The New York Herald Newspaper, October 18, 1865, Page 4

ry NEW. YORK HERALD. RRR JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFION N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STB. Volume XEX...-eccresceeeeceseee renee Oe BOO AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway.—Sau. RAN STRELS, 686 Broadway, opposite mod sites IOIBCO MENET RELA oun. Danconae aC OUNG AFRICA ON THR TRAFESE. -ASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE. 201 Bowery.—Sina- oe Dusowse, Buatasauns, ‘4c.—Brectae BuipegRoom. USEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. ome Troms ek till 10 P. BM. ne LING’ HALL, Harlem.—Bucauer's Coupina- HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Braiorian Mix- STRELSY- BURLESQUES AND Pawtowiues. New York, Wednesday, October 18, 1865. NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION. eee Receipts of Saics of the Now York Daily Newspapers. OFFICIAL. ‘ Year Ending Name of Papor. May 1, 1865. Hagavp..... 1,095,000 aces saeigge ss saee sees +. 1,095,000 871,229 Times, Tribune, World and Sun combined. . NOTICE, New York Herald Bullding. TO MASONS, IRON, MARBLE AND DORCHESTER STONE ‘WORKERS. Proposals will be received until October 25 for a Fire- Proof Building, to be erected for the New York HxraLp Estasusument, on Broadway, Park row and Ann street, Plans and specifications may bo seen and examined at the office of JOHN KELLUM, Architect, No, 179 Broadway. THE NEWS. The steamships City of London, from Queenstown on the Sth; the City of Manchester, from Quoenstown on tho Ist; the Idaho and Leo, from Savannah on the 11th and 12th; the Quaker City, from Charleston on the 14th; the Euterpe and Fairbanks, from Wilmington, N. C., and the Lucy, from Newhbern, N. C., all arrived here during yesterday and last night, but brought no news of parti- ‘cular importance, We had previously received foreign nows as lato as that brought by the City of London. In addition to the very complete presentment of the Condition of affairs in Maximilan’s dominions contained fa our special despatches and newspaper extracts pub- lished in yesterday’s Hxaaup, our city of Mexico cor- respondonce given this morning furnishes some interest. ing information. Matters appear to grow worse and worse for the empire, the ropublicans increasing in - activity and boldness, and have defeated the imperial troops in a number of recent engagements. Republican detachments swarm all over the country, and one of them has appeared within only thirty-six miles of the capital. In the State of Vern Craz thoy dofy all offorts for their expulsion, and make frequent forays, In wone of the towns of this State they havo ostabfished a newspaper organ. In the State of Oajaca the imperial journals admit that their operations have assumed grave proportions, while in Zacatecas and Jalisco they arc sweeping all before them. The United ‘States Consul in the city of Mexico had been refused ad- mittance to the imperial palace, he being iuformed that hho was unknown there. It is said that the rebel officers from this country now in Mexico have refused to comply with a roquost of Maximilian’s Secretary of War that ‘they should join his army, adding that hereafier they could fight under no flag but that of the United States. The Emperor, Empress and the court were to start ona tour to Yucatan on the Sth inst. An interesting case in connection with Mexican mat- ‘tors, and growing out of the Mexican ewigration exc to- ment of last spring, was yesterday before Judge Mon- crief, of the Superior Court in this city, at chambers, Goneral Ortega, who ts Chief Justice of the Supreme Gourt of Mexico and Vico President of the republic, ant who, by the expiration of the term of President Juarez, will beoome President next month, arrived in this coun- try in April last, where he has since remained, priaci- pally in this city. Some days ago he was arrested and admittod to bail in the sum of seven thousand dollars, on the complaint of Colonel William H. Allen, who figured in oonnect'on with the recruiting and emigration movement, ‘and who alleges that he was employed by the Gencral to superintond the whole matter, on the promise that al! expenses would be paid. Now, Allen siates, aftor he has recruited a large numbor of men for Mexico, and fnout debts amounting to nearly seven thousand dol. lara, Ortega refuses to cash the bills or to have to do with the re@ruits,. The action yesterday ‘was 08 4 motion to show cansé why the order of arrest @hould Hot be vacated. The General's roaponse to Allen's allozations i# a complote denial. He says that ho never gave the latter the slightest authority for engaging in this business, which was commenced before he had evor aeoh Allen, and which he characterized as ‘oolish and caleulated to lead only to failure. He also states that he was shocked. when he Jearned that it was tn pro- reas, and that he believes the present proceedings are Gosigned merely to extort money from bim. Tho case has beon adjourned over to the 27th inst. Mr. Garcia, Peruvian Minister in Washington, pub- lished &@ communication closing an official circular fromhis government, warning Americans against enter- ing into any contracts with the revolutionary authorities im his country, under tho lead of General Canséco. Par- ticular caution is given in regard to the matter of guano. Tho Chincha Islands, which