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6 NEW YORK. THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION Appointment of Officers and Committees. ENLARGEMENT OF CANAL LOCKS, ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY. de, _& &e, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALO. Axsany, June 6, 1867. ‘The Convention assembled at eleven o'clock. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS. The President, announced the following appoint- ments :— Lébrarian—Ferdinand De Wigne, james Armstrong, James Tanner, C. V. Bobram, David 8. pee t Herman Ruleson, Engene 8. Demers, John Peart and William McManus, The Secretary announced the following appoint- ments:— Journak. Secreary—Cornelius T. Underwood; Assist- bey Henry A. Glidden. Clerk—Eaward W. Simmons. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEDS, ‘The President announced the following committces:— On Rules—Messrs, Sherman, M. I. Townsend, Archer, ‘Weed and Erastus Brooks. On Publishing Debates in Full in Two or More Daily Papers & Alvany—Mesers, Francis, Duganne and Deve- On Business of the Convention—Messrs. Harris, Sey- wour, Hutchins, Tilden, Van Cott, Murphy, W. C. Brown, Paige, Ballard, Comstock, Beadle, Magee, Lap- ham, Chesebro, Bowen and Church’ INVITATION ACCEPTRD, Mr. Conms presented a communication from the ‘Young Men’s Association of the city of Albany, extend- mg an invitation to the delegates to the library and Fooms of the association during their stay in the city. ‘The invitation was accepted. PROPOBITION TO ADJOURN TILE MONDAY, ‘Mr. Frances, of Rensselacr, moved that when the Convention adjourn to-day it adjourn to meet on Mon- next at eleven o'clock, A. M. . Guesiey, of New York, objected to this long ad- Joarament until after the Committees on Business of the ‘Convention had reported and the number and character @f the committees had been decided upon by the Con- Yention. Then it might be proper to take a recess, in Order to afford the President an opportunity to select his committees, He moved to lay the resolution on the ‘The motion to table prevailed, 63 to 58, PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR. “On motion of Mr. Brown, of St. Lawrence, the privi- CS ee were extended to the Judges of the OF THR CONVENTION. OONSTITUTIONALITY Mr, 8, TownsEND, of Queens, offered the followin: ved, That the eommittee of one ‘On motion of Mr. E. P. ft was resolved that ‘the State Engineer snd derveyor'be to make @m estimate of the cost and expenses aareng he Jeoks on the Canal and the Chemung Feeder to the size of the locks on the Erie Canal, and po, = st ewido a py aa early Mr. of Erie, moved to amend the resolution hy ding thereto, ‘‘and also furnish a table of the cost of Kec eees e a, was as amended, adopted. yi a ‘Mp, Larman, of Ontario, offered the following :— ‘That this Convention take up the Ing con- ‘the State in Committee of the Whole, and consider by sections. with the view of determining tho sense tbe Convention as to whlch ofa provisions ‘remain ‘and which need revision of amendment; and that ectlons only whieh give rise to debate shall be re. ‘On motion of Mr. Lonw, the resolution was laid on the A of Offered the following :— ‘That a commi to consist of six members Siete ‘ y revision and ‘amendments the final report of the raitiee, such, commition ‘motion was referred to the following o wi the Convention such constitution as they port when made to be hole Convention for con- to the Committee of Sixteen; but giving rie to debate % was laid on the tabie. EXCUSE! FROM COMMITTER SERVICE. ‘Mr. M. I. Townsend, of Rensselaer, was, on his own excused from serving on the Committee on ane and Mr. Baker, of Montgomery, was appointed INQUIRY INTO CANAL MATTERS. veteronce ‘penaes, Mr. Leeper meget to stated = it was not mecersary ‘or this informatiou, as he w ‘that the information asked for was being prepared by ‘te auditor and would be presented in a few days. Mr. ‘nmsied on the adoption of the resolu. as an amendment, that to the Auditor of the Canal De- to the Comptroller. (dem. ) Erie, moved that the further the resolution be postponed till Tuesday to, and the resolutions were accordingly postponed. * ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY. of Rockland, moved a reconsider- which the convention laid onthe table the motion to till Tuesday next. He un- Gerstood that t was quite impossible for tue committee the convention to consider well - 5 (rep) of Albany, Chairmain of the Com- mittee of Sixteen, remarked that while he himself could to-morrow, he found, by conierring with bers of the committee, that the committee would be ready to submit a report satisfactory to Maell at so carly & period. _ to recons.der was agreed to, and the reso- again came before the convention for its action. remarks from Messrs, Fiacier, Fraxcis and 1OOKING AFTER THE PAT. Mr, Smona, of Suffolk, said:—The opposition I have 0 this reeolution 1s, that Ht it is very unequal to the dif. forent delegates; some of us are unabie to go home, be- cause of the distance at which we jive, and will have to remain hero, As I understand the law cailing this Con- ‘vention, the Legisiatare did not contemplate that we Ghowid adjourn for more than three days and if we take @ Jongor recess it will deprive us of drawing our pay. It-wou! be very unfair to those who are compelied to rerfnin at the hoteis darine the four or five days’ con- plated adjournment. It is for that reason, if for no , that L oppose it, I think we had better remain we are, Varions amendments were offered and upon, finally the resolution was adopted, modified so as to M1@ \hat when the Convention adjourn to-day it Adjourn to Monday next at six o'clock P. M, being ‘Within three legislative days. COMMITTER OF SIXTEEN. Mr. Brcxrorp, (rep.) of Jefferson, offered a reeolution @irocti ng the Committee of Sixteen to inquire also, and « aa to the a view to @ short ses- i a 3 ent oe needed in the penn each proposed amendinent separately ; and if the committee be of opinion that it is expedient 40 wnderiake a genera! revision of the constitution, that { set forth in its report tho reasons for such opinion. Mr. new Et Erie, moved to lay the resolu- tion on the table, Agreed to. Tho Convention then, at twenty minutes past twelve, @journed til! Monday next at "lock P.M. a Pay—-The Ulscock Homicide, &e. Avrasy, Jane 6, 1867. APPOINTMENT OF THER BUTINESS COMMITTEE. ‘The President of thy Sate Constitutional Convention to-day announces his Orat important co mmitiee—the NEW YORK HERALD. FRIDAY, cammrttog of sixtoen to report tho frame work for tho business of the Convention. It hos disappointed some Of those Who were most prominent in the promotion of Mr. Wheeler to the position be now occupies, and who besteged im with solieitations for preferment for them- selves ahd their friends, Io proportion as it is unsatisfactory to them, it is satistactory wo all who hope for a boneficial result from the labors of the Convention, and revives the hope that the people may, after all, secure from this body the reforms of whicb they stand so mush in need. Tae commiitee is as significant from the names omitted from it as from those which are on it, Greeley is not there, Ben Field and Alvord are out Ip the eold. Neither of the Brookses are named, Ex-Senatof Harris is chairman, and among the members are Waldo Hitch: ine, Samuel J. Tilden, Henry C. Murphy, Judge Paige, ex-vecretary of State Ballard, ex-Judge Comstock and ex-Comptrolier Sanford E. Church, There is notbing partisan in the character of the committee, and as it is one of the most important that will be raised during the Convention, deciding as it will the whole order of busi- ness, the number and character of standing committees ‘and the practical Norking, of the Convention, it is wel med as an evidence of the presiding officer to do all 18 power to secure a Kod cons:ilution without regard to partisan considerations. 4 COPPERHBAD BPASM, et Mr, Solomon Townsend, of Queens 1 a feeble of- fort to-day to revive thb copptrhead agitation of the question of the sufficiency of the vote by which the peo- ple ordered the Constitutional Convention to be held at the election last November, He cilered a resolution for the appointment of a special committee to inquire whether the body has been constitutionally called, Of course the proposition was promptly taid on the table, ‘mination of obstacle in the way of the Convention and to prevent any amendment of the present constitution. A SENSIBLE PROPOSITION, A sensible proposition was made to-day by Mr. Bick- ford, of Jetterson, who moved that, with a view to a ‘short session, the Committee on Business be directed to inquire into the expediency of coufining ume labors of the Convention to a few of the most urgent reforms needed in the constitution, and of submitting each pro- posed amendment separately tothe people. Tho reso lution was promptly laid on the tabie, yet it was deserv. ing of the serious consideration of the Convention, There are in reality bat a few poinis that need to be touched in the old constitution to give the people all the reforms they desire and to remove the underlying vils of the present organic law. If the Convention would confine its coniine its labors strictly to tly if it woutd increase the Executive power so as to s:cure harmony and efl- ciency in the State government; remodet the judiciary, aud take the judges out of the mire of politics; provide a stcong and responsibie elective government for muni- cipalities, and extend the suilrage to ail citizens of the State, without regard to color, it would do ali that is necessary, deserve the thanks of the people of the State, and get through its basiness m_six weeks, The opposi- tiom to the plain, practical apd sensible proposition of Mr. Bicktord will come from those who do not desire to alter the present constitution at all, but to Keep alive the existing corruption and anarchy; {rom those who have particular hobbies to ride, such as canal enlargements, the ale of the canals, &c., and trom those who only wish to use the Convention as a piece of political ma- chinery to help this or that organization, or this or that faction in the next general eloction. A MATTER OF DOLLARS AND CENTS, The Convention had quite a lively little time this morning over the proposition to take a recess till next Tuesday. The irrepressibie Greeley, of course, blandly aad smilingly opposed any long adjournment, and be- seechingly protested against a waste of ime and of the public money. But the strongest and prevailing argu. ment against so extended a recess came from a member who reminded his associates that if they should adjoaro over three days the jaw providing for the Convention deprived them of their pay, aud they would conse- quently lose just so many doUars and cents. ,The roso- lation was therefore attered so ag to adjourn only until Monday evening, thus saving, as the member supposes, the limitation of the three legislative days and their diem. But here is a question for the Com ler to stady. Sunday iscounted as one day in all such ad- op wes by the legislatare, and why should it not be in this Convention? Comptroiler Hillhouse should look into this matter, and take care not to pay out any more money than he can avoid paying to Conven:ion. members draw their per diem for every Sunday; =e they not count Sunday in taking their holi- 2 MR, HIBCOCK, een ne Biscocte Stanwix Hall con- are ‘on the question of the justification or of the act, The political friends of the deceased, who was. very prominent radical politician, do not hesitate to cail the act of General’ Cole a murder; but thero are agreat number of persons who are disposed to find some excuse for the act. SESEEETS a i H i SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Prisoners Bridget Dergan and Mary ‘oy—The Latter Coumitted for Trint. New Broxswick, N. J., Jane 6, 1867. Bridget Dergan had an interview with her counsel, Mr, Adrain, to-day, in the course of which she denied hav- img said that Mary Gilroy had anything whatever to do with the murder, and also having said that the marks in Mrs, Coriell’s neck were the imprint of her teeth. She