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

4 —_. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, S21f0R AND PROPRIETOR OFFICE WM. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. mnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnn TERME comm im advenca, Money sont by mail will be eb dhe risk of tne sender, None-but bank bills current tn Kew York taken. THE DAILY HERALD, Tunas cents per copy. ‘THE WEEKLY UT!ALD, every Saturday, at Five cents Pereopy. Annuel subscription price:— One Copy... ats per copy for three months. NO NOTICE: ¢:ken of arovymous correspondence. donot return re octed communications. Volume XXIK oo AMOSBMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Foot's Ruvexon, WALLACK’S 7HEATRS, Broadway.—Rosupae, WINTER GARDEN, Broad’ OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Inisn Exionasr— Laccning Hymna. —Jopira. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Fraxcu Srr— Bix DeGkuxs of Crume—Smian O'LINS, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Ticket or Leave Wo- MaN—GuOst OF ALTENBURG—FaLsK CotoRs. BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Dwanvs. Atetnos, Wuat Is 1, £0.. @ a, on Srnut ov Braviy—At Sund Gtawrs, Two ours, ArKO BRYANTS' MINSIRELS, Mechanic Hall, woy.—-Brniorian Sons, Daxcas, Boursques, 2neRon- BONG THE BLOCKADE. 472 Broad. WOOp's MINETREL HALL, 514 Cones, Lancus, dc.—ArKICAN Cam AMERICAN ‘Ti7KATRE, No. 444 Broadway.: Pantowmmes, BurLesques, Ac.—OLo GuaNny GromPy, Broadway, —Brmioriag a. BROADWAY AMPHITHF ATRE, 485 Broadway, Bastic AND FQUaeTIAN ‘ianetiiaiainn PURPORMANCES, HIPPOTHEATRON Dogs ann Moxne Fourteenth street. —Prroruina .' Afternoon and Evening. BOPB CRAPEL, 718 Broadway. Mainnor oF Universe, anv Twenr SrERFOSCOPTIONN OR eNTH Street Guosr, NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOS‘T, 618 Broadway.— Cunosinixs axp Leetvi f 9A. M. Ul 20 P.M. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ermoruy ones, Dances, Boximsques, &c. WITH SUPPLEMENT. — New ursday, April 7. 186%. THE SITUATION. The Army of the Potomac is in a state of comfortable quiescence, awaiting a spoll of sunshine to put the roads in passable condition, A despatch from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, dated on the Bist wlt., reports that the expedition under Colonel Powell bas resulted mest guccessfully. Its des- Mount Elba and Longview, on the The troops of Colonel Clayton de- stroyed the pontoon brii-n at Longview, burned thirt loaded = with comp and garrison equipments, amynunition, quarter- mester storce, &c., 6nd captured tbree hundred and seventy prisoners Thoy engaged General Dorking’ division, of about twelve huedred men, from Monti al'o, routed him and pursued bim ten miles, with a lot: Jo his side cl over one bundred killed and wounded. Tuey captured a large quantity of emali arme, two scands of colors, many ‘Wagons, aadover three bunir.d horacs and mules, and brought io several bundrec contrabands. The total loes was only fifteen kitied, woundod and missing. The fight between Genoral Griersou’s cavalry and the rebels under Genera! Forres:, near Summerville, on the ‘2d (nst., resulted inthe former withdrawing his forces beforo greatly superior numbers. He was to renew tho attack next day. ‘The City of Petersburg, 8 handsome blockade running @teamor, arrived et Halifax om Saturday, 26tb ult., from Bermuds, EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The steamebip Persia, from Queenstown on the 27th of Maroh, reached this port yesterday. Her mews is two days lator. ‘The rebel war ateamor Géorgia was in the port of Bor- doaur, France, The Loudon fimes anticipates that the ‘Union soldiers of Amorica will be employed for electioneer- ‘mg more thet military purposes during the greater portion Of the present year, and that the campaign against the rebels will be pegiectod, A large mass meeting hed been held near London in Cavor of Kogtieh intervention in bebalf of the Poles. It was doclered by resolotion that such intervention was “the duty’’ of the English government, ‘The Arebduke Maximilian was to embark for Mexico on the 80th of March The Fronch frigate Themis, one of the ‘Snoat veseola in the imperial navy, was to form part of bis escort, Five hundred men of the “Foroign Legion for Mexico” bad embarked at Cherbourg. It 1s said that the new loan for Mexico was arranged in Paris, and that & momber of the Freoch Bressury Department had leit for Miramar to obtain the new Emperor’s signature to the docroe. The Germans bed abandoned the siege of Fredericia, ‘They aleo evacusted thoir position infront of the town. A portion of the city was sot on fire during the bombuartl- it, The allied commander then demended a eurren. oF; but the Danish officer refused. Duppe! was cannon aded at intervals. Austria god Pruseia, it is said, have consented to a conference on the Danish question. The German Diet was invited to ond a delegate, It was reported that the couference would soon assemble. The Polish insurgenia were very active. Russian troops ‘were employed in barricading the railroad between ‘Wiiva and (be Prussian frontier. ‘Tt te paid that the Russian Cabinet accuses Napoleon of encouraging trouble in Furopean Tork nd that the fooling towards the court of France was very cool in con- goquence. Consols clored in London, on the 26th of March, at 013¢ &91%, The Liverpool cotton market, on the 26th of Macon, was irregular as regards price and demand. Bresdstuffe were very dull, and provisions bad declined ae CONGRESS. In the Sonate yesterday resolutions of the Legislatare of California, endorsing the President's war policy, were presentod, and ordered to be printed. A bill repealing the joint resolution authorizing the travafor of mee from the army to the navy was discussed and referred to the Naval Committeo. The consideration of the joint reeolution to amend the constitution so as to prohibit flavery was then resumed, and Messrs. Harlan and Hale made Ppeeches in ite favor, while Mr. McDougall opposed it. ‘Beveral amendments were offered by Mr. Powell and re- jected, The resin joa theu passed to @ third reading, sand the Sonate adjourned. Th (he House of Representatives Mr. Pendleton, of ‘Ohio, revorted a bill providing that the heads of depart- ments aball be entitled to occupy seats on the door of the House, with the right to participate in debate upon mat- Cora relating to their respective departments, jt was or. dered to bo printed. The