The New York Herald Newspaper, April 1, 1867, Page 4

g NEW YORK HERALD. BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, So UN SR 2 Bal LA Sa Piel andthe Murine Court wili hold sessions in April, and Probably the Uuited States Circuit Court, Judge Ship. man, will hold a stated term, Sevéral new rales in connection with the public stores and cartage business of the Custom House will come into operation to-day, Officer Thomas Scott, of the Brooklyn police, saw a man with a basket, under suspicious cireumstances, on the corner of South Ninth and First streets, early yoster- day morning, and hailed him, whereupon the suspected burglar fired upon bim, the ball grazing bis cap, The officer immediately fired back and killed the thief almost instantly. The deceased proved to be Henry Mouzane, a noted burglar, and it is reported that he is the same in- dividual who killed officer Hipwell in Williamsburg, last full. The jury javestigating the circumstances connected with the death of Mrs. Noble, who died from the effects ofan attempt at abortion, returned a verdict yesterday charging Dr, Thiers with being instramental in pro- ducing her death, Dr. Yhicrs is at present in prison on another and similar charge, Five girls, who were arrested in Howard street on Saturday for disorderly conduct in Wearing dresses that were short and low necked, were discharged by Justice Hogan yesterday on the ground that their dresses were OFFICE N, W, CORNER OF FULTON AND'NaSSAU STS. Volume XXXII AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEAT: 4 e a BROADWAY (THEATRE, Broadway, near Broome NEW YORK THE adwa New ¥ Boal FORK THEATRE, Broadway, opposite New York GERMAN STADT THEAT: Tag Racricker oF Parts. WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, 0: Nichola Hoiel,—Uscan tux Haty Broop, 2° PPS St Nicholas » 45 and 47 Bower y,— OLYMPIC THEATRE, B: PRowN Diawonps. DODWORTH HALL, 406 Br Witt, Penvorm Hrs Mimacuns. Fainy Sinaing Bian, —Proresson Harta aMarkcR xD Hig TRELS, 535 Broadway, opposite vy ERTAIN= ORLSSQURS.—THe BLACK AN ACCENT. troupe performing at a theatre in this city. Broadway, oppo. The General McCullum, an iron war steamer, designed a, Daxons. Eco en= oN—MADAGASCAR Francais. Bugies fe, Batixt Teourk—NokMa—lct oN Pane Port yosterday for Tampico, Mexico, with two full bat- teries of artillory, ten thousand stand of smailarms, four tons of powder and a large quantity of fixed ammunition on board. The vessel carried also several officers of the Uberal army, ‘The Lindell House, in St. Louis, supposed tobe the largest hotel in America, and, perhaps, in the world, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. There were over four hundred guests in the house, but no lives were lost. The loss amounts to $1,600,000, only partly in- sured. ‘The carpenters and coopers of this city, the carpenters and laborers of Brooklyn and the journeymen painvers of Flushing will to-day demand any increase of wages from their employers. A cable message received at Ottawa,-€anada, says that the Confederation bit! has received the royal assent. The sloop R, 8, Simonson, of Hampton, Va, wae FIFTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, Nos. 2and 4 West Prenty-fourth stree RIPPIN’ & CucistY's MINSTRELS, — TIMOPIAN MINSTRELSY, BALLADS, BURLESQU. a Boxb Bonweny—Biack Coo. ane Benen TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, ™ Bowery. —C Vocation, Nwsko Mixstneisr. Benue saves, Bauuet Divens Tisskaent, &c.—Tue River Kats or New Yoru. WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at Broadway—Ln a Varrery or Ligut ENTERTAINMENTS. —Tuw Fewatk CLeRKs LEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ernioptay Min- erieis” BAlLaps ap Bunixsgoxs.—Tue Buick Man NEW YO.°K MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Rou, Hap axp "igut ARM or Pronst—Tue Was Twins—Woxvex’s IX Natura History, Science and Open fi 8 4.M. tl OP, April 1, 1867, board (four men) were drowned. NOTICE TO AUVERTISERS. States. From the details published in yesterday’s Herap it appears that on Friday night last a treaty was concluded between the Russian Minister at Washingtom on behalf of the Czar, and the Secretary of State on behalf of the United States, in whicty the Russign govern- ment agrees to convey te the United States all its possessions on the American? continent known as Russian Ameriea, in consideration of the payment therefor of seven millions of dol- lars. This treaty will linve to be ratified by the Senate, and the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the: appropriation of the purchase money must next be obtained to com- plete the bargain. Seven millions for Russian America! Is the country worth the money? It covers an area of 481,278 square miles, equal to that of all the country east of the Alleghany mountains, from Maine to Mississippi inclusive, an area from which we could eut out tem States of the size of New York, and still have a considerable remnant left. This Russianycorner of America is watered by a river, the Kvichpak, which upon the map cuts as. respectable a figure as the Mississippi. It