The New York Herald Newspaper, June 21, 1865, Page 4

NEW YORK <@eMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, Orrios M. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND MASSAU STS New York, Wednesday, June 21, 1865. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advertisoments for tho Wexx.y Heratp must be handed in bofore ten o'clock every Wednesday evening. Its cir- culation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, morchanta, manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the country is increasing very rapidly. Advertisements in- serted in the Weexty Herap will thus be seen by a large portion of the active and energetic people of the United States. THE TRIAL. Tho reading of the argument of Mr. Ewing, counsel for Spangler, constituted the only proceedings in the assas- sination conspiracy court martial yesterday. Mr. Ewing reviowed the ovidence at considerable length, and con- tended that there was nothing in the whole of it to indt- cate that Spangler was implicated with Booth either in ‘the plot or its execution. ‘Tho argument in defence of the prisoner Paine will be read to-day. THE SITUATION. By the arrival here yosterday from Charleston of the government steamer Wissahickon and. the merchant steamship Alhambra we recelved our regular despatches to Saturday last, which are very interesting, illustrating, aa they do, the progress and re vnaviodable difficulties tm the work of reconstruction in the Palmetto State, and forming a complete chronicle of recent events. As pas- 80n30r8 on board the Alhambra came a portion of a delega- tion to waitom President Johnson and lay before him the condition of affairs in the State and request the early appointment of a Provisional Governor. Their first choice for this position is ex-Governor Aiken, and their second Genoral Gurney, post commandant at Charleston. The late rebel Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Trenholm, “has been, arroatod at Columbia, taken to Charleston and | Placed in confinement. Charleston had again assumed a Duginess like aspect. The work of rebuilding the portion of the city destroyed during the war was in active progress, and the wholesale merchants were rapidly disposing of their stocks of goods, purchasers from the interior coming in in large numbers. Heavy mortality was prevailing among the negroes in Charles- ton. Admiral Dahigren had issued his valedictory to tho officers and men of his fleet, aud was expected to sail for tho North immediately on board the Pawnee. It is sald hat there aro at least one hundred thousand bales ‘of cotton along the line of the railroad between Charles- ton and Columbia, awaiting the completion of the line to ‘bo forwarded to market, It is expected that the enrolment of voters in North Caroling wilt be completed in time to have the election for delogates to the State Convention held about the middle of August. Since the appointment of Mr. Holden ‘a8 Provisional Governor there has been a tremendous and continued rush to Raleigh, from all parte of the State, of mon who were recently the bitterest secession. fata, but who now profess the strongest loyalty 40 tho national government, They come to solicit par- don and to take the oath of allegiance, with the view of ‘ftatues at their own expense. The chairmén of the com- ‘mittee intimated that thé committee will report favorably Ob the subject. Bids were opened yesterday at the Street Commission- er’s Office for a large amount of public work to be done in different parts of the city, such as regulating, curbing, guttering and flagging various streets up town, rebuild- ing and repairing piers, dredging slips, &c. Several of the contracts were let, while others are yet to be passed upon, The beautiful and usually quiet little town of Flushing, Long Island, was the sceno of a terrible firemen’s riot yesterday. The various fire companies of the Long Island villages, together with delegations from New York and Brooklyn, had assembled to have a trial of their engines, and thousands of spectators, men, women and children, were collected in the main street of the town to witness the sport. Soon after the commence- ment of the proceedings an attack was made on one of the machines, and instantly a wild scene ensued, pistols, knives and stones being freely used by the combatants. The fight lasted for a considerable time, and it is reported that during its continuance three persons were Jed and forty or fifty wound-d, ‘A banquet was given last evening at the Astor Bouse to United States Senator Nye, of Nevada, previous to his return to his adopted State, The addresses delivered presented a forcible picture of the enormous resources lying concealed in the undeveloped. regions of , Nevada, Montana, Arizona and New Mexico; and it was stated that with a little encouragement from the government these Territories alone could pay off the national debt in ten years without feeling it. ra r ‘The annual convention of the Hudson River Baptist’ Association commenced yesterday im the Twenty-fifth ‘street church, The attendance of delegates and others was large, ‘The persons chosen-to take the State census for the year 1865, in this city assembled in one of the rooms of Clinton Hall Jast evening, when they were instructed gvith regard to their duties by Dr. Haugh, the Census ‘Superintendent. ‘The Jersey City Yacht Club annual regatta took place yesterday. The distance of the course was sixteen miles, and oleven vessels entered for the race. The Salus and the Minnie were the winners of the prizes. ‘Tho great trotting match between the mare Lady Em- ma and the stallion George Wilkes, for five thousand dollars, took place at the Union Course yesterday after- noon, and resulted in the victory of the mare in four heats, in the last of which the stallion did not trot. The quickest time made was 2:28. Tho arguments of counsel