The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1866, Page 5

NEW YURK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 180.5 6 Bh i wh a a : = terfolt Ofty dotiar Treasury notes have been made. ‘This BUROPE. » Our Special Mail Despatches and Correspondence. ee a Sixteen British War Vessels at Queenstown. The Fenian Plan of Campaign in Ireland. ken &e. &o. URELAND. Naval and Military Preparations Against the Fenlans. QuERNaTOWN, Doo. 13, 1866. Tho British iron-clad yam Research, six guns, arrived ‘here to-day, to replace the wooden frigate Frederick ‘William, which bas sailed for tne Shannon, Tp addition to the Research there are lying in the ‘Queenstown harbor the iron frigate Black Prince, the Helicon and the Advice, with ten gunboats. The Wivern and Pallas are daily expected here, ‘The transport Tamar arrived here this morning with sche Eighty-fourth regiment of tufantry, to increaso her * Majesty's forces in Ircland. OUR OUBLIN _GDRRESPONDENGE. “Walting the Signal Tor the Outbreak -Jamen Stephens Supposed to be in che South—In- tense Exeltement and Serious Disturbances iy Trade and Finance—The Fenian Plan of Camprign and Irish Quadriinternl, &e. Dvstay, Dec. 12, 1966. ‘Tho Fenian outbreak has not yet taken place in Iro- “fand; but there can be little doubt that the time for such ‘Ma close at band, The 13th was genorally believed to be the day appointed for the general rising, as that was the day named for the executions in Canada, but now it ts \put off for a few days longer.. One thing seems cor- tain—that the next few days’ despatches will likely “bring you news of the commencement of the outbreak. “That Stephens has got into Ireiant and is at presont in ‘the South, preparing for the siraggio there, ts goverally ‘believed. No one can say positively that he is; but the people betieve it, and watt his signal, Excitement is at fever heat, People retire each night ‘with the impression that they will probably be roused Defore dawn of the sueceeding day by sounds of the ‘strife. Families who bave resided in outlying districts are shutting up their houses, parting with stock at enormous sacrifice, taroing away thoir Servants, and crowding into he cities or garrison towns. ‘Those whose means a(ford it are flying to tho Peatinente there to await the result, Trade 1 paralyzed, Large fings who have had open accounts with Engl sh houses for years are besieged daily by collectors, de- “manding immediate settlement. Several large finance companies who were negotiating for advances of monoy in this country positively decline any furthor steps in the matter As rapidly failing mercury denotes a storm at hand, 40 the ‘aaily ¥ depreciation in the value of Irah securities seems to say “prepare for a violent squall.’? Politica! regeneration elndis of all sorts have sunk into {naiguificance. Stephens’ revolntion has swatiowed ap ali"the plans bronyht forward by the other magicians for the Kettlement of Iretand’s grievances, The police are usin’ the powery given them by the auspension of the hadoas corps act with most extraor- dinary rigor. Last yeur the shap: of 8 man’s beard or his boots were sufficient evidence to convict bim in the eyea of the police and their magistrates. They were applauded by the government for their energy, and are doiermined not to be a whit bebind this year also, Daily arrests aro mace of people without slightest reason, except that found in heated imagination of the constable. As an i stance of ths If may mention that a few days ago @ moat respectable man was arrested in Drogheda, drng- ed before a magistrate, and the oul that could preferred by the yatiant officer was that the prisover “looked American."' Of course some of those arrested aro parties connected with the Fenina party. Atmong tho papers of Dr. Power, whose arrest I named last waek, was found a list of names which implicated several re- ctablo citizens. That fearful combustible, Greek fire, has been a posi- tive nightmare to the governmeut for some time, In format.on was given that a quantity of it was bene pre- in Dublin, intended to destroy the castle and miil ry barrack’. Yesterday the police, ia arresting a man Ieeied Joun 3. Smith, a national schoolmaster, Hing at Batiybough road, caine on o regular factory where it waa being manutactured, A large quantity of it wax realy for use, put up in botties hermetically sealod, and im- Mense Guantities of sulphur, phosphoren anu hine stone were also found. A still b seemed Se Naee Sane of manufacta ance of placo would lead to ¢ nelusion that a large been prepared Two mi uns, in front, #uch 9s x worn by Fenian volte. rs, were found, as if Lastily thrown down, bat the owners escaped, no one being arristed but the soboolmaster, who Fexided (here. While the government, through the colomns of their “Organs, are axtiring tho p-oplo that thers is not the @xhtest cause for fear, thet the conspiracy is completely Scotehed out, they coulinue ts make extraurdinary