The New York Herald Newspaper, October 12, 1865, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFIOR N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 878. . No, 384 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Sau. HIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth sireet.—Kauasraiay axp Granistic Puats—Tuk Rigay or Mu. Ixiaas. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 985 Broadway, opposite jetropolitan Hotel. —Ermiorias SINGING, tna ke. ON Tun TRAPERR. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSR. 201 Bowery.—Srna- 1G, Buaueseu 40.—Towy Pastor's New ‘ ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Fourteenth street,—Hennuany eun Paxsripicitareun. DODWORTH HALL, 806 Broadway.—Buinp Tom's P1axo Conouers. ee VANNUCHIS MUSEUM, 600 Broad Me wi piudees oF PREUDuNT Linooux, Juve, Dav, ae NI) YORK MUSEUM OF [ATOM Broadway.— ST a eee New bie aesamieen ds October 12, 1865. NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION. wee Receipts of Sales of the Now York Datly Newspapers. OFFICIAL. 4 Year Ending Name of Paper. May 1, 18665. 169,427 100,000 151,079 90,648 $1,095,000 871,229 New Yorn Herar. ‘Timos, Tribuno, World and Sun combined. . NOTICE. New York Herald Building. ‘TO MASONS, IRON, MARBLE AND DORCHESTER STONE WORKERS, Proposals will bo received until October 25 for a Fire- Proof Building, to be erected for the New York Henaup Esrasuisunent, on Broadway, Park row and Ann street. Plans and specifications may be seen and exarnined at the oflice of JOHN KELLUM, Architect, No. 179 Broadway THE NEWS. EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. Prosident Johnson on yesterday, by official order, diroctod the release on their paroles of Alexander H. Stephoas, of Georgia; Georgo A. Trenholm, of South Caro- fina; John H. Reagan, of Texas; John A. Campbell, of Alabama, and Charles Clark, of Mississippi—tive persons who, as our roaders are aware, held prominent positions fm tho robol confederacy, and. who have for some time past Boece confined in different fortresses. The President @irocts that, in consideration of the facts that the au- thority of the national government has been suificiontly fostorod to admit of the enlargement of those men, and that thoy have made their submission and applied for Pardon, they be ullowed to proceed to their respective Btates, whore they are to remain until called upon to ‘answer any charges which may be preferred against them, or until they may have been pardoned. Tho fol- lowing is a presentation of the positions which the pa- , Toled individuals held in the rebel government and con- federacy :— > Aloxandor H. Stephens. Beorge A. Trenholm. . John H. Reagan. John A. Campbell. Wharies Clark... | Our Washington despatches state that the pardons of ‘tho mombers of the South Carolina Convention have been @igned by the President and forwarded to Governor Porry for distribution. MISCELLANEOUS. Later South and Central American news ia contained in our despatches by the steamship Ocean Queen, which arrived here yesterday, from Aspinwall on the 1st inst. ‘The Ocean Queen brought to this port over ono million ‘aud three hundred thousand dollars in specie, The revo- ution iu Poru continued in nearly the same condition as Previously noticed., though some slight advantages, it fs said, had boen gained by President Pezet's govern- ‘ment. Tho revolutionists had possession of the Chincha Aslands, but did not interfere with guano shipments. Pile remained, as heretofore, quiet and prosperous; but, ‘as a Spanish fleet was on the way thithor to demand a set- tlement of claims, anticipations of exciting news from that republic are indulged in. Colombia was still disturbed ‘by revolutionary movements, which were expected to Continue till the Presidential election was over. Ex- Prosidont Calancha of the state of Panama, and other rebel chio/s and a number of their followers, had been farrosted and imprisoned, but were soo F ryleased. Little doubt is entertained that ¢x-Prosidént Mosquera ‘will Bo again clected President of the Colombian ré- public, The only item of particular inte! from the Central American republics is that great indignation has boon excited by the summary execution of ex-President Barrios by President Duenas, of San Salvador. The Jat tor, 11 is sald, scarcely dares to leave his house, which he oops strongly guarded, for fear of being assassinated, A statement of the lamentable condition of affairs in ‘tho Pasific coast fort of Acapulco, Mexico, is given by one Of our correspondents in that town, writing on the 25th of last month. The place was reoceupied by the impe- ialists on the 14th of September, # naval squadron ‘arriving in the harbor and landing four hundred troops, all native Mexicans, under General Montenegro, Alva- rez, the republican commander, who held the place on thoir arrival, retired with his toree of three thousand en about twelve miles into the interior, and there re- mained, cutting off all supplies from the imperialists, The {latter did not dare to venture beyond the limits of the ‘town even in daytime, and at night they had to shut thomssives up in the fort, as then Alvarea’s ame im and bad matters pretty Thuch thelr own way. The greater portion of the population oft with Alvarez; but those who remained did not keep open their shops, as he had by proclamation forbidden them to do so. Consequently business was at com. plete standstill. Maximilian’s officers could get none of ‘the inhabitants to do anything for them, and outside the fort an imperialist could not obtain even a glass of water. The returns of the elections on Tuesday in Pennsyl- vania, Ohio and Iowa are yet very imperfect; but we have sufficient to show that the republicans still hold all those States, Their majorities are estimated at ten thousand in Pennsylvania, twenty-five thousand in Ohio, and twenty thousand in Iowa, From Indiana, in which fino an election was held on Tuesday, we have no woturns. Very little interest was taken in the matter - Vice President. -Secretary