The New York Herald Newspaper, June 8, 1867, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, JR, MANAGER. BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. . No. 159 AMUSEME: l> AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BROADWAY THEATR sircet. —East Lynne, on o'lock. WORRELL SISTERS' NEW YORK THEATRE, oppo. site New York Hotel.—Avappin axp CINDERELLA. ee at 2 o'Clock—Miscurmy Maxinc—Tae Euvas. Broviway. near Broome Brorenent, Matinee at Lig ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving place.—Ta ImPaRIAt ‘Trours or Jaraxuse Aurists in Tusin WonpeRroL Fxars. Matinee at 3 0’ Clock. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway. —Taeasure Trove. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Ricuago I1I-~Tue Toopias—Tux Sxcner. * “THEATRE FRANCAIS, Fourteenth street, and Sixth avenue.—Lus AvoRaTs—AMOUREX Dx La BouRcEoiss. STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street and Fourth ave- nue.—Geanp Musica. Festivat—MiscetLanzous Concert. IRVING HALL, Irving piace.—Swiss Bext, Rincers, SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 5% Broadway, opposite NTRRTALN= Buacesqves.—Taeasvae ‘Trove sy tun GOLD Hunrers—lurenial Jaraness Tours. KELLY & L.EON'S MINSTREL, 72) Broadway, oppo ritethe New York ifotel.—IN rimia Sov7s, Dayous. Ecc Ry- Burixsques, &0,—Cinper-Leon—Be.eisanio— FIFTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, Nos. 2and ¢ Wost Twenty-fourth street.—Guirriw & Cutusty's Minsraecs.— Ermiortan Mu: y, BALLADS. Buntesques, &0.—THe Bogus Jaranusk JUGGLERs—Sommwopy's Coat. Matinee at 24g 0'Clock TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 21 Bowery. —Como INSTRELSY, BURLESQUES. BALLET Diver + Waite Crook. Matinee at 239 0’ Clock. \ BUTLER'B AMERICAN THEATRE, 472 Broadw: Bauer, Faxce, Pantowtme, Boruesqves, Eriio Comic Ann Sentimenta Vocatsms, &c,—Nax, Tue Gi vox-Noriina, BROADWAY OPER. HOUSE, 690 Broadway.—Miata axe Muopy, Buaiesquis, &c. ‘ae PriguteneD CLere HOOLEY SOPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Trmrortay Mix erretst, Baitaps axp Buriesques.—Tue Terairic Fucat Or THE JAPANESE. THR BUNYAN TABLEAUX, Rall, corner of Twenty-third street and Broadw: &.—Movinc Mir. Ron oF tne Pivonin’s Proceess—sixty MAGNiFicENT Scawas. Matinee Wednesday and Saturday at 25 o'clock. Union at NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. 618 Broadway.= Fran axp Ricut ARM oF Provst—Tre Wasaincton ‘Twixs—Wowpens ix Natura History, Science AND ART. Leorvnss Daty. Open from 8 A.M. Will 10P. M. New York, Saturday, June 8, 1867. By special telegrams through the Atlantic Cable, dated in Paris yosterday, we have the French reports of the attempted assassination of the Czar, The imperial party had a very narrow oscape, the bali passing in a line be- tween two of the distinguished personages, and wound- ing ® lady standing in the street. The horse ridden by a groom in waiting was wounded in the head immediately after the discharge, and the blood spurted on the imperial ‘uniforms, The assassin attempted a second shot, when the pistol burst. He is a Pole, coming from Belgium, and without accomplices in Paris. The police saved his Ufo from tho enraged populace. A magnificent ball was given at tho Russian Embassy the came evening. The Czar, with his sons, and the Emperor and Empress of France were present. Tho ‘mombers of the Russian royal party were congratulated ‘on their escape. | The press report by the cable is dated yesterday even- ing, June 7. ’ » The Emperor of Austria will be crowned King of Hungary to-day. His Majesty intends to prociaim a ‘universal amnesty for political offences, Consols closed at 94%; for money in London. Five- twonties were at 73 in London and 77% in Frankfort. _ ‘The Liverpool cotton market was quiet, with middling “uplands at 1134. Breadstuffs quot and downward. | Provisions generally unchanged. THE CITY. In the United States District Court yesterday, Judge Blatchford presiding, the government obtained verdicts 4n two cases, the importance of which consisted in the ‘court sustaining the construction put on the Internal Revenue law by the United States District Attorney, nd that the court's ruling will decide umber of other similar cases without the cost of trial, The Stuyvesant libel suit against the New York News Company was resumed yesterday before Justice Hogan, @t the Tombs Police Court. Mr. Bowran, brother-in-law ‘#0 Mr, Stuyvesant, emphatically swore that‘he was not guilty of the charges involved In the divorce trial. The Case was adjourned till Tuesday. An action was brought yesterday in the Supreme Court by R. M. Dewitt against J. W. Sullivan, the plain- if boing a wholesale news dealer of this city and the dofondant a news dealer in San Francisco, for the re- covery of an unpaid baiance of $919 oa consignments of Mowspapers, periodicals, &c. The defendant set off $82 Of the debt for books which were not of the description Ordered and which wore reshipped to plaintiff, but wers Jost on the passage, Tho jury returned @ verdict of $932 57 for the plaintiff, deducting the amountelalmed ‘as an offset. { Elizaheth Hawz brought an action against Martin ‘Hulle in the Superior Court yesterday to recover dam- ages for assault and battery arising out of a dispute with defendant's wife. The jury with marked consideration awarded a verdict of six cents to the plaintiff. Decrees of divorce were rendered yesterday in the Supreme Court in the following cases:—Adolf Kiemm- echmitt against Magdalena Kiommschmitt, Pauline F. Stuart against Oliver J. Stuart, Albert