The New York Herald Newspaper, July 19, 1867, Page 6

6 THE VETO MESSAGE FU“ESHADOWED. - a ee NEW YORK HERALD. FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1867, OO ee ee TRIAL OF JOUN Hf. SURRATT. Evidence of Several Canadian their provisions, by dirce!ic 4 or by Implication, It is tm- possibie that they can be lr as, and i met iaws, Hey ean ‘Rot repea!, modify, iinderg obs ruct. or embarrass laws, much loss constitations, Atate or foderal. If enactments pAarporting to be in tore the United States as laws of the land, yet which © annot be, because NOt exeentable by the only execut¥e, which can exeoute a law, are put imlo practical opera’ Ap by persons pretending to be their THE WEST INDIES. SPECIAL COARESPONDENCE OF THE WERALD. Jdamuica. Havasa, July 12, 1867, ‘The mail (rom Santiago de Cuba has bronght us dates FIRES IN THE CITY, To Willtam Str cet, Shortly after ten o'clock yesterday morning ® fire originated in the sub-celiat 6f No, 225 William street, ocenpied as a whalebone and umbrelle rattan manafae- Vs the President Gound to Execute the Last The coolies just arrived gave great satisfaction, FH executives, and | rations of these persons con- ' , and owned by Salomon & De Frece, fhe fames Reconstruction Law of Congress travene of bia gt ig'moy dectve other ‘laws really | from Kivgsivn to the 20h of Sune, Pood was scaroe at ai Me oatentodianaeadentatider mmitiec sa tee Advocates. anwhaliniahaaidasaiaie ee oy a ene dat te est | Trelawny. Frouraold im Falmouin at £3, 4% per barrel. | 8 ang suind floor, ‘The Aremen were quickly at What are be goevequences gt mn Renieatian: oe ‘The apse had es ne | the scene, and s00n extinguished the flames ie the ‘ ts alter: on ar. Wien auch « om, betwveme the | fear of the disease beco.nitg oputemi a . irea Mr. Johnson’s Official Organ | joo aih nla renter achority. of inaegwareres - | trea Leen es oat ems the fre tneccter trom | ALL GIVE ST. MARIE A BAD CHARACTER. Ecwauisia (what are the same Usage, not | a statement made by a workman named Philip Auer, to Thinks Not. ongress and Its Laws Are to Be Defied. Prom the Washington Intelligencer of yesterday.) Belemnly sensible of the moral responsibility we as eum to readers of din ‘erately announce our conscientious beter that a nationalg ‘erbis is at hand, ‘With the humility of painful conviction we offer day no rash observations: bat in mvlancboiy since Aig wo implore every citizen to danieh for the hour all pre. Jactce and prepossession and consider with us the Aram. wcendant iesue whieh appears at last 40 have ar! fem 4p he country from the Jong and distracting strife AT par Meenehip, and which, wo are vonstrained to po. Wureatens consequences of indnite calamity Lor Al asses: sof the American people. ‘A Dill has bern framed im Oe Bational leg’flatere, in wwhien are comainod many fearwres kindredgro those of diewey nncons@ationallty of “which oar x jon are well known, But great aagwe deem an eceasion op which tha Inviolabilily of pro pisiens of the an claw is in question, the present 8 G@e when mere Snfract ons f (be canglit; sion, however § goes m form or evil in isedoncy, must be ussicnod a jfrade to whieh eur diecoome cannot Geacend, The dec sions of courts, the influeuces ‘arising from bustuess and wlations, anderen the flvetwations of party RACY, modify, correét or #¥errate, sooner or Tater, Ure crrors of Iadslatiog, however deplorabie in ectualstmischief or in hypoth «geal tender The frane @f the political body mey euill sabsis: in its viral organs Terie cons+rvation a! remetial agencies Bat when, fram-whatever cago, end by Whatever ina’ramental'ties, Whe eren'ial p'lars ef the state are totierin., interests, @therwiss of tho Wihest imporance, &Uk to insignifi- ene. To a question of sneh gloomy dignity we humb!y m- tuens. The 1 of govermment— Bhe funda ive, leg Juatcial departinen:s; the pole equllibrt Primordial principle of this gi # menacod, ‘Bad if tt i4 suffered to fall, aur society wus! saifily Zo to ruin. Let us consider the bill which is before the lreai- dent for bis action, It ts suprlementary to two other ats in force, under whieh, according to th wive and of order, the responsib!9 opin- don of a jurist, there does subsist, for all the purposes of atiate, except keeping the peace and conducting certain @ieetions, a valid, lorat xoverament, ui aad by virtue of the const The presen tlow that eon inned tary come thon and the popatar will of each & supplementary DHL provides in the first ‘ead governments, if ject uders of paramount being , each, of one oF more conatitutional relations oflivers of tho ai them respectively m con- forimty to the pre statute, of which the words qnated are declared to be the valid interpretation, — By ond section it is provided that tho wevoral distr! commanders, not by authority of the Cox ininaiion and @andor, we deiiv- § vaway or referm, wi }, swallow up both, are wilitary chieftains, armed and pr agents f Ake caly Excouter) @ tually arives, be the a! stract merits Of the combre verry wie mey, and be the motives of the? mertics quad or «vil. t i Certain that public order is brovg! to the fear’u! catromitynt @ dependere for tie tin? on the peouvage, prulence and fadelity of one man—the gen- eral mrgistrate 0° the Union, 7 pis is even more a watter of anzioas and urgent so- by Ande at such atime aa thie, when the chasen agenis ole vast and anomaleus g vernment over one- Avra of the country, a government unknown eithor in Binte or federat Jaw, and which threatens to oter!: pared for any of ‘hose fell enterprises, whether of t im ail pxtions have proved irresistible temp'ation to poputar and aspiring soldiers, ‘especially tm times of bih party contention upon funda- ‘mental theories, when the ao! motives froquentiy but remforeo revolutionary designs, seducod ov enthosiasm in the absence of settled ideas of polity and law tthe pndlic mind of the dav, We give above impressions with which we are pro- foundly moved. We «peak for ourselves onty; but we could not better eortify oar aiueerity than by confessing that they may be overdrawn. But if 9, only the event could convince us of the fact, We fear they are too true. Atatesmen! soldiers! citizens! panse and sonsider! Is here occasinn for these terse possibilities? Retract the exorbitancy of part san zeal; shil the tempe-t of partisan reventmont; huga tha persuasive but bad Promptings of xrubition; remember only the great traths of old, and rally to your country, ita laws, its constitu tion aud ite aworn ministers, PROGRESSIVE SPIRITUALISTIC PICKIC, o-The Flow of c Picturesane Affair at