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8 = MISSISSIPPI. Genera) Sieedman in Meridian, Co- lumbus and Grenada. The Repudiating State or Its Muscle. REIGN OF TERROR IN GRENADA, Forrest's Ruffians Murdering Burean Agents and Outraging Citizens. Revolting Cruelty to a Freedman Wear Columbus. MISSISS!PP] AN EXCEPTIONAL CASE, ae a ae Our Mississippi Correspondence. Gnesapa, June 23, 1866, Mississippi is just about the hardest case on record, ‘We bave not been in the State a week yet, and have al- ready found more instances of genuine outrage, more bit- Yerness and more lawlessness than in Virginia, North @ayolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama eorabined. If Mississippi were the South, or the Southern States were all Mississippis, there would be some degree of truth in the theory of congressional majority with Tegard to the South and in the statements of the radical Prese. But Mississippi is happily an exception, and a ery glaring one, to the other States Generals Steed- anap and Fullerton have visited, I am convinced, from ‘momerous interviews at which I have been present, that even bere the well disposed, peaceable and loyal citizens ase in 4 majority, but they have permitted the reckless, ‘specrupulous and vicious to override them, and to com- mit acts for which they and the community ai large yeust bear the blame. MORRIBLE OUTRAGE ON A FREEDMAN, At Columbus, the day before yesterday, General Steed saan aw a freedman, who had just come in from a neigh- ‘boring county scared nearly to death, and who bore on his Person indisputable evidence of a most atrocious crime. ‘Wbis man, a carpenter by trade, and apparently a re- apectable, well conducted and intelligent negro, had ‘been taken out of a house at night by three men, with Mlackened faces, who had cut off bis ears and partially ewtrated him, on a mere suspicion of his holding illicit Swtercouree with a white woman. The negro himself stvennously denied the imputed offence; but even if the charge were true, there was no pretence for saying that ‘the intercourse was otherwise than voluntary on the part of the woman, MURDERING BUREAU OFFICERS. At Meridian, a short time ago, the headquarters of the Freedmen’s Buroau were broken into at night, and the officers were shot at, fortunately without effect, In this tewn (Grenada)—without exception the worst place we have yet visited—a more serious result has attended a Similar outrage. On the evening of the 30th of April Lieutenant J. B. became the Assistant Commis- stoner of the Bureau stationed here (a gentlemanly, in- effensive man, against whom no one seems to have a ‘word of complaint), was called out of his house by # man, im to a walk. Turning the corner of the ‘two other men came up, put pistols to the Neu- Ye head and «hot him down. He oy ee till the mext morning, and then died. Lioutenant Bianding sns- ied the person who invited him out of complicity in Gocrime, od was ate to give a protty close description ef the other two men, but no arrests have evor been ‘made. In fact it is said to be impossible to obtain evi- dence against the assassine. ACTION OF THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDFR, Major General Wood, commander of the department, ‘on receiving information of these two occurrences issued ‘the following On :— Heapeuarrans, Darantuent or Misarssirrt, } Bosrav Rervcers, FRREDMEN AND Anannoxen Laxne, ‘Orrick Assistant Commission®n, Stars or Mississirrt, 1OKSRURG, Miss, May First Lieutenant J. B. Blanding, y-first Reserve Assiatant’ Snb-Coimmis- nd Abandoned Lancs, the night of the Sch of oe thou- to trial before the bundred dollars is era of the officers of the Freedmen's were broken into by rufflane duri ebelah are sett ai lange, reward of Sve bandréd agus are ge, & Te o andres ‘wil be paid for the apprehension of the lar er areny of, thems, avd sugh eviconos’ as will be nul, to ‘them to trial; and « reward of two bundred of will be paid for auch information as will a) to thelr arrest. TH. J. WOOD, jajor General Volunteers, Commanding, Assistant’ Com. Peepener Bureau Refuges, Freetmen’ and Abandoued Tt does not hg that any further action bas been General Wood. There aro fogs deen ro at the present day remains @mtablished by a band of outlaws who were guerillas doring the war, and have been house thieves and since, wi Bu) leader is Bitl Forrest of General Ned Forrest of the rebel service, tyranny exercieed by these men is so great that re- table citizens dare lly walk the streets after htfall, and few venture out either by night or day without ‘being armed. They seem to bave a regular jon among them, and at set times virtually ie the town. Merchants close their etores and busi is suspended while these ruifians go on @ tearing ken spree. This was the ease even before the war, ‘has continued since, It is to this band that the arder of Lieutenant Blanding is ascribed. No cause oF provocation to the deed has ever transpired. ' INDIGNATION OF THY CITIARNS, Simple justice compels me to eay that the murder of ‘Lveutenant Blanding oxcited @ feeling of borror and de- @eriation among the citizens generally. One gentleman ce Adams) who before the war was a wealihy Ker, declared openly that the wretches who com- ‘mitted this crime were no better than thugs, and ought to be hanged at once, For this expression of optuion be ‘wex Waylaid in the streets by Bill Forrest, and clubbed ‘Within an inch of his hfe, bie ribe and one arm being ken. The terroriem exercised by Forrest's gang pre- Feuied even this outrage on a prominent and respeciable ‘Gh z0n Of the town from being adequavly puniwhed. A i'd fine of something like sixty dollars was all the pen- @ity inflicted upon Forrest. Captain Adams’ two cone, young men of high character and great determination— whom was a‘ college and tne other at New Or- Seena—hearing of this outrage upon their father. at once Feturned home with the avowed purpose of a it, ‘an the civil authorities were powerless to do eo. In this are backed by public sentiment, aud since their geturn none of thie cutthroat gang have ventured to show themselves. ‘ MISSIBIPEL AN RXCEPTION, Tha epald in record! ese crimes that Mississippi (On an exption to other S , and I wish to repeat that Wiriement, for it would be in the highest degree unjust hold the entire South responsible for decds perpe- ted by a lawless few. Thore has always been a reck- dieregard of law and human life in the repudiating Biate Vicksburg, Natchez, Grenada and Columbus have on AMOK the worst spots in the United States for re past. The duelio in Mississippi lias held an equal i» the affections of the people with the domestic titeton. Her most prominent ststeemen