(Mifimriiv' dates, by , ,—, tban'tboVd reoeivdd*by the last adyicoa. The water" wrer,is etlll too' high for wlth tlio Indiana in £/ r \' ~, •.,. ,v r : \.'* ,-u .CoUnel nocepted the appointment of - Minister toSpafftfs- • J - ’ 1 - ¥t • -' '• ,- ; '' HEhb from''yallow fore? .Oriwiw i , 1 ’o;n t.,sfer«(.gjxty*four V vita continuance . influx of fitrangera, 1. r *^^&* l^i3 r laii‘victUns:toib -.•".-•i-i f’fl r --lids"jiJiid bta negotiated with a v ;‘ ! oqnrpTfoyat J.yfor alarge portion :ofthei^6n,p)pe3neQiiWior,tha. : WaBhington Aquo daoU ’• f--•(**<• i ‘‘ *•/ ' t : \ ' r. •■' , During the dtf&ek ending' OqtflberS the number #aSls4- ,v 0e tKo», 80 w«re } u \ of *1» ]- 4,' , 'doatbfl Tfero cau&odlb.y Three of the ! n l .; .cieooaaed wero between 90 and’lOO yeats of age. - An interesting account'of the proceedings before *■ iJ "I the .Sapremn'Goar| to the. recent] sale :^ 1 ‘ r, SUto.roanals wUi ho found in a latter from • .v published:'in' another portion of this , morning’s paper. ** ' - ■ S‘ - "'uThQ'trotting itihtohVon Saturday, botwoon Lan ; Lantern, Tor $2,000, mile heats,’best three . ;'tci wagoaa, come off on the Fashion oouwe, aqd/waa, Von by Lancet, who was successful in the :uh* first,;third, and fourth boats.' ’ The track The; freight steamer* Heroulos, running on. the y ‘ from Montreal,'a large boat, blew ’ upi On tho 9thWtant, eighteen-miles, below ,Og ’l densburg, AU-thoorow are missing bub two, who are so badly burned'that it is doubtful whether -Cathey.will survive, '>• ' ' • v.*vi 'The-jail at Freehold] New Jersey, was forced, on r- s "tha night bf : tho 9fch instant, by the prisoners] all 'whom^Wajed:.; f ':_ ; J.. ■ . ... • , ... ? ; jYn’ftiiii'Stato.wjH bo decided to ■p r ri}firrow.:.! No word has yet been -issued from 'State 5 Potnmiiieo''of the Derim,. :;cratie’.pasty, although many.iriaotings of that .comintttea have been held. Tho’campaigr, .;■ 1 ind(Sbd;*haB been bosdneted outside .of that , .The tfoubte, that has vexedtyiaf . most, respectable organization has boen the .Kansas cjuostion: They havu had three seve rs f mectiii£s, and have clono ready nothing. Judge Poetze, the Democratic candidate for ' i Supromo JudgoJ while bo is believed to ’he ' ,agree with-the Fe , Adinlnistration.:.on-.ttaat question, baß been able, to prevent any decision iri faVorloi ‘... it. ’ In' tact, ho may' ho. said to, stand upon .. '-“any platform.”- Thus it is that the State " ''Committee; has, been; kept suspended, . . like. Mahohet’s coffin, hetwoen. heaven and . earth, and has riot uttered a - wordy, or done a single thing, during the whole campaign. Not . oven, ail address has i been published by that ■ aagast body. , 'W'hat a Commentary, this, upon tiio eitraordinaty condition of public affairs! > In-a canvass in Which the most vital princi v plos of the Democratic party- are involved—in . which the whofopeoplo .of- the Stato tako an .' isnmodi&to.interest—nothing has boon done by tho constituted: committee of- that party "to ■ assert those . principles.’ "What an opportu ;, jjity to .se t forth this great truth, had Mr. Jin. *> CIIAKAM boon true to it! What a chance to ) annihilate ;’oppos’tion, had be preferred tin .. overthrow of a -few-flro-eaters to the welfare •■' of tiio country! Bat alt has been discarded and; tliehgreat/Corifession stands but, by the ■■ silence of the. committee, that the organiza ’• 'tlori of tho glorious Democracy bt the State has boen nau'rpcd by a, set of office-holders, who first accepted a grievous wrong, and then " feared to endorse it. - ' ' ‘ - r Prospects Of the Opera. ' !- A. little, bird-jhas whispered to ns, in snob strict.cohfidenee, that we communicate tbi ' Becretonty to onr readers; that Philadelphia '.wilttibi he,'Withouf the.Opera,'thisseason. ’ • • A few weeksogq,' it was expected that there wSnldbertKrbeKichmqndsirithefleld,viz: Max . ilAtLKxzsK, Madeiob SiaAKogcH,' and B. Dii man; the redoubtablo Napoleon of the 1 Opera. -♦Pakibg' time by the 1 forelock, Mauetzek or ganizqd.a company,, inimediately, on the dost of the hot term; when, the ruralizing and water ■ sng-place Now Torkers returned to their city, . and must have dpne'weH, as his expenses were ,small,andhis receipts good. This harvest resp ' pd'; MABKrzEs:'iB going to Havana, where there ~ alwaysis a musical furore, and has a Farewell . Benefit at the Hew York- Academy of Music ';this;cyemng.’. ;It promises to be’a greataffair.’ ' and will consist of a day as well as an after - noon performance. ' Instrumental music, opera, - dancing, and' tragic pantomime will bo given, ; afad the first'porfotraors in Hcw Fork wiii , “ assist,” Messrs. Uii.mah and Sibakosoh li- "bfirußy'givltlg.all aid in theirpower-iono, by ' afTording thq uab of ; the Academy of Music/ and tha.other by allowing his artists to p'er* fertiL/ Hauetzsk, Who always falls upon his /feGt/win thua.liavQ a, capital finale to his sum mer campaign* aud his rivals will not'.be. • sotry thuff to goLrid orhls Opposition.'’. ’ . _ t o v p% opera afßurfon’s,,Theatre*- Ho did not succeed/ His specialty seems to bo tho giV /ing of first- class conceVtsVandwe believe that, 'for some months* he will employ himself and this/ manner'.’ His retirement. ! \v,ifli ;; that, : of- will, leave a clear field who certainly, more than .. any other-ihan, hatf made' the’ Opera a paying speculation. What TJI-l>ias ? B plans and. ar rapgoinonU are nobody appears to know.' He ■is os; incommunicative as ; tho Duke of Wel j'Lisbrojf l whq,declared, when Prime Minister, that if he thought the hairs ofota head knew ;what Iris projects were, he would have them cut.- off,‘ and{ \veat,.& . .wig/', tye, happen to ’know,* {wvyeypr,- ,that,Mr,. Ollhan’s .official* programme of his winter season will ho made Jphblic/in tbb ;conrso. of this'week/ and that he is /disposed Lo uadertake the opera in this city, ak welH as in New York/provided he ,can/nia}cb_ VtiltAble'kri'hngemenfcs’ bore. Of -coßrse> jariofi depends ‘on tiie manner In which he t shall 'ho > met by - the'' proprietors of, ocr /Acadoiny fcf* flf beep their ~t>cautlfal house shat up, or occu piod by :pantomiraiBts, instead of being a temple Of thb/lyrical drama, they can do so, of ; /coursp.' i / ' •_ _. At any rate, we are warranted Jn stating that,’fn-tbo conrse of ij'ekf'inonth/'we shall , have a wook’s ppera ln thia’ city/lt being Mr. jjLnstAN's intentlon to bring oyer bis company for that 'pnrpbso, Picoot,OMHti being « the . bright’ particular’ slar.V;. 'Thei knowledge or t(iiS;faot:.wiH giro additional interest to a lettor from Mr. Umhah, relating to this great singer, 'which wo phblish toiday. TP'e aro glad to' say .that the oondnct-oowtiiainediof bolonga tq : New .York/ and not to this city, '• 1"" r •., '' t A Ctiribuji Iterairiiscencei "Q’K6titi's,';lfaiio)ecin vol. I,' JpagQ 2ip) of iiedflold’s edition, under the date oPJOne 27th, 1817, are somo remarks of tha GaKATEmperor, whoso common sense was never at fault, nponthe -purchase. of. English wafer, pipes, which jasy be as applicable to American as -to. French Bourbons ,Or Johessb ' i “1 ob.servedjV continued the Emperor, «ii circumstaSco In ; a paper two or three days ago, which! .cannot holiwei vis : that there was a prpject.lnjErancoV.tb.. make, a- contract with , soiueEnglisb'-company. to furnish iron pipes to., supply .Paris with waterj which' had met , vyffjti the]/approbation. of,. tW. P ronch Gpvern -inont.v.-(.f’ ---..r ... - r “ 'rhis,\!miic'ri7r .as X know tho Bourbons to be,' appears tp.meuotto.be crbdiMo, as there arti so many thonsand menii/aciurnrsin Franco who conidcxeantoult> equally well. -A : pro • P-.b.tfP deStrnctivb a ten dency to tbemsehrei, ionM be entertained by pone but jpsanefpersopaKn.my, it would ex ' against the Beurboas mere Jhm, !p,y gmt . : eat enemies could suggest, td.oaiis a ' tholr own Jy'Jr ftP* their expulsion : a third., time ifrom mseZ lfft takes jdabe, an* f o ll 0 W i - ,MliJ'XiponKo» with energy, “I am adubcL i^PS^lP'i®?^ ifs 'BSB ii Hwpnld;bave‘Br6dtic6di . t > Sier, or ’more oi J 787 ? rge proportion^of _ UUJUB isoi ooth poliuu*.- -ties ip this city and State are deoidedly in, favor of giving encou ragement to the investment.,of oapital in ail branches of industry, 'which ■would be direct protection to labor, and-for this-: purpose arc .ready to unite in a proper aud judicious modifioa* j tion of the tariff. The Democrat!