Fort Nonsenae and the Fe: oul. A certain Ahmed Mofussi! Ben we are told an the auibonty of that charming improvisatrice Scherazade in tho “Arabian Nightg Entertainment,” had once tho misfortune to bind himseli in the ail-powerfal bonds of wedlock to ove that be thought “passing fair,” but who afterwards turned out to be a ‘ghonl” or cannibal. Such was tho effect of that dtecovery on the mind of the on happy Abmed Mofussil Ben Ah that he fied away from his ancestral haile at Bagdad, became Ire Ishmael a wanderer on tho face of the earth, at least the Asiatic portion of it, and subeequently had his rie lit eye knocked out (like the other six Calendars, the sons of kings) by a blow from the tail of the enchanted horse mentioned in the samo lous narrative. The wagic history of this tll-fated Arabian gentleman mi ht serve as a warning to those fond papas and mammase of Rrooklyn lads and maidens who belong to tho new sect started under the igh sounding name of the “Progressive Spiritualists " These encyclopaodistal wbouls of the City of Churches—and the term is only to soul—are discipies of the “Now Har- phy,” goon the broadest path of mato- >in dressing the body they hr to aad mental acquirements, Big boy: aro the Spirdwalists, Gay are the ladies of this corp rate soct, and tn their outgoings aa in their Ing (cketched some time sines in the Hann), they ob all the doctrines neof Tam O ary of Hiese totat ebraie their ent in the m: the annoal nation as as a body, and to Fe ning In hundreds —nay, a thou- Chirt nor of the Goueral of the arm dsirong =to worship in “God's Fyrst Temple,” as ‘the disapproval of latter and tnf istened it, Btaff Grove, Fort Lee, thore to per- Jeot 10 the the former, bat by the excta- y have vowed durmg the past year sive authority of Congress and by forse of this net, shail of their members in the mazy Davo and oxerc'se the appointing power whenever, “in ;and the mevitable speechi'y the opinion of auch ander, the proper adminis m- ecompaninents, not for Won of said act shall require it, Under tne declered statutes above, an4 under Provision, BO oiticia in the Sute sets by auth the State or a people. The “consent of the ie solemuly and foroatty abrogated as a law and asa Prine ple ip one-third of tbe republic, Thoro ts, therefore, no vestige to bo left of any Local acion, by whouaooy of lo suthori foswed, or under whaisoever color of anthoriy, 13 completely destitute of sanction, and dertve tho whole of its vatitity from the menatively or positively iven it by the eneral government. Whether it is constitational ihas to €ancei in tolo the entire corpora K of a State, and in toto the acknowledged malienable rights of twetve millions of persons, once on an equal footing ‘wish all (ne members of the Union, is a question all gether foreign, aud comparatively ‘inconsiderabie at t grave moment. But the observation which befits thie coord Hl, » executive and judic poner operative [a those States is merved in t mass of legislative, execu ive and judicial then, must neceseari- es. There are welosor in any degreo. This, however, is not left to iuferoues. The winth esc tien expressly roquires the whole of them, witout ex sion, not already adopted as federal ot me such, by each taking the oath of office prescribed Dy act of Congress ia 1862 In number, the creat ima gority of these officers of the United Siatos have become euch by adoption, but the remainder aro to b» app on beliaif of the United Statea No provision is made for eommissioning them; bat offtcial eompeteucy dors not depend wholly upon’ commission, but mainly upon de facto performance, under due appoimtment, The provisions quoted. ant many others in the bill, © a power to be vested in the roapoctive com: oa ration of these Executive magistr {the army ts ves! ity as to rewo v with a corresponding moral, but with no suilational, responsibility for the admini: wtatubes, in the manner of an ‘the third aoetion the General the ke power aud responsi Bing olicers. It is obs: that, not Ing the erand powerfol c pon t cera, it was not th by avy peculiar oa°b, none dei Shey havo taken, In common with Poot, as a qualideation for an exclosively mi ints wwe ia, rushed hi ts office. Iho several provisions ovsrraling the Attorney rag their I. General's eonairuction of the former nets distinet!y itn up, the part the independent er of re ment to each conmander, aud to the Gri army, whenever they may deem it expediont to exer- ceive the discretion, in the caee of every ofieer acting in thelr respective «ts, withoat amy exception, but inferentia iy of posimasters, reven ne office j . marshaia, de. , urty belonging States, We are persuaded that no exageera puted to the following deductions fron t Without esasidertng whether er not by an a the coustivation Cong ot government of 1 powers, and eons wh the a hee made a eurreape complement of gotting tt poanst, From Brookivn Dan? at nine o'elo ce and the exbilerating Jed “the xatlant—not the prons— terday morang, The sw ft 2 ghouls, spi ty inclined for the trip were ugly allowed "o purchase tickots at fifty conta, A and of the erect came forward on the occasion, and abeat a bandred school children also took advantace of the excursion to Fort Lea, and went up in the Hulse along with the spirituaists, Brother Farnsworty was the conductor, The varerpal Titas, surnamed Merri:t, waa deput,; stent, and the tomporary and onerous parton wanager (eftorwards changed to “iloor") “ was taken by Rrother Barnard. A band of -music dis- coursed the stirring mejosies of thetr native land to the spirits ef every nationality, and the etsamboat paddied of at her appointed tin ap the Hodson with her precious freight on board, amid the plaadits of the un- hanpy ones left behind ef shore, who could not partie - pate in the begira. On the way up many little incidents occurred to mark the buoyant spirits o° the Sp ritua tts. Herr von Nicklethorpe engaged in a desperate flirtation with one of his many “a‘tinities,” and young Straddies, who thought he loved her, was in agonies thereat, x pup of the bull terrier breed, belonging to one of the children, was mest melancholi!y twelined during the voyage, and gave vent to x pitiful whininz, which was be. rere: if not ear soothing. The band played and Iged in soda water (and perhaps too, as they part freqaent viette to obar of the boat), and the Halse went on her way to the New Jernsalem located ou the weet hank of the Hudson, When tho band stopped playing an amusing contwat “went on between a couple of young Savoyard boys with a herp and victin against an olf