The New York Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1867, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD. BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. All business or news letters and telegraphic dospatches must be addressed New York Heratp. Letters and packages should be properly sealed. Rejected communications will not be re- AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth streot.—Italian Opera—L' Argicane. WIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Brace Croox, NEW YORK THEATRE, opposite New York Motel. Panouon, tax Cricxer. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Nigur’s Daean. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and lStn street.— A New War 10 Par Oxo Dante. Broadway.—A = Mipsummer GERMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos, 4 and «7 Bowery.— Buus Gatorr. BROADWAY Tumiom Manniap. FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street.—Tui Dvounss. THEATRE, Broadway.—Insaavocus— BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Pcrwau—Ini Ammnioa, &0. NVARD'S OPERA Hi way and Thirtieth xD AND USE AND MUSEUM. Broad. street.—Davit's Auction, WEW YORE CIRCUS. Fourteenth street.—Grunasrics, Equusratasism, &c. FIFTH AVENUE THEATBE, Zand 4 West 24th street. — SMYLOCK—CINDERELLA. THEATRE COMIQUE, 514 Broadway.—Wairs, Corron &Suaurcer’s Minstasis. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 58 Broadway.—Ermio- wien Ewreatainuests, SINGING, Dancing and Buuimsquas. KRLLY & LRON'S MINSTRELS, Dances, Eocentaicirizs, BURLESQUES, TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 21 Bowery.—Couio Vooatism, Nxoxo Minstexcev, £0. Brosdway.—Sonos, 0. EIGHTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, corner Thirty-fourth street.—Minsraesy, Faxces, &c. BUTLER'S AMERICAN THEATRE. 472 ‘ioadway.— Bawwer, Farce, Pastomimn, £0. BUNYAN HALL, Broadway aad Fifteonth streot.—Taz Pucrm. DODWORTH’S HALL.—Apvanrtores or Mus. Brown. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Muurex.sy, Ballads anD BoRLEsa! BROOKLYN OPERA HOUSK, Williamsburg,—Unper wus Gasticur. FINE ART GALLERIES, 845 Broadway, —Exmiainion or Pauwrinas. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Brondway.— Sousnce anv Art. Brooklyo.—Ermioriax ox. rk, #riday, Novewber 1, 1867. THB NEWS. EUROPE. ‘The news report by the Atiantio cable is dated to mid- eight y ay, October, 3L. ‘The sem'-oficial journals of Paris declare that Italy advanced her army into the Papal territory without the consent of France, and that peace is endangered between the two countries in consequence. Rome remained {solated from the world, all means of communication having been destroyed by the cutting of the telecraphs and destruction of the railroads by the GMribaldians, Garibaldi’s army was largoly reinforced during his march towards Rome, He was atthe head of twonty- two battalions outside the city works, It is said that Rome will be occupied by the Catholic Powors jointly, should the Roman question not be arranged by a Goneral Congress, Italy bas announced, officially, that the royal troops have advanced into the Papal territory. The reac- Mouary policy of Victor Emanuel has produced vi- oleut popular demonstrations in the Italian cities and the §«kingdom is agitated widely and foeply. It is said that the Pope positively re- fuses to join in s general conference on the Roman question, and that England and Russia bave declined Napoleon’s invitation to such an assembiage, Austria wasents to the Conference pian of France. Bavaria aod Wirtemburg have formed a military alliance with North Germeny and been admitted to the recontructed Zollverein, Admiral Farragut’s squadron ‘was in the port of Lisbon, Two policemen were shot dead in Dublin, Ireland, supposed by Fenians, the bigh treason trials being In progress io that city. Colouel Keily, the Fenian rescued in Manchester, is said to be in France about to sail for America. Consola closed at 94 7-16 for money, in London. Five- twenties were at 701-16 in London and 75% in Frank- fort, The Liverpool cotton market closed dull, with mid- ding uplands at 8%. Breadstuifs dull. Provisions without marked change. THE CITY. ‘The democracy of the city and county of New Yors held a monster meeting for the ratification of the ticket ot the party, at the Cooper Institute, last evening. The gathering inside and outside the building was the largest brought together for political purposes for several years past. All the usual display of iliuminated platforms for speakers, bands of music, calcium lights, discharges of cannon, marching of processions to and of the ground, animated speecbes and cheering and enthusiastic listeners marked the occasion. The ticket of the party ‘was ratified by acclamation. Inside and out the pro- Crediags were conducted and terminated with good bumor and