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law tkalaar otaaroor tor California. •
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7 , 11910, de: !oil** Intent-
• The ,COOlia. Trade. -
'While the civilised :world , isouninimona in
stOndemning 'Mus Afriean , slave trade; end in
adopting Memi, 'irate suppress it, it is singular I
that a traffic qtlite as Infamous rhonid be Per - i
witted. in human toning, of "a, color brita *hide'
darker than the, Caucasian nee, • tinder the
' dimaly said ziotOviously Wm preteat, that, it. is
based upon a aystAm.of VolunterjeMigration.
We allude to the Coolie trade ;fluid inasmuch
aziAinerican ramie have heretefore, Le is large
extent r participatad is it,we ire ea to - notice 1
that in the House of Bepresentatives,,on Mon
day, Mr. Error, of Maisttehasetts, submitted
an, able report on Miami:lca, accompanied by
s bill to prohibit, in future;firtiz . er connection
with this nefarious - traffic by Americans, in
American. vessels:
• The 'origin of pis 'trade appears to - have,
been 'in the transportation of natives of the
• British peasessions in the East Indies, to British
Guiana, and since the establishuient of a number
of necessary restrictions it Wilt heen quite suc
cessful in promoting-the commercial, prosper.
IV of the regions to which the East India
Coolies were transported, and tolusve become
acceptable, and, in sr moderate degree,
' able to the operatives themselves. The ene
ma of Mil operation .led to - the commence
ment of .the • Chinese Coolie trade ; but this
being without any redeeming features, and
having been subject to , no g efficient humane
restrictions either On the tart of the Chinese
Government—from,whose dominions these un-
thrtzuzate victims - are taken=- - -or on the put
of the , various South American or Cuban
rulers, into whose dominions they have been,
imported, is one of the most inhuman enter
prises that men were ever tempted by avarice
to engage in.
' - Infamy and barbarity attend every step of
itaprogress--in the means employed to secure
possession of •the Coolies, and their embarka
tion upon the ships—in their condition during
the voyage, when they are frequently packed
together as closely as Africans upon 4 slaver—,
and in their treatment after they land from a
weary and horrible, voyage; their dew masters
having no interest in-their permarient physical
welfare, being perfectly willing that they
should perish after. the 'expiration of their
term of apprenticeship. -
,
The Coolies are originally obtained in China
' by the shipping *ate from Chinese brokers,
who' have systematised their nefkrions busi
ness- and empley - native Chinese to entice
_ victims -by Manner of false pretences,
and' by ' the offer of what, , to there,- ap
rare large. wages,: or when they cannot
be beguiled, they are sometimes kid
- napped. Once under thweentrol of a broker,
they are often sold for 8100 per head. When
sent out to sea, the email crews in chargé of
the vessels containing cargoes of from three or
tour hundred to eight hundred of these unfor
. tainitelzelngs,indumilY "enough Mita mutiny,
and consequently faeten !kern beneath the
hatches, where they have an inazdfleiency of
air, , become. afflicted, by many, diseasesi and
finally either, perish on • tett voyage or, reach
t heir-destination in inalzatat animated Condi
tion:: Of the .80,000 Coolies shipped for Cuba;
in the last eight years,licarly 8,000 died!' and
theiedeliths'dentotleciride the terrible disaster
to the Flora TemPie, , lait, 'Minute!, when, Upon
• - one voyage, nearly 800 of them mere:swept
into the sea. The Coolies who 'arrive In" Cuba
- ire Miminally required, "to A - erie from ire, to
eight - yeiUn;-but it , seems Muit,,,none ever re
inidyfeCac.•
//' ';comtiiiiiiiiiiiiilizatiziniiet:tO is `thein.
:menage to'oveurtirli,them so that
.theY die, or send them to a' distant ideate-,
tion, or sell theta for &dither term, and there
le little or no.chance for -the poor Coolies to
obtain legal redress. Altogether their position
is worse , than that, of the , African; slaves, u
their tasks are , more . *even, and, their stiffer
inns greater, while they are deprived Of the,
right of permanent protection and sustenance
in old age; which forme a compensating feature
of negro idavery. r -
The C 08 1880.
The worn at Mliing - the Census, will tom
:mance:on the, test of . .Truie;arid the whole
- Americaripeople should feel, a laudable pride
in peomoting, by prompt and correct answers
to the varionii-questions the deputy niaoslials
will propound, the; eneral accuracy and.cem
pletenem of , the vastaggregate, . '
statement 'of
American popnlation • end wealth which the
census of 1860vrill undoubtedly present. The
importanee of a torrent undue cannotwelf be
Overrated, as 4hll and accurate 'nineties Ike;
:with. unerring - .correctners,
questions of greet importance, and promptly
solve problemeWhiCh, without their aid, would
' perplex all of our statesmen. One Of the most
ridiculous things that any considerable portion
of our people were ever guilty of was the effort
made in 1840, in some parts of, our country; to
prevent the - censtia.takers of that year; from
acquiring correct inforrastiori 'in regard to the
great material lntereetr of the nation, and It is
to be hoped that a wideiy opposite feeling will
exist everywhere, throughout the Confederacy
&rug the presert.year.,
;Very good huslitelarman acknowledges the
importance Of, a coniiiiiiiniAtaqtal inventory of
his stock and effecti, and it is equally,
ant, in a national point of View, that full in
' formation should he obtained in'regard to our.
resources, that we may learn at once the ele=
meets of our strength and of, oar weakness—
low we have progressed'or declined, and that
the.whole world may be presented with new
proolk of the extraordinary program, of our
favored Republics . ; .
Thep .Pepulation •of our Country, it Is'sup
posed,, will amount 'to about _ 81;660,000—of
whin* 27,0e0,000 are ireepeople and 8,9,00,000
"islives. The leiding States will rank in-popu
bition Li follows r , Scat, New -York, 6,760,000 ;
second; : Pannsylvania, 2,900,000; third; Ohio,
,200,000; :fourth, I . llineis, , 1,760,000; fifth,
Virginia; 1,660 , 000ih0m, 620,000 aro
slaves); Stith, Indiana,
.1,600,000; seventh,
KaasitehtMetts, 1,260,000. - ;
The haver Wanderer:
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legtid,Participitioti thiti in the mare
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doped; its -in the United 'State. Ristrlet Court
for, the. eontliCin dhitrict of Goortia, bog week,
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Things; Operatic.
We perceive that Nix Mantras an
nenuces, for performance
thief evening, at the
Winter Garden, New York, the opera
,cf
ce Lucrezia Borgia," in which Madame FRE 7 *
lAO to reappear, and Multi° Arms
Wissian, of this city, will make her data as
Orsini, the character which Madame ALHONI
sustained _ when she first appeared at the
It alien, Opera, Covent Garden. If Male
Within hail fair play, there can be no doubt
of her success, for she ban one of the , , best
. Oentralto voices Imaginable, has , been well
taught in :Paris, And is a dramatic vocalist.
Fromigiant's much more
doubtful; because AM has only the remains of
a good voice, acid May' be called passie, per
tiOnally'as well as Professionally.
The Herald of. Netv York, which loudly
trumpeted in . praise . ,of Madame FEEzzotrst,
on her first coming tothis . country, (she made
great fiasco,) now has sounded a like note of
applause coikeiliing a native young lady, " still
in her teens," who rejoices in the euphonious
name Of Ksmtooo." It says, "Miss Karam)
has been prwpared for the operatic stage under
the tuition of Signor Munro, one of the very
best of European masters, and therefore there
can hardly be any such thing as a breakdown."
This tharefortirwhet logicians call a "non
sequitur," for it assumes that because a young
peraen,.“ *till in her teens," has been prepared
for the °paretic stage by a good master,.
Therefore, there can hardly be any such
thing as a breakdown." Therefore, then, with
at/ young ladies who have been prepared for
the operatic stage by s good master, there can
hardly be such a thing as a breakdown) Fur
ther, we learn that "Our singers usually lack
`power and volume of voice. In those points Miss
Kniteott_is expected to come out strongly: ,
It seems to us very unkind of the New York
critic 440 come out strongly " in favor of KEL
LOGG before PATTI has departed for Europe—
where she is not engaged. But he is comes
out strongly" for a variety of prima donnas,
who Fare to electrify the world. He g. came
out strongly" for Finzzottni, and invented a
romantic biography of her, in which she figur
ed as "the virgin wife "—a charming name
for a middle-aged woman. Little Madame
en Wuxi:mew was another of his great wonders
of the Operatic world. Next, be had Perm,
whom now—forgetful of the advice
" It le well to lie off with the old love
Before you see on with the new"—
he deserts, at a moment's notice, for Ksuona
In her teens.
In a very short time—probably next week—
PATTI will make tc her farewell appearance,"
the fourth in less than five months, at our Aca
demy of Mimic :
Madame GAZZAMA, who also had a « fare
well benefit on .her departure for Europe " a
year ago,, and two or three more subsequently,
is expetled to give a last farewell at Brook
lyn, in a few days, after which she will really
return to Europe-40412W
Another Avenue of Trade to be Opened
to Phihidelphia.
The preliminary arrangements have recently
been made for the coronnudiorf of a railroad which
will afford a communication between Philadelphia
and the valley of the Conestoga. A new railroad,
to be called the " Bast Brandywine and Waynes
burg Rellroad," has been projected, a charter ob
tained, ands meeting of the stookholiers was held
- Rockville, ',Cheater county, 'on Satarday last,
when it was announced that $97,000 had been sub
soribed to the stook, which was considered suffi
cient to justify the commencement of the road-
The
,aot of ineorporation requires two thousand
dollars to be paid to Secure letters patent, whiob
sum having been paid, appliostion will be imme
diately made to Governor Packer for the charter.
The new road will commence at Downingtown,
Chester county, and
_run to Waynesburg, in the
same bounty—a distance , of seventeen and a half
mite. At Downingtown it will connect with the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad, end by means
_of
it reach the city of Philadelphia. The,advantages
of the new road are, that it will afford a direct
avenue for all the trade of the Conestoga valley
and the northern part of Chester county to reach
ourbity. The road will run for a considerable dis
tame along 'the line of the Brandywine creek,
through' a hilly, rolling, and highly cultivated
esetion of country.
-The tionstruction.of this road will be oonunenoed
the present, spring; orafilelent Inbeeriptions having
been already obtained to , authorise, the commence
mantel grading itiomedlateli,
• Oliver W. Barnes, Bak, of this city, is the 'Olaf
- claimer tif thro road.
