The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1866, Page 4

4 - NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AnD, PROPRIETOR, OFFIOR N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, Sichinaernenatna Ne. 353 Volume XXXI.. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, ROADWAY TITEATRE, Broadway, near Broome ago Tue Hareissr Day or My Lire—Tug Prorit's Lawrza. NRW YORK THEATRE, Broadway, opposite New York Hotel. —OuxDRitton. GERMAN THALIA THEATRE, No, 514 Broadway.— Dee Soux avr Ruisen—Docror Pxscucn, GERMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos, 45 and 47 Bowery.— Mute. Evoxnix Scamirz as Tuxxess Kronss. STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street.—Graxp POPULAR Compination CONCERT OF THE CECILIAN CuorR AND THEO. ‘Taomas’ ORCUMSTRA.® STEINWAY ROOMS, Fourteenth street.—Srvmnint AxD Peasn's Tuinp MoRNina Concenr, at Thrve o'Clock, DODWORTH'S HALL, 806 Broadway.—Proressor Hants wit Perron mis Mimacuss.—Tas Heap iN THE AiR. CLINTON HALL, Astor place.—VALRNTINE VOURDEN Ry His Orntcoan Entertain. MINSTRELS. 535 Broadway, opposite fotel—Iy TuxiR EraiortaN ENTERTAIN: Dancixa aD BuRinsques—CENDRILLON BY THE Foun Senses. AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, Nos. 2 and 4 West tours ‘atroet.—Bupwonth’s MinstRELs.—ErHtoPIAy ‘Wisrssuer, Batiaps, Exexcra- Burixsquas, &0.—Grear TIONS. 'ON'S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway site tia Newt York lotel ix Tamim Songs, Dances. | Buaiesquss, d&c.—Scumitt with 4 D'APRIQUE. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 20 Bowery.—Coxto Yocatteu—Nrano Minsraxusy, Bautar Diveatisseent, kc.—AMERICANS IN TURKEY. SAN FRANOISCO Metropolitan Hi. . oppo. econ. CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at Mechanics’ Ball, 472 Brosdway—In 4 Vamtery or Licur amp Lavouasts Enrenrainments, Corrs pz Baier. 40, Tua Wuite Bors or Ing.anp. MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyp.— Sreep tas PLoucu—IRELAND AND AMERICA. HOOLEY'SOPERA HOUSE, Brooklvn.—Erarorian Mine erretsy, Bartads, BURLESQUKS AND PaNTOMiMES. SEAVER'S OPRRA HOUSE, Williamsburg.—Ermorman Minsteisy, BaLiaps, Comic Pantoumtes, &0. “AMERICAN LIFE.”—Lxorvre ny Bayarp Tar.or, at the Reformed Dutch Church, Twenty-first street. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, corner of Grand and Crosby streots.—Great Masonio Faik in Aip or THE HALL and Astrium Fuxp. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. 613 Broxdway.— Lectures with THe Oxy-Hrprogen Mrcroscors twice ‘Gree. Cid Rigut Anu or Pronst. Open from 3 p : New York, Wednesday, December 19, 1866 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. The public are hereby nvtified that the silver badges heretofore used by the regular reporters of the Naw Yor Heratp have been recallod, and will no longer bo used as a moans of identifying the attachés of this office. EUROPE. By the Atlantic cable we have a mews report dated yesterday evening, Decomber 18, ‘Tho full text of President Johnson’s Message has been received in England, It is asserted that his treatment, of the Fenian question weakens the American position on the Alabama claims. Cardinal Antonelli explains to United States Minister King that the Pope ‘intended’ to ‘say, in his late con- vorsation, that if England wished to give up Canada the Provinces would bo better annexed to the United States than in the hands of the Fenians, ‘The North German delegates are in session in Berlin. It {s reported that the Marquis de Moustier has re- signed the Foreign portfolio of Franco, and that the Marquis de Lavalotie will succeed him. Tho fortifications of the frontier of France are being strengthened. Austria, it is said, will, to satisfy Hungary, permit the various nationalities to vote a plan of reconstruction. The British North American delegates in England have agreed on the bases of a confederation plan. Consols closed firm at 893¢ for money in London yesterday. United States fve-twenties were at 71%. The Liverpool cotton market was buoyant, active and upward, at &h advance. Middling uplands closed at fourteen and one-half pence—an advance of one-fourth of a penny during the day. Breadstuffs inactive and declining. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday a bill to prevent illegal voting 1n the District of Columbia, by imprisoning illegal voters, was referred to the District Committee. A bill autho- rizing the establishment of additional national banks was referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Trum- bull presented the memorial of citizens of Louisiana esking for a provisional government, and made a few re- marks on it, recommending the right of Congress to at- tend tothe reconstruction of the States. A few ex- obanges of harmless repartoe occurred between him and Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, and the morning hour having expired, the bill for the admission of Nobraska came up. The question was on Mr. Brown's amendment, which was @ proviso that the act for tho admission of Nebraska shall not take effect except upon the fundamental condition that there shall be no denial of the elective franchise, or any other rights, to any person by ronson of race or color, Mr. Wade spoke in Opposition to the amendment, contending that Congress had no right to exact such conditions from Nebraska whon they were not exacted from Tennessee. Mr. Cowan and Mr. Doolittle also spoke in opposition, the former proposing an amendment to Mir. Brown's amend- Ment, to the effect that the new State should owe allegiance to the general government, and not claim Suthority hereafter to convert the citizens of the