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Broadway.—Day and ing. —ARtro. Doocsa—Gasrogmay tx Biaca—Living Cuncosrtim, vsolea’ Hal! 472 Broadway.— —BOBIES aT PAALOS'S, BRYANTS’ MINSTRE! Bow.rsqves, onc WIBLO'E SALOON, Broatway.—Toourt & Cawpaniy’s Mirerunts—Rgulesg7e Stour Sreaca—Liawd Down Dat Sit- vas Tavares MATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street.—Caamace or Deara—Mocio Tacaret—Warcxsa's Fare. PALACE GAB.*N, Pourteeath ereet—Dissorrinc Virws CAFTERBUBY MUSIC HALL, 683 Broadway.—Soxcs, Dawoms, Boutesquas, &c. Rew York, Friday, September 7, 1860. The News. By the arrival of the overland pony express we have advices from the Sandwich Islands to the 9th aod Ban Francisco to the 25th ult. The people of California were absorbed in the political canvass. Four State Conventions were to be held at Sacra- mento between the 20th of August and the 12th nat. The news of the result of the election in Ken- tacky and North Carolina had greatly elated the Bell party. There was a tolerably steady business Going in the San Francisco markets, and previous- ly reported prices were generally well sustained. ‘The remains of seven white men, who had left Cali- fornia for the Washoe mines, and who had been burned to death by Indians, had been found near Pyramid lake. The accounts from the Sandwich Islands are unimportant. We have a report from Mexico thats pronun- ciamiento in favor of the elevation of Gen. Comon- fort to the Presidency has been planned and will soon be proclaimed. In Chihuahua the church party have been successful, having deposed the Liberal Governor and other executive officers, while in Sonora affairs at the last accounts were rapidly approaching a crisis. Throughout North- erm Mexico, owing to the political disturbances, business was entirely aeglected, with but little prospect of a revi The Prince of Wales reached Belleville yester- day; butas the Orangemen evinced a determina- tion to take part in his reception he declined to Jand. The Bellevillians had decorated that little flown quite gayly, but were left to enjoy the dis- play without the presence of royalty. Last evening the Prince reached Cobourg, where there was not the least sign of Orangelsm. And here the Prince attended a ball, and enjoyed himself again. The Prince will probably reach Toronto to-day. The Orangemen appear to have wisely come to the conclusion to withdraw, as an organization, from the demonstrations in honor of the Prince. The Chamber of Commerce held its usual monthly meeting yesterday afternoon, at which the important subject of mail communication be- tween the United States and Asia by means of the Pacific Ocean was considered. The importance to the interests of American commerce of the establishment of sack a communication was urged, aad a committee was appointed to draft a memo- rial to Congress to take action in regard to the matter. The Board of Councilmen failed to meet last evening, in consequence of quorum not being pre- went. The President declared the Board adjourned till Monday. A desperate attempt to escape from Sing Sing prison was made yesterday by party of convicts, headed by the notorious Tom Kelly. They bolted from the hat shop and boarded a sloop at the wharf, where a bloody fight ensued between the convicts and the captain of the sloop and the keep- ers. During the conflict one of the keepers and the captain of the sloop, named Lafarge, were wounded so severely that their recovery is con- sidered doubtfal. The convicts were finally sub- dued by the officers. ‘The cotton market was steady yesterday, with sales of 1,600 bales, closing on the basia of adout L07§c. « Ile. for atraight lots of middling uplands. There was s spe- ‘ev'ative movement ta breadstull® yesterday tending to 10° omped activity aod improvement in prices. The sales of flour were large, aud closed at aa advance of from So. to 100. per barrel. Southern fivar was also active aud firmer. Wheat was active, and the sales bere and to Srrive, on speculation and for export, reached about 146,000 bushels. Corn also advanced, with cons! Gerable sales, & large portion of which was in store, epecclstion, Western mixed sold at Gc. & T0e., and Weetern yellow at Tie. a TSe. Pork was steady And in good request, with aales of new mens at $19 45 8 $19 SO and of new prime at $14 124; 8 $14 90. Sugars were stondy and in good request, with sales of sbout 2100 bhds. at rates given in another Engilan ports was scarce. Wheat to Liverpool waa en. gaged, in ship's bags, at 19\;4., and 11,000 bbls. Sour at 44, and 7,500 do. to London at ds. A Dremen vessel war chartered for London, to load with four, at 4s. S4., and ‘wheat, in shippers’ bags, at 184. A vessel of 1,700 tons (wes reported taken up for Liverpool, to load with wheat, et 144., in thip's bags. Yayery, tax Fine-Earer, Couto Norta.