* -ei' ' ” - 'P H'M * *' ' FRIDAY, JANUARY 28,r1869. , :P . k3i j Pa««.-A Carlow' DSteMent;. Better frenlANorrlitoirn:; -.Message of: Major Henry j I GonoralNsws; The Court*. ~ " ; \ v> ' !rl "''' The" News.. In the,-United gtatios Senate, .yesterday, toe •psdfie litteoad bill was finally dlsposedof bribe h >au«ed ; a; debate, on the propriety of reaonsiderlng it. . Before any final • notion,'the Senate adjourned.: >.' • ' * ■- In the House,' a menage 1 was received from the Governor, notltjteg that.body that ho bad signed ’. tho. bm '.oonsolidaHngithe .stook of the Girard JB&nb- No other husineM of importance was transacted. ' lt . v - A regularhtated meeting of,City Oonnoile wai held .yesterday, i ..The :most Important bnslnesi transacted .was, . the .'election of directors of the •Sanbury ■ and > Brie Railroad,. directors of the Northwestern Railroad, apd a Qnardlsnpf thr 'pdor ; for the Eighteenth ward: Per the letter of fioeMr/hUohael Day was ohosen 1 . For dlrectn,. of KallroadfiJeraoder SrSRtBBS«6S«i£ votes. -.Cohtad.S,.Gro.ye and Edward, B- Trotte) were elioted .trustees of the gas works. 7 A very Ml abstract of the first annual message of Mayor HeSry will be found on; the firatpage. It’kives a .'statement of the operations of the dif ferent departments of the oity for the past . year.. and . will command the attention of tar-payers, and all having the Interests Of the oity at tesrl, Not having room for the, document at length, w« availed ourselves of the BulUttn’s. ercellont con densation i 1 *■ • ’ ' , ■ 1 . Further news from-Hayti haa been ■ reoolvod, Which reports that the Emperor Soujouque h ad Ml Port au Pricoe, at.the bead of sir- thousand men, oil-his'Way to ettaok-Jeffard, the tebel.leader. His sable majesty had imprisoned Jeffatd’e family Jeffard himself-was, with two hundred men, en tfonohed'- at Artibonlte, the .headquarters ol QonrtyeS. ' . A iraoy letter from Boston, from our oorres pondeat-t.* 1 jaoques," .describing the Burns fes tivities in that' oity, will be found In The Press gj-dayl’ --- 'ihe.'oiorlahd'lXaVifpnila.maU arrived .at , St. Louis yesterday, with dates to the 3d inßt; Th» Logisiafurelmot-on the 3d, and ia composed as fol lows 1 .- I/ejjompton-Demoorats,77; anti-Lcccunptoi. Dem6or&U,'22; R'>Puhlloans, U. . 1, , ■The Count JeaDEes, as ha 1 styles himself: in hit eAveVUaement, but better known: to the Irreveren’ ■ pnbiio " as' plain George Jones, tragedian—other wisV''' Shakspenre Jonef”—has recently returner: from a long eojouru In Europe, and proposes t< lecturoin %>. York on Wednesday evening next updn tho'i'renohiimsife: ' ' One of the March oMldren.- whpm, It will be remembered, performed- in,this citya year or tw< ago," was burned so'badly, In'Maoon, Georgia, tht night hiior a last,' that bar life is dospairedof. Mohiie papers, state that the ship South Caro- Una, of‘Bath. 'Mafne, “from Cherbourg, whiol wentaahoreat Mobile Point,haa broken up/, Iw. of. the: orew - are -reported lost. Her cargo wat stfiall,' and valued ‘at fiftooh thonsand dollars. From informatlpn received from. Washington, it is .'estimated that about pno-fourtbof therooont ten-milUon loan. has already been paid In. Thr only certificates stook as yet lmued are to tht Bank of the Metropolis, Washington, for one hun dred .thousand dollars , r Thi blli ! repealing the, tin per ooht. interest lay patsedthe Honbe of Columbas, Ohio, on Wednesday. . , . ' On - Wednesday evening last, as the sheriff o! Oatta'raiiguß oonnty,-New Yerk, was oonvoying t prisoner to Auburn, the man sprang from the train War Pit isford, Monroo county, when going a! folispeed. His legs wefo.shaokled, and as hi. striick the ground he turned a complete ■ somerset baokwart, striking his ,head upon one of the tim-’ bars Itf a Oattle-gdard,-over which the oar hap-, pened to be'passlbg at'tbp moment, and fell upoi hfß'face lifeless. ... .. ■ ; ■," . 1 . We areinfprmed.that.tlis article copied.yester, day lnte opr oblumna from the New York Evenin '/: Poit; In reference 'to, an alleged - oompromiso he-' tween Mes*a. Dthbtee 4 06. 1 , ofjNow York, atic, Messrs. Myers/ 4 Co.,'of this, oity, it incbrrShV;'-- if is. said that ' frpm fifty to a hundred whaien will put into., Japanese .porta nextwasdn, torefii and obtainsuppUes, Instead of going to Hoholnln,. os tbeyhave hitherto dono/ ■ ThialS bwing to lhi; recent treatleS with thafeouhtry. 1 ' ', / Inetc'aii'of Increasing.thWletter postage frou thric' to Bra Seats, hi proposed by the Postmaster- General, the JyKrficU o/,Con»m«rccdesirei to te> the rates reduced to two oents as an experiment; and, with (he example in vieir/ lt believei tbatthe amonhtieoelved from letter.postage wonloi be equally increased. 1 7 Tito Bpitbp fierqfal giveS the particulars of .twi' men who have ]feccn tly l eft .the oityi having los< heavily .by gambling and .the pnrobsse of letter) tioketa.', Qne has lost. property of about glk,oDo. and the .other ,1s ’inlhns , ft property of ebon »10,000. - ” ' ■ A sharp pisoe of swindling Speculation In Her Jersey iraife tends has pome to llghi in New York, through an affidavit made before one of tbe FoUc CoufWhy .ihe leading mamhsr qf ,a wjioleaaio.dr) goods fittniu Waix«natreet, i ' l J!he land oparators-- they gavethelrnames as JohnOerey.and W llliam Boblnsoi—bad’an eiegant map prepared, ehowtef a populous Country.- village in the oentre of tholi property, :and unsold lots and farms awaiting dis posal:' 1 The Whole dbliig'.la' said tu be a'glgaotic frau'd;'abd largb numbers' are Bald'to have beep, duped into, .exohanglng. their.. spare pash ; ;fo) worthifSa .tltle deeds, received at the hands pf the Jiaries-iained.r'The aoonsed were-loeked up tt await trial. ' i- -r,, > : The Washington States of. last evening Says: So far-aa-Jtlie Demopratto'. press' 1 ot tUp' South', has -avowed an' opinion Cftho thirty-million pro. position, r lt, ls alihosturjinltnouslyppndemned, Tht ton Mercury,' and Ihr Augiisla. Constitutionalist* eaeh nUera ; an energetic protestagainst;,t|he mea-, sure. - It is per’eatiy. well understood among all part^’-ii'-jljiS.sUy, thAt .tbe thirty-million bill is a ; shui‘,.demo,nstratlon. Everybody' admit., the utter absurdity of an attempt to pnrobase' Cut* in tho present' posture of affairs. A die tingoiohed Southern v Senator emphatically ex' pressed the universe! sentiment when, he de clared that' Mir / Bnohahan as u well essay to ■ tost ’ himself from tho White'House to tin CapitpL hy the seat •of hie, pantaloons, as nnder tako reading tn New rbik', inSnflti gent pfro'amstenoei.:. j , \ -1,,,-. An unknown .wretch quietly eptered the. resi days sihob, and, unobserved by her, set her clothes on flreijand khiiS victim,, madebff,with6ix.shlrt«.:,‘Tho poorwoman died in awfulsgMiy.-' •' u? ■‘‘V-' l ;'- 1 . ‘ TbeKfcimond (Vn.\Enquirer says,.tbit Bieeo- • lominids as”, radiant a aneirly-tinged sunbeam. Atthd' Burnsoelebrattph’ in \ Albany, oh Mon-, dayj' tfi'e’adtographbopy of “Auldlong Syne ’’ was exhibited,- . .Itis■ howrtlfe properly* of John V. li.-Proyn,E£q.|6f Albanypwhbhasreo.ently! proqnrpdilijjm^Siflo'riptvj’V'i';-j Coldnei-Bentofc’s furniture at ia to be sold at ahotlorr. - HIS property is bstlmiitod to belnitfflolenttOepayhls.dpbts. ■ , General Rob to’a euoceas makes the flfty-fonrth oliangeof Government'tbat Mexico has expo lieneedin the lasi tbtrty-sqyeh years. ’ .. Wheat haa this last aeaaon been raised, for tha first tima, on tha'ilUnd bf f Hawati. r lupoiDtTAjip AAbksi .of’ah, AlisqkoFnqr riti rabk/CSTJt.O l.^r About two weeks state, Detective Offleere gbmers and Leri Oallanan w»re -tatomsjtstt .a nun named bailing-from Oherokea . eonaiy, Geor|ia. h»d errired in tble.city, andandearoiv 'ad to diepbaa of stack, of mining,'. nnA-otbar companies of high ii>|irita, in,tb» btata-Of Oaorzla, It loons that gimme fa; klojelogeet the Arcade Hotel, ip tbie eitjy aol tonTOOi»f,th»t,he, desired to. dispose ,of'cart»ln ' oirUflCttJiof sloths i„ »intoßcoop Betas. and of larsa , testis ofwUl JVsWqejM ia ,fcte of Qtorgia. His appearaime ; iod s potions fra»ted the snspioten that be wee sn Impctar, wharaupon tha aDova-aamed oflleeis were lnform»i.tif,bir.