The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1867, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1867.=TRIPLE SHEET. ee a eae WASHINGTON [=== the bank, and directed to take charge of ite affairs. The’ rr ‘Treasury. Department was almost immediately notified by REOPENING OF THE PAQDON BUSINESS. Gener) Swayne that be had arrested the officers of the oe er eee ‘The Enlistment. of Cubans. for Maxi- miliaa’s Army ¢@ be Discontinued. was not to be foand, and bed probably escaped arrest: General Swayne has telegraphed that he thinks that the assets of the bank will not only satisfy the goverament ‘claims, whieh are entitled to priority, but that there will be enough to pay depositors. Fertility of Nebraska. ‘Ap emigrant from the vicinity of Boston, Mass, to Nebraska, called on the Commissioner of the General Tand Office yesterday im reference to a homestead he ‘had taken up in Otoe County, Nebraska, within fifteen ‘Wiles of the Missouri river. “He describes the land there Honator, Wilson -to--Commence His. Southern yay Four fo-Da: ‘as unsurpassed in ferithty, the rich black loam averaging . “e ys about three feet in depth. This county is mostly pratrie ye Ty U ae. land, and has not been known as rich land. Cotton- a Se ‘wood, locust and maple trees, he says, spring up from ‘Wasarnatos, Apri! 19, 1867. the seed and attain to the diameter of six to eight inches ‘im four years. Seldiers Henerably Mentioned tor Merite- rious Services. Brevet Major Geveral Griffin, commanding the Mili- tary sub-District of Texas, on the 10th instant issued an order “mentioning” the following named enlisted men for conspicuous zeal and meritorious conduct rendered ‘as quress apd attendants in United States hospitals dur- img the eholera epidemic last year:—Hospital stewards J. M Severns, Eugene Himly and E. P. Hills; pnvates F, Kalekhotf, Company B, Twenty-sixth infantry; Dyor ‘B. Goodspeed, Company C, Seventeenth infantry; Fred. Petterson, Company E, Thirty-fifth infantry; Alexander Rosenberger, Company D, Twenty-sixth infantry; Wm, & Nowell, Company G, Twenty-sixth infantry; Henry §. Seldon, Company M, Fourth cavalry; Jos. McKew, Company C, Fourth cavalry; Charles Limburger, Company L, Fourth cavalry; John F. Wise man, Company K, Fourth cavalry; Peter McGuire ‘and Peter McNaught, Company F, Fourth cavalry; Jas, Kirkman, Sixth cavalry, since deceased; Stephen Lang- ley, Company F, Thirty-cighth colored troops; Daniel Morgan, Company D, Thirty-eighth colored troops; Joba Jones, Company G, Thirty-eighth colored treops; John Armsirong, Company B, colored troops, and Sergeant Deighan, Company B, Fourth cavalry. Censolidation of Virginia Rallreads. In the Virginia Legislature yesterday the bill consoli- dating the Nc and Petersburg, the Southside, the Vir- ginia and Tennessee, and the contemplated Cumberland ale today settled the ‘fate of numbers of ambitious ‘men, and will undoubtedly adjourn to-morrow, unless something startling occurs between this and dayiight. and the resals was to Ing the master on the table, which ‘Frank Herron wea confirmed for the position. by # vote ‘of twenty to twelve votes. He bed a bard Sight, but was ‘@mally..carried through by the exertions of Gencral Gordon Granger and Judge Atocha, The Louisiana dele- ‘gation bad a lively jollieation over it to-night. ; ADpoinements Confirmed by the Senate. ‘The Senate was in executive session three hours, or ‘wnt! balf past ten o'clock, and confirmed the following ‘mominations;— of Custome—Hance Eastern dis- icy aryinnd; Joep Tyrer, “Bemis Creek, New United Stales . Te Western dis- * Attorney—J. ‘Warren, United States Marsbal—J. M. Tomeney, Western dis- trict, Tennessee; F. J. Herron, Vistrict of Louisiana, Pension Agent—John 'T.° Clements, Macon City, Mo. th known Mastere—Jobn Efxton, Maryland; Gap roads, passed both Houses, to be hencefortl Sosph M. Barr, Wilma Delaware; A. B. Capron, | a8 the Atlantic and Mississippi railroad, The vote in the Union Springs, N.Y. ; 8 MoClure, Wooster, | House was fifty-three yeas in favor of the bill. The con- ‘stitutional majority requred was fifty-one, This triumph for the consolidationists is due entirely to the unremit- ting energy of General William Mahone, who becomes Asseasor of Internal Reyenue—Rev. T. J. Cypert, Sixth Gusrict of Tennessce. Collectors of Internal Revenue—Wm. Webb, Sixth qistries, Tennessee; John M. Cashman, Third’ Watrict, | President of the combined roads. The shareholders of Naval J, Watles, Washington, D.C. | the Virginia and Tennessee road intend to appeal United Btates ‘olumbus E. Neaioy, of ill: | against the consolidation. pore, ae Tabasco; George D. Sidman, of Michigan, S| Patistments in Cuba for Maximilian’s Army. Information of an official character received here de- nies the report, which appeared in several. newspapers & short time since, to the effect that the imperial army in Mexico was enlisting men in Havana. The statement referred to was