The New York Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1867, Page 3

— WASH INGTON THE RECONS?'RUCTION LAW. Assignyraent of the Military Commanders. A Substitute for the House Supplementary Be- construction Bill Reported in the Senate, Opposition in the House to the Appropri- ation for the Relief of the Suffer- ing People in the South. THANKS OF CONGRESS TO GEORGE PEABODY. ae. kee ac Wasnixeroy, March 13, 1867. The Military Reconstruction Law -Assign- ment of the Commanders. The official announcement of the new military com- manders, charged with the duty of reorganizing the Bouthern States declared to be still out of the Union, has ‘been made by General Grant, aud confirms to the letter my prediction of a week ago, All the efforts to change the origical programme failed entirely, and therefore the speculations as to Sherman, Meade, McDowell and Han- cock are very wide of the mark. It is undoubiediy true that the Generals were fixed upon last Sunday, and would have been announced on that day, had It jot been for the pressure brought to bear in favor of Sherman and Hancock. the former, as I telegraphed before, was offered one of the commands, Dut declined it in favor of the gallant Phil Sheridan. Late last night it was rumored that Hancock had been substituted for Ord, but the official order proves the con- ‘wary. The men appointed were the selection of Gen- eral Grant himself and were recommended by him, al, statements to the contrary notwithstanding. It is just possible that even yet, though the official order is printed and promulgated, that a few changes may be made, The appointés are, Schofield, Sickles, G. H. ‘Thomas, E. 0. 0. Ord and Sheridan. General Grant, in General Order No. 10, publishes to- @sy for the information and government of ail con. eerned, the act to provide for the more efficient govern- ment of the rebel States, and concludes as follows:— In pursuance of this act the President directs the fol- Jowing assignments to be made Firat D strict—State of Virginia, to be commanded by Brevet Major General J. Mi. Schofleld. Headquarters at Richmond, Va. Second District—Consisting of North Carolina and Bouth Carolina, to be commanded by Major General D, & sickles. Headquarters at Columbia, S.C ird Dis Consisting of the States of Georgia, Florida and Alabama, to be commanded by Major bien G. H. Thomas, Headquarters at Montgomery, Fourth District—Consisting of the States of Missis- sippi and Arkansas, to be commanded ve Brevet Major General E. 0. C. Ord. Headquarters at Vicksburg, Miss. W/th District—Consisting of the States of Louisiana ‘and Texas, to be commanded by Major General P. H. Bheridan. Headquarters at New Oricans, La, The powers of departmental commanders are hereby Golegaied to the above named district commanders. By command of General Grant. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General. General Schofield to-day issued an order at Richmond @ssuming command of Virginia. He says all officers ‘ender the existing provisional government will continue ‘te perform the duties of their respective offices accord. fing to law, unless otherwise directed in individual cases, ‘until successors are elected under the act of Congresa, ‘He says it is desirable that the military power be exer- ised only so far as necessary to accomplish the objects for which it was conferred, and appeals to the people, especially civil officers, to render the necessity for its exercise as slight as possible by strict obedience to the laws and an iwpartial administration of justice to all classes. The appointment of the military governors for the five @ietricts in the South and the consideration in Congress ef further amendments to the Reconstruction act have drawn a large number of the more prominent and in- fiuential Fouthern men to this city, These gentlemen, representing nearly all of the Southern States, manifost e atriking similarity in their views on the qualities of the Reconstruction act in question, The principal cause of dissatisfaction with it is that it does not, they say, Qiter all, present a finality to the South. Feel- ‘mg apxious to comply with such requirements as Congress may deem proper and necessary, end being greatly discouraged with the state ef uncertainty in which they have been since the close of the war, they now express themselves as Gincerely desirous to reach a settlement of some kind, ‘They ask that Congress shall define in an ultimatum what they must do, that they may see the end of the tribulations of reconstruction. The act establishing mil- ‘tary governments and prescribing the mode by which military rule may be superseded by civil government they regard as a mere political ignis fatuus, which, when pursued in good faith and apparently just within reach, ‘will be found just as far off as ever. They say that after ll has been done that Congress demands in the Sheila- ‘bargor-Shorman act, and the new State constitutions are gubmitied to Congress, that body has still reserved to Mtaelf by the provisions of the act the right to deny them admission to representation, and of imposing still fur- ther conditions, Ifa finality should be announced they Delieve that the people of the South would with venewed hope and increased confidence enter upon the work of reformation with willing bearts, One point ‘epon which they seem to agree with remarkable unani- mity isthe suggestion made by the New York Heraty fn reference to General Grant being nominated for the Presidency and General Lee for the Vice Presidency next year, This idea, they say, is being widely discussed, and js received most favorably by the people of the Gouth. On the other hand some of the republicans here, while not saying anything adverse to Grant’s nomina- tion, show a manifest unwillingness to regard the late leader of the rebel hosts as available for the place gamed. They look upon it as a sort of political amalga- mation that would be more likely to keep parties North end South wide apart than to act as a general harmo- gizer.and pacificator, Oil and water, they think, would ‘mingle more readily, while they thus pooh! pooh! the Proposition. However, it is evident they are not a little startled by it, The Supplementary Reconstruction Bills. Tho chief differeace which exists in the amendment veported by the Judiciary Committee of the Senate to the House bill supplementary to the “act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," which ‘was submitted by Mr. Trumbull to-day, is 1m the form of the oath required of voters before being registered. ‘The words ‘‘that I am sincerely and earnestly attached to the Union and government of the United States” are omitted in the oath as amended by the Judiciary Com- mittee of the Senate, which are decmed illvberal and Barsh requirements of those who bave suffered aud are @til! suifering under the power of the government, The Adjournment Question. Congress willadjourn or take a recess immediately after the supplementary reconstruction bill shall beevme law. Of this there js no deuvy e¥en if the Provident hall veto it, which somme certain. Members of Con- Tere think cmey will not be detained hers beyond next week, Tho general opinion is that a recess will be taken ‘antil October, in order to afford time to see whether the President haa executed the Reconstruction act, a avnseet af which the Bouse Committee on the