endeavored to implicate a third party as being an accom- Plice in the marder. With tho jailor, Mr, Samuel F. Randolph, she is very communicative, but as a general ‘thing ber statements are wild and contradictory. In appearance she is a coarse, brutalized specimen of feminity, and shows the utmost indifference to her fate. Is is difficult to understand her words aleo, for her voice is harsh and uncouth, aud her small Dieared eyes have no expression in them beyond that of low cunning. At times fshe is§ in the most boisterous kind of good humor. The mystery which surrounds the circumstances of the murder of Mrs, Corel! and the by ov complicity of Mary Gilroy are partly the eflect of Bridget’s asser- tions, which are 80 contradict that they are held by some as unworthy of belief. ‘hen Mary Gili was committed on Tuesday by Justice Nevins antil sit ting of the Grand Jury in September, Brideet Derzan then denied that she ( wt ) knew any: about the murder beforehand. @ told the jalior to- that she bad confessed to Mr. Adrain bai ny Me LO marder, with one reservation, though what was she did not say. Mr. Randolph is confident that in afew days, when she is left to her own reflections, she will reveal all she knows about the murder. Even now the terrible secret that is locked up in her breast troubles ies she seems anxious, yet afraid, to sid herself of it The jailor’s testimony related entirely to 's conversations with him about the murder since ber trial, She said that Mary knew all about the der ; id -—%, how any person The ai as she was such liv house Onderdonk testified to certain conversations tuey had that aa living tis house, in Newmarket, last February; the morning of the 25th, Bridget came over to the house and into the kitcl and was talking with Mary Gilroy; that Bridget sent Up #tairs to got a drees which she had sold ber, that she left Bridget an lary talking while she was up stairs; that when she came down they went out to the clothes Noe, aod when Mary returned to the houre she said that Bridget had said that she, Bridget, ought not to say or do anything to Mrs. Coriell or the Doctor, as they had done so much for her, and that she didn't know what she could do for them; that when Bridget was she aid, “No matter @ (Delia) didn’t ng, Bri that “the one that had taken the night gown would do something worse than that before two weeks;’’ Bridget replied that “she hoped the one that bad taken it would do something woree,’’ and she\aiso ead that she could have all of Mrs. Corlell’s clothes in her bedroom aud Mrs. Corieil would not know it,” About a ‘week before the murder, at Mr. Veil's abe bad another conversation with Mary, who told her that Bridget had saked bor if sbe wae a heavy siceper and Mary told her she was not; Bridget then wanted to know if there should be a noise at Dr. Corieil’s house would Mary hear it im her room where she slept; Mary bad told ber that she thought she woald. At another time Mary told her that bridget wanted to know if she had brought an: clothes with her from ireland; Mary told her she had. Bridget asked Mary if ste would let her have some of them that Mra Vail had not seen; Mary sad she wanted them herself. This was ai the conversation before the murder. She also said that Mary made use of several expressions on the night of the murder which woutd seem as if knew that the murder was being committed. Mary Gil- roy’s testimony in her own ease was bat a repetition of what she stated on the trial. The Judge then remanded her to the jail, She ie a small, boliow chosked old wo. mon, and face conveys a decidedly anfavorable ex. pression. It wonld seem as If her countenance was cast in & mould of vinegar, tartaric acid any, of thore acquainted with her ha ilinmnine that face. Both she and Bridget Dergan had their photographs taken to-day in the jail, Mary Gitroy in constantly engaged in knitting, and the presenos of visitors does not cause her even to look ap trom her work, She is very moroee and upcomimuuicative, TRE STANWIX HALL TRAGEDY. Preliminary Examination of the Prisoner. HKS APPEARANCE IN JAIL. Testimony of Two Witnesses to the Shooting. Appeal of the Prisoner for Better Tail Accommodations. Disappearance of the Letters, &c., Taken from the Deceased. &o. ke. &. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. ALBany, June 6, 1867. The preliminary examination of George W. Cole, charged with the shooting of Luther Harris Hiscock— & member of the Constitutional Convention—at Stanwix Hall, on the evening of Tuesday, the 4th of Juno, was commenced this morning at ten o'clock, at the jail in this city, before the Police Magistrate, Mr, 8. H. H. Parsons, aided by Mr. John M. Bailey, Assistant District Attorney. No jury was empanelled. The examination took place in the private office of the Jailor or Sheriff, a smail room, containing a writing table and desk, a bookcase with a couple of dozen law bocks, ® lounge, water cooler and some chairs, Tho prisoner ocoupied a chair beside the table, and his counsel, Mi William J, Hadley, soon entered and took a seat by his side. Tho Magistrate and Assistant Dnetrict Attorney sat at the table and reduced the evidence to writing. George W. Cole, the prisoner, strikes one at first sight, ‘as being a man of some thirty-five years of age, with a frame betokening strength and activity, and an expres- sion of countenance indicating quiet resoluteness rather. than a violent or cruel disposition, Ho is some five feet nine inches in height, His hair is black or dark brown, his eyebrows well marked, his nose regularly straight, and hisface closely shaven, with the exception of a short black moustache. His bearing was that of a quiet, self-possessed man who is placed by circumstances in a dangerous position which he deoms he could not well have oided. From some acquaintances who stepped up and shook hands with him, he inquired affectionately for his children, but he evinced no other mark of emo- tion. He wore a sack cout and pants of thick gray woollen material, ‘TESTIMONY OF JOHN EDDY. The first witness sworn was John Eddy; be was ex- amined by