The New York Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1866, Page 4

4 _ NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR QETicn N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 876. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, fj RE, Broad 9 Pa Tear Karccenr 0 ‘Moog roa Goop Natuaa. the St. Nicholas MIL—PARLon SkaTiNe— a] B'S © ATION TROU! at OHARLEY, WHIT OMBLN ATION DUPE, Lav Ea. Conrs pa Barer, : Siaunes A rk GARDBN, Third Avenue, bet ith and ninth streets. —Ta 1OMA8" Pa or ees See Fifty. MY, 618 Broadway.— NEW YORE nee stat ANATO! 4 ig od " NAUTIC 4MPHITHEATRE, -ninth Wand Sink aroutes—Aascoonine, Huet Hore ax New Yerk, Monday, July 16, 1966. ToS NAWS. EUROPE. By the arrival of the steamships America at this port and Nova Scotian at Father Point yesterday we have Bows from Europe to the 6th of July, five days later, The advices are bighly important, as they announce the complete defeat of the Austrians by tho Prussians, the utter rout of Benedek’s army and tho near aproach of peace both in Germany and Italy. Austria codes Vonetia to France, and Napoleon is to settle both wars. ‘he circumstances whieh preceded this extraon. dinary result are detailed in our columns. Koily, the Engitsbman, beat Hamill in the interna. tional soulling mateh. Lord Derby hat completed a tory cabinet in England. The Liverpool cotton market closed firm, and was edvancing on tbe Gth of July. During tho previous days of the week it experienced a buoyancy and advance from a decline, Breadstuls were very dull at agensral decline. Provisions were inactive, but the market steady. Coasols closed in London, July 6, at 874¢ 287% for money. United States five-twenties were 61 a 87%.» <CELLANEOUS, No cases of cholera wero reported to the Board of Meaith yesterday in this city. Im Brooklyn four cascs wero reported, all of them on Hamilton avenue and Walcott street, three of which resulted fatally. Nine ages in tho Twelfth ward of that city have resulted fa- tally in the last ten days. The ‘convalescents in the Cholora fleet at the Lower Quarantine have been allowed to come up to this city, and thirty vessels arriving from forvicn ports passed the mspeciion yesterday, and were Admitied to the upper bay. Tho heat was oppressive yesterday, and in Washington city the mercury wae reported to have reached 100 de? @reca in the shade Four cases of sunstroke occurred in tho city, and one of them proved fatal. The New York Firemen’s Apscctation, at a meeting a fow ovenings ago, resolved © send, a delegation to the Paris Exposition ia 1867. The men will be finely uni- formod, and a new steam engine will be built especially for the occasion, Mr. Beecher, at Plymouth chareh, in Brooklyn, yester £ morning, made a few remarks on the present war in Ho likened Austria and Prussia to two thieves qnarreling over their plunder, His sympathy wae with Ttaly first and Austria next. The ultimate of the war would be the great advancement of eause of human liberty. aes ‘The new Catholic chureh in Carroll: ‘Seuth Brook. lyn, was dedicated yesierday by the. Bather Dorris, the pastor. It will be known as 8 Biaphen’s church. ‘Pho dedication sermon was Lby Loughlin. The ante-mortem statement of Mg Eltsabeth Lang, who was s0 brutally beaten by Bull 0 few days ‘ago that ber Jife is despatredef, taken by Coroner Maumann yesterday. On the strength of this statement Wel! was committed to await the result, General Sherman was serenaded by the band of the ‘Thicty-ihird Massachusetts regiment at Boston yesterday. ‘He addressed the assembled crowd, gtving = résumé of ‘dhe great Georgia march and the Atlante campaign. He that he found the soldiers of ome sectien as good.ea 30 of another, and never im the darkest Kauss of the War did he doubt that the Quel result would be the. Jriumph of the Union cause, He leaves to-day for Han- Deer, N. Head Contre Stephens, who was imprisoned in Boston for debt, was released on bail on Yaturday night. Secretary Welles has announced his intention of hand- fing in his resignation to-day. Judge Stansbary ie re- Poried to be tho intended successor to Mr. Speed. Gen- qa! Grant has expressed nis willingness to accept the War office temporarily, if it becomes vacant. Our special correspondence from the West Coast of Africa, dated at Monrovin on the 25th of May, goes to ghow that the repub!ic of Liberia is attracting the atten- tion of fore gn covernmouts more and more, the oxeca- (ive autnorities having bad visits from war veasele and ‘Commissioned officers in the service of Sweden, Ruséia, and the Uuited States since the commencement ef the year. The commercial operations of England were betng extended rapidly on the coast, amd the commerce Of Monrovia was spirited and profitable. ‘The Lowell