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Fires In Now York.

FIRE IN JACKSON srREEr-Apout two o'clock on Friday
morning fire occurred in the segar store Of Peter Dausc
No. jackson street. Before the flames were extn-
gushed the stock damaged to the extent Of about
$500 Insured for $500 in the Bowery Insurance Com
pany. The building is owned by Mr.. Barclay II IL dam
eyed about $50. The basement s occupied by Solomon
Kahaler az cap store; loss by water about $50. No
insurance.
FIRE IN WEST THIRTY. THIRD srREEr.-Between two and
three o'clock on Friday morning fire broke out in the
three story frame soap and candle mandatory of George
and John stanthorp invest Thirty third street, between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues The flames spread rapidly
and before the fire was extpguished the building was
totally Destroyed loss stock and fixtures about 81
injured for 81 500 in the Exchange Insurance Company
The building s owned by the estate OF Oliver a. Lee
oss about $1,000 said to be Insured. The fire also
tended to the tenement house owned by William Wall
Damage about s50-insured for $4,000 in the Hanover
Insurance Company.
FIRE IN CENTRE STRKEr.-Between four and FIVE O'Clock
on Friday morning. fire discovered in the clothing
store OF Abraham Marx, 24 Centre street. The flames
were soon extinguished Loss about $50, insured for
81 900 in the Rutgers Insurance Company. Ernestina
Marx wife OF the proprietor of the store arrested by
the police Of the Fourteenth precinct detained TO
await the Fire Xarshals investigation.
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The Madison Square city Han BnI.

From the Albany Journal, April 70
We learn that the Governor has decided 70 withhold
City Hall In square In theicity Of New York.
Regarding u rs involving great and radical change IN
the municipal arrangements OF that city he desired mora
leisure 10 examine than possible amid the hustle or
closing session. and has, therefore, had under con-
sderation I'LL The which have led him Va
bill proposes to remove the Offices OF all the municipal
authorities Of the city Of New York from their present
location IN the Park where they have been established
for very many years, and 70 which the habits Of the
square, distance OF than two miles, and entirely
out OF the business centre OF the city.
II approprates q million OF dollars from the treasury
OF the city and gives uncontrolled powers 70 three
missioDers named In the BILL whose term OF office only
limited by the completion Of the work.
There doubt that both the municipal and county
government OF the city require additional
but he does not think that time like the present,
when million Of dollars has just been appro-
prated for the necessary extension Of the Coton water
works. two millions and half for the Central Park, and
three millions TO fund the floating debt and when the
annual tax Ia eight 10 nine millions OF dollars, u
the proper time to commence work which win
eventually cost three millions, and which =,
without doubt, in anticipation Of the necessities
Of the city That the time may come when the City Hall
should be removed 70 Madison square, other posi-
ton the geographical oenre Of the city, k possible
but yet there is no general or public demand for such
change On the contrary, the interests Of the large
jority both Of the public and those who obliged 70
visit the city oces, would now and for many To
come be better promoted by leaving the City Hall In the
Park The additional convenences required can be easily
involves.
There are details In the bill which do not meet his ap-
prevail, because they do not 10 him TO guard
perly henteres Of the city but he prefers place hi
ed by public necessity public convenience, and that
involves an expenditure improper 1t this time.
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Personal InteIIIweucs.

Senator s. Foot Of Vermont; Senator ". Fessendeu.
OF Mane Hon Ell Thayer Of Massachusetts; Capt g. ".
Johnson Of the East India Companys servce and ".
Cnapn Eq, OF Springfield, are stopping 1t the Aston
House.
Gov Randall, Of Wisconsin; H. Crocker, Esq, Of Wis.
oonsin; w. b. seedman, Esq, and d.. Hayward, Of
Boston, are stopping 1t the Fifh Avenue Hotel
Amongst the passengers by the North star yesterday
for California were Miss Davenport the actress and
matist her mother, and COL Lander Of Potter. Pryor
celebrity.
Miss Lizzie Petit read, by particular request, few
scenes from Shakspere before the Pholomahean Literary
Society on Thursday evening The reading was admirably
done, and met with enthusiastic applause from the
audience.
Mrs Hartung will be removed from the Albany jail to
state prison In short time According to the tenth sec.
uon OF the act just passed In relation TO capital punish.
ment, all persons now under sentence Of death must be
sent to the State prison for year. then the Cover
nor must direct the execution by his warrant before
can take place The special which this provision
was intended to reach that Of Mrss HartuDg now un
der sentence Of death.
Hon John G. Davis Of Indiana: Capt Isaiah Rynders
United States Marshal, New York; Hon. n. A. Wiee
Judge Russell, New York; Capt shiras, Col Hoffman, n
8. A.; Hon. Z. Stoughton, Vermont; Hon. r. Pembo
Central America, were In Washington on Thursday
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Mtshap ON the Underground Railroad.
Niger RIDES FIFTY MILES ON HIS HEAD.