is a tremendous river. As for the agricultural and manufacturing re- sources of this glorious acquisition-we cannot say much, when it is considéred that except- ing a mere strip of the coast, from fifty-four forty up to sixty, the whole of this purchase lies above the sixtieth degree of north latitude, or in the latitudes of Greenland! The products of the country, in fact,are snow,.ice and ice- bergs, Esquimaux men and dogs, white bears, reindeer, furs, hides, fish, oi! and ivory. The angual exports, umder Russia, are as fol- lows :— Whale, seat and walrus oif (no report), Advertisers will please bear in mind that in order to have their advertisements properly classi- fied they should be sent in before half-past eight o'clock in the evening. THESE NEWS. EUROPE. The nows report by the Atlantic Cable is dated yes- terday, March 31. Placarda posted in the streets of Luxemburg express hostility to Prussia, and favor an alliance with France. The Prussian commander of the newly acquired fortress complains of the ‘insult.’ The Prince of Servia, has left Belgrade for Constantinople, By the steamships City of Paris and Hermann at this Port yesterday we have very interesting details of our cable despatches to the 21s: of March. Mr. Disraeli, Chancellor of the Exchequer, submitted the Derby Reform bill to the English House of Com- ‘mons on the 18th of March. The groavest anxiety was displayed to hear bis statement, and he commenced his Speech amidst e scene of subdued excitement such as bas been seldom witnessed ia St. Stephen's. Members of the House even rushed to secure their seats, and Palace Yard was jammed with an outside crowd long after midnight, Mr. Disracii began to speak at haif-past four o’ciock in the evening. There was no applause, He donied that the measure was an admission of demo- eratic “‘rights,"’ and expressed the hope that “England ould never live under the rule of a democracy.’ Mr. Gladstone objected te the measure and ridiculed the proposition of mere rate paying being the principle of the British constitution. he deciared that dual voting would be “placing a weapon in the bands of the rich to make war oa the poor.”” Mr. Bright and Mr. Gladatone, on the 19th of March, Proposed some portinon: questions to Mr. Disraeli re- lative to the proposed working of the measure. The Chancellor promised to reply in explanation at a future time. ‘The Russian official journals pay marked attention to ‘the reports of the debates in the Freach Logislature on Napoleon's policy towards Germany and Italy, and the Jowrnal, of St, Petersburz, writes to show that Russia has been s good friend to Germany ‘in time of need.” | Skins of seals..........- $10,000: ‘The iatest mail reports of the Fenian eituation in Ire- | Fur-bearing sea otter skins. ibs Iand—which are as inte as the news on that subject by | Prayer skins. Gne quality the cablo—are published, with a full list of the names ‘and residences of the men who are to be tried for high treason before the special commission to be held unme- diately in Dublin for that purpose. The great prize ring battle between Joe (ioxs and Tom Alleo, of Birmingham, which took place near Cardiff, is reported in our columns, MISCELLANEOUS. The news from Mexico comes by way of Havana and is dated at Mexico city on the 13th ultima, The liberals’ ‘wore almost under the walls of the capital and prevented supplies from entering. Maximitian’s army at Queritaro was completely environed by the liberals. General Diaz had commenced besieging Puebla. The people in Vera Cruz were disposed to insist on a surrender of the place to the liberal forces outside. Over three hundred persons wore in prison in Mexico city for expressing sympathy with the liberals and failing to pay their quota of the forced loans, Maximilian’s Governor of the city had resigned and intended to leave for Europe. Our Havana letter is dated March 27. The whole Now, this, it must be confessed, is a rather scanty agricultural, manufacturing and com, |, mercial exhibit for a region of nearly five bun- q dred thousand square miles in extent. In this. + view, “in point of fact,” so far is this new pur- chase from being worth seven millions of dol~ lars that it may be pronounced, barring the fish oil and beaver skins, utterly worthless and good for nothing. Seven millions forsuch a country, Jooking only at its products, is.um- questionably a high price, compared with the splendid Louisiana purchase from the first Na- poleon for fifteen millions of dollars. Politically considered, however, this cession of Russian America becomes a maiter of great importance. It indicates the extent to which French squadron of war voasels from Vera Criz had | Russia is ready to carry out her entente arrived, making an imposingdispiay, Tho Spanish iron- | cordiale with the United States. It involves a clad Tetuan, which excited the unqualified admiration of | delicate hint from the Czar to England and =< proc . sk ce 0, Sg ing regan os France that they have n@ business on this con- a oe : tinent; it places the British possessions on the So ee a cant Debemun sete