The New York Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1866, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HeRALD. ap JAMES CORDON BENETT. EDITOR AND PROPRIE)R. OFFION MN. W. CORNER OF FULTON a\p NASSAU STS. | posed to have been burned to death. THE DAILY HERALD, puddished cveryyay in the year, FouR cents per copy. Annual subscriptiq price, Glas we, + AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway, near Yroont atrect.—ABMADALE. NRW YORK THEATRE, Broadway, oppoaite New Yok | being a large increase over the number reported for the Botel.—Guiyrity Gaunr, OR JRALOUSY. TAHRATRE FRANCAIS, Fourteenth aveoue.—Davcurer or rax Recuamnr. street. near Sish GERMAN THALIA THEATRE, No. 514 Broadway— Rouse ave Dam Bureau. GERMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos. 45 and «7 Howery~ Maines OWKEL'S SORLAFROOK. — STKINWAY HALL. Fourteenth street. —lanvet's Ores ey Samson sy Tum Cxotian Cxoix. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS. {x5 Broadway, Jeid the Metropolitan Hotel—In taxa Kriiortan Exrensts- BRNTa, Dawoina ano BoK.es@uns—MysORie Smowkes OR FaLLing Stars. FIRTH AVENUB OPERA HOUSE, Nos. 2 an # West fwenty-fourth sreet.—Bvowoxr's Minstkkt 3 Burixsaons, 0. A TP Moon. . Y & LEON'S MINSTRELS, 720 Bradway, oppo- sila te oot York fotel—Lx tuvut Sonas, Paxces. Beors. ‘TRIOTINA, ‘Sravow. TONY PASTOR'S Orera HOUSE. 20 Béwery.—-Comto Vooarww—Necko MINSTAXLsy Baller DVERTISSEMENT, do.—Hxant or Bxix, O8 THe Mux oF '98. 0,—MarkiMONY—SURPRISE Papert CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATIOY TROUPE, at Mechanica’ Hall, 472 Broadway—ln a\Vintery or LicHe Np Lavawanue ENTexTaiNMunts, Cols pe BALLET, & La Starx Comqux. \ MRS. FB. CONWAY'S PARK THEA East Lenxx. HOOLEY'SOPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Qrmrortaw MIN: arexisy, BALLADS, BURLESQUES AND Panton. SEAVER'S OPERA HOUSE, Williamsbu Munsraeisv, Battaps, Comic Pantomimns, dc. RE. Brooklyn.—- —Ermorias NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 hroadway.— Laoroea wren THe Ox¥-HypRogEN Micuosore twice dai ap axo ice Ana or Frowst. Open NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, Tventy-third street and Fourth avenue.—Arist FUND SOcIETYS ANNUAL Exwuprrion. STUDIO BUILDING, 51 West Tenth street. ~Exmarrion or Pxencn axp Fixmist Picrures. TRIPLE SHEET. Now Yerk, Tuesday, December 4, 186! | giving very different accounts of the collision. The con- = | ditiea of the Scotland is a critical one, he ts ashore THE CITY. 7 ‘A large Gre took piace in Walker and Canal strects last evening, whereby two houses were completely burned and five others more or lest injured, with’s total toss of about $250,000, Five men engaged as workmen in one of the houses are missing, and three of them are sup- Tho statements regarding the loss of ne Kate Dyer off Tire Island, and the beaehiaeef the steamer Scotland ‘are conflicting, the passengers of the different vessels near Sandy Hook, full of water, and the impression pre- vails that unless favorable weather continues for two days longer she will be a total loss. During the week ending last Saturday evening there were four hundred and twenty-two deaths in this city, previous week. An interes#ng lecture was delivered last evening in the Charef of the Transfiguration, Mott street, by Rev. Father Wilson, on the subject of his travels in the Holy Lapd, before a very large audience, The Church of the Divine Paternity (Dr. E. H. Chapin) was dedicated to the service of God by appropriate exer- cises yesterday. The building 1s of ample dimensions, is built of Belville stone and brick in the perpendicular goth style of architecture, is handsomely finished, and is capable of stating over sixteen handred persons. Owing to the Charter election taking place to-day, no business will be transacted in any of the courts. ‘The New York and Weatchester County Railroad Com- pany made an attempt to lay a railroad track through Pearl street yesterday, and succeeded in breaking ground and teating-up the pavement, They were served with ‘an injunction while at their labors, however, and the ‘Tax Biace | work ceased. The December term of the Court of General Sessions opened yesterday, and four cases were tried. James Robinson pleaded guilty to burglary in the third degree, and was sentenced to the Sing Ning Prison for five years. George Mier, charged with burglary, was sent to the Penitentiary for a year. John Wilson and Michael Mackin were acquitted of the charge of stealing small sums of money. The Grand Jury were discharged tll the 12th inat. The farther hearing of the charge against James H. Greatrex of having manufactured forged notes on the Union Bank of Scotland, at Glasgow, was resumed yes- terday. The evidence for the prosecution bas closed. Mr. George M. Curtiss, for the defence. submitted that no case had been made out for the extradition of the prisoner. Commissioner Newton formally adjourned the ‘matter till Thursday. ‘There were some thirty persons arraigned before Judge Smalley in the United States Circuit Court, yesterday, on charges of uttering and passing counterfeit fractional currency and compound interest notes. They pleaded not guilty, and