The New York Herald Newspaper, June 15, 1865, Page 4

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It is the aafest mode of transmitting money by mall. THE TRIAL. ‘The principal portion of the tect’mony taken at tho ‘Washington conspiracy trial yesterday was in reference to tho insanity of the prisoner Payne. Doctors Hall, Norris, Porter and Surgeon General Barnes testified that in con- pultation with one another they had made an examination of Payno with the view to dotermine the question of his sanity or insanity, They severally stated their opinion to be that the prisoner was a sane and responsible man, ‘and that there was no evidence of either mental or mo- ral insanity on his part. The Judge Advocate stated that some additional testimony relating to the conspiracy exclusively, and not particularly affecting either of the prisoners, would be offered on behalf of the government. Mr. Aiken, one of the counsel for the prisoners, wished ‘all the government testimony produced before present- ing the argument for the defence, which was relative to ‘the jurisdiction of the court. The court was cleared to consider the question, after which it adjourned until Friday morning. THE SITUATION. General Halleck, in a letter dated “Miltary Division of the James, Richmond, June 7,” replies in detail vo tho statements of General Sherman, made in the latter's lottors dated May 9 and Mny 26, with other papers on the same subject, These statements and reflections Gen- oral Halleck pronounces incorrect and entirely unjusti- fied by the facts the case. General Halleck makes nine points of ‘reply to the charges of Goveral Sherman, his strongest ones cer- tainly being those in which he states that he acted di- rectly under the orders of the Lieutenant Gencral, and closes his letter by saying that General Sherman's report fa “unjust, unkind, and contrary to military usage, and that his statements are contrary to the real facts of the cane.” General Stoneman also publishes a letter to the Secre: tary of War, in which be states that Gonoral Sherman's romarks and assertions, directly and by implication, do him (General Stoneman) gréat injustice, and that be is ready to prove that had he oboyed Genoral Sherman's ordors the rebel President would, {n all probability, have escaped capture. Major General Terry has arrived at Richmond and assumed command of the Department of Virginia, re- lieving Major General Ord, Major Genoral John W. Turner has been assigned to tho military district of Heurico. One of his first acts was the squelching of Mayor Mayo, of Richmond, who bad opened his municipal court without aathorization end was carrying om matters after a secession fashion. A band of gueriilas, numbering five hundred, have Aatoly collected in Patrick county, Virginia, threatening ‘the people with vengeance. Four of thom have been arrested and tried by the military justices of the peace, and two of thom sentenced to be hung or shot, and the others sent to the penitentiary. The proclamation of President Jovnson, printed yea- terday morning, appointing the Hon, William L, Sharkey Provisional Governor of Missiesipp!, baring indicated the policy to be pursued by the President in the reorganization of the States lately in rebellion, we print ‘this morning an Interesting resumé of the work already accomplished in that direction, Temnessee and Missouri Ihave boon declared fully restored to the Union. Gover. ore have beon officially elected or appointed provision. pilly for the States of Louisiana, Virginia, North Carolina and Mississippi, and the appoigtment of Provisional (Governors for Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina will probably soon follow. Our Richmond correspondent statos that there fe no foundation for the report of the dieagreoment of Mr. Botts with the policy of Governor Pierpont The State ee have born recovered. dle revel orsoners lo the various places of comfne rapidity, Four bundred end eighty of them—ell line oficors—were released from Fort Delaware on Tuesday, upwards of one hundred from Fort Warren on Monday and Tuesday, and coven bundred from Camp Chase. and Johnson's Island loft Columbus—from which place four thousand two hundred were to be despatched tn six days, on thelr way to Louisville, Monday aight. Large quaabers are also being released from the camp at Polut Lookout daily, and some twenty arrived a the Battory barracks, In this clty, yestorday, on their way South. The majority of them are in excellent physical condition, and mahy have considerable money and great quantities of baggage in their possession. ‘The return of the One Hundred and Fifvieth regiment Now York Volunteers to their home at Poughkeepsie on Monday occagloned the greatest rejolcings. Nearly Ofty thousand persons wore present at thelr reception. The Tegimont has received special mention from Generats Sherman and Slocum, John Mitchel, the ex-Irish patriot, tately from Rich- mond, and for a short time past connected to an edite- rial capacity with