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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01

Methodist Episcopal church took place at the AGA
deny Of Music last evening. The spacious edifce
was densely crowded, and the exercises, inc uding
an eloquent address by Rev. Alfred Goodman, of
Philadelphia, gave unqualified Statistic ON TO the
audience.
A great trot took place yesterday afternoon on
the Fashion Course l.. l., between Flora Temple
and Ethan Allen, for purse of $4,000 The
race was won easily by Flora in three straight
heats in the very quick time, to wagons, of 2:l5-
2:27l-2:273-the three quickest heats in success
sion on record.
The sales Of cotton yesterday were nfned n about
SEQ 900 bales, closing nominay at about 11c for mid
ding uplands, Though some brokers quoted them nc
above this figure Doubts exist the Of stock
in this market; some estimate It at 10000 bales, while
others 60 considerably above t~a figure The receipts
at the ports have reached 900 bales against $780,
900 1888, S4l 0o in 1857, and 900 900 in 1856 The
exports have reached Ooo against 900 in 1885,
zoos 900 in 1857, and 1851 900 in 1856. The stock
hand embraces 100000 bales against 5o5Oo0 in 1855
2es 900 in 1857, and $4,000 In 1856 or the
exports Great Britain has taken 73l 900. France
$4,000, and other foreign countries $4,000 bales.
Flour was in good demand and hrmer yesterday,
and closed at further slight advance for common and
medium grades, while prime to choce extras were IN.
changed. Wheat and corn were both nrmer, with far
sales Pork heavy and lower; sales of mess, for
cash the day, and in the usual way, were inside ut
81 l2 CIT u.s. and prime at SIS l2 SIS rs Beef and
lard were Sugars active, with sales Of 500
hhds, chiefly refining Cuba goods, including 800 New
Orleans all at rates given In another column The stock
comprised eeS hhds Of all kinds against o54 at the
same period last year. 7s5 boxes, against Ill last
year 4s bags, against ooo and 1915 hhds molado
against 36o2 last year The prices of Messrs r. L. A.
stuarts refined goods will be found in another place.
Coffee steady, with stock Of 1887 bags Rio, and
$3.50 packages of all kinds. Freight engagements
mod crate among which 5000 bushels Indian corn
for Liverpool he first in long time TO that port) At 3D.
per bushel, in shipper bags; cotton also taken 1t
I'd for square bales and 32d for Sea Island and erce
beef for London At 3s with several engagements Of slaves
for The Continent, and ,oco do. hid for Liverpool
at sos.
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SINGULAR ACCIDENT 10 A CHMD.-Coroner O'Keefe wes
called upon yesterday 70 hold inquest No. 1ol Frank
lin street. upon the body Of Aphonse Richer infant
who died from commissions under the following singular
clrcumstances-N seems that Leon Richer brother Of
tho child took "the little one" out In small wagon for
the purpose Of amusing It, While drawing tho wagon up
and down the sidewalk Leon met acquaintance, who
had fine dog with him. By mutual consent the animal
was hitched TO the wagon, and the dog made to per-
form the work of pulling the little vehicle up and down
Of the lads fell aud frightened the dog when in the
excitement ofthe moment the wagon upset, and its
occupant thrown to the street with much violence From
the fright and injuries received the child thrown
q 1t Of convulsions, which afterwards resulted
fatally.
FATAL BuRSISo FLUID AccDxSr.-Mrs Cecilia Blessing,
Of No. liz East Thirtyseven street, who seri
ously burned Sunday morning by the explosion Of
quantity Of burning fluid died her residence yesterday
from the effects OF her ipures Coroner Gamble held
Of age and was Q native Of this State.
FOUND DRowNED.-The body OF q man. which was iden-
tilted % that Of William Carnes was found drowned a.
pier No North river yesterday. Deceased had been
missing since the 18th Of February He had recently
turned from the West and the city bat few days
when he wandered away from his boarding place and
II is supposed fell overheard and drowned Coroner
Jackman held an inquest on the body.
SCFYocATED WHILE IroxlcArKD.-Wiism Fahir, Cor
man, residing at No. lac Broome street, while in state
Of intoxication Monday night fell lounge with his
face undermoet and being unable 70 move was suocated
where he fell Coroner Gamble held an inquest upon the
body.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01

