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NIUIOV HEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA Halifax, N. S., July 18,?The British and North American Royal Mail Steam Ship Niagara, Capt. John Leitch, arrived ntHulifax on Tuesday afternoon, bringing Europeon advices three days later than those received by the Franklin, having sailed from r ?--..I .v-- o.i ? - - juiicijiwi uu I lie CJIii IDHT. The Czar has returned a courteous bu1 evasive reply to Austra, professing a willingness to evacuate the Principalities when tin Allies evacuate Turkey, and insisting in th< meantime on retaining Moldavia. The Autrans had commenced to en te Wallachin. More French troops were em j, . barking at Cherburg. Admiral Napier had fcrmed a line of battle before Cronstadt, ant exchanged shorts, but nothing decisive had been effected nt the last acouuts. There had been some fighting at Sebas topol between eight Russian and threa British steamers, iu which the latter were damag ed. The Commandant of Silistria fell on the roar guard of the Russians, and a two days battle ensued. The Russians had two thous and killed, when they retreated. The Turks have been disastrously defeat ed in Asia, and 2,000 killed. The insurrection in Spain was form idablt and the insurgents maintained themselves notwithstanding the battle near Madrid, ir which, according to the telegrnphic news from Spain, mentioned in the details of tht Fraiiklin't advices, they had been defeated Later frcm California. New Orleans, July 20The U. S. Mail Steam Ship United Stater arrived at New Orleans on Thursday, from Aapinwall, bringing advices from San Fran ciwu u) me 1 mi insi. The accounts from the California miners are favorable. The crops were promising'. The land question in San Francisco hnd not been decided. Considerable excitement prevailed at the election which took plaee on the 15th nit., and some fighting and shooting occurred at the polls. John Taber, Editor of the Stockton Journal, killed Joseph Mansfield, Editor of the Republican, in a street fight. Brag's Surveying expedition, which had arrived nt San Diego, reports that the route along the 33d parallel of latitude is practicable for a rail road. The Revenue cutter Marcy had arrived at San Francisco from Guaymas with thirtythree patriots as passengers, who had been recently seized and imprisoned by the Mexicans. A project for a now tariff had been introduced into the Sandwich Islands Legislature, reducing the duties one-half. The Russian Campaign.?The following summary Of the result of the Russian cam |mwgu uumui him to ue lauresung; it is irom the Paris Pays: The retreat of the Russians beyond the Prtth henceforth takes away a great part of their importance from their feats of war, of which the Danube is said to have been the theatre up to tho 23d of June. But it is not without interest to point out the conclusion, evident to us, that if the Emperor of Russia retires, it is not in obedience to any diplomatic consideration, but because, his position, was no longer tenable, and that he found himself on the eve of having neither, soldiers nor generals in the t rinci polities Every one knows the chocks which that army of invasion, whose passage of the Pruth proluced such an impression througout Europe, has met with during the bust eight months. Turkey was not prepared, and her open frontiers did not appear to promise any resistance. The affairs of Oitentza first opened the eyes of Europe. * Since that event, every step in advance of Russia has shown her real weakness in presence of the patriotism of the Turks. Her occupation of Lesser Wnllachia was checked before Kalnfat, to afterwards meet with thediagraco of the defeats ofCitate, of Karakal, and of the Toarnu. Her entrance into the Dobrudscha has cost her thousands of soldiers, and has made her find a burialaplace, where in 1829, she sought for a road to Constantinople. Now,after a four months' siege?after bridges thrown over the Danube marches and counter-marches, reinforcements, of troops and of generals, all she has, obtained is on enormous loss, the real amount which will never be known, and the puttin ' hart de combat by disease, or Xhe enemy's cannon, of all the men on whom she relied for the accomplishment of her work of conquest? I.uders, Schilder ,CortschakofT, Karamsine, OrlofT, and prince Paskiewitoch. The siege of Silistria alone, which has excited so much admiration and sympathy in Europe, will re main as a striking testimony of all that is humiliating for the Czar in this forced evacuation. A fortified place of the fourth rank, defended by 12,000 men, haa defied during three moVns his finest array, and hie moat illustrious generals. Each of the twenty assaults which it had to undergo was the occasion of a fresh truinph, and sowed death and alarm in the crowed ranks of those who hoped to reduce it After the affair of the 13th, which coat the Russians 3,400 killed the siege was defacto suspended by the discouragement and demoralization of the besieffnrs, before being so by an imperial oa der from St Petersburg. It