# party in this .State evince this readiness in the resolutions which are now unanimously adopted at their poll* tioal meetings. The opposing parties'nofc only favor-this poiioy, but are endeavoring to make “protection”' a party question. In this Stole, where.the great.iron interests, and hencoindi reotly tho coal, have so much at stake, both par ties may; well court votes on this issue. The prac- i tical question which we now wish todisoueß is, how ! can this change be best attained ? Since the passage of the prosent tariff of 1840, the bid "Whig party, and \beir successors, under 1 various titles, have endeavored to make “ Protoo- ; tion ” a party question. Thus the law makers of j the country have’ boon divided—their repeated and oonstmit failures we experienoo. Both parties send professional men to Congress, bnt very few 1 praolioal or workingmen j and there is no plnoe ; whore working or practical men are moro needed, because there aro so*few of them. When a mem- i her gets to .Congress, hU' ambition seems to be to make a apoeoh that will please the constituents who have eledted him, and'thus secure his re- | election. We all*Jtnow that the practical legis- j of tho ocuntry is most Bhamofnlly ne- 1 glected, and usually hurried through in the last few days of the session, when mouths have been waatedinpolillonlor other more disreputable squab bling.' The Republican member from certain sec tions feels it ols dutyto mako a violent Aboli tion speech, and connects bis views on this sub ject with those of the tariff. He will advocate homo valuations or specific duties, and abuße tho system of ad valorem, which wero adopted when the Democratic party whs in fall power. lie is answored by a Democratic member, perhaps, from . tho South, who also speaks more to please hlB con stituontsathome than to convince mb hearers, and therefore abuses tho Abolitionists of tho North. After this mutual abuse on a question purely of politics, aro such members well adapted to quietly discuss, arrange, and compromise on a question like the tariff, which should bo one purely of busi ness and of,revonuo? Now, to bring out views to a practical point: does not 35. Joy Morris occapy toe position we hove described 1 Wo venture to assort that with out preparation he cannot name the rate of duty levied undor tho present tariff of one-oigbth of the articles imported. He is purely thooretieal, and without any practical knowledge. Ho conld not begin to tell what changes on the tariff would give the requisite revenue, and his dosired , protection.. Ho hju mado himself obnoxious to I the South and the 'Democratic party, and without some of their votes no change can bo effected. Is be, therefore, a proper and useful Re presentative: of. those who wish such aobange? Compare him .with the other oandidate, George H. l Martin,.from the same district, and bear iu mind that one of those gentlemen will represent the Second district. Mr. Martin is a practionl man of business, and has been such for 20 years. He is now part owner of an Iron furnneo, and dur ing his entire .business career has been dealing in the manufacture of Iron. Ho is practioal as well j as intelligent. -The manufacturers of woollens, cottons, and all other , articles, can readily mako * his practical mind understand and appreciate each proper changes as their interests and tho -general wel fare may require, and ho with his great business experience can adjust ail into one harmonious whole, and thus perfectly understand the ontire question, oan give such cogent reasons for the change he may advooate as will carry conviction to all who hoar them. - The established policy of this country is to look ohicfly for its revenue to the duties on imports. To -so adiaet & tariff to furnish the requisite rovo nuos, and at the sumo time afford the greatest protection to labor, requires great praotioal know ledge'and oxperlenoe. Would a praotioal work ingman employ a bricklayer to alter a boiler that would .not make steam? or would a boiler-maker employ a carpenter to make his boiler plates? No! .Those who had experience in their practical departments would be selected^ - if, then, the tariff, encouragement to manufac turers and protection to labor, is the groat question 'of interest to .the workingman, which it should be, should we not select the man os our Representative who has had a daily experience in all these gront questions for tfao list twenty yours, and who is so perfectly familiar I "with the requisite details as.to put the great machine in perfect working order, rather than the more theorist and debater on po litical economy in general? Tho question at stake is of the greatest concern to the workingman. Ho should not forgot that a ton of iron ore or of coal in the ground is worth hut about 25a. per ton. From this cheap raw ma terial until it 10 shaped with the various articles of manufactures, labor forma the oomponeut part. Give tho manufacturer labor at the European standard, and he wants no protection. But dees this salt you, follow-workingmen ? If not, aene of. you will neglect te vote at the next dTeo* tion, or fail to cast your vote for George H. Mar tin, who knows practically what is wanted, and how to get it. • We, who feel a deep interest in tho pro3pority oi tho laboring, meohauioal, and manufacturing in terest, have witnessed at Washington tho disin terested and energetic efforts of Mr. Martin to reconcile conflicting interests, and bring about a result satisfactory to all who desire tho fostering card of our'Government. Public Amusements* WALNiTT?SrttKBT Theatre.— -The author’s bo nefit, for “ Tho Son of the Night,” by Mr. Charles Gayler, came off on Fridayiastead of Sa turday evening, as we expeoted. There whs n very good house, whiok would have bebn conside rably better, had public intimation been given sufficiently- early to allow Mr. Gayler’s frionds to rally,arouud him. We wero so inquisitivo As to inquire how he liked the manner in which the drama was produoed-and performed, and'received the expression of his fullest satisfaction. Indeed) he said (what we had previously stated) that tho acting and getting up of tho play was, beyond nil comparison, better in Philadelphia than in Now York, whore it was first produced, last year, “The Bon of the Night,’* which n ? gMly glows in favor with the play-going public, will bo played all through tho present wook, wo suppose. It hns drawn capital houses, apd should bo kept before the public while it does. Another play by Mr. Gayler, will be produced here, ero long, wo be lieve. -"Thoro is at present in preparation a trage dy called “ CaluB Marins,” from the pen of one bf the first dramatists of America. Wo are very happy to see that prospects are looking up at to theatre. Mrs. Bowers has an excellent company, and ought to be strengthened by tho suhstahtial support, as well as tho sympathy and good wishes of the city. ARCjr-arnfiET Theatre.—Wo have already ro ported, pretty fully, upon tho prinoipal perform ance hero daring the past we©k* c * l Oumborlftnd , fl “ Wheel of Fortune,” in which almost every ono who played seemed exactly fitted, as it were, into the oharaoter. On Saturday evening was brought out a new play, called “Americans in Paris, Vi which will be repeated this evening, followed by John Tobin’s comedy of “The Honey Moon.” This is one of the finest plays of the beginning of this century. The idea was suggoßted, no doubt, by Shakspeare’s “Taming of th& Shrew,” but the execution showed hn original and brilliant mind.. It > a singular fact that, with alt his morlt a, a dramatist, not, odd of l So\)in’s plajs, with t tha exception bf- a middling faroe, was played until after Ms death, in 1804. (t Tho Honeymoon,” whioh had previously been rejected at several theatres, was produced at Oork, after his death, with so ranch silebess that it soon achieved the unuctlal dlsliootion of being adopted by the 1/oh don theatres. It is so admi rably modelled after the oldor dramatists, that it .stands almost nnrlratled among what may booalled Imitative plays. The oast at this thoatfs Includes Mrs. John Drew as jfttiiarut y Miss Emma Taylor as Violante; Miss Kinlooh as Zamora; Mr. Whoatloy as Captain Rolando / Mr. John Gil boil as 3annex, the Mock Duke ; Mr Clnrko as Lopez; Mr Bbewell as Count Montalben, and Mr. Dolman as Duke Aranza. If Mr. Dolman and Mr. Shewoll exchanged ohaVsctebS, ltie piece woald gain by it. bake Aranza wns ono oi the finest performances of that morcnrisl and brilliant aotor, Eliiston. Painstaking, Judicious, and rollsbfo as Mr.. Dolman is, ho oannot do justice to sack a dashing oharaoler, tinged as it ig with sentiment, as this. Tho unfortunate sibilonoy of his voioo would spoil the part. Mr. Wheatley would play the part admirably, and ns that gentleman prefers the undoubtedly inferior cha racter of Rolando; wo are surprised that Mr. Shewoll was not past to play Duke Aranza—it is ontiroly in hls linb, ohd we are confident he would do it full justice, while Mr. Dolman’s short coming would be leaß perceptible in tbo part of the Count. Sanvoud’s Orr.nA HobsE.