The Daily Exchange from Baltimore, Maryland • 1

VOL. 697. grj qreat" TIES IN SPRING AND SUMMER GARMENT S. JOSEPH BICKEUTOS CO. ARE XOW OFFERING ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST ATTRACTIVE STOCKS OF SILK MANTILLAS, SILK DUSTERS.

SILK BASQUES, SILK JACKETS LACK LACK MANTILLAS, BLACK LACE BURNOUS, BLACK LACE PICCOI.OMINIS POINTS, SHAWLS, TOGETHER WITH A VERY LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER DUSTERS, IN ALL THE MOST DESIRABLE MATERIALS OF Til SEASON. JOSEPH BICKER TO A 18S BALTIMORE STREET, tfr SECOND DOOR EAST OF LIGHT STREET TXpiOLESDUi AT IMPORTERS' PRICES LARGE AND MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF SPRING -DRY GOODS. HAMILTON EASTER A now offer at on second and third floors of 199, 201 and 203 BALTIMORE STREET, THEIR ENTIRE SPRING IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS, Selected in person by one of the firm from the best sources in Europe, and embracing GOODS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF THE quite low priced to the most fashionable and expensive. No Merchant visiting Baltimore will do himself justice, unless he examines our stock, which is only equalled by two others in the United States. Goods purchased from us will give eclat to any establish ment, and sell quick at good our prices will be found most reasonable, and the styles new and in good taste.

ay 14-tfr gILKS! ORE A BARGAINS IN SILKS! ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN DIFFERENT STYLES AND PATTERNS just received from the at a great sacrifice, owing to the stagnation in the Silk market. These goods ARE ALL NEW, AND VERY CHOICE SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES, and will be sold at half cost of importation. ALSO, A complete assortment of LADIES' DRESS GOODS, HOUSEKEEPING GOODS IN GREAT VARIETY SPRING SHAWLS, SILK AND LACE MANTILLAS, LADIES' DRESS TRIMMINGS. HOSIERIES, SHIRTS, DRAWERS, GLOVES, kc. ALL OF WHICH will be SOLI) AT EXCEEDINGLY LOW PRICES.

CALL AND SEE THE BAR GAINS for yourselves, at GEORGE H.HAIG'S NEW STORE, 123 BALTIMORE STREET, BITWUN CALVERT AND SOUTH STREETS. my 17 tfr Opposite the American Office. BALBRIGGAN HOSE, and a full line of ENGLISH HOSIERY for Ladies, Gents. Misses and Hoys. E.

MANN, myl-tf No. 49 Baltimore street, ar Gay. ZE PH WORSTEDS, WOOLEN YARN KNITTING COTTON. K.MANN, UNDER-SHIRTS AND DRAWERS for Summer wear, for Ladies, Gents and Children. MANX, myl tf No.

49 Baltimore street, near Gay. NOTICE. relinquished the Store near Light street, I would respectfully inform my friends and the pub icthat I shall give my whole attention to the Old Stand, No 49, near Gay street MANN, myl tf No. 49 Ba'timon- street, near Gay. SPRING GOODS WROTH FULLERTON, 65 BALTIMORE STREET, Have now opened a full stock of new Spring Goods, comprising a full and varied assortment of DRESS MATERIALS, EMBROIDERIES, LINENS, MUSLINS.

Vlth a complete assortment of Mourning Goods, to which they invite the attention of pnrffhagcra. fe2B tfr ROBERT I). BROWN. GEORGE TRULL Robert d. brown No.

2 GERMAN STREET, Baltimore. FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS, For .1. A A. BARK LIE'S LINENS YORK STREET EL AX SPINNING LINENS. W.

11. In'NSEATH; J. PATRICK A SONS' DO 11! OS. KENNEDY'S MIS LIN'S, of Belfast. DUNDEE GOODS, BURLAPS, BAGGING CANVASS.

Ac ORDERS RECEIVED TO IMPORT LINENS, MUSLINS, felS-tf PONTOOSUC UNION CLOTHS. Drabs, Bines, Greens and Mixtures, in stor and for ttale by fc'JS-tf FRICK, PHILLIPS A CO. BARKER'S UNION OASSIMERS AND SATINETS in store and for sale by fe2B-tf FRICK, PHILLIPS At CO REYNOLD'S BLUE SATINETS. 25 cases in store and foraaleby fe2B-tf FRICK, PHILLIPS A Co. SOCIAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S SILESIAS, in all colors, in store and for sale by fe2B-tf FRICK, PHILLIPS A CO.

ARK WRIGHT FINE COTTONS. it) cases just received and fr sale by fe23-tf FRICK, PHILLIPS Ac CO. iLUAMSVILLE FINE ACHE COTTONS in store and for sale by fe7B-tf FRICK, PHILLIPS CO. WAUREGAN MILLS "COTTON, of ail grades in store and for saleby fe2B-tf FRICK, PHILLIPS CO. BOLTING superior quality Anchor brand, for sale at reduced prices by B.

STARK A feto-tfr 173 North street. OFFICE OF GEORGE 0. STEVENS No. 47 W. PRATT STREET, NEAR SPEAR'S WHARF, Baltimore, would call the attention of the public to the following facts in regard to SLATE Ever sincj the use of these articles Was iptioduced in England the demand for thtm there has been constantly increasing, the first used in this country were importtd buc the process o'ensmeling having become known here, but a sli rt time before the Slabs were the only parts obtained abroad.

Still later, quarries of American Slate having been opened and worked, yielded of as good quality as the best Welsh Slate, and the whole business of manufacturing has since been done in this country, and is constantly increasing in importan eas one of the useful I arts. Notwithstanding, however, the ility, durability and importance ot Slate manufactures, and the rapid growth in i the demand for them, the business nay yet be considered in its infancy. We would respectfully call your attention to the following reasons why we claim for Slate Man les a decided superiority to all others: irst, on account of their cl anliness; secondly, on account of their beauty; thirdly, on account of their cheapness; fourthly, on account of their strength; fifthly on account of their durability THEiR CLEANLINESS. 1 As Slate possesses a beautiful satin.like surf ace, and a perfectly non-absorbent body, i is proof against the action of amoke, coal gas, grease and oils; and when, on an account, its enameled surface requires cleaning, it is easily done by the use of seaarid water, a little sweet oil and wAshleather THEIR BEAUTY. The peculiar qualities of Slate render its surface susceptible of the highest decoration and finish.

By an ingenious process the surface of Slate Slabs may be made to imitate, not only the most costly and rare Marbles, but may also be deco a'ed with rich and rare sp cimens of Mosaic Work, En ameled Flowers, Birds. THEIR CHEAPNESS. They are from twenty to forty per cent, cheaper than common Marble Mantles. THEIR STRENGTH. By actual experiment it has been ascertained that a Slab of Slate one inch thick, will bear as much weight and resist cs heavy a blow as a piece of Marble six inches thick.

THEIR DURABILITY. Repeated Coatirgs are applied to the Slate in the process of Euhineiing, and these rendered permanent by heat; so that Enatut led Slate will stand exposure to weather bet ter, and retain brilliancy longer, than Marble or any other material. It Las now stood the test seventeen years' wear, (in England and this country,) triumphed over every and survived the opposition that was raked by thane who were interested in drying down the invention. (lu' arrangements now with the quarries are such that hereafter there will lie.no difficulty in filling all orders for Slate Mantles promptly. tfr GEO.

O. STEVENS CO MANUFACTURED AND LEAF TOBACCO HAVANA CIGARS, VIRGINIA SMOKING TOBACCO, Ac. We offer to thetrade our targe anil well assorted the above articles, including: CCCQ PACKAGES OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO, standard and popular comprising every description of style and quality. We would invite attention particularly to our stock of EXTRA FISI and FAUCI Tobac COS, which is unsurpassed. As we are Agents for the lead ing Manufacturers of Virginia and North Carolina, we are cou-taiitly receiving fresh supplies ot all kinds of Manufactured Tobacco, and are prepared to answer orders to any neA CASES COWSECTICUT 40U SEED LEAF TOBACCO Wrappers and Fillers, nt vcrysoperior quality.

1115 BALES HAVANA LEAP TOBACCO, of our own choice wrappery descrip tiou, and very superior high flavored fillers. CUBA AND YARA LEAF TOBACCO. A supply always on hand ailapt'-d to the wants the trade VIRGINIA SMOKING TOBACCO, In barrels, half and bales of 10 lbs. each. TURKISH SMOKING TOBACCO, Of superior quality, in drums of 1 and 10 lbs.each.

1 AOA HAVANA CIGARS, of well known aim I popular brands, and every variety o. seiected in Havana expressly tor us, and of our own importation. We are prepared to execute with dispatch orders to any extent for any of the brands manufactured at Havana CHAS. D. DEFORD A nIS-tfr 37 S.

G.y street. FOE FRKDERIOKSBOKO, VA7, I ANIHNCS ON RAiTA HAN NOCK RIVER Virginia Steamboat Company's steam er K. will rviome her i plac -n. leaving Baltimore from her i 80 UT STREET, op uK ir S-U I at o'clock, i' M. Returning will leave redericksburg FRIDAY MOtW NO.

Feb. 17th, at 4o for HHltimqre, stopping, going arid returning. at all of the usual Landings on the river, to land freight and passengers. Freight of every description received Monday and Tuesday- Up to the hour of sailing ASP" Blank Bills of Lading, of the form used, can be had hv applyiog a- her office, foot of South street. 7 Through freight promptly attended to.

Charges paid and forwarded with dtipateh. For informatiiou, freight or passage, (having excellent State Room and berth accommodations,) apply to THOS. CLYDE, President, Foot of South street, (Or on board the Boat) Agents In FRENCH. P. SELDEN will continue to run the above days and hours during the season.

DRAFTS AT SIGHT IN SUMS TO SUIT FOR we nil any or all of the following places, ri: Cumberland, St. Louis, Winchest. St. Joseph's. Alexandria, St Paul, Fredericksburg, Louisville, Richmond, Cincinnati, Uetendiurg, Pittsburg, Nqrfojk, Wheeling, Boston, Charleston, 8.

New York. Savannah, Philadelphia, Now Orleans, THE DAILY EXCHANGE. BOARD OF TRADE. Jommtttce of Arbitration for the month of May. ROBT.

LEHR. DAVID G. ROGERS, I McHENRY GRAFTON, ALEX. P. WOOD, WALTER B.

