The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1866, Page 4

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The despatches and copious provincial newspaper “extracts which we give this morning furnish an addi- tional entertaining picture of the excitement prevailing across our northern bordor relative to the alleged intended Fenian foray. The movement among the volun- tocrs continues, and orders were issued on Friday night for the departure of reginents from Toronto, London ‘and Montreal to tho Niagara and the western and astern sections of the frontier. A large portion of the people confidently beteve that within a week the dreaded Brotherhood will swoop down upon them, and some of the more timid are with drawing their bank deposits. It was even rumored in ‘Toronto yesterday thet General Sweeny was on the march with forty thousand men, im thfeo columns. ‘The customs authorities have established the most strin- gont rezulations for the scarch of all freight, express matter aud baggage arriving from this country, in order to prevent the surreptitious introduction of arms or war munitions, and all railroad freight cars are to be securely Jocked before crossing the line and guarded unt rival at theie destination. It is also proposed to erect a chain gate at the Victoria bridge. The Fenians themselves, however, have yet neither made an attack nor put in an appearance at any point of the anticipated froutior battie ground. The Montreal Herald of Friday eays it has son to believe that the government bas received no information of avy raid be- ing intended just now, but that the present immense stir is gotten up as a precautionary measure, and to scare the Fenians, Some of the Canadian papers, with a coolness which is admirable when we remember the conduct of the people there during the late rebellion tn thia country, think it is time President Johnson was putting a step to the disquiet which they are suffering in cons ¢ Fenian operations here, ‘oronto journal is highly indignant because he jot already done so, B.shop Lynch, in an address to the Catholics, severly d -nounces the Fenian move- ment, and characterizes as lawless the men who direct it. In this city and turoughout the country the members of the order continuo active, and wo have accounts of numerous and enthusiastic meetings. Daily and nightly accessions of importance ore being made to the ranks and the tinances. MEXICO. Tho arrival in the Mexican capital from Europe of Archduke Etienne, brother of Maximilian, and M, fal- lard, Lous Napoleon's agent, is recorded tn our corres: pondence from that ely. Tho latter, we have heretofore beon given to undorsinnd by our European advices, was sent from France t announce to Maximilian the intended carly withdrawal of the Freach troops; but out corres- Pondent s!a‘es Lis mission to have been, very contrasy to this, to make Maximilian understand that he must | fiereafier, as he has heretofore in some caseas been loth to do, implieitly comply with | his French master's directions. Maximilian suecumbed, and theroupon six hundred thousand dollars of French money to pay bs troops were immediately produced. ‘The objet of the ruyal brotuer's visit has not been | developed. There were no indications of an intended early evacuation by the Pronch, and the arrivat of addi tional heavy reinforcements from France was looked for, ‘Threo strong tinperial colurnns were en route for Monterey and Matamoros, %t ia said that both M. Langlais, the Hnancier Sef’ ont by Louts Napoleon, and Marshal Ba- zai becoming disgusted, and think of returning to France, owiey jedy to the personal extravagance of Maxton on Mis expenditures, Another attempt to assess cate Se similic n ts reported. CONGRESS. Tho Semate Aid not mect yesterday. The House of Representatives, however, was in session, ond, although tho day was devoted entirely to discussion of the Presi. dent's meseage and reconstruction, some portions of the proceedings were animated and very interesting. Seve ral gentiewen took part in the debate, among them Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, who “poke defence of the course of Congress on those tatters on which ithad differed frum President Johnson, Mr. Stevens ssed grat confidence im the patriotism, cour. iy aud good intentions of the Pres. dont, but claimed the right to differ from his in judgment so his acts. deut spoken of with s0 much respect, rebruary speech, by Mr. Stevens, whore ished the House and excited its e would Inform his friend, in poech attributed to Presi dent Jounson on that sion was never delivered by him, and that \t was one of the most stupen- dendous hoaxes of the age, second only in success to the “Moon Hoax,” and was y devieed fable of the copperivends to injure thy vidont. To show the plan sibility of his assertion, Mr, be read from the New York wherein President Johnson was abused in the mot shameful manner, pronouns “nsolont, drunken rate," and compared to the degraded Roman Emperor r le THE LEGISLATURE. ‘The Stale Benate was notin session yesterday, The Ateombly, however, mot, and fave atiention to a wusidor of mattera Several bills wore reported from committecs, Majority and minority reports were pre. rented, the Federal Relations Comiittoe on the PPropesitom: to request our rowenta: ints at rep" tives to support a bill restr rf thy"? Work in Another member marvelled at | after some dobate, adopted by a vote of Afty-five to twenty-niue, The Eight Hours bill was made the special order