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—e WASHINGTON. MOVEMENTS OF THE RADICALS Thad Stevens and Company Caressing the Fenian Chiefs, ‘THE BROKEN LEVEES OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Their Reconstruction a B&atter of Mational Importance. THE GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ke. ke. ke Wasminctox, June 17, 1866. RADICALS COQUETTING WITH FENIANISM. ‘The radicals have a large sized trump card in the city ‘@t tho present time, out of which they intend to make Political capital, if possible, for the fall campaign. Presi- dent Roberts, of the Fenian Brotherhood, is here in close consultation. An attempt is being made to draw Head Ceatro Stephens into the ring, but he plays shy of the whole party. Stephens is to be introduced 40 the House in the morning, and in the evening Presi- dent Roberts will speak at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Or- phan Fair, whore Speaker Colfax will introduce him. ‘The bargain is for the radicals to use their influence for the repeal of the neutrality laws, while the leaders of the Fenians are to work against President Johnson in the coming elections. The recent order of the Presi- dont, directing the arrest of the Fenian leaders, will be used to fullest extent to further the ends of Thad Stevens & Co, RADICAL STRATEGY. An attempt is being made to prevent the confirmation of soveral appointees in Western States, on the ground of their not being residents of the districts in which they ere appointed to offico, A slate or two may be tnus smashed, but the rejections are likely to be few. THE PRESIDENT’S APPOINTMENTS. ‘An inkling of the President's indisposition in the mat- ter of Lilinoia appointments transpired recently, when, ‘ag reported, a Congresainan called at the White House to secure an office for a constituent, who was recommended by Senators Trumbull and Yates, Mr. Jonson examined the papers for a moment, and asked significantly, ‘ Has ‘Mr. 0. H. Browning recommended him? I wish you would get his recommendation."” The inference is that ho will hereafter be governed by the advice and recom: mendation of known friends in such cases, NO MORE SENATORIAL CONFIRMATIONS. ‘Afler the adjournment of tho Senatorial executive session on Friday it was agreed in an informal way by the Senators present to make no more confirmations @uring the present session of Congress, except in case of eppointments to fill vacancies. This reported determi- nation of the Senate is important to the country and to tho scores of persons awaiting executive action. BEPALRING THE MISSISSIPPI LEVEES—THE WORK A NATIONAL BENEFIT. Tho subject of reconstructing the levees on the Mis- sissippi river is engaging the favorable attention of Con- gross. Messrs. 0. J. Field and J. A. Strother, who havo been sont to Washington to represent the intorests of the State of Mississippi in this matter, state that nearly three and a half millions of acres of land of inexhaustt- ‘blo fertility will be reclaimed by this work. It is in the (power of Congress by an appropriation at this session to Angure a line of permanent repairs this year, and if this ‘be done tho crop of the bottom specified may be esti- mated for the next year at tbroe hundred thousand bales of cotton—a product which will rapidly increase cach enceeeding year. Estimating cotton at twenty cents per pound this yield would be an addition of twenty-four million dollars to the national wealth in raw cotton ‘alone, to say nothing of the product of corn and other @rticles upon the plantations. The sum of four million @ollars would be sufficient, and the product of the tax ‘on the raw cotton alone, even at present rates, would in ‘¢wo years exceed the whole sum for which an appropria- toa ts solicited. THE GOVERNMENT FUNDS. It te understood that the forthcoming report of the Com- mittee on Banking and Currency will show that most of the National banks and Sub Treasuries of the United States have responded to Mr. Hooper's circular asking for the amounts in their vaults subject to the drafts of the government and to those of disbursing officers, The Gcures were about as follows in the agrregate on May 1, 1866:— MMMERN Gali coerccecccssccressne, LDGOUOENO RN recccerctocsn,. Cig Balance subject to United States Treasur- cr'n draft $189,000,000 ‘Tho roturns yet to come in are expected to swell the amount of government funds on bond at that time in these institutions about (wo millions more. NITRO-GLYCEKINE VERSUS GUNPOWDER. On Jest Saturday afternoon a series of important ex- periments were made by Colonel Shatner, showing the relative explosive force of nitro-glycerino and gun- Powder. There were some ndred genuemen pres- out, among whom were many officéra of the army and navy. Several water torpedoes were exploded, the powder scarcely making any spray and the nitro-glycer- Ine raised the water over one hundred feet high. Sev- eral musket barrels were charged with the two substances, and the nitro-glycerine in each ease tore the iroa ito fragments, Mines wei similarly constructed in the cartu, and on tron plates, and with these the superior power of the other ¢ pound was forcibly shown. A wrought tron shalt twelve inches in diameter, with an orifice one inch in diameter, was torn to pieces, A similar result took place with ® cast fron shaft, and an experiment with powder similarly applied failed to injure the tron, Earth mines were tried, and the crater produced with powder did not exceed four feet in diamoter, while the nitro-glycerine tore up the earth about twelve feet across the cravr. Colonel Shaft ner (illustrated how the San Francisco explosion oc curred by saturating sawdust with the glycerine, and many very