The New York Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1865, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, —_— OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Money sent by mail will be None but bank bills current in TERMS cash in adv: at the risk of the sender. Now York taken, THE DAILY HERALD, published every day in the year, Four cents per copy. Aunual subscription price, $14. Velumo XXX. AMUSEMENTS TH(3 EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway.—Sau, SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway, opposite Metrovolitan Hovel.—Ermioriax Sixcing, Daworna, &0.— Ova Muroat Fuisxps. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE. 201 Bowery.—Sino- avg, DaxcinG, BURLESQUE. &C.—MaRixtra ZANFaRTrA ON rar Tigut Kore—Baeax o'Da¥ Bors. NEW NATIONAL CIRCUS, 37 and 99 Bowery.—Eaui reia, GYNMASTIC AND AcRoBATIC Fuats, &o. euel HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklya.—Braroriaw Mux. svenis7—Baiabs, BuaLesques ano Pasrowiuns. MUSBUM OF ANATOM! ‘Broadway, ee oS ao es a, ; a STEREOSCOPTICON SCHOOL OF ART—Corner Graad and Crosby streets. : * BROADWAY ATHENAUM, Broadway.—Nioots Mxzs- rex's Granp Sonic ILLusions. edad sree New York, Tuesday, November 21, 1865. " NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION. Receipts of Sales of the New York Daily Newspapers. OFFICIAL. Name of Paper. Herawp. Times. .. Evening Post. World Sun... 151,079 Express. seeeee 90,548 New Yorm HERALD. ........+0s:0eeeee ++++-$1,095,000 ‘Times, Tribune, World aud Sun combined., $71,229 THE NEWS. THE LAST REBEL PIRATE. Our European advices contain the important imtelli- gence of the surrender of the rebel pirate Shenandoah to the British war steamship Donegal, at Liverpool. Wad- dell, the captain of the pirate, continues to assert that he did not know of the collapse of the rebel confederacy till lately, On ascertaining that fact, he says, he at once Stowed his guns away in the hold and made for Liverpool to surrender himself. The comments of the London Press lead to the conclusion that the vessel will be given up to our government, but that Waddell and his officers will be retained and tried for piracy, EUROPE. The German steamship New York and the Inman steamship City of London arrived at this port yesterday, with four days later news from Europe. Earl Russell had been formally installed Premier ef Great Britain and Lord Clarendon Foreign Secretary. Respecting the further arrangements considerable diffi- culty was experienced. The French press was discussing with some nervous- fess the meaning of the visit lately paid by United ‘States war vessele to French waters, The Spanish government were keeping a strict watch for fear the Jamaica negro revolt should extend to their own West India possessions. United States five-twenties in the London market. on the 9th inst. were quoted at 6314 a 64. MISCELLANEOUS. ‘The reception to Lieutenant General Grant by the lead- ing cilizens of New York took place at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening. There were over two thousand in- vited guseis present, representing the wealth, the beauty and the fashion of the metropolis. The army and navy, the bench, the bar, the literature, politics und commerce of the country were also fully repre- sented. The scene was brilliant, and the estima- tion in which ‘the General is held by our people was manifested {2 a most enthusiastic manner. Mrs. Grant was also present, and gracefully received the eoniial greetings of her lady friends. An immense throng of people was congregated in the vicinity of the hotel outside, notwithstanding the rain storm, with the desire of catching such stray glimpses of the gay scene within as might fall to the lot of the uninvited, and during the evening they were enter. tained with music and a fine display of fireworks. After tne conclusion of the reception ceremonies, General Grant, with a party of promment gentlemen, sat down to @ special supper at eleven o'clock, when speeches were made by the distinguished guest and a number of others. ‘The festivitios lasted until a late hour. Those of our people who have thus far been deprived of the amch coveted privilege of seeing General Grant will have an opportunity to-day to gratify their laudable curiosity. He will dopart for Washington this afternoon, and, leaving the Fifth Avenue Hotel at about half-past two o'clock, esxeorted by the Seventh regiment, will pro- ced through Fifth avenue, Fourteenth street, Broadway and Cortinndt street to the Jersey City ferry. The important announcement is made that Maximilian of Mexico has determined to withdraw his troops from all their outpost positions, concentrate them mainly at the three points of Mexico city, Vera Cruz and San Luis Potosi, and await the arrival of his expected reinforce- ments from Europe. It is belioved that as soon as this disposition is made of hie present force the people of the evacuated districts will rise em masse in favor of the re- Public. As coufirmatory of the adoption of this pro- aramme by the imperialists, we have from fan Fran- cisco the report that they have abandoned the en- tire State of Sinaloa, with the exception of the town of Mazatlan, where only eight hundred of thoir troops, many of whom were in hospital, remained, and that their communication with the interior had been cut off by @ large republican force, which also threatened the town. The Legislature of Lower California had passed ‘an act recognizing the empire, which the Governor re- fused to sign, Im consequence} of the opposition of the people. General Mejia, imperial commander at Matamo- ros, hay ing stated that half the force besieging that place was composed of United States soldiers, it is said that Maximilian, fearing trouble with our government, has concluded to abandon his