The New York Herald Newspaper, August 21, 1866, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OrFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. * THE DAILY HERALD, published every day in the year, Four cents per copy, Annual subscription price, 14. ba = AMUSEMENTS 41S EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway, near strvel.—BicMxLiny, sical WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, opposite olas Holal-Twx Haxtow ‘Baoturus” Vansant ‘Cowrasy, oF Qramaste, Acnonats, Daxcens, Partomimists, Vocatists, TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSER, 201 Bowery.—Comro ‘Yocamu—Nraro MinsTexisy—Batiar Divertisseuent, 40.—Tux Inisu Caumrtain, CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway—In a Vaniery on Case e pene Eyrertainmenrs, Corrs ve Baiver, £c. ACADEMY OF MINSTRELS, Broadway, (California Minstrels).—Sinaua, Dancns aND ‘Rrniorin BURLEsaugs. TERRACE GARDEN, Third Avenue, between Fifty- pighth and Fifty-ninth streets. —Tuo. Tuomas’ ORCHESTRAL Ganpen Concerts, commencing at 8 o’Olock. HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ermortaw Mix. grasisy—HalLans, DURLMSQUES AND Panromiaes. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Brondway.— Leorones with tue Oxr-Hrpnogen Microscora twice ot ante, ie Rigut AxM or Prosst, Open from 8 w York, Tuesday, August 21, 1866. THEA NEWS. EUROPE. By tho Atlantic cable wo have news from Europe dated in London and Paris at noon yesterday, the 20th instant, It is expected that the ratification of a treaty of peace between Austria and Prussia and Austria and Italy will bo oxchanged in Prague within ten days. Napoleon’s frontier extension plan is not mentioned in laris, Tho French Emperor disavows the intention of linexing Belgium to France, Italy, it is thought, will negotiate directly with tho }pe for the cession of Romo as her capital. A bill for the annexation of Hanover, the Duchy of Jissau, the city of Frankfort and the territory of Eleo- wbral Hesse to Prussia is before the legislature in Berlin. By the steamships St. David, at Father Point, and City of London, at this port, yesterday, we received ad- vices, by telegraph and mail, to the 10th of August, ‘The newspapor reports extend tothe 8th inst., and go to confirm tho special tele grams forwarded by our cor- respondents through the Atlantic cable, and published from day to day in the Heratp, in every essential par- ticular, viz:—Tho text of the speech of the King of Prussia, the despatch of a military mission from Berlin to Russia, the municipal condolence with the Crown Prince of Prussian on the occasion of the death of his child, the loss of the Italian iron ram Affondatore by storm in the Adriatic, the seizure of ex-rebel American Diockade runners at Liverpool for the United States, tho fight betwoen Mace and Go as, and other events, The London journals refer in words of very strong ap- Proval to the patriotic position assumed by President Jehoson for the restoration of the Union as against the radical republican “fanaticism" which is likely to “bring about another war."” The people of Hanover are most violontly opposed to the idea of annexation to Prussia, and, we are told, are Tesolved to maintain ‘their independence and dynasty.” They make a sort of appeal to England. Napoleon is said to have informed the Pope that the French troops will evacuate Rome on the very day mame in a late order, and that his Holiness must treat “politioally and financially’? with Italy afterwards. ‘The toxt of the peace preliminaries and armistice be- Swoon Austria and Prnesia ave pablisied 1D our columns, A full report of the twenty-one rounds—sharp, severe and decisive—fought between Mace and Goss is also given. Consols were quoted at 8324, fur money, in London at @oon yesterday (Monday). United states five-twenties ‘were at 601 the same time. i ‘The Liverpool cotton market remained unchanged at noon yesterday, Breadstuffs wore frm and provisions dull on Saturday. MISCELLANEOUS. The reporte of yesterday showed a continued decrease im the number of new cases of cholera. Eight cases and seven deaths were reported. The mortality in thie lity and the publio tostitutions for last week was 743, being @ decrease of 198 from the report of the previous wook.. The deaths from cholera numbered 145, being 106 leas than the woek before. In the public institutions he cholera continued to abate, thore being few jaaea reported. Dr. Harris, the Rogistrar, has witten a tter to the Board of Health, in which he gives an feteresting account of the progress of the cholera throughout the United States during the present year. In Brooklyn the cholera also appeared to be abating, by tho reports of yosterday. The mortality in Brooklyn during the past week was 347, of which 98 were from cholera. ‘The cholera still rages in Cincinnati, Sixty-nine deaths from that disease occurred there on Saturday, and fifty- four on Sunday. During the week ending Friday last thero wore six hundred and forty-eight deaths from the fame cause in St. Louis, Fifteen cases were reported at Louisville yesterday, and twenty-eight deaths were ro- Ported at Now Orleans. ‘Tho Board of Supervisors met yesterday, the President fn the chair, A communication was received from the Board of Health in reference to the offensive state of the elonets of the Sixty-ninth rogimont armory. The sum of $1,500 was appropriated from the county contin. g@encios for the parpose of defraying the expenses of the Comptroller as fiscal officer of the county. government. The special committee reported in favor ‘of paying the pay roll of Iaborors employed on the new county Court House up & 15th August, to the amount of $5,102. Theclerk of the board was directed to ascer- tain from the different commissions