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WASHINGTON ANOTHER LIST OF NOMINATIONS: The Tenure of Office Bill Signed by the President. The Writ of Error in Twiteb- els Case Denied. J. Lathrop Motley to Be Nominated to the British Mission. Diseussios on the Pacifie Railroad in the Senate. WASHINGTON, April 5, 1869. Zhe Tenure of Office Bill Signed by the President. The President to-day signed the modified Tenure of Office bill ag passed by Congress. Nominations Sent to the Senate. The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day:— James M. Ashley, Governor of the Territory of Montana; Warner M. Bateman, United States Attorney for the Southern district of Ohio; George H. Hazleton, United States Attorney for Wisconsin; B. F. Dennison, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the Territory of Wasbington: Edward Evans, Asso- ciate Justice for the Territory ol higirere ais A. B, May- ‘bard, Attorney for the Eastern district of Michigan; John H. Standish ,Attorney for the Westen district of Mich Ri john A. Norria, Pension Agent at Columb Ohio; k Walcott, Receiver of the Land Office for Wyoming Ter- ritory; Jarrett W. Daniels, to be Agent for the Siseton and Warveton bands of Santa Croix Indians in Dacotah; Robert W. McPhael Smith, Attorney for the Middle District of Ten- nessee; J. A.’ Burbank, of Indiana, Governor of the ‘Territory Dacotah Flanders, Governor of Washington Terri! bed F. Strick: land, Associate Justice of the upreme Court of Utah; Joseph O. Glover, Attorney for the Northern District of Winois; Aubey H. bi ‘Attorney for the Eastern Dis- trict of Pennsylvania; George G. Rister, Treasurer of the United States Mint and Assistant Treasurer at Philadelphia ; Benjamin H. Camptell, Marshal for the Northern District of Iilinois; George C. Symes, Associate Justice of Montana; Captain Jobn De Camp to be Commodore on the retired list ; Commodore James Alden to be Chief of the Bureau of Navi- gation, vice Jenkins, resigned. Registers of the Land Lewis Dugal, Denver City, Col. L. B. Lyman, Helen; tana; Henry Wetter, Santa! New Mexico; James rk, Olympia, Washington; Ws. B. Berry, Presgott, Arizona. ‘Surveyors General—T. Russ Spencer, New Mexico; Wm. 1. Beadle. Dacotah; Henry D. Wasbburne, Montana; Edward Ruger, Wyoming; E. B. Ferry, Washington, Collectors of lute nal Revenue. Weitzel, First District of ichard B. Pullan, Second District of Ohio; David B. ‘iest, Sixth District of Wisconsin; Henry R. Rollson, First District of Michigan; Charles O. Whitney, Third District of Alabama; Henry C. Rogers, Nineteenth District of Pennsyl- vania; J. 8. Prettyman, —— District of Delaware ; Jonathan Richm eventh District of Tilinois; George C. Evans, Third District of Pennsylvania; Thomas W. Davis, Twenty- second District of Pennsylvania; George Bubb, Eighteenth District of Pennsy ia; Charies J. Bruner, Fourteenth Dis- trict of Pennsylvania; Uburles M. Merrick, Twenty-fourth District of Pennsylvania. As sxors of livernal Revenue. —O. W. Mathew, Third District of West Virginia; Albert Chamberlain, Second District of Pennsylvania; Samuel Know, Thirteenth District of Penn- syivaning David M. Karmy, Tenth District of Pennsylvania; jo ohn B, Kenney, First District of Pennsylvania; Russell Er- rett, Twenty-second District of Pennsylvania; Orrin Hateh, Fourth District of Wisconsin; Benjamin Emmons, Fourth District of Missouri: Wells 8. Jonea, Forty-second District of Ohio; George P, Rex, Second District of Alabama; Hiram Ruggles, Fourth District of Maine; Alton Easton, First Dis- trict of” Missouri; Daniel Woodhull, — District of Dela- ware; Thomas F. Shaw, Second Disirict ot Ohio; John G. Miller, Tenth District of ‘New York. Cilledors of Cartous.—R. 8, Benneit, for the District of Bean- fort, S. C.; George Jerome, for the District of Detroit; Aucrew J. Goss, at St. Augustine, Fla.; William Miller, at Mobile, Ai. ; John H. Bailey, at Portsmouth, N. H. ’ vo-s of Customs.—-Wiliam R, Holliday, at Wheeling, West Virginia; William R. Martin, at Portsmouth, N. H.; Thomas Steel, at Pittsburg, Pa. Fostmasurs.—E. J. Castello, Natchez, Miss; Edward H. Seare, Staunton, Va.; William Miller, Petroleum Centre, Pa Robert J. Gayman, Franklin, Pa.; John B. Howe, Oil ty, Pa. Motley or Banks for the English Mission. Senator Sumner informed several of his fellow Senators to-day that be had authority for say- ing that J. Lothrop Motley had been agreed upon by the President and the Secretary of State for Minister to England. It is un- understood that at the Cabinet meeting to-morrow the foreign appointments will be considered and most of them decided upon, including the chief con- sular positions, Sumner thinks Mr. Motley’s nomi- nation for England will be sent to the Senate to- morrow. On the other hand, Banks’ name is now mentioned for that important position. Revenue Investigations by the Committee on Ways and Means. ‘The Committee on Ways and Means to-day passed & resolution that they will personally examine into all the Custom House warehouses, revenue offices, &c., and everything pertaining to revenue laws, in order to enable them to frame a tariff bill by the next session of Congress. They will probably ex- tend their visits from Boston to San Francisco, com- mencing at New York mm May next. The Redistribution of the Currency. ‘The Committee on Banking and Currency held a meeting to-day and spent some time in discussing the Senate bili for a redistribution of the national bank currency among the States and Territories. There is creat diversity of opinion among the mem- bers of the committee on the subject, and the pros- pect of agreement was so small that the chairman of the comunittee, Mr. Garfleld, endeavored to get a resolution passed to-day compelling the commit- tee to report the bill to-morrow. He offeréd this on his own account, and failed to get it adopted. Subsequently Mr. Coburn, of indiana, an- other member of the committee, introduced a bill on his own account, the same as offered by him last Congress, but he did not get it considered. To-day the Comptroller of the Currency and Amasa Walker, of Boston, were before the committee and explained further relative to the effect of the section in the Senate bill for the redistribution of the currency, No conciusion was reached, however, owing to .the want of agreement among the mem- bers of the committee. A strong effort will be made to have the bill reported to-morrow. It is feared, however, that the national bank interest in the large cities is so strong as to prevent action on the oill at this session, The Washburne Family in the House Degene- rating. Since the exit of E. B. Washburne from the fouse the opposition of the “family” to land grants and subsidies for railroad schemes has become less marked. To-day C. ©. Washburn, a brother of &. B., was the champion of one of these huge land grants for ratiroad purposes, the bare contem- piation of which would Pave thrown fF. B. into @ paroxysm of virtuous indignation, it appears that about thirteen years ago Congress made a grant of land to bulid a railroad from the St. Croix river, in Wisconsin, to Lake Superior, with the usual restriction that the road should be built in a certain number of years. The road was not built in the time specified, and a new extension was granted. ‘That has now expired and there is no appearance of @ ratiroad, and ©. C. Washburn modestly asks for another extension of seven years, The section of the State where the land is is one of the best timber lands in the country, and it appears that Washburn’s railroad