for and against Judah Pierce and Luther N. Fuller, the Duane street liquor dealers, charzod with firing their premises for the purpose of defrauding the insurance companies, were delivered yesterday before Justice Dowling, at the Tombs Police Court, The decision of the Justice.was reserved. ‘The following commitments were made by the police magistrates yesterday :—James A. Byrnes, aclork, on charge of forging the name of his father, Mr. Matthew Byrnes, to a check on the Mechanics and Traders’ Bank for one hundred and twenty-five dollars; aman vamed Louis Johnson, charged with extensive robberies of clothing in the boarding house No. 25 For- ayth street, and Isaac Kahn, keeper of an alleged disro- putable house at 89 Mercer street, and Fannie Brown, one of his boarders, on charge of stealing about twelve hundred dollars worth of money and valuables from William Clark, of South Amboy, while he was stopping in the place on last Monday night. The transport steamer Echo, laden with troops, col- lided on Monday last, at Cairo, with a monitor, and sunk. Much government freight and a pumber of horses, but none of the men, were lost. A Cairo despatch states that over two hunored paroled rebel troops were drowned on the 9tn instant by the sinking of the transport steamer Kentucky in Red river, Louisiana. : Idaho City, Idaho Territory, was completely destroyed NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1865. either captive in the hands of the government or fugitives from justice, Then came the first opportunity which the people of the South had for sober and calm reflection. The blessings and happiness which they had enjoyed in the Union came home to them with full force in striking contrast with their horrible sufferings, untold hardships and manifold losses ag the re- sult of the rebellion. They realized their posi- tion at a glance. In fact their armies had hardly stacked their arms before public meet- ings were held in various localities. Many of those who had been foremost in battle partici- pated, their political leaders were denounced, and delegations sent to Washington to inform the administration that they accepted the re- sults and verdict of the war as final and con- clusive. They had submitted their doctrine of State rights and African slavery to the arbitra- ment of battle, and it was decided against them. To that decision they cordially yielded. ‘Now tell us, they said, what we must do to return to the Union, and we will comply with your re- quirements. Such, in fact, it appears, is the language of the Southern delegations who have visited Washington, and such they represent the feeling to be of the great mass of the Southerp people. With the exception of a few who have made the rebellion a source of profit, or haye been, through it; clothed with a little brief authority, which they,mever could have obtained in any other way, the entire South are loyal to the Union, and are but waiting for an opportunity to so nianifest themselves. We are convinced that there are to-day more disloyal men among the radicals and secesh sympathizers in the North than there are in the South. President Johnson has more to fear from the above classes in the North than he has from the entire South. As astounding as has been the sudden collapse of the rebellion to the statesmen of Europe, their astonishment bids fair to be soon materially increased by developments show- ing that the South is more loyal to the Union than any other section of the country. Such a result, we believe, will soon be manifest to every observer of events, The people of the South have endured great hardships, and consider themselves now in honor bound to fully accede to the verdict, while the copperheads of the North, who have looked on from the distance, living in luxury, and endeavoring to throw obstacles in the way of the administration, can- not realize the change that has taken place in the Southern mind, but adhere to their old ideas of the South. There is more of this class in the North than there are leaders in the South, who retuse to cordially acquiesce in the decrees of the sword. The government would, in our opinion, find leas trouble to-day in se- curing a jury in South Carolina to convict Jeff. Davis, on a trial for treason, than in any North- ern State. On the other hand, those Southern- ers who rushed into the rebellion because it gave them an opportunity to be clothed with a little authority are much more by fire, the work of incendiaries, on the night of the 18th ult, AS the town was composed almost entirely of buildings made of pine boaras, when the flames got fairly started they spread with great rapidity. During the con- tinuance of the conflagration bands of thieves carried on wholesale robbery. The loss is estimated at over a mil- again advancing themselves politically. An immense amount of rebel medical stores which had been run through the blockade of Wilmington and accumulated at Charlutte have recently been conveyed from tho latter place to Newborn, General Schofield remains in command of the Department of North Carolina. A number of his troops were lately discharged, on which occasion he issued to them a very patriotic farewell ad- dress. Genoral Kilpatrick was recently presented with @ handsome sword at his camp near Lexington, N. C., ‘and the presentation ceremonies drew together a large assombiage of soldiers and civilians. Roar Admiral Goldsborough, commander of our naval aquadron destined for the European waters, will sail from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to-day on board his flag- ship, the Colorado, Other vessels of tho squadron will Shortly follow the Colorado, ‘Tho Fourth Massachusetts artillery regiment, mumber- ing sixteen hundred men, passed through the city yes- terday, on the way to Boston. Portions of the Forty- third and Seventy-seventh New York and the First New