The New York Herald Newspaper, March 27, 1866, Page 4

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Tho Catsrorsta Evimiox, on the Ist, 11s and 2ist of each month, at Six cents per copy, or $3 per annum. Volume XXXI.......... tee eeeeees aeeeeee NOs 86 oe AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. © BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway, new Broomo streot.—Tux Curmnny Connet—ConsuGaL Lesson. LUCY RUSHTON’S THEATRE, Nos, 723. and 730 Broad- way.—Vatianr VaLentinx--Tuz GUARDIAN ANGEL. WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel.—Kast Lynne. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—CoutKen Bawn; on, THK BRIDES OF GARRYOW! GEORGE CHRISTYS—O19 Seuoon or Minstrersy, Bass ’ Fifth Avenue Opera House, ‘Nos. four “street. —Miss BLoomel arn ELS, 5% Broadway, opposite NDINGING, DAN ita, &C.— ‘Tx Fiving Tearese TONY PASTOR'S 07 EH, 2 Bowery —Sina- wo Dancixa, Burie uk YANKEK INVENTOR; ox, Two Days In FRAN BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanies’ Hall, 472 Brovd- | way.—Nxcno Come. Everuaar, Buuresquss, &c.—Tus Live ROOLEY'’S OPERA HO! sraeisY—BalLans, BURLE: Brooklyn.—Erimortan Mix- any Panromiaas. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broaiway.— Open from 0A. M. wll 10 P.M BRADY'S GALLERY, 785 Broadway. corner of Tenth aireot—Open every morning and afternoon.—New Cot eorion or War Virws and tlixtouic Portraits. Free to the public FINK ARTS INSTITUTE, 625 Broadway.—Kevroac's Quest, Paring Tus OwuxkraL Princess “Arner tine hari.” WITH SUPPLEMENT. New York, Tuesday, March 27, 1966. THD NEWS. CONGRESS. The entire seasion of the Senate yesterday was dovoted ‘to the case of Seuator Stockton, introduced by ® move to @trike his vote from the journal. Mr, Stockton rose to ‘an explanation of his position, and concluded by with drawing his vote, in ordor to have the question definitely settled. Tho Chair decided that he could not withdraw his vote except by unanimous consent, which was re- fused. The motion to refer the matter to the Judiciary Committee was disagreed to, and pending the discussion of proposition postponing further consideration of the subject until Thursday next the Senate adjourned. In the House the resolution of Mr. Rogers, of New Jersey, regarding the duty of the government to refuso payment of the Confederate, and to pay its own war debt, was apicily discussed, the debate occupying the whole of the morning hour, and the rerolutions went over until today. A petition to repeal the tax on crude oil of petro- Jenm was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. ‘Tho Military Railroad, from Cumberland to Pittsburg, bill ‘was aont to the Special Committee on Military and Vostal Railroads. A motion to add two members to the special committee on the Air Line Railroad from Washington to New York elicited considerable dissussion, but finally resulted in the appointment of Messrs, Washbnrne, of Titi mois, and Wilson, of Iowa, as the additional members, ‘Tho Army bill was made the special order for Mouday next. The Postal bill, committed on the 16th to the Poat Office Committee, was again brought before the House for consideration, and the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth sections were stricken ont. The bill, as thus amended, was passed, and ia pablished in our regular Congressional report, In the Brooks contested election case the Committee on Elec. tions reported against Mr. Brooks and in favor of Wil- Ham &. Dodge, An important correspondence and re- port regnrding the ravages of the cattle plague in Europe waa submitted and referred to the Committee on Print pane : THE LEGISLATURE. In the Senate the Assessment bill was discussed and amended so as to provide that owners of real as well as persoas! estate shall make annual returns of their pos- euietten Ta the Avwembly a resolution was adopted asking the Cans! Heard for tnformation as to whother the construc- tion of the Niagara Ship Canal would not cheapon trans- sion thgongh this State to the city of New York by competition with other rival routes for the trade of the Western States, Bills were passed of various Characters, mostly of local importance, THE CITY. Th Court House investigation, as will be seen in our suppleascnt camo to a close yesterday, Mr. Cram summed it in a long and forcible speech for the defense Then followed a statement from Mr. Anthon that Supervisor Ely would read a carefully prepared state moot of the points of the case as he understood them. These were read and briefly replied to, when it was an- nounced at jength that the case was closed on both sides, ‘and the committee finally adjourned, ‘The Board of Councilmen met yesterday and transacted & large amount of routine business, The Comptroller ‘was authorized to iseue stock amounting to seventy-five thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting a public market in the Eighteenth ward, A report of the Com- maitee on Finance was adopted granting certain lots of ground in Seventy-ninth street, between the Third and Fourth avenues, upon which to erect a building for the purpose of educating and supporting the children of de- coased and disabled soldiers A resolution increasing the pay of the cartmen connected with the markets to four dollars per day was adopted. A communica tion was received from the con of the Irish societies thanking the Common Council for their