ae ea Pacific coast in the uncomfortable position of coremonics. a hostile Cockney with a watchfal Yankee on ‘We have intelligence from the West Indies under date | each side of him, and it involves a warning to of meee sn. ahem arae nage him that his best policy will be to sell out and —_ hoges ‘ par ot air. | leave the Pacific seaboard from Mexico to aiuiny ith the Colombian, State of Cathegena sbout | Behring Strait in the unbroken possession British consular mailbags, returned on the 6th of March. | of Brother Jonathan. We know that Mr. ‘The wrecked transport Gironde had been destroyed by | Seward has always had a weakness for the an- pon Mews New York and jt nace Bar South | nexation of Canada ; and this treaty which be wa go dak napng ot Gocuge anp has concluded with Russia is only a flank had commenced. The Militia bill hed again failed in the | Movement for this great object. It is a step Assombly, In Demarara the Court of Policy recom- | gained, a foothold secured for closer and more mended that some coolies be sent back to Chinato re- | decisive operations. The Ozar is now, we ‘move erroneous fog toys sys breather igeehed have no doubt, absorbed in the Eastern ques- tains ‘bed fallen im f¥inided and Grenada The lawer | #003 and he may lave an Easter pro- inland had been visited by a regular deluge. gramme in view which looks more to another The original basis of the treaty by which the Russian | collision with England and France than to an American possessions have been ceded to the United | alliance with either of them. If so, he natu- ‘wouhaes an . arr ne rg yaanit rally seeks a still closer friendship with the pape Russia to | United States; but, whatever may be his de- cuibletkmencase ot ta the wetervadjcent to ne | Signs, the military advantages offered us possessions. In this morning's Henao we publisha | against England in the cession proposed are oa be rod pcr ae vec ool apparent in a glance at the map. England, no a Puritans, evening, » Dr. Cheever delivered ® discourse on the “Right of the sey Ne agen 7 teen oli bee sae Colored Race in Convention and the Proposal by the Rusia, prompay socepted it, Ipgislature to Defraud them of that Right.” Rev, Dr. | im order to head off the United States; but the Orcutt preached im the Collegiate Reformed Dateh | Czar, in the transfer of this territory, with its ebureh on the “Christian Civilization im Africa, or the rather strengthe Mission of Colored People ae United Sates, ra which Wath dean.es Wecios in ‘- of oy he favored the sending of colored missionaries to Africa, i ncies. ‘and said that in twenty years that country would proba. bly be the home of all the colored race now in America, The treaty in question will, we suppose, be Rev, Dr, Dowling delivered « sermon at the Bodtora | laid at onoe before the Senate, where a two- sireet Baptist church on the “Sixth Commandment,” in | thirdg vote is required for aratification. The hich he the New Orleans riots to the massa. ne * sandal, ‘and said that no murderer | Senate, ander a special call from the President should be pardoned, The first divine service was held | issued on Saturday last, will reassemble to-day in St, Patrick's Cathedral, which is being rapidly rebut | for the consideration of executive business ; et ean eae a and this treaty was no doubt the special busi- Although yesterday was we have | ness hhad since the revival and enforcement of the Excise law, | 415 a ne; pbs apace ra Sate snd nearly all the pleasure seekerg yore abroad, it passed two-thirds Sena co. uwh enguuie an taba Six liquor dealers | © now be obtained for this treaty we are by ‘wore arraigned before the police judges for violation of } GO Means in; but we are satisfied that the a ae a ae dans sihsds'ne P , from its political bearings, The Court of Appeals, Judge + | wil ¥ hea Coan the Supreme Ogart, Parts one and two of the Rhy ae SPEreres by the public sont Cireuit, Special and General Terme and the ph ‘Superior Court, Parts one and two, and the Special and seven millions, simply (Goneral Terms, Parts ono and:swo of the Common Pleas |.48 & speculation fo fish oil and the fur business. for the service of the Mexican liberals, satied from this }) The Cession of Russinn Americote the United to be recognition of the eqpal rights:oftte freedmen byelecting some gc ed colored citizens as dele- gates te the convention—suoh'as Fredericle: Deaglavs; tho lectuier; Protessor: Dry, the el NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1867. ‘The State Constitutional Convention. A little over two hundred years ago Ricb- ard Nichols, the Governor of the Colony, in announcing to “the inhabitants of Long Islan ’” that “his moste gracious Majesty” had con- ceded to them for the first tims the right to meetin a General Assembly “to settle good and knowne lawes within this government for the future,” gave them the following advice:— “You are further to imvart to the inhabitants, from mee, that I do heartily recommend to them the choice of the most sober, able and discreet persons, without partiality or faction, the fruite and benefit whereof