The New York Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1867, Page 5

“In conctusion, EUROPE. BY THE CABLE 10 AUGUST 31. NAPOLEON'S SPEECH AT AMIENS The Emperor “Certain” of Peace and Pleased with Recent Events. Fatal Disaster to an American Minia- ture Schooner. —_— NAPOLEON ON PEACE. Avother Speech from the Emperor=The Past and Future, Fania, August 31, 1867, Arrived at Amiens, where ho also made a few remarks, je considered that the. enthusiastic receptions which been everywhere extended him throughout the entry attested the patriotism of the people and their cn he im the government. { Alluding briefly to tne Moxican question, he 41d not ‘ink French bonor had bien tarnished or French pres- ig® impaired. *% The late events in Germany had teft France tranqufl, land she would remain so. -He was certain that the peace wf Europe would not de disturbed. be expreased bis desire for the estab- Pisnment of moro tiberai institutions and wider, and Bore active trate, and which he assured his enth Siastic listeners; ho would do — utmdst to promote. THE PA 8 Bi BOURSE. thing Emtec of Nave icons Speeches. Paria, Avgust 31, 1867. The Paris Bourse sy mpathizes with the pacific speeches Pecoatly made by the Emperor Napo.eon, ane renies @re Grmer and higher ‘0-day. THE FRENCH ACADEMY. Tho Prize Poem and Subject. Panis, August 31, 1867. - The French Academy hae awarded the prize of poetry bo M. Grenier. \ ‘The subject of the poem is “The Death of Abrabam DENMARK. Whe Proposed §: at the Island of St. Thomas. Corsvaacex August 31, 1867. , The journals of Denmark are discussing the reported Proposition of the Unived Siates for the purebase of the gland of 8t, Thomas. ‘They gonerally favor tho project, and urge the Danish Bovernment to enter :nio negotiations with the Ameri- ‘Gan government for the sale of the isiand. DISASTER AT SEA, Fatal Capsiziny of the John T, Ford. Lonpox, August 31, 1867. 7 Tho Witle sebooner yacht John T. Ford, Captain Gold, mbich sailed from Bailinore onjthe 234 of June iast for Paris, was capsized when almost at her Journey's end. On the 19th of Augusi, when entering the Engiish @hannel, @ sudden equuil upset the little craft. One Person (Dame Bot ascertain:d) was saved. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Breve, A August 31, 1867. Among the passengers by the Fronch General Trans- Btlantic Company's stesso: Earope, sailing from this port to-day, were Madame Ristori, ber suite and drama- Sic company. FINANCIAL aap COMMERCIAL. ‘Tay Loxpos Moxer ihineve Y ed August S1— P. %.—Consols steady at 949-16 for money; Cnied tates five-twenty bonds, 73%; ; [inns Central ‘Railway ‘17; Erie Raiway suares, 45. Manxer. ERPOOL, At BP M.—The cotton marke! closed dull at the fol athorized quotations: —siddiiog — upia dy ing Orleans, 10ig4. The sales of the day ex- bitect coded the estimate by 1,000 baies, footing ‘up 8,000 Lrverroo: Barapstcrrs Mncer. —Liverroor, reo i—3 P, M.—The marke: for breadstufls closed id unchanved. Corn, 25« 34. per quarter for pi mad ized Western, Fiour, 34 per bbl. Wheat—Call- gos 138. 31. per cental. Liverroot Provietovs Wanker.—Liverroot, August @1—3 P, M.—The market for provisions cloved with an @dvancing tendency on some articles Cheese has ad- vanced to Gla. Od. and beef to 142s. 6d. Other articies Livearoot Paoptcs Marxer—Livanrco,, August 31— ‘BS P. M—The only change in the produce market 1s in , which is 3d. better, and closed at 449. Od. per Lomvow Mai —Lovnos. August 31—3 P. M.—Sugar tend iron steady. "< Oule and ‘inseods unchanged. ee Lntettigence. Qoemstown, At 30—The steamship Rassia, Capt. ‘ook, from Now York ou the ist Inst., arrived bere 18 Morning en rowe to Laverpos, NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA. Whe Peiltical Exchomeut-Departere of | SMeamerg—The New Line to Hovolute—Pig Iren Samples, 2 “owt Ce guar rae are aaaitered. Sas Fravcisoo, Augest 90, 186;. Political matters are the order of the day throughout Phe State, The contes: is the closest and most exciting Biace 1861. Business is generally affected by the galled to-day for 096 in treasure, Toe Great Repubdiic ‘hima on the 3d proxtino, comnecting he steamer (osta Rica for shanghae, new montnly line 0: sieamers to Honolulu make if first trips om the 6th proximo. an gs Ad year is considerably below the attention bas been given to wheat ' Cn NH Sore] from Oregon, the a Coast, is on exhibition bere by J. Ross Commissioner ~e apogee and tural Sta. = poe jms returoed from an exami- econ and Washington Terri- = Bapriaaad bas arrived from Newcastle, New Say Fraxcisco, Augast 31, 1967. ty mpd So. 1m Sea Franc.sco number about \wenty-two thousead, of bom nearly eleven thousand + paturalized citizens. x peat sit open on Monany nose @mtadlished in this city, SEE sets preme-ie-os candidates for a aad a0 we the most acuve. There < ‘of sugar and that market is Orm. Pies mi wa fowd ik and ah marked ining 8 are weak and show, « deoti though the reporis from (be mines are ‘not unfavorable, THE YELLOW FEVER IN TEXAS. Gatvnston, August 31, 1867, ‘There wore 241 deaths trom yellow fever this weet, ‘leo 100 deaths at Corpus Corin up to the 16th tne, 4S dou: ball of the citizens are wick or dead; much dis- tress prevails and help is needed. Dovations for the benefit of the Corpas Christi suffor- ik can be Log ‘Wurougn Messrs’ Spottord, Tileston p — ati THE YELLOW FEVER EVER SH NEW ORLEANS, aw Onveans, Angst 91, 1867 New There were 92 intermente fi (erday. To1st for the week, 1 = yellow fever here yes- Cohen rn AiO FOR THE YELLOW FEVER suFFERERS. a WASHINGTON. Order from Geveral Grant—Milktary District Commanders Not to Make Appointments to Civil Omces of Persons Once Removed. General Grant bas issued the following order to Dis. trict Commanders, which, it is said, hes been tele- gtapbed to all of them:— SPECIAL ORDERS, NO. 429, JARTRRS OF THE ARMY, Apsutanr Gumwna.'s Orrics, Miltary Dietriia crested Commanders of the Mili created under the Act of March 2, 1867, will make