The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1867, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, THE DAILY HERALD, published every day in the year, Four cents per copy. Annual subscription price, $14. AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway. near Broome street. —Faiky CixcLe—Custom or tux Counter. NEW YORK THEATRE, Broadway, opposite New York Hotel.—Kent.wortu—Tae Femate Hors® BREAKER. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Sraeers or New Yok. GERMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos. 45 and 47 Bowery.— Dow Carros. DODWORTH'S HALL, 406 Broadway.—Proresson Harts wit. Peeronm His Minacies—Tux Heap uw tas AIR— ‘Tax Inpian Basuet Txick—Prorevs. STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street.—L. Dacmauze anv R, Vitusnova’s Graxp Concent, STRINWAY ROOMS, Fourteenth street.—Pzasm AnD Buvenint's Morning Concert, at Three o'Clock. GAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS. 535 Broadway, opposite be Metropolitan Hotel—In rusia Ermioriay ENtemraite Ema Sincina, Dancing aND BURLESQUES.—THE BLACK 00K. KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway, oppo- site the New York Hotel.—In tuxcr Songs, Dances. Ecc ex- ‘TRicITIXS. BURLESQUES, &c.—CINDER-LEON—M4DAGascan Baier Taoure—Dopcine ror a Wire. FIFTH AVENU: Twenty-fourt 14N MINSTRELSY, Battaps, Burvesquas, &¢.—Tur Oowan Yacut Kact—Tue Brack Unoox. E OPERA HOUSE, Nos. 2 and 4 West reet.—GRiPFIN. & Curisty's MINSTRELS. — TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comrc Vocauism, Negro Minstretsy, Baccet Diventiseaest, 4c.—Tne New Yor Vouunrears, Grand Benefit Matinee at 244 o'Clock. CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at Mechantes’ Mail, 472 Broadway—In 4 Vaniery or Ligur Anp Lavonanus’ ENreetaixwenrs, Comes pe Batter, &c, Tus Lonp ov CLatrenpurry, MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— East Lyyxe. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—Tas Tweurtn Monpay Porvtar Concer: HOOLEY'S OPERA HO: STRELSY, UALLaps aND Buxiesquas.. rn. —Ermiorian MIN- wt BLACK CRooK. THE RUNYAN TA Twenty-third street tmz Piauin’s Progress AUX, Union Hall, corner of ay.—Moving. Mirror oF AGNIFICENT SCENKS —Gnanp Sacrep Vocat axp Nway Haut, Fourteenth SUNDAY (THIS) InstRuMENTAL C Street and Fourth gSUNDAY (THIS) EY xp Sacrep Concert at Josniu's Cuvnen, Pa Brooklyn. 807. New York, Sunday, February 24, TES NEws. EUROPE. By tho Atlantic cable we have a news roport dated yesterday evening, February 23. Spain ts on the eve of the outbreak of an insurrection- ary movement tending torevolution. The United States governmont socks to recever the ex-rebel steamer Alex- andra by suit at Iw. Garibaldi ts in Florence. Consols closed in London at 91 for money. United States five-twentios were at 73% in London and 8314 in Paris. The Liverpool cotton market was firmer, closing ‘with middiing uplands at 1354. Breadstuffs quiet. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday tho resolution prohibiting the payment of claims of rebels and rebel sympathizers ‘was slightly amended and passed by a vote of 25 to 6. ‘The Committee on Commerce reported a bill to repeal the provision of law authorizing the introduction of foreign goods without inspection, and reported back the House bill to authorize certain lighthouses, The Army Appropriation bill was reported with amendments, A Joint resolution was introduced instructing the Secretary ‘Of State to adopt the requisite ineasures for the survey ‘and purchase of the right of way of the proposed inter- eceanic canal across the isthmus of Darien. Tho Indian Appropriation bill was called up, and after a lengthy discussion passed. The flouse yesterday went into Committea of tho ‘Whole on the Civil Appropriation bill and devoted the Greater portion of the morning session to its considers. tion. The bill was passed in the evening session. The Indemnity bill, legalizing certain proclamations of the President and acts done in pursuance thereof in the suppression of the rebellion, was passed by a vote of 96 to 21. THE CITY. Appropriate action Was taken in the Common Council yesterday with respect to the late Chamberlain, Daniel Devlin. The Boards of Aldermen and Councilmen will attend the funeral in a body on Monday, and the city flags will be displayed at baif-mast. The Rev. Dr. Michael McCarron, Archdeacon of the diocese of New York, and pastor of Si. Mary’s church, Of this city, died at his residence in Pitt street, yester- day afternoon. The Assembly Firo Insurance Investigating Committee, ‘which has been in session at the Metropolitan Hote! for several days, terminated its labors yesterday in regard to receiving testimony as to the causes of the recent fires io this city, and adjourned sine die. In the Supreme Court, special term, on Friday, an action was brought by Mary C. Lounsberty vs. Josephine E. R Leigh to sot aside a lease, on the ground of imbe- cility and inadequacy of consideration, A large number of wituesses were examined, and the Judge dismissed the complaint, remarking that though he feit constrained to nonsuit the plaintiff, he felt boand to say that tho papers should not have been signed by her in the absence ef somo friend or adviser. The caso of Adolphe William