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a TWUBGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ‘ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD The Ex-Queen of Spain Separated A from Her Husband. French Demonstration Against Pierre Bonaparte. English Report of Pontifical Schema. the SPAIN. ix-Queen Isabella ond Her Marriage Rela- tlons—Separated by Consent. Panis, March 30, 1870. The affairs of the ex-Queen Isabella and her hus, ‘band have been arranged by compromise. Both “parties have signed a document consenting to a Separation. é The War News trom Cuba, MapRID, March 30, 1870, » The reporta of recent batties near Manati and Las ‘Tunes, in Cubs, are discredited by the government. FRANCE. The Pierre Bonaparte Demonstrations. Parts, March 30, 1870, ‘Thestudents of the Ecole de Medicine made another @emonstration against Dr. Tardien on huis reappear- ance to-day. ROME. The Council and the Schoma. Lonvon, March 20, 1870. It t# believed here that tne General Congregation of the Council at Rome have voted on and adopted the Schema de Fide, ENGLAND. Naval Demonstrations and Round.” The London Times to-day, in an editorial, com- Ments on the naval policy of the First Lord of the Admiralty. The Times regrets his reluctance to Teduce the naval estimate, and ascribes it to the ebronic error that ‘England is responsible for the Police of the ocean.” The Post says the government is preparing an ex- Dedition, which will include a steel battery with 1,000 men, to repress the revolt in the Red River Country. / Asteamer service between Liverpool and Prince “Eaward’s Island is organizing here. ‘he first steamer of the new line, the Lady Darling, will leave on the 5th of April. ‘Tennessee and Georgia Rallroad bonds were intro- duced on the market here to-day. Foreco “All Parliamentary Progress. LONDON, March 30, 1870, In the House of Commons this afternoon the bill abolishing forfeiture of the property of felons was passed to a second reading. ‘The Party Processions bill was also read a second time. The other proceedings were unimportant and the House adjourned. Outside Politics. Lonpon, March 36, 1870, ‘The London Glove intimates that Joun Bright will 800n resign his place in the Cabinet, The Epsom Races—Spring Meeting Contest. LONDON, March 30, 1870, Atthe tpsom races, spring meeting, the great Metropolitan stakes (handicap) of twenty-five sove- reigns each, fifteen forfeit and only flve if declared, ‘With 200 sovereigns added, the owuer of the secona horse to receive fifty sovereigns out of the stakes, about two miles and a quarter (eighty-five sub- scripers, thirty-five of whom pay five sove- reigns each), was won by J. G. Hessey’s b. 0. Sabinus, by Newminster, out of Vesta, three years old, carrying eighty-three pounds, beating Mr. Kennington’s b. c. Jarnac, by the Flying Dutchman, out of Joliette, three years old, carrying eighty-three pounds, and Count Batthyang’s b. c. The Briton, by Caractacus, out of Plague Koval, four years old, carrying ninety -four pounds, The Weiton handicap of tity sovereigns, added to a sweepstakes of five sovereigns each, One mile, was ‘won by Fitzisian. Sabinus, who won the first race, is considered the best horse of the season, butis excluded from the great races this year because he is to too young. The Coming Bont Race. Lonpox, March 86, 1870. ‘The niversity crews continue to improve in form. Misgivings are felt with regard to the new Oxtlord boat, wisien is thought to be too small, Radicalism Out of Time. LONDON, March 30, 1870. The Democratic Union (newspaper), of Ravenna, publishes a letter from Joseph Mazzini, urging a re- volt in the Romagna. Auother Rumor Regarding Jordan. HAVANA, March 30, 1870, The report is revived that General Jordan nas re- Signed the command of the insurgent army. It is asserted that he has already left the island and is at Lobos Key Lighthouse. ST. DOMINGO. A The Vote Jon Annoexation—The West India Papers on the Dominican Scheme, Havana, March 30, 1870, The Dominicans have voted in the proportion of thirty to one in favor of annexation to the United Btates. ,The Kingston Journal (of Jamaica) and other ‘est India papers favor the scheme, declaring that the United States will civilize, tranqullize anda enrich the island. THE NEW DOMINION. The Onse of the Steamship City of Brussels Parliament—A Resolntion Adopted to Find out if She Landed a Passenger with Smallpox at Halifax—Confirmation of the Shooting of a Prisoner by Riel. Orrawa, Canada, March 30, 1870. In Partiament last night Hon. Mr. MeCully moved an address for a return showing the date of arrival and date of entry at the customs port of Halifax ‘luring the month of March of the steamship City of Brussels, the professed object of her visit to said port and the hourof her ceparture; also snowin; the name of the inspecting physician at the port of Halifax, with @ copy of the correspondence between him and the master, officers or agents of sald steamer or any ger; ede be os a Pas any passengers on board when ied, what the ture of the sicknes* was and under ‘whose orders the passengers were landed with full articulars of the circumstances when the vessel was jt boarded by the physician, whether she had a slean bill of health on her arrival and departure and whether she was ordered to quarantine at Halifax; also the name of the pilot who brought said steamer into port, whether he exhibited to the master a printed copy of the Quarantine and Heaith act of 1868, and Whether suck pilot knew of there being @ case of smallpox or any other iniectivus disease on ‘Doard. ‘Tne mover said he had read In a New York paper that the City of Brussels had landed at Halifax a Boston gentleman afflicted with smallpox, to avoid aoe detained at Quarantine in New York. He de- eit to learn the truth so that measures might be taken to protect the people of Haifax and of Nova Scotia trom further danger attending the calls af Suips With cases of contagious diseases on board. After considerable debate