The New York Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1866, Page 4

4 ‘NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. ——- Volume XXXL... .cecseeeeeees No. 04 AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. . BROADWAY ‘THEATRE, Broadway, now Broome ‘Btreet.~ Dor; on, Tue Cxicker oN THe Heartu. LUCY RUSHTON'S THEATRE Nos, 723 and 73) Broad- VALIANT VALENTINE —DiaMoND Cur Diamond. Mati- One 0’ Clock. WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel.—Matinee at 13, o'Clock—East Lrxxe. Evening— Baran iy Pans. GEORGE CHRISTY JALLADS, MUSICAL |) 8x8, joa, 2 and 4 West Tweaty-iourtn street.—Las Actors. BAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 535 Broxdway, opposite etropolitan. Hotel <GTMiOR AX SINGING, DANCING, &0.— as Comurrrex oN Ways anv Mmans. OL Scwoot or MINsTRELIT, . Fifth Avenue Opera Hosa, Keen TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery —Sixa anc DANCING, BURLRESQURS, &0.—StEPIEN'S ESCAPE; OR, Exauist RuLe wx Lnwtann, ' Matinee at 23g 0'Clock. ) MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broat- ComicaLitizs, BuRuxsques, ‘&¢c.—Ict Ox HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ermoriay Mix- BTRELSY—HALLaDS, BURLESQuES AND PANTOMIME. NEW YORK MUSEUM Of ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— @pen from 10 AM, wllio P.M * BRADY'S GALLERY, 735 Broadway, corner of Tenth aireet—Open every morning and afternoon,—New Cot tronoxo¢ Wan Vizws axp Histomic Voutusirs. “Free to he public. DERBY FINE ARTS TUBITIONS OF PAINTINGS, LLERY, 625 Broadway. CLINTON HALT, Astor Place.—Tue Oup Rexictoxs ax mu New- by Rev. ©. B, Smyth, Address by Kev Tresham D, Gregg, V. D. at Fain or tax ST. COLUMB. Petween Eighth and Ninth av Benurit or rine Scuoois, E: LL, Twenty-ffth street, -— Lapis’ Fain row tay TIVAL AND CONCERT TALL, Irving place.—F ein ci oF St. ANN 8 CH UPPLEMENT WITH New York, Wedn TISING OF THE CITY PRESS, The Herald the Great Organ of the Business Public. Annexed are the returns to the Internal Revenue Department of the receipts from advertising of all the daily pap?rs of this city for two years. In the first column are the receipts for thirteen months, being the year 1864, with one month of 1863, and in the second column are the receipts for the twelve months of 1865:— Thirteen months For the Paper. ending Dee, Year 1865, Heratd $57 $6 260,980 251,812 ‘Tr bane, ‘Times. Evening Post. World....... Journal of Commer ‘Transcript. Staats Zoitun; Bun....... Commercial Adver Daily Nows he 49,968 Evening Express... 62,350 New Yorker Domokrat. 21,652 MOINES Oe ire se seve $1,878,267 This shows the Heranp to be, by its extensive and comprehen: civeulation, tha chief orgun of the adver: tisers of the Metropolis, and the medium of communi cating their business wants to the public. CONGRESS, Inthe Senate yesterday the Finance Committee re ported against the bill amending the internal revenue acts by postponing the levying and collection of the income tax for two months, which passed the House o Ropresentatives on March 23. A Dill to facilitate tho setilement of the accounts of the Treasurer of the United States, ant to secure certain moneys to the people of the United States, or to the persons to whom they are due, and who are entitled to receive the same, was passod, as also a bill authorizing the transfer of a gunboat to the government of Liberia, The session of tho House of Representatives was devo. ted principally to the reception of reports from the Committee on Naval Affuirs and the consideration of the Dodge-Brooks contested election cass. THE LEGISLATURE. In tho Senate bills were reported to amend tho ehar- ter of the Citizens’ Savings Bank of th’s city, and to prevent the introduction and spread of the cattle plague. Bills were passed increasing the capital siock of the Pacifie Mail hip Company and Stoa: to roguiate county medical societies of the State, famended 80 a8 to apply to lomeopathie societi together with the follow! ing to this city and vi ©.nity:—Authorizing te Comptroller to borrow money for improv emeut of docks aud slips; relative to the pow ero and duties of the Commissioners of the Central Park; amending the act relative to the Court of Special Sessions; anthorizing t nsion of Central avenne tn Westchostor county; to change th» route of the Broadway and Seventh Avenuo Railroad 5 Providing far the tomporary sapport of quarantine, and for the payment of cortain liabilities incurred by tho commissioners; am ond ing the charter of the Now York and Brooklyn Petro. loum Floating and Stora.o Compan and fixing t Sulary of the City Judge of Brooklyn at five thousand dollars. The New York City Tax bill was then taken up in Committee of the Whole and progress reported The proceedings in the Assem re very important, After the report of varios completed bills, among wh ick ore two fur the Construction of new railroads in Brook mn, the House went into Committee of the Whole on Niagara Ship Canal, which was finally ordered third reading, The bills to reorganize the Judicial aud Assombly distrits of the State were also faken up in “sr crittey of the Whole, the former being Jost, and the latter ordered to a thira seading without amendment, Tho Broadway and Crosstown Ray. being in special order, a number of bills reterring to various contemplated railroads in the ety were consider od in Committoe of the Whole, ant nearly all ordered te a third reading. to a MEXICO. By the arrival of the steamship Vora Cruz at this port from Vera Craxz March 22, and Flavana 28th, wo are placed in possession of news from the city of Mexico to the 19th ult General Ogazon had proclaimed bi moeif Prosident of the Mexican republic, in virtue of the con. stitution of 1857, at the town of Culiacan, Tho