The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1865, Page 4

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THE SITUATION. President Jolson has under consideration a new am- nesty proclamation, the issuance or suppression -of which it is expected will be decided upon at the Cabi- ‘net meeting to be held to-day. This proclamation, if issued, will announce what classes of rebels are to be held rTsponsibie for their treason and what others will not be. The court martial engaged in trying the Washington fssaasination conspiraters continued its proceedings yes- terday, sitting till seven o'clock in the evening. A number of witnesses were examined, their testimony, which was very interesting, relating principally to the events in the theatre on the ” night of the President's murder and to the intimacy exist- ing between Booth, Arnold and O’Laughlin, Mr. Cox, one of the counsel for the accused, objected to this lat- ter evidence, as being irrelevant; but bis objection was overruled. It appeared from the testimony of one of ‘the witnesses that dnring the illumination, on the night previous to the President's aseaesination, O’ Laughlin was prowling about in the house of Secretary Stanton, where both General Grant and the Secretary were, and that he was pul out, as he bad po apparent business there. A report of the court's proceedings appears in this morn- ing’s Herato. ‘There has recently been considerable excitement in Wilmington, N. C., in consequence of rumors that the rebel ram Stonewall is to make @ raid on that place, and the garrisons of Forts Fisher and Caswell have been re- inforced in anticipation of the event. Chief Justice Chase and party, ip prosecution of their tour through the South, arrived at Wilmington on the 8th inst, Mr. Chase will proceed from Wilmington to Charleston and other Southern ports, as fer as New Orieans, and return thence to Washington by way of the Mississippi. ‘The Sixth army corps, Major General Wright, fs still at Daavitie, Va, ; but it is expected that the greater part of ft will shortly return to the North, as oon as order shall have been fully restored in that vicinity. General Wright has appointed a number of magistrates to admin- ister jastice in the surrounding country, and is using every exertion, with the best success, to substitute civil for martini rule in Southern Virginia. The flocking of the negroes from the country into the town of Danville has beon stopped, by direction of General Wright, and agricultural operations have conrequently been again re- fumed, The farmers, however, are much in need of horses, mules and implements to prosecute their work Long trains, heavily laden with valuable property, captured b Virginia, are now doily arr the national armies in North Carolina and ving at City Point, Va. from Danville, via Burkesville Junction, Among the articles fre goods in the original packages in which they ran the Dlockade of the national machinery for the ma ects at Southern ports, and the ture of firearms stolen by the rebels from Harper's Ferry ! The Henarp correspondents with the Second and Fifth corps, Army of the Potomac, furnivh us with very enter taining despatches giving additional particulars of the joy- ous homeward march of the victorious troops from Rich mond towards Washington and of their present doings in | thoir camps on the Virginia bank of the Potomac river, oar Astington, When the soldiers first eanght right of the Capitol dome they broke out im wild cheers, and an Additional source of rejoicing was afforted them on Sun- @ay morning in the news of Jom Davia’ Porongs of visitors arv constantly pouring into the army fm carriages, on horseback and on foot, to see @he brave mon who have done and suffered so much @@ maintain the nation, Among the Richmond @rophies in the Fifth corps i¢ o buge Rus- glam bloodhound, which was kept by one of the LAbby Prison jatiors to bunt escaped Union prisoners. A grand reviow in the vicinity of Washington of the Army of the Potoniac, Shoriman's army and such other forces as may be there, is foutiy looked forward to by the troops. © ‘The Fifteenth corps, the rear guard ef Sherman's trmy, passod through Richmond on last Saturday, en frowle to Washington. It 1s said that many of General Bherman’s officors and enlisted men are anxious to join in (he Moxican emigration enterprise. Subscriptions to the third series of the seven and roe-tenths per cent government bends, amounting to hundred »» thirty millions of dollars, were com- mMenced yosier iay, and nearly five millions of them were jem. When titis serios is absorbed all of this class of apthorigod W be issued by Congress, amounting capture, r Pere altogether to eight bundred an@ thirty milliops of dol- lara, will have been taken. ‘The report that R. M. T. Hunter, rebel ex-Senator, of Virginia, had been arrested by order of government is confirmed by one of our Richmond correspondents Hunter was arrested in Essex county, taken to Rich- mond, and confined on board a gunboat in James river, ‘The rebel General Tee ond his family are now living in Richmond on government rations, regularly oryed out to them. : ® Mr. Develin, counsel for the United States, of last Friday stated in the Montreal court having cognizance of the eases.of the St. Albans’raiders that he was instructed to give the information that no further demand would be made by our governsment for the extradition of these men. Judge Usher, of Indiana, yesterday’ retired from tho position of Secretary of the Interior, and ex-Senator Harlan, of lowa, the new encumbent, took possession of the office. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Despatches containing later news from the Isthmus of Panama and the Central American republies, but nothing of consequence from Chile or Peru, wore brought to us by the steamship Occam Queen, which arrived here yes- terday, from Aspinwall on the Sth inst. A large meeting was held at the American Consulate in Panama.on the 2d inst., at which addresses were made and resolutions adopted im respect to the memory of President Lincoln. ‘On the 3d inst. the flags over the Government House and all the foreign consulates were placed at half-mast, and half hour guns were fired during the day in the main public square of the town. There was a rumor from Bo- gota that the Columbian Congress had rejected, by ® large majority, the new contract granting the Panama Railroad Company the perpetual proprietor- ship. of their road. 4 serious riot, bad taken place im Bogota, which was not quelled till the troops were called out and fired upon the rioters, a number of whom were killed and wounded. It was caused by some ofthe Senators ’neglecting to take off their hats while # religious procession was passing. The. Genatore were attacked and stoned by’ the people, and chased through the streets into the Senate Chamber, where the violence was continued. Revelutions were ‘still looked for in Central America, in consequence ofthe death of President Carrera, of Guatemala, but nene had yet commenced. Major General Sickles was in Bogota, the capital of Colombia,‘on the 14th ult., where he ex- pected to remain three or four weeks. The Ocean Queen brought to this port twe hundred and twenty-five thou-. sand dollars in specie. The Aldermen were in session yesterday. afternoon, and transacted a large amount of business. It was or- dered that twenty-five thousand copies of the report of the funeral of President Lincolm be printed. Three hun- dred thousand dollars of the million and s half author- ized by the Legislature were appropriated te the Central Park improvement fund. The report of the committee on the city Tax Levy, as passed by the Legislature, was read, approved by the Board, and ordered to be pub- lished in the newspapers. It is a paper of considerable length, and charges the Legislature and certain city editore with so mancuvring at each session as to de- prive the Aldermen of portions of their legitimate power. The committee also reported an ordinance re- ducing the levy, which was adopted. The Board adjourned till next Monday. The Board of Councilmen held a session yesterday. The Comptroller sent in a communication relative to the condition of the public finances, The balance, in the treasury on the 29th of April was $1,537,801; receipts, $2,325,127; total, $3,862,428. The payments wore $2,641,660, and the balance on the 13th in&t, was $1,220,- 867. munication was received from the Comp- troller in relation to placing Engine Company No. 40 in possession of the premises formerly occupied by them, which was referred to the Committee on Fire Départment. ‘The Board concurred with the Aldermen in increasing the number of clection districts in the Twentieth ward, and aleo in a resolution directing the Counsel of the Cor- poration, in case of any proceedings against the Prosi- dent and Assistant Commissioners of the Croton Aquednct Department, appointed on the 8th inst., to take steps to ‘vindicate their title to their respective: offices. The Tax levy was received from the Board of Aldermen, and after being read was concurred in. f Judge Nelson opened ‘the United States Circuit Court yesterday morning, when the civil calendar was called over. The jury calendar will be called this morning at eleven o'clock. Cases m wifich the’parties are not ready will go over for the term. The old Croton Aqueduct Commissioners made a freah effort yesterday to regain possession of their office by applying to Judge Sutherland for an order to show cause | why an injunction should not be issued against the new | appointees, The Judge took the papere and said he would render a decision in the matter at ten o’clock this morning. A suit for slander was brought yesterday im the Superior Court, before Judge Moncrief, by John Krusch- insky against Frederick Dinkle. Both parties are mem- bers of the German church, corner of avenue B and Ninth street, and the case grew out of alleged slanderous remarks said to have been made in the presence of seve- ral members of the congregation by Dinkle in regard to certain conduct of Kruschinsky in a suit for divorce from his wife. The jury rendered a verdict for the defendant. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Patrick Foley was convicted of highway robbery, having on the night of the 1st inst. assaulted Adam Reichardt, near the Battery, and stolen from him a carpet bag containing wearing apparel. Judge Russel sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment in the State Prison. Joseph Ley- man pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree, hay- ing entered the premises of Bernard Bickel, in Sixth street, on the 15th of April, and etolen one hundred and thirty-six dollars worth of clothing. He was sent to the State Prison for five years. Johu Scully and James McCanna, youths, pleaded guilty to burglary, having broken into the store of Felix Culligan, in avenue C, and stolen four pairs of boots. In consequence of their pre- vious good charactor, they were sent to the City Prison for only three months. Wm, Ball, charged with stealing five boxes of artificial flowers, worth seventy dollars, from Alphonse Steinhart, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. Patrick Quinn, indicted for an attempt to stab Jaines Ryan with a knife on the Sth of last December, pleaded guilty to an aseault and battery. Wm. Bush, charged with picking the