Ciab won the base bal! championship of Masaachuset® in a match against the Harvard Club, at Boaton, on Saturday afternoon. ‘Tho latest tax imposed by Maximilian in Moxico on fea! eainte is very exorbitant, being seventesn per cent of the proceeds, The lo al reguiations require all houses im Puebla to be lighted nutii tem P. M., and hold board. Ing house keepers re<ponaible that there are no sus- Ploroun characters among theif guesta. The new steamship City of Paris, of the Inman line, oumanded by Captain James Kennedy, left this city on the 23d uit., shortly afier noon, for Queenstown and LAverpool, and arrived at Queenstown at baif-past fre A. Mf. on the 24 inst., thus making the passage in eight lays, twelve hours and thirty minutes actual time, which te she shortest passage ever made between the two ports. Cana Neoucence or tae Baooxiry Penny Couranies.—The Brooklyn Union Ferry Company are morally, and ought to be made legally, responsible for the painful accident which resulted in the death of s led at their Ful- ton street dock on Saturday evening last. There ds no oxcuse for the negligence of this corpo- ration in failing to provide proper and well Foguiated exile and entrances to and from thoir boats, euch as are provided by some of the North river ferries. A frame or net work extending from the lower part of the dock Moarly to the boat, and on @ level with the water, could be provided at an insignificant expense. Resolutions aud ordinsaces enforc- ing such guards against accidents have been ponding in the Common Council for the past Gftoon years; and there is now an ordinance fo the possession of the Ferry Committee of the Wourd of Alde-men which hos passed the Coan || Boa the ferry companies te » ‘eos and for the better Pp 1 uma lie at the river crossings. We bono the pareuts of the child lost will, for the sake of the public good, prosecute the fcompany, and bring this question bome to the “goniless corporation” in the only way in pitch it seoms it can be tonched—through its pocket. A forrmy Boroven Coxvention.—It seems 10 rotten borough system of sending del- to the so-called Southern Loyal Conven- that ega fio: 5 been adopted. Not being able to se- pure lable delegates from some of the South- ern | \ates, persons residing in the North— # No. horn men with Southern principles,” per- haps — have been selected to fill the seats, The pane of a restdent of the State of Now York is pppended to the call for the cofiention as pal ag from North Carating. Highly Important from Europe. The European news received yesterday by the America at this port, and the Nove Scotian off Father Point, is dated to the 6th of July, and contains matter of the very highest inter- est and most momentous importance. * Our advices announce the complete defeat of the Austrian army and the almost certain and immediate cessation of the great Itslo-German war through the instrumentality of peace nego- tiations and on the basis of an srrangement proposed by the Emperor Napoleon, apparently of his own volition and without consultation with the other powerful neutrals, England and Russia. It appears that after the successive defeats of the Austrian troops at Nachod, Tiirnaa, Skalitz, Trentenau, Mtinchengrats and other points of minor importance, as Getailed in our news columns, and the effective junc- tion of the two Prussian armies under the Crown Prince and Prince Frederick Charles, Marshal Benedek, who was forced to give up his strategical advantages, was attacked by his impetuous adversaries on the $d instant near Sudowa, where a bloody battle, which lasted the entire day, was fought, terminating in the complete rout of the troops of Francis Joseph, Great bravory was Hdisplayed on both sides. Three of the Austrian Archdukes are reported among the wounded, and some of the best officers in the ranks of their army wore slain. Asin the previous encounters the effect of the Prussian needle gun, or brecch-loading small arm, was terrific, and the cavalry action of the Prussian troopers overwhelming. Tourteen thousand Austrian prisoners are reported as captured, and the line of retreat of their army was strewn with arms, baggage and the other debris incidental ‘to the flight of yast columns of soldiers, This result is not only most disastrous to the military power of Austria, but it endangers the integrity of the empire, by leaving Vienna almost completely exposed to the King of Prussia, who was at the headquarters of his triumphant generala, Marshal Benedek’s rear was'mnost feebly pro- tected, and it is said that only ty middle rank fortresses, Josephstadt and Koniggritz, stood to bar the way of the Prussian advance to the Austrian capital. It had been demonstrated previous to the fight at Sudowa that Italy