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MORNING NEWS. B¥ JOHN 1H. COOPER' W. T. THOMPSON, EDITOR TERMS: DAILY PAPER $4 00 | TRJ-WZKKLY $2 00 All New Advcrtls’emonts appear in both papers. [Correspondence of the Morning News.) ' New-York, March 6, 1850. A fraud practiced upon the Custom House, is exciting some attention at present. The de linquent is named Talman, a young fellow of some two or three and twenty. He managed, by bold effrontery* to obtain the order for the delivery of goods in the bonded warehouse without having first paid the duties. The Deputy Collector, it seems, knowing him, did not consider it necessary to examine the vouch ers presented, or he would have discovered that that of the Cashier was wanting; but merely asked if 1 'the duties were paid, and signed the order. The employers of Talman have invariably given him checks for the amount of duties, which ho bus pocketed, and to what extent it has been carried on cannot at present be ascertained. He confessed to between $8000 -and $9000. Warrants have been issued for his arrest, but the bird has flown. *Phe lightning will doubtless head him ofif, however- This Talman had a grout pen chant for the society of literary men, actors, &c. Last year he started a weekly paper here called the ,‘iMetropolis,” in conjunction with Park Benjamin and C. G. Foster; but they speedily walked out; the paper is still alive, and he was quite lavish in his payments to contributors. He also started, with Broug ham, the actor, a I’unch-y paper called the “Bubble,” which buisted the second number. Ho gave rich and expensive dinners at Wind- must’s and other places, treated his friends (?) to the best of wines, purchased tickets for the Opera by the dozen and presented them to his hangers-on, of, whom you may be sure he had plenty, and now I would venture to sny, not one of them has a feeling of sympathy for him, or would cross the street, if it would dirty their patent leathers, to save him from Sing Sing. Theatrical circles have boon slightly agitat ed by the announcement that thp little Olym pic closes on Saturday night, and on that occa sion Manager Crumknt.ehs makes his “last appeRlknce on any stuge.” He intends to turn tavern-keeper, and has entered into partnership with one Charles Smith, leased a large now building on Broadway, adjoining Niblo’s Gar den, (rent $5000 per annum,) which is to be fitted up in magnificent style. It is supposed that Mitchell has made $30,000 or $40,000 in the Qlympic. ■ There is a rumor that another party will klep it open, but the company will not unite, I understand, and without certain actresses, this house is nothing. It is one of tho most pleasant Inungas in the city, and the company contains some familiar faces, that will not soon fade from the memjry. We are to have another Theatre on Broad- tray, I understand, and Barnum is great* en larging the one in the Museum, having pur chased the adjoining property. Tho site of the otfl Park still remains in statu quo, and tho statue of Bhaksfrare has bcon painted, and now adorns the vestibule at tho Astor House. Burton’s is crowded every night, and tho “Serious Family” does not diminish in at tractiveness. There is a talk of Blake leaving the Broadway, which many consider a con summation devoutly to be wished. He is ex tremely unpopular before and behind the cur tain. , Tom IJammn locks as well and coughs as-asthmatically as ever. I fear he is not mak ing a fortune at the Bowery just now. Ho must have immense houses nightly to make any thing at such prices—25 and 124 cents. Chanprau is delighting the hoys at the Na- t other was an old affair, and about to he conver ted into a barge. They belonged to the ship builder, Wm. H. Brown. We near Mo news of the Rhode Island, ami it is too probable that the wreck Is sunk, and all who were left on board perished. They may turn up yet, to be sure, but it is hoping against hope. No news from California yet. Calhoun’s speech is causing a great deal of remark, and the comments are by no menus complimentary to him. We are all on the qui vivc for Webster’s great effort to answer. News is a scarce artie'e to-dny no excite ment—no mysteries—no murders no elope ments—“no nothing ;” so no more at present. CHARLEMAC. Tuesday Morning, March 13, 1880. LAlfOEHT CIRCULATION! PeF’ The Daily Morning News has now a larg er city circulation than either of the other daily miners and consequently is the best advertising medium. We state this fact in justice to ourselves and for the benefit of the advertising public, p-jar- See first page for our rates of advertising, f Advertisements should oe handed in at an early hour, to insure their appearance in the paper of the next morning. O’" Seo first page. The Steamer Isabel.