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UROPE. BY THE CABLE TO FEBRUARY 21 The Habeas Corpus Suspension Pro- longed in Ireland. Foreign Fenians to be Executed for Rebellion. COUNT BISMARCK OANGEROUSLY ILL. A Christian Congress to be Called by Turkey. &e. THE FENIANS. ‘The Habeas Corpus Suspension Continued tn Ireland. Lospox, Feb, 21—Noon. ‘The suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Ireland has been prolonged. Where is Stepheus ¢ Lonpox, Feb. 21, 1867. It is now stated that Stephens, the Chief Organizer of “tho Irish) Republic,” 18 not and has not been in Ireland. It is reported that he has recently been in Paris, “The British Military Position. Loxpox, Feb. 21, 1807. ‘The national troops in Trelant are posted at various Places in Kerry aud Cork counties in'such numbers as to | @ffectually prevent any further outbreak. Warning to Foreign Fenian Volunteers. Loxpox, Feb, 21, 1867 lish government announees tha! it wil! treat bt ih the act of rebellion as pirates, THE EASTERN QUESTION. &o. &e. nati A Christian Congress to be Called by the Sulian. Loxvox, Feb, 21, 1867. The Suitan of Turkey has olliciaiiy informed tho lead ing Powers of Europe that he has decided to cail to- gether av assembly of the representatives of ali the dif- ferent religious creeds in the Ottoman empire for tho purpose of deliberating upon and adopting measures for the more effectual execution of the provisiona of the firman of 1856, PRUSSIA. Daagerous Hiness of Count Bismarck. Bruin, Feb, 21, 1867. Count von Bismarck, the Minister of Foreiga Affairs Of Prussia, bas again beon, froin a too close attention to his oficial dutes, prostratea by sickness. Doubts are @ntertained of his recovery. HUNGARY. Austrian Roport ot. Public Content. Vrexwa, Feb. 21, 1867. ‘The restoratidn of the consiitution of 1848 to Hungary by the Emperor Francia Joseph has had the effect to re- | move the troubles heretofore ex'sting in that country. ‘The people are How quiet anc contented, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The Londen Money Market. Lox Feb. 21—Noon. a The foltowing are the opening rat United States ve-twenty bonds... Brie Raiiway La@xpox, Console closed at 91 for money. AMERICAN SROURITIES Closed at the following rates: United States five-twenties. Tilinois Contral (ex, div.) Brio Railway shares. . Fraxxvort, Feb. 21—{i United States bonds to-day Pants, Feb, 21—Evening. Amoncan bonds arequoted to-day at 825%. The Liverpeo! Cotton Mark: Liveapoon, Feb. 21—Noon. ‘The cotton market is very dull, and prices have de- clined one-eighth of a penny. The sales to-day promise to reach 7,000 bales. Middling uplands, 13%d. ; middling Orleans, 14354. Laverroot, Feb. 21—Evening. Tho cotton market still shows a declining tendency, ‘and the market this evening closed dull at the following quotations:—Middling uplands, 13%d.; middling Or- leans, 44a. The of the day foot up 10,000 Liverpool Breadstuffs Market. * LiverrootPFeb, 21, 1867. Corn—Mixed Western sold to-day at 386. 9d. per quarter. Liverpool Provisi: Market. Livenroot, Feb. 21, 1867. American lard is advancing, and closed at Sls. per Liverpool Produce! Market. Aahes, 358. for pots. por gallon for refined Pennsylvania and Canada white. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Sale af a Jef Davis War Vessel. Livenroot, Feb. 21, 1Su7 The steamer Rappahannock was sold at auction to-day by Mr. Dudiey, the American Consul, for the sum of 200 storting. . . ce " Disaster at Sea. Lirvsaroot, Feb. 21—Noon. The English ship Southampton, Captain Smithwick, which left this port a few days since for New York, went on the rocks on the Irish coast, near Belfast, Inst even- tog. ’ Arrivals Out. Haver, Feb. 21, 1867. A despatch from Brest announces the arrival of the gteamaiip Europe, Captain Lemaire, which left New York op the 9th inst. Loxposperny, Feb. 21, 1867. The steamship Damascus, Captain Watts, which left Portland, Me., om the 9th inst., arrived at this port this moroisg and subsequently sailed for Liverpoo!. Taverpoon, Feb. 21, 1867. The repairs on the steamship Great Fastern having poon comploted, ehe wag successfully launched to-day om th row at Birkenhead, opposite this city. CANADA. Aagexntion the Alternative of Confederation. ‘Londo (Feb. 2) correspondence of tho Toronto Globe. 7 Thor ts J current in the circles which are my terested in Canadian affairs which, in common with have wr —— a be used in age Of necessi exception be taken to my remark. i is sad that Demmbore of the delegates have stated in a somowlat petulant manner that if confederation be by the imperial Parliament, the province can fall back on the secret project of (he American govern- ment, dering annexation on very advantageous terme; that ‘the soheme would accept ail Canadian debts and obligatons, and would generally extend all the bonefits contemplatod by confederation. It is possible that no ground oxiste for the report. Or it may be unwise badinap But certainly if such a ition it onght to be known tn all should be brought forward with calm- , and not flaunted as a threat in the face ae At the i Fase —— to) © pomtiye injury province. eonast ietuedoe on all commercial rela- e the effect of Ing the investment iy. we fur ue one in England can judge, it would not be entertained for a moment by we great body of