The New York Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1867, Page 4

A NEW YORK HERALD. | SAMES GORDON BEN) ETT. EDITOR AND PROPRL OFFICE N, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. THE DAILY HERALD, Fourcents per copy, Annual subscription price, Slt prblished every day in the year, JOB PRINTING of every deeription, also Stereotyp- frp and Engraving, neatly and promptly executed at the reat raies. WAY THEATRE, Broadway, near ‘Aiky C1scLE—CUstom OF THE CouNTRE. Broome roadway, opposite New York NEW YORK THEATRE, Femate Horse Burakee. Hotel.—KanLworta—THe oueere. THEATRE, Broadway.—Streets or New ORK. GERMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos. 45 and 47 Bowery.— Don Caxzos. DODWORTH'S HALL, 806 Breadway.—Paoresson Harts witt Peerorm His Mikacuus—Tux Heap iv THs Ain— Tus Inpiaw Basket Tri0x—Prorevs. STEINWAY HAL! ano R. Vittexova’s Fourteenth street.—L, Dacnaurn RAND CONCERT. STEINWAY ROOMS, Fourteenth street.—Paass AnD Bxvexivi's Mornivc Concert, at Three o’Clock. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS. 535 Broadway, opvosite de Metropolitan Hotel—In racin Ernroriay Ewrxeraty gras. Sinan, Daxcina aNd BURLESQUE. —Tax BLack 100K. KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS. 730 Broadway, oppo- ite the New York Hotel.—Iv taxi Soxas, Dances. Ecc an. ‘Taiornes. Buaresques, &0.—Cinpen-Leon—MaDacascaR Batier Trovre—Doveine ror a Wirx. FIFTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, Nos. 2 and 4 West Twenty-fourth street.—Guivrin & Cunisty's Minstrets.— Bruiorian Minstexisy, Bai Buruxsques, &c.—Tux Ocean Yacut Race—Tax Brack Crook. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comic Vocatism. Neqno Mixstrxgsy, Batuer Divertisewenr, 4c.—Tne Naw Yor« Vou: Grand Benefit Matinee at 336 o'Clock. CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway—In a Vaniery or Ligut ri) Lavcuaste ENTeRtaisMents, Uorrs pe Baier, &c. Lorp ov Ciatrerpurrr. MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— East Lrvx. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—Tugz Twe.rrn Monpar Porvtar Concert. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Bek a meen Mus. erxetsy, Bactaps and Burixsques.—Tux Brack Croox. RS, CLINTON HAL! uiag Lectures on NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Rroadway.— Frap axp Ricat ARM oF PRonst—Tne Wasnincron Twins—Woxvens 1x NatuRAL History, ScraNck AND ART. Lxcrores Daiy. Open from 8 A.M. till WP. M, THR BUNYAN TABLEAUX, Union Hall. corner of ‘Twenty-third street and Broadway.—Moving Mirror oF vue Picorue’s Pi IkTY MAGNIFICENT SCKNRS. lace. —Da. Hxssanp’s Pxcou- ‘MEMES. Astor ROULLAR DERBY'S NEW ART ROOMS, 845 Broadway.—Granp Exuisrrion or Patvtines.—Rosa Bonugvr’s Horse Fain. New York, Monday, February 25, 1867. EUROPE. The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yester- @ay, February 24 ‘The first session of the first Parliament of the North German States was opened in Berlin by the King of Prussia.on Saturday. His Majesty recommends the formation of a new constitutional Union, to be “ defen- sive’ in ts character, and alludes to the vast import- ‘anceof the assemblage. Greece still aids the Candian insurgents. A fatal explosion of gunpowder has occurred near Naples. ‘The steamship Deutschland, at this port yesterday, brought our European files dated to the 13th of Feb- ruary, containing highly important and interesting de- tails of our cable despatches. In the English House of Commons on the 11th instant, immediately after the conclusion of the great reform meeting in Agricultural Hall, London, Mr. Disraeli, Chancellor of the Exchequer, submitted the Derby re- form plan to a very impatient assemblage of members, He said the Cabinet disliked the treatment of the subject as a party one, and would consequently proceed by reso- ution. On the 25th of February he would tako the opiaion of the House on @ sories of resolutions which ‘would affirm what should be the character of the now Dill The extension of the franchise must be in accord- ance with the English constitution, and avoid the pro- ponderance of any class. It would be proposed that rating should be the basis for voting, and a measure would be introduced to remedy iuequalities in rating. No borough would be disfranchised. A boundary commission would be issued with a view of eliminating the urban element from the constituencies in counties. Mr. Disraeli concluded by moving, that on the 25th February the House should go into committee to consider the Reform bill of 1832. In the course of his address the right honorable gentleman contrasted the legislative reflection of the poople of Great Britain as seen at present in Parliament with that of the people ef France, Germany and the United States, as witnessed fn the Legislatures of these countrics, asserting that the comparison was in favor of the English representa- tion, Mr. Gladstone reviewed Mr. Disraeli’s statement briefly, deprecating the assumption of Parliamentary superiority over the foreign countries named. The English accounts of the great reform demonstra- tion heid in London under the auspices of the League leaders on the 11th inst. completely corroborate the special report ef the procession and subsequent meeting forwarded by the Atlantic cable to the Herat, and pub. lished in our columns on the 13th inst. The speeches and resolutions appear in the Hxkatp to day. Our files by the Deutschland show by official Parlia- montary statements and police and military reports, that the Fenian movement against Chester Castle was a very serious and alarming affair, undertaken after due deliberation, and