Hampshire regiments also arrived in the city yesterday. The Fortieth Massachusetts and Twenty-first Connecti- cat loft for home. EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘Tho steamship Asia, which touched at Halifax yester- day, brings two days later news from Europe. _ Tho reported thteats of the French government with lion dollars. The stock market was lower and unsettled yesterday. Governments were heavy. Gold was disturbed and weak, ‘and, after opening at 139, sold on the streot at 140 at four P.M, 1405 was the night closing quotation. The farther fall m gold caused a good deal of heaviness in business places yesterday, and both foreign and native produce was generally lowor as compared with a fow days ago, Foreign goods were vory quiet as @ general thing; but when there were salcs they were generally at rather lower prices, Domestic produce, almost without an exception, was dull, heavy and lower. Cutton was nominally unchanged, Petroleum was ratber heavy. Groveries were a shade lower. On ’Change flour was 10c. a 20:. lower, Wheat, corn and oats were from 30, a Sc. Jower. Pork was 50c. lower. Lard was lower, and whiskey was nominally unchanged. The market for beef cattle ruled firmer this week, owing to the fact that the number of cattle offered for sale was much sinaller, The demand was fair, and the drovers and brokers had no difficulty in obtaining 34¢. pound advance. Prices ranged from Ide, to lic. a 17}¢¢., with afew sales of scallawags at 12c.—average about 16%%c. Milch cows were steady. Veals were dull, but unchanged. Sheep and lambs were heavy and'scarcely so firm. Hogs were active at full prices—Oc. @ 9%. The total receipts were 4,276 beeves, 100 cows, 2,301 veala, 12,623 sheep and | The Copperh is the Only Remaining Rebels. The developments which have followed the public announcement of the President’s policy of reconstruction conclusively prove that the rogard to Mexican emigration were confirmed and placed dn a stronger light. ‘Tho Emporor Napoleon has returned to Paris. Railroad slaughter in America was finding a parallel in England. United States five-twenties remained stationary at British consols closed on the 10th at 90% a 904. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Goneral Cortina, with his force of Mexican republicans, ‘was reported to be still in the vicinity of Matamoros on the 6th inst., not having relinquished his design of capturing that town. On the 2d inst., it will be remem- Dorod, it was announced that he had roated the imperial troops under Lopez. The imperial force in Matamoros ‘waa atated to be about two thousand men. ‘The United States steamer Valley City, Acting Master Brooks commanding, arrived at this port yesterday from the North Carol'na coast. The steamship Morro Castle, Captain R. Adams, will sail to-day at three P. M. for Havana direct. The mails for Cuba will clove at the Post Office at the usual hour. ‘Tho legal contest in the case of our city Tax Commis. | sioners was reopened yesterday in the Court of Appeals, ‘at Albany. Counsel were heard for and against the mo- tion made on behalf of the new Commissioners to have the ontire matter reargued, and the Court took the papers and reserved the decision. The examination of a man named John Thomas, charged with passing counterfeit one hundred dollar greenbacks on two or three occasions, was concluded yesterday be- fore United States Commissioner Stillwell. On motion of Assistant District Attorney Beli, the accusod was com. mitted for tral. The appeal to sot aside the verdict in the case of Stepheo T. Clark versus James and Erastus Brooks was argued yoatorday before the Court of Common Pleas, gonoral term. The counsel for the defendants argued that thoy wero entitled to a new trial, on the ground of error in the ruling of the Court and prejudice of the jury. ‘The counsel for the plaintiff, per contra, argued that @ new trial should not be granted, bocavse upon equitable principles, even if there was a misdirection of ‘tho judgo, it was not shown that any injustice ensued in consequence. The Court took the papers and reserved ita decision. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Frank 67. Smith, indicted for high¥ay robbery, pleaded guilty to | They also pointed to the deeds of their allies— grand larceny, and was sent to the State Prison for five yoars. Goorgo Peterson (colored) was convicted of rob- bing Dennis Conner, He was jointly indicted with an- othor man and a woman, who, according to the statement of tho complainant, dragged him into a house in Wooster astrovt, and, after putting a handkerchief over his mouth, robbed him of one hundred and twenty dollars. The Reoordor romanded the prisoner until the other parties are tried. The Alderm: Committge on Arts and Sclonces met war has brought about a revolution in the sentiments of the great mass of the Southern people more complete and thorough than was ever before known in the history of the world. From every section of the Southern States the tidings come tous that the people receive Mr. Johnson’s policy with great cordiality. Not only is this the case with those who have received full pardon by the provisions of the amnesty proclamation, but also by a large portion of those who belong to the excepted classes. The latter are cushing to Washington by scores, pleading for pardon and asking for an opportunity to assist in carrying out Mr. Jobnson’s plan for ihe reorganization of the | Southern States, Their conversion seems to be complete, their penitence sincere, and their anxiety to return to the Union more earnest than was their desire to leave it four years ago. They are, in fact, transformed by the hard lessons and practical results of the war from | open rebels to the most thorough loyalists. | The people of the South were led into rebel- lion against the general government by the intrigues and machinations