The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1866, Page 11

| GUMOTION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES. ALABAMA. : QUA SPECIAL, CORRESPONDENCE, Legistative Preceedings on the Constitutional , Amendment—Close of the Session— c Senator Parsons is Responsible for—Speeches §n Favor of the Constitutional Amendment— Jts Rejection by Both Branches of the Legis- san Moxraomsny, Ala., Deo, 7, 1866, By « joint resolution to-day the Legislature decided to the constitutional amendment. Notwithstanding 0 message of the Governor recommending favorable @ction, and the untiring efforts of several members of Legislature to carry the measure, it was lost by a they rn Last night the chances for favorable ‘ection looked well and a good many thought the amend- ment would pass, Buta despatch received this morn- Jug from Senator Parsons, at Washington, knocked the project on the head. Mr. Parsons telegraphed that fihe President was as firm as ever, and urged the Legisia- ure by all means to reject the proposed amendment of t @ongress. Up to this time the leading fire-caters bad y ‘mot word to say in reply to the arguments of the con- pervatives, and it was hoped that they were in # fair ‘way of being converted; but Parsons’ interference gave fhem renewed hope, and they resolved to stand by An- {frew Jobneon’s policy at all hazards, (+ Im the Senate Mr. Felder, of this city, made « lengthy able speech in favor of the ratification of the amend: He commenced by saying that it was well known he was oue of those who opposed the passage of the hie du es page sypionneat ity to go with tale, country’s gall he entered the army, and served in it ntil the close of the war, He had been asked by the ator from Clark county what worse fate could befall South than which the enforcement of the con- itutional amendment would inflict. He would answer im:—The worst that could happen the South in the vent of the adoption of the constitutional ameudmont ‘would be to prevent a few men from holding any politi- al oftice until pardoned by Congress. Reject it, and the people of the South invite oppression, contscation, Begro rule and a thousand evils, compared to which the Wisfranchisement of all the office seekers and politic'ans the conntry would not weigh as a straw in the val- ve. The genre as ore , oe not oe. Begro suffrage upon them ‘hey could act ax they io regard to that matter. The terms were by 0 means Li and he warned the Seaate uot to refuse ‘the good offer of Conyress before it was too late. They ‘were standing om the edge of a precipice, and nless they acted with calmness and good sense @hey would be all involved in common rain, Even now fhe people of the State wore suilering from want of the ‘mocossarice of life; what would the consequences be if ere was to be @ renewal of the strife between the a te and the general government? The gentleman @poke for over an hour, and was listoned to with marked attention. Mir, Sykes, of Franklin county, followed in a similar ptrain. He urged the adoption of the amendment, but @ there was a decided Ce Seep to it, he proposed to Bubmit the question to the people in January next, so at the iegislature could act understandingly npon the In when they met again, but even that was voted jown, The vote on the rejection of the amendment stood wenty-six to three, In the House the measure seemed to have more friends, Sot afvor a gallant struggle the resolution rejecting the iment was adopted, There was a strong disposi- ion to pustpone the further consideration of the matter sOntil the 16th of January, but wild counsels prevailed, the action of the Senate was concurred in, Mr. of this city, in # speech favoring the rejection of amendment, tried totasten the responsibility of hasty Yon upon the Governor. But this was a mere excuse screen himself, or why did be vote against postponing consideration of the matier until the 16th of January, ‘when that proposition came up? There is a good deal of exciiement over the action of Legisiature, and Union mea look rather biue; still yy are hopeful that tho Legisiature may take a difter- gut view of the matter in January, and are determined agitate the matter all they can during the recess. i LOUISIANA. ! OUR NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE. New Ontzans, Dec. 8, 1866. * esterday when the morning papers appeared with ‘the report of the proceedings of the republican caucus et Washington, Intimating that the unrepresented States ‘would be made Territories, there was much excitement tn political circles, and universal regrets uttered that such was tho policy of Congress as foreshadowed in this caucus. ‘This feeling was not conflnod to the ex.rebels, feut was largely shared in by Union mon and radicals, ‘who in this see much danger and trouble in the South, es it will be a drag upon her prosperity, and cripple the egricaltural interests of the States. The countenances of the conservatives are very long, but they do not com- Plaia—they can only submit. The radicals, who in this Gate are insignificant in numbers, recive it with better for they hope to haye Territorial governmonts oa ‘than military ones, which they tremble to think For several weeks the following petition has been very ‘woe! Ficiias circulated throughout the State for signatures, lets have all come in, aud about two thousand five updred names have been secured. While I believe [ truly, when I eay Governor Wells did not at first ve it his endorsement be bas eressmen :— o the Honorable the Henaie and House of Representati ‘of the United states, in Congress assembled: ag, State ov Louisiana, Nov. 21, 1806. Wo, the 0 meinorialiata, who are loyal citizens of Louisiana, and expeese the sentlinents Of the loa eo tite, nally represent 10 your honorable ea that oar poli uci ang material condition. Ie euch ae to require the immediate interporition of Congress remove Cuunting, evil, undo secure tothe Inkiabitunts ot