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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-30
UOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The Uouse resumed the consideration of the Pacific
Railroad bull.
effect that the road commence III western IeXas' ne
Mr. WOODsON Dem, NO., as a compromise
between the varions propositions, proposed man
trunk from San Francisco between The 51th ana ga
parallel north latitude to connect with the branches
from Iowa. Missouri, and Texas.
Mr. SMITH Dem, Va advocated Southern
route opposing the proposition for branches Tor ire
accommodation Of local sections. !,
Mr. FRANK Rep, n. ~ replied, llstiymg tue
action Of the special Committee in reporting the Cen
trail route and insisting that it is national in character,
and best calculated to promote the important purposes
designed
Mr.. HAMILTON Dem. Texas made comparisons
70 show that the Southern route in all respects
superior to any other. The time was passed when the
Souh would crnge or beg They intend TO have what is
right. If they cannot get in one way, they VIII IN
another in spite of every tie which binds them to the
Union Ii might be said they would be coerced by the
so-caled freemen OF the North, but II would not be
the first nor the last time that the South would We
tOriously meet the invading tyrants.
Mr. BURNETT Dem, KY spoke OF the general
importance Of a railroad and viewed il i'll national
aspect. -,
Mr. DAVIS Is. Am, Nd showed that this bill was
wholly imprscticable grant being made Directly
10 the subscribers creating nor less than d
partnership which would be- dissolved on the fret
death and the estate thrown for settlement into chan.
Gerry. Without act Of incorporation OF some KIND
the work must stop. He suggested that the bill and
amendments be recommitted 10 the select Committee,
in order that they may make practicable under the
laws of the land.
Mr. MlLLSON Dem, Val also took legal view
of the question: cOntendng that the bill was impracti
cable.
Mr. CURTIS rep, Iowa, replying said the grant.
ees take nothing but AN expectancy: Ii they go onand
do certain things they will get their pay but not 9TH
eYw;sc. -. ,
Inv question was stated TO be recommittlng the
bill and amendments.
MIR. CUNTS Intellectually endeavored to obtain
mower for the Committee 10 report at any time:
The bill and anendroents were recommltted to the
Pacific Railroad Select Committee, 100 against ~.
The vote was as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adam. Ky AIdr,Ss, Anderson tKyl Az
Bsyce BTsbson, Branch Brsyon Bristow sonham Carey
iiscs Csrk CloptoD Cobb, John Cochrane Cerwn, Cox
ralsa ~ q Gswiord Curry Davis Md Dejanette Flor
enee' Fenie Garnet Gsle GilTer Graham Hall hIds%sn
Houston Howard (0hio) Hughes Hutehn' Jackson jenkins
Jones' Kunke Lundrun Leach IN Logan Lohsasohe
Love McClsy Maynard McQssen Mckra, Miles milscn
Nllssrd, Montgomery, Moore (kyh H0'relAsh "'rrin
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Benjamin. completely Kidding his lsophistries, and
holding the claim up as fraud His exposition Of
the case produced much impression. The whole
history Of this grant is than suspicious, and
every department of the Government has been piled
with political influence to secure its confirmation,
until it was finally struggled through the last Con-
gress under cover Of another BILL without the re-
motest alluson to the name or nature of the claim.
The special Committee, consisting Of Messrs.
Toombs, Crittenden, Pugh, and Chestnut, reported
unanimously for the repeal Of the law, and that is
the only way in which Congress can redeem its
credit
MARRIAGE OF MADAME BoDisco.
Madame Bodisco, widow Of the late Russian
Minister, married Capt Scott of the British Army
to-day. The President gave her away, and, as he
remarked quietly, with great reluctance. There
was fashionable attendance at the ceremony, in
Guiding many of the diplomatic corps, and other
prominent people.
To the Associated Press
WAsHrSGToS, Tuesday, May 90, 1860
The act OF recommltting the Pacific Railroad bii
together with the various amendments, to the Select
Committee of the House, to-day, is regarded as equ-
valent its postponement for the present session. The
reasons for thus dsposng of it include the conrariey
of opinions to the proper location OF the road and
the insuicency of the conditions to secure the execu
ton of the work by those whom the franchises were
TO be conferred.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
unanimously agreed TO report the Senate bill appro-
priatng $40 000 to Townsend Harris for negotiating
the treaty with SIAM which is intended as an acknow-
edgment of his valuable services TO the commerce In
the East
The present of the United States Agricultural Society
10 the Japanese consists of hundred varieties of the
principal cereal and vegetable Seeds with their botaa
cal designations. Each of the Princes receives the
silver medal of the Society, with their names inscribed
in their own characters.
The japanese for several days past have been on
tour of inspection throughout the city. They were
particularly interested in large jewelry establishment
witnessing the manufacture of the finer qualities OF
gold and silver ornaments.
The Committee of Ways and Means have under
consideration the petitions presented by Mr.. Briggs
numerously signed by business men of New-YOrk,
asking Congress require the MINIS to receive copper
cents at par in exchange for other coin.
There have been many exchanges OF small presents
with the Japanese There are number OF persons
here fl ON distance, endeavorlpg to obtain interviews
with them to exhibit specimens of manufactures
Among few successful ones was Mr. Spaldng of
New-York the test of whose liquid glue not only ex
cited their admiration but occasoned anxious inquiry
as to its mode of preparation.
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Morris Pa) Morris (Ll Nelson. Noel, Pendeton Psyton'
Phelps Pugh, Quarles Reagan Riggs Robinson Hunn
schwartz snnis, Singleton, Smith lval, Smith ~ y
Spinner Stanton, Stevens, Stewart (Mdl Steward ira
Stokes. Taylor, Thayer Underwood, Vaandgha, Nancc
Walton, Webster Window, Wood. Wrieht-l0o
NAYs-Messrs Adams MAS J. Adrian, Allen, Alley, Ander
son mol Ashley, Rabbit Barrett Bingham, Blair Blake
Briggs, Buihnton Burch Buriisane Buerheid, Csmpbei
Carter Case Clari Mol. Clark b coehrane ColaI Goyode
Edwards Eliot Fly Etheriags, fsnsworth Fenton Ferry,
Foster Frank Gooch, Grow, Gurley. Hale Hemick HEX
man, Howard (Mch) Humphrey Irvine, Junkin, kellogg
(IL) Kineer Leach (Mich), Lees Looms Loveioy Mai
lory. Msrston Martin (Ohol Mexican Mcpherson, More
head Nback Nixon Perry Petit Potter Pottle Rice Rob
inon (R L. Royce. Sherman Spauldine saiton Tappan
Theaker Tonpkins Trimbe. NAndeyer Van Wyck, teree
Wade Wsdron. Wsshbmne tL), Washburn thie), Wells,
Woodruff, Woodscn-SL
Tbe.House, at o'clock went into Committee for
for General Debate.
Mr. WASHBURNE REP, Ill., addressed the Com
mttee in reference TO the persona and political history
of Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for
President. He reviewed his record a member OF
the XXXth Congress, and showed that he voted for
carrying on the Mexican war for land warrants for
the soldiers for the River and Harbor bill, for the
Tariff resolutions, and for the prohibition of Slavery
in the Territories He spoke Of him man of great
ability private citizen without bemsh, public man
without reproach, and honest man whose simplicity
of life and purity of character rendered him the type
of great Republic.
Several other members obtained consent to print
speeches on various subjects.
The Committee rose. Adjourned.
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LATE IrENs.-Counterieit 50 bills on the Philips
bureh Bank Of New-Jersey, were offered in the
Twenty-lrst Ward last night at various saloons.
Clara Ccbhard, married woman, living at No. 30
Avenue A, having been sick for some time past, pat
an end to her sulIerings last night by taking large
dose of arsenic. The Coroner was notified.
Yesterday evening two ssters colorcdl, named
Mary and Susan Sanders, had quarrel ut their resi-
dence No. ~ Baxter street which resulted in the for
mer stabbing the latter in the leg. Mary was locked
up and Susan sent TO the Hospital.
Officer Gulcen of the Sixth Ward last night ar
rested an Irish woman named Mary Jane MeCarty,
charged with stealing 800 worth Of property from the
family of DR.. Hull in Twcnty-fourth street, where
she lived as a servant.
fire occurred last night at ~ O'Clock in the cooper
shop corner of Grand and Tompkins streets, causing
$40 damage.
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We learn that when Mr.. Buchanan desired Col.
Forpcy TO take the Liverpool Consulate, he offered
him in addition the salary of $4,000 year as Euro
pean correspondent of The Union newspaper. 1t APP
pears that, then as now, that pauper concern was
under the control Of Gray-Ilaired Old Public
Fnctonary, who probably thought that as the cost of
supporting it was ched of the public treasury the
President ought manage itsexpenditures. COL For
ney, however, decued possibly because he didn't like
the connection possibly because he had no confidence in
the promise to pay of the other party. Any way, he
knew who lie was dealing with. Our own opinion Is
that if he had accepted he would have been cheated
ont of everything, beyond, perhaps, single quarters
salary
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-30

