The New-York Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1866, Page 4

- EW-YORK DAILY TRIB SATURDAY, DECEMBER I3, 1866.- GREAT SALBE or Crorming At [ DAY AND MAKER. M ¢ [ . PRED THOUSAND CURIOSITIES— LECTION OF WILD ANIMALS. nd fall company NI W VAN AMb COoL- TWO URGH'S R GARDEN. B35 5 ITALIAN OPERA—FRA DIAVOLO. s B TE. Mr. Edwin Booth Ravumoxn’s, . Now 121, 123 axp 123 Frurox sy The days for high prices having passsd, to meet the demand of the GARDEN CK CROOK~Grest Pusisicnce ~NIBLO I3 FVENING-THE BL Palles Troups. Maticée at 1 0ci times RATX0XD is sellivg off his immense stock of Clothiug for Men sod Boye THIS EVENINO-NE! Eddio sad Mils. Do Berg. Matinée at 2 o'clock. WALLACK'S THEATER. ar GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, s, ZYENING-TO MARRY O Nor X0 e "J‘,',‘,: Porsons desiriug fine Clothing, ata ressouabls figure, will find it 3 oy i 0. | greatly to thelr interest to call and examice the sapeih stock of Oilbert, Mr. Ghacles Fisuer, Miss Madeiine Hearlques, Mre. " OLYMPIC THEATER. PHIS EVENINGMASTER OF RAVERSWOOD. Mr. Geo. at2 o'clock. Jordan, Miss Roso Eytings. Matinée £ OPERA HOUSE, OVERCOATS, Busourss AND DEzss 80113, now offered. before purchasing slsewhere. FIFTH AVENU VENING—BUDWORTH'S ~ MINSTRELS. ~NEW .Hl‘:’o\"rf:“?muz. WAKE UP ABRAHAM, Le. "3 NEW YORK MUSEUM _OF ANATOMY. Howivay Grers! FaMiLY SILVER'! LHE WASHINGTON TWINS—ANATOMICAL WLLECTION. Lucius Hagr & Co., The Oldeat Plated-Ware House in the CLY, ios. 4, 6end & Bonring Sur (Foot of John-st.) SILYER-PLATED WARE, At Moderste Prices. Davis COLLAMORE No. 479 Brosdway, 4 doors below Haviog Enlacged their Store by Extending it ¢ eve sdded SILVER FLATED WARE to their Large Stock of CHINA AND GLASSWAEE. We dosire Eepecial Attention to s Lacge Assortment of XEW CHINA DINING SETS. Open daily from 8 5. . to 10 p. o ATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN SEVENTU ANNU AL EXUIBITION OF THE AKTISTS FUND SOCLETY. Open from 9 & m. to 10p. m. " BROADWAY THEATER. RIS APTERNOON—ST. MARC, Mr. E. EVENING~WILD OATS—BLACK EYED SUSAN. Davsaport. . THIS M E. L. Broomet., rough to Mercer-st., OLD BOWERY THEATER, THIS EVENTNG—MYSTERIES OF PARIS —JOCKO, THE =C(A‘fll':lk.h AVE-~THE PACHA'S PETS. Miss Foauy Herring, r. 0. L. ¥ox. GERMAN THALIA THEATER. THIS EVENING ~AMLET. Mr. Boguwil Da KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, .11"3 EVENING-MATRIMONY—FERSECUTED DARKEY, o . STUDIO BUILDING. TENTH-ST. fl':l; EXAUBITION OF FRENCH AND FLEMISH PIC RE HAviLAXD, CuURCEMAN & ENGLAND, Oup Stanp, No. 47 Jomwr., New-York FRENOH CHINA. We are recaiving from our factory ku France, richly decorsted Dixyer, Tea AND Tomwer Sers, VASES, &e. IRVING HALL. YHIS MORNING-TIUIRD MORNING CONCERT OF JAMES M.OWEHLL g g STEINWAY HALL. YU FVE! 3 — CONCERT OF THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETV. Pubic Reboarsel st 10 8. 1a. % k'h“ to buy saperior e. Also. Deees and 146 (00p4, CHILD! sd 72 Boweiy; the CLINTON }#LL THIS EVENING=MR. VALENTINE VOUSDEN'S ENTER- TAINEENT, “ THE UNITY OF NATIONS.” FAIRS. Groat Masonie Faic st the Presbyterian Church, corner of Greod wad Croahy ot "Catholic Fal:, in the Hall of St Stephen's Charch, Tweuty-eighth and Tweuly between Lexingion and Third-sves. i for ustrial School. ut the meA;unhly Rooms, S slade S B e woet or Crghans of Soldlers, ot CaNTRAL PARK SKATING COATS. VUnion Genaral Rroms. corner of Brosdway and ‘wenty-third-st. Hwany Mavk. I — — Broxaw BrovEes, No. 34 FOURTH-AVE., Orponze Cooren IxsmiTuz. L3 Business Notices. “Batcurror’s HAir Dye—The '“,', in ol’ha :I:x‘l;ld; 3 g T Harmless, Reliable, Tnstantancous; the only perfoct dye—black or STARR & MARCUS, e o disappoiaiment. 0o idiculons Qnts. Geauine sigued JEWELERS AND SILVERSMITHS, Wa. A. Barcumuon. At sll Druzsts and Perfumers. e No. 22 John-at., N. Y., TrUsSES, ELASTIC STOCKINGS, SUSPENSORY BAXD- Raspec ¥ laforma the public that they bave added to their stock of SurroRTRRS. l&—m-l & Co.'s Radics! Curé Truse vioh Jwwseay and SILVERWARE 8 superb assortment of the GonEAN MaxvzaoToRize CoNPANT SILvER PLATED WaARS. Whis ware {4 tua firs* of its kind ever produced fn this country. and §o dostined to urpass any made by Elkington of Birminghamw, Dizon of Sheliold, or Christofle of Peris. In quality of metal and plating, wazioty of slegao. dssigus and fioish, we commend it to s favorable snsidacetion “HowAY PRESKNTS OF AFFECTION AND CHARITY— Warrian & Wisox's Lock Stiich Sewiug-Machinor. No. 625 L A OLIDAY PRESESTS fine ALBUMS, LANDSCAPES, covks and VIEWS, . ¥. & H.T. Axrnox k Co. No. 901 Hrosdway, St. Nicholas B Ty Hows MAcmxg Co.’s Lock-Stitch S Macuixss. Evias Howe, jr. (original fuvoator of the SewingMs- ey, Frasdas, Ko, 68 trosdwsy. N. . TrE Best HOLIDAY PRESENT, Pasuron Sawive Magmoms, Ho. & A Surp Pk CURE. Dx. Grpzrrs Pioy LyTavnsnr. To peavan’ impaeition, o/l articles bear their trade mark thus: @ N Mac, Hgw W aitacien o leudabie pride in being the introdacers of thess geods ROVER & BAKER'S 4% Brosdway. 0 thay want s want long felt by peraous of refined taste, to Whose i b, Guatars Fus lembmsyy | o, 4 aovd opina and puisosage we are indebted. P 54 Citoniars e, 5014 by droggists. gl ey Addrem J. B. Rowarxs, Mensger, No. Brosdway, Now Puses grods s einim sre in perfect barmony with the besotifal acts whisk e bare simed to embody in all our productions of jewelry s ol as widzerwrare T,. of Prves, Piies, and all aflsctions of the Bowels. per- mavently cored by o Remodies, st Du. A. Urnas's “u‘.ulfl Oftice, No. 4 Esat Fourthat, third door from the Bowery, betwean Bowery and Browd A7 Everprnu's CArp Dyvor, No. 302 Bro: W, and_ Visitiog Cards, Monograms. French Note Tatest stylcs, the new CHRYFTAL Vis1TING C4mD for the Hol A TouAY PRESENT.