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4 EXECUTION OF A FRATRICIDE. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT ANGELICA. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET. Senator Sum me 8 ; the Alabama (From the Toronto (Canada) Gazette—Britiah Crown organ in tritish North Amertca—April 13,] Senator Sumner evidently knows, from long expe- rience, the exact amount of “bunkum"” and ‘ dap- David H. Carpenter Executed for the | aooaie” wich his countrymen can swallow with Murder of His Brother. ANapLica, Alleghany Oo., N. Y., April 16, 1869. The execution of David H. Carpenter forthe murder of his brother, Richard Ellison Carpenter, in Septem- ber of last year, took place here (at Angelica) to-day, and the circumstances that an execution is a sight which the rural population of this district have not often an opportunity of bebolding, and that the mur- pee ‘as the derer and bis victim were well knowa to large num- | a compromise is ever bers of people in this region, had the effect of bringing large numbers to the scene. The particulars of the fratricidal deed that brougut David H. Carpenter to the scaffold are familiar to the people of Alleghany county, but the murder did not at the time excite The crime was one commit- ted under circumstances that evinced a very low moral tone on the part of the miserable fratricide, if it does not also indicate a lamentable want of civiliza- tion among the rural population of this region. No haman eye beheld the brutal deed, and had not the much general attention. impunity, and presumed upon tt in the speech on the Alabama claims treaty, whioh he made with great success in the United States Senate on Tuesday. ‘The rather rough and brief synopsis of his remarks, which leaked out through the closed doors of the Senate chamber, do not define the stand he haa taken in a very satisfactory manner; but from ie general tenor of what was communicated to in order to fire the Northern heart, it is easy fo discover that he endorsed the furious, uncom- , absurd policy advocated by such reck- and that if kW YORE HERALD, it ‘Ameena or bE ag te Mces of man, chairing ghia: Reet eee, A) igs jatiol 101 and as he shoul re- fective aud ‘cool-headéd, ‘will, not be a. party thereto. Some of the charges in his long indictment are 50 absurd that they would never be preferred in any state paper from the hand of any statesman who has the remotest conception of the duties of interna- tional comity. Mr. Sumner, of course, knew this, but he none the tess presumed u) the ignorance of his auditors and the gross gul neg ey @ uation which has always refused to think for itself, and throws the duty and profitable labor upon the will- ing shoulders of “professional politicians” like Mr, victim been found while yet alive it would have been | Sumner. It would be almost unfair to assume that exiremely dificult to have produced circumstantial evidence suMicient to convict the murderer. DISCOVERY OF THE MURDER, On the evening of the 25th of September, 1868, Judson Carpenter, a young man twenty-three years of age, who resided with his uncle, Kichard Ellison Carpenter, at West Almond, near Angelica, saw bis uncle and father retura home together from a poltti- cal meeting at Angelica, They seemed on their usually good terms, and there was nothing in the manner of either to indicate that there had been any recent misunderstanding between them. Some time after their return Judson Carpenter, the son, paid a visit to the house of @ family named Fanning, who resided at a little distance from the Carpenters, and returned between half-past nine and ten o’clock on the same night, As he was about to open the door of his uncle’s house he beheld the somewhat unusual sight of alight moving near a house occupied py a family named Commons. He had lifted the latch of the door and was standing with the door partly open when he heard a noise in his uncle's (luchard Ellison Carpenter) room. At first he paid little attention to this noise, and stood still watching the light, which seemed to be coming in his direction, when a louder noise, and one that in- dicated something unusual in bis uncle’s room, caused him to enter the house to see what was the cause of the noise. A door leading from the kitchen into his uncle's room was open. The young man passed into the room, and, by the light of the m which was shining in through the window, bebeld his unele lying on the floor and rolling about 4s if greatagony. Going up to him he asked him what was the matter, and his uncle replied, ‘Uncle Hote has‘ shot me and I am dying.” “Hote” was the‘ mame by which the young man’s father (David H. Carpenter) was generally known. Judson Carpenter had no light, nor does there seem to have been many facilities for obtaining one, He left the room, and gol to the door of the house found that the light which he had first seen in the direction of Commons’ house had sppronthen his uncle's. Believing that he discerned the figures of mew he called out several times, ‘‘Come in, come 1n; he ig dying.” he men crossed the fence, and, pre- ceded by the young man, with the light Into tie room where the wounded man was lying. Again the dying man said, in the hearing of his nephew and of tne two mea, James and William Com- mons, “Uncle Hote shot me and I am dying.” A doctor was sent for, and while Judson Carpenter, and one of the Commonses re- mained with Richard Ellison Carpenter, the former saw his father, David H. Carpenter, in the kitchen looking intently into the room where his brother lay bleeding and dying. By the time the doctor had arrived the wounded man was a corpse, His mar- derer walked about the house for some time, care- fully watched by his son and by several neighbors who had arrived on the scene, He made not a single answer in reply to his son's questions regarding t shocking deed which bad just been discovered. That night the murderer went to bed and slept as usual, watched by some of the neighbors, while his brother lay dead iu an adjoining room. Early on the follow- ing morning the Iratricide was arresced. THE TRIAL—REVELATION OF ATROCIOUS INGRATI- TUDE. The trial took place on the 25th of February, at Belmout Court House, Alleghany county, before Judge Lamont. The testimony detailed the dis- covery of the murder as already related. It was shown in addition that the murderer, David H. Car- enter, had been living at West Almond, in his brother's house, for nearly @ year, and that the brothers were usually on very good terms, although occasionally David had shown some Il feeling, and sald that his brother was aay to injure him. There had been no serious diMcalty between them, so far a3 known, and It seems that the prersr had aiways been kindly treated, having fii} é to do and being allowed to make his brother's house his own