The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFPOE K. W. COMMER OF KASEAU AND FULTON GTS. TERNS, cash tn edwance. Money sent by matt will be at the tek of the vender, Postage stamps not ‘alcloed ob eukecription DAILY HBRALD ” ‘00. THE WEERLY HERALD, ccory Saturday al vex conte ‘OM the Bh and BOA of each emt MEE FAMILY HERALD on Wednesday, at four conis per |RIVOB, containing ¢mportant poo ay a the world; / wsed, a Pram Sncy Requasra 10 mat aia Larrans ano Pace- May eI comm’ [SEM renewed every ; advertisements in tO EM NTS mes fait Hasso, and 6 the Wer PRENTENGtmccuted with weatness, cheapness and de- epatch. ALD, {BL0'S GARDEN, Ror Pserouu- ance” Cuvpanniia. Afternoon and . WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Fuase Facto Farxca. wan—Festival DawSaNTE—GRREN MONSTER. WALLACK’S be Broadway.—Hayor ANor— Torice Magnusp—' are Hocenmeurex: LAURA KEENE’S THEATBE, ‘No. €24 Brosdway.—Ovn AmEaAN Cousin. SEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Monts Cxisto— ALPUNK Maip—WanLock or tax GLEN. BARNUWS AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Day ‘and Evening—Ermioriax 50x06, Dances, Boxiasques,—Liv- tg Ouniosirias, do. NTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Brosdway.— BenEsaues, Bowen, Dancrs, 60.-Go "Wat, Bors. TAMPBELL’S OPERA HOUSE, 685 Broad- way ORrmonian Sones, Boasscavea, Dancas, a0.—S0anm mpauonn's Bor. NATIONAL VARIETIES, Chatham street—Ietsa Ext- Geant—Foce Lovess—Hous ix tux Watt. PALAGE GABDEN, Foarteenth astreet.—PaoMenae Conceat. CANTERBURY CONCERT HALL, 663 Broadway.—Sonas, Dancus, Boxuesqurs, £0. New York, Saturday, August 18, 1860, ‘The News. Elsewhere is given some very interesting corre- spondence from Honduras, relative to the move- ments of General Walker, whose men appear to be arriving at Ruatan or its vicinity in vessels en- gaged in the fruit trade. Walker is reported to have gone to Swan Island. Part of the cargo of the schooner Clifton, supposed to be connect- ed with the expedition, had been seized by the British authorities at Belize, to whom the vessel was afterwards surrendered by her captain. Walker was reported to be preparing for a descent on Costa Rica or Nicaragua. The yellow fever was fatally prevalent at Belize, on the 26th ult., and decimating the whole population. Honduras had not taken formal possession of the Island of Ruatan at last advices, but the British authorities had ex- pressed the intention of abandoning it on the 30th ult. The inhabitants of the island were greatly diasatiafied at the proposed change, and it was be- lieved would declare their independence, Senor Jose Berges, the Commissioner appointed by Lopes to settle the claims of citizens of the United States against the Paraguayan government, will leave this country on the 26th inst. for Para- guay, via England. The excitement in Texas in reiation to the sup- posed abolition conspiracies in that State is on the increase. One individual had been hung for giv- ing strychnine to the slaves to poison the wells; hree others, accused of abolitionism and exciting negroes to insurrection, had met the same fate. ‘The Virginia Douglas Convention at Staanton formed an electoral ticket yesterday. No fusion with the Breckinridge men took place. The Breck- loridge Convention is still in session at Charlotte- ville. A resolution giving the electors liberty to consult their own judgment in the choice of Peesi- dent, under certain contingencies, was passed by | that body Great preparations are making at Quebec for the reception of the Prince of Wales, who was ex- pected to arrive there to-day. The city was full of strangers, many of them Americans. The re- ception will be a brilliant affair. The Hon. Washington Hunt addressed a large tatification meeting of the constitutional Union men in Jersey City last night, making an able and effective speech, of which we give apretty full report elsewhere. We publish in Mother colamn a very remarka- ble case of suspicion of arson just concluded by Fire Marshal Baker, and brought before Justice Kelly. The parties implicated in the affair are William G, Lambert, Jr., and William H. Perley. The latter is represented to have been the proprie- tor of the liquor and segar store No. 869 Broadway, which was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, the 22d of last April. Lambert was arrested yes- terday and taken before Justice Kelly, and he was req to find $10,000 bail to answer the charge. The Great Bastern was hailed off Fire Island at eight o'clock on Thursday evening. ” Information has been received at Washiagton that eech American merchants as are desirous of settling in Russia and engaging in mercantile trans- actions can now enter the trade guilds on the same terms as natives. A letter from Captain Mitchell, of the bark R. L. Barstow, dated at St. Helena, July 3, reports the death of Mr. Kimball, Consul at that port. Decisions in several important admiralty and mercantile cases, argued before the United States Circuit Court at its May term, were rendered yes- terday, and will bé found elsewhere. The cotton market was steady yesterday, while the sales reached about 1,000 baler, closing firm on