the Assistant District Attorney, Mr. John M. Bailey, and testified as foliows:~I regide at Millford, Otsego county, N. Y.; I ama member of the Constitu- tional Convention; I board at the American Hotel; on the night of the 4th of Juno I was at Stanwix Hall; I wont there about a quartor before eight; I saw Mr, His- cock there; I first saw him standing near the first pillar from the clerk’s counter; the pillar is noar the centre of the hall, north and south; Mr. Hiscock was then stand- ing conversing with two other gentlemen; one of them was Mr, Patrick Corbett; I did not know the other gen- tleman; my impression is that Mr. Hiscock had his bat on; 1 did not see Mr. Cole come into the room, as I was ie fell back straight, with his bod; tended; at the same instant that he foll were eo at jood was flowing from his wound and apparently from his nose and mouth; his face was covered with blood; I immediately stepped from him around to ; Mr. Sammers was then up aside oy yg hold of one a bagel ttey Mr. Summers and Said; “I am much obliged to yon for protecting me (the crowd was by this time rashin; aboat); Iam ready to go;” Mr. Sommers said, ‘1 will accompany you with the officer,” and they left the ie, over and let the bived out of his mouth, A geotieman took off Mr, Hiscock’s necktie and then he turned him over; another gentleman took out his pocket handker- chief and wiped the blood out of hie mouth; he was apparently alive or breathing at that time; I asked if a physician or surgeon had been sent for; 1 was answered that tnere-bad been and that he would be there very soon; soon he made his appearance; I did not know bim; he was the same as was sworn before the Coroner (Dr. Havens, I believe); they called for a stretcher and placed Mr, Hiscock on it; they wero doing what they could for bim; the doctor was standing there examining bis pulse, &c. ; then they took him up and carried him to his room; those aro the facts mainly which fell under my observation. @ What do you say in reference to Mr. Hiscock ing after he was shot? A. I did not hear him speak a! the report; if I did Lcannot aay whether it was he or some one else; 1 did not distinguish any noise from bim. Counsel for the prisoner said be would reservo the right to crosa-examine the witness if he thought proper to do 80, The notes of the testimony having been read over to the witness, he added:—Subsequentiy went up to the room where Mi iscock's body lay and remained there ‘until the Coroner's jury was organized and retired, Mr. Hadiey, Counsel for the prisoner, cross-examined the witness in this connection, aa folio’ @ Did you see what articles were taken from the per- son of Hiscock? A. I saw the articles piaced on the table; bot examine them. ‘Who was itthat searched bis person? A. I think foreman of the jury with the Coroner. The most of the searching of the pockets, to the jary, aad then mays wore found upon bi as met? A. I saw them take’ out i 3 # & A. I think there were some ; they called them out; one would read them and then they would be entered; I heard, at one $1,000, I think, ow about the letters, You say there letters and motes? A. There were parcels of pa- ther they were notes or letters I cannot be ou see the handwriting on any of the papors? I was not near enough, snd was not anxious Q Were there any cards or photographs tound on ‘cheorve any. Do you know whether there wero any found or A, I do pot. Q Did you hear of any photographs of females bi ing been foand on bis person? A. I did not; my at ti ‘not in that disection all the time; there may hi without my knowing it. Q Do you know whether there was a silver match box found on his pereon? A. Ido not; I noticed that the Papers were ail examined by these parties, and that a memorandum of the contents was kept. @ Did you say that Senator Folger made doing that as they wore named over. TRSTIMONY OF CORNELIUS 1. ALLEN, ‘The next witness was Cornelius L. Allen. He exarnined by the Assistant District Attorney, and te: fied as foliows:—I reside in Salem, Washington coun’ Lain a delegate to the Constitutional Convention ; i board at Congress Hall; I was at Stanwix Hall the even- of the 4th; wout there not far from eight o'clock; I stepped immediately up to the cierk's desk and was examining the of es for a friend whom I was erecting’ I about finished 9 report of pistol, the examination when I heard to my rear; I immediately turne: itieman lying on the floor on his ‘back, with bis feet (with slippers on) extended to the North; biood waa gusbing apparently from all of his face, from bis pose and mouth and from under bh: gentleman 8 right ¢ uite profusely ; the to be breatbing,, abdatraggt blood on the bosom of talking a few fect friend (or ‘* waa one of my lect the expression ; It was either he raped my wife while I waa word ‘ rape” attracted my attention; that lect; “he raped my wife while I was gone JUNE 7, 1867.—TRIPLE that ie all I heard; the man with the pistolgin his hand made that exclamation Q. Was that man the orisoner? “A. Teannot say cannot identify the man, I did not know bim before; there was a great crowd vollected, and the wan passed from my sight; I remained a little while afterwards in the room exawining the here the gentioman Was shot; that is al! w or heart; my back to the deceased when I d the report Counsel for the prisoner Venerved his night to cross examive the wiines: There were no ot the prosecution. APPLICATION YOR VITTER JALL ACCOMMODATIONS, Mr. Hadley, counsel for the prisoner, apphed to the magistrate to have better accommodations assigned to T witnesses present op the part of the prigoner than the ceil in which he was now confived. Said that General Cole had been badly wounded in the’ bowels and was liable to die atany moment, He would never live to stand his trial if he were kept in the col). He apeenen that an examination be made by a surgeon, and if bis condition should turn ont to ve as represented, that he be removed to some more couve- nient piace. The suggestion seemed to him a proper cateane ‘hat common humanity demanded compliance with it, Mr. Bailey stated