The New York Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1867, Page 4

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CIs Water Heap azo Ricut AM or Paosst—Tus Wasmixctos ‘Twins—Wonpers ix Natonat it Susy % Open trem face HOP Me SUNDAY (THIS) EVENING—Graxp Sacre Vooat. ann Oxomastnar Conceer at Sreinway Hatt, Fourteenth street. 1 Lectones Daty. SUNDAY (THIS) EVENING—Graxp Sacazp sonar ar ‘Si, Covumna’s Cuuncu, Twenty. fifth street and Eighth av. New Yerk, Sunday, January 13, 3867. THB WIW Ss. EUROPE. By the Atlantic cable we Lave a news report dated to the 12th of January. Austria annoances, officially, that the Tarkish Cabinet has culled out one hundred and fifty thousand men to “pat down" the insurgent Greeks on the Mediterranean. Engiand is to carry out a large iocrease of her navy. ‘The London Jimes regards the American Presidential impeachment plan as a heavy blow to the constitution, ‘ediation by the United States between Spain and Calle is regarded with favor in Madrid. Hungary again appeals to Austria to concede ber bational claims in a friendly spirit. Our speciat mail correspondence from Liverpool and St. Petersburg contain some very important matter relative to the political situation in England and the @\plomacy of Russia towards Germany and in the East. Consols closed in Londod at 91, for money, yesterday. United States five-twenties were at 72}j. Five twenties were at 72 on the Paris Bourse, Tae Liverpool cotton market closed dull, with prices slightly lower, Middling upland was at 14% 4. CONGRESS. ‘ The Senate was not in session yesterday, In’ the House, the Senate bilf exemptiag certain prop- ‘erty of debtors in the District of Columbia from lovy, attachment or sale on execution, was passed, with sev- rai amendments, The Nebraska admission vill came up as undnished business, bat was postponed, and the joint resolution giving (twenty per cent addivonal com- Peuration to the government employes in Washington war considered and passed. The Legislative Appropria- tion Dill was then considered iu Committee of the Whole, pending whtcb the cymmiti¢e rose. Aflor passing several private bills gQ0 transacting other busivess of Mivor importancy “ue House adjourned. THE ciTY. Professor Lonis Agassiz lectured last evening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on the “Aspeet of the Ama- von."’ The discourse was learned and deeply interesting, and was listened to with appreciative attention by a large audience, Henry Ergott,an old man in the employ of Martin Dinas & Co., No. 48 Exchange place, was entrusted with $19,187 in gold certificates belonging to the firm yeeter- day, and io descending the stairs at the office, he was joaied by ® young man who seiged the money a@d made Good his escape, Nine distilleries and eixbt hundred barrels of whiskey fhave been seized in Brooklyn by the revenue auihori- ties since Thursday. Tweive steamsbips left this city yesterday tor faro- pean and coastwise ports. About ono million dollars in specie was Convered in the former. Coastwise business atii! continues dull, Nine deaths occurred on the steamer Son Francisco daring her trip from San Juan de! Norte, Nicaragua, to this port Durimg tho your 1966, 255,418 emigrants arrived at (his port. Testimony was taken yesterday before United States Comaminsioner Osborn touching the charge preferred by Edward Dwyer, & seaman, against Joiiue Cavtkine, mas ter of the ship Enorgy, of teving cruelly assaulted hit ‘while on the voyage from Liverpool to New York. The @ese was adjourned to Wednewday. The charge against Michael Shery, of having iNogally removed two barrels of whiskey from @ distillery which had beer placed ‘under solzure in Thirtioth street, went over till Monday for Onal adjudication. In the Onited States Cironit Court yorterday, Judge Heoalley presiding, the following named parties, found yf) ity of Commtorfoiting United States currency, rooeived reatonce:—John Stewart, to twelve yeare in the State Praon, Philip Martin, five years; Thomas Harrington Sed Leonard C. Tharton, imprisoned for cia monthe + (wolfth anniversary of the Woman's Hospital As. @ociation waa celebrated restorday at No 6¢ Bast Fifty fourth street, The treasurer's report showed the re- tor the NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1867. 