of their politicians. They were told that this was the only way that they could protect themselves and their peculiar local institutions. Without stopping to examine into the truth or falsity of those arguments, they staked everything upon the arbitrament of the sword. They submitted to the tribunal of war their views of the powers of the constitution— their doctrine of State rights as well as the in- stitution of slavery. The Southern leaders seized upon the utterances of the radical aboli- tionists of the North, and magnified their de- nunciations of the constitution and the law to increase the fire in the hearts of the people. the copperheads of the North—as proof that victory would be easy, and thus prevailed upon or forced the great mass of the people of the South into open warfare. For four long years the battle raged with great ferocity. Armed columns of men met upon banks of submissive than the radicals of the North. The latter tryin every way to keep up their fomentations, to throw all manner of obstacles in the way and embarrass the government, in order that they may ride into office. They interpret the results of the war the same as the secesh sympathizers, although they pretend to look at it froma different standpoint. They are, in fact, allies of each other in opposition to a complete reunion. They are both enemies of the Union and opponents of tho administra- tion, and, in fact, the only real rebels that the war has left. It is plain to be seen by the course of the President that he realizes this fact. His management of his domestic policy is proof positive on this point. It is also well for the country that we have a man like Mr. Johnson now ut the helm of the government, who thoroughly understands the Southern people. Having been reared in their midst, he can ap- preciate and thoroughly comprehend their posi- tion, know who and how far they can be trusted, and what is necessary to secure a full and complete reconstruction and the earliest return of prosperity and plenty to all sections of the country. Under his guidance the coun- try will start on a new and brighter career. His practical reconstruction policy will soon remove all vestige of the rebellion’from the Southern States, and secure harmonious rela- tions between the old masters and their emanci- pated slaves, We also predict that before the close of his term the country will be in a more Prosperous condition than ever before; that European statesmen will look upon us with greater amazement than at anything that has yet happened, and the only rebels that the war has left—the Northern copperheads and radi- cals—will be buried so deep in the grave of public opinion that they will never have a resurrection. Reset Coytrmutions To Reset CoraBorers in New York—A Cau Upon OLp Tammany.— We understand that at or about the time of our | Mayoralty election in 1863, certain parties in Philadelphia and Baltimore, sympathizers with the cause of Jeff. Davis, raised the sum of forty- five thousand dollars for a certain political purpose in this city—that twenty thousand of | this money went into the hands of the Gunther peace faction, and twenty-five thousand. into the hands of the Tammany war democracy, such as they were, and that the result, very much to the astonishment of the uninitiated, was the defeat of Boole, war democrat, and the | election of Gunther, peace democrat, as Mayor | of New York. Now, the astounding develop- ments made in that little affair of Ben Wood’s twenty-five thousand from the Jake Thompson rebel Canadian fand last summer, suggests the propriety of an inquiry into the financial ope- rations alleged to be connected with Mayor Gunther’s election. By way of a beginning, therefore, we call upon the Tammany sachems to give us a little light. How many votes were drawn away from Mr. Boole by that rebel contribution of twenty-five thousand in behalf of “peace-at-any-price” from Philadel- phia and Baltimore, and how, and by whom, and to what parties was this money distributed? A fair answer to these questions will do for a commencement, A Spmrrvatist in Court—Tue Spmrrs on Triat.—The Rochester Union says:—“The case of Mr. Colchester, the spfritualist, who is to be tried at Canandaigua, promises to be quite ex- citing. It will be remembered that the United rivers, or Southern plains and swamps, in the howling wilderness and upon mountain tops. yosarday aad heard soveral proporty owers on the | There, at the point of the bayonet, they boldly subject Of railing in and setting apart the two triangular | fought for the mastery, The culminating point read noar the line of Broadway, betwoon Thirty‘sscond and Thirty ff gtreets, for the purpose of erecting monu- ments hack foiho OMe BF Morse and Rylios. The vrovorty owndrs of the vicinity propose to orect the wis at last reached. The rebel forces were every whiere jefeated, and their armies surren- =) One after another, leaving their Joaders States Commissioner contends that Colchester should take out a juggler’s licence, while Col- chester insists that his operations are the workings of spirits, Professor Anderson, the magician, has been summoned as a witness for 4Qe government, to show that he performs the same things done by Colchester. Sovaral vor). sons from this city have been eubposnaed.” As this case will doubtless bring the spirits to the rescue of Colchester, or leave him to the fate of @ juggler, we shall, if in season, have a com- petent reporter on the spot to communicate, through the Herao, to all the spirits and to the world et large the proceedings and ex- pected astounding developments of this funny ‘rial Preswanr Lincoty’s Estare—Tas Dorr aN Concress.