The New York Herald Newspaper, May 3, 1866, Page 6

0 NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 3 1866.—TRIPLE SHEET. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Volume XXXI... AWUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, street.—MAzepra. Broadway, near Broome WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, opposite the St, Nicholas Hotel. —Tae Bryes—Na D FoR Noruinc. 535 Broadway, oppoalt Metro} Satsde DaNctiae dee Tax TONY PASTOR'S OPERA ma, Dancixg, BURLESQUES, ita XING BwiGaND. 201 Bowery B Sina &c.—Tus Famy UARDIAN, O1> Scwoon oF Muy: ritth Avenue Overa sourta street,—Tux 5: GEORGE CHRIS Batiaps, Musica res. Nos. 2 and 4 West we ‘Witness. BRYANTS' MINST way.—NeGso ComicaLiTins, ABLES, Mechamtes’ Tall, 472 Broad: BURLESQUES, &¢.—Lis Misun. HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ermropian Mine HOOLEY’S staxisy—Bai. URLESQUES AND PANTOMIME. BROOKLYN ATHEN ®UM.—Rovenr Hecier, tue Great Coxavnon. COOPER INSTITUTE, Astor Place.—Granp May Day Frortvat or UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL, IRVING HALL, Irving place.—Granp Vocat anv Ix- siuuMeNTaL Concer. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 613 Broadway.— Open trom 104. M. ull io P.M NATIONAL ACADEMY OF third®street and Fourth aven Works py Living Arists. SIGN, Corner of Twenty- EXHIBITION OF ORIGINAL STUDIO BUILD ay Manor. NG, 15 Tenth strect.—Mxap's Statues THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. Commodore Rodgers’ official report of his course in attempting to prevent the late bombardment of Valpa- raiso by the Spanish fleet is published in the Herat this morning. Ho says that the English Admiral at first agreed to assist him in preventing the bombardment by forcible measuros if they should become necessary, but that he refused co-operation after consultation witn the British Minister. In conclusion he warmly thanks Gen- eral Kilpatrick for advice and assistance. On the Ist of April the two monitors Huescar and In- dependencia, built in England for the Peruvians, arrived in the port of Rio Janeiro. Two days before arriving at tho port the Huescar captured two vessels belonging to the Spanish mercantile marme, which, under Chilean control, will make a formidable fleet of four vessels now rounding Cape Horn in search of the destroyers of Val- paraiso. EUROPE. Our special correspondence from Europe, published to day, is dated in Madrid, Vienna, Berlin, Paris and’st: Petersburg, at the latest moment for mail previous to tho departure of the Scotia from Queenstown. ‘The letters contain matter of much interest and im- portance relative to the prospects of Spain in her war in the Pacific, and the causes which more immediately influenced her towards the underiaking, a3 well as to her recent domonstration against St. Domingo. The his- tory is a curious one. The main conclusion to be drawn from it is that the Spaniards are engaged in a desperate endeavor to plunder as much money from Chile, Peru and the neighboring republics as will enable them to attempt to regain Gibraitar from England either by force or purchase. It is eatd that this idea, a passion with the people of Spain, is encouraged by Napoleon. Marked honor was given to everything American in Madrid ; so marked, indeed, that it was reported that the O'Donnell Cabinet had received as- surances from Secretary Seward of bis sympathy with ita policy towards Chile. It is shown that every great Power in Europe, with the exception perhaps of England, hopes to enjoy some di- rect gain from a war between Prass'a and Austria, and that the diplomatic action of each is shaped very much with a view to such contingent profit. Our Vienna cor- respondent states that the military men of Austria are very confident of the Kmperor's success in the struggle, Thoy point out that Prussia has not one disinterested ally, and assert that im cave of war the Austrian troops will hold the famous quadrilateral until they finish Pras- sia, and then attend to Italy should Italy side with Bis- mark. Paris was, as usual, moved by statecraft and scandal. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Sherman introduced an act to reduce tho Interest on the uational debt, which provides for a five per cent thirty years’ loan, to be applied to the payment of the ex- isting debt. It was referred to the Committee on Finance, Two amendments to the Reconstruc tion Committee's bills were proposed. Mr. Trumbull’s amendment to the Post Office Appropriation bill was adopted and the bill passed. In the House the Conference Committee on the Cuban Tolograph made a report, whicn was agreed to, Further testimony from the Reconstruction Committee was pre- sented and ordered to be printed, The Army bill was next under consideration, and all the section’ having beon separately analyfed and discussed, the yeas and nayson the passage of the bill wore taken and re- Gulted—yeas 35, nays 83. THE CITY. The cholora at the lower Quarantine still continues to decrease. No more new cases had occurred, and but one death had taken place on board of the Falcon, The im- moiiate fitting up of the steamer Saratoga is strongly recommended by Dr. Bissell, in his official report, for convalescent purposes, A woman named Jenkins, a native of Ireland, died on ‘Tuesday last, at hor residence, corner of Ninety-third street and Third avenue, having all the symptoms of cholera. The health