the motion was agreed Hon. Mr. Campbell said a telegram had been re- ceived which confirmed the report of the shooting of # permou wt Red River by order of tue insurgent Kiel, # ee YACHTING. Mr. Ashbury to the London Times. Lonpon, March 30, 1870. Mr. Asbbury, owner of the yacht Cambria, writes communication to the London Times to-day on the subject of the contemplated yacnt race. He Says, Of the six Courses offered to Mr. Bennett, as- suming the Sappho to pe within ten per cent of the Cambria’s size, New York measurement, Mr. Bennett accepts that, calling for three heats dead to windward and back in the channel, without any al- lowances. He also selects the 1st of May or there- abouts as the time for the race. RED RIVER. eported Execution of Scott Conarmea—ro- litical Pvisoners Released—An Amorican Military Post at Pembina. CHICAGO, March 30, 1870. Donald A, Smith, of the Hudson Bay Company, and one of the Canadian Commissioners, arrived at St. Paul yesterday from Fort Garry, having left there On the 19th inst. He says all has been quiet since the execution of Scott, and that all political prisoners had been reieased, including Major Boulton, although preparations had been made for nis exe- cution on the 19th. He was only saved by the inter- geanion: of many influential citizens and Governor mi The Press says General Hancock has had instrac- Uons trom the War Department to establish @ mili- tary post at Pembina, and will unmediately send two companies of infantry there. THE PACIFIC COAST. Funeral Services of the Late Geueral Thomas— British Testimonial of Respect to the Mem- ory of the Heroic Dead—The Treasure of the Wrecked Steamor Golden City. AN FRaNcisgg, March 20, 1870, A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held to-day for the purpose of adopting resolutions of respect to the memory of the late General Thomas and of sympathy for the family. Tne members of the Board resolved to wear the usual badge of mourning for tir'y days, The funeral services were held this afternoon atthe Lick House in the pres- ence of the lamiuy and a few friends, Mra, Thomas declining ali ostentatious display, The body;will be sent East to-morrow morning. The on the Britiah won-clad Zealous, Admiral Farquhar com- manding, was at half mast yesterday in respect to the memory of the deceased. ‘The steamship Fideliter put Into San Diego yester- day short of coal. She bas on board Captain vom- stock, the crew, missing passengers, baggage and $800,000 in treasure from the wreck of the steamer Golden City. ‘The United States Sub-Treasurer in this city re- cently received trom Washington $2,570,000 in legal tenders, $70,000 of which were in fractional cur- repcy. Sydney papers of the 8tn of January have been re- ceived. They contain an advertisement of the ing of asteamer from that port for San Francisco via Auckland aud Hoaoiuiu in March. VIRGINIA. The Legislature and the Fifteenth Amond- meni—A Radical Canard.4 Kicumonp, March 30, 1870, The telegram in the New York radical organ of Monday. published here to-day, which says the Vir- ginia Legislature is preparing to abrogate the fif- teenth amendment by a coup qe main, takes every- body by surprise, 1t 18 generally denounced as a wilful and malicious slander. I am authorized, on the part of the Governor and conservative members of the Legisiature and recently elected judges of the State Court of Appeals, to pronounce the statement false in every particular. It is regarded as the work of radical politicians ia Wastington from Virginia, and, but for the imputation that it casts upon the good faith of the State, would not be thought worthy of refutation. Argument in the Case of the Rival Mayors of Kichmond=Henry A. Wise’s Argument— The Ex-Governor Still au Unrepentant Rebel. RICHMOND, March 30, 1870, The argument in the injunction case of Chahoon against Ellyson (the rival Mayors), ¢glosed in the United States Circuit Court to-day, ex-Governor Wise making the closing speech for Chahoon. He repudiated im strong) terms any affiliation with the “black republican party,” and claimed to be sull an unrepentant rebel, and did not want his position to be misunderstood because he appeared as counsel for the republican claimant. He claimed that the Court has jurisdiction, because Chahoon, as a pro- visional appointee, 1s a United States oficer, ana is not to go out of oficé until the regular decision by the people. Ellyson’s counsel claimed tbat the ad- mission of the State terminated the powers of all provisional oMicers in the State. The decision in this case wiil effect all the oMces in this State, which are nearly ali filled by military appointees, and who Will remain in till July if a decision ts given in favor of Chahoon. MINNESOTA. Ropudiation of State Bonds—A Yankee Mode of Collection—Fearful Sufferings on the Prairies—Several Persons Frozen to Death. CuIcado, March 30, 1870. A special despatch to the 7ribune from St. P aul, Minn., says the St. Paul Press publishes correspond- ence between Allen Melville, of New York, a holder of & portion of the repudiated Minnesota State bonds, and Hon, 8. F. Butler. Melville says in bis letter that as Minnesota is rich and wont pay, and wont arbitrate aud wont consent to be sued by her bond- holders, there 18 but one other way, and that is to have her sued by another State of the Union, He asks General Butler if Massachusetts will, for the honor of the whoie American poonte, accept a re- spectable amount of the bonds for some charitable lasutution, and make an example of this great North American republic, If she will, he thinks be can procure a gift to be made for that purpose. General Butler says that most probably Massa- chusetts would accept bonds amounting to $100,010 or over for the support of her State charities, and undertake to collect them by means of @ suit. ‘The Blue Earth City (Minn.) Post, of the 26th, gives the details of the freezing to death in the town of Seely, Blue Earth county, of the wife and three chil- dren of A. L. Bates. Mr. Bates lived on the prairie some distance {rom any Otner habitation, During the prevaleuce of a flerce storm his house took fire and was burned Lo the ground, and before assistance could be obtained to remove the family they perished with the cold. Mr. Bates returned with assistance, but not belore his wile had breathed her jast. The same paper gives an account of the freezing to deatu during the same storm of two brothers named Coleman, living at Lake Bell, Martin county, Minn.; of a German named Dunbardt and a Nor- wegian, name unknown, at Spencer, Clay count; Jowa; of three othér men, names unknown, Cherokee, lowa; and another at Herron Lake, Jack- son county, lowa. EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MONKEY MARKET.