State into foreigners or alien enemies, Pending the considera- tion of the bill, the Senate adjourned, In the House a resolution inquiring into the facts of tho burning of the New Tronsides was adopted. The Legisiativo, Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill ‘was considered in Committes of the Whole. An amend- ‘ment was agreed to that the purchase ef the Giobs for members would coase at tho close of the Fortieth Con- gress, Without disposing of the bill the House ad- journed. THE CITY. The Board of Aldermen mot yesterday and confirmed the nominations of George W. dcLean to be Street Com- miasioner, and of Joun J. Bradiey to be President of the Croton Board. The other nominations of the Mayor were laid over, The Board of Supervisors met yosterday. A lotter was received from Judge Rassel asking an increase of @alary, The matter was referred to the Vommittes on Salarios. Tho bills of various persons tor materiats fur. nished for the construction of the sew Court House were ordered to be paid. The New Bowery theatre was completely destroved by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire broke out at half. past four, and by seven o'clock the destraction of the theatre was complete, Although there was great danger from tho falling walls which strewed the streets adjacent with a débria of brick and croshed two frame houses in the rear, providentially no one was hurt. The entire propertics of the theatre were destroyed. . The total loss occasioned by tho fire is estimated at $160,000, At about six o'clock another fire occurred at No, 62 Ronde stroet, occupied by the American Suspender Com- pany, and Sec! and Johnson Button Company, . Loss about $17,000. De. Guido Farman, one of the sanitary inspectors of the Board of Hoaith, was brought bofore Justice Ledwith yesterdayfeharged with receiving bribes in five cases, And conspiring to extort $300 as a bribe in another case, In the latter case aman, giving his name as Daniel De Winn, was charged conjointly with Furman, Thoy were hold to bail in each case for examination. An inquest was held yorterlay on tho body of Farrat!, the burglar, Who was killed by oMcer Kass while attompt- ing to break igto a house on Third avenue, ‘The jury returagd @ verdict that the shooting was dono by officer Kyo while in the discharge of his duty. 4 ‘Tho coroner's inquest on the victims of the recent tenomont house calamity im Second avenue was oon- 1 nued yesterday by Coroner Gover. The Investigation will probably be conclyged » Bhohan, the bar. toute, sl emips Ua Zena ‘The om Of & Jary im tho case of Francisco NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER. 19 _ 1868. Viole, charged with the murder of Otero, was effected: in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Brooklyn, yesterday, and the trial proceoded. Several witnesses who were examined at tho trials of Pellicer and Gonzales were on the stand and thotr evidence was taken, The court ad- journed until this morning. Tn the United States Commissionor's office yesterday, before Commissioner Osborn, evidence was taken in the case of Thomas MoCarthy, a soaman, who has charged the mato of the steamer Guiding Star with having assaulted him on board that ship on the high seas, The examination was adjourned, as also that of Max Berin- ger, who is accused of illegally distilling rum. Tho latter case will be taken up on Thursday, The case of Wm. A. Sanborn va. Silas 0, Herring et al, brought to recover $26,405, the value of the con- tents of @ safe broken open by burglars, and which has occupied the attention of the Supreme Court for nearly a week, was submitted to the jury yesterday, after an able charge from Judge Barnard, A sealed verdict will be rendered to-day. i Richard Meakes, charged with counterfeiting and passing one hundred dollar compound interest Treasury notes was yesterday convicted by a jury in the New York Circuit Court, Judge Smalley presiding, and re- manded for sentence. The fine steamship Eagle, Captain Groene, belonging to the Atlantic Mall Steamship Company's line, will sail ponctually at twelve M. to-morrow (Thursday), from pier No. 4 North river, for Havana, The mails will ‘close at the Post Office at half-past ten o'clock in the The stock market was strong yesterday. Gold closed at 187K a %. A ‘The market for both foreign and domestic merchan-. dise ruled very quiet yesterday, though in some articles ‘a fair business was consummated at prices indicating a slight improvement. Cotton was active and firmer, Coffee was dull and nominal. On ’Change flour was active and 10c.a 20c. higher. Wheat advanced 20. a 80,, though quiet. Corn was quiet and scarcely as firm. Oats were unchanged. Pork was steady and firm. Beef was active and firm, while lard, though without quota- ble change, ruled a shade easier, with, however, a fair demand. Freights wore steady and frm. Whiskey was dull and nominal Petroleum was dull and lower. Naval stores were generally firmer and quite active, MISCELLANEOUS, Our special despatch from Mexico by way of New Orleans contains news to December §, Bazains had issued & manifeste declaring that the French troops would here- after remain neutral, taking no part whatever ia Mexican affairs. Goneral Rodrigues, with three hundred men dashed into Orizaba on the 4th, and captured a lot of mules, He could casily have captured the emperor and his ministers, An anti-French and anti-American de. monstration was held in Orizaba when it was known that Maximilian would resume his throne, An imperial report says that General Diaz has declared for the empire and brings eight thousand men with him. Maximilian issued a proclamation at Orizaba