a journal published ta this city, was arrested yesterday by the military authorities, and taken on board a government steamer, which goon after ealled, {t is said, for Fortress Monroo. Official information was received at Washington yes- torday respecting the recent fires at Mobile, Chattanooga, &e., where such large amounts of government property were destroyed, The Quartermaator’s Department are of opinion that the Gres were the work of rebel incen- diaries, MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Tho steamship Morro Castle, from Havana on the 10th inst., arrived at this port yesterday, Tuero ts 09 nows of importance (rom Havana. The Austrian (rigate No- vara, which carried Maximilian to bis Mexican emipiro, was in port. By this arrival we have late dates from St. Domingo. Tho Spanish troops are evacuating the \sland, and our correspondent states that by the end of the present month there will not bo an armed Spanish soldior in the late Spanish colony of St, Domingo. The schooner Annie Eldridge, at Boston, brings dates from Port au Prince to May 30, Business was still at a standstill there, owing to the disturbed state of the country. Produce was coming In vory slowly, and Ame- rican vessels were not able to complete their cargoos, ‘There had been no more Aghting, and the robellion was yet undecided. The Croton Aqueduct controversy came up before Judge Leonard yesterday In the Supreme Court, cham- bers, on argument of counsel. Important results dopend upon the decision of the Court in this and other cases, in which the acta of the Legislaturo come in contact with tho action of the Corporation, The case was argued at length. The Judge reserves his decision. In the United States Circuit Court yesterday, before Judge Shipman, James Shepherd and Ellen Morton were placed upon trial for having a quantity of United States counterfeit currency in their possession, with intent to pags the same, The parties were first arrested for au attempt to pass some of the spurious currency, and, search having beon made in the rooms occupied by them, a considerable quantity of counterfelt money was discovered, and they were subsequently indicted for the offence. They were both found guilty. Sentence was doferred till Saturday aext Edward Hughos plead guilty of paséing a countorfelt fifty dolar greenback. Sentence was deforred till Saturday, ‘The case of Frederick Schuister, who was arrested on the 8th tast. in front of the Girard House, between Chambers and Reade streets, in West Broadway, on the charge of passing counterfeit fractional currency, was up before United States Commissioner Stillwell yesterday afternoon. Tho specitication alleges that a bundle con- taining one hundred and ninety-six pieces of Afty cent spurious stamps, new issue, also some thirty-five pieces of old iasue, same denomination, besides othor apectes of counterfeit, money, were found on his person at the Girard House. The testimony of three witnesses for the prosecution was taken, after which the Commissioner decided to hold the accused for the action of the Grand Jury. He was held to bail in the sum of four thousand dollars. There were no cases tried yesterday in the Ueneral Sessions, owing to the non-attendance of witnesses. The Grand Jury brought in a number of indictments, upon which the prisonors wers arraigned and their cases set down for trial, Mary Harrold pleaded guilty to stealing @ gold watch and chain worth one hundred and eighteen dollars, the property of Thoodore Harrison, No. 26 East Fifty-second street, Sho was sent to the Ponitentiary for one year. John H. Viole, alias Thomas, alias Rev. J. ©. Walton, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with obtaining money under false pretonces from the publishers of the Mcthodis! newspaper and from Lathrop, Ludington & Co. He was romanded for sentence. Surrogate Tucker has this week called through the entire calendar of litigated cases in his court without finding one ready for trial, The alleged witts of Moses W. 8. Jackson, Frederick Hartmann, Peter Vredenburgh and Barnard 8. O'Neill aro set down for next week, and no othors will be taken up till July. ‘The Strong divorce case was again up yesterday, and » decision was made—that is in one of the side issues. Afemale assault and battery case was the principal foature at the Marine Court, Part I., yesterday. Some rather spicy testimony was developed, when, in the course of an examination, the plaintiff swore she was but sixteen years old, whereupon the Justice decided she had no status in court, and ordered o nonsuit, The counsel for plaintiff gave notice that he should have @ guardian appointed and continue the suit. The police magistrates committed the following pris- onors for tal yesterday :—James Morrison and Charlos Gay for knocking down a strange gentleman in Union square and robbing him of fifty dollars and a check on the Metropolitan Bank; Charles Anderson for knocking dagen Joseph Hildner, while he was passing through an alleyway leading