contemplated visit to Yucatan, and in his stead the Empress Carlotta will go thither alone. Afterwards #he will leave for Europe. From Washington we receive the statement that agents of the Mexican republic in this city and New Kngland are now engaged in making large purchases of arms and other necessary materiel for the prosecution of the war in their country. The imperialists contradict the report that Monterey hae been taken by the republicans, All the cavalry regiments of our regular army except- ing the Fifth have, it is said, been ordered to San Anto- io, Texas. A despatch received by the President yesterday from Provisional Governor Marvin, of Florida, announces the adjournment of the Reconstruction Convention of that State, after having annulled the secession ordinance, decreed the abolition of slavery, repudiated the State Febel war debt, made provision for allowing the testimo- ly of colored persons to be taken in cases in which they Gre interested, and transacted other important business, ‘The motives inducing th slavery ainendment to the national constitution are ex- plained in our Pharleston correspondence, President Johnson's desires and intentions in regard to the affair had become s0 plain to the minds of the mombers that they concladed it was bert to diepose of the mattor at once, and #0 adopted it by an alméet wnanimnons voto in the Senate and by sévinty-four to twenly-cight in the House. The Legislature hay taken a recess. On its roassomblage in regular Session, on the 27th inat., Mt is expected that the proposition to repudiate the rebel ‘War debt, which was passed over by the Siate Cynven NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1865. tion, will come up and give rise to exciting discussion. It is thought that in order to legally effect the repudin- tion another convention will have to be called. The Pro sident’s instructions to Provisional Governor Perry to continue to act ag State Executive astonished and om- barrassed the South Carolinians much. — It is proposed that the Governor elect, Mr. James L. Orr, shall bo inau- gurated immediately after the mecting of tho Legislature in regular session. ‘The Secretary of War, in response to a communication from Mayor Gunthor, states that the steamship Illinois will be turned over by government to our city authoritios for quarantine purposes whenever wanted, and that the subject of granting land for a cholera quarantine hospital at Sandy Hook has been referred by the President to the Attorney General, who has not yet given his opinion. The steamship Atalanta has been removed from the Lower to the Upper Quarantine. A communication from Dr. Bartlett, who was Health OMicor of this port at the time of the last visitation of the cholera, in 1854, was laid before the Health Commissioners, The Doctor pre- sents a statement of the circumstances attending the appearance of the disease at that time, and arrives at the conclusion that its spread may be prevented by a tho- rough cleansing and disinfection of the baggage and evorything on board the arriving vessels which has in ‘any way been in contact with the infected persons and the complete isolation of the uninfected passengers while this process is in operation. Further particulars of the progress of work on the ‘Russo-Amorican telegraph via Bebring Straits have been inst. wo gave.an account of.the arrival of parties of ur | Voyora and Iaborprsion the coast of Ams, after having Completed the stringing of the wires for a considerable distance on the American side up towards Bebring ‘Straits, in which soundings had been made preparatory to laying the submarine cable. Wo now learn that those engaged in'the enterprise on the Asiatic side are prose- cuting their labors vigorously and with great success, having penetrated a considerable distance into Siberia, and met with every assistance needed from both the ‘Russian officers and the natives. The Straits are found to be favorable for the sinking of the cable, and every- thing connected with this important telegraphic under- taking promises its early completion. The appeal of Mr. Anthony L. Hope to be relieved from an assessment levied on Bightieth street, from Fifth avenue to the East river, was up before the general term of the Supreme Court yesterday. The assessment was claimed to be void, on the ground that a contract was given to the highest instead of the lowest bidder. The Corporation justify the assessment on the ground that the Legislature of 1861 passed a law legalizing the contract and the assessment. No decision has beon given in the case yet. A divorce suit was yesterday before Judge Clerke, of the Supreme Court, in which the plaintiff, Mr. Peaguet, French Vice Consul in Cincinnati, applies for separation from his wife Caroline, on the ground that at the time of their being wedded she was not competent to marry, having, as alleged, previously been divorced from a former husband, a Mr. Phelps, but with a prohibition from again enterimg into the matrimonial state. after hearing considerable argument the Judge ordered the trial to be proceeded with to-day. In the well known divorce suit of rust against Trust, a motion was made yesterday in the Supreme Court, spe- cial term, before Judge Sutherland, for a new trial. After hearing counsel on both sides, the motion was de- nied. In the case of Peter B. Sweeny versus James and Erastus Brooks, proprietors of the Evening Eapress, a motion was made yesterday in the @ourt of Common Pleas to correct a mistake made in placing it on the cal- endar. The trial of the case was opposed on bebalf of plaintiff, on the ground that proper counsel had not yet been obtained. The Judge directed that notice be given of a motion to place # on tho calendar for trial. Mr. Henry Grinnell brought an actionfagainst Henry Oelrichs and others, in the Court of Common Pleas yes- terday, for the loss of a package of silver watches stored in a public wasehouse in Hoboken after their arrival here from England. The plaintiff claims that the articles were stolen through the carelessness of the defendants. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday John Wil- liams, 8 pickpocket, pleaded guilty to larceny from the person, having on the 7th inst. stolen a gold watch from Marcus Bosworth. Judge Russel sent him to the State Prison for four years and six months. John 8. Johnson, indicted for burglary in the third degree, in entering the premises of Peter G. Peck, 179 South street, on the night of the 5th of October, pleadea guilty to an attempt at ‘dyrglary. -He was sontoncod to the State Prison for two years and six months. Lewis Spiess was convicted of attempting to steal a valise from an expreas wagon on the 25th of October. As the evidonce failed to establish the value of the contents of the valiso, the jury were compelled to render a verdict of petty larceny. He was sent to the Penitentiary for six months and ordered to pay a fine of one hundred dollars. John Barty, who, ta a state of intoxication, stabbed James Oliver im the neck, pleaded guilty to an assault with intent to do bodfly harm, and was remanded for sentence. The German cigar manufacturers and tobacconists met at the Steaben House last night to complete the arrange- ments for their national convention at the Cooper In- stitute to-morrow, the object of which is to induce Con- gress to transfer the tax from the manufactured article to the raw material, and to ‘protest against the present ruinous system of taxation.” The various organizations of the trade, including the journeymen cigar makers, are Prepared to participate. Nothing having been heard since the 22d ult. of the steamer D. H. Mount, which wailed from this port two days previous for Jacksonville, Fla., the fears that she was lost during the severe October gale gain strength. At a meeting of the Musical Mutual Protective Union held yesterday communications endorsing the course of the members and promising them support were received from the Workingmen’s Union and the Philharmonic Society. It is reported that a military court for the trial of Win- der, Duncan and Gee, now confined in the Old Capitol Prison on charge of inhaman treatment of national sol- diers at Andersonville, has been ordered by the Secretary of War, A clerk in the office of the Second Auditor of the Treasury Department and an outside accomplice have beon arrested and committed to prison on charge of stealing from the office vouchers of soldiers’ claims against the government. They bad an assistant in Phila- delphia, who has been, or soon will be, also arrested. The scheme of these conspirators contemplated a fraud on the Treasury of about haifa million dollars, which bas been nipped in the bud. The countrymen in the vicinity of Richmond, Va., hav- ing suffered great depredations to their farms, supposed to have been committed by soldiers, the military ap- thorities have institated an investigation of the matter, and where the crime can be traced to any particular re- giment the damage inflicted is to be assessed pro rata on the officers and enlisted men of such regiment. ‘The United States steamer Mohongo was in the harbor of Montevideo on the 27th of October. ‘The stock market was variable, but on the whole firm, yesterday. Governments were dull. Gold was rather heavy, and closed at 14634. There was not much activity in comtmercial circles yes- terday, and but little was done off ‘Change, either in foreign or domestic goods. Cotton was higher, under the European steamer's news. Petroleum was steady. Groceries were dull. On Change flour was dull, but un- changed. Wheat was dull and a shade lower. Corn was active and firm. Pork was dull, but prices wero the same. Lard was unchanged in every particular. Butter and cheese were inactive. Whiskey was dull, nominal and lower. Freights were moro active, and upwards of 100,000 bushels of grain were taken for Great Britain, mainly by steamere, The engagements were:—To Liverpool, 400 bales cotton, 4d. a 7-164. ; 30,000 bushels wheat, 6144. a 6%¢d.; per steamer, 63,000 bushels wheat and corn, 74d. per sixty Ibs.; 1,000 bales cotton, sd. To London, 14,000 bushels wheat and corn, 6d. per sixty Ths. ; 26 tons oil, 27s. 6d. ; 40 hhds. tobacco, 30s, Tae Coutectorsutr.—President Johnson and Secretary McCulloch have greatly perpl Thurlow Weed and the other politicians by appointing Mr. Clinch as Acting Collector. In his despair Weed trots out a Mr, Ogden, who, like Mr. Clinch, has been in the Custom House for twenty-five years, No doubt Mr. Ogden is @ very good man, but his nomination is a mere dodge on the part of Weed to head off Presi- dent Jobuson and Secretary McCulloch in the Appointment of Mr. Clinch, and fore it ought not to succeed. Lel us put the politi- cians out of the Custom House and put in business men. vacate his room thore Thurlow Weed may aa wel} The Coming Congress—The Position and the Policy of the Republicans, As tho time for the meeting of the new Con- gress draws near the leading spirits of the dominant party are beginning to declare their views and purposes in reference to Southern reconstruction. In the late speech of Mr. Col- fax we have, no doubt, the prevailing senti- ments of tho republican majority, and a gene ral foreshadowing of the course they will pur- sue, But there is still something in reserve, and this, as it doubtless looks to the perpetuity of the party in power, is, after all, the main question. What line of action will this republican Con- gress pursue in this business of reconstruction ruling party, consulting the interests) of the party; may incline. We promime that the ques- tion of the