The New York Herald Newspaper, May 27, 1865, Page 5

4 U ~-@rand Jury against Jefferson Davis and Jobn C. Breckin- NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY. MAY 27, 1865. . o ——— mannii tei de chewnin counsd. soa eps © TRANS-MISSISSIPPI. fooling among the soldiers, thal if the shot had ta ° effect the town would have been destroyed. PROMOTIONS. Lieutenant Colonel William E. Strong, of Wisconsin, and Lieutenant Colonel Heckenlooper, of Ohio, staff officers to the late Major General are brevet- pr spenders McPherson, PRESIDENT JONSON'S BODY GUARD. The Union Light Guard, commanded by Lieutenant Jamieson, who formerly performed the duty of body guard to President Lincoln, will, it is understood, be re- tained for the same service to President Johnson. ee GENERAL RAWLINS SERENADED. Major General John A. Rawlias, General Grant's chief of staff, was honored, at bis residence in Georgetown, by an unexpected visit and seronade from a portion of the old Army of the Tennessee. GENERAL SHERMAN’S HEADQUARTERS. General Sherman is offered the choice of Cincinnatl, Louisville, Nashville or St. Louis, in which to establish his future headquarters, s REMOVAL OF THE OAVALRY CAMP. ‘The cavalry camp will to-morrow be removed from near Bladensburg to four miles beyond Alexandria, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. WHAT SOLDIERS ARE ENTITLED TO BOUNTY. ‘The following extract from a circular of the Paymaster General, dated May 20, is important :— Under section four, act of March 3, 1865, to entitle a soldier to bounty, the wound for which may be discharged must be a direct result or ner incident of his mili- tary service. It must be in the line of his duty as a sol- dier, not 1a the peaceful occupation of a ci The wounds for which bounty is provided must be the conse- quence of hostilities actually going on at the time, GOVERNOR FENTON AMONG THE SOLDIERS. Governor Fenton visited many of the Now York regi- ments to-day, and was heartily received by the soldicrs. He was handsomely entertained by Goneral Davies, commanding Sberidan’s cavalry. APPOINTMENTS BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE FREEDMAN'S BURBAU. Major General Howard, Superintendent of the Freed- man’s Bureau, bas made the following appointments of Stato commissioners, under act organizing the Bureau of Freedmen’s Affairs, &c. :— Vircinia—Captain 0. Brown, Assistant Quartermaster. North Carolina—Horace James. pout Carolina and Georgis—Major General Rufus xton. Alabama—Major T. W. Osborn. Mississippi—Major E. Whittlesey, Louisiana. aplain Jas, W. Conway. Missouri and Arkansas—Brigadier General J. W. ue, T Kentucky and Tonnessee—Brigadior General Fiske. THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ORLEANS. ‘An effort is boing mado by prominent parties here from avow Orleans to have restored entirely the su- Premacy of the civil over the military authorities there, leaving the military to interfere ouly when called upon by the civil officers. EXPEDITION UP ROANOKE RIVER. Acting Rear Admiral Radford, commanding the North Atlantic blockading squadron, has forwarded to the Navy Department a copy of a letter from Commander Macomb, giving the details of a successful expedition up the Roa- aoke river, North Carolina,{by the Iasco, Valley City and picketboat No, 5, under command of Lieutenant Com- mandér Thornton, of the first named vessel. The expe- dition proceeded as far up the Roanoke river as the rebel naval station Halifax, and succeeded in capturing the steamers Cotton Plant, Fisher and Dally, and the engines of Cushing's torpedo boat and another craft of some kind built by the rebels. The vessels were laden with staves, corn, fifty bags of cotton, three cases of goods and six barrels of brandy. The expedition also found twenty-three bales of cotton on the banks of the river, which were taken possession of and brought off. The communication of Commander Thornton disclosed the fact that the Roanoke has been cleared of obstruc- dons, and a number of guns sunk by the rebels raised. ‘A large quantity of robol cotton is stored away along the hanks of the river, and will be captured. The rebel naval station at Halifax has been taken possession of by our forces, and will be hold until further orders. THE REPORTS OF THF CENSUS BUREAU. About four hundred pages of the tables of the third volume of census office publications—that on manufac- tures—are