—A report has been put into circula- tion that the savings of President Lincoln from his official salary of twenty-five thousand dol- larea year enabled him to leave to his family anestate of seventy-five thousand dollars in value, and that his sons, besides, are well pro- vided for. This report, in our opinion, is a pure invention—and the invention, too, of some malignant enemy of President Lincoln and of the Union cause, It is simply preposterous to suppose, congjdering the extraordinary expen- ditures to which President Lincoln was sub- jected in consequence of the war, that he could have saved anything beyond four or five thou- sand a year from his salary of twenty-five thou- sand dollars. He was a prudent, economical man; but the hospitalities of the White House exacted from him and from Mrs, Lincoln many heavy expenses, which, from a proper respect for the dignity of their position, they could not avoid. We doubt, therefore, whether the estate left his family exceeds in amount bis house and lot in Springfield an@ some twenty or thirty thousand dollars in ready money or its equiva- lent in government stocks. We understand that when he left Springfield for Washington, in 1861, he was not rich; that from the practice of his profession as a lawyer he bad been earn- ing a comfortable support, but not much be- yond the expenses of his family and im- provements of his little homestead, which he made from timo to time. Atall events, we hold that in President Lin- coln’s second inauguration a contract was rati- fied between him and the United States from which the country is not released by his death. Moreover, the splendid triumph of the Union ‘cause, the abolition of slavery, the glorious character, reputation and power which the name of Abraham Lincoln throughout the world has given to the people, .the cause and the government of the United States, cannot be estimated in dollars, if wecount them out by thousands of millions. Whatever, therefore, patriotic private individuals may do in the in- terval for the benefit of his family, the first act of the new Congress, after the meeting and organization of the two houses, should be an appropriation of the one hundred thousand dollars due from the United States, and in the name of the United States, to the widow and children of Abraham Lincoln. In fact, the pre- cedents established by Congress in the cases of both President Harrison and President Taylor, even.under ordinary circumstances, would leave to Congress no escape from this obligation. Let this private enterprise in recognition of the great services of President Lincoln be carried. out. It will be a proper testimonial directly from the people; but the debt due from the government must be paid by Congress. Wuar 1s Treason?—A literary society lately formed itself into a court for the trial of Jeff. Davis, and the jury returned a verdict that there was no such crime as treason, and there- | fore Jeff. Davis was not guilty. Some journals entertain the same idea; others the reverse. Now, would it not be well in this confusion of things that we should have some legal authority defining what treason is? It manifestly comes under the authority of the Judges of the United States courts in this city to tako cogni- zance of the maiter. Judge Nelson, of the Circuit Court, recently gave an important deci- sion in regard to furnishing supplies to the government, the effect of which was allowing ten per cent commission to navy agents, Judge Nelson is also an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He is a very good judge. Judge Betts, of the District Court, is also a good judge. At the next sitting of the Grand Jury they should be charged in regard to the meaning of treason, and instructed to investi- gate the subject thoroughly, in order that traitors may be presented, indicted and con- victed. There are plenty of traitors here, and there is abundance of evidence to convict them. According to the testimony produced before the military court at Washington, there are persons in this city connected with the press who are known to have co-operated with traitors in Canada, and to have received money from the Thompson assassination fund. It is the duty of the Grand Jury to ascertain all about these treasonable practices—to ferret out all these traitors, and to present bills of indictment which, with the light already given, cannot fail of conviction. Let treason be defined and traitors punished. A Case vor ovr Crry Counci.s.—During the last two or three years considerable sums of money, in various ways, have been drawn from the city treasury, and from the spoils and plun- der of the city democracy, tothe support of various discreditable political projects and agents, including Ben Wood’s Daily News. Enough is now known of Ben Wood’s financial associations to justify, nay, to call for an inves- tigation into the guins of money paid from the city treasury, in every shape and form, during the last two or three years, towards the support of Ben Wood’s rebel newspaper. The facts and the figures are wanted for the information of our loyal taxpayers, and there must be at least a man or two among our Aldermen and Councilmen sufficiently bold and honest to de- mand the production of the facts and figures. Loyal citizens and taxpayers have the right to know how and how much they have been fleeced to assist the financial operations of Jake Thompson. Tax Niaorr Vacarts or tux Trisune.