on the Ast inst., which was promulgated in the olty of Mexico on the Sth inst., announcing his resumption of the reins and government, and stating that a National Congress would be convened which shouldtvote on the question of the continuance of the empire. An attompt will be made by the New Orleans officials to prove before the Congressional Investigating Com- mittee that Gonerai Sheridan is responsible for not pun- ishing the leaders in the riots of July last. Serious alarm was occasioned yesterday in Sweete- burg, Canada East, by the rumor of a contemplated Fenian raid upon that place. The inhabitants of the village scattered in every direction, and another regiment of troops was called for. But the alarm had no foundation, and the trial of the Fenian prisoners proceeded yesterday when the court reopened. Madden ‘was arraigned, bat the trial was adjourned until to-day, through loga! quibbling on the part of tho defence. General Sickles has prohibited corporeal punishment in North Carolina. The revocation of the order by the President is confidently expected by the people, who regard it as an unwarranted interference with the Judiciary. ‘The Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company—cénnoct- ing St. Louis and Cincinoati—is about to make a con- tract with the Atlantic and Great Western road to uso the new depot of the latter at Cincinnati. ‘The demurrer in the caso of Sanford Conover was Overruled in the Criminal Court at Washington yester- day. An appeal to the court in general term was A bill was filed in the Chancery Court at Toronto yes- terday against Robert Oassels, manager of the Bank of ‘Upper Canada, charging him with devoting the time due to the bank to the performance of other services, The Virginia Senate passed a usury bill yesterday in- creasing the rate of legal interest from six to ten per cont, The House appropriated $30,000 to purchase Umbs for maimed Confederate soldiers of the State. ‘The United States District Court, Judge Underwood, openedat Norfolk, Virginia, yesterday. The Judge in bis charge said the only crimes that would occupy the attention of the jury would be offoncos against the reve- nue and postal laws, Tt bas transpired that General Grant's visit to Missouri ts on account of the threatening position of political affairs in that State. An accident occurred on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad yesterday, by which fourteen persons were seriousty injured. Am express train on the Nashville and Decatur Railroad ran off the track, and many of the passengers were wounded, none seriously, however. ie Outside South. 0 Remedy. In his memorable conversation with the British Ambassador, Sir Hamilton Seymour, the late Emperor Nicholas, looking to the re- construction of the map of Eastern Europe, Asia Minor and Egypt, described the empire of Turkey as “a sick man” no longer able to manage his own affairs, and calling for the timely interposition of the great Powers in view of his removal and the establishment of the modern European order of things over his extensive dominions, as demanded by the march of Christianity and the necessities of the age. Such, we may say, ina general view, is the condition of the outside Southera States to-day in their relations to the general gov. ernment. These relations are hardly more hbarmcaious than is the Asiatic and Maéhometan system of Turkey with the religious and politi- cal institutions of Europe, which rest upon the basis of the Now Tostament. The empire of the Prophet had its day of power when it extended from Damascus, along the south side of the Mediterrancan to the Atlantic; but when, from its long oocu- pation of Southern Spain, it had developed the highest civilization and refinemont known at that epoch among any peoplo,it was gradually thrown back from Europe, by falling into that fatal weakness of all great and prosperous political systems, of attempting too much. On a smaller sesie, and reduced within a briefer compass of time, our late Southern aggressiv’, political system, resting upon its all-absor? jing institution of African slavery, from the same weakness of attempting too much, iv itg day of prosperity, has not only been driven back but has been destroyed. ‘So it is that like Turkey, which, with its effete oriental institutions and ideas, awaits 9 reconstruc- tion adapted to the dominant civilisation of Earope, our Southern States, eborn of their institution of slavery, await trom the victo- rious: North tho reorganization which thelr situation demands, «sword in band,” said the fighting Sultan Mahmoud, “the children of the ‘Prophet eome into Earope, and sword Ip hand they will go out” Sword in hand the late Sonthern slaveholding oligareby have been subdued, and thoy must nbide the consequences, Bat they do not seem to understand this universal law of war. Claiming in their late rebellious conspiracy the constitutional right to go out of the Union and to destroy it, they now claim the constitutional right to be roin- + Migted on their own terms, And the worst of it is that all these false and pernicious dogmas, | the proof that we recently gave of our good ideas, prejudices and distinctions “between faith in this respect, the measure is not only State rights and federal usurpations which | uncalled for but ungrateful. No government carried them into the rebellion seem to be as | is bound to do more than ours did on that Powerful among the ruling classes in ali the | occasion. It was even a subject of reproach excluded States to-day as whon they wore | to the administration by its own wsipporters fighting for two thousand millions of capital | that it wont