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Later from California and Oregon.
ARRIVAL OF THE PR~OMETHEUs AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Feb. IL, 1855.
The steamship Prometheus has arrived at this port
with California dates to the oath Of January.
The steamship Northern Light left San Juan on the
9Th inst. for New York, with 200 passengers and
5000, 600 in treasure.
twenty-five ballots had been taken for United States
Senator without any choice being made.
The markets were duh, with declining tendencies.
We have dates from Oregon to the 18th January. The
ulanth Indians had attacked and murdered Eve whites
near Orleans, and the United States troops had gone in
pursuit Of them. A general war is expected with the
Indians, as they are numerous and well armed.
The ship Osborn, Halves, from Boston, arrived at San
Francisco on the 21st ult.
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CITY ~HACKMEN-M0RE REF0RNs.-In pur-
suance of the old absurd plan of trying to 60
vern the city Of New York at Albany, Mr.. Sensr
ter Whitney has given notice that he viii in
troduce q bill to regulate hackmen in this city.
We have read the bill. 1t has two objects; one
to create a supervisor Of hacks, the other to fine
hackmen for exacting more than their fare.
Now, we ask any person Of common sense, what
in the world is the use of this new law? Under
the present law every one who is imposed upon
by a hackman has only to go to the City Hall,
state his case, and have the man fined, or his
license taken from him. The system is, strange
to say, quite efficient; and il people would only
avail themselves of it, and take the trouble to
complain when they are cheated, there would
soon be an end Of dishonest hackmen. What
more would the supervisor Of hacks do? Is it
not very natural to suppose that there is some
highly intelligent but discngaged individual in
the back ground, who 10 waiting for the passage
Of Senator Whitney's bill to step into the office
Of supervisor,
On this as on almost all other points, we have
laws enough; all that is wanted is to help Mayor
Wood to execute them. Let the Legislature
pass the bill-with certain amendments already
suggested-reported by the Common Council
Of the city; in order that the Mayors hands
may be strengthened, and that he may be able
to execute the laws. After that let any man
who introduces a bill to interfere with the city
government be treated az q nuisance.
1t ia very true that our hack system requires
Improvement. But-without meaning to ex-
cuse the hackmen-we must say in the first
place that the prime faults lie at the door of the
public. Complaints are made Of the cost of car
rage rides: but why have we no one horse
vehicles as they have in London aud Paris aud
every other large city Is there something 90
majestic in the person of q New Yorker that he
cannot travel without two horses to draw him,
q large carriage to sit in, and roomy seats aud
grand cushions to rerose his person. Why not
try the cab-the French cabriolet which works
at rs cents the trip Of whatever Len yth-or the
Hanson cab at twelve cents the milei
As to the extortion Of hackdrivcrs, a remedy
is open to every one. At the City Hall, pro-
per functionsries, clerks aud commissioners are
in attendance every day to hear complaints;
and AZ we said, wha. is quite strange, and what
used to be almost ridiculous, they attend to
their business. Any one having just cause Of
complaint is sure Of justice and relief ct their
hands. This may seem incredible; but il is
the actual fact. Now, if every one who has
been cheated by a hackdriver would call at this
Office, and enter bis complaint, 10 one month,
most Of the evils OF present existing woald he
cured.
The remainder would vanish IL he police had
proper instructions TO exercise . sharp super
intendence over HACKS, and il they obeyed or.
dsrs with energy and vigcr.
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NKW URIEANS, Feb. IT. 1906.
The steamship Orizaba arrived here TO. day, with dates
from Neuco to the 9Th, and from Vera Cruz to the sth
instant.
A provisional government has been established At
Acapulco, with General Alvarez at the head, until the
arrival Of Ceballos.
General Bahamurdo was confident that Santa Anna
would be shot by the rebels.
General La Vega will reheve General Vol Of the com.
mand at Matamoras.
The revolutionists at the Isthmus Of Tehuantepec
have declared in favor of Alvarez and Cebalios.
A new revolution is talked Of in Yucatan, and the ar
rival of the Kinney expedition Was favorably looked for.
ward TO.
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The NEBRASKA QUESTION IN N~EBRAsKA-The
Territorial Legislature Of Nebraska, elected by
the sovereign people, has substantially decided
in favor Of .he Nebraska bill. They are salts
fed with the responsibility of settling The ques-
ton offree soil or slavery for themselves. They
accept the oct OF Congress and are wiling 70
abide the consequences.
This, however, does 10. settle the iss1e In
favor Of free soil or slavery. Tina. question Is
still open, 70 be decided ny a convention here
l!sr 10 be elected, when tie tme tfall come
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From Washington.
THE EAST FLORIDA CLAMs-THE JUDICIAL NoMI-
NATIONS FOR oHIo-A NEW TREATY WITH sIAN.

