The New York Herald Newspaper, October 14, 1866, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMRS GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, 108 N, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 878, Volume XXXI. ney ee oa Ne. 387 AMUSEM: TO-MORROW EVENING. THEATRE FRANCAIS, Fourteeath street. near Bisth aveaue,—Puspas. BROADWAY THEATRE, otreet.—Faxcaox. NEW YORK THEATRE. Browaway Hotel.—Amxnican Opera—Tas Doctor or Broadway, near Broome Avcantai GERMAN THALIA THEATRE, No. 51 — ‘Tus Kicu Max; on, Tae Waren ‘cea Mm Besnaives, TRYING HALL, Irvi x Pave uw THe ‘Mosoat. Gowio" an ‘TRRTAINMEDT. 8. aD Mas. Howann Cuaractenistio Ex- DODWORTH'S HALL, 806 Broadway.—Paoresson Hartz wit Pervorm ais Mrmacuss, SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS. 585 Broadway, op the M: tam Hotel—In ruxin Eraiorian Te tre mans, Dancine ano Bourvesqurs—Tae Coom, AND AvuicaN Batist THovrs. FIFTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, Nos. 2 and 4 West Twenty-fourth street,—Budworra’s Minstaets.—ETHioriAN ‘MunsTRELsY, Buavesques, dc, Love anp Mevi- ome. KELLY & LEON'’S GREAT WESTERN MINSTRELS, 740 Broadway—In raein Soxcs, Dances, Kocestaictias, ‘&c,—My-pt-an’Raus-Tore- Her. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA ROUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comto Vouauism—Necro Mu y Bacunr DIvERtissemenc, &c.—Tus Crrex anp Lower Ten THousanv. CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway~In 4 Vanizry or Licur AND LAUGHABLE ENTERTAINMENTS, CORPS DE BALuRt, &C, Tux Suaoow Pawromiue. 0 at 3g 0’ Clock, MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brookylo,— Augora Fiorn. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Eratorian Mix- SrRELSY, Bar.aps, BURLESQUES AND PaNtowunes. SEAVER'S OPERA HOUSE, Williamsburg.—Gaano Erasorian ENTE RTALOMENT. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. 618 Brosdway.— Lecrores With THE OS ereeres, Mrcroscorg | twice dail; Ye. = Ricar Agu or Pronsr. Open from 3 A.M. ti " SUNDAY (THIS) EVENING—Granp Saceep Coxcent at Tnving Haut, Irving place. : SUNDAY (THIS) EVENING—Gaanp Sacrgp Concent at Tite Gunmania AsseMbLy Roos, 291 and 28 Bowery, New York, Sunday, October 14, 1866. TO ADVERTISERS. ‘We beg and entreat of our advertisers to send in their advertisements as early in the afternoon as possible, in order to enable us to classify them properly and to relieve us in some measure [rom the increasing pressure on our columns, For a long time past the circulation of the Hxratp in the metropolis and the surrounding citios has exceeded that of all the other papers put together. Being the vehicle of communication with the public upon all gubjects relating to their social, political and com- mercial interests, no one can well go to business in the morning without reading the Heraup, from which he can ascertain the state of the markets, what is to be sold, aud where he can buy what he requires, &c. Our advertisers, therefore, will see the advantage to us and ‘to themselves of sending in their advertisements at an early hour, so that we can insert them in such place and fm gach regular form as will reader them most available for the public benefit and secure the greatest good for dhe aévertioors. EUROPE. A news report by the Atlantic cable, dated in London last Wodmesday, October 10, reached us yesterday after. moon, the London and Liverpool markets report of Fri- day, the 12th instant, from the same source, having been pebliehed in the Hurato in the morning. ‘The despatch first referred to intimates that Prussia and Saxony have concluded a peace treaty. ‘The steamship City of Boston, from Liverpool on the 3d aad Queenstown on the 4th inst., arrived at this port at an early bour this morning. . Our special correspondence from Vienna, dated on the ‘25th of September, contains matter of much interest, ‘enaouncing as it does, from a source quite likely to be inspired by the cougt, that Maximilian's arrival was ex- pected at any moment, and that his wife Carlotta looked for the nows of his abdication by « steamer from Vera ‘Cruz, then due. A family party, made up of the Em- peror and Empress of Austria and Empress of Mexico, was to receive the ex-mouarch. Some of the Paris journals circulated a report to the effect tuat the Emperor of Austria intends to abdicate in favor of hie som, with Maximilian, frown Mexico, as re- geat, Our special correspondent with the French imperial party at Biarritz furnishes two tetters from that roman- tir and now fashionable watering place, dated on the 26th and 27th of September respectively, m which he gives an exceedingly interesting description of the reception accorded to Napoleon—as a convalescent—Eugenioc and the Prince Imperial on their arrival, with an account of their every day life and health-giving recreations. ‘There were quite a aumber of other distinguiehed per. sonages in the town, including Marshal O'Donnell, of Spain, and Count de Goltz, the Prussian Minister io Paris. ‘The Emperor Napoleon looks careworn and auxious. He reviewed « portion of the iron-clad fleet, boarding the Magenta, flagship, ina very agreeable manner, and decorating some of the officers with the insignia of dif- ferent orders om her deck. The Empress, the Prince Imperial, Marsbal O'Donnell, and others of a brilliant party, accompanied him by invitation. The Empress Rugesie, as usual, was affable and agreeable, and pec. larly condescending and attentive to the Amorican re- tation. ed MISCELLANEOUS. Later news from Mexico confirms the reports re- garding the dissentions among the rebels on the Kio Grande ; and