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4 WASHINGTON The Secretary of War Suspended from Office by Order of the President, General Grant Acting as Secretary Ad Interim. Probable Suspension of Judge Advocate General Holt. @nticipated Removal of the Military Com- manders in the South. The President Desirens That the En- tire Cabiact Shall Resign. THE CABINET RUPTURE, SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Wasuinatow, August 5 2 seri 11 o’Clock P. Tho geaat excitement hére to-day has been the sus- Pension of Mr, Sppoiatmeat of General Grant to adminis ad interim, The step was, of course, antierpate:t by all people woll posted here, but tts realizatiou, novorthe- Jess, lvas occasioned a very great commorion, There ‘were some, to.be sure, who feared that Mr. Jobason's dolay betokened wavering and indocision, and that ho might continue to postpone action until it would be 100 date either to advance further or recode altogether, But Ihavo telegraphed you all along that Mr, Johngon’s de- termination wag unaltered, and that at the proper time he would act with decison. That my information was reliabie has beea verified to-day. At aa early hour this morning a messenger was sent to deliver to Mr, Stanton the following brief note, con- taining aa order of suspension: ‘THR PRESIDENT TO MR, STANTON. Execouve Masstoy, } Wasatsarow, D, C., August 12, 1807. By virtue of the power and authority vested in ‘meas President by the constitution and lawa of tho Taited States, you are hereby suspended from offlce aa Secratary of War, and will cease to exercise any and all functions pertaining to the same, You will at once trauafer to Goneral Ulysses S, Grant, who has this day ‘Deen a zed and empowered to act as Secretary of ‘War ad intzrim, all records, books, papers and othor public property now in your custody and charge, Very respectfully, yours, Stanton as Secreiary of War and the er the office ANDREW JOHNSON, To the Hou. Eowin M. Staxrox, Washiugton, D. C. Tue messenger found the Secretary in Lis office, shut out from all intruding visitors, but tho note was duly dotiverat, ‘The samo messenger also bore another exe- Gutive communication to General Gant, of waich the following is au exact copy :— ‘TUR PRESIDENT TO GENER Executive Mass Wasmyatos, D, C., August 12, 1997. } Sr¢—The Hon. Edwin M. Stanton having been this day suspended a3 Secretary of War, you are hereby autho- rized aud empowered to act as Seoretary of War ad in- ferim, and will at once enter upon the discharge of the Aullos of chat oMce. The Secretary of War has been in- tructed to trausfer to you all records, books, papors and other public property now in bia custody and charg. Vory respectfully, yours, ANDREW JONNSON, General 8S. Gaast, Washiugton, D.C, Shortly after Goneral Grant received this note he loft hhis office aad quistly repaired to the War Office, smoking ‘bis cigar with the utmost coolness, and evidently not in the toast torrified at the interview he was about to bare wih his awe-inspiring predecessor. Ho wae admitted ‘te Me, Stanton without delay, and found the lattor with the suspension order in bis hand, deliberating, no doubt, upon the course best to be pursued, The meeting of the jex Secretary and the Secretary ad interim was charac- rized by great politeness. What precisoly occurred is, jot course not known, meither Geoeral Grant nor Mr. Sisatoa being at any time addicted to over-communica- tivonoss Tt fs said, howerer, Goneral Grant procested straightway to business, explained the gdject of his visit, aid produced bis letter of gppointment from President Jobnson. Mr. Stanton 4s said to have asked General Grant if be lad accepted the appointment, to which the latter answered in the ailirmative, This reply of the General-iu-Chief is said to have somewhat surprised Mr. Stanton, but he said dothing boyond merely signitying that he was ready to ‘obay tho order of the Executive, and would turn over Ano Dopartment tm accorlence with Presidential in- bracts ons, Geperal Graut therenpon left and returned to his office, where be remained until near nooo, when jhe again sailed forth, directing bic steps towards the | Whito ilouse, looking quite contented aud happy, and ‘Bating peaches with much relish ov the way. | A special Cabinet meeting hind been called, and Genera! , a8 the new Secretary of War, attended, He took part ia che proceedings and remained until the close of the sosvion, that MR, STANTON TO TUE PRESIDENT. In ths meantime Mr, Stanton bad set down aud in- Gitet the ‘ollowing reply to the President. War. Deranruest, | Wasnixarox Crry, August 12, 1867, § fn—Your pote of this date has been received, in- forming Mm that, by virtue of the power and authority vvested in you as President by the constitution and ars of the United States, I am suspended from office se Becrotary ot War, and will cease to exercise any apd all Functions pertaining to the same, and also directing me once to transfer to General Ulysses 8. Grant, who has Avis day been authonzed and empowered to act as fecrotacy of War ad inierim, atl records, books, papers ‘end other public property pow in my custody and T am npalled to deny your right under the constitution and ws of the United States, without the advice ana con- ut of the Senate, and without legal cause, to suspend from office as Secretary of War, or the exercise of iboy or ail functions pertaining to the same, or with. Ee. sich advice and conseat to compel mo to transfer 'y person the records, books, papera and other pub. Property in my custody as Secretary of War, But in- Wh athe General command.ng the armies of the United States pas been appointed Secretary of War ad Fntorim, and bas notified mo that ho bas accepted the Bppotatinent, I have no altern but to submit, onder rotest, to superior force. Very roapectfuliy yours, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. To the Parsiomyt, The end of the whole thing is that Stanton hos sur- Fendored the portfolio of the War Of that Gonorat Grant has taken full charge. | Sir, Stanton, after his interview with General Grant, employed bimself in arranging in proper order tho basi jess of the department preparatory to his retirement. ring the latter part of the day a number