Juaiiary will dake cognizance in connection with that of impeach- ment The Commiastonership of Indian Affairs. \ It is rumored that the President will nominate N. Taylor, who at presont represents the First Congres- siowal die tict of Tennesses, to the position of Commis sioner of Indian Affaire, which has been left vacant by the rejection of Louis V. Bogy, Deputy Comptroller of the Currency. Jobn "ay Knox, having bed bis bond Hed and ap- Proved, entered to-day upom the discharge «4 official ties as Dey uty Compustat of the pan 4 yon Agatust the Inain ane epeaen pose the hostile Indians of Ksnsas end Nebraska, under the command of Major General Hancock, is fally:¢quipped and supplied, and will start from fore Leavenivorth on the 16th mstant, The direc- tion of the march at the commencement of the cam- paivn has not yot transpired, bub it ie thought that the expedition will take a northweaierly course on ‘its de. marture from Fort Leavenworth, @enoral Hancock, in view of the gteat danger of travelling bver the plains, has deemed it neccessary to issue an order modifying the order issued by General Pope, so as to correspond with the recent changes in the mits of the department. The point of rendezvous for trains en route to New Mexico, viathe Arkansas and Cimmeran route, is ordered to be at Fort Larned; f traing to Denver City or other points in Qolorado and westward, via the y Hill route, rendezvous at For: Warker; for trains via the Republican fork to points on tho Plaite, rendezvous at Fort Riley. These posts can now be reached from the Missouri river without danger. In case of Indian hostilitves occurring hereafter in the neighborhood of Forts Harker aud Larned, Fort Riley is designated as the point of rendeztous for all trains going west, General Han- cock orders all trains to be organized for defence by elocting a captain and other officers and organizing the teamsters and employ és, and all others belonging to the train, iato one or more companies, All persons who ac- company the (rains are to be subjected to military dauies under the orders of the captain. No trains are to bo ailoWed to pass into the Indian country which number jess than twenty wagons and thirty armed men, When- ever an attack is made by Indians upon any train pur- suing the overland routes, the commanding officer of the cted to furnish prompt as- sistance. The Assessment of Special Taxes. The recent act changing Me time of assessing the an- nual taxes from May to March does not affect the time for which special taxes are payable, The year for which spectal taxes are due commences and ends- May 1, as heretofore, although the retarn and assessment ts mado earlier, Receipts from Customs. The receipts for Customs from New York from Febru- ‘ary 28 to the 28th amounted to $2,510,200. Noninations Confirmed and Rejected by the Senate. ‘The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the nomination of James C. Parrott to be Postmaster at Keokuk, Iowa; James A, Walter, Postmaster at Kala- mazoo, Michigan, and Paran Stevens, United States Com- miseioner at Paris. It is understood that the Senate rejected the nomina- tion of Henry §. Sanford as Minister Extraordinary to Belgium, so he remains there as Minister Resident; and also rejected the nominations of Joba Morris, Assessor of Internal Revenue, Thirtieth district of New York; James C. Strong, as Collector of Toternal Revenue of tho same district in that State, and George R. Shave, Post- master at Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland, The Doorkeeper of the House, General Lippincott, the recently insta.led Doorkeeper of the House, has, in accordance with the general re- quest of the republican members, appointed A. S. Bux- top, of New York, his principal assistant doorkeeper, the duties of which office he so satisfactorily and efi- ciently discharged under the former doorkeeper, Captain Goodenow. Discourteous Doorkeeper. Acouple of days since a foreign minister, who passes much of his time in another city, appeared at the door of the diplomatic gallery of the Senate, in company with a European friend; and, on asking admission, was re- fured, because he had no card of admittance. It was in vaio he presented his own card, with his official designa- tion; but he was directed to seek the “ergeant-at Arms and obtain a permit, which would admit him, but not the gentleman by whom he was accompanied. To gain ad- mission to the Senate his Excellency was compelled to go on the floor, There is certainly a want of proper dis- crimination with some Senate officials at a moment when- 80 many of the aneient restrictive rogulations are lost sight of in the levelling propensities of the hour, Correspondents’ Press Club. ‘The Correspondents’ Press Club celebrated their organ- ization to-night by a banquet. Among the invited guests were the Speaker of tho House of Representatives, ~en- ator Anthony, of Rhode Island, and Hon. James Brooks, of New York. Brevet Commissions In the Marine Corps. The following brevet commissions were conferred upon the officers named in the United States Marine corps at the close of the late session of Congross: ~ Brevet Lieutenant Colonels—Major John L. Brown, March 14, 1863; Charles Hey wood, August 5, 1834, Brevet’ Majors—Captains Charles G. McCauley, Sep. tember §, 1863; John L. Broom, April 24, 1862; Charies Heywood, March 8, 1862; Lucien L. Dawson, January 14, 1865; ‘George Butler,’ January 14, 1865; George P. Houston,§ August 5, 1864; W. H. Parker, January 14, Brevet Captaing—First Lieutenants H. B. Lowry, Sep- tomber 8, 1863; F. H. Courie, January 14, 1865; P, C. Pope, September 8, 1863; W. Wallace, Janiiary 14, 1865; praky 4 Stod Decomber 6, 1864; Charies F. Wil liams, January 14, 1865; Edwin P. Me 1865; Louis C. Fagan, September 8, 1863 September 24, 1862; John H. Higbeo, May 25, 1863. revet First Liewtenants—Socond Lieutenants John ©, Harris, April 26, 1862; William Wallace, September 8, 1863; Louis E. Fagan, September 8, 1863; R. L. Mead, September 8, 1863; Charles E. Sherman, August 5, 1864. FORTIETH CONGRESS. First Sesston. SENATE, Wastixatox, March 13, 1967. CONTRACTS FOR THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, The Cuaim taid befure the Senate a communication from the Secretary of War, transmitting a etatoment of contracts for the Medical Department of the army for the year 1866, which was referred to the Milliary Com- mittee, THE LAWS OF NEW MFXICO. Mr. Troaact1, (rep.) of IIl., from the Judiciary Com. mitiee, reported back a joint resolution to make valid the laws of the New Mexico Legislature, passed during the session of the winter of 1866 and 1667, with favorable recommendations, TERRITORIAL COURTS AND THE BANKNUPT LAW. Mr. TrumBvuLL from the Judiciary Committee, reported adversely on the bill conferring on Territorial courts jurisdiction under the Bankrupt Dill, Mr. Trambull ‘said the law, as passed, confers suillcient jurisdiction oa these courts, The bill was indefinitely postponed. SHIP CANAL BETWEEN LAKES ERIE AND ONTAPIO, Mr. Moncay, (rep.) of N. Y., trom the Committee on Commerce, reported a joint resolution directing a survey for a ship canal between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, which was passed. Mr. Yates, (rep) of Iil., introduced a Dill to provide for a Circuit and District Courts for the district 0: Ne- braska, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee, LAND