The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1866, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OPFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STs. — Volume XXXI.. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway, near Broome etree —Magerra, WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, onposti, the St. Nicholas Hole Tax Exvas—CuossinG mie Line, 3 D SoHooL oF MINsTReLsY, GEORGE CARI Tyo fe., Fifth Avenue Opera Hotes, los. 2 and 4 West Twenty-fourtn street.—Tue Vincinia UPIDS. STOR'S OPERA HOUSE. 201 Bowery —Sina pebavcne, Bose, ko Oie onpais Yuass NOR, N FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 535 Broadway, opposit ysiropeiian Hotel.-Ermiorian Sinaia, Danuta, &0.— AaRPPA. BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad way.—Nsono Comicazimixs, BuRLasques, &0.—Mazurra. HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Eraroriay Mine STARLSY—BALLADS, BURLESQUES AND PANTOMiMas. NBW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Open from 10 A. M. till 10 P. M. COOPER INSTITUT! Astor place.—E.oourionary Reapinas. id SOMERVILLE ART GALLERY, 845 Broadway.—Ma- Wx. Braproan’s Picrunz, “Suauens-Orvsuxsp sx Ice- amas." TRIPLE SHEET. New Yerk, Friday, May 11, 1866. TO ADVERTISERS. fo Insure the proper classification of advertisements they must be vrought in before half-part eight o'clock ‘to the evening. CONGRESS, Inthe Senate yesterday the bill allowing Vice Ad- miral Farragut a secretary, and the bill placing an ad valorem duty of twenty per cent on imported cattle, ‘Were passed, The consideration of the Post Office Appro- Priation bill was then taken up where it was dropped the day before—Mr. Nye ending his speech. He was replied to by Mr. Doolittle, and soon after the Senate ad- Journed, ‘The House, after further desultory debate on the Re- Construction Committee’s joint resolution, was called to ‘® vote on it, and the result was the passage of the reso- lution proposing an amendment to the constitution bya vote of 128 to 3% Mr. Raymond, of New York, ‘and Mr. Thomas, democrat, of Maryland, voted im the affirmative. The negative voters in- cluded the rest of the democrats, with an ad- fition of the following republicans :—Latham, Phelps, Rousseau, Shanklin, Smith and Whaley. There + Was considerable excitement in the gallery, to which Mr, Eldridge ok some vojections, speaxing ot ~ungge:- heads,” when he was informed by the Speaker that he must not insult the Action on the two bills appended to the report was rested until the fate of the resolution just passed is decided in the Senate, The House adjourned ubtll Monday. THE FENIANS. * James the Head Centre of the Irish Repub- slican B: arrived in this city from France yes- terday in the steamahip Napoleon III. He was mot on is arrival by a commities of the Fenian Brotherhood, ~tnd by thousands of Irishmen, who were anxiously waiting for bis arrival. He proceeded from the wharf %o the Metropolitan Hotel, followed by ‘ane crowd, where he will remain for the present. The news of his arrival spread with telegraphic speed at the city, and one hour ‘afterwards at least Persons assembled in front of the hotel endeavoring to catch a glimpse of this prominent per- eonage. Mr. Stephens remained in his room conversing with the committee and receiving the calls oa friends as he ohose to meet. In 5 gonversation with the reporters ff the press iMr. Stephens gave a few hints of the odject of his mission, and confidently asserted that the Irish afmy would fight on their own soil ere the expira- wien of the present year. The committge of arrange- mntwmts expect the Common, Council to give Mr. Stephens B Pecept will also demonstration at Ter roods, the Head will fully explain ¥ > object of his mission to this'‘country. 4. B, Doran Killian has issued a war bulletin to the Brotherhood, in which he states that he has made no report of his actions heretofore because the public should mot know everything connected with war purposes mntil the action proposed is defeated or is successeful ; ut he proceeds to state that his enterprise on the astern border is only temporarily balked, not defeated. Re concludes by stating that he and Mr. O'Mahony are mae terms—not enemies, es public report Important Fenian movements, consequent on the arri- val of the great Head Contre, are expected in Buffalo. ‘is reported there that General Meade and his troops re ordered to proceed there immediately. The United tates steamer Michigan, which was about going to Erie, as been Ordered to ramain at Buffalo. THE CITY. ‘The report from the cholera ships becomes more and 1ore encouraging. But one death occurred yosterday. hore are but forty-nine cases altogether now on board 1 Faloon. The steamship England was permitted to ome to the city yesterday, having been released from uaranune ‘The Board of Supervisors met yesterday, disposed of a artety of miscellaneous business of no special public in- west, and then adjourned until Tuesday next at two clook P. M. ‘The Board of Councilmen held @ meeting yesterday ad