Mika
ehnieWi
ante the"
, passing through
Dineatiter county, surd the town of Ephrata. This
'extension would make - iffirread about sixty miles
On reaching Lebanon it would conneet with
the Lebanon Valley Railroad, which runs to Has
and Reading, affording a double railway
oommunieation between Philadelphia and Harris
burg, of about the same length as the Pennsylva
nia Central, and would open up to trade a large
section of country now unimproved by railroads,
and prove a profitable feeder to the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad. The work is in good handi, and
will be pushed forward vigorously, particularly
the see :ion reaching from Downingtown to Waynes
birgi -
Public Amuiernents.
Last night, for the first time in this city, a new
'play; Called "Marie de Ohevereuee, or the Duel,"
WAS acted at the Walnut-street Theatre. It will be
repeated this evening. The plot need not be given
here, ,because it it• already, known •through the
opera of " Marla di Bohan," which was performed
at the Academy of Music last year, when Ronconi's
highly dramatic representation of the Duke
showed our musical connoisseurs what lyrical
lusting, by a great artist, 'really can be. The plot
of the opera Was taken from a French piece called
" Mx Duel roes Richelieu," written for Mademoi
selle Marl, who played the Duchess, which part
La Grange • took at the Academy, and Matilda
Heron sustained last night.. There are numerous
tine points In Miss Heron's personation of Marie
de Ohevereuse. She. is eminently an emotional
nano, awakening ,the sympathies' of her
audience. - lint—that terrible but!—she ap
peared lalt night; sometimes, to run into exaggera
tion. The power and passion of the part might
have been as effectively rendered had lea apparent
effort been used. A little-4 very little toning
down would make Miss Heron's personation of this
,character greatly better. In the last act, she
keeps the interest sustained very ably. Mr, Wal
lack was fitted to a character which exactly suited
him, and here again (as In "Rhinos") Miss Bo
ron, who adapted this play from the French,
showed great and generous abnegation of self in
writing a better part for Mr. Wallack than for her
self. Is there any other dramatist who would do
the same? Mr. Wallack is an actor who thorough-,
ly understands, because he entirely comprehends
and artistically studies, each character which he
personates..' His performance in the last Act of
this diami was extremely good—so good that we
question whether any other actor between the At
lantic and Pacific could play it nearly as well. As
the Duki de Oheverense, he wee noble in manner
and appearance, touching in affection, terrible in
the agony which a wronged husband feels, and eon
eentrated in his passion of revenge. Mr. Shewell'i
Count de Chalais was also a good representation.
.ha we have said, this play will be repeated this
evening. " Matilde," a new play by Miss Hain,
will be produced to-morrow. Idles Heron's benefit
on Friday, and Mr.' J. Jefferson's new adaptation
of 'Oliver Twist E with Miss Hoion as Nancy Sykes
and Mr. Walliok as .Pagia, on Saturday evening.
- • The popularity , of the "Romance of a Poor
Young Man," at , Arch-street Theatre, continues
unabated.
' The French company will perform afthe Ma.
defy of Music this evening, and the pieces judi
ciously selected for_ the " West-End" habitwis or
this aristocratic theatre are "La Joie de la Mal
sow,". and " Le'Vleux Braeonnier."
Ellis, who remains in town for the occasion, gives
an afternoon &twill as an evening performance' to
day. ' " •
WI immix that B. Esq., bas been ap
pointed -by Gov. Packer Inspector General of ‘thl&
Zoinmenwealth, lender the aot n regulating the in
-Speetloilof pickled fish, and to prevent fraud in the
vending of the some'
s which act passed at the late
,seesiottof the Leglabture:
Avitrott . Novi:fn.—The yettionlar attention of
the trade is invited : to the male this morning, by
B. !Scott, Jr., auctioneer, 431 Chestnut Wild, con.
sitting in part of three hundred cartons rich spring
styles bonnet mid trimming ribbons, embridderies,
fah goods, -Breach flowers, parasols, par, linen
shirt #9:l4s,dissmosmbrio handkerchiefs. Cata
logues Oka maple* now ready. _
DISIZAILS STOII 4 B7AIID.—Wo invite the atten
tlosi of , inisiness'iiiert to the advertisement, in ano
ther, column; of the 'stook,lestie, do., of store No.
13 North Eighth street. The location is one of the
most eligible for business purposes.
_fiti 6 F,T o 4 o, Fr7 . "lYlNlamsport and Elmira Rail
'read, projnktielkir o'clock noon,. at the Ex.-
°beige ; ss,ooieastiin be paid whin the property
is *trait Sae ;TrOnts k Bone' advertisements.
Dss „ sew weeks since
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we:ltirenteled, , ,thei,death titlktr. John McCue, a
*taap,eltor 10lie *Moe of -The Prays; and• to-day
ai
- katlienibidhadie recoid the decease of, another,
hprAltelbreithhari been
ae 4,i:clic/Reiter, for a
flifelf Yli If* min ea • excellent
tedtl indilikeleateilaktriedhlbie, Said tied
statio"nsan, swarm Mende among those associated
'alga* on this Journal. The immediate cause of
ipitdesol wu opunloptio.
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1860.
WASHINGTON CORREWPORDENV
Letter from 46 Occasional.lt
Cerrenvond•noe-ot The Preee,l
WAIIIINGTON, April 17, 1860
It, gives me great pleasure to state, as an evi
dence of the better feeling which beglne to prevail
in Washington, that a number of Southern families
aro looking forward to the time during the summer
season, when they may enjoy the healthy atmos
phere and abounding luxuries of our Northern
watering places. In a mixed company the other
evening, I was glad to hear a number from the ex
treme South express their intention of spending
the warm weather at Atlantic City and Cape May,
and it occurred to me that if John Brodhead, Esq.,
the popular president of the Atlantlo City Railroad,
would visit Washington, he could suggest such
arguments to the leading Southern men and
their families, as would induce an extensive
exodus .to the' favorite resort of Which he
has been so active a friend. He could
present an array of the numerous improvements
which have been made since the Close of the lest
season, and could show how accessible Atlantic City
to Philadelphia, differing in that from most Of
the other great watering places in New York, whioh
are generally at some distance from that vast me
tropolis. I 'understand that It is the intention of
Senator Slidell, and Senator Brown, and their faini.
lies, to take .up their qtfartersat Jeremiah MoXib
bin'. United States Rotel, and doubtless their ex
ample will be followed by many others.
The yesterday's vote upon the postponement of
the Senate resolutions on the Territorial question,
taking the extreme Southern ground in order to
put Judge Douglas in a damaging attitude before
the Charleston Ccinventioti, was a significant one.
I give you the yeas and nays, as follows :.
Yxas—Messre. Benjamin , Bigler, Bragg, Chesnut,
Clay, Clingman,Davis,Fitch,Fitzgatrick, Owin, Hemp
hill, Bunter, Iverson, Johnson of Arkansas, Johnson
of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nichol
son, Polk, Powell, Sebastian, Blidell,Thornson, Toombs,
and Wigfali-27.
Neva—Menra. Anthony, Bingham, Brown, Chandler,
Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle. Douglas, Durkee,
Feuenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Hamlin, Har
lan, Seward, himmons, Suimner,len Era, Trumbull,
Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson-25. • •
Judge Douglas stood ready to discuss these re
solutions at length, and will do so before the Con
vention if an opportunity is offered to him. Ito
will reassert, in the most emjahatio manner, his
hearty dissent from the - propositions they lay
down, and will, I have no doubt, reiterate his
determination to accept no nomination at
Charleston of placed upon the doctrines con
tained in the Senate programme, or upon the
Dred Scott decision as interpreted by Mr. Bu
chanan.
You will remember that at the Cincinnati Con
vention, in 1856, the platform of prinoiples was
erected before the nomination for President and
Vice President, and this precedent will, undoubt
edly be strictly followed by Charleston. Herb is
the danger of Judge Douglas. Many of the
delegates who are really friendly to him
from the South, have been inetruoted to
vote for resolutions antagonistic to his own well
understood declarations. This is particularly the
ease with the delegation from Missouri, while others
from the free States, not so friendly to him, will
unite in the effort to place him upon a repugnant
platform, in order that he may be unable to accept
the candidacy. In this Utter elan may be enu
merated certain of the New England delegates.
Some of these men, conscious that his name would
be a tower of strength in their own section, are yet
so anxious to please the candidates of the extreme
South, and so ready to answer to the exactions of
the Administration, that while professing a wil
lingness to vote for Douglas, In 'obedience to the
public sentiment that surrounds them, tboy will
hesitate at no indirect action by which he may be
injured.
It is of the very last Importance, therefore, that
his true friends should be on the alert; for if the
Convention were to unanimously make him a can
didate, and at the same time refuse to give him
the chart of principles upon which he has ee.nobly
maintained himself before the Amerloan ,Poople
hie great popularity would not save' him from de
feat at the polls if he agreed to such an arrange
ment. It would be a fortunate circumstance if his
friends, on reaching Charleston, could so combine
their forces as to secure a conservative set of reso
lutions, and his early nomination. It would be
still more fortunate if, in view of this fact, four or
doe of the extreme Southern delegations phould
retire and unfurl the standard of revolt. Shah ft
step as this would not only bury them in utter ob
livion, but would go far to rally around Judge
Douglas the enthusiastic suffrages of tens of thou
sands of men in the free States who, under other
circumstances, might drift into the ranks of the
general Opposition.
- Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Slidell, Mr. Davis, Judge
Black, Secretary Thompson, and Messrs. Lamar,
of Mississippi, Curry and Yancey, -of Alabama,
and all men representing the Northern Adminis
tration feeling and the Sotithern extreme senti
ment, openly declare that Judge Douglas has not
the 'l4.rlat446kto
511 - RrEfthem, should do eve
rything in their power to make good their frog
nostiostione.
The argument against an adjournment for the two
Conventions, that such a decision would compel
Congress to Mt as late as August, amounts to no
thing. The experience of 1856 has shown that
while the great party Conventions are in lassie' no
business of any Consequenoe can be transacted by
Congress. Even private bills cannot be carried,
inasmuch as those who are forced to be absent will
rightfully insist that nothing shall be done to joo
pard the interests of 'their constituents, who are
concerned in private bills, until their return. This
is a right sanctified by practice and conceded by
the courteous relations that always prevail among
gentlemen. I repeat my opinion that the only ef
feot of keeping the two Houses in operation during
the;Charleston and Chicago Conventions will be
to tax the absentees, and to delay, instead of assii.4-
ing, the business of the country.