is under the impression of this discouragement that the Czar haa evidently acted. His position was no longer tenable; anarchy pret ailed among his generals, and his army was at Ha laatgaap. The devested country could no longer supply provision*; fever, famine, and the enem> s guns filled the fields with dead bodies, end the hospitals with wounded. The Turkish cannon left the Reseians neither trues nor, hop*. They were attacked night and day, from NieopoHs to Ruaeovs, by sorties, or passages of the river. Exasperated Wallochia threatened to rise en masse, and the allied troops to destroy then in a single battle. The Colossus took alarm, and fled before the prospective of n last and erowningdieaater . Such is the strong language, of a Jon nal which is known never to apeak "wttboat books." "gnlktas whisky, 4 Ml^jj^ppiee* spirit* of otti*. Htnod ^j4 ^ THE LEDGER.| LANCASTERVILLE. 8. C. " r M mm [ WEDNESDAY, JULY 26,1854. * , 11 \ iy As we were about to put our paper n to press, we received the announcempnt of c the Hon. J. D. Wilson as a candidate for a ! Congress. IN We are requested to state he H ill visit o our District on tho 1st Monday in next f ( month, when ho will address our citi- b | zens. ? Acknowledgement.?Our thanks to ? Hons. A. P. Butler. Thos. J. Rusk, John o McQueen and W. Boyce for congres- ? } sional documents. ci ' tw In consequence of a good quantity 1 of original matter we have not prepared ^ 1 much editorial matter this week. Our New > York letters &c. will be found interesting. Hon. John McQueen' We have the pleasure of announcing this gentleman as a candidate for re-election to i Congress from this the first Congressional m i District. We have understood that Gen. McQueen will havo opposition, nnd we are more than sorry to hear that his late visit i to Alabama?whether he wss obliged to remain a short time?has been improperly construed by some of his constituents, nnd by that means placed him in a falso light. ^ Wo repeat, we are sorry ; for though since m Gen. McQueen will be re-elected, wo would tr bo glad for him to have an overwhelming fi majority which he deserves. 'n Congress adjourns on the 4th prox., and Gen. McQueen will visit our citizens soon tr p. after. ^ A membez to Congress, and an esteemed 8U friend, writes us as follows. Wo have no P1 authority to publish this, for his letter is ''' headed " private" but the tribute is so 8C just, we cannot forbear giving it a place 8C in our paper. 81 " I am very sorry to hear that Gen. McQueen is likely to havo opposition. Gen. c< McQueen has a very high stand here for his * sterling honesty, independence, fidelity, K both rights of his section and his correct or judgment. When the people have a faithful 1 member they shouldnot lightly change him perhaps no cnuje has operated more beneficially to give influence and position to members here from the Southern States, tl.un to ^ their longer tenure of office, in comparison m with members from the Northern States. ,,, The Northern members are usually chang- ^ ed after the 1st or at farthest 2nd term, . te southern constituencies give generally a much longer term to their members, and hence Southern members in proportion to their numbers usually have a preponderat- ^ ing influence." * , m , ai Results of the Coming Election. nl As tho Charleston Slaudard of the 20th h inst. very correctly says "The result of the ^ election will give us an opportunity of ascertaining whether the great body of the ? people are still with the Union or with the ' abolitionists &c." Three months even less will decide the question whether the Native ' American Party alias tho Know Nothings, 111 the Democracy of the S juth or tho Aboli- " tionists of the North will attain the asccn- *1 dency. ' 8I What is Democracy? What ie Whige- I ^ > 1. __?t A- A* < A In ry : .in nuiieruiiac 10 conventional lorins a " determination to support the Whig admin- *strntion once constituted in political ethics D Whigery. Perhaps one of ti e greatest 1* marks between Democ acy and Whigery D was the establishment of the U S. ll.ink.? w We do not now, for we have not time, en- hi tor into a disquisition of conventional forms of the two parties. Whigery in North Car- vi olins is a little different from Whigery in iv South Carolina, but we will let that go. th The question we wish to present, and of one which deserves due consideration, is ui will foreigners or natives control the election ? We acknowledge it looks like an im- ' promptu question, but still the aspects of lo the times not only raises curiosity but calls to for investigation. to A moat bitter antipathy at this time ex- >n ists between not only Natives and Foreign- 01 era but between Democrats and Whigs.? The truth is Democracy more than half sns- K pects Whigery of sidling in with Abolition- T ism. Their conduct in Congress (the Whigs) warrant this assertion. Seward the embod- Ei iment of Abolitionism changed his creed Ci when ho ascertained the numerical strong h of the Foreigners, and immediately he fo;- Si sook his native friends and professed eternal