The New York Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1865, Page 2

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Fuwar, June 9-6P. M ' qhore was @ moderately large business the first stock board this morning, but prices ware gene rally » fraction lower than at the second béard yesterday: Now York Central showed a decline at the close of 34, Hudson River %, Reading 1, Michigan Southern 34, Fort Wayne %, Ohio and Mississipp! certificates 34, Cumber- fand , Quicksilver %. Eri2 and Cleveland and Pitta. ‘burg were unchanged. Goveramont securities were dull Dut steady. At the opem board at one o'clock prices were @ fraction, higher, At the second. regular board the market was dull and eomewhat frrogular. New York Central closed 3¢ higher than at the first board, Reading %, Mlinois Central 234. Erie was steady. Cleveland dnd Pittsburg declined 3{, Rock Island %, Fort Wayne }%, Goverament securities were inactive and without change. At the open board prices were & fraction higher and the speculative fecling stronger, Now York Central sold at 90% (0.3), Hudson River 103%, Reading 92, Brie 15%, Michigan Southern 60%, Cleveland ‘and Pittsburg 614, Rock Island 97, Llinois Central 121%, Northwestern 2434. ‘The money market Continues to show increasing ease, and on government and first class railway securities the genoral rate ig five per cent, with exceptional transactions ‘on the former at four, and the latter at six. In the dis- count line what little business is done in strictly first class commercial paper is at 64 a 7 per cont; ordinary good rates ab'T a ‘The gold market has been flattened a little to-day by the bears on the report that the shipment of specie on Saturday will not be #0 heavy as previously rumored; but still it will belarge. Tho opening quotation was 138, but ft steadily declined from that point to 1875¢, and closed at 13734. ‘The demand for foreign exchange has been moderately active; but buyors are deferring their remittances in some cases in the hope of lower rates, of which, how- ever, there is no sign in the present condition of our foreign trade. Bankers’ sterling at sixty days is quoted at 110% a %—the majority of transactions being at 110%. Short date bills are offered at 11134. Mercantile bills are tn demand, but scarce, at 109% a 56. Tho subscriptions to the sevon-thirty loan are a little moro active; but they hardly yield sufficient to supply the pressing wants of the Treasury. Hence tho issuo of certificates of indobtedness to moet deficiencies—a plan, however, preferable to paying off the public creditors with seven-thirty notes. It is stated that about cighty millions of these notes have been paid out in this manner to creditors pledged to hold them for periods of threo or four months without selling them. Upon these they have, however, borrowed freely, and in somo in- stances effected tho equivalent of a sale. The notes have been, therefore, offered below the government price by second and third parties, and this has probably interfered to some little extent with the legitimate subscriptions of the sub-agents of the Trea- tury. The government is believed to require more than two millions a day in excess of its receipts from reve- nue, and so much as the sub:criptions to the popular floan fall short of the required sum it has to resort to the expediont of paying out cither now certificates of indebt- edness in substitution for those maturing or making forced issues of the soven-thirty loan. The expenditure of the country calls for reduction, but the process of contraction is always dificult and slow. The caso of the United States vs. Cutting, still pending be- fore the United States Circuit Court, is regarded with con- siderable interest in Wall street, The construction placed upon section ninety-nine of the Internal Revenue law by the brokers ia that the tax of one-twentieth of ono per centum on all sales of stocks or gold, or contracts for such salos, was intended to be a tax upon brokers’ com- missions, and that it was to apply exclusively to their commission businoss. They maintain that it was not in- tended by the act that the tax should be deducted by thom from their customers’ accounts; but that, being un- willing to do @ commission business for loss than an eighth each way, they adopted the custom of adding the tax on sales to their usual commission. ‘That the intention of the uct, however, was to levy the tax on sales by brokers, when acting for themselves as ‘well as others, @ obvious, Upon the propriety or even the equity of such a tax opinions may reasonably differ; ‘but in the case of government securities there are good reasons for its repeal, as they aro leas able to bear it ‘than speculative stocks, which fluctuate moro violently and rapidly. We aro informed that the aggregate re- ceipts of the Internal Revenue Department for the tax in quostion during the last year amounted to seven millions ot dollars, which was paid on the com- mission business only. If thissum is not exaggerated ft would argue im fayor of a reduction of the tax from one twentieth to say one fortieth or one Mftieth of one per cent, making it, however, a general tax upon all sales of socurities and specie, whether made by bona fid- owners or brokers. If the decision of Judge Nelson in the case roferred to is in favor of the brokers, it is against the Jaw, and at the same time the jaw, if rightly construed, is somewhat onerous, as the bulk of the business of tho Stock Exchange results in loss to the operators, tho transactions being almost entirely speculative. But a3 ‘the customers of brokers are as likely to net losses on ‘their transactions as the brokers themselves, there 1s no reason why the latter should be exempted from a tax to which both under the act are equally liable. ‘That for an entire