calculated to convey the impression that enlistments were being made in cogsiderable numbers, whereas the present information states that, upon in- vestigation, it was found that but ten men had enlisted from Cuba in the impérial artillery, and these men suc- ceeded im enteting the Mexican army without the knowledge of the Cuban authorities. The Captain Gen- ral has announced his intention of holding toa strict responsibility any person who may be found guilty of ‘aiding, either directly or indirectly, the enlistment in Cubs of men for the Mexican armies, for a breach of the Neutrality laws, Conscience Money. Two anonymous letters were received at the Treasury Department this morning containing mouey, which was appropriated to the Conscience Fund. The first enclosed $3 50, forwarded by a former private in the United States Army, and which had been illegally takes by him. The second sum ($30) was due the government for drawback duties, and 18, the writer says, not con- eclence money, nor was any attempt made to defraud the government, Receipts for Custome. The following is a statement of Nemiuatione Rejected by the Senate. ‘The Senate rejected the following nominations:— Collectors ef Internal Revenue—John W. Davidson, Fifth di Missoari; Charles error yl dis- ‘trict, Johneon, distric jecon~ sin; Alexander b. Crawford, Seen e wusbicy Teams Assessors of Internal Revenue—John G. y, Tenth r Pennsylvania; H. N. Smith, Fourth district of ‘During the past winter the demand for political par- dons was less than at aay other period since the pubii- ation of the prociamation of amnesty, and the clerks of the Pardon Bureau were principally engaged in comp!!- ng, for the information of Congress, the names of the Yegions of political offenders who were patritically re- @onstructed by warrants of pardon from the President, But the pardon will has resumed active operations again. From the number of applicants who are now petitioning ‘the President for absolution, it is fair to suppose that the ‘spirit of reconstraction has taken possession of our mis- guided brethern in good earnest. Nearly every day a few pardons are issued, principally to that class of iadi- viduals who come under the first and thirteenth excep- ‘Mons of the proclamation,§ the petty officer and twenty ‘Mhousand dollar clauses, and a few are occasionally granted of a more important character. ‘The Japanese Acrobats at the Treasury De- Total..... eoreerrrerrient beseeseee ‘This statements shows s decrease in the receipts since the'last exhibit at all ports, excepting Baltimore, where there has been am increase of about $40,000; at New ‘York the decrease since the last statement amounts to 0 $238,000, + ‘The Precious Metals in [dabe. Commissioner Wilson, of the General Land Office, on Wednesday received from Hon. EB. D. Holbrook, of Idabo, a collection of fine mineral specimens from the counties of Alturas, Boise asd Oyhee, Idaho. Many of these specimens exhibit the promise of a rich yield of the precious metals, and ppb of the fossil speci- mens are quite valuable, # The Chief the Six Nations. Abram Sickles, one of th¢chiefa of the Six Nations, located in the northern part @ New York, bas bad an in- partment. * The Japanese tumblers had another official interview to-day. At eleven o'clock they visited the Treasury De- ‘Sita ramifications They were delighted with the ingeni- @us mechanical contrivances for printing greenvacks ‘and fractional currency, and went into ecatacies over the ‘Deautiful nymphs superintending the interesting opera- ions, The Japanese have performed great feats here, py ih if i! 3 ‘The monthly report of the says there are favorable i t i : i ‘The Lighthouse Board have in contemplation the pub- ‘weation of a book, giving all the different plans and de- Seaston of he Sena Wasmatos April 19, 1867, Mr, Wileon returned to bis seat ithe Senate, ‘TUR INDIAN TRINES, Mr. Haxnaneon, (rep.) of Mo., offereéa resolution that there be printed for the use of the Séte two thousand copies of the report of the Secreta} of the Interior giving information of the number, iation, &c., of the various tribes, and five hundred exh copies for the use of the Department, The resolution was referred to ® Committee on Printing. Extraordiuary for instance, are among these works, it is thought to be au important contribution to the volume of civil eng!