The New York Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1866, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. = or AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ‘WOOD'S THEATRE, aw sponte the St. Nicholas Hotel.—Bxorsxex Sau- ts ‘RINCe. THEATRE FRANCAIS, Fourteenth street, near Sixth avenue.—ENGuse Comic Orers—A Nigut iN Rome MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway, opposite inp tnancincy nanan om beets cma Niusgana Lear ov THe Busy Fauiy. E CHRISTY'S—Ovp, Sonoo., or | Mixermnter , oxen Musicat, Guus. &0., PICU. opera House, Ree “fund 4 West Twenty-fouria venirecl, ~SCMRRMES woen's Bor. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA ROUSE, 201 Bowery.—Sau Qesnrear’s ‘Minsrax. 4ND Compination Trovrz—Vou av Pern aR WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at 472 Broadway—in 4 Vanisry or Licat = eee [AINMENTS, CORPS DE LET, &c. MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— ‘Tax Mausce Heanr. TERRAOR GARDEN, ‘Third Avenue, between Fifty- qlghih aud Fifty-ninth streete.—Tuxo, Tomas’ ‘OncuxsteAL Ceaoe Concbnrs, commencing at 8 O'Clsce- HOOLEY'S: OFERA A HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Era.orias Mie pranist—Baclans, BURLUSQUES AND PANTOMIMES. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Open from 10 A. M. ull 10 P.M. SOMERVILLE ART GALLERY, magut TRivMPuant,” &45 Broadway.—""Fan- New Yerk, Thursday, June.28, 1866. “NOTICE 10 ADVERTISERS. All advertisements handed in until half past nine o’clock in the evening will be classified under appro- priate headings ; but propor ctnssification cannot be fusured after that hour, EUROPE. The steamship Java, from Queenstown, Jnive 17, reached this port yes erday. Her advices are two days later and of a very important character. Prussia had initiated war in Germany. Outvoted and outnumbered by Austria in the Federal Diet, she has seceded from the German Confederation, which she de- clares dissolved, and invaded Saxony and Hanover, on either side, with the intention, it is thought, of seizing Leipsic and the northern portion of the kingdom of Saxony, and completely overrunning Hanover with her troops, Tho Austrian army, under Benedek, was placed 4m motion as soon as the act of Prussia was reported im Vieans, and the Emperor's soldiers were fm march to the aid of his minor German allies. The Ttatians, it is sald, had moved forward on the Mincio, and the Austrians had stopped all communications on the side both of the Po and Mincio. No blow had yet been struck, but the most immense military levies ever een in Germany were on the very brink of collision. Napoloon’s letter to the French Legislature on the sub- Joct of the congress crisis is published in ez‘ens> in our columns. The Emperor evidently rejoices at the disrup- , tion of the German Confederation, and takes another tlt @t the treaties of 1815. Lifting, as ho says, the *‘veil from dipiomacy,”’ he reveals Frangp in armed neutrality ready to take advantage of any change waich may be made in the map of Europe. MM. Jules Favre and ‘Thiers provoked an excited debate by opposing an im- Pertal suggestion intended to shut off discussion on the @onteats or principle of the communication. Kagland professes much gratitude to the Cabinet in Washington for presorving Canada from the Fenians. Tho [ndépeadance Belge publishes a report from Mexico ity ehowing that Maximilian was in @ very poor way— @asncially, politically and in a military point of view. Io the House of Commons the Chancellor of the Ex- ehequer made the very important acknowledgment that if tho Bank of England lowered the rate of discount from ten per cent the power to iesue extra quantities of notes acceded in the recent Charter Suspension letter of the government would cease. Consols closed in London June 16 at 86), and 865% for money. United States five-twenties were at 043, a 65. ‘The Liverpool cotton market,was quiet June 16, with prices unchanged, but quotations rather easier. Bread- ‘Mulls firm and upward. Provisions steady. CONGRESS. In the Senato yesterday abill was introduced to estab- Mish certain ocean post routes between the United States and Europe, and to regulate the transportation of mails thereon and reduce the expenses thereof, which was re- ferred to the Committee on Post Offices. The bill to aid {nthe construction of telegraph lines, and to secure to ‘the government the use of the same for postal, military aud other purposes, was called up, but after a short dis- eussion was postponed until to-day, The House amend- monts to the bill regulating tho transportation of nitro- glycerine wero coneurred in without discussion, being verbal and unimportant, The bill to regulate the elec- tive franchise in the District of Columbia, which grants the right of suffrage to the negroes in the District, was ealled up, and Mr, Morrill moved, as an amendment, that persons who may have voluntarily left the District to give aid and comfort to the rebels be excapte: froin the voting list, which was agreed to, Two other amend- mats were offered, but pending the consideration of the bill the Senate adjourned. Inthe House the Committee on Ways and Means re- ported back the amendments to the Tax bill, and re- commended non-concurrenee in several of the Senate amendments, Among others, the House non-concarred {n the amendment proposing a tax of ten dollars instead of four doilars per thousand on cigarottes, cheroots and cigars; providing that corporations or pergous having the care or management of toll roads, ferries or bridges shall have the right to add the tax to their rates of fare, and the amendment which in effect restores the income tax to what it now is. Ti only one of the excepted number concurred in is that which postpones from July to August the State bank tax. The few points of dis- agreement between tho two houses will be adjusted through a committee of conference. THE CITY. Additional applications for licenses were recoived by the Coramissioners of Excise yesterday, and the total Amount