also of the previous accounts of prepara- tions for @ battle at Monterey. The liberal General Recobedo had to send a thousand men to Matamoros to put down Canales, who bad proclaimed for himself. We publish this morning some official correspondence relative to Jeff Davis and bis imprisonment, The At- torney General states that the President can do nothing farther to hasten his release or trial, and asserts that the prisoner will be delivered to the civil authorities on Prepor application. The Virginia District Attoracy says no demand has been made for hie person by the civil euthoritees, because he would have to be confined ina common prison, where he would be deprived of the per- sonal comforts provided for him at Fortress Monroe. dames Stephens has issued an addross calling a free public meeting at Jones’ Wood on the 28tb inst. This, it is understood, will be his ast public address in thie country, and he promises on that occasion to tell « who are and who are mot the friends of Ireland.’ This ¢ he will loave for St. Louis, and afterwards call at Chicago and Detroit on his way back to New York. Great excitement was caused at Fort Erie, Canada, yesterday by the circulation of # rumor that an organized party of Buffalo roughs contemplated ® raid upon the frontier. A equad of police was immediately detached to patrol the river between Buffalo and Niagara Falls; « company of volunteers patroiled the river in the vicinity of Fort Erie, and other precautions were taken. But the raiders failed to pot in an appearance. On the same day the Fenians had a picnic excursion down the river, and when passing Fort Erie and the Canadian gun- boat Rescue, the band played “The Wearing of the Green’ and other popular Trish airs, and the excursion- iste waved the sunburst in front of the redcoate and cheered for Roberta and O'Neil. These menaces «0 Much exasperated the captain of the gunboat that he ordered the excursion boat away aud threatened to fire into the party. A series of extensive forgeries, on several of the banks: ‘and bankers of this city, to the amount of thirty thou. gand dollars, bas just come to light. Some of the forged cheeks were deposited in the Hanover Bank by an impor ter of the name or Eugene Durard, who succeeded in ob. taining $10,600. Twochecks were drawn In the natao of Trever & Colgate, bank Wall aprost, ong for $7,500 ‘and the other for $5,600, and were drawn agai afler having beon deposited. The North Amorican, Park, Poerchants’ and Chemical banks are among the rictims, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1866. ie ‘Thus far, it appears, only about $12,000 have been lost 0p this forged paper. An alleged aceomplice of Durand ‘was atrestod yesterday, and taken before Justice Dow- Ug at the Tombs Police Court, A partial examination ‘Was made in the case, when procesdings were further adjourned until to-morrow at ten o'clock A.M. Durara, the alleged principal in the affair, is at large. ‘The Republican Executive Committee met last even. ing at 600 Broadway, but the business transacted was of A private nature, The committee adjourned subject to the call of the chair. ‘The inquest in the case of Robert Walker, the horse trainer, who was murdered on the race track at Centre- ville, L. L, on the Ist of October, was concluded yester- day. The evidence elicited was deemed insufficient to justify the detention of the suspected parties, and they were accordingly discharged. The jury returned a ver- dict in accordance with the tacts, The inquest on the body of policeman Hipwell, who was agsusinated on Monday night last in Williamsburg, was continued yesterday, but no clue was obtained of the murderer, The inquest adjourned until Wednesday next, The deceased was buried yesterday at Cypress Hills Cemetery, The charges preferred against Street Commissioner Cornell were officially served om him yesterday, and the Governor has requested his defence to be filed forthwith. He will then actin the matter personally, or appoint a commissioner to take testimony and investigate the sub- Jeet, It is. understood that the defendant will ask the latter privilege under the act of last winter. The wills of the following named deceased persons wore admitted to probate in the Sutrogate’s Court of this city during the past week:—Sidney S. Blackwell, George Paris, Rutt Madin, Jane Rutgers, Josoph Ludlum, Hen- rietta P. Coster, Harriet Hunter, Joseph Piggott, Mary Jane Roach, Julia A. Delapiaine, Bowes Reed Mellvaine, Abraham R. Mesier, Solomon D. Moss. The will of 5. 1D, Moss bequeaths to the Jews’ Hospital, New York, and tothe Hebrew Orphan Asylum $200 each. The will of Julia A, Delaplaine bequeaths to the institute of the Deaf and Dumb, New York, $1,000; to the Homo for the Friendless, $2,000; to the Foreign Mission of the Dutch Church, $2,000. During last week the wills of the following named de- ceased persons were admitted to probate in the Surro- gate’s Court of Brooklyn:—James Gaffney, Henry Lyon, Jacob Darmstadt, Sarah Ann Howard and Maria Middle- ton. Letters of administration were granted on the estates of Elizabeth Voorhees, William Currie, Rebecca M, Hardenbrook, Henrietta Wheeler, Joba O'Donnell, Sarah Muir, Robert E. Dunzpaugh, John Grok, Thomas D. Andrews, Elias Coombs and James Croighton, ail of the city of Brooklyn. Baron Stoeokl, the Russian Minister, on Friday last took official leave of the President, previous to his de- parture for Europe. Waldemar Bodisco, for some time connected with the legation, is his successor. ‘The telegraph announces that the rain has ceased in the viciaity of Washington, where it had