company has been engaged in cutting and selling the timber for their own private use. Ben Butler, Judge Kelley and others made such a fierce attack upon the bill and Washburn met it with so little ability that the House sent it to the Committee , on Public Lands, which defeats it for this session. Matilated Currency Receivable for Internal Revenue Taxes. Im reference to the matter of mutilated and re- paired national currency being received for internal revenue taxes, where no part of the note is missing, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue expresses the opinion that collectors must take them, and the Cothptrotier of the Currency also thinks the depart- of ment i# legally bound to take them of the alopositaries; but the Secretary of the Treas- wry has not yet decided to modify the order to the Assistant Treasurers in regard to throwing them out, Itis believed, however, that upoe furtl consideration the Secretary will order the treasurers to receive thein, in order to produce a harmony in the accounts of coliectors and deposi- taries, which is now utterly impossible. The Pablic Debt of St. Domingo. A certifies! copy of public works grants, franchises, &0., has been received by the Mouse Committee on Foreign Affairs from the Minister of the Interior of St. Domingo, which sows that the statements made 8 to land monopolies aad other jobs are without a a al NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET. foundation. The debt of the republic on the 9th of March, 4869, did not exceed $600,000, including cer- tain unadjusted clatms. ; ‘Shooting A@ray in a Ladies’ Car. ‘The crowd usually assembled at the depot at the departure of the train for Baltimore at noon to-day was thrown into considerable excitement by the report of a pistol fired in the ladies’ car. A rush was made for the scene of commotion, It appears that Mr. E. Dorsay Etchison, formerly commercial agent at Matamoros, who left that place for Canada, where he has resided for three or four years past, came on here two or three days ago, and this morning with his daughter took seats in one of he cars of the train then about to start, Shortly after he was seated he was approached by Colonel . R. Lount, formerly of Tennessee, but now of this city, who, tapping him on the shoulder, said, point- ing to a friend who had accompanied him:—“This is my friend, Captain John Nye, and ! have called with him to see why you have been going about the city threatening to kill me on sight. ‘I have done nothing to you, and would like to see you outside the car for an explanation.” Mr. Etchison rose from his seat as if to accompany them, and Colonel Lount and Captain Nye, brother of the Senator, turned to leave the car. It appears as the party moved out Colonel Lount, who was walking in advance of Etchison, suddenly looked round and found a pistol pointed at bis back. He had but the alternative of warding off the shot. Lount turned quickly, and in throwing up his arm the pistol exploded, the ball taking effect in the left hand, breaking the finger. Lount planted his fist upon Etchison’s nose, smashing the bridge and knocking the individualdown. Lount then seized the pistol, and catching Etchison by the throat put the pistol at his head, remarking, ‘You damned scoun- are], you ought to have your brains blown out, but I spare your life for the sake of your family.” The employés of the car seized the combatants and were about to separate them, meanwhile two policemen appeared and took the parties into custody. There were a number of ladies in the car. It may be im- agined that they were not in the most serene state of mind, nota few taking an opportunity to give vent to their feelings. Etchison, during the combat, accused Colonel Lount of improper conduct with his wife, who has for three or four years past lived a portion of tne time in Canada, but a greater part of the time here, boardiig at the’ same house with Colonel Lount. Colonel Lount claims that he was unarmed except with his walking stick. The parties were taken to the station house. Lount was released op parele and Etchison held fora hearing. At six o’clock this evening the case came up before Justice Walters. Etchison was present, his face in @ very dilapidated condition, and was sup- ported by two lawyers. After some pre- liminary conversation outside, the case was called up. The Justice asked Lount whether he had any charges to make. He replied he had none. A policeman then remarked that the report of a pistol was heard in the car. Lount replied that a pistol was heard to explode, but he thought that the per- son who held the weapon was too much of a coward to fire it; so he supposed it went off by accident. The whole affair terminated in smoke. Etchison will leave for Memphis, Tenn., at once. An Army of Disinterested Patriots. For the seventy-five or eighty positions in the office of Superintendent of the United States Trea- sury there are more than 1,500 applications, Proposed Supper to the Cuban Embassy De- clined. Some enthusiastic individuals proposed several Gays ago to get up a supper and serenade to the Cu- ban embassy at present here in the. interest of the revolutionary party. To-night was set apart for a meeting, at which speeches were to be made, sub- scriptions raised to help along the work of revolu- tion and arrangements perfected for the serenade to-morrow night, The head and front of the move- ment to organize the supper and serenade were a brace of adventurers named Sharman . and Hinton—the former a fighting parson and the latter an erratic Bohemian. Mr. Lemus, of the embassy, discovering what was on foot, prudently declined to be the rectpient of the intended honors, stating that his relations here were of a delicate character and might be very seriously damaged by the ill-considered project on foot. The serenade will, therefore, pe abandoned; but the supper is still in order if no buncombe speeches are permitted. The Case of Mr. Casanovia. The daughter of Mr. Casanovia, Madame Emillia de Ja Villauverde, and Miss M. Troqui- erdo, called on General Banks t-day at the room of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and had a long conversation with the Gene- ral on the subject of the imprisonment of Mr. Casanovia. They received assurances that every effort should be made on the part of the United States Congress to extend protection to citizens of this country endangered by Spanish violence in Cuba. A despatch was received by the Secretary of State today from Acting Consul Hall, stating that Mr, Casanovia would be tried by a naval court martial and certainly acquitted, THE FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, First Sessien. SENATE. WASHINGTON, April 5, 1869, OATH OF OFFICE FOR PERSONS NOT DISQUALIFIED UNDER THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT, Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ti, from the Committee on Judiciary, reported without amendment the bill prescribing an oath of office to be taken by the per- sons who participated in the late rebellion, but who are not disqualified from holding office by the four- teenth article of amendment to the constitution of the United States, It provides that when such per- sons shall be elected or appointed to any office of trust or honor under the United States government and shall not be able to take the oath prescribed July 2 1862, on account of participation in the late rebellion, they shall in eu thereof, before entering upon the duties of office, take the oath prescribed In the act of July 11, 1868, prescribing “An oath of oMce to be taken by persons from wnom legal disabilities shall have been removed.’” THE NEW YORK, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LONDON TRLE- GRAPH COMPANY. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., calied up the bill to authorize the New York, Newfoundland and London Tele Company to and its submarine cable on the shores of the United States. The pending amend- ment Was that offered iy Mr. Stockton, authorizing any cable company, ehartered by the taws of any State, to land its cable on the shores of the United Siates, subject ultimately to regulation by C Mr. Srockron, (dem.) of N. J., declared himself opposed to all legisiation upon this subject; but if it must be legislated upon he thought the bil ought first to go to the Commitiee on the Judiciary, because it invofved the question of the right of Congress to authorize a foretgn company to land ite cable on the shores of a State of this Union. He believed that Congress had no such right, nor any right to legis. late for the making of Wlegraphs or ratiroads, but only the right to “regulate commerce” upon roads and canals when made by the States, Inthe matn- ance of this view he made a long argument. The expiration of the morning hour brought up the unfinished business cf Sacarday, the joins reso- lution to protect the interests of the United States in, THE UNION AND CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROADS. The pending question was on the amendment offered by Mr. Sherman, authorizing the President of the United States to fiz the polut of junction of the Uniou Pactfe and the Central Pacific ratiroads, and for that pa , if ke deems it expedient, to appoint a board of eminent ettizens, not exceeding five in number, to examine and report in regard to the proper point of Junction, and aiso m regard to the condition of each roal, and what sum will be required to complete them as first ciass railroads according to law. Mr. Howarp, (rep.) of Nich., opposed the amend- ment. He did not think |; wise to invest the Presi- dent with such an extraodinary discretion, nor did he beileve that the President would be wiliing to ex- ercise it. He contended ‘hat the Secretary of the Interior had established 4 line between Monument Point and Echo Summit, tpon which both compa- were bound to butid their roads. The Union cifle Company, however, had seen fit to dr to the north of the Itne fixed by the Secretary of the Intertor, and now the t¥o companies were con- structing therr roada, one eastward and the other westward, past each otherwithout forming a juno- ton. ‘This left the rights ofthe respective companies to be settied either by the courts or by Congress, and he greatly preferred that ©» should settle the matter by jaw, because & Lwesuté between the com- nies might resnit in depeiving the country of the ‘nefits of @ through rafroad to the Pacific for months or even years. de therefore offered an amendment appointing Gererals Sheridan, Thomas, McDowell, Halleck and Tiomas J. Crane a board of commissioners, with auihority to re-establish the point of junction of thest roads, which point of Junction shail be on the line already approved by the Secretary of the Interior, be board to report such point to the Secretary of th Interior, Mr, SHERMAN, (rep.) of Olio, agreed that the point teviplaced. by" the ‘Secretary. of the. Interror‘but ho mp yt in| , but he objected to the ‘unsudiselt of the Benson tron Michigan, because it requiral the commissioner to in dis id tas thatous m spute, ane cl \- nection with it and were being investigated in the House of Representatives. It was now necessary that the iy of junction shoutd be fixed by some com- tent Authority, because the rival roads were over- pping each other. The Union Pacific Comp: nad: already completed its road thirty mites beyon jen. . WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, 8! to Mr. Sherman an amendment to his amendment, so as to direct the President to Ox the point of junction according to the legal rights.of the respective com- Pavies, Mr. SHERMAN had no other objection to amendment than that it seemed to avert a legal con- troversy, when he believed $bat in fact neither road had any legal rights beyond the point to which it had actually constructed the road. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., assuming that the letter of the Secretary of the Interior had the force of law, was unable to see hew more than one of these companies could lawfully claim bonds from the vernment. or ‘THAYER, (rep.) of Neb., said it would be a gross perversion of the legislative power to make any new law affecting the rights of these parties when they were already engaged in litigation to de- termine their respective rights, Mr. STEWART, (rep.) of Nev., called attention to the extraordinary character of the House bill, which he said proposed to put the Union Pacitic Railroad Company on wheels and move it about the country to exempt it from the Jurisdiction of the local courts and give it other extraordinary privileges contrary to the general raie of law on that subject. He thought, however, that he had in his possession a document which explained the whole affair. Here Mr. Stewart read a paper in the nature of an agree- ment, dated October 18, 1867, and signed by Oliver Ames, John B, Alley aud others, and executed before Daniel M. Gillett, notary public, New York, the exact purport of which was not under- stood by the reporters. He had also another document (holding up a yellow covered pamphlet), which all that Mr. Jas. Fisk “was a ras- cal.” He-did not know Mr. Fisk, but for his present purpose, it was not necessary to question the truth of this aliegation. ‘This pamphlet further stated that “this Mr. Fisk had sought to arraign the Union Pa- cific Railroad Company before a very rascally court.” ‘This might also be true, although he had looked over the record of the proceedings of the court in this matter and had tailed to find anything to, war- rant the allegation. But what did this ras- cal Fisk allege in rascally court? First, that there was a conspiracy between a certain lot of people calling themselves the Crédit Mobilier, @ ring Inside the Pacific Ratlroad Company, to swindle all the rest of the world, and Fisk cer- tamly made out a pretty strong case. He alleged that the Crédit Mobilier had made enormous divi- dends by using the Pacific Railroad, which the mem- bers of the Crédit Mobilier admitted. Fisk also went so far as to charge that certain members of Col were mterested in this arrangement, and he (Stewart) had heard it stated that members of the House Committee on the Pacific Railroad were in- terested, not only in that road, but also in the Credit Mobilier, and had never heard it denied. EXECUTIVE SESSION. . At four o’clock Mr. Stewart gave way for a motion to go into executive session, which was carried, After the executive session the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE3. WASHINGTON, April 5, 1869. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS. Under the call of States bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read twice and referred as fol- | lows:— By Mr. JeNcKES, (rep.) of R. 1.—To establish a de- partment of justice. By Mr. NEGLEY, (rep.) of Pa.—To reduce the num- ber of officers of the army. By Mr. Lawrence, (rep.) of Ohio—To establish a law department; also to preserve the purity of elec- tions and the right of free discussion in the unrecon- structed States. By Mr. Jupp, (rep.) of Il.