The New York Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1865, Page 4

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Mr. Marvin, formerly United States District Judge for Southern Florida, is understood to be their choice for the executive position. i Our despatches from Southern Virgmia represent society and industrial affairs in that region as still in a very crude condition, consequent to a considerable extent on the planters and the freedmen not yet fully under. standing their altered relations, or, at least, not recognizing them, and much annoyance is thereby a ised to the military authorities in efforts to adjust the diiliculties between the respective parties. The planters in many cases are disposed to insist on their authority to Punish the negroes for disobedience, while numbers of the latter do not yet realize that freedoin does not moan Adicness, and are disposed to desert the plantations, With regard to the loyalty the national government of the white Virginiang, generally, our correspondents express the opinion that it 1s not of ‘She genuine type. The people admit that they have been overpowered and forced to yield, but do not express Pegrot for their rebellious course. They still, too, cling ) their old semi-civilized ideas of chivalry, regarding Ihbor a8 dishonorable, and cannot yet understand that a new order of things is established, under which he who would prosper must work. Troops are still being mustered out of service in the Department of Virginia tn large numbers. Mr. Bowden, Attorney General of Virginia under Governor Plerpoint, has submitted an opinion re- garding who will be qualified to exercise the elective franchise at the approaching election in that State, in Which ho says that all adult white citizens, six months Tesident in a county, who have not held office under the rebel government and who are not excluded by the President's atnnesty proclamation, may vote on taking the oath of allegiance. In one county of the State a gan has offered himself as a candidate for Sheriff who @rzes as a recommendation in his favor that he served four years in the rebel army. ‘The Northerners resident in Newbern, North Carolina, gave the natives, both white and colored, a considerable Gurprise on the Fourth of July by celebrating the na- tion's birthday anniversary in truc Yankee style. The new city government was inaugurated on the same day, ‘and the people of Newbern are congratulating them- to @elves that they have entered upon a new career, and one more promising than their town has hitherto expe. tienced. A railroad train will Jeave Washington this morning for Richmond, Va., direct, via Gordonsville, and be due fn the Virginia capital this evening. This will be the first through train to pass over the route in upwards of four years. It is sald that the applications of persons lately on gaged in the rebellion to the President for pardon have gcoumulated to such an Immense number that there are already sufficient on fle to require some veoks for him to act on them. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. One of our London correspondents states tis laser and reliable intelligence in relation to the probable tuue of tho Great Eystern starting to lay the Atlantic cable fixes her arrival off Valentia Bay about the 15th of July, and itis expected that she will get off on or before the 18th, if no accident occurs, for Newfoundland, ‘The British Parliament is to be dissolved this year without the customary ministerial white bait dinner—a very unusual occurrence, Interesting news from South and Central America is contained in our despatches brought by the steamship Costa Rica, which arived here yesterday, from Aspinwall on the Ist inst. The Costa Rica brought to this port over seven hundred and ninety-three thousand dollars im specie. The trouble between Spain and Chile has finatly boen amica- bly adjusted, in a manner said tu be perfectly honora- bie to both sides, and the Chilean republic, besides being freed from the apprehensions of war, is represented as being in a very prosperous and promising financial, com- mercial and industrial condition. The revolution still progressed in Peru agaidst the government of President Pezot, who, it was apprehended, would soon have to suc- cumb to the revolutionists, In Ecuador also another revolution against the established government had been started, with some prospects of success, while that in Salvador had been completely suppressed. In the State of Panama, republic of Colombia, one Colonel Carresso, said to be a partisan of ex-President Mosquera, had landed with a small force at Portocabello, and com- meuced a rebellion; but troops had been sent against him by the government, and it was thought that he and his party would soon be captured or expelled. Alto- gether the news by this arrival is of about as revolution- ary a character as that usually received from the Spanish- American republics. The ex-Queen Emma, of the Sandwich Islands, widow of the late King, arrived at Panama in the latter part of June from Honolulu on board the British ship Clio, and soon after sailed from Aspinwall for England, ona