alone could not cope with the Austrians in the Quadrilateral. In- deed, the Austrians haf tnvaded Italy, by crossing to the right of the Mincio and engag- ing the troops of Victor Emanuel near the very battle fields of 1859. Garibaldi had been. wounded in the mountains and compelled to. “fall back.” . Reviewing the situation, the Emperor of Austria ceded Venetia to. Napoleon, and, Prompt es by prescience, Napoleon tendered his mediation to the belligerents. Austria necepted. We are not assured of the replics of Italy and Prussia ; but peace was regarded. ae-being already effected in the leading Lon- don journals and on the Stock Exchange. A Congress, perhaps in Paris, with the con- sequences of suth a meeting, may now be looked for, and the magnitude of the battles will be fully equalled by the serious nature of the assemblage. party sees that if it be defeated then it will sink into obscurity, never to again. Nothing but the unprincipled, vicious and corrupt could save it from oblivion; for never did a party extubit such « Ht party if the men who get it up and who will meet there should act wisely, We confess, however, that while we wish to say an encour aging word for it we are not without fear. We are afraid the old selfish and scheming poll- ticians and old party organizations will get the control and turn it to their own account with out any regard to the interests of the country. We hope our fear may not be realized. At all events it is worth while to make an cffort to bring about a better state of things, for the radical party in power has brought the country to a dreadfully corrupt and revolutionary con- dition. Ig inaking an effort to crystallize the conser- NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1866. vative elements of the country into 9 party the leaders have this advantage, that the principles upon which parties stand and party lines are now well defined. The b; which covered up the last Congressional elections is now un- masked. Then the radicals were as bitterly opposed to the reconstruction policy of Presi- dent Johnson as they are now, but they dared Bot say so. To have taken the ground against the administration then which they have since would have led to their defeat, and they knew it. The President has not changed; he stands now precisely where he stood then. Nor have they changed; they were simply elected under false pretences. They cheated the people most shamefully. The mask is now torn away, and they cannot go to the elections again professing to be with the President, for during the whole of the last session they made war on his policy and on him personally. The breaking up of the Cabinet and retirement of the radicals from it, together with the late bitterly hostile cau- cuses, will open the eyes of the people to the issue made. Deception is no longer possible as to the wide difference between Mr. Johnson’s consistent and conservative policy and the revo- lutionary Jacobin policy of the radicals, These are striking fact which the Philadel- phia Convention might use with great effect. But in order to make that convention of ser- vice to the country, it ought to have the widest representative character possible. It ought not to be composed of self-constituted dele- gates, and these the old political hacks and men of objectionable antecedents. Such men will certainly creep in, if they can, to serve their own purpose. If they should get in and control the conveniion, that would be fatal tg the higher object in view. Publio moetings should be held throughout the country without delay and the best and ablest citizens be chosen as delegates. Let the people have a di- rect voice in the matter, and lst the delegates come fresh from the people. There is not much time in which to do this, it is true, but still something can be done. Above all, we ad- vise the Southerners not to send any dolegates who are obnoxiously tainted by the rebellion. Their own good sense ought to make them pradent in this respect. The radicals will seizo every pretext to assail and break down the convention, and this ought to be a sufil- cient warning. The Philadelphia Convention may have a great moral effect upon the country. It will not meet to make nominations for office, as some may suppose; it will be simply a gathering of men from all sections to deliberate upon the affairs of the country and to lay down a platform of Principles, What objection own there be to this? Why should not the citizens of the North and the South, the people of all parts of our reunited country, meet together for this purpose? The radicals will not let the South- ern Representatives meet in Congress ; will it not be well, then, to meet in convention? More than five years the people of the two sections