will returne to themselves in a full and perfect settlement and composure of all controversyes and the pro- pogacon of true religion amongst us.” The State Convention for the revisiow and amendment of the constitution is to meet in about three weeks “to settle good and known laws” within this State, and we commend‘ to Not 60 immodest or indecent as those of a certain ballet | the citizens of New York im 1867 the advice given by Governor Nichols to the inhabitamts of the Oolony in 1665, The fundamental law of a State is the instrument that protects afl citizens in their rights, and upon tke wisdom with which it is framed depends the prosperity ef the Commonwealih’ and the happiness* ofthe people. A convention of revision should not be a partisan or political body. It has a ciiaracter altogether distinct from that of a legislature, where laws- are passed with the avowed object of aiding the party in power and‘ changed again with every change of ma- jorities. Its work must be satisfactory to All the people of the State, to-minorities as well as tomajorities, if itis to be as solid and endur- ing asthe fundamental’ law should be. The State-cannot afford to change her constitution, wrecked in York river during the ato'gales, and all on | 88 She changes many of her statntes, with the varying fortunes of political partis. It is there- fore essentially necessary that the delegates soon elected should be chosen from: among the “most sober, able and discreet persons, with- out partiality or faction,” and should repre- sent aif interests and aif classes. . They should | not be politicians, or at least should’ mot be se- lected for political and partisan cemsiderations, jand the majority should be free -ftomr the pre- judices and intrigues with which * political life ‘is certain to impregnate the> mind. All interests im the State slrould be represented in the convention, and to that end we should seek to secure as’ delegates representative men in law, finance and commerce: the farmer, the merchant and the meehanic. Such citizens as Charles O’Conor; Willianr M. Evarts, Mr. Astor, A. T. Stewart, Moses Taylor, Francis B:.Cutting, Dewitt C. Liitlejotm, Ham- Wton Fish, William Helly, Chertes: J. Folger, Andrew Dt. White, and others: of a similar | purposes. This keeps-ddwathe vaite and gstinding’in various parts of the ‘State, are the sort ot mem who wouill be likcly to give us a | Westmont in tf lurch. If thé directors” will good constitation, free from partisarship and ij turn their thorghts from» speculation-and 'at- jobberyrand acceptable to the peopie. I€ would be well‘also to encourage the } Southerm leaders im their recent unqualified | Nett they noware. Let the New York Cén- ‘tral directors-eollect theit way passencer fare quent berber ; SeliaMartin, itte-pruacher, and: Ttiomas Z Dowlirg, the great’ oyster ho and'whife the Soulit is going selidly for the yer- liti¢at equality of che negro it* wii not do 2a» the-great State of New Yoik to. abow her if bediind the times. . Peels and Frande in d¥alti Street. The arrest of several New: York stock opera~ tors and the developments ihat kave been nade censequently ea te the maaner of doing busi~ ness among that elass of people have c:wated om extraordinasy fermentation in Wall street, around the stcolt boards and:atthe hotels. We vefer to the acrest of Dauigl' Drew, Jamves:Fisk, Jr., and William Belden. They were sereated on the compliant and affdevit of Joseph B. Stewart, Tp-nemes of several others areisen- tioned in the complaiss, amd conspiéncasly that of Leonard Huyck.. Smbsequentty.Stewart himself and: Hayck weve- arrested oa,a- charge of fraud commected with: tite failure ef the Mer- chants’ I¥étional Bani: at Washington The arrest of ihe latter, theugh made, it is said, by the government, through James €:, Kennedy, the receiver of the Merchants’ National Bank, is evideatly a counter blow an the part of the parties first arrested'to. embarrass the matter and ts, save therssetves. A vast amount of money. is involved) im the transactions which led tethe p Azto the guilt of the partias, one side ox the other, we mest leave that for the courts ta, decide. No doubt the wholp matter will be thoroughly veu‘ilated and great deal of light throws upon the secret aad fraudulent doal- ings im Wall street. The trouble arose ftom one set of “operators,” as they are called, forming a combination aad a“ pool” to eheat ethers and then cheating each other. The % pool” was formed to operate in Erie Railroad stock so as to control or exercise a powerful influence om the market, and thus secretly to make money by catehing the gudgeons and cheating the public. The parties charged with the operations for the benefit of all operated for themselves and cheated their partners, it is alleged. Such combinations and pools have become quite common, and wealthy men who stand high in the commu- nity do not hesitate to enter into them. Some- thing similar to this occurred recently in operations in Pacific Mail stock. The biters were bitten in that case also. Now, in all other transactions in business we should