interesting experiments proved the extra. ordinary power of uitro-glycerine and Low easly it can be handled and employed without incurring the danger common to gunpowder. The government aijled Colonel Shaffver to make the experiments with the view of pro- moting actence, RIVERS AND HARBORS. The River and Harbor bill, now in committee of con ference, is oxpected to be made acceptible, and passed arly Uni Loursvitim, Jume 17, 1866. Genera! Grant arrived here this morning, and bas been receiving visitors all day at his rooms in the National Hotel. He was serenaded this evening, and s large con. course of people were present, notwithstanding « se vore rain storm, County. Unes, Jane 17, 1866, A mob, variously stated at from fifty to one hundred persons, visited the premises of the notorious Loomis gang, (1 the town of Sangorfield, early this morning, and ‘burned the house, barn, &c. Plum» Loomis and a man who has been in the employ of the Loomis family were ach strung up several times until confessions were wrung from both of them. Plamb Loomis is now in the ‘Madisdn county jail. The rest of the gang are giv ‘Ahirty days’ time to leave the vicinity. Lynch Law Accidental Shooting. Povomxeare, Jone 17, 1866 Last night during an altercation between Leonidas Biizard, of Athens, Tenn., and George Lewis, of this “sity, @ revolver waa socidentally discharged instantly killing William P, Freeman, of Muscatine, lowa, a sta- dont. Both parties were arrested, and Lewis wes dis- charged on bail, a ‘The End of the Gee Triai Ratmoa, N. C., June 16, ‘The Gee Court Martial Board was in session yesterday ‘from eleven A M. untli one o'clock this morning, and ane 100 desinon to submit thelr report, It will not be made public, b4t rumor sere they are for an 0041 tal. OBITUARY. Lewis Cass, of Michigan. ‘The telegram from Detroit which announced the death in that city of Lewis Casson the morning of the 17th inst. calis him “General,” The military career of Mr, Cass, though highly honorable, is the least glorious part of his public services, and history, in estimating bis character, will place him high on the list of the states- men, not the soldiers, of the country. Tho title of Gen- oral has been generally adopted as a mark of courtesy; that of statesman will be adopted in justice to his marked abilities. General Cass was the son of Major Jonathan Cass, of New Hampshire, who in 1776 enlisted a company of his fellow mountaineers and marched at their head to Bos- ton in time to take part in the battle which was called Bunker Hill, “because,” ag John Phonix used to explain, ‘the battle wasn’t fought there.” Captain Cass went through the whole Kevolution with great credit, triumphing with Gates at Saratoga, captured the Hes- sians with Schuyler at Trenton, and swore with Wash- ington at Monmouth. In 1791 Captain Cass was appointed captain in the Second infantry of the embryo United States Army, and placed inthe Second sud-legion. In February, 1793, he was promoted Major of the Third sub-legion of the regiment, and shortly after transferred to the Third infantry, He remained in the army until the difficulties with Franco were settled, when he re- signed (February 15, 1801.) Jonathan Cass lived to a good old age, and died, we believe, at Zancsville, Obio, on August 14, 1830. Lowis Cass was born at Exeter, N. H., on October 9, 1782, When ten years old he entered the academy at at that place; but before he had completed bis studies his father, who was as yet in the military service, was ordered to duty at Wilmington, Del., where he removed in 1799, The studies of the eom, thus interrupted, were not regularly resumed. Instead of contisuing a pupil Lewis Cars, then seventcen yeara old, became @ tutor, It was only for a short time, however, as im 1800 Mr, Cass removed to Marietta, where the young man com- menced the study and practice of law. He was ad- mitted to tho bar in 1802, and praeticed with some suc- cess for four years, when, as is usual with members of that profession, he dived into politics. His political career antecedent to his military cam- paigns was neither very brilliant and successful nor long and important, In 1906 he was elected a member of the Ohio Leguwlature, When the treasonable enterprise of Asron Burr began to agitate the country, Cass was ap- pointed on the committee to which the subject was re- ferred, and drafted the Jaw which enabled the lecal authorities to arrest the men and boats on their passage down the Ohio, He also drafted the addreas to Mr. Jof- ferson, which unfolded the views of the Uhio Legislature on the subject. In 1807 ho was appointed marshal of the State, which office he resigned in 1813. In 1512 he volunteered his services in the force which was called out to join the army under General Wm. Hull, and marched to Dayton, where he was elected Colonel of the third regiment of Ohio volunteers, Colonel Cass was among the most urgent for an invasion of the Canadian province immediately after the army arrived at Detroit; but General Hull did not cross the river for several days, and thereby lost all the advantage of a prompt and de- cisive movement. The advanced detachment was com- manded by Colonel Cass, and he was the frat man who landed in arms on the enemy's shore after the declaration of war, He seen dislodged the Brit- ish posted at the bridge over the Aux Canards, There he maintained his ground, in expectation that the army would advance and follow up the success by striking at Malden; but ho was disappointed by the indecision of the general who ordered the detachment to return In all the timorous and inefficient measures which fol- lowed Cass always disclaimed responsible participation. His known disapprobation of the