—To amend the Bank- ruptcy act. By Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.) of Ohio—Providing that the law constituting eight hours @ day’s work shall be construed so as to give full wages. By Mr. ReEVEs, (dem.) of N. Y.—Allowing prize money to the officers and crew of the Monitor for the fight with tne Merrimac in Hampton Roads. Soy Mr. Hoorer, (rep-) of Mass.—To authorize the transfer of the revenue cutter 5, P. Chase from she lakes to the seaboard. fe rep. 4o—TO provide for tabcinu tne tuned ‘sabes also to amend the third section of the ect Of July 20, 1868, imposing a tax on distilled spirits and tobacco. Mr. Jones, (dem.) of Ky,, offered @ resolution in- the Committee on soereunetens to in- quire into the eg coged of applying part of the appropriation for the coast survey to enable the director of the coast survey to co-operate with com- missfoners operating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, for the pul of obtaining an‘ accurate ere survey, &c. Adopted. Jutlsiney Commitee to inquire into the propriety. Of fu omm! inquire e.propriety Oo! restoring to Mrs. Mary Custis ee the Mount Vernon from her home at Arlington during the war and now in the Patent Office. Adopted. Mr. JULIAN, from the Committee on Public Lands, reported a joint resolution to annul and declare void 80 much of the Cherokee Indian treaties of August, 1866, andtJune, 1868, as authorize the sale of thetr lands and all contracts, &c., purporting to be made thereunder, such lands to be subject to settlement, entry and sale at $126 per acre. The joint resolu- tion was passed—yeas 98, nays 35. Mr. SHANKS, (rep.) of Ind., offered a resolution re- ferring to the Judiciary Committee the charges against iichard Bust District Judge of the United States for Alabama, and the testimony here- tofore taken, with instructions to continue the in- vestigation and with power to act through a sub- committee during the recess and to send for persons and papers. Mr. SCOFIELD, me Pa., moved to lay the reso- lution on the ‘able. jegatived—yeas 52, nave 67. ‘The resolution was then ad 7 to 47. Mr. CoBuURN, (dem.) uf Ind., introduced a bill sup- 5) e Currency act of July 31, 1364. Whiie it was being read the morning hour expired and the bill went over till! Monday next, UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The House then, at @ quarter past one o’clock, proceeded to the a, wg the Speaker's table and foL.ows :— beg thereof Senate joint resolution for printing of the agricultural report of 20,000 copies for the Senate, 180,000 for the House and 23,000 for the Commts- sioner of Agriculture was referred to the Committee on Printing. The Senate bill to carry into effect the convention of July 4, 1868, between the United States and Mexico for the adjustment of claims. Passed. The Senate joint resolution to drop trom the of jthe army certain officers absent without leave was referred to the Committee on Military Aifuirs. SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION INVESTIGATION. Mr. PAINE, (rep.) of Wis., from the Committee on Elections, a resolution for the appointment. of aselect committee to investigate tue charges made by the Board of State Canvassers of South Carolina in reference to the system of terrorism, con- scriptions and assassinations, &c., which prevented @ fair canvass in the Third and Fourth Cs mal districts of South Carolina at the last election, to sit atsuch times and places as it 4 determine, in Washington and South Carolina, with power to send for persons, papers, &c. Alter a brief discussion Mr. Paine withdrew the resolution for the present. z THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE. Mr. BuRpDerr, (rep.) of Mo., presented the report of the Committee on Elections in the contested elec- tion case from the Fourth District of South Carolina, declaring A. 5. Wallace entitled prima facie to the seat, and gave notice that he would call it up for action to-inorrow. Mr. RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa., presented a minority Teport on the same case, THE TENURE OF OFFICE BILL SIGNED BY THE PRESI- DENT. ‘ A message from the President announced that he had approved and signed the Tenure of Oflice bill. BUSINESS ON THE SPEAKER'S TABLE. The House again went to the business on the Speaker's table and disposed thereof as follow#:— The Senate bill to revive the grant of lands for a ratiroad im Alabama from Selma to Gadsden, and to confirm it to the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad me Reierred to the Committee on Public is, The Senate joint resolution authorizing the Com- missioner of Indian Affairs to appomt guardians or trustees for minor Indian children who may be en- titled to pensions or bounties, Referred to the Com- mittee on Indian Affairs, The Senate joint resolution relating to certain brevet appointments. Referred to the Committee Ooh Benga tent he Senate juint resolution uirtn, rties de- sirtng relief from political ‘iisabitities folmake ap- plication to Congress in writing over their own sig- nature, setting forth the grounds on which relief fs asked, and on which, shall be sworn to. Referred to the Reconstruction Committee, ‘The Senate joint resolution enabling actual settlers to purchase certain lands of the Great and Little Osage Indians, Passed with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. AMERICAN VESSELS DESTROYED BY RBEDEL PRIVA- TEER, The SPEAKER laid belore the House a message from the President, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, with tabular statements as to the destruction of American merchant vessels during Referred to the Committee on Commerce. UBMISSION OF THR VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) of Ill, introduced a joint resolution authorizing the submission of the Vir- Ginia constitution to a vote of the people, and au- thorizing the election of State oiiicers, provided by that constitution. and of members of Congress. Re- ferred to the Reconstruction Committee. The House then, at haif-past four, took a recess Until haitpast seven, the evening seasion to be for general depate only, Evening Session. ‘The House met in at half-past seven o'clock— - Ea of Michigan, in tee chairetor genera) Mr, JENCKRS addressed the House on the necessity of reform in the civil service. every one admitted the necenstt Hot ‘reform no one had brought forward . He, therefore, pressed in att nongt se all times wilting to & better, His bill, dressod the machinery of a new it, and simply proposed & board of ex: yuo would be we civil staff of the administration for the purpose of who were fit persons for office. {t did not interfere with the political offices, but applied only to the subordinate. He gave reasons why suc- cess may be hoped for in this stem and showed how this mode of selection was co! mt with the oO practice and theory of the government. By the present mode no actual judgment was obtained upon the fitness of candidates, the choice depending upon patronage and favor, and political aud per- sonal influence, Mr. ORTH, (rep.) of Ind., next addressed-the House in advocacy of a resolution which he had offered at the close of the last session for the admission into the Union of the Territory of St, Domingo on the following conditions:—First, that the people of St. Domingo should adopt a republican form of Terri- torial pprcenment by deputies in convention as- sembied. Second, tat the action of the people should be with the consent and co-operation of the existing government of that republic. Third, that such form of government