87.300. The sec viso interesting, Addresses were de 5 and others. Twenty-one arrests were made last night for violation of the Excise law, in not up at the proper time he stock markot was yesterday. Gold clossd ale’ Business in commercial circles was extremely light yesterday, and prices for almost all commodities ruled in favor of the purchaser. Cotton was moderately active at steady prices, Coffe was steady, with a moderate de- mand, On 'Change Dour was quiet and 100, a 15¢. lower, Wheat ruled dull, and nomimally 1c. a 20. lower, Corn and oats ruled dull and heavy, Pork and beef were steady at about previous prices, Lard was in more do- mand and Grmer. Whiskey contiaged dul! and nominal in the absence of business. Freights were steady, but quiet. Naval stores were extremely dull, though prices wore unchanged. Petroleum was unchanged. MISCELLANEOUS. We have files from Turks Islands, dated at Grand Turk on the 224 of December, A commercial report, speaking of the salt crop, says:—‘In consequence of all the pans being more or less damaged by the everfiow during the hurricane, some time must elapse before they can be putin proper condition. It may therefore be Teasonably expected that the next year's crop will be a small one. , The quantity reported on band in our last ‘Was over estimated, and does not exceed 250,000. Price, 120. 012%.” Our spectal correspondence from Hong-Kong and Shaa- ghae, dated on the 15th and 9th of November reapect- ively, embraces some very iptereating sews from China, the writers forwarding at the same time important de. tails of the latest trade advices and commercial end war advices from Manila, Japan and the Corea, Our Shan- ghae correspondent reports a great aquatic triumph of Americans over Englishmen in the victory won at the International eight onred boat race contest of 1666, whith took place at Shanghae. Our San Francisco correspondent furnishes the report of Captain George B. Sanford, commanding at Fort Mc- Dowell, Arizona Territory, of an expedition against the hostile Apache Indians, Colonel T. L. Orittenden has been sent with his regiment to Union Barracks, in Arjzona. The mail party from Fort Laramie to Fort Philip Kearney was attacked by Indians on Friday, and barely escaped, with the loss of mules and wagons. The trial of the Fenian prisoners at Toronto was re- sumed yesterday. Patrick O’N2il and Patrick McGrath were both found guilty, but sentence in their cases was deferred until Monday, the judge stating that he had received instructions not to sentence any more for the present. All important Cabinet meetings will be held hereafter in Montreal. Mr. E. Staples, one of the guests on board the Fleet- wing during the recent ocean yacht race, has arrived in this city, and brings a detailed account of the loss of six of the crew of that vessel. We also furnish this morning tnteresting accounts of the voyage from the leading London papers. A case of some interest to importers from Canada under the late Reciprocity treaty, respecting duties and exemptions, now pending before the United States Su- Preme Court, will be found among our law reports. The loss of the steam tug Islander, on her trip from Balttmore to Fortress Monroe on the 27th of last month, 4s detailed by our correspondent at the latter place. Five negroes were taken from the Green county jail, in North Carolina, on Tuesday Jagt, by a body of armed men and lynched. They were charged with outraging the person of a Mrs. Miller. Mayor Tomppert, of Louisville, was impeached and deposed in the spring of 1866, and another Mayor was appointed in his place. The Kentucky Court of Appeals has eince decided that he was illegally deposed, and he wit! theretere wapereede the present incumbent. ‘Measures are being taken in San Francisco te prevent the imtroduction of the cholera by the passengers re- cently detained in Nicaragua by reason of missing the connecting vessel, and among whom the cholera is re- ported to have broken out. ‘Thetwperial conimander at Colima recently imprisoned three European Consuls for obstinacy in not paying their. quota ef a loan ho had enforced. The occupation of Zacatecas and Manzaailis is confirmed by our advices from San Francisco, but the evacuation of Acapulco is Still @ matter of doubt. A messenger from the Em- peror of Austria left New Orleans yesterday for Mexico, bearing letters to Maximilian. ‘the Lower House of the Nevada Legislature ratified the constitutional amendment on Friday. The schooner London, of San Francisco, was capsized and foundered of the coast of California on the 20th Instant. A young lady named Christina Kett was found lying in her kitchen in Dayton, Ohio, on Friday with ber head terribly shattered by a pistol ball, The murderer is unknown. The steamer Equator put into Holmes’ Hole disman- tled recently. Twenty-one of her passengers were taken off by the steamer Chesapeake and landed in Port- Jand yesterday. Propesitions fer Improving the City of New Yeork—What Should be Done. Several bills have been submitted to both the Senate and Assembly at Albany for pro- posed improvements of this city. Among the most important of these are the bills for open- ing streets and for street railways. Another bill has for its object to place all such works, as well as the public squares and places, under the Park Commissioners. The