decorum. Collector Shook, of the Thirty-second district, reports that $240,000 were collected at bis office yesterday, the Greatest amount ever known to be collectéd in one dis- (riot om any particular day, One gentioman paid in his check for $93,000, probably the greatest amount ever paid by any one taxpayer. At the meeting of the Board of Health yesterday a form of proclamation was adopted declaring certain Southere ports infected until the Zist of November. The Dean Richmond investigation was custinued yes- torday, but the testimony throw no fresh light on the facta. ‘The registration ef voters will be resumed to-day and costinued two days. A young man, twenty-five years of age, named John ‘Ward, was yesterday found guilty, ia the Brooklyn Court of Sessions, of burgiary ie the third degree, com- mitted om the night of the 31st of Jaly last in the bouse No, 258 Fulton avenee, Ward, who said he committed the crime when he was drunk and ameonscious of whet be was doing, was semtenced to two years in the State Prisca. The case of Cumberiand ©, White against the Presi. dent of the Open Board of Stockbrokers was reargued yesterday ia Common Pleas, chambers, om @ motion for the digsolution of an injunction enjolaing the defendants from preventing Mr. White attendiag the mestings aad eessions of the board. Decision reserved. ‘The General Transatlantic Company's steameh'p Ville de Paris, Captain Surmont, will sail from pier 60 Nerth river et tem o'clock to-morrew (Satarday) morning for Brest and Havre, The mails for France will clese as the Post Office at eight o'clock in the morning. ‘The splendid new steamship France, Captain Grace, of the National line, will leave pier 47 North river at noon to-morrow (Saturday) for Quosastowa and Liver. peel, ‘The steamship Allemannia, Captain Meicr, will leave HW >bekea at moon to-morrow (Saturday) for Southampton and Hamburg. The maile forthe German States will ©. 80 at the Post Office at half-past ten o'clock. ‘The Cromwell line steamship Sherman wil! sail from plor No.9 North river to-morrow (Saturday) afternoes, a} three o'clock, for New Orleans direct, i The Empire line sidewheel steamship San Salvador, Captain Nickerson, «ill leave pier 13 North river at three o'clock to morrow afternoos for favannah, connecting at that city with the boat for Florida ports, ‘The stock markos was dull amd baroly stoady yeuer. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NUYEMBER 1, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. day. Government seguriiies wore strong. Gold closed at 140%, MISCELLANEOUS. advices trom the City of Mexico to the ep wn state that @ recent decroe requires all citizens to serve five years in the army. Juares bad re- ceived acongratulatory letter from General Prim. Ad- vices dated Vera Cruz, October 20, are received, The principal news items have been anticipated in our spe- clal telegrams from Havana, We publiah elsewhere the main features of the Tehauntepeo grant in favor of M. | Lasere, Our Panama letters aro dated October 23 Seiior Mu- rillo, the Colombian Commissioner, who arrived in New York by the Aspinwall steamer, is said to be engaged on aspecial mission connected with the privateer Cuyler, and not as minister to Washington, as heretofore an- nounced. The Colombian man-of-war Colombia was to have conveyed him, but its commander being an unpar- doned rebel, it was thought best not to send her. J. H. Sternberg, an American, was brutally shot and probably fatally injured by two natives at Panama, Gutierres has declined the Presidency on the ground that heise candidate for the office during the next torm and would be ineligible for a second term if he acted now. Safitos Acosta therefore remains acting President Morquera’s case bad been closed. He will probably be banished, but Acosta is doubtful of getting him out of the coustry without a collision with his adherents, The act of former legislature granting Mosquera $12,000 a year for past services, has, strangely enough, been ratified by the Supreme Court which banishes him. Our Lima, Pera, letter is dated October 12. The Arequipa revolt has assumed such formidable propor- tions that President Prado had taken command of the army in the field. During his absence General Luis La Puerto, Minister of Foreign Affairs, takes bis place as acting President, Another splis had occurred between the Executive and Congress. The latter refused to grant the President extraordinary powers for the quelling of the rebellion, and he arrested one of the members, No quorum could be convened afterwards, and Prado had, it all bisown way. Our letters from Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile, are dated respectively October 1 and 3. Prelimnaries bad been arrangéd for the establishment of e line of a steamers to Liverpool. A sudsidy of one hundred thousand dollars