official action in recommending the observance of St Pacrick's Day, A communication was received from the nissioners requesting the Common Council to a suitable building for the detention of prison- the Thirteenth precinct, which was referred, r returned without his approval @ resolation by both Boards appropriating fifty thousand dott ‘ity Hail with steam heating the opinion that the pre- of warming the building ts as good, aa the one sriggested, and that when the new Coat House is Anished many of the oeewpants of room# tp the City Hall will be transferred to that building, gAta mecting of the Board of Aldermen yesterday an Ordinance was adopted directing the Comptrotier to sell ‘at anetion the lease of the basin at the foot of Spring Arcot, North river, the purchaser of the lease to estab- feb a ferry, with lending ai some convonient point on tio Jorsay shore, An ordinance was also adopted re veking @ grant made in 1869 to the Board of Ten Govern. onof the Now York State Women’s Hospital of certain lou bounded by Forty-ninth and Fiftieth street and Fotrth and Lexington avenues, these lots never having beot cocupicd by the inatitation, The Board adjourned UU Monday aiternoon vert Tho cane of the Meteor, the alleged Chilean privateer, aa up yoatorday boforo Judge Betta in the United States ‘Dieielot Cours. After a long disovssion between counsel NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1865.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. the examination of witnesses was permitted. The first witness was Mr. J.) M. Forbes, one of the owners of tho Meteor, who was examined at length, points of considor- able interest and importance being elicit»d. The caso comes.on again this morzing. full report is given in our Supplement sheet, ‘Tho Health Commission held an tntoresting conference with a large delegation of rag and other junk dealers of this city yesterday afternoon, at which no definite action was taken. Tho proposed removal of that business to some island in the Sound was received with anything but favor by the rag dealers, Other important matters relating to sanitary reform will, together with a report of the meeting, be found in the Hxnatp Supplement sheet. ‘A meoting of the Gas Consumers’ Association was held last evening at 954 Broadway, at which it was determined, after some discussion, that a petition signed by New York consumers should be presented to the State Legis- lature asking that legislative control be exercised over the various gas corporations. A moeting of presidents of trades unions was held yesterday at No, 267 Bowery, when a resolution was adopted that steps should be taken to hold a national labor convention in Baltimore on Monday, the 20th of August next. A verdict for three hundred and ninety-one dollars and sixty cents was yesterday rendered against Studley’s Express Company in the Supreme Court, Circuit, part one, before Judge James, in an action brought by Miss Maria Antonia Robinson for loss of jewelry taken from trunk which was being transferred from this city to Montclare, New Jersey, by the defendants. A case which will test how far hotel proprietors can go in detaining the proporty of their guests for non-pay- ment of board bills was tried yesterday in tho Supremo Court, Circuit, part one, before Judge James, without a Jury. Miss Hattic 4. Tighiman sues the proprietor of the Irving House, in Broadway, for the recovery of ao trunk containing a quantity of wearing apparel, which he detained on an alleged claim against plaintiff of eighty dollars and sixty-eight cents due for board. Judge Janes reserved his decision, An, action was. commenced by Mr. Garland Turello in the Superior Court, yeatorday, against Mr. Wm. F. Shir- ley, for the recovery of $2,500, advanced for the pur chase of certain oil lands in Kanawha county, Western Virginia, Tho complaint is that the monoy was ob- tained on false representations, and that the deferdant never intended to apply tho money to the desirea pur- pose. ‘The Central Council of the F. B. at Union square con- tinue their mysterions session. None of the business under consideration has been mado public. The re- coipts in funds and arms continue a3 usual. Several meetings to organize now circles were hold last night with great succesa, There was a large Fenian demon- stration in Portland yesterday, in the O'Mahony interest. ‘The Eastport and Oroostook papers deny that the Fenians propose to invade New Branswick. In Clinton Hall, last evening, the Rev. C. B. Smyth lectured in aid of the American Protestant Association Mission. An addross was also delivered by the Rev, Thresham D, Gregg, D. D., of Dublin, Both speakers referred to the subject of Fenianism, the latter declaring that the Fenian movement was a formidable one, and that it had been brought about by the faithiessness of England to Heaven and to the Bible, An exposition of the game of billiards took place last evening at the Cooper Institute, The players were Roberts, the English champion, Kavanagh, Deery, Ca- hill, Geary and Foster. There were foir games played, ‘mn two of which Roberta was victorious against Kava- nagh and Deery respectively. Cabili beat him in the French carom game, The store of Patrick Conway, 221 avenue A, was entered on yesterday morning and the safe blown open and robbed of a considerable quantity of monoy and valuables. Peter H. Browning was arrested on Sanday