Schwartz, who is ebarged with having forged bills of exchange to the amount of 160,000 florins, at Grosswardein, im Hongary, ‘was called yesterday before Commissioner White, but ‘the prisoner, who ts sick in jail, not being present, the farther hearing was adjourned till Monday, at one o'clock. The charge against Wellington Wilmot, of having forged certain papers in reference to the discharge from the army of one James Allen, had been set down for hearing yosterday before Commissioner Betts, but it ‘was adjourne* tili Tuesday next. An important test case will shortly come before the Supreme Court to determine whother cortiflcates of in- dobtednoss are to be deemed taxable as United States securities Aman pamed Nathaniel J. Mills has been arrested on the charge of passing a fraudulent redistiliation bond with the intention of defrauding the government, About one hundred barrels of whiskey were involved. Fourteen vessels left New York yesterday for Fuse ropean and coastwise ports, The Havre steamer St. Laurent took out several hundred tons of goods for the Paris Exposition, Tho ateamer Baltic, which had been seized for indebt- edness, put to sea on Friday night despite the United States Marshals on board, who finding themselves unable to dota n bor disembarked on a tug at Quarantine and Foturned to the city. The police made a descent yesterday afternoon on an alleged keno bank, in the basement of 87 Nassau street. ‘Twenty-one persons, including the posed keeper of the establishment, together with the apparatus of the game, were captured and conveyed to the Second pre- cinet station house, The iron-ciad stoam ram frigate Dundorberg arrived in the harbor yesterday evening, after having made @ two days’ trial trip on the ocean, Hor speed, sails ing qualities and suitableness for naval service wore rested in every way, and proved fully satisfactory. A number of United States Naval officers dotatled to report on her officionoy as & seagoing frigatd, wore on board, ag wore also several captains in the merchant ‘marine, and all appeared to be excellently well pleased with the result of the trip. Tho stock market was dull yesterday. Gold closed at 138 6. The amount of business consummated in commercial circles yesterday was quite limited, thongh the transac. tions in a few commodities were to a fair extent. Domes. tic produce generally ruled firmer, while merchandise remained steady, though in some instanges a slight ad. vance was establisned. Cotton was dull and fully 1140, lower. Coffee, under favorable foreign advices, ruled firmer, On 'Change flour advanced 6e, a 100, per bbi. ‘Whoat showed an improvement of 20. per bushel, wills oats advanced io. Corn declined 1¢,, with but little 10g. Pork aiid beet rulpd moderately active and NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1867. steady, Lard advanced with afair demand, Freights dull. Whiskey was unchanged. Naval stores were generally steady. Petroleum continued dull and heavy. MISCELLANEOUS. Our Havana correspondence, per Manhattan, is to the 17th instant, The soundings for the cable between Cuba and Fiorida had been made, and the cable will be laid by next November. A submarine mountain was discov- ered while making the soundings, Considerable uneasi- ness is still felt as tothe financial situation. The cocoa trade is attracting greater attention on the part of plan- ters, owing to the more lasting nature of the cocoa plant. Sugar remained firm, freights tended upwards, and ox- change was unaltered. In Peru, according to latest advices, a draft bad been ordered from the single men between the ages of eighteen and forty. It was thought that the naval court martial would decide against Tucker. More rumors of peace were rife, owing to the good offices of England and France; and, at the same time, signs of war with Brazil were showing themselves, on account of the Peru- vian protest in the case of the triple alliance against Paraguay. A meeting of citizens residing in Kings county was held last evening in Brooklyn, for the purpose of taking action against the establishment of a quarantine station at Coney laland or in any other part of the county. A resolution was adopted protesting against the pagsage of the bill now before the Legislature having that object in view, and after a partial expression of sentiment in regard to the matter the meeting ad- Journed. It is stated from Richmond that Virginia will, very probably, bethe first of the Southern States:to fall into line under the new Congressional plan of reconstruction. Governor Pierpont was in council with the State Senate last evening, aud advised the speedy endorsement of the plan. His views seemed to moet with general appro- bation among the members. Jobn B. Surratt was arraigned in the Criminal Court of Washington city yesterday. The indictment was read tohim, and the usual formalities having been gone through with he was remanded to jail. Sanford Con- over was also in court, but his sentence was deferred. ‘Tho various delegations from the Indian tribes visited the President yosterday. An addross was delivered on their behalf by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to which the President replied. A democratic meeting was held in St. Louis last night