The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1867, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. All business or news letters and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New Yore Herarp. Letters and packages’ should be properly sealed. Rejected communications will not be re- turaed, Volume XXXMEE.......0......... NEW YORK TH Norwoopv. oryyric Nicur'’s Dasax. THEATRE, Broadway.-A Minsumure Broadway end 1Sth street, — ‘RE, Nos. 4 and 47 Bowery.— Y THE, 8, Broadway.—Ticaet or Leave THEATRE, Fourteenth atreet—Taz Granp Bowery.—Haxpsomn JACK, 3 OPERA HOUSE AND MUSESM, Broad. nets stree.—Devit's Averion. NEW CIRCUS, Fourteenth street,—Grunaszics, Equesiaissiom, &C. Matinee at 254. FI@TR_ AVENUE THSATRE, 2 and 4 West 2th stroet— Nevea—Fit To Bs a Ducuxss, LYRIC HALL, 752 Sixth avenue.—Tuxo. Taomss’ Oncueergat Concerts. THEATRE COMIQUE, 514 Broadway.—Wurts, Corrox & Swagrcer's Mixstax.s, . SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 58 Broadway.—Ermo- rian Ewrenrainuents, SINGING, DANCING AND BURLESQUES. KELLY £1.£0N'S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway,—Sonas, Danogs, Eccantaicoiss, BoRLesyues, &c.—F aust. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE. 201 Bowery.—Comic Vocatisa, Neco Minsrentsy, £0. - BUTLER'S AMERICAN, THEATRE, 472 Broadway.— Baruer, Face, Faxromian, ec. ys. ‘and Fifteenth strect—Tae BUNYAN HALL, Broadw: aim, No, 806 BROADW. ‘Macto, Minta ano Mystery. BHOOLEY'S OPERA MOUSE, Brooklyn.—Krmortan MINsTRELSY, DALLAS AND BURLESQUES. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Soumexce any Art. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street,—Itallan Opera.—owxo x Grouierea, New York, Friday, November 29, 1867. fHEB NAW Ss. BA EUROPE. fhe news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yes- terday evening, November 23, - ‘The Engiish government proposes a new income tax, to endure for a year, to defray the expenses of the Abyssinian war, Tho Alabama claims corrospondénce ts Promised in the House of Lords. A Berlin journal states that with the exception of Austria no power ip Europe has fully aecepied Napoieon’s conference plan. Ia France, of Paris, states that the present “Roman boundaries cannot be malatnined in the Congress The Cunard Steamship Compauy ia likely to obtain a xe. newal of the Anglo-American mail Contract. Fighting has been renewed fn Crete, Console closed at 9435 for money in London. Five- twenties Wore at 702¢ In London, and 75% in Frankfort. ‘The bullion in the Bank of England decreased £177,000 pool cotton market closed heavy and down. iddiing uplands at 7), pence, Breadatuils Provisions dull, LISCELLANEOUS., ‘Yostorday was obvorved as a day of thanksgiving througbout the city, Brooklyn and adjacent piaces. Comparatively few stores were open, and but little bust- ness Was transacted, the day being devoted to Feligious servicos and pleasureexcursions. At tho various Churches and syoagogues tivine services wero and were at- tended by largo congregations, the subjects of the ser- mens being privcipaliy upon the day celebrated, and the cause and necessity fora national Thanksgiving, The funeral proces: ia honor of the Fenians who wore recentiy hang in Nauchester, came off yesterday, ‘and was 8 most imposing spectacle. About five thon- saad I:sumen formed ta a@ long colama, four deep, and marched through the princ’pai thoroughfares, attended by three hearses, each containing a coffio, on which was inscribed the name of one of the executed men, The procession halted in Union square, where orations were delivered extolling the heroism of the martyrs and the cause for which they died. Superintendent Kennedy refused to furnish a police escort to the managers of the affair, on the ground that fe could uot order Ais oMlcers to attend a procession gotten up in honor of the mur- derors of policemen. ‘The rogistration books will be opened this morning for the purpose of enabling voters, who negiected to do quiet #0 pefore, to register their names. We publigh a list of, the registration p!aces in another column, A riot occurred in East Now York at twelve o'clock night before last, caused by a mob of imtoricated men, and resulting in & botel being altackod apd gutted, and s.veral of the rioters being wounded. Our special telegram from Washington gives the text of the indictment on which James W. Huanicutt, the radical politician of Richmond, was arrested on Wedaes- day Inst, The cause was his speech in Charles City county in September last, where he told his