The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1864, Page 4

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The reports received of General Kilpatrick’ Inte dashing cavalry raid to Richmond furnish sufficient evidence, we think, to show—first, that his delicate and hazardous a ~ skiifut! sly executed; secondly, that mn § a hapbotteg infgntry golymn of even five thousand men from Genéiél Butler's de- partment, seasonably on hand near Richmond, the expedition, in all probability, would have resulted in the most decisive and comprehen- sive success of all our successes of the war; and, thirdly, that in failing to supply this sup- porting infantry column the managers of this enterprise have shamefully blundered. The responsibility must be shared between the President, his military board of directors at Washington, and the commander of the Army of the Potomac. We have no doubt that from Union prisoners escaping from Richmond, and from refugees and rebel deserters, General Meade and the War Office, in planning this ex- pedition, agi upon positive information shfeh: justified the largest anticipations of success. But still the question recurs, why was not a strong supporting infantry detachment sent up _ ‘the peninsula to join Kilpatrick at the suburbs of Richmond? It may be answered that Gea. Anrarrevererms, 04 Umited number, will be foserted | Hitler, in goasequence of the troops ‘he had. $e the Waacur Hani, an}in the Europea and California | detailed from the peninsulas for active service _ Rtttons. , VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing import- in North Carolina, and around Norfolk, was left too weak to be of any service to Kilpatrick, ent pews, soltoited from aay quarter of the world; if used, » except to cover his retreat. But why, then, ‘will be Uborally paid for. gg-Ovm Formox Connss- | was not a column of five or ten thousand in- FONDENTS AWE PARTIOULARLY REQUESTED 10 SRAL ALL LET- SERS AND PACKAGES BENT US. NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence. do not return rejected oommunioations. —— ss Volume XXIX ............ »No. 66 =—=— AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. AOADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving Place.—Iructan Orena— ANE. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadwa,—Davantsr or tm Beoiumenr. WALLAOK’S THEATRE, Droadway.—Lonpox Assv- RANOR. eo GABDEN, Broadway.—Tioxer or Leave jan. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway. —Tauixa Surrar- mr. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Pouce Srr— Bex Bour—Lirie SENTINEL, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Bartig or SEpaE- MooR—SonOoLMASTER—ALION MAT. “ BARNUM'S MOSEUM, Broadway.—Four Giawrs, Two Dwaurs, Avowos, Waat Is It, &0., ay all hours, AruKo Ba, O8 Srintt or Buavtr—At Sand 73; P. M. BRYANTS' peg! ngs Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- way.—Bravorian Boxes, Dances, Buetusquas, 40—Tan anc 4 Burraercr. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 54 Broadway. —Braoria x Boros, Dances, &c.—Fiat Foor Jaxx. AMERIOAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broadway,—Baturre, Pivrouumes, Bonuasives, Ae—Mazviae A BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE, 485 Broadway.—Gre- ard ap Bquesteian Pekromxanows. Aftérnoon and WIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth street, —Punronurs 4x Moxeurs. ' Afternoon and Evoulag. OPER CHAPEL. 718 Broadway.—Tas 81x20) on Mimnor ov tae Untvenss, aa a «Sigh NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Brosdway.— Ovnsosrrees any Leorvnns, from 9 A. M. tii! Wor _ OPERA HOUS: Iya. —! poniassene gd Brooklyo.—Eratoriay New York, Monday, Marc! THE SITUATION. Nothing definite as to the result of General Kilpatrick's waid towards Richmond bas yet reached us. When bis troops arrived at Frederick’s Hall, it is reported that Genoral Leo was just starting tn a train for Gordonsville, end only escaped capture by being ten minutes in advance @t Gonora! Kilpatrick's troops. The supplies of the rebels @reeaid to be fearfully reduced by the destruction of the (bridges and railroads accomplished by Kilpatrick's forces, and the spirit of the soldiers is considerably depressed by the fact that the mills, and otber sources from which to @btain (ood, have been destroyed. It is regarded in ‘Washington that Gevora! Kilpatrick bas accomplished ail ‘Ghat was expected of his expedition. General Meade returned to the Army of the Potomac @esterday. The object of his visit to Washington is said €o bave been the reorganization of the different corps un- der bis command. Tne news from the Department of West Virginia Woports that the cavalry scouting expedition sent oat to Pendleton county, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Root, of the Fifteenth New York cavalry, returned yes- Corday. No onemy appears to be in force in that neigh- orhoed. several email guorilia parties fled on the ap- @Proaok of our forces. The expedition