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

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CO} a E. - 7s, FBS hts 8 PARK THEATRE, Brookylo. HOOLEY'S OPE: stRuesy, BaLLaps, HOUSE, Brooklyn. —Ermiorran Mix- KLESQUES AND PantoMnsns. \ NEW YORK MUSEVM OF ANATOMY. 618 Brondway.— Lecroxes wird tir ‘Oxy-Heproaey Miorostors twice AD AND KiGhe Aum of FROnst. Open from 8 New York, Friday, November 16, 1866, THA wNews. EUROPE. Our, European news report is datod to November 15. The Roman people will vote annexation to Italy after the removal of the French army. Tho King of Belgium declares a strict neutrality towards all the great: Powers, Commercial and fnancial‘claims preferred by ex- American rebels are still spoken of ia England. Cotton déclined one-fourth of a penny in Lfverpool at noon yesterday, Middling upland was at 14d." Consols were quoted at 90 for money, in London, -at ogo yesterday. United States five twenties were at ‘20% at theltame time, THE CITY. A cold, driving rain prevailed with high winds in this Vicinity last night, and a heavy easterly storm was pre- vailing at the same timo in Baltimore and Fortress Monro. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon. Two communications were received from the ‘Mayor, one enclosing the opinion of the Corporation Counsel on thé the laying of a raflway track at Ann and Falton streets, on Broadway, and the other relative to the pur- chase by the government of a portion of the Battery. The Counsel thinks there is no authority for the laying of a railway track through Broadway to Fulton street, andbays that authority is vested in the Street Depart- meat to remove the track summarily. Suits have already been commenced, by his direction, to recover from the railroad company the penalties prescribed for violations of the city ordinances. ns The Board of Councilmen met yesterday afternoon and ‘accepted an invitation to be present to review the Metro- | politan Fire Department on its second annual parade, which takes place next Wednesday. At the mooting of tho Commissioners of Charities and Correction yesterday the lighting of the Charity Hospital with gaa, at a coatof not more than $5,000 a year, was authorized: Resolutions were received from the Board of Coroners, thanking the Commissioners for the estab- lishment of the Morgue. The Board of Health met in secret. session yesterday to read reports. Al an opes meeting but little pablic Dusmess was transacted, asitl the Board adjourned. The Logisiative Committee on the Wharves and Piers of this city amd Brooklya were. again in session yester- day. Judge Edmonds and Mr. R. H. Gallagher presented plans for improvements in the wharves and piers, and the Citizens’ Association offered the commitiea the use of carriages, #0 that they might make an inspection of them from aa interior view, The committee then adjourned ‘this afternoon,” - The. Danquet given by the members of the Chamber‘of Comnicroe at the Metropolitan Hotel last evening, in honor of Cyrus W. Field, wasa perfect suc- ceas. About two hundred people were preséat, and the Hall was decorated tm the most tasteful and elegant manger. A. battery and telegraph © instruments wore ‘arranged i the banquet ‘Hall, and during the festivities messages were received from Eng land, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Washington and other parts of tho world, The agent of Reuter im England tolegraphod Mr. Field that Napoleon had or- dered a conscription of sailors througbout the maritime Provinces to man vessels to bring home the French troops from Mexico, Speeches were made by Messre. Field, Low, Jay ahd Bellows, Admital Farragut, Major Genetal Meade and others.’ A leolore was delivered by Rev. W. W, Hicks Jast evening in the State street Congregational church, Brooklyn, on “abraham Lincoln,” in which he paid a lofty tribute to the memory of the jate President, and condemned the policy of President Johnson. ‘Daniel Carpenter, senior Inspector of the Metropolitan Police, died very suddenly, in this city Jast evening, from what is apposed to have been disease of the heart, Evidence has been accuinulated against some of the loading imsurance brokers and agents in this city, and is now in the possession of Superintendent Barnes, which implicates them very seriously in illega! transactions, Tho trial Of Jeremiah O'Brien, charged with the mur? dor of hie mistress, te rapidly drawing to a close in the Gonoral Sessions, After the examination of one witness this morning the