home, This brother was an uutuarried man. David H. Carpenter had been separated from his wife for a considerable time. The prisoner's son and the two Commonses testified to the fact that tue poor viciim of his brother's matice had several times used the words “Unele Hote has shot me, and Jam dying.” It was also shown that & loaded pistol which hao for some time past bung in the prisoner’s room could not be found there alter the murder, Is was subsequently found in the room of Judson Car- penter. The bullet from it which had caused tie ceath of Carpenter bad passed through (he murdered man and was found among the feathers of the bed. in the room in which the victim had been shot. ‘The only other evidence of lunportance adduced on the trial showed an attempt on tie part of tue murderer to spread a false iupression regarding the cause of his brother's death. Between half-past ten and eieven on thenight of the murder the family Commonses were awakeoed by hearing kno at their door, One of them went down stairs, a foding De i. Carpenter there, inquired what was the matier. He replied that he wanted them to come and heip, as t were robbers at his house; the r@ybera, he said, had shot his brother and tried to shoot nin. Le told the Commonses they had bettegcome prepared,as the robbers were still there, Two of the famliy took @ lantern and went towaras Carpenter's house. It waa the light row this ‘antern that had attracted the attention of the young man, Judson Carpenter, just before he digcovéred that his uncle had been suot. These Wero all the circumstances known tn connection wito this unnatural and seemingly unprovoked tourder, An attempt to wove the moral insanity of the prisoner failed, the medical testimony showing that there was no ground for suck @ suppos- tion, The case in behalf of the prisoner was closed by A. P. Laning, ang the case fog the yeople submitted to the Jury by Mr. M. B. Chap. jain, Attorney General of the State. Retiring at eleven In the morning, to consider their verdict, the jury at six o'clock fa the evening of the same day returned verdict of guilty of murder tn the first. degree. The prisoner Was sentenced to be hung oa the 16th of April. BXECUTION OF THR FRATRICIDE. Since the sentence of the prisoner an attempt has been mado, s is becoming so usual, even tn the case of the most atrocious murderers, to obtain @ com- mutation of the death sentence to one of tmpriscn ment. The Governor, however, declined to lnterfi rs in the course of the law, seeing no mitigating cir- cumstances. A brother's life had been taken, and, according to the evidence, the murderer had been the Kindiy treated quest of that brother. A peculiarly stolid bearing and a seeming disre- gard alike for the fearful crime he had committed and for the death he himself must soon suffer on the scaffold had characterized the murderer antil re- cently, A few weeks ago he for the first time be- ony to exhibit any signs that he felt any remorse for his crime, Of late he had prepared himself for the fate which he saw was inevitable, but his religious sentiments were not very deep, and had been littie brought into exercise util his foul crime consigned him to @ murderer's doom. To-day, a8 the hour appointed for the execution arrived, jarge numbers of people had con) wed around the court yard of the prison, eager to get a view of the execution, which was appointed to take place between eleven o'clock A. M, aud one o’cléck P.M. The prisoner slept well durmg the night and betrayed no great dread of death. Atan early hour in the morning he was visited by several clergymen of Angelica, and en- About half. gaged with them earnestly in prayer. past twelve o'clock the proceasion formed at the pri- soner’s cell and marched slowly into the court yard, jo which the scaffold had been erected. The prison- er’s Manner was collected and calm, arising, how- ever, apparently from @ lack of moral sensibility, As he passed towards the scaffold the assembled crowd showed intense eagerness to get a view ol lls face, In ashort time the preliminaries for drawing the fatal drop were completed, and before one o'clock David LL. Carpenter was a corpse, THE SOUTHERN CUBAN MOVEIN=HT, (From the Savannah Advertiser, April 13.) From a private letter received ta tuis city yester- day we learn that since the 2a inst. four expeditions have left the Fiorida coast for Guba. The Foam took out about 160 men under Colonel Thornton, the Bertie aout the same number under Captain Broughton, and another vessel took sixty-five men under Captain Jacobi. Ali of these parties are under the command of Major Hamilton, who, however, dit not sailon the foam, bis health not permitting, as he has not yet recovered from the injuries received from a tailroad accident some weeks since. matters connected with the Cuban movement, and will, probably, do the cause far more good in send- ing forward men and material than he could have done by going in person i his present condition of bealth. Major | Hamilton has gone to New Orleans to attend to | the synopsis now before us contains anything liko a correct version of his views; but on one or two points Mr. Sumner is only consistent. Several years ago, at popular meetings, not in his place in the Senate, he denounced England for issuing & pro- clamation of neutrality and conceding erresrent rights to the Southern inst ts, as well ag for the blockade running proclivities of some of her daring. hardy adventurers; but no sensible man, no one a! all acquainted with the views of even the American publicists on these branches of international law, ever su} that they would be eeelouny, pro- y Mr. Sumner tn his present ape ity as the mouthpiece of the administration. heaton, the standard American authority, is directly opposed to Mr. Sumner on both of these a3, hold that blockade running is a venial offence condone by the risk which the parties to it incur; holding further that no State has a right to institute a block- ade unless it makes it effective: and on the other poms raised by Mr. Sumner, that a State has an to- erent right to define its relations towards another, and decide whether it shall remain neutral or ovher- wise in any contest any two Powers or arta ofa Power. The United States government cme acted upon these well known, universal recognized doctrines, and even now is about to tasue & Doce eg goon gy warning its constituents not to ate the neutrality of the State by taking part in the contest now going on in Cuba, Ah, but, says Mr. Sumner, the South was in a state of rebellion @ SOv- ereign Power, with which you were on friendly terms, and yet you hastened to recognize the rebeis as belligerents, and thereby give them a status which yoni not otherwise have acquired—a position which enabled them to carry on operations on the high seas in cruisers