—Thb enterlafhments announced tor thihweok oxhlbit nnu6uai variety burlesque, saltatory, dramalio, and veo'al. Messrs. Sanford and, Huntfey would fill tho house them selves, wo do believe. Signor Burris,.—This lively and olevor master of sleight-of-hand, whose foots of ventriloquism are unsurpassed, and whoso educated canary birds ato wondorful spooimons oi what good training can ef fect, iB at tho Assembly Building, oornor of Tenth and Chestnut streets, every night this week, and also on tho afternoons of Wednesday and Ba. tnrday. The Ravels —At the Aoademy of Mnsio, the Itavcls continue to draw good houses. Gabriel and Francois 1 ara , admirably supported by Tfroa Matthias, and the miner stars in that great galaxy of talent. The suooession of novelties produced by. the Ravola pleasantly alternates with old and favorite pleoes. This evening, Signora Moriotta Zamretta, tho tight-ropo danacuse, has bor bene fit.-?-. E®’" Tho statement m one of the morning papers that Eugene Ahkbn, Esq., attended a meeting ofthe friends of ATEBiNGKaand Ryan, at. Franklin Hail, In the First district, is not founded lit‘foot. ’ ''Mr, Aimnn was not present at any snoh meeting. ' o Jiviu’ T , •F jiQ If h'it our Publishers are Doing; IISm tionß lUoojvod ; The Bupreme Court—the Aogallty of tio Aflt Selling the State Canals! Odo -S"“'„ I ' roD >' County; General; fl 0 X ' —List of Letters remaining “° ’0l00 k? : The Heaven* In Go«ora), anil tUo Comet JiTFarticular. sx ouavbb aud , Tho labbrs,of tbo week concluded, and sundry I astronomlo onunolationg reminding us that just about then, (Saturday evening,) that distinguished 1 sidereal stranger, the Comet, would make its near oat approach to the earth, I thought that, although we oould not honor this brilliant guofct of our solar system by meeting him half way, it might not bo an unappreciated civility in us to make at least a slight effort in that direction. For the want, there fore, of a more ostentations observatory, I mount -1 ed the most haavonward point of my very-high-op town resideneo, (I mean the ohimney of it, of course,) and there, forono hour, strove assiduously to emulate the star-admiring proclivities of David and Job, in thoughtful observance of the hoavona in general, and tko Comet in particular. That the roador may not expect too much, I ought to here state that I am not a practical astro nomer, and yet, lest be should expect too little, I may also state that for many long years—second Only to the Biblo-bas the hand writing of the Al mighty in the constellations and planets of tho fir mament been my book of books, and that oven in my youth I suffered sundry persecutions for being what was maliciously termed a stor-gaaing enthu siast For fear I should como In collision with the calculations of wiser heads—and so sot the comet a bad example—l will not deal much in figures, but endeavor rather, in plain, comprehensive English, to point out where in the heavens the comet was, and how it appeared, on the evontng of the ninth of October, lßse, with sufficient precision to enable future generations to know whon, in its erratio flight, it shall appear in tho same pointof the hea vens again. Should that event over ooour, and it is not impossible, it will be long after evory soul that now lives npon the earth will have gone to its etornal home, either in heaven or somo less desi rable plaoe. With tbiß, of course, tho oomet has nothing to do, except in awakonlng what may not bo an unprofitable reflection. In order that my means of observation might not transcend the faoilitios of tbo masses who may wish to profit by this article, I used no other tele scope than that which nature has provided me in a pair of good eyes. With these, thank fortune, thoTo few visible things nooesaarily allowed to oronpe my observation. For persons who need an opera glass to distinguish between paste and diamond worn by a prima donna, ordinary glasses may be of some slight service in viewing the comet; but to such as have tho globosity of the eye well preserved, I am well satisfied that such trifling aids have a tendency to confuse rather than assist the vision in looking at heavenly bodies. A word, first, as to its apparent change of place among the fixed stars. In an article written by Professor Mitcboll, of the Cincinnati Observatory, recently copied into this paper from tho Daily Gazette, it was stated that for a month the comet had been “ plunging downward so oxaotly toward the earth that it scarcely ohanged its apparent place among the fixed stars. n Now, I should not dare to insinuate tho possibility of this statement being incorreot, wero it not that with oven my un magm'fyiDg moans of observation tho exnot opposite of this statement has dooply impressed me—that in?toad of changing its position slowly, its«»appa rent” motion bus been with amazing rapidity. For example : on the evening of the 17th of Sep. tember I bad asplondid view of the comot from tho roof of tho Massosoit Houso, Springfield, Massa chusetts, at whioh timo it appeared at a point in the constellation of Ursa Major (the Groat Bear), and forming ‘ with the two most distant stars in what is known os “ tho Dippor” in that constella tion—the names of whioh aro Benetnoseh and Dubhe—a perfect equilateral triangle, its own anglepointing to tho horizon. Perfect accuracy as to this, is, of oourso, nobolaimed; but, to be rather more expiioit in looating the comet at that time, it was near the point whero the thirty-fifth parallel of declination, north, intersects the cqutnoxial colure. Eight days after this, on tho ovoning of tbo 25tb, the comet bad shifted its position so as to form aright-angled triangle with thetwostarrfin “The Dipper” alroady named, with its vortex Benctnnech on the tip of tho Groat Boar’s tail : in other words, it hod in those eight days accom plished an apparont ohange of about twooty de grees, or one eighteenth part of the whole oircuit of the heavens, whioh, presuming its moan dis tance from the earth during that interval to have been sixty millions of miles, would havo carried it through an arc of tho heavons, with regard to its position to the fixsd stars, of twenty millions of miles. Tho truth Is, high authority to tho contrary, notwithstanding, one of the most rem&rkablo of theoometary phenomena, to thoordiuaty observer, has been its wondorfully rapid flight along the highway of the stars. Its appearanco on Satur day evening, though differing but slightly in form and brilliancy from its appearance bn two hr three previous evenings, whs pitiably one of tho grand est spectacles presented in the heavens in modern times. At this time the nuolcus of the oomet ap peered to tho naked oyo about four times the mag nitude of ArcCurns-* tho most brilliantorb in that quarter of tho heavens, and the aro described by Us luminous train was plainly visible through a space of seventy degrees In length, and, at points, One-third os gfont a diatanoe in breadth. Tho position of tho nucleus, or head of tho oomet, was In the violnityofthe constellation of Libra-dho Scales—end formed nearly a right line in tho hea vens, with the bright star Archirits in the knoo of Bootes, and anbther star, less brilliant, about equi distant between these two