ana & overuinent 0 $9 the Union 9 rata, jis “i hs Racy ae e a represent that tl! nt litteal or. iaatone fa Lowdana are io lia dates Tus a PARE A Te bewa t ite 8 Inege majority sf the ciples and jeclingn that produced it: that. the prineiples and persone of jal are a» odions Wo them now as dir. the wer, aud tht lhose who ansiated the fernanen! ta ite victorious contest are vow condi! A van aed. pari that ie mide aid permentions of pl 0 are bucrtasing in frequency and turpiv hat th wes, liberty and. froperty Of ihe frecdasen ate maint: dan es epen be and caprices of the ib neither we wor they Na Justicoin the m, resent that the justice, honor and Ine ale 01 OUF goverhmont require that the freedmen shall red in their lives. liber and a ges O and that the citizens of Louisiana shall not be wholly ruined in i il, social aod material loterests because of thou aly, ther the constitational amendmen Rt by your honorable bodies of themseltws, nor ype eompliah “thewe objects; and tot they ean be peaceably at talved only by the establishment of a provisional Gent in such manner and form x» your wisdom abal Uy the euiranchisement of our colored citizens @rganiaation of republican aod loyal State governm od farthermore respectiully represent that ar power and suthority over the subject of the or- of governments in the lately robelious State: ‘aily belong to your honorable bodies. “4 yout fore Fespectiully but most earnesly petition varabin bodies to immediately take auco ‘salon as will wu. political orgauizations in our Sta'e by $9 the general government, aad secure wap. Protection in their lives, ‘And you? moruorialiate will over pray for the perpetuity [Sion and the peace and prosperity of the people. GEORGIA. F Mitixnorviis, Ga, Dec. 8, 1968. Durtng tho session of the General Assembly of Georgia, now nearly coded, the following are some of the mea- sures introduapd under the popular title of relief for the prople — ¥. Bankrupt bill discharging all debte, 2. Stay law forbidding the sale of property. ry Homatead bit exempting one hundred and sixty acres of land in addition to prior BIN! requiring costs to be chery aol Bill requiring sherids Ww advertise their sales for twoive mon 6. Bill allowing the redemption of foal estate sold ander erecation at any time within two years a(tor eale. 7. BUl forbidding pisinuil to recover on transferred larger aunount ‘een- our wows, ke & than what was paid for them. 8 Bul to remove all Judgment liens, ®, Bill probibiting the collection of debts contracted for nogroes. 10, Wil relieving ee pene liane, &e., im all tanne whore they acted in good and lost their pro- ory. IL Hill anaking it felony for sheriffs to levy any exe ution on property 12 Pill requiring sheriff and other ministerial officers > reat as conatitutional el! acts by the Legiaia- dure, and relieving them from liability therefor. 13, Bilt providing for the Stave to assume all debts and to Itaue tt bonds therefor 14, Will releasing securities and endorsers from all 16. & notes, ke. Biti exempting wife's property from debte of the that all suite not brought withia shall be forever barred. a These measures were not all passed. Some of them are too absurd to be entertained by any deliberative body im the fose of «, declaring that no Btate sball any law impairing the of contracts; yet have a serve to show the strate which the people riven by an accumulation of debt, The Governor, wl would vote the most if not all, of | this FLORIDA. QUA FORT JEFFERSON CORRESPONDENCE. Font Jzrrenaox, Florida, Dec. 1, 1866. ‘Will you have the kindness to publiah in your paper the following atatoment, as a means of refuting some false and scandalous statements which have been re- * An abstract of a letter purporting to have been written from this post was published in the New York World of November 1, This letter contained statements relative to the treatment of soldiers and prisoners by the officers of this post which are maliciously false and scandalous in the extreme, The aathor of this letter, an Engliah- man and an ex-rebel officer, con! here for life at hard labor, for the commission of i Cece nge dl having exhausted all other means of procuring Te lease, seems to have hit upon the plan of endeavoring to excite ne postehe ty ey this country, and also in land, in hopes of inducing his friends both here and i giles energetic efforts to effect his ‘The man has been treated with marked kindness by all of the officers here, and by-order of General Hill, he was assigned a very pleasant and easy duty, and greater limits were allowed him than to any other prisoner at the post. In pursuance of his pian. by come means procured the means of carrying on a secret correspon- dence, and an examination of his papers shows that he has forwarded similar falsehoods to various pl and that the letter sont the Now York World and _ published ener 1, was sent through a resident of Richmogd, irginia, An investigation of this snbjoct was made a few days since by a member of General Sheridan’s staff, and full reports have also been made to the War Department by General Hik, M. C. Riper ‘2d Liout. 