that, so far as the prosecution was concerned, there was no objection to the change, if any More suitable place could be found in the jail. He did not see any necessity for the medical examination, Mr. Hadley said he had been informed by the jailer that a better room could be assigned to General Cole, but he (the jailer) could not take the responsibility of put~ ing im in any other place than the celis, eral Cole had been wounded in the service of his country, and was entitled to whatever consideration was due to that fact and to his course of conduet for five years, Mr, Bailey stated that, irrespective of that, he had no objection to the prisoner having the very best quarters tho jail could afford, consistent with his safo custody; ~ Mr. Hadley asked toat toe Magistrate or tha Pistrict Attorney would be kind enough to suggest that to the je Sheriff entoring the room At the time, was inquired of in reference to the jail accommodations; but said there was no spare room to which the prisoner could be removed—the three up atairs roome being occupied by debtors and female prisoners. is The prisoner, having gsked and obtained leave to make a statement, relat ‘how his horsé bad been shot under him and fallen upon him, crusbing his bowels until they protruded; how he had been picked up for dead, tied on his horse, and carried some distance in that way; how he continued in that condition for two days, until part of his bowels sloughed off; how ever since the slightest movement or neglect caused him daa- gerous suffering, and how the greatest care was neces- sary in ordor that he might not lose bis life, After further discussion and consideration thg jailer stated that he would try and make some temporary ar- rangement for the better accommodation of the prisoner. WHAT BECAME OF THE ARTICLES. TAKEN FROM THR DRORASED, Mr. Gillespie, the Coroner who had held the inquest ‘on the body of Mr, Hiscock, being in the room, was In- quired of by Mr. Hadley what had become of the articles taken from the person of the deceased ? Tho Coroner replied that he had delivéred them up to the brother of the aeceased, Frank, Q When? A. Yesterday morning. @ Did you take any recolpt for tho articles? A. I did. Q. Will you allow me to seo it? A. I will if the Dis- trict Attorney has no objection; I do not know that I have any right to show it, The Assistant District Attorney remarked that he had nothing to do with it, The Coroner, after searching his pockets, stated that he had not the receipt with him, Mr. Hadley then applied to the Judge to issues sub- poena duces tecum to Frank Hiscock, directing him to produce the letters, memoranda and articles of Personal (exclusive of money, securities or evi- dences bveduess) found on the person of the de- The Judge wrote the subpoena asked for. Mr. Hadley remarked that he understood the District Attorney wished to close the case by Saturday so as to present it to the Grand Jury on Monday next. Mr. Bailey said it was a0. teihlgeny) Spo cenperde oe jpey Palen atigerpe ne- cessary, a3 art of Oyer and Terminer, at wi the trial would take would not meet till November next. However, he did not anticipate any difficulty in closing the case this week. He supposed the articles that were taken from the person of the deceased should have remained in thd possession of the coroner until after the examination was closed. It was the duty of the coroner of them until he received the FRIGHTFUL CATASTROPHE. Explosion ofa Boiler and Destruction of a Five Story Building in Philadelphia, TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS BURIED ALIVE. ko. &e. &e. Puitaveirmia, June 6, 1867. A frightful secident has just oceurred here, A steam botler in a manufacturing establishment in tho rear of No. 204 Chestnut street, exploded, demolishing the whole building which was five stories high and over one handred and fifty feot deep. It is impossible, in the present confusion, to ascortain the loss of life. Seven men have been taken out, two of them dead. Tho best reports are that forty were in the building at the time, If this is so all will perish except those five just build- rescued. The shock of the explosion shook th ings tor squares around, causing great fright. Particulars later, Additional Particalary—Thirt: Out—six of them Dead Die Afterwards. PmLavevema, June 6—Evening, The boiler in the establishment of Geary & Ward, sash and cabinet makers, at No, 1,012 Sansom street, exploded at 6 o’clook this afternoon, demolishing the building. The boiler had been complained of as not being in good order, At four P, M. the mill was stopped to pack the engine piston. Hands wore lying around idle, and some had gone home when the explosion oc- curred, The building was entirely demolished, and considerable damage done to neighboring houses by flying fragmonts. As soon as possible tho work of get- ting out the dead commenced. Tnirteen persons have been dag out, sixof whom were dead, and two who were alive when taken out expired shortly afterwards. Five are at the Hospital badly wounded. ‘The upper part of tho building was occupied by Miller & Reeder, calico print engravers, Reeder is believed to be buried in tho rains, as his partner left him in the building shortly before the expiusion, It is thought there are twoive others buried in the raina, The following persons were rescued alive, but much jojnred:—F. M. Jenkins, engineer; John Gearmain, fre- man; Joseph Todd, George Clark and John Cresiock, It is now certain that twenty-five men were in the building, so that twelve remain under the ruins, (he bodies pL enna are much mutilated, and cannot be recog. Bi SE POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, The President at Raleigh. Aske tho Hartford Courant :—Did the President intend to advocate female suffrage when he said at Raieigh:— ‘There are hore a fow of those in whose hands the ad- ministration of the government is piaced. Wo are passing away. The next wave wilt Ao you, young men and women in our places.” ‘There is probably just as much reason to suppose that be referred to hit hon- orable trade