points. Tho tail of tho comot, is majestic curve, streaming northward, enveloped within Its ffiisty folds of inexplicable light all Hie stars in tbo head of tho Serpent, filioohed in the hands of the venerable JKtcultt pius; still farther north, tho orbs that twinkle in the Northern Crown Wero dimly veiled by this same mysterious tissue; thence itswept faintly on ward, oven to the folds of tho Epiry Dragon , whoso lazy colls move round the northern pole. Tho folly of attempting to define tho indefina ble is doubtless one reason why this extraordinary visitor has elicitod, comparatively, so little com ment in the pablio prints. The superstitious fears oxoitod by the appeorafice '6f oomots in past ages have drafted before tho march of intelligence and Scientific discovery, and the theoretical specula tions of the learn’od concerning their character ahd purpose haVe all, thus far, boon Htljo more . than VilgUo conjoeturo. Suob theories have, in their turn, regarded these heavenly bodies as In struments of Divino wrath to rinaeh into primitive chaos wicked worlds; anon, as care of superlative cplohdor for the spirits of tho blest to ride in tri umph through infinite speco; at othor times this Batffe speculative ifagonuity, ih view of tho very eccentric orbits 6t comets—approaching and re ceding from the snn alternately—has oasigned thorn tho mission of punishing tho wicked in a future state of ©xistonoe, by dairying them to and from tho sun, ahd thus oaasing the tortured inhabi tants to undergo a most severe process of alternate roasting and freezing f Some have asserted that comets wero but tho t issuing forth of suoh ohaollo nuolol as wero by this | alternate heating and booling process solidified into worlds like our own. Those same authorities, upoa more mature reflection, decided, furthermore, that tho bodies in question wore “used-up worlds ” J enveloped in thdr final flames, rushing to their | eternal doom; and others havo beon silly enough , to imagino that all tho oomots belonging to a solar ’ system ultimately dropped into tho sun, as so many oelostial wheolbarrow loads of fticl, to £ecd the ‘ fire® of t&afc central luminary. Yet, aftor all, the k most serious delusion concerning comets, that has * tortured the ignorant in all ages, has boen the > superstitious belief that these bodies have boen ’ launched into Epaoo chiefly fo.r.tho purpose of “ shaking froth fcbdir horrid hair‘d wars, famino, and pestilence. Such a conception of the Al mighty’s dealings toward bis oroatares betrays a sad misapprehension of h/s boundless beneficence, and a total ignoring of tbo record, that ” his ten der mercies are over all his works.” District, iclo, from tUo istinguiahedin tribute to tho re as in tho So-, Maktin. W.o 'Colonel JlTae it is Baid in his )f tho tarifl' is md true to tho ie admission of to, irteßpeotivo £his gentleman, tho Democratic candidate for Congress In tho Somerset, Blair, Cambria, and Huntingdon district, has laid down tho following as his platform on tho great issues of the day i Pershing on tub Tamp**.— “ If lamoWod, I will AnrdcATK An increase of vvtifsß upon coal ANi) inou—that; da otbor States htivo tbolr peculiar tariff policies, 1 am In favor of a Penn sylvania policy. When the question comes up in Congress, X «m in favor of tho mutual interests of nfl tbo Stalos, if such can be offoolcd without detriment to otir own; but if such a desideratum oannot be realized, then I Ail Pott P&snß th van/a AGAINST TUB UNION.” Peumiinq on Kansas. —“Unon this question I have no opinions to oonooal. Should X no oloctod to a scat in tho National Congross, I will voto for the admission of Kansas the moment sho progonts a logoi Constitution, Whioh has been submitted to tho people and ratified by them. X will do go, lot the consequences bo what theymay; and Ido net fear tho consequences,” Tho Logan House, Altoona. This ptincely hostelry, which forms so conspi cuous a point of attraction upott the lino of tho gront Pennsylvania Central Railway, ha* drawn, during the post Bummer season, a vory largo number of visitors from all quarters. During tho months of June, July, and August, no lees than fiftoen bundrod names of guests wore regularly entered on tho hotel register. Tho luxurious ac commodations of,tho house and the admirftblo and attentive business manngement of its proprietors, Messrs. Miller & Itoo, make ft .a most desirable stopping point. To thoso who do not oaro to orosß the Alleghanles at night, or who are too fatigued to do tho journey to Pittsburgh in a single trAiD, the “ Logan Houso” offers suoh com fortable inducements as oannot easily be resisted. It is, in faot, unsurpassed by any hotel in tho country. Extensive Bales ov Real Estate.-Sso Thomas , Perilling. BY MIDNIGHT MAIL. Letter from ««Occasional*” [Correspondence of The Preas.j Washington, Oot. 10,1858. There Is more anxiety to hear the news of the coming oleatlon In Pennsylvania than prevailed in 1850, when the destinies of Mr. Bndhanan hung suspended upon the vote o! your State. X have never known anything like it. It is the most ox oiting topio of conversation in all oirclas. Strange to say, too, the Administration, whilo denouncing you and ctbora for whaNhoy call combining with the Republicans, roly on Republicans to elect Manly, the Leoomptonito, in Hiokman’s district, and while offering tender promises to the adopted citizens, are keeping Americans in the hold to re-elect Phillips and Florence. There is bad news to-day from Lsidy’s old district, from ReillyVi from tho York district, and ftlro from that of Gil lie, White, and Dowart. Owon Jones is given up by common consent. Tho iear that Glaney Jones is in danger grows spaoe. The President begins to realize what a costly bargain he has been. He has allowed him to dispose of offloos without end —to bargain and roll—'to promise and to cnjole—and yet, with all this, Jones iB as far from being any use to him, and further than ever. The foot about it is, the Pre sidents pew frionds—his Leoompton speculations —have been sadly expensive. Florence costs *omo $2,000 daily in the way of extra workmen nt the navy yard, naval asylum, arsenal, &o ; Phil lips at least that muoh in wear and tear of con science, wliilo Landy and others aro worrying tho very lifo out of him by constant appeals for pa tronage. The consul at Tunis intends to resign. A De mocrat asked for the place. Tho reply was that tho consulate was promised to a prominent citizen, & Senator in Congress. It seems improbable that a Senator would aooept of such a position, though the consulate at Tunis Is In faot a charge des af" fairest m ho is accredited to a sovereign prince. The late or present oooupunt was Mr. Chandler, formerly editor of a Democratic paper in Wilming ton, Del., and a most exccllont man. I have heard it intimated (both reports from high sources) that “ Mr. Reed, Commissioner to Ohina, is to return this winter from his present mission, and that bo is to be named Minister to England.* 7 To mo this appears likely. You as a politician will know hotter how to judge. Again, it la very ourrent that this mission is to be offered to Judge Roosevelt, of Hew York. He is a gentleman in appearance, education, and is rich. His wifo is tho slstor of Lady Ouseloy, all on the most friendly terms with the President. Tho extraordinary argument of Attorney Gene ral Black before your Supremo Court, sent there by his representative, Mr. McCalmont, exoitos much remark here. You ought certainly to ob tain a oopy of that production. It is not doubted that J. Gordon Bennett and family are to bo quartered here during tho winter as part of “ tho Court.** Standing so high in the soolal scale ns does this distinguished family, and holding as they do in revorenco the porsonal character of Prcsidont Buchanan, they will soon become the mode. Their position in Prauoe and England was of tho loftiest. Ho ordinary mortal was admitted to thoir salons, and now thoy come to us to toaoh us how to live and dio. Mr. Bennett is Hob, handsome, pious, and learned; and having always boon an ardont admiror of Mr. Buohanan, especially in 1856, will bo the more acceptable to tho official and fashionable world. We see that Joseph White, formorly of the Nicaragua Accessory Transit Company, is in Wash ington. Rumor says that ho is here for the pur pose of consummating h's intrigues with John Appleton, in relation to the now phase affairs have assumed Binoo tho recognition of Gonoral Jorez as Minister of tho Nicaraguan Government.