printed, and the work will soon be ready. The ‘volume will comprise some seven hundred pages, and in Addition to the official tables representing every variety of mechanical production, will contain an account of the progress of inventions, as well as present a historical statement of the rise and development of the mechanic arts in detail, presenting a valuable contribution to knowledge complimentary to the ingenuity and energy of American inventors and manufacturers, GREAT SALE OF MULES. ‘og? “Werohants, shipping interests, manufac- turers, farmers, contractors, and business men » that an honorable discharge from the or navy, borne by an applicant for em- ployment, should be considered as a claim for & partial payment of a debt which can never be ally paid—that great debt which we owe to the Reroes and patriots who have saved the Union ‘and made it invincible and the greatest Power on the globe. mn + Ons Worp ro Genera Saenwan.—When Lieutenant General Grant removed Bethel Fisher Butler, that worthy went to Massachu- setts and made a very bitter speech about him, ‘ccusing him of murder, incompetency and falsehood. General Grant treated this outburst ‘with silent contempt, and the speech soon died @ad Butler with it, Let General Sherman fol- Yow the example of bis friend, General Grant, nd not twenty Stantons nor forty Hallecks an injure his reputation. His quarrel ought ‘to stop just where it is. The people will take ‘ware of his fame when his defamers are for- gotten. Nobody can injure General Sherman except General Sherman bimself. WASHINGTON. Jeff. Davis and Breckinridge Indicted ‘or High Treason. Fysht Between Rebel and Union Troops at Palo Alto. Colonel Spragne’s Conference With Kirby Smith. The Terms of Surrender Referred to Washington, SMITH’S TROOPS GOING TO THEIR HOMES, &., &., &o. Oar Special Cairo Despatch. Caino, Hil, May 26, 1865, Advices from Brazos, Texas, state that a small engage- ment took place about the 12th of this month, on a part of the prairic on which General Taylor fought the battle of Palo Alto, between a portion of Kirby Smith’s com- mand ands detachment of about five hundred United States troops, under Colonel T. H. Barrett. Our side was victorious, although the enemy's strength was much superior, The enemy used artillery. Asteamer from Bagdad to Matamoros arrived just as the artillery commenced firing. The boat stopped and hoisted the French flag, which might not have been observed by the rebels, for they fired shell and round shot, one passing through her cabin. Tho last seen of the boat she was floating down the stream. - Our troops were fired upom on their retreat by some Parties across the RioGrande, and some skirmishers crept up the river bank and shot two of them dead. Threo Swiss soldiers of Maximilian’s army crossed the iver on the way to Brazos, being deserters. A Bench Warrant Issued for Breckinridge. The Press Despatch. Nuw Onueans, May 21, via Caro, May 26, 1865, ‘The Picayune has reliable information from the Trans- Mississippi Department that Colonel Sprague’s conference with Kirby Smith resulted in nothing, in consequence of want of harmony in the rebel council. Smith was disposed to surrender, but the Missouri Generals Parsons and Shelby demanded an amnesty for themselves, which ‘was not offered in the President's proclamation. Colonel Sprague returned, accompanied by a Missouri colonel, who goes with him to Washington to confer with the authorities there. Ifthe Generals are not included in the amnesty they propose to join Maximilian. The rebel troops are deserting in great numbers and going home, and the people are generally despondent, Cotton can be bought very low for gold. Several beats, loaded with cotton, are ready to come out of Red river as s00n as permitted. Another flag of truce boat is expected down on the ‘24th. The country is overflowed from Alexandria to the mouth of Red river. The steamship Clinton, from Brazos 16th, brings a con- firmation of the fight at Boco del Chico Pass, between the United States forces under Colonel Barrett, and the rebels under General Slaughter, in which the enemy were driven twenty miles towards Brownsville, when the rebela-were reinforced, and Barrett retreated fighting, and reached Brazos with the loss of seventy-two killed, wounded and missing, including Captain Temple and Lieutenant Sed- wick, Thirty-fourth Indiana, captured. Slaughter’s