when he said:—Lot us, my friends, re- pair the breaches made by tho war.” Female Suffrage. The Hartford Courant states that nearly every paper on ite large exchange list has expressed surprise at the large voto—seventy-throe—given in the House of Com- mone for female soffrage, A many widely va rious causes are assigned, we vonture to add one, The British mind bas been no stranger from the days of Boadicea, Queen Hess and Bloody Mary, down to the reign of the good if not great Victoria, to the idea that Women Could take a great and bonoravle part in potiti- cal aflaira, Woman has bad a larger share in European lities generally than in Ameria since the time or the formation of OUF constitution, SHERT. WASHINGTON. Radical Jubilee Over the Recent Victory in the District, Significant Letter from Ben Butter. He Declares that the President is About to Restrict the Powers of the Soufhern Commissioners. Walrussia Now Open to Our Commerce. kee Ree ke. Wasninetox, June 6, 1867. Celebration of the Recent Republican Vic~ tory—Letter trom General Butler—-What the President is Abont to Do in the Way of Re truction, &c. A grand republican mass meeting, to celebrate the radical victory in the municipal election, wag held in front of the City Hall this evening. Over three thou. sand persons were present, and the square was abloze with torches and transparencies, while several bands enlivened the occasion with masic, Mr. Joun T. Cook, @ prominent colored man, was elected Uhairman, and in the selection of Vice Presidents and Secretarlos no dis- tinction was made as to color. SPBECH OF GENBRAI, NYE. Senator Nye, of Nevada, was the first speaker, and congratulated those present upon the grand triumph of the party in the election, his, ho said, is an age of Progress—an age of wonders, In a few short years the chains of the slaves have been siricken off, and they are now clothed with the right of American citizen- ship. The nation had been trifled with, had been disorganwed, and it was now the duty of the republicans to reorganize the disaffected section upon ® basis of true republicanism. Sheridan is doing it, Congress is doing it, the true friends of the party are doing it, and those who will not join in the work are not wanted. LETTPR PROM GENBRAL BUTLER, The following letter from General Benjamin F, Butler was read :— Wasmnatox, D. C., June 5, 1867, To the Caammmay of the Radical Republican Committee of the city of Washington :— Sir—While acknowledging the receipt of your courteous invitation to attend a meeting of my republican fellow citizens of this austrict and to celebrate the glorious victory achieve on Monday last, I am grieved to obliged wo that engagements of the most pressing character prevent ‘my availing myself of the intended honor, 1 trust, though absent, I may be permitted to mingle my congratulations with yours in the triumpbant success in a political conflict which has more than a party significance. To the people of this district. the great privi has been given, to denionstrate that lately entranchised citi- zens of the re;oblic bave, in the exercige of their newly acquired rigi' of citizenship, shown themselves fully capable of its ution with quiet determination, undis- turbed by threwis, not deceived by frauds, not swerved by cajoling, nov enced by flattery, the colored man, guided by intelligen +, bas used the brilot in peace as he did the musket ‘u » +: --for the best good of the country. Your election bas! \y justified the action of Congress in giving the contro! «! the Capitol of the country to all without discrimin\::o1. It a an earnest of what may expect from ine votes of the colored citize) throughout the eniire South upon Ad question of reorganizing goverutnent and of establishing their liberty under the law. I{ the colored citizens everywhere imitate your example—as who now doubts they will— then, in spite of the machinations of the enemies of their ie their future and that of the in the great boon becomes at once his enemy and the enem: of his country. is your action timely and im- | oot tee gree heey 4 even now the sxecutive is preparing to hinder the true operation of the beneficent acts of Congress for the reconstruction of the fouth, by declaring that the provisional gov- ernments illegally established by himself without war- rant of law, wer, are the supreme rebels the conduct acministrator in the insurgent ‘Btates, Already bas thoritative opinion of bis law officer been Polit! power almost the rebellion whom the safety of the for their attempted overthrow of evading the law, and orders Of the (ienerais in command regulating the registration mm only as voters. In a few days, unless in of the meeting of Con- Ft i rm, ecutive: will be Verryyoy | atom ing that the Military Reconstfuction act does not give to the commanding officer of the district interfere with the If that be 80, it follows that the removal of that red-handed Mayor Monroe, of New Orleans, by Sheridan, the suppression of the riot fostering city of Mobile, by ‘and the wise and much needed legisiative orders of Sickles, reducing South Carolina to live under a government of law, are ali and void. It must follow as a logical sequence, now thas the fear of immediate impeactment seems to bo removed, that the gallant Sheridan wiil be superseded to ve place to some officer supposed to be more pliant to ‘will of the administration and to what end? That the present organization of the goveraments of those States may remain intact, to perpetuate @ landed arie- tocracy fatal to the advance of liberty and equal rights, Is it not a self-evident political truth, where te land is held in large tracia by the employer, aod to be tilled by the employed, there can be no just and true Geld for the exercise of republican citizenship ¢ And it is one of the pressing exigencies of the country, as the very basis of reconstruction, that some plan must be devised by which the lands of the South may be divided among those who shall occupy and till them. ‘With regrets at not being abie to be with you, I have the honor to be, very respectfully, Fa obedient