The New York Herald Newspaper, September 28, 1865, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERMS vash in advance. Money sent by mail will be ‘Now York taken. ——————___ ———————————SS—S SS AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, OLYMPIO THEATRE. Broad: Acrazss sr Darticat—Quizt wi Fanity, WINTER GARDEN, Brosdway.—Evanysopr’s ‘Toopms. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Tax Szar. KEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tux Rao Picken or Panis—BLacksMiTe OF ANTWERP—BROWN AND SMITE: NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway. Diverriszar— wa Lovaas Pas be Pascua BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway.—Tax Frexcn Srr— Kus uw tax Dang. “ has prohibited the holding of a meeting at Lynchburg to petition in favor of Joff. Davis, A series of guerilla outrages of the most atrocious character are recorded from Robertson county, Tennes- see. Thirty or forty guerillas, under the supposed leadership of @ miscreant named Harper, who has for same time past infested the neighborhood, started on a mission of indiscriminate murder and robbery. Thos. J. then taken down and dragged ulong the ground eye wastorn from its socket, and a third victim was beaten and robbed. A public meeting of citizens, without regard to politics, ay.—Wuo Seaaxs Finst— | Foote, Noill S. Brown, Baillie Peyton and others—were approval of President Johnson's course, ‘The hearing of the charges of malfeasance in office preferred against the city officials of New York was resumed yesterday at Albany before Governor Fenton. On the point of jurisdiction raised by the defeno> the Governor ruled that he had full jurisdiction to hear the cases, and that the evidence might be given in the shape of affidavits, He acquiesced in the propriety of trans- ferring the investigation to New York. Accordingly the DACAREMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth strect—Hrmnaanx | inquiry will be resumied in the Governor's Room at the ‘IRVING HALL, Irving place,—ims Baremax Vocal onmmtean Condanse ite Panes. ae City Hall on Tuesday next. ‘The crew of the Liverpool immigrant ship Calhoun, Captain Page, thirty-one in number, wero yesterday BOWERY THEATRE, Bor .—Tus Dress or Fi cata Mavereh wery. or Fraxcr— | prought up before United States Commissioner Betts on Jooxo—So. a ‘Tag Magic Statur, &c. BRYANT'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- way.—Ermiorian Munstexusy, Soncs, Dances, &c.—OLD ‘Books. Tomes WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway. —Braroenat Dances, &c.—Taxe Hav: Tax SrRANGeR. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTREL, °685 Broadway, op) Metropolitan Hotel.—Ermiorian Sinai, Daxctsa, a0.— Youna Avaica on tux Trarcza, AMERICAN THEATRE. No. 444 Broadway. —Erurorias Minsrretsy—Baruers, PanTowimrs, BURLESQUES, Tum Two Bonyycastixs. * TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE 1N@, Dancing, Burtusques, ée. 201 Bowory.—s1a- osuERMES OF THOMAS. VANNUCHT’S MUSE 609 Broadway.—Moving Wax Figurxs of Pausienr Linco: Juve, Daves, &¢. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Opentrom i0 A.M. Gli0 #. Mo New York, Thursday, Sept, 28, 1865. NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION, Receipts of Sales of the New York Datly Newspapers. OFFICIAL, Year Ending Name of Paper. Bay 1, 1885. Heap. + $1,095,000 Times. .: 363,150 Tribane..., 060. + 6.0000 9 cae + 252,000 Evening Post 169,427 World..... 100,000 161,079 90,548 ‘New Youx Herarp.. sence ees G1,095,000 Times, Tribune, World and Sun combined., $71,229 * THE NEWS, THE WIRZ TSIAL. The oxamination of witnosses for the defence was re- sumed yesterday in the Wirz trial, Some sharp but ‘unimportant sparring took place between Mr. Baker, the prisoner's counsel, and Judge Advocate Chipman, all arising out of a question put by Mr, Baker to Colonel Fonnin, the witness under exannuation, as to whether he did not on a particular occasion hear General Cobb make some remark. In the end the question was with- drawn. Some further developments took place with reference to the surreptitious correspondence which, by the ald of Mr. Schade, one of the counsel for the defence, had been carriod on between the prisouer and his wive Ono of the letters thus conveyed to Mrs. Wirz ‘was read. In it the prisoner asked her to send him, by Mr. Schade, ten dollars “for @cortain purpose.” The allegation that Wirz could not get what hewequired in the Old Capitol Prison was dis- proved by aletter of Captain West, Military Supcriutend- ent of the prison, in which he stated that Wirz was supplied with whatever dietary the surgeon ordered hin and had every comfort consistent with his position. Tue Court after deliberation informed bir. Schade that his conduct was fully appreciated by every member, but that, fearing any further action would be detrimental to the prisoner, they had concluded to let the matter drop. Evidence was then resumed. Lieutenant Heath, of the ‘Third Georgia Reserves, was called for the defence, but his evidence told the other way. He admitted that he had seen Wirz take from federal prisoners half the vege- tablos thoy had bought. Dr. Casten gave negative evi- dence, stating that he had never heard of Wirz maltreat- ing prisoners, nor of any cases of starvation of emacia tion, Colonel Persons gave testimony tending to shift the blame of the atrocities proved to have been com- mittod upon “Hog Winder.” He asserted that Wirz suz- gested the removal of the hospital out of the stockade, but that Winder declined to permit this to be done, and also that Wirz protested against crowding more prisoners into the Andersonvilie pen, and expreebed great displeasure at the ineagrenese of the supplies, He never heard of thirty days’ furloughs being given by Wirz for shooting Union prisoners. Al! furloughs over seven days wore given by Goneral Winder. In like mannor le never hoard of undue violence being practised by Oapiain Wire. At the conclusion of this witness's testimony the court HIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth street.