assaeeine of the Belgian envoy were being vigorously par sued by the French police, under the direction of Mr. Mauray, The imperialists, under the command of General Mendez, had sustained a severe roverse apon the plains of Uruapan, where, it is stated, two hundred Prisoners were shot in retaliation for the execution of liberals under th t decree of Maximilian. A secret Agreement has been entered into between Maximilian and the chiltren of Yturbide, by which the latter have bean sold into exile, We ate also informed that French troops have recently been sent from France to Mexico. THE CITY. The Health Commissioners held thelr regular meeting yortorday, A great amouut of routine business was per. formed in the abatement of nuisances Instructions ‘wore issved to the inspectors for an examisation of every house in their district President Schulte made & statement to the Boant, in reply to the ytreet contractors’ argument, a full report of which will be found in our Supplement shoot. ‘Tho dealors doing business at Washington Market had a hearing yesterday before the attorney for the Board of Health, which is published elsewhere The stroct contractors claim, in a communication re Gsived by the Mayor yesterday, that the statemant of the ‘Work performed by them, as made through the poife Teporta, which appeared im the papers of yesterday, is not correct. An order was issued yestorday from the Police Depart. JAeus for the arrest of all wandering and idle poreone NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1866.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. begging alms, and especially children demanding gratul- | which a highly interesting judgment (which will bo ties from passers-by for sweeping the street crossings. Judge Ingraliam has written an elaborate opinion tn the case of Mr. E. A. Stansbury, of the Morris Insurance Company, brought up for contempt of court in not hand- ing over his accounts to the referee appointed by Judge Barnard. This opinion reviews the action of Deputy ‘Attorney General Hammond, and validates all the pro- coodings taken before Judge Barnard in the matter, It concludes with the decision, already reported, refusing to punish Mr, Stansbury for contempt, as he, not being a lawyer, could not be supposed to understand the tech- nicalities which surrounded the case, The opinion is printed in full in our Supplement of this morning. ‘A ait growing ont of a confiscation by a Confederate government official, the particulars of which are given in our Supplement, came before Judge Cardozo, of the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday, the plaintiff boing David Schwartz and the defendant William Millburn, The latter was appointed by tho Davis government to sell Joff.’s property in Texas, and received $40,000, according to the complaint, to relieve the property from a forced sale. The suit is brought to recover this money back, the parties boing now in this city, and the defendant has been placed under $20,000 bonds to await the issue of the action. The Meteor case was again under investigation yester- day in the United States District Court, before Judge Betts, Several witnesses were examined as to the man- nor in which it was alleged the purchase of the vessel had been effected forthe Chilean government, after which the court adjourned till this morning. An action entitled Abby Lincoln vs. Levi A. Lincoln, was tried yesterday in the Supreme Court, Circuit, Part 2, before Judge Mason, The plaintiff, who has been divorced from the defendant, sued her former husband for the value of a quantity of household farniture, alleged to be worth elevon hundred dollars, which he now detains, Both parties swore flatly contradictory to each othor as to who purchased the property. The jury will bring in a verdict this morning. ‘The case of Simon Donan, who had been charged with having brived E. H_ Pyatt, an inspector of liquor, in order to ifiduce the latter to give him the use of his brand on several barrels of whiskey, by which act, it was allega, a fraud to a considerable extent had been perpe- trated on the government, was up for judgment yestor- day before Commissioner Betts, who decided that Donan should be discharged, on the ground that the law did not meke it a crime to offer or pay money ora bribe to an officer to Inflaenes his action. A number of resident Canadians held a revolutionary meeting in Prince strect last night, and appomted a com. mittee to form a permanent society in this city to agitate for Canadian independence. A meeting of the New York Historical Society was held at their hall last evening. Apaper on the Arabic race was read by Dr. Thompson and a eulogy on the memory of the late Jared Sparks pronounced by Mr. G. N. Bancroft, Somo very extensive auction sales of real estate lo- cated in variovs parts of the city were held yesterday. The most important, both as to price and location, was a plot of ground fifty-nine feet front on Broadway, from one hundred feet six inches to one hundred and forty. soven feet six inches in rear, with nine fect six inches on Ann strest, extending back ninety-two feet, adjoming the new Henany building, which was sold, after very lively competition, for three hundred and ten thousand dollars. ihe large steamer Richmond, of about fifteen hun- dred tons burden, was successfully launched yesterday forenoon from the shipyard of Mr. J. Simonson, situated at the foot of East Twelfth street. The launch was wit- nessed by about three thousand persons, all of whom eujeyed the sceno, and the lucky individuals who were upon the vessel were more than delighted with the whole affair, The versel will probably be employed in the Southern trade. The large steamer Bristol, butt by Mr. Win. H. Webb