The New York Herald Newspaper, June 24, 1866, Page 1

WHOLE N' WASHINGTON. INTERESTING FINANCIAL MATTERS * 10,890. The Revenue for the Fiscal Year Es- timated at $460,000,000,. Another Revolutionary Scheme of the Radicals Bxposed. Progress of the Tax Bill in the Senate. Defalcation of Half a Million Dollars by a Government Official at Memphis. kee ae hee Wasninatoy, June 23, 1866. ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY SCHEME OF THB RADI- CALS. ‘The defection from the President of Provisional Gover- ner Hamuiton, of Texas, is the subject of much comment 4 political circles. Hamilton arrived here several duys since, and immediately called upon tho President. He hhas since repeated the visit, and on both occasions was well received. It is now stated that he was induced to ome here by Speaker Colfax, Senator Trambull and ethers, and that the plan is for him to seek a rupture with the President, on the accomplishment of which he will fall into the radical embrace, ‘and, as a representative of Southern loyalty, make a stumping tour of the North, denouncing ‘the President’s policy as rainous to the cause of loyalty fm the South, and the immediate occasion of all persecu- tions suffered in that section by both black and white Union men. It is also said to be in the scheme to pre- @ipitate a rebellion in Texas against the State govern- ment in the event of Throckmorton’s election as Gov- @mor, which is now conceded to be a forgone conclusion. Letters have been received here from prominent men in Texas exposing the whole scheme, and it is hoped the exposure will prevent its success. FINANCIAL MATTERS. ‘Tee receipts of internal revenue to-day were $483,328, and for the week, $3,124,923. ‘The total revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1006, te estimated at $305,000,000 from internal revenue, ‘amd $156,000,000 from tarif_s. - ‘The following is a statement of the funds now in the ‘Treasury cash vault:— United States notes, legal tender $242,000 National bank notes......... 7,197,565 1,000,132 » 297,500 . 2,560 . 590, \ 500 Giavetect orviatecepensinest e und int fund, surplus compot 8,026,000 + 21,496,300 interest in redemption di- lowing disbursements have been made on ac- the departments for the week ending Juno -$1,170,075 1,188,042 2 105; 8m {Hhe following is a starement of United States stocks mew held as security for the currency of national . 621,850 ‘She redemption division of the Treasury Department Jest weok cancelled fractional currency to the amount of (9202, 040. 9B DEFALCATION OF AN ACTING SURVSYOR OF CUSTOMS AT MEMPHIS. Representative Washburne, of Illinois, to-day pre- gemted to the House testimony in the case of Georgo N. Cartton, late special agent and acting surveyor of cus tome at Memphis, designated a depositary to receive payment of money. The papers show a defalcation to tbe amount of five hundred and fifty thousand dollars, gad that he gave certificates for the seven-thirty loan, which wero negotiated through the Commercial Bank of Memphis for the benefit of Parkman & Company, or Parkman, Brooks & Co., who drew the proceeds out of the bank. This subject isto be further mvestigated by ‘the Committee on Banks and Banking. PERSONAL. Generals Grant and Meade were among the visitors at the White House to-day. A. W. Randall leaves here on Sunday night for New ‘Yerk and Boston on business connected with the De- partment. Postmaster General Dennison has been suddenly called te his home in Ohio by {lines in his family. Judge Russel, Miles O'Reilly and other New Yorkers fre in the city for a few days. AID PROM THE PREEDMEN’S BUREAU, ‘The special relief commissioners of the Freedmen'# Bureau last week disbursed three hundred and four dol- Jars among nearly ono hundred of the destitute whites end blacks of this city. This asmstance to the poor \s vendered under the recent act of Congress appropriating $25,000 for the purpose. Since the 12th of May the commission have disbursed $1,750 among the poor whites and blacks. COUNTERFEIT GOVERNMENT CURRENCY. ‘The Treasury Department last week stamped as conn- terfoit United States notes and fractional currency to the @mount of about one thousand dollars. The notes and earrency wore of all denominations, {rom five cents up to Aifty dollars, DRCISION IN RELATION TO INVALID PENSTONS. ‘When applications for invalid pensions have been Properly made out and filed at the Pension Bureau, and he applicants have died during their pendency, the Com- missioner of Pensions has heretofore allowed the widows pensions to date from the time the deceased soldiers would: have been entitled to theirs; but a case has arisen in ‘which the applicant died after perfecting his papers, but Before their receipt at the Pension Bureau. The Com. missioner bas decided that an application is not perfected ‘entil it i2 received and filed in the Bureau. THR NATIONAL UNION CL ‘The executive committee of the National Union Chub fhad another interview with the President to-night. TRLEGRAPHIC CONSOLIDATION. ‘The consolidation of the American and Un ‘ed States Pelegraph Companies goes into practical effect in this eity on next Monday under the management of Mr. B. P. ILLN8S8 OF SECRETARY STANTON. Becretary Stanton has been confined to his house for the last three or four days by severe indisposition. INDIAN AFFAIRS. to the address, expressing the opinion that a treaty could and would be made, and on the 8th inst. these chiefs left for