The NoN-ExTENsToN OF SLAvERY.-While the
programme Of W. Fl. Seward is that of "an IRE
pressible conflict between freedom and slavery
until all the States shall have been made free
States or slave States" the policy of the repub-
lcan party is the non-extension Of slavery-"no
more slave Territories and no more slave
States" This, too in reality, is the very policy
best adapted to promote the interests of "the
slave power bat is, the three hundred and
fifty thousand shareholders Of the South. Give
them the monopoly of the slaves, slave States
and slave products, and they will have nothing
to fear from a reduction of the present high
prices of niggers and cotton but extend the
cotton area with the annexation Of new slave
States and increase from Africa the supply of
niggers, and the shareholders of Virginia and
the cotton planters Of South Carolina will soon
discover that to them these extensions of the
area Of niggers and cotton are anything but
profitable business. Thus, strangely enough,
the platform Of the republican anti.slavery party
is the true policy of "the slave power" mo
more slave Territories, no more slave States"
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are nothing more than the products Of the pas
sions Of the governing classes, and they have
always been kept or evaded as these dictate.
If the commercial and industrial classes Of
England permit themselves to be dragged into
this war, they by that act will accept the ruin
that must follow. They will bring upon
themselves all the financial exigencies that are
already crushing many of the bankers and
STOCK holders of the Continent The current
of specie that has set in from this country and
from England is caused by their calling home
every dollar that their wealth o. their credit
can command, to meet the ruin that stares them
in the face, The moment the English people
consent to place themselves in the like position,
they take away the prop Of their own house, and
leave us to pursue alone the paths of industry
and of trade Such course ON their part would
no doubt rebound to our present advantage; but
how much better for the ultimate interests Of
both, and for all mankind, that neither should
consent to the destruction of its own highest and
best interests, and accept the ruin that history
teaches us must follow. Surely the two great
and free nations Of the earth can look with calm
ness On the cracked crowns and broken feudal
privileges of continental Europe, and contem-
plate, without wish to participate in. the fnan-
cial exhaustion and bankruptcy that already ex-
list in Austria and Sardinia, and which. ere
long, may sweep over France.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01

PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.

PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PMLADuPHA. May 81. 1859.
Stocks dull Pennsylvania State nves, co. Reading Rail-
road, Morris Canal, SO; Long Island Railroad i0X
Pennsylvania Railroad, 4o7s.
Cot.on-sales to day $50 bales at 1oXo. lie. for
mddlpg. There are more buyers than sellers at the
current rates.
PHILADELPHIA, May 81, 1862
Flour dull. Wheat dull; white, 81 rs 81 so: red |
~ 90 =, %: Corn active yellow gos the marked
1c. lower sales at &c. q 20c.
BArnxon., May 81, 1862
quiet white, 81 10 81 90; red, 81 so 81 u.s. Corn
frmer yellow, SOC. $50 white, SIC. &c., Proysionu
dull; bacon sides, exc mess pork, SIT rs sls Wits
Flour advanced l0c 15c sales at IS SO s. rs fos
superfne. Wheat-Sae8 Of red Of 81 IS 81 49, Whisge
Csc. Provisions generally unchanged Bacon sides eXcJ
OswpG0, May 3l-6 P NJ
spring wheat 81 Milwaukee club 81 SO from red western
Wheat firm but quiet, operators waiting for stearera
news Corn scarce and quiet. Oats nomlnaly 6sc. fo
Canadian barley and rye inactive. Canal freghts Quiet
and nominaly the same. Lake imports-ll 500 bushel
wheat. Canal expors-3s GOO busnes wheat shipped q
Flour active and frmer sales. 1000 bbis at Ss %
C sa1' III from spring wheat. 81 fO straight wiscsnsn
for double extra. wnex quie. aud NO sales. Corr
steady sales, 200 bushels sound Upper Lake at SOC
soc. Barley quiet. No rye Whisxey-Salss, 50 sbA
at 2ec. Canal freishss steady at 5Nc. on oats &C.
cOrn lOC wheat and Soc. on nour 70 New YORK LAX
mports-l0ooo bbIs. -four, 600 bushels wheat IS O0
bushels corn, 10000 bushels oats Canal exports-50
bbs. -four, 1890 bushels corn.
BCrFALo, May 81, 1850.
Flour In good demand at the opening, but less anmae
towards the close sales. 800 bbs, at SO 50 50 70
State from uppcr lakes spring wheat 81 for straight OK
ira wisconsin, 81 81 81 for extra Michigan, Indiana
Ohio; 81 so IS for double extras Wheat quiet and
sales Corn steady sAles $500 bushels Toledo. o.,
dull and lower sales, 1900 bushels Sheboygan, at SOC
Whiskey-Sales, 30 bills, at 26c. Lake inports-i, 90
bbls ncur, Ayooo bushels wheat, 10000 bushels corr
$4,000 bushels DATA Canal exports-70o obls. flour, 90
bushels wheat 900 bushe corn. coo hushsis ost,
ALBANY. May 3D. 4. n
Eour very Gull, no dacos!toa the part Of bu. sss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01