ao appointments to ctvil office of persons who have been removed by them- selves or their pontonenten > ee GENERAL GRANT. RB. D. Townssxp, Assistant Adjutant Generai, This order excites a good deal of tnterest here, and is generally regarded as a bint that General Hancock must Dot reinstate the deposed civil officials of Louisiana The radicals construe the order into a fresh cause of difficulty between Grant and the President. P Financial Matters. The receipts of fractional currency for the week end- ing to-day amount to $640,500. The amount forwarded to other points during the same period was as follows:— To the Assistant Treasurer at New York, $100,000; to the Assistant Treasurer at Philadelphia, $100.000; to the United States depositary at Pittsburg, $30,000, and to the national banks, $255,086—total, $485,986. The United States Treasurer holds in trust for the pa- tional banks at this date $379,080,250, of which $340,531,300 is security for circulating notes and $38,498,950 for deposits of public moneys with banks designated as depositories. ‘The amonnt of national bank currency issued during the week was $59,600, and the total amount to dato $303, 789,156, From this is to be deducted the currbacy returned including worn out notes amounting to $4,744,315, which leaves in actual circulation at this date $299.019,8 41. Fractional curreacy to the amount of $270,600 was redeemed and destroved during the week ending to-day. The internal revenue recsipts to-day were $869,052; the receipts of the week $3,675,323, and the total receipts donag the present fiscal year to date $42,552, - ‘107. The large decrease of $6,000,000 in Sub.Treasury balance in New York, on Thursday, was due chiefly to the forwarding to this city of redeemed compounds, and seven-thirties purchased this week, the whole amount marked off being $6,600,000. The Sub-Treasury has paid during the last two days about $1,700,000 in the redemp- tion of compound notes. The amount presented at the Sub-Treasury for redemption since August 14 is $14,500. 000, of which amount about $13,500,000 have been paid, the balance being held for examination ead counting. Tn the case of Samuel B Paul against the State of Virginia, the Supreme Court of Appeal of the =tate some time since rendered a judgment against Paul, in which tt is contended that a question of constitutionality is involved. & writ of error has been petitioved for, and was issued yesterday from the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the United States, district of Virginia, and made returnable before the Supreme Court of the United Siates, in Washington, on the first Monday in De- comber next, The Cotton Tax. ‘The tax upon cotton, chang: from three to two and a baif conte per pound, ia to go into effect on the 24 of September. Goode tn Bonded Warehouses If New York City. Director Delmar, of the United States Bureau of Sta- Ustica, has made the following statement, showing the stock of goods in the bonded warehouses of New York on the Ist of July last:—-The total value ef goods re- maining in warehouses was $31,463,814, of which the fotlowing are the va’ues of the principal articles: —Tea, $6,967,857 ; sugar, $3,173,825; coffee, $3,165,198; spirits, $3,566,572; wines, $776,208; wool and manufactures of wool, $4,603,133; fax and manufactures of flax, $1,729,722; hemp and manufactutes of hemp, $993,304; hides and skins, $510,080; eilk and manufactures of silk, $1,228, cotton aad manufactures of cotton, $739,665. male and female, scattered through almost all the bu- reaue of the Department, have received notice that their services will co ionger be required after the Grat proxi- tio, In nelriy every case’ the persons to vacate are those who bi within the past twelve months, abseot- ed themselves without leave, commencing with those who lost the most time without good and sufficient ex- cuse. Changes to the Internal Rev Force. Four of the cl-rks of the higher grades in the Internal Revenue oifice, who were discharged to-day, havo beon re-appointed as first class clorxs. It is contemplated to make further changes of the same character im the Treasury Deparment, © Clerical We. A letter was received by Commisstoner Wilson, of the General Land Office, yesterday from a gentieman in Hartford, Conn., asking if 1a case the government con- cludes the purchase of territory bordoriag on the bay of Samané, in St. Domingo, the land will be held for dis- posal under the existing laws, and if so, whether be will be permitted to take up a tbousund acres of the same. The Commissioner replied that the purchase of the tract im question had not yet oceen mado, and should it be made, Congress would have to pass a0 ‘act directing thatthe land be held uoder the present laws goverming the dispesal of public lands be- fore entries could be made. The Public Lands in Nevada and Kanens. ‘The Commisrtoner of the Genera! Land Office bas jast received from the Surveyor Genoral of Nevada, a réport of the Sth inst., contaising information of unusual inte- rest in regard to the new State, go rich in mineral wealth, and yet interspersed with numerous rich valleys of ex- traordinary fertility, The Surveyor General finds Hum- boldt, Paradies and Quia's river valleys, in Humboldt county, in the northern part of Nevada, to be among the richest agricultural districts, Paradise valiey contains forty thousand acres, productng wheat from thirty to sixty bushels per acre, and bariey from forty to eighty bushels, The valley has @ large Settioment, and ie rapidly increasing in population, A contract has been made to extend the Humboldt guide meridian to the Oregon line, so that the meridian sud-divisional lines mar be extended over the best portions of the ag ricultu- ral and mineral lands of that portion of the State, ‘Tho Commissioner bas also received the reterns of the wurvey of thirty-cight townships aad fractional town. ships in Irving, Seward, Wilson, Greeawood aad Wood- fon counties, in the southern