The Iowa Republican State Convention met at
Iowa CITY ON Wednesday last, and nominated for
Electors at large +. II. Warren of Dies Moines, and
Mr.. Cbapln of Dubuque and Mr.. Mcpherson Elector
from First Congressional District, and Mr. Poinsey
fran the Second. The present State officers
nominated.
The Rev. Isaac s. Kalloch delivered his farewell
sermon in Boston on Sunday. He leaves Boston this
week to reside for the present in Leayenwoh Kansas.
He goes hence TO act rs chief manager and agent Of
the American Baptist Home Missionary Society. The
friends of Mr.. Kalloch in Boston have volunteered to
contribute s75 900 to build him church in that city,
AT any period that he will consent 10 return IL is not
improbable that 20 liberal offer will be accepted.
Henry Ward Beecher preached on Sunday last, in
Boston, for the late Theodore Parkers society," to the
largest congregation ever assembled in that city. IL
was estimated that 5000 people were present although
all public notice Of bis preaching had been carefully
avoided.
"A correspondent at ionia, Mich, says that the
nomination of Lincoln and Iamlin is received there
with the greatest possible satisfaction. although "a
very large plurality of Republicans desired the nominal
ton of Mr. Seward yet have met no one of our party
who does not, on the whole frankly admit that the
nomination Of Mr.. Lincoln is the best and strongest that
could have been made. In word all are delighted
with it, viii give il most hearty, vigorous asd de-
iermied support and pass him out Of this State with
more than 10000 majority. The enthusiasm is inn
mense the result in the North-west not doubtful, and
already Hunkerism trcmbles at the handwriting upon
the wall"
ORReos CONGRESSIONAL NoMISAItoSs.--The Re-
publicans have nominated for Congress David Logan.
and the Democrats have nominated George X. Shiel
for the same Office. The Democrats, it appears bad a
very inharmopious Convention, Il being divided into
Laneites aud auti-Ianeies> -.
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Law SUit.