admission of the members ftom the of the House Clerk is already settled against them. It is probable that before they shall be admitted by the House itself their credentials will be referred to the Committee on Mections or to a special committee for an examination end a report thereon. In this event the Southern candidates for restoration may be kept dancing attendance in the lobby fer weeks and months to come. There is, we infer from the general outgiv- ings of the republican organs and leaders, a considerable faction in the new House in favor of a sweeping rejection and a reconstruction law of Congress for the reorganization de novo of all the late rebellious States upon a uniform system, radical, explicit and exacting, even to the extent of negro suffrage. But here there is some danger of a radical collision with Pre- sident Johnson, and this danger, as we per- ceive, the sagacious exponents of the House majority are anxious to avoid. An attempt to Tylerize Johnson would certainly Tylerize the party. He may be conciliated; but, in one re- spect at least, he is like the South—he cannot be coerced without a struggle. In the event of a struggle, unlike the South, he would have the right, the argument and the weight of numbers among the people on his side. The extreme radical plan of a sweeping re- jection of the President’s work of reconstruc- tion will hardly, therefore, be adopted. On the other hand, we do not suppose that short of the fulfilment of President Johnson’s condi- tions any of the recently elected Southern members will be admitted to seats in the House. Very few, from present appearances, will be able to produce, on the first Monday in December, a certificate of the fulfilment of Pre- sident Johnson’s terms. There may, indeed, be none; but if there are a few, upon these few will be the fight of the session, and the decision in their case will be eonclusive. The late Northern elections have confirmed the strength of the republicans in conjunctien with President Johnson’s Southern policy. Adhering to this ground the party may con- tinue to hold the reins of government for many years. The broken up democracy can only be revived as a powerful national organization through a split in the republican camp, like that which has brought the democracy under the feet of the new ehurch. Profiting from the shipwrecks of their predecessors, this is the reck which the leaders of the republican faith will do well to avoid. Acting in this Congress in concert with the Executive, they may pave the way for a majority in the next Congress, and with that secured they will retain the in- side track for the Presidential succession. Suc- cessful to this extent, a long reign is before them. They are probably right in counting the Southern States against them in advance; but by tempering justice with conciliation they may even gain a powerful footing in the South. Otherwise they may lose their footing in the North. Thus, as between the North and the South, the true policy of the ruling party in the new Congress is to adhere to the programme of the administration. Tae CANADIANS, THE FENIAN’ AND THE Caevatier Rarmoxp.—The Canadians are in & dreadfal pother about the Fenians. They prepared themselves to meet the followers of the Sunburst the other night, but the Fenians did not come. The Canadians cannot under- stand this. They knew that the Fenians had a gunboat on the lakes and plenty of arms and ammunition on hand, and plenty of men every- where, and yet O’Mahony and his army did not make their appearance at the time appointed. The correspondence between President O’Maho- ny and the Chevalier Raymond which we pub- lished yesterday will explain all this. The Chev- alier Raymond, coming to the assistance of the Canadians, made a flank movement upon the Fe- nians and threatened to cut off their supplies, destroy their base of operations and throw both their centre and “Head Centre” into con- fusion. O'Mahony was therefore obliged to turn his attention to the hero of Solferino and Bull run, of the phantom Austrian hussars and of the imaginary Black Horse cavalry, of General Scott’s dinner table and McClellan’s Peninsular campaign. The Fenians will have to conquer Raymond, who is as full of fight as s game chicken, before ‘they can leave their base secure and start off upon an expedition into the enemy’s country. The Canadians have to thank the gallant Chevalier for their lucky escape; for if he had not made his flank move- ment the Fenians would have captured Toronto and Montreal, and been half way to Quebec by this time. When the quadrilateral strategist of the Mincio is vanquished then wo to the Blue Noses. ——______ The Comte Muntorrat, Etecrion.—The poli- ticians and pseudo reformers of this city have managed to work the affairs connected with our approaching charter election into such a muddle that it is impossible to look for anything else but the worst of results, Singularly enough, the records of the past show that the very worst men have always been elected ta office whenever some faction springs up with the cry of reform. We could point to numerous in- stances which led to thia result were it neces- sary; but it is useless to refer to them, for all conversant with (b% political contests in thiq city oan recall Mem without any trouble, Ag hs same general characteristica lmost invaria- bly produce the same results, the public may outset bas aasumed a phase which places it almost on @ parallel with a parcel of thieves in State Prison trying te select out of their number a leader. In euch a condition of affairs it ia useless to look for the consummation of anything beneficial to the city. Under the cir- cumstances, therefore, probably the best thing that can happen would be the election of the rascals to be found out of the State Prison for Mayor