—Tho steamer Isabol, Cap*. Rollins, from.Havann, arrived off the Bar yesterday morning, nnd delivered her mails for this city. By the Isabel we have re ceived the letters of our attentive correspon dent at Havana, which will be found under their proper heads in our paper this morning. Return op the I’ilot Boat Savannah.— It will be remembered that tho Pilot Boat Sa vannah was dispatched after the schr Abel, on which vessel it was ascertained that George I. Bulloch, tho absconding Cashier of the Central Rail Road Bank, had taken passage. The Pilot Boat returned to our city yesterday morning about 6 o’clock, after having sailed about five hundred miles, without having been nblo to overtnko the schr, or learn anything of the course she had taken. Miss Kimberly’s Readings.—It will be seen by tho card in another column that this popular and talented Indy commences a series of Shakspearean Readings at the Armory Hull, this evening. Tho papers of tho Northern cities and of the South-West, where she has re cently been, speak in the most extravagant terms in commendation of her masterly per formances in this new and highly intellectual art. Hor discrimination of the nicer shades of character, is said to be faultless ; while her re markable command of voice nnd expression, and her graceful facility of manner, enables her to delineate tho various and distinctive charac ters of tho dramatic personages in a manner to excite the admiration and wonder of her au ditors. Visit op the Sea Serpent.—We have all our lives been skeptical iif regard to the actual existence of the Sea Serpent, but the follow ing statement comes to us sowell authenticated by veritable witnesses, that we are forced to acknowledge ourself “on the fence” in regard to a matter on which we have heretofore hold a decided negative opinion. On Sunday afternoon last, about 5 o’clock, as the steamer Wm. Seabrook, Cupt. BlanKen- ship, was passing Broad River, about 30 miles North of Tybee Light, bound for this city, those on board tho vessel saw at a distance of several hundred yards ahead what they at first took to be a floating log.** As the boat neared it, howover, they discovered it to be a living something, lying apparently still, partly sub merged in the water; and ns they came still closer, it assumed the appearance so often des cribed by thoso who profess to have seen the Sea Serpent. The passengers and others des cribe it as being of a durk, muddy color, with a head somewhat resembling that of an nlign- tor, 10 to 15 feet'in length, which was entirely out of water. The body, which described a curve as it Iny in the water, discovered numer ous bumps of the size of a hogshead rising out uf the water, by which they were enabled to lAlke an estimate of its length, which they state at 140 to 150 feet. Capt. Blankenship, in order to gratify his passengers and crew with the best possible view of the sea monster, made a circuit round him, passing within 20 or 30 feet of it, during which his Snakeship seem ed to take no notice of tho vessel. After hold ing himself on exhibition until the boat’s crew bod enjoyed a full view of him. he slowly sunk beneath his native element. As the steamer passed on her course, the serpent again emerg ed from the water, and leisurely directed his course Southward. The passengers of the Seabrook express themselves highly delighted with this exchange of nautical courtesies with his Snakeship, and though many of them were firm disbelievers in his existence before,all are confident that he was the veritable Symon Pure. The report of this stranger on our coast, created quite an excite ment in nautical circles yesterday, and we have even heard an expedition to capture the Sea Serpent spoken of. It may he that his Snakeship has been driven into our latitude by stress of weather, or it may be, that like other notables, lie has condescend ed to pay us of the South a visit,now thnt he has ceased to bo a wonder at the North. All this may be, but there is still one staggering reason, which militates powerfully against our belief in his existence, nnd that is this :—If there was really such a thing in creation as a Sea Ser pent, Barnum would have hnil him on exhibi tion long ago. The IIohnstocks.