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Good Looks; Abstract . the Report of the
Secret ary of the Interior. „
:The' Presadestve Message.
The mesta ge,'of President Boonstrai con
tattle but few novel or linpertint inggistions,
and bat little that will excite tor deeply interest
the public' mind. It 'consists, chiefly of an
official recital of occurrences with - which all
newspaper readent are , aireatik Wallies. There
is scarcely a new idea presented in it, beyond
the request for power to invade Mexico, and
the recommendation to Congress to enact a
laW requiring, the election of Representativea
in every State,inevieris to the 4th of Minch of
every, year of odd 'numbers., The;
,latter sug
gestion is a good one. In nearly, every
Northern State members of Congress are now
elected before their official terse commence,
and the advise of the President, was suggested
by the emburaument inwhich he was plaeed at
the close of the last Session of Congress through
the failure of that body to pass the usual Post
Office appropriation bill. ' , The Interest and
financial 'honor Of the country demanded that
this neglect should be' repaired' at 'once, 'by
calling* together a' new Congress"; but while
nearly all the Noitherp Stateshadthen elected
their members, -in many of, the Southern die
t:ids they hid 'not 'et been: 4,00.;
though the failure. erase President' to con
- vette the members then elected, 'erwho could
have been elected in a abort time, wee *piaci/
chiefly-by partisan considerations, and by the
tear that We HOtttlo lii Width the Republicans
poseeseed a clear majority the conduct of ails
Administution *Old: be %closely scrutinised
and Is
_shoes , exposedi it„ is" evident that
• fhb* emergencies
.la#.lfriffe :in. which the
pionx*mooting of eveo••:meidierooi !Jon
grope an ortin session will be '611641)1w
and the praiitice of postponing the election of
Reprinientatilria until menthe after the, period
when the exigencies of theintion may, demand
their Official services, should, therefore, be
abandoned:.'
The most Important political featt4 of the
message is 'the remarks it contains in regard
to Popular Sovereignty and =the right of the
*Pie" of the Territories to' control - their
domestic institutions. There, is - nothtng , no-,
eel in the . . rievits presented by' the President,
as they consist in the endorsement of the
theory advocated by Judge Br m. in * his re,'
cent controversy with 'Judge' Demo.: The
=miler in which QM' subject is diecussed'hy
the President", however, is peculiar attinap-,
, -proprinte. - , The, aztieict isunifteiently: iniPort-
-aut .. to be iepratuatd here, that our milers
may have a clear idea °f l its character: •
«I cordially 4 4:ongndelate you upon defiant set
&mem by the Supreme Court of the Untied States
or the rotation of *miry in - the Territories,
which had preeentedist" idOet se truly formidable
at thcookineneement of MYAdleinfttration.:. -The
right his been established-of every citizen , to take
hwe . property of 'any , kind, ' looks:Vac slajes,'lnto
the common -Territories -Wettest= equally to
all the States of the Confide:nay; and to have it
protooted - Moro under , the Fade* 0490titutkm,
Neither Congress nor's Territeinallogistaittre;
nor any human 'pouter, her aiel - ii d ersheirity to en
nui or impair this wetted, .t.i, g , . f i Att:ltaptatie
judicial tribunal of the coutty.gpr ere js kee,ordi•
nate braneh of - the Governmens less,„‘iiinetioned
and adirmedthese Prinoiplee of constitutional 'law,
so manifestly jut in thenutelvel;_, ; aid isif.Willthil
eulated to' promote :pew arstr , : lolyttenty ;Mien
they 13tatee:,.:; It is a stdkhltimenni9eit, the
- of - Puttee- whielii:iiii.W4 gill) -, lielt
people,:; that l' the property,- 14 - .7 'le:Ewe
ver -been,: disturbed, to .stiy,'histal le any
ot the Territories. ' Even '•throughotit, , rit e .
tniublesi in Same ", there has „nit 'liiiiii'any'
attempt; at X sin ' eredibly Informed,L to , hi.
interfere, in a single iiiitseleau with , thelight of
the master. ' lied an ineh attetopt been made,.
the judiciary- would doubtless-, hare afforded an
.adequate remedy. Should, they hill. to _do Alp
hereafter, it will then be time enough teistrengthen
their bands' by farther, ' legislation:' Rid it. boon
decided that either ,Ointgress or ;the Territorial
legislature pouesier the power-Jo' amiut or ten
the; right to property in slam* 'Me evil uvula
Sce nlolaraMe;-, In the latter event, therewould he
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straggle for :. a majority ,of the members of tbe
Legislature at each meemidve election, and the
sacred rights of property held , - pnder the Federal
Cohstftution would depend fir the time - being on
the result The agitation would thus be rendered
ineessant whilst the Territorial condition remained,
and Ili baneful influence would keep an,* is dan
gerous eseitement among the people of the several
0 Thin! has the - statue of a Teftitory, during the
intermediate period from it, fret settlement until
et. that! become a State, hien irrevocably/ma by
theflualeieectiort ea, Supreme Court. Fortunate
bee this been for UM prarperity of the Territories,
al . Well as the tram:linty of the Statee. Now,
err ante hem the Worth and the - ,South: ' the
Urn and the West, will meat in the Territorial on
a annelon , plaltbrin; having brought , with them
that epodes of property beet adapted, in their own
I/ opinion, •to promote their welfare.. Pram natural
ovum, the shivery gelation will, in each oase, soon
•virtnaliy settle its. • and before the Territory Ii
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plepared for admission, as a State into the 'Union,
We deals/tee; atm way or the other, will have been
* fotegene ocnielviden. , Meanwhile; the eettlement
of the new. Territory will praised without eeriens
, interruption, and its program and , prosperity will
not pip endangered or retarded by, eielent ,politiosi
- " -et: In the Mktg. of events,
ry the inhabit
ants of any Terdto sent here reac ted the nu e.
bet, rekuiredt el
l am ,State they enil thenprumed.
in a Neater manner; and. in the inertial of the
rights of popular sovereignty, to form a tionifttn. .
- lien preparatory to admWelon into the Union. After
this us been done, to employ the language of the
' Kineas:Nehreslu: act,
.1 , they . 'ball
.be received
%tattle Won. witlkar- - aithout"relivery es their
-- - ~Ocolititailen
This reserfte at the time happily
adiniesitiri.' sound principle has
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been recognised, In some form or other; by as
• slue* unanimors vote of both house' of the last
- Crengnas.". _-- - . - • ' •,,, ~ , . , ..;
• :- -It has been several yeirs since the Dred
, ~
Scott decision of the: Supr eme Ohirt of the
'Oilfield "States—;d which Waren& fi' niedi
Was i delivered, and. the hi* Reit
,',President,
Shotild. feel it incumbent npon • bluiself to con.
' grettdate Vouirreen, in 'Remember -of 1869,
upon an ',event, which had- ilectirred-'several
which w Ye* Pterlol a 18 1 fit'• document which . was
chiefly &signed by the COustitutionto convey
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to: the Representatives ,of the nation: new
'•
aid ; important informationi , is - a, novel and
refreshing, one. The, allegation' that, by this
decision, the question of slaviii in the Terri .
thries luta been fine fly _Nettled,
„is a cool as-
gumption, unparalleled by, anything; contained
in cc London Assurance." - There •is ' not a
Miele iftadan being In the United States who
'believes that the' question •of elavery in the
• Tiiiiitorieiwiti finally settled by the 'derlskin
, - referred to. Every one perfectly well insicil
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that. tab hi prominent topic Tow-. at issue
In ill parts of our confederacy, and no one is
better uernsilififf With'oll feathers the Drell=
••• 1i" .,. ~. ,
dent' : ibil:fjtegatkoof awl mem* !stills),
- ' the: 4 i . se ..ttfinuisa s', occurred at, lead three
. ' - Yail illiti there wee 'not the slightest ex
, • ago fOrrocertMg to the subjec t now, Aunt was
_ ,
- .-altogether UnneceiiiitY,Tei'awylejiltimite, of
• -•.-. fielal ' , limn, ' tb ' tfiloiiiinicsitii‘ information
• •• fip,4q40 , ,. .t 0... it M . .tte, .4rier.fCjin- Ain
:, ;,::- i n ,4 o : a t this time. ;The Chief.point really
.7 . ' - dealried hi the: Dyed Scott else wee- that Dred
trcots; teeing 'l'm - iv:l 6 i faiirPritZ!toftlien of , the
ii,is ft, t "' d' th ' f hid''''
ta 0, an , ere ore, Ao, right to
Aiditt,ttile it snit in our national &mita i' and; not;
',-;:,..- *fendi • ng the iiiirii esiiinfoiielndirectly ex
:::.-,-:," „krthe court; or by: he stifthreist teem.
a" 5 v ' , It ii,the °aim 'it la 1:& thli ay intl . Will
iv
~:„...„*lgn;Until the,hentes erovrectini ll i
: 7'iliillsiunCilkin".ll9* , mini 0 , 4 1480. . 0 0 4 mi
: - A7, - /atiiiirereoliWYdiereirei- Whtchlieve no legal
'..'., .:::4 - 4 . bindloortiiiiiiiiti, , Vinfilt they littiriiii
,SUbtnitted to that august tribunal for final and
jegitimate judgment. If iWs the business of
iliorrealdent of the United States to commu
nicate to the Congress of the nation,' and
to "!ccongratulate it P upon. the_ results of
Qt . & various -decisions of the Supreme Court
for. indefinite periods antecedent to the
dellvety of each Message,. the length of
those documonts, now sufficiently '„great,
Might be extended to the limits of manure
bored volumes. But, even supposing that the
quOstion of slavery in the Territories was
finally "settled—although everybody in the
'country knows= it was not—bythe Dred Scott
- &distort, it is .rather a novel duty for Tenn
Beam: us to perform to put a new stamp of
°Metal ,validity upon
,tltO acts of that body,
when. it is remembered that in another case—
one involving the constitutionality of the Bank
of the United States—he was eager to place
upon record his opinion that he possessed a
clear right to- construe the Constitution for
himself— ; as a Represvntaiivo of the people—
end to utterly disregard the poWer of any judi
• citd, deCiaion to control his official action.
• The President, preceeds to tell us
that aif •it bad been decided that
either Congress' or the Territorial Legis
lature possesses the : power to impair or
annul the right to property in slaves, the evil
would be, intolerable." By this we under
stand that, in' his opinion, it would have
been "an intolerable evil" if the right to hold
Shies in any Territory of the RepubliC had
Peen piohibited by Congressional or Terri
torial action, and yet nearly the whole of Mr.
Bumihnin",e lift has been spent in advocating
this intolerable evil." It is true that
be earnestly opposed the application of the
'Wilmot Proviso, but he was an ardent ad
voCate of the extension of the Missouri Com
promise line, by which the existence of slavery
north, of 86 deg., 80 min. was prohibited by
Congreas, to the Pacific ocean, and this
tsvorite . project, which he long, and we
believe • sincerely entertained, Comes clearly
within hie present definition of can in.
tolirable evil." In thO' same category
mutt, of course, be ranked the doctrine
clearly enunciated in hie letter of accept
ance, in which he emphatically stated that
"the people of a Territory, like thou of a
State," should decide for themselves the charac
ter: of their institutions. The reference now
made by the President, in his message, to the
doctrine of Popular Sovereignty is, therefore,
not only inappropriate and ill-timed, in an offi
cial State paper, but its allegations aro untrue
in fact, and inconsistent with the views he
expressed pp to the period of his election.
