The New York Herald Newspaper, September 23, 1866, Page 4

4 —— NEW YORK HERALD. See JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR NEW YUKK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBEK 2%, 1866. dering him. The race was undecided. Tho driver of Butler was also his owner, The Lower House of the Oregon Legislature have rati- fled the constitutional amendment by a vote of twenty- five to twenty-two. The two colored regiments which were recently dis- OYrice ¥. ©. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASBAU STS, banded in New Oricans and on whose account fears of another riot were entertained have finally become poace- HE DAILY HERALD, pedlished every day im the year, able. No outbreak is now looked for, Foen conte per copy. Annual subscription price, $14. THR WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturday, as Five cents per copy. Anaval subscription price:— Five Copies Ten Copies. Any larger number addressed to names of subscribers €1 50 each. An extra copy will be sent toevery club often. Twenty copies to one address, on.*year, $25, xd any larger number at same price. 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JOB PRINTING of every description, aleo Stereotyp- tng and Engraving, neatly and promptly executed at the owest ra et. AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, THEATRE FRANCAISE, Fourtesath street, near Sixtn avonue,—Mavig@ Ristori 4s Magy Srunar. BROADWAY THEATRE, Mrowtway, moar Broome atreet.—lux Munay Wives or Wixpson, onporita Now Yors NEW YORK THEATRE, ut —Row- Tr Foo Zin jotel.—Five Oto Ewoisa G: GERMAN THALIA THEAT! No. 51 — we RE, No. Sis Broadway. TERRACE GARDEN, Third ave: bet Pi @ighth and Pifty-ninth steseta Tuo, Tmo as ecunsents Qauven Concears, comm raciag at 3 o'clock. IRVING HALA, trvt ace. —Prorasson Hants witt Pexrony mis Mimacims. BAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS. 5% Rrowdwar, tho Metropoliian Hovl—Ia Tain EraroriaN Ex remraiN- = Suvaina, Danciva ap Buatasques—Tus BLack FIFTH AVENUR OPERA NOUS, Nos. 2 and 4 West Twenty-fourth stroat.—Browotra’s Woa\aate.— CmortAN Minsrusisy, BALLava, BURLEVGUSs. AC—Vinaimia Ouribe TONY PASTOR'S OPERA NOUS? 2M Rowery. 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Secrotary Seward wag so far improved \u health ygs- terday aa to be ablo co pay a visit to tho President. ‘The news from Mexico, via New Orleans, is to the 12th ‘natant, There is nothing going on to show that France \ntonds withdrawing her troope by tho time specified. It le now believed that # portion will Ioave and the rest will merely changa their flag, substituting Maximilian's for the French tri-color, The action taken by the French authorities im preventing tho dopartare of of Maximilian for Europe was by Instruction of Napoleon, On the Oth inst, over one handred and @fty sdidiers for the Frouch Legion arrived from St, Nazaire, A commander-in-chief to relieve Baraine was expected to arrive at any moment, Colonel Téran was within nine miles of Vera Cruz with a considerable force of liberals, and had issued a prociam to the inhabitants of the Stato, calling on them to joln him. The city of Jalapa was under a state of elere, tho Uberals having Invested it on throo ridos with a heavy fores, Our special fashions correspondent in Paris, writing on the Tth of September, gives a fal! outliag of the autumn and winter stylos of dross go far a9 indicated at the very contre of rale in France. The now cloak and mantic ornaments are described, as well as four new hate, differing in cut, trimming and make up, which were just out, Our files from Turk’s Island are dated to the 6th of Soptomber. Very little was done in the carly part of the in the way of shipping salt, but towards the close thore wase brisk doman, and several vessols were in port taking cargoes, Price cight centa Tan fresh cares of cholera were reported in thir cliy rosteriay. Daring the same time burial permits for eight cholera dead were reported. The mortuary report of inat wook showed a marked decrease in the number of deaths in Now York. Cholera also found a emalier umber of viotina, The weather has been coo aad bvractog since Thursday evening. A man named Alexander Urania, an Iliallan aud moulder in plaster, had a quarrel with Pe'er Fonarl, for whom he was enyagod making a bust of Kistorl, at Mo, 145 Elm streot, yesterday, and angry words passing he drow 4 pistol and shot his employer through the Dreast, killing him almost immediately. He thea tuek to fight, and on the corner of Grand and Crosby strests, Gnding himself closely pursued by the police, he applied the pistol to his own head and shot himself throagh the brain. During the past week Surrogate Tucker has admitted probate the wills of the following named pereone:— Tobias Brown, Sames! H. Barnos, Kamund N. Doane, Rdmund & Woodhull, Warren Nowcomb, William H. Gtowart, Aon Margaret Van Home, Augustus Whitlock, John Hoary Lampe, William Edwards, tuac 0 Barker, Major Thompson. In the Sarrogate’s Court, Brooklyn, during the past week, the wills of the following named permns were admitted to probate: —Anna C. B, Wagner, Adam Sheng, Theobald