The CRY INSPECTORSHIP.-At the last meet
ing of the Board-of Aldermen the Mayor sent in
the name Of Daniel E. Delavan for confirmation
as City Inspector. This is an unexceptionable
nomination, and we hope the Aldermen will con-
firm it tomorrow evening. Mr.. Delavan, though
Sachem of Tammany, has managed to keep his
skirts clear of the pollution which attaches to
the name and character of New York politicians
generally. He is an active, efficient and relia-
BILE man, who knows the city and understands
its wants thoroughly. Under his rule we may
expect to have clean streets in future. If the
Mayor would remove few more of our corrupt
officials, and put such men as Mr.. Delavan in
their places, he would confer lasting obliga-
ton on the city.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01

The ATLANTIC FERRY.-Twenty-two steam
ship arrived at this port, Boston and Quebec,
during the month of May, from Europe. Twenty
two steamers in thirty-one days! Almost as
many went the other way. 1t is only twenty
one years since the little Cork steamer Sirius
made her appearance off the Battery, the first to
cross the Atlantic She was eighteen days in
making the passage. Now it is accomplished in
nine days. The arrival of the Sirius produced
sensation throughout the country. Now the ar
rival OF twenty-five steamers in one month
scarcely excites remark Temporal mMa,tur.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01

OPENING OF THE NORTHERN RAILROAD New JxEsEY-
We spoke in report Of the country bordering this road
as being infested with mosquitoes. It is stated by nha
btans living along the road that such is not the fact
except at the lower end Of the route where the extensive
salt meadows exist The rocking Of the cars, also
toned il is affirmed, was owing to the atmospheric springs
Of cars loaned by the Erie Railroad Company for the
Ca1inn.
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Affair In Roafon.

BOSTON, Nay 81, 1889
Tho ship Defender, whose was recently reported
was insured in State street to the Of $l05 600
Counterfeit five dollar bills on the Bank Of Mutual Rs.
demption Of this city are being freely circulated
The steam frigate Minnesota anchored OF the navy ward
today, and fred salute ofthirteen guns
The mutineers Of the bark Csremont brought homo in
the Minnesota, were before United States Commissioner
Mervia o-day, and waived examination Their trial
was assigned for the June term of the District Court
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ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA,
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE

sAwvn.tx, N. Nay 81, 1869
me steamship America, from Liverpool on Saturday the
Iis 'ns arrived at Halifax shortly after eight O'Clock
this evening.
The steamer signaled at noon VIVA . w.- ,..,
The Nova Scotia spectators rsfuaed send the despatch
for the Associated Press until after their own report VIA.
forwarded, and the press despatch had to be
by horse express The express will probably reach hare
by the time the line opens to morning. aud viii
be promptly forwarded.
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Execution In Canada.

MERRnIsvHLx, c. W., May 81, 1862
John Byers was executed here at eleven O'Clock this
morning for the murder Of Thomas Phillips In December
last BE confessed and repented OF his crime at the ea-
lows. Five thousand persons witnessed the execution
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01

DROWNED En- ROUTE FOR PIXIES PEAK-Theron
A. Joen late Postmaster at Sumner Kansas Territory
while route for the gold region, was dro snod bath
ing 10 Grasshopper Creek, near Kenneku. Asshson
county Ma, 40 He wa7 twenty asee ys.ls Il age, aad
q native Of wassdeld, vermods.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01
Meeting OF the Rhode Island General Assem-