6th U. 8. Art., commanding L VIRGINIA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALO. Ricamonn, Deo, 11, 1866. The following account of the difficulty between Dr. James Watson, of Rockbridge county, and a negro named Tobe Echols, waa published several weeks ago, and will prove interesting to your readers, since Dr. W. has beon rearrested by order of General Schoficld aud brought to this city:— Dr, James,Watson, one of the most respectable gentle- men of Rockbridge county, on Wednesday last shot and killed @ negro named Tobe Echols under the following circumstances :—On the day previous the Doctor's family were going to church in a carriage, and were overtaken in @ very narrow of the road by gro of Major Jobo i chols coutainisny the fami of that gentleman, and driven by the Geccased. The negro attempted to force am passage by the Doctor's carriage, th knowing he could not do #0 with safety on account of the narrowness of the road. He, however, agamst the remonstrance of the Doctor's driver, made the attempt, when the wheels of the two carriages became inter- locked, one wheel of the Doctor's vehicle ss smashed to pieces. This did not stop the determin: negro, but he continued to drive ahead, when another wheol was broken, and the horses to Dr. Watson's car- riage took fright’ and ran off, in thelr flight breaking the carriage to pieces, but fer:unately without injuring any of it# occupants. his occurred in a very dangor- ous part of the mountain road, on one side of which was 8 nlomp precipice. Dr. Watson was not nor was he at home, bei absent in attending practice. When he return Tuesday night, he wes told of the occurrence, and Wednesday morning rode over to Major Echols’ Layo us tise the impudent who had tfves of his wife and children, He @ abdomen, inflicting ae 8 wou from which death ensued in hours. Dr. Watson immediately went toa neighboring trate and surrendered himself and, after an examination, Court. The Doctor was subsequently tried and discharged by a Jary of his own county, but, as remarked above, be nal titted iin. to ballin thu of $20,000; and, mitted him in the sum an axreoment between the parties, an pd ao aM be commenced ta this city o-morrow, when One branch of the ire has passed a bill incor- porating the rVircase eaten Company, and giving it the right to exciude all companies from Virginia railways, with the consent of the railway com; house with ease. The Zzaminer, which is regardéa as the organ of the Adams Express, is shocked at the “course of ovents,"” eg cog ony recently from Southwestern Virginia T learn the tobacco crop ix quite a good one, being Jargor than {t has been for ap? ye past. I further learn from the same section the freedmen are wearcely more re! able as taborers than last year, and that evince a disposition to work on shares, which i= not Sau to the owners of the soil, since the negroean live on one-half of what the whites require, and conse- quently are content w mak living only, and work accordingly. TREATIES WITH THE KANSAS INDIANS, Warmxotox, Doo, 11, 1866, Some years ago Congress insorted a clause in the ap. propriation bilis empowering the President to negotiate treaties with various Indian tribes in Kanaas, with the view Of dispowng of their lands to that State and taking up their residences without the limits thereof, or of any organized Territory or otherwine, in what ts known as or termed the ladian country, eouth of Kanaas and west of Missouri and Arkansas. To carry ont this arrange- ment delegations not exceading (wo from each of the tribes have been invited to Washington, with the idea of consummating measures for their removal from that State and their migration to the Indian country, The tribes contemplated to be affected by this are the fol. lowing, namely:—The Secs and Foxes, Chippewns end lanzex, Potowstamies, Delawares and Mix amie, Plankashaw Meas, Kaskaskiag, and Peorias Kickapoos, haw: Ottowns, Wyandots and Osages. A Shawnee delegation, representing one part of that tribe, in which ere, having heard of what was in contemplation. y had an iu torview with the Commissioner of I in which they were assured of the favorable disposition of the government towards al! the trilex They wore also furnished with «a copy of the iostractions farnivhed to the Comuieouer to visit the Indian tribes of Kansan, The Commissioner \# anxieas for these Indians to return to their people and await the ultimate decision of the government wpon the orramgements which are in pro- grows for their fature good condition, The instructions referred to are ax follows: — This will be the last letter f will write to you before your departure for (he Indians to whow are sent as Commissioner. By request of the two Benatore trom Kansas yestorday, Mr. H. W. Farnsworth, of Council Grove, Kansex, wax appointed to be one of the three Commissioners, I wrote to him last night to meet you at Kanear Oury. Inthe event be should not be there when arrive at that place you will leave word where he will meet you. | wii likely bave occasion to write to you, and, ontil otherwire directed by vou, I will fend my letters to Kansas (ity. You will, there fore, ry few days send & memenger to to get letters, and you will keep an accoont of this expense, which will be allowed you. I enélose Yoo 4 list of the diferent tribes of Indiane now in Mast orn Kanans, with the popatation of each, and the extent of the reservation of eseh tribe, Mi make @ treaty with all these triber, and get them the State, where they are in constant coniict with the Whiter, to a new home, better adapted to their condition, where I believe they would be moch happer, The Country dowigned for them in west of the Chickasnws, and south of the Cherokees It wasformerty called the Leawed lands, but by recent treaty the absolute title hae been acquired by the Colted States. To euch tribe « reservation of anfficient extent will be granted. You are therevore directed to viait all the different tribes, and eomealt them on this subject, ascertain their disposition and determination. I arm antious that the whole subject abould be dnally settled this veewion of 5 and AO that this may be done within this short time, you Wil direct the different tribes to send dav to #0 na to give time to make (le teat have them laid before the Senate by ary, the end ig deingatre, SS pest ty the oat, q to paid, governmen| winch you wih provide by drawing on Bogy & Fry, at i it would be well for you to come with j and it would aleo be well if they could . To accompiteh th's yoo will Wepaaa. the for a i 3 il ? Z f He ite i i 4 : a } i 3 z i J : officers of this ordered to assembie on Wednesday at their armory, cor- nor of Twe! street venue, for theo- retical ustrerdion In tae Phillip George Cooke, United States Army. Budke