The New York Herald Newspaper, November 15, 1867, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. 4AMES GORDON BENNETT, FPROPBIETOR. All business or news letters and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New Yor Heravp. Letters and packages should be properly sealed. Rejected communications will not be re AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. | FRENCH THEATRE, Fouiteenth street.—Tas Guaxa Ducusss. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Kary O'Susat— Paving. MIBLO'S GARDEN, Broad: NEW YORK THEATRE, opposite New York Hotel. Nonwooo. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Nigut's Daxam, WALLACK’S THEATERS, Broadway and 13th street.— BxLix's STRATAGEM. GERMAN STAD? THEATHS, Nos, Baad 47 Bowery.— Faxmaaxvsen, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Ticaer or Laave an. Broadway.—A = Mipsuuuse BANVARD'S OPERA HOUSE AND MUSEUM. Broad. way and [hirtiets siec.—Devin's AvoTiON, NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street. —Grumastics Bqvasteianisu, &c. FIFTH AVENUR THEATRE, 2 and 4 Wost 24th street.— Atappin—too Mvcw rox Goop Naruxs. THEATRE COMIQUE. 614 Broadway.—Warre, Corron & Suarrier's binsixess. 8AN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway.—Ernio- PUN ENTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DANCING aD BURLESQUES, KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway.—Sonas, Danogs, Eccentaicitizs, sunLesquas, &0.—Favst. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comio Vocatism, Nzcno Minsraxisy, 4c. EIGHTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, corner Thirty-fourth streel.—MursTReLsy, Farces, &c. BUTLER'S AMERICAN THEATRE, 473 Broadway.— Bacusr, Farce, Vaxtoime, &0. BUNYAN HALL, Broadway aad Fifteenth street.—Tas Pucam. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklya.—Eruioriun BROOKLYN OPERA HUUSE, Williamsburg.—Nosopr's Davauren. BROOKLYN ATITKN ZUM, corner of Aulantic and Clin- atreets,—Buinp Tom. FINE ART GALLERIBS, 645 Broadway,—Exuusition oF Paurrives. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broad: — Scinnom AND Ant. sag No. 813, BROADWAY.—Bat's Staros of Epwi For- must as Coni0. sus. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Oruna—Rouro E Grivcierta. Fourteenth street. —Irattan Now York, Friday, November 15, 1867. = = THB NWNIAW Ss. EUROPE. By special telegram through the Atlantic cable, dated in Naples yosterday, the 14th instant, wo loarn that Mount Vesuvins was in volcanic action, indicative of an \wnusually grand fearful eruption, New craters have been formed and red hot stones and lava ejectet in quantit, while a pillar of flame was given forth, the surrounding earth bemg in tremulous motion. The news r: port of yesterday evening staics that Italy ie im intense national agitation against France. The King aed Premier are very unpopular and Raiazzi has allied bimeif with the radicals, The Italian army reserves have been called out, and the formation of three large military camps ordered. Garibaldi ia still in prison. More French troops have sailed for Civ.ta Vecch'a, It appeared as if King Victor Emanuel anticipated an attempt at a cmp d'état by the fnsurr ct onary party, In the last Itaifan note of Gen- eral Menabres, it is declared that the temporal power of the Pope is abolisied, a declaration which the London Times characterizes as the ultimatum of Italy to Napo- leon. Previous to the evacuation of Rome by the French troops, the Pope received the officers at audience in the Vatican, and cxpre-sed bis “bappiness at baving the soldiers of France around him."’ His Holisess imparted bis blessing to the peuple, the army and Emperor of France, MISCELLANEOUS. at an early hour yesterday morning the meteoric shower, whico had been given up by every one bus the pationt watchers at the Heraco office, came forth in the heaveas in a brilliant display equal to the graad appear- ance in 18 3. Iunumerable stars darted across the heavens, in variegated covors, some bursting and others eppareatiy fading from view, until after five o'clock, when the gray dawn appcared and hid them from sight. ‘The display was wi cessed atthe Naval Observatory in ‘Washington, the Dudley Observatory in Aloang, the Ob- wervatory of the S:ichigan Universuy in Detroit, at New Orleans and neariy cvery«bore else om