—Kquestaian AND ‘> Hovse—Hanoy Axo¥— nchatge of mutiny. From the complaint it appeared that on the 2ist of September some of the crew com- plained of their rations. being unfit for food, went to the galloy and demanded’ of the cvok better provisions, which the latter refused to serve them, and, as they stato, assaulied the grumblers with a largo fork. This led ton attack upon the cook in force, who was svbsequently aided by the bontewa‘n. and mate, The latter, being armed, fired among the crew, killing one and injuring several others, The aR a crew de- manded of the captain that the officers should be put tn- irons, which demand tho captain was forced io comply with, but when the vessel neared the port be signalled a gunboat, and subsequently the offl- cers were released and the crew arrested, The latter state'that they were badly treated during the vovage, -and that ihe charge of violence and the subsequent fatal results rest allogether against the mate and boatswain, An examination into all the circumstances of the case will be held on Friday next, The oMcial report of the famots standstit race be- tween the Winooski and the Algonquin states that the econsinie’ performance of each vessel was equal, that the arrangement of the Winonski’s machinery is the simplest and most convenient possitite, and ils ecohomny of fuct equal to that given by the very complex design of the Algonquin. Another sule of government vessels took place at the Brool:lyn Navy Yard yesterday, High prices were real- ized, ranging from $6,500 to $108,000. , Th» polic: thorities have mado an cffort to alter the inhuman way in wiich animals are carted through tho streets of the city to the slaushter house, piled one above the other, and with their heads hanging over the sides; and ends of the vehicles, Two butchora were taken before Justice Dowling yesterday and fined for the offence. ‘the Episcopal Convention of the Southern diocese of Now York assembled yesterday, the Bishop presiding. There was a full attondance, comprising over three hun- dred clorgymen, but the business was mainly confined to the election of officers. The Convention will “moet gain this morning. Robert E. Lee has quistly taken up his quarters fa Lex- ington, Va., the seone of his future Inbors as President elect of Washington College. There was a great demonstration of the Fovian Rrother- hood last evening im the Cooper Inst:tute. Jicutenant Colonel Roberts delivered an oration, and remarks were made by Colonel O'Mahony, and Mr. Hogan, of St. Lonis. A case was tried yesterday in the Marine Court, before | Judge Alker, in which tho liability of 3 was | tested. A trank, the property of an emizrant, which, from the evidence, it was shown had gone into the. pos- session of the “Castle Garden Transfer Company,” was lost while in’ trahslt to the place of delivery. The owner sued the company for-the loss, and the jury found for the plaintiff in the full sum sued for—four hundred and fifty dollars, In the Supreme Court yesterday the chargo preferred by Mrs. Anne Lorking, the young Irish woman, who ‘was 80 fortunate as to win threo or four prizes, one after the other, in the Havana lotteries, amounting in tho whole to $100,000, against Frederick I. King, a young attorney of this city, of Moegally withholding from her | cortain bonds, the proceeds of these aforesaid lottery winnings, was agaln investigated. One line of defence | appears to be that the money’ was never won in a lot- tery, but that Mrs. Lorking had been cohabiting with a man named Craz, who had purloined the money from his employers. Among other interesting developments it transpired that the “Mary Simpson” whose name has been mixed up in the affair, and who was supposed tobe ‘an alter ego of Anne Lorking, has in reaitty a separate | fdentity, The case waa not concluded. | In the General Sessions yesterday Anna Walter plead- | od guilty to an attempt at grand larceny in stealing sixt y- | five dollars’ worth of shirts from Simon Strauss, on two years. Charles Walker and John Carpenter, who burglariously entered the store of Fredertck Muller, and stole twelve dollars’ worth of cigars, pleaded gyilty to an | attempt at burglary in the third degtve. Carpenter was sent to the State Prison for two years, and Walker was sent to the House of Retuge. Edward Stelzer was con- vieted of stealing five hundred and seventy dotinrs, the property of Frederick Welchiler, ‘The partios were sol- diers on Hart’s Idand, and the complainant gave tho money to the prisoner to deposit for lim in a savings bank, which he did, but which was subsequently with- drawn by Lim without the convent of the owner. He was sent to the State Prison for threo years, Jamos Clark, jointly indicted with Charles Tucker, was conyict- i adjourned, MI:CELLANEOUS. From Mexico wo have advices of continued fighting and uncertainty, ‘Tho heroic city of Matamoros is fairly Desiogod by the liberals under General Escobedo. There 4s a garrison of eighteen hundred men in the city, and ‘Whe attacking force consists of twenty-five hundred or three thovsand men, excinsive of Cortina’s predatory bands, Efficiently handled, the imperial troops should gaffes to hold the city; but tho Juarists think so meanly of Majia, the general in command, that they assert that, With # Jittl more ammunition, they could carry the city by storm. The republican forces bad gaptured the little town of Catorzo, in Leon, and secured musketgy abd ammunition. ‘ Moreover,” quaintly adds the officer in command, “ the merchants of that city furnished me $18,000 for tho use of tho troops.” At the past of Cabras the Jaarists also claim to have.dofeated nine bundred imperialists with two hun. dred cavairy, and are furthor said to have occupied the town of Caravajal. Matamoros