National Rank bill was thea taken up, and the two of the Whole agreed to. A substitute for the bill, tho originat bill, with the the uniform rate of seven on louns, ke. , and omitting the clause giving Sts privilege of taxing the capital of the banks. This was rejocted—Ofly-nine against soventy-right. Mr. Spauldiug offered a new section to the origiual bill, providing.ghat each bank shall receive the notes of other banks without iacount, This was agreed to Mr. Stevens thereupon moved to lay the bill ou the table, which was carried by a voto of cighty pine against forty four, and the House abortly after adjourced. THE LEGISLATURE. ‘The Sovate yesterday passed, among others, the bills (ncorporatiwe tbe Farmers’ Protective Union of Kinga, Clayton tination was Salem river, a trota of five wagons, being exception © per eoutur jourrea, increase from week to week. The number ef arrivais year. The balance of the commutation fund now to the NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, Queens, Suffolk, Westchester and Rockland counties; The Prestdentini Qneostion—The Respou- amending the charter of the New York Warehouse and | a ty umd Duty of the Republican Security Company, and incorporating (bo Broukiya Majority of Congress. Basin Dock Company. A bill was reported to The nece:sities of the country will require a contre the reseiatinn 008 Comme, Counelt | man of superior abilities, a cteariiended, well Quthorizing the building es sathn Barciay street, ‘The bill for a new Croton reservoir on balanced, Sompephensive and enerr\ic mind, the uppor end of Manhattan Island was ordered w a thira | £0 carry the ship of State safely turougir tae reading Considerable time was sent in Committee of | dangers of the next Presidency. Under the the Whole, avd anumber of bills were under considera. plans and combinations of General Grant, the tion, None of them, however, were of much importance. | work of demo ishing the armed foroes of the An animated debate occurred on the bill to issue $800,000 fi bars eanl stock for the completion of our new Court | Tebellion may, im the interval to the Novem- House in the City Hall Park. A motion to order it to ita | ber election, be substantially accomplisued; third reading was ultimately laid on the table, but, on the other hand, from some une» pected In tho Senate the bill appropriating eight huodred thou- | misfortune: we may.be cated upon to prepare und dollars for the support of the State militia was again till aso taken up y-sturday, and a long, animated and somewhat =e sry nee pag ign, be mpon oh agra personal edato tok place over it, Edoris were made to | S°#le than to win our victorious way reduce the appropriation to three hundred and fny | peace. In suy event the work of emootily re- thousand dollara, but were unsuccessful, and Snaily | establishing the integrity of the Union will be an exceedingly difficult and delicate task. The question then recurs, is Abraham Lincoln the man to be entrusted with prozress waa roported, and, without having received Quy amendment, the bill was made the special order for this forenoon. An adverse report was made by the committee having it in charge on | -//nOOID » the bill to take from the Governor the power | this important mission of the restora- to remove the beads of our city departments and confer | tinn of the Union? His record of tbe it on the Mayor, and this report was concurred in by the House, Mr. Brandreth, as the mimority of the Committee on Banks, presented his report in taver of tho bill to authorize the Siate banks to ¢o business under the National Banking act. The msjoriiy report of the same committee, adverse to the bill, it will be remembered, was presented last week, and referred to tho Printing Committee, in whose charge tt still remains, Among many bills upon which reports wore made by the com- mittees were several for the incog, or tion and the anend. ment of tho incorporation acts of diferent financ's! 9nd other associations of this city, but none of them are general interest. A melancholy affair occurred yosterday in the room of the Assembly Committee on Cities, while the Now York city tax levy was under consideration. Mr \Y. irinker, a lawyer of the city, became very much azitute aad excited in the course of bis discussion with opposing coua- sol, and suddenly fell forward on a table, thence rolling to the floor, whe-r be expired elmost immediately. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamshi): Ocean Queer, Captatn Tinklepaugh, from Aspiowall More! 27, arrived at this pert yestord:y. she Drings late Osies from all parts of the !aci\\c coast. The sloop-of-war Glaucus, with the newly elected President of Colombia, arrived at Carthagena on Marck 16. A suc- ceastal experiment in the cultivation of cotton had been made in Guatemals. Gon. Medina hag been elected President of Fiouduras. The Nicaraguan Congreas has refused to accep: President diurtine’s resiguation. The cofive crop iu that country is estimate! at twenty thou- sand quintals, and cxteusive preparations aro bo- ing made for the next crop. Chile and Bol bave broken off diplomatic relations,and an interven. tion bag been offered by Pera and the United States Min- ister. On the 23d of Februory a disastrous fire destroyed. four hundred thousand do!!ars worth of property in Val- paraiso, The Freoch were still blockading Acapulco at last advices. A suspicious steamer, resembling the Aiabama, bas heen seen off Acapuleo, steering northwest. An official document, dated at the Imperial Palace at Mexico, Department of Foreign Affairs, March 4, 18¢4, states that the Regency of the empire, baving been in- formed that certain persons coming from ports im the Pacific, have taken possession of lands in Mexico, under contracts made with President Juarez, announces that “Cail such contracts are void and of no effect." This act of repudiation is ip accordance with a similar document issued in July, 1863, by General Almonte and others, after Juarez had Joft the capital. At tho doors of the Fourteenth street portion of the Metropolitan Sanitary Fair twevty-five thousand tickets were sold yesterday, about twelve thousane of which were season tickets. The Treasurer reported that up to three o'clock yesterday afternoon he bad received $77,306; but double that amount still remained to be counted. TBe Union square department of the Fair was opened last evening with much taste aud enthusiesm.’ Speeches were dolivered by a ‘ew gentlemen, and the utmost order and harmony prevailed. An lection in Maryland for delegates to a convention to amend the State constitutfon was held yesterday. It is estimated that the majority in favor of unconditional emancipution ts about fifteen tnousand. The State election in Rhode Island yesterday resulted ia the success of the republicans, At the meeting of the Board of Education last evening Commissioner Hitchman presented a communication from Anson Herrick, giving the Board of Education the appoint- ment ofa midshipman tothe Nava! Academy from the Ninth Congressional district. The sum of $4,500 was appropriated to vuild » wing to ® schoolhouse in the Fourteenth ward. A resolution was adopted appropriat- ing $61,229 for buildiag a vew schoolhouse in the Bix. teenth ward, and $58,900 for another in the Eighteenth. After disposing of some miaor business the Board ad- lest three years, as the head of the govern- ment, tells beavily against him. His administra- tion, from the beginning to this day, bas been but a budget of blunders, His blunders in the mecugement of the armies of the Union have begn fruitful of disasters and disappointments. His blundering experiments upon the slavery question and the negro question; his emanci- pation projects and proolamations, and his preposterous schemes of reconstruction, have only made confusion worse confounded. He has raised up a mountain of publie debt which a hundred years of taxation wi'l bardly level, and has given the reins to reckless corruptions and extravagances whioh nothing, we fear, but some sweeping financial revulsion can remedy. He has been consistent in nothing, except in the role of a trifling joker. His ad- ministration has thus been a broad and con- tinuous farce in the midst of the terrible tragedies of this gigantic civil war. Judging the tree, then, by its fruits, Abraham Lincoln {s not the man demand- ed by the exigencies of the country for the next Presidency. He has been tried and bas proved a failure. We have no promise that in re-electing him the work of restoring the Union will be accomplished during the next four years. We have many reasons to fear, om the contrary, that the war itself, so long as it continues under his supreme direction, will continue, “like a -wounded snake,” to “drag its slow length along,” and that, instead of @ resoue from our financial troubles, he will carry government, country and people into the abyss of a general finan- cial catastrophe. Such are the opinions which were lately promulgated through the Pome- roy-Chase circular, and we are assured from intelligent sources that these opinions are entertained by a large majority of the republi- can members of both branches of Congress. From their intimate official and private rela- tions with President Lincoln, these men have had the best possible opportunity during the last two or three years to form a correct judgment of bis calibre and capabilitier, They are opposed to his re-election, therefore, because they know him to be unequal to his position. But still they are silent and inactive, while he, like a diligent engineer, is sapping and mining the ground under their feet, We may say, however, without fear of contradiction, to those republican members of Congress who believe that the country bas had enough of Abraham Lincoln, that it is their solemn duty to exert themselves and their in- fluence to have him set aside. As the respon- sible representatives of their people, they have the authority and it is their duty to speak and to act upon this business. Nor have we any doubt that an anti-Liacoln resolution from 4 majority of the republican members of Congress would open the ‘way for a more acceptable candidate in the Baltimore Convention. Let a republican Congressional caucus be called to consider this momentous question whether Abraham Lincoln is or is not the right man for the Presidential succession, and the fiimsiness of his pretensions and preparations for Baltimore will soon appear. Or let some fearless anti-Lincoln republican, radical or con- servative, of either house, break ground in favor of the postponement of the Baltimore Convention, and we doubt not that the pres- sure from the authorized representatives of the people will constrain the National Executive Committee te defer that convention until en- lightened as to its true policy by some great event inthe grand military campaign before us. In any view of the subject, the time and the opportunity have come for the anti-Lincoln republicans of Congress to define their position. They cannot longer truat to luck without losing the advantages which they may now command, nor longer evade their duty in this matter with- out incurring the contempt of their constituents and of the administration itself and its shoddy republicans. ‘The emigration from Europe to this port continues to last week was 997, making the number since January 1 25,400, against 10,696 to the corresponding period of last credit of the Commiseloners of Emigration is $62,924. ‘The case of the United States against John W. Hunter, cha ged with defrauding the government by forging checks on the Sab- Treasury, was resumed yesterday be- fore Commissioner White. Only one witness, W. H. Ferris, teller im the Sub-Treasury, was examined, The case stonds adjourned till to day The United States District Attorney has received a no- tifleation from the Secretary of the Navy that be had transmitted to the Sub-Treasurer the sum of $140,000, the aggregate appraised value of the prize steamers Mar- garet and Jessie and Emma, the vessels having been taken for government ure. In the United States Commissioner's office, before Commissioner Osborne, yesterday, Johm McGee and Issac Oliver were brought up to answer the charge of having givea aid and comfort to the enemy. The gov- ernment not being ready to go om, the case was post- poned till the 25th inst. The trial of James N. Nixon, the crippled volunteer, for the killing of William Brown, late proprietor of the “Pewter Mug,”’ was commenced yesterday in the Court of Oyer and Torminer, before Judge Barnard. Great dif- flculty was experienced in getting a jury, and the pavel was exhausted when tbe seventh man was sworn, An additional panel bas been ordered for to day. The Grand Jury was not organized, in consequence of there not pe- ing & quorum preseot. The absent jurers were foed twenty-five dollars each, and the Judge remarked that he would impose the One for every day’s non-attendance. Judge Miller, in the Supreme Court, ctrouit, yesterday, ‘was engaged in a note case, whorein' Charlies Morford sued William Marsh, William Yorick and others for the recove- ry of $410. The defendants, it appears, endorsed a note to that amount, which was allowed to go to protest. The plaintiff beld the paper, and failing to get any satisfaction out of the maker, sued the endorsers. Verdict for the plainti? of $410, with interest. ‘The new steamer @t. John made the trip from New York to Albany on Monday night last in eight Dours and forty four mivutes, A large botler ia Merrick & Son's foundry, in Philadet- phia, exploded yesterday morning, killing seven asd wounding thirty of the workmen, The Union Powder Works, at New Durham, N. #., wore biown up on Tuesday, causing the death of four A Free Emigration Prosect.