The New York Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1864, Page 4

4 JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Sees AND Seeremen, Orrice BN. W, CORNER OF FULTON AND Nateat Ore. nae AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING ACADEMY OF @ovmar ux Dissce BIBLO'S GABDEN, Broadway. —Foo.'s Revexoe WAaLLacn's THEATER, Breadway Rovere e WINTER GARDEN, Broadway —Meprs amureo THEATRE, Broadway —Oen Wire—Lowe | bw NEW BOWERY THEATRE Rowery —Conow's ¢ BIC, Irving Place —Iravias Orens— B, Pou ano My Panrxen Jox—M BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery —Pour or Conroy Cart— Anrron Dovcws. BARNUW'S Dvarrs. Sia, on qBATANTS MINSTRELS, 3 ay—Erorian Soaes, Dances, ‘Bomsasquen aeciue b a So Pamicy. WOOD'S MINSTREL Wi Bones, Dances, d6.—Goine AMERICAN TREATRE, No. MUSEUM, Broad wos, Wuat Is Ie. KIT OF BEAUTY—At S “a Partomumes, Buriescuns. dc.—Proric HIPPOTHEATRON, AND MONKEYS. HOPE CHAPEL. ‘Mirnor or Univens! NEW YORK MUSEUM “OF AD ANATOM 1s Braet: Coriosmas ax Lectenes, frome kM hl We eke HOOLEY’S OPERA | Fourteenth street =P Atiernoon aad Breage 718 Broadway. @renecenopnens o iH, AND TWEBTY SEVENTH STRRET mors, os, atcemand adenosine ae wire besid PPLEMEN T. New York, Sacer April 14, 1864. THE SITUATION. ‘There is bardly anything of importance to report to- Jay from our armies in any quarter, From the Potomac ve have the intelligence that all the trains between Mexandria and the front of our lines are Tupning again h regular order. The army, however, is locked up io The streams are sti!) swollen. She Rappahannock rose so rapidly that the engineers ‘were compelled to take up the pontoon bridge m order to Ne fears are now entcrtained for the safety cf the raitroad bridge at that point, the river having fallea mud. Bave it.” Qgain. The guerillas keep prowling round our outposts. On Tuesday they attacked a portion of the Second United States infantry, killed Captain McKee and captured bis $wo lieutenants, near their camp at Nokesville, It was reported that General Longstreet bad reached Richmond with the greater porti Fumor was not positively confirmed. General Grant paid a fiying visit to Annopolis, and feturned to Washington yester day, The Navy Department has received from Admiral Por. ter @ quantity of intercepted rebel correspondence, show- ing the existence of a regularly organized “torpedo corps.” Some of the inventions to be used are very cu ious; among them, lumps of coal, or something that re embles it, with torpedocs inside to be used with the fuel put on board our veasels. Military affairs at Chattanooga were unchanged on both Bides. The Tenvessee is rising rapidly after the recent deavy rains. The news from the Southwest is exciting and impor- tant. The rebel General Buford was beseiging Fort Pillow Yesterday. He sent a flag of trucé demanding the Burrrender of the place, which was replied to by a Fefusal on the part of Colonel Lawrence, Thirty-fourth New Jersey, who was holding the fort. The steamer Crawford, which arrived at Cairo yesterday, had a large Bum ver of women and children from the fort on board, “som which they were ordered off by General Buford Yootber arrival at the same place announced that firing as going on all day Monday at Fort Pillow, and that the Jnion flag was observed to fal! during the action. ‘pousand veterans, en route home on furlough, fortunately arrived at Columbus, Ky. Their presence may shake the confidence of the euemy in their power to effect mach in that quarter. the battles As we stated yester’ay, we bave in our possession the Official reports of Generals Grant, Thomas and Hooker, Felative to the Chattanooga campaign. together with General Sherman's, received some time Gince, are very interesting; but at the same time will occupy more epace than we have as yet been able to devote to their publication, especially as we have had fully described n our columns by our own correspondents. The people, however, are anxious to see how General Grant describes one of his own brilltant campaigns, and we, therefore, publish his report in full fy thie day's issue. ° EUROPEAN NEWS. The steamship Etna, from Queenstown, reached this port yesterday morning, and the Peruvian, from London- derry, arrived at Portland, Me.,at noon. The news by the Peruvian is dated to the 1st of April, two days later. When the Etna left Queenstown harbor it was hoped that the steamship City of New York would be got of Daunt's rock. Maximilian was not yet declared Emperor of Mexico. His prospect of succession to the throne of Austria cre ated a difficulty with regard to his acceptance of the new foreign crown. The new Mexican loan was regarded as complete. The sum of £390,000 of the amount was to be banded to the French government. ‘The negotiations for a conference in London on the Deno-German question were progressing favorably. It was not, however, very clear whether the position which Napoleon's representatives would take in the assemblage vould be acceptable to the other Powers. The military ftuation at the seat of war in Denmark remained without ‘ny material change. Garibaldi had arrived at Malta, on bis journey to Eng- peod. He enjoyed a very flattering reception when he Dapeared on the balcony of the:hotel. Mowever, there ‘wore some hisses beard, which were said to come from ‘The Polish peasants bave issued manifesto against the Czar. The paper contains & programme of organiza- tion for the raising of a peasant army of a million of men, from the ages of sixteen to sixty, who are to assault ‘Warsaw sod tbe other Polish cities held by the Russians, Mazrini bad been sentevced in France to transporte tion from that country for participating in the conspiracy against Napoleon's life, Mazzini, being & resident of Lon- don, will, it is presumed, consider himself already trans ported from France. ‘The Paris correspondent of the Dublin Freeman's Jour- nal, writing on the 27th of March, says irish subjects ‘fare seldom discussed in French society; but the extraor~ dinary exodus of our people is beginning to be noticed Every person of bostile feeling towards England— and such are very