Inasmuch as most of the Presidential candidates
will remain in Washington during the sessions of
the National Conventions, and as it le my inten
tion to be at my poet while these important meet
ings are being held, there will be every opportu
nity of gathering the most authentic news by
telegraph, at this point, and of communicating it
to the thousands of readers of The Press. I have
made every arrangement within my power to col
lect the earliest and most reliable information, and
will send it to you at onoe. In this connection, I
cannot forbear paying a just tribute to Mr. Go
bright—the regular reporter of the Associated
Press of the United States in this city.. He
is a fair and upright man, and takes especial
pains to send the most accurate intelligence, and to
extend, with impartial justice, every faoiiity to
the representatives of the different newspapers.'
Besides collecting the newt, he does all the Roue
reporting that is published in the various daily
journals in the different cities and States, and en
perintende the reports of the Senate. Your readers
are probably not aware that there is a regular tele
graph °Moe in the Capitol, which is a great con
venience to the members, and to the 'gentlemen
connected with the different newspapers. Indeed,
the Capitol is a little world in itself. Refectories,
libraries, bath-rooms, barber shops, and every
other accommodation, may be found under its
ample roof. The committee rooms are luxuriously
furnished and carpeted, and he who is at the head
of any one of these important bodies is the possessor
of many enviable advantages over his fellow
members. OCCASIONAL.
Robbery of the Adams Company's
' Boston Express,
IN IRON ME 'TAKEN FROM THE CABS.
Nixires Thousand Dottori Lost.
THE THIEVES ESCAPE WITH THEIR BOOTY
[From the New York Express of last evening.]
Lad night, shortly' after the New York and Bos
ton train left New Haven, the agent in charge of
the express safes and packages of the Maras Com
pany, left the room where ho was stationed, and
visited the mall room adjoining, against the under
stood rules of the company. During his absence
an Iron safe, weighing about one hundred and sixty
pounds, and containing sixteen thousand dollars,
was thrown from the oar by some parties at present
unknown.
It is presumed that the theft was accomplished
by persons who have been passing up and down
the read tor some months watching for the oppor
tunity to abstract the valuables. This opportunity
would not have occurred had the agent remained at
his poet.
' The agent did not discover his less until the train
had reached Forty-second street, in this atty. He
is however, sure that he noticed'. the safe at New
Haven.
The following is a list of the property ooptnined
in the safe, as tar as is known, furnished us by Mr.
John Hoof :
• Ten 4500 bills of the Atlantie Bank of Boston.
$3,000 in bills, newly issued, from the Langdon
Bank of Dover, New Hampshire.
A number of notes of various amounts.
Three coupons, of $25 each, of the Bank of Com
merce, New York.
Notes belonging to Rathbone Brothers, and some
smaller amounts in money.
It is the opinion of the officers of the company
that the safe was buried immediately ; at any rate,
the thieves will find hard work to get rid of the
notes, if they should dare to bring them forth.
The company have this morning paid the amounts
called for in the varietys receipts, so that their cus
tomers do not lose even by delay. The most strenu
ous efforts will, of course, be made to detect the
perpetrators of this bold robbery.
The New York Express publishes the following
deapatoh in relation to the above robbery :
BOSTON, April 17.—The amount taken from tho
safe of Adams' Express is not so large as was first
reported: The whole amount, as far as moortained,
is twelve thousand dollars, in bills and specie. Be
sides this amount, four thousand dollars, entrusted
to Kinsley & Company, were also taken from tho
safe.
FINANOm.--The total receipts into the City,
Trotteury, for the past week, amounted tt!506,576.43.
Of this sanottut, $25,194.12' irate .frOm tulles for
3$80; $2,000 from oonstraotion of culverts, and
s 4ll 2 l Wkrius liquor Mire end Jury posts from ebe•
err . . The'paymente during the same period *ere
$41,634.12. Among the principal items were SO,.
799.79 to the Highway Department, and $ 6 , 774 . 0 . 1
to 01 1 0 Uu4r4ianp of the Pow,
LATEST NEWS
By Telegraph to The Press,
FROM WASHINGTON.
SPECIAL DESPATCHES to it THE PRESS"
TEE NEW TONE DELEGATION TO CIIAELESTON.
Within a week past, a little movement has been*
made by Messrs. CROSWELL and Soma, and afew
other gentlemen of the New York delegation, nh
derstood to be in the pay of the Administration, to
bring forward Damian S. Droantson as the candi
date of New York for the Presidency. Dams
RICHMOND, WN. H. LITDROW, ISAAC FO*LSR, Mr.
CORNING, and Mr. CAGGER, have not RS yet per
mitted the rigidity of their physiognomy ,to melt
into a smile approbatory of, the mancenvre, and the
Donenas men still elaim New York without die.
pate.
SENATOR BIGLER EN ROUTE FOR TEE SCENE OF
Senator limns left early this morning for Phi
ladelphia, to take passage on the "Keystone
State" for Charleston. He has boasted here that
he can fix the Pennsylvania depletion on the pas
sage down, and is said to,bave pledged himself to
General Jos LANE, Vice President BRECKINRIDGE,
and Mr. HUNTER. Ile feels confident that in the
new deal the Vice Presidency, a Cabinet appoint
ment, or a foreign mission, will fall to his lot.
THE PHILADELPHIA POST OFFICE
The subjeot of a new site for the post office at
Philadelphia was before the. Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads of the Rouse today, and,
atter considerable discussion, they reconsidered
their Unfavorable action as to the Bailey and Levy
property, and agreed to purchase it. They fur.
thor determined that the old Pennsylvania Bank
property, purchased by the Government some years
ago for the site, should be offered for sale, and
disposed of at a sum not less than ono hundred
and ten thousand dollars. This amount, added to
what shall bo received for the Philosophical build
ing on Fifth street below Chestnut, they proposes
shall be appropriated to the erection of a new post
office. They estimate that the two buildings will
bring, at public sale, over three hundred thousand
dollars. Messrs. Lux, of New York, (Republican)
and Glut zat ADAMS, of Kentucky, (American,) were
selected as a sub-committee to draw up the bill,
which will be reported to the Rouse at once.
THE PRESIDENT 7 B LEVEE
Mr. Boonawast held his last levee for the season
this evening. The White House was not very
orowded, owing to the President•making going on
down town.
DOUGLAS nom OE THE RISE
Dotines stock is still advancing. Big friends
are confident of his nomination. News has just
reached here that Quincy, Illinois, has given one
hundred Democratio majority in view of his nomi
nation. This is regarded as an answer to the
charge that he cannot carry Illinois if nomi
nated, Qulnoy having given a Republioan majority
of over five hundred last spring. DCIC Cook, the
postmaster of Chicago, admits that his fight against
Commas is a personal one, and is reported as say
ing, that if he is nominated at Charleston, the
whole Administration will combine with the Re
publicans against WM..
THE HANTILLAN CARE
It Is now stated that the decision of the Supreme
Court in the great Santillan case will not be given
before September next.
THE COUE.T.OP-OLAIHS BILL
The bill for the modification and improvement
of the Court of Claims will undoubtedly pass the
Senate, and Mr. /homer, chairman of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary in the Mouse, expressos the
opinion that his committee will give it a favorable
and early consideration.
THE PAOIFIO-BALLROAD DILL
No eotion will be had upon this important mes.'
sure until after the Charleston Convention. The
obstacle in the way is the collision between the bill
of. the House, reported by Colonel CURTIS, from
the Military Committee, and published in Tna
Pwass,..and that of Senator 'Manta, in the
Senate—the first looking to but one, the latter to
two roads.
dENzleAr. JOE LANE.
Gen. LANE to reed i ting hie Mende in great num
bers at Brawn's fetal, and as be looks for the
united Southern vote after the South have exhaust
ed themeolves upon Southern candidates, ho is, no.
eonearily, vary extreme in his opinions.
WHAT MALL DE DONS WITH THE TREK HNOHONS
Senator Doolarna, of Wise onein ) la &lively ean.-
i .L.4.424,
vassing the Senate in regard to hie pro t for,*
oolonsistion'of the free nilroes in eon
- " * rina TitYlOrif - YarE DXLEGATiO
7g, they, or
It is rumored on the• Avenue to-night that the
President has caused it to be- proclaimed that, any
of his office-holders in New York who intend going
to Oharleston, and who will Vote for DOUOLAS, will
be immediately decapitated.
GOVERNOR AMIN, OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
This gentloman, one of the largest slareholders
in the Union, residing in or near Charleston, has
Lately formally deolarod'in favor of ,the nomination
Of DOUGLAS.
TUE ADMISSION OP KANSAS.
The bill for tho admission of Kansas will not be
voted upon in the Senate until after the Charleston
Convention—the object of the Southern men being
to prevent the Dououss delegates from Kansas
taking their seats in that body. It is said that the
Chicago Convention will admit the Republicans
from Kansas, whether the new State Is introduced
into the Union or not.
MR, 4,IJRAIN, OP NEW JERSEY
Hon. GARNET B. ADRAIN, of New Jersey, Is an
nonnoed for a speeoh in the Rouse, in which be
will defend Speaker PICHNIXOTOX and others
against the wanton attacks of the Washington
Constitution.
MIL HAMILTON, OF TEXAS
This gentleman, one of the Democratic, Repre
sentatives in Congress from Texas, an active friend
Of DOUGLAS, is the person who came so near being
elected Speaker, and who received the votes of the
Administration Democrats, and most of the South
ern Americans.
WHAT WILL NEW JERSEY DO AT OILAIILESTON ?
Senator Jona It. Tuoueoa is confident that the
New Jersey delegation will at no Nine vote for
Domaa, bat the friends of the latter are equally
certain that such mon as. JAMES W. WALL, CHAN
°Rump. WILLIAMSON, ROBERT Mururoa, and
Messrs. SHARP and MICKEL, will undoubtedly fol
low the Democratic sentiment of the State in'favor
of the " Little Giant."
EXPENSES OP THE INVESTIGATING CGMMITTEES.
It is estimated that the expenses of , the various
investigating committees, including the intermi
nable Watrona case before the Judiciary Commit
tee, will amount to an aggregate of $150,000 be
fore the olose of the present sesssort.
DESPATCHES FROM MINISTER IeLANE
non: ROBERT M. McLANs, American minister to
Mexico, writes from Vera Cruz that the Liberal
ORURO, under dolmas, is rapidly increasing in
popularity, and that if the treaty nosi before the
Renate could be ocondrraed, there would be no
doubt of a- peaceful settlement of tlte vexations
Mexican problem.
