The New York Herald Newspaper, June 3, 1866, Page 4

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NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Open from 10 A. M. till 10 P.M. * we: a EVENING.—Last Sacrezp Concerr, at Irving New Yerk, Sunday, June 3, 1866. TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisements to insure a proper classification Bhould be brought in before half-past eight o'clock fu the evening, THE NEWS. FENIANS. ‘Tho Fenian excitement in Canada has become univer- ®al. We have accounts of Fenians landing in all paris of the province,’ and of battles and skirmishes at various points on the border, The account furnished by our correspondent, who ‘was at the scene of action, gives full details of a Sight between one thousand Fenians, under Colonel O'Neill, and some fourteen bundred Canadian ‘volunteers, under Colonel Buchanan, three miles from Ridgeway and fourteen from Port Colborne, which occurred at eight and lasted until nine A. M., resulting in aloss on the part of the Fenians of six killed and fifteen wounded, and on that of the volun- teers of twenty-three killed and wounded. He repre. sents the Fenians to be entirely out of provisions, and states that unless supported soon they must succumb, ‘as the Canadian regulars and voluuteems are advancing On all sides, Reinforcements are pressing towards the frontier from this city, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo and ‘mont of the larger cities and towns throughout the United Biatea, A prominent Fenian in Buffalo stated yesterday that there would be but little fighting last night, but that to-day (Sunday) would be a great day. While the Canadian authorities are making every effort to repel the invasion, the United States govern- ment is not inactive, General Grant has issued an order to General Meade, directing him to assign General Barry to the command of the United States forces from Buflalo to the mouth of the Ningara, At an interview held yesterday between the Secretary ‘of Stato and Sir Frederick Bruce, the British Minister at Washington, the latter was assured by Mr. Seward that the United States government would exert its utmost power to enforce the observance of the neutrality laws Tho excitement in this city yesterday suffered no abate- mont, and was shared more or leas by the whole com- munity. At the Roberts headquarters all the indica- tions thus tar gre regarded as omens of evccess. There dre vague reports concerning the departure of mon from this city for the border; and, according to the best authority, two thousand men have left New York within the last forty-eight hours. General Sweeny was in the city yesterday. His force timated as high as thirty-five thousand men. The sentiment appears to be seliling io movement, MISCELLANEOUS. The cholera is on the increase on the vessels at Quaran tine. Twenty-six mew cases have occurred on the Peru- vian. The brig Bertha, twenty-one days from Ponce, P. R., Qrrived at Quorantine with a case of yellow fever on board. Two of the crew died of the disease on the vovage. Our special fashions correspondent in Parie furnishes ‘® very interesting letter, which we publish this morning, in which the state of the weather as affecting Arlatocratic society, the concluding court balls of the season, the preparations which wore being mate for excursions to and sojourn at the seaside, with the latest style prevailing in the cut, trimmings and materials of ladies’ toilets, for the country and city Promenade, are described and reported with a degree of ‘animation and accuracy which will command the atton- tion of our readers. The detail of a dialogue between an Tialian countess and an English oman on the sub: Ject of courtship, marriage and domestic life on the continent and in Great Britain conveys a very clear idea of the vital differ hich exist between the Latin and Anglo-Saxon Davis’ counsel are en route for Riclmond, having ‘uade preparations for any contingency likely to arise. In tho event of @ postponement of hia trial they will 0 his release on parole or bail, which latter they be ty to give in any eum that may be required. truction was discussed in tho North Carolina Ftate Convention yesterday pointment of @ come the question being the ap: to viait Washington and flod out what further seary to Insure the State's Femoration. Several members avowed they would never ‘Usk any favors of that kind from the Stevens and Sum her party; bat Mr, Dick, a loyal delegate, made a stirring And patriotic speech, counselling liy and advising the Convention to stand by the President ia hig efforts to Testore the State, ‘Ply Precious of the defunct Morcuaats’ National Bank of Washington, Leonard Huyok, was yesterday arrested on « warrant charging him with the offences enumorated in the fifty-fifth section of the National Currency act, and also with having endorsed as good a check for thirty- one thousand dollars on the late bank, knowing at the time that the person drawing it had no funds on deposit orany claim upon is, He is required to give two hua- dred thousand dollars bail. An order of arrest was granted yesterday by Judge Barnard, in the Supreme Court, Chambers, against a man named N. W. Busteod, who, it is alleged, sold toa German emigrant, under false pretences, one hundred acres of land in the State of Tennessee. On the purchaser pro- ceeding to take possession of his land he