of the Treasury. Postmaster General. The Virginia Congressional and Legislative election fakes place to-day. ¢ candidates are legion, thirty- @ight having been annouticed so far for Congress—five in the First district, five in the Second, six in the Third, @oven in the Fourth, five in the Fifth, three in the Sixth, gix im the Seventh, and one in the Eighth, General Worry has issued an order directing that the military @ball abstain from any interference with the election, ‘@nd that 20 troops must be allowed in the vicinity of the polling places, Some of the voters of Jefferson county, West Virginia, ro to believe that they are still in the Old Do- gmimion, have made preparations for holding an election ‘there to choose members of the Virginia Legislature. @overnor Boreman has therefore issued » proclamation the arrest of the offending persons, and for the of frustrating their designs has called upon the @ational military authorities for assistance. } Im the North Carolina Convention on Tuesday a report, prrhioh ‘was ordered to lie over, was submitted, recom- ding that no action be taken by the Convention in $2 fhe dedt contracted by tho State in aid of tho NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OUTOBER 12, 186d. rebellion. It ig expected that the dobt will be entirely President takon any oath inconsistemt with the national consti- tubon. Advices from Nashville, Tennesse, state that enor. mous frauds on the internal revenue have been dis- covered there, one Liquor bouse having swindled the government out of on hundred and fifty thousand dol- lara The negro voting question is causing considerable excitement just now iu the Tennessee Legislature. A large republican meeting to ratify tne State ticket was held in Tweddle Hall, Albany, last night. There were the usual concomitanis of music, banners end firing of cannon, and speeches were made by General Martindale, Henry J. Raymond and others, The civil suits brought against the owners and captain of the ship Villafranca, in the Marine Court, by the pas- sengers, for ‘ill treatment, have been discontinued, a settlement having been made whereby the plaintif™s each are to receive thirty dollars, the amount paid for passage. The trial of Catherine Concannon, adomestic in the employ of Samuel Bruhl, who was charged with steal- ing four hundred dollars worth of diamond jewelry, was finished yesterday in the Court of General Sessions. An alibi was attempted to be established by three sisters of the accused. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty, but recommended her to mercy. The Recorder remanded her for gentenoe. William W. MoCarmann, a driver in the employ of Adams’ Express Company, was convicted of embezzlement, in feloniously appropriating thirty- seven dollars and fifty cents paid to him by Messrs. Maas, Groschell & (Co. Charles Johnson and Edward Green were convicted of grand larceny, in stealing quantity of boots, shoes and gaiters from the store of Charles Schman, 377 Broome street. A portion of the property was found in their room. Thomas Howe, in- dicted for assaulting William H. Brimley, by stabbing him with a knife on the 26th of August, pleaded guilty to an assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm, These prisoners were remanded for sentence, The Forman will was stil! on before tho Surrogate yos- terday, and testimony waa given as to the alleged un- soundness of mind of the deceased Indy. Tho trial will be continued on Monday next. In the Harris divorce case, at Now London, Connecti- cut, some important testimony in Mra. Harris’ favor was introduced on Tuesday, throwim light upon her habits and conduct. A lettor from her to her husband was read, in which is breathed aaything but the spirit which she has been accused of possessing. Mr. Lewis Scoville, of the navy, testified that the kissing of Mrs, Harris by him, as witnessed by Mr. Brown, was an unwarrantable im- pertinence on his part, and done without the permission of Mrs. Harris and before she could have suspected ho was going to do #0. Ho afterwards explained the matter to Mr. Harris, and subsequently — be- came a visitor at the house. Mr. Allen B, Miner gavo a full statement of the extent of his intimacy with Mra. Harris, and rathor damaged the testimony of the coachman with an alias, who swore to improper conduct on the part of Mra. Harris with Mr. Miner, Mr. John W. Brown, a brother of the lady in the case, testified that as late as 1863 Mr. Harris inti- mated to him that if he liked the matter could bo settled quictly. bliss Minnie Harris, daughter of the petitioners, testified strongly in her mother’s favor, and dented om- phatically the story of the kitchen maids as to the ap- pearance of Mr. Fred. Miner en deshabille in the kitchen. On being asked which of her’ parents she wished to live with, Minnio replied, her mother. The Tammany Judicial Convention met last night in Tammany Hall, and nominated by acclamation Judge Ingraham for re-election as Judge of the Supreme Court, Messra, A. L. Robertson and Samuel Jones for Judges ef the Superior Court, Judge Charles P. Daly for the Court of Common Pleas, and Judge Henry Alker and George M. Curtiss for the Marine Court. Two regular companies and two under conditions were organized yesterday by the Board of Fire Commissioners. Albert C. Mears was appointed clerk in the department, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per year. Several companies were disbanded. A contract for the altera- tions of another house was let. Another session will be held to-morrow afternoon, A meeting of the Shipowners’ Association was held yesterday, at their room in Pine street, at which a num- ber of matters of interest to shipping merchants were disposed of. The Committee on Freight reported a com- munication which they had prepared for presentation to the Secretary of the Treasury, requesting that bonded storehouse keepers and general order warchousemen be mstructed to insist upon a written permit or order from the master or consignee of