Niger RIDES FIFTY MILES ON HIS HEAD.
From the Nashville (Tenn Patriot, April ~
OF Adsms Express Company, Cherry street, and large
cry goods box relied out upon the pavement The box
was addressed, "Mrs. Ma rgaret NJ Thompson, care
Levin Coffin, CINCINNATI OhoO The driver ststed that
he was ordered to deliver to the agent OF the oopsnv
and request him to have forwarded as addressed With
out delay he then collected the drayage and informed
.ne agent that the person sending il would call round,
was 266 pounds The driver Of the dray-or Of The
horse attached to the dray-then very ipnocentIv
remarked, "Master, dats de- curiosest box / ever
s sHe 10. nor every time ! roll u over, the heavy
put time was pressing, and he sent it down TO the depot
OF the Louisville and Nashville Railroad whence II de-.
parted on the drst rain What could contain? What
Who could she bep And who was Mr. Gofin9 The s-;St
winged express did not wait to ask these questions It
bore the curious box along towards Destination and in
Que Time landed at Louisville Here Il WAS hastened
mour another change OF wns and n the
Dox was hastily rolled from the Jefiersonve 70 the Gin.
cnnau and 81 Louis train the top accidentally came Off
and out popped-whaR For the life Of You you
10 see and to their SURPRISE turned up 10 be fniI
grown negro man! Here was O discovery In witch
there was something Of the serious and little more az
tne uoicrous The negro perspired hugely-his eyes
after-but the fresh air revived him In cbsnsnr
the box from the Louisville to the Jearsonye CO n
nad peen turned up 30 that he head downward and
tnus ne made the trip from Jacksonville to Seymour,
lew hours ne might have been delivered In Cnctnnat
probably to be buriedprobaby to take further trip on
underground railroad Canada ward.
Inc negro was taken back to Louisville He belongs 70
Iree negro named Nathan James. Whether James had
any accompices or not we not informed. The mat.
er VIII DC thoroughly sted and suspect agent
OF the negro stealers will be found to have had hand
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Williamsburg City News.

UNKNOWN MAN FOUND DROWNED Yesterday forenoon,
the BODY Of an unknown man, apparently mechanic,
was found floating in the the Of Grand street.
Eastern District An inquest vas held by Coroner Auf-
phy but no person could be found to identity the body
verdict OF found crowned was rendered me remains
had been In the water long time, and were 30 much
decompoeed as to render Identification impossible.
FURIOUS DNvlxe-A party Of men belonging TO New
York. were arrested by the sixth district police ysster-
day. and taken before Justice Ryder chsrged with dri-
wing furious through the street. thereby endsn-
gering the lives OF pedestrians They gave their nance
as Martin Churchill Charles Morris, John Oliver, Wm.
Kelly John Nolan, VIM. Brown, and John e Quay They
were 6ped As each.
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Disaster on the Sound.

o,, ~, - " " Sne coon
Aoee VI TIE sChooNAh A. l.. fACkEh, " Nhw ma
fAN-T 4S NAN Ia DRoWNED AND oTHEss KISSING as
, Opt Whlett Hemmingway, OF the lost schooner A.
q racrer arrived 70 TINS city from New London ycster
I.y G.eLnoon 70 me great astonishmens and lW Ga
up ~ os rr0m an inteIview WIN MN nst evening" We
Mneo inc 'onowlng sc" IN Feia"on 70 tne unfortunate
Inc veesei loaded last week at Rondout, with 9
G pra 9, leo IONS 0, oosl, consgnea 70 urn
anS w rn WINE PoGeeISg uown ING So1na,
ny MoI1ns, tne csPssn, VINO W. ~ ING wneel,
approaching ct fearful speed. The near proxtmi-
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Arrivals and Departures.
ARRIVALS.
Lxzx. Hon-Schr B Nyers-Tbos Biggs.
DEPARTURES