pocket of Hen- rietta Williams on the 29th of March, while riding in a Jeaded guilty to an assault with intent to steal. prisoners were remanded for sentence. The Court directed that the forfeited recognizance in the case of Clark and McDonald, charged with being accessory to the murder of Hurry Lazarus, should not be carried into | effect till Friday srday being the thirtieth day since the death of President Lincoln, people commenced removing from the froute of the buildings throughout the city the mourn: | ing drapery, and the flags once more, for the first time | since the melancholy event, were raised to full mast | About twelve o'clock on Eunday night @ fire was dis | covered in a barrel in the rear of the drinking house No. 1 New Chambers stevet. Exaroination showed that in the barre! were aleo qnantities of tarpentine and powder, and it ix believed that they were placed there for the purpose of de-‘roying tbe premises by an explosion, A man named William Goeteche, who, with two comrades, had Joft the house just previous to the discovery of the fre, was arrested and committed for examination on suspi clon of having ignited it. The other two men had not been arrested up to last evening. A colored servant girl, named Cornelis Lewis, was yesterday committed for examination on chargs of hav. ing, on the morning of tho 4th instant, set fire to the rosidence of Mr, Thomas W. Marsball, 33 West Sixteonth “ee brig Prairie Rose, having on bonrd about twenty thousand dollars worth of government stores, was run into and instantly sunk, on Saturday last, in the Jamos river, by the steamer Savannah, Much of the Rose's cargo will be lost, ‘The construction of immense military defensive works for the protection of Montreal and other Canadian towaos is about being commenced. The stock market was higher yesterday than at tho close of business on Saturday. Governments were heavy. Gold closed at 190% in the afternoon, and 131) in the evening. Commercial affairs were somewhat mixed yesterday; but as a general thing values were substantially the same ae on Saturday. Foreign merchandise was quiet, an a general thing, and domestic produce sold slowly, save in 4 fow exceptional cases. Petroleum was dull and lower. Cotton wae also of. On Change the downward tendency , aud nearly all kinds of stuff were lowor Flour was 6e. a 10e., and wheat was to, «9. lowor, Corn } and oats were firmer, Provisions wore all lowoe continu: A VAM .Yaussur G. From all the governaagnts of Europe we bear noble expressions of aympathy with we as 4 people for our recent loss, and in these oxpres- this subject oceurs in, M. Rouker’s address to the French Corps Legislatif, He said, im rofem ence to tle assassination, “The frst punish ment which God inflicts upon crimp is to render it powerless to retard the march ofright.” THis | is eapecially true of the great crime referred to, and not only has that crime proved “powerless to retard the march of right,” butit has, indeod, assisted and accelerated that march. Before the murder of Mr. Lincoln the cause of the South had to some extent the respect of the world, and although there was, to our eyes, the widest possible difference between that wrongful cause and our righteous one, yet honest men at a distance did certainly confound the two, and were not able tosay quite distinct- ly which was the right. The South claimed to fight for freedom, and was clamorous every- where with the denunciation of our government asa tyranny. On that ery it found sympathy, and the facts of the quarrel were scarcely con- sidered by one in ten abroad, the mass accept- ing the view that the Southerners were a brave people, fighting against us asthe Polanders might against Russia, And thus that bad cause, which so speciously made iteelf to look like @ good cause, did, in virtue of that very tact retard “the march of the right” It dis- puted with us: for ‘the commendation of the world, and cheated ua. out of the moral sup- Rort we were entitled to, But the assassine- tion came. and ekenged .all, that, It was in- tended to strike ws down, and its effect was merely to show, the true character of the rebel canee, and to dishonor ft beyond sll doubt. By that one act the rebellion wae made to stand in ita;proper ight before the world; and thus that blow really accelerated “the march of right” by giving to our cause a good word from every enlightened portion of the human race. Now that the rebel cause és utterly dishon- ored by this one act of its atrocious partisan, Europe is eloquent with these good words for us. Weare “the American. nation’ — the “great republic”—a “great and glorious people,” and so on; and in one nation it is’ recognized, in this same connection, that we are the greatest of'military Powers. We are the great Power of the earth. And all this re- cognition has been purchased tor us by 8 vil- lanous blow that was expected to throw us into a terrible state of political anarchy, and to seal our ruin.