THE EAST FLORIDA cLAIMs-THE JUDICIAL NoMI-
NATIONS FOR oH1o-A NEW TREATY WITH HAA.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1856.
The Joint resolution TO carry into effect the ninth
article OF the treaty with Spain in 1919, which provides
for the proper measure Of damages to the citizens Of
Florida for the use Of property taken and withheld BY
the United States army, win probably pass in the House
tomorrow. The resolution is urged with much ability
by Mr.. Stanton, the chairman of the Judiciary Commit
tee, and ends great favor in the House and among the
outsiders.
Hiram II. Robinson has been nominated for Marshal,
Hiram v. Wilson, Judge, and Hugh J. Jswett, District
Attorney, for the new judicial district in Ohio.
There is considerable disaHsction among the Ohio
democrats at the nomination Of Mr.. Wilson as
Judge Of the new district Of Ohio, they wishing for
Ranney, of their Supreme Court. Great influence win
be eIerted BY them on Senators against the confrma-
ton, and it looks likely to be successful.
The Singapore Free Press Of Dec. LIST says that Minister
McLane was about 70 leave for Banhok, to negotiate
new commercial treaty with the King Of Siam.
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FEsuvrrEs OF THE SEAsoS.-Madame 9. Dubruel Ferrero
and n. Edward Ferrero announce their annual fancy
dress ball for the 18th inst. This bah 10 given to
Madame Fsrrero's pupils, and win be, IL anything like
its predecessors, one Of the most brilliant Affairs Of the
season. The ninth annual ball Of the Grand Lodge Of
The State Of Now York, +. and A. M, Injecting at No.
600 Broadway, win be given at Niblo's Saloon, this
evening. The affair is in the hands OF . competent COM
mittee. A concert, in aid of the Hebrew Benevolent So
c~ieties, win be given at Dodworth's Academy, 500 Broad
way, on the 9th. The object is one worthy Of pa
frauaOe-
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Ihe Sunhurx mud Eric Railroad.

PmfADKifHiA, ftb. IL, 1855.
Ameeting OF The stockholders o. the sunbury and Erie
Railroad Company If being held at this place this morn.
ing. Hor James Cooper has resigned the Presidency Of
the sunbury ard Erie Railroad, and ex. Governor Blgisr
appointed in HE Place. This appointment canno. but
rive utlefscsson 70 all interested in the road.
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Malls for Europe.

THE NGW Y0RK BERALD-EDITION FOR KUR0PB.
The Cunard mall steamship Africa, Capt. Harrison, win
ksye Boston, on Wednesday, at IL O'Clock, for Liverpool.
The European mails win close in this city ut a quarter
TO two o'clock this afternoon. ,.
The HnArD printed in English and French) win be
published at ten O'Clock in the morning. Single copies,
IN wrappers, aizpence.
subscriptions and advertisements for any edition Of
khe NEW yoRK HERALD win be received at the following
places in Eurspe:-
IdyERPool. John Hunter, No. 2 Paradise street.
LONDON -. Edwards, Sandford IL Co., No. IL Cornhin.
VIM. Thonss Il Co., No. 10 Catharine street.
PANS 49,. Livingston, Wells & Co, 8 Place de Ia Bourse
The contents Of the European edition of the HERALD
yin embrace the news received by mail and telegraph ut
che sfhce during the previous week, and to the hour Of
publication.
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Caucus Nominations Tor u. .. senator from
Pennsylvania.

