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b THE NEW YORK HERA WHOLE NO. 10,560. MEXICO. All Sorts of News About Maxi- milian’s Empire. Arrival of M. Eloin, the Impe- rial Envoy. MAXIMILIAN TO ABDICATE. eee The News by the McClellan from New Orleans, Warlike Rumors from the Rio Grande. Orders Said to Have Been Issued for Accoutrements for Thirty-five Thousand French, Austrian and Algerian Troops. Whe Supposed Aggressive Mfove- ments on Mexico. TESTIMONY OF AN EYE-WITNESS, ‘ho, &e., &e. Probable Speedy Abdication of Maxi- milian. Immediately upon the receipt by Maximilian, at the end of the month of April last, of the news of the death @f Mr, Lincoln, the surrender of General Lee and the omplete termination of our war, he despatched at once to Europe his especial friend and adviser, M. Eloin, his Chief of Cabinet, to advise with Louis Napoleon, King Leopold of Belgium, and the Emperor of Austria, as to “what should be done under this change of affairs, the Empire in Mexico having been undertaken under the conviction that the United States were permanently dis- rupted and that our civil war would continue for many years. M. Eloin left Vera Cruz on this mission on the 24 of Muy last, passing by way of this city, and now re- turns by the same route. It was then reported that while here he had an interview with President Johnson, and that that interview was of a very satisfactory char- acter. This report was, however, entirely without foup- @ation, a» M. Eloin only arrived here by the steamer frem Havana on Friday, and left at noon of the next day (Scturday) for Europe, and his time was principally spent in an unavailing scarch for a- person whom he called “the Consul General of the Empire,” but whom he found nobody knew or recognized here. ‘We have reason to believe that the mission of M. Eloin to Europe has been fruitful of important results, To Louts Napoleon he was instructed by Maximilian to state that the empire could only be established in tranquillity and 3exico thoroughly pacified by the aid of a largely Increased force of foreign troops, and the outlay of much Yarger sums of money, which must also be furnished from abroad, as it was idle to place any reliance upon a Fevenue in Mexico for some years to come; that these Feinforcements of troops and the necessary funds must be furnished by France, for they could be obtained no- where else; and further, that in view of the changed Bate of affnirs in the United States, France and the other interested European Powers must guarantee his throne against any attacks from without; that unless these ©onditions could be complied with he (Maximilian) did mot choose to stay in Mexico, From his father-in-law, King Leopold, Maximilian in- Btructed his agent to ask nothing more than his general @avice and good influence, as after the difficulties which Ihad been raised about the last recruitments of the Bel- @lan legion, and the sad fate these troops had met with fm Mexico, it was idle to expect any further material aid. Besides, the fast declining health of the old monarch pre- ‘vented the intrusion of any further vexatious cares be- Yond thoee of his own kingdom. « From the Emperor of Austria Maximilian expected no ” aid, as his brother has always been opposed to the idea of attempting to set up a throne in Mexico in opposition tothe United States, and M. Eloin was therefore in- structed to confine his mission to Vienna to the single Purpoee of procuring a restoration to Maximilian of his fights of succeesion to the Austrian throne in the event ‘of his returning from Mexico, This isthe only part of the mission of M. Eloin which has been attended with ‘ay success, and in this his success has been complete. Maximilian can now return to Auftria and regain hia Fights of succession there at any moment by simply @iving up his rickety and tottering throne in Mexico. ‘We havo reason, also, for the behef that the mission of M. Eloin has been productive of a further result— Bamely, that he carries back with him to Mexico, as the advice of Louis Napoleon and of King Leopld, that, ‘ander all the ciroumstances, and, seeing that it is evident that the people of Mexico do not to have an emperor to rule over them, Dest plan -for Maximilian wilh be to abdi- cate at a8 early a moment as possible, and fetarm to Europe. That then the French troops, having mothing farther to do there, will also retire; and so the ‘whole of this disagrecable and unfortunate Mexican busi- ‘Mess will be ended without any further trouble. Napo- Deon and Maximilian will both have paid a noble tribute Op the great doctrine of satisfied nationalities, and bave ‘Very materially strengthened by such an act of wisdom Such we have reascn to believe is the advice which Maximilian’s Chief of Cabinet is carrying back from ‘Burope, and which we have still further reason to believe will be spocdily followed. Our New Orlea: Corresponden: New Ontxana, July 19, 1865. MMPORTANT CAPTURE IN TRXAS, Bye late arrival from Brazos Santiago T learn that Major Headrington, in command at Ringgold Barracks, made a very important capture of a Jarge wagon train, which left Brownsville for tho interior of Texas on the Sdof May. Five hundred bales of cotton, 1,400 ounces @f quinine, 4,000 tin plates, saltpetro and other articles were seized and captured. “TUR DMPERIALIBTS EVACUATE CAMARGO. By the same arrival I learn that the imperialiste have @vacuated Camargo, and have reinforced Mejia at Mata- moros. Tho imperialists had several skirmishes with Cortina’s band. The country betwoon Camargo and ‘Matamoros is now in possession of the liberala, DEPARTURE OY GENERAL MERRITT'S COMMAND FROM SHREVE. Port, On the 8th instant Major General Merritt, commanding ‘he cavalry force on she Red river, left Shreveport for ‘Texas, with the First cavalry brigade. In » few days the whole cavalry force will leave in the same direction, TIONS AGAINET THE LIBRRALA, Bi Monitor, ~~ 0. 