Holtz against ‘Margaret Holtz, and Thomas G. Hail against Ellen I. Hall, In tho Stuart case the separation is from bed and ‘Doard, plaintiff to bave custody of children. ‘The Kings county Board of Supervisors met yesterdsy afternoon, when a communication, signed by a large amber of citizons, was received, asking that the Board should take such action as would tend to delay the Assuing of bonds to pay for the land to be taken fora parade ground, until the law providing for its construc. tion could be repealed. They thought that there was ‘no necessity for a parade ground, and that the money to be expended for one would be wasted. ‘Twenty-six ebildren and eight adults died on the pas- ago from Rotterdam on board the ship Arnold Bon- foger, which arrived at this port yesterday, with four ‘Dundred and twenty-two passengers. Miss Kate Norton, a young woman boarding at No, 260 ‘Wost Eloventh street, committed suicide yesterday afiernoon, by swallowing a quantity of morphine. The favestigation beforn the Coroner, and a letter left by ‘The deceased, addressed to ber grandmother, which we Publish in another part of today’s Herat, reveal the ‘Cause of the desperate act. The fine steamship City of London, Captain Brooks, of tho Inman line, will leave pior 45 North river at noon to-day, for Queenstown and Liverpool. The mails rs a ‘will close at the Post Oflice at half-past ton a fp TMng National Stenm Navigation Company's steamship Virginia, Captain Prowse, will sail at noon to-day from pror $7 North river for Liverpool, caliing at Queenstown to land passengers, Xo, The Anchor Line steamship Hibernia, Captain Munro, ‘will feave pier 20 North river at noon to-day, for Liver- pool and Glasgow, touching at Londonderry to land pas- Bongers and mails. ‘The American line sifewheol steamship Arago, Cap- tain Gadedon, will leave pier 46 North river at noon to- tay for Havre, calling at Falmouth, England. Tro mails wili close at the Post Office at haif-past ten A.M. for Great Britain aed the Continent. { The Hamburg American agen Company's steamship Borassia, Captain Franzen, gait’ at noon today froth Hoboken for Southampton and Hamburg. The smatis for tho German States will close at the lost Ofice half-past ten A. M. ws) steamship Quaker City will leave pier 14 East ver, ab two P, M. and the stream at three P. M. to-day her excursion up the Mediterranean to the Crimea, ‘at all the ptincipal points of interest both Sane jitemup Oobersl ‘Meade, Captain Sampson, longing to H. B, Cromwell & Co.'s line, will leave pier 10. © North river at three o’olock this afternoon for Now ~ > NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1867. The stock markot was firm yesterday. Gold closed at 136%. wl ‘was more doing in commercial circles yesterday, and the markets gonorally ruled more steady, Coffee was without decided change. Cotton was more active at previous prices, On ‘Change flour was steady, with an improved demand. Wheat was more active and firmor, though prices were not quotably higher. Corn advanced 4c. a Sc. under a fair demand and light offerings. Oats declined 1c. a 2c, Pork was more active, but at a decline Of 20c, a 80c, per bbl, Beof wassteady, while lard, though in fair demand, continued heavy. Whiskey wes firm. Freights and naval stores were quiet. Petroleum was lower, while wool remained heavy. MISCELLANEOUS. Our special telegram from New Orleans narrates the immediate cause of the fell of Querétaro and the capture of Maximilian and his army, It appears that General Lopez, who is represented as a bosom friend of Max, sold out the entire imperial concern for forty-eight thousand dollars in barf cash; and the work of treachery was arranged #0 completely and carried out so successfully that Maximilian and his entire force, bag and baggage, wore handed over to Escobedo without # hostile shot being fired. Maxi- milian, however, acted hie part heroically. He sont his Sword to Escobedo, stipulating that he should not be subjected to insult, but awarded the consideration due to & prigoner, and that if any one must be shot he should be the first led to oxecution. Up to the latest advices no executions had taken place. We have files from the Bahamas dated at Nassau, N.P,, June 1. Om May 29 a heavy thander storm passed over Nassau, accompanied by a drenching rain, The mast of @ sponge vessel lying in the harbor was struck by lightning and shivered. Provisions were in plentiful sapply in the market, Tho fruit crop was very fine. President Johnson and suite left Raleigh, N. 0., yes- torday morning, en route for Washington, and reached Petersburg, Va., at seven o'clock last evening, when a large concourse of citizens greeted his arrival. The party remained an hour at Potersburg, during which time the Prosident made a brief speech and was enter- tained at supper. {nthe evening they reached Rich- mond, where the band of the Elevonth regiment sere- naded them. They will arrive in Washington to-day. Tho examination in tho case of tho killing of I. Harris Hiscock by General Cole was continued in Albany yes- terday. Dr, Armsby tostified as to the cause of death, and at the termination of his evidence tho Assistant District Attornoy stated that the examination was closed on the part of tae people with this witness. The case was then adjourned until this morning, whon It is ox- pected that Frank Hiscock, brother of deceased, will bo examinod. The prisoner’s quarters in the jail have been changed, and he is now more comfortable, The report of a recent fight with Indians near the North Platte river