visit to Queen Victoria, At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yesterday ‘a resolution was adopted requesting the Comptroller to prepare and submit an ordinance making a suitable ap- propriation to defray the expenses of the new Fire De- partment, A message from the Mayor, containing many suggestions and recommendations on as many prominent subjects, was received and referred to appropriate com- mittees. A number of bills were received and disposed of, and also the quarterly report of the Comptroller, showing the expenditure of the county for the last three months to be $1,661,616 85. The Aldermen adjourned on the 29th ult. till the 4th of September next; but, in consequence of the difficulties between the now contractors for cleaning the streets and the cartmen and laborers, the members of the Board as- sembled yesterday in special session, when a preamble and resolutions wero introduced and unanimously adopted setting forth that the contractors are not com- plying with the terms of their agreement, that the city is again in a filthy condition, calling the attention of the Street Cle®ing Commission, consisting of the Mayor, Recorder, Comptroller, City Inspector and Corporation Counsel, to the matter, and urging that measures be im- mediately taken to correct the evil. The Aldermen do not suggest the course to be pursued, but pledge their co- operation with the Mayor and his colleagues in any efficient movements that may be made, and insist that something is necessary to be done in order to save the city from the dangers of pestilence. The Board of Councilmen held a short session yester- day. They concurred with the Aldermen in requesting the Mayor to take immediate steps to have the streets of the city cleaned. A message was received from the Mayor vetoing a resolution directing the Comptroller to give permission to the Sisters of Charity to use the building on the corner of Fifty-first street and Lexing- ton avenue as an industrial school for girls. The cartmen and laborers held another enthusiastic mecting yesterday, at which reports stating that the streets are very dirty, and that the contractors are doing very little towards cleaning them, were received from all the wards of the city. Sevoral speakers addressed the meeting, and the spirit of resistanco to the contract and contractors was maintained without abatement. A meeting of the Board of Engineers and Foremca of the Volunteer Fire Department was held last evening in relation to the difficulty arising out of the delay of the new Commissioners in organizing the department accord- ing to the provisions of the new law. On a vote being taken, twenty-three compauies voted to leave tho de- partment and perform no duty. ll the other companies voted in favor of sustaining the Commissioners by per- forming duty until honorably discharged. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Judge Rus- sel sentenced James O’Brien ana Hugh Tracy, guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of Mr. 8. C. Genin, to the State prison for five years, John Jones and Joseph Johnson, sneak thieves, were sent to the State prison for the same period. Frederick Hisley, indicted for killing Thomas Casey, pleaded guilty of manslaughter in the third degree and was remanded for sentence. Henry Hastings, an ex-policeman, was convicted of being con- cerned in @ burglary committed upon tho store of Mr. Wm. J. Schloss, in Warren street. Ho will be sentenced on Friday. Judge Russel directed an order to be entered upon the minutes of the court of the demise of ex-Re- corder Tillou. In the Surrogate's Court yesterday the teetimony in the contested wilis of Petor Vrewenburg and James Ross, deceased, was summed up, and the cases submitted for the decision of the court, The will of Archibald R. Viele, deceased, was admitted to probate, Surrogate Tucker rendered his decision upon the contested will of the lato Mrs, Lucy P. Howell, which was tried in April and May last. The testimony in this case, which is voluminous, shows the deceased, Mrs. Howell, to have been be- tween seventy and eighty years of age, and possessed of property to the amount of some thirty thousand dollars. She leaves but one daughtor, Mrs. Dolson, who contested the will upon the allegation of mental incompetency on the part of her mother. The will leaves one thousand doilars in money, and the interest of a fund of twelve thousand dollars to be paid to Mrs. Dolson, and gives the bulk of the property of the deceased to the Board of Education of the Old School Presbyterian church, It was drawn up by Horace Holden, Esq., a lawyer, who was connected with that institution, and whose subsequent death has left the court in the dark as to the influences by which the old lady was moved in making this disposal of her property. Much evidence was taken as to the mental soundness of Mrs. Howell; but her capacity to make a will is established, in the opinion of the Surrogate, and a decree of probate was, therevore, ordered to be entered. This case has ex- cited much interest in religious circles, on account of the large boquest made for the education of indigent young men for