supply this valuable article, are now In possession of the revolutionists; but Presi- dont Poxet’s government announces that any persons ex- porting guano thence under permits from General Can- 8000's officers will be considered depredators and be prose- cuted. The South Carolina election for Governor and mem. bors of the Legislature will be held to-day. The Logi lature will meet on the 26th inst. South Carolina wii | eleot mombers of Congress in November. ‘The North Carolina Convention has laid on the table the quostion of prohibiting the assumption of the debt tnourred by the State to aid the rebellion. A revolution to solicit the President to remove the colored troops from the State has been laid over. Ata large moeting, held in Lexington, Kentucky, on Monday, resolutions thanking President Johneon for the removal of martial law from that State and endorsing his Teconstruction policy were adopted. Tt is said that Mr, Wileon, who was recently sent to the South by the government as a special agent to inquire 4nto the condition of affairs there, bolieves that the fur. ‘ther continuance of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Louisiana 4s unnecessary. The doards of registry of the various election districts roughout the Metropolitan Police District were in ses. sion yesterday, attending to the duty of Placing on the ists of voters the nares of applicants; but the busin ss did not work with complete harmony, as there appears 4 be mach light wanted on various points in regard to the itions of the new law, Tu districts where over four hundred votes are polled the boards will be in ses- sion again to-day. Thirty-four thousand one hundred an Ofly-seven names were registered in this city yea- torday. A reply to the slanders reeently circulated in regard to Genoral Slocum, connecting bis name with cotton specn- Jatons during the time of his military service in the Bovth, is furnished in the statement ot Colonet Starring, President {a military board which investigated the matior, all tie aMdavit of Coneral Rodgers, General Blocuin neral, both of which appear im our facne of \ thor very entertaining chapter OM v4 WY YOdLT, oe Vue mausruy rings, typist ings and turnings of certain leaders, and (urthor dis- losing their plans for getting contro! of the city govera- mont and the monopoly of city legislative Jobe, ‘The ooean race between the yachts Palmer, of Phite-. delphia, and Henrietta, of this city, from Sandy Hook around the Cape May lightshtp and back, in which the mart wen ante shows neve o& ents; pred 4 +4 yesterday afternoon, and resul latter mamed vessel, she coming in to thestarting point ‘at five minutes past one o'clock, about twenty-one minutes ahead of her rival. The owner ofthe Palmer has challenged the owner of the Henrietta to another race over the same route. Sir Morton Poto and his fellow European capitalists yesterday called upon President Johnson, at the White House, and had a very pleasant and interesting inter- view. To-day the capitalists will visit the Monocacy battle fleld, Harper's Ferry and other places of interost. ‘The Fenian National Congress in Philadelphia, after a two days’ open session, which was devoted principally to perfecting an organization and receiving reports of the different committees, went into secret session yesterday afternoon, Armed sentinels in green uniform were sta- tioned at the entrance of the hall, to prevent the admus- sion of others than the initiated members of the frater- nity and accredited delegates to the Congress. The dis- cussion which ensued was of the gravest importance as of Irish independence, and the pro- ceedings were of s most exciting nature. Among the measures which will, it is said, ocoupy the attention of the assemblage is one to provide for the organization of the American mombers of the brotherhood into a milita- ry body, ready to co-operate with their brethren scross the water. The bonds of the Irish republic are aleo to be issued without delay. ‘The House of Delogates of the’ Episcopal Convention in Philadelphia was again engaged during a considerable portion of yesterday in considering proposed amend- ments to the canons, one of them being in relation to allowing foreign missionary bishops the same privileges ‘as are enjoyed by the domestic missionary bishops. Mr. Horace Binney again brought up in another form his resolutions giving thanks for the maintenance of the Union and the dostraction of slavery, giving rise to another discussion of a somewhat ani- mated character. Finally they were laid on the table by a large majority, Rev. Dr. Vinton, of New York, who seconded the resolutions, asked, but didnot obtain, per- mission to enter the protest of himself and several other members aguinst the disposition which had been made of them. Previous to the assembling of the con- vention yesterday the special thanksgiving services ap- pointed by it for the restoration of peace and unity took’ place in one of the Philadelphia churches, A lady named Rachel Eberle has instituted a suit in tho Supreme Court against Samuel Brewster, from whom, as sho alleges, she rented, in May, 1864, part of the second story of a building on Broadway, where she eatab- lished a place for tho sale of hoopskirts and other articles of Iadios’ wear. On the’ 19th of December, as she also alleges, Edward A. Simonson, having also secured a lease