reinserted a few items in the city tax levy which ere stricken out by the Aldermen, and then adopted 1 ordinance as amended, the Board will moet to-day © the purpose of taking final action upon the levy, sould the Aldermen see fit to expunge the reinserted oms. ‘The Mayor transmitted a message yosterday,s the lerk of the Common Council explanatory; his reasons w signing the repeal of the ordinaps for the widening f Ann strect, The Mayor is Sposed to the manner in ‘hich the or the cost of the work were roposed to be levig* Tao special Smitiee of the Common Council ap- \aved vo war parties upon the widening of tho sde- walks in Fifth wwenue, by the removal of stoops and Tailings from the jouses ip the avenve, held a meeting sytetarday, at which they heard parties for and against the project Among who opposed it in person was Mr. a°T. Stewart, The committee adjourned till rhureday next, There was dn important meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday in relation to the proposed increase tax on cotton, The report of the special committee re- monstrating against any increased tax upon this staple was adopted unanimously. Ex-Mayor Opdyke, Cyrus W. Field, Judge Marvin and others warmly opposed any increased taxation, and were of tho opinion that interests of the entire country, and the Southern States espe cially, would be lujared by the atoption of the proposed neonsnre Honty A 6 4) tt tontay confirmed by the tof Now York. van beer brewers met in Essox ttrect to luke Aotion in reference to the Excise law, which rather interferes with their manofactures, Reso- lutions were passed complaining especially of the Sun- day clause of the law. Committees were appoifitea—one to confer with the Commissioners of Excise on the sub- Jeot, and the other to collect money and to engage coun- 80! to ineure legal protection against the operations of the law. A considerable amount of menoy was collected among the genemen present. The Fire Commissioners held a meeting on Wodnesday afternoon. Tho business related to local discipline, Nothing of imporfance transpired. The proceettings at the Church of the Universalists Yesterdayfin Brooklyn, were of a very interesting char- acter, The Sunday school system of that religious body was fally endorsed by the ministers and members. A meeting in behalf of the New York City Missfon and ‘Pract Society took place at Irving Hall last night Ad- Aseuns were made by several clergymen present and a Peetwwts of the labors of the society for the past year Bena’ Jay the NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY Hi, 1866.—TRIPLE SHEET. the proceedings concluded with tho benediction and the adoption of certain resolutions relative to the working of the association. ‘The Christian Union Association held their third annt- versary and communion service yesterday afternoon at the Fifth Avenue Reformed Dutch charch (Rev. Dr. Vermilye’s). The ceremonies consisted of reeding a report of the progress of the association since its organi- zation, the statement of the Executive Cormmittee, read- ing of Scriptures, singing, addresses and the administer. ing of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. ‘The anniversary of the Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers was celebrated last evening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in the presence of a full audience, A number of the children of the institution were present, and their singing was one of the most in- ‘toresting features of the celebration. From the treas- ‘urer’s report it appeared that the receipts of the past year were $33,566 99, and the expenditures $85,985 63. ‘About $10,000 was collected at the meeting. ‘The thirteenth anniversary of the American Congrega- tional Union was celebrated last evening m Plymouth church, Brooklyn. Speeches were made by ex-Gov- ernor Buckingham, of Connecticut; Rev. Dr. C. B. Boynton, Chaplain of the House of Representatives; Major General Howard and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, after which a collection of six thousand dollars was taken up to ald in building Congregational church in Wash- ington, The eleventh National Convention of the Womans’ Rights Association was held yesterday in Dr. Cheever’s church, which was crowded, principally with ladies, Addresses were dolivered by Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stan- ton, Mrs, Lucretia Mott, Mrs, Frances D. Gage, Mrs, Harper (colored), Mrs. 8. B. Anthony, the Rev, Henry Ward Beecher, Mr. Theodore Tilton and Mr. Wendell Phillips, A series of resolutions setting forth the princi- ples upon which the society is to continue its labors was adopted unanimously, after which the Convention adjourned. ‘fhe third day’s celebration of the anniversary of the Five Point’s House of Industry occurred yesterday after- noon. The attendance was large and the ceremonies very impressive. A mecting of colored porsons was held last evening at Cooper Institute, The object of the meeting was to ten- der a reception to Mr. Frederick Douglass, who, how- ever, was