further than the law required. We invested in confederate scrip, and three ’thoa- | repeat that we cannot believe that the British sand millions in slave property. It is shoer | government, embarassed as it is by perils of nonsense to talk of such communities as being | the most formidable character, has been fool- restored to loyalty and the rights of loyal | hardy enough to take this course. If it has, States with the surrender of their arms or | then all we can aay is that the act is one of with their half-way acceptance of the generous | those which the Latin poet describes as sure conditions of President Johnson. The people | indications ofa suicidal purpose. of the loyal North have approved the terms Proposed by Congress in the pending constitu- tional amendment. It is now the duty of Congress to carry out this verdict of the Political Intelorance in Massachusette—Re- moval of Adjutant General Schouler. Two reasons are assigned by Governor Bul- people who carried through the war for tho | lock, of Massachusetts, for the removal of Union, To this end the power and the right Adjutant General Schouler, One of these is are with Congress to compel the acceptance of | that the Adjutant General is chief of the ataff, these terms by the States wrested from tho | With persondl and confidential relations to- rebellion ; for it does not belong to the con- wards the Governor which render political quered party in » war, surrendering at dis- agreement between them, to say the least, cretion, to say what terms it will accept or refuse. desirable. This fs not altogether unresson- able, But the first and real reason is openly Nor does the reconstraotion of the’outalde | Proclaimed—that the Governor was ‘‘forced’’ States by Congress, even as unorganised Terri- tories, necessarily involve any other conditions (this is nis own expression) to say in reply to inquiries addressed to “him from all parts of of reatoration than those of the ememdment. | the State, as to whether he countenanced Gen- The reconstruction suggested appears, how- | oral Schouler’s positive and public opposition ever, to be necessary in order to-bring the | t General Butler's election, that “he did not States concerned to o loyal organization in | countenance that conduot, either then or now;” each which will accept the amendment, In | #4 as the representative of the opinion of the this view the nice abstractions of Senator | People, who would have rejected General Sumner gnd the special pleading of Senator | Schouler as 9 candidate to the office which he Wade may be dismissed. The bill of Mr. | heldif that office had been elective, the Gov- Stevens meets the case, in preparing the | ernor was forced to pay all due deference to ground for the adoption of the amendment. | their judgment, and to relieve himself of any The State legislatures, as they stand, from Vir- | Posalble imputation against him by the dis- ginia to Texas, are in the hands of unchanged | missal of the Adjutant. Southern rebels, To do anything now, or next year, or for tho next five or ten years, with these State legislatures, those rebel This purely politioal reason for the removal of General Sohoulér is in striot accordance with the true old Massachusetts theory of froe- elements must be removed, and they oan be dom—freedom, that is, to agree with the removed only by @ reconstruction of the legis- latures themselves from loyal materials. majority. The Plymouth Puritans and their. sons have always accepted the following defl- To‘cut short the argument, we fall back | nitions :—Orthodoxy is my doxy; heterodoxy upon the original doctrine of President John- son, that if there are only five thousand bona is your doxy., They think, with the lawyer in the story, that it makes all the difference fide loyal men in any one of these excluded | in the world if their bullock was gored States they are enough for its reorganization. | by your ox and not vice versa, The present The bill of Mr. Stevens gives*a much larger. Governor seems to think go too, The freedom. margin, and is therefore sufficiently liberal for all practical purposes. Mysterious Arram at Breutgvee Hosprran.— A curious circumstance was elicited at the inquost held on Sunday upon the body of Mr. accorded to Roger Williams when he was driven forth in the woods in the depth of winter, and to the Quakers when the alterna- tive was offered either to exile themselves like Williams or to remain and have thoir tongues and noses slit, their bodies dangle from Fox Baoon, who died from the effects of a severe | Til gibbet, on Boston Common; or, if they wound on the head. It was shown by the were women, to be stripped more naked than testimony that he had been takon to Bellovue | the Black Crook girls, and flogged through the Hospital on the day of the fracas in which his street at the cart’s tail—auch is the freedom skull was fractured in a raving condition, no appreolated in the Old Bay State, where the doubt produced by the effects of the blow; but it is further shown that he was permitted to lie in a pool of blood with his wounds wnat- tended to-until a late hour of the night, when he left the hospital of his own accord and sub- sequently died at the house of a friend. These aro the facts-sworn to at the Ooroner’s inquest, with the additional alleged statement of the physician who attended him up to the time of his death that medical atteudance at the proper time would probably have saved the man’a life. This is @ grave reflection upon the manago- ment of Bellovue Hospital, and requires explanation. These facts suggest the question whether Bellevue Hospital is really conducted majority rules with