and other officials. In that event we might have some hope of a thorough overhauling of the charter and the organization of s more efficient city government by the Legislature, and thus save us from the other alternative, a vigilance committee—which must follow as certain as night follows day un- leas the Legislature steps im and corrects ex- isting evils. The Surrender ef the Shenandoah to the British—She Ends Her Career Where She Began It. We published a few days ago a statement, based upon. British authority, for the purpose. of showing that by their own admissions the sllowing the rebel cruiser Alabama to- depart’ the damage done to American commerce in her subsequent pfratical career. We treated this ass cause of war with Bogland, which the United States might revive at any time that suited our convenience. To-day, in the ac- count given of the surrender of the pirate Shenandoah to @ British officer in the Mersey, we accept, as the “American idea,” the sugges- tion of a London paper; so far as the purpose of her nefarious mission was concerned, she very properly “ended her career where she be- gan it.” We shall, hereafter, treat of what her final fate may be. There is no disguising the fact, from the tone of the London press in commenting upon the surrender of the Shenandoah, that Captain Waddell has placed the English government in a quandary from which it will be difficult for it to extricate itself. When the Alabama was sunk by the Kearsarge there was no end to the sympathy created for Captain Semmes among the English nobility. It was even proposed to equip a new ship for him. But now that her companion in piracy passes boldly into an English river and places herself under the guns of a British man-of-war, there is a universal outcry that the British government want noth- ing to do with her—that she has violated the neutrality of Great Britain, and, instead of be- ing a hero, her commander is a pirate. The London Times, in a moaning article on the un- lucky affair, makes out a palpable case against Captain Waddell for persisting in his piratical depredations “when all the world knew,” what Waddell would not credit because the intelli- gence came through federal sources, that the confederacy had collapsed. The Times admits that it would have been a great relief to Eng- land had the Shenandoah been excluded from the Mersey and “left to rove the seas”—of course as a pirate—“till she should fall into the hands of her pursuers.” But the same paper declares that under no circumstances can Waddell and his wretched piratical crew “be given over to the United States.” “Let him be tried by English courts for piracy,” cries the Times, and, it might have added, trust to English mercy! We do not believe the United States gov- ernment will submit to any such arrangement. In the settlement of this entangling affair to England, in which all civilized and friendly governments must acknowledge the United States to have the preponderating interest, our government will take no back track. First, in accepting the exploded heresy that the defunct confederacy was a belligerent, and wittingly allowing such vessels as the Alabama and She- nandoah to be built on British soil, armed with guns fresh from British foundries, manned by British subjects, and to leave British waters on their atrocious errands, the English govern- ment took the responsibility of these untriend- ly acts. Had the rebellion succeeded the Lon- don Times would have been the last to have acknowledged that the commander of any rebel cruiser was a pirate. Now, the United States government has never held them to be any- thing else. From the beginning of the rebel- lion our government declared that all vessels sailing under a flag unrecognized by any na- tion on the earth were pirates in the eye of in- ternational law, and could not only be punish- ed as such, but when caught by an American man-of-war they could be treated as rebels and traitors. Semmes and Maffit were regarded by our government as pirates long before the London Times found it convenient to consider Waddell as such. Semmes was as much a pirate when he plundered and burnt Ameri- can merchantmen as Waddell when he confined his depredations to the ignoble and dastardly work of destroying unprotected American whalers. It is idle for the Times to attempt to draw a distinction between the two cases, and laud in pirate Semmes what it would punish in pirate Waddell. It is possi- ble, however, that with the Times and the whole British government “circumstances alter cases,” and that they are now disposed to con- cede to the United States what they would have scorned to concede in the dark hours of our nation’s life. And it is clear that the English government will willingly surrender the She- nandoah to us, and, if we thas accept her, use that as an argument in favor of Vice Chan- cellor Page Wood’s decision that the United States are the “heirs of rebel effects,” and then allow rebel bondholders to hold the vessel as a lien for rebel indebtedness. This may be re- garded asan extreme view, but there is no knowing to what lengths the impudence of rebel bondholders in England mey lead them if they believe they will be backed by the English government. What our government has now to do is to demand the unconditional surrender of the She- nandoah, just as we demanded and obtained the ram Stonewall of Spain—not under the ridicu- lous assumption that we are the heirs of rebel effects, but as property confiscate to us by acts of lawlessness committed against our com- merce and of outrage against our flag. We do not believe England will rofuse to concede our unconditional right to the pirate now in her waters any more then we at one time conceived it prudent to surrender Mason and Slidell, to her, The gages are not precisely parailgl, but the difference is all in our favor. In tegard to Captsin Waddell we apprehend we shall have ‘ho material difficulty, Being regarded os a pirate by Great Britain, and ourselves knowing him to be such, wo have only to remind the British government that we bave an extradition audience was thoroughly wotked up in the por- either Power. On this ground the United States will demand Waddell, and punish him aa the laws and courts of our country shall decide. England cannot deny this claim, or refuse grant it; or, if she do, sho may find in an in- credibly short time Fenian Shenandoabs on the St. Lawrence and Fenian Alabangas on the seas. Por Ir to tae Vore.