-praeanea.tettie ; oity, andth* authorities orohorokeeand WBlUtaM counties pf Goor- with,tha fast.. : InformsUtra. wi»,Mpid,aoopaWo|®a t stseiBwhicb.ha.-»M xtutlpup, to., dispose of Tha reply was answered by Judge.J -Hr epnpty,.Georgia,,.whojeiterdaT, arrived in thUcttj-.wltij e rsqnieltlim from tha aotbori-. ties of that State for tha ’arrost, of BlnuUi' < He Plated thitStawtahjd, qWafned iths fflrtfaoatts, nnder. false pr.tan4ae|,to pbe»mpnfltpf,dtB,obo,: gimme wep,taken into one loir,pne.werrant iesu-d by,Mayor,H»cry, and. ;Bhnf«jd,NjjiffiElU|.wllCja tnaion-thf aboTe charge,, dndsa Imdfmd stated that lie had probably, realized a > (HMS .tnf hia eparattotm not much ieet than foOfiW. “ The Next Presidency.” There are two classes ot politicians, ol mere partisans, in our happy country, who are constantly distressing themselves about “ the next Presidency, >! This same thing of 11 the next Presidency ” intoxicates more weak «“>• bitions and addles more dilated brains than the thirst for gold itself. The present phase of the disease (for such It deserves to be called) Is the anxiety of certain newspaper prophets on this subject.' They are as nervous as it each one had, In bis own hands, the disposi tion and the solution °f the groat secret, who will ,bo the next president ? They are extreme ly curious,' f«r instance, to know what course the Democrats will take who agree with The p EEB> , if we know these Democrats, we think we can say that they are the followers 'of no especial candidate. Speaking for this journal alono, we repeat, for the hundredth time, that no man will receive our sup port wko does not stand up stjuaroly y the principles to which we consider our. selves pledged, not only by our whole po litlcal life, but especially by the great issues immediately involved in the contests of 18S8. These are primary essentials. These consti tute the positive precedent-: conditions. Having discarded a usurped organization, to save certain imperilled troths, we are not yet willing to rejeot these latter for any in dividual, no matter bow high his title or boundless his fame. ‘We have the warmest personal regard for Stephen A. DoneiAS. We honor the man for wbat he has done, and we confide id him for the future, assured that he 1 "can be>levated to no eminence higher than that whlohhe now oocupies, ,li he shall stand 'Steadily by his own declarations, even if that.eminence should .be the Presidency Itself. But when we behold the extra ordinary doctrines boldly . broaehed at Washington, looking to the consolidation of enormous powers in the .hands of a sin gle Individual; when we see conventions captured, publio men debauched, premiums offered tor treason by the small despotß who have reached' power simply to betray it, we should neither'he Jttst to ourselves; nor to Judge Douglas, or to any other man who may aspire to the Presidency, by committing this journal to the exclusive championship of any special candidate. Booking over the political field, if is amusing to Bee here and there a party brigade fighting under the little flag of some little leader; and it will be ano less in teresting sight', to see these contending fac- ions overwhelmed by the great wave ot pub- lic opinion which is now- organizing itself upon principle, indifferent for the time being to the man who shall he the instrument and -the embodiment of that principle. In the confusion of tongnes that prevails at Wash, ington on every mooted issue, and especially in regard to the heresies which the present Ad ministration would erect into the gospel of 'our faith, we recognise an example which teaches ns the virtue of that celebrated phrase of Mr. Calhoun, the virtue of “masterly in activity.” Not, indeed, that we should be in active in observation! we advise the moat vigorous vigilance; hut that we shall avoid those preparations which come after the creed is ascertained, and which relate merely to the selection of one or two mortal men, who will perish wjhen that creed shall survive tf amid the wreck of matter and the crash of worlds.” We do not belong to the party of Antony, nor to the party of Cfa sat ( we aro tor Rome. If the iniquities ot the present Administration ire to be woven into the frame-work of the Democratic party, we would not wish our woist enemy, much lesß onr best iViend, to stand upon the scaffold that would bo hold to gether by such bonds as these. ; It will require the effort# of all patrlotlo men, of every party, to rescue the ship ol State ftom the tempest that howls aronnd it, and to save her from the breakers upon which she. is rushing without helmsman or captain. When dectrines against which the whole his tory of the. country, not only of the Demo dratic, but of every party, is a living protest —doctrines discarded by the fathers of the Re public, and doctrines repudiated by every or ganization that has aspirad to popular confi dence, are boldly asserted and made tests upon the people, it is no time to think of men i_it ia time to think of' the means of deliver ance" ftom impending evil. ' ■ Let us first bring the gallant ship into port; after that we may. summon all -hands Upon deck, prepare the chart for a new voyage, so that we may avoid the mad currents from which we have just escaped. And when the owners ore satisfied, (videlicet the Demo cratic people,) then we and proceed to select the commander who is to keep the crew In or der for the next four years. Federalism Enthroned at Washington, .It is .related of.ono of tho Most sagacious oilers in the Old' World, that ho attained Ms position by feigning decrepitude. The riyal,‘candidates, being tortured by burning jeolonsies of each' Other, considered it their best policy to elect him, because ills flickering flitme of existence would soon be extinguished, ind a new eleetion-would thus become neces sary under circuiiisthnces which H waß hoped would be more favorable to their aspirations. Qat after the great aia of hisambltton was gratified, bo was a changed man, He excited universal astonishment by. exhibiting all the energy ot vigorous 'manhood, and hia sup porters were amazed at the falsity of tbe. pre tence by which their suffrages bad been se cured. In early life Mr, BuohaNah was a Fede faiist o? the deepest dye. The doctrines of .that .scbool; of politicians won ail the earnest ilevotion 'of biB first 1 political love. As a Federalist, he was elected to the State Legts latere:. Aaa Federalist, he delivered the fe moua. oration, in which: he thundered forth indignant invective against the dogmas of Democracy, As a Federalist, he was.sent to Congress, and retained there for a longer period -than is' usually allotted to Fonnsyl yapia Bopresentativos. Aa a Federalist, he attended innumerable meetings, made insume rahloapeecttesV.ahd held, for a long series of years, the. very name of Democrat in as deep aversion as be now holds the friends of Popu lar Sovereignty. As a Federalist, he cherished, in his inmost heart, the “governmental theories ol'jHahilton, and spurned and hated those of JsriKßsoH. Even when he concluded to abandon his old associates, his antagonism to the name of Democrat still rankled within him, and he made an'effort to induce the De mocracy of Lancaster county to. modify or disgnise the name of their organization in deference to his prejudices. But he failed to accomplish this object, and the flood-tide of General Jaoeson’s popnlarity carried him fairly and completely into the Democratic camp. Having been installed tbero, for a long sc ries of years, it oannot be doubted or denied that bis apparent devotion to that party iivaa of tha most' faithful and consistent cha racter. .Hts enemies-were constantly quoting bis'old Federal record against him as a bar to hls advanoement, and never did ardent lover court fair dame with.more zeal, devotion, and eonstancythan be displayed in wooing tho confidence, of the Democracy. The great business of his life appeared to be to wash ont tbe « damned spot” of his 6arlyFederallsm by the | strictness and consistency of bis career as a Democrat. Ho was the straightest of- bis sect. How bravely and eloquently