from the rear of 19 Mercer street, and rubbing him of a silver watch and chain valued at thirty dollars; George Sanchez, a Cuban, sixty years of age, for entering the residence of Mrs. Mary Simpson, 48 Spring street, and attempting to carry off wearing apparcl valued at five bundred dollars; Thos. Jackson, Wm, V. Shandon ‘and James H. Wilson on suspicion of baving stolen « trunk containing one thousand five hundred dollars in gold coin and five hundred dollars worth of clothing from the bark Jane, lying in the stream, the property of a Spanish passenger, whose name is unknown; William Young for having in his possession a watch and chain, valued at one hundred and thirty dollars, which was stolen from Hugh McNeil, of 91 Cherry street, nearly two weeks ago, and John Loughlin, who is charged with robbing Jeremiah O’Keofe, a seaman attached to the United States ship Vermont, of twenty-five dollars. By the railroad accident which occurred on the Baltt- more and Washington Railroad Tuesday afternoon two soldiers were killed and twenty.soven wounded—all bo- longing to battery A, First New Jersey light artillery. Ap incendiary fire, at Brantford, Canada West, yester- day morning, burned thirty buildings, comprising about half the business part of the town, valued at one hun- dred and twenty-five thousand dollara. The large saw mill of Wright & Co., at Saginaw City, Michigan, with a million of feet of lumber, was destroy- ed by fire yesterday, entailing # loss of one hundred thousand dollars, A despatch from Loutsville, dated June 18, midnight, say#:—A serious fire is progressing here on the premises of R. A. Robinson & Co., involving one of the largest stocks of wholesale drugs west of the Alleghanies, Prob- ably the total loss will be from one hundred to two hun- dred thousand dollars. ‘The Sachem’s Head Hotel, located at Guilford, Con- neotrcut, was entirely deatroyed by fire yesterday morn- ing. Mr. William Darland’s livery stables, located tn the village of Jamaica, Long Island, were burned on Tuesday evening, It is supposed, by an Incendiary. , ‘The stock market was-active yesterday. It was lower ft the first board, but afterwards improved. Govern- menta were quiet. Gold opened at 142, sold down to 141% and cloned at 149% on the street. The clomng Price at night was 143}. ‘The markets remained firm as a general thing yeo- terday, though domestic prodace was in some cases easior. Fordign goods were generally hold very firm, but prices were without change. Cotton was dull and heavy. The market for petroioum was also dull and hoavy. Groceries were steady, On ’Chango flour and whoat wore dull and heavy, while corn, cate and york were pigher, Whiakay was irrovular. ment throughout the North are being released with great Johnson in reference to Misvissipp! establishes his policy against the admission of negroes to the right of suffrage. We may gafely conclude, too,as the issue of this proclamation was the development of a long Cabinet conference, that this policy has been thoroughly dered by the President end bis official and has been deliberately adopted as the wisest, if not the only, course left for the administration. If we admit that the Southern black popula- tion have won the right of suffrage, from that loyat Southorn balance of power which they have.co faithfully exerotsed against the rebel- lion, there is still the stubborn fact before us that the new Southern political and social eys toms demanded by the overthrow of slavery oan- not be established by Executive proclamations or provisional State establishments, The con- currence of Congress is needed to confirm and legalize all these provisional proceedings. The President, in the absence of Congress, evi- dently believes that in fellowing In the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln he {s pursuing a line of policy which will surely be approved by tho country and by Congress. Butis Mr. Johnson fol- lowing tho landmarks of his lamented predeces- sor in excluding the Southern blacks from the ballot box in this work ofreconstruction? He is. The last public speech of Mr. Lincoln, wo be- lieve, was that delivered to a visiting body of rejoicing citizens in front of the White House, on his return from Richmond, of which speech the leading teature was a defence of his Louisi- ana plan of reconstruction—a plan which em- braces the regulation of free negro labor, and limits the right of suffrage to white citizens. President Johnson, therefore, in this business is pursuing the policy of Presidont Lincoln--a policy which since his death has become sacred in the public judgment, : But the abolition radicals themselves have given us a striking example of the same limita- tions of the elective franchise in the case of Missouri. In the néw Missouri State constitu- tion—and s good one it is, too, in many respects—all men are declared equal before the law; but tho ballot box, for all that, is limited .to white men. This is the work of a radical abolition State convention; and, from