the Presbyterian ministry. The Angovine ad- ministration caso was continued yesterday before the Surrogate, and testimony against the claim of the alleged widow was taken, The brother and sister of deceased testified that they never heard or supposed the deccased was married. The case is still on. The followipg persons were committed for trial yoster- day by the city police magistrates:—William Wiggins and Thomas Knox, charged with garroting Lieutenant George H. Greone, of the Thirty-fifth regular infantry, in Greene street, near Spring, on last Sunday evening, and stealing from him nearly six hundred dollars; John Newell, Charles Cariton and James Karn, youths of six- toen, seventeen and eighteen years, in whose possession ‘was found alot of burglar’s instruments, on chargo of attempting, early yesterday morning, to force an en- trance into the premises 209 Ninth avenue; James Dun- den, a tailor, living in Mulberry street, charged with mayhom, in biting @ piece out of the under lip of Michael Flanigan, during a fight in which the two became in- volved on Sunday night; Charles Miller, living at 200 Canal street, on charge of having, on the 30th of May Inst, attempted to kill his wife by cutting her throat with » razor, and Albert B. Gris- wold, an alleged confidence man, on the complaint of passing at the Now Haven Railroad station, in Twenty- seventh street, in February last, two forged checks pur- porting to be of the value of seventy dollars, John H. Billick, a real estate agent, living at 119 East Fighty-sixth street, committed suicide by hanging, at his residence, between three and four o'clock yesterday morning. Mr, Sillick, at the time of committing the rash act, is supposed to have been laboring under tem- porary insanity, Induced by recent severe illness. A coroner's inquest was yesterday held in the case of Thomas Duffy, who died, as alleged, from the effects of stabs jnfileted on him by John Callahan, on the 4th inst., during a quarrel between the two in Fifth avenue, noar One Hundred and Sixteenth street, Callahan is under arrest. Theroare in the Sixth Congressional district of this State, composed of the Ninth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth wards of this city, one hundred and thirteen persons who axe NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1865. assessed for incomes of over twenty thousand dollars each for the year 1464. The highest of these incomes is $1,300,000 and the lowest $20,060. Mr. W. P’. Dole has resigned the position of Commis- sioner of Indian Affairs, and been succeeded by Judge Cooley, of Dubuque, Towa. Mr. Ford, proprietor of the theatre in Washington in which Prosident Lincoln was assassinated, had made preparations for reopeniag that ostablishment last night; but about six o'clock in the evening an ordor was issued from the War Department forbidding him todo so, and soldiers were posted at the entrances to the building. The number of deaths in the city during the week end- ing yesterday was five hundred and fifty-four, being forty-three more than for the week previous and seven less than occurred in the corresponding week of last year. ‘The stock market was firm yesterday morning, but afterwards weaker. Governments were steady, as also was gold, which closed on the street at 140, after selling up to 140. The closing quotation for gold at night was 189%. ‘There was rather more firmness in commercial circles yesterday, owing to the upward tendency of gold. There was not much activity, however, though domestic pro- duce, as a general thing, sold freely at a higher range of figures. Groceries were firm. Cotton was firm, with an upward tendency. Petroleum was very quiet. On’Change flour was 10c. a 15c. higher. Wheat was 2c. a 3c. higher, with a good demand, in part for export. Corn was le, a 2c. higher, Oats was heavy. Pork was 50c. a 75e. higher for new mess. Lard was 3¢o. higher. Universal Amnesty and Universal Suf- frage. The radical political faction, under the lead of Chief Justice Chase and the New England Jacobins, have been for the last two months floundering about on the question of restora- tion of the South, more especially in regard to negro suffrage. Judge Chase opened the ball in a letter of instruction to his Western fol- lowers, and then started for the rice fields of the South to address and consult with his col- ored friends. The Jacobins of Boston, taking their cue from Chase, commenced their attacks upon the President, spiced with threats of another revolution and war, and followed by laudations of the negroes of the South. Like ! the Jacobins of France, they paraded themselves before the country in high-sounding phrases and glittering generalities in reference to humanity. In this movement it took both Sena- tor Sumner and Wendell Phillips to/make one Robespierre, while Senator Wilson became the Danton of the faction. All manner of schemes were devised by this Jacobin clique in and around Faneui! Hal!l—including another civil war—to frighten the President into the imme- diate adoption of their plan of negro suffrage as a military necessity. The radical poli- ticians here and elsewhere were at the