papers make light of and deny thego successes, Juares is at Chihuabua, ive the jordivg to the last advices tho rebellion in Hnyt! ii unsuppressed, The rebels bold out at Cape Haytion, and Prosident Geffrard, in his journey to the front, was detained by the necessity of improving the fernitary dondition of his army at Gonaives. He has issued an iuspiritlig addres to his troops, telling them sb must not be said that tho pandful of rebols at Cape Haytion can impoeve revolution of the entire republic. Intell ‘genes reveived from St. Domingo, by way of St omas anit Hayti, states that by the submission of Pi- jmnentel to Cabra! all danger of civil war is, averted. The ‘populace, doligtited at this, gave themselves up to a three days’ festival. Mutual congratulations and amusements wore their sole occupation during that time. ‘The stoamship Etna, from Liverpool on the 19th inst., arrived at this port aban early hocr this morning. Her nows has beon anticipated. Our Richmond, Va, correspondent gives a good ao. count of the feoling in the Inte tebol capital with regard to Prosidont Johnson's reconstruction po' y, bat states that Begroos in that section are not y spossessed of the fdoa that freedom moans idlone give much trouble to ghe authoritie Throe. candidates Mr Congrese 1 flistriot, Va,, have been speaking thelr mi dakable tort’, Mr. Christian declares the test onc |! gal. Mr, Douglaes believes in Siate rights and denios tha econsion waa the work of tho politicians, as represented, fio states that ft Was the uprieing of the people that ‘roretd the Virginia Convention to take tho State out ot tho Union, 0 third” éand‘aate, Mr. Curtis, takes the Chlon plattorm and declares ho has always aypowet-tte- Poranr of tovoacls, Gonads iin pio wie Ooi ew Ww wat continue to ext of pieking the pocket of Pedro Rincon, a colonel in the Mexican army, and stealing a gold watch, on the night of the 12th of August, while the parties wero riding ina Fourth avenue car, James Reynolds was convicted of stealing sixty-five dollars from Ann Clark, on the 2d inst, ‘Theso prisoners were remanded for sentence, The Grand Jary brought ina large number of indictments, and the prisoners wore arraigned in the afternoon, Additional particnlars as to the Concord Bank robbery bring into stronger relief the audacious boldness of the theft, but give no clue to the guilty persons, who are still undiscovered, though the most experienced Boston dotectives have the caso in hand, Major General Palmer and Brigadier General Brishin have been indicted im Kentucky for abducting slaves and otherwise tranagressing the slave laws of that State. Hon. William J, Duane, who held the post of Secrotary of the Treasury under Andrew Jackson, and resignod his position rather than consent to the removal of depesits from the United States Bank, died on the 26th inst. at the ago of eighty-five. Alabaina has spoken out emphatically on the queation of negro suffrage, The Convention yesterday passed an Gidinance that the white man alone shall form the basis of representation. A fire at Poughkeepsie on Tuesday night destroyed a number of valuable horses. . Three boys who slept in the stables with them are missing, and i is feared wero burned to death, ‘The tannery of Rico Brothers, located in Croghan, Lewis county, of this State, was burned on tho night of tho 22d inst, Upwards of three thousand sides of sole Jeather—valued at twenty thousand dollars, the loss of which is supposed to fall on parties in this clty—were destroyed. The total loss was about thirty-five thousand dollars. The building aud machinery were !naured to the amount of five 4 dollara. ‘The jury of Inquest in the caso of the sufferers by the explosion of a locomotive boiler of the Chicago and Mil- the 17th of August, and was sont to the State Prison for > | and treating the people of the South as subju- / (NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, Gould, of Bichmond, Va., shot her lover in that city on Friday last, because he refused to marry her. ‘The maa lies dangerously wounded, and his gentle assailant is in custody. ‘The democrats of Massachusetts meot in State conven- tion at Worcester to-day. ‘The stock market was firm and moderately active yes- terday. Governments were steady. Gold was firm and closed at 144. ‘There was little or no change in the commercial atatus yesterday. A good inquiry for the leading articles of merchandise, and a good degree of buoyancy and firm- ness in the marketa, were the chiof characteristics. For- eign goods were particularly firm, though not active asa general thing, Groceries were firm. Cotton was heavy. Petroleum was firm. On ’Change flour was dal! and lower for common brands, and very firm, with a fair de- mand for good to choice grades, Grain was dull and drooping. Pork was firmer, Lard was weaker and inactive, Butter and cheese were firm, with good de- mand, and whiskey was steady. The Radicals and the President on the Constitutional Restoration of the South- orn States. The two great oracles of the Jacobin faction of the republican party haxe lately spoken on the paramount subject of the time—the status of, and policy to be pursued towards, the late rebellious Southern States, But no one is as- tonished at, or influenced by, their affected potential utterances, Their words are neither powerful nor prophetic. The time has gone by when the voice of such men as Thaddeus Stevens or Sumner will be regarded as oracu- lar, These men have played such fantastic and shallow tricks in the arena of politics, under the pretence of statesmanship, that the verdict of the country, like that of the Rochester jury in the case of Colchester, is that they are jug- glers—mere political jugglers—vho have main- talned thetr position by cheating the people. A new light has come—the gospel of peace and restoration to this distracted and divided country, and the abolition priests and crafts- men who have made great gains by the worship of Sambo are ~sct As Demo- triu8 and others interested in pursuing the worship of Diana, at Ephesus, when Paul preached there, cried out in fear of losing the wealth they gained, “Great is Diana of tho Ephesians,” so Stevens and Sumner, with the small, declining party they lead, in dread of losing power and the spirits, continue to cry out vehemently, “Great is the Negro.’ But this old piece of politica) craft will not answer any longer. The war, and emancipation which is the consequence of it, have swept away their idol, Sambo will no more serve» their pur- pose; they must make a new god. The speech of Mr. Stevens, the oracle of the radical republicans in the House of Represent- atives, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the speech of Mr. Sumner, who occupies a similar position in the. Senate, before the Worcester Convention, are characteristig of these two loaders and show the situation of their party. They are not siatesmen, Stevens is a coun!ry lawyer, fall of quibbles, hair splitting te ealities and egotistical theories, He is ineapa- ble of liberal or comprolensive views. Like | tician, he is full of conceit and imagines-him- self a great statesman. The fictitious promi- neice in Congress which the war gave him, ata | time when the national Legislature was remark- abie only for its imbecility, has filled him with pride. added to soured and hard naiure, makes him the Couthon and Marat of the time. Had he lived and been an actor in the French Revolution he would have occupied, probably, the same posi- tion as these monsters of history. His mind dwells on confiscation, proscription and other | penalties, and in his speech he demands these of the government. In this he gratifies’ the promptings of his heart, at the same timo that he is endeavoring to carry out policy that might seve his party from extinction. Sumner is a Jacobin of a character some: what different. He is more the Robespierre o: these revolutionary times, He is a dreamer, literary egotis: and political fanatic, and he — suppe that fine turned _ perioda, beautiful simile and rhetorical fonrishes make a statesman. His six po'nts laid down at the Worcester Convention show that he has no | conception of the constitution or theory of our | government, He proposes to extinguish State | privileges and authority, and’ weuld conso}i- date ail the powers of government at. Washing- ton, Among other things, would have the | federal governmeat underiake to edmeate the people of all the States, a matter which belongs to the several States exclusively. The whole tenor of his speech is to the same purpose—that is, favoring centralization, forcing negro suf- frage and equality upon the Southerm States, gated aliens. Neither Mr. Stevens nor Mr. Sum- | every such village lawyer who becomes a poli- | an uncongenial, | : SEPTEMBER or visionary notions, hé takes the constitution as his guide. It remains now for Congress to perfect the work so well begun and carried on. As faras the action of the Southern people goes the rebellion is ended. They have leid down their arms, and there is no longer any hostility to the federal government on a foot of Southern soil. Will the North, then, keep the rebellion alive? We cannot say that it will be truly ended until the Southern members of Congress shall take their seats. If the radical republicans should be able to keep the Southern States from being represented in the national Legislature, they, and not the people of the South, will prevent the rebellion coming to an end. We have no idea they can or dare do this; but if they should, the people of the whole country will sustain the President and emphatically con- demn them. Enctanp’s Great Scars.—In the most alarm- ing times, when threatened by hostile move- ments abroad, England was never so thor- oughly scared as she appears to be at present by tho Fenians. With an army of seventy-three thousand men, including constabulary and militia, which is at present in Ireland, one would suppose that her Majesty’s Privy Coun- cil might sleep in peace. But it is evident that ae guilty conscience “hath murdered sleep.” Dreams of the treacherous neutrality towards this country during our domestic trouble are conjuring up visions of American iron-clads filled with avenging American Fenians, hang- ing like @ cloud of locusts about the Irish coast, Hence frigates, and gunboats, and per- chance by this time the whole formidable Channel fleet, have been sent to begirt the dear little isle, three hundred and sixty miles long by one hundred and twenty wide, or there abouts, which is supposed to contain at the present time the Nemesis of perfidious Albion The Irish magistracy are more alarmed even than the pajernal government in London, or the stepfather’s government in Dublin Castle, They are invoking the protection of “arms acts” and “crime and outrage bins” and all the other machinery by which British govérii- ment in Ireland transports a few batches of peagants at intervals of political agitation, en- riches a few rascally informers, and imakes heroes and orators at a safe distance. We cannot blame people who live in the vicinity of a volcano for feeling uneasy when they hear internal rumblings of the mountain; and this is just the case with the magistrates, the landholding aristocracy and the government in Ireland. The Fenian vol- cano is rambling ominously. Officers’ and soldiers of the American army, we are told by the newspapers, parade the streets, wearing thelr side arms and carrying their rifles openly, not caring a fig for the newspapor reporters nor the police, while the peasantry actually march along the roads in squads of from fifiy to two hundred, and stop when their com- mander says “Halt;” all of which-has been sworn to by the police, and all of which isin direct violation of the giorions British consti- tution, and not to be borne. Fitting out pirates