HARRIsBrRG. Pa, Tuesday May q, 1850.
The case of Hamilton against the Pittsburgh Cpun-
ellis came up to.day-Alr Harding counsel for paln'
tiff. and Mr.. Penny for defendant. statement was
made that the Councils had not yet taken acton, vhen
the Cour suggested that the case be held over nnt
June &C at Lancaster. decision will be gwen thir
afternoon.
In the afternoon. Mr.. Harding asked for an attach
mept against the majority of the Common aud tie mi
nority of the Select Councils.
Mr. Penny argued that the in no letter
position now for final adudlcation than DelOre ana
that more time vas wanted.
Judge Woodward held that the Court could not
make numerical distinctions In the issue OF the wnt OF
attachment The judgment was against the Cfy OF
Pittsburgh corpoIation and the writ oil execution
should issue against all the members of the Couns AS
her agent. The Judgment was not executed or the
wit Obeyed until the corporation had levied theax
The course of the Court was plain; II was elilrr to
confes its inability TO enforce IFS orders or else TO orce
the Counclmen TO obey. In dispensing criminal just
ice il might be proper 10 make distinction in favor OF
those minores of the Council who expressed viii
lngness TO obey the writ but for the execution u its
orders the Court looks 10 every representative The
corporation. .
Mir. Harding. under this suggestion, moved for at
tachments against all the members Of both Counnls
Chief-Justice Lowrie no necessity for I'M, ana
differed from the views of Judge Woodward lie
would not indorse an attachment against those wlo eA-
pressed q Willingness 10 obey the order OF the pour''
Against the others, an attachment was proper. ,
Mir. Penny said that the Common Council nag at'eu
in good faith in their effort levy the tax liz then
recaptusted the history of tho case.
Here the Court entered, and after consuitatpn or
dered attachment for contempt, 10 issue against all
the recurant mt MIXERS of both Councils, namely; Wm
Ward Richard Thompson Samuel horrel, John
Quinn, jackson Duncan and Jacob Tower OF he Be-
lect Council: A. q. McCandless, VIM. +. IaylSr, A.
B Hay den, George Hill, John Lang VIM hob''h'in'
and Aaron Floyd, Of the Common Council.
he writ is made relurnable AT Lancaster % June
81 1T O'Clock and the Sheriff Ii directed to nave the
men there.
The former writ as 10 the other members OF the
Common Council, in continued until the same tine
a. n II
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The WeymOuth Tragedy.