the pedple. But, if it has been made, why has It been kat secret? As Parliament meets immediately, a quostion will doubtless be put to the Colonial Secretary as to hit knowledge of the circumstance, for the report ‘thas cauied a feverish feeling, subversive of confidence, Those rimarks will doubtless call forth some expression oF Gpaniea fa teaprorions, both we te alee offs policy # decided and of the questionable conduct in en- tertainiig negotiations at all on the subject, for. — no dipbmatist of the United states would re mi guch anoffer, unless encouragement bad been given him to do #0. MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL SHERIDAN, Sr. Lovis, Feb, 21, 1867, Major General Sheridan and several officers of his @att camo from Cincinnati to Odin, Lil., to-day, where (por tos the tain for Gnlro en romte to Kew Orlentin, i NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, FIRE INSURANCE. National Convention of Fire Underwriters. The convention known as the National Board of Fire Underwriters reassembled at No. 166 Broadway yester- day morning at half-past nine o'clock. President J. M. McLean, of the Citizens’ Fire Insurance Company of this city, occupied the chair, The attendance of delegaics was very large, and the proceedings were of a most in- teresting character, The Hon. William Barnes, Super- intendent of Insurance in the State of New York, boing Present, was invited to a seat alongside the President. Tho first business transacted was tho taking from the table of a report presented on Wednesday by Mr. Mark Howard, of the Merchants’ Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, in relation to OVER INSURANCE, Mr. Howaro spoke earnestly against the custom which obtained in many companies of insuring progerty to its ite full value or even over its value, It bad, he thought, a bad influence on the business, and held out tempta- tions to those dishonestly disposed. The unlim- ited insurance policy was fall of evil, he said. Tk caused the assured to become neglectful as to proper care and watchfulness over their places of business and their residences, and was @ fruitfat cause of losses to the insurance compa- nies. A clause to the effect that no further insurance should be made in other companies without consent ought, in his opinion, to be inserted in every policy. In order to correct the custom of unlimited insurance he moved the adoption of the following resolutions :— Whereas it being the design of the fire insurance con- tract not to cover the full value of the subject Insured, but to leave a portion of it atthe risk of the party insured to secure bik vigilant interest im its vation whereas this time honored barrier to fopenlar hari cently broken down, and ankmited insuranee permitted. a rapid increase of devastuting fires, which threaten «¢ existence of the entire insurance capital of the country; therefore be it Resolved, That in the opinion of this board the adoption ¢ following stipulation in future fire Insurance con is deemed necessary to arrest this alarming evil. and relations between the insurer and ine and agreea to be a condition of this ang loss or claim under thie policy rs can and shall ne only able for the three- fourths of the same. not exceeding Whe sum herein insured, and that one-qnacter shall be borne by the msured. Mr. Cannes Pharr, of the North American Insnrance Company, of Philadelphia, thonght that the plan pro- posed by Mr. Howard would ‘not effect the desired object. The three fourths rule would, in his opinion, have a disastrous offect on the insnravce business. It wae contemplated, he supposed, to increase the premium while the risk was leacened, This would prevent the mereantile community from insuring to so large an ex- tont as was the custom at present. He moved that tho resolutions be referred tothe Execntive Committee to be eleciod. After some further debate the matter was 80 roterred, ‘he Secretary of the New York Board of Fire Under- writers transmitted to tho; convention the action of that Board at a tate meeting, which recommends the incor- poration of the Hamburg clause in all forms of policy for the futore. The following is the clause roferred to of loss be fire happeningon the promis 2 ‘oof the assnred, this company will proportion sured thereon referred to the Executive Committes. red the following :— Resolved, That thie Convention promises to adhere to the rates xdontod by hoards of the eountr the t a, the rates established b: Live Committee, and that pollicis may be issue ¥ who will recetve the same, with the three.quar- tors oF Hamburg clause added, at a reduction of twenty per cent. Mr, Lazyep, of the Norwich Insurance Company, Norwich, Conn., said that the attowing of indefinite in- surance was at varance with the very principle on which the companies were founded, He did not think that the Hambure clanee, however, would stand tho test of the courts, Suppose that Mr. Chittenden had been insured for'$800,000, and that when the fire which de- stroved his property broke out his stock was remarkably ermail, yet, had he naid oremtam on $800,000, the court would award him that amount. He wished just bere to direct the attention of the convention to the practice of allowing broker's commission to the insured party when the insnrance was elected without