for next Thursday evening. A resolution favoring an increase by Congress of the pay of naval officers was adoyted. A bill to fix the salary of the Health Oficor of lis port at seven thousand dollars was introduced, and ‘he bill to incorporate the New York Mutual Gaslight Company was ordered to third readiug. A resolution was adopted giving additional power to the Executive Committee of the New York Prison Association for acou- mulating information in regard to the manazement of our prisons and the general subject of prigon discipline and government. Tho Committee on Cities will to-morrow roport the bill creating a Board of Revision for this city, THE CITY. One of the most oxtensive robberies ever committed in this country was perpetrated in this city on last Friday night, The safe of a prominont broker and real estate agent was broken open, and coupon bonds, easily trans- ferable, and other securities, to tho value of » million and a half of dollars were abstracted. No clue to the thicf has been had, and no further details of the robbery have as yet been made, A reward of two hundred thou- sand dollars has been offered forthe apprebension of the thief, As reported in yesterday’s Henaxp, a number of whis- key distilleries were seized on Friday, and additional seizures were made yesterday by two internal revenue officials, the ownors of the establishments being char, ed with making fraudulent’ returns and defrauding the gov- ernment by not paying the duties on tho liquor manu- factured, The seizures caused groat excitement among tho fraternity of liquor dealers, and the reports to the effect that tho discoveries made tended to implicate a number of other distillers did not allay the panic. During the proceedings taken against the delinquents a Sad accident occurred. Mr, William R. Griffith, ono of the internal revenue officials, while taking the inventory of the contents of a place in West Thirty-ninth strect, fell into a vat of fermenting liquor, and was not rescued until life was extinct, The Metropoiitan Health: Board hold their fourth meet- ing yesterday, and isaued their promised manifesto to the public, which is published elsewhere. in this. morn ing’s Hsra.n, together with a report of the proceedings of the Board. 4 Acase came up before United States Commissioner Osborn yesterday in which a cattle broker was chamed with making a false return of his sales from tho 1st of May, 1864, to the Ist of May, 1865. The accused ren- dered tho returm at $260,000, while tho assessor, om an: examination of the defendant's books, made out that it should have been $814,777. The defence was that the defendant acted on a misapprehension of the naturo of the return required by the assessor. The case re- mains over for judgment. ‘A man named William Kane was remanded by Com- mis-ioner Osborn yosterday for further examination on a charge of having passed a fifty dollar counterfeit bill at a Broadway drinking shop. A gang of river thieves made their appearance at Astoria, Long Island, on Wednesday evening, andj in esaying an attack om a cotton warehouse, wore fired’ on by the watchman, one of their number being mortally wounded. The watchman was also wounded. The othor parties escaped to this city. A cor. ner’s inquest was yesterday held on the body of James McGuire, tho fireman killed at tho Harlem bridge explosion on Friday evening. The jury in their vordict consure the New York and Now Haven Railroad Company for not hiring scientific eugincers. Acoroner’s ante-mortem examination was held yos- torday afternoon in the case of Charles Fostor, who; as alleged, was brutally beaten by his foreman, Johu Hannstugger, on Jast Friday morning, at the brewery of the former, corner of Myrtle and Marcy avenues, Brook- lyn. The statement of the dying man was taken, after which a jury was empanelied in the case against Hannslugcer. The latter is secured in the Kings county 1. ae fire broke out between ten and eleven o’cloek Iast ‘n’ght in amanofacturing jeweller’s shop on tho fourth story of 261 Broadwaf, corner of Warren stroet, which burned tint floor and the roof, destroying two thousand dollars’ worth of stock, and damaging the building to the oxtentof fifteen hundred doliara. In addition to this, a about sixtoea thousand dollara in the ag- greyate used to the various occupants of the build- ing by water, All the losses are belleved to be covered by insurance. The stock market was dull but firm yesterday. Gold was irregular, and closed at 1314 a 131%. Business was very dull yosterday, and the transactions were very light, even for Saturday. Imported goods were quiet, with a dowmward tendency. Domostic pro- duce was unsettled, amd prices to a great extent were nominal. Cotton was dull and lower, Grocories were quiet and heavy. Petroleum was nominal. On 'Change common grades of flour were lower, Wheat, corn and oats were dull and heavy. Pork was hoavy and lower. Lard was steady, with a fair demand, Whiskey was dull and nominal. MISCELLANEOUS. Time is still found by the officials of the neighboring British provinces, notwithstanding their present absorb- ing operations in checkmating the Fenians, to look after their darling confederation scheme; and, indeed, as bas already been stated in our columns, @ strong suspicion is entertained that the military anti-Fen‘an excitement is merely gotten up to assist a realization of the colonial confederacy. Governor Gorlon, in his address at the opening of the New Bronswick Parliament ‘on Thursday last, stated