should be thereafter sub- mxtted to Congress for its approval. Fourth, that the admission of the Territory should be with a view to the ultimate establishment of a State government, republican in form, in conformity with the Constitu- tion of the United States and with the approval of Congress, Mr. NIBLACK, (dem.) of Ind., asked his colieague whether he considered an increase of the colored population of this country desirable. If so he sug- gested a modification of the naturalization laws so as to allow people other than white to emigrate and be naturalized. Mr. BANKS, (rep.) of Mass., desired to know whether Mr. Niblack would resist the acquisition of territory necessary for the unity of this empire sim- py because a few colored laborers happened to live ere. Mr. NIBLACK replied that this objection might not be insuperable, but it would be an objection which would have to be taken into consideration. Mr. BANKS said. he should consider the gentleman converted. Mr. Oxrn concluded his remarks, and then the House, at half-past nine o’clock, adjourned. THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Writ of Error Refused in the Twitchell Mur- der Case—National Bank Stock Subject to State Taxation, WASHINGTON, April 5, 1869, In the Supreme Court of the United States, Mon- day, April 5. Mr. Ackerman ¢x parte G. 8. Twitchell; petition- ers application for a writ of error, and Mr. Chief Justice Chase delivered the opinion of the Court denying the motion for a writ of error upon the ground that the fifth and sixth amend- ments to the constitution of the United States were not restrictions upon the State governments, but only upon the government of the United States. The claim of the petitioner was that the Pennsyl- vania act of 1860, with regard to indictments for mur- der, was a violation of tue fifth and sixth articles of the amendment to the constitution. No. 123, James. Austin, Plaintiff in Error, vs. The Board of Aldermen, in Error to the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.—The corporation had taxed a number of snares held by Austin in various banks. He set up the plea that the State act relative to the returns and taxation of shares in associations for banking established under the laws of the United States was repugnant to the statute of the United States passed June 3, 1864. But the Supreme Court aflirmed the validity of the statute of Massachusetts, with costs. Mr. Chief Justice Chase announced the adoption of the following rule, viz:— Rule No. 54. In Admiraity.—Whenever a cross libel is filed upon any counter claim arising out of the same cause ol action for which the original libel was filed the respondents in the cross libel shall give security in the usual amount and form to respond in damages as claimed in said cross libel, unless the Court, on cause shown, shail otherwise direct, and ail proceedings upon the original libel shall be stayed until such security shall be given. Mr. Chief Justice Chase announced that the Court would not hear arguments after Friday, this week, and would take a recess from Thursday, the 15th of April, to the first Monday in October next. No, 114. Dennis Mulligan, Plaintiff! in Error, vs. Jonn Corbin et al., in Error to the Court of Appeals of the United States of Kentucky.—Mr. Justice Davis delivered the opinion of the court affirming the judgment of the said Court of Appeals in this case with costs. No. 107. John Maguire, Piaintifi in Error, vs. Mary L. ‘Tyler et al. in Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri.—My. Justice Clifford delivered the opinion of the Court reversing the judgment of the said Supreme Can with costs, and remanding the cause to the said Supreme Court, with directions w enter a decree affirming the decree of the St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. No, 125. The Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, Plaintiff in Error, v3, ‘Thomas Nichols, in Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvanta,—The judgment of the said Circuit Court in this cause was affirmed, with costs and interest, by a divided court, No, 127. The Proviaence Rubber Company, Appel- lJantg, vs. Charies Gt ear, Executor, &c., Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island. THE ASTOUNDING ROBBERY IN PHILA- DELPHIA. Particulars of the Robbery of a Beneficial Saving Fund of a Million in Bonds and Greenbacks. {From the Philadelphia Post, April 5.) Since the now famous Lord bond robbery in New York there has been none that will attract more universal comment than the one we are about to record. The amount stolen in the case mentioned was not over half a million, if indeed it reached that amount, while that in the present instance amounts to the almost incredible sum of $1,000,000; and even this tremendous amount may be but an 1 spate tion to the loss sustained. It is impossible to say what money was secured in addition to the sums.we have recorded below. The matter is made more serious by the fact that the bonds, shares of stock, &c., stolen, are mainly negotiable, which will tell matertally against the chances of apprehending the ro! The scene of this unparalleled out was the old fashioned building, familiar to all residents of Phila- on situated at the southwest.corner of Twelfth and Chestnut streets. It a far tea structure, three York style, by a rather tall fight of stepa. This leaves considerable basement room, which constitutes in fact an additiona: story to the building. The base- ment is occupied as ap uphoistering establishment. —_ second floor of the part of the butiding — jown Twelfth street is occupied by Bird’s bill! saloon, the front portion being used as the residence of a private family. The first flour is used as the Banking House of the Beneficial Safety Fund, of Pompe ‘This is a ey Mgr ieee organized for the benefit of poor giris connect with the Cattolfe Charch, but which has for some time been largely used for other parties. The high financial character of the concern gave it this popu- larity, and the amount of treasure found 1n its safe yee! shows that the popular faith in tts stabi- lity was not unfounded, esterday afternoon about four o’clock the super- intendent of the billiard rooms having occasion to go to his place of business found, on attempting to enter by the Twelfth street door, that the lock had been in some way tampered with and would not turn, He thought this singular, but no suspicion of the real state of things struck him at the time. He went to the Chestnut street door, which he found open and entered the building. A wide entry leads irom this door past the banking rooms, which are to the right of it, and into the interior of the house. It was not singular that the hall door should be open, for the family on the second foor used it at all times. ‘The superintendent passed this way to the billiard room, when, looking from a window on the lending between the front and back buildings, he saw that a back window of the savings fand was open. ‘This window opened upon a small yard which could be further approoched directly from the ‘Twelfth street door. The visitor knew that the savings fund window was never left unciosed, and, apprenending mischief, descended to the yard, He then found that the window had been opened from without, and, jooking in, he saw beyond a large safe burst open and a variety of burglars’ Imple- ments scattered about the floor. He at once pro- ceeded to the residence of Mr. Charles A, Rippiler, the President of the savings fund, and informed him of the facts, An