The New York Herald Newspaper, July 19, 1865, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR ‘OFFICE N. W. COBNRR OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS TERMS cash in advance, Monoy sent by mail will bo atthe risk of the sender. Nono but bank bills current in New York taken. THE DAILY HERALD, published every day in the year, Fovx cents per copy. Annual subscription price, $14. THE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, at Fivs cents per copy. Annual subscription price:— Three Copies. 5 Five Copies.. 8 Ten Copies... “b Postage five cents per copy for three months. Any larger number addressed to names of subscribers $1 50 cach. An extra copy will be sent to every club often. Twenty copies, to one address, one year, $25, and any larger number at same price, An extra copy will be sent to clubs of twenty. These rates make the Waexiy Henat the cheapest publication in the country. The Evrorgan Epiriox, every Wednesday, at Six cents per copy, 94 py annum to any part of Groat Britain, or 96 to any part of the Continent, both to include postage. The Canivonsia Eprrios, on tho Ist and 16th of each month, at Srx cents per copy, or $3 per annum. ADVERTISEMENTS, to a limited number, will be inserted inthe Wxexty Heratp, the European and California Editions, NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence. We do not return rejected communications. sreeesseeee NOs 109 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—ABRAu-Na-POauK; OR, @ux Wicxiow Wxppina. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tux Sxa or Ice— Tnisu Tutor. WALLACWS THEATRE, Broadway.—Iaisa Emiarant— Hanoy Anvy. BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway.—Yoururct Dars or Ricuiixy—ANtoNY any Cieoratra. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Eratorian ‘Soncs, Dances, £0.—CHaLLenar ‘Dance—The Conscripts. HELLER’S HALL, 586 Broad: TRALs—ETW0riAN SINGING, Dancinc, &¢.—Tue Batoape. HOOLEY'S HALL, 201 Bower srreLs—l’an.on Concent— BOWERY THEATRE, Bow Sees in Songs, Dances, &c.- ray.—San Franorsco Min- Biacx am Suanrier's Min- 4. or For—Bows Squasu. .—Grorce Canisty’s Min. Doustx Beppep Room. STADT THEATRE, 45 and 47 Bowery. —Tax Fain oF Vusunu's Magica, Somexs axp Girt” Ewrertauraunts. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, Broadway.— Open from 10 A. M. till 10 P. M. a Bas New York, Wednesday, July 190, 1865. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. Our city subscribers will confer a favor by reporting any of our city carriers who overcharge for the HuraLp. Country subscr.bers to the New Yorx Henao are re- quested to remit their subscriptions, whenever practi- cable, by Post Office Orders. It is the safest mode of transmitting money by mail. Advertisements should be sont to the office before nine o'clock in the evening. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advertisements for the Wematy Henan must be handed in before ten o'clock overy Wednesday evening. Its cir- culation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, merchants, manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the country is increaalug very rapidly. Advertisements in- serted in the Waexty Heaanp will thus be seen by a large phy of the active and energetic people of the United THE SITUATION. One of our Charleston correspgndents states that tho Majority of the South Carolina planters, though so recently the most uncompromising advocates of slavery, have already begun to look on emancipation as really a benefit to them, and are inclined to the opinion that compensated labor will in the end be far more profitable and satisfactory to the landowners of that State generally. All the principal South Carolina crops excepting rice are represented as yielding abun- dantly this year. Rice cultivation has been much neglected owing to the disorganization and confusion incident to the change from the slave to the free labor system. There {fs considerable ill feeling in Charleston between the soldiers and the citizens, and there have recently been some breaches of the peace, in which the colored People of the city, as well as the colored soldiers, have been mixed up. General Bennett, the post commandant, has consequently found it necessary to {esue special orders of a pretty stringent character, requiring all citizens to deliver up firearms in their posession, to refrain from assemblages and noisy demonstrations on the streets, and to remain at their homes after eight o'clock in the evening. The soldiers are also reminded of their duties, and warned against the perpetration of any outrages or the exhibi- ‘tion of any discoartesy to the people. The health of Jefferson Davis is said to have been failing rapidly of late, though he is supplied with plenty of fresh air, good food, and such opportunities for exer- cise as the contracted limits of @ Fortress Monroe casemate will permit. Within a few days he has, without any apparent cause, become un- tasually dejected, and it is surmised that this depression of spirits has been caused by some ene having communicated to hiin intelligence of the execution of the assassination conspirators, It 1s said Ghat one of his eyes is almost entirely blind, and that the other gives indications of soon becoming 80. ‘The only roading matter allowed him is tho Bible, to the perusal NEW YORK HERALD, W&VNESDAY, JULY 19, 1866, ducements to capitalists to work the rich and exhanatless mines with which Mexico abounds. Among other novel ties, the capital is soon to have stroet railways, for which the exclusive privilege has lately been granted toa New York company. Meantime the contest