—POLLAK & SO, Brosdway, New York, uesr Fourth-et.. Mirmscuavu Prrs racTURRRS. Pipes out to order, repair Howsgrp & Co., | JAWiLERA AXD SILVERSNITHS, tio. 819 Broapwar, NEw-1omE, Hare wads a3 arrang-m-ut with the Sor o 0mtan Maruricevases Ousmanr, of Providence, ot o (st supply of the CrLi3RA KD GORUAM PLATED WARE. g &) P AN “CuiLokEx's FURS Foi HOLIDAY PRASEN - g 900 | o i sete. A reat varloty selling off e reduced prices \Whish fhoy ot at s low prcen st say ofber ouse in the covntry. | Corner of Cansl and Wovster s Also, & ol st on of SorAD SILYEKWARE, DiANONDS, FINE A - Jwwerar, Waronws, Faxcr Gooos, Cartes Vi - — —— Al negstives 1 WILLOOX & G1Bs's SEW # lees lable to ‘Grand Trisl (iz2at BARGAINS IN FUms. Loowss BALLARD, Waoissans MANUZACTURRR oF FURs, NewDork Darily Sribune. WG offor of vetall, cossmensieg SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1866. Moxpay, Dec. 10, PSR A - His sutics $ioch consiating of g ” B i 7 Notices of the Books of the Week appear on the Murss, Courans, Coutanrres, second plye 44 merning. S rtt 2hr b Jownd Priceives Sexcmas aod TaLwas in on the sizth page., . Sassx, Rovas Enuins, Minx, - SN DO - Bills for the admission of Colorado snd Nebraska are now before Congress, and there is hope that be- fore the session is over these Territories will become States. Thbe bill to admit Nebraska was taken np in the Senate by a vote of 21 to 11, in preference to the Bankrupt bill, itself a measure of the utmost import- ance. Aleo groda o Geatiemen's wear, fu Orvew, Beaven. Coxey, end Norata. A Clargyman (Rov. J. McMurray), writing from Haliiex, N * Kl g #nffared eeveral years with throst sffec- tiou, to wii e ospeclilly sudject, and haviog used vari- ous ramadies, [ tave pleascrs in giving my testimony s to the reliel 1 have bad in te dincharge of my Sabbeth laburs from the use of « Baows's Baowowiar Taoowss.” They have been s great comfort Othen { have recommende! them buve used them with ad e Ko vd Colds the Troe The explosions in the English coal wines, of which we have brief account by the Cable, were more terrible then any that have occurred for years. Over six hundred lives were lost by the singular coincidence AT, of explosions in mines widely separated, at almost the BroAD 100 cuses of choice goeds, of Sheir own im- y inde 10 their order— exbracing sll the novel- | same Lour. as are equally efficacious. Sewn:av. Crooxs. Buoxsus, axp Faxor Goons aduos! thie weson (o Paris, Lordos, Vievns, Geveve, Naples, *c. tming the most extensive swortment of rich end <iry ever exhibitad on this continent, THe HOLIDAYS. U 1425407 ASAORTEENT IS THR COUNTRY OF RICH DINNER AND TEA SETS, PAKIS CLOCKS AND STATUARY, a8 FANOT Goopa—of our own Liaportatio. OvINGTOX BROTHERS, Mos EEB, 23N and 240 Ful PuLe's 0. K. Soar, SALERATUS, axp CrzaM TARTAR. winole articles for fumily use. Sold by Grocers ____Duror. No. 35 Wasuisetoxsz. uros 1T, MOTHERS, Mis. WIN:LOW'S vave, lor all diseases of children, is & safe and sure medi- Two bills'authorizing the construction of military or postal lines of telegraph have been brought for- ward in tho Honse. The one offéred by Mr. Wash- burne provides for a line between New-York and Washington. Either is calculated to work barm to a monopoly. The bill of Mr. Julian to provide a territorial or- ganization for the lately insurgent communities ap- pears to comprehend a great part of the substance of Mr. Stevens's bill for reconstructing North Carolina. These communities are to be made for a time territo- ries, to be governed provisionally. A State may be formed, under certain rules, first of which is that in the convention called for that purpose the people, white and black, shall be represented Brooklyn. i bas w200d the teat of thirty years, aud never known to fall + wtore-t ud bowels, corrects acidity, and eores wind ;i E We print elsewhere a card from Mr. Demas Barnies who seems to consider himself aggrieved by our state- ment of the fict that the Grand Jury had found & bill of indictment against him for bribery and corrup- tion. On referring to our paragraph, we fail to discover any ervor of fact in it. The substance of Mr. Bernes's explanation is that other people have been a= unfortunate as he, and his inference would be that we ought to attack them hs well as him. But we attacked nobody; we stated facts, and we to-day print Mr. Barnes's defense of himeelf, with some regret that it is not more complate. o: s uatura’ auie: sleep, by relieving the ohild from peta. Lok Corrane teiailnd 3t wholesle prices until Jan. 1, 1867 G. L. & 3. B. Keury, No. 47 Brosdway. BROOA TRULK. Bow qualit Satin Face, for Cortatos and Furnitor T 8. Lok 3. B, Kuury, No. M1 Yiano asp Taprz COVERS, the New Styles, at wurr's, No. #7 Brondwey. adwey. Usk Howl's Bax Row Sose, 7 Parkrow. Sold Everywbere. Beaviwvl, HAIR—CHEVALIER'S LIVE FOR THE Mare posis soly restores grayfbair to ite original color and youthtal Bownty ; imparts Lifs a3 atcansth to the weskest balr; sto s ite falling out of suos; kaspe the head clex 1s unperal'e ed o & bair-dress) Nold by o' druggiots aod Hashioneble hair-dressers, and st tmy office, Do b Ilrud_ N Y. A L !AMI} Cmevarnies, M. D. Herxia, DEro The House of Representatives wasted no time yes- terday in dehating the suffrage bill for the Distric}. of Columbia, bat with noble haste ordered the previous question, and adopted the measure by & vote of 113 to 46. Thus Congress hss at last done its share in removing disgrace from the Capital, and transfers to the President the present responsibility. If Mr, Johnson vetoes the bill—we suppose he will not attempt to pocket it—it will be a useless effort to baffie the resolution of the people. Manhood Sufirage is virtnally from this day establisked in the Capital, and this grand act of justioe is but the “‘swelling prologue to the imperial theme”—the forernuner of absolute justice to all citizons in all the States, A, VaRicocELE, aud G:x‘uu; DEFORMITIES apesiatiy treated by the undersignod, st No. 188 Fuitonat. Tru Aodomiusi Sappociars, Spioal aad Shoulder Braces. Bilk Eieatis m&lm Scapsnsery Bandages, tc..cwullyldju';.‘w ait esch HOLIWAY PRESENTS.—The cheapest and only genu- fuen Mearactiann s bought at Rura's Masnscuavs MaNvracrony, Fo. 415 Broomedt, Osp Evas Mapk NEw without spectacles, do o B K R T e S b ;. Voors. > 1 Hrosdway (k. Cowsort awn Cuxe von Tan RUPTURED. —Sent o coceipt oft diress Dr. E. B, Pl Newron. oo A o e g A Fikix & LYON SEWING-MAGHINE GRATIS 10 Craasrws. et A T e FLORENCR Bavorsidle Feed Locketiteh WING-MACHINES. Bea Namily machise i tbe world. Fronsxca 8. M. Co., Ned rondwiy. U8 Most ELzGANT Axp Userus Howt 6. DAY GIFT.