the aid of an agent. ‘This practice was hurtful, and the leeal board in his city had Tequested biz to bring the matter before the con- vontion. ‘ Mr Honors. of New York, thonght the best remedy to prevent franduient iosses was to make strict inquiry as to the character of every party applying for a policy. ‘This wns aa necessary in the insurance business now as it was in the carrying on of commorcial transactions. Mr. D, A. Heatn, of New York, remarked that this subject war imporiant, The evils that the offices now suffered were various. Qne of them was incendiarism at the hands of the v: ; @nother incendiarism cansed hy parties who had over insured thei property and were to be benefited by ite destruction. Then the negiect and indifference as to fire, or the likelinood of conflarration, caused by the insurance, or insurance forthe fall valu Whother the three-fourths clause would remedy these evils he knew got. but come reform in the manner of in- surance was Sresralirel. Comanten. For himself he would say that he considered the nerded reform could Mr. Honcrs of only be brought about by making the insured, in every case a party to the risk. ie sepenios of the mea 4 a 2 2 ? Hy i28 HI Pe a 17 Et Hi 23 Ay ici . Kisaancry, of R. L., favored the three-fourths rule, bat thonght the whole sw ittee. Caariys Piatt, of Philadelphia, hoped the com- reased to 's and that th use, io insure. ” if. Mame HowAno #nid that he did not wish to press his resolution against any great opposition, and he would concur in the caer oy Leer a gps de es mittee, with instructions to rej of the National Board. The motion to refer wns then agreed to. ‘THE ADJUSTMENT OF LOSSEA. The Committee on Adjustment, through Mr. N. P. Campbell, chairman, made a to the effect that cause of this over the committee aver, is the scant investigation ‘on the origin of confla- Grations and the extent of the losses autfored. The com- mittee resurnssend (Bat me oF laasen be made unul a majority of the cor) jee concerned conc ul the amon due the insured; that whenever the risks embodied in specific as well as genoral the inttor sual! be Considered to pay pro rala on each specie be made the medium of Formation 1 impor- ance to the insurance tuterost, at a ‘riding expouse: there: Resolved, That the Executive Commitios be authorized to invite such informatio the United Btates, and all bnsiness: in the Mank: and members of Whereas, thty autaimng "ealnable st E. Hand, of Philadelphia; N. P. 4 Seidenstricker, of Baltimore; apr. Page ly’ he A . of Springfield; D. tT Ch " Bole ae icy ‘cago; 8 Warner White, of Detroit . B. Bigelow, of San » and CT, Webster, of Hart- ford, Conn. The report of thé Committes on the Adjustment of Losses was then agaist taken up foraction. The amend- ment proposed by Mr. SaWerlee and swodified by Mr. Bowker was voted on and adopted, and the Tecommend- ation of the committee as to specific and gomeral risks Was referred to the Executive Committee. - INSTRUCTIONS TO AGENTS. ‘i Mr. Bisseut. offered a series of resolutions to the eiTect that ail companies represented in the convention issué Positivel instructions to their agents to insure uo pro- perty wherein there are stored more than five barrels of carvon oil and one of benzine; nor to take any risks on blocks of buildings containing more, than ten carbon oil and two of enzine; of property where portable gas machines are uot kept im a building separate and apart from the property in- sured; and that oo agent take any risks at less than the ratea of the local board in the county where the insured Property is located, The last resolution was azreed to, and the others referred to the Executive Commitee. GASOLINE. Mr. Hore, of New York, offered a resolution making bull and void all policies on can, where gasoline used as an illuminator, unless a specific stipulation, setting forth this fact, be entered into with the company taking the risk, Adopted. STATE TAX ON POLICIES, Mr. Satrerizs moved that in every case where the ‘State imposes a tax for issuing policies the amount of such tax be added to the premium demanded of the in- sured. Referred to the Executive Committee. Mr. KE. C. Rouse, of the Sun Insurance Compan¢ of Cleveiand, offered a resolution makine the value of ‘stampa used on policies a charge ap the applicant for in- surance, The resolution was laid on the table, A vote of thanks war then tendered to the olficers and to the Executive Committoe, after which The convention od sine die, The Legistative Committee on Tusuranee, The commitice appointed by the Assembly to inquire into the causes of the disastrous fires which have lately occurred In this city met at the Metropotitan Hotel yes- terday. It consists of Massrs. Younglove (chairman), Alexander Frear, Penfield, Lefevre ond Blauvelt. The first gentieman who gave evidence was Mr. George W. Savage, of the Board of Underwriters, He said:—The storage of inflammable goods is a great cause of fires; thero is a law against the proceeding, but it is rarely ad- ministered; the number of fires during the past year was unusually large and the losses more than usually heavy; this may to a jarge extent be accounted for by the gre veins and quantity of goods stored; he did not, however, think that the increase in the number of fires could at alt be traced tthe appointment