their camps to return with their people, permission having been given for that purpose, Upon their return ft is hoped to hold another formal council with the united bands of Sioux, Messengers had also been despatched to the camps of the Cheyonnes and Arra- pahoes, and the Cemmission hoped to secure the attend- ance of the representatives of these tribes, The general feeling of all these Indians on the Upper Platte is repre- sented as conciliatory and friendly. THIRTY-NINTHA CONGRESS. First Session. fENATE. ‘Wasnivctow, June 23, 1866. ‘THE NORTHERN PACIFIO RAILROAD, Mr, Ramsay, (rep.) of Minn., introduced a bill to eeeure the speedy construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad, “and to secure the use of the same to the government for postal and military purposes, It was referred to the Committee on the Pacific Railroad, PATENT FER, Mr. Cowax, (rep.) of Pa., from the Committee on Pa- tents, reported the House bill requiring parties appealing from the primary oxaminers in patent cases to pay a fee of ten dollars, which was . THE STATE DEPARTMENT, The Senate took up the joint resolution authorizing the leasing of a building for the temporary accommoda- tion of the Department of State, which was passed, OFFICIAL HISTORY OF TH# RECELLION, Mr. Wirson called up the joint resolution to provide for the publication of an official history of the rebellion. It repeals a resolution passed = tu last Congress on this subject, and authorizes the retary of War to appoint a competent person to revise and propare official documents ged pe geo whose salary shall bo $2,500 per annum, and shall not be paid for more than two ears, The resolution was passed and goes to the louse. LAND OFFICE IN IDAHO. Mr. Stewanr, (rep.) of Nevada, called np the House bill to establish a land office in the Territory of Idaho and providing for the appointment of a register, which was passed, and goes to the President. REIMUUKSEMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS YOR COAST DEFENCER. Mr, Spracee, (rep.) of R. I., called up a resolution to reiinburse the State of Massachusetts for expenses in- curred inthe purchase of guns, ammunition, &c., for coast defences, in the sum of four hundred and seventy- five thousand dollars, Mr, Grives, (rep.) of Iowa, moved to refer the rosolu- tion to the Committee on Claims. ‘THE TAX BILL. Pending the discussion on this motion, at one o'clock Mr, Frssenpey, (rep.) of Me., called up the Tax bill. ‘The first question was on agreeing to the amendment of the Finance Committee to make the salary of the Commissioners of Internal Revenue at $6,000; which was agreed to, Inthe clause authorizing the employ- ment of fifty-five copyists inthe Revenue Bereau, the committee recommended the substitution of the words “female clerks for copyists;’’ which wasagreed to, The last amendment of the commitiee was to insert as fol- provisions of said acts shall be in force for all taxes, duties and Iceases properly assessed or Mable to be assessed, or accruing under the provisions of whieh has ots, the right to ready acerned or which may hereafter accrue under said acts, and for maintaining and contin penoliies and forfeitures 4 under root, and for carrying out pleuing all proceedings whiet have been already commenced or that may be exmmenced to enforce auch fines, penalties and forfettures or eriminal proceedings under said act, and for the punishment of erimes of which any party shall be or has been found guilty; and provided further, that whenever the duty by “any existing, Iaw shall coane in consequence of any Imitation therein contained Derore, the, respective provisions this act #hall take effect, the same duty shail be and {8 hereby continued until such provisions of this act shall take effect; and where act is Rereby repoaled no duty imposed thereby to cease in consequence of such repeal until 1 Live corresponsling proyisions of thi act shail take effect. na 'provider further, That all manufactures and. produe either of the acts re. Uions on which a duty’ was {mj by. pealed by this act, which be in the possession of the manufacturer or producer. or of hia agent or agents, on the when imposed by any such ‘be held and deemed to ced after auch a as, and CS Tuanumretieed oF by either of said factired m the place of manu juction on the day when this act takes effect. was agreed to, Frasexpen moved to amend by adding the follow- ing proviso to the tax on furr:— Provided, That on all articles made of furs, the retail price of which shall not exceed twenty dollars, a duty of two per oent only shall be paid. It was adopted. Mr. Fasexpen moved to reconsider the vote by which saltpetre was added to the free list, but subsequently withdrew that 3 Mr. Feasexven an amendment to one of the sections, as follows — Provided. That when such imported articles, except Inei- fer and friction matches, cigar rs and wax tapers, shall be sold in unbroken the person so selling such arti. cle shall not be subject to any penalty on account 01 the want I “ adopted. 