numerour—is pleased at the intelli. bere. ‘Tho Liverpool cotton market was quiet, at a declice on fnferior descriptions,on the Ist of April. Provisions steady. Lovdon on the Let of Aprii at 01s 8 91% THE LEGISLATURE. ‘Yesterday was the last of the one hundred days which the State constitution supposes the Legislature to sit (hat is, the conclusion of the time for which the mem- bers can draw their pay of three doliars per diem ae lawmakers for the Commonwealth, but it is pot supposed that they will adjourn until near the latter part of this month, as considerable unfitished business remains to be decided upon. No great progress, however, towards Pls consummation was made yesterday, the proceedings J the two houses not extending over such @ wide range subjects as usual of late, though rome matters of much feceived the attention of both bodies. Ye the Senate a long debate took place on a resolution the appointment of a grinding committee, which was be stoped, Then its adopli the resolution wae readopted. wore very dull, ee pension wos eoosumed = io Votume XXIX ........... 7.—Two Caen we done, a Drestoeg, —Bruorias roadway. —~Batcon, % OF Cove HOUSE, Brooklyn. —Braioriax 0 Sarurday vight of his army, but the These documents, Consols closed in ag reconsidered, aod A great portion of NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. NEW YORK RRALD. |S ee Sas ees te ee eee. Beene tol Detdings w@ the city of Albany was unanimously provides an appropriation of one bundred thomsand dollars for th@ purpose, as sven as the corpora. Won of Albany shall dred to the Siete certain necessary A reeponse was received from General Din to the pasend capt petite of Hawley D Clapp im reverence to bis imprison Sed ama!) vOLe was paseed @ thoul a Hogative vote in the Amerm by @ @opemed of The Albany bridge bill w ome tue, eof thee made the 2d exompiing Lae property sod FU avenue entrance to our Park ow Lutrty four te forty mime ¥ don seieated by 7 Pree terme, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Toe rush for god cert heater yostordey wee very heavy Around the ie oi the Ueiied states Treasurer, im Wail Bree AL ae cary howe Wo fhe morning Dundreds hat arrombied xpd filled the crowding op the 6 fowalk The gold seekers were rather war — oo carly yesterday morning ith OD Cotward homed whep agar and moles was suk Por! Ab immense Geet of Fes els The arrivals poaterday Sore more bomercas than for & long time past, roacking fo the number of ope bundred aud thiriy seven, prine! paily from ‘oreign porte Ram and snow foi in quite laror quan tities im this erty yesterday. amd the woatbor generally was extremely ua comfortabe The snowOckes were romarkabiy large, and stir ted aptversal atteetton. Some of the lakes were bgger (hac a s)iver dolar, But melted immediately opoo sirtking the carta, Twenty five thousand people visited the Fair yesterday, and about 629,009 were taken ia The price of admisstoo will be Arty cents until further Botice. The Central Usien Lincols Campaign Clob met leet evoning at the corner of Twenty third street aod Broad way, Mr. Charles 8. Spencer @ the chair, Aa aidress io advocacy of Mr. Lincoln’s clams to the Presidency was made by Mr. William Calots Martyon, of Vermont. After the singing of some patriotic songs by a gise club pre- sent, (be meeting adjourned. In the continued examination yesterday of the Uniued States against John W. Hunter, the Commissioner roa. dered bis decision on the question raised as to the ad- missibility of the evidence submitted by the proseou ton, comparing checks to the weatificatiea of band writing, to which objection bad been raised. The Com- missioner sustained the objeciion, and. with (he unavoid able absence of Judge Pierrepont, the case was @ijourned to Monday next Captaia Vanderheyde, of the Holland bark Waichores, from Batavia, arrived at this port yesterday moruing, and brought as passengers Capt. Cumming and lady, late of the ship Winged Racer; Captaia F, G. Lucas, of the Contest, and Captaio J. Larrabie, of the bark Amanda— which vessels were burned by the privateor Alabama Judge Barnard issued @ decree of divorce yesterday in the case of Phillipine Dieffenbach vs. Gottle> Dreftea- bach, and allowed the plaiatif! four thoussed dollars al) mony. The defendant is a dentist, doing business io Cana! streot, but is at preseat in Rarope. The suit was commenced in 1861, and the ciroumstances atteating the trial have beea fully published In the case of Jacob Lewts ve. Samuet M. retting!ti, before Judge Garvin, of the Superior Court, where the defendant was suet for having circulated @ sinuderous document in reference to the plaintiif, the jury yesterday brought ina verdict for Mr. Lewis, awarding bim two thousand dollars damages. The case of Eiward Walsh ve the Sua Mutual Insurance Company, which was gommenced yes terday in the Superior Court, attracted a good deal of attention, Toe plaint = captem sed owner of the sbip Senator, offected two policies of insurance for $15,000 on the vessei and cargo, previous to sailing for Liverpool, ia August, 1862. On the voyage the ship foundered, and nothiug was saved but the lives of the captain and crew. Proofs of los wore preseated 10 the insurance company and & demsod made for the amount of the insurance; but payment was refused on the ground that the vessel was anreaworthy when she let New York. The case will occupy sew days ‘An action was brought in the Court of Common Pleas, before Judge Brady, yesterday, by Geo. &. White, tore cover $500 from Peter Pierce, ip consequence 0! tne latter having oudorsed & promissory note to that amount which was allowed to go to protest. The defence set up was that the note was what is called “accommodation paper,’’ and 00 consideration whatever was received for the endorsement. The case is still on The trial of Daniel Brooks, the quadroon indicted for the murder of William Smitn, a barkeeper in Mr. Me Kinley’s liquor saloon, at the corner of Fulton and South streets, on the 2a of February Inst, was continued in the Court of General Sessions yesterday, before City Judge A D. Russel. A umber of witnesses were