- The blow intended to finish us sets us highér, and induces a state of feel- ing and acts of international courtesy that will go far to soothe the ill will we felt towards Europe, and may thus even avert another war and lead to long and happy years of peace. The Farce of the Rebellion—Jeff, Davis as a Low Comedian. Jeff. Davis has come to as ridiculous an end as the rebellion he has eo long sustained. The finale to his treasonable career recalls in ite full force the old illustration of the rocket and the stick. During his jlife he has played many parts, and like a stock actor at a Bowery theatre, he has changed his character with his dress, and transformed himeelf from a soldier to a senator, from a senator toa rebel chief, from 8 rebel chief to a first robber, from a first robber to # fagitive murderer, and from « fagi- tive murderer to a low comedian, at the shortest possible notice. He began the rebel- lion with a tragic strat, ended it with a melo- dramatic exit, and was caught in his wife’s pet- ticoata, with spurs on his heels and a bowie knife in his red right hand. Always stiff, starched and pompous when fortune smiled upon him, he appears to the worst possible advantage now that misfor- tune has taken the starch out of him, and left him limp and wilted. While the histo- rian is engaged in describing the terrible war which Jeff. Davis caused and prolonged, the comic poet, the dramatist and the caricaturist will take care of the petticoated rebel. For the future he will be remembered less as a chief than as a charlatan. The gon of a horse thief, Jeff. Davis had edu- cation enough to worry through West Point and enter the United States Army. In Mexico he distinguished himeelf by drawing up his troops in the very weakest position, and accidentally repelling a charge of poor Mexican cavalry. Elected to the United States Senate, he culti- vated his sham dignity to that extent that he was everywhere quoted as a model of deport- ment.- In the Cabinet of perplexed Pierce he assumed the tone of a dictator, and spent his time in intrigues for a presidential nomination. So long as he had the hope of the Presi- dency before him he remained true to the Union; but when that hope failed he threw himself into the secession move- ment, resolved to be President of half the United States, since he had no longer any chance of presiding over the whole. His vaulting ambition overleaped itself. He could neither threaten nor cajole any European Power into recognizing him or his confederacy. Our government made war upon him instead of making terms with him. According to the confessions of the rebels themselves he crippled the confederacy more than he helped it. His pride, vanity, arrogance and malice greatly assisted our armies. At last his capital was captured, just when he was declaring that he would never surrender it. He only waited to rob the banks, and then set off to join John- aston. Taking advantage of an armistice which. was to have left everything in statu quo, he ske- daddled for the seacoast of Florida, vowing as he went that he would never desert Virginia. For his complicity in President Lincoln’s mur- der a price was set upon his head. The brave soldiers,of General Wilson have captured bim and earned the reward. He is now coming North in close custody, and will soon be placed on trial for his life, But though we have thus hastily sketohed Joff. Davis’ career, no words can do justice to his burlesque actions when captured. Sneaking through swamps and pine forests, he was traced to an encampment near Irwinsville, Georgia. It seems that two parties of our soldiers fired into each other by mistake, and theee shots Jeff. Davis accepted as his cue for a change of char- acter. He slipped into his wife’s potticonts, orinoline and dress, but in his hurry he forgot to put on her stockings and shoes. As our men approached he took to his heels, running for the woods; and, as we are told that his "} assassin, on the Washington stage. The words, PURSDAY. MAY 16, 186. : boots betrayed bint, he probably nogiccted to assume the shan) delicate gait.of the sex to which-ho professed to belong. This shows him. to-be not a good actor, after all, When he finally brought to bay bo remembered tha! he Was's man-and flourished a bowie knife. {n this he only imitated the conduct of Booth, the “ Bie sempor tyrannia,” seemed too appropriate to his own condition, and 50 he had senge enough not to utter them, The appearance of a Colt’s revolvor drove all his courage ont of bis heart, ‘and reminded him that he wag only 4 poor, lono woman. Consequently, be dropped his akitts amd bis knife—not daring to/die as Booth had done—and blushingly proclaimed, in fi:!- setto tones, his indignation at being so ener- getically pursued, saying that “he believed our government more ‘magnanimous than to hunt down women and children.” From this statement we infer that the redoubiable Jeff. had confused ideas as to whether’ he was a woman or a child. Mrs. Davis came to his re- lief by advising our men not to provoke “the President, or he might hurt some of, ’em.” Doubtless this remark was received with shouts of laughter as soon as the lady’s back was tumed; but at any rate it convinees us that ‘Mrs. Davis is more of a man than her husband. We hope that, when he is brought North, Jeff. will be exhibited in his crinoline as he was captured. He will then be a fair representa- tive of the bogus confederacy, which was mainly supported by women and was as hol- low as a hoopskirt. In this point of view the costume of the rebel leader was highly appro- priate, and he certainly ought to continue to wear it until he mounts the gallows, No doubts portrait of him. in that’, and be- coming garb will increase the asleof his dying speech and confession, if he survive his shame and mortification long enough to be hung. Bririm ano American Foiaxce.—In view of the enormous subscriptions now daily made to the seven-thirty loan, the ease of the money market and the cheerfulness with which our people meet the taxation imposed upon them, the exhibition of the financial situation in Great Britain, as recently made by Mr. Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, assumes an ap- pearance of the ludicrous, After the most ex- traordinary exertions he has succeeded in an- nouncing to the world that he has for once a sur- plus of about fifteen millions of dollars. He has managed also, by taking off a penny here and a farthing there, to lighten the impositions upon the British people, and, by putting these on some other person, continues to them the great and inexpressible blessing of beer, the “na- tional drink,” of which he is evidently proud, and which he by no means wishes to diminish. Happy England! Farthings and pence are the instruments of her prosperity, the resources of her statesmen, and the pledge of her being able to pay the interest of the ‘public debt, the prin- cipal being entirely out of the question. Here we have paid two national debits, even when we were poor. The third is also within our re- sources, and our Secretary of the Treasury is not compelled to make up his budget by half- pence savings or putting out farthing candles. Tae Park mw Summer .Driss.—The Park looks charming in its summer dress, and we doubt if there is any season of the year at which it is more enjoyable than just now. The freabness of the foliage is still untouched by the fevered hand of the solstice, and its tints of universal’ green unchanged by the breath of autumn. The swans, unloosed from their long hybernation, sre sailing as majestically upon the lakes as if they had never resigned that domain to youth, beauty and fashion on ekates. The birds are all “in excellent voice,” as we say of the opera people, and give entire satis- faction to the audience at their grand concert, which begins at sunrise and ends. at sunset. And as for the rabbits, they have attained such a delightful condition of domesticity that the visitor might imagine them a part of his own household. In fact, the perfect quietude, the excellent preservation of the flowers and shrubs, the tameness of the animals, feathered and four-footed, is evidence of the order and good management observed in the Park. We presume that in a week or two the usual Satar- day evening music will be resumed, and the enjoymenis of the summer season will be com- plete. Tae Pranks or Kirsy Surtu.—We have had several accounts of the bluster and assumed “patriotism” of the rebel General Kirby Smith, | of late. He has been issuing bombastic pro- clamations, which even beat out the late Jeff. Davis, assuring his unfortunate soldiers that the fate of the confederacy depended upon them; that foreign aid was about to be sent them, and all such effete nonsense. We have been repeatedly informed for a long time past tbat this general was engaged in extensive cotton speculations and other plundering schemes for bis personal advantage, out of which no doubt he bas made a great deal of money. He refused to agsiat the rebels on this side of the Mississippi, but kept his army carefully on the other side, where there was something to be done in the cotton way. We can understand now why he refuses to sur- render, and attempta to use his poor soldiers and the army wagons at his disposal for the safe transportation of his cotton and other plunder into Mexico. As soon as he gets it all securely out of the United States he will surrender. It is, therefore, for Kirby Smith, and not for the rebel States, that the deluded trans-Mississippi army remains in the field. Tas San FRanctaoo Minsraei®.—The second week of this admirable troupe opened last night ut Heller's Hall, Broadway, with continued success, The names of many of the astiste are familiar to us from olden time—for who does not reifember the comicalities of Billy Birch and the humor of Charley Backus? Mr, Wambold is a vocalist of far moro than ordinary merit in his line, The entertain- mente, upon the whole, are excellent, fresh and amusing. A Yorat Purert.—The Rev, Dr. Taylor, of Grace church, is well known to be a native of Charleston, 3. C, But we have not had among all the clergy in the North a more loyal man. On Sunday last, in retarning thanks for our late victories after the formula prescribed by the bishop of the diocese, he added proprio motu a grateful acknowledgement for the capture of Jeff. Davis “the Great leador of this wicked rebeition."’ Literary Intelligence. ‘Tre Quantermasren'’s Gore. —Under this title Colonel Theodore 8. Case, Assistant Quartermaster, lias proparcd 4 work lately published in St. Louis, The book is a sum- mary of those portions of the army regulations of 1863, and general orders from the War Department from May 1, 1861, to April 10, 1805, which affect the Quartermas. tor's Department, Porronal Intelligence. The Rev. Fathor Agaplue roquesis ve to state that he i® not a minister of the Rumian or Greek, but of the ancient Catholic orthodox church. i al 7 A New Amnesty Proctamation i Preparation, . &. %, Wowmncnon, May 5, (866. A NEW AMNESTY PROOLAMATION. The Preaident hax under consideration a new amass; prociunation. 1k will be defiaitvely decided upon at the Cabinet,mecting tomorrpw. tig tho final dociaration of the determination of tho aduiuistration 4a to wdom oxeculive clemency bull he extended, and who will be hie! to aogountabiity for their treason, YHK ABW SKOKBTARY OF TAB INTRON AT ros. Pho change in the Latorior Departineat, took place at noon to-day, Judge Usher retiring and Mr. Hartan taking charge. The heads of bureaus and clerks assembled at the Secrotary’s office, and Judge Ottou, om their behalf, presented to the retiring Secretary a farewell letter, which was briefly ant appropriately responded toby him, Subsequently they were introduced to the new Secretary, who greeted them very kindly and cordisily. ‘THE SUSPENDED REQUISITIONS OF THH NAVY DE- PARTMENT. Tho last of the suspended requisitions of the Navy De- partment were passed by Secretary McCulloch to-day. It will take four or five days to pacs them through the different bureaus and get the money into the hands of the disbursing officers, CONDITION