BROOKS. snir Commercial lebirto. BALTIMOEK, May 22, 1860. The in Stocks to-day were heavy, the sales at the Board amounting in value to upwards of There was more done in Railroad Shares than there lias been on any one day for some time past, and for both Baltimore and Ohio and Northern Central the market was very strong. The former advanced and the latter of a dollar per share.

Sales were made of 250 shares Baltimore and Ohio at $75, and 700 shares Northern Central at Baltimore and Ohio left off at $75 bid, S7SJC asked, and Northern Central closed at bid, asked regular way. The only sale of Railroad bonds was one of $2,000 Northern Central 18S5's at 63 For Mining shares the market was excited, and with the exception of Gardner Hill, in which there was nothing done, they were all higher. North State was active and very buoyant. Sales were made of about 9,000 shares at and it left off at bid, $4 asked regular way, these figures being an advance of of a dollar on the closing quotations of yesterday. Silver Hill and Cam bridge were both in good demand, and the market for them was very strong.

Of Silver Hill there were 1,600 shares sold at and it closed firm at bid cash, which is an advance of 31 cts. on the price bid for it at the close yesterday, and of Cambridge there about 4,000 shares sold at cash, and $2.31 time, the market for it closing at $2.19 bid, $2.25 asked regular way. There was a decidedly firmer feeling to-day in North Carolina Consolidated, of which there were some 2,000 shares sold. It opened at the Board but it advanced subsequently to and it closed quite strong at bid, asked regular way. Springfield and Guilford were both firmer than on yesterday, but there was no decided improvement in them.

Sales were made of 1,950 shares Springfield at $5,69 2.5 75, and 1,700 shares Guilford at A sale was made at the Board of 300 shares Patapsco Company at $2.19, and we note also sales of $2,724 Baltimore City 6's at for 1875'5, and 101 102 for 1890's. In New York to-day roost of the stocks on the list fell off in price. Erie declined New York Central Reading Harlem Rock Island Galena and Chicago Canton and Missouri 6's Cleveland and Toledo was however higher, and Michigan Southern advanced and Michigan Southern guaranteed SALES AT THE BALTIMORE si- IK aKD TCSD AY. May 22. 1860 SIOOO Bait.

6's, 7-. 500 sin. Silver Ilill 1599 44 44 Mining Co. 125 44 44 102 500 44 2000 N.C RR. bdt.

'BS. .63 400 44 44 iSOflhs. Springfield Mi 100 44 44 ningCo. 100 44 500 44 44 1500 shs. Cambridge Min 100 0 44 44 ing Co.

500 sh. Guilford Min 500 44 ing Co. I9lil 44 44 150 44 44 100 C. Consolidated suo 14 44 Mining Co. 200 44 44 400 44 44 300 44 500 44 44 ..1.69 50 44 44 JOM 44 4 shs.

North State Mi- I 300 slis. Patapsco Co. ..219 ningCo. 100 hs. ..75 500 4 44 100 44 44 190 0 4 4 44 30..

3V 50 4 4 44 b5. .75 250 44 44 15g shs C.RR. ..16 1000 44 44 60 44 44 16 1000 44 44 3 0 44 44 25 0 4 4 44 4 50 44 44 10.0 44 44 4 1 150 44 I'RIOIS ANDBMHOF MTOCKfI IN YORK BY TELEGRAPH. Through ILLIAV FISUSK SON, Stock ari BiiMrok. rt No.

22 South street. Ist Board Board Virginia o'a 92 i Missouri 6's 84 Illinois Centra) bonds 00 00 Canton Company 21 0 Erie Railroad New York Central Railroad Reading Railroad Panama Railroad on mi Cleveland and Toledo Railroad 00 Michigan Southern Railroad -jo Cumberland oti iw Harlem Railroad 00 Galena and Chicago 00 Michigan Southern, guaranteed 00 Kockfaland Railroad On heavy. steady. The New York Courier Enquirer of this morning says: Money is well supplied in the market and but little sought for. The banks have more than they can Mercantile paper is sparingly offered; and rates are low for good names.

5 to 6 per cent, for high grades 4to 6 monthly dates, and for second class. Loans range from per cent, to 6 per cent, on good securities. There is no further development in the matter of Pacific Mail Steamship Company this forenoon. The investigation is still proceeding, and will take some time to complete. It has been found that many parties who have applied for their dividends, have more stock standing in their names on the books than what they have presented certificates for, thus confirming the opinion still entertained that there is no over-issue.

The Managers of the Company have not had the most careful scrutiny into the conduct of their Transfer Clerk. If they only signed new certificates on the cancellation of the old, as is done in the Panama Railroad Company, there could be no difficulty. The transfer books have been re-opened to day. and transfers are now being made. The deliveries are large.

The stock has risen again one per cent, at the morning Board, and confidence in it is being rapidly recovered. The stock market is very strong to day for the mass of securities offered, but transactions are not very large. Buying. Selling. 160 Acre Warrants, per 67 75 120 Acre Warrants, 14 44 f4 73 80 Acre Warrauts, 44 44 85 93 40 Acre Warrants, t4 44 100 1.10 The weekly statement of the Philadelphia Banks, made up to-day, presents the following aggregates, as compared with those of the previous week: May 14.

May 21. Capital $11,723,900 $11,738,130 Loans 27,403.831 27.401.926 Dec 61.905 rt A RAO A.367 4.1 A Q44 Due from 1.664.986 1 691,995 Due other Banks. 4.209,845 4,085.882 Deposits 16,422.835 67.937 Circulation 2,944,245 2,870,617 73,628 The above statement shows a falling off in nearly every item except the capital stock, which has increased sl4 230. By telegraph, we learn that the Lehigh Valley Railroad company brought down, for the week ending Saturday, the 19th instant, 11.600 tons of coal, making for the season, commencing December Ist. 339.902 tons.

against 243,196 tons to corresponding period last year, being au increase of tons of coal. 1,520 tons of pig iron were also carried over the road for the week ending same date. The shipments of cotton to foreign ports from the South the present to the second week in April, are: 3,359,000 bales, averaging SSO $167,950,000 Against 2,530,000 last year, averaging $53.75. 135,987,500 Increased export to date this year $31,962,500 The total export of cotton the last year was 3,005.000 bales, of tlie value of 101,434,923 giving an average value of about $53.75 to the bale, while we take SSO as the average of the present season, for the convenience of comparison. The early average run of prices foe both years was much the same, but the immediate currency, say for Orleans middling, is lower than at this time last season.

The steamship Austin arrived at New Orleans on the 16th instant, from Brazos Santiago, with $277,607 in specie. The Philadelphia Ledger of yesterday says: The bill market is quiet, the supply of capital being in excess of the demand. All the prime business paper made is readily discounted at bank, and more would be gladly taken. Some of the Savings Funds and Insurance Companies find much difficulty in usiug their surplus in any safe and productive way. There is probably more unemployed capital in this city at this time, than at any time within several years The most of the paper on the street is such as comes there for lower rates than six per 1 or such as is out of credit, and is taken as a sort of speculation, at from 1 to 2 per cent, a month.

BALTIMORE TUESDAY. May 22. COFFF.E.—There is but little demand for Coffee, and we are not advised of any transactions in it to-day worth noting Mostof the stock hereis in second hands, and Rio is held quite firmly at for fair to good, and cts. for prime. There is no stock of L-iguayra or Java Coffee here, but we quote the former nominal at and the fatter at cts.

per lb DYE heard yesterday of a sale of 65 tons Jamaica Logwood at sl3 per ton, cash. FLOUR Flour market continues quite depressed. There were sales made after 'Change 3 ester day. but which were not reported until th 8 morning, of 200 bbls. Howard Street Super to a retailer, at $5 75, and of 1,000 bbls.

City Mills do. for export, at per bbl. This morning Howard Street and Ohio Super were both freely offered at $5.76, but the best bid made for either variety so far as we could learn was $5 50 per bbl and the market closed with this difference between buyers and sellers. For City Mills Super there was some inquiry, and it was rumored that a considerable sale was made at $5.50 per but we were urable to learn whether the rumor was correct or not. Extra Flour may be quoted to day at for Howard Street and Ohio; $6.50 lor standard City Mills; and per bbl.

for fancy brands do. FAMILY FLOUR. rates for Family Flour have been reduced within the last day or two 25 cts. per and we now quote Welch's at $8 50, and the best brands of Baltimore ground at $8 per bbl. Ohio and Howard Street Family may be quoted at per bbl.

RYE FLOUR AND CORN We quote Rye Flour to-day at 60, and Corn Meal at $3 62)4 for Baltimore, and $4 per bbl. for Brandy wine. was dull again this morning, and for roost descriptions prices were lower thau on yesterday Corn, of which there were about 15,000 bushels at market, dropped off from yesterday's prices 3 to 5 cts. per bushel. Some sales were made at the opening at cts.

for white, and 70 cts. for yellow, but white sold sub sequently at and yellow at cts. for fair to good lots, and both varieties closed dull at the figures last named. Wheat continues to droop, and it fell off today 3to 5 cts. per bushel.

Red may be quoted at 133 cts. for good fair to prime, and white at 132g)135 cts. for fair, cts. for good, and cts. per bushel for prime and choice.

The receipts to-day were about 3,000 bushels being at market. Of Oats there were about 7,500 bushels received, but only a few lots were sold. Maryland Oats sold at cts. which is a decline, but we still quote Pennsylvania do. at cts.

There is nothing doing in Rve but we quote Pennsylvania at cts per bushel. is an inquiry for Molasses but nothing of consequence has been done in it to-day. A lot of 500 bbls. Cuba was offered at auction, but 40 bbls. only was sold out of it at 28 the balance being withdrawn We still quote Mo'asses as follows, viz: at cts.

for clayed Cuba; 28(3)32 cts for Cuba Muscovado; cts. for English Island; cts for Porto Rico, and 47 cts. for New Orleans. are quiet to-day, but the market for them is still firm. There have been no sales of Bulk Meat so far as we have heard, but we note sales of some 40 to 50 hhds.

Bacon Shoulders and Sides in lots at 8)4 cts. for the former, and lpjf cts. for the Sales also of 25 tierces Hams at 11 cts. We quote Bulk Meat steady at 7)4 ct9. for Shoulders, 9)4 cts.

for Sides, and 8X cts. for Hams. We note a sale to day of 35 bbls. Lard at 11)4 and wequote it as closing steady at this figure in bbls. and and 12)4 cts.

per lb. in kegs. We continue to quote Mess Pork firm at $lB, Prime do. at $14.50 Rump do. at and Beef at for No.