summing ap will také place and the case will be given to the jury.. The theory of the de. fonce is moral insanity. The National Steam Navigation Company's steamship England, Captain Gries, wil! leave from pier 47 North river at noon to-morrow, Saturday, for Liverpool, touch- ing at Queenstown to land passengers. The stock market was ansettled yesterday morning, but closed firm at an advance. Gold closed at 143%. ‘The markets for merchandise and produce were quite irregular yesterday, but in general the sales were made at lower prices, the continued decline in the gold Promiam causing quitea general desire to sell at the Dest attainable prices. In groceriés there was scarcely any business, the demand coming altogether from the Jobbing trade. Sugar ruled easier, Coffee was held with firmness. Dry goods were dull and heavy. Cotton lower. Froights dull and nominal, Naval stores mode Fately active and somewhat firmer. On *Change floar Tuled more active and Ge. 100, higher. Wheat opened firmer, bat closed dull and heavy. Corn was a shade firmer. Onte were quiet. Pork was heavy, dali and lower. Beef was unchanged, Lard was more active and steady. Whiskey was dutl and nominal MISCELLANEOUS. Our despatches from New Orleans state that it ie openly asserted in military Circles there that Sherman has gone to Mexico merely as the forerunner of an army of ccoupation, Unusoal activity in forwarcing suppties and oqetpments to our troops on the Rio Grande serves to substantiate this assertion. , ‘Two apunterfolters were arrested in Westehester county , PAThacaday groaing while ina room oucaced at iueir ) to next Congress by a very handsome vote, adding a few suggestions which Congress has since embodied. in its legslation. The: ultra at once. entered upon 9 political crusade NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1866. nofartoas trade, and 0 third one only cecaped by jumping from @ second elory window. Three thousand dollars ia Afty cont counterfeit currency wae ecsed, the unite tions, is is waid, boing the very best that have yet boos produced, The counterfeiters will be oxamined before yesterday surrendered all the public property in their poeseasion Board,” enact dr ekayrneety in the Erie canal, near Palmyra aqueduct, It will be repaires to-day. ‘The news from Mexico is via Sam Fpacisoo, and ts to the effect that four French war vessel had left tak The capture of Oaxaca by the tibeals is in tront of Acagiico and expected He had reeived a battery of ‘San Feanciees,and twelve American pn oman xbe schoone Weston from San haa ~vored a cargo of gms at a Mexican Francisco port i Onsaca- “ ‘Jett iS has been removed frou his casemates to cor -wodious apartments HoIL ia Orders were received in Toronto yelerday to discharge thirty of tne Fenian prisoners, Tht Canadian govern- ment has positively determined to commute the sen- sences of Lynch, McMahon aud the chors condemned to death. Thomas Ryall, one of the Fmian prisoners, who offered to turn State's evidence, esciped yesterday. ‘The steamship Geferal Sedgwick, while lying on a bar of Galveston harbor, was collided wih on Wednesday by the schooner “Adolph Huber and'tti brig Florence, and all three were somewhat “damaged. The Society of the Army of theTonneasee reassem - q bled yesterday at Cincinnati. A replutiOn was adopted fixing upon Clyde, Obio, as a guitalie place for the pro- posed moaument to MePherson, ‘he society then ad- |! Journed, to'meet again next year in st. Louis. ‘The Supreme Court of Missiasippi 1a decided that the functions of the State government vere constitutionally, and loyally exercised daring the tim: in which tho State ‘was out of the Union by reason of wr, and that it never lost its-organization as a State by reson of secession. ‘The leather store of E. & M. Frxon, in Boston, was robbed of $50,000 in stocks and momy yesterday during the temporary absence of the proprstors. , The cotfon ‘crop of Tennosseé is reported at one-half the average; but the grain crop in E.at Tennessee is said to be much better than usual. The robbers who rocontly committed various outrages n the Louisville and Nashville railroadhave been cap- tured. Goneral J. C. Davis, who recently issued an order pro- hibiting any military display over thé remains of the rebel General Hanson, says that he was not consulted | in reference to such arrangements. Mr. Speaker Colfax and the Next Session of Congress. Before Mr. Speaker Colfax leares his West- ern home to resume his duties at Washington, he should