We have no : doubt that, before the pre
' nerd ; session of Congress ends, this per.
Son, of the Menage , will be fully discussed;
and If any individual has been simple
enough to supposq, that its statements are
true, he will have ample opportunities of
correcting his misapprehension by thelnevita
hie expressions of disagreement with the
statements so unnecessarily and ostentatious
, ly•made. While, on the question of slavery
in the Territories, the President endeavors to
create' the impression that he is animated by
an extreme and almost unprecedented degree
of regard for the Incidental expressions of
! opinion made by the Supreme Court of the
United States, in other parts of Ines
! Sage he is free to announce, practically, his dis
re'gard 'tor the opinions of that tribunal, for
he reiterates his request for power from Con
gressseise and to hold certain military
posts la Mexico, notwithstanding the decision
for Which he !! professes so much regard pro
neunees the grant of such power to be clearly
unconstitutional. ' -
Cohen'a Philadelphia City Directory
for 1880.
Mr. B. E. Cohen has amply kept faith with the
Male: Ile promised better Directory of this
'city than bad ever before been published hero,
and
we-have , in th is handsome volume, with good
paper, clear typography, end wondrous, foinees of
information, by far the best Directory in this
country. 'lt is published by Hamelin d Co., 668
Chestnut street, and the subscription, for over
,1,300 pages Bio., is Only two dollars.
iThe Imitable frontispiece is Barnes's large and
accurate map of,the built portion of Philadelphia;
"eerrebted. to. the present time. Then follows a
wonderful quantity of, leformation—for a City Di
rootoq,"City Guide, and Bybee Register are all
1116640 in this volume. There is an Aluenao,
and then a oaairdeta list of the newspapers, mega
deed, and periodicals of the city. -A well-Wittten
andlively , preface comae next, in which Mi. Cohen
repeats that the amticat pipulatiori of Philadelphia
is 080,000—which is probably greater than that of
New York. The indexes to this work are aom
phite. There is a `enrol index, an alphabetical
index advertisers,toMount of the trade of
Philadelphia, and a Wet,' of other valuable de
tails, occupying sixty-three pages. Then follows
the alphabetical list of <Athena' names, filling
over 000 pages • a city - business register,
Withindei thereto% a directory for" Caniden, and
a'Philadelphia City Guido end index. This City
Guide, compiled wholly by Mr. Cohen, without
any aaelatance whatever, is a sauttufn sn parvo of
hifonnatlon relative to Philadelphia, and its nu
morels Institutions. It contains the' cream of
scores of statistical volumes, and cannot well be
improved upon.. , •
The truth is, Me. Oohed, at this Directory busi
ness, is the right man in the right place. Ile knows
Whet the public required, and he has supplied the
want. Cohen's Philadelphia Directory for 1860 is
a credit to all the persons who have been engaged
in getting it up.
Public Amusements.
ARCH-STREET TANATRE.—Dr. Southey, in
.speaking of the story of Peter Wilkins, declared
• that for beauty of expression, richness of fancy,
and 'power of description, it surpassed anything In
the shape of fiction that had ever been written In
the English language. The opinion of Southey is,
wear. pretty age in saying, the opinion of nearly
every reader of this peculiarly foment& end
powerful story. It presents a fine field for the
emends* of the pen of the dramatist, and 'right
gorgeously have the managers of the Arch-street
Theatre, availed themselves of the dramatist's pen,
the artist's brush, and the machinery of the thee.
as, in putting it on the stage. The play possesses
every element to make an attractive holiday speo
tnalso-La fine oast, beautiful scenery, and a very
1.1110 and powerful otos of auxiliaries. The story
of the novel is preserved very &Saintly, although
in some instances the narrative might be rendered
met:elated and concise. The charaoter of Peter
•Wilktne, was assumed by Mrs. John Drew, who
pixie the part of 'a boy with more grace than any
female actor we now have in the oily. The Non
descript, by , Mr. Wood, was a very excellent per
formates. " This gentleman has a talent for panto-
Minos that needs only culture to develop him Into a
rival - of the Bergin, The other, testers, Messrs.
Dolman, Clarke, Johnson and Stern, together with
Misses Sefton, Wood, and others, had very little
to do/but they did It well. The floret of true
eating is the playing 'Diemen parts with the fide.
lity and Integrity devoted to large ones. This is
well Understood ,by the management of this
theatre and their company, and they have made the
exercise, of livery profitable. This performance
Will ra n to the end of the holidays, and perhaps
longer. We see, however, that "Everybody's
Friend," a very popular comedy, first played here
OMR. Wheatley's benefit night, is underlined for
',bond production, and a run equal to its present
course through Wallaok's in New York. It is an
excellent comedy, and we shall cordially greet it
on its re-appearance.
• ORATORIO Or rue Massmi.—This evening, at
:concert Hall, the Handel and Haydn Society will
'Olsen extra concert, when the grand Oratorio of
the Messiah Will he produced in all the power and
:exeellenee for which Its performance by this pops'.
tar musical society, on former occasions, has be
come distinguished. The solos will be sustained
this evening by, ladies and gentlemen of acknow
ledged ability, and the powerful ohorue of nearly
two hundred voices; the whole to be accompanied
bj the Germania' Orchestra, under the leadership
of Carl Seats; and to be given under the direction
of. Mr. B.'earr Ores, conductor of the society. As
this extra concert is given at the request of a large
number of friends of the " Handel and Haydn,"
and as the entertainment is likely to be one of su
perior merit, an overdowing house may be antici
pated. A limitid number of tickets only will be
fold applicationi for them should, therefore, be
made early. _
• •u Tns VORLDII Taus DEROns."—This will be
the Cubjeot of a poem to be delivered, at St.
Pauli (Episooptd) Oburob,. Third street, below
Walnut, thik (Thursday) evening, at 7i o'clock, by
George W. Pearce, Eeq , the talented and Room
plyted editor of .the Amman Republican and
Visitor County Democrat. We have no doubt
the Poati theme will be treated with oharttoteris
tie skill and diode grime, and that, capacious as
is the edifice in which he, is to appear, It wilt be
insudioient to accommodate an who will throng to
hear him'. The • proceeds aro to be devoted to
the Bandapsehool datum.
Buz or Srbvict•Pf.,arati WARL — lionsekeopers
and ethers yin Mid 4 large assortment of Ant
oteit nitres-plated Waft , and fanoy goods, at Birch
&: - don's sale,, this, morning, at their store, No. 914
Chestnut street, above Ninth street.
' Mr' Sambel R. Magnuslb has been sp.
pointed postmaster of Cape Island, Now Jersey,
esso.:Jernes dark, dimmed. Mr. Magonagle
rottnerly ,midaditt„thia city, and is known as a
Yount man's!' intelligens. and capability, and is
may way qualified for the position.
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1859.
Letter from Washington.
Correspondence of The Preect
IVAteninprox, Deo. 28, D 159
Senator Douglas's appearance, on Monday and
yesterday, in the Senate and House, was warmly
welcomed by gentlemen on all aides of the question,
and by none were the manifeotatlons of friendship
more anxiously displayed than by the Democratic
members. The distinguished object of theft get
tering attentions is, you will be happy to learn, In
a condition which gives every flasurtineo of his
early presence in his place in the Satiate. The
news of Judge Douglas's recovery gave unabated
pleasure to the (Athena at large. Apart from tiny
political feelings, which the offoo•holders are
obliged to adopt and encourage, the social and
Intellectual suffrages of the mass of our people are
freely given to Douglas.
Extra-Governor Smith, of Virginia, fluished his
moat extra-ordinary speech, or seders of speeches,
yesterday, having taken two days and a half in
that, to most mon, violent exorcise. But a three
duo' apeeoh was a trifle to the good-humored and
overflowing Virginian. He would, just as soon as
not, talk for a week or two if necessary, and then
begin again "quite fresh." Ills late effort was,
however, remarkable more for its length than for
Its strength. It was a great, big, burly, but un
wieldy speech, and being unwieldy it was weak.
Governor Smith has undeniable humor, a front not
to be abashed by any amount of opposing talent,
sometimes a bitterness of diction which ho rather
clumsily attempts to disguise in the courtesies of
debate, and an occasional strain of telling
frenzy. But those ingredients, which might make
a palatable mine for a one-day feast, take the
character of a nauseating surfeit when forged down
our throats for three consecutive days. I very
mueh appreciated Mr. Burnett's desire to know if
the egg•nogg with which the Governor was kindly
imoished "was a private treat." How many de
sired that it might go round !" a feeling, in
which, under the eireumstances, the galleries
may be °soused for participating.
To-day Mr. Albert Rust, of Arkansas, continued
on the part of the South the charges of Republican
complicity with the honors of Helper and the
bravery of Brown." Mr. Rust is a creditable
specimen of a State already famous for " Tine Ar
kansas Gentlemen." Tall, robust, well-built, and
with a manly presence, his voles scarcely keeps
pace with his appearance. I should more proper
ly say that he does not manage hie voice well. At
distance the effort to somewhat confused, and
Tinders it difficult to follow him with ease. Some
of his remarks brought Mr. Hill, of Georgia, to his
feet on the part of the Southern Opposition, who,
in turn, inspired Messrs. Semi. S. Cox, of Obio,
end Hindman, of Arkansas. The latter gentle.
man declared that he would not allow himself to
be transferred by his party in the event of his
party going for any roan not a Demonist. If any
other than a Democrat was to be nominated for
Speaker, he would act on his own judgment solely.
Se was opposed to taking up a Know-Nothing—
emphatically se—but he reserved to himself the
right of judging for himself when any such exigen
cy arose. He might, as between a" Snow-Nothing"
and a " Black Republican," be constrained to no
cept the former, but he would do it reluctantly.
Mr. Cox would not, in justice to his convictions, or
his constituency, vote for a Southern Oppositionist.
The latter not only was opposed to his views on
the slavery question, but held such doctrines on
civil and religious liberty as could command no
aid or comfort from him under any oironmetanees.
Those views render the organization of the House
by the Democrats a wetter of greater impossibility
than ever.
Thomas Herdsman, Jr., Of Georgia, wag willing
to veto for any conservative man, but Joshua Hill,
regarded as a trusty and trusted leader of the
South Amerioans, promptly asked him, in view of
Hr. Cox's position=-.would he vote for a man who
did not wish his support? " Ah, that man is not a
conservate," quoth Herdsman, Junior, which was
entirely satisfactory.
None of the Northern Democrats can very well
aceept a Southern Know-Nothing, and the latter
seem to have a greater relish for the Republicans
than the Administration majority of the Do:sec
retly.