BOSTON, Tuesday, May %, I86O
Seven witnesses were examined at Weymouth to-day
bef,re the Coroner in the poisoning of Miss Mary
Tirrel The evidence conclusive of the death by
corroslNr rufIimate. but there proof OF Her
sys implication. The verdict is expected tomorrow.
Alexander Moore arrested in Manchester yester-
day. charged With poisoning his wife, daughter, sonn
law, and servfnt girl, by placing white lead in flour.
All are in critical condition, with faint hopes of their
recovery
Theodore Parker bequeahed his private library, con-
tanning over 30 900 volumes to the Public Library OF
the City of Boston.
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The royal mail steamship Arabia arrived here from
Halifax at O'Clock this evening. Her mails will be
dispatched South over the New-Havcn road by the
early train tomorrow Wednesday, morning, and
O'Clock.
The European intelligence by the Arabia, which ar
rived at O'Clock this evening, is mainly covered blythe
Halifax dispatch, but the details in regard to Italian
affairs are interesting.
The following are among Gar1baldis proclamat0ns
The first 10 to the Neapolitan army:
f.s noenee rcisns oyer Italian ground y
Martha united with the brethren Of Sicily you shall Join the
Italians OF the North On that day nation Of which you
sIe the ne p It's Po e sods only
aspire to ace You drawn up de by side with soldiers
s ss 81 sn s s1 M'1 sn Ssd jointly SaRBAEp
Another proclamation is to the inhabitants of Naples:
l. r time for to initiate the nasnani@oas esa%Pl, Of
pearsd and bOOdhr.ty that has 50 long tortured and
eVsa Sn S ns and for
ou Bourbonic Gag the sOrOu, the happy symbol Of
S S@ q % hs
more than to see join the Italian family ,,.,,
BARON sToCCo.
One to the Sicilians is as follows:
sranASs have brought you body Of brave men, who
have sss to tx Of sicily We %
the freedom Of land United the work win be easy and short
or traitor T h eS not s s's & %o
We shall get nke but for the present weapon will do
the children and old deprived Of their support To
all Of you Sicily shall teach the world how
country can be freed from M opressors by the powerful VIII Of
united people. tSgned) q. GARIBALDi
The wreck of the American packet-shp Endymion
was sold at auction at Liverpool for 81 255. Her an
chors chains, boats stores &C., realized full prices
ST. PETERSBURG I8th.-'The announcement that
England probably would not offer opposition to an in
qIry by Russia into the situation of Christians in
Turkey has given great satisfaction here.
Hong Kong dates of March - state that Sir Hope
Grant had arrived. Active preparations are being
made for war; and the expedition north leaves early in
April.
HaLIFAx, Monday, May %, 1860.
The steamship Arabia sailed from Queenstown at 6:55
p. NJ of the Goth. She reports cold but fine weather.
with occasional fogs. Sighted Cape Race on Saturday
night and arrived here at ii a. M to-day. She sailed
at p. for Boston, and will be due there late to-
morrow afternoon.
TIE following is list of her passengers for Boston:
Bishop Bacon, Marquis Lonsada Miss Spurn, Jeffrey Spurn
Msses Steel two Misses Scammon, Miss Const Capt
Smith Heard Rev. Mr. Dickerson, Mrs Stetsou and
child Mess Scsmnon Sanford aud lady, Hardy and lady
Gannis and lady Norton and lady, Camels and lady, Wilson
lady, Conan and lady Paen Gikeson, Walker aud child
Pratt aud friend Harris Drake Durand Oud Fuller two tIar
es Por, Hitler Howes Reynod Magnes, Chandler, Napier
Brown Psquotte, Wasserman, steson Ingram Whitaker
Hsigh Keedal Rosch Farms, and Rcknow
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Republican Ratification Meeting.

NEW-HAvEN, Tuesday, May y, I6tU.
The Republican members of the Legislature in con-
nection with the Republicans of the city held meet
ing at Liberty Hall this evening to ratify the nomaa-
ton at Chicago. The speakers and others escort
ed to the Hall by orch-ght procession and bands Of
music The meeting was a very large one.
Ex-Gov. X. s. Baldwin presided. Speeches were
made by the Hon. E. X Foster, on behalf OF the Dele
CATION TO Chicago, by the Hon. Freeman Smith, who
introduced the resolutions, by Gov. Buckingham, cx-
Gov button, the Hon. n. ID. Sperry, VIM. X. Peck
and many others. The resolutions were passed by ac-
clamation.
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The augusta GA Dispatch says mildly 'nu
" the candidate Of the Black Republican party ior Tue
Presidency is recreant son of the South-a 'r,or
the mother that bore hm-having been born IN iaruln
County, Ky, February H. 1909, andis' Therefore 81
years old lie was pough-boy but emieT'ea 10 '.'-
nois at the age Of o. where he became captain oi
company of volunteers against the Indi'ns, aud, uor
'Unatcis for the country, escaped ne tomahorf and
seolpMg. kaif"
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Important Legal Decision.