is granted by the Chilean govern- ment, Propositions are on foot for an extension of the Gulf telegraph cable to Chile and all the South ameri- can republics by way of Panama. Senor Covarrubius, Minister of the Interior and Foreign Relations, bas re- signed, Advices from Ecuador state that a serious trouble had occurred between the President and Congresa. Armed troops were sent into the chambers to compel Vongress to adjourn, but the members refused to do so, and the President finally compromised the matter. Congress, which intended to impeach him, tet the matter arop, and he released two or three members whom he had imprisoned. By the Atlantic cable mows of a late date from the River Plate is received, pez had renewed offers of peace, but no answer had been returned. The Cheyenne Indians have finally met the Commis- sioners and made a treaty going upon a reservation and being peaceable for considerations of clothing and $3,000 peravnum. They came into the camp on a charge, as they said they would, but, instead of scalping the Com- missioners, shook hands with them, made the treaty and received the usual allowance of arms aod ammunitién. Treasury detectives claim that only one hundred and fifty thousand of the spurious seven-thirty bonds have been placed in circulation. Lady experis to dotect spurious issues have been added (o the Treasury force. General Pope has ordered the Alabama Constitutional Convention to assembie at Montgomery on the oth of November The artesian woll in Louisvillo is boing enlarged to six Inches in diameter and 2,200 feet in depth, which wili make it the largest in the world. Numerous colored citizens, who apprehond a white insurrection in the South, are applyivg to the Republi- can Committee at Washington for permission to or- ganize militia companies, Our correspondent in Trinidad de Cubs, writing on the 224 of October, says:—Prospects of a large crop this 8 ason, everything in the country looking well. No sickness in port. Jacob Van Aradale, the sp'ritwalist murderer, was found guilty of murder in the first degree at somor. ville yosterday. The funeral of ex-Governor Andrew, of Massachu- setts, will tako piace on Saturday, The PresidentinI Question—The Conlition Against General Grant. There seems {o be a common understanding and a sort of coalition among radicals and copperheads, Chase republicans and Seymour and Pendleton democrats, to kill off General Grant as a Presidential candidate. Nor is there any mystory in this strange alliance. With the nomination of General Grant as the republican candidate, the issue of the Presi- dential election is a foregone conclusion. Excepting, perhaps, Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky, Grant would sweep the whole country, North, South, East and West. The result would be the same with one opposition candidate or » dozen such candidates in the fight, There would not be the ghost of a chance for Seymour, Pendleton or McClellan, running singly or all together. This is well undersiood by the democratic leaders. Hence they are doing, and will do, all they can to put Grant on tho shelf and to bring Chase into the foreground as the republican candidate. With Chase in the field and Grant set asido, the campaign will be fought, not upon tho grand achievements and high claims of the man apon the gratitude of a grateful people, but upon the principles which he represents. Thus, against the universal nogro suffrage and Southern negro supremacy schemes, and against the financial policy and principles of Mr. Chase, the democrats, with Chaso’s nomination, will make their fight in the npmination of Seymour or Pendleton, and the republicans will have to meet them on these issues. Tho glories of the war will be thrown out of the canvass, and thus shorn of their locks of Samson the republicans: will be reduced to the level of the opposition ; for their strength will be only that ot their principles. This explains the anxiety of the democratic leaders to get General Grant out of the way and to bring Mr. Chase into the field as the republican standard bearer. They have learned, not only from the popularity of Gene- ral Jackson, but from that/of General Harrison and General Taylor, the power of military glory ; and they also know, from the fate of Henry Clay, that the most distinguished states- man, of whom everything is known, may be defeated by a second rate obscure politician if puton a popular platform. The Chase tac- tion, however, believe in the discipline of the republican party, and that with his negro political system in the South, and with bis financial system, ineluding his legion of national banks in the North and bis bond- holders, he has the machinery for holding the republican elements together. And so the Chase republicans are as anxious as the Sey- mour democrats of New York, or the Pendle- tom