pre- . A batiory of Royal Artillery ts quartered in ¢ Castia, the apartments under the Castle chapel are prepared for their mess toom, Paltsades and shect fron screens are being prepared for the gales aud side entrances. Alarm bells are being hung up. and the passage connecting Ship étrort barrack with the Castle constantly watched. The Royal Engineers and Artillery are at work the ina: few days turows Pp Various earth works to cover the approa: les to the Park Powder Maga- Zine, constructed according to the most approved rules of military science The cevonty unt Highlond light infantry and the Forty-eighth regunen expec a to arrive in Queens- town to-night 9 re.nforce the gurrisous in the southern counties In the various offices the offic: are tasked te thoir nimnost to get thro gh of work they have to meet, No more ‘cir offices ' here; fo More ton to two o'clock werk. are morning till the wes bours clerks are busily enjge . dash in und out with reports and istructic Couneiilirs meet daily wo bear tue sar any means they Al remedies = W we onjoy to guide uw r ful maxims, which Father than those Phepennsera] ded with ruin to them. d by the Fe Hh th pre to Gouthern Tue rise wil! ity ani diroctet by ¢ the Inte American oot fs ty hold the othe as iby ANOTHED BOND RODPE?Y IN PHILADELPHIA. Prat apevemta, Dec, 27, 1860. Shortly after noon to-day two men entered the office of C. P. Bayard, No, 209 Chestnut street, and eneceeded J ip stealing a large amount of governenent bonds, &e., ‘amounting to more than $100,000. More than an hour elapsed bofore ¢ ybery wos dixcovered apd an at. tempt was made to in the amount of the fosa ‘The following government coupon beads are k Ye $1,000 reven Amarey five twenty bonds, one ¢ 1831, two $1,000 bonds of t ‘Of 1861, one 31,000 bond of the Philadelphia road ham ogo ond sixty.mx abares of the Western Union Tel-graph Wi 4 Jo addition to the above there wore ot hee dooms $1 in local socks and bonds, ‘neluding city securities, ony railway shares, ke , Boke to © number of The bonds, &o., reall” in a tia box, tnd"the robbers made ¢ cleaa Swoop by carrying off the box and all its conteuta FALLING OF A — W PHILADELPHIA, ‘This ile re et Ly . Morning while party oth domolinting « build ay Smee ee ees irocts, a wall “tiling one mas named‘Joha pnw Ml nom oon dncoonnonne ON FALL OF A WALL IN CHARLESTON. ~Cuanueeron, Doe. 27, 1864. A wall blow down thie morning, killing « dray man. NEWS FROM THE Pi PACIFIC COAST. Snloe of Patutings Last Evening. The auction sale of fine olf paintings, at Leeds’ Art Galleries last evening, was well attended, notwithatand- img the unpleasant and stormy state of the weather. The catalogue comprised an invoice of modern pictures by eminent French and Dusseldorf artists, besides the collections of two well known connoisseurs of this city. The following is a list of the pieces sold, with the names of the artists and the prices obtained:—‘View Near Cornwall,” by Griswold, $13; “The Stag,” by 0. Sommers, $21; “Yhe Halt,” by Clarkson, and a “Meadow Scene," by Rondel, water colors, $32 50 and $7 50 respectively; ‘‘ Haunted House,” by Moran, water color, N. Ward, $12 60; Sketch, water color, by Hek- king, & Mansfield, $5; “The Old Traveller,” water color, by Boughton, 8, Mansfield, $25; ‘‘ The Ragpicker’’ and ‘The Cromwellian,”’ companions, by Edwin White, Mr. Champion, $17 each; “Glimpse of Connecticut iver,” by David Jobnson, 8. P. Avery, $21; “ View off Sandy Hook,” by A. W. Warren, N. Ward, $10; ‘Coast Scene,’ by Warren, Mr, Chapman, $8;~‘*Coast Scene with Rocks’ and * The Old Van Pelt House,” by War- ren, J, H. Lazarus, $11 and $10 rospectively ; “Consti- tution and Guerriere,” by Van Beest, John P, Waters, Brook u, $105; “ Harbor of Seville,” by S. P. Colman, * Battle of the Middio Ages,” by ut,” by Caspar de Craver, $5; “Fod- G Smit, $47 60; * Evening Ser- L Sinith, $40; *‘Autumn,”’ landseapo, by J. R) Brevoort, $25; “Indian Summer,” by Parton, $25; “A Young Brood,’ by H. Morgan, $27; “Indian Rider,” by M. M. Carey, $14; “Moontight,”” by 'T. L. Smith, ; “The Wreckers,’ by’ Van Beest, $40; “Rock of tar,” by Colman, $25; “Daniel by’ Noulig, $21; “Farmington Meadows, J. BR. Brevoort, oy “Young Chickens, H. B. Morgan, 17 50; “Winter Scene,” ea . Smith, $21; “Winter'Scene,”” companion, frame; “Squirrels, by W. H. Beard, $55: landscape, “Sunday Mornin J. 1, Hart, $55; “The Wreck,” by Van Best, oy winter scene, skating,” by T.'L. mith, $17 50; “Quietude,” by'J. G. Brown, $40; Landscape,” by Thomas Doughty, $27 50; “Landscape,” by Kreuse- ee a ae nion, Kreusems pe ‘seria’ oT i 7 Sis, Conrtas i eee tng she the,"” ler, “Cou ip by Metz, “Ox Cart,” ry Otto Ye and Cattle,” a Peet “tly ig at the Bi — a the Farm, a seer aay Song by. Becral $2 ‘Conver: $290,“ tea pg“ on the Danube, ca "dando. $62 50; “The Village a ermers, $28;" Zach, ‘Noliermat, $37: interior, “Box Paris," by Emile Wattier, $51; “ y, “Landscape in Champagna, France,” by Ds Grailly, $20; fine poy Bee. by E. rp Sen $70; “Itaitan Women” by ¥. sBneet, by W. cn “sheep at prety we Verboec! hoven, by Coast Scene, Fishermap,”” Post, $36 4 Dinner,” and a Village Scene," (com: Per otin ay ty C. Hoguet, $57 50 ace “River View in Belgium,” by Fi “Blind Beggar,” by Duver- ger, $300; “The Mother's Idol,” by Heeren, Duxsel “Lady Reading.’ she Mgnt $ “ihe Quack Doctor,” b: terior, “ The ‘Toilet " by Monta re Hi Day on the Seine,’’ n Pollion, View, : Wreekors” by Charies $30; “Environs of Dusseldorf,” by Andreas Avehenback, $250; “Italians Drinking, ” by F. Reinau, $33; Shidren Fishing chat ie the Tee,” by Marohn, $50; “Faust and Marguerite,” by Ate Faw $30; “Chickena,”’ and companion, we Conturier, $32 Interior, “Backgammon,” by f. Williems, $21; and Ducks,” by le Beu!, b -+F ‘The Child's Masquer. ade,” by E, Giese ech ‘The Twins, by Eugene Verboeckhoven, Pi eae tic Flowers,” by C. Voulters, $45; “The -ale yaedin by Carl Hubner, $735; “First ety Lesson,” by Wizam, Joga,’’ by rye $45; “The Little Musicians,’ * by Jules Devereaux, $45; “Tho Promenade,” by P. Caron, $25; Luxe “Garden ‘of Varls,” by Monfailet, $47 50; “t=tree! nd companion, by Koozdorp, 81 each; “Mid. summer,” by Y. Billo, 831; “Ibe Banka 'of the Marne’ and companion,’ by Ghirardie, $22 60 enc ; interior, ‘lank Shop.” by A. Van Wille, $105: “Thi Betrothal Feat,” by O. Erdmann, $640; “Le Repos, ; “Coast Scone,” by Carl Hubner, 5; Coast Scene," by Jacobson, $190; “Landscape and’ Cattie,”” by ' Otto Von Thoren,’ $70; “The Idol,” by ‘SM. Abel, $110; “Naval Combat, Ala vama and Kearsage,” by Anderson, — London, $115; ©The Spy." by’ Sell, $90; “Tho Wreckers,” by Do Beaumont, $35; “* Faughannock Glen and Cayujra Lake,” by J.D. barrow, $75; Portrait “George Washi " by Giibert Stuart, $186; “Ploughing,” by Otto Vou Thorwn, 3200; “Suda,” by M. Abel, Stl “Winter Plowsares,”” by J. M. Chiverhouse, $108; “The Poultry Solier,”’ by Jules Boulanger, $85, ‘Feeding Chickens,’ by Toussaint, $35; ‘Winter Scene,” by Chax, Levekert, $12 50; The Stable Door,” by Van den Brueck, $17 60; “Woodcock Shooting,’’ by Culver- house, $80; “Landseapo and Gattle,”” by Kene Menard, $50; “Port Seeue, Brittany," by Kuvarsia, $43, and sheep,” by Cortez, $40; vaurd” panion, by Guileminetie, $16 M Cavernouse, $62 60; “Surprise,” * by Chavsever wae v. "cates Suton Sool, $38: Voilier, $30 euch Wy R. Beliechaux, $25 each; four original water color draw- ings from mature, by Wm. Craig, $6 cach, THE MASSACHUSETTS megs Law. ‘SPECIAL TELEGRAM 1 TO THE HERALD. ‘The Proprictors of the Principal Hotels in Boston Indicted for Violating the Liquor Law—They are Fined $50 Ench, and Se tenced to the House of Correct Months The Temperance Alliance. & Boston, Dec, 27, 1806. Tho proprietors of the largest and most popular hotel# were before the Municipal Court today, w answer to corplaints alleging tha, they tndividually maintain liquor nuisances, which i* contrary to the laws of the State, The Varker Louse was represented by Ha D. Parker, Young's go Young, a the Revere and” Trev: wes by William Brigham. — They and were cach fined $50 and costs F three month prisonment in rection and ordered to give bonde in the sum of $1,090 not to violate the Liquor law for the period of twel "1 the with great ats lanees a fore tho Superior They bore thomee worthy bot e tawuod by re ers, who ha indulged in at the tors, The warrants of the counse! for the sen Prowecated by t Maswachuset Alliance bi pevely a Juries Nirdady eevoral hundred dollars ATURE. Netation to the The Constit MARYLAND LEGISL Action fn imore rebable Election in Amendment, dc. Tho Legistature of thin St next. It is us clare the ints cl aud youd, te Fonatitut n for ¥y rebelilonm will | reste yall their fo mer puiti at itutional that many Thre ts little donbt but that the national ¢ ndment wil be received enya to colored peuple wil has bean expressed that t will bo found @ majority in the Legislature in fever of the admission of negro testimony The engrossing subject of interest connected with the meeting of the Legislature is the election of & United States Senator in place of Seaator Creswell, whose term exp 0 the 4th of March. eather is again intensely rapidiy. EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION IM CHARLESTON. and ico |e formis tween @ couple of brulvers, named Smith and MeCauler. aod ‘Smith was bediy puaished MeCanley was decrared the viet WASHINGTON. MN Wasmrsctom, Dec. 2, 1666, The Mexican Muddle. ‘Tho Mexican gyabiers are batchivg al! sorts of echemes is the laiest specimen that has been discovered, and said to be @ very dangerous one. The only diffurence between it and the genuine notes ws 0 minule and upin- portant as lo be hardly dist ngulababie except by experia 4m snch matters, They have also captured the proas and for the purpose of robing the Mexican people of their | Plate from which # very good imitation of the ity cont territory at share prices from sham authorities. Ono | Ble bas boon made