the basis of pricee given ia another column. Flour was heaty and the demand moderate, while the market closed at lower rates, eepecially for most descripiioas of State. Western and Soothern floor continued without change in prices, while ealce were less active. Wheat was irregular, with tolerably active sales The market closed in favor of purchasers for most descriptions, Corn was dull and lower: the chief sales embraced Western mixed at le. 9 @2c. The movements of flour ant grain at this port the | past week bare been as follows: — Prpots et 238,734 “m1 - Pork closed firm, with sales of new mess at $19 5 of new prime at $14.13}¢. Sugars were more acti firmer, with sales of 2.400 hhds, and 750 boxes, at rates given in another place, Coffee was quiet. Freights were firmer, and among the eogagemonts were about 70.00 bushels wheat for Liverpool, in bulk and bags, at 1ld. « 1144, and flour at Sa. 114d. a Be. 34. Freights were aleo Girm for London and Giangow, with a fair amount of busi ‘pers doing for the Continent. Ferxaxdo Woon’s Victony.—Fernando Wood thas at last settled his accounts with Old Tam- many, and the Wigwam ought now to be shut up. Wood is a living representative of the po- litical movements of the day. Tammany is practically defunct institution. The Regency at Albany intend to keep their beads above wa- ter if they can; 80 they have cut loose from the dead carcass of the democratic party, and have let Old Tammany go down as a concern that is no longer of any practical use to anybody. Let the eachems wash their faces, change their Linen, and come out into the fresh air. Progress of Our Political Revolation— Daylight at Last. We are at last coming to something clear, definite and practical in the political contest which is now going on all over the coxatry, avd the campaign has taken a character which reuders the defeat of ectionalists and fanatics, South or North, a matter of certainty, The recent elections in the Southern States show that the conservative masses there are de- termined to absolve themselves from even a suspicion of favoring disunion, and to perform their duty, and their whole duty, to the holy compact which our fathers bequeathed to us, and whose benefits accrue equally to all. They have determined to do this, too, without any threat as to what they may hereafter do in case their Northern brethren neglect to perform their part of the sacred trust. This weighs upon the conservative masses in the North with an obligation as imperative as upon those of the South, and the people have been at all times ready to comply with its requirements. It has been only the corrupt organizations of heartless politicians, and combinations of selfish wirepullers that have cast any doubt over the probability of the combined action of the con- servative voters, and they have done their best to maintain old bickerings that have no con- nection whatever with the present critical con- dition of the country, Fora time their con- flicting pretensions perplexed and divided the masses, and had the election taken place four or six weeks ago Lincoln would undoubtedly bave been elected by a plurality. This result cannot now occur. He is irremediably de- feated. The conservative sentiment of the people has triumphed over the schemes of the corrupt poli- ticians. The several cliques that advocate re- spectively the cause of Breckinridge, Bell and Douglas have seen that, if they held themselves aloof from their fellow conservatives, they could not command a corporal’s guard of voters, and the immense quiet vote that comes out only on great and critical occasions would lie fallow, and permit the election to go by default, By the pressure of the inexora- b’e logic of these truths, the different cliques of politicians opposed to the bigoted and destructive theories of the black republi- cans hare been forced to unite, and we shall have now but one Presidential electoral ticket in the Empire State of New York, upon which the whole conservative vote will unite. This union will bring out thousands upon thousands of voters in its favor, who could not have been reached in any other way; and it is, in fact, the real and practical opening of the campaiga, which will be one of the most spirited and ex citing ever witnessed. It is the contest of the spirit of toleration with that of bi- gotry, of fraternity with domination, of charity with fanaticism, of common sense with exag- geration, of self-preservation with a blind and suicidal mania. Some of the black republican journals, which have already taken the alarm from the signs of the times, stigmatize the union on the Presiden- tial electoral ticket which has now been se- cured in this State as a union of factions, a combination of cliques, and an organization of demagogues; and they are endeavoring to cry it down and turn well meaning people against it. But their efforts are in vain. The union bas sprung from the hearts of the peo- ple, and it has triumphed in spite of the fac- tious leaders and corrupt demagogues and wirepulling cliques. Mozart Hall has not tri- uphed over Tammany, nor has Tammany been able to subdue Mozart. Both have been forced to