ascertained that the defendant owned no property whatever in Ten- nessee, Those facts appeared on the affidavits presented to the Court yesterday. Ou Thursday night last an infernal machine was dis- covered in the hallway of a house in Mercer street. Warned by the appearance of a few grains of powder on the outside, the finder proceeded cautiously to examine it, and it was taken in pieces without danger. Captain Nelson, of the schooner Active, who was re- cently arrested on a charge of cruolty to turtles, was yea- terday discharged from custody by Justice Hogan, the evidence of Dr. Guernsey, the witness for the defence, going to show that the passing of a cord through the fins or legs of a turtle was no more cruel than putting @ knite into an oyster. Two men, named Peter Beglan and George Brown, were arrested yesterday on a charge of cruelty to horses. They were each held to bailin the sum of three hun- dred dollars to answer before the Court of Sessions, The brig Ella, bound from Philadelphia for Boston, wont ashore on Block Island, in a fog on Thursday morn- ing, snd the captain, mate and two seamen wero drowned, and one was badly injured. The vessel and cargo (coals) would prove a total loss. The stock market was steady but dull yesterday, Gold was firm, and closed at 1413. The markets were very firm, and though compara- tively little business was consummated, there was more inquiry than usual on Saturday. The buoyancy in the gold market exerted a marked influence, causing nearly all goods to be held higher. Sugar sold at etter prices. Coffee was firm but quiet. Freights were firmer. On ‘Change the under grades of flour were dull and droop- ing. Wheat was unchanged, Corn in demand at lower prices. Oats were steady. Pork was firmer. Beof ateady. Lard was firm and whiskey nominal. Tne Fenian Invasion.—Tho First Battle— The Prospect. The Fenians have drawn their first blood on the enemy’s soil. They have had their first battle, advancing to the work with the steadi- ness of veterans and driving the enemy be- fore them. They have shown that upon any thing like equal terms the Canadian volun- teers are no match for them and that the Roberts-Sweeny organization are resolved at least to give the Saxon some convincing proofs that they mean to strike him where they can most conveniently find him; nor can we per- ceive, whatever may be the sequel of this ad- venture, that it will be prejudicial to the Trish cause. In any event it will serve to consolidate the Irish race throughout the world and to convince England that with- out large concessions to the just demands of the Irish people they must henceforth be a constant source of danger to the integrity of the British empire, not only in Ireland, but in every quarter of the globe. As to the strategical dispositions and objects of this Fenian movement upon Canada, they are so “inexplicably mixed up” in our reports that we find it difficult to disentangle them. As we understand them, however, the advanced corps operating at the west end of Lake On- tario, under O’Neill, is only a diversion to draw the available forces of the enemy to that quarter, while the main body of Fenians is moving into Canada, some two hundred miles or more below, at Cornwall, or thereabonts, on the St. Lawrence. O'Neill, in short, is pl the part of Joe Johnston in the loah valley, while Sweeny, like Beauregard, is preparing for the main attack at Bull run. This is the plan of a soldier, and if actively followed up the Fenians may carry the Canadian capital before Nova Scotia can come to the rescue. Now, Killian, is the time for Campobello. A diversion at both ends will widen the way for “the men in the gap,” under Sweeny. Confuse the enemy; “bother ’em” along the whole line, and you may choose your gateway to the Saxon camp. This enterprise, however, is a daring and desperate one. Watched by the United States authorities at every important military point along the frontier—having to steal over the Niagara or the St. Lawrence as best they can, without ammunition trains, artillery or sup- plies, and having to commence the active work of foraging and fighting the moment they are over the border—there would seem to be not half the chance for Sweeny and his Fenians that there was in the outset for the Canadian insurrectionary move- ment of Papincau and McKenzie in 1837. A vigorous rising of the Irish and old French re- volutionary elements of Canada appears to be the only chance of salvation to Sweeny; but as yet we have had not even the premoniiory symptoms of any such effective local co-opera- tion. An armed invasion of any country, though commanding the sympathies of the great body of the people, must bring with it some evidences of strength and satety before it can attract recruits to any extent along its line of march. It was so even with William of Orange in his formidable invasion of England for the overthrow of the obnoxious James the Second. The people first required to know his sirength and his chances before they joined him. It was eo in the case of Richmond against the detested Richard the Third, True, the great Napoleon, with an invading force of six hundred men from Elba, recovered his empire from the Bourbon; but that was @ spontaneous welcome from all France and a case without a parallel in history. That terrible fanatic, old John Brown, how- ever, with twenty-six fanatical followers, strack