— (me of taa rv-.-’l‘:c.‘ it.;.lnw Hoox Lockstircs Biwie-Ma- Emaneipation is several years old, and Congress has just granted the feanchise to the colored peoplo of the District of Columbia; but Marylaud still permits the attempt to sell hier owu flesh and blood, Witness = L L RS R RN following: “'s CHEMICAL PoMADE Restores Gray Hai g~ & air, pusLIc S i D A pEunc SALE —Tls underaigoed will el at the Court House Bospeit clomy THE ARX AND L¥o, by B, Fi, v HE Ax %0, Ly B. FRANK PALMag, LL. D.— e ot e wlditn, Lo L o uffcors and e e Leve . m;@' .VI'I-I L4 U0 Green o, Boston. Avold Wewn SEWING-MACHINE CoMpany, No. 506 Broad- f An lis, st 12 o'clock m., on Saty #th Docerober, 1866, & negro man, named Rickard Harr #ix montis, couvicted at the Ootober Term, 1866, of the A Arandel Connty Cireuit Court for and sentenced by the Court to be sald us a slave. s of rale, eash ¥ 3, 1866, W, Buyax, Sheriff Aune Arundel Coanty. is proof that under the laws of Maryland a Il be put up st auction if sen- | d man may siill y. The auly In Fawiy Ma p - erdie. 4 vaiedie 4pd svihil Hodduy Proat 0o ® tiraloht | tenced by o Judge to slavery, instead of the prison. The crime of the victim does not make the act a par- tiole lass infamous; if it be s cheap way of getting rid of criminals, it also furnishes a cheap means of acquiring property. We do not suppose that any great number of Maryland gentlemen intend, even if disposed, to omrry out any such miserable fragment of the law encouraging the old crime of slave-deal- ing. Public. opinion and conviction are now too powerful for that; but if they were not, the number of colored eriminals sold into slavery would bear an as- tonishing proportion to the laboring population of Margland. The negro can by law bo made aslave | in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and the meaus of making him a vagrant, and s criminal, and of con- signing him to some form or other of actual slavery, are still more ample further South. The case we have quoted explains better than an argument that any- thing less than comprehensive justice to the blacks is slavery. OUR TRUE POLICY TOWARD MEXICO. It is stated in a reoent letter from Paris that on the receipt of Mr. Seward's Cable dispateh, ¢ Mexican bonds advanced on the Bourse from 132§ francs to 148 francs 75 contimes, under the influence of & rumor that the United States Government would guarantee their paymens.” _The Paris correspondent of The London Post about the same time, Nov. 30; intimated timt the Emperor Napoleon would probably like *to place his distant empire, now thrown upon his hands, under the guardiauship of the DUnited States,” adding that it was **obvious that France would like to con- tract with the Washington Cabinet, rather than with Juarez, when the troops come away." The English papers assumo that the United States have long wanted Mexico; that it is best now to allow them to absorb it; and English bondholders are charmed with the idea of presenting their claims aud bonds to our Treasury at Washington, To American speculators in Moxioan bonds and contracts this pros- pect is equally charming; and intimations are being oautionsly thrown out that while the Mexican muddle ia very deplorable, and our true policy perhaps & little doubtful, yet, on the whole, we are responsible for the failure of the French to establish astable government, and, therefore, as the Mexicans cannot govern them- selves—a postulate which is quietly assumed—there is nothing left for us but to take Mexico under our pro- tection and satisfy the world by assumwing her obliga- tions, A strangor might, perhaps, suppose that our present taxes were sufficiently high without saddling the American people with the expenses incurred by France, or with the bonds issued by Maximilian or Juarez, or with the reckless speculations of our jobbers in Wall-st. He might possibly imagine that we bad business enough upon our hands in the reconstruction of our own household without assuming the charge of those of neighbors, or that we should be willing at least to defer a new bateh of foreign complications until we had barmony snd unity st home. Buch, however, is not the view which scems to provail in the State Department, the conduct of whese servants on both Continents tends 10 give the world an opinion that the Mexican ques- tion has suddenly become of the profoundest impor- tance to the American people. It certainly has suc- coeded in awakenmg no small degree of excitement from the Imperial palace in Mexico to the Bourse in Paris. The speculators whose design is to controlthe National diplomacy as they bave heretofore controlled onr State legislation, are of course feverish with ex- pectstion; and the quiet citizens and tax-payers of our country are alarmed at a step that seems to threaten at once the National Treasury rud the Na- tional honor. The acrest and imprisonment by Gen. Sheridan of Sefior Ortega, coupled with the instructions to Mr. Campbell, bore the appearance of a direct intervention in the domestic affairs of Moxico, in violation of in- tervationsl neutrality, and of our most explicit pledges. The movement against Matamoros by Gen. Bedgwick, althiough promptly disavowed by the Government, is declared by Gen. Sedgwick, according to s dispatch from New-Orleans, to Lave been made under the pri- vate general instructions of his superior officer, d now the public are advised by a dispatch from Washington that our Government has changed its policy of intervening in favor of Juarez, whose Ministry is alleged to have behaved treachor- ously in matters involving the credit of the Mexican Republic, sud that it will probably throw all the weight of its preference in favor of Ortega in the t ion of law and order. Whether it is to ex- prese this new ‘* preference” by locking up Juares and his Cabinet officers, and by seizing Vera Crug, is not stated