OF MRS. LINCOLN. ‘Mra, Lincoln is much better than she has been since the catastrophe at Ford’s theatre, and has decided to start for the West on Thursday next. POLISH BXILBS EN ROUTR FOR THE UNITED STATES. Intelligence bas just been received of the approaching arrival of » large number of Polish emigrants, they bav- ing been forwarded from European ports under the aus- pices of the Emigration Society, established lately to pro- vide new homes for theee unfortunate exiles. THR INCOME TAX—DEDUCTIONS. As Assessors of the Internal Revenue have been acting under a misapprehension concerning the deductions per- mitted, the following letter toe cittzen will set thom right:— Wastuxctom, May 11, 1865. \ Sm—Your letter of May 2, in regard to deductions from income, is received. I reply that where the owner of property occupies the same is as well entitled to deduct repairs, taxes, insurance and interest on incum- ‘brances on such property as if the same were rented and preduced income, And he hasthe same right even if the property is unoccupied. Very respectfully, E. A. ROLLINS, Deputy Commissioner. AN OFFER FOR JEFF. DAVIS’ PRITICOATS. P. T. Barnum telegraphed this morning to the War De- partment, offering five hundred dollars for the female apparel which Jeff. Davis was dreesed in when captured. A REPENTANT BUT DISLOYAL REBEL. Dr. J. B. Merritt, a rebel, from Tennessee, who was sent to Canada last year, has been endeavoring to pro- cure the return of his property, but fatled to establish his loyalty. Board of Aldermen. THE TAX LEVY—THE ACTIONS OF SEVERAL “VT: TUOUS EDITORS” CONDEMNED, ETC. The stated meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held yesterday, at two o'clock, the President in the chair. A large quantity of the ueual routine bueiness was trans- acted, of the obsequies of our ate President, twenty-five thon- sand copies of the report of the commitice having the charge of that matter be printed. By amended motion tum of $300,000 was eppropri- ated to the Park Improvement Fund as a portion of the loan of $1,500,000 a!locuted by the Legislature. On motion of Alderman Ryxrs, the Committee on the Tax Levy reporied. ‘The report of the committee was very lengthy, and comprises a statement of the injustice of the Legislature towards the city government. It was gradually de the Board of Aldermen of i power. The interlincations and interpoletions in the tax levy conld be traced to certain lobby haunting editors of the New York press, who, by ntexcutsions to Albany, influenced the Legislature in their fayor, and then turned upan the Board all the yitaperative powers that ‘‘immneulate few” are so justly distinguished for, The advertising of the Board in those journals is so arranged that their pro- soeings Bist be foryaried to the offiers at least t ours their going to press, in order to appear im the following ay" wave in a fer stances, the Bourd are perfeetly at their merey, Thecommittee recommended an ordinance by which a considerable reduction was. maile in the tax levy. Wy motion, the report was accepted, the ordinance adopted, and the entire ordered for publication in all the morning and evening papers of ths City. The committee appointed at a previogs meeting to obtain a suspension of the drait was discharged, ond a vote of thanks passed to the Secretary of War for his courtesy to them while st Washington * The Board adjourned to Mondsy, the 22d inest., at two City Intelligence, Tar Newanor av tax Batrery.—Attention was drawn in the Hexaip of Friday last to the existence of a dan- that, though the City Inspector had been notifed on the subject, nothing had been done ap to that time in the way of removing the nuisance. On the following day Mr. F. L.A. Boole asserted in these columns that the informant from whom the facts above mentioned had been derived, if notactuated by malice, must certainly was reported to him he at once placed itim charge of the proper officer, who caused the daniaged grain to be removed. The publication of this card from the Uity Inspector bas called forth the following correspon ence:— Orrice oF THe Comeresiovens OF Emigration, } Castur Garpen, New York, May 13, 1 \ Drax Sin—There iias been no effort made to remove the damaged wheat and other perishable material deposited new Castle Garden until this morning, as stated lu th the City Inspector fo this morring’s paper, Prev! there were numerous loads of « re, refuse mortar an brick deposited on the #urface. the present time the work of removing the deport! niluded to is betng attended to. Yours respectfully, JOHN W. STERLING, M. D. oe Merray, Eeq., M. D., Hewlth Couuniasioner, New ‘ork. Oyricn oF Mepicat. Dinxcton OF TRANSPONTATION, ) Uneran Staves Teanstt Hosrrra. on Barreny, Naw Youn, Mug 13, 1965, to your inquiries about the removal of the decayed grain, de. on the Battery, near our entrance, T would state that eo far as 7 kuow therewne none of it re- moved until this morning, and at this time (Saiurday, two there is but a small portion, any threo or four cart- ved, and the whole ts belng covered with n thin efuse brick und mortar and coal cluders. Cully yours, M. WELLS, Chtef Clerk To Dr, Wa. M. Monrny, Health Commissioner. Serexave To CoLoweL VaRiAN.