- meering experience, as well a8 @ useful handbook to ‘Shore charged with these constructions, Important to Distillers. ‘fhe following special circular, announcing the adop- ‘tion of @ motre for distilleries, was to-day iseued trom Abe Office of Internal Revenue :— RXECUTIVE SASRION, sate arb, ee th, Sern ote | Cm mation a. Wa em) the, Ue Sen ry hes an use in ive . | ‘Ties @ metre invented by Mr. Isaac P, Tice, of New York, 4 COMMITTER' APPOIRTED TO WAIT PRESIDENT. ‘and that the introduction of such metre and that regalo fOr ae Each collector wil, notify | The doors being temporarity opaned rer citing a ANtRorY, (rep.) of R. I, of following re- solution :— ‘Rot be allowed Resolved, That « com: day of May unless he shall be appointed to wait upon the President o Unites vests Sone for and lator him that the Senate has ‘& resolution to Sim stoauate tear soe We Attala tn ‘exponen, My ct ve some fur. the Pr ithe tamed adjourn wakes Gee @ SeneWrill ot the time ‘The resolution was agreed to. The Bank of Seima, Alabama. On - The Selma, Alabama, Bank affair ss thus far tinged Bh LAIR A eaey Mosars, ‘and Johnson ‘with the mysterious, The amount alleged to have been olen was about $160,000, that had been depositea by dhe Internal Revenue officer, but which tho department ‘Supposed the government was abundantly secured for, At a subsequent stage of the ‘the last report of the bank showing a balnnoe' to the | from the above Gredit of the bank of $00,000 at the Ocean Bank of New | bed performed ‘York, and that being $100,000 of bonds deposited #8 | he would Becurity for government deposits, Upon inquiry of the | nications, Ocean Bank it was found that instead of @ dal » the Bensle gnoe there was « small overdraft. General Swayne, an officer of the army, ptationad in Alabgun’, wae, by ‘Qne and two o’clock yesterday morning—the special car Of the Merchants’ Union and the United States Express companies, belonging to that train, being, together with ‘most of ite contents, totally destroyed, The fire was discovered as the train was nearing Chemung station, and had then gained such headway that its entire loss was inevitable. It is presumed that the conflagration arope froms sparks emitted by locomotive soon after train £ 5 i 3 Bg , Z : it i FF rie i in ie i ut at i H { [ § i i th z iH ? f and ay fl i f i é i i FH i i ft i jt 32 FE 3 fla] H 2 4 § c lil § i Fi % E i contents imsared, the ‘will not reach over $5,000. Destructive Fire from a Singular Cause. PortLaxn, April 19, 1867. ‘The skate and chisel factory owned by C. A. Williams & Go,, at Skowhegan, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. A portion of the tools and stock was saved damaged. ‘Lom $12,000—insured for $6,000. The fire was caused ty canons te ream out @ faucet hole in a barrel of 101 with a red hot iron. | Fire in Terre Haute, Ind. Terns Havre, Ind., April 19, 1867. A fire occurred here last night, which destroyed three stores, The loss is about $20,000, which is insured for $6,800, H.R, Livingston is the frincipal loser, His loss is about $10,000; insured for $5,000, ALTERCATION BETWEEN NEGROES. One of Them Probably Fatally Stabbed. Abdut eight o’clock last night a party of negroes res!- ding in Battle row, North Second street, Brooklyn, E. D., got into an altercation in the street opposite their resi- dence, and during the excitement one of them, named Prince Hamilton, drew a knife and stabbed another nanied John Poole, inflicting two wounds, one in the left groin and the other in the right breast. Hamilton then fied, but was arrested about an hour afterwards by officer James of the Forty-tifth precinct. The wounded man was into his residence and received prompt surgical aid, but it is not believed that he will recover, as the —— we of np emma se a young man, twenty-one years . He is uy ie the Fourth ‘streat ‘tation bouse. His victim was alive at midnight The fatal stabbing of the negro Charles Rogers took place in the same neighbor! ip August STATE AID TO A RAILROAD--DECISION IN A PRIZE CASE. Boston, April 19, 1867. The house Committee of the Legislature on Railroads ‘and Canals have unanimously reported a bill in favor of @Tanting the State credit to the amount of $3,000,000 to the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad. yy Judge Lowell, of the United States District Court, has decided that the Clyde built steamer Syren, captured in avy. WAVIGATION OPEN ON LAKE ERIE. Burrato, April 19, 1867. The schooner Republic, laden with lime for Toledo, ‘was towed through the ice to clear water last evening. ‘This is the frst veas:] from Buffalo this season. The propeller which lef: Detroit on the 15th instant, laden with staves, arrived here at four o’clock this atternoon. She is the first arrival of the season. WEWS FROM SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco, April 17, 1867. Dr. Benjamin B, Coit, the pioneer physician of San Francisco, dropped dead in the street last night The caure was heart disease. Flour firm, and quotations are unchanged. Wheat fom! toe of choice at $220 a $225. Legal ten- San Francisco, April 18, 1867. The steamship 0. aalled for Panama to-day, by ata treasure, of which $415,818 is for lew to-day, ships Aurora, for New York, with 39,000 sacks of wheat; R, C. Robinson, for Liverpool, with 38,000 sacks; Louis Knifier, for Cork, with 11,000 sacks, Cleared, ie ee for New York. The Aurora and Aureola took out 5,000 barrels of flour, equally divided. Flour very firm at $7. 