investigation proved that the burglars had unlocked the Twelfth street door, as well as the door into the yard, by false keys, and had “jimmied” the rear window of the Savings Fund. They then attacked a Lillie safe, one of the largest size and built into the wail. Their proceedings in this Work appear to bave been as methodical as the occasion demanded. They first screwed a large piece of joist perpendicularly upon the floor, securing it by strap binges, and further bracing it by a stout piece of Walnut six feet long. This timber was brought with them into the building, which shows that their work had been thoroughly planned. Using the joist for a fulcrum, with a beautifully con- structed tool, evidently made for the purpose, they acrewed the “combination” from the safe and cked off the handle, Then they bored a five- eygnth inch hole with a drill alongside of the lock and slipped the bolts, forcing the door open. Then they broke the lock off the inside door with the inn and effected an entrance to the safe. A car used by the institution to carry books in and out on a railway was run out, and the burglars went de- liberately at work to break n boxes and remove valuables. They left 4 quart bottle of alcohol, flask of powder, lamp, wick, and safety .use behind. atchman is employed on the premises, but for reason he was not there ‘yeaterd one ac. count our reporter heard was that he had had some disagreement with the oflicers of the savii fand, and tad left the office in a fit of temperyanother statement was that it was only his “day off; though wiy @ watchinan should choose Sunday, of all days, for # holiday is singular, At all events he left the buikt at six O'clock yeaterday morning. Some time between that hour and four in the afternoon his out Unparalicied im the annals of robbery in ited. lelphia, if not in the country, was com- ‘The very worst feature of the whole affair ts that the depositors in the savings fund are mainiy of the classes, who cannot afford to lose their Poor giris at service, day laborers, coach- men, and such humble folks had faith tn this Pd nd, as they might well have had, and left with it, conident of its security. their hard. earned savings. This robbery will be @ terrible blow to many a tolling, honest soul. The owned by the Safety Fand stolen poorer money. were as follows:— $15,000 Pes Sse ail road six cent coupon : $1,000 seven per cent Penunsyivaaia jo‘ 925,500 United States bonds, 1881; $20, United Mates Ove twenty bonds; $27,000 United States teu-forty bonds ; $25,000 Philadelphia and Erie Donds; $4,000 City of Pittab $1,000 City of Pittsburg six cent boads, Allegheny County five per cent bonds; $1,000 Caw den City sig per cent bonds; $15,000 [entingdon and Broad top Railroad seven per bonds: $32,000 Schuyikill Navigation six per cent bonds $20,000 Camden and Amboy consolidated mortgage bonds; $5,000 ditto; $102,000 Peunsyivenia five per cent coupon bonds; $2500 Com necting Railway Company six per ceat bonds; $15,000 = Sunbar: and Erie Katlway seven r cent bonds; $3%,000 Pennsyiveanh War aN 8X per cent; $10,001 New Jersey Stale bonds, SIX Der cent; $20,000 Delaware State bonds, six per cent; $2,100 United States five-tweuty of 1864: $10,200 United States tve-twenty be ; $41,000 United States five twenty bor $4,000 Philadelphia oy five per cent loan, reg tered; $156,400 Philadelphia Clty «ix per cent loan; $50,000 Pennsylvania State six per con! loan, regie- tered; $77,700 United States fve-twenty loan, 1865, registered, and $6,600 United States Gve-twenty registered bonds—making a total of $746,000. Be- sides these they had in the safe $12,000 in green. backs and some coin, which te robbers carried away with the securities. The scores of boxes be- longing to private individuals which had ma left with the institution for safekeeping were, with bet @ single exception, broken open and afl of the valuables they contained were abstracted. One of the boxes contained securities aud money valued at $60,000, and many otners had securities and other valuables worth from $100 to $94,000, Among the losers was ex-Judge Campbell, Who had a box on deposit that contained over $4,000. A lwly named McCaully tad @ box tn the safe whieh tained diamonds valued at from $15,000 to $29,000, one solitaire having alone cost $5,00), Other depositors had silver a gold coin and silver plate on deposit, and until the books of the institution are examined it will be dificult to aggre- gate the value of the property earried away by the burglars: but it is beleved that it will reach $1,000,000. At the present writing the detectives are entirely atsea; but it is not possible that the scoundrels should go unwhipt of justice; aud we Want to and try to belteve that when they are taken (heir booty Will be secured with them. ‘The Latest. PHILADELPUIA, April 5, 1860, Of the securities stolen yesterday from the Benefi- cial Saving Fund, about $400,000 were regisiered bonds not convertible. The coupon bonds amounted to $150,000, of which $93,000 were five-twenties. Mortgages to the amount of $250.000 were not dis- turbed, so that, including registered by b ties and real estate, the society will have meet the claims of 3,000 depositors. ‘The society offer a reward of $25,000 for the arrest of the burglars and the recovery of assets. The managers have suspended payments to depositors for the present. In addition to the bonds belonging to the society, there were a large amount of boxes belonging to private parties, deposited for safety. combina. Valuabies were in the vauit with a Lt tion lock, which, a8 well as a sr were bured into with apparent ¢ AMUSEMENTS. Freta AVE! THEATRE—FRENCH OPrEeka.—The genial John Brougham and his Irish comedies and American extravaganzas have given place at this house to Fisk, Bergfeld and opera bouse or Prevel opera. Tbe transformation was signalized last night by the performance of “La Péricho! with Irma, Aujac and the other celebrities of the Grand Opera House cast returped again. It was an idea of Fisk, Jr., that this Fiffh avenue bandbox was the very thing for the boufe, and for Irima and Tostee and all the light sparkling and airy nonsense of Offenbach and company, and the first experiment has proved that Fisk, in this neat operatic notion, hit the natl on the head. The house was @ crash, and the rush was kept up dur ing the day and evening for seats, though early in the morning all the seats were gone. And'it was a stylish louse, reminding one of those elegant operatic audiences which “ouce upon a time’ made the old Astor Piace house 80 beautiful nnder the gastight. For this little estav- lishment there was a pretty good audience in the aisles, lobbies and doorways. ‘The experiment of the Voufe here, as a popuiar attraction, is ‘a hit—a oe able hit,” and in regard to the owe singers it ‘reat improvement on the immense expanse of the fen avenue house, in which much of their music and by-play was lost. Here everything that hone or sung is heard distinctly, and everything that is done in illustration of the several characters and of the story ts distinctly seen by the Whole house. The house sees itself, likewise, in full relief, with the aid of the mirrored walls of the sides, #0 that the intervals between the acts can be profitably employed by the ladies in studying the fasiions and comparing notes, © As to the performances by Irma, Aujac and com- pany it will suffice to say that, never having ap- peared under such advantages, they never appeared im better voice or training than last night. Calis before the curtain, great baskets and bouquets of flowers and a rattling fre of applause at every opening in the score wero the order of the night. Altogether thts reopening was @ brilliant one, the only evidences of a recent tour of hard work by the troupe being in some of the choruses, which lacked some- What the freshness and spirit expected on a first representation. This evening Tostee reappears as the Grande Duchesse, and every evening for the week there is to be a change of the bill. The Grand Duchesse wiil be particularly grand at her new headquarters. NiBLO’s GARDEN.