3 it was Mr. Fesaxvey offered an amendment taxing steel made directly from nut bars three dollars per ton, which was adopted. Mr. Howann, (rep.) of Mich., moved to add iron roofs for railroad depots and the iron therefor to the free list, which was disagreed to. Mr. Epunpa, (rop.) of Vt, offered the following, which was agreed to: — But this ta not be assessed upon nor collected from werted banking association State bank notes Q hall red cireul reney, de. The above is added in the bill to the following pro- vision :-— Provided further, That whenever any State bank or bank- Ing association has been or sbali be converted into a national banking association, or has erased 10 do iis wenal 77 luding the making of loans and the reopiviug oF porits, there shall be ase nd collected, in addition to the taxes already imposed. a tax of one-fourth of one per centam each month upen tl verage amount of the cireuia- tion outstanding of any such State bank or Siale banking aanociation. Mr. Cowness, ( ) of Cal., moved to amend by chang: rep. ing the tax on leather tanned or ially tanned from five to three per cent, which was jangrood Mr. Van Wivete, (rep.) of West Va., amendment, the following — That section 104 be amended by striking ont all after the enact f to, offered, as an clause and inserting In lieu thereot the fo on or doing express busine all amounts paid (0 any railroad company ior the (ransporta- tow of ours or freight” ve Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., offered an amendment to the whiskey tax—the tax tw be two dollars ti) Novewber next; from that time to April next one dollar and afty cents, and from Apr] one dollar. Tt was disagreed to. Mr. Hexonicts, (dem.) of Ind., offered an amendment ‘thal when raJroad, i, Or other such com , owe accrued inter st on jadebtedmess which it i not able to pay, the tax of five per cent on its coupons shal! not be paid unui the company is able to pay the interest on its biedness, Which was azreed bo, THE DUATH OF REPRE KNTAQIVE HCMPHRETS, o'clock, pending the consideration of the Tax Clerk of the House apnounced the proveeiiags Hampbreys, member ‘kivn, Now i, (rep.) of N. ¥., delivered a eulogy on the . Monaal deceased, giving a sketch of hia life and ‘ing @ by tribute to his character In pabite and wate lifer mn At the conclusion of Bie epee , Mone ax offered ot the resolutions et and esteem for the momety the deccased, aol the Senate at four o'clock adjourged. HOUSE OF KEPRESENTATIVES, Wasmnoros, June 23, 1996. SURVEYOR GRNERAL OF IOWA AN WiRCONALY, Mr. Jeuias, (rep.) of Ind, trom the Committee on Public Lands, reported back the Houwe bili to remove the office of Surveyor Generel of the States of Iowa and Wirconsin to Plattamouth, Nebraska, which was read (he ‘third ime and , DRFALCATION AT MOMPPTR TWH CATTLE DINRANT. Mr. Wasneunwe, (rep,) of IL, presented the record of pa Le arconnts and official conduct of George N. Carlton, special ageut and acting surveyor of at Memphi*, show ng the government to have am of about half a million dollars, and asked ite reference to the Committee on Ranking and (arrency, with directions to examine into the whole subject, with i Jo alan presented a correspondence with the Secretary of State in reference to the rinderpest, which was re ferred to the Commiites on Commerce RRLIRF OF A LAT Commet. Mr. Beaway, ) Of Mich, introduced « bill for the relief of Andrew Broeck, late Coneel at Monich, which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affaire. ‘THE TOWN OF SANTA CRUE, Oy i. 1 to retin. i, on ) RLIRY, wre. Mr. W, thee ‘the United NEW YORK, SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1866. as Parnes making the appropriation §000, and 60 Mele an, teers, hank ven to indemni ‘This bill elicite ‘Washburne (I!i.), and Price, Pm hag titan a By, peocwmsiage gooend as it would make the fay Aad mead insurer of everything contained ‘The bill was recommitted and the report ordered wo be Mr. Wasnuunn, (of Masa,), also claims of Washington city against of Mosara, Piho contended one, the government. oeponision, on the i ing #treets and bridges prior to May rn | VI re) they! ‘excoeding $31,971. ” Mr. Wasincnne, (of Til.), raised the objection that the Dill made an ‘ation and must first be considered in Committee of the Whole. in Mr. ‘McKee for the relief of William G. Lee, and to bills reported vy Mr. Thornton to audit and pay the claims of Fuller and Fisher, of Missouri, and tho claim of John R. Beckley, mail contracvors, for’ property impressed in tho miliiary service and loet, They were referred to the Committee ot the Whole, Mr. Tnonytoy, (dem.), of T,, from the Committee on Claims, reported a bill to pay James Fitzgibpon $540, in full for services as hospital chaplain, which was read three times and passed, PORT ROAD IN INDIANA. Mr. Dernres, (rep.) of Ind.. introduced a bill to estab- lish a post road from Fort Wayne to Auburn, DeKalb county, Indiana, which was read twice aud referred to the Committee on ces, DUTY ON FOREIGN COPPER. Mr, Drices, (rep.) of Mich., from the Committee on Mines and Mining, reported resolutions recommending an increased daty on foreign copper of at least eixty cents per pound on ingot and three cents on fine copper ores, which was referred to the Committeo of Ways and Means, THE DEATH OF MR, HUMPITEY, Mr. Darua, (rep,) of N. ¥., aunounced to the House the death of his clay from the Third Congressional district of New York, the Hon, James Humphrey. ‘Appropriate eulogies were delivered by Messrs, Dar- Nog be aes Washburne of Il. and Davia. 