democrats of Ohio, to shelve General Grant. The Chase managers and bankers of the New York republican camp are working like beavers to reverse, in our November election, the tremendous October verdict*of Ohio against Chase and his universal panacea of universal and immediate negro suffrage. They hold that Mr. Chase is not responsible for their Ohio disanger, and that Mr. Pendloton’s con- venient proposilion for paying off the national bondholders in greenbacks had much to do with the increass of the domocratio voto in Ohio. But the approaching’ election in New York will be conclusive, one way or the other, on this Chase platform of universal uegro suffrage and Southern negro supremacy. The conservative Grant republicans, therefore, can settle the question on Tuesday next in favor of their candidate, by simply letting the Chase men fight out the battle for themselves ; for, while the loss of New York to the republicans, after all their other losses this fall, will leave them no alternative but General Grant, it is altogether probable that if they save New York, the result will turn the acale in favor of Chase. Give them New York, and then, as Mr. Chase and his engineers have possession of the re- publican machinery, we apprehend that General Grant will be shelved ; we guess that, satisfied with his present desirable position, he will consent to stand aside in favor of Chase; and it 60, we may, between Chase and Seymour, or Chase and Pendleton, prepare for one of the most exciting, sharply contested and uncertain Presidential campaigns since that of 1844 between Clay and Polk. Rome, Italy and France. For some thousands of years Rome has en- joyed s pre-eminence which has never in the world’s history been enjoyed by, any other city. For many centuries it was the political centre of the world. When its political influ- ence began to wane it aequired a religious distinction which, with varying fortunes, it has continued to maintain up to the present time. The fall of Rome, politically, marked a new era in the history of mankind, and gave birth to a series of changes the most remarkable which history has recorded. It would seem, if we may judge from present appearances, as it the ancient seat of empire, hallowed as it is by so many touching and ennobling associations, both political Gnd religious, had reached the limit of the second period of its existence; aud were not without reason for believing that the second “Decline and Fall ” will be found to be on a scale of equal grandeur with the first To Rome, more than to any other city, the thoughts of mankind are directed. The proba- ble fate of Rome is discussed at the present mo- ment in both hemispheres, in all latitudes and in every civilized tongue. The Roman question is emphatically the question of the hour. Our array of telegraphic news in yesterday’s Herat relating to one question was some- thing unparalleled in the history of journalism. Our news up to the latest date proves the situ- ation tobe as complicated as it possibly can be. The Italian government is in collision with the popular will, The French had land- ed in force at Civita Vecchia, The Pontifical troops have all been withdrawn from the country and are concentrated within the forti- fications of Rome. The Garibaldians have taken possession of a portion of the railway between Rome and Civita Vecchia, torn up the rails and cut the telegraph wires, so that the means of direct communication have been destroyed, and at midnight last night no further advices had been received in London from the Eternal City. The Paris journals of last evening say that the advance of tho Italian troops into the Papal provinces was ordered by the Italian government without the cqnsent of France, and that this action has brought about a crisis between the two countries which is dangerous to peace. According to La Liberté the Emperor of Austria has given his assent to the proposed general conference for tho settlo- ment of the Roman question; but Pope Pius IX. absolutely refuses to be a party to it, and both England and Russia are-reported to have declined the invitation of Napoleon to join init. Meanwhile the army of King Victor Emanuel is advancing in the direction of Rome. Rome itself ia on the point of revolution, and Gari- baldi is at its gates with twenty-two battalions. The Indias missioners to Be Scalped— Tallors, to Front! Our advices from Kansas state that the phi- lanthropic Indian Commission which has so lately congratulated itself upon pacifying the savage tribes isin imminent danger of being sealped. It has given to each Apache and Co- manche Indian “a coat, hat, pantaloons and socks.” If to these things a Commissioner’s sealp be added, the poor Indians cannot com- plain that they are ungenerously treated. Per- haps, however, the scalps may be saved if the tailors