J. friendship for the former. What will be the result! We have no claims to prophecy Fi but the Native American or Know Nothing Ci order will earry the day. Some of our intimate friends in the neighboring eities of T. the sea board belong to the order, in fact we Si did not know there was an organisation in Charleston till we learned hundreda were M enlisted in the eause. Judge Douglas and Hi Col. Orr denounced them in Philadelphia J. on the 4th of July. The True American * (N. A.) paper of New York says Col Orr's La peeeh was aa oiestiooeering one. adj Bo to regards ear epiaion we do net Ar profess to kaew which pertiealar party to ret give the preference to. One thing we would ay ef at! things deliver ae front the F^r* , # The following is an oxtmet from a letter :eived by the editor from a Represent a- ** e in Congress. ] You have doubtleas seen that the great of icific Rail Road scheme is postponed until at e next session. The home-stend Bill is pr< >w being discussed in the Senate, and there bra some hope, though no certainty, that some thu bstitute may be adopted graduating the ' hig ice, of all the publie lands, or giving it to wit e States, nt some fixed reduced price to be Sp< ?id by them into the Treasury, and thus tw ace the whole subject, so fiuitful of Dem- coi jogucism, and corrupt speculation, beyond run ic action of Congress in future, or it may tin b, that some amendment mny be made to ole te House Bill in the Senate, leaving its th< grarian principles still in it, and if so we do lay possibly be able to stave it off in the ttu louse intil the end of this sessiou. There nx i much speculation here upon the probable Bu ction of tho President in case the Bill pass- fly s, some affirm very positively, that he will th< cto it whilst othors are equally as positive thi [tat he will not. How a distinction can be m: tade between it and the insane bill, iti prin- |y iple, I am sure I cannot tell, but yet, Cnss coi nd Douglas profess to see a difference.? yo fy own opinion is that tho Bill as it passed w? ur House, is one of the most iniquitous Mi tills that ever passed through a legislative a I ody, and 1 will not except the first agrarian ch ct in in Rome. It rewards vagaboudisin Be nd vagrancy, at the the expense of those trc rho paid for it in blood and money, and no coi ...u- k t. :> ? ira mil' iiu9 cuiiiiiuuiuu i.u ivi avqiiiniiiuo ftu ill scarcely ever obtain lands under it, be- on ause no one having any sort of a home will |y ardly ever abandon it, simply to obtain 160 evi srts, yet, it is a hobby for politicians to I v de into power upon, and hcuco its great >ve npularity. lnr Rut little elso will be done this session, hi< iccpt plunder and the passage of the gen- to al appropriate Bills, and they are large.? nn /e have a large majority called Democrats tri* the House, and still such is this system Ti 'log rolling, that on all the Bills for inter- ap il improvements and other appropriations; f?| embers get sums inserted for their own thi cations, and when the Bills arc voted upon rel sy unite enough with the whigs, to carry ty, rery thing together, and will then furnish he e latter with the argument that this ad- an inistration, Democratic, is the mest ex- mi svagant we have ever had. It is truo the try ipunditure of the Government is necessarily to creasing, but at ie ist a third might be cut ue T, pere it not for the causes above. The be nth is we have not a great many now in gr ongruss. who seom to mo to confine them- tei Ives to the legitimate expenditure of the Jtu iblic money, and such is the machenery of th< e Tiu-iflT, and our revenue system, that I gin >e no remedy for it, unless the people could tin ie precisely what they pay towards the un ipport of the Government, then they would act ild their Representatives to a b -tier ac- G:i ?unt There are men hero, who I believe a t oiiId vote to throw money into the Potomac a r iver, rnther than let there be a surplus rev. ly tue, and furnish an argument for a f;duc- var on of the Tariff. bi? ? Li fu| COMMUNI CAT ION gr For the Lancaster Ledger. Qf ancaster District Agricultural 8ooiety gr et at the Court House, on Saturday the co 2nd inst. J. A. Cuhrinoham, President in ^ ie Chair, and J. Williams, Secretary pro y m, when the following business was trans- ^ :,ed: as: That the Society do celebrate its Annivcr- an ?ry the first Saturday in August, by an ad- j1I| ress, to be delivered by one of its members, rid a Pic Nic. That the public in general, |y lid the ladies in particular, be, and arc hero- nn y invited to attend, and that the Secretary on o cause publicity to be given to the same. t|, That the Waxhaw Band be, and are here- Jin y iuvited to attend at.d enliven the occa- rjc on with strains of music. p0 That a Committee of arrangements to tel iiperintend the exercises of the day, and ^ inke the necessary preparation for a Pic Nic e, nnd are hereby appointed, to content of |HI le following gentlemen : J. II. Wither- j.. >oon, Esq., Col. II. R. Price, 8. B. Mansey, sq., A. C. Dunlap, J. Robinson, Col. D. |j,, arne*, W. Stevens, D. W. Brow n, E. D. Pjt rockelt; J D. Mcllwain, T. Wade, R. D. M unlap, J. M. Ingram, R. 8. Bailey, J. Stroud . T. Hammond, W. Reed, J. Foster, Sr.' wl r I.. Z. Williamson, 8. T. Small, to whom *n as added the President, J. A. Cunning- up un. in That an exhibition of stock is hereby in- no ted to take place on the afternoon of the An. v* eraary, immediately after the festivities of sn ie day are over, and for the best specimen ur| ' any kind, that may be exhibited, a premi- ?