— Breckinridge in the Ficl€@—The True Issue, and How to Meet It, The campaiga is beginning to get warm, und the leading political lights, one after another, are taking position, and showing the calibre of their metal Tt has been claimed that candidates and men of high position should put themselves upon their dignity, and not come into the field where the smoke and grime of the fight abound. and where deadly blows are given and received. This theory may do very well for the joust or tournament of an ordinary political contest, when party lines are sharply drawn, aud the partisans of each candidate come up ranged with discipline under the minor leaders; but in a great contest like that which is now going on, where the constitution, laws and the very order of society are all at stake, where party lines are broken up, and factious leaders of every shape and hue are rang- ing local and petty contests for their own particular benefit, and all lose sight of or abandon the true point of attack, it is not only fitting. but it becomes every statesman and leader to lay aside minor considerations and bring all the power he can to the field. Ina contest like this it is requisite that the heaviest metal should be brought out and laid to bear £0 that it may do good service itself, and at the eame time give direction to the efforts of the disordered and distracted masses. It is this ne- cessity that has brought two of the candidates on one side and the greatest leader on the other to exhibit their mental calibre, and which will yet bring out others, ‘The two leading candidates of the fractured democracy have now exhibited their strength, Mr. Douglas on many minor occasions, and Mr. Breckinridge in one great effort the day before yesterday at Ashland. Both are estimable gen- tlemen in private life, and good debaters on particular questions in the halls of Congress; but both have mistaken the issue and the results of the present contest. Instead of rising equal to the occasion, and levelling their guns against the common enemy, which threatens to revolu- tionize the whole system of our government, they have brought into the national field their own petty party fight, and aim their blows at each other. In this both have made a great mistake, and in continuing their party fight now they are only driving the people from each other withqut strengthening themselves. By pursuing this course they voluntarily sub- side into the positions of leaders of factions, and, so far as in them lies, abandon the victory to the common enemy. Mr. Douglas announces his intention to go to Pennsylvania and endes- vor to break up the conservative fusion there. By so doing he merely strives to throw the victory into Lincoln’s hands. Such a course is not the part of a great leader or a great states- man. In his recent speech Mr. Breckinridge has exhibited a similar weakness. The burthen of it is the quarrel over squatter sovereignty, which has broken up the democratic party, and in continuing that quarrel the leaders only prove that the party ought to have broken up, and that the national sentiment must seek some other groundwork of organiza- tion. The issue of to-day is not the question of slavery in the Territories. That question is settled practically, if not in the abstract. The true issue has been presented by the black re publicans in their announced determination to revolutionize the entire policy of the federal government, to make that policy deadly hostile to the social organization of fifteen of our sister States, and to foster an agitation of the ques- tion of slavery iteelf, wherever it exists, which must produce the most destructive results of every interest North or South. This is the issue that is presented to the country, and which would be rejected by an overwhelming vote if the several leaders opposed to it would lay aside their insane bickerings. The victory is an easy one if the conserva- tive masses combine. New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey can be carried against the black republicans, for in neither of these States have the abolitionized fanatics a majority; but in order to do so the people must determine to meet the true question, without regard to whether Breckinridge or Douglas is right as to the dead issue of squatter sovereignty. It is the constitution and the equality of the States that is to be defended, and not the rotten re- mains of the Kansas agitation, or the future of haif a dozen Territories, whose social organiza- tion bas been already determined by other in- fluences than abstract legislation. Let the con- servative masses of New York and Pennsylva- nia hold to their determination to vote s com- mon electoral ticket against the radical revolu- tionist Lincoln, and his defeat will be as thorough and as conclusive as was that of General Scott eight years ago. Tax Curvatoen Wikorr anv Tae Provexctat Parss.—We perceive that some of the lazy, half drunken vagabonds who lounge about the barrooms, picking up stale scandals and inventing canards for the country press at Boston and elsewhere, have stated that the Chevalier Wikoff is now at the St. Denis Hotel, in this city, where he is ne- gotiating with the Duke of Newcastle, with « view to secure the presence of the Prince of Wales at a private party to be given at Wash- ington Heights. The name of Mr. August Bel- mont is also mentioned in connection with a similar affair. Now, the fact is that these mousing, black- : NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1860. Caxapian Lovauty anp Asunican Hosri- TaLiTy.