The New York Herald Newspaper, September 6, 1865, Page 1

af . ; . yesterday, bringing two days later news, WHOLE NO. 10,600. EUROPE. Arrival of the Scotia with Two Days Later News. SANGUINE VIEWS OF THE CABLE PEOPLE, ‘Tho British Press on American Senti- ments and John Bright’s Visit. Strange Views of the Rebel Cotton Holders. Religious Processions Forbid- den in Italy. Anticipated Trouble Between America and China. Rumored Capture of Pekin by the Rebels. de. &e, ke. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Scotia, Captain Judkins, whieh left Liverpool at noon on the 26th and Queens- town on the evening of the 27th of August, arrived here ‘The Erin arrived at Queenstown on the morning of the BEA Of August. ‘Phe steamship Asia, from Boston, arrived at Queens- [own on the 27th ult. ‘The Hibernia, from New York, arrived out on the 25th. ‘The cattle disease continued a serious matter of dis- fussion. Acry had been raised in Ireland for a discon- Unuance of the importation of cattle from England into [reland, and the expediency of such a step was being imxtously discussed. On the 26th the government issued aa order in council prohibiting such importation. The committee of the Emancipation society had \esued an address announcing the dissolution of the association. On the afternoon of the 25th a mutiny flag was hoisted pm board the ship St. Mark, lying in the Mersey, bound for New York. A posse of police speedily put off ina boat for the ship, but before they arrivod the flag was jewered. It appoars the crew, being in a state of intoxi- refused to obey the orders of the second mate fesisted his attempts to force them. He is stated to fave knocked down and severely injured several men, but was ultimately overpowered, and is said, among ‘ether injuries, to have had his jaw broken. One of tho @ow had been conveyed to the hospital. ‘The Liverpool Post of the 26th says:—Sir Morton James McHenry, Mr. Brassey, Jr., and a party leave by the Scotia -day for fh It is their intention to it the ei welle and inspect the works for the @mtornational bridge which is to connect the Amorican ‘gad Canadian lines of railway. Sir Morton Peto has taken ‘the contract for its construction.” i The Atlantic Cable. ‘the directors of the Telegraph Construction and Main- Z ¥ g j @umfully » submarine cable from Ireland to Newfound- Sad, and of recovering the ond of the present cable, that they have offered to contract with the directors of the Ailantio Telegraph Company to make and lay during the ‘samater of 1866 an entirely new cable, and complete the ne, 80 as to have next year two efficient telegraph ‘mes between Europe and America ll who were on Board the Great Eastern have unabated confidegce in gumplete success next year. Views of the Rebel Bondholders. extraordinary advertisement appears In THE CONFEDERATE COTTUN LOAN. ‘The extracts from an important aecision Vico Sir W. P. Wood:— —* PEN fine cng afk camper ng ord ‘were clear upon this when a de had been su) fe dard org to, the ing government succeeds to all rights of the ernment; but the United States government take the cotton, because it had been the pro- of fands raised Confederate 3 f dl i u ‘ rate ent, Vice Chan- aes Sew. ‘was an actual facto government, exercising authority, and as receiving submission. The courts of every country a de facto government, and they could not and contracts acquired if their own gub- an government to be disregarded. The government succeeded to the property of the i f : : i Oar recent cor ‘8 description of American fooling towards which it may be useful to consider with more oasual attention, especially as the representation made from an American point of view, and with a of its reasonable character, ran it Any 0 of the case, as thus our contemplation, 1s cortainly beyond quea- ‘We are assured that seutiments of “bitterness and towards us pervade ail classes of socety ven the most thoughtful u higher Meee] and that ity may regarded, indeed, as does the feeling exprese morel: blood as will occasionally distu he most right minded states. It is spoken of even by a grave organ, of A ‘opinion as familiariz- to was a pe i 3 : i ci qu Hl mei @ thought of war’’ with Englan understand that the £ ee z g 2 piece with this previous bebavior. We were true to our formerly tried witsout aay Terpect. Americans desire commaives should a legitimate and civilized nations, thing novela and Why, there is not dinner speech—not hav their urists of their own the pictures have been ful, jainst ourselves ; b: any Britishor “become fastilar with the thought of war’? thi Setting of @ preas of the taking been all on their s.de, and to out for a war to redress the balance. ously, let us ask them to consider for a moment what wo them then think of the pressure put upon us by the cot- ton famine, and agent by ev wice which could suggest itself to those who would have woicomed a war between the federals and England as the grent- est of advantages. This was not all. In recognizin the Confederate government we could have foun — and in impeachi the original efficioncy of the blockade we might. have maintained our policy. All this while, too, the alarm and deprecation of the Americang themselves showed how fatal our interven- tion would have been to the cause of the North, inso- much that, next to their own invincible perseverance, the fedorals to owo their success to our inflexible neutrality. This political justice was a better thing than private sympathy, which, after ail, did but take here the same course ag in America itself, If our “educated ’? sympathized with the South, so did theirs, The upper ten thousand were Confederates at heart, as every newspaper assured us. Tho Americans now claim, and not unreasonably, to have been strength- ened as well a3 sobered by the ennobling inffuences of an engrossing struggle. They cannot show their progress better than by discarding the susceptibilities on which this case is |, and giving evidence to the world that they can afford to we laughed at just as well as English- men themselves, Aristocratic View of Mr. tended Visit. [From the London Post (organ of the aristocracy), Aug. 4. Mr. Bright, it is said, is about to visit America, and all Englishmen must be glad to hear it, He is going to see with his own eyes a country which he has always tram- peted as the country of the best governed people in the world. He has told us in elaquont terms how free the United States have ever been from national debt, how lightly each member of the commonwealth is taxed, how imirable universal sufftage works, how excellent are ‘those creedless schools supported at the public expepse, how eae 8 hase Fare wees this life are shared By a people: from the tyranny ofa, ‘aristocracy, how devoted all Americans ai ‘anaes Coostivatiog how perfectly that constitution works, and ‘how easily it Tectifies its ce Yn — violent storms of poiitical rise and rage. In ghort, everything tha! is good Tigooial: life, im politics, in morals, in een in erates. manship, in’ legislation, in law, fn diplomacy, else that is te out of heaven, is nocording to his speeches, to found in the Taived States, and is a legitimate fruit of American institutions, Having pro- wns in a aving ont taught the doctrine Mee the evils Suse 4 the poor of this country are iL sence of republican (8 amped and of universal suffrage, and having bold! id at the door of the aris- pew f nearly all the ille in doing America t hag bo!auded her citizens, which is always pleasing to them, and he has disparaged his own country, which is very gratifying to American joalousy, In gratitude for these services President Jobnson—who, as everybody knows, is a vs Yo ip ly educated and [Sen of whose friends! and society a leading Englishman with repub!ican sym- Penge cannot but be proud—has in ve invited, tho member for Birmingham to pa: te America, and to sce for himself how admirably those institutions work whose praises have been the themes of his declamation on #0 many English those are correct which We assume that jou say that Mr, has accopted the invitation, and, if ‘that be £0, he will soon be on his way to New York in a frigate sent the President for that purpose. Itis pitcous to think what he will have to go through. Americans psitively torture those whom they deli to . Ton thousand people will insist on me te hand. He will have to stand up for six hours at a stretch and be talked to by every free and independent Yankeo who may have the impudence to covet that honor. Hs will have—but this will not be #0 trying to him as the other—to make a speech at eve turn ang to answer interminable questions on English poli He will be dinnered, and feted, and serenaded, and balled, and theatred, and operaed, and tea-gardened, and sherry- cobblered, till the doctor interferes and puts up a poster tocertify that it is not in human nature to stand any more. Itis not dificult, after.our experience of Mr. Bright at home, to predict the. burden of his speechos when in the very heart of the republic. How his capacions breast will throb and heave when he finds him- self, for the first time in his life, in the presence of peo- ple who are not downtrodden! ‘How. eloquently will he contrast the happy condition of the working classes In the New World with the misery of those left behind in the Old. Of course there ‘s no squalor in New York; no dirty streets; no defective drainage; no unhealthy habitations for the poor; in fact, no poor at all; no vice; no neglected children. ’ All will be very | ri there. The lowest of the low are not very low; indeed, they are far better off than those poor craftsmen at Brmingham who, in spite of all their exertions, can- not earn more than from cight to twelve dollars a week, and thereforo are naturally objects of great commisera- tion, If all that Mr. Bright has told us in his provincial orationg be true, he will find all people on an agreeable level—high aud lew, rich and poor—one with another. No artificial distincfions. Those rich merchants and that shoddy aristocracy, ayd that rich petrolcolic circle of whom we have heard go much, will prove to be the most mesk and condescending of men; no pride about ther), as about our nobility; and they do not grind the faces of the poor after the manner of Englieh landed gentry. And all the productive classes—for men must work eyen in that heaven-gifted land—will prove to be very sentle, and very well educated, and very well clothed, and domiciled in very comfortable houses, in very pleasant spots beantifuliy drained and watered, and they will be very pohte, though perfectly indopendent; and they will be so courteous to their black brethren, who, a3 they truly say—by way of pretext for the ‘Inte civil war—are as entitled to freedom as the rest of man- kind; and the places of worship will be very full, ‘and the schools very excellent, and the Sun- y devoutly observed, aud ' the charitable institutions will be so flourishing, and the sick so carefully tended by pastoral service ‘and affection. Good manners will prevail in every rank of life, forbcarance and courtesy will rule every @ispute and chasten every argument. There will be no gobbling of victuals, no chewing of quids, no spitting. on the carpets none, im fact, of the coarseness of unenfranchised Eng And there will be no dispro) by wasting war, and no territ te of widows and orphaa children; bs ay short, of the ills of mistaken government, All will Be perfect. Perfect constitution, Frecaenpresurem aetna ms es exchequ unity and peace throughout the commonwealth man bas a vote, ‘that cont soon to be realized Mr. his eulogies of Am to wishing that he, too, had had an invitation. to go in a fri at the expense of the republic to that itical Utopia? And who that has @ heart does not sympathize with those involun pangs which the honorable mem- ber for Birmingham must feel when he recalls tho thought of the miserably lost le of his native whose much enduris life is daily vexed poverty that is w Jabour that is unre- tone ant postal possoation. of the ile, that comfort, an ol e fethetr dwn? How eloquently will he contrast he afiict- countrymen with his prosperous hosts! How estly will he draw out the sym) Yankee towards the English victims of the feudal sys- taivafogTohareh and Togsated for by parliament ure an ey a srg.” We area. loquc with Mr. le re his honesty, but we distrust his ‘a large allowance for his prejudices. The Pre. ne the United Slates could not have done our a "MON Ne haw ve 2 eS) u Bright’s Ine NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1865. — ‘The Marquis pales ia ena 0 have reappeared at Gibraltar, but ve was disappearing from Barcelona and decreasing at Valencia. — The Minister of th Titorlos in order to provent die. 6 o turbances, has ordered that eliglous, processions Bot in future take place in the public streets without speeding of the ‘authoritios, the latter be- empowered to prevent them if necessary. tri Prussl. Tho SchloswigHelmela arrangement, continues, the in an article on the Austro-Prussian Mg oppremion’ anh softneation, which yu its a pa rg et ight approprisie with equal Fight mi ‘Pomoc wage the Wester Powers are concerting & Protest against the division of the Elbe Duchies. China. THREATENED TROUBLE BETWEEN AMERICA AND CHINA. A telegram of July 12 from Shanghae says:—The Ni are p Pood in the neighborhood of Pekin. is ramored they NE assay oe ve taken the city and the gel ly believed. ‘The American Minister has aain demanded his release with the intimation that ® refusal will be considered a casus belli. The Taeping rebellion appears to be exuingelened, A severe typhoon had occurred in the vicinity of Hong Kong, and several shipping casualties are reported. Intelligence from Japan states that affairs in that coun- try were quiet. New Zealand. The Monri King has ie hy me it agreed to the peace arrangemen' made by William mpson. Commercial Intelligence. LONDON MONBY MARKET, AUG. 26. Consols closed at 8934 a 8954 for money. There was a slight increase in the demand for discount on the 25th at the bank, but it was still slight, and in the open market money continued easy. The weekly bank statoment shows an increase in the bullion of 6. Bar silver is quoted in Baring’s circular at 5s. %4., dollars at 6s. 34d., and eagles at Te. 3d, AMERICAN STOCKS. Minois Central shares 7834 a 79, Erie 5334 a 5374. Five-twenties closod at 6875 a 69. Baring Brothers’ circular says:—American stocks have been less active this week, and <he continental de- mand for 5-20 bonds has slackened; and, indeed, within the last day or two some bonds have come from the con- tinent for sale here. We quote 5-20's at 68% a 69%; Eries, 53 a 534; Ilinois, 78 a 7844; and, nominally, Ma- rylands, 70a 72: Pennsylvania, 56’ 60; Tennessee, 48 a 50; Virginia dollar stock, 35 a 37. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, AUGUST 26. The Brokers’ Circular says:—Cotton was in improved demand in the early part of the week, and on Saturday and Monday a large business was dono, with a considera- Die advanc? upon the lowest sales of the previous week; Dat since Tuesday the market has been dull, and closed on Thursday with little change from last week’s quota- tions. American continues in request, but in some in- stances a decline has been sibmitted to of 1d. per pound. Bea Island in good request at previous rates. Surats about 34d. lower on the week. Other descriptions gen- peor f unchanged. Sales of ithe weck, 87,190 bales, in- cluding 12,460 to speculators and 25,62) for export, Middling upland is hat officially at bag Sond and Mobile and Texas at 18jgd. Yesterday middling iogaeed (Priday) the market was quiet and anchan, with gales Of about 8,000 bales. Stock on hand estit at 430,060 including 27,250 American. At from Indi eh i 27, fea, in, les on Saturday 12,000 bales, including 4,000 to speculators and ex The market is Orm, with an upward tendency, although quotations remain the same. LIVERPOOL BRRADATUFPS MARKET. The weather continues variable, but on the whole has become more fave wharvesting. Yesterday it was | Se Bomeys wheat was, consequently, dull and « shado though Tuesday's advance was main- tained. Wintor red, 98. 6d. a 98. Od. contal; Mil- waukee and amber Iowa, 9s. 8d. a 9s. 6d. Flour steady. Corn easier; mixed declined to 31s. per 480 Ibs. LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET. Gordon, Bruce & 5 Bacon very firm, but business is limited by the high prices. Butter jeter, firm for fine. Lard scarce and firm, at 788. a Tallow active, and opin 2s. dearer; Butchers’ As- sociation, 46s. a 45s. 6d. Cheese unchanged; fine was u LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. The Brokers’ Circular rej :—Ashes steady; 2s, 2.2%. 