< n will be awarded. inj That the following Committees be, and thi e hereby appointed, to consist of the fol- *"i wing gentlemen, (the Chairman of each, 'ui fill up any vacancy in the Committee) cul inspect such stock, and other articles, as th? ay be present for exhibition, report there- ii" i, and award premiums therefor. *n Committee on hortet?O. Me Witherspoon, sq., 8. B. Masaey, Esq., R. II. Crockett, . Wade, 8. T. Small. fyi Committee on Mule*?J. II. Witherspoon, J sq., A. C. Duulap, D. W. Brown, J. E. tor u ret on, Col. II. R. Price. Committee on Jacks.?J. Robinson, W. caa evens, J. M. Ingrain, Dr. R. L. Crawford, M. Crockett. Committee on Cattle.?Col. D. Barnes, 8. inlkner, W. Reed R. D. M. Dunlap, E. I) ?*' roekett. mo Committee on J fug*.?M. P. Crawford, P. ^ Hammond, J. Stroud, J. Crockett, J. T. nail. Committee on Argicvltural product! and cm iscellaniet.?J. A. Cunningham, J. D. wil tile, W. A. Moor?, Esq.. M. Clinton Esq. lr" Williams, Esq., *>a> That the proceedings bo published in the 'OT Master Ledger; and that the society do *F* journ to meet again on Wednesday bofors w" mrvereary day, on preliminary matters in ation thereto. as The Soeietf then adjonrned. L. 1 J. A. CUNNINGHAM, Preeideat. En f. WnxiAHe, Ber'ty pro (em. the 9 ' ' " irk Creek 4th of Jul/ Celebration. VI*. Editor >-The seventy-eighth year < American Independence was celebrated ' Fork Creek Church, and truly it was a ' >ud day for old Fork Creek. The cele- ' ition eminated trom the School taught at ' it place by Mr. J. A. VV. BEESON, a ' [hly esteemed and eminent teacher, who, th six of lis students, constituted the makers of th? day. About 10 o'clock, beeen four and five hundred persons were livened, who wore formed into a line of ireh by Mr. J. E. Roberson, Marshal of 5 day. The male youths first, next the ler citizens, Allowed,by tho speakers, and ? Indies broitgbt up the rear. This was ne in order tkal the ladies, though last in i march should be first at the stand. They irehed to the stand preceded by Jeflforson ind cheering their hearts with sweetly wing mnsic.' When arrived at the stand s ranks were opened, and the Indies, bless jir rosy cheeks and ruby lips forever? irchod through first and wero appropriate seated?then eame the speakors who asuded tho stand?then the citizens and utliB, who being well seated, the services ire opened by pruycr by Mr. R. T. Myers: r M. D. Hill was then introduced, who in 'eeling, and eloquent style, read the Donation of Indepencence. Mr. J. A. XV. eson. the orator of the day was then i n>dneed, who rost with a ncreno and placid untenance and rivitcd tho attention of the ditors forfortv-tve minutes, by delivering 0 ot the ablest, nost powerful and sweetenchanting Ornt'ons, upon Independence, Br listened to in Old Chesterfield. Indeed vould not bo doiig justice to the Orator? ire I not to infoitn thu reading public, in igunge void of lUttcrv or exageralion, that 1 oration was pronounced, by many judges, bo the moat olaile, eloquent, thrilling d masterly speech ever heard in this disrt, and the best adapted to the occasion, ic Orator beautifully and pathetically parIt rased up in the scenes preceding, mid lowing thu Revolution; atone time fills hearts of his auditors with'sympnthy by lections on the glorious struggle for liber, and at another raising their minds und urta to the highest pitch of joy, gratitude, d sweet emotions, by reflections on the perlatively grand progress of our counr in all those tlfngs having a tendency advance our prosperity, enhance oar valand influence apd increase our happiness iiutifully characterizing our aons as plants own ?*p in their youth, and our fair daughs as corner pillars polished, alter the similide of r palace, giving a fine portrait of a constitution , its benefits and its blcsigs and closing with a br lli int allusion to s extent sud population of our noble ion, and the spirit of freedom wbieh ehnrterizes the American People. Mr. J. H. irlnnd was next introduced, who delivered K'sutifui oration, upou South Carolina, in inble, pleasing and eloquent manner, niceillustrating the rise, progress*, and ndncement ot' our tiftble little state ; and in i peroration eloquently citing our bcautiI daughters, to our high schools as lieing eat semiiisries of learning, to w hich places By migh' go nnd githcr laurels on the hill science and then be propared to become rater blessings and ornaments to their untry. A rcecsrf wns then given when i* I-ulies who had prepared good eatings r the occasion, spread their ample tables, general invitation was given when the setnblage repaired to the different tables, d did ample justice to the festival board d a plenty nnd many baskets full were lefV I thu roll of the drum the audience quickassembled, when Mr. J. A. Kvans arose d held them spell-bound with an address the progress importance nnd influence of e less. His oration wna well composed d delivered, in a very excellent and orato nl mnitni-r 5t? u K'n.h !?