present appearances, it has been ratified by that radical abolition popular majority created by the affiliations of the Missouri democracy with the atrocities of the rebellion. How, then, con- sidering all the difficulties that surround this proposition of plunging at once into negro suffrage, could President Johnson be ex- pected to adopt ft, when the most radical of our abolition radicals, brought to the test, have thought it wisest to wait yet a little longer? That the Southern blacks will in due season be invested with the right of suffrage under proper restrictions we do not doubt; but we are equally certain that the job of one, or two or three things at a time, in restoring order out of chaos, is the best that can be done, and that the most essential things, looking to the necessities of the Southern people and the public safety, must first be attended to. This question of negro suffrage is too large, too momentous and too delicate to be hurried through without deliberation, discussion or preparation for the change. President John- son so accepts it, and, at the same time, the more urgent questions of providing the ways and means, as far as possible, whereby the South- ern people—without subsistence and in danger of starving—may supply themselves, whites and blacks, under the protection of the government; and whereby they may reorganize their State institutions to the new order of things result- ing from the overthrow of their Southern con- federacy and its corner stone, African slavery. This is Southern work enough for the pres- ent, in the judgment of Pesident John- son, and we think so too, leaving the constitutional difficulties involved in negro suffrage, as a purely executive mea- sure, entirely out of the question. We dare say, too, that when his measures of reconstruc- tion shall be brought before Congress they will be endorsed by the two houses, or that they will form the groundwork of a practical gene- ral law on the subject. Meantime this question of negro suffrage, in the hands‘of Chief Justice Chase and his radical tollowers, is becoming a Presidential hobby horse, and unless met by more considerate party movement it may produce much mischief between the two races in the South. In this view we look to the patriotic and intelligent masses of our loyal citizen soldiers and sailors to come to the rescue, in a new, liberal and yet conservative national party movement. They know, from experience, the services of the Southern blacks in the war, their capacities for the right of suffrage, and how far it may be granted to tho blacks consistent with the great objects of har- monizing both races in the South. In behalf, therefore, of the administration and of the Southern whiies and blacks, law and order in the South, and of general peace and harmony in this work of ro-establisbing the Southern States under the sovereign authority of the Union, we call upon our citizen soldiers and sailors returned from the war to take the field in the organization of a new national party, in order to aid the present administra- tion in all good works, and to provide for the next on a solid and durable foundation. Joun Mrronex at THe Exp or Hrs Terumr.— It was becoming a question of pretty general discussion how long the impudent and bonsted transfer of John Mitchel from the rebel Rich- mond Enquirer to the editorial chair of the Hon. Ben Wood's Daily News would be tolerated by the government, when yesterday all doubts were ended by Mitchel’s arrest as a traitor. We guess that this unfortunate expounder of State rights from Rebeldom “put his foot in it” in the following impudent declarations with which he closed an editorial letter addressed, over the signature of “John Mitchel,” to the Hon. Ben Wood -— I say that I asked leave of nobody to come to this city and to write in the News. Further, I do not conceive myself to be here and going at large by virtue of the “amnosty’’ that some papers have mentioned. Neither have I asked any “ jon;’’ and I trust the President ‘will not press a lon me until | shall have been thanks for his politene Waeuine int Yo peg Dutt do not tse the article ° bea This is a pretty bold bid for an arrest on the part of Mitchel, and it involves a somewhat desperate adventure in the way of a specula- tion on the part of the Hon. Ben Wood; but we fear that the profits of this additional chapter of notoriety to the copartnership will hardly pay expenses. There is nothing in the inso- lence of Mitchel of which to make a profitable martyrdom annulled,” except whereqs20b to “arms, ammunition, the materials of which ammanition ts made, and 47 uniforms and cloth.” All the cotton, tobas'® suger, rosin, tar, turpentine ead rice of the Southern States can go legitimately to its market, *bject only to the supervision of the taxgather.t This ls perbaps the most important step tha bas yet been taken in the matter of reconstructs ™ It will be seen that commeree is the power gfhat will restore to usa real, vital, practical Uniox * Perhaps the most important “restriction on tande” removed by this proclamation Is the twenty-five’ per cont aid by the Treasury Do- partment on cotton brought from within fogur- rectionary districts, The removal“ of this restriction has been debated for some time—for @ week or two past—the Pres- dent and all the Cabinet, except one member, favoring it, The officers of the government, both naval and military, throughout the South, have represented the removal. as necessary to ~the restoration of the natural condition of trade, as well as to the restoration of the good feeling of the Southern people towards the government, this particular restriction being actually re- garded asadisabling penalty. The President's proclamation will, therefore, have the happiest effect upon the sentiments of the Southern people. It will show them our government in remarkable contrast with the bogus Confederate one. Only the other day Davis and his minions, pretending to be the especial choice of the South, were lay- ing every possible burden upon tho Southern people. They made trade impossible and pro- duction usoloss, They stood ready to seize the last bale of cotton or the last bushei of corn, and when driven to extremity they showed thelr readiness to fire the Southern cities and burn what they could not take. Even now that beneficent concern is blowing Southern cities to pieces with its torpedoes. The Southern peo- ple saw all that, and now they see our own government ready to adopt every wise and just measure calculated to revive the spirit of the Southern people and restore them once more to their formor prosperous state. Certainty this contrast cannot be without its effect upon their opinions. But the proclamation will have a more imme- diately beneficial effect. The only burden upon cotton now is the tax of two cents per pound. The above named restriction, with others, has hitherto prevented the movement of large quantities of cotton. It is indeed be- lieved that the quantity is muolr largor than has gencrally been supposed. All this will now, of course, be brought out, and this staple will go to Europe instead of the gold that now goes, This will be advantageous in every way, and, in addition to the quantities that will go to Europe, there will be abundance to start our own factories and give a new impulse to a branch of industry that needs it. Once more also the now penniless Southern people will get hold of the capital necessary to give them a start and enable them to recover from the re- verses that the war brought about. There will be life and healthy activity everywhere, and in their growing prosperity all the old bitterness will pass away. The Decision of the Court of Appeals in the Case of the Tax Commissioners. We published yesterday the decision of the Court of Appeals of this State in the case of the New York Tax Commissioners. The judg- ment of the lower court is reversed; Messrs. Brown and Williamson are reinstated in office; Messrs. Woodruff and Purser, the new ap- pointess, are declared usurpers, and accord- ingly ejected; the fees and emoluments of the office are to be turned over to the old Com- missioners, and a referee is to be appointed to take an account of the fees. and emoluments re- ceived by Messrs. Woodruff and Purser during their brief term, judgment to be entered against them for the amount when ascertained. This decision covers every point and is final. Thus ends a dispute which has caused a great deal of trouble and some excitement. The practical effect of the decision of the Court of Appeals is to give Messrs. Brown and Williamson the tax office for life, unless the Legislatare should pass and the Governor should approve a special bill ousting them from the position. By some means or other they have managed to retain the office for several years, and now they may consider it a pretty sure thing for the balance of their days. It is not likely that anybody will be found willing to undertake to engineer a bill through the Legislature to disinherit them, while #0 many richer placers can be worked with half the labor and greater profit. Neither is it likely that a democratic Governor, Senate and Assembly will be elected for the particular purpose of acting together against these Tax Commissioners. They may, therefore, continue their duties and calculate their profits in pence. The Comptroller may object to a decision which summarily deprives him of a portion of the patronage of his department and erects a totally independent branch of the muni- cipal government; but he must oboy the Court of Appeals, and he has ao little too much business of his own on hand at present to think of making a fight against Messrs. Brown and Williamson in the next Legislature, Un- doubtedly the Court of Appeals will follow its own precedent, and decide that the old Croton Board is also a fixture; and we should not be at all surprised if the constitutionality of the Paid Fire Department bill were to be affirmed by the same Court to-day. Thus, bit