tast on sus- picion of having beon concerned in the robbery of bonds from Mr. Jotin P. Moore, at Na. 110 Madison avenue, No positive proof has as yet been found against Browning. The clothing manufactory of Mr. Woods, Tenth avenue and Forty-third street, was robbed, as previously an- nounced, on the 15th inat., of clothing worth one thou- sand three hundred dollars, While searching for testi- mony acain-t men arrested on suspicion of having per- petrated thig burglary officers Cottrell and Whitman dis- covered ip the house of Alexandor Ridge a larce quan- tity of clothing, which proved to have been stolen from Vatonting Koon, 385 Seventh avenue. James Kiernan was yesterday arrested, charged with robbing A. F. Brainard, No. 185 West Twonty-fourth street, of a quantity of clothing and a gold watch valued ‘at throe hundred dollara. The coat on the prisoner's back was identified by Mfr. Brainard as his, and Kiernan, who could not explain, was committed. Inquests were held yesterday on the bodies of Rachel Ann Johnson, killed by falling down stairs, of John Bol- linger, fatally scalded by falling into a vrower's vat, and of an unknown man found at pier 37 East river. ‘The stock market, including government securities, was on the whole firm yesterday, and closed with an up- ward tendency. Gold rose from 125%, to 126—the latest quotation. There was no especial change in commercial affairs yesterday as compared with last week, though the up ward tendency of gold had the effect of strengthening the views of holders. Cotton was dull and drooping. Petroloum was nominally unchanged. Sugar quict. Coffee steady. On 'Change flour was dull, and prices for common grades were lower. Wheat was dull and lower. Corn unchanged, Oats moreactive. Pork closed firmer. Beef was steady, Lard a shade in buyer's favor. Butter and cheese quiot, and whiskey dull and nominal. MISCELLANEOUS. ‘The steamship Bromen, from Southampton March 14, and the Ininan stoamship City of Baltimore, from Qneenstown March 15, are noW due at this port, Tho steamship Damascus, from Londonderry March 15, is due at Portland, and the China, from Queenstown March 1%, will be due at Halifax to-day. The heavy north- wos'erly winds now prevailing have doubtless delayed all these European steamers, Ong reports from Canada show that mattors have much qu cted down in the provinces, Instead of there having been a run on tho bauks gold is a drug and greonbacks in demand, while business is as brisk as ever. The bug- bear of Fonianism was giving way before that of the ‘draft’ which 18 now held threateningly over the heads of the Canadians, Our Kingston correspondent sends us a somewhat remarkablo speech by the Fenian Head Centre Murphy, by which it appears that the freedom of specch {is not entirely gone in Canada. Dir, Murphy is represented as saying that forty thousand Canadian Irish, many of whom were govern- ment employes, were prepared to shed their blood for Ireland's redemption; and that they bad subscribed twenty-five thousand pounds for that cause. After the close of this singular speech cheers were proposed and given for “Old Ireland,’ Bishop Lynch, who had de- nounced the Fenians, and for James Stephens, the Chiof of the Fenians, who was alluded to as “the foremost Irishman alive."* Additional jtems of interest respecting affairs in Brazil and the progress of the war between the allies and Para- quay are given in our Rio Janciro correspondence. The grand attack of the former had not yet been made; but the two hostile forces confronted each other on opposite aide of the Parana river, and it was expected that tne al lied army would cross about the middie of February, preparatory to a formidable assault on the Paraguayan stronghold of Humaita The Brazilien, Argentine and Uruguayan troops together numbered about sixty five thousand, to oppose whom there were only feventy- eight or thirty thousand Paragaayans. Brazil bad also on the river twenty-four war vessels, four of which were iron-clade, and the Argentines had two or three mon-of- war. The Brazilians are very desirous of a large immi gration to their country, and are holding meetings to forward the matter, Great inducements are offered wo American farmers to remove thither. A graphic an interesting description of the naval apprenticn system, as maugurated Inst May, and now being carried out on boara the United States trgate Sax bing, is contained in our correspondence from New London, Connecticut, published in the Herany Sapple- ment this morning. There are now about two hundred and fifty apprentices on board of the vessel, and the boys are said to make the best of gailora, Five approntices were sent to the Naval Academy last year, and it is probable that a still larger number will graduate for the samo institution this summer, They have a library of nearly one thousand volumes in the ship, every book of which was purchased out of their own savings. The boys are great favorites with the officers, and some of them exhibit an aptitude for learning which has very rarely been equalled. Our Danville it, glancing at the socia status of the of the South generally, gives os this morning © highly interesting chapter on the habits, Appearance, condition and disposition of the freedinen of Virginia, describing also the workings of the Freedmen's | Court aud the eperetions of the labor contract svster The President held « levee last evening