call such conduct cheating and fraudulent. Gambling at faro is not a bit more dishonest or demoralizing. The gambler who secretly packs the cards to obtain the money of his victim does not act worse than these so-called gentlemen and Wall street speculators who form pools to cheat the unsus pecting public and cheat each other. In fact, it is the worst sort of gambling. While this is going on we need not be surprised that the moral sense of the community becomes blunted and that we have a plentiful crop of crimes ag the consequence. The Legislature ought to take the matter in band to protect the public and punish the guilty. We have laws against ordinary gambling, though they are not strictly enforced, it must be confessed. Why should not these gambling combinations and pools be declared fraudulent and punishable? Unless something be done to check the grow- ing evil Wall street will become so notorious that respectable business men will shun it as they would » plague and button their pockets againgt sugh frauds, iummecessarily;- and their stock will speedily | bear an acttel ‘prembim, itrstead of being; as ‘mow, in reality at twenty-five to thicty per | eent discoman millionmeire. This-is a new and'a mixed 9g¢; | que Emigvemt Ta1-Jereoy City aaa-Purt of whenever they approach it. We call upon our men} of . ) and will, perhaps, be | legislators to watch tho developments in the cdlddeed's Seat i " case referred to and to provide @ remedy The New York Central Railroad and Ite Passenger Fare. The bill to allow the New York Central Ruilroad to collect two cents and a halfa mile on way passenger faro bas passed both houses of the Legislature, and now goes to the Gov- ernor, who should kick it out of the window of the Executive Chamber. Governor Fenton has already twice vetoed a similar bill, on the ground thatthe stock bears s premium and the road pays a good dividend. This is only beating about the busb, without getting at the true point. The stock, instead of bearing 8 premium, is in reality at a discount of twenty- five to thirty per cent. The proper objection to the bill is that the road is already entitled to charge two cents per mile in coi for way passengers, and there is no occasion to pass any law about it. Governor Fenton, who, as an’ old democrat, niust favor specie payments, should base-his veto simply on that groand. The direetors have it im their power to imerease the fare to-morrow, so far as greembacks are concerned, to two and’ two- thirds: cents # mile, or whatever may be the current quotation for gold, instead of to’ two and a half cents. The bargsin between the State and the sorporation was’ for two cents a mile in coin; and not in greembacks. If greenbacks are’ made a legal’ tender for debts that is ne reason why they should be takea at par for fare on a rail- ‘road. A man who buys a raifroad ticket does not pry a debt, and the company has a right to demand two cents a mile imeoin, in ac- cordance with their charter, and eannot be compelled té take greenbacks except at their current diseount. The Central Railroad should therefore commence'to charge what itis clearly entitled to at once. It would be an: injustice 66 the stockiolders if the Governor siiould sign the bill, besruse tle road is at present enc titled to a higher rate for it way passengers than the fare fixed by the bil. It vill also» have a happy effect im restoring specie pay- ments if the Central E@ilroad’ will demand to be paid its wy fire in coin or its equivalent. Some great i:.stitntion should Aake the- lead in> such a policy,and noveis a good time-t6 come mence it. The fact is, aff the great raiffoads have beer badly managed of late, and’ are becoming worthless invustmen's, because they hiave got into the hands ef men who think more of stock speculations ifan theydd of the interesis of the roads themrelves.. Wali’street railroad bisiness and ti actual management 0.” -rail- road are very different affairse The great evil under which i¢ princzpal ‘raifroads suffer is the watering of their stockifor specalative jeaves those wiro purchase fdr permazent in terd more clos+ly to the reat interesia- of the roeds, railroed#tocks will be very different from eoin, insi@ad of bothering the Goverzor Evtrs. A bill is-Doefore tte Legislature to- raise the eommutaiién money-or fax upon all'emigrants arriving st the port of New York one dollar ahead. At present 'the- Commissioners of Emi- gration collect two-dotiars and a itaiffer every emigrand tanding-at Cxstle Gardew:, They de-. There are other~fees:amd penalties which com: into their hands, swelfing their voltections to a large «mount during the year, and as it is now: said timt they-Have several hondred thousand’ dollavs on hand; and as their expenditures are: entirely at ticir-own discretion,.it is difficult to: understand what necessity they can find for raising more money. Ome of the-objections urged by our shipping interests against this increase in the already heavy emigrant tax, is thavit will induce the making ot Jersey City a port of entry and thus divert commerce from New York. This is all