has abniletin for the of the different troops, dis- Fnten they the |] py each, a season. given by bugle call = well as by . mt. Owing to the Colonel Farrar the bat- tation drill, evening last, was ¢ disappointment of the friends of thi# gallamt command, The drill will take place at the State Arsenal, avenue, on Friday evening, December 2h. companies of this regiment are now hard at work reviewing the of the year. have taken piace among Ihe etktrand ; ra, Besides, a naw ber of hops and are on the tapis, to some unknown cause it Wednesday when stroked aud Aree business, { t J rs will be issued for officers’, wing and regimental drilis, commencing on Janoary 14, and ending on the following and members who age not goants’ reports are § ceptive to pigre Pei» see ot the sol take Co en 7 the competition for place at battalion lyre of the month, the election | ult, having been deolared invalld. Ninth Regiment, Civ Guard. ‘The veterans of this command, who participated in the late war, propose forming an association, in order to per- petuate the ties formed om the field, the bivousc and march, and to parade as the Ei fore Vetnoaneas manele ee sacredly captared tend to Cox, held on the 25th ‘Courts’ Martial. Allusions are often made to the power and jurisdiction of courts martial and courte of inqatry in enforcing the attendance of witnesses and eweering them For the benefit of our readers we publish portions of the law of ‘this State, as amended, together with an eid opinion given by Attorney General Black to the Secretary of War touching the matter. Art. 4, title 7, of the Militia Law of 1854, in substance, treats of the general provi- Gan ten nor more thon fifty dollars; aod the president of such court shall, from time to time, to the Dis- trict Attorney the names of all tach deliuqnent wit- wasHor, Peed the 1d places of residences of the perton etety na, the better to enabie him to for auch forfeiture.’ Compare this with the following opinion of ex-United Mates Attorney General above referred. He nays: nara! hare no pel the at. nesses tot Ty infiltary service; nor er to compel the attend- ance of witnesses for the of making depositions to bo used before matual.”” Here is a direct con- fict of authoriiy bevwoen the Stare and the gen- ora! goveroment, How are thore who do not read = ccehiie wana ‘tas of these authori. ties to recognl obey? In» coontry coneti- tatod ag our own, It ts Undeniable that the ie ower most reign supreme, ~ Hart, om “Military Law,’’ pore 16) remarks: law is that branch of the jaws which respeota military disepiine and the govern. ment of emploved tp military aervier. I is not exclusive of common law, for & soldier dow not eens to be acirizen. Op the coutrary, he is « citizen still, cap. able of performing tue duties of ad anenable wo the ctvil courts for bia set OF Conduci in that capacity, It 8, Io fact, ® role mupersdded to the ordinary law for regulating the citizen im hie ebaracter of soldier "' Military authority ean be exercised to a ceriain orient, bat not beyond the written law of the land. Military law governs the citizen while acting axder ils decrems, and to clothe him with slsoluee t theri, would tend to subdue the civit law. eral Regulations No, 3, stato Nationals( cally states that “the forces military estab/istiment, the ander martial law, and tbe core of this infantry brigade amombled at the 4tate Arsenal, on Seventh avenne, Tuesday evening last, for instruction im the lessons promulgated from general headquarters for this year A battalion of four compa. nies, of uine and a half Giles frovt, was organized from the offlcers present, Colonel W. G, Ward, Tweilth rogi- ment, and Acting Brigadier General, commanding. Promptly at eight o'clock line was formed by Major J. 4, >) SATURDAY, DEUKMBER 15, 1866.—TRIPLE SHEBT. could have been exe- ‘and thee. * of marching direction, the wheelings, seemed rather com- od, and might have beea more systematically exe- uted. ‘Wheeling om a fixed pivot gives the platoon or company 4 better opportunity to correct any mistake that tay arise from the neglect of the men to feel towarts the contre or pivot. But when a command undertakes to wheel on a movable pivot there is con- siderable difforenee between. two motious Looking and fecling towards the marcbin: objectionable feature to tue priv: ‘steps are more free aud . ducing square are movements that generally call forth the pplause of wmartinets, when such are attentively stadiod and carefuily execut Tn the present case the confu- sion arising from the inward facings of the Second and Third divisions (companies im this Instance) was caused by the inaudible and slurring tone of command of the vision commandants. A repetition of the same move- ‘mont was 4 vast itaprovement on the first effort. Mareh- ing in columns of four (comrades in battie) requires very little comment here, excepting in one of two instances, where the men lost distanco in halting, and endeavoring to recover it after the expiration of th er time gov- orning the movement. In coun by compa- nies, 8 movement that answers many purposes in offen- sive and defensive evolutions, great care is necessary that the original aliguments should be observed and as ttle unnecessary ground lost in carrying out #0 import- anta change as possible, Closing column on Fourth company, and vice wrsa, unmasaing the battalion, was splendidly iustrated. Marching in line of battle, both Py be front and rear ranks, was also executed very erly. In some thatances the proper tance was not well observed. Upon the whole the drill of the officers of the Firat on Tuesday evening waa very instructive, Therauk and file can boas of having many weil schooled officers in their yldat. Artillery Drill. . On Tuesday evening last battery B, First artillery, Captain Keim, assembled at. their armory, corner Kim and White streets, for drill in the school of the piece and battery. Some seventy-five men were reported, each