of the — paid Fire Department; he was at first quite opposed to its appointment, but he now thought that it was in many respects a great improvement on the aid or- ganization; under the new department robbery bad al- most entirely ceased; he had not heard of a single instance of thieving being charged to the new devart- ment; the main fault under the new régime was, in bis opinion, that the engines were not got to work as quickly as they onght to be; the general impression aiso i# that the Chief Engineer is incompetent: the man whe occu- pied that position should be a thoroughly educated one, and a person able to organize the whole system; fires in buildings used tor the storage of cotton are often the work of incen: ‘ies, and are caused by their desire to cover up their robveries; an efficient department, by fires could be quickly extinguished, would‘ne doubt have the tendency to prevent incehdiary tires; he did not think that any lesisiative enactment would have the tendency to diminish incendiary fires; but tbe contem: Plated action of merchants ingurance companies might possibly have the desired effect; the number of fires arisiug (rom spontancous combustion is far greater than the public have any idea of: do not think the losses by fire in this city have been greater in proportion than thoze In the country; cotton is au article of speculation ; when any article becomes a matter of speculation, in fact, of gambling, the risk of fire ts very much increased; do not think that in apy city in the world there is » more imperfect aupervision of. insured premises than in New York; no want of law, but a want of application thoreof; ove very fruitful source of thege fires is the unsate con- dition of buildings; in many large and heavify stocked stores on Broadway, for instance, the proprietor dogs not see bis heating apparatus once in a year; thero were also many things stored of a character prohibited by law; the sale of salvage cotton after fires is not, L think, any in- ceative to incendiarism, for cotton is an agticie that brings its own value; the immediate payment of claims fire which is made by some offices for the sake of popularity is undoubtedly one inceutive to incendiariem; evory fre might, no doubt, be prevensed if some alight things wore only ly attended to; in Chitrenden's fire, for iuatance, ¢ heating apparatus bad been examined the fire could have beon prevented; do not think it could have been extinguished in a shorter space of time; suporvision is what is needed; are now practically without it; things are carciessly conducted; for instance, cotton waste, &c., is thrown into corners and holes; great ignorance also prevails as to what sub- stances are liable to spontaneous combustion; many fancy that only linseed o:l is dangerous in this connec- tion; bey a pemeee! will not believe that 4 building can be set on by steam pipes. Mr. Savage then pro- ceeded to give several instances of spontancor tion which had come under hit owh observa’ answer tos stated his bel! He i have power to made in the constraction of buildings Nadle to take fire from apparatus. of the Relief In- formation, and was not Hon at isgue, but would of Underwriters to at- r¢ the commission and state their opinions, Laimbecr asked of the committee what of their investi He said that as the to ascertain if possible the canses of the taken place in the city he should have noth- lad been to investigate the of the Fire Departiseat be oul to have stated bis views. Mr. Stephen English, editor of the Insurauce Monitor, | iS " § i pre wi tend befor Ex-Senator i f i BS % $7 in av tical manner many mistakes which peg the firemen of th iS to extinguish fires. ite attributed many of the large fires to the ignorance of tho-e engaged water on burning buildings, He suggested intment of one of the Board of Luderwriers to on the Board of Fire Commissionor:. ‘Mr. Charies C. Pinckney. President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, in the main with what Mr. Savage had said; he believed that serious losses by fires might be called epidemic; there ara some yeare when money is easily made by taking risks and ovhere when heavy losses are made; he believed that the losses last year were larger than in any previous one; this was to some extent accounted for by ite fact that the stocks kept in the various stores were more valuable now than al any previons time, le con- sidered the fire telegraph system to be necessary to the Perfection of any tire depariment; thore is a tack of water aaa i soractimes it is diffientt to get any water; said that steam engines were decidediv bouter than hand engines: nover suw any. system ao perfect as that now ip force in Now York ; be admitted that there was aquestion «bout the efficiency of the Enginerr-in-Chief; opinion as to the way in whi Tire Department was decidedly better than the olf volunteer one of which he was for many years a momber. Joshoa the Board of Fire Comtniasioners, Abbe, was next examined. He siated, in an-wer to quostions the chairman, that he doubted the truth of some statements made by Mr. English; in the caso of the fire the eugines were at the fire in a fow moments aftersthe fire alarm had been giv more than tw hundred fires were discover 4d extinguished during 1966 without any alarm having beon given to the citizens; incendiary fires are of very frequent occurrence; in every instance which I know of 2 te oe. fally or a] ee ee Chief ‘ogineor a v efficient man lew erty is uninsured: believed that ts one of the great rauses top of New York is now more ; think that the number of losses, as of fires, t= lease than sual; ig better than the Inte volunteer au s KENO AND ABO. Descent on the Alleged Gambn'™s House at Lafayette Hall. Shortly after ten o'clock last night Sergean’* Schofield and Ferris, of the Bighth precinct, accompam.'