surrender to the popular will, and to abdi- cate forever their claims for supremacy. This Union ticket will sweep New York, and the commercial and manufacturing States coutigu- ous to it, in November next, as the whirlwiad sweeps the Western prairie. The sticks and chaff of black republicanism will be scattered by it, never again to be united in a great poli- tical party, The conservative revolution will be as complete bere as it has been in the South, and the new proclamation of the higher law by Seward and the Lincoln destructives wil! only tend to hasten and increase its triumph. } In order to give the conservative re- volution and coalition, now initiated ia the North, a proper impulse, all par- ties should unite in a general and gigantic ratification meeting, here in New York city, at 4s early a day as practicable. Not only should all the Breckinridge, Bell and Douglas clubs in the city be called out, but similar organizations throughout the State and all the neighboring States should be invited to send delegations, and conservatives of every class should attend to ratify the compact to put down sectional- ism and fanaticism at home, before entering upon the discussion of questions of national policy for the government of the country dur- ing the next generation. Let preparations for calling such a meeting be made at once, and let every conservative give liberally to carry out the arrangements, and make it an exprea- sion of popular sentiment worthy of the city, the State and the great conservative cause which animates the large majority of the peo- ple. - } Tue Course or Tue Henao.—aAll the little | papers from Boston to Bedlam are crying out | that the Henarp fs changing its course; that one day it is on this side, the next on that, and the third day on another side. It is perfectly true that the Hrratn changes its course accord- ing to circumstances. If it did not change it would dash against the rocks or into the shoals | and breakers. It islike a large ship working its way through the windings of a crooked and | | difficult channel. Ignorant spectators on the shore observe her first tacking towards one side, and ery out that she is going ashore; and when she approaches towards the other side, they | are equally astonished. Sometimes she appears | to be going back, and then their “confusion ts worse confounded.” Again she nears a dan- gerons sunken rock, and they cry “Look there!” pers her pilot well knowing its position, she avoids it, to their astonishment. But when at last she geta to sea, crowded with full straight and swift a course she will take to her destination. Then they will begin to understand her. It is the same with the Henrico. It is borne along by the tide of events, and the winds are some- times adverse and sometimes fair. The navi- gation is often difficult. This complication of circumstances may cause the course of the pa- per to appear unintelligible to men without brains or observation, But if the dunces wait a while they will comprehend it. Every move- ment is real progress, and tends to the desired end, whatever shallow fools may say or think to the contrary. sail, mark how Venal Legtslation amd Assembly Nomi- mations, We publiah in another part of today’s Paper the names and residences of the Sena- tors and Assemblymen who veted to override Governor Morgan’s veto of the City Railroads and the West Washington Market bills; also the vote on the one cent ferriage and the Com- missioners of Record’s one hundred and ninety- three thousand dollars claim, to which we call the special attention of the readers of the He- RaLD. That record demands the close scrutiny of every voter in the Empire State, and is of threefold importance now that the nominations are about being made for members of Assembly. Shall the next Legislature be of the same stamp as the'last is a question that the peo- ple will soon be called upon to answer. A!- ready the political wireworkers and legislative peculators are making extensive preparations for their anticipated bountiful harvest during the next session. From all accounts they are preparing for a crusade that by far exceeds the piratical operations of the thieving band that occupied the legislative halla last winter. The success that the ringleader and captain general of the Albany pirates has just met with in the election of delegates from this city to the Syracuse Convention plainly shows that they are not counting without theirhosts. The same Senators who occupied the Senate chamber last winter will wear the Senatorial robes dur- ing another session; it is, therefore, only neces- sary that a majority of the members elected to the lower house shall be of a pliable etamp to make the triumph of the lobby complete. The public mind, however, is being diverted from the real issue by the universal clamor of the wireworkers over the candidate for Gover- nor, Give us a candidate for Governor who will bave the moral courage to withhold his sig- nature from the schemes of the lobby, say these legislative jobbers, ang at the same time they are plotting for the election of members who will not have the least regard for vetoes or exe- cutive messages. “Governor Morgan is the only person that we can do anything with in our section of the State,” says a rural polit!