1 days wid a column iaaty ca team on venvaral pisces of aril $0 eamame offensive opetation, the liberals, — he Warlike {Rumors from the Rio nde. Cixomvati, July 27, 1866, A doapatch from Cairo\antod the 26th inst, conveys tho following warlike intelligence :— Tho Galveston corresppndent of the Houston News ‘writes under date of July tas follows: Orders havo beow issued to the officials of Matamoros W prepare accoutroments for thisty-five sbougand tropps of the Empire, the troops to consist of French, Austri- ang and Algerians. ‘The reason given for this collection of troops 18 be- causa the United States has a similar number at Browns- villo and adjacent points. French officers assert that there is no reason why tho United States should send an army of eighty or a hun- dred thousand men to Texas unless it was designed to make aggressive movements upon Mexico, ‘The spirit of the two armies is described as being ex- ceedingly hostile, and there is no affiliation between our officers and thore of the Empire. tartling but Improbable i Song of an Eye-Witness. From: the Memphis Bulletin, Jnty 22.) Agentleman who came very recently from Mexico gives some very interesting particulars of the condition of affairs in that unhappy country. He was with the French army for two mouths and three days, and in that period was present at the taking and almost entire destruction of sixty-three towns. Ail Americans who were found were murdered, as the French troops are ex- coedingly hostile to them. Our informant was Present when the imperialists killed Captain Fraser and his two daughters, at a place call'd Presidio, which is twenty-eight leagues from Mazatlan. They were shot, the murder beirg by consent of Generals Minnac, Nigreti and Losado, Tossa was for sixteen years a robber in ths Barrancas, and $100,000 was offered for his head, when the French, by civing him $300,000, induced him to join the imperialists. At a place called ran Isabel two Americans were mur- dered, and their bodies, after being ons paid were left in the road, This atrocity was perpetrated about one hun- dred und forty-five miles from Guadalajara, Our in- formant desired a pricet at the next village they came to to obtain the names of the murdered men, so that their friends inight be informed of it; but the priest declined to do go, on the ground that his Iffe would be endangered. All Americans in Mexico have been either driven into the mountainous districts of Sonora with the Juarez party, or compelicd to abandon their property and save their ‘lives by getting out of Mexico, There are no Americans in Chihuahua or any part of the country be- tween Texas aud the city of Mexico. Thirty thousand Americans who have been driven out of Mexico or are California adventurers stand ready to march into Sonora, if our government will batch out any one of the half-dozen good and sufficient causes of quar- rel with the impertalists. Our informant says that the whole Mexican people pray fer the coming of the United States armies, and are enthusiastic for the expulsion of the imperialists and the annexation of Mexico to the United ttates, but they are utterly without arms or means of resistance to their for- eign rulers. Maximilian, when our informant left Mexico, had only eight thousand Austrian and four thousand Belgian troops, but some others are now on the way from Europe. The French were then being withdrawn from the country. At Nazatian all Amertcans were ordered out of the country, The Afaerican Consul, Dr. Carmen, exerted hia utinost influence, and they were Sually allowed twelve hours to charter a steamer, and abandoning their houses and other property, leave for California, Before our informant left Mexico there was an at- tempted insurrection of the Church property, who rose in arms because Maximilian did not, as he promised, re- store the church property. The insurgents marched out the Guadalajara road from the city of Mexico, but they were put down, and sixteen generals and twelve priests were shot on the plaza, If the American army goes into Mexico the most im- portant consideration wsil be carrying along a sufficient supply of provisions, as the whole country has been sacked by contending’armics, Corn was $6 ‘a bushel in the city of Mexico, No idea can be formed of the terrible state of society in every Mexican State, Tho imperialists have bought over to their side most of the robber gangs that have for yeurs infested the country, and the adherents of Juarez, when caught, are mercilessly slaughtered. There is no- where the slighte. . security for life and property. Max nnlian does"not dare to leave the city without a strong guard. Sonora is now mainly in the bands of the Apache and Camanche Indians. ‘There are only two Germans and one Englishman keeping little stores in Guaymas. In Sinaloa the cotton, coffee, su; and to- bacco plantations have all been laid waste. i. Durango there are now only Uiree mines that are being worked. In Hliseo the is nous Losudo rules. In Chihuahua all business is suspended, and ail mines closed‘up. All the Americans in Zacatecas have had to abandon their stock and mines and leave. Mr, Rodolphy the superintendent of a valuable mine, had to leave. In no part of Mexico can anything be got to eat except tortiilas (corn cakes) and, fries (beans). There is scarcely a bed, chair, stool, knife, fork or spoon m the counts In short, there ig an entire absence of the comforts of life, Country. [From the St. Lonis Repeblican, Tuly 25.} h > MazatiaN, Mexico, June 5, 1865. Mr. Wa, M. Gross:— Dear Sin—I and my consin landed safely in Mazatlan on the 18th of March, and have since explored this country a little. We first procured mules and started to Chametla, eighty-five miles down the coast, on a very hazardous expedition. We frequently met with soldiers, both Mexican and French. “Our good looks,” we sup: posed, passed us on without any molestation. le travelled over some as fine lands as can be found any- where—soil from six to eighteen feet deep. The Mazat- lan river, twenty-five miles from Mazatlan, was the first stream of water that we found. This river bas a valley of ci¢hty miles in length, and varying from ten to twenty miles in width. Around Presidio, in this valley, is where most of the farming is done at present by the Americans. Thé valley about Chametla, on the Pasario river, is not #0 wide, but longer, and has equally as good land. Then we returned to Ma- zatlan to write to California by return steamer. From here we took a trip of about the same length Pe the coast. Ata distance of thirty-five miles out in the country we struck the vallcy on the Camanche river. ‘This is the finest land I have ever seen. The land of this -State (Sinaloa) is remarkably good, well adapted to agri- cultural purposes, and is owned by a people that do not appreciate its value. Land is cheap; improved farms from three dollars to five dollars per acre. Large