1, for fair to good Mess, and per bbl. for Extra but we hear of no sales of either Pork or Beef to-day. hear of no transactions worth noting to day in Rice, but we continue to quote it steady at cts. for fair, and cts. per lb for good to strictly prime continue firm, but the transactions in them to-day have been comparatively light.

Sales were made at auction of 20 hhds. Porto Rico, out of 170 hhds offered, at from $6 85 to $7.46 we note sales by private contract of 110 hiids. Cuba at 17 60.25 hhds. Porto Rico at and 501ihds. Melado at 16.

The quotations for Sugars are still as follows; viz: 16 for refining grades Cuba and English Island; for grocery grades for fair to good l'orto Rico and New Orleans; and 18 12Xta.825 for prime do. SEEDS is nothing doing in Grass Seeds, hut we continue to quote Clover at at 13 per bushel. Flaxseed is selling slowly at 46 per bushel. SALT Liverpool Salt continues active and firm Ground Alum is selling at 90 cts. from shipboard and fine is bringing 160 cts.

for Marshall's and Jeffrey Darcys, and 17s cts. per sack for Ashton's. IV still quote Turks Island Salt at cts. per bushel, hut there is very little doing in it. Whiskey is dull and heavy.

We heard this morning of a sale of 100 bbls. Ohio at 21X which is a decline, but more was offered at this figure without finding a buyer, for City Whiskey holders ask 21X but there is nothing doing in it FOR SHIP MEWS DOM, MARKETS SEE FOURTH PA6E The dignity ot Chevalier of the Legion of Honor has been conferred by the Emperor of the French upon M. Maurice Dudevant, Sands.) the artist, and son of the celebrated George Hands. It is generally understood that he owes this more to the literary reputation of his mother than his own artistic merit. LATEST NEWSTELEGRAMS GREAT TORNADO AT CMCISNATI Serious Damage and Ixiss of I.lfr.

CINCINNATI, May 22. most destructive tornado ever known in this region passed over this city yesterday afternoon. It cauie from the Northwest in the shape of an itensely black cloud about two miles broad, rushing forward with fearful rapidity, accompanied with thunder and lightning and torrents of rain. Houses were demolished or unrooted in manv parts of the city, and property to the value of half a million was destroyed. A great many persons were injured and six were killed.

Among the buildings injured was the new Commercial office, which had the roof blown off and carried the distance of a square. Part of one of the walls fell through the flooring and injured many persons. The steeple of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church was blown down. Almost all the public buildings, school-bouse 3 and churches in the city, besides many private dwellings, had their roofs blown oft', or were otherwise damaged.

The telegraph wires were prostrated in every direction, cutting oft' until to day all communication with distant points. fsECONO DESPATCH. CINCINNATI, May 22. Dayton Railroad is covered with a forest of fallen timber. The coun try along the Miami Railroad, between here and Loveland, has suffered terribly.

The Railroad depot and other buildings at Loveland are demolished. Also the railroad shop at Laurenceburg. The Roman Catholic Seminary at Brighton was unroofed. Also the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum at Cumminsville. The road between Cumminsville and Brighton is covered with trees torn up by the roots.

The storm raged with fearful violence along the river, but the steamers at the Levee being safely moored, received no damage. The schooner Virginia Home, two miles above the city, was capsized and stove to pieces. The passengers were all saved, but two bands were lost. A train on the Covington and Lexington Railroad was blown from the track. LATER FROM Pony Express.

en route for New Girdle Round the Europe to the Pacitic in Eighteen to Japan. ST. JOSEPH'S May 21. ponv express, wilh San Francisco dates to May lltli, reached here this afternoon. The news by this arrival is not important.

The steamer Golden Gate sailed on the sth instant, with $1,700,000 in treasure, 500,000 being for New York. The United States sloop of-war Cyane arrived at San Francisco from Panama, on the sth inst. The Japanese steamer Candinmurrah sailed for Honolulu on the Bth. A farewell festival was given to the officers of the steamer Candinmurrah, bytbe city authorities and citizens of San Francisco, and she sailed for Honolulu immediately after the arrival of the pony express, which brought news only eighteen days from Europe. The Candimurrah will complete the transmission of the news around the world in quicker time than was ever done before.

The pony express, with St. Louis dates to April HB, arrived at Carson Valley on the 7th inst, with the news indicating the nomination of Stephen A. Douglas for the Presidency, which caused great embarrassment among the Democracy. The California Republican State Convention, to choose Presidential electors, was to moet at Sacramento on the 20tb of June. At a local election, at Stockton, on the 7th the People's ticket triumphed over the Democratic.

Twelve or fifteen whites were massacred by the Indians at Big Bend, on Carson river, on the night of the 7th, The Indians were three or four hundred strong, well mounted and armed with guns. The affair created great excitement, and three or four armed parties of from twelve to thirty each, had started in pursuit. The pony express brought one hundred letters from San Francisco. The Candinmurrah was completely repaired at the navy yard, free of charge. She sailed homeward via Honolulu on the Bth.

SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS San Francisco May Business has been more active from second hands, and a good trade has been done with the country; but the increased movement has been brought about by concessions and forced sales at auction. The whole tone of the market is weaker, and nearly every article has been brought down to its real value. Provisions are sensibly lower, and find no favor. The last accounts from New York depressed the viewsof buyers. ftfetlioclist Kpftscopal Oeneral Conference.

SEVENTEENTH DAY. BCFFAT.O, May order of business, the reports of committees, was taken up. The report of the Committee on Missions, authorizing the Bishops to establish a Mission and Annual Conference in Arizona and New Mexico, which was pending at the adjournment on Saturday, was taken up and discussed at some length, and finally adopted, with an amendment that, until organized, the district be under the direction of the Foreign Missionary Board. Reports were received from the Committees on Sunday School and on German Work. The latter, among other the forming of the German Work in Cincinnati into a new Annual Conference, to be called the Cincinnati Conference of German Work.

The Committee on Bible Causes submitted a somewhat lengthy report, setting forth the progressof the Bible circulation throughout the world, and more especially throughout the dominions of the Greek and Roman Churches in Europe and Asia, which work has been, and still is being vigorously prosecuted. The rules were suspended, and Dr. Ringsly, from the Committee on Slaver v. reported the vote nf the annual Conference on the several propositions submitted by the last General Conference f. a change of the rule in regard to Slavery, as follows: Cincinnati For it, 319; against it, 1,213.

Providence For it, against it, 1.329. Erie Rule it, against it, 1,416. There had been laid before the Committee 137 memorials against a change of the rule, from 32 Annual Conferences, signed by 3,999 memorialists, and 39 Quarterly Conferences. For a change of the rules, and for the extirpation of Slavery, there had been presented 811 memorials, from 33 Annual Conferences, signed by 45,827 memorialists, and 49 Quarterly Conferences. The report was laid over, and ordered to be printed, and the Conference adjourned.

The following is the majority report on the Slavery question Resolved 1. By the delegates of the several Annual Conferences, in General Conference assembled, that we recommend the amendment of the General Rule on Slave ry, so that it shall read: selling or holding of men, women or children, with the intention to use them as Resolved, 2. That wc recommend the suspension of the fourth Restrictive Rule, for the purpose set forth in the foregoing Resolution. Resolved, 3. By the Delegates of the several Annual Conferences iu General Conference the following be, and hereby is, substituted in the place of the present Seventh Chapter on Slavery: Question: shall be done for the extirpation of the evil of Slavery Answer: declare that we are as much as ever convinced of the great evil of Slavery We believe that the buying, selling, or holding of human beings as chatties is contrary to the laws of God and nature, inconsistent with the Golden Rule, and with that rule of our Discipline which requires all who desire to continue among us to "do no harm," and to "avoid evil of every kind." We therefore affectionately admonish all the preachers and people to keep themselves free from this great evil, and to seek its extirpation by all lawful and christian means.

C. KINOSLEY, Chairman. B. F. Crary, Secretary.

The following is the minority report: Resolved 1. That the M. E. Church has, in good faith, in all the periods of its history, proposed to itself the question, 4 What shall be done for the extirpation of the evil of Slavery and it has never ceased, openly and before the world to bear its testimony against the sin, and to exercise its disciplinary powers to the end that its members might be kept unspotted from criminal connec tion with the system, and that the evil itself be removed from among men. Resolved, 2 That any change in our Discipline upon the subject of Slavery, in the present highly excited condition of the country, would accomplish no good whatever, but on the contrary would seriously disturb the peace of the Church, and would be especially disastrous to our ministers and members in the Slave States.

Resolved, 3. That the Committee on the Pastoral Address be instructed to state our position in relation to slavery, and to give such counsel to our churches as may be suited to the necessities of the case. JOHN S. PORTER, Chairman. P.

Coombe, Secretary. The Democrncy of ill tlie of Pierre Soule. NEW ORLEANS, May was an excitiDg time at the met-tiDg of Dougfas Democrats held on Saturday night. A fearful contest raged for a long time and a terrific stormjis evidently brewing. The Democratic camp is divided into three The Conservative Union Douglasites; the Pierre Soule Douglasites and the Regular Democrats.

At the meeting on Saturday night Pierre Soule, ex- Senator and ex-Minister to the Court of Isabella Segunda, made a tremendous speech. He advocated the rights of the Territorial Legislature to legislate on the subject of slavery within their boundaries, but denounced the Union-saving Derni ocrats as political tricksters and trafficers. He i called the friends of Douglas insidious dough-faced I politicians. He doubted the sincerity of many of the seceders from the Charleston Democratic Convention; approved of the secession, but thought that the crisis demanded a united Democratic party. He eulogized William L.

Yancey as a wholesouled, noble Southerner, who would stand up for the rights of the Cotton States, and die in their defence. This speech created an immense sensation. Delegates were then chosen for the Donaldsonville Convention, called for the purpose of electing delegates to the Baltimore Democratic Convention of June 18th, instead of the delegates seceding from the Charleston Convention. There will be three State conventions for this purpose. The Conservative Union Douglasites at New Orleans, the Soule Douglasites at Donaldsonville of these conventions are to be held for choosing delegates to the Democratic Convention at Baltimore.