— White is a koon manager, and Appleton thinksho is, also; but Ido not believe the Administration will permit itself to be icvplvcd by those design ing men. It is disgraceful that negotiations on important national questions should be controlled or influenced by tho hopes of prospeotivo gains of gentlemen holding high placos in tbo State De partment. Occasional. George H. Martin for Cougross* Pbllow Citi*ens : Tho very great importance of tho approaching Congressional clootion, to the interests of otir city, roncloni it altogether fitting that jour candid and thoughtful attention should be called to a few plain considerations, whlob under existing oircumetances should exercise aiy inffUenoo on your altion in tho coming crisis. .. Ours, fellow-cUlgens, is a manufacturing and commercial, as well as mechanical community; owing all our present prosperity to tho suooessfu) proßocution of these eevornl branches of industry, and dejiondont to & gi-edter or lessor oXtont, for our future advancement, not only to tho indomitn bio pereoveranoe and energy of our people, but also to that just moosuro of incidental protection and aid from tho Geuoral Government, without wbloh they oon noveh be adequately/ fos tered and sustained. Hitherto, for tho most part, ottt community has been* represented by gentlemen, who, whatever may have been their merits or claims to your support and however earnestly they may have oontendod for tbomaintcn&ncoof our intorcsts,havo certainly been wanting in many of those practical require ments which aro ptiipablj.nfio&s&ryio give effi ciency to notion. Other cotniHefrcial oltlea have at different periods been represented in the Federal Government by men of comprehensive minds, &<> woll ns business qualifications, and tho result boa boon in all such instances, as it always must be, vastly in favor of pruotionl labor over theoretical fancy. How York bus seen and felt the advan tages of this doctrine from tho exertions of hor Cam brellings; and Boston has realized a large measure of her suedess and reputation from the jnstly cele brated labors of her Lawrences. Mindful, fellow citizens, of these noble examples of practical busi ness men in the public halls of tho nation, let us pause and consider, whether tho advantages that have been secured to our sister cities, in being re presented in tho Yedoral Government by mon, who in the exorcise of plain coxhmonscvsodnd untiring industry, bavo wroughtdut their own fortuuos and ministered to tho good of their foliow-mon, it is not high time that we should follow in thoir footsteps, and endeavor to reap a portion of tho benefits which havo resulted to thorn, by tho adoption of tho samo rulo of notion* by whioh thoy have been so wisely guided. You havo now, fellow-oitizons, presented for ! your contideralidn and support, a gontlomaD who, from early boyhood to mature life, has grown up la our midst, and who through all tho ohanges and vicissitudes of a business career, has maintained ; his integrity without spot or blemish; scouring his own intorosts and upholding tho character of his house and of bfs order, with a strong hand, and at the same time with a heart over open to the calls of bis fcllow-mon, and ovor ready to minister aid to those who in times of need require his assist ance. It may he safely affirmed, foltow-oitizens, that no one is so capable of representing a community os he who thoroughly understands its wants—that no ono is bettor abto to protect and foster tho In terests of the publio than ho who gives cWdenco of his ability to sustain bis own; and that ho who, from comparative poverty and obscurity, has riasn toopulonoo and distinction amongst hihfellow-tnen. by bis own Intelligent efforts, is at all times, aid under every oomlitlon of affairs, tho most Suto and steadfast guardian of the interests of the publio. Such a one, fellow-citizens, Is now pressnUd for your approval ond support in George H. Mar- Tifi, who before ydtt oil hid individa.il no* tits, at a time when the old landmarks of party are nearly if not quite swept away, Is commended to your candid and reflecting judgmonts as in all respects tho man for tho times. Hllc. Plccolominl and Hr. db the Editor of r t'he Press: Sir : I have always had a duo sense of tb6 htf pnrtonco of the newspaper props, both ns a me dium of publicity and an indox of public opinion. But while the journalists may at times be misled by false information, and thus draw the pub lic into the paths of error, thoro exists among a oortnln class of them a desire to seize with tho greatest avidity upon ovory “on di6 u or gns3ip— (particularly if it offeoti the reputation of an artist who for tho lime being occupies a prominent place)—to satisfy tho appetite for personal scandal, in which, ns thoy thin!*, tbo pubJio might toko delight. For the sake of this they do i)dt ho»Wato on giving pain, and do not tako into account tho Injury thoy may inflict upon tho feolingaof a stranger in ft foreign land. Suoh was tho oaso wbon I brought to America the late Madame Sontag, who was so far shocked with ail infamous newspapor nttaok gent to her on the day of kor arflval,- that Bho was on tho point of returning to Europe without first having apponrod before tho American public. In view of this stnteof things, I have not been at all surprised to find that somo of these persons, who are admirably, well informed of tho privato life and personal affairs or artists, have mado some won derful discoveries In rotation to Milo. Piocolomlni, now on her way to this country, in these disco veries they aro aidod by tho brigade of dead heads who, for the salvation of the opera, woro plaoed last season on the retired list, and who, knowing that thoy will have always to ray or stay away, open their firos not upon mo, tho managor, but upon tbo artist on whoso suooesa so mnoh de pends Allow me now to direct your attention to several of those agrooablo paragraphs, of which tho following is a fair speoimen: “With all the regard that Mile. Piccoloalnl pro feageti to hare for ‘tho dear Irish,’ in the Ppoech she made to the Dublin students the other day, when they drew her carriage in triumph through the streets, she doss not seem to estimate them so highly as her own countrymen: for under the same ebcara/itaricea, some rears aao at Turin, she rebuked the outrageous entbu- Zfasm of the populace, and insisted.upon getting out of her carriage, saying, that she would f walk with them, as friends, but nothlugeoaid induce hor to make Itallims boasts of burden.’ Beasts of burden is good New Yorkers will pleaee make a note of the observation “ I confess I am not at &U displeased at the pub licity thus unintentionally given to an ovation, of whioh Mile. Piccolomlnibfts been the recipient in her own country—*in critical rtalv— and that, too, in one of the most important musical cities. But Is it just and fair to appeal to New Yorkers “ to make a note of observation?” whon it has been exten sively published in the London Times, nnd otbor English papers, that Mile. Picoolomini did attempt to prevent the Dublin demonstration, but oould not do so for soveral very oxcollont reasons In Jbo first place she could not leave the carriage, tbo rain was falling in torrents; then she oould not snffioionti English to make tho students nn* dorstand her; and, more than nil, it Is not so easy —as all Irishmen will agree—to restrain tho Gownsmen of Trinity when they onoo have resolved to ,give vent to thoir proverbial enthusiasm. Descending a step still lower on tho soale, It Is found that there are some writers who marry her (without previously oonsulting the interested par ties) with an English Poor “as distinguished for his refined taste in “ les beaux arts as for his Im mense possessions and anoiont pedigree,” whilo others gravely asserUthat his (the Peor's) hand has boon rejected by Mile. Piocolomini, and am ply discuss the reasons that prompted her to do so. A weekly paper takes groat pains