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

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. | Volume XXXI No. 184 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway, near Broome street.—Mazerra. WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, oppostte the St, Nicholas Hotel.—Tux Exves—Naw mie Goon Fox Noruina. RA HOUSE. 201 Bowers Siva ves, &¢0—Tas Fairy UARDLAN. TONY PASTOR'S OF anc, Dayoixo, Bunt up SemooL OF Mrxstrecsy, ¥itth Avenue Opera House, curth ‘street. —Tux SKELeToN BAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway, oppostts TMLOP.A SINGING, DANcIXa, &0.— titan Hot DYING BELGAND. Tux BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad wwaye-Neauo Comicanimins, BURLESQUES, &@—Las Mise. 'S OPRRA HOUSE, Brooklyn. —Eraroriay Mix. AWLADS, BURLESQUES AND PANTOMIMES, BROOKLYN ATHEN 4) ConsoxoR. IRVING HALL, Irving Vooa anp LNsthtENtat Rosert Heuer, tux GReat place.—Mr. Grorae Simpson's Concur. DODWORTH HALL, 806 Broadway.—Me. J. 8S. Taom #0N'S CONCERT. NEW YORK MUSEUM ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— @pen from 104. M. tly NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, Corner of Twenty- third street and Fourth avenue.—Exumpition of OriGinat Wonks uy Living Anrists. STUDIO BUILDING, 15 Tenth streot.—Mean's Statoxs uN Mansi New York, Friday, May 4, 1866. THE NEWS. CONGRESS, In the Senate yesterday the conference committee on the West Indies telegraph made a report, which waa agreed to, and the bill requires only the signature of the President to become a law. A resolution instructing the Sceretary of the Senate to receive from the House the Post Office Appropriation bill for the purpose of recon- sidering the‘amendiment in relation to the Presidential appointing power was adopted, and its reconsideration ‘was fixed for Monday next A long discussion ensued on the bill to regulate communication between the ‘States. In the House the Army bill, which was rejected on Wednesday, was on motion recommitted to the Commit- tee on Military Affa'rs. The bill for the enlargement of Novada, transferring certain mines in Utah, which the ‘Nevada miners have been working, to the territorial Jurisdiction of Nevada was passed. A joint resolution favoring the establishment of artesian wells on tho mail routes in New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona was passed. ‘The bill for the admission of Colorado,*after further dis- Cussion, was passed by a vote of 80 to 56. : THE FENIANS. Tho schooner Friend, which cleared from Eastport with the Fenians on Tuesday night, and which the ‘Winooski was ordered to pursue, succeeded in capturing ‘the British schooner Wentworth, of Windsor. To this tho arms and cargo of the Friend were transferred, and the Fenians, scuttling their own vessel, continued their expedition in the Wentworth. The Winooski came up ‘with this vessel, but was deceived by her name and ap- pearance, and aMowed her to pass, The Fenians made a descent on Grand Menan Island, but we aro not advised that they accomplished anything startling and terrible. ‘The expedition, like all that the Femans have done, proved a failure, The examination of the Fenians at Cornwall was re- sumed on the 2d inst. Lieutenant Colonel Wheeler, who denied go bitterly that he was a spy in the Canadian ser- ‘Vico, testified against the prisoners. They were com- mitted for trial at the fall Assizes, ‘The Fenian fury in ils city appears to be turned upon the leaders, O'Mahoney has been arrested, tried, mado to diegorge and deposed; and it is now the intention to arrest and try Stephens on his arrival here, which is anticipated, on the 9th inst. Ho is accused of complicity in the acts for which O'Mahoney was tried. The Fenian Senate meets to-morrow. THE CITY. But two additional cases of cholera were admitted on board of the hospital ship yosterday, making the total number of patients now on beard of the Falcon one hun- dred and three. No deaths are reported, The cabin pas- songors of the steamers Virginia and England wero granted permission by the Health OMicer to leave Quaran- tine yesterday and arrived in this city last evening. Tho New York City Tax Lovy has been approved by the Governor. ‘Tho annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was hold yesterday, when the officers for the ensuing year ‘wore olocted. A resolution was carried commending the course recently pursued by Coramodore Rogers and Gen- eral Kilpatrick at Valparaiso. The Board of Councilmen held no mecting yesterday, ‘fA quorum not being present when the roll was called. At the aunual meeting of the Geographical and Statis- tical Soctety, held last evening, Judge Daly was elected President, Henry Grinnell, Vice President; Francis A. Stout, Foreign Corresponding Secretary ; Cyras W. Field, Domestic Corresponding Secretary; Henry Clews, Re cording Socretary; William Remsen, Treasurer, and F. B. Meyers, Librarian. An interesting paper on Cochin Chins, by Dr, MeGown, was read, a vote of thanks passed the reader, and the mecting soon after adjourned A May Day Festival was held at the Cooper Institute Jast evening, for the benellt of the Uni Jocated on East Prondway square, wh patronized by the friends of the Insti gramme embraced a series of entertaining cise9. The third anniversary of the Long Island Historical Sovioty was held last evening at their rooms in Court street, Brooklyn. The annual election of directors and counsellors took place, and a paper on tho “invasion of Long Island by the British and Hessians’ was road by ‘Thomas W. Field, Esq. There were no developments of interest yesterday in the Wall street forgerios, fully reported in a previous issue, The amount of the losses is estimated at three hundred and sixty-fve thousand seven hundred and oighty-three