The New York Herald Newspaper, July 14, 1865, Page 4

me NEW YORK @PFION MK, W. CORNER OF FULTON AMD NASSAU STS ‘TERMS cash in advance, Money sent by mail will be ‘atthe risk of the sender. None but bank bills current in Qiew York taken. TUE DAILY HERALD, published every day in the year, @oun cents per copy. Annual subscription price, $14. , THE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, at Five @ente per copy. Annual subscription price:— Postage five cents per copy for three months, Any larger number addressed to names of subscribers @1 50 cach. An oxtracopy will be sont to every club ©ften. Twenty copies, to one address, one year, $25, @nd any larger number at same price. An extra copy ‘will be sent to clubs of twenty. These rates make the ‘Waneiy Henarp the cheapest publication in the country. | ‘The Evrorgiw Eviriox, every Wednesday, at Srx cout Per copy, $4 per annum to any part of Great Britain, or (96 to any part of the Continent, both to include postage. ‘The Cativonma Enrrox, on the Ist and 16th of each month, at Six cents per copy, or $3 per annum. ADvERTIExmENTS, to a limited numbor, will be inserted M@the Wnex.r Hzratp, tho European and California Editions. Jos Pristina of all description, in every varioty, style end color, executed with promptness and on liberal terms. NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence, We had not return rejected communications. ‘Vol Xxx, Se — = AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NEW BOWERY TNEATRE, Banos—Winow's Victim. WALLACK’S THEATIE, A Day Avtan tus Wepvine. Bowery.—Lonpon Assv Broadway.—Oxiver Twist— BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Tax Ange. or uDMignt. WOOD'S MINSTREL NGS. DANCES, ce tu) HALL, 514 Broadway.—Ermorian HELLER'S HALL, 585 Broadway.—San Francisco Min- a SiNaLNG, Vancina, &0.—Rigaing 4 Por- HOOLEY'S HALL, 201 Bowery.—iam Suarpugr's Min- @raxis—' anton Conovet—Caxsivar or FuN—Bone Squati. BOWERY THE rnzis 1N Sonas, STADT THEATRE. 45 and 47 Bowery.—Tue Facm or Visunv's Magicar Sc $00 Girt ENTERTAINMENTS. owery.—Cxonge Cunisty's Min- &C,— BLACK v8. WHITE, NEW you Open trom <M NATOMY, €18 Broadway.— k, Fridwy, July 14, 1865, NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. Our city subscribers will confor a favor by reporting * any of our city carriors who overcharge for the Breau, Country subscribers to the New Yoxk Heracp are re- Quested to remit their subscriptions, witeneyer practi- @adie, by Post Otfice Orders, transmitting money by mail. Tt is the safest mode of Advertixemonts should be sent to @’oluck in the eveni ofice before nine LORIDA. ¥ Judge Marvin, formerly United States District Indge @or the Southern district of Florida, was yesterday ap. Pointed Provisional Ment. This appointm | Rng all tho States lately in robelifon with civt? execatiros, | Bnd in once more pla | nin under the J fr appolated, or of that State by the Presi nt completes the work of supply the entire sisterhood of the ing n of Governors, either elected acknowledging and in accord with the General government THE SITUATION. Tho work of coatec Rebels was iuangur ating bh property of wealthy woud on Monday last, fmol: to tho con ople of t ty, by the seizure « Iron Wor go ernment age: of a large amount of other propert to be confiscated have been taken, fand the twnanty theres » been notified to pay no (ore rent to the rebel proprietors. Tho publication of the Richmond Whig was suspended ‘on Tuesday last by General T: and the establishment taken possession of by the Provost Marshal, in conse: ence of an cditorial appearing in the paper on that morming in which a portion of President Johnson's Bmnesty proclamation was pronounced “heathenish" and one of the acts of Congress “mean, brutal and Cowardly, rovoltingly absurd and atrociously unjust." ‘Tho narrative of a journey through the South since the Buppression of the rebollion, by one of Jeff, Davis’ stat Offloers, which appears in the Heraup this morning, will be found very interesting, as describing the terrible and »| been returned at the proper time, aud a new writ was there are rumors, though it cannot be Certainty, that some fow lives wore lost. It is supposed that the origin of the fire was accidental. ‘The other extensive fire ocourred in West Forty-fourth atroet, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, originating in No. 317, acoffeo extract manufsctory; im what manner was not ascertaimed. Nine buildings were burned, several of which were compactly’ imhabited tene- ment houses, and seventy-five families were thus for the time rendered houseless. The loss is estimated at about fifty thousand dollars. ‘The steamship Morning Star, Captain Horatio Nelson, arrived at this port yesterday forenoon, The Morning Star loft Greytown, Nicaragua, July 6, with seven hundred ‘and seventy-two passengers, who left San Francisco by the Moses Taylor on the 18th of June. The Detroit Commercial Convention was in session again yosterday, but did not transact a great deal of business, the larger portion of the time being taken up in a discussion on the question of reciprocity of trade between this country and the British provinces. Reso- lutions were introduced approving of the notite given by our government to that of England for the termins- tion of the present Reciprocity treaty, and requesting President Johnson to take measures for the nogotiation of anew and more comprehensive one, Reports were made from committees om the subjects of tarifls and internal taxes, x ‘The street cleaning progressed very vigorously yester- day, thero being no attack