The New York Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1869, Page 3

: WASHINGTON. Attorney General Evaris Assigned te Grant's Cabinet. Reconstruction in Virginia and Mississippi. The Senate and the Financial Question. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 1569, Another Cabinet Rumor. ‘The fact that General Grant dined with Attorney General Evarts last night has given birth to the rumor that the succession to the position of law ad- viser to the next administration is fixed. Evarts is now regarded as oue of the present Cabinet likely to rewain, and Mat Carpenter and Jim Wilson are counted out. Immense significance is attached to dining and wining now-a-days. Moses H. Grinnell, of ‘New York, was also present at Bvarts’, and ls stock has consequently risen several pegs for the next Collectorsmp of New York over Smythe. Dinner Party at General Grant's. General Grant gave a dinner—strictly private—to a number of -genuemen this evening. Among those present were Moses H, Grinnell, aud Generai Wick- ham, formerly of the Gonlererate army. The Jatier arrived to-day from Ricimond, in company with Judge Bond. He has come to Washington to urge the extension of the bill now before the Senate in reference to the national coutrol of the railroad system to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Mrs, Grant’s Reception. Mra. Grant gave her first reception this afternoon at the General’s residence on I street. The attend- ance was very numerous, including the most promi- nent people in Washington. ‘The Reception at Secretary McCulloch’s. Secretary and Mrs. McCulloch heid their first card reception of the season lust evening. A distin- guished company of ladies and gentiemen were present, among them Speaker Colfax, Attorney General Evarts, Secretary Browning, General Long- ‘street, Minister Thornton and a large number of Senators and members, as well as officers of the army and navy. 4 Seuthern Reconstrugtion. ‘The Reconstruction Committee, it is understood, ia beginning to weary with the testimony of the car- ‘pet-baggers who appear Before it from Mississippi ana Georgia. The testimony of one is that of all the ‘othera, and the committee-have heard nothing so far ‘but, an endless story of the Ku.Klux ontrages and gent appeals to putthe Management of affairs in ‘thea'States into the hands of a few Northern adven- ‘turera at the head of the negroes. Several mem- ‘bers of the committeé have got their eyes opened © the fact that what is wanted by these men, yespecially in Georgia, is anew deal of the offices, Btate and national. The committee had a meeting to-day and examined a Mr. Field, from Mississtppt, and a Mr. Stone, from Georgia. Field testified ninety- Shine out of every hundred of the white people of Mississippi are rebels. Upon some of the cormnitiee expressing surprise at such a sweeping siatement, Wied said that was tre of his locality, but a close examination showed that he lived iin a igolaced country district and knew very little about the State in general. Stone told the same ‘old story of the Ku Kiux outrages in Georgia and de- icted an unusually horrible condition of affairs. ige Bingham asked him if matters were no betier fince Grant was elected, whereupon he softened a je and admitted that since the election the rebels, ‘gs he called them, were more subdued. The trath Js, the members of the committee have very little Jaith in the majority of the startling stories told by these too willing witnesses. A Chance fer Practicn! Economy. ‘The Congressional Committee on Printing should Justitute an examination into the manner tn which te public books and documents are distributed and ‘endeavor to bit upon a system that will not be quite go expensive to the government through mere 6 waste. The heads of departments and all the heads of bureaus of the government are fur- mished with five copies of all public books and docu- ments, when they cannot possibly need or make use ‘of more than two, one for the chief and the other for the next in authority, Two unbound copies are supplied from the Senate and three bound copies are supplied from the House. In most Justances these books have accumulated in immense qnantities and canse no /ittle trouble to provide for their storage. Expensive cases of wal- wntand mahogany are made to contain these sur- plus books, and now there is no room in sume of the Dareaus toadmis another boukease. The question of how to preserve and provide storage for ail the records, books, documents, &c., belonging to the government from its foundation has become one of great perplexity to ail the different departments. and there is no law in existence whereby the officers are authorized to destroy government books. recoras or papers, except that for the redemption of the currency. There are thousands more ¢opies of all Congressional docomenis printed and bound than there is any necessity for, yet even these superfluous documents ‘would be better disposed of if scattered throughout the country than by choking up the gevernment of- fices with several copies of édach book or document. Another usciess expense is Incurred in furnishing the bureaus with copies in shedt form of al! bills, resoin- tions, &c., presented in Congress. If these dovn- ments can be supplied while they are still pending tn Congress theygmight chance to be of rome service; Dui they ore generally seat atong in huge bundles long after they have elthier been passed or defeated, dnd fremently not tii} after the close of the session, ‘rose nmiters may ptove interesting to Mr. Wash- burne, since he has undertaken to introduce reform in the way of public éXpenditures, ior Sherman’s Financial Policy. ” Senator Sherman's Angnelal policy, as it is termed, seems to have been with a view to solve the Gimcult question whith caucus of the radical Senators failed to settie on Thursday, to wit, una- Nimity on tue subject of the finances. Sherman has been jong enough in the Sehate to Krow that maty a Measure which caapot be made clear to Senator ‘and members by argument succeed with the aid of a good dinner, well supplied with cham- pagne. Perhaps he thought that by getting the members of the several committees of both hhonses connected with the finances together around the festive board some understanding might be renched whereby the dominant party might be able to fix upon what they so mach need just now— a tnancial policy. About sixty Invitations were is sued, and with few exceptions they met with a fa- vorable response. Among those present were Chief Justice Chase, the warm personal friend of Senator Sherman; Speaker