The Regular Democrats will hold their convention at Baton Rouge, to elect delegates to the Democratic Convention of the Southern Seceders, which is to assemble at Richmond on the eleventh of June. The steamer Ware, freighted with arms for President Juarez, of Mexico, sailed from Berwick's Bay on Sunday, the 20th, with great secrecy. General Wheat was a passenger. Interview between Mr. Lincoln and the Nntlonnl Convention of Mr.

Lincoln. CHICAGO, Mav 21. committee appointed by the Republican" National Convention, comprising President Aehuiun and the chairmen of the State delegations, to officially announce to Mr. Lincoln his nomination, arrived at Springfield on Saturday night, and proceeded to Mr. L.ocoln's residence, where Mr.

Asbmun, in a brief speech, presented to Mr. Lincoln a letter announcing his nomination. Mr. Lincoln replied as follows Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the 1 tender you, and through you to the Republican National Committee, and all the people represented in it, my profoundest thanks for the high honor doue me, which you formally announce.

Deeply and even painfully sensible of the great lesponsibility which is inseparable from that honor responsibility which 1 could almost wish could have fallen upon some one of the far more eminent and experienced statesmen whose distinguished names were before the Convention, I shall, by yoar leave, consider more fully the resolutions of the Convention, denominated the platform, and without unreasonable delay respond to Mr. Chairman, in writing, not doubting that the platform will be found satisfactory and the nomination acceptable. Now, will not defer the pleasure of taking you, and each of yon, by the hand. "The various members of the committee were then presented to Mr. Lincoln, who greeted each of them with a hearty shake of the band.

Collision. BOSTON, May 21. steamer Cambridge, for Philadelphia, collided with the schooner D. G. Bowers, from Philadelphia for Boston.

The schooner was sunk, but her crew was saved. The steamer proceeded on her royage. BALTIMORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1860. From Washington. WASHINGTON, May 22.

compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives, the President communicated to that body, to-day, a report of tlie Attorney-General, showing the amount expended in the defence of private land claims in California, the details of the expenditure, and the results. It appears, from this document, that an incredible number of fraudulent claims to land in California had been fabricated and sustained by the most unblushing Many of them ha'd been approved by the Beard of Land Commissioners, and by the District Courts of California- No less than twenty-five appeals in these cases were heard and decided bv the Supreme Court in favor of the government, at the last term. The amount involved was not less, in all, than one hundred millions of dollars. One claim was for 3,601) square miles. Another was for 450 square miles; and the famous Santillan claim was for a part ot the city of San Francisco, worth above ten millions of dollars.

The Attorney-General pays a high compliment to'the abilities of K. M. Stauuton, Esq who assisted in this The report is an able and interesting document, disclosing legal achievements of no ordinary magnitude. The Japanese will visit the House of Representatives to-morrow, at 10 o'clock. They baveset apart two hours of Friday and Saturday for visits to them of members of Congress and their families.

The Republican Association of Washington are making arrangements for a public meeting, on Monday night, to ratify the Chicago nominations. From the Western Gold Diggings ST. JOSEPH'S, May Hike's Peak Express arrived to-day, with dates to the 15th inst. The weather at Denver was clear and cold, but pleasant. Advices Irom the headquarters of the Blue river state that rich gulch mines had been discovered, containing lumps of gold varying from SI to sl7, within from one to eighteen feet of the surface.

New discoveries were daily made in the vicinity of Gregory's diggings, of a promising nature. Immigration was pouring in in torrents. It was estimated that 5,000 people arrived via the Platte route during last week. The other routes were also reported to be crowded with emigrants. Business was still dull and very little gold was coming-from the mines.

The Indians ot the plaius were holding a conference at the head of trie Bison Creek, in reference to the encroachments of the whites upon their grounds. Arkansas Democratic Convention. ST. LOUIS, May special despatch to the Republican, from Fayetteville, Arkansas, savs the Democratic Convention in the First Congressional district of that State has nominated Hon. I.

C. Hindman for re-election to Congress. The Convention then endorsed the action of the Southern States at the Charleston Convention, and appointed N. P. Burrows and S.

D. Carroll as delegates, and Hon. I. C. Hindman and N.

Bart Pearce, as alternates, to the Baltimore Convention. General Assembly of the Presbyterian (N. Church. May General Assembly today discussed a special report, taking strong grounds against the dismission of the ministry. Nearly all the speakers favored the report, which was adopted without amendment by a large majority.

The United States Sloop-of-AY or Brooklyn. NEW ORLEANS, May 21. schooner Arrogant, from Sisal, arrived here yesterday. She reports that the U. S.

sloop-of-war Brooklyn arrived at Sisal on the 6th instant. Arrival of the Steamer Edinburgh. NEW YORK, May 22. steamer Edinburgh arrived below this evening from Liverpool. Her advices have been anticipated.

67 INTELLIGENCE. REVOLT AT TUB PRISONER SHOT. Monday afternoon about four o'clock, William Lynch, one of the prisoners confined in the penitentiary, was shot by Deputy Warden Sparks, the ball entering the left side of the abdomen, inflicting a severe and it is feared a fatal wound. Lynch, in February, 1857 was sentenced to the penitentiary for seven years and some months, on the charge of at tempting to kill his wife by stabbing her with a sheath knife. Since his confinement he has been insubordinate to a great degree, relnsing obedience to almost all the commands of the Warden and his deputies.

On Wednesday he was suffering the penalty of disobedience by carrying a ball and chain to one of his legs. At the hour named Deputy Warden Reynolds was ordered to arrest him on account of his refusal to comply with one of the commands of the Warden, and when Reynolds approached him, Lynch drew a large knife, which he had concealed upon his person, and made at the Deputy. Reynolds drew his revolver, and for the purpose of intimidating the desperado, fired three shots at him, each of which, however, passed over his head, and were not intended by the Warden to take effect. had no effect; Lynch still advanced with his knife drawn. At this juncture Deputy Warden Start, attracted to the spot bv the report of the pistol, entered, immediately drew his weapon and fired at Lynch.

The first shot struck the prisoner on the breast, but some articles which were in his vest pocket turned the ball aside, and consequently it inflicted no injury. The second shot struck the prisoner on the left side of the abdomen, and entered the body. He yielded to the wardens when this shot took effect. Previous to the last shot being fired, the prisoner had raised the iron ball which was attached to his leg, with the intention of striking one of the wardens with it while he slew the other with the knife. After being wound ert he was taken to the Hospital, where or.

the physician to institution, attended him. At present it is impossible to form a correct idea of the wound, and a few days must elapse before its real character can be Lynch is a notorious desperado. lie has served a term in Sing Sing, New York; has also been convicted of setting tire to the House of Refuge, in Philadelphia, while in that Institution, and he was convicted of piracy, in the United States CVurt at Philadelphia, but was pardoned by President Pierce. The assault upon his wife was a desperate affair. He took her upon his knee, while he had his knile concealed, and while she was caressing him he stabbed her in several places; fortunately, however, she recovered.

She has visited him at the penitentiary, and on one occasion the scoundrel met her with a concealed knife, and plead with her to stand close enough to the bars of the gate to allow him to catch hold of her, no doubt intending to stab her, but she prudently refused. He has at different times threatened to kill Warden Evans, and when he was shot he gave no evidence of regret, only that the Wardens were poor shots. Yesterday his condition was somew hat improved, yet the character of the wound is such as to give but little probability of his recovery. FIRES. alarm of fire at 3 o'clock yesterday morning was occasioned by fire being discovered in the house No.

184 Eastern avenue, occupied by a negro named John Francis. A bed caught firefrom a candle which had been placed on a table near it. The flames were communicated to several pieces of furniture, which were destroyed. The damage to both house and furniture was trifling. The property was owned by Fred.

C. Myers, and is fullyinsured. About 10 o'clock on Monday night policeman Wm. Davidson, in going his round, discovered a tire in an unoccupied frame building on the corner of Madison street and Tyson alley, which had been kindled by a number of small boys. The officer, with the assistance of several citizens, put it out without giving an alarm.

FOR COURT. Monday night Sergeant Norwood, of the Central police, arrested a man named James Cullom, on the charge of being one of the party who assailed the brothers Hamilton, on Sunday afternoon last. He was released on security for Court bv Justice Hiss. Patrick arrested by Sergeant Norwood on the same charge. He was committed to jail by Justice Hiss.

Jacob Shoemaker was arrested on the charge of assaulting and beating John Hoffman. Justice Showacre committed him for Court. William Edwards was arrested, charged with assaulting and beating Robert Miles. Justice Ensor committed him for Court. Yesterday evening about 7 o'clock, as a lady named Mrs.

Peet, with her two children, was riding out Columbia street the front wheel of the carriage came which accident caused the horse to take fright and become unmanageable. The horse started off in a run, and after proceeding some fifty yards the carriage was overturned throwing its into the street. One of the children was quite badly injured, but Mrs. and the other child escaped without much injury. The carriage was considerably broken.

The hurt child was taken into a dwelling near by and properly attended to. THE COMMITTEE TO WAIT UPON THE In compliance with the resolution passed on Monday evening by the City Council, inviting the Japanese Embassy to visit Baltimore, and extending the hospitalities of the city to them, the following gentlemen, together with the Mayor of the oily and the Presidents of the two Branches, will constitute the Committee to visit Washington and wait upon the the First Branch: Messrs. Penn, Talbott, Taylor, R. Brice and Spedden; of the Second Branch: Messrs. Cathcart, Colton, Cook, Taylor and McComas.

The Committee will visit Washington either to day or to-morrow. THE WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD. bill which was introduced into the First Branch of the City Council some months since by Mr. Chapman, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, providing for the endorsing of $250,000 worth of the bonds of the Western Maryland Railroad Company, was called up by that gentleman last evening, and, after a slight discussion on its merits, was defeated by a tie-vote. NUMBER OF ARRESTS.

Monday and Monday night, there were fifty-nine arrests made by the police of the city. Most of these cases were for violating the ordinance relative to running wagons without numbers, and the parties in those cases were lined $1 and costs each. CONVICTS IN THE PENITENTIARY. number of prisoners in the Penitentiary at present is 436. This is the largest number confined at any one time for some years past.

The health of the prisoners generally is good, although there are some ten or twelve cases of rheumatism in the hospital. PROCKEDINUS OF THE CITY CO UNCI-, TUESDAY. May 22. FIRST BRANCH. SAMUEL G.

SPICER, President, and all tha members except Messrs. Bain and Baugher. Mr. EVANS presented a petition from Thomas B. Gaitber, asking for an appropriation of $282 for stationery, and other articles, furnished the Baltimore City Circuit Court; Mr.