examined for the defence, who testified that Smith bad committed ao assault on Brooks by throwing tumblers at bim and after wards kicking bim, Others testified to the good charac ter of the accused. The case was then summed up by Mr. James T, Brady and District Attorney A. Oakey Hall, re spectively, for the defence and prosecution. Judge Rus. sel will deliver bis charge at eleven o'clock this morning, to which hour the case stands adjoured. The stock market took another turn downwards to day, and nearly all the leading railroad shares declined a bait to two per cent. The gold market was unusually ex cited, and in response to the manipulations of the gam. biers thepremium advanced from 74'%, which was the opening price, to 79 This latter Ogure is 14 per ceat above the price of gold certificates. Government secu. rities continue to advance. The five. twenty coupons sre now selling at 113% and the coupon sixes of 1891 at 116. ‘The radical advance in gold yesterday unsettied the market for almosteverytbing. All kinds of foreigo mer- chandise, which sold quite freely in tbe morning at prices quoted elsewhere, were sold altogether bigher ta the ‘afternoon, and in many cases withdrawn. Domestic pro- duce was higher, with s large business. Petroleum was excited and 1c. a 3¢ per gallon higher. Cotton was Ic. a 2c, bigher, with a good business, Groceries were Grmer, At advancing prices. The speculative mania continued ‘at (he Corn Exchange, and the excitement to floar, wheat, whiskey and provisions was greater than ever. Flour advanced 200, a 40c., wheat and whiskey 5c., pork 50c., lard }6c. @ $0., and tallow nearly Ic., with large opera- tions in all, Other commodities were without important change. Freights continued depressed, and vessels anx- jous to get away cannot obtain goods at any rates. Weight ‘was taken to Liverpool at 29. 64. per too, which ie net mucb better than buy altaat, Three Warsino Anoun tue Loss or tue Corporation Sor.—The Tribune whines about the loss of the Corporation advertising, and in silly sobs mut- ters something about Mayor Gunther transcend- ing his autbority. Poor Greeley should not fret about such a small matter. The Tribune, before it goes to the wall, can get up a fat government contract, or start up anew free love agitation, or invent a new scheme for rais- ing money for an Irish revolutionary fund, or startle the town some fine morning by another Slievegammon hoax, or do almost anything in that way to replenish ite treasury. It ix fruit- fal in such resources, and therefore poor Gree- ley should neither whine, sob nor fret sbout the loss of the sop it has heretofore reesived from the city Corporation. A Reason vor Irs Anvse.—The Times per- sists in Its snappish abuse of members of Con- gress. What is the cause of all this bad tem- per? Is it because members will not consent to be coaxed or whipped into the support of the renomination of Lincoln? That may be the reason; but to urge it is to give the Times more discussing the | redit for courage than it deserves. Breadstuds men: @ Fort Latayette for alleged frauds ta the volun - teor Dmnly brokerage basins General Dix says that it te Souly by ibe semmary process of @ military arrest Ubat these (rauds lent (rapmnctions aa be reached The peamoribing (be Hanser te which (be soldiers in tho ‘ioe wae wasted ia contention over polew of onder The bul proseribing the mode for wibere by ele wae uMler ovMsideraiion, but was Dot 8! Moeday afterseee The bill Increasing the pay of the Metrooe ae poliee wae passe’ alsa the Sepate bills mab ing appr opr vet iums for voinnterr bouctiea ve Apel 1, A wiaiors from execution apt eaie, with othere of eo genera! inverest The bit! for Ihe Coastrerton of stone slope ak the bighty sixth street The Assombyy Commitee ow Cition bad our cuy tax levy Dovore them agmin youierday and beard tho argu: monte of Corporaioe Atlorcey (eweun apd Judge Hilton, pre amd contra, and thew lait the afar over for future Loteriar of the achee, Derites Dowtero and uaruly Deb wore kept @Ahw moderate boamde by the peer Captain GriMag, from Mayaguer for 1 Sandy Mook, by colliding The prevalence of the easte:!y win ts has brought isto says “Let all men speak as they think. If the military preparations now in progress in Virginia, under the supervision of General Grant, sball result in a succesaful campaign against the rebel capital, the rebellion will have received its death blow. And. the blow that destroys the rebellion establishes our country in that position as @ nation which she has seemed likely to losé. Europe must then recant its too ready requiems over the “great repub- lio,” and the military Powers of the earth must yield us the first place as the greatest of them all; for not only will our government then have gone through an ordeal that it cannot be pretended that any European government could ge through, but we will also have exhibited a military power equal to the combined power of England and France. All the civil wars in Europe have been the merest skirmishes to this great struggle in which the parta of the United States have mustered against one another—a power equal on either side to the power of a great nation under the Puropean sysiem. Our own force now under arms—under the Stars and Stripes—is equal in numbers, as in every other respect, to the armies, as they at present stand, of England and France together; and, adding to our own force the rebel force, as the equivalent of any addition that England and France might make to their forces in a case of great necessity, we are still the equal of those two Powers com- bined, and thus certainly entitled to take pre- cedence in military power over any one. An immense primary military Power will there- fore be established in the community of na- tions by this single success, and the influence of its existence will be felt in every govern- ment in Christendom. And, as our success against Great Britain—our first success—bad its fruit in Earope in the French Revolution, what influence upon the people of Europe may not this infinitely greater triumph of free in- stitutions have? But if Grant should