The New York Herald Newspaper, June 6, 1866, Page 6

\ NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1866, - ieee presided, Announcement was made of the death of | The International Aspect of the Fenian | our people msy then be brought to perceive NEV york HERALD. JAMK GORDON BENNETT, AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORN) op pyLTON AND NASSAU 8TS- TERMS cash in adval yeoney gont br mail will 4 atthe risk of the sender, ‘one bat bank bills currgnt in New York taken. ANDAVENLNG, Df BROADWAY THEATRE, Bradway, /near Broome otreel.—Fuxvom Srx—Per oF rae "mrrigo/ts. WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, onosty the St. Nicholas Hotel.—Iavisiace Puinox—Tix 'Noorg) Brotikns—Nan, tHe Goon rox Noruina. Matinee at’ ¢Cluck. THEATR® FRANCAIS, Fourteenth avenue.—Ewauist Come Orska—Tae rama, BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. reet, near Sixth WwTOR OF ALCAN ELPHEGOR. GEORGE CHRISTY'S—O1p Scapon \y Minstasuay Batians, Muscat Ves. &0.. Fifth Avouul Opera Hose Noa. 2 and 4 Wost Twenty-fourtn street. Excise vs. THe Liquoe Deacar, TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery. Ina, Dancing, Buntesques. &¢.—Tue City Ryssenaer: Sina + OR, Tus Urs axp Downs oF N pe ut 2 BASS 1s OF New Yorwk Live, Matinee at 2h_ SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway, opposite Meiropolitin. Hotel, —Kruiorian Sisuine, DaNciNay ko “TBXLLO AND Macaxtu. Mng. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklya.- Tus Nicky Quuzn. oe HOOLE De OPERA HOUSE, Brooklya.—F: Ma SE, ya. —Ermoriay Mise G@TRRLSY—Balegys” Buxiisques aND PaNTouimes. NATIONAL ACAyEMy OF DESIGN, corner of Twenty: third street and Fours yseaue,—Ant ExiiniiN. _ NEW YORK MUSEUM r ae Open from 10 A. M. ill 10 Pe vac wil OS’ Broadwey: New York, Wednesday, June 6, 1860. Proposals will be received until Juney5 for the car. penter’s work of the Hexanp BuipING nov in course 0” erection on Broadway, Park row and Ann steet, Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of Joba Kellum, architect, 179 Broadway, New York. THS NAW s. THE FENIANS. Tho prisoners on board the steamer Michigan have beon roleased by orders from Washington—the men on their individual reeognizances and the officers on bail for their appearance when wanted, Four more Fenians were captured by the Canadians, near the scene of the lato battle, yesterday.» Some twenty-five or thirty doad bodies of the invaders have been found in the woods near Fort Eric. Movements in all directions of Fenians, Canadians and federals aro reported. The Fenians move mysteriously and suddenly, threo hundred having gone from Builalo on Monday night, siahundred from Boston yosterday, three thousaud from Cincinnati and detachments from other places, for poimts which can only be surmised. Large numbers of Canadians have loft Fort Erie, it is supposed, for Prescott, Troops are railying at Windsor and Sarnia, in Canada West, while a Uvely movemont is taking place among the Dotroit Fenians just acroas the lake. Two revenue cutters are patrolling the river at Buffalo, and two companies of rogulat artillery had arrived im that city. Other bodies of the United States troops are advancing on St, Albans, to maintain tho threatened neutrality at that point. The detachment sent by General Meade to recapture tho stores a9ized by the Fenians at Watertown, overtook tho lattor at Richville, where they were engaged un- loading the property, which consisted of arms, ammu- aition, &c., with a view to running It across the country. ‘The contraband, amounting to two hundred thousand dollars worth, was taken in chargo by the troops, and the Fcnians retained as prisoners. General Sweeny is at St. Albans and General Meade is at Ogdensburg. The latter received information from a re- Liable source yesterday thata column of one thousand Fenians were on the march from Highgate, Vermont, tor Canada. He immediately despatched an officer for fur- ther information, with instructions to prevent the inva- sion if possible, Attorney General Speed has, by direction of the Presi. Gent, iasued instructions to all United States Marshals to arrest all prominent Fenians wherever found whom they may believe to be instrumental in violatmg tho neu- brality of the United States or in influencing ite viola- ton, A money panic has seized Montreal. Gold was held at a premium of 200 yesterday, The Canadian dead of Fort Ere were buried with great solemnity in To- ronto, The city was draped in monroing and a move- ment has already been made to crect » monument to their memory. A number of persons havo been arrested in differont quartors of Toronto, charged with making use of “blasphomous and disloyal language towards her Majesty the Queen.” ‘Tho Fenian excitement in this city yesterday was in- tenso, Fifteca handred men were enroted by Colonel Janes Kerrigam at Tammany Hall, The greon* flag floated from the building during the day. Kifteen hun- drod mon left the city yesterday for the front, Ovtonel Kavanagh, af tho Sixtyminth regiment, is raising anothor Sixty-ninfi for the Irish army. Several other iret class military men are engaged recruiting. Impertant movemouts are going on In the city with the utmost secrecy and caution. A tologram was received by Colond Roberts from Washington stating fant Mar. shat Mugeag had been sempended in consequence of over- stepping lis doty @ soizing the Fenian arms at Erie, Pa. CONGRESS. tn the Sonate, yesterday, the bill for the investment of the Naval Pension Fond was laid on the table, The bill reducing the number and increasing the pay of clerks in the Intorior Department was called up, Mr. Nye, im the discussion of the subject, said that the Johason Club waa largely made up of the clerks in that dopartinent, and he thought they should be the Jast to ask favors of Congrows, The bill to provide for the eafety of passongers on steam vessels, relating t the trans- portation of