of friends lod upon the Secretary to inquire into the truth of ramor and to confer with him about the occar- Ho recoived but few of them, however, and pretty much at his agual hour, , and Tn regacd to the changes in the Gadiney which are | Sellereli NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST JS Y80y, now threatening, I may give the statement made this afternoon by a geutiemam who seoms to enjoy some facilities for learning the intentions and wishes of the ad- ministration, which is thas it is She Prosdont's desire that all the mombers of the Cabinet may tonder their resigna- tions, thus affording bim the opportunity of accepting the resignations of those whom he wishes $0 retire from the Cabinet, and of declining the revignationsof those whom he wisnes to retain, In ease all the Cabinet officers should resign, it ts stated that Secretary Seward and Socretary MoCulloch would be taken at their word, and their offers would be accepted. It is even asserted that the individuals to succeed the Secretarios of State and the Treasury have beeu selected, so that no delay might follow sudden vacation of those offices Ramor, of course, is very busy with the Cabinet com - plications, and the numbor of those profossing to hold confidential relations with the White House has largely multiplied within the past day or two, in consequence of which there are strango stories enough in circula- tion to croate the impression among the credulous that the Executive branch of the government is about to abdicate im fof, The statement above given, that the President wishes a goneral offering of resignations to take place, ia regarded as doubtful until farther con- firmed; tut that the offers of Mosars. Seward and McCalloch to resiga their positions, ifsuch should bo made, would not be slightoa by the Executive, comes in @ way that entitles tho statoment to@ moro serious con- sideration, In the oxciiement that prevails the slightest straw is grasped at to show tho way the wind is blowing. Thus, this afternoon Moasra, Stanton and Soward were seen driving out togother, aud tho incident was immediately magnified {nto poli importance, That the War*' Offce and Foi Atairs shoutd be seon in such {rlendiy joxtaposition after the developments of tho morniag was rogardod as a@ certain indication tuat Soward was about to be given @ free passago in thosame vessel (hat is to bear Stanton to the haven of retire- ment. As to the probable permanont successor of Siauton, nothing has yet been decided positively. Sherman, Bickies, Thomas ard Steadman are ail montioned; but I do not think the President has yet made up bis mind on the subject. ‘The dospatch I sont last night about the imponding Cabinet crisis caused a profound sonsatton here, and, as usual, was ridiculed by some and believed by others. I shall state no moro to might, except that in a few days hence develofoments may be made that will astonish some of tho incredulous. Probable Removal of tho Military Come. mandors fa the South. Thave reason to think that the next etep, now that Stanton bas been removed, will be tho removal of Sheridan, and probabiy tho other four millitary com- manders, It is Mr, Johnson's desire to place more con- servative mon in authority over the conquered Southorn brethren—men who will execute the laws of Congress with as little harshness and show of despotism as practi- cable, Todo this effectively it is regarded as judicious to make a complete change, so that no one identified with the past harsh and oppressive administration of affairs in the military districts will remain in power. By this means it 1s considered that the whites will be securo in their lives and proporty, and the great denser of negro supremacy may bo avoided. cal gn This straw may have real cignificance, THE PRESS TERLEGAM, Wasurnatox, August 12, 1867. The Suspension of Secretary Stanton, The President at ten o'clock this morning seut a com. munication to Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, suspending him from office as Secretary of War, and instructing him to transfer all records, books, ac., in his custody to Gonoral U.S Grant, The Secretary was, at the same time, in- formed that General Grant had boon empowered to act as Secretary of War ad interim, A communication was at the same hour sent to Genora! Grant authorizing him to act as Seeretary ad interim, and directing him at once to enter upon the discharge of the duties of that ofilce, Shortly after noon Mr, Stanton sont # reply to the Prest- dent, in which he denied that without the consent of the Senate and without legal cause the Executive had any right under the constitution and laws to suspend bim from office; inasmuch, however, as the General commanding the armies of the United States had notified him that he had accepted the appojutment of Secretary of War ad interim, the Secretary concluded by saying that he had no alternative but to submit under protest to superior force. General Grant has therefore assumod charge of the Department of War, and appeared at a meeting of the Cabinet held to-day, for the purpose of considering cer- tain questions connected with the territory recently ac- quired from Russia, Probable Suspension of Judge Advocate (en- eral Holt. A report is in circulation to-night that Judge Holt will shortly be suspended from his functions as Chief of ihe Bureau of Military Justice, THE PLOT AGAINST THE PRESIDE! Important Letter from the Secretary of But- ler’s Assassination Committee. (From the National Intolligencor, August 12.) The development of the conspiracy against tho i roai- dont of the United Stats is growing hourly. A large portion of the evidences of the criminality of the con- spiratore we do not at present deem necessary or expe- dient to publish, There has evittently been somehow a providential break in the great conspiracy, and cach one of tho subordinates is trying to save himself by an early confeselon, Tho testimony already accumulated is fea r- ful. Tho parties implicated may seok in vain to bide their heads bebiad the epithets of partisan newspapers, bat this will avait them nothing. Their guiltinesa is ac- | epiaya by their confederates, and they must abide 2 aru consent to be held up to public scorn