6 following resolutions, offered by Mr. Darling, were unanimously adopted :— Resolved, That the House of Representatives has learned with sincere sorrow of the decease of the Hon, James Hum. phrey, of the city of Brooklyn, and a member of this House rom ‘the Third Congressional district of the State of New York, Resolved, That the sympathies of this House be and are hereby 1 d wo the widow, family aud relatives of the deceased in our mutual affliction’ and bereavement, Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be instructed to f these resolutions to the family of sed. Resolved, That as an appropriate expression of respect for tho memory Of the deceased the members of the House will Wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That the Clerk be directed to transmit to the Senate a copy of these resolutions, The House then, as a further mark of respect, adjourned, Cotton is Gold—Views of a Southern Planter, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. 1am glad to see that the Chamber of Commerce of your gceat city bas spoken upon the proposition now before Congress to impose a tax of five ceute the pound apon Taw qptton. New York is the great contre of the world’s trade upon this continent; she therefore occupies a por!- tion from which she can see all the bearings of auch ac- tion on the part of the government. That such a policy, if carried out, will prove disastrous in a bigh dogree, not ovly to the South but to all the States of this great re- public, Ihave no doubt, Cotton is gold to the nation in all of her exchangos, and every bale of cotton not made that could have been made is 80 much wealth lost to the nation, Nothing that wo grow can so well eupply the place of goid as cotton, hence every encouragement shonid be given to its cultivation, particularly at the pres- ent time. What, only a few days ago, cansed the exe Pportations in one week of over eight million dollars of gold from this country ? Our imports have been greater than our exports. The balance of trade, therefore, is against ua To meet this difference nearly every bob of cotton found in the South at the close of the war has been exported. The supply of cotton having proved insufficient, cereals and meats have been exported to make up the deficiency, and what has been the result? Why it has been found that pro- visions are cheaper across the water than they are here, and the parties are now engaged in reshipping their cereals and meats, and the vaults of the country are forced to yield up their precious trearure for exportation. Hence the recent heavy exportation of specie from New Cotton being the only production upon which we can safely rely to take the place of gold im our traie with other nations, must be made, or the country will bo drained of specie if our imports continue, Five years ago the South gave to the commerce of this great re. public over four million bales of cotton. Then her broad fields were in a high state of cultivation, and she had af- forded her, with the greatest facility, implements of the latest modern improvement nd artineial ma- nures of every kind; her entire of labor, well schooled and wplendidly disciplined, was Cy yy a *) skilfally and o tically handied. “How is itnow? Ty bad and careless cultivation the past four years and the march of vast armies over her soll, the stock upon most of the plantations has been driven off, implements of husbandry have been destroyed, fences have disap- peared, ditches have been filled up, and whole flelds and ations have been abandoned to woeds and her entire system of labor har been dis zed. Ix this, then, an opportune pecasion to put a jonal obstacles in the way of him who digs the soil, of him who gives all of bis energies to the production of this great staple commodity so necereary to the com- merece of the country? Would it be wise in the government to do #0, and ecspecally at the revent time, when everything is disorganized? hat is the example set us by other governments? France only a fow years ago offered ® premium of twen ty thousand francs (o the most successful cotton grower in Egypt. Eugland is straining every nerve to develop the production of cotton in hor East India possessions, that she may pot be dependent upom America for a rup- ply. Brazil, too, stimulated by the present bigh price of cotton, has entered the list im ite production. If America were the only part of this beautifal earth where cotton could be grown then the proposition to tax it might be argued with some plausibility; but such is not the case. jonas tolls us it was grown in India ia bis day and time. and manufacture! into eloth by the na- vives. Theophrastas mentions it as a prodact of Ethi- opla, and Pliny tele of he saw it growing in Fgypt. Netuhoff, travelling in China in the sixteenth century, found it there in great sbundance, where it had been introducnd centuries b fore. Cotumbas, when be landed apon the istand of Cuba and erected his cross and took those beantifal lands in the name of his soversign, found it there; Cortez found it im Moxteo, and Pizarro found tt im Pera. How happens it that there countries, although they have grown cotton time oat of mind, have never produced \t to any extent for exportation + How comes it the South, which did not commence lie cultivation in earnest until the present century, has made it the greatest commercial commodity known in either ancient or modern times? The answer ts simple, she owes it to her former iar aystem of labor, can ever produce cotton again fon, now that her eyetem of labor fechanged? 