—The insulting reception given to the Prince of Wales at Kingston, and the reats held out to him of its repetition at Brockville and Toronto, are unhappy evidences of the condition of society in Canada. A people cannot be regarded as other than cemi-barbarous who can thus de- mean themselves, Whatever causes of conten- tion the two factions, Orange and Catholic, may have, the obligations of loyalty and of hospita- lity dictated that they should be kept out of sight on this occasion. So far was this from being done that neither party would make the slightest sacrifice of ite susceptibilities. They preferred to impose upon their young guest and future sovereign a line of conduct which would have compromised him in his, own self-esteem and subjected him to censure at home, On the good taste and decency of this course it is un- necessary for us to comment. Neither are we called upon to stigmatise as they deserve the violent scenes and threats to which the Prince’s refusal to accept the conditions put to him sub- sequently led. The civilized world will know how to appreciate them. The contempt that they will inspire cannot fail to react severely upon the people of the provinces. It will be argued tbat there can be but little good sense or self-respect amongst them or they would never bave tolerated such occurrences. After the threats held out to him it is to be hoped that the Prince will not land at any other point of the Canadian shore. He owes it to his own dignity not to trust himself again amongst @ population who have thus openly menaced and insulted him. Let bim at once cross the border, and he will meet with that courteous and respectful treatment which is due to his high position. Although their political ideas differ widely from his, he will find that Americans have the instincts of gentlemen, and that they know how to receive in a proper manner those who trust themselves to their hospitality. We observe that at Newark, on Wednesday last, the members of a couple of societies styling themeelves “ Protestant Associations” indulg- ed in some riotous excesses, intended to mark their sympathy with the recent Orange demon- strations in Canada. In the exuberance of their “religious” zeal they discharged their pistols from the cars on leaving, and shot a poor colored woman who happened to be standing in the street. Now, we wish all these rabid fanatics to understand that if, during the Prince of Wales’ visit to this metropolis, they attempt to obtrude any of their offensive emblems on his view, or to renew the insults that have been of- fered to him in Canada, they will be in- stantly put down. The Prince is to be the guest of the New York public, and they will not tolerate bis being insulted or annoyed by foreigners who import with them into their adopted country the miserable feuds which have rendered their native soil too hot for them. Let these people beware how they commit them- selves to any such demonstrations, At the first evidence of anything of the kind there is not 9 military company in the city that will not turn out to sweep from our streets the misguided individuals who take part in them. Dirriccurms Asout tas Usion Ticker m Tas Stare.—All the trouble about the union ticket in this State is with the politicians, and not with the people, who are decidedly in favor of it. The politicians are quarrelling about the proportions of electors which the several par- ties ought to have upon the ticket, and that seems to give them more concern than the ques tion whether the ticket can be carried or not. Certainly the course they are pursuing is admi- rably calculated to defeat it. ‘The leaders of the fragments of the old dis- integrated parties are each claiming undue pro- minence and importance for their own section. The Regency want to have matters all their own way, and there is, accordingly, trouble with them. The Tammany Hall chiefs insist upon their views, and the Mozart Hall braves on theirs, while the Wall street democracy, represented by the Journal of Com- merce, demand a different arrangement. There is thus trouble with these various sections. In the same way the debris of the old whig party are pushing their claims. They are all jostling each other, to the delight of the republican party; and unless they cease their strife and agree, the result will be that Lincoln will win the State, and probably the election. We perceive that some of the leaders of the Breckinridge party in this State have gone to Washington to seek for advice as to the course they ought to pursue. How absurd. What can people at Washington know about the State of New York, compared with those who reside in it? As well might these gentlemen go to a physician at a distance to consult him about a patient with a most complicated set of diseases whom he had never seen, instead of calling in the aid of at least equally skilful doctors on the spot who knew thesick man and his constitution, and could see him every day and form their judgment from the symptoms as observed by themselves and not as imperfectly reported by others. Ifthe Breckinridge leaders want to do what is right let them do at once what the good tense of the State has already devermined ought to be done—unite with all the other con- eervative elements on one ticket—the oaly way in which Lincoln can be defeated, or in which there is the slightest chance ultimately for Breckinridge or any of the candidates opposed to Lincoln. Let the republican cantidate be first defeated by union, and let the vites after- wards be equally divided among the conquer- ors. In that case the worst that can aeppen is to throw the election into the House «f Repre- sentatives, in which Lincoln has a very small chance of being elected. But if the soneerve- tive leaders continue their quarrels and do not fight shoulder to shoulder against the common foe, revolutionary republicanism will be ren- dered triumphant by the election of theelectors and the iesue will not go to the House of Re Presentatives. SC Prarixe Iyto rum Haxtos or run Bisex Re Pen.icaxs.