the first blow at Harper’s Ferry of the most extraordinary revolution since the revolt of the Ten Tribes of Israel. He put in for the abolition of Africanslavery. His neck was stretched, in spite of the appeal of Fernando Wood to Governor Wise to spare the prisoner and save the democratic party ; and behold the copsequences! The soul of old Jobn Brown kept marching on, through rivers of blood, till slavery was abolished and Governor Wise, like Marius, was left ruminating among the ruins of Carthage. Great ideas, persistently pushed, are sure to prevail. Look at Mahomet! Starting froma cave, with his Koran in one hand and bis sword in the other, he called into existence ® spiritual and military power which, centuries afterwards, in the Crusades, successfully tesisted for two hundred years the combined Cristian States of Europe and sub- sequently threatened the subversion of the continent His great idea that “there is no God but God, and Mahomet is his prophet,” could hardly be more fascinating to the Oriental mind in his day than is now to the children of Erin that simple and impressive idea of # Ireland for the Irish.” This great idea lies NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1866, at the bottom of this Fenian movement upon Canada. The movement, too, will rekindle the idea into a warmer glow wherever the news is wafted by the winds against an Irish- man. Hence, though Sweeny may fail in his immediate objects, his daring adventure will at least excite a new agitation of the Irish question, to which the great impending events in the Old World may bring 9 righteous and satisfactory settlement. New England Negroism and Hypocrisy. The New England Anti-Slavery Society is not defunct, as sensible people supposed it would be when there was no longer any slavery in the country. Having sloughed off Garrison and some, others who wanted to wind up the concern, Wendell Phillips and the rest, who can breathe only in an atmosphore of agitation and revolution, have reconstructed the society and held their annual meeting in Boston. Phil- lips delivered one of his characteristic philippics against everybody and everything except the negro and a choice few radicals in Congress. He denounced the President and ‘the republi- can party and hoped that party would be de- feated next fall. One of the speakers, S. S. Foster, in a resolution, warned the oppressors of their colored fellow citizens, “that the day is not far distant when passive submission will cease to be a virtue and duty and honor will alike require them (the negroes) to imitate our revolutionary fathers, to assume the defence of their own rights and appeal for their justifica- tion to the intelligence and humanity of the civilized world.” Such is the revolutionary language published to the world in the capital of New England. Those who proclaim this diabolical idea of revolution and a bloody war of races are the representative men of New England; the men with whom Sumner, Stevens, Wade and Kelly affiliate, and the men who lead the republican party in Congress and out of it by the nose. Before these fierce Marats and Couthons all the timd republicans tremble. It is evident President Johnson was not far out when he intimated that it might become the duty of the Executive to put down rebellion in the North as well as it had been in the South. If the language of these radicals in council was not rebellious and treasonable we do not know what is. The bloody conflict at Memphis lately is but the forerunner of more terrible scenes these peo- ple contemplate inaugurating. As to reason- ing with such visionary revolutionists, that would be useless. We call upon the govern- ment to keep a sharp eye upon them, both in® Boston and in Washington, and especially upon their firebrand agents who are spreading themselves over the South. The hypocrisy of these New Englanders is something we might contemplate with a re- freshing sort of surprise if its consequences were not so serious. They are the same peo- ple, not changed a bit in this respect, who en- slaved the Indians and imported negro slaves as long as they had the power and it was pro- fitable; the same who are now using the des-. potic powers of the Freedmen’s Bureau to grind labor out of the freed negroes of the South. We understand thata book which has recently appeared, ‘on the “History of Slavery in Massachusetts,” is producing a great sensa- tion in New England. Its undeniable truths have touched the Puritans to the quick. We have no idea, however, that it will reform them. They rave with madness, like the Phari- sees of old, because they are conscience stricken. It was said to the Pharisees, “Ye build the tombs of the prophets and garnish the sepulchres of tho righteous, and say, if we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.” So these modern Pharisees of New England who brought the negroes to this country, held and sold them in slavery, now say they would not have done what their fathers did; and yet the first chance they have they seize it to oppresa the negroes, to grind all the labor peasible out of them and to sell their services for the highest amount that can be obtained. Truly, they are the chil- dren of the old Puritan Pharisees, Do we exaggerate? Lot the reports of Gen- erals Fullerton and Steedman answer. The evidence these gentlemen have forwarded to the government and the facts published in