The New York Herald Newspaper, October 19, 1865, Page 4

a 3 NEW YORK HERALD. camanmeamaumicnmeann JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Volume XXX... AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Sau. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway, opposite Metropolitan Hotel.—Ermorian Suvainc, Dancing, &0.— Youne Araica on Tue Taarcas. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE. 201 Bowery.—Smva- ine, Danoura, Buauesques, &0.—Srxctke Buiwkckoom. DODWORTH HALL, 806 Broadway.—Buinp Tom's Piano Concunts. endl Les ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— AM. tal be 4 WASHINGTON HALL, Heriom.—BGcxtar's Compuna- R. t10N Taourx—Puoressor AND MapaMe MILs: HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ermiorian Mix- srRULSY—BALLADS, BURLESQUES AND PANTOMIMES. New York, Thursday, October 19, 1865. NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION. Receipts of Saics of the New York Daily Newspapers. OFFICIAL. Year Eniling May 1, 1865, rrr $1,095,000 368,150 252,000 169,427 100,000 161,079 90,548 New Yorq HARALD. .......++eerseeeeee ‘Times, Tribune, World and Sun combined. . 871,229 NOTICE. New York Herald Building. ‘TO MASONS, IRON, MARBLE AND DORCUESTER STONE WORKERS, Proposals will be received until October 25 for a Fire- Proof Building, to. be erected for the New York Hxaap Estasuisoment, on Broadway, Park row and Ann street. Plans and specifications may be seen and examined fat the office of JOHN KELLUM, Architect, No. 179 Broadway. itary commission met again yesterday, after at adjournment over from Suturday last, Some additional documentary evidence for the prosecution ‘was introduced, consisting of a letter from Robert Ould, robel Exchange Commissioner, to General Winder, found {n the desk of the latter after the capture of Richmond, fn which Ould, speaking of the advantages to the rebel ‘rmy from the exchange of prisoners, said, in com- paring the condition of the two sets of captives after their release irom imprisonment, “We get rid of ®& set of miscrable wretches and get some of the Dost material I ever saw.'’ Some conversation took place between members of the court over a request of Mr. Baker, Wirz’s counsel, to be allowed to examine this lotter, it boing understood by some of them that by declining to make an argument in favor of his client he ‘Thad withdrawn from tho case; but finally his request was granted. The argument for the defence prepared by Judge Advocate Chipman, and which that gentleman Said had been submitted to Wirz’s examination, had been revised by him and mot his approval, was then read. ‘Wirz has himself prepared a defence, in which he pro- tests his innocence of the charges preferred against him, ‘and hopes that he will not be held reaponsible for any ‘Wrong doing of others over whom he had no control. He lyzes the evidence, and says that he does not ask for rey, but demands justice. The court adjourned till day to give the Judge Advocate time to prepare his Blosing argument for the prosecution. EUROPE. Tho Inman steamship City of London arrived at this port carly yesterday morning, with European files and details of news to the 4th inst. Cholera, yellow fever and the cattle plague were ex- @ending their ravages in England, and public prayers ‘wor about to be offered for a stay of the pediflence. Roapecting the progress of the cholera in Gibraltar, where deaths up tothe 25thyilt, were reported at the wate of twonty to thirty-five daily, our Gibraltar corras- pondent, writing under the date of September 27, states ‘Ghat the health of the garrison has very much improved. ‘Wory fow frosh cases of cholera are said to have occurred, ‘either among the.civil population or the troops. ‘Tho text of some of the ‘denials’ of the rebel bond- ‘holders will be found elsewhere, with European com- smentaries on Mr. Seward’s recent letter to Mr. Adams, ‘our Minister in London. MISCELLANEOUS. ‘Tho war in South America, between Paraguay on the One side and Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine Con- on the other, has been commenced in real earnest. correspondence and newspaper files, giving details of the recent battle of Yatay, show the sanguinary @haracter which the struggle is likely to assume. On tho 17th of August the alted forces, erght thousand five hundred strong, under Gencrals Flores and Paunoro, encountered three thousand four hundred Para guayans, under Major Duarte, on the right “Dank of “the Uruguay river, The Parnguayans ‘swore unprovided with artillery, and were out- fumberod more than two to one, A summons was wont to them to surrender, but they replied by shooting ‘tho mesenger. For an hour and a quarter the Para- gavyans mot the flerce assaults’ of the allies with a Gesperate resistance, neither asking nor receiving the quarter which their asailants were httle disposed to ac- cord thom. At the end of that time they broke and fled fo the rivor, pursued by four thousand cavalry, Herea ‘Slaughter took place which one of the victorious generals haractorizes as a regular butchery, Scarcely one of the @oevoted army escaped. They left one thousand five hundred dead on the field, and only three hundred ‘wounded—a conclusive proof of the fearful nature of the Btruggle. Their leader, Duarte, and twelve hun- dred of his troops, fell into the hands of the Brazilians, and all their stores were captured, ‘The allics state their loss at only two hundred and titty ‘killed and wounded. Another detachmont of the Para- @vayan army, seven thousand strong, on the opposite pido of tho river, was prevented by the Brazilian gun- oats from reinforcing Duarte, and at the time of our Aast datos were securely hommed in at Uraguayona by @n immonsoly superior force. Asn set off against these Buccesses an engagement is chronicled between the Para- @uayan batteries and the Brazilian fleet, in which the foot seems to have boon severely handled. Following the example so successfully set during our own war, Paraguayans bad constructed