NO OHANOE TOR THE WOOD DELEGATION AT
Great amusement has been created 'here by the
formal attempt of FERNANDO WOOD, of New York,
to induce the Charleston Convention to admit his
delegates. There is not this Slightest chance for
their recognition. The Fowler, Cochrane, Dean
Richmond, and Cagger delegation will obtain their
seats without a contest, and I hear it, asserted, on
good authority, that the National Oodimlttee will
refuse to Issue any tickets to their contestants. The
same fate will be awarded to the Cook, or Defile
delegation from Illinois, which expects to be on
hand eimply,for the purpose of damaging DOUGLAS
with the Southern men.
THE BATTLE OF THE BOORS
The agents otthe Woroester and Webster die•
tionaries are on the ground actively advocating tho
claims of their respective unabridged mammoth
editions. The consequence has boon, that' where
the officers and heads of the two Houses take ono
dictionary, they are compelled to take the other.
TUE JAPANESE COMMISSIONERS.
The prompt action of the Heile, yesterday, upon
the appropriation of $50,000, asked for - from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, for the reception
and entertainment of the Japanese commissioners,
indicates that theso polite eemi•barbariane are to
be generously treated. Ac the Fowhatan is
to land first at Philadelphia; what will your au
thorities do?
WIIAT WILL TITS CALIFORNIA DELEGATION DO ?
The delegates from California have just arrived,
and from a conversation with a person who knows
them, I have little doubt that, after they find that
General Jon LANE has no chance for the nomina
tion, they will heartily support Douctua, who has
always been a great favorite with the people of the
States on the Paolho border.
BOULIONY) OF LOUISIANA.
BOULIONY, the only American rancher from
LOUISINIIB, has declared for Douai,es, and is sup.
ported in this declaration by M.ILNI3 TAyion ' the
DeMoored° Bepresentatitie of thi 'city of New
Orleand. Senators SLTDELL 'and BNNJANIN, and
Damao! and Pavinsox 9f thelpuse, are actively
engaged on '
Ramat Trven, of Pennsylvlifis t 7holeft here a
few dave ago, As understood beve'i come to the
deliberate! oonaliSion Abet there :is no possible
ohinoti,fpr ,tbo ntdrdiation of Iloeetesi at the
Charleston Co nvention; but , unfortunately, his
political &igaoity is not of the most reliable ohs-
Platt. 00041110:f4e
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CHARLESTON
RODEIIT TYLV,...;
ITMOPATOESIt TO TIM MIBOOI.ATED P1M813..1
THE RIGOR'S 07 NATURALIZED CITIZENS.
WAsutattron, April President to-day
transmitted to the Senate copies of addition) our
respondence with foreign Governments, eoxeserning
the rights of American naturalised ()Bizerte abroad,
It is conducted throughout in good temper; the
United States in all eases repudiating the doctrine
of perpetual allegiance. It appears from these
documents, that twelve years ago, the British Go
vernment, at the Instance of Minister Bancroft,
released two naturalized Irishmen, who were sus
peeled of aiding in the rebellion, and engaged in
treasonable praotioes,"
Lord I"almorston, however dOolared that native
born subjects of 'Great Britain, who may have be
come naturalizekin a foreign country, but who re•
turn to the United Kingdom, are as amenable as
any other of her Majesty's subjeota to any laws
which may be In force, either of a permanent or
temporary nature.
The Senate to-day confirmed the appointment of
Major Blithe. G. English as United States marshal
for Indiana.
FROM 1113X100.-TIM BRITISEI PROPOSITION FOR
, PNAOE-el PROTNOTORATB,
WASHINGTON, April 17.—The New Orleans Pica
yune of Saturday, received by Adams' Express,
contains an extract from a private letter from
Mexico, dated March 28th, in which it is stated
that the British Minister had . proposed a truce for
six months, at the utmost, during which a Congress
is to be elected by the different States of the Re
public. This Congress is to be united in Jalapa,
which is to be declared neutral ground, under the
protection of the English Government, and, if ne
cessary, of English troops. The Congress thus se
lected by the nation is to make a new Constitution,
which will bo recognised, protested, and enforced
by England.
The clergy is said to disapprove of the proposi
tion; but if they refuse it, the English minister will
immediately take his passports and leave for Vera
Cruz ' where he will recognise the Juarez Govern
ment.
XXXVITII CONGRESS.--FIRST SESSION
U. S. OAP/TGL, Wesirirroror, April 17
SENATE.
A message woe received from the President,encloeing
a ciomMIMICWIOR from the Secretary of War in rep.y to
a resolution asking for information as to the seizure and
impressment ot naturalized citizens by foreign tiovern
monis. The communication was ordered to beprinted. I
Mr. WILSON. of Massachusetts, introduced a Joint
resolution authorizing the collection and publication of
records and documents relating to the history of the co
lonization of America, by commerojej co m p : mp g i n
.V.agiand. incorporated in 1600. Referred to the Commit
tog_on the Library.
Abr. LAN 9., of Oregon, introduced a bill to perfect the
titles ol land in California on which the United Statee
have erected fortifications.
A discussion ensued on the question of refer.
.011004 It was finally referred to the •Committee on
Military Affairs. •
Mr. TR UM HULL . of Illinois. called up the proposi
tion to refer the memorial of Mr. Sanborn, that being
among the unfinished business of yesterday. It was
finally referred to the Committee on the JudiatarY.
Mr. CAM BRON . of Pennsylvania, presented a memo
' real to layor of a modification of the tariff.
Mr. KENNEDY, of Maryland, gave notice of his in
tention to introduce a bill for the transportation of the
mails by railroad to the Pacific.
Mr. °WIN, of California, introduced in bill to provide
for taking private property for the public, use and Pro
viding a lust compensation threfor. Referred.
Mr. HALE, 0‘ Now Hampshire, moved to take up his
resolution providing for a recess of Congress from the
19th of Aril to the 22d of May.
Mr. CLINOMAN, of North Carolina, moved an
amendment to adjourn from the 19th of April to the lit
of May.
The CHAIR announced that the hour had arrived for
the consideration ol the special order.
Mr. HALE moved to postpone all prior orders, and
consider tie resolution.
Mr. OWIN called for the Yens and nays.
The motion was agreed to by a vote of 27 yen to 25
nape.
TRUMBULL. of Illinois, hoped that if Conereee
adjourned at all, it would arjourn over hoth Conventions,
Ho was, however, opposed to an adjournment at all.
Mr. BA VAR D. of Delaware, thought it best to adjourn
front the 19th to too geth of April, and from the 12th to
the Stet of May. to as to provide tor both Conventions.
No r. siness would be done, and we had better adjourn.
M CLINGMAN, of North Carolina. modified his
amendment, substituting the 90th of April for the e l
of
May.
Air. DIXON, of Connecticut, moved to amend the
amendment by adding that Congress adjourn sine die
on tile 4th of June. •
Mr. P Mill, of Ohio, moved to lay the whole subject on
VA) table. Lost,
Mr. Dixon's amendment was lost, by _yeas 18, nays M.
Mr. HALE °flared an amendment, boxing the hour of
adjournment on Thursday at 2 o'clock P.M. Adopted.
The question recurring on the resolution as amended,
it waft rejected by yeas 20, nays .31
Mr. SLIDELL, of Louisiana offered a resolution pro
viding for the adieu nment of the Senate every three
days, from the 19. h Instant to the Ist of May. Laid
over.
• •
The Senate then went into executive session. On the
reopening of the deore,l
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, from the Committee on
Publio Lands, reported back the homestead bill, as mo
dified.by the committee.
h1r.13 OHNSON, of Arkansas, explained the differences
in the present bill and that originally passed. The brat
difference was as to the class of person, provided for.
The original bill gives lands to the Windsor families,
and all persons over twenty-one Veers of age. 'l his is
only to the heads of families. The second difference
was the requirement of the payment of twenty-live
cents per note. The original bill gave lands absolutely
away. Twenty-five cents was the actual cost of the
lands to the Govern nent. The amended bill further
required five years' residence, and actual title to be
given at the expiration of that period, the price fixed
being then paid. The Henze i ill required a consecutive
residence of five years, but the ti nee not to be given till
two years afterwards. Further, the Senate bill only
(minded the lands open to priva 0 entry, while the
House bill opens all lands indeed to pre-emption. The
Senate bill a so required the constant settlement of the
land for five years, and prohibite any a .le. transfer. or
abandonment.under thetenaltY at a !wieder°. The
House bill allowed the settler to sell It at the end of live
years, or to abandon it for two) ears, and then dispose
of it.
The Noose bill further provided that the homestead
Is not liable for any debtoontraoted prior to seven years
of occupancy. The Senate hill provided that the lands
shalt nut be sold for the debt of the settler until the
United States parts with the title. 'llse Senate bill
further required an alien to file his declaration of Oen
ti,9ll to become a orb zen before he could avail himself
of the benefits of the bill. The effect of this was to
rAstrict the operation of the itokto Musette attic, Vatted
SlD l tes and henbsr tot families. • -
.• NdON argued at some length in favor of the
b i• : • • tiohytttio4-iwur the House
ye • • • • • s tttlo by payilfietiMudgein Ave
p nes.. Atoe . read a statement from the COMMIS , honor of
the Land Office showing that under the donation Rata
palmed in resard to Oregon and Florida. over seventy
per cent. of the settlers, who availed themselves of the
I provisions of the ante and Tema ned on the bind, had
petitioned Congress to allow them to pay the Govern
ment price andserlbot their titles before the expiration
of the period of four years, at the end of which time
they might obtain, the title without paying am thing. In
the ease of Florida. 211 3IXI acres were seized upon un
der the grant made by Congress. Of these. 138.4103 scree
were afterwards abandoned and forfeited to the Go
vernment. He called attention to another provision
in the sin' ailed bill, not embraced in the House bill,
which comps, the site of surveyed public lands two
years L.,..de surveys are made. The last provision
of the amended hill was, that lands in any State re
mi ll ing unsold after thirty-five years shonld be ceded
to the States in which they lie.
Mr. GWIN. of California. offered an amendment,
legalizing the occupancy of the mineral lends in Cali
fornia and Oregon by citizens of the United States, or
persons who have declared their intention to became
oitizena.
Mr. MASON. of Virginia. wanted to know if the
miners on the Oovernmrot lands had been troubled by
any one.