an importing vessel. A long discussion took place in regard to the best means of col- lecting freight; but no decision was arrived at. The Tunisians yesterday drove along the river front of the city and viowed the shipping in the harbor, After- wards they visited the Heratp buildings, where they ‘were shown over the various departments, the object of each of which was explained to them. The second day of the Paterson races, yesterday, was one of unusual sport and excitement, the first event—the steeple chaso—exhibiting all the dangers and accidents attendant on that style of racing. This was followed by twe capital contests, one a mile dash, with six entries, and the other a mile and an eighth, by two yearolds. Ken- tucky walked over for the three mile premium. The chariot race on the Fashion course, in which Senorita Marje Martinez and Miss Virginia Mason were the contestants for the championship in handling the ribbons, and which has been for some time talked about, took place yesterday, in the presence of a not very nu- merous assemblage. Miss Martinez was dressed in mate attire, as a cavalier of the time of Charles the First, and drove a pair of chestnut colored horses, while Miss Mason appeared attired as Columbia, and drove a sorrel and a gray. The match was for the best three in five mile heats, and was won by the Senorita. A fire, supposed to have been the work of an incen- diary, broke out between two and three o'clock yester- day morning in some frame stables in the rear of 206 ‘West Seventeenth strect, burning to death five horses, and communicating to the buildings on Sixteenth and Seventeonth streets, six or seven of which were consider- ably damaged. The total loss is estimated at between five and six thousand dollars. ‘A varnish factory, belonging to F. Marks & Co., in Fifty-ninth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, was completely destroyed by fire early yesterday morn- ing, entailing a loss of about ten thousand dollars. A large quantity of counterfeits of all three of the dif- ferent issues of government fifty cont notes, with mate- rials for mianufacturing the same, have recently been seized by detective officers in the house No. 152 Twenty- eighth street, A plate for printing counterfeit five dollar bills on the Bank of Montreal, with paper and implements for car- Tying out the operation, was yesterday found concealed im the wall of the Croton reservoir, on Eighty-fourth street. Daniel O’Brien and James and Charles O'Neil, ex- members of Hose Company No. 37, were yesterday com- mitted for trial on charge of having burglariously en- tered tho, house containing the apparatus of that com- pany, which had been locked up by order of the Fire Commissioners, and demolished several articles therein. Edward Spangler, now confined on Dry Tortugas Istand, off the Florida coast, under a six years’ sentence for complicity In the assassination of President Lincoln, has written & lotter descriptive of the place and the style of life there, and declaring his entire innocence of the crime of which he was convicted. He of course insists that he knew nothing of Booth’s murderous intentions until after the President was shot. ‘‘ Booth,” he says, “asked me to see to his horse, which I did. He said he would make mea handsome present, which he did—six years on the sande of Dry Tortugas.” ‘The Texns indemnity bonds are receiving some atten- tion just now at the hands of government officials and financiers. The Secretary of the Treasury recently de- cided to cash all of them presented at the Department with evidence that they were loaned by loyal holders and had been transmitted through loyal persons. But Gov. Hamilton has requested the Secretary not to pay any of these bonds, representing that certain of them wore fraudulently taken from the State Treasury by rebel offi- cialis, who sent them to this city to be disposed of for their own benefit, ‘The stock market was dull yesterday morning, but strong im the afternoon. Government securities were higher, Gold wan steady, and closed at 14534. ‘There was not much activity in commercial circles you- terday, and the markets were generally depressed, in sympathy with gold. Foreign goods were generally quiet. Petroleum was dull and heavy. Grocerios were steady. Cotton was without essential change. On Change flour was dull and all grades were lower. Wheat was firm for spring, but lower for winter. Corn was about the same, Onte, rye, barley and malt were unctanged in every respect. Pork was irregular, and closed bigher. Everything else in the provision line was witbavt gate. rial alteration, Whiskey was steady ye ; A iTyFTT' ALIASTH ANNOY Johnson's Speech to the Blacks—The Views and Polley of « Stateaman. Andrew Johnson has always had the reputa- tion of » powerful man upon the stump, and of @ bold and skilful politician. He may now claim the higher distinction of a Mberal and practicabstatesman. From his elevation to the White House he has rapidly developed the qualities of a profound political philosopher and the elements of the broadest statesmanship. Since that dark and gloomy day which cast the mantle of Abraham Lincoln upon his shoulders what « weight of doubt and Al lifted from the public mind by Jdbn- son. Step by step he has stil] advanced in the public confidence, until, in his recent little off- hand familiar speech to 9 regiment of colored soldiers, he bas put the crowning sheaf upon his sagacious policy of Southern reconstruction. The First District of Columbia colored regi- ment marched from their quarters at Campbell Hospital on Tuesday last to the White House to pay their respects to the President. He might have contented himself by simply thanking them for the compliment and dismise- ing them. But he felt that the occasion de- manded something more, and-so he gave those. attentive colored troops a familiar, kindly talk on what the war had done for them, what they had done in the war, and what they must now do for themselves—a talk which cannot fail to do much good to the