—By late intelligence from Wasbington we learn that a plan has been recommended to the House special Committee on Emigration by Mr. Secretary Seward from which the most beneficial results to the prosperity of this eoun- try are likely to flow. It is to inaugurate a system of free emigration from the agricultural, mining, manufacturing and other producing communities of Europe to the United States, the government to assume a portion of the ex- penses of transportation, with the prospect of future indemnification. The country wants this influx of hardy emigrants, not only to cul- tivate our broad prairies, but to work in our mines of precious and the coarser metals now fast'developing themselves in the Great West, and to keep the machinery of our great manu- facturing establishments in proper motion. The mining operations to which we refer are mot those bogus concerns got up by stock gamblers in Wall street to fieece the unwary, but the real mines themselves, embedded in mother earth and {in the primitive quarts of our almost illimitable metal bearing regions. We are in need of & great addition to our laboring population for the purposes specified; and when the rebellion ie over there will be in.the South, in the ovliure of cotton, rice, Sugar, corn, hemp, tobacco, and other agricul- tural products of the so!l, opportunities for the employment of at least two millions of compe- tent laborers; for probably one-half of the present slave population of four millions will “lay down the shovel and the hoe” forever before this war is ended, or, at any rate, will find other fields of employment. The plan of Mr. Secretary Seward should, therefore, meet the earnest consideration of the special Com- mittee on Emigration. At all events the ex- periment is eminently worth the trial, and will wat cost the government more than the axvense ™the Freemasons’ Hall and the Winthrop House, corner of Boylston and Tremont streets, Boston, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday night, involving a loss of about two bundred thousand dollars. The share market was animated yesterday, and mont of the Western railroad stocks increased in price, There ‘was sowe excitement in the gold market, which opened at 168 and ran up to1703;, but with very fow transac. vions. The official price was ret at 1663;—~one aod three- eighthe per cemt above the standard of Tuesday. Goy- ernment securities remained frm, and under a eteadily increasing demand, partly on foreign account, nearly all descriptions were quoted at higher figures. ‘There was no material change in the aspect of com- mercial matters yesterday. Kverything wae firm, and somo articles advanced, in sympathy with gold. The excitement in the petrolourn market continued; but sales were restricted by the high views of holders. Groceries ruled firm, Cotton was nominally unchanged. On Change the upward movement in four continued, with an active ‘nquiry for home consumption and on specula- tion, Wheat, ruling in sympathy with the rise in gold and flour, was 10. @ 2c, dearer, (nts advanced one pent. Corn was # shade firmer; other cereals quiet and changed. Corn moa) was higher and more sought after Pork and bacon were active and highor, witu a specula- live demand for future delivery in the formor. Lard and beef firm. Whiskey was one cent dearer and active, Froights wore extremely dull and ratos eavthing but re. | muneratives APRIL 7, 1864.—WITH SUPPLEMENT: of sending an {interminable committee on a guilevcuting tour over the country on some baady but useless pretext or other. Tue Ovenstavausp Navat Ovrrurs.—Of the various measures proposed for the relief of the naval officers deprived of promotion by the ac- tion of the secret and irresponsible tribunal entitled the Naval Advisery Beard, the bill in- troduced by Mr. Rice, and which passed the House of Representatives last week, appears tous the best adapted to meet the difficulties of the case, There is uo doubt that some of the officers affected by the decisions of the Board ought to be removed from active service, although they have good grounds of remon- strance against decisions which were entirely expartein their character. Whilst admitting that injustice had been done in several instances to deserving officers by the Board, the Navy De- partment has steadily opposed any revision of its proceedings, on the ground that it might afford an opportunity to those whom it was de- sirable to exclude from prometion to regain their positions, Mr. Rice’s bill meets this ob- jection. Whilst it provides that no line officer of the navy upon the active list below the grade of commodore shall be promoted to a higher grade until his mental, moral aad pro- fessional fitness to perform all his professional duties at sea shall be established to the satis- faction of a board of examining officers ap- pointed by the President, it gives to the officers overslaughed by the action of the Naval Advi- sory Board the right to present themselves for examination, in order that, if found duly quali- fied,and the finding is approved by the Presi- dent, they may be promoted as if they had been recommended by the Board, and be thereby entitled to the difference of pay as waiting or ders from the date of their rank to their pro- motion. This is all that has been at any time asked by the officers whose promotion has been unjustly stopped. There is no doubt that the Seuate will unanimously pass the bill, as they did the measure of last session affording relief to them, and which was so unaccountably “pocketed” by the President. ¥, in defiance of the unanimous wishes of both kouses, the bill should be vetoed by the Executive, the country cannot fail to arrive at the conclusion that con- siderations persongl to some of his advisers have influenced his decision. Great Hore Enrerprises.