carried to the verge of completion with rapidity and skill. An Irish-American officer serving in the Fevian ranks betrayed the secret to the authorities and saved, fo all probability, great trouble to England. The chief of police in Chester states that a Fenian Military Direc- tory consisting of fifty men, mainty from New York, hold regular sittings in the chief towns of the United King- dom. MISCELLANEOUS. Our dates from Vera Cruz, Mexico,.are to the 13th inst. The attack of Miramon on Zacatecas, his subse quent defeat by Escobedo and the narrow escape of Juarez are all.conirmed in detail, Tabera, with eight hundred imperialists, was attacked on tho 7th instant while on his way to reinforce the capital, and ‘was compelled to retrace his steps after losing over five hundred men in killed, wounded and missing. A severe battle was reported to have been fought ai San Luis Potosi, in which the liberals lost all their artillery, and on the Ist imstant another battle is said to have taken place between Miramon and Escobedo, in which the former was again severely handled, Marquez had ten thousand men in Mexico city, only four thousand of whom are armed. They are ail forced levies. Zama- cons pronounced for the republic and eight hundred men belonging to the garrison at Puebla followed suit (Fith him. Tho whole of the expeditionary force will eave Vera Cruz during the first two weeks of March. Our Brownsville despatches state that Miramon and Escobedo cugaged on the 4th instant near San Luis, and Escobedo lost all but Ave men out of his force, consist- {ng of a thousand men. One hundred and. nivety for- @ign imperialists had been shot by Escobedo’s order, aftor they were taken prisoners. There was a numerousiy attended meoting of the Irish Civic soclotios of Brooklyn held in that city yesterday’ sftornoon for the purpose of making arrangements for ithe celebration of St. Patrick's day, Mr, Daniel O'Reilly, Of the Father Mathew T. A. B. Society No. 1, was elected Grand Marshal. A route of procession was adopted, after which the convention adjourned to meet again on the 10th of March. | Richard O'Gorman lectured yesterday ovening be ‘ore the Bloomingdale Catholic Association at Cooper Insti. ituto for the benefit of the Southern Relief Society, to a Jar ce audience, | ‘he Excise law was very generally observed through. it the Metropolitan district yesterday, and there were jow arrest forany cause, Only four cases wore before © police courts in the morning for keeping opon bars, one of the prisoners said that he bad oniy the door his private dwolling open when he was arrested, and jon inquiring of the police why they arrested bim he | Was threatened with a revolver. > Tuo President has Sranemitted to the Senate « com- NEW YORK HERALD, MUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1867. munication enclosing correspondence from foreicn ministers and congu’ relarive to their opinions of the President's policy. They all deny having made use of the language imputed t m by Mr. Seward’s corre- spondent, and some of profess the profoundest faith in Mr, Johnson's y. None of them tender the r resignations, as Mr. Lotley did. A large company of Uuited States marines, under tho commaad of Lieutenant H. C. Cochrane, United States Marine Corps, arrived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Saturday about midvight. They were transferred from the Philadelphia Barracks to relieyg others intended for service at sea and on Southetn stations, where our naval interests will be fully protected. They are thoroughly equipped and well instructed in the peculiar duties of tweir corps. The British bark Martha was revently wrecked near Cape Corrientes, The United States steamer Winooski went from Havana to her assistance, but found no signs of the wreck, captain or crew. It is supposed the latier took to the boats, Goneral Patrick H. Jones, Clerk of the Court of Ap- peals, has been appointed Counsel to the Commissioners of Emigration, in the place of John E. Develin, re- signed. The Metropolitan Fire Commisioners have decided to abolish the Harlem Volunteer Fire Department after April 1, The change in the organization will involve an additional expenditure per year of $124,460. Acting Captain Ira S, Garland, of the Fourteenth pres cinct police, last might made descents upon Dramatic Hall, No, 46 East Houston street, and upon the Casino concert saloon, No. 626 Broadway. In the former place several parties were taken into custody charged with violating the Sunday law by giving a musical and dra- matic entertainment; in the latter the arrests were made on the double charge of violating the Excise code as well as the Sunday law. John Day, who so dangerously shot Joba Daly a day or two ago, and who had hitherto eluded the police, was overtaken by them at a house on Eighty-sixth street, yesterday. As soon as he recognized them by their uni- form he drew a pistol and aimed at them. The cap failed to explode, and Day immediately’ placed the muzzla in his mouth and fired, killing himeelt instantly, In view of the recent repeated outrages on returned sol- diers and Union men in Kentucky, Governor Bramlette on Thursday transmitted a measage to the Legislature on the subject. After detailing the facts in several cases, he says that be can under the constitution offer no re- ward for the arrest of the perpetrators except upon peti- tion of the judges of the county in which the offence is committed, and that the judges are deterred by fear from making the petition, The message was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The Test Question—What