did ho donounce tho abuse of Execu tive, power-and patronage by Jobh Qdinot Adams ! How zealously did he sustain the Administration of Ahdbsw Jackson I How carefully did be reserve bib opinions until the party flat bad' gone forth, and then how elo quently Aid he advocate it. The more ultra iei>d radical the doctrines of the party became, the more - cordially did he approve them.. Olad in,the gown of humility, he plead for tho sweet voices of the people in the most melli fluous tones of Democratic oratory. In ail contests he was for the people, the rights and interests of the people, as against corporations, foreign Governments, or domestio tyrannies. He was peculiarly pathetio in defence of Doan, the Rhode Island ■ champion' of the,will of the majority. When in England, be was too muoh of a Republican to wear the court-dress common to our miniß (ersj and h'o' hobnobbed with the reddest of, Red Republicans at too table of his friend, Geoeob'N. SAHpMta. On all questions, State &n,)'Amerioan, go I for tho high protective polioy, and the Administra- I tion or Southern proper, for what will please Mr. Cobb. The President is left by his Secretary an outsider. The only persons who sappart the Pre sident’s views are the Northern men; the South I leaves him and goes for Oobb \ Mr. James Gordon Bsnnett is to be with w In a day or two. Tho exquisite' Chevalier Witoff ia I with us now, negotiating the terms upon vhich Mr. Bennett will agree to receive the atoient I regime . There is to bo a great rush to mea’lMr. | Bennett. AU who desire to get into sooiotyhust .call on Bennett. The old families wiil strrggle for the preference, and we suspect that no oo can survive who ie omitted. General Gass oalld in I his carriage to see young Bennett on his las'vleit to the oity, by oommaud of the President. It is j now arranged by the Chevalier that who 'old ] Bennett reaches here the whole Cabinet is t) visit him. J. B. Henry is to annonnoe them, Apjeton j is to utter the eulogy, and Colonel Jobnsp, of I the Union, is to sing “Mary Ann fl fan the I Bonner version. 1 I was probably wrong yesterday about tWeob tingent resignation of Judge Blaek, to tale the place of Judge Irwin in the western jadlohjdls triot of Pennsylvania. It is now more ths pro bable that Irwin will throw up , In whiohevent two names are mentioned for the vaoanoy-Hon. Wilson M’Candless and Hon. Charles Shalei both of Pittsburg. X vote for M’Candlees, wb all my votes. He has talent, popularity, and leart. But as Shaler is the worst foe that the Prddent has ever had, even in Pittsburg, Shaler willoubt I less go in. It may be that M’Candless my win, i after all; but Shaler’s friends are confidon* = | Iregretthat theformalannoanoementofamael W. Black as Governor- of Nebraska is .06 yet made. He ought to be appointed. You will see that the House to-day adlred to the expensive diplomatic system, under thordeal 1 of the ayes and noes. There is no more ocrardly business than this voting one way In commiCe and another way In the House. On this I .'are a Chapter uoprinted- Piqbbr. Things in Boston-« Tho Burns Fefival. {From oar oka Oorre.pODS.nt,) , Boston, Jan. 26159. Rarely has tills conservative metropolis.odlged in a more genial or onthnstastio demonsttatki, in the way of a publio festival, than that dine yiter day at tho “ Parkerfloose,” in honorofthe tame ly of Beotia’s national bard. Ths affair xatlajati fying surprise, even to the gentlemen to whotthe credit of its origination and brilliant eohmmmfion due. The 11 Boston Barns Club" wetO sptjorS on this ooeaslon, aided by many of thebest Or]tr who give tone and dignity to Boston society. The number of tioketa tssned, though nearly-threlnn dred, were in eager demand at eight to ten diarfc eaoh, and were all ran off ton days before the day." As soon aS tho initiated gayo ont thothe literary athletes of the American Athensleio | already In training for the oooasion, tl on (graved oards rose rapidly lo a high 'pal um above par. Oonld a larger salooniave boon obtained lor the inognifioent "spid," doubtless the number of guests oould haveeon readily quadrupled. As it was, there eonl not have boon a more signifioant or a more lasting affair, either as regards the social standltg L. The, 1 coup d'ail presented, hv. iha .leg ant. j^ra^. I hall, and tho tables.with their adornueatsootk' I not welt be surpassed. There was en.ngVd sa tisfy, hh'd more than satisfy, the mast eating taste. The walls were enrlobod with purer, eloquent of scenes connected with ike hlry of Barns. There was Barns’ oottsge, Burns' onu ment on the banks of the Boon, Allowajitk, I Bonno Usstie, and tho " Antd Brig o’ Ih”— I all represented with a vivldneas of Itty. Tho ornaments on the table, in the way hon j feotlobeiy, were equally suggestive of Boot) life I —showing an admirable abundqnoe of ehfcrds I and shepherdesses, sheep and sheep-cotofone In sogar, with genuine heather as a pleasi re- I lief to tho eye". Of tbe dishes, the grand jede 1 resistance was a most memorablo kaggf the j Sobloh national pudding—mado in tho idfoal I oottsge of Burns, by the present lady who {ldes 1 there, Mrs. Davis, and sent over by steer f or I the oooasion. This was flanked by Scctclea | sants, Bootoli grouse, Scotch mutton, and, n loss l-to add, an endless sirray of bottles, tUloilth " mountain dew ” and gonnine “ Scotch dc.’> Tho bill of fare was far beyond - anythiihat I Burns himself, oven when most petted tho j aristooratio and literary great of Edlnborqjld possibly have onjoyed. Indeed, had eome back topeej) in n{ion the merry re)rs, I who there were gathered to glorify his Ves, I methinkS he would hare been sadly pcrpla to ] have guossed Iho names of one-half of the ant I dishes which the onisine of the Barker Hound furnished forth. Too Bpirltof ,tko guests watal to disonss the merits of the viands, and tw Hoo P. Rand, Sheet, Ao., SI per would attempt to eeparate a low trom we o 1(J0 | bs _ a| J d Taryin - iooording to size. tallnemass. „ : Balt.—so por bushel. The festivities were prolonged to the " flma’* Sugar.—Brown, lo por lb; Clayed, llo; Loaf, . ftllF ftVOn t thetwal,” and scarcely Bagged inLump, or Crushed, 2Jo. ... hour ayout tne sw , . r. „„„,}« Linseri) and Flaxseed —loc por bushel, terestupto the olose. It is, indood, wonde Oil,—l6q per gallon. that a theme, whioh has boon so muoh written j Copper—2operlb. talked upon, oould have brought out so muoh i Lead.—lio; Load in Sheet, Pipe, or Shot, 2Jo. atriklmr thought. On© night have Spices and FnuiTS.-Sptoifto. " tt. exhaustive papers ef Weon-Uoder of U. per lb, freo, ■Wilson and Thomas Carlyle, little oould Woollens.—Specific—IGo per lb, and an Rddi added. But tho Bums centenary festlral, at Itonal duty thereto, varyioK from 16 to 25 per oont. tnn hue set supposition at rest. It wos a grid valorem. affair altogether. s °" 35 ' 25 ' 2 °° : **” -ni Tho intent of tho bill wilh regard to woollens is Retuhning Evil fob Good.—One Eb letin all low-priced woollens at very low ratos, Frlol w&b BTmted on Tuesday evening, charged ’taoreasing duties as tho valuo increases; but no stealing anumherof shawls. Hor conduct Is rej roa d 0 iotba are t 0 bn admitted atleSß than sixteen seated as most ungrateful. She bad worked stints _ Br and in addition at hast fifteen Houbs of Industry, Seventeenth street, he.ow Har^ er con t ad valorem. It has bean calculated that sod *he ptote the jhjwlo,« Is‘ -|i e l oltitllt |oo i takes two pounds of wool to make one pound of *sw!U. Bhi wm wmunltWl In deffoth. By this plan, while the wool-growers aro ofhaU to the amount of *4M. jot forgotten, manufacturers will have no ronson Letter from New York. NfiW tons AKti BRlfl RAILROAD: WEtV REGULA TION—IbAhLBY— CONVENTION OP SOCIALISTS — FIRE DEPARTMENT BALL: VIVE THOUSAND DOL' LARS REALIZED—*MRB. KEHBLE—A LITERARY BUJton BQUELCUED— Washington’s birthday— BROCGHASI—SBW WORKS BY ABUOTT—RI/HORS OP A WEDDING—NIBLO'S. [Correspondence of The Press.J NSW York, Jan. 27, 1859. The president of the New York find Erie Railroad haa iuit leaned one or tboaa faaetious orders, for which the management of the road is eo peculiar ; henceforth the oondnotora baVe orders to take the names of all paven gers. Of coarse they will. Your free Amejlean cltl sen Always gives bis name, especially on compulsion. I once heard a brave and polite man ask another : “ Pray, sir, what might be your name?’