whole African race, Nor did he confine himself to good advice. He told these colored soldiers, what he thought they were entitled to know, that the great problem now to be settled is this :—“Can four millions ot people, raised, aa they have beon, with all the prejudices of the whites—can they take their places in the community and be made to work harmoniously and congruously in our system?” He told them that he was now engaged upon this problem, and that he believed we wore in the right line to settle it, and hoped to be suc- cessful in the harmonious association of the two races. What fs this line of policy? It is the simple policy of recognizing the emancipated blacks as citizens, entitled without delay to all the rights and protection of other citizens in the civil courts, but subject to such State regula- tions as may hereafter be found wise and ex pediené in regard to the right of suffrage. We can thus waderstand what President Johnson means when he tells these black men that they must be patient and persevere in well doing; for that he does not assume to be “stronger than the laws of nature or wiser than Provi- dence.” He means to tell them that there are difficulties in the way to this thing of the political equality of the two races which only the good conduct of the blacks and time and patience can overcome. They must not expect every- thing at once. In the meantimo, in reference to the civil rights of the Southern blacks, we have in the late decision of the Provisional Governor of Mississippi, the learned Judge Sharkey, a clear, exposition of the views and policy of President Johnson. Judge Sharkey holds that with’ the abolition of slavery all laws which constituted apart of the policy of the system of slavery are abolished, and that the new State constitu- tion, which declares that the negro must be protected in his person and property, “estab- lishes principles which of themselves entitle the negro to sue and be sued, and, as a neces- sary incident of such rights, that he is made competent as a witness according to the laws of the State.” This is the policy of President Johnson in regard to the civil rights of the blacks. The question of their political rights he leaves to the several States concerned for settlement hereafter, and upon this policy he means to stand or fall, whatever factions poli- ticians may preach or threaten on one side or the other, - We stand upon the platform of President Johnson. We say that he has developed of late the highest qualities of statesmanship. The masses of the people of all parties are satisfied with him, because he stands above all party trammels. In this respect, excepting Washing- ton, Monroe and Lincoln, we can find no man in our list of Presidents who stands so well as Andrew Johnson. Even Jefferson, with all his great abilities, was, in too many things, a mere partisan and demagogue. Jackson was a pow- erful man in his day, but he would have placed bis political system on a stronger foundation had he ceased to be a violent and implacable partisan on becoming President. His system of party rewards and punishments has been productive of a fearful chapter of evil conse- quences. President Johnson, in rising above his party antecedents and associations, rises to the Wash- ingtonian dignity of the Presidential office, and in this exalted position the country will sustain him. Swinpuxa on 4 Large Scatz.—The provin- cial journals, actuated by their usnal silly and vain hostility to the Heratp, constantly repeat the statement that we were swindled out of a large sum of money in the recent transactions in the Museum property. They gloat over this, and exult in the repetition of the story. Some of them exultas high as a hundred thousand dojlars. gome _gai thelr exultation ‘still farther, tnd declare that it was two hundred thousand dollars; and some reach the acme of delight in shouting that we were swindled out of three hundred thousand dollars. It makes them very happy, and they do not say who did it. This is just like the stories so greedily taken up by the same journals that we have been bought by some party in every election that has taken place for the last twenty years. Sometimes they told us we had been bought as low as fifty thousand dollars. Fremont they said bought us for three hundred thousand dollars, and the rebellion gave us half a million down. If it did it was a bad bargain for the rebellion. All these stories originate with the Bohemians in this city, who are insane in relation to the Heratp. Hatred of us and love of lager beer are their manias. However sane they may seem to be, only say “Heratp,” and these fellows at once become fit subjects for the asylum, the straight jacket and the shower bath, and nothing can help them but to swal- low twenty-two glasses of lager beer in twenty- two minutes. We will now give the provincial journals a greater, more magnificent, gratifi- cation than the Bohemians have ever yet dreamed of giving. We therefore assure them, seriously and positively, that in the course of forty years in which we have conducted jour nals we have been swindled altogether out of 6 million and a half or may be two millions of dollars. Here now isa splendid fact. Will not this make the crazv with delight? And yr yet we have ved through this loss. And now, in spite of such losses, and in spite of the rain that the ten foolish managers were to bring down upon us, we are just about to pay three per cent upon three months income from adver- tisements, which income is twenty thousand dollars larger than any we ever received before for the same period. As for swindling in the Museum property, a court of justice, before which that subject will soon come, will tell the provincials more about it. ‘The Late Elections, The State elections of Tuesday last have gone pretty much as was expected. Upona popular vote, outside of Philadelphia, groatly reduced, the republicans hold their ground, excepting in Iowa, where, in raising the issue against President Johnson on the negro suf- frage