and execration, as wellas punishment for their aitempted crimes. The chief of the Burean of Militery Justice, the trusted and vained friend, counsollor and coadjutor of the treacherous Secretary of War, who bas been plotting the ruin of (he country im this matter, appears to be deeply and irrevocably implicated in this conspiracy with his old associate and manager of testimony—Conover, alias Dunnam. The original of the following letter, in the Bandwriting of the Reverend Mr. Matchett, will be produced whenever necessary. We have seen it, and had it identified by more than one witness as the handwriting of the revorend associate and aider and abettor of perjury and conspiracy. It will be seen that this letter, confidentially addressed to the Chief of the Bureau of Military Justice, sete pr complicliy with Conover, the great man- Hor Fe er prom fey in referepce to sons in reference to letters tocumente t that might be used. © part of the conspiraiors omsession; therefore the be retained by ichett is under. . us''~that is, by Matchett, Bolt & stood to be the clerk of the asrasaii ire to be examined by ler, to see if they and their testimony would suit the parpose. From shis letter it is evident that ho was act- ‘ne under the instructions aud a8 it of tho chief of the Borenu of Military Justice. The evidences of its eye 8 that shouid be a it can easily be prevodi teewner Holt nor the atchets, the operator and manager of the PASE perjured witnesses, cam deny ite authenticity. he letter is as fotlows:— wa gtd ph taet 1967. ‘The ce stands as yet hoteh, mE S ‘any ermiaation of the (rial now. on Mes. By sul ful "the tee are aw i waved: be retained by us, letters: She visiied mo yesterday, and f the ceee, as your ee a Jon aro not the pei sarnion 0c en er, ‘sat wrelenced if ah gad all Ores * ‘ta nt fal nai ei aeting & ihe para yarion, a ahange of oft lh i as ordered by J c, hla wo th a0 lengte cacseod, cose fs Mee cate 10 show symptoms of “returni " iat hand bg Sin—1 received ine weer a fohar and Mp. Rid vr crime, eat and ee that yon ma" ‘ Foeigit it, ihe is. watts M re se up for nee to ml Ue SLC Yap. Bou) Vaat anbile, he kaows not how long. de, / she wil ring me fa moment 1: eT reel, nny movements the meee oe gy Pe Judge Hott, Judge Advocate General, THE PINESS TELEGRAM. Wasumatoy, August 12, 1867. The papers offered by Dunha., alias Conover, as ground for pardon, contained aot a wor’ tmpuguing Mr. Ashley, Genera! Butler or avy other ;erson. Those whicd professed to disclose a plot were fi'%d subsequently and apparently ia despair of procuring @ pardon witbout thom. They are altogether distinct from the perdon papers, though the Acting Attorney General thought Proper to include all in his report, ia which #e, however, distinctly eays he took the greatest care net to contest with the professed disclosures’ any extraneous matter whatever, There is tho highest authority (or saying that when the disclosures came before'the President, with aw official detail of their contents for him to determine what to do with them, he decided, after due deliberation, neither to order investigations aud the collection of other evidence rumored to exist, nor,.on the other hand, to let them lie secretly on his files, but to commis them forthwith to the public and rid himself of the whole matter as ft stands, The report of the acting Attorney General, as pub- lished in come of the papers, has beea- pronoanced so inaccurate as to be nearly unintelligible in important facts, the nature of the subject rendering Httoral accuracy more thaa ordinarity essontial, THE FISHER-BRADLEY DI'FIULTY. Meeting of Members of the Washington Bur-A Committees Appointed to Ascortain the Facts and Circumstances of the Dis- agreement, Wasmcros, August 12, 1867. Pursuant to notice, a meeting cf the members of the bar was held this moraing in the criminal court room of ‘the City Hat!, to consider the order of Judge Fisher, dis- missing Mr, Josoph H. Bradtey, Sr., from the rotl of at- torneys. Mr. Merri allied the meeting to order, aud epon his motion Mr, W. D, Davidgo was called to the chair, and Mr, T, Carter Merbury was appointod secretary. ‘The Chairman stated that ah knew tho object of the meoting, aud he was ready to receive aay proposition. Mr. Ashford eaid every ome koow why this mooting land beon convened. [t had somehow got abroad thar this mooting waa calicd in hostility to tho © He ‘was not authorized to speak for his brethren of tle bar, but for himsetf ho would cay he did not come here in any spirit of hostility. The sulsject that had together was one of great delicacy, and should be: ap- proached with eare, Ibis the doty of the Bar to sup- port, protect and defend the dignity of ihe Beach, and e (or ong, would never bo found participating in any meeting hostile to tho Benci. As ex] views he subantted the folio: Ti fs due alike to the benol: and the bar, the diguity, Inde. pendence wnd honor of witiel wo shoutd waica wit care und labor to proserve, that tho facts aud circumstances whieh led to. tne actina of Judge Fisher, ia ordering the name of Mr. Joseph H. Bradiev, Sr. to be stel the rol of aitorncys, should bo investigated: and, tna As the as‘ion of Judge Fisher has left the Bar uniuformed ks to the facts and cirsumetanoes Inducing such action on Lis part, the importance of the subject demands that we should not pi hastlly or umier the influences of any personal or partian prejudice, lest the judgment pro. nounced should not comimend tiaelf, to all men of correct Prineiplos and well bainaced iminds. ‘Therefore, be it Resolved, ‘That gentlemen be and they are hereby Appolnied a committeo to ipgutre into and aacertain the faots and circumstances of the disagreement bevwwoen Judgo Fisher und Me. Bradley, arleing in the cotires of the tein! of Joho H; vurrait, and. tipon whieh udge Fisher passed the jer dismtssing Mr, Bradley ; and that thoy reper! the sama, Sith ugh reourmmendstion ‘as thes may. deci advleable, to the Bar, at a mooting therefor to be held on the —— day of ———, 1857, at twelve o’olock. On motion of Mr, Merrick the first blank was filled by inserting seven membere, and tho second and third blanks by inserting first ruesday of Septomber. The Chair appointed Messrs. P. R. Fondalt, John