The New York Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1866, Page 4

4 ° NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE MN. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. ———— . No. 153 AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND BVENING, DWAY THEATRE, Broadway, near Broome ten eh ‘Corsican Brotumrs. Matinee at 1}¢ 0’Clock— TaN IN PaRis—JBNOE WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, opposite the St. Nicholas Sotel.—Tus Exves—Pas pe Fascination. NEW FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street.—Laizuus, BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—Taz Docros Or ALOANTARA. GEORGE CHRISTY’S—O.p Somoou or MiwsrRecsy Sciane, Mosicat Guus, £0. PIC “Avenue, Qpere House oe ouicauan? Matince at Two o'Clock. —_ TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Srxc- mmo, Dancing, Bostesques, aa New Yorx Suir Canramen. Matinee at 2} e’Clock. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway, ite fetropolitan Hotel.—ErHioPiAN SINGING, Dancin. gate 4 4 LA MENKEN. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 473 Broad- qay.—Comruimuntany Brvurit_to Nui Bayant—NucRo Comicaritiss, BuResques. &£0.—Tax Ladnnep Everuant. MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— Tus Naan Quasy. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Erarorian Mise @TRELST—BALLADS. BURLKSQUES AND Panrouimes. IRVING HALL, Irvin, .—Buinp Tom's FaReweiu Perronmances. Matinee at ree 0’ Clock. COOPER INSTITUTE, Astor place.—Tax Gruar Or- PHEONIST AND C} Critprey's Surging Jusines, at One o'Clock, and at Eight o’Clock P. M. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, corn ‘wenty- third streot and Fourth avenuc.—Agr pt * NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Open rom D ALM. UHL D S. M TOMY? 618 Broadway. Now York, Saturday, June 2, 1866. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements to insure a proper classification should be brought in before half-past eight o'clock in the evening. THE FENIANS. A genuine blow for Irish liberty has finally been struck by the Fenians. The first division of the army of the Irish republic crossed Lako Erie on Thursday night, and obtained a foothold on British territory by the capture and occupation of Fort Erie. Two of the garrison were captured, the rest evacuating without any Serious demonstration against the attacking party. ‘The telegraph wire was immediately cut, both at the fort and at the Niagara suspension bridge. Ono wire, Ahowever, was left intact. Wn Toronto the excitement among the citizens was of ‘the wildest character. All the military and volunteers ‘available for active service were instantly called to arms. ‘The strects were almost immediately filled with uni- formed and armed men, rallying to the rendezvous for arders. One regiment was ready to leave yesterday ‘morning and three regiments of Montreal were on the ‘way. Tho mail boats on the lake are to be used for trans- Ports. It is rumored that the entire volunteer force will take the eld. 4 Amorican neutrality was severely censured, and it was Geolared that the Fenian invasion was made with the - entire: sympathy and collusion of the United States gov- + ernment, Reports were current that Louewine’s bridge, five miles from Erie, had been burned. An engagement is confidently expected to-day. *" “The crossing of the division was effected in canal boats - drawn by steam tugs, The column consisted of four Fegiments and a detachmém,. 2nd was attended with a ‘train of nino wagons, loaded with afms “24 ammunition. ‘aThe United States steamer Michigan was under Steam and ‘He ‘uer porta open, but it, seems she had no orders to prevent the crossing. Colonel O'Neill, of Nashville, Colonel of the Thirteenth Tennessee Fenians, commanda the expedition and has assumed command of Fort Erie. The Grand Trank Railway track was torn up in several places, and all the horses in the neighborhood seized. At noon the Fenians marched towards Chippewa. All communication between Buffalo and Canada fs cut of, Aprominent head centro estimates the number who Crossed during the night at from fifteen hundred to threo thousand. The intention is supposed to be a destruction of the Welland canal and a movement on Toronto. A general descent along the frontier is oxpected. The army is sup- posed to havo thirteen batteries of artillery. The war is to be conducted on humane principles. No pillaging is to allowed. The government of Encland they say is their enemy , not the people of Canada. One report, however, says three citizens were killed by the pickets of the invading division. Breastworks have been constructed, and skirmishers and scouts kept to the front. The division is kept in line, ready for an attack mo.t of the time. A later dispatch from Buffalo says that the Fenians, instead of awaiting the advance of the British, are de- stroying their arms and valuables and preparing osten- sibly to make raids in small parties; but {t was believed ‘their intention is to get out of the country. Amovement of men toward the frontier is reported from every part of the country. Tho town of St. Albana, Vermont, is the rendezvous for these reinforce- ments. The