bare advo- Galed and enforced it by precept and example. Jake Pompson killed wis wan aod was Limeel! wounded in » Qe). Governor MeNutt (author of the famous re ce message, which he olyected to paying the Abecifld bonds because they “held a mortgage on the as held at Louisville tor killing Bones of Christ’ Hor. Colonel ning wae a and followed Jeif Navis abont ip shoot him. Wr. Davie himself rather Sreournged than disouraged the dnelling institution. * sueb examples and many oth of eae note be- fois am, itis hardly to be hat respect for and order shauid be very strong amoug the people OF Minnie p PER CONTR als Steedinan a nee proceed t pe Wo be abie to forward fre ich sball to some exieat mod lerton leave for good prospects ae a cleowhere where the reely alinded m & previous despateh, * mtnutel; next The officers the burean ptain Silee May. Siestonant Bhopley and Liew “om able, bonest and | rong relie! mgminet U SUPREME COURT Before Judge Grover, Sunn 0 —/n the matter of the People, ex ret, Farrell Preridan ve Jane Middiden —In thin case the father of Pre child, Annie Sheridan, sought to gain poaseanan of in danghier as being unlawfally detained at the Pomaie vielen Home. A writ of habeas corpus was ened ont . It war claimed Grover of the girl, Ji x ited the corpus and rem Qyttoty of the respondents LITERARY NOTICES. Pracricat aNp Scisntiric Favir Con” . B Charles R. Baker, of the Dorchester Ce Leo & Sheppard: Boston. ‘The cultivation of fruit, Dut more especially of the grape, ia just now occupying 80, much attention that there is an eager demand for works like the present. Unfortunately those who have hitherto pretended to satisfy it have been, for the most part, illy qualified for the task. The treatises got up on the subject, with the exception of a few leading ones, have been characterized by a deplorable ignorance not only of chemistry, but ftometimes even of principles known to the most ordi- nary gardeners, This may seem strange, but it is not the less true, and the explanation of the fact is simple enough. We have very few really scientific hortioultur- sts among us, and these are so profitably occupied that they have but httle time for writing. The publishers, finding the fleld a remunorative one, endeavor to supply the demand for such works by summoning to their aid some of the numerous hangers-on, who are always ready to get up books for them at short notice whether they have any competent acquaintance with the subject or not, We could pout to’ scores of volumes prodaced in this way which are utterly value- less. Mr. Baker’s book is of a very different stamp. It would be strange, Indeed, if with his training and expe- rience we had to class it In the category described. But few men who write on subjects to the study of which they have devoted their lives make failures in their lit- erary enterprises, There is always something instructive to be gleaned from them, and when we lay down their books we feel that the time spent in their perusal has not been lost. We derive a till higher degree of satisfaction from Mr. Baker's treatise, It exhibits not merely a practical acquaintance with the modes of culture practised in different countries, but with the important chemical discoveries that have been made in connection with them of late years. In ‘one particular the book is especially valuable. There is nothing, as horticulturists are aware, more difficult of acquirement than a thorough knowledge of the influence of particular soils and climatic differences upon fruit trees, Mr. Baker has undertaken to eupply this by a series of carefully prepared tables showing the adapta- bility.of the different kinds of fruit to the various States of the Union. On the value of such a guide to new set- tlers, or even to old residents who have been laboring in the wrong direction, it is not necessary for us to enlarge. It is sufficient to say that more time and money are lost by vague experimenting in this way than in almost any department of industry that we know of. The section devoted to the transplanting of trees will likewise be found to contain a good deal of valuable information, By following the instructions laid down much vexation and useless expenditure of valuable time will be spared. Mr. Baker's book is one that should be in the hands of every horticulturiet and farmer throughout tho country. It is written in such a clear, practical and intelligible style, and is so elaborately illustrated, that it will form a reliable guide in all cases of doubt or difficulty, Tar Gave Brps or tue Coasts anp Lakes oF Tay Norrueen States or America. By Robert B. Roosevelt. Carleton, publisher. We took up with anticipations of pleasure this now work by the author of the best treatises that have ap- Peared in connection with the piscatory sports of our country. Mr. Roosevelt's style is so lively, and he is so enjoyable as a companion, that if he were less in- structive he would be scarcely less agreeable to us, But there is in his present volume much that is novel and solid. Many of the peculiarities of the feathered tribes of our forests and coasts which escaped the notice of naturalists like Audubon, and which only an ardent sportsman would have the patience to study out, are noted with a minuteness which is quite re- markable. Tho great charm of the book lies, however, im the freshness and vivacity of ita style. Like most sportsmen, Mr. Roosevelt has a hearty, genial manner of expressing himself which at once enlists the attention and carries one along with it im spite of oneself. With skeen sense of the ludicrous he combines an ardent love for the picturesque, and we every now and then pass from some droll story to some charming local sketch which we wish we had the faculty of transferring to canvas. A pleasanter book for the country could scarcely be desired. It will render all the keener the sense of enjoyment derived from the change from city life. Ovr Herors, Dean ann Livixo. A memorial record of all officers and in the military and naval service whose names have received honor- able mention, &c. Compiled by Thomas 8. Townsend, author of the Encyclopedia of the Great Rebellion. Charles B. Richardson. 