Mr. GWIN answered. No.
Mr. MASON thought it would be bettor to adhere to
the old Roman maxim, " Let things at rest remain.at
rest."
Mr. GWIN further avowed that the object of his
amendment wee to drive out the Coolie labor from the
mines and confine it to agrieuiture.
Tim bill was then laid aside to receive a message from
the President.
The bill for the relief of Valentine Wehrheim, a blind
and deaf soldier of the army, was meowed Loin the
House, increasing the pension to' twenty-five dollars
per month.
THOMSON. or New Jemmy, eaidMr. Wehrheim
wan a common soldier, receiving 58 oar month et the
time he received the wound which caused his infiriiii
tieg. The committee of the Senate had granted I, ini
eld per month, but the House had raised it to 525. Ile
hoped the amendment would be voted down. If it wab
not, they might as well abolish the Committee on Post
ilions... _ . .
Mr. TOOMBS, of Georgia. gaid he li•d abandoned all
hope of mopping the profligate expenditure of the pub
Ile money in a decent and regular manner. He moved
ita reference to the Committee on Pensions. Agreed
to.
The merger° reoeived from the President was;read
. . . . . .
It proved to be a veto of the bill for the relief of Arthur
Edwards and Ws immolates, who carried the mails on
the Northern lake a from MO to 185.3. Tire President
says that in Ant the parties presented a btti for these
services. &Mounties to 525,000, which the Postninster
General rejected. They then went t the Collr , of
Mims with a elnini for ejnO,ooo, which wee decided
on adversely. The lull passed for their relief 1:111101111t8
to 880
Mr. HALE. of New Hampshire. moved to refer the
veto menage to the Yost lave Committee.
Mr DiNtill.AM. el atieli igen. explained the nature of
the services rendered hp Captain .t.tlwards, and argued
in favor or the justice of Ids claim.
After come further lllZOttbl3loo, in which Mr. MASON
ezpreseed the opinion that such a reference was Lot in
accordance 'with the Constitution, and without any
action being taken on the subject, the Senate ad
journed.
lIOUEE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.SCHWARTZ, of Pennsyl vania, off,.red a resolu
tion, whloh wax read for information, inatructing the
Committee on Public Expooditurea to report a hill le
dooms the compensation of membera of Congress to
03 per diem for each day of actual service, and
Providing also that when both Rouses, by joint reeolu
tion. admuin to attend a political convention. the
members voting' Ilio.ofor shall not receive pay during
the recess. I Laughter.]
fdr.'nf tittrt Ma Cf. of 0010. objected to the resolution,
Mr. HoUSTtiN, of Alabama , understood that some
gentlemen draw their pay when they are paired MI and
absent. It so, he wanted this abuse corrected.
The Hones then went into the Committee of the
Whole on the stato.of the Union, on the neficienci
propitiation bill.
Mr. fitY MK LANG, of New York, reviewed the Presi
dent's position in regard to slavery to the Territories, no
exposed in the annual measage. The ',Mob tents of the
free Kates have ever sought moral and political fnreo e
to dissuade and disci enrage sie very.. Contentious on this
eubjeet, have sit en rlso to bravado in thin hall on both
Mega, and have lashed the public mind into intense ac
tivity. From this thine t.rward we are to i ace results.
not arrangements of issues per coniprommos. The fine
Mates inillit that slavery shall remain legalized only in
the staveh oldies States. and even thorn its increase un
aided by piracy. They have an unalterable deteimina
non that slavers' shed not rant e this continent. There
leaven a hope that in its abiding Places it will wither
arid die. This is the prayer of humanity—not the mis
sion of a party. If the supreme Court ix infallible then
the Constitution is nothing but wax in their hands. It
the Constitution bo as they expound It, then in this year
o f grape, our allegiance to due to an instrument very
different from that which , guided those who came be•
lore ne.
Re argued that the l e of the Supreme Court
are binding only on the inferior courts and the parties
Inipant ; and that the decisions of the judiciary are not
obligatory on Congress in any sense. but. like other
gumente. are addressed to vsdiscretion. and, coining
from a co-ordinate branch of the 1./ overnment, entitled
to reenact.
The reorganization of the Supreme Court is one of
the anspiwous proniinea of a Republican victory. NV hen
tins reform is conilummted, this vamvirn of slaver,v
which nits among the initiates of' a sheltering tribunal,
win stretch its witigu once moreover a peaceful domain,
where its ministrations are essential. in order to de
Vetlf. the highest type of white OiVi II Mimi.
The comininee then rose.
••• • .
Mr. lionham'e resolution to adjourn on Friday, to
the first of May, watt mooted—yeas, 69, nays, 113.
The consideration of the de ficienoy bail wee resumed,
Dorms the menet dingeon the appropriation for the
!Nig,' et motel 0 lobe,
Mr.B rs.VP',Nri, of Pennsylvania, said: If there is to
bean official publication of the proccediess, they ought
to be printed as' reported and never submitted to re
vision, which latter Plan makes the speech, in some
cues, entirely dam ent from that delivered. 'Writing
out speeches never uttered is not reporting,
Mr. CURRY, of Alabama, condemned the maotine of
members putting into the debates things never spoken
except in the private rooms of the Globe often. It the
reports are to tie published, let them tie correct. The
Whole system tea nuisance, a fungus and exoresconee.
Mr. ellEttelAN, of Ohio. said the Couinuttee of
Ways and Means have under consideration a measure
to_prevent this abuse.
M t . BRANCH, of North Carolina, remarked that a
stop should be put to the revision of speeches. If a man
talk =setae. let It so he reported.
Among other amendments, one was adopted appro
priating 80,00() for sending a delegate to the interna
tional Statistical Congress to be held at London, in
nexL
The oomm Mee rose.
Without final ao.ion. the House adjourned.
Conflagration at ‘VoodstoolE, PJ. R.
OVER. A HUNDRED DUILPIN(I3 DESTROYF. -LOSS
$300,000.
ialllr6, N. 8.. April 17.—Tho busin i ess per
lion of the town of IVoodstook, N. 8., was entirely
destroyed by fire last night.
Ovor ono hundred buildings were burned.
Ihp loss is estimated at over $300,000, on which
there is en insurance of about $75,000.
The telegraph °Mae was also destroyed although
the Instruments were saved. We aro unable to
obtain, as yet, any further particulars.
South Carolina Democratic Convection.
Oettatern, t 3. -0., April I.7.4—The Democratic
State Convention assembled here yesterday. lion.
James L Orr, ex-Speoker of the Rouse of Represen•
tati ens, was chosen president, and Made a conetio.-
srativi speech; in Ir Mob he favored the Cincinnati
platform and invoked the exercise of a spirit fa
vorable to the best Interests of the national D o .
Steeraoy.
From New Mexico and the Plants,
INDUSSENDENCE, Mo., April 1.7.--The Santa Fo
mail from Pawnee Fork has arrived, and the con
ductor reports that the route is crowded with per
liens going to the gold mines. There were nine
a largo number of Mexisan trains coming in. Ile
reports that the grim was fine and abundant, and
the mails are now travelling without an escort, but
it is not considered entirely safe.
The reports from the hostile Indians are that
they are for peace, but their treachery is co well
known that not ranch dependence is placed on
their professions of friendship.
No rain has fallen here for the past two months,
and everything is in a parched condition.
The Revenue Cutter Crawford.
ARAM. FIRING HEARD OFF TR& COAST or GEORGIA
' CHARLESTON, April 17.—The revenue cutter
Crawford, from Brunswick, Georgia, hag arrived
here all well. She reports that on the 4th of April,,
when off the coast of Georgia, she heard a sharp
firing which lasted for over an hour.
Decision in a Patent Suit.
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., April 17.—The great Re
frigerator suit of T. C. Schooley, of Cincinnati,
against Charles Winship, of New Raven, am!
Bramball, fledge, 1. Co., agents, of New York, was
yesterday decided by Judge Pitman, of tho United
States Circuit Court, in favor of - the defendants,
whose claim for the patent is deolared to be good.
The French and English Expedition
to China.
Boma, April 17.—An arrival from Cape Town
furnishes advicea to February 14. The French ez•
pedition to Minn, comprising '6,000 men, and some
English vessels for the same t ervice, had arrived
there.
The Pike's Peak Gold Mines.
ADDITIONAL P./imams.
Br. JOSEPH, Mo.,April 17.-1 he Central Over
land California anPike'r Peak Passenger Express
Company have put on a lino of coaches to leave
here triweekly, commencing to-morrow morning.
The express is to go through to Denver city In six
days.
The Y. M. C. A. Union Convention.
Nzw ORLEANS, April 16 —The Union Convention
of the Young Men's Christian Association elected
W. P. Mumford, of Richmond, for President, and
John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, for Secretary.
The Convention has adjourned acne die.
Heavy Robbery at Chicago.
CIIICAOO, April 17.—The office of the city collec
tor was broken open and robbed last night; $3,000
in currency and $17,000 in cheeks and treasury
warrants were stolen. No clue has yet born ob
tained towards the detection of the robbers.
The Ship St. Petrick.
NEW Yonx, April 17.—Feare are entertained for
the safety of the ehip St. Patrick, which sailed from
New Orleans on December 7th, for New York. She
had a cargo of cotton valued at $lBO,OOO.
From Texan.
Naw ORLEANS, April 113.—An arrival from Bra
zos furnishes advises from Austin to the 12th inst
The news is unimportant.
Florida Democratic Convention.
-TALLAIUSWEIS, April o.—The Demooratio state
Convention have endorsed the Senatorial canons
Territorial resolutions.
'Markets by Telegraph.
BALTIytORE,ApriI 17.—Flour Arm; Howard street $6.
Wheat steady, at 31.70e1.80; red sl.4Brel 50. Cornfirm,
at 75e760 for white, and 7doThe for yellow. Provisions
firm but unchanged. Whiekey steady, at 22d02231.
atoms, April 16.—Cotton unchanged; sales of 1,000
bales.
New ORLBANII, April 16.—Cotton stead.; sales of
8,000 halos at 304m 1)c. Boger QUlfit 6,l4eLlic. Flour
Liverpool rn buoyant at 7001350. Freight u n altered to
16 3rd . Exchange on New York
THE CITY.