Mansinger, Margaret Hozg, George Heath, Christopher J. Sheridan, Nichoiaa Fox and George Uni way, all of Brooklyn. we : h hoat was the could tra" mane as dea fe Ba 20 was found om the track with bis head split opea. Magen 6 Coviag was eerasiod on ayanicion of jmite The Canadian government has instructed all county attorneys and magistrates to seize all arms in possession of persons whom they believe dingerous to the public Peace, and to prosecute all persons suspected of Fenian proc! vities. A watch ia to be kept on railroad trains and steamers arriving at Toronto, and passengers who cannot give a satisfactory account of themselves ar- rested. A patrol of citizens 13 to be established, and the Chief of Police has petitioned for an increased force. The Executive Council is in session at Quebec, discussing the question of defence and the arrangement made with the Bank of Montreal for the issue of provincial legal tender notes, The Bank of Upper Canada has given notice that it will issue notes and receive thom in pay- ment for discounted bill, The notes are quoted at sixty and eighty cents on the dollar, Colonel Edmonson, a friond of Governor Wells, of Louisiana, states that he, the Governor, has determined to support the Pres dent’s policy in the future. The stock market was firmor yesterday, and closed steady, Gold closed at 143%. Businoss was fairly activo yesterday, and though gold ruled comparatively low, the markets for both foreign ‘and domestic goods wore generally firm. Cotton was Active, and lo, a 20, higher. Coffee was unchanged. On ‘Change flour and wheat were higher. Corn was excited, and advanced 89. a4c., closing rather steady. Oats were firmer. Pork was quiet, but stvady. Beof was un- changed. Lard was in moderate demand, but firmer. Whiskey was firmor. Froizhts were dull, and nominally lower. The Manifesto of the Emperor Napoleon. The utterances of the Emperor Napoleon on great international questions were looked for with much anxiety, and nations seemed to breathe more freely when he had spoken. He had the art of wrapping himself and his views up in mysterious importance, like the Delphic oracle of old, and govern- ments and people watched with impatience the movement of his lips. But since that great Prussian statesman, Bismarck, and the terrible needle gun came on the stage to regulate the affairs and map of Europe mankind have been much less anxious to know what he would say. The frst declaration of the manifesto he has recently published is, “that the recent changes in Europe are favorable to France;” that is, as we understand it, favorable to the ideas of Napoleon in the reorganization of Siates upon the principle of race or nationality. Hlis hints in another part of the circular about favoring the “annexation of people of tho same language and intorests fo any of the Powers of Europe” authorizes us to placo this interpretation upon his langunge. “Prassia and Italy,” he says, “are drawn nearer in ideas and interest.” That is evident to all the world. The war could produce no other resnlt. It does not appear yet, however, that Napoleon either caused or desirod this. Oar most important fact is apparent in the Prassian-Italian alliance, showing the progress of modern civilization, and that is that old religious prejudices are lost sight of or ob- literated before great political questions. The Roman mother church, which used to exercise the greatest influence in uniting Catholic coun: tries against heretical nations, and the bitter hoatility of Protestant Powers to those of Catholic faith, no longer oxercise control. Ifaly, tho centre of Romanism, and Prussia, the hot- bed of Lutheranism, are more closely allied to-day than any other two countries in the world. The circular goes on to say that “ Austria now has no hostile intent.” This ts an impor- tant declaration from Napoleon, who, it is believed, is the friend of Austria, and who, probably, bas given Austria advice to that effect. The Emperor declares “the convention of Rome will be loyally carried out.” This appears so frank that we cannot doubt that Napoleon intends to withdraw the French troops from Rome as he has agroed to with- draw them. The consequence must be that the ancient capital of the world will become the seat of government for the young and powerful Italian kingdom. Tho effect of this will be extraordinary upon the Italians. Full of am- bition and stimulated by the momorles of past greatness, what will not the regenerate people of classic Italy, twenty-six millions in number, aspire to and be capable of when their govern- ment shall be restored to the old seat of em- pire? Napoleon edis in the circular that the “navies of second class Powers are secured the Ilberty of the Balto and Mediterranean.” This isa little ambiguons. In times of peaca we are aware that these seas are free to the navies of all the world—to both the lesser and greater Powers; but will it be so in time of wart There has been no understanding, #0 far as we know, among the nations of Earope— ceriainly no general congress—to settle this question. France, Prassia, Laly and Austria may speak for themselves, or Napoleon for all of