—Mr. Farnie has proved himself amore skilful reconstructionist than the Solons at Washington, if we may accept the testimony of the crowded and fashionable audience that last night witnessed the reconstruction of the “Forty Thieves.’ It is plain that our audiences are becoming more lamiliar with the puns, don mots, epigrams and double meanings which constitute the peculiar strength of burlesque writing, for trequent and loud applause greeted the old hits as well as the new, which Mr. Farnie has so successfully mtroduced. Realizing that the large stage and auditortum of Nibio’s militates against the close and intimate contact between the audience and the actor, which in smaller theatres enables the play of feature, the changing accent of words, the puns and the light hits of burlesque to produce such telling effect, he has introdus no small portion of the pantomime and tbe spectacular in the new portions of the “Forty Thieves,” and these cl were ail well received by the audience. They are too numerous to in the limited space we can devoie to notice; but we recognize some of the good things from ‘“ixion’” and “Ernani,” as, for instance, ‘‘fabby was a Welshman,” Miss Lydia’s sparkling song, “Up in a balloon,” and igs Weber's “Walking in the Pars.” In the new “Nonsense Khymes” “Yankee Doodle” was very effectively introduved. The dresses are all new and much improved and the scenery is greatiy remod- elled. je only change in the cast ts the transfer of Miss Kelsey to the role of the Fairy Queen and the introduction of Miss Clara Thompson, the step-sister of Miss Lydia, in the part of Amber. This young lady made a good impression and will prove a favor- ite. She has a fine presence, good delivery aud grace and spirit in action, The only fault we have to find with the reconstruction ts that it ran too slowly from an evident want of rehearsal. A little judicious pfuning of some of the longer dialogues will also help this, On the whole, Mr. Faroie has made auother hit, which he may add to the now es- tablished favorites from his pen; the “Forty Thieves” and “Pinto” and the Lydia Thompson troupe have taken a new lease of their hold upon the public favor. it would seem that they never can get enough of the charming and hs ful Lydia aud the ever comic and grotesque Beckett, BROADWAY THEATRE.—Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams, the old and well Known favorites, reappeared at the Broadway theatre for the first time since their triumphant success in Philadelphta, The reception was most cordial. A well filled house greeved the old favorites and seemed to take even more pleasure than ever in the “Emerald Rin ‘The piece was admirably put upon the stage. sparkling dialogue was well recited; Mr. Williams excelled themselves, and Mr. Jac wiley attorney, seemed to euter into the spirit of the piece more heartily than we have seen him, The representation last night was quite a success, and the manager had every reason to take encour- agement and go on. ACADEMY OF MUSIC—JANAUSCHEK.—The recent riot of burlesque and spectacle must have extended its demoralizing influence in matters of theatrical taste among our German fellow,citizens, else this great actresa wouid certainly have been greeted last evening by a muct larger house than assembled to do honor to her fifth farewell performance. The occa- sion was the presentation for the first time in this country, and, indeed, we betieve for nearly two de- cades anywhere, of Victor Hugo's drama of “Thisbe; or, Angelo the Tyrant of Vadua,” with danauschek in the title rive. The piece is one offering fall opportuntty for the exhibition of those high qualities of histrionic ability whiéh this artist possesses inan eminent degree, being @ story of love, jealousy and murder of the sixteenth centur The audience, although small, was critical and appreciative, and gave frequent ex- hivition of thetr high admiration of Wie artist's eiforts. No more truly great acoress than Jan auschek has ever op ared before an Ameri can audieace. Her several interpretations aro ail life ptctures—strong and bold sketches—with the calm power of gentus, artiste renderings, not where art tx applied t conceal the art, but were it is toned down and erted with such care as to be free from ra} acting. Her Thisbe is not ‘behind any char bas before appeared in in these qualities of excel- lence. STapr TrraTre—SayLock.—There has not been a dramatic actor of eminence since the tine of Shak- apeare who has not tried his powers tn the charac- ter of Shylock. There just such a mixture of the religious fanatic, the avaricious miser, of the loving poy and of bioodthirsty revenge, concentrated in the person of the Jew of Venice, and the court fcene in the last act, where the ppacent triumph of ‘all the fy of the revengefu turged to compiets discomfiture and his own debase- | were, as usual, excell 3 ment, offers such a rare opportunity for the display of artistic power, that the of Shylock 1s alway! attractive to and “Merchant of Venice” always @ favorite with the public. Hence the Btad! theatre was very well Sliced by an appreciative rep- audience last evening ww witness the resentation of Shriock by Herr Friedrich Hesse. Hie wat Got the conventional Shylock to which we have been accustomed. Herr Haase te an arteet of great originality. Every part he under- takes net oaly becomes artistic pertection in his person, but he throws into it, with alltthe force of skilled genias, his OWN conception of what the character snou't natufaily be. gave ws the Jew religious fanaticism, intensified by the rece, predominate, and in whom larks out, soon to be represend ty Atitonto as ius faith and race, spoken Ww hie exit, roken-hearted, ruined man, as well as in the minutes worthy to be seen and studied ortanity offers. The company did their best, and merit especial commendation, for tney were dently afuenced by ue bigh artistic atmosphere surrovading them. Uston League THkaTak.—A very small but emt- Bently select assembiage atteuded at this theatre of “The The performance last evening to witness the performance Factory Girl” ana “Trying Ht On.” was for the benefit of @ Southern lady who is now im @ destitute condition. Although the receipts might not have been enough to be of very great amustance to the Goncfiriare, the earnestoes of the ladies and geutiemen who appeared might possttly have compensated for t cutary results, Mr. Rooney and Mi Holmes carried of the honura of the evening 1 althougt: Harry Cunningham, who had vi was more succeed in overshadowing his aruateur assistants, Bavants’ Mixernecs.