Of course, all that we have done or may do in the way of armed intervention in Mexico, will be done avowedly (rom the purest aud most disinterested mo- tives; precisely as the French inyasion was to give te the Mexicans the blessings of civilization, and to form —tbus ran the manifesto—'‘a stable and durable government basod uvpon peace and morality.” Already our language resombles that of the French Mi , M. Saligny, in April, 1862 “ Moxicans ! we bavo not come here with the object | of takiug any hn in your dissensions; we bave come fo put a stop to them.” Already onr armed violence against Ortega, and at Matamoros, points toward the same immoral policy which, persisted iu by France for nearly five years, has baeen s0 ignominiously averthrown by the Mexi- can people. Why, at the instant of its relinquish- ment by Napoleon, we should wish to follow in his footsteps would be difficult to understand were it not that Mr. Seward stands pledged to defeat the Constitutional Amendment and to bring back the Rebel States without condition, and that nothing conld assist bim more in the prosecution of that ob- ject than to divert the National attention from the question of restoration by involving us diplomatically with Mexico and France. The Liberté of Paris, in its money article, quoted by us yesterday, says: ‘‘The great preoccupation of the ioment is the American afinir, and the arrival of the next packet is looked for with intense anxiety. * * It Las been remarked that American fands are lower at London, Frankfort, and New;York. 'The conclugion drawn is that the reletions between France and the United States must be very dolicate,” & The protense that we Liave prevented the cstablish- ment of Meaximilian's empire, and that thercfore we are bound to establish some other government in Mexico, has no foundation in it premise and no reason in its conclusion. There may be ground for the remark attributed to Gen, Grant that **the French invasion was a part of the Rebellion," and that its success became imposaible when onr Republic was restored; but the empire owes its fall not to the remonstrances of the State Depurtment, but to the heroisin of the Mexicag people. The fact that it was intended as a menace and en insult to America, as stated by Napoleon in his letter to Gien. Forey, was alweys ignored by Mr. Beward, who, in July, 1862, when all Europe was discussing the coming cmpire, assured Mr. Corwin that the idea of preparipg a throne in Mexico for au Anstriay prince, if ever eotertained, had long since been discurded. In January, 1863, Mr. Romero, the Mexican Minizter st Washington, so far from thanking us for any moral assistence we were lending his Repub- i restoral | lic, protested that, in violation of internatioual nen- trality, we o allowing the clearance of mules, wagous, &c., for the French army; and so late ue October, 1965, Mr. Bigelow, of his own uccord, pro- posed that wo should recognize the empire of Maxi- milian on the departare of the Frouch troups. { No internationsl duly, no seutiment of Lonor, de- rence now in Mexico between the degey, But, on the con- | mauds our inter rival claimangs for the Pr 8, 1866, and also for the preceding week: THIS WEEK | Now York fl Bostor Philadelphia trary, both duty and interest and our own recorded pledges peremptorily forbid it. The instructions given by Mr, Seward to Mr. Cor- win in May, 1562, should now be given to Mr. Camp- bell, and Gens. Sherman, Sheridan and Sedgwick should be advised that they are to let the Mexicans alone. Mr. Corwin was told: ** It is not the interest of the United States to be basty in recoguizing the revolutionary changes which unbappily are so fre- quenly occurring in Spanish America. It is not al- wars safe to judge that a new Government among th-m, under whatever auspices it may arise, will prove satisfustory to the people and becowe perma- unt." CONTRACT THE CURRENCY. The Chicago papers say that a committee, repre- senting the merchants and manufacturers of that city, will soon visit Washington to urge Congross to post- pone contraction of the currency, What arguments these gentlemen will use we do not know, but cer- tainly none more novel than the old threat of a sudden fall of prices, and unknown financial troubles. Con- traction will be called- s risk; the country is unpre- pared for it; better have too much depreciated paper money than too little spocie. The financial wolf which it is predioted will dovour us takes the shape, in these disturbed imaginations, of an enormous gold dollar. Wo will cheerfully moet the danger of its appearance. Thus far, the Secretary of the Treasury bas had small power from Congress to contract the currency. The lsws passed at the late session tied his hands; but, under snch power as he did possess, he has retired the revenue fund of $50,000,000, issued to redeem temporary loans, and $10,000,000 which Congress permitted him to withdraw within six months after the 1%th of April. A few millions, under the clauso providing for monthly contraction, have also been withdrawn; yet there are now about $380,000,000 legal tenders in circulation. Gold closed yesterday at 137§, and a little arithmetio will show how much specie these $350,000,000 represent. Our dollars are not do!hn, and pretend to a value they do not possess. With this inflated currency there can be no stability of prices, and the ordinary foresight of commerce is ever liable to be baffled by & rumor in the street, or a false telegram from Washington. Busi- ness, based on s shifting and uncertain currency, ina house built upon the sands; when the floods come and the winds beat upon that house great may be the fall thercof. We do not suppose that thero are any bold enongh to odvocate the perpetuation of paper cur- rency, bat we know that men like this Chicago com- mittee practically strive to secure it by objecting to all measures which even look to a resumption of specie payments. It is, in their opinion, always too soon to begin. In our judgment, the day is approaching when it will be too late to resnme specie