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eue wet k later a< vices. Having been nut Dearly
twelve days from Europe, it is probable she will ar
rive m reason to arable us to publish her at *8 in
to-morrow's edition.
Our columns tc-i;iy con ain a great variety o"
k cresting inlorniatiou from Washington, to mo.-t of
which it ts u' nectesary to refer in detail. It era
braces letters from mir r.wi' auri other correspondents
rtla'ive to the m<w uji n's of politicians, tin- cirry
he of ocean nod iulaud mails, railru .d and put. rit
?cJ>?ints Ac. Al? > an espluiut >ry note from Hon.
Presley Rwirg, letter fro* Senator l? xon on the
Ml.-wouri Compromise, another communication from
Mr Dicktwon ooiicerniug the Colt patent contro
versy. the aunu I sums appropriated for the improre
ntnt of rivers and harbors during a period of thirty
five j car* moverac t of American segar dealers for
furkbtr protection a^ain-t f , reign importatioas, Ac
the whole affording a conuprehent'ive chaptcr of th?
various it Wrest* dow LeinK brrjught to be.ir upac
?e law ni?ttis as-embled at the national capital.
liotl. hrau.thcs of C ) grew wrr-j perfejUv quiet
oon^ariiii g tbe Nebraska question je-teidav. Mr
Fumtur prrsei. td a petition to the Sjiut'e from
P??B?jlvaoia remonstrating agaiist any future ia
toeductioo of siav, ry north ot 30 30. A deb it* took
place on a resolution instructing the Judicury C^.n
?ittee to inquire inta and report upon the txpe
dlei < y of so ammdi-ig the rules a-,t.> retiiove the ia
jut.ttio,, ()f eecresy upon the dual autton on all nomiu
atiois in executive session. Tue reason assigned
A* this movement is, that it is almost impossible to
malt, tain t?cre-y in matters of i'nport*noe-tne
vote oh Collect >r liedtleld's appointment having been
pvbiisLt d in ?!l the principal ne?rspa}>erj the morn
tog afUr his confirmation. Ti.e House bill seiahng
Ike right of cit'z??n^hip to children born abroad of
Ana rican parents was reported, with an amend
ment striking out the clause entitling the mother of
fereign birth to citizenship. Considerable time was
?*?nt ia discussing tV rig'it of Mr. i'helps tj a sea'.,
he having been appoiuted l>y tie Conrnor of Ver
mont to All tbe vacancy occasioned by the death of
Mr. Upham, which was prior to the last meeting of
the Legislature of that. sute. The Legu.lat.ire met
?lid aojour.ed without (iecting a successor, and
bene the dispute as to Mr. P.'s ri4rhi to a seat.
(Juite iiu exciting controversy too* place in t'le
Bousejet'erday respecting the Krle ra'lroad tmujies,
tbe quel ion being a bill ^(prevent ol?tr;ictious to
mail- on rail roads. In support of tbe rata ure i- was
urged as a dlsfrr?c? fnl fact that newspa|*r?i were no>v
coavejtd to the W'cstera Statts through CanrJa
many h^tirs sooner taan bj the regular an i direct
nai! route, at d us a consequence the pe pie most
deeply intcesUd w?Te petitionijg h iMve taeir let
ters tram-lnTi d by the sa?ue ciraaten route. T/ie
Pei. nsy Iranians are evidently rery sore upon this
Babjtct. bnt it i^ hardly probable that they will sue"
ceed in pr? railing upou a majority of Congresimnn
fce uphold their unlawful outrages, notwitimtandinj?
Ibe threatening intimation* that they will tura the
exciteir.ef t into a political issue, and hereafter exert
themselves to defeat all men and parties who may
?ow oppose t iem. The bill was finally referred back
lathe Post Office Committee, and alter brief deliber
ation upon tie Deficiency Appropria:ion bill the
House a^journe ?.
The lett r.? Ir :n our correspondent relative to the
railroad ei. itement at Erie will be found unusually
tat* resting. The writer g!ves graphic delineations
of sll the curi-.u m <vemeutji and incideuta of which
he ban l*eu an eye witness, thus enabling the reader
W> fonu a correct opirdon ol the dispute. Governor
Bigler addressed tbe Erians yesterday, and, while
orum-elhiig them to oley Uie laws, iuforraeKl taem
lhat his sympathies were enlisted iu their cju^e.
Every day's experience tends to add weight to
Ibe belief, which is beco.ning quite general, that
Ike majority of the member* of the Xew Yurk Legts
totnre sre auxious to serve their oonstituento u secaud
term without going though the ordeal of an election,
a?4 are therefore endeavoring to avoid action upou'
of importance, in order, if po^ible to
?Mup?l the Governor to call an extra session. The
whigs, who are now iu power, seem disposed to wholly
nverleap the extensive and iudetiuable bounds of lib
frailty marked out by their predecessor*, the de
aiojrato, n twithsunding their continued boaata
?f economy. According to our special de*
patch, the Senate spent considerable time iu
Massing a resolution, which was eventually
passed, giving the messenger boya pocket knives at
the expense of the State. A bill was presented which
provides for the separation of the office of Superin
tendent of Common Scaools from that cf Secretary
?f Htate One of the chief object* of this measure
see?s to be to create a new office for a popular par
t*sn. at a salary of twenty flve hundred dollars
y^e 'fT* *"UUd Ut' th' da^'H the As
aembly the night s business w th debate on the pro
hibitory .iquor bill, which may be considered as Jo*
so much time lo*t it beiug known, alinowt beyond
doubt, that the majojity uit in favor o' and intend tj
vtte for tbe aieasure.
The cenn itlee appcinb d by the HUte Legislature
to txaolne into and report upon the harbor of Ner
iork, e<>n< luded their investigation yesterday, after
b*vu\g exanlUled teveral witneates, and heard bjtn
?idee of the (pi> *tlon discussed. See in another
ecxBinn u e continuation of our report, with a syn .p
??f Uie adduced. The question ia a high
ly interesting (.?e. ?
A rumor being afloat that M. IJedlnl, the Popes
Nuido, baa arrived in Boston on Tuesday night, for
tbe purpoce of tailing pa.sage la the steamer Xiaga
ra, which hailed yeeterday, ahoit five hundred Oer
inar.s assembled on the Comm >n and bimed an effigy
at the Nnncio, crowncd with a Cardinal s h^t, ?ad
cictned ,n scarlet and purple ret**. Bedini s na ne
does not s,.j ear among the list of passengers l.y v.e
K., and the U-t despatch declaree that ha was not lu
that city at all? ronnequently his opponents there, a"
well as here on a similar occasion, had all their
toaolk: for nothing.