—The Chevalier Ray- mond says a certain class of Fenians are swin- dlers, and the Chevalier O'Mahony says thoy are patriots. Let this important question be one of the issues at the approaching city elec- tion. Since the chivalric method of sottling such knotty questions by coffee and pistols is out of vogue, we suggest that the voters of this city decide at the ballot box, on election day, whether the Chevalier Raymond or the Cheva- Mer O'Mahony ia right. MUSICAL. ‘The Opera im Chicago—Splendid Rendi- tom of Lucresta Borgia Last Night. : _ Caioage, Nol, 20, 1865, thusiasm and more evidence of genuine satisfaction than it was this evening wo ahould have Itkied, for the novelty ‘of the thing, to have been there to witagss it, The watched every point with critical attention, and distributed its applause unsparingly, although with discrimination. Gazzaniga won crowns of laurels in Favorita on Thursday night, but she was decked with cirolets of gold to-night. Favorita is not so propitious for the display of her dramatic genius as Lu- cresia, because there is really but one act in the former in which it is fully brought into play; but in Iueresia tho field is open from firat to last, and the great artist took possession of it and kept it all herown. There has never been seen in this city, or we will ven- ture to say in the country, a more superb piece of acting than that of Gazzaniga in the second and third acts, It was something to rejoice over tosee such a magnificent effort appreciated as it deserved. She could not have been better supported than§ by Musiani. Ge- naro is one of his very best parts, and we doubt if he ever rendered it better than he did this evening. ‘The Maffero Orsini of the young and beautiful contralto, Olgini, will set many a brain dreaming to-night pleasant dreams, of something half seraph, half cavalier. She looked delightful and acted charmingly, and was continu- ally applauded to the echo. The I1 segretfo was gloriously given, and bad to be repeated. Alphonzo was well sung by Milleri, who appeared the first time without the gray beard of an antique gentleman. He looked like himself, a young, handsome fellow, and was dressed in excellent style and acted with a good deal of dramatic force, notwithstanding he was not in the best of health, We must give much credit to the chorus, which has been strengthened by an accession of several female singers from New York. The audience to-night was remarkable for the numbor of positively beautiful women present. The toilets, too, were more carefully elegant than usual. To-morrow night a grand house will welcome Miss Lucy Simons in her debit as Adina, in L’Elisir d’ Amore. Foreign Musical. Mile, Carlotta Patti has appeared in Berlin in tho first of a series of concerts given by Mr. Ullmann at the hall of the Singing Academy. The hall was crowded almost to suffocation. The other Performers were M. Vieux- temps on the violin, Herr Jiell on the pianoforte, and Signor Piatti on the violoncello. Mile, Adelina Patti is engaged at the Pagliano theatre, Florence, to the 10th of December. It is said she will next appear at the Grand Opera, Paris. Theatrical. PROSSBR'S SHAKSPEREAN AND DRAMATIC READINGS. Mrs. Prosser, an English elocutionist of ability, made” her début in this city lastevening. Dodworth Hall, the locale in which the lady appeared for the first time before a New York audience, is not too well fitted to the uses of a reader. Still the oocasion was one of interest, and the favor with which the lady was received spoke well for the discrimination of the audience. Mrs. Prosser is possessed of a fine stage presence, a full melodious voice and tragic power of a ‘igh order. This latter quality was evidenced in her rendering of the closet scene from Hamlet. The second act of As You Like It, which inau- gurated the programme, was also a well-sustained piece of elocution. The elosing feature, Camilla’s Curse on Rome, translated from Corneille’s Les Horaces, and com- mencing in the original, “ Rome unique objet de mon reseentiment,”’ likewise gave proof of the vigor of the elocutionist. Mrs. Proeser’s first entertainment was decidedly successful. The second of the series, which will take place to-morrow night, will, we trust, be largely attended, The Indy will read Shakspere’s Henry the Fifth, MISCELLANEOUS, George Christy’s Minstrels will perform at the Brook- lyn Athen@um this and to-morrow evenings, November 21 and 22, prior to opening at the Fifth Avenue Opora House. The entertainment will be of the usual brilliant character. Mr. J. E. Green, late partner in the celebrated Duprez & Green’s Minstrels, will sing his famous Mock- ing Bird Song and other wonderful imitations. Mr. Green will perform with the Christy’s for a few nights before completing the organization of a new company, to be called Green’s Mocking Bird Serenaders. The Christy's will appear in Williamsburg next Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams commenced the sixth week of their highly successful engagement at the Arch street, Philadelphia, yesterday. Since their opening night the houses have been literally packed; and the en gagement thus far has been one of the most flattering over played by these attractive stars, people being turpéd from the doors each night. Barney and Mrs, Wi)tiams appear in Boston December 4, at the Howard AYienwum, ‘Tux New Nationa. Crrcos—Oraxing ‘Nicnr or tae Trovre.