—Forney is doing his best \o secure the trintnph of the black republican dcket ia Pennsyivania. He got $50,000 from te oppo- site side in 1856; but he can get no: money from that quarter now. He has received the Clerkship in the House of Representatives from the republican party, and he is bound to do them all the service he can. It is stated in his Press tbat Douglas is opposed to union against Lincoln in the State of Pennsylvania. If that be the policy of Mr. Douglas, then he is for Lin- coln, and the sooner be is dropped in Pennayl- vania, and every other State, so much the bet- ter. There cannot be two sides to thie ques — A New Brrrsa Misston 70 Wasumvo7on.—We learn from the news by the Prince Albert that the Britisb government has decided to sead a spe- cial agent—a member of Parliament—to Wash- ington to Jay before our government their views upon the navigation laws and belligerent rights, and to enter into negotiations for the opening of the coasting trade. The person selected for this duty is Mr. W. S. Lindsay, the member for the English borough of Tynemouth, a gentle- man who has made this subject his special study, just as Cobden and Bright have selected their specislitiees. Mr. Lindsay is, no doubt, sent here to confer with Lord Lyons upon this question, precisely as Mr. Cobden was despatched to Pa- ris to confer with Lord Cowley upon the recent treaty of commerce between France and Eng- land, and as Lord Elgin was sent here to nego- tiate the Reciprocity treaty with Canada, of which province he had been Governor, and was naturally supposed to be acquainted with its affairs. tion. The man that wil! not unite with all the conservative host against Lincoln is really in his favor, no matter what he may say to the contrary. Deeds are stronger than words. TucrLow Weep’s Proctamation.—The maaifes- to of Thurlow Weed, which we published a day or two since, was, beyond a doubt, written for the express intention of working more ways than one, and may be considered as one of the notes of preparation for a grand piratical cam- paign during the next session of the Legislature. It may also be received as one of the proofs of the Henaxo’s statements that efforts are being wade to make the next Legislature tenfold worsefthan the infamous body that assembled at Albany last winter. In the first place, he informs the public of the numerous temptations that his “intimate frientls” bave laid before him in their en- deavors to lead him from the path of rectitude, ostensibly for the purpose of showing to the world that he possessed the moral courage to resist venal offers, even at the expense of making “enemies out of intimate friends”— what choice friends they must be to tempt him for six long years—but really fora more im- portant object. It must be borne in mind that, with the exception of one or two Isolated dis- tricta, there had been no nominations made for members of Assembly when that manifesto was issued. The universal indignation aroused throughout the State against the last Legisla- ture had the effect of intimidating the minions of the lobby and those persons who had laid their plans for an election to the Assembly for peculating purposes. There was a prospect of his not being able to receive the six hundred thousand dollar commission, even if he would. Under a plea, therefore, of showing his ho- nesty, be informs his lobby agents throughout the State that all the rich places were not dis- posed of by the last Legislature. My friends, says he, have a claim of $1,200,000 against the State, upon which they offer a commission of “fifty per cent;” besides, there has scarcely been a Legislature for a quarter of a century but what there has been an opportunity to make money; conveying the inference that the next would not be an exception. All of this information he gives to the vultures of the lobby, just in time to cause them to work with renewed vigor in the several Aseembly districts for the nomi- nation and election of the class of men that will enable them to secure a portion of the six hun- dred thousand commission. Thus, fearing that all of his plans will be defeated by the indig- nation against the last Legislature, the king of the lobby issues his proclamation as an incen- tive to his aids in all parts of the State, inform- ing them what nice, rich, fat and juicy steaks there are already upon his larder for the next session of the Legislature. At all the Assembly nominating conventions the people will please note these facts. Mx. Breceommoe’s Srezcu Np Newsrarer Esterrrise.