The number o destructive fires in North America
m tocreaak.g at a rate that ia truly alarming. We
low learn that the Canadian Parliament House and
Booming buildings, together with their conteato, ia
?4iV , '
! ch.' 1 i ^ the valuable library f' 'he Historical Soci
eij, were er'irely consumed at Quebec jerterday
id, mug. 1 be property was cbielly insured in Liver
! pcK 1 o:" .e?s- 'be buildings lor |1..0,000and ths libra
! l v f,,r |:;o,000. vv'ehave given a very interesting
I ,f ti!>'i< u o. tlu> building and its oontents in the
f,r, tr pla e.
'I lie Mt touri Ironworks at Wheeling, worth about
s-i.v.v thousand dollars, were ent'irtly destroyed bj?
fire on Tufsdey.
The mm ol ten thousand dollars was collected ia
Philadelphia, and haa been dUtribnted among the
officers and crews of the vessels that were inatramen
I tal in saving the lives of tbe persons on board the
I Ban Francisco Captains Crigliton and Lowe arriv
I ed in that city yesterday, and wdl be given a publ c
j reception to day.
! Advices from tbe Cape of Good Hope to the Gth o'
! December inform us that all was quiet, aid the peo
i yle wtie in a vtty prosperous condition. The land)
. of the tatnes w^re being parcelled out to settlers,
' the troops were withdraw ing from the country,
and ivory, coppf r, aud other rich products, were ar
riving in large quant t.es from tbe interior.
Tl* Maryland Legislature has finally parsed tt?c
bill tut hf>r iziii Baltimore city to loan five millions i
of dol arh to the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad.
The widow of a Mr. Laudreaux, who was killed ,
| by an accident on the New Orleans Rtilr >ad, has
i obtained a verdict agaiust tbe company of twenty j
thousand dollars damages in one of the New Orleans (
courts. Let the example be imitated in ths various
courts throughout the coantry where similar suits
are brought, and it would soon have tbe effoct of j
iii'-u-iiully decreasing the number of accidents.
A New York Deputy M ?r-hal has arrived in Nor- '
folk, with a fugitive * ave found secreted on board a i
vessel below this city. j
The United Stales Marshal yesterday received a j
cimmtinication from the President, ordering Alex an- ,
der Heilbronn to be delivered to the British authori- j
ties, in accoi dance with the treaty of extradition en ,
ten d into in 1842. CouLsd for the accused applied I
for a writ of habeas corpus, with the view of testing j
the question of authority at issue between the State '
1 ai d United States Courts. The Judge granted the j
writ, and the Marshal was allowed till this morning I
j to make bis return.
Jmuics Marin, on trial in the Hudson county court, j
; N. .1 . for the murder of bis wife, was yesterday found
guilty of manslaughter.
Our market for breadstuff's was pretty active yes
1 tcrdjy, bat there was no improvement in prices.
St me thirteen thousand barrels of flour changcd
hands, at rates varying from $i SO to $10 25, accord
ing to quality. Wheat was offered more freely than
on the day previous, but purchasers were not forth
coming. Cott' n remain* steady here, but at New
Orl> uns, we observe by the last despatch, prices are
iatl er irreeular. The receipts at all the Southern
port* to this lime are six hundred and seventeen
thousand hales !e*s thin those of the coi/espoading
period l*st jear.
In ac i'i n to miKh other interesting matter,
today's inside pa^es contain la e and important
news fri m Ke>r Sltxico, including a thridiug nar
rative of tbe adventures and sufferings of Mrs. Wil
son during the period of her captivity among the
Cfltuanche Indians; leMers from Harri-bjrg and
Old Point Comfort ; the Preach iutri^ues at St.
Domingo ; com muni cation relative toob-ecne titer a
I ture aud the Ladies' Five Points Mission, Ac.
The European Uueatlon.
Private advices from London add something
to what we knew before of the Turkish ques
tion. Public rumor iu England charges the
British Minister at Constantinople with secretly
favoring the Russian cause, and ascribes to the
Cabinet feelings of actual disappointment at
the news of the Turkish success at Kalefat.
It is said that had it not been for the manoeuvres
of the envoys of the Western Powers, the dis
aster of Sinope would never have occurred:
and iu confirmation of this statement the vex
atious objections so frequently raised by Gen
eral Baraguay De llilliers are quoted as evi
dence of a secret though ill-concealed enmity
to the Turkish came. It is generally believed
Hat Prince Albert is uot a stranger to this
inconsistency between the language and the
actions of the government; but while his per
son i- not spared in the public prints, the nation
seems to look forward, with resignation if not
with complacency, to the ultimate success of
his efforts.
In truth, as we have iiad occasion to observe
over and over again in the course of this con
troversy, if any one has any thing to gain by a
war, it can only be Louis Napoleon. England s
interests are certainly on 'he side of peace.
She has her commerce to protect, her debtors
to look after, her manufactures to sell, her
taxes to diminish. In comparison with these,
the motives which urge her to go to war are
light Indeed: little more than the clamor ot a
few idle journalists. Nor has Russia any sub
stantial ground for plunging into a continental
war. From such a coutest she could not hope
to escape unscathed Dependent as Russia
is upon England and France for the bulk
of her manufactured imports, and excellent
customers as they are both to her Baltic
and her southern seaports, a war with either
of them would be keenly lelt among the m>st
intelligent and wealthy classes of the empire.
So lar as money aud men are concerned, the
Czar is perhaps as well able to undertake a
wur us any oi the European powers. But
where is his fleet? Where would his land
forces be if the whole of the West advanced
through Germany to Poland and threatened a
second expedition to Mosoow? Turkey has
still less interest to serve by going to war.
She is risking her very existence. It is not an
isolated victory on the Danube, or the capture
of a stray fort here or there, that can save her
if the war becomes a mat ter of years. Destruc
tion to the Moslem would then seem inevitable.
Destruction in defeat, under the ruthless foot of
the Cossack soldiery; destruction in victory,
for the Western allies of the l'orte would
eventually injure her as fatally as the Czar
himself.
Who. then, is to gain anything by the threat
ened war ? Not the masses of Europe, curbed
under tlu> strong arm of large standing armios;
not the monarchs, nor the dynasties of theC<?n
tinent: nor yet the central Powers o." Europe,
on whose soil the buttle would probably be
fought. Louis Napoleon is the only man whose
advantage might be furthered by a war. It
would be of service to him in two ways. lie
could hardly help achieving a ccrtain amount
of military success, and that would not
only add to his material power but would
increase the popularity with which lie
is now regarded by his subjects. In
the second place, a European war would keep the
public mind in France fixed on foreign affairs,
and divert attention from his domestic policy.