city authorities are stirring in the same matters. The Mayor has recommended the opening of Fifth ave- nue to the Battery. All this is very well, pro- vided the improvements can be made without our citizens and the public being fleeced by cerrupt cliques and rings. ; The trouble is that when any improvement is proposed it is sure to be opposed unless these rings can fill their pockets by it. It is known that the proposed Ann street opening was a ring job. Now, we are earnestly in favor, as we have always been, of improving this metropolis in every possible way. The business, the wealth, the attractiveness, the commanding influence anc the health and pleasure of the people of this great city are promoted by making improvements. The Park is a case in potnt. Through great opposition we ham- mered thé idea of such a park Into the ssinds of our citizens, Every one now sees that the cost was a small thing compared with the benefit of thai great improvement. Look at Paris and see how immensely valuable the improvements made there by the government have been. Vast os the expenditures have yeon the amount is repaid over and over again by the increased value in property and by the wade and moaey attracted there. Let ua, then, undertake improvements here with large and liberal views ; let our beautiful city rival Paris in attractiveness; above all, let the work of improvement be taken out of the hands of the uncultivated and corrupt men who compose the rings and cliques of our city politicians and be placed under the control of an intelligent and responsible body like the Park Commis- sioners. These gentlemen bave shown their entire fitness for such duties by their manage- ment of.tbe Park. Let them, then, be the Metropolitan Board of Improvement to carry oat all the works. proposed or that may be The propeanl 40 open Fifth sveauc to the Battery is. a good ene; but we go fufther; we say oper all the avenues right through, and let 1s huv® wide cros# streets or avenues as well. There should be railways on all these except the Fifth avenue and Broadway. With the opening of the other avenues ample relief would aforded for the business and swelling population of the city, will out laying rails on Fiflh avenac or on Broadway. The Board of Improvement should aiso have charge of all the public eqnares and beavtity them as the Park has he and in a dilapida'ed condition. Tmagine how much such a general plan of improvement would both reheve and ornament the city. With this carried out, in addition to the pro- posed Boulevards around the island and the yearly increasing beauty of the Park, New York would rival the proudest cities in the world. But the cost—some of our timid old fogies are apt to exclaim—the coat will be too great. Not at all, if we keep the work out of the hands of the rings. It would be a profitable outlay. We should be more than compensated in the enhanced value of property, in the in- crease of business and in saving the time now lost in our crowded thoroughfares. Besides, the city might raise «large amount annually from privileges granted co companies to lay railways in the streets. With so many fran- chises as the city possesses there is no neces- sity to make these proposed improvements, great as they may be, burdensome to the tax- payers. We call upon the Legislature, there- fore, while the subject of improving New York is engaging its attention, to passa general and comprehensive law to carry out the improve- ments we have suggested ia the manner pro- posed. Auether Shake ef the Mexican Kalelde- scope—The Liberals Blooming. As in a country of mountains, Iakes, plains and valleys, we have a new landscape with every turn in the road, so with each succeeding day’s news we have a new grouping of the various pieces which form the beautiful com- binations of the Mexican kaleidoscope, Our despatch from Brownsville, Texas, of the 6th instant shows that the liberals of the Juarez party are carrying everything before them. They had entered and occupied Gaudalupe, the capital of the State of Jalisco, the capital of Aguas Calientes, the city of Guadalajara, and the important city of San Luis Potosi; thus, across the whole breadth of the republic, driving the imperialists betore them towards the city of Mexico. Meantime, President Juarez on December 13 had arrived and established his headquarters in the city of Durango, another important advance towards “the balls of the Montezumas;” while of Ortega, 0 claims to be the legal Prosident, we hear nothing. The calling in of the French troops, prepare- tory to their evacuation of the country, will account for these successes of the liberals, They simply advance, as the French reserves, from point to point, are withdrawn, while Maximilian and Miramon, with their French and Austrian volunteers and their Mexican