from Brewster, opened on the same floor a drinking and eating establishment of the class known as pretty waiter girl saloons, by the existence of which, Mrs, Eberle com- plains, her customors were driven away and her business completely ruined, so that she was compelted to close up her store and leave tho building, and she now asks for four thousand dollars damages, by the cancellation of her lease and a discharge from her rent. The case has been postponed till the next term of the court. There was a largo aumber of cases disposed of yestot day in the Court of General Sessions, District Attorney Hail conducted the prosecution. John Woods was con- victed of an attempt at grand larceny, the evidence b> ing that he was soen to leave the room of Ferdinand Zoigler, corner of Broadway and Forty-eighth street, and when arrested skeleton keys wore found in his pos- seasion. Tho Recorder sent, him to the State Prison for two years and six months. Goorge E. Weaver, indicted for committing a rape upon @ little girl named Dora Ben- nor, nive years old, on the 28th of September, pleaded guilty to on assault with intent to commit that offence, thus preventing ‘the public exposure of an aggravated and disgusting case. Michael McCarty and James Hen- nessy, indicted for stealing ten dollars from Dennis Culli- nan, in the street, pleaded guilty to petty larceny from the person. George Powors pleaded guilty to stealing a watch worth sixty@ollars from Louis West while riding on a Third avenuo Car. These prisoners were remanded for sentence. Mr. Hall put sevoral ‘‘shaky’’ cases on the «alendar, among which wore the fotlowing:—George H. Peterson, charged with taking a pocketbook ¢ontain- ing thirty dollars from Wm. H. Franklin; John }c- Namara, who, as it was alleged, took two tierces of hams, worth eighty dollars, tho property of Smith & Armel!; John Galvin, indicted for stealing a gold watch and a hundred dollars from Emma Richardson, and Henry Storms, who was charged with stealing a trunk contain- ing two hundred dollars’ worth of property. The teati- mony was shght in the above cases, and the jury ac- quitted the accused parties. In the afternoon counset for Peter R, Strong, mdictod for manslaughter, in caus- ing, as is alleged, ag abortion to be produced, moved to have the trial set down for a certain day; but, in conse- quene: of the absence of the counsel who represents tho District Attorney, the Recorder adjourned the hearing till this morning. There was another largely attended government auc- tion sale of cotton in this city yesterday. The bidding was animated, and cight thousand bales were disposed of, at good prices. First quality of soa islanda cotton ‘vrought one and sixtcen and a half conts per pound, third quality fifty-seven cents, and middling fair Savannah forty-four and three-fourths cents, the sales being on the gold basis, the gold dollar rating at one dollar and forty-six cents in greenbacks. The steamship Republic, Captain Young, of the Crom- well line, will sail from pier No. 9 North river, at threo o'clock this afternoon, for Now Orleans direct. The mails wilt close at the Post Office at half-past ono o'clock this afternoon. The new department of the general Post Office in this city for the saloof stamps in both large and small quan- titles, on the Nassan street side, was completed yester- day, and is now open to the public, ‘Tirelve million dollars’ worthof stamps and fourteen million dollars’ worth of stamped envelop-s were disposed of by tho Post Office Department last year, and about one-tenth of the whole amount was sold at our city Post Office. From five thousand to six thousand dollars’ worth of detached postage stamps alone are sold bere daily. A writ of habeas corpus, direeted to Superintendent Kennedy, ordering him to produce the body of Michael C. Cline in court this morning, was issued by Judge Ingraham yesterday afternoon. Cline is alleged to be a tuilitary deserter from Richmond, Virginia, The quarterly meeting of the Exempt Firemen’s Asso- ciation took place last evening at Firemen's Hall. The draught of a charter of incorporation was adopted, and a committee of three was appointed to make it a law. The amount allowed to poor members for {uncral expenses was raised from thirty to sixty dollars, and a resolution to increase the amount of initiation fee was adopted. The Brooklyn Academy of Music was crowded last evening by a select audience of ladies and gentlemen, the latter representing numerous lodges of Odd Fellows, to hear an address by Grand Sire James B. Nicholson, of Pennaylvania, on the principles, aims, &c., of the erder. The address was very interesting, and the speaker handled bis subject with groat ability, calling forth the hearty applause of the audience. A trotting mateh for two thousand dollars, mile heats, best three in five, to wagons, came off yesterday after- neon, at the Fashion Course, between the Hambletonian gelding Dexter and General Butler. Dexter won cleverly in three straight heate, A sailor named Roderick Walsh, recontly discharged from tho navy, was robbed on Monday night ina Five Points den of two hundred dollara in money, a prize money certifeate forfour hundred dollars and his dis- charge paper. Ann Terry, Michael Feeney and Timothy Flynn, who were in Walsh's company in the house where he was robbed, were ted and committed in default of two thousand