resting on Broadway. The Almahowse and Penitentiary stood where now santa the City Hall; the jail and the allows Btood whi stands the Sarrogate’s office. e had only four amall ire engines at thie period, and no water but from wooden pumps, standing on the corners of the streets. When the pumps gave lines were formed from tho fire to the rivers; one line down the empty, tho line passed up the buckets full of sea water. The buckets were made from sole leather and held about three gal- long; they were painted black outside, with the name of the street and number of the house to which they be- loo n white letters. Every landlord was compelled vy law to keep as many bucketa aa there were fireplaces ‘n bis house, to be hung im the passage as near the front door as bie, When an alarm was given the buckets were all thrown in the street, picked up by men, bo: and Nag aye to the —s Next a carmen emp! the corporation gathered up the Suckote and left thane at the henacs of ths owners. 4 GRANT THORBURN, Sen. , 5 oe yeare and four moaths }, 1860. Aged ol New nace aly wa ae ce Inquest Sriooe BY Drowsixe.—Coroner Jackman bel an in- quest on the body of Joseph Rothery, a native of Ire. land, who committed suicide on Friday night by throw- ing himeelf inte the water foot of pier No. 1 North river. The deceased had arrived in this country from p Parana, and waa very much de- in spirits. Tt is soppored ‘that he committed the gral. “A verdict of "Bulside by rownng?™ rendered. Fata Fatt.—The tame Coroner held an inquest om the bedy of John Green, who died of injuries received on ‘Thursday last, by falling down a flight of steps while in test 2 arying ems winiow faamen af NO 08 Beary 4 im acsordance With the facts wae ren- dered. . Dean Bop ov a Crip Founn.—Yeeterday morning, a8 officer Sheridan, of the Eighteenth precinct, wae patrol- ing bis beat im avenue A, newr Twenty-fourth street, he digcovered & coffin upom a pile of lumber, which, on being opened, waa found to contain the body of w child. Coro i ser Jackman heid an inquest, when it wae ascertiined that the child wae et! 'Rorn, ard a ver Jct in accor avce wan rendered. THE TROUBLE AT OCCOQUAN, VIRGINIA, ore Y raction of the Black Republican Li= verty Pole—The Cause of the Difficul- ty, dice SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD, ‘Wasnincron, July 28, 1860, Yesterday afternoon a party of forty men, under the command of Capt. M, Fitzhugh and Major Carter, in the presence and in defiance, if not by the consent, of Gov. Letcher’s Prince William Cavalry corps, Capt. Thornton commanding, entered the village of Occoquan, Virginia, ‘and cut down a liberty pole erected by the republican’, from which floated the American flag, and upon which The was inscribed the names of Lincoln and Hamiin. Alexandria Gazetle of today describes the scene as fol- lows :— On the 4th of July the black republicans, of whom some sixty reside in the vicinity of Occoquan, instituted an as- sociation, and agreed to erect a pole to bear aloft a flag ‘with the names of Lincoln and Hamlin, The pole was ac- cordingly erected, the following persons essisting in the pole raising:—John Underwood, W. C. Athey, Robert Cur- tis, Oliver Underwood, H. W. Rives, J. W. Miller, William Davis (boy), Stephen Hammill, John Taylor, Andrew Un- derwood, Marion Grigg, T. O. Coulter, James Gould, Thomas Rives, Jr., H. F. Duty, W. H. Johnston, T. L. Selecman, Jobn Wright, William Western, A. A. Selecman, Edward Roberts (Englishman), Tasco Harris (freo negro), Jim Snyder (free negro), and Albert Harris (free negro). Upon the raising of the pole the pole raisers were armed with muskets, and made quite a military demonstration. A meeting was held, at which black republican speechos were made by W. C. Athey and J. Wright. Many persons in the neighborhood opposed the erection of the pole, but at first there was no indication of an attempt to disturb it, The republicans when spokea to on the sub- ject answered, ‘‘That there was no one in the{country who dared to touch the pole—there were men enough to defend it,” &c. On oné occasion an old resident of the neighborhood was assaulted because he declared that the pole was a nuisance, and on another threats were made to ride upon a raila gentleman living near by, because he had spoken Southern sentiments freely in Occoquan. This raised much feeling in the neighborhood, and at a mecting at Brentsyille, some time about last Court, it was agreed that the flag was an insult to the people of Virginia, and incendiary in the object it was raised to promote, and should be torn down on Friday, the 27th day of July. Intelligence of this determination soon reached Occo- quan, and on Monday night a republican meeting