absent and sent a letter to the committee, the je being published in i eee Sa beig wore made by Messrs. Stuart, Downing, baie Nell. A number of persons who bad been arrested for alleged violations of the new Excise law by keeping their eatab- lishments open on the Sabbath appeared before Justice Ledwith at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday. Their examination was postponed until-Thursday of next week. A verdict for $4,238 86 was rendered against the city yesterday in part two of the Supreme Court, Circuit, before Judge Mullen in an action brought by Peter Morris for work done in dredging the slip between piers 46 and 47 North river. Orders of arrest have been granted against Captain Jedediah Hartt, of the Harbor Police, on complaint of ten persons, who Claim to havo been illegally arrested by this gentleman. The arrests were made under the new Jaw, enacted for the better protection of emigrants, which prevents runners and boarding house keepers from going on board emigrant vessels while they are in the stream. The complainants were in a boat, rowing down tho bay, when they were arrested on supposition ot being about Ww wu = Seseahof the law. Each of them has brought’a civil suit against Capra =. ene alleged false imprisonment, damages being laid at $5,000. “ An interesting divorce suit—Angelina M. Tilt against her husband, Benjamin B. Tilt~was up before Judge Barnard yesterday in the Supreme Court, Chambers, on @ motion for alimony and counsel fee. The lady sues to be divorced from her husband (who is stated tobe a silk morchant of this city) on the ground of adaltery. An important suit growing out of gold speculations has been tried before Judge Mallen, in the Supreme Court, Circuit, Part 2. Herman Friend alloges that the defendant, Lipman Toplitz, employed him to buy and sell gold for him on commission. In 1864, when gold was depreciating, plaintiff bad on hand some $48,160 which he bad purchased for defendant. The market falling, he notified the defendant to make good his margin or the gold would be sold. This he failed to do, and tho sale took place accordingly, at a loss of $13,126 65, for which the suit was brought. Verdict for plaintiff for the full amount. claimed, with interest. An application was yesterday made to Judge Barnard, in the Supreme Court, Chamhers, fo; order, prevent- ing the trustees of Zono th ns mock auctioneer, wow in State Prison, from selling his estate and allowing his family to carry on the business as heretofore. Judge Barnard reserved his decision. An action was brought by Benjamin F. Killman and others officers of the revenue cutter Crawford, against Deputy Collector Charles P. Clinch, in the United States Cireult Court, yesterday, before Judge Shipman and a Jury, for the recovery of five thousand doilars—a moiety of the proceeds of the sale of the conflecated schooner Ann Pickerel. After hearing the evidence and argument pro and con, Jadge Shipman discharged the jury until he had examined the questions raised. A motion for an injunction was mado yesterday before Jastice Barnard, in the Supreme Court, Chambers, by Philip G. Wi'liams, administrator of Ellen G. Williams, to restra'n Alfred Pell, secretary of a branch office of the London Fire and Life Insurance Company in this city, from disposing of a policy on the life of Eilen Williams, the deceased wife of plaintiff. The Court so ordered. In the General Sessions yesterday Wim. Powers pleaded guilty to stealing @ gold watch from Jacob Jacobs, and was sent to the State Prison for three years, Charles Pfirman, Jr., who assaulted Eleanor Smith, pleaded guilty to the indictment, and was remanded for sen- tence. The quarterly report of the Metropolitan Police Com- missioners, which discloses some interesting facts, will be found in another column. % The Socond regiment National Guard held their sec- ond battalion drill at the State armory last evening. Only avout one hundred and fifty thembers were present, as the regiment ts very deficient in its supply of uniforms, Two companies of the Seventy-frst regiment assem- biedin front of the Clarendon Hotel last evenigaad complimented Mayor Hoffman wit*s serenade, The Mayor responded in a brie‘.adress, Superintendas* m@nnedy yesterday iseved a general order deaqting the duties of the ‘police as regards the enforghent of the law to prevent cruelty to animals. 