Monday next was appointed for the com- mencement of trial in the several cases. ‘The stock market was buoyant yesterday. at 140% a 141. The amount of business transacted yesterday was limited, though the markets generally were not essen- tially changed, previous prices being sustained for both foreign and domestic merchandise. Cotton was more active and a shade firmer. Coffee was dull and nominal. Gold closed By special cable telegram from Londop, dated yester. | OM Change flour was quiet, but unchanged. Wheat was day afternoon, we learn that the outdoor demonstration of the trade societies in that city in support of the re form movement constituted one of the most imposing and gignificant political manifestations witnessed for many years, perhaps in modern times, in Great Britain There were fifty thousand men in the line of march, with bands and banners, after the American fashion. The people were addressed from seven stands, and there wore about fifty popular speakers. The Fenian element was strongly represented, and the flag of the Stars and Stripes was borne aloft to the masic of the ‘Wearing of the Green.” When our despatch closed the city re- mained quiet. ‘Two English regiments had sailed from Liverpool for Trelaad. Count Bismarck has returned to Berlin. a deputation from Schleswig-Holatein. A private cable despatch from Paris was received in Unis city yesterday, which says in effect that ‘no direct reply has yet been transmitted by the Freach govern- ‘mont to that of the United States upon the subject of the immediate withdrawal of the troops from Mexico, or in instalments, aswas proposed by M. Drouyn de Lhuys. Mr. Seward, in bis despatch, has remonstrated against the neglect, andasks for the prompt fulfilment of the Promise, which was received by the United States in good faith, and in the expectation that it would be ful filled. His remonstrance, however, was wholly free from threat, though decided and earnest in its tone. That any difficulty will grew out of it is not believed in quarters here where the lengthy message to Mr. Bize- low, #o far as ite general character is concerned, is fully known.” Cousols declined to 8834, for money, in London, yes- terday. At the opening United States live-twenties were at 70%. The market closed dull for United States bonds, Gve-twenties of 1862 at 70 7-16, and of 1865 at 693,. ‘The Liverpool cotton market was very firm at the close, with middling uplands at fourteen pence. Bread- stuff were very active at noon. By mail we have our special correspondence from Dublia and Parie, with newspaper files, dated to the 21st of November, and publish important details of our cable despatches of that day, including report of John Bright's stirring speech in Manchester CONGRESS. ‘The second session of the Thirty-ninth Congres» assombied at the Capitol yesterday. In the Senate, the credentials of several new mem ‘ders were presented, two of them from Texas. The credentials of the latter were ordered to lie upon the table. Resolutions to the effect that the hours of assombiing be twelve o'clock, until otherwise ordered, ‘was adopted, and Mr. Sumner moved to call up the bili regulating the elective franchiée dn the District of Cojumbia, but on & reference to the rules |! was decided ‘that if could not come up until after the sixth day of the sewion. A bill was presented by Senator Sherman to Prevent i legal appointmonts to office, which provides ‘to substance that n0 salary shall be pal! to any one who has been appointed to office by the President during the Tecess and after his rejection by thé Senate, and any Person preparing or making such appointments, or holding an office after his rojection by the Senate, sball be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be subject on conviction to fino or Imprironment. ‘This bill and one regulating the tenure of offices were aid upon the table till the committees are appo nted. ‘The President's Messaye was received at twenty minutes of two and read, whereupon three thousand oxtra copies of it were ordered to be printed and the Senate ad- journed. In the House, after the avai proliminarics on reas. sembting, a bill repealing the section of the act of July 17, 1862, which authorizes the President to extend par- don and amnesty to persons engaged in the rebellion, was passed, the rales being suspended A bi!) to provide for the eale of gold was referred to the Committee on He received Ways and Means, Mr. Schenck introduced his bill to nx | the meeting of the Fortieth Congress for the 4th of Maren next, and after being read twice it was made celal order for December 11. Mr. Stevens, of Peunsyl: ania ‘introduced @ bill to regulate removals from office It pro. vides that if any person is appointed by the Presi- dent to perform the duties of an officer who is suspended, and such person shall not be confirmed by the Senate, ho shall be declared incapable of holding office under the government for three years after such rejection, The bill waa made a special order for Friday, Mr. Lawrence asked leave to Introduce a bill to repea! the increased compensation act for members of Congress, but the House refused to suspend the rules. The