MACE presented a petition from Samuel liindes, and other citizens, living near Jones' Falls, praying that the stream be deepened, and break-waters erected thereon; referred. Mr. SIMMS presented a petition Iroin Thomas Fiance, asking permission to alter a building on the corner of Camden and Howard streets; referred. Mr. MACK presented a report from the Joint Standing Committee, with a resolution, granting permission to Beck A Baughman to erect a steam engine on their premises, Nos.

113, 115, and 117 West Lombard street; laid on the table. Mr. of the Joint Standing Committee on Police and a report with a resolntion granting permission to Traverse A Gibbons to continue in use a sign on their building No. 2 Spear's wharf; adopted. Also a report from the same Committee with an ordinance directing the taking down the west side of the old jail; also the sale of 1 the lot created thereby, and to advertise for propo' sals for the erection of a new wall around the jail; laid on the table.

Mr. CALLIS offered a resolution granting permission to Andrew J. Kone to allow a sign to remain in front of his premises, No. 3 Lovelv lane; adopted. Mr.

POLLOCK offered a resolution granting permission to E. Larabee A to continue in use a sign in front of their No. 24 South Calvert street; adopted. Also a similar resolution in favor of R. Mason A Sons, No.

128 West Pratt street; adopted. Mr. HLACKBCBN, of the Joint Standing Committee I on Water, presented a report with a resolution authorizing the Water Hoard to make arrangements with the Northern Central Railway pany for laying the water mains under the bed of that railway; also granting to the Railway Company the right of way between 1 Mount Vernon Factory and the Belvidere bridge. The city also agrees to be responsible for all ges which may accrue from the excavations made I in the track ol the railroad in laying down the water mains. Mr.

BLACKBURN stated thatthe Kail-1 way Company demanded the right of way between the points named, through the city's property, as an equivalent for the use of the bed of the Mr. bp: DDKN said he was opposed to the resoluj tion. The Railway Company demanded $40,000 worth of the city's property for the privilege of laying the pipes under the track. He would rather carry the pipes around by Belair. Mr.

SIMMS moved to lay the resolution on the table; carried. POLLOCK offered a resolutiod granting permission to Wni. T. Walters Co. to retain in use a platform over tbe gutter in front of their premises on Exchange place; adopted.

Mr. CHAPMAN called up the ordinance to endorse and guarantee 5250,000 of the first mortgage bonds of the Western Maryland Railroad Company. Seventy-five thousand dollars' worth of bonds are to be endorsed immediately, and $25,000 worth of the bonds to be endorsed on the completion of every five miles of the road, not now completed, until the entire amount of 5250,000 are endorsed. The endorsement is on the condition thatthe bonds must not be sold for less than par, and that 20 per cent, of the sales must be placed in the hands of the Register of the city, to be held and invested as a sinking fund fer the security of the payment of the principal and interest of the BLACKBURN moved to lay the bill on the table; lost by the following vote: President, Roberts, Penn, Blackburn, It. Price, Linton and Irons, Evans, Callis, Chapman, Mace.

Talbott, Pollock, A. M. Price, Simms, Spedden and Mr. CHAPMAN advocated the passage of the bill, believing the city would be greatly benefited by the construction of the road. Mr.

ROBERTS said that past experience should teach the Branch that the city would be the loser by the passage of the always had been" so. The bill should be entitled "a bill to donate $250,000 to the Western Maryland Railroad." If this was its heading it would be nearer the truth than as it is entitled. A lesson had been given the Council this afternoon of the generosity of corporations of this kind. The city asks for a slight privilege and the Northern Central Railway Company, whose bonds the city has endorsed, demands as an equivalent for the privilege $40,000 worth of property. He would certainly oppose the bill Mr.

NORRIS said if he had any idea that the road would ever reach the Hagerstown valley, he would vote for it; but he did not believe it ever would. The money would be thrown away. The bill was put upon its passage and lost by the following vote: Messrs. Evans, Callis, Chapman, Maee, Talbott, Pollock, A. M.

Price, Spedded and President, Irons, Roberts, Penn, Blackburn, R. Price, Simms, Linton and Adjourned. SECOND Present, WILLIAM MCPHAIL, President, and all the members. The resolution in favor of John G. Wilmot was taken up, read and passed.

The resolution in relation to inviting the Japanese Embassy to this city, and extending hospitalities, was returned from the First Branch concurred in. The President appointed Messrs. Cathcart, McComas, Taylor, Cook and Ellicott the committee on the part of this Branch. The resolution in favor of Ann Maria Hamilton was taken up and passed. A resolution to repair the Sheriffs office was received from the First Branch, (it appropriates $175,) read and passed.

Mr. COOK called up the ordinance for equalizing the wards in the city, and appointing a commission consisting "of live persons to carry out the intent of the ordinance. Mr. COLTON moved an amendment that the commission should be appointed without respect to party, politically considered, which was lost. Mr.

COLTON moved to amend so as to report tbe action of the commissisn at the next session; which was lost. On motion of Mr. COOK, the "twenty-fifth day of August," was stated as the time for the return to be made by the Commissioners. After some discussion the'ordinance was passed by a vote of seven yeas to one Colton voting in the negative. A resolution to place stepping-stones across Burgundy alley at Fremont street, was received from the First Branch, read and passed.

Incidental to the action on this resolution, Mr. COOK said that he did not see the necessity of passing resolutions of this kind. The Committee on Ways and Means had appropriated for the special purpose of placing flag and stepping-stones, and there was already enough resolutions passed to require ten times the amount appropriated. The work could not be appropriation would run out and the steppingstones would run out. A message was received from the First Branch proposing to refer a petition from Samuel Hindus and others, for the deepening of Jones' falls, to a joint special committee, which was agreed to, and Messrs.

Ellicott, Colton and Cathcart were appointed on the part of this Branch. Tbe ordinance to reconvey a certain strip of land to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, near the Mount Clare depot, was called up and read. After some discussion the ordinance was laid on the table. Resolutions to allow It. Mason Son to continue in use a sign at their warehouse, No.

128 West Pratt street, and to allow Ephraiui Larrabee Son to continue a sign, No. 34 South Calvert street, were received from the First Branch, read and passed. A resolution to authorize Wm. T. Walters Exchange Place, to retain a platform in Iront ot their store, was received from the First Branch, read and laid on the table.

Mr. MCCOMAS offered a resolution tor a sewer on the south side of Baltimore street, from Gilmor street to the sewer between Strieker and Carey streets; read and referred. Adjourned. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CRIMINAL BOND.

State vs. Wesley Woodward, indicted jointly with Robert Miller for the murder of Franklin H. Naff', by shootiDg him, on the 2Gth of December last, with a pistol, on the left side of the breast, creating a mortal wound, from the effects of which he died on the 16th ult. A severance of the indictment was granted by the Court at the last term, upon the representation of the respective counsel that the defence of one would prejudice the case of the other. The State elected to try Wes- ley Woodward first.

K. C. lfarry and R. Stockett Matthews, for the defence. The following jurors, after being sworn on their voir iliie, were selected from the reguiur panel: John B.

Stoddard, Adolphus 11. Miller, E. R. Burnetson, Sam- uel Butler, James D. Johnson, George S.

Roy, Alex. F. Riach. Sixteen challenges were remaining for the prisoner and the Court ordered a venire for thirty talesmen. The talesmen were brought in and the following jurors selected, which completed the panel: Henry E.

White, John R. Davis, Thomas C. Elliott, Will iam H. Stagmeyer, Samuel Jackson. The jury was then charged in due form by the Clerk.

The State's Attorney made the opening address to the jury, explaining the different grades of murder and what facts the State expected to prove, from which facts the State would ask a conviction of murder in the first degree. He was followed by R. C. Barry, on the part of the The State then adduced the following testimony: Professor Baxley was first sworn. He related the circumstances connected with his attendance upon the deceased, his condition, and also the nature of the wound which caused his death.

testimony, taken before the Coroner's jury, has already been published in this The Doctor, during bis examination, stated that on the night of the shooting he told Naff that he did not think he would live twenty-four hours; that he repeated the same to the deceased the day after, and on several other occasions; Naff realized bis situation; cautioned him about the seriousness of his making any statement without perfectly realizing his condition. By the defence. never expressed himself to witness, that he thought he would recover from the wound; he acquiesced in the opinion of witness as to his condition, both in manner and word. By the whole time of witness' attendance he realized the situation in which he was placed. The State then offered to put in as evidence the declarations of Naff, made to witness, on several occasions.

The defence objected, on the ground that the deceased was not at the time conscious of an impending dissolution, but had hopes of recovery. The matter was fully argued before the Court. During the argument, Dr. Baxley was again called to the stand, and in reply to a question by Mr. Whitney, stated that Naff received the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church a short time after receiving the wound.

The Court ruled the declarations made to Doctor Baxley admissable. Dr. Baxlev the first night when witness informed Naff that he did not believe he would live twentyfour hours, he told witness that he had been shot bv Wesley Woodward, in Lovely lane, between Calvert and South streets; that he was confronted by several persons, among whom was Woodward; that Woodward caught him by the collar, and said "I've got you now, you know who 1 am;" that he was then set upon by the party and beaten to the ground; that by an instinct of self-preservationtor he was unconscious at the made his escape towards South street; when he recovered conscious ness, he discovered that he had lost his hat; that he went back to the place where the assault was first made, and said to those standing there, "I have come back for my hat, give me my bat;" that Woodward stepped in front of the others within three or four feet of him, and with a drawn pistol in his hand shot him in the side; that he made his way to Calvert street, and from thence he was taken by some persons to the drug store of Coleman Rogers; that while there Woodward came in and asked him what was the matter; that he replied, "I am shot, and you shot me;" on the next day, witness again conversed with him on the subject; told him of the solemnity of the occasion and of the caution necessary in making such an accusation, as it might involve the life of a fellow-creature; he said that he was not mistaken; he knew Woodward well, he was his neighbor and had his office about two doors from his home; had other conversations with him aud his statements were always consistent with the above. ball entered at the tenth rib on the left side; passed downwards; the deceased might have been standing or stoop, ing; the deceased had never expressed to witness the idea of his recovery; no doubt he wished all the time to recover; Naff did not mention to witness any reply that Woodward made to him in Coleman's; Naff named several who were in the crowd, but witness only recollects the name of Miller; some weeks previous to his death, Naff sank under dysentery and diarrhoea; a short time after this attack, witness was taken sick, and the deceased was atttended by witness' son, who reported the progress of the case to witness while in bed; subsequently he was attended by Dr. Buckler; witness administered morphia and anodynes to deceased during the first ten days, to keep his bowels in a state of quietude principally; it was administered in quarter-grain doses, not enough to disturb themind.