ser- vent, BENJ. F, BUTLER, ‘Speeches were afterwaris delivered by Mr. William A. Cook and Mr, Jobn R, Eivas, of this city, and several others. The meeting adjourned ata late hour amid general enthusiasm. Government Exploration Along the Shores of Russian Am United St: jerce. The revenue cutter Lincoln, stationed on the Pacific coast, is preparing for a cruise, at San Francisco, to Sitka and along the shores of Russian America, under the direction of the Treasury Department, where she goes for the purpose of looking after the interests of the customs service, in anticipation of an carly transfer of the territory to the United States under the treaty, which is expected to take place some time in July. It will be remembered that several woeks since informa- tion was received by telegraph from St. Petersburg of the ratification of the treaty and the im~ mediate return of Mr. Bodisco. On the strength of that ratification tho Rusman Minister, Baron Stoeckel, directed by telegraph the Consul at san Francisco and the Russian authorities at Sitka that American goods might be landed at the latter port from American vessels, provided they came with mi certified by ® United States collector of custom: countersigned bys Russian Consul. It was aiso pro- vided that they should be landed under the peasoual supervision of an American agent, The Secretary of the Treasury instructed his officers at San Francisco in relation to these facts, and it is probable an officer bas already proceeded to Sitka to represent the Treasury for the present, To protect the commerce thus springing up in that region the Lincoln is about to be despatched thither, aa has been stated, and will spend the entire season cruising in those seas. In order to make the cruiso as valuable as possible, and at the same time meet the requirements of the gov- ernment and afford information to the country as to the resources of the new territory, the Lincoln will have on board five mowbers of the corps of the Coast Survey, prepared to make a goneral reconnolsance of the coast and @ particular survey. Captain White, of the Cutter, is an experienced naturalist, and, together with Dr. Kollogg, surgeon of the vessel, will give especial atten- tion during the voyage to a wide range of scientific in- quiry, suggested and guided by the Smithsonian Inst tute, These gentiomen are directed not only to acqu’ all possible iaformation about the country, its climate, Production and resources of all kinds, but to procure specimens to be carefully preserved and forwarded to Washington. * Captain Howard, of the revenue marine service, who is peculiarly fitted for the service by an acquaintance with these coasts formed in previous visite, will go from New York on the steamer vf the 10th inst and take charge of the vessel for the voyage, Tho vessel after visiting Sitka will crtise along the entire const, if pos sible, from the Southern extremity of the country to the wostern extremity of the Aleatian Islands; and no Pains will be spared to make the results valuablo, aside from the immediate object of the cruise in the protec. tion of the revenue, Much information is from time to time coming 0 band going to show the unexpected value ge 3 of the acquisition; and it will be ® main object in viow upon the cruise to verify the correctness of these state mente. The Copy of the Treaty With Russia that is to be Sent to St. Petersburg. A copy of the Russian treaty has been prepared vy the Department of State for transmission to Russia, and will be gent in a few days. The treaty is engrossed on ten pages of vellum, in the English and French languages, and bears a large silver seal couta\uing the United States coat of arms, The treaty wili be enclosed ip a beautiful wooden box, elaborately inlaid. All treaties made between the United States and European countries, for preservation in the arebives of the two Powers concerned, are invariably written in English, Freuch and Spanish, which explains why the Rasvan treaty 1s not written in the Russian laugu Sickness at Washlagto Typhoid and bilious iatefmittent fevers arg prevailing ap this city at the present time to a gr they have before for many years. « Phys the preseuce of these fevers is owing to the excavatfons made in the streets for laying or repairing the gas and water pipes, repairing of culverts, and the cleaning out of the canal. Report Relative te Pardons. F. U, Stitt, Pardon Clerk of the Attorney General’ office, yesterday completed the report called for lust week by the Judiciary Committee, giving a list of ail the applications from prominent officers engaged in tho rebellion whose pardons have not been granted. ‘The Teport algo includes ali the papers connected with the pardon of George W. of Alabama, who offered $1,000,000 for the assa: ation of President Linooin, The report was, ou the came day, submitted t6 the committee. The New Building for the Agvicalture, At twelve o'clock to-day the bids for tie erection of a building to be used as a Department of Agriculture oa the reservation No, 2 on Thirteenth street West, near the Smithsonian Institute, were opened at the Agricul- tural departinent, in the Patent Oilice, by John W. Stokes, Acting Commissioner, The o: will nol bo awarded until Commissioner Newton returns to the city. Tho bids will all be examined, and tue coutract awarded to the lowest responsible bid Removal of Mayer Withers, of Mobile. Ex-Mayor Withers, of Mobue, who was here a few days, has gone to New York. He will return shortly to see President Johnson relative to General Pope's action in removing him (Withers) from office on account of the Mobile riot. It is said he intends to make an etfort to havo himself reinstated; but his chances seem to be rather slim, Report on the Progress of the Union Pacise Railroad. The Acting Secretary of the Interior is in receipt of a report from the Government Commissioners upon the Union Pacific Railroad, Eastern division, giving the re- sult of their examigation of the eighth section of twen- ty-five miles of said road, extending from the 185th to the 210th mile post, west