for whom the beard are directed by the Lerisiature to provide fands the _Jmorat required by cach of them for the coming year. Sovon lives are pow known to have been lost by the ‘Deent condagration in Jersey City, and itis probable de number may reach ten, Parties are engaged grap- rx for the miesing bodies, but there ia amall tikel\- Pou of thelr efforts being attended with success, The jt in tobacco was one thousand three bundred and )cty-five hogeheads, valued at $273,000. About four }adrod men employed by Valentine & Co., the ownors } the of! sheds, are thrown out of employment. Tho trial of Gen, O'Neill and the other Fenian officers hptared last June by the United States authorities will JA take place, Attorney General Stansbury having fnsteveted the United States Attorney at Potsdam to entor a moll- prosegué in their The Canadian troops are rendezvousing at important points, in readiness for the formidable picnic of the Fenians, Four thousand troops are at ThoroM and sixty cavalry are continually eeouring the country in the neghborhood of Fort Erie, A list of the bailed prisoners in Canada has boon received in the department of State at Washington The same mysterious movements whieh preceded the raid of last June are perceptible among the Western Fo niana. A pichic is to be given at Chicago, and Loulevite, Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans, delegations are reported on their way to it, all armed, and bores of arms fad ammunition were boing shipped for the same point Our Matamoros correspondent gives a detailed ac ‘of the capture of Monterey and Tampico by the 1) fand the retreat of Bazaine and his troops to San L.“is Pe tosi, Heeays farther that the American colonists are Dogging transportation to Amorica again (en Sevve- official report of the fall of Monterey has been received by M. Romeroat Washington, A dispaich from New Orleans, dated the 20ch says, that Cortina haditaken Foynosa trofm the Liberal Commendaat and dev lared for | ho empire. A new Freich trading steamer named the Darien, was launched at St, Naaaire August 2 It is to perform potwoon New Orleans and Vera Crux a service of cor feapondence, connecting the Loaiwiana port with the Freach stoam line of Mexico, The recent reports of Todian atrocities are folly rus: Jained by lator news from the Plains, Several outrages fave beep committed on the Platte and smalier streams, nod the troops have bad four fights with bosti'¢ redeking. Intelligence from Hawail, contained in our deapatehes fm Han Pranciaen, ia (o the effect that General MeCookt, f) © American Minteier to Hawall, bad been presented to ene tee adjourned. The newspapers were suggesting the forma- tion of vigilance committees in view of the outrages per- Petrated thore by coolies, The Chancellor of the French Consulate had been murdered in his bed. Advices from the Society Islands announce that seven vessels of the Spanish fleet had left for Mauilla, which corroborates the news from our Papama correspondent, Published on Sunday. Naval advices state that the Colorado, of the Euro- pean squadron is at Lisbon, and the Ashuelot at Porto Grande. The Lancaster arrived at Panama on the 3d instant, and the Brooklyn was at Rio. ‘The royal order imposing an additional tax of 12 per cent. on merchandize entered at Havana after examina- tion, has been suspended for two months and a half, The Labor Convention mot yesterday at Baltimore. The great object of the Convention is the agitation of the Bight Hour System, The engine attached to an express train on the Hudson River Railroad, which left New York at 7:45, exploded yesterday morning at Catskill station, One man, the fireman, died from the effects of being scalded, and the engineer was severoly injured. An order has been issued from the Internal {Revenue Office at Washington, directing that in case assistant as- sessors accept any nominations to local offices, or are known to be secking such nominations, they will be con- sidered as no longer desirous of retaining their posi- tions, and steps will be immediately taken to appoint their successors. ‘There was uot much improvement in trade circles yes- terday, business being moderate in nearly all its branches. Imported goods were quiet. Domestic goods were irregular. Cotton was dull. Potroloum was held firmer. Groceries wore quiet, but steady. On 'Change sound low grades of flour were some- what firmer; but otherwise the flour market was unchanged; demand only moderate, Wheat ruled more active at am advance of 2c. a 3c, Corn was Ic. a 2c. higher, with an activedemand. Oats firmer. Pork was firmer and more active. Beef was steady. Lard, though quiet, was firm, Freights were very firm, but quiet. Whiskey was dull and nominal. The Now Organization of Parties-The Fall Elections. Some of the leading orators and organs of the radicals profess te be sanguine of carrying the elections for the next Congress, soon to come off, by substantially the same majorities by which they carried the existing Congress. They expect the same causes to control the elections of 1866 that carried those of 1864. Such calculations, however, must fall very wide of the mark. The party organizations, with the party issues of 1864, have ceased to exist. The democratic party, which supported McClellan, has been cut up and killed off by the intolerable copperheads, and the republi- can party, which elected Lincoln and Johnson, has been demolished by the implacable revo- lutionary radicals. The contest has ceased to be between the republican party and the de- mocratic party, and is now between the con- servatives and the radicals, The late democratic party was merged in the great Johnson-Union movement of the Philadelphia Convention. The delegates chosen as democrats to that