The New York Herald Newspaper, July 12, 1867, Page 5

a a SE ‘NEW YORK HERALD; HAYTI. . — SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. tial Election to be Held—Preponi- New Constitution—All Quiet ia the Havana, July 6, 1867. The totelligonce from the capital, which was received in Jamaica on the 9th ult,, offers a few additional items, 24 was stated that “alnave had consented to being noml- nate’ President, and tbat the election would take piace at once. Lamothe was with Salnave, and it was asserted that the r8port to the effect that the latter had declared ia favor of Sonlouque was without foundation. The government bad under consideration the basis of anew which subm! phir map g tate Mt etn ene rate Everything remained quiet. ” An Engli-h resident in Havtt writes te the pontine Gleaner ;—‘‘From all I can gather I should conolude ial the leading men in Jamaica are greatty in error with re- to Hayt, Geilrard was doubtiess 8 man of ability; yt to conclude from his fall that his people were unadie to appreciaie bim is @ decided bis fall was upon the principic that ‘we reap what ‘sow.’ "* The Rev. Mr. Bird, alluded to before, is 8 Wetleyan ne. etunnoanaibe wade to the L-gisiative Assem- made some jm pression Peopis Port-aa- ini cisigy sins ¢ Commerct were very gloomy, but the fear and mistrust previousiy reported find dithinished. Bual- = eel MEXICO. WHE CAPITULATION OF VERA CRUZ. ORDER AND TRANQUILLITY SECURED. Reportea Assassination of the French Minister to Mexico. ing to more than five hundred men, was mand of a brave and intelligent Fronch ‘ ant Colonel J. E, Soudrtet of the Freoch army, where he holds the rank of Lioutenant of the celebrated Coasseure @ Fied, and one whose gallantry and excellent conduct in the feid have endeared him to all the sur- viving braves. Colonel Soudriet is stil! a young man, but oa his breast bears the medais of the Crimean war, that of Italy, Piedmont and Mexico. Ae modest as brave, Colonel Soudriet maintained order aod discipline in the very heterogenous elements under his control, and notwithstanding the very crowded condition of the ship, brougat out hie men * apie ia peak inte ber 4 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Foreign Troops English Consuls Secure a Capitulation. Vena Cruz, July 2, 1867. ‘The English steamer Solent, which was to have left po-day et moos, is remaining in port awaiting im- telegraphic despatches which are expected to Brrive from the saterior for the different consulates at he fo his place. Thiscity has been ina docided!y feverish bg oe Meckling, toa: malting the vere of of Rae ened a ‘ate since the eaptare of Maximilian. and is forces, | Legion, furnlanes us ae Greiner tee eal _twhich would have been ailayed long siace by thesar- | ‘the French tived of thinpact on the sik’ inet we have, reatived ender of the olty (of Vera Cruz) to General Benevides, | Duron y Pommanding the liberal forces, had it not been for the mnfortunate appearance in our harbor of the great Mexi- au filibuster Antonio Lopes de Santa Anna Some of che relative to the forctble seizure of Anna from the Virginia at Sisal may not have been Weported, and I cannot refrain from particularly reter- ting to the astute rejoinder of the Mexican officer to the commanding officer of the Virginia when the latter pro- [posed to prevent Santa Anna’s removal from his vessel th of June last, four hours, and ap to the mom Bot been adie to loarn the rosui erence I find in the papers received with respect aflair mentioged in a previous letter, ym |, the “Counter Gueritla,"’ and from the army generally, The Counter Guerilla were then commanded by Colonel Dupin, the terror of the Mexican bandiiti in Yhe “ierra Caliente.” This ial corps was raised ae (ut Faoe-narry of pean yr Colonet Soudriet, and © uring four months wit the efforts of the whole Mexican forces, who, on the 15th of March last, invested BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. the piace, And not only were that handful of braves doing the service of the ram but Four DisniLusars — by the spreading of the American flag on the gangway | had to maintain order in @o cit gee a Nee oer oorae isp Pe Dr passageway, Captain Daken remarking that | Wa larvely republican, and consequently bostile, bg repo We Wave no room here for the particulars of | of tae United States District Attorney yesterday, by In- forcible possession of Santa Anna could not be ‘effected except by trampling upon the American Bag, the Mexican officer replied, “We shall not tram- ple apon or insult that flag, but will pass bim under it.” \Accordingly, ordering forward some of his men, he Mirected them to raise up the Stars and Stripes, and prbile the banner was in this position Santa Anna was passed out on board of the liberal war sloop. This was intendéd ag a complimentary and mediatorial act on their part, and must ceria‘nly give him a reputation for whrewdness which we are not inclined usuaily to attri- byte to Mexicans, « It ts not positively known what disposition haa been made of Marquez, and all sorts of rumors and represen- | ‘the siege, but will take this occasion to do justice to th jast defenders of the fallen empire, by proclaiming | infamous conduct of the imperial commissioner, Bureau, towards the handful of French and Spaniards who alone defended the city aud protected him from capture and punishment, ‘The sole aim of that vile man was to gain ume, in