—Colone! Varian, who has lately resigned from command of the Eighth regi Sm—In_ reply ment, was the recipient of a pleasing rer nade last evening, accompanied by a request from the officers’ to rowrn to them. Over five hundred metubers of the regiment, under Lieuten ant Colonel Wentworth, proceeded from their armory at 1 stationod theinselves opposite the Coto. € Colonel Varian wo i various officers and = ex-ofticers ofthe ment, including General Hall, Colonela Vandyice and ‘Avery, Major Harriett, Adjutant Graham, &e waited upon the ¢ and were bospitably received: The men then fi rough the room and partook of re- freshments, after which Colonel Varian appeared on the balcony amid protonged cheering, and in # brief speech stated that owing to the persuasions of bis brother officers he had decided to return to them, and would pro. ceed at their head to the armory. — The regiment having again passed in review before him, they proceeded to their quarters. Altogether the affair was admirably eon- ducted, the hospitality of the Colonel being only equalled oy the extreme courtesy of the officers and the disci pline of the men, Ansan Exection ar tit Mencaytite Lionany,—The an- nnal election for officers of the Mercantile Library Associ- ation will take me to-day, between the hours of eight A. J., at Clinton Hall, Astor place, The event sual degree of excitement arn bers of the society—not quite so warii last your. Thore are three tickets in the fleld—to wit: tho Vultee, the Irwin, and the Taber tickets. It is be- lieved that the ticket headed by Mr. Vultee will be re- elected by a large majority, bocause of the energy dis- played by the board of offictra in collecting the $62,000 a" to discharge the debt hanging over the insti- Tanina Down tam Movenrnd Dnarany.—Yesterday was exactly the thirtioth day since the doath of President Lincoln, and many people in this city commenced to remove their residences and stores the ombloma of mourning #0 long «is In honor of the momory of the lamented martyr. fags which ever since have been at half-mast were once more hoisted to their full height, and the city im maby rospects resumed its old appearance to the mel catastrophe which deprived the nation of its head. 3 Tas Sciomwe ov 4 Sowpren in Oretan Sranet.—Tho particulars of death by suivide of a soldier named An- toine Adrian, at No, 100 Centre street, appeared in Sun- day's wp. This sad alair took place in tho rear yard of the basement of tha: edifice, The first floor is ‘also ocoupted as a lager beor saloon, but has no connec- tion with the basement, Svrrose> Porwoma,—On Sunday evening Swoeny, of Brooklyn, was taken to the New York ! the mem- however, as William pital while suflering from convulsions, and « vortly after his adinission, Dr, Emerson made a vtem ination, and found evidences of De Lag sed waa hpparontiy # laborer, nnd about thirty-five fy yours of ag, THE PACIFIC. It was ordered, that in order to have a complete record s isne; and as tits canpot be done, | gerous nuisance near Custle Garten, and it was stated | have been careless of the truth, for as avon as the matter | Revolutionary Movements Expected in the Central American Republics. Bftest of the Assassination of Mr. Lin- cola-at Panama, : SERIOUS RIOT AT BOGOTA, &., de. The steamer Ocean Queen, Captain Slocum, of the Atlantic Mail Steamship Company's ling, arrived at this port yesterday morning from Aspinwall, which port she loft at eight P.M. on the Sth instant, bringing Uae Onli fornia mails to the 234 ult, We are indebted to Purser N. D. Spore for prompt de- livery of our despatches, ‘The following is tho specie list:— Order..........+..-$22,607 Lees & Walloi ayy herman R.5. &8.... Wells, Fargo &Go., 85,678. Total...... Our Panama Correspondence. ‘ Paxama, May 6, 1865. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamship Chile, Captain Sivill, R. N. R., arrived at this port Inst night, and the steamship Golden City, from San Fran- cisco, arrived this morning, both vessels landing thete pazsongers and mails at about the same hour. ‘Tho news by the Chile 1s of no very great importance. Her dates are Valparaiso, April 17, and Callao, 26th. OBNTRAL AMERICA. In several of my former letters, in speaking of the ik- ness and probable demise of General Carrera, I stated that in the latter event the probabilities wero that alt the republics of Central America would be again cea- vulsed by revolutions. A revolution in Guatemala an@ one in Nicaragua ‘are hourly lovkod for, and Salvados will probably follow. General Barrios arrived in the Salvador. PANAMA, By invitation of Colonel A R. Mc! United States Consal, lyr and interesting meeting of American citi- zens Was at ares bara cath segs , May for the purpose ving a public ex ou - Sagal Fie “osa tho American nation ppd the person of Abrabam Lincoln, lato President of the United states, at which the following resolutions were unanimously adopted :— hereas, han it has pleased Divine Providence te remove the bead of our nation, Abraham Lineoiny who has fallen a martyr to liberty by the hand of 4 dastardly it is befitting that we, Amecican citizens resident in Pas should express our heartfelt ay ‘and show our sppreciation of by with our government Vt fe great worth of tho ce» ,. therefs it Picci, ‘That in the death of Abrubam Lincoln we have fost one of ‘the best and most honest of m: and that the government has loat fis most elective Instrument of pees ity. we aa2d, That in our opinion every effort should be made tolbring to just, punishment the perpetrators of this murder ost foul, at whatsoever cost ig - thize with the whole nas te Resolved. That we deeply sym tion ns well us with the fainily of the deceased in their great bereavement, * Resolved, That we will wear a badge of gnourning for thire ty days, and that the United States Consulate be draped tm mourning for the same period. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the Hon. Wile liam TI. Seward, and his sons, Wounded in defence of thete | father, and thelr lives may long be spared to their fam- illes and the rs ¢ this meeting were at ha a | vernmont Honse, At six o'cluek in the moraing a twelve- | pounder howitzer was landed (om (he United States ship | Cyane, aud placed in the quare of under a United States ting draped varning, and every half Lour during the day a gun jived in memory Of him whose loss we all mourn. | We are now awaiting with much anxiciy the next arri- ' val from the United st in the hope that the news will | be received of the aevassin’s arrest and immediate punishment. COLOMBIA, The United “States steamer State of mander Preble, arrived at. Aspinwall from Ca day the Golden Rule sailed tor NewYork, dates from Bozotn w the 16th ult. ‘Yhe new contract between the Panama Railroad Com- | pany und the government of Colomb'a had passed its first roadung, but. with strong opposition on the part of the represehtutives from this State, who desire to wait the bringing | pleasure of the “Gran General Morqnera,’ {General Gutier iil’ be the oppositi tho next clection for President of the | A serous rot had ocenrred in Bog ofthe members of the Senate rofasing to remove their \ hats when a religious procession was passing. They | candidate in lie. caused by some were stoned in the hotel and out of it, ard were followed tthe Senate chamber end stoned there, and the mob ted them untilthe military were caJled out and fred upon the rioters, killing and wounding qu ‘The news of the revolution in Bogota, aud caused much disgust among the members from ahd the ex-President of this State, who called upon | President Murillo and asked that a force be sent here to restore the kicked ont rulers; but the President declined. | "Phe United states ship Cyane, Lieutenant Commander | J. H, Russel, remains in the hurbor, The United Siates | steamer Waterce, Communder Murray, was at San Juan when last heard from, and will visit all the ports of Cen- | tral Ame Ap letter from Bogota, rvcelved by the royat n packet, epeaks very discouragingly of the ate: tion by Congress of the railroad contract; and a Ya geutieman who left Bogota on the 17th states that om | that day the contrast was rejected by Congress bya very large majority. they 1 qe you these reports for wi are worth. i News from San Francisco. ; San Francisco, May 11, 1866. j There bas been a still further fall in mining stock— Gould & Curry, $1,400; Savage, $1,360; greenbacks, 76, Copper produce in California is increasing. Several mives ore now making regular heavy shipwecate of ore. | There bave been no arrivals of vessele. } | i ! | ' { | NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Mr. James C. Fitzpatrick’s Despatch. Witainotox, N,C., May 9, 1865. WITT OF CHISF JUSTICE CHAS. Chret Justice Chase, accompanied by bis daughter, Mist Chase, and a few friends arrived here last night, Wher the intelligence reached the city that the late Secretary of the Treasury intended a visit, General Hawley went down the river in the eteamer Christopher to meet him. The Chief Justice bud arrived at New Iniet, in the revenue cutter Wyanda, and was making am inspection of Forte | Fisher and Caswell. During his etay here last night he + was the guest of Brovet Brigadier General Dodge, Chic! Quartermaster of the Department of North Carolina, This forenoon he held a reception, at which ‘he wos visiiod by a large delegation from the army rrison here, Among those who called vere his Honor Mayor Dawson and ns. Late in the afternoon be took and Was accompanied to the mouth of the y and Abbott, He will next visit he will pass to other southerly ports New Orleans, whence he will ascend the Mississipi TUE REBEL RAM STONEWALL. Much excitement has prevatied in the city during the part few days ‘ount of a report that the rebel ram Stonewell 13 destined for this port. Ido not kuow what Su foundation there is for the story, nor to what extent be- lief may be placed in it; but the authoritics have seen fit not tgdisregard the warning, and both Forts Fisher ané Caswil have been reinforced to prevent any possible danger to the city, harbor or fleet. CITY POINT. Mr. I. R. Trembly’s Despatch. Gry Pown, Va., May 13, 1865, COLLISION OF TWO STEAMERS ON THE JAMES K:VER. ‘The steamer Savannah to-day ran into the brig Prairie Rose, in the channel, @ short distance avove our wharf. ‘Tho Ronse had on board about twenty thousand dollar: worth of government commissary stores, much of which will be lost, as the bow of the steamer cut quite through her side, just forward of the foremast, causing hor te sink in a fow minutes, The Savannah was ® captured blockade runner, and bad been eold, but is now in the omploy of the government, and was conveying @ lund of railroad cars from Newhern, North Carolina, to Rich. It ie said that owing to some defect in her ma ensily Saas td ot Fpl = row and crooked ax if the James oint, cons’ f this, the pilot bad declined the ie erection of be de now one had beca put om that and f rer srt aceldent occurred, Fortunately ao chinory she ts not are fi Danville, by ot ins are ing from ville, way posing teJunction ‘and Petersburg, laden with property captured at that place, together with that secured by the ‘surrender of Johneton’s army. Besides the usual variety of ordnance and quartermaster’s stores, these arrivals tn- clude aevoral hogsheads of tobacco and other miscollane- ‘oua stores, including quite a quantity of fine writing and rinting papers, in. the original tinjlined air and water ‘cases in which it “ran the blockade;" also a large ff machinery for the manufacture of arms and ao coutrements, with much partiaily manufactured ma torial, The machinery is said to be that removed by the | robels from Harper's Ferry. It boars the mark of “Amog = | Manufacturing Company, Chickopee, Maas;" and weare the general aspect of decay so charactoristic of every~ thing pertaining to the worn out confederacy,