by the strikers, as on the pre- vious day, om the workmen, as the latier were well guarded by the police, though operations could be prose- cuted much more rapidly if this protection could be safely withdrawn. Tho contractors have now secured nearly all the carts they requir, The warrants for the payment for the last of the street cleaning under the late system, when it was conducted by the City Inspector, were countersigned by the Mayor yesterday, and it is expected that the pay ng will commence to-day. ‘These warrants show that under that system it cost the city about twenty-three thousand dollars a week, or consid-rably over one million dollars r to have its streets cleaned, while under the pros- vetem it will cost less than ten thousand dollars e week, or about half a million a year, thus saving over half willion per annum to the city treasury. Tho Cartmen and Laborers’ Association held another mect- ing yea y, and passed a resolution calling upon the City Inspector to communicate with the Common Coun cil on the subject of the violation of the street cleaning contract, Ex-Judge Durfee and others delivered ad- dresses, and tho meeting adjourned to meet this morn- ing on the steps of the City Hall. ‘The Surrogate yesterday issued letters of guardianship to the relatives of the Roth children, whose custody had been claimed by the Female Guardian Society. The Angevine administration case was then resumed, and the testimony closed on both sides. An attachment had been issued by the Surrogate against William M. Van for not paying over moneys which had beon re- <i by him as adininistrator, Tho attachment was day discharged, in consequence of it not baving issued. In the Court of Genoral Sessions yesterday, Hugh O’Brien, Andvow Kiley aud Peter MeCaunon (young men) pleaded guilty to attempting to commit @ rape upon Elien Satterley, ina bout on the North river, and remanded for sentence. Peter Ryder was con- { assaulting two citizens with @ slang shot, and tato Prisou for two years and six months, m, who attempted to shoot offer Sullivan, of the Eigiteenth precinet, was sent to the Stato Prison for ive gear John Drake, wlio pleaded guilty to ior in the fourth degree, was sen- tenced to the tary for one year, ‘The jury in the ene of John and Samuel MeLean, trled for highway | ipon a verdict when the court were locked up for the night. to be a deputy sueriff, wax yesterday ial on the complaint of Patrick Develin, Miek with having bur- pled to stoal who chinrge: his house and a | upon them as the mouthpiece of the Southern ; the hands of the radical and Jacobin agi- nt lad his head- momorable siego tersburg and Richmond has been transported to 4, where, it is sai, it is to be placed 1m one ¢ squares. port from Mexico rog proton formed Geaeral Bre Brownevill fight again enn eb “ag as 60 b ates commander at | rmined no longer to said Lo be two Mexi- eiies the litte as pI joker When Maximilian first in Mexico | Cortina wa tng against | r that he hi b in his ad- again that be had ree vd and re- joined the republicans; and now again we are told that he i¢ about to once more be an imperialist, Whether all these fantastic tricks are being played by one or two men is difficult, at this distance from the ee me, and probably of tittle conseqrence, to decide, Quite recently it was reported that Cortiaa had been killed in a quarrel by Canalos, another republican ebiof; but it appears he atill lives, The stock market was moderately active yesterday and clozed steady. Governments showed improvement. Gold had an upward tendency, and ciosed on the street at 142% 4.142%. Tho closing price at night was 14234. Thore was rather more firmness yesterday in commer- cial circles, owing to the higher prico of gold; but the markets generally quiet, especiniiy for forciga goods. Cotton wus scarcely eo fim. Groceries wore steady with a fair demand. On "Chango flour was Sc. « 0c. better on State. Wheat was 2c. a3, Corn was | Diighting effects of war on the country and its inhabi- ants. That portion of bis account which we give to-day frofers particularly to Virginia, the greater portion of which State be represonts us showing the blasting marks Of the late four years contest. One of the Hunsi correspondents who has lately been @hrough Northern Alabama states that that region ts flmost ono continuous field of cotton. The planters have Given their attention to tho business again this year @lmost as much as in ante-rebellion times, and the grow- fing crop looks very fine. heir formor masters for wages, and the new labor sys- The negroes are working for tem appears to progress very well A Detroit despatch rebel raider, has been released on two thousand dollars Dail. tates that Burley, the Lake Erio MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Our city was visited yesterday by two very dostructive fires, one of which, from the noted locality of its occur- rence, created great excitement dalf-past twolve o'clock in the afternoon in a basement It broke out at about @torage room adjoining another room in which there was @ stoam botor, under the rear of Barnum’s Museum, on Ann stroct, and swept upward rapidly through that fa mous establishment, and extended thence along Aun Birvct wo Broadway and towards Nassau street and @rtough the block to Fulton street, Tho pro- tees of the fiames was very rapid, and soon that was i the world yenowned Museum was a Deap of vi and smoulc i ruins, and ulti- fm tely, before mastery of the uring element had Deon gained omen, « clap sweep was made of Bil the buildings on 8 Ptrocts, along Aun way between