dollars bail each om auspicion of having committed the theft, A young artist named Charics Smith was yesterday locked mp in the Tombs, in default of two thousand dollars ball, charged with having on Monday night, by forcing open the skylight, burglariously and with intent to steal, entered @ tailoring establishment at 307 Broad. way, in which he was found concealed by a policeman Whose atteniion was attracted by the noise made in effecting the entrance. A coroner's inquest was held yesterday, at No. 16 Seventh street, over tho remains of Mr. High Parker, who died on Sunday last from the effects of chioroform administered when he was about to undergo the opora- tion of having a dislocated shoulder restored to ite Proper position, The verdict of all the jurors but two did not censure the administering physicians, but re. commended greater care if the use of chloroform. These two Jurors, however, stated that they believed the chio. toform was improperly administered. Mestings of tho striking journcymea shoomakers | NEW COB. SL 3 Mey JO wore held in different parts of the city on Monday night, ‘at all of which it was resolved to reject the advance of Afteen per cent. proposed by the employers, and to oon- ‘tinue firm in their demand for an advance of twenty-five percent. The employers yesterday held a meeting and agreed to allow each one of their number free to make the’ best torms he can with hisemployes. They also took measures for organizing an employers’ association. ‘Tho losses on stocks bythe fire on Monday night in the storage stores Nos. 3 and 5 Bridge streot are now estimated at about eight hundred thousand dollars. ‘There are indications that preparations had been made by incendiaries to include in this conflagration the govern- ment Quartormastor’s establishment, 17, 18 and 19 State street, in the rearof which the storage stores were lo- cated. A fire which broke out about noon yesterday at 257 West Fifty-first street destroyed that building and par- tially destroyed four adjoining houses, An unknown man who was lying on the track of the Long Island Railroad, was run over by a train last eve- ning near Newtown station, his head being severed from his body. Alexander H. Stephens, formerly rebel Vice President, and lately released from Fort Warren, was entertained at adinner at the Revere House, Boston, on Monday after- ‘R00n. ‘The stock market was heavy and unsettled yesterday morning, but assumed a firmer tonein the afternoon, and prices advanced. Governments were lower. Gold was firm, and closed at 14634. Thete was more activity and more buoyancy in com- mercial affairs yesterday, the firmness of gold having had the effect of materially enhancing the views of holders, especially of imported wares, most of which are in reduced supply. Domestic produce continued irreg- ular and uncertain. Groceries were firm. Cotton was steady. Petroleum was steady at about previous prices, On 'Change flour was dull and lower, Wheat was mo- dorately active, but at lower prices. Corn was without decided change, Pork was decidedly lower. Lard was firmer. Whiskey was also a triflo firmer, though without decided change. Beof cattle wore fairly active at this weck’s market, and full prices wero realized for the best offerings, come brokers quoting an advance, The offerings were mostly poor, however, and sold only moderately at from 9c. to 16c, a 17¢., according to quality—the best bringing 17ie. to 18c. 218%. Milch cows were in fair demand, and prices took a wide range, varying according to quality. Veals were also in demand at from 90, to 15¢., including all kinds, Sheep and lambs sold at from $4 to $8, as to quality. Hogs were rather lower, ranging from Tlc. to 14c. The total receipts were 5,899 beef cattle; 105 cows, 1,117 veals, 21,749 shcep and lambs, and about 17,000 hogs. ‘The Confederates in the Sorvice of Maxie milian—The Agents of Colonization. A noteworthy part of the latest news from Mexico is that which refers to the movements in that country of the Confederates who have gone into the service of Maximilian. We pub- lished yesterday a list of the names of theee persons. Sterling Price, of Missouri, who won some fame as a rebel general, is one of the numbor; Isham G. Harris, the bogus Governor of Tennessee, is another; drunken Magruder goes the same way, and so, naturally, does M. F. Maury, of Virginia. Five of the more distin- guished of these intractable rebels have been taken into the confidence of Maximilian, and have been appointed “agenis of colonization for the imperial government.” They have charge apparently of those very important in- terests in the new empire that regard the en- couragement of immigration and the settlement of the country. While these rebels make their way in Mexico others are doing their utmost to begin life anew in Brazil. The two em- pires that are tke attempts {o upbold the effela system of the past on this conti- nent are the recipients of all these men who pretend disgust at the tyranny of the free government of the United States. Wo see in this the natural inclination of theze great friends of freedom. Those who have gone to Mexico pretended tho other day that they were fighting for freedom, for popu: lar rights, for self-government, against tke usurpations of a distant power. We see their sincerity now as we see them, with all the world before them in which to find