levies, raised with the funds of the church party, are preparing for @ hot recoption of Juarez in the valley of Mexico. We conjec- ture that-Miramon is to be. the active Com- mander-in-Chief of Max, with the departure of Bagaine and Castelneau, and, from hia estab- Hished abilities as a- skilful and dashing sol- dier, he will be apt to astonish Juares some day if the latter in moving forward shall fail to keep his various advancing columns within supporting distance of each other. Any failure of this sort may result, from Miramon’s central position, in the cutting up of the liberal forces in detail. Our latest advices from the city of Mexico were of the 26th of December, at which time a detachment of liberals under cover of an attack upon the imperial suburban post of San Augustine, hed succeeded in getting from lib- eral sympathizers in the capital a contribution of two hundred thousand dollars in money and several hundred stands of arms. From this it would appear that immediately around the. Mexican capital liberal guerillas abound, and only await the approach of Juarez to be-fused into his army. Maximilian, however, is in for a fight ; but whether be will bold out till the | Ist of March, when the French troops are to embark for France, or be compelled at last to retire under their protection, the rapid current of events around him will soon determine. The commander of the Austrian frigate Dan- dolo, at Vera Cruz, who had gone up to Orizaba to consult his imperial Majesty in reference to hi3 departure, has reported that his Majesty’s lately contemplated return to Europe bas been indefinitely postponed. But still the Dandolo (“blind old Dandolo,”) remained at Vera Cruz at the service of his Majesty in view of the chances and ‘accidents of war. Is would be a little qurious but not surprising if. the ship with the Prince on board, and his Mexican movabies, should bring up the rear of Napo- leon’s squadron in March, returning with hia veterans homeward. This, at all events, would be a very appropriate winding up of Napo- leon’s grand Mexican iden, Emperor and em- pire, master and man, marshals, generals, troops, camp followers, goods and chattels, bag and baggage, all packing off together. Mazzini’s Last Address to the Romans. Joseph Mazzini may be a good man—s great man, judged from a certain siandpoint. No one, however, who has been watchfi! of bis career can refuse to admit that he is one of those impracticable visionaries of whom the world has had erough. His theories are too Utopian even for the nineteenth cent Bis address to the Romans, which we published in fall yesterday, will not convince the world of his growimg wisdom, or that he is becoming more alive to the true character of the times. It is but o reiteration of sentiments which he has already expressed times without number. Itely haa gained nothing, because she is not a republic. A united kingdom is worse than valueless, because Rome is not to be its centre. Joseph Mazzini was once a Roman Triumvir. With Joseph Mazzini at their head the Italian people may secure for themselves their proper place among the nations, but not otherwis h talk, we have tittle doubt, will be estimated at its proper value by the Italian people and by the world in general. It is dificult to resist the conviction white reading this address that Mazzini’s chief regret is that the senaibte aspira- tions of the Italians have been crowned with auocess rather in «pile than by means of his instance, “Mozrini, fn fact, isa kind of Malian Wendell Phitlips, Both are equally visionary, We notice, bowever, in the Yankee occasionally & practical tira of mind to which the Italian can make no pretensions, Our advice to Mazrini and to the Romans fa to let well alogé. Taniwe r Hanv.—The illustrions Forney says “there has never been so atudied a violation of public sentiment and public decency ” as the nomination of Cameron for United § Senator. Forney ought to be @ jodzo of viola- Jones of > Ascaney one o.2 a General Beauregard and the New York Herald. General Beauregard has taken unnecessary trouble to explain the statements attributed to him in an article published in the Hgnatp some two weeks since. In this explanation, which he commences by saying “the Heratp is in error,” he does not alter a single one of the statements attributed to him by us. We will- ingly concede the fuct upon which the General lays so much stresa, that he “ made no speech at Canton or elsewhere to those excursionists.” There is a difference we admit—rather than discuss so useless a point—between a set speech and a declaration made in a conversa- tional way. But the General says in his card to the New Orleans Times that he “conversed freely” with the excursionists. The point is, therefore, not whether we are to call the man- ner of his delivering