1fie United States steamer Swatara has just arrived at Washington, direct from the West Indies, where she has been on a four months’ cruise as a practice ship for twelve midshipmen. The Commander's report of the young seamen’s progress is highly complimentary. Christian Outchler, residing at No. 123 West Broad- ‘way, attempted bis own life yesterday afternoon by cut- ting his throat. No cause tor the deed is known. A fire broke out last evening near Hamilton avenue, Brooklyn, and destroyed property to the amount of about $11,000, The premises Noa. 62 and 64 Greene street were partly destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The damage was about $1,500. Stolen goods to the amount of $1,180 were discovered yesterday on the promises of Isaac Harlem, 330 Pearl street, Harlem was arrested. The North American Lloyd's steamship Mississippi sailed yesterday for Southampton and Bromen, making the fifth vessel which this company has despatched since the opening of their line. The Missiamppi had a full cargo and a large number of passengers, all the state- rooms being filled, in addition to upwards of one bun- dred between decks. The success of this new company has been such as to Induce them to despatch the Erica- ton on the 24th inst, The Atlantic, which arrived at Cowes on the night of the 271h ult, was to bave left Bremen yesterday With about cleven hundred passengers. ‘The new steamship City of Paris, belonging to the In man line, which left New York on the 14th alt. for Liv. crpool, made the greatést distance in one day that has ever been accomplished by any steamer, namely :—From noon on the 19th of April to noon on the 20th, twenty- three and a half hours actual time, she made three hun- dred and sixty-seven knote, which is equal to four bun- dred and twenty-five miles, ‘Tho stock market opened strong, became doll and closed firm yesterday. Governments were steady. Gold cloved at 129% a %, The more buoyant tone notwed in commercial circles on Wednesday still prevailed yesterday, and the im- Provement in prices was maintained. Foreign merchan- dise was steady, while domestic produce was generally higher, under an active demand. Groceries were quiet but steady. Petroleum was firmer. Cotton very quiet. Freights quiet, On Change flour and wheat were ir- regular. Corn and oats a shade firmer, Pork opened firmer and closed heavy. Whiskey was dail aed nominad | read by the Secretary. Soveral hymns were sung, and MISCELLANEOUS. Our correspondent in Madrid, writing on the 24th of April, furnishes additional particulars of the ravages committed on board the United States steamer Kearsarge by yellow fever, during her cruise oa the coast of Africa, Six of her officers and eight of the crew had died. Sur- gcon Vreeland, surgeon of the vessel, was the first vic- tim, and from the moment he was attacked the other patients were without . medical aid. Tho fever appeared on the 18th of March, and raged during ton or twelve days. Commander Harrell stood down the coast for three days, and then headed north, making St. Vineent and: Lisbon, Commandor Har- rell describes the agony of the sufferers, from the heat ‘of the, weather, the disease and want of medical attend- ‘ances as most intense and painful to witness. The fever disappeared at once under the influence of the trade- winds, The Kearsarge was in such rigid quarantine off Lisbon that our correspondent, even when aided by the United States Consul, could not obtain a list of the dead, A list was promised and would be forwarded immedi- ately. In Madrid, April 24, the people waited for satisfactory news from the Pacific with some impatience. A good deal had, they acknowledged, been accomplished, but they expected more, There was nothing additional con- cerning the new revolutionary movement. A very strict espionage was maintained over the regiments suspected of sympathizing with it. The Spaniards held a captured vessel in close custody at Cadiz, calling her a Chilean frigate, No particulars were given as to her capture, nor did it appear she was armed, ‘The steamship Agnos, from St. Thomas on the 2d inst. arrived here yesterday, The only news of importance is that the French steamer Styx left St. Thomas on the lst inst, with twelve hundred French troops for Vera Crus, AFrench steamer arrived at St Thomas on the 27th ult. from Vera Crus, with seven hundred troops, and sailed on the 20tn for France. The United States steamer Bienville was in poft; all well on board. The steamship ‘Vicksburg had not arrived. Sho was three days bebin’, : time, : Tt is stated that the New Brunswick government wil use ita fi ence tgharg the first elections in the coun- ties of uche, Northumberland, Albert, Queens, Carleton and Sunbury, as these are considered the most favorable to confederation. Militia troops of the Prg- vince have been sent to St Andrew to relieve the Seventeenth regiment of the line, which has been or- dered to Halifax, Thip movement yas necessitated to prevent desertions, which were very frequent during the brief sojourn of the regulars on the frontier. Acircular has been issued {rom the Treasury Depart- ment requesting the:cashiers of national banks to trans- mit, with their other returns, a statement of the amounts in their hands to the credit of eagh disbursing officer of the United States, military, naval and inlsdallahegug. Paymaster General Brice has iasued an order to paymas- ters to report weekly to the Treasurer of the United States the amounts of public money deposited to their credit, and where deposited. A special mossenger to Los Angeles, on the 6th of May, from Fort Grant, Arizona, announces that Fort Goodwin had been treacherously surprised by the Indians, and every one inside killed. One