of- cial report magnifies our force, and claims a big victory. He admits a loss of forty killed. jfHow Davis is Confined at Fortress Monroe. @abinet Council on the Amnesty Proclamation. ‘Partientars of the Capture of Gov- * ernor Letcher. Attempt to Assassinate Gen. Du- vail at Staunton, Va. NO UNION SOLDIERS NOW IN CAPTIVITY, &e., &e., &e. Wasnmaton, May 26, 1863. PRPP. QAVIS AND BRECKINRIDGE INDICTED FOR TREA- ) SON—& WARRANT ISSUED POR THR ARREST OF TUE Laren. Separate bills of indictment have been found by tho @idge for high treason. District Attorney Carrington an- pounced the fact in court, and a bench warrant was im the case of Breckinridge, who is still at large. wis will be brought before the court and arraigned ‘within a few days. + The imdictment found to-day by the Grand Jury of the Papreme Court of the District of Columbia against Jeffer- pon Davis recites that Jefferson Davis, late of the county 2 Henrico, in the State of Virginia, being an inhabitant of and resident within and owing allegiance and fidelity Ro the United States, wickedly devising and intending to Wisturd the peace and to subvert the government of the said United States, to stir, move and excite Bedellion, insurrection and war against the United fates, on the Ist day of June, 1864, at the Bounty of Henrico aforesaid, unlawfully, falscly, maliciously and trmtosously, did compass, levy Governor Pierpont En Route for Rich- mond. Forraass Monon, May 25, 1865. Governor Pierpont, accompanied by @ party of ladies and gentlemen, arrived from Washington this afternoon on the steamer Diamond, on rouge to Richmond. The Governor and party landod at this place, and spent a few moments reviewing the fortress and the various curi- osities, and left at five o'clock for Richmond, to establish ‘is seat of government. Arrtvals Depertures. ~ ARRIV 4/ Ls. Guascow—Steamehip Britannia—Mise Jane E Walker, Mre Mercer, Mre Lepper and two children, James Gregor, Win Graham, © Newgher, via Asr yr att Btogmabty Ariel iire AB five chi 4pd servant: © a Lowe, wife, two jand carry on war and rebellion against the United States, Many thoueands of mules are being disposed of at pub- | children and servant; fe “Sani children and ser. for the subversion of the government, in the District of | ic sale in this city by the United States Quartermastor’s | J'w Ladd, L Hopiean, Mise Vanderheyden, Miss Streterson, Columbia aforesaid, ana being leaugued in conspiracy | Department. ‘The sales will continue until the number | JH Poole, wife, two children and servants G W Howard, swith o large number of insurgents, am ing the leader | of* animals is reduced in proportion to the reduction of wife and two children; Miss nd, Miss A ke fo nha Miss Mary Oook, Miss AE Alexander, Mrs D Badger end commander-in-obief of said insurgents, did march | tho armies, now going on rapidly. There are in the | Pat) Shikdreoy acta aie ann tisee, eatlarens end proceed to invade the said county of Washington, | Armies of the Potomac, the Tennessee and Georgia, pro- z hg egckbart, i: 4 Gs awallaeer and infant, of and then end there, on tho 12th day of July, 1864, did | bably four thousand of the finest six-mule teams im the L fe'and two. children: q@ake war upons certain fort called Fort Stevens, did &ill and wdund a large number of anid troops of the Dnited States, contrary to the duty of bis said allegiance and fidelity to the United States. + The above is the substance of the indictment, omitting ‘dhe verbiage, which extends it to a great length. { _. THE sroRY ov Jerr. DAVIS’ MANACLES. The story that Jef. Davis had been manacled is not @orrect. He is confined in a casemate in Fortress Mon- G00, fitted up for the purpose, comprising two rooms, ‘There is a guard in the room with him constantly; but he és not manacied or his movements within his dungeon in any way restricted. WHE CAPTURE OF GOVERNOR LETCHER, OF VIRGINIA. Ex-Governor Letcher, of Virginia, was captured by a detachment of the Twenty-second and Fifth New York cavalry, under the command of Major Moore, Ald-do- Camp on General Torbert’s staff. They left Wi en the morning of the 17th and arrived at Steanton on he evening of the 19th, at soven o'clock. An additional world. Many of them wore bought in the beginning of the war as young mules, have accompanied the armies tm all their marehes and camps, and are thoroughly broken and hardened by exereise, and are gentle