at the White House. Among the distinguished ladies present was tho wife of President Juares, of Mexico, We publish this morning in our Supplement an inter- cepted letier in possession of the State Department at Washington, identified as being written by Clement C. Clay in November, 1864, and proving the complicity of the writer in the robbing and murdering raids from Canada into the United States, It is under- stood to furnish ‘the real grounds for Clay’s pro- longed imprisonment at Fortress Monroe, The letter is addressed to J. P. Benjamin, and urges the official sanction by the rebel government of the acts of Bennett ‘H. Young and the other desperadoes who made the raid on St, Albans, in order to prevent their boing given up under the Extradition treaty, Clay endeavors to justify their acts as being logitimate warfare, and admits that he knew of their purpose to burn St, Albans and rob the banks, He also interests himself to protect in the samo way Captain Charles H. Cole, charged with piracy in at- tempting to seize a federal steamer on Lake Eric. Ho also declares that the sympathies of nino-tenths of the Canadians wore with the rebels engaged in tho raid and Justified their acta, The Supreme Court of the United States has decided that licenses granted by the general government, under the Internal Revenue laws, vo wholesale liquor dealers, do not protect the dealor so licensed from prosecution under State “laws prohibiting the traffic in liquors, The Supreme Court has also again docided that the stocks of the national banks are subject to taxation by the State authorities, - The treaty with the Sioux Indians has been ratified. Tho Indians bind themselves to withdraw from the ovor- land routes established through the Torritories, and to discontinue all future attacks om persons and property. The government is to pay them ten thousand dollars per annum for ton years. ‘The troubles of the Texans with the Indians on their Mexican frontier has increased at such a rato that the Toxas Convention has sent a delegation to Washington to ask aid from the Prosident, while companies for local defence have boon organized and armed, ‘The Emperor's New Plan—A Franco-Mex- fean Republic. The United States government has been in- formed, upon apparently good authority, thit the:Emperor Napoleon intends to abandon his attempt at a Mexican empire and to re-estab- lish the republic, putting Marshal Bazaine at its head provisionally and until the people can mako another choice. Such a solution would be satisfactory to the American people. It would acknowledge in the broadest way the great error committed by Napoleon in the initiation of the imperial scheme—the error of ignoring the existence and defying the power of this nation; for this change would be neither more nor ‘less than an act of obeisance to the American people. It would be made, purely and simply, under the pressure of American public opinion, and in deference to the popular sentiment on the subject in the United States. This change of policy would declare with the emphasis of a great fact the supremacy and reality of the Monroe doctrine, since it would be the acknowledgment of the ablest sovereign of Europe that, even with the greatest military people of that continent behind him, he could not, in defiance of the United States, determine according to his will the destiny of the weakest of American States, but must, after four years of trial and an expenditure of one hundred and ninety millions of dollars, endeavor at the last to secure the success of his plans by giving them a character likely to commend them to our favor. The Emperor Napoleon has hitherto shown @ disposition to accommodate his plans to this pressure of American sentiment. His announce- ment in the speech from the throne of the in- | tention to withdraw the French troops con- veyed this, He said on that occasion: “The emotion produced in the United States by the presence of our troops on the Mexican soil will be pacified by the frankness of our declara:ions.” He bowed his purpose to tho will ofan excited people, and now a wise dofe- rence to that will becomes his guiding star. That he should act in this spirit is all the country requires, The empire, is a failure and a disaster, and this scheme for the establish- ment of a republic affords its author his only opportunity to escape without humiliation from the consequences of his error. We can give up some small points for the triumph of our national idea thus involved in the Emperor's course, and to secure the freedom of the peo- ple in whocs behalf w2 have protested against the empire. If we insisted upon the very let ter of the Monroe doctrine, it would protest against European occupation of this continent for any purpose; but, since the Emperor by this scheme so broadly concedes the spirit of that celebrated doctrine, we are not so pressed fora cause, nor is our dignity so in danger, that we need make trivial differences. We may accept the Franco-Mexican republic that th: Emperor thus boldly proposes, and. even Marshal Ba. zaine as its provisional raler—especially if it shall be shown that the election by which the people may choose a constitutional President will not be too positively affected by the presence in the country of so many French bayonets. Perhaps the most remarkable consequences of this change in the Emperor's policy will be seen in France. He