effectually de- @troyed the saltpetre works south of Fravklia, in Pendle- @on county. Another scouting party bad a slight skirmish near Moorfield, capturing some few of McNei!'s cavalry. No reliable information of Geveral Sherman's move- tmonts has been received at Vickwbarg up to the 27th ult., wor for a week before. All reports of his being at ‘Vicksburg on the 24th are entirely false Neither the at Jackson about that time. General McPhers« Corps is now there, It is reported from General Grant’s front that there is no likelihood of any fighting taking Place there for some time. From East Teanessee we learn that scouts report that Longstreet has sent his wagon trains to Richmond by railroad, and has used the horses and mules to mount his men. The rebel cavalry is still scouring thegcountry ust of Knoxville, Araid by the famous Morgan upon | the railroad communications with Chattanooga was ox pected. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. AQ election will be held throughout this State to-mor- fow, in accordance with the provision of the present Legisiature, to decide whether the State constitution shall | (be so amended as to allow citizens of the State in the pa- Gional army and aavy to vote on the occurrence of our ‘various elections. The polls will open at sunrise and lose at sungot, and will be couducted in the usual man- | Ber at the regular poliing places in each elect.on district. ‘The tickets will read thus:—‘‘For the proposed amend- ‘Ment allowing absent electors in the military service of the United States to vote,” or “Against the proposed amendment allowing absent electors in the military ser- — ‘vice of the United States to vote.’” ‘The steamship Ocean Queen arrived at this port yester- Gay from Aspinwall, which piace she loft on the 26th ult. By ber errival we have later news from Contral and Bouth America, the details of whick}though interesting, Gre of no great importance. There appear to be no late movements of comsequence on the part of the belligerent forocs om either side in Mosquera’s revived republic of She United States of Colombia. The proposal for a con- grees at Lima of representatives of the various American republics was growing in favor The Ocean Queen Drought to this port over baif a million in California gold, ‘We have cews from Havana to the ist inst. Am ng the items of particular interest is the passage of the famous Santa Anna through that place, nm rowe from St Thomas, West Indies, te bis native Mexico. There had been avother trifling engagement between the insurgent Dominicans and the Spanish troops, in which the latter are reported, as usual, to bave been the victors. A Apanish war vessel had captured off the port of Monte Oriati a eobooner laden with salt tntended for the Domini. Cana, The re-enlisted men of the Forty-elghth New York Volumtoors, who have been home on furlough for the Past month, yesterday went to Fort Schuyler, their fur- Jongh baviog expired. Those veterans are under com mand of Lieutenant Col nel Strickland, and expect 8000 to Hoare for their old scone of galiant exploits in General Qihimore's department. ‘The cheorful, bracing weather of yesterday induced a © ne eal seg {0 visit the Park, and both the érives walks were very lively, The progress of spr te plainly manifested in whe change of the color ot ee Sward, which, from & brownish yellow, bas turned toa Wright groen. Further donations to the Park hive been Fegetved, « list of which wil be published in a few days, There was gevera! buoyancy iv tbe markets for mor? @andion on Saturday, and both imported and domestic Ortistes broaght full prices. The rise in gold tended to " qpmanen te Hows of holders materiaily, fantry and artillery detailed by way of the Po- tomac and York rivers for this Richmond expe- dition from the Army of the Potomac? From all accounts from both sides, that army oan spare five, ten or even twenty-thousand men, and still be strong enough to hold {ts ground against Lee’s army under any possible contin- gency. Surely in this matter there has been some very stupid blundering, or some profound secrets of strategy which ordinary mortals can- not comprehend. From a council of war at Washington Gene- ral Meade went to the front the other day to execute the plans agreed upon in reference to this Richmond adventure, and at the end of it the first thing we hear of General Meade is that he is back again at Washington in consultation with the Secretary of War. Let them alone, and we shall probably next hear of some for- midable expedition for the capture of Mosby, unless, during the absence of Kilpatrick, Jeb. Stuart should sweep around in another destruc- tive raid upon Manassas. The simple truth ap- pears to be that General Meade depends upon the War Office for his plans and combinations, and that the War Office is incompetent to direct him. We are glad, therefore, to hear that General Grant is on his way to Washington. He comes, no doubt, in obedience to a requisi- tion from the President, and we guess that the object of this requisition is to secure the ad- vice and to try the suggestions of General Grant touching the future movements of the Army of the Potomac. We sincerely hope aud trust that this may prove to be the case; for we are quite sure that the strategy and tactics of General Grant, applied to the Army of the Po- tomac, will soon carry it close apon the heels or over the broken fragments of the opposing rebel army into Richmond. In this view we congratulate the Argsy of the Potomac that General Grant is on his way to Washington. oo Tax SrastaRps 1x St. Domixco.