with crews of English sailors and Eng- lish gins to destroy the property of a friendly nation; shielding and abetting traitors, hotel burnersand bank rofbors; all this the British constittition recognizes as “neutrality” and “triendly relations;”, but for a poople to carry arms in defence of their homes, to assert their right to govern in their own country—nay, even to keep a captain’s uniform in one’s valise—must be crushed by o standing army and a channel fleet, If John Bull is so scared now at the appear- ance of a few thousand Amerfcan Fenians scattered throngh the country, what will be- come of himwhen two hundred thousand of them, with all their centres and sub-centres, running through bis channel fleet likes shark through a shoal of minnows, land at Bantry Bay or Castlebar of revolutionary memory? “Thus conscience,” said Hamlet, “doth make ; cowards of a6 all.” Tara, or tax Crry Orriciats aT ALpaNnt.— The investigation of the official deeds of our municipal officers is progressing at Albary. From the developments thus far it needs no propket to see that the whole thing will end in a fizzle. The parties making the charges appear to have gauged their action more in: accordance with their own grievances, or to obiein revenge:for some failure to share in the fat pickings, thar for the public good. There~ can be but little if any hope of anything arising out of tle present trial which will prove beneficial’ to the city. The only hope now {# in the election of a Legislature that will ner could take any other view of the great ques- tions before the country. The character of their minds and their education do not enable them to grasp the subject in all its bearings,.amd par- ticularly in a constitutional point of view. They are mere politicians, looking to party ob- jects, and from habit, as well as from having no other political hobby to ride, they stilt hang on to the negro. How different with President Johnsos. He is as much opposed to consolidation us he is to secess‘on. He is neither a visionary nor eyni- cal faetionist. Taking the constitution as his guide, he says the Southern States naver bave been out of the Union. In the original eompact the Union was made perpetual, and. theré was no reservation that any one or more of the States.could dissolve it. A dissolution would only take place by a successful revolution. This, consequently, has only been a: rebellion, not @ successful revolution, and, the States exist as before. It is not in the power of the federal government, ccnstitutionally, to de- atroy their existence. On the contrary, the constitution requires the federal government to preserve them with republican institutions. The President, with a comprehensive and statesmanlike view of the, problem—which is a new one in the history of the coun- try—originated his plan of restoration. At the same time that he holds a tight rein over the rebellions elements waukee Railroad on the 234 inst., at Chicngo, have ren- dered a verdict that said explosion was caused by a de~ fect in the fire box of the engine. ‘At the annual session of the Grand Commandery of the State of Now York, held at Elmira yesterday, the officers for the ensuing year were appointed, and in- stalled with the customary Masonic rites. The noxt ses- sion was appointed to be held at Syracuse. At Midictown, New York, a tertible tragedy occarro:, | on Gentay night. An aged farmer, named Gregory, was | a voted on the threshold of bis own house by a man who ¢ manded alms, Tho farmer refused, and t \. upon fhe falhan shot him dead, firing four ballets into his body, Ho then fed without securing any Wander. John Henderson, ales Hardy, o discharged soldier, te er pocted rime, Tro hundred _doliarkcowai st is porns es we nei, (OO EE ooo! of the South, for it is his duty to suppress and keep down insurrection, he does every thing possible to enable the States.to exorcise their functions. He sees, as eyery statesman would see, that the only duty he has to perform is to enable the States to resume their legitimate functions as members of the Union. No one need be told how wisely be tins undertaken this. The action of the Southern States in promptly con- forming to bis policy and removing the eousce of distuzhance and former diseontion bétweon tio North and the Sonth, is sufficient evidence of tho wisdom of bis course, While such fao- tionisis ond theorists aa Stevens and Somner jaan interested motives inaigurate a general system of reform through- out the State, and twke such steps as will check the corruption which has penetrated almost every department of our local govern- menia, not only im this-eity, but in many of the counties in the State. The nominations for the Legislature are now: about being made, and the people everywhere should see that the right kind of men are chosen. A reform in the Legislature is needed as much as in any other: quarter. Now. ia: the: time to secure it when: there is no other. issue to divert the public mind. There is mo great question to be: decided; in fact, the-merit of the different can- didates is the only thing that can enter isto the canvass with any plewsible pretext. Bet this be the issue.. Let the selection of repre- sentatives and Senators turn on this point throughout. the State, and theve will be some hope that'we may-have an homest and efficient Legislatare, one-that will not only put an end to the corruption at Albany,, but also in this city. Unless something ofthis kind ts done we saall inevitably drift ‘to a vigilance com- mittee as a dernier resort. A Srer w ts Ricer Dmecriox.