course pursued made him an unwelcome counsellor at headquarters; and it is stated that he was among the boldest of those who de- nounced the subsequent capitulation of Hull at Detroit as treachery on the part of that probably only incompe- tont officer. On being paroled by tho British at Detroit Coleuel Casg repaired to Washington and made a report to government. In the following spring he was ex- changed and appointed Colonel of the Twenty-seventh regiment of United States infantry, and soon after was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. He joined General Harrison at Seneca, and, cross- ing Lake Erie with him after Perry’s victory, was present in the pursuit of Proctor, aud participated in the triumph at the Moravian towns and the battle of the ‘Thames. The Northwestern campaign being happily term nated, General Cass was left in command of Michi- gan and the upper province of Canada. His headquar- ters were at Detroit. He pacified the Indians who accompanied bim to Detroit as auxiliaries, and with bis small regular force, sometimes not exceeding a company of regulars and the local militia, defended the province against the hostile Indians, On the close of the war, the ral was appointed civil or what would now be cailed Provisional Governor of Mchigan, and as snch applied his energy and talents to the civil administration of the Territory and to the establishment of permancat, peaceful relations with the indians, with whom le concluded the treaties of Fort Moigs, St. Mary's and Sagano. As 0x-officio Indian Commissioner, Mr. Cass hela more councils with the Indian tribes than any other officer in the service of the government. Og turning over the volume of Indian treaties, published by the War Do- partinent, wo find that he has been a commissioner in the negotiation of twenty-one treaties with the Lodians. In the expeditions necessitated by them he encountered more perils and had occasion for the display of moro firmness and intrepidity than any man ever engaged in this service. In 1820, with the sanction of Mr. Cathonn, then Secretary of War, he planned an expedition for crossing Lake Superior, exploring the sources of the Mississippi, and establishing commercial inter course with the Indians on that extensive route. Another object was to establish a fort at Sanit de St. Marie, but the Indians, feeling hostile to the United States, instead of counseling with General Cass, returned to ther encampment and raised the British flag} General Cass, accompanied by a single interpreter, ad- vanced to their encapment, pulled down the British tag, and informed them that they were on the territory of the United States. The moral effect of thiv bold move- ment brought the Indians to terms, and secured the ob Joct of the expedition. The next Indian treaty of General Cars was concluded at Chicago, in which all the lands vouth of Grand river, not before ceded to the United States, were acquired. This was followed by « treaty with the Dela- wares in 1823, and in 1525 by « treaty of general cation with the Northwestern tribes His Ind: vices by no means his least important. They were ve aud succesfal, and it wasin the conduct raira Unat the qual lieations whieh subsequently highor grades of lif and graver aspects of poli- relations, first attracted the attention of the govern. ment, and led to hig acceptance of @ seat in the Cabinet of General Jackson. In the meantime, however, Governor Cas had become a permanent resident and citizen of Michigan and of Detroit, His family was removed from Onto tm 1415, He bad beou married in 1906 at Marietta to Mins Eliza- —— of that place, by whom he had several children. Mr. Cass was appointed Secretary of War by President Jackson in 1831, daring the eritical of ould ton, and it was he who was Jackson's principal instru. ment in crushing the treason Which again grew and blow. womed in 1861, and was dugfup, root and branch, in 1865, ‘The measures of Mr. Cass in 1833 were milder than those and Mr. Lincoln was com- originated and formed i i Bi a2 gs FS i is Z 2.33 55 ec Bations to ascertain to whieh i Saran vas that right, and stop and board vessote of the Unued states Sucrever Woy, might bs ‘dnd ie 8 dead letter, which sho had moet with teas ter of acentury, and the ress turned General matter, w! every Englishman the to abuse him. also gave some offence in this country, but it was ap- proved by the President. The Ashburton treaty, which was soon after concluded, gave Mr. Cass an oppor- }» tunity of resigning, which he took advantage of. The agreoment of the United States in that treaty to maintain a squ: on the coast of Africa to co-operate with the British in the suppression of tho slave trade, without at the same time he British a renunciation of the doetrine regarded by Mr, Cass as substantially a protest (erage and as placing him in an awkward with the French government, by no means well pleased with interference to defeat the quintuple treaty. He sheer singly resigned his embassy and re- turned home, where lie arrived at the close Of we you, His criticisms on the Ashburton treaty, contained in hia letter of resignation, produced a sharp controversy be- tween him and Mr. Webster, then Secrotary of State and negotiator of that treaty. ‘On his return to the United States, General Cass was ee in nomination for the Presidency, aud reeeived ovo jundred and twenty-five votes at the Baltimore Conven- tion In 1844. Mr. Polk being finally nominated, General Cass at once came forward in support of the nominee, addressing the people of Tenaesace, Kentuoky, and the Northwestern states in behalf of their chosen favorite, In the same year Mr. Casa was elected a United States Senator from Michigan, and took