his opinions a speech, but whether what he said agrees with our state- ment. In the article to which the General alludes, we make bim say three very important things :—First, He “declared that he was in favor of a consolidated government.” Second, The war had settled the question of State rights. Third, That if it were in his power he would not restore the institution of slavery. Compare these points with what the General sdmits having stated in his conversation with the excursionists: We quote from his published card :—¥irst, “In conversation with the excur- sionists, I used the words ‘consolidated gov- ernment’ when speaking of the United States government.” Second, That the South “having appealed to arbitration of arms, yielded to the decision which was given against it; that I believed the people of the South were now willing to accept the constitution as made by the war and understood by the Supreme Court.” Third, “I said also that in my opinion the questions of secession and slavery were forever settled, and so far as I was concerned, under no circumstances would I countenance any effort to revive them.” No right minded person can say, after comparing what is attri- buted on the one side and admitted on the other, that we have done the General any injustice. His explanation of the expression “consolidated government” was for him to make, not for us; but he cannot blame,us for giving the very words he used. As we have already said, we waive the question of a speech, which is quite immaterial, in fact surrender it uncondition- ally; but we hold that, in the pith and marrow of the thing, the Henaxp is not in error. + Be ie tn Sele. Ane ss The Pope and the Scotch Protestants. One of the items of cable intelligence printed by us yesterday is to the effect that “an inter- dict has been laid upon the continuance of religions services in ‘the Seotch Protestant cburch, aad that a similar step is contempla- fed with zegard to the services beld in the American chapel.” There is more spice in this announcement than perhaps at first cight ap- pears. What can it mean? Dees the Father wish to signslize the closing hours of his temporal sovereignty by an act'which may be ealled the climax of intélerance? This, we fear, is the light in which this intelligence will generally be read. We much mistake if the true explanation is not very different. The world has become tolerably familiar with the anti-popish tendencies of the Scottish Protest- ante—tendencies which have been prominent since the days of the iconoclast John Knox till the present time. It is scarcely possible for these enthusiasts to be other than jubilant over the apparently unbappy condition into which the affairs of the Holy See bave fallen. The prophetic years have been accomplished. The prayer: of generations have at last been answered. Anti-Christ has fallen. The last wretched rags have been torn from the scarlet woman. We seriously suspect that in the ex- cess of their joy they have overlooked the fact in their public devotions, that they are atill enjoying the protection of the system they despise. It is smart and rather becoming in the old gentlemen to read them a lesson of common politeness. Bad breeding is always most effectively corrected when promptly re- buked. If our American friends have fallen into the same error they have no cause of com- plaint if they are similarly corrected. It will be seen by-a telegram which we print to-day (hat Avatria’s difficulties are by no means ended. This is Hungary's opportunity, and her leaders are evidently resolved to take advantage of it. Hungary wishes autonomy, at feast such autonomy as is compatible with her continued connection with the Austrian empiré. M. Deak and the more moderate party who act with him have no @esire that that connection should cease, but it can only be maintained by the Emperor of Austria con- senting to rule os the constitutional head of the Hungarian kingdom. The plan according to which the Emperor proposes to reorganize the entire Austrian army ignores Hungarian rights and is opposed to the autonomy which is demanded. M. Denk warns the Emperor that the scheme will be fatal, and adjures Lim to concede the claims of Hungary. When the moderate party are taking this view of the case there is but one of two alternatives possi- ble—either the Emperor must yield or civil war is inevitable. The Hungarians are in no mood to retire from their position. If, there- tore, the Emperor is foolish enough to provoke civil war in the present condition of the em- pire it will be bat ono illustration more of the fatuity which sometimes attends a falling house. Joss mw Atsany.