—LONDON, March 30— 4:30 P. M.—Consols Closed at 93% @ 9334 for both money and the account. American securities closed steady. United States five-twenty bonds, 1862, 91; 1865, Old, 90%; 1867, 895; ten-forties, 87. Stoc! dull, Erie Railway shares, 2134; Ilhnois Centrals, 115; Atiantic and Great Western. 235. PARIS BOURSE.—PaRIs, March 30.—Tne Bourse opened dull. Rentes, 73f. 90c. FRANKFORT BOURSE.—FRANKFORT, March 30,— United States five-twenty bonds opened firm at 951 for the Issue of 1862, LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 30 —4:50 P. Cotton market closed quiet. Mid- dling uplands, 10%d.; middling Orleans, 114d. The sales of tne day have been #,000 bales, including 2,000 for export and speculatio) LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS M. March 30—P. M.— Wheat $s. ter and 9s, Od. per cental for California white. LIVERPOOL — PROVISIONS MARKET.—LivgRrooL, March 30—P. M.—Cheese, 71s. per cwt. for the best grades of American fine. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—LONDON, March 30,— Linseed oll, £32 58. per ton, PETROLEUM MARKET.—ANTWERP, March 30,—Pe. Toleum ciosed declining. Standard white, 63741, RT.—LIVERPOOL, ergcental for red win- HAVANA MARKETS. Havana, March 30, 1870. Sugar market dull. Exchange on London, 12% 18 premium; on Paris, 1a 13, per cent discount; on United States, in gold, short sight, 3¢ a 4 premium; in currency, sixty days’ sight, 9 percent discount, and short sight 7 per cent discount. HORSE NOTES. The proprietor of the Union Course has made out his programme for the spring meeting, which com- mences on Monday, 23d of May. Six thousand six hundred and fifty dollars are offered in the various urses. The trotting will be continued on Wednes- jay, 26th; Friday, 27th, and Saturday, 28th, This meeting will inaugurate tne greatest trotting @eason that has ever taken place ia the country, The new rules will go into operation, and the lovers of trot- ting, who have been deterred from attending races for a few years past on account of sharp practice, will again have the opportunity of witnessing their favorite sport ‘‘on .the square.” A great many new horses will be on the track the coming season—some Of they Ayers—Uf rumors are to be credited. ‘NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. Proclamation By the President An- nouncing Its Ratifeation. Message from Him to Congress on the Event— Ho Recommends that Measures be Adopted to Promote Education—Necessity for an Intelligent Exercise of Political Power. WASHINGTON, Mareh 30, 1870, The President to-day Maving approved the Texas Dill soor. thereafter sent his message and accompa- hying proclamation to Congress announcing the ratification of the fifteenth amendment:— EXRCUTIVE MANSION, | WASHINGTON, March 30, 1870, To THE SENATE AND HovUsE OF REPRESENTA- TIVES :— * Itis unusual to notify the two Houses of Congress by message of the promulgation by proclamation of the Secretary of State of the ratification of a consti. tuttonal amendment. «In view, however, of the vast importance of tne fifteenth amendment of the con- stitution, this Gay declared a part of that revered instrument, I deem @ departure from the usual cus- tom justifiable. A measure which makes at once four miliions of people voters who were heretofore declared by the highest tribunal im the land not citi- zens of the United States nor eligible to become so, with the assertion that at the time of the Declaration of Independence the opinion was fixed and univer- sai the civilized portion of the white race, re- garded as an axiom im morals as well a4 in politics, that “black men had no rights which white men were bound to respect,’’ is indeed @ measure of grander tmportance than any other one act of the kind from the foundation of our free government to the present time. Institutions lke ours, in which all power is derived directly from the people, must depend mainly upon their intelligence, patriotism and industry. I call the attention, therefore, of the newly entranchised race to the importance of their striving in every honorable manner to make them- selves worthy of their new privilege. ‘To the race more favored heretofore by our laws I would say, withhold no legal privilege of advancement to the new citizen, The framers of our constitu. tion firmly believed that a republican form of government could not endure without intelligence and education generaily dittused among the people. The father of his country in his farewell address used this language:—‘*Promote, then, a8 a matter of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowleage. In proportion as the structure of the government gives force to pub- luc opinion 1t 18 essential that public opinion should be enlightened.” In his first annual message to Congress the same views were forcibly presented and are again urged in his eighth message. I repeat that the adoption of the fifteenth amendment to the constitution completes the greatest civil cnange and constitutes the most important event that has occurred since the nation came into life. The change will be beneficial in proportion to the heed that is given to the urgent recommendations of Washington, If these recommendation were important tien, with @ population of but a few miilions, how much more important now, with a population of forty millions, and increasing in a rapid ratio, I would therefore call upon Congress to take all the means within their constitutional power to promote and encourage pop- ular education throughout the country, and upon the people everywhere, to see to it that all who pos- sess and exercise political rights shall have the op- portunity to acquire the Knowledge which will make their share in the government # blessing and not a danger. By such means only can the benefits con- templated by this amendment to the constitution be secured. U. S. GRANT, THE PROCLAMATION. HAMILTON Fisn, Secretary of State of the United States:— Toall to whom these presents may come, greet- ing:— Know ye that the Congress of the United States, onor about the 27th day of February, in the year 1869, passed a resolution in the words and figures following, to wit:— A resolution proposing an amendment to the con- stitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the Untied States of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both houses concurring, That the following article be proposed to the Legis- lavures of the several States as an amendment to the constitution of the United ‘States, which, when ratt- tied by three-fourths Of said Legislatures, stall be valid as part of the constitation, namely: ARTICLE 15, SECTION 1. The rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. Sec. 2. The Congreas shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legisiaflon. And further, that it appears from the oficial docu- ments on die in this department that the amend- ment to the constitution of the United States, pro- posed as aforesaid, has been ratified by the Legis- latures of the States of North Carolina, West Vir- ginia, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maine, Louisiana, Michigan, South Carolina, Pennsyivania, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New York, New Hampshire, Nevada, Vermont, Virginia, Ala- bama, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Towa, Kansas, Minnesota, Khode Isiaad, Nebraska and Texas—in all, twenty-nine States. And further, that the States whose Legislatures have 80 ratified the said proposed amendment con- stitute three-fourths of the whoie number of States in the United States. And further, that 1 appears from an oMcial docu- ment on file in this department that the Legislature of the State of New York has since passed resolu- tions claiming to withdraw the sald ratification of the said amendment, which had been made by the Legislature of that State and of which official notice had been filed in this department. And further, that It appears from an official docu- ment oa file in this department that the Legislature of Georgia has by resolution ratified the said pro- posed amendment, Now, therefore, be it known that I, Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State of the United States, by virtue and in pursuance of the secona section of the act of Congress approved the 20tn day of April, in the year 1818, entitled an ‘Act to provide for the publi- cation of the laws of the United States and for other purposes,” do hereby certify that the amend- ment aforesatd has become valid to all intents and purposes a8 a part of the constitution of the United States. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Department of State to be amxed, Done at the city of Washington, this thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy and of the independence of the United States the ninety-fourth. HAMILTON FISH. TUE PROPOSED NEW MARKET. The Ninth Ward to Have a Suitable Place for Their Fraits, Meats and Manna. Mr. Bergen day before yesterday introduced a bill in the Assembly providing for the erection of a new market in the Ninth ward upon the old Fort Ganse- voort property. The proposed enterprise is one that will vastly improve the value of real estate in the Ninth ward, and will, from the eligible location of the market, be not only an ornament to the river front, but also a great convenience to householders in the vicinity. The ground where the new market 1s situated is bounded on the north by West Twelltn street, on the east by Thirteenth avenue, on the south by Gansevoort street and on the west by West street, Three-fourths of the propertyfis owned by the cor- poration and one-fourth by vate partiés, but on account of the riparian rights of W.B. Astor few people could ever be led to believe in the soundness of the title, Mr. Gansevoort originally ceded the ground t the general government for military pur- poses, and the government in turn gold it to the city, and for Jong years it has been an idle waste. It is Proposed to appoint @ commission, canvass the sub- Ject, adopt plans, and build the market upen the’ splendid system of the Centrales Halles of Paris. ‘The question 1s to be agitated by ward meetings, and the old Ninth will be thoroughly roused from tts torpidicy, A good market will give people a good appetite. A writ of habeas corpus was sworn out some days ago in Toronto, Canada, in the case of Cauldwell, but Justice Hag- erty yesterday rewauded (he vrisongs (or exiradibiva. MARCH 31, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. The Lone Star Restored to the Na- tional Constellation. AGAIN IN THE UNION. Legislation to Define Rights of Negroes Under the Suffrage Laws. TEXAS Wasninoron, March 30, 1870. Texas Again a State in the Union—Sketches of Her Congressional Delegation, The Texas admission has been promptly met all around. Hardly had the bill passed the House of Representatives this afternoon than the President was oMicially notified. He responded by the procia- on of the raufication of the Miseenth amendment to the constitution of the United States, All that now remains 18 the swearing in of the members of the two houses, The entire Texas delegation ia in the city and 1¢ is the purpose to admit them to-mor- row, Morgan