question, the party has probably been de- feated from its own divisions and its own folly. In Pennsylvania the republican managers wisely refused to make negro suffrage an issue, notwithstanding the preachings of Thaddeus Stevens and the protests of Horace Greeley. The democrats, on the other hand, as de- scribed by John B, Haskin, stuck to their “Jerry Black Buctiananism,” which means their old copperhead notions, and they have had another good drubbing. : In Ohio the republican candidate for Gov- ernor, General Cox (not Sunset but Sunrise Cox), boldly took the field in favor of Presi- dent Johnson’s policy on the negro suffrage question, and everything else, while the demo- crata were encumbered with “the cardinal principles” of Vallandigham and the Chicago platform. The result is that, as usual, when ruled by the copperheads, the Ohio democracy have received another sound thrashing. We presume that over in Indiana, from the emphatic stand taken by Governor Morton in support of Andy Johnson’s policy, and from the trimming of the democrats, that the result has been the same as in Ohio. If the republi- cans have lost Iowa, or havo been damaged there to any considerable extent, they may charge the account to the issue of negro suf- frage and to Greeley. On the same day with these elections there was an incidental municipal election in the city of Newark, N.J., the result of which is a derided and remarkable Union victory. The New York Express, with the aid of a dark lantern, ex- plains it in this way:—First, the democrats were divided, like a house against itself. Se- condly, they did not come up to the polls. Thirdly and lastly, some seven bundred of their voters were absent in New York at the Father Matthew celebration. Atall events, this Newark election is a bad sign for what Judge Haskin calls the “Camden and Amboy Rip Van Win- kleism” of the Jersey democracy in November. It is only in New York that the democrats, relieved of the drawbacks, claptrap and mis- chievous heresies of copperbeadism, have had a fair chance presented them this fall for suc- cess, They have here a good Johnson platform, and a good soldiers’ ticket; and John Van Buren has taken the lead in nominating Andy Johnson for 1868; 80 that they have done pretty nearly all they can do to deserve success. It is quite probable, too, that the nomination of President Johnson for the succession may turn the scale in favor of the democrats—unless the republi- cans in season neutralize the trump card of John Van Buren. Senator Wilson, who, as a republican stumper, has come on from Massa- chusetts to repair the damages done by Greeley and his negro suffrage kinks and crotchets, may do something to head off Van Buren. Other- wise New York may turn the tables upon the republicans and inaugurate another political revolution. A New Political Ring. Future historians will record new inventions and néw combinations as among the prominent characteristics of this period of our history. This city will come in for an extra proportion of the political leagues. They spring up in our midst like mushrooms in the night, one follow- ing another in such rapid succession that it is necessary for a person to make the rings his constant study to keep track of them, or under- stand what is going on in political affairs in our midst. We have had numerous extraordinary combinations between politicians in this city in the pdst, but none of them were so remarka- ble as the ring which it is now proposed to con- summate. Whether we view it as a close corpo- ration, as an artistic arrangement, or in its bene- ficial results to the parties concerned, we are compelied to pronounce it sublime, inasmuch as it contemplates a perfect union between kindred spirits, and the mutual co-operation of a few men who are controlled by one and the same great principle in all they do, and who think and dream of nothing else. That great principle which with them is paramount to all others is embodied in one word—spoils. But it is not alone in theory that this new ring is so remarkable. In its details, as now proposed to carry it out, it is doubly interest- ing to all who wish to study modern political ethics. It is understood that the leaders and managers of this ring are Fernando Wood, Thur- low Weed, Street Commissioner Cornell and Supervisor Tweed, Hach of the above named, in the Jgnguage of Wall street, is to put into thie pool his individual political interests and influence, and thus united it is to be worked ina manner that will secure mutual benefit to all. Thus Fernando Wood contributes his Mozart Hall faction, with the odds and ends and skeletons of that concern, together with his skill for intrigue, manipulation and dis- posal of offices to the highest bidder, and is to receive as a reward his own election as Mayor of this city at the next charter election. Thur- low Weed adds his tactics of managing poli- ticians, and is also to put into the pool the Tribune job of the piers and wharves scheme, which was started in the last Legislature by Sinclair of the Tribune, worth some fifty mil- lions to the parties who get it. Thus Greeley is to be sold ont without his knowing anything about it, and the monopoly, with the Tribune at its back, is to be used in operating the new ring. Weed is to be rewarded for all this by the election of two republican Senators in this city, who are to support Raymond for United States Senator; also by a large share in the wharves monopoly and the jobs generally to be developed hereafter. Commissioner Cor- nell turns over the influence of the Street De- partment, and with it pledges to overthrow and defeat the influence of Boole, Bronnan and Company in Tammany Hall, and thus give Fernando _Wood the nomination by that for Mayor. In return for this important contribution Cornell is to be reappointed Street Gommissioner, and also to be elected to the State Senate. whore b.” °42 look after the interests of the new riog which "ay turn upin Albany. Tweed, asthe heavy v"elght, brings up the Amorious