im large quantities. party avers that the Juarez grabbers aro in a state of | How and Where Deposits ef Public Moneys great disgust; that the failure of Minister Campboli and General Sherman to find a government as accredited by the Secretary of State bas depressed the spirits of all the speculators in fancy Mexican stocks; also that there is a Prevailing opimion that the Indiana race of country are unfit to manage the affairs of a gteat nation, Thus says one side, An evening paper, per contra, ayers that J, Ross Browfe will leave California on the lst of January at the head of an exploring and surveying party to commence opera- tions in Lower California for a company of Americans who have purchased that extensive territory of the Juarez government. The grabbers interested im this | py ai m. | OF an assistant, It te | Bereinalter mont operation are composed of the old Bon Butler rin cluding Ben Holladay, Richard Schell and others. stated that the Browne exploring party of grabbers will be composed of sufliciont strength to enforces theirclaim, The Hargous Tehuantepec grant, which has great strength, to judge by the averments of those interested, ia strongly urged. Then comes in Romero, Maximilian, the Emperor of France, and soon. Thus we are in the midst of arevolution in Washington with regard to Mexican affair, which, in the opinion of others than | Treasurer, or speculators, should be transferred to tho city of Mexico itself and settled undor United States nuers, General Sherman to Reporte ushington, ,| It ts expected in official circles shat Lgmtenant General Shorman, after visiting St, Loutij-will return to Washing- ton to report in person the particulars of his recent visit to Vera Cruz, The Tariff Bill. From an interview with Mr. Wells this evening we Jearn that no publicity will be given to his report on the subject of the tariff until after Congress sball have met again, The report and bill are both voluminous, the former being a hundred pages and the latter six, with tabular statistics {arranged #0 as to show the relative du- tues impored on each article in the old and new tariff. The Surplus Gold in the Trensury. The Secretary of tue Treasury authorizes a positive denial thavbe has inaugurated any new policy in regard tothe disposition of the surplus gold in the Treasury. Some amall sales have been made within a month past by the agent of the Secrotary in New York; but such sales have been mainly to supply commercial demands, and with no purpose of influencing the market, These sales have been made under the general instruc. tions issued long ago to the New York agent, under which he has license to continue to supply such limited demands as may be made upon him from time to time for coin. It is the opinion of the Secretary that the premium on gold will remain steady at from thirty to thirty-five for somo time to come, -So long as it ig steady he has no intention of interfering with the market, being satisfied in using the large liberty he pos- seasoa in preventing monotary panics and operating to effect the stability of the market. The forthcoming monthly statement will show eighty millions of gold in tho Treasury, with sixteen millions of gold certificates, making a total of ninety-six millions. Personal, General Grant s somewhat improved in health to-day, and spent @ short time this afternoon in attending to matters of impogtance at his headquarters. The French Mi rt, M. Berthemy, dined with Sena. tor Sumner yesterday. Among those present wore Sec- rotary Stanton and Hon. J. 8. Morrill, of Vermont ‘The South Carolina Freedmen, The Commissioner of Freedmon’s affairs has receive d acommunication froin Brigadier Genoral R. K. Scott, Assistant Commissioner of the Freedmea’s Bureau in South Carolina, containing the correspondence between Governor Ore and himself in reference to the reported arming and organizing of nogroes in the vicinity of Kingstree, on tho Northeastern Railroad. Oa the 14h inst, General Scott received a communtcation from Gov- ernmor Orr requesting him to send an officer and file of men to Kingstro to disband a military orqunization formed by freedmen, tho order of General Sickles ,forbidding either whites or blacks to form such organizations. Lotters from several citizens of that place accompanied the communteation, complaining that about three hundred freedmen had formed themselves into etx military companies. Gov- ornor Orr stated that ho desires friendly relations should oxiat betwoen whites and blacks, and he is ready to co- operate with the military a8 all times in preserving the peace and mafntaining friendly relations between the races. General Scott directed Lioutenant J. M. Jobnoo and Colonel A. B Miles, Sub-Assistant Commis. sioner, with @ squad of mou, to go to Kingstree, investigate the matier, and if necomary to disperse ail itegal assemblies and arrest all ringleaders. Tuose officers invVestigaied the affair, and asceruined that mo military