order to make terms for himself and rob the treasury aud the soldiers of their pay. By the help of the French, he kept the city under his control, collected all the revenue from the Custom House, and having raisod $600,000 or $600,000, he fled at night and took passage for France on an Austrian vessel. As to the unfortunate men who had so tong saved the city, they were loft without pay or any resources whatever, and thig, when lo presence of overwhelming numbers gy had yo ails alvernative than death by shooting or jaiging unless thelr own courage forced out favorable terms from the enemy. spectors Jowett and Cochen:—John Pratt's distillery, im Hudson avenue, special tax not paid. John MoGarn’s distillery, at 205 Water stroot, several barrels of spirits fouad ialsely branded, Matthew Smith's distillery, at 83 and 35 Little street, false entries on the books. Henry Lewis, at 106 Piymouth street, similar charge. ‘The same officers also reported the seizure of one hun- dred and ciguty threo barrels of spirits, on West Eigh- teonth street, New York, on the charge that the barreis a “rectified,” wnile the liquor was not rec- Fousp Drownsn,—Mr. William Beck, the night tchman in the Brooklyn White Lead Works, in Mar- shall streot, was drowned on the night of the Tth insi., ‘a8 is supposed, while bathing. His body waa found in tho rivet, Beez (he foot of Hudson avenue, yosterday. “4 ia Those termes were obtained: in view of their firmness | ay inquest was hen & ner bh, when @ verdict See S cca the execution of Maximilian at | ae Sstsrmicaton, Bui Aha steradl bln pt and | or deci ob mas noid 9 Ue Fata. Ron Over Accroast,—Coroner Smith held an if- quest yesterday afternoon on the body of Bridgot Evers, who was run over by a farmor’s wagon, at the corner of Fulton and Ciinton avenues and instantly Kilied. The deceased was elghig oars of age, and it shown that the accident was Caused from her own Careleseness and was unavoidable. A verdict of death from accidental injuries was rendered. Ax Ot Man Arremrrs Suicipa.—As one of the South ferry boate was nearing the slip at the foot of Atiantic street about & "clock last evening, an old gray-haired of the world be nee on that rencgade son of a Frenchman, Bureau, and let every honest man cast on his name the epithets of traitor pn thew pry ‘We give a corrected list of the offi of the Legion :— Colonel Soudriet, commanding. Captain Adjutant, Meckling. Artillery—Capiain Rapho, tenant Kedonne. Cuvairy—Captain Bouchard, Lieutenauts Souparis, Guerin and LeKiibeck. Infantry—Captain Marfing, Lieutenants Brisses and Lecauchois. Lieutenant Artucct, Civic Gaard of Vera Crus. Paymaster, Lieutenant Lemaire Lieutenant Botley, Treasurer of the Mexican Imperial ‘Quordtaro op cB 19th of June, together with twenty or more officers; among the latter are Miramon and Mejia, ‘We have not ben able to learn what, if anything, ‘was the dying speech of the Archduke. Our papers of the 30th contain a reported “farewell’’ by Maximilian; but it ts the same which a) soon after his capture in the papers of the Uni Pest and which, I think, BEB been pronounced a forgery. The ie, romper officer of the Austrian sloop-of-war which here a week since, is said to have, by telo- = to the city of xico, demanded his body, which demand was refused, As their orders wore to Await at | Guard, formerly of the First Chasseurs d'Afrique man was observed to take from his pockets a watch and dus tenhinns aiGban cae aabeneaoae ama oe ee eT ee Em- | note book and lay them on the dock, and then suddenly spring from the bow of the boat into the water. Every effort was made to save the man, who, strange to Bay, continued to float on the water as light as acork. Ho was eventually rescued by a young man named Edward Fagan, who pushed out in a small boat from the foot of Congress stroot and got him safely on board. On being takea to the Forty-third precinct station house he gave his name as Lorenzo Scherroger, aged eighty years, and aresident of New Brookiyn. He could not or would not assign any reason for the rash act. Fant Our or 4 Wixvow.—Mrs. Moran, residing at 119° Degraw street, fell from the second story window of her residence on Tuesday, and was seriously if not fatally injured. She was endeavoring to some clothes on a line from ber window at the time, the line broke and dragged her out, ror. Or. Yoltevin, the French Consular Agent, bas tele- graphed to the French Consul in New Orieans about pro- viding for these poor men, many of whom are entirely destitute and starviog, and who are all anxious either to work or return to their native land. Many attempts have giready been made by unprincipled sharpers to rob them’ of what Ilitle they have lolt, Dut moat of our mer- chants have offered to advise and protect them, and we hope that General Shepherd will do something towards having them farnished with rations and treated with that cenerosity which a brave man aiways exhibits in presence of great mistortunes, Colonel Soudriet feels grateful to General Shopherd for his courteous and libe- Tal treatment, the General giving him and his officers his own private curd and authority to refer to him in case of any dificaities. ‘Wo should add that when Colonel Soudriet left Vera Craz a rumor led that the French Ambassador bad bee! at Mexico, unnoticed Capt. John B. Rochelle, soldier, originally belonging to the from that corps transferred to Issues were | 9 ;or