Third Feman infantry, twelve hun- rod strong, and @ Fenian cavalry regiment left Boston for that point” yesterday morning. Smaller detachments from Syratuee, Elmira, Troy, Roches. tor, Lowell, Rutland and other places were con- tinually arriving. One of Mosby’s guerillas has com: mand of the cavalry regiment from Boston, and the Fe. Bians say that Fi'zhugh Lee is to command the cavalry ‘wing of the army. Four hundred and fifty thousand rounds of ammuni- tion were shipped from Columbus, Ohio, in the last few days for New York, one hundred and fifty thousand for Chicago, and thirty thousand muskets for Buffalo, They are supposed to be for the use of the Foniana, Btephons nas issued a manifesto at Philadelphia pro- tosting against the movement of Sweeny, on the ground that {t is not desirable to commit any breach of neu- trality by which this country might be compromised. Two companies of United States regulars left Fort War- ren for St. Albans yesterday. Detachments of troops frem Forts Warren, Independence and Preble are also urlder orders to leave for the border. The authorities at Washington are determined to make every effort to pre- Serve neutrality with the neighboring provinces. The news of the Fenian demonstration on the border Created a great sensation in the city yesterday, and took Most people by surprise, There was a lively fecling at the Roberts headquarters, but at those of the Stephens Party the movement was condemned, though in mod- rate terms, About one thousand Fenians have left this city within the past two days for parts unknown, and great developments are expected. THE CITY. The funcral of Lieutenant General Scott took place at Wost Point yesterday. The coremonies were vory im Posing. General Grant took part in the proceedings, Sconpyjng his proper position in the line, on foot, Gene- fal Meade conducted the order of proceedings, Distin- Guished army and navy officers were the pall-boarers, About five thousand spectators witnessed tho scene. Bishop Potter assisted at the religions ceremonios, Committees from both houses of Congress wore prosent. We give a full account in another part of the paper. The places of public business wero vory generally Closed yesterday, in respect for the memory of Licu- tenant Genoral Scott. The colors continued at balf-mast on the most of tho public buildings Sod many private residence. The vessels ply- ing to West Point and the morning trains on tue Hudson River Railroad were crowded to Oxcess with the distinguished people of the country, on ‘Phoir way to pay their tribute of sorfow for the nation’s Joss, at the burial of the fllustrious dead. Tho day was very gonerally observed in like manner in Brooklyn, Albany, Utica, Providence, Boston, Baltimore and Phila. Aelphia, Twonty new cases of cholera were received from the mip Poravinn yesterday, Tho hospital ships are already waded, there being such inadequat : bai fle, quate accommoda. * ¢ Froid Piste of bien tite Wane ee TA Be WT) amount to six hundred and seventy-five thousand dol- lara. An extra session of the Board will be held on Tuesday next. The Board of Health met yesterday afternoon, and received the report of Dr. Elisa on the cholera. One or twe other subjects—tape- worms and groen turtles—were also referred to. The annual examination of classes at Columbia College commenced yesterday morning at half-past mine o'clock. In tho college the Senior class had for the subject of their examination ‘Natural and Revealed Religion.’’ In the School of Mines the first year students were ox- amined on “Qualified Analysis,” and second and third year students on ‘“‘Machines.”” To-day the Grat year stu- dents are to continue their cxamination from yesterday. On Monday the Senior college class will be examined on “‘Paychology.”” Forty thousand three hundred emigrants arrived at this port during the month of May. Three thousand seven hundred, not counted above, came in the cholera ships now lying in quarantine, ‘The ceremonies of dedicating the month of May to the Blessed Virgin wore performed yesterday by the stu- dents and others attached to the church and college of St, Francis Xavier, on Sixteenth street. A motion for alimony and counsel fo%s was made yes- terday morning before Judge Jones, of the Superior Court, by tho counsel’ for Mrs. Mary B. Strong, the de- fendant in the famous Strong divorce sult. Several affl- davits were read and long argumonta were mado by the respective counsel, after which Judge Jones took the papers to prepare his decision. The Inman line steamship City of Boston, Captain Brooks, sails at noon to-day for Queonstown and Liver- pool, from pier No. 44 North river. The Saxonia, Captain Meier, for Southamptoa and Hamburg, and the Amorica, Captain Moyer, for Southampton ana Bremen, will sail from Hoboken at noon to-day. The mails for the above Places will close at the Post Office at half-past ten. The steamship Poreire, for Brest and Havre, will sail at nine A. M. to-day. The now steamship Sheridan, Captain Bolton, of the Cromwell line, will sail for New Orleans at throo P. M. to-day, from pier No. 9 North river. The Empire sidewhee! lino steamship San Satvador, Captain Atkins, will sail from pler