them, on this subject; but has Enagland, which holds Gibraltar, or Russia, which is the dominant Power of the Baltic, agreed to the freedom of the two seas named in the event of war! Under the old civilization which was imbued with and governed by a spirit of military con- quost, empires and kingdoms were made up of the heterogeneous elemonts of different nationalities, or of the people of different races end languages. It was the age of force, con- quest, ambition and centralization. The civilt- zation of the present day on the old continent is that of disintegration of the old system and the establishment of dynastios apon the privci- plo of nationalities. This is the theory of Na- poleon and embraces the whole argument of his manifesto. It was the cause of the war of Prussia against Austfia, and of the alliance of Italy with the former Power againss the later. The principle of Germanic unity and Italian unity was at the bottom of the conflict. This ly the spirit of the age on that side the Atlantic. Napoleon has sagacity enoagh tw see it and to endeavor to turn it in the direction of bis dynastic ambition, Ile sees that he canuet arrest the progroms of this idea of separate nationality according to race and language, and he comes the rescue of monarebioal institations and privileges by conceding something to popular sentiment, in order to Proserve ihe dyasstic romalas of tho pee | But modern civilisation will not stop here. The experiment of selfgovernment, of the spontaneous choice of ralers by the people, which we have succesfully proved in the United States, is destined to create & revola tion In Burope at no distant day. The world has passed beyond the period when it would bo made Cossack or permancatly monsrokioal. and, therefore, the theory of the elder Napoleon will be realized in Europe becoming ulti- mately republican. The old continent is gradually moving to this end. The people are not yet fully prepared for such a change, but it will be the inevitable result of modern civi- lization, Individuals, families, privileged orders and dynasties, will become of little account; all government will emanate directly rom the people. Napoleon and Bismarck, who are the lead- ing spirits of Europe, are imbued with the same sentiment—the consolidation of nationalities for the sake of preserving the dynasties. Ac- cording to this theory, France is to embrace all who are of French stock and speak the French language, and of course as near to the Rhine border as -this theory can be applied. Prussia, as the sole great Germanic Power un- der the new order of things, is to absorb all the German race. Italy is to have all the cis-Alpino territory, the peninsula, and to the borders of Trieste; wherever, in fact, the Italian raee oc- cupies and the language is spoken. England will be confined, of course, to the British isles, apart from her colonies, Russia will be the great Sclavic power, continuing her conquests, however, over the semi-civilized tribes of Tar- tary and other parts of the East, Austria will resume something of the character of the old Roman empire over Southeastern Europe, dominating over the region and mouths of the Danube, driving back the Turks in Europe, and holding Russia in check in that direction. Such are the ideas now prevailing among the statesmen of the new epoch in Enrope, who are anxious to perpetuate monarchical rule upon the basis of nationalities and a redistribution of power. ‘ But they have to go further. Something has to be conceded to the principle of popular self- government. The people demand a voice in public affairs. The question with Napoleon, Bismarck and other statesmen of their views is how to comply with this demand and yet pre- serve the monarchical form of government, They believe they havo found t16 Solution in giving univeteal suffrage under imperial or monarchical absolutism; that, in fact, the peo- ple will be satisfied with the namo of liberty— with the husk—while the substance is with- held from them, This is the great question in Europo at the present time. Ii is thig that will yet agitate the old Continent to iis founda: tions. Peace may be restored fora time on the basis of nationalities under dynastic rulo, but the great war will come between the peo- ple and their irresponsible rulers, and for the principles of true republican liberty. Tho Importance of Reserving Our Gold. The gold speculators and stock gamblers are making extraordinary efforts to induce tho Secretary of the Treasury to sell a part of the gold in the hands of the government. It is re- ported that a deputation of genilemen—“very influential gentlemen,” of course, and perhaps friends of the Sccretary—went to Washington for that purpose. If they cannot get the gold out of the vaults of the Treasury by a direct sale the speculators hope to do so by urging Mr. McCulloch to pay tho interest on the fivo- twenty loan before it is due. Ofcourse the old, ridiculous argument is used that the sale of gold will bring down the premium on it by making it more plentiful among the people and in the channels of trade. But every one with any sense knows that the real object is to