organization exteted im that dis trict; neither was there any disposition on the part of the freedmen to torm one. The freedmen hed assembled to discuss the labor question and the subject of emigrating to Florida, a combined attempt having been made by the planters to coerce them Into contracts to work the coming year for wages from nix to eight doliars por mouth. To this the freedimen demurred and held @ meeting for discusion. Tho officers who con- ducted the {nvestigation state it as their belief tha the whole thing originated from fear on the part of the planters that the freedinen would claim ® proper remuneration for their labor, and Wished to prevent their holding any general oon sultation, and by so doing organize to protect thelr own interests, The General states that the feelings of the people about Kivgxtree were so antazonistic to the presence of a Burean oftcer that @ nutnber of evil dis- posed persons had throatoned to take the Ifo of euch off nsequently & garrison bad been there for the prowervatioaof peace and good order. He also states that ations of either wh blacks which are illegal shall be disbanded. The Gon eral says that the report of @ freedman having been kifled at Williamsburg daring @ recont eemion of the court there has no foundation in truth Supreme Court. fn the Supreme Court today the Mageachaeett all oF twain liqnor license case, upon which hinges the conatitut nity of a law that imposes imprisonment upon an non which United States Internal Reverse me tasation was argued fur th t mney General, and Mr. George Sonnott for the di nd quer concluded and deewion re ment of tho Cir ourt for Kast Louisiana, » of the New Orleans, Opelousas and Grow Woxtern Kaliroad, has been alfirmed by the fu The derision orenpat of Boston, argument Th aiera The preme of the Supreme Court tn the case of Car. land will be re nn few days, it bov poned, as ts und Judge Grior, however, is wow making ap of the court, wine will be against « m1, at the request of prominent pol stituttonality of the oath as applied to attorneya The Supreme Court, in a cause from the Ciroult Court tor the Kastern Histrict of Lournana, hay dienised the appeal for want of jurisdiction. It mppeard that the amount in controversy did not exceed $2,000. Petitions Against Curtailment of the National Currency. Petitions ere circulating throughout the country for Signatures praying Congress to refrain from the pareage of any act authorizing the curtailment of the national currency, or having in view tbe retarn within s limited period to specie payments, This emeat win oppo tition) to the policy of Secretary MoCuiloch who main taing that the country wants more labor Instead of ior currency. Presentation of a Cane to the President. ‘The President has received from James Lyons, of Richmond, « cane made of « piece of the off frigate Constitation, The inscription onthe head of the cane complimenta Andrew Jotmson as the restorer of the Execative Pardons. ‘The President has directed warrants of pardon to be iesaed to Johnson Noble, of Keontutky, and FW. w Badiday, of Vieginia, both of whom wore engaged in the rebellion, and are pardoned under the $20,000 clause ‘The pardons were imrued 08 tbe recommendation of the Governors of their Stas Amagaling o« the Northern Frontier, The Commissioner of Customs has reoetved Informa. tom of the conviction in the United states District Court at Detroit, Mich, of & gang of nine emaggior. The crime of smuggting on our Northera (roetier ts dally on the increases, and etrencows efor are twing made by the United Sates officers to bring the numerous offs od ers to Juation Captore of Consterteition Plates. The officors of the Meerer Servion div inom report the capiare of Whe pists from wbil s later Cumber of Gon Are to be Made. It baving been represewied to tho Treasury Depart- Ment that officers of the United States charged with the coll ctiom or imtrusted with the disbursement of the that Public moneys have im some instances made deposits of such moneys, with banks, bakers of others not autho- ized us depositores of public menoys, Genera! Spinner, the United States Treasurer, has published certain pro- visions and requiremente of law for the information of such officers and other parties, from which it ie seen that deposits of public moneys may be made only a» follows:— > Peposite of colloction or rece: kinds of Untied States o! of all public mone; Lil witht Trengarer Honed, a8 a depository under tho provisions of the National Currene: and with no othera — Coilectors of Internal Revenue are ined to deposit their coilections in the particular deposttory indieated to them by instructious from the Commininner of Internal Revenue. Colleciors or Veputy Collectors who deposit with banks bankers Or others not authorized as depositories render them- selyes amenable to the pein prescribed by the law, Daues boing coin, can be oe only with the Treasurer or an such other public officer aw af been designated