that he was directed to express the strong and deliberate desira of hor Majesty's government that all the British North American colonies should form a governmental union. Later advices throw doubt on the report that the New- foundiand Legislaturo had declared in lavor of confede- ration by au almost unanimous vote, A precarious state of relations is described by our Jatest West India advices as existing botwoen the two hittle republics of which the island of 8t. Domingo is composed, Now that the governments of both Dominica and Hayti have suppressea the internal commotions which recently disturbed them, the revolutionary spirits in both | countries seem to be making all possible efforts to involve the two in @ conflict, and, though both Presidents Goffrord and Baez are represented ag discountenancing the projects of these malcontonts, it was reported that lities had actually been inaugurated on the frontier. Another attempt at revolution had been made in the in- terior of Hayti, and @ plot to assassinate President Geffrard had been discovered. St. Domingo has becn | afflicted by a severe earthquake. Our Buenos Ayres correspondence published this morning con further interesting particulars relative to the river Plate war, though no additional fighting is recorded. The hostile forces of the allies and the Para- guayans stil! remained in close contiguity, and on the two sides the work of concentrating troops and increas- ing strength for the grand attack and defence was pro- gressing. The Paraguayans occupied a very strong posi- tion, ond before they could be driven from it there ro: mai ned immense difficulties to be surmounted by the allies; but the latter were sanguine of success, A Inck of provisions still prevailed in the armies on both sides, Half a million dollars was on the way to the seat of war to pay the Brazilian soldiers, James Chesnut, the head of the Chesnat family, of South Carolina, recently died, at the age of seventy-three. Benjamin 8. Tappan, formerly Colonel of the Thir teenth Arkansas rebel infantry, then brigadier general ia the rebel army, and latterly tron merchant at Vicks- burg, Miss, died on the Ist inst. now and then the citizens of New York are troubled with the investigation of alleged frauds on the part of officials, A great deal of fuss is made while they progress, and any quan- tity of claptrap exhausted as to the develop- ments that are to come out of them. Usually. however, the great mountain in labor produces only a very small mouse. The present new Conrt Honse investigation seems to promise the stereotypod resuli. It is a favorite dodge with dissatistied politicians, when they feel them- selves outside of “the ring,” to try to prop up their failing fortunes by creating some sensa- tion in the popular mind which may restore them to power, We are tired of such tricks. The new Court House will yet cost the city probably at least a million of dollars more than it ought; but from present develop- monta it is very unlikely that the investigation will either reveal the alleged frauds of their’ Perpetrator, The remedies for these evils are Aevorumont osiablishmenis to eight hours, fhe ma- , 00! bo be fougd ia the City Hall, NeW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCA LI, 1866, Jority report, which opposed making the request, was, | Suffrage and Represenéation—Senator Doolittio’s Proposition the President's Plan, The constitutional amendment abolishing slavery has added two-fifths to the former slave Population of the South heretofore counted in the basis of Southern representation in the popular branch of Congress. Three-fifths of the slaves of the South was the original com- promise of the supreme law in counting the people for this representation and federal tax- ation. Now, as there are no slaves, all the Southern blacks must be counted, so that, upon an aggregate of four millions of liberated slaves, one million six hundred thousand will be added to the Southern enumeration for Congress, Upon a basis of one hundred thou- sand souls for a representative this would give an addition of sixteen members of Congress to the late Slave States, On the same basis their whole black population will give forty mem- bers to the South. But here the question re- curs: Shall these blacks thus be counted to swolt the representation of the South in Con- gress while they are utterly excluded from the ballot box? The Reconstruction Committee of the two houses has endeavored to settle this question in a proposition to amend the federal oonstitu- tion, as followss— Kepresentattves shall be apportioned among tho several States which may be included within this Union according to their respective number, counting the whole number of persons in each State, exeluding In- dians not taxed; provided, that whenever the elective franchise shail be denied or abridged in any Stato on ac- count of race or color all porsons therein of such race or color shall be exeluded from the basis of such reprosen- tation. This amendment some time ago passed the House by the required two-thirds vote, but was defeated in the Senate on Friday last—twenty- five to twenty-iwo—by a curious combination in the negative of conservatives, radiculs and copperheads, such, for instarrce, as Doolittle, Sumner and Saulsbury, each of one of these three claases. Mr. Henderson, (rep.) of Missouri, moved a Reconsideration ot this aforesaid’ vote, and, the motion prevailing, Mr. Doolittle offered the fol- lowing as asubsittute for the