Club apd the mer. influence of the Boarl of Supervisors, whieh {8 to ‘silence certain news- papers by His benefit from this mutual ying ia the election to the Senate from the lowe district and the forma- tion of a new Board 0. Supervisors out of the Americus Club. Thus it will be seen tht this new political ring is not only remarkable im theory but highly interesting in detail. Within its circle fs to be confined the Corporation patronage, including all the departments of the city gov- ernment advertising and pickings generally, as well as the fish and flesh pots at, Albany during the session of the Legislature. Its formation is patterned after the most approved model, with its component parts principally of a brazen material. The mutual benefit theory is carried out with the utmost fastidiousness and ar- ranged to a fine point throughout, the like of which we venture to say was never before known in this country. It exhibits _modern political ring ‘science carried to per- fection, and effectually demonstrates to the student in that school what glorious triumphs await him when he has once mas- tered ring philosophy in all its various forms. Who will say after this that wonders have ceased? We challenge Herrmann, tho presti- | digitateur, to perform a ring trick to excel this. He will now be compelled to resign his laurels in necromancy and let an admiring and enthu- siastic public place them on the brows of Weed, Wood, Cornell and Tweed. Their sci- ence cannot be beaten, nor their skill with rings excelled. Make room for the mutual benefit political ring prestidigitateurs, and give the public an opportunity to witness thelr por- formance. Academy of M Tho opera of mani, which waa produood at the Academy fast night, is the richest in molody, tho finest in construction, and in every respect the most complete of all Verdi's works. It ia, perhaps, also moro exacting upon the powers of the leading voices, and therefore demande for the true interpretation of the music that it should be rendered by artista of the first class, With the exception of the prima donna, Zmcchi, the measure of justice to the composer was not filled in last night’s performance. The tenor, Irfre—who, we may remark, was received on his appearance with an absonce of any domonstration of applause, and was rather coldly wel- comed all through the opera—has a few good notes in the upper register, which somewhat make up for the disappointment experienced in listening to tho eternal tremolo by which he endeavors to sustain his middle voico—an evidence always of a failing organ, and always, we need hardly say, disagreeable. This was par- ticularly noticeable in the duct in the opening of the second act, in which tho fine singing of Zucchi alone saved this exquisite morceau from proving a failure. An attempt to encore the trio in this act, which usually receives that favor, was suppressed by a hiss. As @ tenoré di grazia, it would not bo proper to mention Signor Irfre’s name in connection with that of Brignoli, but we may make @ comparison between him and Theodore Habelmann without doing any injustice to the latter. If Irfro is a laborious and conscientious artist, he may earn a reputation here which will hol good in Europe one of these days. We have made reputations for tenors In New York before now, and sent them across the Atlantic with a fair record. If the new tenor, who 1s by no means a first class artist now, proves tractable, we may send him back to Europe with a character that will get him an entrée to the leading opera houses there, The basso, Antonnce, with a voice of very little depth in the lower register, though clear aud resonant in the higher notes, compares unfavorably with many basé even of the later days of the New York opera. His voice is tly inferior to Hermann’s, and in many respecta does not equal Weinlich's. ' His mothod, being purely Italian, does not, of course, admit of comparson with these artiste, In some of the most jonate scenes in the part of Don Silva is acting jacked every demonstration of passion. th ie of noe one part of Carl piso 0 pipe of an organ. of Carlo aa puma on this occasion by Signor Marra, the new bari- tone, we need hardly say requires some dignity of per- fon and action, The double-shuffle movement of Signor Marra in crossing the @ is altogether out of charac- ter. It resembles more the habit of the Bowery stage than the lyric. His acting, in fact, was docidedi Hia voice, pe eons ‘wanting in power as well as in flexibility. house last night was fairly filled, but the lack of that enthusiasm which Verdi's favorite and familiar opera always evokes was remarkable. Blind Tom, the Negro Boy Pianist. Blind Tom is a veritable wonder. Many believe be- cause of the peculiar position of the negro boy that some little aptitude for music has been mag- nified, from charitable or interested motives, into genius, and an ignorant facility on the pianoforte into first class manipulation. Such belfef has no foundation in fact, The boy has positive genius, or never from out the darkness of his mind could spring such powers of delicate and tender expression or such keen comprehension of the beauties of the musical art. Blind, with a mind almost vacant, with a personnel so awkward, 90 disproportioned, 80 op- posed to the idea of the dwelling place of a soul, awake to tho reflaed influence of divine harmony, he executes the compositions of great minds with an intelligence and a kindred sentinient which many artists of education who attempt them cannot reach. Memory and tmitativeness are the two organs by which he accomplishes the extraordinary results to whigh we have listened with wonder and admira- tion. He learns the diMeult pieces which ho plays by hearing them from the hands of another. #is memory is wonderfully retentive, so that after a second hearing he repeats correctly the most complicated passages. He seems to have comprehended at once the system of fingering; and, although he some- times outrages the laws, his substitution is always inge- nious