Judiciary Com mittee was instructed to report a mode of proceeding for trial of cases of impeachments before the Senate. Mr. Schenck Introduced @ bill to equalize the bounties of soldiers, sailors and marines, which was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, Mr. Btevens dull, but steady. Corn was in limited demand, but fully Ic. higher. Oats were steady. Pork was duil and lower. Beef was steady, while lard was more active, but ata slight concession. Freighta were quiet, Whis- key was dull and nominal. Beef cattle, under an improved demand and limited receipts, ruled firmer at the opening, sales being made at prices indicating an advance of fally 30. per Ib., good and medium cattle bringing 180. a 164<0., and ex- tra 17¢., while common gold all the way from lle. to 18¢.. During the latter part of the day, however, the improvement was partially lost, thongh holders generally demanded full prices, Milch cows were more inquired for and higher, consequent upon the continued Hight supply and limited reoeipts. Good cows commanded $90 a $100, while exira sold as high ak $115 a $126. Common sold at prices ranging at from $50 to $75. Veal calves wore withont noteworthy change, the market | being moderately active and steady at 10c. a 18c., with an occasional sale an high as 13\%c. The market for sheep and lambs has not varied materially, though scarcely as firm, owing to the increased receipts, the former selling at Sc. a 64¢c., and the latter at 60, a 8c. ‘Hogs have declined considerably under free artivals and the absence of any demand from packers, About 5,000 | head were on the market this morning, but were all dis- | posed of at the following prices, viz :—Best quality 6%c. a Tc., fair to good 6c. a 6%c., and common and rongh 630. a 6Xc., and light market pigs at To, a Tige, The total receipts were:—4,984 beeves, 43 milch cows, 704 veal calves, 28,080 sheep and 15,095 awine. } MISCELLANEOUS. ‘The Court of Queen's Bench, at Sweetsinrg, Cana- da, commenced ite session yesterday for the trial of the Fenians lately confined at Mentrea!. Thecharge was de- livered by the Judge aud the jury will probably find true bills againat them to-day. Foars are again enter- tained of a raid from the Vernont border. Rev. Jobo McMahon, one of the condemned Canadian prisoners, has written a letter to « friend in this city explaining his connection with the Fenian organization, and also his | reasons for not pleading “guilty”” at the trial. | We nhave files from Bermuda dated November 20. The | British corvette Jason, of twenty-one guns, bad arrived ' from St. John, N. B., and the British war vecsel Favor- ita from Halifax. The latter ‘s an iron-plated vessel, and the Grat ever seen at Bermuda. che will remain there daring the winter months. Governor Ord was about to embark for Singapore, of which he had been appointed Governor. Tt is again proposed to unite the Bermuda islands with Nova Scotia, and also with the ‘West Indies and Trinidad, by submarine telegraph, A rumor was prevaient in New Orieaus , yesterday to the offect that Maximilian had accepted the propovition of the conservatives and returned to Mexico city, and also that the commanding oficer of the United States troops on the Rio Grande had received instructions not to intarfere in Mexican affairs unless ordered from head- quarters. Two men namet Chaties Adams and George Clark were arréated in Jersey City on Friday, charged with | the robbery of Uoited States bonds at Buffalo to the amount of $28,000, besides $500 worth of jewelry. They | wore taken to Buffalo for trial, | A fire occurred at Oil City, Pa., on Sunday night, io ' ] { the house of Joun Donohue, by whien an old man aged one hundred years and two others were burned to death. The achooner M. Ballard was wrecked in Lake Ontario on Friday morning, and the captain and eleven men were drowned. Governor Marvin has been re-elected United States Seni for Florida irginia Legislature met yesterday at Richmond, | bat in consequence of 0 quorum being present, did not organize. | In the Tennesse House of Representatives yesterday | & DIN to establish free common schools im the State was indefinitely postponed. The First Day of Congress. ‘The fiest day of the second session of the Thirty-ninth Congress was “big with the fate | of Cesar and of Rome.” First, there was a | Procession of the republican city clubs and freedmen in honor of the two houses, Next— | after the call of the roll of the House, an orthodox radical prayer from the Chaplain and the reading of the messare, in spite of a mo- tion of the implacable Stevens to postpone it till to-day—n bill was rushed throngh—-111 to 29—repealing the thirteenth section of the am- nesty act, authorizing the President to grant pardons, and was sent over to the Senate, where, by an objection interposed, it was laid moved to adjourn without waiting for the Presi- | Over for one day. This hill does not look well dent's Message, ant, on ite being recelved, moved | for Greéley’s programme of « universal am- Wo postpone its reading until to-day. The motion was | nesty for impartiel suffrage ; but what it really rejected, and the reading of the Message wae