and familiar from being so long surrounded by the soldiers, ‘The whole South is strippod of farming stock, and the North has also suffered from the drain of animals taken to supply the armion. The animals are sold at public auction, but do not bring anything like their true value, THE LOST STEAMER METEOR. Om inquiry at the Navy Department it it ascertained that the steamer Meteor, recently wrecked, waa not the United States steamer of the same name attached to the West Gulf Squad: Arrival of the 4 two children, D L Hasard, o W children; AB Mufett, in Birch and two children, W F Jourdan, © nd 1 children; H L Adler, 8 endilen, wit nd servant; © Fiseher, Mra C Foley and cb’ Mra Wit Parrar, A P Brayton and wife, R Hallowell, A Ta: sf Mra J Ht Deering, neice and two sone; E Bi it, AA Veo ra A Lusk, J L Barnard, MreJ ( Hayden, J 1 thal, E Jones and wife, Mra © W Jones and in- fant, © Bradahaus, H B Ticknor, M Livingston, F A Bancroft, J ¥ Kennard and wife, W li Daws, Mra L Solo- mons, two chikiren and servant; Mise Matilda Heron, Miss Kate Watnough, © @ Scott. M Schessinger, Dr J H Sherman and wife, AG Putnam, Mise 8 Whiting. ¢ . land, Dr W 8 Bishop, United States Nw $7es and wife, ‘The oe Ag Xe R 8 Thompson re Mre BE. Thompson an a In James Smith, Capiain O 8 Wileor, RW Heath, J Brandon, wife, five children and servant; © 0 Day, F'ML Wardner, Gol MeKean, Mr gua Dr Guiei Se Bebevanla. Br Valverde, 8 Ve Dr Mel: lor, St Diraide, 0. W Samson, HL Mtoomie! wife, five children and two servante; ¥ P McLaughlia, A Puller, Mra Sellers and two children, Dr Livingston, ‘wife and son; Mise M But- ler, W Kahn, H Desnauet, 0 Letchblew, H M'Whitney and Winona" Wb Fetton 98 Canady W midi? bls. erkin anaidy, x0 + Dowling, 3 Cartin, H Woods, N © Boyn- a at Boston. Bosrox, May 26, 1865. ‘The steamship China arrived from Halifax at two o'clock this afternoon. Her mails and the newspaper bag for the press will be forwarded to New York by the train which leaves here at half-past eight o'clock thia evening, and which is due there at an carly hour to-mor- row morning © ‘The Court Martial at Elmira. ‘3 Exvina, N. Y., May 26, 1865, ‘The court martial for the trial of Major John A. Had- dock has adjourned until the 6th day of July. The testi- mony for the prosecution bas all been received. On the Hawes and wife, By ton, J Dugan, 1B Garrison, OM Smith, FW, Carton, W Shleida, 1 httonen, Mes M MeDonaid, F G ire oe J bl , James ines, J he p- ard, Mr wer, J Prickett, B binson, J Chandler, Lawrey, Mrs Lar! jp. bor three children, A ‘ CJ Hanson, § Angle, J Aschetm, J Mil- C_ Weeks, © Bashford, © Day mn, © F Leap, WB udois, C Burchett, 8 Waltheim, ous, % Kelly, Mre A Collins, R WH thet v7 Bitte J. Lowey, C Kelly, J and C Meineke, J. fewts, 8 Anehe, W altane, 1.6 Caren, a B Monon, 1s Wall, Thon mith, ry, i that he wanted to soc him he would have come @long. Major Moore told him that mail arrangements | reassembling of the Court the evidence for the defence ‘AP Law Lougee—and 114 tn the steerage. ‘were not very perfect in the valley, amd therefore the | will be heard. asmeren, ¥ 1p ——____. and three children, Mrs MO Gorman, ether method of securing his presence was considered Fire and Loss of Life. lander. CI geschei BH Drak co referable. Canaan, Pa, May 26, 108, | (REL HUNTS Sense HE REBEL COLONEL MATCH GRUMBLING ABOUT | 4 ory oceurred Inst night aboot five miles west of | Savannau—Bteamehip Ld LIBBY PRISON. Colonet Hatch, one of the rebel commiastoners of ex- change of prisoners, is now in Libby Prison, Just after his imprisonment he sent for Goneral Mulferd, our com- gaissioner of exchange, and asked :— “Do you think it is proper treatment for me?” “What is the matter?” inquired Mulford. “Don’t you see,” replied Hatch, with profane em- “there is not a pane of glass in these windows?” “©, is that all! anewered Mulford; “why, Hatch, I ave been telling you for the last two years there was (Pot a pane of glass in these windows,” a THE FORTHCOMING AMNESTY PROCLAMATION. ‘The new amnesty proclamation was to-day again before @he Cabinet for consideration. The terms are now very spearly settled, and it is understood that it will be pro- saulgated in a fow days, RELEASE OF RRDBL PRISONERS OF WAR. The rebel prisoners who come within the terms of the Amnesty act are being gradually released, upon taking she oath of allegiance, ALL THE UNION PRISONERS OF WAR RECOVERED. Tho Union