cripple who played asoliary Addie, * The old man had a hard battie, ba! would net give in. When he strnek wp a fig, the boys immediately played some horribly long-barred micrere; and when the former “lapsad — into some plaintive baliad, tho Savoyards pliged a fondango or the tarantola of thelr boloved Italy, The seend between these conlesia’ for muscal honors strongly reminded one of Tu garth’s “Rival Musicians,”* and the etruzate did not cease hetwoen them untt the old a at the foot ef the Patteates, Fort Lee, was cet ‘all the fun ef the fair.” Up he steps thut lead to tty above whitch ladies and ‘The stairs wore #0 numero: it the journey seemed as if Mt would never end. The onsia at the top was at leagth reached, and here an aboudent fand of emusement and relaxation pad beon planned, A. large oneclornre Was appropriated to daucing. Another tent was fitted aa eating svloon, while swings and targo's for Pistol *hooting were placed alt about among the trees, fhe only dratback to the latter arrangement was that wo might receive siray bullet every now and then from An oneonscious gomuce Whilet polking of “swinging in the Inve," enjoying th hard at work prosoribedt pivitualists did pot long besitate about seives, soon the whole throng wore eating, drinking (and lager beor was not apparently by their *doctrinas’ ging, Wrting, in fact amas out of thy aod avenis, grea namber, waich t the entire official tne United disposal, ney passed and also for a « for some time, anti im the after~ Mitieat regniation to their pleasure, althongh former laws of th and in the stat. the aulagonistic influence of hess, ipe'uding the presont bill, are the 1 ney go under the general name of “Re. wa: the marked features of this system That tae government ie essentially mtlita a ite adeutn- areturee —1 ry. 2 That all officers and arents employ: wr tica, executive, logulative and jodiciat—primariy federal, or #0 by adoption, under and by virine of the said stacules—are removatie at pleasure, A. That the ock a shower foil sharp, long. The water poured down from the wky nude above like aa from an inverted bucket, and woo, noranatha fell upon the tualists, Bon- me spoiled, dresses got of “warranted fast and, indeed, a good many that were, began to looee their britianey, and (he faces of the ladies became Yrevidept of the United States i virtually exons | elongated and sad to behold, The gents, too, who rated these laws from ageucy or reeponel. | N& Oeea suortiy before resplendent in white vests and binity their execution, A fourth peculiarity of | Hgbt pants, and shiny bata, began atso to fade in their the highest consequence at an onriier day bas now | *7ect, and a grand scurry was made for shelter, falion somewhat debind the present inquir, oe | Where there was no shelter, The storm view 3 facilitating apprehension, viz:—The President w of after s time, bat all the fun of the pasted of his anagatri na great derroe, over tuese | Mewic was over How could @ lady bavo @ licht Btales in common with the other States of the Union, iu as fer as their constitutional relations corresponded with che latter, by the passage of the act of 2d March Bus the pleasure of Congress in exelucing all (heir rep. P ch as (o render it ex a rather to rhance, = Thi ad to exercise, because he was upon the conatitutionolity of the acts web could be exeonted, and if 0, hat one Executive the power, however not dound to decide They were acts exiaed to perform that duty. But acts of Congress wuich parport.to exoversie from or forbid the Ures\ dent to execute ther cannot be jaws the Voited Stause whien the Pre: ‘uta The startling quesion, then dent of the United States bas the right y actual instance, (ne several wroritions of contemplate their eeorution without Ais anthort The expediency of a daabity or of any other of the eseoutiv exbavstively 4 drumorial body is whether the or any part of it f nal possibility of tug that power oitersiee than through the Presiteut. ‘There is gowher# m the coneitution aay power given Copgress to exonerate, of given him to abdicate either as to thy tac w Gr Gdelie A bis roepunsibiity te forego bie eonqtit awotber mame for the ruinous pri constiivtional accountant Nor treagonabie rollision himself — from Cougtese he only A tnty i¢ only of shirking © if law oF clase of laws. how ran he seep! Congress to he ameruird Execntype of the Cruted States, 6 not a love he vty councils of Wastingion Tt would We au enactment tira rir’ Deir charter powers, and such am act wonld be beyond thew powers, But though Ooogress hes ‘Vi hashes hie power a particle more than the co: of thie Cyy i (heir charter, the eoortitatiog, dees not oven, w aS ew han wt wives certain |, tha, it the President's duly? He hae solemnly Pr orn to execn'e fenhtully the office of President of the Untied Btates, Kd to ihe best of hie ability’ presery Protect and J the caperituyon. re fone. volnmes tee Tulted Sektee He ie end tO erernt yn ta. Pot ements oF | heart when ber new bonnet, and that hat or dress which bed dean tue pride of Ber millner was hopolessiy mined, Th Pp es gone from Tara's halls and the ed, although ite skeleton, roprosented by mainod. ‘The spiritnatists found that an to Lave a Dead Sea ‘a ** taste, the bottom of the wine Pp their bottles and their Rint Grove. The to eniv had been celebrated; the glory of the ‘seor'’ Andrew Jack+ vis, of Judge Eimonds, of Warren Chase and of the raxor Swith bad beon sustaived, The eptritunl ple- nic was ia faet over, Vonee to its manes! AQUATACS. from Hamil to Browa. Iv & letter from Hamill, expressing his inabiiity to row ia tae recaits om the 10th tast., be says be will row Brown a five or six mile race for $1,000 or €2,000 0 side, in Worcester, as soon as bis engacement in training bis nephew, William Jackson, will permit him todoga As Ab aasaranes of hie sincerity he offers to deposit $200 ae forfeit money Rowing Time of Past College Reanttas The following i# & record of the time made by the ral Crewe at past cotiezo regattas — In 1864 Yair won in 19:01, and Harvard's time wae 19,05. Io L865 Vaio won tn 18:42);, and Harvard's time was 19,09. In 1866 Harvard won tine waa 19.10. THE MYSTERY OF CHOLERA, From the Cineivnatl Commercial.) festntions of cholera fog in © and ia Some parts or the Indian Territory with tho same virwlence that altends ite stiacks on large aud neglected cities, Ope would think that thy Primitive (feeb pess of the earth and ewoctnens of ihe air on the plas would expel the epiiemin, or at leset lonsen ite dewtiiness, Out there no sewers or funi i 4 vats poison the air; fresthes s mre, an bd ifore,. cate L.