—The Bryant, who daring the past twelve years have been delighting the pub- lic with their humorously quaint, piquant and origi jan minstrelay, grow, like wine, better with age, Pleasing and uneud'ng variety have been the characteristic features of thoir enters tainments, and herein lies the secret of tn ant and anparalieled success, Song, | burlesque, sparkling with fun and tren local Lita, “shooting folly as it fies,” succeed one another in rapid suceessiun. Last evening, aad to & crowded house, was givea @ burlesque on Orpheus, by John Bro christened “Ked * Tt cers tainly raised the merriment of the house to ared heat, and in this respect isnot a misnomer. It ts one of those lively, grotesque, bolster rollicking. roaring bartesques for which th had lately become pre-eminently fat ust be seen to be properly understood ap Bp! ie the piece, Which Was at ance & great success and bound wo have arun, as in all the vari rform- ances of the pleasantly pro’ Daw Bryant, Messrs. Se id the host of v nd popu- lar establishment, did their best © please, Nothing wore need or can be sail New Yore Crncus—The performances jast night at this celebrated and favorite place of amusement, he Levaatine Brothers, r Frank Meiville’s piortions, Mile. ening. In ad . the splen ivilie family of gymnasts calle The horseback rv nd bas 6 ke is merits rare prat York. New cat the weu at piu The panto Barber and the closed the amment roxy Pastor's Orerna Hovsr.—This east side temple of Motes maintains ite hold upon the publio and kee e charaéter of its programmes, The energetic manager is never Dehind in providing hus patrons with novelties, many of which, by-the-by, would not by any weans be out of place on the west side of the city. This week the bul # am entirely new ove, of the usual Variety character, comprising negro business, dances, seutumental anc mmc singing, sketches, and & drama entitled “The Chieflain’s Daughter” as a wind up. Among the chief attractions should be mentioned James Taylor, the London comique, whose rap changes of dress and really excelent singing bave made him deservedly a great tavorite. Mc Taylor 18 undoubtedly one of the best comie singers of the day. Harry Raynor's eccentricities op the violln are very clever, a3 also is his stump speech. The pro- gramme is a jong one and & good one, too, and visitors to the Opera House can neither compiain of the quantity nor the quality of the amusement pro- vided for them. PARK THEATRE, BROOKLYN.—“Arrah-na-Pogue,’* which admirable Irish drama was presented at the Park theatre for the first time last evening with a star cast, was received with a ‘‘cead mille fa/ithe’? by @ house full to repletion in every part, The scenery wes very fine, and each actor weit up in his part the play was ay through with in & manner unusually smooth for the Orst night. Arrah Meelish of Mrs. F. B. Conway was an artistio and enchanting representation of the warm hearted and devoted Irish girl. Her enunciation was clear. while the dialect was unexceptionabie. The Colonel O'Grady of Mr. Conway was very fine. The arrant Knave and coward, Michae® Feeny, personated by E. Lamb, was go George C. Davenport, a8 Shaun the Post, sus- tained his well known high reputation in that rt. Miss Ella Wren, a8 Fanny Power, and Mra. wnans, as Katty, with the fanous barn door jig. Each won rounds of ap from the enthusiastio audience. There could be no mistake as to the na- tionality of the majority of the assemblage. While the sturring airs of their native land were being ages. as many leet kept time, irresistibly i: would seem, tune. Altogether the representation of rrah-na-Pogue, or the Wicklow Wedding,” at the Park theatre, was @ decided success. Musical and Theatrical Notes. M. Juignet is bound to have the laugh against Offenbach at his benesit which will take place at the ‘Théatre Francais to-morrow night. He announces the first act of the “Grand Duchess,” with a truly strange cast, which should certainly attract a large house. To hear Desclauzas sing the “Pit! pags pout and Hide her pretty face beneath the ferocious whiskers of the irascible Boum, and Nose-Bell in the role of the awkward, bashful Fritz, ts indeed @ treat. ‘Then Carrier, as the wayward Duchess, and Victoria Maurice, as Prince Paul, begging him to name the day, while littie Clementine bustles about as the diplomatic Puck and Guerrett! does the trapping of Neponnuc, form an ola podrids of fun and non- sense seldom witnessed on our stage. The rest of the programme consists of a French-! seria, by Herve, called “Gargoutllado. said to good in spite of its name, a chanson neté?, and a comedy in which the ben«sft re takes the leading part. M. Juignet has labored fong and faithfully to establish French opera and drama in unis city, and he deserves to be assisted in hus benetit , by the presence of all admirers of la belle France on the stage. ‘This isthe last week of “Romeo and Juliet” at Booth’s. The piece has had a magnificent ron and is now in the tenth week of its success, ‘@thello’? will be produced on Monday. Mrs, Scott-Siddons closed her engagement in New Orleaus on Saturday evening. Lacille Western and Mr. J. A. Herne are still tick- ling the saints of Sait Lake with their personations. Mra. Lander drew large audiences during the past week at the Nasivilie theatre. Her encagement cigse:d in that city on Saturday evening. VELOCIPEDIANA, GRAND INAUGURAL OF THE PRARSALL GYMNACYCLI DIUM. ‘The Pearsall Brothers last evening inaugurated their new grand Gymnacyclidiam at Apollo Hall, Broadway and Twenty-erghth street, and the event was inade the occasion of one of the Onest displays of velocipede mechanism and architecture,jas well as of skilful riding, that has ever been witnesed. ‘The auditorium of the hall was completely crowded by a refined and fashionable assemblage of ladies and gentlemen as spectators, and Dodworth’s band furnished music in regular [ for the large number of experts thi od the arena and displayed their proficiency in th of the novel vehicles, Among the t designs and models exhibited were the F Pickering, Monod, Demorest, Wood, Witty and the Dexter and Soper patented attachments. | T ture of the entertainment, however, was the Jess,’ a bieyele of exquisitely symmet | design and finish, ana which was ridden by Miss Pearsail, a very attractive young lady and an complished veloviped-sirienne, Miss Pearsall was accompanied in her evolutions by her brothers, Alva A. and Frank F., and won hearty plaudits from the assem- biage. e Pickerings sis0 accompanied two ladies in displays upon a ladies’ velocipede of a different design, mbiing more closely ordinary veloce, and these evolutions were also Ma Te pd The humor of the evening was derived from a game of “tag, in which Frank Pearsall, Mr. Pickering and Professor Baldwin particl The game developed some exc riding by the players, and the “dodges” and “twists” resorted to were of the Most dexterous and sometimes laughable description, Among the gentiemen who especially distinguished themselves Were the Pearsalis, the Pickerty Mr. Burroughs, E. H. Carlton and Professor Baldwin. In addition & number of gymuastic exhibitions were given by several experts upon velocipedes going at fail speed, aud the entertainment may be fairly con- sidered & grind success in every particular, About fifty riders participated in the games, AT THE EMPIRE CITY VELOGIPEDROME mile race took place, in which Master Carneval, @ pupil of Professor Taxter, fourteen years of age, made the unprecedented time of 3:36, winning the race, The track was measured yesterday alternoom, by J. Slater, City Surveyor, and the achievement war greeted with unbounded applause by an immense audience. ‘ nae ’ CAMMEYEW'S AMPHICYCLOTHBATROD on the Union grounds, Brooklyn, was also the scene of a half-mile contest for a silver cup, in Ww! the winner, Mr. Merrill, made the distance in 2: Jew are suddenly | Comstock second, in 2:10 A large concourse spectators Was present.