CHARLESTON stespship Marion-Mr Tborne, Hatch ]
Phbriok B Ray, JDo Holly Jno Brinton. W Ella
W Lock wood, BuSob Minis. AZ Campbell o Per-
rn Hanborn Smith bly, Jr Thos Shcr wood and two
chiIdrsn, jas Lynch . Marin. Cannon " Dow.er,
Palmer hacArdle ON Baldwin Jas Brady fhos DaHlsp
VIM Cole Jpo d Wilson ogier Chss stele, Jno Laurie
Geo HAlsey, Mr. Kbaslow Carr. Rchardson Field,
Ccrwin, . Tompltns. Mr. wnsIcw, Jno Williams, O .
p0uitpey VIM Atborton.
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RxrrmlcAN CONVENTION OF IowA.-The Republican
Convention Of Iowa to nominate State officers and Presi-
dental Electors win be held in Iowa City the 23d OF
May
HUNTER FOR PRESIDENT We informed, says the
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, that Senator Toombs, who has
been in Georgia the past week, attending to some bus
ness in the courts is OF the confident opinion that the
democratic South will unite In presenting Senator Hunter
as their candidate, and he viii be nominated.
READY FOR ANOTHER TERM.-Hon. j. A. McCernand
democratic member Of Congress from the Sixth district
OF Illinois, has informed his constituents that he liz willing
TO serve them another term in the United States House Of
Representatives.
DOUGLAS IN THE SourH.-The Chicago Times, the Little
Giants home organ, gives the following extract from
private letter from gentleman in North Carolina
In regard the great event Of the day. soon to take
place. mean the Charleston Convention allow me 70 OK
press the opinion that Judge Douglas will receive the
nomination His prospects are increasing daily and par
ticulary in the South, where very evident reaction
taking place In one short month the period Of my alb
sence from home, number Of gentlemen, the leading
men In fact Ia our town. who, when left In March, were
opposed to the nomination OF Mr. Douglas, are now
clamorous for his nomination What true hero IL true
generally OF the South and you people Of the North will
be very much surprised to ind 20 many Douglas dele
gates TO the Charleston Convention from the South TO
my mind the nomination Of Douglas at Charleston is q
foregone conclusion.
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Bills Signed by the Governor.
NE following bills among those unsigned when the
House adjourned, were signed by the Governor On
Thursday:-
SIT. For the relief Of Mrs. Anna Stannard.
5lS In relation the Colonial History Of the State cf
New York.
6ls TO establish the grade Of Fstbush avenue In the
city Of Brooklyn, and TO conform the adjacent and inter-
sectnC streets thereto.
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NEWS FROM WASHING TON.
The Japanese Embassy-Our Claims Against
SpaIn-The Walker and Black Affair
The Sandman Mission,
Our Special w ashin1to on Despatch'
WSMIsGYoS, April 20, 1860


THE INCEPTION OF rH,4 JAPANESE EMBASSY.
No arrangements have yet been agreed upon Tor the
reception Of the Japanesc Embassy by the government
n is for this reason ans not that the Potomac is too shal
low that they win yst Washington via New York. Inc
does not wish be taken by surprise, pre-
ferrup that New York should endeavor to create favor
able impression upon these famous orentals without
knowing exactly when the effort Will be required
me agent or the government is endeworng 10 obtain
half Of hotel for their exclusive use. Should he
san IN THIS then he will large private resi-
aence capable Of furnishing ample accommodation.
A MISSION SARDINIA.
There IL reason 10 believe that the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs will report bill providing for a fret
class mission Sardinia, In accordance with Mr. Burln
games resolution adopted 10 day 1t prefacsd by
preamble, which, however, withdrawn at the re-
quest Of several gentlemen The preamble forth that
he kingdom Of Sardinia by recent accessons has been
raised to . first class Power, extending from
tAe Alps 10 the Adratic and embracing within its limits
ihe richest and most popuIous portion OF Italy over which
extensive dominion constitutional representative govern
men has been established order maintained and the free
dom Of the press and religion occurred"
OUR CLAIMS AGAINST
The treaty which Minister Preston has concluded with
Spain provides for the asceranment and settlement or
The pending claims.
WHAT Is THOUGHT OF TIE NEW LEGISLATURE
ne republicans from New York complain that the
cent the Legislature will prove injurious 10 the
party, and damage Seward at Chicago. They profess
themselves satisfied with the action Of their State Conven
zion at Syracuse with the exception Of the smuy char
asser Of some Of the delegates.
THE covoDE COMMITTEE.
Evidence TO be produced before the Covode Invest-
eating Committee with q view to impeach the testimony
which led the difficulty between Governor Walker and
Judge Black 1t ia said that the members OF the Cabinet
are perfectly willing that Governor Walker shall desg
nate whom he referred in his opinion, shaping
She affairs Of Kansas in 1857.
NEBRASKA CONTESTED EIECToN.
The, COMMITTEE on Elections were almost unanimous In
their report in favor Of Daily against Estabrook dele
rate from Nebraska.
CAPTURE OF TIE MEXICAN WAR STEAMERS.
The question involved the protest Of the Spanish
Minister against the capture Of the Marin steamers,
10 legal transfer from the Spanish General
Mkamon previous to that occurrence.
CONDITION OF TIE TREASURY.
The amount Of money In the Treasury subject 10 draft
nearly Millions an increase Of upwards Of half
. million the sum on hand the previous week.
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THIRTY.sIX1,H C8NGRnBg.
FIRST SESSION.