com- minced, While it was being read Mr. Stevens again moved to postpone the further reading till today. The ena and MAYS Were called, and resulted in 64 yous to 66 ways, ‘The reading of the Mewoge was then concladed, a1 the House adjourned. After the adjournment the republican members as vembled near the Eastern portico, where they were wel- comed by the various republican organizations of Wash- ington City, Judge Carterfdelivered the welcoming ad- dress, and Speaker Colfax replied. A banquet was given ja the evening, at which Thad. Stevens, Senator Howard ond others made speeches. ‘The President's Message and the reports of the Secre. tary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War and Genera ‘2c OS as (fa OLD WRG PEL, Fe "<a signifies will doubtless soon appear. Next, Mr. Boutwell brings in bis bill direct - ing the Secretary of the Treasury to sell two millions of gold every Monday, and Mr. Sebenck brings in his bill providing for the as- sembling of the first session of the Fortieth Congress on the 4th of March, both of which will doubtless be passed, the latter without much loss of time. “If suoh things come in the green tres, what still we have in the dry!” We may expect the most exciting, eventful, momentous and protracted session of any readers, They will find it, os an exhibit of the working of the eeveral Executive Departments during the last year, an interesting, instructive and satisfactory State paper, while upon the, great issue of Southern reconstruction it reads like a chapter from “The World before the Deluge.” Mr. Johnson devotes two tedious newspaper columns to a defence of his last year’s measures and general ideas of Southern restoration, including some beautiful extracts from Washington’s Farewell Address and from Jefferaon and Jackson, in support of his theory of State rights and the powers of Congress, and then he drops the subject. It is an argument to the court after the jury had rendered their verdict. It may be compared to a history of France, omitting the revolution which over- threw the Bourbons—as a trivial matter not worth mentioning in pleading their claims to the throne. It is indeed remarkable that after deliber- ately submitting his Soathern policy against the plan of Congress to the people in the tate elections the President should not have a word to say of the will of the people, as made manifest in these elections. He talks of “the ancient landmarks,”\as if none of them had’ been swept away by the late Southern deluge of fire and blood, as if the war had changed nothing and as if the recent elections bad decided nothing. Ina word, Mr. Johnson for- gets that we have passed through the flery ordeal of a mighty revolution and that the pre-existing order of things is gone and can return no more—that a great work of recon- struction is before us, and that we cannot escape it. Taking it for granted, however, that this superfluous argument of the Execn- tive on his exploded policy is only an ingenious device, with his colora flying, for tarning over the whole matter absolutely into the hands of Congress, where it belongs, we may dismiss this branch of the Message without further remark. Passing over his summary of the depart- mental reports and the recommendations in connection therewith, the President’s brief statement of our relations with England and France next challenges onr attention. He says “it is a matter of regret that no consid- erable advance has been made towards an adjustment” of onr difficulties with England, arising from Anglo-rebel depredations upon our commerce during our late civil war; but he thinks the delay in this matter may be charged “in no small degree” to ihe embar- rassments resulting from the late change in the British ministry; and he expects that asx the attention of the new ministry has been called to the subject, it “will be now taken up and considered in a becoming and friendly spirit.” In regard to France, it appears that, expecting the removal of the November instal- ment of the French troops from Mexico, as promised by Napoleon, our new Minister to Mexico, Mr. Campbell, with General Sherman as his confidential adviser, was sent off on the 9th of November to look up the republic, under the impression that with the exit of the first instalment of French bayonets the republic would displace the empire. It further appears, however, that on the 22d of November information was received from France that Napoleon had decided not to withdraw his first detatchment, as promised, in November, but to wait and withdraw the whole of his troops in the spring. Hence the late despatches to the French government re- monstrating against this nonfulfilment of Na- poleon’s pledge in the premises. No answer to this despatch, we infer, has been received. Thus, then, the matter stands. Mr. Campbell and General Sherman, sucking oranges, are awaiting at Havana the retirement of Maximilian with the first instalment of the French troops before venturing into Mexico, while “poor Max” is forcibly detained by Mar- shal Bazaine, and the French troops are kept in the country intact for some ullerior purpose. What is it? The President hints at i in a proposition