with a view to the reorganization of the party. Reso- lutions were adopted in opposition to the policy of the dominant party in Congress. Awoman named Geschwindt shot her husband ata ball int Hoboken on Friday night through motives of jealousy. Tho wounds were not fatal. President Johnson and the South Led Astray by the Northern Democracy. The reader, especially if a lover of the fine arts, has noticed in some shop window the picture of “The Mork’s Fatal Temptation.” A well-fed, jolly, but hungry monk, is fascinated by the glowing apparition of a buxom girl only a few steps before him floating in the air and bearing in her hands a dish containing a splendid roasted turkey. He has had a hard chase for the prize through bush and briar; but the syren, now hovering over the water, still invites him on with her smiles and the offer of the savory fowl, and atill he follows, reckless of consequences, His fate is sealed— his wind is gone, he is too heavy to swim, the water is deep, and with another step, which he is about to take, down he will go to the bot tom, President Johnson and theSouth, eighteen changes of the moon, have been led astray, by just such a Jack-o’-lantern through the Dismal Swamp of “my policy.” The name of this Jcck-o’-lantern is the Northern demo- cracy, and the splendid roasted turkey used as its decoy has been the next Presidency. This splendid turkey was cooked by the lamented Joba Van Buren at the New York Democratic State Convention of 1865, and shortly thereafter held up by him before the admiring eyes of a democratic mass meeting, in his proclamation of Andrew Johnson, a Jacksonian democrat, as their anointed Presidential candidate for 1868, At that time Mr. Johnson, though looking over the fence, was still on the republican side; but with that nomination from our late popular demo- cratic leader he got on the fence, awaiting only & good opportunity to jump down on the demo- cratic side. He put one leg down at the last April Connecticut election, and was so far satisfied with the result that at the Philadelphia August Convention he went completely over, taking his trunk, his papers, all his traps and fishing tackle, and all his camp followers along with him. These camp followers were mercenaries, but they had their uses. To them was assigned the pleasing duty of bringing over the democracy to John Van Buren’s plat- form. Liberally rewarded, however, as were these agents, they failed intheir task. Perhaps even poor John himself in his nomination of Mr. Johnson was thinking only of what a good joke it would be if it should result in a Cabinet appointment or a foreign mission; for he doubt- less remembered how such things were done under the happy reign of John Tyler. But while deluding their victim with visions of the succession, the great game of the North- ern democratic leaders was so transparent that anybody but a blind or bewildered man might have seen through itfrom the beginning. Their game was first to break up the republican party through Andrew Johnson, as they broke up the whig party with John Tyler. Next, by flattering the South with false hopes and false promises, these Northern demo- cratic leaders calculated upon the rejec- tion of the scheme of restoration emanating from the Thirty-ninth Congress, and upon such democratic gains in the elections for the Fortieth Congress as would enable them to bring in the outside Southern States upon Mr. Johnson’s policy, and thus secure the Southern balance of power in the next Presidential elec- ‘| tion. Under this plan of operations, with the republican party broken up, it was supposed that the democracy would be strong enough to dispense with Johnson in 1868, as they dis- pensed with Tyler, when he had done their work, in 1844. And this is the will-o’-the-wisp which Mr. Johnson has been following since the summer of 1865. The sachems of Tammany and the Manhattan Club having at last played through their game of keno with Mr. Johnson and the South against Congress, and having lost, now propose that the South foot the bill. It is apparent that without the Southern States the democracy has not the ghost of a chance for the next Presidency. It is manifest that Mr. Johnson can do nothing for them—that he and they are at the mercy of Congress, and that unless they accept and act upon the terms of Congress they will have no voice in the next Presiden- tial election. Accordingly, intent only upon the assistance they need from the South, the organ of the Tammany rump drops the Presi- dent and his policy, the Supreme Court,*the constitution and State rights, and begins to plead the plea of submission to Congress on the part of the outside States—iartial law, Regto suffrage, rebel exclusions, reconstruc- tion and constiutional amendment combined. Take anything, gentlemen, the odds are all against you—do anything that is demanded, and do it at once, for we, the Northern demoe-. racy, want your help in 1868, and must have | moil, If President Johnson desires to stand on any terms. But how is it with those Southern States? What do they care for the Northern democratic leaders who have led them so far astray? Nothing. Food and clothing, among white and blecks, is now the great question among the Southern