House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1860
Mr. CRAWFORD, (dem) of Ca, was satisfied that quo
rum was present. and therefore moved TO aiourn till Tues
Gay. BE was determined the House should transact
bssiness without quorum there power to enforce
The rules.
Mr. HoUsroN, (dem OF Ala said as the House yester-
day refused to adjourn till the Goth OF April he
hvor Of remaining here and doing something. They
oOuld net such bills reported in accordance
with the estimates, and about which there conro
vsrsy.
Mr.. Crawford's motion was nsgadved-25 against "a.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
The House passed the Senate bill granting pension Of
tfy dollars per month each TO the widows respect sey
Ct Generals Macomb, Smith and Riley.
The NEBRASKA CONTESTED ELECTIoN.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, (rep) Of Pa, from the Committee on
Elections, made report the Nebraska contested
ease, concluding with resolution that Samuel G. Daily
Instead Of Mr. Esstabrook lis entitled TO the the
delegate.
PRIVATE Bills.
number OF private bills passed
A MISSION SARDINIA.
Mr.. BrRIINGAME, (rep) OF Mass, introduced q resou
1inn which was passed, instructng the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to inquire into the expedency OF raising
1he Sandman mission TO one of first class
Adjourned till Monday.
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Political Int~'..-


BIAH ngPuBIIGAs EoKDxR RuTIASsx IN AAsAcmu-
sx11sA bars belonging 70 Charles B. Davis at Co' ord,
Mass vas set on fire and entirely consume" IN Saturday
night Mr. Davis Is postmaster 1t that place, and was
rerenadea with fish horzs, TIN rams, groans, &C., by
gang Of the SanborH sympatizers jus. after the late
arrest, a. was also another prominent democrat The
sanborntes are carrying things with high hand in Aassa
chusets alter the example Of their prototype old John
Brown threatening TO tar and feather democrats nc.
GENERAL HoUsroSs NAm.-Aany have an Idea that
General Houston's Christian name 10 Samuel, which it
ia not. His name is plain Sam Houston.
TIE JUNIOR NATIONAL AERIcASs.- body have Issued
and arc spreading far and near the following card
The Juniors to their fellow citizens the
national distnctveness the dignity OF American labor the
respecabity OF tho American artisan; no African slave
trade South; Chinese immigration west: let us have
nation OF white men. For President, Sam Houston Of
Texas.
VIRGINIA JUDICIAL ELECTION -Fourteen Judges are To
be elected in the State Of Virginia the fourth Thursday
Of May next The whole number OF circuits and circuit
Judges in the State Is twenty one; that elections will
be held this year In all but The circuit Judges
elected for eight years. and required be at least
thirty years of age Besides these are five Judges
Of the Court OF Appeals who elected twelve years.
and who must be at least thirty five years old
GOVERNOR OF MAINE The Lewiston (Me.) Journal an.
nounces well understood fact, that Gov. Morrill, will
not be a candidate for denomination.
VIRGINIA DELEGATES USr-The Richmond Enquirer
declares that Virginia will be unit in the Charleston Con-
vention, and that the State delegation will exhaust all
efforts to effect the nomination Of Southern statesmen be-
fore seeking the Of any Northern democrat
MISSOURI DELEGATES TO CHARLEroN.-The following are
the of the delegates who win represent the democ
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WASHINGTON, April 10, 1850.
The Pyesiduus Protest-ne Douglas DemtzGts-Kdn
sas-The Last act in TIE Drdma-Too Free States Instead
Of One-Fsre New Free States to Come in Wthin
TIE Neat Three Yeas-Fbly Of his Northern O1cry
against tk AaUasiov Of Slarsrr, dc.
The well considered minority report Of Mr. Miles Tay.
lor OF Louisiana, from the Judiciary Committee, sustain
ing the protest Of Mr. Buchanan against the House
utions instutng Mr.. Covodes investigating committee,
report which will command the appreciation Of every
dispassionate reader. .
After the reading Of this report, Mr.. Hickman moved
tne pos'ponement Of the whole subject till Tuesday next
inc 10th inst, when Mr.. vaandisham douglas demo
cs OF onio in view Of debate extending beyond the
day appointed for the Charleston Convention moved 70
postpone TIL the 7h Of May. After some conversatoa
the time was compromised 10 the 10th inst which II
supposed viii allow sufficient time for discussion and
action on the subject, in allow memb who
may 30 desire TO be in Charleston the opening OF the
ball which to decide the fate Of the democratic party
was reported this morning that several Of the Dong
Las members OF the House had indicated their purpose 70
vote for the resolution Of the majority of the Judiciary
Committee rcpudating the protes. Of the President as
embodyng views at with the fundamental doctrines
Of popular sovereignty. In other words,
was alleged that Hickman "a Douglas anti.
anti ADMINISTRATION democracy hal, in
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The Banner and Correspondents.