Colfax, Sen- avor Fewenden, not a member of any of the nancial committees just now, but invited on Account of his having been Secretary of the Treasury and the predecessorof Sherman as chairman of the Henate Finance Committee; Secretary MeCulloch ‘Was invited, but cowd not attend on account of bis own card eption occurring the same evening. Of the Senate Finance Committee there were present Sherman, Williams, Van Winkie, ttell, and Morrill of Vermont. ‘Phe other two members of the committee, Morgan and fenderson, are absent, at- tending to their Senatorial interests at home, Of the Senate Committees on Approprinttons there were Present Mossrs. Grimes, Mowe, Wilson, Cole and Conkling. Lot M. Morriil, the chairman, is up in Maine, looking after Hannibal Hamlin. It will be observed that (hese are all radienis, except, indeed, Grimes may be counted out. The Ways and Means Committee were al! present, The House Committees on Appropriations was broken by the absence of Blaine, of Maine, and Phelps, and Nicholson, of Deiaware, ‘With the exception of the chairman, Mr. Pomeroy, and 8. J. Randall, the Committee on Banking and Currency were all present. With the House com- mittees, as of those of the Senate, the democratic Members wore ajl absent except Brooks, of New York. Inaddifion to the above the heads of ba. reavs in the Treasury Department were generally present, Inciudjag the First and Second Comptrol- NEW YORK HERALD, ler’ of the Treasury; Messrs, Taylor and Broadhead, and also Treasurer Spinner and Special Com- missioner Wells. The discussion of the finances did not, 48 might be supposed, form a prominent feature of the dinner, at least it was not general; but the various projects to pay the debt and lessen the taxes Were quietly talked over in knots of two and three in different corners of the Olio Senator's spacious parlors. As with the radical Senatorial caucus, how- ever, MO conclusion was reached so far as ascer- tained, but it 19 probable the good effects of the ain- ner way develop themselves when the financial question comes fairly before the Senate, ‘The Virginian Reconstruction Committee. The committee of gentlemen from Virginia, who are here on reconstruction matters, have had several meetings. Their genera) idea is to procure a settle- Ment on the basis of universal suffrage and universal amnesty; bot they have talked even without ugreeing upon any particular mode of solv- img the problem to be pressed upon Con- gress, whether by a new convention, or Congres- sional modification of the Alexandria constitution, or of the constitution of 1860, or some Northern State constitution to be voted on by the people. The de- Putation have had informal interviews with a few leading Senators, and express themseives as highly pleased with the courtesy and attention which such members ag Wilson, Stewart and others have given to their representations. So far the indications are decidedly favorable to tMe success of some arrangement which will be mutually Satisfactory, ~The more ultra of the Virginia press are denouncing the movements of the commit- tee and predict that they will be snubbed. It is be- lieved, however, that whatever proposition or set- tlement may be arranged with Congress will be sus- tained by a decided majority of the people of Vir- ginia of both.races, Besides those now here other prominent men of Virginia are favorable to some plan of settiement being attempted, and among this number ore General ‘R. Lee, ex-Senator Hunter and others. The recent movement insures the defeat of the constitution, and the authors of that instrument are now talking of giving up the more proscriptive clauses. The Mississippians are falling inco line on the Virginia Plan and the two States may be reconstructed on a similar basis, Governor Brown and Hon. E. Barks- dale have taken position accepting negro suffrage, and object tothe constitution lately defeated upon the ground that it departs from the policy of Con- Tress, i The Basteed Investigution. ‘The sub-committee of the House Judiciary Commit- tee in the investigation of Judge Busteed’s case to-day was occupied entirely in the cross-examination of Mr. Peter hamilton, of Mobile, Ala. His evidence was of little bearing in the case, and tended rather to the justification than otherwise of Busteed. The Legislative Appropriation Bill. The House Committee on Appropriations had a session to-day, at which some amendments were made to the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Ap- Propriation bill. It will be reported to the House on Monday, when Mr. Washburne will ask that it be made the special order from day to day, as soon as the other appropriatioa bills now before the House are disposed of, The Lonisiana Tobacco Frands. Mr. Creecy, Internal Revenue Supervisor for Louisiana, pronounces wholly untrue the story re- cently published that he had received intelligence that every pound of tobacco seized by him in New Orleans had disappeared from the warehouse and no trace to itcould be found, and the Marshal was entireiy ignorant as to how it had escaped the latter's custody. Collector Pimsdall, at Alexandria, La., sent Mr. Creecy a @isrespectful despatch on learning of his suspension. Union Pacific Railrond Commissioner. The statemeat telegraphed to some newspapers that Chauncey . Show, of the wvational Intelii- gencer, had been appointed commissioner to examine the Union Paciti¢ Railroad, in place of Cornelius Wendell, resigned, Is not true, He haa been appoint- ed director of that road, vice J. 8. Roilins ,of Mis- sonri, resigned, Charges Against a Freedmen’s Omicer. A gentieman from Tenneseee, who formerly occu- pied a position In the Freedmen’s Bureau in that State, 1s In the city, pushing a batch of charges for malfeasance and i ingompetence against a prominent ofticer of the Purean mi Tennessee. The chargés were preferred by him several weeks ago, and he states that the Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau has allowed them to pass unnoticed. r the Connecticut River. Calvin 8. Hulburd, of New York, appeared before the Senate committee on Post Offices ana Post Roads to-day, and submitted a written argument in favor of the construction of the bridge across the Con- necticut at Hartford. Mr. Doolittle, a lawyer trom Hartford, is now here and will make an argument against the erection of the bridge at the next meet- ing of the committee, The Medical Storekceper at Santa Fe. Captain George T. Ball, medical storekeeper at Santa Fé, New Mexico, has been ordered to repair to this city and report in person to Surgeon General Barnes on business connected