Experience has taught French sovereigns that
tranquillity at Paris can only be purchased at
the cost of peace abroad. M. Thiers knew it
well when he strove to inaugurate a war policy
under Louis Philippe ; but the old king lacked
thc nerve for the task, and allowed Guizot to
substitute a peace system which cradled the
revolution into life. Louis Napoleoa has a bet
ter chance for placing his foreign relations on
a war footing than his predecessor. Louis
Philips had but one foe to fight? England
utd Guizot as well as be, saw plainly enoug
that a war with Great Britain would cost
more than it w?i worth. Louis Napoleon
stands in a much better position. Russia is
lets formidable and les p< pular in France than
'?perfidious Albion," who, on her side, is so
busily tugaged in watching Russia and tlie
United Statin that the too has lorgotten her
hereditary hatred of her neighbors across the
channel Thus for the first time since the Jays o'
the Stuarts, France aud England are united by
the bonds of a solid alliance, having Louis
Napoleon at its head; and tbe latter can safely
prepare for a foreign war without fearing that
another 1815 will mete out to him his uncle's
fate.
The question of war and peace would thus
seem a question between Napoleon's will on the
one side, and the permanent interests of Euro
pean nations on the other. His past skill in
diplomacy quite warrants us in saying that, if
his mind is made up in favor of war, the odds
will be at least equal. Nicholas of Russii is a
child in his bands.
Moic oi the tiewrlet Letter - General Pierce'*
Free Soil Antecedents Again.
The Washington Union , the central organ of
General Pierce and his free soil coalition Cabi
net, and all its dependant echoes throughout
the country, insist upon it that the recent letters
of Mr. John Cochrane and Judge Waterbury
disprove the charges of the New York Heraxd
concert-nig the free soil letter of General Pierce
to the Van Buren Corresponding Committee of
this State of 1848.
The Cabinet organ and its country echoes
pronounce the statements of Messrs. Cochrane
and Waterbury as perfectly conclusive ? that
they " crush out" the atrocious fabrications of
the Herald, nnd that the diabolical insinua
tions and impudent inuendoes of Bennett are
scattered to the winds. Not satisfied with
this, the Cabinet organ and its echoes have
taxed their abilities to the utmost in their de
lightful expletives against the editor of this
journal. Liar, caitiff, Scotchman, candidate
for the French mission, scoundrel, villain, vaga
bond, libeller, thief, burglar, rufllan. and awful
wretch, are among the f (Tittering epithets ap
plied to us by the spoilsmen of the administra
tion prtsses. We are described as being Satan
ic, as worse than Satan ? a great deal worse
than Satnn. In fact, the wrath and the violence
of this crusade of the spoilsmen against the
editor of tbe Hkiuu), taken altogether, discloses
him to be possessed of a more magnificent com
bination of intellectual power and moral wick
edness than any hero, historical or fabulous,
living or dead, natural or supernatural, from
the creation of Adam down to the present day.
If we mny b< lieve the half of the flue things
that have lutely come pouring in upon us from
all sides. Satan himself wa? not our equal in
audaciouB rascality, not even in that grand
address of his reported by Milton as having
come off at a grand Cabinet council ot all the
fallen angels in Hell, the subject being a decla
ration oi war against the kingdom of Heaven.
But notwithstanding all these ?omplimentary
epithets comparisons, accusations and allusions,
it is evident that we are good for something, or
we should never have been officially designated
as the leading organ of the opposition to the
administration and the spoilsmen. True, we
only hold this position till a vacancy occurs in
the mifsion to France ; but meanwhile
we must do our duty in the important
oflice assigned to us. We, therefore, recur to
General Pierce's Scarlet letter ol 1848, written
to J?.hn Cochrane, and to a part of the evidence
sustaining our allegations, wnich has fallen into
our hands from various quarters.
The first intimation we had of this precious
doenment way from a correspondent in Ohio
suggesting that some of the democratic free
soilers of this city had in their possession a
most iivaluable letter from Geueral Pierc,
written in the memorable year of 1848. We
commenced casting about us for the memoran
dum, nnd soon traced it home to our free soil
democratic fellow-citizen, John Cochrane. Upon
this dl-covery we despatched two diplomatic
agents to Mr. Cochrane to inquire if he really
had the 1< ttcr in question in his breeches pock
ets or in his bureau, or in some old barrel of
refuse papers ; and also to obtain the letter or a
copy of it, it accessible or convenient to the
Surveyor of the Port.
Mr. Benjamin Galbraith with this view, w is
one of the gentlemen who waited upon Mr
Cochrane. And be it understood, that Mr. Gal
braith is not a politician, but a distinguished,
yet unobtrusive, member of the legal profes
sion. whose oflice is 127 Fulton street, New
York. The following is the report of his visits
to and conversation with Mr. Cochrane : ?
M .<. (iALBlUlTl/S ) tTTKH.
127 Fcxtox s'KKKr, N'sw York, )
Jan. 25, 1864. \
To thk Edith k op tits Hskald:?
l,a?tly I bad a conversation with James Gordon
Bennett, the eoitor ot ?he N-w York ilia lo, about
TiolitiM, in winch the name of Frankua Pierce, the
l'rt ident of the United State*, wai mentioned.
1) nbts w ere entertained and expiessed as to the
sourdness of bis political opinion*. The abolition
speech which he made in New lianiMhire was re
ferred to. The free soil letters which he is alleged to
bate written, and which were said t> have been
lutely round amoug the papers ol a late distinguished
New Ilai- psbire politician, were also mentioned, aud
particularly the letter written bjr bim to the Van
Buren free soil ratification meeting, held at New
York in 1848, was named. Thin la-t one was said to
be in the possesion of John Cochrane, the Surveyor
of tbe Port of New Y'ork Upon the name of John
Cochrane being mentioned, Mr. Bennett asked me if
1 was not acquainted with him I said I was. He
then asked uie if I thought be would give me the
letter. I told him I did not know, but that If I sa*
Mr. Cochrane 1 would ask bim. I saw Mr Cochrane
soon after this, and I asked bim if he had the letter
which was wtitten by Franklin Pieroe in 1848,
to the meeting held in New York in that
same \ear, for tbe purpose of ratifying and
confirming tbe prcceediiiK* which had lately taken
place in the Utica or Buffalo conventions, and the
nominations which were there made, in his posses
sion. Mr. Coch an * said he had the Utter rtj rred to
I then asked him If he would gi.e it to ine. and he
said he wonld if he ooold find it. but that it some
time since he saw i* , and that he hardly uew where
It was, but that he would look for it, and send it
tome. Not having received it, I saw Mr. Cochrane
again, and he told me be had not jet found it, "for,-'
said he, "I have been moving my office from Wall
street to Trinity Building, and my papers have got
somewhat disarranged, but I am sure 7 hare it, and
u ill find it for you; I taw it fot n great ivhlt since;
I < JM fit a roll of paper # , and in that roll ofpaptr ?
thn, I found thu identical letter, tei tten by Prtnk
hn Pierre to the ratification meeting m 1848."