new homes, making their voluntary choice in that one place of all others where they can lend their little weight to crush out the liberties of a brave people and io establish and strengthen the most flagrant usurpation of modern times. e can afford te congratulate Maximilian these accessions to imperialism, and especially upon his new agents of colonization. We know the history of Texas. We know how hundreds and thousands of men for whom the United States was too hot became good citizens of that Mexican State, and we know how those very men carried it out of the Mexican em- pire and brought it to us. And we believe, with the experienced Solomon, that “the thing that has been is the thing that shall be.” Max- imilian will wake up some fine day and dis- cover that a large slice of his glory has depari- cd—that one, two or a dozen of the richest of his Mexican States bave seceded and set up a new republic; and that the new republic is knocking at the doors of Congress in Washington asking to be admitted into the United States. This is certain to be the result of this settlement fn Mexico. When men went from the United States to Texas in the old times, they went mostly to escape from the law, ag these men do now. They intended to be quiet, peaceful citizens, perhaps; but having tasted ail the realities of personal freedom in the United States they could not be quiet under other forms of government, and they gave life and vigor to a revolutionary patty. It is the same now with those who go to Mexico and to Brazil. Both the Brazilian and Mexican empires may eventually go down as a result of our war, and through the welcome they extend to our rebels. Those who go to Bragil carry there an unquiet spirit, and courage and energy enough to vivify whatever revolutionary cle- ments exist, and they will not be able to resigt their own natures. Doubtless these nion who go to Mexico are sincere in the service of Maxi- milian—ae much determined to help him crush the Mexican republic as he is to doit. But neither can they control their own natures. They are Americans still, and they will event- ually give a new life to the Mexican party. Does Maximilian believe that these fellows will keep faith with him ?—that they will not violate their oaths of allegiance? We refer bim to the way in which Maury, Magruder and the rest keep their oaths given to the United States government, and to the nice little arguments dy which they satisfied themselves in relation to their perjuries. Remarkapte Case or Disinterestepvess— The Republican Judiciary Convention of this city, which assembled on Monday even- ing, had @ spicy controversy over the question of endorsing the nominations made by « portion of the democracy for judicial positions—one portion desiring to support all those men placed in nomination who by past services had proved capable and efficient public officers, while another set favored making straightout nominations and the taking up of new men. The different speakers waxed warm over (he question, agd HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, by far the largest number of the political ora- ’ tors were in favor of nominating a new ticket. It was finally decided in favor of straightout party nominations, and the balloting at once commenced. This brought to light the im- portant fact that all those advocating the nom- ination of « new ticket were themselves candi- dates for some judicial position. Their names were the principal ones voted for, and monop- olized every office named, almost to the exclu- sion of everybody else. To know who are the candidates, all that is necessary is to read over the names of those who opposed endorsing the present judicial officers, All must admit that this is one of the most remarkable cases of dis- interestedness ever developed in this city. The Tammany Hall Mass Ratification Meeting This Evening. The loyal democracy of the city of New York will assemble at the Cooper Institute this even- ing to ratify the State ticket and endorse the State platform. The Hon. Montgomery Blair, Major General Slocum, the Hon. John Van Buren and the Hon. James T. Brady sre an- nounced as speakers, and Dean Richmond has come to town to superintend the arrangements. New York city is the stronghold of democratic strength in the State, and during the darkest days of the war, when the party of the interior was controlled by the copperheads, there was always in this city a loyal leaven that has pre- served the party from entire corruption. Now that the war is over President Johnson finds his firmest supporters among those democrats who are led by John Van Buren and whose opinions are expressed {in the platform drawn up by John B. Haskin. The meeting to-night will undoubtedly be large and enthusiastic, and unanimous. The new political ring, that has been so soon formed and broken, will not be represented there. Montgomery Blair will deliver one of his elaborate essays, with side hits at Stanton and Seward; but what could he say if Tam- many Hall were sold out to that arch copper- head Fernando Wood? General Slocum will give reminiscences of his campaigns and show up that transparent humbug, the Freedmen’s Bureau; but what could he say if Tammany Hall had been sold out to Fernando Wood? John Van Buren will criticise public mea and measures from 2 humorous point of view and renew his nomination of Andrew