by bit, the republicans are getting possession of the patronage of this demacratic city. Looking at the tax commission businces as 6 political squabble, it has no interest to us; but the office is a most important one, affecting the vital, pecuniary interests of our citizens, and we are therefore sorry to see it made the subject of any such partisan strategy. The decision has a moral, however, which is more worthy of consideration than the decision itself. Instead of having the municipal government parcelled out among » number of commissioners, cach acting independently of the rest, and among @ number of departments, each at variance with the others, we ought to unite all the commis- sioners and departments under a metropolitan Mayor or Commissioner, who could select his own subordinates, as the President selects the members of his Cabinet, and who eould be held responsible for any abuses or negleots of classes of cil cannot be trusted to elect such a metropolitan Moyor let him be appointed by the Governor— who would not dare to appoint » corrupt or imbecile man—and let him go out of office with the Governor who appoints him. A metro- politen Maye would be ap official hardly second in dignity to the Governor himself, and the best men in the metropolis would gladly accept so honorable a position. We hope that the next Legislature will: enact s law oreating puch « Mayor, and thus returning the city to the golden rule of the old Dongan charter. Hore | bors There was nobody burt, however. A bus. is o task for tho now citizen soldiers’ end eer ae nae ott only ess ibing sailors’ party. If they will nominate aad elect | 10? aa pa ray Wyte clad Senators and Assemblymen pledged to this | of breaking glass on the opposite side, bak eleven reform, the law ean easily be enacted, and the | S°°C, 1oe"ineloughtare,” just. at the foot of the Court of Appeals will never again be called | sieps leading stioe tan. Sinmasd Temenos upon to interfere in the matter of local offices | the ‘second t foor of the house opposite, break: “ead tho quarrels of looal officials 1g, ANY ASF antonishiog the employes of the Britis ‘gee Latatoneteg af _Intornational br'marten, ses Boy oe Ageodned Thet pegostations concerning the, indemnity | #28 of Dariaerahip of the frm of Butionwood, Bart, @ clalned Yor damage to our maritime oom | vehicular uses to whlch tho strep. was umually Govoted, meroo ‘by ¢he Alabams, as far as they have se ote ot ad ie inog upright Tong aa i a.” been @evelo ee by discussions in the British “4 iba rolled afi ret ee Parliamvat and \ have assumed e rather | praiches, on which the. learoe wore, by it and ser amicab! pe. shuffling excuse of Earl han Ik Gasno to the cae i rout Russell, thst the vessel was fitted out in en Suppan Duartl o7 a Was, Kwow.t Menouatr.—Mr. B. 1 Marsh, of the prominent house of glordan, Marsh & Ge, lish + as a “merchant ebip,” and was auld ps é died suddenly et bis residence, the Aimy marie Hotel, in aftorwards ca verted into a ship-of-war outside M. Hisre- the jurisdiction’ of British courts, is but a poor Ls a chao Lie at Lge Dye wo cl, a8 we subterfuge in °° face of established facta, showing that rebel privateers were manned and filted out with tholPgermamonts by British sub- jects. We might ask yrhy were they not seized ‘a8 violators of internatio, 02! taw at the distant ports under British jurk ‘diction, when they stopped for coat and-repadts, which they fre- quontly did, after they becante vessels-oF war,’ and their depredations upon our Commerce were known? However, it may be edmitted thay there were somo instances of friendly actions on the part of British authorities, whick might in a measure redeem that government from the charge of persistent hostility to our cause. For example, It has just been discovered, by the seizure of some rebel documents, that a pirate which had been forbidden to receive coal by the military anthorities at Halifax, and subse- quently got » supply surreptitiously, was com- pelled to disobarge her cargo; aod it will bo remembered that another blockade run- ner, in the same port, was compelled by the same futbority to haul down her flags when the news of President Lin- coln’s assassination reached there. These are little acts of grace which, while they do not actually exonerate England from the guilt of treachery towards our government during the war, still place her in somewhat agreeable contrast with France concerning her action in fitting out the Stonewall, and otherwise, even to the bitter end, maintaining s bostile-position towards the cherished principles of the Monroe doctrine. There are many questions of international law to be settled, of whieh the case of the Ala- bama is but the beginning. We claim indem- nity from England for damages, and it appears that she presents counter-claims against us. Very well, we are resolved to have our claims settled, and if England can establish the valid- ity of any claims justly due, no doubt they will be legitimately satisfied. There has