Ann and Fulton w fur ay and including No. 12, end along Fultor 165, Other houses were @onsiderably got Altogether eighteen buildings ‘wore destroyed, and others received considerable dam- eyes. At one time during the fire the Hexauy Building, ‘and m fact the entire bicck embraced by Broad- ‘way, Ann, Fulton and Naseoo streets, was in imminent @anger. The Hees. Office special fre department had Such to do in stoppiog the progress of the flames, and, in Sonnection with the city Fire Department, was the means ‘of saving much valusble property. That ancient edifice, i“ Paul's church, on Broadway, opposite Barnum’s jusoum, was alvo at one time seriously threatened; but fit also was saved. Home few of the Museum curiosities vor rescued; bul by far the greater part of this rare ‘and valuable collection, together with the other property the establishment, was in @ ‘Very short time Igoe out of existence, Mr. Barnum’s loss on stock ts ted at three hundred thousand dollars, on which, fe oaid, ho had an insurance of only sixty thousand The lous om the building, which did not belong | ‘This class do not wish to have anything to do firmer, but closed quiet. Oats were lower, Pork was quite steady for new, but old was firmer, Lard was firmer, Whiskey wae steady. OmeinaL Secessionists anp THs New Eno- Lanp Raprcats.—It is reported that the admin- istration is in possession of facts showing that some of the original secession leaders of the South are highly elated over the project of the Jacobins to refuse the admittance of the South- ern representatives to Congress. This, they say, will strengthen them with the people of the South, and in effect prove that their asser- tions in regard to the North have been correct. with the government at Washington, and are anxious that Congress may reject all Southern representatives, and continue to do so until the people become disgusted. They hope in this way to again work into favor with the Southern people. Thus it will be seon that the Jacobins are again playing directly into the bands of the secession leaders. | amicable adjustment of the Southern States be- Tue Sovrnzen Neoroes—The misdirected zeal of the pretended friends of the North in behalf of the emancipated slaves bids fair to produce the most serious results to the black race, They are, by their interference, inciting this uneducated class to insubordination, and, according to recent reports, will force the mili- tary garrisons to the adoption of summary measures to prevent the disturbance of peace and order by the blacks generally. This can- not fail to work greatly to the disadvantage of the race, and cause an opposition which will defeat the very thing which the Jacobins pre- tend they are trying to accomplish. But what do they care about the negro if they can only keep themselves in office and secure the spoils A Lite Croup Over TH Rio Graxve—In the gathering of armed bands ot intractable re- bels on the south side of the river, under the standard of Maximilian, and in the gathering of a powerful Union army on the north side, under General Sheridan. We may possibly have some stirring news from that quarter be- fore the end of the summer. Those implacable rebels from Texas will be very apt to get Maxt- milian into trouble if he is not exceedingly careful.’ The Hew Mountén Alliance—Phreits df the Northerm Seceesionists and Abolt- tlomists. ‘The secession journals of the North—the abo- litlonists and the radical Jacobins—etill conti nue their efforts to stir up discord and strife be- tween the people of different sections of the country, especially between the two races of the South. Their violent vituperation daily in- creases, and they are constantly becoming more bold in their attacks upon the President and his policy of reorganization. The zeal with which each of these factions labors in its re- spective sphere forces all careful observers of events to the conclusion that they have formed an alliance to prevent, if possible, an amicable adjustment of the affairs of the country, and to defeat the efforts of the government for the speedy restoration of peace, harmony and pros- perity to the Southern States, Such, at least, is the erfect of their intrigues, threats and denun- clations; and they could not more effectually labor for the accomplishment of that result if their movements were all arranged and directed by one hand. If they are permitted to continue their disunion schemes we shall as surcly be plunged into another revolution and war as that the late rebellion followed the long and persistent agitation of the slavery question. The News and kindred rebel organs of the North denounced the prosecution of the war and defended the South, with all its barbarous atrocities, to the close of the rebellion. They now exhibit the same zeal in defending the late assassination conspirators, and in denouncing the members of the military court which tried them, as well as the officials, from the President down, who put their verdict into execution. The history of the world does not furnish an example of demoraligation or barbarous crue}- ties paralle] with the diabolical deeds committed by the leaders of the South and their tools trom the very inception of the rebellion down to its final close. These atrosities all sprung from the wrong of slavery. That institutior was wrong in principle, and having adopted one wrong its defenders had to buttress it with many others to sustain themselves, In pro- claiming it a divine institution and defending it on that principle, the minds of its advocates became bent, and being led