Mr. Dam N. Morrie, of Illinois, who h ad the
floor, peremptorily choked or an interesting collo.
ply between Mr. Rill, of Georgia, and Cox. touch
ing the relative positions of the Southern Opposi
tion and the Republicans to the Democracy.
Mr. Morris is a plain, practical-looking gentle
man, of medium height, with grayish coat, the tint
of which assimilates with the sprinkling threads
which are making their appearance in the rem
brown hair of the honorable gentleman. He wears
a gray beard which evaalshes into an almost white
dignity under the chin. Mr. Morris now Bete with
the BococieDemooraey, was a famous anti Lecomp
omit.' and is supposed to represent more
fully than any other on the floor the views Of
Senator Douglas. He made a Lnation, and only
failed In creating a very decided one by the failure
of his voice to be distinctly heard in the galleries.
He used Mr. Buchanan " without glov es,' as the
saying is; and recommended the Democracy to
break from him, or his dead weight would cnnhh
their future prospects. The Administration was to
Mac full of rottenness and dead-men's bones. Mr.
Buchanan had been, all through his career, tree-
Astons to friends and principles, and his recent
actions have largely contributed to awaken and
keep alive the sectional discord novvraging.
The remarks of Morrie gave exceeding great
delight to Raskin and Adrain, who sat close by.
The genial face of the former expanded into a ra
diant dawn, which was pleasantly reflected on the
happy convictions of his compeerfrom New Jersey.
The Administration men were quite dumb, and blind
too, not seeing the beauty of the picture which
Mr. Morris., drew of "Old Buek"—astride of a
horse, epauletted and bending beneath the glory of
a peeked hat, as chief of the army—imitating An
drew Jackson in saving the Union. Indeed, the
benches of the White-Moose party were rather
empty. Major Schwartz, however, was at his
post, for the glory of "Old Barks."
'Mr. Bristow, of Kentucky, desired to present a
memorial from the creditors of the Government,
but he did not get the ehamse. Mr. Garnett eye.
ce . oded in having the Virginia resolution's reed,
which enjoin anion among the delegates from that
State tdfaellitate the organisation of the House.
I just learn that the Senate Committee on
Printing have empowered tho Superintendent of
Publio Printing to employ a printer to do the
necessary work of the Senate until the appoint
ment of the regular °Motel. Thte plums Mr.
Heartt in a ticklish position; but it is said he has
his mind made up to employ Bowman.
[For The Preen.]
MR. EDITOR : Among the many Improvements in
the otty, and facilities for locomotion, it has oc
curred to me that one of the most important has
been overlooked—and that is the Delaware river
front. I would suggest an accommodation for
foot-travel that would, in my estimation, greatly
remedy an existing evil, viz : to erect a bridge or
elevated promenade, 10 or 12 foot above the road
way, with amending stairways at frequent inter•
vats; the pedestrians would not only be aeoommo.
dated, but the owners of property on tho line would
have additional counting-house, aloe, or store
fronts. Those only who are subjected to the an.
noyanoe indult! to a footpath of about three feet
in a crowded thoroughfare can properly appre
ciate the advantages of such an
COLONEL FREMONT'E ESTATE IN CALWORNFA.--
The San Francisco correspondent of the New York
Times says:
The great event of the week is a decision of the
Supreme Court of California, in the MO of Biddle
Boggs vs. The Merced Mining Company. This
suit involved the question of Colonel ffrement's
right to the undisputed possession of his great Ma,
riots* - The Merced Mining Company were
squatters on the estate, and extracted the gold
therefrom. Fremont leased the premises occu
pied by the said company to Rogge, who brought
Emit to recover possession. The defendants,
to resist a recovery, alleged, Ist, fraud in the ear
vey of the grant and the proonrement of the pa
tent by Fremont; 2d, estoppel from the declare,
tione and conduct of Fremont; anti 3d, a 'itemise
from the Government to enter upon the premises
and extract gold. The Merced Company have
been in poseession sines 1851, extracting gold ; and
their works are stated to have oost over $1,000,000.
• The court decide that there is no proof of fraud,
and that, oven were the fraud admitted, it would
not invalidate the patent, or, at leant, that it
could not be considered in an action at law. They
leave the inference, however, that it might be in
quired into by means of proceedings in chancery.
The plea of estoppel is disregarded by the
court, who met forth the facts to show that it can
be relied upon by the defendants. I omit the
statements on this point because too lopg for a
letter. The last point made by the defence was,
substantially, that th e reimerals in the soil
belong to the Government of the United States, or
to the State of California, and have not become
private property, the ownership of which passed to
Col. Fremont, with the lands on which they were
found. Defendants claimed, therefore, that even
admitting Fremont's title to the land, still they
bad the right to go in upon hie property anti take the
gold out at will. The court avoided passing de
finitely upon the question whether the precious
to,etals In the soil pass with the latter, but declared
that, whether the ownership of the minerals be
reserved to the United States or be vested
in the State, the Mining Company can have
.nor VA to enter upon the premises of the grantee,
Col. Fremoot, in order to extract and remove
them. After showing that this claim to a right of
entry for the purpose named would be in praotice
an intolerable trespaes, the court 'mutilate its re
marks upon this head by saying ; There to some.
thing shocking to all our Ideas ot the rights of
property In the proposition that one man use in
vade the possessions of another, dig up his fields
and garden, out down his timber, and occupy hie
land, under the pretense that be has reason to be-
Bove there is gold under the surface, or, if exist
leg, that he *thee to extract and remove it.
The litigation of this case hue cost Colonel Fre
mont and hie associates over 810,000. The result
vindiestes hint from the long-pending eharge of
claiming a fraudulent grant, and effectually die
poses orall the legal diteaultles he has been corn.*
palled to contend against in the prosecution of his
rights. It is safe to went that hie income from his
mining estate will, within the next Ida months, be
equal to $l,OOO per day !
Bombay Pansators.—Planes, of Raven, Hawn,
* Co., Ballet, Davis, is 00., and attars. Large
Warriors for epeeist reasons. J.. B. Gould,
Bovestb wad Clots* erotic •
Letter from Nov York.
LAnGx REAL-ESTATE OPERATIONS—RELATIVE TEA•
YRI. DITTERENt ItOlfTllB-11ERIXIT BNITII
AIICIOIIIIIOP ROGGIRS--BRCERSZ OP THIS NEW
REGISTRY LAW—THELTRICAL TROT/ALES.
Itomapondenee of The hose.)
lizw Tour, December 23, 1859.
•
The sale of goal estate to take place at auction
tomorrow, at the Exchange, attracts the attention
Of all the operators in the city. The sales that
look place on Wednesday last, attracted thelargest
company of speculators that have been gathered
together since the great corporation sale of 1818.
Mutt week one hundred and fifty lots ou Ifarlegl
flats wore told at an advance of fifty per tient,
upon the pride paid for them a year ago. Large
private transactions were also made during the
week.
1 gave you, a few days since, a summary of the
past year's business of the New York Central Rail-
road Company, but omitted to ray anything of the
relative number of passengers passing over it du
ring the different months of the year. These theta
aro somewhat curious. The largest number of
through passengers carried East was in the month
of June, when 11,214 went over the road. The
smallest number was in the month of January,
when the aggregate was only 2,209. The largest
number of through passengers returned was in Sep
tember, when 9,164 passed over the road. The
smallest number was in January, when the aggro
gate was 2,381. The largest number of through
passengers, both ways, was in August, amounting
to 17,70, and the smallest number, both ways, In
January, numbering only 6,290—a difference in the
two months of 12,476. The largest number of way
passengers carried both ways over the road daring
any month of the year was in September, when
the aggregate was 217,763. The smallest number
was in February, being an aggregate of 127,210
showing a difference in the number for two months
of 81,614.
Advioee have been rip:4)lva! by Mr. Gerrit
Smith's friends in this city, that that gentleman
continues to Improve, and that as soon as his phy
skim doom it prudent, be will make a voyage to
Europe, and spend some thus in travel and sight
'
seeing.
Arohhishop Hughes ky tiooepted an invitation
to deliver the oommenoement cannon before the
/lentos- class of the University of North Carolina
on the 4th of Jane next.
The new regletry law, under which the last
State and municipal elections were held, although
it doubtless prevented a vast amount of illegal
voting and other °lotion swindles, has cost the
city an amount which tax•payere think ratheedis
proportioned to the benefits. The Board of Su
pervisors have allowed $5O each to regialrare in
the wards whore over four hundred votes were
pollod, and $4O each to those where loss than four
hundred were polled. The whole expense, room
rent, registrars, and clerks, for the tire election, is
$51,000, independent of the cost of books, print
ing, and atationery.
The, papers are filled with reports of the exami
nation of witnesses, and affidavits, In the cue of
Bonoioault and the management of the Winter
Garden Theatre. As was expected, some curious
revelations were made, noteworthy of which is the
proposition of Mr. Bouoleault to Mr. Stuart that
he letter should induce the daily preen to denounce
the piece as Abolition in its tendencies, and thus
draw to it the publics attention. The details, gene.
rally, ovine a disposition on the part of Mr. Bon.
clown to obtain, 'est least, as mush as teohniciali
ties would warrant, of the theatre and the play as
could be squeezed out, regardless of the misfortunes
of the management or the various members of the
company. Judge Ingersoll refused to grant a pro
liminary injunction against the manager, which
may be taken as an indication of the final result.
Since the rendition of this preliminary decision,
Mr. and Mrs. B. have succeeded In making an en
gagement with Laura Keene, and will open there
next week with a new dramatic version of Scott's
"Heart of Mid Lothian," Miss Keene playing
Effie Deans, and Mrs. Bonoleault Jennie Deane.
It is hinted that some attempt may be made to pre
vent their playing, but it can Namely succeed.
People who visit the theatre don't care overmuch
about the quarrels of tho players.
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
FOUR MB LATER FROR EUROlii:
ARRIVAL OF THE ARAGO.
Resignation of the French Minister of Ita
DEFEAT OF THE MOORE! IN MOROCCO,
Niw YORK, Deo. 28.—The steamship Arago ar
rived this evening from gam and Southampton,
bringing London dates of Wednesday, the 14th
fast., being four days later than those previously
received.
Among the passengers is Senator Seward.
The ship Sonmoutb, from Fleetwood, bound to
Savannah, has been wreaked. The crew wore
saved.
Lord Woodhouse has been selected u the sroond
plenipotentiary of England to the European Con.
gram
Marshal Itaudon, the Frew* Zinnialer. of War,
has resigned.
The Moors had made two attacks upon the
Spanlab redoubts in Morocco, and had re •
pulaed, losing 300 killed and 1 ,000 wounded. The
Spaniards lost TO killed 4ad 300 wounded.
The steamship Canada arrived at griemustown on
the 12th inst.
The bark Eagle, of Nova Soot tit from Newcastle,
England, for Bermuda, was sunk on the 10th of
November. The crew were landed at the Western
Islands.