a depository of the United Statos National banks that have been designated as deposito- ries of pudlic moneys aro nut authorized to receive oposiis of coin, Deposits of disbursing oflicers may bo made with tho Treasurcr or Aavistant Treasurer of the United States, or with a depository specially authoriaed for that particular purpose by the secretary of the ‘Troasury, under the authority of section one of the act approved Juno 14, 1800, and with no others ‘he attention of ofticors interested, and of banks, bankers or others, not authorized as de) ries the public moneys, is Roreeaaly, called to the that ail violations Of the act, of ‘august 6,” 1840, and the acts amendatory to ihe eae i Parties transgressiag to ain under @ cenviction for Pom Ly) oa | stringent against all officers charged with the do posit and ‘isbursement of money. Among other things they aro forbidden to convert public money into any kind of ‘property or nena They caunot for any not prescribed by law funds. All such acts are declared a Telouy, a and upon conviction thereof the offender shall be punished by imprisonment for 4 term mot loss than tem years, or by a fine not more than the amount embeazied, nor leas than $1,000, or by both—such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court, Bankers, brokers and others knowingly counselling or abetting such transactions will, ou conviction, be similarly puntahed, THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TWE HERALO. Reported Determination of Congress. Ricewonp, Dec. 27, 1866. Information of an authentic character bas reached ‘Me that it is the determination of Congress on the adop- tion of the constitutional amendment by three-fourths of the States now represented in Congress, to declare it adopted, and it will be followed by another proposed amendment that will disfranchise all that class included in the present one permanentiy, and alao include all Persons in the United States who advocated the separate wecossion of the States up to the 20th of Aprif, 1861, and eta will be passed to reorganize the Southern States on ‘his basi. This will particularly affect the border States. Report of the South Carolina Commissionér Wanhington—How He Was Received and at Was Said by the President and the Rudi recor area Wasurvorom, Deo. 27, 1808. ‘The Charleston (8. ©.) Cowrier of Tuesday, noucing the various newspaper reports about ® South Carolina Commissioner to Washington, says: — = eg gest Id iene oan, verge | a7 our Legisiature, w! journed on majority of the Senate consulted Ceiee pro. riety of sending @ member of that bedy to Washington to confer with the on the Ea ai ‘of the Stare being restored te he’ place ta the juion should she adopt the — constitutional The gentioman selected was Colonel T, Weath ‘ator frown the Marlboro’ cooded to Washington and sought an tuterview with the Promident, tipo hin arrival moeting, and soa bing "eer paued he determined to make his leisure moments by obtaining interviews a the leading radical 2 of bon houses of Congress, and conversing wi om freely we mibject of the constitntional amendmesi, the p pect Of the admiation of South Carling "to ber rents upon ite adoption. Colonel Weatherby fo making the he sevrustatance of severe) Of the lending radical Senators and representatives, with whom ho conversed freely, and was asared them that the constitutional amendmont was the ultimatum of Congress to the Southern States, avd thas ite adoption by them would remove all obstacles to their being admitted to repre. sentation in Colonel Weatherby, however, bad o sal juent interview with Prewdent Jolson, ta whom he had been informally depated We jearn that the interview'with the President wax of ome duration, as well at free and candid, during wheh be expromod the hope that the Southern States would re- main firm in thoir position as regards the constitadonal amendinent and #teadtastly reject it, believing it to be .p to the inauguration of @ despotism, in doing which, heaaid, be hoped they would be guarded in their reasons aswigned for ius rejection, and avoid any be tortured 1° President by the that law. ning Ronse ground hetweea projected torrt nich our country may become pon us with all 1 ent, from @ recent decision art, that he will be sustained Font Lanamie, Doc. 27, 1968 cont massacre of United States troops by Indians 4jd not cocur wear the old Fort Kearney, bat in the vicinity of Fort Philip Keerney, Dakotah Territory, The latter is situated in the forks of tho two iiney creeks nite of the inountain district of the Military De Ther in the partment of the Platte, and in the heart of the region stile tribes, the Sioux and the Chey conniated of a well made plockade witt*loopholes for murketry. At two were block Louses of titaber logs eighwon 4 that the post was captured by treachery, wand a wloge, and hardly powible that it could have beew cap- an annual, yontantly alt to mee bow Oo tuer haud, the savages have so ir bontility, t