-] D0 a ma . Whol tome food, and taxes souadent phyelea! exerciee.” The coud. Hone of bie aaliP life, to theories, on to reader bir proof against cholera But he des of 1t with as swift a dectiog as a pale faced ebild bred tn a crowded alley, Abdet all we know of cholera ie that 1t te ® great clreomeayigator, and that iteeeme to be ray. aging the p om hecagse 4 bag gut that far on jis dread Pamy ware (0 Lie Delon bean well treatot during the voyage they ware tn a hycondtion One of them particularly was reeom bei mended to te aftontiva of the Colonia! Secretary ae v an converted to the @bresiian reticion, and on ee te da desire to be baptized, The engrossy reaiton in all parts of the island was tha frands whieh hud Leen eomruittet by the se retary of the St James Savings Rank. Accord ing to his own written confession, for six years Le bas Been carrying on robheries and fiching the innocent | dep sitors of thelr hard earned means ‘he Britich esp Constance left Port Royal Jone 25 on | acroise. Tho Delignt Jeft on the 261) nit, for Nassau, ‘The Barraconte sailed on the 27t for feliz). ‘The ship C mna, with 483 ool e immigrants from Cal- cuta, arrived on the 24th, uine'y-elght days out, report jug foarteen dea’ ha, Mone'ary aifvirs daring the fornignt bad presentea a ry cheerbss aspect, ae well'as ail tercantile aflaira, Fallures ial increased, and the aeconnts af the insolv. onts proved most un-atisfactory where least exp’ This tended greatiy to lessen confidence and Limit tra m the 25:b of Ju detirea the arviels and report of a Kingson newspaper a Hbebon ico Pureeid and the aministration of fastine mm Jamia, A proseeu- tion was adout deing isued from tae Crowa O.co against the pantisner. ‘The Attorney Gene 8 dos. Tho lact dates are to the Sth of June, The weather was very favorabie to the general puryaiia connected with agriculture, The rato had been abundant, aud the Public oath coold nov be better, ihe Une of steamers projected and to mn between the West Indies and New York was foliy discussed nt a re- eont meeting, with considerable interest. A ceutieunn claimed to estabhsh the line provided the st-amers were exempt frow tonnnge dues, avd thats subvention were guaranteed to moct tho expenditure, towards which the Tulied Siates government were reaty to contribute $25,000 annnally. A resolution was accordingly pasced to tro Lecisiatare asking for the gram. it was: x- pected to obiain ag fellows: —Pones, £12,000; Jamalca, £4,500; Barbados, £3,030 aut Mayagues £8,000; Antigen, £3.000, £500; Bermda, wat aleo pro owards the same ented, fora subve object, and gra: Domerara. In Georgetown, at a mooling of the Court of Pohey held on the 7th insiant, the Lieutenant Governor stated that the immigrants ordered for the season 1867-8 were as follows:—4,400 East Indians and 700 Chinese, The ship Clarence had been chartered by the govern- as coolies at £12 103, per head, The artered to tee reinra coolise at ©) cation has been male to the Combined Court, al re tite ton an article Which bus late y to sito} emine vel y laborvra ani is don iean Comanut rum, or the fermented juice of the cocoa- ut tree, iis stated that a fearful amonut of draoken- ness provauds, especially on Sundays, trom the use of $ article on eet ail parts of the cowny; and, 10s that, the practice of tapping the trees to obtain nico ts fast aestroving them, ‘The petition was re- forred to the Com 1a follo. in daring the for ul be: ' t 0° prodace had been exported Sugar, 2,117 nhids,, 298 tierees, 916 bbls, 1.937 bars; ram, 70 pons, 102 bids, 102 bbis ; mola-ses, 414 casks; ‘charenw!, 1,513 bbis ; cocoa nuts, 49,040; aiagtes, 243,300; cotton, 89 baa ST. THOMAS. SPECIAL CORSESPONDESSE OF THE HETALI. Shipping Trade Dall—Keport of the Parchase of the Island by the United States=No Sick bess The Fourth of Jdaty Daly Observed— Linvortanee of the Harbor tn Case of War. Sr. Tuomas, W. 1, July 11, 1897. There ars very few vessels In port, and a very few ehartors in market, ‘Tho last rates given for suaar ané molasses to tho United States bave been very fair—that ig, 50 ceuts per 109 pounds sugar aad $475 per 110 gal Jons molasses. Tho svgar crop now being about over 10 Porto Rico makes everything in the freighiing line quive dull bere, The only excitement at present is from the nows that the United Staies government has boughs St Thomas intend to take charge of t' on the 13. of August, It sucaathicg is trne it wilt please nine-touths of tho Tesideuts of this isiand. The new dock was finished and placed at its moorings on the Ist of July, Iti agroat acquisition. and is ca- pable of lifting the largest elass of veascls, The steamer Nye ts the first ono to go on it, and the ext will bo the Ameriaan bark Patwoa, which pat in hore lerking, with @eargo of arms and amunnition for Callao, Agihere are only a‘half dozen Americans in this place, the Fourth of Jaly passed olf very quictiy, tho oniy display being sum* very pretiv freworks the evenmg at the houso of Mr. Gourge A. Paillipe, an Atmerican merchant ino heat.t of the islaud ia very gool—in fact, no sickness of any kind, ‘The United Staves double-ender Peoria came in this bound direct to Hawpon Rowls.. =e teaves radu, Which Makes it very coaventent for tuts afte to send a marl, as cation with tha United 1 will end by siatiag that if the Unt cl it wall be of the greats: beastit hand for repairing vessels, In case of a war "ign vation it would be of the utmost ttn poren the Vuited States govero ment to bave a station in the: istands, Oa the %h Instant we received intelligence by the ved States steamer Peoria confirining a ramor that the town of Si, Kitts (Hessetarre) was almost eutrely destroyed by fire on the night of ths Sd of Joly. The Peoria was there the forls jay, and bad (0 read ashore tutions for the ‘All the bu-inoss part of the town was dostroved, Court Howse and church ja eluded, THE FAENGH FRGATE SEINAAIHS, arrived at this port on Sunday last, twenty from the port of Rochefort, Franca, Hor groat propor tions and formidadie appearance aiiract many observers to the Battery, epposiie which she cow Lies at anchor, This vessel ia bnt afew yoare old, has throo « ged, POSTeSeOR Ow podel of way punts of commendation, E aasurance of a high degree of di its approprate place, aad the motal work decormting the quarters 0° the officers shives fu the bright auniight ike polished mirrors. ‘S1ZR, ARMAMENT, ETC. The Semiramis is about two hubdrod and sevooty fest long, forty-five feet breadth of beam, thirty-two feet depth of hold, and is two thoumad tons