will go to the rescue. We do not allude to Andy. Now that Othello’s occupation is gone and the army laid aside, the tailors can have full swing upon the frontier. The cloth- ing voted to the Indians will take the place of warlike material and will cover a multitude of sins. Like all great acts of diplomacy, thore is some little flaw to be found in the detuils. That little flaw is undoubtedly the one which threatens to deprive the Commissioners of their scalps. They have entirely, so sar as we learn, ignored the existence of the squaws. Had they distributed red petticoats, fashionable bonnets, boop skirts and socks to the squaws, we war- rant we should not to-day be forced to chroni- cle the fact that the Commissioners are liable to have their brains uncovered to the Kansas sunshine. Even had they given the squaws nothing but kid gloves and hoop skirts, we are sure they would not now run the risk of the practical joke of being scalped. Our correspondent reports that the Com- missioners are nervous. Poor fellows! they never will have so good # chance again to become immortalized. To be scalped for the good of the republic would be glory enough for one day. As the Indians refuse to treat, under the plea that the Commissioners are ignorant men, we cannot blame these, even should they seek renown at the cost of thelr scalps. “White Cloud bas sent word by Governor Hunt, of Coloredo, that there is no use in the government sending any more ignorant men td negotiate with him; but with somebody who understands the Indian ques- tion he will treat upon liberal terms.” So states our telegram. White Cloud must be a very sensible fe‘low. It is evident, however, that he bas not been beneficiated by coat, hat, pantaloons and socks. We recommend the talloring army to attend to his case at once. In this condition stands all our summer's work; and thus the war opened by our great Sherman hes fallen into the hands of the tailors. Even these, at the moment they are placed in battle array, and shelling the Indians with “goat, hat, pantaloons and socks,” are now threatened with defont by having their Com- missionors deprived of that very useful bunch of hair which, according to “White Cload,” covers their ignorance. Thad Stevens’ Plan and thes Constitution. None ean have forgotten how definitely Thad Stevens declared the whole course of reconstruction to be outside the constitution, only a short time since. He even uttered hia scorn of that venerable instrument, placing himself, if possible, a little beyond the New England political dreamers who admire the | vague theories of the Declaration of Independ- ence in the same measure in which they dis- like the distinct limits of right laid down in the constitution. As Wendell Phillips long | ago denounced the fundamental law of the land, calling it a compact witb hell and death, so Stevens trampled upon it and cast il away. But it now seems that the constitution may furnish a new radical standpoint, and Stevens descends from those high regions in which the radical intellect habitually dwells, and deigns a constitutional argument. It is supposed that a general lAw, such as will give suffrage to the nigger everywhere, in spite of adverse local majorities—a law to establish the nigger in all the power the radicals wish to give—may be based upon the latest so-called amendment to the constitution regulating suffrage and representation. Stevens, knowing the effect that positiveness has upon the multitude, ae- sumes this as already an established fact. “Since the adoption of the fourteenth amend- ment,” he says, “I have no doubt of our full power to regulate the elective franchise, so far as it regards the whole nation, in every State of the Union.” Here, then, is 8 proposed new radical de- parture from this amendment td the law that the radicals repudiated. All this starts from the amendment, is based upon the amendment, and can have no other possible foundation or origin. And this naturally suggests the ques- tion, Is that amendment now validly part of the law? It bas never been so proclaimed to the people by any recognized authority, and such proclamation or promulgation of the lew was made a necessary part of its validity by the statute of 1818, which provides that when an amendment to the constitution “has been adopted it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State forthwith to cause the seid amendment to be published, with his certificate specifying the States by which the eame may have been adopted, and that the same has become valid as part of the constitution of the United States.” The people have bad no official notification of the adoption of the last amendment, and it therefore cannot be recognized or treated as part of the law. But why has the Secretary of State not promulgated tho amendment? Is this because he lent himself