payment by steady and sure contraction—when the paper balloon will suddenly burst from the excess of its own in- flation. We would prevent a revolution beyond our control by beginning while we bave the power to direct it. Mr. MoCalloch, in his report, urges the necessity of contraction sud specie payments, and we trust his arguments will have more weight with Congress than the lobbying of Chicago committees. Existing re- striction upon the power of the Secretary to with- draw legal-tenders should be loosened. Congress can do the country no worse service than to let the mis- takes of last Spring govern the legislationof this Winter. At least, let us have a beginning; let some- thing be done to tear the painted paper mask from the prosperity we really possess; let us feel the ground we stand on. There is no safety in any other course. pr———— THE RELIEF OF BROADWAY. The Committes of the State Senate, appointed to consider the various Broadway railroad projects, unan- imously agreed yesterday to report in favor of the underground plan, which contemplates the construc- tion of a double track through a tuunel under Broad- way, from the Battery to Park-row, sud of two Dbranches from that point to the Harlem River, one rupning noder Chatham-st., the Bywery, aud the Thin _"%u, &4 th8 other under Iludsonfi.. and the htt and Nioth-aves. We are now, as we always have been, in favor of this plap, so {or as it goes. Wo must have cheap and guic! transit between the upper and lower ends of the island. 'We must re- form radically the beastly modes of couveyauce }ndg which we are now suffering; and an underground rail- way does very well for o beginuing. But there is need of an elevated railway also. The relief of Broad- way and the hedith and comfort of our citizens require not only the construction of & new avenue for way passengers, but a separate track for rapid through travel, and enlasged facilities for tho transportation of merchandise. To secure all this we shall want not only the tunnel road, but an elevated tramway be- side. A bill for the construction of an underground Broadway railroad passed the Assembly Inst Winter, but was defeated in the Senate, mainly, it was under- stood, in consequence of the opinion of Mr. Craven, Chief Engineer of the Croton Aqueduct Department, that the tunnel would interfere with the gas and water pipes. As Mr. Craven is an advisory meinber of the present Committee, we presume that the difficulty to which be refecred Lus been obviated, as it certaialy might be. ™~ 8 & ) POLITICAL - NEW-HAMPSHIRE. WY TALEGRAPN TO THA TRINUXE. Coxcorp, Dec. 14.—The question of the Governorship and Keilway monopoly continuo to cause much excite ment. With regard to the Governorship it looks to-day a3 if Smyth’s name would be withdrawn by the Conven- tion, aud Gen. Harriman's placed in its stead. Nearly every town in the Stato is against Stearus aud his railroad iufluence, and his nomisation is out of the question. ulticiplicity of Republician candidates for d the oarnestness with which claims are cunvaased rgues trouble in two of the districts. The Demecrats are making no movements publicly, but are Jaboring very earnestly in secret to secure Marston's dis- triet, if no other. s BOSTON. MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION. THE TRIBUNE. Bostox, Dec. 14.—Speculations are begiuning to de- velop themselves in city offsirs. Recen'ly a piece of land was Rnrelmd for a hospital for temporary use as & home for tha destitute at §3 par foot, and Iast night In the Coun- ns two lettors wore read from the former owner of offering itfor §2 50 por foot. The question arose cil meei the land wnz the large price was paid, and the Committee ou Public Justitutions will have an opportunity to explain. Some $11,000 are involved in the transeciion, the ex- posure of which creates quite a sensation. Aunother job contract was made to eroct & soldiers’ wemorial on the Common for $100,000, sis hich it has been discoverod that $60,000 additiona] had been put in ss specifications. ‘The Couneil last evening repudiated the contrect indirectly by empowering the Committeo to adbere to their plan. Hlawe is laid on the architects, who excuse themselves on the plea of untrustworthy information. The friends of Mr. Brows, the defeated colored Demo- erst for Conncilman in the Third Ward, ere taking meas- | dng: THE SOUTHERN STATES. L TENNESSEE. THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE—THE LEGISLATURE. BY TELKGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. . NASAVILLE, Doc. 14,—The anniversary of the battle of ! Nashville will be clebrated bere to-morrow, with consid- | erabloeclat. A grand procession, civil and military, will move through the streets to the Capitol, whero the gold modal ordered by the Legislature will 'be formally presented by Gov. Browalow to Gen. Thomas. There will be no action taken by the slature on the Franchise bill nutil the reassemblin, at body in the middlé of Junuary. It is thought U the State school funds, surreptitionsly losned to the Memphis National Bauk, will all be recovered. it S50 VIRGINIA. RIOT IN NORFULK. BY TRLEGRAPY TO THA TRIBUNE. ForTRESs MoN£OE, Dec. 14.—A serious riot occurred in Portsmouth to-night between parties of whites and negroes: Three white men were dangerously and others slightly wounded. A number of negroos were wounded during the disturbazces, Eerly this morning a fire broke outin & house of ill-fame, presumed to be the work of negro in- cendarios, in_tho vicinity whero the melee occurred. Be- fore the tire de) ent could reach the locality and stay ll;a progress of ’n:he flames fuu:sz‘\llilfin w‘e'rg burned to the ground. 0 parties the affair were ar- rested and held farlrrm. :]nl‘en excitement_prevailed at the time on_account of others joining in sud taking part with both sides, — GEORGIA. SPIRIT OF THE LEGISLATURE—TERRITORIAL GOVERN- MENT PREFERRED TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, . BY TELRGRAPH TO THR TRIBUNE. MILLEDGRYILLE, Doe. 14.