dollars, and it is feared that the guilty party has escaped with his plunder by securing passage on board the Pacife mail steamship Arizona, which vessel aailod on Tuesday. Apropos of the reported presenta- tion of a supposed counterfeit check to the teller of the Continental Bank, who is peported to have at once pro- Mounced the certification mark genuine, several spicy communications will be found ip our news columos. Mossra. Cronise & Co., who received the check from Ross, masert that it was by them sent to the bank and pro- nounced gonuine, while the cashier of the Continental aMirys that it was not secn in that institation until forwarded by the Clearing House on the morning after Ata acceptance by the business {irm. An injunction has been granted, on application of ser eral stockholders of the Pacifle Mail Sten pany, reatraining the directors from disposing of certain vemols of the Company on the ground of fraud in the wale of one of them The case came up yesterday in the Clerke, ona motion to show canse why the in) jon should aot gontnne. The argniment tet down for toeday a motion The ¢ say nelle Vitor J i Court, Chambers, tw 0) . the elty for thirty-seven +t i are 1 on @ clam of Mr George Law for the builaing of the Battery rip-rap wall, Judge Clorke reserved his decision. + An important caso, concerning the alleged stealing by aman gamed John Lambert, of $20,000 in gold, the property of the United States, from a trank on board a fieamer plying between Oregon and San Francisco, came uv» for examination yesterday before Commissioner Os- born. A considerable quantity of evidence having been taken, the inquiry was adjourned until this morning A man named MoCastine was arrested yesterday on (he charge of passing a $10 counterfeit bili on the Albany Gty Bank. Gatorday morning about six o'clock a fire occurred iti fe building No. 636 Pearl street, It was soon ex tinguished, the damage smounting only to about four Ahousand dollers The steamship Lodona, Captain Movey, which was to fave sailed yesterday for Galveston, was unavoidably Aotained, and will leave to-morrow, Saturday, ot two P. , , from plor No. 33 Bast river, foot of Beekman street ‘ F quo stock yoarkot was highor yesterday aud closed b, strong. Governments wore firm. Gold closed at 127% a 128. There was more steadiness but not much improve- ment in other respects in commercial circles yesterday. The brokers in foreign merchandise are still greatly an- noyed by the new tax law, and some of them are con- verting themselves into commission merchants in order to avoid the tax. In the sugar market the business yes- terday was moderate at previous prices. Coffee was dull and nominal. Cotton dull. Petroleum firm. Dry goods declining. Freights dull. On ’Change flour was firmer. Wheat firmer. Corn easier. Pork excited at the open- ing, dull and lower at the close. Boof steady. Lard firmer, Whiskey dul! and nominal. MISCELLANEOUS. , Our special correspondent in Jamaica, dating at Kings- ton, April 24, states that the commissioners instructed to investigate the causes and origin of the late rebellion weft busily engaged in preparing their report, Great anxiety existed as to the probable contents of this im- portant paper, the friends of Governor Eyre claiming that the testimony as to premeditation, extent and affiliae tion with enemies of the cvlonial constitution in London have been so clearly proven as to insure the hororable acquittal of that gentleman on the ground that his meas- ures were all necessary for a prompt suppression of the outbreak. On the other hand it is said that evidence has been given to show thatthe military demoralization was so widespread under his executive that men were shot without any pretence of a trial, the surgeon of a West India regiment having ordered the execution of three on his own account, Tho churches and clergymen were still much agitated, In the reconstruction testimony presented to the House yesterday was the evidence of Mr. Bedford Brown, formerly United States Congressman from North Carolina, Hoe says that the people of that State are anxious to be restored to full union, and that the schools for blacks are not obnoxious in any way to them. He believes that the Burcau might very safely be abolished, as justice would be rendered the negro iu all the courts without its intervention. The United States Marshal at Norfolk states that the claims against tne Washington Irving, the vessel that ran a guantlet of batteries to escapo when libelled, had been paid by the owners previous to her departure, and that he had no reason to detain her. The Union Committee oi Ohio made a call on Tuesday foraconvention at Columbus for the 20th of June, to nominate candidates fur Secretary of State and Judge of the Supreme Court. The negro riots in Memphis have, it is presumed, finally been suppressed. About thirty schoolhouses and Gwellings occupied by them in South Memphis were buraed on Wednesday night. Last night threats of burn- ing the city wore made hy tho nogro troops just mustéred out at Fort Pickering, and the Sixteenth regulars were charged with kesping them inside the works. Goneral Stoneman issued an order forbidding the assemblage of any bodies of armed men, black or white. Work has been commenced in the Boston Navy Yard onthe new steam frigate Ammonoosuc, by order of the Navy Department, and that vessel is being pushed rapidly to completion. She isto go on duty with the now South Pacific squadron. The delegates from tho Texas Convention called upon President Johnson yesterday, and passed a few hours in conversation with him, mainly on business and, social matters, A detailed account of the Kentucky State Convention, which convened on tho Ist inst., with tho resolutions in full offered on ths