one looking as happy and unconcerned as Motner Hobbard and her cat. But how quick the metamorphose, when the command in position is given, All the fire and enthusiasm of actual conflict seems to possess each private as he imagines the smell of gunpowder. Six pleces, or three sections were represented. Each man ®eomed to understand his duty pertectly. Forming by battery, half battery, oy section and by plece, were ail very well executed. lore and there some inattentive hich private, or pleb., created a stampede among others, while two or three apongemen and wheelmen seemne: rather behind their work. Unhmbering and Itmboring, right band up to the rear were splendidly executed. Advancing battery and retreating by right and loft, and changing base of alignment were somewhat complicated and imperfectly done. But in firing by whole battery on the new alignment the men atrove to rectify former errors, Masking and unmasking batiery, and advancing by sections and by half battery, deserve special com- mendation. Our regulars would be somewhat puzzled to excel this command. While thia drill was going on some new recruits were being exercised in the nomen. clature of the picce, If battery B isa sample of what this whole First artillery ts composed of, the First Division National Guard need have no foars of the re- sult of a contest on @ field with such en officient euxiliary, MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL ITEMS. Exzorion Ixctonwra.—In Ellenville, Ulster county, N. Y., at the late election, one hundred and thirty seven ‘Votes for Governor were cast for Edward Witlia, Willis {a murderer, sentenced to be hanged, but his sentence was commuted by Governor Fenton to imprisonment for life, against the direct remonstrance of the poople who lived in the vicinity of the murder, To show their re- membrance of Mr. Fenton's uncalled for interfence, the Elleavilio people voted for Willis, who is now in State prison, against Fenton, A Boston paper relates the following incident: — Tn ono of the ward rooms of that city on Monday, three or four young men brought in an old fellow, who was terribly weak in the joints—exceodingly #0, ‘They lifted him af fast as they could toward the ballot box, armed with a “thrue deemicratick wots," and at last got bim close up to the box, where his supporters probably thought alt was safe. Just at this time » young man ung “Here's thé real, true democratig vote,” A ont * enid the wea votgn,t hat I want,” and solzed the mits eh atta Fan eka) which ‘was Offered t him the voto’ distributor, en as eup- lightning jammed it into the ballot box before ‘porters could check his movements. Tux Micmaas Exectiox,—The republican majority in Michigan is this year above 12,000 more than in 1864, The copperhead vote is nearly 7,000 love than the vote for MeCielian, while the republican vote exceeds tha for Mr. Lincoln by 1,200, Conouxes xp vim Paeapest.—The Washington cor- respondent of the Cincinnat! Gazette mayn that there neome to bo a general disposition to pay little attention to Andrew Johason persona'ly, to wasie no words upon him, but to proceed quietly to a thorough investigation of hisacts. Beyond question ho will be xtripped of all power to injure his country, and left as heiploss to harm 8 & Serpent without fangs. While it seems almost Certain that the investigations already ordered will bring to light sets which will demand impeachment, at the same time legislation is already planned to sot him aside almost as effectually as if placed on trial and convicted. ‘The change in the time of the meeting of Congress, the revision of the modes of appointment, and the proposal to limit the duration of Presidential terms to four years, ail look tn that direction, Croan Surreace, —Senator Wilson's recent conver- sion appears lo be not allogether without influence on his Political movementa He has proposed a new basis for suf- frage, which if adopied would make revivals as frequent asclections. It is got yet definitely ascertained whether the plan shadowed forth in his recent Congressional motion, that any member of « Christian church in the Thatriot of Columbia should in virtue of that fact bee voter, has beon accepted by the radicals gonerally, in- cluding Butler and Stovens. Corza Ur, Druncaams —At the election for town offi - cors in New Milford, Conn., om Monday last, the demo- Cent carried the town by @ighty majority, 81 Leckm Guavemtt..—The Charleston Covrier of the Tth lost, eays that the Florida House of Representatives has adopted « report and revolutions upon the case of Colonel Goorge St. Lager Grenfoll, a lieutonant ia the Britich array, who volanteored for the Confederate cause, and eibeqieatly was placed on the stads of Genorald Dracg and ice. Owing to s misunderstanding with the Confederate War Departinent he resigned, and subse! quently, while banting on the prairies of Ilinots, was arrested and tried by @ military commision, for con- Apiting (9 relesse Confederate prisoners at Camp Doug’ and to burn Chicago. He was sentenced to death, bat the sentence wav commuted to imprisoument for life at the Dry Tortugas, in Florida, where he sow is. The Commitioe cay that the charges are utterly groundless, and that (ie Colonel is @ victim to perjary. Tas Peeovrivasta Sexarmanr.