acknowledges that, with all the wealth and military power of France at his disposal, he cannot build up an empire in defiance of the will of a people. From this the French will gather the useful lesson that, as empires cannot stand in defiance of popular will, the empire in France also mast become @ republic whenever it snits the will of the people to require the change. The effect will be remark- able, too, on the soldiers thus used to build up @ republic in a distant land. When the French soldicrs that assisted in our revolutionary war went home, they said: “We helped to make a republic in America—why should we not make one here at home ?” The French Revo- lution was the result. And the French sol- diers building up a republic in Mexico may, when they go home, ask themselves equally natural questions, and their questioning may have equally great consequences, A Warxina To Broapway Prorerty Own- ers,—We deem it important at this time to warn all those who oppose the construction of a railroad on Broadway that there is danger; the Legislature will be humbugged into allow- ing the grant in some shape or other, An immense amount of money has been sent to Albany for this purpose, and if money can ac- complish the end there is no lack of that ma- terial, The numerous schemes of overground and underground railroads are likely to prove mere shams to disguise the real object in view, which is the building of a Broadway horse rsil- road. Itis probable that the backers of all these schemes will finally concentrate upon the grand Broadway job, and it is therefore incum- bent upon those who are hostile to it to pre- sent remonstrances and to vigorously prosecute their opposition. The friends of the measure makg but little public stir on the subject; but that there isa stroag movement secretly under toot to carry the project is susceptible of ample testimear The Am"ertising of the City Press, We give be,'0w the returns to the Internal Revenue Depary went of the receipts from ad- vertising of all tw «ily papers of this city for two years. In the fina’ column are the receipts for thirteen months, Buin? the year 1864 with one month of 1863, aud’ ia the second columa are the receipts for 1865:— Thirteen woonths Fr the ending Dec, 3%, 1864, Year 1805. $577,455 $662,192 260,960 801,841 251,812 284,412 163,177 292,715 128,056 177,204 62,644 164,461 109,506 127,120 67,550 126,380 94,328 101,793 60,322 17,556 48,968 77,048 62,350 68,742 21,052 D134 Oe OTe seee $1,878,207 $2,437,198 *The Journal of Commerce return 1s defective, the last quarter not being in. The’ Henatp returns are immensely larger than those of anyother journal, and it is to be noted of the Hzraxp returns that they are all for bona fide advertisements declaring the wishes or necessities of the public, This is not the case with all the papers in this list Some of them bave no existence before the public at all, and their returns only state the amount of ad- vertising they have done for the Common Coun- cil. Several have their otherwise small returns greatly swelled by this display of Corporation patronage. Butthe Herarp returns are not swelled in this way, and they indicate, there- fore, the immense superiority of this paper over all others as an advertising medium. Our re- turns of circulation have hitherto shown that the Herarp is the great newspaper of the country, that the vast majority ofthe people buy it to get the news; and these returns now make it equally clear that the great mass of advertisers wishing to reach the public also choose the Hrarp as the means. As the for- mer returns showed that our circulation was equal to the aggregate circulation of all other papers of the same class, so these also show that, setting aside the Corporation business, the amount of advertising done in the Heratp is equal to that done by all the other papers of the same class taken together. Thus it is seen that the Henatp is the great chosen organ of the public for both the purposes accomplished by a journal. All the great public wishing to know what is going on in the world reads the Herarp, and every man who has anyihing to sell or to rent, or who wishes to buy, or d y in any other way to be put in communication with the social and business world, advertises in the Heraup and accomplishes his object. The Henaxp is on this side the Atlantic the great organ of the public, as the London Times has been in the British empire. The Pacific Railroad is a vast enterprise that will in the future be greatly identified with the development of the wealth of this con- tinent; and it is, therefore, much to be desired that all the ideas and plans in relation to this enterprise, as well as all the energy and money that the country can give it, should be concen- trated on one line. tional purpose and power in this respect will retard the scheme for years, if it docs not in- definitely defeat it, There are now three pro- jected lines—by a northern, a southern and a central route, If all the means to build a road were concentrated on one line it could not be built in less than five years; it may, therefore, readily be seen how far this noble idea is from realization if each of the companies, insisting upon its own project, sfall induce the public to listen to it. If these companies go on, each with its separate establishment and plan, and insne stock and get the public money and grants of land, they will