FOR THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.—The
steamship Keystone State will leave her wharf,
between Vine and Callowhill streets, this after
noon, at three o'olook , bound for Charleston. She
will take out about ninety gentlemen as pitmen
gets who go to attend the Democratic National
Convention. This is not as large a number as was
expected, arrangements having bean made to ac
commodate one hundred A number of gentlemen
who had signified their intention of going deolined,
and their places were filled by substitutes. The
following is a complete list of all who were
" booked " up to neon yesterday, as being certain
to go. The list does not exhibit as many names as
there will be passenger?, several gentlemen from
other States engaging passage for themselves and
" friends," (in some oases three or four persona,)
without furnishing their names :
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Chambers McKibben, James Buchanan Sheridan,
Owen Jones, Joseph aloKihtien,
t,eoroe !McHenry, Charles Heebner
R Jr.,Dr.
. C. Evans, Win. D. Lewis,
B. W. Weir, John Cessna,
Geo. H. Martin, J. B. Baker,
John Roberts, Hugh filark,
H. B. swan, H M. North.
N. B. Browne, Henry H. Phillips,
A. J. blogallenner, McKee,
Frederick Lauer. Wm. M. Reilly
Guthrie, Wash, D.C. Wm. Bigler,
Wm. 11. McGee, James A. Clarion,
Francis W.. Hughes, Edward Campbell,
C. D. Gloninger, Asa Packer,
Franklin Van Zandt, H. A. Guernsey,
John Cummings, Win. niontgomery, M. C.,
John Heifsto der, Thomas Cunningham,
John L. Dawson, John Roars,
11. J. stable, Frederick A. Server,
H.. L. Blood,, Wm. Penn Chandler,
Joseph Dernekson, It. Brodhead,
Arnold Firmer, Charles Hottenatein,
Geo. Nelson enuth, Wm., A. Galbraith,
Hen. Samuel W. Black, A. It. Coffroth,
Jamen Pllll. W. G. Whiteley,
.I, H. Mitchell, Senator Snit tabury,
bewle.G. Camay, , John B. Pennor7a , of Del
_24,11;..gWme., , ' __..1..... .1 14.*P'Wer. or corn
Triontas 11. Wilson, Jug N y„—
William Badger, L. w. Powell and S Mends
J. Shandiner, 'Wm. M. Brown,
Burnbaum. Israel Painter,
Geo. W. Johnson.
INQUEST IN VIE CASE OP PATRICK KELLEY.—
Yesterday morning Coroner Fenner held an inquest
on the body of Fatriok Kelley, whose death was no.
tined by us yesterday, and the oircumstances
attending whioh have already been published. A
number of witnesses were examined by the coroner,
the substance of whose testimony we publish :
Samuel N. Johnson testified to being in the bar-room
at the time; Kelley was in the bar and Childs in the
kitchen; Kelley appeared to hare been making a settle
ment; his money was upon the bar; Childs came up
and !lecke to Kelley ; Kelley told him to go away or he
Would Strike ; a quarrel ensued, and Childs struck
twice at Kelley with a knife, and they bath fell together.
George /Mak was attending bar on dunday after
noon ; Patrick Kelley and Thome Childs were there;
Patrick was paying sonic money when Childs cams up,
and was told to go away ; words passed; Kelley strums
Childs in the face once or twice, or more, - and then
Kelley called Childs a liar ; Childs was standing against
a dour; he went through the bar into a room past wit
ness; he came out again. and both walked towards each
other; Childs struck at Kelley in the bank, and after
wards somewhere about the side; both fell together;
Kelley's glow was hero enough to draw blood; neither
was in liquor Easy find some mineral water, but
Childs had nothinF ; Childs got the knife when lie went
out; witness didn son a quarrel after Childs return to
the room.
John 11 . each was in the room at the time of the quar
rel ; was sitting behind the stove, in his stocking feet;
Keller was drinking, and Childs Gunn cut of the kitchen
and stood alongside of Kelley, who was counting hie
monby ; Childs haul something to Kelley, and some
words passed between them; Kelley laid hie fist to
Childs' cheek; Kelley caught Childs, and Childs felt
across the bar, end when he got up hie nose was bleed
ing • the boy (Mihail told him toga out; he went out
and 'then came in acein the parties earns together, end
Child* struck at Kelley, 'but witness didn't know what he
had in his hands ; both parties fell at once.
James C. Vogdes woo present at part in the diffieultY,
which happened about fifteen minutes before 1 o'clock.
Witness recut from a niernotanduin taken at the trine ;
had heard names called and saw Kelley strike Chdus ;
helped to bring Kelley into the bowie after he was
stabbed; met Kelley on the pike alter ho had been
stabbed, and witness had been told there wire a MSS
there.
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Owen Smith was sworn, and corroborated tho pre
ceding witness; didn't see ri. knife.
garlingtou Ho e k ink. a policenien, testified to arresting
Childs • Childs aeknowiedged committing the deed, but
declared' that Kelley had knocked him down; found the
bloody knife upon his person.
Dr. George C. Harlan, the attending physician at the
hospital, testified to making a post-portent examination
at deceased Monday night; round a penetrating wound in
the left side. between tie seventh mid eig htlt übc, and
slight superficial out in the back ; the wound to tne side
eau, ed death.
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The jury rendered a verdict that came to
his death from a stab inflicted by Thomas Childs.
Childs is now in prison.
MEETING OF THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—
A stated mooting of the Pennsylvania Horticul
tural Society was held at Concert Hall last eve
ning. The exhibition was more than usually at
tractive, and the attendance more than usually
large. The varieties of spring flowers were very
beautiful, while the early vegetables exhibited a
degree of Cultivation moat commendable. Among
the flowers we noticed many beautiful specimens of
geraniums, roses, azaleas, hyacinths, begonias,
tulips, pansies, carat:4las, die. A numbor of pre
miums were awarded, among which were the fol
lowing : Fur collection of ten plants, to John
Joyce, gardener to M. W. Baldwin ; John Pol
lock, gardener to James Dundee, and C
H. Miller, gardener to D. Rodney Ring. For
specimen plants—premiums to John Joyce, James
Radio, gardener to Dr. Rush, and John Pollock.
For table designs—to John A. Gmhring and Theo
(lore Meghrttn, gardener to Joseph Ripka; espe
cial premium to John Pollock. For flowers in
vases and roses—a premium to H. A. Dreer; for
pelargoniums, to James Thomas, gardener to A. J.
Buckner; for geraniums, to :fames Monona), gar
dener to F. ; for eiteraviev, to Mr.-I.la
garty, gardener - to J. Harrison, Jr., and John Ran
dall, gardener to J. D. Whetham ; for roses, to 11.
A. Dreer; fora uletts, to John Pollock, James
Esdie, and John Lander; for hyacinths, to H. Ha.
gorty end Thomas Meehan ; for pansies, to H. A.
Dreer and James Thomas.
A number of premiums were also awarded for
fruits and vegetables. For apples to John Joyce ;
for grapes to William Joyce and John Cook; for
asparagus to John Cook ; for cucumbers to Thomas
Meghran ; for rhubarb to Thomas Robertson and
A. Felton, gardener to 11. Dubring. A premium
for radishes was also awarded to the latter par
ties.
After awarding the premiums named, among
others reported by the committee, the society ad•
maul.
. MORE RAILROAD FACILITIES.—Under the
pro3ent enterprising management of the Philadel
phia, Wilmington, and _Baltimore Railroad Com
pany, there aro two more trains to be added on
Monday nest to their number between Philadel
phia and Wilmington,
and to be run at such hours
as will accommodate the businosa men in the city,
who desire to reside, in the country during the
summer months. The improved facilities afforded
by our oily passenger railways for reaching the
depot at Broad and Primo streets, at almost any
moment from morning to midnight, present every
convenience to those who aro about changing
from a city to a country residence. There aro
thousands of points along the line of this road, that
are desirable for residencea.or investment in real
estate. Land in the vicinity of Chester, Thurlow,
Linwood, and Claymour is very cheap, eompared
with tome of out suburbs in ether direction. - A
trip down this road presents many delightful plinta
of fine scenery ; a view of the Delaware river. end
of the numerous highly cultivated farms en its
banks, wilt amply repay any one for the exeur
siert.
1106LITAL CASE9.—PotOr Mcßride was ad
mitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon; haying
received a serious scalp-wound by running agsiinst
a stink of wood at Poplar-street wharf. '
Fergus Bottomly, aged 16,years, employed atthe
Washington print-works, in; titonoisiter, New Jer
sey, had his right arm and shoulder badly laoe
rated by being caught in the machinery. lie was
removed to the Pennsylvania Hospital,' and it is
feared amputation will be necessary.
' ODD FRI,LOWS' -CEL&BAATION.—The rnem
hors of Etar of Bedhlehera Lodge, No. 190,
I: 0. 0. F., will'oelebrato the fo4y-Aret outilver7
nary of the introduction aßdtifellowilsfp; into the
United States, on Thursday evening, April 26, "by
a supper at the dining rooms of B. :IV. Sharp, No.
16 South kourti/ street, °melte Mordant.
J,EOAL INTELLIGENCE.—UNITED STATES DlS
rater eounv.—George M. Wharton, Esq., the Ur&
ted States District Attorney, newly appointed by
the President, made his appearance in court 'yes
terday morning with his commission, and was sworn 1
in. James C. Vandyke, Beg., the retiring District ,
Attorney, introduced Mr. Wharton, and made the ;
m c
af t :i d ol:k ni t t o o
teirp.ress to d t o h in e g eo so u4 M h r is . h V l a g n h d a y p k p e r t e o o o la k tron 1
of the uniform courtesy and kindness with which ,
he had been treated in all his official and personal
relations with the court.
Judge Cadwalader replied, that for the two years
during which he had beenoilielally connected with '
the late Distriet Attorney he was happy to say no
thing had occurred but what tended to elevate him'
in the estimation of the court. --Although the official
relations have for the time been severed, he (the
Judge) trusted that the kindly personal rela
tions which had heretofore existed would continue
.through life.
Mr. Wharton's commission was then read, and
the oath of office was administered to him. After
the usual congratulations between Mr. Wharton
and Mr: Vandyke, the court adjourned.
Not Parus-,Justice Woodward.—Mary MoCan
dry vs. The City of Philadelphia. Before re
ported. A verdict for plaintiff for $lOO was re
turned yesterday meting.
Wm. Linker, Sr., vs. Robert M. Coleman. This
was an action brought to recover damages for in.,
juries sustained by a son of Mr. Linker, in conse
quence of the horse and carriage of Mr. Coleman
passing over him. Tho boy was crossing the street,
when the carriage came along, and as it reached
the boy Mr. C. called to' him to get out of the
way, but before he could obey, the shaft of the
vehicle struck him in the eye.- The boy was also
thrown to the ground, and received severe injuries'.