1RVVIDENtK, my I66V.
The General Assembly met at Newport this naorupg
Wingate Hayes elected Speaker OF the Heuse The
old Clerks elected In both Houses Speeches vero
made BY Gov Dyer upon retiring and Gov Turner upon
assuming the duties of Office There hsying been eIec-
ton Of Lieut. Governor and state Treasurer by the people,
For Lieutenant Governor Sanders, American repubH-
can, 49, Brown, democrat Ill Hill straight republican g.
For TIeasuse-Psrker, American republican, 7e New.
ION, democrat, Is; Carr, straight republican, 8.
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AMERICAN vs.. EUROPEAN STEAMsHIPs-THE
TRAVEL TO EURorE-THE COLLINS STEAMERS
A morning contemporary publishes the astound-
ing information that we have some thirty-five
die American steamships lying and rotting at
our wharves, while the numerous British and
German Atlantic steamers come and 20 crowd
ed with passengers and freight. Next, we are in
formed that the reason our American steamers
are lying idle is because they are wooden and
side-wheel ships, costing too much money to
build them, and too much to run them, to enable
them to compete with the cheaper and more
economical iron screw vessels of the English and
German lines; and that the want of tariff suffi-
GENTLY strong to enable our iron furnaces and
factories to compete with the cheap labor of
Europe is the secret of the prostration of our
steamship competition on the Atlantic ocean.
In reply to this special party pleading, we
have to say-First. That the only American
steamships Of any consequence absolutely rot
ting at their wharf, are the three splendid Col
Inns steamers, the Adriatic, the Atlantic and the
Baltic, lying at the foot of Canal street. They
have been driven from the Atlantic from the ne
glect of Congress to support them, as the British
steamers are supported on the other side. The
allowances originally voted by Congress having
been cut off by the small potato retrenchment
members of the two houses from the South and
West, the Collins company were compelled to
haul off and tie up. AS for this argument con-
corning iron screw steamers and the tariff ques-
tion it is sheer nonsense, inasmuch as the English
and German steamers made of wood run as
regularly as those made of iron.
But why should the Collins steamers continue
idle when there is such pressure of travel for
Europe at this time? We have no doubt that
they could be made to pay dividend in the
transportation of passengers and goods to and
fro across the Atlantic, perhaps for year to
come, leaving the United States mails entirely
out Of the question. Or, if nothing else can be
done, why not try the Adriatic, at least in q
pleasure excursion to the Mediterranean, includ-
ing halt at Genoa to give the passengers the
chance Of visit to the scene Of the war? When
all the world lie busy, it is shame that those
noble Collins steamers should remain from sum-
mer to summer, literally rotting in their inglo-
rious idleness.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-01

Ths Virginia Stato Election.
WASHINGTON, Nay 81, 1850
despatch to the States says that an error has been dis
covered In the returns from King William county which
elects Caskie to Congress by 10 votea
The Richmond Wing reports Letcher's majority, $50
1,loo majority; four new counties also
R1cmoND May 81, 1869
Returns from III counties give Letcher q majority Of
about ZOO In the Ninth Congressional district Haris
independent, has majority Of TOO.
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in that way may be dra INTO the conts-,
The known popular and governmental sympa-
thies of ibis country in favor of the independence
Of Italy and her protection from the odious yoke
Of the German races-who may be said to have
held sway more Or less over the Italian PENN
sula ever since the fall of the Roman empire
will tend to mistrust towards us in England
and Germany; and the only way to protect
our commerce In the pursuit Of legitimate neu-
trail commerce is to put our navy in position
both in regard to the number and efficiency of
our ships, to commatd the respect of the belli-
gerents In every quarter Of the world where our
flag floats The only way to secure ourselves
against disrespect and insult will be to show an
adequate maritime force, in every sea, capable of
indicating our neutral rights should they be
assailed. Is our navy in state, either as regards
the number Of our ships or their efficiency, to do
thisf We answer no. Does it not, then, become
the government to hasten the preparation of
every ship in the navy for active service?
We hope that there will be no flinching in the
discharge of this duty at Washington.
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Burning OF tho Ship Pleiades.
BOsroS. May 81, 1859.
The ship PieAdes from New Orleans for Queenstown
was burned 1t sea- no date given part OF the cargo
WA saved.
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Nathaniel B. Browne, Deputy Postmaster, Philadelphia
Pa, vice Gideon G. Westc0tt, removed.
William Z. Bass, Deputy Postmaster, Petersburg, Va,
vice VIM. N. Friend, deceased
George Leo Brent OF Virginia. to be Secretary of the
Legation Of the United States Of America TO the
Confederation.
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Large Incendi.xy Fire in Wilk.sb.rre. Pa.