authorities immediately instituted an investigation of tho case, which resulted in the de- cision that it was undoubtedly cholera. The circum- stances attending the case will be found elsewhere. Intense excitemont prevailed yesterday afternoon in Wall street, owing to the discovery of a number of for- qeries of railroad bonds and checks, to the amount of oearly three hundred thousand dollars Several banks ‘and prominent business men are reported to have been victimized by the operations of the forger, who is suf. posed to be a Mr, John Ross, lately doing busingzs as a broker in Exchange place, © ‘The rush of applicants for forms of license continues at the various station houses and at the office of the In- spector of Excise. such as have been unable to obtain the requisite form from the police captains need not be uneasy about the suspension of their business by the authorities, who will not interfore with them until their respective cases have been examined by the committee for that purpose, whes they will be officially notified of the result. The Board of Aldermen mot yesterday and rossinded the resolution directing the widening of Ann and Fulton streets. On motion the Board of Councilmen concurred in the same action, The double turreted iron clad gunboat Miantonomon, of the Eastern flying squadron, left the Brooklyn Navy ‘Yard yosterday and steamed down the East river toa position off the Battery, where she will remain until the 6th, when she will be convoyed to ber destination by the gunboats Auguste and Ashuelot. ‘The Board of Education last evening pasred resolutions guarding against the overcrowding of the public schools, providing disinfecting ma‘erial for the depository, and calling for information as to the number of scholars and the proportionate accommodations for them in the public schoola, A mocting «was held in Manbattanvills last night for the purpose of taking such steps as may have the effect Of inducing the Bighth Avenue Railroad Com pany to re. sume the running of their cars above Eighty fourth ‘treet for the accommodation of the public, A commit tee was appointed to confor with the Railroad Company on the subject. A caso came up is the United States Commissioners’ Court yesterday, before Commiastoner Stillwell, in which Rosannah Lewis was charged with passing counterfely fifty cent currency. Sho was held for examination. Another extradition case came before Commissioner Newton yesterday in the Uuited States Commissioners’ Court. The accused, Ferdinand Buesche, only arrived here yesterday frgm Buzope, syd was arrested on the requisition of the Consul for the Grand Duchy of Mech- lenburg-Sehweria, where, it is alleged, tho prisoner forged bills to the amount of 20,000 Prussian thalera, ‘The case was adjourned to the 16th, in order to afford the prifoner an opportunity of providing counsel. In the United States Commissioners’ Court yesterday, before Commissioner Osborn, Simon Dondee was charged with making alleged fraudulent returns of whiskey dis- tilled by him. The defendant was admitted to bail in $10,000 to answer, Tho case of Martin Quirk, charged with attempting to pass a counterfeit twenty dollar bill, was up yesterday again before Commissioner Osborn, but was postponed till Friday after the examination of several witnesses for the prosecution. The nitro-glycerine case came up yesterday again before Commissioner Betts, but was adjourned till to- morrow in consequence of the absence of witnesses. The examination in the case of the Madison avenue bond robbery, which was to have been continued yes- terday morning, was postponed until Friday on account of the decease of a brother of Assistant District Attorney Gunning 8. Bedford. The market was firm yesterday. Governments were steady. Gold advanced, and closed at 127%, after selling up to 128%. There was no essential difference in the commercial position yesterday as compared with Tuesday. Business in imported merchandise was restricted by the Brokers’ Tax law, which in some eases compels them to pay two or three times as much as they make, but trade in do- mestic produce was very limited. Groceries wero quiet and unchanged. Petroleum firmer. Cotton dull and heavy. On ’Change flour was steady. Wheat firmer. Corn in better demand but easier. Pork excited and higher. Beef steady, Lard heavy. Whiskey dull and nominal. MISCELLANEOUS. Our correspondence from the city of Mexico is to date April 11. The siege at Mazatlan still continued, with oc- casional skirmishes, The liberal commander, Mendez, was found, while sick, by the French, and on refusing to surrender, was shot in his bed. Three of the most in- fivential citizens in the neighborhood were also shot, and heavy fines imposed on others, among whom wero the sons of the murdered Mennez. The draft to replace the retiring foreign army will undoubtedly take place. A peremptory term for the presentation of all credits against revenues has been fixed. Numerous small en- gagements have taken place since our last advices, all amounting to imperial victories, according to the Vera Cruz authorities. By the steamship Eagle, from Havana, at this port yesterday, wo learn that a cargo of negroes had just been landed at the sonth side of the island, and that the “‘gcos de carbon” were immediately distributed. Sev- eral ships were expected from China with coolies. There was a very large stock of sugar on hand. Freightage for the