recognized by you as beloi to an independent Power, vo the deatruc- tion and ruin of our vast and widely extended com- merce. If this be “the head and front of the’ English “offending” the United States govern- ment was just as great a sinner. And why? Let us st that 1d had not conceded bell: hte to the South, what would have been cont the writers on interna- tonal law? Only that as soon as the Sumpter, the Nashviile and the other earlier Confederate cruizers arrived in England after buruing the Bril- liant and other Northern merchant vessels, their officers and crews, having no recognized status, would have been subject to the law and amen- able to trial and execution as too, they were only exercising nized belligerent right to Eagland very roperly refused hangman for the American government, and when the same question came up for trial and disposal io the United States courts in the case of the confederate crew seized, almost red- handed, off Charleston harbor, that government abated its fae co pretensions and ended by adopt- ing a similar course. In other words, the crew in question was tried and sentenced to death for piracy, but a little reflection showed government that it would be unwise and unnatural to carry out the sen- tence, and in the end the “pirates” were exchanged a3 regular prisoners of war. What difference was there, after ail, in the position assumed by both governments? England called and treated the Southerners as belligerents. The North went still further, and by exchanging prisoners gave them the legal statug and the recognized position of — what England all along refused to give, notwith- standing the representations of France—an inde- pendent Power. And yet Mr. Sumner and the other sympathizers with every rebellion on the face of the earth except their own, do not hesitate to outrage law and common sense by the stand which he is re- porved to have fekeu gn such a well understood an so clearly a defined international question. It woul in fact, appear from his utterances and those of many other Northern writers and politicians, that they “went in forthe war’ with the tmpression and expectation that all the advantages would be on their side, and wrong, hideous, sinful, for the South to strike back, no matter how plundered, downtrod- deu and aggrieved. If that was the case they shontd have counted the cost before they began. [tis now rather late in the day to cry and whine about It, e3- pecially when the reparation so arrogantly insisted upon wil! probably have to be purchased, if England only possesses @ portion of her tormer spirit, at a cost of jife and treasure tar greater than that poured out in the last American war. The View From an American Source. {From the Boston Daily Advertiser—Senator Sum- ners ergenApet 16.) For undertaking what must be deemed under the circumstances an almost oficial exposition of the reasons for which tue Alabama convention is re jected, Mr. Sumner frankly says that he does not dis- uise the importance of the act. Nobody can doubt hat the step is the gravest that has been taken for years in our foreign relations. It is the rejection of what is proposed as a settlement of out- standing questions of the most irritating kind, be- tween two Powers which are both as jealous of honor as they are desirous of peace, and under cir- cumstances which seem to make the present re- newal of negotations hopeless, while the difer- ences left o en are to the last degree dangerous, No mau can say to what the rejecuon of a proposed settlement in such a case may not lead, aud we can weil understand therefore the painful anxiety with which a thoughtful statesman must approach the duty of advising such a step. As we Wok occasion, lowever, to declare when the convention Was first made public, the proposed settlement offers a choice of evils which leaves no doubt as to the expediency of rejecting it. English writers and speakers assure us that the temper of their people on this subject is not undersiood in America, This may well be, and it is, on the other band, absolutely certein that the temper of the American people is not understood % them. Indeed, it 1s probabiy less understood now than ever, since the exuberant foilies of the minister whom we un- fortunavely charged with the negotiation of this very treaty. On both sides, then, the negotiation has proceeded in ignorance of the true character of the grievances between the two nations and of the ‘emedies necessary for their thorough removal. Can it be doubted that a setilement of this sort, which simply assumes to enforce silence hereafter and yet leaves the root of bitterness untouched, must finality have proved unable to accomplish ite purpose? The convention as negotiated might have ended formal applications for re- dress for the time; hs side at i it would have marked the beginning of a concentra- tiou of wounded pride and unsatisfied sense of injury wuich would lave sought and at last found, beyond all peradventure, the occasion for fuil satisfaction. Diplomatists may have thought the claims for dam- ages ready for examination aud liquidation; but 80 Jong as the two nations falied to comprehend each other’s feelings and at any rate so long as the wrongs under which one of them burns are not understood and hence are ignored by the other, the internation. al controversy is not ripe for adjustment, whatever the state of the individual claims, Mr. Sumner’s purposes in undertaking the thor- ough explanation of the wrongs unuer which this nation smarts will no doubt be misconceived at first, He will perhaps be charged with a desire to hold the ish pi jent in ferrorem over the head of Eng- land herself, and to keep alive a grievance, even if he ts not credited with some scheme for extorting @ great cession of territory from the mother country. But at the risk of tem- ore, misconceptions of thig sort, bey far beyond any error as to ti views of a single statesman, itis better that the whole truth shouid be told now, and that as a@ preliminary to any fur- ther attempt at settlement the two countries should learn to auderstand the true nature of that which how divides them. It is only by the fall recognition of the fact that there is something in this business which goes far deeper than the mere footing of a schedule Of ships and merchandise sunk by the Al bama and her consorts that we can hope to reach a full and jasting setuement of the dimeulty, It wii no doubt be found that with the full state- ment of her wrong doing before her, as it now rankles in the mind ef our people, England may slrink from facing the full responsibility of her position, and thus we shall see the controversy, after @ period of excited unofficial discussions, laid aside for the present. ‘This is not a satisfactory or even a safe disposition to make of & dispute