C. Hamilton, who will represent the State in the Senate for she short and the full term, is @ native of Alabama, where he was born in Febru- ary, 1809, He removed to Texas in 1837 and was a clerk in the war oMice of the republic of Texas. He was @merchaut for six years, He entered political life in 1860 as delegate to the convention of that year from Bertrop. He also visited Washington as Com- missioner, His poiitical career has not been exten- sive, but he is said to be possessed of many of the qualities suitable Co his high position, J. W. Flanigan, also a Senator, is 4 native of Vur- ginia and was born in 1805. In 1843 he removed to Kentucky. He went to ‘'exas in 1847, He resided at different times in Marshall, Harrison and Rusk counties, practising law and planting. He was a consistent whig. la tie Conventions of 1865 and 1868 he Was @ strong advocaie of republican priuci- ples. He was two sessions in the Legislature and two in the Senate. At the time of the proctamation of Mr. Lincoln he owned 150 slaves, George W. Whitmore, who represents the First district, was born in McMinn county, Tenn, in 1824. He emigrated to Texas in 1848, taught school and afterwards studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1853. Three years afterwards he was elected to the Texas Legislature as a whig, was re-elected in 1859, and opposed secession im 1861, During the war he was imprisoned by the rebels and was re- leased just before the war closed. After, the rebel- lon he was appotnted District Attoruey of the Ninth Judicial district of Texas by Goveruor A. J. Hamil- ton, He was afterwards appointed Register to Bankruptcy for the western district of Texas. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1868, which passed the present State constitution, He was elected to Congress by over a thousand majority. ‘The seat of the Second district 1s contested by B, F. Grafton, republican, against Mr. 0. Connor. General W. T. Clark, the representative for the Third or Galveston district, was born tn Norwalk, Conn., educated and admitted to the bar in New York. In 1855 he settled in lowa, practised law until 1861, when heentered the Eighth lowa tnfantry as a pri- vate, was promoted to the adjutancy of the Thir- teenth Iowa after serving with distinction. in October, 1862, he was assigned to General McPher- son as Assistant Adjutant General. In this position he earned the highest praise from his commanding officer and the general of the army. In 1865, having been promoted, he was assigned to the command of a brigade, which was ordered to the Texas !ron- tiers, mustered out in 1865 and settled in Texas. He was elected by 9,000 majority, or 4,000 ahead of his ticket, Edward Degener, who represents the Fourth dis- trict, 18 a native Texan, and up to the war was a far- mer by occupation. He 1s an original abolitionist, and during the revellion was imprisoned by the Con- federates. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1868, and was eiected to Congress by @ large majority, Protracted Debate Over the St. Treaty. The debate over the St, Domingo treaty was re- sumed to-day. It now appears that an extra supply of orators have turned up, and according to the wishes expressed by different Senators at least ten speeches are now ready to be let off on the subject. Mr. Casserly, of the committee, spoke for three hours against the treaty, His argument touched on a jitule of everything. Mr. Stewart followed in favor of the treaty, but spoke only fifteen minutes, Mr, Morrill, of Vermont, has the Soor next time the question comes up again. ‘rho probabilities are now that the treaty will be recommitted. Examination of Mexican Ch A large number of clatms against Mexico, the first examination of which was made tn this clty, will go forward from the State Department in a day or two for examination and rebutting ‘testimony there, ‘They are to be returned in four months, when they will pass tnto the hands of tae Mexicau Claims Com- mission for award. Opposition of National Banks to the Fanding Bilt. Two of the national bank J. Young Scammon and J, Medill, of Chicago, were heard in argument to-day against tie feature of the Fundmg bill relative to tne national banks. The national bank delegates have arranged for @ meeting to-morrow with the Committee on Banking and Currency. Secre- tary Boutwell and Comptroller of the Currency Huiburd will be present. It ts stated that the national bank interest is making some impression on tbe Ways and Means Cominitiee. Tribute of Respect to the Memory of General ‘Thomas. A meeting of officers who served with General Thomas was held at the Metropolitan Hotel this evening to make arrangements for paytiig a suitable tribute to the memory of their beloved commander. A large number were present, including many gen- tlemen prominent in political and social 1fe. General GarfielO presided, and made appropriate and feellug allusion to the sad event which filled the land with mourning, It was determined to hold a pubiic meet- ing at an early day, when resolutions will be offered and addresses made by gentlemen selected for that purpose. The Committee on Resolutions consist ot General McCook, Governor of Colorado; Senator Warner, of Alabama; Generals Negiey, Slocum and Stokee, of the House of Representatives, and Gen- eral Boynton. The Committee of Arrangements are Generals Garfield, Stoughton and Coburn, of the House of Representatives; Generals Mussey, Mc- Kibben, Stone and Mayor Bowen; E. J. Durant, R, J. Meigs and W.S. Huntington. It is proposed to hold a meeting in the Hall of Representatives, and make the occasion worthy the noble soldier and patriot. ‘the President, Cabinet, officers ana diplo- matic corps will be present. Law to Define the Rights of Negroes Under the Suffrage Laws, In view of the ratification of the fifteenth amend- ment, and anticipating opposition im some quarters, Senator Morton will introduce ina day or two a bill aefiping more clearly the rights of negroes under the general