* “It might be Bmith was the reply—•“ biit it isn’t.’ 1 Bnoh will be most of the replies of passengers on the Erie. fr.O. ODarloy, the best wood-engraver in Gotham, has been employed by the proprietors of the Sunday Mercury to illustrate a series of novelettes to be pub lished la that paper. A Convention or Socialists— fussy fellows—dissatis fied with everybody but themselves, and anxious to set society and everything else to rights, who are always “active to no purpose, and very busy about nothing,” have been In session several days at the Steuben House, a one-horse tavern, in a side street. They completed and adopted a “ Social Republican Platform,” and dated it January 21, besause that was tho anniversary of the execution of King Louis XVI. The Fire Department realized fivo thousand dollars by tbe annual bail, on Monday evening, at the Acade my of Music. Every part of tbe house was crowded A band ol nearly one hundred inetruments was placed in the second tier, and sent forth mnsio that set the hearts and heels of tbe young people all sgog. It is said to bare been tbe moßt successful ball the depart ment has given. When Picoolomini returns from her Southern tour, it is understood she will give 000 enter tainment in aid of the fund of the department. It was the announoement of this intention, on her part, that induced some eighty or ninety eothnsiastfo young fiiB* men to cart hor home, one night, alter the performance at the opera. Tbe New York Homs Journal states, upon autho rity, that the paragraph going the rounds, attributing to Mrs. Kemble remarks oi an ungracious character addressed to tbe ladies of tbe Mount Vernon Associa tion, is entirely without foundation, No application was mads to her for gratuitous service, and she baa never made the remarks attributed to her. It was mentioned, a few days since, in one of tu£ let ters, that three extensive publishing houses in Bos ton, Philadelphia, and New York, have, united for the purpose of bringing out a new Encyclopedia, the first volume to appear in April'or May.” It is a mistake, and bad its origin in the fact that when tbe first vol ume of the New American Encyclopedia was pat to press, a somewhat similar Work, projected by other editors, Was withdrawn. Both breaches of our city government have adopted a resolution appropriating the sum of two thousand dollars for celebrating, in appropriate style, the ap proaching anniversary of Washington’s birthday. Mr. John Brough&m is bard at work on anew comedy, Illustrative of manners, love-making, intrigue, &0.,0f the time of Charles the Second. Msson Brothers wilt issue on the 19th of next mouth “The Empire of Austria: Its Rise, and Present Power,” by J. S. 0. Abbott. This is tho first of a se ries, intended to Bfcdtob the present reigning dynasties of Edrope, and will add the directness of biography to the fulness of history. The author’s research) s, during the last ten years, in preparing the “ History of Napoleon,” and the French Revolution of ITB9, have made him familiar with the monarchies of Europe. It will be followed by works on Russia, Spain, France, and Germany, in,volumes of fire or six hundred pages, crown ootavo, at $1 50 per volume. Mr. Ottareon, of the Tribune, dentes, in a card to the News, that marriage is contemplated between himself and MSfca Afia Clifton. Ottarson is a genuine fellow. He was formerly a compositor, then foreman, and now chief city-editor of that Journal, and for two years past has been one of the leading members of tbe municipal government. Of course his motto is “ escalator,’’ and there is no khoWing where snob fellows wilt stop. Nlblo’s opens this evening with the equine opera, under management of Dm Rice and *?Jxon A (Jo. I un derstand it Is determined to make it intensely respecta ble. Have we a Democratic Party Among Us fFrom the Washington States.] The doubt implied in tho above Interrogatory, however startling at drat AlgHt, appears anything butab3Urdon examination. Nay, at the hazard of contradicting the vulgar prejudice, and shock ing our own sense of seourlty, wo are obliged to •announce the deliberate conclusion that thoro is now no Demooratio party In existence. And wo will vonture the assertion) that tile paradoxical opinion will b'e einbraced by all observing and re flecting persons. Of individual Demoorats, dispersed over the oauntry, eaoh with his poouliar profession of faith and object of pursuit, thoro is unquestionably a very abundant supply. Rut they no more con stitute & party in the philosbphioal and praotioal sense of the word, than a heap of unhewn and un ojußted stone oonstitutoß a palaoe. For tho reali zation of that idea, there must be primarily a com mon foundation, then a due subordination and fitness among the parts, and finally a complete unity or organization. Wo doubt if aoy one of these conditions oan be predicated of tbe Demo cracy. In tho first plaoe, will any man pretend to affirm that Demoorats are agreed upon a basis of princi ple ? In respect of wbioh ono among the political Issues before the country is thoro so much even as ; an approach to unanimity in the •* party ?” Not r Burely in regard to squattor sovereignty. The ’• disagreement between the President and his Sec retary of State on this eubjeot, is the symbol of an e . equivalent difference among the Democracy. Not r |in regard tn r tha. Paolflo railroad, for here again the chief of tbe Administration !<; at points with his Secretary of War, and the class of strict con struction Democrats dissent from the faith of their less scrupulous associates. Not in regard to Fede ral appropriations for the improvement of-rivere and harbors; since tho division of the Cabinet on this issue is likewise responsive to a similar divi sion among the massof the Democracy. Nor yet is thoro anything lido unanimity ijn tho “party” in regard to that most important matter of all—. the tariff question, in respect of whioh Mr. Bu chanan affirms one belief, while Mr. Cobb main tains directly the opposite. Wended not reoapitulate all tho points of di vergent doctrine among the Demooraoy. It is sufficient to say that upon no single issue is there adequate agreement for uncommon basis of action. In the matter of organization, we discover an oqual absenco of conoord and unity in the “party.” We have a Locompton and anti-Le eompton faction; there tire the followers of Douglas and here the adherents of Baohanan ; in short, as many as aro the aspirants for the Presi dency, so many are the cliques and cabals among the Demooraoy. Heretofore, the Administration has afforded a rallying point for the individuals of the “ party;” ! but, instead, It is become an original occasion of dispute and dissension In theso latter days, the reoommendation of a Demooratio Executive im plies little more authority with a Demooratio Representative than with a member of tho Opposition. In ono particular tbe Democracy arc thought to bo very gonorally agreed In opinion and con current in action, and that is in tho pursuit of the spoils. But oven In this most important mat ter, they exhibit the same diversity ef interest and policy observable in evory othor regard. Tho coarse of tbe present Democratic .Executive has been signalized by the Indiscriminate ostraoism of the surviving office-holders of its Democratic pre decessor. And in respeot of future promotion, the rival factions in the ** party” are more in tent each on tho defeat of its rival, than on (he overthrow of the oomraom enemy. Unless these domestic distensions bo harmontad by the prevalence 6f more fraternal counsels or sup pressed by tbe pressure of an overshadowing peril, we are not warranted in anticipating the cordial co-operation of the various factions among the “ party” in tbe struggle of 1860. Even the potent spell of the spoils will not now avail to subduo the demon of discord among the Democracy. It is no absurd speculation, therefore, to inquire whether thoro be ft Demooratio party among us? In fact, on elaborate investigation, wo are con strained to return a negative response to the ques tion. There is HO such entity ss a Demooratio party.' Greater'confusion of tongues aud oppo sition of interests did not prevail among tho obildren of men after their ambitious but abortive attempt in tho plain of Shfnar, than are now vi sible in tbe broken ranks and mutual animosities of the once harmonious and triumphant Demo oraoy. It s time to arrest tbe progress of this deplorable decay. If the Demooraoy would maintain their aacendenoy, they have not a moment to lobo from' the work of repair and reorganization. I’rom Washington. [Correspondence of the New Yotfc Tribane.} Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 26,1856. The Committee on Way a and Means had a long disoussion oftbo subject of the tariff, this morning, but could agree upon nothing. Messrs. Lotohor, Dowdoll, and Crawford, Democrats, opposed any modification of the tariff. Messrs. Phelps and Phillips each aubra itted a different bill, while a third bill was submitted, upon which Messrs. Morrill. Howard, and Winter Davis had agreed. Mr. Phelps's bill provldos for a loan of $20,000,* 000. - It pats the duty on brandies, wines, &c., at 00 oents a gallon; spices, fruit, nuts, «ko , at 30 per cent; iron, and all fabriosof silk, wool, hair, and oordago, 25 per oont; all cottons, hemp, paints, oil, glass, at 20 por cent.; sackings, baizes, floor-cloths, at 20; wool, flax, atool in bars, 15; linseed, rubber, cochineal, tin and copper, at 5. to complain Cotton, cloths, oambrios, oalicoes, and throads are all made speoifio, and other ma nufactures put at 25 and 30 per oeat. ad valorem. Linens, low priced, 25 percent, advatorem; finer qualities, 30 per coat, ad valorem. Delaines, low priced, 25 per cent, ad valorem; finer, 30 per cent, ad valorem. Brandy, specific, $1 per gallon; other spirits, 40 oents: cordials, 50 cents; Ma deira and sherry, 75 cents; champagne, hock and Burgundy, $1 per gallon; claret and Sicily, 30 oents. Cigars 40 cents per pound, and 10 percent, in addition thereto ad valorem. Many other artl olos aro made specific. The freodist is changed slightly, but rather in creased. The old schedules are all put into three seotiona—ono of ten per oont, one of twenty, and one of thirty— on ail articles not otherwise provi* ded for. It is estimated that this tariff will produce sixty millions of dollars in a year of average pros perity, which, with the miscellaneous receipts of five or sik millions per annum, is as much as the Government ought to expend, including the pay* moot of interest oa the public debt. THE LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, Second Session. Defeat of the Pacific Railroad Bill iu the Senate and the Diplomatic Appro. priattoii'Biil in the House. WABBINOTOii, Jan 21. SENATE. Ad act was passed providing for the payment of the expenses Incurred by the investigating committee of the Heuso of BepresentiUres. Ota edotfdn of Mr. Grr&s, of Missouri, the Secretary of the Navy wAs directed to furn'shall the Information supplied by Lieutenant GraVan of his survey for tie Atrato ship-canal. Vsr'ous mitten) pertaining to the Post Ofilco were referred, and among the rest a resolation offered by Mr. Hals, of Now Hampshire, requiring an ac’eelerA tioo of the mails between New.Vo.-k and Washington. Mr. Stuart, of Michigan, from the Committee on Public Lands, reporte I A bill t» regulate the salaries of registers and receivers of land offices, making radical changes in the existing law. Mr. Fitch, of Indiana, from the Committee on Printing, reported in .favor of printing five thousand extra copies of the majority and minority reports re specting the acquisition of Cnba. Mr HiLB. of New Hamp'hire, opposed it as a useless expenditure, bdt the printing of tne extra copies was oiantrd. Sir King, of New York, .Introduced a resolution re specting the tariff, which was laid over till to-morrtiw. Mr. Bros, of Minnesota, introduced a resolution di recting the Secretary of War to lay batons the Senate the report of Col. Wr gtat’s campaign ajamst the In dians of Oregon. Agreed to The Pacific Rali'o&d bill .was up andvuious verbal amendments were made, preparatory to the : direct vote on the bill. Sir. DOGLITTLBj of Wisconsin, added an additional , section intended to prevent speculators from keep ing bick (he lauds from settlement as they did with those gianted to the Illinois Oantfal Ra'lroad. Adopted. Mr. OooniTttß then ihovei that the Secretary of the Interior, on the psusage of this act. be authorized to take proposals for the northern and southern routes, leaving the central rente as uow, and report to Can g'-ess st the commencement of the next session. The advertisement to be pubiishod for eight months in two papers of the D'strict cf Colombia Mr. Doolittle's amendment prevailed. Mr DocoLae), of Illinois, offered an amenumeoi providing tbat the so-caJLd desert lauds within forty miles of the iplddle section of the road be open .to pre-emption rights, at the rate of ten cents per acre. Adopted A protracted disedwton earned oa the various propo sitions, iq the course of which Senators Wilson of Mas sachusetts, Hale of New Ltauptbire, Douglas of Illi nois, Mason of Virginia Trnmoall of Illmois, Fessen den of Maine, Oameron of Pennsylvania, Pugh of Ohio, Hamlin of Maice, Houston of Texas, Ward of Texas, and others spoke. The action of the Senate was as follow*; .Mr. Doolittle's amendment to advert’fia fir .esti mates for the three routes having been adopted as a final section to the bill, Mr. Eiuhobb, of Rhode Island, moved to strike out all between the enacting clause and the e&’d final. sec tion, which was carried, thus killing the bill—yeas 38, nays 20. The votqetpoft as fallow*: , As£h—Messrs. Bates of Delaware, Deli of Tennessee, Benjamin of Louisiana, Bright of Indiana, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Qhesnut of South Oarulina.Olarkof New Hampshire, Olay of Alabama, Qllcgmao of North Caro lina, Crittenden of Kentucky, Davis of Mississippi, Dixon of Connecticut, .Doolittle of Wiscorsin. Durkee of Wisconsin, Sessesden of Maine. Foot of Vermont, Green of Missouri, Hale of New Hampshire, Hamlin of Maine, Hamound of South Carolina, Houston of Texas,' Ranter of .Vlrgioi*, Iveyon of Georgia, Johnson of -Tennessee, Kennedy of Maryland, King or New York, Huoaot Virgin's* Pear 6eof Mer/lacd, field of Iforii Carolina. It da of Minnesota, Sebastian of Arkansas. Shields of Minnesota, Hannons of Rhode Island, a'idell of Louisiana, Stuart of Michigan, Thomson of New Jer sey, Toombs of Georgia, Ward of Texas—3B Nobs—Messrs. Alleffof Rhode Island, Bayard of Del aware, Bigler of Pennsylvania, Broderick of Califor nia, Brown of Mississippi, Chandler of Michigan, Doug ina of Illinois, Fitch of Indiana, Fitspdtnck of Ala bama, Foster of Connecticut G*in of • allfornia, Har lan of lowa, Jones of lowa, Poik of Missouri, Pugh of Ohio, Seward of New York, Trumbull of Illinois, Wade of Ohio, Wilson of Massachusetts, and Yulee of Flo rida— 20 The result oiused Mr Gwix to remark, bitterly, “ Little as this gives, it is all I ever expected to get from the Oongress of the Hotted States ” Mr. Poem moved to lay tbe bill oo the table. Lost. Mr. Gwix movedtorecommitit. Lost. Mr. Trumcdll moved to recommit the bill, with in structions to report back the bill with slight modifica tions, so ss to obtain a direct vote on it. Lost. Mr. Douglas said his sentiments were against re committing the billr It was now so late in the session that, although nearly all seemed to favor a road, there was no hope of agreeing on any oce roote Iq that limi ted time. The Dill wO* dead; let it be decently buried, at least for the present. Mr. Gwin had, daring the, whole of the debate* watched its progress, replying where necessary, and striving to carry the bill through. When lost, he made an allusion to Mr. deward’s recent supposition that tbe refusal to build the read perhaps Involved, ultimately, a separation of tbe United Beales from those of the Pacific, with tbe city of Mexico tor the capital of the latter—Mr Gwin seemingly giving assent to tbe Bug • geation, end indicatinx that tbe continuance ef ihe preseot condition of the Trea ary would hasten (he Possibility, which, after all, was a mere question of time. The hill tu then put ou itsflaal passage, Mr. Brodb hick, of California, fraying, ironically, that as his name would be call'd before that of bis colleague. he was desirous of knowing whether Mr. Gwin approved of the bill as it sow stood, so that he (Mr. Broderick) might rote against It. Mr Gwin replied that his oolleague could not learn hU sentiments until his name was called. 