fail, it is hardly possible to say what results may not follow. We would be loth to recognize even auch a defeat as the death blow of our cause. It is certain that the staunch qualities of our people, taken as a whole, would lead them to rally for even a greater struggle still. But it is also certain that such a defeat would strengthen immensely the factions that exist in our midst, and _politi- cal anarchy would blunt the edge of all our future attempts. And thus it is at least proba- ble that this defeat might lead to events that would count us out, for a bundred years, from the number of great nations. One great dis- ruption would lead to lesser ones; we would be brokea up into a community of petty and quarrelsome States, and the great experiment of fre government that we have so magnifi- cently tried for eighty years would be settled against the people. We would die the young- estof great republics, and our fall would strengthen the hands of despotic power every- where It thus appears that the struggle upon which we are now about to enter is a momentous one, not only to ourselves, but to the world at large. Its result either way will affect for good or evil the future history of the human race. It is as @stinct a turning point in human history as were the battles of Marathon, of Tours, of Pul- towa or Waterloo. At Marathon the possession of Earope was decided against the despot who grasped all Asia. At Tours it was determined whether Mohammedanism or Christianity should prevail in Europe. Pultowa brought Russia into the council of European nations. and ne- cessitated a new balance of power; and Water- loo decided the possession of Europe against the people, and in favor of the little coterie of kings that constituted the Holy Alliance. Our coming battle is to decide issues as great as any of these, since it is to determine whether the great republic of modern times shall stand or fall-—determine the existence of a government destined to exert a greater influence on the progress of the human race than any other known to history. The responsibilities of the man who commands our armies in this great crisis are tremendous, and the reward of his suc- cess will be the greatest within the gift of the people Sreaxiwo as One Turwxs.—The Daily News That is a good idea. It carries out the principle of free speech certainly, But what a queer medley the world would be obliged to listea to if the advice were literally complied with. For instance, suppose Old Abe should tell what he thought about his renomination and the men who seek to defeat it” Suppose Chase should say what be thought about the pros- pect of liquidating the indebtedness of the country? Suppose Father Welles should say what he thought about the rebel torpedoes; or Stanton what he thought about the tenacity of the rebels im thwarting hie fine military combi- nations? Suppose the people themselves should say in @ thundering veice what they thought about the gross mismanagement of the war, the high price of living, the daily reduction ia the value of the circulating medium, the pinch- ing wants to which they are likely to be sub- jected in the future if things are allowed to go on in their present reckless way’ And, feally, suppose Ben Wood himself shonid say what be really thought about the profits of newspaper publishing, deprived of the Corporation sop? Surely, if all these people should say what they actually thought upen these several sub- Fects, it would prove o mediey that might amuse, if it did not astound, the world. Scwexce at Virwna.—Mr. Schenck bas em deavored to enlighten the House of Represen- tatives upon bis little military operation at Vienna, in the first year of the war. He says he bad General Scott's approval for it, and has had McDowell's approval for his conduct else- where. Upon whose statement of the case did General Scett approve the Vienna movement! Upon Schenck’s, undeubtedly. As for Mo Dowell, he cansot justify bie own actions, in relation to which be cannot possibly know less than be knows about Schenck’s. His approval is a very small matter. Since Schenck ie sot ashamed to offer such an explanation as this, what he did at Vienna is not to be wondered at. Mowat Pita- The Legislature desires to purify the columns of the New York daily papers and to prevent the appearance of im- moral advertisements. The Albany pundits will do very well to take some of their own moral pills. There is one column in the New York papers whose character they can control, and that is the column which contains the pro- ceedings of the Legiviature. If they will make that column decent they will do all that is ex- pected of them, and gan leave the rest alone. Tue Wax iw Forore—Rervige or me Guewans at Durrei.—Our latest advices from Europe state that the Germans have vainly endeavored to capture Duppel, the Danish stronghold. The Prussian batteries were deemed very formidable, and as their cannon are rifled, and those of the Danes are the old fashioned smoothe bore, it was considered a matter of certainty that when a goneral attack was made the Danes would have to abandon their defences. The result has proved that these conjectures were erro- neous, The Prussians bombarded Duppel and made @ grand attack upon it, penetrating into the second line of trenches. They were, however, repulsed, and were forced, after five hours of hard fighting, to give up the attack, retreating with considerable loss. This disaster to the al- lied forces, added to their unsuccessful attack upon Fredericia and the repulse of their men-of- war by the Danish vessels, will doubtless cause them to be more willing to grant the armistice desired by the Danes ere they will accept a con- ference. We may state here that the courage evinced by the Danish soldiers has won even the admiration of their enemies, who placed a wooden cross over the graves of some Danes whom they buried, with this inscription :— “Here lie twenty-five brave Danes, who fell heroically on the 17th March, in the combat of Duppel.” This act reflects credit upon both parties. It is asserted in Berlin, in extenuation of the defeat of the