balderdash. If Jersov. City should be-madea port of entry to-morrow it would mot inter. fere with the business ot New York atall. It would only increase the general commerce of ; the pert. The Liverpool shipping interests were seriously alarmed when it was proposed to make Birkenhead, on the opposite side of the Mersey, a port of entry, and predicted that it would ruin the fermer place. The result proved that they were frightening themselves unnecessarily, and that the additional conve- nience of a Custom House at Birkenhead only imereased the general business of the locality. It will be the same with Jersey City, which stands in the same relation to New York that Birkenhead dees to Liverpool; so that the rapacity of the Commissioners of Emigration, if it should resalt in making Jersey City a port of entry, will not in that way injure New York. It might be well, however, to ascertain what becomes of tbe large amount of money under the control of the Commissioners of Emigra- tion, and to require some responsibility or place some restrictions upon its outlay; but as the State Constitutional Convention will attend to this, among other matters, the Legislature should let the tax remain as it is and reject the bill. A Case for Governor Fenton. It is stated that the officers of the Metropoli- tan Fire Department, under the direction and sanction of the Commissioners, are assessing all the members on their last month’s salary a sufficient sum to make up the amount of eight thousand dollars, with which to bribe the Legislature to pass the bill increasing the pay of the Department. The bill is said to be in the hands of a committee of the Assembly, who refuse to report it to the House until this corruption fund has been raised and sent to the State capital, This is clearly a case which demands the interference of Governor Fenton. If the Commissioners of the Fire Department have lent themselves as the instruments to pur- chase the votes of members of the Legislature, they are unworthy to hold office and should be at once removed. If they should deny any participation in the violation of the laws of the State, then they are, called upon to signify their disapproval of the disgraceful act by summarily ‘dismissing every officer of the Department who has had any share in raising the corruption fund. Indeed, it is so bold and flagrant a case that the District Attor- ney is bound to inquire into it and bring it before the Grand Jury. “The Assembly owes it to itself to make a Advice to the Colored Gentlemen of the South to pay particular attention in all their meetings and conventions to preparing for the next Presidentiil election.. They should start upon the right principle, and'that is by nomi- nating General Grant and General Lee for President and Vice President. ‘This will have more eféct than any movement they can an- dertake. been giving advice to the colored gemmen-for the last ‘thirty years. Wade Hampton, General Lee, Géneral Longstreet and’the other ex-mili- tary lenders have taken to. advising them now. We think that we have wright to give whem some sdvice toe. ‘The fAndell House in Ruine—Loas Estimated ‘this continent, ifnot in the wovtd, was totally destroyed by Gre--last- night. about: the omgin of the fire;: vat the most reitable ac- couats are that it broke out in one of tho-west front Tooms.in the fffth story at abwat half-past eigat o'clock; but the alarm was not sounded until after nine. orthat floors but owing to tite great height-of the baild- | waathe-gencra! belief that the lower part of the hotel sire to ooltect three duilars and a Half in fature..|! sevstore and inner courts, np and throngh which strong ‘ currente of air rushed; they received anew and powerful impotne and all hope- of staying them was lost. The offerte of the fireman, however, were not relaxed, and the: fall force of the department was steadily at work ‘untit three o'clock this morning, at which time all the ‘mest imposing an@ handsomest hotel in the country thorough investigation into the matter, The statement is published that one of its commit- tees refuses to report a bill until a large sam of money is raiged and paid over by those who are interested in its passage. This is no mere rumor, but it is put forth on the authority of the Commissioners and officers of an important department ; and seven or eight hundred mem- bers of the Department are openly told that they must pay over money to bribe the Legis- latare into passing the bill. Here is a fact which an investigating committee can get hold of at once. If the Legislature should refuse or neglect to move in the matter it will be the plain duty of Governor Fenton to veto the bill if it should pass the two houses. One of the best reasons for a veto is the known use of money or other improper influences in securing the passage of a bill; and in this instance the EUROPE. German Agitation for Alliance with France, and Prussia “Insulted.” ROYAL SERVIAN VISIT TO THE SULTAN. Disraeli’s Exposition of the Derby Reform Bill. Prize Fight Between Joe Goss bribery is open aad unblashing. and Tom Allen. John