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ne steamship Empire CITY, Capt wisdls arrived yes
tsrdsy morning in days 20 hours from Havana. She
hit New Orleans at A. NJ, Dec 20, and arrived 1T
havana the I'D At p NJ and after transferring the
California mails and passengers 70 the Falcon,
saIed on the 22d, at P. NJ, for New York.
There nothing Of Importance TO report from
Havana
While the steamer At New Orleans, John Cowsn,
ooe Of the ships hremen, fell overheard, and was
drowned.
The purser Of the Empire City win accept thanks
fur papers, &c.
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1HH UNITED STATES AND 81. DohIN00-NRs. GENERAL
OAxNRAU AND THE TRHAry-PRECH nvrERrER-
RNCR THRuATEsED-NEw sCHENg or COLOMBIA
TIOh-ALLLANCB BErwEEN NAPOLEON AND SOU
L0UQUR, AC 40.
(from the National pemocrat1
PoRr AZ PRscE Nov. I, 1854
Great events about 10 forth in this island in
behalf Of the children OF Africa and God the
hearts Of enlightened friends in the United States
befriepd our cause.
Our Emperor has received an autograph letter from
Louis Napoleon the Emperor Of France of he highest
importance II ooks 10 less than the reunion OF the
vhoe Island Of under the just and vigorous scep
tire Of Faustn the First.
The Dominicans pretend TO be a white population and
whatever their friends may give out they do not favor
but on the contrary, try not to accept colored emil
the least sign OF African bio ID in him. yes then he may
pass; hut not else.
The DominicAns have acted very ungratefully
the French and English nations and for the sake Of get
against them; but these great European powers
will teach them smart lesson ia the OF this
winter. Before they think Of it their republic will b.
done and gone.
ChevaKer Raybaud, the French Minister hers, has
gone 10 St. Domingo to arrange for the return 81 the
Eastern Department Of HaytOr, it calls ITSELF the
Dominican Republc--to the dominion of the empire.
This reunion win not affect the security Of the whites
il, and the lands they really cultivate, II they the
actual owners. The unoccuped land will be taken by
the HAytieu government TO be divided in small farms
for the cOred settlers, which Emperor intends to
invite from the United States to populate the Cbao dis
trict.
This warm climate suits the African race there are
in the United States hundred thousand colored fami-
lies Who have house home. To those the Emperor
their friends in the United States will help them to
passage to Hayti.
IL il said that the French Emperor will remit mil
lion OF francs from the French indemnity debt, to
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superior Court General Term.
DaSa Eli

FIR 1i-DKrsross John Brnr.r againa yh; La.
fd'g Report Of referee set aside with coss to ABIDE
event unlsss the plaintiff spuates to deduct $500 and
int rest, IN which event Judgment Ii Afrmei a to
residue
Charlotte Williams Neso York ard Harlem RalrooS
Ctmplny Judgment affirmed
Le1is Sdyre, admir- Us aeo FORK and Harlem Railroaa
CbmpdSy-J1ogment reversed. Report OF referee sat
asee AND complaint dismssed, with to either
party.
Laurence Kennedy NeU FORK ant Harlem Railroad
Report set aside payment OF the costs oil
the referee AID Of subseqaens proceedings
Washington II. Ntcsak Benjamin. Romaine Ed
event,
George Butler Us. Thomas J. Po,oas.-OIdsr appealed
fft m sfb Dec, With ccsts,
Oakley Bach Us. Wm. Rhite, ct al Motion denied with
costs.
Samuel NJ Taltuddgs against Richard Upjohn. de-
Judgment set Asido fer r-guarily, with SO cos on
piints stpua ing not to ng action by reason OF
any levy made BY execution the said judgment Judg.
cnt to be catered that plaintiff amount Of yer.
oict ard the defendants receive their COSTS Yer ot
collected
John b Auchinclnss against Eiphalet Nor.h dc Or.
Ger Of sp'cial te' m allowing demurrer, reversed.
IN me Matter Of er Aderm1n Steudnt sppeal frsu
the cecision of Judge Bosworth 10 the question OF
costs. Deoisior reserved.
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Decoration Of Trinity Churchvara
orY or LETTER FROM HIS HONOR n scoRpER TO ,
DERMAN FRANCIS, DATED

cory CT LETTER FROM r. eco DER TO AL
prAn sn-r ga nc, r.osvs srw y0as lss
reetns Of lie Committee Of Your HAD IL ing esnon
p painful , q m yss ys The Tine
sss h Tor ase M
III WITCH iH as s5 aS @
nTss g. hmm liberty from which flow the happn
h., no. M ,pss
.aepon y sss sss
sv IN IN 1s IL 2! "a: =
ay Rsas Y. % .