1 the illusion at once, The bi are any Such, let them banieh peoples and al! produced to any ev. be reasot the South can ever do it, Itw nota work, covered over with sweat every day, entire summer, in the cotton feds of ‘and one will not do it if he can avoid 4 Tt in idle w way the black , for neither white nor biack will paid for it. The black man is now dom; apd and if be country at muscle for white labor. factures about million bales of cotton, Can we rea sonably, under ‘umtancas, expect to make mach more resent year? 1 opine pot, We scarcely balf f active field labor we had before ibe and that i# only heid there by the idee that the black man has that he will get ® large price in the fall the crop, they having ry severally work for open of what inade. ‘o free labor for alow five to thirty cents in apecie per pon the gov- iis if the ‘will feel the blow centre of Cot 2 Rey | tt dove it not seem that it would be on pA Ty pe ges, rather ‘ie seen Gospatoh received in yf -5 {ss toe mney on tae nn of iid suet. fo i ae ae * Vomporery mise BOARD OF HEALTH. Remers Afloat—Three Cases of Cholera— Complaints, dc. ‘Various rumors were in circulation yesterday relative to the increase ef cholera, bat, with three exceptions, thero was n@ foundation for the reports, A woman, named Mary Coles, residing in West Thirty- ‘fifth street, was taken suddenly sick and had to be con- Veyed to Bellevue Hospital, A man, named William Woods, remding at 67 West street, was also reporied, and Thomas (. 93 Groene street. Ail tho cases serious nature. Several com| were made to the among others againat tl whe RS 277 Fourth avenue, No, 190 Laurens street, No. West Thirty-eighth street, ® akin dy and tannery establishment, No. 8 Park and Pearl nuréet was alleged to be a per- Stuyvesant place and ti re for investix: ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM QUARANTINE. ‘The latest news from the cholera ships received yes- terday was of the mort encouraging character. Dr. Bis- etl, ina note to Dr. Swinburne, said:—It gives mo Jeaeure to state that there have been no admissions or jeaths from cholera on board of the hospital ship Falcon since last report.’” + THF CHOLERA MOAX IN BROOKLYN. 1? yesterday's papers it was announced that a case of chelera bad beon reported in the Eastern District, Uy investigation, however, it was discovered that the pati alluded to had simply an attack of cholera morbus, arising from cating stale, ind gestible vegetabler, and that the cave readily yielded to treatment. There has not been a case of cholera in Brooklyn thig spring or up to the present time. These are facts, Murder in Centre Street. A DESPERATE CHARACTER SHOT IN A LOW DANCR HOUSE. About ten o'clock last night a young man named James Brennan went into a low den of prostitution in Centre street and commenced abusing the in mates, The proprietor of the place, Charles Heinner, came in shortly after, when Brennan turned his atten. tion to him and brandished atarge knife, threatening to kill him if he did not give hima drink, Heinuer went behind the counter and took outa loaded revolver, tell- ing Brennan to keep away from him, Brennan, how- ever, made a plunge with the knife across the counter, when Heinner immediately fred, stooting Bren- nan in the heart, The murdered man was conveyed to the Sixth precinct station house by officer Short and tho proprietor and all the inmates of the house locked up to await the result of the Coroner's inquest. Brennan was twenty-four years of age and a native of this city. He was well known to the police authorities and has always borne a bad char acter, having no ostensible means of obtaining a livell- hood) but going about among tho lowest class of liquor stores as a bully. His brother, John Brennan, was the oue who murdered Monck, a butcher at Centre Market, some seven or eight years ago, and wounded rome others .at the fame time, in one of the Centre street dens. He served aterm in the State Prison for that offence, and was subeequently tent to the Penitent ary on another charge, and died there. His mother was killed by falling down between two houses at the corner of Elm and Walker streets fume few years ago; and hie brother-in-law was shot dead by an officer in the Fire Zouaves for assaulting an- other officer; #0 that it may be seen the family has heen an unfortunate one throughout Dr. Wiliam Neilus examined the body aud found that the ball had entered the heart just below the right auricle, and stated that death must lave ensued immediately. proprietor, is a German, forty ix oars of age, and Nis statement of the afair is that given above. Althongh his establishment ix one of the lowent of the low in that neighborhood, yet he has alway» been recognized as being quiet and orde Yours Beroians Cavorr Act. —Arthar ~~ Tm Mooney and John MeGinnis were arrested by officer Donnelly, of the Twentieth precinct, on the charge of having’at an early hour yesterday morning burglariously catered the lager beer saloon of Phill Forty-first street, and stolen the tome otber articles. rs were seen by a gon- tleman living next door to remove the shutters, raise the wandow and enter the place, As they returned to the etawalk the officer, who had received information of the ) arrested tue Utenders and found tw io their The Stock, 180 West m a pistol and were taken before Justice possession. Ledwith and committed Joa trial withogt bail. The prisoners are natives of New York, a Streauise 4 Horse axp Wacow.