a vengeance. No opposi- tion is permissible; it is the unpardonable ain. Conformity is the inflexible law—the true “highor lew.” Yield, and you may be Governor ; resist, and you are ostracised by absolute intolerance. according to his own testimony, is “forced” to yield. “At no time,” he tells us, “have the people of the State shown # higher determina- tion to have accord between themselves and their public servants than during the prosent year.” Again he says:—‘In Massachusetts persons in prominont positions of official trust and influence are expected and required by the people to share in their politiowl convic- for tho benefit of the public or whether it is | tion and ropresent, ao far es possible, their employed merely a3 a oliniosl sohool for the students of the adjoining Bellevue Colloge, and is managed not so much as @ public insti- tution as for the interests and accommodation political opinions.” Massachusetts is cer- tainly progressive, according to its frequent boast. “Tho State,” as Governor Bullock calls it with Unitarian dofiniteness, “is the first in of this collegiate institution. Under no good | which it has been so ‘unblushingly admitted hospital system could such things have occurred as those related in thia oase; and we trust they will be strictly investigated by the Departmont of Charities and Correotion. Tax New Sreest Commmsioner.—The Board that the Governor is Governor not of a State but of a party.’” It is not @ little singular that the very party which has “forced” Governor Bullock to, dismiss Adjutant General Schouler was in ao of Aldermon yesterday brought the Stroet small measure built up by the latter. Forgerly Commissioner muddle to a close by confirming ¢ °ditor of the Boston Aflas, General “chov'sor the nomination of George A. McLean. The | rst foll from grace when he imp\susly dared city is benefited by the result, as Mr, MoLean | '0 all in question the infallibilticy of tho god- is in every respect well qualified to diaoharge | !'ke Daniel Webster. He bespes, to setup the the duties of the office, and whatever may have | 2°W Sitar to the then uxtnywa gods of the induced the action of the Bonrd, it ia certain | Publican party. Buty ng x0 cannot fall down that he cannot be used for any of’ the corrupt | *24 worship Ben Budler he must be sacrificed purposes of the “ring.” It is probable that | ®%® Victim to Masao? setts freedom. the termination of this vexed question may be attributed by some to the mystorious influence | yayp9 Woo. of the Heratp. However this may be, placed at the head of this important depart- ment. Mr. McLean, as an opponent of the Tammany organization, will add another to the list of tho prominen? officoholders of t1q city who favor the reconstruction of the én). cratic party. The Comptroller, the Keg*stor and the Street Commissioner will now 9"; lond the Influence of their positions to. tho purifica- tion of the city government and. thy, ontire re- organization of the democracy of (he State. A Coot Drwanp FRom Yvo;.asp.—The state- ment which we published, yesterday from our Montreal correspondent, on the authority of a member of the Canadir.n Cabinet, attributes to the British Minisver, at Washington one of the coolest procabdizigs of which « diplomatic agent can bé copyable, It aasorts that ho has informed ovr government that i will be required *% maintain its noutrality laws, and that ff @anada is again invaded from our bor- der Oe invasion will be considered as one of Uw)'ied States troops. We eannot bring our- ¥ s\ves to believe that Sir Frederick Brace was authorized to make such communication as this, The fact that it was made at all would seem incredible. If it has boon, then all we oan say is that the impudence of the proceeding is unparalleled in the annals of diplomacy. England is the last Power that ts entitled to call upon as for a stringent enforcement ot the neutrality laws. During tho rebellion she vio- lated her own obligations in that way, not only'in the spirit but the letter. She set an eximple that, for unscrupnlousnosd and con- tompt of the opinion of the world, has never beon surpassed by any rogularly organized government. But for hor sympathy and aid the Southern confederacy could not have maintained itself a single yoar. She not only furnished the rebels with priva- teers, but she manned thom entirely with -her own subjects. They wore to all intents and purposes English corsairs, without the Protext even of entrance to a Confederate Port to give them a color of nationality, And this is the government which jow threatens us with war (for auch is the q@onning of the com- mun tontion) if we do aot succood in prevent. ing Fonian raldq into tho provinces. After ; Jones Bak¥ay.’g Insuncrion Acarver Fan- —Judge Barnard has just per- It is | formed : well for the taxpayers that so good a man is | to crod §6Y or judicial act which entitlos him od¢#.nd public confidence, by granting an injawoP ‘on against the Mayor and Corporation fte9¥.aining them from renowing the lease of a “,ortion of Fernando Wood’s building on Nassau street for the next ten years at the exorbitant rent of $18,000 ayear. The terms upon which these rooms for the use respectively of the Corporation Counsel, Corporation Attor- ney and Public Administrator were originally leased show a disgraceful contempt of public decency worthy only of the Corporation “ring.” The rooms leased for the former official have not been occupied by him for the period of the three years’ lease, now sought to be oxtended for ten years more at a greatly increased rent. The annual rent of that portion of the building is not worth more than one-fourth the price which Fernando Wood demands from the tax- payers—namely, the modest sum of $180,000 for the next ten years, as sworn to by tho com- plainant in the oase, The overburdened tax- payers, then, have good reason to thank Judge Barnard for spoiling this infamous job. Another injunction issued by this Judge at the same time, restraining the Corporation from granting to the New York and Westchester County Railroad Company permission to tear up, lay tracks on and otherwise deface and obstruct some of our principal thoroughfares, proves that Judge Barnard is determined to put down all corrupt jobs that come within his jurisdiction, and thus protect the public from the schemes of the gang of plunderers who call themselves our city government. Lerrer or Tae Ozar To tas Prestoent.