of the garrison was out at. the time and thereby saved his life. The chargo given to the Grand Jury at Norfolk, by Judge Underwood, in the United States Cironit Court, Just opened there, is not relished by the citizens of that neighborhood. Our correspondent at Fortress Monroe says that the court will soon be removed to Richmond, when, he is assured, Jeff Davis’ trial will take place, with Chief Justice Chase presiding. een er ts evening. One of the seconds in the recent prizo fight near Wash- ington was shot and killed by a man named Jobn Price, in Baltumore, on Wednesday night, A small row ‘fs reported to have occurred in Baltimore between a colored regiment, just returning, and a num- ber of roughs, Fire arms are said to have been used and one or two persons wounded. A shell bought for old iron exploded in the foundry of Davis & Farnum, im Waltham, Masa, yesterday after- noon, killing three persons and wounding two. The discovery of a new mine is reported in San Fran- Cisco. The emigration to the spot is immense. The vein is on Clemens’ creek, near the Big Bend mines, The elections in Virginia City, Nevada, and Stockton, California, resulted im the success of the Union ticket. The Conventiop of the Methodist Episcopal Church North assembled in Cincingati yesterday. The anniversary of the death of Stonewall Jackson was observed yesterday in Richmend by the decoration of the graves of the Confederate soldiers and the general suspension of business. A Knitting mill at Amsterdam, N. Y., was destroyed by fire yesterday. Tho loss is estimated at thirty or forty thousend dollars. Mr, George Pesboay 1s passing the warm season at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Daniels, i George- town, Mass, Our correspondent in San Francisco gives this morn- ing ldng details of the terrivio explosion of nitro.giy- cerine that, occurred there recently. Judge Abell, of the First District Court of New Orleans, has declared the Cjyil Rights bill fo be unconstitutional. Nineteen: parishes of Southern Louisiana are over- flowed, an extensive crevasse having occurred ia the levees below Red river. Ella Stevenson, a colored woman in Nashville, was awarded damages by the Freedmen’s Court, ycaterday, to the amount of $3,000, for the enslavement of herself and her son. Constitu- mmittee of ¥F \° The House of Representatives, by the de- cisive division of 128 to 37 (more than a two- thirds vote in the affirmative), passed yester- day the constitutional amendment as reported from the joint committee of the two.duses, as the basis of their plan ofSuthern recon- struction. This prgosed amendment of the constitationavstantisily provides:— Sect 1. That no State shall make or enforce any Ja abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, or deny to any person within ite limits the equal protection of the laws. Sc. 2 All the inhabitante of the several States; ex- cluding Indians not taxed, shall be counted for represen- tation in Congress; but in cases where the eleotive franchise is denied to any race or class, except for rebel- lion or other crime, the enumeration shall be proportion- ately restricted. Sac, 3. Until the 4th of July, 1870, all persons who voluntarily adhered to the late insurrection, giving it aid and comfort, shall be exoladed from the right to vote for members of Congress aad for electors for President ard Vice President of the United States. Sec. 4 provides wat neither the United States nor ‘any State shall assime or pay any debt or obligations in- curred in suppor? of the late rebellién, or any claim for compensation fer losses of involuntary service or labor (slaves). Sec, 6 gives to Congress the power to enforee these provisions. This is the proposed constitutional amend- ment which bas passed the House by the re- quired two-thirds vote. If the Senate shall adopt it by a similar vote, then, according to notice from Mr. Stevens, the Houso will be called to consider, in their order, the two bills reported from the joint committee, to complete their scheme, The first of these bills provides that when the above amendment shall have be- come part of the constitution (and nineteen of the States now represented in Congress, Mr. Stevens says, will be cnotgh), and when any one of the Inte rebel States shall have ratified it, and shaped its local laws accordingly, such State shall be restored to Congress and ‘shall have ten years’ extension of time for the payment of ite share of federal direot taxes. The second bill excludes from offices under the government of the United States a long list of rebel officers and agents, civil and mili- tary, beginning with Jeff Davis, his associate Vice President and his Cabinet, and ending with those persons guilty of lawlems coeta ot to Union soldiers and bate “the foregoing plete the passed the House as it came from the com- mittee, and with the obnoxious third sec- tion intact; it will be seen that it passed by one of the strictest party divisions of this session; that the democrats agsisted in keeping shut the door against any amendment, and