to the radical dis- position to smother the amendment, as not strong enough to accomplish the party purpose? Has the amendment not been promulgated because it was given up as insuf- ficient to secure nigger domination, and it was desired for the time that the people should forgetit? Or does Mr. Seward withhold the amendment from formal publication because the law officers of the government are of opinion that the amendment has not been actually adopted according to the constitu- tional forms ? The question as to where we stand with regard not only to the amendment in question, but respecting also the amendment abolishing slavery, is one full of difficulty, as it implies the previous determination of the status of the Southern States, Are those States to be counted, or not, ia the number necessary for the adop- tion of an amendment. Mr. Seward assumed that they were, by publishing the adoption of the thirteenth amendment and counting them in. Congress has since declared their existence as States extinct, and it must follow that they had no voice in the matter. If, therefore, any of the ratifying voices wero illegally given, the adoption of that amendment is null The question on the thirteenth amendment is not immediately important, since slavery is abol- ished in fact, however it may stand in law; but it may become immensely important, if former slave owners by and, by take it into their beads to sue for remuneration for lost slaves. Is it this difficulty of determining on the status of States and what communities are entitled to vote on the amendment to the con- ati‘ution, that prevents the so-called fourteenth article from being pablished as valid? This is a point that Mr. Stevens and his party would do well to determine before basing any new policy on that dubious clause. The Election in Georgia. Another Stat2 has been enshroudod with the sombre pall. Georgia, following her sister Southern States—Virginia, Alabama and Louisiana—has been swept into the black radical voriex. Briefly, we may regard the entire ten uareconstructed Southern States— with, possibly, one or two exceptions—as forced by a secret and overwhelming revolu- tionary influence to a common and inevitable fate. They are all going one way. They are all bound to be governed by blacks, spurred on by worse than blacks—white wretches who dare not show their faces im respectable white society anywhere. This is the most abominable phase barbarism has assumed since the dawn of civilization. It was all right and proper to put down the rebellion. It was all right, perhaps, to eman- cipate the slaves, although the right to hold them had been acknowledged before. But it is not right to make slaves of white men, even thongh they may have been former masters of blacks. This is but » change in « system of bondage that is rendered the more odious and intolerable because it has been inaugurated in an ealightened instead of a dark and ancivil- ized age. The Romans, in the height of their triumphs, handed the government of conquered kingdoms over to the white races who peopled them— never to negroes. radicals are receding from the condition of civilization which marked the era even of the old Romans, They are creating black govern- ments in the South, which will not only destroy the industrial interests of that section of the country, but overturn all the established safe- guards of civilized society and lead to utter barbarism ; to implant upon the soil of our own South the civilization seen in the interior of Africa—huinan slaughter, slavery in its most hideous shape, mental ignorance and Paganism. Incited by creatures like Hunnicutt, in Rich- mond, the blacks in their ignorance are mado to believe that not only the “day of jubilee” has come, but that of agrarianism or & common distribution of property also. They aro now crazy for the promifed spoils, and the acts of ontrage daily chronicled, with threats of per sonal violeace, aad secret but peremptory It appears, then, that the | orders of expatriation against obnoxious whites, illustrate their infatuated disposition, This the radical party must be held responsible for. Their acts are in violation of the wise councils of Generals Grant and Sherman, who have reason to be as competent jadges of what is good for the newly eufranchiaed race as all the radicals put together. The whole Northern people are appealed to to defeat this atrocious attempt to surrender large portion of the country to a debased race—an attempt fitly characterized by & Northern republican print to be one intended to “circumvent the laws of God.” ‘The Commissioners of Emigration—Their Financial Report. The Commissioners of Emigration publish s financial report purporting to show the condi- tion of the large fund entrusted to their hands, and the balance in their possession on the 30th day of