tracts can be purchased, which are unimproved, for from twen- ty-five cents to one dollar per acre. A person cannot locate on good public land; the only way ix to procure a title to grants which are made to individuals in quantities of from ten to thirty Spanish leagues. A man who holds a oe A @grant can have choice of as nice land as he wis We are settled near Presidio, on Mazatlan river; have Jeased a farm for one year an: ive one-tenth rent. We will plant one hundred and fifty acres in cotton. We have land all ready for planting, and will commence as soon as the rainy season beeing, which is about the last of June; planting season in July and August. This is acotton country. I have seen and am living adjoining a farm that produced two thousand four hundred pounds of seed cotton per acre last year, and it was poorly culti- vated. There is @ great of tobacco and sugar raised. Coffee does well, so I am told, further down the coast. Your views ina letter to me were about right, except the war troubles and hardships. There is no war in this State now. TI lexicans have left it eutirely—that ts, ig in quiet possession of the French. bothers us # good deal. Mexican , Ofty sents per day. Americans can get from thirty to sixty dollars per month. I met an old acquaintance of Washington county, Mo., William Thom} . . Ho did well last year. His cotton is worth $10,000 or $12,000. He is offered ten dollars per i to work at his trade ( y | ape form of government does not puit the Americans. ey all favor the United States in preference to either Mexican or Maximilian rule. We have one continual summer, but three months In the year it is rather warm. ‘water is pot very good in the valley. Farmers raise two crops of corn in one ati vegetables the entire year, without irrigation. jules are worth sixty dollars, For provisions near San Francisco the prices are—Flour, fifteen dollars per barrel ; deof, t and a half cents per pound. < If the United States wiN whip these French and take the country, I will have as thing as I desire. Wo have the war news up to the 24th of , which gives a history of the capture of Jeff. Davis, The rebellion is entirely wiped out and the war over. If you will hel us drive out these Frene wo will 4M your mints with gold and silver, which is found hore in immense quanti- tes, JOHN B. HIGHLEY. THE NAVY. TAS ARRIVAL OF THE POCAHONTAS. Tho United States steamcr Pocahontas (third rate) arrived on the morning of the 26th instant, from Pass Cavallo, Texas, after twelve daya’ steaming. The fellow. ing ts a list of her officers:— Lieutenant Cummander—Geo, Brown. t a aed E. oe, baa) icting Paymaster—A.'5. Wright, Jr. Acting Assistant leury Rockwood. Bngincers— Acting fecond Assistant, W. F. Warburton, in cl ; Third Aentstan Joho Doughty, Wm: Baward Teraileg, Win, Gudebrnth, ihe d's Captain's William Low. SAILING OF THE MONITOR BQUANDO. ‘The light draught Monitor Squando loft the Navy ‘Yard yesterday at noon, and was anchored off Ellis Island yesterday taking in powder. She ia to eail to-day for Charleston. The following is a list of her officers:— Acting Master jeorge H. Leinas. Acting Anisant a -— William J. Thomson. EBrecntive Officer—Charles J. Hill. famieg Congr Lampbier, A. A. Franzen, Chas, n“viewing 3 Bngineers—Acting Second Aesistanta, John Doyle, Thomas Looby; Acting Third Assistants, William Finn gan, Kdward Collin, DEATH OF PAYMASTER SKILLMAN, OF THE METEOR, Paymaster John M, Skillman, of the United States steamer Meteor, diod on July 13, while crorsing over to Blakely front Mobito'in a sloop. Ho was the son of John Skillman, Eeq., & prominent citizen of Brooklyn, N. Y. He had been subject to slight attacks of heart disease for soino time, Interesting Inforntition Respecting the + @ grandson ad nemcsake of the lat NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1865. WASHINGTON. Return of the President from lis Ex- cursion Down the Chesapeake. THE ARMY. The Military Division of the Southwest Discontinued—T' Military Division of the Gulf Established. DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATIONS. GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 1. Heanguartrxs, Minsrary Division oF TUE fn} New Oruwans, La., Juby 17, 1865, he Southwest, which was is discontinued. Th compliance with General Orders No. 118, dated War Departunt, Ad) tant General's office, June 27, 1865, the undersigned hereby assumes command of the Military Diviaien br the Gulf, consisting of a ee : Department of Mississippi, Major Gener 4 W. Slocum mean , embracing the State of Missis- inp, headquarters at Wieksbtrg TI. The Department of Florida, Major General J. G. Foster commanding, embracing the State of Florida, headquarters at Tallahassee, IIL. The Department of Louisiana and Texas, Major General B, R. 8. Canby commanding, embracing the Buates of Louisiana and Texas, headquarters at Now Or- jeans, La. ‘ The headquarters Military Division of the Gulf will be at New Orleans, La. 4 P. H. SHERIDAN, Major General U. 8. A. Department of Louisiana and Texas. ORDER BY MAJOR GENERAL CANBY. GENERAL ORDERS—NO, 1, Heapquarters, DerarText ov LouriaNa AND TEXAS, New Orteaxs, La. July, 17, 1865. In obedience to General Orders No. 1, from the head- quarters of the Division of the Gulf, the undersigned assumes the command of thé Department of Louisiana and Texas. The designation of districts and the permanent assign- ment of troops and commanders will be made hereafter, In the meantime district and other commanders will im- mediately report by the epecdicet_ means of communica- tion the number, character and location of the troops under their command, the condition of the country oc- cupied by them, the depots from which and the routes by which they are supplied, the quantity and character of the supplies that can be procured in the country at less cost than they can be furnished from the general depots, the character and present condition of the rail- road, telegraphic and other means of communication, ae, any, other information or suggestion that may be use! Tn addition to the customary returns and com- manders of regiments and batterries will tfmmediately transmit a roster of their commands, exhibiting the pre- sent effective and aggregate strength, andthe date of the expiration of their terms of service. Department of the Gulf is discontinued, but the returns and reports required to complete its records will The Military Division of created