part of the State of Keotas, embracing an area of over five hundred and sixteen thousand acres, The premises embrace a part of the lands ceded in trust to the United States by the Great and Little Osage Indians, by the treaty of Septem- der 29, 1865. ‘The lands are mostiy rolling prairie, the ‘soil fret and second rate, with emall bodies of timber along the streams. The tract is watered by the Verdigris end Fall rivers and their numerous smail tributaries. These rivers are bordered by wide and exceedingly fertile bottom lands, terminated by abrupt bluffs from thirty to Atty feet ia height. These bluffs are composed of layers of lime and saad stone, which in some places extet in alternate layers, and will afford a convenient supply sufficient for all commercial purposes. The land is for the most part well adapted for agricultural and grazing purposes, Some settlements have already been made on the tract. Hetara of Mr. Chandler, Aevistant Secretary of the Assistant Secretary Chandler has returned to this city and was at the department this morning, but not on- geged in tbe performance of ang official dutics. Comrepgrate States hole ~ ae rou} >, Va, Ji liencice’ Aaea ot py i ” Eads town acts, but of any matters fvlating to’ the to! the wales ine of oners, Res! she pris poy A iw tent No reply was ever recgived to this communication. Deciaious of the Internal Revenue Commis- sioner. The following internal revenue decisions have been made:— A person wie eee | bebe iy from pure grape juice, wine, or from pure ap! to be taxed the same dn all respects as ‘hough be ‘iattiea i directly from crepe erapples Manufacturers to deduct mavufacture to the place of ‘was ropediod by the act of July 13, 1866, No Se juction should be made. Manufacturers who sell their products on time, wittmput interest, should be allowed to return their sates at the present worth of the sum for which they seli. Army Bulletin. Brevet Brigadier General Setn Eastman, lreutenant colonel on the Retired List, has been rofieved from duty at Harrodsburg, Ky., and ordered to report to the Seore- tary of the Interior. Brevet Brigadier General (. H, Tompkims, of the De- partment of the Quartermaster General, has been assigned to duty as Cuief Quartermaster of the Fifth Miltary District, BrevesCaptain A. Morris, of the Fourth artillery, bas been ordered to report to General Butterfleld for tem- Kellogg, of ry, hag beon revoked, Captain Charies Johnson, of the Seventeenth Iowa volunteers, and Captain Henry Sweeny, of the Sixtioth United States colored volunteers, have been muatered out of the servi Second. Lisateanat Gay Morrison, Tenth infantry, bave been dropped from the army roll fo tion. Captain Henry Sweeny, Sixtieth United tates colored troops, has mustered ous and honorably dis- charged. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENG EB. Taxaste Prorerty or Brooxiry.—From the follow- ing report, recently sndmitted by the Board of Asse.sors of the city of Brooklyn, it will be seen that there is an excess of the taxable property of that city, as compared with the retara of last year, amounting to $3,009,000. ‘The table 18.08 follows, showing the comparative wealth in real esta:e of each ward:— Wards, Real Eetute. Persona’. i $201,092 3 1.487 SUL 3. 4 6. 8. T. 8. 2, 10. Tt 2 13. v3 I. 6. 7 ‘The increase in not so great, however, as w: pated, as in some fastances the tax: on se peoperties have deen lost, owing to the hi rage taxation, some of the,parties having removed to Ni Jersey. A New Yors Baoxur wx Trovare.—Yesterday after- Doon the examination in the case of Frederick W, Red path, a broker in New York, who is accused by the Rev. Samuel M. Haskins with obtaining money under false provences, took place bofore Justice Dailey, E.D The circumstances of the case are aa follows:—The com- plasnant loaned the dofendant his note for $299, and toek as ‘collateral security for the repayment of the samo a certificate for ten shares of the stook of the Vedder Silver Mining Company, which the complainant states that Redpath assured him was of the market value of $1,000. As the note war not paid when due, the compiainunt endeavored to realize on bis stock, but was informed that it was worthless. The defence set up that the certificate was a bova fide issue of the company, and that the comprny wa: 8 )ivent and actively engage! in boringand ting, and tuat the transaction on the part of Mr ipath was in good faith, Several witnesses testified that there was such # company, but its stock was not in market; they were boring for silver, but up to the present bad not discovered any Tue case was sent to tne Grand Jury. Bcursras tw tae Sunrocats’s Covrr.—The will of Ma- tilde F, Stiles was proved ia the Surrogate's Court last week, Letters of administration have been granted in the estates of Margaret Leonard, John Hunt, Thomas H. Hotchki-s, Patrick Hare, Frank Miniteo, James H Jones, Charies R. Deitrich, Mary Ciark, and Lewis Den. ton, «il o: Brooklyn. Agam Victonzen —The residenco of Mr. Nicholas Lelta, browor, 36 Remsen street, Williamsburg, was forcibly entered through the side wins om the firs floor, at am early hour yesterday morn:ng, by some one tn quest of portabio ariicies of gaine, and while the worthy Mr. Leitz slumbered in fancied security tae thot ransacked the rafe, the door of wiick had. not been secured, and stole therefrom four mortgage bonds and a lifo insurance policy for $2,000 drawn in favor of Mm i ieee. With the istter he mate good his excups. This ts the second time within the past month tha: the house io Py eed has been burglariously en‘ere1 and robbed. The the’t aliuded to as having previously oc- curred Ba.) 40 $35, in pennies. Attzuep Larcexy rrom tam Versox —An Individus! named Warner Roberts was arrested on the complaint of Mra, Eveline Truesdale, of 43 Sixth street, E. D., and taken before Justice Dallew yesterday. Not long vinc= the defendant was a tenant of the complainant, wheo whe resided at 13 South Sixth