bis seatin March, 1845, With Mr, Polk for President, In the session of Congress ef 1845-46 he rendered most Important services in the Oregon question, and adhered to the last to own firm conviction that the United States were law- fully entitled to ue whole territery up to latitude 54 de. grees and 40 minutes, Had it not been for the frinne#s with which he and his fotlowers adhered to ths line of 5t degrees 40 minutes, the provanality isthat England would have nover conceded the bountary of 49, whieh was finally agreed upon betwoen the respective ‘ministers of the two countries, During the Mexican wun General Casa supported Mr. Poik’s adininistration as Chairman of the Military Committee of the Senate. This war led to the introduction into Congress by Mr. Wilmot, a democratic representative trom Pennsylvania, Of & proviso, famous as the Wilmot proviso, thas from ail the territory acquired by treaty with Mexiso slavery should be excluded. This proviso, at its first introduc- tion, near the close of the session of 1846, seemed to have the almost unanimous support of the Northern sec- tion of the democratic party. No vote was (akon upon it at that seesion in the Senate; but Mr. Cass a‘terward ad- mitted that, had the opportunity occurred, he should have voted for it. When this question cam: again in Mureh, 1847, he advocated its postponement till after the close of the war. As the war approached a conclusion his famous Nicholson letter made its appearance, ‘This letter, dated December 24, 1647, propored to keep the question of slat or its probibition in the territory to be acquired from Mexico, ont of Congress, by setting up for the Legislatures of the Territories an exclusive right of determining their own domestic institutions, equiva. lent to that posseased by the States. Mr. Cass declared himself in this letter decidedly opposed to she Wilmot proviso, as standing tm the way of the acquisition of ter Titory and as unnecessary, since, from the character and ‘climate of the country about to be acquired trom Mexico, slavery could hardly go into.it, He did not deny his change of opinion on this subject, but justilied it by the change simultaneously going on in the public mind. In the Democratic Nominating Convention which m Baltimore May 22, 1848, that change was very man’ In that body the Wilmot provise had few er no frlk except one branch of the double delegation from New York. These New York Wiimot proviso men, refusing to divide the vote of that State with the rival delegation, as the Conventon had proposed, presently retired from that body, leaving New York without a vote. The prin- cipal candidates wero Mr. Cass, Mr. Buchanan and Mr, ‘oodbury, all anti-Wilmot proviso men, On the first ballot Mr, Cass took the lead, and on the fourth ballot he received the requisite two-thirds of the votes cast, aud was declared the candidate. He tound, however, midable opponent in General Taylor, nominated by the whigs on the stroagth of his military rep:ttation acquired in the Mexican war; aud he was still further weakemd the determination of the New York secedera from the nvention, the special friends of Mr. Van Buren, net to support h'm—a resotution in which they were sustained by the acceptance on the part of Mr. Van Buren of a Wil- mot tao, OF, a8 it Was called, a free soil Lominaiign, ‘The division thus made in the domocratic ranks seeured to General Tayior the State of New York and his election to the pney by & wajority of thirty-six electoral votes. Mr. Cass bad resigned hts Senatorship to run for the Pres dency. On his defeat (or the latter office he was ra- elected Senator and was one of the principal supporters of tho compromise measures of 1860, which were based on the ‘of bis famous Nicholson letter, In 1852 he ‘was again a candidate for President at the Nasional Con- and received by far a greater umber of votes than any other candidxie, An agreement was finally ct- fected upon etal Pierce as 4 Compromis® man, and the latter received the support of General Cass and bis friends. General Cass lent the full weight of his nameand support to the passage of the Neb: Dill and the election of Mr. Buchanan for President in 1556, and notwithstagding his great age, took the stump in Mr. Buchanan's fi Michigan. e eorts made ty cout resulted in throwing him out of the of which he had been one of the chief o1 many years. He was immediately appointed by Mr Buchanan as of State, and cv wed in that capacity antl 1 signed isgust at the incompetency of Mr. Buchanan, and the lack of energy and vigor displayed by bim. Me retired to Detroit, where he bas ever since remained in retirement Mr, Cass was very wealthy, worth probably two mil- goed style on Jeferson ways simple in his hab: Hight affectation of th the companionship of the young, and for s certain bilar- h never deserted hin. Though fond mt he was mot x recluse, His library aud pletures were among bis best be loved companions, Ho had « large collection of choice productions from the pencils of ancient and modern painters in bi ery, whieh be purchased One of the most ‘4. balf Onished picture by West, ‘Signing of the Trosty of Paris,” that ter minated the Revoluiionery war. Five figures ore oat lined on the canvas: Vra,klin, Jay, Laurens and the British Commissioners, King George IIL. would not allow West to complete the picture. is son, Major Lewis Cass, has his father's taste for in Rome, a» be acquired ¥ gems, which were iu a splendid gallery, and which war at cerinin | seaso daily. tho fine arts, and durng his loug sojou Minister there, treasures Major (Case collected an antique marblo of I humed from Roman ox A painting of the Saviour, wearing the crown of thorns, from the ine of his own