—It will be aome satisfaction to tly; travelling public to know that the Grand ‘Jury have indicted the pxoprietars of the Pee? skill boat Arrow, for the manslaughter of ‘those parties who lost their lives by the explosion on board that steamer. It is the f7 st time, we believe, that responsible parties An the ownership of steam- boats or railroads; have been held to a legal accountability om a criminal charge. It is o matter which wey have frequently urged upon the authorities, and we trust that the present case will prove a salutary lesson to steamboat owners and ‘railroad directors. The Coroner end the Grynd Jury have done their duty in this affair. ‘It now remains to be seen whether pt Attorney and the petty jury will do, ove and yecure the infliction of such punishoent as,may serve as a warning to other for/ their can vrofie 28, 1865: ties who ate entrasted with, the lives.o% " hoysands of our citizens, and trifle with then | on the frst of each month. The United States postal WASHINGTON. pects ‘Wasuncron, Sept. 27, 1866. INTERESTING TO PENSIONERS. ‘Tho last change in the pension laws seems to be im- perfectly understood by many pensioners, and, a8 & Con- sequence, much dissatisfaction exists among those who have ubtained civil appointments under the govern- ment. The act, dated March 3, 1865, “An act supplementary to the several acts relating to pen- sions,” declares “‘that no invalid pensioner, now or here- ‘after in the service of the United States, shall be entitled to draw a pension for any period of time during which he is or shall be entitled to the full-pay or salary which an able bodied person discharging like duties to the gov- ‘ernment is allowed by law.’” Government clerks and other complainants will, therefore, porceive that their pen- sions are withheld by Congressional enactment, and not by an arbitrary ruling of the Department. VISITORS IN WASHINGTON. 7 ‘The influx in Washington of citizens from all parts the countgy has during the last two or threo days been particularly noticeable, During the business hourd of the day a largo proportion of the late arrivals are occu- pled in visiting the departments of the government, and forcing closeted interviews upon the prominent officials; and during the evenings their animated gatherings in the halls and lobbies of the hotels have the general charac- teristics and moise peculiar to ward caucuses after a slight breach in theranks, It is unnecessary to add that New York politicians are not the smallest represcntation among this army of sojourners, NEW YORK POLITICIANS AT WORK. The New York politicians were out in full force to- day. Marble and Tilden wandered around rathor disconsolately awhile, but finally solaced them- selves with a re-reading of some of the World editorials that proved unfit for uso in the Delavan House. Rumor bath it that their svgar-coated applications for persomal interviews with the President were “passed unheeded by.” Cortain it is that neither obiained admission, and that both dapayed for home this evening. a | Weod and Piorpoint wore playing “bopec] id at the oors of the dopartinents nearly ail day. Tho former was closely closcted with the Secretary of War in the forenoon, and barely escaped stumbling over the latter as ho made his oxit. The morning train brought the redoubtable Dean Rich- mond, His fame had so preceded him that the Presiden- tial doors flew open at his approach and closed tardily on his retiring figure, after a two hours conference with the private Executive. From his complacentiy benignant domeanor to Thurlow it was argued that the interview was in nowise unsatisfactory or unprofitable. 1 VIRGIN ANS. PSBORING UNDER DIFFICULTIES IN RELATION TO THE APPROACHING CONURESSION AL ELECTION. 2 A letter recently tddressed by atthe eiti- zens of Cl Ne, Va, to Pi ent Johnson, prompted by th ities which surround them in re ‘exvional electic ajpeal to him course of action, ng Cons el and advice as to the’ Reing wholly uninformed as to wheihor the test oath will probably be repealed, or modi- fled so ae to admit Soutlern members, they have thought it possible that he might enlighten them on the subject, ‘They say their main purpose is to pursue that course which will bo most likely to sustain him and his policy in the administration of tho government, The Attorney General, to whom the letter was referred, re- plies that he is instructed by the President y he has no means of knowing what Congress may G: regard tothe oath about which they inquire than any other c'izon; but it is his earnost wish that loyal and true men, to whom no objections can be made, should be electod to Congress, This, Mr. Specd says, is not an oflicial letter, but a simple expression of individual opinion and wish. ‘THE FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY. The operations of the Freedmon’s Savings and Trust Compeny, constituted # body corporate ia the city of Washington by the last Congross, are cecomting of notice- able magnitude. Tho cwvirier of tho instit tion in this cliy—an intelligent colors man—reports shat there aro already several hundred depositors among fXe' freodmen of Washington, and that the affairs of the company are in growing popularity. Considerable cash # found among the froedmen, and notunfroquently small sums in cold are unearthed in hovets and cabins that would appear guiltless of treasure of wy kind. Five per cent fg paid upon all deposits, the latter being forwarded to the principal banking honso of the’ institution in New York city once a week, There aro othor branch agencies of the company located in Richmond, Norfolk, Beaufort, Charleston, Savannah, and in Kentucky and Toxas. The gross amount of doposits, as reported last month, reached $180,000. INTERNAL R¥VENUR RECHIPTS. ‘The receipts at the Internal Revenue” Bureau to-day Word $950,000. INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION, ‘The Comuniasioncr of Internal Revenue Wevides as fol- |) lows:— Adeater ts a person who sells or offers to sell any goods, wares or merchandise of forelga or domestic pro- ducticn The fact that he las no warehouse, store or other fixod place at which his gales are made fn no man- ner roleases him from his lability to license tax as deaigr. Bhe dealer selling on commission for his