- clan. Jn fact, from the general cry, one would think that an executive officer was the only one to be chosen this fall. and that we bad no mem- bers of Legislature to elect. All of these cries are very well in themselves; an honest and up- right Governor is certainly desirable; but the events of the last Legislature must con- vince every one that has read the re- ports of their nefarious operations? that a Governor is but a pigmy before the combined efforts of a villanous Legislature and lobby. You might as well appeal to one of the Egyptian mummies or sacred bulls that have been embalmed for thousands of years, and now on exhibition in Broadway, to step the roaring of Niagara, as to ask a gubernato- rial officer to prevent the wholesale plunder, when a set of men like those at Albany last winter occupy the legislative chambers. It will be seen, by a close examination of the record of votes that we publish elsewhere, that there existed at the last session of the Legisla- ture an atrocious combination, composed of men from all political parties and every shade of political faith, who were found co-operating together, without any regard to their party affi- liation, upon every echeme of the lobby. The same names are recorded tide by side on almost every monied bill. The six railroad bills and the West Washington Market bill received the support of the same men. The list of yeas and pays on the cheap ferriage, aside from those controlled by local issues, reveals the same coa- lition in favor of the monopoly. The nucleus of this cabal are found voting for the Commission- ers of Record’s claim, and we,might show the same league on the bill to confirm the location of the Schuyler county buildings, aa well as every other project for which it was reported that money was used. The exiatence of alliances of that kind is be- coming one of the greatest evils of the day, and is one of the most dangerous elements in our body politic. It fourishes in all of our legisia- tive bodies—municipal, State and national. Thus. ever since the election of Mayor Wood to his present office, there has been a coalition of democrats and republicans in the Common Council that has defeated all of his reformatory measures, even fora long time rejecting the appointments that the city char- ter required him to fill. Still later we find this band of conspirators working together with great zeal on the Japanese swindle. The same thing exists at Washington. Members of Con- gress, that are in the habit of fighting like cats and dogs over the abstract question of slavery, are hale fellows well met as soon as some free wool speculation, railroad grant, patent exten- sion or an enormous claim comes up for con- sideration. The cohesive power of public piun- der makes them as geatle as doves. The most monstrous combination that has ever existed in any legislative body was that at Albany last winter. These flagitious bands are the most alarming features of our political system, and forebode anything but good for the future of our coun- try. It is, in fact, the great evil of the age, and an abuse which should be corrected at once. The evil cannot be remedied by the election of Governors or Presidents, but only by the selection of a better class of legislators, State and national. As long as the public sub- mit to the nominations made by a few grogshop politicians, acting under the direction of the minions df the third house, they may expect to see a shameless and heinous abuse of power by our lawmakers, and a continnation of the dis- graceful transactions at Albany. One of the Albany operators predicted soon after the adjournment of the last Legislature that the next would be tenfold worse. His statement was based upon the fact of the Se- nate being as they desired it, and only left the Assembly to be looked after this year. If that prophecy shon!d prove true, forty Governor Morgans will be of no avail. It is time that the public were bestirring themselves; they have talked about Governors and Presidents long enough; something should be done to pre- vent a repetition of the scenes enacted at our State capital last winter. Let the nominations of both parties for membera of Assembly be closely watched in every locality. See to it that no person is sent to Albany who is in any way tiactured with the past corruptions, and let the teat be, the repeal of the shameless acts of the last disgraceful Legislature. No person should be allowed to take a seat in the legisia- tive chambers as a lawmaker without giving such a pledge. In no other way can the black cloud that bas been brought upon the State by the vultures at Albany be removed. It ia the duty of every voter of this legislatively dis-| birds. During the sesson NEW YOKK MERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1860, a graced State to attend to nominationa for As- | by Muzio, will be brought out, and it is be- sembly. They owe it to themselves, the State, nation and common honesty, The New Union Movement—New York the Battle Field. The coalition movement of