The meeting of the stockholders of the steamer
Great Eastern has been postponed to . the 11th of
Jamiary. -
Lady Franklin is about to visit Paris, and will
be received by the solentillo 'motion of the made.
miss with the honors usually bestowed on royalty.
Thirty Armstrong gone have been prepared for
shipment to China, all of whloh had been rigidly
tested with perfeesuceess.
TRANCE.
The ,Breach Council of State is preparing the
project of a law reducing the customs duties,
more espeolally on articles of prime necessity.
Trade In Paris is now more Bettye. Speculators
begin to have more oonfidenoe in the friendly re•
latiens of Frame and England.
The failure of the Franoo•Eelge sugar refinery,
at Marseilles, caused groat trouble and discredit
there.
A third Spanish corps d'artnic had left for Mo
nson, to assist, It was 'opposed, in the storming of
Tetuan.
The cholera Is said to have broken out in the.
Spanish army, and, It le said, the Spaniards are
unable to assume the offend* and were continu
ally being ettaolted by the Mood.
Later &dittoes from Madrid say the deters was
diminishing in the Spanish camp.
TUANY.
RIM RICHARDS
The Taman Government, by allowing a dlaeount,
has collected the land tax of 1860, amounting to
six or 110V011 millions of francs.
ATISTRIA.
It is said the payment In entree of the coupons
of the Austrian national loan 11111 be reenteed on
the let January.
Frederick Hill, of ht. Petersburg, bad failed
with liabilities amounting to £4O 000 sterling,
THE WANDERER CASH, .
Tenerife advicea of December let mention the
landing tbero, by a Frenoh vessel, of a man rep.
resenting himself' aa Captain George Walker, of
the American schooner " William." It is probe•
bin that he is the captain of the slaver Wanderer,
who was left in the lurch by his mate.
THE LATEST.
(By Telegraph from London to Bentham Punt.)
LonnoN. Deo. 14 —A despatoh from Marseilles,
doted Tuesday night, reports that Constantinople
letters of the 7th say the 'health minister had mode
an official demand of the Turkish government for
the 108120 of a Amman favorable to the BIM sanal
project, and he was supported by the ambassAdors
from Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Sardinia.
A stormy session of the Turkish Connell of Minis•
tare followed, and the Ministate finally agreed to
ropiest the Powers making the demand' to come to
sorbs understanding with England.
Mennip, Dec. 1.1.,The third corps d'armie has
landed at Cents.
DIPROVEIVENT
General Prim had been attaeked, on the road to
Tetuan, by the Moore. The enemy was rambled
with great lees. The Spanish had, forty killed and
wounded.
Commercial Intelligence.
By the_ete_amthip ♦ rapmj
LIVER 00 canon DEO. li, —The
Drocere' among reportaghe sales or three Mug at 36,
000 bales, 'Winning 11 BeB bales to spoliator! sea ex
porters, but principally for gluon. Th martret weed
steady, th?ugh=r y auther t l , t e: d rePtltt t Magi/lan nett
Pt f,I7II72RIV I L BRE T Z/I n n/ha Maßr.—lifessrs,
R o ardson & Brines report the Bre ;duffs marget
clueing With a deohning tendency—the Bales of Flour,
Wheat, etc., being unimportant, and the prisms easier,
but quotations uno hanged. The Corn Market, however,
WEI rm.
LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET.— Meows
James McHenry & Co., Bigland, Attire, & Co., Rich
ardson at Somme, and othera, report the Prot Isom.
market genoraily quiet. 13001 dullDO steady. Pork
dull but quiet at Wu. Baron quiet. Lard dull and no
minal. Tallow ; gales unimportant ,
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE - MARKET.—Rosin dun at
le for common. Boger Arm. Ashes—Pots eteady at
As Meals tkl, Pearl,' also steady* at 17e Wens 94
Siptrite of Tulyarditie *Warty at Mc; Coffee firm,
STATE OF TRAD&—The advises from Manehoster
at not so kvoratite._ MARKE T , taweo quiet.
LONDON MONEY Teo,l3.—Consols ere
quoted at itelieAsn, ox dlv.
Airgelnen fkrocas.—lllinois central shares have der
ohnot two dollar,.
THE LATEST.
Liva Pot, Deo. 14,—The Cotton market opens
ateady t itl e morning with a fair ineuirl, and it Is anti-
MPated that the salsa of the day will amount to 8,000
bale, or more.
From Washington.
WASIIINOTON, Dee. 23.—GoVerner Wine in him last
Richmond speech broadly Intimated that when the Vir
ginia military recently tiihrohed past the White Deuce,
the preetpilent did not even natio° thorn. As the re
mark of the Governor ocoallopp Nome orowment here.
it may not be amiss to any, that the rreeldeatOthat
time wan not at Tme, end did not know, until hail
read the ageeoh, t at the troops had imaged the White
/ouse. The fleet ant to uniformly marked in hie et
tours 10hit
T e speeoh of tr. Komi, of Illinois, to-day, in part
Pen ertmation of the rreil opt and hie Adminixtration,
was mule against the w ' nee of Senor Delights
and other Deniooratio merribere of the poi p delega
tion. who avowed their devil, to promote the harmony
of the party.
Further from Mexico,:
RIRAROE PROTESTS AGAINST TOE WUXI& TREAT'
"RESTORATION OP STOLEN mom.
NEW ORLEANS, Deo, HT.—Me:loan advice to the 19th
state that the Mumma Department protested against
McLane's treaty et enadatalara tin the Bth met.
cotrfa ° l o u r tegnaro%l en 4 y e t l i ."" f " P
warded '' to ToPio $2 0,000 are na 'sing! had b ean '
Detention of the Canada.
Bowrori, I:Wernher 28.—The Iteatnitalp Clinads
tatng .ooretemenOlespetehes, 4444044 to Nil ve
Waehlt.,etoa. fa !Waited Mt 41111%1 of - the
a r e tn ed t..l s 6 o'Oook, b ut the dasnatobei were not re•
Accident to the Steamer Granada.
New YORK. Der. H 28.—The Mumble Granada, Me
rived to-day front anna, is reported as having been
Pet ritroueir by the tee to the Noah over, and Punk.
XXXVITII CONGRESS,--FIRST SESSION,
ENGLAND
RUSSIA
U. B. Certroc, WASIIINGTO.V, Dee. 23
equate not in 80$Bi011.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. MORRIII, of Illinois, obtained the floor, but
yielded it to Mr. Rust, of Arkansas.
Mr. litter raid, several days ago be made a
pledge to his oonstituents that he would never again
engage in a sectional debate. Recent events, of
an extraordinary character, have absolved him
from that pledge. lie alluded to the atrocity of
John Brown's raid, and the continued aggres
sions of the North on the rights of the South.
lie spoke of the infamous character of the
Helper book; but the non•slaveholders of the
I South have no sympathy with such doctrines,
and his appeals to them will be unheeded.
Yet that infamous book had been endorsed by
the candidate of the Republicans for Speaker, and
the whole antecedents of that gentleman are in
Arid keeping with the Rot. Ile has been uniform
ly, conspicuously, and intensely sectional. No man
bee been more intolerant to the South and he owed
his present nomination less to his ability or his ac
complishments as a statesman, than to hie hostility
to the South. Ife bee invited us to scrutinise hie
record. I have done so. Mr. Rust then alluded to
Mr. Sherman's course on the Kansas bill and the
army appropriation bill in the XXXIYth Con.
gross. He spoke of the abate of the Republican
party, characterizing them as treasonable.
Mr. Dorm, of Indiana ' called the member from
Arkansas to order. He lied violated all propriety
by using the term treasonable." lie said, If the
epithet could be applied to any, it was to the other
side of the House.
Mr. RUST resumed, and renewed hie proposition
to the conservative men to select a candidate for
Speaker from the Democrateor the Democrats to
select a candidate from them and both to unito on
snob a candidate.
Mr. Cox, of Ohlo, said die would not be nogotla
blo in ouch boldness.
Mr. Ifienwsw, of Arkansas, veroarked—Nrir
would he Ito thus transferred by his fellow-Demo
crats If any person outside of the Democratic
party be selected, he would exerolso his own juig
went whether he would support him or no.
Mr. NOELL, of Missouri, declared his readiness
to vote for any conservative man selected for the
sake of orga . niaation.
Mr. Cox said be would vote for any antl-Le
aomptonite who may be solvated. Bat hliduty to
hie constituents and his own sentiments would not
permit him to vote for any one of the Southern
Amerioana who are not only opposed to all the
doctrines of the Democratic party, but to civil and
religious liberty.
Mr. Thu, of Georgia, said that neither he nor
hie amoolates would feel so shocked as to go cut of
the Union if an anti-Leoompton and English bill
Demoorat should be chosen Snooker of the House.
The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Coil had stated
his insuperable objection to voting for a South
American, and excused himself for not giving aid
and support to that party. Now, said Mr. Bill,
wo can get along without him. (Laughter.' You
will not make a Speaker on the basis of the pro
poeition offered, because thin is not the time and
place to arrange the matter. It cannot be done
bare. You must do it by other means and appli
ances to induce the gentleman from Ohio to give
hie support to such a nominee.
Mr. Cox. What means? •
Mr. lIILL. Persuasion.
Mr. Cox. Moral suasion?
Mr. lIILL. Of course.
Mr. liannsuszt, of Georgia, wished to organise
the Rouse on a conservative basis, and was willing
to vote for any conservative roan in opposition to
the Republican party. The party to which he be
longed was for the good of the country. pip
plaused
Mr. Roar said there must be concession. There
were members in the Southern Opposition ho would
gladly vote for,
Mr Oox explained. Ile looked on the Southern
Opposition as not so much in opposition to the Re
publican party as to the Democratic party. They,
together, fight the Detnocratio party. If there Is
to be an organisation, let the Republicans make
the Speaker If they can ; and if they have power to
carry on the business of the llonae, we will meet
them on their record in the contest of 1860. On
the united Opposition rests the responsibility of dis
organisation.
Mr. HINDMAN, of Arkansas, would conform to
the caucus action whenever hie party associate',
abide by the usages of the Democratic party; but,
he said distinctly, he would not be transferred to
the support of any one outside of the party by a
Democratic, majority. In the avant of an materna
tire being forced on him between a Black Repub
lican and a Know-Nothing, he should be con
strained to select the latter as a choice of evils.
In Arkansas, eneouragement had been given to the
Republicans by the position the Southern Opposi
tion assumed on the Kensaa-Nebraaka, bill, which
is denounced by the North as a broach of faith, and
so execrated by the Southern Opposition. Thus, in
his opinion, is Black Republicanism stimulated.
Mr. Ryer. I and my colleague belong to the
harmonious Democracy of Arkansas. [Laughter.]
Mr. HARNETT, of Virginia, sent up the resolves
of the Virginia Legislature, which were read, Te
-1 questing the Representatives of that State to unite
with the elements of the Opposition on any terms
consistent with fairness.
Mr. Roar, resuming, declared his ahhorrenee to
the reopening of the .Afrioan slave trade, end did
not seek the extension of slavery north of 38.30.