occasion, is published in the Hurauy this morning. The Senate of the Tennessee Legislature has passed the Franchise bill by a vote of thirteen to six. It ia now a law, and by it over nine-tenths of the people of that State will be disfranchisea. Lord Monck, the Governor General of Canada, was given a grand reception by the Mayor and citizens of Ottawa, C. W., on his recent removal to that city, in which he inteuds to make bis permanent residence. Mrs. Jeff Davis has arrived at Fortress Monroe trom Montreal for the purpose of visiting her husband. A fire occurred in Fort Edward, N. Y., yesterday, damaging property to the amount of $65,000. Loir Mayhew, convicted of tho murder of Theodore Durham, at Indian Falls, in Genesee county, N. Y., on the 14th of July Jest, 1s to be exeouted at Batavia to-day. Awhite man was whipped at Wilmi N CG, yea. terday, for larceny, by order of Judge Buxton. ‘The President has instructed General Canby, at New Orleans, to release the sequestrated cotton which had been held by tho-emillitary there, and not to interfere in future with the United States Court. Tho court reopencd immediately, and the coiton was turned over to the United states Marshal. Tho train from Jersey city for Philadelphia yesterday moruing ran over a horse and wagon at Hudson City, demolishing the vohiclo, kiliing the horse, and, it is feared, tatally injuring William Henry and a boy named Honeyman, who wero occupants of the wagon. ‘The towboat Tigress exploded both boilers in the’ Mississippi, wear Memphis, on Wednesday, killing six persons and wounding several more, Reconstruction—The President and the Committee of Fifteen. - Congress made war on the President ‘as one who bad gone against the true interests of the country. Prominent men in the republican party denounced the President asa traitor, and the chosen phrasemonger of that party de- clared that Andrew Johnson bad given up to the South the fruits of the Northern victory; that he had shorn our triumph of all that made it valuable. On the floor of Congress*he was anathematized as an “executive usurper and despot” He was charged with an intention to destroy the constitution by substituting for its equable distribution of political forees a “one man power.’ He was habitually called, in entire disregard of public decorum, “the man atthe other end of the avenue,” and in the Senate a member blasphemously thanked God tor the visitation of illness that kept from their seats men who would, if present, have voted to sustain the President, Judging from all the obloquy thus heaped upon the President, the country naturally thought that he bad been guilty of some heinous act. The people, it is true, did not know what his crime was. So far as they could see, the President had been engaged only in one great labor-—that of restoring the Southern States to their relations with the Union. But this the people thought was carrying to its ultimate result the great pur- pose for which the country had gone to war, and therefore they thought his efforts at recon- struction entitled only to praise, and to the more praise as they were evi- dently successful. However, trusting their party leaders, many of them accepted the fact that the President had committed some great crime, and hoped,to learn what the crime was by and by. They waited patiently. It was known that a committee of Congress ap- pointed on reconstruction was busy bottling and labelling the radical wrath goon to be poured on the devoted head of Mr. Johnson. ‘This committee was to soe, weigh, argue, in- quire, judge, and report. No one could say what horrors, what wonders of political villany that report might reveal. Impeachment of the President was vaguely whispered as one of the less considerable of its possible results. Its propositions for reconstruction would at least show by their direct contrariness to what had been done by the President that he had de- fied Congress, common sense and the country. Congress could not for very shame show less than that efter all it had said. | This Congressional commitiee of fifteen has reported. Shat up ina dark room for nearly | five months, it had abundant time to frame, mature and elaborate that report that was to incinde the rroat radical plan, and has finally laid its labors before the world. And the first and most obvious fact in relation to this radios! | programme is that it not only does not object to any single act of the President ia the war NEW YORK HERALD, ter of reconstruction, but absolutely accepts all that he has done and indorses his course in the strongest possible terms, “It is expedient,” says the committee, “that the States lately in insurrection should at the earliest day consistent with the future peace and safety of the Union be restored to participation in aii political rights.” These words embrace the whole basis of the President's course; they express the very spirit of his policy. Not one word against the acts of Andrew Johnson. Not even a little clause to involve or imply a rebuke for, or to point out to the people the ac/3 that made him a “usurper and a despot.” By this report of the Reconstruction Com- mittee Congress swallows its words—almost swallows itself. It tells the country in the most emphatic way that the President was right all the time, and that its reconstruction com- mittee, after a patient search of five months, cannot put its finger on a point in the Presi- dent’s plan to justify its abuse. What must be the result? Simply that the whole mass of the party arrayed against the President must go over or go under; simply that the party must perceive immediately the great error it fell into in following the lead of the insane Stevens,and rectify that error. Already this isbegun. Mr. Stanton adheres to the President. Finding