—We regret to learn by the Charleston papers that Adale and Ivarl IIohnstocks, have returned to the North with out paying ns n visit. Their success in Charles ton was very flattering, and we have no doubt that if their engagements would have permit ted them to visit Savannah, they would have been equally woll received. tional* by his personutioas of “Mose”—pea nuts nnd “i»i hi’a” are abundant nt this house. The trial of Norton for tho libel on Miss Crean, was not commenced to-dny in the Court of Sessions, us was expected. It is hinted that the lady shrinks from the exposure. Nfi> Buntline was in Court in custody of one of the Keepers of Blackwqjl’s Island. He is a witness in the case. His residence at the Penitentiary has not improved his looks. He carries a bold front, however. A very nu merous meeting was held at the Tubernacle, 4nst night, on the subject.of Naval Reform, so “far as coqperns the system of flogging. The addresses were very excellent. A sailor who formerly belonged to the Somers when under the command of Mackenzie, about the time of lha" execution of Midshipman Spencer, do- .‘tailed the particulars of the alleged mutiny, which he denied was any mutiny at all, and stated that over two thou sandal ashes were in- flictod on the crew during a cruise on the Coast of Africa. The late cold spell has frozen the North Riv er again opposite Albany, which has never oc curred before, it is said—at least, so say the oldest inhabitants. Navigation will conse quently be delayed another week or two. The chance of navigation being speedily opened has caused quite a rush of buyers, and Dry Goods jobbers, importers, &c., are overrun with busi- ’ the villians who commit- outrage mentioned in my B, and they will probably all be secured. Two steamers, the Chaster Oak and the Eu reka, were totally destroyed by fire on Mon- day evening; it was a grand but meiancholly The Eureka was a fine boat, and hud up for the earning season. The The Friend of the Family.—We nr pleased to seo that our friend Purse has been encouraged to enlarge his excellent Weekly,and* to learn that tho paper is receiving .the sup port it so nobly deserves. There is more of merit than pretence about the «f Friend, a fact that cannot fail to win for it the favorable regards of tho deserving public. M r - Puhee ablo writers, whose excellent contributions give unusual interest to his puper. We wish him every success in his laudable effort to sustain a domestic literary medium in our midst. Mr. Webster in reply to Mr Calhoun.— Tho Baltimore Sun of Friday morning contains a telegraphic abstract of Mr. Webster’s great speech in the Senato in reply to Mr. Calhoun, delivered in that body on Thursday, with tho conversation which took place between those distinguished gentlemen on the floor of the Sen ate at the close of the speech. The abstract is of considerable length, and as we did not publish the speech of Mr. Calhoun, we have decided not to give that of Mr. Webster. In tho Sun wc find tho following brief view of Mr. Web ster’s remarks, by tho intelligent Washington correspondent of that paper. The interest felt ill Mr. Webster’s course on the great question of the day drew to tho Cap itol, at an early hour this morning, a vast crowd The ladies obtained possession of the chamber before the hour of meeting, and of course were not dislodged from their seats, though sorrie of the Senators were.—Among the eminent per- hnS succeeded in enlistiftg the pons of several s0 . n * P resen ‘ " ithi , n thc 1 b i lr "’ Pr(! ,hp , B " tish minister and Gen. .James Hamilton. The Sen- Thf. Forrest Divorce Case.—A despatch from Harrisburg dated 6th instant, says: “Tho FonREST divorce case came up before the Ju diciary Committee this afternoon. The evi dence is said to bo of the most positive chur- actor, and it is thought that the Committee will report favorably to the prayer of tho peti tioner.” The New-York Mirror soys: “It is under stood that Mrs. Forrest has responded to the charges made against hor, and while she in dignantly denies the truth of the alleged infi delity, takes the ground that the Legislature of Pennsylvania has no right to interfere in her domestic relations.” Consolidation.