the late Syra- cuse Convention, in connection with the tre- mendous popular conservative reaction which has broken out in the Southern States, signifi- cantly points the way to the defeat of “Honest Old Abe Lincoln,” and to the proatration,of this mischief-making and dangerous slavery agi- tating Northern republican party. New York is the key to the possession of the battle feld. Her electoral vote, added to the vote of the South, will give an electoral vote of 155 against Lincoln, or three more than the required majority vote of 152. And now the fight begina; for the materials are at hand, and the plan has been adopted whereby they be effectively combined for the reconquest of the Empire State by the majority of her people. In 1856 the popular vote of Buchanan and Fill- more in this State exceeded that of Fremont by some 44,000. Since that our local elections have gone by default; but they all show the republi- can party to be in a fixed minority of the popu- lar vote. Last year, upon the test vote.of Sec- retary of State, the popular majority against this party was only fourteen hundred; but then there was a total deficiency in the po- pular vote, as compared with that of 1856, of some 80,000. The republican party fell behind its vote for Fremont only about 25,000, leaving a margin upon a fair estimate for an outstand- ing majority against the republicans of between forty and fifty thousand. ‘The bulk of this anti-black republican vote will be brought out upon the joint stock Doug- las and Bell electoral ticket. A few thousand scattering votes may now be counted for Breckinridge; but there is good ground for the belief that his partisans in this State will come into line in season to give the finishing blow to “Oid Abe” in November. Let this complete fusion be made of the anti-Lincoln elements of i New York, and New Jersey, Pettasylvania, f0- diana, Illinois, Rhode Island and Conneoticut will follow her example, whereby most, if not all, of these States may be turned against the republican ticket. And why should not the Breckinridge and the Douglas democracy coalesce in all the Northern States. with the Bell and Everett party. The paramount issue between the intractables of the two democratic fac- tions appears to be the whip-hand of the demo- cratic party for 1864. But can they not see that this old, worn-out party has gone the way of the old whig party—that it is dead—and that its funeral rites are now going on, and will be finished with the burial of the defunct ia No- vember? Why, then, stick to these old party Dames and associations, when the party itself has ceased to be? The Douglas democracy and the Breckinridge democracy are liberated ; and having no sympathies with the Southern fire- eating democracy, and being equally opposed to the abolition programme of the republican party, what is there to prevent the proposed Northern coalition, in co-operation with this new and powerful Union movement in the South? ‘The division of the electoral vote of this State or that State, among the parties interested in this plan of a general coalition, is a secondary matter : the first necessity among all concerned is Lincoln’s defeat. Acting under this common impulse—the defeat of Lincoln—as their first object, the disbanded democracy, in conjunction with the Bell and Everett party in New York alone. can do the work. They have a fixed ma- jority of the popular vote of this State to with, and they have all the moral advantages on their side, of the “irrepressible conflict,” the Jobn Brown foray and its teachings, the sac- rifice of Seward, and the manifold corruptfons of the republican party at Albany last win- ter. Thus, through a generous rivalry in the common cause, and by proper management among the several parties opposed to Lincola in this State, it may be carried against him to the eagent of forty, fifty, yea, sixty thousand, majority. ‘This will do; for this result will be the end of Lincoln, and the ead of this anti-slavery holy alliance of the North and its uaholy crusade against the institutions of the South and the peace of the Union. FasntovapLe Prosrects ror THe Fant, Sea- on.—The signs of the times indicate that the metropolis will be gayer than ever before during the ensuing autumo. At the present momeut, when the principal watering places are crowded with New Yorkers, and when, to use acommon expression, “everybody is out of town,” there is so large an influx of stran- gers that Broadway presents as great a throng as in the busiest season of the year. Travel- lers are pouring in upon us in crowds, and the up town hotels--the St. Nicholas, Metropolitan, Everett and Fifth Avenue—are full from top to bottom. And this is in the middle of August. What we may expect in September and Octo- ber, when the beau monde retura to town, and when all the pleasure travel from the South and West flows back through the metropolis, may be That the fall season will be a better one than any that has preceded it may be safely predict- ed from a review of the facta in the case. We have7on hand, in the first place, a Presidential election, which comes off in November, and all the work has to be done