in proving that she is only a “ princess ” from her matornal side, and a “mere countess” through her father Now, sir, I have yet to learn whether it is of any consequence to tho public whether an artist has a pedigreo two miles long or not, whothor she mar ries a lord or docs not. Madame Sontng did not come hero as the Countessßorsi; in theßnmo man ner Mile. Plcoolomlnl comes hero as nn ftrtist. and not as a princess, which titlo the dropped on her first apponranoo tn public, of hot own freo wi'l. nnd not, as it i« assorted, by command of Cardinal Fiocolomiul. I, personally, in speaking of her to tho publio, havo not made the slightest allusion to hor “ prlnooly lineage;” and I trust tho publio will not forget that, aftor oR, she Is a young and onthu«iastic girl, who has undoubted cl aim 3 npon the kindness and good will of everybody, includ ing that of tho disappointed dead-heads, and that she has every right to retain her maiden sam as long as sho pleases. I am tho public’s obedient servant, B Ullman. New York Academy oi> Music, Oot. 1,1858. Ijcttcr trom New York* OUTICII. UOVKMEST IN HON. JJORACB P CLASS’S PIS TBIGT— INTBRFSTIXO CBBEMONT AT ST rSTRU’S CUURCH: OXB UUNPRJtD AND PIFfV OLPnOYMKN PRH- BKNT—-D4llOO RATIO NOMINATION IN TUB TWENTY BILVEHTU DISTRICT—THR CRYSTAL PALAOfI FIRS TUB WORK OF AN tNOSNOIART*. S3,CGO RRWARD— CHICK LT i.vc: mvr romc mats stoxthsal — gollwctob aca&X/L’S SHOHNT NOMINATIONS HO.VBY MARKET STOQKS—U4UKRTB [Cone spondence of The Press 1 Nsw York, Oct. 0,3858. Public attention ie mainly directed to politico! afT-ira, and tho local nominations to b» made by the different parties. In the Eighth Congroßßlocal district a number of leading Democrats have addressed a letter to the Ron. Horace V. Clark, approving or his courei m the House of Representatives daring tho last session, and calling op on him to beco-r>e a candidate for re-election, whether nominated, by tho party oonvontien or not. Mr. Clark’s reply has not yet been made public, but it Is understood among his frionds that, som9 vsy or other, be will bo a sandldata. An interesting ceremony took place last evening in St. Peter’s Church, on eccaslon of commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the Itcv Dr, Turner’s appoint ment as a professor to the General Theological S&xnl. □ary. About one hundred and fifty clergymon were rreuent, nearly all of whom had been his pupils. Id the chancel were Bishop Pottor and Bishop White bouse. Praycrß wore read by the Rev. Dr Shelton, of Buffalo, who for thirty years past ias beon the roctor of ono parish (St. Paul’s) In that city. Ho was an early graduate of the fiemln«y. Hr Turner delivered a dU : coarse repleto with intereftMng historical reminiscences, alluding, among other things, to tho faot thjit among the gr&du&’es of the Institution who had been' his pu pils, wero eleven bishops and about five hundred cler gymen, There are few individuals, in the old world or the new, who have occupied the professional chair bo long as the venerable Doctor—few who havo filled it so successfully. The Democrats of the Twenty-seventh Congressional district have nominated, as thoir candidate, John Arnotfc, of Elmira. Mr. Arnott is a banker, and largely engaged in other operations. It is a pity that so ca pable 9. man and clever fellow c*mld not bo elected, but the distrlot, composed of Tompkins. Chotuung Schay ler, and Tioga, is too strongly anti-Democratio to render such a result probiblo The testimony taken by tbe managers of the Ameri can Institute Pair, in reference to the origin of the conflagration of tbo Crystal Palace, goes to show thst It must have been the work of an incendiary. The fire b*oko out in a room in the north vestibule, in which were stored the wooden patterns used by the construc tors of tho building, broken plaster atatu&Ty, two bar rels of fertilizing powder, and some old iron. Ho oily rags, cor anything elso lu which firo could have been spontaneously generated, wero in tho vicinity. There had been do fire used in any part of tho promises within two huudrrd feet of this lumber room, for a veek prevlom to the conflagration. There was co gutta' percha or India-rubber gnu tubing within one hundred and fifty feet—the nearest was a pirco that led to the central chandelier, and that was in use during the groat exhibition. Tbe gas pipes were in perfect order, and two witnesses tcatify ’hat tfcey believe, whilo none aver the contrary, that tbe gas had not been let on from the motros at the hour of tho a'a'tn There nero In attend auco, and at their posts, eight door clerks, twelve po licemen, and twelve laborers. Tho vator-bose were in readiness beside tbe hydrants, and fcreral were at once screwed on when tbo alarm was given, but tho head was pot sufficient to expand tha hose, and of course they could do littio service. It Is believed that tha liberal reward of three thou sand dollars will lead io tho detection of the incendia ries. The cricketers bava been having a grand pow-wow. The Bed Men of Montreal havo beon visiting tho St. George’s Club, of this city, and tho Canadian gentle men have been distinctly played out. Among Ihsra were two Moody British captains— ffmUhj and illng~ who played splendidly. The figures foot up thus; Bt. Geocgti’s Qlab, first inofegs... l)a second innings. Montreal Club first innings.... Bo aecoud innings The New Yorkers winning by 25 runs. Cricket and baae-b&ll have been tho great games this year, through out the state, bidding fair to become aa popular and perm«nont institutions hero as in >ngland. The Times gives oat, ns the goesfp of the hour, that Hr* Schell hits submlttoi to tbo dictation of tho Presi dent and the Secretary of tbs 'lreasbry, and hasalready sent to the latter, for confirmation, tbo names of more than fifty persons appolulcd to custom-house places In tho city of New VOrk These appointments are under stood to have been recomrafeaded by the several mem bers of Congress of that State, and all of them have b9Cu confirmed except one, and with him there was alleged to have been n personal difllcnliy between the collector and himself. It Is thus seen that Mr. Scholl has finally beon Compelled to sot-render to tho Secre tary of the Treasury. Tke capitulation took place yesterday. There baa been a brisk demand for money this after noon among the brokers, and more than hns been seen for some time. Tbe almost entire absence of outride operators hns loaded up the brokers with, stocks, which, with a few excep'ions, are abundant In nil directions. Reading New York Central, and Panama Are scarce, but hero the list PLds Eric’s at the Close are weak, and in the persistent absence of outside aid there seems no reason why prices should not go down as rapidly as they have risen. At tho Becot)d Board, Missouri 6’s res? , and Canton 00. Pacific Mall took a doWnwnrn tbrn, and sold at IC2>+—a fall of If- Delaware and Hudson rose Jf; New York Oontral fell }£; Harlem rose ,V, and Beadioj? ft closing at 50X; Mi‘»hlgan r Central ro*e X, anti Southern Preferred ftll Rock Island fell ft, aud Stouingtou rose 1. »aw YORK STOCK 8) 8800 SD 80* B\«f 86 W stt Sf>* COHA-NGE— Ootobor 9. B3ARP. I 280 Harlem R V)% I 300 do 30* 11300 Beadlogß bIS 50 100 do fiO# 1000 Missouri 6a 1000 do KOOO do 60G0 do 10000 Oat 7a. NBd 9i)t £OOO LaOiM L G EJe 27 30 BkoCNewYorklOO# 25 St Nicholas Bb 05 50 Canton Co 19# 11 PacIQcUSCo 102* 2Q do 102 X 4CO do 61 400 do GO# 60 Michigan Oea R 66# 100 do MO 65# 100 Mich 9&ft lat>3o 21# 200 do 24^' 100 do fSO 24 30 Del & Bud Co 09# SO Illinois CenTtb”o 70 100 PannpylToclaCo 70 50 do bIO 78$J 100 N Y Oen R rSO 83 «f 200 Qlov & Tol R b 3 32« 250 do bflO s3# do b3O 32# 160 do R 3 83# 100 Cbl iIUsIBbSOCO 100 do b!0 6av ICO do »7 Oft 200 do fl!0 83# 62 Stonington R 55 200 do fi3lB3£ 10 MU & Miss R 16# 300 do b 3 83# 160 Mich S Qu&rM 47 600 do 800 83 200 do s3O 47 * 60 do S3O 83J# 70 do s 3 47 T 0» MARKRT3. Cotton Is quiet, with sales ef 500 bales, and tbe mar ket is nominally I3)se for middling uplands. Cotfhk. — The market for all kindA Is very dull, but prices are unchanged; sales 273 bags Rio at 10,'tfo. limns aro dull and heavy: Bale** 1, Buenos Ayrefl, 2,500 Orinoco, and 45 baleJ Calcutta Cow, all on terms not transpired. ■ Lsarnsa —There is no change to notice in the mar hot. Molabsks -—Tho sales Include 70 fchds Porto Rico at 32c, 65 bbls New Orleans, and by auction 67 bbls prime New Orleans sow at oO^cJOe. Bios —The market Is dull} sales 50 tea at and 60 tea now crop at 4a. Soqar —Huw is very doll, and wo have only to notice sales of 178 bhds Cuba, within tbe raugo of and 1,460 bxa Havana, ’between 12 and 13, at a price not made publio. THE COURTS- saturßaT’o pnoojss d i n Q e (Reported for The Press. 