have been estranged, and they desire to be re- united and to forget these years of terrible trouble and estrangement, What patriot, what lover of his country does not desire to see har- mony restored? As « disunion radical Con- gress refuses to bring the North and the South together, we certainly think the next best thing 1s @ spontaneous convention of delegates rop- resenting both sections, It can do no harm, and may have the best moral effect. But what can the convention do beyond meeting to interchange views? To be most efficient it ought to have some direct object or sim. It ought to direct its attention immedl- ately and specially to the Congressional elec- tions to take place in the fall. How tnuch as Togards the future of this country is involved in these elections! The convention should do all it oan through widespread political organi- vations to defeat the radicals; but it ought especially to take up the corrupt and destruo- tive legislation of Congress and lay that before the people. An able and clear analysis of this should be made in such a manner that all may easily understand it,and then it should be madea campaign document to be sent into every house. Never was a party more vulnerable to attack than this radical party. The refusal to restore the Union, the infamous Tariff bill, the Internal Revenue bill, the Freedmen’s Bureau bill, the national bank system and « hundred legis- lative jobs that burden the people with imposts and taxes and squander the public money— these are fruitful themes that would arouse the country. We do not want the mere assertion of dull political dogmas, but live issues, to be laid before the people? Will the men of the Philadelphia Convention be equal to the crisis? They have @ finc opportunity. We shall see whether they will show the necessary patriot- fom, abittty and vigor. 3 is gifted authors put upon the stage in intelligent style, and thie house may yet redeem itself if the manager only severs its connection from the stupid association which, in endeavoring to control the press, dictate to the public, grind down the salaries of the poor actors and musi- cians and demoralize the stage, has only suc- ceeded in damaging every one connected with it, from the managers to the property men. If theatrical providers of dramatic entertainment are satisfied to lose from one hundred to three hundred dollars a night, as they are now doing for the sake of serving as Iackeys to 1 show- man and following in his tracks, that is an affair which affects their own treasury ; but if they expeoted that an lutvilivent nublic would be with the b upon the 4 SOUL rears aie travelling mountebank exhibitions, they must be convineed of thelr.error by the slim’houses, which are the best verdict the public ean pro- pounce. The theatres, as places of intellectual enjoy- ment and sources of profit; are gone to the dogs. As for Italian opera, there is but a slight chance of its restoration for a year or more. There is no likelibood of the old Aca- demy being rebuilt for a long time to come. An effort to reconstruct Italian opera at the Winter Garden is talked of; but as that house is altogether unfit for the purpose there will necessarily be @ failure, as there Was a few years ago when opers was attempted under the ‘same management. The prospects of dramatic and operatic entertainments, there: fore, look exceedingly dim at present, Retrenchment Proposed by Congress. A resolution has been adopted by the Senate at Washington to appoint.a joint committee of both houses, with authority to sit during the recess of Congress, to examine into the subject of retrenchment and report at the next session. It is proposed, furthermore, that the commitice shall inquire into the expediency of so. changing the method of appointments to civil service as to put them beyond the power of being used for party purposes and providing for the reten- tion of appointees during good behavior, ‘This is all very well, so far as it goes. We are glad to find that Congress is awaking to a sense of the importance of retrenchment in any department of the government. There is ample room for it in every branch of the public service—civil, military snd naval. Tho huge machinery for assessing and collecting the public revenue, internal as well as by imposts, demands radical retrenchment, As now conducted the expense of coliecting the national revenue, with the necessary extensive establishment, absorbs a very large propor- tion of the receipts, and it should be greatly curtailed. It can be done without detri- ment to the public interest, no one suffer- ing thereby except hordes of small politi- cians, who are but the drones in the hive of our national prosperity. But while Congresss is indulging in this