which involves 80 much as this; but the United States are not the least able of the two parties to afford such a ostponement of the debate. And even Fngland Rerseit can better afford it than to commit herself to uw settlement which excludes from consideration the THE ONITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN. | THE NOR’ Increase of the American Armament in the Gulf&—Prospect of Stirring Times Around Cuba—List of Our War Vessels and Their Officers Comprising the Squadron, Tne government at Washington has at last been awakened to the necessity of immediate action tn the Gulf for the protection of American rights and interests and the hemor of our flag. Tho outrages of the Spaniards become 40 numer- ous and their conduct so insolent, that meek submission could no longer be prac- tteed, and even somewhat timorous Secretary of State Fish is now reported to be in fuli accord with the resolute spirit shown by the President and the rest of his advisers, and inspired by an indig- nant people. The first symptoms of the desire of the administration to maintain our national rights ‘wherever the American flag floats over an American vessel, and wherever a citizen of the United States may sojourn in lawful pursuits, are pointing m the direction of the North Atlantic squadron, which is being enforced by a number of additional vessels, now under orders for the sea and being fitted up to join the foet of Rear Admiral Hoif on the coast of Cuba. R&AR ADMIRAL HENRY K. Navy. The present commander of the North Atlantic aquadron was bora in Pennsylvania during the early part of the present century, and is now about sixty years of age. His parents moving to South Carolina when he was quite a child, he was appointed from that State to the naval service, and on the 28th of October, 1823, he was commissioned a midshipman, and soon after assigned to the West India squadron, serving in the Brandywine, Constitution and other vessels until March 3, 1831, when he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and as such served on board the frigate Potomac until 1835, when he was placed on waiting orders for a time and afterwards ordered to duty as recruiting officer for the Brazilian squadron, to which he was subsequently assigned, HOFF, UNITED STATES on board the Independence iine-of-battle ship, of fifty-four guns. On being de- tached from this vessel he was on _ leave and “waiting orders’? for some months, when he was ordered to the frigate Savannah (1842), the store- ship Relief (1844), and the frigate St. Lawrence (1849), On the 20th of November, 1853, he was pro- moted to the rank Of Commander, and as such com- munded the frigate Independence, sloop John Adams, and the receiving ship Philadelphia. In 1860 he was commissioned a captain and placed in command of the Lancaster, tben attached to the Pacific SqnAgTOR, On the 16th of July, 1862, be was promoted to Commodore; and during the war was on shore duty at Philadelphia. On the 13th of April, 1867, he received the oommussion of Rear Admiral, which he now holds, and in 1868 was placed in com- mand of the North Atlantic squadron. It will be seen from the fo! that Admiral Hoff did not Participate in any of the numerous naval engage- ments of the rebellion. His total term in the service has been forty-five years, five months and nineteen days, of which over sixteen years have been spent iy at sea. The staff of the Rear Admiral is composed of the following oficers:— Fleet Cap'ain—Commander J. C. P. De Krafft. Fleet Surgeon—J. Dickinson Miller. Chief Engineer of Fleet—Thomas A. Shock. Flee: Captain of Marines—H. A. Bartlett. ‘The vessels ef the squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Hotf are:— CONTOOCOOK. ‘This is the Magship carrying the pennant of the ad- miral commanding. She is a second rate screw pro- pelier of 2,348 tons (old tonnage, established July 1, 1807), or 1,448 new tonnage, and carries thirteen guns. Caplain—-George B, Balch. ; in—George ich. Lieutenant Commanders—Nathaniel Green, Ben- jamin F. Day, Marston Niles and Yates Stirling. r. pm W. Armentrout and George F. le. Midshipmen—Charles W. Jarboe, James D. Ad- ams,.Hamilton M. Taliman. Assistant Surgeons—George 8. Culbreth, Joseph C. Ayres. i Paymaster—James D, Murray, (also fleet paymas- fer). wines Assistant Engineers—O. H. Lackey, H. D. icEwen. Second Assistant Engineers—J, E. Watts, T. Cooke. Third Assistant Engineer—O. W. Rae. Cadet Engineers—C, P. Howell and J. Steel. Chaplain—James J. Kane. Second Lieutenant of Marines—A. L, Watson. Boatswain—A. M. Pomeroy. Gunner—James Hayes. Carpenter—G. E. Anderson. Sailmaker—N, Lynch. (WHE NARRAGANSET. This ig a third rate wooden screw propeller of 809 old (and 566 new) tonnage, mounting three heavy guns. Her officers are:— Commander—T, S. Fillebrown. Lieutenant Commander—K. K, Duer. Masters—H. W. Gwinner, G. B. Livingston, W. H. Webb and W. C. Gibson, Mates—W. H. Kobinson, G. J. Harris, N. Anderson and C, F. Brain. S. Thompson. Hammersley. . Hawkins and N, First Assistant Engineers—. P, Towne. Second Assistant Engineer3—M, N. Knowlton and P. J. Langer, Third Assistant Engineer—U. Spear. Boatsvain—John Smitir. Curpenter—Johu Mc Warlane, THE GEITYSBURG, The Gettysburg is a wooden paddie-wheel steamer of 726 (old) tons (718 new), and her armament con- sists of vine heavy guns. Her officers are:— Commauder—Jobn irwin, Lieutenant Commander—C, M. Chester, Lieutenant—J. K. Winn, Ensigne--S. M. Ackiey, H. C. English. Midshipmen—J. B. Sinith and J. Dv. Adams. 4 First Assistant Engieers—H. C. Mclivaine and D, Jones, Second Assistant Engineers—T. W. Rae, D. M. Ful- mer aud W. E. Sibley. TUR YANTE The Yantie is a scrow prop f the fourth class, carrying seven large guvs, with 593 tons (old ton- mage) and 410 men. She is officered as follows:— commander—Trevett Abbott. Lieutenant Commander—eury ©. Tallman. Lievtenant—Edwin White. Masters—¥, M, Barber and Wallace Graham. Ensign--¥. W. Crocker. Midshipman—T. M. Deiano, Acting Assistant Surgeon—J. D, Smith, I ed Aassis‘ant Paymasier—J, RK. Carmody. ‘it Assistant Engineer—G. D, Emmons. Second Assistant Engineers—H. M. Greig, J. Brown, T. Vandersiice. Third Assistant Engineer—W. 8. Moore. THE NIPSIC. This vessel is a wooden screw steamer of the fourth rate, of 565 tons (old) (or 410 new) and carries four guns. The followmg are her officers Lieutenant Commander ifridge, com- mauding. Lieutenant Commander—¥. T. Brower. Liewenants—A. G. Caldweli and G. ©. Schultze. Master—K. D. Hitehooc' Ensign—J. C. soley. Passed Assistant Surgeon—C. L. Green, Assistant Paymaster—J, P. Loomis, First Assistant Engineer. Dukeheart. Second Assistant Engineers. Yau Hovenberg, L. T. Safford and J. Entwistle. Third Assistant Engineer—Tl. Webster. THE PENOBSCOT. This ts also a fourth rate serew propeller, carrying nine guns and measuring 