that nothing can be said against his policy, that there is no other course to take, he gives in his allegiance to the great practical reconstruc- tionist, and thus signalizes the commencing disentegration of the radical faction, Commodore Kodgers on the Bombardment of Valparaiso. The official report ot Commodore Rodgers of the bombardment of Valparaiso, addressed to the Seeretary of the Navy and published in our columns yesterday, is certainly one of the most extraordinary documents ever signed by an American officer, The Commodore appears to have been in a dense fog as to what course he ought to pursue, The responsibility thrown upon him seems to have entirely unnerved him, and yet he iogk occasion to assume more of the responsibility than justly belonged to him. It was quite enough for him to be s Commodore; but he tried to be a Minister besides, Sent out to the coast of Chile as a naval officer, he under- took to do a little diplomacy, and was rather unsuccessful in his attempts upon both the English and the Spanish Admirals. In his re- port he is not contented with a statement of facts, but he gives us @ curious analysis of the processes of reasoning by which he ar- rived at certain conclusions, The analysis is very clear; the processes were very logi- cal; the conclusions were excellent; but after he had reached them Commodore Rodgers did not act upon them. Had his ac- uions coincided with his conclusions Valparaiso would nothave been bombarded. He displays some knowledge of international law, and pro- duces a neat little essay upon the relations be- | tween Spain and Chile ; but when he drops the pen and pipe of the philosopher and resumes his proper character of a naval officer, we see that he docs nothing. Evidently the metaphysi- | cal Commodore is out of place in tho Navy Do- partment. He might profitably be transferred to a desk im the State Department to assist Secretary Seward. Commodore Rodgers explicitly informs us that his opinion of the bombardment of Valpa- raiso does not differ from that of the rest of mankind. He thinks that the Spanish have committed a great outrago, and an outrage, too, upon American neatrals, and he also admits that be was sent to Chile to prevent such out- rages. The question is, why did he not pre- vent them? We can find no satisfactory ex- planation of this point. From his own showing he did either too much or too little. He offered “to go beyond the letter of instruc- tions to preserve a atrict ~ neutrality,” but when the time came he did not go. He offered to “go as much farther as the English Admiral chose; but when the English Admiral declined to choose the im- pulsive Commodore quictly withdrow his op- position. He was not afraid of the Spanish fleet; for, “from target experiments,” he was certain that “in not less than thirty seconds, and not more than thirty minutes”—this par- ticularity as to time is very amusing—“the Monadnock herself, entirely unassisted, would leave only the mastheads of the Namancia above water.” Well, then, why did not the Commodore interfere? He says that “a nation, witnessing a disturbance among her sister na- tions, need not rest absolutely impassive, but with sincere neutrality might interfere, with foree if necessary, to kcep the operations of belligerents at least within the law for the pro- tection of neutral persons and neutral pro- | perty.” If Commodore Rodgers be-a nation— and we presume that he regarded himeclf in that light—his argument is perfectly sound. Why did he not carry it into: practical effect? He argued, and that was all. After proving that he ought not to allow Valparaiso to be bonabarded he stood calmly by and saw its houses knocked over and its inbabitants killed, The only excuse that the Commodore offers for his inaction is that he made up his mind to do nothing without the co-operation of the Eng- Nigh Admiral. “I said,” he writes, “thet I had no intention of becoming a catspaw to draw European chestnuts out of the fire, and then have the Power I served laughing at my singed paws while they enjoyed the fruits of my temority.” Here is a singular maddle. Not only does the Commodore transform himself from anation’to a catspaw, but he actually scems to think that he is justified for not taking care of American neutrals because the English Admiral refused to take care of English neu- trals. It was al}very well to offer to co-operate with the English Admiral; but when co-opera- tion became impossible then Commodore Rodgers shoul have done bis duty, as he un- derstands an@ explains it, without any refer- ence to wha other people did. Instead of this, he moved his vessels out of the way s0 as to give the Spanish guns @ fair range. He now desires to know the opinion of his government upon his course. The dpinion of the American people is that he ought to have acted like In- graham in the case of Kosta, and like Wilkes in the case of Mason and Slidell. The government can forgive an officer who goes beyond bis instructions in bis zeal to protect Amorican citizens, property or interests; but it cannot excuse an officer who dors too little because he is afraid of doing too mach. ter having “conferred freely” with Minister Kil- patrick—whom the Commodore docs not men- tion until the close of his report because he “aid not wiah to break the continuity of the narrative” —some decided course ought to have been resolved upom and firmly pursued. Dvubilese Kilpasgiek bad bis instrugiiqns and FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1866. Rodgers had his; and they should either have obeyed those instructions strictly, or, having resolved to go beyond them for good and suf- ficient reasons, they should have boldly taken the initiative. We should like to see the instructions; for it is not at all