from France for “a matual conven- tion for the adjustment of all claims of citizens and subjecis of both countries arising out of the recent wars on this continent.” This proposition is thought not unreasonable; but it is turned over to the consideration of Congress. We conclude that Napoleon is holding his army and his man Meximilian in Mexico in order, through some arrangement with the United Stales, to get certain claims fixed upon the re- public as the price of his withdrawal of the empire. There may be even deeper designs than this contemplated by the French Emperor. His former entente cordiale with England, which seems to be now revived, moy result in a common purpose between those two Powers to arrest the growing influence of the United States in the: British provinces, the Spanish American States, and the West India Islands; for the empire of the seas is involved in this American balance of power and the conflict between republican and monarchical ideas the world over. This is a great subject, and next to the para- mount business of Southern reconstruction, it shonld command the attention of Congress. Mr. Seward, in his efforta to solve our foreign | difficulties, bas signally tailed, and the admin- | istration falls back upon Congress. Indeed, the gist of the Message may be summed up in the simple remark that it turns over to Congress the settlement of our domestic and our foreign troubles, and we can only hope that the two houses will rise to the demands of the crisis and prove equal to the task assign ed them. New Haven Jovrvatiam on Stans.—The New Haven papers are worthy pupils of the great astronomer of Yale College, Professor Loomis. They do not believe yet that there was a meteoric display in England the other day, and they are pitching into us for saying so and proving it, As for the Professor himself, who cannot discover anything less than a “spurious despateb,” he is a very St. Thomas Didymus in scepticism. He won't believe because he didn’t see, and he is waiting antil the meteors come over to New Haven to exhibit themselves for his special illumination. Even then he would not think the affair “much of a shower after all.” Meantime the New Haven newspapers swear by this purblind astronomer and abuse the Hermann. A Fresca Pam vor Ammatcay Yacut- unx.—Our Paris correspondent informs us that the Paris Yachting Club bas ordered a gold medal, bearing the arms of the club, to be pre- sented to the winner of the Atlantic race. We Orpewme (het thin medal wag, | ' | tigned for the American yachtmen in time for the winner of this Now let our Yacht Club add a gold cap to the French medal. The Repert of the Secretary ef War—The Reperts and Sub-Reperts ef Military De- partments. ‘The report of the Secretary of War ise plain, well writteh document, containing in as brief « epace ag practicable a compact and well ar- ranged history of the business and operations of that Department during the past year. The reduction of the army has been going on as rapidly as circumstances will permit, and there has been, of course, a corresponding retrench- ment of expenditures. There are now only a little over eleven thousand volunteers, white and colored, left in the service ; but the Secretary reminds the country that, should any national emergency arise, past experience proves that an army of the full strength of a million of men could be organized with ali necessary swiftness. | The importance of speedily providing the army with breech loading small arms of the best pat- tern has been recognized by the government, and experiments have proved that the Spring- field rifle can be altered into a breech loader and become a better arm in all respects than the Prussian needle gun, This is no doubt a fact, since the latter arm bas been much over- estimated. With these improved breech load- ers the efficiency of the regular army of the United States will be much increased. The total estimate of military appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868, is $25,205,669. ‘The Secretary’s report is confined to the business of the Department—the expenditures of the different branches of the service, the progress of works of defence, the operations of the Freedmen’s Bureau and other interesting details. It is accompanied by reports from the commandants of the military departments and of their subordinate officers, transmitted by Geaeral Grant, all of which contain matter of interest. General Grant explains that the regular army, which bas now almost entirely replaced the volunteer force, has been mainly employed during the past yeer in service along the con- stantly extending frontier and in insuring the execution of the laws and protecting life and property in the lately rebellious States. Indian hostilities have, however, diminished with the expiration of the rebellion, and the lawless class at the South has been much smaller than conld have been expected after a civil war of such magnitude, although sufficiently formida- ble to justify the presence ofa military force. General Grant suggests the abolishment of In- diun agencies and the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department—a policy