the Herat from its correspondent who accom- panies these commissioners fully sustain the charge we make. The agents of the Bureau, who have been guilty of cruelty and extortion to the negroes and of trading in their labor— which is only another kind of slavery—are the canting abolition parsons, orators and teachers from New England of the Wendell Phillips, Foster and Cheever stripe. The perfectly re- liable reports of Generals Fullerton and Steed- man have fallen like a bombshell in the camp of the whole tribe both in and out of the Bu- reau. General Whittlesey, an agent of the Bureau, feebly attempts to ward off the effect by a counter statement and by communica- tions from a host of sub-agents rejoicing in a great number of titles; but this cannot weaken the evidence of such honorable and impartial men as the commissioners. Indeed, the state of things they describe has been known to us all along through our correspondence and was known to all who travelled in the South be- fore their official statement appeared. Thus we see that the very same class of New Eng- land Puritans who introduced slavery origin- ally and who now threaten revolution in public meetings at Boston, if their “colored fellow citizens” be not placed in a better posi- tion than white men, seize the first opportunity to put their heels on the negro and to become the most cruel and extortionate taskmasters. Quanavtine AND Diericontizs or THE Boarp or Heavra.—The meetings of the Metropolitan Board of Health have developed a most unfor- tunate state of things with regard to quaran- tine. The Commissioners are active and doing all they can to save both this city and the sur- rounding country as well as the lives of the im- migraats from cholera; but so many obstacles are thrown in their way that they are compelled to complain of their efforts being paralyzed. To save the lives of those afflicted and to pre- vent the disease spreading among others and through the country, it is necessary to have a quarantine station at which the immigrants can be landed and where they can be properly treated, before letting them loose among the community. There are several places in the vicinity of the lower bay adapted for such « quarantine station and where there would be no danger to the few inhabitants living not far from those places. They may be found on Long Island, Staten Island, Sandy Hook, Coney Island, and probably at other spots. But the trouble has been that the Health Commission- ers bave met with the most determined re- sistance everywhere. A few property holders or a few inhabitants living near have put their own interests or supposed interests against the welfare of the whole community. They have become unnecessarily alarmed and excited. It has been shown very clearly that there is no danger from cholera if the immigrants can be separated from those affected on board ship and both them and the patients be properly, cared for, their clothing changed and those measures be adopted which the Health Commissioners wish to adopt. The question now is, what is to be done? Ships are arriving with the disease on board, and although there is no immediate danger to the city, and need be no danger if proper care be taken, something must be done at once to establish 8 suitable quarantine station. Hu- manity to the immigrants and safety to ourselves demand this. The Health Commissioners must boldly take whatever place suits them best, The laws of the State and of the general gov- ernment will enable them to do this, Let them not delay,gherefore, but procure the quarantine station at once, and if an armed force be neces- sary to sustain their action let them call upon the Governor of the State or the federal au- thorities for protection. This is the only way to settle the difficulty, and it is useless as well as dangerous to delay action expecting to aet- tle it in any other manner. The Yachting Season—Prospects of an International Race. The yachting season will be formally in- augured on the 14th inst. by the annual ocean regatta from Owl’s Head, around the elight ship off Sandy Hook. Entries for this race will be received until the 12th inst, and a steamer will be provided, as usual, for the members of the Yacht Club. On the following Tuesday, the 19th inst., the second annual re- view of the squadron will take place at the Horse Shoe. A steamer will convey the mem- bers and their fair friends to the anchorage and will remain in attendance upon the yachts. The yacht captains will send their boats to the steamer for the guests, and if the weather be favorable a couple of hours will be spent in sailing about. The yachts will then execute various mancuvres by signal, and the review will conclude with a sumptuous collation, Thus it will be seen that the new programme which proved so popular last year will again be adopted. There will be a regatta for the yachtsmen and a review for the ladies. As the club is now in the best possible trim and has been reinforced by nearly a dozen new vessels, we may expect @ splendid display upon these occasions and during the squadron cruise later in the summer. But however pleasant the regatta, review and squadron cruise may be, our yachtsmen are fully prepared and very anxious for more severe and exciting contests, Several occan matches are already talked of and particulars will be announced so soon as the preliminaries are arranged. In