between the repub- lican and imperial troops in different sections £008 on, though nothing decidedly now in this respect is announced, there being merely confirmations of the previous reports of successes by the former in Michoacan and of the latter in Sonora and New Leon. Count Hydenbruck, who has recently been raised by his government from the position of Minister Residers of Austria in Washington to that of Minister Plenipoten- tiary, was yesterday officially received by President Johnson in his new capacity, when addroeses appropriate to the occasion were made by both the President and the Minister. In the case of the United States versus fifty barrels of whiskey marked A. H. B., fifteen marked with a tri of which he devotes considerable time, and he is not permitted to write or receive any letters, ‘The place of imprisonment of the assassination con- spirators—Mudd, Arnold, O'Laughlin and Spangler—has eon changed by the President from the Albany Peniten- tlary, a8 at first designated, to the Dry Tortugas, off the southern coast of Florida, and they are now on tho way to that soquesterod spot from Washington. ‘The Irish Legion of this city, composed of the Sixty- ninth, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth, One Hundred and Bixty-fourth and One Hundred and Seventieth Now York Tegiments, arrived at home yesterday, and received an enthusiastic recoption, The Seventeenth Massachusetts fend Second Vermont regiments also arrived in the city Yooterday. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Dur city of Mexico correspondence which w~ publish ‘Phis morning gives positive confirmation to the state- ments her:tofore made in the Heratp to the effect that ax-United States Senator Gwin’s viceregal projects for the colonization of Sonora and other Northern Mexican Btates are ignored by Maximilian, and will recolve no re. ‘cognition from him, @ notice of this purport having ro gently been published in the Diario del Imperio, the off. ‘ial organ of the Emperor's government. The letter of ‘our correspondent contains also many other matters of smuch interest connected with affairs in Maximilian's em- pire, The Emperor appears to be alive to the encourage- ment of every description of enterprise caloulat- ed to give stability to his régime He invites jmmigration from both the United States and ‘Burope, has given contracts to Americans for teiegraph Lines from the United States thro ih both the eastern and qweatern soctions of the counter and is oifering great \u angle and thirtesn marked Ketters, Judge Betts yeater- day issued a decree of condemnation, and ordered the liquor to be sold for tho benefit of the government. Judge Barnard, of the Supreme Court, adjourned the Chambers yesterday out of rospect to the memory of the late Ambrose L. Jordan. In the Marine Court an adjourn- ment for the same reason also took place, after appro- priate remarks by Judge Alker and members of the bar. In the trial in Washington of Miss Mary Harris for the shooting of Burroughs, the Treasury Department clerk, yesterday was occupied by the decision of the Judge on certain propositions submitted by the prosecution and defence, and by arguments of counsel on both sides. The addrosses of counsel will be continued to-day, and it is expected that the case will be given to the jury this afternoon. A meeting of the exempt firemen, President Philip W. Engs in the chair, was held last evening at Fireman's Hall, for the purpose of electing two trustees and a treas- urer, in conformity with the provisions of the Metropo- litan Firo bill. Zophar Mills and John J. Gorman were elected trustees, and Jobn $. Giles treasurer. A resolu- tion appointing a committee to take steps towards pro- curing a charter for the association at the next session of the Legislature was adopted. Notice was given to amend the by-laws making the initiation fee of the society five dollars instead of one dollar, as has been the custom. The funeral of Madame Jumel, widow of Aaron Burr, took place yesterday from her late residence at Wash- ington Heights, The services were performed in the Epis- copal Church of the Intercession, and the remains were interred in Trinity Cemetery. The German singers yesterday made excursions to va- rious places in and around the city, and enjoyed them- selves in true Fatherland style. Besides the pleasure occupations of the day, some business of importance to this singing fraternity was transacted by the business committees, Among other things it was decided to hold the next national Saengerfest, the tenth, in Philadelphia, in 1867. At night the prizo singing took place at the Academy of Music. This forenoon the singers will form in procession at their headquarters, and march thence through tho City Hall Park and to Jones’ Wood, where the Saenger picnic will be hold. The great four oared boat race took place on the Hud- son river, near Poughkeepsie, yesterday afternoon, and resulted in favor of the Samuel Collyer, the New York boat, she leading the Poughkoepsie boat about two lengths and a half to the home stakeboat, The time in which the five miles were made by the New Yorkers ‘was thirty-seven minutes and twenty seconds. The investigation into the causes of the steam boiler explosion which occurred at the steam sawmill, corner of Second avenue and Fifty-fourth street, on Saturday last, and by which the fireman, Patrick Collin, was killed, was commenced at the Nineteenth precinct station house last evening by Coroner Gamble. The witnesses examined testified that the explosion was caused by the valves of the boiler being closed while a fire was built up under