nitro-glycerine and the launching of life boats, was reported frum the Committee on Com meree. The proposed reconstruction amendment to the constitu tion was called up aad Mr. Doolittle’s subsittute to the second section, relative to the apportionment of repre- sentation, was considered. A discussion of the merits of tho substitute ensued, pending which the Senate ad- journed, In the House a gubstitute was reported for the bill to evtablish a Department of Education at the city of Wash. ington, Mr. Donnelly, in discussing the question, mid that the white manat the South must be educated, forthe more intelligent he is the more loyal he will become, He regarded the measure as @ necessity in the preseut condl- tion of the South, Mr. Rogers, of Now Jersey, regarded the proposed department as something no better than the Freedmen's Bureau. The bill to reduce and establish tho pay of officers and soldiers of the army was then considered and passed by yeas 86, nays 90. During the debate on it a skirmish occurred between Mr. Rousseau, of Kentucky, and Mr. Rogers, of Now Jersey, in which tho Iattor stated that certain charges made by the former wore false, After some further unimportant business the House adjourned THE CITY. The French steamship Ville de Paris, from Brest Sat- urday, May 26, nt four o'clock P. M., arrived off Sandy Hook at an carly hour yesterday morning, where # was detained seven hours by fog. Her actual running time across the ocean was nine days and six hours. The ‘Ville do Paris brings vo tater papers than from Havre, May 23, and no nows, No report wns received yesterday from the eholers abipa. It isstated that Seguin'’s Potnt, on Staten Island, has been selected for the erection of a quarantine how Pital abd that it will be occupied by force, if neces sary, Tho location waa inspocted by ® committes of the Board of Health on Monday, and the Supervisors of Richmond county have issued a strong protest againat its occupation by hospitals Thoy sey in the protest that the Staten Islanders would be remiss in their doty thelr follow citizens if they allowed the erection of hos pitas on their soit ‘The Board of Health held » regular semy-weekly meot- jing yesterday afternoon. ‘The Special Committee on Exctsn closed ite seseton ‘Yesterday morning. Some forty appeate wors disposed of on the last day. A mooting of the Historical Soctety was hold last oven: te The President of tue sociewr, Mr, Bred De Peyster, Lieutenant General Scott; which was referred to the Executive Committee, to prepare resolutions, A paper was read by Buckingham Smith, of Florida, concerning the discoveries made by some of the early navigators of Porcugal and Spain in their soarch after a western pas- ange. Many donations to the museum were received and much business was transacted, Tho meoting was largely atten led. A meoting of colored persons was hold at the African Mothodist Episcopal (Bethel) church on Sullivan. street last evening, for the purpose of considering the subject of securing the exercise of the elective franchise. Dr. Andrews made another ascent in bis flying ship yesterday to test some recent improvements in the con- struction of the rudder, Tho trip is believed to boa complete success. When last seen the ship was in tho neighborhood of Jamaica, L. 1 A case involving tho rights of tenants has beon argued in tho general torm of the Suproms Court. The plaintiit was Paul D, Reed and the defendant Benjamin 8. Hill, A suit was brought in the Eighth judicial district to re- cover rent. Defendant set up eviction from a portion of the premises by plaintiffas an oxous2 for non-paymont of ront. This defence was sustained, when the case was brought before the general term on a writ of certiorari. The decision of the lower court was affirmed, A suit is now pending in the special term of the Su- preme Court which involves the right to the premises on which Laura Keene's theatre stood. The action is brought by Mr. Jesse W. Bolle, receiver, &c., againat John ¥. Trimble and others, in supplementary proceed- ings ander an execution against one of the defendants to pet aside ‘an assignment made by him to Willlam H. Roberts and also to have an assignment of the premises on which the theatre stood declared a mortgage, In the City Judge's Chambers yesterday Judge Abra- ham D, Russell decided an important mattor in reference to the service of writs of certiorari. The local question involved was whether the more allowance of a writ of certiorari, returnable before the Supreme Court, operated a3 a supersedeas or not. He held that a writ of certio- rari not having been served on the court below and tho return day having passed because of its not being served bofore the period appomted for its return, it had no binding effect on the Court of General Sessions 1a which the matter in litigation arose, The United Statos Circuit Court was not in session yes- terday. It is understood that Judge Smalley will sit sometime during the preygnt month to hear criminal cases, The United States District Court was opened, Judge Betts presiding, and the roturn of process called, The Judge announced that, in consequence of his time being taken up so long on the Meteor cas, he would not be prepared to hear any causes boforo the third Tuesday of tho month, Tho case of cruelty to a acaman, commenced on Mon- day before Commissioner Osborne, was continued yes terday. Evidence was given to show that the plaintiff had threatened the lives of several persons on board and had formerly killed the mate ofaship. The case was adjourned until Thursday. In the General Sessions yesterday, William Henderson pleaded guilty to breaking into the premises of Louis Hatten, 29 Howard street, on tho 19th of May, and steal- ing five hundred dollars worth of property. Tho Re- corder sent him to the State prison for three years and six months, George McGrath, charged with burglart- ously entering the store of Arthur Cary, 250 Ninth street, and stealing twenty-six dollars worth of boots and shoes, pleaded guilty to an attempt and was sen- tenced to ono year’s imprisonment in the Penitentiary. George Dammer, who stole an overcoat from Charies Von Merck, admitted the charge and sentence was post- poned. Three burglars entered the store No. 486 Broadway on Monday evening and robbed it of eight hundred dol- Jara worth of goods. They returned a second time, but were discovered by the watchman, and one of them was arrested, The stolen goods were recovered and the thief committed, The steamship Columbia, Gaptain Barton, will sail from pier No. 4 North river, at three P. M. to-day, for Havena. The mails will close at the Post Office at half- past one P. M. The stock market was firm yesterday. 