No. 13 North river, ‘at three P. M. to-day for Savannah. The popular sidewheel steamship Quaker City, com- manded by Captain William H. West, will sail to-day at three P. M. for Charleston, from pier No. 14 East river, foot of Wall street, The strike of the ship carpenters, caulkers and joiners still goos on. The men almost every day hold mectings at which they declare they never will return to work until they gain the eight hour system. The matter ts ex- citing no small share of interest, not only in this city, but in the various seaports at which shipbuilding is car- ried on, as the correspondence published in the Hematp shows, . A lecture was delivered last night by Professor Joh W. Fowler, at Cooper Institute, under the auspices of the New York Association for the Advancement of Science and Art. The subject was “The Culture of Cotton and its Relations to the Interests of the North.” ‘A fire, caused by the explosion of gasoline, occurred last evening in the printing ink manufactory in 106th street, owned by Duryee & Cook. The loss will be about $6,000. Three white men were burned about tho face and arms by the explosion and a negro man was burned to death. ‘Thero was very little businoss transacted down town yosterday. In Wali street there were very few transac- tions in stocks, but some were made in gold at 140% a 141}. All the boards were closed. MISCELLANEOUS. Further particulars of the brilliant move by the Bra- zillang are given, Thé war, by the invasion of Paraguay, is virtually at an end. The two Peruvian iron-clads, Guosca and Inaependencis, it is rumored, are on their way to bombard Havana, A Our correspondent with General Steedman’s investiga- tion of the Freedmen’s Burean affhirs furnishes this morning a highly interesting account of a late trip through the negro settloments on the {slands along the Georgia ooast and among the Florida plan- tations He finds considerable improvement in the workings of the Bureau in those localities, as com pared with its operations in Virginia, North and South Carolina. Some time ago, a British American darky, from New Brunswick, attempted to found an empire on 6n6 of the Georgia islands, but he was soon deposed by hig superiors of the Bureau. Trouble appears to be brewing: betweon tho whites and blacks in Florida, grow- ing out of the sales of rebel lands for taxes. A repetition of the Memphis ane Nowbern riots is feared. Advioes from Barbadoes, daw. © the 15th of May, report a declining market for some principe ports Extra Ohio flour for export to Demarara $7 05%, bond. Crackers $3 6154. Corn steady at $2 05 a $2 10 per bag. Mess pork advanced, $23 50, bond. Kerosene oil hold at 60c. per gallon, in tins. Molasses advancing. Sugar held at $3 60 a $4, as to quality; cask $5. Exchange $487 50 for sixty day bank paper. Senor Inglesian, the Mexican Minister at Now Or- Jeans, says that Juarez intends asking Santa Anna to call a national Mexican convention. The North Carolina State Convention was in seasion again yesterday. Nothing of any importance was trans- acted. ‘The President has approved the bill providing that passports shall be issued only to citizens of the United States. Fy The United States District Court me:ts at Norfolk, Va., to-day. The pace commissioners reached Fort Laramie on Thursday. There was a large gathering of Arrapahoos, Cheyennes and Sioux to attend the council on Friday. ‘The anniversary mocting of the New England branch of the Freedman's Union Commission was hold in Boston on Thursday night, Governor Androw, Gencral Hawley and Colonel Higginson were present. The court martial which has been trying Major Gea, who was commandant of the rebel prison at Salisbury, has adjournod for a short period. Up to thia time the expenses of the trial have been $150,000, and no evidence criminating the prisoner bas been adduced yet. A very respoctably dressed man was fonud drowned at Sybil’s Cavo, near Hoboken, yesterday. The Fenians—War a Revolution in Canada. The Fenians have at length startled the Canadians with a positive invasion. A suffl- cient force of the Roberts-Sweeny division have crossed their rubicon—a rushing ocean compared with the paltry rivulet of Casar— and a few days will probably determine whether it is to be a fiasco or a revolution. The enterprise may collapse in another Campo- bello fizzle, or ina short and disastrous fight like that of Crittenden in Cuba, or in a pro- tracted and sanguinary but fruitless filibus- tering struggle like that of Walker in Nicara- gua; or it may expand and progress to a revolutionary reconstruction of the Canadas, culminating in an independent government and ending in annexation to the United States. It will be seen from our news despatches that in this aggressive Fenian movement there is a remarkable proportion of the most active fighting men in the cause of Jeff Davis hand in hand with some of the bravest Irish soldiers ofthe Union. There are also, we infer, some born Southerners under the green banner of O'Neil and Sweeny. It is even reported that Fitzhugh Lee, a son of thé late Southern rebel commander-in-chief, is to bead the cavalry of Old Erin in this effort to expe! the British lion and his whelps