for the Merchants’ Steamship Company of Bristol, R. I, will be launched at a quarter to twelve o'clock to day, from the shipyard at tho foot of East Sixth street, On Monday night an attempt was made by Mr. Louis Bossuet, residing in Greene street, to shoot Edward Wil- son, a retired pugilist, and the proprictor of a porter house in Bleecker street, on account of the alleged inti- macy of the latter with the former's danghter, a young indy of about twenty, The excited father, howsver, missed the man at whom he fired; but the ball took effect in the breast of a bystander nemed Harris Hol- comb, Fortunately, tho ball glanced off without inflict- ing adangorous wound, Tho accused was arrested, and yesterday held to bail in the sum of twenty-five hundred doliars. Jacob B, Terhune, a carman, and Reuben C. Reynolds were yesterday arrested and held to await an examina- tion—the former for the alleged stealing of a case of linen goods, valued at eight hundred dollars, from pirr 44 North river, and the latter on tho supposition that he knew something about the affiir, he having, as al- leged, informed the delivery clerk of the wharf that the goods could be recovered on the payment of fifty dollar. The Shipping Intelligence will be found in the Supplo- ment sheet, The stock market was strong yesterday and prices advanced, Governments were duli but steady. Gold closed at 128 a ty. Business was quiet in nearly evory department yester- day, yot there was noticeable more buoyan:y and a better feeling generally, Petroleum was without par. Ucalar change, Cotton was dull and drooping. Sngar was st » With a fair demand. CoTee was quiet, but unchang On ‘Change flour was dull and heavy. Wheat declining ander a limited inquiry. Corn dail. Oats higher, Pork steady, Beef unchanzel. Beef hams higher. Bacon dull, Lard heavy, Whiskey dull and nominal, MISCELLANEOUS. Rhode Island elects a Governor an other State oMlcers today. Ambrose B. Burnside has been nominated for Goveruor by the republicans, The democrats have mado no nomination. A Trovidence paper has presented a tecket for the eufrages of the party, headed with the name of Lyinan Pierce for Governor, The’ election of General Burnside is generality eonorded. ‘The complete retarns from Connecticnt elect General Hawley by a majority of five hundred and nine. The total vote of the State was eighty-three thonsand seven hundred and fifty-three, Fon. George F. Edmunds, of Burlington, has been ap- pointed by Governor Dillingham, of Vermont, to the United Statos Senatorial vadancy occasioned by the death of the Hon. Samuel Foot ‘There is a great deal of excitement attending the pro- ceedings of the New Jersey Legislature, Yesterday the Senate again refused, by a vote of ten to nine, to go into joint meeting with the Assembly for the election of a United States Senator. Senator Scovel, republican, who has taken a decided stand against the radicals, in an address to the Senato stated that he coukl not surrender his position without dishonor, and tial be would adhere to It to the end. In the House a reso- lution endoraing President Jolneon partly, and censuring him for his yeto of the Civil Rights bill, was debated and passed. The republicans held their caucus last evening, aod, it is reported, nominated A. G. Cattell for Senator. The Cunard steamship Tripoli, from Queenstown the 2ist of March, arrived at this port yesterday, Hor news has been anticipated, From British Gatana we learn that at Georgetown, Demarara, on the 8th of March, the stock of American brondstnifs was gotting low; bat there was no material change in prices, Codfish was in fair supply at $: lower at auction, Rice was unchanged. Other articles of Ameri-an prov sions were firm. ‘We have news from Caraceas, Veneznela, to March &. Noth houses of the Venezuelan Congress assombled on the 24. The President announced im his messare that Monsuros were in progroms for the adjustment of the Spanish claima Several shocks of earthquake, somo of them violent, bad occurred Im various parts of the country, Our advicos from Antigua, W. 1, March 12, report the sugar and cotton crops coming im plentifully. Freights to Europe £3 to £4 per ton; tonnage scarce, only two vessels in port, and tariff risen twenty-five per cent. The Canadian voluntecr companies have not been dis. banded, nor is it intended to disband them fully, as the Fenian “scare” has not completely subsided. An attompt was made to set fire to the City Hall, in Ottawa, a fow nights ago. A statement has been published in soveral of the Paris papers to the effect that the government of the United States had porchased of Denmark the Island of Santa Cruz—one of the Antiles—with the object of mak- it a naval station. The United States Suprome Court has decided in the Indiana conspiracy cases, that the writ of habeas corpus ought to issue to take Bowles, Milligan and Horsey from military custody, and that the military commission which tried them nad no legal jurisdiction. found in our Supplement of this morning), has been ren- dered by Chief Justtee Bigelow, Green was arrested and confessed the crime before the Judge of the Suprems Judicial Court at Lowell, who, without em- panelling a jury, recetved the confesssion and deciding the prisoner guilty sentenced him to be hung. Governor Andrew refused to sign the death warrant as illegal, there having been no trial by jury. The case went over from time to time until Gov- ernor Andrew was succeeded by the present Governor, Bullock, who at once signed the death warrant of Green. Thereupon the Ex-Governor, who had become interested in the question at issue, sued out a writ of error on be- half of Green, which was presented and arguod in the Supreme Court on tho 27th ultimo, Yesterday