be able only to defeat each other. If the directors and managers of these several lines are reully animated by the desire to build the great line across the continent, a simple consideratién of their own interests will show the necessity for a consolidation of their enterprises, The enough to build three one On the one hand, if they unite, the sechome of such a railroad is feasible—it is a thing that can be realized. The country will see this— will come to its support—and the road will be built. But if the lines go on separately the whole scheme will have to be given up by the country as visionary, and the people will have to consider that money subscribed for it is money thrown away, their owa power to remove their enterprises from the number of things visionary to that of Will they do it? Will they con- tinue their operations on paper like true bubble makers, or will they, like practical men, do the only thing that will enable them to build the All the power of the several plans must, for the common good, be united on the most feasible route. determine the question whether there shall be 8 Pactfic rond or not by ite action in this re- spect, for it can effectually build up one line and kill the others. It ought to do so. It ought also to exercise very discreetly its power to grant land for this purpose. in that way it may make this line, that ought to be « national benefit, a great and dangerous monopoly, able to control the fate of halfa continent. Great grants of land for railroads have already made them, in many cases, inimi- cal to the welfare and prosperity of landhold- must be things real. road? Necessity for ing all Efforts on One Linc. The division of the na- country w not rich lines, and there or. three failures. The directors have it in It les with Congress to By too much liberality ers that full within the sphore of their power. Similar grants along a line of road across the continent would well nigh neutralize, in ite effect upon the people, the great effect for good that Pacific road is likely to have in develop- ing the commerce and resources of the country. Tae Duties of tae Boanv or Hravru.—Tuar Board of Health was in conference yesterday with the junk and rag dealers, with a view of removing what may be regarded as one of the greatest nuisances most liable to introduce contagious diseases into the city. It is well known that quantities of rags are stored away in basements in the most populous districts. For the most part these rags come from Italy or Constantinople, precisely the places which furnish most abundantly the germ of infection; and as long as those sends of disease are kept in the midst of the city there is really no guar- antee of safety Por the community. Board of Health. has already decided to abolish Washing’on Market asa nulsance. In ‘the same from the The Vue rag merchants can be removed ity precinct, The Board of Health should order all cargoes o! deposited on some of the islands in the viciatty, and let a regular mart be established there for the sale of this material, without bringing it into the oity at all. In Paris and the other leading cities of Europe there are mar kets established for the sale of certain articles, and everybody who wants to purchase knows exactly where togo. It would be well for us to learn from the experience of older countries sags to which had to meet these difficulties and have overcome them. There are many sanitary measares which we might adopt from the sys- tems which operate successfully in Europe. For instance, the slaughter houses have been banished to the suburbs of Paris. Why not drive the rig depositories and other dangerous nuisances out of the city of New York? We trust that the Board of Health will take imme- diate action upon this matter. It is not too soon, for the summer months are spproaching, and, although we do notanticipate @ visitation of the cholera, it is well to be prepared in case of accidents; and at all events it is worth a little precautign to keep the city as free as possible from anything which may engender contagious discase. Movements of the Fenians—Time for Action. What are the Fenians about? They have proclaimed their grand object to be the libera- tion and independence of Ireland. Very good. ‘They tell us that they have two hundred thou- sand men enrolled for this purpose in Ireland, and at least two hundred and fifty thousand in the United States; but on each side of the At- lantic they appear to be awaiting the signal from the other. In Ireland’ they want arms and the nucleus of an invading foree, fully equipped and disciplined, around which to rally. These required arms and this invading force must ba provided by the United States Fenians, How are they to be furnished? The O’Mahony Fenians say by direct shipments to Ireland, and by a death grapple with the oppressor says General Sweeny, the military chief of the Roberts Fe- nians; we can do nothing in that way. We must not go three thousand miles over the water to accommodate John Bull, Our plan is to begin the war by compelling him to come three thousand miles to accommodate us. We must strike him in Canada. With a sudden and simnitaneous movement at several conveniont points of a hundred or even fifty thousand men into Canada we can rally the Irish and French Canadians to our side and take and Then we shall have a base of operations from which to send out our pri- vateera