street. Roberts, it iv al- lezed, paid her on* month's rent fo advence Subseqnentiv npon berand demanded a retuin of $35, the rent said to have been paid her, She consented to allow him half of that sum, and was about to hand it to him @hen he seized the whole amount and ran away with it, For the defence, it was claimed that ahe freely gave bim the $36, and received his receipt therefor, With a view towards snpportine bis veracity in this-statement he sought @ postponement of the examination to nable him to procure witnesses, The case was adjouraed unti! Monday. A Desrenats Hovrrxeeran —A gentioman residing at No, 31 Montrose avenue, Brooklyn, E D., bas had iu bis employ as housekeeper, aince the death of his wife In December, 1866, a woman reamed Henrietta Stoebel, about thirty years of age, who. anti! recently, proved « = ae and competent person for (he ition baving the care of three childron. Wun 4 past forinight, however, it is said, Mr. Ver. the gentleman sliuded ‘0, has had frequent - aed fault with hor general manoer of em of his household, end ye<terday morn. ‘off and toid her that her services would no On this announcement the ce with. table TE H H z H i ila 3 the Fortanately, it was the wrong «ide of tne she used in her frenzy, she was pre. vented from Loong Barer any forther injury The the house without further ado. The matter will be examined before Jas- tice Dailey om Tuesday mext. Fins.—The coal office and stable of Root & Co., at the corner of Gold and Jobuson stroota, were dgstroyed by fire at one o'clock morning. One hore worth $225 was burned to Damage in all, $1,000 Tosured. Fouxo Starving,—A man pamed Charles Raker was found in Warren street yesterday morning, by officer of the Porty-third precinct to a sick and destitute Soakirn, “ais bealth having failed. he said he wes upadle to (re any food or go about to beg it, aad when found by the officer be bad been four days with. out food = Ho wae taken to the =, WESTCHESTER | INTELLIGENCE. SmM0be ACCIDENT TO 4 Gimp at Monmsaria,—A little girl, about four years of ag daughter of a Bohemian gamed John (hadobde, residing on Fordham Avenue, pear Fifth street, Morrisania, while playing with others jo echair factory in the roar of her present residence, on Friday fo sustained injaries of a sorious char- ecter, through some heavy pieces of timber falling on her. ' The cries of the poor little creature soon attracted the sttention of her mother, who et ones removed her from the place, Se os wae quickly called in, whea it was ascertained th: her legs was broken and that abe had received namerous bruises about the body. It is, however, expected that she will recover. Asormen Swoortva Avram at East Cuesten.—A war. rant bas been issued for the arrest of # nan named Cor- nelius Balbeck, at the complaint of » hotel keeper at Last Chester gamed Gebman, who alleges that ten days ago the former and himself had altercation, In the coarse of which Baibeck used insulting and threaten! hognegs, S Ly A, that subsequently, while in bis room, from eateide with 's pistol, olen he be. ieaenn the bands of the secnsed. From later in- Balbeck is mow In custody, Ovo Haste Rewos Acam Partiy Canney Awat — ‘The rottenness of this structure has once more been made manifest, On Friday forenoon that portion of the 014 Cole's bridge, on which were jecated a samber of shanties and the keeper's house, was carried away by ita weight. Fortunately there were no persons in the house at the time, map named Rap- had @ narrow escape for bis life, He = got Pah feted Jato the commissioners of ths Sage boldinga relating to the Iatter. inty could not bave had & more convincing pony) mocessity of hastening qe the A sambor of men, In charge were engaged yosterday ia clenutag away out in sien water, Just at that moment CITY INTELLIGENCE. Tas Wemcty Mortaciry.—During the week ending on Saturday, the Sist ult., there were five hundred an eighty deaths in this city, @ decrease from the grand ‘mortality total of the week previous of twenty-eight. Tum Boaro or Huatra axv Forviuta Staser.—It would appear from the recent order issued by the Board of Health that there is some magic influence in the dividing li which crosses the city at Fortioth street, and that the northern portien of New -York, from that to the High Bridge, is not susceptible of in- agen OF any epidemical visitation from the existence ter houses, packing houses or other mu'sances that kind, Last week we drew attention to the es- pra avery offensive and dangerous nuisaace—a poy cn cape ouse-sid & thickly populated locality \evemth avenue, between Forty-second and Forty- third streets. It emits a noisome amell, and the vight te made bideous with the squess: ong of tho vnimals while being killed, Yho Board or Health should so modify their order as to drive those slaughter houses—those reservoirs of pest lence and disease—beyond the closely poulated portions of the city, era the deadly poison which they emit produces a harvest of deattr, St. ANGELA’s AcAvrwy for young ladies, No, 350 West Twenty-second street, under the charge of the Sisters of Charity, will be opened for the reception of pupils on Monday next. A first class aca’ Hemy of this kind bas for some time boon much needed im this locality, and parents in this neighborhood who have daugtiters aro muci rej at the opportunity thus afforded them of Providing @ good edacaiion for their chiidran under the direction of first case female teachers, [ne course of instruction comprises the usual branches, Duraatcre oy Maxtmmuian's Boor Guano Fox Brasr.