1 then asked bim as to Us contents, and he said he
did rot recollect very distinctly, but to far at he re
cr Uected , U i rat a genera/ approval of the course that
had bitn pursued, and the n??ni nation* made u t the
I'tica or Buffalo Coni-r>ition in 1K48.
1 then a^ked bim why it hsd not l*en read and
published at the time or immediately ater Uie meet
ing; he said he did not know, but be supposed that
it was because tbe officers of the meeting, and he
particularly m>ntioned Judge IVaterbury, emmier
id Franklin Pierce a ma; of to luile note or in
flumce at that t,mc. that to read or ;>u blish a le ter of
hit would do wo food to them u halite, an / henct the
reason of Ut being thrown m$\ de along with a num
her of others, at ml. rely w<n thlets, until he becaoM
President of the United States.
Respect/ally yours, fte.,
.Brsjaiiih G albaaitu.
This statement of Mr. Galbraith, written down
some days before the letters of Messrs. Cochrane
and Waterbury were brought out. proves, we
undertake to say, the contents of that Scarlet
letter of 1848. Another gentleman has tar
nished testimony to the same purport. Buj I
this was before there was any consternation ex- 1
cited oil the subject, and before any pressure
from the White IIoubc was brought to bear
upon tbe memory of Mr. Cochrane. Ho is ft
man el truth and candor, and very apt, point
blai.k. to tell all that he know.-1. We presume
that be told all he remembered of the letter of
'48 plumply to Mr. Galbraitb, without the
slightest suspicion that he was lighting a bomb
shell. Eut the White House influence operates
ae a narcotic in some cases, and is favorable to
lorgetfulness. And so we have no doubt in the
world that Mr. Cochrane and Judge Waterbury
told all that they recollected at the time of
writing their letters, having forgotten the ma
terial part of the evidence within the last tew
preceding days. But to settle the question be
tween Mr. Cochrane and Mr. Galbraith, and
between the Herald and Gen. Pierce, why not
bring out the letter ? Has it vanished ?? has it
been tpirited away ? Produce the letter.
But there are other letters in existence? a
whole batch of thim down East somewhere
confirming the free soil associations and in
clinations of Gen. Pierce, in 1848. Wo expect
yet to public some of them before long. There
can be no doubt of the free soil affiliations of Gem
J'ierce in that campaign. Ask the leadiug Van
Buren free soilers of '48 if they did not believe
Gen. Pierce to be with thsm in sympathy and in
principle? Ask Gen. John A. Dix, Benjamin
1> . Butler, John Van Buren, Azariah C. Flang.
ami Martin Van Buren himself, if they did couut
Gen. Pierce. In 1848, as among their partizans
in feeding, and opposed to Gen. Cass? Question
those m.n upon the subject; they may be re
lied upon. Give us their testimony. Try John
Van Euren, to begin with. Nothing has oc
curred, that we know of, to weaken his memory.
Call him out
Under i-uch circumstances and facts, who can
longer doubt that tbe Baltimore Domination
was a fraud upon the democratic convention,
or that the election of Gen. Pierce was a fraud
upon the honest but deluded American p*eeple.
With 6uch antecedents as those of the
Buffalo platform and the Van Buren free
soil party ; with such tree soil associa
tions as those of the present Cabinet, and our
New York ofHce-bolders. there is danger, we re
peat. of treachery from the administration to
wards Judge Douglas and the South on the Ne
braska question. The compatriots of the Van
Buren free toil rebellion are hardly the leaders
to be trusted in the repeal of the Missouri line.
We here drop the Scarlet letter for the pre
sent. But we have other collateral proofs iu
our possession of the free soil proclivities of
Gen. Pierce in '48 which, when brought to
light, will -wonderfully refreshen" the memory
of Mr. Cochrane.
The French Intrigues at St. Domingo. ?
About the middle of December last we puniish
td some- intelligence in relation to the de
mands said to have been made by the
French commandant on the Dominican go
vernment, which exposed what we conceiv
ed to be the ulterior designs of France with
respect to that island. One of our French con
temporaries ? La ratrie ? has, as will l>e seen
by an extract in another part of this day's paper,
taken us roundly to task lor the news that we
gave upon that occasion. In its desire to be epi
grammatically B Jvere, our contemporary has
been beti ayed into a still greater l'orgetfulness
of facts than that which he accuses us of. The
disinterestedness and high moral sense towhioh
La Patrie lays claim on behalf of its country
men and the correctness of the statements
which it has put forth in the article to which
we allude, may be judged of from a brief re^ iew
of the real facts of the case. The truth is that
the propositions for annexation, which La
Fatrte turns to such good account, emanated
solely and entirely from tbe then President
Baez, who, it is well known, was under the
direct influence of France. It was the slavish
devotion that he displayed on all occasions to
the interests of that country, that mainly led to
his expulsion from the island. So much for the
assertion that these propositions were thi free
and spontaneous expression of the popular will.
But the candor and fairness of our French con
temporary are shown to still greater advantage 1
by the fact, of which he must be made aw irej
that ex-President Baez wa& reported to be on
board the vessel of the French commaudant who
made the demands that formed tbe leading fear
tures of the information we published, with a
view to profit by any disturbances to which
they might give rise. We think that this simple
statement will be sufficient to neutralize ihe
conclusions to which our contemporary's article
would seem to lead.
Patent Extensions. ? Iu auother column will
be found a letter from Mr. Dickcrson, counsel of
Mr. Colt, in reply to the letter published some
days since from Horace H. Day. These gentle
men are both, we believe, lobby agents ; and
we cannot object to their stating what they
think of each other, in the way which seems best
to themselves. We are entirely indifferent to
the merits of the controversy in whicb they have
engaged ? as much bo as we are to the abstract
question of right involved in Mr. Colt's case.