sit down quietly in frort of the fire and devote an hour or more to seious thonght upon, the responsibilities of hig position, : A ¢lever, smart, active man, he was a very good printer and a very good -edito: of a little gountty paper in a little counwy town in In- diana; but as the Speaker of the House of Representatives he has been almost a failure. In‘spite of the complimentary resolutions paesed at the close of the last session of Con- and in spite of the fulsome eulogies of artisan press, and in spte of his election his ‘comparative failure is a fact which cannot 'bedenied. The complimettary resolutions were a matter of course, the praises of the partisan press. are bestowed indiscriminately, and his. re-election was onl} a ripple in the overwhelming deluge of repuliican majorities ; and, when he comes to subjict himself toa critical ‘examination by the fitlight be must admit that hitherto he bas done a great deal of mischief as Speaker of the Hause and that be has established no solid reputation for ability and. impartiality. The present lamentable contest between the President and Congres’ i due in-a great measure to the.incapacityand the errors of Mr. Speaker Colfax. When the last session commenced the President:and Congress were in practical accord. In. hig message the Presi- dent stated very, clearly what hie’ had done towards reconstructing the Uniony add then turned ‘the whale aubject over to Congress, radicals or Jacobina, led by Mr. Thad Stevens, against the President; but this amounted to nothing until the President was provoked Into rétaliatery animadversions. The origin of the trouble was thé use of vulgar and abusive lan- guage towards the President by Stevens, Ingersoll and other Jacébins. When they called him @ traitor, # ‘rebel, a usurpet and | “the man at the other end of the avenue,” and threatened him with the aye and the,halter, it required a more placid temper than the Presi- dent possesses to resist the|temptation to reply in equally violent terms.) But the President spok@ ‘unofficially ata meeting, while the radical ' “wpoke officially “daring” the sessions of the “House,; with “the. sanc- tion of the . Speaker. sanction Mr. Speaker Colfax had no Tight to give! At the first unparllamentary word;it was his duty to call the offending member jo"brder. He knew that it was contrary.to: the!rules of the House, to parliamentary law evérfwhere, and. to the ordinary etiquette among to permit the President of jhe United States to be abused, slandored ‘ai diately. Had the discussins in Congress been properly conducted “there, would have been none of this personal fobling in regard to President Johnson whiel)..bas already dis- graced us before the wprld. Mr.’ Speaker Colfax was placed in the'chair to take care that the debates were provbrly conducted, and note of the present animofity would have ex- isted bad he performed hisduty. After this brief glance t the faults of his past career, we now invite Mr: Speaker Colfax to consider how he is to ve in the future. When Congress again bles he will find his duty more difficult tan ever. Abuse, growing by what it fe upon, has now attained to a sublimity of ity. Congress- man Bingham, who vowednot to give sleep to his eyes nor slamber to bp eyelids until he had prepared articles of i hment against the President, is already ai Washington prose- cuting his disgraceful work It is even stated that he will attempt to fhow that President Jobnson was accessory toLincoln’s assassina- tion, In any other countrythe man who would utter so outrageous a @lumny would bo branded and pilloried ; here, where Bing. ham is backed by J: as insane as himself, the slanderer, may be oxalted into temporary hew by his sans, ho matter how leeply all intelli- gent and patriotic men may grieve. But this will give Mr. Speaker Colfax an oppor- tunity to atone for all bisjast errors. Let him resolve'that the tary rules shell be strictly enforced ! next session of Congress, and that the Ppaident shall be re- ferted to only in the respectful terma. Men make themselves andeach other angry by using harsh words. as we have eves in tha dif. ferences between the President aad his former , Now, lot up.see the Ss gry Cage et gpa 4 whether a better feeling towards the President | will not follow a rigi@ observance of the ‘pro- Prietice of debate, The President's policy must give place to that of Cungreas; the recent elec- tions bave decided that, and there need be no more controversy about it. The of the President