C, Kenuedy, J. J. Coombs, Wm. ff. Phillips, Eooch Town, Walter S. Cox and 8, D. McPherson as the committee of seven. Subsequently Mr, Davidge was added to tho com- mittec and nade Chairman. ‘Tho meoting then adjoutuod, It is proper to say, with reference to tho above moect- ing, that the members of} the Bar ths moraing appiicd to Judge Carter for the priviloge to use the court room, Vie stated that the room could not be used if the “Ing was to be held in tue apirit of hostiiity to the Cow but if It was to be heid with a view of trig tee Con reconciliation he would permit its usa. The court room was dengsiy crowded during the pro- ceedings of this meeting. MISCELLANEOUS WASHINGTON Wasuixcroy, August 12, 1867, The Cotton Cases Bofore the Court of Cinta, The Court of Claims met to-day, pursuant to adjourn. ment. Chief Justice Casey and Judge Pook were alone present. In accordance with the letier of advice. of Senator Cowan, tho Solicitor of the Court, under the fn- structions from the Socrotary of the Treazury, moved for an appoal im the cotton cases lately adjudicated upon, The court refused ermpbatically, Judge Peck stating that tho refusal was mado in accordance with the unanimous sentiment of all the members of the court, It is asrerted tat the Sec- retary of the Treasury will nevertheless continue to ro- fase payment of the awards made by the court, in which caze the claim of Carmhalt, of Charleston, will probably again become a matier for the interchange of diplomatic notes between Sir Frederick Bruce and Secretary Seward. It will be recollected the claim was referred by the lattcr to the Secretary of the Treasury, who, under the advice of Attorney General Speed, sent it totho Court of Claims, ‘hat court awarded the ciaim to Carm- halt, aod to-day refused a motion of appeal to the Su- preme Coart, The Russian American Cession — Genernl Rousreau, the Commissioner, Leave for His New Department on the 2iet Inst. Genoral Rousseau to-day had an interview with the Russian Commissioners for the transfer of the Russian Possessions to the United States, General Rousseau has recoived bis commission aud instructions as sole Com missioner oa the part of the United Siaies to receive tho territory. The Commissioners expect to sail from New York on the 2ist inst. for San Francisco, where they will take # man-of-war for their destination, taking with them about two companies of soldiers, After transact. ing the fenctions of his commission Gen. Roussean will Portland, Oregon, the headquarters ef his De- which includes the new territory. He oxpresses bimeelf much gratified with bis command, his advices of the climate and country leading him to regard it as very desirable, both in ® military and domestic poiat of view. TELEGRAM, Appli acts of June 6 and July 25, 1806, are receiving the special attention of the pension officer, and it is confidently ex- pected tbat those filed prior to the 1st inst, will be dis- posed of on the Ist of September prox. 1+ will be better for claimants to wait until the 1st ef October than to call for their original cortiGcates; but if claimants prefer, the certificates will be returned to them on wzitien appli. cation to the Commlesioner in cases not likely to be adju- dicated as early as the 1st of October next. Patent Office Examiners. Having obtained a sufficient number of rooms in the Patent Office Building to accommodate the additional officers authorized by the last ression of Congress, Com- missioner Theaker hae appointed the following Primary and Assistaut Examiners of Patents:—General Abbin Schoep!, J. M. Thatcher, D. S. Stewart, L. Deane and N. Poters, Assistant Examiners, and G. W. Gregory, Second Assistant Examiner, bave been appointed Pri- mary Examiners, Messrs, A. P. Thayer, (. L. Coombs, G. A. Nolen, A. L. Hayes, C. Mygatt, J. C. Tasker, D. Curie, T. N. Bovee and B. Spear, Second Assistant Examiners, and M. ©, Mitchell J. 8 Grinnei temporary clerks, have been appointed Assistant Ex- sminers. The Secretary of the Interior signed ihe missions of these eflicers to-d Prize Money Rendy for Distribution. The lists containing the shares of prize money to the crew of the Coited Staves steamer Virginia, for the capture of the prize Jono: ve been received from the office of the Second Comptroller, and are now ready for payment at the eifice of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury. The tote! amount to be distributed among the captors is $3,/26. Devi by the Inte stoner. Commissioner Rollins has recently made tho follow- ing decisione:— ‘The special tax of a retal! denier is fer avnur, that of @ retail lq $25 peraunum, Al! jal ta ist day of May in each year, or on commenctog, or trade, Lm fession upon ~~ such tax is by jaw imposed. @ former case the tax is to reckoned for one year, tionately for that part of the month in pie Revenue Commis. $1008 2-3, ‘That of a retail dealer forthe same period 1S 666 2-3; $10, the difforence botweon these WO suas, 40 the amo: nt to Le reassessed. m auctions-r should net’ be required to return for taxation, under eecti inety eight mado him for the U United states, cdoteans “ ‘Tho regalias or trappings of Meson, Odd Potlowa, or other simitar organizations, are not clothing or articles of dress within the meaning of the Internal Revonue laws, but ereto be regarded morely as ornaments or articles for @ particular use, and cameo 20 9 a ig of five percent advalorem, from and after March 1, 1867, 4s a manufacture not othorwise provided for. Money paid by pascengers for caanot oe be ‘a8 constituting @ part of the grosa receipts of a steam- boat or other vessel for their ion, If soparate and distinct sums ars paid, one transportation and the other for tood, the amounts received for the Iatrer noed not be returned for taxation under section one hundred and three, An exceasve charg® for food, however, and a nding low charge for transport- ‘ation should be looked upon as an attempted evasion of paid ts punags. tonoyZovere bots transposon aad money covers jon an ay Be. sto spould fg gg actu. 1s food the passengers thowa tl be allowed as a deduction, and the ie of two aude bnif por cent should be assess*d upo: balance. The spocial tax of the keeper of a noel, ion or tavern