1afBo 1nCenuH6fy FIF6 IN WIIkesbarTe, Pa.
WnKEsBARRE, Pa, May 81, 1859.
Fourteen buildings burnt in this village this morn
ing, involving oss of $4,000 The principal sufferers
are:-Robert Wilson, J. B. Wood Isaac S. Osterhout Mr.
Nckerline, DR.. 4reathers, Mrs. Mayer T. Everett Mr.
Nsners. J: Sparks, VIM. lyman, Reese Brother, Mr.
Buckley, W. s. Wells and others
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OPPOsITIoN PRESIDENTIAL MOvEMENTs-There
are three National Executive Committees of the
opposition camps holding over from the cam
paign of 1866, whose business it is to provide
for their respective Presidential Conventions of
l86O-the Republican Committee, the American
Committee and the Old Line Wing Committee.
We soc that it IL proposed from the American
faction that these three committees put their
wise heads together, in order to try If they can't
get up joint stock National Presidential Con-
vention. Unquestionably the hungry fellows
among our North Americans and old line wings,
who have no stomach for the democracy, are
very DESTROYS Of getting under the republican
canvass; but they tried the experiment of dou-
bleheaded convention at Syracuse last fall, and
it was dead failure. Still, it s altogether pro-
bable that the national executive committees
aforesaid will contrive to appoint their reepec-
tive national conventions at the same time and
place, and that when thus brought together in
the same town there will be some earnest efforts
on the part of the spoils and plumber managers
of the American and old line wing factions to
smuggle themselves and their followers into the
republican synagogue.
We fear, however, that the experiment will
fail, that the republican party will be compelled
to stick to their sectional anti-slavery platform,
and that all those Americans and old line wings
who cannot sing that sort Of music will be left
out in the cold. They should proceed, there
fore, at once to determine whether it will be best
for them in 1860 to dispense and be absorbed be-
tween the republicans and the democracy, or to
organize new national party. To this end let the
American National Executive Committee and
the Committee of, the Old Line Wings call
Union preliminary National Convention, and we
have no doubt they will soon discover that their
true policy is to give wide berth to both the
great sectionalized parties of the day, and to
take the field for 1860 as national Independent
party. Otherwise this chaffering and huckster-
ing with the republicans may be continued until
the remnants of our Northern American and old
line wing factions are FILTERED away, with no.
thing to show for it.
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The Sailing OF the Canada.

The mails per the steamship Canada viii close At nine
O'Clock tomorrow morning, and she will sail at about
noon Dispatches died In the telegraph office No. Fl
Wall street. New York. 30 % TO reach here by Ii O'Clock
on that morning, viii be sent out in her.
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TIDE GENERAL NxwsPAPxR DESPATCH.

WASHINGTON, Nay 81, 1862
Is stated remarkable fact that although II was
long ago known that Postmaster westoott. Of phil,ds
ph, would be removed there were no applicants for the
ONCE. The names Of ten gentlemen had, however, been
mentioned In that connection TO the President Who when
he appointed Mr. Brown, not certain Of his Christaa
friend.
The President recently, In abiding to the charge tAaa
his visit 10 North Carolina was With view TO nomioa
on for second term said that nothing was further from
bis intention than this and he would avail himself Of the
who suspected him OF having any design 70 become again
q candidate fer the Presidency,
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The General Assembly OF the Prssbyterfa.
Church OF the United States.

NDIANAFUI1S md, May 81, 1859
Dr. Rice OF Chicago, was elected the rst chair
Of the Theological Seminary Of the Northwest: Dr. Willis
Lord, Of Brooklyn, 70 the second DR.. j. L. Hasey Of
Louisville, 70 the third and Dr. VIM. Scott Of Cincinnati
70 the fourth Nothing else Of Importance was DONE Tho
Assembly, probably, will adjourn to morrow
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The Boston Weekly Bank Statement.
RosrON Nav lQsi

Tine United States Surveying Steamer Bibb.
NORFOLK May 81, 1859.
The United States surveying steamer Bib arrived here
this morning.
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Our Special Washington Despatch

Our Special Washington Despatch.
THE WAR IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES
hALs-THE EXAMINATION INTO THE AFFAIRs or
THE NAVY YARDs-sOMK RICH DISCLOSURES pRn
DICTED "
WASHINGTON, Nay 81, 1859.
Application has been made 70 the French goyernmeut
In the event that Germany becomes involved in the pre
sent war In Europe, and the German ports are block ded
70 permit steamers carrying the mails Of the U.itsa
States to pass freely to and from Bremen and Hamburg.
In tho same manner we permitted the English mai
steamers 10 enter and depart from Vera Cruz during
war with Mexico.
The Naval Commission to examine into and report On
the condition Of the different navy yards have finished
their bors in reference TO the New York and Philade
phia yards There will, it 10 understood be some rich
disclosures They meet here to morrow, and when they
have completed their inspection here proceed South