—The Legislature adjourned to-day sine die. Tho presiding officers of both Houses, in their closing speeches, expressed it determination not to luofinmb‘w unlawful demud.n.‘n’l!ho sentiment in the Legislataro seoms decided in favor of a Territorial Gov- ernment rather than the acceptance of the Constitutional Amendment, or similar terms, ‘Tho Speaker of the House, in his closing address, bade the country to hope the trial of fanaticism would exhsust itself, and Constitutional principles yet provail. The President of the Senate gnpdlll to obey the laws end cleave fo the Constitution; * but human forbearance had and the worm would turn if trodden on. lauso was manifested in both Houses at the ‘The veto of the Extension of the Houme- a8 sustained. Five votoes were sent iu, and ouly that of the Stay Law was overridden, A great num- bor of laws hiwve beon enaoted during this sessivu, of gen- eral importance, stoad act P MARYLAND. OPERATION 07 THE APPRENTICE LAWS. BY TALNGRAPN TO TN TRIBUNE. ‘WasrINGTON, Doc. 14.—A case under the apprentice laws of Maryland will come before Judge Boud, at Au- napolis, to-morrow, in which the child is & colored infant about two years old. At the time it was spprenticed it was only four months old, receiving sustenance from its mother's breast, and yot the Orphan's Court of Anne Arundel County decided that the mother was unable to support it, though sle has bad the child in her fon evor since, and woul bably be allowed to keop it nntil such time us rvices were worth something to the master. Iti ted that similar cases occur almost daily, snd the frieuds of the colored peoplo believe that some action should be taken in Congress regarding the matter. et NORTH CAROLINA. ¢ DECLARATION OF LOYALTY TABLED. BY TELEGXAPN TO TEN TRIBUNE. Ravgici, N. C., Dec.14.—To-day the Sonate refused 1o take action upon the resolutions settiog forth the loyalt of the people of North Carolina, but referred them, wit anothoer resolution, introduced by Mr. Jones of Wake, de- claring an earnest desire to restore harmony and fraternity smong hoer pooplo and for the reconstruction of the whole country. ——— CRIME. - — EXECUTION OF A MURDSRER—AFPECTING SCENE. Wasnixaroy, Fayette Co., Dec. 14.—W. G. W. Smith was born in the State of Virginia in the year 1916 and re- moved to Onio during tho year 1865, He passed the last night of his life calmly. His wife has been with him during the past d_hears broken with right and pleasant but cold. The seaffo'd blic square at the west end of tho jull An tuelosure of about 20 faet square erected as @ pro- tection from the gaze of the populace. On the side of the structure wl*olnirf the jal was placed a platiorm in the .floor of which was the trap door, ealcu- lated 0 as to give the prisoner a fall of about 23 inches. Thousands of pfl had gathered in the town hoping to “fl a ‘hmw of execution, aud fences and build ings near the jail were crowded. At about 1 o'clock the prisoner was brought into the inelosure, accompanied bis spiritual advisers the Sheritf, his deputics and the Hon. R. 31 489, the prisoner's counsel. Smith ascended the platiorm wita n firm, uafaltering step, and took a seat over the fatal trap. After a very impressive prayer by the Rev. Mr. Emerson the risoner arose aud keard his death-warrant and the decision of iov. Cox read by Deputy Sheriff Blackmore, which he listened to stteutively, His demeasor during all this ceremony ex- hibited -ufigm of nerve rarely mw-x After_the Deputy 1}“"“.'4 had foished r;uluz; Sherifl s&v‘ asked the mou:.fil . au orks (o myke. arose : % %tnl d E’.‘l{ W ’fuw ::m 4 &nlkmefl._ I sm iRuotent of the murder of old John rrncnyxm- 1 bope L will be tho last man to sufler deat; in this way. 7This is o solemn oecasion. I have been a very wicksd man. For 50 bnrll have lived in rebellion agsinst God, but now, thank od, I can put my trust in Him. Gentlemen, death Las 1o (e; 4 Joy @e | we all bave to die. It is only » matier of time. Af}: doa lear fis mni What I ha son s st bave to soy.” | “Yes," roplled | Then turuing to thauked him_for his kindness i his behalf, sou, Lis spiritual adviser, bo expressed a wi waa erected in th ey o e T said riggs aund Mr. Emer This {8 all T bel rally then Inquired if be w ith, “when I bid farewell to my Judge Briggs hebid him good byeand d to M; to Heaven. Then ho bade adien the Sherl grnlr‘n( At 1:29 p. m. the drop fell spirit of W (. mith wes ushered in the presence of God. Afier banging minutes iifo was declared extinct, and thebody of the unfortu- uate wan was committed to the care of his Iriends. ARSON CASE IN KANSAS CITY. Kaxsas Ciry, Dec, 14.—The trial of Scott Cutler & Co. 1s proceeding. The developments thus far go to their orime. More bones have been found 1n the ruins, leavin, no doubt that both young men, Gust aud Pickeits, pesished in the fames. "Lweuty prisoners escaped from the prison at St. Joseph to-day TEMPERANCE. - OLOSK OF THE STATE CONVENTION <THE WORK PERe FORMED. . BYYELMGRAPE TO TRRTRIBONE N N o . Gineta, N. Y., Dec. y_fi—The New-York Statd Tomperance Socicty has Just closad i3 session of two days held e of the largest halls in this villagé. A larew nuwber of elogates wers in att aud the session ad & very esting aud profitable one. Busiuess sessions wege held the day and public meetings in the evening. The meeting were uidrossed by the Rev. H. Eaton of Eimira; J. N, Stearus, Daggott, Canandaigua ; the Rov. S. Benj. Joy, Penn Yan; i the Rev, E*'A. Spon , Utica; the Kev. W. E. K Soelsty resolved to raise a fund of #10.000 1 appoiut 8 Central Committee or the purpose of or, ing all ov adopted. Tho So perunce are instituting new Divi localitie y number over 12,000 fu the St A long series of resolutions were adopted amoug which was the follow oleed, That wa will oppose the repesl of the act hu&.l the toxie aalatare (0 o slo of Metcopolitan Pulice ate to modify it to pieass wo tog i clagse prohib ing tho wie ofbeer and liqu day a8 wise, just s wholesows, ud suy abiempt to ramons tho esciction in 17 Luautier shouid he sesented by overy friend of Temperance, good order and o quiet Bundey through our State. The annual meeting of the State Society will be held in was held Wedaosday afternoos. was crowded, Addresses ware W. (. Steel, Auburn ; the Rev. J. W. W tev. J. B. Dunn, New-York City, und J s ALBANY. —— APPOINTMENTS ON THR GOVERNOR'S ararr. BY SELEGEAPK 70 TNX TRIBU ALBaNY, Dee. 14.