OPPICR IN UTAH. Mr, Srewart, (rep.) of Nevada, introduced a dill to establish a land office and create the office of Surveyor General in the Territory of Utab, which was referred to the Committee on Public Landa, ‘THE COLLECTION OF DIRRCT TAXES IN THE REBEL STATES, Mr, Tacasvtt introduced a resolution inquiring of the Seoretary of the Treasury how many persons are em- ployed in the assessment of direct taxes in the rebel states, how much 1s paid to them, and whether thelr services cannot be dispensed with, which was agreed to, A SUBSTITUTE FOR IMB HOUSE SULPLEMENTARY REOONSTRUC- Mr. Tromacu. the Judiciary Committee the following substitute for the House Supplemental biil to the Reconstraction Dill, and asked the immediate consideration of tho same, but Mr. Howann, (rep) of Mich., objecting, it goes over under the rules. Lhe fol- lowing is Mr. Irambuil’s substitute. Au act supplementary to an act entitled An act to provide forthe more edieigut, government, of the rebel States, parsed March % 167. and to facilitate restoration:— je it enacted, &o,, That before the Ist day of September, 1867, the comménding general tn each district, detined by an Act Sntitled, “An act to provide for the more emictent Kor ernment of the rebel States,”” approved March, cause a registration to be made of the male civzens of tk United States, lweaty-one years Of ane ont Oper iaolil dent in ench county or parish in the Srate of Staves inoladed in his district, which registration will Include ouly those pers nons who are qualtfied to youd fOr delegates by the act afore, ‘said, and wi His oath or A roche Mee Of -—, in the county oF pr of ——, in the State of ——, do hereby solemnly swear (or atirm) thet [am not exelide from the, rig he iitth and sixth sections of sald a rovide for the more efiigien: government vf the rel States, that L wilt eapport the constituuen and obey lags of Une Chiled States, and that to the Depot my AUILY, encOurage all others to do same, oe en God.” 7nich oath or afirastion may bo adalibinered by any registering officers, Meena That arier te completion of the registration provided “F, In any Siaie, at such time and place therein 4a the commanding geseral shall appoin’ and direct, of which at least thirty days" public notice shall be given, an held of delegates to a convention fur the nga constitution and civil government 110 the Union, said couventon in exch except Virginia, to const ‘of the same number of members ‘he most numerous branch of the State Legisia- ture in suc Slate, In the year 186), to be apportioned ainang the several distrlets, cvdnties or parishes of stich state by the commanding general, giving to. eae the racio OF rotors ragiatnrnd ns aforenaid 0 The eonvention in Virginia shail eoneist of Of members as Fopresented the tertritor: Virgin’ 10 the most tumerous branch of said State ju the year 1408, to be aj Led as aforesal Sto. %. Pout the communding general of exch district sail Pt ‘appoint sich loyal officers or persone as may be neces +. 0) cned | three In each election district in an: stale, to make a said election, and wake prociama- wo thereof: and within sixty days from the date of election he shall notify the delegates to aaeembie in convention ata time and place to’ be mentioned iu the notification: and said convention when <yganized shall frat determi the have #0. framed, ation shall be aubeitvled bt the convention te ler the provini calwn t0 (he persons registered 10 joua of thie aot, at an election to be conducted hy the officers or persons appoieiced by the commanding generat, aa Jerein bry : vi us ye eid a! the oxpiratica LJ the date of wotigg thereo’, w be given by ‘sald. eonvention, and the retirrns thereof shall be made to the commanding general of the disiriet. ‘bee. 4. That if, according to said returns, the constitution shall be ratitied by @ inajurity of the voles of the electors heveii specitied, the presideat of the convenuien shall transmis a copy of the same, duiy certified, to the Presi dent of the United States, who shall forthwith trausmit the sume tO Congress, if then in session, am \f BOL In sessiog, Sen Immediately upon Its hext and if the said constitution shall be declared b 01 » confor muity With the provis.cus of the aot to w!oh. is t mentary, the State a reps tation, ahd Senator therefrom as therein p elecitons im the ide for the more ef tex,’ shall, during the oper. and all od + conducting. sa o discharge of their duues, take and subseribe iaithfully to perform the duties of their said o: end the aia preseribed by tir act approved July 3% 1802, entisled “4m act to presoribe aa cath of office.’ Fhe. 6. That all expenses incurred by the several com- maniling gomarals of by virtue of any orders issue? poiutments made by them under and by virtue of ais Shall be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury uot otne wise appro} winted, Sxo. 7, That the convention for each State shall prescribe the feos? salary and compensation to be paid all delegites and other officers apd agents heretn authorized or necessary to carry into eifect fhe purpose of this t herein other- wise provided for, and shail provide for the tion of such taxes on the property in such stat hecesaary to pay ce sume. Ske. 8. Tuat Che word “article” fo the sixth section of the act t9 which this is supplementary sail be construed *sec- oi ARMS FOR TANNESES, Mr. Wizsow, (rep.) of Mass., asked that the Senate take up the Dill directing the Secretary of War to furnish arms and equipments to the Govornor of Tonaessee for 2,600 milftia; but it was sabsequentiy agreed between Messrs. Fowler and Pattorson that it should be taken up to-morrow. SETCLEMENT OF CLAIMS DUE TO COLORED SOLDIERS. Mr. Wusoy called up the joint resolution introduced by him yesterday in relation to the settiement of ciaims: due to colored soldiers, providing that the same shall be tid through the Commissioner of Freedmen’s Alara into the Freedmen’s Saving and Trust Company. Mr. Gaotss, (rep.) of Iowa, objected to treating the fecedmen, whom Congress had declared capable of exer- cising tae right of suffrage, as incompetent to recelve money due to them from the goverament, Nir, WiLson replied that it could not be gainsaid that there wero numbers of men en aged in plundering the colored fvltiers of the money they received from the government. The plan proposed was one agreed upon after a great deal of consultation as the best that could be devised for the protection of the colored meu. Mr, Hows, (rep.) of Wis, said the money was due to individuals, and must be ‘paid to them. If they have not sense enough to take care of it thoy must chooss a guardian, and if they pave not sens® enough to chonss a guardian there ought to be tribunals appointed to choos» one for them; but no tribunal was coipetent to chavse guardians for the whole class or a whole race, ‘Mr, SURRMAN, (rep ) of Ohio, objected to the resoluiion becaus9 it proposed to make a public depository of te Freedmen’s Trust Company, Mr, Hknpgrsoy, (rep,) of Mo. said he did not know how it was with colored men elsewhere, but he wou't guarantee for those of Missouri tuat they would take care of themseives. After further debate the bill waa, on motion of Mr, Henderson, recommitted to the Military Committes. INVESTIGATION INTO TUR OPERATIONS OF THE PRINTING PU- REAU OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Mr. Hewpznson introduced a resolution for the ap- Pointment of a committee of three Senators to examine and report upon the conduct of the Printing Bureau of the Treasury Dopartment, whether the same can be dis- pensed witli or its expenses lessened; whether the sa‘e- guards are sufficient to protect the inter:sts of the gov- ernment, &c., which was agreed to, REFUNDING CERTAIN DUTIES LEVID ON HAWAUAN V! AND THEIR CARGOBS. Mr. WrriaMs, (rep ) of Oregon, called up tho joint resolution of the House directing the Secretary of the Treasury to refund certain discriminating duties levied since the Ist of January, 1865, upon Hawaiian vessels and their oes beyond the amount ievied as vessels of the Unit States and their cargoes, Mr. Williams explained that higher duties were levied on Hawaiian easols upon the ground that United states vessels were compelled to pay higher duties than any other at the Hawaiian Islands, This was a mistake which it was pow Proposed to rectify. ‘The joint resolution was passed. PROPOSED REDUCTION OF MILITARY REERVATIONS. Mr. Taaver, (rep.) of Neb., introduced a joint resol. tion to reduce the m litary reservation of Fort Saunders, Dakota, and Fort Ridge, U:ab. It was referred to tbe Military Committee, IMPROVEMENTS 1N_ WASHINGTON. Mr. Grrars introduced a Dill (or the arching of Tiber creek north of Pennsyivania avenue, one-fourth the ex- pense to be assessed of the property of the owners ad- joining aud the balance to be paid by thecity of Wash- ington, Referred to the Committed ou the Disiric: of Columbia, PERMISSION FOR GOVERNMENT TO LEASE CERTAIN PROPERTY IN SAN PRANCT:CO. Mr. Coxs, (rep ) of Cal., introduced a joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of tho Treasury (o lease oer- tain property in San Francisco for government purposes, Re‘erred to the Commiiree on Commerce. INDIAN CLAIMS. Mr. Hesoensow reported from tho Committee on Andian Affairs a joint resoiation authorizing the sale of & portion ot the United States stocks held in trust for the Choctaw and Chorokee Indians, to satisfy cortain claims of the loyal members of these tribes for losses — turough reagon of their loyalty to tue govern- men tration of » be by vote: ELS INDIAN TREATIPS. Mr. Hartay, (rep.) of lowa, introduced a bill in re- lation to treaties with the Indian tribes, which provides that heroa(ter the latter shall not be recogaized as :n- dependent nations, but be recarded a3 a domestic. municipal organization, with whom contracts may be made on bonaif of the United States, subject to the ap- proval of Congress before taking eifect. ferred to the Committee on indian Affairs. RXECUNVE SE:810¥, The Senate then, at forty-five minutes past one o’clock P, M., wont into executive session, and upon the opening of the doors again adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wasuisxetox, March 13, 1557. EQUALIZATION OF BOUNTIES, Mr. Juvias, (rep ) of Ind, presented the resolutions of the Indiana Legislature in referenc’ to an equalization of bountiea Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, MEMORIALS, ETC. The Speager presented memorials from the Lezislature of New Mexico asking for increased pay of the members of the Legislature and of civil officers of that Territory ; also in ref-rence to school lande; to ladian depredations ; to the establishinent of teleg:aphs betwaen the mili- tary posts of Kaneas and New Mexico; to the erection of & penitenuary; to the completion of the capital buildings at Santa Fe, and to property do- stroyed by rebels; all of which ‘were referred to the Commitee on Territories when appointed; also a com- munication from the secretary of War, with @ state- ment of contracts made on account of the Medical De- pariment of the army Cor 1866 The commitiees were thea called for reports, but none were made, THR DUTY ON SILK UMARWILAS, PARASOTS, ETO, Mr. Kaiuey, (rep.) of Pa,, asked leave to introduce a joint resolution making the daty on uimbreias, parasols ‘and sunshades imported from foreiga countries, w made of silk, no lower than that now imposed upon fine nod dressed silks, namely, S:xty per cent ad vaiorem, and when made of other materials than silk fifty per cent ad valorem. Mr. Houmas, (dem.) of Ind., objected unless the reso. | Jution was referred tothe’ Comuitice on Ways and Means, Mr, Knuury explained the propriety and necessity of the resolation, aad said he woald bay. no objection to its reference if the commitiee were appoint ‘The joint resolution was not received, LIOUTAHIP OX WINTER QUARTHH SHOALS, Mr. Rowiveox, (¢em.) of N. Y., presented the petition of masters and owners ee vessels et foc between Cape Henry and ports north thereof for boat on Winter Quarter Suoals, Referred to the teri mittee on Commerce. The House went into Committee of tho, ole om the State of tue Union, Mr. Pomeroy tu the scares pI ceeded to the business on the caloy- missouRs The House joint resoluti * providing that certain Mise gouri om ao equal footiny her vol shall De Bounties was taken u ‘Aflor ro. other volunteers a¢ 1 measure by Messrs. McClurg aud Of the adoption of an amendinont making it te chose borne on the roll as slaves, the joint 1 8B; Hon was laid aside to be reported to the House, hi rep. t resolution which provides fora goid medal to be presented to Mz. Peabody, and deciared in some remarks that Mr ly had tande profit by the Tebellion and given jt eid and comfort, o anendmens Was rejectod, and the joint resolution ws aside 10 be reported to the House. ‘REWEF FOR TRE DRSOLATR PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH. ‘Tee vext business was the Senate joint resolusion for ene relief of the destitute ia Southern and Sout. western retary of War to issue nappties of food suilicient to prevent starvation and ea rae coe fio fer nen nk of all classes, aud ap- Pl Woon, Vot N. ¥., opposed the bill for two feasons—first, because he was opposed to the distriba- tion of alma by the government, aud secondly, because he was satisfied from recent observation in that region itution there as required the Tequired nothing from the protection for their civil rights and Mr. W rep) of ed opposed vio joint rescla. ir, WiLuaMa, o the join . ton, because tte ty of the government could be better applied to the widows and orphans of tho North, made sucl the rebela, If any wore to suffer from destitution, let it said ho, the disloyal, and let God linlghty populate that country with people loyal to the Dowswery, (rep.) of Minn., advocated the measure roof reconstruct! to al asa measul {il feeling, He believed it would extend into regions where no other agency favorable to the government could reach. ‘ Mr. Kextxy aleo advocated the measure as one which South that while i FG Ly a betn 12-j ) to Ce of CH gure ae bat 16 Freed ate dS ees ot al starving people of the Sou as purely @ politica! measure, conceived In no good spirit, Mr, Bowen, (dem.) of Pa, emisted that tho bill would $® vote, He referrod to he lament twenty years ago 0! Laser sae for the relief of the starving people of reland, while here it was proposed to priate only one-fiftieth part of that amount for the relief of the If gentiemen on ide ‘Aovse objected to the Preedmen'# Bureal as a os of Gistribotion, it should be recollected that that «© \be best available means at hand for that pul Tf more money Was required he would vote for it. It 2 measrre Was Dot passed bo did not want to hear an more resoiutions of sympathy for the people of Irel: from the gentieman trom New York (Mr. Wood) or any body else. In reply toa question from Mr, Wood, he deciared that the analogy between the people of Ireland and the people of the South was complete. Both were suffering under political persecution, as well as under material necessities. He Lad not expected to hear any opposition “to the bill from bis owa side of ihe House. He bad thought it was a sort of test question {o see whether the majority of the Hougo had not undergone a complete ossification of the heart, Mr, CuaNtea, replying to Mr.. Boye: opposition, remarked that he (Mr, B: the proper term for his own disoase— of the heart, but of the brain. Mr, Boyan retorted that Mr. Chanler would never suffoP from that disease, In his case the disease would be not “‘oesifleation, ” but “softening of the brain.’ Mr. Caasibe remarked that whatever intsligence he had would not be exercised in misrepresenting his friends. ‘Mr. Bovex said that if he had unintentionally mis- represented Mr. Chauler he ask-d pardon, and trusted he would always understand him better hereafter. Mr, Burrma, (rep.) of Mass, offered a substitute, whieh was to strike out all after the enacting words and insert a provision appropriating one million of doliars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War iu relieving the widows and children of Union soldiers starved to death in the rebet prisons of Andersonvilie, Salisbury, Libby, Millon and Belle Isle, He declared that he believed m’ the princple of being just before being generous, and that until the government was able to make some provision for those to whom his substitute ailaded, he was not for putting his hand into the pocket of the already overiaxed North in order to de generous to the untaxed South, He had supplied for man} months, in New Orleans, food to the starvmg wives an children of rebel soldiers; bat im order to do so he had not drawn a dollar from ‘the government, but had taxed the rich of the South to feed the poor of the South, and he was wilting to go as far as the farthest im that direc- tion, In opposing the measure he referred to the recent appropriation, by the Mississippi Legislature, of $20,000 forthe detence of Jefferson Davis in a trial that would never take piace, Mr. Borer asked Mr, Butler whether he thought that a reason for denying aid to starving women and children? Mr, BuriBR replied that government could only deal with people as communities, not as individuais, Mr. Boyer pu! the question in another way—Whether the poor people of Georgia ehouid be made to suffer on account of the political action of Migsissippt? Mr. Butixa replied—By no means,” adding that if Mississippi had beea aloue in suci manifestations he would be content to deprive that State of any benefits under the bill, The ladies of Toxas had recently sotd a targe quantity of confederate uniforms, and what had they done with the proceeds? Had tn.y devowd them torehove the poor in their midst? No; but they had seat the amount as an cdowment to the college over whieh General Robert E, Lee presided. He had noticed the presout of a pair of game chickeas to Robert E Lee, and he thought it would have been better to have boiled tuem for some of the starving children about whom gen- tlemen appeared to so anxious, (Laughter.) He wished to lot the people of the South know that so long as they foliowed the mea who had lod them to destruc- tion, ‘destruction could only be the result. They should repidiate their old leaderg, aad, by a course of legistation which would divide the jand among ail the people, obtain relief. If relief was to be dispensed by the government, let it not be coniined to one portion of the country. Let not Congress be urged to put its hands in the Treasury for the purpose of fostering treason in the Southern States, for that was really all that this measure meant, although not so in tended by the commission of the Freedmen’s Bureau. Mr, Bixcnay, (rep.) of Ohio, had hoped tbat this bill would not have inet any oppositiva in the House, par ticularly on the ropubiican side of it, He trusted that 80 long as reazon heida piace in Lis brain he should nover forget that education and charity were at least the chiel defence nation. It was enough for him to know that within the jurisdiction of ue common gov. crament of this country thero were men, women children starving aud lifting wp their skinny fingers and haggard faces asking tor leave to eat of the crambs that fall {rom tue wet! supplied tabies of the North, ‘fell it not tn Gath, publish it mot in tho streets of Askelon,’’ that au American Congress will permit sixty thousand wen, women and children to perisu for waat of bread within the timits of its jurisdiction. If there was no consiitational objection to the measure he should think that a man living in the nineteenth ceatury, in the serene ligut of Christian civ- ilization, would not stop to inquire into the propricty of feeding the poor. He would ‘not stop to higgle as to whether the man famisning at Lis door was lis fried or his enemy. He would not forget that divine teaching oi the Master, “Iv thine enemy hunger, feea him; it he thirst, ave himdrink.” Let no man stand in the foram of thé people aud utter the horrid Diasphomy that Congress was not to save from starvation the women and children of the South, The crime of Ireason was not on their heads, That was a true utter. Auce of the Fronch exile, Victor Hugo, who, gathering children around him on the island ot Guernsey, said:— * Lite childroa at least are-sactod, for God wills it so.”” “Mr, Raxpant, (dem.) of Pa, im rising to advoca‘e the joint resolution, paid homage to the speech of Mr Bing- ham. It was not his purpose to consider the measure in any political or party senve, but from a higher and ape motive. Allading to an intimation made by Mr atier that members believing in the principle of State rights could not support this measure, he said tbat for himseit rned that appeal from Lim, that as for those aruund him he migvt say w the gentioman from Massachuseus, ‘Et tu, Bros.” Mir. Covopa, (rep) ot Pa, woved of Mr. Butler's substitute, aud mentioned as a reason for his position that out of a cavalry company raised in his distr.ct, and known as the ‘Covods company,” twenty-four wore starved to death at Audersopvilie, and tat out of one hundred aud ifty-six men of the same regiment who were captured when General Meade full bivk at Centre- ville, one bandred and forty-two wero starved to death at Aidersonvilie, Among the number was bis youngest son, who saffered the torments of the damned tor twenty moaths at Andersonville, while his eld. son fell at the head of his regiwent, with Genera) Sheridan, near Rich- mnvad. Mr.:Moxaex, (dem) of Obi, supported the measure in a brief but pointed speech, Mr. DosxcityY made another appeal to the House to pass the bill. On motion of Mr. Woopuewas, (rep.) of Vt., tho com Mmitive rose without disposin of the bill, and reported back the two other bills placing certain Missourt troops on an equal footing with others as to bounty, and pre- senting the thanks of Congress to George Peabody, which were thereupon pi NEUIUAL RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Basks introduced a bill moro effectually te Pre serve the