been a great deal written on international law by such writers as Vattel, Puffendorf and a host of others, and their dicta have beon very good in theory and have formed convenient guides from time'to time. But it happens that when a great war like this of ours, or others which preceded it have occurred, nations have accommodated themselves to the events of the time, and the theorists have had to succumb to the practical rulos at the moment governing the necessities of commerce, the interests and prejudices of the nations involved. Arising out of this war, then, we see the necessity of establishing a definite and perma- nent international law, about the understand- ing of which there enn be no mistake. We are now a great maritime nation. Our interests on the sea, or our relations, under every form of in- ternational comity, are second tonone. There- fore it is eminently proper that we should ask for a convention of all the great maritime na- tions of the world, and setile finally upon some law which will admit of no plastic application to this or that interest, but will be firm and enduring, easy of comprehension and binding upon all. We are in a position to require this course of action; and we hope that the govern- ment at Washington will see that this vexatious question is definitely settled, 80 that we shall have no more trouble about maritime rights or international law for the next century at least. After that, new circumstances may arise to re- quire modification, for which, of course, the world will be quite prepared. ascertain, will take place on Friday, 16th inst. Ax Unvortoxars Gir. rs Ssancu or Fainne.— Mig of that city, over two years ago, tho planter’s house whore Miss Hunter and her relatives were propping was atruok by one of General Gillmore’s shells. r uncte ‘and aunt were‘killed, and she was struck on the head by plece of shell, (rom the effects of which she was lying frrocuible for several months, Miss Hunter srrivi this ott from Charleston a day or two since in agerch ef her father, ho formerly lived in Twelfth ede’ Polveratty plage, She learned that he had been jniop army, and thmaseveral of her brothers had fais in the service of their countey, She bad a sister liv in Saugertfes, Uleter county; but where any of her tives are now ebe could not ‘learn. As the poor girl no money Inspeotor Carpenter made tem provision for her support til she can find ber procare employment, Ly iil Ef. Heights, and so commends itself to the notice of the public, ‘Strawberries and cream” were, of course, the main feature of tho festival; but to some the beauty, ‘We are sure that the festive) remains open many wi! ‘opportunity of vieiting it, a who partook with seemi: leasure of the re roe Me Fapeech, discussed the t. Dr. in an amusing Perils of Benth, and ite bearing on sd ciety, He was followed by ‘several other speakers, Fieeann’s Boano ov Arreata.—A mooting took place at Firemon’s Hall on Tuesday evening for the purpose of electing a member of the Board of A\ s, for the ensuing five years, Wm. How, grag gt incumbent, was re-elected. Lavnon or a Pitot Boat.—The Charlotte Webb, a new pllot boat, will be launched this afternoon, at half-past two o’clook, from the shipyard of Messrs, Webb & Belg at Greenpoint. This boat w intended to replace the James French, No, 22, which was captured and destroyed by the robe! privateer Tallahassee last August, and was built in part frem subscriptions of the Board of Under writers, merchants and others. Tho Charlotte Webb is-@ beautiful model, and is constructed of the most materials, She is namod after the wife of Eckford Webb, Ksq. Her dimensions are:—Length on deck, el; -alne feet; breadth of beam, twenty-three anda feet; depth of hold, eight feet. Sransma Avrray ts Broapway.—Wm, Dougherty, @ car driver, bad an altercation last evoning with a mam named James Smith, at the corner of Broadway and Thirty-vinth street, in relation to the sale of some tickets for an excursion. During the altercation It ts stated thas Smith drew a knife and stabbed Dougherty in the Lobew Y inflicting a severe wound. Smith says was knoe! down twice by Dougherty before he stabbed hi Dougherty was taken to the Bellevue Hospital was locked up in the Twenty-ninth proci house, and will be examined this morning. MEPTING OF THR FRET DELEOATRS. ‘The Fest delegates, representing the various Germam musical societies and glee clubs charged with the arrange- meats for the grand musical domonstration to take place in this city next month, held another meeting last night at the Germania Assembly Rooms, which have bees selected as the headquarters for the Sacngerfest. Mr Steffen, of the Teutonis, presided. The following societies were reprosented:—Albemanta, Colonia, Com- cordia, Euphonia, Frobsinn of Bloomingdale, Fidelia, Germania, Harmonia, Holvetia, Loreley, Now York Liedortafel, Liederkranz, Licdertafel of the Social Reformers, Lyra Maennerchor, Mozart Verein, Orpheus, Quartette Club of Hoboken, Rheint- scher Saengerbund, Saengerbund