<? Hw,a? ?U...:?~I.. ?>"?' K,"w,,,?'Jr rtrayed to our winds the diilicuitics striding the infancy of this Republic, and en chased her beautifully, in her unaur aed progress from the day uncle Sam was rn, to the present time, dwelling eloquent, upon our progress in plank And Rail onda. atenm propelling and taming the [litning and causing it to pass from city to y and aay," here we are." Mr. T. C. Eubanks was now introduced, 10 entertained his hearers with a chaste d truthful, beautiful and laudable address ion Male and Female Education delivered a feeling, eloquent and penetrating man. r; beautifully illustrating the great adritnge.s of a cultivated mind over one in unlettered and ordinary state, wa-mly ging the sons of onr land by all meant to ;k and acquire on Education, and cheerfly and feelingly reminding the fair sex, it, their true home was in the valley, long the flowers, and not in the pu'pit.fotn, or battle held ; yet, it was to their pelisr advantage find hnppinesa to cultivate tir minds, by which, they could send forth > emanations of their souls to t-Aliven and lighten the world. B. F. Miller a youth, sn delivered a beautiful ode on the beaua of our country w hivh was highly grating, and to crown the Declamatory scene, outh, sir J. R. M. Beeson.son of the Ora', in an excellent, pleasing and diverting le, delivered, an ode, prepared for the oclion, in which, he ttrfd all who wished to some good and great, farmers or states * ju?t to paddle their own eanoe. "The le man, was londly applauded.** In fine tar * more appropriate celebration, or re beautiful assemblage of manliness and lutjr I never witnessed. The ladies esp?. Ily, of whoin some tOO, were present, , led infinite beauty and delight to the oc* , ion, with their eountenanees beaming | lb amilea opon the orotors. 1 must, in th, say, that the Indies of Pork Creek are d to beat; iu beauty, sense and wit, in ( slineae of manners, rosy cheeks, and love- ' irkling eyes dtc. The regular toasts , re read by Capt. L. Lowris. Daring *11 | exercise* the Band frequently sheered with their soul-enlivening maris, Capt. | Lowde, acted as prssideet, and Mr A I as aa V. P. On mehen it was rase lead, ' t a copy ofthe proceedings be forward- i ' . _ *%. f ; J . jjji ^ >f7 J,*. .. -yipr ' v cd to th? Editor of the Lancaster Ledger, with a kind requeet that he publish then and request the Cheraw Gazette and Camden Journal to copy. The meeting then adjourned with the best of feelings, returning to their respective homes to reflect and converse upon the soul-stirring exercises of the day, It a F bit. REGULAR TOASTS. 1st. The day we . celebrate,?The day which gave birth to the Declaration of Inriepcndence. May its annual return ever be greeted, with the deepest gratitude, the fondest remembrance, and the warmest emotions of joy. 2d. George Washington,?One of the greatest and best men that ever lived. He not only saved his country but by his exmplo, he has done more good for mankind, than any mnn that ever existed. May his memory ever be cheerished by the American People, as that of a father, and may it ever be held in veneration throughout the world. 3d. The Constitution,?The chain which binds |the United States together. Mnyi t never be violated nor broken, and may it always continue to be the foundation of our national government. 4th. President Pierce,?May ho know no North, South, East or West in his administration, but remember the whole country. May he make the Constitution Polar Star, and may he teach the fanatical abolitionists n lesson long to bo remembered, for, the good of the country. Iia fiat. 6th. South Carolina,?Always true to heraelf, her interests, her principles, and the rights of man ; mid knowing these rights, she has the courage and the spirit to maintain them. 6th. Gov. Manning,?Thus far he has filled his office, with credit to himself, and honor to the State. May he still wear the Lurol of his state's pride and admiration, us a noble, wise, and patriotic governor. 7th. Our llcproeeutatives in Congress,? Brave fellows! nobly have they buttled for the rights of the South and the constitution. May their honor ami usefulness he more than commensurate with their existence. 