been falling in great quantities for two or three days past. The water in the Potomac river is nearly as high as éver before known. Considerable damage bas been done to the various railroad lines in Maryland and Virginia, Vessels arriving at Fortress Monroe yesterday report a heavy northeast storm prevailing aloug the coast. ‘The Louisville theatre was destroyed by fre at an earty hour yesterday morning. The Webb sisters had jast commenced an engagement there, and lost property im music, dreases, &c., to the value of four thousand dollars. The stock market was strong yesterday. Gold was firm and closed at 153. There was no essential change in the state of general trade yesterday, With ew exceptions, business was mod- ‘erate in both foreign and domestic produce, as is almost invariably the case of a Saturday, yet in certain com- ‘modities there was an active movement. For cotton there was a vigorous speculative demand, based upon ‘the advance quoted in the Liverpool market, and prices rose lo, a 20. per pound. Groceries were fairly active. Dry goods firm and moderately active, Freights quiet. On Change flour was steady, Wheat heavy. Corn 1c. higher and active, Oats 1c. better. Pork lower and Guilt, Beef easier. Lard heavy. Whiskey quiet, and petroleum quiet but firmer. » : By proclamation of the Governor the powers of the Metropolitan Board of Health have been extended inde- finitely from the 16th inst. In this city there were but two new cases of cholera and no deaths reported at the Registrar's office yesterday. On board the Helvetia, now at quarantine, the disease is still prevalent. There have also been three new cases, of a mild type, on Governor's Island ance the last report. The Rebel Cotten Loan—Absurd Foreign Ideas ef President Johnsen’s Policy. “The times have been,” says Macbeth, “that when the brains were out the man would die, and there an end ;” but this general rule will not apply to the English holders of the bonds of the famous rebel cotton loan. These de- luded men still keep up their executive com- mittee, and one of the members of it, a Mr. William Morgan, still thinks that in Pollock’s course of time these bonds must be redeemed, in cash or in cotton at sixpence per pound. The London Daily News, having stated that the supposed Northern reaction resulting from President Johnson’s Southern policy had cre- ated such an impression in England “that even the disappointed holders of worthless Confed- erate bonds have flattered themselves that some little value even yet belonged to the _Tebel promises to pay,” Mr. Morgan comes to the rescue. He says that his committee “have the greatest confidence in rebel promises to pay,” it they are allowed to pay ; and he cites the testimony of General Lee on the subject ; and the hopeful Morgan declares that “no such political blunder was ever committed by any statesmen who had the restoration of the Union at heart as compelling the South to repudi- ate their debts, and especially this paltry foreign debt of two million four hundred thou- sand pounds, for which cotton (at sixpence per pound) was hypothecated.” The result, it appears, has been a denial of any further loans to the South from Europe, and “that fatal word repudiation, although forced on them,” says the indignant Morgan, “has been the stumbling block to their obtaining a shilling.” But “the committee believe that this fatal word, so far as the cotion loan is concerned, is destined shortly to be blotted out, and then the money markets of Europe will be again open for the promotioa of Southern enterprise.” Now, in the way of good advice to Mr. Mor- gan and his committee and all concerned, we have to say that if they can get a penny in the pound for their bonds of this cotton loan they ought to sell. They wili, while they live, never have a better chance. Those bonds would not bring one-tenth the price that could be obtained in New York to-day for the bonds of Sir Jobn Biount’s South Sea bubble, or those of Jobn Law’s Mississippi scheme or Yazoo specula- tion, or the assignats of the first French re- public. Somewhere between the Bay of Fundy and the western end of Long Island Sound, tradition has it, there lies buried in the earth several millions of specie, salted down in his time of prosperity by Captain Kidd, the pirate, to meet the chances of a rainy day. When that money is discovered, or when the American contributions to Kossuth for the liberation of Hungary shall have been returned to the sub- scribers, this rebel cotton loan will probably be redeemed in cotton raised on the Grampian hills. Bat the real question we have to consider in this connection is the alleged effect, here and there, of President Johnson’s restoration policy abroad. In England, as it appears, the idea has been created that the administration will at least make an opening for the redemption of this rebel cotton loan ; and in Canada they 40 interpret the conflict between the President snd Congress ae to ialk of sending over “a! fow Armstrong guns to assist the copper heads in breaking up the Union.” Even in the city of Mexico this rupture between the legislative and executive depart ments of qr government is supposed to mean another civil war. Maximilian, as our special correspondent at the Mexican capi- tal has informed us, on reading that President Johnson had been hissed and hooted at some way station on his late profitless pilgrimage to the tomb of a disappointed politician at Chi- cago, Maximilian, who ought to have known better, exclaimed,“ Ah! this is good for us!” meaning that we are on the verge of another civil war, as the natural