people. Confidence, capital and active industry they need to enable them this year to raise a surplus of cotton, rice, sugar, tobacco, corn and potatoes beyond their im- mediate necessities. After all we have seen during the last two years in the South under Mr. Johnson’s lenient policy, it is not likely that, with their rebel leaders disfranchised and their late slaves granted the right of suffrage, the dominant white class will fall in at once with the terms of Congress, They will be more apt to resign themselves to the supervision of martial law in connection with their present State establishments, and to take their time in reorganizing upon the basis of universal negro suffrage. In any event the Southern people in the false promises of the unprincipled leaders of the Northern democracy, before the war, during the war and since the war, have had enough of them. Having thus lost everything they contended for, they have nothing to ask from Northen democrats and nothing to fear from Northern radicals. As parties now stand there is nothing more to fight for, and so there must be a new organization of parties upon new issues, involving a new shuffle, cut and deal of the cards, North and South, republi- cans and democrats, whites, mulattocs, negroes and all. The Proposed Turkish Congress—An Assembly of Notables. The unhealthy condition of Mexico and the means which have from time to time been adopted in the hope of effecting a permanent cure have made our minds familiar with what is meant by an assembly of notables. A re- cent telegram relating to the affairs of the East informs us that it is the intention of the Sultan to convene an assembly of the represen- tatives of all the different religious creeds in the Ottoman empire, to consult and to adopt what measures may be deemed advisable for the more effectual execution of the provisions of the Hatti-Sherif or Hatti-Humayoum of 1856. An assembly of this sort, whether regard be had to the individuals composing it or to the interests which they represent, will cer- tainly put the most motley of all the Mexican assemblies entirely into the shade. Among the thirty-eight or forty millions com- posing the Turkish empire in Europe, Asia and Africa there are probably twenty-four millions of Mussulmans. With the exception of some one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand Jews the rest may be considered Christians. There are Christians of the Greek Church and Christians of the Armenian Church; there are Christians of the Greek United and Christians of the Armenian United; there are’ Christians calling themselves Catholic; there is the Church of the United Syrians and Chaldees, and there is the Church of the Maronites, We have not spoken of the names and divisions which exist even among Moslems themselves, nor of the Copts and Druses and Yezidis and Metamalis and others, all of whom have separate organizations of theirown. Nor are the interests with which these names are identified to be considered as purely local ; for though they may have a special connection with particular districts, they have their repre- sentatives all over the Turkish empire. Then, again, what varlety of language! We have the Latin, Greek, Slavic, Arabic, Turkish, with the almost inconceivable varieties which these have assumed in different provinces. A con- gress composed of such materials will certainly be of a sufficiently heterogeneous and polyglot character. It will, however, have one advan- tage over anything of the kind which has pre- ceded it. Political congresses and ecclesiastical councils are not new things in the world’s his- tory, but anything so thoroughly catholic in its constitution as this one has not yet been witnessed. It will represent, not one religious belief; but the many shades of the many reli- gious beliefs known throughout the Turkish dominions. It will certainly be a curious . thing if the grandest lesson of toleration which has yet been read to the world should be read by a descendant of Osman, and by the still recognized chief of one of the most exclusive of all religions. Truly the world marches apace. What next—and next? Seriously, however, we do not imagine that much good will result from this proposed Con- gress. The best that can come of it will be an agreement that the provisions of the Hatti- Humayoum will be faithfully executed, and that disability on account of religion shall no longer exist. What followed the agreement of 1856 will follow the agreement of 1867. Disa- bilities will not be felt in the nearer provinces, where the influence of the government more directly tells, In the remote provinces disa- bilities will exist as formerly. The disposi- tion manifested by the Sultan in this matter is a remarkable proof of the triumph of modern ideas. The railroad, the steamboat, the elec- tric telegraph have, one by one, forced them- selves on the Moslem in spite of his creed, and now the Sultan finds his only hope of salvation in a congress or parliament. He does not see that the inevitable tendency of these changes is to sap the foundations of the entire system on which his power depends. The New York Collector Muddle—What Does Ie All Mean? The people would like to know what is the meaning of all the confused, mixed up