megro audience to apply: the torch to the dwollings of their enemies, and osed other language of an incendiary character. In his paper of yosterday morning Mr. Hua- nicutt is very bitter upow the authorities of the county fn which the bill was found against him, and charges thom with corruption aud with a desire to persecute bin. General Mowor, commanding tho Fifth Military Dis- trict, issued an drier removing one of the lieutenants of police in New Orleans. Goneral Hancock arrived in that ¢ity yesterday, and proceeded to his quarters quietly, no demonsization being made eltheg by the Itary or people. Alabama Reconstraction Convention met yoster- day, and after transacting @ small amount of business adjourned. The membors bad drawn $15,000 from the State Treasury towards defraying their expenses. Gov- ernor Parsons had started for Washington. cf A mass meeting tn opposition to the impeachment of the Pregident is projected im Boston, by the democrats and many ropublicans whe are opposed to tho measure. It will probably be held next week, Ex-Chancellor Walworth died yesterday at Saratoga Spriega : Weston, the pedestrian, artived at Chicago, the end of Dis tollsome journey, yesterday. The streets through which he passed to his hotel were crowded with inter. ested spectators, and he was received everywhere @with hearty cheers, He proposes to again attempt the féat of walking one buadred miles im twenty-four hours on the Dextor Park Course at Chicago, ‘Max Kiingler, the German boy who recently murdered bis uncte at St Lowis, made a confession of the deed yoaterday. According to his statement the murder was promeditated, and resulted trom a desire to be re vongedon his uncle, who hed querrelied with him After the confession had been made the Germans present were 90 indignant ‘hat the police ha@ sorne <ificulty ip yestraining them from lyaebing the murderer. Mr, Williams, of Peunayivenis, 1 (pe guther of the majority impeachment fepor «+>» ‘The General Transaflentio CotmpaRy's steamship S\ ‘Laurent, Captain Bocande, ‘will sail from pier 60 North river at pine o'clock to. mortow morning for Brest and Tiavre, The maile for France will dose OMe at seven o’cloce in the morning. ~ ‘The National tine steamabip Bria, Captain Malt, eave plar 47 North river at noom tomorrow for Lirgge NEW YORK HERAGD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER'29 1667 ‘The Anchor line steamship Hibernia, Captain Munre, | will sail from pier No. 6 North river at noon to-morrow, for Liverpool and Glasgow, calling at Londonderry to laad &eo. The Hamburg American Packet 's steamship Baxovia, Captain Haack, will. sail from Hoboken to- morrow at twelve M. for Hamberg, via Southampton. The mails for Great Britain and the Continent will close ‘at the Post Oflice at half-past ten in the morning, The steamsbip George Cromwell, Captain Valll, of H. B. Cromwell & Co.’s tine, will leave pier No, 9 North river ab three P, M. to-morrow for New Orleans direct, Tue Empire line sidewheel steamship San Salvador, Captain Nickerson, will sail from plier 13 North river at threo P. M, to-morrow for Savannab, connecting at that port with steamers for Florida, &¢, Our New Acquisitions of Territory-What Will Congress Do? With the purchase of Alaska and St. Thomas it is necessary that our real estate agent, Mr. Seward, should receive the necessary funds to meet our obligations in the premises, There is no question that the possessions which we have lately obtained will be of extraordinary value to us politically and commercially. , Of Alaska we give in to-day’s Heratp a valuable detailed account, so far as information exists of its ‘natural condition, Ils fisheries are des- tined to be of far more importance to the Pacific coast than those of Labrador and New- foundland are to the Atlantic, while from the interior Yankee enterprise will reap @ royal interest upon investment. Alaska is also the entering wedge to the possession of Western British America, which nmust soon fall into our hands, as the result of the debates now just opened in England upon the Alabama claims, With reference to St. Thomas, that which gives value to the island is its magnificent geographical position, which entitles it to be called the key to the West Indies, ‘It is the great rendezvous for all vessels in ballast which are in search of West India freights. It has the most accessible harbor of all the West | India islands. It controls the route of all the trade which will.in the future pass from Europe to Asia and the Pacific coast of North