507 tons old tonnage, or o27 new. ‘Ihe following are her ofticers:— Lieutenant Commander—T. WH. manding. Lienienant Commander—I', J. Naile. Master—Thomas Nelson. Midshipmen—),_B. Bouse, A. H. Parsons, W. ©, Strong and F. J. Drake. ‘Assistant Surgeon—L. 8. Piicher. Assistant Paymaster—S, Denison Hurlburt, Pirst Assistant Bngineer—G. W. Meilvitie. ond Assistant Bngineers—H. 8. Koss wnd A, C, Engard. iT Engincers—W. McFaul 4 and B Eastman, com- Third Assistant ckiwell. THE REINFORCEMENTS, The above were all the vessels heretofore com- posing the Norih Atlantic squadron doing duty in the Gulf, and particalariy tn Cuban waters. It being found that & greater display of force ts required, aa Well as a larger number of vessels, to Insure that fall regard for the rignts of our country which we are entitied to demand and exact, a number of other vessels have lately been put in commission and ordered to jotu the fleet of Rear Admiral Holt. These are:— ORVETTR GALENA, The corvette Gaiena is # third class screw vessel, of 514 tons, and mounts eight guns. She is now fitting out at Portsmouth, The following is a list of her officers: Commander’, W. Johnson. Liewenant Conimanter—Charies O'Neill. Lieutenants M, Steadman and George W. Pig- Jones and W. T. man. Masters—W. B. Newman, J. Buck. Assistant Surgeon—R. A, Passed Assistant Paymast Engineers—Firat Assistant, B. 1 ants, A. B, Butes, Robert B. Hine A. Deaver. vin. Hi. T. Wright. wang; Second Aasiat- iird Assistant, J. FLOOr SEMINOLE, The Seminole is a third class screw ateamer of 650 insult to national sovereignty, and seeks to raise some fuconsiderable Individual losses above their true rank as the symbol of @ great international wrong, and to represent them as its very substance. EXx-GoVERNOR HARRIMAN’S Rewannd,—Wailter far. riman has been appointed Naval Uficer at bo: » He struck for the London Consulate, worth $15,000 a year, and it is said that Oates Benak his four days’ occu; of the State partmeut, promised tt to him. Bat when Fish came in, Harri. man was quickly snuffed out. But the office he got ii @ very good one, worth about $5,000 & year, with Little to do.—Conoord (WV. H.) Patriot, AprU 1A. Boston Navy Yard. The following is a iist of her officers:— Commander—F.. K. Owen, Lieutenant Commander lark Llentenants—, Hi. Baker, bi. 8. Keyser, Masters—W. Hi. Brice, K. T. Strong, &.,W. Wataon. Passed Assistant Paymaster—d, Lindsey. Engineers—Chief, P. Inch; Second Assistanta, W. ©, Munroe, J, A.B. Smith; Third Assistant, O. Hy Manning. | tons, carries eight guns and is now fitting out at the TRON-OLAD SALONS, ‘The Saugua is @ donble turreted ironclad of the Mouitor pattern, of 660 lons, new measurement, or 1,004 tous, old measurement, Sia is now fitting ss 0. oo ut TH ATLANTIC SQUADRON. | {25 Snvorat¥'% > ° The ‘ovowing 6 ust of Commander—Soseph W, Fyffe. Master Jom A. va iat pan yg he Assistant Al |, Greely. fa ae A Laas Snare ana Baward Cheney. THE MOSHOLU. Tole 6 e-gecew Deine the second rate, 1s aye at the 1 Tensaremeny 3 Ea A R ew tonnage), carries thirtce: tow kt fitted out for active service at the Brook. lyn Navy Yard. It ts presumed that also ordered to join the ye jad: is also bet in ne and the tnd nd service will aopally Gp that of a ae cont frome New York to pony ets an old class frigate of the second rate, carrying thirty-four guns, of the usual class of vessels, E RECAPITULATION. It will thus be seen that quite a formidable force dus, there bg gr THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. An Old Dodge Kevived. A gentleman residing in Ninth street informs us that while sick at home one day last week @ fellow called at the house claiming the right to inspect the building for the Pacific Mutual Insurance Company. As this isa marine and not a fire insurance com- any, the trick was at once exposed, though had the Fates of the house been alone at home it might per- haps have succeeded. Tat Fashionable Smuggling. X. complains bitterly of the ineficiency of Custom Bouse officers in inspecting the baggage of passen- gers on steamers from Europe, especially from France. Every trunk, says our informant, 1s filled with goods to amounts, for which no duties are paid, to the detriment of the Treasury and of the merchants 01 this country, who pay the duty on their imported merchandise. “Raising the lid of a trunk and looking at the contents without touching an article may be, and probably is, a protien opera- tion for the inspectors of customs, but of little bene- fit to the Treasury. Let it be stopped.” Juvenile Clab Rooms, “Citizens of the Eighteenth and Twenty-first wards" call our altentton to the many club rooms kept by boys in wretched basements on Second avenue, between Twenty-third and Forty- second streets. These boys are said to be vicious and Pape gp and have no méans of support except what they get by stealing. Whenever detected In acriminal act they run to these rooms, either hide themselves or change their clothing and tuus in most cases di identification. Our correspondents declare that tf the authorities do not make efforts to break up these unlawful organizations it will be the duty of the citizens themselves to interfere and to inflict the severest punishment within their power, Employment Agency. A gentleman lately arrived in this city in search of employment as clerk or bookkeeper, writes a lengthy and detailed account of how he was swin- died out of three dollars and a week's time by an agent located somewhere not a hundred miles from 259 Broadway. The practices of these agencies have been referred to publicly so often that 1t is needless to give Mr. S.’s letter in full and quite sufficient to warn all seekers for employment to give all the agents a very wide berth. Something for the Officers at Castle Garden. From Norwalk, Conn., comes a very serious com- plaint. A party of twenty-five laborers had been engaged at Castle Garden, in this city, to be trans- shipped to Norwalk, there to supply the same num- ber of other workmen, who had struck for higher wages. They were all Germans, unable to speak English, except one. Being placed on board of a propeller, waey were left without food or any provi- sion for bed ing. and the same carelessness was shown them at Norwalk, where they were walking the town all night, unable to obtain accommodation for sleep or even & meal. ‘The officers at Castle Gar- den should be careful whither they allow Immigrants under their charge to be sent aud how they are w be proviaed for, How to Prevent itydrophobia, Dr. Alfred Holloway, member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Engiand, writes us from Mount Brydges, Ontario, Dominion of Canada, that hydrophobia, or dog madness, is not caused by hot weather, or the seasons, or waut of rater, bi Imply herause th. are su few alate ee tere « eae wander