—We never cam fasten the Jrilune down to the con- stitution eg the law, and hardly to common sense. It appeals to the people of the South to give the suffrage to all the negroes; but with what kind of grace does this come from a jour- nat published in New York, a State that does not permit any negro to vote who does not own property? Is it reasonable, or even de- cent, to require the South to go further in this than New York goes? We have indicated the classes of negroes that may, perhaps, receive the suffrage; but it will require time for them to get it, and they must get it in s constitutional way. How ridiculous it is, then, to rave on such a sub- ject—to Southern men to give more bye La d boone attempt to force question ahead ony constitutional linog or Ligaite, sas A Horr ro Joven Hour. —If Judge Advooste Holt, of the military commission now sitting at Washington, would summon as witnesses some of the reporters or members who were present atthe meetings of the rebel Congress during 1864 he could find out how much money was VIRGINIA. ASSEMBLAGE OF THE LEGISIATURE. appropriated at these conclaves out of the | pist of the Members and Sketches of the secret service fund of Jeff. Davis and Judah P. Benjamin to carry the New York election for the secessionists, to organize the St. Albans Principal State Officers. raids, the seizure of the steamers on the lakes, Synopsis of the Governor’s Pro- to get up an insurrection in the Northwest, burn the hotels of this city, and subsidize the abolition and secession press of the North to ory out for peace, peace, at any price. Judge The Holt could obtain all this vaiuable information very easily, We have a curious story to tell about these things, one of these days, from one of our own correspondents, who was present at the secret sessions of the rebel conclaves, and who got paid in rebel ecrip, which he only saved from being a total loss by investing it posed Message. csi caade dibedige maps of the Franchise and the Increase of the Rate of Interest and Taxes to be Recommended, hes Key kee Our Richmond Correspondence. Ricamoxp, Va., Juno 19, 1865. THE GENERAL ASRMNLY OF vinGINIA in Carolina pitch, tar and rosin. Meantime we | will assemble at twelve o'clock to-day. throw out this hint to Judge Holt, — ‘THE CALITOL was erected about tho year 1790, after thy wwuct of the TerRiBLE SwINDLING IN THE CorPoraTion.— | ‘Maison Carréo at Nisines, in the south of Franco, a relic The amount sppropriated for the Corporation advertising for the fiscal year 1864-5 is about. of the Roman oceupation and a model of the chaste Roman-style of architecture. The -original plan was Drought'to this country by President Thomas Jefferson, $100,000—and probably not quite so mnch; yet! | ana js still to be-seon in the State Library, | In the eroc- there is. fully ® million -prid out. for this pur- pose, though of course under different pretexts, ‘to a few obscure newspapers that no one reads, and very few ever hear of: One paper alone, which: has literally no circulation ontside un area of a few hundred yards of the publication office, gets $250,000 of this sum. This ma- chine is run by the Tammany and Mozart men} and some members of the Corporation, who divide the spoil between them. Is it not time that some great change should be made in the city government to atop such swindling as this? We verily believe that out of the sixteen or eighteen millions taxation raised for the sup- | port of the municipal government fully one half is wasted, squandered and stolon. Reconsrrucrion Aut Over.—Reconstruction is in progress everywhere. We are reconstruc! ing the Southern States, reconstructing public opinion in Europe, and President Johnson is apparently reconstructing the North and the democratic party. He may, in fact, very likely reconstruct that great party North and South, making it a great and pure organization, on a national anti-slavery basis. He already refuses to pardon those Southern politicians that were in the rebel Congress, thus showing a disposi- tion to use a power that, employed with wise discretion, will insure national patriotic mo- tives in all Southern politicians. There are also some odd signs of the times in his rela- tions with Northern men. It is ‘said that the other day he admitted John Van Buren to a satisfactory two hours’ conversation, while he kept Governor Andrew, of Massachuselis, NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. Sinking of a Transport Loaded with Twelve Hundred Paroled Rebel Prison- ers—Over Two Hundred Lives Lost, dé. Carno, June 20, 1865. Tho transport Kentucky, with twelve hundred paroled rebel troops, struck a snag twelve miles below Shrove- port, on the 9th, and sunk in three minutes. Over two hundred lives were lost. Blame is cast upon the officers of the transport for not running the boat ashore. Had it been done no lives would have been lost. The steamer Orizaba recently gunk im Galveston bay. Part of the machinery was saved, but the hull wasa total Joss. Bishop Gregg, of Texas, ina pastoral lettor instracts the clergy of the Episcopal church to return to the liturgy as, it was beforo the war. Conflagration at Rolla, Mo. Sr, Love, June 20, 1865. AU tho business portion of the town of Rolla, Mo., was burned last night. Loss estimated at $200,000, There was but little insurance. The Private Seorctary of A. H. Stephens ‘Takes the Oath of Allegiance. Nasnvitse, June 19, 186. Wm. H. Hydell, private secretary to Alexander H. Stephens during bis official career in the confederacy, ar- rived here on the 15thjand took the prescribed oath. Coroners’ Inquests. A Firemay Drownxp,—On last Sunday afternoon Tho- mas McHugh, employed as fireman on board the steamer Empire State, while engaged in filling the boilers of the boat from the pier with a hose, slipped and fell over- board, and befere aid could reach him he was drowned. The ey was not recovered till Monday evening. Coro- ner Collin vendered a verdict of death by drowning. Deceased was twenty eight years of age, and a native of Ireland. De- cca: had been fireman on the Empire State for about ten years. ‘Tux Cartas or A Steam Tua Drownen.—Coroner Collin was notified to hold an inquest in Henry street over the remains of Captain Charles Tilley, late of the steamtug Templar, lying at the foot of Catharine street, who was drowned’ by accidentally falling overboard on Sunday evening. His body was not recovered till the following night. Drows1xe Casvattiee.