that Mr. Raymond and other so-called conservatives, notwithstanding their patriotic remonsiances against this third section, fell into line, at the crack of the whip, and accepted and swallowed the tion. They were probably frightened out of their wits by the furious outbreak of Thaddeus Stevens against the rebellion, rebels and cop- perheads and all their works, Unquestionably, in his closing appeal, Stevens, in his ferocious denunciations of hatred and vengeance, eclipsed the choicest curses of Parson Brownlow, of Tennessee, or the most violent harangues of Anacharsis Clootz or any other fanatic of the firat French revolution. The constitutional amendment thus rushed through the House has now to pass the ordeal ofthe Senate. In that body it may, perhaps, succeed, and it may be doomed to a failure. But if it pass the Senate, and if the two bills follow, there yet remains an appeal tothe peo- ple, andin this appeal we shall rely upon the patriotism of the people to save the govern- ment as it stands—a government of the peo- ple—and to stop our fanatical reformers ot Congress in their revolutionary schemes, ~) pee See er ~ Whe New Board of Control. The Municipal Investigation bill, which was published on Monday, providing for a more speedy determination of the charges against officers liable to be removed by the Governor for cause, has placed it within ‘the power of Governor Fenton to correct the abuses in this city and continue the proceedings which he eoiaménced last year, but was forced to aban- don for want of jurisdiction. This bill places ample power in the hands of the Governor and makes him responsible for abuses in our city government. There can therefore no longer be any excuse offered for not- holding the off- clals in this a strict accountability for their deeds. This Isw removes all the legal obstructions which the Governor found in his path last year, and he now has only to appoint @ commissioner who will be thorough in his work and proceed at once against those offi- cials who are derelict in their. dutiés, ‘In this respect the law is removed from all drawbacks. It provides for the appointment of only one commissioner’ and is not liable to a con- flict of opinion, but opens the door for a simple, direct and thorough scrutiny of the “ims and outs of our municipal affairs, including the rings, cliques and corners in our city government. The power and complete jurisdiction having been placed so effectually in the hands of Governor Fenton, the taxpayers of this metropolis will hold bim responsible, and he will have no other course “left: but to rigidly execute the law according to its letter and spirit. The terms of several of our city officials cx- pire this year, and they will undoubtedly come up for election or reappointment before the close of the year. It is necessary, therefore, that Governor Fenton should proceed at once and renew the investigations on the old charges, with such additions as have been and ean be made, and select the commissioners to prosecute the work. The commissioners will have enough to occupy their time during the summer months. ..There is a wide field for operations. commencing with the Financial De- partment, extending througn” air 10 ramuncx- tiong, including the Street Commissioner's office, the Board of Supervisors and the Court House. job, with the “rings” and “sub-rings” around the City Hall, including the margin and Percentages of which we hearse much. All of this, in order that it may be of any benefit to the cily, should be per- formed before the fall cleetions, or it may be impossible for our taxpayers to receive the benefit intended by the framers of the law. Governor Fenton has it within his power to bring about a reform in our city gov- ernment that will eecure a reduction of four or five millions in our taxes, and thus obtain a hold upon: our people which will be of great advantage to him in the next gubernatorial contest. He has everything to gain by a rigid enforcement of this act of the Legislature. its framers intended that he shewl exercise the | herself of it by thy statutes of mortmain and power hin the law vests in him. They saw | the wholesale sequestrations of Henry the ‘ue necessity; now let him accept what he can- Eighth. In Mexico we have seen the same not avoid without being held equally respon- system attended by the same results, The sible with those local officers against whom | church property and the efforts of various there is so great complaint. This city is the stronghold of the: political opponents of the Governor. It is here that they obtain their power. It is here that they get all their strength and influence. His policy, even Recent revelations have shown us, however, if actuated only by personal and political con- siderations, is to strike right and left and break up those combinations which furnish Weed and his clique their great strength and influence. Governor Fentor can thus place his opponents, not only in his own party, but in the demo- love of money which is the root of ait cratic, upon the defensive, and keep them so | flourishes quite as luxuriantly upon ine citizens four or fve millions of dollars. in taxes during the nex year. Will he do it and thus | .