—There {s not a respectable hotel in the city but is at this time crowded to excess. They may be said to have been in a similar prosperous condition for a long time past, and there appears to be, at the present moment,, mo limit to their future suc- cess. This being the case, there is absolute necessity for further hotel accommodations, and such as will be likely to answer the pur- poses of a great city destined, after its present troubles are over, to be the metropolis of the world. The Legislature has passed two bills chartering severally the Grand and the Central Park hotel companies. We understand that these hotels will be oonducted on a scale of grandeur unexampled in the history of good hotel keeping; and on that score the hotels of the United States stand at the head of the hotels of the world. These new hotels will be as immense in extent as they will be complete in every respect conducive to the health, comfort and happiness of their guests. We hope they will be placed in the hands of men who literally know “how to keep a hotel”— an American hotel at that. By the way, talking of hotels, how isit that there is no “New York hotel stall” in the Metropolitan Fair? These houses are acoumulating piles of money from the great influx of strangers in the city who came to attend the Fair, and yet not a hotel in New York, that we have heard, has advanced a dime in aid of the Sanitary Commiasion. How is this? Our hotel proprietors are not growing greedy and miserly as they grow fat and opulent, are théy? SERIOUS FIRE IN BOSTON. Loss Three Hundred Tho id Dollars. Bosrox, April 6, 1864. Sbortly after twelve o’olock last night a fire broke out in Freemasons’ Hall, which, together with the Winthrop House, in the same block, was totally destroyed. ‘Loss three hundred thousand dollars, Only the walls of Freemasons’ Hall and the Winthrop ‘House remain standing this morning. All the guests of the hotel escaped. But very little property was saved. Boston, April 6—2:30 P. M. ‘The burning of Free Masons Hall involves an irrepara- Die loss in the destruction of archives, portraits, valua- ble relics and regalia belonging to the Masonic order. Hardly anything was saved. The insurance on the building was about $61,000, mostly in Boston offices. The loss of Major Silsbie, proprietor of the Winthrop House, on furniture and fixtures, will reach $50,000; for which he is insured $26,000, mostly in Springfield, Bart- ford and New York. ‘The total loss ts variously estimated at from $175,000 to $250,000. Many guests of the Winthrop House lost all their pri. vate property. The fire is attributed to an incendiary. Freemasons’ Hall was situated on the corner of Boyls- ton and Tremont streets, Ital iP LUCREZIA BORGTA. Tt is not often that Lucrezia bas been produced in a more satisfactory manoer than It was last night, All the leading artista were not only in good voice, but they seemed to throw their whole force into their seye- ral roles. Medor!, always highly dramatic, ex- celled herself, and called forth almost untimited applause, Her fine dramatic powers wore perhaps never more suc- cessfully developed, while her Gdelity to the work of the composer was unexceptionable. She took no liberties, as other eminent artists often do, with the music. This {s & peculiarity in Modori, and it ig ope much to be ad- mired, the more #0 because of its rarity, She not only is faithful to the author, but she does not disregard the desire of the critical public to have the music as written correctly rendered. Mazzoleni was positively superb as Gennaro, In the second act he exhibited an intensity of passion, in addi tion to bis fine singing, whieh called forth loud applause, aus in this act—the gem of the opera—was exqui- sitely sang. we have been accustomed to hear and admire Brignolt fn this rote, and, though @ coraparison between bim and Mazzolen! nay be inant, we may draw a contrast bet ‘& tenore di prana and a tenore rovusto, aud divide our fa’ with each. There are some who incline to the more clegant and iiquid sirains of tho form. er; others who prefer the more robust, firm and positive style of the iaste We do not quar- Tel with the lily because we do not find in its del form and perfume the lusc! beauty and fri the rose; we do not reject the aroma of the violet be- canpe it does not rival that of the imagnolia; but, at all events, we may be satisfied with the fact that we now possess twoof the finest tenors we haveever had in this country, Xoepting Marto ‘The otber artists wore quite ejusl vo their tank lant Bight. Bellini was in execsilout yolco, au! rang the ope: ing part of Nie role With cousidersbie jower. Mile, Bul. gor received much applause for h ring of the Brin. 16 00 of dist. To-nigut the Brooklyn peuple will have an oppor. tunity or bi Lacia, To-morrow night Faurt will be repeated in New York, and on Saturday Jone will be given for the bonofit of Signor Mazzoloni. Obituary. MAS. CAROLINE KIRKLAND, Mrs. Caroline Matilda Stansbury Kirkland, wife of Pro. fessor Kirkland, of Hamilton College, died very suddenly yesterday morning (rom a stroke of apoploxy. She was present at the Fair on Tuesday evening, in excoliont health, and rose from bed yesterday morning apparantly as woill ag usual, About nine o'clock the iit seized upon she expired minutes, before Mrs. K. was well ie Veachor, and also ag @ writer of more than usual riliiancy. Among her contributions to the liter: of wy may be mentioned “Pervonal Me re ington,” “The School Giri'e “Firesive Talk in Manners and Morais,’” Abroad,” “ Westoro Cloarings, ' “Fe rest 1 bieble meritorious works, COUNT JOANNES ON THE ROSTRUM. A Dramatic and Historical Oration—A Puaty Production—A Kewly Discev- erea Letter of Napoicon the Firsi— Loals Philippe Pooh-poohed by ils Boarding House Keeper, Who is Now « Cod@ish Aristocrat im the “Hub of the Universe”—Vivid Description of Napeo- end His Speeck tu the Chamber of Deputics—Captain Myndors Makes a Lacomie interpolation—The Mextoan Question and the Southern Confcde. racy—General MeO Elected f£re- emt=Old Abe Sponget Uut—A Spicy Boence, d&e., dic. A large audience, but not quite 60 large, we are sorry to say, as honored Edwin Booth, assembled in tho large ball of the Cooper Institute to bear Count Joannes’ great Gramatic and historical lecture om *Napeleon and the French Empire.” The Count met with a more flattering reception than on his first appearance iast week, It is a notable fact that (he Count strongly resembles the great ‘actor, and his bill was as attractive as that presonted by the popular tragedian. The posters informed tho Public that at the conclusion of the oration the @udience would be called upon to vote, “Shall Abraham Lincoln or Major General George B. MoUiellon be the next President of the United States?” Perhaps a brief descriytion of the Count Joannes’ per- sonal appearauce and #pparel may not be unacceptable to all the dear ladies who, vy reason of their evg:-e:aents at the Fair, failed to custain the Count by their fasciuting and bow! siniles; for, be it remembered, the Count is a great favorite with the Sir sex, and for their infor- mation we would record the latest compliment paid to them last night, which was that he mover saw am aged lady. Physically speaking, the Count possesses a grace- ful form, ana, although rather small of stature, he has © decidedly incéllectual and affable a ‘No doubt, if any criticism were made upon his Peadily call to mind the language of Dr. Watts:— Wero I'so tall to reach the pole, And grasp the oceun es @ span, I must be measured by my soul- ‘Tho mind’e the etature of the man. A word as to the dress of the dramatic and historical orator. He wot black silk sbirt richly embroidered with Pn beads, a white figured satin vest and a dress cout, lappeis of which were attempted to be united by double buttons, which, during the recitation of the thrilling passages of the oration, we feared would burst asunder. Wo respectfully suggest that the Count remind his tator thet if he should continue this perpetration of the pa Berge of cloth, euch cabbaging would not go unpunisbed in the future. ‘Ihe oration was a racy production, and, boing alto- gether exlempore, bis imitative and dramatic pow- era bad full play. Tho Coumt spoke of the early life of Napoleon the First, and read which was recently discovered, written by the Emperor to the tragedian Talma, when in indigent cir- which cumstanoes, requesting the loan of-a 1ew crown be promised to pay the first kingdom he took. tioned 6he fact tbat the grandfather of the present Kmpe- rorof France fought at Yorktown under Rochambeaa, and aided in achieving Ameriexn independence, Another equally striking fact wes cited, which was that when Louis Philtppe was a fencing master in Boston he pro- Doced to his boarding house keeper, but was indixaanily Tejected with a‘ Pooh, pooh.” she alterwards becamo very rich, aud now resides in a splendid mao- sion in tho “Hub of the Universe.” ‘requentiy bragging that she once refused the King of the Fronch, The orator ~then gave the audtence a vivid picture of an interview he had with Louis Philippe in Paris, which was portrayed with great dra- matic effects he having doffed his clonk and assumed as theatrical an attitude as ever Talma cr Booth muniiested, But his description of the flight of tho present Napoleon from his prison to London und the Kinperor’s maiden speeoh in the Chamber of Deputies capped the climax. It ‘was really the finest piece of actiog we bave seen for & long time, and was so highly appre tated by the audience that it was loudly applauded. When he lectured ia New York four years ago be predicted that Napoleon never would be crowned until he was crowned by the lope 1 Kome. Speaking of Poland, tho Count complimented Napoleon’s conduct towards Polund, but condemned the action of the citizeus of New York, who gave a public recoption to the naval officerx of a country that wag trampiiog Poland. . Meas Ryspwrs, who was present, ssid—Shame for oon sal Se Bb ay fal Me Napoleon bad created the empire of Mexico and the hing of Italy and consolidated the ompire of the Sul- tan. The Count predicted tbat when the news rexches Europe im reference to the action of Congress upon the Mexicaw question the Southern confederacy will be acknowledged. The concluding part of the oration was devoted to American affairs. Iie thonght success might make Grant the next President, and spoke respecttally, but not complimentarily, of Mr. Lincoln,who was au honest man, but who, being surrounded by auacondas pulling ‘im one way and another, bad bis honesty sponged out. The grievaites of the nation must ho satisfied at the bal- lot box, which brought bim to the close of his lecture. He then said:—] call this meeting to order. Having heard @ brief review of the Chief Mugisirate aud another name I will mot mention, the question be- fore this meeting now is, shall his Excellency Abraham —Lincoin the next President of the United States? Severat Voices—No. The Cov1—You are v™ caick. Order from the chair. ‘Those who are iu fuvor Gf that proposition will say aye, and those opposed to it wili gay no. ‘The audience voted, when the Count decided it was not a vote. Vorces—Put them niggers out, The Counr—Order, gentlemen. Tho next proposition is, shall George B. McCieilau be our newt President? “Yes, yes,” vociferated the audience before the Count had time to put the question, The Couxt—Ihose who are ia favor of that proposition will say aye. (Iremendous responses.) Those in the negative, no. (Feeble responses.) Silence, Order, Thoge who are in favor of the proposition that George B. McClellan shall be our next President will rise. ‘The audience rose upon their feet almost en masse. The Counr—Le seated. (Shouts of ‘Hurrah, burrah,”’ and ‘‘Now we’ro seated, niggers.”’) Those who are for the negative of that proposition will rise. About eight or nine gentlemen rose, while the romain- der of the audience, both ladies and gentiemen—number- be at least cight hundred persons—voted for McClellan; whereupon the Count rendered this decision:—I declare in the Empire State that George B. McClellan has been elected President of the United States.” This scene was irresistibly funny, and excited as much laughter as Box and Cox would have done. In the course of his remarks the Count stated that he stumped New Engiaud in favor of recruiting for the Union armies, thus proving his loyalty, And, now that the great, patriotic, dramatic, historic Joannes is in our midst, and as none but the brave deserve the fair, if he would keep in the good graces of the ladies, he must repeat hig oration tor the benetit of the Savitary Fair. If the Count should adopt this patriotic suggestion, tne Executive Committee woukl probably invite bim to deliver the lecture in the arme and trophies room; and, being sur- rounded with all the paraphernalia of warfare, the effort would be sublime, The Sub-Treasury Frauds, UNITED STATBS COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. Avni. 6.