with the Medical De- partment. Weekly Currency Statement. Receipts of fractional currency from the printing division of the‘Treasnry Department for the week ending to-day, $710,600; redeemed and destroyed during the week, $624,400, Shipments—To the As- sistant Treasurer at New York, $100,000; to the Gov- ernment Depository at Cincinnati, $100,000; to the Government Depository at Chicago, $52,000; to the national banks, $192,315. Treasnrer Spinner holds in trust as security for ciroulation, $342,136,400, and as security for public Geposits, $36,801,250, National bank currency issned during the week, $121,010. ‘Total to date, $311,677,926. Mattlated bills returned, $10, insolvent bank notes redeemed, $069,02 leaving in actual circulation at this date, $299,826, 179, Customs Receipts. Customs receipts from December 21 to 31 in cluaive:—At Boston, $387,822; New York, $2,0 4 Philadelphia, $145,068; Baltimore, $117,004; New Orleans, from December 14 to 26, $128,548; San Pran- cisco, from December 7 to 19, $286,492, Total, $9,111,407. Internal Revenue Decisions. ‘The Commissioner of Internal Revenue bas made the secton decisions: of the oli Section, een act of Jniy 20, 1868, pre- c., must nen be a ma sign of a leaale dealer. dealt iy be eg C) “coo iihow the v ran however. i its 18 ey icapit gapac a pot only only, athe prow ieee = or a 8H: exocedt neneyDen, the waite act fy July 20, 1968. cask and packages ‘Gon gallons or less need thet be aianpeted, aged or stamped in mane Hapa t wenty-five of sail act. W by reason Of a thon change of package made upon the ‘premises of of 4 rectifier, wholesale liquor dealer or compoul ® cask or ‘kage falls under it wisene ork Doh ect wenty-fve and secti ty —— it need bet be a spected and gauged bu a io fen," marks, &e., ee a Mectica forty-seven, it must be stam; either the wholesale dealer's or rectitit My a according to the facts in the case, as provided m section twenty- five, Distilled spirits transferred, not “from any cask or other package,” but difectly from the rectifiers or compounders, vata or other similar re- servotrs to casks or other packages Lg # for ship. ment, sale of delivery, must be stan as required by section twenty-five, but do not fall under section forty-seven. The two dollars per diem tax imposed by section thirteen must be paid for every distillery, ppt A email its capacity, when the capacity ing and Termenting exceeds twent, ‘bushels off treme oe sixty gallons of molasses, At the fall extent of mother twent eS els or ay gallons tn twenty-four hours tl should be four dollars pet day, with two dollars per day additional for each and every additional twent bushels or saxty galions; but no additional tax imposed for the fractional part of twenty bushels or sixty gallons. SENSATION IN CINCINNATI —Yesterday afternoon, as the children were leaving the school louse on Third street, near Pium, LA discovered a large shake crawling over the roofs of the ite houses. Of course such a strange visitant as this, in such a locality and at such a time of year, created intense | excitement. After much troabie hi ne) was | killed and proved to be a young anacond: ing ‘ive tect ct he inches in length, was much doubt as to the 9; pen, an old showman and authority on eneh matters, pronounced it a genuine “ant, mty.’' Where it came from Is @ perfect mystery—-whether It had es. caped from «ome private collection or the «ift of some travelling showman to some of (ie ladies liv mi that delectable quarter. Ci retinal Chronic: van anit At ‘Rest there cles, but oftieer Crip. | | | fee aE ‘BALL " SEASON. The advocates of saltation and gyration on waxed floors appear to Have come to a mutual understand- ing to the effect that the present season should be one of the most brilliant in their annals, and from the number of balls which have already taken place and from the formidable number of entertainments announced to come off the aforesaid advocates will, no doubt, have been satiated before the advent of spring. This week gives promise to be remdrkably brilliant and will open to-morrow: evening with no less than six bails, each of which will be a gem in its way. At the Academy of Music the grand ball in aid of the dramatic fund will come of, and as those under whose anspices it is to be given are well known as leaders in the worlds of letters and of fashion it is safe to assert that to-mor- row evening’s assembly and amusement will equal or mayhap surpass the entertainments which have been given in years past for this worthy fund. At Irving Hall the Stuyvesant Club, composed of the young aristocracy of the east side, will give their annual hop, and as they are patronized chiefly by young pleasure seekers a very pleasant evening may be enjoyed in their company. The Young Men’s Father Mathew T. A. B. aoe a reunion at the Union Assem! mas. A uerade will be itan Hi ihe Hug! given at O’Brien Asso- ciation will meet with their friends at Brookes’ Rooms and over in Brooklyn at the Assembly Rooms, The Fourteenth regiment have a ball ine reception. On Tu evening balls a given by the Relief Association at "Apollo Hall; ted eNercantite Lodge No, 47 of Odd Fellows at irl ing Hall; by the People’s Club, at Thompson’s Rooms; by. the Dia- mond Social Club, at Brookes’ Rooms; and in Jersey City by the ee Lodge. The feature of Wednesday even! will be the ee hop at the Academy of Music by La Coterie, prcpersiaie have been made to render this affair one of the most aaee and dis- tingue assemblies of the season. On Thursday even- ing the well known Baxter hop will come off at the Academy; the Gotham Base Ball Club will play ball at Thompson's Rooms, and the * ‘bonnie Scots” of the New York Caledonia Club wil) ‘‘trip it’ at Apollo Hall, Other gatherings of the yoy and festive as well aa those above mentioned takv place during the cur- rent month. Terpsichorean Record for January. The followmg named balls, soirées and receptions will be held during the remainder of the mouth of January:— Jan. 11—Fourteenth a N. G. 8. M.—City Assembly Rooms, Brook. Jan. il—¢irand ‘Masquerade—Manhettan Hall. Jan. 11—Young Men’s Father Mathew 'T. A. B.— Union Assembiy Rooms. Jan. 11—Dramatic Fund—Academy of Music. Jan. oi ga Chub—trving ee li—Hugh O’Rrien’s Association—Brookes’ OLDS. con i2—Relief Association—Apolio Hall. Jan. 12-—Mercantile Lodge, No. 47, 1. 0. of 0. F.— Irving Hall. Jan. 12—People’s Olub—Thompson’s Academy. Jan. 12—Diamond Social Ciub—Bbrookes’ Rooms. Jan, 12—Hiram Lodge—Jersey City. Jan, 12—New York Lodge, A. IP. Keavclns ion—Cen- tral Hall, Bowery. Jan. 15—La Coterie—Academy of Music. Jaa. 13.