batteries along the banks ‘of the Parana river to prevent the return of the Brazilian Moot. In running past these batteries the fleot suffered ‘@onsiderablo damage, Further battles of an equally im- Portant charactor were daily expected. News from Havana to the 14th inst. was bronght by @he steamship Morro Castle, which arrived here yester- day. During the first week of the prosent month heavy gains and high winds, in some places amounting almost @ & hurricane, and putting & complete stop to Business, swept over the island of Cuba So much ain fell that the jand in many places was sub, smorged and several persons were drowned. Tho thirty- @fth birthday of Queen Isabella the Second, of Spain, ‘was celebrated on the 10th inst, with all the honors, It ig gaia that the rebels in the repyblc of Hayti have @aptared the only blockading vessel which President Goffrard possessed. The rebellion still continues, \ Missisatppt, in advance of all the other lately rebellious Bitatos, has resumed her old position in the Union, and Ps once more under the control of her own State officers. Per Legislature assembled on Monday of this week, and following day Governor Humphreys was inaugur- and delivered his inaugural address, He argued tho right of a State to secede, and regretted that ‘advooates of this doctrine had put it to the test of q negroes, bat is* opposed'to giving thom tho privilege of voting. ‘A large and enthusiastia. mass meeting was held last ‘evening at the Cooper Institute to ratify the demooratic State ticket nominated at Albany in September last. An addressto the democracy of the State of Now York was read, and its main points relative to the platform of the party in the contest was enthusiastically applauded. Speeches were delivered by General Slocum and Mossrs, Montgomery Blair, John Van Buren and others. Presi- dent Johnson's reconstruction pohoy was endorsed, negro suffrage was denounced, andthe necessity of on- forcing the Monroe Doctrine im regard to Mexico was maintained. ‘There were no vistages of the “new municipal ring” left in oxistence yesterday by the time this great demo- cratic ratification meeting had bled and absorbed all interest. Messrs. Cornell had prepared a statement, which it is not doe to publish, repudiating any complicity on thelr part in this Fernando ‘Wood sensation. Thus the arena of the now ring is left comparatively deserted. ‘The boards of registry in a large number of the elec- tion districts of the city continued in session yesterday, and the names of seventeen thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven additional voters were placed on the lists, making altogether fifty-two thousand and twenty-four names which have been registered in the city in two days, The boards will not meet again until the 3d of next month, when and on the 6th of the month they will again be in session to allow dilatory citizens to enrol themselves. Goneral Banks last evening delivered a lecture before the Boston Mercantile Association on national affairs, in which he advocated the earliest. possible rostoration of the lately rebellious Stiles to. their former positiongn the Union, Whether or not they should ’ be restored befora they conceded the ballot to the freedmen he did not con- sider a vital question. The irropreasible Wendell Phillips, in a lecture de- livered in Boston on Tuesday night, said that President Johnson had made himself three-fourths rebel in order that the rebels themselves might become one-fourth Union, and denounced General Banks as “a vagrant mountebauk, laden with the cursés of every loyal man in Louisiana and Massachusetts.” The republican party, he insisted, had no longer an existence, and bad had none since the Baltimore Convention which renominated President Lincoln, though “there is¢a spectre walking over the country in its shroud,” Captain Bennett, of the yacht Henrietta, has accepted the challenge of Captain Loper, of the Philadelphia yacht Palmer, to repeat the late race over the same cours, On the conditions that the proposed contest shall be a sweepstakes of flve hundred doliars each entrance feo, and that other yachts shall be invited to enter. Iti s also proposed that the race shall take place in November or December. ‘There will be an eclipse of the sun to-day, in which, at the time of greatest obscuration, as observable in this city and vicinity, nearly three-fourths of that. orb’s diameter will be covered. The eclipse will commence at five minutes before nine o'clock in the forenoon, attain its maximum at half-past ten, and end at thirteen minutes past twelve. In some portions of the country, but not here, the znoon’s position betweon the observer and the sun will be such as to make the eclipse, at the time of greatest obscuration, annular, leaving only the outer edge of the sun, in a complete circle, visible. The Fenian Congress at Phitadelpbia hold a protracted and continuous secret session yesterday. The business under discussion was reported to Be of a most impertant nature. Delegations wero still arriving, and the national representation was almost complete. It 1s understood that each circle of the brotherhoed is to act asa com- mittee for tho disposal of the bonds which are soon to be issued. In the House of Delegates of the Philadelphia Episco- pal Convention yesterday, Mr. Washington Hunt offered a preamble and resolutions to the offect that the Con- vention shouid not entertain the protest of Rev. Dr. Vinton, entered on the previous day, against the vote by which it was refused to give thanks to God forthe destruction of slavery, Mr. Hunt supported his propost- tion inaspeech of some length, and finally it was agreed to strike from tho minutes all reference to the «protest. The proposed canon prohibiting Episcopal clergymen ontering the army or navy excepting as chaplains was once more under considera- tion, and was at last disposed of by the adop- tion in its stead of a resolution declaring it incompatible with the calling of the clergy to