United States was brisk at about pre- vious rates. The small-pox was decreasing at Ponce, Porto Rico. Seven dwellings had been destroyed by fire in that city. We have also later advices from the French West India islands, by the same route, dated at Martinique and Guadaloupe. Fifty members of the colonial Legislature had deter- mined to demand from France the same laws and legis- lative powers as are enjoyed in the mother country. In Guadaloupe the deaths from cholera averaged seven and one-fourth per cent of the population. Tho disease was less violent, The immense production of bect root sugar ‘™ Europe alarmed the planters of both islands. Our advices from St. Domingo.are dated in St, Do- mingo city to the 14th of April. The late revolutionary movement on the southern frontier of tho island induced, at the very moment of its suppression, a large insurrec- tionary party to rise in another quarter and suddenly seize tho (owns of San Cristobal, Bani and San Jose de Ocoa, The government acted promptly and with energy. Troops were marched rapidly from differ. ent points and concentrated so judiciously that the insurgents wore dispersed. Two of the most active of their leaders escaped and order was restored. After the 1dth of April it is optional with the importers of merchandise in St. Domingo to pay the duties in gold, silver or treasury notes, the gold ounce value being taken as the standard when the last named currency ia used. ¥ The United States gunboat Bienville arrived at St. Domingo on the 14th of April, and next day her com- mander, accompanied by one of his officers, called upon Presidont Bacz, El Tiempo says important matters were treated of at the interview. The nows from Venzticla, dated April 7, intimates that tho republic was very likely to sympathize with Spain in her war against Chile, the Venzuelan authorities recol- Jecting tuat thelr ports are completely defenceless, and the people remembering how their poorer countrymen were received in the Spanish West India Islands as privi- leged refugees during the fate troubles at home, The new gold mines of Nueva Providencia are said to yield abundantly, Military squabbles about State rights claims disturbed the territory at some pointe. We have files from British Guiana dated at George- town, Demarara, on the th of April. Yellow fever is said to have completely disappeared from the colony. The latest market report quotes:—Alewives—None, aud wanted. Beaf—$15, Broad (pilot)—$5. Crarkers— $7 per bbl, consumption extremely limited. Fish (cod)—Sales $24 for best; inferior, $14 to $16, Flonr—New Balti- moro and extra Ohio, $% Hams—American, 18¢. to 200, Hay—Amorican, $2 60. Horses—Canadian, $100 to $150; saddle and draft, $260 for good large size; Ameri- can sales ex J. Leighton, Lard—Amorican, $416 per tin of 25 Ibs. for New York, $4 25 for Baltimore, Mules— Last sale for American, $165, Pork—American mess, $26 50; clear, $22; prime mess, $23 50; declining. Potatoes—American $4 for good; wanted. Shooks—$1 40 for American sugar Lhds. in lots. Tar—$4 per bbl., Ameri- can, Pitch—American, $3 per bbl. ; looking up, Tobac- bacco (leat)—Duty, 18¢, per ib, 98¢ per Ib.; manufac. tured do., 400. Freights—For sugar, to London, Liver- peol and Clyde, 2a to 2%, 8d. Exchange on London, private bills, 90 days sight, $476, bankers’ bills, 90 days sight, $480. ‘The Connectiont Legislature met yesterday to organize themselves for the ensuing year, when General J, R. Hawley was formally inaugarated Governor of Comnec- tleut, and deliverod his opening message. The Legtela- ture also received an interesting communication from the retiring Governor, Buckingham. The reader will find in another columa such passages of both docamenta as are of general interest. An order has emanated from the War Department ex- plaining the peace proclamation of the President as far as it refers to the trial of citizens by the military, No citizens are amenable to military law where there is a civil court to try them, except camp followers, sutlera and contractors, The steamer Washington Irving, which was libelled at Norfolk and escaped to sea a few days ago by running by a heavy fire from the forts below Norfolk, was over- taken on Tuesday, about nine miles out, when the cap- tain refused (o return, claiming that the government's claim againet her had been paid the morning she left. A guard was placed on her, and she was allowed to proceed northward. The Fenians hare created another excitement on the border. The British schooner Friend cleared from Kastport Tuesday night with a party of armed Fenians on board, and was seon yesterday morning fying the flag of the Irish Republic, The Winooski started in full pursuit at five o'clock yesterday afternoon. In the testimony reported yesterday from the Commit tee on Reconstruction General Sheridan's evidence as to affairs in his department is given, The General believes the people there accept the situation, and are anxious to rotarn to their fall political rights in the Union, but ex- hibit at the same time a strong desire to glorify rebel- Nion. A list of the vessels composing the Britian North American squadron and the United States Flying squad- ron, both intended to protect the respective interests of the British and the Americans in the Mshing grounds during the ensuing summer, is published in the Baratp to-day Yesterday morning a serious riot between whites and Diacks