—Balinaslowe Association—Apoljo Hall. Jan, 13—Niagara Club—Dodworth’s Hail. Jan. 13—Hureka Ciab—Thompson’s Hail. Jan. 13—Jersey City Yacht Ciub—Jersey City. Jan, 13—T. J. Campbell Association—Cnion Assem- ly Rooms. Jan. 14—Lindsey Biues—Irving Ha a Jan. bo tro a B, Eighth Regiment—Armory entre dan. IscNew York Caledonia’ Club—Apollo Hall. Jan 14—Baxter Hiop—Acudemy of Music. ae 14—Cotham Base Ball Clib—Thompson'’s 16—Société Culinaire Philanthropique—Ger- mania Assembly Rooms, dan 15—Excelsior Lodge—Apoilo Hail. Jan. 15—Cummings Association—living Hail. dan. 18—Odd Feliows’ Ball—Brooklyn Academy of Music. Jat be 8—East Side Coterie—Apollo Hall. 8—Tipperary Guards—Everett Rooms. 5—Wiham Walsh Asssociation—Central Hall. Jan. 1o-Young. Men’s Rowan Catholic Associa- tion—Academy of Music. a 1v—ML. Nebon Lodge F. and A. M.—Apollo Jan, 19—Bal! of the Erie Railroad Employés— Orange Hotel, Tarner’s “tation. Jau, 19—Reception by Onicers of First and Second Divisions of the Siate Military Association—Twenty- second regiment Armory. a ei! yor Association—Thompson’s Academy. Jan, Hendrick Hudson Association, Union Star Caan Fhompaou’s Academy. Jan, 21—Herman Lodge—Apoilo Hall. ae, 21—Cercle Frangais de l’Harmonie—Academy of Nin Jan. Jan. |—Theatre Comique Coterie—lrving Mall. 21—Resolute Base Ball Club—Tnompson's Academy « dan. 21—Our Sociabie—Rivers’ (Brooklyn) Aca- lemy. Jan. 22.—Loval Lodge—Pverett Rooms, dan. 22—Siigo Y. M. Association—Apollo Hall. Jan. 26—Thomas Coman Association —Iriving Hall. or 25—New York Fire Department—Academy of Music. Jau. 25—Brooklyn Caledonia Club—City Assem- bly Rooms, ea 25—Company 1, Twelfth regiment—Apolio Jan. 25—Emerald B. Association, Prookiyn—Acad- emy of Music. Jan. 26—Endeavor Base Ball Club—Irving Hall. Jan. 26—Insarance Patrol and Keitef Association— Apollo Hall. 3 Jan. 27—Fourth Avenue Volunteers—Apolio Hall. Jan. 2%—Columbia Yacht Clab—Lyric Hall. Jan. 28—Ball of the XXX Soctal Club—Apolio al ome 2s—Americus Association—Thompson’s Aca- lemy. a 28—Company E, American CQuard—Irving Jan, 20—Telegraph Operators—A pollo Hall. ae 29—Constantine Danoho Asbor Jation—Irv ing I. Ball of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.—The Display of Beauty and fushion— Prominent People Prese ANNArONIS, Jan. 9, 1969, The Naval Academy ball last evening was « very snecessful affair, It was given by the first class cadets, numbering perhaps about ninety, and hap- pening to be on this particular occasion the richest class that ever me togetiier ax prospec- tive graduates they were able to expénd an amount of money that previous classes have been unable to command, and conseqneatiy their preparations were both elegant and elaborate, The number of pretty girls pre sent last evening was unusually large. They came from ail quarters of the Union and exhibited a very captivating bouquet of national beauties, It appears this first class of cadets has been in the habit of giving a ball the sth of January every year, and the second class have been accustomed to do the same on the 22d of Febraary. All the male and fe- male relatives of the boys at the academy have made it 4 practice to attend these entertainments, and thas avery convivial time has been enjoyed. ‘The first class cadets sat themselves to work on this occasion to make the best display possible with the materials at hand, They took and transformed he interior of an old fort into a perfect paradise of fairies. The roof was lined with blue and studded with silver stars; the sides were orna- mented in the best artistic style, cutiasses and mus- kets being profusely distributed amid a vast quantity of bunting and evergreens, the whole presenting & very charming tu! ensemble. Such mottoes as tt ng Avi Uberally displayed around the walls:— peaceyh Dm Navy our best security; “Grant U. 8. hs. and A., 1869;" “Class of 1860 knows Serteverses* “Gnited We stand, divided we fall:” “4 ont give up the ship;” and then in the dressing: rooms ahd in the supper rooms such mottoes aa these obtained prominence--“Nada que bebar, but que ’qne chose «A manger.” This amusing im. scription extended al! around the octagonal w: of the oid fe Ley nef above the supper table. In the ladies’ dressing rooms there were two very ha if nos suggestive inscriptions over the mirrors, Above one was the —. axiom, “Dios ¥ las Sefioras,” and above anot! uote vous Tien.’ The ol laboratory was naraed tao into a gentle. pp Ap hy room, a few murrors being provided It reflects great credit indeed upon the Committee of Preparations, at the head of which was Mr. Buck- Ingham, that through the entire course of the even- ing's st not a aa le aime ev was 90 adn Mt worked like the Mubricated rain from ng at Annapolis J brougot store to Annapoil bout f—I a in the e eit ‘was assumed and staff would make ‘rent tae rolled up todhe front of the noiseless, to the disappoint- ment and mort jeatton of soy g time servers who yt on the ahaa The di ttle before eleven ooteck. “The vom vane Print lighted, a triple row of gas jeta the centre over a fountain, ip The SO emare +4 “enich a figure of Ney prune crowned with laurels was splayed. the promenade with which the bail was — Miss Randell, of Annapolis, made a striking She reminded the sj tor of some of the Romas beatties or the captivating belles of society in the reign of Queen Anne, She wore & i aa tale trimmed with crimson ribbon and pene, cted the Grecian bend. Mrs. Admiral Porter wi dressed fn white silk trimmed with tartatan pulls. Miss Clande, of Haltimore, iooked charming in yel- low puffed —tarlata Miss Orne, Balti. more, € “to the palm for elerance of attire, her dress consisting of white satin undershirt with a pteen waive aad pannter, looped = with pds @appliqué lace. Miss Mary Eliot, of Maesac:! prusetie, iad Miss Whitney, Laitinen were prominent in the German. Inert, of Bal- timore. wore a lavender rep silk, and fine Barry, of the same city, waa dressed In a blue silk, triinmed with white satin and lace. Si Misses Beall, of Chester, Pa., were both dressed in white tariatan, trimmed wita rosebuds, Mrs. Captain Harrison wore a cherry satin, trimmed with lace. The wife of Paymasier Thornton Was elegantly — at- u i a men white tain, = Mrs, white silk fe, of Baltimore, wore a dress point de gaze over her skirt, looped with pinked Frosebud Miss veel ‘Tilton peared ina white tale dress, very and wear- ing @ bine satin sash. Miss ‘ienk , daughter of Commodore Jenkins, of Washington, ” aiaplay a white tarlatan and pannier of cherry silk. Miss ibe Fannie Sherburn, of Charlestown, Mass., wore a ceded tulle dress emboidered with flowers of gloss silk. ‘the Misses