possible the Elizabeth sailed hence, Bud is expected to recetve orders by the cable at New Orleans as to hor fature movements. Notwithstanding the fall of the empire and the execu tion of its bead, the Imperial Commissioner, backed by as at the place, refused to surrender the ci\y to 1 Benevides, commanding the besieging liberal forees, vainly dreaming that some fortuitous circam- ftanoe would enable them to avoid the impending issue by raising the flag of Santa Anna, looking for some mi- raculous deliverance o: this filibuster from the strong ends of bis captors at Sisal, The American and Eng- lish Consuls, Messre, Saulnier and Ledwitch, who bave wisely etopiet a determined and maniy course th~ough- ATTEMPTED MURDER IN BLEECKER STREET. About half-past eleven o'clock last night the feport of a pistol was heard in third floor of No, 131 Bleecker street, Officers Beleger, of the Eighth precinct, and Orsen, of the Fifteenth, proceeded to ascertain its cause, and discovered that an actres named Florence Temp! dem foreseeing that the vediat patie Gen ores and ord forces might result in es the excesses of a conquering army, pro} the foreign troops, who numbered about five bun- dred, and wore in tho imperial army, should be removed from the city before such eccupation. This step was resisted by he foreign troops, and they threatened to sack the city, representing that they had been de- Beco of good rations and one dollars ie Lip aceroed of which had they received. Pmecnows of the American i ee army in Mexico, and became Chief of the siege of Vora Cres. ‘The Austrians te be Sent Homo—Masses Said for Maximilian. New Onczans, July 11, 1867. The Avetrian Consul here has chartered a vessel to convey Austrian subjects belonging to Maximilian’s army from New Orleans, Mobile, Havana and Vera Cruz to Trieste. Masses for Maximttian have beon said tn several of the principal churches of this city. ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BIGAMIST. there a and gome of them bore their arms threatening violence. Af this juncture the American and Enghsh Consuls per- ponally Cpe them and individually relieved them of the arms, some throwing them into the sea and mherwise demonstrating their dissatisfaction and dis- On the 20th of last April Mr, Raphael Braun, of No, | The American Propeller Haze Detained by pe ‘They wore finally all crowded on board and sailed, | |, oa cok Walaa, i= eaupeny ek a 1. ee ee jas removing the opportunity for any collision on the Boerum: sites, re, geugeny Refusing ‘trance of iiberal forces. At this juncture General | Mrs. Augusta Miller, of the same place, called on In- Expensive Seduction Case. : soos ta coment ble safed | ae ree abe theses. | Spectee Dilkp, st police headquarvers, and informed him Mowrreat, July 11, 1867. sued to fire upon the city. ge Roe, of the | that a young German by the name of Aaron Meyer bad | me propelier Hare, bound to Detroit, which refused Tecony, and the Commander of the English war veese! | suddenly left Brooklyn for parts unknown two or three ‘ 2 ae ae Jason, 1} Teceiving this informa ion, im: tosalute ber Majesty's steamer Aurora at Quebec, ar. sree, sp eted with thom es. they lay ia froat in the | “78 Proviows,, taking from Mr. Braua money and | rived hore and declined to salute the Wolverine, and ts pity and San Juan, inf ‘them that such acts would | Property to the value of $1,300, and atthe same time | aeigined at thi waiting the pormiggion of the Ex- be prevented by them so far as the capacity of their | abducting # young girl, aged sixteen, named Deckla | ecative to to the United States, Commodore pom bayer adbe mp ton et ey io pasert 10 | yciter, the daurhter of Sra, Augusta Miller, The Saper- | Harwood is on board the Haze. poem eon sen, intendent of Police placed the case in the hands of officer Judge Monck has condemned one Moria to $1,000 ‘The foreign legion sailed on the 26th of June, and on Jeeegh Seeses, ‘au expert young ofMflcer attached to | damages for seducing his cousin, the oase being of @ the 27th Consuls Saulnier and Ledwitch (American ‘and | the Central office, and he py weet to ste 3-4 ver we foe agseal asin Tones teenie’ tor fener ly No eee a pe ge a ‘on | Meyer bad betaken if, After considerable diffl- | Engiand to play La Crosse. They take two bark their eatrance, no one was injured, and the occupation culty he ascertained that the wanting man had taken canoes and snow shoes for races on the grass. vb ‘of a friendly force, In fact three days before the 20tn of Apri! for Cali- of ia, on board of the steaman'p Arizona. This import- The Ministry for Ontario. ‘ant clue once obtained, tho officer immediately obtained ‘a warrant from Justice Dailey, of Kings coanty, for the arrest of Meyer, and, furnished with this document and a letter from Diktrict Attorney Morris, he proceeded to Albany and procured a miraen from Governor Feo- ton Lowe, of California, for the delivery of {nto the hands of the Brooklyn authorities, Thus vested Ortawa, July11—1:30 P. M. Sir J. §, McDonald, Premier of the government of the Province of Ontario, has undertaken to form # ministry. The effect of this appointment will be to divide the re- form party, McDonald being a moderate reformer The government of the Province of Quebec is reported as fol- lows:—Premier and Solicitor General, Mr. Coushon; At- torney General Mr. Dunkin; Finance Minister, Henry Btearnes; Provincial