year, however, after the act came {nto effect the officers of Internal Revenue should have applied for and collected from the brokers only the tax ‘on their commission business, and that they should now come forward to collect on all their sales shows the ineMicioat working of the system thus far, the incom- petoncy of the officials entrusted with the duty of enforcing the provisions of the law, and also in some degree the crude character of the Iaw itself. It is indeed not too much to say that our Internal Revenue law and regulations, are for the Most part, a series of blunders and a tissue of absurdi- ties, calling for compendious condemnation and the close investigation of the commissioners appointed by the Sec- rotary of the Treasury, in accordance with the authority of Congress, to inquire into our aystem of taxation, ‘These form a committee of threo; but weare not aware that they have entered upon the active duties of their office as yot. It is high time, nevertheless, that they did so, We bave heard their names mentioned, but having never hoard them before they have passed from our memory and the public's, It is to be hoped, how ever, that they are compotent mon, and not mere instru. monts of power or tools of party. The present Secre- tary of the Treasury appears to have the best intentions; bat he haya hard task before him, as our financial diffi. culties may bo said only to have begun, now that the war is ended. The country demands the utmost economy in expenditure and the maximum of taxation with the minimum of ease to the taxpayers. At present the people are burdened by a mul- titude of oppressive and obnoxious exactions, which yiold little to the Treasury, the cost of collection being pearly equal to the revenues produced. Taxation is a # lence, and one in which we are inexperienced. The leading fault of the existing scheme is that too many articles are taxed, and at the same time the revenue ts lighter than If fower articles were judiciously (axed, while the system is proportionately more obnox- tous and costly. The business at the Sub-Treavury to-day was as fol tows :— Receipts for customs. $243,000 Total receipts. ; 1,624,906 | Payments ..... 4'650.719 Balan ae i 4, Subscriptions to koverninent loan. . weok ending June 7 compa the previous week :— Week ending June 7 Entered for Consump'n, Pigs we = —<Phge. | Value. Manufactures of wool, 390 $79,206 ETL $943,705 Manufactures of cottom, 117 24,206 444 110,511 Manufactures of silk 09 (41652 381 497,200 Mavufactures of fax. 627 139,782 76% 145.146 M.scellancous 166 15,073 112 48,287 Total... 1,909 $298,518 2,570 $1,003,679 Wiidrowale. M tures of wool... 806 $171,248 628 $271,067 105 86,862 «151 (61,075 1 (11,200 49 | 42,906 Movafactures of flax,..¢ 421 06,196 20T 00,448 Misceliancous.... 126 «6,048 «6100 13,900 BP sce ese cess 1,194 $380,172 1,126 $996,486 Warrhowsed. Monulactures of wool... 220 $77,006 156 003, Mau 18 aie; 6 bark Manufactures of silk, 4 «8.590 «2 16,152 Mian: factures of Hux, 89 26,811 170 Miscellaneous... = re Ota. .....ssseeebess 360 $116,729 366 $119,968 Bix now vil companies Were organized last week with @ dormuinal copii anyountiog (0 $3,760,000 and one million vs Wuwicod sod seventy (houeand shares, ‘ * 600 Carylmprovment 200 ‘The receipts of gold at thie port from California this year compare with the amount received during the same Shipments to May 17, 1864. Decrease this yoar......--+++++++ $8,138,000 A Richmond (Va.) ciroular, dated Jano 6, saye:— Be supplies from all points present demand, This is, however, forary. The community. ia -h doing an active business. Our fine condition, and larger than ant will commence in a very few days. change in prices, The following table shows the amount of dourand grain in store in Chicago on Saturday last, compared with the amount in store at the same time last year:— Flour, bbls. . ‘Wheat, bush. . Corn. 300,384 48,206 66,444 ‘The receipts of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad during the month of May, amounted to $668,003. In- crease over the earnings for the same time iast yoar, $102,073, or nearly twenty-two per cont, Tho Racine and Mississippi and Northern Illinois Rail- roads earned from January 1 to May 31, five months, $211,193. The receipts during the same timo in 1864 were $200,176—Iincreaso $11,016. The message of Governor Smith, of New Hampshire, represents the total debt of the State to be $3,078,000, upon which $258,000 in interest will be due this year, making the total liabilities $4,236,000. The estimated receipts of this year will be $932,000, leaving floating debt, interest, outstanding claims of $706,000, and anneal expenditures to be previded for the ensuing year to the amount of $2,642,000. He recommends the issue of seven-thirty curreney intorest bonds to meet this, with rigid economy. The Governor approves the idea of the government assuming the Stato debts contracted on ac- count of the war, in order that the South may be made to bear its full share of the burden. Before such action takes place, however, he desires that the States should assume the debts of cities and counties contracted for like purposes, in order that all the expenses of the war may be rolled into one grand whole. If this should bo done, the’ national debt would be swelled about two hundred and fifty millions. ‘Tho following abstract of the report of the Comptroller. {- shows the condition ofthe Bank of Wisconsin on the Ist inst, The amount of curroncy withdrawn during tho past three months is about three-fifths of all there was in circulation, and is as follows:— Amount withdrawn in Marel Amount withdrawn in April Awount withdrawn in May... Total amount since March 1.......+.