suffrage laws of the United States, In some States, like Kentucky for instance, laws cling to the old order of things. In that State a negro cannot be a witness. This fact, it 1s said, will inter- fere with a negro proving residence and age, or any other qualification, to assure him the benefit of the fifteenth amendment, Senator Morton has already bestowed much labor upon his bill, aad, it is said, when completed, it will be very perfect in ail its de- talis. Judge Bradicy [ntorviewed by His Jersey Friends. The members of the New Jersey State Association called upon Judge J. P, Bradley, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, this evening, and presented him with a series of resolutions and a congratula- tory address. Besides the members of the associa- tion there were present Secretary Robeson, Senators Cattell and Stockton and all the members from New Jersey. Mr, A. W. Markley did the hospitaitties, and was considerably ciated at the idea of Judge Brad. ley’s denying that he had made any pledges, It had ‘been stated that Bradicy’s confirmation waa secured Domingo representatives, J, only because his friends stated that be would leave Camden aud Amboy in New Jeracy and not take it | ¥, Piven. into the Supreme Court; in other words, that Judge Bradley would not oppose the building of an air line railroad to New York, It would seem from the speech, however, that Mr. Bradley made no such promises, and Camden and Amboy 1s jubilant thereat. Ig reply to the address of the Jersey State Association Judge Bradley expressed his gratifica- tion at this unexpected demonstratien on the part of bis Jersey friends in Washington, and sald that ‘he adsumed his position without any pledges oa any question and w itn asincere wish to administer the 1aws according to the best of his ability. Rudeness and Incivilities of Internal Revenue Oftcers Rebuked, ‘The Commissioner ot Internal Revenue has issued the following circular letter to assessors throughout the country:— Ovrice INTERNAL REVENUR, | . WASHINGTON, March 29, 1870. Sin—I desire to call your attention to the fact that frequent complaints are made by taxpayers what in- ternal revenue officers are uucivil and offensive in the exercise of official duties, You will especially enjoln it upon your assistant assessors to guard against giving cause for such complaints, The great- est civility and courtesy should be observed by the officers While in the discharge of their oficial duties, No rude or offensive language should be indulged in and no harsh or improper conduct practised, Any violation of these directions should be regarded as cause for removal. These suggestions are not in- tended in any manuer to diminish the efforts of oni- cers to enforce the laws; that work must be done eMcienuy and resolutely, without fear or favor; but it should be dove d2vorously and in such a man- ner as to give no jost grounds for offence. I am aware of the dificulties which internal revenue omMcers have to encounter. During the war an abundance of money and a@ spirit of patriotiam prompted men to pay their taxes without compiaint, Now money 18 more valaable, business less remu- herative and ail fear of the stability and perpetuity ol the government has vanished. Persons now re- sist taxation who heretofore paid cheerfully, and Ube rulings of this office made by the Commissioner, and which have hitherto been cheerfully obeyed, are now not unfrequently opposed with bitterness and denounced as the arbitrary and illegal decisions of the present Commissioner. This uw referred to in order to show the necessity of prudence, courtesy and conciliation on the part of oficers 1n the ais- charge of thetr official duties, and not in any man- ner to justify any neglect or omission to enforce fully and fairly the jaws against all persons, without distinction and without favor. Taxation, in order to be just, must be impartial and enforced upon ail classes according tothe exact mauner of their lia- Ruby, A great wrong would be done, therefore, if the laws were enforced only agatost a portion’ of those Who are embraced within its provisions, and hothing could justify executive officers in allowing any discrimination in this regard. Present trom Caiifornia Mechanics to the President. General A. M. Winn, of California, representing the mechanics of that State, presented to the Prest- dont to-day an embiematic picture representing the characteristics of mechanics and its establishment on the Pacific coast, General Winn recited the his- tory of the eight hour law, and the President's pro- clamation agreeing thereto, The President, in re- sponse, tendered his thanks for the compliment and said be had done only what the law required. Nominations. The President to-day sent to the Senate the follow- ing nominations:—Horatio VU. Hunt, to be Assessor of the Fourth district of Texas; Alfred Lee, to be Collector of the Eighth district of Ohio; George R. Kibbie, to be Collector of the Thirueth district of new York, AMUSEMENTS. AcADEMY of Music—Tas BLack DoMino.—A me- dium sized house attended the Orst representation of Auber’s sparkling opera last night, which was given for the benefit of Miss Rose Hersee. It was preceded by the first act of the ‘“Trovatore,” which might have been profitably omitted, Mme. Parepa-Rosa is a truly great Leonora, and she sang her cavatina with all her wonted power and priliancy; but the tenor and barritone are wholly incapable of interpreting Verdi, Tne pilot of the “Black Domino” is familiar to all who have Seen it on the metropolitan stage as adrama, The music is sparkling and champagne uke, and adapted solely to French voices and French acting. 