this continent Te Greeawhich, Engiaud, ne display whatever was visible. ‘N1e the Alabama Coevention yesterday an ordinance ‘was offered proposing to cosfiscate a part of the Ala bama and Missis<ippt Railroad for the use of the com moa schools, It was made an order for next Thursday. AQ ordinance was also offered that all debts contracied prior to 1861 are recoveraole, except those accruing from tho sale of siaves, Discussion on the franchise question was postponed watil Monday week, the ex- tremists having determined to settle the question in party caucus, from which the moderate men are excluded. A resolution was sdopted tavoring the pas- gage of an ordinauce giving tr edmen a fair equivalent for their services trom those persons who beld them in @lavery after January 1, 1863. Im the cancus of the extremist«, on Wednesday night, i was decided to con- sult with Congross on the franchise question. 9. The New Hampshire Democratic State Convention assembied at Concord yesterday, Louis W. Clare, of Manchester, was chosen permagent chairmap, Joba G. Sinclair, of Bethlehem, was mominated for Governor; < equal taxation and the repeal cory laws were adopted. Constitutional Convention yesterday Mr. Graves moved that a copy of the proceedings of the Convention be sent to the Convention in Virginia, The Convention went inte Commities of the Whole on Canais, and adupted four sections of the committes's report. At the annual meeting of the Association of the Army of the fennessse at St, Lous yesterday General Raw- ling was elected President, The Conveat Partook of a grand bacquet at the Southern Hotel in the evening, at which numerous paitiotic toasts wore given and Tesponded ta Nows from Hayt! to the 24 inst, hasbeen received through our specal telegrams from Havana, General Montes has become universsliy popuiar, amd ® court martial has been ordered to try him on charges of hoading ® revolt, The leading Geffrardisis have been exiled Two sons of Hoary A. Wise shot EK A. Pollard, of Richmond, is Baltimore, yesterday, severely wounding ai the right arm, The attack was occasioned by & ori in Pollard’s paper on e2-Governor Wise’s tate lovter, Pollard was with bis wife at the time. He re Cursed the shots with one from bis revolver, bat bis farm being almost useless he did no damage. ‘Thad Stevens has arrived in Washington still fall of fire, but the excitement of receiving bis old friends proved so u! rable that be was compelled to retirr very much exbausted. Quillor, the negro, was executed at Elisabeth, N. J., yesterday, In his apeech on the scaffold he said that Bis crime and its penalty wore the results of stroag drive, He died bard, General Grant bas issved an order establishing an Artillery school at Fortress Moarce, Gonoral Gchofield hae issued am order discontinuing the qaarantios at Hamptos ‘The steamboat Lady hates ae was burned yester- Gay morning at Woiftero, N. Re Nenvoation cloction bag commenced (a Floriia NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1867. Tt goes on quietly, end, os for as heard from, there are ‘very fow votes against a Convention. ‘The Conservative General Commitics of Rais city met last night and took steps toward the forme- toa of s central Grant club, A meoting for organization Is to be beld to-vight. ‘The pre:iminary examination in the case of the Forty- fifth street alieged Jilcit distillery, which was seized by Collector Bailey, took place yesterday, but nething was elicited beyond what has deca already made kaown in the Hzuarp. In the Supreme Court, Circuit, Part 9, before Judge Barnard, yesterday, Mra, Mary Isaacs had @ verdict rendered in her favor for $3,500, im @ suit brought by ber against the Third Avenue Mallroad Company for injuries received by her through the megligence of a servant of the compaay, ® conductor, om ene of their cars. The fine steamship Helvetia, Captain Cutting, be- longing to the National Line, will sail from picr 47 North river, at tem o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) morning for Liverpool, touching at Quoonstowa te land passengers, &c. Tho steamsbip Germania, Captain Schwensen, will leave Hoboken to-morrow (saturday) at noon for Ham- burg, via Southampton, The maiis will close at the Post Office at naif-past ten in the morning. ‘The steamship General Grant, Captain Holmes, of