is an impossibility; for he has done nothing to justify such action, and the Jacobina could not obtain more than a score’ of votes against him. . The only danger is that the shameful scenes of the last session may be renewed and that either Congress or the Pres- ident, acting in hot blood, may involve the whole country in a dangerous intestine quarrel. Mr. Speaker Colfax.may prevent this, If he allows nothing insulting to be said, then noth- ing insulting can be answered, We hold him responsible for what has already occurred,and we point out the only way by which he may redeem himself. If he refuses to adopt that course and lends bimself to the plans of the | Jacobins, we beg leave to warn him that a Speaker may be punished for gross neglect of duty and incompetence in éffice. * The Russe-Prusslan Altiance aud Nspoleon’s Programme. | Our special despatch of the 18th inst. from Berlin informs us that “negotiations for the perfection of an alliance offensive and defen- sive between Russia and Prussia are positively going on” between the capitals of the two’ countries. It is further said in London that the treaty between the two Northern Powers “provides for the admission.of the U1 States into the alliance with a sovereign estab- lishment in the Mediterranean Sea, and guaran- tees that nation highly (:vorable commercial advantages.” The alliance between Russia and Prussia is also, notwithstanding many denials, spoken of in Paris ag an “accom- plished fact.” There is no longet toom’ to. doubt the truth of the declaration that Russia on the one hand bas fotmally agreed to give up to Prussia the left bank..of the Vistula, and that Prussia on the other has consented to the annexation by Russia of Hastérn Galicia, and has promised to see that. Russia ‘shall have what is called “freedom’ of action in the East”—that is, freedom of action as against any European power. It'is an alliance of the two nations in question against the rest of Europe—against Austria and Turkey, who are to be the sufferers territorially, and against the Western Powers, whose ‘traditional policy it. is to prevent the destruction of that balance which is regarded asthe only guarantee of safety for any one government. 2 Fastern Galigia, now Austrian territory, was & Russian State a long while ao, even before it was Polish; and Russia now attributes her | osigns against Austria to” sympathy withthe people of Russian: race in thatdistrict. This, howevér, is only'the preiéxt of the wolf who accused the lamb of disturbing the stream and rendering the water undrinkable. Russia and Prassia are beginning b drama thet will not terminate with the transfer of Galicia or with ‘the change of owners in the left bank of ‘the » Vistula, but that will change themap of Europe and will try by the#ultimate test some’ already’ rtibly shaken dynasties. The Emperor Na- Jeon saw clearly that.Russia would be the next pressing danger of Europe, and his Lava- lette ciroular was in parta programme for the re- organization of Europe with regard to that dane. ger. He said, “it is proper, with a wise foresight in respect of the future, that ‘the nations of central Europe should not remain parcelled out into so many different States,without strength and without public spirit.” He’ believed that ' “political science should rise above the narrow and paltry prejudices of « past age” and took at the great facts of the present. What are je facts? The “greatest ones of all to the rot are Russia and the United States— the marvellous growth’ and development in all the arts, of life of the two. greatest aggre- gations of people ‘possessed ‘of the European system and civilistion, ‘Moreover, Russia. is not only already great and populows; it is not merely that the Unite? States! has. just given evidence of her great military strength—this is | not all; for, by extraordinary exertion banded Europe might still perhaps cepe with either Power. But these giants are:young, and, al- rendy $0 large, ate growing. and the United States ‘of America insy each, before another century has expired; contain oné has dred millions of Thhabitents” ” Soh ‘is their possible growth ; and; oh ‘the’other Hand, “the, ancient ‘popalationy of the Pontinent withia their restricted territories increase Wet slowly.”