—A movement is on foot in Philadelphia to consolidate under one munici pal government, tho several districts into which the city is divided. It is thought that by this arrangement the city authorities will be better enabled to suppress tho riots that from time to time occur in the suburbs, and which are chronicled abrond as Philadelphia riots. EF" Joseph Moss committed Suicide at Raleigh, N. C.,.on the 2d inst, by plucing the muzzle of a gun to his head and blowing his brains out. • l# Isn the- Californi a Legislature-measures have been tnken for the suppression of prize fights and hull fights, And other brutal exhibi tions, tin the Sabbath day, and also bull fights on any other days. Disunion in Massachusetts-—A petition from Medford, Mass., just presented in the Legislature of that Slate, prays for a law to in capacitate any member from holding his seat, who shall offer a petiii^j^forthe dissolution of the Unjpfcy.. • .... < atnrs and the whole of tho vast and brillinnt auditory were profoundly attentive to Mr. Webster’s speech,’which occupied about three hours and a half. The speech was admirably adapted to pro mote a liberal and rational sentiment at the North on the territorial and slaver) questions, and to expose some of the errors and fallacies in the views of the modern South—and to bri'-g the two sections together upon terms of liberal compromise—not by repudiating any principal, but by acknowledging nnd carrying into effect well established principles. Mr. Webster has gone as far as any expected, and further than most of his Northern friends wished, in concessions, ns they deem them, to the South. But I do not considcreitherthose he proposes what may he properly considered ns concessions, on either point. He gives to both sections their just and constitutional due. To the South ho offers: first, the execution, in good faith, of tho compact made by the torms of the annexation of Texas; the rigid enforce ment of the stipulations for tho surrender of fugitive slaves; while, at the same time, he rebukes the abolition agitation, and utterly re jects the Wilmot proviso. In the North, he claims nothing but this— that California and New Mexico—the whole country acquired from Mexico—shall be, what God and nature have destined it for, non slaveholding territory. He simply asks that human law and human folly shall not interfere to contravene or to strengthen the act of God. Of course he roferred only to African slavery —not to predial service. His broad ground is that the character of every foot of land belonging to the Union is al ready fixed—as respects the question of slave holding or nuii-slave-holding territory-*-!})- irre vocable law. Mr. Calhoun, who was an attentive listener, exptessed his gratification ait some portions of Mr. Webster’s speech. He differed with him, as to the question whether States could recede, and some historical points. Cass County Opposed to the Southern Convention.—At a meeting of the citizens of Cass county, irrespective of party, hold nt Ca»s- ville on the 5th inst., regulations were ndoptod in favor of a convention of delegates from the several counties comprising the 15th Congres sional District, to be held at Cassville on the 15th inst. Ten delegates were appointed to said district Convention, and a committee who reported a scries of resolutions for tho consid eration of tho meeting. The preamble and resolutions favored the Missouri compromise,de nied tho power of Congress to exclude the South fromtho now territories,arrested the right of the peoplo of snid territories to control the slavery question within their own limits, favored the admission of California with proper boundaries and her present Constitution, and insisted that Congress ought to pass a law which would enable owners to recover fugitive slaves. In addition to these resolutions they passed the following : 6. Resolved, Thnt we are opposed to the Southern convention proposed to he held nt Nashville, cherishing os we do a strong attach ment to the Union, and we pledge ourselves to support the President, in using all Constitution al means in his power to protect it from vio lence for any cause now known to us. 7. Resolved, Thut we condemn the action of the Into Legislature of the State, in requiring tho Governor to call a Convention of the peo ple of the State in the event that California is admitted into the Union ns n State, and hope he will not, for such n cause, call the people from their homes, and thus burthen them with unnecessary expense, and increase the excite ment of the public mind. Tho meeting also resolved to “ support no one as a delegate who does not subscribe to the principles contained in the above resolu tions. These resolutions will be rend with painful surprise by the friends of