14634 0 14634. Business was checked yesterday by the advance in gold, yet there was considerable done and almost in- variably at higher currency prices. The markets were decidedly buoyant both off and on 'Change, The small supply of beef cattle on gale rendered the market firmer during the week, and an advance of 3¢c. @ Xc. per pound was established on good and prime grades, which were chiofly offored. Sales wero effected of prime at 180, @ 184g. and even higher prices were occasionally obtained; bat the bulk of tho sales were at 16c, a 173g0. al8c, Prices for milch cows varied from $30 to $95, with a steady demand. Veals were steady at 7c. a 180, Sheep and lambs have ruled quiet and heavy, but closed steady at $40 $9. Hogs wore without docided change in value, the demand boing fair at 10°. a 10%¢. Tho total recaipta are 5,127 beeves, 67 cows, 1,491 veals, 17,445 sheep and lambs, and 16,218 hogs. MISCELLANEO¥S. ‘The United States District Court of Virginia was opened yesterday at Richmond, Judge Underwood presiding. The jury was empannelled avd Judge Underwood pro- ceeded to charge them. _ He was very severe on the citi+ zens of Richioond in his charge, congratulating the jurors at having escaped assassination at their hands, Mr. W. B, Reed, of Phfadolphia, who, with Messrs. Brady, Beown, Van Sickle and others, was present as Jeff Davis’ counsel, moved the trial of their client on the bil of indictment found against him. Major Hennessey, the Assistant United States Pistrict Attorney, said that he would telegraph Mr. Chandler, tho District attorney, and notify him of such # motion having been made; wut that he himself was not propared to answer, He would answer in the moming if Mr. Chandlor did net arrive during the day. Mr. Reed exprossod himself satisied with this and the Court adjourned until to-day at 10 A. M. Judge Mnderwood stated that there Was no objection to allowing a lawyer who was a mem- bor of the bar before the war practising-In the Court at present, even though he had not taken the test oath, The Jndye in conversation during the day said that Chief Justice Chase woud not attend the present term of the Court, Senor Romero, the Moxican Minister at Washington, denies the report, published recently, thut Juarez has agreed to surrender the reins of government to Santa Avan, One special advices from Florence, dated May 22, state that war between Italy and Austria was regarded as cer- tain, notwithetanding the efforts of England, France and Russia for a congress. The gonoral opinion was that no arrangement made in a congress would or could satisfy Italy, as the Italians insist on having Venetia, Austria, it was eald, gained vastly by delay. The writer says in conclusion:—‘ Kossuth is expected here; he is coming to have an interview with Garibaldi, who will arrive soon. The fortification of Genoa is being carried on with some vigor, Some say the Italian Ministry fear an alliance between Fogland and Austria.’ Pirates have become very numerous in the Chinese waters, Major Pape, Assistant Enginoer of the Russian- American Telegraph, hag surveyed the country from Lake Tatla to the headwaters of the Steekin river, in British Columbia, a distance of two hundred miles, ‘A despatch from St. Joho, N. B., of June 4, says:— The nomination day in this city bas proved that the confederates are much the strongest party. The anti- candidates were hissed and ridiculed by the crowd. According to the statement of the public debt for the Ast of June the total debt at present is $2,799,970,450, and the amount in the Treasury is $129,691,083. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to an inquiry of the House in relation to the sales of gold, reports that the Assistant Treasurer at New York sold gold amount- ing to the sum of $35,440,000 during the month of May at the rates of 1903, 130%, 1904, 191 and 181%, At the Paterson races yesterday Richinond won the first race, Merrill won the Derby and Kentucky the two- mile race. The sport was very fine and the assemblage of sporting mep and pleasure seokers was very large. Gold closed at Basis or Rerunsentation.—The radicals are making ® great noise about changing the basis of representation for the House of Represents- tives, If this question ie opened let the work be thorough and complete and extend to the Sevate also. There is no reason why New Eng- land, with alesse population than the State of New York, should have twelve representatives in the United States Senate and New York only two. If the question of representation is opened at all the people in the Central and Westera States will not be content nor rest satisfied until the onormous disproportion in Senatorial reureseniation is chaagec War. No matter how diverse may be the views of individuals as to tho success or fallure of the Fe- nian war, there is in this country a unanimous sentiment of congratulation that Canada bas at last been made to feel some of the injuries which the Brilish inflicted upon us during the recent rebellion, This sentimeat may not be very charitable, but it is decidedly natural. England commenced her inimical proceedings at the very