Convention appeared therein, and came from it as Union conserva- tives on the Jobnson restoration platform. In that Convention there were no republicans, no democrats; they were all conservatives, all Union men on the Johnson platform. Here was the inadguration of a great national party from the old broken-up parties of the country, on the issues which have arrayed President Johnson and Congress, the executive and legis- lative departments, against each other. The conflict between Andrew Johnson and Thad- deus Stevens, between a quiet and harmonious restoration of the Union and a radical and revolutionary system of reconstruction, in short, marks the dividing line between the two great conflicting parties of the present day. The universal and all-absorbing issue of 1864—“the vigorous prosecution of the war”— ceased to be an issue with the termination of the war; and the paramount question among the masses of the people of all sections and parties was changed to a vigorous prosecution of peace and the complete restoration of the lately rebellfous States to their constitational relations with the general government. a In all these relations, except their restora- tion to Congress, the lately rebellious States have been reinstated through the wise and effective reunion measares adopted and put into practice by President Johnson. But the radicals of the present Congress have pro- claimed that until these lately insurgent States shall have done this thing, that thing and the other, to prove their repentance and their loyalty, they shall still be excluded from Con- gress. The radical ultimatum, in other words, is the exclusion indefinitely of said States from the two houses ; while the Johnson conservatives hold that those States, subdued and submissive, are, from what they have done, entitled to their seats in the federal assembly, and that it is un- just and unlawful to impose new restrictions and conditions as the price of their restoration. This is the main question upon which the people will have to decide in the approach- ing elections for the next Congress: Shall the excluded States be restored, or shall they be st'll excluded ?—for here is the great issue be- tween President Johnson and “Old Thad Ste- vens.” “Old Thad’s” policy and purposes are pretty well understood. He would, if he could, push his vengeance against the South to the ox- tremity of the extermination of the white race or the universal confiscation of thelr property for the benefit of the blacks ; and in bis mildest moods the least he has promised is, that when any one of the excluded States shall have rati- fied and conformed its local legislation to the new constitutional amendments emanating from Congress such State may be readmitted, but not before. If, in the coming September, October and November elections for Congress, therefore, the people desire to secure @ complete restoration of the Union without further waste of time, they will support those candidates who stand by the policy of the administration, If, on the other hand, the people desire the continuance of the radical policy of Southern exclusion, Southern agitations, Southern conflicts of races and fac- tions, and Southern mobs and sanguinary riots, and all the revolutionary troubles incident to this unconstitutional policy of the radicgls, this desire may be gained by the election of another radical Congress. Another like the last, however, will be apt to satisfy even the tadicals themselves with the elements of dis- cord and insurrection, and blood and revo- lutionary anarchy. Believing, however, that the great body of the people wish to bring to an end the radical reign of terror, we trast it will suffice to tell them that the coming elections for the next Congress will settle the questiom one way or the other. Conservative men, therefore, of all parties—beginning im tho city of New York— in every city and county in the country, should proceed to get up their mass meetings to ratify the policy and to fuse with the new Union party proclaimed from the Philadelphia Con- vention. We again call upon the merchants Peer te ke ied VusInese B44 Hermiag Classes Of NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUSY 21, 1866, this metropolis to start the new campaign with something like a Fort Sumter uprising; for New York, in thus leading off, will again rally the whole country to the Union cause. Genera Sweeny’s Appress To THE Fem- ans—Tax Rapicats Caecxmarsp.—The earnest and honest protest of General Sweeny against the alleged abuse of the Fenian Brotherhood by an attempt to traffic in votes at the coming fall campaign, which we published yesterday, must command the respect of every one inter- ested in the good of the country. While we have not the least suspicion that what is called the “Irish vote” can be sold by any individual to the radical demagogues who are evidently bidding for it, it is well, perhaps, that General Sweeny should thus emphatically relieve him- self and the other sincere leaders of the move- ment from the responsibility ofentering into a bargain with politicians or in any other way implicating an organization which is under- stood to aim at tho independence of Ireland, and nothing else, in American politics. We do not believe that the Fenians, asa body, can be induced to vote for any party, and the Irish citizens generally will probably go in the fall elections pretty much as they have always ‘gone, on the conservative side in politics, Nevertheless, as the report has very generally gained credence that the assumed President of the Fenians, Mr. Roberts, has been approached by the radical leaders with certain promises of personal and political aggrandizement in consideration of either obtaining their votes against the Presi- dent’s policy, or getting up a mock raid on Canada about election time, so as to compel President Johnson to interfere again, and thus render himself unpopular with the Irish, or to get up an excitement during the elections on the fruntier, and thus withdraw a number of voters of the different States from the polls—all of which plans are, it is ramored, in contempla- tion--the pronunciamento of the fighting leader and Secretary of War, General Sweeny, may be well-timed. At all events, his words proclaim an honest purpose, and may spoil the coquot- tish game which the radical demagogues in their present desperate condition are trying to play with the Fenian element, through the vanity or weaknesaof some of its prominent men. Revowwrion m Crry Porrrics.