and effective. By his imitative power he seizes the style of each ade ely and by the combination of memory and imitation he i enabled to reproduce imme- diately any composition that he hears for the first time, absolutely correct in form, the leading themes preserved and the passages in detail almost as he heard them. His ear is so acute that he can tell the name of every note in dis] chords or the most confused discorda, begin- ning with the lower note and naming each !n succession. His vivid — of the individuality of tones sug- rage to his teaser, to adopt a system of the alphabet to tone, fo thal Tom can read anything on a card a8 fast a8 his teacher's fingers can move over the keys. It is a matter of astonishment to hear this blind negro boy ed a sonnet of Beethoven, also Gottachalk’s ‘ Last ” with all the refined sentiment, the pathos and abandon which the composition ay and to listen as he plays Thalbers’s “Home, ect Home,” with its so well sustained theme, and its delicate manipulations 0 finely rendered. Herhas a large re- pertoire, to which he jg constantly adding, and he plays ‘all that’be knows with a séntimont and a con brio which Indicate that his heart and all his mind are in bis work. Blind negro Tom 18 a study as well as a wonder, and every time we hear him we gain some additional insight into his character; but where the light of music comes from, where all elge is so dark, is one of those m: rsteries of Providence which we seek in vain to unravel. Last evening Mr. Charles Fradel, an artist well known in this city, was present, was kind enough te form one of his most beautiful and difficult compositions, after which Tom immediately [ip with entire satisfaction, greatest enthutiasm. and amid the grower Dedworth Hal, and public atten. He pl nightly at Dodworth tion is Pagrening te be directed towards him. When it is thoveand: fully aroused is will flock to listen to the most u phenomenon of this or any other age. ‘Tux Trnure Boox.—-Derby & Miller, of this city, have published “The Tribute Book,” by Frank B. Goodrich. This is a splendid record of what was done by the country through the Sanitary and other cormmiasions to alleviate the sufferings of the soldiers, and includes an account of the Sanitary fairs, Union Defence committees, and similar national organizations. Tho book is gotten up with great richness, finely printed on fine paper and profusely illustrated. Tho illustrations are done on ‘wood, in the finest style, There is one singular want of taste in the illustrations. It was appropriate and proper to put in the portraits of Grant, Sherman, Farragut, and #0 on, but why put in the portraits of second rate actors and actresses. Are there only three or four soldiers in the country whose portraits would grace & ‘record of the patriotiam of the Ameriean peoplet’? We must sup- pose 80 «ince #0 few are given, «while at the same time room is made for the emall people of the theatres. ‘This plece of bad taste aside, the ‘Tribute Book” isa perfectly beautiful volume. Its rich ‘mounting is in harmony with its glorious thome, and it recalls the great bard’s pleasant rhymo— ‘That book in many’s eyes doth share the glory That in gold clasys shuts in the golden story, _NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION. Redistricting the State—Hopes of the Convention for e General Amnesty— The State Debt—An Ordinance Intre- duced Vacating All Offices the Incum- bents of Which Have Taken Any Oath Inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States, dic. Raunan, N. C., Ook 9, 1866. On Saturday the Convention passed the ordinance for- ever prohibiting slavery in the State by a unanimous yote, One hundred and mine voting, eleven being absont. Three others subsequently voted. An amendment was Proposed to add ® preamble ssying, ‘‘dlavery having been destroyed in North Carolina;” but this was cffectu- sity killed by Mr. Smith, of Jotrmon county, whe ¢ * State Legislature was ordered for the second Thersday im November. Indication was givew of » determination te discuss and settle in the Convention the question of the State war debt. To-day the committee reported the ordinance redis- tricting the State imto seven Congressional districts, which was laid over under the rules. Four of the dis- tricts as composed are strong Union, one (the Secondy nocessign—all the strong secession counties being lumped two (the Sixth and Seventh) in doubt, bus probably Union. It ts rumored that the present Convention” will oleet United States Senators, having high legislative powers, ‘All civil offices wilt be vacated and new judgos ap- pointed. ‘Tho Committee on General Ampesty reported a resote- tion expressing the hope, from President Johnaon’s kind- ness and wisdom evinced in his action towards the seceded States, that he will, if enabled by circumstances, speedily prociaim a total amnesty. Judge Phillips reported the ordinance declaring what tawa are in force. Its provisions legalize marriages solemnized during secession and’ marriages of negroos. An ordinance introduced by Judge Donnell authorizee the isaue of three and a half millions of Stato bonds te pay State interest and bonds atready duo. ‘The ordinanos for genoral election was reconsidered and amended 80 as to postpone the meeting of tho State Legislature to tho fourth Monday in November. An ordinance was introduced vacating all offices the incumbents of which had taken any oath inconsistent with the United States constitution, and authorizing new appointments; and eetcther continuing the presont judges of the Supreme Court in office Rauaan, Oot. 10, 1865. The committee on tho State debt reported in favor of taking no action thoreon during the present session of the Convention. Tho report lies over. When it comes up Mr. Settle will move the passage of his ord mano pro- hibiting the assumption of the debt. City Intelligence. New Counrsrert Usrrep Sratgs Gorrency.