for special p Instructions to Indian Agents and Superintendents. Complaints Against the New York Custom House. INTERESTING FINANCIAL MATTERS. * an Resumption of Mail Service on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to Richmond, &e,, &e., he. ‘Waxumaron, July 27, 1865. RETURM OF FTE PRESIDENT FROM HIS EXCURSION. ‘The steamer River Queen reached her wharf this morn- ing at eight o'clock, with the President and. party on board, from the excursion down the river to Chesapeake sas FINANCIAL MATTERS. ‘Tho power to effect furthor loans is now exhausted, Dut the Seoretary of the Treasury is of the opinion that, owing to the continued reduction of the expenditures of the government, the Treasury can be keptin an easy condition by the receipts from the usual sources of reve- Bue, and meet all requisitioas whigh can be properly made upon it until the meeting of Congreaa, nt. It is estimated at the Internal Revenue Bureau that the receipts of income, taxes, &c., for the next seventy- be made up to the date of this order, and itted to } five days, wil) beat the rate of million dollars thea headasariers with an Uiile delay as prac ae day” Meeieds mr 8 Yana Te ana The next statement of thé public debt will be made Tne Amnesty Oath. INSTRUCTIONS RELATIVE THERETO. GENERAL ORBERS—NO. 109. Heapquarrers, DeraRTMENT OF THR GULF, New Onteana, July 16, 1865, } In accordance with the amnesty proclamation of the President of the United States, dated May 29, 1865, and the instructions of the Secretary of State pursuant thereto, the following instructions for administering the amnesty oath by ear § authorities in this Depart- ment, are hereby published for the information and guidance of all concerned:— I. The requirements of the proclamation of the Prest- dent and the instructions of the Secretary of State, above referred to, will be strictly obrerved, and due care exer- cised to see that no improper persons are permitted to take the oath. Il. An application for amnesty will be made in each case, on a form to be furnished by the Provost Marshal General, Department of the Gulf, who will also farnish blank forms for the oath and certificate. The oath and certificate will be made in triplicate—one copy attached to the application, and one copy unattached, 40 be for- warded to the Provost Marshal General of the Depart- ment (the first to be sent to the State Department for Tecord, and the second to be kept on file), and the third copy to be delivered to the person taking the oath, I. A record of the names, rank (if any), profession and residences of those to whom the amnésty auth may be administered will be kept at each ottice or headquar- ters where said oath is administered, and at the office of the Provost Marshal General of the department. If the command at any point is broken up, the records early in August. It is published every two months. COMPLAINTS AGAINSP THE NEW YORE CUSTOM HOUSE. . The complaints against the Treasury Department in regard to the New York Custom House exactions, are found to be based entirely upon regulations made with- out the sanction of the officials hero. The sum of one cent per pound om cotton, charged for Custom House fees, is not authorized by law. This charge having been made heretofore at the New York Custom House, in addition to the legal internal revenue impost of two “cents per pound paid on all cotton arriving from the South, the parties so charged will be entitled to recover the sum back on application duly authenticated. A good deal of trouble, it appears, is also occasioned be- tween the New York merchants and Collector Draper by the arbitrary regulation which compels every article of merchandise from the South to be weighed, inspected and carted by Custom House officials, The cartage is regarded as unnecessarily oppressive, the whole system being without authority of law. Presenting the prac- tical result of imposing a New York tariff on goods from other States, these regulations are loudly complained of from all quartets, and very curious suggestions are cur- rent as to the disposition made of the vast sume realized will be sent to the Provost Marshal General of the de- | from these exactions, pasa. ” -” TV. The amnesty oath will only be administered on the INSTRU: NS TO INDIAN AGENTS. written order of, — Any aoe officer in actual command within the ment = The commanding officer of a district, sub-district or post. 3, The Provost Marshal General of the d ‘ment. V. By virtue of the written order in each case of any of the officers above specified, any commissioned officer of the army, named in said order, may administer the amnesty oa + VI. The copies of the applications and amnesty oaths made and taken will be forwarded, as required in para- ba 2, on the last day of each month. IL. A fee of twenty-five cents will be charged and collected from each person taking the oath, for the pur- pose of covering the necessary expenses. The amount 80 collected to be sent at the end of each month to the Provost Marshal General. By order of Major General E. R. 8. CANBY. J. Scnvyier Crosny, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, A. D. C. and A. A. A. G. General Willeox’s Farewell Address to His Division. SPECIAL ORDERS—NO. 57, Heapquanrers, Drsrrict oy Wasurraton, July 25, 1865, Orvicers axp Max ov tae Finst Division, Ninra ARMY onps :—The time has come when we must all separate go to our welcome homes. The ties of comradeship, the bloody brotherhood into which we have been bap- tized for our country’s sake, will survive the change. The story of the old division—various regiments of which have left the bones of thetr dead to whiten battle fields in seven different States, will form part of your in- dividual life hereafter. To the officers ‘and men of the division my own thanks are due for their cheerful co- oe with me in the performance of mutual duties, In accordance with the letter of instruction from Se- cretary Harlan to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, heretofore published in the Hxraip, Commissioner Cooley agents and superintendents. He informs them that dif. ferences have arisen between the officers of the Indian Bureau and the military authorities, and that the follow- ing policy has been adopted:—During hostilities with Indian tribes the Department will subordinate its action and intercourse to the military, and in time of peace the military will support and be subordinate