turns out to be a fabrication. Asteam boiler attached to a portable engino near Craigville, on the Sunbury branch of the Erie Railroad, exploded yesterday morning, demolishing the building in which it was placed, and injuring Dr. Soars and Mr. McBirney so severely that their lives aro despaired of, ‘Mr. Merritt was not so badly ecalded as the others, and he will perhaps recover, Tho Southern Famine Relief Commission is atilt viz- orously carrying on its oeneficial work. In addition to loading the United States storeship Purveyor, which left this port on Tuesday last, the commission havo since shipped eight thousand bushels of corn to Charleston and Savannah for interior distribution. Yesterday the treasurer, Mr. James M. Brown, received from Cilaren- don district, South Carolina, an appeal for relief from the heads of sixty-seven families, the name of each Person being given, representing two hundred and ninety-eight individuals, some of whom are now suffor- ing for bread. Violent hailstorms visited the Western Plains on last Sunday and Monday nights, causing great damage to the fruit aad grain crops in that regton. Who Shalt Controt Paunmat—A Contest Among the Nations. The Mexican difficulty is scarcely off of our hands before we find looming up in the south- ern horizon one of those small clouds that in southern latitudes herald a violent storm ; this time ina simple nutshell is held, perhaps, one of the greatest problems that the Western world has tosolve—neither more nor less than, Who shall possess the key to the wealth that borders the Pagific ocean? We have had the European commercial nations figuring for territory in the New World for the past fifty years, until their efforts have been a perfect clog upon our pro- gress. From Beresford’s expedition, which resulted so unfavorably to British arms on the La Plata, up to the last bullying of the Pacific republics by Spain, including the funereal in- tervention in Mexico by the allies, we find that they will not keep their hamds off the Western continent. Previous attempts to get a tempo- rary hold of territory have, however, been of but little moment to us, in comparison to the one now making by England and France in New Granada. It is here they touch usin a very tender spot ; here they strike a great blow at our advancement; here they cripple our resources, and here they say to the Great Republic “Thus far thou shalt go, but no farther.” The contest has already commenced, and its first spark is kindled in New Granada, where, under the lead of Mosquera, who has declared himself Dictator, a revolution of coa- siderable moment has broken out. It is well known that for many years past Mosquera has been a noted liberal, full of progressive ideas, and, as such, led his party. When the question of the sale of the Panama railway came before the Congress, and was abont to be decided in favor of the American company now holding it, Mosquera changed sides, upsct the liberal Con- gress, declared in favor of the old retro- grade priest party,and took military posses- sion of the government. The reason for all this is not unknown to us. English gold works as well in New Granada as it does in other parts of South America, when a point is to be gained against the United States, or against any industry which may be forced into prominence by American energy; and here English gold has been very potent. Mosquera in dictatorial possession, and recog- nized as the de faclo government of the country, it will be much easier for those who really stirred up the revolution to get the Panama concession for the next filly years than by hard fighting in an open contest against the United States in the Congress of that country. We know too well the value of the Panama route to our commerce to yield gracefully to this intriguing game, which has floored us so often in other parts of Spanish America. This time the prize is of too much vatue, and it touches us too nearly in a vital point to yield the hold we have upon it Panama is a com- mercial fortification, under whose guns lie the treasures of the East Indies and the Pacific on one side, and the demands of the Atlantic on the other. Two lines of English mers are already pouring a vast trade over line trom Australia and the Pacific coast of South America, the trade of the latter being enormous, and almost entirely absorbed by the foreign enterprise of British merchants, through the protection extended to them by their government. We know, too, how highly prized this route would be in England for the quick and cheap transit it would afford for their trade between their ports and the East Indies, it being a much safer navigation, more rapid and far broader in the national control it would give, than the Suez route, which France has forced through despite the opposi- tion of har seciont rival. allowing this tollgate to our commerce to fall into foreign bands, The holders of it in such @ case would lay such an embargo upon our trade as to make it practically valueless to us ; while in English hands, it would be the con- trolling point for the greater part of South America, and we should almost be debarred from trade with these countries, All this is aside from our growing interests on the Pacific slope, which demand that we not only control, but possess, this commercial centre of the world, Whatever rivalry may spring up between American commercial associations for the pos- semion of the transit is but little moment to us. We are looking at the question in a broad and national light; for it is one that