—The United States vs. John W. Hunter.—The case came up again yesterday bofore Commissioner White, Tho first witness called was W. H. Ferris, the paying teller of the sub-Treasury. Had been formerly engaged in the firm of Beobe & Co, the largest bullion dealers in the United States; was the Paying teller of all checks and drafts; had a knowledge of the handwriting of Hunter by paying @ large number of checks filled up in nie bavdyriving; depended for bis pay- ments on Mr. Hunter’s siguaturo; the checks paid by him for Hunter were returned and recoguized by ‘he accused; ‘no other checks than these in question were ever returned as forgeries, (Ihe District Attorney here produced two checks—one dated Jauuary 24. One, a bronze check, was for the sum of $4,200, to be paid in coin; the other, a purple check, for $5,000, in currency.) These checks were preseuted to and paid by witness on December 24, 1863, atter which he stamped and canceliod them as paid; the checks paid by him were not generally filled in by Hunter; sometimes they wero; had never secm Hooter write; but beknew hie handwriting from fre- quently paying checks filled up by him; the signatures to the checks produced were in the handwriting of Hun ter: he had no doubt of that fact ‘On the question as to whether the filling up of these checks was in the same handwriting as in many other checks accepted and paid at the Treasury, a long debate aroge. The question was ultimately overrulod. Croas @xamined—Had known Uunter only from the day before; was tellor at the Sub-‘Tressury for two and @ haif years; his duty was to eee that the checks pre. sented were genuine; he noticed the dates of the checks with care; had paid checks ¢0 Page & Wheeler fro- quently, but never remembered paying a check to Page & Wheoler jointly; did not-know of guch a firm; bronze check, dated December 24, 1863, was presented to him; he looked at it carefully, and ordered it to be paid ip oof: could not say whether he bad ever paid checks im coin to either Wheeler or Page; did not remember having his attention called to the check of December 24; had paid check of Hunter's in coin; had paid checks with the word coin” oraged: paid the check of the 24th of ¥ rerat thors war Srreneated and identified by-witness, Several c were 5 from which the word ‘‘coin” bad been erased. Cheek dated 14th witness pala the same day; No 83, of the date of December 15, was marked ‘coin,’ but the word *‘coin”’ was rased; it bad the stamp and initials of the accused; did not know to whom be paid check 116—forged check; was rouning on the Back; orderet it to be Hd wet kaow whether | was to aman or® boy oticed and remembored it if it Rad been paid it was paid on his voucher to the second Weiler, C. P. Gulick; bad given no bonds to Mr. Cisco; the Signature to the check Js Hunter's usual sig ire; would hot have paid it had the signature been simulated. (Pur. ple check presented.) Paid this cheek in the usual way, tit is net now In the same condition apparoatly; eh to the name seems have been paid would bave to & womal gontation would have notiesd it; would, 5 have paid it a8 it mow appears, the signature to it is Han- ter’s; did not pay particular attention to the numbers of checks; did not, be thought, pay both the forged checks to the one party; his t calied to chase checks in Mr, Cigeo’s room; witpers and Russel wero prosent; Ogaon or Hunter were not there: the cn hock was Bot scratched then; the checks were {a Mr. fa charge. Cnejourned til to-day. Large Fire Raging in Buffalo. Burrato, April 6—2 P. Me 8 raging at the oil refueries of Wardwell & Wel Atwater & Hawes, at the foot of Marylaod street. It is rumored that several persons have been injured andl two killed. Tha naa at! © wane lagee, A large ter ‘Thare ia no inauranca. physique, he would | IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS. Defeat of the Rebels at Mount Elba and Longview. be, Ree Wasumaton, April 6, 1666. ‘The following has been received at the headquarters of tne army hore — Lirriy Roos, Ark., Aprii 1, 1066, Mejor General H, W. Hatuxcx, Chief of Staff:— ‘The following telegram is just received :— Paws Buvrr, Ark., March 81, 1604. Major Gramm, Acsistant Adjutant Geveral:— The expedition to Mount Elba and Longview has just returned. We destroyed the pontoon bridge at Long: viow, bucned a train of thirty-five wagons, loaded with camp and garrison equipments, ammunition, quarter- master stores, &@, and captured three hundred an@ twenty prisoners, Engagot in battle yesterday moraing Goncral Dorking’e ivision, of about twelve hundred men, from Manticeifo, routed hia and pursued him ten miles, with a loss on his side of over one huu:'red killed aud wounded. We cap tured @ large quantity of small arms, two atands of colors, many wacons, and over three hundred horses and mules, Our love will not exceed fifteen in killed, wounded an@ muisalog. We brought in several hundred contrabands. ‘The expedition was a compiete success, details of which ‘will bo furnished in my official roport, which will be fos warded in a fow days. POWEL!. CLAYTON, . , Colonel Commanding, Details of tho Battie, Sr. Lous, April 6, 1664. The following particulars ef Colunel Clayton's recent raid into Arkansas have been‘received Crom Little Rock, March 27:— Colonel Clayton, with @ small force of cavairy and ta- fantry and one battery, wont (co Mount Elba, on the Salen river, Leaving the infantry and artillery there to guard the bridge and cover Pine Bluff, he proceeded with bis cavalry towards Longview, farther down the Salem, and twenty miles southwest, whore the maim body of the rebel army was sta:ioned, for she purpose of destroying the pontoon bridge? and the army stores at that piace. Lieutenant Grea, souse, of the Firsttindians, and Lieut, Young, of the Fitth Kansas cavalry, were sent in ad@- vance with one hundred men, and arriving at the bridge saw a large force of rebels opposite preparing to cross Uur officers bailed the enemy, wid them they belonzed to Shelby’s command (which dresses in Union unl or", informed them the Unionists were upon them, sa@ begged them to hurry to their rescue. The revel rushed forward, and as fust