By Mr. Naff made the first statement to witness no morphia had been taken; never gave him enough to disturb bis mind. Doctor here explicitly explained the cause of the At this stage of the case, it being o'clock, the Court took a recess for one hour. AFTERNOON SESSION. Court re-assembled at four o'clock.

State's testimony continued. William Conway sworn. Went with Naff and some friends on night.of shooting in Lovely lane, near Irving Hall; while standing there Wesley Woodward and Nicholas Manlv came up; Woodward said, taking hold of Naff, "1 belong to the peace department, I want you;" Natl' i replied, "What for, I've done nothing, go away;" Broderick took bold of Woodward, and said let him go; when Naff said "He's all right;" the other crowd, Joshua Mulley, Bob Miller, William Dix and others came up; Miller said "kill the of a and struck Naff with a club, and knocked him down, and the others beat him; then heard several pistol-shots tired; Naff ran down the alley, then came back and said he wanted his hat; he was again knocked down and then shot; do not know who shot him; saw the Hash of the pistol; there was no one between Naff'and Woodward when the shot was Herd; don't know what became of Naff; witness went off. plat of the locality where the shooting took place was shown witness, and he described the position of the Naff' was in a stooping position when he was shot; he was about rising. further material evidence Charles Carroll, Naff'on the night in question up town, about 8 o'clock, and went in company with him and others to Lovely lane.

testimony of this witness was corroborative of the first, except that he thought Naff went down the alley after he was Woodward was about four feet from Naff when he was shot; Woodward was the only one of the party who was towards South street, and Naff' was standing a little sidewavs towards Calvert street. faciDg South; the rest of the party were back of Naff', towards Calvert street. was struck with a club, and left the alley; then several shots were fired towards Calvert street; witness went out of the alley, when he saw a police officer coming up. Daniel Broderick, in company with Naff'in the alley on the night in question, but ran out before the shot was tired; was talking to Joshua Muliy, when Miller struck him with a club on the back of the neck; witness asked him what he was doing that for, and thought Miller "was going down for something," and he left; Miller then fired at witness: heard the exclamation, "make sure of one son of a don't know who said so. Cross witness related where and when be met Naff, and where they had been during the afternoon; witness had no disturbance himself that day; two of the party in company with witness had a quarrel that afternoon, vomer of Front and Ilillen; they were named Keenan and Lyons; there was a man shot there; don't know if the pistol was tired by any of our partv; saw no pistols drawn by any of the party; State objected to this examination, "and objection witness had a pistol with him that night, and when he was struck, his hands fell out of his pockets and the pistol fell to the ground, and Josh Mully picKed it up; witness did not present a pistol to the head of Woodward that night.

The State here rested its case. The defence then called the following witnesses: William Waters, Has known Wesley VVoodward three years; was with him on the 26th December the whole afternoon; between 8 and 9 o'clock we started up the lane and saw a crowd standing under the lamp above the drinking-house; heard some one say, "hit tbe son of a Woodward advanced and said he was a Justice of the Peace, and would preserve the peace; then heard about hall a dozen pistols-shots; ran down the lane and went as far as the Bank of Commerce; in about ten minutes went up the lane again; saw a man in a stooping position about the middle of the lane; saw three men come down and pass him; saw a tall man with a slouch hat run past the man, turn and shoot at him. and witness intended going into a house in the lane; did not recognize any of the parties in tbe too far when witness came back in the alley did not see Woodward, did not see bim again that night; witness did not know who the man was, who was in a stooping position; when the shot was fired the man was about four or five feet ahead of the stooping man; had seen Miller thatnightjhave known Naff bis whole life; did not recognize him that night. Bv positive the man who fired the pistol was not Woodward. John Morgan, formerly police officer; recollect the night of the shooting; someone told witness they were firing in Lovely lane; went to corner of Calvert and Baltimore streets and saw two men running from the lane, one was Nicholas Manly, who had collared a man who he said had snot at him; a man came up and said it was a friend; witness let the man go and he ran off" up the street; Manly then went towards the lane and stopped there; witness went down the street and saw some men standing at tbe corner of the alley; some went down the alley; heard pistol shot in the alley; went down; saw Naff just getting up; he was groaning; kept on down springing rattle; went as far as the Sun Building; did not meet any one in the alley.

Mully, Miller, Levy and Dix on the corner of Lovely lane and Calvert street; did not see Joshua Mully, in Lovely with Miller, Dix and others when Naff was shot; was coming up the alley with Manly and heard some man say you are breaking the peace; saw Broderick with a pistol at Woodward's head; witness grabbed the pistol from him; there were two or three pistol-shots fired at the party then; witness went to the corner of Calvert street and stood about ten minutes; said to Lew let's go to the crib; went down the alley; met Naff bareheaded; a partv gathered round him, and a shot was fired; the crowd then ran in different directions; witness ran down the alley; don't know who fired. went into the alley with witness first; they went there to serenade the girls; went down with Miller, Levy and Gade, when met Naff; did not know who shot Naff; did'nt want to know; did'nt see the pistol; saw the flash. William Jones, in Lovely lane on tbe night of the shooting; had passed down as far as'the iron store; there was a crowd of men standing in front of lmhotf's tavern; there was apparently a spree going on; witness stopped to 'see the spree; heard a pistol shot; recognized Woodward there with his hands up; beyond him recognized Naff; there were some ten others; heard a man exclaim "don't kill me;" witness supposed it was Naff: witness then left. Did not bear any shots fired before getting into the alley saw flash of pistol see Mully there; thinks officer Morgan was there; thinks Naff was shot when he ran from the alley; Naff'was standing with his back towards Baltimore street. Woodward about ten feet from him, towards Calvert.

pointed out on the plat the relative positions of the Lewis C. Ward, up the lane, on the night of the 26th; there was a good deal of shooting, up near a whiskey mill in Hie lane; stopped in the lane, about sixty feetfrom South street, but heard shots, and went back; after the shooting some of the party ran towards Calvert street; wituess then went further up, and saw a man in a stooping position; believe it was Naff; saw some men coming down, and when tbey passed Natl' saw the flash of a pistol, and the men ran off' towards South street; witness then walked off pretty fast himself. pistol was tired by one of the four men who came down the alley; don't know who it was; the way witness knew it was Naff" was, because after the men ran off', he went up the alley, and heard the man exclaim, "murder" or "I am shot;" saw some men come from Calvert street, and one of them put his arms around the man and raised him up, and he exclaimed, "Harry Ivrebs 1 hold you responsible for this." The defence here closed. The counsel agreed to go before the jury, but some of the jurors being unwell and weary, the Court at o'clock adjourned until this morning Rt 10 o'clock. COURT OF COMMON The trial calendar was called yesterday.

Assignment to-day 1 to 27, inclusive, on appeal docket. SCPERIOR MARTIN. John G. Stevens, surviving partner, vs. Frederick L.

Schaefl'er. Judgment. James M. Sewell and others, use of Carville Stansbury and John S. Stansbury, vs.

Abiathar Field. Before reported. Not concluded. Assignment to-day 20 to 63, inclusive. Nothing done in the other Courts.

BALTIMORE COUNTY PRICE. TOWSONTOWN, May 22, J. tings, Attorney for the State. The following civil cases were disposed of, viz: Wm. Fell Giles and Wm.

B. Ferine, executors of Wm. H. Wilson, vs. Gist T.

Cockey; referred to Richard Hugh H. Ellis va. Thomas D. Cockey of Judgment by confession for S2G7.OG. The President and Directors of the Mechanics' Bank of Baltimore va.

Charles and Charles V. Trump; judgment by default for want of plea for $162.16. John Dixon va. Thomas H. Moore and Jos.

E. Ramsay; off the docket. Nathan F. Graves va. Franklin Felton; judgment by default for want of plea, with leave to execute a writ of inquiry.

Ezekiel Rane va. Franklin Feiton; judgment on same terms. Chas. Harper va. Catharine Billmver; off.

Abdiel F. Gill va. Jas. Sinclair; judgment for ivantof plea. Jervis Spencer va.

Jas. Biggs; settled. Patrick Henry Sullivan and Samuel A. Jones, executors of Samuel Jones, va. John R.

Conway; Temple M. Washington va. Joshua and F. B. Hcod; judgment by confession.

Temple M. Washington va. Charles Thomas; judgment by default. Joshua B. Sum wait va.

Charles Whitmore; judgment by confession. The Maryland Gas Company of Anne Arundel county va. Charles R.Taylor; judgment by eonlession for $266.54, with interest and costs. Sarah Wheeler vs. Joseph D.

Pope; judgment by confession. Joseph C. Wheeler va. Joseph D. Pope; judgment by confession.

C. Marie, Ablin and John B. Marie va. George W. Morling; judgment by confession for $2,080.33.

John Rineman va. Mary Barton and James Isaacs; off. James Purvis and Geo. N. Gore va.

Chas. R. Taylor; judgment by default for want of plea for $1,046.09. Joseph Canson and H. G.

Vickney va. James H. Luckett; judgment by default. judgment by default. Noah Wisner va.

Graftoa Barren and George W. Ambrose; judgement by confession. C. A. and John 11.

Marie va. George W. Morling; judgment by confession for $1,000.34. T. S.

Hooper va. Aaron Sparks; judgment by confession. Abraham Buckwater va. John Loognecker; judgment by confession for $158.12. Nathan B.

and Elijah B. Royston va. Henry B. Mankin; judgment by default. Joshua J.

Turner va. Caleb D. Owings; judgment by default. Wm. Whitelock and Samuel Vrolston va.

James Turner; judgment by confession. John Whiteford va. Thomas Ward and Wm. Gent; judgment by confession. Wm.

B. Norris, John R. Caldwell and Jacob Norris en. Wm. Love; judgment by default.

James A. Davis vs. R. Erring; judgment by default. Wm.

W. Dungan vs. Joseph D. Pope; judgment by confession. George S.

Mc- Cnllongh vs. L. Cole; judgment by confession. Mr. Hack, attorney for William Coonan, ot Baltimore, charged with larceny, offered bail for the release of the accused, but the Court refused to take the party on the ground that the bail offered was a married woman, and the mother of the prisoner.