proposition of the: Reconstruction Committee:— ‘That the following articls be proposed: to. the Legisia- tures of tho several States as an'amondment to the con. stitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of the said Legislatures, shall be valid as part of said constitution, viz:— After the census to bo taken in the yee 1870 and each succeeding census ropr sentatives shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within: this Union according to the number in each State of malo electors over twenty-one years of age, qualilied by the laws thereof to choose members of the most n‘morous branch of its Legislature; and direct taxes shail be ap- portioned among the several States according to the valio of the real an Personal taxable property. situated in Preise not belonging t the Stace or the United Now, as this thing of negro. representation and suffrage will inevitably. be a subject of violent political agitation: until there is a sei- |' tlement, we hope that this. proposition will be adopted. . It is the fairest offer: in the shape of @ compromise that has yet been:presented, both in regard to representation: and taxation. It leaves the regulation of tho question of suffrage to the several States, and, in. limiting the basis of federal represontation: to. qualified male voters above tho age of twenty-one years, it offers the strongest inducements to all the States concerned to grant a liberal suffrage to the blacks. To be sure; the New England States by this amendment may lose three or four members of Congress; but in a broad and general measure such as this there must be some losses in one quarter and some gains in another. ‘* But the strongest fact in support of this amendment, aside from its intrinsic justice, is the fact that it is substantially the proposition of President Johnson. On the 29th of January last we published a despatch from Washington, furnished by authority, and detailing the sub- stance of a conversation which took place the day before between the President and a dis- tinguished Senator. In that conversation, while the President expressed his opinion that all these constitutional amendments “had a tendency to diminish the dignity and prestige attached to the constitution,” he still suggested that if it must be amended, he knew of nothing better “than a simple proposition, m a few lines, making in each State the qualified voters the basis of representation, and the value of p: rty the basis of direct taxation.” Such @ proposition, he thought, could be embraced in the following words :— Representatives shall be ral States which may be included within the Union according to the number of qualified voters in each State, Direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union accord- ing to the value of all taxable property in each State. This is the amendment which Senator Doo- little has adopted, with the qualification added which limits the voters to males above the age of twenty-one years, Thus all trouble in re- gard to the concession of the suffrage by the States to females and minors is avoided. The suggestion of his amendment by the President, and his views upon it, it will be remembered, was pronounced by Thaddeus Stevens, in Con- gress, as a usurpation for which an English king two hundred years ago would have lost his head. It is not likely, therefore, that the President’s proposition, as submitted by Mr. Doolittle, will find much favor with the radi- cals ; but it is the very thing apon which all the more sensible republicans of both houses may be brought into accord with the adminis- tration. It is the very thing upon which Stevens himself may be reduced to a surrender. Upon this beginning the legislative and executive departments of the government may come to a harmonious understanding, and the republican party may maintain itsascendancy. Otherwise the prospect of its holding together is doubt- fal and gloomy indeed. ‘Tar Fisarxa Bountres anv Our Canavtan Re- Latrons.—During the recent conference between the Canadian delegates and our Committee of Ways and Means upon the Reciprocity treaty Mr. Galt, one of the Canadians, stated that bis government had official information that seven bundred fishing vessels are being fitted out at Gloucester to go to the fishing grounds of Ca- nada in the spring. As the Reciprocity treaty has boen abrogated, the American fishermen have no longer any right to go to Canadian waters; butas they are stout, sturdy fellows, trained in our recent war and full of pluck and fight, they are not very likely to care much about the law, and will attempt to fish on their old grounds as usual, This may lead to seri- ows complications .with Canada, and perhaps to @ war with England. Quite as small causes have often produced such results. It therefore behooves our administration to look into this matter, and take such precautions as will pre- vent any collision. Another reason why our administration should’ Keep & watchful eye upom these New [Mou Will “rendey Wiese” men joned among the seye- discontented for a while and put them fn jast tho humor for causing trouble with Canada. The South used to oppose the payment of such bounties; hut now the great West also declares against it, and it must be stopped. There is really no reason why we should pay a mana bounty for catching a fish anymore than for raising a pampkin or building a house. The talk about the fisheries being nurseries for sea- men is ebsurd. During the recent war these Gloucester amd