depends — the yearly rental, or if not Tent @d, upon the ostimated yearly rental of the house — Teer cee, to be used’ fur hotel purposes. "* a8 used in this connection, does — Include bouse bouschold furniture, oven though the ho'el is hired furnisbed. In ‘8 case the assessor in fixing tho eum which is to detcrmine the amount of tax should deduct from tho yearly* rent or vontai for the furnished house so much as he thinks to be a fair pro: Portionate amount for the use of the furniture. A por- :8on doing an express business ig notliable to special tax. a8 Xpress cari or agoat, unless nis prose receipts from euch business excoed $1,000 per annum but he ts byect to a tax of three por contum upon ail bis groas Tacelpts from sus business, regardless of their amount. The New Orleans nad Carretiton Railroad. The value of the New Orleans and Carroliton Railroad, assigned to the Umited States in part payment of the recent defatcation in New Orleans, ts not affected by tho mortgage held by the Foarth Nationa! Bank, ot New York, Dertraction of a Large Oaku fanufnctory rs Jersey City—Lesy About 310,000-lally Covered by Insurs 4 About eight o'clock y out in (he rear buil dine of the exionsive oka manu- tory of Ge: S son street, Je the firo originated is at but the tire spread with groat rapidity, hand, aud of tue flames, A could be seen for a 2, arava from the burning building. many uk ost that it waza much moro extenfive Altor come four hours’ hard ‘i. in arfesting its progress, n butiding. ‘Tho loss on ‘od i i Mr, Stratford, is The butiding is Stond aad a Mr. Sutton, Lows by insurance, An adjoining o¢ a3 a tenement house, and owaed by a Mr, M » Was damaged about yin. sured. Tho Pacite Hovel was elghtly damaged, “Bue oiler damage will not exceed $500, estimated at $: owned by D. & A. frau building, Fire In Worth Street-Ten Persons Narrowly Eseapo Sufecatioa—Wullant Couduct of the Firemen, About two o'clock yesterday moraing a policeman dis- covored & fro breaking out im the tagor beer ealoon and boarding house of August Holidorf, 130 Worth street, The alarm was immediately given, and the firomen promptly responded. On breaking open the front door of the saioon it was found that tho firo was raging ia the kitchen, iu the rear, and that the smoke hed pen- etrated the upper portion of tho house in such volumes as to create serious apprehensions for tho safety of the boarders in the sleeping apartments on the uppor floors, Tho flamos had already burned through into the hall- way aud had enveloped the staircase, so that the fire. men could not reach the iumaies by the ordinary means, A ladder was, however, quickls piacod against the house, from the second story windows of which the boarders, the gorvant, Johanna Knoop, and Mr, Holidorf, with bis two children, were rescuod, At this momen: attention was attracted by a load cry {rom tho third glory, aod Aribur McGiaughiin, a member of track Company No, 1, crept up tho burn- ing staircase, through emoke and fiame, tothe third floor, where, in one of the sleep’ng npartmenia, he found a boarder named Jacob: Austadt, who was already proa- traiod from the snflocating effects of tlie smoke. Plac- ing the men on bis back, the brave fireman carried him down to tho second story, aud conveyed lim to the street by monns of tho Indder at the window. Several of tho boarders were badly burned in cotting from their | bedroomy on the the third to the frout winduws on tho second story. The buuding ts damaged to the amount of $150; insured, The lows on furniture is $400; cov- ered by insurance in the Germania Company for $2,400. ‘The oyigtn of the Gre is being invostigaied. Fire at Springfield, L. I. On Sunday evening, as tha people of Springfeld, Queons county, were proceoding homeward from re- liglous service, they wore somewhat startled by secing the premises of Mr. Wiswall, and oceupiod by Danio! 3,0 farmer, engulfed in a mass of fiames. About $3,000 worth of Property was deacroyed, consisting of the barn, wsgon house and contents of both; two horsea, cow and farming implements. The tira was supposed to have beenfthe work of an incendiary, Suepicion fell upon one of the hands in the employ of Mr. Baylis, end ho was accordingly arrested and taken vefore Justice Bred. lee at Jamaica, bat proved Lis innocence and was dia charged, ‘Tho property was partially iasared. Fire at Wrentham, Mas«. [From the Evening Telegram of yesterday.) Wrentaam, August 12, 1867. The Wampum House, the Wrentham National Bank, half a dozon dwetling houses and four barns were de- stroyed by fire in this town early this morning, mvoly- ing ® loss of about $40,000, About a dozon horses perished in the flanws, There isno dre eugine im the town, Large Fire in Keene, N. H. Krewe, N. H., Angust 12, 1867, A fire broke out this afternoon, about five o'clock, in the boiler room of Nims & Crossfield’sjsash and door manufactory, which was rapidly consumed, and aleo the adjoming wooden buildings, which were used for the manufacturing of wooden ware, The lomes, as near as now can bo estimated, amount to between $66,000 and $60,000, of which Nims & Cross- field's loss is $35,000; finenred for $10,000, Among tho oe ate Bidwonds, & Cooke, Spragne & P. coe Wiicox & Rae Rae Bryant, L. Sprague, Poolo & gid losses varying from Kiddor, Sherman, and A. $1,000 to $4,000 cach, most of which were noi iagured, Grent Five in Benicia, California. Sax Francisco, Cal., August 10, 1867. ‘The business portion of Benicia was destroyed by tire last evening, and about forty buildings were burned. COWENTION OF JOURNEYMEN TAILO! SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Creroan Auguat 12 ssetyy 10 o'Ulock P, Mi. The Journeymen Tailors’ Pe Maki Union, ef tbe United staves and Canada, assembled here to-day to hold ity third ae convention, There ars thirty-one Unions composing the body, which now numbers about (hres thousand members througuout the country. About ‘s hundred delegates from all parte are present, THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. Battiwons, Md,, August 12, 1867. The weather is clear and pleasant. Accounts from the eastern part of Maryiand report the corn in tne bighiands improving, but tn the lowlands it is backward and unpromising, account