disturb tho market, to cause sudden and fre- quent fluctuations, in order that these gold and stock gamblers may make money. It would hardly appear necessary to speak of the folly of ylelding to these clamors of speculators, or to warn the Secretary against doing anything so stupid; but as he has com- mitted such blundors be‘ore, and knows so little of great financial questions, we deem it our duty to caution him. When Mr. McCulloch sold something like the enormous amount of thirty millions of golds short time ago it was said to be for the pur- poso of bringing the price down. He and the horde of speculators who urged the sale argued that it would have that effect. Yet we all know the contrary was the result. Gold began to go up shortly after and advanced to over fifty per cent premium. It has been declining again lately as the amount accumulated in the Treasury, and as a natural consequence of that accumulation. A very healthful and satisfactory state of things sensible people will say; but it does not suit the specie and stock gamblers. They want the Secretary to repeat his blunder, to deplete the Troasury of its gold, to cause sudden fluctuations which favor speculations, and Gnally to send the premium up again ass aatural consequence of the reserve being reducod. It is w universally acknowledged principle that wherever thero is a strong reserve or sur- plus of specie confidence is inspired, and the nominal paper representatives of value neces- sarily approximate or attain the real value they represent. For oxamplo, when the Bank of England, in @ great crisis, in war times or otherwise, is known to have an abundant specie reserve it allays excitement, and its notes are taken at a par with and as freely as gold. Ifany great banking establishment in this country is known to have an ample reserve of specie its notes are as acceptable as gold. It is tho same with the government in our presoat situation. The currency, which regulates everything, acquires a value in proportion to the specie on hand ready to meet it. Houses, lands and other property have av intrinsic or local value, but paper representatives of value are regulated by the ability to convert them into specie. This, how- ever, is ‘an artificial valno; for there is not in the world a sufficient quantity of the precious metals to represent a twentieth part of the real wealth. Still it has become, through commer- cial agency, the principal agent of exchange- able vatae. We cannot resist this fact, and are bound to accept it. Applying this fact, then, tw the question before us, as to the reserve of gold in the hands of the Treasury, we say that the Secretary ought not to part with it, bus should maintain a lacge reserve in order to in- spire confidence. When the public know that there is an abundant surplus of specie in the Treasury they cease to doubt the ability of the country to retarn to specie paymenia, and paper cod gold approximate to par asa Lat- weal consequence. This ts the whole logic of the question, and if the Secretary bas sense enough be will see it. He will not accommo- date the gambling speculators of Wall sircet, but hasband his apecie as the best guarantee he can give for reduction of the gold preminm and the retura to specie payment within « roasomable time. Dramatic Critics and Dramatic Criticiom. About a year and a half ago we determined to inaugarate @ now system of dramatic criti- cism. Up to that time our theatrical criticisms, like those of the other pspers, had been in- trusted to gentlemen specially detailed for that department. These gentlemen did their work well, committed no serious blunders, and in- volved us in none of those disgraceful dif- culties that have injured other journals. With them we had no fault to find; but atill it was impossible to be satisfied with the system which threw the entire responsibility of our theatrical and operatic criticisms upon one or two attachés. These critics were obliged to go to places of amusement constantly, and the per- formances becam? to them a bore instead of 4 pleasure. They grew personally acquainted with manxgers, actors and actresses, on and off the stage, and it was impossible for them not to have their likes and dislikes, their at- + tractions and their prejudices. Unconsciously to themselves those things affected their critl- cisms, Our experienced observation detected their ennui, even when they endeavored to be most spirited ; and although we knew that they were candid and tried to be impartial, we often amiled to see how their acquaintance with mana- gers and actors affected what they wrote, All this was human nature, and we could not blame our critics for not being more than human ; but we endeavored to devise some plan by which more exact justice could be meted out to the public, the performers and the managers, The plan which we finally adopted was to engage no special dramatic or musical critic, but to treat every performance as an event of the day, to be recorded by some member of our staff selected for that occasion. Under this system, the gentleman chosen to criticise a play was not aware of the fact until a few hours before the theatre opened. Ho went perfectly unfatigned, unprejudiced and inde- pendent, and told the public precisely what they desired to know about tho entertainment. Sufliciently acquainted with the run of the- atrical business to comui. 