1866. ‘The specimen number of this work has been sent to us for notice, Its motive and plan are praiseworthy; but we question whether as @ paying speculation it will succeed. If the publisher 1s satisfied on this point, we would encourage him by all means to persevere with it, A Ker ro Bverrss Svcozss my New Youn. Snyder & Co. A great deal of usefal information is compressed into this small pamphlet. The only exception that we note to the gonoral accuracy of its contents is the amount of capital set down as required to carry on a daily nows- paper in New York, On this pomt the compiler is evi dencly green. SERIALS. Tar Nation~ar Quanrenty Review. New York. The June number of this ably edited periodical opens with acarefully written paper on “Socrates and His Philosophy.” In the conclusion at which the, writer ar- riveés—that no man has made a nearer approach to Christ in the good he has rendered mankind than the Pagan philosopher—most people will concur who are not in- fluenced by bigotry. In addition to articles on “The Sa- turnian System,” on “Heine and his Work,” “Bnudd- ism and its Influences,” “The South American Re- publics and the Monroe Doctrine,” “The Groek Tragic Drama” and ‘Partisan Reconstruction,” we have an in- teresting paper entitled “Why the Opera Fails in New York.” The writer sets out with the statement that the admirers of the opera in our metropolis are much too easily pleased. The director of such an institution, he contends, should not only be a man of education and taste, who knows how to treat the public with decent respect, but he should also pos- sess musical talent himself, He is very severe on the ten- donvy of opera directors to engage in controversies with the press, and thinks that it argues an utter unfitness on the part of such persons to have charge of an institution like the Academy of Music, Abroad, he says, whero men of acknowledged genius are to be found at the head of the Opera, such things never ocear, When La Harpe assailed Gluck’s operas with his trenehant criticisms, in Prose and verse, the great composer put himself to no expense to inform the public that he did not advertise in the Journal dela Literature, of which the critic was edi- tor and proprietor, Neither did Rameau—one of the most euccessful of impresarié, and a man who knew how to compose as well as direct—denounce his critics in the Paris journals, even when attacked in euch severe lines as the following:— Contre Ia moderne musique, Voila ma derntére réplique Si le difficile eat le bear, Coat an homme que Rameau; Mais si le beau, par aventure, N’était que la simple nature, Dont Mart dott ftre le tableatt, C'est un pauvre homme que Rameau, To give an idea of the importance which is attached Abroad to the selection of directors for the Opera, the writer relates that when the illustrious Duke of Saxe- Wormar. who was the frend and patron of Gosthe, Sebiller, Herder and Wieland, was applied to for the man- agement of hie opera house, while the regular conductor was unwell, he said:—"' My dear air, I would appoint you mayor of my capital much more readily, while knowing as little about you ast do now; for an incompetent mayor could do far less harm than an incompetent director of the opera.”” Tho more personal passages of the article We omit, as our #ole object In making these quotations is to promote the intorests of an institution which, proper. ly directed, is calculated to exorcise @ refining and ele. vating infivence upon our community. Cricket. aT. GRORGR V8. NEW YORK. ‘The annual match belween the second eleven of the above clubs came off yoestertay afternoon at the Hoboken cricket grounds. The New Yorkers wore weakly repre- sented, making only 55 runs for their first innings, Mesers. Waylend, Tylor and Oldfield scoring doudle num- bere respectively, hice on] St. George rcored 146 for their fret inn ine! ge figures ah Ser tient corte lons of Billiards in Philadel Partaprirma, June 90, 1866, The courent fog the biltard, champlonahy of Pennayl- r ia, bermeen J. Plunkett and Robert b Ryall, ve. putted fp @ vietary int the former. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 1. 1866. ITALY. The Impending Ftalian-Aus- trian War. MAP OF THE ITALIAN LAGOON. The above map shows the Venetian Lagoon, with its islands, towns, forts, circumjacent seashore, strip of mainland, and in fact ali that is deemed most interesting at the present time in a stragetic point of view. A glance at the points indicating the situation of the vari- ous forts, batteries and bastions will serve to give a lim- ited idea of the zealous care with which the Austrian government guard their foothold on this part of Italy, To avoid confusion in the study of this plan the principal points are indicated on the map as follows :— The principal fortifications by the initial letters of their names, the minor ones by Arabic figures, and the islands not exclusively and permanent fortifications by Roman capitals in their alphabetical order, Their namer in fall are as follows:— "AL FORTICATIONS. F. M.—Fort Malghacro. F. A.—Fort Albarni. F. G.—Fort 8t. Gtutians, F. P.—Fort St. Pietro. ZP. F. C.—Fort Caroman. F. 8. A.—Fort St. Andrea. F. F.—Fort St. Felice, F. N.—Fort St. Nicolo di Lido, MINOR FORTICATIONS. 1—Fort Campatto. 10—Bastion, 2—Campaito battery, ‘1)—-Bastion. 8—Tersora battery. 12—Roechetta bastion. 4—Carbonaro battery. bee Giacomo battery. Battery. 7—Tre Porti redoubt. 12—Fisolo battery. 14—Campana bastion. 15—Poveglia battery. 16—Po do battery. jatro Fontani battery, 17—Bue! de) Lovo battery. s—Sortne of Malamocco. ISLANDS, 4A—St. Secondo. K—8t. Servolo, B—St. Gio in Alge. L—St. Hlena, cst. Aneel io della Palvere, Mon rtoee. Jorgio Maggiore, |—Vigrole. E—La Grazzia, Zia O—New Lazzeretto. F—St. Clementi. P--St. Francisco del De- G—St. Spirito, serte, H—Poveglia. Q—St. Michele. 1—Old Lazzeretto, R—St. Cristofero. J—8t, Lazzero. OTHER INDICATIONS. R. R. M.—Rajlroad to Milan. R. R. T.—Railroad to Trieste and Vienne. M. B.—Mouth of the river Rrenta, ‘M. A.—Mouth of the river Adige. P. L.—Pissotto Lighthouse, P. E.—Port St. Erasmo. P. T. P.—Port of Tre-Porte, The three black points on the map of the city at that part nearest the railway bridge are also forts, a8 are the points at the entrance of Port St. Erasmus (P. E.), on the two sirips of land between the ports of Lido and Chioggia—called respectively the Litorale of Malamoceo and Litorale of Pelestrina, We have not failed to indi- cate precisely enough the location of the most promi- nent fortifications, but we may have a juster idea of these Litorali, as defences, when we arc told that every inch of this ground—a distance of about twenty miles— may now be considered as fortified and garrisoned. ‘The same may be said of the other two Litorali—St, Erasmo, at the upper right hand of Venice, and Sotto Marina, to the right of Chioggia, Along this latter Ziterale for about three miles is gigantic work, in which the Venetians take @ just pride—a sea wall (mtrazei) built of huge blocks of lime stone, to prevent the inroads of the Adriatic. Bt. Gtorgio Maggiore adds a groat deal to ‘he ‘picturesque character of the Lagoon, expecially from the promenade known as the “Riva del schiavoni.”” The. object that first fixes the attention of the observer who views this island from the city or Lagoon i# the grandiose chureh of St. Glorgio iors; but closer and more careful inspection discloses strong walls, earthworks and searinele, giving the church ® militent as. Gannon placed at each side of the principal entrance bear directly on the Piazza San Mares (which is indicated by a white square), and which serve as a standing admonition to, the Venotana within the city to keep quiet. ond orderly, At that end of the city nearest the Port of Lido is another white space. This is the public garden, Your or ave woeks ago laborers were busily employed in the construction of a brifige to extend from there to the island of St, Elena (L), and from this latter point to the Lido; but after a few days the work was discontinued. But it is aflirmed that in the dockyard and arsenal close by the bridge ix all ready in to he put together at any moment. The point F G is incladed among the prin- cipal fortifications, whereas thore 1s now no fort what- ever there, The letters remain, however, as the spot ts interesting in a historical point of view, as being one of the soones of tho struggle between the Austrians and the Ttalians in the revolution of 1848. This (then fort) was held by the Austrians, and the Italians hed spot fortified on ‘the railway bridge (indi. cated, by the two tranaverse lines) uear the island of Bt, recondo (A). This they held against the fire and assaults of the Austrians for three montha—June, July and August, Durtag the month of June the Fort St, Giuliano was sent fying into the air by a hot cannon ball from the Italians, which had found ite way into the magazine. Previous’ to this the Italians had mined under aud destroyed the Campalto battory, to prevent it boing used against them by the Austrians, but the latter found means to get to the «pot, ‘cross the marshy Ingoon, and to rebuild and fortify it, id from there fire upon the little band on the bridge same time.bombard the city. It is needless ven The Austrians of course the city and have at id it, and have gone on making It stronger and stronger. Before 1850 they had done a ‘deal in furtherance of this object, but since then trey have done more, The agitation of the Austrian- Prussian-Italian question has acted as a fresh incentive to them to do as much more as they can find place and means to accomplish, VENETIA MUST BE FREE. Our Florence Correspondence. Fronawcr, June 11, 1866. National Life or Immediate Dissolution in the Balance— Tre Kingdom Acompta the Oviets in Pull Hope of Tri- wemph— Financial Resources Atsolule Confiscation of ll the Church Property and da Conversion to Bale Ueee—Frced Loan om Real Ertate—One Rundred Thowsand Priests to be Drafted From—Enthustasm of te Latin for Garibaldi—Victor Emanuel for the Tron. No sensible person ever believed that Austria would relinquish her hold on Venetia without « struggie, and therefore no one hed any confidence tm the resait of « conference or congress in Paria. The question might be pomponed and the war put off fora while, bot no one desired mch a termination. . Ttaly \e armed for battle, Wer expenditures ere as immonge jm that posture ag they could be ina mate of actual war, She loses no blood, but her resources are being drained and her people demoralised by the tre- mendous strain upon their energies, mental, physical and financial, which lately promised no resulta, Peace is not what the Italians want, It % their ruin. They must fight or die of inaction and rust. The old status cannot be endured for another month. The question is simply reduced to one of life or death—death certain and positive if peace ig maintained, possible in case of war. But the chances in favor of success and a happy issue from all the perils and embarrassments surrounding the kingdom are so much controlled by the elements in ber own hands, if manfully and bravely employed, that she cannot fail to attempt to grasp them and secure the realization of her wishes. The great contest is far from being @ secure one for Italy, but the odds are well worth contending against.’ For one, I do not doubt the result, The struggle against Austria and the reactionary element at home will be a long, arduous and trying one; but Italy will emerge from tt victorious, and will chen take her trae position among the first nations of the earth. The people are fully awake to the charac- ter of the war before them; but they enter upon it pledged to see the end of it and win the great prize at every cost and at every sacrifice, For the past month there has been no cessation in the vigorous preparations for war. During the period of negotiations for the Paris Congress not a moment was lost. The work went on steadily and uninterruptedly, though with less din and noise than before. Since the fact is apparent that the Congress cannot meet and that war must inevitably come, the quiet application of re- pressive measures upon the enthusiasm and public dis- plays of the war feeling of the people has been n- moved, and the old spirit appears again and makes the country lively once more. Volunteering was stopped for a while, public demonstrations repressed and the headlong rush of the peopie checked, so that the spirit of the vivacious Italians was really very low. The pressure has been removed, and we see daily now evi- dences of the existence of the old fire burning brighter and brighter and spreading with # rapidity which will wrap the peninsula in a blaze of patriotism and zeal in another forty-eight hours, Tho government is now satisfied that waris at hand, and they call upon the people for the necessary aid and support. They grant them with alacrity and enthusiast'c good will. The country is united now, king and peasant, imacommon cause, The Bourbonists and reactionists have been weeded out and placed in line where they may be known and cared for, and the great mass of the people join intho grand column which gives battle for a new ‘order of things. The government, as I have before re- marked, is in earnest in its determmation to fight, and to fight successfully, Since the collapse of the pacitic scheme for a European Congress, some measures of the greatest importance have been introduced by the Ministry. ‘ihe Chamber of Deputies is now engaged in a discussion of a project before it of great moment, and others are to be at once presented of eqral importance. The one now engaging its attention has for ite object the providing of ways and means—the sincws of war. The project also, like a double-edged sword, cuts both ways. It replenishes the coffers of the Stete and thereby gives force to its arms while