3d., pearls 30s. Sugars firmer and a shade dearer. Coffoe inactive. Rice in good demand at very Bark.—‘ales of Baltimore at 6s, 64. full prices. and Philadelphia at 6s. 9d. Linseod rather easier. Linseed Oil in good request at 32r. 6d. a 33s. Hemp very firm and tending upward. Sperm oil advanced to £100. Rosin dull. Spirits turpentine nominal at 46s. Boult, English & Brandon reporta very firm market in petroleum, with emall sales of refined at 28. 5d. a 2s, 6d. per gallon, and of crude at £19 per ton. Shale oil 2s, 2d. a 28. 4d. Spirits dearer. LONDON MARKETS. Messrs. Baring Bros. & Co. report:—Wheat, 1s. dearer for old; new ssinples inferior and slow of sale; white American 44s. a 46s,, red 498. a 46s, Flour 238, a 26s, |. Tron quiet; bars and rails £7 a £7 10s, ; fcotch ‘ |. a 608, Sugar firmer; full’ prices po Coffee firm. Rice remains firm but quiet. ‘ea quiet, but partially rather*dearer. Good common Congoa 11}/d. a Is. 144. Tallow quieter. P. ¥. C. 443. a dds. 6d. cakes slow of sale; New York in barrels £10 6 £10 7s. 6d.; in bage £10 a £10 ba. Spirits of tarpentinc—French in rather better demand at 45s. Gd. on the spot. Rosin searee, Petroleum keeps very firm; refined cannot bo banght im any quantity an der 2s, 94: Sales for October to December delivery at 2s. 535« cf Stock 3,932 barrels refined and 652 crude, against 28,901 bbls. relined and 1,617 crude last year. Sperm oil £07 w £100, Linseed oil improv. ing, 522, Sd. «29, fl. The Steamer St. Lawrence at Halifax, Henirax, N.S, Sept, 6, 1566 ‘Tho freight steamer ~t. Lawre , from London August 28, arrived here today and will sail for Montreal during the week. ‘The rainstorm of yesterday heavy, and it s°ems to have been ev 1 almost within the limits of Philadetphia, and particularly in the built up part thereof, There probably never was such a fall of water in the same space and same time. Ina word, it may be said that the city was deluged. We hear of entire neighborhoods in all parts of the 4 being inun- dated from house to house, and cellars by i rere speedily overflowed. Chestnut street, which may be considered one of the highest grado in the centre of the city, was hke a lake of water, in many places the aqueovs clement being over the curbstone. The water rushed through the basement windows of the Continental and the Girard House to vo great an extent as to extin ish the fires in the engine rooms. The water was at frast seven feet deep ina portion of the basement of the Continental. The large restaurant at the Assembly building, Tenth and Chestnut streets, was abluted to the depth of threo foot. All tho cellars along Tenth street, nearly to Walnut, came in for a full share of the deluge, quite a number of them being filled even with the pavement, The stable cellars along Sansom street, in the samo neighborhood, ‘were soon overflowed, and rats, old and young, were driven from their hiding places, It is estimated that thousands of these undermining animals were drowned. In the southwestern section of the city, in the region of Broad and Shippen streets, the flow of water was im- mense, and many cellars and basements were filled, In the lower grades of the surface of the city the rushing of the water was impetuous, and for atime fears were en- tertained that an immense amount of di must ne- ensue. The only material destruction that we was the bursting of a culvert at Eleventh and ter streets, by which half the street fell in. The county culvert, in Christian sti and the one in Reed street, in the southern part of the city, though they drain several equare miles of the surface, stood the mighty rash of waters, Whole sections below the Navy Yard were anbmerged, but no damage was done to any- thing except the contents of the cellars. Bteam fire jnes were ht into requisition, and the work of pumping out the water commenced as ily as ble. aN tide fen high in the Delaware at the time, and the culverts i hat verdow of the erecta. "Bonides this el Bu 2 S tf 33, 5 & Ha F j z : g z Hf, hundreds | WASHINGTON. ‘Wasurnarow, Sept. 6, 1865. Susy ted 8; ih am- | 722 INVIPATION TO THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET TO VISIT RICHMOND, Charles Palmer, of Richmond, who was to invite the President and Cabinet to visit that city, arrived here on Saturday. He has been most cordially received, and to- day at noon, by special invitation, was presented by Mr. Seward to the Cabinet—a compliment due to Mr. Pal- mer, who, during the war, was imprisoned with Mr. Botts for hia devotion to the Union, The President and the Cabinet expressed to Mr. Palmer the hope to be able 10 ACCEPt the. mainte -2 she eau YE kemand aR soon as the weather and business would permit CABINET MEBTING. ‘The Cabinet meeting was prolonged to an wausual hour to-day. All the members werd in attendance till hnlf- past four excepting Mr. Stanton, and he was represented by Major Eokert, Assistant Secretary of War. It was nearly five o’choex before they all departed from the White House. INFERNAL REVENUE DECISION. ‘When the Commissioner of Internal Revel decision No, 140 the five-twenty bonds issued under act of Juno 30, 1864, had not been put into the market; but he now rules that said bonds should be included in the list of United States securities to be déducted from bank capital under the section of the Revenue laws. APPLICATION FOR PARDON. Francis W. Pickens, of South Carolina, who boasted some years ago of having been born insensible to fear, is among the recent applicants for pardon. Can the leopard change his spots? 