same time plotting and scheming for the same object. The soldiers and veterans of our four years’ war defeated their movements in Ohio, while in this State the loyal leaguers took up the same cause of negro suffrage in their secret councils. The Tribune (their organ in this city) took all sides, both for and against negro suffrage ; con- sented to our policy of conferring the privilege of the elective franchise upon the negroes, with the restriction of sufficient education to enable them to read and write ; then again coming out for universal suffrage. After adopting all sides and angles of the question, praising and de- nouncing the President, Greeley finally came out in yesterday’s Tribune flat-footed in favor of the doctrine of “universal amnesty and uni- versal suffrage” as the basis of adjustment of the whole question. We accept that platform. We are in favor of and advocate the doctrine of universal amnesty and universal suffrage. Although we can see no reason why Jeff. Davis should not be tried, convicted and hung, just as well as John Brown, for inciting insurrection, yet we are willing to let him go for the sake of harmony and the adoption of general policy, unless Wendell Phillips can be hung with him on the same gallows. But the difference between us and the Tribune and his loyal league negro suf- frage agitators is, that we prefer that the privi- lege of the elective franchise shall be conferred upon the negroes in a legal and constitutional way. We, therefore, prefer President Johnson’s plan of arriving at it to that of the unconstitu- tional and revolutionary mode adopted by the Jacobins and the Chase radicals, of which tho Tribune is the organ. The question of suffrage has, from the foundation of our government, been wisely left to the several States to decide and arrange in accordance with their re- spective interests. We can see no reason— even in the light of recent events growing out of the rebellion—why New York or Massachu- setts should possess this right, and at the same time deny it to the people of Virginia or North Carolina. Nor are we able to see why the peo- ple of New York—where there are not enough blacks to affect the results of our elections one way or other—should require that a negro, with all his advantages as a freeman, should be worth two hundred and fifly dollars before he can vote, and the people of Georgia—where the blacks, with their manacles, as slaves, but just removed, form at least one-third of the population—should vote without any restriction. This, as we understand it, is the position of President Johnson. He is un- questionably in favor of conferring the right of suffrage upon the blacks of the South, but he desires that the people of tne several States shall regulate the affair and place around it such restrictions and qualifications as will prevent its abuse by those who are to exercise the right. We cordially support the President in this view of the subject, believing as we do that it is the only policy which can in safety to the country be adopted. The Chase radicals and the New England Jacobins, on the other hand, threaten a new revolution and a social war of races unless the President, under the plea of military necessity, confers by the whole- sale the right of suffrage upon the emancipated slaves and excludes the white population of the South from any voice in the matter. But Greeley, in raising the banner of uni- versal amnesty and universal suffrage, has manifested a determination to cut loose trom the revolutionary fanatics in New England and elsewhere. Heo has travelled a great way around to arrive at that decision. He has turned all manner of angles to reach that point. Even his arguments in yesterday’s Tribune on the subject were so misty that it would have been impossible to have divined his meaning but for the sen- tence in which he states the naked proposition of amnesty and suffrage. Like all other advo- cates of the right of negroes to vote, in depart- ing from the only legal and constitutional way of conferring that right he loses and contra- dicts himself at every stage of his argumonts. But now that Greeley has cut loose from the Jacobin clique and accepted, as he has en one or two occasions, our proposition to restrict the right of suffrage of the blacks to the qualifica- tion of being able to read and write. let him co a.step further, and advocate the policy of leav- ing it to the people of the several States to reg- ulate on that basis, and we have no doubt but that he will have the President’s co-operation, both as to suflrage and universal amnesty. As far as the elective franchise is concerned, that restriction is the same which Massachusetts re- quires Of all her voters, both black and white. The drift of Mr. Johnson’s policy is plainly towards universal suffrage as well as universal amnesty ; but while he desires that the former shall be approached gradually and regulated by the people of the several States in a manner that will best assimilate the varied inter- ests of the two races to each other, he also holds certain classes under probation, by the exception in his proclamation, until they have had time