—The latest news from St. Domingo is to the 19th ult., and represents that the war there is still dragging its slow length along, making but little progress and wearing out the strength of both the people and the army, and ex- hausting the resources of the country. The Dominicans have bravely defended their native land, though the ultimate result of the struggle is involved in doubt. But, aup- posing that Spain should finally succeed in suppressing the present revolt, she can gain nothing by her triumph, for the simple reason that the revenues of the colony were never suf- ficient to cover expenses when it was in its most rich and flourishing condition. It will now be in a far worse position, seeing that the fine cities of Santiago, Azua and Puer- to Plata have been entirely destroyed. A year ago, preceding the Inst outbreak, there was a deficit against the Spanish treasury of $2,700,000. One of the greatest evils which the Spaniards have imposed upon the people of St. Domingo, | and which has greatly contributed to the large | deficits in the revenue of the island, may be | found in the exorbitant and uorcasonable aala- | ries paid by Spain to all her emissaries there. | The archbishop, who does no good whatever in the country, receives no less than $14,000 a | year; the Captain General, $25,000; the canons | of the St. Domingo Cathedral, $14,000; the | Supreme Court of Justice, more than $30,000; | while Santana, the traitor who sold the coun- | try, revels in plenty at a salary of $12,000, and is allowed a private secretary at $2,000 a year. | How is it to be wondered at, then, that the | people themselves should be discontented and | excited even to the ultimatum of revolution ! | If there be any wisdom left among the coun- sellors of the Queen of Spain they should at | once advise the withdrawal of the Spanish forces from St. Domingo, and leave the people to the re-establishment of the republican form of government, under which alone they seem desirous of living. Punryixo Tat City Goversment.—Two bills have lately been introduced into the As- sembly at Albany which demand especial attention and consideration at this time. We mean the bill which provides for the appoint- ment by the Mayor of # commission of three persons, to be selected from the Grand Jury, to investigate charges of misconduct against any city official, with power of removal when expedient, and the bill giving taxpayers, to an amount exceeding five hundred dollars an- nually, the right to commence an action against the City Corporation to prevent any waste of the Corporation property§or franchises. Both these bills meet the approbation of our most respectable citizens and heaviest taxpayers, in- cluding A. T. Stuart, Moses Taylor, W. E. Dodge, Marshall O. Roberts, Peter Cooper, Wilson G. Hunt, Valentine Mott and many others of equally high standing. The proposi- tions are not qaite up to the plans for putting down corruption and jobbing in the City Cor- poration which ze suggested some time ago; but, if adopted, they may be productive of much good, and result in removing from the clty government many of the gross evils we have had to complain of, aad in restraining for the future the encroachments of partisan schemes and irresponsible party factions upon | the city treasury. merai | The reulac-che.did.pot.say-that. Seward had not read NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1864. eye View of the Situation. ‘The political campaign is being prosecuted much more actively than our military cam- paigns in Virginia and the Southwest. Thirty or forty nowspapers have come out in favor of the renomination of = Five or six pa- pers—mostly German—prefer Fremont. Three or four “abe BApaT have doclared for Chase, The opposition elements seem to be concen- trating upon McClellan, who has the support of the great majority ot the press, and is more popular than ever with the army and the people The intestine war in tho republican party atill rages bitterly. It is reported that letters bave paased between Lincoln and Chase in regard to the Pomeroy olroular. Chase wrote that ho did not, authorize the circular; but that ho waa & candidate for the Presidential nomination, and asked if Mr. Lincola thought that be ought to resign his seat in the Cabinet. Mr. Lincoln replied that he had not read the Pomeroy cir- it to bim—and that Chase must decide for himself whether or not it was