—The speech delivered by Mr. Breckinridge in Lexington, Kentucky, on Wed- nesday, was published in the New York papers—at least in two or three of the enter- prising ones—yesterday morning, having been This mission has undoubtedly been prompted by the immense increase in the shipping trade and commerce of the United States. As long as our foreign trade was confined to the Atlan- tic and the Gulf, England thought or cared lit- tle about our views upon the navigation and coasting laws; but now that our trade with Chi- na, Japan and the East is opening up, and that our coasting trade extends round the Horn, from the eastern to the western shores of the continent, the British government is anxious to obtain for British shipping a reciprocity of that favor which American vessels enjoy, according to the coasting and navigation laws of England. We publish in another column an article from the London Shipping Gazette, in which an earnest hope is expressed that our government and Senate will accede to the views of the British government upon this question. Mr. Lindsay is to leave England to-morrow, and will there- fore arrive here shortly, when, no doubt, we shall be put in possession of the full objects cf his mission. Massacuvserrs THoROvGaLY ABOLITIONIZED.— The extreme bigotry and radicalism of the Mas- sachusetts republicans have forced Governor Banks to retire from their counsels, and to re- more to the West. In the place of an able statesman, a skilled executive officer and an efficient party leader, they have taken up as a candidate for Governor Mr. John A. Andrew, a Boston lawyer, who has never held office, but has been prominent as a private soldier in the Garrisonian ranks. Mr. Andrew was an abo- litionist of the “Massachusetts school,” so ar- dently beloved by Mr. Seward, before the free soil party was formed. He was prominent in resisting the Fugitive Slave law on two or three occasions, when its operation was tested in Boston. He is an ultra John Brown, armed re- sistance to slavery man. At the meeting held by Theodore Parker's society, in aid of John Brown’s family, Mr. Andrew presided. He de- clared that, in his opinion, John Brown was right, and that the meeting had been convened to express eympatby with the man and the {dea (the “irrepressible conflict’). Mr. Andrew’s record is as plain and ciear on this subject as those of Mr. Wendell Phillips or Mr. Lioyd Garrison. His nomination to the highest office in the old Commonwealth is very strong evidence in favor of the argument which we have held all along, namely, that the real position of the republican party is identical with that of the Garrisonians, its cardinal prin- ciple being “no union with slavebolders.” It is @ proof, if any is wanted, that Massachusetts, the dominant State in New England, has be- come thoroughly abolitionized. After this it is folly for the Tribune and other Lincoln organs to talk of moderate, conservative, Union prin- ciples as part of the republican platform. bly bungled in the transmission, owing to the fact that there is but a single line running from Lexington to Cincinnati. The telegraph ope- rators, however, did their best, and it was not their fault, but that of the friends of Mr. Breck- inridge, that the speech did not appear in a per- fect state. The astute gentlemen of the man- aging committee ordained that only one report- er should be permitted to be present on the oc- casion, although we sent a special reporter there for our own paper, and the Associated Press had their reporters besides. Now, it was clear- ly impossible for one reporter to transmit a speech, occupying a whole page of the Hxratp, on a single wire, without some mixing up and blundering. But this is just like the Kentucky politicians. We remember that some years ago, when the telegraph was in its infancy, we de- spatched a special reporter to report a speech of Mr. Clay at the same place, and the friends of the Kentucky orator warned him that if he took a single note Mr. Clay should not speak at all, although he was about making a speech that both he aad they wanted every one in the country toread. And these are the kind of Rercrs Vorace or rar Great Easreny.— The Great Eastern, on her return voyage to Milford Haven from this port, via Halifax, made the passage in nine days four and a half houre—the shortest time ever made by any steamer, with all the advantages of skill and improvements in machinery and shipbuilding: and this, too, with her bottom covered with barnacles, and as foul as that of any ship that ever crossed the ocean. This fact, we think, fully establishes the mechanical success of the monster ship. We have been told by experi- enced persons who came ont in her to this country that If she had been commanded by snch a man as Captain Nye or Captain Comstock she would cross the Atlantic in a week, with all some friends ip that State, Dr. Cohen and nieve, of Baltimore, and A. of Matansaa, are stoppling at the New York Hota? pers to get their news independently of each other, and to pay such prices as the company may demand for it. It surely cannot be that in this ‘age any person se ignorant and stupid as to en- Hint it nt nee ee nnn NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL GAPITAL. Our Special Washingtem Despatch. Wasucncron, Sept. 6, 1860. ‘THB DE GROOT CLAIM AND THE ONSLATORT ON Tur SECRBRAZE OF WAR. Tue De Groot claim, aud those connected with it, will form an interesting chapter tm the history of