en beguiled into no ould hav any relazation ut the full ox 2 of grand nom ea agar whiter, in the territories of Daketah and M Th eatimated at € r 1 cum grim Massacre roporied aa they cam be Additional Particul as of the Mosenere. Four Lanamin, Dec. 27, 1806. The Indians are very troublesome, and the troope at Fort Philip Kearney have been almost in a #tate of flere On the 2246 number of Indians came neat the post, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel W J. Polvort Grarnnont, all of the Kighteewt infantry, gathered basttly thirty-nine men of Company C, Becond cavairy men of the Righteonth Infantry, anf went t weeks past rounted a Not a man tal’ ot dinanors Tue Uhliey ‘were oiaoes of ever f clochung, wea! apd motiated, Thirty botiee 4 ine apace than @ good ered toom Neary ail the bodies Sone seeoversd and buned 2 the fore PROTECTION OF THE TEXAS FRONTIER. a Gover (ot Jacknbrre wore Aetained in consequence of lack of transportation. LAR "eee Bitet alos Soka them ot Veer Drexel & CEs, and ne ing (heir banking bowse discovered mening ia anied Te UTE mune @ Amt Patt) s vingina, Fours Wane, Dee 7 ie a nreny, wae eerested pear Yoru: there, chargsd #tih being inaplitae 4, tt Vebat Mews, of the Twenty woth , We the tate kiiiag of prienee srs Fegan ok euler mt aut Gesegs ting. of th | representative AMUSEMENTS. Ristori as Deborah. character of Beborali,yon which the well known and auc cossfai adaptatian of L¥ah the Forsaken was founded familiar with the Motane will also appear at the Saturday matt. noo in Samepbiar of Modou fa which rie nde. he uever been equated ca Mastleal. Test night, was very suvecasfal, style. The othor assistant artists wore avo very good and the sora ave munch pleasure to the large auaten Mr. Jerome oping gave his third concert fx tho Orphan Chor Boy Soboot fand at ps tall last evening, befony large andloane Ho wis asmleted = by | 8, Soprano; Mr. Arthur Nathi«m, tenor, and other vocatinis and jostramenialio Wo hoard nothing that desurved particular mention or com- mendasion in either the vooa? or iny.rumental line. The New York Mendelesoln Union gave thelr first con certatthe Church of the Puritans iast evening. The chupeh was crowde and the excellent programa wos rendered ty a ktyle which micht be oxpected fron such 8 sooty undor their admiravle leader, William Herea, Miss Simms, Mea Holbrook, vir all, Mise Mayer, Mra. brady and Mr. Eddy wore the sulowts, aad gave unserer. bal ratiafaction. A vory large andionce am mblod at Steinwa: Wodnesday evening, at the popular eoncerk The Cvcii- tan Choir, with orchestra and organ, gave some gees and madnigaln, oratone and operatic choruses wie C eilect, and Master Richard Cokor exooiied hia prov offorts in the beautilul songa Which fell to his pact, f the Programme was tho mont attractive, varied and brilliant we have beard at a convert this season, aud for & popu Jar concert was an unexpected one, The Minstrels, AKELY AND LEON's MUNATRELA, The attractions, musical and otherwise, presentod at this auug llitle temple of the muses, continue w draw fall housea, City Cara, an amnsing’sketeh from tho pen of Leon, was bailed last eventing with tremendour ap en's whilo the arimaces and contortions of Litue Mac the Chip of the Old Biock exerted the risible faculi on of the audience w a positively alarming degree. [hoe entertainment closed with the laughabie farce, cl oo Parle Fraagus, a plece much vowor than its tt, Cinder-lo-on, an “original and torrid" gpectacte, will ve brought out next week. BODWORTH'A MINETI MLA, Like pure wine, Budworth's Minstrels improve with ago; but unlike wine, the beads aro uot strung upon the surface only, but gliston throughout the entire buy of the performance. The musical goma and rough dinnionts that, in the way of eccentric burlosque actins, b attract such immense audiences as throng thls bie hall, are culled from their plothoric stock With a nity and carefulnoss that ty rarcly to be met with in the management of nogro minstrelsy. The bill are tre- queutly changed, and new rongs adied to tube rus.-al but we must aay that some of the Jokes that f.! up tne interstions betwoen the songs are both poor and »tai9. Great Expectations is upon the bille tor the ho! 4 and is an exceed incly good acd laughable piece. a Abbott, in the character of a genuine Bi 3 Crook, tn inimitable, and his display of giuze ty all that con be jesired by the most critical, The Two Pompoys aud the fan in Binck still remain upon the programme, wud (ali Bot to delight all who witnens these performances, CHARLEY WHITR'S OrKKA MOUSE. + If crowded houses and spontaneous tokens of grati‘ira tion may be taken aa evidences of success, then Charley White may congratulate himscif on having achieved a complete ucceas, Tho exhibition Inst evening was no exception to this rale, and, despite the rather forbidd. xg appearance of things out of doors, « large and entiusi Astic audience congregated at the Opera House, and the Gomicalitios