Secretary, M. Archamboult; Com. missioner of Crown Lands, Mr. G. Ouimet; Centroiler of Public Works, Me. Beadny; President of Council, Mr. Irvine. There is a very large quantity of timber coming 10 market for it, LA dons of the neigh! i from scarcity of food and revolution. General Gomes went alongside ef = w ns osaten men-ot-wee . | ctxco, and informed him of the catare of hi vt. Tuas i tod cdieamete on yenger, and be elma tose we venerday: thei | offcla, much to” the sirprise of officer Strauss, an. ATTEMPTED MUADER AND ROBBERY IN VIRGINIA. beral authorities searched for him on board tho Solent, | nounced to him the unpleasant fact that on the night of Fr sontan 30 July 10, 1807. the latter had beon to the young girl ta Bis opinion, Ls and oh been found there the result would have been doubt Kewain im the harbor of Vera Craz:—American Several attempts at murder and rédbing have been lately perpetrated in the vicinity of Norfolk and Ports mouth by pasties of nozro bighwaymen. [he last that steam gunboat Tacony, Spanish man-of-war Ulloa. The | could autvorities | as occurred was mn the case of a farmer mamed Mr, Jason called for Jamaica on the SOU On the Ist of | in imprisoning him on OF are vioy shows | Oakum while on bis way to Yortsmouth with & load of It. pom French man-of-war left with sixty refugees on ‘About five milos out his wagon was stopped : ; ie I Ry ey Capt atation of Vera Craz= Arrival of the | ite Incorating the Gea, and atiernardainicing seat r in Mebile—Reported Assas- wounds aoout the body. then ‘sense. jantion ef the Preach Minister to Mexice. | vote cnioring himself in truly bridegroomes male Ti | eas body of all Toney and valuables and made their (From the Mobile Times, July 6, 1967.) bie young bride. | In cberee care from San Franciose fato the ‘woods, Not long after the occurrence The cy was amon taken by siorm Thursday more- | “hecegh the ‘it was Toth to go. wih bim, | Mf. Oakum was picked ap by persons in tag at toe arrival of & “aark steamer fying the | ss young girl, waneve by inteteeted partioe | hood and to his home, where he now lies Ina 106 Ot era and crowded wiih’ come four nectres | nine Teo menid come to this Gy she would certainly | preceridue condition The authorities have & land and language, The strange ens casenasien a Neve. On arriving at Act wale and the most energetic measures have by ay oe 4 Mi Meyer made himself very troublesome taken to the capture of the villians, Tay to for MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION, f ff that the him desist from the attem Sr, Pact, July 10, 1967, they should re. Beer rom tat day upto he tine of the air o The Demooratio State Convention met te-day and See cecee eree on quarantine regulations oe | Yeceet ot : ray HF Fiandree, of Minneapolis; Lieutenant Governor, aK. that motiey crew care for ? The | oor in his and language, and ene day it ph a A rn i ; o> office, trad barely leit the deck when the vessel shot off | {ato his head to have the baggage master of the steamer | Maynard, of Lasner county; Secrets = ‘and joceeded on her way up the bay, aad thie motwith- check his new wife’s for Panama, This dodge | Coseewoll, pe ig = $ standing two shelis were fired at * what cared | omcer Strauss nipped in bed by showing (he tag: Cnatheld, of Belle Pian ; Treasurer, Fred pe ls dar syimalaed | yt te te ct | Cote resolutions adopted dectare the constitution the Tey nae of an empire which, conceived, ra belonged 10 bis prisoner at his consent’ Meyer | supreme ruler of the land—the source and limit of every eee ars 8S dartor the shadow of the southera con: tang tng, minted at thre See, gh, pe gi = 4 died whon the body which ox. ‘so-called reconstruction measures, as intended solely Beaded nat ahadow ant went with ih ity,, chance, for hia | evcape, edrieod | Miss es on monoures, 00 taueasee were. ey were vert ized by France eipice the had'sot up sss pb ghee A hyo b-4 bgt to su vy measul t oorra; and of the people's money, Moe southern ontedorcy " vara mew we Mf Miss Miller the charge of the sathori td enue by" mayide it these abuses oa con- to entist under the im} standard headquarters. friends ‘the were | tinaed they 1 ad eoverthi epelions soya cee ccaermac rae ag | Serene ace eins | ne a gtered ep vosis lives aaa Rolocauet to the favere the Cantal and'ook’ bet home. to hor motber. | COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT ARVERST COLLEGE. drama which ended inthe murder of Maximilian remorse, Mase Joly 11 1867, haves Commencement exercises mi rst landing point of the expedit to-day. Forty-eight students and the . Spain ca, was otill wore confered as follows:— raves the remnants of the 1, L. D.