America via Panama. It dominates Cuba, Jamaica, St. Domingo -and Porto Rico. It gives us what has long been one of our greatest wants upon the ocean—an out post which will be a resting and supply point for our navy and our merchant marine. To the geographical advantages possessed by this Danish island are to be added the local one of a splendid harbor, deep, secure and always accessible, with docks all bullt and coaling stations ready for use. The narrow entrance to the port scarcely exceeds a quarter ofa mile in width, and the bold riso of the land on either side presents fine’ natural ad- vantages for the construction of fortifications at very little expense. One million of dollars well expended should make the harbor as un- assailable as Gibraltar, while « small work built upon the hill hack of the town would, by a plunging fire, sitk any iron-clad whitch might pass the outer forte. We hope that the purchase of St, Thomas is but the first step in a commercial policy which will be sufficiently broad to meet our wants. Ivis beyond question that nature intended to make us a great commercial people, and we must obey the mandate. There is butone road to. success, ang thatis to follow in the are of England and establish throughout thé} @ regular outpost system. We must have at every important point that lies upon any of the great trade channels a possession which we may call our own, and at which our com- merce may seek shelior in time of need, and our navy find aid and supplies in time of war. We nover can have a solid commercial great- ness until this is done. The next great point to be obtained is, the Sandwich Islands. These, by natural causes— the trade winds, which force vessels to pass them, their enormous whale fishery business, their overlooking and dominating of the whole -vast commerce of the Pacific,and their con- stantly increasing importance—are of incalcu- lable value to us, In time of war the great nation holding them would be possessed of the key tothe Pacific. From tho ports existing there a fleet might dash out and sweep East Indian trade from the Pacific Ocean. They aro a natural outpost for the United States, and to our Pacific trade are far more im- portant than St Thomas is to the trade of the Atlantic. To allow them to fall into the hands of another great Power would be for us a blow in the direction of commercial suicide, for such an occupation would bea constant throat against our ocean development. Much of our internal greatness depends upon our greatness on the sea. No statesman will ignore this, and the quicker our Congress turns its eyes and brains in this direction the sooner we shall be on the road to national fortune. In view of these things Congress should not hesitate to make the appropriations necessary for the prompt payment of the money for the purchases. The price is moderate in compari- son to the advantages gained. To be nig- gardly in expenditures for commercial great- ness fs to exhibit a very narrow minded states- manship, especially when it is patent that nature has made us the geographical trade centre of the world. General Grant-More Retrenchmeots. General Grant has just issued another impor- tant order from the War Office, reducing all the regiments of infantry to the minimam allowed by law, reducing the general recruiting service by breaking up all excepting four principal ren- dezrous to each arm—cavalry and infantry— and by mustering out all volunteer officers ex- cepting the commissioner and disbursing officer menced this good work the day after the de- cisive btow to the rebellion at Appomatiox + House, and he has lost no opportunity soto follow itnp. General Grant, there- 4, reliable and careful of the public , is the man for the crisis and the country. Newspaper Eaterprise. The Tribune makes great ado about its claim principal cities, received on Saturday a copy of the entire testimony ; we had if in type on Sunday, but we kept our pledge not to publish it before it should be presented to Congress. The Tribune boasts of its violation of the same pledge as “enterprise,” and cackles loudly over it like a hen that has just laid an egg. But such “enterprise” is “a bad egg,” and the Tribune is welcome to it. f The Cotton Tax. We understand the Committee of Ways and Means have unanimously resolved to recom- mend the repeal of the cotton tax, and from present indications it is likely Congress wil! repeal it. Such action would not only be just toward the Southern people of both races, but would be good policy as. well, for it