Will President Johnson Do With It¢ ‘Where Jackson stood now doth another stand, ‘The favored ruler of our favored land; With heart as pure and patriotism as great, A second Andrew steers the ship of State, The end approaches—that sublime event— ‘The people rallying to their President, So sings the enthusiastic B. B. French, Com- missioner of Public Buildings at Washington, Chief Bouquet Provider for the White House and Poet Laureate of President Johnson. His “great expectations,” however, have vanished, like those of the prophet Miller, who foresaw 8 little too soon The angel Gabriel with his trampet come, The day of judgment and millennium. The Rev. Dr. Cumming, with his three fear- fal books, “The Great Tribulation,” “The Coming Preparation” and “The Awful Con- summation,” is much nearer the mark. The raptures of Mr. French are like those of the excited Frenchman at Niagara Falls: “Abi dis is de grand spectackel! Supaarb! Mag- nifique! By gar! he is a come down first rate!” Morcover, as the hard-fisted democracy were very much scandalized with the gorgeous silver-plated aristocratic coach and four of President Van Buren, what will they say of this royal appendage of a poet laureate to President Johnson? The action of the House of Representatives, in refusing any appropria- tion for this monarchical luxury, will be ap- proved by the people. Shall the glories of the administration be hawked about in doggerel verses like the healing virtues of “Old Dr. Jacob Townsend’s sarsaparilla?’ No! We must hold even President Johnson to the line and plummet of the constitution, and to the diagnosis of Old Thad Stevens and his All- healing Reconstruction Bitters. Upon this test how stands “the Second An- drew” of the enraptured Mr. French? It ap- pears that the Blairs, the whole family, from the old man down, advise the President to smother the bill in his pocket; that Mr. Seward advises him to veto il, for reasons best known to himself, arid that the democrats of Congress, taking their cue from Senator Reverdy John- son, are urging the saving policy of signing the bill. This Maryland Senator, it appears, en- tertains the impression that if this bill shall finally fail the incoming Congress will go a step further in parcelling out the lands of Southern white rebels among the loyal negroes of that disiracted section. Old Thad Stevens is watching his chance. General Fitz John Porter, now in New York, who has no great cause for admiration of the radicals, it is also given out, has wriiten to Senator Johnson highly approving his course in going, as a last resort, for this radical reconstruction bill, It is rumored, too, that this sagacious Senator, apprehensive of a veto, bas been counselling the President to walk ligh‘ly over the ground of his objections, lest in stepping too heavily he may spring the impeachment steel trap which lies under them. The prevailing idea seems to be that the President, within a day or two, will send in a moderate veto, so as still to give the two houses of this Congress an op- portunity to pass the bill over his head. This course, if pursaed as a compromise, may answer the purpose of securing the policy of Congress without sacrificing the Executive. In withholding a veto, if resolved upoa, till too late to be reversed by this Congress, or in pocketing the bill, a challenge is involved to the incoming Congress, elected upon the pre- cise test of hostility to Mr. Joinson’s policy. Some concession, therefore, to the present Con- gress has become essential to his toleration under the next. If Mr. Johnson, therefore, cannot bring himself to the point of putting the repudiation of his pet policy under his own hand and seal, be can, perhaps, over come the difficulty by a temperate veto sent up in season, and with the un- derstanding that he wishes to avoid every appearance of any further tactics or strategy to defeat the will of a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress. We think that, with the evidence before him of a two-thirds vote for the bill ineach house, his best plan is to put in his‘ objections against it, and then the rea- sons of Senator Johnson for signing it. This course would not only effect at once the inde- finite postponement of the impeachment pro- ceedings of the Judiciary Committee of the House, but i¢ would at once prepare the ruling politicians of the rebel States for a graceful submission to the law. Of all the occupants of the White House Captain John Tyler was the fullest exemplifi- cation of “the happy man.” He enjoyed it with a keen relish, He threw in his vetoes right and left, and laughed at the wrath of Henry Clay and the rage of John Minor Botts. He could afford to do it, because the Southern | States were then all in Congress, and the whigs had but a scqxt majority in either house. He had Jova Jones as his Sancho Panza and the great unbroken democratic party to back him. Yet Tyler’s administration was a parenthesis, Fillmore’s ditto, and wherefore? Because Tyler and Fillmore were each a little too fast for another term. Butif Mr, Jobnson will only get that buzzing fly out of his ear he may still do better than Tyler or Fillmore, a great deal better. Yielding to and co-operating actively with the plan of Congress, on this Southern question and the negro question, he can bring the great money question into the foreground, and upon that, in an inevitable recasting of parties and party lines, he may win the balance of power in both houses, Then Mr. B. B. French’s immortal lines will come into play; then, like Apollo, he may strike his golden lute or lyre, or his banjo, and