Marblehead people enlisted, not a8 seamen, but as soldiers, Besides this, they make the very worst sort of saitors tor our men-of-war, But even if all that is said of this seamon’s nursery were true,there ie just as much sense in paying bounties: to maintain it as there would be in paying bounties to oar farmors and our msnufacturers because they manage nurseries fo soldiers, Ths thing simply amounts to this: the rest of the country is taxed for the benefit of a few New Englanders. There- fore it should be at once abolished; but the govermment should see*to it that neoutbreaks occur im consequence of this action,.and that the Canadian fisheries are not invaded. by tho malcontents, The Marquis De Bossy and Mr. Thad Stevens The speeci of the Marqnis de Boissy,.re- ported in our Paris correspondence last week, has created almost as much amusement here as in Paris. Our people can appreciate the Marquis: perfectly; for we possess his doubie in the person of Mr. Thad Stevens, These two mem are as much:alike as the two Dromios, if due allowance be made for the fact that one Drumio flourishes in: France and the other in America, and that the French Dromio has no followers to endorse omd sustain his absurd crotchets, while the American Dromio is temporarily recognized by the radical Con- gressmen as their leader, Then,.too, the Mar- quis de Boissy speaks oniy once.a year and at the appropriate carnival season, while Mr. Thad Stevens speaks whenever he can get the ehance, in season or out of season, and has an awkward habit, from which the Murquis is for- tunately debarred,. of trying to impose his erratic ideas upon the country in the form of practical legislation. But as exceptions only prove the rule, so these slight differences, arising from dissimilar educations and circum- stances, only render the resemblances between the two Dromios more striking; and we can thus readily picture to our mind’s eye the figure which the Marquis cuts in the French Senate, and can bring before the mental vision ot the French people the display which Mr. Thad Stevens makes of himself in .our House of. Representatives, ‘The Marquis do Boissy takes especial pains to say everything that can embarrass the government to which he pretends to be toyal, and so does Mr. Thad Stevens. The Marquis is in favor of protective rights, and Stevens tavore a protective tariff, The Marquis claims that the French Parliament ought to be superior te the Emperor, and Stevens fs contipually urging the American Congross to override the Presi- dent. The Marquis demands the overthrow of the constitution which he has taken an oath to sustain, and Stevens is in pretty much the eame predicament. The President of the French Senate has publicly unplied tat tho Marquis ts disloyal, and the President of the United States has publicly charged Stevens with the same offence. The Marquis attempts to carry mea- sures ins privileged form, which is not pre- scribed by the regulations of the Senate, and Stevens has undertaken a similar trick by the appointment of a joint committee of fifteen to supersede that regulation which makes each house of Congress the judge of the qualifica- tions of its own members. The Marquis advo- cates free discussion so far as himself is con- cerned, and Stevens holds the same views, being always ready to stifle opposition with the pre- vious question as soon as he has delivered his own speech, The Marquis dis- parages the French constitution, under the pretence of striving to make it more perfect, and Stevens secks to. abrogate our constitution by overloading it with inhar- monious amendments. The Marquis opposes the Emperor’s address for what it says and for what it does not say, and Stevens opposes the President’s Message upon precisely similar grounds, The Marquis compares. himself to “an iron bar,” and prides bimself upon being “ rigid and inflexible.” Stevens is equally de- voted to the iron interest, and although be sometimes trembles when troubled with earth- quakes, he insists that he “cannot yicld.” The Marquis hates England with an unreason- ing, blind passign, and Stevens holds John Bull in similar abhorrence. The Marquis is officially described as the supporter of “a policy of division, and not of conciliation,” and Stevens resembles him in this as in most other respects.. But we doubt whether the Marquis would venture to apply this policy to his own country, while Stevens is obviously committed to the division of the Union into two hostile nationalities. Amid all these points of similarity it would be strange if we should not find, here and there, some point of distinction besides those to which we have already adverted ; and so the Marquis has a good word for the United States; but Stevens fs never guilty of that weakness. The Marquis is in favor of Fenianism, because it may injure England, and Stevens regards the Irish rebellion with complacency for the same reason. The Marquis says that when an enemy dies he entertains the unchristian sentiment of rejoicing, and if Stevens were put upon the siand he would make an equally candid con- fession. The Marquis hates the King of the Belgians, who is dead, just as much as when that monarch was alive. Stevens entertains the same {velings towards the defunct rebel- lion, and has a particular aversion towards those deceased rebels who burned down his foundries during the Pennsylvania raid. Thus the Marquis follows his foes into the next world, just as Stevens could not rest contented until he had predicted