spite of the Fenian war, there is also some prospect of an international race. English yachtsmen have at last been in- duced to remember that the America once won soup at Cowes and that this trophy is held by the New York Yacht Club as a challenge to yachts of all nations. Stirred by the recollec- tion of these facts the Englishmen are be- ginning to talk about coming over here and taking the cup back. They will be heartily welcome and will find a dozen Americans ready to outstrip thom. Indeed, it is sur- prising that they have not presented themselves long before this. American yachts are by no means strange in English waters; but we have not yet scen one of the racing yachts of old England in our bay. It they do not come soon our enterprising yachtsmen will grow tired of waiting and will go over to England to bring home another trophy. We understand, how- ever, that Jobn Van Buren, , who is now in Europe, has a semi-official mission in regard to this matter, and if he be met by the Englishmen in ao spirit that corresponds with our own, the inteinational match will be easily arranged. This would give unprece- dented eclat to the yachting season and entitle Mr. Van Buren to the thanks of all yachtsmen the world over. Prorostp Learsiation on THE Tarirr.—It is reported that the Committee of Ways and Means have nearly completed a now tariff bill and will report it to Congress as soon as the recon- struction amendments to the constitution are disposed of. It is understood that many im- portant changes will be made and that the im- post duties will be largely increased on many articles, especially on all those classes which are manufactured in New England. If this supposition proves true there can be but one solution of the action of the committee, and that is that New England ideas are controlling the legislation on this subject the same as on the question of the negro. It must be very con- soling to the agricultural interests of the West to see their representatives follow the lead of the New England fanatics in their efforts to prevent a restoration of the country and thus in @ measure diminish the trade with the Lower Mississippi, and then, on the top of that, en- dorse the schemes brought forward to protect New England manufactures from competition. It is bad enough for the Western representa- tives to oppose the adjustment of the South and thus reduce the demand in the Lower Mis- sissippi for the product of the Upper. But when they come to add to this disadvantage an increase of the tariff which adds to the profite of the New England manufacturers and increases the cost to the Western commerce, the great mass of the people in that section must, we think, become convinced that this is a little too much of New England rule. The idea which appears to be in vogue with the tariff tinkers is that the duties must be in- creased for the purpose of protection. This is an erroneous policy, and the experience of the past has shown that it is fraught with great evil. The only principle upon which a tariff can be adjusted is that of revenue to the gov- ernment. It should be fixed at those rates that will secure the largest amount of revenue, This cannot be accomplished by either the low duties of the free traders or the high tariff of the protectionists. The medium policy Is the only safe one to pursue. A too low tariff will cut off the receipts of the government very much needed, while a large increase of the present rate will encourage smuggling and increase the price of goods to the people without any additional benefit to the government. We be- lieve that « mach Isrver revenue will be re- ceived from customs by @ slight reduction of the duties, while an increase now will only benefit those who have goods on hand and the New England manufacturers. It may be that this is the class that Congress desires to enrich to the detriment of all others. It seems to us that the people of the West must very soon open their eyes to the effect of the schemes for the negro and the high protective tariff pro- jects which New England men are leading the representatives from that section into. Sooner or later this must create a disgust for those ‘Weatern Congressmen who have thus been led to support measures so antagonistic to the real interests of their constituents. —_—_—_—______. . City Intelligence. ‘Tax Mrerenizs ov Srazer Orsxixag.—A society re- cently formed, called the West Side Association, will hold a meeting at the Everett Rooms, corner of Broad- way and Thirty-fourth street, om Monday evening, for the purpose of making public the results of an ex- amination into the mysteries of stroet openings lately inaugurated by gentlemen connected with the or- ganization. The members of the association are in favor of the improvement of the lands lying west of Eighth avenue ana north of Filty-ninth street; but not satisfied that the labor to be performed shalt cost taxpayers one hundred per cent, or even fifty cent, more than the work is actually worth, The frauds and peculations of those who have been within the ring and have conducted the open- ing of several different avenues and thoroughfares, dur- Ave proposed aooting by tho tac and Agures, da He pro} ing facts a wo from authentic and official sources. ie A Mormon Ansrversary.