Chief Justice Bigelow rendered his decision, sustaining the original sentence and ordering the execution to take place, Green is to be hung on the 13th inst. The Connecticut Election—A Hint to the Pennsylvania Democracy. In the late Connecticut election the republi- cans have had a narrow escape from a disas- trous defeat. They have been saved by their candidate for Governor, one of the most meri- torious Union volunteer soldiers, and by the popular odium which still attaches to the demo- cratic party from its rebel and copperhead peace affiliations during the war, The rebel- lion has been suppressed, peace is retored, the new issues of a reconstruction of the Union on the basis of the abolition of slavery and the supremacy of the national government are upon us, but still the all-absorbing issue of the war marks the dividing line between the two political parties of the North. That great body of the people devoted to the war for the Unton, after all their sacrifices of blood and treasure to save the life of the nation, cannot at once accept in confidence the new professions of a party identified with all the obnoxious Northern peace movements and combinations and conspirac'es of our sangnin- ary sectional struggle, though now among the things of the past. It takes time for the public mind throughout the country to xccommodate itself to the new condition of things. . The em- bittered party feclings of a bloody civil war do not always disappear with the generation living at the time of a treaty of peace. The old federal peace party of 1812 never recov- ered from its opposition to that war, but gradu- ally went the way of dissolution, and for a generation after it was buried it was a sticma upon any man to be proclaimed as relic of the Hartford Convention. The same popular odium attaches to the party of the Chicago Democratic Convention, which, with Grant investing Richmond and with Sherman at Atlanta, peonounced the war for the Union a failure. Against this obnoxious record the Northern democratic party has still to contend, because the new issues of pcaes and reunion have not yet obliterated the deeply marked dividing party lines of the war. Bat the Connecticut election shows thata reaction in the public m‘nd from those old issues of the past to the living questions of the day has commenced. Last year the democratic candidate for Governor, a peace copperhead, was defeated in Connecticat by a majority against him of eleven thousand. This year the democratic candidate in that State, with the an‘ecedents of a conservative Union war man, inelnding his support in Congress of the constitutional smendment abolishing slavery, and standing without a reservation in support of President Johnson’s Union measures, comes within a few hundrod yotes of an election, not- withstanding the odious copperhead #Milintions of the democratic party. We s°* in this result the popularity of President Johnson’s policy and the wistom of the democracy in utterly repudiating their copperhead leaders and here- sies which since 1862 had resulted in nothing but disasters to their party from Maine to Culi- fornia, Here is a hint which ought not to be lost upon the democracy of Pennsylvania. They have set up as their candidate for Governor in their next October election a Mr. Heister Cly- mer against a leading Union genera), last from Sherman’s army. And who is this Mr. Clymort A politician of Berks county, only distin- guished in the late struggle of life or death with the rebellion as a copperhead of the hu- manitarian school of Vallandigham. This is just as Forney, the “dead duck” of Washing- ton, would have the battle shaped in Pennsyl- vania. It could not be better adapted to his game of nn election of Forney to the United States Senate. Heister Clymer, in tact, though he may snit such old party fossils as Buchanan and Black, is a great misinke. But he is a mistake which may be readily repaired. Let the Pennsylvania democracy meet in another State Convention, and, setting aside Clymer, let them put up a thorough-going Johnson Union man, through the war and since the peace—such a man, for instance, as Senator Cowan—and they cannot fail to revolutionize the old Keystone State in October. The Connecticut election marks the begin- ning of the turn in the popular tide. By Octo- ber next it wili come in like the mighty volume of the Bay of Fundy, if the democrats mean- time, will only remove from the channel all the copperhead robbish that blocks it up. Ina word, the old democratic party of the Chicago Convention ought to be abolished and dis- banded, for then its elements, rallying around the administration, under a new name, new principles and new leaders, may sweep the country, North and South, in the great battle agaist the radicals for the Presidential succes- sion. Tae Ustox Restoney—A Day oF Narioyat, TuANKsatvine axp Prarme.—We Published yee ries of the past. But the action of the Presi- dent of the United States in declaring that the revolting States are restored, that within their borders civil law and not civil war reigns, and that the civil authority of the United States government is reinstated and recognized, will be received by the Southern States and their inhabitants as if a new dispensation of Provi- dence had been vouchsafed them. Now let President Johnson follow up his admirable aud timely proclamation of restora- tion by declaration of peace and a recom- mendation for a day of national thanksgiving and praise. We have done so for victories over the enemies of the Union; why should we not do the same for a Union completely restored ? } The President's Proclamation—No Longer Insurrection or Fear of It in the South. Just a year after the capture of Rich- mond, which was virtually