free, ‘as in ‘Turkey and Australia, the disease of hydrophobia 1s totally unknown. What makes the matcer worse is that sluts are taxed double what dogs are. The doctor says that all the carnivora when confined away from their mates are subject to hydrophobia. A Call on Mr. Bergh. “Constant Reader" refers to the condition of Old, Coenties and the other slips down town, where there are ruts that a horse and wagon can be buried in, and he desires to call Mr. Bergh’s attention to this, so that some relief may be obtained through his aid for truckmen and cartmen. Non-Residents and the Markets. As the statement has been made tn the Legislature in aid of the bili now pending to prohibit the letting of statis in the markets to persons not residents of this State, that these men pay no taxes,whatever in this State, it is but proper to allow a hearing to one of this class of market men, having his stall in Weat Washington Market, who encloses his tax receipt, showing the amount of his tax for the past year paid by him to Andrew J. Smith, the attorney for the collection of arrears of personal taxes, to have been over $118, which tax has been assvs and, collected under section one of chapter thirty-seven of the laws of 1855, reading as follows:— SrKoTION 1, All persons and assoctations doing business in the State of New York as merchants, bankers or otherwise, elther aa principals or partners, whether special or otherwise, ‘and not residents of this State, ahali be assessed and taxed on all sums invested in any manner in said business the same as if they were residents of this State; and waid taxes shall be collected from the property of ersons OF associa. tions to which they severally belong. The Cooper Institute Reading Room. “Manners” Is quite angered at what he claims to have been rude conduct towards him on the part of the lady in charge of Cooper Institute reading room. He says that while he was conversing with a friend in a subdued whisper he was put to silence by a “perfect tirade of abuse’’ from the lady. Possibly, being himself the subject of her strictures, our cor- respondent is somewhat exaggerati the circum. stances, and although the young lady may spend some time in chatting with the policeman on duty “Manners” fails to prove that it is against the rules of the institute, Tie WEW MNGTEX TO BaLGIUM. {From the Chicago Republican, April 14.) The appointment of J. R. Jones, Esq., of this city, as Minister 0 Belgium, is @ handsome testimonis} paid by President Grant to one of his earliest and most trusted Illinois friends, @ relation that began in Galena years ago. As if to justily most strik- ingly the selection, ig the second time that an Tilinol# President has given the same direction to substantial marks of favor, Mr. Lincoln, among is earliest appointments, having given him the United States Marshalship in this city, a position he has held most acceptably to the ablic and to the advantage of the public service for the past eight years. In that time Mr. Jones has become thoroughly Identified with Chicago and gos abroad about as vivid an instance of Chicago on the brain as has ever been exported. He does not belong to that stamp of American citizens whose heads are likely to be turned with the ways of the Old World, He will belong to the very desirable class of our representative men abroad, who leave behind a country good enough for them and theirs, His C! cago friends will follow with good wishes his voyage, sojourn and return, THE NEW CONSUL GENERAL TO CUBA. (From the Ogdensburg (N. Y.) Journal, April 14.) The telegraph announces the nomination of Hon. W. A. Dart as Consul Generai to the Britieh Ameri- can Provinces. Mr. Dart is a resident of Potsdam, in this county. the coramencement of Mr. Lincoln's term he wi ppointed District Attorney for the Northern district of New York, and served with ability, He was removed by Andrew Johnson, to make room for some one who preferred place to He represented this district in the State This appointient ia an acknow. jedgment of the claims of st. Lawrence to consider. auon from @ repubitcan administration, HANnsome Gret.—A number of buildings, costing many thousands of dollars, are being erected in George street in this city by Mr. Joseph E. Shesfeld, which he designs presenting in trast to Trinity church. Mr. Sheitieid, secing the need of better accommodations for the aged iadies at the Trinity Church Home and for @ parish school, purchased the site of the present buildings, and last season caused to be removed the oid structures on the ground and commenced the erection of a home for ladies, @ Chapel, a rectory and two large, firat class tenement houses, which are designed to be rented, and the avails are to be used to defray the current expenses of the schoo), rectory and home. The buildit altogether cost over $100,000, the lot cost about $15,000, so that the entire gift is valued at about $120,000, The gift is truly a munificent one, which must add no littie to the national reputation for noble beneficence which the donor, by his pre- vious charities and endowments, hus acguired.— New Haven Journal, Apru. 16. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. ‘The real estate market continues wihout import- ant change. The sales yesterday wow light, com- prising York improved property, s farm of fifty acres at New Rochelle, N. Y., and a farm at Huntington, L. L, of sixty acres. Below we give particutars, Auction Sales of Heal Estate Yesterday. ¥—! MULLER, WILKING AND OO. (088 W AOih “ot, M9 few of Toe $11,960 yack New Rochelle t White _unom a Spence! of epee Rochelle, nbn A PROPERTY —! 95g aa gine and tre of r Real Estate Notes. The following are the principal transfers recently made at Newburg, N. Y.:— ‘Thomas George, County Judge, to Jamas W. Tay- lor, residence, 182 Grand street, for 000, 0. 0, Smith, residence corner of Liberty and Far- ru streets, with lot, 1 Ei Full ' rngtog a t, 125x200, to James Fullagar, 20,000, J. B. J. Fenton, residence 259 Liberty street, to Edward Haigh, for $13,000. Oficial Transfers of Real Estate Yestorday. TRANSPERS IN NRW YORK CITY. Boulevard, o a 61.2 ftn of Slut ab 26.6405... Boulevard, a e cor of 1 9, Division at, 8, 1 Hudson at, w 8, 250.15 ft Madison ai, 8 5, lot known by Washington at, w 9,105.3! That, n 8, 718 Ct oo lth st, #9, 449 fte 18,000 Wd at 40,000 i ui Fe Bith st, ns, fom 89th at, nw, 295.6 (1 5300 44th at, 95, 162.5 ft w of Sd av, $500 47th at, 8 a, 118.9 Ct.0 of 7th av, 180x100. 27,000 48th at, #8, 141 feof Sh ay, £1x64, 201350 Slat at west No. 424, 17x: 18,000 Bad at, no, 110.8 ft w of 8 040 S5th st, w 8, 260 ft © of 13,200 55th et, n 6, 140 ft @ of 83000 Bath st, « 6,'975 ft w ‘600 Get at 8, URS fw ot $4 20,030 6ls ot t, 06,80 ft w of 10th 2/960 Glat at, #6, 250 ft w of 10th 5,250 67th af, m8, 160 ft w of 8th 000 Sid at's 199 94 fhe of Sa 000 84th af, nm, 140 ft w of lat a 14,000 105th 200 3,500 so7tb 100 000 1th ‘711. 