in Memphis commenced by the negroes fring on 8 white citizen, and continued all day, The police and citizens, in attempting to arrest the blacks, were fired upon, and an indiscriminate rusning fight took place. Four citizens and Gfteen negroes were killed. An account of & court reception by the Emperor of Bragil, with interesting items relative tosome of the queer castoms of the people of that country, furnished by onr correspondent at Rio Jaucito, will be found in nother columa je heavy Goods are still devastating Louisiana, and the planters are m despair over their heavy losses Aconvention meets at Knoxville, Tennessec, today, for the purpose of initiating measures to divide tho State and sot of the eastern countios into a separate State, to be called Bast Tennessco, The trial of Henderson, charged with government frauds at Nashville, still continues The bardment of Valparaiso—The Disgrace of Spain, Spain has finally delivered one blow in her war against the South American republics. She has asserted ber dignity, and, it is to be supposed, satisfied hor honor, Not, it is true, against embattled hosts or forts bristling with cannon; but against rows of hostile and empty dwelling houses, against bales on bales of dangerous dry goods and innumerable pack- ages of threatoning merchandise of every de- scription. She bas subdued this terrible array and doubtless fecls that she is safe. She has burned twenty million dollars worth of pro- perty to show the world how delicate is her sense of propriety and how impossible it is for her to rest under an insult, But itis doubtfal whether this gssertion of her national honor, this glorious victory over dry goods and hard- ware, will not put a degper stain upon Spanish honor than the one that Spain believes she has wiped away. It is doubtful whether Admiral Nuiiez would not have done his country better service by following the example of Admiral Pareja and blown his brains out months ago. The harm done to Chile will be repaired sooner than the harm done to Spain. The physical injury is a mere scratch; trade will restore the millions of the merchants as readily as the masons will put again in their, places the stones knocked out of the Valparaiso Ex- change. But the moral injury done to Spain— the responsibility before the world for this piece of barbarity—will thicken the odium that centuries have gathered around the Span- ish mame, and will hasten the fall of that decrepid and shameless Power. In an age when nations fight for ideas, Spain is the one nation that, having no great idea—never moved to any grand purpose—declares war over ideas that others justly despise, and prosecutes that war in a way to earn, not glory, not the applause of any people under the sun, but the sneer and the detestation of every civilized portion of the human race. The character of Spain 18 typified by the scene in Valparaiso harbor—a nation boasting its courage and its chivalry with incomparable bombast, assert- ing that courage where there is none to render blow for blow, and exhibiting that chivalry only where there is no danger, to dignify destruction. The British and French authorities in South America were hardly less to blame than Spain. They exhibited a disgraceful weakness, Com- modore Rodgers and General Kilpatrick acted wisely and deserve the gratitude of the coun- try. Whilethey preserved a proper temper and moderation, they put on record a protest against the disgraceful act that will he echoed by the whole people. It is to be deeply regretted that it was out of their power to do more. Even the remarkable cir- cumstances of the case did not justify a single handed interference; but an ordinary display of firmness on the part of the English and French authorities, or the assumption by the English Commodore of an attitude similar to that taken by Commodore Rodgers, would have stopped the Spanish incendiary. If the English commandant had only been tinctured with that British arrogance that has led to British inter. ference in so many doubtful cases he might have covered himself with an honorable fame. This Spanish bombardment must stir to action the governments that have hitherto quictly looked on and held their hands. Spain defies the common decency of the world. She simply runs a muck against British, French and American commerce, and cannot even put up the pretence that she accomplishes by her destruction any legitimate object of war. If ever there was 8 case for national intervention this certainly is one. There is no cause of quarrel, no wrong to redress; but because a Power is not ready to meet Spanish punctilio half way a commercial city must be bombarded. Where is all that sensitiveness a3 to humanity of which we heard so much from England and France when we were at war to’ re-establish the authority of our government? Bat if the case does not touch the sense of humanity in England and France, it reaches and awakens the indigna- tion of our people, and our government will not properly reflect the will of the people if it does not initiate on this very point measures whose ultimate resull will be to drive Spain from this hemisphere. Tt will be seen by our news from Rio Janeiro that on the very day of the bombard- ment two vessels arrived at Rio, built in Eng- land, for Peru. They are heavily armed-iron- clads, This is the practical intervention of British neutrality. We would rather have heard that the British government had made some positive declaration. We would prefer to rejoice in any other event against Spain than one due to that “neutrality” from which we have ourselves suffered so much; but wo cannot regret that the ships of Admiral Nufiez are likely soon to be ina position less safe than that in front of Valparaiso. It is saying all that is possible against the conduct of Spain when we declare that it in some measure justi- fies the neutrality of British shipbuildera, TrumBut.’s AMENDMENT To THR Post OrricE Bru.