to the agents of the Department. In consonance with this policy, they are instructed to deliver no goods, money or other pro- perty to any Indian nation, tribe or band who are in hostility to the government; and they are enjomed to be especially vigilant that no trader, under their supervision, shall hold any intercourse or trade with such In- dians, under penalty of revocation of bis license and expulsion from within their Jurisdiction, and to suspend all intercourse with such Indiana, except so far as may be sanctioned by the military offf- cers in charge of operations against them. They are ‘also instructed to refrain from furnishing any informa tion in reference to Indian affairs to the public or indi viduals in such manner that it may be laid before the public, on penalty of dismissal from office. If at any time it appears to them that the officers of the army are interfertng with the execution of their duties, or fail to render such sid as is necessary to enable them to enforce for the gallantry, self-denial, devotion and conduct they e always shown in the | the regulations, they are required to report the facts to service of their Fh aay Steet Ens some the Indian Bureau or the Secretary of the Interior, who my command. achievemen nm many a page of impartial history. Let us cherish the will take such measures as are necessary to correct the ificulty. They are also instructed hereafter to make afalland explicit monthly report to the burean of the condition of the tribe or tribes under their charge, with wach suggestions as they may deem beneficial to them. The Secretary of War concurs in the policy set forth, and bas given appropriate instructions to General Pope in accordance therewith. PESERTERS FROM THE DRAPT. associations of the past four years; let us keep alive the patriotic fires which have burned so brightly ander cloud ‘and sunshine. The red shield of the division shines with full lustre and reflects a glory upon all who have fought under it. Your families and fellow citizens will welcome your return in peace and victory; you will carry about you in civil life @ sense of your own worth, and self-re- pine characterize those who have done so well and se well by theircountry. Keep high the stand- ard of your honor; preserve your honesty and integrity, and the worthy returned soldier will purify she atmos- phere of home, State and —— Poe simple and ie peepee yi inh md ae oe ing 7 eee a Graft availed themselves of the pardon offered them in cose ity in our ids you a y » bes eit. ¥! 0. B. Will , | the late President Lincoln’s proclamation. The thou- et Major General United States Volunteers A. Horcuns, Assistant Adjutant General, Promotion of Brigadier General John H, Oley. Colonel Jobn H. Oley bas recently been brevetted brigadier general in the United States Volunteer forces. found ip this country, and subject to punishment for the offence. THE ORANGB AXD ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD. The mai! service on the Orange and Alexandria Rail- road, which was suspended in June, 1961, will be re- sumed to-morrow, amd the mail for Richmond will here He left this city with the Seventh New York regiment in April, 1861 ax ndia the ranks till the opanens ee ‘| after be sent daily by that route. turned to the city. In se to an urgent from In the ccurse of afew days rogular mail communica- the government of West nia for officers to drill tions will te placed on other important railroad lines. REBIGKATION OF GENERAL MILROY. Major General Milroy has tendered bis resignation as an officer in the volunteer forces, PERSONAL. Major Genern! Schofield is in town, and had an interview with the President to-day. THE COLORED PROPLE OF THB DISTRICT OF CO- LUMBIA. During the past few weeks the colored people of Wash- ington and Georgetown have been earnestly diseusei the question of the right of suffrage. This evening a meeting of the ward delegates was held and a memorial and prepare men for the field, General Oley, then a pri- vate of the Seventh New Yerk, repaired dng A and from that time his services have been devoted drilling, disciplining and Stee EA cftizen soldiers. He soon became attached to the Bighth West Virginia rogimént, now known as the Seventh West Virginia Veteran cavalry, As colonel of the regiment, after hav- ing taken part with Averill in his famous raids, be has been stationed at on the Kanawha, in com- mand of that extensive region, under General Crook, and hie services have at length received a long and well merited promotion, not more grati to his namerous friends in thie city than to those in the State whose sol- diors he has for three years commanded. Resign m of Lieutenant Colonel Wil- liam Jay. Lieutenant Colonel William Jay, of Bedford, N. Y., Sema tas to Congrose submitted for approval. In ‘Gell Se i ee ae Qur patriotism ts unbounded, onr loyalty has never ington. Colonel Jay, who, at the outbecak ef the rebel- | heen questioned, for in all our country’s trial we ha lion, was about completing his studies in the law school responded voluntarily and with alacrity, aud without #1 of Columbia Coll was in April, 1861, appointed by’ | incentive of high er, bounties and promotion. We have Major Genoral Jobin E. Wool a volunteer aid. In Augast | honorable aspirations, and cherish hopes and laude. of Le an he was commissioned by President Lin- | bie desires in connection with our country. We coin under the act of irees authorizing “additional | gek you, rerpectfully, to regard them; to give nid-de-campe,”’ and was ho first officer of that corps encouragement to ovr patriousm. Enjoying what with the rank of captain. Captain Jay was aeeigned sue- liberty we do makes us the more misornble. ceasively by the War De t to the stalk of Major | In contemplating the denial of other just rights, with. Generals Wool, George W. Morrell and George G. Meade, | out the rhht sailrage, we are without protection, and served under the last named commander, then in | and liable tb combif df outrage; for even the petty charge of the Fifth corps, at Chancellorsville. When the law, feel ‘and respecting the rource of aie Pome Capa Say en prs ean’ | Eovsy Misa pega ae usec ma) assigned to v to the di ie ir nr Cae kn erent | these tame Perens mand of the Fifth "ror ts | The memorlaliota tate othe? principles and OOfal fers. force of tions as the bases on which they predicate their clams Recalled to te tel of ne OMMNNEE rele