perdition for a Chief Justice who did not interpret the constitution to suit the republican party. The Marquis desires to have the French soldiers leave Mexico as soon as possible, and Stevens also wishes this evacu- ation, The Marquis is anxious “to exclude England from the society of nations, and to ex- cite all other Powers against her,” and Stevens, sympathizing with this project, wants to bring about non-intercourse between this country and Great Britain. Like the Marquis, who in- terprots marks of disapprobation into applause, Stevens imagines that the popular indignation excited by bis course is a strong proof of his greatness and bis wisdom. Another coinci. dence is too remarkable to he unnoticed, “The outside will declare the con! President. The Financial Si ton: rency. medium. The exportation of gold has been legs, too, of late, and consequently the aceu mulation in the country greater. So far it falls of its own weight: The exportation of our’ productions, and of cotton especially, has answered the purpose of gold in paying for our importations, It is’a pity the crazy poli- -ticians at Washington can not see the amport- | ance of promptly restoring the Southern Siates, of pacitying the country, and thereby increasing ‘the production of cotton and other things in the South. That is the true way to bring about specie: payments. Gold has touched 129%-in its decline, and that not spasmodically, but steadily. This may be seen by going back to last symmer and by looking at the qaotations from.that period to the present time.. Almost every one in the financial circles of this city is satisfied now that this decline will go on grad- ually if not prevented by the disorganizing radicals in Congress. The question of providing for the Treasury notes and. bonds that will become due during the next two years, and other questions relative |: to our finances and the currency, musi come up-at an, early day. The subject will be brought up on the discussion of what is termed “the Morrill bill’’—that is, the bill of the ohair- man of the Committee of Ways and Means and the Secretary of the Treasury—and on the sub- stitute of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, The substi- tute differs.from the bi!) materially, and in one particular-ef great importance to the business of the country. It authorizes the funding only of-intorest bearing noies or othor interest bear- ing representatives of value, and not of the non-interest bearing greenbacks. The original bill favors a contraction of the currency, and gives the power of contraction to a dangerous extent into the hands of the Secretary of the Levaausyy dhe wubstitute withholds authority. to fund our greenback circulating medium. The authorities at Washington are flounder- ing about in a sea of uncertainty on this very important. matter of the national finances and currency,.and appear to be governed by no fixed or eeitled principle, This is injurious to the business interests of the country and our credit both at home and abroad. We want some fixed principle and a settled plan, especially with regard to the currency. With all the prospects of increasing development in the trade and pro- ductions of the country people begin to heel- tate and exhibit doubt as to the future.. They want to know what they aro really worth, what the government is going to do with the currency, and, consequently, how far they may extend or contract their business. There is reason to fear disturbances or even a paralysis of business if the present uncertainty should last. We should know positively what the amount of the currency or circulating medium is to be, and upon what principle it is to be established or regulated. No Secretary of the Treasury or any other individual. should have it in his power to tinker with such an impor- tant matter according to his own theories. The country needs stability in this respect, and the people will demand it. The laws of nature and of trade will operate in regulating the currency and in bringing us back to specie payments as gently and almost as imperceptibly as the dew falls from heaven, while any sudden and fnjudicious action on the part of government will operate like @ disturbance in the natural elements and produce a storm. Convulsions would follow eny violent or great disarrangement of the present volume of currency and established values a8 surely as a thunder storm follows a disturbance in the equilibrium of the elements above us. The country will grow up to the present currency if there be no extension of it, There ought to be no more national bank cir- culation authorized. On the contrary, measures ought to be taken to curtail the present citcu- lation by gradually substituting greenbacks for it. Then, if anything be done to hasten the approximation of paper to gold taster than the laws of nature and trade would bring it about, let the currency of the government be with- drawn in s0 slow a manner as not to be felt. For example, if we take the difference between gold and paper to-day as thirty-three, and the government should withdraw carefully and almost imperceptibly an amount of currency that would make a decline of four per cent « year in gold, that might not disturb the busi- ness and values of the country. We should reach specie payments in eight years by such a process, But, if the country be restored to peace and harmony, and its wonderful career 0! prospevity be not arrested by political agita- tors and disorganizers, we should