—No one thing during this session has exhibited the desperation of the radicals in Congress more than the attempt to force the adoption of the rider in regard to the execu- tive appo'ntments, which the Senate is trying to attach to the Post Office Appropriation bill. By that act the radicals declare to the world that their only strength is in the patronage of the government; that this is the bond which holds their party together, and without it they must go to pieces. They have been prating during the whole session about their hold upon the people; that the public de manded from their hands ¢his and that measure, and furthermore that their party stands on an impregnable basis. But the moment that the President commences to exercise his constitu- tional prerogative in the removal of radicals from office, the radical Senators come forward with a proposition which refutes all their own statements and arguments, and place them- selves on record before the world, declaring thet their party has no strength without the pa- troaage, They in effect assert that the princi- ples of their party are the loaves and fighes, and nothing else. Irtorde: to retain this, they are ready to override the time-honored customs and usages in vogue ever since the foundation of the government. Such is the patriotism of the present radical leaders in Congress. Such are the motives which govern the men who are now occupying places once filled by statesmen. There can be no better evidence furnished of the weakness of the radicals before the country than the attempt to force the Trumbull amendment in regard to the removals and ap- pointments to office upon the Post Office Ap- propriation bill. Surely, they must have reached a deplorable pass, or they never would attempt to resort to so weak a dodge. The Fenians Still Under Arms—Advent . of an Irish Kossuth. In spite of the dismal failure of the O'Mahony and Killian faction, ‘the Roberts and Sweeny wing of the ferocious Fenians is still spoiling for a fight. The Femians have dropped quietly out: of the newspapers lately; but the circles are still kept up, public meetings are still held, funds are being collected, and Roberts and Sweeny are now getting all the dollars. Where the treasure is there will the heart be also, and consequently it is fair to believe that the affec- tions of the Irish masses have been transferred with their money. O'Mahony is deep in the mud, and his former followers are trampling upon him. Kicked out of the lordly mansion at Union square by those who have been his dupes, he is, reported as nearly crazed by his sudden downfall, Killian has not yet returned to the city since his Eastport raid; but threats have been uttered against his life by his in- furiated victims, and it is perhaps most prudent for him to stay away. He and O'Mahony openly accuse each other of treason to the Brotherhood, and an inves- tigating committee now has charge of all the books and papers at the Union square head- quarters, This fiasco, of course, strengthens Roberts and Sweeny, who predicted it long ago. They are said to be diligently manafac- turing cartridges and waiting until the Cana- dian volunteers go home to their wives and their cough medicines, the British fleet sails away and General Meade withdraws his forces, so that the Fenian army may goin and win Canada witheut much danger. This is a very pretty scheme; but in order to be successfully carried ont it demands secrecy instead of noto- riety, and prompt, vigorous action instead of braggadocio. We are afraid that Roberts and Sweeny will fail to secure these requisites; for to keep quict and do something seems quite beyond the Fenian powers. In point of fact we'are just on the eve of a grand and final revival of the Fenian furor. Head Centre Stephens, with his gun upon his shoulder and his bayonet by his side, is an- nounced to arrive bere within a week, anda lecturing tour has already been arranged for him. At our last foreign advices Mr. Stephens was dining with the Marquis de Boissy at Paris, and we may congratulate the noble Mar- quis upon having at last found another thor- ough hater of England. A faithful report of the conversation at that dinner would exhibit all the various phases of Anglophobia, Be- yond his intimacy with de Boissy, which afforded some amusement to the wits, Mr. Stephens ap- pears to have created no sensation among the Parisians. The Emperor ignored him, although Jobn Mitchel got out of Fortress Monroe and went over to Paris and wrote all sorts of laud- atory letters, and even approved of the govern- ment censorship of the press, in order to pave and carpet the way for the reception of Mr. Stephens at the Tullerfes. The French evi- dently cannot understand upoa what grounds Mr. Stephens rests his claims to a great repu- tation. If it be upon the fact that be organ- ized a conspiracy which was promptly