*! PY & posse of officers, made s descent upon the alleged 882° bling house located on the second floor of Lafayette Bx"! No. 579 Broadway, and kept, as averred, by Gilbert an@ Marshall. On the premises the officers, who had beew Preceded by McDermott and doorman who, attired ie tens dress, had entered Se ae the purpose of making a preliminary survey, found & large party of meo engaged in playing keno. e agents of the jaw havi known their business, at once took into y the individuals, whose names, as Siven by them at the station house, ran as follows: — Alexander W. Marshall, John Hughes, George Jobn- son, Wm. Andrews, Joha Denver, Henry Duncan, Wm. Sea eae F. Saree. po Spicer. ern Adri- ance, Jobn Jo jams, Jobu Seldena, James Bartict. Abraham Carpenter, Joke Glass, David Welch, Richard obi nee Newman, James Hanser, Joba Warren, ‘ames Cusick, Ld Massey, Charlee Juckson, Jobn Armstrong, Chi Melville, Harry Sinclair, Chas. Jackson, George Dexter, John H Post, Albert Smith, Wm. Waliace, James Stewart, James Lowery, James Brown, Thomas Jerome, James Welch, ‘Stuart, Wm. Jervis, Josoph Dean, Joba Caltahan, James Carson, Jobn Clark, John Frank Brown, Wm. Peterson, James Smith, Gustavus slabey. Sergeant McDermott stated that when he entered the room he saw Sergeant Fields, of the Fifteenth precinct. seated at one of the tables. The Sergoant (urther said that he arrested Fields, but that the tatter quietly walked away and cecaped. Al the ig implements bav- ing been secured, together with 2 quantity of edihies, which were in charge of = colored waiter, who was duly overhauled, the prisoners were locked ap for the night preparatory to their arraignment before the magistrate thw morning, Desceat on an Alleged Faro Bank in Houston : street. Towards five o'clock yesterday afternoon Sergeant Barden, of the Jefferson Market Court squad, with the co-operation of the Kighth procinet police, entered the alleged gambting honse ut No. 15 West Houston street, and ber of arrests, itis charged that Martin KF. he house and that George Pierce was pro- prietor of the game. Both were taken into custody, to- gether with Abraham Blauvelt, Alvert Boss, C. H. Milton, George Thomas, Jamex Bronson, John ‘Ford, William Smith, James Warren, Joseph Hmes, William P. Ward, Pat McManus, Robert Harvey, Francia Van Wart, Joha Kang Lafayette Brown, George Smith, William, ‘Smith and: ‘Thomas Anderson.’ Allthe above were locked up for the night; and tho Iny-out board, cards, checks, &e, having heen seized, were placed in the safe keeping of the police. BROCKLYN | INTELLIGENCE. Tae ALLeGED HowicroR—Tae Ixquest Coxeuupsn, —-The investigation by Coroner Lynch, into the circamstances attopding the death of James Whalen, was concluded yesterday afternoon. The deceased diod sudtenty at his residenc 48 President street, az was supposed from a blow on the temple from a tumbter thrown by Paul Skeen. Mrs. Aun Cavanagh testified that the deceased came home on the night of the 2a of February with two wonnds upon bis temple, from which the blood was flowing quite frecly. Dr. Murp was callod in by Mr, Skeen, and gave it as opinion that the wounds were very trifling. his Dr. Bauer testitied that he made the post mortem examination, but found no fracture or depression of the skull. He exam- ined the ‘brain, but found no disease, tt was bighly congested, with intense inflammation of its tembranee. In his opinion death was caused by inflammation of (bh brain. This testimony was corroborated by Dr, Mu The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the ceased died from inflammation of the brain, and from any iniuries received at the hands of Paul Skeen. The prisoner was thereupon discharged. Tus Provoexy Quaxantive mm Kives County.—A meeting of citizens was to have been held at the Court House tast evening, for the purpose of “expressing their opposition to the passage of any act by tho Legistature of thie State in anywise taking or giving authority to take any Jands in Kings couaty Cor quarantine pur- poses," The meeting was called by the Board of. Supervisors: but ax only one member of that body re- sponded, together with Tour citizens, an adjournment _ made until Saturday evening vext, seme piace, ame ur ‘Tne Temperance Cacst,—Last evening a meeting of the Crystal Fount Division, No. 20,.of the Sons of fem- perance, was held: at the Hanson Place Baptist church, Brooklyn, In consequence of the extrem: molemency of the weather the attendance was vers limited, The speaker of the ovenitg was Gencrat Sumuol F. Cary, who oxpatiated at some Jength on the blessings of tom- perance. He called the attention of his audience to the fact that the great worl moral regeneration in which the people of America wero ongaged could never be com- plotely effected if they did not become temperate. if thoy did not avoid the rum shop aud the whiskey seller, He advertea to the increase in the members of the Sous of Temperance as a. proof ot the progress of the good work, and catlod upon) ':'s audience te do al! they pos- ronld to extend it< operation among the mapas. of the peopie. Before the pmecedings closed there was some excellont musi¢ by. Mr. C.. Lockwood, tenor, with pianoforte accompaniment Accosen ov Owraininc Moxey Usork Barge Par- ‘TeYCES. —Officer Barr arrested Mr.