—The steamer William Penn, in addition to ber (ist of civiliaas: as passengers. yesterday, en vonage to Brest, carriod the forlorn remnant of the late Emperor of Mexico's body guard that have recently been resting in this cy, they baving arrived here by tho French war steamore Phiegeton and Bouret on Thursday, Ac: companying them were some sixty members of the corp: diplymatique. These soldicrs formed the grand Forel gn Legion that did such fourful execution an rng Mexican guerilias, and which fought de their unfortunate master until his tragic retaro They sit bear sho marks of (he.r tard fate, if them being but poorly ciad, ant taoir fa ‘eatires and scarred countenances tellinr more elo- quently than words of toilsome marches and battles They were comfortably situated on th ninoty-eeven being in the steora.e, twenty im the &cond din, anong Laan the officers ‘of the talantry aad alry, and Often in the dest cabin, Wilh them was the Frenc: Comanander, As the hey shouted adien to the large sered (0 aote thor departure crowd that bad Tas GseMAN Cantvet ‘akurs.—Tho United Corman Caoinet Makers’ Associaton, numboring avout two thou- aaud members, heid a meoting at the Germania Assem by Rooms last night, when Mr Huirichausen presided, Mr, Simon aciiug as Secretary. Tue affairs of the soci- ly wore discussed and a report submitted by the dele. gate of the organization to the National Workingm a's Convention at Chicago, Mr, tig ir, embracing ao account of the doings and the provadl: results of the Coaventiva, which, being considered satisi adopted, Cus German cabiast makers’ org wa Deen in existence sone oighs yexr-, aad as various times as been promivenity ama successfully engaged in the sirikes, The cabiue! makers work on an averags Iurgowa Teavet ov Exveverta Averce.—From tho point where the Kieventh avenue cars strike tha docks, to the Battery, the line of travel is very much impeded by the numord.8 venicies wich past ap and down pro- muscuously, witvout auy order beng eniorcod Some times olocx’' of three-quarters of an dour orcurs which reatly inconveniences those who are working downtown, On Frday evening one of tue freight (are of the Hudsoa River Railway, which leaves the Champers sixeot depot ut L six o'clock iD the evening, Kot off the wack at Horaji» stre4 and topped the whois line of the up town sireet cars (or an hour. ‘Itevel on the Eleventh aveaue requires as inuch relief ax that of Broadway. The growing iraitic of tue city requires tne wioption of some pina which wih fw ilitata transit through our streets and remove the impediments which now exist, ‘Tae Suoorsa or Miss Lrov;—Her Conpitiow —Miss Catherine’ Lyons, the young women who was recently shot tn the head by a pito! in the hants of George Hammer, while she was at work at No. 165 Washington atreat a few alghte since, atill survives-ner injiries, aad hopes are now sutertained of ner recovery. she having veen partisily restored to consctousacss, Coroner Gover wan Vouerdas notified of th nd proceeded to the New Yor« Hospitat to tal moriem deposition. due 1s titeen years lives at No 102 Woicow street, Brovkiya, and f this city, Although 00 appeared facts concerai vara at predont $16 per for the preseat, in the will Do betior able to maks a0 intviigent explanation at a futuro day, fn the meantime Hamner, «uo discaarjed the pistol, remains \o the tomo, _Anuest ov 4 Rayon —Some time ago s burglary wal Slbinitted {ii Vrovidenos, RL, by which the resi- dence of Mr. William H Wightman, of that place was Plandored of large qsantity of goods aod money. No clue to the perpetrators of the robbery could for a long time be obiaisod. Supposing that the burglar bad come to this cy word was seat tv the police authorities were to be on the lookow!, aad a descrip'ion of a maa awined James B. Wood, who was suspecied 0: being tue gurty pary, was wegraphea to Superinienden K n- Uedy. As roou as ihe levegram was recoived de'eciive C. B& McDougall was detailed ‘0 tnd him After muco circumven'.ug and magwuvring tuat oilicer succeeded to afresting nim yesterday on tue corer of Broad- way aod Folton siret. Ia the ferreting out of the whereadouts of Wood special officer Wallin ‘of the ceneia: Post Oiice, reodered valuable ra Detective George Bitings, Of Providence, RL, woo broug Goveru or Burnaide’s requisilioa for the arrest and (rausportatioa of toe crimiuai Wo that city, lets town with Gis priscuer yesteray alvernovn. It w said that Wood was at one tine wortu over lait @ million of dol- ar, aud was weil knows in Eastern business circles, in which he Umi iarge deans Luro igh oie cause oF an , however, Le s\rayed from tue path of howesty, sil, (or the ofiduce Of passing Counvorteit money Id Rhode Piand, ho was seat ior a year to diate Prison, A few months after bis jucarceratiun oe feigned sickness, and Was placed in wospital until the expiration of nis terin. Ou the brevking ous of the war be joiged tne Contederace aruy, ww wica be Gaius © hare been & colonel of infantry. Ho is @ very gentlemauly louking man, aud (he inst perdon waom au auiaitiaed tudividaal wou'd pick out of a crowd as a man who induigod in the ways o a thief of evimtertoiter. Accipastat, Divwsing —Coroner Schirmor yesterday held an inquest on (he body of Frank Parker, a led seven vears of age, who was recently drowned in the doce foot of Thied stroot, Kast river. Decsased lived wits Lis pareats ai No. 147 Lewts street + Woman Dkowyeo,— (he sawe Coroner held an inque ever (he remains of an unknowa woman which wero fond fuatiug fa the dock at pior 62 Eavt river, Nothing was diecovered upon ber persun by whien sue could be fecuga red. uaiors Rex Oven Accioast.