H. B, Cromwell & Co,'s line, will leave pior No, © North river at threo P, M. to-morrow (Saturday) for New Orteaas direct, The Empire line sidewheel steamship Sas Salvador, Captain Nickerson, will sail from pier 13 North river at three P. M. to-morrow (Saturday) for Savannah, con- Becting at that point with steamer for Fiorida, The stock market was strong yesterday and closed buoyant and excited. Government eecurities were quiet, Gold was strong and closed at 140% a 140 3. General Grant's Position Defined. In one of those fits and starts of inspiration which seized poor old afflicted Job, as he lay groaning in the ashes, he exclaimed, “Uh! that mine enemy would write a book.” That enemy was doubtless a candidate for some im- portant office, and Job, before the election, wanted to have a crack athim. So it is with these impudent questioners of General Grant, radicals and copperheads, As Pat said of hie pet owl, “He hasn’t spoken yet; but from that quizzical look out of the corner of his eye I rather gness he is treating me with silent contimpt.”” Let the country rejoice that such is the posi- tion of General Grant towards all these imperti- nent, self-appointed, cro’s-examining and pipe- laying politicians who want to know whether, on the nigger question and all other questions, he sides with Ben Butler, Sumner, Wendell Phillips, Chief Justice Chase, “Old Ben Wade,” “Old Buck,” Vallandigham or An ly Johnson. Silent contempt is the proper treatment for all these presuming interlopers who com> to ask for the precise opinions of General Grint in reference to the issucs ot the next Presidency. This thing of bringing to the witness stand and to the test oath of this faction’ or that faction every Presiden‘ial candidate is a vicious innovation in our party poliiics, which crept in with the beginning of the decline and downfall of the old Jackson democracy. Suppose such a fellow as Forney or ono of the Blair family had called upon Washington in his day as a Presidential candidate, and bad said to him, “Jones proclaims it, General, that your opinions are so and so. We, on our side of the house, don’t believe it; but to end all doubts on the subject, I have come to ask, General, what are your opinions? Are you with Jones, or Smith, or Johnson?” What answer would Washing!on have given? Simply th's:—“John, show tuis gentleman the door.” Nor do we think any old bookworm can pro- duce any report of any euch visiting loafer to old Jobn Adams, or to Jefferson, or to Midi- son, or to Monroe, or to John Quincy Adams, General Jackson was tortured by ail sorts of gad flies, but when he was first taken up for the Presidency by popular spontaneous com- bustion his New Orleans record was deemed enough. It developed the man and tho char acter in which popular instinct detected the practical, resolute statesman wanted at the White House. Van Buren was a trimmer. He came into the Ja:ksonian succession by promising to “tead in the footsteps of his illustrious pro- decessor ;” but as a candidate for another term new. ques‘ions confronted him, and the politicians began to bother him. So it was in 1840, when a cunning in- qusitor, Williams by name, questioned him by letter on slavery in the District of Columbia, Van Buren, looking to the South, pledged him- self to veto any bill as Presilent that might be presented him abolishing slavery in the Dis- trict. This was a shrewd move, but, unfortu- nately, in that campaign the nigger was swamped in the great money question of that epoch, and Van Buren was swept off in a financial whirlwind. He turned up again in 1844, however, and then, the money ques'‘ion being settled, the nigger on the Texas question loomed up into bold relief. Here wo have a curious bit of inside political management. As we remember, to get this thing out of the way it was agreed between Ciay ani Van Buren early in 1844 that both, if questioned, should oppose the immediate annexation of Texas as involving » war with Mexico, and when called upon by a letter writer they both did take this ground; and what was the result? Van Buren was shelved in the democratic convention by the Sonthern slaveholding oligarchy. He had & majority vote, but they reached him by « new dodge—-the two-thirds rule ; and Clay was swamped in the election by Polk—a man who wrote no letiers, made no speeches, and