&. 1. Colby, a mer- chant residing at 228 Washington street, on a warrant issued by Justice Buckley on tho comptatn of Mr. James Iynch. The a as alleged, obtained the sum of $560 from the complainiut on a ote, representing thal he held a claim against the goverameni for the sum of $37,000, which had been awarded him by ihe United States Court of Claims; that he had never. transferred this claim, The complainant was subsequentty intormed that the ciaim bad been transferred, and there was noth- ing due the accused, ‘The ease was called up before Jus- tice Buckley, when the accused waived examination and gave bail to appear before the Grand Jury. Exastvation ox a Coancy or Bicawy.—The young man William T. Handy, who has been under arrest for some time past on acharge of bigamy, hada second hearing befure Justice Dailey yesterday. ‘The prisonor is charged with contracting a marriage with a young lady named Catherine M. Betts = few months ago while he had a wife then alive. ‘The name of the first wife, who has not showa herself in these proceedings, is Wilhel- mina Shepardson alias Grubbs, aud it is alleged that she had a husband residing in Richmond, Virginia, at the time of her marriage with Hi The defence yeser- day stated that the woman Shepardson was not alive at the time of his marriage with Miss Betts, and the Ju tice remanded the prisoner to the County Jail un Satarday next to give them an opportunity to prove their statement, On his voluntary exammation the ac- cused ‘avid his name was Wiliam T. Handy, twent; three years of age, born in New York, resided at No, 76 Sonth Fourth street, K. D.,a printer by occupation and not gifitty of the charge. 2 APrenestine (NTERYIEW WITH GENERAL GRANT. {U'rom the Troy Daily Ti:nee.] Wanarsaton, Feb, 1%, 1967. We paid our respects to General Grant at his bewl. quarters on Satorday, We found him hard at work, bat cordial as weual in receiving friends. We tad last met him at City Point, jast before the grend and decisive movement that crashed out the rebellion. ‘Then he ap- peared careworn and almost ptostrated by his great !abore, Now he gives evideace of an casier life and less exactin, duties, He ™, however. the same caim, modest, emi- nently seusihle and well-poteed man whore military combinations broke the bark o rebellion and bronght the tranors wa surrender. He conversed freely opon the condition of the country, and there is no attempt at con. cealment of Lis views, The questions put to him and bis answers were substantially as follows:— Q. The rebeilion wae pat down by bf power wader your direction, and surely the work well cone, Now the question ts, what policy shatt pursued for the reorganization of the late rebel States ? A. No, the work is not all done. The fighting is fin- ished, but the very important matter of reconstructicn is yet to be completed. T think if the Southern States had tbe amendment, instead of rejecting it so hastfly, they would have been admitted by Congress in December; but now I think they will have to take the amendment and mavhoowt sofirage besides, Congress will insist upon tbis. Q How are affairs at the South, General? f< it tru that in Texas and many other sections no adeqaate pro- tetion is given to Umon men’ ion of Texas a A. It ts true that im a large imits of military pro. of things rout wae be respectable posit crime was ever hung of otherwise of Virginia, and I believe the same all the late slave States. . 6 the civil courts pany a Uursaiste at dhe South. Well, lh “rat is a political for Tonly give tacts and Congress to decide. may construe them as they T believe that large numbers at the South would hedge dy Le yo ae Be none ogy ports this is the sentiment ot sajority. ju overborne by the Wiese element, trouble are cet enforce justice 1887, MEXICO. EVACUATION OF THE CAPITAL. MARQUEZ DECLARES MARTIAL LAW. BAZAINE’S ADIEU TO THE MEXICANS, TERRIFIC N ic. THER AT VERA CRUZ de. ke. OUF MEXICT CITY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. The Mexican Kevelutios—Marquex Places the Capital Under Martial Law-—The United States Consul Keqaests Explanations—Com- plete Withdrawal of the French, &c. Muxico Crry, Feb, 6, 1367. ‘This morning the French troops, after remaining all night at Piedad, in the suburbs of the city, withdrew to Ayoula, three or four leagues o@ The French garrison was withdrawn from the citadel, and the entire city passed into the hahds of the imperialists, or more prop- erly speaking, the church party, for imperiatiam 20 longer exivts but in name, Sumitaneously General Marquez issued the two proclamations subjoined, virtu- ally placing the city under the strictest form of martial Inw:— Comraraiors:—T have just taken charge of thir city, and as you know me I believe it to be unnecessary to say anything of myself. You have proofs