HARRsBuRc, Feb. IL, 1854.
The democsa.is members OF the legislature met In
caucus TO night, twenty six in number, and nominated
Charles 6. Buckalew, Of Columbia, for U. s. Senator.
The Wig caucus, eight in number, nominated Thomas
williams, Of A1eghany. The caucus Of the Know
Nothing boilers, thirty three in number, is stll in SEES
zion, and TIE feeling is intense.
The result 70 morrow Is locked upon as uncertain, and
efforts vYl be made 10 staye off the election,
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for organizing o Stste gCvUnmentfor Nebrasks,
preparatory to her admission, ~ such, into the
Union. The Territory is still open, and one
good effect Of the struggle between Southern
men and Northern free sellers to secure the
ascendancy in Kansas and Nebraska, will be-
the rapid filing up of both Territories with
an active and ente,prizing population. We.
should not be surprised il this sectional rivalry
in the settlement of these Territories were to
give them each the requisite population for q
State before the expiration of the next Con-
gress. Without this exciting rivalry they would
probably not come to that point for the next
twenty years. otetrsst =
Thus, out Of evil, good is often cdnced-thus
the re-opening of the anti,slavery agitation is
working up the raw materials for two more
thrifty States to the U~nion-thus. thousands of
poor men will be provided for, and become use
full and worthy citizens, who, otherwise, would
probably sink to the level Of common %loafers,
from having nothing to do. In this view, We
don't care how soon all our anti-slavery and
free soil fanatics and demagogues, in panta-
looms and in petticoats, emigrate to Nebraska
or Kansas. The country is open--tbe South is
wide awade, and we are willing, with the Ne
braska Legislature, to rest the ultimate .deci-
sion with the people. Nothing like squatter
sovereignty. u - y - !. gsti -. Z 81,
-. r+ rt q
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS IN AFrx.--By our legal
intelligence, it win be seen that Judge Roose-
welt decides, In the case of o Sunday paper
suing for money due, that, as the Revised Sta
tutes declare there shall be no servile labor OF.
working on that day, excepting works of neces-
sity, and no exposing to sale. Of. wares, mer-,
chandise, &c, except meat, milk, and fish, the
contract made to publish in the Sunday Courier
was a contract to do an act prohibited by the
statute, and that the price stipulated to be paid
for the service, whatever the moral obligation
may be, cannot be recovered in any court in
this State. The decision is one of very great
Importance, and win demand further attention.
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UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

g WAhHINufOS, FtUs - Iu11s.
No. 81. Richard b. Hendrickson, W. Samuel Hinck-
ley.-Apped from the United States Circuit, OF Ohio.
Judge Curtis delivered the opinion Of the Court, ahhrm-
ing the decree Of the Circuit Court, with costs.
No. Al. City OF Boston, VI. d. R. Legrsw.-Judge
Grer delivered the opinion Of the Court. reversing the
judgment with costs.
gumept was commenced by Attorney General on the
part Of the United States.
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pHILApELPHIA STOCK BOARD.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IL, 1855.
Stocks are steady to-day. Reading, 3Sn Morris Canal,
lax; Long Island Railroad, 16< Pennsylvanis Railroad.
~; Pennsylvania state fves, Soh. The money market
is easy.
New ORLEANS, Feb. IL, 1860.
The cotton market is without change; the sales today
amount to 800 bales; mlddling we quote Mt Sc. . skc.-
Molasses zoe. per gallon. Cotton freights to Liver
pool 7-16d.
CHARLESTON, Feb. IL, 1866.
There is q moderate demand for cotton 1t previous
rates; the sales to-day have been 2,000 bales, At prices
ranging from exc. to &c.
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CHICAGO, Feb, IL, 1865.
W. have received here, by the afsval OF the mail,
dates from Omaha city, Nebraska, to January 3otb, and
We learn thai both Houses Of Assembly have passed a bill
locating the capital o! Nebraska at Omaha City, oppo-
site Council Buff, and that the Governor has signed the
~
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Naval Intelligence.
PRESENTATION OF MEDALS BY THE FRENCH GOVERN
MINT TO AMERICAN OPrIorpa-