sing ‘The climax cometh—that sublime event— The people rallying to their President. ‘What General Grant Says of the South. Whatever may be thought of the propriety, or rather impropriety, of publishing without special authorization the language of General Grant in private conversation on topics of urgent public interest, such a publication having been made and widely circulated as substantially correct, possesses special import- ance at the present critical moment in our national history. The character and position of the General, together with his extraordinary facilities for securing information, lend weight and authority to what he says of the South. His usual reticence enhances the value of the remarks which he is reported to have made. He is represented as having said:—“ The fight- ing is finished, but the very important matter of reconstruction is yet to be completed. I think if the Southern States had accepted the amendment, instead of rejecting it so hastily, they would have been admitted by Congress in December ; but now I think they will have to take the amendment and manhood suffrage besides. Congress will insist upon this.” According to General Grant’s testimony, in a large proportion of Texas, and in many other sections of the South, loyal men have no proper security for life and property beyond the limits of military protection. The civil courts fail to punish offences against Union citizens, white and black ; and as for that mat- ter they were always remiss. He deems the question as to whether the so-called State governments in the South are failures or not a political question for Congress to decide. He believes that “large numbers at the South would be glad to have the laws enforced impartially—in some parts this is the senti- ment of the majority. But the trouble is they are overborne by the lawless element and can- not enforce justice.” He is quite sure that in any event there can be no more fighting, “unless Brooks and Wood and that copper- head set get up their threatened war;” and as to that, he said, “there is some doubt, I think, whether they will undertake to carry out their threats.” To the inquiry whether a Union man is perfectly safe in travelling South, he replicd, “Oh, yes, perfectly safe. There is no danger at all on the regular lines of travel. But then if you should stop and get into angry political discussion there would be danger in some places no doubt. In that case shooting would probably be passed off as justifiable homicide, if the mur- derer were arrested atall.” It is obvious from the conversation that General Grant’s know- ledge of the condition of the South is full and exact, and the Reconstruction bill must have been framed to meet the actual necessities of the case. Confederation or Annexation In Canada. The Canadian confederation scheme appears to attract more than ordinary interest just now, forming as it does a proposed part in the pro- ceedings of Parliament. It is reported that several of the Canadian delegates in London threaten that if their plan is rejected by the British Parliament they will fall back upon annexation to the United States. This idea, we are told, has created a “feverish feeling” in England. There is no doubt that a very strong sentiment against the confederation of the pro- vinevs under a viceroy of the royal family exists in Lower Canada, and that an equally strong desire for annexation to this country animates many of the people there. The French Canadians resident in the United States are evidently in accord with the anti-con'ede- rationists of Canada. They have recently pre- sented a memorial to the Senate, and will lay it before the State Legislatures, drawing ihe attention of our government to the inexps- diency of such a union of the provinces as is proposed. They declare—and furnish evidence to prove it—“that the idea of a union of the British provinces of North America and their consolidation under a single government was long ago conceived with the view of checking the territorial expansion of the United States, by the creation of a rival Power, and of coun- teracting the influence of American democracy by the erection of a government based upon monarchical principles,” and that the construc- tion of new fortifications and a line of railroad from Halifax to the upper extremity of Canada, together with the exclusive use of the Atlantic cable, will enable England “to sustain with a high hand her international controversies with the United States.” Meantime the plan appears to have arrived at some definite shape, even to the laying out and naming of the different divisions of the new confederacy. It appears that it is to be known by the general name of Canada; but Upper Canaia is to be called the Province of Ontario, Lower Canada the Province of Que- bec, and the other provinces to retain their present namb:. A viceroy to represent the British sovereign will probably be selected from the royal family, general rumor pointing to Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburg. How- ever, although these arrangemonts may be cut and dried by the movers of the scheme, itis not to be considered as a fait accompli until the British Parliament and the people of the British provinces shall so decide. There is a powerful hostility to it on both sides of the Atlanti¢. Necro Strrrage ty Tae Distarcr or Convum- Bia Inavavhatep To-Day.