Johnson for 1868; but what could he say if Tammany Hall had been sold out to Fernando Wood? James 7. Brady will talk about the Fenians, raise several hearty laughs and furnish a fine dis- play of Irish eloquence; but what could he say if Tammany Hall had been gold out to Fer- nando Wood? The meeting should, and pro- babiy will, endorse President Johnson heartily, cordially and emphatically, and all of the speakers ought 4o- be, and probebly will be, very decided upon this point; but what could President Jobnzon say if Tammany Hall had been sold out to Fernando Wood? The dangers of the democratic party have always been from the copperheads during tho past four years. The conduct of the war placed the control of the government within the reach of the democrats repeatedly; and once, in 1862, under the lead of the Heratp, they were wise enough to grasp it in the State elections. But in-4863 the copperhead element again pre- valled and threw away power, and in 1864 the same elemeat constructed the rotten Chicago platform through which the democratic candi- dates fell into oblivion. During the present year we have seen the copperhead element ruin the party in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and renderiis chances of success very risky even in New Jersey. Here in New York, however, we are presented with a straight, loyal, Andy Jobnson ticket, and a strong, loyal, Andy John- son platform, with no copperbead candidate on the former and no copperhead plank in the latter. The Democratic State Convention admitied the Tammany Hall delegation, and that only—shutting the door in the face of Wood, McKeon and every other copperhead. There 1s nothing, therefore, on the record to prevent the triumph of the party that, under these circumstances, endorses President John- son and is endorsed by him, ever the radical, negro-suffrage, negro-worshipping republicans. But these facts only add to the political enor. mity of the recent attempt to sell out Tammany Hall to the very men that the State Convention repudiated and expelled; and in the speeches and resolutions this evening we hope to. find the proper amonnt of indignation expressed in regard to such efforts to defeat the State ticket and assist Weed in his jobs and schemes—po- litical, pecuniary and personal. Let the mect- ing be sound upon this pointand upon Andy Johnson and it will achieve a memorable suc- cess, Tae Bartisa Ractway Carrravists ow a Trips Up rae Bartmtorr ann One Rattroap.—We learn through a private despatch from Dalti- more that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company this morning will give a complimen- tary observation trip of a hundred miles or more, on their main line, to the British railway capitalists, They will leave Baltimore at a quarter past eight A. M., in a special train, on a visit to the battle fields of the Mondcacy, Harper’s Ferry—that famous battle ground— and possibly they may go as far as Marting- burg, where the wholesale railway destruction by the rebel forces wilde? Bionewall Jackson was committed in 1861 and 1862, The excur- sionists will return to Baltimore in the even- ing. Hancock, Wallace and other distinguished generals are expected to be of the party, and will, probably, for the ipformation of our Eng lish visitors, fight some of their battles over again. The military operations along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio road from April, 1861, when the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry was fired by Lieutenant Jones, to prevent its contents falling into the hands of a rebel force approach- ing the town, down to the final cleaning out of the Shenandoah Valley by General Sheridan, including battles, sieges, captures, retreats and pursuits, on both sides, and the destruction and rebuilding of the foad, from timo to time, and thé transportation of armies and supplies over it, from West to East and East to West, cover nearly all the great movements of the war. This trip, therefore, of the English railway capitalists up this great military road will be one excvedingly interesting and instructive to them, touching the scope of magnitude of our four years’ war and the military work done in the cause of the Union by this invaluable rail- way artery between the Hast and the great West. We understand that from this interesting Teconnoissance the company of English tourists will immediately return northward, and will next be heard of fora day in Philadelphia. We presume that they are pear the ond of (ois . ‘likely'to be done either here or in England. appointed time on this side the Atlanile, or that otherwise, before recrossing the Susque- hanna, they would have made the trip to Rich- mond, where the municipal authorities and citi- zens have been planning for them a brilliant reception under the old flag of the Union. re areatiasees.cner er Tas Reourey anv Tas Fat. Exscrion.