Callahan, of West Palladeiphss, dressed in white tulle striped with gold and black. Miss Thatcher, of Annapolis, wore a dress of green vulle, over which extended a cataract of auburn hair. Prominent among the gentlemen were Admiral Porter und his son, Captain D. E. Porter; General Beall, Captain G. G. Walker, Lieutenant Com- mander lett and Licutenant Commanders meg smarter’ Casey, Blake, O’Kane _— McGlen- Whitehouse, Commodore F. | A.: aptain P Patterson, of the tiydrographle Sur- wae Bos ens Superintendent of Indian Af- D, P, Manmx, of the Marine Corps; i é, ng Cook, Professor Marini and many others. ‘The band of the garrison disconrsed all. the po} lar ales cane: the evening, aud qaylight saw ne MUSICAL REVIEW. Witligm A. Pond & Co, publish the following:— “Nearer, my God, to Thee,” sacred quartet. J. E. Gould. This is the best we have seen yet from Mr, Goutd’s pen. “Benedic, anima Mea,” chorus, with bass solo and duet, Lioyd, The duet is the best part in this piece. ‘The chorus is stirring and effective, although not particularly novel, “Abide with me,” “Jerusalem, the Golden,” and and “Pm a Pilgrim” are three other sacred quartets by Gould. Lottis Duchauer & Co, publish the following:— “E ver,” “It is True.” Campana. This is one of this well known song writer’s happiest efforts. It is 4 vomanza capable of being interpreted with the ut- most feeling and tenderness.”” “Tdi Orevé,” arranged by G. M. Abel. This ar- rangement consists of the duet for soprano and tenor in the first act of Herve’s charming work, pre- ceded by a fragment of the overture and followed by Fleur de Nobiesse’s waltz song in the second act. 11 concludes with the finale of the duet. Ditson & Co. publish the following:— “Deus Mixereatur,” sacred quartet, V. ©. Taylor. This ia an attempt to unite chant with an appear- ance of melody, and not a very successful one. There is very ciumsy modulation on the fourth page, fifth meagure, which, although not a violation of the rules of harmony, is inelegant and harsh to the ear. Arditi. A “A Kiss for your Thought,” ballad. very simple little scherzo sort of song, not without mert “tude in D minor.” Krause. A rather crude affair, principally noticeable for a liberal supply of triplets for both hands, and constant modulations, sone of which are not in the best taste. What the idea in it, 1 there be any, is, we must confess that we could not discover. “Mendelasolhu’s Songs” without words. Nos. 46, G minor, and 45, C major. .‘These are selections from the eighth book of those unrivalled tone poems. *Cheeriuiness, '? waltz rondo, arranged trom Gum- bert, by Charles K. Pratt. A very pleasing arra ment, but we do not iike the uneven number of bars in soide of the parts and the unnecessary elaboration and length of tie dnalc. “rhe Minstr song. C. Krebs. A very dull, un- interesting ailair, Lb the iminstrei in question were to enter the iists against the Tannhauser he would bear off the prize of stu, tty Be ao nae ed Rose,?? Ernest He! “My Love ts Asimple, unaiiecs dud one more suitable for the words a tia ven “i air so generally kuown. pugind of Passage, . W.T. Wrighton. Pretty, bat part of the mueoay | isi manifest plagiarism, ‘he Alps,” march de bravara, A. P. Wyman. A schoolboy coniposition, with very litte of the bravura ‘about it, but none of the jpiauoforte in- siructor. “Les Bavards Lancers,” arranged by J. 3. Kpiyht. A bouguet of gems from Ofenbuch’s beau- Uful opera. “i Never Can Forget.’? One of poor Alfred Mel- i beautiful songs, With an exqusite vein of true melody, wisweet Smile Polka.” C, J. Grass. A pretty polka with @ respectable amount of brilliancy, The commencement of the sixih page might be left out with aivantagy, and the fourtecnth and tifveent: bars: are very fanity. “Watch and Pray.” Sacred song, duet and quar- he W. F. agen. dr. A short and very simple mm a musicianly manner. gy Co. publisa ie *“rantsia on Masanieilo.” Charles yer. This is the work with witich Mills created such a success at irving Hail. it is exceedingly effective and abounds .n dificultiés of the most intimidating kind. We think that the ¢empo of the prayer is entirely too fast a8 1c is marked and that the tarenteila in octaves 18 intended oniy for such an octaye player as Liszt. We have spoken of ii at length b fore. “Lobe’s Catechism of Music.” tion of this popular work, Peters publishes # “Te Deum,” by H. P. Danke; a work of rea! merit and serviceable for choirs. It is worth hail the Te Dewms which are published nowadays, Lyon & Healy, of Chicago, publish a very fine caprice for the guitar, by Charies Uarris, and @ song. “Rock me, ye blows,” by Ricken, wluch 1s one of hus favorite compositions, A convenient edi- American Opera Boufte. We have seen the full score of an original operatic burlesque, of, perhaps more properly, extravaganza, composed by Mr. E. RB. Moore, libretto by Mr. FE. De Nyse. It can be classed as opera bouge with as much propriety as any of Offenbach’s works, as it has a pervading musical idea, which is worked out tothe end. It is called “Leonidas; or, The Crystal cin.” ‘The characters comprise quite a number of old-time historical people, who are for the nonce transiated to the present period and to modern cus- toms. Musically, the first act opens in toa fairy scene and bailet amony the mins of ancient Greece, followed by a chorus of fairies, Written in two parts, soprano and contralto; & seio by Coraline, the fairy, daring which the ballet figures; a chant of invocation by Coraitue, accompanied by the tastrumeuts in feapo ay marcia, during which shadows of ancient heroes appear, ond @ transformation of scence takes place; a solo by Leonidas, a solo by Coraline, with accour pauving chorus of invisible fairies, which forms a prominent motivo throughout; a’ trio by Solon, Diogenes aud Paris, in which their plans are un: folded; & yawniug chorus by the courticrs of Xerxes; aduet by Helen and Zenobia, who are in open en mity, in cousequence of “designs” of the latter on Helen's another chorus by the courtiers, during witch Nerxes enters; a solo by Xerxes. accom. pee by war dance and interjectiona!l chorus; a trio, solo abd choras following the ‘appearance of the oo embarsy; & quintet by Rie ga Zenovla, Paris, Diogenes and Solon, accompanied by a boxing choras; a serenade by Leonidas, under Helen's win- dow; 8 duet by Helen and Leonidas; another fairy chorus and ballet; another dnet by Helen and Leonidas; a solo by Xerxes, with accoim- pauying chorns; ® chorus of Zenobia and Ama- zoman Warriors, and @ waitz chorus, with danc- ing, which follows a grand transformation scene. he second act opens at a race