was held there to devise measures for the defence of the flag pole. On the following morning Mr. J. © Atbey visited Washington, and sent to Go- vernor Letcher the despatch which we published yes- terday. Whilst in Washington Athey made arrangements with certain republicans to furnish forty or fifty frearms, of approved make, with ammunition therefor, which were to be sent to Occoquan on Tuesday night by wagon. The despatch from Governor Letcher, however, induced the abandonment of this plan. On the morning of the 27th (yesterday) the republi- cans hoisted the American flag and the party ensign bearing the names of Lincoln and Hamlin. At half-past three o'clock the Prince William Cavalry, Capt. Thornton commanding, entered the village, and ranged themselves im the neighborhood of the pole. They were followed .by @ company of about forty strong, under command of Captain Fitzbugh and Major Carter, who, paying no attention whatever to the horsemen, quietly formed ina hollow square around the pole, facing inwards. Whilst ‘this company was surrounding the pole, Mr. Joseph T. Janney advanced to the captain ofthe troop of horse aud claimed protection for his property, upon which the pole stood. At the word of command, James W. Jackson, of Fair- fax,a stalwart yeoman, sprang forward and gaye the first blow. Others followed, redoubling stroke on stroke. Duringgthe time there wag no interruption, saye the re- publicans and others who stood at corners near by would ery out, ‘Ain't your axe dull? Hope you're having a good time,” &c, Inafew minutes, however, there was acry of “stand from under |" and the pole came to the ground. Instantly the crowd gave three cheere, when the repab- licans responded by “Three cheers for Hamlin.” All were quickly at work on the fallen pole, and in loss time ‘than "It takes to tell it. was chopped up and the pieces carried off, The flag was gent to Brentsyillo, So scon as the flag pole was levelled, Captain Fitzhugh ordered “about face,” and bis company marched off, salnted 28 they went by mingled Joors and applause. During the evening there was some excitement, and a personal rencontre took place between Colonel Prawner ‘and Joseph T. Janney, in which the latter was cone! ably injured. The crowd cleared away during the eve and at sundown all was quiet, The republicans say they will put op another pole on tbe same site. Areport reached here to-night, through parties who were at Occoquan yesterday, that the greatest excite- ment prevailed at that place when they left; that several republicans had been attacked, and severe fights resulted. One statement is that Mr. Janney, a Bell.and Everett man, —an old settler in Virginia, a large property bolder, and the owner of the land where the liberty pole was erected— was brutally agsailed and beaten because he asserted that he had the right to declare his own principles upon his own homestead, and to permit others to exercise their righte within bis own grounds if it pleased him to do so, City Intelligence, CayTnat Park Swans.—H. R. Kunhardt, Esq., acting consul for Hamburg, bas notified the Commissioners of the Central Park of the receipt of a communication from the Senate of that city, expressing a willingness to com- plete the original number of swans for the Central Park. EmockING AccIDENT winist Batuivc.—Yesterday fore. noon a lad, between nino and ten years of ago, named John Leeson, went out to bathe in the East river, and came in contact with, it is supposed, a large sharp stone, and it made such an incision in the abdomen as Gaased the bowels to come out. Very fortunately Police Officer George Kabourns (No. 110) happened to be near where the boy was in the river, and at once proceeded to the relief of the unfortunate lad, and bad him immo- diately conveyed to the City Hospital, where prompt at- tention was paid bim by Dr. A. T. Bell, who at Gret looked upon the care as a hopeless one. The poor lad being in groat agony, it was deemed requisite to adminis. | ter to him a eufficjent quantity of chlorofurm, and procure additional medical aid, before attempting anything in the way of an operation. These haying been procured, the intestines were successfully returned to thoir natural place in the body at two o’clock, at which time the pa- Lent was ing na favorably aa could be expected, and was fast aden from the effects of the chloroform: Our reporter visited the hospital again at seven o'clock, Inat night, and being admitted to see the boy, asked him how be was getting along, to which he replied, “ fam doing very weil, and do not feel great pain.” ‘He was progreesing very favorably at that time, and is likely to continue 80. Exrrosioy.