—On the 3d inst. detectives Lovel and Otts, of the Treasury aorvice, proceeded to the promises No. 152 Twenty® eighth strest, occupied by an old lady, and there found @ trunk containing about a bushel of counterfeit greom fifty-cent currency, with tools of all doscriptions, inks of gome six different colora, and a large roll of paper. There wore also a few of the last issue, or long fifties; also a quantity of the red style, with plate; these wore the beat executed, the others being coarse and indistinet on close examination. The figures (50) on back of the green fifties are inferior, the vignettes on the front are defective, and the paper is not . The long ones and the red ones, too, might pass in some instances; but all can be detected by care. Information and papers inci- dental to the arrest and trial-of the Overtons, father and son, the English engravers now on trial before United States Commissioner Jones, led to the discovery of this trunk, It belonged to the Overtons and was de- posited in what was considered an unavspicious place, {ill the inaue of the trial was known. Plate of counter- feit $5’ on the Bank of Montreal, witha quantity of the urious paper and bemamg seven Ae ye found im the wati of the Croton Water Works, on Eighty-fourth street. This is a rather clover counterfeit. @ discov- ery arose from information derived from the case of Jer- ry Cowsdon, the pocreney counterfeiter, now in Newark Il, The of the counterfeiting fraternity are attaining to enormous and alarming success. Tux Canvenrers of New Yorx—Tae Etowr Houm Movemunr.—Quite a large meeting of the carpenters of No. 4 Union of Now York was held last evening at Washington Hall, corner of Eighteenth street and Kighth avenue, for the purpose of considering the question of the eight hour movement, and to means the time of labor should be reduced from ten to oi hours daily. Mr. William Elliott, President of Union, on taking the chair, to address the meeting, and. urged the necessity of union and they were sure to succeed. Several speakers: whom were Mr. Gridley, Mr. Lecomte, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Busby, Me. Reid and Mr. Stephens, President of the Working Men's Union of New York. The utmost har- mony prevailed, and a firm determination seomed to pervade the meeting to pursue the subject with tenes? 9 under the conviction as expressed by the speakers success will attend their et lapse of another year the ingman’s daily labor should be reduced to eight instead of ten hours. Awanioan Instrrurn Fain.—The pupils of the school for deaf mutes will visit the exhibition this morning, at tem o'clock, throngh the kind invitation of the managers. Professor Lowe's model balloon will be on exhibition, and on Friday evening the Professor will deliver an ad- dress on the ‘Art of Flying.” Ax Act or Heros py a Feemax.—During the fire im Seventeenth street, yesterday morning, Mr. 8. B. Howe, ‘a membor of Hose Company No. 14, at the risk of his life entered one of the burning buildings and rescued from thence a child about two appa dey had been, im the excitement, overlooked. This is another of many similar acts of heroism and courage which have won for our volunteer fire department its present high character. Fatas Accrext.—A man named William McDonnell, thirty-six years of age, residing at No. 11 Caroline street, fell between a barge and the schooner D. 9. Williama, at the — of — ae ig North river, Reo ket gen ne was drowi was 8 51 was loading the vessel at the time of the accident. Coroner Wildey held an inquest on the body. A verdict in acct ce with the facts was rendered. Deceased was a native of Ireland. Stictpr ov ax Anuy Scroeox.—Coroner Wildey yoe- terday held an inquest, at the New York Hospital, on the remaina of Frank B, Williams, late Assistant Surzeon of the Fourth New York artillery regiment, who died from the ‘of adose of morphine. For several weoks deceased had been drinking to excess, and on Tues- day evening he ontered the place of Napoleon ok No, 24 Barclay street, took a tumbler in which he mi. some medicine, which he said was for the heartburn. Soon afterwards Williams approached Mr. Dalton and wanted to shake hand, saying it was the last time he could thus grest him; that he had taken about fifty rains of morphine, which he thought would kill him im fair an hour. At that time he e: adesire to be taken to Lovejoy’s Hotel, instead of which, however, he was carried to Hospital, where death ly ensued. A verdict corresponding, itt the foregoing facts was re! the jury. eased was thirty- eight years of age, and a native of Illinois, caeeencnieiaceaianaie New Baptist Church. LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE REV. DR. OHAPIN’S NRW CHURCH ON FIFTH AVENUE. Brooklyn is destined ere long to surrender her pres- tige and arrogated title of City of Churches to her elder sinter on Manhattan Island. In every part of the great metropolis stately churches are springing up and grace- ful spires break the monotonous outline of roofs and walls, Yesterday a large number of persons, comprising Dr. Chapin’s congregation and their friends, assembled to pn the ng ort of laying the foun- dation stone of the new Church of the Divine Lewis 43 at the corner of Fifth avenue and Forty-fifth street. platform was crowded ne before the nated time, three o'clock BP. M., and jacent streets were blocked up with carriages con- taining the favored devotees of Plutus, the woalth and fashion of his realm up town. The church isof con- siderable size, and will easily accommodate eighteen style is Gothic, if the modern massive German cathedrals of the middle ages deserve the title. A cut stone = flanked by two large towers and a spire one hundred eighty-five feet tho most prominent buildings in the vicinity of the At three o'clock the exercises were commenced ‘a the by-daws of the F and a number of ‘The consecration of tho Rev. Dr. Quintard as Bishop of Tennesseo took place this morning at St Lake's chureh. The Caba Oatwerd Bound Cubs, whioh failed to-day a ‘The steamship Cul day, one hundred and twenty-one passengers for Liverpool and twenty-one for Halifax. but no specie,