would show that the government is relaxing iis severity over those absolutely in its power. A people unrepresented in the’ body that makes laws for them are generally oppressed. It has been sf through the history of alj coun- tries ; it caunot be otherwise, for legislators or even statesmen see only their own interosts or the interests of their immediate constituents. We have a striking example of this in Great Britain taxing the American colonies, which led to our war for independence, We have another more striking still in the cotton tax imposed upon the South. This tax, too, has something vindictive in it A large party in Congress voted for it for the purpose of pun- ishing the South. Bat, as we intimated, repre- sentatives in any legislative body are always disposed to favor tie States or people they represent direetly, and to lay as much of the burden of taxation as possible on the unrepre- sented. There are numerous examples in our history of different branches of industry being pro- tected, and even of direct bounties being given by government to them. The manufac- turers of New England and the iron interests of Pennsylvania have been and are fostered by a protective tariff. Tho New England fish- eries received fora long time direct bounties.” Agriculture and other industrial interests—the people generally—have paid all along in- creased prices for what they wore and con- sumed to protect, or, rather, to enrich manu- facturers. But never before, as far as we re- member, was an important branch of domastic industry burdened with direct taxation. It is doubtful if this cotton tax be constitutional; but if even it can be made out tobe’so by a strained construction of the constitution, it is nevertheless partial, invidious, oppressive and iniquitous. If is said the foreigner must take the cotton, and, therefore, he has to pay the ‘tax. This is @ fallacious argument. Cotton will go down in proportion to the supply, and if the. price be high the production will be stimulated elsewhere. The present tax falls immediately on the cultivator. But this is not all. The cotton agents of the goverament are not only a heavy cost to the Treasury, but they have every,opportunity to fleece the planters as well ag negro laborers, who are mostly paid for thely labor by a percentage of the crop in the arbitrary control of the cotton trade and movement. - ‘ In nothing-is the hypocrisy of the pretended radical negro philanthropisis seen more than in this cotton tax. They ery out continually “the poor negro,” and they pretend to be his best friend, yot they tax his labor. Ignorant asthe negroes are they understand this, and hence, in the Alabama Convention and else- where throughout the cotton States where they have a voice, they proclaim loudly against the iniquity. Not the plantors alone, but the negro laborers protest against the tax. The New York Chamber & Commerce, too, seeing the unjust character and ruinous effect of this tax, has protested against it The South needs all the encouragement possible to recovey from the rainous consequences of the war, not for the sake of the Southern whites alone, but for the general welfare, for the revenue, for the negroes, for commerce and to save 4 magnifl- cent country from permanent desolation ; yet a weak and radical Congress taxes heavily tho productive power of that section. If the radicals have no regard for principle, for the gonoral welfare of tho South or for the white people there, surely they will listen to the voice of their negro friends ang repeal this iniqui- tous cotton tax. Europe in 1867. The geographic faculty seems to be well developed in the Bonaparte family. It was the habitual practice of the First Napoleon, when preparing for his great campaigns, to spread himself out on the map of Europe and fight his battles in advance ; and military his- torians have told us that nota little of his success on the field of battle was duo to the fulness and accuracy of his geographical knowledge. To a knowledge of geography equally fall and equally accurate the Third Napoleon has added the science of ethno- graphy. The science of races, in fact, is, to the Third Napoleon, very much what the science of war wasto the First. A Napoleon has again spread himself on the map of Europe, and with this new fashioned weapon has again fought bisbattles in advance. The only difference between the nephew and the uncle is this: the uncle concealed the rosult, whereas the nephew publishes it for the benefit of all whom it may conceron. The forthcoming