ueuiral relations of the United States Which was reverred to the Commitiee on Foreign Asaira, and then at ten ininuies past three the Howe adjourned. criticism on his r) had discovered vssification,” not WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE, Mass Meeting oF THE Cinzexs a¥p TAXPAvERS OF Wier Fast. —A amass mecting of the cilizens and tax- payers of tre town of West Farms, without distinction ‘of patty, was held at the Town Hall (Vhirty-zecoud sub- precinct station house), Tremont, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of taking inte coneideration the urgent necessity of izing Prompt meneures to correct aoe Znich at pressut are sald tor exist in the admin- istration of town #luirs. The attendance, notwithstand- ing the unig as state of the weather, was 30 jarge that a humbe Ff persons were unable to advavce further {Lan the vor, A deep interest was manifested by thore mat in the proceedings, The chair was occupied Mr. Jobo Kirby. Mr. Jobn B, Haskins, having been caliod upon, made a somewhat Jongthy address, in the course of which just (he town villeers for having, as stated, asary and extravagant oxpeadiiures of tho town funds aadec thoir coutrul. speaker instanced particularly where an appropria'ion of $2,000 had beea inade by the Legislature fur the purpose of building a bridge across the river Broux, in piace of which the rs had andited aad allowed the sum of $4,000 to be assessed, and subsequently collected for tne same ouject, tu direst violation of la ‘Messrs. Abrabain B. Tap- pen, Phillip Duty, Peter Buckhout, B. B. Valentine and others followed with observations on the same subject. At the close of the meeting a committes of five was ap- pointed to investigate the chargos made against the town officials, and were ordered to report at a moeting to be calied at an early day. Scnoor Exatnation,—The annual examination of the public schogls in the town of Morrisania will be neid as follows:—At No. 3, Morrieania, April 1: Ne 1, Mott Ha- You, April 4; No. 2, Highbridgovitle, April 6; No. 5, East Morrisons {1 11, and at No, &, Melrose, April The Board of sessions will be be Ferenar y at balf-pest nine o’clock. In anticipation of the event the teacher and scholars of the several schools, With @ most Commendadie spirit of emulation, eeem deiermined to show an improvement this year far im advance of any former Mass Meetiva of Caarsntins ann Jomens—A mass meeting of the Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union, Nos, 62 and 63, of Morrisania and North Now York, is to take place at an early day, having for its object the taking into consideration several im- portast movements which have been proj The pone ene Saeed, ail & be one Repeat tesa: crow the meeting on the question of “strikes.” GASE BALL CONVENTION. Conn., March 13, 1867. Acenrontion of the Bare Dail Chabe thts sate wae hold in this city to-day, About thirty clubs were repre- td ales and requiadensconcret . ‘pate coe pioesnly were NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1867.-TRIPLE SHEKT. a AMUSEMENTS. New York Theatre. A wativée performance of London Assurance was @iven yesterday at the New York theatre for the benefit Of the Southera Relief Fund. There was an extremely Bod attendance, the best parts of the house being completely filled, Lady Don, as Lady Gay Spanker, was frequently aud warmly greeted with demonstrations of applause, the scene in which Sir Harcourt Courtley makes 80 absurd ap exhibition of his egotism and vanity being especially well received. Mr, James Duon sustained the part of Charies Courtley with decided success, and the minor paris were generally well played. As the curtain fell the audience gave unmistakabe sigus of their satisfac. tion in loud aud enthusiastic applause, Stadt Theatre, Mr. Dawison appeared last nizht as Narcisse, one of his bost rdies, He displayed tho same ability that charac- terized his first appearance in thisréle, Miss Rio former Pompadour, found a weak substitute in Mu Trechick, Mr, Stemmier was very good as Cho soul, Kelly & Leon’s Minstrels, Notwithstanding tho unpleasantness of the atmosphere and the disagreeable condition of the streets a large aud fashionable audience visited Kelly & Leon's hall of min- streley last ning. The programme for tho week aining and attractive, and, as regards , there is nothing left for either the xacting to desire. The straight wipie by Gardner and George and Willie Guy, met with @ most enthusiastic eneve, and the grand operatic and instruinental buriesque was r.c.ived with well mer- ited applause, _ Grifin & Christy's Minstrels. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather s very fair audience filled the pretty little Fifth Avenue Opera Houge last night to listen to the music and drollery of this clever minsirel troupe, The programme was entirely now, consisting of some very fine ballads and reaily good delineations of negro eccentricities, which were presented in such @ manner as to draw down the unrestrained laughter of the audience for several min- utes, George Onristy and C Henry were particularly noticeabic in their singing, the latter especially so in the sweet song of ‘Katie Avourneen.”” Griffin and Hodgkin in the Bond Robbery were side-splitting, and the bur- lesque of the Black Crook, with Frod Abbott as premiére danseuse, was atl that could be desired, and conciuded me orenings entertainment amusing and pleas ug in the extreme, The San Francisco Minstrels. The large audiences that nightly throng the commo- dious and comfortable hall of this popular minstrel troupe attest in a manner the high appreciation in which they are held by the amusement-loving public, But in- stead of contenting themselves with the numerous suc- cesses which they have they should aim higher and stimulate toemselves to further exertions to plesse their patrons, As itis, not a single new attraction has been added to their bills for many weeks; yet by placing something new, novel or sparkling upon their programme occasionaily it would most undoubtedly accrue to their advantage. Hooley’s Opera House, Brooklyn. The performance of the House that Jack Built, together with number of other pleasing attractions which Manager Hooley offers, has the effect of drawing crowded houses. Mulligan, Hughes and Reed continue to create unbounded merriment In the amusing acts which precede the pantomime, The singing of Mr. Bamford, who possesses a fine mezzo-soprano voice, of remarkable clearness, ia received nightly with applause THE WEST INDIES. Our files from the Weat Indies are dated at Kingston, Jamaica, February 25; Barbadoes February 25, St, Thomas February 23, and Hamilton, Bermuda, March 2, The general report from Jamaica says:—The market daring the fortnight does not present any feature worthy of special remark; save an unprecedented dulnese in all branches of trade. Tho supply of dried and pickled fish is plentiful, and meets with but little demand, The grea’er part of the cargoes recently arrived is still in re- ceivers’ hands, The woather has been very dry, which, although favor- able for sugar making, will seriously affoct the crops now being reaped. In Trelaway, St. Elizabeth and Vere the drought is very severe, and in some places stock have to be driven seven to eight milos for water. This weather is favorable for the coffee trees upon the high moun- tains, and should