--A man named George Peblar was arrested by officer Clovin, of the Third pre- cinct, on the charge of having stolen a horse and pedier'# wagon, valued at $150, from John Flaherty, residing at No, 45 Suffolk street. The y was taken on the Dowlng com in the prisoner's possession Justic mitted the acoused for trial. Brooklyn City News. Annagt oF Buraiane —At hali-past one o'clock yee terday morning, while officer See, of the Forty-fourth precinct, was patrolling his port, his attention was called to & suspicious noise as of broken glass in Fulton avenue. ‘The officer then went to the store of J Dietz, shoe dealer, in the man running at the end of a harglar showed fight and tried to injure the officer wit! large morticing chisel which he bad in bis porw but officer See apphed his club to his cranium dued him. The Vurglar gave bia name os Crosby, twenty-six years of age and @ seaman by voca tion, It was subsequently found that the thief was in the act of entering the store above mentioned, but war rustrated by the vigilant officer. mone Peore axp tie BeooKiyn Scuootwm,—At the last meeting Of the Kings County Board of Education » petition was received froma colored man named Nut, complaining of the neeemity of sending bis children to « rpocial sehoot for colored children, and asking the Board (o open the public schools on equal terms to blacks apd whites. It was not wuppored at the time that Nut did this of bis own volition, but war epirited on by one of hit white allies. Ibe document, however, has received he strength of the Board on thia subject, when the fol- resolnuon and voud heretofore cl and colored children in the public schoo! provimon for teaching them separate and apart from each other, they respectfully decline to make any other ar- rangement at the present time.’ The resolotion was adopted by the following vote —Yeas 23; nays 14— show ng the Hoard to be unfavorable to negro equality in schools, if not in other matters Strenoe . e's Cont —In the Surrogate’s Court of Kings county during the last week the wills of the following hardt, Wen, Boggs and James T. Letters of administeat on were granted the late Theodore Koleck!, Hermans Vous, all of Brook! Muntetpal Reform amd City Improv: mente. TO THE EDITOR OF THR MrBALD. Several recent actions of the Common Connell have, it ts to be hoped, setsied the policy of « Board of Public Works for this city. They have pased ordinances legalizing sidewalk obstructions and nuisances which would not be tolerated one hour in any European city. danger of loving life or limb. The Of our puolic ba idings \s dostroyed by tam. wooden which arb repaired Sod. Goph co Uiaipart ote Mtevcture Bee the colonnade of wood work. The The of them and ings val oa tones , Buildings ho w structat woners to Hoase aod & these bey oy 7 would eens seen. ees a a pia Ao ae er 4 le ner oe igunication between and Ls which to roma from the Bowery to wrest hae heen mag of yeare end not fin. set idee of the CANADA. DISCHARGE OF THE VOLUNTEERS, in the Provinces, COLONIAL LESSONS FROM THE FENIAN INVASION, The Confederation Scheme a Menace to the United States. Its Success Rendered Certain by the Eastport Expedition. &e. &e. &e. Skirmish at Pigeon Hin. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Mowrnear, June 23, 1866. Yesterday evening a skirmish occurred with « party of Fevians near Pigeon Hill, the Fenian force, a small one, being on a reconnotssance. They fred upon an out- post sentinel, when it was discovered that a largo do. tachment of the Irish army was in the adjoining woods, on a road leading into Franklin, in the States, A com- pany of the Richelieu tight infantry was at once ordere to arms and instructed to intercept the Fenian retr D tthe Fenian force successfully retreated through @ doop stream. More than twonty shots were exchanged, without the lors of life, however. The Fenians were well armed with carbines and sabres, though roughly attired, Vol Discharge of the eri—Com pli- mentary Order of General Napler=The ian Ministry and Confederation, SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK MERALD, Orrawa, June 23, 1866, ‘The following is the text of a general order inued by General Napier to the Volunteers on their temporary discharge from service :— GENERAL ORDERS VOLUNTRER MILITIA NO. 1, Heavgvantens, Orrawa, June 22, 1864, In releasing the Volunteers for the present from active daty, the Commander-in-Chief desires to make known to the officers, pon-courtoissioued officers and men of the force the pride and mutisfaction with which he bas witnessed the patriotism and energy displayed by them in their instantaneous responee to the call to arma, The Commander in-Chief wishes to ox- press his admiration of the promptitude with which ou the occasion when an opportunity was afforded them of meeting the enemy, the volunteers went under fre, and has deep ayinpathy with the friends and relatives of those w! meta soldier's death The discipline Have ‘Yecured the Commanders and have tae the Commanderin-Chist, that thougt the late attack en a failure, the organization by which it was attempted still exivta, and that its leaders do not hesitate to deciare blely that they meditate a repewal of the invasion "nder these circumstances the Commander.in-Chief trusts that the volunteer force generally will continue at all convenient times to perfect thernselves in drill aud discipline, 80 that they may be able sucorsafully to repel any future aggrersion that may be attempted. From « fonversation I had with Mr. Holton, the leader of the opposition in Parliament, I undersiand the policy of that party to be, now that confederation |) foregone conclusion, not