of Charley White, Hart and Kerns, the o's on the toasting wire by Signor Chinski, ona the laogn able, magical, comical, trick pantomime entitied 1 Geodon an nt pony Fairy of u ae well as the ballet troupe, were duiy applauded. HOOLET'S OPERA WOCEE, BROOKLYN. Those whe braved the olemeuts by venturing out of doors last night in order to visit this favorite pia e of amusement freely acknowledged that they were amply reped by tue admirabio manner in whieh Hooley'’s excellent and varied holiday Programme was rendered. Of the various som, “Dreaming of Tnee” and “the Feller that Lookn Like Me," which were given for tho first time, inst even ing, in Brooklyn, were the (avorites— which latter hee in a to their novelty. Gassy Ni Cireus, and the cove! me Pantomime, of a Trip to the 7 gems of their order of buriveques, and to Le avpreciated they must bawwitnomed. To such as have not yot availed thomscives of a pleasant evening at Hooleya, we would advise them Ww do so during the holidays. MARIN EB DISAs TERS. The Emily B. Sender Kun Ashore at Rattie~ snnke Shoals-Ne Material Damage Sus- tained. Cuanceston, Dee. 21, 1966. Tho steamship Emily B. Souder, which lo(t here for New York leet evening, went ashore on Mattlewnake Shoala It wan at firet thought she would prove a total lous, bat the was got ofgwithont much injury and « now coming up to the city. Her passengers had previously been brought bore. Nothing Later from the suip Kangoon, Ashore cotenaue Shoals \ Bark Keported Driven Anh No intelligence has beew received to. Rangoon, axhore on Chincoteague Buoala, The wreckors from Norfollt are still at work oo her It ta feared that the heavy gale of to-day, notwithstanding her position inside the shoals, may seriously interfere with getting hor off Whatever may Lappen her cargo ueationably aafe. A bark here iast night ay from the ship A Ship Among the Hreakers on the Califors € 8 A rpectal menvenner row bi this morning from the vieinty of Half M nouneing that a La north of that piace, treme and apparently in ot the Onderwriters, Passomeo, Dee 27, 18048 hia rity at an early hour mon May, an eo hip WAR Keon yorterday afiernoon fring « obrenkers. ¢ immetistely on A Alanctor gaged a tugboat and proce: We ture Cor do! AA al dames Vi THE CHAISTMAS ®IOT AT WASHYILLE Trial of the Alleged Murderers of the Sat. | au vrais, Deo 77. om The trial of the aileped o tae wht, ta, and none of the parties trial ean b ou eo idenen, an far as dew eten han tt Ceortained in proof thet the aTrey optgim cheering. for’ the Union and Linesin, © men off duty cheered for Jom ime | F nena coon the sobdiers and polleamen NOety Commaqnencae on the Bret ra ial provoration. The commanding ufioeta part pate in the footings f the exidiene ATTEMPT 18 weraus A UFE WSURANCE COMPANY Cwrouman, Doe 37, i908 Avingular attempt ta defraud a Life ineutaion com baht On the day preveting Chris. ~ of Cncinnat, bot the omaine tor latanon, twenty tlre dietant Ie got oT wees vb» Bir Larter 6 reeilene: eomplaieing of schene ine mms oveniog re Notabdon, we woe te fovsived © Weingram ennouncing her ) 0» eoreney uly @ Chtewes moreing « ove eontain the femaing, Wore tsken from Dr. ” mcpara one house, —a tf 6 wegnn set driven we “here Oey rreretasim To-aight che (ny Counell pursed 6 b~ 4 hat all ee etng alt tree pay §OR) tor ner the ene of 68 Cen EMT, oa bh eo anties te * in | onet om mal ing Sermrane rmmtnly euhihat We ” | of are mead payment therere of @ (ee Of one per ‘Thin evemrgH the French theatre Madaino fistori will appear for (Me frst timo in this country \n the Thore are fow playa in wiNch Madame Kistort can better dtwplay her wondori’al comnifed over the passions that sit the human part, and her delineation of the | o\nner. jrongs and suferings uf the betrayed and hunted Jowess eyed undoubtedig ber tuteapotion, even to those already hor | Sables Coma ties will investigate tho débis worn and which, for territke, app Wling power, has Ue staxe. ‘Tho Pornanski quartet soirée at Steck's Masic Hall, Tweqnartet¥ by Men- dolsshon and Schumann wore play:¢ by Mossrs. Pos- mansk!, Neaeadorf, Berstoip and Liosegang ia \xcellent Hial! on | reported aa having been driven ashore near Revue ef Rx-Marebal Bullitt-The Cowaress 1 Committees to Investiguio the Affaine ustom House, &c. New Onteava, Deo. 27, 1866 Ex-Marshal Baliitt returned to-day from Washingtom, having been unsuccessful in getting reinstated. Muck sympathy is felt for him by the true Unionists of Louisiana, and bo has been tendered « complimentary MeKoe, his successor, is now in Washingtom *\ing for confirmation, Should Congress condem bie 83 ondorse the cotton swindies it will bo a lasting stale UPC it, as McKee bas notoriously bad antecedents, Coliector Kellogg bas been Lotitied the resti ‘airs of the Cas- Ho is ready wane Cobere sional excursion party wil arrive here ve- THE CONGRESSIONAL EXCUASIONISTS IN RICHMOND, Ricimemp, Dec. 27, 1860. 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