oo strong north winds strip the trees, as was the cage last year, large crops of the finer quati- ties of coffeo, the produce of the high properties, may be expected noxt Feagon. ‘The public health of the city has been, on the whole, |. ‘Thore bas been rather more aiokuers, but princ pally of a trivial character. Two or tbree deaths bave occurred from yellow fever in the public hospital, A memorial on the subject of the proposed tax on trade, &c, signed by a large number of _ wih the Hm, Mr. Financial Secretary, for presentation to the Governor and the Legislative Coun. cil, The deputation was very courteonaly received, and entered freely into conversation on the subject of the memorial. Oue gentleman expressed the eflect which the law would have upon him. He was keoping fteen provision shops in Kingston, and sold annually about twelve thousand pounds, making @ profit of six percent upon the sales. The government pi ition, ‘as at present und |, would take fully four hundred winds out of his profits; and if the bill should become ww he would bo forved to sell out his busines’, His cage was that of numerous other shopkeepers fn the city, Mr. Rushworth promised to present the memorial to the council, and after the second reading a #ommittee of the board would be appointed, which woudl sit in Kingston and take evidence on the points subnitted. The Barbadocs advices contais the following sum- mary:—Since the 9th of Febrsary we have had three arrivals of breadstufts, eix of Sumber, two of slaves and two of codfich. Flour in geent request, light receipts, and the trasvactions are sapposed to have been about or over $11 40 bond; 207 bbls now retailing at $12 and $10 50. Corw moaj at quotations, dealers fuirly supplied, and next sales will be governéd entirely by extent of roceyts. _ Split peas $6, Brown bread looks up a little, hina $4 0724 was given for 100 baga Crackers quict at go 873¢ a $4 for approved brands Rice mocl wanted, goine 50 bags white rangoon from Martinique offering to- day ; no first quatity white or moonghy at market, sess pork ealable at $19 50.a $19 62, duty p: Hams and cut beet $11 a $11 12%. Lard l3ye. Ch-ese—Nothiug doing, and no good American hats at market, latter jd fetch 100. a 12c. bond. Codiieh w glut.’ Good at $20; inferior at all prices at auction. Her- rings a drog.’ Mackerel—No late sales to report. Staves—Nova Scotia, ox Alccido, sold for $39 round per 1,200 pieces. Shooke—Littic doing. White pine Inm- ber—Kales at $20 a $21; spruce $16 25 a $17 Pro- duce—Triffing sales molasees for British Provinces at equal to $186 and $4 Sngar—-Vory little doing as vet, most parties shipping their frat manufacture to Britain, ag there appears litte tuquiry on the part of buyer, Exchange on London—$4 87% for 90, $4 90 for and $4 9214 for 30 days’ sight bank bills, At Ramilton, dermuda, great complaints wore being mada respecting the apparently uhneceeary detention caused to v arriving from New. York under tho quarantine regulations re'ating to veesels from that port, the necessity for which some time since ceaed to exist, ‘Tho St. Thomas Times of the 23d of Februery says it is plonsing to be able to state that of nine vesiele that jett this port on Monday Inst for ports In the island of Porto Rico, principally San Juan, they were all on pre. sentation of the Consal’s bills of health immediately admitted to free pratique and the passengers allowed to land and cargoes to be discharged. ‘The latest papers from Kingston, Jamaica, publish the following :—By advices received {rom Port-au-Prince we learn that a meeting of the morchants had boen called by the President to ja'o a loan of 8x million ‘at twelve per cent interest; principal to be paid back in five Papen! no other securities. He bas fatied in obtaining this, and a military has been placed over the Custom Honge, The loan is required to meet heavy demands mado on the Hay len er ware WA ee nt, rape at discount, Hone sear ope tnas collecting the revenue 10 )éreon ai ue fusions FIRE IN CHURCH STREET. About eleven o'clock last eight a fire was diwevered on tho third story of the five story marble front store, 154 Church street, The police of the Fitth precinct gave the alarm, and Captain Petty, with several of his men, broke open the street door by the time the firemen were at the premises, and the Captain asserts that he never wit- to work more quickly; that in less ed = wal ‘they had a fire, It is men were brought down stairs one other, insensensible, caused by inhaling the smoke. Two of the men at first were supposed to be beyynd recovery, aa aaa itey woovereh“chict Engineer Kinpiand uct ceeded. in re acipally to the floor ion it inated, Tho whole of the building is pied wiltam i. fors and ieee Sat Jann tuight bo enmated eb about, $20,000; fully covered by insurance. The done to the building will be ‘sonar Pe oat ‘bere iat nothing petive, ts, whoes it was to sleep in the the o'clock, LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. “ Eeemeee March 18, i The new Chamber td ipauguratad ‘with @ banquet and es, The high water pre- $ehis busines operations, THE IRON MOUNTAIN, CAIRO AND FULTON RAILROAD. crvsto pcoal iS Pas a re Wasco to raved ihe the sale of the Tron Mountain, Puan eee NAVAL INTELUIGENC Phe Brooklya Navy ¥ fon a jug—Management of the pe Vessels Under Repairs—W uot Dunderbe: &e. Atter much tabor daring the past two in the Brooklyn Navy Yard begin to move alon peace style, An immense amount of work done since the close of thg rebellion, and ail t! ments may now be said to be in good working order, Old material to the amount of millions of dollar, no longer needed, has been surveyed, olassified and sola under orders of the different bureaus, Reductions in labor have greatly di hed the expenditures, and the system now carried out piaces at the disposal of tha government every article needed to conduct a peace establishment, with a sufficient surplus to expand into M pling quite unexpectedly to our surroundiag frieads, should cause aris The ‘store keeper's department of the yard is now ed in one of the most imposi airy, Iu this great re coir’ re stored, clasei= fled aud always on hand supplie: ‘ticles for every department of the Navy Yard, both for issue and mand- facturing purposes, and to disburse to any Navy Yard in the country all the supplies which may be called for upon requisitions, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Commander E Hooker buildings in the has charge of and faithfully conduc's the work of Custo- a Stores, under the supervision of Admiral Tell, Commander W. Whiting ia the Chief Inspector, and bas 8 full Corps of experts to assist hun in receiving, faspect- ing and passing stores upou contract avd open pureba: Surgeon Bache, of the Naval Hospital, is the distiue guished chemist who analyzes any articia, such as oils, Painis, in oll aud dry, Usat tay be offered by contractors or bidders on requisitions It is evident Uhat undor the ne system it is utterly imposs.ble to defraud the DY as las boon done vera. ore. ginee: J, W. King is repairng the machinery of a number of vessels, to bring them Co such @ <.aic of forwardness that, should an emeryency arise, Vessels couid sail from this yard fully equipped for ser- vice, The Pequot, Tallaboma, Suawinus, Tagansett, Eutaw, Mattabessot, Wy: Pawtoxet, Massasit, losco, Neshaminy ani are & few of those he has