The first objection to the bail was, that in case the bail should be forfeited the State would be compelled to go into a suit at Chancery to recover. Mr. Leakin, counsel for Richard Harris, indicted for an assault with intent to kill Mr. and Mrs. Hartzell, pleaded guilty to a common assault, and asked the leniency of the Court in sentence on the ground that the prisoner is in declining health and in all probability will not survive lor one year, and further, that those outrages in the city and its suburbs which existed heretofore are now entirely done away with, and therefore a heavy sentence is not in fact necessary in this case.

The Court replied it would consider the matter and defer sentence for the present. It will be remembered that the assault on Mr. and Mrs. Hartzell occurred in August, 1858, on the Honkstown road, for which John Gambrill, David Houck and James Morgan were jointly indicted with Harris. The above three parties were tried in the Circuit Court for Harford county, last fall, and with the exception of Gambrill, were acquitted, who was found guilty of a common assault on Mrs.

Hartzell, and sentenced by Judge Price to confinement in the Baltimore county jail for two years. The petit jury was discharged until Monday next, and the Court sat to hear the evidence as elicited by the commissioner in the case of Elijah Wooden va. Thomas Wooden. Without concluding, the Court at three o'clock Hook, confined in the jail at this place on a sentence for assault aud battery, and having served the term of sentence, yesterday made bis escape from the custody of the sheriff' while in court, after the judge refused to release him of the costs, which aresome S4OO. Sheriff' Wheeler, however, him on the York road, near the PKOMEDIMS OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH COMRKBS SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May, 22. FESSENDEN, from the Committee on Finance, reported back the Deficiency bill, and recommended that the Senate concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives, and recede from its own amendments, to which the House disagreed. After some discussion on the question of allowing constructive mileage to the widow of Senator Linn for the sessions of 1837 and 1841, the Senate receded from that amendment by a vote of yeas 37, nays and the bill is therefore passed. Mr. MASON, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the bill to carrry into effect the provisions ot the treaty between the United States, China, Japan, Siam, Persia and other countries, giving certain judicial powers to ministers and consuls of the United States in those countries, and for other purposes, asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the same, and that it be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, as the committee were of opinion that the subject was more appropriate to that committee; whichnvas agreed to.

Mr. DAVIS, from the Committee on Printing, reported in favor of printing the usual numbers of certain documents, which was agreed to. Mr. LATHAM introduced a bill making a grant of land in alternate sections to the State of California, to aid in the construction of railroads therein; which was read twice and referred. Mr.

PEARCE, from the Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, which had been returned from the House of Representatives with sundry Senate amendments disagreed to, recommended that the Senate insist on all its amendments and ask a Committee of Conference; which was agreed to. The special order was then taken up. Mr. HALE and Mr. PUGH discussed the question at some length, whether the ordinance of 1787 abolished slavery in the northwest territory or not.

Mr. BENJAMIN made a clear and logical argument in behalf of the rights of the South, under the Constitution, lie commenced his remarks by alluding to the invasion at Harper's Ferry for the avowed purpose of interfering with a domestic institution, to set the slaves at liberty. The whole countrv was deeply stirred by this occurrence, especially the South; and this universal excitement found immediate vent in Congress. Sor-orol different propositions bearing on this subject were presented in the Senate; but, as it was found that their discussion in this manner would be pointless, and as it was presumed that there was a similarity of opinion among the Democratic members, a caucus was held to agree upon such a series of resolutions as might express their views. He proceeded to notice the recent speech of Mr.

Douglas, filling twenty columns of the Globe, in an attempt to set forth his peculiar claims to the Presidency; and more than half of that speech is devoted to the perfectly idle and unnecessary task of proving that the principles which he now asserts were advocated by him years and years agothereby proving to the Senate and the country to which, he appeals so often, tbat there has been no inconsistency in his course, but tbat all the inconsistency is with those who oppose his present position. Mr. B. would not go back farther than 1857, when the Senator from Illinois was in full fellowship with his party. This question arose, and the various members of the Democratic party could not agree upon it, but they all agread to leave it to the decision of the Courts.

Now the Senator refuses to abide by the decision, because it was against him, and this very consistency is what we complain of. He is now worshipping the idols of evasion and circumvention. Mr. B. took up the various arguments of Mr.

Douglas, and replied to them neriatim. On the conclusion of his remarks, Mr. YVIGFALL obtained the floor, but gave way to Mr. PUGH, who defended the positions of Mr. Douglas, in the course of his remarks censuring the Administration for its proscriptive course towards those who hold those opinions.

He denied that the Dred Scott decision applied at all to the question of the right of Congress to legislate upon the subject of slavery in the territories, which was the question that Mr. Douglas bad agreed to leave to the Courts. Mr. PUGH, in the course 01 his remarks, referred to the Charleston Convention, and said the eeceders had no right to come back to the Baltimore Convention, and that he would vote against allowing one of them a seat unless re-elected. Mr.

WIGFALL discussed the meaning of the Dred Scott decision. When he bad concluded the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. DAWES, from the Committee on Elections, reported resolutions declaring, first, that J.

R. Barrett is not, and, secondly, that Francis F. Blair is, entitled to the seat of the First Congressional District of Missouri. The majority and minority reports were ordered to be Mr. D.

said it was the desire of the Committee to call up the subject at the earliest practicable period, and on his motion a resolution was adopted giving leave to Mr. Blair to occupy a seat on the floor, and speak on the merits of the question. The House resumed the consideration of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph bill. Mr. COLFAX explained the amerdments which the Committee on the Post Oflice proposed.

The Government is to par 000 per year for the transmission of messages, and the public to be charged $3 for ten words. If the corporators do not accept these terms within thirty days, then sealed proposals are to be invited and the contract to be given to the lowest responsible bidder. The line is to be built within two years, and St. Joseph, Missouri, is to be the point of departure. Mr.

C. earnestly urged the passage of the bill, showing the great advantages which will result from it to the Government. Mr. BURXETT opposed the measure, on the ground that it would be creating an oppressive monopoly. Other gentlemen also expressed their views on the subject, when it was passed over.

The House took UD the. West, Point. Military hill, and reconsidered the vote bv wluch the amendment for calling a mounted regiment of Texas voluntcers into the field was concurred in. The vote was again taken, when the amendment was majority. The SPEAKER laid before the House a special message from the President of the United States, communicating the fact that the steamer Wyandotte had captured another cargo of Africans, and stating that these, together with the negroes captured on board the Wildfire, make over a thousand now in the hands of the United States Marshal at Key West.

Therefore the President again calls attention to the necessity of making further provision with regard to their health. The message was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The House, in Committee of the Whole on the State of the Uniou, resumed the consideration of the Legislative, Judicial and Executive Appropriation bill. During the action on amendments Mr. PRV'OR made an ineffectual motion to strike out the appropriation for reporting and publishing thedebates.

He said that the independent press furnished all that is necessary to be known. Other gentlemen followed in the debate, giving their views, some of them saying that but for the Glole, many of the essays, not one line of which was ever spoken or delivered, would never appear in print. An amendment was adopted to confine the official reporters to the proceedings in order, aud to exclude undelivered speeches. Other amendments, not generally of an interesting character, were made to the Mr. STANTON offered an amendment striking out the appropiation for an auxiiliary guard, saying the police did not protect public meetings here.

No question was taken and the Committee rose and the House adjourned. From the Nexo York Tribune of THE JERSEY CITY I The murder of the female in Jersey City, whose body was positively identified as that of Mrs. Ada Richardson, is still as mysterious as ever. The original Mrs. Richardson having returned to the city alive and in good health, the question now is, not who murdered Mrs.

Richardson, but who is the woman found? It has been, from tbe first discovery of the body, a case of most singular identifications. Numerous and respectable witnesses swore positively to identifying it as that of three or four different women. "First, it was recognized by friends as the body of a Jersey City lady who was seen walking in tbe direction of the river with a young man. As they swore most positively to it, of course suspicion attached to the young man in question as her murderer. He was arrested and locked up, but before the coroner had concluded his investigations the woman who had thus been identified presented herself, and denied having been murdered at all.

Thereupon the suspected prisoner was Then several different persons either fully or partially recognized the remains as those of servant girls or seamstresses who had mysteriously disappeared, but who were subsequently all found alive. Then the body was sworn to most positively as being that of Mrs. Richardson. Her husband recognized it, and said that "unless he should see his wife alive, he should ever believe that to be her." Other gentlemen who had been acquainted with the lady, and some with whom she had boarded, fully recognized Mrs. Richardson in the body of the murdered woman.

Peculiar marks on her body (not on the face and head, as stated) were identified. At the same time, other geDtlemen, equally positive, swore to having seen Mrs. Richardson in New Orleans very recently. One gentleman sent her name and New Orleans address to the detective omce, staring mat ne nau seen her there on the 20th of April. Telegraphic communication was had with the New Orleans police officers, and the fact of Mrs.

Richardson being alive was established beyond a doubt. Meanwhile a Boston lady came on and identified the head as being that of her daughter. She swore to it most emphatically, saying that "she had nursed that head from childhood, and knew it to be that of her She even took steps to secure possession of the bead for the purpose of having it buried with the body. Before this was done, however, the detectives discovered the lady's daughter in the person of a patient at Bellevue Hospital, and restored her to her mother. The living Mrs.

Richardson has been confronted with her husband and the numerous persons who identified her supposed body, and they are now convinced of their mistake. Mr. Richarclson certainly ought to know his own wife, and he emphatically declares the living woman is she. ADMISSION TO THE BAR. act of the Legislature of New York gives the faculty of tbe Law Department of the University power to give to its graduates diplomas, authorizing them to practise as attorneys and counsellors in the courts of York.

A short time since, in accordance with act, the faculty presented the names of twenty-two students for admission to the Supreme Court for the district of New York. The Court on Fridaydelivered an opinion, refusing to admit the candidates, on the ground that the act which gives the University students the right to admission upon receiving a diploma, is unconstitutional and that the Legislature have no power to enact a law taking awav the right of the Court to pass upon the qualifications of those who shall practise therein. A COLD WELL IN COLOMBIA CODNTY, NEW YOBK. A gentleman from Austerlitz, in tbia county, called upon us yesterday to inform us of a singular phenomenon which is attracting notice in the eastern part of that town. He states that on the premises of Mr.