—The present session of the Legislature promises to be as prolific in jobs as any of its predecessors, There is alroady a powerful lobby at the State capital looking after the interests of the several projects by which philanthropic individuals hope to con- fer benefits upon the citizens of New York, in- cluding cailroads, piers and wharves, ware- houses, commissions and what not. Now that the exciting contest over the United States Senatorial question is ended, the work of the lobby upon more personal matters will com- mence in earnest, and we expect that the next few weeks will develop a budget of achemes that will cast the jobs of former seasions, into the shade and render them by comparison very picayune affairs, Tam Ormxina or tam Amazon.—We have the news from Brazil that the Emperér has decreed the opening of the mighty Amazon, the Tooan- tifis—a great river—and the San Francisco to the trade of all nations, What o fleld is here laid open in the imperial Amazon for Yankee enterprice ; what a world of wealth is offered along thay lene of, civern Gabe @ YMG). me) aceseice uae waa: colar ‘bas was looked on, empire under the equator, and the most prolific under the sun in its natural productions of articles of commerce. The Emperor of Brazil is evidently an enlightened monarch, who wishes to see the vast resources of bis empire developed and brought into play, as the surest method of strengthening his government at home and abroad. a CITY INTELLIGENCE. Conrossriow Baue Postronmp.—The sale of Corpore- tion property, including the contents of tbe Goveraor’s Room at the City Hall we presume, which wag to have taken place y yy, to gatisfy the judgments of Messrs, Henfeld, M. 8, ho and others, for sums amounting in the aggrogats to $50,000, was postponed until the 17th inst. at tho urgent request of the Comptroller, who hopes by that time to be ina position to satisfy the claims The Legistatare of 1866 passed an act preventing the Com! ler from paying any judgments unless they had iy been acted upon by the Logeteiare. ‘The pres- ent judgmenta were obtained since the adjournment of that body, and, consequently, have not been acted upoa. lence the lity of the Comptroller to pay. However, these judgments have been inserted in the tax levy now before the Legislature, and if the creditors of postr will scinheos | --me their claims will soon be liqai- dated. Messrs. He: ih and others are not wil- Ming to wait, and entail upon the metropolis @ lasting di by a public sale of its most valuable property ; ay Comptroller Connolly promises to avert the catastrophe by coming to an understanding with the creditors on the 17th instant, The Missouri Digiculty Explained. Much trouble has existed for quite a con- siderable length of time in certain counties in Missouri, where law and social order have been long unknown. Much has been published from time to time in regard to this state of things, and men of high position and experience have been called upon to explain the cause and devise a remedy. General Grant gave it up; General Frank Blair, who knows everything, failed to make anything of it; Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, has met with no better success; and all that General Sherman could say was that it would “blow over.” Finally the Hxratp came to the rescue, as in the case of Juares, who was found by our correspond- ent, after every one else gave up the search. We sent to Missouri one .of our correspond- enta, who, after a comparatively short time. } ; spent in the-investigation of the mystery, is enabled to give the public, through the medium of our columns, -s clear and true account of the whole affair. An exp! 1 of a state of things supposed to be inextricably confused is now easy. The facts are that the counties of Lafayette and Jackson have long been scourged by a band of outlaws and ruffians under the leadership of one Clemmens, who acted independently of all party feelings, the assistant auditor, der. No persons have ted to tnt Vacast Positions: "The troiler says be intends making very for canna. and may be months before the axe will be brought sition again. Ewmscaation Durinc tas Last Year.—During the pital“it appears that during the past year $41,682 were expen: on the new hospital building, pot game subscriptions, and a balance remained in tbe treasury at the end of the year. Mayor Gunther has been elected President of the Board. of Directors. Tax Lica Waicar Caamrioxsuir.