—A gentleman gamed Gardner Sherman, roniding et 237 East Yhirty-third street, while standing on the corner of Third avenus and ‘Tairty-\hird stroet, yesterday foreacom, was knocked down aud rua over by aa express wagon, which was Ne ee ee eet |, Just oo about to wep into a car which he been wait. fog tor It was ascertatned after he had been conveyed to bw rewdence that be had sastaloed quite severe in- brea Rh toad being badly bruised and two of ha ribs The driver of the expross wagon made his Ty rehk en Wisin’ linen’ ohtt tga two yoars waned Everett Lesker, whose pareats reside at No. 226 ‘West Thirty-seventh street, was accidentally ran over by wa Ico cart, driven by one Jacob Keeper, and was aimort instantly Killed, No arrest was made, Inscren BY 4 Stowe Fattiva,—Daniel Howard, agod twenty cight years, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon by a fe ae on bis right arm. Hewes taken to Bellevue borpital Feu rrow 4 Tao AVENE Cam—Conrad Father fell from @ Third avenus car Paget * afternoon and re- ceived « severe fojury. He eo gee conveyed to ihe hos- pital and hed bie wound di A Casa on Yetow ved seaman, who gives Lis name as William Cole, was found by one of the officers of the Eighteenth precinct sick in the streot. On being taken to Bellevue Hospital the physician ip attendance decided it was acase of yellow fever. Tue man tad recently arrived from Buenos Ayres. Prem ts Naeat Sraaet,—Between four and five o'clock op Saturday afternoon « fire occurred on the fourth floor of No, 69 Nassau street, corner of Maiden lane, It origi- mated in the premises of Edward Sebring, chaser ood album meker, nd was caused by some beor ne taking fire from bested metal. The flames quickiy spread throughout (a¢ room, and & shert tine (he entire fourth floor was in @ blaze, The boy aud workm: the shop had barely time to eaeape from the a ing. The fremen were promptiy at iue premises end sncceeded ja extnguabing she fire beiore it extended to the lower floors, The building is owned tue Meokman esate, It ip damaged about $3, , ae (is tnewred. Bir. Sebring's lose will be about 196,000. He insured for $4,000 io the Hud- non County Mutua! Imscrance Company, of New Jersey. G. Armbruster, moroces cage manufacturer, also ou the fourth floor, sustained: ‘uselen 21,000 damage The third floor ts occu Gridiey, lawyers; ved by Hadi F% furolture dame by erator EK. Helwig and ©. |’ ‘W, Barney, weichmakers, loss $2,000; insured 10 $2.00 in New Amsterdam Insurance Company. ©. W, Her | vey, deajor in Jewelry, lose $200; no insurance, Ths — oor, enirance No Madea jane, ie occupied by 3 roa importer of ‘ancy goote; sock tahaged ‘about $8,000 by water; tasured oF $10,000, ia | oat in tbe Liverpool and Londoa everenee. Oe. ny. The store on the first floor is pos Fanta Hodgman, L-. 4. rubber — damage Wy water about $2,099: Cry ineured, . CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION : Rinensiention of the mcaadadithimet in Kevision of the Consti- ALBANY, Augunt 21, 1867. The Convention met at teu o'clock. ral memo- Tiale were presented and referred. On motion of Mr. Hats, and by unanimous consent, the report of the Commitee om the Judiciary was ded by adding the following in relation to the Su- preme Court :—‘One-half of the justices tn each depari- ‘mect shall reside in each district of such department at the time of their election. ”” BEYOKT ON FUTURE AMENDMENTS AND RFVINON OF THN CoNsTITETION, Mr, E. A. Browy, from the standing Committee on Faturs Amendments aod Revisions to the Constitution, submitted a report concluding with the following Lees ce #8 hel ‘and baye taken thereon, and be refered to the Legislature to be chosan ai the uext yoneral election of San. and shall be published for thres mont ous io the time of making such choice ; Loginlature 40 next chosen as uforesaii such proposed amendment or amendme be agreed to by a maj ty of all members elected to each Mouse, them ts sla be the nity of the Legislature to submit such ment to the and at such. times as the Legista. hall prescribe; and if the people sbatl approve (be mame mid amendment or amendment shall become a part of the Cou Suc. 2. At the general election to be hold in 1886, and in exch twentieth year thereafter, and at such otber tlme ab the Legislaiure may by law’ prescribe, the question ‘or ad wmend the coastitution shal: be submitied to the people. Mr. Merny dissented from the report, taking the ground that no convention to revise and amend the con stitution shouid be called unless:it was #0 ordered by a majority of all those voting at the election when the question shall be submitted. THE JUDICIARY. Mr, Crore offered a resolution foclnding a plan for tho reorganization of the judiciary, which was 'aid on tho table und ordered to be printed. POWERS AND DUTIRS OF THE L&GISLATURS The consideration of the repors of the Committes on the Powors and Duties of the Lezgisiature wag resumed in Committee of the Whole. The ponding question was on the appointinent of a solicitor of claims, Mr. Cuxrsnno moved to amend by imposing the duties of solicitor upon the Attorney General. Lost. Mr, E P Bxooxs moved to so amend that the solicitor may be removed on the recommend of the court, aad that the Legisiature may abolish office whenever it may be deemed expediout for the interests of _the State todo so, Adopted. Vhe section ‘anthortaio the appo'ntment of solicitor for the Court of Claims was then adopted. Tho section providing that the Legislature shal! oot nt any extra compensation to any public officer, ser- agent or contractor after the servico shal! have un rendered or contract entered into, nor dimin- Ish the compensation of any publio officer, agent or contractor or servant, except judicial, during bis term of service, was taken up, but without coming to @ vote the A eagay adjourned to bionday evening, at seven o’cloc! THE LIEDERKRANZ SUMMER WIGHT FESTIVAL, Tue members of tho Liederkrangz Society and the clerk of the weather soem te be on excellent terms. The society announced a summer night festival for Thursday night at Cion Park, The venerable clerk perhaps overiooked the announcement while reading the Hrratp, and sent out bis misty subordinates that afternoon, but tho very instant he heard that the Lieder. kranz wanted @ fine evoning ho called in all tho showers and thunder ard decorated the biue sky with countless stare. The society thanked him for his kindness, but remarked tiiat {t came too late for that day. They said, af \t did uot make any differoace, they would prefer the following wight The good hamored old man intimatod all right, and Friday might was everything that might oo desired. The stars sbove out like Mashing dia- monds on the azure curtain of the