Abijah Heath, there is a well in which ice has continued to form all the spring, and continues at the present time. The stones at the sides of the well are coated with ice from a point about eight feet below the surface of the ground down to the water, some seven feet. Large pieces of floatiog ice are also brought up with the water. The neighbors regard it as a curiosity, and several theories have been started to account for Hudson, If. Star, The Memorial d'Amiens says that General Lamoriciere has only accepted the command of the Pontifical army upon the express condition that he is never to be called upon to serve against France.

During the three years of Mr. Buchanan's administration, the Department of State has issued about 18,000 passports to citizens desiring to travel in foreign parts. A large company of ladies and gentlemen from Mexico, travelling for pleasure, are at present in Washington. PRICE TWO CENTS I GERRIT SMITH'S ACCOUNT OF HIS INSANITY. EFFECT OF FALSE REPORTS.

Lernt Smitu has addressed a long letter to William editor of a weekly paper called The i nicipta, which is the first he has written since ns release from the Lunatic Asylum at Utica. He describes the long and severe labors, both in the walks of business and benevolence, by which his brain was exhausted; but the utter prostration of 11, which led to his insanity, he charges upon the address of the Democratic Vigilance Committee of New York. Mr. Smith says: "Forgetting that human powers have limits I forgot to think that I could not do all that 1 wished to do. But in a world where there is so much to do that few are found willing to do, it is not always easy to resist the temptation to overdo.

For a dozen years before the last, I had at times suffered from dyspepsia, though by no means as severely as had many persons of my Mvsuffering was mainly in quick and strong sympathy of my head with my dispeptic Vertigo, and other most uncomfortable sensations as if my head were made of lead, and now as it it were made of among the proi ducts of this sympathy. Never did I suffer so much in this wise as when 1 went to Congress. a i he y. lB began in the Fall of 1808, and continued a year, was attended bv none of these sensations, and therefore, by none of the admonitions involved in them. Palpitation of the heart, of which I have hitherto experienced nothing, was its incessant companion and chief signal.

My head felt well and my brain worked easy. Dr. Gray, the Superintendent of the Asylum, believes that even in the first half of the year 1859 I had come into that stage or character of insanity called 'exaltation of the I never read, studied, nor wrote with more pleasure. I boasted that 1 could do more than at the age of This being the condition of my brain, it is not at all strange that, although, as my nurse believes, 1 slept but tlireo hours a night during most of that year (less than an average of one hour a night during the last three weeks before 1 was removed to the Asylum), it should not occur to me that so serious an injury as the loss of my reason would be the penalty for continuing the customary use of my brain. Why the dyspepsia of 1858 and 1859 affected my heart, and produced no uncomfortable sensations in my head, I am not capable of explaining.

A false alarm one morning, while it did but disquiet the other members of my family, quite overcame me. The news, a lew weeks after, of the death of my old and dear friend John Brown, and his two sons, was a great shock to me. It contributed not a little to hasten mv condition to its crisis. Only three weeks after I went down under a troop of hallucinations. My family were reduced to poverty; they were cast off by their friends and the world.

Those who had put their property into my hands had lost it. I was bound in honor and justice to go to Virginia and stand by and suffer with my unfortunate friend. Indeed, it was only from believing that I was on my way to Virginia that 1 went so willingly to Utica. The idea, however, say my family, and my own memory says it also, which most haunted and distressed me, was that my friends and relatives in the South believed that I had plotted their murder. No one now doubts that I got it from the terrible charges brought against me in the manifesto of the New York Democratic Vigilant Association.

For it turns out, though of course I have no distinct reoollection of it, that I continued until within a very few days of my going to the Asylum, to look over the newspapers." Mr. Smith proceeds to unfold the nature of the attack made upon him fay the Vigilance Committee, and adds: "Finally, look at the atrocity of this manifesto lie. The frenzy of party politics has often driven men to violate the principles of a sound morality. But, when before was it ever known to involve a company of 31 men of high standing in the enormous crime of falling upon their-fellow in the face of their own clear convictions of his innocence, fastening charges upon him which they knew could not fail to serve mightily to blast his reputation; to expose him to the harassing and endangering action of the Courts; to outlaw him, and invite those whom these lying charges have tilled with rage, to assassinate him? Perhaps there is one thing that is stranger and even guiltier than this enormous crime. It is that they who committed it yet to show the first sign of repentance for it.

But we must not fail to recollect that repentance is generally hastened by the fear of punishment; and that my thirty-one calumniators probably feel that they are not only too rich, but too numerous a baDd, to be in great danger of punishment. I trust, however, that even in their case also, the Scripture shall be verified, which declares, 'though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be Wilkes' Spirit of the Times. 1 LETTER FROM JOHN C. HEENAN. LONDON, May 5, Dear Spirit: am happy to inform you that I am very well, and that the little scar I got under the eye is almost entirely gone.

In a week or more no one would supp ise for a moment that I had ever been hit at all. I need not say anything to you about the manner in which the light was brought to a this, I have no fault with Sayers for anything that was done, it was natural that he should avail himself of every opportunity that offered to save his belt and his hard-earned reputation; but there are others whom I hold responsible lor depriving me of what 1 earned, and all that I am sorry for is, that there is no earthly way in which I can get redress. lam entirely in the hands of the referee, and he says Sayers had a right to be relieved when I got him "in chancery," so he gave him two months to get his wind and come to lime. Rather a long spell! 'lhis, I think, should be the newest ui mmi is called iu rules of the Hup. am glad to say, however, that through the determination of Mr.

I have got a day set for a new battle, but I cannot mention it at present, as it would come back here in time to interrupt the meeting. In the mean time, I think I shall goover to Ireland to train, or to some place at any rate where I shall not be harassed as 1 was before. They gave me a pretty rough time of it with their warrants and notices to quit, and I want no more of that kind of exercise. I must say, however, that I have but little faith in being able to get the belt, though 1 have the most perfect confidence in being able to win it in less than half an hour. The persons who were willing to bet 100 to 40 againstme before will not let me have it under any circumstances, and it must not be forgotten that Mr.

Dowling, who showed mo so much favor at the last fight, is looked up to bv the boxers here as the natural protector of the trophy of Old England. There are a hundred difficulties in the way, and the fighting part is, so far as I am concerned, the least one of all. They now say that the Government will surely interfere to prevent us if we attempt to meet again, and, in addition to this, they threaten to prosecute us both for what we have already done, ltatber tight on the American people that! as the boys say at home; and, to tell you the truth, I am a little uneasy that they may keep their word. Under this state of tilings, 1 shouldn't much wonder now to see Sayers arrested for the first time; and if that course is taken, and he is bound over in a heavy sum, I shall be told that it is not his fault he cannot meet me, and the stakes will be drawn, and lie will keep the belt, for his term is out some time in June. To become Champion after that 1 should have to wait till a new belt is subscribed for, and then I would have to fight for it with plenty of the 100-to-40 fellows around to help me to win it.

However, I shall stick to my point as long as I can, and get a new meeting out of Sayers if possible. So, if Ido not bring over the belt, nobody shall say that I did not take every fair chance to get it. But I must hold up here, for I have now written the longest letter almost that I ever wrote in my life. Please give my regards to all friends, and believe me, truly yours, J. C.

HEENAN. P. 8. will have no speculation in the next fight in the way of railroad trains or three-guinea tickets. There will be merely a party of twentyfive a side, seconds, principals, spectators, and all told, and then I hope and think that the best man may win.

J- C. H. THE LONG DROUGHT BROKEN AT THE The first rain for forty-one days commenced here at about seven o'clock this morning. Although the drought has been of so long without a parallel at this season of the generally looks well, and is as forward as usual. Grass, perhaps, is an exception, although, should we have occasional in the future, even of that there will be a fair crop.

We have fortunately had, during the dry spell, very heavydews Boston Traveller A JAPANESE FLAG IN A SUNDAY-SCHOOL the-Hunday-School procession at Washington, on Monday, the street Baptist school was out in strong force, a prominent feature in which was the Bible class of "over fifty young men, with their teacher, Mr. T. U. Walter, "at their Like another in the procession, this school, among their banners and their emblems, bore a representation of the flag of Japan, in honor of our visitors, having attached to it a streamer, with the words, "To far Japan give light divine." Tin, NEW YORK POST-OFFICE. newly appointed Postmaster at New York, willenter upon his duties to day.

In the case of Mr. Fowler, it has been ascertained that on the seventy acres of estate pufchased by him some years ago on Staten Island, and then valued at about $120,000, there is an existing moitgage to tho amount of The whole was assigned to a legal friend two years ago, for the benefit of Mr. Fowler's creditors. In New York an examination of the bark Cora is now in progress by the United States authorities. 2,800 kegs of gunpowder have been found on board, which adds to the suspicion that she is a slaver, it being well known that such merchandise finds a ready sale on the African coast, the District-Attorney says that it is estimated that each keg of powder represents the value ot one negro.

"OLD ABE'S" PERSONAL Mr. Trumbull, of Ohio, speaking of the nominations at Chicago, says of Mr. Lincoln call him "Old Abe," and yet he is in the prime of fifty-one years old. He is a giant in stature, six feet three inches high, and every inch a man. He i 3 a giant, and without the prefix of "Little" to it.

In the Superior Court of New York on Monday there were some forty of the counsel present engaged in the Schuyler fraud case. There are some defendants, and it is possible that their respective claims will be heard in the alphabetical order of their names. The trial willjproceed today. It is stated in a letter from Munich that the marriage of Count Trani, younger brother of the King of the Two Sicilies, with the Princess Matilda, fourth daughter of the Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, and sister of the Empress of Austria, has been officially sanctioned by the King of Naples. At Grayson Court-House, last week, the jury, in the case of Mitchell is.

Waddle, a slander suit, rendered a verdict for the plaintiff, putting his damages at $3,000. The plaintiff feed his cou sel to the tune of $1,600. The Hon. A. Hoffman, who as nat Lieutenant-Governor ot Illinois, by ill health to decline the nonnn 'on- lhe va cancy will be tilled by the State Committee.

Pierre Frederick Goll, one of the body-guard of the residence ol his son-in- joseph Pierson, in Newark, N. .1., on the 18th, at the age ef 71 years. The 101 st. anniversary of the birthday of Stephen Girard was appropriately celebrated at Geiard College, Philadelphia, on Monday. Mr.

Archibald, the British Consul at New York, has issued cards for an official dinner party on the 24th, in honor of Queen Victoria's birthday. An office of the pony express to California is to be opened in New York..