from American: soil. Possibly the fighting heroes of the South, chafing under the crushing out of their confederacy by “the horrid Yankees,” may be anxious to redeem their prestige in a regular thrashing of the Canadians. It will be a remarkable result in history if, after their terrible failure to establish 8 foreign confederation in the South, the co- operation of Southern confederacy soldiers should result in upsetting the projected foreign confederation in he North. And yet this thing is not beyond the range of possibilitios. William, the great Norman filibuster, upset the English monarchy of the Saxons in a single ‘fight, Sweeny, ig 9 sertes of fight, igny do the | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1866. for a brief soason. Tho recolpts of Treasurer Mavierre | same for the Saxon in Canada, When the | may have an excuse to carry out their heresies. | operations of flour speculators and other elements of revolution are all abroad in active combustion, in both hemispheres, there is no telling what may happen. The British govern- ment has hardly more than ten thousand troops, all told, between Lake Huron and Quebec. The local militia are of little account. Give the Fenians a foothold in Canads for twenty days and their little detachment of occupation may be swelled into an army of thirty thousand men, tried mostly in the flery ordeal of our Southern rebellion; and then from thirty thou- sand this aggressive army will rapidly enlarge to forty, fifty, or even sixty thousand men. The men are on both sides of the border, ready to fall in when they eee before them a fair pros- pect of a grand success, A stirring victory or two in actual blood-letting on the part of O’Neil may, in this view, ‘decide the fate of Canada Everything upon the pioneers of O'Neil. As in the Alps’ the loosening of stone often awakes the avalanche, so here & successful Fenian skirmish may load to an {rish republic in Canada, as a grand privateer- ing and naval base of operations against the bloody Saxon in old Ireland itself, Who can tell, we ask, in these times of popular spon- taneous combustion, the extent of a revolu- tionary fire which « little spark may kindle? We have had our turn, We are all right. The great Powers of Europe, excepting Russia, have no claims upon our sympathy. We are bound, as they were, by certain laws of neu- trality; but we cannot help them, Such souvenirs as those of Jake Thompson, George Sanders and Wilkes Booth are certainly not calculated to attract our gratitude towards her Majesty’s provincials of Canada. We are rather inclined to be thankful to the Fenians for ad- ministering those provincials a stiff dose of Canadian non-intervention, whatever may be the sequel of this foray. The season of the year is well chosen by General Swebny for a grand campaign, and while the odds appear to be heavily against him there are certain ad- vantages with him which may possibly turn ‘the scale in his favor. Louis Napoleon, with his live eagle at Boulogne, was laughed at; but where is he now? The Sweeny pioneers have gone forward to fight. They will doubtless very soon have bloody work upon their hands. Upon the issue of their adventure depends not only their own fate and that of Canada and Ireland, but, perhaps, the fate of the British empire in every quarter of the globe. An actual fight or two will be necessary to disclose the real strength or weakness of this movement, Meantime it appears to be sufficiently for midable to justify the terrible fright which has seized her Majesty’s loyal Canadians. The wolf at last is upon them and they are in a fearful state of commotion. They probably think it the coming of Sherman’s legions on another march to the sea. Another Ince ry Mecting in Fan- il Hall. The negro worshippers in Boston have again held a pow-wow in Faneuil Hall. This gather- ing, In many respects, is more remarkable than any of its predecessors, The sentiments ut- tered by the speakers, the principles enun- ciated in the resolutions, are in advance of those promulgated less than a year ago from the platform of the same hall. The proceedings, which we published yesterday, read very much like the commencement of another revolution, The inflammatory character of the speeches and resolves, the assaults upon the President and the constitution, the denunciation of the foreign element in our population ang #he laudation of the negro, all show to what ¢: it the New England revolutionists are prepared to push their schemes for the elevation of the negro. They prove that the extreme measures of Thad Stevens have been adopted by the Massachusetts fanatics and enlarged upon and that the negro is to be elevated and forced upon us as the privileged class in this - country, even if to acccomplish that end it is necessary to get up another revo- lution, No person can peruse the proceedings of this Faneuil Hall gathering without being convinced that President Johnson uttered pro- phetic words when he stated to the assemblage of people in front of the White House, on the 22d of February, that the policy of the radicals, if persisted in, would surely lead us to a war of races. If there is anything that will bring upon