in September and October. New York is the headquarters of the politicians throughout the country, and they will make this city their grand rendezvous. Then we are to have in October a visit from the Prince of Wales, who is to be entertained at a grand dinner, and probably a ball, both to come off at the Academy of Music. Of course there will be a great rush of people from the rural districts to see the Prince, and all the la- dies in the land will be anxious to look at the comely young fellow who has stolen the hearts of half the flat-hatted demoiselles in the British provinces. Then, by the middle of September, we shall have the Italian Opera and all the theatres, concerts and other amusements of the metropolis in full blast. The Opera—the fash- fonable amusement par excellence —will com- mence early in September, with a fine company, which will include Adelina Patti, Fabbri, Brig- noli, Susint, with other artists well known here. ‘They will be reinforced later in the season by Tamberlik, the great tenar, who haa so aston- ished the Parisians during the last two or three years; Formes; the basso, and very likely seve- ral other new artists, Ullman being now ia Barope o2 the look gut for singing lieved that the season will be in every way very successful one. In the theatrical world the renirée of Miss Charlotte Cushman and Mr. The return of flush times, andthe consequent liberal expenditure of money upon articles of luxury, will stimulate importation, and the shops in Broadway will be so many bazaars wherein the richest stuffs and the rarest and most curious handiwork of the artificers in every clime will find ardent admirers and ready purchasers. The hotels will be even more crowded than they are at present; and, during the next two months, when New York is more agreeable than at any.other time of the year,and much pleasanter than any of the watering’ places, our floating population will be double what it ever has been before. The excitement will reach its height with the advent of the Prince of Wales; but that the season throughout will be an unusually bril- liant one cannot be doubted for a moment. Our Crry Execrioxs.—The Union movement at Syracuse instructs the several parties con- cerned in this city their policy in the matter of our local elections. Let the spoils involved be judiciously arranged, and the result will hardly fail to add many thousande to the Union elec- toral ticket against Lincoln, in the city and throughout the State. EEE. Affa at the National Capi OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wasitnctow, August 17, 1860, ‘OFF FOR THE WATERING PLACES. ‘The President left this afternoon for Bedford Springs. ‘The same train conveyed George Sanders, Hon. Thos. J. Barr and other New Yorkers, and was declared extra hazardous. WHAT BROUGHT THE NEW YORKERS TO WASHINGTON, Barr bas been bere to still farther enlighten Secretary Cobb upon Bixby & Co.’s warehouse contract. I doubt if he can effect anything, however, against Mather, as the latter ia in strong for Breckinridge, and therefore has the political sympathies of the Secretary, while Bart's posi- fion seems to be clearly defined, WHAT BRECKINRDIGR LETTER. The attempt of the Chairman of the Breckenridgé National Committee to diplomatize a contradiction of my despatch, to the effect that Breckinridge bas writ- ten hers, requesting a consultation of friends with reference to the propriety of his with- drawal, is made too transparent to deceive apy one, by its failure to assert categoricaliy that no such letter as [ mentioned has been written. The committee desire to prevent publicity of the fact till they get a response to lettere which were recently addressed to an ex-Governor and other prominent old line whigs of Kentucky, begging them to go for Breckinridge, on the ground that Lincoln will be elected by Northern States, and that a dissolution of the Union and the establishment of a Southern confederacy, with Breckinridge at its bead, will immediately follow. Looking to this event they de- sire the support and countenance of the oid line whigs in their disunion scheme. The letter referred to will be published ia « few days, as the proposition will be indig- nantly declined by most, if not all, parties to whom it was sent. If the Union cam be thus dismembered, it is furtber re- ported that Lane and Stevens design setting a Western confederacy on the Pacific coast. This accounts for the eecession of their delegates from the Charleston Coaven- tion. DOUGLAS AND JOHNSON WILL SPRECHIFY. It is understood that Dougias and Johnson will take the stump till the day of election, the former going South and ‘West and the latter North, as far even as Maine. Douglas is announced to speak at Norfolk on Friday of next week, whence he will proceed down the coast and back through the mountain districts of Virginia. He will visit Georgia and nearly all the Southern States, speaking every day except Sundays till November. MORE CAMPAIGNING. It is asserted here to-day, upon good authority, that General Combs, of Kentucky, will soon visit the North on « stomping tour; also ex-Goverpor Morehead. Their movements may be somewhat influenced