on step by step it developed the bitter and acrimonious senti- ments and barbarous deeds which have charac- terized the rebellion. The same thing has brought the rebel journals of the North to their present position, and has made them the de- fenders of the Canadian plotters and the assassination conspirators. This followed as the natural result of having adopted the first wrong. They could see no right except in that which uphold slavery or arose from it, The | conspiracies and plots which have left their black stain upon the Southern leaders were the creatures of this principle, and the rebe! jour- nals rallied te their defence, and denounced all who labored for the punishment of the conspir- ators.. In pursuing this course. the public look secessionists, and it not only embitters the fecl- ing against the Southern people, but encour- ages the latter to continue their oppog.‘on to the government, and thus directly in- terferes with the restoration policy of the President. In this they play directly into tators, whose great anxiety is the fear that tieir schemes will be defeated by the early fore they can secure the adoption of their negro | suilrage sysiem by military power. The New England Jacobin and radical agi- | tators generally increase their threats at every | stage of the development of their movements. They commenced by flattering the President; then pursued the plan of denouncing his policy ofrestoration, but asserted their intention to sup- port him, until now, from Wendell Phillips down to the humblest follower, they threaten a Con- gressional repadia.ion of his policy unless he adopts their schemes for the government of the Southern States. We had supposed that thirty years’ agitation of the slavery question would be sufficient to satisfy the ambition of any set of men, and that, now the institution of slavery is wiped out, and the rebellion which it instigated has been put down, we should hear no more from them. On the other hand, we now find them more zealous in their agi- tating work than ever. Unable to cajole, frighten or force the President into the approval of their crusade, they now are resorting to the dodge of preventing the admission of Southern representatives into Congress until their plane and schemes are adopted. Their whole pro- ject, from its inception through every step, is disunion of the rankest kind. If the people of the South comply with the requirements of the constitution, cordially take the oath and return to their allegiance, Congress will be obliged to admit their representatives, or the members will render themselves liable for violating their oaths to support the constitution. A con- tinuation of this crusade by the Jacobins may yet lead us to a war with New England. Already we hear rumors of the agri- culturists of the West raliying under the idea that the Jacobins of New England are resuming their agitation for the purpose of keeping the country in such an unsettled con- dition that they can continue the protection to their manufacturing interests, We now find the Jacobins pursuing @ course parallel with that adopted by them during the first two years of the war, when, under the lead of Wilson, Sumner and Chandler in Congress, they threw every obstacle in the way of prose- cuting the war; to protract it and make ita failure, in order that their policy might be adopted. They were then, as now, aided and assisted by the Northern secossionists and apologists for the South. But the effect of their intrigues and threats will have o different re- sult applied to the present condition of affairs. President Jobnson, in his restoration policy, not only aims to secure the speedy establishment of peace, order and prosperity to the South, but to #0 bring them about that they will prove permanent and the most advantageous to the two races and their varied interests, He also favors the right of suffrage to the blacks whenever and wherever they are qualified to discharge that duty, and his announced policy plainly contemplates universal amnesty whenever the several classes have forgotten their secession dogmas and can be safely restored to their rights, Both of these results, by the very nature of things, must be brought about gradually. The labors of the rebel organs in defence of the crime and crimi- nals of the South and the agitation of the Jaco- bins only postpone the day whon the excepted Classes will be relieved, and dolay the hour or nogro suffrage will take effeot. Their course is, therefore, clearly revolationary. alliance between these factions is that of dis- unfon, for it results in discord and atrife, inciting insurrection, and will, if allowed to continue, plunge us into a social war. Apverrmuvae Reosrrs or ras New Yore Dariies.—We published a day or two sinoe the advertising retarns of the New York journals. We reprint the following table, which shows the returns of the daily papers for nine months preceding the date given st the head of the columns of figures :— To June 90, 104. To Moh 31, "05. Ineroate = T0208 aa wis Tribe ‘iiss eovere nee : oh, 116,601 54,873 98, 166,826 62,403 $6,473 24.721 101,008 = 46,352 40,78 = 19,270 19,064 6.517 fm a jun .. 