—Some of the re publican pap ty im Penusylvania oppose Governor Cu. tin ase caudidate for the United States Senate, on the ground (hat be t* mot a reliable radical, and haw had leaning) toward Johovoniem. One paper saya that Cowan's treachery has excited suspicion of that style of men, ood lew brililency and more steadiness of charncter are demanded for the future, Great Lee rom Govexson or Vinortta,—The Danville (¥a.) Reyiter recommends General BR, K Lao aa ita oan- didate (or Governor of Virginia. Govexvon Momon's Mason —An Indiana paper states that Governor Morton has commenced work on bis mos- tae. He now @xamining the statutes of other States in regard toa registry law, The message will be mach shor.er than that of Inst year. Tun Penmnert’s Measace —It in anid thet President Jobneon supplied the ideas and Attorney General Stan- bery the rhetoric of the last menage. New Kecnce ro tae Wowmw Acrtsrows —The women's suffrage party have just bad a convention at Rochester, and ihe Unim thus describes @ recent recruit to their renke duced had « ploce committed to memory, w miouter o deliver, As an oratria’ she does pot amount to noch. “he reminds one of the ladion at @ fehool exhibition, who rat their centare ao thougn they were tied to the floor not get w Fhe looks at the foor directly in front of her an if Peroiied before the gaz of her audience She rpeaks in pininteve tone all the } the moor the sympathy of her addres Jy without effect As abe was the only speak: claims to youth or she fel) short in i i I: - Tre Horserm Bown tm Covat.The Bof- falo Commercial, of the 12th inet, saya. amma h Adam sod Clark, who were recently brought vo this ely from J) Oly, and who indicted for sealing over $23) in bonds from Mr. Hollister, on Delaware rt yesterday after. moved that the case of tried, whiet motion was sabborniy Char! conver, Mesers Jowiah Covk aad mle ing of several aidavite and pica of the defendant was The same crunsel beng em male the senouner trial, thet be bad witnesses here from the i: 3 i i} Hi THE TOMBS. The Prisoners Wagner and O’Brien Under Sentence of Death—Their Condition, state. ments, &e. The number of prisoners at present under sentenos of death in the Tombs is limited to two—George Wagnor and Jerry O’Brien. Another inmate, John Hackett, was sentenced to death last yoar; bat a new trial bas been granted in his case. The firat of those, GrOROB WAGNER, is under sentence of death for the murder of his wife, The deed for which he 1s to suTer was committed on the afternoon of the 2lst of July, 1865, when, according to the testimony, he returned to his home, in Broome atfeot, and where he had a diiflculty with his wife, whom, after some words, he pursucd, aa she fled to escape his angor, and overtook at the door of the passage, where he felled her with an axe which, in the favage force of his blow, buried itself in her brain. He was arrested, tried at the Uctober term of the Court of General Sensions, and sentenced to be hung on the 15th of December ensuing. Subsequently, through the exertions of counsel, a stay of proceedings was grant- ed, and his case was, meantime, carried up to higher tri- bunala, whore it has at length been decided upon. The appeal for a now trial has beem denied, and nothing re- Mains now but the execution of the dread sentence of death. The portod for that event, however, ia not yet fixed, as the decision was but recently made, but it ts probable that within a week ar more the District Attorney Will move for sentence in fulfillment of the origimal ver- dict of murder im the first degree, cul} occupies cell No. 4 on thi nd tier of the Tor! locality. where the doomed are ins and where all ‘who ester leave hope behind."’ It ia the same cell and tier which have been occupied by the wretched culprits who in the criminal history of the prison have expiated their guilt upon the gallows, Withtn the limits of this narrow enclosure, whence he is admitted to the corridor only during the few momenta wher change hia bedding or cleanse the cel time in devout — preparations moment. Whatever his reilgion has now embraced Catholicism apd is faithfully ded by a priest of that denomination. as a plentiful store of religious wor has arranged on ashelf over hi bed, wh occupies the centre of th A narrow strip of carpet is bed, and on this he ts almost co: ntly walking to and fro, now topping to take down = book from the rack, whose pages ho peruses with the deapest thought, ocea- sionally arresting hin footsteps tn sudden and profonod consideration of some thought it has suggested, or to fix his eyos with prolonged gaz» upon the crucifix. A phud der as he starts to resume bia walk, the book dropped to the side, the clonched lips, the baggard face and the wild eyes tell too truly that the wretched man fu'ly foels the horror of hia positic Seon through the clove mosh-work of the grating and bars, which interdict all touch with things of the outer world, he tm the fa thrul picture of the wretched criminal of romance, doomed, in the gloomy solitude of bis cell, never to emerge ox copt when the fat of the law is to be accomp Wagner, personally, ia not of prepoasensing He is of ordinary stature, with stooped shou slight frame, diminutive features of severe expre heavy red whiskers, light hair and a sharp pointed nose, He is a German by birth, and about forty years of ago. IRKKY O'MRIAN. In cell No, 41 on, the second ter, and almost directly over Wagner, is the prisoner Jerry O'Brien, the particn- Jara of whore guilt are too recent and too generaily known to need any recapitulation. The visitor ia imme- diately struck with his perfect boyishmess and geueral youthfol appearance. It is difficult to conceive that of his years was capable of the ‘and the tices which led to the commission of the fatal deed that has sentenced bim to the mardoror's cell, He looks frank, manly boy, and has evident! bese ustorned to good socioty, as his tastes In drod® And toilet woold tn- dicato, He has light hair, carefully brushed and combed, full, broad features, and quick ploreing eyes. He ia clothed tn a suit of the prevailing coffee or anuff-colored armonta. His cell ts @ modes of neatnem, though there ian extravagant dosire on his part to cover its wails with pictures cut from the Mustrated papers, in which he oxerts his artistic taste by coloring the figures with diverso hues, His toilet arrangements would evince Almost womanly care, while the prosenee of relixivns books and a couple of crucifixes mhow that he has been awakened to @ devotional consideration of his state, Tho keeper of hia tier, Mr. tates that ho