Falah | for sullrage and ci¥1 ogualhy before the law, 1864, he continued with General Meade throughout the APPOLWTMEN TA, memorable campaign that commenced erorsi of the Rapidan and ended with the pl ine The conferring of brevote having been authorized by ‘The President hae appoiNtéd Joseph Mosely Surveyor Of Custome for the District of Salem and Beverley, Mos Congress in 1864, Captain Jay was in that Fehr brovetted | Sachusetis; Lemuel Wilson, Assessor of InternalRevenuc Major by President Lineola for his ; . and agaln, on the isi of June, Farad whan} ed for the District of Florida, and Jobn G. Taylor, Collector Sey tent en lcci Tam eet Oo: pet |e venoms for ASRapORS, Macylend, “for gallant and meritorious services durii vent NTS operations. resulting in tie fall of Richmond ana hea re cet a The President to day mado the following appointments Of nesistant aseensors :— Dewitt ©. Maxtor, Third district, First division of Pown- rylvama; Morg yherty and Williom Hardy, Sixtiy district; James Kemple, Firet division, Third di Bon jamin Haskell und Morgen Dohorty’ Third divi Third diet on, Fr m, Fourth Matric render of the insurgent army under Genaral p Loe." Major General Meade, in addreswing ne Wr De partment on the 26th of May, 1866, after approving of Colonel Jay's resignation, added, “I doem it due to thie officor’s distingnished services to express officially my approbation of his gallantry and zon) and the intotig ho has ever displayed since being under my commnane Colonel Jay is a son of fn aay, Beq., of New York Sudgo Willi tri Ryron Pou ld Woy rele, Third ion: Fe MR i hah Kungebury, Collector, and has Issued jeirenlar letter of Instructions to the Indian Only stout seventeen hundred deserters from the sands of others still absent are liable to arrest wherever ——— PRICE FOUR CENTS. for for the Second distmet, and Richard N. Lane, Co} Jector, and Jotun L, Haines, Assessorof the Third dis- trict of Texas. HB BALTIMORE APPOINTMENTS. ‘The President has finally appointed Edwin H. Webster Collector of Baltimore; but the other appointments are yet held in abeyance. RECOGNITION OF CONSUL. The President has recognized Enrique Barroilhet as Viee Consul of Peru at San Francisco; also Robert Barth as Consul of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach for Missouri, Iowa and the Western Territories, and Christer Moller Holst as Vice Consul of Sweden and Norwéy at Savannah, Ga. THE LAND OFFICE. The Genera} Land Office has received g return of sur- vey for the rancho Rotren De Los Cervites, containing ten thonsand ‘six hundred: amt ten acres, situated some thirty milos southeast of San Francivco, on the bay. This. claim is confined to Thomas Pacheco and Augustus Alviso, and the return has been made to obtain @ com- plete title and patent from the United States. THE SALE OF GOVERNMENT VEXSELS IN NEW YORK. The sale of public vessels will take place at New York on the 4th instead of the 15th of August. THE POTOMAC FLOTILLA. The veesels composing the Potomac flotilla are about to be put out of commission, and will be sold on the 19th of August, when fifteen vessels will be disposed of, includ- ing the large sidewheel steamer Quaker City. THE FIFTY-FIRST NEW YORK REGIMENT. The Fifty-first New York Veteran Volunteers—one of the oldest and hardest fighting regiments of the war— passed through here to-day homeward bound. They came out originally in the summer of 1861, have fought in about twenty battles and skirmishes, and have lost about eighteen hundred men. The regiment returns under charge of Colonel J. G. Wright, Major G. W. Whit- more and other officers, THE HOURS OF CLERICAL LABOR IN THE BEPART-— MENTS. ‘The hqurs of clorical Jabor in the different departments are about to be fixed at from nine A. M, to three P, M., as | formerly. CITY INTELLIGENCE. ‘Tus Sweeney Mars.—In our issue of lest Sunday morning we published the particulars of a singular acci- dent that occurred at the Jersey City ferry, by which the mail car Containing the letters and newspapers from Philadelphia was precipitated into the Hudson river. Since then the officials and clerks in the New /York Post Office have been busily engaged in drying, rting and remailing the soaked mattes, the last of which is not yet uite ready for the mails, ‘The car, when it rolled off tho Srey bridge into the water, contained thirty- leather pouches and about fifteen canvas bags, all of which were of the usual size, the contents of which were destined for almost every portion of the civilized globe, To pre- pare the pulpy matter for conveyance to the various countries involved @ great deal of labor, byt, owing to the admirable ments of tmaster Kelly, not more than twenty or thirty letters out of the entire mail will be lost. en the bags were brought to the New York office, Péstmaster Kelly had them carefully opened, and the létters and papers were laid outto dry. Every available inch of Toom was used for this purpose, but some af the Phila- delphia packages were in such a bad condition t it was deemed advisable to return them, as the clerlgs who re- ceived them at Philadelphia couki better ‘di her the addregses that had become nearly, if not quite, filegible. Among the latter was containing gover it bonds on its way to Europe. The bonds, wet and partly de- faced, as they must have been, would be of litde value on the other aide of the Atlantic, so the bag urned and the owners of the bonds feoeeany or trplaced them. The city matper was delivered in its drenched state, but the out of town matter could not be sent for- ward in that condition, Dur the it the floors and counters in ihe Post ice Were: Gover with ee) and papers, and fi the ‘dhytime the was used for the purpose of »@rying. Many of the packages contained numerous ers, some of which had the addresses uearly obl tod, “in order te drs ‘The packages had to be broken open . fired a ‘and then sealed up in new wrappers before being sent forward. The last of the domestic letters were mailed on Monday, and the foreign matter was taken out by the steamer last Wednesday, The rain storm Jast Tuesday gave the newspapers and some of the letters a second soaking; but it is thought that the last of them will be dried this week, when, in all cases where the addresses aro stil] legible, ‘they will be forwarded to their destination. Exgacisms at Prmanry Scuoo. No, 8.