beararms. During the debate on this matter much excitement and confusion was catised by the Rev. Mr. Clements, of Ohio, in the course of his remarks, saying that ‘‘We cannot be too sure another rebellion will not break out when we find a body like this refusing to thank God that the late rebel- lion has been crushed.” He was loudly called to order from all parts of the house. A report in favor of estab- lishing a freedmen’s mission was adopted, and it was agreed that after to-day no new subject for discussion or action shall be introduced. In tho Board of Education last evening a remonstrance was received from the Male Teachors’ Association against the by-law recontly passed ‘by tho Board requiring a re- cord to be made of all cases of corporeal punishment in- flicted in the schools, and asking that the subject be referred to the By-Laws Committee. The application was laid on the table. Nothing further of special inter- est came up. In an action brought by the governmont authorities, in the United States District Court, before Judge Benodict, against M. Echiveric & Co,, for an alleged evasion of the revenue laws by invoicing a cargo of ten thousand dollars worth of wool imported from Matamoros at less than its real value, the jury returned a verdict for the govern- ment, The taking of testimony was concluded yesterday in the Supreme Court in the case Harris versus Tilton, Vining and Lally, which grew out of a contract for fur- nishing the government with horses, as reported in yes- terday’s Heratp, and Judgo Balcom delivered an import- ant chargeon the matter to the jury, who, after length- ‘enod deliberation, returned with a sealed verdict, which will be opened jn court this morning. In the case of Leroy M. Wiley and Frederick Lawrence vorsus George W. Gooch, where the defendant was ar- rested for thé alleged misappropriation of funds col- lected by him in Texas, which hetnvested in rebel bonds, negroes and other Southern pi , Judge Ingraham yesterday rendered a decision, He refuses to discharge Mr. Gooch from arrest, and orders the defendant to pay ten dollars costs. Mr. Henry B. Dawson, editor of the new edition of th e Fed-ratia, who latoly instituted a suit against Mr. John Jay for alleged libellous strictures on the introduction to that publication, has also brought suits in the Supreme Court against certain publishers for selling and circulat- ing the pamphlet containing the remarks of Mr. Jay com plained of, damages in each case being taid at five thousand dollars. Judge Clerke, before whom the legal P eedings were instituted, has not yet rendered his do- ci . : ‘A motion was made yesterday in the Court of General Sessions to postpone the trial of Peter R. Strong, charged with procuring an abortion upon his wife, from w he is seeking to be divorced. After argumens ir Hoffman said that as the gase bad como to be a public scandal, the sooner it was out of the newspapers and out of the courts the better. He therefore decided that the case must be tried during the present term. Wm. Mulli- gon, convicted of grand larceny, was sent to the State Prison for three years. T.e Forman will cago was still on trial before Surro- gato Tucker yesterday. Maria Smith, a domestic in Mrs. Forman’s familyyand one of the subscribing witnesses to the alleged wills, was examined at great length in re- lation to the deceased's conduct and declarations, as showing the condition of ber mind. Tbe American Institute Fair, which has been so exten- sively visited for the past six weeks, will be brought to a close to-day. Professor Draper delivered Inst evening the cloging address, which was attentively listened to by a large audience, A youth only eighteen years of age, knowa as John Thomas, alias William Thomag, alias Cohen, living at 42 New Bowety, was yesterday committed for examination by Justice Hogan on charge of having obtained from a house in Bouth street, and sold to another house in James slip; five Barrels of lard otf, valued at five han- dred dotiars, by forging an order of the firm of Josiah Macy's Sons. Thomas was arrested on the steps of a bank wi he was about to.enter for the purpose of getting the chook he had received in payment for the oil. Michael and James Dougherty, brothers, aged eleven ‘and sixtodn yours respectively, were yesterday commit. ted for trial by Justice Dodge on charge of stealing three one handfed dollars seven-thirty government bonds from the office of a physician in Hudson street, in whose om. ploy one of the boys was, The youthful Michact admit. ted the theft, and two of the bonds were recovered. ‘The usual weekly array of alleged delinquent police- Bio auvroves of thie’ cmaiiewation of tte | mea avocared yesterday before Commisslo ners acton Borgen asia MeMarray at the Mulberry street headquar. { @ skilful management of the finances the British tere to respond to the accusations against them. Inapeo- tor Leonard charged Patrolman Volk, of the Sixteenth Precinct, with permitting s number of rowdies who Comunitted an assault on a dumb man in the Sixteenth Ward to escape by refusing to make a charge against them at the station house. Volk, in reply to the chargos, tendered his resignation, Mrs, De Garushea appeared as Complainant against hor husband for stealing some things from Essex Market Police Court, De Garushea said that the charge was brought against him through spite and disappeintment for her not succeeding in a heinous charge on which ho was arraigned at the Court of General Sessions. A dancing master named Trainor, from Thirty-fourth street, charged officer Webb, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, with enter- ing his academy at midnight, dancing for some time, and then arresting the unoffending Professor, Webbsaid that the Professor was drunk on the night in question, and that he arrested him in order to quell a disturbance there. About noon yesterday a firo, the origin of which is un- known, broke out in the printing preasrooms in the base- ment of 12 and 14 Spruce street, which