45 érrdts, he had no favorites to let down gently, and was only as eulogistic or as severe as strict justice de- manded. By this errangement we did the public a service in giving them impartial criti- cisms; the actors were benefited by having their fwults pointed out and tholr merits brought into notice, and we soon found our- selves in possession of a corps of excellent critics, available for numerous places of amuse- ment on the same eventing, instead of the whole labor being thrown upon one person, as before. The managers, however, did not hap- pen to be pleased with this Innovation. They had formed themselves into an association, and their companionship with a certain showman had Barnumized them. Haying lost those ideas of high art which once inspired theatri- cal directors they sought to convert their es- tablishments into mere shows, conducted upon the false principles that the more they could humbug the public and the cheaper the enter- tainment they furnished, the more money they would realize. Our new system of oriticism did not suit them. They could not bear to have the plain truth told by critics fresh from the people and sympathizing altogether with the people. They wanted the old régime re- stored, so that they could appeal to our critic’s friendship or persuade him to overlook present deficiencies by promising better things for the future. Unable to reach our attachés—since they never know who was to be sent to criticize them—they attempted to dictate to us how we should conduct our business, and were, of course, politely but firmly repulsed. Hence originated the disagreement between the Hemavp and the associated managers, which at Tast led to the withdrawal of their advertise- ments, and that induced the closing up of sev- eral of their theatres. Working in the interests of the publie we cared nothing for the loss of a fow advertire- ments, the places of which were speedily sup- plied by others. But as our new system was clearly an improvement we confess that we were somewhat astonished that the other papers, instead of adopting it, as they had done with our previous reforms, should side with the associnied managers. We are hardly able to believe that the few dollars received from theat- rical advertising could have influenced somo of our contemporaries ; for a moment's consid- eration would have convinced them that they had only to actin concert with us and the managers would yield. We prefer, therefore, to believe that the editors of other journals loft this matter in charge of their critics, whose in- terest it was to abuse the Hgravp, because, in the first place, they were more or less under the managers’ control, and, in the second place, their occupations, like Othello’s, would be gone if our reform succceded. From this source, then, have come those reiterated and ofien scandalous attacks which have amused us and increased our circulation during the past few months. We had heard so much from these persons about their own acnmen that, when Ristori appeared, we do! ri'ned to give them an opportunity to convince us of ourmis take ifwe had made one. We reflected that it would be doing Ristori the amplest justico to subject her to the criticisms of four individuals uncon- nected with our office, espectally as we had previously expressed our own opinions of her genius formed from witnessing her perform- ances in Europe. Besides this, the agree ments or contradictions of the four critics would give the public a more por- fect idea of Ristori than the remarks of any one writer. Consequently we advertised for four theatrical critica; but if there be that number of critics outside of our office none of them replied. Only two persons presented them- selves, and both had been in our employ and were ineligible. The Bohemians thus failing to vindicate their old syatem wo adhered to our own, and commissioned four gentlemen of our staff to attend Ristori’s début, stationing them in tho different parts of the house. They wrote independently and without consultation, and the unanimity of their praise is the most magnificent compliment that Ristori has ever received, sinco it proves that her power affects tho most diverse minds with the same over- whelming influence. But, more than this, tho comparison between our Ristori criticisms and those of the other papors was miost fatal to the Cobomians, It was like comparing a bright, vivid, lifelike photograph with an old-fashionod silhonette, cat out with « scissors and pasted on a blank piece of paper. In spite of the op- position of the managerial monopoly, there- fore, tho Taeatn system cn futahe be adoptod by the entire press, aa It has been eporoved by the entire nublia The Wanderiag What-d’yo-Call-’Eme. When the itinerant stumpors from the Misce- gensting Convention commenced their vagrant strolliag through the country, pouring out vul- garity and profanity in several respectable communities, we