jumble and muddle about the New York Collector. The broth cooked by the witches for Macbeth was nothing to the mess prepared by the poli- ticians for the collector. Eye of newt and too of ‘ool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork and blind worm’s sting, "8 leg and owlet’s wing are the liberal contributions of the wire- workers to the Custom House cauldron. There is something bubbling up about a Mrs. Perry, and five hundred dollars, and Patterson, the President’s son-in-law, and Collector Smythe, and stolen evidence, and the purchase of reporters’ notes, and general orders, and Ray- mond’s curious contradictions and denials, and there is a general dancing of politicians around the smoke and steam. What does it all mean? Has Thurlow Weed, in the character of First Witch, been stirring up the pot and making all the fuss? Will he obey our order to speak, and straightway tell us who is to be the next Collector, provided the present official can be bullied or badgered out of the way ? ‘We have one piece of advice to give to the Prosident and the Collector amidst all this tur by his friends, he had better not remove the present Collector, and if Collector Smythe desires to stand by his friends he had better hold on to his office and resolutely refuse to resign. The political wireworkers at Wash- ington and New York cannot remove him, and all the committees they can raise and all the evidence they can manufacture cannot do him any harm, The Election of Chaplains to the Next Congress. A great fuss is being made at Washington over the election of Chaplains by the next Con- gress, and the ladies of the capital have en- tered the contest and are making a vigorous fight for their favorite preachers. The excite- ment runs high, and the canvass is carried on by the fair lobbyists in private and public wherever a Senator or a Congressman elect can be coaxed into a téle-d-téte or captured at a reception or a ball. Candidates of every sect are in the field, and a wide range of choice is open to the members. Episcopalians, Pres- byterians, Baptists, Methodists, Unitarians, Lutherans and all shades and descriptions of Christians, including Catholics, we presume, are ready to offer up prayers for the incoming Congress. We have not heard whether there is a Mormon applicant for the Chaplaincy of either house, but no doubt Brigham Young will send one along before the 4th of March, if he should suppose that the services of a |}. preacher are required to impress upon Congress the beauties of the leading features of the Mor- mon faith, The Senate cannot do better than to send to New York for the Rev. Mr. Smyth and engage his services as Chaplain. He will describe to them the social evil, the Black Crook, the white crook, keno, and all the exciting popular subjecis of the day,in more glowing colors than they can meet in their favorite journals. He will preach practical sermons and offer up practical prayers, and will be certain to fill the galleries, which the dull twaddle of the Senators generally keeps tolerably empty. As for the House of Representatives, there is no occasion for them to elect a Chaplain at all. Barnum, of Connecticut—not the iron man, but the showman—is going to be elected, and is just the man to pray and preach for them. It is the best use to which he can be put, Joyce Heth used to swear like an old black trooper until Bar- num taught her to sing psalms and say her prayers like a Christian. The Feejee mermaid was avery profane Irishman until reformed by Barnum’s exhortations. All his menagerie people were congregated in prayer meetings night and morning, presided over by Barnum, and when travelling with his show he acted as chaplain of the caravan. Having pre- sided in that capacity over black women and fat women, lean men, dwarfs, wild beasts, gymnasts and circus men, he is well qualified for asimilar office in Congress. It is true that when he first put on a black coat and a white neck-cloth he came very near being lynched by the. people, having been mistaken for the Rev. Ephraim K. Avery, a Methodist minig- ter, who was charged with murder in New England. But he need fear no such danger at Washington, and we have no doubt | that, when elected as the representative of the wooden nutmeg State, he will be very glad to officiate as Chaplain of the House. If it is in the power of any person to humbug the radi- cals of Congress into a belief that they are pious and virtuous Christians Barnum is just the man to do it. Ageny ef the Resumpttonists over Mr. Randall’s BH. Mr. Randall’s bill to redeem the compound interest notes by an issue of non-interest bear- ing legal tenders, which passed the House of Representatives on Thursday by a majority of thirty, has put our radical contemporary of this city and all the other resumption theorists in @ perfect agony. They were not the least prepared for such decisive action om the part of the House, and are greatly afraid the Senate will show the same good sense when acting upon the bill. They cry out inflation, inflation, and cell our lawfal money rags. Now this is all bosh and mere declamation. They give us no arguments or reasons, but reiterate the old hackneyed and meaningless phrases of the British bullionists. Let us see what