congress, in which it appears all the great Powers with the exception of England (and. the presump- tion is that she too will join it), have already agreed to take part, is to be the actual combat. Whether the actual contest in the closet, we mast wait tosee. It does not follow that schemes, because well and skilfully lsid, should necessarily be successful. The best laid schemesof Emperors, as well as of mice deed if all the Powers of Europe, great and small, go into o conference to consult only the of France and the welfare of the Bonaparte the discussion of the German qeestion ts veiled. The Powers are not forgetful of the history of the last year, They are not igno- tant that he woul@ have prevented German cnity i be ooald, be accepis i ‘nlp . © abe tb Gooman waif and the congress will not be asked either to approve or disapprove of it, But the temporal power of the Papacy, which it seems Napoleon is resolved at all hazards to maintain, may be found by the congress to be a question of very serious difficulty. How Russia and England, and even Prussia, can consent to the mainte- nance of the temporal Papacy it is difficult to understand. It is, as we have said already, the great object of the Emperor to leave to his son a legacy of peace and power. The maintenance of the temporal power, looked at from this point of view, seems to us a most egregious blunder. It is inconsistent with his favorite doctrine of nationality. But this is not all. It cannot fail to prove a source of misery and weakness to the empire. It is already a run- ning sore. The longer it runs it will become the more deadly. The Money Question in Congress. The theory which Mr. Blaine, of Maine, de- scribes os “Messrs, Butler and Pendleton’s theory of paying off the five-twenty bonds in greenbacks,” from the opening debate on the subject in the House of Representatives, pro- mises a tremendous sensation in the republican camp,if not a clean division between the na- tional banks and bondholders on the one side, and the bondloss rank aiid file of the party on the other. Mr. Blaine thinks that the adoption of the Butler and Pendleton theory, and he might say the Stevens theory, of grecnbacks, would be a violation of the plighted faith of the govern- ment, a “confidence gam” utterly dishonora- ble, disgraceful and disastrous to the country, Mr. Blaine’s remedy is retrenchment and a steady advance towards specie payments. Mr. Butler, in reply, contends that by the-terms of the contract the five-twenties are payable, not in coin, but in the lawful money of the United States, Every dollar of the nationat debt payable in coin he would pay in coin, but every public debt contracted not payable in coin he would pay in the lawful money of the United States used in the payment of all per- sonal debts, This is the issue between the bondholders and the masses of the people. How it will be decided in Congress we have yet todearn ; but that a decision in favor of the theory of a redemption of all those bonds, principal and interest, in gold, will be disastrous. to the responsible party in power itneeds no prophet to ‘convinee us. Ground was broken upon this question in the late Obio election, and the remarkable popular reaction in that State against Mr. Chase and his negro suffrage and financial theories was but the breeze which precedes the coming storm. We shall accord- ingly watch the progress and await tho issue of this discussion in Congress with the deepest interest; for upon this issue mainly depends the issue of the coming Presidential election. Hulburd’s Investigating Commtttec=More ot Its Blunders. Congressman ©. T. Hulburd has not been a success as the chairman of Congressional smelling committees. Every public officer who bas happened to fall under his censure has, in the énd, proved himself blameless and ° come off with flying colors; while every one unfortunate enough to obtain his endorsement has finally come to grief. During the famous Astor House session of the last Hulburd com- mittee in this city the revenue robbers held a perfect jubilee, and swindled the government on a grander scale than at any former period in their career; but the members of the com- mittee remained in entire ignorance of the frauds, and Callicott and others were their peculiar friends and advisers. The Custom House had, however, attracted the attention of the chairman, and he set to work in the most vigorous manner to fasten all sorts of corrup- tions upon Collector Smythe. In the end he proved satisfactorily that the Collector