improbable that Secretary Seward has a finger in this imbroglio, But Commodore Rodgers appeate self-condemned. Either he had a right to interfere to prevent the bombardment or he had not, He decided that he had the right; but yet he neglected to enforce it. Our Practical Soldiers on Southern Re- construction. The Reconstruction Committee, which lately ceased its fruitiess Inbors, has reported the testimony of Major General Philip Sheridan, and we are favored with the sensible views of that practical soldier upon the subject of Southern reconstruction. Relieved of the curb of leading questions propounded to him, and asked to express his own ideas of the Southern status, General Sheridan tells us very plainly and forcibly that, though not as satisfactory as the unquestionably loyal people desire, the sen- timents of the lately rebellious Southerners to- wards the Union are all that could be reasonably expected under the circumstances of their de- feat and impoverishment; and that, though naturally disposed to cling to the legends and leaders of their lost cause, they earnestly desire the full restoration of the Union. We are re- minded by the views thus expressed by General Sheridan of those of General James B, Steedman, a not less gallant and practical soldier of the yélunteer army. This officer was questioned by @ member of the Committee on Reconstruction in order to elicit his views be- fore summoning him to testify. His opinions were, like those of General Sheridan, not of the character to suit the committee, and Steedman was not examined. In reply to the question “What class of people in the South are most loyal to the Union?” General Steed- man, instead of praising the negroes as his questioner expected, answered very laconi- cally, “the returned rebel soldiers.” On being asked to explain the devotion of these soldiers to their former leaders, whom they almost ie ap pe toe es wt Me unanimously supported for all State and na- tional offices in their gift, Steedman replied that he did not well see how anything else could be expected of them. They professed sincerity alike in engaging in the war and in submitting to the arbilrament of arms, and they were naturally devoted in peace to the men who had led them in war and in danger. To have eup- ported Unionists who stayed at home and re- mained loyal would have been to acknowl- edge not only that themselves were wrong morally, but inferior intellectually. It was not in the nature of men to do this; and more General Steedman thought was to be hoped from men who proved their sincerity by their consistency, than from those who abandoned principles which they believed honest for the sake of securiiy. The testimony of our practical generals, such as Grant, Thomas, Sherman, Sheridan and Steedman, as indeed of all those free from po- litical and party complications, attests, while acknowledging the existence of what General Sheridan calls the “disposition to glorify re- belliony’ the sincerity with which the rebel. leaders-and gptdiers have submitted to defeat, and the honesty of their desire to see the coun- try fully restored in the prosperity and slrength of the old Union. a Toe Heratp asp Crry Ixrwovements.—Some of the city journale-are making’ invidious re- marks about the Heranp advocating this or that improvement for the city. We have a few words to say in regard to this. We have al- ways advocated whatever could inure to the benefit of the people of the United States and especially the citizens of New York. In 1835 we toiled amoag the ruins of a great fire and gave what has been termed a vivid description thereof. This has also been regarded as the beginning of practical journalism in this coun- try. It was followed by our making arrange- ments among those who had control of the postal concerns of the country for a better regulation of the mails and the transportation of newspaper matier, We gave the first ac- count in this country of the landing of Lonis Napoleon, who has made some noise in the world, at Cherbourg. This awakened a gasp- ing curiosity among the proprietors of blanket sheets. In 1840 we established a corps of cor- respondents in Washington, and published avery morning succceding a Congressional meeting a full report of its proceedings, Clay, Webster and Calhoun figured in those days, with Tyler as President. This again was. a source of wonder to onr contemporaries, only sut+ passed by their chagrin at our success. in managing some of the most important financial measures of the day, among others breaking down the old National Bank, which had:be- come @ huge and corrupt political monster. About this period ocean steam navigation was introduced by foreigners. From time to time, even to the present day, the Hrraup has bees the earnest and unswerving advocate of estaly lishing American ocean steam lines. In 1845.we eclipsed the United States mail and furnished news from New Orleans, which embraced all Mexican intelligence, three days in advanee. In the eneceeding year we established a regu- lar express system, which gave the Ameriean people the earliest intelligence in regard to the Mexican war—the battles on the Rio Grande, the capture of the city of Mexico and the occupation of the halls of Montezuma by the brave men under General Scott. The elec- tric telegraph was started. We encouraged it, See to what dimensions it has spread. During the war for the Union the Heratp was, we be- lieve we are justified in soying, the most effec- tive engine, next to the army and navy, en- gaged in the work of puting down the rebels. In short, we have encouraged everything tending to the development of the energies and re- sources of the United States ond planted journaliem in Americs upon a superior, secure and solid foundation. Without