7 Si si Fnius—Justice Woodward Richards vs. the Bank or Pennsylvania, In equity Argni'd by U Gorhard for the complainants, and St. Geo. T. Camp bell for iho defendants. The court was occupied all tho morning In hearing rulcH and motions CcAiMoii I’i.eas—Jiuigu Allison.—Tho Our rent Motion List Was taken np Quarter. Suasions Judgo Thompson. Saturday morning Mr. Htoevor argued the rulo to sot anide the forfeited recognizance, sud to open judgment Id the <*a oof the Commonwealth vj. Jo'itmlon; George W. fiflciicner wm the bail. Aft'r argument, Judge TJiomoflon held tho rulo under advUement A habeas corpus wftfl heard, In which Thomas Whal ley, Michael Mooney, BUcgarot Moouoy, Charles Jsg gers, Samnol Jnggors- John McClintoek. and Peter Bor. scy were charged with tho forcibly entry nnd detainer of a house /situated near tho Falls or Schuylkill, in the Twenty-first WdTil. From the evidence, it appeared that Henry L. Trip’er had rented tho house, and Mr Mooccy was a tenant. but had boon dispossessed by duo process of tho law. and Mr. Trlplor had assisted tho officers or tho law to sot out Mr. Mooucy’a goods; but, on going home, ho found that Mooney had made a for* cibleenliy Into tho premises, and by the assistance of other defendants, refused to give possession to Mr. Tr'pler, After argument, Judge Thompson said that from the evidence he thought & case was made out which a jury should pass upon, and the facts showed that Mr. Moo ney had boon dispoßaeased, and would not abide by the Uw The defendants were then remanded for trial. John Eppelabelmer was charged with a rnhde tn&auor under tho factor law of 1834, in appropriating to his use, as it was alleged, a certain quantity of search, amounting to $26 It Appeared that the defend ant was the duly appelated agent of the West PM. ladclphla fctarch Company, acting under articles of agreement made botween the parties; that the company, before the termination of defendant’s agency, became Incorporated by tho Legislature, when An effort wos rondo to supersede the defendant in his agency, and give ittonaotbor. Upon ibfs fact being communicated to the defendant, he refused to account to tho company, alleging a breach of contract on tho part of the com* p&ny, whereby he became damaged to au extont far ex* coeding tho an ount In his hands. The defendant also claims for expenditures, commissions. &q. The court hold that no iraud whatever was committed by the de fendant ; that ho had a right to withhold the settlement from tho company as a p otection to his own rights* tho remedy of the prosecutors being la a civil tribunal. The defendant wab therefore discharged. Wm. Ernest to presented tho defindant. A Mad Bull.—Yesterday, about noon, a nml ball made his appearanco atSecoadand Master atroets He cut various antics, and caused considerable commotion among tho passers-by Fortunately, no person wne injured bt any damage dpno, The animal was killed. Ttffcl LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. TEN DAYS LATRIt THOM CALIFORNIA. BY THE OVERLAND KAIL. RUMORED MASSACRES, Later from Frazer River ARJIY MOVEMENTS. WAsmNOTOM, Oct, 9 —The President received a tele urephlc despatch from John Butterfield, Pre*ldent of the Overland Mail Company, dated St, Louis, October o*li, informlas; him ib*t the great overland moil arrived there to-day from San Francisco, in twenty-tbree days and fonr hours. The stage brought through blx pas sengers The President replied by telegßanh as follows : •Washington, October 9, 1858 —John Bottbrvibld, Pre-ldentof the Overland Mail Company—Sir: Your despatch has been received. I cordially congratulate ypu upon the result It Is a glorious triumph for civilisation and the Union. Settlements will soon fol low the course of the road, and “the East and the West” will he hohnd together by a chain of living Americans, which can never bo broken. Sr. Lows, Oct, 10.-'The overland California mail ar rived at nine o’olock last night, bringing dates to the 10th nit., ton days later than the previous advices via Panama. Abu 1 !?® number of prominent citizens assembled at the I'acfflc Railroad depot on the arrival of the train f'Onj Jefferson City. Col ItatterQeld wa* greet'd with a her rty welcome, and formally received in a brief hut highly complimentary speech bv John F. Darby, in be half of the citizen i. C"l Butte*field responded in an appropriate maoner, returning thanks for the unexpected demonstration and cordial approval of bis lab-rnbr the citizens of fit louts. Tbo mail* wero escorted to the port office by a long prncesvlon and band* of music. The Alta Californian Jof the 14th nit., prepared ex pressly for the Overland mail, famishes the following novfl; Tl’.o news from Fra*et river is unimportant. The water is still too high for successful mining purposes Trade at Victoria was much depress'd. Dates from Oregon to the Bth. Major Mamettbas hnd a skirmish with the Indians on the O'Kaunagan Lieutenant Allen and six Indians were killed. A party of miners under Major Robinson had been at tacked by Indians on the Wenatohe, and one white man was killed. A rumor obtained credit at Dalits that Gen. Palmer’s party had been massacred near O’Kanosgan. Good diggings had been found on the Wenatohe. Tbo Santa Fe mail has also arrived. The Nav’jn Indians still rofuso to surrender the murperCt of Major Brooke’s scrv mfc. On the 20lh of August a fight occurred between a small detachment of troops, under Major Mcloan, and a party of Indians at Bear Sprints. McLean was severely wounded, and six or eight Navajoes were killed. Colonel I.orlne’s command was expected at Fort Union in a few days. General Garland. Major Nichols, and Cap'ain Easton had left for the Stater. TJie Yellow Fever at New Orleans. Nsw Obi.bins, Oct 9—The ’.Howard Association of Nvw Orloans doom it their dnty t»inform the eoaatrr , that the prolonged existence of the yellow fever and Ms present great mortality ara solely owing to the in flux of strangers, who rapld’y fall victims. Timely notice will be issued bv this association Of the decadence ami disappearance of the epidemic. F SOtfNRIOBR, President of the Howard Association. D. I Ricasdo, Bocrotarv Niw OBtBANg, Oct. 9 —The deaths from yellow fere during yesterday numbered sixty-four. Railroad Collision-*Fonr Men Killed. Cincinnati, Ootober 9 A collision occurred, lest night, *m the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, war Mitchell, Indiana. Two freight trains came in colli sioa, and a cooductor, engineer, fireman, and brakes man werB killed. The Washington Aqueduct—The Con . tract for Pipe. B«stoN, Oct. o—Captain Meigs is in town, an' has contracted with tho Warren Foundry and Michioe Ccrn papy. of PbHHpsburg. N. J., for & large portion of tho plfo for the Washington aqueduct. The Mutiny on Bonril the Junior. Boston, October 9—ln tho case of Plummer and vaynn others, iropltoated in the mutiny on board, and murder of the officers of the ship Junior, of New Bed ford, the court fo.day hold Ihe defendants to bail in $3,000 each, for trial on the chargeof maiiny, and fully committed them to jail on the charge of murder. The Expected Steamship. OAi.AtK.RIe., Oct. 10.—Tho steamship Indian Empire, from Gilwov, with dates to the 23th ult, is now doe at Halifax Tho telegraph lines a*e, howas-or, down eaat of this joint, and no Intelligence c&u be received this eveulng. Sailing of the North Briton. UUKr.EQ. Octoher 0 —The steamship North Brltm sall«*d tor Liverpool at 10 A. M., to-day, with 1(52 p S' punger.i. Soiling of the City of Washington. P x\v Yosx, Oct 0 —The steamer City of Washington nailed to-day for Liverpool, with $590,000 iu specie. The Huntingdon Comity Fair. nuNTixon'N.Oct o—Our ftir closed yesterday. Dn rto-r the day five thnuaacd person*} wero present. Tt was tbo largest fair ever held here. Minister to Spain. T/onsTii.tg. Oct. o—Ool. Preston has accepted tho nomination of Minister to Spain. TEE CITY. Pomtioai..