culmination of this rupture between Congress and the President, and that therefore we shall have no time to spare and no power to intervene in the settle- ment of the Mexican question. Such are the absurd but humiliating ideas created in foreign countries by the conflict be- tween the President and Congress and their late violent denunciations of each other. We dare say, however, that the recent elections will convince the English bondbolders of the rebel cotton loan, including the unlucky Morgan and his committee, that that debt is gone be- yond remedy, and that the Canadians will not “gend over a few Armstrong guns to assist the copperheads to break up the Union,” and that poor Max will pack up and pack off from Mexico as fast as possible. Still the duty none the less devolves upon President Johnson of placing himself right before the country and the world in reference to this conflict with Con- gress. By yielding to the prononnced popular jadgment in these late elections, and by pro- claiming his adoption of the policy of Congress, he can and he should put an end, without fur- ther hesitation, to all these outside opinions, conjectures and conclusions so prejudicial to his administration, his character and the credit and character of our government. Results of the Elections—Their Influence On i the Future. While politicians are twisting and turning the figures in the late elections to suit this party or that, and endeavoring to extort con- solation and hope out of a pretended gain of few hundred votes here and there in some city or county or district, the great tact stands forth before the world thai the people of every Northern State that has spoken through the ballot box have declared in favor of the principles of the republi- can party and of the policy of that party as laid down by the majority in Congress. The elections which have already taken place indicate with unerring certainty the result of those which remain to be held in November. As Pennsylvania and Ohio and Indiana and Iowa have been carried by the republicans, so will the remaining Northern States give their verdicts in the same direc- tion. The question as to the past and the fature of political organizations may thérefore be considered as in reality settled, although the bulk of the State elections yet remain to be decided. We find, then, on lo6king over the field, that. the last remnant of the democratic party is ut- terly and totally annihilated. ‘The silly attempt to revive that organization on the strength of dissension in the republican ranks has proved a signal failure. Everywhere it has been scouted by the people. The aid of the federal patronage has been powerless to impart to it even a temporary vitality. It hae not a foot- hold in a single State government. Ont of sixty Representatives to Congress it elects ten, or at the outside, twelve. The democratic party is, therefore, as dead as Julius Cesar. We find, as a further lesson of the elections, that the people of the North, after conquering the rebellion at so heavy a cost, will not con- sent to be debarred from demanding any terms at all from the rebel States precedent to ad- mitting them to a full share in the government they attempted to destroy. They are resolved that the terms shall be in harmony with the constitution ; that they shall not be subversive of a republican form of government ; that they shall not evince a malignant spirit of hate ; that they shall be such as will not humiliate and de- grade the conquered people; but that, while satisfying the stern demands of justice, they shall partake of the generosity and magnanim- ity of a great and powerful nation. But they are resolved that terms such as these shall be required of the South. We find, also, that a vast majority of the Northern people approve the plan of settlement embraced in the con- stitutional amendment proposed by Congress, and have, by their votes, issued their in- structions to their Representatives to firmly adhere to and carry out that policy. In view of these facis the problem of the futare construction of parties is easy to be solved. The democracy must accept the ver- dict of the ballot box, because they cannot help themselves, and must and will make up their minds to bury the offensive carcass of their dead organization out of sight. They will be lett without a single Northern State and with ouly a handfal of Congressmen to sit in their places at Washington and watch the current of events, powerless to control them in any degree. The radicals will not accept the verdict, emphatic as it is, They are a new party, ambitious and unscrupulous, and heated by the fire of fanaticism, They will lead off at the commeneement of the next session of Congress in the attempt to ignore the constitu- tional amendment as a final settlement of the question of restoration, and will demand negro suffrage or some further concessions from the South. They will break ground for their cam- psign with Chase as their candidate for the Presidency. The conservative republicans will, on the other side, keep straight on in their course, and will adhere steadily to the policy with which in the last session they over- came and defeated the radicalism of Thad Ste- vens. They will draw around them the con- servative men of all parties and will necessh- rily absorb the small remnant of the democ- racy, who will not be likely again to act as the allies of the radicals. Thus will be formed the two great political organ- izations of the future—on the one side the conservative republican element, backed by the great bulk of the Northern people, and