++0+-+ The amount of currency now in circulation is Par banks..... Banks winding up. ‘Total. The bills of the banks winding up are worth from about fifty-five conts to ninety cents on the dollar, A small amount is redeemable in gold, but by far the larger proportion is in Treasury notes. ‘Tho currency outstanding is secured by the following stocks :— Wisconsin 6's... «$501,200 United States 6's, 44,300 . 15,000 2 10,000 Illinois 6's +. 5,000 Treasury notes 192,538 Total security... Stock Exchange. Fripay, June 9—10:20 A. M. ‘67. teed 1 $20000 U 8 6's, 10000 US 6's, °8 5-20,cou 103: Ione 4000 do. 1000 US8's,10-40,reg 9534 20000 US5's.10-40,cou 95% ees 2000 Missouri 6’s. 10000 Ohio & Miss cer 8000 NY Con 6's, '83 91 100 do...... ase b¢ 11000 Hud Riv 1st m. 1023, 100 MichSo&NIRR. 60 3000 Alton& THinc 70 200 do . 603 1000 Tol&W latmox 90 450 do. . 4000 Gal & Chic2dm 05 100 Michigan So 125 2000 Cleve&Tolsfbds 98 18 Hlinois Cent . 120 6000 American gold. 137% 500 do. . 119 5 sha Bk Republic. 108 16 Cen National Bk. 101 0...4..4.. 100 60 FourthNat'nal Bk 97 28 Mech Bank Ass’n 100 ar are 200 do, 930 118 200 Cleve & Pitts RR 61% ‘T00 do........6 62 5 Cleve,ColkCinRR 130 800 Chi & N West RR 243 200 Canton Com: 100 ChiANW RR 56 50 200 dOseseeeeee OK 100 Cumb Coal pret.. 30 100 Mariposa Mg Co.. 10% 400 Atiautic M 3 Co 17035 23356 0... 880 2336 100 do. ..2d call 22% 100 N ¥ Central RR, 904 200 di “ 200 Clove & Toi Ri. 900 Chi & Rk Isld RR 200 do..2d call 100 do, 9. 830 100 Pitta, Ft W&C RR. 200 Altop&TerreHRR 33 dO..sceeees 903 20 Chi, Bur & Qy RR 105 BECOND BOARD. "Haw-rast Two o'Ctock P.M. $30000 US 5a,10-40,c, 95% 100.shs Hud R RR.+30 102 20000 U = 6s,'5-20, ¢.. 103% 100 do......810 102% 17000 US66,9-20,c.n i, 1034 2600 Reading RR.... 913 10000Trn,73-10,248 99% 300 — do......810 91% 40000 do. -. 99% 200 do....,.815 913, 5000 do 600 Mich Con Rit.s10 100% 7000 Amer can gold. 187 10OMS&NIRR.#10 60% 100 sha Quicks’r MCo 60% 100 do,.... 810 60% 100 Canton Company 3734 100 IMlinoia Cen RR.. 121% 100 NY Cen RR,.515 903% 100 do,.....#80 120 10 9034 1000Clove a & a CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Frupay, June 9—6 P. M. Asure,—Rocoipts, 113 pkgs. The market was dull and prices were nominally unchanged. Breavarvrrs,—Receipts, 15,383 bbls. flour, 440 bis. and 597 bags corn meal, 6,003 bushels wheat, 30,300 do. corn, 21,275 do, oats and 63 do. rye, The market for flour was steady and prices wero without change of mo- ment, The same remarks apply to all kinds, Tho sales were 7,500 bbls, State and Western, 400 do, Canadian and 650 do, Southern, Corn meal was steady, with sales of 700 bbla. Brandywine at $6 26. We quote: Superfine State and Western flout $5 Oa 590 Extra State 200 6% Choice State.. 400 655 Common to medium extra Western. . a 675 Extra round hoop Obio. 86a 7 00 Westorn trade brands Oa 815 26 @ 12 00 10a 795 00 a 12 00 36a 665 10 10 6 86 0 0 2 50 28 60 a 30 —Wheat was dull, but prices were without change. The receipts continue light, the farmers still holding back to force an advance; but with no export demand, and only 4 limited home demand, this will & diMoult task. ‘The sales were 18,000 bushels at $1 7: Michigan, and $117 for white Western. fair demand, and prices were firmer, thou, higher. The sales were 36,000 bushols at unsound Western mi: with sales of 2,000 bi 880. jet. Barley was dull and nominal, with sales Is at $150. Malt was quiet, Gate were loss active, ¢ Sie Lee biadomngh y Seaivortints us calter's option im thes ape, ba 00s, ‘Tasow,—Tho market was steady, with a fair demand, ‘The sales wore 160,000 ibs. at 100. a 10%o. i He ai df He i & Lie f &® 4 i ef 22 4 3 3 Hi g Hi iH 338 fi i i it 22 i e Fe pe i 4 al Hi Ls E iu < & Hy ieee 3 7 3 # i ze, 3 fl it 2 3 ‘ontucky, leaf at from 636. to'17c., and vate terms, ‘Woot was dull and heavy. Wo note further sales of 175,000 Ibs. fleeces at from bo, to 76c. for Btate, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio; 150 bales Cape mostly at 35c. @ 86c. and alot of 75,000 Ibe. Odessa and another of about 15,000 do. California on private teri ‘ueskBY. —Recelt bis. The market was firmer; the sales wore 250 18, at $2 03 @ $2 05. FAMILY MARKET REVIEW. The tondency of most articles of family marketing seems to be downward this week—s change which will prove very grateful to housekoopers. Meats are some five or six cents per pound cheaper. Butter, good table quality, can be had for 88c. per Wb., while eggs are going & from 9 to 10 for a quarter. Fish is decidedly lower, halibut solling for 18c. per Ib., which, when com- pared with some time ago, makes a difference of goven or eight conta, Vegetables and try show scarcely any change in the quotations. early fruits have come into the market in great abundance, and are sold at quite moderate rates. Strawborries of an excellent quality aro from 20c. to 80c. por,guart, and 6c. a 80. per basket. Gooscberries are 10. , Legh | ote Cherries, in small Aupery, Soe enlaues ones ‘dhe fruit stands, bat ere rater high. The Arson and Conspiracy Investrge-101.. SUDDEN TERMINATION OF THE HKARING IN RELA- TION TO MESSRS. PIBROE AND FREEMAN. Yesterday afternoon the examination of Judah Pierce, John H. Freeman, Wm. Findon and: Luther N. Falter, charged with arson and conspiracy, was brought toa hasty termination—at toast #0 far as Meears. Pierce end Freeman are concerned—by the ruling of Judge Dowling in regard to the answering of a question propounded to a witness by the Fire Marshal. Tho following is the sub- stance of the proceedings:— ‘Theodore Crane was recalled by Fire Marshal Baker, who requested him to state the circumstances attending the trangactions he had with Mr, Pierce, in reference to his proy yi! stored at Nos. 89 and 91 Warren atreot, on which he (Crane) made loans to Mr. Pierce on storage receipts given by Luther N. Fuller and C. B, Cotton. The question.was objected to by General Chatfeld, counsel for Pjerce—first, on the ground that Mr. Piorce had acres bail and pasaed the jurisdiction of this court, and this court cannot take evidenc» affecting him ; second, the transaction inquired about has no relation to tho charge made aga‘nst thea persons in this complaint. Judge Dowling sustained Gen. Chatfeld’s on the firat point, and thus closod the examination as far as Mr. Pierce and Mr. Freeman are concerned. Tho teati- mony in their case will thereforo be sont before the Grand Jury to be passed upon according to its merits. ‘The examination in tho case of the othor defendan Luther N. Faller and Wm. Findon, may be resumé some day next week, tho necessary witnesses not being in attendanco yesterday. i United States Comm joners’ Office. Before United States Commissioner Newton. EXTRADITION CASE. Inthe Applization for the Ex'radition of Theodor Fricd- rich, alias Theodore Sydel.