—A number of tho proselytes of Brigham Young, who chanced to be in the city on Friday of last week, dined together at the Metropolitan Hotel, to celebrate tho birthday of Brother Brigham. They also sent the President of all the Mormons a con- gratulatory message, by telegraph, after their meu!, ox- Pressing thelr kind and esteem for him and the ope that he might reign in Utah for many happy, healthy years. An Inrsrvat Macmne Discovarsp x Mercer Srreet— Ins Famwors 10 Exrtope—Nonopy Hurr.—About cleven o’clock on Friday night Xavier Hullstal, keeper © 3. taurant in Mercer street, discovered @ small cigar box lying in the ballway of the premises, and after watching the box for a few minutes his suspicions were excited. A carful examination of the suspicious package revealed the fact that it contained nearly two pounds of powder, which was removed through a small hole which appeared in the bottom of it The powder being extracted from the box, the cover was cut loose and raised, when it was discovered that a num- ber of matches had been placed between two strips of sandpaper and attached to the cover of the box by a small cord. A large wire spring, such as is used by upholsterers, was pressed into the box so tightly that when it should be opened the spring would fly up with force, thus bringing the matches in violent contact with the sandpaper, and thus pro- duce an explosion. Had the box been opened in the usual manner an explosion must inevitably have occurred and loss of life ensued. No clue to the per- sons who placed this infernal machine in the premises has been discovered, but Captain Mills, of the Eighth Precinet has the matter under consideration. It is sup- posed that the real object of the villains was to fire the premises and create an alarm and panic for the purpose of robbing the restaurant and stores adjoining. Musical. MUSIC AT THE PARK. ‘The first concert of the summer season was given at the Park yesterday afternoon, commencing at three o'clock. The band of Harvey B. Dodworth played as usual, ‘This band isa carefully eolected one, and the excellent distribution of the brass and reed instruments is an evidence of sound musical judgment on Mr. Dod- worthas part. Tho programme was in genoral light and refreshing, and well carried out, The selection from Attila ‘was rather tedious, consisting of heterogeneous parts of that opera loosely gtrung together. The polonaise from L’ Africaine is also a prosy affair. The other pieces were good and thoroughly enjoyable. The drives and walks were crowded with gay equipages and people who had come up from the sultry atmosphere down town to breathe fresh air and listen to the music. Around the handsome stand, in tho centre of which H. B. Dod- worth wielded the baton, and from which spoke Auber, Weber, Verdi and Donizetti from score of brazen mouths, was congregated a dense crowd. The ladies were present, of course, in large numbers, and from the upper terrace we looked down on a perfect sea of hats and bonnets of every con- ceivable shape and color, some of which resombied things neither in the heavens above nor on the earth beneath. Through the shady walksof the Ramble were crowds of people, and the sentimental thoughts of poetry, love, &c., generally connected with the Park, wore indulged mas usual. The successful opening of the concert season in this Paradise of sweating Gotham- ites promises us this summer music of the first order, well performed, and a cool place to enjoy it in. THE DOCTOR OF ALCANTARA IN BROOKLYN. The worthy Doctor Paracelsus and his thrice worthy assistants have made as decided a bit in Brooklyn as they have in New York. Tho Academy of Music im that city had a much larger audience last night than wo have ever seen there before on @ Saturday night, and this au- dience besides was not only satisfled with the operetta, but became extravagantly enthusiastic over it, To thaw down the usual frigidity of Brooklyn opera goers is a triumph for the management and artists who presented Doctor Paracelsus’ infallible speci- fic for fun and enjoyment. Everything ran smoothly, and nearly everything in the singing line was encored, The operetta will be given at the French theatre to-mor- row night, LAST SACRED CONCERT AT IRVING MALL. ‘The last of these successful and meritorious entertain- ments will be given to-night at Irving Hall. Miss Kate McDonald, an excellent young soprano, and Messrs, Mor- gan, Castle, Campbell and Colby will astiet, It will bea Tare treat tor those who desire to hear some of the flacst artists in the metropolis, The Late Gen Seott. Mesers. Gurney, of Broadway, have just produced a remarkably fine photograph of Lieutenant General Scott, which possesses a peculiar interest at the present time from the fact that it was the last pictore for which the old warrior sat, and was taken on Evacuation Day, No- vember, 1865. It was from this photograph, aided by several sittings from General Scott, that Constant Meyer painted his splendid portrait of the deceased general, which is the very best extant. GENERAL SCOTT AND TUK DISABLED VETRRAN®, During the distribution of relief which took place on Thuraday of last week, ai the office of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Employment and Relief Agency, « likeness of General Scott was presented to a number of widows and orph of the war, and a delegation of discharged and disabled soldiers and sailors asked Colonel Herman to attend the foneral of the deceased hero aud to repre- sent them in paying their