in- terests the whole people. Should Mosquera force an issue on the sale of the franchise and attempt to deliver the road inte English hands, we have little doubt but Panama would declare her independence; and, were this to take place, there is no force that New Granada possesses that can restore the State to its allegiance, were this action forced upon those who already exercise control there. British gold might furnish the sinews of war to Mosquera, but American energies might find an offset against that. The Isthmus of Panama must be held by that nation whose national greatness it most controls. We recognize that the British Islands are deeply interested—that France also shares in the desire to gain a hold on every command- ing point which can contribute to commercial power ; but we believe also that the United States hang,. with greater interest upon the solution of the problem than all the other nations combined, and, having that interest so clearly evident to the mind of every citizen in the rapublic, we boldly advocate that it is the policy of our government to say to Europe leave Panama to its natural owners; it is of more moment to us than even the occupation of Mexico by a foreign force ; and if we could not tolerate foreign domination in Mexico, much less can we tolerate the yielding up of the key to our own aa well aa the world’s com- merce. Nominations for Presidency—Caucuses and Conventions Versus tho Popular Will. We are on the eve of a great change in that important part of our political machinery, the nomination of men for the Presidency. Can- didates who are merely the results of party bargains—who owe their prominence to the greater or less strength of this or that clique in some set assemblage of hucksiering politi- cians—who are the accidents of a political condition, and represent only the compromises and cheats of party strife—such men can no longer be accepted by the country, as rallying points tor the expression of the popular pur pose on great questions, or as the deliberate selections of the national will for the highest place in the gift of the people. Washington was nominated for first President by the acclamation of the country—the spon- tancous expression of every part of the people; and that was a case in which there could be no doubt who should be advanced to the first political dignity. But in subsequent clec- tions, as no man was so definitely the repre- sentative of the national ideas—as differ- ences on points of policy began to originate parties, the parties were put to choosing from their leaders the best type of themselves and ablest defender of their principles. Caucuses of Congressmen were the first machinery for thus settling a party choice; and these ¢au- cuses acted with comparative honesty; for the men they put in nomination—all our early Presidents—were strictly typical of the great divisions of national thought, and were also men of high character—men who had achieved distinction for ability und worth. Bat from the caucuses this work of organiz. zing the people for elections fell into the hands of conventions as they exist at the present time. In these bodies originated the corruption of the country that now appals the people. Demoralization, b: there, spread into all parts of our political system, until honor and honesty are no longer regarded as having any association with politics, and votes and offices are bought as openly and un- blushingly, with as little sense of shame in the transaction as though they were fish in the market, Conventions began by cheating the people they were chosen to act for—putting up second and third rate men, with whom they could make terms, rather than groat leaders, who would not stoop to tread the devious ways of corruption. Thus some of the great men of our history have been shut oat of the Presidency, and that high place bas been filled by others absolutely unworthy such honor. How large a share this fact has had in causing our present troubles every man who will think can see for himself. Finding how complete was their party control, these conven- tions ran riot with their trading, and this degraded the personnel of the conventions. They are now made up of m:n to whom the places are accorded as so much property. Every vote is sold, if not for money, for office, and no politician dare so insult common sense as to pretend that these bodies represent any respectable portion of the people. Will the people, then, any longer consent to be disgraced by the existence of these self-con- stituted bodies of political buyers and sellers? Evidently not. Conventions are repudiated by the national intelligence. Such organization of the people, good enough in its origin, is no longer necessary. Through the press, the tele- graph and the railroad, communication is now so rapid and constant, the transmission of ideas is so easy, that the people can come to an understanding without any such interme- diary bodies. If & mass meeting of the respectable men of New York express their preference for Grant, the fact will be known over the whole country the next day, and other cities will take action for or against, as their judgment may dictate. Choice by the mass of the people, not by representatives, must deter- mine for the future the great question of nomi- nations, Time is ripe for it; the pross affords the means of intercommunication, and by this means the people must throw off the yoke of so-called leaders and cease to be the property, the political chattels, of self-constituted con- ventions. Murder by