Our position is simply this: We object to speoial
legislation for the benefit of private individuals,
in cases where the law has provided a simple,
equitable and reasonable remedy. It is natural
that patentees should desire an eternal
perpetuation of their monopoly. Avarice
grows with wealth ; and if Mr. Colt had
enjoyed his patent rights for thirty years,
and was worth millions, we have no doubt that
he would still do his best to beg for seven years
longer. Congress is not a fit body to decide on
similar applications. Impudent agents and cor
rupt influences will effect ends in that body which
modest merit could never attain. Say what the
lobby agents will, the proper person to decide
on the merits of an application for the renewal
of a patent is the Commissioner. When he has
refused to grant the application, an appeal to
Congress bears fraud upon its face, and holds
out about as much prospect of equal justice be
tween the inventor and the country as an ap
peal from a judgment of the Supreme Court to
an assembled mob. We shall not lose Bight of
the patent extensions.
Tolice and Dirtv Strkits.? We perceive
that the police have recently arrested all the
street sweepers. The only reason for this
strange conduct on the part of the police seems
to be that they have an intrinsic love for the
dirt of the city, and do not desire that it should
be disturbed. During tbe past few days Ilroad
way liaal>ecn in such a state that no respecta
ble person could cross it without being soiled
from hi ad to foot; but it seems that this mud
is a source of delight to the Street Commis
sioner. the police, and other authorities. They
consider clean streets a species of barbarism,
and do all they can to prevent the exhibition
of web phenomena in our city.
Tuk Italian Opera? Hacuctt vb. Niblo.
Mr. Uackett has recently informed us that he
has a Fp? cial contract with Grisi and Mario, by
which thty are bound to come out here next
summer. As i\!r. liuckett is given to joking,
this may or niaj not be a fact; but it seems
very likely at present that Mr. Ilackett will
.get the lease of the new Opera House, by reason
of his real or supposed contract with Grisi and
Mario, and also l)ecause it is impossible that
any European manager would take it. It is
stated that the proprietors intend to put the
rent of the Opera House in Irving place, with
its saloons and connections, up to fifty thousand
dollars per annum; and it will be a long time
before they get a customer at that price.
II nackett should secure Grisi and Mario, he
may do something for a while. To be sure,
Grisi is past>?\ but Mario is in the prime of
life ? he is a splendid artist, and will be a great
favorite with the ladies. But all these things
are in the future.
In the meantime, Niblo is working industri
ously at the improvements of his theatre, and
he intends to make it the most commodious] as
well as the most beautiful place of amusement
in the city. e have not learned his plans,
but we have no doubt that he will open early
in the spring with a first rate company.
Feeding toe Enemy. ? We perceive that the
new Collector, Mr. Redfleld. has bestowed the
best and most valuable of his patronage in the
waj of advertising on the principal auti-slavery
organ of William H. Seward. This we pre
sume is by way of showing his sense of the
notable service rendered him by Mr. Seward in
securing his continuation by the Senate. Since
that vote, most of Mr. Redfield's appointments
in the Custom House here have been distributed
among the most thorough free Boilers. What a
singular spectacle it is to see an administration
professing to support the principle of the com
promise. and to desire the repeal of the laws of
1820, and a sound return to^onstitutioaal prin
ciples, bestowing its aid and assistance on Wil
liam H. Seward, and his anti-slavery organs and
assistants here ! The famous free soil letter,
which is now in the possession of John Cochrane
and John Van Buren, and was brought to light
by us. fully accounts for the policy and appoint
ments of General Pierce's administration in
this State; can it be that the appointments in
our Custom House were due to the existence of
a similar letter in the possession of the Senator
from New York?
Will the Nebraska Bill Pass both Houses.
I his important question is now beginning to
engross general attention throughout the coun
try. We see but one danger for the bill, and
that lies in the treachery of the administration,
and the faithlessness of the men who compose
the present Cabinet. The fact of Gen. Pierce b
free soil antecedents, of Mr. Marc j b tendeucies,
and of the notorious anti-slavery character of
the bulk of the supporters of the administration,
ought to inculcate caution. The men who
knowingly committed a fraud on the Baltimore
convention and the American people by palm
ing off a free soiler as a devoted friend to the
Union, do not deserve to be tru ted now.
The Natiokal Whigs and the Nebraska
Question.?' The Seward whigs have defined
their position promptly on the Nebraska ques
tion. Now, sli&ll we not hear from ttie natioual
Fillmore-Webster-and-Everett silver grays ?
The question is 6imply between Judge Douglas
and Fred. Douglass? the white and the black.
What color are the silver grays? It is the test
question. Where are the national whigs ? Let
the gas be lighted in the Broadway House., Let
the cotton whigs come up to the work. P?ss
round the call.
Nebraska and the Two Democratic Socie
ties. Neither Tammany Hall nor Stuyvesant
Institute, neither the hard shells nor the su.1t
shells, have yet shown their hands on the Ne
braska question. Are the boasting national
bard shells afraid to risk it ? Cannot the elas
tic soft shells be stretched any further than the
Missouri line? No time to be lost. Let us hear,
without further delay, from Tammany Hall aud
Stuyvesant Institute. Toe the mark.
John Van Buren Wanted? Captain Ryuders,
one ol the soft shell leaders of Tammany Hall,
has immortalized himself on the Nebraska
question. But where is bis associate goft shell
leader? Where is John Van Buren? Where is
the Prince? Will the Cabinet organ at Wash
ington aid ub in bringing out John Van Buren ?
Where is Captain Scott?
The Post Office Advertising ? We learn
that the Postmaster General at Washington
haR directed our Postmaster, Mr. Fowler to
issue new circulars for the reception of pro
posals for the printing of the list of unclaimed
letters. Under the new order the city circula
tion of each paper must be correctly stated.
So we will have the truth at last.
Th* iiolxxa at 9t Thomas ?Tbe eohr. Fl*h, Cap! Me.
Kenoon airlred yoaUrday morning from 8t. Johoa, Porto
Rioo, 20ih nit . reports .hat th* otwlera continue Terr
bad at the inland of 8t Tbomaa. Fifteen hundre.' people
moeUy blaeke, bed died of the disease between the let
and 18th of January. l"he Porto Rloo *U?inV had ee*e*J
running on aoeonnt o'h-r machinery being oat or order.
lBtelllgtnee.
Th. r.?m,TT Hon* _a.pt D. Groot. of tbe
Houee bu eold out hli interest to Mr AH.rtoo, fur one
bnndred thotuanC dailars. The new landlord to?k pps
?e?Mon ? ester day Horning.