—The suocess of the Philadelphia Convention has created a regular commotion in city politics and bids fair to cause a complete revolution. A revolu- tion is taking place in Tammany Hall, to the consternation of the present managers of that concern. They are flying about to find some place to go to, and are indulging in abuse of Thurlow Weed for spoiling all their plans, As for Mozart, the revolution is completed in that organization by the shelving of the Woods. Tho conservative republicans are in great glee over their chances, while the radicals are threatening revenge on account of their failing prospects, Where all these interests are to go is now the question that seriously agitates them. While this commotion and state of uncer- tainty exists among the local politicians, we have for the first time in a long period all the federal and city officeholders, with very few unimportant exceptions, using their influence for the success of the conservative movement inaugurated at Philadelphia. The State officers in this city are of no account. They are prin- cipally imported from the country, where they were played out, and wore sent here as exiles. What they can do against this movement will amount to nothing. In this locality the cam- paign, therefore, opens under strong auspices. When the Tammany politicians get over their fright and settle down—as they soon must—to the conclusion that their only salvation is to go with the tide, the movement will be the most formidable ever witnessed in this city. State Porrrics.—The Democratic State Cen- tral Committee and the State Committee ap- pointed under the auspices of the conservative Convention in Philadelphia, meet in Albany to-day. It is anticipated that each will calla State convention to meet on the same day in Syracuse and nominate a State ticket; after which they will unite together and form the grand conservative democratic republican party of the State. The union befween them will, no doubt, be brought about something after the style of the old whig and republican party. « It will take in ail the supporters of the Philadelphia platform of both parties. This is the way in which that great movement is to be carried out in this State. Great Mass Meetmvo Wanrep.—Every in- terest in the city—commercial, social and political—should unite in getting up a grand mass meeting in support and endorsement of the President and in furtherance of the objects of the Philadelphia Convention. The uprising of the people in the cause of peace should be commemorated by as powerful a mass meet- ing as that which in 1861 in thia city marked the uprising of the people in support of the war. VALLANDIGHAM «AND THE Sovraern Dsa- Gates aT Purnapetpata.—It is reported that Vallandigham manifested a disposition to be somewhat ugly on hia first arrival at Philadel- phia. He seemed determined to have his own way and take a prominent part in the Conven- tion. The Southern delegations, sceing this propensity on his part, at once notified him that if he did not quietly withdraw they would vote him out. Seeing that the Southern dele- gations were in earnest, he made a virtue of necesstiy and resignod his claims. Tar Ravtcats ann Generat Grayt.—The negro worshippers have now got another cause for alarm. General Grant’s presence and conspicuous position by the side of the President at the reception of the com- mittee from the Philadelphia Convention bas thrown them into a greater panic than any- thing that has yet happened. They are trying to show that this was a mere accidental cir- cumstance, when, in fact, the bearing of Grant and the whole thing looked aa though it was prearranged. Geperal Grant is a shrewd man, and he has evidently discovered which way the wind is blowing, and bas taken sides with the President and the people in this contest. Rewovat, or Rapicat, Orrtcrnonpers.—The President has announced that the radicals hold- ing federal offices are to be removed. This is all very well. But he should remove them immediately. Whatever he does in that line, let him do quickly and let this campsign for the constitution and the Union be made a A Vigeivus gue, “There we iy tae ko ve tow Inrormation Wantep yrom Ma. Sranton.