of money received by them from that source is shout $1,104,000, Judge Cardozo issued about thirty- six additional injunctions, which were duly served on the captains of the different precincts, and a ramor pre- vailed to the effect that in all about seven hundred injunctions would be issued. The cases will soom be decided by the Commissiouers Uringing & Lest case before the Court of Appeals, Cheering reports are received from Dr. Birsell, in @harge of cholera paticnte at Quarantine. There had deen ao deaths or new cases on board the hospital ship Falcou during yesterday. Only sixteen paticnts were now remaining tn the hospital, ali of whom were ina fair way of recovery. Oa Tuesday night a woman, residing at 880 Broadway, ‘Was reported to be suffering from an attack of cholera, She was immediately removed to Bellevue Hospital, and y the physicians reported her to be in a fair way ery. Aut ' sor of complaints v rd of Health yess ' the fat-boiling ‘s Commencement of « ec way Lold im this city yesterday, The “ of Pochelor of Arts was conferred upon thirty- 4 atiomen, and thirty.five received the degree of Master of Arts, The prize of the Aesociation of the Alumni for the most faithful snd deserving ét ident was awarded to A. C. Merriam. Al the regular mooting of the Board of Education yor Corday a resolation appropriating $6,800 for the porchose of & site for @ grammar echool in TSth street, for the ‘Twolfth ward, was referred to the Comittee on Finance ‘The office of Assistant Superintendent of Grammar Fichools was crea‘ed, at a salary of $3,000 per annum. A report of the Committee on Consolidation, submitting wvlea, &c., for the re-establishment and government of ing schools, was alopted. A resolution directing tLe clerk not to sign the warrant for the payment of the evry of any teacher whose school was closed before two M, waa, after considerable discussion, also adopted. Yhe Board adjourned until the 11th proximo. ‘Tho eygular meeting of the Commissioners of Ruigra Kiyo was Leld yortorlay. The saverintondent of labor oo was discharged, and the financial condition reported ia detail. A convention of freight agents was held yesterday at the St. Nicholas Hotel for the purpose of roconolling by-laws and devise means for practically carrying out the objects of the convention, which meets again this morn- ing. ‘The question as to the constitutionality of the law creating the new Board of Health Commissioners was fully argued yesterday before Judge McCunn, In the Superior Court, Special Term, on a motion to make per- potual the injunction ageinst Charles H. Reynolds, the limekitn man, restraining him from the further pursuit of his business st the corner of avenue B and Fifteenth street, on the ground that it was injurious to the health of the inhabitants of that part of the city. The stock market was Orm yesterday. Gold was somewhat excited and after selling up to 1663, closed at 155%. There was but little activity in commercial circles yes- terday, and comparatively little business was done either on or off Change. Breadstufls were very quiet, except flour, which was more steady. Pork was firmer. Lard was almost nominal. Inthe grocery market there was considerable activity at full prices. Cotton was dull and heavy. Freights to Europe were in some cases better. Petroleum was unchanged. Dry goods quiet but steady. MISCELLANEOUS. Our correspondence from the city of Mexico is dated June 10. The arrival of Santa Anna in this country was considered a movement of little importance. The official paper of the Emperor speaks very disparagingly of him. The liberals are already preparing to dispose of the rene- gade Mexicans when the French troops leave. The Junta has decided to hang the leading imperialists and confiscate their estates whenever it can got at them. The celebration of the Empress’ birthday was not very general. Dread of the future vengeance of the liberals restrained many from participating in doing honor to the occasion, The various legations displayed their colors, with the single excep- tion of that of the United States. A series of unimportant attacks and withdrawals, with doubtfal victories on both sides, are roported. The Emperor made a speech at the railway celebration at San Angel. ‘The Empress gave a ball iy the evening. Mr. Lloyd, directing engineer of the Imperial Raitroad trom Vera Croz to Mexico, was at these festivities, and was urmder- stood to have promised the Emperor that the entire track from the capital to Puebla would be ready before the 1st of September next. The Emperor had ordered a draft to fill up the reorganized army corps. The draft will com- mence on the 15th of July next, ur Havana correspondence of June 3 gives news of interest from the West Indies. The government of St. Domingo is now in the hands of Pimentel, Luperon and Garcia, Subscriptions have been opened in Porto Rico in aid of tho sufforers by the great fire at Mayaguez. In Jamaica the rumor of an intended absolute govern- ment for the island had excited the public mind to ® considerable extent. The island was healthy, and it was seriously doubted whether the reported cholera cases were really the great epidemic, Vessels arriving from Yew York at any port in the island of Jamaica are re- quired to bring bills of health countersigned by the Queen's Consul at Now York. The now President, Gen- eral Mosquera, had not yet arrived at New Granada. The newly discovered gold minos in Nueva Providen- aia, Venezuelan Guiana, were reported rich with the pre- cious metal and easily worked. The mining industry was almost vying with that of agriculture, Its re- sources were considered superior to those of California. While the cotton crop was not so vast as had been an- ticipated at other seasons, the decroaged value would not affoct the production. On the other hand, the prospects for coffee were good. De Castro, the new President of Costa Rica, was very popular with both natives and foreigners, ‘We have advices from British Guiana, dated at