—The operation of the new registry law, which makes it incumbent upon every voter to personally eppear at the designated places of registry on the 17th of October in order to secure his fran- chise for the November election, brought quite ® crowd around the polling places yesterday. But, as far as we have heard, there was no disturbance. Everything passed off quietly, and everybody seemed anxious to secure his right to vote, notwithstanding the little politi- cal interest involved in the coming election, the platforms of the parties being constructed pretty much of the same timber. The Board of Registry are bound by law to hold sessions at the different regularly appointed places on the 8d and 6th of November. There is, therefore, 8 chance left for the slow coaches; but we pre- sume that the majority of voters in the metro- politan district, to which alone the law applies, availed themselves of the opportunity to see their names registered yesterday. Tae Paice or Bank Nore Parer.—We ob- serve that the New England paper makers have made an advance of fifty per cent on the bank paper of the Treasury Department, which con- sumes a large amount of that material in the issue of paper currency, bonds, and so forth, This rise in the price of material has suggested the idea of establishing a government mill on the Potomac, where all the bank paper required can be made from foreign rags, imported from the Mediterranean free of duty. This idea, ex- cellent in point of economy, can be improved upon by taking a hint from the Bank of Eng-| land, which manufactures its own bank paper with a water line mark that cannot be coun- terfelted unless a mill be specially established for fraudulent purposes—a thing not at all Another lesson might be learned from the Bank of England, and that is the system of destroying every note as it is redeemed and {issuing another fresh ono with the same fiuii- her on its face. By this means the possibility ot cireulating a counterfeit Bank of England note is very email. Counterfeils upon our currency are becoming quite commoi, azd the next thing we shall hear of will be counterfeit United States bonds. The idea of the Treasury Department manufacturing its own bank paper, if it adopts the system of a water line, which will render counterfeiting impossible, is an ‘excellent one, and we hope it will be carried out. Tae Mopern Rerorm Poxrrrcians.—The pub- lic will remember tbat the principal argument used in-organizing tbe McKeon faction in this city was the necessity for reform in our city government. Reform and purification of the political atmosphcre was the rallying cry. Only two years.have elapsed since the organi- gation of the McKeon faction, and we now see them assembling in convention, nominating the sume candidates and endorsing everything done by the Mozart Hall faction, which they cried out against the hardest at the outset...All this shows that their pretended reform was only for the purpose of turning some person in office out, and allowing some outsider to have a chance at the pickings and stealings. Thus end all of the boasted reform organizations in this city. They all prove to be simply the sore heads growling because they are shut out from the fodder in the public crib. AsourTion or Stavery tn CoBa—AFRICA AND HE ABoLtionIsts.—It appears from our latest Havana correspondence that “ihe abolition of slavery has become a leading idea in Cuba;” that many Cuban planters, representing an aggregate of “one hundred thousand slaves, have signed a petition to the Cabinet at Mad- vid, requesting the abolition of the institution, on the condition that the negroes must work for four dollars a month for ten years, and that afterwards they shall be forever free.” Thus the example of emancipation in the United States is sapping the stronghold of the African slavetraders and their Iest refuge. Brazil, with her three or four millions of slaves, has stopped the African traffic, and is well on the road to emancipation. Five years hence, in all probability, the only African slaves in the world will be among the barbarous negro nations and tribes of Africa itself. Therc, however, begin- ning with the black and bloody King of Da- homey, and extending thence right and left over an immense region, negro slavery and barbar- ism still flourish in their most borrible forms. Africa, then, the fountain head of negro bar- barism and negro slavery, becomes the proper field of labor for all the abolition conventicles of England and the United States. Moreover, there {s much cotton, and coffee, and sugar, paim oil, ivory and gold dust to be had in this enterprise, What say our abolition societies to a grand philanthropic and speculative inva- sion of Africat What says the Hon, Massa Greeley in reference to this idea of the propa- gation of “free labor,” “equal rights” and “qaanhood saffrage” in Africa, where negro slavery dates beyond the building of the pyramids? Tuvrtow Weep anp THE Woons.—The other day the venerable Thurlow Weed strictly pro- tested that he could never, no, never! consent to a political affiliation with Fernando Wood, and to this the Hon. Ben Wood pnts in a similay demurrer. He says substantially that he could nt think of a political fusion with such a fellow m” Weed, and that as for brother Fernando he coula ."%t “taste, touch or smell such a politician ag Jhurlow Weed, nor de- moralize hi political’ sexthizents by any affinity with the party that Mr. Wee! represents.” Ten to one, however, notwithstandin,s @li this indig- nation on both sides, there has bert a bargain under way, between these parties, thoug'4 Weed and the Woods therein were invisible td the naked eye. Democracy in New York axp New Jersey.