MINT TO AMERICAN 0PFIcKRe.
In July last, 1t viii be remembered, the French
steamer Chimere put into Norfolk, having q great many
Of her crew suffering from yellow fever, where every At
tention was paid to the patients BY the chief surgeon
Of the Naval Hospital, Mr.. 7. williamson, and also BY
DR.. James Harrison. The French government having
been made aware Of their praisewortby conduct, by .
decree of January It'll, DR.. Williamson has been re-
warded with a gold medal of the largest dIe, add Or.
Harrison with another gold medal OF honor Of first
class.
The Z. 5. storeship Supply, A. Sinclair, Lieut.. Com
handing, arrived at this port yesterday morning. She
sailed from New York Nay 4, 1854, and has been coz
stantIy employed rs a storeship in the expeditionsry squa-
dron 70 Japan under the command Of Com. N. c. Perry.
Notwithstanding the hardships incident 70 this service,
the Supply brings home her crew in a healthy condition
not a man has been lost from disease or accident during
her long cruise. The s. sailed from samo6a, Japan, zone
Of the ports opened by treaty 26th June, 1864, touched
at Canton, Hong Kong, singapore, and Cape Town. The
following Ia a list Of her officers -
Lieutenant Commsnding-A Sinclair.
Iieutenant-N. II. Harrison,
Acting Lieutenant-F. s. Conover.
Passed Assistant surgeon-Joseph Wilson, Jr.
Acting Baster-J. II. Upshur.
Passed Midshipman-Joseph Fry.
Lieut.. Alfred Taylor, from command or the steamer
Queen, and Mr.. Samuel City gunner, invalid from the
Powhatan, came home as passengers in The sappIy.
The United States brig cambridge vas 10 leave the
Brooklyn Navy Yard yesterday, on her return TO her
station At Rio, as one OF the Brazilian squadron. The
following lei list Of her onBcers-Iieut. Comma sdine-
Jonas n. Rowan; Lieutensnts-Chas T.. Tlemming.
Joseph Day; Purser-Thomas II. LOCKER: Surgeon
None appointed In place OF Dr.. Rudderstein, ~r,signcd)
Acting Master-william Mitchell; Passed Mdshipnen-,
VIM. N. Gwin, n. 7. Chapman; Midshipman-Cbarie- A.
Babeock; Commanders Clerk-Jas. II. Rowan, Ir.
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TIE BIO LUMP or GoLp ArrAcHrp-The hmm
Of gold which Ia on exhibition In Washington street.
which is valued At $40, 1000, was visited this afternoon
by constable who was about TO put an attaehmept
upon Il for . sign painters bill, which with expenses
amounted TO shout $50. The proprietor OF the lump
probably tbought that the bill was erhorbitant, and
therefore refused 20 pay Il, bat he az mot Inc the idea
q ~. gold being taken away, and 20 s~ettied.-Bestes
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CoIunBsA, S. G., Feb. IL, 1865.
We rave received fsre she Ne Orleans papers OF
Tuesday, tpt nsy sc-.aaD rcthlrg Of !npor.ancs.
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Marine Intelligence.

THE BRITISH BARK BLYTHE ASHORE, ETC. ;"
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Il, 1855. ~
A letter from Lewes, dated Saturday, reports that the
British bark Blythe, Wood, hence for 81. Domingo.
(befors reported ashore at Joe Flogger island, is lahore
on West Flats, below Hawks Nest, with her mizsn
mast only s~standing, and surrounded by heavy ice-e
Most O, the vessels In the roads.ead dragged ,tbeir an
chors on Friday, owing to the force OF the drift ice. "a .
schooner is ashore outside Of Pitch, Cape Heplopen, spp-s
posed toibe the Sarah, or selax, from savsnnsb,s for; Bos- 4
ton. No Communication can be had with her. The tug
boat America made the attempt to reach her, spt failed
-DIsAsrEE, TO THE HIP MARY MERRILL "a 4
,'. CHARLESTON, Feb. IL, 1855,
The ship Mary Merrill, of Portland, from New Ysrkfor,
New Orleans, arrived here to. day. in - leaking condition.
having come in contact with a sunkens vessel, in cdhssl
qquence Of which she lost hsr ut.Vwatsr, and had her lar
board bow badly injured.
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BosroS, Feb. IL, 1866. I
The weather here this morning is very clear and nss, :
and the temperature is quite moderate. Our dispatches
from Halifax, Bangor and Portland, are Of a somewhat,
similar import, but 1t PASSPORT . heavy snow storm pre-
vatla
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-. IL. u. -. J gOawgGo, Febrl2, lStH. j.
The propeller St, Nicholas, Capt. Williams, nfssea.
here this morning vith's go bhis. Of fonr; .shs t9uehsa
at Youngstown, and. encountered considerable iceat the
mouth of the Niagara river. 4, The rweathe 10 mild. y i.
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The Ch.rIeston Races,