was prevented from spreading very extensively. It is thought the loss on stock and materials will not be over five thousand dollars. The extensive brewery onthe corner of Front and Jay streets, Brooklyn, was totally destroyed by fre on Tues- day night, involving a loss of fifty thousand dollars, which is fully covered byf insurance. . The stock market was firmer yesterday morning, but weakened in the afternoon, Governments, were heavy. Gold was firm, and closed at 14634. Thero was not much activity in commercial matters yesterday, the stringency in the money market having had the effect of greatly curtailing tho transactions. ‘There was but little speculative feeling, and the sales wore generally to meet the current wants of the trade. Groceries were firm, Cotton was quict. Petroleum was lower, On ’Change flour was dull, and the lower grades declined. Wheat and corn were also lower, but the mar- ket was fairly active, Pork was irregular, and closed decidedly. lower, Lard was firm and moro active. Whiskey was higher. The Condition and Prospect of Our National Finances. We agree with the Secretary of the Treasury in the abstract principles whi2h he expressed in his Fort Wayne speech with regard to the public finances. A redeemable and convertible papef currency, just adequate for the healthful demands of trade, and no more, is what we wish to see a» soon as ever we can be safoly brought to it. We would not prolong the period in coming to that desirable end one hour longer than is necessary to prevent greater evils. If we differ with the Secretary at all as to the manner and time of coming back to specie payments or a convertible paper currency we do not upon the principle. But his views may not be materially different from ours on the subject of returning to specie payments or contracting the currency. He did not lay down any plan of action, or state what he should recommend Congress to do. He spoke of contraction because the volume of government currency is too large, but “prudently,” so as not to disturb seriously the business of the country. How far he proposes to contract, at what time and by what means, we are unable to say. If he pro- pose to withdraw and fund a hundred millions of legal tenders, or any proportionate amount of them, or other government papér used as currency, as the issues of the nalional banks authorized by law take its place, we do not suppose any disastrous consequences would follow. On the other hand, if there should be a considerable and sudden contraction of the amount of currency in circulation we might apprehend the most serious consequences. Every one must feel deeply interested in this question; for any meddling with the currency by the edicts of government may be felt through ali the industrial pursuits and ramifi- cations of trade in the country. It is a subject which must be delicately and skilfully han- died. A person whose ideas are limited to the transactions of a banking house cannot grasp it. The subject of national finance is a pro- found one. It can only be understood thoroughly by those who have the qualitics of mind and historical information of a sta:esman. ‘We should not look to the present only, or to the temporary expedients for the day, but to ‘the future, in any action we may take with regard to our financial condition. With reference to the question of contracting the currency it will be well to bring the light of history to bear upon it. We may. learn something from that. Though our situation is anomalous, and though there is no parallel in the life of otber nations to our own, there are certain general principles which apply to all alike. Alison, in his History of Europe, speaking of ancient Rome, says:—“The great contest between Rome and Carthage, which Hannibal and Scipio conducted, was determined by & decree of the Senate, induced by necessity, which postponed’ the paymont of all obliga- tions of the publie treasury in specie to the conclusion of the war, and thereby created an inconvertible paper currency for the Roman empire.” This has been our case in the gigan- tic war we waged to suppress the rebellion and to preserve the Union. But mark what the historian says afterwards:—“ Rome itself, saved in its utmost need by an expansion, sank in the end under a still greater contraction of the national curf@ncy.” The history of France during the revolution- ary period finds no parallel in this or any other country. But, however exceptional it may be in other respects, He a experienced & similar fate in AdaKctal distress as other counties, only in a much greater degree, from a cone of the currepcy, after having ex- panded It t6 an unparalleled extent. In 1796 the quantity of assignats in circulation was ten thousand millions of dollars—more than three times the amount of our present debt. Paper fell to a thousandth part of its nomt- nal value. This was contracted by tho issue of mandats, one mandat being equal to thirty assignats. Betore many months the aiandats were at nearly as great a discount as the old assignats. In July, 1796, it was declared that the national domain should be sold at the cur- rent rate of mandates, which put an end to paper credit, amidst such fearful euffering as the world never witnessed before. Indeed, the whole of this period of attempts to contract the almost limitless currency was one of the most unexampled suffering. The history of England, in ite financial difi- cultios growing out of the long and expensive war with France, from the end of the eighteenth century till 1814, is more to the point’ and more like our own. Specie payment was sus- pended in 1796 by order in counoll, was re- newed by acts of Parliament at different periods, and in November, 1797, it was con- tinged till the conclusion of a general peace. ‘The obligation of the Bank of England to pay in specie was never again imposed till Mr. Peel’s act, in 1819, was passed. During this period gold rose to a Ingher premium than it now commands fn the United States; but by