11,188 7,206 These figures reveal the cause of all the vio- lence and animosity of the other journals toward the Hzraup. Our advertising receipts not only exceed those of any other daily, butare three times as large as those of the largest re. turns, and almost equal to those of the three leading papers combined. Here is the secret of the bitter attacks upon us—the cause of alt their wrath, The success of the HenaLp has caused a spirit of enmity and jealousy. We have paid a tax of three per cent om our advertising receipts, and have also paid nearly five hundred and thirty thousand, or over a half a million dollars, to our war corres- pondents gince the commencement of the re- bellion. These facts are sufficient to prove the utter folly of those crazy assertions and charges that the Henatp is bought up by this clique, that faction or party. What would twenty thousand, fifty thousand, or two hundred thon- sand dollars amount to compared with our receipts from the general public? Either sum would be a mere bagatelle, and would not pay our current expenses, The idea is perfectly preposterous, The fact of the matter is that the Heraxp ia the only paper in the country which is not subject to the influences they charge up- onus. Weare placed above and beyond the reach of such corrupting influences. But the managers of the party journals are all open to bribes, and are corrupt from bottom to top, and they have no other idea in regard to the management of a newspaper. Their hue and ery against the Heraup, prompted by jealousy of our success, is that of the thief crying “stop thief!” ‘They have no effect upon us, either as to circulation or advertising patronage. The Herap keeps on in the even tenor of its way, increasing in circulation and influence as well as profit, We have already reached the fore- most rank in the newspaper world, not only in comparison with those on this, but also of those on the other side of the Atlantic. We care nothing for politicians or parties. They have always opposed us, while the people and business community have rallied to our sup- port. In their opposition is our strength. What we have done in the past is nothing as com- pared with the future destiny of the Hupaup, Ewancreation—Governor Suarkey’s OPin- ov.—In his excellent proclamation to the poo- ple of Mississippi, as their provisional Gover- nor, Judge Sharkey says, “probably there are some persons who have conscientious scruples about taking this ammesty oath, because they believe the emancipation proclamation uncon- stitutional;” but, he continues, “this objection certainly cannot be raised with propriety by such as denied that they were subject to the constitution of the United States as the supreme law when the proclamation was issued. Whether it be constitutional or not is a ques- tion which the people have no right to deter- mine. Legisiative bodies ofien pass uncon- stitutional acis; but they must be regarded aa valid, and they must be observed as the law until the proper department of the government deviares them void. Every presumption is in favor of their validity. And it is precisvly the case with executive acts.” “The negroes are now free—free by the proclamation—free by the fortunes of the war—free by common con- sent—free practically, as well as theoretically, and it is too late to raise technical questions as to the means by which they became s0.”, This is the opinion of an experienced South- ern expounder of the law, and we trust that it will be diffused all over tho South ; for we have heard that there are Southern men who still entertain the delusion ‘that on legal technicali- ties they may possibly, after a while, re-estab- lish the institution of slavery. The sooner they are set right in regard to this fallacy the sooner they will be prepared to adapt themselves ear- neatly to the new order of things; and to this end, from the great legal reputation of Gov. Sharkey in the South, we suggest the goneral diffusion of his proclamation in all of the late rebellious States. Commotion Amona Tar Perrotecm Broxers.— What is the trouble with the petroleum brokers around Broad street? There appears to be an unnatural excitement among them, which we fear will prove serious during this heated term. Has the bottom dropped out of the oil wells, have the companies all turned out bogus, or is it a smash-up generally among the oil stock operators? Judging from the fluttering in the | vicinity of the petroleum board some great calamity must have happened. The National Loa Panama, July 18, 1865. Jay Cooke reports subscriptions to the soven-thirty loan to-day to the amount of $4,103,100, including the fol- lowing :— First National Bank of Norfolk, Va $500,000 First National Bank of Wheeling, 100,000 Third National Bank of St. Louis. 180, Nati New York County National Bank. Merchants’ National Bank of Boston Brewster, Sweet & Co., Boston Spencer, Vila & Co., Boston. Henry Glows & Co.’ New York Number of individual subscriptions, 2,870, Cortina and General Brown. Camo, July 12, 1866, ‘The Hiboral Mexican General Cortina has been in con- Sultation with the Union General Brown, at Drownaville, and it is reported that Cortina has declared that he will rE | nee Cortina had caused much indignation himself ring the steamer Belle, which re- several lives. ‘by firing on and cay sulted in the loas asain Discovery of Silver Mines Near Denver City. Denvan, July 13, 1865. Extensive and rich silver mines have recently been discovered fifty mites west of this city, at the foot of Snowy range. Hundreds of assays show from eighty to three . Thy oxcite- meat tere and ere Pomstaian, iundre of poople Ra” there the Snowy rango. on Snake WASHINIGTON. Appointment of Judge Ma ‘vin as Pro- visional Governor of Pi erida. Complimentary Dinner to Mr. Harrington. The Bxocutive Clemency Extended to Anvther } Large Batch of Bebels. Cowardin, of the Late Richmond Dis-{ patch, Among the Number. THE TRIAL OF MISS HARRIS, ke, key ke. Wasmunarox, July 13, 