felt that their course ought to be condemned, and regarded it as rather a shameful exhibition. Upon second thought, however, it is perhaps as well that the public should know what sort of men these wandering what-d’ye-callems ave, and the means they propose to use to keep tho country in discord and obstruct the wheels. of government. By their language it may be known what a low and dangerous class these fellows belong to. Jast such sentiments as they uiter can be found by any one who takes tho trouble to look at the fire-eating papers of Richmond and other Southern cities, where rabid rebellion still finds a hold in the breasts of a vulgar and violent few. The latest attack on the President by Jack Hamilton conveys a stupid threat also to General Grant. Speaking of the impeachment of Mr. Johnson and the probability’of his re- sistance, the leading “what-is-it” of this stroll- ing band says that if “any military com- mander” attempts to interfere the dire ven- geance of the people will be visited upon him. Another vagrant orator, who is described as a bald-headed individual in a shabby coat and soiled shirt, rejoicing in the title of “Judge” Sherwood, declares that if any officer or soldier should dare to stand by the President he will be guilty of high treason, and must be hanged. Of course there can be no mistake about the officer or soldier alluded to. Those irate agi- tators may be certain General Grant under- stands his duty better than they do, and we believe that the President understands his also, Mr. Johnson, it is trae, may have been goaded by the abuse of Thad Stevons, Sumner and Wade and the rest of the scolds in Congress into say- ing some sharp and exasperating things now and then; but we havo full confidence ia bis Intention to submit to ** win of tho majority of the people, whatever way it may bo ex- pressed, Ho comprehends the spirit of our government foo well to hesitate upona ques- tion of this kind, and he may find it his daty to recommend the ratification of the constitutional amendment if such is the expressed will of the majority; not, indeod, at the dictation of the radicals, but in conformity with the wishes of the masses, The republican success In tho Maine election may be an indication that such will be the expression of the popular will be tween this and the assembling of Congress, in which event prudence, as woll as duty, may suggest the propriety of such a measure. Howevsr, in the meantime Jack Hamilton’s strolling troupe need not lash themselves into a fury sbout tho President's resistance to im- peachment or the possible connivance of Gen- eral Grant. This is all humbug. These blood- thirsty spouters are counting their chickens while they aro breaking the eggs. There is not the slightest fear that any such probability will arise, althongh no doubt they would do- aire nothing better. The pegple understand the fssnes before them, and they will settle them at the ballot box. The ailly exhibitiona of the what-d’ye-call-’ems will materially assist the judgment of the voters. The more thor- oughly these fellows are understood the better. Therefore let them ventilate themselves to their hearts’ content. IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISION REGARDING BESERTERS. The Court of Common Pleas in Franklin county, Pa., decided sometime ago in a case brought before it by a Porson whose vote had been refused at an election by the judges, on the ground that he was @ deserter, that the law of Congresa was operative only in cases where conviction of desertion by « court martial had taken place, The case was carried to the Supreme Court, which has reafirmed the decirion as follows:—It follows that the judgment of the court below, upon the care stated, was right. The plaintiff not having been con- vieted of desertion and failure to return to the service, or to report to & provost marehal, and not having been sentenced to the penalties and forfeiture of the law, was entitled to vote. Chief Justice Woodward did not concur tn so much of the opinion of the Court as treated te law of Congress an a valid enactment, he considering it in reference to this case as an ex post facto law. THE FAILURE OF THE PRODUCES’ BANK OF CHICAG9. Circo, Sept. 22, 1908, The recent failure of the Producers’ Bank arsumes, upon examination, a more errious phase, and displays a aystem of banking worse thau that of the famous wild cat days. Mr. » the owner, has made an aasign- ment, and the show @ statement about as fol- lows:— rani Capital stock... Due depositors. Dae banks and bankers. Total. 