an end of armed hostility against the government, the President issues a proclamation declaring that there is no longer any insurrection or fear of one through- out the length and breadth of the country. There has been no clash of arms since the sur- render of the last rebel army—that in Texas—a few weeks after the surrender of Lee; but it was necessary to hold the Southern States under military law fora time. The rebel authorities were deposed by the success of the war, and it was necessary to organize others to take their place. This the President set about doing at once, and step by step he has bronght the local self-government of the Southern States into fall action. While this was being done, and until it could be accomplished, he was compelled to exercise extraordinary authority. He grad- ually relaxed this power and military rule over the people, as he saw it was safe to do so and as their own machinery of State government became perfected. Now he officially tells the country and the world “that the insurrection which heretofore existed is atanenl.” He does not include Texas, because the work of restoration was not considered completed when he wrote his proclamation; but we yesterday published information that the Texas Con- vention had finished the organization of the State government, had complied with what was required by the President, and had gone its business as thoroughly and satisfactorily as any of the other States, The President, then, will shortly make official proclamation that the insurrection is ended also in Tex.s. That will be the last of the great rebellion. The proclamation has the force of law. By it all the civil rights of the people within the States lately in rebellion are restored to them, No military or any other authority, except the regular civil anthority, has any more power over the people of these States than over us in New York. Congress may do whatever it chooses as to admitting m»mbers from these States, or may go so far as to resolve that they are not in the Union; but this would not alter the fact. The Excentive declares that they are not only in the Union, but that, the insurrection being ended, they are entitled to the fall enjoyment of all the rights that citizens of the other States are. The President not only asserts that there is no longer any necessity for withho!d- ing these rights, but he believes it would be injurious to the country, if not dangerous, to do so. Tho language of the proclamation is very clear and emphatic on this point. The Presi lent says: — And whereas standing armies, military occnpation, martial faw, military tribanus and the suspension of the privilee of the wit of habeas corpas aro, in timo of peace, dangorous to public liberty, incompatible with the individual rights of the citizens, contrary to the co- nius and spirit 0° our free institatiwns and of the national resonrces, and ou ht not sanctioned or allowed, excopt in ‘axes of actual necessity for repelling invasion oF suppressing insurrection OF ro- jon. The whole country will rejoice at the official declaration that war and insurrection and all the consequences of these—sach as martial law, the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, and civil disabilities of every kind—are “at an end.” Tho South will lift up its head in hope, will have the strongest motive for loyalty, and will soon learn to forget its animosities under the liberty, glory, prosperity and grandeur of the Union. Congress cannot long keep the Southern people unrepresented. In the mean- time they have all the rights and privileges we have, Let them wait patiently, then; show their loyalty and preserv> order, and go to work in earnest to develop the resources of their rich country. There is no necessity for grumbling now. Through the wise and gen- erous policy of Andrew Jolnson they have reached the point of restoration of their civil rights. Congressional representation will fol- low. Ina few years they may be richer and happier than ever. This proclamation is the end of their disabilities and the boginning of a great future, Commenpation or tue Boarp or Hranra From aN Unexrecten Qvarter.—Messrs. Brown, Devoe & Knapp, the contractors for, cleaning the streets, have submitted to the Mayor a document that can be regarded in no other light than as a tribute of praise to the efficiency and vigor with which the new Health Com- missioners have sought to secure the public welfare. It is intended asa complaint; but since the things of which the contractors com- plain are the very ones that all others will rejoice at, it seems probable that the street cleaners will get but little sympathy in their alleged grievances. They complain that the Board of Health has harassed and annoyed them to a considerable extent, As thig is what | the Board of Health was Made for, évery oné terday the proclamation of the Pres!dent of | must be glad to hear it. We see thé jurm this the United States declaring that the insurrec- tion which heretofore existed in the Southern States is at an end, and that it must henceforth be #0 regarded. This is the first official information the people have received that the war was over and that peace reigned throughout the land. No tidings of victories won during the war can have been more gratefully received, either in the North or in the South, than will be the declarations contained in this great peace proclamation of President Johnson. That proclamation con- veys tidings of great joy to the whole American people. Commencing with the earliest period of the rebellion, the President, in this procla- mation, revives and recites the proceedings of his predecessor and the action of Congress with regard to the momentous events then occur ting. He traces