all this fuss amounts to. In the first place there will be no inflation by the operation of Mr. Ran- dall’s bill, The national banks have to keep a reserve for the redemption of their currency, At present they use the compound interest notes for that purpose, and of course draw ‘interest from them, as well as from their bonds deposited as security, and besides the profits on their circulation and business. These com- pound interest notes will soon fall due. The national banks, in order to hold on to as much of their enormous profits as possible, have been urging a new issue of interest bearing notes with which to redeem the others as they fall due. The majority of the House very natu- rally and sensibly thought the issue of legal tenders not bearing interest would answer the same purpose for a banking reserve. They saw that by this simple change the government would save several millions a year instead of that amount going into the pockets ot national bank monopolists. That is all. The wonder is, not that the bill bad such a large majority in its favor, but that there should be any oppo- sition to it at all. The legal tenders to be isseed in place of the compound interest notes will be, as we have said, a reserve, will not go into circulation if the government and banks do their duty, and consequently there will be no inflation or increase of the volume of currency in general use. There is no desire or purpose to inflate the currency. The proposition of Mr. Davis to issue legal tenders to pay off the seven-thirties as they become due is the opposite extreme. It will meet with little favor. The country is opposed to both such an inflation and an attempt to force specie payments by unwise contraction. What we want is stability, AM values, all contracts, and all business are based upon the present currency. To disturb these either by inflation or contraction would bring general ruin. We are doing well enough, and there is no fear of doing worse, notwithstand- ing the unfounded and absurd predictions to the contrary. Through the immense develop- ment of our resources and wealth and vast increase of population and business the pre- sent volume of currency will not be too large in a few years, if even it should be considered 80 at present. Tho true policy is to let the currency lone, except to make if uniform, and = sstiesisiniainine all of lawful money, issued by and on the eredit of the government. The trade of the country and all values have become adjusted to this | Forcmry axp Couxrsrrsrmc—Fonaep Cuxcxs Aud standard. Let us not disturb them. Let well | S=™ 4t Two Nanoxat Baygs—An impud 1 ‘ie case of forgery and counterfeiting of banks alone. Let us grow up to specie payments Pes heslf cn. Thi hint 10. this through the growth of the country, and ,by | city, on wnat day at about noon a well dressed man, the operation of the laws of nature and trade. having all the appearance of a business man, presented A Terecrarnic Marnvet.—When Shakspeare i & counterfeited and forged check of J, L. Taylor & Reid $14,406 12 to the telling clerk of the Hanover conceived the idea of the little monster Puck | National Bank for certification. The check was ap- lor & putting a girdle round about the earth in forty y i sary “anely etouted and bore sh 4 min te probaly hme hl om | een _ es Br vertited by the Dank, asin Consequence of the certifea- transmission of intelligenee ; but the events of to-day prove that he was altogether bebind the age in which we live. In our day news travels in advance of time and laughs at the passing hours as the swift hare in the fable did at the slow-moving tortoise, but with a different result, A telegraphic despatch by the Atlantic cable which contained the closing commercial intelligence in London and Liverpool at four o'clock in the afternoon yesterday (London time) was in our hands at twelve o’clock noon, apparently just four hours before the boards closed. The despatch took leas than one hour to come across the Atlantic, and having been transmitted immediately to San Francisco, the quotations of the English markets probably appeared in the first afternoon editions of the papers in that city yesterday. This is what might well be called progress, and suggests the question “Where is Puck?” county—20 officers made 151 arrests. Brookiyn—A force of 382 men have made 4,501 ar- Tests and recovered $22,928 25. New York—A force of 2,035 officers made 11,063 ar- rests for all causes and recovered $402,416 98 Broapwar Baiwck—The work of embedding the sup- ports and connecting the arches of the bridge which # to span Broadway at the intersection of Fulton street ‘was prosecuted vigorously by a strong force of men all last night. For this ail vehicies were compelled to leave Broadway free, from Ann to Jobn street, aftet seven last evening. It is intended to continue the wort throughout to-day, by which it is ex; to be suffl- ciently advanced to permit the resumption of travel im its customary channels on Monday morning. Tue New Quarantine Srarion—One or tur Crime Arioat.—On Friday last one of the large wooden cribs recently sunk at the West Bank for the purpose of form- ing a quarantine station got afloat, and was picked up five miles outside of Sandy Hook by the steamta| Adelia, Captain Alexander commanding. It was tow down to Stapleton, S. I., where it now lies awaiting the action of the proper authorities. Doc Ficunne.