fit of retrenchment in the other departments of the government, why does it not look to itself? Why does it not take heed of the beam {n tts own eye before it speaks of the mote in the eye of its neighbor? The reckless equandering of the public treasure by acta of the present Con- gress furnishes a text on the topic of retrench- ment that can be sought for in vain in the finan- cial transactions of any other branch of the government. Look at the erformous Congres sional jobs, in every one of which the ear-marks of a private or partisan plundering scheme are discernible, Take the Froedmen’s Bureau job, with its seven millions expenditure; txke the useless extravagance of, the national bank system, whereby the government loses thiriy millions of dollers a year; take the Mexi- can loan, with its grab of thirty or fifiy millions apon the na‘ional treasure; take the Montana acheme, intended to filch from the national domain « vast tract of valuable gold and silver mining territory; take the project for consolidating the public debt, through which financial monopoliats and political empyrics can realize: thirty-five or torty mullions, under the color of commissions; take the M'ssisaippi and Yazoo rivers project, which will cost the govern- ment forty, perbape fifty millions, if carried out; take the proposed tariff law, which, although once shelved, has been revived in a new aad unique shape, with its atrocious exactions, pilforing some thirty or forty mililons from the pockets. of the people; take the vast grants of public lands to the Pacific and other railroad corporations — in shori, iake the general action of the present Congress w! the national treasure and national are concerned, and what is tobe seent Nothing but s wanton, reckless and abominable scheme, or series of schemes, to devour the national wealth. Two bundred and fifty millions of dollars have in this manner been extracted from the resources of the nation, the proporty of a people who are being crushed under the weight of direct and indirect taxation. Here is « grand field for retrenchment. Here Congress can do some good to the country, and make a reputation for iteelf Here can our radical legislators save themselves from disgrace and contumsly. Let Congress wipe out these jobbing schemes, dis- card the jobbers, and it may yet carn « char- acter that will save it from eternal reprosch. The fall elections are approaching, and n/man should be sent to Congress who will not pledge himself to set his face steadfastly against the corrupt jobs of the present body. Let the work of retrenchment go on, and commence with the people in casting their votes for mem- bers to the next Congiess, Ixpminerr To States ron Expenses Incuarzp Donivo Tax Reveiiioy.—A bill amendatory to the several acts to indemnify the States for ex- penses incurred by them in defence of the United States during the rebellion has been introduced into the Senate by the Finance Com- mittee. It is not materially essential how these claims shall be paid, but it is clear the national government owes it to its own credit that they shall be promptly setded. Two or three States have already been indemnified, but there seems to be a lack of Congress in regard to the claims of others. ‘The interest expended by the loyal States be paid without demur or delay, cipal ag soon as possible. Wi cal ald of the sevoral States, money and munitions of war, to doubt whether the now bein existence. F ae g2F HEE f i i everest teed to @ successful termination and sa country. This unparalleled devotion to the common wellare of the nation, unexampled spirit of patriotism, should be cordially acknowledged by Congress. But why does Congress halt and hesitate in a mat- immense income derived from the people by excessive taxation, an income far above the esti- mates of our tex-makets and much heyond the aolual wants of tho goveramen!, it is siansg, | Harvard and Lo and bam that we find Congress dilatory and penurious upon this subject. Less than one balf the sums appropriated by our national legislators for corrupt and partisan jobs would cleat the fed- eral government of this indebtedness to the loyal States, It is but right and just that the people should be relieved, even in this partial way, of the enormous burden of taxation they are obliged to bear; for if the government pays its righteous debts to the States, the people ‘will be relleved proportionably of the taxes levied for the support of the State governments. Upon no principle of justices or equity can a refusal to make these repayments be justified, and it should be remembered that the longer they are delayed the more the volume of indebtedness in the way of interest accumu- lates, To facilitate the payment of these claims, Congress should appoint, or give the President power to appoint, a special commission to examined into and adjudicate upon them as fast as they are presented. In this way the War Department will be relleyed of the labor of considering them, and the whole indebtedness be speedily liquidated. Mirrany Mowosavesnisu 1 Evsors.