as with a magic pen the course of official issues, and comes to his conclusions with a pertinency never rivalled by any Ame- rican or foreign statesman or diplomat. The war commenced five years ago was marked with many sad occurrences. It has Jef many bad scare and seared hearts. The The case of the murdoror Edward W. Greon has pre. | @¢tion of the majority in Congress has not been sontetacrctous towal fae tothe Santene Court on to heal the wonnde or to obliterate the memo. ‘ > annoyance has taken in the last police report on the subject of the streets, In four wards every street without exception has recently been cleaneJ. This is without preceden’. But we also see by the same police report that the contractors have not been sufficiently annoyed even yet, for there is a return of three hundred streets not cleaned at all. Please stir them upa little more, Messrs. Commissioners. Keep up the annoyance. The Board of Health recently resolved, as one of the necessities of Public health, that no more dumping grounds for manure should be permitted within the city limits, and this also the contractors complain of ase hardship and an infringement of their rights. They aleo consider it outrageous that thelr cleaning of the streets is made more difficult by another act of the Board—namely, compelling people to clean out their cellars and yards, “many of which have not been cleaned fora number of years.” It is to be seen whether the public, at the call of Brown, Devoe & Knapp, will come together and pro- test against such high-handgd measures as compelling people to clean up their premises. The contractors, reciting their grievances, com- pare themerlvos to Relaam’s ase, The com- parison is natural and correct. In that case the braying of an ass called attention to the presence of an angel; and in this case, if the contractors keep up their braying, they will force upon the attention of the public the fact that the Board of Health, though perhaps not a supernataral visitant, isat least a commission not amenable to the ordinary means of political persuasion and fully disposed to dis- charge its duties in the public interest without fear or favor. Savery or Ocr Monrrors on Tue Oceay.—Our Monitors have been submitied to the severest test to which, in any event of foreign warfare, it may be necessary to subject them—namely, ® cruise round Cape Horn to San Francisco; and the seagoing qualities of this class of ves- sels have been most successfully displayed, in so far as the Monitor Monadnock has arrived safely at Valparaiso. The official despatches from Commander Rodgers to the Navy Depart- ment show that the Monitor, in company va the Vanderbilt, Powhatan and Tuscarora, had reached that port on the Ist of March, after an agreeable voyage in the Atlantic and Pacific and through the Straits of Magellan and the intricate Sarmiento channels, “In the long seas of the Pacific,” says Commander Rodgers, “I observed that the Monadnock took very little water on her decks, rising over the waves easily and buoyantly.” Thus the capacity of our Monitors for a long and dangerous sea voyage is sufficiently established. Five years ago we had no iron-clad navy. The first experiment we tried was sending an armed “cheese box” into Southern waters at the outbreak of the rebellion; but now we far excel in this class o* vessels anything that either England or France can produce, although they have had many years experience in the business, They are afraid to send their iron-clads on a long voyage; indeed, in Eng- land they can scarcely launch them at all with safety. The Emperor Napoleon sent out some time ago to Vera Cruz one of the first class French iron-clads with a portion of his military expedition, but the satety of all on board was constantly endangered, and he was only too glad to recall her to France, while our vessel bas just completed one of the longest known voyages, except that from England to India and Australia, Another splendid iron-clad, the Roanoke, is now resaly, fitted out to start at any moment for the coast of British America to protect our fishermen in case any difficulty should arise from the abrogation of the treaty which guaranteed them certain rights, According to the report of the Commander of the Monadnock her machinery worked wll, with the exception of a temporary disorder in one of her condensers, which was soon repaired; and also that she made good speed, sailing ' a maximum rate of a hundred and ninety-five knots a day and a minimum rate of a hundred and fourteen. So that the first Monitor whic! has attempted a lengthy voyage has established a reputation both for safety and speed. Tae Presment’s Procramation axp WrsTery Virnerta.—Careful readers of the peace pro- clamation of President Johason, which we pub- lished yesterday, will have noticed the cautious manner in which he refers to Western Virginia. He says nothing about the State of Western Virginia, but speaks of it as “that part of the State of Virginia lying west of the Alleghany Mountains,” and as “certain specified counties in the State of Virginia,” and as “the forty- eight counties of Virginia designated as West- ern Virginia.” In an official document of such importance every word has doubtless been carefully considered, and these cautions de- scriptions of Western Virginia mean something more than appears on the surface. What} do they mean? Does the President doubt the con- stitutionality of the act creating the State of Western Virginia? The article of the consti- tution in reference to this matter is as fol- lows:— New Staten may be adm/tted by the Congress into this Union; but no new Stute shal! be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of auy other State, nor any State be formed by the