—The Governor has made the following appointments: Adjutant General, Seideq E of Chautangua, Inspector Genoral, George S. Buchelor togn; Quartermaster-icneral. Fdwin A, Merritt of ce; Paymnster-Genaral. Dudley W. Oloott of Alh gineor-in-Chief, Charles W. Dowling of New.-York heucral, James ¥. Pomfret of Albany; Aids-le-Camp e ures to contest the election of his Republican opponent. Col. James A. Cunningham, of Gloucester, who has an honorable war record, will shortly become Adjutant-Gen- ersl of Massachusetts, Gen. Schouler retiring from the office after many years of active scrvice. o — COLORADO. CONVENING OF THE LEGISLATURE, HY TALEGEAPH 7O THE SRIBUNE K axpas Ciry, Dee. 14.—The Colorado Legislature con- vened on the 4th at Golden City. Elbethold was elected Spesker of the House, and J. €, MeDevitt Chief Clerk, T Y2 1 THE NATIONAL FINANCES. s . CUSTOMS RECEIPTS. _TELRONAPR TO THE TRISUNE. W ABHI5GTON, Dec.14.—The following shows the receipts oms at our prineipal ports from Dec. 1 to Dec. from Jaltimore New-Orlenns (Nov. ¢ S & yapulsey (Jov. 3w ¥. Shepard of New-York, Joseph H. Leibenwa of New.Y Bradley Martin of Albany. Gen. Gates, to whom the posit of Judge Advoeate-General hns been proffered, bus gof el nnnounced his acceptance thereof. for el s SRR THE PLAINS. . —~— GOLD BHIPMENTS—PUBLIC LANDS. WY TULEGRAPH TO YHF TRIBUNF, LEAVENWORTH, Dec. 14.—Eight hundred and eighis- nine ounces of goid were shipped from Denver, Dec. L. Eleven million, seven hundred and eighty-one thonsand and twenty-cizht acros of land have heen predmptod af the Land Office in Kansas this year, [ MONROE FORRKST, U. 8. N. WY ENLRORAPK 1O THE TRINDNE. 4 Bavrimokr, Dec. 14.—Intelligonce has reac this oity of the death by ye t. Monros United” States Navy, o United _States st Florida, whil t 8t. Croix, West Indies i wid & Baltim e 1yl it N or, il wan 00 fated iron-clad giglk by She Gey's §bot in Cunrienion jarbor, e Kev. J. B. | o of the most daring mad | 4 | petter part of the S SRR S S R MRS, s ST S MEXICO. o — NOUNCING FOR THE REPUBLIC. BY TELEGRAPE TO THR T NUNR WasHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Gen. Escobedo cated to the Mexioan Minister lholovloflumm by him through a special courier. His report is dated aé Matamoros ou the 1st inst. MATCHUALA, Nov, Dran Stie: Thave already written to you .b..'.’;'.?;‘-'fu'?u, o The operations and the defeat of the regiment of the Em Becas, & place seven leagues north of San Luls cnemy is concentrating st San Luis Potosi, huv’ blow they suffered but I have reason to Lelisy will fall into our hands beforo eight days. The troo i the city are deserting and proclaimiug the ifumber of Kreuch are not sufficient to bold the They Lave a0 of salvation. Youcan rest assured of the ocow pation of the capital of this State by The Announce the fligit of Maximilian aud several defeats nm by the Tiperialists, suoh as Jalapa, Pachma, &e. G. Furvo, General In Command, 5 MATCHUALA, Nov. 25, 1568, Drant Sik: T lave received this morning the telligenoe {rom Saa Luis Potosi, rogiment of imperialists, 00ming d, to'redaforos Liy eity, prociaimel the The datva of Borusus, owed th L iveras, and e were 9..i¢“nruxhw the Eapross ‘The French were to leave this oity yesterday, Mejia request they have delayed thelr n{n'f' ::‘-om-" they have made & requisition for all the wagons aud means transportation. G. ¥FRRUN0, Genoral-in-Command. Marciuatd, Noy. 26, 1636 Dyan S My next letter will be dated Potosi, where I start at this moment. mum..‘-'.i" i from Durango, that on learning of the advance of Gen. Neands with 4,000 meu, the garrizoa of Durango, about 1,200 strong, with the ¥rench and the uflumbnufiud the d7 sud fled to Troxillo und Zaoatecss. . FREUNO, Goneral fn commacd. FUNERAL OF YTURBIDR. PriLaprLpRiA, Dee, 14,—The foneralof Don Aungustin G. Yturbade, son of Yturbide L, Em, of Mexice, took place to-day at 8t, John's Roman ic Church. The remsins were brought here by his brother, Angelo Ytur- bide, and were interred in the samo vault with the mother and brother of the doveased. 'The coromony was privately conducted, very few persons being preseut. e et THE INDIANS. puitimstetrn A I‘N“lflhfl ¥ROM NEW-MEXICO FOR PROTECTION. BT TALEGRARH 10 TAR TS LEAVENWORTH, Dec. 14.—A letter from Cottonwood states that the Indians are taking furs for ammunition and provisions, The New-Mezican of the Ist publishes the following: “ L Mysine, New-Mxxico, Nov. 23.—About 150 Indians sf- tacked the town of Alamaza, and killed three Mexicans and ided 11 others. Mr. Roberts says they took 300 sacks of ru from_him, and most of the stock belonging to the town. ven or sight Indians were killed, A petition, % foct in ™ with names from every mun#h the Torritory, has been for- wurded to the Secretary of , giving expression of views of Citisns as to Indian dcpredations, and the necessity of protec- tion. It says, - We ace infested on all sides by hostile and dis- contented Indians ; thut tho Camanches, Na T"tahs are constantly committing murder and robberies. wre indications of serious dificulties, ucless s militury foroe is S0t to protect them, The Kearney Herald says, the telegraph- Topatnetwas willed and soalped by Iadians, B wad Sedgwiek. i — THE BROADWAY RAILROAD. i DEISIONS OF THE SENATE COMMITTER IN FAVOR OF THE USDERGROUND PLAN. We have already given full reports of the railway pisas presented to the consideration of the Senate Committes, ‘. who had in view the more rapid transportation of passengers batween the more distant parts of the island. The Committes | beld a final session yesterday and concluded their deliberations. There were present Senators Andrews, Low, and Cornell, Jobs T, Hoffman, Mayor of the city, J. Platt Goolsell, State Engin- eor, and Alfred W. Craven, Eagineor of the Croton Aqueduet, with James F, Ruggles, Secretary of the Commission. “The following resoiution was unanimous; : Rescived, That, 1o the epinion of this the best me*hod 0! sperdily silainiug the design (be Seuate rasale- tion, paased ot ite last session, is by the of und raillways; thet, in view of the ve fucrrme . “honld be ovie line of such railway (rom rnl.nln{lm conpeotitg at the C: wors liues ol mdlhm e o e 41 arst mcatigoed tragh 3 gve CIty Hiall Park: fag ith i e ke Bogeay, wa Thlrk ave b3 he Hariom River;: P on other usder Packplace (or Morray ar Warrenists., o by fhe e B el e A ave.. thencs uader Eightl-ave. to Eroadway. thence under Brosdway 1o Ninth ave., theace under Niath-ave. to Halrem River; ‘The line usder Brosdway, between the Battary snd Clry Hall Park, to be constructed only as part of one or more of the lines. The Lu&xmn:;f:l: decided to IIM‘LA Lu.ll“l Aptive synopsis of eug rl!