government reached the end of the ‘war in comparative prosperity. But, Alison says, “when there was @ return to specie payments in 1819 by contraction classes long exceeded anything ever before witnessed in history.” Mr. Baring, in the debate on the subject of contraction of the cur- rency in 1818, remarked that “ the products of the farmer would not bring their former price, while his private debts remained at their original amount. The difficulty of the country, then, arises from this, that you have brought back your currenoy to its former value, so far as regards your income; but it remains at its former value 60 far as regards your expendi- ture.” Con never fails to depress, as expansion to stimulate. England passed through a long and fearfully gloomy period by a sud- den contraction of its currency, whereas she might have escaped this by a different course, It took her fifteen yeare—that is, from ‘the end of the warin 1816 till 1830—to get over her difficulties. In this time she passed through several extraordinary financial and commercial shocks. And although she escaped from them in the end, they might have been avoided by a different policy from that which the govern- ment pursued, Had the government, instead of meddling with and contracting the currency to benefit the fundholders, allowed natural causes to operate, the same end would have been reached without suffering to the people or the weight of so heavy a burden as they now bear. Now, we are ina different and far better situ- ation than Engiand was, or than any other coun- try ever was, to absorb and use without danger such a large amount of currency as we have in circulation. The extraordinary increase of business within the last few years requires a much more extended currency than we for- merly had. The wonderful development of our gold and ailver regions, and other re- sourees, will bring gold and paper to par within a short time, comparatively. This pro; gress will be steady and healthful, without any shock or without disturbing present values. Injudicious contraction would bring upon us tbe same direful consequences that it did upon Rome, France and England. A reduction in the value of every kind of property would follow, trade would be paralyzed, debtors would be un- able to meet their obligations, general bank- ruptcy would be the consequence, and the agri- culturist and poor would suffer greatly. If the currency should remain at or near its present amount for ten or fifteen years the wants of the country would come up to it. The population will be nearly doubled, our commerce vastly extended, our wealth wonderfully increased, and the production of our gold and silver mines will have contributed greatly in bringing paper and specie to par. In fact, we should gradu- ally aud healthtylly bring about what might be disastrously done, by contraction, through the operation ot natural causea. We bope the statesmen of fhe country may raise themselves up to the magnitude of this subjool, and save us from financial troubles. Wenvett Patiurs on Present Jomnsov.— Wendell Phillips, who was reasonably quiet during the summer, has, with the return of the fall season, broken out in a fresh place. He flatly denounces President Johnson as three- quarters rebel. His opinion of Abrabam Lin- coln—to wit, that he was a turtle, and required a coal of fire on his back to get him in motion— was not much better. In fact, the only two white men of the last ten years who have come up to the standard of Phillips in statesmanship, patriotism and virtue are old John Brown and Ben Butler. Phillips, however, in his opinion of Johnson is backed by the whole John Brown radical fanatical taction. They think as he thinks; but their great difficulty with him is that he tells too much and blurts it out too soon. They ought to look after him. Anoraer Worto’s Fam ov Parts.—It is in- tended to have another exhibition in Paris in 1867, whicl shall serve aa a sort of indusirial congress of nations, The measure is to be carried out under the auspices of the imperial government. Germany, England, and perhaps all the European nations will be represented. Space in the contemplated edifice has been allotted to the United States, and we are given until May next to say how much of it we will reqnire. This World’s Fair, like the former ones, is relied upon to have a, certain moral influence upon the nations—to promote civil intercourse and pleasant relations—to amooth down narrow national prejudices—in short, to avert war. This was tle mission of the Lon- don World’s Fair, 6riginated by Prince Albert. It was also the mission of the fairs that fol- lowed in Paris and this city. Immediately succeeding these fairs that were to inaugurate an era of national lkindnesa we had the Crimean war, in which the great Powers of Europe did their utmost to tegr one another to pieos=. ‘Thea the I'alian war, with France and Austria at it. Then our own tremendous struggle, con- temporary with which was the littie row in the North of Europe between Pruasla aod Den- mark. in short, the world bas hardly seen a day of peace in all the yoars that have fol- lowed those fairs. Now we are to have another. What wars will follow that? Ono of them may be that between France and the United States on the Mextoan question Tur Atmicuty Nicozr Amona Tax Cavurca- n3.—The slavery agitation, before the late re- bellion, had divided most of the Protestant churches into the Church North and the Charch Son‘h, and the rebellion completed the division on tha issue of the almighty nigger. Slavery having gohe down, exceptin Kentucky and Delaware, with thé rebellion, and peace being proclaimed, these divided Protestant churches are trying to come together again. But it is an uphill business. The General Protestant Episcopal Convention finds it ditf- cult, according to the gospel of its Southern doctors, to rejoice over the downfall of slavery; the ultra Southern Methodists and Baptists still shrink from a love feast with “abolition Yan- kees,” while the regular old blue-backed hard- shell Presbyterians of Kentucky stick to slavery &s the only way of salvation. The almighty Bigger, it thus appears, is stili doing the work of Beelzebnb among the Protestant churches, North and South. This comes from the mixing Up of politics and religion, and while the mix- ture continues the fermentation will go on, to the disgrace and disruption of all the churches concerned. A Comptiment ro Ganenat Bawka.