E ss y and $ feet niche.
50 ees wide The ftrses rroposed on is norhery ids on
T,1 % :, fee:
Be- %h sf fss nas s.e md % Inc would
Il Ssaia has part
the original BY successive filling present surfaces
the epa Low ooI posed q human assss 1n''
~ ,n' a. q shs Applicants i would be
the n goa r. sssd &c
y " Nj sh tn.
seved ~ TIE Board q Assistants and she of the
Ore 81 Of th..fear)
dead in vsrion Ss cy
buildings deSrvsd u.s. spi
ar a more Of ss moral Ir
enee hioh religious vorship H. that vice ana
ONE Of th s,esl Tvs Guy hass been deprived OF
opponen, but think min ssion prove its truth
twenty Al oorne1ioss lying in taxs por.on
ofths yard same Of shem inferred previous 10 ana
since .he ksvOiuoa headssone Of one who died ia
We fairly Of Hugaenois Our ancestors TO e,,.pe
di.ion ccanysG wa. slmo t 'V %ii sSH
J, and Pvsy They did This for
their ter sts, would walk Saturday night f,om NSw Ro.
ehes % tS cry to their church, and Monday
mornins
The ffct Oh church In Pins which they onoe went
ara b saseyMd have, Nc vel IS others been sold for
@ sna we remains 9fsss congregation there inferred
ene,a'i2,s Of this iaril' s in Triay ohurehyard aud
s.rth which urr0urds ,hm Such the eAss with thou
ore Of Tie i.ny Peter Try'u, who died in 1876 ss
nssen vito, is said on the entrances OF Tho Aue-
down The British and rua dp TIE nericsp ooiors Al
taesot where the cor Ter OF Gsaad
before bis deas n S
ss.z -, To ntaspspsrs Of the day. .aa
satlts q their county b. ts thong no ever live
to SEE she no %, sosttre and Tat he had sther
Tho di'sufbssc Of the dead il revosns act oay eIcus
sse y sssns Ths instincts Of nature AID the
consecrsted-is sacred TIE eye al n.,ons AID nksd
- this ssme Of mighty n.,ioa Of tho past is BY tradition
o. this cty e,uul thcrsL solemn in lie sppeArance .nd
ntptati NJ. can be- hst Of vital
But tnsreh REQ srks they are
sia~niro ne en- sinking yer the mst.er. II will ia
de,yor housh may not be able there should no.
pIsy yu ike the Eoun Of opposition int
Alde,msn Fns1cTs
The Report Of the Committee OF ,he Board q Assist
ant Atrnen says 20 sen The Rscorde probably takee
'he average dertp
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T1ls ~ h>y would
L. -, Md Their

1t will thus be seen that, bad there been no
reductions OF the tolls. the revenue from the ca
nails would now have amounted to nearly five
millions of dollars, and long before this would
certainly have supplied the money required for
their own completion and enlargement, as well
as furnishing a surplus to the public treasury.
If they have not done so, the fact is simply due
to the fraudulent and selfish schemes of the
very men who now ask us for ten millions of
money. Shall we crown their efforts with sue
cess by giving them the plumber they demand?
Shall we reccmpense their corruption with ho-
nor, and reward their populations with dollars?
Shall we make ourselves and our children liza
bic Tor ten millions of money in order to give
bonus to these political harpies!
Unmistakeable symptoms of a negative re-
spouse are abroad. That the canals must be
improved as traffic increases, and kept on the
footing which the development of their business
demands, no one will deny. But it were better
and wiser far to alter the existing tolls to the
old rates, and to devote the surplus the canals
would then afford to the required works of en-
largement, than to increase our Indebtedness
and expose ourselves to direct taxation in order
to feed the politicians at Albany and the specu-
lators in Wall street
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have been Of almost yearly occurrence. To
what extent these diminutions may have bene-
fitted trade or the public, the mercantile COM
munity can best say; SO far as we have been
able to judge, their effects have been actually
imperceptible, and prices have uniformly been
dictated by accounts from abroad. If, however,
the reductions were imperative in attaining the
end for which they were outwardly designed,
they were not so as regards the revenue OF the
canals. From 1886 to 1858 the traffic on the ca
nails increased from 1910, s07 tons to sG3, AL,
nearly 800 per cent: and during the same
period the tolls only increased from Sl,59s 100
20 s3.lG2,l90, somewhat less than zoo
per cent The consequence of this was on-
vious The canals failed to supply the
/ funds required for their own enlargement
and completion, as they would have done if the
original rate of tolls had been preserved. This
was exactly what the spoilsmen and politicians
wanted; and no sooner is the deficiency ap-
parent than they come forward to us with out
stretched hand, and beg for ten millions OF
money to perform a work which the natural
revenues of the State would have performed
had they left them alone.