There are in Arkansas unoultivated lands enough
for all the surplus labor.
Mr, lilt!, remarked that ho understood Mr. COX
to say that he looked on the Southern Opposition
and the Republican party as identified in opposi-
tion to the Democratic) party.
Mr. Cox said that he meant as to the matter of
slavery In the Territories, and the admission of
States. Us understood the Southern Opposition to
edrooate the Intervention of Congress to establish
slavery, and the Republioan party as claiming the
exerolse of Congressional power to prohibit slavery
lithe Territories. Both of. these parties favor the
reopening of this agitating question In Congress,
while the Dernooratio party say to both non-in
tervention."
Mr. BILL inquired wbetberbe thought, from the
election of 18.55 and the' recent election in New
York, these parties are identioal in purpose and
principle.
151 r. Cox replied, If gentlemen referred to the
North Americans, he would dnd them as adverse
to the Southern Opposition as the Southern Oppo
sition is to the Democratic) party, It this is not so,
why did not the gentleman vote for some North
American for Speaker ?
Mr. HILL replied that he did. He voted for Mr.
Briggs!, of New York.
Mr. BEMs said his party was in a peouller po
sition. It stood here as at the North, a unit. In
reply to Mr. Cox, be remarketthat the Americans
;did not entertain any opinions opposed to civil and
religious liberty. They are for strict fidelity to
the Constitution and to all laws, and stand ready
and oompaolly to oppose all arctionallam. They
are for the Union, and nothing but the Union.
Mr. HILL said that many of the Democrats with
whom the gentleman from Oh% was proud to sit
inaugurated this doctrine. Alexander H. Stephens,
conspicuous in his party, inaugurated it, and be
did not know that Mr. Stephens had ever recanted.
He (Hill) thought it the duty of the Government
to protect everything regarded as property be
longing tq the wolf' of the United States, when
they go into the Territories.
Mr. Cox desired to reply, but Mr. Mann's, of
Illinois, declined to any longer yield the floor for
explanations. The latter referred to the remark
nude by him in the last Congress, that if the De
mummy thought they could carry themselves
through the next canvass with this Adminis
tration, they would brook down, and would
find they were (tarrying too tn”ch weight. The
Administration was full of rottenness and dead
mon's bones, and bad no more affiliation with the
Democracy than darkness with light, or virtue
with vim The President had again thrust in our
faces his Territorial policy, and had advanced
several steps from his former position, which, in
all eonscienoe, wee bad enough. He was amazed
that the President had so far lost sight of his duty
as to snake so high a bid for the nomination of the
Charleston Convention. lie knew him capable of
any act for the gratification of his private malice,
and Of being guilty of treachery to friends and
prinoiploa. Thera was no necessity for thrusting
the question of slavery here ; it was not before the
How in any form, nor was it likely to be this
session. Yet the President repeats his twice-told
tale at a time when the House was in an unorgan.
iced condition. Re was glad the President had
exposed himself, as he bad called bile an old
man who looked forward to the perpetua•
don of his power, and ho was ready to
bow at any sectional altar to obtain his ends.
He read an extract from the message relating to
slavery In the Territories, calling it disingenuous,
and thought it too strong a dose for any Southern
man to swallow. Ile then proceeded to discuss the
subject of slavery in its political relations. He had
heard many threats of dissolution of the Union,
but did not antioipite suoh a result so long as the
President tcopps a portrait of old Hickory in his
reception room to give him courage. Ile eulo
gised Mr. Nelson's speech tor its union sentiments.
The exoitement of this discussion is not to be re
gretted, because it gives another opportunity to
the masses of the people to manifest the pa.
trlotto sentiments they entertain. He discuss
ed the power of Congress over slavery in the
Territories, but in so doing would take no notice of
the views of the present Administration, which was
too low for its enerolea tq Ocoee, or 14 friends to
praise. The South had hitherto only asked non
action, but now they seek for Congressional inter
ference for the protection of slavery in the Territo
ries, previous to becoming States. Tho Constitu
tion establishes slavery nowhere, nor does it fix the
tenure of property. The doctrine that the muter
pan carry a Mayo where he pleases, and hold him
as such, is oilleua and abominable. The Constitu
tion only provide) for the rendition of escaped
slaves, not for the extension of slavery. He dis
cussed the application of the Prod Scott decision on
this question.
At throe o'clock Mr. 114r,r, asked Mr. Morris to
give way for a ballot for Speaker, and he con
sented.
Mr. STRMART, or Maryland, moved to adjourn.
Mr. Oonarate, of Virginia, called for the yeas
and nays, and wanted the country to understand
that the gentleman had twenty,flve pages more of
a written speech to read, and hoped that he be per
mitted to publish it without delivering, and object
ed to hie retaining the floor for another day.
Mr. Mounts add that the gentlemen from Vir
ginia read apeeohea too.
Mr. 01,Eurate. When I deliver written epeeehoe,
I will try to dp it all in one day.
Mr. MORRIS. One or your colleagues hold the
floor three or four days. If the gentlemen inelet
on it, I can rally energy enough to finish my speech
to-day.
The yeas and nays were ordered, when Mr.
Stewart withdrew his motion.
Mr. JORN COCHRANE, of New York, loped they
would go into a ballot with the vlow, after that, to
adjourn.
Objeotion being made, Mr. Annaiss, of Now Jer
sey, renewed his motion to adjourn, on the ground
that Mr. Morris was indisposed.
Mr. CLEMENS again called for the yeas and nays
Mr. FArtifeWORTIS, of Illinois, hoped that the
motion would be withdrawn, as he was anxious to
have a ballot to-day.
Mr. Miriam withdrew his motion.
Mr. Bartasnow, of Mississippi, stated that seve
ral gentlemen ware absent, an a lair ballot could
not be taken at this time.
Mr. BURNETT, of Rentuoky, was opposed to a
ballot, and hoped that either Mr. Morrie would
proceed or the Home adjourn.
A call of the House was ordered prior to a ballot.
Mr. Bneloorr, of Tennessee, said ha had board
there was a party bore willing to support men
from the South, who were not Rnow-Nothings.
In order to test It. he nominated Mr. Maynard, of
Tennessee. He did this on his individual responsi-
Malty. Mr. Maynard was outside of nil party
organisations, and was a national oonsorratiTe
man.
Mr. Molten, of Allextealppl, asked whether the
politioal friends of Mr. Drabson would all vote for
Mr. Maynard.
Mr. BRANNON could only speak for himself.
The roll of the Mouse was then called and the
prootioded to a ballot,
During the voting a number of explanations
were made.
Mr. Asuuone, of South Carolina, stated that he
was the first Democrat who abandoned Mr. 80.
cook, and ho did so in hopes of effecting an organ!.
action. lie would now rote for Mr. Maynard.
Mr. FLortericn, of Pennsylvania, said: Bitterly
opposed al I am, first, laat, and for all time, to
sectional organization, such as is represented by
the other side of the house, I am willing to cast
my vote for a conservative man, to promote the
organization of the 'louse, and pass the appropria
tion bills, which my friends on the other side are
en sensitive about. 1 vote for Mr. Maynard.
Mr. MAKIN said he was conservative in his
principles, and should therefore vote now, as hero
tofore, for John Sherman, whose Union-loving eon
Cutouts mat his entire approbation.
Mr. Excizisn, of Indiana, asked if he had not
voted for Mr. Gilmer?
Mr. IiASKIN replied that he had voted for Mr.
Gilmer, because in the Thirty-fifth Congress he
stood alongside of himself and Mr. Sherman, in
opposition to the Leeompton policy of the Admin
istration, wbioh Mr. English sought to cover up by
a bill, that in hie (Mr. Baskin's) judgment was the
meanest bill brought before the last session of Con
gress. [Laughter.)
Mr. swan called attention to the fact that
Mr. Gilmer himself had voted for the English bill.
[Laughter.]
Mr. Emus replied that when Mr. Gilmer voted
for it he stated that it was a shilly•shally, namby
pamby, nasty kind of bill. [Great laughter.]
Mr. LOGAN, of Illinois, when hie name was
celled, stated that, inasmuch as he was not willing
to participate in making this the general slaughter-
house of theporthwestern Democracy, heiroted for
Mr. Boooek.
Mr. Mcßan said that several members of the
American party having voted against Mr. May
nard, he should do the s a me, and vote for Mr.
Scott, of California,
Mr. Monists, of Illinois, had voted for Booock,
Mil!son, and others, but thought his colleague, Mr.
MeClernand, had not had their full strength tested,
and now voted for him.
Mr. Scorn, of California, voted for Mr. Maynard
on the assurance that he was an old-line Whig,
and did not belong to the American party.
Mr. BURNEY?, of Kentucky, wished to know
whether Mr. Maynard belonged to the American
organization
Mr. BRABaoN replied that Mr. Maynard was one
of the Fillmore eleotors, hut never belonged to the
Amerloan order.
Several Democrats briefly gave their reasons for
voting for Mr. Maynard.
Mr. Ayala - , of Tennessee, remarked that he did
not wish to see the seat 0000 occupied by Clay and
Polk desecrated by a Black ditepubliesan. [Ap
plause, mingled with hisses.l
Mr. LsuAu, of Mississippi, said that debate wax
not in order during the voting.
The Clerk thought the point of order well taken.
The discussion was continued, the Republicans
Galling the speakers to order.
Tog TWENTY-TRIED num
Resulted as follows;
Whole number of votes,
Necessary to a choice.
Mr. Sherman
Mr. Maynard
The remainder were soattering,
An analysts of this vote shows that Mr. Sherman
retains his relative strength, looking four of an
election.
All the Americans!, except two—namely, Messrs.
Davis, of Maryland, and Briggs—voted for Mr.
Maynard, who was smarted by
Messrs. Adams of Kentucky. Anderson of Kentucky.
Anderson of Missouri. Aehmore, Avery, Barksdale,
Barrett, Boclook, Bonham , Rotator. BrllisrlY• Boyne,
I Ammon Branch, Bristow, Burnett. Clemens Cobb.
Craig of North Carolina, Crawford, Deprnetta. Eng lisb.
Florence. 9arnett, enuttonafarde
mnp, Harris of Maryland. Harris of Virginia, Hatton,
Hill. Jankma. Jones. Keitt. Lamar, Leach af North
Carolina. Leak,. Mallory. Martin of Virsinia.
Million. Moore of Kentucky. Moore of Alabama, Nel
son, Noel!. Peyton, Phelps. Pryor, (inert's. Reagan.
%pt., Scott . Sickles, Ytimms, Smith of Virginia. Smith
of North garolina Stokes , Taylor. Thome. Vance,
Webster, Winslow Woodson. and Wright-65.
For Mr. Gilmer—Mauro. Davis of Maryland, and
B rieg s--2.
For Mr Davis of Indlena—Meysrs. Adrain, Mont
gomery. Ilium. and Robinson of Illinoll-4.
For fdr. Vallandigham—Messrs. Allen and Under
wood—r.