—The ema]! steamer J. C. Mintarn burst her boiler this morning at eleven o'clock, while towing into pior No, 6 Fast river canal boat A. H. Phillips, severely scalding Geo. Walters, who was at the helm on board the canal boat, and blowing overboard another man named Mr. Johnson, who was picked up uninjured. she was a very old boat, apd was one of the original Hounton street Williamsburg ferry boate, and is badly damaged by the explosion. Police Inte iiigence. Dascmet Urow Sefprore Pouct Dearea.—Yesterdey morn \ng the police of the Eleventh ward made a descent upon a number of suspected policy shops, and arrested Charles Kurze, Richard Norton, Jobm Mayer, Patrick Mo- Tavghlin, Frederick Sell, Jacob Recko and Walleburga (Chance oF Mavnem.—Jobn Conroy, * paper folter, re siding at No. 10 Centre street, wan arreeted, charged with. Diting off a portion of the left car of Nichard Norris, of No Etveathe abey, on the Ou of February laat, during aecu™e, Conre; bia eroape at tho time, bot wae SS Priday evening and kebed up by Justice borne Something About the Prince of Walee Now in Nova Scotia and the Other Princes of Wales Who Have Travelled. THE GREAT EASTERN---TANDEM TRIUMPHANS! More of the Horrible Massacres im Syria. ART AND LITERATURE, Rey ae, ae — Additional by the City of Washington, Sr. Jouxs, N. F., July 28, 1860, There is nothing of importance in the Proceedings of the House of Commons. ‘The Liverpool Daity Poet of the 18th says Positively that the government disallow in tolo the propoeed transfer of the Galway line mail contract to the Montreal Com- Lae Par, July 17, 1860. ‘The Bourse is flat, with but little business. The Rentea closed. at 68f. 900., or twenty centimes less than yesterday. It is stated that private orders have been given to tha French press to say as little as possible about Garibald:. The appearance of the growing crops is fayorable, Every kind promises well, including fruit. Sickening details of the massacre of Christians in Syria had been received. The gencral opinion was that the Turkish authorities were acting in connivance with tha Druses, and that the government at Constantinople, which might have stopped the bloodshed on all occa- sions, left the Christians to their fate, ‘The following commercial intelligence per City of Wazh- ington has been found, after considerable trouble:— Lavexroor, July 18, 1860, Cotton in good demand for export: sales yesterday 10,000 bales, including 4,000 on speculation and for ex- port; the sales of the two days (Monday and Taesday) ara 23,140 bales, at prices showing no change from last week, ‘Trade is generally healthy and speculation is dormant. ‘The fine weather and favorable traffic &eturns exerciso @ beneficial influence on the Stock Exchange. ; Consols closed on the evening of the 17th inst. at 933¢ 0 9355. There was a good demand for money at the bank rates, The New Steamship Connaught. OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. Loxpon, July 7, 1860. The Qualitics of the New Steamer—Her Buildert—Im- portance of the Galway Line to Commerce—Superiority of Galway as a Station—Report of the House of Commons Committee—Capital Stock of the Company— Persistent At- tempts to Break the Line Up—Malice Towards Mr. Lever—His Intended Visit to New York—Cunard ang Lever, dc., de. Tsend you this letter by the first new mai! steamer of the Lever line from Galway, the Connaught, a steamer that inaugurates a new mail service between Great Britain and America. Before this arrives you will probably havo the Great Eastern with you; so you will havea largo amount of novelty and great interest in the arrival of these distinguished strangers. I shall hazard nothing in saying that I believe you will find the Connaught one of the finest ocean steamers that ever passed Sandy Hook. Whatever merits she may have, the Americans are connoisseurs in everything relating to steamships, and will give the Connaught her due meed of praise. She is an iron paddle steamer of the dret class, from the yard of Palmer Brothers, Jarrow, near Newcae- tle, and the largest steamer ever built in the Tyne. She will unquestionably be a great favorite with passengers. The vast amount of emigrant traffic from Ireland by the commercial steamers of the Galway line, and the com- od change in the position of the other groat steam , by giving them ports of call at Quecnstown and Londonderry, show that the Irieh traffic is of large com mercial importance. Here is a country stan’ outport of Exrope, and directly between the ialand of Great Britain and America, and where every steamer—at least every one frora the western ports, Live Glasgow—most make a detour to ay: Here is a country comprising one substan tial fourth of the’ United Kingiom, and ono third in amount of