sup- pressed, Paris is full of such inventors of abor- tive schemes. If it be upon the fact that he escaped from a British jail, then Jack Sheppard outrivals him. In this country, on the other hand, we do not take such narrow views, and. Mr. Stephens will be received with enthusiasm and Will become immensely, though temporarily; populer, Whether he will side with O’Mahony -or with Roborts, or whether he will start a mew and independent Fenian movement bere, seems to be undetermined. We have been informed that he is opposed to the invasion of Canada, but so was O’Mahony until he became afraid that Roberts was getting ahead of him. The best way will be for each faction to provide a coach and four and a brass band, and let Mr. Stephens take his choice when he lands from the steamer. Everything in the world depends upon trifles; and as the color of the horses, the style of the carriage or the tune played by the hand may decide Mr. Stephens, we advise both O'Mahony and Roberts to exercise extraor- dinary care in these details. Thoze who remember the career of Kossuth in this country need not to be told what will ‘be the programme of Mr. Stephens. Ireland has been often compared to Hungary, and Mr. Stephens is the Irish Kossnth. He will be feasted and serenaded. There will be proces. sions and other demonstrations: in @is honor. He will deliver long and strong speeches and elicit cheers and applause. As he journeys through the lund he will make brief addresses from the rear platforms of railway cars when the trains stop and the people shout. His photographs will be sold by thousands, and there will be the greatest curiosity to behold him. Kossuth wore a black velvet coat, and Mr. Stephens will probably appear in a suit of green velvet, to set the fashion of the wearing of the green. Instead of a feather, Mr. Stephens will sport a shamrock. We shall have the Stephens hat, the Stephens collar, the Stephens trousers and the Stephens necktie. His raid upon the poor Irish will be very remunerative. He will mulct them of more money than tyrannical England could squeeze out of them ina cen- tary of extortion. They will buy his photo- graphs; they will purchase his biography; they will pay to hear him lecture; they will sub- scribe liberally for the Fenian cause, and they will invest their hard earnings in Feaian bonds. The laborer will break into his little hoard; the servant girl will give up the money she has saved to send home to her poor mother; the washerwoman will take her scanty dollars out of the savings bank, at the call of Mr. Stephens, The millions of dollars already entrusted to O'Mahony and Roberts will be forgotten, and millions more will be cheerfully paid into the hands of the Head Centre, But what will happen when all this is over? When the last speech has been made, the last meeting held, the last cheer raised and the Inst cent oon- tributed, what will Mr. Stephens do? Will he go back and drive the English out of Ireland? Something more than money is necded to effect this, Will be raise a Fenian army? O'Mahony has tried that. Will he capture Canada? Roberts and Sweeny have undertaken this job and been paid for it in advance. Will he fit out Fenian privateers? The government would arrest him and put him into a prison from which he cannot escape should he undertake sach a violation of our laws, What will he dot ' The Hungarian Kossuth bought a fow saddles, pocketed the rest of the, money and slipped away to Europe under the disguise of John Smith. The Irish Kossuth may buy beidles in- stead of saddles, and call himself Jones instead of Smith; but what right. have we te expect any other differences in the termination of his raid? ‘The Committee of Fifteen and the Ad- i ministration, The complicated, rigid and revolutionary schemes of Southern reconstruction reported in both houses of Congress the other day from their joint Committee of Fifteen do not appear to be received by the republicans as the infallible panaces for the Southern evils complained of which the commit- tee had supposed it to be. For instance, Mr. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, has given notice of a material amendment to one of the two bills embraced in the plan of the commit- tee, and Mr. Bingham, a leading republican of Ohio, has given notice of another amendment of the same purport—to wit: that whenever the proposed constitutional amendment in re- gard to federal representation, negro suffrage, civil rights, rebel debts and the federal disfran- chisement till 1870 of all persons voluntarily aiding the rebellion shall have been ratified by any State lately in rebellion, and when any such State shall have modified its laws in con- formity therewith, the Senators and Repre- sentatives from such State, if found duly elected and qualified, may, after haying taken the required oath of office, be admitted into Congress. This is a material improvement upon the committee’s plan, which requires the aforesaid amendment to be engrafted in the federal con- stitution before any one of the excluded States can be readmitted into Congress. Subjected to this condition the outside States may be kept outside for ten, fifteen or twenty years to come. Mr. Bingham, in holding each of those States only to its own ratification, comes nearer the line of justico; but still the question recurs, is even this proposed constitutional amendment necessary? It proposes to put