arrive, pro- bably, at that desirable object much sooner without any legislation whatever on the sub- ject. Amasements, DAM BRYANT AND PRANK DREW IN BROOKLYN. Lover's comie drama, Handy Andy, will be piayed in the Brooklyn Academy of Music to-morrow (Monday) evening, on the occasion of a grand complimantary benefit to be given by the members of the drematic profession to the well known comedian, Mr. Frank Drew, The two celebrated Irish comedians, Dan Bryadt and Frank Drew, will appoar, singing “ The Weartng of the Green” and ‘Finigan's Wake'—dhe former by Frank Drow, and the latter by Dan Bryant. The play, the per formers and the occasion mall, 00 doubt, crowd the Acad mg. wee shat Marquis says, “Many of my co¥leagues will say ‘yes’ here in the Senate, and when they are The col- leagues of Mr. Thad Stevens indu/ge in similar contradictions after every one of his speeches and after the vote upon every one of his mea- sares. In France, however, the Marquis de Boiesy does not have a subservient majority to keep at his heels whether he be right or wrong. The French legislators estimate him at his proper value and Iaugh at his eccentricities’ of opinion, although they msy applaud his utter- ances of occasional pungent truths—the grains of wheat to the bushels of chaff, But here, unfortunately, the resemblance between the Marquis and Stevens ceases; for the latter has only to embody his wildest ravings im a resolu- tion or a bill, and the republican’ Comgressmen will vote for it, even a the sacrifiee of pa- triotism, primeiple and pledges to-sustuin the the Cur- The decline im gold, or, imother words, the appreciation of the currency, progresses steadi- ly. ‘fhere are spasmodic fiuctuations:in Wall street every day or so, and sometimes: every day, from causes that are local. or: incidental, and through gold and stock operations: Bat the cause of the steady approximation of paper to specie is general,.and lies in the extraordi- nary productions and‘ business of" the country, an@ in the demand’ for a large’ circulating . officers arc to be assicned the first postof honor. o'clock A. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY. OVER A MILLION DOLLARS STOLEN. The Safe Entered and Securities to That Amount Abstracted, eee TwoMundred Thousand Dollars Re- ward Offered. Re. ke. Bee ‘The largess refbery whieh has probably ever been per- Ppetrated in tits countsy was commitied in Exchance place on Friday might, or some reasons the namo and place of business of the loser and many of the particu- lars of the robbery are suppressed by the police. It ap- pears, however, tliat the safe of a large broker and real estate agent'in Exchange‘ place was entered Friday might, and bonds and secerities to the catimated amount of $1,600,000 abstracted, The thief ov thieves made » clean sweep of everything. The nows of the robbery cansed intense excitememt on the street, and many per- sons called at’ the office to leara tho particulars of the affair, The securities were in two tin boxes) Chief John Young, of the detective police, was at once notified of the robbery, and proceaded to the place whero the act ‘was committed to ascertain all‘about the matter, He at once set his officers at work, and they are making every effort to discovers the robber or robbers. A reward of $200,000—the largest reward ever offered in this coun- try——will be given to any party or parties who may trace out and cause the ‘arrest of the perpetrator of this stu- pendous robbery. ‘The numbers upon the bonds were #2? partially Known at the time, but have since been quite :ally ascertained. They consisted of 95 7-30 coupon bon 4s, of $5,00@ each, dee February 15, 1886, amoung to $475, Toe 23 7 30 coupon bonds, of $1,000 each.” 16 7-40 bonds, of $1,900 each, dated August 6; 1864 bonds, of $5,090 each, Uated August 15, 1864. 7-30 bonds, of $5,000 each, dated: Jano 15, 186. 7-00 vonds, of $1,000 cach, dated June 15, 1864 7-30 bonds, of $1,000 each, dated July, 1865, -30 bonds, of $500 each, dated August 15, 1864 14 5-20 registered bonds, of $5,000" each. -20 registered bonds, of $1,000 each, registered bonds, of $10,000-each. 881 6 per cent registered bonds, of $10,000 cack. 1 6 per cent registered bonds, 06 $5,000 cach. conpon bonds, loan of 1881, of $1;000 each. 9 10-40 bonds, of $10,000 each. 19 10.40 bonds, of $5,000 each 50 bonds Ore; war debt, of: $500 eash. Certificates of 51 stars of Warren RR. stock. Certificates of 614 shares of N. J. RR. stock. Cortificates of 126 shares of Hart. and N. H. RR. stoon. Certiicates of 1,207 shares of Del., Lac, and Western stock. Cortiticates of 50 shares of: Mechanics-and Traders Bank, N. 0. Certificates of 137 shares of Columbia Marine Ins. Co. Certwicate of 10 shares of Man, : Fire Ins. Co. stock. fohm Scott's bond and mortguge for $4,500. nd Clic, 2d mortgage bot of $1,000 cach, Louis, Alion and Terre Haute a4 mortgage iouds, of $1,000. 26 United Staies coupon bonds, payable in 1881, at 6 per cemt, $1,000 each. 61: Chicago and Northwestern 1st-mortgago RR. bonds, ,0f $1.000 each. 3 Chicago and Northwestern income bonds, of $1,000 oacl 2 Ghi:ago and Northwestern income bonds, of $200 eacl 1 Chicago and Northwestern income bond, of $100. 