—Th's case was brovght up yesterday, but on account of the absence of counsel for the alleged forger, the caso was adjournod tilt to-day, at twelve o'clock, The governmont of Saxony was repro- sented by Leopold Schmidt, Esq., Vieo Consul of Saxony and Acting Consul General; also by Henry D. Lapaugh, Eaq., a8 counsel Police Intelligence. THEFT OF A TEAM OK HORSES AND COACH. On Thursday Mr. John Theiez, residing at 236 Ninth street, left his horses and coach standing in Duano street, near Broadway, waiting for a funeral procession to move, Soon afterwards two young mon, named Jaimes Ander- son and John Johnson, jumped on the coach box and drove rapidly away. Later in the day the fugitives wore arrested in the upper part of the city, by officer Hubbard, of the Twenty-fifth precinct, with the eiolon property in their possession. ‘They were taken before Justice Led. ‘and committed to prison for trial, in default of $1,600 bail cach. ‘The accuned parties are aged rospec- tively twenty-four and twenty-five years. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY. Lawrence G. Golding, of 26 Jefferson street, was walk- ing in Forty-second street, near Rleventh avenue, on ‘Thursday evening, when a man stepped up and thrust his head violently into his face, partially knocking him down. At tho same timo his assailant snatched Mr, Golding’s gold watch, chain, seal and gold eyeglass, with which he fied. Mr. Golding pursued, crying “Stop thief,” when officer Brooks, of the Twenticth precinct, joined fn the chase, and arrested the man, who gave his ‘hame as Joseph Leilis, a young Canadian, cighteen years of age. In his flight the prisoner passed the plunder to an accomplice, who escaped with it. Lellis was taken fon ab Justice Ledwith and committed for trial without i. DARING STORE THIEVES—ONE OF THEM ARRESTED. About one o'clock yesterday afternoon Mycr Gottlieb, in the flour business at 267 East Houston street, was counting some money preparatory to making a deposit in bank. While doing so, a stranger entered and asked permission to look over @ newspaper, soon after which another man appeared and inquired the price of flour, Leaving his money on the desk, Mr. Gottlicb stopped back in the rear to show the man some flour, when the in- dividual who was roading the paper arose from his seat, stepped to the desk, and seizing the money ($316), ran out at the top of his speed. je was almost instantl: followed by the man pricing flour, whereupon Gottliel pursued the latter through various streets for half a milo or more and arrested him. The prisoner gave his name ‘a8 Alphonso Scott, and on being taken to court Judge Dowling recognized him as an old offender who was re- cently tried in the Court of Seésions for crime. Scott said he was twenty-six years of age, born in Ca and lived in Greene strect, “The magistrate locked him up for trial without bail. Scott's confederate, who escaped with the money, is still at large. A CONVICT ESCAPES FROM THE STATE PRISON—HIB ARREST AND RETURN. On Thursday morning, about four o'clock, Martin Toole, a convict, doing the State service in Sing Sing, escaped from confinement, and fled across the country to Mount Kisco, a station on the Harlem Railroad. He there took the first train for New York, and as the cars were passing through the tunnel, from Forty-second streot to the depot, Toole was and arrested oMoar McCasker, of the Twenty -ninth precinct, who ube jo egy Oley: the vo to the State prison. years ago was convicted of man- slaughter, and senteneed to Sing hog Be for the term of twelve years and six months, leaving him over poven years yet to serve. ARREST OF ALLEORD RIVER THIEVES, Four men, named William Long, Edward Branagan, Jobn Shea and William Ryland, were yesterday arrested by officer Thompson, of the Seventh precinct, charged with having, at various times since tho 24th of May last, stolen one hundred boxes of tin, valued at $1,000, from the ship 8t. Mark, lying at pier 40, East river. The tin to Measre. Phelps, & belonged Cliff strect, It ‘ars that the prisoner Rvland, was watchman of te ship, allowed the others to go aboard the hij when thoro was no fear of deteetion and remove antl. ties of tin, which they would carry away ina boat. A ‘of the goods have been recovered, and Justice Manatiold committed the accneed parties for examination. WEST POINT.