had actually presented forly cents’ worth of candy to a member of President Johnson’s family, and this recompensed him for having failed to discover any of the enormous frauds upon the revenue, amounting to many millions of dol- lars, that had been perpetrated under the vory nose of his smelling committee. But the only result of his crusade against CoNector Smythe was the triumphant vindication of the Col- lector both in Washington and New York, the merchants and importers of the latter city volunieering ® warm endorsement of his efficiency, honor and integrity as a public . officer. The late United States District Attorney, EB. Delafield Smith, was another of Hulburd’s intended victims. In. 1865 a report was made by the Hulburd committee rofigct- ing upon Mr. Smith’s official conduct in the Mercer confiscation case. The report was instrumental in preventing Mr. Smith’s reappointment to the office. It now appeara that there was no ground whatever for Hul- burd’s censure of tho District Attorney, and Mr. Smith is fally vindicated in his action. Hul- burd himself is impelled to take the back track, and to declare that Mr. Smith’s “honor and integrity” in bis “professional and per- sonal relations” sre unquestioned, and to admit that the adverse report was based on an ez parle statement alone. The amende comes at a Inte day, bat it is only another proof of the incompetency, prejudice and unfairness of this Congressional Smelling Committee. The Proesident’s Message on the Alabama Claims, We see by our Washington despatches that a considerable portion of tho President’s forth- coming message to Congress will be devoted to the question of the Alabama claims. We are glad to learn the Prosident will not let this matter sleep. Now is the time to have the difficulty settled. The old saying—that short teckonings make long frionds—may be well applied in this case, If these claims remain ‘unsettled and hanging over the two countries, every little international difficulty that might otcur hereafter would add fuel to the fire and keep up bad feeling. It is best for England, as well as for this country, to have @ prompt set- tlement. We commend the proposed action the Prosident in the matter. 4 The Prize Ring. ‘The honorable and distinguished confrater- nity that regard battering « man’s face as one |] of the highest accomplishments, and who have an ex-champion to represent them in Congress, ‘were in sore tribulation a few days ago. They bad to run round the country in quest ofa nice quiet spot where mngticdbass: fein determine which was able to stand the greater amount of pounding. Three States— Virginia, wad Drlawwrersieclarnd sniaet ‘them, and the ubiquitous Sheriff confronted ‘them at every point, At length Pennsylvania took compassion on the wandering bruisers and accommodeted them with a field of battle, where théy pummelled each other to their hearts’ content. ‘Tt is, indeed, a significant comment on the election of a prize fighter to Congress in this city, that since that event the manly art of bruisers, loafers and ruffians of all: gradés has become quite an epi- demic. It is fast dying out in Hogland through the stern measures of the government authori- ties and the exodus of the British champions to this city, where they confideutly expect to win a seat in Congress as well as the coveted belt. The sooner the people’ of New York demon- strate to those worthies that there are other qualjfications necessary for Congress besides muscle and blackguardism, the speedier will be the downfall of this disgraceful institution, the prize ring. WASHINGTON. . Wasarsaton, Nov. 28, 1867, ) 3 1 o'Clock P.M. | The Impeachment Question. [mis has been a busy gay among the impeschers| Alarmed at the apathy and opposition with which the majority report bas been received by the people and the press of al! parties, they seem to realize the Importance of personal effort among the membes with a view to secure a majority in the House. Since early this morning a pumber of the leading spirits have beep at work, going from one member's room to another, ascertaining whether they were for or against impeachment. ‘Those who hesitated were expostulated with, while those who gave an aflirma- tive answer were exhorted to steadfastness and perse- verance, Such as deciared themselves positively opposed to the adoption of the majority report were coaxed, and even threatened. It is sa'd that not loss than half a dozen hacks have been employed ali day in driving the im- peachers around the city while making