'Mr. Bropxriok Then, I stall reserve my vote, f laughter.) Me afterwards voted with Mr. Gwin. . Mr. Sbwabo (langhlng) said that as he had followed the lead of both the California Senators, he could not qow tell which to follow. 'However, os in com* mond, and whe had always vottd for every measure which appeared to offer the best chance for a road to the Pacific, and as this was iho best, in fact the only one left, he would vote for it too. The bill was read three times and finally passed by the following vote: 7ras—Messrs. Beil of Tennessee, Bigler of Penns;!* vania, Bright of Indians, Broderick of California Ca meron of Pennsylvania. Chandler of Michigan, Clark of New Hampshire, Grictemlen of Keutncky, Dixon of Connecticut, Doolittle of Wisconsin, Douglas of Il linois, JJnrkee of Wiflo-nalo, Pessenden of Mains, Poot of Vermont, Poster of Gonneoticut, Gwin of California, | Hamlin of Maine, Kennedy of Maryland Polk of Mis souri, Rice of’Minnesota, Sebastian of Arkansas, Be* ward of New Pork, Shields of Afinnesota. Simmons of Rhode Island, Stuart of Michigan, Trumbull of Illi nois, Wade of Ohio, and Wilson of Massachusetts—^3l. Nava—Messrs. Bayard of Delaware, Benjamin of Louisiana, Brown of Mississippi, Chcanut of South Carolina, Olay of Alabama, Ciingman of North Caroli na, Fitzpatrick of Alabama, Green of Missouri, Hunter ot Virginia, Iverson of Georgia, Johnson of Tennessee, King at New York, Al&son of Virginia, Pearce of Mary land, Pagb of Ohio,- Reid of North Oarollna, Slidell of Louisiana, Thomson of New Jersey, Toombs of Georgia, and Yules of Florida—2o. Pllfl*!)—Messrs. Fitch of Indiana and Hammond of South Carolina, Oollamer of Vermont and Johnson of Arkansas, Mallory of Florida and Wright of New Jersey. Air. Bhll then moved that the name of the bill be alter.d to read, l< A bill to authorise and invite pro poaais for the construction of a railroad from the valley or the M ; ssissipp( to the Pacifto ocean, on three separate routes.’ 7 Agreed to. The follow.ng are the provisions of the bill, which are the same as were recently proposed by Mr. Bell viz; That advertisements be inserted in two papers of each State and of the District of Columbia, inviting es timates for three routes; the sum of three thousand dollars appropriated top«y expenses. Air. Gwin moved that, as the Senate had succeeded in consummate# the greatest farce ever accomplished by any legislative aesemb-y, It do now adjourn. Mr. Bell called Mr. Gwia to order, bat evidently without changing hisopioion. The Senate adjourned at a late hour. BOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House proceeded to the cons'.deratlon of the con - sular and Diplomatic appropriation bill, and refused to Concur In the amendment of the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, which proposed to curtail the number of foreign ministers, and send them only to Great Bntaiu. Franco, Russia, Spain, Brazil, Mexico. China, Peru, Turkey, and Nicaragua. Mr. Crawford's amendment proposing to reduce the turn to enable the President to carry iuto effect the act of March, IfUQ, for the suppression of the stave trade, and other au sequsntacts, from $75,(00 to $45,000; the object being to withhold the amount neoeas&ry to com ply with the contract with the Colonization Bociety, for the education and suppor of the Africans recaptured oq board the slaver Echo, was rejected, the vote stand* log yeas 48, nays 145. The members who voted in the affirmative were: Messrs Avery, Barksdale, Eocock, Bonham, Boyce, Branch, Bryan, Burcelt, Caskie, Clay, Cobb, Crawford, Ourry, Davidson, Dowdell, Edmondson, Eustis, Gar nett. Gartrell, Gorde UawKios, Hodges, llopkioa, Jackson. Jenkins, Letcher, McQueeß, Meßae, Msynai d, Miles, Moore, Peyton. Ruffin, eandldge, Seward, Bhaw of North Carolina, Shorter, Singleton, Smith of Vir ginia, Star worth, Stephens, Stevenson, Talbot, Trlppe, Vance, Watkins, Wright of Tennessee, and Zollicoffer. The question was then taken on the motion to strike out tbiH entire clause, and resulted in the negative— Jpgs 20, nays 163. The members voting in the affirmative were; Messrs. A very, Bonham, Boyce. Bryan, Oaskie, Cobb, Crawford, Curry, Davidson, Dowdell* Gartrell, Goode, Hawkins, Houston, McQueen, Singleton, Stallworth, Stephens, Trlppe, and Wright The bill was rejected-yeas 88, nays 90. The vote stool as follows : Yeas— Messrs Adrian. Abel, Andereon, Aveiy, Darr, Bl*hop, Booock, Bowie, Burnett, Burns. Carutbers, Ctark of Missouri, Clay, Jno. Cochrane, Oockorill,|Cor ning, Cox, Crmg of Missouri, Davidson, Davis of Alary land, Pnvis of iediara, Dewart. Edmtindson, Eusiis, Faulkner, Florence, Foley, Garnett, Giliis, Goode, Greenwood, Gregg, Oroesbook, Hall of Ohio, Hatch, Hawkins, HadgAs, napkins, Hughes, Hnyler, Jackson, Jenkins, Owen Junes, Laudy, Ji*w» r«ucn, I.eidy, Letjhor. Maclay, McKibbin, Marshall of Kentucky, Marshall of Illinois, Miller, Milfson, Mont gomery, Morrill, Morris or Pennsylvania, Morris of Illinois, Pendleton. Peyton. Phelps of Missouri. Phelps of Minnesota, Phillips. Powell, R«agan, Russell, Scott, Bearing, Fh&w of North Carolina, Shaw or Illi nois, Smith of Illinois, Smith of Tennessee, Smith of Virginia, Stovoaaon. Stewart of Maryland, Talbot, George Taylor, Underwood. 'Val’fl'-re lespcuulMo tor carry ing out the President's rocornmendstinn. Mr, Letcher. It would ptuzle a Philadelphia law yer to tel who has that power. (.Laughter] So far as Lecompton and the other questions were concornod, he had ascertained that there was not an Administration majority. lie did not know how the majority was made up. The session was draufug to a close We must now i ].ntf>r SfpvfrHn AHvippa at imnA pass the bine necessary to keep the Government in Bier "* ex,can Aavices at b&na. operation, or be called together In extra session. the steamship tennesssk at hew obleass. Mr. NioaoL* bald It seemed to be the Bcose of the ' Nsw Orlcabs, Jao/27.—The steamship Tennessee, gentlemen on the Bepmljcan s/de, that if they Bore nl* from Galveston, Is s/goa/ied below. She will lurcish’ lowed to vote ou certain amendments, Eunh as strlh ng later advices from Mexico ont the mission to Petals, the bill could be eared. f - « , - Mr Lbtobbr replied that he coaid not gve them 1 Nou« Arrival of - Exiitctc d European each«h opportunity. Hehad underst.od the Bpeattr ‘ . c*ur«penu to sar that the propositions in connection with tbe bi 1 ' °*C*iiiief}s. were presented in the only shape in which that c< a d , iW^ Xf ***&+ 27 —Mioaiasr —Tb? w«thsr is be voted on. If there was more conciliation t* ere c *® ar »Jnr« e-e n> slims ot tbe A.rab a would be lees difficulty, and they could airive at * e’.d- «-A2Htll(os Jan. 27 —Minsusat The weather in Bible conclusion. 