proper to remain in the Cabinet under the ciroumstances. This was a significant hint; but Chase did not take. it. On_the contrary, he seems to ahow the white feather. He has not witbdrawa from the Treasury Department; but be allows tho Preal- dent tern it and control ite-patronage. He has consented, as our Washington despatches inform us, that Barney shall be removed from the Collectorship of this port; and it is more than probable that Postmaster Wakeman will be appointed before long. This is a decided back down on the part of Chase, and a triumph for Lincoln, Seward and Thurlow Weed, whose raid upon the Custom House bas proved a suc- cess after all It appears, then, that we are to have at least four factions in the republican parly—four Richmonds in the field. Firat, there are the red republicans, who go for Fremont; second, there are the deep black republicans, who go for Chase; third, there are the mulatto republi- cans, who go for Wendell Phillips, amalgama- tion and miscegenation; fourth, there are the smutty republicans, who go for Lincoln, the joker. All of these factions are colored—none of them pure white. They promise to give ua one of the prettiest political quarrels ever knewn in history; and, when they begin telling uppleasant truths about each othor, we shall have some very wonderful and astounding revelations, In the meantime the opposition is gathering to the support of McClellan, whose report is eagerly sought for and read. It is winning him golden opinions even from his ene- mies, and fully vindicates his genius as a mili- tary leader, and his patriotism and prescience as astatesman. Tammany Hall, having aban- doned the Joff. Davis platform of the peace democracy, will bold a sort of ratification meeting to-night, to Gill up General Hancock's brigade and nail the war flag to the mast. Then the Tammany leaders propose to call a State Convention, and afterwards a National Conven- tion, and nominate some suoh military states- man as Grant or McClellan for the conserva- tive vote. This is a birdseye view of the field of the approaching political battle, and shows the relative positions of the various parties. We shall continue to watch the devclopments on all sides, and keep our readers completely in- formed in regard to the movements of tho combatants. At present there is plenty of skirmishing along the Lines, and the capture of the Custom House by the Lincoln faction is worth notbing. A general engagement cannot be very long avoided, and soveral raids, am- buscades, reconnoiasances and flank attacks are in preparation and will come off soon. Of these we shall say more in due season. A Rear: PLenrpotentiary to Mexico.—It ap- peara that the rebel government is taking the field early in ite diplomatic relations with Mexico under the new regime ofthe Emperor Maximilian. General William Preston, who was formerly United States Minister to Spain, and who fought a short time since with bia com- mand at Chickamauga, has been duly accredited by the Davis government as minister plenipo- tentiary to the court of the new sovereign, and, it is ald, left a rebel port ia January last for that country. His instructions are to make a treaty with Maximilian—if he can—based on the mutual recognition of the two governments, with clauses granting reciprocal privileges in trade and commerce. This, saya the Atlanta Register, will be tantamount to a recognition by France. We hardly see it in that light, however, even if Mr. Preston should succeed in mak- ing the treaty. At all events, in the present stage of the rebel condition it is too late to help its desperate circumstances bya treaty with Mexico. Besides, Maximilian will have enough to do to keep his own balance, without lending aid to the confederacy; and ,certainly the con- federacy can afford him no assistamce. Mr. Preston’s mission, then, will most proba- bly prove a fiasco. Wo see, also, by our Havana news, that another personage, whose fortunes were once closely interwoven with those of Mexico, is returning to his old love. General Santa Anna has just gone there by an English steamer from St.Thomas, The object of his visit may be to sustain the new Emperor by his counsels and experience of the Mexican people, or it may be—which is more likely—to keep him in hot water. a Iumorattty i Ovr Pusic Scnoows—A Re vorm Demannrv.