the South and the Union every where, while they will serve ns a theme of fanatical exultation by ihosc who ure striving to encourage aggression by representing the South as weak and distracted. There may- have been no necessity for the call of a South- era convcntian— there mav never exist a neces sity for its action. But since the movement has gone so fur we think the best interests as well as the honor of the South, demanded that it should assemble. The Southern question is now in process of adjustment at Washington; another month may remove all ground of complaint.. The Nashville Convention would then ratify the ad justment, and as tho authentic organ of the people of all the Southern States, renew the bonds of union and fraternal attachment ihat have been so nearly sundered in the excited contro versy for s our rights. The Convention wotild not prevent a settlement of our difficulties by Con gress, while divisions among ourselves will do more than any thing else to defeat any ar rangement by that body, which would give even justice to the South. We cannot believe that there is any portion of our peoplo who seek to dismember the Union—who prefer disunion to union. If there are such among us—men who use this great question for the purpose of estrangement, and with a view to effect a dissolution of the Union, as a measure of politjcul policy—the Southern Convention would be tho most effi cient power to put them down and to assert the i patriotic fidelity of the Southern people The Action of such a body would ho .worth all the Executive threats of Northern resolutions that were ever uttered. On the other hand, if disunion is to be an inevitnblo result of con tinued wrong nnd aggression—if it, he true thut justice, good-faith, and equality, are es sential to the preservation of our political union, the fiat of the people of the Southern States in Convention assembled, will give weight nnd dignity abrond and binding force nt home, to a declaration involving so deeply the destiny of our race and nation. POSTSCRIPT. [From our Havana Correspondent.] Later froth UliUgi-CM, 1’tumma and Call, fornln. Havana, March 8,1850 The steamer Georgia came in from Chagrei on the 3d, and proceeded to New-York. p|, steamer California had arrived from Sun Fru cisco at Punama. The Goorgin brought t], passengers, 300 in number, 66 of which w t - for New-Orlcans nnd tho rest for New-York Tho state of things in California is r ep rc sented as prosperous; tho gold diggers w Cre securing abundant returns. The Georgia Wa , supposed to have about, half a million on board chiefly distributed among the passengers. Th Empire City had just arrived in Chngrcsat the time of tho Georgia’s departure, and t | l0 steamers Cherokee and Philadelphia were i 0 leave Chagres direct for New-York a day , lt two after tho Georgia. Yours, respectfully. Presents to the Executive Family^ gold medal was presented to Colonel Bliss on the Gcli inst., at the President’s, by Col. Clm ton, an aid de camp of the Governor of tl le State of New York, which was giveu to him by thnt State as u testimonial of ihe appreciation entertuined by tho State for his distinguished services in the Mexican war. After the presentation of the meddle, Joseph Hoxie, Esq., in behalf of the Piscatorial As sociation of thc city of New York, presented the President n beautiful emblem of the asso. elation, a gold fish with diamond eyes. At the same time, a silver curry-comb was presented by Gov. Seward to the President in behalf of Old Whity. ■ It was a private of fering from a manufactory of curry-combs in Now York. Agricultural College.—A. hill has been in troduced into the N&w -Yorksi Legislatnre, to establish “The Agricultural College of the State of N. Yuris,*’ with an experimental farm attached. It authorizes a loan of $100,006 to cct, . Massachusetts was matter. lasTVjtWohject, tJTc* the first to lead in this n The National Temperance Convention. —This body, which assembled in Washington on Monday of last week was largely attend ed by delegates from several States. They adopted a series of resolutions, one of which was recommending the abolishment of the spirit ration of the Navy, and after appointing a commitee to arrange for the holding of the next Annual National Convention, they ad journed sine die. on Wednesday. The Massachusett Block.