200 Leth 14000 iat i 1 ee ss pe v Ay nw corner of Ist av, w 6, 50.5 £1 Ast av, w 4, 75.7, Inter! wn, 10040 w ‘75x10. ED LN NEW YORK CITY. S years, per anm.. jo 463... ay, Nosu8, 8 Essex at, No 165, Oyen rap ye sam 221058 yene at Ne lids and 119%) 5, yo No 109. 5,000 480 ‘an TRANSFABS IN KINGS COUNTY, BROO! Atlantic st, # 8, 115 ft ¢ of Clinton st, 23x80 Baltic st, 8's, 360 ft w of Classon av, 69x181 Bridge st, e 5, 1£0 ft a of Willoughby at, Calyor and Orchard sts, Carroll st, 108. Same properiy by another gran‘o: Dougikee a, es, Let Court end seat Hamilton at, W's, 161.5 ft n of Park ay, an Henry at, w 1 of Union at, 21.)x93. 05600 if corr at an 300 fhe of ised af Tsui "910 Jay and Nassau sts, n w corner, 26.4x78. 2,250 w of Nostrand av, 26xi00. 2900 © of Smith et 25100, 4,00 7,600 500 100. janson place, i1x90.i0. n of Fulton av, 19x70, tw of Bridge st, 16.8x48, Taylor at, w a, 298 (0 n eof Wthe ay, x] 4.000 escription gays ne @, which is apparently an err: yt Trotter % w a8 t 4 163x100. bk + 6,500 ‘Trotter a w #, 416 ft Van Buren st,'s 8, 425 Sebebevgscetenie ‘ 8.w corner, SxS5x50xi it's sar dae 10 ft ot Oh wre socio, Bouth 10th and Iat ate, n w corner, 380% Ist and South 11th sts, 8 w corner, North Ith and 6th sts, oasteriy cor, 25 Bushwick creek... ... Sih and North 13 ais, worth —als0. Same property, 1-W abare, Dec and Ax Vith ih tw of Jonn st, 2x10, . 6 {te of Madison st, &ixii0 Hi her, biixi6,6x20x40% Bushwick av, © Cypress av, ¢ a, DeKalb ay, ns, 80 ft Bast New York and w York ay, BLD. « Fiatbush ay, n 6 +9,250 7, 195.1 ft w of Ciasson wv, Ui, Oxibxb8. 3275.10, 195 4, 200 {tw of Willoughby 41, 9x100. + 8,000 07.1 ft w of Yates av, 109.2x102; ‘tine 100. 7.0 n, 175 (tn of Myrtic av, 751100, Hudson av, e's Ai.6 {tn of Banca at, 26x Hunterfly toad, ws, adjoming Powers: ai bout #' acres (diacry Dean st, 30: bash Brown's laud, large’ p LEASES 1 Broadway, No 71, 5 ¥ Gold and Hillary ‘st Goxiwxl50, 12 yrs, ‘per yi 4th st, No 43, 10 yret 9 ¥T Mdar.es, lefinite lot, no dimensior 2d av, @ 8, Indefinite lot, no dimensi Fiusiling av and Kapelyea at, Higbie's property, Lots 61, 02, 68, 64, Kapeiyen at, ¢ % Hallett'b. CEDAR AWA Glen Clove to Cold Spring Harbor t Bogert’s, 1 noren.. ++ Fi.vsnis Amity. at, adjoining Bloodgood Bix 186 Amity ai, ws, 10 1 wc " Flushing av, 0 8, adjoining emer Main at, ¢ 9, adjoining Whal AN Maspeth ay, n#, lot 19, block P, 26x10, Howes. NF Skiilinan ay, #6 #, 50 ft of It x00... Hamabarg ant Newton road and Springtie corner, TOX LIB: « saaageeee INGPIRLU Springfield road, BIAATTONPORT Amelia at, @ 8, 100 ft n of Flainmer's av, 60100 College av, @ & 60 fen Of High wt, OOxiid. .., TRANSFERS IN EGKEX OOUNTY, 125 ft n of Kinney st, 1Wlxi00. y indifferent lot, 2x10)... 250 ft n of Mth av, Halu rner Kimwood at, 109x195, inddetinite lot, 10 )xiQ, at, b Hanter st, sex: ‘at, at corner, O4441........,, PANY ORAN ad place, Indifferent locality, 16i ft fron on at, 10 (08 @ of Jeilerson wt, 262100, OMAN Be #, Indifferent locality, 262100.. n& indifferent loonlity, Wh ft front New at, 6, indilferent locaiity, 4x80, Madieon Mal Mit @ indefinitely located plots, 12, on TRANSFERS IN HUDSON COUN Montgomery at, lot ‘6, Mane map. 12\400 North bth et, m4, 175 ft w of Grove at, 20x10, + 4600 Bouth 6th sty ¥, 125 ft w of Jersey wy, 21.1020. 6,900 Cottage at, # a, 148.5 ft w of Ber a end Hadson road, oat: , joke i," 6, lie By aidjolning reservoir i cariion G0, bid E adjoining reservoir, dxi00 oT Monmon lots 6,6, Foster & Clinton na, soxlo0 Be Palisado 4, Von Vorst Heigits Go, 26100... WRROP os Btayvounnt wy and Weldon at, 4 @ cornet, E82... ...000 O00 MEXICO. ‘The Vega Pronunciamento—Kiduappiug on tho Ancrease—The Coming Session of Cougress— Mining Operations—General News. It wilt be remembered that the leaders of the revo- lution in the State of Sinalda last year were Martinez, who escaped to San Francisco, where he is supposed to be at present, Colonels Granadas and Toledo, both of whom are here in prison, and Adolfor Palacios, _ who has been imiprigoned gt Mazatian. Au extrapt- dinary reachod this city last evening from, the latter place, bringing the’ information that Palacios, who had escaped from prison, had made his appearance in Culiacan, where, having seduced a small military force, he proclaimed Placido Vega as Governorof the State of Sinaloa. It appeard that the frst act of Pal- acios was to make @ demand for @ loan of $20,000 from the merchants and capitalists of Ouliacan, He obtained one-half of that amount, creating the customary vexation and disturbance of commerce, ‘Troops had left Mazatian and Durango, for the purpose of opposing this movement of Palacios, and with the expecta- tion of speedily effecting the same, together with the recapture of Palacios. I¢ would seem that Sinaloa is again threatened from several directions. ‘The press has been complaining that the disorders have become so scandalous in the Custom House of Mazatlan that 1b was thought necessary to remove the officers and appoint new ones. Kidnapping had become so prevalent that special measures have been proposed and adopted for its suppression. A paper of this capital, copying from another of Guanajuato, says:—“Affairs in this neighborhood are growing worse. Iu Durango it is not believed that General Canto will be shot, and so convinced of this is Canto bimself that he occupies his time with evening parties, where he drinks more and more, Society may see how assassins are treated, who, by means of intrigue and fawning, even reach a high rank. Canto was the assaasin, not only of the unfortunate General Paton, but also of Joaquin Caballero, when he was Gefe Politico of San Miguel de Allende. His trial, \herefore, if we mistake not, took place in supreme ‘tribunal of Justice in that State.” Notwith- standing the above opinion, the friends of supreme vernment represent that. ample ures have been and are employed for the purpose enforcing justice and the laws in this cage, AB atfairs in Tamaulipas, the Afonitor gives a itst 340 officers and soldiers of the government and the revolutionary forces already sacrificed rebellion in that State. Ofthese, 193 have been one shot and 146 have died in battle, The tion there has only commenced, and yet Mr. Balandrano, in the Opinion Nacioi saya other measures, terror and blood, are necessary in order to secure tranquillity in Tamaulipas. As to anal it has been rum on the. streets, and the supreme goreramen’ had id to ral Zerega to relieve Colonel Oebalios at Merida, lovers of ordor justice here 59 fovernment upon ang macient Sant tt Gonersh pee abroad and bis éarly edu- cation in the United States, has acquired the Knowl- edge of human nature and of necessary tocope Cobaitos ine not fost a particle