4 BATCH OF PARDONS. ‘The following pardons were granted by the President during yesterday and to-day:—J. P. Sayre, of Alabama; Jobn Wooster, John B, Palmer, Oscar G. Parsley, Henry Nutt and Henry Savage, of North Carolina; N. M. ‘Tresevant, of Mississippi: @. P. Duncan, of Louisiana; Jobn 3B. Jobnson, and N. K. Stevenson, of Tennoseso; M. M. Davis, J. C. McCabe, Robert 8. Payne, John H. Hemsberger, Samuel Miller, J. E. Eckridge, Robert Gibboney, Wm. Gibboney, G. C. Kent, H. M. Gaverfck, H. Newberry, C. C. Tate, Jobn A. Liggat, M. H. EMinger, David Forner, @. H. Chrisman, Moses Seerkle, J. D. Williamson, H. T. Hart- man, John Cowen, Wm. G. Thompson, 8. A. Caffman, Thornton Thomas, J. B. Strayer, 8. 8. W. Allemong, Wm. M. Sibert, Isaac Paul, A. M. Newman, H. H. Peck, T. K. Miller, David Armenstrout, M. J. Mayerhaffer, Thomas Moore, Jobn M. Lee, E. & Kemper, John W. Herring, Jobn O, Harvis, Eaward Coles, E. James, E. P. Esdridge, I. J. Higginbotham, A. J. Mathew and William Martin. THR SOUTHERN RAILROADS, Major Genoral J. D. Webster, late chief of staff to General Sherman, returned this evening from an @x- tended tour of inspection of Southern railroads, and states that he found them in rathar better condition than was expected under the circumstances. None are in really good condition. All of them will be in operation in a few months, he thinks; but they will be compelled to adopt a low schedule of time at first. THE JUDICIAL OFFICERS OF ALABAMA AND THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU. General Swayne, of the Department of Alabama, hav- ing recently issued a general order inviting the judicial officers and magistrates of that State to become agente of the Freedmen’s Bureau for the administration of justice in all difficulties arising between negroes or between whites and negroes, and having admonished such officials that failure to accept the agency for the purpose de- signated would be followed by substitution of martial law in the district where such failures occurred, pro- visional Governor Parsons earnestly advises all judicial officers and magistrates to accept the appointmont of- fered as above, and in good faith do justice and observe the instructions contained in the order of Gencral Swayne. APPOINTMENTS. Marion Wateshause, of Portage, Wisconsin, and David E. Bostwick, of }tchfield, Comm, bave been appointed ‘examining eurg by the Pension Bureau. Colonel Burbriage, of Kentucky, was yesterday ap- pointed United States Treasury Agent for the State of Texas, and intend to leave to-day for the scone of his new labors. P. H. Woodward has been appointed Agent of the Post Office Department for Georgia. PAYMENT OF THE TEXAS INDEMNITY BONDS. Tho Secrotary of tho Treasury is now paying the so- called Texas indemnity bonds which were issued by the Unitod Statos to the State of Texas under the act of Sep- tomber 9, 1850, when such bonds are presented by loyal holders, with evidence that they have passed through only the hands of loyal citizens. THE PRESIDENT'S OLD BODY GUARD TO BE MUS- | TBRED OUT. The War Department has ordered the muster out of the Obio Union Light Guard, Lieutenant Jameson command- ing. which has been President’s Johneon body guard since the death of Mr. Lincoln. A detachment of the Provisional cavalry, under Captain N. $. Hill, formed from the Veteran Reserve corps, will be detailed for that duty hereafter. THE RECENT WAR DEPARTMENT ORDER MUSTERING OUT GENERAL OFFICERS. Brevet Brigadier Gonorat John ©. Robinson, of New | York, commanding the Department of Northern and Wostern New York, was recently inadvertently mustered ont of service, By order of the War Department the mistake has been corrected from ite date, It will be re- membered that General Robinson lost a leg at Spottayl- vania Court House, and he has recently been brovotted | n- | brigadier general in the regular army. The service not boast a more gallant and meritorious officer. | BUREAU OF REFUGEES AND FREEDMEN. as exceedingly | Important Cirealar from General How- ard—Rules and Regulations Adopted Relative to Abandoned Lands in Pos. session of the Government, &c. CIRCULAR NO. 15, Wan Derantany Bonsav or Revvawoy, Faweoaen AND AnAxDONKD LANDS, Wasumatox, D. C., Sept 4, 1805. J Circular No. 18, of July 28, 1865, from this Bureau, te hereby rescinded, and the following rules and regula tions are adopted for the purpose of establishing a deri nite and uniform policy relative to abandoned lands, or real property and lands, or real property to which the United States shal! have acquired title by confiecation or sale or otherivise, which now or may hereafter come under the control of this Burean by virtue of the act of Congress approved March 3, 1865, establishing and by orders of the President, to wit: General Or. ders No. 110, War Department, June 7, 1865. Abandoned lands referred to in the law and regulations governing this bureau are defined, according to section two of an act of Congress, approved July 2, 1864, 22 fol lows, vi “Property, real or personal, shall be re- garded as abandoned when the lawful owner thereof shall be voluntarily absent therefrom and engaged either in arms or otuerwise in aiding or encouraging the rebel- hon.” Second—Property wiil not be regarded as confiscated until after the decree of the United States Coart for the district in which the property may be found has been mado, by which tho pi ty ie condemned as enemy's weRey, sod becomes the property of tho United States, All abandoned land or real property