course, with a ran’ chorus of the populace; then comes a —s INogenes and Solon, descriptive of a race; duet by Helen and Leonidas; a chorus of jockeys'in “erle-crac” chorus; whip solo by Xerxes, followed Le hy and a repetition of “cric-crac: invocat fy aH Lg Leonidas; chorus of itn workmen: Helen and Leonidas, and @ grand closing chorus Jecompanving desperate com- buts. the triumph of Leonidas, aud a transformation. All these ¥ @ character- istic. overture, and intersper nd circus music of the most lively description, all arranged for au orchestra of sixteen instruments, In fact, it is compte for the hands of the manager, WW. PUBLICATIONS. Sones OF IRELAND AND OTHER LANDe. New York: D. & 4. Sadler & Co, ‘This is an excellent collection of comic and seni mental ballads Welt Worth possessing. Magazine Notices, VAN NostRann's Berenice ENGINEERING MAGAZINE. Junuary, 186% New York: D. Van Nostrand. We have seldom seen a new magazine start uader more favorable auspices than the one before ua. It is filled with @ vartety of articles on engineering, all of which are calenlated to interest not only the pro- fessional out the public at large. Tum ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND AMERICAN BUILD: re’s JOURNAL, jane, 1869, Philadelphia; Clax- ton, Remsen & Haffelfinger. ‘The New Year number of this magazine is very interesting. Tar MANUPACTURER ys — January, 1869, New York: Western & ( Architectural literature ‘taiies to be on the in- crease, The Magazine before ua is a new venture, and from ite contents promises well, ba AMERIC: FPRitow. January, 1869. New or We . A very good number, Tun New YORK THACHER AND AMmRICAN Epvca- mine January, 1940. J. W. Schermer- c ‘Trashy, vere SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1869. —TRIPLE SHEET. l : 5 | os FINE ARTS. own term expired, and the letter addressed to lagi 050 i ‘is tum he is of the opinion was sen! by some persom in Se ies ert Se le hen Mane The book and picture store, No. 630 Broadway, or kil sloop men or liberated convi known as the Derby Atnenwum, was throngea last aan 009 a in int os evening with those of the patrons of the establish- ‘was unable to account for the fact that, when ment who, having expended a sufticient sum in the foun the gon) GE envelope was broken and the purchase of licerary sprats, holiday hooks, &c., had During the whole in been presented with a certificate entitling them to | no wise troubied, and acted as though he was the hope of catching an artistic mackerel at the | UOty, nae = incomes won my monthly “distribution” of pictures. Messrs. T. R. | gs described in the Mayor's proclamation, about Thorpe, Simeon Leland and James M. Hunt | five feet four and a haif inches high, and is of aim to having been selected to supervise the | Pé not over phenom years of age. He im award of premiuns, a lottery box was Rot to say repulsive, Canal Helden knew half-past nine ell several years ago, when he was a mem! produced, and punctually at the excitement of the evening commenced, With the exception of the remarkably beautiful and at- tractive young lady who so charmingly manipulated the wheel of the fickle goddess, the attendance was exclusively composed of the sterner sex, The owner of ticket No. 5,874, a gentleman who owns the eupho- nious and delightfally alliterative appellation of Syl- vaning Samuel Sniffer, also became the owner of Mayer’s “Maud Muller,” a most Ancasbeermgr d bray of maudlin sentimentality, said to be Senn ee No. 3,088 but Mrs. Charles Leveritt, ofa Hast E ghteenth 1, In possession of the “North Coast of ing- fand, % by ~o Haas, a picture valued at $3.0 of the notorious Nineteenth atreet gang of rowdies: it we Lig rye ward, one of whom named Ward was Se sa sent to the State Prison for life for kiting officer Walker, of the Twenty-ninth igo three Re. ago, when Captain Hedden was the Sixteenth precinct, Logan, with two others, broke into a liquor store in ‘Twenty- second street and Seventh avenne, and was cap- tured a block or two from the place while running away from the officers, who had discovered the tnd a men at their work” in the store, Logan was and convicted and sent to State Prison for men, nam Gibuey. a8 shortly atterwards arrested in the act Pere! another burglary and was also sent to tate Prison, from which he escaped. an fons Sing sing the police have not much ‘Vieket No. re" t's Source tne pees for pl og Stebbins, of No, | about him. He says himself that he Red 445 West Twenty-first street, and as this work is | been working just previous to : he Free - fairly valued at $2,500 id ig’ doubtless be the source | dential election on Erie canal as a dri- too severe for him he 7 working eight days What he has been doing ver, but the weather abandoned the er gem and returned to this city a ever since he did not state. The Coroner was notified of the fact of Logan's having delivered himself ay eee it is supposed that the adjourned iuanest will be resumed to-day, when of considerable delight. Mr. Simon de Wesser, of the Brevoort House, received a “View on Lake George” for certificate No. 5,889, and No. 3,454 brought Richard's “Golden Summer” to Dr. F.'W. Clerk, of No. 20 Sussex place, Jersey City. The rs of the Athenieum were unable to farnish the names of the fortunate possessors of the remain- ing lucky numbers, who are respective'y entitled to pe sercciet man will be confronted by the negro ZNO, 8,401, ; Rung by fiekstaat: $806; Now ge iti very Somniti Raw ene, ween oy B84 fata ensel Side,’? ice can put niuch faith im the boy's ev! cl by Kensett, $450; No. 12,177, ie” by | Foreshould identity Logan as one of the two men Bellows, $250, Meeting of Artists to Consider the Importance of Protection to Their Werks. An adjourned meeting of artists was held last evening in the studio of James Wilson Macdonald to further consider the importance of laying before Congress some plan by which artists of all kinds may be protected in the ownership of thelr works. ‘rhe meeting was not largely attended. If the call was generally clreulated there wouid seem to be a manifest mdifference on the part of those inter- ested. Mr. Macdonaid, as chairman, cailed the meet- ing to order, and a long report of the committee appointed at the last meeting was read, of which we give the following abstract. The report begins by saying:—‘There can be but one opinion as to the inefficiency of the present patent and copyright laws, as far as they refer to the works of artists. No laws have yet been made which have especial reference to the protection of works of art. The present copyright law does not cover the cases that have arisen since it was made.’