Steam. Fifteen dead bodies have already been taken out from the ruins of the sawmill desiroyed by a boiler explosion in Philadelphia, and it is supposed that more remain. Probably all the answer that investigation will over give to the friends of these slaughtered persons will be that the catastrophe was due to a defective guage. The gauge registered one pound of We have ng ides of | steam. and the boiler burst! It ia time that we ceased to cover up the true character of these events by calling them “accidents.” There is an absolutely criminal negligence somewhere. If the gauge was right those lives were left to the chance of a boiler that perhaps was 0 burned out it would not have been marketable for old iron. If the boiler was good the gauge was worthless, and, at whichever point the trouble may prove to have been, there was an equal carelessness of human life. The Attempted Assassination of the Emperor of Runsia. The superiority of our special to the ordi- nary press despatches, both in fulness and accuracy, must now be considered a settled question. The press despatch received iate on the evening of Thursday informed us of the attempt to assassinate; but, according to it, the Emperor Napoleon, and not the Czar Nicholas, was the object aimed at. Napo- leon, we know, was no stranger on the public drives and promenades in and around Paris. It was difficult to see why this particular occasion should .have been taken advantage of in preference to the many others which weekly, almost y, offer them- selves, if Napoleon had been the party aimed at. Itwas known to us, on the other hand, that recent movements in Russian Poland had made the government of the Czar and the Czar himself specially unpopular with the Poles, and particularly with the Polish refugees who, with the disaffected from all parts of Europe, have made Paris, and more especially Brussels, their home. It wag known to us that the prospect of the Ozar’a visit to Paris had created not a little commotion in these red republican cen- tres. It was also known to us that the pardon extended by the Ozar, on the eve of his leaving St. Petersburg, to all the Poles who took part in the late insurrection was, in reality, intended to conciliate the disaffected spirits in Paris and Brussels. The inference to our mind was irresistible that it was the Czar Alexander, and not the Emperor Napoleon, against whom the would-be assassin’s hand was raised. Our views have been confirmed It was Alexander that was aimed at, and it was the hand of a Pole that fired the shot which might certainly have proved the death of both Emperors, thus clothing Europe in mourning and involv- ing we know not how many and how serious Gisastera, “9.4 Saban i? What effect this will have on the Emperor Alexander’s plans, and how it may tell upon the congress of sovereigns generally, it is dif- ficult to say. It is not certainly the most pleasing thought for a royal or imperial brain to indulge, that he is liable at any moment to fall by the skilled hand of the assassin. The untoward. event is likely not only to cast a shadow of gloom over Paris, but to shorten the visits of the Emperor’s illustrious frienda Chief Jumice Chase and Hie Explanations. Chief Justice Chase has been making speeches to the Southern negroes and elaborate expla- nations of the delay in opening the national courts. But he has made a sad muddle of it all, Since the close of active hosiilities and the capture of Jeff Davis, in 1865, there has not been more than a week or a month during which the Chief Justice might not have tried the arch rebel. When at length the trial came on, why did not Chase preside over it? Whether his explanations will satisfy the negroes of the South we cannot tell. Certainly they will no! satisfy the intelligent white people of the North. The latter looked upon the whole proceedings in the case of Davis as farce impossible to be surpassed, until the ridiculousness of Chase’s position was some- what relieved by the sudden appearance of Geriit Smith and Horace Greeley on the scene. These two original instigators of the rebellion enacted a farce even more absurd and ridicu- lous when they rushed “on to Richmond,” embraced Jeff Davis and signed his bond. Herald Special Cable Despatches and tho Blundering of the Associated Press. The Heraup yesterday, in a special cable despatch, announced that an attempt had been made upon the life of the Emperor Alexander of Russia, in Paris, and that the would-be assassin was immediately arrested. The Asso- ciated Press despatch, which came very soon alter, stated that the design of the man was to murder Louis Napoleon, and that after the discharge of the weapon the culprit made his escape and could not afterwards be found. Further accounts of the affair, which will be found in a special cable despatch to the Heraty, published this morning, verifies our first announcement and informs us that the man who attempted the assassination of the Czar was a Polish mechanic named Beregouski, and that he was induced to take the life of the Emperor through personal hatred. We kaow that the general public never doubt the correctness of our despatches, and we mention tis fact morely for the benefit of doubting Loomises and the Associated Press agents. Increase of Intemperance. Extremes in legislation are bad. They in- crease the evils which they are intended to suppress. When forgery and arson were pun- ished with death those crimes were of more frequent occurrence than they are at present, Offenders counted upon the scruples of jurors for