Mlorrineey tv a Dilemma. soa ion = The friends of Joe Coburn and John C. Heenan are said to be anxious to match BY THE CABLE TO MARCH 3L them for a prize fight for $10,000 a side and the champion’s belt. There must be GERMANY. some mistake in this, however; John Morris- | Fremch Agitation In Luxemburg and Prussia sey is champion of Ameriga. He whipped “ Insulted.? Brussets, March 31, 1867. Placards, hostiie to Prussia and favoring an alliance with France, have been posted up in the streets of Lux- emburg. ‘The Prussian commander of the Fortress of Luxem- burg hae-complained of the insult offered to his govern- ment, Heenan, and is now the rightful owner of the belt.. If Cobarn or Heenan desire to win the championship: they must first challenge John Morrissey, when he will be compelled to fight or to yield up the belt to his’ challenger, ac- cording to the rules ofthe prize ring. The recess" of Congress will leave Morrissey at leisure to decide as he pleases. We shouldadvise Him, however, to: give up the prize ring belt and to go in for the new “ring” at Washington, With his stamina, pluck and practical knowledge of the world he can soon whip owt Thad Stevens, Ben Butler, Boutwell, Hulburd and ali’ the other political bruisers, and wiaand hola the championship there. THE EASTERN QUESTION. The Princé of Servin En Route to Constan- tinople. Lonpow, Merehy31, 1867. Adespatch from Belgrade states that the Prince of Servia teft that city yesterday for Constantinople. The Inman steamship:City of Paris, Captain Kennedy, which left Liverpoot on the 20th at four P. M. and Queenstown on the 21st March, arrived st this port yes- terday evening, bringsng details of our cable despatches to her day-of sailing, ‘The German mail steamship Hermann, €aptain Wencke, which left Southampton on the 20th of March, arrived: at this port yesterday evening. ‘The City of Paris landed 797 and the Hermann 578 pas sengers. Toe extra steamerTripoli sailed from Queenstown:for New York on the 26th, with a large number of pas- eengers. J The health of the-Princess of Wales had shown some slightimprovemeat, but she was stiti believed to be in a very low state. The Queen of Denmark was with her. Mr, E. G. Squier,.an American, appointed to act as @ jurom at the Paris Exhibition, was arrested en rule through England for some liabilities in connection, with his former interoceanic scheme,. and detained as a prisoner at Lancaster castle, ‘Whe Pope agrees to allow Italian troops to enter his States to help the Pontifical troops to suppress brig- andage. Cardinal Antonelli opposed the proposition. It is announced that the Emperor of Russia has ex- tended an amnesty to all the Frenchmen who.were ex- fled to Siberia.for complicity in: the late Polish rebel- Mon. The English.government has received dospatches from Zanzibar stating that the Arab merchants there éisbe- eve the report of Dr. Livingstone’s death. ‘The latest despatches by mail, March 2, report in the North German Parliament the amendments te the draft Of the constitution proposiag freedom to the press and@ ; the Tighkof pablic meeting, were rejected. South. We advise tle colored gentlemen of the Beecher and the-other parsons have GREAT FIRE IN ST. LOUIS. at 31,609,000—Insurance. $310,000. Sr: Lowr, March 31; 1867. ‘ThorLindott Honso, tho largest building of ite-kind on Thote is-a good deal of mystery At this time the fire was: ¢onfined to- two rooms WAPOLEON’S FOREIGN POLICY. ‘The Regisiative Dedate on Italian and Ger- mae Unity. In. the French Corpo Régislatif the. dedate on the foreign policy of the government upon an iaterpellation by M. Thiers was continued. ’ ‘Mi duns Favre doelaged that Frasce eught to have prevented Italy from forming an alliance with Prussia, bat the policy of Franse had always failed in precision. ‘The-speech of the Emperor Napoleom at Auxerre, eai@ M Jules Favre, signified a summons to Germany to. give us the Rhine, Our programme which com Brised the maintenanee of Austria in a grand pesl- tion in Germany, was openly violmed, and to permit this violation of owe programme was ® policy unworthy ef France. The ambition of Prussia knows no bounda The cause of the present situation of aMairs is the extimction of the legislative body by the power of one maa. At the present time we ought to go to the limits of rights Weought to repudiate all iden of annexation, bat would ask if the annexation of Bol irgend thedifficulty of reaehing the upper: floors with: |: hese, the fire-gradually ascended until it breke through thre xtb and seventh stories: and reached” tie roof near ‘@ve northwest corner of the building. From this point the flamesrapidly extended-usderneath thereof across the eatire width of the hoteitto-the east or Sixth street froat, aed thommoved rapidly downwards untihthey enveloped the entire structure. Uptethe time the re: spread across the building it ‘woulk?ve saved. But as:soon as the fiemes reached the immer work was cousamed and a considerable portion of be walis had fallew in, and whaSwas once the atatelicst, was a mass of crambling, blackened ruins. ‘The building