? ‘The report then goes on to speak of the raptd ad- van¢ement of art in this country, and urges the pas- sage of a law which shall give complete protection— ‘as complete as that afforded under the patent laws for machinery. ‘Tae report concludes as lollows:— “Your committee would recommend, therefore, that a committee of ten persons be «appoint by those tmmediately representing the different branches of art, and that it be directed to draw a billembracing the main features embodied in this report, and add any other clauses which they think would sirengthen the law or make it more effective, and that this ucw committee be further directed to report at our next meeting. In conclusion, your committee has not attempted to take up ail these questions which have a bearing upon and are in favor of or even opposed to a regis- try law, }t merely states the facts, leayme the de- cision thereot to this meeting.” ‘he report was signed by the committee—Messrs, Macdonaid, Hope and Pickett. Mr. Rawson moved that the report be received and that two persons be added to the committee constituting the larger committee recommended in the report. to frame & law and report the same at he saw attack Mr. Rogers, when tt is taken into con- sideration that after identifymg Tallent the other day he said that he (Tallent) was the smaller of the two ruffians, and when the fact is that Logan would be @ perfect pigmy beside Tallent. HAYTI. Movements of the President—Captured Vere sele—The Coffee Monopoly Rescinded. PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. 31, 1868, On the 14th mst. news arrived of the capture of L’Ause a Veau by the Cacos. This place had been surrendered to the government troops by its resi- dents on terms of general amnesty dictated by the President. On receipt of the news the President left immedi- ately for Miragoane with more forces, and is now at Petite Riviére, a small town near that place. The steamer Sainave arrived same day, with the English schooner Couch Pearl, Nassau, with coffee and cotton, from St. Marc, captured near tne Platte- forme. The English schooner Vernon arrived same day from Aux Cayes, witha passenger to land—a Mr. Loring—on a mission from the American Consul at that place. It is said that the American Consul has been threatened, abused and beaten by the authori- ties (Cacos), who hold that town. ‘The United States steamer Nipsic left on the 17th for Gonaives, taking on board the captain of the Ameri- can schooner A. E. De Hart, before reported cap- tured, to claim the vessel and restitution of property belonging to her. This vessel arrived on. the 20th of December from Gonaives to await arrival of the Nipsic to settle final claims. ‘The Alexander Petion returned from Miragoane to take on board more troops, ammunition and pro- visions. All aids-de-camp and minister? of eovern- ment were ordered at once to join the President. It is reported that the rebel chief Normei! was killed at 4 ce ag It is thought that these successful movements of Salnave in the South will hasten the surrender of Jacme! and Jeremie, and thus restore the authority of the government throughout the entire “ next meoting. ‘The resolution was adopted. ‘The cultivators in the interior are loyal to Samave. Mr. Macdonaid said he ad —tnada_ a yh rf 3 nh oat the last meeting to which ex- In the North the rebels still hold the Sartor St. ceptions bad been taken because he replied with some earnestness te a genticman who was present as the representative of the Academy of Desien. Ne simply. wished to disciaim any iil feeling towards Mare, the government having made no boven: = one yetto takelt. Jt 18 reported that the rebels there have recently received arms and ammunitioy from cer- tain ig im Boston, who have formerly traded in the tplans any gentictnan connected with the Academy, ont dames Falema spoke Oo the inadequate nature poe No action ig e Brg one the Academy 0! such a ¥ could no! act as the proxy of artists, The need in New jon, under the. following -regtations: Ome quarter of the coffee to be exported shall be given vw — bogey ee ae ginaes nd delivery. rem an export duty or m3 and a d's halt god a gold dollars per 100 pounds, and ten per cent of tins amountin addition. One half of the duty is receivable in any York was a simople society of artists. He was not in favor of getting up a rival academy of design, but simply an association so discuss and forward the tp- be > we of art ia ali its departments. Mr, Fairman offered the following resolution, whieh was adoptad:— : ” certificates of lildebtedness of the government. der eee ty T ctystthtan a coteet |. Tun exports Guly Om cotton is fixed 89 one and halt aider the propriety and desicability of organtrin: a society of Jd dollars per 100 pounds, and ten per cent. ln ad- to embrace all professional artists willine to be Chas ition; d h vood at one dollar per 160 ds associnted and also atudents of art, with such restricts will favor the mutual interests involved. The names of the committee will be snnonnced between now and next meetung, which takes piace on the ist of February. THE ROGERS MURDER. James Logan Delivers Uimeelf Up to the Police. It will be remembered by all who are faniliar with ‘the facts cannected with the murder of the late Mr. Rogers, of No. 42 East Twelfth street, on the 31st ult., that during the struggle which the unfortunate man had with the raMan who stabbed him to free him- self from hrs ‘victim’s grasp a pocket containing an envelope addressed “James Logan, New York City—This wil be handed to you by Tom,” was torn from the villain’s coat, Ever since the death of Mr. Rogers the police have been making the most strenuous efforts io secure the man Logan, feeling convinced that, once he was m custody, the future poravelling of the mystery which surrounded the case would be a comparatively ewsy task. As ® consequence, everybady who was uufortunate “* | and ten per cent additional. Since the proclaination of the new export duties market prices are unsettied. Corfee is —s at bec. 8 534c. per pound pound; cotton, lc. a 12c.: logwood, no prices. fore the new entry logwooa was $28 $2 10 per 100 pounds. Itis estimated that there are about 60,000,900 —— vpbinene cate in the country and about 3,000,000 The government eatipates. tt that ifs revenne under the now «attes during the coming year wil! not be leas than $5,009,000, In port—Schooner Lizzie Lee, from boston, dis- charging; schooner A. E. De Hart, bound to Baracoa to load fruit for New York worter charter; brig 0. Cutts, from New york, discharging. Sailed January Lig city Por Port