has been most exem hia con@oement. He ta extremely gentle feels the awful position in wh: pF self, Ho frankly acknowledges the I life, and regrets that he was unable to himwe!f in bi carcor of sin and vice before he comin the fatal Hy fully realizes tho bs ig of his sinfullvony aud now, inthe gloom of his cell, ponders upon the here. after, to the threshold of which he i himself ushered by crime. In hie in his feolings—at least as tar am Judged of from his expressiony—he le the counterpart of young Rodgers, who, tt will be remembered, expl- oat penitently, the murder for which, at rix- he had been convicted, He had just for heretofore, hin cell. aide of hia wi A otnmuned noe Inapired. As spay’ page es wk motion and argument for e new sOum HACKETT. On the same tier, in cell No, 69, is John Hackett, whose case han been #0 long before the courts and im the newspapers, Me wat tried for whe murder of « man who, as he stated to our reporter, was fm the act of beating his wife when’ son by the priconer, who was at bie moat block with hand. In the impulse of the moment he rushed bas beew publinh granted, pending to his wife's defence aud stabbed the sssallant, who soon alter died, though on the trial it was shown that he bave been carried into effect om the Oth of February last, A new trial, however, has been granted aud be is ensiows- ly waiting for it to come off. Hackett Is mediuin-sized, stout built man, of about fity-four years, He nasa tuil, rubicand, jovial face, wears copper rimmed spectacion fastened by a cord arcund hia head, and seeding © pale at humorous eyes, and bears his coniinement with perfect contentment, He passes the greater part of his time ia reading, and is spoken very well of by his keepers, who allow him two of three hours « day is which to exercise about the corridora He says he base right to be at ease, ex he besa conscientious knowledge of his tnncoance, He is d jn linen, Weare an overjackes of Guernsey, and i vory of an opportunity to converse with visitors, which he does very fuontly and good-b ly. He speaks well of bis (reatment, amd considers him- self done fall Justice to by bis keepers. He ls very anx- sour for a epeedy trial, and hopes that the District Attor- ney will hasten to fx & day therefor. CHARITY. ranseript, Dee. 12.) forgotton the genero {Prom the Battin Our readers will pot b forts that were made in tuix clty te obtain funds ° Houthern Orphans’ Helief Assoeation. Not ralisted with what they had accomplished hare, several of (he ladies having the affair in charge for this Blale bave been trav eliing all over he country soliciting ad from the charita- bie without reference to political opinions, and accord. ing to the statement of the Treasurer, with’ fwit © as thay have been refused & coniribation but | wiance, until unfortunately they bad the lemerny to ad- drew the proprietot of « jotut stock concern in Chiongo, known by the name of the Chorago Republican Company, who repiied in the following impertinent leer, We Give the correspondence in 1 rH o-, 0 ie ¥ Mar In reponse to your request 4 hawaea for desthinte chilutes « comand Cou ederate soldiers yiease And amelore’ Gi of the enrreney Of the deceased oni You ony that the “abrinking delieney aod pride of the the daa of condusting the @atabliaument upen tne priv or plan of an ordinary chariy.” We eurdiaily thie Use felt. op4 00 ordinary oes backs,” Jou will appreciate teade a re propriety wie Fp ki Lgl ry trul; Tur CHieh Oy Beomcas “ t | egeiion of Ove dotiars ($90) Conleinrate mousy on of mater a orphans, a reesived, (or which you will pines sonept rough ua, he acknowledgments of destitute aad starving chiviren, Weare women and strangers in your city, end as euch qniitind \o courtesy, | We are mes poilticians nat bere, we here eelinge ur ven Our 4 laymisatbed of © Chrievam and we mueteey ‘— ane nod siple of Font mesa, gad ae Py Se Ses z Newersrent.-to Maine there are, it forty-three journals of all Cameos, in New Hamp shire thirty four; im Vermont, thirty-nine srita erctuding Bostow) eehty¢wo; im Rhode Sin teen, and in Connections thirty-eght, tote) dred sad By two, Addi ral Journals, pervotioals, be. of at ty fve @ of, the segregate would be ws dred and twenty-seven, The tgore weeds the weenly, semi ond rl weeny jorarnais \erned from he oMions of ihe tally papers the forty three jowrnets in Save poceey me ere reyew leon sod nine are demorrsta, The others are cewwrnl, indepe ede , agrionitaral [Marecy, commercial, be The clamiivation in lor otter Staten 1 haves ~- Kepublicnn journals in New Hampebire Qfiees, deme ermine even bet yrormete wel: pale twonty.one, deme rele (en, all Others wer on "The tel pember of repo) (a0 joernans OF Bbove le one haw dred eed forty wt, Comocteiic proreals Miuty wipe Busnes of Rewwemes ov wwe Yirwnse ras De PawTuneT 49 slertion waa beid oo Wetereday night, fell in with } POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Ore A Courrar Manquag? uw Bap Comrany—Bs @ Roramp rv O'Brien. ov $400.4 day of two since Mr. Goodhand Ciark, @ merchant doing business ip Scranton, P’a., arrived in tha city, and, after tranaapting bis aflairs on Thursday, tole &-strolt down along the North river, and to bis rambles After a tri vc and Mr. Clark entered ® porter house corn wich and Harrison streets, where they indulg Givers drinks Ul after dark, wh took Me. Clark's and Started off and on t bis Greenwich » streets companion Lad OBreg alone, Tnamodintely’ afterwards’ Mr. Clark discovered that fou? MOveY packages, containing $100 each, had been stolem of his overcoat. Buspeoting 0" Nef search was made for him, but Ciel Field took the matter In charge Frosted O'Brien, in whose pogsession he f him to the yoare of age, Comrise noon Mr. Jt N. ¥., appeared before Justice Dow! and made an affidavit against Robert Sampson, allem George Honderton, alias George Hoory, « voted bows thief, who is now serving out e term of \inprisonmenteg: Id, N. J ‘21th day ‘of July bis coupled by the prisoner offered to Mr. anything concernll but the te oxceps ‘& Horn: Tuiay.