—Something must be done to check the rising growth of a want of confidence in the purity of our public schools, Meetings of citizens have been held in some wards to in- quire into alleged cases of immoral condact, with a view to cleanse the record and restore the accused; and they have resulted in pro- ducing further and more atartling develop- ments of crimioality, all tending irresistibly to the conclusion that there is something very wrong, very immoral and very rotten in the managoment of our schools, The Legislature fs now in session, and an appeal should be made to it to secure a radical change in the manner of selecting authorities to administer our local public school affairs, Why cannot it be so arranged that a board of commissioners, composed of some of our most worthy and up- right citizens, of bigh scholastic merit, adding thereto some of the purest and most unbdigoted of our clergy, may be selected, whose duty it shall be to supervise the appointment of teach- ers of our public schools, and take the power altogether out of the hands of ward school committees, nominated and elected by pot- house politicians? Woe are gratified to notice that @ movement is on foot which may, ina measure, tond to bring about the reform do- manded, The Citizens’ Apsooiation of Now A Birde- | York, headed by Hon. Hamilton Fish, are at work in the matter, But, it makes no difference what assoclation is engaged in the most praise- worthy of all public undertakings—tho purifi- cation ef the fountain of education—the work deserves the encouragement and gupport of every good citizen. faritnmigane--neseenios Wiener my Coxgrass—On January 22 the Housé of Representatives passed an Internal Revenue bill by a vote of eighty-seven to sixty-eight. That bill imposed a tax on whia- key, wine, gin, rum, and other articles of that nature, whioh by a temperanco member were characterized as “damnable.” It also taxed “fluids eoid as wine, brandy, whiskey,” &. Whiskey was taxed sixty cents a gallon, and adulterated liquors sold as whiskey or brandy twenty cents additional; imported liquors, “made from grain or other substances,” wero taxed forty centa por gallon. Tho tox on im- ported liquors was imposed on those already in port, and the tax of sixty conts por gallon on whiskey was extended to the + avbis- Key ‘On “hte; in seob: w ways Yo’ provide that whiskey which bad already paid a tax should only pay the inerease: By that means no single gallon of whiskey would bo’ taxed twice. This bill,ia which theres *as- anredty a6t an atom of. igjustice to'aay class, paased'the House, a8 we bave said, by a good vote and wont to the Sevate. In the Bonate it waa reforred tothe Com- on: Finewee- By thia-imo the whiskey agitation bad drawn an army of whiskey hold- ers to Washington, and thoy “buttonholed the committee.” In due time, therefore, the bill was returned to tho House with important changes. There was an increase in the tax on future manufactures, arranged thus:—The House proposition to tax whiskey sixty cents a gallon was limited to July 1; but from then till January next it was to be seventy cents, and after January eighty. But the clause that taxed whiskey on hand was stricken out. On that the Senate would lay no tax at all. Very oddly the House, which bad voted s0 decidedly for the bill as at first drawn, now accepted all ‘hat was important in the Senate amendments. On the 16th ult. the House agreed to strike out the taxon whiskey on hand, agreed to strike out the twenty cents additional on adulterated liquors, agreed to the ameffdment that restricted the sixty cents tax to July 1, but disagreed in relation to the increase beyond that time. As we have said, the Senate desired that the increase for the next six monthashould be ten cents; but the House wished to make it five. And the House desired also that the se- cond increase should be five instead of ten cents, and that there should be a moftification of the same nature in the tax on imported li- quore. At that time, therefore, the two bouses did not disagree upon any point except that of the arrangement of the scale of increase. Both had approved the striking out of the clause to’ tax whiskey on hand. But a committee of con- ference could not agree upon the small point whether the increase should be of Give or ten counts. . Accordingly the House appointed a second committee, and this committee was instructed to insist upon a tax on stooks on hand. Though the House had already agreed to the Senate amendment that there should be no tax on the stock on hand, it now absurdly directed its com- mittee to insist upon a tex on such whiskey of not leas than twenty nor more than forty cents per gallon. Consequently, when this commit- tee met that from the Senate, the latter began to reason about the scale of increase beyond July 1, and the former to rail about the tax for whiskey on hand. Tho committees talked on altogether different subjects, and could not agree, of course. Then the House named a third committee, did not give it any inatructions, and the third committee found it equally impossible to agree with the committee from the Senate. Thus three committees from the House bad failed to agree with the Senate committee, and that committee now urged the Senate to relin- quish the point that it had insisted upon. Though the House was at this time talking about the tax on whiskey on hand, that, as our readers will understand, was not the point of disagreement; for the House had agreed to all the Senate's changes except that for the tax after July 1. Upon the recommendstion of its committee the Senate receded from its position, and passed the maimed and mangled bill, whioh does not tax stocks on hand unless they be imported liquors, and which leaves whiskey free of any tax at all after July 1, 1864. We have no recollection of a more miserably lame and bungling piece of legislation than this. Rea Esrate Operations.