that I know how to sacrilice myself for what is confided to me, and I will perish sooner than permit the slightest disorder, Consequently I have taken all my precautions for your security. Thave a sufficient armed force, and you your- selves Will soon see in what manner this place is garri- soned. I hope there will be no restless agitators who wilt entertain the mad projeet of disturbing the peace, so that T should find myself under the gad necessity of enforcing the law, which I am fully resolved te do. LEONARDO MARQUEZ, Heangrarrens, Mexico, Fob. 5, 1867. Be it known, although there is no actual motive for alarm in the capital, these headquarters, feeling on them the responsibility of foreseeing every eventuality, how- ever remote, in pursunnce of the powers which the ordinance confers, think propor to decree: — Arrione 1. The signal of alarm will be given in the city by the sounding of the great bell of the eathedral tor the : al all the inhabitants of the nd remain therein with ci at the balooay. wi em shall cease, whi not the large bell of it may, who nediatel® character of Aur. ory shall infringe punished by the go his fauit ecording to the © troops, which will be conve. puiation, will re- employ ‘force for sequently Hfor the security af the poj Wlers, and to out to the rm them. quarters, who of any ot hoatility. whe ‘sive expressions, who utter aloud alarming or ae~ anner excite the slightest disorder firearm is discharged. or any de- ropa will present themselves at the ihe sound nay have proceeded or where the ax been pr the door will be opened tn d the culpable person 1 n A will be punished, o: tribtinal provided fo purpose, those wh ex withont the knowledze of these barge any firearm or cause a detonatio house when detonation rested, nud if he be not found, all the tamates of the build- tagwilt be punished in socordiace with article three Of this edict. Axr. 7. From the momeut it Is announced to the city that is are at berty to the alarm lang coamed, all the inl and @ in their open their doors and go Into the ocenpations, with the sole condition of their not committing any disorder. beoaniss, iz: nse of their so doing, such disor der will be repressed as Lerain provided. T, MARQUEZ, General-tn-Chief, Hravqvartens. Mexico. Feb, 5, 1867. On receipt of thi# prociamation United States Consul Overbourg at once addressed u note to General Marquez, inquiring whether the provision about bursting open doors by force and arrestiny all-the inmates, “whatever their rank,’’ in case a “detonation” or alarm was heard to proceed, or was supposed to proceed from the build- ing, applied to the Consniate the United States, in which the offciat archives were kept. and whether the fiag of the Cnited States would ct American resi- dents who followed peaceful avocations and did not m- terfore with the pajitics of the country, To this inquiry nO answer has beew returned up to the present time of writing (balf-past oight P.M.) The silence maintainod implies one of two things—either that it is intendea to retura no reply, or cleo that a ministerial council is being held in the matter. No signs of the liverais have yet been seen, but at any moment hostilities may break out. The foreign -resi- dents remain in a state of great inquietude. Arms bave been freely disiributed among the French residents through gome mysterious agency, and few Americans venture out without a gix-shooter spite of the edict to the contrary. Yet the theatres are in full blast, a circus company opens to-morrow, and the Pasco was thronged th evening with elegant carriages and baud- somely mounted equestrians. OUR VERA CAUZ CORRESPONDENCE. The French Transports Coming Un—-Territic ther-A Bout From Max’s Yacht Swamped Queer Circular From Bazaine— Evaecnation of the C —Origin of the Feb. 12, 1867. ‘The first of the French transports expected for the past fow days arrived here this morning from Brest. ‘She is of 3,600 tuns burden, and has accommodations for one thousand men and their subsistence “en voy- age,” and two batteries, Sho i a well ventilated trans- port, and should any of those on their way have been lost daring the recent norther, 1,400 or 1,500 troops may be transported on her. She is expected to sail this week. On the 9th we were visited by a terrible norther, which must have reenited disastriously had the French trans- ports been lying here. The following’ vessels were driven on shore by the vioience of the wind and sea, the anchorage being’ very poor:—Aurora, La Mejicana, both American; Dos Hamanos, Dolphin, Vacket Sr. Andaos, all three Mexican. Most or all of them canuot be gotten of and will boa a total loss. Yesterday morning. before the norther of the previous day had entirely spent Meelf, a smal! boat left the Elizabeth (Maximilian’s yacht), at Sacrificios, for Vera Cruz. Improper management and the surf re- salted in ber being swamped and the drowning of the engineer, commiseary, steersman, clerk and seven mon, ‘The surxeon of the ship was sovereiy injured, Mra, @azaine and General Castelnau aad their baggage are at Paso dei Macho, fifty-nine miles from bere. ‘The latter is expected to arrive bere to-morrow and to take the French packet to sail on the 13th to France. Two tmiilion five bondred- thousand doliurs in silver arrived here (or the French last week