by the adoption or rejection of the proposed fusion of the Bell and Douglas parties in New York. If adopted, they will advocate the fusion ticket; if rejected, they will most likely stay at home. CAPTAIN MEIGS AND THE WAR DEPARTMENT. As I intimated in my last despatch, the President, un- der advice of the Cabinet, has determined that Capt. Meigs must obey the orders of the War Department in su- perintending the coustruction of the Washington Aque- duct. Ifhe refuses further be will be disciplined accord- ing to articles of war. He will provably yield graceful submission. ‘THE DECROOT CLANS. ‘The Secretary of War, after much delay, has to day ren- Gored a settlement i the Degroot case. referred to him by Congress. The award is less than half the amount claimed as justiy due, which is a cause of a great deal of dissatisfaction and disappointment on the part of claia- ants. There appears to be great natural disinclination in all departments to act promptly and liberally ia adjusting claims which are referred to them by tha legislative Dranch of government. It is matter “‘aniversal com- Plaint that claims are first whittled 4,,wn to the lowest possible point, and then payment postponed to the latest period, inficting great expense and trouble upon im- Poverished c'aimants. ‘THE EXPORT OF FIREARMS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES, Inquiries are frequently made at the proper departinent of the government as to the removal of the restrictions on the importation of firearms into foreign countries. It may be recollected that among the addresses presented to the Emperor of France on the subject of custome reform was one from St. Etienne, the centre of the firearms trade, in-which was expressed the pleasure of having the English market thrown open to ribbons, and praying such measures be taken as might confer the liberty to export thither muskets and other military weapous. The petitioners were assured by the Emperor that he would do everything in bis power in this respect for the ad- vancement of their interests, Should his eforts be suc- cessful the manufacturers of France will not be the only persona benefitted, for, according to treaty provisioos— as explained by those well acquainted with the subject— 8 new and profitable business in the export trade of the United States to Great Britain in these articles will be developed. MR PARAGCAYAN COMMISSIONER GOING HOME Senor Jose Berges, the Paraguay Commissioner—the object of his mission having been accomplished to his ‘fatisfaction, and a decision given that the United States and Paraguay Navigation Company is entitied to oo damages {rom Paraguay, a4 stated in this telegraphic cor- respondence several weeks ago—is on the eve of leaving Washington for a brief Northern tour. He will take pas. sage in the steamship Adriatic on the 25th inst. for Hog. land, whence be will return to Paragnay. MERCANTIL PRIVILEGES IN RURWA. Heretofore American merchants, anxious to sete in Rossia, and open mercantile howses, “have omcountered diMoulties in being ruled out by what ace called the trade guilds; but official information has been received of coo coasions recently made by the goreroment at St. Pyters- burg—oamely, that foreigners may enter these gridds on the same terms a8 matives, and may purebaso, inherit aad enjoy all their rights, excepting such aa are peculiar to nobies and privileged foreiguers. ‘Te KRW TORK FURION, ‘The Douglas and Bell men are jubilant bere to aight over the fusion of their friends in New York, and assume ® more defiant position than ever towards the Breck in ridge men, They now claim that similar fusions wilt take place in every State in tho Union, which will result ia carrying all the Southern States and nearly every Northern one, except those of New England, MOVRMENT OF TROOPS. The garrison of Fort Kearasy, baring been greatly re. | duced by the strong detacament sens to the Pawnee r> serve to quell the Indian disturbances, 1s immed ately to be atrengthesed by the available intaniry recruits now at Jefferson Barracks. ‘The steamship Riehmoad, now Mtting ot, will prooapiy ‘be the Magship of the home squadron. AFFAIRS IN MRKIOD. A letter received here from Ei Paso, dated July 99, an . ‘The church party has taken possesion O° the cap iaion | + Browswrox, Me., August 27, 1860. Mr. Douglas stopped an hour in this place to-day, and made aspeech. He is on bis way to Portland. Portiano, Me., August 17, 1860. Mr. Douglas arrived here this afternoon, and was intre- Nominations for Congress. Cunvetano, Ohio, August 1, 1660. A. G. Riddle was to-day nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Nineteenth district. Lancasras, Pa., August 17, 1660. ‘The People’s County Convention renominated, by ae- Clamation, Hon. Thaddeus Stevens for Congress to-day. Virginia Politics. Ricuxowy, Va., Augast 11. 