00) veieinescesssiee disses The assets of the coneern are four no each, signed by H. Doolittle, ©. H. Doolittle, L. and FE. B. Talcott, aud these four motes are tir eaplial of the bank. In addition, there is cuwh on hand $16,162, » protested draft drawn by the Cherry Valley Mank, New ‘ork, on the New York Corn Sxchange Rank for $2,800, and other amounts, footing op $110,923, or $72,952 tn excess of the linbilitien A portion of the Habtlitine tx = exchange on the Cora Exchange Hank of New ork, which was issued the duy before the failure, The etporure of this rotten concern has inate a der del sen- sation in financial circles, AFFAIRS IN MASSACHUSETTS. Muciler in Nowton Corners-Launch ef a Min sion sty Ship-Wendell Phillips to Dectine the Nowination for Congress, &e. Tostow, Sept, 22, 1868, Thero tas been considerable exciiement at Newton Cor- Bers to-day, in consequence of the murder thie morning of aman named Janes Quigg by one Bernard MeSherry. Tho latter called at Quigg's honte early In the morning And invited him outside, and, a# soon aa he stepped out. fio the door, he inflicted injuries which produced death almost immediately, The murdered man wae only twenty years of age. MoPherry has been arrested and committed for trial for mariter. The large missionary chip Morning Star, ballt aten expense of $25,000, the money being vubtarned from the various Sunday schools aronnd here, was tnunched fn Fast Boston this Leg} in the presence of ten thou- sand visitors, Tho sbi to be employed in the service of Foreign Mitwonr, and will be commanded by Rev. Hiram Minghatn. It is protty definitely settied that Wendel! Phillips will ine to run for in the Thii district, His nomination bes not been, and ity will not be, endorsed by the abdlicens, snd as the votes of the workingmon would not be suflcieat to elect him, the reason for his declining to be a candidate is plainly apparent, ohn We lea, of Chicoper, hae been designated as one of the Judges of the Sapreme Court In place of the late Judge Daney. David Wilder, of North Leomineter, » BF a public man, died at his house in that town yesterday, NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS. as Determined t President's Policy. New Onumaws, Sept. 22, 1866, ‘The oMcers of the Righty-second colored infantry assert that (be regiment was very peaceably out yesterday, There io quite a riotous spirit the negrovs in the city today, which is owing to the disbandment of the Eighty-first and second colored infantry, who bave just been and who are giving (hemssives ap to earousal, The city te well guarded and no Thin ive gob drivers have boon srvested Ser ytotettag: the ordnance in making & regalar stand the the patronage of the negross of Colonel has ho (Wells) has finally doterm: struction Leber & trae basa oe me eg SANT TARY. The Oholera in New Yoru The Morcaary Report—Reports from Brooktyn—Cholera ia the Bay. &ec. ‘Tho weather changed on Fridey evening, and was very Pleasant yesterday. There was, however, a slight im Crease in the number of cholera patients reported. OFFICIAL LIST OR CAfER, The following fresh cases wore reported yeatertay —- Peter O'Neill, 30 Pell street. Jacob Gordon, 105 Bayard street, Tulius Guistell, 2646 Hamilton street, Ellen Hackett, 244 Ninth street, Joseph Corn, 41 Thomas street, Mary Cahill, 539 West Twenty-sixth street Mary Hepp, 197 avenue A. Frank Elckeshausen, 26 avenue A. Hannah Regan, 166 Leonard street. Thomas Harrison, 34 Mulberry street, CEXTIFIOATES OF DRATE. Burial permits for the following named sholers. jients were issucd yesterday :— Jacob Billinger, Seventy-ninth street, aear Tenth avenue. Win. H, Watson, 42 Thomas street, Ellen O’Brien, 92 Baxter street, Ellen Reagan, 166 Leonard street. James Buverstock, 83 West Porty-sixth street. Georgiana Powers, 302 West Thirtieth street, Hardenburg, West Sixty-sixth street, betweem Eighth and Ninth avenues. Mary Cauill, 689 West Twenty-sixth street, THE MORTUARY REPORT, ‘The report of the mortality for the week endiny terday evening was not completed, but sufficient wi known to enable us to state that the total number deaths would not exceed 525—or a decrease of nearly one hundr'd from the report of the previous week, Cholera also showed a smaller number of victims, but the procise figures of deaths from this cause was n0t am certained. THE CHOLRRA IN BROOKLTS. There wero six deaths from cholera in Brooklyn o@ Friday. There was but one case reported The total number of deaths yesterday from all twenty-six. ¥ re Causes was CHOLERA IN THE BAY. The following report was received yesterday from the Health Oificer by Mr Curtis, the President of tho Quar antine Commission, The returns were comploted on Fri- day night. Ali the jenta were removed from the ship Gettysburg. The following are new cases:— Catharine Schlerg, aged 60, native of Baden. Mra Wichio, aged 35, native of Switzerland; died on Friday, Fidel Steoi, aged 38, native of Wurtemburg. Maria Pee yenach, aged 21, native of Bavaria, BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Fatan Resovt or tux Staspine Arrray.