- Oar Military Oorrespomdence: Waar Pour, June, 1866, Ye GRADUATING OL.468. ‘The examination of the graduating class, renewed to- day at the usual hour, assumed a’ more intelligent phase to the mass of spectators than that ofany day preceding. INTERVIEW WITH LIEUTENANT GENERAL FOOT, Tibad the pleasure this forenoon of amanterview with Lieutenant General Scott, at his rooms at Coszens’ Hotel, where he bas now taken up his permanent quarters, hav- here color, walks easier, is in botter spirits, and, ‘ag he remarked t6 me, has eateu’ moro in: the past two days than in the whole month before. His mind shows but ttle dimtaution of vigor. Evory change in the great war drama just closed he has carofully watohed. His memory of battles and their detaits is most remarka- ble. He knows all our gonerale and the routes our er- mies marched. Obscure créoks, roads and towns con- nected with our army operations, which very fow would think of remembering, or could if they should try, he re- members and names with an accuracy that is astonish- ing, showing clearly that, although far away from the atirring and active acenes of the war, and debarred by the infirmities of age from participating in them, he stilt watched the course of events with the closest and most earnest attention, Our conversation was principally on subjects appertaining to tho war. I recollect his alluding to the fact that this warhad brought down some men and raised others to heights of distinction and trust whose destinies he could hardly have imagined four years ago. “providence,” sald ho, his eyes glistening with « solomn animation, ‘fixes these things after all. Man's judgmont is woak and erring. We win in the right cause, and the right loaders come to tho army. Grant and Sher- man are the two greatest gonorals of modern history.” I wish I could give all he said. TI was.a listenor, not a questioner. He spoke of tho assassination of Mr. Lin- coin with an emotion evincing deep, unhealing sorrow. In President Johnson and his ability to bring about a reconstruction of the government on a basis satisfactory to the people, he expressed the fullest confidence. Joff. Davia, his former bitter and relentless enemy, is only receiving the reward such an unscrupulous ambition and treasonab lo man must expect and merits. Meantime he gave mo thts piece of personal newe, which possibly may ‘account partially for the oxcollent spirits in which I found him. Last evening « gentleman arrived from Richmond, Va., to hire some warehouses belonging to him, and for which he has been paying ront to the robet euthoritios during the war, they having been. confiscated. by the rebels shortly after the breaking out of the rebellion. He arranged to ront these for $500 a month. ‘Aremarkable fact is, that the fre burned the buitdings up next to his and then stopped. Hero is a thing I ought to mention, for If any fact is worth mentionirig this one certainly is:—'By your card Tee,” he remarked, “you are ® correspondent of the New York Hnnano. My paper has not come to-day, and I do not feel that T have commenced the day right if I cannot read the Heratp."” It was my extreme pleasure to furnish him with a copy of to-day'’s Herat, and shaking bands with him I left him sitting down in his huge arm chair to read it, in most happy and contented mood. ‘TH GRADUATING CLARS AGAIN had another outdoor exercise at five P.M. to-day, in presence of the Board of Visitors and a lane crowd of enthusiastic and delighted spectators. This was a bat. tery of light artillery drill, and though not quite as’ ex- citing as yestorday’s cavalry drill, in quicknoss, skill and accuracy of movement surpassed 1t, All the evolutions preacribed for this branch of the service were gone through with, such as movements in column, of sec- tions, various movements in line, wheelings counter- mar-hings, charging front forward and to the rear, mounting and dismounting the guns and the various parts of the carriage, These evolutions wero all per- formed with a degree of accurecy which is best de- aeribed in one word—perfection. To an outsider the rapid- Hy with which the movernents were performed can best be indicated by the fact that when the guns and carriages wore entirely dismounted, and each heer lying ‘on the ground, at a signal from the bugte the parts were put together, the guns mounted as if by magio, and six Founds of cartridges fired im forty seconds. The drill lasted about an hour, and the visiting board ©: themselves highly ratified with tho reault, as 8! not only most careful and thorough teaching, but most close and appreciative application and energy on the part of the class. ms ‘The older classes of two military schdols at Sing Sing visited the Academy to-day, and with juvenile delight and wonderment strolled throu the nds and looked through the buildings of tho institution. Many, for months to come, will doubtices be dreaming of cadet- ship, and in the cloudiand of their youthful horoscopes see visions of duplicate stars. Newronrr, RB. [,, June 6, 1865. ‘The examination of the midshipmen continued to-day, the following being the programmo 1 dots for the government of the navy. vy. Ken's Consalvation of the United Btaloa Kent's Internationa! Law. RECOND CLAM, Gunnery. FOURTH CLAES. Weiten ‘examination on Goat Istand. Although the lower sections only of the first class were examined to-day, still the mannor in which thoy evinced their ability and ascquirements in the branches in which they wore examined would have done crodit to the graduating clas of any college in the country on the same subject. The questions asked tho students were of the most exhaustive charactor; and after the professor had concluded his examination the visitors must have felt convinced that no further queries could have been put on the subject without repetition. One of the most promising facts connected with the class now graduating is that no singlo member Is dropped or passed over; they all receive their diploma. ‘The second class continue their examination in gun- nery. Of the fourth class, those living on board ship are now boing examined in algebra on Goat Island, alongside which the ships are anchored. ‘Tho examination is rapidly approaching its termina- tion; two or three more days will completely exhaust all the numerous questions that even the most erudite pro- foasor could ask a student on all the studies he could pursue for six months, Such a thorough sifting as these midshipmen