8th. The heroes of the Revolution,? Though dead, their memory is immortal.? Their noble daring, heroic virtues, and brilliant patriotism, will ever be as sacred memorials, reminding us of the past, and im pressing upon our minds, the price of our liberties. HEW YORK C0RRE8P0HDEHCE. I'nnic in Wall St.?Schuyler's Stupendous Speculations?9*2.300,000 Missing?I Jah'liiy of the Compnnv?Character and History of Robert Schuyler?Cause of his Fraudulent operations?Strange Domestic Develoj ments?Spicer vs. Schuyler?Depreciation of Railroad StocksAlarm of Capitalists?Seven Million dol* lars niid over to the Mexican Minister? Our New U. S. District Attorney?Quickest I'tu-sage on Record across the Atlantic? Rum tun Driven from the field?The Crystal l'nlac to close in October. New York, July 12, 1864. Ma. Editor: The stupendoua fraud just discovered at the date of my lust letter and alluded to therein, continues to be the absorbing theme of discussion not only in Wall Street circles but in the community generally. A thorough examination of the hooks of the NewYork and New Haven Railroad Company has been had : and the result proves that the original rumors were by no means exaggerated. Robert Schuyler, the lute President of the Company and transfer agent in this city, hns within the last few months made an unauthorised and fraudulent isue of shares to the amount of 91-900,000 ; he is likew ise a defaulter to the Harlem Railroad Company for 9100.000 and has succeeded in appropriating about three times that amount hy the conversion into cash of a large quantity of Railroad iron purchased hy him in behslf of various companies with which ho waa connected. The total amount of hia defalcation, therefore, doc* not fall short of $2,00,000?a snug, part of which Is no doubt aufely invested fortho future support of aome princely establishment in Europe, though the greater ha* been sunk in the unfortunate apeenlntions which have led to thia wholesale dishonesty. As the stock has been duly esaucd by the proper officers, the company are of course bound to assume it; and will no doubt do so, especially as there acems to be no legal kink by which they can cvnde responsibility. The kstock fairly issued is of course immensely depreciated ; and the loss will fall heavily en a number of innocent parties, who, regarding the road as above all suspicion, bought its stock as a permanent investment. No man has ever held a fairer character in tho community than Robert Sehuyler. The grandaon of Gen Hchuyler, of Revolutionary memory, and the nephew of Alexander Hamilton, he waa no leaa ruapectad on account of hia family connections than for the peraonaUintegrity which waa unvisabiy attributed to him. Ilia ahrewdncss and clear-sightedneaa in monetary matters were proverbial, and procured him the Presidency not only of the new Huvun Company, but of several other important rail rood organizations The extent of his connections and o|*>ration* wm equalled only by thoso of GeorP-e Hudson, the fanon English specuIstor, whn*e astounding frauds in the latter part of his curver present a striking parallel to the peeulationa recently committed. Mr. Arhuyler does not seem to have forfeited his honor as a business man until the tightnoea of tho money-market last fall and the sudden depreciation of stocks embarrassed the house in which he was senior partner. To prevent failure, he seeina to have yielded to temptation, perhaps with the fallacious hope of redeeming his error before discovery.? The downward step once taken, there wee oo possibility of stopping. The result is before the world. Some peculiar dnmaolli elreumstaneee have lately transpired, which plane Sehey ler'e private chrysalis In a strange light ? Tweity five yeow ago he married; but for umu ioevpiioebte reason not only concealedIt the fact, but occupied an entirely 3ifterent ? establishment from hia wife, and when in s) the house of the latter and out in company th with her passed by ths name of Spioer.? cai Hia lamily and moat intimate friends thought M him a bachelor, and in thia rapacity hs fig* ->| ured quite extensively in fashionable* society. ;n It seems incredible that this could hare gone y( on twenty-five years without detection? c< the same individual appearing to-night as ?| Mr. Spicer, the grave mun of family and tomrrrow night aa Mr. Schuyler, the gay and Bl, fascinating Lothario,?not indeed in the ^ same circles, but in the same city and even M in the same streets. The deception was R{ kept up, however, until a few months since, n| when an Episcopal clergyman who was a- ;a bout to marry Miss Spicer made the impor- bi tnnt discovery that his intended father-in-law wus none other than the famous financier, a, broker, and rail road king. d, Schuyler's frauds are not the only ones that have been discovered or are likely to be, s| in this grent hot-bed of speculation and cor- ai ruption. Within a few months, besides ths G| wholesale robbery just described, wo have -p seen the Parker's Vein Coal Company put -n hors Jf combat by the issue on the part of- y various swindlers of half a d"zen round millions of spurious stock ; we have hud similar grand Jnrcenics committed in the securities p, of the Vermont Central Railroad Company j,, to the amount of thirteen hundred thousand dollars; and adding in sundry minor amounts, insignificant in comparison with these vast ai abstractions, we have a total often millions for tho stealing of the last twelve months. 