prisoners delivered at Jacksonville, Fin, pomplote the recovery of all Union prisoners, an far as is Jnown, and it is not believed that any are now bela in Texas, Carlisle. Seven chiltren, the oldest fifteen years, the youngest six months, were burned to death. Mr. and Mrs. Mayberry, the parents, were also severely burned. ‘The fire was accidental. Impertant Law Suit—The Estate of the Late Samuel Colt. Hasrvonp, Conon., May 25, 1865. An important suit, which has been pending between Judge Colt and the ostate of the late Samuel Colt, was decided this morning in favor of Jadge Colt. The amount coming to Judge Colt is three hundred thousand dollars. ‘The decision is final. Surrogate’s OMeec. ‘WILL OF VALENTINE MOTT. Bofore Gideon J. Tucker, Surrogate. ‘This WIN has been admitted te probate, The only be- quest of any public imtorest whatever contained in it te that referring to the testator’s anatomical museum. ‘Thins left to the Medical College in Fourteenth street, on certain conditions, These are, thet hieson, Alexander B. Mott, be appointed its guardian; that the expenses of maintaining it be defrayed by the college; that # be Co ay SE es Mott shall have THE STONEWALL. Jog hey te ; bub ‘The following semi-official statement te made in con. | 0 BO condition ‘thie bequest of this “life labor” of fection with the suthorise# qumcescoment of the fet Is fe he ewes of i aw erator In penera te ‘that the insurgent ram Stonewall has unconditionally | well asthe members of his own family. (gorrendered to the Spanish authorities at Havana, via; | state le cxtimated at $400,000. fhe conduct of those authorities pom the cecasion was commer dignified and tn entire conformity with amity : the United States, Any momentary distrust, (which may have heretofore been entertained as to the fecision of the Captain General of Cuba in the matter hae been disposed of satisfactorily. PTEMPT TO ASSASSINATR GENERAL DUVALL AT the present week. 1¢ 1s an application on the part of the widow of Daniel Angevine to revoke the loters of ad- ministration granted to Levi ine, on & rane ur ving. eant port of her iidren, San ie STAUNTON, VA. ros Mra | An attempt was made, on the evening of the 18th inst., i apy, - jardes, Charles 4k “Gonsater, F oime, (© assassinate General Duvall, who isin command at ton, Va He was just bidding farewell to o Indy 7m he had been visiting. The door into the back 1 Dand Miss Dan? was open, and just as he was shaking hands with | Death &, heavy atick of timber and almost instantly | Monee’ Bhitdeiphia; Ee fonne, Whiteplaine; ©. Saws killed, The jury rendered a vordict of ‘Accidental Tourney, T Flyon, Mr Ontant, New Ori ; @ Sehremer, lady % shot was fired, and the ball passed between | death. Deceased was forty-two years of ago, and a na- j , a Mes P Martial, “Mi hy, Mise Bom forvenstoly biting neither, Au immediate gouroh | tive of fretand. Ber Tory ion, Prasee-end Galan oaia ? City Intelligence. 30 lane, caused by a dofect in a boiler ins Tssursa Lecunem:, — used for the mariufacture of Holl 7 ‘msdicines '®.—Tho law roquires that all Heensee The damade done wea bas tring patent shall be tasued by the Mayor; but until recently a portion only have been «ranted at this official's place of business, and anather portion at the office of Mr. Valentine, Clerk of the Commor Council, in accordance with a rule of the latter body. This conflicting regulation has lately been repealed, and now much valuable time is saved to par- ties applying for ticensea, The general charge of the business has been given to the First Marshal, Mr. Mor- tdn, who has as an assistant Mr. G. W. Hinchman, whose many years’ servico in the Mayor's office renders him pe- culiarly adapted to the position, and now the business proceeds very smoothly and rapidly. Since the Ist of May these officers have bees grant! . sen to pawnbrokers nccond baa doar Jankmen, en oan a On Se the Seventh dieteiet, 06 belf-yont o'clock was cused by the bursting of o kerosene off lamp at Peat! sirest. "Ne edber daannge. ISRAEL IN BOSTON. Third Day of the Handel and Mayda Festival--* Israel ia Egypt’-- Immense Houses, Me thera. From that tate to the 25th tame ioclusive, there &o., &e. &e. baa bese seosived (rom those sources the sum of $12,445, {ng fund for the extinguishment of the cle det, kg | Our Special Bostom Correspondence. ‘tinguishment of city debt, and $1,186 60 intotho city Tr-asury, or general