offering terms to the Southern States which they will find it to their interest to accept, and on the other side the radical party, com- posed of all the ultra fanatics, monomaniacs and political demagocues in the country, bent upon keeping the Southern States unrepre- sented at any hazard until after the next Pres- idential election. It is time that all live men should decide to which of these organizations they desire to be- long. Those whoare silly enough to adhere in this State to the rotting carcass of democracy for the sake of making a vain effort to elect a “ring” leader to power and extending fora year or two the term of office of a clique of selfish politicians, will find themselves left bebind in the race for influence and position by their wiser neighbors who take time by the forelock and link themselves at once to the rising power of the future. A vote for the dead democracy will be utterly cast away—a seed thrown upon barren rock; while a vote for the conservative republican platform laid down at Syracuse will give the elector who casts it a pre-emption claim in the party that will be tfkely to control the government of the United States for the next quarter of a century. It will be a seed sown in fertile soil and likely in due seasou to bring forth pleasant fruits. France and the Eastern Question. According to the latest news about the Fastern question in Europe we are led to infer that the Greeks will receive little or no support from the Western Powers, at least none from France. If the advices from Consiantinople can he re- lied on, the. new Freneh Minister for Foreign Affairs, thé Marquis Moustier, has declared “that the general state of political affairs in Farepe did not permit France to support any revolutionary movement againat, Turkey.” This was said, it is reported, to a delegation of Greeks who presented him with a congratula- tory address asking for the protection of France. The Marqnis expressed at the same time the desire of France for the moral and intellectual development of Greece. This is cold comfort for the heroic Christians of the East who are struggling to shake off the Mahometan yoke, and we think the delegation had liitle reason to'congratulate or thank France for her pro- tection. ‘The truth is thet all the fine talk of Napoleon about the unification of nations according to race and religion, of the consolidation of na- tionalilies, of the progressive spirit of the age or of sympathy for the Greeks, amonnis to nothing when ambition or great international questions stand in the way. Unless the Greeks are strong enough (o acquire their independ- ence by their own arms and stout hearts we fear they must fail. Russia will scarcely be per- mitted to aid them without lighting up a uni- versal war in Europe, and this she may not deem prudent or be prepared for. The Otto- man rule in Earope is maintained through the rival jealousy of the great Powers. This Asiatic and sewi-civilized empire remains a blot upon the fairest portion of Europe because the Western Powers are afraid of the advance of Russia or of Rusian influence to the Golden Horn. This is the meaning of the Marquis Moustier’s declaration. But though the ques- tion of driving the Turks from Europe may be deferred, it must come in time. The progress of European civilization cannot be always re- tarded by diplomacy or the rivalry of nations. It is the great question looming up in the fature, and it most either be settled by the ad- vance of Russia or by the establishment, through a general European Congress, of inde- pendent Christian goveruments. Position and Policy of the South. There are gratifying indications of » growing disposition on the part of the South to accept the conditions offered by Congress in the con- stitutional amendment now before the States for their ratification. Since the emphatic ver- dict of the Northern people, which confirms the policy of the present Congress for the remain- der of President Johneon’s term of office, the tone of the Southern press has been greatly modified, and a Charleston paper now tells its fire-eating neighbors that it is plain “ the South will only cease to occupy its present anoma- lous position” when the constitutional amend- ment shall have been ratified. The majority of the people of the excluded States would rejoice to see the present uncer- tainty and turmoil ended. They are weary of the strife and have ceased to interest them- selves in political affairs. The old radical fire- eaters alone busy themselves with politics and misrepreseni the tone of the people in their violent speeches and through a portion of the press. [t is their inflammatory language that furnishes fuel to the Northern radicals with which to rekindle and feed the fire of sectional hate. But they do not speak the true senti- ments o{ the Southern masses any more than Ben Butler and Thad Stevens reflect the real feelings of the people of the North. This improved tone of the Southern press in- spires the hope that the beiter class of citizens will arouse from their apathy, and, thrusting aside their mischievous leaders, make them- selves heard in favor of the settlement of the question of representation by the ratification of the consitutional amendment. Common sense must point out to them the advan- tages they will derive from such a course. Since the close of the war they have been suffer- ing from the wantof capital and the stagnation of trade consequent upon their unsettled condi- tion. It is time that they should cast away all passion and prejudice and cglmly decide upon a policy by which they can most surely