1: loses much in is fnguan shape. Again, itis an opera totally unsuited to such a large building and stage as the Academy, and the trovh and sparkie of its instrumentation and the rattling nature of its vocalism became lost 1 the vast void which surrounds them there. Miss. Rose Hersee added fresh laurels to her high reputa- Von in the ute role and sang the romance of the frst act and the arta in the last in exquisite style. Mra, Seguin again proved herself an accomplished arust as Brigitte, the coquet- Uish companion of the truant Abbess, and Messrs. Caaule. Lawrence, aid oud the best they could with their respective roles, But the opera 1s essentially French, and without the Gallic fre and dasa it cannot be’ made a success, “The Marriage of Figaro" will be given to-night in Brooklyn by the company, und on Friday the last performance of the genuine success of the season, “oberon.” Will take piace. At the Saturday mate: née the company will bid au revoir to New York tn “The Bohemian Girl.” Musical and Theatricnl Notes. Mile, Cariotta Patti, since Jeaving New York, has given concerts in the following places:—Philadel- pita, six; Baltimore, five; Washington, four; Bos- ton, six; Providence, two; Bunttalo, two; Chicago, Six; Cincinnatl, three; Cleveland, two; Detrott, two; ‘Louis, tour; Mem tive; annah, four; Louisville, wo; Montgomery, two: on, two; Atlanta, two; Charieston, two; Kich- mond, two; Noriwlk, two. Miss Patt has also visited Hartford, Haven, Newark, ‘Trenton, Portiand, Springield, Albany, Troy, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Toronto. Toledo, Milwaukee, Vicksburg, Columbus aud Augusta, Professor Kisley nas received a very flattering let- ter regarding his new Spanish ballet troupe from United States Consul Hancock, Malaga, in which he says:—"'l congratulate you on securing one of the very best ballet troupes ia Spain, each member of which is @ periect arust in the Andaiusiay dances.” ‘This troupe will shortly appear at Pammany, which is to open with @ variety o: attractions, Mr. William Morton 1s still at lis pot as business agent, Nilsson bas added fresh laurels to her fame by her wondertul rendering of the rode of Alice in “Robert,” at tue Grand Opera, Paris. Miss Teresa Carreuo, the American pianist and vocalist, sul Coutinues her career of triumph im Paris. ‘bne Italian ers tnention the death at Milan of Madame Coat at the advanced age Of 102 years. In former years she was welt Known on the alege in urope as Madame Saporiti. THE ERIE RAILWAY. € Mr. Bart’s Argument Before the Senate Com. mittee on Kailroads for the Repeal ef the Railroad Classification Act—Roply of Messrs, Shearman aud Crouch in Opposition to Lts Repeal. ALBANY, March 20, 1870. Mr. Burt appeared before tue Assembly Committee on Railroads to-day, and reported in substance the argument he made before the Senate Committee last week for the repeal of the act of 1869, author. izing the classification of railroad directors, so far 4s tt affecta the Erie road. Mr. Thomas G, Shearman, of New York, as coun. sel for the Erie Ratiway managers, replied. He criticised the professional conduct of Mr. Burt in appearing in the mingled capacities of counse{ and client, and denied on bis own personal know- ledge some of Mr. Buri's statements about the fnen- cial Management of the road, Buteven if ail the charges made against Messrs. Fisk and Gould were true, they furnished, he said, mo reason for repeal- ing the act of 1869, which had been passed to pro- tect the interests of New York by giving a degree of Stability to the management of the ratiroads and thus strengthening them against hostiie combina- tions, and which must ve continued in force for the interests of both the city and the State of } York. Mr. George gCrouch, an Anglo-ame: in stock. holder, who 18 persoually interested to the extent of 5,000 shsres, and who claims to represent the foreign holdera of $2,000,000 worth of Erie stock, then made an able argument in favor of the Classification bill and the maintenance of the present wabagement in Office, aud concluded as folows:— I would ask you to bear in mind that Mr. Burt does not think there is anything wrong in the bill Stseif. He udmua that some of the principal railroads in England are governed ym law exactly similar in, its operation, and, admitting that, he acknowledges that he cannot possibly find any fault witt) it, since, in his estimation, whatever is English in Fight. He has discovered at last that the law you thought fit to adopt had been previously adopted in other States of the 7 THE SECTS AND COMMON SCHOOLS. Indignation Meeting at Cooper Institute—Ad- dresses by Henry Ward Beecher, Dr. Thompson and W. E. Dodge—Ap- propriations of Funds to Secta- rian Schools Denounced. A large sized indignation meeting was held last night in the halt of the Cooper Institute, where every seat and every standing place was occuple@ by ® very attentive and very earnest audience, After the meeting bad been called to order Mr. Peter Cooper was elected to the chair, and the following resolu- tions, preceded by a preamble, were adopted :— Resolved, That we outer our emphatia protest agaies the appropriation of ney Or property by city, State or national authorities for th Ort of sec- areceel ath hgtanlabment or sapon o Resolved, That every auch appro} ons the ancrod principles of religion INverty ead egucity betore the civil law of all depominati. ory oF our fustitutious lu the vast. ‘wat have beet iltas. 0 t ed {n the complete separation and independence of churcty ct . Resolved That any and every religious sect which attem to support its cbus 08 sectarian schools or chureh charities by the public money raised by general taxation is, by that act, uniting Ghurch and State, introducing sectarian ‘blierness politics, and deserves the condemnation of ali good citi- Resolved, That every such appropriation of public money fe an attack upon the [ree non-sectarian public schools of this State, which schools now—with @ liberality worthy a great ublic—olfer, free of cost, to every child in the State a aud tolerant education. 