—In the municipal election of Georgetown to-day we shall have yhe first experiment of universal negro suffrage, under the law of Congress lately passed over a veto, Some apprehensions are expressed of a conflict of races and colors; but we presume that the local authorities have amply provided for law and order. The gen- eral resuls will be somewhat interesting as an illustration of the practical working of negro suffrage touth of Mason and Dixon’s line. The Great Paris Exposition of 1867. It strikes us that a people so ingenious and original as the French might have designed some sort of international festival less trite than an exhibition in a crystal palace. London has had two such exhibitions; New York has had one; this will be the second in Paris, and several continental cities have got up displays of the same kind upon a smaller scale. Still, having decided to hold another exhibition, the French have set to work to make it the grand- est spectacle ever seen in the world. No pains and no expense will be spared. The crystal palace will be much larger than any previous exhi®ition building. An immense extent of country around the palace is being cleared, levelled and converted into a magnificent garden. New streets are being opened, old streets widened and whole blocks of buildings removed in order thai the view of the exhibi- tion grounds may not be obstructed from any quarter, The portions of Paris adjacent to the crystal palace will be totally transformed. In Europe, more than here, the Paris Exhibi- tion is already regarded as an event. People date to it as to next Christmas. Everybody is expected to attend. The movements of the English navy have been arranged for the year with special reference to the facilities to be afforded the officers and men to visit the exhi- bition. It is generally supposed that the anticipated continental war, for which all the great Powers are now arming, is to be post- poned until the exhibition is over. A report that General Grant is to attend at the inaugu- ration of the palace has given rise to the rumor that the President and Congress are to consent to a truce upon the impeachment business until after the exhibition, The English jour- nals are moving for the abolition of the customs duties between France and England, so that Mrs. John Bull may visi‘ the exhibition without having her dresses rumpled and her bonnet boxes tossed about by gendarmes. The recep- tions of the British Queen have been hastened, so as to allow the nobility to go over to the exhibition. Victoria herselt will probably attend the opening. In fact it is difficult to name any distinguished personage in Europe who will not be present. Paris will be fairly crowded with crowned heads. It is expected that thousands of those natural sovereigns, the Americans, will also be there. In anticipation of this influx of strangers the cost of living in Paris is gradually rising. Exhibition prices will be as large as the exhibition itrelf, Those of our readers who intend to go may as well begin to save money; for the round trip will require a small fortune. To an exhibition so unique as this is intended to be every nation should contribute articles really interesting and instructive. The objects usually displayed at international affairs of this kind may be seen to equal advantage in store windows, galleries of art and machine shops. Something more characteristic ought to be selected. Let John Bull send over an Irish cabin complete, with its walls of whitewashed clay, its scanty, smoky peat fire and a few peasants dying of slow starvation. Prussia is good for a fine collection of needle-guns. Aus- tria could create a sensation by exibiting her plans for the future. Italy should contribute a model of Venice. As to the United States, about whose department we are especially concerned, there is an embarrAssment of curio- sities. The comfortable home of an emigrant, who fied from poverty in the Old World to find plenty in the New, would not be devoid of interest. A picture of a President who re- fusesto coincide with the popular will, or a tablean of Congress during an exciting debate, when the word “liar” is freely used, would give Europeans a fine idea of the beauties of republican government. There is not room in Paris for the Mammoth Cave, and Niagara Falls could not be safely transported across the ocean ; buta few caged specimens of the un- tamed Southerner, subjugated but not con- quered, beaten during the rebellion, but still furious for State rights and eloquent over State wrongs, would do as well to convince the world of the grandeur of our institutions. No foreign museum contains anything so remark- able as Secretary McCulloch’s views on finance; Dr. Cheever’s theory that the negroes all go to heaven and the whites to hades; Mr. Greeley’s plan for the business management of a news- paper, or Congressman Raymond’s formula for being upon both sides of the question at the same time. Napoleon is doing wonders for his exhibition in the way ot building and orna- mentation; but_unless there is some such devia- tion from the usual routine as we propose the display atthe Paris Exhibition will be rivalled, if not surpassed, by that of the shop fronts on Broadway after all. The Whiskey Frauds—A Nigger in the Fence. A correspondent sends us a communication in relation to the whiskey frauds, in which he puts the pertinent questions, “Why is not the law of complete confiscation and imprisonment carried out with respect to parties implicated in the gigantic whiskey frauds? Is it because nearly every official, bigh and low, is con- nected with them?” It is very certain that there is a hitch somewhere in the enforcement ot the law against revenue frauds, especially as regards the illicit distillation of spirits, ‘The public constantly hear of seizures and the exposure