us this dreadful result it is just such revolu- tionary gatherings as that which has just held forth at Boston. We need no farther evidence that we are drifting to that alternative as fast as time can carry us than the speeches and resolutions at that meeting. This grand carnival of negro agitators in Fanénil Hull was opened by an attack upon the President by the present Executive of Masaa- chusetts. This was followed with an appeal for universal negro suffrage, and then came the resolutions, which declare what Con- gress must do, at the same time manifesting a fear that the radicals will fail in their efforts in behalf of the negro unless Congress hurries up its reconstruction programme. The ani- mus of the resolves was, however, apparent in every line, and leaves no doubt of the revo- lutionary character of the gathering. But if there could possibly be any doubt on that point, this doubt was removed by the denuncia- tion of the Irish population by Congressman Boutwell. He took particular pains to arraign that class and travelled out of his way to hold them up as inferior to the blacks of the South. Foreigners were denounced for emigrating to this country in the face of the fact that New England would to-day be a howling wilderness had it not been for emigration from Europe. It is certain that the negro would never have made it what it is. Yet these orators con- sidered the black far superior and entitled to more privileges than the thousands of white people who come to our shores from abroad. Nothing could be more injurious than remarks of this kimd at this particular period. The whole spirit of the meeting tends to incite disturbances and lead to collision between the class denounced and those so highly lauded. It is this effort on all occasions to prove that the negro is superior | to the foreigner that has cansed the animosity | and hatred among the latter to the colored population. This Boston meeting only added fuel to the fire which is now ready to break out in all parts of the country. It is demon- strations of this kind that have created all the trouble between the whites and blacks at the South. The Memphis riots would never have taken place had it not been for the prejudices aroused by the radical glorification of the ne- gro, both in and out of Congress. But it appears to be a part of the programme of these Their demand for immediate negro suffrage is times are ominous and forebode evil when such insurrectionary proceedings are daily transpiring in our midst. Practical Resuscitation of the Menree Doctrine. The details of the bombardment of Callao, received by the Costa Rica, cgnfirm the ac- counts of the disasters to the Spanish fleet pre- viously received. It appears to have been so badly used up that there is not much danger of its renewing the experiment either there or elsewhere. The Peruvians are of course exult- ant, as well they may be. The issuo of this affair is fraught with a valuable lesson, not only to them, but to all the Spanish-American republics, It shows them that they have only to be firm, united and self-reliant to bid suc- ceasfal defiance to foreign intervention in their affairs. But this is not sufficient. They must place themselves in a position ot such political as well as material strength as to convince European rulers of the folly and hopelessness of all such attempts. The allied Powers took advantage of the civil war in the United States to try and carry out their long-formed designs of obtain- ing a foothold on this continent. They not only did this in a cowardly fashion, but under the meanest and falsest of pretences. They would never have ventured upon the invasion of Mexico had they not believed that the Union was irretrievably gone. While France, con- vinced of the blunder she has committed, is now preparing to back out of the embarrass- ments into which she has got herselt by that course, Spain is playing a spiteful and revenge- ful réle which is inflicting injury upon others without in any way benefiting herself. We are not going too far in saying that nearly all the troubles from which the people of this continent have been and are now suffer- ing are due, either directly or indirectly, to foreign influences. This must not be permitted to occur again. The governments of this hemisphere have too few causes of rivalry and jealousy to render them necessarily subject to such a state of things. They have only to come to some common understanding with each other to render their position im- pregnable against the rest of the world. That was the idea sought to be carried out by the Monroe doctrine. Now is the time for its practical recognition and enforcement, Let us imitate the example set us by the European governments. By this time, in all probability, the first movements of a war have commenced which will drag into its involvements the whole of them, and finally even Great Britain herself. The first shot fired should be the signal for the formauc2 of an alliance, offensive and defen- sive, between the American republics against European intervention in the affairs of this continent. If congresses can meet, partition kingdoms and settle the political status of Europe, as