it strikes ‘a blow against its most powerful enemies at home, It contiscates all the Church property in the k devotes the proceeds to national uses. It is very sweep- ing in its provisions, It completes the appropriation of ecclesiastical property in one act and leaves no neces- sity for further legislation. The project in a modifi-d form was about to be introduced last winter as a financial soheme, but for some reason or other it never came fairly before the Parliament. The pressure of events has brought it forth again in @ more stringent and sweeping form, and it is sure to become alaw. The debate on the subject has been going on only for a few days, but enough has been beard to 8) that it bas a tremendous and overwhelming majority in its favor and is certain to become a law. The Church yy, of course, are opposed to it, or at least a portion, me of the old opponents have given in their su under the new and inexorable demands of the day, will vote for it. The old Neo Catolico party hang out and resist tts passage by every possible means; but they have jittle influence. mn one of them speaks against the project he is greeted by derisive laughter and ironical questions, which put him down quickly, The Chamber will epepiiae id a pany roger n ly favor of Ne temporal rer of the Church or its rig tonger hold property Pick has been in its ion for centuries. cose old doctrines are exploded and are hooted at in Parlia- ment. But in sp'te of the clearly expressed determination to finish up all the temporal power of the Pope at once, his adherents battle on, only to be badgered, hooted down, ‘and laughed at by the great majority. Italy wants money and she must have it, and she Pro. poses to get a portion by snppressing religious ati and appropriating their property, This will be mort- gaged as a security fora large foreign loan which is to be negotiated in a very short thne. At atime not far distant, had not the war cloud arisen, the religious cor- porations would certainly bave been su; , and their property allowed to naturally revert to tho State for its own uso, But the pressing demand for funds has precipitated 1¢ question, and it will now be decided the settlement of for over and by a majority m Parliament which is re- sistlers, The property of the Church in the kingdom is valued at something over ove hundred millions of dollars, A of this subject I mention that the proposal which was defeated some time ago to abolish the law which exempts the clergy from military service is about to be brought up again, end with every chance of passing. If the ecclesiastical veers taken by the State the priests have no way of ol Ing @ livelihood except by regolar Iabor, and they will then be allowed to gain it by fighting for I ‘As there are several hundred thousand priests in the kingdom the government hopes to obtain quite respectable acquisition to its army. They fight excellently, it is said, in Southern Italy, where they have recently led the populace pet the National Guard, finally finishing up a couple of smal! de- tachments of theta by barning them in the houses they took refuge in. A large namber of the priests are earnest friends of the kingdom, and would like to fight for it; but the balance are reactionists and lovers of the ancien égime. ‘he prezent war, in fact, is an iseue between liberaliem and the old systems—day versus vignt, Uniess the world is gore backward the result of the contest cannot be doubtful, Another financial measure adopted by the government, which wil! be presented in a day or two, is a severe one, and one that toust prove unpalatable, It has been ap- proved by the King, and Parliament will endorse it. It poses nothing inore nor less than to place a forced Ran 0 the owners of real estate to the amount of seven hundred and fifty million frances. It is certain to decom a law and to be enforced, With seven hundred and fifty miltions from a forced loan, and as much more from a foreign loan, guaranteed by the church proverty, lialy will be able to make a pretty long fight. Of course, she has other sources of income, or will find them. Such measures as these mean war, if the assembling of an im- monse army does not. A decree has been issned calling out the entire con- tingent reserves, numbering oné hundred and fitty thou- sand men. The volunteer will be increased to one hundred thousand men, it ts sald. The government is now making heavy contracts for supplies for the men for six months, both in Italy apd abroad. The'troops are to be given a ration of rum when in the field, Kossuth is in Tarin, aiding in the formation of a Hun- garian legion. He is ‘ted here to-morrow, with General Turr, one of Garibaidi's Heutenants, He is to iasue some proclamations to the Hungarians, exhorting them to seize their chance, rise, w Austrian ralo and become free, He isin constant ¢ dence with bis partwans in Leg and the country is be- lieved to be ripe for revolt. Koeanth may jaribaldian expedition, which ia propos d, to is early exploits. The re: Italy, and you are lil of some alartling events sbortly after the war breaks out. Garibaldi is expected almost daily. Fis tme bas at it 1s doubtful whether he will be able service, He i« in fine apirit sone of his famous epigrammatic, full of force and encouragement, Volunteering for bis corps will begin again at once, and not cease until the desired number men—which no one knows—ts ob- tained, which not require many days. All Italy is to join him. Even the women desire to (ght under is banae Two or three days ago the Minister of War received a petition from seventy women of Milan, beg. ging to be permaftied to enroll themselves ia a compa: to serve as soldiers during the war! The request cou not he complied with, much to the dissatistaction of the amazons. This shows the spirit which animates the people. They are eli for war, ‘The ladies thronghont the kingdom are forming socie- Les of succor, ke oar aanitary citcles or solders’ aid socletion in the Unved States, They are immenseiy ular, They are already ig bandages and int, and gathering hospital supplies for the day of noed, If the vanitary Commission of the United tates is not dissolved it could do great service to the cause of Maly by sending over a its ciroulare, reporte, inatrectiona, &c, The I anxious to learn the manner in which our soldiers were treated and cared for, and unfortunately there were but a bandful of the documents of the United States “ani- tary Commission bere, and they have been all di of, Wilt Bellows aid us bere by sending out the de- wired books, &e., either to the Minister, Consul General, or to the consul in auy Italian port? He will be doing a great service if he wilt. ‘The