—Jonathan ©. Perkins, of Salem; Amasa ee we oe os ~~ 4 Walker, of North Brookfeld, BB Bi , of pall artillerista, while the service D. U. Reva. Lu of Boston; Wi Ay “a Cue rows, of Reading, and President @. F, Magoun, of lows Serican, who \o Le dose, by gon gg BOD ne oot ieom of the Alumni have died during the past year. af this to make the yp ny ere a Antive Mexican of Preach ‘singers inthis cliy,, next * FIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS. sin any manoer ‘ne atmowt Song? a x ‘towne P. Suly 11, 1807, 1 at Secgerbund Hall, at which ‘The Mesers. Binoey’s paper mil! in this town was hocietion were t. Com- od esterday, invelving & loss of about reosive the de! atthe eh Mt by insurance, Mut one hundred and eight societion Co.'s furniture manufactory was also aonuroyed : - me ” FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1867. THE STATE CONSTITUT/ONAL CONVENTION THE SUBJECT OF FRAUDS ON GOVERNMENT. Female Suffrage as an Independent Proposition. A PLAN FOR LOCAL LEGISLATION. Ausany, July 11, 1867. The Constitutional Convention mot again at eleven o'clock this forencom Prayer was effered by Rev. Mr. Wyoth, after which the journal ef yesterday was read and approved. MR FRANK AIBCOCE SWORN UN, Mr, Coaserr, (rep.) of Onondaga, presented the certif- cate of election of Mr. Frank Hiscook, to fill the vacaney created by the death of L. Harris Hiscock. ‘ Mr. Hwooog, (rep.) of Onondaga, was called tothe President's desk, when the constitutional oath of office ‘was administered, and he took hus gent in the Conven- Mr. Corns, (rep.) of Richmond, presented a petition of the citizens of Broome county asking equal euffreze for men and women. Roferred to the Commitios of the ‘Whole on the subject of suffrage, PREVENTION OF FRAUDS IN GOVERNMENTAL TRANSACTIONS, ‘Mr. Curis also presented’ a memarial of J. R. Bar- dour, of New Brighton, on the subject of governmental frauds, The writer, after dwelling on the fact that pub- lic business and contracts should be as free from fraudu- lent dealtg as private business and transactions, polots out the cause and remedy of this evil. In small commu- nities, whore everybody knows everybody else, instances of public fraud are oxtremoly rare, The remedy is in 90 adjusting legisiation as to make the detection of fraud as as cortain and as prompt in municipal contracts lage transactions, aud it is suggested that provision made fora graduated system of rewards for mm of fraud, for the imposition of a pecuniary penalty equal to twice the amount in deticit, and for full pubiicatioa of all awards of coutracts, Tho memorial was referred to the select Committee on Official Vorraption. t THE SHPARATE PROPOSITION FOR PROMIBTFION, Mr, Grant, (rep ) of Delaware, presen'ed a petition of oltizens asking the submission, along with the aew con- Stitution, of a separate proposition to prevent the sale mit intoxicating liquors, Referred to ite Select ml 400, Mr, Krom, (rep.) of Schoharie, prevented a petition of citizens askin a gimitar proposition, rred. PREVENTION OF LEGISLATIVA CHARITY, Mr. Harcu, (dem.) of Erie, presented the petition of Oltizens asking the repression of legislative donations to sectarian Institutions, Pi THR TRUST FUNDS OF THR COURT OF APPRALS. ‘The Cuair presented # communication’ received from Patrick H. Jones, Clerk of the Coart of Appeals, trans- mitting information called for by resolution of Jume 20, from which it appeared that there was in the jon of the clerk of the court the sum of $56,643 in securl- thes belonging to the Library Fund, with accrued interest new principal recently paid in and yet to be invested the eum of $2 605, Tho amount of the Chan Fund was originally $93,808, but being hold in trust for infants, idiois antl lunatics, wards of the tate Court of Chancery, and various classes of litigants, 1 bas been reduced by drafts on the order of the Supreme Court to $70 802, while an additional sum of $4,293, yet remains to be in- vested, The mmunication was sccompanied by schedules of the details of the funds, their investment, interest, &o. Ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Finance, THE UNION LEAGUE MEMORIAL Mr. Saven (rep), of Franklin, from the Committee on Printing, reported back the memorial of Dr. Lieber, and asked that they be disoharged from the further con- sideration thereof and that it be referred to the Commit- tee on the Judiciary. Mr. Fovcer (rep.), of Ontario, said that the Judiciary Comunitiee had already been discharged from the con- sideration of the subject, and moved, as an amendment, its reference to the Lommittee on the Preamble and Bill of Rights. The amendment was accepted, the report adopted and the memorial referred to the committee suggested, FRMALE SUFFRAGE AS A SEPARATE PROPOSITION. Mr. Megarrt (rep.), of 8. Lawrence, offered the fol- females to the Sf Referred to the Committees of the Whole, BOARDS OF SUPERVIRORS AS LOCAL LROISLATORS. Mr. Consart, (rep.) of Onondaga, offered the follow- ing:— Resolved, That the Committee on Counties, Towns and ization, government and powers, be erring upon tien full aad local and same 56. The conferring of charters for of horse railroads extending beyond olty an for lines of ferries outside of cfty limite, 6, The incorporation of villages and the defining and set thing of their boundaries. 7. Changing the names of towns, ‘and corporations within the limits of said counties. & Tho widening. deepening, straightent the chan: of streams, aud drainage’ of swamps. iMegal assessmenta, ‘The resolution was referred to the Committee on Coun- Mes, Towns, kc, PROPOSED AROLITION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, Mr. Lanpow, (rep.) of Scenectady, offered the fol- lowing :— Whereas justice should be administered without delay; and whereas four-fifths of the judgments from which ap- n to thi rt of “Appeals are affirmed, ‘hus folly of the appeal; and the remaining one-fifth ‘which are reversed are usually reversed by a divided court, thus creatuag a doubt as to the correctness of the final judg ment; and whereas the Legislature can harmonize the law in case of conflicting decisions of the General Term in the several districts; therefore Reso ved. That