—The business in real estate—the buying and selling of houses, building lots, storehouses, manufacturing es- tablishments, &c.—was never more prosperous than at thie time. People buy houses now who, but a year or two ago, never dreamed they would be able to make such an invest- ment, and good round prices are paid for them. There is no lack of opportunities for invest- ment, the real estate owners being all ready to sell, to avoid the burden of taxation. In some instances from sixty to one hundred per cent advance has been obtained upon the sale of ordinary houses. Many opulent house owners are selling tenements at this increase, and then turning the paper purchase money into gold. With the hard cash in store they look forward to the crashing times to come, when real estate will tumble down to one-half its present price, when the course of business will be choked, when our present prosperity will cease, and when they can step in with the ready money in hand and repurchase all the real estaté they want at their own prices. Rents will not re- main at the proposed increased rates—thirty- three and a third to one hundred per cent ad- vance—more than a twelvemonth, for the very substantial reason that thonghtless or impro- vident people will not be able to pay them. But, in the meantime, the war is likely to go on—certainly to the end of Old Abe's term; the people's taxes and other heavy war burdens will continue to be borne antil the great political change shall occur, and new, more energetic, mere efficiont and more cen- scientions rulers shall take the places of the imbecties who now wield tie dostinies of the country. Saari Oor Sonpnms Vors'—The people are required to vote at the polls to-morrow upon the question whether the constitution of this State shall be s0 amended as to permit the sol- diers to vote at the coming Presidential elec- tion. There can be no difficulty in settling this question. We bavo given the soldiers the right to fight; therefore let them have the right to vote, To make dovotion to country—es it is gallantly exemplified by those who enter the military service—a reason for disfranchisement and deprivation of those privileges which be- long to them as citizens would be inconsistent ‘end oppressive. Let the soldiers vote by all means, We hope that their rights in this re- gad will be emphatically sustained at the polls to-mo ‘row. Freaa Exoweuent mv ALBANY ON TaE Broap- way Rawoap.—The lobby bas been very busy at work during the past week at Albany in making efforts to defeat the Harlem-Broadway Railroad bill, and a new impulse was given to the excitement on Friday evening by the in- troduction into the Aasembly of a new Broad- way bill, which, judging from the character of the corporators named, might be called “The B’boys’ bill.” This company would have one advantage over all the others: it could do ita own fighting; and, if necessary, it could pro- tect its franchise in the street or at the polls, without aid eithor from the courts or the Cor- poration, Seriougly, this fight for the privilege pal promenade in the oity has just about bad rope coough, It bas bad its effect in fesing Igwyers, lobbyists, jobbers, in fleecing honest taxpayerg,and in giving -an-.uncertaiu tenure to ea the great thoroughfare. It has caused an immense amount of stock gambling ia Wall atreet, and has otherwise beou productive of more trouble and mischief than the necks of all the corporators of all the ‘companies are worth. Is there no way of atop- ping the agitation and shelving the whole thing for a quarter of a century at loastt March Term of the Law Courts. Tho March term of the law courts commonces to-day. Tho first and third parts of the Supreme Court cirouit will be bold by judges from tho country, Part two will not be im session this month, in consequouce of the gouoral term commoucing on tho 14th inatant, and continuing throughout the term. Among the most ta- torosting casea to be disposed of im the circuit courts aro tbe Husted and Thompson divorce oases. Eminent coungel havo beea rotained tn each of those cases, aud some spicy developments aro expected Tho gonoral torm will bo bold by Judges Clorks, Lovaard and Sutuor- lana, Tho Suporior Court trial term will be hold by Judges Robertsoa aud McCunn, and the general torm by Barbour, Monell avd Garvin, while Judge Monorief will sit at apecial torm. Tho trial calondar 1a a heavy ono, and some important causes aro Lo be disposed of. In the Court of Common Ploas Judgea Cardoro and Brady will hold tho trial term, while Judge Daly will Preside at chambers. An offort will bo made to try tho Evening Eupress caso; but the chances of ite coming on aro exceedingly doubtful. ‘Tho March torm of the Court of General Sessions will commence this morning before Recorder Hoffman, The calendar is a vory hoavy ono, and many of the cases are of great importance. District Attornoy A. Oakey Hall will conduct the prosecution in conjunction with his vewly appointed assistant, Mr. Robert C. Hutching. OALENDAB FOR THIS DAY. Sorrewa aT .