1660. A despatch to the Whig eays that, when the mossage from Charlotteville wes received at Staunton for a Com- mittee of Con ference, a feeling prevailed that the Broaic. toridge men should come to themjif they wished ta - settle diffrences. t A despatch to the Enquirer says that such a proposl- tion will not be entertained by the Breckiaridge mea. pibestsnachaer eterna ane Wasurxctox, August 17, 1860. According to Texas news, in the New Orieans papers of Tuesday last, the excitement in relation to the aboittion conspiracy in that State appeared to be on the increase. A young man bad been hung for giving strychnine to the slaves to put into the wells, . Another preacher had been bung for boing an active abolitionist, while two other persons were similarly treated for inciting slaves to insurrection. SE EE pines ta Pireme aaee SER Frequent attempts at poisoning and iacendiarism reported. 4 Although the town of Henderson had been nearly con. sumed by fire, the people appeared unwilling to put fatth ig the reported conspiracy, . The Reading Ratiroad. PurLapeLraia, August 17, 1660. ‘The coal tonnage of the Reading road for the past week | was 80,685 tone; decronse, compared with the previoug week, 10,000 tons. => Railroad Casualty. Avouera, Me., August 17, 1660. A man named George Brit, residing in this place, wae run over by a train of cars last evening and killed, —_—_—______—. Fire at South Braintree, Mass. Bosron, August 17, 3660, The railroad depot, machine shop and shed full of tum- ber, telegraph office, &., at South Braintree, were burnt this afternoon. Loss $5,000. Escape of Convicts, Jurrmaon Crrr, Mo., August 17, 1860, While the convicts were at work on the Capitoi grounds yesterday, three of their number concealed themsetves, and quickly and unobservedly escaped. None have beew Loss of a Packet Steamer by Fire. a Lawes, Dei., August 16, 1860. Packet steamer John McMakin, Captain Joha Mar- shall, from Lewes, Del., for Philadelphia, took fire this evening, while at anchor in Lewes creek, and is a total loss. She woald have been scuttled, but the water was not of sufficient depth. Boat insured. Markets. PRuapecra, augest 17 1860. Stocks dull. Pennsylvania State 5's, 96; ‘I 132, Peansyivania Railresa, Gt Sight ‘enchange on eee Ni fhcuens Augue oom aw ki t 17, . Cotton firm: sales to-day 600 bales, at Mons tox. for middling; sales of the week, 2,950 bales; receipts do., 4,500 bales, against 2350 bales’ the corresponding week last year; exports, 9,400 bales; total receipts W date, 2,206 260 bales; receipts abead of Inat 462,500 baiee’ receipts of all Southern ports abcad of lank year, T6Y bales; of new crop to date, 5.250 buie's, Tizs0 bales Last years stock in port, 51,000 bales. gue, at $6 20 8 $5.60 for superfine. Gora quiet; mixed Sic yellow @8e._ Provisions quiet, but firm. ret gee ge holy 3 the week, 610) in 21 fo bugs tao enmve time last pear’ ‘Toes Bhar tee at 3c. ae, Exchange on London 100% a 1i0, sea wife Yan of dtag, 108% 8 10014. Sight exchange ox New 3 cent ium. z & prem | Cae wo at 81 . Corn dull: yelow, T3c. & . Froviaiens ore od vane) ‘Mobs acon, shoulders, 100. a 10¢c.; mides, 'I2c. & ; niet a oa a ¢ ; lard quiet at 13 Yc. @ Bui august BY, 1860. Flour steady and in moderate demaod Wines we fair demand, and red winter '4c. a ke. lower: sales a 14,800 bushels Chicago . to arrive, at 96 i<c.; 28,000 bash. els red Michigan at $1 09; 20,000 bushels white Ohio acd Indiana at $1 10. Cora dull and salen of 6 000 bushels at 60c. Oats steady: sales of 10,000 bushola at 2c. Whiakey steady: sales of 70 bbls. at 19\cc, Canal freights easier. Imports—5 400 bbls. flour, 6) 000 bush ls beat, 69,000 bushels cory, 10.000 busiein uote. "Bx. bushels w! busuels Fs Praha oate, 6,000 bushels yen rest teks Fiour steady and in moderate demand. Wheat ia fair request, but red winter declined Ic. since ; white winter steady; eales 23 af $1 09, 24,000 bushels white do. at $1 20%. Coru dull; sales ‘17,000 bushels at 60c. inkey uortual at Lake imports—3 000 bbis. flour, 90, le a33Et Hoe lh z < = 2 ea i ‘ £ i § § f ; ; TF 3 = if # z # i Jimmy Massey and the Police. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW TORE HERALD. 28234 Bowany, New Yorn, August 17, 1960. the previous evening. Although acquitting your ter of any intention to misiead the public or prejudice affair with which I am unfortonately mixed up, aad be+ lieving that:you not on!y reeognise, but act upon the met- to, audi altrem partem, I take the liberty of subjoining ¢ See aes aa oaeaee eee Perm: however. geome i® not never tae beou'any a ing of controversy between ¥ 5 members of the ohn ‘upos all tbat to testify to the thatmy how , is conducted in the most orderly manner. Now to thal cig Of last ovening’s occurrence, A near ae = mine has beea in the babit of enoumbering the [ootwalk oppo. Site my. door with boxes and empty packages, &O. * tere peverel times remonstrated with Dim; bet thie ae ome yy bas beat coing ail his oe Sauer late be wer me Last evening a Roars a eal! the bim to remore Goma eo whea heve in sight, the mao dr fo excited meantiae, Against my character, his revourer Ela. fy te wei did eas va : down The remult hich both pistols weat caraw’, » Ost eamued, during weat o@, but, whether by myself ne Leas shot in tie thigh. Severely wounded, { was eve the vat where Soma OF an? amy happy to say that the feortous at rat opprobonded, an? genie Oe ate, A 23 a gE i eg $¢_s 33 i is toagre sigs i i oping te «yy 5, FOUr GF edient servant, ”