as they crossed were captured and thelr guns thrown into th river. In this way two hundred and sixty wese captured, and thirty-five wagons laden with supplies, taken, which were destroyed; tmree hdtdred horses and mules were also taken, A paymastor's safe, com- taining $60,000 in rebet money, was also captured. The bridge was afterwards burned. This and the march of eighty miles was accomplished fo twenty-four hours. The prisoners captured during the expevition, pamber- fug three hundred and seventy, including many officers, reached Little Rockon the 2d There is nothing trom General Steolo. Ree The Fight Between Forrest’s and Griere son's Onvalry. - 4 auras, April 8, 1664. Griorgen’s cryelry bot. ight with Forrest, near Sum- merville, yeste:duy. Aitor skirmishing some time, the rebels being reinforced and Gricrson’s supports faiting te come up, the latter fell back be’»re greatly superior num- bers, bringing with bim sever prisoners. He will resew the attack.to-day. Affaire at Vicksburg. Mexrurs, April 8, 1866, Vicksburg advices repovt Loring and Lee at Cant Miss., and the rebels repairing the raiiroads destroyed bg General Sherman. IMPORTAHT FROM ALBANY. Suddem Death of Mr. W. Drinkor—TRe Ca f City Inspector Boole, ~ . Apany, April 6, 1864, Asad affair iranspired before the Committee on Cities of the Assembly this afternoon. The New York city tay levy was again up for consideration, aud the committer room was crowded. Dr. Ives, of Manhattasyiie, pre- posed an appropriation of fifteen thousand dollars for the Roman Catholic Asylam. This waz opposed by Mfr. W. Drinker, who rajeed sectarian grounds. This point waa settled by Mecers, Purser and Waterbury, who showed that the Asylam of the Good Shepherd, which was re ferred to, had Protestant teachers. It was noticed by sevoral present that Mr. Drinker had become wom derfully agitated. He rose again to address the com mittee, atd rambled off on several questions, and finally commenced talking on _legisiatiom for the New York city Legislature. His whole eystem violently trembling, he commenced reading the report of the Finance Committee of the Board of Aldermen im regard # what they thought of the Logisiature, an@ Pplainty took the opposite ground from that which he had taken previousiy on the difierent itoms in the levy. All at once he seemed to give way, and fell forward, bis head striking on the table, and then rolled over onto the floor. It was supposed at first that it was an epileptic fit, De. Fisher and one or two other physicians were presen, and had everything doue immediately to restore him; Dut in less than five minutes be was dead and laid ont om the tabie in the committee room. He camé here as one Of the representatives of the Citizens’ Association. Fhe affair created @ great sensation, and presented a scene mover to be forgotten by those present, A more melam Fr eas has never been witnessed around the Legisia- tive halls. A coroner's inquest was held on the body of Mr. Drinker this afternoom, It transpired in the testtmony that he atea hearty dinner at the Delavan House, and tm waiking up the bili to attend the meeting of the commit- tee, asked Mr. Williamson to stop a moment, and, placing his nand on his breast, stated that be could hardly breathe. The jury brought fn a vordict that he died with organic disease of the heart, His body was taken on the oat to-night for New York. “wt ‘THE CASE OF CITY INSYRCTOR ROOLE. ‘The charges against City Inspector Boole were hauled up this afternoon before the Governor. After @ short consultation the Governor decided to give the prose- cution five days to present aifidavits to sustain the that to file aff- charges, and the defence ten days after davits in reply, when the case is to be Court ef Appeals, AinayY, April 6, 1864 ‘The following is the calendar for Thursday, April T= Nos, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 116, 118 an@ 120. No other day calendar will be made. Court of General A NOTED BURGLAR SRN’ STATE PRStON—AXTRA- ORDINARY ACTION OF A GRAND JURY, ETO. In the General Sessions yesterday Poter Boylan, im dicted for homicide, in causing the death of » friend by striking bim in the face with his hand while she deceased was intoxicated, pleaded guilty to mangleughter in the fourth degree, As the circumstances slowed no malice, and as Boylan proved an excellent chayactor, Judge Ram sol was lenient, htc the deendant to the Prison for three months impowng @ fue of $250. William Murray and Martin Laldy were tried, cbarge@ with burglariously entering a warehouse in Water street, ind acquitted, a8 was nieo Poter Woods, a boy who, it was alle clothing” freon . stole forty dowure’ worth of Samuel F jitcheook. Jobn Syms, who led guilty on Monday to bus r ne scene we Teslfencd of str, George Carter, i jooater straet, and stole $350 worth of jeweiry there- from, waa sentence? to the State Prison for ten years, The severity of the semtence was ocoasioned by the fact ‘that Syma ia a nxed burgiar, and hes served two terme aiready in’ the sing Sing Prion. He was well dressed, oud had evory#pyearance of being one of the mont intel ligent and burglars in the city, Thomas FRughey was tried and acquitted on a charge e@ forgery, te indictment alleging that he atten pass ® fly’ dollar counterfeit bill on the Brandon Hank of ‘ermop. Chares Wolfsberger waa convicted of a miademonnor, in keeping @ notorious house of prostitution at No 6 Moth street, where a number of rebberies wore rated. Caysale Jourdan, of Sixth precinct, was the mate vess for the jon, defendant was sen denced to the Penitestiary for six months and fined $264, The Assistant Attorney stated to the Court thas the Grand Jury of tho March torm, instead of acting upoe. complaints for larceny and otber offecces, went ovt and of their own volition tadicted several partics end meanors without affording them a hearing eartog: this statement Judge Russel ordered the whole of the indictments to jashed., Court Calcndar—This Day. Buraems Covrt— Part 1—Oyer and Terminor: Part 2-—Nos. 1526, 660, 1517, 866, 1227, 1141, ST1, 1500, 1520, 100, 1347, 351, 1967, 1871, 1979, 931, 1407, 149, 1483, 1445. Part 3—New. 806, 808, 600, 1162, 46, 1230, O18 'oap, Hod, 1214, 424, 1462, 1963, 1240, 1291," 1997, 629, 1286, 681, 1980, Puman—Part 1—Nos, 261, 165, 211, Court oF ComoR 486, 306, ‘722, 263, 100, 452, 60, 484, 486, 10. ‘N18, Aa) R97. 409; 984, 208, 1, 25), Part 2--Non, 188, 170, 466, 461, 451, 124, 86, 488, B10, a6 NR te.