5j No wonder that honest capitalists are in a ^ panic, that a wido birth is given to brokers, #| that rail road shares are quietly got rid of at n] any sacrifice, that even the companies themselves are taking the nlarin and instituting rigid enquiries into the conduct of their of- tli fict-rs. pi 1 he seven million dollars Intely voted by ra Congress were paid over yesterday by our G Sub treasurer to tho order of (Jen. Almonte, t< the Mexican Minister. Isn't Santa Anna b afraid that his worthy representative may m catch the epidemic of this wicked city and ft give leg-bail with the money bags! They h are lodged for the present in the vaults of the t! Bank of America, Bank of N. Y., Bank of f? Commerce, and the Merchants and Phe- ,n nix Bank. Yours truly, S HUDSON. U n Increase ofthe Cholera?Average of twenty- y, one esths a Dsv?Impudence in matters of Diet?General Mortality?Death of Kx-Justic Mcrrett liy the Epidemic?De- in cease of tho late U. H. Marshall?Death it of Ia*on Javilla?Loss of N. B. Blunt, late ja District Attorney?Opening of the Dog Pound?Hydrophobia?Tbc Steamship Franklin Ashore?Emulation between hi the Collins Line and the Cunnrders?Hard hi Shell Nomination?" (Jift Enterprises " |C below par?Street affray between distin- .. guished Parties?Ex-President Fillmore at Brooklyn?Weather, Ate. New York, July IB, 18M. di Mr. Editor : ^ Oppressive warmth sod tho increase of h cholera in the city is driving sway all not p detained here by inevitable necessity ; even x< those who luid determined to forego their | usual summer travel. There is no conceal- (f ing the fart that the epidemic is spreading J( fatally among us. The Inspector's report M for lost week shows 147 deaths from this ? disease, sn increase of 4B on the preceding c, week. Oureiext report will no doubt show nj s still more decided advance at last if we g may judge from the returns of the Hospi- f, tal in Franklin Street. The number of cases received at this institution yesterday ? were twice those of the day before, while || the deaths were inerenscd in e nearly three- e{ fold proportion. Many are seizod suddenly p in the streets, frequently after some impu- g dent indulgence. A boy in Washington ?, Market who had gratified his appetite for a green apples and raw tomatoes to an inordi- t, nnte extent, was suddenly sttoekod yestor- tt day by tho symptoms of the epidemic and ^ conveyed home with all speed. The mortality from other diseases, also, is unsusllv i. ' trrrnt in thin city ; th? deaths Isat week altogether amounted to over 800, cholera in- n funtunt and other diseases of children carrying off n large share. Ex-Justice Merritt fell a victim to the epi- G deraic on Hunday last. He hod filled the g office of Police Magistrate for aome years; si and, was no highly esteemed for integrity T and shrewdness that he was latterly em- oi ployed by the various banks at their clear- C ance-house for the detection of pick-pock- w eta. We hare lately been unfortunate in losing several other public personages. A few dnys since, the Hon. H. P. Talltnadge, late ^ U. 8. Marsh dl for this district, was celled ^ away. Shortly after I.*on Javelli followed, w a member of the popular Ravel family.? None of our loasee, however, will be so deeply felt aa that of Nathaniel B. Blunt, our late able and upright District Attorney. His death took place at Lebanon Spring*, w whither he went with his family to recruit ^ his strength, immediately after the tedious ,r Walker divorce case, which terminated last week. Having some symptoms of dysautary, ho attempted to check them with opt- tj, urn ; and, having taken this drug in too V large quantities, was aUnsked by a congeelive fever. Mr. Blunt was one of the bright eat ornaments of the New York bar, able, ^ upright, indefatigable, and eloquent. He ^ wan well known in political circles, an n P' prominent and consistent whig. The friend w and correspondent* of Clay, ho wan sent M by tbe adherents of that veteran Statesman in in this city to nrge bin nomination la the 04 Whig convention of 1848, and had the ken- ' or of presenting bin name to that body. He always enjoyed the eosAdetwn of oar r" people la the highest degree, and vaeetved m at their bands aeveral important stetione of M trust. The various bodies with whisk be *1 wan connected have eymiil their high re- M gard for hie memory, and generally attend- * ed bis funeral. Hwfdom baa eo large a pro- of cession accompanied the rem aim of any at private eHiaoo to tbeir last renting place. b The dog-pound wan opened early In Juan, m id every unfortunate canine found unmuz* od in the streets, ia liable to be dragged lesc nolens rotens, and to be sternly knock I in the head unless redeemed befbre snnit. A premium of ftO eta per head is paid ] nil brought to the pound; and a flourishg trade Is thus opened to a large body of Dungstcrs who not only lie in wait at tho irnors for urmpcoting curs, but have actuly taken to the raising of pups for the >ove market. Notwithstanding this whole>le canine destruction, we do not tnnnngo i keep entirely clear of hydrophobia. Sevsi rabid dogs have been killed in our nets ; and there ia a general " gallopado I around" whenever aven a cur or poodle seen with his tongue out and a supersjndnticc of saliva about tho eye-teeth. The U. 8. .Mail Steamer Franklin went ihore on the Long Island beach last Monty. She is lying in a very critical position, roadside on, with a list ofF-shoro ; the intore wheel is nearly four feet out of water, id it is doubtful whether she win be got fT. as a bar is forming outside of her.? 