of whom the people only knew that he was the democratic nominee, In 1848 General Cass, as the democratic candidate, was crippled South by his letters and speeches on squatter sovereignty and killed off in the North by Van Buren with his tree soil movement against the slave oligarchy. The tide on the nigger question was beginning to tarm, Still, General Taylor did much to help hiinself by refusing to write letters or make speeches on political affairs. All that they could got ont of him was that he was “a whig, but not an ultra whig”—the very ticket for General Grant as a republican. In 1852 General Scott, the conqueror of Mexico, the first soldier of the land in that day, was literally buried out of sight by a second rate militia general and county court lawyer, poor Pierce, in consequence of Seott’s fool.sh letters and speeches. The scurvy poli- ticiane plucked bim and skinned bim and cut him into mince meat with the weapons he was kind enough to furnish them. Grant is wiser im bis day and generation than Scott. In 1856 “Pennsylvania’s favorite son’’—the Lord have mercy upon him! poor “Old Back” — came in on an albi—yes, an alibi. Ho was not responsible for the blunders of poor Pierce, for be was ovér in England all the time, end if “Old Buck” wrote any campsiga letters he wrote them on the ely, and kept well on the oath side of Mason sad Dizon ; and a oretty mess he made of it His blunders and his im- becilities brought oa the rebellion, and, whia- ing and drivelling under « cloud of shame and disgrace, he gave way to Abraham Lincoln, whose record was enough for his election, without any more speeches or letters. What a volume of instruction is here om the slips and fitsl mistakes of letter-writing and Speech-making Presidential candidates, and how forcibly they vindicate the sagacity of General Grant in standing upon the platform of his official acts and his glorious achieve- ments! Stand fast, General, for you hold again your lines of Petersburg. The Charter Election—The Two Evils. The republicans of the city having declined to run a candidate for election to the next Mayoralty—or, rather, having pro forma put 10 nomination a political mummy not likely to carry any election district in any ward of the city from tho Battery to Kingsbridge—the con- test lis between Fernando Wood and Joba T. Hoffman. We have urged upon the taxpayers and the respectable portion of the citizens the wisdom of electing a good man as their chief municipal officer; but it seems that they are content fora little while longer to leave such trifling matters in the bands of the political sharks and submit to be badly governed and exorbitantly taxed for another year or two. Probably the reason may be that they are re- serving their grand revolution for next year, when they w.ll rise in their might and elect Grant to the Presidency over the heads of the politicians, and do not care to waste their en- ergies on smaller efforts. Howover this may be, they have now to choose betwe@n Wood and Hoffman for their next Mayor. Darling, the radical nominee, is a mere decoy duck for @ tew unsophisticated radical votes. He once ran for Congress, was def:ated and stole into the House of Representatives on a party vote. He ran again and was so badly beaten that even a partisan trick could not save him. Iv the present race he will not be heard of at all, ex:ept among the “scattering.” The fight being thus narrowed down, it will be interesting to watch the result. The whole ot the thieving rings, of course, go in a body for Hoffman. The “ring” of the Supervisors’ Board, that has stolen millions upon miliions out of the Court House job, and has not left off stealing yet, supporis him. The Aldermanio “ring,” rich in all manner of plundering schemes, gives him its earnest aid. The Councilmanic “rcing,’ composed of strikers and thieves of every degree, from the highwayman to the “sneak,” is warmly in favor of his election. The Tammany “ring” owns him, body, soul and small clothes; and all the other little “rings” revolve round about him and use him as they see fit. They are all his friends in the present struegle. The magnificent old rascal, Fernando the First, tells us himself that he has no “rings” on his side ; that he is an inde- p-ndent leader, a sort of “ free lance,” owned by nobody but himself, and