outset of our rebellion by recognizing the belligerent rights of the seceiling States, Canada heartily approved of this recognition. Then English subjects, and Canadians among them, took care that the rebels were supplied with arms, ammunition, clothing, machinery and all the necessaries of war, and one of the islands in possession of the British became a regular rebel depot, Next rebel privateers were furnished by England, armed with British cannon and manned with seamen trained in the royal navy, and these pirati- cal vessels drove our commerce from the seas, enjoyed peculiar privileges in the British harbors, British dockyards and British colonies, and were in every respect better treated by the official representatives of England than were the ships of the United States navy. .A British yacht was on hand to rescue Captain Semmes when he was fairly our prisoner, and British judges repeatedly con- nived in the most flagrant manner at the escape of rebel crews, When we captured Mason and Slidell England was ready to go to war with us if they were not released. Thus by a thousand outrageous acts of hostility Eng- Jand has created an enmity against her on tho part of the American people which exceeds in bitterness the feeling generated by the wars of the Revolution and of 1812, and which will not soon be forgotten by a nation so quick to re- sent an injury. This enmity towards Great Britain in part accounts for the general satis- faction with which the news of the Fenian in- vasion of Canada was received. But, besides this, the Canadians have them- selves run up a score of ill will which the Fenians are now assisting us to settle. A neighboring people, bound to us by innumer- able social and business ties and enjoying nearly all the benefits of a Reciprocity treaty that has since been abrogated as & pun- ishment for their offences, we had a right to expect their sympathy during our ter- rible troubles. Instead of this the Canadians not only cordially endorsed the hostile proceed- ings of the home government and echoed the Parliamentary rejoicings over the supposed ruin of the American Union, but they were in- sane enough to undertake to attack us upon their own account. During the whole war Canada was simply a rebel rendezvous. The rebel leaders used it as a northern base of operations against us. In Canada rebel emis- sarios labored, rebel expeditions were organ- ized and the rebel communications with Europe were maintained. unbroken. From Canada came the incendiaries with black valises to burn our cities, the gangs of rebel pirates to seize the Chesapeake and other steamers, and the eecret conspirators and assassins to mur- der our President. Canadians sent us in- tected clothing to devastate the country with smallpox and yellow fever and laid projects for poisoning our citizens by wholesale by in- fusing deadly minerals into our reser- voirs. Out of Canada came the bands of highwaymen who robbed the banks and plundered the inhabitants of our frontier towns. Canadian judges refused to con- demn these men ‘and the Canadian police were known to be in league with them. These facts and others of the same character are mat- ters of history. The American people remem- ber them well, and we should be either more or less than human if we did not look upon the Fenian invasion of Canada asa Nemesis and smile to see the Canadians suffering from some of the same injuries which they were ao anxious to inflict upon us. Aside from this natural popular com- placency, however, there is nething in common between the neutrality observed by the British in our war and by us in this Fenian war. British neutrality was s shan; Americar neu- | trality is real. British neutrality was merely a diabolical device to aid the rebefion with- out epenly fighting us; our neutrality is ao un- compromising that it assists our enemies, the British, and hurts our friends, the Fenians. We have not recognized the Fenians as a bet- ligerent power, nor allowed Fenian Ale- bamas and Shenandoahs to leave our ports, nor supplied the Fenians with arms, am- munition, artillery, unforms and provisions. Had we done so, or had we done nothing, the Fenian flag would now be floating over Mon- treal and Toronto. If the Fenians be defeated it will be by our government and not by the British regulars and Canadian militia, Our government cut off the Fenian reinforcements and thus compelled them to retreat, when the Canadians fled before the handful that had crossed the border. Our government has seized the arms and ammunition of the Fenians, thus depriving them of their power to fight. This is neutrality as we understand it and as Eng- land did not understand it when we were in difficulties. Whether or not our government has acted wisely is a question for the future to determine. The majority of our people believe that our neutrality ought to have been modelled exactly upon that of England, and that, in- stead of crippling the Fenians, we ought to have assisted them. The government thought differently; and in spite of all the European sneers about the mob lew which rules in this country our people have again shown, ae in the Trent case, that they will loyally sustain the legal authorities even when the government comes in conflict with the popular sentiment of the moment. It now re- mains to be seen whether the magnanimity of the United States will be appreciated by the British. The government should at once renew the demand for the Alabama claims. Let us see whether England is enlightened enough to be willing to pay them now, The Ca- nadians are talking about shooting the Fenians efter « drumbead court martial. This ought not to be permitted; ‘for among the Fenians there may be some veteran American soldiers, whose lives must not be sacrificed. Any de mand for the Fenian prisoners taken by the Michigan must also be refused, with the case of Captain Semmes for a precedent. In ® word, if