1d, That section ten, chapter £76 of the laws of 1869, to the city of New York, which In fact, though not in name, appropriates neariy a quarter of a million of dollars aunually to » few sectarian schools in this city, 1s uaneces- sary, was pot called for by the ie, 18 @ violation-of the American doctrine of equal toleration to all religious sects \d public support to none, and re ‘mt once, and for the first time, introduce sectarian rancor into Ameri- can politics, and array at the ballot box the Protestants against the Roman Catholics, Keaolved, That the Legisiaiure be petitioned and is hereby called upon to repeal the sald section, aud to take the yeas and pays on the vote, in order that the people may Kuow what members are for the free schools and what members are for « State church and for turning education over to the bickerings of religious sects, HENRY Wakp BRecHER wis the frst speaker, who, in a glowingly eloquent address, described the tenth section as an endeavor to fasten upon Amert- can policy that which was particularly and essen- ually Kuropean. While he would give to the for- eiguer all the privileges and chances that the Aweri- can nad, he would not give ihe foreigner a single chance more. He described at length the pecu- liarity of tue two policles—the European, Which waa centralizing, and the American, which was compara- uvely local and submissive to a large extent to no hnperia! nead. Ihe government of America was the development of American ideas, and this pro- osal Was 4 SUbVersION Of LbOse Leas, and Americans new how to mak? republics vettem’ than tne Europeans did. The danger to be guarded against speciaily in the common schools was the danger of the priestly hand. (Loud cheers.) It Was @ question: of the continuance of free schoois without a secta- rian viaa, He repudiated the idea that tne school system of America was @ sysiem of charity, It was the right of every American to send his children to school, and the State provided for the education, Alter reviewing this poiut at some length, be con- cluded by some excellent remarks on the conserva- lve aspect of the question. Wa. £. DODGE was the next speaker, and spoke mainly against the power which the present achool @ppropriation system naturally accorded to the Ko- man Catholic Chure’. Dr, J. P. THOMPSON Said he should confine himself chiefly to the resolution commencing ‘that every appropriation of pubiic Money,” «c., and his aim was Lo get before the minds of the audience a simple statement of that issue, because, whea seen exactly ag it Was, there Would be & unaalmous vote for tus repeal, and the settiement of prohibitory legislation for the future. ‘This 19 not @ question of cnarily which puts Itself forward in the statement that chil- dren not suitably c.othed for attendance at public schools were shut out thereof! for the want of that clothing, Supposing it were so—and it might bo— then the question came, “Ixy the State to clothe these children? if 80, this country begaa vo play the part of European governments by pau- perizing its peopie. I their children were to be cared tor then It could not be done by a civil board, as it ought to be, but by sectarian boards. Ifneeded to be done it would be doge vy all Christians. Tue manly spirit of every American Mus_be stuuned when he was told tat bis children were educated as @ matter of charity. ‘the children went there as ® right and knowing no class disunctions. Americans were free born and took irom the State that which was the citizen's right. There bad been an average increase for some yeara of five thousand cull- dren per year, witle this last year there was a decrease of three thousand chil- dren. Now that was explained by the testi- mony of eye-withesses tat priests have been into the wards where tits had occarres nd bad taken the children to the parochial schools He hoped that every Protestant Churci in We State and city of New York would refuse to receive any con- tribution from the public treasury. fie read an ex- tract from the Catholic World, which stated tl m the common schools the children could not ve trained into good Catholics. ‘Tus was what they wanted, and they wanted the State to pay for it. ‘Yhis was tne trouble. Anocher extract ia which wt was siaved tiat the Catholics wished that the ser- Vice, the discipline, the precept and faith of tae Catholic Church could be taught, and Chis also to be paid for. A further extract said “that this would enable the Cathoue Church w bring them up as good Catholics, and therefore good American citiztus. He Wished to know why Ireland was not educated besore it Was svipped over here, (Cheers.) ‘Chere was before the British Parliament ul Lhal moment a system exactly simiar tothe Ame- rican school system, because Uie ecclestastical aad sectarian system had utleriy failed, What was to be done with the large population ot Germans who did not ally themselves on either the Catholic or Protestant side of religionists? In reply to that, in tie arucie tn the Cathocte World tat appeared tn the April number it said:—°The people who have no conscience nave Ho religion, and the people who had no religion had science that the people was bound to respec tmense indigna- von.) When they broxe up the fabric of this common School system they provided for a religious coutict and war tual Must be extremely bitter and disastrous, It was more needful to look after the politicians than to look afver the Romau Cathotic Cpurco; for when that Church stood with its hand full of vowes—“what are yon going to do, if wi send you to Aibany or to the City Haily” & also read ah amusing extract from the article in the Caihole World slauing “thal lemale suffrage would very likely swamp those votes, lor women were fanatical, tae followers of fanatical preachers and lewd, infael women; for Catholic women were too retiring and too delicate and refined to seek to register their votes at the polis.” He closed by urg- ing the Momentousness Of Lhis question, which, if not resisted BOW WOuld prepare the way for @ bloody struggle. Kev. Dr. Stewart and othet ntlemen briehy ad- dressed the meeting, Which Closed abuul hall-past ten o'clock. 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