them. The engineer not being able to give in his evidence, from the injuries received, the inquest was adjourned until Friday evening at eight o’clock. A man named William Mahon has been arrested and required to give one thousand dollars bail to answer the charge contained in the verdict of a coronor's jury, of having, during an affray at the corner of Houston and Crosby streets, on the 29th ult., inflicted the injuries which resulted in the death of Mortimer Maguire. ‘The following also were among the commitments made yesterday :—Garrett Baldwin, on charge of knocking down, beating and stealing a watch and two hundred dollars in money from John Paulsen, of No. 6 Green- wich street; James Lowery, reputed proprietor of the Rising Star drinking house, Water street, and a woman named Mary Maher, charged with stealing, in said cstab- lishment, one hundred and sixty dollars from Jamos Reed, of 99 Oliver street; Thomas Williamson, on com- plaint of attacking and robbing in Chatham street s canal boatman named Henry Ackerman, of Honesdale, Pa.; Walter Keoch, on charge, in company with two others who escaped, of beating and robbing, on Harlem bridge, carly yesterday morning, William McCormick, of Melrose, Westchester county; Mrs. Mary Eayes, charged with keeping a disreputable establishment over the Ana- tomical Museum, in Broadway, and James Foster, on charge of stealing five hundred dollars from a French- man named Ernest Gambier, ina tager beer ealoon in Thompson strect. Accounts continue to reach us of the disastrous effects of the freshets catised by last Sunday night’s heavy rain. In the vicinity of Philadelphia, along the Schuylkill river, an immense amount of damage was dono, and it is reported that some lives were lost. ‘Tho Lake Superior region, in Michigan, was visited on the 5th inst. by very heavy rain, which resulted on the following day in the greatest freshet which has ever been known in that section. Many buildings were swept ‘away and much property was destroyed. The stock market was heavy yesterday. Governments were lower. Gold was strong, and closed on tho stroet at 143% 0 143%. Tho breadstuff markets wore less active yesterday, and toward the close generally heavy, the export demand having fallen off. Cotton was a shade lower, and in less request, An active speculative business was transacted in pork, opening at a material advance, but closing quite heavy. Lard, bacon and cut meats were in more re- quest, and generally firmer. Beef, butter and cheese wore moderately dealt in, and were steady. In the gro- cery line the main business was in sugars, which wero active, Refined has advanced ic. per pound within a few days. Whiskey was in request, and a shade higher. ‘Tallow was freely purchased at improved prices. Tho froight market was moderately active and firm. The changes in other branches of trade were not important. Beef cattle are seewingly in large supply, the total receipts of the week being 5,500, which is a heavy gain over the previous week. The supply was so short then, however, that sellers had little trouble in working off the present supply at the prices Inst roported, or a ilttle higher for some superior cattle, The general quality of the offerings was good, mostly from Tlinois, and trade was quite animated, all the stock selling by Tuesday noon. A few of the best steers brought 17¢.—in a single instance 174¢¢.—but good butchers’ cattle generally brought about 16c, Sheep are in quick request, with very large receipts, the total being 17,500. They are even selling better than last week, good lote bringing 6. 9 63;c., common sheep 50. a 5}e., and lambs 10e. a 120. Live hogs are in light supply and wanted at higher figures. Receipts only 6,423 for the week, and selling at 11XKe. a 12%e. Mirmary Crrmomu.—A small village jour nal, published somewhere beyond the Brooklyn ferry, takes exception to our recent remarks upon Major General Hooker’s conduct at Chan- cellorsville. We have done, and shall do, General Hooker no injustice. He is a brave man, but he has no military genius, and could not command an army. Now that the war is over, the time has come for historical inquiry, criticism and analysis in regard to our generals. We have begun with McClellan, and intend to do thom all justice. Hooker must walt his tarn, and then we shall show where he suc- ceeded and where he failed. ———— Gross Cornvrtion or Our Orriciats.—Lon- don, with a population of two and a half mil- lions, fs admirably governed for about $12,000,000 a year. Paris, with a population of a million and a half, is kept in perfect order for about $10,000,000 per annum. But New York, which has a population of only eight hundred thousand, pays about $17,000,000 a year, and is miserably miagoverned and in the vilest disorder, Who are to blame for this? Why our corrupt officials and the*corrupt press which deceives the people about them, that adorn the Vatiean or the Pitti Palace of bis souverains in Florence. The Emperor of Russia, too, might swell the category—say, for example, with the knout that whipped the nuns of Minsk; and the Sultan of Turkey might send a chip off the old block of the black stone of Mecca, or a leaf of the original Koran. These would be most acceptable gifts, and would prove how perfect is the entente cordiale between Europe and the reconstructed United States. There are plenty of works of virtu and curiosities of historic interest in the possession of many American tourists which would be in- valuable to Barnum’s new collection; and we hope that our travellers who have seen the world will lend a and to the great showman in bis effort to reprodpee « Basiimel