—Yosterday after berlain, « Mr, nietes: and at the St robbed of rowid oharges that on the teholas & diamoni Recorder Ho subsequently pleaded gutity and months imprisonment UUme of his arrest Sampson had diamond Kogera Sam} on another charge in stolen from Mr. the Bt, Nicholas Hotel afterwards (rom the jatlor at Freehold, Ws already under to pay a fine of hamberiain, with whom tt had Indictment tn thie and as soon as hi pired in Now Jersey he will be broug! @ requisition which has vernor Fenton of this St Anrnar or “Rooar Moons on 4 Banon Wannase— Officer Case, of Saratoga, recently arrived im this ofigr with a bench wartant taauad by the court of Oyer aa@ Terminor of Saratoga county, for the arroat of Matthew HL. Moore, aliaa “ftocky'? Moore, who te well knows t@ ft riminal jhorities hero, I'appears chat Moore i ont In Saratoga county for a felonioas am ing of attempting to sboot, a man joy laxt aummor Mr. Ca on arti here, called upon Captain Jourdan, of the “lxth and yester reating Moore, Dowling, and committed taken bick to Saratoga for trial being y afternoon the ‘The priso A Detective Eider, t aid him in seourtng bis mam officers succeeded jo ae taken before Ji ‘Tombs, preparatory AsoTaon Fuoryva prom Sansrooa.—John Thomam alias David Jones, an alleged fugitive from Saratoga, wae yenterday arrested by oMcer Caso, of Saratoga, assisted oy Captain Jourdan, of the Sixth precinct, and Detective Eider. In the summer of 1464, it is charged (that (he pate soner atole from a train of cars in Saratoga « trunk taining Jewelry and clothing to the amount of $4, belonging to Mr. J. W. Quincy, & merchant of this Thomas, under the pretence of being an agent for the: of newspa ained socom to the baggage car ths dop heck Twn his saad it reached the depot, and taking & bag ippered it to Mr. Gu travelin incy's trunk. He aut sequently demanded the trunk from the baggage and took it to the Exebange Hotel, where it wae and recovered, Thomas was arrested in the hotel by officer Case, and locked up for trial. tion of six weeks he bro! re confined city, and thas eluded the of by Justice Dowling, an: other woekod uj back to movem an officer and Seventeenth jail ith him, After an incarcert and set at liberty Qve Thoma came to tte U1 yoaterda zara See in company with “Rocky” Moore, answor the lodictment which is there on Glo against bie, ALLeom Saor.enva.—David A. Abel keeps e leathes and nding store ta avenue A. Youterday moruleg respectably appearing, comfortably dreahed vane middie age came into his store and parchased « pale @ bootlegs aud some other leather for $160. Just pre vious to her leaving the store with these articles Abel'@ attention was attracted by something rai ling he coord: Taken to of bie oastomer, and ve her into custody Maion house she was da large sack made of stroug, coarse cloth, eucl ts used by professionals, found spon her person Inside thie sack abont six Auguma Movens, of Mo. 16 Chrystie sirest, whe, on returning to her epartmeate on the secosd floor, efter @ i i EE t: i i ishif if ile children, preferred against her at the Keon Market Pole Court, reported cleme thet the com; that when the cam eetablinl her entire innocence of the Thurdsy's Heese fhe originated in me up for (rat she will be . ohare. Ham’ Cavome.—Peter Finley bes apartments at OB Wart Twenty Sfth street tnenta \a the ame hove Pinew James Finegan hae apart On Tharetay eveniog Ma, on leaving bia room, ohmerved a tranger naam thovaly engaged In attempting Wo open Mr Pia! y stow, and, Koowing that the stranger bad po legitinste base new in ¥inley whom Mr. "a room, he started dows saint, whese Viuley was, inform him of the matter, had seen at Fintey's down shortly after and Marted to leave The person dune ome Mr sb White attempted to detain him, bot found bi eprawiing over © wagon shalt time to catch « Orm bold on the stranger, who imimedie siely saried on a ron up Math avenue, closely followed by an oMoet of the Mileenth prectect ead severe: out. tet, Who waceeeded tn captering him He war kee le Lie wation house aod there recognined as Geurre Rye der, alien Cbarian elias of “Tate” yesterday an movers before he bed Gorden,”’ 0a better tnowe by Ne was browght before Justow ir kyr kets ts tue low would pera As Kereerumse Cums —A. Wo Hume, doing bee pew at No B47 Broad morning, commited bi) Cut ball, Gating af the sane ume ti for ial intended to we wee of Ve eee bat ent 7, bee bat in hie employ sinew the 18th of April last, s young wan named Jobn A Riem A few Gaye sine Jobe wenied o pawn 6 piece of cloth, bot the pewabroter thinking It was elo\en, called Meso batts ond prorme aod 4 pong was bed 6 61,500 bed for We! ab the Gegeral Senone end taken before = them ie pawn STATEN ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. A Parse Acctonet.—A tow taye eines, while ® party of oungmare were engeget im playing tues bell @ ‘Tom pekinaville, one of the boy* seamed Manes! while t= the sot of wtrtkiog the bell with bin tat, virert © young int pemet (itehag on (be head, the ee Ke Co neh the better & rd lhe Cneme event: © preeitiag ed of Wireon years of age, egreted. A Mmsreent Counc: A yoong man came@ Piaciair got drowned by felling overboard from s emai bent, while wiimering © Tusntay lent nevect New covered Gepertare of the pete ont wer twenty yrare of age, ante ‘ort, The body bet bette ype bere re A Toorstsss — At shout etre Week So mteg evening inst © mats child, shows tures days ont, wae di As bo 1 eed be thane of covered’ im from’ of Bwrnd’s store, Cans erort the cr esiugal parent ov) hiya Due Inpeoent wea given im Cherge of (he a the how Asrammmame 09 4 Jomnce w ve Poems S Se Garvey, of Temptineriiie, wes yesterday appointed og an fae, pee eS Perigo Woite, reigned oe wommuel fh oatinwed | bee e Deenene of 6 Cans —On Wetnentay more'eg 0 @ala td a Jonson te ravahe se ie Cee) oh, 0 om tort,