receive here, at their examinations, cannot be witnessed at any college in the country, and there are not a few, claiming somo famitiargy with both instita- tions, who are inclined to award tho Naval Academy, over West Point, the palm for the thoroughness and ex- baustive character of ite oxaminations. THE APPEARANCE AND DISOIFLINE OF THR MIDSHIPXEN, It ta, indeod, a strange spectacie to witness the collec. tion of #0 large a body of youth, in the midst of a city of fifteen thousand inhabitants, who preserve so perfect & discipline, Newport necessarily oxtends many and seductive temptations to the midshipmen; but, during my stay in this place I have heard nothing do- of the middice. rogatory to the cbaracter of conduct ‘They aro invariably well behaved ané orderly. Another re connected with them ts the le meatness and The} with an ealirely ‘mew ‘1 REAMINATION TO-DAY. first class was examined in ehemistry to-day. Bach student drew a slip of paper from the desk of the Profes- gor, on which were ‘a number of questions covor- ing one entire ‘of the subject, and which he was resered to answer orally. The unhesitating manner is wi almost all of the midshipmen CJ this demand thoir stores of knowledge proved con- ctusively that ‘wore as nly posted in this seductive and intoresting science as they had previously shown themselves in moro abstruse and difficalt branches of their course. The second class was examined in co and exhibited considerable progress. The main bea the fourth class wore occuplod ontirely with ‘THE RESERVED (LAA. ‘Tie clans consists of those of the fourth class who wore ~~ Py ee town goes om the same as over. xo te . He peat ee teal ae co surrou! curious follow citizens. be ‘ANBODOTE Tt ig not bine Sipe sitet eae RICA. ‘and he has remained in the navy ever since, 7 4 " \ THE STRONG DIVORCE CASE. Tné mepublic of San s\ai\vedor Farther Interesting Developments. SUPERIOR COURT—SIRCIAL TERM, Under Martial Law? ‘Strong vs, Strong.—A motion was argued im this case, | W7ARLIIEE PREPARATIUNA before Judge Monell, Wednesday morning by tho defend- ant, for leave to issue a commission to examine Secre- tary Stanton and Major General Foster, as witnesses for the defence, and asking fora stay of the trtal ponding ‘tho return of the commission. The following affidavit on ‘which tho application was founded was read by the de- fendant:— PRESHDENTIAL ELECTION IN GUATEMALA, &., &o., &. We give below important intelligence from Ocntral America, in addition to the voluminous correspondemes received by the Costa Rica and published in the Hunsse of yesterday morning. Senor Duotias, President of San Salvador, has tesued & decree declaring the entire republic to be in a state of loge, and establishing martial law. ‘Traitors, maloontents and their accomplices are to be judged and sentenced by military, tribunals as in time of war. Soldiers and citizens who may have countenanced (he rebellion, but have not taken up arms in its defence, wilt be pardoned on reporting themselves to the commandiag goneral at the city of San Salvador. President Duoiias has also issued a proclamation te the people, in which he declares that the rebellion ts really ‘unimportant in itself, but may es an example be preju- ictal, He adds that it receives no support or sympathy from other quarters of the republic. He has also issued an address to the army, which had loft to quell the revolt. The rebels are lod by General Cabaiias, who, previous to this affair, was high in the favor of the Duetias gow ernment. The rebellion broke out at San Miguel on the 16th of Mag, the rebels taking possession of tho civil axtd mills tary public’ buildings there without the slightest resist ance. $ On.the announcement of the revolt many of the loyal Citizens of the republic volunteered to assist the general: government. Anarmy of five thousand men was retsed. im three days, ‘The municipality of the city of San Salvador have re solved ‘to defend with their lives and honor" the ta- togrity of the general government, and, if the reports through the loyal papers may be believed, there te @ general manifestation of confidence in the Duedias ad- ministration. ‘Tho news of the assassination of President Linoota haé attracted much attention at San Salvador. ‘The latest dates from Guatemata announce the eleo- ton to the Presidenoy of that ropublic of Signor Mariscal Cerna. He is desoribed asan able and popular man, am@ “an herole defender of the glory and independence of Guatemala." siete. APYIDAVIT OF JOHN A, GTEVENS, JR. John Austin Stevens, Jr., being duly sworn, deposes and esys:—Ho is the brother of the dofendant in this action, is conducting the defence heroin as hor agent, and ig well acquainted with the facts heroin; that an issue of fact was joined herein on the 234 of March, 1864, by service of an answer in said @0- tion;* that subsoquently thereto and on the 3d of April, 1865, an additional issue of fact was joined herein by the service of a reply toa supplemental an- swer interposed during the month previous by lesve of the Court; that the cause was noticed for trial in the month of May last past, but that the additional issues to be tried by jury arising upon the supplemental plead. ings herotm wero not gettied by the said court until the 26th of Apfil, 1865, when an order was made by which one of the proposed issues was disallowod, and the de- fondants appealed from the portion of the order disallow- ing such {ssue to the genoral term of this court; that such appeal was duly submitted to said general term, by whom the said order was, on the 25th of May last, af- firmed; that thereupon a motion was made by the de- fondant to amend the ordor settling the original issues arising upon the complaint and answer herein first above mentioned; that such motion wes made and denied on tho 3ist day