in 1815, why cannot » congress of American States assemble for the much more legitimate and laudable purpose of guarantee- ing to each other protection against the am- bitious designs of European rulers? This would be the practical realization of what hitherto has only been a political abstraction. It is, in fact, the only way in which the Monroe doctrine can be carried out and enforced; for neither the United States nor any other single government has the right to say to an invading European power that it will not permit its aggressions against a weaker neighbor. We call upon Mr. Seward not to let the op- portunity slip. The Central and South Ameri- can republics are ready and eager for any measure which will tdeaity their foreign policy with that of this country. It can give no just cause of offence to European. rulers; but even if it should they cannot help themselves, Their positions at the present time are such that they have neither the Icisure nor the means to checkmate the movement. The lesson which they taughi us, of the right to take alvantage of the embarrassments of @ rival, is one that the principles of natural justice, to say nothing of the laws of retribution, justify us in using in this instance to the fullest extent. Tur New Recoxstrvcrioy Scnewe.—The new plan of reconstruction now being concocted by the Senate seems to us excessively absurd. The first section unnecessarily re-enacts the Civil Rights bill. The second section, in re- gard to the apportionment of representation, can very easily be evaded by the Southern States and will be most unpopular at the North and West. The amendment proposed for the third section disqualifies the rebel offi- cials during the pleasure of Congress; but all that these officials have to do is to make out naturalization papers, and they can vote or hold office in five years, Congress to the con- trary notwithstanding. The fourth section, which insists upon the payment of the national debt, is very silly, for nobody wants to repu- diate that debt. This is what Webster called re-enacting the laws of nature. The fifth sec- tion, which prohibits the payment of the rebel debt, is equally silly, for nobody wants to pay that debt. Congress might just as well enact a law forbidding us to pay the debt incurred by Great Britain in the war of 1812, Thus the whole plan, section by section, is shown to be foolish and impracticable. If Congress desires to adopt a radical scheme let that of Mr. Thad Stevens be taken up. But the best way isto admit at once that President Johnson’s policy is the only reasonable one before the country. Why should Congress persist in quarrelling, not only with the President, but with the American people, who have already endorsed the President's policy in every possible way ? Coats to Newcastite.—We perceive that wheat and flour are being imported into this country from abroad. This is a sporadic move- rogues in grain. Flour was imported here in 1837, during the money panic and universal distress, But it seemed that there was already enough on the market to allow a little surplus to be used by way of diversion toa mob. We Spprehend no such trouble, however, in this day of plenty and prosperity. Light Upon:the Mexican Muddle. The opportune arrival of General Santa Anna here, in view of the muddle into which Mexican matters have fallen, affords somo light, woe think, as to the proper and probable solu- tion of the difficulties of Mexico. The imperial scheme of Napoleon is about played out. Pub- Ho sentiment in the United States, the Monroe doctrine and the firm attitude of our govern- mont sealed the fate of the Maximilian empire. The hoatility of the Mexican people would have finished it in time, probably, without any foreign aid. Butitis evident now that the com- plications in Europe will hasten the fall of the ephemeral empire, Napoleon will certainly withdraw the French troops, agreeably to his promise to our government, and itis quite likely that in view of the utter futility of keep- ing them there to establish the empire, and the need he may have for them at home, he will call them home before the period fixed. Aus- triahas desided not to send any, as sho had contemplated, because she will need them for her own defence and because she decmed it pradent not to defy the remonstrance of the United States. The unfortunate Maxi- milian will be left in s very forlorn condition, and he will take an early oppor- tunity, perhaps, to return to Europe. At all events he is in a condition to accept any magnanimous proposition from Santa Anna, under the moral support of this country, to buy him out, We have no doubt that a nego- tiation to settle his tailors’ bills and pay his travelling expenses home would be successful. The end of his bogus empire is inevitable and he might gladly accept some such offer. As to Juarez, the republican chief, he is hanging on to ths republic with commendable tenacity. Ho is enabled to hold his position because the Mexican people are determined to keep the republican form of government, and not from any power within himself. In fact he is not now constitutionally the President. His term of office expired some time ago and he