of the wet season, The peach crop will be the largest for several years. Avovers, Ga., August 12, 1867, ® Tho weather is clear and pleasant. Cotton crop ac- ts continue favorable from Alabains, Florida, ja and “outh Carolina. The caterpiliar has —— ia ‘sone rections, but no serious damage has been done, ‘The wheat and corn crops have been the largest for years, The abundant yield has saved thousands nd eee a =n ‘are of no — of suf- Ting from the sections heretofore Ba . Lov, Angust 12, 1867. A very beavy storm is coming toward this point, both from the west and north. It ts hoped there will be rain enough to be serviceable to the corn and potato crops, Mamruis, Tenn., August 12, 1867. The weather was excessively is yesterday and to- day. The thermometer stood at 95 degrees. APPLICATION eo A PAPER | COLLAR INJUNCTION. Louis, Mo., 12, 1967, The Uoion, Paper Coitar Got Company, of New York, to- day applied for injunctions in ihe Usited States Circuit Ce bore againet eleven different ne to restrain the if paper collars of the various paten' MAILS FOR EUROPE. ‘The Cunard mail steamship China will leat on Wednesday for Liverpool. ‘The is for Europe will close in this city at a quarter-past one and half.past five o'clock on Tuerday afternoon. ‘The New Yonx Henatp—Edition for Europewill bo ready at ton o'clock on Tuesday morning, Single copies, in wrappers, rondy for mailing, six Boston § THE STRESTS OF NEW YORK. ae re Thetr Predent Sanitary Condition~What They Were and What They Are= What a Spccial Henlth Commissioner of the Serald Saw and Noted—Progress in Clennlinese—Sireets Visited—Curious Facts About tho era, Wen Hendrick Hudson, whose name is perpetuated by tho beautiful river which waters the west sido of our city, after atedions voyage from Holland in the Hell Moon, discovered Maghbatian im the year 1609, he found 8 place moat advantageously focated by nature for com- merce and pleasure, but at the same time marshy and of soft, muddy poll, that rendered it anything but (what would be mow aiied) cleau or healthy. After fiftee: years’ improvement, a number of Dutch came tosettis on the island, and they also found it in an wuciean stato; and the alr, despite the puge broczes biowing fa from the bay asd rivers, unbeaithy. and unplessaut, Ia 16523, when the seitioment was incorporated under the pane of New Amsterdam, and governed by two- careful aud prudent burgomasters, nowly artived emigrants mado the same sad complainis of the dirty condition of their new beme. In 16d6, after taking It from the Dutch, the English entered, to find they ‘were in possession of @ Ailtly locality. Ia 1688, when the value of the property was assessed at $820,000, the same stato of affairs existed ant romained unchanged. In 1696 when Trinity Church was built, and in 1776, wheu it was burned, New York, the name having been changed from Now Amsterdam, waa con Gidered by all. who visited it as being in @ condition of uncleantiness, almost as bad ag it war one buodred years before. The Dutch Kept New York in a wretched state, and so @id the Eoglish. Filth was tbe rule and cleanliness the exception, and it was reserved for Yankee porseversuce to cleanse the city, aud with a herculean broom the chil- dren of tho East set to work to clcan the Augeen stable, From that memorable day, in Novembor, 1793, when Washingion triomphantiy eutered the city, up to tha prasent moment, tho sanitary condition of ‘New Yori haa been improving, preeont 9 labyrinth—a —uetwork gh whiiok witho’ of those marked igh the city or of boing displeased by Unhealthy, d disgusing odors which at one time met the traveller at every sop and deterred him trom again entering the confines of @ city whose air had pare by en With tho noisome si from its 1 thy etroets, the Ly years a0, ‘0 {or the better has to be chront- us of traversin¢ tho most an- ciont sirecta of New York inay do so with the greatest safety to aud rospect for his olfactory nerses, Nu longer do mounds of garbago, tho rotten colloction of weeks, ay. More, mect the eye. There aro no iore nools of t water whose color alone sufliced (o exeiio dis- on Dirty enitdven and dirty dogs and cats noed no longer the Constant care and serubbing of their natural guardians; and without the uso of a scraper of a micro Fcopo one ay casily distinguish ia the back, crowded a white child from a bla dainp, fetid mists that used to arise at ey garbage and the pools in tho streets, and around which mosquitoes and unlcean fies woud gather in myriads, are not now visible. The necessity for lighting fires in scorching weatuer to puriiy tho air is no longer needed, and the choking smoke and smell of burnod straw no more make violent efforts to smother any senaitive spec! men of humanity who may veuture within the confines of this ones font ephere, Tuere can bo no doubt entertained of the many obsta- eles thrown in the way of improvement in the #anilary condition of guy targe city, but espectally doos this difll- culty exist fn tho case of New York—a cily recognized as the chief receptacle for emigrants from all paris of the known world. Theeo emigrants coming from difiezent lands continue, at least fora tong time, the babits of their native country ia this, It cannot be \wonderod at, then, ina city whera there is stich a want of systeny, ch a dissimilarity in the mode of living, differance of hours for meals, variety of kinds of food used, diversity in habits, manuora and customs, the sanitary condition will remain and oontinue demoraiized unless great eflurts be made by the proper authorities. The Irish portion of our citizens are principally of the poorer class, and live in dark, narrow streets and in tone. ment bourses, where numbers of families are packed and huddied together, No yards lie at tho rear of many of these houses to ailow children to play or to deposit the collecting offal or refuge of the family. The street has to become tne reservoir, and therefrom, unless properly attonded to, would ative a constant evolution of nul- sances, disseminating fetid odors and impregnating the aimosphore with a constant pene of foul air, injurious uot alone to the health of the iinmediate neighburhood, but to the cliy of New Yori in general. The poor people can scarcely