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News from the Cable Fleet.

BosroN, July l6The ship Alice Monroe. from Liver
pool arrived here to-day and reports that she met the
Niagara the 9th OF June, in lat. 52o s. long $50
Is. Tackled ship and boarded by Cyrus w Field
from whom received the following:
The squadron experienced very bad weather. requiring
sixteen days to reach their destination We have made
two unsuccessful attempts to lay the cable The second
attempt the 26th. We had laid out upwards Of
40 miles and going along finely, when the
nication ceased and the Niagara has now returned to
the starting point and is awaiting the arrival Of the Aga
memnon. We shall then splice and make another at
tempt.
The Monroe left the Niagara in the afternoon Of the
9th The weather since that time has been oggy and
unsettled
The squadron did not probably reassembe before the
29th
Mr. Field in good spirits and thought they should
succeed.
The weather had been very stormy, and interfered
very much with their operations One of the vessels
slightly damaged. The Niagaras machinery worked
we'll.
All on board were well.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
business Notice.

establishment in view the proposed
will be conducted strictly on cash oas all
the unon uscon
should Agents after TINS aAe
W. c. psconb who authorized 10 make eoieeuons
In Delaware, Maryland, aud Virginia
WASHINGTON, March 23, 1S5Ss--u
The foregoing include agents cocc
tors that We now employ employ this but
oay such service IN other parts the
country. ApZo-u
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The following statistics Of London a sad common
tary upon the boasted philanthropy of Christian Eng
land In Londonst there above 100 600 drunkards
100 900 persons living in open proAgacy, 20 900 pro-
essed beggars 600 gamblers and 600 receivers ~
stolen goods besides 900 children who living in
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OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
PARKER HousE, July 7, 1858.

PARKER Housr, July I, 1858.
have been playing truant for fortnight past, rus
eating on the beach of the broad Atlantic CLASSY
smooth but fringed with belt of breakers, which all
night long sound in mournfal cadence the requiem Of
those who have there perishcd My abiding place
a friend house. but were within an hours drive Of
N6nt whch il this season patronsed by Ia de la
CREME including the Napies Of Washington, the Win
thrpps Of Boston, and goodly Delegation Of Southern
bellies It is delightfully."- formal for those who love
tering- places who fancy displays Of toiles d kS who
can be kept awake by cotillon bands who like to see
tempting epass carried up to private tables and who
would rather be-
"GeneeIy damned beside a Duke
Than ia humber company
On Monday periodically returned to the city to hear
Rufus Choates glorious Grafton before the Young Mems
Democratic Club 1t worthy of the occasion and of
the orator. and doubt not that it has already been
peeAy alluded to in the Union The whole celebration
passed. OH very credab and reflected great credit upon
its projectors who induced to get it up by the out
rageous nbotionm of the city orator of 1854 parson
named Agcr AT the democratic celebration OF Monday
collector Austin, Edward Everett, Chas L. Woodbury.,
Fletcher Webster and other truly national men of Mas
sachuset with gentlemen from distant sections OF the
Union renewed their before the altar o patriotism,
and gave abundant testimony that there arc yet "good
and true in this old Bay State Deep regret was
expressed at the attendance Of the Postmaster Gene
rail- but your metropolis well represented by j. d.
Hoover esq who eoquently responded to compliment
tary sentiment.
The republicans nccnsed at the democrats for presu
ming TO have celebration untouched by party malig
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writer in the New York journal of Commerce sug-
gests the word "eectrcgraph substitute for tee.
graphic despatch and Telegram. The latter means
only communication by signals Ear AZ can be seen
while the former literally signifies writing by lightning
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Rumored Railroad Accident.

New YORK. July l6.--It is rcmored that an acciden
has occurred the Erie railroad, fifty miles from Jer
sey City, by which persons killed aud fort
injured
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The steamers Arctic and Great West Destroy
ed by Fire.

PIrIspuRo July is. The steamers Arctic and Great
West destroyed by fire this evening at the Marine
Railway, two miles below this city The Arctic val
ued at fifteen thousand and the Great West at eighteen
thousand dollars The former insured here for six
thousand dollars The latter also insured but the
amount or in what office, is not known.
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large section dock 200 feet long by 1876 feet wdA to
cost 5000 OOO ia being constructed at Jersey City, de-
signed for Callao, Peru Il is partially finished and
portion was to he shipped on Saturday.
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The Ohio River.