— Secretary Stanton, it appears, is about to ex- change his position at the head of the War Department for a foreign embassy. Before he is turned out of office and takes his departure for Madrid we hope he will send us the report of General Smith and James T. Brady, which he holds, relative to the condition of affairs in Louisiana during the war. We are anxious to know particularly all about the management of the cotton question and the ingenious method by which General Butler managed to effect an exchange with the rebels of provisions, percus- sion caps and other little things—of which they stood much in need about that time—for rebel cotton, and what became of the cotton thus received in exchange. There are a good many other details of this kind in connection with the management of affairs in Louisiana upon which Mr. Stanton can enlighten the public by fur- nishing us with the report of General Smith and Mr. Brady; for instance, the facts connected with Goneral Banks’ Red River expedition. There is another pretty extensive cotton speculation in- volved in that affair. General Banks, it scems, suffered a great defeat on the Red river; but ifhe lost a good many men, it is said that he got a good many bales of cotton, whiah might counteract the logs of life in the estima- tlon of the radicals. Then there is a good deal of curiosity about the late New Orleans riots which the radivals concocted and with which it is supposed General Banks had a good deal to do, as he was evidently well informed in advance of what was about to take place and hinted in a speech in Congress at the resul‘s which were afterwards accomplished. Upon all these interesting points Mr. Stanton has the power to inform the public, and we hope he will not take his departure for the | Spanish capital without gratifying the general desire for information in these matters. Let us have the Smith-Brady report by all means. Tne Oomtna Conaresstonat Execrions.—The revolution begun by the success of the Phila- delphia Convention will find legitimate effects in the approaching Congressional election this fall. The friends of the President's policy should be actively at work. Those who intend to bo candidates should announce themselves immediately, gather their friends about them and prepare for the struggle. The day for grog shop nominations and elections is past; and those who intend to run for Congress should announce themselves and go to work forthwith, Crean Srreets at Last.—We understand that ex-Judge Whiting, of this city, has pur chased the street cleaning contract of the present contractors, and wiil now take charge of that business himself. The contract was made for ten years,and has nine years, or thereabouts, yet to run. For this Mr. Whiting is to pay some two hundred thousand dollars. We shall now have clean streets, a thing which we have not had since the city government wns formed. He has only been in possession about two days, but it is snid that in those two days dead heads have been removed which were costing the city some twenty-five thou- sand dollars per year. We shall, no doubt, soon have a list of these dead heads and give the public an opportunity to know who they are. Strange enough, the list will contain the names of several prominent city politicians. CITY INTELLIGENCE. Gas Exriosiow m Wars Sraxer.—Yesterday morn- ing, about noon, while the workmen were engaged seve- ral foet below the surface of the ground mending the gas pipes, opposite No, 135 Water streot, it was suddenly dis- covered that twoof them had been quite overcome by the effects of an escape of gas and had to be drawn out of the hole by ropes. They appeared to be nearly dead, but the fresh alr soon revived them. No sooner had they beon rescued from their perilous position than the gas caught fire from a smelt which was being with great recklessness slong by « workman, whose arm was seriously burned. A body of fire sprung up into the air nearly twenty fect in height, and es the wind blew it in all directions it caused =. the et and the inbabitants of the adjacent houses, who their premises would take fire, The workmen and firemen, who were quickly on the spot, ret to and shoveiled in the earth and stones and 80, happily, stifled the flamos and prevented an farthor mischief, Tne workman who was injured will probably recover. ‘Tar Monverer Berxaro Fairry—Waxino tus Bopr— Tuk Fuxxnat.—After the execution of Friery at the Tombs on Friday, instead of boing at once conveyed, as it was supposed, to Calvary Comotery for interment, the body was removed to tho residence of Mra, Friery, in Eleventh street, On the arrival of the hearse a tremen- dous crowd congrogated in the immediate neighborhood of the house for the purpose of —_ a of the coffin. The crush was so great that the police were ‘obliged to nse ag od deal of exertion in maintaining any- ing like order. When the coffin was borne from the & murmur ran through the crowd, which found vent in exclamations such as “There he is, &c."" ‘The excitement was much more intense than was oxpe- rienced at tho Tombe while the execution was in In sccordance with a cuktom observed by the ily of Friery, his remains were washed and out on a ee number of lighted candies being placed at the head. The house was crowded in every part by the relatives and friends, who were liberally supplied with tobacco, cigars and other etcotoras. Saturday night the number present was fully equal, if not he previous nizht. About half-past one o'clock A wo arrive in considerable numbers, and all betng in readi- nesa, the funeral procession moved foward down avenuo A, and thence to Calvary Cemetery. Tho relatives of Friery wore mourning hat bands, Is It Yatiow Faven?