recurring to other national matters in which the Hyraup has takes a hand with viger, we will come to some of those local affaires in which we hare exercised an important inflacnce. We took hold of the Park in its infwncy. It was a ragged, rocky, barren district. Piggeries and duck ponds were smong ita striking fea- tures, and squalor reigned W,erever a patch could be found upon yhick “o erect @ shanty. What ie it now? Brilligrat with verdure and redolent of sweet odors; a of pastime, amusement and recr’_ation the people, old and young, rich an%, poor. The introduction of Croton water, bp-which #0 many beautiful Iake- Jets and spark)‘ag fountains bare beon formed, from the inception always found a champion in us. We have taken ho'd of a grand roadway, the Boulevards, stretching from the Park around the upper portion of Manhattan Island and back. This will open a delicious part of the metropolis to equestrian exercises and add a new lung for the respiration of the city. But we have not space to enumerate all the great things the Heranp bas done during its existence for the benefit of the country and the city; and despite the ignorance of our con- temporaries in these respects, and the captious, silly and inconsistent actlon of the city gov- ernment with respect to other city improve- ments, we shall not fail to advocate any pro- position that may redound to the credit and, honor of the Empire City. Spam, Came anp Mr. Szwarp.—Our cor- respondence from Madrid, which we pub- lished yesterday, contained the curious statement that a general rumor prevailed in the Spanish capital that O’Donnell had re- ceived assurance from Washington of moral aid and comfort to Spain in her war with the South American republics. It is said that citi- zens of the United States resident in Madrid are treated with the most marked considera- tion; that the position supposed to. be occupied by this country towards Spain in her present difficulty was such as to call forth the highést measure of praise and commendation. It was | tlie Cabinet the great pillar of the party. His even intended to entertain the officers of our Mediterranean squadron at a grand banquet in the royal palace on heir arrival in port. What is to be inferred from all this? Has some one been hoodwinking the Spanish gov- ernment with the belief that we are going to support a war against neighboring republics of which we are the natural ally and guardian—a war, too, undertaken for the meanest molives, the getting of money Orhas Mu Seward ffally been blowing hot and cold on this Spanish-Chilean question? Does he cast commiserating glances at poor, battered Valparaiso, and exchange smiles of encouragement upon Madrid? It is evident that the Spanish government and people re- gard the Secrelary of State as a Janus, who will keep the gates of the temple opexi, or will shut them, to suit their purposes. Probably they remember the long drawn out correspond- ence with France concerning affairs in Mexico and the ag yet resultless negotiations with England about the Confederate pirates, aud they make their calculations accordingly. However, while we do not assume that Mr. Seward has adopted a slanting policy like that suggested in our Spanish correspondence, we hope that when the next news arrives we shall learn that there has been a change of tone'in the councils of her Catholic Majesty and that the officers of the American fleet will have been entertained rather with “funeral Saked meats” than @ royal banquet, The probability is that the state of exultant feeling existing in Madrid has been encouraged for the purpose of keeping up a show of popu- lar sympatey with a war which is rgarded’ by the liberal party in Spain a3 atrocious and unjustifiable. Mr. Seward, however, can throw @ good deal of light wpon the subject. Tue New Convess 10 THE "3 Poucy.—We hve: received. from waabligeod & confirmation cf the statement recent! graphed to us that ot the last Cabinet meeting: Mr. Stanton came oat squaswiy and unequivocalij: in favor of the President’s policy. The radical. organz,alarmed at itweffect mpon their prospects, sneered at and tried to-disoredit it. The article published by one of them:yesterday shows from its hesitating and mortified! fone that it no longer entertaina any doubt cf the fact. The importance of this defection fiom the radical renks cam neither be exaggerated on the one side nor qualified on the other. Mr. Stanton constiteted, or was supposed’ to constitute, in general sourse of proceeding and! bis doclara- tions in private, though not exactly hostile to the President, allled to the inference that on the reconetruetion question he wou'd take a po- sition of antagonism to him. The radicals were as confident of this as they cold be confi- dent of anythiiag. To their intense: disgust he has disappointed their expectations amd ranged himself unreservedly on the President’s side. We congratulate the country, but more espe- cially do we congratulate the neophyte himselt on the light that has broken in upon:him. It was all thot wes wanting to complete: the use- fulness of a career which, in the darkest hours of the nation’s trials, proved of swch-emineat service to it.. % isto be hoped that,like all converts, Mr. .Sianton will distinguish himself by the fierceness and earnestness of hio zeal in combating the commonenemy. We have been among the most energetic of his opponents when we thought he was in the wrong, but now that he Is once mere im the true faith, we cansay with all sincerity that we are happy tx be in communion with him. Morn Frasps mx: Wasr. Street.