immunity. Sumptuary laws have just the same tendency. Wherever an unnecessary interference with the tastes or enjoyments of people is attempted it is sure to provoke ex- ceases in the very habits which it is desired to correct. This bas been the effect of the ptesent Excise law. There never was so much drunkenness observable as since it came into operation. People will always resist what they consider an injustice. The liquor law is unjust because it restricts the enjoyments of the poor, while it favors those of the rich; and the poor man will drink all the more from the desire to oppose it. The authors of this measure have a great rosponsibility to answer for. They have made more drunkards by it than the liberty of free indulgence would ever have created. The Austro-Hungarian Coronation, * The Emperor Francis Joseph Charles, of Austria, with the Empress Elizabeth Amélie Eugénie, daughter of Maximilian Joseph, Duke of Bavaria, his wife, will be crowned King and Queen of Hungary to-day in the ancient city of Pesth. The ceremonial, which partakes of a religious and civic character, will be conducted with great pomp and give occasion for a mag- nificent display of apostolic imperialism seok- ing to reconstruct itself both in state affairs and eccleaisatical volicy | ander THE PRESIDENT'S TOUR. SPECIAL JELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. The Presidential Party En Route for Wash- Incidents of the Trip—Reception at Arrival and Seremde at Richmond, &c. N. C., June 70:40 A, M. ‘The President's party have just passed here, en route for Washingtoa. It is raining heavily and without inter- mission. Riosmomp, Va, June 7—9:45 P. M, The President and party have just arrived, after a tedious journey. At thirty minutes past two in the afternoon the party stopped at Weldon for dinner, and were welcomed by the Mayor and city officials, and par- took of an excellent dinner at the Weldon House, At fifteen minutes of three the train was gotten in motion, the President having declined to make any post-prandial orations. A dreary ride through the rain, with half of the party in @ drowse, and the rest kept awake by the crowing of a couple of game cocks, and the party passed Pleasant Hill, where the President showed himself on the rear platform of the car, bowing to the little knot of people who stood aripping with rain and looking wet and uncomfortable on the platform and | in the vicinity of the car, At Belfield a deputation from Petersburg boarded the train and entered into conversation with the half- awakened members of the party. The deputation con- sisted of the gentlemen whose signatures are subjoined to the following note, which was delivered by the private secretary of Mayor Collier at Raleigh :— Cirr ov Parsespura, June 6, 1867. To His Exccllency AnpRew Jounson, President of the United states. Sim—At @ meeting of the Council of the City of Petersburg, held this day, the uw were appointed 2 committee to tender to youreelf, members of the Cabinet and suite, on your return from North Carolina, the hospitalities of this city, Your favorable response, indicating the time of your arrival and the time you can remain in Pet rg, is most earnestiy desired. Permit us to add our undivided assurance of the high gratification which your accept- ‘ours, most Mayor, ance of this iuvitation will confer u, respectfully, CHAS. H. COLLIE! ’ Wh, R. ar ae At Reams’ Station a small knot of porsons had Gathered to greet the President, and » few minutes of bowing on the rear platform, while tho rain beat fitfully in the faces of the party, ensued. Another jaunt of half an hour or thereabouts, and the train having moored in front of Jarratt’s Hotel, the party, wet, dogged and uncomfortable, alighted and were escorted into the parlors by the Mayor and members of tho City Council of Petersburg, with a large number of eminent citizens After a few minutes of shaking hands in the parlor, and a partaking of refreshments, at the suggestion of Mayor Collier, the President permitted bine self to be eacorted to the balcony, and, amid the shouts of the assembled crowd, was presented by the Mayor to the people. In response to repeated calls the President here made a brief address, in which he repeated in sub- stance the remarks made at the reception in Raleigh, Mr, Johnson said:— a te ‘ GextLemEn—[ ik you for the cordiality of this ré- on. “Gram I insensible to tho distinguished kind- neas which has greeted mo here. Traveling through your country on the mission with which I started, any Tengthened allusion to political topics would be out of lace on his occasion, and I can only say that through- Les my entity politcal carcer I have endeavored to make the public good the on can found ment of impartial _orit this have erred g53855 de elt eteFe i Loud calis were then made for Postmaster General Randall, who made a briof addiess in response, in which be thanked the citizens of Petersburg for the heartiness of their reception. ‘The party was then escorted to the tables, where a Having arrived at the Spottswood, an informal call ‘was held, and the President was hovored with a sere- nade, in answer to which he spoke briefly. y The President and Mr. Seward both expressed them- solves highly gratiGed with their trip through the South, ‘Tho serenade was tendered by the band of the Eleventh ‘United States infantry. Mr. Jobason said in reply that he had already published documents and spoken enough through the couatry to render the citizens aware of the features of bis policy, Mr. Seward expressed himself 1n favor of