was owned by the estate of Henry Ames &Co., Edward Eames being. che representative of the property. {ts original cost was a little over $900,000, and was bougit by Ames & @p. in December, 1863, two months after it was opened, fer $373,000, ‘The insuranes on the hose? amounts to $310,000, from $70,000 to $80,000 of whieh ts in Easter offices, mainly in New York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Tho lessees ‘wore Hatch, Wotherford &Co., whose loss on farniture and stores is about $300,000; insured dor $100,000. But little of the furniture was saved. There were about four hundred guests in the hotel,a he said, ‘‘We must threaten mo Power, but be armed and await the course of events. We wish for peace if other Powers will have it so; for war, if it be imposed upon us.” M, Tuxans said—There are three lines of policy open to France. First, by a policy of insinuation, im which she would make Europe believe that whem we speak of great agglomerations we desire to increase our own territory. This is the policy I should wish the government to relinquish. I should like to see the ‘then should prevoat al spelatton,” Secoully A polley of confidence in our ruler. Thirdly—A policy of Personat effects, owing to the confusion and excitoment which prevailed and the disbelief that the house would be destroyed, unti? it was toe Inte to removo them. ‘The tees from this source will probably reach $100,000. ‘The goods in the stores underneath the hotel were al- mest totally destroyed, although there was ebundant time to save them. Tho less will probably be $50,000. ‘The total loz by the disaster will scarcely be less than $1,600,000. The fire was seen a distance of twenty: seven miles from the city. ‘The following is a partial list of Mr, Ames’ insurance be on om ag et on the Lindell Hotel:—$10,000 each in Pheaix and | sui vate) hy Pit Be Lorillard, Now York; Insurance Company of North “een Amerion, Philadelphia; Commerce, of Albany; and | (ona isvrrusioen tod seen oo ee Lt ts forget — Marine, Globe, Atlantic, United States, cluded thus :— required one ot Violent annexations' Louis, Mound City, Missourt State, Mutual, Home and | Dutatacwe , lent sagexstionsl Ne one, hes pro. Match, Wetherteld & Oe. hed the fetlowmng ameng } Sones, We wid, mate Bo Suamite stmeees. te other insurances on their farniture:—$5,000 each in ‘and thet pot with the ‘of conquest, Des ts. Continental, Washington, St. Loa: Rscomer| $10,000 solve by conciliatory diplomatic the vaneus: ee aan ee all Louis fy ae ‘We seek great means toallay ‘This fire the most serioes cala: that bas ‘passed fue Sung te rot Siro of 104 na faa | aquest dtvana toe Sing coating, = Dns “YS ihe surrounding property, bas already” dopreciatea: ton | plying tet Thiers ca tec ostiens of Tain, notea has to twenty per cent, and if the hotel te mot rebuilt this Fine mead ee ee ee anes to depreciation will be felt for a distance of many Tite ait among ate Saino goverseni sf Mr. Ames he shall not rebuild Habili. sees na ti ars | Eres cna ae ite reconstraction. Wigan oliettide of Trance bad EXTENSIVE FIRE ON THE JERSEY FLATS. sg RUSSIA. some boys set fire to some shrabbery on the Jersey fiate, Cabinet Opinion of the Unity of German: along the Hackensack river, which commanicated to the Auttnde of Branco: ae ‘The Journal of St Petersburg, in an article on the hone Me oh Bh! Ader adhe mf speech delivered by M. Olivier in the French Legisia- She dees would Gocmmastonns (ovoveral dwellings near | ve Chamber, says:—Friendship between Germany and France has nothing alarming for us; On the contrary ‘wo honestly wish it to exist, and no Russian wishes it to ‘be disturbed. But though Germany may be proud of the courtesies with which she is treated by French ora- tors she will, as little as Russia, believe that her relations | have become less friendly towards this country, which wag friendly to Germany and has been her ally in time WEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Sinking of the Sloop R. L. Simonson—Four Lives Lest. Fortress Moynos, March 20, 1867. j ‘Tho sloop R. I. Simonson belonging to Hampton, Va, | ¥ “ano” sank in the York river during the recent gales and all lost:—William Hedrick, of Phitadelphia; Charles Cleave- DEP A A land, of Now York; J.C. Wood, of Norfolk, and a | “iP mceuy a Societe woes ine Derby cargo of corn *. Norfolk, and it is presumed In the House of Commons, on the 18th of March, the ventured out too to return, Several colored men ov rua} Exousqven (Mr. Disraeli), who on passing by York Spit a Sting Cu te wae rising waa received with cheers, sald:—I rise to ask saw the mast of the wreck out of the water Jeave to introduce a bill farther to amend the law for fate Rete Heated rat cet | at ee aes Fa been pilots in the service of the government during the | especially as fod to the Citormmaaacts tite Goon 3. : E i : } 3 ; ; tale Demmeinican theca this afternoon that Sivoly dacussed and Investiqaved aE 4 a the bark Daniel Draper, days from Palermo for | necessary on this occasion Tehould advert gone to sea, - _ * | conver 0 the Howse the object ot ibe p——- 4 -o"