to waste thelr strength in further opposing {t, except for the porpose of staving \t off in the nope that some accident, uch as a chane of ministry in England, may defeat it. If it t* con*um mated they feel confident it will fall of its own weiyht “before long, in Which event the wisdom of their polloy will receive a full vindication. ‘The sentiments enunciated by Mr. Chambers in Partia ment last evening have created « sensation here and may be only the precursor of similar bold utterances, aed tne email opposition party have clearly sotne impor tant line of policy marked oat whch will interest more people (han those of Canada. The iarue between the go" ent and the opposition will be developed by cir cumstances only. Mr. Brown is expected soon to give the government surprine by falling into the ranks of the oppositi Liv: ly times may then be expected. y Metiee has been appointed a justice of the peace for Montreal by the Governor General, Our Toronto Correspondence. Tonowto, June 22, 1808 The stirring events that within the present month have ocourred upon the Canadian border, though uneuccessful to the Fenians, have carried with them lessons for this people that they cannot disregard if they would promt by experience, We have seen it demonstrated thats few thousand poorly organized men, led on by (perhaps mistaken) ideas of patriotism, can invade @ powerful colony of Great Britain and muccessfully hold @ superior foros of Britieh troops in cheek until forced to yield the territory they had #0 easily conquered by the setion of the American government, which stepped io and saved Canada to the Britiah e1 From the belligerent ats of Aweeny's Anny of od the problem has wm doubted!y been solved that the moment Eagiand and (he United “tates are engaged in war there in an eriny in the Uhited Staten, compored of Irishmen sehooled in the late rebellion, ready to apring to arma and wrest Canada from the mother country. In view of these stubborn facts, that Sweeny can marebal half a million of men for conquest, it behooven the Canadian goverment and people to ponder well the proba? the fate that sooner or later awaita them. friendly relations existing betwen Engiand and Amery a caunot last forever. Bome day, perhaps it may on half s contury henoe, & ruptare must occur; aad in view of auch a contingency the Camsdians evidently cannot dis guise the fact that their destiny is at some time to be. come a part and parcel of the United Mater, etther by their own voluntary act or by conquest THE COLON AL CONFRURRATION SCHEME which is the child of ambitions Cenadian political deme goqaes, on the eve of springing into life ant Kogiand only awaits the ection of Prince BAward Islan’ to rand godfather to the tender bantling and give it | en habite Hon sada name."’ While this scheme was concerved ty Aeaiguing lovers of mooarcliel government for the (tree fold object of consolidating British power in antagouiem to the United Mates, to immortalize the satnes of the men instramental in effe ting it, and creating aw offices i i Complimentary Order of the Commander-in-Chief. ; ‘ Fenian Reconnoissance vege a Pigeon Hill. : Tt ie well known tat for yoars, ever since the union f the Canadas “40 ry quontion Slight Skirmish---Retreat of the Fe- | ro sctioolsfor the (stiles ies bat gumetinn ©, peas ia pag oy es t one Canada and Catholias ns to the States, soparate ecbools was Hon. Gerrge hr a ee a election went before his cont tients with th SR et eee ce me : is fret pe in Progress of ‘¢6Manifest Destimy” | (anata giving them the boon ot eparate # oaks ie t PRICE FIVE CENTS. foot of the throne, with areckless disregard for th popular feelings of the people, submitted to a popular ole of the peo Je, but forced upows the Legislature and hurriedly forwarded’ to completion, FENIAN INFLUENCES CPON THR SCHEME, Tt was an unfortunate cireumstance that at oe. Moment when the fate of confederation in Now Bi wick and Nova Scotia hung in the balance Killian efit hin men repaired to the New Brunswick coasd and assumed & threatening attitude. It has been boldly asserted in some quarters that this Eastport expedition was gotten up int of confederation by the but whother this ts s, whove loyalty was appeated to, and they ndidates at the fo rans ‘that a t home in Now fe whether the fate of confed- tnees today would not ha alone may the ooloniats attri~ on io Now Branswick and THY WKIDE YO LOWRR CANADA the Quebec constitntion @ clause Was +lipped in guaran. teeing to the Catholles of the overs! provinces Bate endowments for sectartan edneation for all ume to come, and providing that ia all futape ar the confederate constitution this olamse aut arate should remain intact, As a matter of course this clause gave serious offence to the Orange party of Upper Canada, who did not fully comprehend ANU) ALOR It Was LOO late to al the f ration scheme in Upper Canada, Thi vndmente te Vein Peps party are bow waging @ Geree war a, te the echome, and declare they Lave beem sold out ta Lower Canadian Catholion WN STAYED OFF. Canadian people #yty States, While in Quebec last fait Im vans of the House of Assembly of om Uhat hundred and thirty mem Tor later the destiny of now Biates in the American Un’ dian banker, who bas railways, remarked to more than a doren upon the cara upon > ogeaKion were ationiita in the tm. ty! The existence of this annexation veatiment last r can be attributed to various causes, ¢ h were the the sublime specta