trusting to his own popularity for success. He heads the hosts of the whiskey shops and the lager beer gardens, and expects to be backed up by every man who thinks that a mechanic is as good as @ millionaire, and that a poor man has rights as well as a rich one: In the meantime, the people are offered some plain, undeniable facts to ponder over between this time and the day of election. Wood, the man who is his own friend, has already filled the office of Mayor of New York for five years, and during his administration the taxation of the city ranged from five to ten millions of dollars. Hoffman, the friend of all the “rings,” has been Mayor for two years, and the expenses of the city government have risen to the enormous amount of twenty-four millions. A gentleman who once travelled on foot over France was one day met on a lonely road by a stout footpad, who demanded his purse. The pressing request was complied with, but, to the traveller’s astonishment, the robber helped himself only to a moderate sum and returned the rest to the owner. “How is this?” exclaimed the traveller. “How is it possible that you, a thief, act with such mode- ration?” “Ah, Monsieur,” was the reply, “I have only myssif to steal for; by and by you will meet with a gentleman of the road who has many friends and comrades; he will steal all you have got.” Italy and Rome. The Italian question seems to have reached another halting point. The halting places have already been numerous, and sentiment has changed with the changing attitude of the parties, When Garibaldi was arrested the revolution was killed. When Garibaldi re- turned from Caprera and set himself at the bead of the movement the revolution would go on, and Napoleon would only imperil his own throne if he attempted to suppress it. When Napoleon did interfere, and by force of arms routed the Garibaldini, Napoleon had inter- fered in the interests of order, and Italy was too weak to raise even a protesting veice. When Italy did protest it was because she was encouraged by Prussia, and there might be war after all. We have now reached another stage—a stage in which mutual appeals are being made to Europe—and now it is doubtful whether there is any common sentiment at all. The Pope writes an encyclical, the Italian government issues a circular, the French gov- ernment issues another, and critics pause in their jndgments, feeling the solution to be as far removed as ever. France has set her heart on ® congress, but withont the consent of the Pope and without the consent of the Itelian government @ congress must still be regarded as one of the doubtful things of the future. “Old Thad” Repadiated. The late magnificent letter of “Old Thad” on the national finances, in which he contends that the bondholders of the national debt mast not expect to be paid in gold while all other obligations are settled In greenbacks, bas ex- cited the wrath of the Chase radicals and their affilisting Gnancial clique of speculators, bank- ers and bondholders. “Old Thad” is to be shorn of his plumage, if it can be done, as the leader of the House of Representatives ; he is to be put into a back seat, and some more orthodox leader on this test question of gold for the bondholders and bank rage for the people is to take his place. Upon this issue, however, wo expect that it will be found that “ Old Thad” has the balance of power on his side, and that Chase and his faction, routed everywhere on the nigger question, will be tatterly demolished on the money question. There will be rare sport in Washington ‘with the reassembling of Congresa Coat ef Reconstruction. Tt is sald the cost of the military establish- ment in Virginia, to carry out the reconstruc- tion acts of Congress, was, for the lest ten months, five millions of dollars—that is, at the rate of six millions e year. This is indepen- dent of other costs and of the Froedmen’s Bureau. Taking all the expenditures together for Virginia, as the result of the radical legis- lation of Congress, they would amount, probs- bly, to over ten millions, A proportionate sum bas been spent, of course, in all the other Southern States, The cost of reconstruction in all, then, is little less than » hundred mil- lonsayear. What a prodigious sum wasted— literally thrown away! The South might have been restored long since, and