. There is no equivalent growth in other’States "o match that of the tworyounger | and, therefore, those States must keep Up's propor. tiqntite strength by the consolidation of nation- alities, Hence, instead of the thirty odd Ger man_goverumenty.that were recently in the donfederation, there must be but'one. All: Italians must be ia one compact power, and the Iberian Peningule must recognize a common ruler, Indeed, if she .three divisions..of the Latin race e be mare intimatoly/related, it would be all the better. ‘Not only were these Powers formidable Physically, they" were "equally. ble morally, and therefore Europe must’ #0 modify her system, so become more democratic, that | examples of democratic institutions should not be a terror. Only in that ways it possible “to Preserve to great enlightened States the wise direction of the democratic movement Which manifests itself throughout Europe.” This isa declaration that the governments of Europe can only maintein * themselves agatast the people by enteritig into the ‘plan which the Emperor proposes of the oblieration.of small nationalties. In the United States are free and happy millions, governing themselves with democratic institutions. In Russia igs vist aggregation of population, with » goverument disposed to take extravagant steps apparently towards democracy. And the Banperor appre- hends that the influence of these thiigs will be'so great, as they become more and more obvious, that it will be impossible to keep the, people down by the present trammelied, narrow, pitiful system, and that the only chance is for the governments to begin now to reorgatize them- selves upon a’ stronger, broader and more nearly natufiil Basis. At thet price they,may direct the “democratic movement” and not be completely thrown:down by it, The sole purport and significance of the Emperor's cir- cular ‘signed “Lavalette” was to lay down the programme for, the reorganization, of Europe against Russia and the United States. Prussia now ventures to ignore this, to evelv literally the formula ¢hat “the pow principle that governs Europe is freedom of acne ne defiance of France. This is just now the most important event of European. politica, Since Pragsia enters into the Russinn proposal for the practical dismemberment of the Austrian and Ottoman emipires, the Westerm Powers must take active’ measures, and Burope will be plunged at once into. terrific war; or other wise; if those governments only look quietly on, the day is not far distant when they must be shorn of, vast portions of.. their power and dwindle into the class. of second or third rate sovereigaties, existing only by the sufferance of stronger neighbors. Tae Great Meraontc Dertar—Tas Maan Ficent Staut iv Enouanp.—Many thousands of people in New York and throughout the United States deprived themselves of their natural rest on Tuesday and Wednesday last in anticipation of witneasing the grand display in tte heavens which, according to the calculations of the astronomers, was to ‘be visible from this tatitade on one or other of those nights. “While the star gazere heré wer? dijeppointed in their expecta’ it pleat ag Bt oA of ae teors did actually occur, although science was at fault as tothe locality from which it would be visible. I: was seen “ir England, and the sight from tht Greenwich Observatory, ae de- sorted in a special report to the Heraup, was of unequalled grandeur and interest. Our special ‘cable télogram, published in yesterday’s Heratp, gave the observations at nited | the Greenwich Observatory up. to. six’ o’clock of the morning of the 14th.. Tt appears that the magnificent spectacle commenced there at nine o’clock of the night of the 13th and continued untilsix o’clock on the morning of the 14th, the shower of meteors reaching ils maximum ‘between ‘one and two o’clock, when five thowand stars shot from their places and trailed their fire along the heavens antil lost to sight. During ‘the:whole splendid and wonderful display twelve thousand of such celestial rockets were visible to the naked eye, some of ihem presenting colors: of red, blue, green, orange aid amber, Many of them radiated flashes like sheet’ lightning; ‘and others burst like rockets and broke: into stars of crimson, sapphire and emerald. Thus this gala night of the heavens continued to'exhibit ' ita” wondrous glories until the veil of the. morning's lightshut them from ‘mortal eyes. Our. special report. from England will be read with intense fhterest by those who bave been disappointed in » their ‘expectation’ of of'the heavens,’ and will make a atir ¢mong the learned men whohave’ been engaged on calculations on the meleoric shower. :Although mistaken as to, the locality trom which the ‘ais- lay would be visible, they have yet the satis-’ ction of knowing that theit’ prediction as to the occurrence and its date waa corrett, We to lay’before them this ‘early, intersting Aad. important information, Bgivevss doy Tae Secrerary oF ras Temasuey’ Contract- Ind ‘THE Currexcy.