beavens,and the air, though cold, was pure aod unadulterated. Towards ton o’olock tho rumbie of carriages grow louder oo the Eights aveuue and in the park, and the aborigi- nal looking hotel was soon crowded with kid gioved and white vested male guests, and satined, decorated and chigooved lading, The coup d'ait of the trysting ground of the joliy Teutons from the avenue was « sufficient earnest of the good things in store for all who ventured so far froin their domiciles to lose themselves for o while in an Elysian wuirl of dance, eong and other in- toxicating entertainments The broad path leading up to Lion Park was covered with twentyJour brilliant arches of light, On each arch bung twenivy-Ove lanterns, and atignted balloon in the cen‘re. A pyramid, arty fort in height, was erected on rape = “ten This pyramid was respionder hundred lanterns, end on ee. ‘en & Monge ened dazztiog spleodor on the «ene. Bes \auteros, each arch held Roms ng the various colors of lizht like ross the park. Two ropes, stretching from the Beividere of Lion Park to the gate, were {aden with two hundred tantes five rows of lights encircied the Belvidere itself, and auother siring of I rns oiretthed from the flagstaff to the roof, Everg tree in the vicinity bore @ crop o’ lights, and in the front of the hotel myriads of lanterns twinkled a:if im emulation of the stars above, The stream of carriages still poured ‘and at eleven o'clock the carriageway trom the ‘was pretty well filled. At that moment the band of Mr Bernstein crashed forth a hymn of den ia which the voices of the assombied crowd joined signal was given and a new Jine of light ran along the archway from the Beividere to the avenue. The Gireworks finshed out an iniense brilliancy, and arrows of light. of every hue shot across the dancing meteors that trinkied on troe, houre- top and fence, piercing even the deop gloom beyond. Tho faces of the gazers Were touched with crimson low, groen or biue as the powder fizzed within its paste- Doard calle, and norses plunged wildly in th traces as the shiftiog yet dazziing hues played around toem, Vausing for a moment to witness this rare triumph “d the pyrotechnic art and to raze on the palace of shining lke tuat which Aladim may have seen w! “4 he rul his lamp, the guests passed beneath the arches of fire and found thomtelves ou the dancing piat- form. Thore baif a hundred couples were whirting rouod in that pecualiariy dreamy, intoxicating manner that characverizes the German waltz, or fitted past in =. varying circles ia the fospiriting galop. ner, Gung"l and evon many an old, co" master of the orchestra spoke out in Tosisiless eloquence from iostruments, and sparkling ecyea parkied still Drighter, ani dancing tresses danced stil’ more seucily im unison with the tiny feet, as tho strains of the orchesira tose from the platform. Hore a crimson atin dress, a charmiug opera cloak, @ perfect cataract of eubura curls, a pair of mischievous eyes and ci Hips, dashes past the arms of a deeply cnoeeh mustache and frizzled red hair, piaced over an immacu- lao white sult, Again comes a beile in white music with an Evangoline stele of eye and a Pick style partner. Thus the gay throng resolved itself into a thousand new group't and the eye became bewil. dered at be Seema tans colors, Brew eyen, tresses, voices the mouths of forty and fait ed by. But all were not dancing. round ev ty Sy iate | in the primitive caravan. sary chat is gifted witn the oamo of wore groups ‘of wine de trovers and lager imbibera. A lady eat at the Piaow in the parior, and made abortive atiempta to con- Ciltate that antiquated tastrument {nto giving cae cod Helen, langen while the swain who enamored, vat whom she wantet to be, stood near,’ dervomng all the horrors of the mquisition, Another i was asking ber nusband what he meant by sens wit uch @ one all « it and treating ber to Rhine wi: while she, his lawfy! ty ee ke., was neglected, 577 third was'listeniog {> the rhodomon @ atckly, fever and ague faced youth, and a fourth wanted to go home. Everywhere the merry. round face of Hensel, chief of the committer, was seen, at ove time directing the preperations, at anothor arranging ners, again emiliog Lee oped at some dark vi: policeman or beckoning back truant couples to the At chanticleor announced the coming of the dawn. Milk rattied alon: the morning sir crept through coat, dress an: orchestra glided away, with coMa-like caves and groce bags in their hands, and eyes grew heavy aod anil, then the long | 2° ‘omen again Allied the entrance, but in an opposite direction, and (he weary yet comiented Liederkranzers went home. A: JURORS IN NORTH CAROLINA. caLon, Fortrxss Moxror, August 20, 1867. ie, of the Superior Court, in Wiliarastown, Martio coauty, N. C,, bas made « decision admitting colored men as jarors, not by virtue of existing military orders, but under the laws of the State of North Caro- lina, The order of General Sickles, direoting that colored men quould be put on juries im that State, war revoked somo time ago, and whea Judge Fowl opened: bis court, ths jury, which cousicted is part of negroes, was dismissed for legal taformality in !ts appointment, and it was that the pezroos thought thet ed- er was taken of the revocation of Goneral Sickles’ order to exclude them from tbe jury. Judge Fowle, bi evor, addressed the jury, and said no man cond be @: cluded from the jury on acoount of color, ander the lawa of the state, Three qualifications were necessary for s gg g004 Spm intel wenee and « freehold; and whens and these, ond waa duly ang be aed be pat’ on the jury The Judge aid that since the abolition of eiavery by North Caro- lina, !