of Williamsburg, Schillerbuod, Jacngerrunde, Saengerrunde of Jersoy City, Social Reform Gesang Vercin, Social Reform Lie- dertafel, Sing Academie Teutonia, Ubland Bund, Soctall Maennerchor, Schwaebisher Saengerbund, Quartewe Clab of Willlamatnrg, Beethoven Maennerchor, Melo- manen, Armonia, Union Maennerchor. Several communications from the neighboring cities were read by the Secretary, Mr. Geilfuss—among others a letter from the Society Germania, of Montreal, whi on invitation, will be represented at the Saengerfest a bo wee of singers; also a lotter from the New Y« Turn Verein, which will participate in the festivitios A communication was also received froma society ab Springfield, Mass, giving notice that that aoolety will send a delegation. Mr. CLassux, in behalf of the ‘President's Committeo,* reported In reference to the “Committee of Hronor’'—most of the gentlemen composing this committee having sig. nifled their intention to take an active part in the great musical demonstration, He stated that Mayor Gunther, momber of this committee, on the day of jd the singers in the city, will give thom an offi recep tion and welcome them in behalf of the city. Mr, Ernr submitted a report in behalf of @ committee which has been appointed for the parva of securing uarters for the visiting singors during thelr sojourn im New York. Ba. vin) aa bra hid guests of the singers of this city during the festivil Mr. ‘Gnizross rubmitted ‘a report in behalf of the Music Committee, Including @ prograinme for tho festival. The singors will arrive in tho city on Saturday, the ‘16th of July, when the reception will take piace at the City in the evening. A delegation of singers will moet The National Loan. Pronanmrma, June 14, 1869. Jay Cooke, United States Subsoription Agent, reports subscriptions to the eeven-thirty loan to-day to the amount of $1,690,860. Among the largost wero:—First National Bank of New York, $200,000; National Bank of the Republic, Boston, $100,000; Second National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio, $100,000; First National Bank of Des Moines, $50,000; Franklin Natiowal Bank of Columbus, Ohio, $60,000; J.T. Hill, cashier, New York, $107,000. ‘There were 1,167 individual subscriptions for $50 and $100 cach. Barning of Sachem’s Head Hotel, at Guile ford, me Naw Haven, Juno 14, 1866, ‘The Sachom’s Head Hotol, at Guilford, a favorite placo of resort in summer, was entirely destroyed by fire at two o’clock this morning. The fames, when first dis- covered, were bursting from the roof in the contre of the building. ‘Tho loss is estimated at twonty-five thousand dollars Fig hy Rog place bah ee 3 at the Battery, an the cH jal e singers wi form It was insured for Afteen thousand dollars. M Vs wierene ‘wa be Gellevred by the Mayor, hereupon a procession will be formed to the German! ‘hawet iy Tooma in the Bowery, where refreshments wil be sorved to the visiting singers. Sunday forenoon wor rehearsals will take Layee] foe the “reception concert’ at nine @ soos end sak or for the main concert at eleven o'c eursal® as well as the cone te take place at the Academy . Monday a gran and on Wednenday lente ‘will be held at bay There aro three concerts to take place Ayre ie the frst on Sunday night, the 1 of S07) oe —— which is the main , in whick all the vi na ing- ‘ors will participate, will come off om Monday night, and the prize concert ’ ‘The Guerilla Stewart, Loomviues, June 14, 1865, The guerilla Stewart was not executed yesterday as reported, having received a ten days’ reapite at the hour assigned for bis execution. ‘The rumors that the Union soldiers have been commit ting improprietion are officially donied. Perfect order appears to be kept among the vast number of Sherman's troops which are in the vicunity of our city. Propositions. are making to give them barbecue op the éth proximo. Sorsey News. Monnes awp Essex Ranaocap.—The annaal meoting of the Morris and Besex Railroad Company was held at He- boken yesterday, Marcus L. Ward, Esq., presiding. The annual report was read, and showed a favorable state of atfaire, The following gy agg wero bese directors:—Walliam Wright, randerpool, J. a ‘Youoph P Say! Edwin A. Stevens, Abram 8. Howitt, J. er, Charles A. Lighthipe and Thoodore F. 4 Tus Fourm: or Jour.—The Town Council of the tows of Borgen has appropriated the sum of $1,000 for the colebration of the coming Fourth of Julv in an appre priate mannes Missouri Politics. Sr. Loum, June 14, 1865, Judges Bayer and Dryden, of the Supreme Court of this State, having declimed to vacate the bench in con- formity with the ordinance passed by the late State Convention, Governer Fletcher to-day, through Gen- eral Coleman, commanding the militia of this district, forcibly dispossessed them of their seats, ‘and installed his appointecs, Hon. David Wagner, Hon. ‘Wittiam L. Lovolace. Judge Barton Bates resigned some time since, and the Governor appointed Nathaniol Holmes in bis steed. The affair has croated » ood deal of excitement. ‘