polico have just arrested the Archbishop and rix or eight prominent members of the clergy in Milan, finding at their houses important letters Verona and Rome seriously compromising them. They are all son, Menott! Garibaldi, bas been ap to the command of the Ninth ment of volun. be at Barletta. He ts a gallant and «good ioe ‘The last deoree calls out the reserves of the second p> PP 1842, 1865 and 1845, The firs class mtne r - ow has gone to the front, and * the King Meuaat? will Neuve tm et cay ortwo, Hetsin robust health, and eager for the fray. Coroner's Inquest. Fatat Faust, Downs Srarna,—Coroner Gamble yesterday POLICE INTELLIGE’ from a lady who was 2s eenow on the steamship Ger- mania, Thompson had been observed conferring slyly with two other confederates in the craft, and when ar- rested it was found he had transferred the prize to one ot bis Kats lpaviry but not unul the contents of the pecketbook were ‘He was held for examine- tion, Tas Unrernors Forarkt Cast- two Cournanwrs AGainstT THB Pxisoxen,—The case Of ¢ ayert Unterhols, arrested on Friday afternoon by Ca" stain Jourdan, of the Sixth precinct, came up before Jv stice Hogan yerterday morning, at which time two f eatlomen appeared and lodged complaints against the prisoner, Mr. Wm. T. W. Whitney, paying teller of the “ational Bank of the Repub- Nie, deposed that on the 17th, of February last the prisoner came to his bank witb a Check for $7,632 75, purporting Messra, Scott, Zerega & Co., Mr. Whituey, believing the cick to be genuine, cashed it, and subsequently learued that it was a forgery. Mr. also made oath that the name of his firm to the check was not written by either member of the firm, and therefore was a forgery. Cornelius V. Banta, paying teller of the Merchants’ National Bank, also p ade a complaint, charging that on the 3d of Feb- ruary last a man, to him unknown, presented to him for payment a check on that bank for $4,891 13, purporting to have been made by T. Zizinia, Supposing the check to be genuine Mr, Banta over the to the Messenger, and learned when too late that Mr. Zizinia nad neither sigped the check nor authorized any one to dosofor him. Mr. Banta was likewise informed by George Schlager that in the month of or Janu- ary last the prisoner came to his place of busi- ness, No. 83 William street, and requested him to print a number of checks’ according to a copy which he then had with him; and further that Mr. Schlager identified the forged check on the Merchants’ Nationa! Bank as one of those he had printed for Unterholz. Mr. Milo L. Stockton, formerly a clerk for Mr. Zizinia, testified that the name of that gentleman ‘as signed to the check was a forgery. Mr. Schlager, on being called to the stand, identifivd the Merchants’ Bank check as one of the number which the accused had or- dered him (o print either in December or January last. At the time of giving the order the prisoner represented to Mr. Schlager that he was a clerk in the employ of Mr. Zizinia. Judge Stuart, who appeared as counsel for the accused, gaid that his client had nothing whatever to do with the forgery on the Bank of the Republic, and that he could show Unterholz to have been absent from the city at that time. The case will be further exam- ined, and in the meantime it is expected other com- plaints will be brought against the defendant, ‘Tenement Hovse Usper « Puzr—Boys Livinc Over THe Warer.—A singular discovery of a tenement house under one of the East river piers was made yesterday after- noon by officer Crumley, of the Fourth precinet, Hav ing received orders from Captain Thorne to disperse and put to flight all idle and vicious boys found loafing about the docks for the purpose of stealing, officer Crumley started up three lads from eight to twelve years of age and attempted to arrest them, as they were believed to be thieves. The boys fled aud took refnge under pier 29 East river, whither they were pursed by the officer and taken in charge, They gave their names as John O'Neil, Edward Do Corsy and Patrick Campbell. Under the pier a house fifteen feet in length by eight feet in height had been constructed of boards, planks and pieces of umber which doubtless the boys had stolen for the purpose, The foundation timbers had been raised #0 as to escape the high tides. ‘The floor bad been carefull: covered with matting and the house was furnished with acooking stove, two lengths of pipe from whi:h oxt-nd- ed through ahole in the roof, tea and coffee pots, tin and pewter pots, cups and saucers, and stools to sit upon besides numerous other articles n¢ for the com- fort and convenience of the tenants. In a little pantry in one corner of the room officer Crumley found quanti- ties of teas, sugars, bacon, baker’s bread and potatoes, allof which had been stolen. Here in this rude tene- ment somo fifteen boys without homes or means of sup. port lived, cooking, eating and sleeping there regularly. Only three members of that vagrant family were sec T- ed, the others having been warned of their danger fied. After demolishing the strneture officer Crumley took the juvenile de! nquents before Justice Hogan who committed them to the care of the Commissioners of Charities and Corrections. Diewonest Domesnic.—Mary Kelly, a woman about forty years of age, was arrested by officer Kiernan, of the Fourteenth precinct, on the charge of having stolen silver plated knives and forks, tea and table spoons, fish knives, cutlery, &e., valued at eighty dollars, from Mra. Annio Hearn, residing at No, 25 Fifth aveme. Mary was oi. — by Mrs, Hearn, and decamped on Friday, taking with her the property above dexcnibed. Most of tho Plaied ware was found in possession of the acoused, and on being before Justice Hogan she pleaded guilty to the theft, and the magistrate commitied ber to the Tombs for trial, in default of bail, Cnarceo wr Rucmvive STOLEN Goovs.—Yesterday Justice Shandiey committed Mary Walters for having stolen goods in her possession, On the 25th of last month, as charged, Charles Schwartz appro. priated to himeeif two poplin dress patterns, con- taining about fourteen yards, of the value of forty dollars, the of Denvis O'Sullivan, Subse- quently he sont a to O'Sullivan with a messaze to the effect that be Was sorry for what he had done, and if O'Sullivan would pot have bim arrested he (Schwartz) would disclose where tho stolen goods then w-re, and thereu informed O'Sullivan that they would be found in the houso of Mary Walters, at No. 206 Division street. Possessing this intelligence O'Sullivan visited Mary about ten o'clock on Fri night, and politely requested tho return of his two poptin dresses, of the value of forty dollars. Mary denied “the soit impeachment.” Officer Donahue enforced the demand and brought matters to « climax. ‘Will you open the ice box?” jnquired O’Sulli- van. “1 will not,” Mary rephed. The goods were fount, but it does not appear m the record whether or not Mary knew them to have been stolen. Joverite Deungvency.