their calis upon their fellow members. residence of Thaddeus Stevens, on Capitol was thronged during the greater part of the day, and the old Commoner is said to have discoursed eloquently to his visitors upon what he terms the “«rresistible force” of the majority re- Port, and to have denounced in strong language what he calis he “nonsense” put forth by Mr. Wilaon in the minority report Whatever may have been the expectations these men when they commenced their day’s work, it is certain its close brought them littie comfort and less hope. A strict “count of noses’? shows that under the most favorable circumstances not more than forty votes out of one hundred and“ninety can be relied upon in the House in favor of impeachment. Of this number several are said to be doubtful, and should the tone of the forth- coming Message of the President be decently moderate many who are now inclined to listen to arguments urg- ing impeachment will throw thoir votes and their per- sonal influence against it. . John Minor Botts pe Work on Reconstruc- jon. John Minor Botts, of Virginia, is hore, endeavoring to assist the work of Reconstruction in his State, Ho 1s trying to prevail upon Congress to pass a declaratory act defining the reconstruction acts so as to include mem- bers of the present Constitutional Convention in the list of State officers, the object being to require the thirty- five conservative membors of the Convention to take the prescribedoath. The conservative members, he thinks, cannot take this oatb, and will therefose be disqualified for acting as delegates. He deems it necessary that theee consorvatives should be gotten out of the Convention, as he claims that it is their de- sign to do all in their power to make the new constitution so odious to the people as to seoure its defeat when submitted to them for ratifica- tion. Mr. Botts is urging Congross to do this because General Schofield, when the question was brought before. him, decided that members of the Convention were not State ofcers within the measing of the Reconstruction law. He believes that the future success of the repub- ‘ean party can only be insured by the admission-of the Southern States undor the control of the so-called loyal The Pardon of West Virginia tho President. In the closing testimony taken before the Judiciary Committee, the history of the letter in relation to the pardon of the one hundred and ninety West Virginia deserters fully appears, During the latter part of last year a letter, written, it is said, by son of E. W. An- drows, a candidate for Congress from West Virginia, ‘was addressed to the President. eS ai tread as fol- Deserters by ‘Sm—The accompanying list embraces nearly two hun- Eg istrict It would be doing mea grect service to have the charce removed, and thus enable them to vote at the approaching election. The contest will, without doubt, be a very close one, and I feel as- sured the restoration of these men will result in my election, provided it can be. done immediately. In May last young Andrews, before the Committee, admitted the authorship of the letter. Another son, living at Marietta, Obio, obtained possession of an acknowledgement of this letter, written by Colonel Moore, private secretary to the President, after Colonel Moore received an anonymous communica- tion, offering to sell him the letter, Colonel Moore laid this letter before the Committes, A messenger was fent to Marietta to examine into the existence and genuineness of the lotter. Having obtained an inter- view with one Gilman, under a pledge that the contents of the letter would not bo communicated, Gilmaa pro- Guced the original, which was examined. Upon bis re- ture, under the threats of the Committee, the messenger was compelled to give the name of the party through whom ho had obtained a sight of the letter, and stated his opinion that the writing was Colonel Moore’a, To examine tho matter more minutely Gilman was summoned, and, after some hesitation, gave the name of the party who had the letter in his pos- session. Gilman also admitted the points of the letter which scknowledged tho receipt of the request to pardon the alleged deserters, and that the President had ordered their pardon, which would be sent immediately, He also stated that young Andrews offored to sell the levter for $2,600, of which Gilman wag to have $500 if tho did not find :t necessary to make the purchase, Criminal Pardons by the President. ‘Mr. Schenck's resolution calliag upon the President for a list of criminal pardons has