The Banner critics correspondent of the UNION
AND AMERICAN of Wednesday IN such terms as to
indicate a willingness to make US responsible for
the publication of his communication. We have no
fault 10 find with ourselves for the discharge of
duty that we owe TO our readers, and the hints of
the Banner, however kindly intended, and courte-
Ously expressed do not change our opinion either of
the ability or the patriotism of the writer We
concede to tle Banner the right of censorship over
its correspondents It publishes whatever its editors
may think conducive to healthful thought and pro-
motive of The cause of right and truth, without
stopping to consider whether it agrees in every par
ticular with their judgment and opinions Every
editor knows that he does not hold himself bound
to approve every opinion of his correspondents.
We are therefore az a loss 10 know why the Bonner
should select this particular article for censorship
Il is enough for to say that we totally disagree
with The Banner 10 the tendency Of Che article in
question. But for reasons thatmust be apparent to
the Bonner, we decline controversy at this trying
emergency with regard to the subject matter Of the
communication. We desire no controversy at this
time with any Of our contemporaries, touching the
solemn issues of the day, however widely we may
differ from them as to the evil and remedy We would
make any reasonable sacrifice Of feeling TO avoid
such controversy believing that it will tend to mag
Nifty The evils we are suffering, by unnecessarily
dividing southern sentiment which ought to be har-
monized even if it cannot be a unit. The Banner
having expressed desire to exercise the spirit of
party, can see the propriety of our course We
have seen repeated paragraphs in the Banner upon
the great question of the day, with which we radi
cay differed, and which felt inclined to contro-
vert but for the reasons before given, have for
borne, believing the policy had adopted to be die
tated by true wisdom and to be right in itself We
shall continue patiently and faithfully pursue that
course as long as we deem it productive OF good
consequences, and calculated TO promote the great
desiderattun Of harmony and peace among Southern
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ColHNG SoUTH.-1he number of young men who
have left Quebec Canada, during the last few days
for the Southern States is positively astonishing and
surpasses by far the number of those who were in
the habit of seeking their fortunes in the South dur
ing the winter of former years. The figures will
scarcely fall short of six hundred They nearly all
belong to the working classes connected with the
shipping, and are bound for Charleston. Savannah,
New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola and other Southern
ports-Qlebec Chronicle
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Amos Kendall is out this evening in another letter
against secession. He takes the grounds that the
Government is a consolidated Union of the States
agreed to be perpetual at the time it was formed.
He says that it appears upon the face OF the Cens
tuition that the Union intended to be unlimited
in duration, and that no discontinued State can le-
gally withdraw.
There is trouble in the collection of the ten mil
lion Treasury loan. The department has to-day ex-
tended thirty days the time in which the loan is TO
be paid in 1t is now seriously doubted by the De
partment whether the whole loan will be received
even in that time Only three millions have thus
far been paid in. The Government is thus embar-
rased very much, and it is admitted that the extern
sion was granted in consequence of the prevailing
panic
The President has Just completed his annual Mes.
sage. 1t is said to be long and mastery docu-
meat.
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Matters in Maryland.

BALTIMORE Nov. LIT has come. The panic
here is terrible Our merchants are scarcely trans
acting any business. The Banks are unable to &C
comodatc Them. Stocks of all descriptions have
suffered further decline Great distress must en-
sue.
The people of Maryland sympathize coHsdera-
by with their Southern brethren in the Southern Sc
cessOn movement but are determined 10 demand an
ultmatum from the North in regard t0slavery with
in the Union and ask the extreme South to respect
the rights and interests of the Southern border
States in this demand. The conservative sentiments
of the New Orleans Picdyame are generally APPROX
a-a