and speedily restore their prosperity and happi- ness and resume their position and influence in the government of the country. The past is gone forever. Let them bury it out of sight, and, as far as may be, out of memory. The South is still a portion ot the Union, and by pradence and wisdom can speedily reassume the important position which her commerce renders it impossible to deny her. Tn the present political condition of the North it is easy to see that the Southern States would be benefited instead of injured by accepting the terme offered by the majority of the con- servative republicans in Congress. In case of the ratification of the constitutional amend- ment the question of suffrage would be left wholly to the States where it belongs. Nonegro would be entitled to a vote unless the State in which he lives ahould voluntarily place the ballot in his hand. But if not entitled to vote he would not be enumerated in the apportion- ment of representatives to Congress. Taking it for granted that the excluded States would not at present enfranchise the negroes, they would lose a few representatives; but by the very act of accepting the constitutional amend- ment they would unite themselves politically with the conservative republicans already in a majority in Congress, and would at once assume an Importance and strength which could not fail to exercise « material influence upon the future legislation of the country. They would find in the conservatives of the commercial and prod: States allies against special protective legislation as well as Northern radicals. And in setting aside their old fire-eating secession leaders they would rid themselves of dangerous agitators on their own side as well. On the other hand, if they remain in their Present position and obstinately refuse the terms offered them, what arethey todo? Even if it were possible for them to obtain admission to Congress by some coup d'état, ‘with their basis of representation unchanged, they would have no party to ally themselves with save the small remmant of the dead democracy. They would have no power or position in the govern- ment. The whole republican party, conser- vative and radical, would unite in opposition to a common enemy. Do they suppose they gould receive any efficient aid from the demo- cracy? Let them look at the carcass of that organization now rotting in the North, without the power to carry a single State. Their full representation in such a case would have far less political influence and power than would their reduced number when acting in harmony with the conservative republicans. These Tacts are worthy the serious consideration of the Southern people, and we Invite thoir atten- tion to them. SANITARY. The Powers mber—The Cholera iu and aud ta the the Steamship Ata meeting of the Board sf Health held on the 4th instant resolutions were adopted to the effect that in their judgment there is the presence of great and iinmi- nent peril to the public health: in the Metropolitan dis trict, by reason of impending pestitence, aud in good faith dectare that the public safety and health demand that for the preservation of the pubiic heulth it is necessary to have their powers (which by limitation of law expired on the J5tn of October) extended until the Ist of December. The Governor, seconding the express re- quest of the Board, has accordingly issued the (oilowing proclamation ;— GOVERNOR FENTON’S PROCLAMA’ State or New York, Execuri ALMANy, I: appecring that the anthority heretofore port i the Metr vt tuard the public health in the Metropeli- ry District of the State of “ww York, will re pitation on the 16th day of October instant, and it far appearing that the presence of contagious disease. ia the judgment of said Board, requires the extension of the riod, fdo. therefore, yy vigtue of the authority eautatued in seer sixteenth of the act mentioned in the foregoing . .uporove of the Metropolitan Board of Health taking the several measures, and doing, orfering and caun- ing to be doue the several acts therein spec fied, and makin the expenditures necessary to carry int eflert the xevoral measres, aud to do and cause to be done the suid several acis; and do hereby unite with said Bonrd in making the aforesaid declaration ®. K. FENTON. THe CHOLERA IN THE CITY, But two new cases of cholera were reported in this city yesterday. The names reported were Mary Con- stantine, residing at No 61 James street, and Thomas Gill, No, 2 Mission piace. There were no denths ffom cholera reported at the Registrar’s office yesterday, and the cases that had occurred were said 10 be of a mild pe. ihe Battery Hospital has been closed . IN THE LOWKM BAY. The cholera is still prevalent on board the steamer Helvetia, which arrived at this port a few dgy* ago from iverpool, aud is now at quarantine in the lower Kay. Owing to the prevalence of a heavy gale in the bay fora day or two past the hospital authorities have not been able to bury the dead. Yesterday Mr. Curtiss received the “sick list” from the hospital ship, accompanied by the following letter:— pe att Hosrrrat Sarr Fascox, Oct. 11, 1886. Cxned ‘Corriss, Esg., Presideat Commissioners of Quaran- Dran Sin—Herewith please lind report of admissions and goatee n board the hospita! ship iraibou for he last twenty- r hours, The stra here is very severe, 90 much so that we cannot bury the dead at ent. Poapentt nly yours, . H. BISSELL, Depiity Nealth Officer. Lisr OF DEATHS. Hoerrat Suir, Oct. 13, 1866. The following deaths beve occurred since Jast re- port:—October 11, Johanna Jobannasson, aged three years, of