Lest we should be accused Of exaggeration
we beg to draw public attention to the follow
ing table, which has been prepared with the
greatest care - 7Hs ~ my ~2aid
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Amendments TO tine Consultation Of Rh0d
T.ln

leland.
The following are the proposed amendments to the
constitution OF Rhode Island which have passed both
branches OF the Legislature =
Arr NO r~gissy lax shall hereafter assesssd nor
snail tee Of such YAK the perfor nance Of
military cuty, be required atit for voting
Art Every person oth>rSiss ausliaAd ehaU ~ nays
mitted to vote II his shall repissrs IN ths
where bs resides least twenty DAYS nr.vonr
to the time Of hs voting.
Art II shall not be necessary for The town or ward
clerks to kesp Asd trans nit to the General ABse ,ly
list register Of oil parsons voting or general ocrs
bu the General Assembly hal have pc 70 pass such
laws the subject .s theY rn.T &c N exoefisrt.
Art T. The Governor by and with the xdvios and con.
sent OF the sensts shall hereafter excuetvsiy the
paIdorng power except 10 cases Of impeachment to the
extent such power exercised by the Gene.
raj Assembly.
All persons having the right TO vots for Senator
and Repre- 10 tbs ely Of Providence shall have
the vote In the eiscon Of hs city council Of Sale
city.
Art 9 Whensver any anne ndnent to the Constitution
shall have passed two ate GensrA Assemblies, a.
row PROVIDED 1t shall become part of the constitution
OF the State ratified By nAorty Of ths slsctorc
voting thereon ~ any legal se.irg called FOR The pur
pote.
AID returning thereto vii hin SIX After the date OF
MS removal shall otherWise quslifed be entIed To-
vote IN ths place where his resides after residence Of
SiJ NOR this therein
Art 5. The Govsrnor, lieutenant Governor Senator's
fepfssentatiyes Secretary OF Ststs Attorney General
ara 1tnsel Treasurer his. be elected At the town cty
OF ward meetings to be holaea on the curo tuesday ,
March annually. -
Art Tssre thal be session Of thu (,snarsl A.
esmoy hocen anpuslly comrnciug on the last Tuesday
in May, OF Newport and aejournent from The n
shall be helden annually at Providence
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tected eth IL This nest no doubt finds food 70 GREY
mon among those who heye been once yacc' mated,
lint in whom the virus has out, as well Is among
those who have never adopted that pre- sauticnayy
measure Many people labor under tie mistaken
hebsf that one inocoulstion with the kinepox will
nrserye them for ever after from the small pox
But this il evidently not the case, for We have Of
late heard Of several instances in which adults have
been reyeccinaed with entire success thus proving
beyond doubt that they were previously liable TO
catch the abominable disease whenever they might
have come in contact with ia thing they ran the
risk Of doing every hour in the day. The mum Der
Of children who died during the week was three
hundred aud forty being only three less than those
who were natives OF the United states. OF other
countries there were from Ireland, IS; Germany,
81 England, -; and elsewhere 10. In order to
show how essential cleanliness, pure air, and proper
care are health il is only necessary 70 state tbs
forty deaths occurred in the Sixth ward forty 3 We
in the Twelfth, sixty in the Seventeenth and 70 rty.
eight in the Twentieth.
BY the arrival Of the steamship Isabel at Iarles.
ton We have received "a outline Of Havana news to
the sth instant but it contains nothing Of political
Importance. new SC ret police had been organized,
and it is probable that we shall hosr Of numer.
| cipl,s in opposition to the ruling powers The re.
Inoval OF the audencia from Puert3 Principe caused
some excitement there; but the announcement Of the
apprenticeship system created ttle sensation 10 any
| part of TIE island. Sugar liz demaud and large
business was doing IA that ste pie, but m0asses was
| scarce ara high. Treighs hid someShat advanced.
| We have recei red files Of papers from Costa Rica
10 tire DIST ut., but tber quite useless, all the
| news from tnrs and the other Central American
| States having been published yesterday in sha let
| ter of our Ncaraguan correspondents
The Pennsylvania Legislature recently passed an
] act annul!ng the chcrter Of the Franklin Canal
Company, in consequence of which Gov. Bigler has
transmitted long message 70 The House relative to
| the commonwealth taking possession Of the COM
pauys railroad. Tne Governor is strongly in favor
q break Of gauge at Erie. The company has de-
clared its intention of contestng this proceeding be-
fore the Supreme Court and here the matter rests
at present. There has been no disturbance at Erie
for some days. and the prospect now shat the riot
viii remain quiet till after the Judicial authorities
Rave rendered their decision.