masonry. ‘The Problem of the Next Bleetion. The political and party leaders in this State will soon be compelled to take action on the measures of party policy and party creed. The Clroulation of the New York Press— Official Returns. The statement of the circulation and sales of the daily papers of this city, made from the offi- cial figures of the Internal Revenue Department, is an instructive one for the public. It shows the real extent to which each journal is spread among the people, by giving the groes receipts from gales, and it gives those gross receipts according to the returns made from the office ofeach paper. This renders it impossible for the minor journals to claim that their circulation is not fairly stated, which they are always ready todo when they see their circulation compared with that of the Herat. The official returns are as follows :— RECKIPTS OF SALES OF DAILY NEWSPAPERS. Name of paper. Year ending May 1, 1865. Heraw.. re $1,095,000 | result before the people and the fate of the par- Times. + 368,150 | ties on election day all depend upon the plat- ‘Triben 252,000 | form which they may adopt and the policy 160,427 100,000 Evening Post. World. Sun. Expret On the above amounts a tax of fifty first fifty thousand dollars, and all above that amount is paid for at the rate of one dollar for every thousand, ‘When the receipts fall below fifty thousand dollars, and are above twenty-five thousand, a license fee of fifty dollars is paid. Of this class are the Daily News and Staats Zeitung. If the receipts do not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, a retail dealer’s or manufacturer's license of ten dollars has to be paid. Tho proprietors of the following journals now pay that amount:—Commer- cial Advertiser, New Yorker Demokrat, and Transcript. Thus the receipts from sales only of the Heratp were in one year nearly one million one hundred thousand dollars, while the re- ceipte of the Times were less than one- third that sum, those of the Tribune less than one-quarter, those of the World one- tenth; and the receipts of the News and Com- mercial were so small that the publishers of those papers are not required to state their circulation as a basis of assessment, but only to take out a retail dealer’s license. Our re- ceipts were over a million, but the excess is such a scrap that we dop’t include it in our round statement; yet the total receipts of the Express were not equal in amount to that scrap. But the most striking fact shown by these official figures remains to be noticed—it is that the sales of the Hzratp are greater than the sales of all the other papers together. Thus our gross receipts from sales are $1,095,000, while the gross receipts of the five other papers large enough to name are altogether only $961,777, or $130,000 less. This one hundred and thirty thousand we will leave as a margin to cover the News and so on, whose receipts are not given, and thus we fully justify the broad declaration that our circulation is now officially shown to be greater than that of all the other papers together. Such is the opinion that the American people entertain of the New Yorx Hzratp. We have hitherto shown that it goes everywhere, that it was the only paper taken in our immense armies, and that every one who desired to be informed in relation to current events road it. The official returns now declare beyond all question the immense preference shown for it by the grand, honest public that buys its paper. By contrast, it is worthy of especial notice that the News takes out a license that acknowledges its receipts to be less than fifty thousand dollars @ yoar, and that the Commercial Advertiser and some others acknowledge to less than twenty- five thousand dollars. Of course newspapers can- not live on that; and this puts in strong relief the fact that all those journals of small circulation— the Express, News, and so on—are merely kept alive by the Corporation pap given to them in the shape of advertisements. The people are plundered that journals may be kept alive to oppose the people’s cause and to outrage and insult the public decency in their attempts to uphold the enemies of the country. which they cnunciate. In other words, accord- ing as the party leaders behave themselves this State will be carried, and in fact the Union. Everything, politically, is now in a chaotic state. Party lines have been obliterated and party ties severed by the rebellion. Old issues have passed away, and a new era has com- menced. The party which best adapts itself to the public necessities in its treatment of the practical measures of State and national affairs will carry everything before it. The same rule applies that prevailed during the war. If the democratic party had cut loose from the peace copperheads and taken an un- equivocal position in favor of the prosecution of the war they would have controlled the country and to-day held the reins of the gov-" ernment. But this they failed to do. The result was that the people refused to be diverted from the main and in fact the only issue—the sup- pression of the rebellion—rallied to the support of the republican party and elected its candi- dates. In the State elections of 1862, at which the democracy carried all the Central States, we furnished the vital ideas of the canvass. By the adoption of the policy on the public issues which we marked out for them they were suc- cessful, and might have not only maintained their position, but continued their triumph at the polls, if the men who by that movement were placed in power had not violated every pledge and principle upon which they