— Wendell Philltps, th his late Boston lecture, xepudiated General Banks as @ “vagrant mountebank. Inden with the curses of ev°ry loyal man in Louisiang and Massachusetts.” This from Phillips is a compliment to General Banks for which he ought to be duly thankful’ Our Crewen Sonpmrs.—Before the war we used to have militia parades and excursions on a most magnificent seale. Our city .uilitary companies exchanged visits with those o* other citiea, and our streets were always alive with the marching music of target shooting compa- nies. But the warstopped all that. Every one that was ambitious to be seen in military trap- pings or to shoot went into the line of battle and indulged to perfectsatisfaction. We might have supposed that the four years of soldiering that the country has had in that way would have been enough, and that men would be ready to give up for while even the appear- ance of military organization. But the war is hardly over before the militia blooms out again, apparently brighter than ever—all the better for the real soldiering it has done. Only the other day two companies of one of our tinest city regiments made @ visit to Boston. Now a Boston company—the Lancers—are about to make.a visit to Chicago, horses and all, and so we will go on with our grand militia development, which has been shown to have its uses. ‘Tar Onrnaya’ Bexewrr at Ta8 ACADEMY.—Tho Roman Catholic orphans will this afternoon and evening become the recipients of a benefit at the Academy of Music, under the auspices of a committee of our most distin- guished citizens, We need not say that we wish the un- dortaking the largest measure of success. Those whom Providence has beroft of their natural protectors are the children of the public, and should be cared for with the utmost tenderness, in ordor that the word of Holy Writ may be fulfiled, and the wind be “tempered to tho shorn lamb."’ No prejudice of creed or class should stand between the orphan and tho blessed ministrations of charity; and we are happy to say that among the bountiful donors of alms with which this city abounds in a remarkable dogree no such feolings ever interpose themselves to obstruct the flow of a liberal and indis criminating almsgiving: The entertainments offered at the Academy this afternoon and evening will repay in themselves those who visit them. Many of the leading artista now in the city have volunteered their services, among whom wo observe Mr. Chanfrau, who will appear as Toodles, and the celebrated San Francisco Minstrol troupo—Messrs. Biréh, Bernard, Wambold and Batkus. « Mr. Gustavus Geary and Miss Mina Geary will also con- tribute their talents, in addition to many other artists. The afternoon performance will commence at two o'clock, and the evening performance at half-past seven. ae Siano@ Crewexti’s Somes Musicane at Dopworti Hatt.—In spite of the inclement weather last night Pro- fvasor Clomonti hada full audience ’at Dodworth Hall. Ho introduced ono of his pupils, Miss Sallie Reber, as the star of the evening. This lady is very young and quite pretty. She cannot be more than fifteen or sixteen years of age. She bas a vory sweet voice, and sings with ‘ease and confidence. By cultivating her voice and im. proving her method, 80 as to get out of the pealm singing atyle 80 common to concert singers, she may become a star indeed, Another of Mr. Clomenti's pupils, whose namo wi not given, sang an aria from Purilané with ex- event offect. She bas undoubtedly the elements of a first class singer. Mme. M. Bouligny, a Now Orleans lady, now a professor of music and singing in New York, is evidently thorough in her profession. We have rarely heard anything so charming as this lady's singing. She has a nich, sweet and powerful mezzo soprano voice, which she manages. like a true artist, As this lady has feen uuder the necessity of emerging from private life to a professional one, the managers of our musical ontertainmonts ought to see that her One talent be not lost to the public. She de- serves great success. Mr, Clementi and the basso, Mr. Weinlich, acquitted themselves well. The singers were loudly applauded and sncored, showing that this first of ia” Clementi's soirées musicaie was decidedly success- tul, Rewer vor Ta FrenomEn op Sovta Carona AND Grorars.—Brevet Major General R. Saxton, assistant commissionor of the Bureau of Rofugees, Freedmen and Abandoned’ Lands for the States of South Carolinas and Georgia, has addressed a letter to Mr. Francis Shaw, the Prosident of the National Freedmon’s Relief Association, in which ho states that great numbers of dostitute per- ons again Cail for the benevolence of the North. Unless relieved much suffering must cnsue, the means at the disposal of the bureau being entirely inadequate. Blan- kets, woolen shirts, pantaloons, women and children’s underclothing and dresses, and shoes and stockings of all sizes are needed. Great portions of these two States have boon desolated and laid waste by the lato war. In- dustry has been interrupted, and over large districts en- er suspended, and thousands of people are utterly destitute. Thirty-five thousand blankets are needed in South Carolina and on tho,Sea Islands atone. Kvery necessary article of wearing apparel which you can send will be the means of saving some one from suffering. Great caro will be «used in the distribution of the clothing and supplies sent, as an officer will be specially appointed to acknowledge the receipt of articies and attend to their distribution. Personal Intelligence. The gallant General William