—Last evening Coroner Wildey held an inquest at the foot of Fourteenth street, Kast river, on the body of John Daley, who was found float- ing in the dock at this place. Deceased left bis home, East Fourteenth street, on afterwards scen alive. He is dentally fallen overboard. Deceased was twenty-three years of age, and a native of Ireland. ‘The remains of an unknown man of large dimensions, five feet eleven inches in height, were found floating in the middle of the North river, off pier No. 41, by tho harbor police boat. Deceased had on dark clothes, red flannel shirt and overalls, The body had been in the water for about three months. Coroner Wildey held an inquest, and a verdict of “Death by drowning’’ was re- turned by the jury. Fatat Ramxoap Casvarty,—Coroner Wildey held an inquest at Bellevue Hospital on the body of Peter Davis, who died from the effects of injuries received by being ren over atthe corner of Third avenue and Eighty-ninth street, by car 102 of the Third avenue line, on the 5th inst. It appearing that the occurrence was accidental, the jury rendered a verdict to that offect. Deceased was forty-seven years of age and a native of Ireland. supposed to have acei- The National Loan. Pmapet rina, June 20, 1865. The snbscriptions to-day to the national seven-thirty loan, in all parts of the Union, as telegraphed to Jay Cooke, Subscription Agent, amount to $2,117,400. From the Third National Bank, St. Louis, $200,000; Second National Baak, St. Louis,’ $60,000; Third National Bank, Cincinnatf, $100,000; Second National Bank, Boston, $100,000 ; First National Bank, Wheeling, W. V., $100,000; Ninth National Bank, New York, $106,000; First National Bank, Desmoines, Iowa, $40,000; First National Bank, Marlboro’, 50,000; Second National Bank, Prov” dence, R.'1., $45,000; Union National Bank, Chicai $103,600; N. Holmes, Pittsburg, $100,000; Natoosl Bank of the Republic, Boston, $100,000; National Bauk of the Republic, Washington, $100,000. The number of individual subscriptions of fifty and a hundred dollars by workingmen and women, making up tener of the above aggr gate, was ene thousand four undred and cighty-seven. he Couneil of Congregational Churches, LETTER OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON TO THE COUNCIL. Bostow, June 20, 1865. The following despateh from President Jounson was read in tbe Council to-day :— Waatunetos, June 19, 1866. To Governor W. A. Bocxmanam, Moderator of the Na~ tional Council of Congregational Churches, Boston :— T received with profound thanks the despatch of your Couneil. In the arduous and embarrassing duties volved upon me I feel the need of the co-operation fon ag mf of the people, and of the assistance of the reat Ruler of the universe. These duties I shall en- deavor to discharge honestly and to the best of my judg: ment, with the conviction that the best interests of civil and religious Nberty throughout the world will be pre- served and promoted by the success and permanency of our Let us all labor to that end, and that mission pos ah oa ee coca sont among the nations | tha,Wworld will be seroma power REW {QHNAQN. held an inquest over the remains, and the jury Friday last, and was not tion of the ding the gquare windows have been placed scment instead of above, asin the original building ig sitrated most benutitully om one of p hills: whereon the city stands, in tho midst of shaded and ornamented grounds, -beatitiful fowntaine, monuments and statuary, and com- mand: an extensive and’ charming view of the Jamos river and the country lying south of it. It is a dignified and antiquated looking edifice, rather poorly constructed ot brick and stucco, and shows already numerous symptoms of dilapidation and decay. During the recent rebel occupancy it was roughly used interiorally and since tho Union accession has been but little fm- proved. The logislative bodies convening to-day will | Rxsomble respectively, the Senate in the late Confedemto States Fenate Chamber, and the House of Delegates in the cool-and stately room wherein is the Stato library. In the centro of the rotunda of the edifice is con- sp'cuously placed, within an iron railing, Houdon’s cole. ‘brated marble statue of Washington, the only statue of the preat patriot that was studied from lifo—tho artist having been engaged for several months at Mount Vernon in the sti dies for this masterpiece of “counterfelt pre- sentment.'? Inthe old Hall of Delegates are to b> aren full length and elaborate portraits of William Pitt, Earl of C » aud President Jofferson—the former in the attire of @ Roman Senator, and tho latter mm the pla'n dreas of the early days of the republic. In this hall is also to be seen the anciont speaker's cha‘r, originally brought to th's country by Lord Dunmore, ono. of the gov- ernors: “ur the colonies, who gave way to the firat revolu- tionary movements incident to the war of independence, ‘and was therefore the last of the royal viceroys on this continent anterior to Maximilian. ‘ In this connection it may be mentioned that Virginia commenced its sovereign progress with John Smith and onded with William Smith—John coming over in 1607, and Suporfluous William evacuating im 1865 with a large number of silver spoons. Tapp. nd a completo list of the present Stato dicnita- ries, with brief skoiches of the more prominent ones:— STATR OFFICERS, Governor, nts Marion Co. ve Cow} smouth, Lioutenant Govern fe? ‘Norfolk. State Auditor Colonel D. H. Strother. Colonel George A. Hart. RNA ‘ATE. Lioutenant Governon. ©. P. Cowper, President of the Senate, Porismouthy, Va. ona Chas, H. Whit Norfolk City. ¥. W. Lei % Mrincess Ann and Norfolk, 8. W. Powell, Accomac and Northam, Wn. F. Mercier, Loudon. ‘Tbos. P, Brown, Alexandria and ‘. 