WHEELING, July l5.The water in the channel Of the
river at this point measures nine inches, and is
rising Freghts going off promptly, the boats
plenty and the rates low.
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The De Riviere AFFAIR.

New YoRK, July l6.--Mrs Blount now agrees to pro
duce her daughter to-day. She has lost her faith il
Rviere and consents to return home with her husband
In a short time.
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From Albany.

ALBANY, July ia call for meeting Of the Amer
State council Tuesday August a. will be ISSUED
to-day The representation will be from eaCh subor
dinate council The State council fixes the time for thu
American State convention.
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Indian AfYairs IN FIorIda.

AUGUSTA, July l6,-The Tampa Peninsular Of the lot
reports that Capt Mcneil succeeded in obtainng tall
with the chief of the Iaahassees the It'll and the pros
poets were favorable to removal.
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POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.

We devote portion of our space TINS morning to
the current political movements in several sections
of the Union. The democratic party is preparing
for the contest this autumn by holding conventions
and selecting candidates for members of Congress
and various State Offices
The movements of the opposition in Pennsylvania
and Ohio win attract attention and especially that
of the committee of Albany city and county. All
shades Of the opposition invited to cooperate
against the democratic party, plank in the pro-
posed platform being assigned to the individual use
and benefit of each Of the contracting parties In
this way it ia sought to consolidate the warning ee-
ments Of the opposition into homogeneous whole,
which shall present candidate for election to the
presidency in 1860 with some prospects of success.
The difficulties in the way Of coalition many,
and of the construction Of platform apparently in
superable In Pennsylvania, protection is cardi-
nal feature in Ohio and the Northwest protection
is regarded as an obsolete idea, 2 which has been
superseded in the race of progress. Can such an
tagonism be reconciled
Mr.. Sargent appears again, owning up to the pa
ternity of the circular recently published in the
Union, and claiming that his movement had the
sanction OF some distinguished pohucians OF uis
city. We don't doubt it for moment; at the same
time we confess to some curiosity to know more
of those politicians who thus place Mr.. Sargent in
the foreground and use him to pull the coalition
chestnuts out of the fire. We regret that the gen
teman did not embrace the opportunity afforded by
his communication to the Express to advise Of
the reception his circular letter met with The copy
given by us to the public fell upon the stony ground
of Indiana, whence it came into possession in
that instance, we fear no fruit will be produced
even if Mr. Sargent shall wait for many days.
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THE ABOIITTONISTS IN ENGLAND AND THE UNI
TED STATES

THE ABOIITTONISTS IN ENGLAND AND THE UNI
TED STATES
There are many who have heard pulpit orators
very jealous religious partisans--decaim bitterly
against high degree of moral life utterly neon
sistent with the development of true, vital piety.
Such conditions of public virtue embrace much
that is essential to human happiness and little to
which just exception be taken, greatly to
duce the chances of any sudden and enthusiastic
awakings of the interior principles of religious
responsibility and convictions of duty. Precisely
this condition of things is seen every day amongst
the ultra abotoniss of this country. They just
now in terrible state of alarm and agitation be-
cause they see the people disposed to take practi
cal view Of the affairs oflife The subject of slave
~ for instance has lost nearly all it's interest Those
who have heretofore suffered themselves to believe
the absurd theory fsuch Mr.. Seward and
Mr. Greeley, that there is going between free and
slave labor great struggle and that the chief point
of contact is in the disposition Of the public Terri
tories as free or slave States became greatly excited
and ready for any of hostility against
the federal Union That theory has been utterly
ploded. Experience is found to be instructor
more potent than the warnings Of demagogues, and
trust it will be more influential in this instance
than ambitious aspirants for the presidency.
If slavery is evil, We have no objection in the
world to sec how in what way, and to what extent.
If it is an evil, it is certainly in company with many
more existing all over this country and the world.
What we claim is, that the public mind shall not
occupy itself wholly with one subject. Slavery may
involve misery but there are others-others, too,
in practical sense, of infinitely greater magnitude
We would not cover up wrong attempt its ex-
tenuation; but would look abroad over all the af-
fairs of life and recognise it wherever it exists and
apply such remedies as are needed. Benevolence
and humanity are not partisans engaged in special
work They belong exclusively to no society, to
no corporation, organization, or party. Benevo-
lence s not contractor doing ts work by sections,
as our roads made, is it still ftful, short
sighted adventurer, now operating on the African,
then on the Hindoo or Chinaman. 1t is grea.
principle and if it is genuine it will have nothing
to do with grand schemes such as were moved on
by Wilberforce in England, and such as now con-
troll the abolitionists Of this country.
The most signal failure in what was regarded and
universally denominated great work Of philanthropy
is to be found in the results of British EN- ncpaton
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THE PRESENT CONDITION OF KANSAS.