F. Bartlett, the old colonet of the Forty-ninth Massachusetts regiment, was married at Pittsfield, Mass., last Saturday, to the eldest daughter of Mr. Robert Pomeroy—fair woman to gallant man. ‘The bride and bridegroom, with Mr. Pomeroy and all tho rest of his family—a party of ten in all—sailed for Europe together in the steamer Porsia from this city yesterday, and will be absent until spring at least. General Bartlott’s health has boen greatly improved within the last few months, and he continues in the army. t Alexandor H. Stephens, accompaniet! by his brother, Judge Lintonstephons, and Jolin H. Reagan, arrived in this clty yesterday and put up at the Astor House, where thoy were visited by a large mamber of friends, During the day they paid a visit to the Mayor and Sheriff at their respective offices. They continae their journey southward this morning. Hon. George H. Yeaman, of Kentucky, tho newly ap- pointed Minister to Denmark, arrived in the city yestor- day, on his way to Copenhagen, and is stopping at the Astor House) It will be remembered that Judge Yea- man_ was one of the Orst representatives from the border States who advocated the adoption by Congress of the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery during the Inet session. Fire in Sprace i THE LEDGRR PRINTING RSTARE'S: soee v is Aah waSiige DONE, Pai About ten minutes past twelve P. M. yesterday, 4 fire broke out in the sub-cellar of No. 12 and 14 Spruce street, which is occupied by Messrs. Clarry & Reiliy. The alarm was immediately given, and the strong steam engine of Honry Green soon got a line of hose stretched across the street (rom No. 13, and, getting a stream to bear on the fire, kept it under subjec- tion for several miautes, until the various engines of the Fire Department arrived, who worked most vigorously for about two hours, keeping the fire within the precincts of its origin, and eventually extinguishing it, thus saving an immense amount of valuable property. The base- ment and first floor of this building are occn- jed by the Ledger printing prossses, owned Mr. Robert Bonner, oe “y Ps the = breaking out of the fire the of the coming issue of yaeer Word onthe prea; but, through tho exertions: the fires others, all the Ledger property was remor Ht tilile damage, with the exception of some per, damaged by water and smoke, which was in the Badoatont, ‘and part of the printed edition for next week. About $2,000 will doubtless covet Mr. Bonner’s loss. Cla & Rielly, printers and engravers, in whose cellag the fre was discovered, estimate their loss at something in the vicinity of $3,000. They were insured fe ‘ The second floor was occupied by W. H. Kost, agent Press Manufacturing Company. No dam- nd for the Ruggles efficient member of En- age sustained. . Joho § ‘an active and gine No. ise assisting in leading the hose, foll and his ank! The origin of the fire is at present unknown; but from Statements made to Fire Marshal Baker by some of the statements made ce that auothor Aire was discovered ate ‘out in the sub-eollar about eight o'clock in the morn- Those two fires in one day create that tnd fg ori Se Ad tay Hvontet > Fire , good effects of the paid Firo Department are mani. festing themselvos in a quiet q work goes with less noiee, and the on else ah which the men do bye duty shows the working of the new order of things . Commissioner Brown was on to ren- dor such advice and aid as might be required by tho Chief, and to have “a single oye” on the departm ent. ——— Fire at Detroit. Drtrorr, , Oot, 18, 1965, A fire broke out in the Michigan Central freight shed at eight o'clock to-ni enti destroying the freight buildings and conten’ ‘Third streot to the old ele. vator, The loss will wy, as reat quantity of froight was burned. The fire originated from a barrel of karnaene bursting aad becoming iunitod ‘Boston. No Biva.—Thore was to have been an opening of bids for furnishing $50,000 toward the new stock: of tise city of New York yesterday at the Comptroltere’ OMice, at two o'clock im the afternoon. But up to three P. M. the Comptroller declared himself to find any suck documents. It is probable that aa money readily beings seven yer cent on Wall sireel,, the capiial- ists had not sufficient jotism or regard for the - cial condition of the city to induce them to proffer fifty thousand do/lars at the rate of six per cent. Gxyunovs Coxpuct or 4 Carmaist.—Some months ‘since the Comptroller found himself without the neces- sary funds for tiie payment of the police, to the mem- bers of which foree he was indebted about $600, counting to the lat of September. inge of the financial diJemma of the Comptroller Mr. Moses Taylor came forward with the mency amd advanced it Iadlery a Med Se eakdens 80 of the fami- many and very serious inconveniences. Goveanmant Cortow Satxs.—The total amount se- coived pila endear by the ages in this city on amounted to over one million two hun- Booms, late City Assembly Rooms, No. Broadway, tothe members of Manhattan Engine . No. 8, be Pam naa from the firemen’s le ae com| strong ), arrived mi cab chy about four o'clock in. tbe afternoon, and at six P. M. was escorted to the juct - ing hall the honorary and the ive members of the Larabee ligeriace a. the ina Bete nla Be et ee fe! m Dand'was'in “attendance on the occasion. The supper was gotten up in elegant style, and heartily enjoyed and re- lished by all present, the n not havi a to eat since morning. Before the members se; speeches were made and arrangements entered form the company into an organization similar to a 80- ciable Laie eee was Con rt time when the company will meet for pleasure under its present organi- zation, On the 25th of this month it will be discharged from service. The company was organized ty 1800. It has always been noted for its orderly character, and will long be remembered for the many: valuable services which it has rendered to the public at large. The ee ses incident to the excursion of the company to Phila- delphia were over $3,500. Messrs. Geo, T. Patte Goo. W. ec ae Wm. Boeckel, Wm. Bishop, Charles Ki and Wm. tiegh constituted the committee of arrange- ments for the excursion. They also at ed to baad ting up of the supper, which was set for oue hundred an Dereon AYE persons, and proved a very handsome affair. ‘ ‘Saveytn ANNiversary CeLxaRation at St. Luke's Hos- mraL.