were elected. Instead of pursuing the policy in refer- ence to the war upon which the issues of the campaign had placed them, they undertook to claim it as an anti-war victory, disgusted the people and encompassed their own defeat. The officials, from Governor Seymour down, failed to comprehend their duties or did not understand the necessities of the hour, and immediately upon being inducted into office began to form combinations with the ultra peace men, glorified such impracticable copperheads as Vallandigham, and held their meetings in different sections of the country. They threw every obstacle in their power in the way of the prosecution of the war, and adopted every pos- sible course to array a pogtion of our popula- tion against the government, which ended in a sertous riot and destruction of property in this city. The public became disgusted and were only too glad to send them into retirement upon the first opportunity. We opposed and denounced this violation of the principles of the canvass; but the democratic leaders, un- able to see the folly of their course or realize that they had abandoned the issues upon which they were elected, not only betrayed the cause that put them in power, but accused us of abandoning it. Had they continued faithful to the principles which secured their triumph in 1862, no power under heaven could have pre- vented their success in 1864, which would have given them full control of the national government. The complete obliteration of all the old party issues farnishes an opportunity for all the parties to commence anew with equal chance, provided they grapple with the new status of public affairs in a manner that agrees with the interests of the public and the safety of the nation. If the republican party, under the lead of the radicals and the Loyal Leagues, adopt the platform of Chief Justice Chase, in- cluding his programme of universal negro suffrage through s proclamation, and the idea that an enormous national debt is a national ments of our city government, beginning with the removal of the Mayor and heads of depart- ments for sufficient cause. —_—__——— Borizr’s Resiqnation.—It is stated that General Bu has tendered his resignation, and that it not been accepted. Who re- fused it, and why? When General Grant was asked why he did not dismiss Butler from the army he replied, “Because I do not want him to get into Congress and talk. So long a8 he is in the army he is bound to keep army mat- ters private.” Perhaps Stanton has refused to accept his realgnation for the same reason; but General Grant spoke during the war, a8 @ mili- tary man, while Stanton acts like a politician. Now that the war is over we invite Butler to come out of his tomb at Lowell and talk. Let him tell all he knows. We will give him o fair hearing in this city this fall. He did not tell half enough in his Lowell speech. Let him make a clean breast of everything. We don’t care whom he cuts up or cuts down. He belongs to history now, and, although we have been pretty severe upon him, he may yet find that we have been his beat friend. To Our War Corresronpents.—We desire our war correspondents to write out immediate- ly fall and impartial criticisms of all the gene- rals with whom they were associated during the war. The copy must be sent to this office as soon as possible. After these criticisms are published we shall give our own opinions. Corporation ADVERTISING.—The money legal- ly authorized to be expended for Corporation advertising this year is only about sixty or seventy thousand dollars. But by false returns, falge statements, bogus publications, publishing without authority and judgments against the city, “confessed” by our officials, we shall be swindled out of six or geven hundred thousand dollars under this head alone. No wonder the papers are silent about our corruptions. And yet Governor Fenton stays in the country, asleep. To Orricurs anp Sotprers.—We invite all officers and. soldiers, regulars or volunteers, in or out of the army, to send to this office all the facts for and against the generals who have commanded them during the war. We are going to hold a general court martial, and witnesses are welcome. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI. THE ORDERS FOR THE MARCH. RAISING THE GUNBOAT VARUNA Wreck of an Aspinwall Steamer on Seranella Banks, &., &., The steamship Mississippi, Captain Konnedy, from New OMeans on the 11th inst., arrived hero yesterday. Tho purser will accept our thanks for favors. &e. ——_—_ Cur New Or#ans Correspondence. New Onizass, July 11, 1865. GTRAMSHIP ABHORE ON THR SERANELLA BANKS. Captain McLean, of the schooner Friends, arrived yew terday, from Ruatan island, which place she lefton the 30th of June, reporis t!.at a large steamer from New York, bound for Aspinwall, was ashore on Seranells Banks. The captain of the steamer had arrived at the Koys to procure assistance to take off hie passengers and crew. He succeeded in procuring two schooners, ané proceeded to the wreck. He reported, when he left, that they were not sufficient to take off his passengers and crow. There must haye been a large number of passen- gers; but he could not obtain any other vessels. Captals McLean did not learn the ship or captain’s name. RAISING THE GUNBOAT VERUNA. The readers of the Hanatp will probably remember that at the taking of Forts Jackson and St. Philip the United States gunboat Veruna ran the gauntlet of the forts, and was chased by the rebel gunboats and sunk one mile above Quarantine. This was over three years ago. Colonel Colburn, formerly Superintendent of the Ope- Jousas Railroad, is now at work raising her. The hull of the Veruna is said to be in very good pres*rvation. DISGRACEFCL AFFAIR ON THE UNITED STATES GUNBOAT NYANZA, A most disgraceful affair occurred on the United *tates nboat Nyanza, lying in the new basin at the foot of dberty street.’ It appears that the crew ara very mutinous, several i 2 deserted. The police officers have arrested these Wserters and returned them on board the voasel, whore the officers were terribly beaton for their pains. ‘This occurred on Sunday night last te officers Leeney and Kavanagh. Last. night, at tho request of the commander of the Nyanza and the orders of the Chief of Police, Leeney and Kavanagh went on board the Nyanza for the purpose of tdentifying one of the officers of the vessel who had been accused of urging on the men to commit the assault. No sooner had the volice officers stepped on board than they wore shot at and one of them instantly killed. Chief of Police Burke, Lieut. Downey and several police officers immediately went on board as soon as the news of the murder was for the purpose of arresting the guilty parties. And these, also—these little, pitiful pauper prints, kept alive by the public pap—aro the ones that have always a charge to make against the Heratp on the score of blackmail. They are so feeble that they are hardly alive—there is scarcely enough breath in them to furnish a good yelp, and they use what little they have to set up a shout of blackmail against the chosen journal of the great American people, the only journal rich enough to despise all the blackmail that the politicians can offer. All advertisers should take particular notice of these returns. They afford business men: an efficient guide as to the means of reaching the public, and show them that one advertisenrent in our columns is better thane. dozen. any- where else. blessing, the democracy have a field opened to them which, if they are wise enough to enter, will surely lead them on to victory. In this event it will only be necessary for them to sustain the sagacious reorganization policy of President Johnson, and give a popular solution of the question of negro suffrage in urging upon the Southern: people to confer the right of elective franchise upon the emancipated blacks under the restriction of sufficient educa- tion to enable them: to read and write. By the adoption of this course they may be able to build up a party which will not only sweep everything before them in November, but enable them to retain their political supremacy for fifty years to.come. The republican party, on the other hand, by the adoption of the Chase radical platform, ave sure of being de- feated at the polls. As matters now stand in this State, with the uncertainty of the party leaders being able to comprehend the true issues of the hour, Gov- ernor Fenton is in.a position to become master of the situation. By pursuing a prompt and Rustoration or Barnow’s Moseom—Barnum’s Musoum was an American institution. Its:de- struction is, therefore, in some respects, @ na- tional loss. We publish in another column an article from # contemporary touching Barnum’s project to construct a new museum somewhere up town, which he intends sliall far surpass the old one, both: in style of architecture end the variety and value of its curiosities. Barnum owns a fine piece of property on Broadway, in the neighborhood of the Metropolitan Hotel, which would make a capital location for the new musoum. Every American who lies any interesting curiosity at Mis command, end, in- deed, every one who takes any interest in the artistic and scientific progress of: tho country, should: contribute to fill up the galleries of Barnum’s new establishment. For instance, Louis Napoleon mig}it send. some. souvenirs of the old empire; a few. pictures from the Louvre, a few specimens of Sevres porcelain, some party leaders and form: the tsene for this State at the November election. If he is not a poli- tical coward he will commence at duce. This is his opportune moment. An investigation and. removal of our corrupt heads of, depart- ments will not benefit him and his party at any other timp. It will be impossible to.raise an issue with the people of the State in the face of great national contests like a Presidential elec- tion, Let him take hold of it with-vigor now. ‘The people of the whole State being interested in a good government in this city, he can make the issue for them and, secure, @ Legislature which will endorse and sustain him. Let, him move in this matter at once, and secure the re- pndiation ef the Chase platform by his State Arabio bijouterie from Algeria, end trifles of that kind. Queen Victoria has a superfiuity of curiosities in her various palaces—Windsor, Hampton Covrt and St. James—which she could easily spare to her “American cousins.” His Holiness the Pope could offer some valu- able relics of the sainted departed, or any other fragmentary portion of the multitudinous specimens of ancient Ejruscan or Grecian art @ thorough overhauling of the several depart: convention, and he need have no fear of the result of the coming election. But if he falters and hesitates the democracy may step in, and, with the emphatic endorsement of President Johnson’s policy, take the whole question out of his hands, and leave him a mere routine State clork at Albany. Governor Fenton thus has everything to gain and nothing to lose by NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence. Fortress Monnos, July 16, 1865. THE CHRSAPEAKE AND HAMPTON HOSPITALS. To the surprise of many and to the regret of all, Dr. McClellan has to-day received orders, at his own