4 , ottj tu,il it is raiclng Tixere'ore no signs of the Mr. NicAols said that w»b the very point. i fitea ® Araro Mr. Lbtchbu asked Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, who had voted against the hill, how many 10188100* h 9 wanted stricken out. Mr. Jonsb replied, Persia dnd Japan. Mr. tiiDDiNGS, of oh J o, said that this was dT a - pro* priation bill, anx that hla vote would depend on Mr. Letcher’s acswir to the question whether the Commit tee of Ways and Means intended to report the billap* propriating thirty million dollars for the purchase of Cuba. If so, he would stop the Administration where it is. Mr. Lbtobbb replied that such a bill had emanated from the Committee on Foreign Affaire. Ur OiDDiMds repeated, hie previous remarks j he would take no step In that direction. The Speaker re minded the gentleman from Ohio of the Irrelevancy of the Cuban question at this time. Mr. Huongs, of Indiana, said if the Speaker had no ticed his obj*ction to Mr. Gildings’ creation,tnis mat ter would not bare come before the House. The Speaker aaid he did not hear the gentleman from Indiana object. Sir. Huongs replied that he could cot help that. The Ppea* er. *« I hope the gentleman did not intend to ba rode to the cbsir.” Hr. Huqitrs. “No; but if I had, 1 should only hare bean paying off an old debt." The Speaker “If the gentleman from Indiana has »nV personal quarrel with the chs'r, the House is to place to settle- It ” Mr. Hiigubs. “ I know that, and say the same to the Speaker.” f This cirlkqay occasioned considerable eene&tioa.] Mr. Ptaiitos, of Ohio; ttudrratood that the rote on the Republican aide against thb bill Was ott the ground of the diplomatic expeases.being largely Increased oyer laßt year. Four or five uonecebsary miteions e , en There would be no vote by Ibe Republicans for the bill, if there were in it pre visions which wero exceptionable to them. Mr. Piißi.P3,of Missouri, briefly showed that there was no grcuoa forcomplriut, and in support of this as-ertlon referred to the previous proc»eiings. Suggestions were made by Messrs Uovkus, Howaud, Ritchib, and the Speaker, with the view of rslievirg the House from difficulty, and rbopening the bill for ameudmeat. Mr. Chawvobo, of Georgia, stated his objection to the clause in reference to the slave t-afe. He wanted it put in a separate bill, aul repeated the expressions of opposition to educating the Africans of the slaver Bobo AFter further debate, the tote by which the bill was rej-ct d was reconsidered. A motion to strike out the appropriation for the Austrian mission wds disag eed 7l, nays 120. Motions to strike out appropriations for the mis staos to Switzerland Rome, and Buenos Ayres were severally negatived. Tbe mf/iaidn to Persia was stricken oat. The Home ngsjo voted on the hill, and again rejected it—yeas 91, nays 94. Tbe vote stood sis follows: Ybis—Messrs. Adrain, Ahly Anderson. Avery, Barr, Barksda'e, Bishop, Bocook, Bonham, Brttaoh, Barnett, Burns, OatUlhSrS, Chaptusb, L’lark of Missouri, Olay, o.l> Cochrane, John C.chrans, Cockerlll, Ocxniu", Cox, Craig of Missouri, Oraigof North Oarolina, Da vidson, Davis of Indiana, i)o»art, Edmondson, Bustia, Fauikusr. Florence, Foley, Foster, Garnett, Gilliff, Gooch, Goode, Greenwood, Gr?g£, Groesbcck, Hall of Oaio, Batch, Hawkins, Hodge, Hopkins, Howard, Hughes, Huyler, Jackson, Jenkins, Owen Jones, L*n djr, Lei ter, Letcher, Marshall of Kentucky, Marshall of Illinois. .Manon, MUlson, Montgomery, Morrill, Morse of Hstno, Ni black, Pendleton, Peyton, Phelps c f Missouri Phelps of Minnesota* Phillips, Purcell, Ree gen. Ritchie. KOsbsli. Scott, Searlog,dhaw of Illinois, Sickles, smith, of Illinois. Smith of Tennessee, Smith of Virginia, Stevenson, Stewart of Maryland, Talbot. George Taylor, Taylor of Louifl'ans, Underwood, Val laodigham, Ward, Wasbborne of Maine, White, ftios low, Wood, Woodson, Wortendyke—9l. NaTs—Messrs. Andrews, Bennett, Bingham, Bliss, Bonham, Boyce, BraXton. Bryan, Buffington, Burlin game, Burroughs, case, Clawson, Colfax, Cobb, Co vode, Oragtn, Crawford, Curtis, Davis of Massachusetts, Davis of lowa, D&wes, Delta, Dick, Dodd, Dowdell, Dur oe, Farnswortu, Fenton, Gaitrell, Biddings. Gil iran, Gilmer, Granger, Grow, Harlan, Harris of Maryland, Hoard, Horton, Houston, Jones of Ten n-uaeo, Heim, Kellogg, Kelsey, Kilgore, Knapp, Lauar, Leach, Lerej-iy, McQueen, Mcßae, MaUeaon, Maynard, , Miles,. Moore, Morgan, Mott, Murray, Mcfaola, Olin, Paltrier, Paifter, Pettit, Pike, Potter, Pottle, Ready, Ricaod,Robbins, Bobfrts, Boyfie, RnSn, Sa-Jilidge, of Ohio, Shorter, Single ton, Spinner, Stallworth, Staaton, Stephens, Stewart of Pennsylvania, Tappan, Thayer, Tompkins, Trippe, Vance, Wade, Ward, Walbrldge, Waldron, Walton, ffaibbarn* of lihoois, Washbame of Wisconsin, Wil son, and Zollicoffer—94. Mr. .WasHdOßiT. of Illinois, utoved to reconsider the vote, and to,iay that motion on the table. Pending which, Mr. Hddnffs wished to say that he regretted having made a reidark to-day, which seemed discourteous to the Chair, and took pleasure in making this statement The Speaker responded to Mr. Hughes, expre«alne bimeeir exceedingly gratified at the disclaimer, and said he had no purpose to-day,' or at any other time, to treat Mr. Hugncs otherwise than with the mostperfeot oourtoty. Without further action, the House adjourned. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. !tite Senate met this morning at 1\ o’clock. The Speaker laid before the Senate the annual state ment of tho accounts of the Philadelphia Safety Fund Society. Also, a communication from the late clerk of the late Board of Canal Commissioners, transmitting the jour nal of the Board from the commencement of tbe present fiscal year to the date of its dissolution. Thi following feil.s were reported wltb-.a favorable recommendation. Bills relative to the final report of the geological sur rey of the State Relative to costa in equity in the District Courts in Pennsylvania. Relative to certain courts In Philadelphia. Several other bills were reported by the Judiciary Qommlttee relative to legal matters. The bill to incorporate the Western Market House of Philadelphia, as amended by the House, was then taken up, and the amendment agreed to. Subsequently a resolution was received from the House, requesting tbe Senate to return Ihe bill. Mr Bfll, of Delaware, moved to reconsider the rota by which tbe bill vraa paaatd, with a view of returning it to the Bouse. . A warm discussion ensued on the motion, which was par iolpated in by Mr Bell, In favor, The advices from Fraser river are to the 27th nit., at which time the weather was moderate and the min ing prospects improving. Serious Accident to the Marsh Troupe* LITTLE MARY MARSH FATALLY BURNED. Mao 'N, Ga , Jaa. 17 —Little Mary Marsh, of the ce lebrated Marsh tronpe, was burned last night by her tires* taking fire while performing at the theatre. She is so badly burned that the physicians despair of her recovery. Mrs. Marsh and Miss Georgina MouaJy were also severely, but not dangerously burned while endeavoring to save little Mary from Injury by the fire. The .New United States Loan. Washington, Jan. 27 —From information received at the Treasury Department, It is estimated that about oa»-foarth of the recent teo-millioo loan has been al ready paid in The only certificates of stock as yet is sued are t-> the Bank of the Metropolis, of this city, amouutiug to $lOO,OOO. The Fire on Staten Island. Nbw Yobk, Jaa. 27 —The fire oa Staten Island last night, which led to the supposition that the Quarantine buildings had been again fired, proves to have been a baru belonging to Com. Vanderbilt, and was two miles distant from the Quarantine. From Washington. Washington, Jan. 27 —lt appeir* from an official report that there sre one hundred and thirty-throe sa laried consuls, whose salaries amount, for the year 3867, to $261,614 The fees returned by them during th« same time amounted to neariyslll 000, leaving a difference of $140.< 00 to be paid from the Treasury. About two hundred and seventy consular officers are paid only by the fees which they receive, Mr. Amiden, of Worcester, Mass., has been appoint ed by the President to the post of navy agent at Bos ton. From Sonora. Washington, Jtn. 27 -Jasper S Whiting, connected with the survey ot honors, under Oaptaiu Stone has arrived here with despatches to the State Department from Captain none, who Is the acting Consul at m uay m&s; and also from the commander of the United Slates /iloop-of-war Bt. Mary. He brings dates to the 231 of December from Gcay mas. He represents the condition of Sonora as deplo rable In the extreme. Peflchlera, the Governor, had failed in his attempts to raise troops The people at Hermoslliarose and liberated two citi zens who had Van imprisoned by Poscblora’s order, and paraded tho street carryiog them in triumph, shout ing “ Vivalos AmericanosDeath to JPescAierai” eto. The whole country is expecting and anxiously await ing the purchase or occupation of Sonora by the Ameri can Government The President’s message will be re ceived by them with enthusiasm. Peschlera was absent in Sinaloa, and about to attack Mazatlan. The opposition needed only a leader to over throw him without a struggle. Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. ltosro\. Jaa 27.—At the annual meeting of the Mas* sachuaettw plan United Stales Supreme Court* >YAfniNoroN, J*u. 17.—The United Stats 3 th The Oit7 Pink of Columbus. Argamont continued for de lendants, and concluded for plaintiffs. No. 67 John Britton Y 4. William A. Barnary, clatin ant'for the ship Albonl. Cause argued for both parties. Olbviland, Jan. 27.—The bill repealing the ten per cent, law passed the House of thB State Lerislatore, at Columbus, yesterday. * AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION—THE STATB DEBT LIMITED TO THIRTV MILLIONS. Sr. Lours, Jao FT.—The amendment to Ihe State Constitution, limiting the State debt to thirty millions of dollars, w*s passed by the Bouse to-day, by a vote of 106 yeas to IS nays. s The amendment was previously passed by thb Senate. * Nbw Oblbaxs, Jan. 27 —Tbe schooner Brilliant, which has arrived at this p rt from Campeacby, fur nishes advices from Yucatan to the 12th inst. The Liberal party haviog iriumphtd, they offer da amnesty to tbe Indians \ tho-e ujtiacceptiag to be shot or banished for tin years TJie Halifax Telegraph Again—Another Boston, Jan 27.—The report published, that the pe t tion of JB. 8. Toby, and other interested parties In tbe new telegrspHc enterprise to Halifax, iu opposition to the monopoly held by the «New York Associated Preff," eo called, was rejected by the Legislature Of Mas sachusetts, is outre' The petition »as withdrawn from hearing to enable thfi parties to comply with the law respecting an adver tised notice of the application . The committee perfectly understood that the objec tion would be male by those who are opposed to tbe ente [rite. They will get over i; by showing that, by the nature of the case, the law could not he complied with. It is nothing more than a mere technical for mality, The Legislature, last year, granted charters under precltely toe tame circumstances of tbe »ne now asked. Tbe report will he recommitted, w : th trac tions to hearthe parties. The new line to Hat.fex will be carried through despite'the deter nlned opposition made sgaiost it. Rlcctingof Railroad. Presidents at Wash* ingtou—A CfnifonmitF of Fares, Freight Charges, Ate. WiBUisGTOK, Jao 27.—Hon. Xraetus Coming, Fr;- tldest of the New York Ceot'al j Charles Morap, Fre sideot of the New York and Jfirie \ J. Edgar. Thom son, President of the Pennsylvania Central: and J. W. Gdrrstt, President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Companies, were la conference to-day. Their sessions are private, hut they hate in view the bringing about of a uniformity of action between tbe four great rail road lines, as to fares, freight charges, Ac. The*e is a good prospect that this object will be effected. Y7ABHI3OTOS Jan. 27 —The New driea.n* Picayune of the 20th lost, contains ths following advices frem Htyti to tbe Ist Inst. * General JMfard. at the last 'dates, held the Depart ment of Aiti&ooite, the headquarters of Gonaives, where he had two buodred men, compcsed partly of the troops of the department. Bmperor Sintauqae left Port au Prince on the 27th of December, at tbe headol six thousand men, and reached the seaport of Arcahays on the Ist lost., on h/s way to attack Jtffjrd. Jeffard’s family were i mprisoned when his flight from Port au Prinoe was discovered. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The Stoner Market* 'Pbix.4Dbi.tkia, January 27,1869, Considerable attention has been drawn, since tha financial revulsion of 1857, to the error committed by eo many of our banks of loaning their funds upon paper having too long tme to run to maturity. Now, vheu active bosisosa is recommencing, it seems to be a good time to urge upon bank-officers aod directors the adop-, tion of a fixed Jaw providing against this error fox the future, so that when s time of need shall come the banks will not be helpless, and their dealers.and the general community plunged into distress.. It Is the length of Gme that the average of discs anted notea hare to run that makes an effort at curtailment of dis count bear so terribly hard upon borrowers, rather than the amount of such curtailment. This fact may bs shown by the following illustra tion : Soppeße a bank has loans on paper, extending through a period cf eight monthi, of $3,000,000, wkieh Is $400,000 per month. A change in the mousy market, from any cause, makes It necestary to contract these loans to the extent of 10 per cent, within a moatli, which is $320,000, leaving only $BO,OOO of the receipts of that month mailable ta Its customers in fresh dis counts. This reduction requires the dealers with the bank to pay up, from other sources of supply, 80 per cent, of theirmatcriogdiscounted obligations; or, iu other words, to pay one thousand dollars with only two hundred dollars of new discounts. It will be readily seen that the almost total cessation of supply to its dealers most distress'them greatly, if not destroy them, and be felt by the whole community. Thus.we have frequently seen a severe preisure for money to be the effect of only a moderate contraction in tbe sggre- . gate amount of the loans of the banks. It is not so mneb the amount of the contraction which causes the disastrous effect; it is because of the sud*ea and al most total suspension of customary discounts for the time being. Now, we will supposetbe same bank, with the same amount of loans, holds paper maturing through period of three months, which is $1,067,000 par month A like contraction of ten per cent. within a month is..'. 820.000 Leaving a surplus of receipts 0f... 747,000 available to its customers in new discounts:* Thls're.. quires them to pay up from otb«r sources of supply but 80 per cent, of discounted obligations Iu the month, while the bsuk hta power to make fresh discounts of 70 per cent. The dealer pajs up $l,OOO, to meet which he haa fresh discounts of $700: thisdlffercueeof $3OO, or SO. per cent., would osuse comparatively but little innouve ulence; It would usrdlstress any respectable - dealer to obtain $360 outside of the bank, and there would be no serious disturbance to the money market. In both oases of illustration the amount of contraction is the same, but the effect is widely different. lathe power of the bank it is surprising; It is nearly as 10 to I—the one causing distress, ruin, and general distur bance; the other is oomparativolyharm ess, accomplish ing a contraction of reasonable necessity, and passing over without serious inconvenience. If short paper alone were discounted,'its effects would be most beneficial by shortening credits, increasing 'stability,' and checking tbe expansions and sharp contractions of the currency, which destxojs confidence and brings oq a panic. These figures/ we trust, will not only show ous read ers the importance to the bsuk of insistiog upon short paper offerings for discount, but that the neural result of a departure from such a rale will be most pernicious iu its consequences to the customers of the bank them selves, and through them to the community around them. H AMBißsvaa, Jan. 27. PHILADELPHIA. STOCK EXOHANOI HALB3, January 27, 1869. tIPOAHD OT KA»LST,BiOWT* > A 00.) BAaX'HOTI, atGCE, AHD SXOSABOB 3*OXOBO, IOXTXWIST 00U1I VSIU AHD OSBBWUT BT*BHTB. FIRST BOARD. 2550abtPenaa 5a.... 93# 6020 Catar 7a ia lota.. 64# SCO do 0 & P.. 93# £0 G*m A.Am ia 1ta.J.32 irOO City Oa new 2dya 103# 6 Wash lot Gas 55.. 24 300 d0..*.., ...103 IQ Reading R....... 24# 700 d 0...,,,,. 99# 12 do 24# SCO do 89# 100 do b 5 24% 100DUS6s>74 103# 100 do 34# 1000 N Penna B6a b 5 68# £0 do s 5 24V 4000 do 69 100 do b 5...... 24# 6000 86.,..~. 78# 6Com Excßk.... 24 1000 Mor Canal 6a...• 8> 5 Cool Back ca»b. 51V 2000 - dobs 89 3 Sea? 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