American correspondeace, and {ts com mercial and goographical position has been persistently and systematically ignored for more than twenty year#, while mail steamers have been set on foot from the vart ous ports of England, but which for postal purposes are every way inferior to Galway. The 8 committee on Packet and telegraphic contracts has made its report with the minutes of evidence, and a eubstantia? Bine Book it is. A supplement is to’ appear in a few ‘weeks, with the concluding portion of the evidence, and an appendix of documents on the subject. Mr. Harvey Lewis, the Chairman of the Atlantis Royal Mail Company. in his testimony before tho committee lavt week, state that Mr. Lever, the founder of the Galway line, had £120,- 000 ($600,000) of paid up shares in the company, anit that the contract for building the ships was mace after the government contract was signed, aud entirely on the faith of that contract; that the ships were to cost over £100,000 each, and that the company were prepared, bot!» in vessels and financially, t> carry out their mal contract to the letter. He also stated that, while other packet compan.es had, in more than four cases out of five, beem excused from and bad failed to commence the gervice on the day appointed in their contracts, not the slightest inda! gence Was granted to this company, and the government and Post Olice would not even permit the service Lo ope with the Parana—a fine paddle steamer belonging to tbe ‘West India Royal Mail Company, and which the Galway Company had chartered. The’ fact ‘e, there has bec every conceivable means resorted to within the pale of the law and official precedent, by Lord Palmerston's government, backed up by the Liverpooliang, to break the Lever lino at the outset; and now even the London Times admits that that contract, as weld as the extension of Cunard’s, must remain as they are ti!l 1867. Beyond the government and local opposi- tion to the Galway project, since the line from that port bas assumed ite just proportions as a first class concern, every measur? malice, envy and covetous amb! tion. could suggest has "een resorted to to deprive the founder of the credit of foundis,t the line, and if possible to de- stroy his political and ‘cou.."Mercial reputation. All thir has given Mr. Lever a he.*Y Amount of labor and Feapossibility besides his dutics as “Member of Parliament ‘and director in three or four railway an.‘ Stearmebip com- panies. Mr. Lever regrets very much that his Very nume~ Tous duties will not permit him to visit New Yor smme~ diately, but I believe it is his intention to do eo ¢oom after the adjournment of Parliament, in August or Sep- tember, in the first voyage of one of the now steamers. Some of these details are of a somewhat personal cha- | racter, but they & Certain intorest, aa proving that gotting up steamship lines and mail subsidiea in thin freat commercial country i@ not the easiest thing in the | worit INTERASTING LETTER FROM MR. LEVER TO CAPTAINS LEITCH, OF THE CONNAUGHT, BOPORE THE LINe WAS BROKEN UP. 40 Carwow Srneet, Loxpox, June 23, 1860, } Dmar Sin—I cannot allow you to leave Galway without 4 parting word, and to wish you prosperity and success in this the opening voyage of the new line of steam mail communication between Ireland and the United States, to the establiehment of which I have devoted so much care, and for which I have so long and incessantly labored. I have alto to express my regrets that urgent buviness affairs bere will prevent me from accompanying you in the Connanght, Since I first conceived the project of starting a line of steamers from Ireland to Amorica, making Galway « packet station, and establishing a first class mail eervice that Will carry the correspondence between Furope and America by the most direct route—through Ireland—I Intended to make the voyage to America on the first new steamer loaving with the government mails. There cannot be a shadow of doubt that this steam service, the frat ever projected from Ireland toa foroign country now it ts fairly and firmly established, will falfl every tation formed of it, and confer vast commercial, and social benefite upon Ireland. Ie to that portion of the ki T believe: it peuredy poasiots to ovtrrase, nor will benofita bo or Py accurately antici alized. To the wing tom carpe, ont Migelatiy in fooks Mtating the deepatch of lotters ‘and ic corren- tings ve scross the Atlantis, abd in giving es & ‘vo! 3, M ( coeemmunteation with ‘Ainerica, Ay tages mort bo great, both in commercial and in ver; tional aad political ‘affairs Iine of communication, it will way to New York Treland haa now four | cee of #teamehipa to and the weet side of the Atiwotic, renning directly to