George- town, Demarara, on the 7th of June. Ex-Governor Her- rick had sailed from the colony and Major Mundy was duly installed Governor. The Royal Gatelle conveys a very unpleasant idea of the sta’e of public morals exist- ing in the place, when it says:—Oar Jail contains some five huadred prisoners, the majority of whom aro so demoralized, and, above all, lazy and indolent, that « jail life has no terrors for them, and who prefer impris- onment in a place where the-labor is light and where they are properly fed and cared for, to devoting them- selves to indostrial pursuits. ‘The Union vote in Toxas is larger than was anticipated. It wilt probably bo one-third of the whole votecast when the western and central counties are heard from. The conservative vote is solid for ¢he ameadmonts, while the Union vote is against them. Coovert, the murderer of the Roosa family, was yester- day sentenced to be hung on the 24th of August, at Lebanon, Ohio, ‘The Secretary of the Treasury gives notice that he is Prepared to redeem before maturity all certificates of indebtedness falling due after August 31, if presented on or before July 15, 1866, and that thereafter sich certid- cates will cease to bear interest, and will be paid with interest only to the 16th of July. Reports have been recelved by the Commissioner of Indian AMnirs, under date of Fort Sully, June 12, stating that councils had been held with the tribes with which treaties were made last fall, They have suffered much during the past winter, but have observed their treaty stipulations faithfully. The dismissal of Indian Agent Bryson, of California, is recommended for having inflicted capital punishment upon an Indiau who had killed another in that locality, the civil law being in force at the time, The Canadian Finance budget shows an expenditure during the past year of $12,000,000, of which $1,100,000 bas been incurred in consequence of the Fenian raid. In consequence of the abrogation of the Reciprocity treaty a rearrangement of the customs is to take eifct at once by which tho daty on certain articles is raised materially. The United States steamers Juniata, Captain Almy; Kansas, Lieutenant Commander Wells; Shawmut, Lieu- tenant Commander Walker, and Dacotah, Commander Thompson, were all at Montevideo April 20. All well. The new police force of Jersey City are being organ ized by the Commissioners. ‘The latter received pos- session of the station house, with its records, as well as the City Prison, yesterday morning. General Seymour, commanding at Pensacola, Fla, has virtually established martial law in an order recently issued. Ho says the civil authorities do not prevent crime or protect loyal persons. The Connecticut House has concurred with the Senate in ratifying the new amendment to the constitution. A severe storm prevailed tn Poughkeepsio yosterday. ‘The ice houses of the Now York Ico Company were strack by lightning and completely destroyed. The Weddle paint works wore also destroyed. The loss is estimated at ninety thousand dollars. Tor New Covrr Hovse, —The B Board of Su- pervisors have, of course, adopted the white- washing report of the committee appointed to investigate the details of the new Court House building. Nobody could expect them to do anything else. The Board are not going to con- demn themselves. It was quite absurd to ima- gine that they would bring in any other verdict than “not guilty” when they sat as a jury to try their own case. But the facts remain that the Court House has been a very costly job and that is not yet near completion. The new Heratp office was begun about five months go; is now being rooied, and we intend to oc- cupy it in November. The new Court House was begun about five years ago, and will not be ready for occupation in @ year or two to come, ‘This shows the differ ence between government work and that done for private individuals. The comparative cost of the two edifices might show it even more clearly ; but who knows exacily how much the Court House has cost, and who can tell pre- cisely what it is going to cost? There is no use in attempting to get at these facts, for the moment an investigation is seriously mooted the Supervisors get up an inquiry of their own, a8 & counter irritant, and a general whitewash- ing is Jhe result. By and by the people, and especially the taxpayers, will be thoroughly disgusted with this kind of business, and then wo shall have @ reform, Till then the new Court House must stand as a marble monu- ment of Corporation corruption NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY. JUNE 28. 1866. The Unfinishea Business Before Con- Gress. It is regarded as probable at Washington that with the adjournment of the two houses of Congress to-day or to-morrow they will stand adjourned for # week or two, so as to give the members an opportunity to spend the Fourth of July at their homes, There appear to be no signs as yet of an early termination of the ses; sion, while there are many reasons for believ- ing that it will be an unusually long one. Firat, the budget of unfinished business be- tween the two houses is heavy, and it embraces ® number of unusually important measures, Among them are the unfinished internal reve- nue tax bill; the now tariff bill, with its sops to the manufacturing classes of all sorts, espe- cially the iron and coal interests of Pennsylva- nia; various propositions in reference to the public debt, currency, national banks, &c.; the bankrupt bill; several conflicting bills for reorganization of the army, giving us a peace establishment ranging from fifty to seventy-five thousand men; one or two bills on Southern reconstruction, appendages to the constitu- tional amendment now before the States; the new Freedmen’s Bureau bill; several of the ap- propriation bills, and perhaps from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, within short time, a report bearing upon the Mexican ques- tion and embodying some very decisive legis- lative measure in behalf of the Monroe doc- trine. Here