and awaite ship. ment; $1,100,000 arrived tis eveoing, and $2,500,000 is expecied this week. Artillery, monitions of war and men are hastening forward to Vaso dei Macho ; and afier the 16th of February two tuousand will be transported dafly by rail to Vera Cruz. a The following proclamation, iesaed by Marshal Bataine and all over the land, is certainly » wonderful production. Tt speaks for itself :— “In a few days the Freneh troops will leave Mexico (the city). During the four years which they have passed in this beautiful city they have no reason to com- iain of any tack of sympathy between them and the inhabitants of this city. In the name, then, of the French army under my command, at the same time act~ jog from feelings of personal regard, I, the Marshal of France, commander-in-chief, take leave of you. Our common voice is for the happiness of the chivalric Mexi- can nation, All of our efforts have tended to the estab- lishment of perce in the interior, Rest assured, in this moment of separation, our mission has never had any other object, and that it never has entered into the intention of France to impose upon you any form of government contrary to your wishes.’" ‘The proclamation or circalar bas resulted in mach feeling of dissatisfaction and Mexicana-— “i the former for ite finttery of the Mexicans, and among ‘the latter for its ‘The French ane ring falsification of history. i San Juan do Ulloa. "Business it ata Mexico, Fob. 6, 1967. ‘The French fing and French commander, with ail the Tw Frenchmen, &e., &e., concentrated at the Hynid ‘baleel te this mors Hine of march, serie Pye og at ite oop Lae e 6 ; ucigeo and Five Prastos atreets, winding around the southern side of the Piaza de Armas, and marched out of the capital to be transformed from an trenched camp at La Pies lished his headquarters, companies of his an in- Razaine las estab- that Razaino placed six im the citadel and a the outer intrenehments, with wires wore ont to-day, stopping communication with (he interior. ing Part with th the State in Five Days—Guanajuate Still tn the Hands of the Imperiatiotn—Afuirs at Maca Sane OP New Ontsasa, Feb, 21, 1467 Later dates from the interior of Mexico state that Co- rona had issued a decree to the effect that all persona taking part with the empire must leave the State of Jalisco within tive days. Guadalajara papors of the 23d of January state thas the imperialists stil hold Guanajuato and its vicinity. Seme petty liberal chiefs had gained trifling advantages. Mo- relia was in possession of the liberais. Barozabal completed the organization of the National G Matamoros, consisting of one thousand , completely officered and weil equipped. Escohedo informs Bario- zubal that he will immodiately place at bis disposal two thousand men, to be employed in preserving order im ‘the State of Tamaulipas. Cortina was in the Stato of Guerrero with eo sme foros, tion ef the Defeat of Miramen--The Capture of Juarez—A Wild Kamor. Wasmoron, Feb. 21, 1867. Official news from Vera Cruz, of the 12th inst, re ceived to-day at the Mexican Legation, confirms the re port of the dofeat of Miramon by General Escobedo, near the city of Zacatecas, All the details are report od from» Mataworon The report of the capture of President Juarez by Mire men was only @ wild rumor, KANSAS LEGISLATURE. Regulation of Kallroad Charges, &c. Laavexwoaru, eb. 21, 1367. A bill bas passed the Legislature of this State,’ — lating the rates of fare and freight on the railroads wi in the State, The bill limite charges to four conte = mile for passengers; tirst class freight aixty cents, sec- ond ciass fifty conts, and third class forty cents, per one hundred pounds for one both houses to-day by an nays. The dill provides that app! grocery or tavern licenses, sball’ | a petition signed by a majo years of age, both mate and £ ward in whieh said dram ‘Ants for dram shops, ‘compelled to obtaim { residents over 8% , in the township or Lop, grocergor tavern Is to ed a similar restrai The river is ¢ levee are submerged to a depth of oight or ten feet, The cellars m the lower part of the city aro noarly all Hooded. ‘The rasiroad tracks near this place are all under water. The reports from above state that the river = still rismg, and that the prospect is gloomy. SOUTHERN RELIEF ASSOCIATION Bostos, Feb. 21, 1867. At an adjourned meeting this evening of the Southern Rohei Gotamittee it was resolved that Wm. Watera, of the Boston Advertivr, and Mr, Greeue, of the Post,” be requested (0 act as treasurers; and that an appeal be made to the public as soon as possible to contribute funds for the temporary relief of the extreme deatitution existing m the South, Fouxp—A Bawy.—On the 16th inst., the conductor of a freight train on the Nashville aud Chattanooga Rail- roud found a day old white child im the tunnel near Nashviile, its clothes well soaked with rain. A colored woman took charge of it, deciaring sho would care for it as long as it lived. THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest Newspaper aud Best Literary Jourual in the Country. ‘The Wxaxty Hrrato for the present week, 207 ready, coutains three excellently written sketches, entitled “A ROMANCE OF THK READING ROOM," “«@RANDMOTHER MEREDETH,”* ann “WON AND LOST. 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