which, we have no doubt, would be beneficial to the Indians as well as to our goverament. ‘In a great many inslances these agencies have been used as a means of defrauting both the red map and the white, and have lain at the foundation of most of our Indian difficulties. Lieutenant General Sherman, who has had command of the military division df the Mis- souri for the past year, unites in this recom- the Indians under the control of the military authorities, and gives good reasons for such a policy. His report is brief, but contains an interesting account of the measures by which he hopes within the next year to overcome some of the difficulties that have presented themselves ‘in the past within his important division, so that the important work of the Pacific Raslways and the general Onward march of civilization and improvemoat may not suffer from the depredations of the savage. The reports of Generals Pope, Halleck, Mc- Dowell and Steele relate mainly to Indian affairs. General McDowell believes the main difficulty in the District of California to be with the whites more than the Indians, and states that white men shoot and maltrent the natives with utter impunity. Here, we sub- mit, is a chance for ofr philanthropists, now that they are about to lose the negro as an object of sympathy. General Meade makes a report of his opera- tions on the frontier in connection with the Fenian movement against Canada, and abo ws that but for his prompt action our Canadian neighbors might bave witnessed the sight of more of theif “Queen's Own” in the neighbor- hood of Montreal running away from the bayonets of the terrible Fenians. ‘The report of Phil Sheridan is—like Phil Sheridan, It reads with all the snap and fire ot one of bis cavalry raids, The surrender of the rebel commander, E. Kirby Smith, bore upon its face, he says, the evidence of double dealing. His reai object was to get security for the Arkansas, Louisiana and Missivsippi ‘roops to return to their homes in safety, while the Texans, who made a constant boust that they were not conquered. and that they would renew the fight at some future day, declined to surrender and returned to their homes, de- stroying magazines on their way and carrying off the arms and ammunition from the differ- ent arsenals. Sheridan tells us that {t was the original intention of this branch of the rebel army to organize a column of fifteen thousand confederates at Marshall, Texas, under Jeff Davis, for the invasion of Mexico. The cap- ture of Davis spoiled this scheme. Sheridan makes no concealment of his sym} pathy with the Mexican republicans and regards Maximilian’s imperial rale as only the “history of the buccaneer Morgan,” on an extended scale, The presence of the large Union force in Texas and on the Rio Grande, the General believes, settled Maximilian’s business, and he advances the opinion that if a demand had been made twelve months since for the with- drawal of the imperial troops on the ground that the invasion of Mexico was a part of the rebellion, it would bave been successful, and the sufferings of that couatry would the sooner have ended. The condition of Texas itself is not repre- vented ad very promising. Pride in the rebel- lion is the standard of loyalty, and the Union soldiers are in bad odor. “My own opinion,” says Sheridan, “Is that tho trial of a white man for the murder of a freedman, in Texas, would be a farce; and, in making this statement, I make it because truth compels me, and for no other reason.” ‘The troubles in New Orleans are dismissed with a brief notice, and the General evidently looks upon Governor Wells as & political demagogue, anxious to retain office by any Adiaatio re08 of bat as | candidate he Glled vacancies in office through, of the Parisians and decided to eail | order to advance his own chances of election. their race in 1866, the medal will be completed | “I only speak of it now,” says Sheridan, “be- cause it led afterwards to bitterness and shed- ding of blood, in which the military were to some extent involved.” The whole report of General Sheridan will be read with interest. Major General Thomas confines himself to submitting the sub-reports of the officers in his department of the Tennessee. General Wood, from Mississippi, gives a good general account of that State, alleging that substantial justice is now administered throughout the State by the local judicial tribunals to all classes of per- sons, irrespective of color or antecedent politi- cal opinions. He admits, however, the presence of a great deal of crime and that many outrages have been suffered to pass unpunished. The labor question has of late presented a more promising attitude, since the freedmen have been taught that freedom is not licentlousness. ‘The contract system is regarded as the best, both for the employer and employed, although some of its details are unjust and” oppressive. The crops are almost a total failure. Reliable informatign goes to show that the corn grown in’ the State will not feed the people until the first of January, and the cotton made will not repay the cost of . In Kentucky General Jeff C. Davis reports the only trouble is in the