is a catalogue sufficient, even with all the work done upon it, for two or three months of industrious legislation. Nor can the present session be closed without final action upon most of these measures, unless the repub- lican party have become indifferent to public opinion, In going into these fall elections they must have something to show the people in justification of this long session, or the radi- cals will fare badly for it at the polls, For campaign purposes in the Pennsylvania Octo- ber contest we anticipate a tariff bill which will be satisfactory to the all-absorbing Penn- sylvania protectionists, This is doubtless set down on “the slate” of old Thad Stevens as a necessary measure to head off President John- son and Senator Cowan, the conservative re- publicans and the “fierce democracie” in the old Keystone State. It will be remembered that over these even the democrats, in the Presidential struggle of 1844, carricd the flag of “Polk, Dallas and the Tariff of 1842”—a high protective tariff. It will be remembered that even James Buchanan, though a servile to the Southern lords of the democracy in every- thing else, actually, in his messages to Cou- gress, dared to oppose the free trade theories of his Secretary of the Treasury, Howell Cobb. It was because protection was then, as it is now, the ruling idea of Pennsylvania. Hence, regardless of the time it may occupy, we may expect a new tariff law from “old Thad” this session, as political capital for Pennsylvania in October. Lastly, in order to head off “ Andy John- son” in the matter of the distribution of the federal patronage, it is possible that if some bill to hold him in check be not passed, there may be no closing of this session of Congress this side the Pennsylvania State election. “Old Thad” has given notice that the House of Rep- resentatives is a grand jury, and the Senate the authorized high court for the examination and punishment of officials who undertake the game of turning out faithful subordinates be- cause of their loyalty to their principles. Here is another object to the dominant party for an indefinite prolongation of the present session. In truth, trom the manner in which the days, weeks and months of this session have been frittered away, with nearly all the important practical measures reported still hanging un- finished between the two houses, wo are drawn to the conclusion that the main object of the radicals, since their rupture with President Johnson, has been, and is, to continue in scs- sion as long as expedicnt to protect their fol- lowers in the custom houses, revenue and post offices of the country, by holding the rod of impeachment over the Presideni’s head. Thus situated, it would appear that nothing but some bold and startling measures of self-pro- tection could save him from the inglorious task of Samson, of “grinding in the prison house.” On the other hand, even if it be true, that “ when the sky falls we shall catch larks,” the promise is not very encouraging. Tur Nivar Orricer—Crveuty to Poxiti- ctans.—A short time ago eight or nine persons considered themselves and were regarded by their friends as especially designed by Provi- dence for the office of Collector of this Port. ‘They claimed and their adherents insisted that they were fit for that position and for nothing else, and we have no doubt that at least the latier portion of this opinion was correct. All the politicians were very much disturbed about the matter. Thurlow Weed, who has a finger in every job, was constantly travelling to and from Washington, now advocating thiaman and now the other man for the place, as the chances of the candidates varied. Radical Congressmen Promised to become conservative if their views were consulted about the matter. Conservative Congressmen threatened to turn radical if the person they had selected was not appointed. ‘The President was continually beseiged with applicants and their backers, and by every mail came thousands of recommendations, pro- tests and endorsements. The columns of the newspapers bristled with squibs, telegrams and leading articles about the collectorship. One would have thought that, no matter who was appointed, the other candidates would revolt and bring either the country or the world to an end. But when President Johnson at Inst made up his mind and nominated Mr. Smythe for the col- lectorship, everybody seemed pretty well con- tented, and there was a temporary lull. The excitement has broken out again, however, over the naval office. The disappointed candidates for the collectorship have come again, like Mon- sieur Tonton. They have discovered that, after all, the Naval Office is the very thing for them. To be sure, it is not so lucrative as the collect- orship, but it will do very well, and they are the very persons to fill it. Again Thurlow Weed resumes his trips to the capital, receiving new light and a larger percentage as the plot thickens and ‘the excitement rises to fever heat. The candidates are as anxious and their friends as demonstrative and persistent as before. The furor is more contagious than the cholera. It is worse than that about the collectorship, because it comes in warmer weather, If the President docs not make up his mind very soon we shall have half of our politiciaus dying of suastroke durjar their frequent and sweltering journeys up and down Pennsylvania avenue. At last advices he was about to postpone the appointment until after the Congressional recess. Should he do that the consequences may be fatal. All the lemon- ades—to sey nothing of stronger drinks—that can be concocted will not cool the heated blood of the excited aspirants, who oan see no way to carn money except from the public treasury, and whose hopes of the Naval Office are their only visible means of support. If this sort of thing continues we shall have to call upon Mr. Bergh to go to Washington and superintend the appointment. Surely this cruelty to politicians is not less worthy of the interference of the benevolent than the cruelty to dogs, chickens, horses and turtles about which we hear so much. Tae Poxtiricat Loay.