recoastruction without confiscation. UTERARY NOTICES. Tas Paris Gutpz. By the principal writers and artists of France. croix, Verboeckhoven & Co., Brussels, ‘The first volum> of this unique work is out, and is tobe had of ali the French booksellera. It is devoted to two branches—ecience and art—and the articles are ‘by men of the highost eminence in both. In history there are papers from Louis Blanc, Rugene Polletan and Edouard Fournier. In science from Ernest Rénan, Sainte Reuve, Berthelot and Dettré, In education from Miche- let, Pauchet, Guillemin, Peyronnet M. Laboulaye, Michon, Vatiet, &o, Messrs. Haureau and Boule do the articles on the public libraries, and M. Firmin Didcot that on printing, In the departments of arts and the theatres there are articies from the pens of Thoophile Guntier, Paul de Saint Victor, Charles Bianc, Ferdinand Lasteyrie, Arséne Hourssaye, Edgar Quinet, Alex- Damas, Emile Angier, Alexander Du- mas, fils, Ambroise Thomas and « score of other cele- brated writers. The plan of the work is different from | that of any other guide book hitherto attempted, and it 1s carried out with a regardiessness of expense that nothing but an opportunity like the Paris Exhibition could justity. The secoud volume will shortly make ite appearance, THE JAPANESE COMMISSIONERS. Yesterday morning the Japanese Commissioners were escorted to the Navy Yard, at Brooklyn, where they were received with all the consideration due their rank and important position, They were takoa to ail the various localities and objects of interest within the yard, and seemed highly gratified at the many, to them, curt- ous matters presented for their contemplation, Notes of all they saw wore industriously proserved for the tecord of their visit to this country, which they intend to make in extenso on theif return to Japan, Their apti= tude for the acquisition of knowledge is evidenced in the fact that brief as has been their acquaintance with our language they are able to converse ia it with comparative facility. bewrohen to the Metropolitan, they withdrew to the seclusion hott private apartments, and per- sistently refused vo see callers who sent in ir cards quite frequently during the afternoon. Those who intend sailing on the Lith inst. are making all requisite parations for their departure, and hence have but Rule timo to satisfy the curiosity of individuals. The returning Commissioners are taking with them French and English dictionaries, | geograp ies, histories, and scientific works of ali kinds. They manifest an undis ised admiration of American institutions, and will teke with them a very flattering account of the coun- Another of the Commissioners was expected in the city last evening, and the remainder of the body will reach the city on Sunday. WEWS FROM SAN FRANCISCO. San Fraxctsco, June 3, 1967, To day the eight hour labor system was quietly in- augutated by the different trade unions ia the city. ‘The procession was one of the largest ever witnessed in San Francisco. The steamship Constitution, from Panama, arrived here inst night. The ships Warhawk and Messenger, from New York, have arrived. The ship Seminole, for New York, has sailed. Flour and wheat DEATH OF BISHOP BUCKLEY, THE MINSTREL: Bowron, June 7, 1867. R. Bishop Buckley, of Buckley's Minstrel ‘Troupe, died ia Quincy. reserday. CE EE Tut Carmo.io Prorscrory Far.—The closing hours of the Catholic Fair, now in progress at Union square, witness an unprecedented crowd of visitors who have, doubtless, deferred their attendance until tho last moment. Such has been the rush during the latter part of this week that the managers have decided to keop open a few days beyond the 10th inst.—the dato orig!- nally fixed for closing—go as to give allan opportunity of pins sn in ite charitable objects. The ypeng od will commence on Tuesday evening next, and will continued each evening until Friday or Saturday. Every pesyision has been made by the managers to aid the ladies in the drawings and to afford the public entire satisfaction, The voting for the cope is sustained with great spirit. St. Peter is still the favorite saint with the visitors thus far; but the friends of the church which bears his name are apprehensive that, after the style of the old fashioned hustings, the adherents of his rivals are only keeping back their strength in votes to poll it at the last and decisive moment. Arnrst ov 4 Fucitive.—A woman named Abby Fletcher was indicted for burglary at Albany, some time ago, and_allowed her temporary freedom on $1,000 bail. ‘A day two or ago, when she was wanted for trial, it wes ascertained she had fled to thiscity. Doorman Hayes, of the Central office, succeeded in eye her in the Righth ward yectorday, whon she was taken back to ‘Ray by officer Clewle, of that city. Tas New Paciric Steamer.—The new steamer built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, a full de- scription of which appeared in Wednesday's Herauo, is to be named the China. Sovruren Reuer.—The United States ship Purveyor * from this port yesterday with s cargo of twonty- oighy th bushels of corn, for Charleston, Savaa- nah and Mobile, Thesd supplies aro 1 bé distributed to the faerie in mee ar of South under the direc- tion of the ern Relief Commission. Freemey ano Coataes’ Protscttve Ocuam Sraammerr Socusry.—Last night a meeting of this society, orgamzed for the introduction of more skilled and exprionced workmen into the service, was held at No. 185 Spring street, The oniy business was the consideration of the redaction of the amount of the initiation fee from $68 to $10. The officers re-elected are:—Mr. McDermots, President; Mr. Welch, Vice President; Mr. Lyach, Treasurer, and Mr, James Burns, Secretary. Tas Ionn Yacut Cuvs.