be blamed, a: thett means do not ailow of purenasing better accommodation, aud whero so many live together, not even in ono house, but in one room, the collection of garbage, offal and other uncican matter must bs very serious, aud the necessity for immediate removal is at once apparent. Our German citizens, who are a much more prosperous and wealthy class, aitend more to cooking than do the Irish, to whom is totally unknown many of the mado dishes which the others manufacture. Even the poorest Gorman bas bis variety of meats, poggiows aud vege: tables; He has Bologna sausa; Butch meat, swoltzer cheeve, saur kraut, cabbage, mot nd @ number of jes"’ too numerous for in this article, 1a aristag Now York is not ‘a refuse coming {rom a tenement houge, wenty euch families may reside, a pretty could be formed ot ite effect on the purity of the air, (he appearance of the streets, and tho moral and phyefoai condition of th inhabitants Let it giao be remembered, as before referred to, that thi ferent nationalities have their own hours for meals that from moruing until night the garbage ts accumu. ‘ating in the room, whore it must be retained unless doposited in the street, tho —. otner alternative. The ash carts have been productive of great good, and are of immonse convenience to the poorer class of on citizens. They serve to collect the maiter which I been deposi barrels during the day or nigh and this arrangement, though not entirely perfect, very beneficial to the intiabitants of tenement hous and families unprovided with proper aud neces accommodations, Since this system was put ia fore: marked improvement has ben noticeable in the cond! tion and eppearance of the streets, The necessity at all times existing for keeping our streets in a cleanly condition is ever apparent, but at nt moment it becomes more £0 in consequer @ anticipated visit of the cholora, with which have ‘been threatened almost constautly for the past eighteen months, end which is raging a the present moment in some of the Western tates. Thera is no greater gorm for this fatal direase, than un) and wherever dirt and filth oxist ¢ 18 sure to make 4 bavoo, and that evon when cl wr and purer locali- ties are passed over by this destroying pestilence. These remarks are suggosted by the fact that Oi the present moment the cholera ie “eald. to hi i some towns Aad villages in Missouri the Missismppi, Now *, a almost acc trathfal doctrine that tray east to the west. re on the western coast “re s and now wo are informed a its ‘Appearance in the estern portion of the United tes. This would at once lea! to the belief that in its course westward New York, although @ crowded city, being passed without a visitation, mast have presented no inducements to the disease and was not suaceptible to it, The deduction would be that this merciful escape was owing to the cleanly condition of our streets, many of which have been visited and closel; Logon within the past few days by the special ALD health commissioner, w! now pens this record, and whose duty it was to report on their condition just as they present themeeives. He made it a point to particalariy: Rotice those localities that have been hitherio noted for Ld eed odor- Mferous refuse, pools of steguant water ‘all the con- comitants and attendants thereto, The change reported is truly gratifying, and must be. pleasing to any person hag in the health and prosperity of our popula- Water street, once « bugbear to persons gifted with the senee of smelling, is new kept perfectly clean from ono end to the other. No nor mounds of of- fonaive matter were to be and the white Foathagse showed its cleanly face where but a few years ago wi collected the yery worst kind of matter, giving out the most abominable smelie. The same remarke may be applied to Front and Cherry, both of which bear dence of the street cleaner's broom aud scraper. The Jatter street, on being visited at the present by one ac- quainted with jis past condition, would babeniog ap 1 y pearance almost gol pF A... Is fuil of board! piofly for aall ome wich ol for fewer then ae eighty secre, yet but one portion of ft uncleaa ‘tr me es street; but the matter inrown on J street Bot in uantity, it of au unhealthy or Soeaaiveking’ The treats Tunning of Cherry—Roose- pra! James, Catharine, Market, change that has taken place must regult to the beaith and epirita or the inbabitente, After lea ing Cherry street and coming out pear the ferry the view presenied by the long, straight course of aes ee ere saree ean on presen| q Sud the smooth surface of thetroud tetle that W has not alone been kept clean, but Me a : proved, state of affairs, and nowhe: once offensive Ly bad odore now greet the sentee. The broom bas been algo ueed, and to great effect, in Columbia street, which is juste healthy in appea Wilh as pure air, a8 any of thoro already montion Avenues A, B, C aad D, the headquartes of the Germal population, im ina Wifving etae. They clean and well swopt And We’ aud no garbage = is to be seen im any part of them; nor ts the v fs about six foot Stecpors non, pono! doep and about two or three feet square, oat intolerable annoyance to thor, whose business obi en them to travel through this Sa. avenue D, D, by Tenth atreet, across to fide of the city, the nce sf the different Bee rts. « ala reine eee — In the same Condition, and well kept, ere Re par agg streets, that bitherto | ] 5 which were specially visiled in consoqueace of the well earned trom pate opinion ahd experience for bet earned from ion and ox co jest, fy fithfeat and most neglected thoroughfares in ity of New York, Bas times have ol there localities have made the amends. Thoy to-day Present as bright and clean @ pavement as any treting steel in the metropolis From one ead to offensive smot! cannot be iparoetved by the mm clined, nor are any of the si once dotted tho thoroughfare visible te ‘The broom of the sweeper has been whiiensaa of the pavement tells it Near. must bo admitied, there was @ tride of gurlase in one of thethannels, Dut it was by ae moame offer 3 for it was tut the droppings from marked tabi the moruleg, and did not ve forth ony vdor whatever, agreeable or disagr Tho Five Poidts, Baxter, Mott, Mulberry ond Ba streets also présent marka of improv Polos unerringly to the tact that a great change has come over their condition within # few years; and ia conotu. sion it may be safely said that never, helger e twenty-five yeers, lias this portion of ‘the city York presented such a cioan, beadth: ee Pearance as just now. —_ 7 An Sen POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. Tas Gor Betweex ras Racss.