these new provisions into the federal constitution, first, by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress; and, secondly, by a ratification of three-fourths of the Legisla- tures of the several States, viz:—Section 1. The enforcement of the civil rights of all persons in all the States, on a footing of equality. But is not this, for all practical purposes, sufficiently provided for in the Civil Rights bill? Section 2. That representation in Congress shall be graduated and limited according te the re- striction of suffrage at the ballot box in the several States. This may be a good thing; but why should it be encumbered with section 3, which disfranchises from all federal elec- ‘ons, till July 4, 1870, all persons voluntarily aiding the rebellion? Why should the great mass of the whites of the Southern States be required to ratify their own disfranchisement in order to get back into Congress? Section 4 Prohibits any recognition or payment of the debts of the rebellion by the United States or any State, and of any claims for losses of slaves on account of their emancipation. There is surely no necessity for a constitutional amendment in regard to these things, when, in the reconstruction of the Southern States under President Johnson’s directions wo are made secure for the future. The simplo truth is that where there ia any- thing practical, reasonable or essential in this Congressional plan, it has been provided for in the President’s plan. The joint committee adopt his work, accept his measures, and ap- pear to like thom so well that they desire to put them into the constitution. But the com- mittee say that while all this is very good it is not enough. We must disfranchise the South- ern whites till they enfranchise their black population, and make this a constitutional re- quirement to the return of the excluded States to Congress. The President and his Cabinet, it appears, including Messrs, Seward, Stanton, Welles and others, hold the ground that no further conditions precedent are needed, either in the form of constitutional amendments or bills to qualify the excluded States for Con- gross ; that, o# they stand, they are entitled to adnfission in the persons of the loyal men elected to represent them. The joint commit- tee of Congress cannot agree with the Presi- dent simply because, while his objoct is to bring the excluded States back into the gov- ernment a3 a90n as possible, the plan and the purpose of Congress are to keep them out as long as possible, It is apparent, however, that over this recon- straction schedule of constitutional amend- menta and Congressional bills reported from the joint Committee of Fifteen, there will be a severe struggle in both houses, That the scheme cannot paas in its present shape is gen- erally believed ; that it ought not to pasa is conceded even by some leading radicals. The two houses in their conditions of Southern re- construction must come something nearer to Southern restoration, or they will probably only agree to disagree and be compelled to leave the field in tho possession of the Presi- dent and bis successful and satisfactory policy. Lire Ivsvrance anp Scicips.—A decision has just boen rendered by the Supreme Court in the Stato of Maine which is calculated, we should think, to excite some interest among the insu- rance companies and life insurers. It was a case in which a man committed suicide and his heirs claimed the amount for which his life was insured, We believe that in almost all life in- surance policies there is a clause which ab- solves the company from payment when death occurs by felo de se, Are the life insurance companies of Maine conducted on different principles from those of this Siate? Probably the court held that suicide occurs from insanity aud is the result of a special affliction of Provi- dence, and therefore a nataral death. We hardly think that such a judgment would pass uncontested in New York. The insurance ¢om- panies would be in a bad fix if this rale was established, for there are a great many men who would insure their lives for the benefit of their families and then commit suicide. It is rather a risky kind of gambling operation, it is true, but still there are some people who would be found to try it. Tho good old rale that selo de se vitiates a life, insurance policy is about the best, after all. Jon tat tency babe ase adboag in that ton to nn Protease Somuait on bd is not a Q tol yobs tons ep of the Regonstruction Committee; but the reason ‘of that objection {6 doubtless becatmy Gaé cammittee docs not repudiate the Presidest’s acts, Mr. Gzonce Peaspopy.—This gentleman, who has by his distinguished career in England done so much to reflect credit upon his coun- try, bas just arrived in the land of his birth. Mr. Peabody is one of those men to whom honors’ heaped even by royal hands can add little in the way of reputation, The democratis simplicity which displays itself in hia char- acter is not less to be admired than his sump- tuous liberality and boundless charity, which have been exercised with equal devotion to America and to England.