1065. JUDGE MARVIN APPOINTED PROVISIONAL-GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA. Bx-Judge Marvin was to-day appointed Provisional Governor of Florida, and will repair to that State early noxt week. PARDONS GRANTED, ‘The work of granting pardons still'goos on. Atoutone hundred and twenty were signed to-day. The new ap- plications ran up to nearly one hundred and fifty. Contrary to the expectation of nearly all familiar with his past career, Mr, Cowardin, editor and publisher of the rebel Richmond Dispatch, has been’ pardoned by the President. RECEIPTS PROM NATIONAL REVENUE. Returns to the office of internal revenue show that nine and # half millions of dollars have been received in that bureau since July 1. Previous to that date the ex- penses of collection were deducted, and the: net amounts returned. Now tho total collections have to be returned. The increase is therofore more apparent than real, although the net receipts are substantially enlarged: DISPOSAL OF ‘HE PUBLIO LANDS IN THE LATS.IN- SURGENT STATES. Measures have been decided upon in the Interior Do- partment for putting inte speedy operation the necessary machinery for the disposal of public lands in the late in- surgent States, applications and inquiry upon tho sub- Ject having been very freely made to the department. Rogisters and receivers have already beep designated for this work In Arkansas, and as soon as this can be dono for the other States these officers wil! be ordored to re- pair immediately to their posts and open offices for the sale of lands atsuch central points as will best meot general convenience. TUR CAPTURED COTTON. It {a understood that the Attorney Goneral has recently furnished an opinion to the effect that the President has not the powor to appoint a commission to decide claims for the large amount of cotton captured’ at Savannah, Mobile, Charleston, Wilmington, &c. ; but that applicants must 80°k reliof inthe mode prescribed by the law in regard to captured and abandoned property; and also that all property turned over by the military authorities to the Treasury agents must be regurded and treated in the same manner. COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO MR. HARRINGTON. Mr. Harrington, the Yirst Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, closed his official connection with the Depart- ment yesterday, and wil! sail for Europe on the 10th of August as Minister to Switzeriand, with his residence at Berne, A handsome dinner was given him by the Me- tropolitan Club to-night, attended by Hon. Robert J. Walker, Sooretary McCulloch, Attorney General peed, Assistant Secretary Chandler, who succeeds Mr. Harrington, Solicitor Jor’an, Commissioner Orten, Hon. F. V. Stanton, Mijor Goneral Avgur, Comptroller Taylor, Colonel Graham, H. D. Cook, William P. Mellen, B. B. French, 8. Atice, Mr. Baker and other gentlemen, ‘at which «peecher were rade and letters read, endorsing Mr, Harrington’s patriotism and ability in the highest terms, and paying a high tribute to his fidelity to the aorvice in the past, Many interestine incidents that occurred during the war, avd in which Colonel Harring- ton participated, were allided to by the speakers, and the affair was ono of tho handsomest spontaneous recogni- tions of public service ever offered a retiring official. PLEASUKE THIP OF KY SEWARD DOWN THE RIVER At ton o'clock thia forenoe Secrotary Seward and ysician, embarked upon on, under the commane of Cap Jown the river as far as Lower from this city, and re- family, with Dr. Wilso the steamer River tain Bradford, and ja Cedar Point, seventy 0 turned nt half-past seven this evening, much pleased with ther trip. THE NEW YORK CONFLAGRATION, ‘The great fire in Now York today and the destruction of Barnum's Museum, and the narrow escape of the Heap office froma Hike fate, is @ matter of much com- ment here to-night. Considerable impatience is mani- fested to know something of the details attending the conflagration, THE CLOSING OF FORD'S THEATRE. The theatre imbroglio excites great talk bere. Mr. Ford was this morning told that he would not be allowed to use his theatre for theatrical purposes. Nothing was said about any future purchase of the theatre by the. government. The theatre remains closed, and the act- ors and actreteos collected by Mr. Ford are doing their Dost to find means to return home or reach some place of employment. Mr. Ford appears in to-morrow’s Chrnicle in a rather indignant card. The actors charge that it is all a dodge of the Christian Association to de- preciate the falue of the property and force Mr. Ford to sell it to them ata loss, Mr. Ford's Baltimore company have already givensoventeen hundred dollars to the Lin- coln monument fund, RESIGNATION OF D. PF. HOLLOWAY. Hon. D. P. Holloway, who for more than four years has filled the office of Commissioner of Patents, resigned his commission to-day. Like Mr. Dole, of the Indian Office, he proforred resigning to making any serious issue between the President and Secretary of the Interior. Thia makes the third change in heads of bureaus in that department in the few weeks of Mr. Harlan’s tncum- bency. GENERAL GEARY SBRENADED. About eleven o'clock last evening the band of the Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania regiment, of the Second division, Twentieth army corps, seronaded Major General John W. Geary, the former commander of that division, at his rooms in Willard’s Hotel. After the band had discoursed several fine airs, the General was called upon for a speech, and responded briefly, but most acceptably, from