without this cost. Restoration bas been delayed, with all the frightful consequences, socially, politically and financially, for no other. purposo than to keep the dominant party in power, An overbur- dened people are called upon to pay a hundred millions a year to establish negro rule in the South and to keep the radical republicans io power. This is the naked fact, and one which we believe the people will long remember. The Case of Jefferson Davis. It would appear that the idea of postpon'ng the trial of Mr. Davis until the May term of the Supreme Court has been abandoned, and he is to be arraigned on the 25th of this month. His presence in Richmond is, theretore, looked for on the 23d. That Davis will be arraigned and will plead to the indio'men: for tre.son is quite probable, but that ho will bs tried on the charge either at the approaching term or in May nobody believes. However, the law offi- cers of the government will have tho s:tisiac- tion of bringing him all the way from Canada in his somewhat feeble health, and by so doing will, of course, have conscientiously p>rformed their duty. Is it not almost time that this farce should endt Are Negrece Eliaibie fer Congress? Under the famous Dred Soott decision the Supreme Court of the United States decided that negroes were not citizens within the meaning of the constitution. Whatever the popular sentiment may be in regard to that decision, it was never reversed, and remained the law of the land, at least until the procla- mation of emancipation issued by President Lincoln in September, 1862. If that proclama- tion made negroes citiz:ns they attained their citizenship at that time, The constitution of the United States provides that no one shall be eligible to the United States House of Re- presentatives unt:] he has been seven years a citizen, or to the United States Senate until he shall have been a citizen nine years, These facts may dash the hopes of some of the ambi- tious Sambos and Quashees who have antici- pated the honor of representing some of the Southern districts in the next Congress. Reform and Retreachment. Peter Bismarck Sweeny dil ry magnif- cent thing when he agreed to give up to the city two hundred thousand dollars of its money to wuich he had no right. It was Quixotic, perbaps, but a fine piece of virtue nevertheless, Can we not have more functionaries of the same sort? A Mayor, for instance. Here is a chance for fame. Let the next Chief Magis- trate deny himself the fifteen millions that he may appropriate if he will, and that Chief Magistrates are accustomed to appropriate. Will Fernando do this? We pause for a reply. How Business is Done in the Banks. There is a case before the Unite States Commissioner which is instruct've for the pub- lic as to the way banking is don», and particu- larly as to the fact that bank directors do not know their own businsss, Here the bank prosecutes one of its offixers for some malfca- sance, which particularly turns on the point of his having violatel « rule of the bank in re- gard to deposits, and te officer proves to the satisfaction of the court that the alleged rule was not a rule at all, or if such, was not com- monly acted upon, either in that bank or any other. Since directors know so little of the management of banks it is no wonder that the public cannot keep the run of them. CITY POLITICS. Conservative Republican General Commit- tee—A Ceatral Grant Clab te be Formed. The Union Republican General Committee met at After the transaction of preliminary business, Mr. Rufos F. Andrews, from the comm! tee appointed at the district delegations. Tue names were read; and om motion the report of the commitiee was recetved and tne committee dis. ‘Ihe use of the Ganeral Committee's headquarters was then tendered to the delegations for to-night s meeting. Tho Exccutive Commites reported @ sesolution to effect that it was deemed inexpediony to cali primary meetings for the election of deiegates toa uayoraity and other city conventions to nominaie candidates to be au by conservative repubiicans at the eusuing election, The commities recommend that one dele- Republican Aliermuanic Nominations. ‘The republican Aldermanic conventions assembied iast Bight and made Bominations or adjourned, as fotlows:— Diet. Dist, 2—Adjoarne4. 10—Honry & Wallace, 4—Michael Neville. 