to repent, bury their animosity for the Union, and the last vestige of secession feel- ing is obliterated. In view of the enormity of the crime of the Southern people and the great revolution which the rebellion, politically, socially, and every other way, bas brought about in the Southern States, both negro suf- frage.and amnesty should be gradual, and so restricted that it may not force upon us greater dangers to the peace and prosperity of that section, or new and unthought of complications. This is the result which is contemplated by President Johnson’s clear, logical and practical policy of reorganization. It is broad enough to admit all true lovers of the Union. The Herald on a War and Pence Footing. The reading public generally have no very definite idea of the effect of the late rebellion on the press of the country. The transition of the nation from peace to war, four years ago, was accompanied by no more sin- gular or startling events than those which characterized the revolution of the daily press at the same time. The first effect of war was the blotting from existence about one-third of the papers then published, while, as contin- gent result, the circulation of the principal journals increased at a heavy ratio, The pub- lic demanded quality, not quantity, and aban- doned the more insignificant papers to their fate. At the eame time the expenses of all the principal journals were increased at a ratio only less than that of the increase of their circulation. This was the experience of the entire press of the country, but was more forcibly illustrated in the experience of the Hzraup than of any other journal. Our circulation was doubled, often reaching as high as one hundred and fifty thousand copies daily, while our adver- tising patronage kept pace with the circula- tion. At the same time our expenses increased in like ratio. Not only were more presses, but more printers—not only additional machinery, but additional minds—found necessary. We were compelled to increase not only our editorial.and reportorial corps,and our force of regular correspondents in the various cities of the country, South America, the West Indies and Europe, but also to originate and organize 8 special corps of army and navy correspond- ents, mounted and equipped to accompany the armies in the field and the squadrons on the seas. We kept no less than sixty-three of these special agents constantly in the field for the four years of the war, of course, at a heavy expense. In addition to our usual expenses on the former peace footing we were compelled to pay for the services and expenses of these additional writers—greater in number than theepecial cor- respondents of all the other papers of the country put togethor—the sum of half a million of dollars, while the engraving of the maps with which their war reports were illustrated cost us twenty-five thousand dollars more. Thus the rebellion, which cost the nation such an immense sum to subdue, cost the Heratp a | large expenditure to chronicle; but as it served to arouse the latent energies of the coun- | try, and to give it position as the first nation of ; the world, so the war served also to display the greatness of the Herarp as the first paper of the nation. The press of the country is now about to return to a peace footing, but it does not ap- pear, 80 far at least as the Heraup is concerned, that there is to be any decrease in the circula- tion and expenses, Instead of the circulation falling off to the figures which prevailed before the war, itis being daily increased. The Chi- nese wall of prejudice which shut the South against Northern publications has been leveled by the war, and the Heratp is being welcomed -may or can occur, will ever remain the great paper of the age. When our arrangements throughout the country for obtaining news are complete we shall not, as they doubtless fear, entirely ignore the existence of the lesser satel- lites, but as the sun condescends to borrow some beauty from the parhelion which surrounds it, the Hzratp may be content’ occasionally to borrow a little light from the numerous minor sheets that hang on its exchange list. Governor Fenton 4 Our Corporation Plunderers—A Splendid Opportunity, The administration of the local affairs of this city has become a burning disgrace to the city, the State and the American people. Our brazen-faced combinations of public plunder- ers, and their impudent and systematic spolia- tions of the public money and public property, by thousands and by millions, cannot much longer be tolerated by honest taxpayers, who have to foot the bills. Recently it was thought that in Governor Fenton {the man would be found for an effective blow against these abo- minations, and a memorial was accordingly addressed to him suggesting the expediency and propriety of the removal of the present Mayor, City Comptroller, Corporation Counsel, City Inspector, &., on charges of malfeasance and corrupt practices in office, disgracing our city and State, demoralizing our politicians, great and small, and inflicting oppressive bur- dens of taxation upon the community. It ; Was believed that Governor Fenton