8 Tennis, Elizabeth City, Watwick GES OF DELRCATED, J. Madison Downey, Spoaker, A. L. Hill, Norfoik City, R. B, Wood, Elizabeth City, T. H. Kellan, Accomac. Wm. H. Gibbons, Accomac. I. R. Bireh, Northampton. Rouben Johnson, Alexandria, Allen Harmon, Alexandria. Job Hauxhurst, Fairfax. J. J. Honshaw, Loudon. Enoch Haislip, Prince Wilham. R. E. Nash, Norfolk. J. W. Brownley, Portsmouth City, SKETCH OF GOVERNOR PIERPOIN®. Hon. Francis Harrison Pierpoint, Governor of Vir. | ginia, is a native of Virginia, and in fiftieth year of ‘his age. He was educated at Meadville Collego, Penn- sylvania, and after his admission to the bar removed to ississippi, where he continued until the year 1840, when he returned to Fairmount, Virginia, his native vil- lage, where the broaking out of ‘the robellion found him. Governor Plerpoint’s subsequent career in the construc- tion of the State of West Virginia, -his Governorahip of that State and his subsequent accession to his prosent ition, are all quite familiar to tho public. Governor nerpoint is both an able and an honest man, and is in all rogards equal to the arduous responsibilities of his present position. LIRUTENANT GOYRRNOR L. C. P, COWPER is a native of Isle of Wight county, Virginia, a lawyor by profession, and is fifty years of age. He has heroto- fore served several sessions in the Genoral of the State, and was formerly an old line whig, ef the Henry Clay and John Minor Botts school. COLONKL CHARLES Ht. an Secretary of State, is a native of Rock! a county, Virginia, and a direct descendant of the is family, so famed tn the annals of the State for copious intellect and broad statesmanskip. Colonel Lewis is a lawyer by profession, and was at one time the editor of the National American, wherein he displayed generous abilities as an able and vigorous writer. He belonged to the old whig school of polities, and has through life been. astaunch upholder of the Union. In = Colonel Lewis has been described as being tall without being un- graceful, has dignified and courteous manners, while his intelligent and manly countenance is calculated to in- spire cuntidence and command respect. HON. WARREN W. WING, ‘Treasurer of Virginia, wherein, he has lived for twenty years, is not a native of the State; but the ing of the rebellion found him a resident of Norfolk, whence he was clocted to Congres, alter which he was appointed Postmaster of Norfolk. Colonel Wing is an able and in- telligont financier, and his ability and industry will largely conspire to successfully rejuvenate the shattered pecuniary resources of the commonwealth. THE GOVEENUR'S CONFIDENTIAL AIDS Colopel David H. Strother (Porte comes tite Me Excellency the Governor, is a native of TB, Virginia, was educated in Philadelphia and a , Pa, and studied painting in New York, under 8. F. B. Morse, in the years 1836 and 1837. Colonel Strother went abroad in 1840, visiting France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and England. Rotui ning, from 1863 to 1860 he contributed a series of brilliant sketchos wo d ine. He participated fn tho late rebellion as a Union lieutenant colonel in the engineer service, as an adjutant general and as chief of staff, returning in the fall of 1 from which time, till his accession to the Governor's staff, he was in private life. COLONEL GRORGR H, HART, Private Secretary and Aid-de-Camp to the Governor, is @ native of New York city, about twenty-ve years of age, and came to Virginia in 1862, and is an execedingly active, intelligent and hed gentleman. He is the youngest member of the State government, and has served in the rebellion with valor and fidelity in the rank Fairfax. and York, of lieutenant being made a prisoner. ‘THE BUM KYORE THE GENERAL ACSRMBLY. The main obj the session, a8 I have stated in pre- vious despatches, is to so enlarge the franchise as to em- brace at least all who are not excepted by the President's roclamation, While it is understood the proposed legislation will meet with some ition, still it is be- lieved the Governor's wishes, which are affirmative on this subject, will be fully endorsed and carried out. ‘THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. ‘ It is belived that the Governor in his message will al- lude to the following subjects of interest. He will reeom- mend the right of suffrage to be extended to the people of Virginia, by enactment of the General Assembly, on the same terms and conditions as wore extended to North Carolina and Mississippi, as embodied in the prociama- tion of the President of the United States to be accorded the people of those States in convening thelr conven- tions, He will recommend likewise a just and moderate line of legislative policy to be put towards the con- uered people, deprecating any course that will superin- dace unnecessary cause for bitter feeling. He will ask for 2 for the supportot the State elomosy- nary institutions, including the insane and deaf and dumb asyluma, ‘He will recommend that the rate of in- torest be materially enlarged; likewise that the tax of ten cents on a hundred dollars ($200), which he regards as insufficient, be materially increased, Tho term of office of the Legislature now convened expires in ten days from this date. ‘ Recapture of Die& Tarner. Battmone, June 20, 1865. ‘The Richmond papers of Monday say that Dick Turner, Inte of Libby Prison, was recaptured on Sunday, and is now in one of the cells of Libby. Brooklyn City News. Anxvat Prosto oF THe Cusroa ov St. CHarums Borro. uxo,—The grand annual picnic of the Church of St. Charles Borromeo, Sidney place, will take place to-day at Morris’ Grove, the proceeds of which aro for the benefit of the f the best bands in Brooklyn has boon oe} forthe occasion, and their fine muse will add much to the enjoyment of all, The cars for the grove will leave the foot of Atlantic street at half-past eight A. M, and Svery, halt hour thereafter during the day. The Rev. Dr. , pastor of the church, the Rev. Father Mullane, bis able assistant, have done all in their to render this one of the moat aarogable vionica of, the wousgle s