—- earn the gratitue of the taxpayers of th'- -~ tropolis? paieet ee, The Anti-Siavry fociety in a Transition Stacesits New Direction. The Anti-Slawry Society was originally an organization of sonscientious old ladies, half- parsons and demented fellows gene- i ; i! if ( z i ie : i if ibe iE i i | : innumerable chanoes to make money. i se ef started with this machige gi, z i prate their toothless gabble before the world | this world, and if ‘clergymen choose to was taken away. The pretext on which the | violate these rules, they must either have very parsons and the unappreciated geniuses had | little faith in their religion or be prepared for . pounded at the public ear was gone. The | a'very warm time hereafter. On the other windy abolition orators were ready then to | hand, if benevolent people choose to shut their empty the whole arsenal of their curses against | eyes to the heathen of, Mackrellville and the the poor nigger because he had not refused to | Five Points and exhaust themselves in dona- be made free by any one else. tions to support New England’ parsons or to It looked for a little while as if this society | convert the savages of Africa, we have only to without an object would have to drop out of | laugh at their folly and make our own benevo- the public view—as if the parsons would have | lenees more practical. But there is a darker to give up handling the money contributed to | side to this picture, which is not often shown free the nigger. Some of the members, having | to the public and which revives the very worst an idea of propriety, proposed that the society | practices of the middle ages. Persons about to should earn the respect of the world by going | die are surrounded by divines who systemat- decently out of existence. But that was strenu- | cally threaten and cajole them. The doors of ously opposed by Wendell Phillips. Mr. Phil- | heaven and hell are aliernately opened, and lips has an eye to economizing forces, He was | the patient is now suffocated with fire and brim- opposed to scattering to the winds, simply | stone and now soothed with celestial melodies. wasting all the enthusiasm of the old ladies | The divines assure the dying person, almost im and the noise that the parsons and unappre- | 80 many words, that the only way for him to ciated geniuses could make in the world, He | escape from hell and get into heaven is to saw that the Anti-Slavery Society had become | leave all his money to the ckurch. Tortured ® power in the rural districts, where amidst | and frightened, the victim consents. Friends the simple-minded people the more noted | and relatives are forgotten; former wills are sisters are each as great as Deboraly| revoked; sons and daughters are left destitute, was in Israel, and where a man as | ond the funds are divided among the parsons glib as himself is as good as a prophet any'| and the religious societies, The sinner dies day. Since he never cared a pin for the nig- | happy, after thoughtlessly committing the ger except as a topic for his scolding, it made | greatest wrong of his life, and the parsons no difference to him that slavery was gone. | steal away to divide the spoils, Jf the rela Any other theme likely to catch the public ear.| tives and friends appeal to *+ jaw for redress Would suit him as well. He oan sold as bit- | the divinés contest the suit, and will even terly one way as another. And so, through | blacken the character of the person who has the exertions of Phillips, the society was kept | benefited them by asserting that the relatives in existence as s political machine—asa means || are illegitimate. Is this picture overdrawnt of scattering broadcast through the remoter re- | Not in the least. Every now and then in- gions of the country the violent doctrines of | stances of this character are recorded in our the extreme radicals. From every convoca-"| courts, and they will continue to be so re- tion of the society it is supposed that the par-.| corded until it is accepted as a rule of law sons and old ladies will carry home the in-| that deathbed wills, like deathbed repent spiration received from the great Wendell; and | ances, are always open to the gravest sus these, like so many apostles of radical doctrine, will scatter the seed, with judicious additions of their own, suited to particular localities, cir- cumstances and candidates, and thus the leader counts upoa affecting the country and Congress. But the society does not yet understand the use to which it is put. Ij has not caught the cue. It kicks in the traces tremendously, be- cause it does not know which way it is pulling. It still feels the disgust of having lost its yoca- tion, and manifests it by a general dissatisfac- tion with everything and everybody. It pitches into Horace Greeley and Carl Schurz, It denoynces the Freedmen’s Bureau. It does not know whether to censure