7 Chicago and Northwestern RR. interest bonds, of $1,000 each. cnoepenguen IS BE 3 City Intelligence. ‘Tar Mysretovs Muroer iv One Honpeera Srmer—a murdered a few nights ago, ope of them discovered heavily londod, six barreled Colt’s na in the water very near where the body Neither of the barrels had been discharged, aud percus- sion caps wer) on all the nipples. The pistol, doubtiess, had wren rere sere ty be the belief that deceased had committed suicide, bet im their baste they had to discharge one of the barrels: Thé boys lert pistol at the Twea- ty-third precinct station house, and it 18 possible the nding of the weapon may lead to other facts which will tend to wnravel the wT which at present ser- rounds the dark and bloody dec Parapg on St. Patiucn’s Day.—At @ regular meeting of the officers of the Sixty-ninth regiment N. G. 8. N. ¥., held at the Armory, Essex market, on Wednesday even- ing bast, it was resolved to invite the ex-officers of the Irish Brigade, Corcoran Legion, and all other officers who may desire to parade upon the oceysion, e with thera in the celebration of the 17th inst. These for the parade of the Sixty-ninth regiment National Guard were promulgatea y: y ron, The Various companies wil! awemble at the Armory at te Re: imental line will form at Laif-past ten, field, staff and troops mounted Upon a request made by Judge Connolly Mr. McArdle and Mr. Halpin, om behalf of the Irish societies, the Ninety-0'th rogimens National Guard infantry will parade, aud act as escort te the seme, A portion of the First regiment artillery, Second and rixth regiments Mmfantry, and the Seventy- seventh and Ninety-ninth regiments will also tura out fall strength. Avorurn Cass or Cur.o Monpen.—Yesterday more- ing, about seven o'clock, Anna Kiernan, a domestic im the employ of Mrs. Mary Boyd, residing at No. 190 Kass Tenth street, discovered the remains of a small chita wrapped up in a blanket, lying in the closet attached te the premises, She gave information of the fact to officer Long, of the reventeenth precinct, who com veyed the remains to the station house, Gover being notified proceeded, to bold an inquest, wben Dr. Jobn Beach made a po-t- mortem examination of the body. He found that the child had been born sdive, and ia his opinicn death was the resuit of ox- posure and intentional neglect. A verdict to that effet was accordingly rendered by the jury, It was found im- possible to learn anything whatever concerning the parentage of the ch id or by whom it had been jeft ia the closet to suff r and die, Recaisss Drtvivo—Russtwa Over 4 Bor.—Samuel J. Austin was yesterday arrested by officer Bukor, of the Thirteenth precinct, on the charge of recklossly driving @ horse, attached to a light wagon, through Norfolte sireet, and running over Alfred J. Norton, « tad living at 34 Market street, severely injarmg him. Austin wae taken, befure Justice Shandiey, and held to bail in five hundred dollars to answer the charge of reckless driv- ing. The injur'd lad was taken Lome and a phyaician calied to attend him. Fran ty Broapwar.—At ha'f-past ten o'clock last night a fire was discovered om the fourth floor-of the doable building Nos. 261 and 282 Broadway, corner of Warrom athet, in the workshop of Samucl Friend, mannfagtar ing jeweller. The fire barned away a portion of the floor, and the greater portion of th» roof was destroyed before the firemen. succeeded in extinguish flames. The damage done to the occupants premises was principally by water. The first 261 roadway, corner of Warren sireos, ts occu Robert , dealer in jewelry and silver i probably amount to about Irvi aga Malan Parks irving, N in, Home ‘and North Ameriéan, #.rwt a Broadway, Rep ce Red aay] i” dealors in patent firearms ; stock dam: water $1,000; insured Second floor of No. 200 ts by’ Charles Alt, optician; stock damaged about $2,000; fully insured. S-cond floor of pied by Bartow Manstiold, dealer in tailor’s stock maged by water probably wo the amount of $5,000; insired for $52, tn the foltowing ¢om- panies ‘Resolute, Astor, New Amsterdam, s lin (of Phitadelphia), Standasd, Republic, Hotfraan, ¢. — pig A= New England Third floor of os occupied by C. Bainbridge Smith, Iaw offices; hooks Uxtures damoged by water some $5,000; probably The third floor of No. ie occupied by ex- @ Hilton as law offices, Fourth floor of No. Taylor & Fons, manufacturing — jewollers aged by water about $600; supposed netted alo O'Brien & Brothers, engravers, Their shap aod Ox~ tures were damaged about $100; also the shop fixtures of & Locke, die sinker, was damaged a little, The fre it seoms originated in the shop of Samuel Friend, manv~ facturing jeweller, His loss will probably amount to abont $2,000, said to-be covered by insaranee. The base- nt. 13; Warren street, is occupied by Me. Jacobinavn, Stock damaged by water about a Lee ihe HI if ' ler in cloths. ed. Tho buiding is damaged about $1,500 sured. Five ty Secon AVRNUR — About one o'clock on Friday afternoon a fire ooourred 1a the daguorrean gallery on the southeast corner of second avenwe and Sixty ‘aird street, owned by Frederick Jean. Lows about $1,800, no insurance. Cause of fire uukoows Telegraphic Market Reports eee pattannuretA, Maren 3g ts0e Stocks heavy. Pennsylvan'a i Mores Cn. nal, 77; Reading Rasiroad. 483 vab'® Kaikrond, 4%; gold, 120%. Sight exchange op New York at par. Petroleum dull and ansetth Flour Quiet; prices Without alteration. Wheat unchapr@d. Anier of white at $2 35 a $275. Corn—a declining verdien’y. Sales of ee a Prov! are dull. Sess pork $28 lard at 18)c, A100, Whiskey dull es $2 26 a 62 a8 se i March 10, , Flour dull and meady. Comm + sales of yolion tebe, Kote. Oats ey active; snloe of flaxseed at $2 60, clover at $6 25 jroceries inactive. with dowaward tondepey. ity eaten at oe