-uy;um-lm m nnd which have been deseribed in Trix TRIBUNE. The above resolutions were not intended. we are informed. to decide iu favor of an; ieular ope of the numerous under- ground plans ; but to leave the tiou whether ronds shall be constructed on one of the 'Tunpel plans or Arcade pian wholly to the Legisiatare without suggesiion. | A CARD FROM ME. BARNES. To the Bditor of The N. ¥. Tribuse. 8ig: Myname having been used in your issne of the 14th, in conuection with bribery and corraption]in the Kings County Congressional Convention, snd with the sup- posed action of the Grand Jury, I ask the privilege of replying aad explaining the error of conclusious uaturally following from onr remarks. o s gho Judge called the attention of the Grand Hury ta rumors respecting the courseaf the recent comveutions in Kings County—not to any one individual as you state. Second : The undersigned is not the only person sgaiast wlom it is reported charges have been made. Third: The contest ia both tho 1Id and IT1d Congressional Districts of Kings County was strong. several cendidates ap- pearing. The disappointed candidates and their friends in some instances felt aggrieved, and took advantage of a new law enacted by the last Legislature, to annoy those ‘who biad beeu | opposed to them. A rival candidate was run by a few disaffected in my own pasty, whom it was well known was sustained by the Distriet- Attorzey, the present adviser of the Grand Jury. His course fn caso of defeat was well known in advance. The result was, round numbers, Hoghes (Morris), 350; Van Brant, 9,000; Bamuos, 15500, vindication of my position before my comstituents mever before given any candidate in the District, and entirely satisfactory to we. T beliove it is generally known that party organizstigoe ave sustained by contributions, portion of which fs levied { upon oandidates. They are taxed by Ward, District, and County Committees. Whero public clajips leave off and private imposition commences, candidates are not is & position to correotly judge. Mr. Kalbfleisch, Mr. Litchfield, Mr. Chitteir den, and Mr. Baraes were reported to have exceeded other candidates in their liberality. How this is I do mot know; but " 1 kvow I paid my legitimato assessments, and presume the | other finten?0 did likewise. 7 7% ves being Mmyv...{nl candidato of those named, .r&fiaml more of an object {0 ARASY Hnwzu Gragd Jury has been presided over by the constant neo of the' District-Attorney, admiiting such wituesses as be chose— keaping out others. An effort o my part to send witnesses aind to appear myself was unsuccessful. I understand that this ury found complaints against myself and Mr. Kalbfleiseh. Cutil an examiuation of this matter is had before an open | Coust. aduitting evidence on both gdes showing the motives of the movers, &c. 1Dhave s right to expect that a publie e T TrinuNE will consider there is usually two sides jon, ud that it will not attack private charaoter Dexas Bauxes. Dee. 15, 1866, i —— AN AUTHOR IN TROUBLE. ; Yo the Rdisor of The N. Y. Tribune. : Sig: Lam in trouble. Help me, or I sink. People | continually write me to this purport : | wh he price of your book, * Facts for Farmers | don't you advertise? Where ds it forsale! 1 you would send | them to country tores, they would soll lots of them." | What is the priceof your novel? ‘Why don't you advertise ! ] { ) | ” Why the price, and where it can be bought ¥ rall T will not auswer wuch letters. They 1 answer on.-e* e e of {wWty inquiries made overy day at every roliway tiao doos the 5 o'clock traia start 1 1o the Srst place, T am the author, bat not the publisher, of \ Faots for Parmers.” The publisher is A. J. Johnson, No, i3 Yulton-st, New-York. Wriie to bim, and bpw him up for nok advertising. He deserves it. He ought to keep a standing ad- ‘ vertisement in o dozen papers, saying : +Tue book i# sold only by subseription. 1t is unattainsble st te sale. It conlains l.fl:l: hrw-'p-m.uwm l:;:t:!- ravings. ‘The price in two volumes, 2 75; in one, » ¥ e shouia l]wp:il when and whers it oan be subseribed for. 1 hio has not got agents enough—I know e has not—he should advestise for them. But that ishis business—not mine. Ihave | nothing to do with it. | *Soms peopie see dosirous of buying my book out of bemevo- ‘ Tont motives. certaisly ; but T am not an object of oher ity. 1amablo to ears my living, by bhooest industry. ‘Abont thet novel. 1 cannot understand bow any one can resd the advertisement and ask such foolish questions. T answer: My Novel, Meason itoc, fs printed only in Twe WERELET | ‘Trmuse (2 a year), one chapter & week. 1t contains 30 cbap- | and will 11 100 conmzs, wore or less. 1t 18 prinéipally & ! tale of Indign and Western pionear life, true 0 pature. In | contains some scenes in more cirilized regions, aud two o€ thres of intenss intorest, on the ocean. 1f you want t0 read it, ! bweribe for Tiik Trasuxy. That's all. $01L.0¥ ROBINSON. et —— CITY CANVASSERS. Tho Board met yostordsy morning, and consumed the sossion in making corrections in the re- turns. The final seasion will bs beld on Monday poxts | pien the ocial doglaration wil bo wade That is very king, DISPATCHES FROM ESCOBEDO—~IMPERIAL TROOPS PRO«