Congress or not. It was “annecessary and gratuitous” for Henry ‘Ward Beecher to say that he never saw the wench he would marry, end he is given:to understand that he must repent.” Charles Sumner, it is said, “is the most dangerous tian in the country, and has not been denounced enough.” Not only is the Anti-Slavery Soolety disgusted with all political parties and men; it is also disgusted fm a large way with the this society feel that the. voice of the whole worthy portion of their sex is against their course, and they denounce as “fends” all the wore, picions. Public Executions—Necessity for Reform. The more we read the accounts of public executions in this country the more we are convinced of the necegsity of some improve- ment upon the system now in vogue. We are decidedly bebind the age in the manner of punishing criminals by the death penalty, and it would ‘be well for us to take a lesson from soma. of the European governments in matters. In France, the midst elvilized, per- haps, of alt nattons, the culprit is sentenced te death: withoni tke day being made public. If’ his application td\4“- Rmperor for a reprieve is unsuccessful, he {9 Only «Gea of the faot half an hour before the time secreu, .,5 for his execution, so that he is not permu.g ' to remain long in suspense after hearing the fatal news. At the ond of thirty minutes he fe quietly led out to the guillotine, and in les than two” minutes thereafter he Ime fully expl- ated bis guilt and the body is on its way tovthe. Now, this is what wo call ® humane and civilized ‘way of dispesing of criminals who women whom the world at large respects, compared with that of our malefactor, Thus does the society strike wildly at every thing that comes before it; bat it will mend all that by and by when Mr. Phillips has trained infirm and the consiences of me dyisg, suc- ceeded in accumulating « vast amount of money and lands.. It is estimated that at one time they possessed: about one-tlird of all the property in Europe: This tremendous mo- nopoly led to diseontent; disontent induced revolutions, and these revelusons swept all the temporal possessions of thechureh out nine hands of the priow and Ato the treasary of the govinment and'thepeople. England suf- -fced as much from this curse as any of the continental sounties, and could only rid ery who is acquainted with the day of hie unerring se@ merciful, Haro te to” constantly EA eg crete nada 4 visi Ur Gnd Iriends.. Stuagers, tos, from the most morbid motives, are allowed access to-his cell and permitted to: converse with bim-upon- the most trivial and: wostdly subjects,.when he should be devoting ‘the last hours of his life to religious duties. Ahé.then prisoner suffer the most excruciating térture for the twenty-four hours Preceding? What sleep or rest can be-ebtain the night beforethe execution?. None: His brain is or contines® whirl of painful excttasent, and no one butthe condemne?dimeself. can realise the horror:o€ ouch a situation. After suffertng these long hours of agony the culprit is led to the scaffold at the head of em unmeaning procession'of deputy sheriffs, doe tors, clergymen, winding up with the unneces- appendage of a.jnry. Then there is ~ . when the execution does come off doce'net the — famous preachers whose names lected by some of the Up £0 Wore 'in carnest because | not so much to blame for Nving at other people Sigal it nti ca Go nigger bappened | expense, if other people are fo slish enough + to Be handier at the time than any other hobby. | allow them to do ao, Those who give mow Bat one day « great misfortune happened to | a! the anniversary and otb or meetings si7,, pause, and the culprit, with natural curioT* . examines the most minute details pertair“& %~ the gallows, and. shudders as } Views ' this instrament of torture, Nex’ the rope- is adjusted, sometimes skilfully sad sometimes bunglingly. Then there is sacther pause, amd. + the culprit is compelled, with the ‘pe around. his neck, to listen toa long rigmarle / a death 1 warrant, at the conclusion of #bich big fej formed that he is.at libestys® make @ spoem j may have a god, , administrations to interfere with the church property have occasioned many revuisions there, and hsve been the principal cause of the unsettled condition of that republic.. that the desire of pecuniary Catholic Churck than with any other.. That really do a great amount of: gps, like angels’ nomical way; Dut these es6tween. In almost Visite, ape to and qos started with-the very chines f-. sbe support of managers paelencigrtetyr ory eT every year, pass with the money. They do not in the city.. They have no desire of amusement. They board with 3 g : & i Feptteg ist HEHE It is trae, however, that these clr society. Slavery was abolished, and there | with their eyes open @? 4 are stood the society béfota the workd withont an | the ‘The excuse that tho old ladies had for | tn the wy will bo observed that the amondment | Jenving the privacy of their domentic olsetes ta: heaven and diarerarauue the goo abou’, lays UP fine, eae Le