recognized mas- his will, he left toa ohurch in Rome, tomults in Rome this church interposition, The monks presented him the picture ax a mark of their gratitude. ‘The weatch of (eneral Casa resulted from the increase in the value of his estate in Michigan, purchased in 1515. Tt consisted of a tract of land a mle square, epon which the city of Detroit # built. He had ever three hundred acres which, though they lie within the jimits of ihe city, have no houses of stores built upon them. For this property he was letely taxed on a valuw tion of over two hundred thousand dollar. His man of basines objected, but when he went before the assessors (o make his objection good, he found i mae aes offered ia ), 000 - = ‘or the & large sun of money In his hand ave ‘that he meant what he wid. As the Jand will be worth to the General's hildren three or four times the amount, the offer was deciived and the tates paid, It was nataral to that the Meeon and Slidell outrage would call something from © who, like Generai Case, had boasted that he lad ‘alway! His long letter on the Mason and Stidoll question i the ouly docament which we remember to have seen from him on subjects connected with the inte revellion. He of course defended the course of Mr. Lincoln 80 clearly traditional with aa, in returning the rebel com- mi-sioners, and ee y right to search @ Britian vessel as he had siways their right to search oars, not however, dia let of Captain Wilkes Nightly, and characteriged as undignified our manifesta ons of patriotic ardor over an event so insignificant as the easy atrest of the two warihiess vebel commis sioners. aMicted with the feebieness and forgetfulners naturally incident to bis patriarchal age, Mr. Case main- tained up to @ short period antecedent this death beter health and a more active apirt than could reasonably be " to belong to hia time of life. This strong, good bei his ripe old age resulted from bis confirmed habite of strict Death of Majer leraci H. Rocwerren, Ju Major Israel H. Patoam, formeriy of the Third New York cavalry, died suddenly of heart disease at bis rent dence tm this city lest evening. The Unton Pactfe Ratirend. Oman, June 14, 1866 One bandred and tweive miles of the Union Pacite Railroad was completed and examined by the govers- ment commissioners today, The track is now being laid at the rate of © mile anda half por dxy. The road will be finiehed to Fort Kearney, \#» bendrod miles, by BOOKS. The City UAbraries, Their Histories and Present Condition. VALUE OF READING TO THE PEOPLE. The Institutions, Their Officers and Members. &. &c. &s. The libraries of New York numbor sixteen, tacluding the “Woman’s,” in White strect; the “Maimonides,” in Orchard street, and the “Printers’,”’ in Chambers strect. The first to be given is the MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Clinton Halt, Astor place, and near the “Cooper Pastl- tute” and “Astor Library.’ It has posseasion of eighty thousand volumes, cxclusive of three thousand “works of reference,”” which of course do-not leave the library. It has nine thousand five hundred active members, all of whom are entitled to the free wee of its Dooks and access to it, exoept on Sundays, It purchases every year from four hundred to fivo husdred works, all de- pending on the character of the author, his adaptation of style and the'literary merit with which the subject he handles bas been treated. The ‘Mercantile’ has two branch libraries—one at 72 West Thirty fourth street, and one at 59 Liberty street—with both of which it has no daily communication. Fight hundred beoks average the daily deliveries, The total number of volumes exceeds the Boston Library’by fifty thousand volumes of stand- ard works. Ittakos and distributes four hundred peri- odicals in the severed modern languages, and also news- Papers from al! Kuropean countries and tho States in our Union, All the daily papers aro filed and bound for future reference, and this is a valuable labor of the librarian, A. W. Groen. The President is Asron C. Allen, the Vice President A. J. Stone, fhis library is exola- sively for young men who are clerks, and occasionally ladies, From the month of May, 1865, to May, 1866, there were in attendance one hundred and forty-two thousand visitors; and one hundred and sixty-nine thou sand books were delivered during the same period. The ipte for the yest ending May, 1866, amounted to forty-two thousand dollars. The value of books added to the stock of 156419 1865 was ninety-five thousand doilars, Tho following ave the terms of admission to membership to this tibrary >— Any person engaged.in mercantile pursuite, xa clerk, mi ie av active member by paying aa initiation fee of one dollar, anLone dollar and a half semi-annually, in advance. Any person not » olerk, including Indies, students, and others, may become a subscribing member, by pay- ing five dollars aunuaily, in advance, The branch library aud readiug room on the corner of Broadway and ‘Iwenty-sixth street, is open day and evening. Communication is had several times daily with the central library. ‘The continued growth and consequent expansion of the sphere of thelr usefulness will be seen irom the fol- Jowing statement, prepared in May, 1866 > — Mentbers added... ....... saseraeeesee 2,850 Withdrawn. . ~ eeeesees Accounts closed by constitution Total...... . Net gain tor the year...... ; 2,013 Members on May 1, L864. epee 4544 Present numberof active members... .. Live members. ste sceeeestererees 20 Editors and literary men using library ava reuding roou * seawie 60 Clinton Halt stockbolders 1,100 ‘Total number of persons @atitled to the use of the library aud reading room... 7,726. THR COOPKR UNION LIBRAKY, with