—The Society for the , Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seems determined to break up the inhuman practice of dog and cock fighting in this city, It has secured the conviction of the well knowa dog trainer, George Saville, alias Sheffio!d George, caught by one of its detectives in the act of exercising a bull- dog on a wheel used for training dozs for fighting with each other, Saville was defended by one of the ablest lawyers in the city, but the evidence produced by the society sect his conviction, with a fine of $25. As this was a test case to see if dogs can be thus trained, this conviction will insure the same fate to all those en- gaged in this nefarious business. This society has offered a reward of $50 for evidence to convict the ° cipais engaged in the dog fight betweea ‘“ Belcher” an@ “Venus, wh'ch took place in this city on Sunday, February 10; for $500 aside, The prospect is that they. will be apprehended and brought to justice. The scenes enacted at these exhibitions are a disgrace to any com- munity, and every good citizen will rejoice if the efforts of this society or any other agency shall secure their speedy abolition, Arremrt AT BURGLARY AND Murper, —About nine o'clook last night Frederick Bohnert, of No. 87 Stanton street, discovered a stranger in his room engaged in attempting to open the bureau drawer, Turning round, in response to Mr. Bohnert’s exclamation, the would-be thiof drew a revolver and fired at Bobnert, but failed to do him any injury, the ball striking the ceiling. Bohnert then seized hold of the villain, knocking him down with a club, but he shortly recovered hi and escaped. Officer Stuts bury, of the Tenth the jater, found the pistol, the burgiar had left behind him. Soppm yesterday evening, es C. Hy ‘Sands, an New Spanisu Navan Sration.—We learn that it is the intention of the Spanish government to est#blish a naval station at Montevideo, with the object of seizing any war vessels on their way from the United States to the republics of Chile and Peru.: This only reminds: us that there is yet war between Spain and Chile and Peru. It would also seem that Spain means to bully the Argentine Republic out of the neces- sary bit of shore for a naval station. In the face of this Spain declares that she has no intentions of territorial acquisitions in America. RECONSTRUCTION IN VIRGINIA. Governor Pierpont Moving for the Recon- jon of his State Under the Recent of Congress—A Convention to be Called—Probability of Speedy Endorsement. Riguwonp, Feb. 23, 1867. Governor Pierpont has moved in earnest on the sub- ject of reconstruction under the new act of Congress, and there is every probability that he will have a de- cided majority of tho general assembly with bim. It is now geneially believed that a bill will be passed calling a convention of the people and accepting negro suffrage upon the terms of the bill. Leading secessionists, both in and out of that body, are bitterly opposing the Governor. A large number of members of both houses assembled in the Senate Chambor this evening and sent an earnest request to the Govecnor to attend and advise with them, He repaired to the place and made a short but effective address, in which he advised the rop resentatives of the people te counsel them to conform to the terms of the new reconstruction bill or it would be enforced Weg them ia a manner which might be tess acooptable, There seemed to be a. general concurrence in his views, and tho members present evinced a desire to effect har- mony as for as possible under the circumstances. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY IN CHABLESTON,'S. C. Splendid Commemoration Ball by the Sixth United States infautry—Represcatatives Present from the Army and the Foreign Diplomatic Corps, &c. (Catarteston, 8 C., Feb. 23, 1867. The grand ball im commemoration of Washington’s birthday, given by the officers of the Sixth United States infantry last evening, was one of the most brilliant and successful ever given here. The large hail of the Cita- del was used as a ballroom, About three hundred and fifty persons were present, including Major Generals Robinson, Burns, Tyler and Scott, ox-Governor Magrath, Judge Boyan, Mayor Gaillard, Colonel Alfred Rhett, Major Burnet Rhett, the British, Fronch, Spanish and other foreign consuls in full uniform, Deputy Collector Groves and other officiais of the Customs Department, with o ion of ladies of the most prominent families in the city. The supper wasa fa reeponse by Doth civil and’ miliary participants, ta in nse and m the festivities, The most cordial good feeling peevailed. Grand transparencies with the name of Washi and the words “Uniom and Liberty,” adorned main entrance of Se ee entrances to the ball and supper rooms, were profusely decorated with wreaths, evergreens and American flags, Meeting at St. Louis—The Principles ef the Party—Opposition te the Congressional Re- construction Bill, &c. Sr. en Mo., Fob, 23,. 