England will acknowledge her offences against neutrality, pay the Alabama damages and consult us ins friendly epirit as to the final disposition to be made of those Fenians whose plans have been defeated by tho Uniied States oMicials rather than by the Canadians, the wisdom of the coarse of the government, But if the event proves that we can teach Eng- Innd nothing by a good example, then the next Fenian invasion will have quite another ending and our neutrality will be of # very different pattern. The Europe Louis Napoleon, it appears, after having manipnlated Italy, Prussia and Austria to the Oghting point, and after having fulminated his declaration of war, bas been constrained by the interposition of England and Russia to re- assume his favorite character of the advocate of peace. England and Russia appear to have been left out of his original calculations; but as, in the event of the war which is threatened they will most probably be drawn into it, he has sagaciously determined to manipulate them to bis purposes as far as possible, in view of other eventualities, And thus it appears that France, England, Russia, Prussia, Austria and Italy are to meet in couneil in Pairs, for the settlement, first, of the questions pending between Austria and Prussia, concerning the duchies seizd in their joint robbery from Denmark; secondly, the quesiions of reform which disturb the Ger- manic confederation; and, thirdly, the irre- pressible conflict between Italy and Austria in regard to Venotia, that beautiful Italian pro- vince which Austria holds enclosed within the four powerful fortresses of her famous quadri- lateral and supports by @ movable army of at least two. hundred thousand men. These are the questions which are to be settled, and as they all involve the taking of a slice or two of territory by the several parties concerned from each other or from outside parties, the Gifficulties of an agreement among thom may to some extent bo easily comprehended. Prussia claims and insists upon the mono- poly of those Danish duchies to the exclusion of Austria, while Austria as pertinaciously de- mands her share of the joint robbery, or an equivalent in lands elsewhere, or in money. The reform questions affecting the German Confederation are about as interesting to us as the squabbles of the seven king- doms of the old Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. If a war is avoided, however, the little German States, doubtless, will be drawn upon to pay the big fiddlers, including France. But Vene- tia must be given to Italy or there will be war. What is to be the compensation to Austria for this sacrifice? Mexico was designed to meet this case; but Mexico has failed. Louis Napoleon has burned his fingers and Austria has been swindled in Mexico. There appears, then, to be no other equivalent for Venetia than a slice of Turkey for the Kaiser. But the Czar may object to this seizure from his “sick man's” estates. The result of this approach- ing conference, in a word, will probably be a failure, Napoleon, we guess, is satisfied in ad- vance that it will bea failure. If he had de- sired it he could have secured peace without 8 conference, in a dozen words to Prussia, Aus- tria and Italy, and especially Italy. We say Italy, for there, in fact, are the only real and unmistakable signs and danger of war; and there a word from Napoleon would be decisive. We guess that this peace congress or conference of his, therefore, will end in smoke—the smoke of war—and that the war will work to his advantage in the rising of certain elomeats overlooked by Bismark. We mean the republican revolutionary ele- ments which cover the German States, princl- palities and provinces from their boundaries west of the Rhine to Hungary and the Danube. The republican elements of France have been absorbed in the empire. They are devoted to “the nephew of his uncle,” and the‘ glory of Marengo, Jena and Austerlitz. The empire will be as it was under the first Napoleon—the champion and propagandist of liberal ideas, while the old hidebound and effete monarchi- cal systems of Austria, Prussia, dc., will be apt to.go down in the surging waves of a great popular revolution. Believing that Napoleon has perfected his arrangements fora general shaking up of the German States, in view of a rectification of the boundaries set up by the Holy Alliance of 1815 we concluded that war will not be averted by this peace conference. We ap- pretend that the real object of Napoleon in this projected consultation is not peace, but some understanding with England and Russia, whereby anether holy alliance may be avoided. Military Situation of the Fenians. It most strike our readers from the despatches which we publish every day from every quarter of the country that there is a great similarity between the excitement at present existing among the Irish portion of the population and that which stirred up the whole general com- munity in 1861, when the war first broke out, We hear of Fenians starting off in bodies vary- ing in aumber from forty or fifty to five hundred, from all points, They all seem to be turning in one direction, priveipally towards the North and West. What their precise desti- nation is we do not know, but it would appear to be the vicinity of Ogdensburg, where it is said there is a large wilderness in which they can conceal themselves from the zealous vigi- lance of United States officials until they are ready te concentrate upon some objective point. It is impossible to tell the force which has arrived at or is now in transite to the Cana- dian frontier; but we may judge from the re- ports that it numbers several thousand. For instance, we learn that three thousand have gone from Cintinnati; from Boston between two and three thousand men have already gone, includ- ing one thousand four hundred cavalry, and six hundted more left yesterday. These troops are commanded