only exercises the functions in order to save the republic and because it was not possible te hold an election. In this state of affairs Santa Auna turns up. It is intimated, too, that our government looks with favor upon his appearance here and the proposed solution of the Mexican difficulty through him. He isthe father of the Mexican republic, a man of great experience and un- doubted ability, and has abundance of means himself. He is rich enough to raise and equip a respectable army and can find the men here (emigrants, of course), if needed, to establish himself on the soil of his native land. We thonght at fis that Mr. Seward’s little trip to Si, Thomas, where he hob-nobbed with the old chief, had a good deal of meaning in it, and from the turn of events we cannot now doubt it. It looks as if Santa Anna had not only come -here at the nick of time, but that he came under a secret under- sianding that he was wanted to re-establish the republic and order in Mexico. The people of Mexico are a docile and an industrious peo- ple, their country is full of riches and re- sources, and they only want peace to m-\, them bappy, wealthy and valuable. neighbors, The guerilis bands and wa‘ between rival chiefs that have distracted Mexico ao long would be put down bya powerful hand like that of Santa Anna. The people would rally to him because he was the father of the re- public, because they are woary of internal troubles and because he has the means and ability to consolidate the republic. The best thing to be done, then, is for the different rival parties to negotiate at once with him to pay both the little bills for personal expenses of Maximilian and Juarez, so that they may re- tire gracefully, and make him the chief re- organizer of his country. He is an old man, and will not stand iu the way of rivals long, while his life may be prolonged long enough to re-establish order and republican institutions in Mexico, This is the new light thrown upon the Mexican muddle. Tue Excise Mupptx.—Philosopher Greeley does not like our remarks upon the failure of the new Excise law. He thinks that our logic is fuddled and tipsy. We believe that his logic is as weak as the milk and water which constitute his favorite beverage. He asks whether the Heratp is deceived as to the facts or endeavoring to deceive the public. Neither the one nor the other. He inquires whether it is true that more intoxicated men are now seen on the streets on Sunday than usual. Let him send out his reporters and he will be convinced that it is true. He boasts that thirty millions a year are expended in this city for liquor and that million of dol- lars revenue to the city is to be derived from this new law. We tell him that the expen- ditures will soon increase to forty millions, because the dealers will increase their trade to make up the amount paid for licenses and because many men will drink to show their contempt for the law, and others, who would have been content with a quiet dram on Sun- day, will now buy a quantity of liquor, keep it constantly in their houses and teach thcir wives and children to drink. Let Philosopher Gree- ley study this matter a little and he will see that we are right. There is no more reason for prohibiting the drinking of liquor on Sun- day than the drinking of water. Leave this subject to the common sense of the community and to the social laws. More or rue Frespuen’s Bureav.—A bill is before Congress to extend that notorious sys- tem of fraud, slavery and corruption, called the Freedmen’s Bureau, for two years more. In the appropriation bill for the present year twelve millions of dollars are bestowed upon this institution, Next year the sum will be fif- teen millions and the year after it will be in- cyeased to twenty millions; for such gigantic abuses grow by what they feed upon. All this money must come from the pockets of Northern taxpayers. Strike out the twelve millions of dollars given to this Bureau for the benefit of indolent darkies and avaricious Yankee over- seers and our taxes will be greatly lessened. Continue the Bureau for two years more and our taxes will be correspondingly inereased. This practical view of the subject we recom- mend to Congressmen and te the constituents egitetors tp insticate a war of races, that they / ment that has its goly foundation wove tie. of Conmvossinonm NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION. Repert of the Committee to Whom Was Referred the Subject of Selling the a rtied itis bsstf tH i il i a if : gi z ' iff hi i oF i restoring the and leaving the text of the bill as reported by toe coteatstos ad ‘Tho further considoration of the revised constitution was postponed until Monday next. The military committee which has been in session for several weeks at this in the trial of Major rate service and ae criminating pee apr Per contra, it is shown that he did all he could withthe means at his command te alleviate the wants of the Union men in his ci le ‘The authorities at Washington should forthwith discom- tipue the trial before a hundred thousand dollars more is expended, censure the court for its prodigality and dis- charge the prisoner. City Intelligence. Mcsto 1s THs Parx.