1867. A democratic meeting was held at the Court House to-night for the purpose of reorganizing the old demo- gentlomaa, was prescoding up towe & M11 at-the’ corner of West. Broadway and Beech, tot ‘taken from the cars and conveyed to a iy drag store, where he expired shortly after. Swoorma Arvaay w Twenry-Fouurn Sracer.—Last evening at about six o'clock Mr. John Daly, residing ab No. 50 Downing street, was passing through Twenty- fourth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, accom- panied by a friend, when he'was shot through the neck by a pistol ball, fired by a man named John Day, who spproached. him from behind before fring & g 5 pean arte y asad subversive of the princi oy tutional liberty, and snould not, under any m= og Sater that the federal govern- ment ® mere agent of the States, atempt on the part of that impair or abridge the authority should be met and defeated. That the vides for the admission of new States, pulsion or destruction of any. Thereiore, the pamed by Gengreme to reduce nine States ‘to and govern them by military power, is a. tion of the Coutieaaen, 6 seamel dissolution of the Union, and should not be submitted to ; that the. Inte de- cision of the Supreme Court in regard to the test oath is founded on justice and law, and we offer our services in enforcing it against any tion whatever; that we favor direct taxation in protective tariff, which under the pretence of yielding ® revenue to the government, is in reality a tax on labor to reward capi- tal, not more than one dolar out of five. contribated by the consumer coming to the government; nothin, ‘i contending over dead issues ant £ who | precinct station house, brought before the magis- trate this morning. Fine ix Twaista Street: —A fow minutes after twelve o'clock this (Sunday) morning @ fire broke out in the the night in the cells of the Kight wil Lg Twoifth street, fire of war. invite good men. of parties to unite with us and stem. the torrent of fanatt pry Ngee ey ata wee ig to us; that i: comvention’o the States. Fine ix Warren Strert.—The following are the oo- where all the parties of the original co: and all | cupants of the building No, 67 Warren street, burned these. whe bose ote pit ye nad | be spas po Yeas 8 and | avout two. o'clock on Saturday morning. The fire pene A on, auch modifications can be intr | originated inan unoceupled room on the second floor and extended to. the third end fourth floors, which, ppg By Cay stock is damaged about insured for a0 fob, Lourvilie as the piace; that we heartily favor the im- | "ocx damaged abo cual cine epee ee issiasippi river and its tributaries, mn $2,000, ep $2,500, 38,0085 believing that we have a right to demand pad pot teaod Park, ea (goed of the money obtained from us by taxation shall be thus oll mys 7» dealer resolutions then arraign the State goverament gy obe hage Part of the first was the dominant party as corrupt and oppressive, as ‘wasting the resources of the State, affording the citizens no a except that based upon par- tisansbip, denying the people a right to vote, ousting duly elected officers from their positions and ch: thal these excesses are mere devices to maintain their ;,and where such ascendency is secured so long as Lindy tae from voting. And w! declared unconsti- test was hoped to be porpetuated ; theref Resolved, That every white man in Missouri of lawful and sound intnd h han they rant, ‘orote, and sheuld "orereise Oe PE al aici covempava of prow might inne Considerable opposition was made to the last resolu- | a+ which a fite took piace on Friday ovening last:—Mor~ tion, as havi @ revolutionary tendency, but it was finally by a large majority, 1 abo carn 66 pow ae Nag | ine aemocatie Convention will be called af an Siretts, $5,000; Gallatin, sob} conten, 36, hts carly day. supposed this will cover the * ‘Tor Usrrep States Steamen Mearns. —The statement THE RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE MAMI REBUILT. published in several of the morning journals yesterday’ Conumnvs, Obio, Fob, 23, 1867. that the United States steamer Memphis, whieh is to sail The Columbus and Indianapolis Central Railway | for Charloston, S C., in a few hoe hee ag take out arti. , bridge over the Miami river at Piqua, which has been to the South, w tributed for the destitu twice carried away by floods and ice within the last two fron neous. The vessel is astoreship of the North Atiantio weeks, is now substantially rebuilt, and all the trains | squadrom bave resumed their regular trips, Accroxets, &0.—John Daf, a native of Scotland, while working on board the ship Adamant, lying at pier 48 ARRESTS FOR ARSON, Kast river, accidentally foll down the main hatchway, Lewistos, Me., Feb, 23, 1867. Ammi Buck, bis son, and Charles Davia, were arrested at Buckfleld yesterday, charged with burning Irvin Robinson's buildings in November Iast, in revenge for being prosecuted for selling liquor to Robinson's son, seriously injaring himself. He was taken to Boileyue Seine band all a fell = the foe in hake} reet, fractur' . He was immediately conve: the New ‘York Horplta, sf ! ‘Tas Wamsvrta Mitts.—As the reswit of an ts between the agent and the Wamsutta Sr. 1867. el rs a day jo of wages paid in Oil bas been struck in county, ean "the ‘Bt. } to continue till the Lowell and rence mills adopt ton Louis vor a vo a well pumping out ono law regulating the hours of lavag,