and all land and roal rty to which the United States shall have acquired title by confiscation or sale or otherwise, ‘that now is or hereafter come under the control of the Burean of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands virtue of eaid act and order of the President is and all be sot apart for use of loyal refugees and freedmen, and 90 much as may be mee, assigned to them as ided in section fourth of the act ostablishing the Biron, viz:—"'To every malo citizen, whether refugee or ‘there shall be assigned not more and the person to whom oted in the uso and term of three at nited States can convey value of the jand as ascertained of determining the annual rent THE NEW YORK HERALD. =— PRICE FOUR CENTS. Teal property in those States, provided sald imbether pon Bee or abandaoed, remaining pcory otherwise disposed of shall have been properly trans- ferred to the bureau upon requisition of the Commis oner or Assistant Commissioner, be considered as under the control of the Commissioner of Refugees, Freedinen nd Abandoned Lands, for the pu hereinbefore set the bureaus end. po pert se parol 3 oad condgcated st } and no part or parcel of or abandoned property halt be surrendered or restored (¢ the former owners or other claimants, except such gf." render oF restoration be authorized’ by said Cor oh er. Fifh—Assistant commissioners will ag.gci7ly 8 POs sible cause accurate descriptions of gy oniscated and abandoned lands, and other gy" peng Teal property, that is neweng, ing 8 ms control, to bes” will t besides keeping @ h forward mouvaty tor ‘the Com- ee Buroaw jes of such desoriptions, in The"manner prescribed frtrouler No. 10, of Sine 1, 1865, from this bureau. y will, with as litle ola as possible, selcet and act apart sueh confiscated abandoned lands and property as may be deemed neces- sary for the immediate use of refugees amd freedmen, the speetiic division of which {nto lote and the rental-or sale thereof, according to the law establishing the burean, will be completed as soon as practicable and reported to the Commissioner. In the selection and setting apart of such lands and Pacgg ag 4 care will be used to take that about which there isthe least doubt that this bureau should have eustody and control of. Sizth—Whenever any land, or other real property that shaligcome into the postostion, of this bureau as fall under the definition of “abandoned,” does not “abandoneds” as set forth in section 2 of tho act of Congress approved July 2, 1864, hereinbefore mentioned, it will be formally surrendered by the Assistant Commis- sioner of the bureau for the State within which such real estate is situated, upun its appearing that the claim- ‘ant did not abandon the property In the sense defined in Said section and act, Seventh--Former owners of property held by thie bu- reau as abandoned, who claim its restoration on the ground of having received the pardon of the President, will, as far as practicable, forward their applications to the Commissioner of the Bureau, through the superinten- dents and assistant commissioners the districts and ‘States in which the property is situated. Each applica- tion must be accompanied by:—lst. A copy’of special pardon of the President of the United States, or of the oath under his amnesty proclamation when they are not embraced in any of the exceptions therein enumerated. 2d. Proof of title. 3d. Evidence that De peepee has not been confiscated or libelled in any United States court, or, if libelled, that brocgedings against it have been discontinued. Officers of bureau through whose hands such applications may pass will endorse thereon such facts as may assist the Commissioner in his decision, stating especially the use to which the property is put by the bureau. 0. 0, HOWARD, Major General, Com'r of Refugees, Freedmen and Aban’d Lands, Approved September 4, 1865. ANDREW JOHNSON, President of the United States. THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. Vermont Election. THE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET ELECTED. Monrrzurr, Vt., Sept. 5, 1865. The election for State and county officers and mem- bers of the Logislature took place to-day. The vote is the lightest cast in many years, being not more than three- fourths as large as last year, We have the vote for Governor from twenty-five towne, embracing one-fifth of the vote of the State. The republicans voted for Paul Dillingham, of Waterbury, and the democrats for C. N. Davenport, of Rockingham, ‘The vote in some of the towns is as follows:— $f. Jobnsbury. ton. . THE SLAUGHTER. | Two More Railroad Disasters Yesterday. ' los: reales —vuer OB Muvlosion of a Foca, waitread. SHREE MEN KILLED. 7 { é Collision Between Iwo Freight Trains on the i Minos Ceytrol Railroad. ‘Twelve Cars and a Locomotive Smashed Up. poesueneeee eee. eee NO LIVES\LOST. ke, & ~-\ &. The Disaster on the Penneevante Rall- road. ‘HAaniseurc, am Sopt. 5, 1865. The Erie express train on the Pen! Railroad, Coming east, this morning, when near Duncannon mot with a dreadful accident, by which thred persons wore instantly killed. The boiler of the locomotive drawing the train bursted with a fearfal explosion, killing the en- gincer, George Dougherty, fearfully mangling the fire- man, and also killing a stranger who was rifling on the locomotive. The baggage master was ako slightly wounded, A coroner's inquest is proceeding this evening to in- ‘vestigate the matter, Collision on the Illinois Central Ratiroad. Cuicaco, Sept. 6, 1865. Acollision between two freight trains of the Minois