October. According to the figures, this balance is made to amount to one bundred and sixty thousand dollars, We republish the statement, which is as follows: Balance in bank January Aang Beceived singe to Oovober, 20 + 961,857 We are disinclined to believe that this exbi- bit is made to cover ap any official dishonesty; but it certainly does not present the true con- dition of the finances of the Commission, and is calculated, if not designed, to mislead the pub- lic. Instead of having on hand one hundred and sixty thousand dollars, as this financial statement would imply, the Commissioners are in possession of @ balance of several hundred thousand dollars, although, from the peculiar manner in which their accounts are kept, it is not easy to ascertain the exact sum. In the report now made we are informed that the balance in the hands of the Commis- sioners on January 1, 1867, was twenty-four thousand dollars. But upon referring back to their annual report for 1866, to discover how this balance is arrived at, we find an abstract bf receipts and expsitditeres for that year, and among the disbursements or expeuses appears an item of fourteen thousind dollars favosted in United States securities. In this abstract we are told that the “balance January 1, 1866,” was twelve thousand dollars, and again, in the report for 1865, we find among the “ex- penses,” or disbursements, an item of one hundred and forty thousand dollars similarly invested. Looking still further back we dis- cover in 1864 twenty-four thousand dollars, and in 1863 one hundred and sixty-five thou- sand dollars, and similar sums in fo~mer years, all set down as “expended ” in United States securities, among itoms of salaries, repairs, | horse feed, interments, cartege, taxes and other outlays, ‘ By what rule of bookkeeping amounts in- vested in bonds of the United States can be classified as “expenditures” and wiped out of ethe balance or surplus fund remaining in the hands of the Commissioners, we leave experts to determine. But we do know, as a matter of common sense, that when the Commissioners of Emigration make 1 public statement, show- ing that they have only a balance of one hun- dred and sixty thousand dollars in their pos- session, while they have in addition several hundred thousands of United States bonds in their bands, covered up ‘by a fictilioug “balance,” they either show an intention to mislead the people as to their true financial condition, or prove themselves to be unfit per- sons to be entrusted with the management and expenditure of fund of nearly ono milion dollars a year. Criminals and Detectives. Fhe ingenuity and daring of rogues now a days cannot bo excelled, even in the annals of Newgate, The art of piltering has been carried to the highest perfection, and “with all the modern improvements” it would puzzle even Jonathan Wild himself to discover the haunts of the light-fingored society. Tho latest dis- covery in this line has been mado at s Long Island village, where a large magazine of booty was found in the loft of a church. Silver ware, carpets, firearms, groceries and house- keeping utensils were found in profusion, and to the horror of the pious congregation, it was proved that the thieves counted their plunder and played cards over the bead of the preacher while he expounded the Gospel on Sundays. The most andacious feature in the matter was stealing the bellows of the church organ and using it for the purpose of melting down the stolen silver. This is only one of numberiess dens of thieves that are nestled around the metrop6lis, and their denizens seem to enjoy the most complete immunity. The “setting up” job system of our detectives may account for such a lawless state of things, and Bristol Bills and One-eyed Thompsons are by no means scarce at present. When the officers of the law are in collusion with its violators there can be no guarantee for the securily of property. This last case; in which the house of God has been literally made a den of thieves, is a suff- cient proof of the venality or carclessness of our detectives. These worthies are too much interested in the “stool pigeon” amusement of setting experienced rogues to entice green- horns into the committal of some crime, and then making money by the operation. The worst rogues are permitted to escape scot free and secrete their plunder where they will, A thorough overhauling of our detective system | is sadly needed. Strainieg at a Gaat. The 61d mistake, which is scripturally de fined as straining at @ gnat and swallowing a camel, is ofien enough committed. Thus the police occasionally “ energizes its fanctions,” as Dr. Rush used-to say, and comes down like night upon some little out of the way gambling shop, while the most gorgeous “hells” in town escape scot free. A fresh instance of the mis- take in question is