the Judiciary Committee be requested to inquire into the expediency of aboiishing the Court of Ap- peals. (Laughter. The resolution was referred to the Committee on the dadiciary. SUPERINTRNDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, Mr. FuLier, (rep.) of Monroe, offored a resolution as to the expediency of @ constitutional provision for tho appottiment of a Superintendent of Public Instruction to take charge of the educational interests of the State, Roferred to the Committee on Education. THR ADOLITION OF FINES AS PUNISHMENT CRIME AND . FOR MISDEMEANOR, Mr. Janvis, (dom.) of New York, offored the follow- i Resolved That it be referred to the Committee on tl Powers and [uties of the Legislature to inquire into expediency of 40 sinending the constitution as to prevent fhe Legisiature of this State from passing any law imposing fines oF penalties in money as a punishment for crime or misdemeanor. Referred to the committee designated. ‘THE DAILY SESSIONS OF THE CONVENTION, Mr. Bicxronp, (rep.) of Jofferson, called tor ihe con- sideration of bis resolution <a, as to changing the hour for beginning the dally sessions of the Conven- tion, He moved as an amendment the substitation, for the word “hereafter,” of the words “after this week.” Mr. ALYoRD, (rep.) of Onondaga, moved to lay on the table, Carried. ‘THE LEGISLATIVE CANAL INVESTIGATION. Mr, Becxwrm, (rep.) of Clinton, called for the consid- eration of his resolution of yesterday, concerning the tive canal investigation. ir, Autxx, (rep) of Washington, said he had — one members of the investigating comm! told hy ry stenographer was agua trat ibing the {idence ely an poeatsvefore the Convention. laid ily as vention. “The | Seta ‘was laid on the table. ‘THE CHAMPLAIN CANAL Mr. Bacxwrrn also called for the of bis ing the Canal Auditor for in- Canal That the Commitias on Canals be requested to and report to this Convention as to the pro- 9 several railroads in this State to or : F 382 = Hi i i already. Mr Santo wag not desirons of information which could saci oat not be furnished, He thought that the rm wolution might we sttela what # oveld, however, for she ben of he Cox | POLICE INTELLIGENCE. vention. Mr. Townsenn, (rep.) of St necessary to pul the State to the expense of vi such informauon, He would like the resolution to be printed, that he might ee it fully, aud therfore smo a Toiion that it he ou the table, ‘Tue resolution was laid on the table. THE BUYFRAGE QUESTION. The Convention then went into Comumilice of the Whole on the Suffrage report, Mr. Alvord in the cbair. Mr ©. C. Dwicury, (rep.) of Cayuga, oftered toe Coliow. ing substitute for the whole of section one — Sxorom 1. Lvery male citizen of the age of twenty-one years why shall have been ten @ citizen of the Unies Biases sad ao ivbabitaat of this we at an election, and for ‘he last four months a Lawrence, thougi it un- | 1 drow Avenay in BAXTER Stim —About tom ius, o'clock y&eRday moraing Joseph Barveria, an Italie organ grinder, living at No, 33 Baxter atroet, entered the songs ims honse and commenced discher. ng. vr heavily tomed with powder and ball. tira iein, « Polish oman, Living next door (No. iD), a and requested im to cease his noise, a Lwo of her children were siak, whereupon Byrverie, as alleged, raised his pistol, ome barret of he das. charged at Mre Epstein, the bell entering her mout and passing out the right choek, inficting B serions wound, The alarm wae insiantiy given, when Bar!» ran up staive and locke® bimself in his room, whi be was pursued by officer Agson, of the sixth preciuc: ut auch election io r wi he onal Finding the door locked the officer burst it in and ar. ‘n resident, and not rlscwhere, for ail oflicers (hat now | rested Barberis, whom he foxnd iyingfon the bed pre- or may hereafter be clective by the people; but auch citi- | tending to be agleep. On searching for the: pistol the Ny A Re OY needing the | oMoer sound it secreted between thu mattresses of Lii~ to be chosen for whom he + provided. ‘i bed with al! the barrels discharged except one. M+ time of war, Bo elector eile cat varies of tee pricomer was taken before Juatice Dowling and cow - ml United States, in the ar sh f, shall ve do- Prived of his vow by ren 1 Of bis ‘sbeence from the State, aod Legislature y wer provide ¢! manner ta which the time in ‘which mS yer unded woman ts under the care of « surgeon at her residence. Had the batf passed divectly into her mov ty all probability would have been ai: ‘Se0. 2. Laws may be passed excluding from the enene: Sane 2 of oe rom the right _ ’ . hase bean fr sing be coatiated suffrage all who may have Lackey, Abet McGivney, Chas, Ferry, leaac Somers an@ sai cg Se gE | fae ieme ee ny ag areca oy baving stolen « large wi yy and repre. one re OE Ea rts senting themvelves as revomne officers, aad tho later ceive pay, or offer to pay or valuable thing te mle pening bowret og 7 cust—Oamne wp influcnes or reward e vain te be given al sup election, of tas ssastice Dowling. in the Court of Sperat ht to vote at euch eleotinn. Icons’ Lackey, MoUlven aad Demers were discharged, Pouox asked if it would’ be ia orderfor him to | but che others were hold for trial at tire General Seasons without Salt. Pronanrs*Homums,—About steven o'clock yesterday morning aa altercation ocourred’ in Fifty-secend street, near N two men named James which the latter wae Mr, Fouosr then accepted. the subdatitute, Pao