—It has been remarked that the Irish population in this country, from their industrious, fragal and accumulative habits, were gradually absorbing the largest share of its floating capital. At one time within a few years they were appealed to to furniah money to sustain an attempted revolution in Ireland, and the Slievegammon fund originated, a great portion of which still remains unaccounted for. At another they were called upon to plank down the eash to carry on the Fenian movement. At all times they are sending moncy across the water to bring hither indigent fathers, mothers and other relatives, and getting up benefits in aid of pub- lic and individual charitios, All this time, too, they are contributing to the erection of mag- nificent cathedrals, endowing colleges, semina- ries and other institutions of learning, and sup- porting an expensive clergy, as well as them- selves and families, We cannot tell where all this money comes from, but it would appear that the Irish men and women in America are made of money or that each has a mint of his or her own. The last call upon their funds comes in anovel shape. It is in the form of a proposed loan of four millions of dollars to Pope Pius the Ninta, through the well known banking house of Duocan,Sherman &Co. This demand comes with a queer grace from the Pope to a population of Fenians, whose organization has been denounced by the Roman Pontiff by apos- folic bull, by his clergy, through the Roman Catholic churches here, and in every shape in which religion could be brought to bear upon a temporal and patriotic cause. Pope Pius has interposed the awful powers of the Church of Rome against a movement in support of which thousands of Irishmen have devoted their lives and many their fortunes. Men and women have alike contribuidd abun- dantly from their means to sustain the @ffort to secure the liberty of Ireland, and, whether right or wrong, it is useless to assert that the Fenian enterprise is not a popular one among the great mass of the Irish population in this country. It therefore seoms to be a great stretch of assurance for the Pope to call upon these people to replenish his coffers when he has done so much to smash up their pet and long-cherished project. Besides, in the present complication of affairs in Europe and the menacing aspect of things in Italy, and especially in the States of the Papal See, what seourity is there that in the end the tem- poral power of the Fope may not be abol- ished, if the venerable Pontiff be not obliged to flee with his own sacred person to some more peaceful land? In the latter event, we invite his Holiness to come to this country, where ho will bo hospitably received and tho pathway of his declining years strewn with the roses of love and the blessings of peace. Where then will be the Roman bonds? With the fate of the Hungarian bonds before our eyes, the answer is at hand. With the fate of the Mexican bonds and the Fenian bonds yet to be foretold, it is pretty clear that they will always be shaky in the money market. But, without dwelling upon the fate of Hungarian, Mexican or Fenian bonds, or any other bonds or bubbles, we do not doubt the Holy Father will be able to get his four millions from his devoted followers in this country. It is lucky for them they have it to spare. Ratroap AccipeNts.—Announcements of railroad disasters have become so frequent that the public are no longer startled at them. We gave reports yesterday of three disasters which took place in the afternoon of the previous day, at which five persons were killed ontrieht, several maimed for life, and others more or less bruised. As usual in such cases, the most serious accident of the three was charged to some malicious person. This stereotyped acensation may serve to ease the conscience of cailroad managers, but it does not in the least remove their guilt of unneces- sary slaughter of life. It is all nonsense to try to shirk the responsibility by stating that some discharged drunken employé has at- tempted to avenge himself by throwing tele- graph poles or other obstructions across the track. The very fact that this is done proves that the road is not managed as it should be; if it were there would be no opportunity for parties to seek revenge in that manner. The fact of the matter is, our railroad offi- cials manage the companies which they have charge of to suit thoir interests in Wall street rather than the travelling public. For the last three or four years all the main lines have been transporting soldiers and munitions of war for the government, ranning so many extra trains that their tracks and materials are sadly out of repair, Little or no attention has been paid to placing the roads in good order, and the result is that every now and then a train goes through a bridge or is thrown down an embankment by the breaking of a wornout rail or a defective switch. Railroad companies should be com- pelled to employ a sufficient number of watch- men or flagmen to thoroughly patrol their roads, who should be men of sufficient capacity to detect defects in the tracks, as well as guard against the efforts of those malicious persons who every now and then obstruct them with stones, logs, and telegraph poles. This is the system in England, and there is no reason why it should not be adopted bere. We would not then be constantly called upon to record some horrible accident and the slaughter of individuals who have intrusted their lives to these railroad corporations. What is wanted is more stringent legislation on this point; but this we do not expect to obtain so long as railrond companies can pur- chase legislatures as easily as at present, If A. T. Stewart, William B. Astor and other wealthy citizens who go to Albany every year and spond their time and money to defeat the ander- ground Broadway railroad and other jobs put wy for the special purpose of obtaining mouey from them would cease nibbling at such black- mailing baits as removing stoops from the houses in Fifth avenue and direct their atten- tion to the passage of stringent laws in regard to the management of railroads, they would ac- complish some good, and be able to aid in putting an end to the enormous slaughter of life by railroads. Here is a field where their labors would be appreciated by the public. ——_——_. Sacairiciia tae Dianrry ov tae Press.