@ 1865, there waa nothing im tho laws of the Siate to exclode colored men an jurors, and since the enact- ment of the Civil Rights ae, Giving chem ali the rights of white men, they were fully entitied to act im that obaractar. When the new jury was drawn three colored men were among (be ‘aembern” The first case tried was that of 8 negro oamed Warrea Lily, indicted for grand ae. aa ‘age was fully made oat by the testimony agai scoused, and the jury, after being out bat a ew mlauiee 2° 2cahe court with a verdict of guilty. MEWS FRO FROM MEMPHIS. Mavens, August 1, 1667, The bealth of this city is improving. ‘There were onl: fmonty- three deaths from all diseases for the week or, ‘Boon for} none of Asm hon from cholera. i yy new cotton was a ve Ciamed tow low Sithng aad gad of forty cgi Judge Fow! ee NEWS FROM WORFOLK, VA. e Gosport Navy Yard—Vieit of Mre. Je@ Davis. Fortams Mowros, August 31, 1867. The following changes bavelately been made in Gonport Navy Yard:— Captain M. C, Martin detached from ordnance duty and placed on waiting orders, 1 take eflect September Mu. Captain George W. Doty, detached from equipmens duty at the 7ard, and placed on waiting orders, to take Change: ject gi Commenter (oats. Be Stanton, deteched from the command of the ‘Tahoma and placed om Waiting orders, Assistant Paymaster Theodore §, Thompson. detached fom the Taba, aud eo to settle bie accounts, r George ne r, ordaance duty at Cae | September aN, One, Comman . ‘kenbuah, i duty at the yard ra deotonnes ag Pama 059 Mrs, Jot Davis arrived at Norfolk yesterday, passed the day with her relatives in the city aud ieft ia the evening for Canada, via New York, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. Honors to the Americna Mi ing Over the New Reciprocity Treaty—The Legislative Assembly Conveoned tor Septem- ber 2. Sam Faancisdo, August 30, 1867, Advices from tho Sandwich Islands to August 5 state that the King has convened the Legisiative Assembiy for September 2. Great ujts are anticipated from the treaty of reci- with the United States. The American representatives procity bad been entertained with groat honor by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. ‘The United Statee screw steamer Lackawanna’ wilt soon sail on a survey of the Middiebrook Island and reef. REPORTED DISAFFECTION OF THE BLACKS: IN TEXAS. St. Louis, Augnat pn 1804. A private letter received in Calitornia, Mo., last week, from a former resident of that place now living in ‘North- orn Texas, says that the negroes in that part of of the State had quit work and gone into camp, all well ea es aad soverte that they intend to take she iaw into their ows ands, ‘In the E «mth WILL BB, FOUND DAILY 8 a Ve o «6 THE LATEST NEWs FRM BUROPR BY CABLE. | SPECIAL TELEGRAMS FROM ALL PARTS. OF AMERICA. ey . See }Lasies FROM ALL FaRrs. ALL THE LOCAL NEWS. esses er * . POLICE AND COURT MATTERS. 5 LABOR (MOVEMENTS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE ‘row ALL PARTS or »THE COUNTRY, . NRW JERSEY, LON? ISLAND, WESTCHESTER AND STATEN ISLAND NEWS. . ‘A. GUIDE AND DIREOTORY OF THE wars or LEAVING NEW yor«, . . ‘h PAMILY MARKET REPORT, BEING A ovrpe 10° HOUSEKBEPERS AND cooks. List or "THE ‘savings BA Ks IN a8 cry. THE AMUSEMENTS In Ez METROPOLIS, oe ° . . . . ° PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. . . Coeer . .e . ¥ é ae NERAL NEWS or THE Day. . ce GossIP, Fat . ° . e . ‘eventya TELEGRAM HAS THE LARGESE CIRCULATION OF ANY EVENING PAPER PUBLISHED. Ofcial rent STEINWAY ry S08 a i SONS TRIUMPHANT "3 re enabled positively to ansounse that they have been a Fis oTRAND GOLD MEDAL POR MERICAN PIANOS, eda! being Alntincey Classified first, 0% mae In Fe RY fohowing of the President and mone sof the International Jury om ex usical Lastrumente is an ice nabiak siee Leortify that the first gola Wey? for American Plases has cen unanimously aveurded to Mesars, Suaitway & Sons, by the Jury of the International Exposition. First on the list tm class X. pay President of International Suey. Gi Kastm enor, SAREE) Members Totoro “Jury, ' name of atk gS SONS & recorded firstom the list Sea eons’ thetr ROOMS FIST FLOOR, OF STEINWAY, HALL, now Quinbers 109 and 111 Bast Fourteenth street, New York. Accepted yoy denounced us a8 ngei them to compete, with Kaldon. A Challenge No Messrs. Pollak & So: dungiers tn the trade, we chal us—the procipals on'y, M. Pol berg, Je We flattered furso'ves trial’ of artiatic skill betw claimed the right to choose an inferior workmat mentation, monorrama, figures, Ac. should be cut them tn fact nothing oy which we could show ther ar taste, skill or deserve credit—they claiming to ly ips cutters, un: to do ansthing else. % if ks scoent te jn: pes as . on his condition: sree ee ey ae ete fourth, one Pipe mounted in silver, Ac; Bich, « Plpe a Their offer to settio the matter aa being too late to Antat anything which they agreed to publish we object to, as there ta Dienty of KALD! ENBERG & 80N ete the fl A for Apeeee Meorschaums at the Py Fapowton, 1 ‘all street, merce rant ‘and No. W ohn street uett to Broadway, ap airs, ‘Cut to order, rej ie ea by Poltak We compete in ears pipe, our well earned The offer of last Sunda: though fully satisfied wi manufacturers of in fall fait weapons. equelly lat Fenpective one and the same ti the trade and the wanted to demonstrate — First.—That they themselves cannot cut « plata pipe Eecond tat we ean gain ti Fite that we can make « pipe in half the time our challengers -—_ take. This bie will spacet jade . aes 4 wert id i we | ine . ooaree am aire te iat pitta ea ison Manuf, rere of Wiores 692 Broad. um way’ ant Fourth avenes; ‘Ti John street, near Nassau. 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SEE Broadway. prociway, between Gabe aREen SMEs 8 Rite, VICI ae, r ee ore ect Ray ec ana Sones Spe Port G Wine. tive on the a the bidder instead of the bowela to the Intestines. Binowkce manufacta medal at Wi Diarrhen Use iringent ing the Colds off throw {1108 tone aud tree, Bi = & Boker | Nes iene Promium Sewing ay el Sees Rion ae: joa dache. Hon datne."Price Been rants qe sara. ngestais SEs dre Broad rt re wind, cotta, a momech, sy the, as see eae crate a ten ‘Wrapper, Ali otbere are type imitation — NE OOOO NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1867.