Besides great variety Of interesting matter, Il
which we have no room to refer particularly, oul
pages today contain official statement of the AT
fairs OF the New York Crystal Palace full report Of
the sixth days proceedings in the Military Court Of
Inquiry; various lectures; the Commercial aud Agri
cultural resources Of Nova Scotia: commercial, re
ligious political theatrical and miscellaneous intel
ligence &c
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STARTLING RuMoRs FROM THE FEDERAL CIrY.
1t is rumored at Washington that the Nebras
ka bill like a bull in a china shop, is making a
terrible smash up among the Presidential
crockery-rumored that the President is in
trouble, that Marcy is in trouble and that the
entire Cabinet, and especially the Kitchen Ca
binet, is in great trouble. 1t is also rumored
that the trouble is manifesting itself in the
Senate and in the House, and that God only
knows where il will all end. Some say that
there will be new cast of the Cabinet, upon
the hard she'll basis, and possibly new divi-
sion of the spoils all round. All this, however,
is the natural effect of great principle when
brought to bear upon the discordant materials
of a Cabinet and its party whose only bond o.
cohesion is the cohesive power Of the public
plumber" We shall have rare sport before the
fun is ended.
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throw food of light upon this interesting
question. Perhaps John Cocbrane may have
another scarlet letter CT two on the subject.
AT all events, the intimate relations, political
and personal between the administration and
Messrs. Clemens aud Van Buren,, fully just 4,
the conclusion that their correspondence ~,s
in soMe way or other, by authority.
But there is another circumstance .,,oo,oa
with this business worthy Of o pass a. ro,oar,.
One Of our contemporaries of this cisv a hort
while ago occupied the 'const .i.Dtional rlst-
form" upon this Nebraska que' ,tfon: but since it
has secured the pap of the POST Office. /. has
come out Indignantly hos .ile to the Sonata bill
This looks very rnucb. ss if some official in.
fvence was at 'she t1t.cm of this sudden trans
formation. Ii the Ertning Post and the Alba.
ny .dtfas are secretly countenanced by Marcy
Cushing nd The confidential agents of General
Fierce, 'Nhc knows but that our worthy Post
master may be pleased with the same music!
we reiterate, therefore, that the greatest dam
ger and perhaps the only danger, to the Me-
pra ske bill in the House, is treachery from
thes administration If the Cabinet could order
i re election of Forney and the complete organi-
cation of the House from beginning to end
they could stop the mouth of Mr. Cutting and
silence the New York hard shells at every point,
by an overwhelming majority--they may surely
command a majority upon the Nebraska BILL if
they really desire it. But the antecedents or
General Pierce, his anti-slavery declarations and
resolutions and scarlet letters from 1916 to 1851
the freesoil elements of his Cabinet, the free
soil affiliations here which resulted in the dis
missal of Judge Bronson, the Clemens and Van
Buren, correspondence, and the staggering tone
Of the Erening Post and the Albany .ailas,
afford the materials for an abiding ehistrust OF
the good faith of General Pierce and his Cabinet
and his Washington organ, in their adhesion to
and alleged advocacy of the new Territorial
bill before the Senate. The final result may
bear out the Democratic Committee of the S.uy-
vesant Institute in their declaration that the
friendship Of the administration in this matter
lis inconsistent with it's past conduct and more
dangerous than its open hostility" We shall
see.
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WIN FoRsTER distinguishes member Of the socisty of
Frencs in England, lately oed at village near Knox.
VIE Tenn from violent cold taken while travelling
this country 10 October last charged by the Iondon
ea meerg OF the Society Of Friends With the duty Of
csiverns 10 the President az the United States and to
leo Goverrors OF AL the southern States an addreas
when hAs cod, ha drawn up on the subj slavery.
GIDEON PRIOR, roldsr Of the Revolution disd on the
lat inst, aged about 80 yssrs ne marched frou Con.