by officers who served in the United Sates army during the late war. Two thousand are reported to have gone from Chicago and five hundred from Milwaukee. These tr@ps went eastward by way of Cleve- land, Ohb. From Norwich, Worcester and Waterbuty, Conn., several companies have also stared for the frontier. Several have gone from Menphis and other points in the South. The pi number furnished so far from this city is nyt definitely known, but there is no doubt thit for the past few weeks it has been very while it is apparent that since the news on Friday last of Colonel O'Neill having back the British forces at the poiat of he bayonet at Ridgeway and making good his into the arms of the United States aut on the approach of a superior foree, activity has prevailed here in re- oruiting and subscribing money. What 1 effect of all these move- ments mev be probably the leaders themselves WASHINGTON. STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT. Decrease Nearly Twenty-eight Mile lion Dollars Since May i, do not yet know; for they have met with an ob- stacle in the interference of our own government more formidable perhaps than anything they caloulated upon in Canads. Some of these equads of mon took thelr arms with them. A large portion of the arms, however, have been seized at various points on the different rail- roads and other places by the officials of the United States; so that the men will not be of much account to General Sweeny unless he has depots of arms stored somewhere in Canada, which, as he is an old soldier, he probably took the precaution to attend to. The difficulties of crossing the extended frontier from Vermont might not be very great, but the loss of arms, stores and munitions, which, according to last accounts were being gobbled by the United States regulars of General Barry and General Hooker in all directions, would seriously cripple any military movement, Without any knowledge of General Sweeny’s plans, about which he is naturally very reticent, we judge the military situation of the Fenians just now to be rather perplexing. With an armed forcé of British troops—horse, foot and artillery—in the front and neutrality in the rear, the Fenians are between two fires; but that does not seem to damp the enthusiasm of the Irish all over the country, as appears from the constant ac- cession to the ranks of the Brotherhood and the rapidity with which men are advancing to “the front.” Most of these men, too, are vete- ran soldiers, who, like Sweeny and O'Neill, fought in the Union army for four years and are therefore familiar with gunpowder. It cannot be denied that, while serious dif- culties stand in the way of the accomplishment of the purpose which the Fenian leaders aim at, namely, the possession of a base of opera- tions upon English soil in America for a cam- paign upon land and sea against British powerin Treland, they are up to this time following up their programme, as far as we have news to guide us, with remarkable persistency. The military situation, however, has more of pro- mise in the future than in the present, as affairs stand just oow. City Int e: Magomic Graxp Lopce or ras Srate or New Yore.— This body was in session upon the occasion of ita annual meeting yesterday afternoon, at Irving Hall, M. W. G. M. Holmes presiding. There were delegations present from nearly alt the subordina‘e lodges within the Grand Lodgy’s jurisdiction. After the ordinary ceremonies the M. W. Grand Master delivered an addross, reviewing bis business and the principal masonic events of the year. He deprecated the disposition exhibited on the part of certain. to keep alive the flame of dissension re- sulting from the rebellion and warned brethren from bringing such matterg before the lodges. At the samo time he recommended and praised the action of the order in relieving the suffering Southerners, After sabmitting the decisions made by him during the year in many ditficult and intricate cases of appeals he closed by re- marking bey Gita upon the blessings of peace and the expreasion of the desire that passion and not prejudice might guide the brethren in ali their communications with one another and with those without the order. Tho Secretary's and Treasurer's reports wore then read aad the Grand Lodge adjourned uatil to-morrow. Masonic Musmivc,—A Masonic meeting for the pur- pose of inaugurating « fair in aid of the Hall and Asy- tum Fund will be held at the Cooper Institute at eight o'clock this evening. Ammunition Sairrzp To THE SovrH.—The total amount of powder, shot, &c., shipped to the South from the 26th of September, 1865, to the Ist of June, of the present yout, te reported at the Castom sHouse to have been:— The Sales of Gold by the Secretary of the Treasury. ' Thirty-five Millions Sold Since February, 1865. Passage in the House of the Bill te Regulate the Pay of Officers and Soldiers of the Army. ae. &. &, ‘Wasumerow, June 5, 1866. THE PUBLIC DEBT. ‘The following is @ statement of the public debt of the United States on the 1st of June, 1866:— DEBT BEARING COIN INTEREST, Five por cent bonds. Six per cent bonds of Bix por cent bonds of 188 Six per cent five-twenty bonds, Total debt bearing coin Intorest.........$1,196,825,19% DEBT BEARING CURRENCY DNYEREST. ‘Six per cent. bonds. . Temporary loan.. Certificates of indet Three year compound intere: Three year Seven-(uirty Notes. Total.....+ Matured debt not presented for payment. 4,900,429 DEBT BEARING NO INTERKST. United States notes. Fractional Soy. depos! Gold certificates Total . Total COM... .eeerereees ‘Treasury curreucy.. AMOUST IN TREASURY, + $50,679,067 79,011,125 Total. ....sseserssersere cree te ceceeee ss $129,601, 083 Amount of dobt less cash in tho Treasury 2,670,288, 368 The foregoing is a correct statement of the public debt ‘as appears from the books and Treasurer's returns im the Department on the Ist of June, 1866. HUGH McCULLOCH, Secrotary of tho Treasury. THE NIAGARA SHIP CANAL. The Senate Committes on Commerce have decided te report favorably upon tho House bill for the construction of a sbip canal round the Falls of Niagara, This makes its passage almost a certainty. THE INCOME TAX. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has issued am order correcting certain instructions to assessors com- cerning assessment of incomes for the year 1866, by which it appears a guardian residing abroad should re- turn the income of his ward in the district where the ward resides; and that all expenses for insurance upem property and all actual lossss in business may be de- ducted from the gross income of the business of the year. CONTRADICTION OF THE STATEMENT THAT JUARES WAS TO SURRENDER THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXI0@ TO SANTA ANNA. Tho statement is made by request of the Mexicam Miniater that thore is no foundation for the rumor com- tained im a lotter from St, Thomas, published by the Etafette, a Freuch paper of the city of Mexico, about junpowder, 560,749 pounds: blasting powder, 23,675 do.; | the dotermination of President Juarez to surrender the shot, 8,088,176 do. ; percussion caps, number, 46,358,644; Gail ba Guar! faatas Awae. rece cartridges, do., 6,451,724, guns, 6,016, and pistols, 25.816, | sovernm A Pree jesres For the month of May there were shipped to the States | has repeatedly stated his determination to fulfil his duty under any and all circumstances, PERSONAL. Secretary Harlan has gone West, ostensibly to visit his parents, and expects to be absent two or three weeks, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thurlow Weed and Admiral Porter aro in the city. The Admiral and Secretary Me- Culloch dined together at the Ebbitt House to-day, but. Thurlow spent his time princtpally iu the ante-rooms ef the White House. NO MORK REBRLS TO BE FARDONED AT PRESENT. ‘The President has decided to-day that no more par- dons shall be issued for the present. TUR SALES OF GOLD BY THE SECRETARY OF THR TREASURY. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury to-day sent to the House the following in reply to a resolution of inquiry :-— Trxasory Derautuxst, June 4. 1866. Sin—I havo the honor to acknowledge the réceipt of the following resolution adopted by the House of Repre- sentatives on the 28th ultimo:— be directe@ Resolved, That the Secretary of the, Treasury to fnform this House what amount of gold be! longing to the United States has been bold by or under bis authority snes the Lat inst., ard at what rates; also the name of the ageas or ugents through whom such sales were effected, and what aie of commission has been suthorized by the Departmess 6 same. lieuce to the resolution I respectfully report that the sales of gold belonging to the United States during the month of May made by the Assistant Treasurer of New York, ander the general authority giv n by this department, amounted to the sum of $35, The agent whom the sales were made was Mr. P.M. Myers, The commivsion allowed to him for making the sales and for the responsibility of recelv- lng the and depositing the same in the office of formerly in rebellion the following :— Gunp Shot, Percussion 3 los. Cape. South Carolina. 1,450 11,074 North Carolina. 1/388 1,675 ye 687 bem} x 64,530 212,000 156,072 1,319 This rapid increase in the quantity of ammunt- tion supplied to some of the States over that permitted during the preceding mouth. Cuorcu Fearivat.—A grand festival and excursion by the congregation of the Chyroh of St. Boniface will take plage to-morrow at Jonea’ Wood. re are to be devoted toa fund which ts being rai for the erection of a new church edifice. Cosanssiowers on St, James’ Counce Prorsrty.— Parsuant to an act of the last Logisleture the Supreme rt has appointed Mesere, Joon K. Hackett, James H. Coleman and Oscar D. Hat! commissioners to make «n equita@le allowamce for the premives now occupied by ‘St. James’ church, on Hamilton square , in this city. Dnownen.—About ten o'clock yesterlay morning Join Hawkins, a laborer, while at work on pier 47 East river, accidentally fell overboard and war drowned before aid could reach him. The body was subsequently recovered, Tle was twenty-eight years of age and a mative of Ireland. Another man fok into the river at the same time with deseased, but he was rescucd Cosrterie 4 Reskevom ar Canmansviee.—The Oro- ton Aqueduct Department bave qpened proporale and awarded contracts to the pares named below for buld- ing and completing a reservair and two gate houses at Carmansvite, near the High Bridge. Fer this work onty two bids wore received, and the Crotom wi awarded the contract for the sanre to Mesare.~ Ei Josuua 8. Jenkins, ot $92,765 66. These givgn sureties in the sain of $20,000 for the forfrance of their contract. the Assistant Treasurer of the United States was ome- commission for sack iesion at which sales*cma Ore, eighth of one per cen, the ux sorvicea, and tip smaNost com: be mace under the regulations ef the Board of B of which Mr. Myers is ® member, ‘The rates at the gold wag sold wore as follows Tuary inst. ka view of the criticiems of a part of the public press, and in order thal the House might be put in possession of all the facts connected with these sales, I requested Mr. Van Dyck, the Assistant Treasurer at New York, to inform me of the circumstances under which they were mare, the reason for selling 80 largely and the circum. stancos which had induced the mode of sale adopted jection of this agent. The reply of . & copy of which js herewith ‘submitted, is 80 complete in its statements And so satie- factory in ite explanation of his action that it is necessary for me to say anything in addition to it im om the Safe ition. An adjourned mecting of colored citizens was held last evoning, at the African Methodist Episcopal (Bethel) church, on Sullivan street, for the purpose of considering the