's steamer took about 10,000 barrels for New York, Wheat firm at $2 16 a $225. Legal tenders, 75. EXECUTION OF NEGRO MURDERERS IN SAVANNAH, SAVANNAH, Ga., April 18, 1867, Two negroes were hang at five o’ciock this morning in the jail, for the murder of Mr. Seccinger, January. " MMSCELLANEDUS POLITICAL ITEMS. Conservanivs CoxveyTion In NAsnvitun, Tex*.—The Convention of the Conservatives of Tennessee met in ‘Nashville .on the 16th inst. Every county was repre- sented. A number of colored delegates were admitted. Elijah Walker, of Hardin county, presided. A. J. Donelson, Austin Miller and Jesse H. Grant were Vice President, reported a sones of resolutions which were ‘Among them was the following:— vate letter identify! ‘move- Ment, but on the whole he is glad it was published, 2d. le that a th! should be organized, but if it is he won't join it 34. He thinks the jocrats of Kentucky have shown hn fly gies et oad oe Fg notwithstandi jon ing the ticket Rominated at Frankffrt on the M, lightened by orators from the North. It says:— We want above all things to have our people informed ‘what the resuits will be of further oppomtion ‘of the land. We want the Sout 3 3 ! ft 7 Georgia show a white poll of 89,909, and a black poll of 65,909, showing @ total poll of 168,818, Of these about 15,000 are disfranchised for participating in the re- bellion. “0, My Prornetio Sour, My Uncus!"*—The Mont- gomery Matt of April 11 publishes the following tele- ie Mowrcomenr, April 8, 1967. Judges Busteed and Felder will address the Dalias County Republican Convention. And adds on the 18th inst: This Republican Radical Convention meets at Selma on Saturday next. Are we to understand that the candi- a" the United States Senate are already in the The Springfleld Republican, speaking of the delegates in nomination to the Convention of Revision, names ‘Marshall 0, Roberts, the Fenian,’ Inetehd of being « warlike Fenian, the candidate is a Pacific Mail. tN aye bes } held at Hunt for nln we "rare, tet reed aieppetnted Tange majority. The colored Mint Ltt ase, Steers tag vlq forcible and impressive speech, ‘whlch eeryed to give eptire patisfection to the eugience,” THE STATE CAPITAL. The General Appropriation Bill Passed by the Senate. THE ITEMS IN THE CITY TAX LEVY. Passage of Amendments to the Excise ¥f Law im the Assembly. |@he Broadway Underground Rail- road Project Revived. Ke. ae. ke ‘SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE HERALO. Axbany, April 19—4 P. M. PROSPECTIVE MODIFICATION OF THE EXCISE LAW. A convocation of representatives of the New York liquor dealers and the Board of Excise and members of the Senate and Assembly Committees on Cities took place this morning, at which a compromise was effected on the subject of the amendments tothe Excise law. The agreement is ratified by members of all parties, and the bill will immediately go through both Houses. The changes in the bill, whieh was given afew weeks since in full in the Hrratp, are briefly as follows: — The license fee for the sale of beer only is fixed at $100. For places other than hotels, restaurants or refecto- ‘les, not less than $100 nor more than $250, to be fixed by the Board as its members may determine in each par- ticular application. For hotels, not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, 40 be fixed as in the proceding case. For first class rostaurants or refectories, $5,000. For other restaurants and refectories, $250 or less, in the discretion of the L. ‘Thore is no change iv the old law as to the matter of erreats, In eases of special permits for balls and other all night festivities, the Board may charge a tee for each permit Of not less than five dollara nor more than twenty dol- lars, But no such permit is to apply in any case be- tween the hours of twelve o'clock on Saturday night and four o’clock Monday morning. The following additional sections appear in the new act: — Src. 4 The Board may prescribe the form of application to be ‘used in applying for a leense, and the statemen Premises and representations to be contained therein, an ‘on due proof of a violation of the same may revoke the Heense granted therein. On receiving any such application for a conse, together with a deposit of the amount of Meense fee, said Board may grant the applicant # permit in anticipation of the license, which permit shall for not ex. ing ten days have the same effect as a license, but shall not be renewed or extended. Sec, 6. In any lcense the sald Board may define and deacribe the place licensed both in reference to the authority, conferred and the rights und liabilities conferred and an: sumed by or under said licenst and the laws relative thore- to, and the word “place” shall have the meaning given thereto in any such Ieense not inconsistent with the provi- sions of this act. hall be, the duty of every conrt, judge or jus: tice, and of all clerks of courts of criminal jurisdiction in (metropolitan) district, to transmit weekly to the secre- of said Board a certified re: natd id jas or juatice, during the precestin Of any Molntlontot this ac which Sertiadite: aha offence comm! 7. Th ioted, the place where the itted and the precise nature of the offence. Sac. i act shall take effect immediately, It is generally conceded that the pill will be put upon its final passage to-night or to-morrow, or at least before THE ADJOURNMENT, dete Bad not take place before Saturday night at the ear! of the conviction COMMISSIONER OF FMIGRATION, Frederick , of New York, has been appointed Commissioner of Emigration, vice dobn P. Cummings, rer @igned, and his nomination was confirmed in the ex- ecutive seasion of the Senate to-day. + snc ep AErenen® ePRecn, At the call of We rol Ng he Broedway Un- derground Railroad bit! Mr. wished to be excuse from: ‘The House refused to acozde to hie request and forced to vote, “Then, Mr. Speaker,’ be said, “41 shall go for the principle, waive the iustrumentality ‘and vote aye.” I wish all our oratorr were as concise and could say as much in 80 few words, It would cave a ‘vast amount of printing ink and paper. ‘THE UNDERGROUND MILL Is one of the questions which may post) the ad- | mm pa som to negro Broadway folks ve ney fortunes with it, and a new ele- ‘ment is to have been acquired by a combination on the Excise bill with the ds of that measore. “Of course it ia gppased tooth and mail’ by the two othor sets of in the Senate Underground bill. A strat bed of log renee, may effect the of the bill within the ensuing twenty four hours, especially ag it is known that the Governor favors the project for a subterranean railway ip New York. It is to be hoped that the zeal of the Executive to forward some project for the accommodation of the people of Now York city im the matter of #; railroed transit may not induce bim to mgn (should it pass) measure to tunnel so nar- row a thoroughfare as Broadway from its beginning to Fourteenth street, TOR NEW YORK QUARANTINE HILI. ‘The new Quarantine bill, which passed the Senate to- day, provides that the proposed bulldings for the deten- tion of Leryn HH coming in infected vessels but not actually sick, 1 bo built on the West Bavk; but in caso it becomes necessary to use a temporary site until the buildings are erected Barron Island may be used. It also provides that the boarding station of the Health Om- cer shall be of the west end of Coney Is'and, and no in- fected vessel shail be permitted to anchor in tiraresend Bay. Ono hundred thousand doliars are appropriated for these purposes. ALDANY, April 19, 1867, TRE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD PROJECT, The Underground Railroad bill appeared in a shape in the Senate to-night which indicates the nature of the bargain made with Jacob Sharpe for the in- fluence of bis partmaus, The Committee on Raliroada with but one dissenting member, reported a bill for the construction of @ railroad on and under Broadway, the working of the surface road to be limited to a period of five years. Aa the bill has been consigned to the com- mittve of the whole, the operation of the previons question and @ two-thirds vote may pass it, even at this late atage of tbe session. TAY RXCINE LAW, The bill making amendments to the Excise law passed the House to-night by a bare ity vote. It iw stated that if it had been more gen known that the bill was the result of @ compromise between the liquor dealers, the Excise Board and ail interested, it would not have received 90 slim = vote. “ 2 Appotatment of Notaries Public. ALPANY, April 19, 1867. ° POR NRW YORK CITY. The Senate in executive session confirmed the follow- ing Notaries Pablic :— William Girod, J. Wm. Guntzer, William D. Gevhard, W. Harvey Hart, Jay R, Hinckley, Arthur P. Hinman, John Hegeman, Archibaid Hall, Jr., Wm. Hauff, Jobo Ha Frederic E. Hatch, Victor E. Hudson, Geo, W. Hinchman, Jr., Henry Hertz, Jr., H. Johnson, Louis Kraushaar, Wm..D, , Peter D. oe Henry Lindenstouth, Vincent Le Comte, Isaac L. Lefferts, Henry ©. Lockwood, David’ 1 George M ‘Watson W. Moore, Charles H. Mandy, Charles W. Nel Nathan J. Now- witter, Nathaniel J, Prontiag, Wiliam rs, Lorauel R. Purdy, hn Elisha Alvord, Theodore P, An- ent ty C. Allon, rd, it, James B. Bullock, Bugene 8 Bald Daniel T. Brown, te Thomas B. tterlee, James Hoag Van Goth, 7 waite, Ward, Henry FE. Klugh, J Pears pa Lgew, John P. 8. Pearson, . oe) Sora — mg . Love! n Moses, Theodore B. Moore, Thomas J. Mokvily, Ksokiah & McCollum, Ea L ad A John J. Ridley, Joba 8. Ray, Hi Rios, Frank A. Rudd, George B. James D. Raymort, James D, Swaine, Jr. hang mater Gates, Se Caio Tho iL oh "y . mith, Jr, mas Frank oC, David C, an Catt lobe Vincent, Raphael Weil, youn at ae Wi nae Pe thee te Richard Stackpole, ‘Thomas Inereason, ‘Joba P. Treat: ee Ostrander, Chas T, E, Selmes, Frederick D, Samuel F. Bartol, Samuel », Bissell, FP. Bi Joba HL me PO Anasstiee in HL Comat z a Ta Finn, Kaward W, Fiske, Jr,, James J. Gray, x Glass, Keogh ae ater ae Peer