—Wall street is again in a fuss and. afurry. Another ran has walked off with four or five hundred thousand dollars of geld. The-innocent cashiers and un- sophisticated ‘tellers: inve once more been de- luded by forged chee&s and bonds. A stranger comes into'the street, presents a check for fifty thousand dollars in gold, and these shrewd Wall street financiers pwy over the money, ask no questions, and are very much astonished to find themselves swindled. This is worse than the Lord case, where several million dollexs worth of bonds were left lying around loose in a safe that wouldn’t lock. It excels the Ketcium case, the Jankins case, and the Huntington case, We advise everybody who has any money to keep away frem Wall street. The business people there are-too trustful and confiding for thie world. 2 requires so little troable to de- ceive and reb them that the only wonder is why any thief should remain poor by wasting his time uyon other and harder aad smallerg game. * Mews from San Francisco, DEPARTUSE OF THE STRAMER GOUDEN AGE FO PANAMA—SUIT AGAINST AS4 8. MERCER, AO ANT OV THR WASHINGTON TEAWITONS, FEMALE ( /OLO- NIAATION BOHEME, 17¢ The steamer Golden Ag with 81,060,000 in treasuire, New York account. cre, April 80, 4966, lea ft a today of when $776,596 are on San Prove co, Me 1, 1964. The amount of customs duties paid dutgag April at th) exceeds ove million dollars. zabeth Thorn and Jacob W. Balch Sommenced s Bult against Avs S$. Mercer, of to steaney Continental, to recover damages amounting in the agrgegate to three thousand five handrod dollars, for loss “ef oaggage, de- tention and frand. ‘The bark Perle, from Pisco, brings $3,000 in silver 4 of ieeubanier Saw Frawertoo, May 2, 1308. Honoluta adviens state that (1:6 steamer Rilsna, sup. posen hopelossly wrecked, b’ss arrived comparatively ua barmed. ng stocks ‘odatines, dull. ir, $520; Hale & aa a ‘vetlow, "racket, $600, Chotlar Patasi ay Nor #295, Tripod) man drove up to the residenge of » gentleman in Kast ‘Twenty-first street, brought out his packages and deliv- ered one, a letter, to the lady of the house, saying that theenvelope enclosed @ check for one hundred and thirty-four dollars, and there were charges to the amount of three dollars his due. The lady, nothing, paid the demand, and the ex) drove away. Upon opening the letter it was found thas there was within a check for the sum ‘ified, (Sy ing to have been drawn by J. H. Hamilt to the order of the lady's husband on the Fulton National Beak, & this city. Of course upon the docu to the teller of the bankit that there was no such individual having deposits and that the entire affair was a to obtain the sum of three dollars without giving value received. The enterprise of this pretended expressman should brought to a conclusion, Save oy TazaTricaL Prorearins.—The stage properties, scenery, gas and other fixtures of Lucy Rushton’s theatre were sold out at auction by Messrs. Leeds & Miner yes terday morning. There was but a slim attendance, and the purchases were made at remarkably low prices. The gas chandelier in the dome brought $25; parquet car. peting, $25; private box curtains, $20; the splendid crimson drop curtain, $75; stage scenery and machinery, $100; wings and slides, $40; scenery of Valiant Valem- tine, $50; ropes, wheels, &c., $25; doors, traps, &6., $20; ingrain carpet of Miss Rushton’s dressing room, $200; mirrors in the same, $50; Valiant Valentine's throne, $6; andall the right and title of H. H. Davis im ¢ the scenery, fixtures aud property on the premises brought the sum of $100, Ag 1an who gave bis name as Mr, Allen was the principal bidder, and was successful in buying the most ef the articles, as he very little opposition. ‘The auctioneer closed the sale at meridian, with the remark that the purchases must all be removed from tho premises within the space of twen- ty-four hours, a feat deemed rather difficult of accom- plishment, Excursion or Tie Srvpexts or Eastman Co“unam.— ‘The first excursion of the season came off yesterday with considerable éclat, and was attended with the moss pleasing and enjoyable results, The excursionisis, com sisting of nine hundred and thirty of the students of the Eastman Business College, of Poughkeepsie, left that clly at eight o'clock yesterday morning upon the beautl- ful steamer River Queen, and after a pleasant sail down the Hudson, arrived at the foot of West Eighteenth street about noon, After landing, the students formed in line with flags and banners, and headed by the fi band of the institution, marched in procession’ to Twenty-third stroct, through Twenty-third strest to Fifth avenue, down Fifth avenue to Broadway, down Broadway to the City Hall, where they were reviewed by Mayor Hoffman. But very few of the students were under nineteen years of age, while many of them were much older, and sported huge patriarchal beards tbat would unquestiona- vie have 9 the blush those apologies for whiskers warn bs qrise mon who ved gogtginporary with Herodotus, Professor Eustman and sever citizens of Poughkeepsie accompanied the st as iuvited guests, and all were well picused with their visit tothe metropolis. After admiring the sights and scenes in Gotham they re-ombarked on board of the steamer at a lato hour, and proceeded on their way back to the classic shades of the vollege. Free Pastes,—We learn that the Attorney Genoral of the State has given as his opinion that the act of the Legislature prohibiting railzoad companies in the,State from issuing free passes, or carrying persons free of charg?, annuls al] passes now in existence, other thap those éxaepted it the bill. The exceptions are: Persons injured on the road, stck or disabled soldiers, and officers ‘oremployes of the road. Several railroads haye been notified to this effect. Awgrican Instirere. —The yegular quarterly meeting of the American Institute was hgld last evening at their rooms in the Cooper Institute. The report of the finances of the society was subinitfét und approved. The new code of by-laws was then plaed under com sideration, and a stormy and exciting discussion ensued, Nothing further of importance transpired. AMay Dar Featrvat.