—Yosterday an officer of the Twenty-eighth precinct was called into a hotel at the corner of Spring and West strects to take charge of a ‘man who @as found in a speechless and almost invensi- ble condition in one of the water-clesets of the building. Ho had been there about two hours when of something wrong pted an and was found as stated. His is described aa that of a person laboring under a attack of low fever. All that could be We im was that his name is row bye yn and he arrived from Aspinwall on steamer New York on Saturday evening. Hoe was taken tothe ny police precinct, and from thence to Bellevue whore ft is stated the physicun plaint of # contagious character, Fine tv Weer Firty-rinet erreet—A Rewancance Arraik—Caction to Hover Parwrans —Shortly after six o'clock last evening a fire occurred in the dwelling house of Mr. Frederick Kapp, No, 6 Mansfield place, West Fifty. first street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues. The alarm brought in the police and the neighbors, and the quick application of water the inate were rd guished, The circumstances which caused the accident, as rolated to the Fire Marshal, seems to be one that ough! to be erally known to house paint in orde: Sov ot similar accident. It aj that on the kitchen floor some carpet beon nailed, tho canvas or side uppermost, the Painter was directed to paint this carpet so as to make, when dry, a kind of oil . Accordingly, the painter began his work, and bad mixed conskierable benzine in the paint, and laida thick coating on the carpet. The cook meantime had kindled up apretty good fire in the range to make supper. The painter almost com. pleted the job, when all at once a flash of fire parsed across the floor, and the whole eurface of the carpet was im Mamon, and it was with much dificolty the bre was extingnished, doing a damage to the house of at least $300, The evaporation from the benzine part found its way tothe mouth of the range grate fire, which ignited it, and the thanes spread instantly over the surfaco of the carpet. ‘This fact ought to be generally known by the journey. moo peinters Wr. Kapp and family veing out of tows, Bnd ne 00 t the werent oman in charge, it was found impossible 16 Asoo it there was insuradce on the property. It i# believed thore is insurance. Grand Mase Mewtixo o rae Vererans of New Youn iy Conremrtation.—An informal but very spirited meeting of the members of the Central Committee of the United Service Soctety was held at their beatquarters, at Masonic Mall, last evening. The object of the meeting, which was to mal pry: f arrang® id mass meoling the soldiers and of sojourning was he city, by Volonel Hillyer. A resolution was then de. faring that aneh a mnee menting ahowid baentled and 4 buat a sOrmam morung DO held this (fuseday) evening for purpose of arrangi rain inaries, All ime officers f4 soqueetel pene ~esent and fami) aid in perfecting the arrangements fos vA¢ m488 meoting. Soupmmns’ axp Sattons’ Usiow.—The sdoond mecting of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Union No 1 of New York olty’ was held last evening at thelr rooms, at the corner of Mercer and Broome streets, This Society is chartered by the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Union of the State of New York, the of ves in ization by the election of a President, Financial and . It was re- solved that the remaining officersrequired by the by- laws be elected at a sul meeting After moving that members invite soldiers and sailors pe the exgaaization, and give it that suppert which ncaday rena, bine, a el nivel a AFFAIRS IN THE WEST. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK WERALD. Political Movements. Curcaco, August 20, 1866, General Charles Mathers bas been nominated by the republicans to fill the position in the Senate vacated by Goneral Fitz Henry Warren. Senator Lano, of Indiana, had s reception at Indian- apolis on Saturday. The mooting was oponed with @ speech from Mr. Winens, of the Tennessee Legislature, who gave a brief review of politics in that State. Sena- tor Lane spoke for about two hours, vindicating Con- and the justice of the constitutional amendments, le concluded by thanking the people of Indiana for the honors they had conferred upon him, and ended by an- nouncing that at the close of his present term he should retire from public life. Schuyler Colfax spoke at Jeffersonville, Ind., on Satar- day, and at Miamitown to-day. Indiana intends send- ing a full delegation to co-operate with the Southern Loy- alista’ Convention at Philadelphia, Ingersoll and Oglesby, of Illinois, are in Indiana on the stump. A. H. Conner, Postmaster at Indianapolis, in the atyle of Thomas, of Philadelphia, refuses to surrender his office to Colonel D. G. Rose, appointed by the President, ‘and proposes to test the matter in the courta. General Logan is better, and is again on the stump. Mr. Allison will be renominated for Congress by the ro- publicans in Iowa, SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE REW YORK HERALD. Movemonts of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury—National Union Ratification Meet- ing in Wisconsin—Damage to Crops—Brend- stufls, &e., &e. Mnwavxem, August 20, 15366. The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury arrived here last evoning on board the revanue cutter Andy Johnson. He is making the tour of Lake Michigaa, and has now gone to Grand Haven. Arrangements are being made at Milwaukee and Madl- son for @ grand mass mooting, on the return of Senater Doolittle, to ratify the proceedings of the Philadelphia Convention. Ezra Cornell {s visiting Wisconsin with reference to the selection of Agricultural College lands for the State of New York. The damage to the grain crop of Wisconsin and Min- nesota from the late rains has been largely exaggerated. The injury is loss general and serious than was at first anticipated, A grand trot is to take place on the Milwaukee course under the auspices of the Wisconsin Agricultural Asso- ciation. Doxtor, Butler and Patchen, Jr., will enter. ae to will continue for four days, commencing Septem- r Wheat receipts are exceedingly light, and prices nomi- nal, The total receipts to-day wore 2,811 bushels, against 31,633 last year, The shipments forthe day amounted to 40,000 bushels, SENATOR GRIMES DECLARES HIS INTENTION TO RETIRE FROM PUBLIC LIFE. Buruneton, Iowa, August 20, 1866. ‘The Hawk Eye to-day contains a letter from Senator Grimes announcing that he is not to be a candidate for re-election to the Senate, and declaring his intention to retire entiroly from life. EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE ON THE HUDSON RIVER * RAILROAD. The Engineer Probably Fatally Injared and the Fireman Killed-A Woman Slightly after sleven o'clock, and was standing afill waiting for the Albany down train, when a terrific explosion took place, the cars amd locomotive being instantly enveloped in steam and smoke. When the vapor cleared away it that locomotive Balt, the steam i : picking up the were both injut arrived both men , but nobody expects that an: will be «licited showing cause of the sad affair. The engineers on the railroad look upon the explorion ‘as one of those mysteries which human ingenuity has as yot falied to account for. WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE. Rarmroan Acowsnt,—Yesterday at about half-past eloven o'clock, as the Albany express train of the Har- tom Railroad was leaving White Plains, where it had stopped for about two minutes, a lady named Dougherty, living in Brooklyn, in attempting to get on the cars after they had started, fell between two of the cara, her clothing caught on the a she was Spee severa feot before the train could be stopped. Heman standing on the platform, at risk to hii if, eras the lady and succeeded in ng her safely on the - form. She was imi iy fright, but was soon taken into the car fainting from wo \OUSNOAE having received no serious injury, her crinoline serving asa on ro Ls jacer a ere great praise rom ing the cars us bably saved the lady's fire. ite - Somuen Niowt Fesrvan or tos Gerwaxy Monant Vents at Kart's Garvey, Meincex.—The Mozart Vereins, of the city of New York, held their tenth annual sing\ng festival yesterday afternoon and evening. The day was one of nature's best for the occasion, the sun shone out with all his majestic splendor, Dlowing to di the heat of the teen singing clubs present from the county, The music and danc! ovo} in the afternoon, and was ‘opt up with but little intermission during the night. The dramatic corps of Performed two dramas in the German lan- whore the w the lovers of music, and those who know how to appre. clate pleasure and its concomitant, BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Iecourine 4 Fewane is rem Sreaer.—Thomas kilwood aged nineteen yoars, was arrested at nine o'clock last evening, for insultings femate named Avole 8. Storane, of 324 Cariton avenue, in the street, corner of Faltou and Carlton avenuer, He ix an ie a and a mem- ber of No. 10 Hose Company. The attention of the police has been repeatedly called to this locality, it boing Impocaidie for females to paw without being indulted by & gang of loafers who make it « practise of congregati at this particular corner. ah bie ta Sewax Acciomers.-At half-past three o'clock yester- day afternoon a man named Jas, Furlong, residing at the corner of Myrtle and Carlton avenues, was nearly buried by the caving in of a sewer in Myrtle avenue, tn which ho was at work, Te was got out ina few minutes by his follow workmen, when it was found he had received bat slight injaries, A man pamed James Barna, residing in Marey avenue, noar Myrtle, had his leg broken by the eaving in of & cellar, Lae mag the corner of Washington and Fui- ton avenues. He was taken to the City Hospital, Casm of Stanntve,—At eleven o'olock P. M., on M day last, & man namod F. Murray, residing at 257 Hud- ton Avenue, was stabbed five times im the back by Bart. lett Daley and Charles Burke. The cause of the quarrel {a rather mysterious, yo! se oe ramors are Afloat in reference to the One giving a dispute in reference to « drunken man as the cause, mentions « lady in connection with ft. Murray resides ni hones whore the agalr commences, bat peltber of FENIANS. The Trials of te Fenian Pris- oners Aban.Noned. A Nolle Prosequi Ordered ta their Cases. CANADIAN TROOPS ON THE LOOK OUT. CAMP AT FORT BRID. &e, &e. &e. GPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Burraxo, August 20, 1866, ‘The trial of Goneral O'Neil, and the other Fenian off- cers captured by the United States steamer Michigan tm June last, was to have takem place this week ia the United States Cirouit Court in this city, but owing to the following letter which has been received by United States District Attorney Dart from Attorney-Genera® Stansbury, it will not take place, much to the gratifies- Uon of all concerned im the interests of the cause:— Wasuinotom, August 14, 1866, To W. A. Dart, Esq, U. 8. Attorney, Potsdam, N.Y. :— Sr—I have received your letter of the 9th inst rete- tive to the indictments pending against the Fenians, and conour in the propriety of the course suggested. You are, therefore, hereby authorized and instructed te enter anville prosequi in cases. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, HENRY ST, NSBURY: ‘Attorney General. ‘This letter of instructions has also been dolivored to Mr. John Garson, the counsel for the Fenians. This @ considered as conclusive evidence that the administre- tion has mo disposition to deal severely with the Fenians. The Governor General's body guard, mounted, sbeut sixty strong, have been scouting up and down the nNver banks om the opposite side since their arrival at Fort Eri¢ oa Saturday night, They appear to be quite ain- cere in their anticipation of a brush with the picnickiana, should they attempt a crossing. They regard all visitors from Buffalo with much suspicion, and are really ine most ridiculousty nervous state, There is also a small detachment of the Cavadian Rifles at Fort Erie. ‘At Thorold, C, W., the government is about to estab- lish a camp of instruction, About four thousand men. are now there, consisting of the following trooy ‘Tenth Royals, Colonel Brunel; Seventh of London; tho right wing of the Sixteenth regulars; Colonel Hoste Light Battery; batialion yy a infantry and the Thirteenth regiment of Hamilton, Colonel Bookers’ former command. Colonel Wolsey, of the regulars, is in command of that post. With all this display and expense the Fenians here seem to be much amused, which has been caused by their Intended picnic. It is hardly probable, I find from the best information attainable, that any visit to the vigilant red coats on she othor sido of the river will be attempted during the fes- tivities to-morrow at Clinton Forest, It is expected that Generals O'Neill, Spear and Murphy will be present. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The Feninn Picnic—Additional Canadiana Troops Authorized. Ortawa, August 20, 1866. Public expectation is on tiptoe to ascertain the result of the Feniaa picnic which comes off at Clinton Forest to-morrow. The general impression, however, is that tho Fonians aro not yot ready to commence hostilities, ‘The last number of the official gazette of Canada, jast SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERAL®. _ Fenian Movem the Southwest. Curcado, August 20, 1866. ‘There ts great excitement among the Fenians here to-day, and a movement of some kind is evidently under way, although everything is kept profoundly secret. Some mysterious picnics and pleasure gatherings are _] announced in this vicinity. Three hundred Fenians left Louisville last night to attend one of their picnics, and on the same train there were thirty cases of rifles. Companies A D the Eighteenth Fenian teave Loui i Eas 3 ® i K each one carrying © visions, Two hundred Fenians also Nashville from tend the i H 5 e if ii 52 making ions for the Chi White he recent Fenian clematis oy” ly bad no direct connection ‘been bailed or have received pormission to apply, for ball, viz:—Francis Lalor, David D. Hammill, Jobo O'Rafferty, len, Patrick o Permission granted app for Duil, but not 3% taken ad ' in Harkins, Ki fohn Sheridan, Patrick Kelly, Patrick Katen, Duna, Thomas Dunn, Brovnan Healey, Patrick Walsh. Discharged on their own recogaizances:—Owen Kirk, Wm. Gratty, James Dillon, Thomas Efiio, James Carney, Janes Bell.’ Mr, Harrison reports that he awaits further metruotions before carrying out the Solicitor General's pg ag to discharge this prisoner on his own recog- nizance. Information has been received from the United States Legation at London that T. E. Blackwell, arrested and imprisoned in Ireland upon charge of complicity with the late Fenian movement, has been discharged on con- dition that he will leave that country at once for the United States, INDIAN ATROCITIES ON THE PLAINS. Herrrible Outrages of the Snvages-Utter Inefficiency of the Military Force, &c. Laavenworrn, Kansas, August 20, 1866. A lottér dated at Fort Reno, July 31, fully sustains the reports of the hostilities of the Indians, and the ontirg neficrency of the military force now there to protect the route, The troops have hada hard time, They have fought the Indians four times. From the Platte we learn that one train had cight men killed by the Indians and a number of others wounded. The Indians seem to do all the damage possible, They killed Mr, Flood, of Leaven- out his head off, and set it op in the dirt by the side of the road. The military there afford no protection to the They are afraid to go out of their stork- ade. No mail has been received for three weeks, and no ene knows when the commander will send one. They allow the emigration trains to start on this road, and then afford them no protection. cane are badly secured. The Indians are again hostile, and are attacking the at every point. The escort Someearns oman’s whites Sawyer's was attacked near Crazy Fork, ll or soldiers were kijed and a large number wounded. Ail the wonnded who fell into the bands of the savages were scalped and tortured in An emigrant train on- camped with the Cheyenne Indians, was attacked by « large pay Of Sioux, and all the white men of the Lx 4 killed, aud the women and children carried of. . Sawyer and hie wagon road party were harrassed by In- dians for over 100 miles, and were obliged to camp every night oa the bith ‘rom water, The party is now encamped at Old 9 and at Perry Fort, on Jeweler River, closely besieced by the Sioux. Nearly all the sek ‘on the road has been run off, and a great deal of saffe ring an This route is impassablo, y escape with their lives The following persons wore mn Reno creek, a branch of the Tongue Heo. L. Jooleberger, Company A, Second Bat- talion, Eighth Infantry; Jax Donaldson, Pivrce Gas- souett, Wm. Donare, Henry Arizon, Maas. aod one un known, on Cedar Fork; Wagon Master Dillou, on Craay Woman's Fork; Lieut. N. H. Daniels and Corporal Cal- Righteenth Infantry, on Dry Hi, Moore, is inevitable. those on the il be fortunate. rr, Carlinville, 1; Wm. HP Stoughton, Htjeam A. Charboll, Chainpion, N. ¥.5 Chae. H Barton ‘ouneil Bluis, Iowa, Jack Huatid, Muscatine, Jowa; Jobn Littie, Arkansas; stephen Carson, How county, Mo,; Wm. Hockwell, Montreal, Canada, Jobo Slose, residence unknown. © bod and and two graver of unknown baad Ne einen ocourred petreen the 17th and fon of dg All the military poste on the Platte hare been ie from Missouri to the department of the . Ji garrisoned, and are boing strongly Platte route, Tbisis the only route that the govern. ment has promised to proteck Word has been sent to the chief of the Potawatomf tribe by the diss Tevet bes on the bordor, that ae soon a their corn wen gathered they would take ap the war tral). WEWS FROM OMAHA AND FORT BENTON. Oana, N, T., Aagnst 20, 1866 ‘The steamer Gallatin, from nn g Benton, with Ye and Att: So & large amoant of ped arrived Xe day. e¢ met the steamer Antelope below Fort Bully, The Mraaanee bosshantes, wD gereremant freleh, ape weer ‘The Peak Gna caren ares tom! seg,