Ltctcns With the Frepoh and pres snt at lrko 40
Nth washington vi. Corvallis SURRENDERED. He has
been resident Of Warminsesr township Bunks county
Pa for the last thirty or forty years
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lHE MEXICAN TREATY IN THE SENATE.-The
| Gadsden treaty having gone into the Senate
very great interest is naturally felt among all
the multifarious cliques and classes of the
Washington spoilsmen respecting the chances OF
its confirmation. tremendous lobby influence
will be brought to bear upon it. Gen. Davis,
the Secretary of War, Gen. Gadsden, Gen. Al
monte, Gen. Cushing Gen. Armstrong, to say
nothing of Gen. Pierce and Gen. Santa Anna,
have the case in their hands. Besides, it is
backed up by the New Orleans and Opelousas
Railroad Company, the Hargous Company, the
Garay Company, the Sloo Company, and large
company OF miscellaneous outsiders. Five mil
lions go to the settlement of Mexican claims.
and fifteen millions for the purpose Of setting
up Santa Anna in an empire, after the fashion
Of Faustin Soulouque Perhaps the Senate
may think this treaty pays too much for the
whistle-that we get too small q slice of the
deserts of Mexico for twenty millions hard
cash; and we shouldn't wonder bit if the thing
were to be rejected. 1t is at best but stock
jobbing concern, and involves useless, aud
more than useless squanderipg of the spols.
The true policy of our government towards
Santa Anna is to starve him out. Give him no
supplies of money, under any pretence what
ever, and revolution will make short work of
his dictatorship. Mexican Office holders aud
Office seekers are no better than our own Thew
will revolt if the spoils are not forthcoming in
reasonable time. Hence. if Santa Auna is left
to shift for himself, & revolution will soon drive
him again out of the country for the third and
last time. With his expulsion the Mexican
people, as the last and only alternative of
safety, will rise up en- masse for annexation to
the United States, in the teeth Of the Catholic
clergy, the only serious impediment to "mani-
fest destiny" by spontaneous combustion.
Viewing the subject in this light, and consider
ing the numerous other demands that will be
made upon Guthrie's surplus this session. and
considering also how prosperously Col Walker
is going ahead in Lower California. it is clearly
the policy of the Senate to reject the Gadsden
treaty and leave the destiny of Mexico to the
solution Of Col. Walker and the Mexican people
1t is folly to be paying twenty millions for that
which Col. Walker proposes to do free of charge
Perhaps in a very short time there may be
coup d'ftGt in Spain, and a new government
that will sell out the island of Cuba for given
sum of money. To meet this possible case, we
ought to reserve the whole OF the treasury sur
plus of thirty millions, and let Santa Anna take
care of Mexico and himself if he can We hope.
therefore that the Senate will override the
feeding policy of Gen. Davis, Gen. Gadsden
and other generals. and compel the administra-
ton to fall back upon the policy of saving the
treasury surplus to meet the first payment for
the island Of Cuba.
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THE SCARLET LETTER FouND AT LAsT-AI-
MosT.-Mr. John Cochrane came very near
finding the Scarlet Letter yesterday, at ten
minutes past twelvc-governmen time There
was the letter, looking very much like Il; but
on looking into its contents II turned out to be
n letter recently dated at the White House. Civ
ing directions how bad memory was good
thing-on certain occasions Try the next
pigeon hole, John.
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Tue GREAT CONSTITUTIONAL MATCu.-The
great match on the constitutional doctrine in
the Nebraska question, between Prince John
Van Buren, and Capt Isaiah Rynders, is set
down for some day next eek-certain--but
special day not named yet. Bets are high in
favor Of Rynders. Great excitement among
the lawyers
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Supreme Court--special Term.

FEB H. In ueMat1r 81 Catarne street and WILLIAMSBURG
fse; In this case the Comptroller had obtained an In
Junction sssnst Mr. Hcks restraining him from sinking
son block at pier NJ. IS Eat river AMI motion Was
ade this day to Dissolve the ojuucton Several sds
Wits of engineers to tbs necessity Of the solid block
were presented to the Court Decision reserved.
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Charitable Contributions.

PORTSMOUTH. Feb q 1874,
TO jAs 9 BrvSrTr ESQ, FnIroR OF Nkw YORK HEaAtn-
lSAR sRPesse hand the enclosed ave- dollar Dill 70
one . he committees for the relief Of the sufferers by the
Ats Ere, Yours respectfully, q. ~.
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Marine Affairs.

I'm STEAMER BLACK wApyioR lsft this port yessrday ~
moon for Havana and Mobile With sixty ains passengers
and large freight.
THE PAcKET SHIP CoSsTAsuSE-A tslsgraphis despAtsh
from BSton appeared in yesterdays issue throwing To-
doubt upon the ssfey o. ths packet ship Ccnssant0es
bound from this port to Liverpool The Cons'anns ~
rived at Belfast Loush Ireland. the 18th JAM havioE
put in there in Distress published 10 the HssAID OF
the 9Th instant.