junction of two or tnote States or parta of Sintes, without the consent of the Legislatures of tho States concerned, ug well as of the Congr ss. Now it is, of course, conceded that the new State of Western Virginia was formed or erec'ed within the jurisdiction of the original State of Virginia, The legal qnestion imvolved will, therefore, turn upon two issnos:—First, whether the last clause of this article— that in regard to the consent of the Logisiatures concerned— extends to the formation of new States withia the jurisdiction of other States, as well as to the formation of new States trom paris of old States. Second, whether the consent of the Legislature of Virginia was granted when the new State of Western Virginia was formed. The first point is a very nice one, and rests principally upon the grammatical construction of the article. The second point involves the issue as to whether the so-called loyal Legisla- ture of Virginia, sitting at Alexandria during the war, was the legal Legislature of the State, or whether the rebel Legislature, sitting at Richmond, was the genuine body. The consent of the Alexandria Legislature was obtained; that of the Richmond Legislature was not asked. If the President entertains any doubt upon this subject, the whole matter will have to come before the Supreme Court for its de- cision. Tus New Jersey Dean Locx—Sewator Scove Master or tHe Srrvatiox.—Senator Wright, democrat, of New Jersey, has risen from his sick bed and gone to Washington to be ise4y for the vote on the question in the Senate of passiiiy thg Civil Rights bill over the President's veto, The ioc¢asi.y, therefore, for the election of a radical by the New Jersey Legislature, in the place of Stockton, raled oat the other day, becomes urgent. Accordingly, in the Jersey Senate yesterday, a motion was made to go into @ joint imecting of the two houses for the election of » Senato;; but again it was defeated by Senator Scovel, the Presi- dent of the body, who holds the balance of power. There is, of course, a mighty hubbub in the little provincial city of Trenton, and « terrible party outory against the treachery of Scovel; but his true course is to stand firm. He may thus become a great man; but if he ae sourity. Personal Intelligence. The Emptor Napoleon has sént to General Morris, who is in Paris, an autographic letter, saying that he will ex- amine his system of Infantry Tactics “with serious in- terest.’ , Wecenenstifs Oetenentien te ae ‘The of Richmond first anot | can tae aa wae te the ‘where an ndress was delivered by’ Rev, Se. Hunmiout’ Good order prevailed during the day. Message—Measures to Adjust the Spa. ish Claims—Shocks of Eart! Caracas and Elsewhere—Rallroad E. terprise in the Repablic, &c. By the arnval of the British steamer Conway, from St Thomas, at Havana on the 232 of March, we have new: from Caracas to the 8th ult, ‘The Porvenir regrets the fact that some of the mem bers of Congress were about proposing the expulsion of citizen Antonio Leocadio Guzman, for having filled commission of the Executive to make an arrangemot in England for the settlement of the pending difforenc between the federal ernment and ian credi- tora, ‘The Execullve. had created’ fund for tho e9 The Tesla of Carabobo iat re of had approved of the pro Ject for a railroad between the Palito and Vaiencls During the first days of ch ever hocks of e quake occurred in Caracas and other s of the cow try—some of them rather violent. Intelligent perso attributed the su shocks of earthquake to th effects of the volcano of Turrialba, Don Jose Antonio had been elected Presider of the Senate and Don Francisco Pimentel and Don G: Cogarra Vice Presidents. In the Chamber of puties General Ochoa was elected Presiden: and the cit} zen Marco Antonio Saluzzo Vice President. Both hou: ‘were constituted on the 2d ult. Tho Porvenir says that the message which tho fi “Dexignado,” exercising the Presidency of the republie had addressed to both chambers is one of those polit cs documents of South America that will undoubtedly oc cupy for a long time the attention of the country and all thoughtful persons of both hemispheres, not only be cause of the elevated ideas which it conveys, and th moderation, gravity and wisdom which cach conception demonstrates, but likewise because it is a perfect ant conclusive view of all that has been consummated by th national government in tho course of last year, and brilliant token of the measyres which ough to be ad »pte to insure the triump4 of the revolution and to co! the pacific institutions. It further contains the foilo ‘ks in regard to Spain:—TI likewise annou ‘a provious messace that the Fedral government Occupied its attent’on with a view to terminate with th government of Spain the numerous—and some of thon very old—claims of thor subjects, and I tar:her aide that T did not doubt of being able to ol as might be compatible with our means. Tho for Foreign Relations has laid before you a ir basis, and having been approved o,, its ratifieatior depends upon the return of the Pres dent, whom t hooves to accredit an amba who shall agree with the Spanish government and loo! dor to the Court of Mxdrid into each provesa, iu order to see in how far the total of those credits ean be reduced from their prefixed maxt mum, In this as in all other matiers t! Spain has been friendly.” Ven’ zuela is on terms of the greatest harmony with th nations of Enrope, a3 well as with the sist -r republics a Nori and South’ America; that the country was bein from former evils, and demanied a sul stantial reform in its institutions, by whic general government may have the power to pr and the means to render it g ‘alcon contmued in possession of the tit was said that le was soon to prepa