upon England’s commerce, and our swift steamers with arms an] ammunition for O)d Iveland herself, And do ye think, after taking ft, if we offer Canada to France’she will not give us something in exchange for so rich a prize? Unquestionably there ts something of mili- tary system and calculation, and some proba- bilities of success, to'this Roberts-Sweeny plan of operations, In the terrible alarm of the Canadians they recognize the feasibility of this scheme, and their dangot if it shall bo seri- ously attempted. As for the commencing this struggle in Ireland, it ap- pears to us that if It ever was the right plan, the time for it has gone by. With the English fleets, armies, police, &c., all on the watch in and around the island, we apprehend that any attempt now to land a liberating ship’s crew on the soil of Ireland would be fatal to the parties concerned, and tising would be instantly crushed. At the samo time tho authorities and the loyal sub- jects of her Britannic Majesiy’s North Amori- can provinces, from Halifax to Lake Superior, are making their preparations at all points for a vigorous defence against the Fenians. Is it not apparent, then, that unless the Feni- ans pretty soon strike a blow somewhere that this whote movement for Ireland’s liberation must be indefinitely postponed ? So it must appear to every thinking man of any intelli- gence whatever. What then? We have only to suggoat that if the Fenians are not prepared to strike anywhere they had better scttle up their accounts, stop their warlike assessments upon thejy sympathizing countrymen and coun- trywomen in this country, turn over their cash in hand for emigration purposes in behalf of their destitute brethren in Ireland, and bide their time when “England’s difficalty” will be “Ireland’s opportunity.” This, it appears to us, has now become the only course of wis- on the hold that country. old sod. No, dom for the Fenians. Otp anv New Gas Comrantes.—Bills are be- fore the Legislature incorporating two new mutual gas companies, one for this city, the other for Brooklyn. We do not believe that positive and lasting reform in the operations of the present gas monopolies can be attained by establishing additional companies, There is danger that these new companies may not be proposed in good faith, and that, like other similar experiments, are only got up to be sold out. What the Legislature should do is to amend the charters of existing companies, so that consumers can be protected from ua- just exactions and the evils arising from do- claring enormous dividends obviated. A bill for this purpose is also before the Legislature. It provides that “no gaslight company hereto- fore incorporated, or hereafter to be incorpo rated under the general act, shall pay ite stockholders a larger dividend than ten per cent per annum on the capital stock actually invested in its business, but all profits above such dividends shall be annually divided, pro rata, among all the consumers of its gas whose bills for the preceding year shall amount to not less than twenty dollars.” Each. company is also required to make annual statements to the Comptroller of the condition of the same, the amount of business transacted during the year, &. Petitions namerousty signed are pouring into the Legislature for the passage of a bill of this kind, and it certainiy demands the earnest attention of every member. have received numerous communications on the subject, from which we have obtained a pretty gencral knowlede of the views of our principal consumers upon the subject of gas re- form. It is conceded that competition in the other scheme of it “any atrempt at a We supply of gas is practically impossible, except in some particular eases. The more compa- nies there are the greater is the expense attend: ing manufacture and supply. There are now four gas companies in Brooklyn, with four dif- ferent establishments and high salaried officers, the exponse of which is borne, of course, by consumers. One company, it is believed, would do #8 well and prove a large saving in all re- eo profits and an all Immediate to extrava- eonsotidation of journ without shaping out some means torreacty bor Smith, yonder’s s place where’ you might instantly retorted, “But I don’t want to.” “Well,” returned Jones, “I didn’t say you did; bat if you did—” shouted Smith, “for'F don’t want to.” style the controversy raged for half an hour, when the two neighbors separated, vowing never to speak to eachother again. They kept the intercessions of mutual friends, they’ were brought together amicably. compliments of the season, Mr. Jones observed, “But, Esay; Smith, I really don’t see how you embraces members of all denominations, they froin his pulpit, and Dr. Armitage has proposed the entente cordiale. in Dr. Armitage’s church and then back out at gregation of dippers with his: arguments in favor of sprinkling. Although we are far bet- all the gas companies in Brooklyn could and probably would result with advantage to all concerned. Aside from the two so-called mu- tual charters—one for Brooklyn and one for New York—anow before the Legislature, there are only four gas companies chartered by spe- cial acts in the State, all others are organized under the general law. These four companies should be compelled to organize under the general law, and hereafter no gas company should be chartered by special act. The gas