Kinzy, “ihned"havland, “Norom Se" Hor Ddnean Smith, Peter Ki BR Steg- pee, Abeba R Ki Richard F. Tombs, opiah Tf, Mareau, Charles Witiiam James A. Van Bront, Francia A. Mallison, -Aitred Vas Derwenken, William lichois, Charles B. baci, terran R Pomeroy, Elisha B, Hollis, Tra Pate hile —_— NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, Senate. Aumaxy, April 19, 1867, RILLS PASSED, Incorporating the American Trades Agony. Relative to the appointment of commissioners for town subscriptions to the Albany and Susquehanna Rajlroad. To enable companies or corporations organized under the general law to extend the time of their oxistence. eames the act for the improvement of Brooklyn mavorsting the Shewp's Bang, Bay and Coney Ialand Sforthe tlt ofthe Brookiye Premed Park and Fiat. the Carthage Savings Bank. hey charter of ea tena bal Hudson Canal 'y- bon the benefit of the Inebriates’ Home of Kings county, Enabling husband and =o be witnesses for or against each other in.ce:tal {9% Tnoneperating the New Yi). «Joint Stook Company. Enabling the First Congregational Society of Syracuse to elect trustees, Amending the act relative to the Croton Aqueduct, as to ee grade td the np peor may & baad ; priati $250, the new ol ney to bo G erided until a plan shall have been adopted and by the government. Increasing the emigrant head money from $2 to $3. Discontinuing a portion of Tenth streot, Brooklyn. To prevent julent practices upen or by hotel keepers and ey! ae of boarding and lodging houses. Authorizing — ten thousand acres of land for the use of Clinton prison. a the construction of the Walkill Valley road. Authorizing the construction of an iron canal bridge in tho village of Hamilton. Increasing the number of slips, piers and wharves for Pact canal boats and barges in the Kast river, New ‘ork, ‘Authorizing the appomtment by the Goveruor of eight Commnssioners of Charities, Incorporating the Co-Operative Plasterers’ Benevolent Society of New York. Authorizi he Commissioners of the Now York Park to construct a stone atairway in said Park. Authorizing the appointment of a harbor master for Hempstead harbor, To amend the Code in re'ation to ——. Appropriating the Utrecht license fees te the common schools, To charter the Brooklvy 'mprovement Company. RESOLUT NH ADOPTED, A resolution was adopted recommending an appropri- ation to finish the Chenango Caua! extension early next year, A resolution was also adopted directing the Regents of the University to erect’ mouumente und mark the boun- dary lines of the State EP KATED, Exompting from taxation town bonds eobacribed ip aid of the Southern Centra! Railroad, Lost, Recese, BARBED, fond, one and a quarter widla for the suppor: of common schoola, one-eighth of & mil for the redemption of the State indebieduess and treo raills for bounty purpores. ra; Appropriation bill, apd the bill rolative ation of Pronesty af rativoad companies in School districts for the purposes of taxation, were TAK VINAL ADJOURNMENT, Mr, Low moved the coucurrent resolution to adjourn sine dic to-morrow at noon, Which was adopted. Recess was till eight P. 3 Evening Session, * BILLS REPONTRD, Incorporatung, the Joint Stock Security ban the FWolty. Loan and Depesi ing it Com- : vid on bs bg . Wi Insurance Company. id on the table. om In‘orporating the Producers’ Warehouse Gusranty and Commission Company. [.aid on the tabie. For the relief of the Yonkers and Now York Fire Insurance Company. Incorporating tue Eighth Regiment Association. Tnereasing compensation for the care and edaca- tion of deaf mutes under twelve years of age, which was ordered to @ third reading. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN NEW TORK. Mr. Humrurey reported, fayorably, a bili for the cone straction of an underground railway in Now York. THE NKW YORK CITY TAX LEVY was taken up in the Committee of the Whole, and after debate was ordored to a third reading without any alter. aion of the figures as tho bill came from the standing committee. THR TAY URVY. By unanimous consent the Tax Levy was then read and passed. passed. The following are the iteme:— Aqueduct repairs and improvements, $60,000; for the completion of Battery improvement 1865, $85,000; Bel- gian or other new pavement, $75,000, of which shail be prid that portion pense of laying Belgian pavement which ta borne by the city under contracts now jet; charges on arrears of assessments, $6, arroars of taxes, $6,000; cleaning streets tract, including the incidental expen: treet cleanii commission, $004,728; cleaning markets, $25,000; City Chamberlain, annual salary, 10,000; city contingencies, $50,000; city dispensaries, 11,000; contingencies of Mayor's office, $9,000; con- Ungeucies of Comptroller's office, $25,000; contingencies of Law Department, including rent of offices, 000; contingencies of Street Uepartment, $15,000; contingen- cles of Croton Aqueduct Board, ' $7,000; ' donations, $10,000; donations “special,” for