For hir. Flooook—Messrs. Curry, Davidson, Hindman,
V e la Peg 1411.1.13Ti10b. Edmondson. Mcßae,Phelps, Clark of Migeouri, Holman, Houston. Niblack,
and Stput-j.
208
105
101
For
F Mr. Ilouston—John Coohrane, Cooper, Singleton,
and MeClornand--4.
For Mr. Pendleton—Meesra. Cox, Howard. and Martin
of Ohio-3.
For Mr. Adrain—Mann. Mint of Indiana, and Roy
olds-2.
Eor Mr. Hamilton—Mr. Fouke—l.
For Mr. MoClernand—Mesers. {Jambes, Morris of
Illinois. Pendleton Logan. and Va landigham—S.
For Mr. PIO h—Mr. MoQueon—l.
I'm. Mr. MoQuean—Mr.
For Mr. demon—Mr. Stowe, t of Maryland—l.
For Mr. Hill—Mr. Maynard-1.
On the annonnoement of the ballot the House
adjournod.
The Georgie. Leelelature.
AUGUSTA. Den. 2E—Jartenx the acts pease,d by the
lest Georgia Legislature, and which have just been
published at Milledgeville, by H. R. Waters, Secretall
of the Executive Department, are the following:
roasion INSUR A NCE costearttas.
All foreign insurance companies (or companies not
incorporated by the Sttiteo are compelled, whenever
they establish an agency in Georgia, to be licensed by
an insurance commissioner appointed by the Governor.
The conditions upon which the hnen.e will be granted
are such se will, probably. interdict the location in thin
State of any Agency of for4ten nunirance contpaniex
An the law originally Imaged. the time for it to go into
operation wee the let of January.l36o, bait a subeetmant
law postponed its effect until the lot of December. 18th.
Another boa:stature will meet before the latter time,
and the law may be repealed or modified.
• LOTTER" OPTIC'S.
All lottery managers lire rww. y recent enactment a
comeelled to make their annual returns on the als ,
of December.
IkEPHISS COMPANIES.
The principal officers of all expresa companies, doiot
business In lieorgia, are now required to make their an
nual returns to the State Treasurer on the lit day ot
April, and to pay their tax to said °dicer. free of cost of
collection. Ilia penalty for failing to comply is suffi
ciently severs and summary to induce oomplianoe.
OPONOIA AlllOl4 AND POUNDICT.
Tha Governor hes been directed to *bums ell the no.
oessery information. statistic,. &0., in relation to the
esmobihment of a State armory end foundry. for the
manufacture of arms end munitlons of war. and report
nt the next senior of the Legishtture.
TAX ON PBBLIMS—!ALES By SAMPLIN, ITC.
Itwill not be lawful hereafter for any itinerant person
or perilous to vend creel} spy artiehi or thing of value,
net mantilhotnred In Georgia, by gamete or otherwise,
without a license. The license le one hundred dollar.,
or other enro, in the diecretion of the inferior court of
the county in et hioh the peddling or *plea ere made.
An additional tax of one per eeht. on one hundred dol
lars sold. The penalty is fins and imprisonment.
•
*ILIA op !Ronan's of Imam.
The pritanNe otates that the act Is to protect the hold
ers of bills of oschanoe, or drafts drown and accepted,
on account of shipment& or transfer of cotton, and to
Punish those who frautlulebtly violate their coatroom of
acceptance, or misapply the cotton received by them or
its proceeds.
The act appears to Ito specially intended to protect
cotton planters and interior merchants who forward
their cotton to oily factors.
IDLE AND PROPLIOATI 'RAH N6OllO/8,
Free negroes, wandering or strolling about. or leading
an idle, immoralr,r prodigate.oonree Cd . WO, are hero
alter to be deem e d and con sidered .4 vagrants, and
may be in Toted a 6 suotb In cue of onnviction they
will be sold into slavery for any given time, in the die ,
cretion or a judge of the &Donor Court, not exceed
ing two years for the first onence; but upon conviction
nt seoond offence they most be sold into perpetual
slavery.
Part•LTINS coo NOrl-SPICIIE-PATING HAMM
Hereafter any inoorporsted bank which shall refuse
or fail to pay specie for its bills, notes or draft', or other
writing for welch they may be bound to pay money,
shall be liable tomtits thereon ip any of the courts of the
State and the holders of such bide. it c., in addit.on to
the principal and legal interest, shall receive twenty
fire per rent. damages; and it is made the duty °norms,
trying such cases, to find a verdict on favor alba Plain
tiff. against such bank or banks, for the principal, in
terest, and damages, provided for; and all Judgments
rendered to such coulee must he collected by execution.
thereon to specie only.
Banks hereafter are allowed to discount or purchase
foreign bills at their true market value.nrovicion the rata
doss not exceed seven per centum per annum. aid the
additional rate of the cost of transporting specie (born
thepoint at hich the 101 l e;ohange may be payable
to that at winch the seine we! discounted or purchased.
The not expressly guards against violations, by restrict
ing it. meaning to bana.fide °commercial bill'.
BANK CIIAITHILP.
The name of the " Planters' and Mechanic? Bank
of Dalton," hag been changed to that of the " yank of
Whitfield."
An act wax passed repealing the second section of an
not entitled enact to repeal the nineteenth section of au
act to incorporate a bank in the city of Atlanta, to be
e tiled the Bank of Fulton ; and for other purposes
therein named. wanted to on the Ilth of December,
ism. What the nineteenth action II Ido not know, [tor
does this repealing act state.
An act was passed extending, for twenty years, the
charter of the Planters' Bank of the State of thorgift,
at Savannah. The 'stockholders' andlvldual
clause was added.
the name of the " Aleokatiica' Bavlnne Bask " In
Savannah has been ohatiged to that of the "fanners'
and htechatuce . Bank."
The 'Wreck of tho Ship Waite Dolmen.
Rzecus ue lqx6 rsßlio99---oTtim}l Dls-
Now Oatearts, Dem
today. ark Doretto, from
remerhavou. arrived here Wm picked up, on
the 19th, five women and lour men from the wreck of
the chip Piles H o lmes, which sunk on the 161 k, when
five days out from Garde Island Key, where she was
aground. The remainder of her crew and nassencena,
numbering tat rty-two souls, have not been heard 4 4.
q he hark 'tallyho, of New York. has raven lest at era,
The bark ]epee Andrews hat stranded at the mouth
of the Coatzacoaloos. Crew eared.
LATSR.
The steamship Char la wad cut through by the ice,
while coming up thb wed has since sunk in hdr
dock up to her guards. Her prisgengers report, that to
the saloons there was shrine two feet of water.
The Weather.
Moiintrat. Deo. 29 —The thermometer indicates e
temperature of le deg, below zero, but the aver is not
Yet frozen. Opposite the oft) the water m very high,
and the lower pert of Oriffintowr is doodad.
Hr. JoneiseGßO, Vt., Deo.M.—The thermometer indi
cates ett deg, below zero.
itoues's Pomr, N Y,, Dec. 28. The thermometer in.
M entes le deg. below zero.
BosToN, Deo. 22.—The thermometer Indicates 2 deg.
below zero.
New Yong, Deo. 29—N00n.--The meow is Ming feet;
wind northeast.
Second Trial Trip of the Sloop.of.War
Narragansett.
UNSATIIIPACTORY PARTORMAtierig.
New Yo a. Deo. Zg.—.The steam sldep-of-war Narra
gansett returned grunt her second truti trip to-day. Shs
was thoroughly tasted, and competent olllcara ware
aboard. Aa on the first trip. her Forlorn) -moss were
very uulatiaraotory. Har machinery was defective,
and thegreatest speed attained was seven and three
quarter knots an hour.
Reception of Senator Seward.
Phew Yoke. Dec, Y&—Senator Seward returned to
night in the etertinehip Arno from hie Luroperin tour.
Se was euthusiesticaily received hr 4 urge concourse
ut people, smut the argue of Quenon. ate.
From Ilava na.
Naw YORE, Doo.23.—The steamship Granada. from
New Orleans and seesaw, arrived at this port this
evening.
Ile advice); are unimportant.
dugare acre held too high to edrutt tlf large %mute
hone.
The receipts tir new rnotalsee were retarded by the
rainy weather,
Colored Militia.
OITON, Deo. 23.
personaaned by the Lerielature t
authorizing colored to join military organiza
tions, has been vetoed by ()overeat. Banke.
Murder by a Jealous Husband.
BOSTON, Dec. lld —James Carroll was killed in East
Boston laet evening by bones Dale in a quarto/ orit
eating in a jealous sumpunnn th d Ca rroll in i was too -
nets with Datey'e wife. Palsy is under arrest on t a
Charge of murder.
The Canada at Halifax.
SACKVILLE, N. B. Dec. 28.—The steatnahtp Canada,
from Liverpool, with date. to esderdny the nth inst.,
wee signalled below M nab lea this morning. trio por
tion of her intelligence hutet coins to hand.)
Union Meeting at Troy.
Taos'. N. Y., Dee. 48—A large and enthusiastic
Union meeting Woo held here this evenint, at *lttett
General Wool presided. Speechel were :bade by W.
A. H
Beach, Henry J. Rarttend, and nthert, rito tatters t
from the on. Edward Everett, Mittatrl Fillmore, and
Eraatua Brooks were rend
Reward Offered,
wAsu , NO tt•Ni. D9O. :43,—.71 . 6 lIIMIyOr has offered I re
ward of litiOJ for the arreet of John Fawn and Chatiaa
poiLinhorn, charged with the murder of Mr. Itahorg.of
hiladelphie.
Soiling of the Aracrien.
Elosrois,,Dee. a—The ateamship America mailed at
noon for LI servo', via litlitax. Bhe parries out
$5,000 in specie, ar palseogers for laverpool, and is for
Halifax,
• Non.Arnval of the North Briton.
PONTLAN D, Deo•lB—The Liverpool steamer now due
here is the North Briton. not the !Nommen, as sup-
P OlO 4 , WO tM Pot VCert 1 1 114094 bolowjet,
THE CITY.
AMUBEMENTS TrlB AFTERNOON AND
EVENINU.
Narfirgat. Tifeavan. Vraintit etreet‘between Eighth
and hfinth.—" The Dfllllll &o.' FAIN
fortnnnees this sant - noon and evening.
CLIZATNUT Vonua.
CoNetar HALL, Chestnut street. above Twelfth.—
Oratorio of the Messiah.
stme iz
a Ossa el 6 Chestnut street.—Exhibitton
Attest works of Wile. Rosa &aliens.
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WHILITLEY h CLAIIEWS ANCH-811111T THIATIN.
Arch street, above Sixth.—" Peter Wilkins' Nine
Mint' of the Law."
Watitr-Brassz Tnastaii, corner Walnut end
Ninth.—" Faust and Marguerite."
SANDERSON'S EXHIDTION Roox, JOYZ3'II COMMlE
wealth Building. Chestnut street. above Eltith.—Thio
don's Museum of Art
•
Mc Doan DOH'S Race street, betov
Entertainments Disbar.