of illegitimate transactions to a large amount, but the cases invariably die out or are hushed up, and there the matter ends. It is notorious that parties running unlicensed stills or selling whiskey upon which no duty has been paid, after being pounced upon by the revenue officers settle up their fines and immediately resume their illegal occupation and continue tg defraud the govern- ment and to injure the honest trader, until they have realized mohéy énougl to render it worth the while of the vigilant detectives to make another profitable descent upon their establishments. It is equally notorious that big cases are constantly com- promised by the payment of sums which the successful Illicit trader can well afford to lose ; but into whose pockets the hush money goes is not so clear. The whole revenue system as at present con- ducted is rank with corruption, The tax upon spirits is itself objectionable, and the manner of prosecuting the law is much worse. Men who have been in the service of the govern- mentare known to have themselves become interested in fraudulent distilleries, seduced by the large profits derived from the business, and itis more than suspected that many of the seizures made by revenue officers are only for the purpose of throwing dust in the eyes of the public, There probably was never before in the history of the country so alarming an amount of official fraud and corruption as at the present moment prevails in the revenue department. The whole matter needs a thorough remodelling and purification from top to bottom, and the sooner the government undertakes some radical reform the better. It is useless to enact laws when they are only turned into instruments of fraud by the officers intrusted with their execution. Bills That Have Become Laws. Among the bills which have just passed into laws are the following:—The bill appropriat- ing ten millions for the payment of invalid pensions, twenty-three millions for pensions to widows, children, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters of soldiers, and two hundred and eighty thousand dollars for navy pen- sions to the same class of persons, has been signed by the President. He has also approved the bill abolishing the office of Superin dent of Public Printing and providing for the election of Congressional Printer by the Senate. Mr. Wendell, by this change in the programme, who has enjoyed the sweets of the office long enough, will, it is all but certain, give place to Mr. Defrees, who was some time ago removed for the accommo- dation of Mr. Wendell. The bill to establish and protect national cemeteries has also been approved by the President, The object gf this bill is the protection and security of the bury- ing places set apart for the Union soldiers who fell on the battle fields of the South. Their remains have been for some time, and still are, being collected and laid in those cemeteries, which are to be properly enclosed and other- wise cared for at the national expense. Two other bills have passed into law with- out the President’s approval, neither of them having been returned by him to the House within the period of ten days stipulated by the constitution, both houses still being in session. The first of these prescribes the duties of the Clerk of the House (who holds over from this till a new election is made by the new Con- gress) to the extent that in making the roll of the representatives elect fara new Congress he shall insert the names only of the repre- sentatives of States represented in the present Congress, The second of these bills regulates the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims in refer- ence especially to Southern claims arising from seizures or destruction of property during the war. There are certain bills still pending, such as the Civil Appropriation bill and the new In- ternal Tax bill, both of which will probably get through, and the Bankrupt bill and the Tariff bill, both of which will probably fail between the two houses, ‘The Connecticut Election. The election in Connecticut, which comes off early in April, will be a very curious and inter- esting contest, perhaps the most important ever bad in this country, and will no doubt be watched with intense anxiety by the public at large. There are two candidates for Congress of the samte name nominated for the Bridgeport (Fourth) district. One of them, Mr. Wm. H. Barnum, the nominee of the democrats, is an iron manufacturer, who represents the genuine Yankee, and all that is respectable and truthful in that character—represents, too, the old Jacksonian democracy as it existed before the days of poor Pierce and poorer Buchanan. He isa religious man and an un- mixed cold water man. The other Barnum, Phineas T., the nominee of the radicals, is a fair representative of the wooden nutmeg Yankee, whose character is admirably set forth and illastrated in@his autobiography. If any one whe has access to his library in Bridgeport would make a few extracts from that valuabie book, showing how he managed Joyce Heth, the woolly horse, the Feejee mermaid, the nigger turned white and the white man turned nigger, the fat woman and the bearded woman, the learned seal, the Greenland whale, Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind, the petrified horse made of plaster of Paris, the wild buffalo hunt in Hoboken, the baby show, the dog show, the shanghae chicken show, and the many monstrosities whereof that volume so disingenuously treats, it would be con- tributing a good deal towards the proper understanding of a wooden nutmeg Connecticut politician. The radicals have se- lected Phineas T. Barnum as their standard bearer, with the expectation that he will be able, from his long experience as a showman, to manage the menagerie in Congress. The result of this election will be waited for with great anxiety all over the world. Wuere 1s Steruzns?