of its tmreasiGy ainop ‘eballos has no’ a fat en | 5 ir Hee eat : gE the news first reached us of his ho diapantuagiy tidioaious by prescht amanity ust ridiculous by preac! Sof ctvilieeiabet in an order recently issued by him inviting the ple of Merida to extend hospitalities to Cuban refugees fyi thither. Congress mects almost immediately, and it is expected that the whole history of the Merida butchery will be called for by that body. The opposition press of the capt- tal coutinues its attacks upon the Treasury Depart- ment, and especiaily upon the Appropriation bill, It is widely rumored that Mr. Romero may res! his portfolio and accept either the mission to the United States or the it of Commissioner for tne Mexican Bevernene under a gered treaty reguiatin, ims, or possibly jover= nor Palacios, of 4s said to be on his way to this capital for the pur, of receiv! apd accepting this portfolio, which, it is has o been dered pin, very few di make tie Poaulitigs of Mr. Hamers oh % Washington more provable. Mr. Iglesias, of Gubernacion, has becn and is stiil quite tll, His health is never good. This fact would readily occa- sion his willing retirement from his portfolio, thus creating two vacancies, the judicious fling of which by President Juarez might possibly quiet the oppoal- tion for awhile. The latter, however, can never be juict for any considerable length of time; the Regrete outbreak, which assumed such og proportions at and soon after its inception, bas dig appeared from the suriace, and yet we may believe it siumbers only, for we learn that secret police have recently and are now watching several houses, in one of which it is suspictoned that Roast meesreted preparatory to a renewal of his Puebla ét at this capital. Although the number of the di vented in this city 18 vet iy great, still, Judging from the suc. cess of the goverhment in putcing down revolutions during the past year and a haif, ft is hardly possible that any revo! of m utionary Sees iin ooo capectally if the Sigsent Tayge. secret @ success, ly rr ecre' ico force be active and be Fetained in service, jowever, it is — just now to j how many years longer reyolutienists will repeat efforts, though crowned only by failure. General vedo is here to consalt with reference to the future of Tamaulipas, and itis said also to effect some compromise of the politi judicial and gubernatorial misunderstandings of Luis Potosi. Generals Allatorre and Garcia are also hi The former commanded the goverament troops not the revolters, a8 erroneously stated im some papers of the United States. Porfirio Diaz has continued perfectly quict, bi an enemy of revolution and @ friend Of order. Hi brother, Fellx Diaz, is Governor of the Btate of Oaxaca, and sustamed the general government by supplying men and arms to oppose Negrete, e Governor of Chihuahua has recently placed Colonel Terrazas in the fleld with troops to beat northward hostile and encroaching Indians, We also ieara from the North that a party of Amerie: fitlibusters, who attacked the hactenda of not far away from Tresnillo, were not successfal, one of the number having been wounded and the whole patty pursued — the country. The Monitor of yesterday says, under the heading “Grave Rumor," mm our private correspondence from Burope it ts said thata note has been sent to the Mexican government by our friends in the Tutlert through the Cabinet at Washington. Ag it is only rumor It need occasion no alarm, Colonel Gagorn has been dismissed from the army. An earthquake Was felt in Oaxaca at noon of t 22d of March, Mr. Ortufo, kidnapped some six weeks since, has not been neard from. His foeble- ness of health at the time of his capture has caused his friends to fear that he 1s not living. ‘The nuwber of Cuban ret is by vent arrivals by the American and English wimne Ameri ine driver has been released, the ‘he American en superintendent of the railroad, Mr. Buchanan, hav- ing become his security, ‘There will be an investiga- tion as to hia capability, as the number of sol killed and property destroyed 1s considerable, Mr. Echeverria was shot by three rufMans a few days since, at the Piedad, two infles from the gity,while ding his sister against robbery and rape. There i# said to be @ probability that some Amert- can capitalisia will undertake the sevoeniag, ot aoualpan mmes, in the State of Mexico, a litte West of south of Mexico city. They are twenty-two in number and are in the district of mp ng and sub- © district of Zacualpan, and about two and @ half day's ride distant. They have not been vigorously it since the independence of Mextco from Spanish do- tuinion, ‘Tivese mines have been the property of Mr. Kuez, whose experience and knowledge of the nity, not only as a mineralogist, but as a p) sor in the National School of Mines, make him emt- nently fis to select trom the hundreds of mines, the history and value of which are famiilar to him, such as yield the richest ore in abundance and such as may be worked at the least expense. The history of these mines compares favorably with that of any tn the couatry and enriched their owners in old Spanish times, some of them having been abandoned in bonanad at the time of the revolution. It is said that Mr. Ruez has recently made some business ment with @ party im the United States, which, it is expected, will result in the speedy working of these mines. Zacualpan is a village of about 5,000 inhabitants, te healthy and surrounded by haciendas, upon which corn, barley, cattle, &c., are raised, making tho expenses of living very light. Wood for batlding purposes and for furnaces is abundant, as also potable water, Distance from Sultepec to Cuer- nayaca, twelve leagues; to Toluca sixteen leagu and to Mexico thirty-iive I The mines o' vacualpan are situated ia a rich and celebrated min- eral locality, Coined tn Guanajnato during the week ending Marci 20, $69,000, Census of Coahuila, lately taken, found to be 8,150, Mr. Gibbs, of London, and Mr. G. B, Orawley—the former a heavy capitalist and the latter the cot tractor of the Mexico and Vera Cruz Railroad. by the Knglish steamer for Havana, and from thence to New York, The work 18 now bel ng pushed on the ebia branch, and engineers have left to complete the surveys on the line below. The Mexican governinent was notified on the 27th of March by the eerie Bt nd eae ‘Telegraph Company survey: party woul leave New York for Presidio del Norte of the 27th of February. ‘The amount of fish landed at Maiblehoad, Mass., the past year Was 26,606 quintals of codfish and 4,068 uintals of halibut, being a total of 31,604 quintala, ‘The number of vessels employed was twenty-two, giving an average of 1,563 quintals to each vessel. The schooner Gertrude brought in the amount—2, 166 quae. The nsning feot this will consiat of twenty-seven vegacia,