Lezisiation whea that subjcet is treated upon by some future histo- rian. One side of the question bas been pretty Ventilated by the Correspondents of several biack repel: - can papere, and by the papers themselves, with the view of making political capital for the Presidential campaign, The correspondents who have made thia onslaught upon _ the Secretary of War are too well known and understood to require any ventilation. They are, one and ali, lobby. ites of the most dastardly stripe, and, judging from the manner of their attack, are very bupgry, aad are getting desperate. Will not somebody give them @ boner Where's Thurlow Weed? Al the time of the passage of the resolution, and when the bill came before the President for his signature, be had eome doubts about approving it, and before doing eo he sent for Mr. Burnett, of Kentucky, one of the ablest and most incorruptible men in Congress, who had charge of the bill, and who had made a thorough examination ef the case, He informed the President that the case was s Just and equitable one, and ought to be paid to the fullest extent. Upon the representation of Mr. Burnett aad seve- ral other members of Congress, the President signed it. Governor Floyd has simply carried out the law of Coa- grees, as constructed by the law officer of the govern- ment. The papers and documents in the case are at the disposition of any person or persons who desire to look into it The whole sum and substance of the matter is, that Degroot and the partics interested in the case re- fused to pay the miserable half atarved lobbyites. ‘The arrest of Goodloe, of course, has somewhat scared these land sharks, Goodloe has been about Washingtoa for several years, and is @ loud-mouthed abolitionist. He was employed by Pr. Bailey, when alive, to assist himoa his paper, the National Era. Since the doceaze of the Doctor and his paper Goodice has been oul of empioy- ment, He tried hard during the last Congress to procure a situation about the Capitol, but failed in every partiou- lar. The black republicans preferred to give all their po- sitions and patronage to remegade democrats rather tuaa to take care of their own friends. ‘Sam Strong, it appears, procured the arrest of Goodloe without the knowledge of Secretary Fioyd. Why he was induced to take this step does not appear. Sam ia an oid contractor, He was brought to Washington during Mil- lard Filimore’s administration, and was supposed 0 be a protege of that distinguished politician. At least, hehad some fat contracts awarded him during Fillmore’s time. Sam ought to have enough of this world’s goods, for he was at the federal crib early, whem fortunes were rapidly made. But Sam, being a just man, could not stand ialy by and see a high pubilc functiouary villanously libelied and his character assailed. Tf the President and members of bis Cabinet in foture should refuse to give these worthless correspondents aa audience, when they come begging for favors, and de- cline letting them have information, they would find themselves gainers in the end. For no sooner are their backs turned upon the Secretaries than the very infarma- tion which they have received is used against the ad- ministration—not, however, until they have perverted it to suit their party purposes. duct, and declared that he would be governed neither by the orders of the Engineer or the Secretary of War, for the payment of any man whom be thinks ought not to be employed on the work, or for any claim which does not meet his personal approval, will probably be relieved from further duty as Superintendent of the works, The act of Congress constituted him Superintendent and the instructions of the Secretary authorized him to the work was prosecuted according to bis estimates. In case of the failure to do this, he was instructed delinquency to the Secretary of inatructions made him suthorized him to pay the Eogincer’s President declares that be will have no the affair. If Meigs will not obey the orders Tors he must abide by the army regulations. endeavored to set himself above the President aad tary. If bis insubordination is allowed to go farther, the effect upon the discipline of the army will be most inju- rious. It bas therefore been determined that Meigs shal either purge bimself of contempt or enffer the disgrace ‘bis conduct merits. THE FCSION MOTEENT. Geveral Lane is most anxious to see fusion succead ia New York, as be thinks it will ensure the defeat of Lia coin, and probably throw the election into the House ead ultimately carry it to the Sevate, where be feels cont- dent be will be elected. i ? wo War. i li ges Fridval resignation of Lieutenant Kirkland, has been filled by the appointment of Geo. W. Collier, of Maryland. ARMY MATTING. Inepector General Joseph K. F. Mansfieid will proceed to inspect the troops of the department of Texas go to Charleston to assist Captain Foster Lioutenant 8. H, Lockitt will sesist Captaic Whltuey of the engineer corps st Savanah. Georgia. Paymaster R. B. Marcy will rewove hie station fom Nebraska City to St. Joseph, Misevar!. knowledges that even that may not save it, aa many @e- mocrata have aiready gone over to Lincoin because of the divisions in thelr own party. No Fever at . 5, 1980. To aS Chief of Police of Charleston. st. Hotel, —_ vad ‘the two