—The Park Commissioners an- nounce that if the weathor is fine there will be music on the Mall at the Park to-day, commencing at three o'clock P. M., by the Park band, under tho leadership of H. B. Dodworth. The following is the programme:— Opening March... Overture to La Muette de Porti Fantasia on song ‘Beautiful Dreams Whirlwind Polka—cornet obligato, PART 1, March from Crispino 6 la |. Overture to Oberon. The Guards’ Waltz. }. Grand selection from Attila. . Musin Quadrille. Polonaise from PART L Se exes pepe lL 12 Der Sannvogel Galop...........+. x Tum Cunoxs at Tus Custom Hovss.—It is now ung derstood that General Fererro has been appointed to a leading clerkship in the New York Custom House, and that Colonel M. W. Burns, late of the Seventy.third New Norics.—All who desire to see the Collector dons for themselves or friends, oF Om amy sd must do so between the hours: id four P. M.. Seekers after places in the Custom House will do well to make a note and conduct themselves accordingty. fourteenth street, Thoms Farley, alias now to ie Figtwenth inet poli barrels of his revolver at him, one Ryan's loft arm and the other in bis left armpit. wounds are severe but not ‘necessarily fatal. After ae tempting the life of Ryan, Farloy fled and is still oeaee ot Cameron, of the Eighteenth precinct, Harr's and other members of his force to make search for tho fugitive. The trouble between the parties which resulted in the shooting of Ryan did not appear. Fine i 106ra Staest—A Man Borvep to Daata.— Duryee & Cook, in 106th strect, noar the East river. ‘It was caused by an cxplosion of gasolimo, which, escap- ing from the still, ignited from the fire under the boiler, The flames spread rapidly, and in a entire factory was a mass of ruins. about $6,000; insured for $3,000. . , Mr. the engineer, Henry Root, and Albert ek at in the factory at the time, were each very ly burned about the face and arms. A colored man, named Thos. Jones, omployed on the premises, was burned to death. His body was subsequently taken from tho ruins burned toa Doctors Dubois and Schofield drossed the burns of the injured men, and afterwards Mr. gd was taken to his residence in 124th street, and the three were sent to St. Luke's Hospital. International Co ion of Young Men’s Christian Associations, Atnany, June 1, 1866, A meeting of welcome to the various delegations of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of the United States and the British Provinces was held to-night at Tweddle Hall in this city. Only two hundred and fifty delegates were present from the various associat'ons, although the hall was crowded with spectators, Robert H. Pruym > eens ond prayer and addresses by the chai: wel- coming the dele; 8, and Rev. Rufus W. Guar, D. D Rev. aifted Taylor ot Philadelphia, and Rev. George Douglaa, of Mont |, comprised the exercises. “a the ein pode present were Rev. prague, Darling, Elmendorf, n, fhiman, and Revs. C-W. Bridgman, J. 1. Reese, J. Ke Keunerd, 8. H. Tyng, Jr., J. W. Ludiow and J. Bidwell. The convention meets again to-morrow morning in the First Reformed church. The Presbyterian Assembly at St. Louts. THE LOUISVILLET PRESBYTERY DECLARATION DR- CIDED TO BR REBELLIOUS—THE SiGNERS 8UM- MONED BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY. Sr. Loum, Jane 1, 1868, Dr. Brooks, of St. Louis, made an able and i ous afternoon, uh action prey yosterday , against the the Assembly in reference to the a, tery, aud Dr. Yates and Rev. Mr. Mclee spoke on same side. This morning H. Day, of New York, also op- posed the of the commiltee on constitutional ope oe * ley made a brief speech in favor of 18 wal ite offered some days since. At eleven o'clock the resolution of the committee and the amendment of Dr. Humphreys were Jaid on the table, by motion of Dr. Thomas, .and the substitute of Dr. Gurley taken up and passed by a vote of 108 to. 82. This substitute ¢ ns the deciaration and testimony as a slander against the church, schismatical in its char- acter, and its adoption by any church court is declared an act of rebellion against the authority of the Genera’ Assembly. It summons all the signers of the declara- i all the members of the pros! who authority in such ministers and elders of such pi tery as adhere to the action of the Assemb!; On motion of Dr, Monfort, those members excluded under this substitute were allowed to retain their seats jn the Assembly until its adjournment, whieh will probably take place to-morrow. Am BRYANTS’ MINSTRE! The last appearance of Bryante’ Minstrels in this city for the season occurs this evening, when a complimem- tory benefit will be given to Neil Bryant, one of the brothers, This troupe is one of the best in the country, and during a number of years past has done as much for the amusement of the people as any other similar organization. The announcement of the benefit of Neil should alone have the effect of bringing out a large audience. News from Fortress Monroe. Fontnss Moxror, May 90, 1598. The United States District Court was to bave met at Norfolk to-day, but adjourned and mects again to morrow. ‘The weather wns stormy yesterday, with « ePiiag Wind “Lo-dny 6 ie Cheek wad vere Ree