—A large assemblage gathered last evening, im spite of the inclemency of the weather, in the chapel of St. Luke’s Hospital, te receive the seventh annual report of the superintendent of He institution and listem to am address to be delivered by the Rov. F. D, Huntington, of Subsequent to the discourse the several reports of the treasurer, pastor and superintendent were read to the meeting. The document presented by tho latter official set forth the following facts:—Patients treated in the hospital during the curre: tyce 817; of whom 469 were males and females wore dismissed cured or relieved, 114 died, and 155 were still in care of the in- stitution. ‘The expenditures for the tweive months amounted to $40, 61, the receipts to $41,078 86. In fine, the good results achieved by the managers-were made apparent by these statements given to the public, and the assemblage dispersed fully enlightened as to the great usefulness of the hospital. Tux Eigurn Annvat Fam or ra St. Virceyt ps Pact Soommty opened last-evening at the City Assembly Rooms, on Broadway, and was well attended by the public, and the charitable portion of the community in particular. ‘There are eight churches represented at this festival, with one or two tables each, all of which are elegantly decorated with articles for;sale, both useful and orna- mental. The prices are fair, so that any one who is de- sirous of aiding this really praiseworthy affair cannot, do better than pay a visit to the fair on any of the fair from the nt to the evening of the 2ist inst., the bill of fare—there is an excellent one there—and purchase of the fuir ladies who so gracefully and charm- ingly preside over the multifarious articles of beauty which are to be found on their tables, The omen win- ter will doubtless be a severe one to the poor of New York, and in order to ameliorate their condition a8 much as possible the St. Vincent de Paul nee whose good works among the aro well fora id the present festival, and ask the public to give them their - age, thereby the humane efforts of 30- ciety. Tux Ursviunm Caurca Fam.—A very successful festi- val is at present in progress at Irving Hall, having for its object the establishment of a church organization, in connection with the Ursuline convent at Morrisania. The exhibition hall has been fitted up with taste, the greatest distinguished gentlomon visited [3 ape in the festivities, and having very little money ta donate were | pre: into the service of the church and com- pelled to make speeches. Irving Hall, under the present mi ement, is one of the pl test places of amuse- ment in New York, and many ladies and gontlemen are finding it out and paying their devoirs in person. The fair continues for two weeks. Tax Feast or St. Luxe, Evanorust axp MARTYR.— Yesterday was the foast of this eminent saint and mar- tyr, of whom St. Paul speaks as the beloved physecian, hig follow laborer. It is not observed im either Catholic or Protestant churches as a day of any special moment: or ceremony, although in the former: itis recurred to in the celebration of the usuat daily sacrifice of the mass, as indced are all saints’ days, Donxanons vor Tas Wine aND Famotr or PoLicemas Tuomas Wacker. —Moncy for the use of the widow and child of the late Thomas Walker, the deceased police- man, still continues to come in at Police Headquarters. Mr. McMurray, Treasurer of the Board, acknowledges the receipt by mat! of the following sums:—Hon. Edwin D. Morgan, ;, Hon. Gideon J. Tucker, $5; Riggs & Co, $2; BR W., ‘Also the following amounts genorously collected and transnitted by.Goorge W. McLean, ., of the firm of Jerome Riggs & Co.:— bea! York 4 Se apy $500; Board of with sums heretofore fstab 5 $1, So. ad Sexra Usrreo Stares Cavauny.—This regiment arrived in the city on Tuesday, and are en route for Texas, where they will do guard duty, The regiment numbers hundred and fifty mon, is commanded by and will be accompanied to Texas by General Sturgis. ~ Nagzow Escarz,—On Sunday last aman by the name of Houry Carr, employed as a packer in peerylate a station, when he most sincere gratitude ae soe SS oy er. ae was tendered money for role act, refused ‘uae th conseloustees of baving ateken wag ot golf aul A eon Daal ~ Obituary. WILLTAM F. LYNCH, OF THE LATE REBEL NAVY. William F. Lynch, formerly a captain in the United States Navy, and lagterly holding the position of flag officer or commodore in the rebel navy, died at Balti- more, Md., on the 17th inst. He was‘born in Virginia, in the year 1901, and entered the United States Navy in 1819, bis warrant as midship- man dating January 26 of that year. He was coos Twetenagteia 1828, and as guch made bis famous expedition to the ‘Sea and near Jordan in 1848. The plan ‘of this expedition originated with Lynch, and, on receiving the sanction of the government, was carried out by him with much success credit. He safled from ‘this country for Faye in naval taptimagle._ to” ces ‘Tee’ requis thority stantibople tai aut nd : Turkish Dead Sea below the level of the Mediterranean, a former survey by Lieutenant Symonds, of the, British navy, Ly corroborated and esahighg anne arued at correct neice and, Uwelve fatlve of his expedition, whieh, has ‘passed through gev aucrattained a sundcee On his return he was a He Biseered to enenee in ae into but the ex, tion was aban 1361 he 8 ee a ee Secon on jore.'* Position he retained until Dis Fesignation in 1861 to join the rebellion, He was a8 in the interior of Ne for a |; , and did not make his ‘attack on Fort Fish here hi taped command jer at Smithville, ‘When Fort /och dismantled the Smithville with his marines to Wilmragton interior