—The closing exercises at Primary School No, 8, in Mott street, yester- day afternoon, were of a very pleasing and interesting character, This school is under the control of Miss Anna McHugh, the principal, and her pupils guve undoubted evidence of progress and proof of her capacity for the oxition. Among those prosent to listen and participate jn the ceremonies were Timothy Brennan, Esq., the honorable and whole-souled Commissioner, and Mr. Supervisor Roche. Addresses were made by Commis- sioners Dupignac, 0. P. Smith and Adams. ‘TarrwomeTmicat.—Yesterday would have passed mus- ter for a hot day, even in the land of the Hottentota, At nine A. M. the thermometer indicated 80 degrees in the shade; at noon 86, and at three P, M. it stood at 90, No cases of sunstroke reported. Tran Tr or THe Fernynoat Susquemanna.—The new ferryboat of the Erie Railroad Company will leave the pier, at the foot of Chambers street, on her trial trip ex- cursion, on Tuesday next, at twelve o'clock. She is a fine new steamer, and those who have invitations wil) be sure to attend and enjoy themsadlves on the etcasion of her first trip. AN Iurrniat Doxation.—It t reported that the Em- press Eugenie bas lately forwarded to this country, through the French Consul General, a donation of one thousand dollars to the Rev. Father Lafont, for the bene- fit of the new French Orphan Asylum of this city. Contract vor Staeet Inrrovements.—The following bids were opened yesterday, before the Croton Board and Comptroller, for repairing streets in different parte of the city from August 1 to December 31, 1865 :— Matthew Murray... A. J. McCoo! and $72,600, they belek tas lose bidders. TastmoniaL.—The New York Typographical Society, in appreciation of the exertions of their ex-Presidemt, Wm. McCrea, Keq., have pracured s very handsome testi- monial for presentation to that gentleman. It maybe seen im the window of B. W. Merriam &Co., No. 677 Broad re The penmanship, executed by Mr. Hiram the Adams Express Company, is a rare epeci. Dixon, of mer of art Fre ww Waser Pirry-ymer Street,—Between twelve and one o’clock on Thursday morning a fire broke out in the flock manufactory No, 262 West Fifty-first street, owned by Myer Morange. When first seen the flames appeared to be in the vicinity of the drying room, and soon epread to other parts of the building. At one time the heat was so intense that it was supposed the range of frame buildings on the Ninth avenue would be de. stroyed. No. 1 steam fire engine was worked by the Pena under in Slott, and officers Roberts and looney, who had charge of the pipe, are deserving of y, credit for their indefatigable exertions for over threo hours in combating the devouring element. A «mall frame building in the rear of lot No, 657 Ninth avenue, occupied by Mra. Flemming and Mrs, Osweld, was to tho extent of, Mra. Osweld is insure: for in the Harntiton Tusurance Company ; lors $100, Mra. Flemming’s loss will be about ; bo insurance, The rear part ¢ Chelsea Pottery, Nos. 267 and 250 West Fiftieth street, owned by John Tresch, was dam. aged to the extent of about ; insured for’ $1,200 ip the Kings County Ipeurance Company. The damagé to tho stock will be about $500; insured for $300 in the St, Nichoias Insurance Company. ‘The frame dwelling house in the rear of No. 261 West Fifveth street, owned and occupied by Henry Trexhorn, was damaged to the ex@nt of j_no Insurance. The logs on the stock ay, " chine Of the flock factory Isestimated at abou ss 00; insures telief ax follows:-—On machinery, *" ; 92,000 Atlantic $1,260, Trades ae via: Retiet 660, Albany Cily $154) pert #1, ger lersey City $1,500 4. On stock | $6, ) iti shines, of Norwich, $1,600, Pp den a Rae $1,100. The building belonged to sere MOU TSlgr ; loes about $3,000, raid to be inrured. The fram building No. 264 West Fifty-first street is ‘owned by Mr. Morange and oecupied Ir, Winter, It 4s damaged about and ingured for $1,000 in the Manhattan Insuranoe Company. Tho origin of the fire is unknown at present, but the mattor is under investiga tion by Fire Marsbal rer. Bunwep 10 Deati.—Last evening Margaret Van Gus ten, aged eleyen years, while engaged in making a fire in a stove at the residence of ber parents, 15 Sixth nue, accidentally set fire to her clothes, a burned to death, Coroner Gover was notitied to um Maseum Sufferers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, No. 107 Aine Street, New Yorn, I wonld take it as a favor if you would rectify the mistake i9 your paper of awe Saturday. Ib was not the Manton tformed at the Academy of Mesto for the by the late fire at bar i f the Nicolo Troupe. J. NLPLO. Brothers who wal the Palio nw brothe THE PIRATE SHENANDOAL. Her Depredations Aretie Ocean. EIGHT WHALERS DESTROYED. Probable Destruction of a Fleet of in the Sixty More, &., &e., &e. San Fraxcasco, July 20, 1865, The whaling bark Milo has arrived, in twenty-oight days from the Arctic, with the crews of several whalers destroyed by the pirate Shenandoah last month, The whalers Edward Casey, Hector, Abagail, Eu- Pphrates, William Thompson, Sophia Thornton, Jireh Swift, and the Susan and Abagail were captured, and most of them were burned. The Milo was bonded, for the purpose of taking off the crews, ‘The Shenandoah was continuing the wholesale destruc- tion of whalers, and would probably soon destroy ano- ther fleet, numbering sixty vessels, Her commander was informed of Leo’s surrender and of the collapse of the rebellion; but did not believe it, He believed in Lincoln's aseassination, for be ex-| pected it. The Shenandoah conled last at Melbourne. #he was manned by English and Irish sailors. Some of the cap- tured whalemen joined her, THE NINETEENTH WARD MURDER. Coroner Collin yesterday continued the investigation in the case of James Smith, who was so brutally mur- - dered at the foot of Fifty-fifth street, Kast river, on Tues- day evening, as reported in yosterday’s Henatp. Officers Harris and Vermilyea, of tho Eighteenth precinet, ar- rested two men, named O'Connor and Burns, onsuspicion of being concerned in the murder; but their innocence being made apparent the Coroner discharged them. The evidence introduced yesterday before the jury—a copy of which will be found below—stablished the fact be- yond the possibility of doubt that the deceased re- ceived the fatal wound at the hands of John Burns, a boatman, familiarly known as “Johnny” Burne, who escaped immediately after the murder, and has not since been seen, Doubtless he has fled