— On Saturday evening tfed jioli ttcfnns of the city wore alive with excitement. Huge omnibuses, from which emanated tweet strains of mu sic. were driven about the streets, with large placards tested oa 'he out'irte, rtfa£ing that a meeting would be held at stfeh a place, while the tovirfabt* o r numerous streets were suddenly startled by load huftJM from a passing torchlight procession. The booming of d&oflcn was also hel been forced open. Mrs Kirkbrido was absent at a parly, at the time of the commission of the robbery. A man has been arrested on suspicion of having beau concurred in the act. He was held in $2OOO bail for & farther hatt ing to-morrow afternoon, hy Alderman Snydor Among the Philistines, —At an early hour on Hftfurday morning, a native of tbo psndy soli of New Jersey, -while seeing the eighta of the city, and, no doubt, in search of tho comet, foil among the t’hilis tiuoi. and was enticed into a don in Pine alley, whore ho was relieved of all his spare change. A star sud denly appeared, and. upon complaint of Greeny, took into custudy thr**e females, n*nn»d Louisa Keppard. Caroline Harmer. and Ann Brown, on the charge of having committed the robbery. They wero all sent below by Alderman Femington. Fighting and Robbing.— Rachel Sawyer, alias Good, was before Alderman Femington, on Satur day, on the charge of committing an assault and bat tery upon another wom&u named Ann Riley. The de fendant is also &tl“ged to have robbed the assailed of about s3d Tho aftalr came.off at a house at Becond street and Rolfef alloy, which Is said to bear rather a doubtful reputation. The accused was committed In deficit of f 800 ball to answer at court Railroad Accident.—On Saturday after noon a man named William Myers was run over on the Norristown Railroad, near Norristown. The wheels passed or-r his left ankle. crußhing Hin a shock ing manoer The sufferer was conveyed to the Penn sylvania Hospital, the injured Hmbwssampu tated. Myers was walking on the track at the time of the mishap. Ho was formerly a brakesman on a rail road. _ _ Robbery in the Rural Districts—The dwelling of William f. Potts, Esq , situated on the Lower Merlon plank-road, about four miles from the Market-streot bridge, was entered by burglars. The rascals ransacked the house, and carried off a clock, several pairs of boots, a'l the cooking utensils, and a lot of linen A reward of one hundred dollars bos been offered for the detection of the tbierea. A Deranged Man.— A man who is evident ly deranged has been ftt the Sixth-ward station-house for several days post. He gives his name as George Joynes, and says he (s from Accom&o county, Virginia. He was found on Friday'wandering about the wharf »n the vicinity of Arch street. He is about six feet In height, has dark hair, and supports a very full black beard . , .. 1 SwtNDLiNG. — A young man, named Jaynes A. Smith, was before Alderman Freeman on Saturday on the charge of obtaining raoneyunder false pretences. He is alleged to have been engaged in selling tickets and representing that the proceeds wore for the benefit of the Neptune Hose Company. The accused was com mitted in SSCO ball, to aoswor at court. Robbery in the Twenty-first ward.—At a late hour on Saturday night a stable belonging to Mrs. Wharton, located and while this is the case, the holders of all speculative stocks can afford to hold on, especially wnen their waiting prospects are good. Bank Joans to o& era are understood to be decreasing steadily from fa ?**! ® b “ eriee of demand, however tbe anxtoty ol !« itf! k * !° 6Rrn dividends may induce them to invest Ja interest-paying Government Joans and notes, and thus keep up their nominal line of loans. - We notice that sevetal important toon works, in ve nous parts Of the State, have resumed operations, sad are glad to hear that b 80 100 do .b6wn 24& 3000 WilmingtonR 6a I'oJ< 100 do ...... tswn 31V 1000 Oatawissaß7s,.. 89JK 300 do 24# lOCO do .......... 39* 100 do .b&wn 24? i 2000 do .......... 39* 200 do 25 1000 d 0..,. 30# 50 do s 5 26 1000 O «fc Am 0s *83,.c 86 50 do ...«..eswn2& 2000NPennsRflJ.... 57X 50 do *.ss 25 1000 do 67)i 100 do bswn 25 1000 Alleg YR 7a sswn 50 3 do ........... 241- 2000 Pa R6s 2d m.csh 89J( 20 do «5 24k 91 Fennaß.. in lots 45J( 190 d 0..,.. 25 38 Mechanics’ Bk.. 28jf 100 do *swu 25 10 do 28# 100 do bf>wn 30 Planters Bk,Tealoojf 3 Wash O Gas. sswn 23 2 do ICO# 44 Bchl Nar Pref,... 16^ 4 Tam & Atvbor b 5138 50 do 10k 3Far&Meoßk .. lOO do 16U 10 do ......1.. 69V 6 do 16 £ 20 do 69# 8 do 8* 10 do 69# 15 Elmira R 10 . 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U States s’fl ’74.103# Ph/Jafls 08# f 0 do R 98# 99 do , New..loB#lo3# PenDa6s....,,i.,fiO# 9l# Heading It 24# 24# do Bds’7o..Bo# Si# do Miff 8s ’44. 92 do do ’86.71# 72 Penna R.........45# 46# do lfltm 65.,,101 102 do £dm C3....8P# 90 Morris Can Cos. .41 43 do Pref.... ,ioi #lOl % SchuylNav 65’82.65# 60 PHILADELPHIA MARKETS, Oct. 9~Svenlog.— The Flour market continues doll, and standard brants, which are comparatively scarce, are steady at former quoted rates. Balts include 1200 bbls William B. Tho mas’s supsrfloe atss 6%; 609 bbls common do atss 50, and 1,000 bbls Western extra on terms not made publio Wo quote SQperflae at $5 5?05 75; extra at $5 75 25# 50 do ......... a 5 25# 50 do 25# 23 Plant Bk,Ten 2dys If 0# 30 Farmers Bx, Ky. ,121# aONPenoaR 8V 11 Morris Pref.lotssslol# 30 Behl Nav Pref.... 16# 60 do 16# 7 Farm Sc Mech 8k...50# 6 Lehigh Scrip 201, 5 do 29# 50 do hB 20# 60 do . b& 30 3 Little Schl R 25 1 do 25 60 do .b 5 25 10 do 25 40 do .....»b5 25 BOARD. jSOßevlm? R .b 5 26# B&—VERY FIRM. Bid. Asked BchNavlmp6s... 69# do Stock..... 8# 9# do Pref 16 16* Wmsp’tde Slmß.lo 10# do 7s Ist mtg 70# do 2d mtg.... 48# Long 151and......11# 12 Girard Bank.. .. .11 # 11# Leh Coal St Nar.. .50 60# NPeno&R ...... 8# 9 do 6s 67# 67# New Creek # # Oat&wias*R..»»>% 6 6# Lehigh Zinc...... # 1 New Counterfeits* Nbw York, Get. 0,18.8. Markets by Telegrnpb, * .7 \ Hlarriogea. . On the 9th of October, in New York, by th« tier R. F. WIDon. Mr. J. H’. TORPBN to Miss J. JOHN-ON, both of Philadelphia. On the 7th iustaut. by Rev. Dr. Blaekwoot. VICTOR DORIOT, ofWbythesville. Va., to CATHARINE DO KIOT. of Philadelphia. O»the 7th instant, by the R k v. Clarke London sfr. BOBEBT IBVJNB to Him OATHABIHB HOLMES, both of this olty. •On the 7th Instant, by the Rev- Samuel Wagner, Mr. THEOPHILU3 WAGNER to Miss MARY A. STILZ, both of Philadelphia, ttwßev J. R. Taylor, Mr. LOUIS D. D WIB to FANNIE P , daughter of JamesM. Conrad, both of this city. TDcalha. 'Oo the Bth instant, BABBARA, wile ef the late An- Irew Stewart, aged 85 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respect rally invited to attend tbe funeral, from the residence •»f her soo-in-Uw, A.. Heckman, 315 North Fifth street, this (Moudiy) afternoon, atl o’clock, without further notice. Onfthe Bth tost, Mrs SUSAN, wife of Mr. Geo. Cor son. in the 40th year other &se On Thursday, 7th lost., JOHN 8. MEGGIfT, aged 19 Tears. On the 7th lost., Mrs. MARY JANE BMITH, in the 24th year of her age. On the 7th inst., ELIZA, wife of George Brown, in th* 48th year of her age. On the 7th icit , WILUiM BARNKB. ion of the 111. John Barnes, egad 40 years. Pudaenly, on Thoreday. 7th inat,. HESTEB BOBIB iOH in tha OSlh year or bar ago. On the Bth inat.Miaa CATHEBINE BIOIE7, aged M years On tha 9tn intt., MARTIN RYAN, In the dOthjearof •iis age ’ ' friends and relatives are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his lato residence. 300 Union afreet, on this (Monday) afternoon, at 2 o’clock To proceed to Cathedral Cemetery. Weekly .Report of Interment! Hialth Omov, October 9, fblerment* in City of Pkiladtlphia from th October to the 9th of October, 1858. Apoplexy. 1 darns lancer laaualties Group Oougest’a or Lungs ibolera Infantum. Oonsum’n of Lungs lonvulsioas Jyan05i5........... Diarrhoea Drcpiy, 8rain...... “ Chest 1 Heart...... Disease of Brain... ** Heart... liver... Drowned Dysentery ......... OeWlity.... ...... Kffaeion on Brain.. Spilepsy., Fever Billions. *• Puerperal..