whieb the “old Mechanic Library’’ has bean, sioalgamated, is aleo an important inmotitution, [ts re pts were $90,198 66, added to the balance in the treasury om the lat of January, 1863, $177 32; total in baud for the your 1864, $30,076 98. The expenditures wore $26,235 06, aud the balance available on the Let of January, 1864, $203 21. The reading room occupies one entire floor of this extensive building, aud is the natoval sequence of the free night instruction; for bere all classes have unrestricted admixsion to the current literature of the day os well ag of the past. It is open, frow to all, trom eight A. a. until tem YM. It is sup. plied with one hundred and sixty uowspapers and one hundred and ten magazines, including all the leading publications of this and foreign countries, The number of foreign papers hes not been diminished in conse. quence of the increased cost, the trustees believing that the riso im the gold market rendered it the more im- portagt to furuioh these payers to those who might not otherwise have been uble to get sccess to them The avorage attendance at this library ia 600 per diem, so that «ince January, 1964, to June 20, the total reached 108,000, They take here, of New York city dalties, 14, of other dailiee, 28; of foreign dailies, 9; weeklies, 69; of foreign weeklies, 40, and of magamnes tho follow jog —American, 44; Englivh, , it, Preach, 6, and Italian, 1. The following will be found bighiy in- teresting :— ‘The receipts fram all sources during 1859 were $10,859 94; in 1860, $28,103 67; in 1861 516 2T; in 1863, $20,198 66. 107,999 16. The expenditure for the reading room from 1869 to 1960 was brary it was, for the eaine period, $893 97. For lectures (or like period, $009. The total expenditure for 1550 was $ 1860, $00,800 71; 1861, $20,112 $19,277, 1863, $26.22) O6—making a grand expenditures for the or the tola The balance im hand January 1, 1864, pended appropriatic $1,000, debts, $2,482 Tl—tho a 6 balance on Jannary } 1864, having been $1,708 21 decorom are observed in the livrary Who (* attentive to visitors. AMERICAN INSTITUTE. « library has 8 report to May 3, 1868, ‘Ont recent of er libraries, Tt hae 10,000 mes on ite # ‘es, Tho report gives the datiet recording secretary, corresponding ®ecretary, the ror, the clerk, ealaried officers, the board of s, duties of the board of managers, and details of the jwing departments: —Of fine arts and education, of dwelling, of dress and bandicratt, of chenmtry and mineralogy, 0: engines and mach: , of intercomimnu- hivation, of agricultare and horticultare, Kc., tatinitely too many more to recapitulate. The set ‘which imeorpo- rated (his institution was paased May 2, 1829, THE ASTOR LIBRARY bas 130,000 volumes at present, and i# conducted on a highly creditable scale, It continues to be largely and advantageously used by the public. The librar au of the scientific department is Mr. E. R. Stromnichy, aod of the branches of bistory and of !iteratare Mr. ¥, Seanders. The whole number of Volumes read ia the hills of tho library woe 33,966. The aumber of readers 19,640; of whom 11.292 were ceenpied with history and literature, ani 4,254 with selenee and art, In addition to these, 1,045 persons were admitied into the aleoves; 1,574 hay ing been ocenpied with history and literature, aad 2,171 wih © ence and art cepartinent. The total number of readers dur.ng the year was 23,085. LIBRARY OF THK PRES ACADEMY. The }brarian ie Mr. J. H. Chambers, and the library contains 12,500 voluines. It le the Orat Institution of the Kind ostabliaved in the State of New York, and is main- ta ned at the pablic expense. In this institution lectures are delivered by the profemers of moral and political philovophy, of ancient languages, of chemistry end phys jes, of mixed mathematics, of history and bellesettres, tne Englieh language and literature, French and its litera ; the Spanish and German and their literatare; of drawing ral history and phyniology on apecitie occa the books in the library are valoable and ng. tbroggh additions “pital Holbrook, bequeathed the som of $6,690. to be ap future period to the purchase of books for thi A lady attends, library i 1857 “eth Grosvenor, of this city, bequeathed to the Board of Edoe the sum of $90,000, to be permanently Invest J the income thereat to be ex. ed, under cer . in the purchase of the library. The profess ad tutors have it, on application to the bbraran, and they bt 10 take books therefrom, not beyond and no tutor is allowed more than three ‘Tie Wtal pumber of pop ls admitted and rejected from 1849 10 1860 in ne follows ~ Admitted, 6.428; rejected, 1,250, wtal, 6,186. ‘The buitd: 1 of the city, ® cool m roughly ventilated, Great Cieen) ness of the pr NOW TORE SOCIETY LinmanY The history of the New York Society Library commences the year 1700. At that time “the Pubiie Library” ¢ few fork was founded, during the administration Kari Bellamont. The irety thus organized appears have gone on Increasing and to have acquired con ter ry © In i720 the Rev. Dr, Millington, Newingtow, Kngiana, bequeathed bw lorary for the Pro tion of =the Ports, and by this society tt wae pre: The whee i of these gentiemen the books ther had collected were incorporated with (he Pubiie Lebrary, and the whole under the care of the trusene oboe inettotion wan kovwa a buat ‘The greatest order and | time as the “City 11 been commonly to eae seeeers Crom tho minutes of largel: constantly increased by purchases of from Tr64 down to the breaking PAs, the Revolution. A cherter was obtained in 1772, and the official style of the ‘New York Society Library” adopted, The eventa Of the war pol only proventod any meoting of the tras tees for many years but nearly destroyed