of May last, and the cause which had, during the pendency of those proceedings, been marked “re- served generally” upon. the calendar by tho Court, was triad the calondar of said Sone forte rt Monday ot fuse tn ae the moot oe cand inthis action to John MoKeo ot tae ‘counsel for the defendant, with case it familiar, and bas fuily and fairly disclosed to him facts which the dofendant expects to prove by the wit- neases heroinafter named and vy ee of thom, with which facts deponent became acqilainted for the first on bata # fasts that deponent is advised by the cpunsel, Mr. cad fohn McKoon, who rosides at 44 West Thirty-seventh street, in the city of Now York, ‘after euch statement, and verily believes that the do- fondant has a good and substantial defence to this action upen he merits thereof, and that Edwin M. Stanton and John &. Foster are, and cach of thom is, # material and necossary witness for said defondant upon the trial of this action; and said defendant cannot safely proceed to such trial ‘without the testimony of said witnesses aud of each of thom; that said witnosses do not nor does cither of them reside within this State, but that tho said of War of the United is District of Cote aoa nt a a Yon a. Sate The New Organ Concert. Boe ne te tse ey of Eat tho | _ Bostoa ts outdone. The Hub is ruined. One of Secret tbaread: lAnd further deponent timer, (2 | Erben’s first class ton thousand dollar organs, ervoted J. A. STEVENS, Jr. by him in Cliriet church, corner of Fifth avenue and Fn 9 gal pene ier 2d day of June, | Thirty-fifth street, was opened on Wedditesday ovening Eowin F. Gorzy, Notary Io on to the motion, and in answor to the fore- opporiti by those celebrated artists William A. Kitig and George going aMidavit, counsel for plaintiff road the following aflidavit:-— W. Morgan.. The chtwch was crowded to oxcoes by one of the finest audiences ever assembled in the city. It te very seldom that such s musical treat is offered to the people, embracing a splendid organ, the two best organista in the country, and some first class vocal music; and that no doubt was the oovasion df‘ thé 'greas rush for tickete—over eleven hundred being received a8 the doors. As to the entertainment, Mr. King’s openieg symphony, No. 2, by Becthoven, was specially to be admired. Although, perhaps, not as woll caloulated te please @ miscellaneous audience as the more popular themes of the day, the masterly style in which it wae rendered was duly appreciated by those competent to AFFIDAVIT OF P. R. STRONG, PLAINTING, City and Crunly of New York sx:—Potor R. Strong, being duly aworn, deposes and says that the hereto an- Ppapor noxed is a copy of an affidavit duly filed tn this action, and made and read in behalf of this deponent, at the March term of this cou: ronment of the for the purpose of procuri of this action, in Sraor that trucy that time was allowed on the gaid motion to the defendant to cont if she desired, the statements in the sald affidavit cont ; but the’ said defendant did not dony or contradict any material allegation in the said affidavit contained, that this action was commonced in the month of January, 1804; that issue was joined by the service of the answer of the defendant on the 24th of March, 1864; that the trial of this action was prevented by Auber. composition, and was splendidly performed. But the crowning gem of the evening was Mr. King’s ‘“Faa- tasie on themes for solo stops," &c, in which he intre- duced successively every stop throughout the entire of this immense instrument. It is hore that Mr, trial from the 16th ‘0’ tho ‘2th of February inclusive; that the triabhas beon greatly delayed by the putting in range of the said supplemental answor, the motion to file | Kitty excols every other | Paste hin Wortider Ved oo pores pmoteroe td was decided — a ahae orgen, with nothing but his own original Spo npnhag: am mgr tor pery Ry ender ade ius to work from, and he aa it were, by i of March, "1966; that at the ‘April torm of this court | fioq, Sir tir salscuoes wore nighly commented, the trial of this action was ed for the torm at the | ceived with well applauso. Mr. Morgan per suggestion of the plaintiff, on the ground that tho issues | formed tho overtare to William Tell, which was woll re. under the supplemental answer notyet been sotticd; | ceived. Also his celebrated “Variations on National that in the month of April last, deponent finding his M we eutire. andience thing on wane when be eflorts to secure am early trial of the indictmont against | played the “Star Banner.” His pedal action him likely to be w in consequence of the insuccessful ‘ttorney. declining to bring said indictment to District excel himself. He alao pla} an trial, doponent caused notice to be given to the attorneys | very finely. Tho lady yo con Po on of the defendant that he should endeavor to force this | gion wore Mias A. Beldon, the soprano of the action to (rial at the noxt May term as soon as it should | and a indy amatour, being her first appearance be called on the calendar at that torm; that tho ad- | public. They were beth in excellent voice, ditional issues arising upon the supplomental answer | gung splendidly. Mr. C. H. Henry, the tenor heroin were settled on the 26th day of April, 1865; that ‘on the 29th day of May, 1866,an appeal was taken from such order to the general term of this court; that this Goponent is advised by his counsel and verily believes that such appeal was perfectly frivolous and taken meroly largost class, with three half octaves of pedals. great organ has twelve ten stops, swell eleven at choir organ and there are nine conping oak tg a means for delay ng tho trial Of ‘said cause; tial om organ five 8 the 3d day of May, 1805, the said caugo was on ‘the hon sto} Sao are ett oixteet £008 cine Ha any Chatsal torn of