—Peter Huylen, a boy appa- rently about twelve or fourteen yeara old, seeing a quantity of old iron on a cart im Water street, and, ung conscious or regardless of its not being his, sought to remove it, Officer Kennedy, of the Thirteenth precinct, who was better informed on the quest:on of ttle, 1 n- ing to witness his }, mterfered in the us way. Jystice 8 itted Huylen, in order that bs education somewhat inproved at the public expense. Auscep Larceny ov Mowny.—Peter Jaskey was brought before Justice Kelly yesterday on a charge of stealing twenty-three dollars, belonging to Peter Nichol- eon. A torn five doilar bill on a national bank, found in A Bit of Theatrical Scandal. 4 BROOKLYN ACTOR IN 4 CRIM. CON. CASE—TAR MISFORTUNE OF HAVING STRAY HOTRL BILLS iW ONE'S TRUNK—CASB IN THE COURTS—REFORT OF A REFEREE—DIVORCB GRANTED, ETO, ‘Accase of theatrical scandal and crim. con. har just been disclosed in Brooklyn, not through the law courts, but from the report of @ referee. The principal personage is an actor named William Meeker, a person known to some extent on the stage of the Park theatre, It appears tbat he has been playing a part with an interesting young lady, an actress, which ig calculated to bring disgrace upon himself, wife and family. According to the testimony before Wm. ©. De- Witt, Esq., the referee appointed by the Supreme Court, iv appears that Mr, Meeker ret :rned to his home ia Brooklyn ‘ort time since from a professional tour, His daughter, having occasion to go to bis trunk, found several hotel bills made out in the name of “Mr. Meeker and lady.” The young lady, knowing full well that ber mother did not’ accompany her father on the trip, had her guspicions aroused, and, gather ap ‘the bills, of which there were several, tool them to her mother. When Mr. Meeker returned home bis wife charged bim with domestic infidelity and pro+ duced one of the hotel bills. The gentleman seized document, and without ceremony put tt in his moot and attempted to swallow it. His wife told him that bh could swallow it and vweloome, as she had plenty m: ‘of the same sort left. Mrs, Meeker thereupon imme diately brought an action for divorce, charging ber ham band with committing adultery on the 20th of Octo! last, at a house known ‘as the Devos How in "Bleecker street, New York; also with havin lived with and pasted Miss Eila Spragne as hin wif that he bad her at the house of Mrs. Jane Campbell, Nd 121 Bleecker street, where be lived with her as his wifi from January till March, 1866. Tn the testimony before the referee Mrs. Margaret 4 tifled that Mr. and Mrs, Meeker were married at he house, after which they took up thelr residence i Brooklyn; waa present when the hotel bills in ques tion were shown by Mra, Meeker to her busband, and hi replied “What of it? At the timo the bills were dat Mra. Méeker was residing in Brooklyn and Mr. Meeke: was absent on a professional tour. Dr. D. A. Turner testitied that he is a physician, and was acquainted with Mr, Meeker; was calied by him ta visit a lady whom he represented to be his wife; he vi ited the lady at the house No. 121 Bteecker street, New York; he there introduced witness to the lady as hia wite; he visited her from the 6th to the 15th of Fé Tuary every day; she then left for Boston with the fendant; they oconpied two rooms and had but one bed the lady’ in question was small, thin, dark complexioned and about twenty-five years of age; saw her only while. she was lying in bed, Annio Meeker, danghter of the defendant, testified! t she is an actress and is engaged at the Park theatre ;| her father and mother ara not living together; found the hote} bills mentioned in her father’s trank. Miss Kate Conner testified that she s acquainted with the defendant; is also acquainted with Miss Ella| Sprague; remember her being sick at 121 Bleecker| street; Mr. Meeker asked her to go and see Ella, who| passed wire. Jane Campbell testified that Mr. Meeker took rooms at | her house, No, 121 Bleecker street, last winter, and in- | troduced the lady (Miss Sprague) be’ brought as his wife; they roomed together as man and wife; the plaintiff in| the suit is not the lady whom he had at her house, | Soveral other witnesses were examined, but their tests- | mony Was no important, Upon the report of the referee, Judge Reynolds, of the City Court of Brooklyn, granted a decree of divorce. Thus the matter ends, | Brooklyn Intelligence, Tar Pexnsytvaxra Murper Case AGaN.—The Sherif) of Schuylkill county, Pa, arrived in Btooklyu on Thars- day afternoon and identified Dennis Egan as the man charged with the murd r of Robert Gardiner, in Lowherry, Pa., in 1864. Mra. Eagan was alvo identificd. The Sheriff, has gone to Aloany to procure the necessary extradition) papers, | Sasirany Powers or ram Potice—Waat Tay Snov.n) Br.—During yesterday, and up to the present time for allwe know to the contrary, there was @ dead horse lying at the corner of Fulton avenue and Raymond street, exposed to the action of the hot sun and ina partial) state of putrefaction. The policeman on that beat (No. | 788) was interrogated on the matter by the citizens, | and requested to cause the removal of this) nuisance, At one time the affair collected a large assemblage of women and children, and created | no inconsiderable alarm and indignation The police- | man, who appeared to be & man of some intelligence, informed the citizens that be had uo power to cause the removal of the horse, or, indeed, any nuisance; that the city authorities had made a contract with persons to do the work, and for all he could do, the horse might re. main in the street for three weeks. The question thet arises, have the police power to abate erich nuisances a@ | we have described, or must the matter go through the red tape machine, while the public buterly suffer? If the police have not a thority the Board of Health should clothe them with it at once, Accipgst on THE ATiaNTic Strect Ratroap.