the Hbrary Io r, 1788, # meeting of the summoned, an election for trustees held, the Se iety. resumed. Th 1759 an act of the State of ww York was passed confirming the charter, Unul 1796 the library was deposited in the City Hall, maka this time the early sessions of Cougross ware held in Now York, #o that the City Library formod at that time the library of Comgrons. _ Lhe growing importance of the establishment at this time domanded more extensive accomuedavious se cordingly additional subscribers were ob\aiuet, land wae Purchased in Nassan stroct, opposite the Middio Dutch church—uow the Post Oftice—aad @ building ore tod ox Presuly for the use of the library. To thts building, which was of considerable size, and ope Of the most con spicwous public edifices of that day, the library was ro moved in 1799, and here it continued until 1956, whon the increasing commerce of the elty compelled the tros. tees to souk another situation, wirem the property at the corner of way and Leonard streets was purchased, and theeditice lately occupied by Meswra, D. A) & €o, was erected. Again the upward growth of the cit; compelled the library to change its loeation, and tp building was soki to the Mesurs. Aj the wea Lomporarily removedto the Bible House, and thence, in the spring of 1856, to its present magnideent repository ta University place, neat Thirteenth strect. No record gives the total numter of volumes immedi- ately before Mt was interfered with by the Revolution; but the carefully kept minutes of tho trustees, stilt im the archives of the society, em far back as ¥ show that i must have ' been in , In 1825 16,000, and 18 60:00. The society’ possesses a library catalogno printed im 1761, and during tho past year a catalogue printedvas far baak ux 1758 haa been discoveredand pre - sented to tho society by Horatio Seymour through William Allen Butler. Both theeo eataloguen contatm lists of members, headed by the name of James DeLaucez, Lieutemint Governor, Catalegnes were also jasued im’ 1793, 1813, 1438 und in 1860, and a suppie- mental aud new edition is now in preparation. The gresent number of members or shareholders is about 4,140. ‘The library building contains five elegant read) rooms, well supplied with foreign and American per cals and newspapers, as also a commodious and comfort- abie library room proper on the second ftoor, ‘The insti- tution ts entirely free from debt, and with the resources derived from the recently increased annual dues this an- cient establistiment ray reasonably expost a now era of prosperity, rich and ample. Ita prosent officers are: dir, Verpisinck, Chairman of the ; D. Swan, Tre urer; W. J. Hoppin, Secretary, and Wentworth ler, Librarians NeW YORK LAW INSTITUTE. ‘This library is situated in Chambers stroet, No. 41, im mediately facing the new Court House. ‘It contains cloven CLousand volumes. It is free to the elty author: nmonalty aad the United States governmental Strangers are also admitted as an act of nd enjoy the like privileges. The judges ral distant 0 adinitted. “It wus incorporated im 1580, ‘The President is James T. Brady, and the Treasurve and Librarian, Mr, A. J. Vanderporl. ” LIBRARY ts situated at upper floor, It reoeived from all soure 2 expenditare: over oxpe' The probable reoeipta aud expenditures for the year 1866 stand thus:— Receipts ‘ x pepe is $07,635 Bxponditures. .. 21,679 Balanee ax estimated... The assets are. Liabilities Tho number of volumes circulated is 36,700, being 2,000 more than the previous year, This library ex changes from 700 to 800 volumes per diem, and ite rooms and books are sought after with the intensest avidity by the young of both sexes and by the general confrater- nity of meehanics, Visitors arc also received, and the esublistigent, now thirty yon old, promises great things to the public of New York. THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN AS#OCIATION LIBRARY ie located mm Fifth avenue, and is an excellent religious institution. It has branches in the lower and upper sec- tions of the city, and does considerable bene ft to society by its agencies. It has for its object the encourngem ont ov virtue and the suppression. of ‘The inatlution ia working well “i promises rich and ample fruit. ry alternate week lecturcs are delivered and singing meetings held. The room, s.spacious one, Is well kept. THY N¥W YORK MISTORIGAL SOCIETY'S LIBRARY, though last to be noticed, is by no means the i The librarian is Mr. Moore. The place has been under going some iiwprovements, preparing for a reopening on a great seale, The booke ‘aro weil kept, and the room ia beautifully ornamented with a profusion of splendid paintings and specimens of sculpture. The tibrar situated at tho corner of Second avenue and Bisrneth street, and is ‘well wortby the inspection uf the public, Amu: TUM METROPOLITAN ENTERTAINMENT! That trees, flowers, shrubs and the green fields do not delight all, or, as the Latin poot expresses it, nen omnes artnatee juvard is fully exemplified by a look at the very crowded aqdiences which fU the theatres and music bulls in New York and Brookiyn, even now, in the middle of Jane. A visit W the Park, or any of our eiegent suburban. retreats, is ertainly delightful and healthful during she morning and afternoom; but the evenings are to bo enjoyed also; so the dramatic people and musioiaus come to the aid of our will be happy fei. low citizens, and profier their services for the week, pretiy much in the following order: — BROADWAY THRATICR The seavon.at tho Broadway, which will be ‘positively’? browght to « clone this evening, t* destined to expire with cousiderable éclat, Mias Adal Issacs Menken, with @ host of voluuteers and the company, will