Thi TkrmomAL U)1WITTK? FOR CmiGHTO!! 1/IWS fco K
12 o'eloek js^terVay the Merchant1 a, m ,.ve hel : 4
mruicg to pruoeed with tje mater of iu? di-'ributu<n .
liKir*W,r ^ *" u*0,P,?ln" end 'e&iufu ?tv t ? k sjn:, ?
noble ?.iw. bero,op?rt in earing the p*s*eaa>-r of the It ?
.te.r."blp Sen Krenaieeo Mr p-rtt oUled t> th
5, . ? *odkM,l Bar"Ulw Appointed Secretary *r
Tile?U n, the r?r0It?K< on
??tew?re in farnr of pre??< ti c I.e t Murra., < apt.
Watkics end Oapt. P-a^tin ..?h ?itb a m-. ri.iVof .1
jer, oi nik ltj of a -alrer two pitcher, and f*ur goblets.
On motion , the recommendation of th* onmiai'Ue w?s
adopted Various model* of pltahsrs were exhibited ana
th<?<. appropriate fot pr?ents to C.pTalni (Jrighton
810 utter, and Low. were adopted A'ter tbe t -an-aotio.
of to re un.mpr'ant bu mess, the m?etio? edi .uri.ed
Tbe eorettinee will assemble again At th* iall of the snb
oomn.it tee
Tin Ai>ta?(xof Borax Rxst ?It ie astonishing that the
?al ieof real estate hee soen In creased 'ur'ng the ?>?t r?..r
?k. m=eh ae It h.i, Lau ?*y it waa tnou?bt by ep.aa.
generally, that real estate ha; r*eobed iti mail
ir um. and that thU year there would be a fall, more
likely then a ri?e, in bouse rent. From present apuoar
aoete hoeeTer, tie lucrca.e thla eea*oD will begrener
t. an that of aay other We have heard of one ioetane*
where a dwelling that at>w rente for $600, (ehloh nae
be*n rtnrid.red a rer? fair eum frrltjle 0* In the
market for an annual rent of tl.OOO, and all that thi.
iuoieaee 1 1 baned apon li trill ng reD?lr? to the extent .<?
a few hundred dollara In-tarei of^.. adran"oft '.nty
Jee par cent are common. Thi. i? a buiUeo which fails
b?^*lly, and most partienlarly, tpoi she ooorer & 1
laboring fll?ws. and mnst r-Ubll.h In tbTnlt.^
W^owJeV""" * 00?P<"d"'? for tbe Mrr^^f
Patrick O'Donohot, th* Irish Exile.
TO TUK ED1TOH OP TH? KSW YORK II KH 41,0.
48 Bahiitos ATisr*, 8outh Brooklyn )
of bn* "^b/uqu^t on U?e tidy
of a, late brother. Patrink O PoMloe, l? your jonrnal
of u,te c-ay you.tate tbat It ?ae at the ln.tanoe of lire
ueary that tbe body aae exhumed aad the inieeet hall,
laeg to inform eo? M>at It was not at lire. Heary'eia
etaaee. aor at the iastaaoa of aay peeaon eonneotei with
"0,*'r at n7 own aad the wife of the late Mr
O Ikaahoe'e laetanee aad for the aoda of jastiot, the
laqoeet wee had. TrwrtUg that you will giro epaoe to
ua foregoing la your journal, I am, air, y mu oht earrt,
JAMB k COOMOBOC.
Widening of WMt Street.
Th* eomtrluee of the B j?-d of Oooos Imen to whom ?u
referred 'he petition for tae winning ^f West street oni
hundred m<) fifty feet from i'a present width, roet yes
terday in tbe olty Ltbraiy, to hear remark* of property
holders either In favor or agalnat tte project.
Mr. Bkidxoki mid tbe ootupais ot the olty of K*w i'orfc
U 9x-d Everything had been done to iojare ths *lty,
bat nut ua.il now baa iher* been any attempt aa da tc
lnoreaie the compass of Ne ? Yirk. la* eity baa grown
large that i> ban not soffioient aieommod eWoES for lUl
l.-jeire-s U ok at tta A iMUtoDMkala Irookbn: why,
it la a little oltj. la fact, a-jd whieh rarer woild hava.
In hkUi.0* bad It not bam fur the want of aecom
mudatlooo la New York. I have bar# lo my petieuien 4
p an for maki. g an At an tie Dock la Jersey, apposite
New York, proposed In the year 1848, which would
entirely throe tba oae in Brooklyn In tha ibada.
la f*"t, ther* waa to have baan a aity all around
It. No*, by ri moving the oomxieree of New York
eity to Brooklyn we thought It hid enoafh ; bat
I when it *u rropo*. d to remov* it to naother 8 tat*,
why we cool n- t 'M erat* It. The only way to rilieve th*
city, and 1 r secure lu commerce with n tta own lmlta, la
to at' to West street 16 J ret. Taaie la no qoaatlan abou^
the space h? og filled ip 'or nothiug The peopfe owning
property on tne water mars wooW be j ight glat to hav?
tba ittee' wid- ned, an?< to bare large itorehoeiea built
out near tbe bulabaaia, Ilka tbo-e at the A'lantc I >jok?,
Brooklyn The atraat* of Naw York, In the lower part ot
the city ? I re not mat e for commerce, but tor conve
nlerce I irm?mber. a hen I waa a boy. that goodi used to
be (.hipped from tba atie.) along the water mark right
from the do ra Went a raat waa lai.t out, ai lonld be
lean by oil map* of the eity, for a fort -a plao?to plant
eatron to p-niect tba city of Naw York for the Inhabit
ants ware nfra.d of the bouaei being bl -era into he ikies
by a man of war low, if something la not da* lore
tain tba com me roe of tbia city there ia not the Aighteet
donbt but -.bat *e owners of the land in Haratma, Naw
Jersey, (Maters. Haws ,v Bobbins. ) will htild up
docks theie dm lar to t' o ? nc w erected la Bout Brook
lyn. Now, wtiat uth-r tnetuod oanbe adopted te eep the
octnmeroe bare unless to widen Wen street? ot only
widen it, for that wooid do no good, but Large>nd ele
gant atore honaea ah' uld be bulit out rear the bt* heads.
The* all tbe produce wmld be landed at the doorof these
stores Tka oltr woulu be talleved front alllamker.