Since the difficulties last winter and spring at
Leavenworth and Doniphan everything has been
quiet in that part Of the Territory and there has
southern portion Of the Territory, however, there
has been considerable trouble, especially in the
counties of Bourbon and Linn The bands of out
laws under the control of Montgomery and Bane
have committed great many depredatons and
caused about two hundred families to leave Linn
county, and about one hundred to leave Bourbon
county This naturally checked emigration and
stopped all kinds of business. The persons driven
out consist both of pro-slavery men and frees State
democrats, though the proslavery men were made
the first victims.
Governor Denver Immediately repaired to that
disturbed district for the purpose of preventing the
continuance OF these outrages. Although he was
not able to effect everything that he desired, still
he has secured the enforcement Of the law and the
peace and quiet of the citizens
In another column will be found the report of
the committee who accompanied him on his visit,
presenting complete narrative Of the difficulties in
the southern portion of the Territory.
At the present writing all kinds of business are re-
vving in these disturbed districts, and the people
celebrated the Fourth of July in patriotic manner
The troops, we understand, are about to be with
drawn, and throughout the Territory movements are
taking place for prosecuting internal improvements
building railroads, &c.
In regard to their action the English PROPOSE
ton there is diversity Of opinion, but it is gene
rally conceded that, if it is not agreed to- it will only
be because the people are afraid they cannot sup
port State government. Itispossibe, in this view
Of the case, the measure will be voted down.
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ceived the following funny letter from of the sub
scribers to the Atlantic Monthly in Louisiana:
Messrs. PHuLIPs, THOMPSON, & Co..
GENTLEMEN In an article heded ssWhat are we going
to make in the last No Of your Magazine, the writer
thinks that the Millennium for niggcrs to be brought
about steam the ground that bushil of coal fed
to steam engin will produce power than bushil
of Inn fed to Niger and that the great improve
msnt that to take place in these engns in SO or 100
years will enable to navigate fields and pillow
much cotton, with critter Of this sort in the
length of time, and at less expence than with
10 niggers consequently, we will free the niggers
nusence, and take the engin instead. Now lest
grant what he says about blowing by steem should
turn out true--and cotton could be crowd in this
way--I gest want to ask him one question When it
come to pckia oM where is his steem engin then 1t
takes fingers to du this sort of work. and steem enpin
will ever be made to strike lick like them If we ever
du pillow by steem which won't deny mought DO DONE
we II turn niggers into Pickersmake more cotton
and sell 1t at less price, He Is whot might be called
speculative genius, like Teller who lives not far from
here he thought he'd make improvement in pick n
and then monkey would be the very article. One mon
could oversee ten monkeys The monkeys was got and
the trial maid the only mistake about it was instead Of
niger managing 10 monkeys, it took 10 niggers to
manage monkey he has Civ up experimenting
and sticks to the old way of gatherp his crop. Some
says that every man is crazy subject Your
crazy steam but its not exactly the rg sort to
elevate the ide1s. Tell him to fire up and try agin You
will excuse for saying that think some Of your articles
Is rather tou hifalutin aboshen subjects Respect
fully A SUBSCRIBER
p s-Tell your breakfast table man to go ahcad-he
of EN-.
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Mcssrs. Phillips, Sampson & Co., of Boston, have re-
ceved the following funny letter from of the sub
scribers to the Atlantic Monthly in Louisiana:
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A SOU7HERNER ON STEAM ENGINES AND MO
GERS
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Tho horse alluded TO, understand taken which
Nonoy stationed between Fort Scott and the and
Captain Walker responsible for tho robbery
Of the above statement liable msuterpretAon Whitney,
whose attached report seen request
suppress it, which name in lis
hand attached TO the original which copied
Ed II. OFF.
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AUCTION SALES.
By A. GREEN, Auctioneer.