Central and Michigan Southern Railroads occurred last night near this’ city. Twelve cars and ono locomotive were smashed up, but no person was killed. NEWS FROM RICHMOND. Release of Bishop Lay, of North Caro- lMina—Alexander Dudley’s Pardon Re- stored to Him—The Government Permit- ting the Citizens to Retain Abandoned Army Property, déc., dc. OUR RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE. Ricuuonp, Va., Sept. 4—6 A. ‘THR CASE OP BISHOP" LAY. ‘The sudden arrest of the Right Rev, Dr. Lay, Dioceson of the North Carolina Eplscopate, has already been noted. Bishop Lay was taken to Washington upou @ | presumption that he was in possession of certa n evi- dence of value to the government in important cases of State prisoners now awniting trial, ‘This being found not to be the fact, the prelate passed through this cty a day or two since, having been released, on bis way to bis home in North Carolina. ALEXANDER DUDLEY’S PARDON The President of the United States has returned the pardon of Alexander Dudley, President of the York River Railroad, which was properly some tme since for improper actions on the M. ¥ bale ee towns give Dillingham 5,076 and Daven- port 1,564 votes. The same towns last gave Smith ep for Governor 6,334, and Redfield (dem.) 2,275, ing this vote as an indication, the rnajority for Mnghain will be relatively larger than that of Hr oe members rece Sabo soba oe follows:— Portland, John Prout; Middlebury, John W. Stewart; Poultney, Merrit Clark; Burlington, Lawrence Barnes; St. Albans, Bradley Barlow; Waterbury, General Wells; Woodstock, dir. Pratt; St. Johnsbury, Jonatban Ross; Fairfax, Lewis A. Duna; Rockingham, Danie! Campbell (dom.), Bradford, Hubbard Wright (dem) The New York Democratic State Conve: tion—Gathering of the Democracy at Albany—The Spirit of Harmony Said to Prevail on the Subject of Platform— The Ma: Resolutions to be the Basis the Convention—Probability of Scy- | moar Being Made Presiding Officer, d&c. Aaany, Sept. 5, 1865. The Delavan House is crowded to-night with the dele- gates to the Democratic Convention to be heid at Twod-" dle Hall to-morrow. Richmond and all the vsual mag- nates of the party for such occasions arc,on hand. John Van Buren has arnyed, and Seymour is expected to-mor- row. There is a good deal of feeling man d in re- gard to the appearance of Seymour on this oceasion, as it is known that ho ts to lead the interest heretofore tdenti- fied with him in the central part of the State. It is sur mised that he means mischief. ‘There are a few of the old Chicago copperheads who appear to be very ill satisfled with the generally accepted programme, They talk of qualifications and cantion im counection with the proposed endorsement of President ‘They appear, however, to have no particalar plan except to put Seymour’ in esiding, | officer of the C This great apprehen sion that h and loqzaciousi will be ex; rsive of the whole plan of th i of a chairman is, therefore, the cmbarrassing po.nt, as there is no contest i Mt candidates, ral Sickles should presid de adopted for the position of n. only member of the New York ent bulk of the Convention night. ya it the spirit of harmony and good sense, qu ston of platform is fully agroed to, and all appear to have reached « common conclusion. The Maine resolutions will be the basis of those to be adopted by the New York Convention. The language, a8 | well at the principles, will be adopted, except three of th concluding resolution® about State bounties, the assneina erlal issues for th’s canvass, en of the frauds in the from Je(ferson’s inaugural ‘nat Johnson's ll bo made ‘The phraseol sement of Andy Johnson will be made itive than the Maine resolutions, an searcely be sad that there is a he nominations ‘are the less certain bea ise is so little strife about them Lucius Robinson wilt =be nominated — for Comptr vy acclamation. Gonoral Patrick, of On- tario, who has been Provost Marshal of Virginia, ts the leading namo for Secretary of State. Ho is an old West Point army officer, who fought in the Moxiean war and distinguished himself at Antictam and other of the late battles, but is best known as the Provost Marshal at Richmond apon its capture. General Duryee is mon- tioned for State Treasurer, also Jno. D. Buren, late a paymaster in the army, ¢ Duryee's distinguished connection with the Zous and other commands in active service give him a consideration which has been canvassed, also, for Secretary of State at the head of the ticket, Two or three military na: are considered in- dispensable on this ticket. ‘or Attorney Genoral, Sam. J. Tilden, of New’ York, and Albert P. Lansing, of Erie, have the lead. The present incumbent of the fice of State. Engineor, *idney H. Sweet, will probably be, renominated. V. BR. Rich- mond, of Wayne, and John D. Fay, of Monroe, are also named. For Canal Commisetoners, ©. W. Arm strong, of Albany, James McDonald, of Albany, and Simeon Sammons, of Montgomery, are named, and for State Prison Inspector, Gaylord J, Clark, of Niagara, and Beach, of Orleans, afé the only Haines suggested. Chief Justios Dento will not be a candidate for re-election. For the two vacancies in the Court of Appeals the names of Martin Grover, of Alloghany, William F. Atlen, of New York, and Jobn A. Lott, of Kings, will probably come Befure the convention, Martin Grover hag been 4 lead. ing republican, or rather barnburner, It ts doubtful whether General Talmadge wil! be renominated for Clork ¢ eg Henry ©. Chesbto, of Ontario, is named for 3 place. Contesting delegates will