increasing number of “guerillas” and “negro regulators,” whose lawless acts have necessitated the more active interference of the military. The report of General Daniel E. Sickles on the Department of the South is hopeful in its tone. There is a marked improvement in the condition of affairs, both as regards the ad- ministration of justice and the question of free labor. In this respect the Depart- ment Commander differs from the Governor of the State, whose recent message to the Legis- lature was full of gloomy apprehensions and of sullen murmurings against the attempt of the “conquerors of the South” to “farther humili- ate and degrade” her people. So far as free labor is concerned, General Sickles quotes the remark of the Colonial Governor of Jamaica ia 1835:—“Wherever the planters wish the thing to succeed it is successful.” there is sound truth in this, and that the main difficulty in the way of the entire success of the free labor system may be found in the atiff- necked obstinacy and stubborn prejudices of the old slave-owning secessionists. There is one portion of General Sickles’ re- port which will be read with satisfaction. formation has reached him that General Wade Hampton recently delivered an address before an association of rebel soldiers, in which he spoke of the government and armies of the United States in'a manner well calculated to incite discontent and hostility in the minds of the people. “I have directed an inquiry into the matter,” says General Sickles, “ in order that the association of rebel soldiers may be ‘ suppressed and General Hampton admonished to observe the terms of his parole.” This is a good move in the right direction. The Great Reform Dem Yesterday. We were oot unprepared to flod that the great Jobn Bright retorm demonstration in mendation to place the entire management of | London, yesterday, had assumed a stroug democratic character, nor that evidences of Fenianisem were discernible throughout the whole proceedings. The recent action of the British government in countermanding the order to send the English militia regiments to Ireland, and the evident panic which has seized upon the authorities, proves that there is quite as much danger from the Fenian movement in England as in Ireland. Accord- ing to our special despatch from London, received by the cable last night, there were fifty thousand people in the procession yes- terday, in which forty-seven trades societies and several branches of the Reform League Forming in St. Jamen Park, this immense body of men marched through thoroughfares of the city to Beaufort House, where fifty prominent leaders of the movement addressed a mnss meeting from seven stands. There was no disturbance. The wilitary were closely confined to their barracks, and no collision was possible, even if it was desired. But the most significant point in the proceedings was that the Stars and Stripes of America were carried conspicuously among the banners and the people marched to the music of bands playing “the Wearing of the Green,” throngh, Pall Mall and Piecadilly and the aristo- participated. the princioal cratic quarters of the West End. " Our despatch is dated ‘in the afternoon of" yesterday, at which time the meeting was still progressing, without any symptoms of disturb ance, althongh the most intense excitement Upon the whole the event was regarded as the most sig- pervaded the entire meiropolis. nificant public demonstration which has taken place in London for many years. It may be accepted as a token of popular anity and popu- lar discontent of a most menacing character to the government. Tur Carrvre ov Joux HH. Scrratt—Ovr Late Srecu. Despatcn vrom Rowe.[t ap- pears from a despatch received at the State Department, Washington, on Sunday night last, and dated the same day at Alexandria in Egypt, and from Mr. Hale, United States Con- sul General in that quarter, that he had “ar- rested John H. Surratt, one of President Lin- coln’s assassins,” and that there was “no doubt of identity.” From this official information and the Roman correspondence published to- day, our late special despatch from Rome, announcing the detection of Surratt as a sol- dier in the Pope's Zonaves, his arrest in the Pontifical States and escape, is confirmed; for we conclude that, finding Italy too hot to hold him, Surratt lost no time in escaping in some fishing smack or trading vessel to Egypt. We waited with confidence, as in regard to the meteoric shower in England, the confirmation of this special despatch from Rome, and it has arrived, as did the celestial attestation, in due time. As for the wretehed Surratt, he will probably be brought back to the United States in one of our vousels of war of the Mediterranean squadron by orders from Wash- ington. Tae Carrer Etaction tn New Yorn To- Day.