12— Adjourned. 6—George Davis, 14—No meeting. 8—Jao, H. Dasenbury. 16—Denia Hogea. STEINWAY WALL—THE ARION CONCERT. The Arions gave the first concert of their season last night before a large audience, Mme Kapp-Young was tbe vocalist; a large orchestra, under the direction of ane Weber; the society sang three of pieces, and Miss Alide Topp piayed Liszt's plage concerto | | : Ht fit fl ff i i | i i il it a | i i i ii i i Te : £8 | i & z; at = fe g i : E 7. . Tas Diocusas Convexmios,—Yosterday morning the Golegates of the several Protestant Episcopal churches Of the -tate and city, met aguin at St. Joba's chapel to i convention then held. At mine u'clook jug B°rvices wore cole- brated oy Rov. ‘John aguion, Fishkill, and the Rev, N. 5, Rolison, of Oswego ; after which the unt steps are to! taken with revand to the division of the diocese into two separate parishes, which bas been under cousidera'iva for some munths. Boarp ov Counrr Canvassens,—Tho Board met yes- terday and canvassed the returns in the Tent, Eleventh, Fifteenth and Twenty-seoond wards for all officers but Supervisors, “a Tux Boarp or Avper.—The Board met pursuant to adjournment at twolve o'clock voon yesterday, when the fullowing claims were preseu'ed:—James T. Rusher, cer, BL8DDSS. (f0 Hursiahing Ba eg 3 Cer eecior cer, $1, (for Fogate' the yours 1866 and 1866), Attorney General Martindale gave tt as bis opinion, in answer to the Corporation Buarp or ALDsRMex.—Ata meeting of the Board of Aldermen yesterday thé Street Commissioner was di- rected to remove the bores ersoted around the telegraph jes in Broadway and other stree:s, The Corporation ‘was requesied to furnrh the Buard with bis opint m whether a person taking out a license from the city authorities would be relieved from the necessity of tang out another trom the Excise Commissioners, Concurrence was tad in the Couscilmanic resolution of tendering the fresdom of tne city to Major General George B McClean, fhe Corporation Counsel seas in 8 com muoication stating tha: it was his opioion toe corpe- ration bad no rigat or title to the “King’s Farm!’ pro- ‘at Boarp or Huatra.—At the meeting of the Board of Health yesterday several permits were granted, A gumber of complaints were referred to the Sanitary Superintendent for investigation. The Board transacted Bo business of general importance. Tas Casivray Coxvawrion.—This Convention reas- sembled yesterday in Dr, Roger’s church. Several ques- the Scanilinavians was held at Nos 46 and 48 Houston street, Wednesday night, for the purpose of devising waysaad means for the allevistion of the famine in Norriand, Sweden. The large hall was completely filled ith Soaadinavians aed others, and ac wes aifected, witn Mr. A. F. maa 3 as President. After an asnouncement shat Captain Jol \- tributed $20,000 and immediately transmitted the same to Sweden, andthat Mr ©, F. Fiach, was ready to pay im $1,000, the meeting adjourned. Nor tas Max,—fbe William M. Thomson arrested, as noticed in the Hxmatp a or two since, is mot the merchant of Mo. 28 south street, make it @ benevolent as well as protective Progress was mado iu that direction last aight. Kariy CLouxa Movement.—The Grocers, Tea Dealers and Clerks’ Early Closing Association, at their mootieg or beeper reconsidered their action upon the hour of ag week, deeming the proceedings im con- Sraven:ioa of bylaws, By secret ballot iast even- died in achort time An inquest was held, the the testimony elicited the jury readered a verdict of Barniog of n Sash and Blind Factory in East Forty-second Street—Luss About $25,000. At twoaty five minutes past eight o’clook ins evening 8 fire broke out ia the sash and blind factory of Jackson & Steinme's, Nos. 157 and 160 East Forty-second street, near Second avenue, The flames spread rapidly, and before the fromen could apply an effective stream the whole upper portion of the building was in flames, Io Sa kee ouraed oa Sareye will amount to about eee ee eae Mir. Jack- $8 #4 H FECSER SETS Hy sia ret ia fu it Fé. 5] tl ut i} About tea o'clock last night @ fire occurred ia the Dultaing Nos. 29, 31 and 33 Peck slip, corner of Front street, ocoupied on the upper floors by Van Wart, McCoy & Co., forthe storage of merchandise. The firemen, ag usval, were very prompt aed in about an hour's dil!