Prussians, that the attack made by them was against the orders of the King, who desired that in no case should any be made except when positively required by strategical motives, which, in this instance, did not exist— the Prussian officers having made the attack on the King’s birthday, from an excess of obse- quiousness. As England, Austria and Prussia have agreed to a conference—even should Den- mark not be represented thereat—it is likely that the recent successes of the Danes will make their enemies more yielding, and pave the way fora more speedy settlement of the troubles existing between them. A peace would save Europe from those dangerous complications which now threaten her ; and, in view of this, the German Powers will doubtless be strongly urged to offer such conditions as the Danes may accept. Should this course not be pursued, a general war in Europe seems almost inevitable, as the Danes are evidently determined to makea desperate resistance, which, prolonged, would drag into the question England and France. Tue Coxventions.—There is a shoddy con- vention to meet at Baltimore, and a shent-per- shent convention to meet at Chicago, and both conventions are absurd and impudent pieces of humbuggery, without even a respectable tra- dition to justify their existence. There are not three men in a hundred ia any community in the United States who can tell the name of the man who represents his district in either of these conventions. These conventions are of the same kiad of importanée to the people of the United States that the assemblies of the Forty Thieves were to the citizens of Bagdad. Will not Congress take some action to kill the conventions ? F Ar Among the pictures which bave attracted most atten- tion in the Fine Art collection at the Fair is a political allegory by Mr. F, Augero, who has distinguished himself in the decoration of several of our Catholic churches, as well as by some admirable historical paintings and por- traits, This young artist, although an Italian by birth, has made himself remarked by the ardor of nis attach. ment to bis adopted country, and be has given a fresh proof of it in the presentation of this picture (valued The subject the occasion. It at thousand dollars) to the Fair, is one peculfariy appropriate to is entitied “The Goddess of Union, and Plenty, dismissing the Fury of tims.” In the composition and grouping of the figures Mr. Augero exhibits the classical tendencies of the school ia which he has beeu educated. That of ‘Union’ ts al- most statuesque in its character,and would serve as a fine model for the sculptor. The face wears an expres- sion of indignation and sadness which conveys forci- biy the sentiment of the allegory. The figures of Peace and Plecty are beautifully drawn, the coun- tenances beaming with an angelic joy, typical of the restoration of their influence over our distracted country. AR © contrast to these we have ‘Rebellion’ sullenly withdrawing from the presence of the angry goddess, and hideous in all the repulsive aspects that can be imparted to such « creation. At his feet lie the crushed and writhing victims of bis insensate rage. Groups of an- gels, Murillo-like in their grace and plampness, fill up the tableaux. in its treatment in other respects the picture is equally meritorious. The richness and harmony of its tones show a mastery of color which is not often to be found in the works of such young painters, It is evident that Mr. Augero bas stuaied in the best schools of conti nental art. He should devote himself more to historical sobjects. With the exception of Mr. Powell and some three or four other artists, there are cone here who can compete in that feld with him. ‘The Omnat Seri: COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE COMBINATION—TOB 4G88 NEARLY BMPry. ‘The stage proprietors have met with a most signal de- feat im their attempt to extort from the travelling public double the rate of fare formeriy charged for carrying passengers along their routes. “A plentiful lack” of full eats bas een noticed 'y day since Monday, when the new order of things was inaugurated. Yesterday, wet and dirty as \t was, ought to have furnished a spien- 4id opportunity to Gil the “combination” stages, if ever they could be filled at the ten cent tax upon passengers. To the honor of the travelling public be it said, the tea capt omoibuses were left severely alone. Nobody tonched them, except such people as were ignorant of an imerease of fare, and committed themselves to pay the damage before they discovered their mistake. Many persous walked bioogs to take the cars sooner than sub- mit to what ie generally regarded aa pure extortion. A Drought themeeives by ibeir grasping cupidity:— TO THE EDTOR OF THE MERALD. 1 read this morning your just remarks in regard to the Tent advance of the omo\bue proprietors. Never was a Tam parwoaded i'w! Teco upoa the proprie: ie will upon the Accustomed to pase ‘eto ty eodwey “ll tore (hemeei ves. we La ebout eleven o'clock, it was a thing thay was Crowded, not with the number twelve, det fre Ove oF six standing to the contre bed one of two 08 the slope bi I war the cose morning’ after a dowo, vet ot one ot which wee Three Fifth avenue stages presed—one with only one ond with two, and a third with four. Wrosat 008 ried each roare, and While those lines bave been wing six cente from each ¥ ‘eqanlly as good, ran z 3 te and others sett it face owners to ‘heir cars are running io al- most direction. Lat those who have heretofore gone io finges take the cars, and this will soon bring matters right WALL STRERT. If the advice of “Wall Strat” @ taken there is little ee ae the stage proprietors will be brought to their conene vary wummariy. Ai fow days more of empt; peoches will Couviace the padi good ro -f pT ed awe ons on maad euch treme on dence an¢ inexouradle extortion as is sought to de prac. toed pen It by ‘nts combination of stage owners. The Sola Home. 70 THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD. New Vora, April 12, 1864, Buolosed you will find Gve dollars for the Soldiers’ Home, sent by 8 surprise party. a %, ‘Tar Lavrey’ Fam, now being held in the School Hall, East Fifteenth street, pear avenue A, to aid in erecting a now paroobial school, attached to the Church of the Im. maculate Conception, will continue for another week. Notwithetanding the ibe ouher Fale, Boe te prog Progross, this comers ifs wt worth 8 Yolo a ore the amount of notes, bill detect it. Seddon will do nothing without Congressional actjon, 80 I have been engaged for the past two weeks in getting up a Dill which will cover my cage. proval, and will to-day go to the Senate, and hence to the house in secret session. of War shall have power to organize a vice corps,’ ties, give such compensation as he may deem fit, not exceeding and totally destroyed, also to’ advauee when necessary, Gut of the secret service fand, money to parties engaging St Louit Meade’s escort, have been ordered to tht will be replaced by a detachment of the First Massa- chusetts. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasmmoron, Aprit 13, 1804 MOVEMENTS OF CENERAL ORawr. Lioutenanl Coneral Grant retwrued from Avarpotis (o- day TUS WEW BANE Britt. ‘The cow bank bill to be introduced by Mr. Hooper is Giemost the same ae (be ori inal Bil) deleaind We the House S fow days ago. HM comtaion tm smother shape the same Objectionable featere exemjtiug the Mave of Commerce from the operation of the law. by providing that all banks WIth over Ove millions of dollars cai val may come into ‘the let of National Ranks, reiaining (heir existing arti Clee of ammor ation THO INTRAN AL REVENUE BILL. The Commitice of Ways sod Means, im perfecting the Interas! Reveouss bill, bare adopted the principie sug. Beated in the resoiution imtrodeced by Mr Odell oo Mon- day, to levy en ad valorem tax of from one eighth to ope. ball of ob@ per cont upon all sales of wlocks, bonds. mer- chandise and real estate, This principle Gods much favor io Congress, and its application w expected Lo produce « vory large revenue THE BILL TO PREVENT 4 DEPRECIATION OF TUE CUR- REMC T. Stoves, from the Commitics of Ways and Means, to pro- vent a depreciation of the currency — Pirst—That every person or corporation isauing notes, bills or tended penal Ee by actof fourth of one od Buch notes, bills or other obligations so issued by anid pers00, bank, association or corporation, and shall on the firat Monday of each and every mon! ake and ‘to the assessor of the district in which su ciation or co may be located i 80 oo 2 aren auch such person, or of the president or cashier of such bank, Association or corporation, in such forni aod manner as may be directed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, that the same contains a true and faith{ul state- ment of the amount of circulation as aforesaid, and sbali deliver a copy of said return to the Coliector of the dis- trict in which said bank, assoctation or corporation is to. cated, and shall, within ten days from the Oret Monday in each and every month pay to said Collector said dut of one-fourth on the amount go returned, an for any neglect to or mal returo or pay: ment, as aforesaid, every such person, bank, arsocistion or corporation shall pay @ penalty of ope per contum on or oth fe emlgntions tssued as aforesaid, which amount sball, in default of proper re- turo, be estimated by the assessor upon the best infor- mation he can obtaiv, and evesy such penalty may be recovered for the use of the United States in any court of competent jurisdiction. Second—That after one year from the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person, bank, association or corporation to issue or circulate notes or other obliga- tions designed or calculated to circulate ag mouey, unless authorized thereto by act of Congress. VISIT OF SECRETARY CHASE TO NEW YORK. Secretary Chase left for New York this evening. THE REBEL TORPEDO CORPS. Tne Navy Department is in receipt of advices from Ad- miral Porter, from Alexandria, La., of March 20, enclosing some rebel correspondence, which was captured by the gunboat Signal a day or two before, while the rebel mail carrier was crossing the river, giving & complete history of the rebel torpedoes, the machine that blew up the Housatonic and tbe manner in which it was done. Ad" miral Porter says, “They have just appointed a Torpedo corps, for the purpose of blowing up property of all kinds. Among other devilish inventions is a torpedo, resembling a lump of coal, to be placed in coal piles and among the coal put on board vessels. The names of the parties are all mentioned in the correspondence,and I used a photo” graph of one of them." Among the captured correspond. ence 1s a letter from T. EK. Courteney to Colonel H. E. Clark, of tne Seventh Missouri cavalry, dated Richmond, January 19, in which, speaking of his inventions, be all been completed some time, and that the most critical eye could not The President thinks them periect, but Mr. At last it bas met bis ap- It provides that the Secretary secret commission, enlist and detail = who ‘shall retain former rank and pay; also fifty per cent, for property partially to injure the enemy. If you have not used my di I would prefer your not sending it forward, te ‘it might compromise Clendenin. 1 will take the first oppor- tunity of sending some castings to Shreveport, or any point on this side that you may designate. In the mean- time you must use the auger and got what powder you can 1 am certain it will prove effective ‘THE DEBATE ON THE EXPULSION OF MR. LONG. Several representatives who had prepared speeches on the resolution to expel Mr. Long will not bave an oppor- tunity to deliver them, as Mr. Colfax will to-morrow de- mand the previous question on its passage. Twenty-six speeches have already been made upon the subject, equally divided between the two parties. RETURN OP THE VICE PRESIDENT AND PARTY. Vice President Hamlin and the Senatorial party by whom he was accompanied on the trip to the Obio river bave returned to Washington, They left here on a spe- cial train on Saturday last, escorted by W. Prescott Smith, Master of Transportation of the Baltimore and Obio Railroad, and after paying a visit