appear kere fram the Morart aud McKeon organizations, Only the Tammany men will be admitted. The only contest of this nature which has any life to it f# for one of the Brooklyn Mistricte. It grows more probable every hour that Seymour will be chairman of the Convention, Humphreys, member of Congress from Buffalo, will ly be the temporary chairman; which provides for a safo organization. Hb is entirely in Richmond’s interest, avd, ax Stato Sonator, was the oply member who followed Ganson's courye jon of the Constitational amendmont, The Reported Tro Danbary “flank Unfounded, Dansvay, Conn., Sept. 5, 1865, The report of trouble in the Danbury Bank is utterly incorrect, Phe Lank is stronger than ever before a eight ‘ote, srom, forty-eight orth Carolina reconstruction | of the " doned gentleman. It is now believed that. Mr. Dudley, ‘who is now in the city, will devote his attention to th reopening of his railroad. } Judge Underwood pronding, will commence its_sention jerwood ng, in this efty next eae when the cass involving libellet property will be adjudicated, i A ‘Totninsed ‘to the fenate of this State pe stg ber or Westmoreland county. : EXTRA BILLY SMITH, the late rebel Governor of Virginia, i# quietly on his unconfiscated estate near vating the soil. ing his time nton, culli- APPAIRS AT PETERSIURG. A degree of governmental leniency to the farmer may be detected in General Gibbon’s order that no se:zures of* horses, mules and saddles abandoned as worthless by the armies shal! be made as public property, but that such, property shall be left in the hands of the present -- sors. This rale of action will prove of incaleniable ben- ofit to the cultivating classes, among whom Jand is plenty Dut money scarce. A NEW ADJUTANT GFNERAT. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel T. Eliery Lord is announred Assistant Adjutant General (Acting) to Major Genera! John Gibbon, commanding at Petersburg. Colonel Lord is from. Albany, N. Y,, and has served since the be-inning of the war in the Third infantry, New York Volunteers, with great energy and fidelity. Colonel Lord will retire from, the service at an early day, wherein he bas done his full share of hard and patriouc work, NEWS FROM FORTRESS ‘MONROE. Jeff. Davis Allowed to Write to Ais Wife—Movements of General Torbett— ‘The Mystery of the Corpse Sont by Ex- press from Fortress Monroe=No Solu- pSPONDENCE. . 3, 1865, Anew privilege has been granted to Jeff. Davis, that of writing to his wife. His letters, of course, are vised before sent, Attentive perusal of the Menatp—and he is an attentive and iy ed reader of {ts columns daily ~ serves to keep hi as to the movements and health of his fi privon life has been | gradually relieved of its ori in fact, that the only thir are his deprivation of hoor his trial 1 bis nd hi ne Mr. o red, and Mitchel is now in | better health. MOVEMENTS. ( Genoral A. T. A gned io the command of the Porismouth, will probably not his department for & h yet. arrived here Friday, aud the next rococded to Richmond, whenee he Wilt return tos rrow, ond the next day go North on a thirty days? ave of absence. It is whispered that the object of his visit North is to get married, Meantime General Warren will continue in command until the return of Geiterat ‘Torbett, after which Gime an important and responsible | position is in wait'ng for him to MI, so that the govern- ment will not yet loss his valuable services, THE BUPTORSD YURDER. Dotective Kinlock, and other police and military oM- | cors eharp im the scent of rascality, are exercising their | utmost ing nulty to solve the mystery of the human having reoently corpse mentioned in my Inst de deen sent from here through Ha Express, 1tis believed they are on the rgtit tray (if afoul murder has been committed (of which ti is very little doubt) the author or authors are quite certain wohave their vib | lany and themselves brought to ligh THE HOBUTAL INVERTIGATION, The Commissioners appointed by General Miles to in- YVestigate the condition and past management of the | hoepitais here wt meeting yesterday. The mocting was wit werd oor, AKO HOARD OF INSPROTION, A commissic sting of Lieutenant Colonel Myros, Ninth Vermont battery, and Captain Williams, Thirty Iilinow, bas beeh appotuted by General Mann to al the affairs of the Provost Marshal's ment Nv t, hard Jahor prison, and everything perlatning to military affairs in b's district, They will enter on their labore at ‘once, In the same line of inspection duty Major Samp. son bas been setit to the Fastern Shore counties to look into the condition of afairs there, THE XORFOLK AND WELDON RAILROAD, This road will be im running order ina few days, A large gang of workthen ig empl pitting the rond tf order, and all the needed rolling stock is on hand. pact Destructive Fire a Wes Troy: TWENTY-PIVE BUILDINGS DEATROYED—LOSS | BST MATKD AT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. Adestructive and threatening fire occurred at West Troy this afternoon, below Canal street, taking both gidos of Broadway from and including Ufford & Lapham's steam plaping mill to the Exchaug®, some twenty-five valuable brick buildings, making aJove of probably from $75,000 to $100,000, including W' 's Mansion House block and Other stores. Tho fire wad etopped at the Ex change, by great oxertions, The Democrat office was de- Drovont iv Mate.—The te getting to be ser Pare eection of the Bt EA Y far advanced to receive much {nj ‘bat the fall ‘will begreatly 7 whieh oon weremong the mort sacar aya of be bee fon. Argus, Sept. +