was “the right man in the right place” for this sug- gestive blow at the heads of these “rings” of organized public robbers and plunderers. What says the Governor? Has he looked into this matter with an eye *to business, or does he think the task too formidable to be undertaken single-handed? Let him dismiss all misgivings upon this point. His vetoes of various corrupt railroad and other jobs at the last session of the Legislature have made him strong with the people. In this city and throughout the State they are ready to support him in these suggested removals. Now is the time to make them, in advance of the usual party State conventions which cut out the work of our fall elections. Nowis the time, in order that public opinion may be brought to bear upon these conventions and elections in reference to these “rings” and their corruptions and abomi- nations which rule the roast in this great metro- polis. Let the Governor, like Andrew Jacks: , “take the responsibility;” let him make a clean sweep of our city officials to the full extent of his authority, and upon this issue he will be supported, as Jackson was, by the honest masses of the people. He will thus raise an issue which will bring in a Legislature at Albany of the right materials for a new municipal gov- ernment for this city, which will clear out all these “rings” and trading cliques and squads ofbucksters in spoils and plunder, and give us a system of corporation checks and balances which will protect the taxpayer and the city treasury against these thieving combinations, lighten the burdens of our local taxations, and give us the value of our money appropriations in every department. As it is, the money ex- pended for cleaning the streets of New York is sufficient, under proper regulations, to clean all the streets of this island, and of ‘all the towns and cities for forty miles around it, and yet we have the filthiest streets of any city in the Union. And so it goes through every de- partment of our city government. We call, therofore, upon Governor Fenton to step for- ward to the relief of this community, in a blow at our “rings” of spoilsmen and plunderers, which will at once inaugurate a great revolu- tion and reformation, of which he will stand as the champion before the people of the city and the State. What says the Governor? We should like to hear from him. Tria. or Jerr. Davis.—It is rumored that the bit‘er vituperation of the News, World and other copperhead and Norihern secession sheets against the military commission before which were arraigned the assassination conspi- rators, has convinced President Johnson that there is something behind, out of the general Tule, which prompts thém to this course. It is said that in view of this fact he now contem- plates abandoning the trial of Jeff. Davis before the civil courts and placing him on trial before a military commission, to sit either at Fortress Monroe or Norfolk. There is nothing to pre- vent the adoption of this course. Martial law still exists in that locality, and that whole’ in that benighted region as a friend, and is | section is stillin a revolutionary state. We enjoying a wider-spread influence than ever before. From every direction, North and South, the demand for our paper continues to pour upon us, until additional presses and other machinery have become a necessity no longer to be ignored. The same singular indications j which accompanied the transition from peace ; to war, four years ago, are to-day visible in the | return from war to peace. The public are abandoning the weak papers to their fate, while the circulation of the Heratp is rapidly increasing. At the same time, instead of being decreased, our daily expenses aro augmenting. We have not only been compelled to retain the corps of extra or special correspon- dents made necessary by the war, but have had to add to their number. Our offices in the various cities of the South have to be renovated and others established. In the absence of mail communications we have had to establish our special courier lines in the South, and also to resort to the telegraph to an unusual degree, and thus the expense ot obtaining all domestic news is greatly enhanced. The mode of obtaining foreign news is also about to be revolutionized, and the cost increased to a degree which will still further add to the number of defunct papers and increase the circulation of the great dailies. The completion of the Atlantic cable will make a change in the manner of publishing foreign intelligence so radical and progres sive and expensive that only the strongest of the daily papers will be able to survive. When the cable is completed the Heratp will publish daily the news of the European capitals with the same regularity and in as full detail as it gives the intelligence from our national and State capitals, Under the tariff of charges of the Atlantic Telegraph Company the expense of obtaining this news will often amount to fully one thousand dollars per day, the rate being as high as one pound sterling per word of five letters, or one dollar per letter. This increased expenditure will be more than returned to us in the addi- tional circulation which we shall reecive. The THeratp has been “ first in war,” and is to remain would suggest to the President the policy of convening a military court martial either at Norfolk or Fortress Monroe, composed of such military and naval officers as Generals Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Hancock, Sheridan, Admi- rals Farragut and Porter, and let them be charged with the duty of trying Jeff. Davis. We do not, however, favor his being hung when convicted, unless Ben Wood, Garrison and Wendell Phillips be strung up with him. Tue Porice anp Stoot-Piceon Systems.