companies of this State have grown to enor- mous proportions. The time has come when they should all be placed upon s common foot- ing, and each held under strict restrictions es- tablished by general act. In establishing new regulations for gas eompanies, they should be required to furnish light in public thororgh- ’ fares gratis, or at a nominal charge to the dty. ‘This is but fair when the city gives to them he use of the streets in laying pipes to sappy private consumers. But whatever may be thy views of consumers on these points, one’ thing is certain; that is, gas reform is imperatively demanded, snd the Legislature should not ad- the object in: view. Dipping snd Sprinkling—The Disewsion Betweem Rev. Drs. Armitage and Ver- milyea. There is w very comical story current eon cerning two neighbors, whom we will call Smits: and Jones, Riding past Smith’ house one morning, Mr. Jones remarked, “I'say, neigh- have a fishpond, if you wanted to.” Mr. Smitir “There’s no if about it,’” In this their resolutions for ten years; but at last, by After shaking hands and making up, and exchanging the coutd have misunderstood me. I didn’t say that you wanted a fishpond, All that I said was, that if you dia wantit—” “But I didu’t want it,” interrupted Smith, growing very red fm the face; and at it the two neighbors went again, hammer and tongs, refusing to be reeonciled, and becoming more bitter enemies than ever. We are reminded of this story by the dis- cussion, on Sunday last, between the Rev. Dra. Armitage and Vermilyea. These gentlemen differ in regard to the proper ‘mode of Christian baptism. Dr. Armitage believes in dipping; Dr. Vermilyea in sprinkling. Agreed upon every other point of Christian doctrine, they are unable to come to terms concerning this com- paratively unimportant point. This difference bas divided them for years; but of late, by means of a Christian Union Association, which have been brought together peaceably. Dr. Vermilyea has allowed Dr. Armitage to preach to retarn the compliment. But, im the very midst of these agreeable amenities, the old subject of dipping and sprinkting was revived, and lo! Dr. Vermilyea refused to: come to Dr. Armitage’s meeting, and sent » sharp letter to account for his absence. Dr. Armitage, seizing his opportunity, made this letter the text of & very spicy discourse, which we published yoster- ay, designed to place Dr. Vermilyee tn rather a bad light before the public. The: allusion to dipping and sprinkling has again alienated them, as the reference to the fishpond again parted Smith and Jones. We are afraid that it will be a long while betore the Christian Union Association can, for the second’ time, restore Into the merits of this case we do not pro- pose to-enter. Far be it from us to decide whether it is more righteous to. sprinkle or to dip. Nor shall we permit ourselves to be be- trayed into expressing an opinion as to whether Dr. Vermilyea did promise to preach the last moment, as if he-feared te face @ con- ter acquainted with the Scriptures than nine- tenths of the professional clergymen, having studied thert, like Timothy, from our youth up, we have no desire to become involved in Bibli- cal polemics, As to the personal issue in re- gard to Dr. Vermilyea’s attendance, we have sufficient respect for both of the worthy gentle- men interested to believe them both in the right and both.a litde mistaken, Our readers have perused’ the report of the proceedings and can draw their Own conclusions, But in the name of true religion and of public morals we. protest against all) such personalitice in the pulpit. The letter of Dr. Ver- milyea and the speech of Dr. Armitage were in equally bad taste. The duty of a minister of the Gospel is to win souls to Christ and to edify the members of his chareb. Within a few years we have seen this noble mission shamefully prostituted. We have seen clergymen, like Beecher, tarn their pulpite into. political rostrums, transform their sermons into stump speeches, and wppear de- lighted when their congregations cheered, laughed and applauded as ata theatre. We have seen clergymen, like Cheever, preaching acrusade against the South, insteadiof preaching the religion of Christ. Our pulpit fanatics did mueh to cause the recent rebellion. The blood of many brave men stains the bands of thoxe who profess to break the bread of life. With such examples before them, Dam, Armitage and Verrailyea should be the last to sanction any further desecration of the pulpit. Let them preach sermons that will se,ve sinners and make the sainte more pions. There ere plenty of sioners to be won fram Satan and plenty of sainte who sadly need edification. When this work is over, and not watil then, excited con- troversies as fo the reletive merits of dipping and sprinkling, or eaustic letters and remarks upon matters of mete 1} moment, may, perhaps, be in order in the house of Goa. — Dael at Lexington, Kentecky. Laxretox, March 26, 1660 A duel took plag at daylight this morning between Joseph Desba and Adexander Kimbrough. At the secoud fire Kimbrough wus sbot through both bips Neos from New Orleans, New Ontrans, March O86, 166 The city y, tis still disorganized. The Gov- ne cit tea to recognize the elec Recorders. "there ‘boon heavy rains on the Upper Red river, and navigation is excellent. are received of damage to the levore te ba mopped by maltitary orders om the Red riven