—Part 1—Noa. 1303, 1307, 1309, 1311, 1313, 1316, 1501, 1406, 1673, 1663, 1131, 149, 1067, 1468, 1533, 273, 1205, 961, 483, 645. Part 2 will not ait, &@ consequence of the goneral term being in soasion on and after the 14th. Part 8—73 Duane atreot. — Noe. 684, }, 800, 1026, 424, 1279, 1463, 1493..1278, 955, 641 904, 616, 620, 692, 606, 606, 822. cae ‘TRIAL, Tua. —Part 1—Nos. 3971, 2615, S411, 1066, 3 . 3317, G47, 3383, 635, 779, B79, 050, 961, 2210, 3043, old Humber. Part 2—Nos 2730, 2058,’ 3650, 2312, 3458, 1048, 380, 3400, $300, 1092; 8420, 3302, 2208, 8420, 1798, 2708, Court or Comuow —Part 1—Nos 88, 246, 339, 100, 143, 250, 423, 481, 483, 434, 436, 43636, 496, 431, 310, Part 2—Nos. 97,13, 400, 307, 04, 254, 20, 418, 162, 407, 394, 283, 36, 404, 413. Teatian Orana.—Tho prosent wook tw the fast of tho Ttalian Opera, as the company appears on the 14th ia “Boston, Ernani will be performed this ovoniog, with Modori, Mazzoloni, Boilini and Biacki, To,morrow (Tuceday) Faust will bo given, with Miss Kollogg and tho other artiste, ‘The matines on Baturday last (Faust) drow tho targost- | 4, audience over seen at a matinos in the Acadomy. The rocdipts wore over $2,000. ‘Tae Minscca ov tam Roses.—This is tho title of an ole- gant perior operetta, composed by Luigi Bordeso, trans. luted and adapted by H. 0. Watson, and published by Boor & Schirmor. It combines simplicity of arrange. mont with oxquisite harmonization, and is eatiroly auita- ble for the destgned purpose, which is, representation ia achools and by amatoura in tho parlor. Tho story is ia itsalf vory intoresting, and affords opportunity for the display of talent Ooroners’ Inqueste, CAVING (¥ OF & WELL—A BOY BURIED ALIVE—uIS BODY RECOVERED. On Saturday ovening au accident occurred ia froat of 83 Henry street, which resulted in the doath of Thomas P. McMahon, a tad oloveu years of ago, whose paronta re- Gide at the above number. It appears that some work mon were ongagod in filling in an old woll, whon a large portion of tho street and sidewalk suddenly caved in, burying in tho earth @d rubbish up to his neck a lad named William Kearney, living at 05 Henry street, who ‘was standing on tho watk in front of the woll at the time of the occurrence. Efforts were immediately made to rescue him, wheo it was found that his body had been crushed between a large flagstone and an ash box which had been carried down with bim The earth thero was principally sand, and seemed to bo sinking rapidiy, It war that the boy must be buried alive before he could be rescued. Sorgount Kaaterbrook, of the Seventh precinct, perceiving tho danger, exerted himself with commendable vigilanco, and by (he ald of citizens, soon removed Kearpoy, who was found not to be seriously injured. As no other persons ‘wore seem to fall into tbe opeutng, further search was abandoned ; but en officer waa stationed there to keep people from falling into the pit Lator at night. howover, the paronta of tho boy, McMahon, being unable to ind him or account for his absence, {cared that he wignt have faliea iu(o the excavation aad been buried alive. Alderman McMahon hearing of these surmises, procured a number of laborers, but it was deemed unsafe to commonce opera- tions before daylight, lest further accidents should occur. Rariy yesterday morning workmen commenced digging, and soon after the dead body of the missing boy was found. Tho remains wore doltvered over to his parenta, aod Coroner Naumana notified to bold an inquest. Farat Accipast to 4 Stace Daiver—About seven o'clock on Saturday evening a man, whose oame is up- known, while driving stage No. 109, of the Broadway and Twonty third street line, fell from hia seat to the pave. mens and was so severely injured on the head that death ed ina few moments afterwards. Coroner Collin the right hand was ap anchor awe with India ink. Doubs the name of deceased tors of gamed line of stages. accident oc. General Meconk and ite; a Mayo Lae and wire; sad Major wife, of Obio; Batob De United States ; e s i! i Hy “fi : i i it ti fl # Fe pit! SOUTHERN NEWS. Gea. William Preston Appointed Rebel Plenipotentiary to Mexico. GENERAL SHERMAN’S MOVEMENTS, “BLOCKADE RUNNERS ASHORE, &o, &., de. Tho Atinnta Register says: — Brigadier General Wm. Proston, whove troops (id suct doatruction at Chickamauga, is safoly on Gis way to Moxi- 00, a8 Minister Plenipotentiary to that court, He sailed early in January from a Confederate port. He was for- morly Minister to Spain under Buchanan. He is tostruct- ed to make a troaty with Maximilian, based upon the Mutual recognition of the two governments, with com- morcial clauses granting reciprocal privileges of trade tamount to arcoignattion by