—Yester- day morning, as a horse-car of the Greenwood line was passing toward the South ferry, on Atlantic street, it cole lided with one of the heavy passenger cars of the Ja- maica Railroad, The result was the small car was forced were psp bear raed Ege 4 hemes ae thus | saving. the hves, or at least from injury, the passengers anu car, A broken brake was the canse of u ir. News from the Pacific. | ADVICES FROM HONG KONG—OCAPTURE OF PInaTD) VESSELS—NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AXP | ENGLAND—SAILING OF TUR UNITED STATES | STEAMER LANCASTER YROM SAN PRANCISCO, ETO. | Sax Fraxcrsoo, June 28, 1866. | The ship Garland brings Hong Kong dates of May 11. Tho war ship Opossum had returned to Hong Kong, after recapturing a salt junk seized by pirates An English vessel had seized two pirate jun which were declares Pe i phar estes toarsie eat wstebelan ae | Tewiot prize, abd" sola for the Dene of the Brak was in his jon before the time at which olKon, m It 1s reported that Sir Henry Parker has completed im- Portant negotiations with Japan. The United States steamer Lancaster sailed for Pana- says his money was stolen, and after his arrest brought the officer to a store at which he had offered it, Justice Kelly postpoved the examination. ma yesterday, Her ultimate destination is supposed to Faumy Jans—Dayorr or Interreema.—A case illus- | po P York, where she will be placed out pe pismnorfhan ‘trating the danger of outside interference with those lit- | sion. ‘ It is reported that kaoline, for manufacturing fo celain, has been discovered near Virgini N tle matrimonial storms which oceasionally disturb the Nev: California flour is quoted at Hon, quiet current of marital happiness, is now pending before Justice Kelly. Late on Friday evening Mra. Monaghan, | picul; wheat at $3 per piclu, and No. 1 rice at $5 per who ocenpies with her husband one of those modest | picn!. Mining shares aro’ again tremb ing. omer villas adorning the upper portion of the island in tho | $209; Savage, $890; Inn $102; Cuollar, $1763 rial, Belcher, $165. Legal tenders, 71. Fire in St. Louts—Se Toe Houses De- stroye Br. Lovis, Jane 30, 1466. Seven ice houses on Lovee street were burned about neighborhood of Fixth Svenue, between Fifty-first and Fifty-second streets, went imo the Twenty-eorond pre cinet station house and asked for aseistance to prevent her husband, who, she stated, waa apenicntes, from pul- Ing down the shanty. Officer John H. Wolcot, on detached duty as a clerk, volunteered from the purest motives, | oat of sympathy for a woman in Without a Partial | Ree the oat siblety wheter ox noon towlay, Loss $60,000, Partialiy insured. | not a man bas a right to pull his own sbout his] © cars officer Wolcott accompanied Mra Monaghan to her | reeea rm lies “1 bees fe = 2) ant having oear “4 ~A—A—A—A—A_ TRULY SPLENDID REFRIGERA- | disturb the secure foundation of his castle, And. thin FR tla Be EY his castle he vo it to be officer Wolcott speedily * frou "96 Bo, upwarde:‘coclest and) sweetest im tg ® upwa ‘orld. KE. D. BASSFOR central housekeepers? Caveat, China, Glaas and Crockely Cooper's. Tnstivute aud | Ast place, mign of the golden kettle, corner store. t found, for on his gently intimating the nature of his besiness be Tearued thet Nocaghen was quite indixposed to submit quietly to any invasion of bis rights as an ar- his own house withont a warrant. Several rest in 9 arr parties, names unknown, thereupon began a preity con- MPERIAL CROW A Mderable assault upon officer Wolcott,in which both oe atRAe ANDERSON'S, than and (et tu Brute) his wife heartily joined. Officer ‘olcott will vever again give his assistance towards the settioment of a family quarrel. The examination was not closed, Mi han and his wife being held to bail, Rain on Carr =A detachment of police from the Twentysixth precinct were sent yesterday to the Washington Market with instructions to arrest all drivers of vehicles whose names did not appear on their carts or wagons. Quite acrowd were captured and brought ¢ piece or yard: also Mattings, at 25¢.-90e. and 850. per yard; of Royal, Velvet, Wrussels Spy and. Tngratn Carpets, Ole eboti ropertinately cheap. Look for 99 Bowery. AN HAT 1 LY $4, AL Fickle Thug Baranr, 25) Grand aircon, none Howery, New York, and carver of Fourth and South Ninth streets, Willlamaburg. Bemufal three pulls made of old curls, waterfalls, ae. . Braxprsris PILLS—A 8A¥R, SIMPLE AND BPFI- r'n office. ee 9 ola [~~ urgative, cleansing the bowels and the b! eae! afew | Sold by ee cesbiies comply with this ordi- IVORCES OBTAINED IN RK AND OTHER painted with red M. HOWES, Attorney and Counsellir, 78 Nasa street. on nia ea PSTEAORDINARY IMPROVEMENT IN ARTIFICIAL be —- LAVETE'sS Las} to bination with a gold web a rebber base. yemtieih street, Gnth house trom Broadway. * TGGTN# has joat ieeved & new shape of round TAT for lndiew and minees, which is et once Heatest and most be coming siyle yer introduced, Tie GLADIATEUR. THE GLADIATEDR, TUE GLADIATREUR Trimmed and untrimmed can be had in white name! ), hy ag cactus, and black, brown and white English rata Higgins, 5 Broadway, between Thirteemth and Fourteenth sto. (3 Brondway, beiween Amity and Fourth streets, ae, Hear Tenth street. New Jersey Intelligence. JERSEY CITY. Ay Amazon Wierps Hen Bartin-Axr.—Sophia Navan was arrested yesterday pon a warrant issued by Justice Allen, for having declared war against Susannah Kinga, and in the battle that ensued inflicted a severe word head with an axe. Sophia's flea ‘of her pedigree from the of Holofernes, pointing out the evil acts innu: wae e. & wholerome ‘ear Lp EYES MADE NEW WITHO' BPECTACL ER, doctor or medicine let maiied free, Address EB. Foote, M.D., 1,180 fway, B. Y. Comfort and Cure for the Ruptured. Sent free. Addrese }. Foote, M. D., 1 190 Broadway, N.Y. Confidential Informat for the Married. Bent free in sgtipd envelope, Address B. B. Foote, M.D., 1,180 Browiwa, cluded. A Cane or Beronant.—The house of Mr. Burgess, No. 405 Grove street, was broken into on Friday night, dur ing the absence of the family, and some costly suity of yal yb stolen, No trace of the thieves we to though they obtained easy access to fveral preseon kad bareans which. had besa locked, gd this Reeds to suspicion that the party omployed falsekeys. or 1 89. ‘Tae Vionasm Tage Tass Darantvan Peterday | gWotics! Common Sones. 600 pags, 100 itinstrations. 8 Be neeryw here, sent ene ete Were rathde, at a dinuanen way wrniult by loiter. , f way Consuls by ‘They proceeded up the East river > Randall's | 7 BBA rah Tainnd, whert the buildings were thrown, ft, to their Ra aera ee AQAINeT ttn onl of order an address of was rend by a s Molaughlia, Laughlin ihc ea one er a A tenmoonr ba amor CS, oe a dete 4 the Philedeipttane soensed to thinart othe pro | io is pevieut to bith orto a their return st noon, when they and of | an Affedions, Bore Threat, Arth- by the one o'clock P.M. train for p. - 2-1] iia Dipiben, Be rs cemented more strongly the bonds the Ready am anne ene pe ee, St A ae one RAMAN OINTMENT—W, ! ii I t F i ; | i é 4 4 down the street at a rapid rate. Providentially the cars) , *