—The letter sent by the Emperor Aloxander to the President, in reply to the resolution of Con- gress congratulating him on his escape from assassination, deserves something more than a passing notice. Documents of this kind are usually dry acknowledgments of what are con- sidered mere acts of international courtesy. The Emperor's letter is of a very different char, acter. It is evidently written under the inf-,. ence of very strong fecling. His Me yonte , appears to be thoroughly ‘mpressed “with “4p ), fact that among no other people ary hia,4) arac ter end progressive tendonol 4 more appre. ated than among us appily this feoling does not reqaire to be fualified tn oxpression rer ennall The Governor himself, || by the existence of any difloulties between the two countries, The Emperor rightly says that they have no injuries t@remember. The career of both is bound up with the interests of bumanity and civilization, and it is therefore important that the cordial relations existing between them should be perpetuated. So long as the Russian empire possesses such an enlightened and liberal ruler as Alexander we oan safely conclude that there is no danger of their being interrupted. Tae-Srare ConsrrrorionaL Convantion.—The lower olass of copperhead organs still keep up their silly twaddle about the Constitutional Convention, As the Convention will finally sweep away the little power left to them in this city, they are, of course, opposed to it, and pretend that it was not carried in the recent election because it did not receive a majority of “all the votes cast.” There is no possibility of ascertaining the total number of votes cast st an election, for the reason that thousands of men may vote only for one candidate, and other thousands only for one other candidate. The canvass, therefore,* cannot show how many electors voted in all. But the whole matter is settled by the official return of the State can- vassers, which is as follows :—. State of New York, s.—We, the Secretary of State, Comptroller, State rand , Attorney General and Treasurer, having formed a Board of State Canvassers, and having, in.conformity to the provisions of the act entitied ‘an ‘act to. for submitting to the le the question “shall there ‘be @ convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?! '’ March 19, 1866, canvassed and estimated the whole num- ber of votes given for and against the said proposed Con- vention, at a goneral election held in the State on the sixth day of November, in the year 1866, according to the certified statements of the eaid votes received by the of State, in the manner directed by law, do ‘determine, declare and certify: That the whole number of votes given under and in pursuance of said act were six hundred and nine thousand five hun- dred and fifteen, of which number there rere. Fee three hundred ang fifty-two thousand eight hundred and fifty-four having thereon the words ‘Fur a convention to revise the constitution and amend th there were given two hundred and fifty-six thousand three hundred and sixty-four having thereon the words “Against a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same;” and that © majority of sald votes were given ‘‘For a convention to revise constitution and amend the same.’ No Impgacument.—The House vote of Tues- day last on’ Mr. Ashley’s resolution for a special committee of seven to inquire whether any officers, of the government have been guilty of impeachable offences, does not look much like the impeachment of President John- son. The vote being on a suspension of the rules, which requires two-thirds of the whole vote cast, stood eighty-eight te forty-nine, Mr. Raymond, with some half a dozen other repub- licans, voting with the democrats in the nega- tive, and so the rules were not suspended. With such a vote on a general inquiry we may safely conclude that this House will never come to the direct question of Impeach- ment of President Johnson. It appears, indeed, that the radicals are beginning to buttonhole him in a friendly frame of mind, in behalf of certain office seckers, and such being the case Mr. Ashley will save time by leaving the im- peachment question to General Ben Butlor and the next Congreas. Tar Lase Imprrtar Carnrvar at Vera Croz.— | Itweems that at Vera Craz, the other day, the imperialists, in honor of Maximi\tpn’s resolution to fight it ont, had a regular carnivel, in which “the ringing of bella, bovsfires, brass bands and fireworks were the or%or of the ox- ereises,”” and that the Americe,ag were scolded without stint, as the enemivs of Mexico and the Mexican race, and that ‘‘g@ prosonce of the United States ship Srequehanue in the offing “appeared to cap ‘che climax in favor of the ompire.” Tho psint of all this gasconading is Maximilian’s r solution to fight it out, after the fashion of “Tho lion and the unicorn, Fighting for the crown. pv And bite the question recurs, how comes this tese “ution, after Napoleon's last assurances +o oU.