request, relioving him from charge of the Chosapeake and Hamp- ton Hospitals, and ordering him to report at Philadelphia. Dr. Frantz, late having care of the Balfour Hospital at Portsmouth, now broken up, takes his place. What the Chesapeake and Hampton Hospitals have been and are everybody knows. They form an important part of the history of the war, Dr. McClellan has been identified with these hospitals from their foundation, To his energy, untiring efforts and skill, they owe their entire usefulness in the past and present. There have been no better hospitals anywhere, and the system of order, dis- cipline, treatment and general management has met with universal acceptanee and commendation, not only by medical men—the most competent judges in the case—but by the large number of officers and men who at differ. ont times have undergone treatment her, Botween forty thousand and fifty thousand patients have been treated here, from the commencoment of the war up to the present time. BOARD OF HEALTH. There was a meoting to-day of the Board of Health connected with the fortress, consisting of Dr. Craven, Dr. Bancroft and Captain McEwing. They have docided to recommend the tearing down of several old wooden bulld- ings about the Point and initiation of other measures: likely to affect the public health. This board acts tn concert with the quarantine established in the harbor, and which has been in most successful operation for some time. THE NEW CIFAPRL. ‘The first exercises in the new chapel in procoss of completion, but not yet quite completed, on the hospital grounds, were held this afternvon. Rev. Mr. Tisdale, of Christian Commission, officiated. There was a large attendance, and the exercises were of a highly interest- ing character. This chapel, which will cost two thou- sand five hundred dollars, has been built.from subscrip- tions raised in Now York city. The dimensions of the chapel proper are sixty by thirty’feet, and then it bas a vestry and other rooms of comfortable size. Tt is aneat and substantial structure, with a modost but elogant steeple. It has long’been wanted her, and can be used years hence, when every vestige of the late civil war is over. The donors rest assured that their money fas boen wisely and judiciously expended. GOVERNMENT SALR OF HORSES AND MOTES. Tho stoamer Eliza Hancox was yosterday freighted with rural gentiemen and others anxious to exchange govern- mont funds for government horses and mutes, to be sold ‘at auction, at Portsmouth, under direction of Captain Dudley, Quartermaster. North street was the scene of the sale. Mr. Van Aredalo took the bammer, and the government quadrupeds, with lively rapidity, passed into the hands of purchasers. There were one hundred horses aold'and fifty mules. The highest price any horse brought was $169; the prices averaged $80 apiece. The mulea wore run up to $610; the mules averaged $93 apiece, Farmers came from milos in the intorior to at- tend the sale. Some women were among the bidders, but more cautious and prudent in their bids than the far- famed Mrs, Toodles, of auction sale notorievy. THR GORPORT NAVY YARD. Tt was but step from the auction sale te the Navy Yard, and so I wok a look through the latter place. In the dry dock is Admiral Radford’s flagship Malvern, which I noticed some days since as undergoing repairs hero, She will be able to leave on Wednesday, when she will proceed on her Southern tour, inspocting the veasels of the squadron. Though the skele tons remain of some of the butidings destroyed in the outset of the war are still visible, much has been done and ts doi to the yard in working order acain. “ha walis and a on new roofs and inner restored some the old butidit aod good as new. Two or ‘three ships are ra and others are waiting. mes ae force of workmen is employed. The ‘Gunaed gates the dry dack are Kneasy na renovation, The rebel rams raised and brought here are still at the yard. ‘APPOMA’ . A gentleman arrived here to-day ee en Court House, the scene of Lee's surrender toGrant. A done six railroad to Farmville, « distance Neither the Bigh bridge nor the es river bas been repaired Both the Danville road the: travelling is far but out the country. suits are being resu: about the county elections to take place on the 18th and Bansum’s Mossox Rescwen.—In old times men in the-same line of business used to. abuse ach othor like Billingsgate Ashwomem; but now they have grown wiser, more generous and more neighborly. ter, Bar- ‘num’s museum had. scarcely burned down before he feootved offers of assistance from every side, and, through the kindness and liberality of Managers Stuart and Fox, he will be able te. resume his entertainments some time this week, For this parpose Manager Stuart has tendered him the we of the Winter Garden, and Me. Bernum's treape will open ia the Greet Monster— qwhich was to. have been played on the dsy of the fire—and all the living curiosities will be exhibited as usual, a Movements of Generals. Boston, July 16, 1865. Major Generals Meade and Burnside are in the city, ‘and will attond the commencement of Cambridge Col- lege to-morrow. oo ‘The Weather. MOUNT WASHINGTON. Hovss, Mount Wasmivoros, N. H., July 17, 2865. tful. The therm: above zero. Sovmrr ‘Tho weather hero is most de! tor stands this morning at forty MONTREAL. Mowrrea, July 18—6 P. M. ‘Thermometer 78. Gloudy day, bo now. formed that the cavalry State come to protect and foster the righte, propetsx and best interests of the people. il be the most exact state of discipline, and any infringement of the rights of individuals, should any occur, severely punished. deport themsolves as