a window over the entrance to the hotel on Fourteenth street. At the close of his remarks three cheers were given by his auditory, which were followed by » call for General Sel- fridge, who was then a guest of General Geary. The former responded |i few words of thanks. The regi- mont named above is to be mustered out in a fow days, and its band, which officiated to-night, came from camp near Alexandria, a distance of eight miles, to thus honor their old commander. APPOINTMENTS OF POSTMASTERS. Goorge A. Benodict, oditor of the Cleveland Herald, was to-day commissioned Postmaster of that city, vice the presont incumbent, the editor of the Leader, The office is worth four thousand dollars per yonum, ands very protty three cosnered fight for it has been going on for some time. Tho late official was not adverse to anew commission. Ben. Wade desired the place for a favorite of bis, The people at large seem to have favored Mr. Benedict, and to have urged his claims with a zeal and earnestness not to be disregarded, and he has received the appointment, ‘The following, among other appointments and re- appointments of postmastors, have just been made:— Alexander Sharp, Richmond, Va ; David Price, Newark, N. J.; John @. Palfrey, Boston; John M. Earle, Wor- coster; George M. Osgood, Cambridge, Mass ; Prosco ‘Wright, Springfield, 11; Aaron J. Cowles, Oswogo; Chartes J. orion, Palmyra; Harmon Bennett, Norwich; Samuel H. Wells, Ponn Yan, N. Y.; ‘Allon Prichardson, Jofferson City, Missouri; George W. Patton, Altona; Mrs. Margaret Silliman, Pottavillo; Wil- liam ©. Wiloy, Washington; Geor:e Zeinn, Carlisle; Jas. Bingham, Hollidaysburg, Pa.; Chas. T. Greenleaf, Bath; James M. Doering, Saco; J. Weeks, Bangor; James A. Bicknell, Augusta; Benjamin G. Dennison, Brunswick, Maino ; Jamos H. McNeedy, Evansville; Achillos Williams, Richmond, Ind.; Edward A. Brown, Danbury; Honry H. Starkwoathor, Norwich, Conn. many Congressmen aro hore from Pennsylvania and possess nd em the govermment in the wo piration of their commissions confirmed es the extra Senatorial session of 1861. POSTMAGTBE AT RICHMOND, VA. Dr. A. Sharpe has been commissioned Postmaster at Richmond, Va., dating from July & ‘This office is also worth four thousand per annum. BURSAU OF REFUGEES AND FREBDMEN. Brevet Brigadier General E, M. Gregory bas been sp- pointed Assistant Commissioner in the Bureau of Refu- gees and Freodmen and for the sale of Abandoned Lands, @.ve bureau, leaves for South Carolina and Florida in the , course of the coming week, upon a tour of inspec- tow & ‘t0 the working and condition of affairs pertaining tothe hureau in those States. The Colonel will travel through &.be interior country as far as time and circum- stances wit! permit, and satisfy himself as to what Varther uprovements are requisite in the system now par po te succor and relief of the destitute and OOMPLIMENTA@Y LETTE FROM THE SEORBTARY OF ‘THN NAVY TO ADIORAL DAHLGREN. ‘ ‘The Secretary of @ie Navy lis addressed « letter to Rear Adméral Dakigrow, in which he says:— of he: rebettion see the cessation of necessary the reduction of the and’ ite consolidation involved command of those who ciont blockade of the coast and harbors important portion of the Union, and in the work of re- the forts restoring the autherity and su- insurgent States. ASSISTANT SOLICITOS OF THE TEEASUBY DEPART~- ‘MBNT. Mr. Risloy, supervising special agent of the Treasury Department, has been appointed Assistant Soliciter, and/ enters upon his new duties to-morrow. CONTRACT. Secretary Harlan has signed a contract witt the Archi- tectural Iron Company of New York, at one hundred and | forty-six thousand dollars, for extending the Com |, gecasional Library. THE CASE OF CODONEL LEB. ‘The question of pardoning Colonel Lee, of Philadel- phia, has finally been reforred to the District Attorney, |, who prosecuted him to conviction. Mrs. Lee left here last evening for home, ‘without being able to obtainam unconditional pardon, Attorney General Speed is known to have used his influence to have the President recon- sidor his firet determination to remit the penalty of im- prisonment. 4 ‘The Trial of Miss Harris. ‘Wasmyaron, July 13, 1865. The: trial of Miss Mary Harris opened this morning with a statement upon the part of the counsel for the accused that the case was closed as far as the defence ‘was concerned, though from present appearances it was probable that it would not bo finally disposed of before Saturday. By far the greater part of tho day has been used in the continued examination of Dr. C. H. Nichols by the prosecution, and most of the testimony that was obtained is « careful analysis of the causes, mental and physical, that are alleged to have deranged the mind of the prisoner from the moment she heard of Burroughs’ marriage up to the hour of the latter’s death by her hand. Tho testimony thus givon'is very full, and tends to establish the belief that Miss Harris was the victine of @ periodical or paroxysmal mania, in which the active symptoms recur at sometimes irregular periods, between which thore is greater or lessor remission of the aymptoms of tho disoaso, and by which tho mind is excited, the understanding more or less deranged and the will visibly affected. The duration of ono of these paroxysms was entirely uncertain. Those statemcnts were followed by some theoretical remarks, in*the course of which it was held that no amount of preparation or premoditation precludes the idea that the homicide which follows may be an insane act. In such cases a closer scrutiny a8 to insanity should be made; but