fend.” Dr't- ing the past vear the Marshal, under the old arrange- mont, received about $4,000 more from the grant of licen- ‘ses than for either of the two years preceding; and now ‘we may reasonably expect that, with the efficient ad of the police force in the enforcement of the ordinances, he will be able to make a larger return to the treasury for On the 5th of noxt month the issuance of licenses for Ceerrreysl hacks and drivers wil! commonco, in accord- ance with the following rules:—Between the hours of ten o'clock A. M. and two o'clock P.M. licenses will be pan in the following order—For hackney coaches, m No. 1 to 100, inclusive, on Monday, June 6; from 101 to 200, on Tuesday, June 6: from 201 to 300, on Wed- nesday, June 7; from 301 to 400, on Thursday, June 8; from 1 to 600, on Friday, June 9; over 500, on Satur: day, June 10. Fpecial or stable coach licenses will be issued on each day during the same hours, from June 12 to June 22, inclusive. With the new conven‘ences for examining and qualifying the applicants for licenses the time consumed is materially leasencd, thus saving ex- pense to the city and to those who contribute to ita re- venue. ‘Tas Coorrn Usiox Rucerrion.—The sixth annual re- ception of the pupils of the Female Art Department of the Cooper Union forthe Advancemont of Science will take place on Monday evening, May 29, at eight o'clock, on which occasion there will be the usual interesting ¢: ereises. The Trustees of the Union are:—Peter Copel D. F. Tiemann, Wilson G. Hunt, John E. Parsons, Ed- ward Cooper and Abram 8. Howett, The Advisory Coun- cil cons of the following ladivs:—Miss M. M. Hamil- ton, j. Sturges, Mrs. George Curtis, Mrs, J. H. Mrs. E. Miller, Mrs, M. O. Roberts, Mrs, Hamil- ton Fish, Mrs. V. Botta, Miss Helen Russell, Mrs, Henry M. Field, Mrs. J. Sherwood, Mrs. A. S. Hewott, Mrs, Wm. HL Osborn, Mrs. Robert Gracie, Mrs, F. J. Oakley, Mrs. C. Carson and Mrs. 8. L. M. Barlow. The exhibition will be open on Wednesday from ten A. M. and five P. M., when visitors can be admitted without tickets. ‘Waar To po wrrn Tarm.—A correspondent pertinently suggests that the carriage and horses lately procured for presentation to President Johnson might be properly dis- posed of by offering them to Mrs. Lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln would undoubtedly appreciate the gift, and no fooling of pride need prevent her from accepting a donation which, in his official position, the President thought it best to refuse, The gentlemen who have been influential in in- augurating the movement would undoubtedly have sent the carriage and horses to the widow and family of our — had the matter suggested itself to them Boston, May 26, 1865. ‘The targost attendance since the great Musical Festival commenced was in the Music Hall, at the performances of this afternoon and evening. At the first performanee there could not have been less than one thousand eight hundred te two thousand people present, a very large proportion of them being ladies, as is usual at the New York Academy matinées. In the evening the hall was taxed to its full capacity to accommodate the vast crowd. When we consider that the price of a single ticket for the ‘evening performance is two dollars and a balf, and for the afternoon one dollar and a half, we can realize how large the receipts must prove for the nine concerts. The charities to which half of the net proceeds are to be de- voted, namely—the Sanitary Commission and Christian Commission—wit! probably receive a very bandsome sum. The other half goes to the fund of the Society, to assist in ite support. The day performance consisted of the symphony of Schubert, in C major, s work of con- siderable brilliancy and overflowing with delicious har- monies; Mendelssohn’s overture (No. 3) to Leonora, and the splendid overture to Tannhauser. The orchestra, although they have been hard worked, playing on an average some eight hours @ day, including rohearsals and concerts, exhibit no evidence of futigue. I have never heard the symphony of Schubert better given. The tempo, which on some previous occasions was distressincly vapid, was faithfully preserved. The ratisfaction of the ence manifested itself very de- cidedly by repeated applause. The soloiste were Mrs. Van Zandt and Mr. Farley. Mra. Van Zandt is growing immonsely into public favor hero. She is greeted always with a welcome