—lt fs in exceedingly bad taste for the radical pa- pers to rail at bar and bench when arguments and decisions are egainst their party and poli- tics. Personal abuse of Judge Cardozo by radical journals will not injure him, but may lower the standard which the Metropolitan press should endeavor to maintain. The pa- pers of New York city, in a certain measure and to # great extent, influence all other papers in the country, and they are responsible not only for the opinions entertained by the coun- try journals, but for the dignity and decency practised in courts, legislatures, and in Con- gress. Such gross attacks as those upon Judge Cardozo are not caloulated to elevate either bar, bench or press. GERMAN MUSICAL CONVENTION. ‘Two Concerts Yesteriay—A Matinee in the Afternoon and «@ Grand Singing Match in the Evening, éc. Provivence, R. L., June 27, 1866. Wo have had music enough to-day to satisfy a meto- maniac, and heat enough to inspire us with serious doubts as to the actual latitude and longitude of this etty, Beethoven and Wagner have done the honors of matinée; Meyerbeor, Liszt and a host of lesser lumina- ries bave made the night vocal, and the dog star has raged with what tho oldest inhabitant declares to be unprecedented persistence, The xtreme warmth of the weather has exerted no beneficial influence over tho treasurer's receipts, for the concert room, which is by no means @ mammoth one, was to-day barely filled to two-thirds of itscapacity. Had not tho gathoring of dilettanti by their good taste and enthu- siasm atoned for scarcity of numbers, the participants in the musical convention would have had cause to object tothe specimen of a tropical climate witu which they were being favored. As it is, however, the pecu results of the fostival aro doc fa enough, and as the applause has been quite liberally be- stowed on each and alt of the societies represented in the convention, no one complains. ‘This evening the third concert bronght to a close the musical portion of the festival, although to-morrow, at a grand farewell pienic which will take place somo’ ten or twelve males beyond the city, six hundred sturdy singors, clustering around their leader on a hill top, will carol forth Mendelssohn's ‘finnter's Farewell” and Morschwer's Union song, to the gratification of the sixty thousand inhabilants of Providence, who, prescat or ab- sent, will do their best to h the ‘strains which tho fownsinen hope will be wafted cityward upon the breeze. As the realization of this last mentioned hope is at best doubtful, it is believed that the gathoring at Rocky Point will be immense. Meantime those good music loving people who regard the holding of the convention in their city as an eveut— inasmuch as the entertainments furnished by peripatetic players and wandering minstrels can hardly be said to attain the highest standard of art— afternoon and inangurated the day by tinge. ‘The following programme was offered :— aadelssohn ‘h. Eisteld ‘ont er of the Lieder- 1. Ouverture, “Midsum: 2 Ant Moerbestande ‘an; the Gunite d 3 Baritone Solo Suu by Ne, Arranz, 4 “Andante,” 6. “Farewell tun, 6. Andante cou moto a wale, froma ihe Symphony in O. jchubert, Pant 1. Concert Onvertnre in A. E MTo the Keening st ner. Sung by Mr. G. olieaitd gine, member of tie ‘Orpieas. 3. Bhi ee ee ey re Kreutzer y members of the Liederiera iz, New York. 4. “Andante,” Frou the Supher Symphony, 5. The Water Tay. 6 Tes preludes... Of the excellence of tho orchestral performances ithe » A body of musicians—atl of whom are proticiont psicine—aneer the direction of so thorough & profossional as Cari Terrahp, could hardly, be to accomplish iess than they actually i Mendelssohn's overture was the most appropriate of tno instrumental morcsaur, many of which soemed some- what too classical for the the popular ear. | On the execution of the vocal portion of entertainment much able comment caa be whilo we cannot but ex- inion that the : er? of less dismal Pieces would have mado me more Solera. beige! the ta Society, by quartet of its members, poesy figured” Mr. Steins voice has so often been heard and applauded in New York, carried off the honors of the maiince. An entit- evcore having greoted Mr. Steins at the con- Clarion of his solo “euch iano accompaniment, he re- in the Cradle breadth of *exprosston. The effectiveness of perform- ance can be readily inferred. Reapp mae with three of his brother oe ah gi Wm. Stein- , Petezman und Wielholm: "for tenor and baritone, encore, which waa promptly acceded to, ‘The Orpheus Otab of this city, comprised mainly of Amer.can citi- zens, merited the encouragement they received It is to be regretted that this organization, as well as the ma- jority of thoso who had figured in the festival, should be so deficient in tenor voices Tho only solo on the bills throughout the fostival besides that of Mr. Steing was Mr. Schraubstaetter, baritove, of Bovton. ‘The gen- tloman’s voice is of good compass and quaiity, bat not powerfal enough for the proper rendering of #0 beauti- fat and diffienit an act as that taken irom Wagner's masterpiece and given with the accompanituent of a full orchestra, Having dismissed the assomblage anti evening, the concert room was not thrown open tntil eight o'clock, when, for the grand singing match and final soiree, was prosentod, the subjoined programme: — rant i. 1. Overture—Tannhaguser...... 