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ACADEMY OP PINEWs, Chastont Strdet.—" 4
Drew Dra of ftalr "—" The artyrdom of John Huss. &o.'
linstrut or Worms's,northeast oorner Tenth and
Chestnut streets. —Signor Blitz.
I. 0. S.M. CHARITY BALL AT THE ACIADE•
HT or Moszc.—lt was appropriate, although not
intentional, that the coldest day of the progress
ing season should have been honored as a festive day
by the Sons of Malta. It was peculiarly appro
priate that on the bitter stormy night that has just
gone by, the world of fashion eheuld remember
the poor and needy in their hour of merriment
and pleasure. Cold and bleak, and dreary, a
fierce wind driving before it the newly.fallen
snort', the moat wintry of oar winter nights—not
withstanding this, all the Sons with their
two thousand guests, assembled at the Academy
of Mueio, to renew their devotion to Charity
in a magnifieent Charity Bail. And a magni
ficent ball it was--although we write it with
enthusiasm, the joyous strains of merry musio
still falling upon our ear* and joyous forme of the
gallant and the fair whirlilli before rte in 'the giddy
mazes of the dance. A no bble ball it was, in Its
conception and motive, fur, in whatever guise we
meet it, charity is alwaya noble. There was
everything beautiful and graceful—the fairest of
woman and the bravest of men; faahlonable peo
ple In velvet and fors, and plain people in broad
cloths and merinoes ; people who lead the fashions,
and those who follow; millionaires and mechanics;
snob a weal mosaic of all characters, kinde, and
conditions, was surely never seen before eta charity
ball. There were legal gentlemen from the bar,
and oommereial gentlemen from the oonnting-honse
—the former whirling around as though there were
to be no more action' in chancery ; while the latter
quietly sauntered along the promenades—now
gently gliding along in a watts, or discussing very
characterlatically with some interested friends the
probabilities of a rise in flour.
There was Jenkins, of the Sunday papers, busily
engaged in noting the diameter of the crinolines,
the construction of the bonnets, and eagerly
watching for the slightest whisper of *caudal.
Five minutes later and you will and Jenkins in
the bar-room, the jolliest fellow in the world, at
the expense of some shrewd friend whose kind
ness will "be duly remembered—in our next."
That saffron-whiskered chap in the centre of the
room. dewing with the lady in the pink domino,
writes poetry for the New York papers, and
bas the reputsaion at horns of being a
capital scribbler. Every box in the balcony has a
little coterie of ham and gentlemen gossiping
over the latest news, admiring each other's
dresses, or peering through lorgnettes at so
quaintances on the door. The caste of aociety is
almost unnoticed here. Velvet dances with
Velveteen, and Ten-thousand-tt-year drinks his
champagne with the &Sable under-clerk who circu
lates in society on &hundred per annum.
Yet it is a gay end gorgeous scene. a panorama
of life and loveliness. With its mania and its
dancing, itsgosaip and its scandal, its flirtations
and its wooing,. its fashion and its snobbery, its
champagne taipea" -
whiskey pr
of society
means, its
and positir
Always
Academy
nor stews
the midst
sources of
rtiIOUTCOII
parquette the
stage, and the stage was net with the magnificent
ball-room scene, painted by De Riviera, for the
opera of the Sicilian Vespers. As a piece of art,
this scene is gorgeous in the extreme,and eomblnes,
in a rare and wonderful degree, the beauties of
scenic painting with the utility of theatrical
scenery.
The musical department of the festival, on which
the success of every ball so much depends. was
under the care of Messieurs Simon and Mark Ran
ier, assisted by two very large and extensive or
chestras. The orchestra under Mr. Simon Hassler
played the promenade music in a superb manner,
giving, among other things, the" Potpourri," from
Martha, the "Benediction des
, poignards," from
the Jiuguenots, the " Duetto,' from Dots Gio
venni, and the finale from Ernani, with exquisite
grace.
The second orchestra, under the superintendence
of Mons. Mark Hassler. devoted itself exclu
sively to the music of the dances. We need hardly
say anything in praise of the performance of this
body, as such a course would be unnecessary. The
striking feature of the evening's dancing was the
" Sons of Malta" Lancers, which was participated
in by a large number of the guests This martial
and manly dance, with its beautiful music, was
never executed to better advantage than under
the superintendence of Mons. Hassler. "The
Minus-ha-ha °slop," composed by Mr. Harry
Sanderson, and dedicated to the Supreme Grand
Council of the I. 0. S. M. of East Pennsylvania,
was another very pretty performance.
At an ettrly and unmentionable hour, when nine
tenths of those who will read this article were In
the land of dreams, we left this gay and festive
scene. The programme of dances was very nearly
completed, but the vast audience still remained
to continue the festivities of the night until the
approach of morning. Everybody seemed to be
pleased with the festival. possessing, as It did, all
the elements of a gratifying success.
We are told that the number present was not a
fair representation of that who had purchased
tickets, and that numbers who had made arrange
manta for attending were prevented from carrying
them out by the inclemency of the weather. Be
that as it may, there were enough without them—
enough to fill the coffers of the Bons of Malta with
a charitable fund that will go far towards alle
viating much of the misery of the aeaNna, and more
than enough to make the entertainment one of the
most retuarkaVle of its kind ever given In Phila
delphia.
AT TUG NOItTIIIIRN Hoax /OS PHISIMLISSII
COILDRES.—We paid a holiday visit yesterday to
one or two of the public institutions of our city,
to see ' among other thing", how comfortable their
Inmates could be made during the winter monibs.
One of these wan the Northern lime for Friend
less Children, which, an Wet of stir city readers
are aware, is eitoated on the Nears of ground at
Brown and Twenty-third streets, immediately
fronting the eatensive work-shops of the House of
Refuge. This is the highest portion of the oil:
and while the grateful zephyrs gently cool and f in
away the sultry atmosphere of summer, thus ren
dering it a most desirable locality for one's abode,
the wintry blasts of Bony seem to demand liberal
donations of anthracite to keep the habitations of
the destitute sufficiently elpplied with fuel. We
found the temperature in the principal apartments
of this building all that could be desired, and
were gratified to learn that, though the stock of
coal on hand was not as large as it should be. the
furnaces were so economically worked that there
was little or no waste of heat.
Passing into the committee-room fox the admis
sion and binding out of children, we observed that
this important department of the institution draws
together, weekly, a large number of the managers.and an advisory committee of the trustees. Some
children were being adiraitted, et the time, that
especially attracted our attention ; and we wished
that every philanthropist in the State, who enter
tained an idea of endowing some noble and needy
charity, could bate been present to witness the
relief that to considerately and constantly admin
istered at ibis ',availably managed establishment.
One was an only child. ten years of age, front the
interior of the State, His father was dead; and
his mother, unable to support him longer, with the
want wages the, could earn, had resolved, with true,
self-denying affection for her eon, to place him in
the " Home " The parting scene was at once
touching and distressing, and too sacred tor us to
dwell upon. A group of three—cniehe,y, t en y ears
of age, and his two sisters, eight and 81: years old—
were brought by, their tether under the guidance
of an apse: who had picked up the boy almost
naked in the street', begging from licroa to house
for food or clothing, for himself and the two little
girl", who—ns the little f e llow said—staid to a
dark cellar ikurpowttere in Aloyainensing. The fa
ther was partially blind, and could get but little
work ; hie wife had died some years ago, and they
had no relatives in this city. The oondition of
these poor little creatures was Indeed deplorable;
none of them had on one third as many rag" as
would exclude the cold, and a ewe at the bare
limbo of the ehivertog little girl& sent a "air
theta" chill directly tit our bereft. They were air
and ruddy children, bat terribly neglected.
We hift the place with sadness at the thought of
how much suffering hundreds of the children that
have been cared for at this institation must have
endured before they reached its hospitable boards,
bat proud to think that in our city was erected
such a noble asylum for the friendless children of
the State.
TherpnOriTE • Rifts.—Yesterclay morning,
about one o'clock, Officers Thompson and Naulty
discovered a fire in the card factoryof 31r.
binson Pinson, on Twenty-fo trth street, below
Coates. The firemen experienced &one diffi
oulty In getting to the scene and in service, the
streets being impassable from oulvett trenches,
and some of the plugs being fiction. The building,
which was of brush, thirty by sixty feet, and two
stories in height, was soon enveloped in flames and
completely gutted, and the contents destroyed, not
withstanding the firemen worked nobly. The
structure was surrounded by Celoable property,
and was connected with a large priut works by a
wooden platform. This platform was ant sway.
mainly through, the exertions of Officer Curry of
the Fateenth ward, who was almost suffocated with
smoke, and tkpe the dames were prevented from
reaching the works. A quantity of machinery,
valued at $l,BOO. which was in the burning struc
ture was demolished. The total loss is estimated
et i3,ooo—insured for $2,000 in the Equitable /n
-eural:ice Company. The building was owned by
Jacob ti ening, whose lees is meted by insurance.
The fire originated, accidentally.
Ari OPFENDF.a. InOw TUE INTERIOR.—On
Tueiday afternoon a man, named Daniel Vail,
was brought to this city, from Dauphin county, to
serve out the balance of a term of Imprisonment
in the &astern Penitentiary. Vail has been for
some time an inmate of the jail at Harrisburg,
having been convicted of robbing a jewelry store.
lie has made frequent attempts to escape. A few
days ago ho climbed up the jail wall with cat-like
agility, and had nearly reached the roof of the
building, when ho was discovered by the deputy
keeper, Captain Nevin, who drew a revolver and
threatened to shoot unless Daniel descended. The
latter Immediately complied with the demand.
Fearing that Daniel would ultimately effect his
escape by climbing up the walls—a feat which he
performs with great dexterity—the Ruthenia
deemed it proper to send him to the penitentiary,
in thlicity, fur safe keeping, until the expiration
of the term for which he was sentenced.
Frar.aAt. or A Nutt.--On Tuesday after
noon the funeral ?terrines of Sister Mary Cyrille De
Neokero, who died on Sunday morning, were per.
formed in the Church of the Assumption, Spring
(Union street, below Twelfth. The church Irma
m uc h crowded nay. Mr. Carter, pastor, officiated.
The deoeased was thirty.six years old, and was
fifteen years* Sister of the Convent of Notre Dame.
She WSJ& niece of the late Archbishop De Neck
era, of New Orleans, and had two brothers who
were Jesuit priests. She was connected with the
Church of the Assumption for two year', and was
a teacher in the Academy for Young Ladies at
tached thereto. The decreased was much beloved.
Tax Couays.--The Court of NW Prins ,
Jostle. Woodward, was la lesion yesterday. li—
the case of Ewing vs. Blight, before reported, a
verdict was rendered fat the plaintiff for $i6,54.74.
In the cue of Named Ousel ri. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, before reported, a verdict for
the plaintiff was given for $275. Charles F.dottli
and Catharine Joan his wife, vs . - The City of
Philadelphia. An salon to recover damages for
injuries alleged to hare been sustained by the loss
of the life of the plaintiffs' ehlld. It appears from
the evidence adduced In the ease, that the wire
bridge over the river ficluzy/kill was being re
paired in the month of May last, and the plaintiffs
child was passing over the same '
when he fell
through It, and was killed. This action is now
brought by his parents to recover damaged. The
defame set up is, that all necessary caution was
made by the workmen to prevent any accident.