—In the regatta of the lose ‘Yacht Club on Thursday last the Nameless was sailed by ‘W. W. Gage, and not by her owner, as stated. Great NationaL Horse Fam. —The Central Agrioulte- ral Society of New Jersey have offered $7,000 in pre- miums at the forthcoming fair at Trenton, on the instant, to the ownors and breeders of the best and. est horses in the State. Tas Awenioan Fres Traps Leagus.—aAt a meoting of ‘this association, held at the office in William street yes- terday, Mr, Alfred Pell in the chair, it was resolved te open a central bureau in Broadway, near the new bridge, for the transaction of general business and the of tts members visiting New York from all parts of the States. Tt was aleo announced that a branch association bad just been started at Dabuque, Ohio. ‘Tas New Panx Bankx.—The concrote foundations for this new building are now nearly completed by the con- tractors, and the superstruotural operations will be shortly commenced. Sap Dzata oF a Scaooisoy.—On Thursday afterncom Benjamin Wyman, a iad thirteen years of age, whose parents live at No. 90 avenue ©, went home from school with a young friend named Lyon, To amuse themselves they saddied a pony, and after Lyon had ridden a short distance Benjamin mounted the animal and started away, but, losing his balance, fell off. Ove of his feet stuck fast inthe stirrup, and while io thas condition the horse became frightened and ran tour or five blocks, oreeeing the unfortunate lad’s head vie~ Schirmer tly held an inquest on the body, aioe ieaapernen taal sateumnent of Goer brain was tbe porn neon cs A verdict to that effect was accordingly Accipat ws Park Piack.—A woman named Julia M. Leonard, while passing 22 Park place yesterday aft-rnoom, fell through a coal hole which was but partially secured by a broken cover, and had one of her legs 0 seriously injured that it is thought amputation of the injured limb will be foand necessary. This accident, which mizht have proved fatal, should be a warning to ail those persons who are in the habit of leaving their coal holes open or allowing them to be badly secured, to the detwri- ‘ment of the Ifmbe and lives of passers by. Fatat Accipert.—Dennis Clifford, of 140 Cherry street. while passing along Cherry street near his residence afternoon, waa knocked down by a ft Wee in front of 134 Sore a apd 40 nine ly injured that he died shortly . The coroner was notitied to hold an inqoest. Laror Saraerr or Arws.—Four hundred cases of rifles have been shipped on board the Borussia, which Teaves to-day for Bremen, Each case is marked ‘20 Austrian R. Mf. (rifle muskets), with bayonets" Thore is apparently no attempt to conceal the contents of the cases. and they wore allowed to lie openly about the dook at Hoboken all day yesterday, It is satd that these arms area consigament purchased by the government some five years ago, which are now being returned te Europe for the purpose of beinz resold. One hundred additional cases will be sent in the following Saturday's steamer. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Colonel F. N. Wicker and H. It. Drako, of San Fran- cisco, aro stopping at the St, Julien Hotel. Dr. MeNab, of London, and Colonel J. 8. Haldeman, Pennsylvania, are stopping at the St. Nicholas Hotel Professor W. Watson, of Cambridge, Mass, and Cap- tain Halcrow, of the steamer City of Washington, are stopping at the Everett House. €. Sharfenbus of Germany; Lieutenant Tongu Second Weat | Sgr Santiago; R Chapman, Havana; P. W. Moore, of England, and Sevior Caraval, — ‘Consul at Havana, are stopping at the Clarendon ot R. Hl, Chittenden, of Kentucky; Dr. Upbam, of Bos- ton: General Uptou, of the United States Army, and Dr. Ashton, of Philadelphia, are stopping at the Fifth Avene Hotel, John Mitt, of London; Commodore M:Vickar, of Now York; ral S. H. Hammond, of Albany, and Colonel CC. Holbrook, of Boston, are ‘stopping at the Hoifman House. Colonel Briscoe G, Baldwin, of Virgi attempted suicide, 18 recovering. Governor Mortoo, of Indiana, is recovering from the lysis with which he was afflicted. He will remain ‘or some time at the Hot Springs of Arkausas. Sonator Sumner is reported to be preparing a work, but oo what subject is pot stated, Mr. Bancroft, our Minister to Prussia, willsail for Bas rope in the steamer of next Wodnesday. do will go direct to Berlin, without stopping in Parts. ub Madame ©. D, Murat, a relative of the great Murat, France, is very ill with typhus fever. Sho is residing 1m Fiorda, Hon, Jamoe Guthrie, of Kentucky, whose il!ness bas, for some time past prevented him from taking bis seas in the Caited States Senate, is recovoring lus health. jarrot' ’ name is among those who signed the potion to pareen. Jel Davia. is that ot Hon, Steven+ Son Archer, member of Congress {rom Maryland Brigadier Genotal W. D. Whipple, of General Thomast sta‘, was in Chattanooga on the oth insiant, Hookor loft Chicago yestortay, en route for now'vork. ‘The General \s bound for Europe. President Johnson will be in Boston on the 2ith inst, . who recently VIOLENT HAILSTORMS ON THE PLAINS. st. Lows, Jane 7, 1867, Aécounts from several Tntertor counties notice un. usually violent hailatorins on last Suoday and Monday fights, which have caused great damage to the frait and grain crops, In some plaows hailstonos foli as large as hona’ eas, covering the ground Completely and remains tae,