—Patrick Dom nelly, the man who was 90 severely stabbed on Hamiltoa avenue, South Brooklyn, last Sunday night, by » maa named Wiltiain Cox, with whoig he had qliarrelod, died on Fridsy evening, A posk foriéii 6Xainination wag hela ty: Witoig yestorday afternoon, and Coroner Lynch will hold the inquest at the county Court House on Tuesilay morniug, at ten o'clock, j Inquest on tie Bopy or Mars. Mamaay, or Jurasy Orry—Tur Vervict,—An investigation ag to the cause nd circumstances attending the death of Adeline Mam- may, the wife of a tailor, residing at No. 62 Montgomory street, Jersoy City, was held before Coroner Lynch, an@ a jury empanelied for that purpose yedtartey mortem, The cuiars of the cagé jt will be remembered wore published in the Heracpo on Thursday last. ‘Tho wit esses examined at the inguest wero Daniel Mammay, husband of the deceased, Dr. Adolph Kirsten, who furs nished tho death certificate, Ann Reddy, a neighbor of deceased during her residence in Gowanus, Mrs. Tou: tho sister of deceased, and Dr, Willets, who & post mortem examination of the body. The testimony of the husband went to show that his wife had been sub- Ject to fits of temporary aberration of the mind, during which she would accuse him aud others of attem) take her life by polaoning her. The doctor, Kiatony testified that he had atteuded the deceased for six at intervals, and had always considered her to oe sound mind; on one occasion she told him that Mammay had attempied ‘0 poison her, and that she had to hide the medicine bottle from biu for fear that he would in- troduce poison into the mixture. The doctor had trea! her for consumption in Cok last. Mra. beer that she lived in the same house with Mrs. Mammay 1 Third avenue, Gowanus, for three days, and that during that time Mra, Teasch, sister of the deceased, beom in frequent atiendance upon her. Mrs. Teusch, throu an interpreter, testified that her sister had been in health for a long while, and that she bad been in con+ stant attendance upon her; that Mr. leer had bees very unkind to her sist drew two hundred do! from the Jersey City & Bank on account of sister, A bill drawn uj $177, for oxpenses of cake, salt, butter, rent of bed and room, att for friends at the funeral, ete., etc., was bere put as evidence. Tho articles enuincrated in this arcouns did not exhibit ease es disinterestedness on of the sister. Dr. Willets said, in the absence any other oops signs of disease than those which he explained to the jury, he concluded that the patient die@ ent of consumption, jury retit and retarned in fi punetesrelih aveenaiot ta lus aries thal-tae Gsoeeana had come to her death by consuinption, A Great Evunt vou Caxausiz.—There has been much rejoicement throughout the length and breadth of the anciont village of Canarsie, caused by the recent opening of a direct line of communication between that village and Brookiya. The Sackett street railroad cars now oom, noot with the dummy line, running direct from Halle ton crop y run through every hou? during the day. ‘Tas Marxnorr Drowsrna Mrareny.—The investigation in the circumstances attending the death of Joha Mark. hoff, a resident of Greenpoint, whose body was washed ashore at the foot of Eagle was commenced before Coroner oD who that his father and bi started to ‘ing about ten o'clock on the 19th Upon is father addressed other men, who were also in a boat, and inquired if they a ing fishing; they said they were, boats company up to Blackwell's Tala: I md Smith proposed to have a drink, and Mr. pre- duced a bottle, from which Smith drank at es ok bottle overboard. Witness went ashore on the island bought some Bees, paren bead to bog i nisi then changed their position to ® point o' where they fished until about half-past when one of the men went ashore and brought bottic of Bourbon; soon after Smith asked deceased if he had any money, and, learning that he bad fifteen Lad be proposed to go up tho street moh pt oan ae thoy did; about six o'clock they al! got into the same boat; Smith feli into the river from of the peng omy bis father, deceared, pulled bim out again and got inte the boat; Witty refused to get into the boat; witness ree qnested his father to got in the boat with him, but he refused; he then got in the ekif with Witty, while Amiuh and bis father were together; he soon pulled pass thom in the skiff, aed could hear smith end his father quarreling all the way down tle river to the ratlroa@ bridge; Witty offered Lim ifty cout», which he paid, if he beat the other boat; he got in twenty minutes bee fore the other; when he saw it approaching the shore he noticed bet one man fn it, and on —< father, Smith Gret told bim that ho had gone to. New York, ang subsequently that he was drowned th men them left together, walking away vory ast, The inquest wil be continued at ten o'clock on Monday moraing. Inverratios in Recation to Tae Gumexrowt Rare Casm.—-All the membors of Hose Company No. 7 (Greca- point) were enmmoned to appear before the Eastern Fire Commissioners on Friday sight to anawer a charge = rape preferred against rome of their number by a named Butler, who allezes (hat she was betrayed iate thelr house op the morniug of the 13th inst. a raviehed Aji the members «: four responded t the sammons. They were al! sworn, avd testified that omapany vi Ken I deposed Uhat he found the some "8 company, Mr. tbat he four im the howe house in company with men who were members of the company, and that he all the case = The leader in the above outrage ie Proxrocaers ov rer Feaavroara —Farly op the morn. ing of the 16th instant & newspaper carrier named Charles Jallowsky was caught in the act of picking @ Mrs. John T. Hansen, Niece of Oliver Gotd- ib. This old lady died on Friday Inst at three o'clock P, M., ab ber residence, Woeet Hoboken, N. J, in the ? testified -