—The present condition of the city, as fur as the crimi- nal statistics are concerned, would incline us to ask whether we have fallen back upon the days of “One-Eyed Thompson,” the prince of stool- pigeons, who, when be was detected in his col- lusion with other less notorious criminals, put himself out of the hands of avenging justice by committing suicide. We have known for thirty years past that a regular system was in practice by which the police and the leading burglars were in league, and we have before now exposed it. The stool-pigeon plan worked profitably for the police and their confederates, although thou- sands of unfortunate thieves and burglars of minor repute or untractable natures were made the victims, and served by martyrdom in the ' State Prison to give great éclat to the apparent vigilance of the police. It was quite common for the police to form # connection with the most prominent burglars, who would employ others more inexperienced to break into and rob houses. The leading conspirators would then inform the police where the property was deposited. It would be seized of course ; the police would get the credit of great activity, and @ pretty good share of the stolen property, too; and in an occasional instauce some unso- phisticated victim would be arrested and sent to the State Prison, while tha police and the chief conspirators would share the spoils. For- tunes have been made before now by this system. Judging from the numertus burglaries, high- way robberies, &c., which have been committed in this city for some time past by persons “well known to the police,” it would seem that the days of “One-Hyed Thompson” are come “first in peace,” and ip all the mutations which | again. Ramazoap Massacres.—Massacres on railroads are no longer the exception, but the rule in this kind of travel. The roads are managed upon the blackleg system of getting all the money that can possibly be scraped in, without any regard to human life or bloodshed. Railroad management, in fact, has become @ kind of sys- tematic method of maiming and slaughtering for gain. The roads are conducted by a few reckless speculators, who have but one view, and that is to gamble in stocks and make profit by the operation. The safety or comfort of the passengers is a matter of no consideration. There is but one way of checking this out- Tageous state of things, and that is by the grand jury of every county in which a railroad acei- dent occurs indicting the directors of the road, just as they would any other criminal against whom the wanton shedding of blood can be es tablished. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. The Rebel Prisoners in Hospital at New= port’s News Sent South, de. Fortress Monnox, July 8, 1865. The rebel prisoners have all been removed from the hospital at Newport’s News and sent South, One hundred horses and fifty mules (government prop- erty) will be sold at auction at Camp Hamilton on the 15th inst. "The steamer T. E. Cahill has arrived from Baltimore with one hundred and fifty released rebel prisoners for City Point. The Orange and Alexandria Ratiroad in Working Order—A Vessel Loading at Richmond for Bremen—Efforts Made to Raise the Frigate Congress, &e. Fortress Moxon, July 9, 1865. Richmond papers announce that the Orange and Alex- andria railroad isin working order as far as Culpepper Court House, and trains run daily between that place and Richmond. The ship Monsoon is loading at Richmond, and will soon sail for Bremen. The propeller Mosswood has been stationed at the eft trance to Hampton Rouds as a quarantine guard boat, Dr. Carey is the examining physician. An effort was made yesterday to raise the old United States frigate Congress, which was sunk off Newport's News in the spring of 1862. Hopes are ontertained that she will be raised in a few days. The steamer Meigs, Captain Watson, from New York, arrived here to-day, and reports she was run into off Barnegat Bight by an unknown propeller, and had her guards damaged. The propeller left immediately with- out reporting her name. Arrived—Steamers E. C. Biddle, with one hundred and fifty rebel prisoners for City Point; Fanny Garner, and sailed for Washington; schooners J. L. Burley, from New York; H. J. Raymond, trom New York; Americus, Baltimore; A. Cordery, Baltimore; E. A. Anderson, New York, lost mainsail yesterday. Political Intelligence. Kesrucxy Exxcriox.