-.N.a 4aeA.a CHARLESTON, Feb. IL, Ist1.ssy
The great race between Wagner and sMagrath ff two
thousand dollars, failed to come off to-dAy-tne latter ,
paying FIVE hundred dollars forfeit. /, .~-,,.
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ExfsBssve CsnAagrsnsuss ~
LAEsE FIRE At esAnAnA, G~xrssl-rHRIDr HQQsAHpk !
BALES or COTTON BURNT.
3 NEW ORLEANS, Feb. l., lsNs I, q
T~-enty-six business houses At Granada, Niss,,.ver&ss
destroyed by fra on the lthiust > The loss ID. stknatsd. =
81 sa6a, 600. 'hsnTsncs, sSo,o0o.s - ssss Z /, s~-
Miss, on the 9Th inst
DISTINCTION OF A L%oooAorIvE NGNs psUeE. : !
! Tr BosioS, Feb. IL, 1855
The engine house and repair shop Of the GsssA Tfpnk, /.
Railway at Goshen, N. H., were destroyed by me stHS
morning. Fish. engines 10 the hodse we're sassd.nsTyo
engines in the repair shop, ttbe -cssco and Glopceiter,y
were destroyed, together with the tools. Loss NOT J,
.puscisely known The building tcost about 81, ecs ,sbd =
the tools SIC, 600. ,
@.s ~. A BRIDGE SET ON FIRE. :. = 4saaI
- .......... !. PmADEIPnA, Feb. IL, 1850. tss
!. The ,e~x extensive bridge at Columbia, over which crossed
, the susquehspna, York and wrightsville. Ralroaas .wss . J.
set on nre this evening by some boys, but the IRE was
'extipguisnsd without any serious damage. - +''sp
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Rallroaa Aecldent.

n ~ 7" CLEVELAND, Sept. II, 1890.
An engine and six freight cars were thrown on the
track and down an embankmept at Conneaut, and two
men severely injured. e fvtt - ~ 8~ a10
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Winter on the Prairies-Railroads and Snow
Drirs-Wrecks and Wreckers-Thc Pacific
Road.
We live in eventful times. The age is full
Of wonders. A summer, the most remarkable
in its political and natural history of the last
hundred years, has been followed by a North
American winter scarcely less conspicuous for
its extraordinary peculiarities. For example,
our late great snow storm was bounded on the
West (Cleveland) by hail and rain, on the
South (at Columbia, South Carolina) by a rat
Ting thunder gust and in the extreme North
east lin Maine and Nova Scotie) by a bona .fde
earthquake. Within twenty days, in this lati-
tude, we have had more rain, more snow,
warmer weather, and more intense cold, thicker
fogs, and clearer sunshine, than In any tweaty
days Of the same interval within the ~recollec-
ton, we dare say, of the Oldest navigator Of
He'll Gate.
But our winter en- the seaboard has been
mere child's play compared with the rigors Of
the season in the West. There they have had
o regular Russian campaign, and cold and
snow drifts r~ivalling the seventies Of the re-
tIChs vi AOcNOWs II ou Wu0AUi nv Ga
countered, at the mouth of the Penobscot, a
Methodist meeting house, sailing out into the
Atlantic on a voyage Of discovery, was some
what "fla~bbergasted y but after passing this
"dry land-craft," he would have been puzzled
to account for the shipwreck Of a cargo Of pas
sengers a thousand miles inland on the western
prairies. Yet this casualty is an historical fact.
It has occurred in several instances on the ILL
nois railroads.
1t is unnecessary to repeat the details Of win
ter railroading on the Grand Prairie Of Illinois,
heretofore published in the HERALD. A few
material points will answer our present pur-
pose. This Grand Prairie is an open cham
paign district, some fifteen miles In width, and
Of unascertained length, very thinly inhabited.
II is q perfect paradise Of flowers in summer
but a continuous snow drift In winter. On this
prairie they have had the most extraordinary
winter casualties in railroading in all the
world, Russia not excepted. Trains tunnelling
their way under snow drifts, and finally freezing
fast in the snow, within some twenty miles of a
fiourishing village, but inaccessible TO relief as
q chip stranded within q hundred yards Of
Squan Beach; passengers reduced TO the neces-
city Of tearing to pieces all the spare cars for
fuel; compelled to make q lunch Of the stray
dogs on board, in order to keep of the wolf OF
starvation; signals of distress; vain efforts at q
rescue; teamsters at last coming up, and Of.
fering to take of q load Of passengers at ten
dollars each, thirteen miles to the nearest set
tlement-such are the leading facts in these
late experiences Of Illinois railroading on the
Grand Prairie. Under such circumstances one
train, with several hundred passengers on board,
men, women end children, vac locked on In the
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Atm u hat.

The Alexandria Gazette of Saturday says
New wheat of a fine quality begins 10 come to
market. Sales were made on Friday of a lot of
red from the farm of John Willis, of Orange, by
T. Hume q Co, ut 1925. and another lot fred
from the farm of DIR. b Shumate, of Fauqnier by
Green, Suttle q Co, at the ame price. Both
lots purchased by Fowle q Co. These are the
of this season in this market. The first
parcel of new wheat taken at the Pioneer
Mills. was received from Geo. d.. Fowle, Esq.
Yesterday, from his Woodland farm, Prince VII.
liam county, Va. Quality very prime, but rather
too damp for grinding"