Hor motive power cousiais of two condeasing engines, hav- ing eyliaders each aorenty-fo°r inches in diameter, with astroke of piston of four feet #ix incies. nese aro Supplied with steam from tubalar boilers, having a oral drangor, fice aruament, io position on the upper and main decks, consists of thirty guna, both smooth nnd rifle Bores, capable of vomiting forth shot and shell thicty, seventy wud one hundred pounds in welydt, Tho crow Qumbering ve hundred souls, are skilfully drilled ia the use of these !roa monstor®, demonsiraring that their oificers have sueceseinity tacmeated the mode of their Mavipuiation to them ina limitet period, ONSKCT OF THE ORETAG jon of this formidable craft ts a peaceful one, but te eran’ remains enwraypod tn mystery, It va the rtcotot of 0 French govorn- Hi at once depart from ocr shores, her ro- ly postponed, It 1s possible, how. company to Frang: owe of £96 iro chase! by that goverpraent trom the oaject is almost conclusive, however, that = ong tly auticipated Aeapatches from t mont she cada recently p United States, MOVEMENT! OF fe OFFICRR The brieht suntight that bas oshered in the perfect days of this week, and (he more evehanting rays of the moon that have marked the jacoming and departing nights since the arrival of the Semi amu, eslied her officers on mane the @rects of our city, Some have come to renew old tried f to gaze for the time a beauties of the m Le they have wanteret arm im arm among ovr prominent hotels aad pubic butidings, uttering ejaculr Hons of surprise at the activity and rapaday that mark of bueners comm berween the great bosthiag throngs that cence of out many avenues; and agayn bursting into sos of extravagaut deticht at the viomos of the Park, Foer sojourn bere thos (ar has been marked by ® suc and enjoyable incidents, IWOIANS ON THE WAR PATH. avd pambers of the hoe. war upon the whites:— 7009 Cheyennes, 2, +. 9,000 Gros Ventren, 6.000 Mw ceasion of ploasant da The following are the pam bed GENERAL GRANT ON THE INDIAN Goneral Grant, writes a Waerhington oorresponden: ‘bo hesitation ip pronouncing our Indian war as one interest of the various ciawes of specula. ASS specimen of the exacgorated the Indian fight circu ated tn the country, ved by Gen ral Grant of t tt Waa reported that Rowan No Med, after killiog thirteen ro wuiten were mpanded, and oae BOE inatead of ¢ 7 if ; bs dorse of Roman ! Fire Marehal Baker, it appears that be amailed benzine, and ou going ini the aub-cetiar with a lighted candie diseovered (hat the fancet ta the barrel was lowe, fan? while endeavoring toadjnat “it tho benzino ignited and set fire to cnn pees Tho damage to te stock 8 ahout £20,000; insured for #18,000—1 the Asior Trsuranes Company, $5,000; ¥iremen’s, 000; “ommonwealth, 500, £ £3,000; Bier | ana $2500 in the Mechanics’ and Traters’ Insurance Compacy, Ihe butiding 1s owned by F A MOP. 4s damaged apout $5, and is insured for $10 000, ae follows:—Reief. $3,000; Commarve, of Aivany, $3,000, aud star, of New York, $4,000, The Twents-Sixth Street Fire. The rectifying establishment of J. Boehm was one of the largest in New York, the building belng one hoo- dred and twonty-tve feet om Twonty-sixth street by one hundred feat Geep and three stories high, ibe ma- chinery was complete in all respects; and, to guard against accidouts, cuimpeys bad been constructed to all the lighca used en each floor, 80 a8 to convey the neat to the ctfinney fives—the last lamp having been fitted the day previous to the fire. Pwo persons only were on the promise at the timo of the accident, James Murray, who Lad charge of the premi badiy borned about his face and hands, ASstant Fire Marahai H. 0. Laker virsied nin at Bellewne Hospital, when the unfortunate inan made (he following siatement:— 4] went to the second floor, a3 asval, ‘o torn the e eker ‘of the cold tuby, 20 that the whiskey wonld run to the cellar, I hada lighted lantern, eet st on the floor, and, ater turuing the cocks, picked op ‘he light, when ap explosion occurred, burned me and set fire tothe remixes, I don’t Know what caused the expimon un- there was a leak in one of the iba” This is now the third fire in whiskey metitytng estad- tishments within a few weeks, aud if they continuy to work in them at night we may expect others, The danger 1s almost as great as working n a powder will by candie hgut Mr. Boehia cetimates his lose at about $375,000 on which there is onty $119,760 insurance, ‘Te birding and machinery cst between $110000 and $115,000. Toere was ne connec'ton between the bonded warehouse and the rectifying establishment The followin, is a list of the insurances: — On atock in free store—Rutgers, $2,500; St. Mark’ $2,500; Boatman’s Fire and Marina, (inet Hawi itow, $2,500; Farmers’, of Cincinnay, caants’, of Cineinnath, $2,500; Stuyvesant, $1,2 $1,000; Niagara, $2,500; Frankiin, of Philadelphia, $2,500; Enterprise, Cincinnati, $2,500: Trades:nen’s, $2 000: Bowery, $2,000; Union, of Battimore, $2,500; Nerchant? and Mochantes’, of Ba'timer:, #2 500; Eureka, of Cineinnat, $2,500; Liverpool and London, $5,000. Dotal, $41,750. ‘On tho s:0¢k In bonded atore—Firemen’s Fund, $2,000; Greenwich, $5,000; Adriatic, $3009; Layvorpool’ and London, $20,000, Total, $30,000. On Oxtures—Commonwea th, $2, 500; American, of Baitimor of Baltimore, $2,500; United at ’§5,000. Total,’ $12'54 » bulidings—Meehanics’ aod Tradery’, $5,000; Ger nia, £8,500; United States, $1,500; Lenox, $2500; amonweaith, $2,500; Exchange, $1,000; Laverpoat Loudon and Globe, $5,000; Wiitiamsburg City, 500; , of Brookiyn, $2,500; Kings Count $2.500; Kn ckerbocker, $1,500; New Amsteniam, $1,000; People's, of Middtetown, Conn, $2,000, and Cy of Providone®, $1,009. Toral, $35,500, OUR PUBLIC SCHOO:S. ‘To-day the public schools of this city enter upon their aummer vacation, closing with the usual exhibition ex- ercises, ® GRAMMAR SCITOOL NO, 2, Tho snmmer reception of Grainmar School No, 2 (N, P. Henderson, Principat of boys? school, and Vaiilda Mosher of girls’ schon!) took place yesterdsy, A very targe number of visitors were present, The exercises comprised singing solo8 and duetts by the prptis. Ad- dresses were made by Mossrs, Coins, Waydell and Ties, large amber of certificates were Visiribye! to the most worthy scholars, The exercises were interesting and pleasing to those present, and, in the words of one of the speakers. reflected much credit on the principals aud their assistants, EXWSITION AT POTLIO BCROOL #0, 14, The commencement exercises of the female depart ment, Ward School No 14. situate in Tweaty-seventh