con- signcey’ ig a factor, a general baileo™ charged with (ie legal cu-tody of the g6ods, able to sue and liable to he sued, reaponsibte for the fulfilment of the contract, and is the recipient for the price, There‘ore overy person receiving ‘consign- ments of merchandise tn ships, boats or cars, and effect. ing eales und defivering the ‘same directiy fron such vessels orenrs, is liable Cor liconse as a dealory which license shoatd cover ait hts sates. THR NAVAL DOCK RACK. Tho trtal'of the Afgonquin’s engine is regardo@at the Navy Dopartinent as Raving shown its failure to come up tothe requirements of tho contract. It is bélieved that the high pressure of steam in Mr, Dicksrson’s engines will eanso: suety a strain as to make them.con- ‘stantly Hableto-get out of order and unfit thom for sca ‘service, Other tests will be made as soon as the Agon- *quin is ready for them, amd tho fullest opportunity wilt ‘be afforded Mr: Dickerson to demonstrate the superiority {of his engine ever those adopted throughout the world as the best azdimost retinble and economical for prastival , Purposes. OPEL GossIP. } Secretary Hartam, of the Interior Dopartmen,t ison a visit to his home 1m Towa, and rumor has it to look.after ‘his interests im the approaching Senatorial olection. of that State. Whemtakem in connection wity the mani- fold rumors of Cabinot reconstruction, the rumor i# not entirely devordof probability. Assistant Postmaster General Randall left the ity a few days sixes to.attend the bolting convention of-radt- cal republicans at Janesville, Wis. It is goneraily bo~ lieved that itivefforta, im conjunction with those of Sen- ator Doolitlo and other conservative members of the party, williprovent the adoption of any resolutions cal- culated todisorganize or disrupt ft. The necessity for Mr. Randall's presence, however, proves the danger im- minont, His claims tothe Senatorship from Wisconsin ‘are also warmly arged in some quarters, and. may -have influeneod hes action. THE KENTUCKY DRLEGATION. Tho Kontueky delegation, headed by Governor Bram Jetto, axe still bere and havo had long conferences with the President and heads of departments concerning af- fairs in that State. They are reported to unite in asking the removal of General Palmer from command, the with- drawal of negro troops from different parts of the.State, and a greater concentration of troops than now oxlsts on -its borders, as absolutely necessary to.the adoption of the constitutional amendment by the newt Legislature. ‘THE SUBJECT OF PARDONS. A facsimile of the President’s signature has been pre- pared, and over three hundred pwrdons are reported to have been stamped with it at the White, House yos- terday. Tho ex-rebel Goneral Peck, of Missiasippl, is among the sookers of pardon now in this-city. ‘The Alabama omsargo wild probably be raised within a fow days, and the issuing of pardous to citizens of that State soon theresfter be regularly resamed, a8 before. ‘Tho stoppage was cansed, by a distrust of the action of the State Convemtion, Late reports, however, removo theso apprehensjons, and prove them #0 have been un- founded. MAILS YOY, BRUMUDA AND SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Tee Poxttyaster Genoral haa concluded an atrangemont with Meaeta, Wihdeil & Go,,'0f New York, for the trans- porta’ fon of the United States mails monthly by steam- shipydetweon Now York, St Georges (Bermuda) and 8 gntiago de Guba, The steamer Fah Keo, the pioneer of the ling, wilhleaye Now York with the mails for Bermda ‘fand Santiago de Cuba on Thesday next, Ovtober 8, 1866, and theroaftér a steamer will loave Now York regularly charge on lottors (rausmnitted by this line of steamers Is re HON. WILLIAM J. DUANE, OF PHILADELPHIA. Hon, William J. Duane, Secretary of the United States Treasury under President Jackson, diod at Phila- deiphia on the 26th inst. His career embraced but one oventful incident—his quarrel with President Jack- son and his removal from office; but that event was com sidered, before the late war, as one of the most exciting ever known in this country, and it has served to send Mr. Duane’s name down to fame. His career otherwise waa ‘not important; yet it was by no means untnteresting. ‘He was born in Clonmel, Ireland, in 1780. His father was born in this country,. near Lake Champlain, N. ¥., and when only eleven years of ago was taken to Ire- land, whence his father came, and was being liberally educated, with a view to his becoming a pricst of the Roman Catholic Church, when hoe mortally of- fended his mother by marrying, at the early ge of nine- teen, a young Protestant lady. She turned her son away, and no. reconciliation could ever be effected. Of this marriage William J. Duane was the first off- spring, his father being only twenty years of ago at the time of bis birth, His father, we believe, bad a hard straggle tn life to sustain his family. He lego the y went to India, where he pv! Pied the. ene got what ilo property 4 aq confiscated by the Pygligh govermm*t i’. ie then folnrbel to Miclind ef % caine oditor of the Genral Adve-tier, In 1795 he removed to America, and was editor of the Philadelphia Aurora when Philadelphia was the eat of government, and when the Avrora was such an important political power that Thomas Jefferson declared its vigorous support had elected him ‘to the dency. The elder Duane was an ofiicer of the war of 1812, serving a3 a lieutenant colonel of rifles and as adjutant general with the rank of coiovel from 1813 to 1815. * * 5 When the Aur wi ularity and oo ae A aire J, Duage wns study- ing for the bar. Like his father he learned the trade of jhe printer, and was at one titae, in carly youth, a dealer in prt ing papdr, Perhaps a manufacturer, At any rate he had sohbthing to do not only with st cking tape, but jth deal ng 'a printing paper and printing ink, “Ho was PLaitled to the bar in 1803, And at once d'ved .nto the law and