CINCINNATI, Tuesday, May %, 1860.
The great patent suit of JuDus Judson agt Cope Il
Hodgson for infringement of the patent for the Judson
governor valve which has been trial for the last ten
DAYS in the L. s. Circuit Court terminated yesterday
in n verdict for the plaintiff, fully sustaining the va
ldiy of the patent. One hundred and ten witnesses
from different parts of the country testified in the case
Lee & Fisher for plaintiff; Miner, Oliver, Ktrldge
4 Collier for defendants
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Ratification Meeting at Trenton.

TRENTON, Tuesday, May =, IobO.
grand ratification meeting of the friends of Lin
coin and Hamlin was held here this evening at Tenn
perance Hail. The meeting large and enthusiastic.
The Chicago platform read and adopted with
cheers. The Hon. VIM. l.. Dayton and James I. Rus
ling of Trenton, and Geo. A. Coffee of Philadelphia
made speeches, and were repeatedly and loudly APP
plauded Cheers were given for the nominees and
resolutions passed to elect them One hundred guns
were fired.
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The Massachusetts Legislature.

BOSTON, IufsdAl, Ma! =, InbU
The special session of the Legislature will convene
tomorrow TO take action the subject of the cattle
disease. The dsemper has appeared in various ocai-
lies. In New-lIampsbire it is causing great excite
mcnt.
The following il the weekly Bank Statement:
Capital Stock 5si 100 Due from other bnks 903I80
Loans and Discounts 62290o0 Deposits 2OJ1Jo
Specie ...,... cool 900 Circulation ....... $3.50 600
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Election nj Newark,

NEWARK. Tuesday May 70. 1860.
special election of an Alderman held i'll the
Fourth Ward to-day. There was hard contest, and
the Opposition candidate elected by nine majority.
Last Fall the Democrats carried the Ward.
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Ncyy.SchOOI Presbyterian General
Assembly.

PIrTsBuRGH, Monday, May ", 1869.
The Assembly passed nearly the whole day in dis
cussing The report from the Committee OF fiheen, on
Home Missions The speeches were all short, aud
while differing much in the views expressed, were,
with one exception, in favor of the report. ii was
adopted with only one negative vote.
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Bursting Of a Steam Boiler.

WILMINGTON, n. C., Tuesday, May y, IsbU.
The steamer Kate McLaurin, for Fayetteville burst
her boiler at o'clock this morning, near Elizabeth
town, killing Capt. Evans and two deck hands, and
scading the foreman and others. The cargo of mer
chandse, which was for the INTERIOR s a total loss.
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Sailing of the Europa.

BosroS, Tuesday, May %, 1861
Tie mails per the Royal Mail steamship Europa will
close tomorrow morning at g. O'Clock, and she wi
sail for Liverpool about Q.
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It, in the course Of Mayor Tiemann, in the Roose-
Welt street Ferry transfer to George Law, which
was passed in precisely the same illegal and dsre
putable manner, wehope Mr.. Wood will I OF follow
that bad example.
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Massachusetts Politics.

STOCKBRIDGE, Tuesday, May %, 1861
AT a meeting of the Democrats of the Nth Con-
gressona District held Pittsfeld to-day resolutions
favorable to Douglas were unanimously passed. Both
delegates will now vote for him, which will be gain
of one vote.
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yioIen, Hail Storm at Lexington. Mo.

ST. Louis, Iuesday, Ma! =, lou.
A violent hail storm at Lexington, Mo-, last night,
did much damage the fruit in that vicinity and broke
nearly all the glass in the city Some of the hail stones
weighed seven ounces, and split the shingles on the
roofs of houses in their descent
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Railroad Depot Burned.

PHILADELPHTA, Tuesday, May, u I6bII
The Camden and Amboy Railroad depot al Borden
town was burned at o'clock this morning, with three
engines and ten cars.
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The Weather nj 80. Johns, y. r.
ST.. JoHs's, n. r., Monday, NAV -, 1850.
F0ggy; wind northeast; thermometer 90.