—We are informed through the Washington flewspaper despatches that Mr. Secretary McCulloch is determined to contract currency.-a8. far a3 the late law of Con- gress will allow. He is contracting it, in. fact, as fast-as*he can. Why is Mr. McCulloch in such a’hurry to reduce the volume of currency 2? ‘Ts the vomasey. suffering? Are we not doing vety well? Are we not prosperous? Yes,the coantry"is in a healthy condition of prosperity, and there is no good reason why this should be endangered by a “hurried contraction. The Secretary bad better let the currency alone, or, at Jbast, if the amount be reduced at all, he should contract it so imperceptibly that, the country would not feel the operation. But Mr. McCulloch Begins at the wrong end. It ia not the legal tender circulation ‘that should be re- duced, but that of the national banks. Instead of taking ont ‘of circalation the ‘popular and safe money of the government, the legal ten* an act to-break ap phe ngsignint Bank qureeicy and system. By substituting legal tenders for ‘the national bank cirenlatton “the ‘government, could save upwards of twenty millions.» year, aisum which is now actually a gift to an over- grown ands dangerous ‘moneyed monopoly. ‘The whole system of our ational finances, the existence of these national banks, and the pro- position to contract the legal tender currency, are all for tlie "benefit: of capitatists, money. all will be to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. The bondholders; the national bank imofidpotists ahd the great capitalists could ‘ndt find a man: to serve tholr purpose better thna the Séerelary of the ‘Treasury. We: hope, hdwever, that there may be found enlightened statésmon in Congress to keep him in.check, and to eatablish.a better and sounder system of curreney and duane than he contemplates, Oy pee RO Fo.t Crops axn Hiam-Patces.—By the re- turns of the crops'from all parts of the country it appears that ayandance prevails everywhere. Provisions of r were never so plentifaljand in view of ‘this fact it may be asked why retail prices of all the articles in daily consumption: im the households of both rich and poor should be so high, Between the avarice of the speculators and the anwilling- ness of the retail dealers to relinquish the exorbitant profits which they have been real- izing since the war began, the public are com- pelled to pay prices for the necessariés of life which are little better than extortions. With the exception of cotton every produc- tion of the country ties been most bountifully developed. In the’ items of meat; poultry, butter and cheese we have the snomaly of a glutted market and kigh prices. It is trae that'there is ® comsparative diminution in the charges ef butchers and grocery dealers of late; but.no one will deny that the prices de- manied are still entirely above what they ought to be, considering the immense supply on hand. There must be a ehange in this state of things before many days, and no-one will Tegret to see the speculators severely bitten, In the dry goods business, there is considerable stagnation, large stock# on hand and the failure of « market:in' the South to bring down the prices, and they have accordingly abated. ‘The same condition of things¥must éoon oper. ate in like manner with the provision markets. The prices now demanded are about one-third more than a fair vaiae for the staple articles ‘Of consumption. Consumers, therefore, have @ right to expect qpeedy reliat witnessing this .care and wonderful. condition: have great satisfaction in having been enabled 4 dere, be should recommend Congréss to pass’ |} New York cannot too frequently or too-strenu- Ously urge early and. prompt action upon the authorities, " Tue Canaprans Very Bosy.