malnta ping & gigantic army In the Interruption to commere fear that when the rebe United Canada become the armik All in creating in Jinn mind a annexation sentiment. Wile 1 conscienciously that had the question of separation from England and annex to the United States been submitted tant fail to the people of dhe Canadas in euch @ form that tha travelled me tart occasion the A prominent Candy much on taq week that o he wok & vote, 2, and on only ef among id with no apparent trade and agricolture, and the ion had closed England and the States might hecome involved tn battle feid of these eon the € war, and contending thelr effect. healthy the deratous had could Vote upon it without being chaiged with taxred. tud@ and disloyalty to the moter country, the vole would have shown @ rexpectable majority im favor of the T cannot dirguise the fet that in Canada the openly avowed & tenth part of what if the cave of romarkable revulsion in public sentiment? T til yoo, Inthe first place, the return of good and the new impulse given to boriness in conse fatinfied the agricultural commoanity : the anne of our large war debt, @ portion of wliicts, im thy annexation, the Canadians would be the repeal of the Keeiprocily trent of the Fenians, wl not only the aympathy of the Amerioam ‘All these counider anvexationiaia de not the voting pepalation this mudden an® will or nk yoome event attitad heved recel people, bat ation a further of from t THK NEARING OF RECIPROCITY UPON Am While I admit that I was among the advocates of tbe abrogation of the Reciprocity treaty, a ment to the Canadians for their sy mpatl refugees In their hollih, ‘Diack satchel,’ torpedo yellow fever plots, Lam forced to the admiaston that the question of reeiprocal trade has more bearing upon an- Hexation than any other question. For teu yoars, during ‘existence of the treaty, our cilirena have come inte the Canadas, mixed with lhe people, purchased their farm products and stock, for which (hey pad In east, and the result was to familiarize the Canadiana with our fro” Inatituvons und create in thelr minds @ healthy and friendly fellowsbip. It ie true « yorton of the t's people Ria gave titedd The tang Poamownod fight ponieh- with Boutherm é and with the one! can Tare: they ‘bat this was confined tos few blind who could not see wherein their interests rested view of these stubborn facie it becomes an important question for our government to consider whether it Id not be judicious to arrange another treaty with the Capailans, [ff our government desires the anooration of these colovles nothing will do more to accomplish that end than giving them a jast rectproctty treaty OORTYIRRATION— WHAT FRUIT WILL IT FRING FORTH Now that confederation has ben, owing to various causes, rendered a certainty, it become aa important question, what will be lla fruile? The advocates of the echeme Claltn that it will consolidate British power om (sud serve ana check upon the expanding: United Feates, that it wil! redece the publis , lighten the burdens of the people and be- of & great nation in the future, wht One arm Ciasping the AUantie and the other the Pectbe T cannot soe tt in this ight The vs colomen aro in many bance no tie, politically and religiously, Aiicderation i* destined to breed jooal jealouries, end one Abia contin poley of ut ocean. 1 muet con interests of the var) diametrically antago that army one colony againat another, acd in aiter another will serk safety ia © from the A entering the Amerivan Un he name ronser of gowernment will be leoneurd ie er ten or a deren the oe ‘compact on that roneoam ‘ now there are bh expenses in al seal legislatures wher tain of course there tust be I partments of the otvil nervh cody frenda reene Wien ministers, edt militoom Created for nies fulfilled, through the Lowden Teme that if they wih to themselves nies will get arin @ me firmly ape Heitiah North Amores. fo trothe that the Coloniets compet f with the reecurees of that bad the United “ ¥ pe Ninetewath Lhens, when bi hongry and be called bio in bin Tootonte style, “Adjatant, f «one howr,’ to day the entire Canadien in tht pomemion of the Fenigna Weeeny, | will shat = Ut would be Why Canata Comm te diecover, i and patretin paopue 1 will edanit, but im that comer oe imme they are Gam. he vale un teil thee by he United Mates, and, inetend 2 and forming 8a nieyentent nation wedew Cetet Kates, with Some they menace the Guied tatee and throw 6 the goons! ehrh the OF Hates in (he event of war thant thie ap aod, werortiog 10 the well eovepied poly of the Monroe Suctoing, Morir Great Wr fal provecterain of the woud Dive op terme of chow friendet . over the contederate castle of gine toe Contes Ameren \o (be Fenians for © brewkfant jt. Personal Intelliqgenre. J © Malterman, of Newberg, © at the Fifth Avene Hert Mayor Kani, of Po And en Mayor Motier telt,'st' Guten re 0h the hater lowes. General Bernom, of tng fing, i of (he ML Dene Herat ant party errived fot ak Apariemente Geoverect General Dulas of Coe at Rarstege Mprings on the 234 1st at tbe Clarendon of Larne, who reently wrrived in Now Lf + and emaien ot the Vort, sad whe & hew \o aware Harton’ * hes been the port of Be. mores wpringteld (Mase) Armory, Vie TT ov S Lutiey, tranaterred Wo New Yorke a) Charien Devens, having served in the Ln 4 years, bas returned te the prectice of lew et hale Doras, s yoona air! whe ip ‘ctopeg ah tem- porene out Wa, x suse 10 04 T Felallve of the post Re a