—There is to be an election to-day for Comptroller, but whether it is for New York, New Cork, New Dublin or New Erin we don’t know exactly. The three candidates for the office are all full-blooded Irishmen, so that whoever is elected, whether he makes a good Comptroller ot not, he will be » thoronghgoing prindnalig, Goal menna, During the convene ig Welgh be wee a | Erisbmen wt all svea's. The mos comggiegs We have nodoubt In- stration in Leadon books of any great establishment is always very interesting matter to those concerned, and there certainly never was a period in our history whén an exhibit of our national finan- highly gratifying. The figures show that we are prosperous beyond every preeedent and allcalculations. The receipts from all the or dinary sources, of revenue, ifdependent vf loans, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1666, were five hundred and fifty-eight millions. For the quarter ending September 30, 1866, the amount was one hundred and fifty-eight millions. The actual income exceeded the estimates for the first three quarters of this year, beginning in January and ending in June, over ninety millions, and for the follow- ing quarters in a greater proportion. Mr. McCulloch had no idea, and perhaps few had, of the stupendous resources of the country. The expenditures were two hundred mil- lions less than estimated for the fiscal year. The enormous estimate of over three hundred millions was made for the War Department before peace was fully restored and while the bulk of our armies were in service. The De- partment bas expended only about one hun- dred and nineteen millions, which makes nearly the difference of two hundred millions between the estimates and actual expenditures. The balance in the Treasury on October 1 of this year was one bundred and forty-two mil- lions. The public debt on June 30, 1865, less cash in the Treasury, was $2,681,000.000. June 30, 1866, it was $2,650,000,000 ; showing a net de- cline of $31,000,000 for the year. But four months after, that is, on October 31, 1866, the debt was $2,551,000,000, showing a decrease dur- ing these four months of $99,000,000. With the present vast income of the government the debt would necessarily continue to decrease more rapidly, because nearly all of the claims for war expenses have been paid. But the Secre- tary says, “It is not expected, nor is it desira- ble, perhaps, that the same rate of reduction should be.continued.” He proposes to diminish the internal taxea and a modification of the tariff, which will re- duce the duties on importations. He thinks the tariff should be 90 revised as to remove the burdens on industry, and espedially on that which weighs upon the production of raw materials. He is decidedly opposed to taxing raw materials, The amount of revenue he wants is only enough for an economical ad- ministration of the government and for reduc- ing gradually the principal of the national debt. He thinks four or five millions» month should be applied in extinguishing the debt. But he says there.must be economy, and, above all, there must be no additional donations to railroads and other companies. “The debt,” he urges, “can and should be paid by the gene- ration that created it.” He wisely maintains that “a national debt is a burden and a se- vere strain on republican institutions.” He proposes to issue twenty years’ five per cent bonds, payable in England or Germany, to absorb the six per cents now held: in Europe. This is very well as far as it goes; but it would be much better to consolidate the whole debt into five per cents and for a longer period. This would render the debt uniform and less expensive, as well as more simple to manage. The longer period would give « greater value in the transformation of one stock for another, and would not prevent the government buying the debt up at any time with its sinking fund. Some of these views are sound enough ; but when Mr. McCulloch gets on his old hobby of forcing specie payments he in this respect he is a man of one idea. He re- grets that Congress did not give him more power to contract the currency. He has done alt be could by withdrawing legal tendets, but the increase of the national bank currency has kept the amount of circulation much as it waa when he made his last report. He regards “a rednndant legal tender currency as the prime cause of our financial difficulties.” What finan- cial difficulties? Where are they? Are they tound in bis overflowing ‘Treasury or in the universal prosperity and active industry of the country? They are nowhere but in his im- agination. The truth is Mr. McCulloch appears to be incapable of learning either from the actual condition of things or the lessons of history. He says specie payments ought to be resumed and could be by the first day of July, 1868, and he hopes the legislation of Congress will be such as to bring it about earlier. There are no financial difficulties now, nor are there likely to be under our present gradually pro- gressive movement toward specie payments; but if an attempt should be made to carry out his theory the whole country would be plunged into revulsion and bankruptcy. Strongly as we object to this part of the Seo- retary’s report, there are other portions which call for commendation. Some of these we have referred to; but we cannot elose our remarke without expressing the hope that Congress may act upon this recommendation to pass laws for the government of our mercantile marine so that such » disaster as that of the Evening Star may not oceur a;