Not concluded.
AISTRICT Corny—Judge Stroud —Philip D.
Thomas vs. George W. Snyder. An action to re•
cover the amount of freight for a cargo of coal
shipped to New York. The bill of lading'contain
.ed a clause that the consignee should not pay the
freight to the captain. B.e demanded it, but pay
ment was refused The coal was sold by the con
signee in New York, and he failed before the agent
lof the ewner of the vessel Mid demand the freight.
This action is now brought against the shipper to re
cover it, and he contends hell not liable, because the
consignee had the money, and would have paid it
had it been demanded before his failure. Verdict
for defendant MOM:fade for plaintiff; George M.
Wharton for defendant.
David Paul Brown Beneficial Society vs. Peter
Burton. A act fa our mortgage. An action to re-
Cover the balance, with interest, due on that mort
gage. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for
$428.35. Earle and Woodward forplaintiff; Parsons
for defendant.
George Magee vs. John K. MoCurdy, and sam9
vs. Koury W. Garrott. Actions to recover on a
replevin bond. Jury out. O'Brien for plaintiff;
Woodward for defendant.
DISTRICT COURT—Judge Hare.—John M. Bickel
re. Henry K. Strong. An action on a promissory
note. Verdict for plaintiff ljlio 5313.72. Grout for
plaintiff; Pettit for defendant
Andrew J. Barnes and Sarah Wilson, trading,
&0., to the use of James Lesley, Jr., ye. The City
of Philadelphia. An notion for work and labor
done at the City Hospital. Jury out. Lesley for
plaintiff ; King and Sellers for defendant.
William Bearley vs. John M. Lisle. An action
on a promissory note. Verdict for plaintiff
$.58.5.29. L. Hirst and J. A. Phillips for plaintiff ;
Sewell for defendant. •
Harriet Watson, trading . under the name of
George W. Watson, vs. Benjamin H. Coates. An
action to recover the sum of $249 38 and interest,
for work done during 1857, ISA and 1859. Jury
out. Gilpin and Valentine for plaintiff; D. P.
Browntfor defendant.
COMMON PLEAS—Judge Allison. —Harper vs.
Stretch. An action to recover the value of certain
party walls under an agreement between the par
ties. Not concluded. Briggs for plaintiff ; Mundy
for defendant.
ESCAPE OF A PELSONEit FROM A PHILADEL
ruLt OFFICER.—On Monday evening, Officer Levy,
of the Detective Force, who was sent on to Louis
vine to bring on J. T. Smith, charged withtid
napping a colored lad named Henry Gilliam, ar
rived in town without his prisoner. Restated that
Smith escaped by jumping from the window of the
water closet in the car, near Creek Station,
i in Vir
ginia. The escape was discovered almost immedi
ately, when the train was stopped, and search was
made for the fugitive without success. The officer
proceeded as far as Cumberland, and took measures
there to have the country thoroughly searched. He
then came on with the colored boy, bringing the
baggage of Smith. Gilliam is quite an intelligent
lad, about fif men years of age, and resided with his
uncle in Lombard street. He_ VMS induced to go
West and South by an advertisement for a colored
boy . to work upon a farm, near Upon
arriving at that phice,filipith told him that Pittsburg.,is bro
ther-in-law,
lie
with w 'represented Gilliam was
to live, had not from Evansville, and that
it would, be nee to go to him. They started
mi l l
off, and when in nati, Gilliam was cautioned
against going farther with Smith, but concluded
to go to Evansville, supposing it to be in Ohio. He
was furnished with a card by one of the police of
Cincinnati, and directed, if he was taken to Louis
ville, to s how it to Officer Blair, widish he did, and
it was that officer who took both into custody, and
telegraphed to the Chief of Police of this city.
Cnntizier.. CALENDAR.—The Court of Quar
ter Sessions was engaged yesterday morning in
disposing of the petty cases that have accumulated
upon the calendar. Judge Thompson was on the
bench, District - Attorney Mann-representing the
Commonwealth. There was a very large crowd in
attendance, the atmosphere being most oppres
sive. The cases disposed of were mostly of a trivial
character, and hardly worth the attention of the
Commonwealth. Family quarrels, magnified into
assaults and battery • - and petty larcenies, not
wan ti.-tha,mat it le crying them, form the burden of
tKikbusineaa before the court at present. So long
as people quarrel there . will be litigation, and so
long as litigation possesses its peculiar attractions,
justice will be troubled with these fruits of malice
and bad temper.
John Jones and James Rush were charged on
arms-bills with committing assault and battery,
and both acquitted.
James MeNeilson was convicted of an assault
and battery, with intent to kill FranoisHilpatrick,
and was sentenced to nine months imprisonment.
Charles O'Neil was convicted of assault and bat
tery. •
James Burke was acquitted of highway robbery,
and plead guilty to an assault and battery, for
which he was sentenced to ten days imprUon
ment.
Edward Johnson, a colored man, was convicted
of committing anasaault and battery upona colored
woman, named Mary E. Johnson, and sentenced to
thirty days imprisonment
Jeremiah Hoar was convicted of an assault and
battery 'upon Edward Simpson, and sentenced to
pay a tine of $5 and costs.
Charles Parker, who had been convicted of re
ceiving stolen go ods, was sentenced to eighteen
months in the county prison.
Peter Miller entered a plea of guilty one oharge
of burglary. Sentence neterred.
A COMEDY IN REAL LlFE.—Officer Bartho
lomew, of the Mayor's Detective Police, yesterday
evening detailed to us the circumstances of a case
that came recently under his official nonce. It
seemed that about a year ago a young lady of great
beauty, and the daughter of a respectable and
ftealthy family in Alabamp, came to this city, in
company with a lady as her governess, for the pur
pose of finishing her education. She took boarding
at a house on Chestnut street, and entered one of
our fashionable and distinguished boarding-schools.
While residing here she met a young gentleman
from Salem, Mississippi, who was in town for the
purpose of studying medicine, and who was a fel
low-boarder_ An attaebnient*aprung up between
them, but, owing to the surveillance of the go
verness, he was prevented from paying anything
other than more ordinary attentions. He accord
ingly left the boarding-house and took up his resi
dence elsewhere. By some means he managed to
keep up the communication with the lady. I ester
day morning sheleft the house for the ostensible
purpose of attending school. On arriving at Broad
and Chestnut street, she found her lover with a
carriage. They entered, and drove to the residence
of a Methodist clergyman, who married them. Her
departure was noticed, and information lodged at
the Central Station. Officer Bhrtholomew found
the couple at a house on Chestnut street, below
Thirteenth. Tho lady was removed to the custody
of the governess. We understand that the matter
will come before the courts, in the shape of an ap
plication, on the part of the husband, for a writ of
habeas corpus. -
ALLEGED RoßßEßY.—Yesterdny morning a
German had a hearing before Aldernaan Kenney,
on the charge of having robbed his son-in-law.
The latter, with his wife, resides in the vicinity of
Second and Union streets, and the defendant
boarded with them. On Monday night, it is said,
the son-in-law was induced to leave the house
upon some pretence, and during his absence the
accused packed up various articles and $66 in
money, belonging to him, and left the premises.
He had purchased a ticket for New York, and was
about starting when arrested. The defendant was
committed to answer. He is said to have been an
old German convict, and has only been in the
country two yours.
Flu! LAST EVENING.—Abort half past six
o'clock last evening a fire was discovered In the
garret of dwelling bio. 621 South Tenth street, oc
cupied by N. P. Shortridge, and owned by Joseph
it. M. Miller. The flames were confined to the
roof. The furniture was slightly damaged by
water. The lase is fully covered by insurance.
The flames extended to the roof of the adjoining
house on the north, No. 619, owned and, occupied
by R. N. Conseil, and Thence to No. 623, occupied
by T. S. Stewart. The damage to the buildings is
trilling. The fire originated from a spark firm
the chimney. ,
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SUDDEN DEATIc PROM INTEMPEDANCE.—Yus
torday morning a women,- about thirty years of
age, fell down at Second and Spruce streets, and j
died in a few minutes.: The body was removed to
the Fifth-ward station-house. Coroner Fenner held
an inquest, the jury rendering a verdict of death
from intemperance.
POLITICAL.--A meeting of the Tenth Ward
People's Association was held last evening, at
Base and Thirteenth streets.
REAL Rarer', &roma, ,tO.The following are
the sales of real estate, stooks, &a., made by
M. Thomas .t Sons, at the Philadelphia Exchange,
yesterday at noon, and in the evening :
2 bonds, 81.000 each. of the Lackawanna and Blooms
burg Railroad Company. 67 per cent.
I orminallor 20 new) shares San Francieoo Land As
sociation, 3675
1 original for 20 new) shares Fan Francisco Land As
sociation. Bees.
2 original tor 20 new) shares San Francisco Land Aii-
Im i n e n trri7 . l"inl adel ph is. id b tarn_ 332. -
I share Mercantile Library, 35.50. -
Four-story brisk dwelling. No. la3l Filbert street,
west of Fifteenth street, 61,275.
Sawn frame stables. Filhertstreet. between - Eighteenth
ard Nineteenth streets. dime.
Handsome modern residence, No. 1(22 Walnut street,
613,00,
linigneine modern residence,No. 1331 Spruce ;rest,
diem.
Th ree story brick store and dwelling, No. 13i North
Ereut street, 32000.
Mimi three-story brick dwelling, No. 940 Coates artist,
33 250.
Modotn three-story brisk store and dwelling, - No IskB
South street. 01180..
Steam Routine mill, distillery, and coal yard,North
Wales Station,on the North Fesuisylvania Railroad,
es 950.
Two three-ste bti ottrAnpi. Bering Garden street
alegg:ffierm, tie..ksiVigrireistree . 31•060.•
NOUle atlfluleite, 1514 Pinker stree, etigAi.; -
noh se and lot. NO. HUI Barker stree t.ii 21.16. •
Mosaic and lot, ho. 1.612 Hisrlieretreet. 1 Vett- • •
incise and lot, no,ititeg E likeratileet. t Ot0.•
,7, ram and let. N0..14 ter - sheer. P AO. '
Me and let,
NMI
ker street, 8 'Effrie ,
ease and lot, NM lea* lier stisersi. ,
Louse anti lot, lac : 11515 Malloy street. l tet);, ,
; Yowls and lot: no. iin6 mewl - meet. - Loco. - '
Three4gtory brick dwelling, No. Me chltal street,
8350.