subject of securing % all classes, irrespective of color, the warestricted exercise of the elective franchise, ‘The inceting war moderately attended, there being con splcuvas in the foreground some four or five white per. sons, prominent among whom were Mr, Plum and Mr. Peprer. Mr. Jobn Peterson, orcupied the chair. The | reply to the resolution of the House. The coin received the meeting fairly set forth in a seriew | into the Treasury bud heen permitted for some time past which was an sesertion of | to accuraulate, to be held for the purpose of facilitattde mn th vote equal with 2 jon that any government pre government, yet withholding an Inherent right from any class of citizens, i# not a re- mblican government; that the government of nited States grows aged upon the decia- frown whom all governments derive their just powers, aud that any from whom’ just rights are withheld bave « redress at the hands of the supreme judiciary of the State, 4 retnrn to specie payments, of to be disposed of in amy emergency whieh might render the disposition of it ae comsary for the protection of the mational credit or pre- venting anch a depreciation of the national currency as would affect injuriously the bust ness of the country, and expecially the interest of the laboring and producing classes, Ji has been my purpose, either by holding or to keep the marke! steady until the industry of ntry, diverted by the war from ite legitimate Should be brought again inte full productive snd thus prepare the way for s permanent resmptén My instroctions, give at various timem w Mr Van Dyck, have been to make no sales exoept for the purpose of #upplying the Troawury with currency, oF for moeting the necessary deman commerce oF pre venting successful combinations either to impalr the na- tional ctedit oF to produce serious fluctuations in The correctness of these instroctions has been indicated by tbe general steadiness of the market, the gradual ad- vance of currency towards the true standard of value, ‘and the prevention of financial troubles which so many hart anticipated an the legitimate consequence of the war and ® sxperabundant circulating medium. In the exercise of the discretion conferred upon him Afwra protracted and rarobling dise growing out of @ multiplicity of resolutions, eeventially the ware, the object of the meeting war arrived atin s mearure by passing a resolution fur the chair to appoint an executive committee, who sdov!d solicit contrivutions tn aid of dhe cause, take suits involving the great iseue to the courte for adjudication, and also to confer with similar commit. tees from other States on the subjent of securing impar tad suffrage to all clauser. The spoakere said they were going to make this the great issue at future elections and to make a flank moversent in the courts Resolutions were pasted denying the richt of any Sine to disfranchise any class of her citizens on account of color and also avowiug the strongest sympathy with the oppressed sons of Ireland and their willingness to axten@ | Mr. Yan Dyck tine found it necessary for many montha ai) lawful aid in fartherance of Ler direnthraiment past to make but fow calor; and had it not been for the - - doyand ¥bich arose in the latter part of February, tased apon apprehended political complications, amd hot upon compyrcial pecessities, which demand 1 was deemed judicious to meet, and the existing and up- expected fivancial crisie in Europe, the gold in the Treasury would have been permitted to accumulate ap to the present time. The demand in February was met by the sale of some Bfteen millions of ae promium of between thirty-seven and thirty cig per sy cont, after which the rate graduaily declined to twenty four and one-half per cent, but advanced again to near tuirty per cent, beyond which point it was not deemed advivablo that it should go; and as there was little com- mercial demand ne ee the government were necesgary until unfavorable financial intelli. nee Was recived 3 Upon the receipt of Pe General Santa Anna, sccompanied by hit rotte, is ex pected @ arrive in the city to-morrow forenoon, frora Elizabethport, N. J., to take ap bie residence ip the house in Twenty-eighth etreet, which i® now ready for bis accommodation THE MATINERS TO-DAY Manager Wood has arranged that the entertaining @x- travaganza The Invisible Prince shall be produced at» grand matinee performance, to be given at Wood's eatre, Broad: afternoon, tigonco the became active, but theatre, way, thie , at the sual hear. | |, Be Srnout s heary depletion of the freas- The Worrell sister appear, introducing ronge, dances | ury. On however, of the disstroun the ety! news by ihe Cnbe, the demand assumed a serious char- actor, Thiet wewr reached New York inte in the arter- noon, but before the eteck bord had clowod Jt wan then to late to oftain Instractions from this departs aed saiee were resolutely continged amid uay excitement, Med there been the for Mr, Van Dyke to vise me ih femard th tho petting opie CAS and duete, The comedietia Nan, the Good for Nothing Will precede the piece. The Nicolo troupe will be out Tony Pastor's matinee opene at hie opers house, ip the Bowery. at balf-past two o'clock. The new drame The City Mersonger, or Upe and Downs of Life in New York, will be performed with a fine cast and attractive tableaux. ‘Vhat sales amount of coin Gad been disposed of But ie ibe hight BLIND TOM LEAVING FOR RUROrS. facts simee developed, I eonour im the opinion ex- s that & suspension of mise Before the Blind Tom, the negro pianist an@ musician, although engaged in active preparation for his departure for Europe, has decided to perform s the Brooklyn Athe- heom on the evenings of Thurmtay, Friday and Setur- AH A f Z i of this week. Thi arrangement affords the lant op- 7 Srcate te mae ume, © eopeehed our digi eh thea AS pM ben anioy of hearing this wonderful astist. . 08 Tage advieed, is enyertaiied “by moet