—The final deposit of stake money preliminary to the fight which is to come off next Tuesday between Sam Collyer, of Baltimore, and and robbed and murdered indiscrimi- | Jonony MoGiade, of this city, was made privately yester- nately; and: that a party of militia afternoon, Several parties of ones started semt against him, under the command | oy cc"ersy, for the scone of Ee tee which is, however, known to me few. At Harry Hiil’s and other sporti crowds of fancy men and sports of the moneyed class assembled last evening, and thegce, under the guidance of one or two of the initiated, took their departure during the night for the point selected for the meeting of the pugilists. Tax Trova.e i Tax Boarp oy Cocxciey is creating great anxiety among a large number of persons who are anxious to have papers acted on by the Board, and they are now using their best efforts to effect a reconciliation. There is o rumor around the City Hall that the dif has been and that the next will be held on Tuesday week, will be a peaceable one, Ica rx tan East ano Norts Rivers.—The ferry boats plying between this city and Brooklyn and Jersey City experience some difficulty from Goating quantities of ice in and surrounding their slips. While the docks an@ slips on the East river are altogether free from ob. structions, the landings on the Brooklyn s de are up, not, however, seriousiy interfering with travel. of one Montgomery, behaved in the most scan- dalous manner, increasing instead of lessening the evils they were required to put a stop to. The only good thing Montgomery did was to shoot down Clemmens, and even that was done in a reprehensible manner. After this act, one militia company was withdrawn from the dis- tarbed district, signalizing its departure by the robbery of every person between Lexington and St. Louis, and obliging those people to hold a meeting in order to devise some means of defending life and property and enforcing the laws without the aid of State troops. Our cor respondent mentions the fact that returned con- _ We ee | SS Seed aan appease, Sa Re wey responsible for Dai tee at tn Be ea in the most See corauiiel Blade de i etuek thas across is covered with Homing, ine, and 80 thick that ard freezing would cement whole mass into solid ca, abd ent for some time the ferry boats from running. As yot no inconvenience has been felt, save now and then the fatlure of a boat to get sufficiently far into the slip without backing out and making a second attempt, which effort ts always crowned with success. Proxrockers os Tax Caré.—A man nemed C. Wilkle- exemplary manner, even to the extent of offer- ing their services to assist in “ cleaning out” Clemmens’ gang. These offers will probably never be accepted, while it is possible that with the death of Clemmens the gang may disperse and General Sherman's prediction be | , verified. In the meantime, however, the gov- | bn ernment should send to Lexington 2s body of United States troops to be used against the desperadoes should they again show their faces. eountermanded in Washington « short time | since? ‘We see no reason why so wise a step | should not have beer adopted, unless we sup- |- pose that there are certain men in Washington anxious that the troubles should continue in order to make political capital out of them. Quite likely. Bie axp Lrrmz Surrs at Sea.—There is an old distich which eays:— Little boats should keep near shore; ‘Larger ones may venture more. And this idea was generally applied to the late yacht race, even by. old skippers accustomed to measure the safety-of « vessel for an Atlantic trip by its size, and to tegard a ship under four or five hundred tons as unfit for the risks of thevpassage. Captain Samuels, of the Henrietta, however, tells a different story. He says in his log of his late cruise :— * How hard to lay to in such a race; but few ships in my thirty years’ experience could run in the trough of the sea so long as this little plaything did.” And so, according to the ex- perience of Captain Samuels, the old couplet should read:— Heavy craft should near shore; Little yachts may to, more. nt Paterson, NJ, fell down the eara, residing aon, N. J, Nor es aireet, yesterday evening, ‘was instantly killed. SKATING. Jerome Park. A aolect party of Ove hundred from this city started, moth drawn by two donkeys and labelied ‘ Henrietta,”’ made its appearance on the pond follow —s Si ae penne areas ge oeen, amid the ryo sunny- trich-feathered, crip fired patronesses of the piace. On the platform of the itt cellent order, which, however, was @ a sion from such a select assemblage. At length the wara- ing whistle of the special train gave notice that four o'clock had arrived, and, ates penekieg. of the pleasures: of the toe and the edibios within the pond, after a day of unaltoyed pleasure, mirth jollity, and svery ono retumed to the city in posable humor. Bane Balt Match on Skates. A novel and iateresting game of base ball waa played on the ice at the Satellite Skating Lake, Broadway and Union etrost, Brookiya, &. ., yesterday afternvan, be- tween nines selected from players veloncing to the Eok- ford and Fulton Bes#'Bail Clubs, The pame itself wav pot expected to be a scientific exhibition, but it, movor(leless, was well played and a enjoyed. ‘Tho to’ 1s-were mot as numerous As expected, but considerabio fun was created by the Man@uvres of tho stiff jointed, but good aatured votoram: in his efforta to “hold” the bases by a them, by the headlong plunges of Hubbs and Schenck, and the frantic and “spread eagle" attempts of others to catcl the ball a4 it came whizzing high op. from Storer's bet, or to stop it as {¢ came ricochet! m Browa, Simon- = er halt oo the ee isa peculiar inatita- and shou: ween to thorou; appreciated. = ree ey Eckford Ciubs bei . ‘tne ys jnaugurating the sport this season their exam; will, no doubt, soon be followed by others. The acore of the game ia na followu;— rouron. Asovt Gus Coyrracrs.