• We on the premises. Friday hurt. 13th inst., modern
residence, No. 3119 Anti street, 416,000,
. LAYING WATER-PIPE STNEET.--:
Workmen have now nearly oompleted, the laying
of a eiz-inch water-pipo in Ninth street, between
Spruce and Pine 'streets. On the east side of the
street is the long wall of the Pennsylvania'Nespi
tal On the west, not a single dwelling fronts on
Ninth street, all having their side-yards -to Alie
Street. The presence of water in the street, how
ever, is ve ry necessary, in ease of future improve-
ments, or in the event of fire in the neighborhood.
CHARGED WITH ROBBRIVE.-0a Monday a
young man named John,Setson was arrested en the
charge of robbing a house in Federal street, near
Seventh, of a sum of money and silverware. The
robbery was effected on Sunday afternoon by cut
ting a panel out of the - beck - door' during the ab
sence of the family. The amused was identified
by two boys Wife testify that they saw him sealing
the fence of the house at the time of the perpetra
tion of the robbery. Batson was held to bail 'to
answer.
Further from Mexico.
TNDSYNITY FOR PROPERTY DESTROYED AT VERA
We are again under obligations to the Adams'
Express Company for New Orleans papers in ad
vance of the regular mail. From the Picayune
of the 14th we get the following Mexican news :
The opening mail this morning puttrus in pos
session of still further news from Mexico, by the
English and Spanish mail steamers at Idevarta. In
some respects it is of an important character.
President Juarez bad issued an a special decree,
indemnifying, to the full amount of their losses, the
sufferers by the late barbarous bombardment of
Vera Cruz. The decree of indemnification C 04023
the whole of the property ' destroyed, whether
moveable or real estate, mild& or outside the
walls, belonging to friends of the Constitutional
came. 'That of the friends of the besiging party is
especially excepted. For their losses titers is no
iademnification whatever.
From the terms of the decree, however. It would
appear that the benefits of the same extend only to
those who shall repair their losses. The certified
expenses of the repairs must bo presented to the
Treasury Department, and only upon such present
ment will cognizant:le be taken of them. This, bard
as it may seem, will doubtless secure the neon
struotion of the city.
By a sort of just oompensation the indemnifica
tion is in all oases to be paid out of the proceeds
from the sale of the church property, confiscated to
the State, by the law of July last. The amoun t
of ready money thus at the disposal of the (lovern
men twe have not the meats of ascertaining. W e
presume, however, that as yet it is small.
As to the amount of property destroyed, necessa
rily, in defence of the city, and by the bombard
ment itself, the beet authorities estimate it at be
tween $4,000,000 and $5,000,000. It Is expressly
stated, however, that the losses have fallen heavier
neon the friends of the besieging party, who are
entitled to no indemnity.
it this be the ease, it is probable that nearly all
the sufferers provided for in the decree will be paid
1 sooner or later.
The decree makes no distinction between natives
and foreigners, wherehy,we conclude that all will
be entitled to the same indemnity. Foreigners,
however, will have, of course, a far more certain
claim through their own Oovernments.
Tea Haw Petzs.—The new prise captured on
the Mexican coast, as before stated, is a vessel of
about four hundred tons burden, and laden mostly
with provisions. Sbe was a Spanish bark, or, at
all( events, raised the Spanish colors at the thee of
her capture. Her original name was Maria Con
cepcion' but after leaving Havana she assumed
that of Cenobite Miramon, wife of General Mira
mon. So it would seem, says the Trait d' Union,
that we have taken the whole Presidential menage.
The captured bark had been reclaimed by the
commander of the Spanish squadron at Sacrifloies,
and the suit was still pending when the last mail
left Vera Grua.
New LOAN AT TRN CAPITAL.—The correspondent
of the Trait d'Unlon, writing from the city of
Mexico, on the 27th, says that the Government is
again ;sorely in want of money, and that there
is talk of a new forced loan of 5 per cent. on all
capital.
INDIGNATION AGAINAT "Tee YANNNEM."—IN the
meantime, if we may believe the public journals,
the indignation against "the Yankees,"- for their
sympathy with the Constitutional Government,
and capture of the Marin expedition, had risen to
such a height that it could scarcely be controlled.
The official journal, La Secisdad, says
The newe of the acts of hostility committed by
the Americans against the defenders of Merlon
independence has been received with; indignation
throughout the capital, even by persons indifferent,
or strangers to party polities. -
The national sentiment has again been waked up
among our people by those rude strokes of the sot
disant Liberal party. The war of 1860, between
Mexico and the United States, wlll be a very differ
ent thing from the war of 1847. The American
press knows it and avows it. - '
The war which, confined to ourselves,: has
hitherto had a political character, has now hedolue
a national war. Who, Indeed, can deny it, atter
the events of the 6th of March? Againal what
enemy did the little Mexican squadron contertd at
Anton Lisardo, if not against the Yankees? All
good patriots throu ghout the capital are hastening
to take up arms. Whatevormay ho the result of the
campaign against Vera Ores, they will not permit
the soil of the capital, at least, to be trodden by the
traitors who have so many those been repulsed
from its walls.
People of the Departmental arouse yourselves up
likewise in your own homes; and before the ener
getic resistance of a whole and united people, what
can some thousands of filibusters and demagogues
do?
• .
- The Hoof:arid is still more severe evens' ot the
Constitutionalists, whom it calls "inhuc e. trai
tors, who have op ened the wells of Vera erns to its
sworn enemies . " Henceforth, it adds, there - will be
heard trot one cry throughout the whole eowatry :
" Long live the independence of Mexico, - azuldeath
to those who have cold us and to those whet come to
subjugate us." .
FINANIA/LL AND , CODLI [ EitaIAL.
The Money'Market.
PHILLLELPHiA, April 17, M.
A few fluctuations in prices were noted at the, stock
board to day, where a better feeling prevailed. Without
leading, however, to any very large ttionwltions.- Etats
fives sold at gali, City sixes, taxed issue, rose to 10d.%
new Wig, Pennsylvania Railroad shame sold at MN,
Read lag at 2DX, Harrisburg at ay%s, annelidll at ad, Le
high Bann 320, and Moms Canal eCh'. There was little
doing in bank stooks. Pailadelgaia Bank shares sold at
120, Commercial Bank at ro.si, and Farmers' and Me
chanics' at Oo'. In Passenger Railway shares Green
and Coates sold at 17, Tenth and Eleventh-streets at SO,
Spruce and Pine at DN, Chestnut and Walnut-streets at
24.
The Nevi York city bank statement attain a judioious -
ourtaihaent of lams, an increase of specie and deposits
and a small withdrawal of the circulation. The figures,
as compared with those of last week, exhibit the follow
ing clisiageo
Deoreaae in ..... 8687;16
.Increase in Lpecie .. ... .....
Diorama in Circulation- /63. , ,xz
Increase in Undrawn Deposits- ..... 1,360,us
In our editorial columns will be found an account of a
Preiloted opening of a new avenge oftrade for our
city, in the East Brandywine and Waynesburg Ra 1-
read, a new feeder to the Pennsylvania Central Rail
road Company.
An act was passed by the Pennsylvania Legislature at
the last session, and approved by Governor Packer on
the Ed of March, Pact, entitled en act to moortarroe the
Western Pennsylvania Railroad Company. This act
provides that—
Iner ells, The mortgage bondholders of the North
western Railroad Company h.ve purchased that rail
road and the corporate rights and franchises of
the company, and it is desirous (desirable 1i that
the said railroad should be completed, as stall for the
development of the resources of tha• portion of the
Commonwealth t.hrocgh which the said railroad is lo
cated, as also to reimburse the said bondholders for
their expenditure of money and labor : --
•• Therefore, it is enacted that the bondholders and
their associated are created a body corporate by the
name of the Western Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and are to have all the powers, privdeges.l3.ll , l authority
conferred upon the, to orthweaterir Mg/inlad Company,
which are further empowered to extend their road front
any point of the same to a point at or near Tyroas cite,
in Blair county. The named bondholders. and their
associates, are further empowered by the &et Section to
sell, when they are incorporated, all the said railroad
and franchises, or bonds or stook represystolg them, to
any lawiully incorporated railroad company, winch,
after such purchase. is to have all thidnowers and privi
leges conferred on the Northwestern Railroad Company
by the ant.
The second section fixes the capital stook at 60 000
shares, at fifty dollars each, to be issued to the bond
creditors respectively, accordnix to their interests, by
the trustee. William L. "Hirst. .
The third section gives authority to borrow money to
the extent of two millions ofemoney, at not exceeding
11041311 per coat. per annum. for which mortgage bonds
are to be jawed. convertible intoatoclr.
The fourth section gives authority to make chattel
mortgagee, but limits the total bond-mortgage indebted
ness to two millions of dollars, and provides that land
holders' claims for unpaid damages arising nit of the
ontThalconstruction of the road shalt remain a inn upon
the road until settled.
The fifth notion allows and provides the manner for
the capital stock to be increased. -
The sixth section allows corporations to subscribe for
the stook of the Western Pennsylvania Railroad Corn-
Duty. -
The seventh section provides for the election or a
president and twelve directors; and the eighth and last
notion relates to the porible inane of Butler county
bonds in future, in which case the proceeds thereof are
to be applied to the construction of that part of the rail
road lying between Freeport and the borough of Butler.
Butler county.
A meeting of the bandlioldera, it,, of the Northwee•
tern Railroad Company was held under the provisions
of the new set, at the Girard Nouse to-day, when the
Western Penis) , lrani% RaEroad Company was organ-
Ikea by the election of William Maher, president, and
Israel Painter. Thomas E. Franklin, R.N. Burroughs,
Thos. G. Stewart, Thomas White, Philip Collins. H. T.
Ludwiek, George M. Cline. Thomas Moore, klichsel
Malone. William L. limit, and John Scott, directors.
After the election, the board of directors organized,
and an executive committee was appointed, to report
what disposition could be made of the property and
franchises of the late Northwestern Railroad Company.
Messrs. Malone, Painter, and Thrst were appointed to
serve es this committee, and a vote was passed request
= Mr. L. P. Sanger to ant with the oommittoe.
We understand the committee will report to the Pre
sident at the earliest possible der. •
PHILADELPHIA STOOL EXCHANGE BALES.
April 17, 1860.
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FIRST BOARD.
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