—On Monday, August 7, the people of Kentucky elect a State Treasurer by general ticket, members of Congress, a Legislature, and a.Justice of the Supreme Court for the Third Appellate district, to Mill a vacancy caused by the removal of Judge Bullitt. The following are the names of the candidates, Those marked with an * were members of the last Congress :— UNION, DEMOORATIO. For State Treasurer. Falem L. Neale, eal James H. Garrard. 1. C.D, Bradtey, I. &. Trimble, 2, “Geo. H. Yeaman, RB. ©. Ritter, 3. J. H. Lowry, *Henry Grider, 4. Marton C. Taylor, *Aaron Harding, 5. on vapey ca ee. 6. jreen Clay Sm: by 7. Spoed &. Fry. George 8. Shanklin, 8. Wm. H. Randall, - 9. Samuel McKee, J. Smith Hurtt. ‘Tue CoxcresionaL Caneass tN Taxvusses.—The Con- gressional canvass, says the Memphis Argus of July 4, was fairly opened at Raleigh yesterday, at which Colonel George L. Holmes presided, and of which M. D, L. Stew- art, Esq., wus Seorotary. After a brief address by the President, stating the object of the meeting, Henry @. Smith, Esq., was introduced and made a telling speech, in which he took strong ground against the Franchise law, and discuased the other issues, national and State, at some length. He was followed by W. P. Grace, W. C. Dunlap, Dr. John W. Leftwich, John Bullock and John Hallum, Esqs., in brief addresses of a somewhat similar tenor. Resolutions were adopted sustaining the genoral government and that of Tennessee, opposing the Franchise law and declaring in favor of all who are now loyal being allowed to vote, notwithstanding former se- tions. The meeting was harmonious throughout. The Detroit Commercial Convention. ARRIVAL OF DELEGATES—THE SUBJECTS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE CONVENTION—THE PIRATB BURLEY SENT TO OHIO YOR TRIAL, ETC., ETO. Dereorr, July 10, 1865. The city is filled with delegates from all pomts of the compass. The New York delegates arrived this evening, and put up at the Biddle House, The following full dele- gations are here:—Oswego, N. ¥.; St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cairo, Kast Saginaw, Roanoke, Mo.; Albany, Ottawa, Montreal, Hamilton, C. W.; Halifax, N.S; St. John, N. B., and Quebec. Many partial delegations are also present. Among the prominent gentlemen present are Lyman Tremaine, of Albany; PD. C. Littlejohn, of Oswego; Gencral Walbridge, of Now York; Judge Treat and Colo- nel Joe Brodhead, of St. Louis; Thomus-Ryam, of Mon- treal, President of the Board of Trarle of the British Provinces; Hon. Mayor Brandy, of Montreal; Attorney General Honry, “of Nova Scotia; Hom. J. N. Gibbs, of Canada, Henry Winter Davis, of Maryland, and Governor Yates, of Illinois, are expected to-night. There are fully three hundred delegates already arrived. The meeting will be called to order to-morrow, at eleven o'clock. General Walbridge is the only name I have heard spoken of for President. Chicago sends nearly fifty delegates, Tt is believed that mueb rivairy will exist between Detroit and Chicago over questions of the route for the mineral resources ot Lake Superior to the East, Canada will support the route via Detroit, as it is the feeder for her railways. ‘The Canadians have established embryo: boards of trade and sent delegates from little towns of two thousand people. They are extremely concerned over the Reciprocity question. All American delegates seem opposed to the renewal unless Canada enlarges he canals. ‘ ‘The Boston delegation have also arrived; and is-com- posed of Curtis, Guild, J.C, Converse, H. A. Hill, J. & Ropes, @. A. Cochrane, Wm. Halton and othors. Burley, the pirate, was to-day sent to Clinton, Ohio, fos trial. = * Among the prominent mon just arrived are JiV. Le Pruyn, of Albany ; Delos Dewolf, of Oswegos Hon. DavidjL. Seymour, and Hon. ©. M. Griswold of Troy. The follow- ing is the New York delegation:—Board of Trade—Ed. Hincken, C. D. Van Wagener, C. P. Getty; E. Cromwell, ‘Wm. H. Harris, Edgar Hyatt, ©. W. Coleman, F. A. Fishes; E. H. Tompkins, A. J. Wood, Fred. Sherwood. Chamber of Commereo—Hiram Walbridge, Hon. J. T. Stranahan, 8. Dewitt Bloodgood, Gco. Opdyke, A. A. Low, N. G. Bentley, M. B Spaulding, & K. Place, M. A. Od", Jonathan Sturgis, J. Bellame, R: M, Wetmore, Goneral W. K. Strong, * The National Loan. ANOTHER GOOD DAY'S WORK-—-NEARLY FOVE AND & HALF MILLIONS TAKEN YESTERDAY. Partaverrsaa, July 10, 1866. Jay Cooke reporte subscriptions to the seven-thirty Joan to the amount of $6,471,300, ineluding, the follow First National Bank of Indianapo First National Bank of Troy, —— Ninth National Bank of New 218,400 Second National Bank of Chicago. 11,000 Third National Bank of Chicago. 126,000 Second National Bank of Providon 110,000, First National Bank of Portland, Mi 00; Ee Bat Yoion eee Citizens’ Bank of ‘Baltimore - Number of individual subseriptions, 3,965. ee ‘Winrar Ganpen.—On Satarday night Miss Hosmer ap- peared in the play of Mary Tudor, before the largost au- dience of the season, and had another success, It was the last night of the season, and closed it brilliantly, Al- together Miss Hosmer has achieved a decided triumph, in filling the house as she bas dono night after night in is warm summer weather, with the press not always in fe favor and with a lino of characters that fail to draw in tho most experienced hands. , ‘ ' y