Kailroaoa orul<' ba laid down in West atreet wltbut any
inconreni nce to pa^eftraoa. What would thoityda
when tl e ba' lcaaa of a Kria Rillrca-*. Companjincraas .
ed af mu:b that it would iotarrupt all traflo ap ad doaa
Wa?t atreet f What wool the people do if, in tyear ot
ao. traina of frelgbt earn oae mile long would ome run
ning down Bar eon atreet? Whe e 00 all the carl oc
freight beacoon.mo<"ated if Weet atreet waa aot'ldenadf
Mr Yak Okhik >ald that tl?o.w who leaied the >roperty
all along the Hudeon river w mid have no objatlon to
have Wei itreat widemu If the property holdes woull
pay tbe exp*n>e* thuK about to ba Incurred lie 00m
panta wonM not like to be aaaeeaed for the wok, for It
would not benelit them mnah.
Mr. IHVICKHUNK8 ?ppo. ed the widening of t]a atreet,
>rd Ba'd t'-at heoid not k -xo ' a alng le owner 0 land 00
Weat atreet tbat waa not oppoxed to widening tk atreet.
Tbere waa enfticbnt w:d?h now to acoaimodab the in
tereatx ef tbe aity It would only be a moremert onnre*
nienttoaome railroad company, and not for rhe pro
perty boKera, whoae inteiaeti ought t? be tat -n into
eonelderaiion.
Tfce O mmittee then *<i.ic>urned until aome fotir* day,
when eotice will be given of their day of maetlig In the
dally papers.
Coroner*' Inqnr.ita.
THE liATK MrKDkH B* MTAttBlNti? ESC API TDlJ
APPAP81N? COKOMiR'8 lK'QCBST ON TUB B01Y, AMD
VBHD1CT OF TBS Jl'BY.
At-w< aja ago we publixbed the daath of Qaorge W.
FleMe other wiae ko' wn ae Peter Wllliami, at the New
York Ilo? pita), wboee oexh waa oauaed by aetab whloh
pen? 'rated the at^a lEtliotad by a Bailor nataed kurphy,
while in the p Ttar l ouse of Wm S Harris, No. 16 -i Han
lit n itr.el The Injury waa perpetrated on laeada;
nigh*. V4 b lcat., ami ih, injiired man waa ooareyad to
the H apit.il where he died on the Monday folia ring.
Cor- bw Hi"on jeatert'ay heid the inqaeit oa the body,
at th" ^capital and the following evldexse was elicited:^
Cbriatopber Towle, ??oro and? lata a seaman, and re
aide at M-. Harris'. l6>j (Hamilton at. -aet; I did But. Uaov
th-* deeraaeO: on Tueedt> of laat we-<k. 10 the eraulng,
ab. ut 8 o'clock, I wis fitting in the barr <0 a oC
H-nli in* company with receaaed tul anoth..- man,
Wben a peieon uanied Mu'pby came In nr> eonvaraatloQ
t rk pla-e b.1 w fo ue Murphy waa the iaat noj, 1 that
came Into tie banr<H>m tk>ai ulgbt; he did oot ? t-a to
be iLt<'Xlcat?d: he ban b^an in ibe r him about t a tain
utee wh< n he auddeoitr Crew from Me indde coat p okat
a d ik knife and r'abhed ("rceared .nth* brettal; tha
ca rated wan at tha time el tini: on tba right b?od side
el W rpby and clo?e to biiu: daoaa-ed on reoetvlng the
?wruiid, ran to?arda the roem leading to the entry, ory
iog "murder I 1 ana stabbed;" llurpby followed after,
wnen ceceaied turned a d kicked htm twiee under the
chin; decarrd then jumped . ?er the 0 tunteraad ran up
stair-; Murpty tuen eta ed 4ecea?e3 aud made three
mi re a aba at him, 1 wan afiaid of my life, and ran into
tbe r treat; the o' her man who was in the barrooaa at
the ttrte. id betriig the ory of murder, which
aw- ke him from bla sleep, ran up stair* ; I
Iceked for a 00 ioeman but oould not find one;
<n returning hack to the houee I waa Informed
that Murphy badeacaped; I think Morphytian Irish
man; be toid me be tielougad to Harry oouaty, Irelaad;
Mr. Han'i era uot at home at the time; the man who
waa ia tba be <room at the time has since gone to Ner
folt in a aehocarr; his race la Ware; deoaaaed boarded
wi'h fcr Mean, la Frout atreet; I and anotner man
h-lped deoaaaer hon e af er ha waa a abbed; Marphyand
deeeaaad eame into tbe bar 00m together; they did net
1 rin k; they toth appeared Kobe-; no word* paaae4 be
twtea tbem; I km w of no r m-ioa for the aet: on laat
0atur<iay Light Mar p>iy ctine Ir to Mr. Harria'a barraoia
between 8 an' 9 o'oli-aa; hut naud was eovere.1 *ith
frexb bloid aid he bad a wh te r?g -r ' pped arouud it;
a? 1 con at. t a u-.re In 1 mada f.?r tUs d^or and raa into
tha s raet; ba followed me, and I ran 10 rarda Oatherlne
street; be did not apeak; h- La>- a cap on, and wore a
Cn teo ^tate a li^ie, '? ova> ^oat; >e liroked wild.
Wm. 8 Ha rie awro raid? I ra?i-'a at 16^ Hamilton
street; Murpby boarded with me: he lame bera in the
United States atore--hip Kel ef ; he a hard drinker,
and I she uld think a leckles.a man; ba had
been at my bouse eubt days when he stabbst" t* 0 de
eesiad; Idonotknoa his l.hriatian name: I baro not
teen bim nice tbe Sunday morning before the afT-ay.
The Jnrt rai t'ered a va diet "Tbat George W. rteldt
came lo hli death by a stab from a dirk, lafiicted by a
mat cal lm blmaelf aioephy,"
Ibe Coroner givea tbe following deasrlptlon of the
mu-derer:? ?' Marshy 'e aa^po'ed to be twenty yearg
of age, five feet four lrchea m height, pale and aluhtly
freckled fica, brown hair Be baa a large tear on the
ri|ht ride of tiii n-ck and another in front of tte right
eer He hs't ringe maiked wlti India lak on bis left
band, wri<t and flogera. and also anahora of the same 04
bis feet. Had on loa par>ta, rather 1 <ng, a bla-a patek
on the rlgh' hip; ei>a>ae bo *s, spotted ealioo shir V with
reo eoniforier arr und his neck. Also wore aa old pilot
cl th cnat, a ?ack coa'. and r la ted nap. On laat Satur
day ba was reen wlti hii left hand eat eed tied np II*
then wot e a soldier's oaerooat It ia iaM he d' aerted
sr ire time eir.ee from tha C 9 ship Tlneennea."