—The new National Circus established by Mr. Montpellier at Nos. 37 and 39 Bowery, the old Bowery Amphitheatre, was opened for the regular season last evening, and tho attendance was such ae must have af. forded the enterprising ner & profitable au; ft decided succes. Notwithstanding the threatening aapect of the weather and the vast crowds of persons attracted towards the Fifth Avenue Hotel to witness the brilliant scene attending the ovation to General Grant, the circus Conmnsapear bis Win tees ooeonentoee : ‘was very crowded just be- fore the rising of the curtain. ‘Tradgem en are prover. ow od the utmost energy of Mr. mt” to make way for bis equestrians, gymnasts, ose ge ko. ir. C. Cavelli acted aa. equestrian director of a very fine company, in- Sater orn nh tee nae Ly e's ms Ly a ined com versationist; Geo, Batchelor, H. Smith,’ Master Willie, 8.'D, Baldwin, C. Cavelli, L, Vernon Brothers, Chas. », Miss Liazie Mat Devers’ Scie’ Manes others of he nate The ri ‘ere, uogeie, and note. youtntal was excell the made the feats of the equilibriat wore loudly Jokes, te pei and yo hits of the clowns — cheers and happy, healthful laughter. jacob Showles and mules were also there. Wo , ier ag) aeration in New eve entertainments, and atinées for Sedlen and childres twice a week, to the pleasure of our citizens and his owa Profit. Mont “e en Dr. Conon will give one of his exhibitions of the nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, at the Cooper Institute, to-morrow evening. On this occasion he will invite several persons the audience who wish to rid of troublesome or decayed molars, and extract hee without pain, while they are under the influence of the A Town Destroyed by Fire. Haurax, N. 8., Nov. 20, 1866, The town of French St, Pierre, Miquelon, was de- stroyed by fireonthe 6th. One hundred and twenty houses were burned. Loss 4,000,000 francs. The Tunision Embassy at Boston. Boston, Nov. 20, 1865. Governor Andrew received the Tunisian Embassy, at ‘ho State House, this forenoon, and In « brief speech said it gave him great pleasure to welcome them to the capitol, He their visit to this country had proved agreeable, and that it would tend to preserve a good un. derstanding bya Pa Gags . remar'«s wore interpreted bansn funae, said that everywhere in America they had me, always with the most reception, the rem mbrance af which they should always cherish, and he, ‘oped it would rostlt in a cloner alliance between ths «wo goveraments. Tho Tunisians will visit Waltam watch factory, and other of interest, Mending some of our public sol ‘Thoy leave fr Curopa in the steamsbip Cuba on Wednesday, =~" look for a similar termination of the coming | troaty with them which requires the rendition municipal cpntest. In fact, the struggle at the | of all criminal offenders against tho laws of WASHINGTON. Ml the Regular Cavalry Excepting One Regi- ment Ordered to San Antonio, Texas. Four Hundred and Fifty-three Commis- sions Awaiting Volunteer Soldiera. | Attempted Heavy Fraud on the Treasury. &e. &o. Wasunaton, Nov. 20, 1666. CAVALRY REGIMENTS ORDERED TO TRKAS. All the regular cavalry regiments excepting the Fitts have been ordered for duty to the command of General Merritt, at San Antonio, Texas. GTUPENDOUS ATTEMPT AT FRAUD UPON THB GOV- BRNMENT. About tho first of tho present month it camo to the knowledge of an accounting officer of the Troasury that ® proposition ‘had been made to » olsim agent ia thie city to furnish bim with valid claims against tho United States (or arrears ‘of soldiers’ payand bounty to the — amount of halfs million of dollars, and to allow the | agent Atty’ percent of the whole for collection, Tb, agent naturally’had his suspicions excited, but tho two or'throe ‘elatms placed in bis handg an samples were perfect, and evidently genuine, containing the agidiors’ discharges, final statements, &c. Fortunately, ho was an honest man, and consulted the accounting officer oa the subject, who advised him to take all the papors that came and make advances to a limited amount. This was done. Another batch of claims was put im his hands, and there being some reason te suppose that the vouchers were stolen from the office of the Second Auditor, that officer stituted proceedings that in the course of a week fixed the fraud with some certainty upon aclerk in his office, named —— Dusten, who had the recording of those claims, and upon an out- side accomplice named Rabe, both being Germans, and on Friday they were arrested. A book containing the names of doceased soldiers and sums due was also seizod, a partof the plan being to make fictitious heirs, ia which project they were to have been aided by an ac- complice in Philadelphia, who is probably by thia time im the clutches of the law. All the papers were re- covered. Muck credit 1sdue Hon. E. French, the Second Auditor, for the skillful manner in which the detection and apprehension of the culprits was effected and a vast fraud prevented. PRESIDENTIAL VISITORS. Chief Justice Chase and John B. Haskin were admit- ted to the President this evening. Mr. Chaso's consulta- tion was a long one, and was suspected of relating to the trial of Jeff. Davis and other State prisonors. THE MEXICAN MISSION. No information has been received by the government from General Logan as to his acceptance of the mission to the republic of Mexico. Colonel Browning, the former Private Secretary to the President, has acceptod the appointment of Secretary of Legation, and nas signi- fied the time when he will be prepared to enter upon the duties of