most genial and flattering, and promises to become as popular in Boston as she already is in New York. The purity and freshness of her voice has won greatly upon the admiration of the n people; and those qualities were perhaps never developed to more advantace than to-day in the aria ‘4h, force ¢ lui,” from Traviata. It wasa charming piece of” vocalization, and recotved an enthusiastic enevre. Handel’s grand oratorio ‘Israel in Egypt” this even- ing was very yal pected although, unfortunately, it had to be considerably caytailed, to meet the exigencies to which the Society were compelled to submit. Five choruses and three duets were omitted, for which the great work of Handel had to suffer somewhat. One of the duets, however, is not a very interesting one nor altogether essential to the perfectness of the composition. The other, being for two bass was’ necesearily abandoned {im consequence of the absence of Carl Formes, as wero all the basao solos. In all other respects the oratorio wanted little to render it altogether enjoyable, oxcept ‘more force in the soprano and contralto solo a which were feo! id tame in contrast with chorus and orchestra, both of which claim favorable cri- ticism. Mr. Farley's tenor solos were excellent, and pyaecit lua anyone The Kgee pole I of => strong in the soprano ingly wi in tho bass—whicl Poneepate te magnificent @rgan, would be inadequate to its work—was in very good control, and in some gee was very grand, par- ticularly, I may observe, in the double ch “He gave thom hailstonos for rain,’ which had to re Synagoqus ov THe Commcnants IsragLirs FRAN- oawsm.—A bullding which was recently purchased by the Communante Israelite Francaise, Nos, 35 and 37 Sixth street, has been altered from the place of worship of the First Presbyterian church to suit the purposes of a syna- gogue. It is a plain, neat brick building, standing in the midst of a lot fifty by ene hundred feet, and has an auditorium sixty by forty feet wide and twenty-five feet high, capable of seating five hundred people. A gallery at the north end containg a fine organ, which, however, ia not used, the worship being according to the orthodox rite, The ark, on the opposite side, is twenty-three feet wide by seventeen feet long, and’ has a tabernacle of three feet depth. The work was under the direction of the Board of Trustees, composed of Messrs. A. Mansell, ident; M. Bond, Vice President; Dr. Wolff, Treasu- rer; and M. Gabriel, 8, Hass, Emil Block and Ellas Levy, Trustees, and 8. N. Cohn, Secretary. At one o'clock reaterday afternoon the trustees entered the editice, miro | the scrolls of the laws, and a procession was formed, headed by the offic‘ating clergyman, ‘and seven cireuits of the building were made, minister at the same time reciting appropriate psalms. A sermon from Kings vi., 11, 12 and 13 was then delivered and listened toby ‘and interested congregation, which closed the consecration ceremonies. Excumuerino run Staeers.—Complaints have reached us that portions of the Bowery and Nassau street, from Fulton street tothe Post Office, are so choked up and obstructed by occupants of buildings and the accumula. ‘The festival is now at its meridian, and there is no evidence of abatement in the interest felt in the enter- rise, In view of the gigantic character t has assumed, it may be fairly doomed 80 for mmocess. Whilo there are fom, perhaps, ‘who would envy Mr. Zerrahn the labor which he must have tindergone in training such an immense body of vocalists, composed as it was of dis’ Jointed materials, there are many willing to envy him ‘the gratification he must enjoy in the consciousness that his work has not been in any respect a failure. Sacemp Concurt.—Another grand sacred concert, in aid of the enlargement fund of St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church, will be given in that building to-morrow evening, under the direction of the Rev. Dr. Cumminga The tion of bales and boxes, and for the other purposes of | setection of music made for this occasion istfully equal to beer trade, which in many instances seems to have been | tltruen of mm wre a aye strumental talent ts a very strong one, and embraces Madame Murio Colli (fram the Imperial Opera, Mexico), Madame de Lussan, Miss Louise Gaskell, Madame An- schutz, Mr. H. Millard, Signor Ardavanni, Mr. Otto Fleming, Mr. F. Mollenhaver, Mr. Max Branen and Mr. G. W. Morgan (organist). Between the first and second parts tho Rev. Dr, Cummings will read his new poem, “Religion and Music,” written to be set to music in the form of an eratorio, for the comporition of which # thou- sand dolar prize is offered. ously: tion should be with the t ion lodged ‘A ice, who, a tare, com illegal ations Drouws ix toe WaGas oF Saauex.