furnished by the recent arrest of an internal revenue officer and his alleged confederate, on the charge ot having accepted a bribe of one hundred and fifty doliara. Now, justice should be impartial, and little rogues as well as big should be punished, But why should guilt to the extent of one hun- dred and fifty dollars be more speedily punished than guilt to the extent of one hun- dred and fifty millions? Let the detectives ferret out all the rogues, both little and bie, and far more awlul disclosures would bo made than ia the petty ono hundred and fifty dollar case before the United States Circuit Coart on Wednesdaz. the City Bleetion—Geed Ould tretand ta the Kuickerbeckor @ity; We published « muster-roll of the «rmy about to take possession of the county offices in New York a day or two since, snd we Dow procecd to designate the several posts sought to be occupied by the gallant Fenian troops :— For Sheriff—Jemmy O’Brien, Mike O’Con- | nolly, Tommy O’Ferris. For County Clerk—Billy O'Conner, Billy | O’Walsh, Jommy O’ Haggerty. For Coroners—Owen O’Keenan, Miko O'Smith, Johnny O’Wildey, Pat O’Keenan, Corny O'Flynn, Joe O’Murphy, Bart O’Purdy, Mike O’Halpin. For Supervisors—Johnny O’Brice, For Judges—Tommy O’Ledwith, Jobany O’ Brady. For Senators—Jemmy O’Bagley, Billy Mc- Kinley, Mike O’Tuomey, Mike O’Norton, Tom- imy O’Creamer, Jobany McKinley, Tommy O’Murphy, Dan O’Brien, Ed O’Hagen, Terry O’Farley. For Assembly—Billy ’Wiley, Jommy O'Reed, Jemmy McKeever, Johnny O’Hays, Joe O’Scully, Mike O’Orain, Mike O’Cassidy, Aleck O’Mulligan, Mike O’Murphy, Dennis O’Burns, Johnoy O’Galvin, Tim O’Burna, Jemmy O'Reilly, Billy O’Quinn, Larry O’Kicr- nan, Johnny O’Quinn, Dan O’Reilly, Johnay O’Folan, Pat O’Donough, Billy MoCarthy, F. O'Byrne, Jemmy O'Donovan, Pat O’Hays, Tommy O’Brogan, Terry O/Reilly, Mike O’Fay, Jommy McCarthy. This great Fenian raid upon New York will no doubt relieve the fears of the Englishmen and Canadians, who need no longer apprehend any invasion of their soil when the “bould Irish boys” are so well provided for in New York. For the last year or two we have given occupation to Johnny O'Kelly, Sheriff; Dick O’Connolly, Comptroller; Charley O’Hal- pine and Miles O'Reilly, twin Registers; Billy O'Conner, County Clerk; Dick O’Gorman, Corporation Counsel, and Mike McMahon, Corporation Attorney, besides filling host of places such as Police Justices, Aldermen, Supervisors, Councilmen, and the like, with the O’s and the Mo’s, all of whom mer ay is edie leading Fenian raids imto#™, a5 a king the Queen’s Own 85 before them, if thoir hands ba@ not been so profitably occupied srith municipal affiits, The principal officers among ‘u¢ai have mishaged so well, dome eo comfortably, redu¢ed the expenses of the government so materially and given so much service for the money they have received, that the people of the city, always generous and grateful, are resolved to hand over the balance of the concern into tho samo hands, The consequence is that the old Knickerbookers, who used to rule our public affairs years ago, and tho new Puritans, who are very anxious 10 control them at the present tims, are swept clear out of sight, and the Irish govern the ciry; and mighty well they do it—good luck to thom! Pat Mo- Stir Among the Haytien Darkies. There is a lively little mass brewing on the island of St. Domingo. The independent, free ‘and sovereign republic of St. Domingo has de- clared war against Hayti, and « force of four thousand men, of all ranks, has been marched to tho border line. Repnblicanism and the nigger vote evidently tell well in the West India islands. Plantains and bananas are too cheap, and too little clothing is ‘required to force tho natural laziness out of the inhabitants. St. Domingo and Jamaica are fins examples of what we are driving atin the South. We coa- cede to the negroes the right to govern them- selves and assist us‘also in shaping the future of the country. At the rate we are driving our political car we shall soon have negro armies ‘organ‘zed and an enlarged and revised edition of Hayt: staring usin the face. «Lot the St. Domingo darkies hurry through with their war, tor their military ‘experience will soon be in demand on the main land. ARRIVAL OG GENERAL SHERIDAN, General Sheridan, accompanied by bis side, Colonels 00m to be kept concealed, bat all will be brought te Light ip a week or two, Knight bas confessed tbe steal- ing of Jefferson Hicks’ horse about a month since, and yesterday accompanied officer Smith to New York, te him where he deposed of the horse, it can be traced and recovered. He bas alse deiivered up a number of pawn tickets for sueh as table wearing apparel ‘many arte cles, upon & pawn house in New York. The officer and went yesterday morniog, with an order from A 5E ‘i i i i i i : i i i fi Fe | | 4 t i t ag g g i teed 4 ‘< Fa Ri