put the carious on the alert to find out what it all means, The general impres- sion at first was that Mr, Sehenck had happened on another big “mare's nest,"? whereapon something might be hatched favorable to impeachment. Rumors flew about thet Mr. Schenck Knew of corrupt imflwences over the Prosident, that the latter had pardoned noto- The President sume time ago issued « sort of order for the preparation of the list im question, but Attorney ‘The resolation offered on Monday by Senator Sumner, requesting information from the President in reference ‘an analysis of its character, which it bears to that of this country, by the Hon, Georgo Bancroft, Minister at the Court of Berlin. ‘The Case ef Mr. Motley, Late Minister ustria, te Ai The resolution offered by Senator Summer, calling for i ‘Minister that Lis resignation wag. peremp. is Cae te ket r : letter of recall to the Emperor of Amstria, This , ing excited comment, and even sensation, in the quieg Court of Vienna. It was regarded theres without pro. cedent to order a Minister from bis post before his sue- cessor had arrived, unless for most peculiar reasons and as ® strange ovent in diplomatic history, Whow the refusal of the Senate to'conirm any nomination for Austrian Minister became known at Vienna it was con- sidered, it seems, a condemnation of the administration, in removing Mr, Motiey. ‘fhe publication of the correspondence called for will enable the publie to un- derstand the case more fully, When ordered from his Post Mr. Motley had already commenced a “‘Historyeof the Thirty Years’ War,’” the imperial archives of Viennm being placed at his disposal This work, however, he was colmpelied to abandon, Mr, Seward’s letter accept~ ing his resigaation told him substantially to pack up and depart. Mr. Motley’s reply states that the opera- tion of packing had commenced, and proceeds, in very Pointed and pungent terms, to criticise the Secretary’s action, ‘The Currency Question in the House, It ts stated this evening fhat a prominent member of'* or his indignant denial of- them, he informed thie . ' ‘ { ' : ' | one of the House financial committees said to-day im conversation, that if the question should be brought before it to-norrow the House would vote to issue one hundred and fifty million dollars in greenbacks, with- draw the national bank currency, and replace it with. grecnbacks, and with them pay-off the national debt. The President’s Message. ‘The Presidont is still engaged in tho preparation of his annual Message. Owing to hus time being thus ocea- All public and secular business was suspended to-day, The President, accompanied by secretary Seward, attended Divine service this. morning at St John's The Dunbar Contempt Case. Edward E Dunbar, editor of the New York Globe, | arrived here this morning, in the custody of the Ser- j geant-at-Arms of the Sonate, for contempt in to answer questions put to him by the Committee, Matters of considerable interest to! financial public are expected to be brought to light by this arrest. _ ' The Albemarle Ghost Arrested, ‘The eolution of the Albemarle ghost, which has been causing great excitement in that portion of Virginia for soveral weeks past, has been found, A negro witha magic lantern had been employed by a man whe wished to buy Morris’ farm to frighten the family off s0 that he might got it for alow price. He bas been ar-; Tested, atter having brought the entire community.into unusual fever for more than threo weeks.” The Case ot General Imboden in Richmond. Tae application of General Imboden for a writ of mandamus to prohibit General Schofield or any ono else. from interfering with him in his right to vote, was granted on Monday by Judge Underwood, and a.sub- pena in pursuance of the writ was served on General Schofield on vi : he Yedisle Gettial matirest, 4 Intelligence from Richmond to-night states that. the: stockholders of the ia Central Raliroad Company are in session there, A committee of thirteen, appointed by ths meeting to-day to take into considera tion the subject of the completion of the Chesa- peake ‘and Ohio Railroad, bad a conference to-night, and will report a resolution to-morrow Lows of Documon: Numorous tobe gress of the loss of public documents sent through the mails, A large nomber transmitted during last session never erin Go i agogen This a or Hon drum’ thagetitnieood et the ‘compiaines it would) appear that these of mail matter has been’ hat extensive, OBITUARY. Rouben Walworth, LL.D. 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