—Oar neighbors; the Canadiana, are very busy: just ‘now ‘in the | trying and condemnation of the captured Fe- niang In. their hands and. in preparations: for war. On Wediiedday last two ‘more of their Fenian prisoners at Toronto were sentenced to be hung, and.on the same day. from Montreal -we were informed that large quanti-, ties of military stores and @ number of Arm: strong guns continued to arrive at:that place! |From this tt would appear that the Canadians || are not by any meang satisfied that the: hang~ ing of their, Fentan prisoners will prevent another Fenian raid. Whatgood, then, can they” expect from’ the sacrifice of, these prisoners % We dare say that the Canadians in these sum, mary trials and sentences expect the approval of their imperial, government for their: “loyal- ty,” and that. in :eddition «to: instractions:-to ‘spare the lives of the condemned this“ loyally”. iwill ‘pay the provinde handaomély, in such | articlés from. England as military stores, Arm-r| | strong guns, &¢. In this yew the seplencee. ‘Fenians, instead of being, hanged, ought bo be rrolehaed with a vote of thanks. | Waste Preswognr, Jonxsox’ Sdvs.—Some. of! our contraporseine are giving: a conspicuous position their columns’ to reports ftom ‘Washington asto what President Johnson’ says’ to Tom, Dick and Harry in reference. to his" future:course. We care very little ‘for these / réports and for what he may sey to'Tom, Dick and Hatry.in order'to get.rid of them; but we: bre waiting with some interest 10 see what ho will ‘tny in his anhual message. We expect too, from a calm, gurvey of the situation, that inbis: messnge be will talk like-a’ statesman, to some purpose! ” « ¥ ’ OBITUARY... . Dauiel ‘Carpenter, Ipapocter of Motropetiias ‘The Metropolitan police force bes met with a severe loss in the demise of sts senior inspector, Daniel Cirpen- ter, which oocurred Inst evening, shortly after eight, Mrs. Hale, widow of the kon, Nathas ‘Hale and alster Qf the late Edward died at Brookline, Massa- @busetis, on the 14th inst., aged seventy years. MEXICO. News the West Coast—Departare ef French War Véesscle—Cenfrmation of the Capture of Oexaca--Acapuice te be At~ tacked by Alvarer—American Guns and Gun. nore tar tie Liberal Army, &c. San Frasomoo, Nov. 14, 1866, feet bad {ewan the Hench trope frm the ter ted tno an Da three se ea pe Spear Sach comme, actoengensel Up tage yd mn Bis ‘Tim schooner A. J. which left bere to mud to hare astiveroa & come frst ammu- important of them, “The Triumph of Liberty,” might be deemed a recommendation to Americans, as well as. ‘as tt ts said at Une beadquart: The Président nad the Constitutional Amcug- APOrisig 1C posible to persuade the President ta come Out strong for the constitutional amendmont' im tite forthooming, message, They argue thet ia se doing, “tutend t6 adopt. I understand that Me. has Het as° yet given these gentlemen their answer. bas been rumored here for the last week that it was his ‘tiation’ to propose at Arrangemout similar to the gee Row pending, but in a modified form, recommending, amoug other matters, ‘the withidrawal of the disfranchler ing provision tu the amendment as it 1s now proposed, ‘The President ta collecting from the most authoatic sources information regardiag the sitaation in the South, proparmory to framing his aunual message. General Sickles Wasbloseted with tim to-day, and submitted bie views. It't# possible that (he President may recommend to Congress the convocation of a national coaveatica, Whiob all the Stareg shall be represented, to coasider grave questions now before the nation, Although, people of the Bout may not favor the pending coustita- the Presideat aud Congress a8 calculated ulumately +0 inuré to thelr ow@ benedt, they will in the ead ip whatever. the: highest brapches of the may unite in proposing. The. ‘suggest wuch) measures to Congresé as inay make legistative snd: executive departments a unit upoa. the question of restoration. ties.’ © ‘The rapid conversion at the Treasury Departneat.- seven-thirty notes tuto five-swenty tg attended itt many diMcuites on Sévounl of the wumbora of loot or stolen, @sven-ibisty wotes sent té the “Banks and’ persons dealing in seven-thirties should | Metaber that: withough thé coupon bonis of the governs moat are issued payable to beurer, so.that they. wilt pase: | by deuivéry,) they aré good, although lost or stoles, | when.da the: bande; of a boa fide Holder. The-case Ie different with thé seven-thirties, which are iasuod te blank, but. with the words: “or order,” instead of “og? _ bearer,” imprinted ‘on the facd. “As long as a sevoa- | thirty ote -romains thus in blank It passes by délivery ik8.8 coupon bond, and a bona fide purchaser far value (can ‘collect the same notwithstanding ‘it has’ beeg jlost” of “Molen. But io case the holder of the jseven-thirty “Alls “the “Didi | space with hie” name, the —-note then--—-becomes” his property, payable to bith of order, and be canuot thor eaftor