doubt and suspicion should not be confirmed by these circum- stances alone. Persons affected like the accused some- times pursue one person or a lass, and again manifest utter indifference as to whom they pursue or attack. Even pure revenge is sometimes the cause of the homicide, and this with persons whose insanity cannot be doubted. ‘The same witness gave it as his opinion that tho accused was in acontinuous state of morbid susceptibility to meditate disturbance, and that the homicide was an act of insane violence. He based his views in this rozard upon his own observation of the prisoner since the bomi- cide, and testimony of other witnesses as to her actions and condition at the time she learned of Mr. Burroughs’ marriage—her belief of bis endeavor to entrap her in @ house of assignation, together with her nervous excitability, loss of sleep, loss of appetite, loss of flesh, change of spirits and mon- depression, which ‘thereupon ensued, and which were accompanied by occasional outbursts of vio- lence and strange fits of distraction. It was stated by Dr. Nichols, that im bis belief there could have bepn acta perpetrated by Miss Harris, during the period from the time of the disappointment to the hour of the homi- cide, for which she could have been held morally and legally responsible, but that she also committed some acts during periods or paroxysms of insanity for which she was utterly irresponsible, In his view the disposi- tion to mental disease with the prisoner still continues, Mach more of this descriptton of testimony was elicited, all tending to prove the entire unaccountability of Miss Harris at the time of her mocting and shooting Bur- rough, growing out of PF ivclasays ailments and a disorder ¢ ¢ mind, to which ‘was hold to be naturally pre- fames O'Conner was subsequently sworn for the de- fence, and testified to the excitement and pallor of Mies Harris when she mot Burroughs in the ry just previous to the homicide. > ‘The balance of the session this afternoon was dovoted to the examinution of the assignation letters by parties believed to bo experts as to handwriting, and compari- son was made with letters addressed to Miss Harris known to have been written by Burroughs. The evi- “ dence on this point was meagre and indecisive, theugh leaning +4 bs lief on fc Mog Big 1 ech, = ha . In regard the iv. . Burrou; rother Pre deceased, testified Dositively upon the stand that the assignation letters were not brother's hand- writing. It is bolleved that the testimony in the case will be concluded at an early hour to-morrow, and the argu- ments of counsel ly submitted thereupon. CITY INTELLIGENCE. ‘Tum Saewawnrest.—Yostorday the Committee of Honor held & meoting at the Steuben House, under the presi- dency of Mr. Bissinger, who has been elected Fest Prosi- dent. Present were Messrs. Bissinger, Jacob Windmuel- lor, Stotubronnor, Frederick Kapp, Ammann, Emil Tauer, Poppenhuson and Funke; also Messrs. Steffen, Classen and Geilfuss, of the General Committee, Varioug ar- rangements in reference to the musical exercises at tho Academy of Music were discussed. Tho various commit- toes appointed by the Fest delegates were in session throughout tho day, making arrangements in re- ference to the sale of the tickets and super- intending the decorations, The reception (or sacred) concert, in honor of the visiting singers, on Sunday, will be rendered by a chorus of two thousand male and female singers of the Gemischte chorus of the Toutonia, Liedorkranz and Sing Academie societies, and by an orchestra of one hundred performers, The publio rehearsal takes place at the Academy of Music on Mon- day atten A. M. At eight o'clock in the evening of the same day the main concert—a monster concert—in which all the united singers, consisting of some twenty-five hundred voices, and the orchestra, composed of ono hun- dred performers, will participate, is to take place. On Tuesday the prigo concert will take place at the Academy, in which some fifteen singing societics will compete. The prizes aro a valuable silver goblet and 4 splendid standard of embroidered silk. The prizes will be awarded durin, the picnic at Jones’ Woods on Wednesday, The sale o licketa for rehearsal seats will commence to-morrow, at oight o'clock A. M., at the Academy of Music, ang ab Messrs. Schuberth & Co.'s, No. 820 Broadway. Lavnon ov Sreamemp Leo.—The new steamship Leo, of about nine hundred tons burden, built by Mesera. C, & R. Poillon, for Messrs. Murray & Nephew, of this city, will be launched from the foot of Bridge street, rook lyn, to morrow at two o'clock in the afternoon. Should \e day prove pleasant there will Peace d be a large at- teadance to nee the new craft’s first appearance in ite proper element. Fourn Drownen at Fort Hamivtow.—The body of a man about twenty-eight years old was found at Kort Hamilton yesterday, and an Inquest was held by Justice Bennett, Deceased had dark hair, good teeth and no clothing, and is supposed to have ‘been recently drowned, Verdict according to the facts. — The Connecticut Leg! are and Rall- road Commutation. Hartrorn, Conn., July 13, 1865. ‘Tho Connecticut Legislature has just passed a bill com- pelling railroads in the State not to abolish the commu. tation system, nor to increase the rate of commuters’ fares in a greater ratio than they increase way fares as they existed Jaly 1. _————— Cartan Fiex’s Exraomox to te Montana ‘down Fianp,—Woe learn that nearly two thousand men have reported at St. Paul for this expedition, which will com. mance ite maroh to the Yellow Stong on the 2hth fast