gammy had now become the original Mr. Morray, (dew.) of Kings, nioved to amond section | Beocked dowe. In failing bis bead eame violently ta one as follows :— collision with the curbstone of the sidewalk, producing,. Noman of color, unless shal! have been for three | it is feared, edangeroue fracture of tite skull. Crowe rsa citizen of this State, End for one year next preced> | was conveyed in an insensible condition to bis residuace, ection, shalt have been seiged aad possessed of & | No. 49g West Fifty-second street, amd’ Rooney was am of the value of two hundred and fitty dollars, Z all debts and enoumbran: thereon, || Tested and locked‘up in the etatiou’ bowse was the eo been actually rated and paid » tax | result of Crowe's injuries. wo at such tection, raon of color shall be subject to di teaalion COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES ANY’ CORMECTION. The Commiasioners of: Charitios aud’ Correction met yesterday :— Commissioner Bowsn, as coramittes or the applioaties: from charitable institutions under the acy of Logisinere appropriating $10,008 ror distribution among tue charite: bie societies of this city, eabmitted his report. ‘The foltowing prea: and resolutions: were them offered :— Whereas the resolution unastmeusly adopted by Boerd of Mey 8 by its terma oxcludes Tuauy worthy that if the qualified alectors of the State shall, at the eral eleotion to be held in November, 1367, on a propo- sition to be separately submitied in relation to suffrage to men of color, determine In favor of suffrage to such men of color, thea all persons. of color shal! be entitted to vote at any clection, anything in the existing constitution to the con. tragy ootwidl standing, ir. Muarmy denied the proposition put. forth by the gentieman from Reneselaer (M. I. Townsend) that thy ruzbt of suiirage was a natural right. Tpat xon- tleman had cited the Declaration of Independence to substantiate bis position; but if the authors of that in- strument intended the construction now placed upon it there was no ov! cy im their subsequent action. Che first.constitution adopted by nearly all the States | charitable tmetitutons; therefore, Pere Lain pays a ‘Su e LJ epee figiocs ts binges samo be repenied a0 far as lt referaée el granted by the governing power. id not | rel teats. Adopted. * - | _ Resolved, That the sum of $10,000 appropriated to thie believe that restricted uegro suffrage would be con- | , Resvived, That the sum, of | aporopeiates: te. tele ducive to good government. The people of the State bad repeatedly decided against the proposition, and if it was adopted by the Convention it would endanger the constitution proposed to be submitted. Mr. M. L Towweenn, (rep.) of Rensselaer, was for un- restricted mauhood sul He would not ask for him- seif any right whioh he would not extend to other men. He bad lived a great while, since 1846, when the prep- erty qualification was adopted. im portant cl had taken place in that period. ¢ decision should not be the guide for this Convention, If we were to be guided by past decisions made a€ the ballot box we tmigut with equal propriety deprive persons of the Cath- oho faith tho right to vote, for that was one of the issues the election of 1855, 3 Mr. E, Brooms, (dem.) of New York, said the gentle- man was rely mistaken with refereuce to the issues of the canvass of 1855, He never knew of the of any politiosl party having such an object The party to which roference had been mad entertained or advanced auch a doctrine, and he be- lieved he knew something of the purposes of that organization. Mr. Townsexp- said that the gentleman (Mr. Brooks) was but one menber of that party. The objects of that organization were to be gathered from its press, its ora- tors and its effect on the public mind. It resulted in riots in Louisville and an attempt to exterminate the Catholics, He proceeded at length to argue in favor of sul reminding the norm in the Convention that they would be held responsi! for the action taken and he understood that true republicans believed that no man should be excluded from the ballot box on lor. , Burra, (rep.) of Fulton, opposed Mr. Murphy's iment. Great changes had come over the, colored conse be Delteved that as a matter of justice and right the elective franchise should be extended to,colored men without restriction, \ ‘Mr. Hanp, (rep.) of Broome, never heard an argument against the right of colored men to vote, Objections to it were founded on prejudice, and were unworthy the “Wie, AXTELL, (rep.) of Clinton, sald the question really ‘was whether the qualification should continue to be applied to k men; whether their rights should be extended by removal ot this disability. ‘Pouny vf negro suffrage weso submitted as a separate proposil it Sekt ‘be defeated, because the criminal classes would Oppose it, ee would vote ast it, all the men in New York who burned and han; negroes: would vote against it, But the virtuous and intelligent peewee g ters a erly cnt er he be- lieved if this principle was incorporat tlon—aad it ould be—it would be endorsed by the Lewis, sald the black men 585 be distributed as foliows: 000; Women’s Prixo: Receipts for the two weeks onding:te-day $144,953 68 including $63,758 74 for account of Excise 75,000 from Comptrotier of this city; $2,470 for m drunken persons; $314 47 from: Comiissioners Emigration Board of smallpox patients; $09 (or of Lunatios, "NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. 