last wibute of respect and ad- miration to his memory, Colonel Herman readily com- plied and on Friday was at West Point in behalf of bie umerous constituency, Fires in New York. FIRE IN RSSEX STRRET. About one o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out in the cellar of the tenement house No. 16 Essex street, It originated in the part occupied by Jacob Fischer in connection with his lager been saloon and dwelling on the first floor. The smoke penetrated the hallway and rendered thejescape of the tenants exiremely hazardous, As it was, quite a number were unable to leave their rooms, The firemen arrived promptly at the Premises, and ladders were soon raised to the windows to extricate the tenants; but as it was announced that the flames were under control of the firemen those in the rooms remained. Had the fire gotten under head: way no doubt many lives would have been lost. There were upwards of twenty-four families in the botlding, and for a time there wae great excitement among them The damage to Mr. Fischer's property will be about $50; insured for $600 in the Germania {nsurance Company. The building is owned by William Linde, who resided on the second floor. It is damaged about $200, and is in- sured for $800 in the Greenwich Insurance Company and another. FIRE INGUBSTER STREET. Shortly before four o*@lock on Saterday morning a fire broke out om the fifth floor of Nos. 175, 177 and 179 Hes- ter street; building occupied by A. S. Black & Co., um- brea makers. The fre apparently originated from the turnace used for tempering the wire, The upper floor of all three pbuilldings were burned out, to the stock and machinery by fire and wator about $10,000. Insured in thirty three insurance companies for $103,760, mostly in out of town companies The buildings are owned by L. F. Currison. They are damaged to the ex- tent of $2,000. Fully insured in city insurance compa bios. sesogn tnt, Seer Tea ie Ida Handy, Boston james Ray- mond (the two latter ‘dismantled) were burned at the of the levee early this morning. ‘The Handy Sone eee Severs {$28,000 “Ommcinmatt ‘omces, valug of the other =p pee “When spring unlocks the flowers” the birds come North to dwell, and as it grows warmer still, then further toward the North do they fy. But it is only during the short summer months that they will remain. Thus it with the people who live during the winter im the over-crowded cities. When Nature adorns herself in her gayest garb, then man wishes to be freed from the thret- dom of city life and pants to see and enjoy the free and a places as Saratoga This place has come be the most noted and fashionable of all the summer sorts in this country. People may go to Newport te bathe in the water, or to Niagara to look at,the waters but here they may do themselves great amount of place are working so steadily and havo been working perseveringly for the last few months, An unusu amount of cleansing is being made, and an extra effort on the part of the proprietors of the different hotels amd boarding houses has been put forth to make overything as attractive and com: as possible. a piaeass eee PE pede caaies oe e re inter a new this town, and Saratoga is keeping steadily on the move in making alterations for the better in te tte municipal arrangements. The sanitary of the Bisco are attended to by three of ita best citizens, whe ve been —- &@ board of health. They are doing their duty most manfully, Nothing can oncape their vigilant eyes which would be detrimental te public health, and if any such thing should be found the person offending is fined or imprisoned immediately. ‘THR SPRINGS—OLD AND NEW. ‘The rock which is the agent in forming the great mim- eral waters is a calciferous sandstone 18 found as far south as Newburg. This uliar strata of stone rum north, through Albany, and is first brought into pracst- cal use at this place. it extends as far ni as Lake Champlain and. there 8. Tho only other at which it is found ison the west bank of the Missis- sippi, near Lake Pepin. The water which is found tm these springs comes through fissures in the rock and is led up to the surface by means of tubing and there de- livored to the suffering mortals. Of all the older springs, such as the-Congress, Empire, Washington, &c., much has been said. But during the past year new springs have been put in ration, each differing in some respect from all e others. There was & located about one half of a mile northeass of the de} which bore the name of ‘High Rock.’ This has: been removed and underneath it has been suc- cegsfully brought into operation the oldest known spring te Saratoga “It has not been. in operation for a grees number of years, having been upon the estate of Messrs. Clark & White, the owners of Congress Spring, and they having as much as they could well do to attend to that. This spring was known, so tradition tells us, as long aa three hundred years ago. History tells of an event which tranapired| at it only ninety years since. Sir Wi- liam Johnson was brought to it on lige Indiana, from his manorial home at Johnstown, in 1776, and en- joyed the benefits of its healing qualities, The water is ‘alkaline and has a much freer flow, with more gas, tham any other spring in this place, Persons who understand this subject say that it is the best water found here. Several other new springs have been brought tate action during the past