Sweden; Augustina Anderson, aged six months, of Sweden ; October 12, boy unknown, aged four years; — Cenner, aged twenty-one years, of Kerry, ireland. SRW CASKR. ‘The following list comprises the new cases thatewere received on the hospital ship from the Helvetia since the publication of the ions report:—William Harper, aged twenty-eicit, Manchester; Ann Jones, aged thirty- seven, ; Anne (, Anderson, aged thirty-cight, Moro, Sweden; Mary H. Batterson, three weeks old, born at sea; Choice davies, ten months old, Durnham; Michael Brown, aged thirty, Clare, Ireland; John A. Mohi, aged five, Brista, 3 in, It was also reported at Mr. Curtiss’ office that twelve victims of the epidemic were buried on Friday last. ON GOVERNOR'S ISLAND. Since the last report three new cases of cholera have appeared on the island, but not of a nature to cause ex- cessive alarm. One of the men, whose cases have already been reported in the Hxnaxo, died in hoapital yesterday. It is to be hoped that this is the last death trom cholera we shall have to repori. The other patients under treatment are progressing towards convaleaence. CANADA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Great Excitement at Fert Erie- inte an Excursion Party tederation, &c. Toronto, Oct. 15, 1966. ‘There was creat excitement at Fort Erie this morning. A raid has been expected by a party of orzanized roughs from Buffalo, The Canadian authorities having been noti- fied this morning by the British Consul at Builalo, Super- intendent Reynolds, of the N. F. P., has detached a squad of his force to patrol the river from Buffalo to Niagara Falls, A company of volunteers, under the command of Captain Webb, patrols the river in the vicinily of Fort Erie. The Rescue has sent out two bonis’ crews to Frencbman’s Creek. Yesterday the Fenians of Buffalo had a picnic down the Niagara river; and, when passing Fort Erie, the band played ‘The Wearing of the Green” and other popular Irish airs. The captain of the boat on which the excursionists were, ordered the engineer to run as close to the Canadian gunboat Rescue as possibie, to allow the Fenians to wave the sunbarst, and cheer Roberts and O'Neil in front of the red coats. The captain of the Rescue ordered the boat off, and threatened to fire into them. The Fenian prisoners in the jail are under obligations to our Consul, Mr. Thurston, for his kindness in supply - ing them with achange of clothing. The Consul bas endeavored to induce some of the legal gentlemen of this city to act as counsel for the prisoners; but having no official authority to emgage coansei he has met with Bo neces, Petitions against confederation until the new Parlia- ment has assembled and settled the school question, are to be crreulated through the ince, A cargo of rifles arrived this morning by the steamer Achylles at Montreal. duty on imports collected at the port of Montreal for the last three month amounts to $1,000,000, betng an increase of $350,000 over the same period in 1565. NEWS FROM THE SOUSHWEST. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Very Violent Against Society Stories Mere E! New Further investigations made bere into the Lowenthal forgeries establish clearly his guilt, as well as that.of prominent Washington paymasters. Br. Blow bas just made an affidavit setting forth other transactions of an astounding character. The paymasters here are not all mixed up in the swindies, but ramor says Ove or two staff officers may lore their siraps unless they can show bow they obtained several of Lowen- that's checks found in their possession. Since the recent elections the tone of the Sothern press is very violont against Con; tally (hose who before seemed to look upon the constitutional amendment with a little favor, The Times declares that Louisiana will not ratify it. The general idea « that President Johnson ill stand by his policy, be im- peached, and that civil war will ensue, Stories tele North about secret societies to renew the rebeilion are all bosh—more election canards, It is rumored and credited that Governor Wells haa ly isaued, or is about publicly issuing, a proclama- tion wing all the Sherifis elected last spring and ap- inting others to fill their places. The decision of the Buprene Court is that he cannot do this. THE EVENING STAR CALAMITY. Among the passengers on tho ill-fated steamship Even. ing Star, whose names did not appear in the published passenger list, were Lieutenant W. P. Dixoo, of the Sixth United Statvee@avairy, who graduated at the United States Military Academy, at West Point, in Jane last; also Wylde Hardinge, of the Inte pirate ship Shenan- doah, He was the busband of Bolle Boyd, who is mow ta this ci. ageinst the sectionalism a inimosl Gate Oo lao a MEXico. The Monterey and Matamoros Difficulties. Escobedo Sends a Force Against Canales in Matamoros. THE FRENCH MOVING ON ESCOBEDO. Further Dissentions Among the Liberals. &e. QUA MONTEREY CORRESPONDENCE. Mowrerer, Mexico, Sept. 19, 1868. THE TROUBLES AT MATAMOROS have thickened, and the clouds upow the Rio Grasée, instead of breaking into sunstiue, grow darker, Canales, after usurping the power, imposing a prestamo or loan of $100,000 upon the people of MM: oros, and losing $30,000 iu one night at gaming, has inaily wound ep by refusing to recognize the newly appointed Governor General, Tapia, whom he has imprisqned, with several other notorieties, To arrauge matters upon the Rie Grande, « portion of General Escobedo's force, about one ‘shousand strong, under General Sreving, leit here tast night for a forced march upon Matamoros, It is anticg- pated that this force