2 Love and Mere 3. Wandering ose fy the Proksiiin, W 4. Fruchlingsanben ‘By the biozart Verein, .R, Wagner voce. Otto ..Fr. Abt 5, Soldier's Love... ¥ 1, Sehroeder iy ihe Yovie, 6. Zwlogesang Tuaiey Buck, of Hartford yy we Quay detie Uiub, Hartford, Con. 7. Good Pit at ny the ines 3 Waldabenaeien the Ledierkram 4 Wanderers 5 Dem Ce th toma, N ¥ + hee ee . By the Gepieis oston. 7. male. . ‘ Pe, Abt & An a mal ‘by iain Maeanerchor, New York. 9. Hymaue. ‘Lord’ By the Colonie, Macnuerchor, Tho overtures were executed in magnificent bid and the Philadelphia Saugerbund, who first appeared, lacking the tenor element, sang very , Net #0 the Frohsinn Socict who ruthlessly butchered a charming little song descnptive of moonlight saunters and maidens’ dreams. None of the Provincial organtza- tons, in tact distinguished themselves, ana the New York singers bore of the palm, if the enthusiasm of the audience may be any proof’ of their success. The Arions' performance wee Frorthy of all praise, and the Liederkranz, in spite of an express request addressed to the assemblage for the purpose discountenanci encores, was recalled with cate od forced into making a pt acknowledgme: compliment paid them. ithout entering into further details, it may be said, in sumini: ae Mat al the axso. Ciations acquitted themselves their respec- tive tasks, aod Leona ag ficiency eed ‘that the art 'y is gaining from day to more worshippers on Ameri- can soil. Meyerbeer's Der Fackeltan: brought the con- cert to aclose, the audience retiring uttering congrat: la- tions onty Tor the participants in the festivities, whiek it is hoped will not henceforward be of such rare occur rence. While the concert was in a heavy shower commenced falling, and.at. the ‘present writing fas as. sumed the proportions of » rain storm. Prayers for a bine sky are in order; for, ifthe woather be ne, to-mor- row will take place the jenic at Rocky Point, the Providence Liederkranz ‘will be awarded to such of the contestants as the judges may deem worthy of bearing the laurel wreath ia tri umph to their homes. German Festivities in Baltimore. BaLimaone, June 27, 1568, we new froth yet Schiitzen pA. ‘was inaugurate to-day ion of German target associations, Wedd Sm ny practice and « grand banquet. The grounds have eena ‘olegantly ornamented, Severe Tha jtorm at Poughkeepsie. BUILDINGS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND DESTROYED. Povankrrrste, June 27, 1866, Severe thunder showors have prevailed here to-day. The lightning strack the buildings owned by the New ‘ork Ice Company, setting them on fire and completely destroying them. The Weddle paint works south of the ico houses were also destroyed. Total loss $90,000; partly insured. Sentence of @ Murderer. & ant, June 27, 1906. Coovert, the murderer of the Roosa family, was yoster day sentenced to be hung on the 24h of Audugl at Lebanwoe Ole At: | Ristion dion ba entered the room of the liquor veller. ———— THE iE EXCISE Law. - Additional deaietions for Licenses— Amount of Money Received by the Comp missioners—Amether Batch of Injune- tions and Arrests—a Cold Water Tre: for an Oficer—A Test Case to be Brought Befere the Court of Appeals by the Commissioners, dc. The Commissioners of Excise yesterday received several first and second class applications for licenses, which will be acted on at the meeting of the Board om Friday. ‘The Treasurer, Mr. Manierre, received about four thousand dollars for license fees, which makes the whole amount received up to date about one million one Dundred and four thousand dollars, Applications for licenses were received yesterday from the following persons:—John Fitzgerald, 87 Mulberry street; Humbert Davenroy, 75 West Houston street; Henry Sieckmann, 71 Chrystie street; Fd. Radcke, cor- ner of Fifty-first street and Lexington avenue; Frederio& Labmann, 176 East Twenty-ninth street; Jon Luijena, 28 Mercer street; John Famer, | 91 Hudson ave nue; A. Hastarf, 26 South Fifth atree ADDITIONAL AS emariay by Cardozo issued another inj ‘ne following are the names of parties es a applied for and the captains of the ferent precincts Fourth preci on whom ay ween sero were servod :— 70 Catharine street; Chon, plain Pouty-Patrick Bartley, 491 gear ohn J. Cronin, 67 Week Broadway. Baxter oie eseics. Ninth precinct, oe Sebring—Jas, Ray, 6 685 Wash- ingston street; Timothy Carroll, 492 West kiya precinct, Captain Davis—Pat. Madden: 107 Ca nal street oyna. precine rgenwid sea; F; Eleventh precinct, Captain Uliman—Wm. Waleh, 16 avenue D; P. Duncan, 312 Ninth street; Peter hes, 240 Stal mn street. fourteenth precinct, Captain Williamson—Patrick Moontt precinct, Captain Caffrey-—Michael O'R teenth precinct, Captai Ny. | 78 Third aveuue; Jn0. MeDonough, 73 Fourth oveuua’® Sixteenth precinct, Captain Hedden—Chris. Dough- erty, 354 Wost Twenty-fifth street. Eighteenth preciuct, Captain Cameron—John Clarke, corner Twenty-third street and avenue A; James Trainer, 268 avonue B, and 612 East sixteenth strect; Danieb Buckley, 824 First avenue; Michael Dooner, ‘lon ease Fifteenth street; ‘Thos. Keenan, 349 First avenue; Jas. ‘Thompson, 252 avene D; Wm’ Baird, 288 First avenue. Nineteenth presinct, Captain Todd—Geo. O'Neill, 870 Sixth avenuo; Houry Behrens, 214 East Forty-vevonth street. ‘Twenty-first precinct, Captain Wilson—David Flaherty, 643 Firot avenue. Twenty-eocond precinct, Captain Ward—John Hig ging, corner of Fifty-firet street and Broadway; Michael R. Feuit, 101 West Forty-ninth street. ‘Twenty-eigith precinct, Captain Dickson—F. J. Tar- ner, 697 Washington street; Wm. Dooling, $24 Hudson Drumon, 641 Washington sireet; John 3 Washington street, “ninth precinct, Captain Speight—Peter Dolan, th avenue; M. O’Reiley, 189 Seventh avenue; Johan MoGinn, 536 Sixta avenue. Some of the parties by whom these injunctions are taken out aré reported to have been refused a license by the new Excise Conimialsners and take this method of gaining time. ARRESTS IN NEW YORK. The following arrests were made by the pelted aod brought before Justice Dodge, charged with dispensmg liquors without a license. They were each held to bath in the sum of one hundred doilars to unswor :—Micl Veory, 87 West Twenty-fourth