'he passengers and mail have boon landed i safety, and none of tho cargo will be lost uless bad weather cornea on. The Arctic, which has been undergoing nportaut repairs and has had many imrovemcnts introduced into her machinery, is resumed her place in the line. The nnorablo emulation that has long subsist1 between the proprietors of tho Collins id Cunard vessels, with respect to tho ltntuirutive intend of tliair rixinivtivA attain. iip?, has been excited in the highest deree by recent event*, and is likely to relit in triumphs which the most sanguine ival architects have hardly ventured to ream of. The Hard-Shell Democrats have taken ie initiative for this fall's political camligns. At a Convention jnst held at Sycuse they have nominated for Governor, reene C. Bronson, lately appointed Coiloe>r of this Port, and afterward* decapitated Y the executive amid the universal excitsicnt of all sections of the Democracy, y his brethren in the faith Mr. Bronscn is been regarded i s a martyr, and hence icy have nominated him for the high ofre in question?for which, it must be adlitted, hia nbilitica and integrity eminently ualify tliem. Our present incumbent, Gov. eymour, will probably receive the nomin.son from the othes Section of the Democicy, as well as tho Anti-temperance Parr. The Whigs and 'Know-nothing* are i?t to be heard from. Amid tho general depression of stocka. i consequence of speculations in high places must be innnionud that u Gift Enterprise," just now bclntc par. The onergetic action f the authorities has put NVnterbcrry, Param, Ilnrt and other profeAors of that ilk, ?rs <1* combat, their drawings are not likely i come on much before the Greek Calends, 'you or your readers have any tickets, n't count on the premium pianos very ion?don't excite the children's hopes uuucly by promising them that Wtey shall tarn music, unless yoa have some othef ink to draw on than the glowing gift prosactus. Perham and Hart ars trying to bra n it out, and fight the commonwealth ; bat imagine the latter will get the better of icin in tho long run. The police made a escent on Hart's rooms a few days since, itli n warrant for the Professor. He was on r?t, as the Sheriff says; but they aucI'oded in exciting a delightful commotion inong a do ren young ladies who were enaged in writing the Professor's letters and aiding his -'whole world." An affair took place yesterday in one of ur streets between J.A. McMsster,editor of ie Freeman's Journal, and Thomas Franis Meagher. The former, it seems, had ublished an abusive article about Meaher; and he, unable to obtain any other tisfaction, coolly attacked his libeller with riding whip. McMaster discharged a pis il at hia opponent, but without success, nd w#? finnlly throws down, severely Ihuu mi, and seriously injuredEx President Filmore La visiting an Brook>o. The weather ia hot; no ehange in th? wrketa, HUDSON. Dsatk or Ex-Govk*iior Towns, or rKORGU.?We regret to learo from a tcleraphfc dispatch in the Savannah JoHmall nd Courier, that Ex-Governor George W. 'owns died at Macon, Go-, at one o'cloen n Saturday morning. The Journal and ourier paya the following tribute to hie icmorv ; "Our readers throughout the State wilj iarn with peculiar pain the death of thia istinguished citizen of Georgia. The and lent though auddon, ia hardly unexpected or a long time his health has been consider. 1 in a precarious condition, notice of whieh is been given in the public journals in ex r his inattention to n volumiiioua con sponderwe. lie is now no more. In him corgis loses n dovotad son, hia country a arm and self-aaeritieing patriot, a large ris e of society, a generous and dishitosesUd iend. 'Gov. Towna waa a native ofGoorgi..* id waa but fifty years of age at hiw death, iving been born in the county of Wilkes, m 4th of May, 1809. The family was of irginta descent and of revolutionaray fame. Buasiso or TrialTau!^-It is a fret woely of notice, that the piece about to ho pee. >rmed at the National Theatre la PhilsdeU hia, when it took fire, waa the as me that as performed ia the Riukmead Theatre, the awfai night of its destruction hy ftae December, 1811. la Philadelphia it was (vor(Sai>rl mm id If 1 nasi a w latklaK oilier Mine for M The Blriklkg J ie rvprcernUtlon of which h*d progressed >r tow time before the Are in the Rieh* ood Tbeetre occurred. The nnfortnnste itor who wm horned In the Netfoeei TW ft, woe dreeeud for the principal choree* r. A friend ?> It U the third '(Voire cetroyed on the night of the perform? r ttde piny. II* does itot reoaember the nee er leewBly of owe of them. Even two, merer, ore enough te neke a reeaork M* uw w ilMftdenee, and to etftte come aoperetW