¢ government that he had adviaed Maximi- ‘dan ¥ abdicate? Mr. Soward has boon hum- bwyged again; but the Prosident bas tho “authority of Congress to bring this child’s- play of bide and seek to an end forthwith, and We expect he will do it. A Conrrast.—The Logislaturo of Tennessee has just presented a gold medal to the gallant General Thomas, in commemoration of his ser- vioos in the war. The ceremonial of presonta- tion was performed by Parson Brownlow. Tho speeches made by the Parson and the Goneral on the occasion display, im striking contrast, the vulgar braggart and the accomplished soldier. Brownlow spoke of “sending hounds of treason howling wretches into Dixie,” and took occasion to declare that “funeral rites’ are the only rights to which traitors are enti- tled. General Thomas, in response, alluded modestly to his own military record, bore tes- timory to the gallantry of his associate gene- rala, lauded the courage and efficiency of his soldiers, and did justice to the bravery of tho enemy. The two addresses show the difference between the two men. Reramivo Tammany.—Wo perosive that tho Tammany democracy, at a great pow-wow of the chiefs on Monday night, resolved not to abandon or aoll the “time-honored” soat of their ancient triumphs. They are going to repair Tammany Hall. [t is fanny to hear them talk of renovating, repsiring and deco- rating the headquarters of the Tammany democratic party when the party itself is doad and gone to the dogs.’ It would cost all the “ring” has made by pickings and stealings to restore old Tammany to its pristine glory. If the Sachems were to pro- pose erecting a modest monument to the Tammany party there would bo some sense WEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE AND NORFOLK. 9 Regar Davis and John H. Surrate. Fortress The United States District court Ti a grand jurors present. Ju * ded his charge to toe leer, said that thet labors ro would be brief, and the only crimes that - 4, tholr attention’ would bo soveral offen jes" case atsing under the Contention “ogy” case Ct f a ve ive ethos Damed Dawr oO cme United ane inty, inia, was wr ’ .. Presidents of 1 Undorwood, by order of tb’ his morning. Ly Fetes is onoertain when * attorney General, will most, aa Chief Jr known his intentior sid oocupy against the 2 United States Ciroult Court .oe Chase has not as yot mado The arrest of 0. seapecting & special seasion, 10m of Jom gOe" rats may materially alter the oom- engag®, ayia’ came and others su; to have tatively °° 4 the assassination plot. [t is authori. ton are, gg di that the judicial authorition in Washing. reve dye aiting the arrival of Surratt, and upon his ’ -ma will ontirely depend the futu: soo'F amen Major General Milen, formerly command. J Fao wont North to-night, i ate sie ‘ pe | VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE Ricumonp, Va, Doo. 18, 1966, The Seaate passed the Usury bill to- ovens: | the Joga maximiim rate of interont ‘en Ble te ton The House bul para oa imaienee end’ indigea ooateceeute ‘Have ot Vieginia, MEXICO. ~wCoworeroOoOoe* Bazaine Declares that the Froncn Troops Shall Hereafter Remain Neutral in Mexican A@airs. . Maximilian’s Proclamation Announcing His Resumption of the Throne. The Continuance of the Empire to be Decided by a National Uon- gress of All Parties. &. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. New Onunams, Doo. 18, 1866. Your city of Mexico correspondent, who just arrived § here, reports that on the 2d instant Marshal Basaiag issued a manifesto in reply to the Emperor's determina- tion to remain, stating that in future the French troops would remain perfectly neutral, tdking uo part in Mext- can affairs, About November 89 a liberal force attacked Saa{ Leis Potosi, and were defeated by Mejia, with heavy leas in Killed, and twenty pieces of artillery. Orizaba, the present residence of Maximillian, ts being heavily fortified. On the night of the 4th instant General Roderigues made a dash, with five hundred men, into Ort. zaba, and captured three hundred mules, He could as oasily have captured Maximilian and the whole garrison. A public demonstration was made after the Emperor had deciared his determination to remain, the Populace parading tho streets and shouting ‘Death to the French |" «Death to the Americans |’ Marshal Bazaine had sent a cordial invitation te General Sherman to visit the city of Mexico and remain as his guest. The imperialists at Orizaba claim that General Dias bas given hia adhesion to Maximilian with eight thoa- gand men. Tam officially informed that there will not bea Freaok soldior im Moxioo after the 1st of April. do. &o. Proclamation of Maximilian. Naw Ortaans, Dec. 18, 1266. The following proclamation was isaued by Maximilian and promulgated in the city of Mexico on the 5th: — Onizana, Doc. 1, 1866. Masxroans—Ciroumstances of great magnitude relating to the welfare of our country, and which inorease ia strongth by our domestic difficulties, have produced im our mind the conviction that wo ought to retain the power confided to us. Our Ministers, by us convened, havo given as their opinion that the wolfare of Mexioe wlili coquires our presence at the head of affairs, and we havo considered it our duty to accede to their request, announcing at the same time our inteations to convoke 8 National Cangress on the most ample and liberal basis, where all political parties can participate; and this Ooa- gress shall decide whether the empire shall continue future, and in case of assent shall assist in framing fundamental laws to consolidate