—The follow ing inscription was reported by Mr. Upliam, of the Massachusetts Senate, to be placed on thc stone for the Washington monument. “Massachusetts—Ourjiountry is safe while tho memory of Washington is revered.” fiT Some man in high life, in Philadelphia, has ran off to Californio with 800 or $1,000. belonging to a church of which he was trea surer. The World’s Industrial EikmiTiON. is understood that the commissioners of the great industrial exhibition to be held in Eng. land have cofhmunicated with the Governor of New York, through Mr. Barclay, the British consul, asking that persons or committees may be designated who shall correspond with them on the subject of contributions to the ex hibition. ETA toriffic gale swept over a large tract of country embracing portions of Virginia Delaware and Pennsylvania on tho night of the .1st inst. In Pittsburgh three churches were un roofed and otherwise injured. The Lutheran churojb was blown down. Several houses were bloWn down in Alleghany city. In Virginia much damage was donp to the plantations by the destruction of buildhig*,(knees,slocks, Sts. nnd on tlicvrivers many boats sunk. We hear of on liwe, having been lo.it. , ^. A quorum ofCongress is one more than half of the members of euch branch. If every Southern member should leave tho House, e ufficient number would remain for all practi cal purposes. W* At an election row in Chattanooga, on the 2d inst., a man by tho name of David Pul liam was killed bv Samuel Carteuf! Mrs. Partington is said by the Boston Post, to have expressed an opinion that “there is no blessing like thnt of health, particularly when you are sick.” The remark was occasion ed by what the good lady called a phrenology in her leg. The Woodworth Patent—A Washing ton letter states that the Senate Committee on Patents has decided against the renewal of the Woodworth patent fora plaining machine. Fires at Norfolk.—The boat building- establishment of Mr. Thos. Johnson, at Nor folk, was distroyed by fire on Sunday. Lois' $1000, and partially insured. From Brazil.— The Mobile Tribune hai accounts from Bahiu to the 1st January. The coast fever, strongly resembling in type the yel low fever, hut far more fatal, Was prevailing to an alarming extent at that place. It origina ted among the shipping, and ns many as six of- ficersof merchantmen were buried in one day. In seme instances every soul on hoard of snmo vessels had died. Mr. Turner, the American Consul, died of the fever. The same disease was also prevailing at Bio Janeiro, but not to the same fearful extent. fit We see the name of Horace Gkeklt mentioned in the northern pnpors as the candi date of the Free' Boilers for tho Presidency in 1853. Big Tliuntfer>or Abby Folsom, we pre sume, will ])0 no'minatedo yiqe. Anthony Tittle, Esq., and Dr. James Washington,of Dade county,(n this state, hav ing met on the 4tl*6i}pt, to settle a contested land claim, a quarrel occurred between them, io which the former shot the latter with a pistol. The ball struck the Dr- in tho fuce, shattering his jaw-bone and inflicting .a dangerous wound. An Artful Forger.—A forged draft for $10,000 was exchanged at the Herkimer Coun ty Bank, Little Fulls* on the 2d instant- A man stopped into the hank, nnd while doing some little business, carelessly dropped the draft on the floor. He soon after returned, and inquired if such a draft had been found, to which Mr* Story, the cashier, replied that it had, and asked him if he would not have it exchanged. Th6 man said he did not care any thing about it hut if it would be any accommodation, it might be done, ahd accordingly it was done. Kentucky and the Nashville Convex* tion.—The resolution appointing delegates to the Nashv.ile convention, was effectually killed in the Kentucky Senuto, on tho 28th ult., hy the decisive vote of 27 to 9. Only one whig voted for them—only two democrats again' 1 them. Cincinnati.—Vacant dwellings nnd stores are said by the Cincinnati Gazette to he more numerous in that city at present than for f ,ve yaars past; They are, ton, mostly in the busi* ness nnd thickly settled parts of the r.ity. The Gazette attributes this to excessive building* and lh,g mortality oftlie cholera lastycar. Mail Robbery.—On thc arrival of the Man* Chester, N. H. enrs, at Boston, on Saturday* it was discovered thjit the Manchester mail bag had been cut open and robbed- The mad bag was in the usual cqr, but the door wbb un locked, the lock being out of order.—The bug was, cut open, and all its contents, save a few news papers, carried off. As the bag proba bly contained letters for the Snuth, the loss ii suppos ed to be considerable.