pesoeee are heraby notified tl they will not be paroled nor entitled to the benefits of the amnesty proclamation above alluded to. camps of the command, will’ be: desig these headquarters. br each other, the brigad column marching on the right of the road. for the safety of the wagon train. without further orders, detail a squadron to: rear of the train, and, when necessary, detaeh » pioneer party to mend the roads in its advance. Brigad! has gone to J¢fferson for the purpose of il government cotton speculation and inmencing to rain PERSONAL. Major General Canby is in Mobile. Our Western Louisiana Correspondence. Sureeverort, La., July 3, 1865. NMAPORTANT MAROGING ORDERS BY GENERAL MEURITT. The following important orders have been promul- gated by Major General Merritt, commanding the cavalry columns which are about commencing their long march through Texas :— pi crmoutan.}, . BADQUARTERS, CAVALRY Mairary Division ov SourHwest, Juno 22, 1865, } The inhabitants of the State of Texas are hereby in- commands on the march in the The troops kept im All officers and men of the Confederate and navy, within the limits of the Trans-Miesisst ment, who were surrendored by the terms entered inte by General Canby, United States Army, and General Smith, Confederate States Army, and disbanded and went to their homes without being parol solves € tho benefit of being parol vantage of the amnesty of tho United States by applying to the Provost Marshal at these headquarters, on the line of march, turning tm their arms and ammunition and taking the parole, can avail them- and take the ad- proclamation of the Presidemt All such as do not voluntarily give up their arms am@ Tand well disposed citizens Major General W. MERRITT. By commant of Lieutenant Colones! and Acting G. A. Goxvox, Brevet Assistant Adjutant General. GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 2. Heapqvanters, CavaLay Foecns, Miurrany Drviston or Tue SouTuweeT, June 26, 1866. In the march about tobe made by the First cav: division, the following rules will be strictly observed, and all officers ofthe command-will' be ‘held responsible that they are E ag well ax the daily from TL. The column will habitually mare's by fours; rest~ carrted out :— I. The hour and direction: of ments and squadrons will keep well cloeed on the of the column, neglecting the distance: prescribed in tae- tics. Brigades and regiments :will alternate daity te their jitiona in column in such mannor that tyke ty Re tara in leading. When the country will the mareh abroust le will, without other orders, of je whose turn’ it is to lead the IIL. The rear or left bri; -will be: held ‘ble ragerticean tt it emcee mareh in the TV. Timoly halts will bo made ou the march, to allow the men to rest, fill their canteens, and obey the calls of nature. No officer or man shall halt, leave the column, or water his horse, Cag at such times as are desig- held responsibte that their fully watered, eld responsible that their horses are carefully w: and the men’s canteens filled with water, before starting from camp in the morning. All 1éd animals must be marched in rear of the regiment to.which they belong. In cage aman is forced to fall out on the march he must leave his horse with his comrade in the same set of fours, and ra his company on foot, officer with tl regiment and brigade, to enforce these ordors amd the general discipline of ¢ mount and require to walk into camp all:men who are found violating orders on the march. imental commanders will be Acommisstoned © provost guard will march im-rear of each he command, and will arrest, dis- The attention of the command is called to the fact that the march will be made throug a section of country recognising the government and la Unit ws of the ited States. ‘Phe rights of property must be strictly respected. Ali’ soldiers are forbidden to enter the houses of citizens under any pretence whatever, and it is hoped and expeated all matters of afscipline will be such as to give the most entire satisfaction. that the conduct of the command in By command-of Majos Genoral W. MERRITT. G. A. Gorpom, Brevet Lieut. Col. andiA:.A. & G. GRNBRAL VEAOH INVESTIGATING ILLEGAL COTTON GPBOULA- TIONS ior General Veach, commanding this district, a GENERAL WRT AND STAPP have arrived here. The General will leave im @ day or two with his cavalry columm His wagons have: arrived. The Internal Revenue. INCOMES: OF TWENTY THOUSAND: DOULARHS AND UPWARDS IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT. Incomes of twenty doitare and wpw ards re- turned im the Fifth district for the past two year ;:— ft 27,827" 688 21,088 284 ar 38 Destructive Fire in Phiiadelphia Purapenrura, July 18, 18965. Mosers. Esler & Brother's sawmill, situated oa Fif- teenth strect, wasdestroyed by fire. Loss $29,000, Th was insured partially in New York and New England companies. Also Messrs, Mulligan &Smith*s, sash factory, in same building, The Church of ys, it cng Rat damaged by fire, and ala,o number a ings were ‘lao damaged. Whole loss in-estimated at $40, 00%, ———e re ix Buftalo. tdi: Brvrawo, Jaly 18-12 M, The extensive cattle yarts of the New ‘York Central Railroad ad Rast Butfalo are now burning, Tio Tran for depot and hotel will probably escape. _— Case Sertied. ee Prersouno, July 18, 1865. Jadge McCandless, in the United States Circuit Court, this morning read tho opinion of Judge Grier, declaring the act of the Legisiature of Pennsylvania which repealed the charter of the Connolisville Railroad Company to be unconstitational. This secures Pittsburg and the Weet another outlet to the Bast and direct route to Baltimore aad Washington