douations to the fol” low ene viz: 000 for St. Francis Hos 000 for Ladies’ Union Ald Soctety, $5,000 for Joseph's Asylu $5,000 for the House of the Good 000 to the New York Women's Medical Coll and Hospital for Women and Childron in the clty of New York, $6,000 for tho Society for the Relief of Destitute Children of Seamen, $5,000 for the Ladies’ Union Relief Arsociation for the Caro of Indigent Soldiers and their Fami! 15,000 for the House of Mercy, $5,000 for the Laities' jome Mission at Five Pointe, $20,000 for the Five Pounts House of Industry, for the erection of a working women's home, on condition that the samo amount bo raised by privato subscription within the year 1867; 1,500 for the New York Female Assistance Rociety, ,000 for the Institution of Mercy in Houston sireet, on condition that the same amount be raise! by private subseription within the year 1867; Be ‘St, Bridget’s School, $5,000 for st. Twonty-eighth street; $5,000 for st, Gabriel's School, Thirty-seventh street; $6,000 for the Holy In- nocents’ School, Thirty-seventh street, near Broadwway ; dopations to the bln }20,000; Interest on revenue onde, $150,00; Jadements, $414,200; lam and gas, v ; lands and places, ; Mount Morris $10,000; for completion equare, of soldiers’ monument in Greenwood Cemetery, $30,000; new stone bridge, $6,000; sary, $15,000; opening of new streets, $10,000; police sta- tion 000 ; any for Common $40,000; i TO Cg 000; public dri et 000; public bun 9 5 a hydrants and see '$12/000; renta, Fo7,000; real ee. tate ox; ; Temoving night soll, offal and dead ani ‘600; removing ctions in streets and harbor, $1,500; roads and Salarios—Legislat! ° and Menant 48606, Maver ae tos! De- partment of Finance, including $2, 5 pore $1,600 for Gourly “ie Axed et $1,000 ‘re 4 Tenuary 1, 1006, the same Being coon Salaries of the Street Department,” rit; salaries of Croton Aqueduct salaries of Law rmont, $40, f valerie of Bon salaries chy courte, GI}/000) Caoneny a books, ‘840.000; 080; stati and i A i Hl nee and Ce Potemas, Wien 8. Gage, Some gen PoP Sommon Council of the Clap Assembiy. Avaany, April 19, 1867, LLB PABSED. To amend the code. ‘To amend the eharver of the Brooklyn Institte. The New York city tax levy. To incorporate the Loug Island Safe Deposit Company. To amend the charter of the Onondaga Trust Com- Pee incorporate the Prospect Park and Coney Island road Company. " og feotlieaue the construction of the Albany and New York Sones i < wost side uf the Hudson Tiver—by a vote to 40, To amend the charter of the Union Avenue Association of Sat To x of the Staten Island Savings Kk. In relation to the fare om the Grand attest and New- town Railroad, Brooklyn. To authorise the construction of @ railroad from Hunter's Point to Flushing. Authorizing the city of Brooklyn to borrow money for schoo! houses, ‘To amend the act to incorporate the parochial fund of the Protestant Episcopal Church, To amend the act relative to pilotage in New York harbor. "to incorpoaate the National Warehouge and Security Company. rasa, Afternoon Senaien. BILLS PASSED, To improve the Channel of Ono creek. ‘To amend the charter of the Adi Insurance Com- pany. ‘To enablo the Madison Club of New York to purchase ong hold real estate eunable the 1 Sock ana bold gh ves ie Tammany joty purchase To incorporate the Weatchester Hydraulic Company. To continue in force the charter of Sodus Canal Com- pany. a Rl! for the navigation of the Oneida Lake na To incorporate the American Trade Compaay, “ Ro ‘ative to the action of the Supervisors of New York Im refunding taxes paid by corporations whose capital was invested in United State securities, To incorporate the Loauers’ Association, ‘To incorporate the Continental Land and Mining Com- ny. To Incorporate the New York and Brooklyn Tunned Company, To wend the act relative to the incorporation of Missionary Societies, &c. withorize the Syracuse Magdalen Society to sell and convey real estate, ae relation to the trustees of the Brooklyn Art Asso ciation, To amond the charter of Oaweco, To aid the Elmira Female Colloge. Evening Scsaton. BILLA PASSED, To incorporate the American Dividend Transfer Com- pany. To incorporate the Long Island Bible Society. ‘To amend the Metropolitan Excise bill. To construct a railroad from Hudson River Railroad to Spuyten Dayvil creek, Rast river. To amend the act for the improvement of Gowanus canal, Brooklyn. Io relation to United Staten Deposit fund. To provide for cleaning tho streets and other public pees. and to promote cleanliness in the city ob jrookiyn. ‘To incorporate the Clinton Warehouse Company. ‘To amoud the charter of the Hope Fire Insurance Company. ‘To incorporate the Corning Institute, = ¥ pa cele to the Third Avenue Savings Bank, New York. To amend the charter of the Franklin Savings Baa’, New York. : Adjourned. ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE, capacity of the negro, says:—The Southern people desire to see © fair trial of the megro’s capacity for self ent, and most Interest of the Beuth urges her to desire 2 Tocvee ful teres pam er the nddiiion ‘of four anil ons nace, intelligent and upmgnt citizens to the of any Rag ay ST them that ts wat founded apoa a law of God, wit elevate a8 te their full.share to the ity, and they will settle a question which has puxgied the world for forty o Tat us help them in this work as far as wo fairly can—safely can. A Southern Edit Prefers a Biackh Field Hand to a White Radical. The Milledgeville (Georgia) Ftderal Union eaye:— The radicals have given the ballot to the black man on purpose to create enmity between bim and the white, but in our opinion he has mistaken both the white and the black man of the South. Wo have too much sense and too much at stake to querre:. No, let ‘us rather combine our forees to whip radicals, who are the political enemies of both races, For ourselves we wuld rather vote for the tallest and blackert aver made or eat corn in Georgia than for one o hypocritical funky radicals who come among ue to de vide ue and make mischief. ~ Education of the Colored Poeple. The Memphis Daily Jat, referring to the educe tion of the colored people, expresses its belief that this “great work began none too soon ang has beem Pressed forward none too rapidly. It has reached very Ntule outside of the cities aud villages, The bundreds of thousands on the plantations are not yet supplied with tho means of education, and the worst of the old pre- judices against that acquiriog knowledge atili existe ‘@round them." Hae the Colored Man No Rights in the North ¢ The Now Orleans Tim-s, in commenting upon the inconsistency of the New York Tegisiatare in re- fusing to oxtend equal suffrage to colored men, and at the same time perfecily willing to have it bestowed upon them !p the South, says:— ‘As the South bas now submitted to terms, and is die. posed, im order to please the North, to aliow its colored population to vote, the North, we suppose with « view 0 foater former antagonism, or to show its superiority to the South in the structure of !te social system, has determined that the negro shall not hobaob with the white than at the polls and cast his vote on a footing of eee. Ning oaregives 2 capnot 2 nd what versatile people, who are con changing their ground and promulgating povel and often ‘neon - ‘Sistent opinions, intend by ench changes. SHOCKING CASE OF RAPE. An outrageous offence against deceacy, which bae created great excitement in the neighborhood, i« — ed ja the Pen Yau Democrat, A man named My pe by Foupectable circles, im 1864 became acquaint- ed with ap interesting and highly le young lady named Sarah E. Hoff, at a mus convention at Candice, Ontario connty. In 1 the young lady was sont by her father to the Female Academy at Penn Yan, where the acquaiutance was renewed = Om the of October 23 Dean induced Mise Hof to take & ride with him, saying that he would drive but » short distance about the streeta. He succeeded, however, im getting her out of the village, and when upon a lonely Foad disclosed hia intentions by attempting improper Wberticn, The entreation of hie victim Fett ‘and under pretence or rics set aa w which wore vee, in hor crossed them upen Dreast, and pe threw her backward over dl of the body lying both over and dows, wih wot to ay) ft thew. or back resting upem Et 9 She cailed gala “ bat there wae . She cal ma nove to ir her, The brutal whose heads for he stopped her mouth with bi her ina menacing manner to ‘shut n and ~ that lonely road, away from all hu but the agen. izing gaxe of bis innocent victim, did men- ater perpetrate a deod that shail forever bie name with infamy and place him far below the brute; « decd over which the recording angel will shed tearmof pity, but ttroclousiy wronged,” “Did you teste sated the coun at w k ool all ry could?” “1 cond have done mo more bad he been endeavoring to murder me,"’ * ee believe her, ihe court Selves Ser, “t 4 mes believes her, — are Oo ge yl a jury bim guilt the court sentenced bim to State Prison for oon years, Lancent ov Boxds,—Information was recently lodged ‘at the Central Office of Metropolitan Police to tho effoct that A. I. Foxeroft, who has been for some time past i of George H. Francis, No. 26 Warren fg mn with about twenty thousand dol~ lore ‘United States bonds, the proporty of Mr. shore 3 dlecven Ks Rao oor mating To ectte, the arrest, of tbe delinquent How successful thoir exertions have thus means so AP Oat a the amount of tan rd , Pogiate nds 10 jousand dollars, seer about twelve hundred dollar in Money, have already been recovered, AFootyn Aannsrsy.—Robert Holmes, allan Robert H. Dare, alias Sinclair, an equestrian pertormer, was arrested in this city by devecti trant issued by Judge C oner is charged with stoning James Barnes, hose room he was eboring at the time. Bstrate wen reetorday sent back to Albany le charge of doreeuive Melly. of that vty