the city. Margaret Nelson, being duly sworn, deposca and says:—I roside at 175 Kast Twenty-sixth strect; on Bacs- day evening, about eight or nine d’clock, as I was stand- ing im my father’s barroom, I saw four men and two laciies come in; two of them sat on a bench in the corner and two stood up at the bar; the ladies were sitting with the men on the bench; they had not been there more than three minutes when I saw two men come in the front door; I heard one of them say to the young man “are you the fellow that’s got the Twenty-cighth street hoaty the young man answered “Yes;” with that the two men who came in then commenced an attack on the other men; the deceased got one blow and then ran out of the door; they both were in their shirt sleeves, the shortest man struck the one that was killed; tho one who struck deceased was a short man; I heard them call him Jobn Burns; I only saw deceased struck once and he ran out, and the man who struck him ran after him; I saw blood on Burns’ hands when I met him coming back down the hill; I heard Burns say, “He'd show them if they would steal oars;’’ I went up on the hill and I saw deceased lying there; the prisoner (Hook- er) looks like the man who stabbed Robitaille; T could recognize the one who stabbed the deceased if I saw him; 1 saw ihe prisoner (Hooker) strike Robitaille, knock hin down and kick him. Honora Done, being duly sworn, deposes and says:—I reside at 162 East Twenty-ninth street; I was in com- pany with Mr. Roibitelle, Mr. Smith, two young men and another lady besides myself in a’ boat coming down from the Fenian picnic at Jones’ Wood; we stopped at Mr, Allen's for refreshments; two ‘youn, men entered, and one asked Mr, Smith if he was one the young men who came down in the Twenty-cighth ‘et boat; he answered “Yer; he caught Smith amd ck him in the face ; another man tmmediately entered and struck Robitaille; they commenced fighting and I ran up stairs; it was a tall man who strack Rob.tailie; returned and saw him have Robitaille by the head and kicking him; I ran up stairs again; the prisoner (Hook: ry js the man who came in and strack Smith, and after the fight I saw Hooker come in covered with blood and wash for any one who lis hands; he said h stole bis oara; a youn if Lcould recognize the man who was lyit teen; I went out and recognized Smith; | ard they were both in their shirt slo that the prisoner (Hooker) was the one who eau the barroom and spoke to Smith and struck him. mary Kearney, being duly «worn, deposes or say@;—TI reside at 140 East Twenty-ninth street; I was incompany with the previous witnees; we stopped at Allen’s Point; while we were in there two young men camo inand asked Mr, Smith if he was one of the men who came in the boat; Smith answered ‘“yes;’’ the man then struck Smith; I don't see the man here; it was the ono that struck Robitaille; I saw the prisoner (Hooker) drag Ro- bitaille and kiek him on the floor; I did not se> the other prisoner; the one who attacked doccased I know by eye. sight ; they call him Johnny Burns; I opened the door to run out; smith ran out, and Burns ran after him; after the fight Burns eame in and bad his hands covered with blood; he washed his hands; he said that he had cut hig: hands with a weapon that one of our men had; I did not. ‘soe any more until I was asked out to recognize the man that laid dead; I saw it was Smith; the man who struck Smith was a medium sized man; he had on dark pants ant vest, white shirt and Koesuth bat, Peter torily, being duly sworn, says:—I reside at No. 121 avenue D; after dark I joined the party at Jones? Wood; I came down in a boat with Hooker and Jobnny Burns, when we came down to the shore at Jones’ Wood. we found that our oars had been taken out of our boat; some boys told us that our oars had been taken by some- bod, boat that had two young ladies in it and some men; we borrowed another pair of oars and came down after them; we landed at Allen's Point, at Fifty-fifth was good enoug! street; I remained in the boat and Burns and Hooker ‘went up into the barroom; I out the boat illed the boat on the’ rocks; 1 was going up to the jouse when I met Burns and Hooker coming oon; 1 saw a policeman coming down after them; Hooke jumped into the boat and was out in the stream, and ‘dared the policeman to shoot; Burns coaxed Hooker to come; I heard the repos of a pistol when Hooker and fi came running down; Hooker came and the policeman took “hold of him; Burus went ap on the Lill and said bold on till I go down to the boat 4 get my coat and haul the boat up; he,then disap- peared; I did not see any of the fighting: Burns sa tman at the foot of Seventeenth street, east; his vame is Jobn Burns; they were both in their shirt sleeves in the boat; Burne is a middle sized man. The further investigation of the case was adjourne® till two o'clock this afternoon, at the Ninetoonth pre- cinet station house. The alleged murderer Burns is @ tingle man, and lives with his mother on the corner of Fifteenth street and avenue B. The police are on hia trail with @ prospect of succors. News from the Pacific Coast, THE GOLD AND SILVER COINAGE OF SAN PRAN- CIRCO—SUCGRSSFUL MINING IN BRITISH COLUM: BIA. Zit = sangre = saps wt Bae Praxernco, July 19, 1 Tho gold and silver coinage of the San Francisco Mint during the fiscal year just ended equals nineteen millions of dollars. A telegram from British Columbia states that one min- ing claim in Cariboo yielded over $30,000 during the weok ending July 7. Arrived, ship Galatea, ABKIVAL OF SCHUYLER COLPAX AND PARTY AT PORTLAND, OREGON. Poxtiann, Oregon, Jaly 20, 1865, Governor (ibbe and the State officials welcomed Sehuy- lor Colfax and party Wt falem yesterday. Specches were made by the Governor and others, and responded: to by Mr, Colfax, Lieutenant’Governor Bross and A. D. Rich- ardeon, of the New York Tribune, There wore large meetings of citizens to welcome the visitors at Oregon City yesterday and at Portland to day. Opening of New Telegraph Offices. Winarsnanne, Pa, July 27, 1865, ‘The American Telegraph Company have opened ap office at this place, The tariff from here to New York i# seventy cents for ten words, andesix cents for every ad- ditional word Bowron, July 27, 1868. The American Telograph Company have opened an oftice in the Ocean Horse at Rye Beach, The se wae | burned some threo years cinee and has just beem | and is now the largest house east of Nowpgre