- gent work succeeded in con! the flames to the fourth and Gfih sors Tho first of Nos, 200 and 238 Front street 1 occupied by James on visions, aso Nos. 3h and 33 oa oe sock was dawaged by water; amouat, of course, it was impossible to ascertain. The however, no doubt ie covered by insurance. ‘the siores Noa. 240 Front occupied e batchway at the fre in Front strost. He was not fatally 1ajarod. Take home by bis friends, by George Stock, pianoforte manufacturer. Scation of the Radical Programme as Wiis Exclude Nogrees from Helding Oftice. We iearn frum Richmond, Va, to-night that conside- rable political caucusing bas been going om there siase thearnval of Chief Justice Chase, who will remain ia Richmond til afer the 26th inst, A number of premi- nent politicians trom various portions of the State are there, and ic is stated that the Chief Justice is im (aver of such @ modification of the radical programme as wil exclude negroes from holding office, but favors universal: suffrage. This will probably be accomplished by making ten years’ citizenship in the United Siates s qualification for holding offices, It 1s aiso enid that their cavenses will fx upon a candidate for Governor of Virgmia. Governor Prerpoint bas declared that he is not = cand date for re-election. General Schofield iu Washiagten. Mujor General Scboweld arrived in this city las: aight, He delivered his report to Genorai Grant this moraing, and thea calied on the President, with whom he hede long interview on matcers relating to the Muitary Distetss over which be presides. Among the questioas discussed was the enormous outlay io the iast tem montas fer se censiruction purposes in Virgina The Judiciary Commitice’s lavestigations. ‘The Judiciary Committee was engaged io toe Mary- Jand investigation to-day. ‘The case of a young colored woman who was awarded by a jury one cout damages for an assault by a white man was investigated, acd the sentiments and expressions of inaividuals asto toyaky or disloyalty inquired into, Nothiog was elicited bear. ing on the question whether Maryiaad has a repuoticas government, It w understood that the impeachment investigaiion will be resumed in a few daya General Grant ead Colone! Hillyer will be recalied, The Rotrenchment Committee Investigation. The Retreachment Commutee resumed tieir seamen yesterday at the Treasury Department, and wore engaged in the examination of Mr, Bailey, Collector of the Eights New York district, but formeriy chief clerk of the Loam Branch of the Treasury, The examin nation of Mr, Batley as to the affairs of the Loan Branch occ pied the day. They thom adjourned watil acon to-morrow. Suspension of an Internal Reveaue Assceser ie Virginia. John W. Pasterson, asversor of toternal revenus fer the Fourth district of Virgiaia, was to-day suspended by the President on the charge of miscoaduct in oifice, Condition of secretary Welies. Secretary Wolles Is still im s critical condition, but @ Assistant Postmaster General Skinner Ac His Pe ent. Mr, Skinner, of New xork, the First Assistant Pest- master Géneral, bas recovered from bis recent severe iiness and is again discharging bis oMlcial duties. we . Stan! it wilt be Popeced to tla the question as 10 the legally of Feopeme ‘ine Union Pacific Rail Eastern division, the Cen auch and the U: Pacific Railroad mpietion sctmonst onstion of twee pm Herd pty svadi tus, Seoreiary of the Interior, om the isthe fnst., directed the goverament Commimioners to proceed to examine and report upun tbe seclious of cach road ul order above panied. THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR STATS, CITT O& CoURTe work, Mr. Erastus Brooks offered the following, which wae i A 5 i a E i i i i i i He il cif : i i : } i i e i AH I i ai $ 3 rah} i | i | Har H 28 He | al ff iff i : #3) i: a! if i t 3 : 2 : i H : 5 i H : i 3 i | J 3 E E ; 3 fli iy i The Convention thea adjourned until evening. Evening Nession. ‘The Convention reassembled at seven o’c! on | ft ii a t Hi i i # i H $s A ? i | , | é | : z i i + 3 z rf Hl if i | i Eps P tf f i | : E E im . By beiet Oe 9225485 He ue i $ i ee 23 i i oT } F3 Pi Assistant Soperintendent aball hold their office five x04 by law: the said s i! ‘l and Ail other oflicers and emp! ment of ‘canal financial, we pourinso be ‘iperitendent ot ‘Pablie Worn wah Ferme Sea: aaeee duties not, ‘inconsistent is ‘enh the gene eae cH