— The Times has discovered that A. J. Rogers, the leading democratic stumper in Jersey, ina speech at Newark, the other day, denounced the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery as a “usurpation of powers on the part of the consolidated despotism now existing at Washington.” This may be Jersey democracy, where they are twenty years behind the times; but it is not New York democracy, where they keep in the van of public opinion, John Van Buren, in proposing President Johnson as the democratic candidate for the next Presi- dgucy, shows how far the New York. democracy ! i partment of the Post Office, which would remove the stand for the sale of postage stamps in sums of one dol- lar and upwards from ite old location to a position om tho Nassau street frontage terations were of the ‘These al- . of the if sift ig i il te i zt : if li i i al li ii ect? 5 A E yostorday, commencing at one o'clock P. M., and oon- tinuing until about eight thousand bales had been die posed of. The attendance waslarge and bidding spirited, owing to the demand for the Savannah brand of tho ata- plo, Sales wore made upon a gold basis of 146. One tot of 142 bales Sea Island cotton readily brought $1, 16)¢ im gold, The remainder was sold as follows:— “4 re j.—T1_ bales mi ¥ (O.5 atrict teen 4 403C. ; Prag ts ON ioe 48. : 150 strict 35%. 5 ., 85%0,5 1 32%e.; 66 pickings, 12%6. ; round bales ‘sample cotton, 98}40. Dam —17 bales m: fair, 403<c. ; 50 atriot dling, 84c, ; 199 do., 343¢c. ; 301 strict low ‘800. penis ape na ee 581 do., abe inal i C. 5 3 1,000 croall igs OF ion eae small bags Ea vera Joand’-14a, bales first $1163; 108 de, oer ws , second do Be; da noon do, Wh. 100 da. tad 3 Bal do., 57c.; 80do. third do., 55c. 5134c. ; $8 do. stained and secdy, 21¢. ; 110 do. 4b iho. 50 do, mized 21 iat Sena! imaged Sa Island.- 300 do. second do., 66340. ; 100 do. scnoud ao, bbe. 108 do, secoud do., b43¢c. ; 147 do. second do, A405 89 do, tind do 3g; 60\do. ‘thied dos, ge 1 do. sant gianed, Sdc. ; 62 do, stainod-and secdy, "7 New You Meoroau Cotacs rox Wouss—Oramna o9' Taz Recuiar §:=*10N, The students of this inatitation and a number of distinguished physicians attended last night to hear the introductory lecture of the present session de- livered by Mrs. 8. M. Ellis, M. D., Professor of Anatomy, Pd tabs college, J. M. Ward, was inttdancod. She the propitious commencement of the seasion man'fested by them in their studies, rapid sketch of anatomy from the days crates, Galen and other celebrated anatomists sent day. Sho then argued on of woman in the sphere of aloinns those diseases which she most eminent pref ment God spect, The lecturer's rematks wore listened. to with much attention and interest. Meetina vor 4 NaTIo“AL Coxvention or Murane.—BSev- eral influential gontiemen who are connected with the mining intgrests of the country met yesterday morning at 158 Broadway, in order to appoint @ committee to carry out o n of a goneral convention of mi 3, to be hid ‘in whe olty very ’ a Mr. pect wer b na od eee Tord appotsiod stcfsmnlttes to carry ‘out the propoent rasan ep rnp oes ~ fora fe Serer , Of Idaho; a A L of ze Governor faa of Colorado; ‘a4 i peace") MISSISSIPPI. ae erinirendre an of the Legislatare—General District Judge, was elected Chairman of the Golonel Simonton, of Tishomingo, Speaker The seats were divided into first and second ‘and short and long terms, by lot. the former and sixteen of the latter. ‘There are fifteen ernor of the State this evening. Governor Shatkey will address the Legislature to- morrow. The utmost harmony prevails. Sa The Removal of Martial Law in Men- tucky=Thanks to President = ‘ Cixcanxatt, Oct. 17, ‘A largé fiiéeting of thé leading citizens of Lexington, Ky., was hold yésterday, to express their thanks to President Johnson for tte temoval of martial law ia Other resolutions wore also adopted endotsing the policy of President Johnson for the recoustruction of the Union. 4 Private Dinner to Alexander H. Stephens. Boson, Oot. 17, 1865. Alexander H. Stephens was entertained at a private dinner at the Revere House, yesterday afternoon, by Mr. George A. Fairfield, of Chelsea. Mr. Stephens expressed that it was his purpose to support the policy of President Johnson for the recon- struction of the Union to the full extent of his ability and influence. The St. Albans Raiders. : ‘Torowro, Oct. 17, 1666. Dr, Blackburn, Bennett Young, Cleary and other rebels have beon set at liberty by the Canada courte on their own recognizance, to appoat whon calléd upon to answer, i @Tho English Capitalists in Baltimore. ' Bautmmonn, Oct. 17, 1965. The English railway capitalists arrived here thie evening and are sopping at the Eutaw House, where they are receiving the attentions of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Miss Jean foemen —This actress commences her win- ter ecason at Norfolk; goes thence to Philadelphia, Pitts- burg, Ciseinnati, St. Louis, Lonteviiid, Nashville and Memphis, retarning to Now York to play an engagement in April. Miss Saviax Renek’s Finer Concenr.—The first concert of Mise Sallie Reber—« young vocalist of ‘only fifteen | yoars of age—will take piace this Tt a ree, Hall. She will be assisted by MrPAlfred M. Pense, pianist; Madame 8. Bonligny, soprano; Herr Welnlich, ‘basso, and Mrs, A. Clementi, tenor. NE New Pisces of Axcsemests,—Ia addition to the new Opera House and the new theatres now in contemplation or in process of erection, a new Varieties theatro wilt shortly be opened in the Bowery under competeut man agemens ,