the office. THE OLD CAPITOL PRISONERS. i ‘At the present time there are only twenty-two pris- oners confined in the Old Capitol prison. Secrotary Stanton has ordered Major Turner, Judge Advocate of the War Department, to direct the release from that prigon of certain prisoners committed there by ordor of General L.. C. Baker, they having been confined a gufll- cient Jength of time without the charges being sus- tained. APPROACHING TRIAL OF WINDER, DUNCAN AND GEs. It is currently reported in military circles that the Sec- retary of War has ordered a military court to convene for the trial of Winder, Duncam and Gee, now confined in the Old Capitol upon the charge of cruol treatment toward Union prisoners at Andersonville. NEW SCHEME FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES. The National Republican of to-day says that a bill which ifpublishes has been drafted and presented to seve- ral Senators and representatives, and will probably be offered immediately after the organization of the House if it is not previously introduced inthe Senate, It pro- vides for the organization of governments for tho States . heretofore in rebellion, by the appointment of Gover- nors with power to call conventions to frame new con- stitutions, on the approval of which by Congress the re- constructed States are to be admitted by special act. INTRMESTING TO APPLICANTS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE army. An order has been issued by the War Department for a board of officers to assemble in this city as soon as practicable to examine and report upon the applications and recommendations which have been submitted for appointments in the regular regiments of the army. The following is a statement of the vacancies to be filled:—In the cavalry arm, second lieutenancies, fif' four; in the artillery arm, second lieutenancies, forty, in the infantry arm, first lieutenancies, sixty; second lieutenancies, two hundred and ninety-nine. Total numa: ber of vacancies, four hundred and fifty-three. After g, careful examination of the testimonials and the yj)*tar history of the applicants, the Board will elect the names of a sufficient number to fill the verncies shown in the foregoing statement from thors applicants who have served in the volunteers {t least two years, aud will submit a report with a list of names as selected. In making the selection the board will apportion the whole number to be appointed to equal the number 6F vacancies, except twenty, to the several States and Territories according to the represen- tation in Copgress. The names selected will be arranged according to the arms in the order of merit, and the ap- pointnents will be made in that order. The Adjutant © OFneral will lay before the Board the list of applications | ‘nd the recommendations and other papers. The Board! will be composed as follows:—Colonel H. K. Craig, United States Army; Colonel and Brevet Brigadier Gene- ral H. Brooks, Fourth United States Artillery; Lieutea- ant Colonel S, Eastman, United States Army. REMOVAL OF THE MILITARY AGENT OF INDIANA. Colonel Henry Pj Lantz, of Indiana, Military Agent in thia city, has been removed, and Captain I. B. Wilson appointed in his place. There is no charge touching his competency, or of any mismanagement in connection with the legitimate business of the office; put that he had been aiding and assisting Hon. George W. Julian, member of Congress from the Fifth district of Indiana, as against Governor Morton. EXCITEMENT AMONG THE FEMAL® EMPLOYES OF THE DEPARTMENTS. The commotion existing among the female employes in the different departments is widespread, consequent upon: the ramor that they are to be relieved as soon as it cam be done gracefully. Indignation meetings are frequentty though clandestinely held, and an organization is being effected for the purpose of defence against Man, who, as an applicant for a Treasury clerkship or anything of thas sort, 1s looked upon more than ever as the common enemy. The alarm has extended to the colored porters, Messengers and janitors, of whom there aro many in public pay, and wild reports are circulated among them- solves to the offect that conservative Congressmen, aided by the new Southern delegation, will make a bold push ‘next seasion to obtain the dismissal of all colored em. ployes, and to fill their fat places with the maimed Union and rebel soldiers, PERSONAL. Generals Carl Schurz ana Torbet and Marquis De Cham- brun, of Paris, are at the Metropolitan. General Thomas Francis Meagher is at Willard's, Governor Morton arrived im the city to-day, and ¢aq an interview with the§President in the afternoon. Ho ig suffering from partial paralysis in both legs, though atin able to walk short distances. By advice “f his physi. clans fad will leave for Europe next mov‘h, that he may enjoy a total relaxation from business and mental oxcite- ment. / NOVEL SUGGESTION OF EaiLanraRoric Marr- LANoDnS. Philanthropic indiviuals in Annapolis, Md., have lately writton the Eeéedmen’s Bureau, offering the novel suggestion that it pyrchase the liberty of two negroes, who, according to the antiquated usages of the State, have bead sen%enced to be sold into slavery for « period of two yer'es asa punishment for larceny. Tho Burean (gadvierg that, though the are guilty of the offoo¢, the crime was committed under extenuating cir- “instances, and the opinion is offered that the two yeara’ Terwneds ‘will not bring to the block more than seventy. five dollars for each man. The sentence as above stated was mado by a Judge of the Circuit Oourt, and is said to — be in entire Np the gtatute provisions for offences. The Bureau has aot yet indicated what ite action will be in the matter, but it is safe to proaums That it will not enter into a very spirited bid for thy brace Of upforgns'® tekiog, ;