from the initial point on the line dividing the States of Kansas and Missouri. The report shows that of the twenty-five miles 19.94 miles ia on a straight line; and that upon the curved line the mini- mum radius of the curvature is 1,146 feet. The grade is level for 188 miles, for sixteen miles from nothing to twenty feet, and on the remainder of the section from twenty to sixty feet to the mile. The embank- ments for the road bed are thirteem feet in width at the top and the excavations fifteen fect im width at’ the bottom. There are two bridges upon the section” seventy-five two hundred feet long respectively, and supported by trustles twenty feet apart from centre to centre, resting on stone foundations, There are also twenty-one open stringers and masonry culverta, The Tolling stock now in use {s reported as twenty-five loco- motives, fourteen passenger coaches, with seven baggage and express cars; also 409 box, flat and other cars, The Commissioners conclude their report by stating that said section of the road is ready, and Tecommend {te acceptance by the government. Forms and Preeeedings fer Registration of Voters in General Sickles’ District. General Orders No 33, issued by Major General Sickles, commanding the Second Military district, on the 80th ult., appoint the following named persons to comstitute ‘a board to report, for the consideration and action of the Commanding General, needfal arrangements, regu- lations and forms of procoeding for registration :—Brevet Colonel W. B. Royall, Fifth United States cavalry, Chief of Buroau of Civil Affairs, President; H. H. Helper, of Raleigh, N. C,; Jefferson Fisher, of Raleigh, N. GQ; J. W. Cardoza, of Charleston, 8, C., and Lemuel Boozer, of Lexington, 8 C The Board will copvene and orga- nize at the Uitadel in Charleston on the 7th day of June, 1867, and continue tn session unt!! dissolved by an order from District Headquarters, The compensation of the civilian members will be six dollars a day, aud commo- tation at the rate of ten cents a mile for euch mile travelled on the nearest usual route to aud from Department of ‘The following has just been received trom Richmond, Va. :. Registration in Richmond wil] commence on Monday, the 17th inst, A very important case was hoard before the District Court to-day, involving the right of Mra, Keppel to ro- cover dividends, from the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company, declared during the war. The divi- dends were as high as one hundred and nine per cent from time to time. The company claim that, under an order of the District Court of the Confederate States, the dividends in question wore turned over to an agent of said government, and a portion of stock forfeited and sold, on the ground that it was the property of ap alien evemy. The company further insist that the earnings of the road were received in Confederate money; that the complainant, if entitled to anythiag, should be paid in the same currency, The defence made an able argument, contending tbat the United States has never recognized the Confederate States as. boing such @ political power, or as possessing rights and functions of arival government. It did, however, ex- tend, from motives of numanity, perhaps of necessity, ceriain belligerent rights, but at ihe same time claimed to iteelf the full exercise of sovereign mghts; and this granting to these States such limited belligerent rights was not mconsistent with a total denial of civil rightoor of the validity of the acts of their organized Irgislatures, ‘The decision im the caze is withheld for a few days. The Collection of Rebel Taxes Forbidden in Texas. On the 25th ult, a circular was issued by General Grifin, stating that the collection of all taxes in Texas levied durmg tho rebellion is hereby forbidden, Cir- cular No, 15, current series, from his headquarters, re- fers exclusively to current taxes, Death of Ex-Congressman Donnell, of Nerth The death of Mr. Richard T. Donnell, Representative in Congress trom North Carolina before the war, ls ap- nounced at Newbern, Meeting of Whhto Men cor, Ata meeting of whites in Effingham county, Ga, afew days ago, the following resolutions were unank mously adopted — Resolved, That it is the eense of this meeting that the poopie of Georgia would act wisely to accept with one conseat the conditions of reconstruction now tendered to them, and by their voluntary action restore the State to ils proper position in the Union, Resolved, That we hold it to be the doty of every good citizen of this country to render unqualified obe~ diene to the constitution and laws of the Uuited States, and to be, in the fall and true acceptation of the word, loyal to the government thereof, Complextot The Commissioners of the Revenue report about two thousand colored voters and one thousand white males over twenty-one years of ago in Charlotte county, Ya. The Conservative Union Party of Georgin, A meeting was held on the 4th of June in DoK county, Ga, of white citizens with conservative viewa Permission was asked of General Pope for the building of the meeting. In his reply be expressed surprise and re- gret that 1t should be thought necessary to ask such per- mission, The foliowing call for the meeting explains (\@ object :-— First, to organize a conservative Union 7, onpored to the adoption by the State of Georvia of the unconsti- tutional and ive act Known as the Sherman Mili- tary bili, believing said act subversive of the union of the States, and wholly dosiructive of the cherished principtes noe Charta and civil liberty. tourge the * to register and unite, for the of rat @ Union an ranvored by the recoyateed policy of the it of the Calted States, Opening of the United States Courts at St. Angnatine, Fin. The United States District Court, Judge Philip Frazer, convened on Monday at St Augustine, Fla The term is said to be a vory important one, several cases Of cons fiscation on ® large scale being up for hearing. The Cirouit Court 4s held “Ml tho same timo, Judge Frazet proaiding. It is the first session of ihe Cireait Comrt ave held in Fiorid=