—When the clear and caadid first official reports of the battle of Custozaa, came to hand we rejoiced in the hope that the old so%diers of the con- tending Powers were going to set the world the good example of telling the “whole truth and pothing but the truth” about their conflicts. We had se much of exaggeration and positive misstatement“during the late rebellion, wit- nessed such direct contradictions between the contending commanders, heard so often of a single battle Deing great victeriaa’ for both sides, and rejoiced so frequently when the rebels rejoiced over the same engagement, tbat it came to bo disgusting. Pope’s thirty thou- sand prisoners after Corinth, Hooker’s in- bumerable guns at Lookout Mountain, the rebel victory at Fort Donelson and Shiloh, and Rosecrans’ detailed report of what he called his victory at Chickamauga—a battle he never saw—are innumerable examples of our ability in the réle of Munchausen. But our hope of the Austrian, Prussian and Italian commanders scems to have been badly founded. It appéafe thai “officlal histories are magnificent lies” all the world over, and that ‘we must depend on time and our own corre- spondents for the “pixin, unvarnished truth.” Victor Emanuel, of whom we expected better things, says that the victory of the Austrians at Custozzn was not so much of a victory after all—that they lost frightfully—while the Italians lost slightly and then left the fleld. Of the same order of exaggeration afe the stories from the battles in Bohemia, which we prtbijsh this morning. According to these, without having fought a pitched battle, the Austrians have lost in four or five minor engagements altogether forty thousand mon! The Prussian official bulletin to the effect that numerous bat- talions were wholly annihilated out-Hallecks Halleck; and we are forcibly rominded by the statement that “the Eighteenth Juger battal- fon was destroyed to a man,” of the repeated experiences of several of our regiments which, though annihilated at Bull Ron, revived and survived to fight handsomely at Five Forks and Fort Fisher. The English papers swallow these stories with greedy avidity, and allude to them in the® greatest wonder and amazment, “ An- other war of the Titans,” they exclaim, and acta- ally believe all they hear, because it is official. They have not learned as'we in this country have, that for candor and modesty of statement, official reports of battles are: the very worst authority that can be had. The truth is that the English pipers are as painfully mixed on the war questions in Europe as are somo ot our own in this country. Asa general rule the people and press of this country will read and trent of the wars in Europe, particularly regard to military movements, moro bly than those of Eiirope; for the writers for the press in this country are fresh from a and useful experience in military matters, the audience for which they write is one of much military experience and unusual general intelligence. A Coot Deuawp.—The friends in Congress of the project to build a Northern Pacific Railroad are the coolest personages, we warrant, that can be found in this ‘hot weather. Not satis fied with grants of land by Congress in aid of the undertaking, grants that are not only ex- travagant but profligate, they now ask from the government loan of a hundred millions of dollars upon bonds, the security for which is the very lands Congress has granted them. ‘This is assurance doubly assured. But with all ite shameless squandering of the public treas- ure, we do not imagine that Congress will be brought to the dogree of degradation that the adoption of this plundering job will ensure. The New York Firemen's Association Going to Paris. A mooting of the Association was held a few evenings ago, presided over by Henry Wileon, President, to take action relative to visiting Parte tn 1887, to take pert in the opening of the World's Fair. There was quite a large attendance present ; among others were ox-Assistant apecial committee of three be appointed to report at the noxt meeting what arrangements could be perfected, and the cost, relative to their contemplated trip to Paris; also that the association take but a Itmited number of men. ¥. the association will limit About the same hour William Johneon was fownd in Greenwich street and taken to his home, at No. 7 West Charies _Kammor & native of , aged twenty-five years, died cobacals last cGoning. st his