On trial.
In the Quarter I3easions the rats had their holi
day, unmolested by the Upstate', who have a lente
of absence for a week.
DEATH or • DlSTaftrinErr,
regret to announce the death of Captain Stephen
Baldwin, a well.known ship truster and numbest,
a resident of this city for nearly forty years. He
died at his reaidence, in Walnut street, above
Ninth, at 5 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon_ Captain
Baldwin was a native of Long Island, but had long
been identified with Philadelphia, fussing com
manded one of the packet ships between this city
and Liverpool from 1822 until 1831. Be was widely
known for his numerous and extensive charities.
for Dishonorable dealings and probity of character,
and he leaves a gap in a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances. lie was a director of the Mer
chants' Exchange, and his loss will be deeply felt
in the mercantile community with which he was
Intimately associated. The funeral will take place
on Friday.
TAKE °ARK OT ERZ SEIPPERT PLACES.—
This is a bad time for thoughtless, nerrou, or ex
citable Rennie. Coolness and courage are the
great requisites of good eitisenship when the meets
are covered with seee-and the MOM la brittle and
deoeptive. .It world he an excellent Idea for hu
mane people to keep their pavements covered with
ashes In this mason of slippery weather. The pre
caution would be opportune and grateful. Within
the last twenty-four tours no fees thin two very
serious accidents occurred from falling on the ice.
We can form no idea of the number of more tri
lling injinkes from the same cause, that have parsed
into obscurity without the honors of an item. An
elderly man, named John Clift, fell on the lee and
broke his leg, while another man, named William
Kirk, fell upon the too, at Tenth and Filbert
streets, and fractured his skull to an extent that
may prove fatal. Beware of the slippery platen
letterman Eurtiteareiturr.---The chit
dren connected with ladartriel tettoel, at the
Idoyamensing House of Industry, located In
Cathe
rine street, above Seventh, are to taro their an-
mud dinner on Monday Zen, the 24 day of Jena
ary, at 2 o'clock P.M. Donations of reest.Ponitl7.
vegetable', east, de., de., are hereby mance
fully solicited for the occasion, all of which will be
acknowledged in the customary annual report
of the institute. Donations to be sent to the Some
of Industry in Catherine street, above &Teeth,
before 10 o'clock A. 11. on Monday. The nubile
are respectfully invited to be precast to witness
the exercises of the school and the opening of the
work-room for the poor,
Tax DzlxwAaz TERMINI'S DrreaSteren on-.
—We learn that the Board of Directors of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Lave fixed epos'
the foot of Prime (or Washington) street, South
wark, as the Delaware terminus of the road The
cars will cross the Schuylkill by thegray's Ferry
bridge. It will beremembered that the Baltimore
t- Mimed Company have a double Mick upon this
street, which extends from the Delaware to the
Schuylkill. It is expected that in the mute of a
few months the foreign freight of the Penneylva
nießailroad will reach the Delaware by this rout*,
instead of being dragged by males through the
heart of the e!ty.
B A ctr . AGAEN.-...We understand that a num
ber of the student' who left Jefferson College and
went to Richmond for patriotic reasons, hate re
turned again to this oily. The attractions - o[_
a good college, an excellent faculty, and a sides
did 'dilution, were even more powerful than their
desire to sacrifice themselves to their ptintiptes.
Some of them ley that their visit to RiehMend Was
only to enjoy a Christmas frolic, and an exhibition
of Governor 'Wise's oratorical pyrotechnics They
abundantly succeeded in both these expectations,
and are back ie Philadelphia.
THE WRATMER.—Testerday was a terrible
day, forming a chilly contrast with the days pre
ceding. In the morning we had a fall of snow,
the high and bleak wind alone preventing na from
having a storm. It was • glorious day fox the.
skaters, and right cheerily they enjoyed it. The
Schuylkill river, as far up as the - Mu-thicken,
was covered with skates., eagerly titan to end
fro on the hard and eittering see. de a matter of
course, the railroads running riverward did en
immense business, the number of pleasure-seekers
they carried being something wonderful.
Founto43o.—About seven o'clock last ere-
Ode
ttiful
ay in
JO re
ales.
The
tins a male child, apparently six months old, wan
discovered by a poll:* officer lying an the pave,. -
mans in Third street, below Callawhill. It was
neatly dressed, but wu wrapped in an old cloak,
and would have certainly perished with the sold in
a abort time. It was taken to the Elereath-ward
stationhonse, and will be seat to the Almshouse
this morning.
Lreruse or GEORGE 11. IffIDA7.--101
call
tog attention to the lecture to ba delivered by
George 11. Monday, at Franklin HAM this evening,
in our Issas of yesterday, we omitted to state that
the admission will be 10 eonta. Proceeds to be de
voted to giving a ditteltr to the *Wow *eV
orphans in Moakley Almshouse, on the SI - of Ji..
1212111.
Sgarmo Otta.—A number of young men,
taking ativarttitof the wintry weather and the
aosommaTing hare orsed inns a ska
ting association, known as " he Weaver Skating
Mit." The announcement of the organization,
together with the names of the officers, will ha
found in the advertising columns.
&Jour Fiwg.--..410wt noon yeadoeday, Uwe—
offt-e of Mr. Michael Price, an sent nod collector,
regale; on Frankford toed, ekes& Mist street,
wu slightly damaged, by au sosideatal Ars.
Boarso.—.ll, little girl, daughter of Sim%
Stewart, rending at Twelfth and South streets, tray
Serkrally injured lest evening Wier clothes taking
fire froth the stove.
The Washington Star, of last evening, mys
"This morning. James Stewart, a .son of .M/1.-
Stewart, who keeps a boarding.banso on lassoes'
avenue, was found hanging by the neck, in • abed
on hie mother's reggae*, dead, having committed
suicide darling the night. The deceased left noth
ing by which the sot could be explained. Ile - was
Associated with wild youths, and sometimes they
led him astray into fits of - intemperance. HiA
mother la the widow of a subordinate officer at the
Capitol, whose melancholy suicide some years ago
will be remembered by many citizens who knew
him well."
Dr. B. W. Thomas, a wealthy eititea of Na
poleon, Arkansas, was surprised by the arrival
there, a few days since, of a le-d7 bearing bi>
name, and claiming him ae bar husband. Mrs.
Thomas, who, for map years, resided in Louis
ville, alleges that ske was married to the doctor in
1844, and tkat be lived with her long enough t.,
convert her property Into money, with which be
left, leaving her penniless. She has taken no her
residence in Arkansas, and instituted suit for di.
truce and alimony, end commenced a prosecution
for blipairty. She charges that be never obtained
a divorce, and that he is now living with his stra,
wife.
Fernando Wocd was, yesterday, sworn in as
Mayor of New York by Mayor Tremann.
The Potts►ille AtineWjournal pritilbraoes the•
following distressing account of the intikriega of a
family during the extreme cold tea►ber on Satur
day last :
" On Saturday afternoon hut, during dm-preys
lenee of a severe Sons, a young man who bail
been sent from St. Mir to Hazelton, with a team,
for the rupees of removing the family of Mr.
Valentine Frantz to the former place, found it ne•
canary to nnbiteh his horses and leave the wagon
which eontained the family, on a mountain, to go
home and hare his horses' shoes sharpened. The
persons composing the family, left in that dan
gerous position, were Mrs. Frantz, fire small
children, an eider daughter, and her husband.
After the driver had been absent some time, the
family left the wagon, for the purpose, if possi
ble, of reading their home; but the rain falling
Gut, and, freezing as rapidly as it fell, impeded
their progress. Mrs. Frantz sank to the ground
a dozen tuner, in a distance of between one and
two miles, yet she clung to and protected her
babe, with the fervor which characterises a mo
ther's love. At but Mrs Frantz, overcome by
cold and fatigue, could proceed no further. Thu
I young man placed her and four of the children on
1 the ground, in as sheltered a position as he could
find ; picked up the remaining child a boy, in his
arms, and, with his wife, proceeded home es rapidly
' as possible.
On reaching home be informed his friends of
the occurrent's, and they started in search of the
unfortunate sufferers. When discovered, Mts.
Frantz and the children were Insensible. The
mother was lying on her hack, with her babe
premed tightly to her bosom, while her clothing
was frozen to the ground ens of the children,
a little girl, while attempting, evidently, to crawl
up . the bill bad slipped; her clothing was
stripped from her person, and she was found ex
posed and frozen to the gtostud. The children
were taken to a plate of shelter, lut Mrs Premix
was not removed until a wagon bad been pro
cured. The first inquiry from liar lips, when Me
stored to nonsciourness, was for her children.
The boy tint taken home has died. It Is thought
that Mrs. Frantz will recover. The huts is well.
There is, bosom?, some doubt of the recovery of
the other children. What the little family sof
ibred in the long hours of that Saturday afternoon
and night, exposed to the pelttogsot the pitiless
storm, and to the chilling atmosphere of a winter
day, on a bleak mountain. with the nearest Nome
miles away, and their friends ignorant of their
oondition,-wbat that mother must hate suffered
mentally, in her anxiety for her poor obildree. our
readers can Imagine. We will tot attempt a de
scription."
Hiatiuy at Sea.
Trig CREW ATTLIIPT TO lITODER THIS CapTIETVCD
RATA—ARATZ DTTEICCA GT TIM CAPTAIT.--TIM
3ITTINESES ARRESTED.
[From the New York Poet, lest ers amg a
Captain Young, of the bark James Cook, whist,
arrived this morning from Havana, reports that he
sailed from HOTOVI Atomiserlib. and on the
17th, when in sight of the Florida coast, and
while standing at titss wheel, he was surprised to
hear the cry of. murder from the second mate. A.
passenger, named George Williams, te.k the
wheel, saying there was bad work on the main
deck. Upon proceeding thither, Captain Young
found the first and second matte fighting deepe - -
retell with '
two seamen, named J. Kelley and
Thomas Sullivan, who swore to have their lives.
Captain Young succeeded in getting the mates
into the cabin, the seamen making &number of at-
tempts to knock him down and prevent it, and then
got in himself, the mutineers aim makingreprated
efforts to get in. He then told them that If they
made another attempt to gain the cabin he wool,
fire on them. At that they both made a rush at
him with their weapons, sweating they would have
his life. lie fired one shot in the air, to show
them that if they persisted be would Motu certainty
fire the next shot at them. Finding they were de
terminal to commit latuder end take the reel,
be fired upon them, the abet taking elect in Sulli
van's side. Kelly then dropped Ins weapons and
wen t forward. After examining the wound, and
finding ft Vol mortal, this captain dreseed it, and
ocoAnal him and gelly separately. Sullivan wet
sent ashore at quarantine. and Kelly taken itST
tbltri by (*MT Mathew and Steck.