street, between Second and Third aveanes, took pleee vesierday. Ananthom chorus, duct and solo were the Jlernate exercises on the programme, the literary por- ion beiwg contined to roading and compysiion. & moet in ng feature in these exbibitions, especialiy iu the fomalo senouls, 18 the display where the chidren ure drilled m eatisthenics The childre» were elegantly atiued, and by their orderiy boarme, not tess than tue proficiency which their examination proved, cal forth repeated encomiums, At the close of the exercises premiums wero distrivated to the d-serviug, aud the vear's labor ewled. Tas “Gradaate's Song,” omposed by Misa Jennio W. Johnston, was givea as a valodictory Uhis composition possessed some merit, aud indicaied a mind codowed with a just appreciation of the pathetie CLOING EX\RCTRES AT GRAMMAN SCHOOL NO, 27. The closing exerc'ses in the female depariment of Grammar -chool No, 27 took place yesterday efternoon &t the schoolbonse jn Forty-second street, between Second and Toird avenues, besore a larze and in\alii asrombilage of thoze citizens who take a lively intervat in e cause of public education. The privepal of the fe- male dopartinent is Mies Lucey M O’Conneil, a lady of rue accomplishments, and her assistant is “fias Ellen R. Dre Paci Indios ary eatitied to more than ordinary ‘erodit for the present eon:ition of the school, wh ely will compare favorably with any similar iefianon in the ety, and the proficiency exhibited by the “weet fir graduates” was source gratifi ation to ther friends and visitors, The school hash many disadvan’agas = te orerea:ne, ihev.have ben overcome, thanks to the determined ayneter and gelf-sacrificing devotion of Trustee H. Huutigton Le, cboer all by the jocal board, The programme y ster jndicious one, and the popils assigned parts in it acquitted the necives nodiy, {consisted of vocal and instramental mauvy'e, recita- tions, dialagnea, reading of original comporitio:s and catie henic exercmes. Where ai! did wel it would be incidioas to particnlarize, except in the matter of origi- uslity, Miss Maggie Slattery and Mise Elta Wright bav- or ompetitors for the prizes for composition, and they were awaried the honors, At the genclasion of the exercises several of the girl were preseuted with s by Mr. Lee on behalf of the teachers, and about sivty recelved gear'y certificn'es, dvion of the concluding chorus, “E: addressed a few pertivent remarks to the them co arm for excetiones and never to the Forty-second streot school. floratio P. 4 the ortty after ve o'clock, jectual entertainment given, cae, under dimetion of tho Misses Coagbin and Caishis, wre admirably conducted and evoked demun- slrative admiration. BROCKLYN INTELLIGENCE, Sr. Manv’s Acavamy Exmmrios,—The boys ef this insuitation, attached to St, Mary’s eharch, held an ex- hibition last evening at Masonite Temple, Grand street, ED The exercises consisted of declamation, dialogue ‘4 singing, conctading with a piece of ten parts, en- uted ‘Specuiatora,’ Music was farnished by St, Thee dienco Risen, ancpete’ ti ane aw her, he @ was ment weat and evinesd thelt satla’action fa, frequent applause, A distribution of premiums conciuded the procesdings, AN Acxp Bunctar.—A woman sixty years of age, named Mary Hamilton, was arrested yesterday aftor- noon by Sergeant Brenoan, of the Forty-fifth precinct, on the charge of having burglarionsiy entered the dwoiling of Isabella Leitca, No. 269 First street, E D., and carried away asitk dress, She was remanded by Justice Dailey for examination. CommaTrep, —The assailant of officer Nichotson, named Gallagher, who in resisting his commital t prison ine jnred the thamb of the official a few days since, was ves erday hold to await tho action of the Graad Jury, and fined $12 for bemg intoxicated. Fine,—At haif-past fee o'clock last evening s fire broke out ig tue two story frame bouse No, 37 Fleet street, owned by Mrs. Shepard, aud oceapied by Mre. Martha Hampton and Mrs. Ellis, two widow ladies, The lire originated in the upper story, and before the flames could be extincudshed aa to the extent of $1,500 was done, The premises are fully inured. OcPARTURE OF THE STEAM RAM DUNDERBERS, The digarrangement tit so inauspicionsly occurred to the revers.ng gear of this ram upon the 4th of July, tho day of ber intended departure to France, has beon thoroughly rectified, and !ast evening it was the ipten- tion of her officers, unattended by the hearty “God bless you" of loving friends, the merry cheers of mumerous admirers, the dippine of many ons; and the barbaric din of many whistles aed guos thet ber first attemp to across the ocean, to steam qui- @tly to sea from ber anchorage off . Staten Isiand. Ind they carry thet design tate execotion, it created bat few remarke from the passengers of tle ferry. boat @ crewsof the qualities, THE COST OF THE ONONDAGA AND OUNDERBERG TO FRANCE. In the bodget of expenses prenemtad to the Corps 14. @riatif of France one item relating to the purchase of the Onondaga and Dunderberg gives the cost at four teen militons of franca, of about two milion eight hun. dred thoweands dotiare, saw him there, but did not know him P ‘What i hi The Defence Unable to Close Until Te-Day. —_— Wasnraton, Juty 18, 1867. ‘The trie) of John H. Surratt was resomed this morning to the Cri.ninal Uourt, Judge Fisher presiding. Rev, 1. Rockofford, sworn and examined by Mr. Mer. rick—I keow Louis J. Weiehman, and bave had con- versatiens with him outside of the confessional. @ Did Weichman ever te you that he was in office im the War Department, and that be was sending in- formation to the confederates? Mr. Carrington objected. Mr. Merrick read Weichman’s testimony to show that ‘ths latter had said he sever gave such information as is alluded to above to Mr, Rockofford. Mr, Carrington argued that this testimony could not be given, as it went toa collateral issue, and tt had no beariog upon this isdne to show that Weichman had given information te the South, If the object was te prove that Weichman was a eonspirator, facts must be protnced to ehow the fact of such complicity. Mr, Merrick said one object was to show that Wexch- ‘man was ao a C00 and that he had testofiea merely for bisown security, It was a substantial fact and could be proved, beeause the tes.imony of an aceninplice ts to be taken with great grains of aliowance. It was a well settled rote that the testimony of an accomplice alone wat not suMiciont to secure a conviction, ‘Mr Carrington admitted that, and said he had never asked a conviction on the uncorroborated testimony of ‘ap accomplice. position in the War Department and was using ft for the ‘The Court said it would bo proper if the confederacy was proper to show where Weichmad’s syinpathies knew Mra, Surratt, aud was her spiri:nal Ir. Pierrepont objected. pont objected. Jr.