It further dec nduct off that the capital of the republic, where he migh probably be about the 10th ult. The whole of the northern highway, which only a fer months ago was believed to be impracticable, had beer opened to the pul Aletter from Ocamare, dated March 6, reports th had been restored in the Tuy, which d by the revolt of Colonel Munoz; that his me had been routed, captured and placed at the dispositio of the civil Governor. Garcia and that tment and neve unt Genel ve for th had been brought against Gener had been condemned to lose his apy allowed to hold office again, on which acc Munoz had bocu appointed by (ie Exe district, News trom Hav: THE PRESS CORRESPOND: Havana, March 24, 1505. Since Wednesday night there has been a report negro insorrections 2n Ovielo’s plantations, and also anestate of Martin Hernandez, and on two others nq Bolondron, The goverment seni this morning caval and infantry are now dp cio to go to th trouble, There is little danger to be appreh general insurrection at present, but many feel come sooner or later. re has been a large defalcation discovered in military treasury, the Intendent Don Joaqnin Gat and the Interventor Don Vicente Rodriguez have conemned to pay $2,562,204 10. There ure also |: deiirits in the Custom House and other departments, Tue United States guoboat Mackinaw has been in several days, and leaves to-morrow for St. Thom Captain Drake has not been well, but is improving. The health of the island is very good. We have sickness of any kind than usual at this season. Business is very dull, especially on account of Holy Week. B. News from Texas. Gavvestox, March 24, 1866. The To%as Convention is drawing near its end. Fi men have been appointed to convey the ordinances| has passed to Washington for inspection. General Houston's widow is to have paid to her full salary of her husband's term as Governor, of whi she was despoiled by his untimely taking off in 1861 the Secession Convention. Five companies of mounted troops are to be org ized to hold in check and punish th: Kickapoo India on the frontier. They have been murdering famil.es late. By way of encouraging immigration, the Conventiq has passed a law making five years’ residence in State ne essary to vote. Gauye-tox, April 1, 1868, Cotton is up and promising. Silk cotton is appr mating to sea ixiand, which is largely planted. Coro depressed, but wheat ises the largest ¢ reaped yo exports of cattic are immense, The p talk of agriculture and trade, and are ind politics, News from New ew Oueans, Ap: ‘Tho property in the parish of Plaquemine the late Lacien Bonaparte sold recently for $: The company sent two months ago to look into tl reported guerilla depredations in Mor house and Cows pone have returned, baving found all qniet in tho oa! Thetirand Jury report all the orphan asylums pr Perows, They conta n six bandred orphans and / ineome persons. The parish prison contains two hun inmates. The week's moriality in New Orleans is one hundr and four, Few fevers are reported, and none of epidemic tendency. corresponding period of last week. bales. Exports for three days, 18,600 bales 173,690 bales. Sagar and molasses nominal end « changed. Gold 125%. Sterling exchango Sq. Ne York cheeks 3 York, Me; Isis turned with four feet of water in the hold, cargo was thrown overboard The Fenians. DEMONSTRATIONS IN BUFFALO, PROVIDENCE, R. AND PHILADSLIMIA. Berra, April 3, 1866 There was a large demonstration of Fenians here night at St. James Hail, which wax packed. A battal of a Fenian reginent was present, commaned by Jo Hoy, which comprised veteran Soldiers, and wh eacorted General Sweeny. Auvlressos were mal General Sweeny, Messrs. Heynes, Vorrieon and othe Great enthnsinem prevaiied and a large amount of tno ‘was sul bed. Proviperce, R1., April 5, 1866 A large meeting of the Fenian Brotherhood wax he hore this evening to receive Colonel O'Mahony. He « not arrive, however, and the meeting was addressed Captain Mo’ afferty, General O'Reilly and others. A vided feeling was manifested relative to the heed of t organization, and the meeting hardly realized the exp tations of the friends of Ireland. Prrnapeurma, Apri 9, 1866. large meeting of the Fenians was held here A night, called ‘Dist Cont andrew Wynne. BAR impos! ence tot Reslsa rt mpeg a lt an e OF ies a wreagih in this city. pear Meeting of the New York Mtstortc Society. very large moeting of this association took place | ‘al {59 hail corner of Second avenue and Elever street, Several couiiiiiniations were read and sant presenta to the society acknowledged. After s»me ot!” Foutine business was transacted, a paper Of {he Ar!) race was read by Dr. William H. Thompson. He tra the Arable race from Joptha, of the race of Bh — aod stated many interesting facts in their ear! filusterate their wonderful increase nambers. He Cy the gr: inundation, which rom_ ex! oat powerful Gyeaatien of & Christian Europe was enk to igno: enitivated to the high! we are indebted for so weries in mathemat By wich tests the histor Titeratare of ths great civilieer be ertimated. Tho rive # was exifaoriivary, — P storms from = thos barn much a they expected ¢ from them. Portry was slw eateum among the Arabs, and a) of each tribe, Their hoxpitalliy are too well knpwn to need com coneladed with hoping that the time r the Arabic race will be amalgamated © Saxon, and the goniow and Itermture of by the thanks of the society were tohdered to | a revolution of condolence with the family was offered. Mr. Geo ne eddirersed the society on the au and pair Mtting eulogy to the memory of the deceased tion the offer of a new ball tendered to iy the Park Commissioners was passed. 7 society then adionrued 4} i e 4 Pp lk ; { < @! th it 4 Esa. z 2, a i f i rai Hh i j