politics, He atedly represéniest the ‘ily ree a i, ane ry delphia in the Pennaylvania Legislaiui®, weior, jn1821, of the fesolut ous Against Uo adusion of Missouri into the Union as a elave State—a rather alrange record for a Jackgon‘an democrat and the son of a Jeffer- sonlan democrat, He also filled several minor offices in the ety of Philadelphia, his attention beng principally devoted to the public schools, 12 which he took much in- terest, He also did much for the interna! improvement schemes of Pennsylvania. Ho was tho lo-rf agent for many years of Stephen and in 1881 wrote the famous will by which rd'transmitted his vast inheritance to the city of Philadelphia. By the terms of this will Mr. Duane was: made a trustee, and, subsequently, a director of Girard Colleze, and one of the five executors of the Girard estate, ‘Two y.ars after this will was executed Mr. Duane abandoned his practicd to négept office, and was ap- inted by President Jackson “Secretary of the United tates Treasury. It is said ho accepted with reluctance, He was very soon glad to ket out of the position. . Jack. gon Was too self-wilied to have. independent men about him, and yet he would have scorned to have one whom he suspected of being a sycophant. . For some reason, his native honesty or bis natural interest, Duane soom found himself compelled to oppose the President in his scheme for destroying the United tates Beak on being ordered by Jackson to remove the United de- posits from the United States Bank at Philadel fiatly refused. Ja kson’s rage was only equalled in fu by the excitement which immediately raged on the ban! q cation; and, In she midst of both, Mr. Duane was dis- missed, or allowed to resign, we don't remember which, His place was immediately filled by Roger Prorks Raney, who agreed in the financial et ec the doposits wore remov on was tly vewarded by Jackson by boing appol inted Chief. the United States Suprome Court, hur, Duane retired to the practice of the law dciphin, and on’ the death of bis: father, in 183%, tired to private’ life, and has ever since ly, 2 secladed. His jate years have been circle of acquaintances, one of whom him s¥a'raconteor—"as, a Itvi ‘. ver irce of stories tory. ater dian Nstory, Me, Daane willbe best remeu- well a inne bot Se tat, hie 1 * pro] 101 Jong," soft Baty ail seamed a ‘termad to o make vei g his story; ani wonde! memory treasure’ house of hits jewels, amd’ bis perfect art in drawing out: ” his incidents’ was the setting that gave them double’ worth and interest." THE CATHOLIG BISHOP OF IOWA. Faght Rev. Cikuiier Siuvmt, Bishop of the Catholio diocese of Dubuque, died’ suddoniy at bis residence, Dubaque, Iowa, on’ Satirdhy last. He hes been bishop for the past eight’ and has resided ir the vicinit for over twenty vous. His diocese included the oot Stato of Iowa. DEATH OF THE OLDEST INHABITANT OF WORCESTER, MASS. ‘Tho oldest inhabitant of Worcester, Mass., and pro- bably of the State, died on Monday‘ last, at the age of one hundred and seven. yoars, six. months and: cight days. Tits name was Patrrex Quix, he* was Born: in Ireland, and his mental'and physical powers did not desert him while life remained. DEATH OF HON/. WILIZAM BaYURS. TAUNTON, , Maise., Sept: 27, 1885. The Hon. William’ Bayles, formerly member of Con- gross, died in this city this morning, agedicighty-nine years. The St. Louis Delegation. VISIT TO RANDALL'S ‘AND BLACKWELL ISRANDS. Yesterday our St. Loute friends visited the: instibetions of Charities and Correetion on Randall's and'Blackweil’s Islands, escorted by Commissioners Bell andi Bregnan. ‘The delegation left tho: Astor House at half-past: eight o'clock in the morning, and ‘wore. cordially: recol¥ed at the ets y oe ie te After the 7 drill right red Hi After tee radin, who actod os drtn. 1 ward and weldomed the visitars in one of the neatess and most appropriate addresses we hare heard: for some Stonesnan, @ fino, bi tye lite: fallow, came for- them. He sald. it was delegation had ; made singe they: s cluded with om earnest exhortaticn to the-beys.te perse- tho good cource they had onto red Uy The Visiors next. visited the girls’ doperiengnt vagy ve ceived in the samo manner, an addyes:- being, read littio flaxen imired mise of twolva, Senator Hogan responded, and again eacourage? the claidrom. ‘A most’ sumptuous repast wes prepewod few the Bitty and bp od Caing it amps jastice they next visited Black- weil’s [slew ‘All the ‘ustitutions Shere wese inspector with interest and gratigeation, aftwr which the pazty meturned to the steamer. The extreme attention pail; to ght ventila- tion and eleaniiness in all the ingatu: exeited tho admiration of our Western friqnds. Pariiag with thoreourteow warding om the islands, the vieitory then proceeded down tho rtvor as far as the Navy fant, in ouler fo catch a pasing glance at the Danderberg, the celebrated dock rage nd other of interest. Returning to Belletuo pers, the tion parted with Commissioners. Bell, “ind Brenna, well ploayed with the day's anjoymes. A few of the members were on a visit taGene- ral. Fremont, at Tarrytown. Tox ‘the. deloga‘gon will {1 themselves of the invitation ef the Board of Croton v fond Commissioners to inspect our wonderful water works, i Now Counterfeits. Naewvinig, Tenn,, Sort, 26,1865, Counterfeit fives on tho First National Bank of Indianapolis, Ind., and on the First National Bank of Washington, D. 0., were otroulated, here to-day. They are the firet yet scom, and are weil calonlated to deceive. ParLapyLria, Sept, 27, 2865. It ia believed here that the report about counterfeit fives on the First National: Bank of Washington and the First National Bank of Indianapolis is @ mistake, ‘Tho notes of tho First Natloyal, Bank of Washington woro printed from tha first plato engraved, and sot hange hay ‘subsoqgontty made loads! repotition ae oh which hee Craqnoutiv b before. + “ « oly. the height of its pop- + epestieae