the public institutions: of the country. To obtain his result our counsellors are t present engaged in devising the necessary meana, and at the same time arranging matters tm such a mam nor that all parties may assist in an arrangomeat ea that basis. In tho meantime, Moxoians, counting upon you all, without exoluding ang political ciass, we shall contiag® the work of rep noration with covirage and Constangy, having Bees ‘piacod in charge of your countrymen. THE OCEAN YACHT RACE. Farther Particulars trom the OMocors asd Mon of the Brig Arabian—Pool Selling—Let- tor from Captain Letse, &c. Some additional partioulars with regard w tho atght- ing of one of the contesting yachts wero gained yeator.,. day, from oonvermation with the officers ond mon of «he brig Arabian, In answer to quoations aa to the of Observation, the color of the flag which the vessel showed, and the appearance of the oraft, the f 40 6 keep ® Ipg book; all the reports mado by her are Oommequentiy given only momory. No one of board the brig is ablo to say cortalaly that he saw two yaoht of Thursday, but all agroo that as sonic four or five days previous to their arrt- val at Now York, which, as it will be remem- bered, waa on Sunday. 8omo of the crow, Bow. over, oxpressed thomselves as ncariy certain ib was on Wednesday. ‘Thare seome little reason to di that tho captain was in error when he ‘Thi reported eee Weyer cae, ectecs tet bs hailing distanoo, and rahe fact io ing a wo as longitude 6956. No one on board the brig aoores to have taken any particular notice of the ing ry fact which is easily explained by the omnes racht race which prevailed among hercrow. The fact will oxplain Gg Nyt? whieb provails on| the Arabian as to the color of the flag shown the mon aay that it was whito, while the rest admit if it contarned any blue it was, to uso their own “pretty white.” This statement would lead to tho | once that the yacht was tho Vésta, an opioion which ts aomownat strongthoned by the facts elicited as to the house on deck. This was undoubtedly, ifwe may use tho term, the roof of the cabin, as it was admitiod by the sailors that what they saw might not have been mooh = Voata, as it will be have more than two fect in height, remem! by those who this amidships; white novhing of tho kind. At time aeon the a ub topeail, fore nt raain aaila Bonk pap vane Tyo Siok aacbouera ing steadily, 1 dhe was to bo at leant ( woiv: i of one of the satlors of tho Arabian, “‘She was oulting the water liko a knifo, and going of in good atyle."’ POOLA ON THR RAOK vertised to be sold a Lafayette Full last evening, but though repeated efforts were mado, no sales wore o! |. Speculators stilt held off, not caring te part with their monvy ao long a time before news conclusion of the raeo can be had. At the latter ond the wook it Is expected that a good deal of basinoas will be done, as the result of the race ia still the main tope Of diaoussion in sporting circles. UATTAK FROM CAPTAIN 1 RIaR Ovdrti, N. J, Doo. 14, 1966, ‘Torna Forron or tax Hexan — It ts noarly thirty years ago since I camo to this coum- try in command of tl Roya! Yacht squadron brig Ghar jotta, in tho winter of 183% T have bean much tompted the past few days to offer my orperionces of crossing the Atiantic in 0 win. tor, but I folt you would be inundated with advice and that mine might ho like the last feather on the camel's back—awamp you I montion all chia incidentally, haw- {bg made the opportunity by writing you on a publio subjeot, to bs ured or consigned to the waste paper bre. kot. Roforring, howover, to yacnts, ke., and ¥% woather, The Charlotte was a similar dovoriptior sol to the Henrietta—very tow in tho wator, b 4° Pools were being an advantage 0 lone an the sons are”, 1S. i, to ran before ; a disadvantage if they ar ao me, one to heave to. We. were mach he .*, and oblige the yachts —— now to Ragland, * aparred than Navy Yani at Brooklyn o” 8" ws very fool abl ards, which were of the ton-gr _ s00F" if Lary Noohainy Ire brig, and this, in the r finished us. pe ong ene wor 7" -y gules we had, aoariy 00 vorgol afloat basa greater wrtable passage than tho Hon sabe has of taying to’ securaty e danger to fonr—that of runt 4ea in the cageranas of tho race untl on is too difficult to face, But no one 118 better than Captain Samuels. 4 to add my sincere wishes for her acca, aain your very obedient servant, R Wt Lies too long before". f the other op” ap” underatan’¢ RAILROAD ‘ Nasmvrite, Deo 18, 186 6. The Louisville bound train on the Lauisvillo and Nashville Railroad, ran off the track at balf-paat wie o'clock this morning, at Back Lodge, and Wires parson- for coaches wore toppled into the adjoining cresk. Mr Biog, Mra A. Miller, Wm, Koansnatt, all of Louisy lie, rocatved cute on the head. A. Vautell, of Nashville, waa out on the head; R. Davie, of Bristol, head out; M. ore Vani badly hurt og the boad Carter, Concussion of and (eft at Rowling Green fi Selaicts cates oe Gonies, Cinoinnati, arm sido badiy burned; C, B. Soha Tor, Cinetnoati, band and arm burned; ‘W. H. Hunter, Logan county, Obto, hand burned; Mr. Griffith, le, kneecap hurt; Mr. Nashvilie, shoulder blade broken, trains hitherward on the Nashyitie and Decatur Raliroad, ran of the track at baif- past olevoa thea morning, oo miles south of Carter's crock, carry ing with it three passenger songers were bruised, but none seriously. The “= paseon. were to & mixed train, and reached Kisnvitle thirty minutes behind time. An acoident ococurred on the Knoxville an’ (hatte. nooge Ratiroad, inju the ox; meoasenue- ‘Am accident conte 4 bemocy >! the and wilte te “fe Wein aad a gumber of bog, bur ©) fe poreous