will be joined by the notorious Cortina, who, with a small force, now occupies one of the towns on the Rio Grande above Matamoros. Cortina has many adherents among the people within Mata- moras, and many of the troops of Canales are in bia favor. The force under Canales, with the men le can press into service, will amount to twelve hundred to thirteom hundred men. Besides these a jorce of Americans, some two hundred strong, and rapidly recruiting, occupy the forts on the main bank, have eightecn guns, and are within easy Commanication with ihe Brownsville side. ‘This force, commanded by Colonel Ford, (ex-Confeder- ate) is strongly in favor of Canales, and a bitter enemy of Cortina, It may therefore be anticipated that the force which will appear soon before Matamoros will be just strong enough to invite a fight iu which I consider ‘the chances aro against them, fiom the fact of the equali-~ ty of forces, Matamoros is, moreover, quite well Fortt- fied—a very good line of earthworks having been throws around the city while under command ef the imperat troops under General Mejia. aa. es. PROBABLE ADVANCE OF THY FRENCH ‘The weakening of the forces of Escobedo at this point to send troops to the Rio Grande may induce au advance movement of the imperiaiisis under Mejia, who is now at San Luis Potost, as 1 informed you in my last, organ- izing a native Mexican force for the army of the worth, which, under the new plan of occupation, he is to com- THR INFERNAL DIFPICULTIAS RETARDING THE LIRRATA. e trouble at Matamoros may retard but not mate- riatly affect the result of the liberal efforts throughout the country, which every day are growing more sturdy and persistent against imperiaism. It is patent to ang observer that the days of the empire are numbered, and that the force at its disposal is not even sufficient tohold the country providing there were not an organized lib- era! body of troops in the country. ‘The very Opposition to the imperialists is such that t the midst theta ang lose their forces wit! h.# foot occ ‘THE ADVANCE ON TAMPICO. jg nothing new trom the direction of San Late |. It is mot anticipated now that any immediate attempt will be made to recapture Tampico. Du Pin.and his coutraguerilias have turned back from their marcl on that eee port. i i Latest from Matameres. Mew Onzeany, October 13, 1968. ‘The latest intelligence from the Rio Grande, which ie tothe 4th inst., states that Henajosa had made another abortive attempt to take Matamoros from Canales, but had failed. * There was also a report that Cortina had gone to Mon- terey to heip Escobedo and Trevino defend that city against General Mejia, who, with a force of from eight thousand to twelve thousand imperialists, was said to be approaching it. Another report was that Cortina was about to attack Canales in Matamoros, and that Trevino was on his wag from Monterey with @ like purpose. A SERIES OF HEAVY FORGERIES. tery ef the Checks—The Amounts and the Names of the Lovers. Wail street was in a feverish state of excitement yos- o] terday afternoon, in consequence of a series of heavy forgeries having been discovered, and the arrest of one of the guilty parties, But fow of the particulars coa- cerning the matter are yet knowa, but forged checks ta the amount of nearly $30,000 have already been dis- covered, and search is being made for others supposed to be 1m existence. lt appears that on the 11th instant a man known a@ Eugene Durard opened an account in the Hanover Bank and deposited two checks on the Bank of North Ame- tea, amounting to pearly $15,000, one purporting te havo been drawn by Trevor & Colgate, and the other by Messrs. Steha & Wulfing. Both checks were certified, but there being some doubt concerning the certification of Messrs. Trovor & Colgate’s check it was returned to them, and that firm pronounced it to be correct. The same day Durard drew from the bank, on his owa check, nearly the amount of the checks he had depos ited, and the next day deposited three more checks on the Chemical National Bank, Merchants’ Bank, and the National Park Bank, amounting to about $16,000, drawn by well known firms, and purporting to have been duly certified. In about an bour afier the taat deposit Durard drew bis check on the Hanover Bank for $15.200, before the check was ed and paid the forge were discovered and payment of the check stopped. Search was made for Durard, but he could not be found. It was learned, however, that Edward Urwirk had been concerned with Durard im forging the and yoa- terday afternoon Urwick was found at the gold broker's room, Wall street. He was there for the pu of buy- ing gold, after which he bad arranged to Durard io New street, but the Justice Dowling, who committed him to the Tombs for examia- ation, which is set down for ten o'clock to-morrow a morning, When doubtless all the particulare wil developed. Some of the checks had the certification of the bank on which they were drawn also forged, while others were so skilfully done a# tw procure the geauine certification of the bank on which they were drawn, The names were so much like the original as to make it difficult for the parties ow whom the ery Was perpetrated to ance them, without a ‘examination, to be It ie Bank will not bea loser by more Messrs. Trevor and Coigete end the Baal of North America are the sofferers by thie ever, bave been of much swindle, which would, Peg wn timely devected, sd to the other firms who certiti ing "away with Minn $10,000, away w ™m ,. oigate ve made chap t ALBANY, Oct. 13, 1968. Congressional Convention for for Congress President of the Al and Sua