perform at «© graad benedt tendered by the artists to Me G Gilbert, stage manager of the establishment, Mie Menken will sustain her impersonation of William in Black Eyed Susan. Miss Kathleen O'Neil will be out in her celebrated song of Kitty from Cork, The operatic pay Bob Koy will be performed, succeeded by a variety of good things. THE FRENCH THEATRE RENEOTT OF MILE. HINRY. To-morrow evening will be given atthe French theatre La Grice de Dien, for the benefit of Mile. Minry, The charming opr rette ts one of the most popular pieces ever produced oo the French stage, It is uardly wecesary to hat La Grive de Diew ts the original of The Peart y, in which Mise Maggie Mitchell created seh a 1t will doultlees be interesting ta the lovers of dramatic art to witness thie attractive performance hh such artistes as Mile, Potel, who will umpersonate oor hon, and Mile. Hilary, whove name has been a pass port W public patronage ever since her debut in this curptry. The best talint of Mewrs Juignet & Drivet « troupe will support the leading characters of (he proce TONY PaeTOR'S OPERA MOwRE ote sonal Sam Sharpley® Minstrels and Combination Company wr the boards of the Opera House ia the Bowery Quite ao addition bas been made to the troope for thi and the other evenings of the week, ineluding Mins Carrie Byron, Frank Pell, Robert Delaney, the California symnact, and Welter Exton, An simple programme has been iemod woon's rian Wood's theatre, in Broadway, opposite the #, Nicholas Hote!, bar been thoroughly cooled and ventilated—a GTeat deviierstum just at present, The Worrell #iters enter another week at the house this evening, New scenery. tnachinery and appointments have been pro- vided. The p sformances will open with Too Much for Good Nature, which will be followed by a new local snd musteal oxtravaganza, written expremdy for the Mise Worrell, entitied the Three Sisters The entersinment fo to wind op with a grand tableau exhibition, named The Feast of Flowers and Shower of Gold ORONO COTY # MENNTIONLA The new act enttled Return of the Fealsn Raisers has met with mock succem at the Fifth Avenue Opera Hones, and will be given again this evening. The pore A Miccommer Night's Dream 1 to be produced for the first time It Is Never Too Late To Meed will also be acted, the performances concluding with Jace on the Green by the entire \roupe As PRASCIRCO MINNIE The San Francisco Minstrels enter their second year at No U8 Broedway, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel, the week, Mesa Birch, Wamboid, Bernard and Rack us shew their faces on the bills end are on the boards in propria prema an weusl It i no amall prater to the rotnetrels to may that they do not find it necessary to changs (her programme, aod are eli refrenbing and among Tans rRe, RMOOKL TS sive and frendiy patronsge, Mr Fo y taores on tm her enterpriee st Unix pent and well arranged hows The performances wilt open every night during the week with the production f & tavorie comedy Aller the representation the aod ences will be amused with displays by the Henloe Seagriets and Madame Zantretia wOUrT © OTERs ROTRE, BROWELT® Howley wits to-tay willl another asitraction to the al ready numerous company performing Opers Hove o Drooklye —Mr J.T Boyer, a well knows artiet, will appear this evening The toupe, consequently, em- braces Archey Hoghes, Purdy, Boyce, Glens, Cherie, (orerd end other notabilities A programme of much marit awaits the exercise of thelr talewt ALOERT BORTELE IN FLONMING, Lf Mr Albert Russell, the ventrtiogyist amt pre tour, bes arranged give Wires per Orman ® Weed to the Toews Ball, Fluseiog, L. | rer Encouraged by Dreher, # whe 5 _~ Goll proved attractive ia Now Work, and mit ao dout@ astonish the Long Island people, particularly when they hear the soued of twenty diflereat voices coming, eure, from one throat. M CONCERT Av ST. COLUMBA'S CHORCH. A copeert took place last evening at thie church, ender the direction of Mr Rt. zalez Madame De Lusad@ and a nuumber of other artists assisted ou the occasion. My, A. Morw played the Tell overture on the organ, whiole isa Gnely voieed instrument. Io this charining morcea @ of Rossini, whieh Morgan hus made popular in tis elty, the wild scones of the Alps pass befure us The glaciers the avalanche, the mountain torrent, the bounding cha- mois, the shepherd's pipe and tho Rauz dew Vachos are all pictured to cs by # meter band Mr More belongs to the sensational schoo! of organist and displayy more of showy briliancy than rea! art Hie conception ead execution of the Tell overture was tae Soneath what we have heard at the Irving Mail organ com fers His combinations are ineffective and abrupt, aa@ de Las bo seuge of gradumed power or delicacy. As om Acvompaniot he seems to forget that the human voice Dol as powerful as the organ, and takes dolight in com pletoty drowning it with tho mixture, trombone, &e., of the great organ. Phe singing last might was good, am@ Mra, Goucales played the Tanored) overture wel, Madame Deo Lossioand Mr Rh Gonzalex sang a number Of excelfent soloctions of xacrd music in a stylo whtol showed’ at least care! study ard collivaiion, The ma jority of the piecos were of the modern italian school and consequently very fori ami showy. Rossini’@ “Tantreme Ergo," witch concluded te concert, get in chareh music. It was weil rendered by the large chorus thab mssisted in tte concert MUSIC THIS Winn, Mr. Theodore Thomas’ orchestral ~arion concerts wit be given every ight this week at Lorrce Garden, Thin@ avenue and Pifty-eighth eiest, The Do tor of Alcantara will prescribe a! the Vronom theatre to-night The Storm ot: B imore. y Barriwonm, Jano 17, 1566. 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