resi. dence, No. 66 Sixth street, from the effect of Whe intense beat. — The National, Game. THE CHAMPIONSHIP OP. WassacrtUSRTTS. Boston, J 1966. ee ert Seer Clon. The latter won the stiver ball iD. thwacore standing 37 agatust 2% WASHINGTON. Rumors of Further Ohanges in the Cabinet. Secretary Harlan Expected to Sond in His Resignation To-Day. Gen. Grant Willing to Take Tempo- rary Charge ef the War Office. Probable Appointment of Judge Stans- bury as Attorney General. The Forthooming Roport of the Com-mittes on Foreign Affairs in Relation <9 Mexico. aN The Monroe Dectrine Sustained by the UVommittee. &o. aay &. ‘Wasumartom, July 15, 1966, THR CABiNer onii8. Cabinet “aatters have assumed no positively new 8b*;ye to-day, everybody improving the excuse of Sunday to keep quiet and avoid the burning heat. The only sutbentic report proporly appertaining to the day is that Secretary Harlan bas aunounced his tntention of handing {11 ys resignation to-morrow. His letter is written, and has been shown to his tmmodiate friends, though tis contents, aside from the main point of the resignation, have not yet trancplred: He also shows an enormous pile of what purports to be letters from his friends urging him to withdraw, There is no question among the know- ing ones that Judge Browning will be promptly named as bis successor. Mr. Stanton’s friends still persist that he will not resign untf! more directly invited to do so. If he ts waiting for this invitation he may be assured thut it will be speedily extended to hifi. T have dimost positive knowledge that General Grant has beep consulted as to nis willingness to accept the War Office temporarily, and that he has indicated his readiness to do so. This looks very muoh as if Mr, ftanton were to be driven out if he will not voluntarily withdraw. Public opinion seoms to settle to-day positively upom Judxe Stansbury as the successor of Mr. Speed in the Law Office. The preference is given to Judge Stansbury over Reverdy Johnson because of tho usefulness of the latter gentleman in the Senate, ‘There is no question 6f the retention of Messrs. Seward, Welles and McCulloch, though there ig an opinion preva- Jont that Mr, Seward will withdraw afore the glose of the year, GENERAL BUTLER IN CONSULTATION WITH STANTON AND HARLAN. General Butler has been in the city for several days, ) and bas been in close consultation with Secretaries Stan- ton, Harlan ana others. He is understood to advise against the voluntary resignation of radicat members of the Cabinet, and to believe that the onus of their removal should be thrown upon the President. He left for Lowell this ovéning. : THE NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL—THE RETIREMENT OF MK. DENNIGON, ‘The nomination of A. W. Randall tobe Postmaster General has been referred to the Senate Post Office Com- malttee, as is usual in such canes. The speeches made yesterday when Mr. Dennison parted with the officers and clerks of the Departmeat show that the personal relations between the gontiomas, Gesignated to succeed him and himeelf are of the mest friendly character, and that each concedes to the other & large dogree of private worth and official ability. GENERAL LOGAN AND THE ILLINOIS ELECTION. ‘The extent to which General Logan has concluded to play into the hands of the radicals ie manifested by hig repeating their sensational twaddle against the edjourm ment of Congress, because {t would be surrendering the government into the hands of the rebels, &0,, &c. Sem- ator Trumbull! will be re-elected, nevertheless. will be presented in the House early this week. Tt strongly sustaina the Monroe doctrine, which bas a large majority in that body, maay of whom are destrous of Meagures more effective than mere declarations of prin- ciple. PRRSONAL. Green Clay Smith, recently confirmed as Governor of Montana, will leave Nebraska City on the 25th inst. for that Territory. A. Heydecker has been recognized by the President aa Consul of Belgiam at Galveston, Texas. THE Wear. ‘This has been the hottest day of the season. The mercury ranged from ninety-eight to one hundred fa the shade. MEXICO. Rxorbitant Taxes Bmapeced by Maxt- milian—Queer Loesl Hegeiations im an Wasmmarow, July 16, 1866. A letter from Pusbia, Moxico, ded Jone 27, just received, says:— posed by Maximilian on real estate orettant ezitente to A sevenieenth per centnm om | ‘with otber very onerous dui have requiations, favored "with some very queer ng ie ach liberty as the Turks howe, Wo h 70 ue Of uses open Rad lighted anti ton P. M. must A ‘of a boarding house must weich closely over ‘exclude per and report all oa any ease oe “The police even Boy the domestic arrangemy ots Hews from New Oricans. 14, 1866. New Qaraara, oo, sala epereeta eeatece