—The Union Sunday School, @ worthy institution which is located on Kast Sroadwag square, No. 478 Grand street, fast night held a May day featival at the Cooper Institute, which was @ very creditable and weil patronized affair. Tho school numbers about three hundred scholars, girls and boys, and is supported solely by the teachers and friends the achool. Itis nota seciaran institution and bes connestion with any ehurch. The festival last night been arranged for the purpose of raisiny fuads | support of the school, and a series of interesting ouing vocal exereises by the scholars were through. ‘The programme in part first embraced @ series of choruses, songs, emthoms and soles, which wery admirably roadered. soto wore Misses Ella Ackley, Addie Shaw and “Linle Part second was composed of a cantata the “Queen of Mag,” which inchaed a exorcises and the crowning of the May acters: successful affair. ‘The first business in order was the reeaing of the (report. The Librarian, Geo. Heannot, Esq., rend’ bis report, in which he detwiled the many vatuable addltioney of Yooks, manuscripts aod papers mado Cit year, Some of the books were of rare worth and Tho report of the Exesutive Committocy was read by Rev, Dr. R. S. Storrs, Jr... in which he portrayed im stirring, concise and beautiful languago, thie tm of the work in which the society is the suecess of their carly efforts, the* im of making the society more stable, and thebuilding of adibrary (historical and political) and moseam second toany in the country. He spoke oS the pubhe spirit of the men of culture in Brovklyn, recommended the raising of the sum of sand ‘dollars during the ner’ year as a library’ fund, for the purchase of rare boske. report waa unanimously adopted, aud fifteec*bundred copies were ordered to be prmted. Mr. Thomas W. Field thea read a paper on the “Invasion of Long Island by the British and Hessians,” after which thesoclety went into» an election for directors and: coum- sellors for: the ensuing year, with the following result: —Direetors—Ethelbert 8 Mills, R. 8S. Storrs, Jr, D. D.; Josiah O. Low, A. N, Littlejohn, D. D.; Charles BE! West, LL. D, Counsellors—John ‘A. Lam, Francis Vinte, B.D, Tounia ES Bergen, F, A. Parley, D. D,, Benj. D. Silliman, Hon. Jemes Humphrey, county; Wex Callen Bryant, John A: Ki ino McCormick, Joun Harold, 1. P-Prince, So) D. Townsend, Qaeens county; Selah 13. Strong, Smith, Wm. % Pelletreau, James Tuthi Whittaker, Eo P, Hedges, Suffolk county. Viotattons or Tn Ixmnvan Roemer Law.—Upwards of thirty warrants wero issued by United states Comumis» sioner Jones, of Brooklyn, for violutions of the Internal Revenue law, ‘The warrants were placed in the hands of the United States Marshal, who wel forthwith arrest the parties for trials Sastrany Conprtion ov Brooms tw.—Sergeant Botee, of the sanitary squad, roporte that for the week eading April 29 one handred and thirty oight complaints were made of sinks, cesspool, cellars, tenement houses, ie, and one hundted and eighty-four auieances wore asated. The squad exe very active at paesent, and do mech preserve the gemeral health. 5 ALMAST, The aljegod error in engroaning the Levy bill bowing been oorre: th provedit. News from Fortress Monroe. SETTLEMEST OF THR DIFFICULTY IN KELAMON FO TH# STRAMER WASHINGTON IRVING—ARDAVAL OF MAY. JRF. DAVIS, RTC. Foran Moynor, May 2, 1966, The stpamer Washingtor, Irving has procee’ed to New York, ‘he United States Marshal states that the gov- ornmer ®claim against hes had been paid by her owners, and he ,did not consider himself obliged to detain her on formetiy the. Diod nga, fy % the blockade Edith, which was supk in ‘ear river by the » during the attack on Fort Fisher, has been raised * gaa arrived at Norfolk. She isa double screw trom willer A twetvo-poundor Parrott gun is still om Her speed from Wilmington to Norfolk averaged knots with only one engine. /& grand ball was given last evening on the Ualted St ites =~ Connemangh, in Hampton Reads. The Fe eet been ordered toa Southern station, and @\ gent was intended to reciprocate kindnesses \ gher officers during their sojourn at this place. A sale of Quartermasters occurred ‘ md will be continued till all the are Pint Assistant Secretary of the Navy G. 2B. Fox and several other distinguished persous bave arrnwed here fi chmond gre: Fonrnnss Mownos, May 5, 1866. Mra. Jefferson Davis arrived this morning direct frou Montreal. Another Alleged Prussian Forger. UNITRD STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT, BROOKLYN, Frederick Busehe was brought before Commissiogee Newton on Wednesday afterzoon, charged with having several banks in Meokienburg, Prussia, of the som $20,000, by means of forged checks. Ax soom fas the accused secured the money be taok pax ma sip for this country, and eight, days afierwards two Prussian government Gpetectives, selled in the steamer Scotia, of the Canard line, from, Liverpool for this try in_pureult of Busca, Theg soceeeded ja Now York two hourg before the vessel in » Someone wes a . & complain’ haaaty made belace Commissioner N cousul of the Tyachy of Mecklenberg on hie © stition of United Stat’ 4 Marshals, the priconer Marshats andthe Prustian detectives bire The surptyte of Busche can be better imag dosoribe’/when he found the a i “fio prisoner asserts that the ¢ againr’/'him is mere subterfuge, aud that he te on Aaly iitzeal charges; that he came to tt efor asylum, and calls upon the Amer! e © protect him. does not wadoertand | Bnglish tanzinge se the i arn and aoa trenelated ‘fa by his counse: The case will be heord ont ot inet