at Cumberland to Major Generals Siege) and Ord, proceeded to Wheeling, accompanied by Governor Bowman, who met the party at Piedmont. Messrs. Clark, of New Hampshire; Morrell, of Maine, and Van Winkle, of West Virginia. SALE OP CONFISCATED PROPERTY IN ALEXANDRIA. Among the Senators im the party were A large number of houses and lots were sold, under the Confiscation act, in Alexandria day before yesterday, The bids were remarkably low, over twenty-five houses and lots bringing an aggregate of only about thirty thou- sand dollars, THE ARMY. ‘The squadron of First regular cavalry, acting as Gen. ront, and they General Torbett, formerly commanding a brigade in the Sixth corps, has been assigned to the command of the First division of cavalry. ‘The regular troops on detached service are ordered to rejoin their respective regiments. APPOINTMENT. Austin Willey bas been appointed Superintendent of Jodian Affairs for the two California districts, lately coa- solidated into one district, CAPTAIN FISK’S IDAHO EXPEDITION. ‘The statement that Captain Fisk bad abandoned the Projected expedition to Idabo is erroneous. Another ex- pedition of considerable importance, under bis direction, is being prepared to leave St. Paut about the 25th of May for the new Eldorado, via the Yellowstone. ARRIVAL OF REBEL DESERTERS. Twenty-five rebel deserters arrived here last night, took the oath and started for the North. Recegnition Resolutions of Mr. Conway. ABPLY OF MR. COX. ‘TO THE EDITOR OF THD HERALD. House ov Rerasesytatives, } Wasuinaton Crry, April 12, 1864. observe that in the Herat of yesterday the Hou. M, Conway, late member of Congress from Kanses, explains his position with reference to the resolutions he offered in ‘the jast Congress, I would not ask any space io your paper but for the fact that he charges me with wilfal injustice in Dot explaining ali the dialectics by which he arrived at his resolutions. My parpose in debate was not to fix op- probrium upon bim, but to snow the hypocrisy of those who they whose resolutions and speech are far more obnoxious #0 urgent for the expulsion of Mr, Long, when re content to sit alougside of Mr. Conway, than the speech of the Ohto member. Mr, Conway should have waited for a fuller report of my remarks than the telegraph furnishes. The meagre sentences which the Associated Press reporter sends are not euffictent to ground a charge of wilful injustice. Mr. Conway should have known me botter. My relations with him preclude any such Injustice, To show that 1 was (air, as well as to exhibit bis for position along- aie of his present zoal for the war and the Union, sow that “abolition” is to be the inspiration bond, I quote from the Globe of today my remarks pertinent to the Subject of his complaint:— Speaker if he had forgotten wien be penned ott, resolution that in the last Congrens & most acute member of the republican party, in good standing and sweet fellowship—Judge Conway, of Kan. Taade a remarkable favor of the Per hog Ay fe offered solemn resolutions omreueg the heinous rarine! If the honorable Speaker baa forgotten the fact, lot him he hy vo the Journal of the oune of December 18, 1862, page 69, will Gnd the House of December ty offered. by Mr. Conway. 1 quote ‘as boar on the pointe in discussion: uch of Ce prior to the rebellion worn’ be « ter cafamity than Subaition Haak. singe it at ete ike 10 tbe ohn preesible comilict, ' wad ental! Pou nother of bitter contention and lil war ” we Resolved, That the seceded Sia ‘8 can onl, Mos ail. by being ened aa mt ce taonal incon ue ica. 2nd by. being a Sled upon principles Sameer paraie Bat! Revo! ‘that itee mailer for settee tedection whether another jon of President must nol anpervene before the fat ‘authority of the uation cas be éstabilsbed; aad whether meantime it is nots waste of our energion to p continue the wa That leas the Army of the W uy ino valley of the Mistianlpp ta he sipath net e Potomac annihilate the pa pe the the Arm within @ reasonable time, the best i foyetry and bumanity will require & Resolved. That the States of the North Ainerican tation, au, Gane aad indiviaible fe on the beats of frecubm for sik distinction of race, color or condition; that thelr m: must ever be to must ever be to extend their own civilization over the éntiaa checks oF and that whatever d rengements, difdc a! defeats ‘ney thay ‘encounter, they must inspiring idea’ of Uationadity inion. From which it will appear that, after affirming the irrepressible conflict, hoe resolved that’ the Ameloas ‘of those States Union consisted teyal pen that the restoration of the oid Union would be « greater calamity than the rebellion itself that the seceded States shoul: ardod as out of constitutional relations with the Union; until the: election of avother President it was a fiagrane waste of Our ewergiea to contioue the war. Doos the honorable remomber that thoge resolutions recogotued thas See Som Roe composed the American Union? # he did, why didnot this sensitive geotioman (Mr. Colfax), who was not then in the chair but upon the floor, come forward with a resolution for the expulsion of his friend, Mr. Couway? J ask the Speaker to respond to that quea- tion. Why did you not do it, sir? Is such a a. fair toward a member on this side and unfair momber on the other? You were for free specoh ame froe resolution then, 1 am for it now, as then. Why do you pureve my colleague to disgrace him whea you did pot lisp a word aboet expelling ove (rom your own ranks who was im favor of disparting the old ‘abd recognizing the Dationality of the Southern om federacy? The Speaker does oot, for he cannot, answer. 