an Prince, for New York; brig B. Dugeuac, for New ) ork, and schooner Planet, tor Boston. Operations of the Haytien Navy—Tie Cape ture of Miragoane—Movemeuts in Conteme- PoRT AU PRINCE, Dec. 26, 1968. Since the departure of the last steamer the goyern- ment forces have taken possession of Mirageane, considered by une rebels as one of their strongest places in the south among the few inat they still hoid. The Al Petion steamed up to within 160 yards of the fort, silenced it and set fire to it with her rm be Mlager Cig Ab ard x Logan ws heen shells, drove the enemy from it and the town, as- eet ead it he trae a tarite mime | sisted herein by the Sainave and a sual force of pr avs eR 9 vi ange | Bamber | soldiers, who waded, under the fire of the enemy, of persons with the common cognomen, but across the sialtiow water from the point to the rignt of the town towards the fort, wiile tie threw her shells ahead of and over thom. ‘The fall of Miragoane, whieh cost the government only 9 few soldiers and a backstay or two shot away on the vessels, caused a number of oticr places to surrender, a them Grande Revilre, Petite Re- viere, Petite Trou and Anse ¥ Veau. This latter was subsequently, during a dark night, b; of rebels, Wh, a ner Gutlebe aman named James Loria they were unable to lay hands on until a day or two ago, when they discovered that aman by tus name was at work in Hoboken, and they at once proceeded to effect his arrest. ‘The man was yesterday arraigned before Coroner Flyna, when it was apparent that a mistake had been male, he being a tall man and wholly ditierent from the description of the murderer as steamer given by Mr. Rogers. The colored boy, Armstrong, | body of ronels, who. despairing of any reronwen was also confronted with Logan, but te failed vo | the smail ison left ee ae in therope "4 identify him. ‘The accused was sage id released | able to make their eseape rr. "Benerai 86, unconditionally, as Captain Donovan, the Hobo- | Ville had alreaéy mare! on on vecmel it was not deemed advisabie to take any other steps for the, ceunxing | o Ce Anse & Veau, ex to bs mto the which Sowever, a noe accomplished without wasting a great, mauy shells and as the ken police, hat vonohed for him and stated that he ya work in Hioboken on the morning of the as- sant. ‘Thus frustrated tn their first success in finding a “James”? Logon the potice ae tee yond ogg bes were bo nd to eek belgie i. ae soe y evening, however, e on lock, as tein poo and Sergeant Fitegeraid, of the Twen- recinet, were tn charge of the station house ), nine out of ten of which tumbled ana of thetr ban oh mark. Our last intelli- i wi ee ‘Thirty-ffth street, a young man entered, ac- 1s that the rebels are ES ay yo by an older iook A banding nd that . Louis da Sud. in on tad of Sacines ey? ot the HeraLy called thetr atteation | has surrendered. ‘The fali of this latter place is cer- = “that part of Mayor Hail’s proclamation of yester- | tain, as rat as that of Aux Uaye, and would have ee’ which reads as follow: Any person knows the whereabouts 0’ raat yeare old, five feet four ania ail Inther wig —s pe pounds, Ce BSN letters “J, and poorly executed) upon his left arm “4 iin ie ‘uaving ford complexion, gray eyes, dark brown: h asmall round sear over right eye; Also a scar on his forete forehead, over left eye. and who was discharged from ‘State Prison ‘Ociober i and will give iofermation ¢ before this had our veasels not been e on the north side of the Peninsula by above stated incident, Our next aim after that be St. Marc, which wiil have to share the tate of the! | s nongit Ik nay De tue. strongest plas a te 5 be st ace in the hands of Ape T think T may s ately ne ot the end by 4 war at from three to four montis irom now. which rosuite in the arrtst of eald deseribed James Logan, coffee Monopol guvernineyi has ceased. act perdon sail be paid by me a reward of #300, Gold is going down. Coie at og wrod ave plenty. ‘The caffain read the paragraph attentively and The forme’ diving otf of (ue Al. Petion teen eeewalaly welveuth, oy 4 ‘oe nn from |--2 Mi was a base fabrication in the scription v don't? The rest, steamer hee the young man for a minute aud at once rec — en passant, scdasia diam hin as the very James Logan for whom so great a he government will soon have some iron-clnda search had been made. |‘! came here," said ava some more wooden steamers, and be fully able “to deliver inyout up. The first I knew of a reward } to susiain : boing covered ae = ‘* this Lm when ee hsacal asl sacutcmmnaed oe this, maa” (point 0 man Oo BCCot- fed him)\"dohn “MeMtanus, Who. ix my brother FES INTHE CITY. Liaw, showed me it; he handed me the paper ani, he heat after reading about the thing, I conciuded the In Water Street. thing I conid do was to deiiver myself up.” Logan Last evening, about six o’clock, a tre as dis. tt auswer to several questions put to him, suid | govered in the basement of Wiliam Hk Voge's ott had had = nothing whatever to do with the murder of Mr. Hegere. On phe con. | factory, 452 Water street. It was extingtished with. trary, he had been home out an alarm veing sounded; bus tie Water tarowh laws’, No. 24s py spe any Into the bultdurg cause 4 datnage of adout $1,009, on the ‘let of the murder was committed. So far from hav! concealed himself he had been working nee days since New Year's, and yesterday afternoon had ¢ to his sister's, who resides near Union anata, take her little et yey On his return hia hrother: ‘in-law informed hima of the notice about hin in, in eferen rence g the letter Lock ge to him, which in ti of the mi he Stock and building fully insu wealth of New York and Insuraace Com- muy of Philadelphia. It from an over- heaied boiler settung lire to —o flooring. In West Forty-aixth Stree Yesterday moruing about two o'clock a fire broke ont in the main building of Benedict's iron foundry, Ro. oat a it pine ras Before 5 oie be e is was damagud ‘$300. ‘There Was no insu x eee tu Enst Righth Strect. A fire was discovered on the third floor of wo tenement house No, 978 Kast Eighth inthe Common. for vane and he? legen thi «ott vat ; habit of wearing, 2 vetters were in the ‘we chege Iriends 0} act as ‘euereen | me ontet that tie the ments would not pass through the chaplain's hands, which would have been the case wore they sent by | Yesterday rape lb oH biggles: pei = ve en ret a on La th i taunt — K ego by Freder em ui f vue ne ployed 4 po} m 0 faniliy Wie sen econ two years of age. board being ieatted ‘of i ac om to the roow was very Bil im mment Am the men who had worked with him were two yor men, ueither of whom was Seg ; | |