—Some few months since the demand for seamen was largely in excess of the supply, and shipe were compelled to sail short of hands or lay up until crows could be shipped. At that time seamen’s wages were about fifty dollars per month, and in some cases even higher rates were paid. The re- cent discharge by the government of a number of ves- sels and the si of recruiting have caused a revo- Jution in this rogard, anda fali in the prices id to wailors has been the result. Mon can now he had at wages ranging from thirty to thirty-five dollars per month. Many are being absorbed by the crafts engaged in reopening trade with the Southern ports. A Chaxan In Tas District Covrts.—An act passed by our last Legislature, which has thus far received bat Httle attention, and which 1s, perhaps, not gencraily understood outside of legal and judicial circles, makes some very important changes in the District courts of our city. The act is entitled ‘An act to amend an act in relation to justices and police courts in the city of New York;”’ also to amend an act entitled ‘An act to reduce the several acts relating to the District courts in the city of New York to one 2 April 15, 1857." The new law was on 10th last month and in now in force. ‘tion third prescribes that the Third Judicial District shall embrace the Eighth and Fifteenth wards of the city—that ix, it takes the Fifveenth ward from the Fourth district and attaches it to the Third or Justice Smith's di Jefferson Market, which now comprises the Eighth, Ninth and Fifteenth wards. Ascension DaY—Ancrawt Ussars—Cainaration in Naw Yonu.—The celebration of the anniversary of our Sa- viour’s ascension used formerty to be signalized by consid- erable pomp. The four days immediately prereding Aseen- sion Day, or, a8 it sometimes calied, Holy Thursday, are styled Rogation days—from the latin Rogatio, to suppli- cate. This term has its origin in Mammertua, Bishop of Vanne, in Dauphiné, ordering a solemn fast and suppli- cation at this period of the year in order to avert earth- quaker, attacks of wild beasts, &c., which were said to have been not infroquent there. The phrase cropt from France into Germany and England, and up to the Refor- mation unusual solemnities marked Rogation week. Lita nies were sung in the strects and immense prosessions thronged the u tong Queen Mi rn ote from ' pe’s An: atthe Cour of 805 within St James’, wit! KoLon Sancta ory ror Evaore.—Mr. John EB. Owens, the popular American actor, closed his famous nine months’ engagement at the Broadway theatre last night, and is to sail for Europe to-day, in the City of Boston, accompanied by Mr. C. W. Tayloure, his attorney and business agont. Mr, Owens has been engaged by Mr. Benj. Webster, manager of the Adelphi theatre, London, to look after that “‘barril of apple saas,"’ and will open at hat establishment on the 26th prox., in Solon Shingle. Mr. Jobn Sefton, through whose instrumentality the en- gAgement was eifected, also leaves for Europe, to-day in sane steamer, It is worthy of remark that a quarter of a century ago Mr. Sefton played at the old Franklin theatre, in thie city, for upwards of one hundred nights, the part of Jemmy Twitcher, tn Mr. Webster's Goldon Farmer. It was the first time, perhaps, that a comic character had such a ran in this city, The veteran comedian now returns to Europe, taking with him the renowned Owens, to astonish the British metropolis by his personation of a character which has had such an immense run in this city. Mr. Webster never saw Sefton in his own play, nor Owens as Solon Shingle, The latter will doubtless take London by storm. News from New Ork and Merice. New Onueays, May 21, via Carno, May 26, 1966, Cotton ia quoted at New Orleans at 40c. for strictly low middling. Good grades are scarce. White sugar, 16c. Cuba molasses, 60c. Exchange on New York, 3, per cent pre- mium. ‘The steamship Fung Shuay sailed yesterday for New York. Arrived, barks Dirigo and Hunter, from Philadelphia; ship Francis B. 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