—The London authors of the cable despatches have just discovered that Stephens, the C. O. I. R., is not in Ireland after all. A few days ago they traced him to Malahide, near the city of Dublin, and sent a strong military force to that locality to capture him, A few days previous they found out, by great and persevering research, and probably @ considerable outlay of the secret ‘service money (detective fund), that James Stephens and Colonel O’Connor, late of the Twenty- eighth Massachusetts Volunteers, who led the men near Killarney, were one and the same person. Now it appears, from the same source, that “he has recently been” in Paris. Inas- much as Mr. Stephens is said by those who ought to know to have left this port on a French steamer for Brest some time ago, accompanied by a few reliable friends, with the intention of making his way into Ireland, by certain means at his command, it is not unlikely that he “has récently been” in Paris; for no doubt he ex- pected to find both allies and sinews of war in that capital. Where he will turn up next we cannot imagine, until we receive another reli- able report from the gable operators, who evidently know all about it. It may be in Kam- schaika, Of mayhap, the Sandwich Jslands; or it may be, perchance, with Macauley’s famous New Zealander, taking a survey of the ruins of London bridge. MUSICAL. The twenty-sixth Sunday concert of Mr. Harrison, at Steinway Hall, attracted the usual large audionce, The programme comprised the following artists:—Miss Kate MeDonald, soprano; S B. Mills, piano; F. Letech, trom- bone and J. Clark, basso, The last named gentleman made his debut and gave promise of being a valuable acquisition to the concert hall. The orchestra played selections from Riotz, Rossini, Flotow and Mozart. Macemr axp Risury’s Lergnat Japanese Trovrs.— Professor Risley has lately arrived in this city from Ja- pan with a troupe of real Japanese artista, Unable to find a suitable theatre in this city to exhibit this remark. able troupe they will be taken to Philadelphia, There are some Japanese women in the company, the first ever Permitted to leave the realm of the Tycoon, The feate Of dexterity, logerdemain, acrobatic skill, &0., of the imperials are said to be marvelous, and thoir short sea- fon in San Francisco was an unprecedented success, Tus Fuswrat ov rar Late Das Deviry.—The fune- ral of the late Danie! Deviin, City Chamberlain, will take place at half-past nine this forenoon, frow the re- sidence of Thomas H. O'Connor, No. 13 West Tenth street. His remains will be conveyed to the Church of St. Francis Xavier, West Sixteenth street, where « solemn high mass of requiem will be offered. Arch- ° / bishop McCloskey will pronounce # panegyric on the life of Mr. Devlin. Mayor Hoffman, both Boards of the Common Council and the heads of the various city de- partments will take part in the funeral services, The = bearers will be Mayor Hoffman, F. A. Palmer, H. ¥. Spaulding, Thuriow Weed, Dr. 8. D, Ives, James T. 3 y Papas, Salley W.. » Cone eae Magee, james B. Nicholson, Hoguet, n Bryan, Aa- ward ©. Donnelly, ted tempo- rarily in a vault in St Mulberry street, Acassts.—Professor Agassiz’s last lecture, on ‘‘Monkeye and the Native Inhabitants of South America,” will be delivered in the large Hall of the Cooper Institute on Tuesday evening, February 26. This will be the crowa- ij ing lecture of the whole course, and should be attended ' by every lover of science and knowledge. { Ravicay BLICAN GRNBRAL COMMITTEE —A mecting | of {hls Smmittes was held on last Saturday evening ab =) their rooms, No. 600 Broadway, Charles 8. Spencer, President, in the chair. The following resolution was offered:— @ i Play nie Rimfire: og plan approved art rn eellency Governor Fent for the of delegates to ‘the Constitutional Convention; and that the Union mem- bers of this State in the present Senate and Assembly are Tequested to vote for the same. ‘The introduction of the resolution created conside- rable noiey and upparliamentary discussion, and reminded ‘one of a democratic ward Laie | ‘The resolution wes finally adopted by a vote of 51 to Inaank—A woman by the name of Mary Segmor, aged about twenty-five years, arrived in this city on Satar- day morning from Goshen, N. ¥., and engaged rooms at the Pacific Hotel, in Greenwich street, About twelve o’clock of the same day it was remarked by the proprie- tor of the house that the woman acted in a rather strange manner, and suspect that she was not right in her mind, he kept a strict watch over her movemenis. Dur- * ing the afternoon she entered the parlor and opening / the window was just on the point of springing out into | the street when the hotel keeper sei: hold of her and drew her back into the room. Information of the tact was sent to the nearest police station, when an officer arrived and conveyed the deranged woman to Believue Hospital. Presipgyt Berau on THe RampaGE.—President Bergh is invincible in his favorite hobby for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and leaves no means unused to ferret out the enemies of the brute creation, Ina late pro- nunciamiento he offers a reward of $50 to any porsen that will convict the principals engaged in the late fight between “Belcher” and “Venus,” which place in this city on the 10th inst. Hore is a fine pros pect for eomebody to ‘peach.’’ Discarcs or Vzsseis mm Custopy or THE Unirep States Marsnat.—An official notice has just been issued by the United States Marshal for the Southern Districs of the State of New York, stating that from tho present - date no shipowner sball discharge any vessel from the custody of the United States Marshal, under any circum. © , stance, without a written order from the Department, Consequent on instructions received from Washington the Chilean privateer Cuyler has been released from the custody of the Marshal, having complied with the necessary requirements. Tax Deata ov Mr, Saxps.—Coroner Wildey yesterday held an inquest at the Fifth precinct station house om the body of Mr. Christian H. Sands, the gentleman whe died suddenly in West Broadway on Saturday afternoon, as reported in yesterday’s Heratp. Wooster Beach, Jr., M. D., made a post mortem examination, and found’ that disease of the heart was the cause of death. A verdict to that effect was rendered by the jury. Mr. Sands wag page years of age, a native of Bavaria, and lived at 22 Remsen street, Brooklyn. He was Vice President of the tau Gaslight Company. The remains of Mr, Sands were conveyed to his late residence, Fatatty Crusnxp.—Henry J. Freeland, who was ee oh residence, No. 277 Delancey street, from the wjuries received. Coroner Witdey was bold am quest om the body. Deceased years of age and a native of New Jersey. Accipayts, &c.—Johanna Hinchen, residing Mulberry street, was knocked down yesterday by one of the Second avenue cars (28) in and severely injured. Michael Gunther, a butcher by cy on, tothe Norfolk street, was run over by one of street and Second street Itpe of Houston and Suflolk streets, late on ceiving a compound fracture of the leg. Pat. O'Brion, a tailor by occupation, got culty at the corner of Twenty second street and avenue, receiving a very..serious cut on one of his hands, All the above wore taken to Bellevue Hospital ] POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, Mosioreat Evecrion mx Grorasrows, D. U.—Great exe citement exists over the charter election which is to take place to-day in the little city of Georgetown, D, C. The newly enfranchised colored population are in the fleld and have been holding political meetings every night for aweek past. The registry of voters was concluded om ‘Thursday, and the liste shows 1,382 whites and 971 negrovs, It is said, however, that over one thousand colored voters have been secretly added to the lists sino that time, The parcies arraign themselves under the | banners of negro suffrage and anti-negro suffrage. | New Evcuanp State Exxcrions.—New Hampshire, } j } Connecticut and Rhode Island hold their State elections this spring. There will be no unusual excitement during the canvass in either State, except in Litchfield and Fair- field counties, which compose the Fourth Congressional district of Connecticut. In this district the Barnums are running for the House of Representatives—Barnum, the prince of humbugs, is the radical candidate, and Barnum, the iron king of Connecticut, is the democratic nomince, | They are both equa!ly sanguine of success, and as both are well known throughout the country the public will look anxiously for the result. Cosxzcnicur Workixcmxx's Svate Cosvgstion. —This convention was supposed to be convened in the interest of the democratic party of the State, but all the wire / pulling and manipulating exercised by the leaders could not procure an endorsement of their ticket, and the com | vention finally agreed to allow every man to vote accord - ing to the dictates of h's own sentimonts. Hoxptxa Ox to Tax Niacer.—The old Bourbon Preaby- | terians of Tennessee recently held an assembly in Mem- | phis and declared that they had no hesitation in affirm. | ing “that the views and opinions of Southern Christians | on the subject of slavery have neither been revolution- Barn on THe Stomr.—It is said that Barnum, the showman, intends to stump the Fourth Congressional district ot Connecticut in his own behalf, accompanied by a side show, to which all who will promise to give | him their support will be admitted as dead heads, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. List of Americans registered in Paris for the ending Fobruary 8, 1867:—From New York—Mr. Mrs, W. H. Newman, Mr. and Mra Charles J. Mr. 8. Clift and family, Mr. R. T. Keone, Mr, Whittaker, Mr. Alden J. Adams, Mr. A. E. Douglass, Mra, , { , Douglass, Miss Douglass, Mr. J. C. Walkinshaw, A. Secor and wife, Mr. Secor, Miss Secor, Mr. Stanfeld, Mr. John W. McCiure, Mr. Thomas R. Pooley, Mr. T. Ringow, Mr. Gibbs and family, Mra. RL. Alien, Miss M. J, Allen, Mr. arthur H. Allen, Mr, J, H. San- ford and wife, Mr, Alfred Thorp. Mr. A. 7 Borland and family, Chicago— | Dr. ‘Smith and family, W. W. Strong and wife, Mr. tor, Mr. Theo. Carpevter, Mr. rnd Mra Foun Medianis, Ye., Sr. J.-H. Dunham and family, te. and Mra, pe Fg = S eee h Worthington, Mr. an he ir. ee ) Mr. Pendleton an! famil, ‘gy md ville—Mr. J. W. Bowles and family. San Mr. G. W. Gibbs and wife, Mre, Hitchcock, Miss Hitch- cock, Mr. Mills, Mr. A. A. Cohen and family, ‘alter Cary and wife, Mr. and Mrs, War- Hubbell and wife, Orleans—M: = 2 s ye ot z 2 es LP ‘Tar Brooxtyn Crrv Brote Soctett.—The twentiet) an niversary of the Brooklyn City Bible Society was held last night in the Lafayette avenue Presbyterian church. yh? ‘The annual report of the society, read by the secretary, showed that during the past year they had recoived $6,633; bat their expenditures had s!zhtly exceeded 933 Bi of which @ july they hed visited