—The House the otber day resolved that the Secretary ot War be requested to communicate “what con- tracts for firearms, rifles, carbines and~ pistols bave been made since April 5, 1864; with whom contragted and the price paid for each arm; whether any contract for arms has been extended or renewed, and if so, with whom, for what length of time, and for what number; whether there has been an increase of price upon any original contract, for arms or upon any extension or renewal, and if so for what amount and to whom given; whether any contract for arms has been sub- let by the contractor, and if so upon what con- ditions.” What does it all mean? Is there quarrel as to the division of the spoils among contractors and the friends of contractors? This communication will be full of interest to the people, who pay the taxes, Taz Dar or Rear.—The Sabbath wns 0, divinely appointed, and is generally observed | Samp p 4 | ; through Christendom as a day of rest; but | Hubba. lst » Hy i within this Metropolitan district to-day, among { H the officers and the victims of the Excise law, { mpgs. ' it will be anything but « day of rest, if we may £ Poichenter, 6 H f judge from the preparations of Saturday. z _—e ‘ ‘ae OLD ROBBERY IN EXCHANGE PLACE. Cin TE ag ag. Panny Futon, 3 £ ee Early yesterday afternoon a daring robbery of $10,187 in gold certificates was perpetrated in Exchange place. Tt seems that Henry Ergott, an: old man, residing at Noy 78 Delancey street, inthe employ of Martin Maas & Co.'s banking house, No. 48 Exchaage place, entrusted with the above named amount, was descending the stairs of Nos, 60 and 62 of the above nated street, when a young man, jostling against hira, snatched @ package of goid bearing notes which Mr. Ergot held im bis hand, and decamped with bis booty so suddenty that no traces of bim could be found, The thief was sbout twenty-one years old, drsesed ia short browo cont and back Koa- anth hat, m THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RATIFIED BY MAINE Rovros, Jan. 12, 1967. ‘The House of Represenintives of Maine yesterday parcod (ke consiitiicoal amendment by a vote of 196 to 1%. TO cnc after the adjournment Mr N, TVmptre--Siv. Chighewiors ‘Maoctesite, Murphy and) “he Colonel."’ Time of game—two hours. After the game Mr. Sammond Prositent of the Sat- ellite Association, prevented to Mr. C. Detavo a beautifab pair of skates ns tho prize for the one having svade the best acore on the winning sida. Skating at Hoboken. Oo the Sytvan Lake skating pond at Hobokeu yostor- day there waa a vory farge assemblage of skaters whowe enjoyment was considerably aided by some excellomt music (urniabod hy the ‘Manhattan Band. pat aah SeaN THE MIGNT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARG GF COUNCH - MEN TO CARRY a PISTOL. vO THE GORTOR OF THR TERALL New Yore, Jan. 12, sai Tw your veceat publication of (he proceoding: of tue Board of Counciimea, and of my being brought before ‘the Mayor, you mate that { fnformed that «'fcor that had fecvived pormiasion from Justice Bogen to carry © i Jogem, wad nominated (or Stale Preawerer by acelamatio ee tented ve wien teid bi ait nee eon cera oe Na threatened with, porsonal violence, and asked Bim te THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IN NEVADA ve ma@an order tocarry mpistel. fudge Hogan repliad hae Fi: MUek ho bad bo right or aathesity to ive me #0 order oF San Francisco, Jan, 12, 1867. pormisaion to carry & pistol; thet L every other oitt The lower house of the Nevada Legislature yestorday | vet, hada right to protect sayaelt, -_ that p! rian adopted the constitutional amenamont by a strict party eee po | ~ ag” na Jontion to thes vous of thirty-four to-four, Herurw ) roanecttully mak its publication, pence Rontlanen | renner Sait e BRINKMAN, Proaident of Board of Covnetimen THE GOAKWELL MURDER CASE Saswoonts, N. Uh, Jan, 12, 1867, Tha en who were in pursuit of the murdorer of Gast Haree, have oft Ventana from Canada, find. ADS Uw ee THE LIQUOR QUESTION IN BOSTON, Bostox, Jan 12, 1867.. Leading business men of this city are petitioning the Legislature io favor of a fiquot Heonse law, believing that the probtbitory system Is used for political ends and ’