—I remde in Moutrea!, Canada, andam a tailor by close up to the thro: have no doubt t Surrat is left bis measure on the 8th or 9th of April; he after- him; I then invited bim to my house, and be staid Sarratt left my bouse Twent with him about thirteen at my door a day or two before he went to Europe; he By Mr. Bradley, pak Mr. Merrick contended that the testimony was then adm ‘ssible, for he expected to prove that Weichman pose of conveying information to the rebels, Et was Portalaty fsamioabie to show tue feelings ef Weichman ‘was the principal in the conspiracy. Mr. Merrick contended that the Court bad allowed were. Tho testimony was ruled out by the Court. - iw present at ira. Surratt’s execution, ether Mra, Surra:t avowed re Objection sustained, aad the defence noted an excep- jon, Q Did not Payne tell you on th he was being led Mr, Pies ‘ Onjection sustained, and the defence noted an excep- jon. oceapation; 1 know the prisover; 8 Garibaldi for him in 1865; the Garibaldi is plaited garment, plaited coat; after the purchase of the coat Teaw Surratt at my him bofore Apri} 20, wards came to see mo and said his coat was too tight and he wanied me to alter it: I saw Surratt at Father with me two days, By Mr. Bradier—He stayed at my house two days miles, to Long Po nt; Give or six days after 1 sold him the clothes be camo to my a whou he weat was at my door; the two days Surratt was at my house it waa not possible for him to have been abecni tea or had wld this witness now on the stand that he held his pon the subject. witnesses to be examined as to t! sympathies, and it J. A. Waker sworn and examined by Mr. ber innocence to him on the day of the execution. day to execution that Mrs. Surratt was innoeeni ? John G. Reeves sworn and examined by Mr. Bradley, back and front, and has pain wnstbands; it buttons re; saw 1865; it was between the 11th and 18th of April; he La Pierre's; there was where | first got acquainted with abdoat five or six fend Fe ead got the garment; when away with me Mr. Mitleria went with us; I saw Surratt twelve hours. Jr.—I knew Mr. St. Yarie; th&t is, I 18 his charactor for trath and veracity * r. Carrington objected, as the preper founda ion haé Bot been laid. ‘Wi'ness—1 saw St. Marie in Mentweal, and I know resid d there, becaus J saw him; he was in the bank ai Moutreal—the Montreal Bank. By the Court—St. Marie was in @ bank there about three years ago—that was about the years 1865 and 1) Tam certa’n, of my own knowledge, that St. Mario 4 live io Monireal, Mr. Pierrepont ebjeeted that the proper foundation had wot been laid to ask the witwess ag te St, Mario’s ehar- acter. hag a said he would withdraw the question for it—I am a tailor, and prese Crosa examined by Mr. my place of business is in Notre Dame sircot; t saw ‘Surract at my shop on April 8 or 9, 1865, when he came to ket the clothes; saw him agein abont the 11th of April; saw him afterwards at Father La Pierre's, but cannot recollect the exact date; it was probably between April 17 and 20 that I saw Surratt; cannot romember the day when Mr. Mitlera came tor Surrait: it was in April, 1865—the latter part of April; on thie occamon I left them at atavern at Long Puint; left Sur.att tere; be- the Garibaldi jacket I made pantaloons for Surratt; were four of us went to Long Point, thy By Mr. Brad lett there before he went away, and I saw them there. Sarstie: B. Nagle sworn, and examined by Mr. Brad. Reside at Montreal, aad am au advoeste; bave ded in Montreal since 1859; I know St. Marie re- sided in Moutreal in 1859, 1800 and 1861; saw St. Marie there; I was educated at St Mary's Jesuit Colle; id McMullan there; know McMitian when be was Jniversity, and also whea he resided at bad opportanities of knowing MeMiian’s ebaracter at’ Lennoxvilic for trate and veracity; have heard his ebaracter generally spoken of; from common report, WeMivan’s ¢ aracter was bad; from lis genoral reputation, I stould have doubts of iis truth a der cath if 1 were interested merseit. ‘rrepont—Have heard many persons speak have heard Antonic Trodean this was im Maren jast; talking about the trial and about Surratt’s capt: Tradeau asked me if the man whe made the complaint agnnst Surrait was the sawe McMiian who bad resided rion; I was surprised that MeMitlan should bave need Surratt, because I ‘ooked upen it in the light ormer; while at colege with Me vilian I vever ; L hook no part in tho late struggle; daring the “Tront) affair my synypathies wero with tho South; during tne straggle Teym; more with the South than with thoNorh; Udo not k thal ¥, et os were over made against me wi Mon. treal; i nover was public prosecutor or cliy proseextor ia Montreal. By Mr, Merrick—I would wot boleve McMillan; if I had acase I would not waot bim for a witness; as a faror I would not believe tim. #wern, anc Colone! O'Beirne sworn as Lous interpreter for him. Mr. objected to Mr. Sieolte’ testifying through an interpreter. The Court decided that the witnew should first try to speak in Eoglieb, ty be could mot be understvod then Tho witness—I reside in sfontreal, Canada; am an ad- vocate by profession; am now employed in the Crown Law Department ; have resided in Montreal since 1858; I know St Marie eiace 1859 to 1862; I know his ta tion for trath and veracity; it is very bad; I would not del eve bim on biz oath, ined—T frat enw St, Marie when he was a law stadent at Mr. Lochanbead since his birth, and who spoke ery of him; I do wot Know that ever studied for tue priesthood. He came to the United States pecauce he roobet the Education Oilice of nive hundred dollars; T hoard that he bad betrayed Sur- fats ia Rome; 1 woot, MW was right for tim to make deposition Hi ve no feslings in favor of Sorratt aod, againat 8. Marie; have aaid afew wos 0 Arie, cannot expinin io ee Mr, Bradiey—I said St, Marie toa coward go ba: iy his friend-—thas it was mean and umprincipled ia im. Dr, Ladjer Ta Belly sworn—I tive in Montreal; Tam T pave beon City Counseltor for our years; iit years; kuew him in Mou- ance in 1868; he lived thore ployed 1800, “to ‘August, m the tion Oilice in Montren!; ho associated the friends with; Iwas then oditor of « paper next the Education Office, and saw him three or four umes a week; in the beginning he was not kaown as a bad oan, but nis character became borter known the longer