We | deprived of hue'titie by any los3. or Latcény of the note, jan7.mare than the holder of @ check, or draft payable te bjsorder; aod this is the law, notwitlistanding his came. i may havo been 80 skilfully extracted, by acid or other- wise, as to leave no trace of the name, If the holder ‘the’ note can, prove clearly, that his name was ouce tou‘upon'the ‘face of the ‘seven-thirty his title is good, ‘nothwithstaading the. erasure, and even against a bons. {ode holder, for value, and will be recoguized by the Treasury Department, aud, upoa proof, thé note will be paid toi, | ay | Alt persons: dealing to goverament socuritios ought, \carofully to. bear in mind the foreguing: pecutiarity of pees ein hai Decorrit come } us le 103, payable oaly to order, which cannot, be, the. caso with any of the coupon bows” | Circles. -The cenurse ‘pursued ‘by: the Chicago’ Fens, ‘and the) moro moderate miggedtions Of caster democratic papora,s is producing @ profound sensation aviong politicians” from all'déstions of the country who are hore with axes ‘grind.’ The. indications ‘now are that the démocratel aro King ‘to ‘ride, the hobby of nogro suffrage In some: yes fnir, | 4 | ‘Thbte ibe 4 mistake in tho statement that General Grant;tv ia ettendance at. the ‘horse near Baltimore, - of the army today: has-not baeg out Of on foe. ws | cits, FU asta gency tn Now Yer pee 0 Rata fiz the President «petition signed by) beveral soldiers asking for the immediate pay- © le be feels eanious about ube early payment of the ' and will exert alt chi aid in bis power to have it done ab ‘] 40 early day.» ” Tho Situation ta Toxas—Statemont of Geserad: | prover major Gowers B Susase, Asenos Combots: 4 toner of the Freedmen's Bureau in the State of Texaa,’ | Porta have indicated, There ts an unmistakable desire _ manifested Dy Une pétpte tn. general, to. ncquleece Ia the measures imposed upon them by the government. Ig tho matter of negro suffrage they are net vo much opposed, to conferring the privilege upon the freedmen as they are to having forced on itiem,.by | It toh their own action the elective” franchise would 6re long } bp granted to, the fregdinéa by the State Logisiause, qoite'Well, and had it not for the ravages of the have compared well with the crop Of 1860. : however, that on0-fifth at tense of tee wie esata Sata the United States this year has beew,raised io Texas. x . The sult Against Secretary Stanten. iebwin We ot pms trap yer el r, againes jn Wf Banton, Becrétary of War, tor trespass, dem mbeiteuiacs stone: te the suit insticuted by” OW, ¥.. Rendall bes eutored Bis appearance (of the defend. / ant,'and'a pled of not ‘gditty having besa entered, the. | case stamds for-trial. It ts mot probable, however, that. {t will be punched at the prosent term of the Circuit’ tor j but those who have been sppolnted in the entirely new regiments have received no official notia- Cation Of thelr. ‘and mauy are yet ignorans A large number of gentlemen who expected to have been appointed in the regular army, but who were dis- appoimied, are now applying for foreign missions. The applications for appointmeats of this character are steadily increasing. ee Paro potatteern it eens eT ie sn jw United Coloted ifodps, tomeakaded by Colonel D. M Sells, hae been sent to Camp Distnibution for the parpose of being mustered out of service, ry, ‘The Dictooric Khewers, “t= ~+ |. Professor J. Ferguson, of the National Observatory, of this city, gives. the following as the result of the obeor- ‘vations made on th® morning OF the 14th inst, betweem two and balf-past fon e’elock. On the morning of the ‘Mth thére were observed one hundred and seventy two meteors, mostly of email size. The number indicates ‘about the samo rate of falling as om the preceding even- ing. There was nothing pecullat in color of motion ob- ferved. ‘The night, except in the interval above mea- toned, was cloudy. The Tex Law in Germae. _ The Treasury Department hae hed printed at the gov- erpmment printing office, in German, copies of the Imernad Revenue Tax laws, for distribation. Arrest of in Minnesota. “f Of their appoin Partment, while in the act of and State notes. Negatives of twenty-dollar United States hotes; ten dollar notes Of the National Bank of Water- town, N.-¥.; ones and fives of the Bank of Rahway, N. '] 4.; five dolar notes of Huribut's Bank, of West Wie- ttead, Conn. ; and fifty cent fractional ourrency notes, wore captured, Tomlinson is bold for trial before the ‘tho’ district of Minnesota ie Na