I rath bt K a man i.vro a Vat ?Yesterday Coroner
O'la r 1 ell bald aa loau?*t at 141 Eighth atreet, up. n the
bo- y of Harmac BoDhonick, a German, twenty tie year*
of age, who died on the evening of Tuesday from inhal
ing ea bonic aoid gas. enllfoted on the bottom of a fer
menting vat, into wHeh be accidentally fall On Tailing
ha caL'ea ii ndly fi.r help and remained in the vat five
trlnntee. and was tatiu ont in a state of iaaenabillty,
firm which ba rev?r recovered Oo a po*t mortem ejr
?Binatior tte lungs were found to ba mush esngested
fr. m inbailng tbe gas The jury returned a YeMiet ao -
errdlrgiy I)aoea?eo waa a laborer in Mr. Johnon'a die
t'llery ia West Fifteenth street, where th* aMideat
reenrred.
Thi FiFU'M-ijt at Ratixsw oon, ?Coroner HItoa yes
terday be d an inqnest at tba New York Hospital, on the
body of John Sr. ith. me cf the nrfortonats suff-rerl
wuoaedea'h was caused by the erploalaaJf Fr<aah'a
cartridge factory at Raven -wood IMoeaaal wa* thirty
year of and a natte* of Ireland. The jiry rendered
the folio aire verdict ? ' Tbat deoeae-d oame to his leath
from an eiploaioa of gunpowder in the nartldge faetory
of K. I rench, at Baveoswo d, Long Island."
Wllllam*burg City Sews,
Twin Ptsktt i o.ntrxt ? a c th* maetlig of the O^tn
ek-ii Counc I on Iti nday evening, a report was resetted
f r ( in the ^penal Cimmittee ot the Thlrc ateeet 00 'ract,
(whlck baa heen over paid about ST. MO,) ia which the
let* 8 reet Comntasioner is censored, ke having entered
ioto a eontract with F Self' for $4 97 per running foot.
Instead of 12 07. as directed bjr th* Gammon Council. A
resolution wn ad-nted rn'h-wir.lng tke City Counsel and
Mayor to ta*e auoh action ia tu* matter ai tkefaete m
tbe r.aee lirinan-i
Tim Gab Qrttmo* ? A i?r >int(on waa a-] opted at the
meetiigof tee Hoard of Al termea 6n Monday arenlng,
reqnestinr the c ty MMl to ftirrlah th* Board with a
written op. nlon auewarina the fol.'owtui? queatioai rel
ative to tj,e ob^Ka'ions of tbe Willlanif bertf <ia* Ught
Cofrpaay, aa prt v'd?d for bv the o<intra]t entered into
with Mr. A T fu i:h. in Ap il, I860 ?
Firs'? W ha'her'l.at #onir ?ny taa exact fro?e prtvate eea
snnera ginre 'haa ti AO pet 1 '? 0 eabic lea far ga* of ape^ltie
gravity U.40I?
f . 001, a- ? ba-her the ei?- can sasta'n an aeMaa
said ? rmpa j tor thr r?e .\ery of $7 SO per w-btle lamr par
at nam, thr paat els' taeu nr eths, dur: is which perijd l? lo
allaiad ?li ? ape<-;ne rravltv 0' tba teas t>aa not axeaed -d l.40lf
Tl Ird ? W haihe*. If tbe i nnpany refoaa to stikaiU to these
teene.^they have sot forfeited their works, a id If the olty
has rot " tba r ght to enter Into and take peeeeetion <f th*
lama?"
At the aerial 'lection for Trustees of Williamsbarg
Pirperaarv, b?ld laat eveolug. the f liowlng gentlaoea
were ehosen Hemoel Grove? J, J Hliki, j. Coffin, J. H.
Adaa-e I) Mer ger, B Ten K?ek, T L' M ore, J K ke my.
J Hamiltoe, N. Brlgga. I,, lurbee. J. Broaah, W. T H*m
mlcgwav, O M B-acb, George Fl*ld?, C BeynoMa, 0. R
Tut \ le, W v . Wall T. M > l?r>*. H K Ripley, W Baat*
1< g F Whl'lejr G*nrge K Baker, E H l'o?t*r J. W.
?e:d J I) Well., <; D Hnboard, C H Fellows, H Olt
mani, T J. Van Sent.
Personal Intelligence.
Caleb l.jon of Lyooecel". having left Waaktogton a few
d?ys ilbce t? attend the uueral of a relatiae, U now suf
fering fr> m a sever* attack of billon* fever at Lyouadale.
J. me. Roden, F Shearer, J. Brown aad 0- 8 Jiedal,
Philadelphia; C. Oowlee aad M U. B?*4, N*? lltven,
were amotg the arrival* yeeteriay at the Oooper Hoaaa,
Broadway, _ . '
Hon .lodge Carroll. Llvlags-oa; Cept West, Philadel
phia; George Willaoi, Vlr?ima; Ool. Hamilton and faintly,
Albany; Parker June*, New rfampehire. aad Hja. J #.
Mo ebead. Nee York are at the Aator Hiua*.
W. W. Ooreotan, Waehli irt/.o, K. (camera, Jr.. Pitta
firld; J C ltonn. B.uon; .1 ax ea Gi liuore, Claoicaatl;
Wm Waleott, t'tiaa; B. n K Farnaw. th, Detroit; 'I N.
Walker Oo. Hon K P Y'.ung Vir* ma; Oapt. N. Cms
roo. Buffalo; W?n Kelly, Fueralee. an 1 Kev. K P. riim*
son. Oaetleton, arrived a- ihr St. Nlan^las yeeteriay
(Jen 9 m Houston, T?x? -, Hon. C f Jamas. Oul od
8tatea Sana1 rfrim Rno e lalanl. Hon. P. P. Si an tea,
Ter.nei.-ee. H r. L Wiiilama, Ma ajhoaa te; Kraail*
l.yoc, Britlab Army, and apt K Uo.k, dt Louia, artir*!
at th* M*t/op?illt*n HeU-l ?eaterday.
DKPaBTUEB*.
Por Charleston In steaagahip Unl-.a-J Baeklay. A Mag
Br ier, la ? -.ally. T Bat s W W Btev ne A 0 Pateaia, 4 J ,
riea, J 8 ki>ehin?. Mra lie-. Baatlags an4 twe atuidren, J ft
Haailess. Mtaa Mary i* Ba>?*, 0 WO'Mari, lady an? twe
eMUrra U W Barbeeh. J A Allea J t Wkaalar. ? ft
WbaalwTkes C leery. TIN, adhaat. The* Qaian, ? Carp**a
U.JB OeggnhaU? U ia th* rtmagi.