year. The Haskins spring, whiok is dug to the depth of thirty-two feet, has been about two months, and has increased in its medicinal properties ever since. The Saratoga, a spring tubed and comploted by Messrs. Weston, has been introduced te the public already in bottles. ‘The spring bas not bees: worked one year x ‘The Excelsior, the iast ono of the ton springs, Kas been tubed and is now being bet- has also sprui cup ‘ia thle Jocalit; ra ring the ng up in yy dui months. Several wealthy gentlemen have on ‘the mill and compressed, and then is summer to dry. Itis not very difficult work to maaea- taking of paper. Tuo principal resource of wealth to thw place ts. ite hotels. It is as much so as manufacturing is to the ety” of Lowell. There are in this place an incredible sam- ber of houses, &c., and several large hotels. As nearly every private house iE f il : E i is the oldest of the Saratoga hotels, having in the year 1800, by Mr. Gideon Putnam. of it until his death (1816), when well and George Putnam, carried it on. 1840 he a sos Mr. ee Put carried it on with George Putnam four years, Putnam's rig! stg a3] iil n worth parchased ht, and one year after (1864) Mr. Hathorne sold again to George Putnam. Ainsworth then sold to Mr. Payne, and the firm was Potnam and Payne until 1864, when Major William Leland bought out the whole y. He has madea hotel which is not ‘any in the country im by any size nor in appoint ts. beng done isas shi ‘as it possibly can be. The oj ouse which was last season will be opened again this year and continue to be attractive as loug as the season lastm The hotel bas received all that could be wished for by the most fastidious porson in every way shape and manner, aud persons stopping there this summer will no doubt be highly gratided with their visit te CLARENDON MOTEL. ral different gentiomen have attempted to carry it Dut bave not had sufficient energy. Mr. Charles i Leland, formerly connected with the Me itan Hotel, New York, and nephew of the Lay otal Union Hall, leased this hotel in the winter of 1t for five He has done exceedingly well with it thus far, and @ be gains as much popular favor this season as he did last he will have ali he wants to . This house is located south of Congress Spring, upon Broadway. Upon its grounds is the Washington spring, the waters of which act aa a gentle tonic, and can be taken at any time with- out fear of injury by any person. This water has ac- quired the name of the Champagne Water, on account of its lively and sparkling character. An addition bas bees made to the hotel during the past year of one hundred rooms, upon the north side. Gas has been introduced into every room, a# also a bell, with ;an aununciator im the office. Thix is the only hotel which has the twe latter conveniences. ‘This hotel will be opened om Monday, June 4. AMERICAN HOTEL. This house, which is located nearer to the depos them the other large houses, was built in the year 1821, by Mr. Geo, W. Wilcox. It was at first a small house, bat sinee Mr. McMichaels has taken hold of it, which is about three years, quite a number ot additions have been made and it 19 yow one of the largest hotels, Only last year the housé next north—the Adelpbia Hotel—was Mr. MeMichavis bas had @ steady increase of patronage and is now full the whole year round. This hous is open both summer and winter. ‘THE COLUMPAN VOTRE, of which Mr. H. P. Hall ie proprotor, has a fr upon Broadway of one hundred and fifty feet, with » spacious wing on Lake avenue of seventy-five feet, and is surrounded by nearly four hundred of piazzas for promenade and also a fine park of ornameutal shade trees. The u: rocess of renovation is being under. gone. This hotel i open at the present ime and will continue so to the end of the season. MARVIN. HOUSE. The site of the old Marvin House is to have another hotel of much paenrl pacyny my upon it. Messrs. Sny- der, who were burned out at the same time as the United States Hotel, are rebuild! They are erecting « large brick building, five stories high, with a French dormer story at the top. The work was commenced about the middle of March, and is so far completed as to enable Mr. Snyder to say that it will be ready for occupation by guests on the Ist of July. OTHER HOUER. Mr. Fraser, a gentleman well known to many New York families, is building a large houve on lot No. 33 Broadway. There will be fifty rooms, and it will accom- modate about eighty persons. Mre. Wicks hax also erected a boarding house om Franklin street, which will accommodate the same num- r. Mr. Cox bas added to his private house about fifty. five rooms Thus it is all over the place. ‘A RRCAPITULATION, The following i# a statement of the amount of accom. modation which this town can afford at any time during the season -— Rooms. No. of People. Union Hall... 800 "9 Clarendon Hotei 30 American Hotel. . Columbian Hotel Marvin Hotel. sseese Four water cure establishmen Making (0 Uo... sc sececeee tees There have been days when thirteen th been here and boarded, but taking it as the figures give 18 is as Rear as it is possible to arrive at such a subject. United States Vessels at HalifareThe Seal Fishertes. Haurax, N. 8, Jane 2, 1866. The steamers Augusta and Miantonomah have safely arrived at St. Johns. They experienced heavy weather. ‘The seal Gshory is better than for several years, The, catch foots up one hundred and ton thousand