sirce:; John Reiley, 116 Kast Twenty-second street; Henry Scimtoer, 442 second avenue; Michacl Hart, 28) West Tenth etree, A man nained John Reelly, No, 381 Second avenue, was arrested = I ateetted open after twolve o'clock. He was held to “Toe following were before Justice Keliy, and held in three hundred dollars to answer:—Petor Schneider, 806 West Forty-second street; William Browning, comer of Ninth avenue and Bixty-second street; Harry Hill, corner Of Thitd avenue and Seventioth sireot. Up to the time of closing the Tombs Police Court, at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, the solloninns arrests for violating the Excise law were reported to Justice Hogan, who held the prisoners to bail in ono nandred dollars each to answer before the Court of Gen General B:a- rok on es len Helmke, 38 Harrison strect oe ee ag Crofton, 115 Moit etrest; Doan bata sevelt street; Oito Benne, Greenwich rate John Wickham, 140 West street. The following ‘were brought before Justice Shandiey and held to bai! 1a the sum of one hundred dollars each :— Arnold Bost, Harry Burchard, Burk, Brischoif, Jobi ‘age, No. 245 Cherry street; Clark, No. 60 Delancey street; Francis Boyle, No, 45 Henry atroet; Michae! McMeer, No. 209 Division id ag Before Justice — :—Thomas Shuor, No. 24 Mal. *. Hatlom, No. 57’ Lal; dalght street; ei street; Charies ¥ Charies Van fees, No. 429 Greenwich James Maxcy, No, 186 Maiden !ane; Henry Gill, No. Neg bia alig. with the exception of the Inst gy iedy, were held to bail in the eum ono hundred dollars euch. Pyne IN BROOKLYN. on Tuesday nizht for selling The parties ia both Rory tan eet Sin ace on the peng of sellin, alcohols liquors, having a lice: For the the come bewy 4 hayers & who do 5 Dacaeee sh the corner of South First and streets, were also taken into custody. will be examined bofore Justice Dailey on the next. George Baker, who was recently arrested om charge of selling without Meense, was arraigned Judge Dailey yesterday morning, and was —— discharged. Baker exhibited his license and proved tnas us was the first one obtained in the district. annoyance. g A TRAP FOR AN OFFICER. At No, 429 Greenwich street there is a most {i ble offender be are he the Exciso law, whocame to t conciusion that if the were unalierably deter. mined on his dealing only in water they should have the water to their satisfaction. He #awed a bolo in the floor and wtted ima trap door so nicely adjusted that a man’s Woight would apring itin an insteut. Underneath the door, about ten fect, wasa deep tub filled with water. Bind all was in readiness for the rec of the ly impressed with the dignity of bis le stepped up to the bar amd was about to go bebind. it, when slap! went the door, and plump went the officer up to bie arm pits ip the water. Charles Van Seer, who set the trap for the officer, was taken to the station house, and is held for examination to-day. A JORY TRIAL UNDER THE NEW T.AW. The first trial by jury for an alleged violation of the now Excise law took piace on Tuesday Inst, before Justice Morehouse, of Brooklyn. The defendant in this caso was Charles Heiss, keeper of a saloon in Myrtle avenue. He was arrested’ by officer Wilmarth, of the Forty-fourth precinet, on the morning of (he 1th inst., charged with keeping bis place open after midnight. Officer Wilmarth, sergeant Thowas P. Wright, officer Theodore Morreii, and officer Turner, each testitied that there was a iighe in the place, and the place was open until twenty minates pe welve o'clock at night. The testimony for the nce showed that the place was to all iutents and purposes closed for the night, that Chere was no noise or disorder ia the place, and that the police were extra vigilant, so much so as to put them in (he character of intraders. Justice Morehouse charged the jury to the effect that they were to decide whether the defeadant had hie place completely and eflectually closed within the mes of the act. If they found that this place was not ¢ ri was thei to acquit the defendant; if on the con- trary, th they must cony ct him, he being a licensed party under section fourteen of the Excise law. The Jury retired, and inten minutes returned vordict ae quitting the priso News from the Pacitie Co: San Fraverseo, Jo died on May 29, and was lying in ‘wos to remain two months prev! The Ethan Allen brings 4,000 kegs of sogar The American whale ship Navy, of New Bedtord, = at Honolula, ‘on the 25th of May, with 900 bbls. 5) mL bark Aretia, ' from Hong Koug, —— 22,000 bage rice, ‘The steamer Constitution, Captain Farnsworth, sail to-day for Panama, carry! 11,678,000 in treasure, which $019,000 are for New York. The steamer Sierra Nevada, for Victor! sorted cargo valued at $48,000 and $100. ‘arries an aa Mining stocks are again declining. iit, $905; Tm~ petial, $287; Yellow Jacket, $600; Belcher, $177; legal u re, 70, Musteal. A Night in Rome will be presented at the French ‘Theatre this evening by the English Opera Company. On Friday evening Mr. Eichberg’s benefit takes place, and on Saturday a grand matinée, consisting & A Night in Rome and the last act of the Dostor of Aloantara, will be given. Tho orchestral garden concerts of Mr. Theo- dore Thomas take place every evewing at Koeh's Terrace Garden. On to-morrow night the best programme of the week will be presented, as Friday |# reserved by Mr. ‘Thomas for classical manic. Stock Operation suPREME COORT, CrRCULT Rofore Judge Grover. Jone 27,—Wm. B. Jaudon and Charles Jondon on, Jovian W. Butler.—The plaintifis mm this suit aro Wall street brokers, the defendant transacted business with Mhem. It was alleged that Mr. Batler employed the ?dessrs, Jaudon to purchase a certain amount of stocks for him, and the market falling, he refused to trake bis margin good, It was claimed in defence that 40 regular agreement bad been entered into between the parties, and that the stock bad been sold without giving Proper notice. rg fu @ verdict for tits for $4,500, Bi. right for pinintitis; and Warren for defendaal rant 2. +