thia coull; that tho plainuie | somPost ee ~* ke) teen eight feet stops, and seven reed stops—wiz., trum- pet, clarion, bassoon, cremona, hau! cornopeon and the pedal trombone of sixteen feet. has in all itty stops and two thousand and thirty-seven pipes. Some of the stops are uncommonly fine, and deserve ospecial notice, particularly the gamba,’ melodia and nighthorn in the great organ, the keraulophon and clara- bella in the choir organ, and the dulciana and wel d'amour in the sweil ied The trombone im the pedal organ is also an especial feature. When the full instru- ment Is played ite deop, ponderous tones can be distinctly heard through the immense wilderness of sound. The reed stops are excellent, evenly voicod, and suck as can only bo uced in this’ ostablish- ment. In fact, it is an Erben » made of the very beat materials and workmanship, Mianhigh 5 but for all time,”’ It is also an American 01 both design and construction. The monster yy Rostoa, is, in the main, of foreign manufacture. Its instream: tal parts were made in Germany, but tho caso, which @ magnificent specimen of wood carving, including some very fine Mfe-size statuary, was all le in New York. was ready at that time to try said cause; that upon said cause being catled, dofendant’s counsel moved said cause over for the term on the ground of the pendency of said appeal; that the Court on said ground, notwithstanding ‘the plaintiff's strenuous objection and his offer to give to the defendant all the advantage sho could have by success in her pending appeal refused to proceed with tho trial of said cause ‘and ordered it to be reserved generally until tho said appeal was disposed of. That the said appeal was sub- mitted to the general term of this court, and on the 20th day of May, 1865, sald order settling the issues was duly aflirmod. ‘That theroupon on the sald 20th day of May this deponont caused a notice of motion to be served to put the cause on the day calendar of the trial term of this court for the 24th day of May, 1865. That on the 22d day of May, 1865, an order was served on plaintiff's ‘attorneys staying ‘all of plaintiff's proceedings for the trial of said cause, and ordering plaintiff to show cause why the original ‘issues in the complaint and answer—which had been settled by consent and without ‘argument of opposition by his Honor Judge Monorief, on can lay no claim to ft except its pow tre sti day of Gotobor, 1864-—chould not be wot asido and | pecsion’ “ieven when, ity marvellous properties Nave te resettled ; that said motion was not made returnable un- | be developed, the Boston people sond to New York for tl the 20th day of May, 1865; that in consequence of the’ pendency of said motion on the of defendant, plain- taff's motion to have the causo placed on the calendar for the 24th of May, 1865, was denied, and the cause ‘wan thrown over the May term, and its trial at that term prevented; that deponent is advised by counsel, and verily believes the sald motion to resettle ‘aid iestes was y frivolous, and taken merely for the purpose of delaying the plaintiff in the trial cause. That said motion was heard by Judgo Garvin on the Slst day of May, 1865, and was, on the argument denied, and the cause ardered by the Court to be pli on the day calendar for trial for the first Monday of June instant, And deponent farther that as he is advised and present ike ' A & commis: good or for purpose obtaining par to bo’ used im the trial this cause, but merely for the purpose of delaying trial and ‘proventing plaintiff from try! during the June term of this court, and of trial over until next autumn, and sald plaintiff Hion. Réwin M. Morgan or some of our other organists, to show what the instrament is really worth. The new organ in Christ’e church, however, is thoroughly “native here, and to the man Fr \,"’ from ite base cornice. Message of the bor a of New Hamp- shire. Conconn, Juno 8, 1865. Governor Smythe was ee to-day with much mu.itary and civic display. @ Inaugutal Address is @ Jong and able document. The total debt of the State ta $3,975,000; and there will be due this ysar $258,000 in- torest, bape The estimated receipts for this year will be $932,000. Tho remain: fi debt, interest and outstanding elaims are $706,000. The an? gual expenditures to be ided for the ensuing yout amount to $2,642,000. recommends the tssuc of soven-thirty currency imtorest bonds, to mect this, with rigid ecomomy. ‘The Agricultusal College is warmly approved, and an experimental and manual labor in connection with it is recommer where short terms ould be ve. seventh of the Hon is en in farming, amd mines of wealth aro hidden im tose ih should bo used tly to. enrich the oil, Loeat affairs throughout the State are described, The subject of local exponse of banks needs logisiation. No increase of taxation should be made for the militia a& this time; but it should, however, be effclent and well organised. Legislation for the support of soldiers’ fami, dies and widows is recommen a8 well as tho care of ae tet Calon for which they bled ana and nee to ‘niow for wi iy which will bo tho {ast and most terrible blow wo can strike at the spirit of rebeltion, Now Hampehire has furnished thirty-three four hundred and twenty-seven troops for the cause, of whom oleven thousand and thirty-nine were disabled, and five thousand oight hundrod and eightoes havo falion in the confics. Eriaae Bettis to groat injury if said motion for a commission should be granted with a stay of lings and the trial of said cause in juenoe wn over until next autumn, And deponont further says, that since the indictment inst him, montioned in his affidavit of the 9th of March, 1865, was obtained, ho bas made overy eflort to ‘obtain'a trial Choteof, both by ropeated applications to the Altorney and by motion Ww tho Court of