ho remuned in the Rducation OMce; | cannot believe him on his oath, according to his general chartctor and seta, Crom-examined—I was pot his friend or int wate aa. soriate, but had many opporianities toes hin, Iehould Rot wish to be wuderstood as saying I was friend; Rom: have sad that war alow man to sion; T don't care Dave done such a ae for a remucner for the man; Ido not like to « I do not think rt was wrong for Lim to tell what Dat that it was a low thing to do it for mousy; he was T heard nis earacter for truth questioned im the Education Office; I heard many poh td bis oath aud that re MADY persons say that believe thet man on bie oath; T Mle dldicnlt ater dve years to 088 Jan; he resided his friends; Dr. ‘Witnews did not know the the viliage of Waterloo; is in had @ difficulty, bes never taked with a would be able to eivse the ease. Mr. Carrington said that under the it was alieged the maierial io the defence, it would governm-nt to interpuse any oljeetion te an ment at this time, It was understood close to-morrow morning with the testimony of court . witneeses. At five minutes to two P.M. the Until to-morrew morning at ten o'clock, THE BOOTH LETTER, [From the Was! The following communication has Mr, Juba Maithews, the only person who ts able te give ingion age ea apy information in regard to the letter by J. Wilkes Booth, and addveased to the edier of Nationi In! lig nce, Me Matthews was @ witness ip the Surratt trial, but was not permitted by the Ceart te- testify in regard to the letter alluded te, As statements bave been publicly made in reference te Wr. eunection with this letter, he asks the publication of his comumupicai:ion in justification ef bimeclf and tratu:— F Wasmimaron, July 17, 1867, iGewceR—Much has beew said Eprrors Txt " 2 Ve prints in regard to the mixsing letter of Jobn Kooth, As { am the person to whom this letter was: trasted, I know its contents und the etreumstinces py, ilt delivery into my hands better than Any person new wine. Tt was on the afternoon of Good Friday, April 14, 1868, at about four o'clock, shat 4 meg John Wlikes Booth (on horse. back) on Penuaylyaniy .veitibe, at the trian, between Thirteenth and Fouricenth strecta, ej and ie oni tne compliv a = BeLed Wha! ihe olllgers of eneral Lee's @. sed “ie Py Vass PCE Soon: “sohen Ys OMivers just ave; med, “ir ing his nese MYfonin, hw usreous you ures w he rephed, “Oh, no, it ts notl “‘Jobouy, I have a littie favor to ask ya, will you igre? “Why certainly Johny.” 1 what is it??? je then atit 1 may leave town to-ni ght, 1 have a lever bere which I desire to pul Intelliges please at'end to tt for me, un! ‘clock to morrow; in that case I will see to it myself, at That moment’ observed General Grant riding by in tI rrying also bis baggage, Seciug, this. called sir, Hooth's aitention to him and said, “Why, Johnny, to the theatte there gova Grant. T thoazht he wes eomi dens.” 5: | FV ad aes. ay is the meatier"? an conta this evening with the Pres “Where?” he exelaimed, F olnted to the carria. he looked towarde i my ‘hat waa the last (ime f met him uoth I saw ie ts singe of Ford's theaire on the memorable night of April Tinae pressed on. Many persons who knew Booth ‘gutloped dowa the avenue aft bi ted and ut te The: oor “at over acen him were arrested and son slatteadsouiyys da ‘were roent, “and Paper and stated facts to them Fo-day, in court, after answer! endeavored to make am ex} Fas eojected to ‘by tae prosecution 3 ‘Youn Hanarp, who Grst the news: ‘The Sew Yo the Judiciary Committe: of my navi before And what testimony 1 bnd given, has spoken of & mies nd given, first iwo pages were Philade,piila letter, araph that anythin, Pired, wisieh was to Fora long time f devoted money to the ec mpliahment of a disappointed. The moment has mow arrived when I ehauge my pians. Many me me for whot I am about to do; bu: posterity, I am s Men who love thelr cougiry JOHN W. BOOTH, PAYAE, ATZBRODT. Roepectfully, JOHN MATIHE WS. NEW JERS“Y INTELLIGENCE. Jerse: City. ASR’ CP 4 SUPPOSED SwispLer.—Yesterday morne img # man was found prowling around the bouse of Mz, White, corner of Jersey avenue and Wayne street, the family being absent Detcetve Nogen', who watched tne suspicious character, took him foto eustody, and om searching him found @ subscription iat purporting Gmanaic’ from. tho Baster ‘surest, Micsion Schoo, New York, Brown, pastor of The sums recorded ranged from $1 te referred to sev_ral geutiomen n this elty and New Detective Naxeut was sent to ascertain the trath these siate:n nts, gad it turned out that all the men referred to denied his acquaintance, while Mr, Brown proaounces tue subsoription eerifi ate a forgery, adding that he does not koow of any Baxter street mis- sion, Wiggins is accordin.iy leid for tartner im reuchos $200, tion. Tue amouat subscribed on the list and contains the following vanes:—A. B. Sands $10; Wilson G. Hunt, $10; Lord & Taylor $5; H. ke & Co, $5; A. J, Barnes & Ciaflin, $20; Fairbae! $39. fhe feliow, is is supposed, has Deen driving a good rade, Cosstevenion or a County Ro; held at the City Hali om Wednesda: dency of Mayor Gopsill, 0 take into consideration the Project of opening @ graod drive from Bergen Point te the couaty Ine, a divtanes of aboot twelve mites, It was pasved call ig. 08, tho ehairmar to appolut A comnities to draft a Dili asking for a commission of tnquiry the proposed under- taking at the noxt sese.on of Newark. Nomxatiow of 4 Coronso Caynmate to Tae State Convernion —At the primary meeting held in the Ninth ward of Newark for the election of delegates to the State Suffrage Con: Robort ~tewart (colored) wae momi- Stic ea ny od oe We pti = o oe while the convention was de-igned for the colored population, it would be improper for them take part ia its deliberations how. ever, that resi teats of the ward, both white and ‘be requested to attend the eunv Trenton, Isvortayr Drcttoy ov Ti Count ov Emmons. case- was bronght against the New Jersey Railroad Company two years agy on bebalf of a boy named West, who was injured by a train at Newark, The case was tried before Judge Haine, FAILUTE OF ANOTHER COLONIZATION PROJECT. A privace letter from ono of the Jam colonists repre- ‘that the settiement outs bad become totally demoralized: prior to the recent departure for home of thirty two of the number, Of the origioai one hundred and teven 1y One, the eider's, bad been we come hac. to the United doubtless ali retuem before ae piration of hand pom ‘They have found the land and noocatered disappoiniunent upon every hand. ANOTHER ASSASSINATION STORY. as