* In the latter coun- try he has been the recipient of royal favors as well as of the respect and good will of all classes of the people among whom he has so long resided. On his present visit to his owa country we have no doubt that he will receive # due recognition of his worth. : Threatened Destraetion of the Commis- sion Bustness=State Tax on Merchan= dise Brokers. We publish elsewhere a law of a some- what extraordinary character, which was passed by the last Legislature of this State and signed by the Governor. It provides for an enormous State tax, or fees, upon all auction sales and store goods, wares and merchandise or other personal property which shall be exposed for sale by samples by brokers. All wines and ardent spirits at the rate of one dollar om every one hundred. All goods imported from beyond the Cape of Good Hope at the rate of fifty cents on every one hundred dollars, and all merchandise the product of any foreign coun- try at the rate of seventy-five cenis for every one hundred daJlars, The Comptroller of the State is directed to appoint agents to collect this tax and receive bonds of all brokers and auctioneers. There is evidently a large cat in this meal somewhere, It has very much the appearance of a monster scheme to provide, fat places for favorites at the expense of important business interests in this city. What makes it more suspicious and extraordinary is that it was quietly slipped through without attracting any attention either by the members of the Legis lature, the reporters of the press or those whe are affected by it. The first that the public knew of it was after it was signed and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. [te effect will be seen from the fact that brokers who engage in selling teas by sample now charge one per cent. On this they pay the in- ternal revenue tax, and will now bo required to pay one-half of one per cent in addition to the State. The sugar brokers charge one quar- ter of one per cent on their sales, and under this law they will be required to pay three- quarters of one per cent State tax, making @ tax, besides the internal revenue, of three times the amount charged by them for their service. Bonds have to be given and tees paid for filing them. It seems as if the Legislatura of this State was determined to drive business from this city to other points, like Boston and Phila- delphia. It strikes a severe blow at the whole commission business in this city and State, and virtually compels those enterprising men to abandon their trade. The enforcement of the law according to ita letter and spirit will prove almoat a complete destruction to the commission and brokerage business in this me tropolia. All who are engaged in that line are very justly indignant and have held several meetings to see what can be done in the emer. gency, Tho report of the proceedings of the meeting held in Pine street yesterday, which we publish this morning, will give some idea of the dilemma which the merchandise brokers find themselves in under this law. They seem to be in great doubt as to what they shall do, whether abandon their business or test the law in the courta. A repeal was urged, but tha” Legislature which passed it having adjourned and the Governor having signed the biil, ao relief can come from that sonree until next January, It is certainly a mystery how Gov- ernor Fenton ever signed so ruinous a mee sure, The fact that he has does not speak very well for his sagacity or ability. In the present emergency we can see no other course for the parties affected by the law but to appeal to the United States courts. The tax imposed on foreign goods and mar- chandise is clearly unconstitntional, and waa, wo believe, in effect 40 decided by the United States Courts some years since, This is @ question which Congress alone has jurisdiction over, Itisa tax on commerce that brings the Legislature in conflict with the constitution of the United States, Those interested should make up a case as 3000 a3 possible and take tt before a United States Cigeuit Court and have it adjudicated upon. There can be no doubt a3 to the decision of the Court in the matter. No jurists could possibly docide the law constt- tutional, This should be done at once, before the politicians who have concocted this scheme and provided rich places for themselves can secure the coveted prize. This course should be adopted to rebuke the Albany schemers and as a warning that there are vested in- terests which they cannot appropriate to them- selves at pleasure, Fires in New York. IN SPRING STREET. Shortiy before one o'clock on Wedovsday morning @ fire occurred in the premises No. 154 Spring street, in the apartments of Herman Goodstein. gene oil lamp from the bon ye room to the room ing to get some water, and placed the lamp on a under some articles of his wife's clothing which hung against the wall; that while getting the drink of water he noticed a glare of light, and found that the clothing was on fire. He at once endea to put th that he with much almeulty aid he "and his wi a small store for the i Fl 1 ? a kept john Hiscox h market, oat ity dommaged EH, gas covered ty test ance. i bul A of two stories, and i darmaged about Li IN FULTON STREET, the wi roy he front of the bailding Lae A pont, whole of it wns dostroy- ed. Joss on the stock is estimated at about $12,009, insored for $13,000 in city nies. The loss on the buliding is about $3,000 The cause of the Ore is at t unknown, but it is suppored to Lave origi. nated in some way from the coffee roasting macbine. IN WAIDRM Lane. The alarm of fire at about four o'clock posterdap . The workmen on the the Bonet B otome, bad > 7 ~ of Woe, butdoaly Onaed ooh aa