on haud, not to mention sowie six or seven iron. ciads, proved patterns demons: war. and their sale, of course involves tho selling of fectiles, carriages, &c., no longer o: us thus sold ure always itreparably mutilated b livery. Large quantities of powder that had fallen standard of initial velocity required for ser\ ico ‘ been sold, by which large sums have been saved to the government, Since Captain J, R. M, Mullany took charge of tive Ordnance Departmen: ‘isted by Commanier D. L. Braine and Lieutenant W. P. Buckner, over one hundred aud twenty ships bave been put out of commission— some sold, others laid up in ordiuary, and over thirty have been equipped with new batieries and sailed for foreign service. Large quantities of ordnance equipments and stores are also daily forwarded to other yards or vessels. In addition to this the Ordnance Department had the pre- paring of the battery of the Dunderberg, experimenting with and perfecting Captain Ericsson’s \wenty-inch gun carriage, and has now under treatment Eades’ steam gun carriage, and will no doubt shortly be called upon to wy the twenty-inch navy gun now upon its way to the yard. Two of these guns will shortly be mounied upon tio most formidable tron-clad the world hag yet sen. The space of ground (over eleven acres) which has been rescued from the water, aud forming the nortn- easterly end of the Covb dock, is vow tue great depot of guns of every class for the navy, and also of shell and Shrapnel of every calibre and ‘descsiption, and when completed will prove invaluable to the country, besides reflecting great credit upon the present Oniel of tie Bu- reau of Ordnance, who originated and carried on this most important work. The Navy Yard is now, to the observer who has been there during the war and since, in a sound and heaithy condition in all its working paris, Admiral 0. H Bell is first entitled to credit for bringing all this about, and Captain Pennock, his able execuuve, shou d not be for. gotten, nor Captain Mullany, Commanders Jouett, raine and Harmony. Indeed ail the officers ander bis command might be proud of the good work they have done and receive a moed of the praise as their due. In connection with the Navy Yard, *r, Detano de- serves credit for the thorough manner in which he aesists in the repair and building of the governwent vessels at this port, No such splendid specimens of naval archi- tecture bave ever been built im this. country as tho Madawaska and Wampanoag, unless it i¢ ther eisier ships the Pompanooguc, AMmonooruc and Chatianooga. They are over 380 feet long by 45 beam and 3,300 tons, The firet mentioned are built of the very best materia’, strapped and double sirappea with iron, frames of live oak all selected. The same class of ships built at Boston are of white oak fraines and lighter wood, and cannot be compared for durability to the New York vesseis. Tie Madawaska has tiad a bowsprit and jibboom added to her rig since she was first fitted out, and it is to be hoped that Forbes’ rig may yet be applied to these noble ehips to bring them to their best sailing standard. More be salt about the step of thelr ‘masts, want of is and how the Yadawaska behaved when last at sea in vy gale, but perhaps it is all understood, and the able secretary wf the Navy and his chiefs of bureaus will, with saggestions from Admiral Bell, elimi- nate these defects, Naval officers been much amused while reading the accounts of the Inte tral trip of the Dunderterg. Her appearance is very formidabie, but she is very much lesé #0 actually than she appears, and were it not for the fifteen inch pivot guns, on Mr. Ericsson's car- rage, mounted on her she would be very harmiess indeed. It should be keown that that class of guns ia mach beyond her pres.nt capacity, as a visit to her will prove, exhibiting, as she fects of the firing of the fifteen ir in upon her weak decks. The Ataiauta and Fennessee are types of tue Dun: and our stoall Movitors captured them. What the Dunderbers ? The rng the ‘The withdrawal of a class of guns from Uie servieo All pros would, it is thought, destsoy two Dunder bergs at one thoucand yards, and with, perhaps, tour teiling shots, When the Kalamazoo is fuished this fall, there will be seen # ship with fifteeu inches of iron entirely around her, and turrets of eighteen inches, armed with four guns of twenty inch calibre, the shot of which weig) one thousand and eighty pounds, When this fact stated what ecarecrows irou-clad ships of other nations appear: and where thea shall the Dunderberg be classed THE NOATH ATLANTIC SQUADRON., Fortress Monnos, March 11, 1867, Tho frigate Susquehanna, the flagship of the North Atlantic equadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Palmer, sailed yestorday morning, and was followed by the sloop-of war Monongahela, Commander Bissell, and the enpply steamer Meinpnis, | The Susquehanna will ceed to the West Tudi bing at Santa Craz and St, Thomas, and will inspect all the vessels on the W st India station. The cruise will ocoupy about three months, The Mouongstieia has gone to Charleston, Tas Memphis, from New York, with supphes for the Lan- castor, will make other di¢porition of her supplies, and the Lancaster will probably be put out of commission. She is at the Ges; avy Yard. ‘The Memphis goes to Charleston; she carries overthree hundred bushels of corn and other provisions for the destitute people of Sonth Carolina, Commander Bisset! is in command of the squadron on the “outhern coast in the absence of Admiral . BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCZ. Tar Brookiyn Fevate Ewetormevt Socrery.—The an= noal meeting of the tady managers of tris admirable society was held at No. 65 Court street yosterday. Mrs, 4M. Starr presided, and Mra. W. Brooks acted as Secre- tary. The annual report, showing a large amount of ood which has been performed by the society in viding sewing for desers ing women, was submitted ; cial request was made not to publish the report for a of two, until it is submitied to the gentlemen mna- gers. The ladies chosen as officers .or the present year Gre :—Dra, A, A Low, President; Mra. Starr, Vico President; Mrs. William Brooks, Secretary: Miss’ Rf Peet, int Secretary; Miss H. A, Bedell, Trem-!?F> Assi Mrs, Thomas Battscll, Jt., Assistant Treaer~-** Tan Erection ov a Carioaee tsstitore,—A nomber of gentleman interested in the proposition to erect a Catho- He Inatitute in Brooxiyn beld a meeting last night at the Karrivo Pie Wu tee Cory Linrts.—On the com- plaint of Sanitary Inepector 8. M, Fisk, the following named partics wore ‘oatte for violating the Health code by keoping pigs “ With Pei south Fin streets Joke fy A lee Michael Hooer, corner of Morgan wenne and R: street; Jobm Whitlock, Green on River street; Sidney L. Nolan, No, 677 Ne ayer They were taken bofore Justice Buckiey and wleas<<! their prom ieing to remove their pigs without deny, Tos Excim Law.—John Dohling, engaged ini » grocery business at the corner of Union avenue « + Eagle street, Greenpoint, was yerterday arrested for eeoeer* ha alin? he a faa Sonling fave eg eer Miiarial, before Zc Dailey @ jury on (iitay noxt. HS Nighi age > the Excise law been persistent, but bis diver’ « bas not been equal to his pluck. ReARnnst oF Pave Saeaax on rae Coance or Favos + ae 38 head with afumbler ines airow that took. piace In the ‘arioxing H