1 will yleld to bie to respond. = Cou ‘The gentleman from Indtama claima the whenever be sees fit to claim it, and declines | feauibe it the midst of the speech of the gentiomam from Mr. e-em f is distinguisbed ag well for ais prudence as for his sagacity. Mr. Avtison—L desire to ‘ask the gentleman from Ohte if he believes that Mr. Conway ought to have been ex- pelled trom we last Congress under the circumstances. ‘SevRRAL Méwuaes—One that is not the question, Mr. Cox—When the gentieman on the other side aa- swore my question | will answer bim. [ will do it aay- bow. I Ay not think that he should have been expetied ‘any more than we should expel the distinguished gentle man from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) for bis speech im favor of regarding the confederacy as ade facto goveree ment, and that war should be carried on against it, ao cording to the law of nations, as an independent Power, established by ite arms and recognized by the wations. Tne member Pennsytvania (Mr. Stevens), if Ire member hia speech ov that subject, quoted Vattel in faver of bis policy, which he jicated = indepentence J the Soathern at ‘ * Ware i taver othe argent erty ofa. by the Popular representatives. understand thet the com- Btitution guarantees such debate. We did not distard Fed Judge Conway last session for bis rico We id pot vote for his resolutions; but are responsible ive his continuance in his position till the end of the less If it were a reproach to the country, as our juished Speaker has stated, that a man id ox- prose imself here in fayor of the recognition of the ishern confederacy; if it dishouors and weakens us abroad, and tm our energies and discourages Our efforts at home: if it were equivaleat to allowing mess Bors of the Richmond “Ceagress to, come hero 20d take It Seer ace shade then. Now you are favor of expaling man from our midst whio was seat here by the because he utters the same sontt- ments ‘which toh this side repudiates, and which one of your own side uttered last session, aod which you never sought to repudiate by tbe grave process of expulsion. In his speech delivered iu the House of Representatives January 27, 1863, Mr. Conway eaid:— Let the two bouses of Congress adopt the following resolutions:— rate States form aystem of duties upon impor ria. S Free trade between the two States, 4. Frre Marigation of the Mississippt |. Mutual adoption of the Monroe doctrine. Mr. Conway, in his note, states that ‘‘he offered no re- solutions such as I stated, but that he did express a pre- ference for such recognition to a prosecution of the war for @ restoration of the Union onthe old slaveholding basis.” I will let Mr. Conway’s resolutioos speak for themselves, remarking that the obnoxious language @f Mr. Long was also couched in the form of ‘a preferenes”” for recognition, as between that and a war of subjuge- tion. If there be any substantial differetce in the post tions of the two gentlemen, 1 beg the Huratp to point ® out, With respect, &c, 8. 8. COX. Wu of Archbishop Hughes—Its Admis- ffon to Probate. The following will of the late Archbishop Hughes, of New York, was admitted to probate yesterday in the Surrogate’s office:— In the name of the Most Holy Trinity, 1, John Hr Archbishop of New York, being of sound disposi and memory, but mindful of the uncertainty of aaa life, do hereby make, publish and deciare my last and testament. irst—I direct my executors hereinafter named to ieee. all my just debts as soon a8 conveniontly may be my decease, second—1 hereby give and bequeath to my two bre- thers, Michael Hughes, of Chambersburg, in the State of Pennsylvania, and Patrick Hughes, now of Lafargevi im the State of Now York, and to their heirs and forever, all that certain piece or parcel of on lots fortyive and forty-six of Tenet |, in the town of Orleans, in the county of —— and State of New York, being the same i veyed by John Lafarge and wife to the Ri cperecont Dr. Dubois, now deceased, late —— iow York, by indenture beariug date the Ist day of Mantes, in the year of our Lord 1838, to have and to hold the said lands and Premises, together with the tenements, a aah and appurtenances thereunto belonging, to the Michael and Patrick, their heirs and assigns, for thelr own use and behalt forever subject, nevertheless, to pon 38 such sufficient to pay the amount due on said ther with the expenses thereon, that such peroaal i steamer see the said Stienest aad Patrick. Third—all sae rete residue and remainder of real and whatsoever kind and wi gg OE L five, Koa and bequeath | _ the Right of Albany; as Rev. Francis Patrick ok Recvick, Bishop of Phi Hadeiphia; and Right Rev. John Fitapatrick, 0 have toll to bold the same to them; i ie ae inom Kens eneaorns mipistrators and assigns ‘ep aiks ag joint tenaats, ‘oot as tenants in common. Ler ‘Appoimt the sald the Right Rev. Jobo. Me- beg zhi" Hew, dg 2 it Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick au@ 0 Fitzpatrick, executors a thie my wat, = I rereks all other wills heretotore by me at aay time made. In ied ee hereunto set ary band thie 18th day, jovember, . Joun B0G Subscribed and ged by the tes tator, in cer acknowle acknowled, [ob eae and at the time of such J. R. BAYLEY, 263 Latte fing J. MOMAHAN, 263 Mul ulberry street T. JAMES GLOVER, No. 3 ‘Varick piace CODICIL 70 THE WILL. 1, John Hughes, Archbishop of New ‘York, do make this codicil to be taken as part of my last will and testa- ment, that is to say:— Whereas, since the making of my said lass will F ry become seized of and entitied to certain real estate, sita- ated in the State of New Bag iy woereas have Lepper whether the said real estate Fore, do herose give. and a a, real’ estate, ve , Of whatsoever iid, whether mm ili igh Hey. Jo Sony ett McCloskey he iat ‘and now ma Patrice Kens Baltimore, an Rev, John Fitzpatrick, Bishop of Boston,'to pedo! hold the same to therm, toeir beira and neigh Torever, ag joint tenants, and not as topants In commow. 1 ratify and confirm, all and singular the matters ‘Vhings in my said Init will container, In witness wherect I re herevnto set by (is 23d day of December, in bet 3 HUGHES 185 aged, foaled, published and declared by the sal@ John Hughes, the Leatator, a8 and tor a codtcll to ve an. nexed to his last will and testament, in the presence of ua, who, ia his sight and presence, aud at bis request and jo the presence of each other, have subscrib od our names as witnosnes as 9g 5 ha ae ai ed ry street, Gt inton place. oo Clinton piace. row. Scrneme RT—CIRCU: Oyer and miner, Part 2. 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