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Budget, com taining valuable and interesting reading for Farmen and Gardeners; Roviews of the Cattle, Horse, Dry Goo@ and Boot and Shoe Markets; Financial. and Commercial Intelligence; Marriages and Deaths; Advertise ‘and accounts of all important and interesting eveats the week. Texas.—Single subscription, $2; Three copies, $85 was granted to sit again. ‘The Convention at five o'clock adjourned until eleven e’clock to-morrow mo rning. AFFAIRS IN RICHTIOND. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALO. Colored Persons—The Ques- tion of n New Collector. Five copies, $8; Ten copies, $15. gle copies, Five Ricuxosp, Va., July 11, ue} Cents each. A limited number of advertisements (a- 9:18 o'Clook #. ML. corted in the Wasa. Hxaan, Amass meeting of colored persons was hold this mora- ing in the Capitol square, at which J. L. C. Donner, one of the many aspirants in this community for the posi- tion of Governor, made a long address, advocating strong Union sentiments, but adverse to the social equality doctrines accepted so generally by the blacks. A local notoriet Wardwell, made one of his usual radical mic speeches, telliog the whites present that the great republican book was still open for sinpors to be saved, and that if they turned a deaf car to ee of doom neither he nor Hunuvicutt could be Diam ‘The attendance dispersed quietly, some thirty or fort Germans retiring by invitation to the repubiioan head- quarters, where radical speeches in the Teutonic ton, beguiled a t uestion of the Collectorsbip of internal revenue is again agitating the community of office seekers here, It bas been finally decided to remove Collector James, and each one of half a dozen names is mentioned as likely to be mis successor, A Bir, P. W. Harwood is thought to have the best chance in the race. ARREST OF A REPUTED SWINOLER. Yesterday afternoon detectives Vaughan and Nivem brought before Justice Dowling a young man giving hia name as Charles G. Brown, who was arrested in Nor- wich, Conn., on the charge of fraudolentiy obtaining from Messrs. Tallmadge & Son, No. 87 Warren street, twenty-five boxes of saleratus and five boxes of baking an iy yalued at $172 60, Mr. Daviel W. fall Pistge appears before J 4 made GeiS ce Reartiof tote dentiis who don't approve of 80 lent vt ay re ZODONT, What ie their real objection to itt si it preserves the teeth; and sordid tntereaia whin th! decay of the teeth is their bread and butter. Eminent moam bers of the profession in ail parts of thejoountry eadorse ant recommend it. Beware of imitations. they ory for ep as is given them is n fiery stimulants of commerce do & temporary flame, which is a mockery. passes, and the last state of him who uses them is worse than the first Not such is the effeet of HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BIT. heir tont roperties. ere ie mo drawback to tl ea oe Riive julede to remsler this soothing and strengthening prepss tive Ju pov dy Se eo te pronounce them harmiese. ‘This is ectentific testimony ; but the testimony of the hum. ‘of thousands whe have experienced the preventive the great vegetable toaic and tive of modere tienes to otill more concluaien. Y ague, dyspepaia, nervous: debility and chronic eomplalnis thing in this fallible world cam be. office, 6 Dey a New York Eg Ae bor ab gt oe a | Astor House, Fira Prensures ss Srocamy. Srynat Yoon, volute tension; “Grop feed. ‘ked them and London, fn hromn woe thereu pon aranied 7 euienant , of jorwi Walley. Sanghaa, whe, brought hima to New York. It 4 Prec! ‘Tan, ‘etlew. itt Pale testified to seeing the Or <i. take charge of the goods in question in Norwlea, ad | Courand’s Orjontal Opset orun, on med the witnesses, but without Botton ; Welunas Harvtord: Der W. 0. 4 Satta ares fonowia An pamed doen We ‘Brown, 34 Laer sweet, hope valued eh Freak Miler" Oa, 1s, Ocaat | mGeRUs” 5 bresiear NoSYors remem Semin 5 street, goods worth We} Parker, ke & Co, No, 1 ee 1 Water street, $265 66; A. 0. Smith, No. 69 Pearl streo jerring’s Pa! Pop dn OL ' $200, which hupes are alieg rant wns, * “és “Reraze comme joarae crt manaaie | aM eee it is oe - 5 federaten 1a the business of obtaining goodsiby the wliole- WORLD'S wath, youn sale, but if #0 they yet remain in the backgroun cameos May ACPURE OXLY BY endlncasiainntavainatemnaias } SHERM. DROWNING OF TWO BOYS AT HARTFORO. Panne, anemic EBtOADMAT, NEW TORK. Hanrroay, Cons. July 11, 1967. HERMING, PARREL US away, NEW ORLEANS, Gilbert Griswold, aged thirteen y: only son of J. » -— A..__.__.. BR, bs Fen S Oe one, ps Lamy C4 olen & 2 Puuce—Delloious with Soups ddletown, een re an jee g Grnwolay Were drewned svoat rok thig evening, | JOLN DUNCAN'S KONS, Agwnte for the Cites Staips item ran sarc cries Se | Mangoes Soving, Weae, Oe aS " Gepub, and ealled for help. Griawoid went to bie aerigt- = and Sorint, Waist ‘or enle by ance, and both were drowned,’ The bodies have been : a — oval Finvaga lect a= gag, ‘3 FAREWELL TO THE IRISH PRESBYTERIAN DELEGATION. aaa ae cy ar Puiapevensa, July 11, 1867, X..~- A meeting at the Academy of Masic this yoy 8 farewell greeting to tie doiegates from the Irish 49 feck Stitch Sows pS oma ocSoestseteni amt 7 Hi. Stuart and adopted, expressive of the, the vist of the hed the Meine teonle od euhen Ter apiin reve Te. Machisets pe New Moggi y wy ‘e