NEW AND HANDSOME BRICK Dwell
:, II, BLOUSE ON STKEEr, RETwEEs % AMP
80 STREETS, AT ArcrIos.-On FRIDAY, the 18th
instant, shall sell on the premis es, at 1 O'Clock
p: m. new and handsome Brick Residence, stu
front of 20 feet on street north, between Id and
i've feet alley.
The house contains four fne large chambers, a
nnndsome saloon. parlor dining room and kitchen
" OF winch contain the most modern improvements
nv Sonvt nlences. The property, account of its
locany, 10 rapidly enhancing in value, and offsrs
most favorable Opt nunity TO persons wishing to
purchase q residence or to- invest
erms: One Thousand dollars cash, twelve hum
dfed COLLAR IN three Year,; the in three
lbstalments offs, l2and IS months. Ali Of the de.
erred pay ments to be secured BY deed trust upon
the property
Title IndIs putatle
fe 2o-d GREEN Ar.,;on>.,
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did
OFFICIAL.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

eDfudty IL, 1888.
NoTIcE rs HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals
will be received at this ONCE until the fifteenth day
of March prox imo for the issue ofany portion. or
the whole, of tive millions of dollars in treasury
notes in exchange for gold coin of the United States
deposited with the treasurer of the United States,
the treasurer of the Mint at Phade pha, the treas
urer of tn branch mint mt New Orleans, or the as
sIstant treasuuers at Boston. New Work. Charles
ton or st LOUIS, within ten days from the pt-
of such proposals, under the authority of the
act of Congress entitled IAN act to authorize the
sue of treasury notes." approved the sd Decem-
Der, 1857.
The treasury notes will be issued upon the receipt
here of certificates fdeposite with those officers to
the cred of the treasurer Of the UGited States.
They will be made payable to the order Of such bid
der bidders shall sg to make such exchange
at the lowest rate of interest," not exceeding six per
centum per annum, and will carry such rate Il ON the
date of the certificate of such depOste.
The proposals must state the rate ofnterest with
out condition and without reference to other bids,
one half or three fourths of one per centum. Five
per centum of the amount proposed to be exchange
must be deposited with Of the treasury officers
above enumerated, whose certificate Of such deposit
must accompany each proposal, as security for Its
ful6lment. fthe proposal is not accepted. inme-
date directions will be given to return such depOs-
lite. Should the proposals be variant from the pro-
of the act of Congress- of this notice, they
will not be considered.
All proposals under this notice must be sealed and
Inscribed on the outside proposals for Treasury
Notes." They will be opened at this department at
IL o'clock H., on the said fifteenth day of March.
HOWELL COBB,
feI2- Secretary of Treasury.
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DIED.,

At o'cOck on the morning Of the Path instant,
MICHAEL VHARE. aged 50 years. a native Of
the county Clar Ireland but for the last 25 years
His funeral will take place on This Thursday
Afternoon, at SD O'clock, from his residence. corner
OF 81 street, Island.
On the 18th instant, + NINA, daugh ter of Benz. B.
days.
tWInchestsr. Virginia, papers please oOpyJ
=. Ga the 18th instant. JOHN ii. A. WILSON, in
the 18th rear of his age.
HIS funeral will take place To morrow. Friday }
the 18th, at O'Clock, from has late residence across
the Eastern Branch.
Not lost, but gone before, the Path instant Mrs.
MARY NJ. POWERS, wife of James Powers,
aged 81 years.
Her funeral will take place from No. 293 street.
at 2 o'ciock TO morrow. The friends Of the family
are respectfully invited to attend.
~ her residence IN HOboken, New Jersey. on the
18th instant. Mrs MARY !. Chiffon, reliot of
the late George Chiffon, Of New York, and mother
OF X. =. Chiffon, Esq, of this city.
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CENTRE MARKEr.-As usual In the latter part
OF winter, the attendance Of country dealers at
the city markets begins to decline. The supply
to-day was, however, Of good quality. At the
scale-house a fine lot Of pork was offered, the
prices ranging from $50 to % so per 100 lbs
The hay market was very well attended, but
sales Were dull, the prices were 90c to 81 10 per
cwt The fish stands were not all occupied and
the demand light. The prices in the sheds were
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The WKArHKR.-Range Of the Thermometer
from Thursday noon, Feb IS, to this morning:

Remorks.-Feb, 1Sth--snow; 19th-snow fell
all day; 20th-snow. but cleared of at end
2lst-sharp frost, colder, cloudy, slight rain at
end, milder; 22d-cloudv. cold and raw 23d-
fine much colder; 24th--fne, and much colder
25th-lightly cloudy, sharp frost
Full moon Saturday, Feb. q, between 4 and S
p, m. B.
GEORGETOWN, d. C., Feb IS, 1853.
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SOME SIMPLSToN, writing to the Baltimore Re
publican, over the signature Of "Colorado,n
says:
''1n fight Saturday night between the "Sni-
pers" and ''Hibernians," on Massachusetts ave-
nne, several persons were wounde and one man
killed. For crime, generally, Washington
stands in the foremost ranks OF desperate ci-
ties
This is reffeshingly cool, considering the fart
that Observation-Disclosures Of the rowdyism here il
the overlooking surplusage of the God -forsaken
city Of Baltimore.
Court OF CLAIMS .-Yesterday, Judge Black
ford delivered the opinion of the court In the case
of Oliver Dubois, adverse to the claim.
Judge Scarburgh delivered a very elaborate
opinion in the case of Jonas p Levy. the testi-
mony being very vOluminous, adverse to the
claim Adjourned.
THE Hume JURY-The Court met at 10 O'Clock
this morning, and messenger being sent to the
Ogle jury, returned with the intelligence that
they We're no nearer 10 reement than YESTERDAY;
and, accordingly. the Court adjourned to to-mor-
row at 10 O'Clock, a. IN.
WASHINGTON LIGHT INrANrRY.-The drill of
| this company on the Square, commanded by Cap
tain Y. Davis, was admired by all who saw t.
and Warmers Brass Band, which attended II, re-
| ceived its need of praise .-Riehmond Dispatch.
POLICE REPoRrs.-The police officers making
their returns to the Chief Of Police returned 81
cases for the week ending last Saturday:
LIST Ward. cases Cd %; Sd, %; 4th, Is; 5th, Z;
9Th, 2; 9TH, 8. Total 81.
TOMORROW is the day fixed for the execution,
at Alexandria, of Jenny, the colored woman con-
gictrd Of the number Of her mistress Mrs Hall
The execution will take place in the Jail yard
REAL EsTArE.-On Monday last, A. Green,
anctioneer, sold part Of lot No In square So,
With the improvements-two frame dwellings
Tor Sl,l45 Purchaser, N. A c. Smith.
GAVE BAIL.-This morning, Martin King was
arrested for being present at the riot on Saturday
night, by officer Irwin. He gave bail In $500 to
appear at court.
The SPEECHES of Senator Hunter and Governor
Wise, at the inauguration Of the Equestrian Sta
tue Of W ashington at Richmond on Monday last
were equal to the best specimens of ancient and
modern eloquence. Call at Philbrick,s Gift
Bookstore. 416 Pennsylvania avenue, and buy the
woiks of the great orators that you may make
the comparison. Valuable presents thrown in.
IL
WATCH RETURNs.-H. J Jones' Pa drunk
fine and costs, "a 49,
Twenty-six lodger<-all non residents.
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New York Markets.

NV YoRK, Feb. Is Flour heavy; sales Of
500 bills State Sc. lower, 81 3Oas4 IS; Ohio Sc
drarer, 81 Sass o.
w heat continues very dull and prices nominal:
Southern unchanged - 7OaS4 80
Corn continues dull; white &c a6oc veiloxx
66c aGSc.
Pork is buoyant; mess having advanced 1oc
and quoted at SO co.
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Financial.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Stocfs are lower gener-
ally chicago and Rock Island -; Cumberland
and Milwaukee ny Michigan Southern 2ex:
New York Central ely; Pennsylvania Coal Co,
90 Reading RR: 63si Canton Co. 24k; Virginia
6's - "; Missouri 6's, s3A.
Sterling exchange dull and nominal