France. . Gen. Sherman's Movements. {From the biontgomery Daity Advertiser, Fob. 14.) The ouemy im Mississippi waa about six miles west of Decatur, advancing slowly. Decatut is (Qo capitalat Nowton county, aud is about seventy-sic milos.oast by north of Jackson. {From the Mobile Register, Fob. 14.) Lato Iagt ovoning tt was roported that the caomy were at Moridian, What is more certain ts that a despatob from above bas ordered the track to be kept clear, and no up train to proceed beyond Citronvilie, Something is coming down. Ought not something to be going up. {From tho same paper.) That gailent soldior, Geveral Loring, was among the Chumley hiils, some ten miles cast of Decatur. Leo, with | hie cavalry, was reported to be in the rear of tho enemy. ‘Thoy are keoping a sharp jookout for him, and, if not toe much trammeled by superior orders, will give him a vast amount of trouble. 1 | Blockade Runners Ashere, | Advices from Wilmington state that tho City of Peters burg, Spunky avd Emily aro ashore on the North Carolina) coast. The Emily is loaded with bacon on government; ecoount, It la thought that the Spunky will bo saved. ‘The sioamor Scotia, while attempting to run in, was mis- taken by our batteries fora fedoral vossel, fired on and| deatroyed. Four of tho crow aro said to be killed. Mr. Thomon, formerly purser of the Beaurogard, is sald to be among tbo missing. Mississippi River Nowst Caio, Il., Maroh 6, 1864. Tho steamer Darling, from Memphis on the 4th, passed to-day for Cinotnmatt with four hundred and sixty. balos of cotton, vs ‘Tho St. Patrick for Louisville yostorday had one hun. dred and sixty-five bales, Over one thousand persons ta Memphis bad obtained) foroiga protection, which shieids thom from tae but prevents them from voting. Another large moeting of unconditional Union mon bold in Memphis on the 3d. Cotton was quiet at 670.; good middling, 660. ; do., 700. The Sevooth Onio voterans have arrived, em route for Uhe-front, with materially strengthoned ranks. im ry. DBPABTUBE OF THB FORTY-RIGHTH REGIMENT YOL- UNTBERS FOR FORT SCHUYLER. Tho votorans of the Forty-eighth regiment volun! (of Brooklyn), who one month since returned from Carolina on furlough, left for Fort Schuyler yosterday proparatory to their departure for Jacksonville, Florida there to rejoin their comrades in arma. The regiment is under command of Lieutenant Strickland. Thoy assembied at Montague Hall, Brookiyn’ ~ nine o'clock A. M., and marched to the Battery, w York, where they were ordered to embark (or fort. Thoy wore oscorved le" National Guard, Colonel J. of rigid supervision of or the for policieg tae necessary aomo uses, of still exist; but necessary requisitions have been made, and course of ® week the will ‘compare with the country. The hospital is under the direction geon Annoxed is a list of Major Van Reas solaor's staff: Lieutenant 0. 8. Horton, Ninety-ninth New York, Adje Lioutonast M. Quigley, Ono Aundred and Sevontiots Now York, a. Ansistant Adjutant. t KE. Lumpkins, One Hundred and Twentiott Lioutenant Now York, Mustering Officer. in J.T, Mi , Une Hundred and Sixty- New York, Provost Marshal. - — Lantz, Second cavalry, Assistant Provost Captain J. P. Lockman, One Hundred and Ninoteout® Now York, Quartermaster, Lieutonant Bosworth, One Hundred and Forty seconé New York, Assistant Quartermaster. There aro at present stationed some fiftesa dred ben) ail barracked iv the mato brick This building is divided into three d occu] i The contre by the officers, the orth and sout wings by the recruits In tho north wing there are some sevem hundred meo, com Captain John Connery, One Hundred and Soventiotd ro iment New York Volua- toors, assisted by Lieutenant John Connelly, One Hum dredand Fitty-filth New York Volunteers, In the sout® wing there are about five hundred men er tena Captain James H. Everett, (ne Hundred and Twen Now York Volunteers, assisted by Lieutenant Nevins, Sixty ninth New York btate National Guard. The woodes barracks are commanded Py, Captain Gildersieeve, Hundred and Lg neal ‘Vol New York Volunteers. The meu ‘ise the detachments from the front, two com) Invalid corps, ove the First and the u a tation, In addition to the officers above mea tioned the following the list doing a Gaptata Rawort, One Hu dts Now York, Oupain v tain Rawert, fow ; Siyek, One Hundred and New York tain Browa, One Hundred and second New Lieutenant Walsh, Sixty. New York; Lieut Devine, Ooe Hundred and third New York; tenant Paulding, Ove aad Fiftieth New Y¢ Lieutenant , One Hundred aad Fifty-ninth Uectenaat Ebner, Guo Hvodged asd Forty Wicd, Keg ant v York, Lieutenant Petrio, One Hundred 7th York; Lioutenant Schweer, Fifty: Now York. Tt ia expected that some six hundred will sont from these regiments tn {HE SIOMTE-FIReT NEW TORE VOLOWTaEnS. Oswaao, N. ¥., March 6, 1864" About three hundred and Afty of the Kighty-first New York Voluntecrs, recruited in Oswego county in 180%, whe have fe enlisted, arrived here this afternoen from the A ! t if 2H lit i f2 E3 if