—The Chariestos Courier priate @ well considered article under the above heading, from which we make the following extracts:— The great danger of tho hour arises from the want of an tatetsallon founded simply on ling or without releconep:te. the sonnien of aa ee, is ume nosegarg.for any reel parpose of Fs roc ity Detore the lair bes attained. Tho dom of all races, with the iacigonts which ange, Southern puople by he formation o pola partion ta Southern @ by the formation ion tbat which ahould have been most regen to omg while thoir States were tm @ transition and \t was time emough (o think of these whem (heir commeuwealths were ackoowledgo® ap States of the Union and entitled to icipate in their politica! action, In the meanwhile, the cftorts of all, of every grade ama color, should have been diropted: tooharmonious and peaceful restoration, Ori naturally leads to rocrimination. Strite for the mere: sake of @ party sopremacy, and that founded upon colar, cannot but be an in) apadiment ip tao way of all irateraitg and unity. After alluding to Una efforts of the raéieals for tha formation of a biatk iman's party tn the South and the evils that will uavurelly arse Userefrom, the editor says Towards tho colorod:race the people of this state have~ By Lue aces of their own State ficmed and ratiied theie free. gave them the right of testimony, paxt onevery proper occnsion to Heh 48 necessary either for Uheir ae ymoat of the liberty thas bestowed. inex Watreva,—The Galvestou (Toxea} Civilian thinks Ural writing letters for the Presidoneg: hardly ever pays, It asys, however, that “it will be hard for avy one to get up a letter that will taco prece- dence, either in time or effect, of the following, written by General Phii Sheridea, from Strasvarg, Va, some three yoars since :’’— Ta moving back to this point, the whole country, from. the Bluo Ridge to the North Mountaing, has been’ 1 entirely untenable for a rebol army. Lhave dest over two thousand barns fitted with wheat ond hay aad farming impiemenis; over seventy milta filled with flour and wheat; havo drivaa in frout of the army over four thousand head of sock, and have kiled and issuod tw the troops not toss than three thousand sheep. Thie destruction embraces the Luray Valtey and the Lite Fort Valley aa well us the main valley. It asks the question:—IIow wit! our reeonsteucted Soutiera breturen look upon it? Grvexa Hinomax.—An Arkansas paper pubiishas tho following: — _ General Hindinan iv vapidly verging to the extrome of radicalism, and it is even reported that be is soon te sturop Ure Siate of Arkansas on behalf of the radical party, Having discovered, as he says, that Mextoo te not a fit country for a decent whiteman to live in, he. has come back to his old State with a determination ta. stay here the rest of bis days, amd from Leb | beon eve | inost rabid of rebels, he has become the most radicals, Convertion oF THe SouTHRRN StatEt.—The Vicksburg Herald advocates a convention of the Soathern Statem Aud thinks “hat thoy will finally be compelled to mest, in omer that there may be unity aad strength ia thele opposition to the mareh of radicalism.” Veasont.—Hon, John L. Fdwards has accepted the, democratic nomination for Governor. The Rutlaa® Courier, however, being perfectly well aware that ae democrat can be elected this fall as Governor, nominates. J. Phelps, of Burlington, as an .adependeat deme — cratic candidate, Ontcial Proof from Park PPRh Pe cONS TRIUMPHANT. Swat & SONS are enabled positively to aaaouase ey have becn award QHE FIRST GRAND GOLD MEDAL FOR AMIELRICAN PIANOS, this meade! being distinetiy classified Orst, over othee American exhibitors. In proof of which the following OFFICIAL CRETE CA of the President and members of the International Jury em, Masical Instruments ts aanexed:— “Je certifie qua la premiere medaille en or ~d les Americans a et donne 4 Pananimite # por le muey de VGsposiiion interuationale, Ci 5 Iniere sur la jiste, , 10 Prewidet LINET GEORGES KASTNER, "AMBROISR TOMAR, 1D, HANSLICK, F. A. GEVAERT. TRANSLATION, h Rowuty toes the eye rath Soue Bats as beet uuatmonsly aw: Jury of the fetgtnatignst Rapotion. nee First ou (he ist im class X. went President of Inttraatigoal Jury. Gronces Kastner eee” Anprotse Tom E Manautcn, toternattonat in ‘Sale Rt, gu thor with “the o the name of STEIN SONK te recorded Gest 01 in be seen at our ROOMS, FIRST FLOOK OF STEIN Way new Bumbers 109 and 111 Enst fourteenth street, No Ae Pf * 8 © A a, hs ARTS. To tee Epitor or tax Hy apecting we relics of pore mare found jn the exburmeious at Hercglinsees, wid "hs Coon forwarded, to the Somiety of Antiquities in res t saya the Lottle reneraing ieee Bittera was undoubtedly placed among the agentof Dr. Drage, we desire to, otis. otate he i every respect, If a botilo was fi there Dea lettering, the languay from the accepiod Tterature a4 other business than this finty avail, No doubt -Amencane ce cin plant ¢;, but trying to impose upon ae society. lans a ay may ercms quite rosciees ae we do reciate lt is unnecessary or, 8, ere, ba gas, 6 Warrented x, ion '5 Vegetable Khe ier Jor! arranted MA! Nks, 20'"Parn row; rit Rheamatinn. Neuralgt Agents, DEMAS BA! Broadway. yee tet al Sci ste eppliod” a Me Astor House, aed han i tie we piace veltt histoa a ana se every Tuesday, from Benner | pene Covaies ee isp oh hae & OA. Mee ot aes ten of Sewing ‘id medal for “fae wt se 2 mis oo atest =n ny ‘at Ps: » Sas vert Fremtata oR, te peste, Te RPS TS, Ti eran hia Re it Paste are Invited to calh and I examloe Tne new emporium, ‘Af Weil ag the richest stook of goods in Yoe country, No Rencti ppl hesrieity! on of 6 ny nervous di 4 remove them. ‘But ADW 1 tones an soe pp iithout ogat ett ihe he R, anal trout zaly rnces en sore ee pei Baas Port 2 RE, Mesgmmensalp fence ea & Heo ae series ae Shiee dined pit arin ; : | fe