The New-York Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1866, Page 1

e ————— e e EUROPE. NEWS BY THE ATLANTIC CABLE T0 TEC. 16, FORAPR 10 TUE FENIAN AGITATION. Loxpox, Saturday, Dee. 15, 18¢¢~Noor Feuian mirests in Ireland continue to be made. Much neec/ese clarm prevails througbout the entire feland. TOREE MO CCLLIERY EXPLOSIONS—YLOODISG THE BT, B EY, Yorkshive, St There were three more explosiens in the Qaks Coal Mine to-day. The first was at 10 minutes Lefore 5 this morming, the next at 5, a5 the third &t 9 &. m. Engineers are pow engaged in filling the pit with water, or what is technically termed “flooding” it. SUPIOSED ARREST OF STEPEENS. Toxves, Dee, e Aman Las been arrested in Norfolk who is sup- to be Jamnes Stephens, the Chief Oxganizer of 1ho Irish Re tity is as yet cor ¥, M. 15, 1966 06 red dubious, ——— FRAN QEGAL PROCEEDINGS BY THE UNITED STATES. Pams, Suturday, Dee. 1, 1t In the cese of the United States againet Arman the ¥Freuch Cowrt hgs ordered the United States toypay & Jarge sum as sccurity for the coets of the suit, The Urited Stotes Consul eaid thit legal steps Lad Teen adop I'rance, but there was likely to be more seric Geulty with England with regaid to tbe ¢laims of the American Gobernment. - —.— ITALY. yuE | OPE AND THE FENIANE. Roxe, & loy, Dee. 13, 180 Tt e said 1hat Cardinal Autonelli bas giv n evasive rerly to Gen, King's demand for su expl tion of the den’al of the Cardinel's statement that the Pogo bad < aunexed to the United States than to fall into the bauds of the Fenians; but it is supposed that no no- ploasant relutions will ensu OPENING OF TWE PARLIAMENT—THE KING'S SPERCI. Loxpoy, Dee. 16, 186 £ of 1taly opened the National Parliament on Satarday n In his opening speesh, he wished ltaly joy of the ireedom sho Lad gained. Be eaid tbat France, fuithful to Ler jromise, bad withdrawn from Rome, snd that the Lest understauding existed Dbetween Italy aod Ne on. He declared that he W sespect the terr of the Papal States. He hoped fiat the moderation of the Italian people and the wisdom of the Pope, snd a spirit of conciliation ox both eides, would remove all differences, and ga wee his wich that the Pope ehould remain independ ext in Rome. He concluded by referring to tho great sod glorious futare Italy bad before Ler, and declaring that she must by every meaue develop her resources | 10 achieve Ler position ae & great nation. The speech of the King was well received by the members of tle Parliament, THE MISSION TO ROME. FPronesce, Dee. 10 The vew Fuvoy of the Jtalian Governuwent to Rome, gignor Torelii, who was appointed in place of Vegezs when the latter resigned that mission, has been ie- ceived at Rome by His Holiness the Pope. L'halia says editorially that strong hopes are enter- tained that the importaut mision of Bignor To baviog begun 50 auspicion ’um bave & favorable sesult. P HUNGARY. Prsn, Ssturday, Dee. 15, 18406 The House has passed the addrees of Al. Deak, in reply to the Emperor of Austria. — RUSSIA. AN JMPERIAL COMMISSION TO CONSIVER REFORME IN POLAND. Sr. Petereptne, Saturday. Wee. 15, 1666 An Imperial Commission Las been resolved upon ever which the Empercr is to preside, for the purpore of considering and putiing iuto operation reforme in Poland. gl e MARINE INTELLIGE ARRIVAL OUT. Quresstows, Dec. 16.—~The stean Boston_Dee. 5, touched at this port proceeded on lier voyage to Liverpool iz aam FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOUL COTTON MARKET. Livenroot, Dee. Noon—~The Cotton market i $ive with o probuble day’s ssle of 13600 bales. Middling Uy lands are quoted at 144d. Liveaeoot, Dee, 151 p. w.~The Cotton market couj 10 have o dull aspoct, Lot belders generally are steady at 1 decling of yesterday. The sales will probubly reach ¢ baee. i LONDON MONEY MARKET. Loxvon, Dee. 15—Noon.—The money market is fimer. (o win have advanced €51 for money ex div Loxpox, Dec. 15—1 p. m.—Consols are Leld for ligher e Wil are now quoted at €5 @t} Loxvox, Dee15—Noon.~The following are thie apeni for Americen securit.es jes, 47§ Illimols Cen United States Five- Twenties, 713 Loxvon, Dee. 151 p. m~The market is lower for Frie shases, which are offered at 46}, With 47 asked UNITED STATES BONDS AT FRANKFORT. Loxo0w, Dee. 15~Telegrame from Frauklort of t0-dny's date oport rather more frmuess in United Sates Five Twenty Bouds, the asking rate being 154 No tales howeves, wee sepo. ted oves 754 " PETROLEUM MARKET. B LiveRroor. Dee. 16—A. quiet. feeling prevails in the market fex Petroleum at Tather easier prices. The telegrams from Antwerp advised slight decline i FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCT. ligiiisin LONDON. CONVEDERATE FPROPERTY IN ENGLAND—RACING 1IN THE UNITED STATES—EVIL FRUITS OF TUE [UF IN ENGLAND~LORD RUSSELL—THE LONDON RE- JORM DEMONSTRATION—@REAT LIBFL CASE—TAR YENIAN AGITATION = THE ENGLISH AND THE AMERICANS. Frem Our Special Correspondent. ¢ Losvox, Nov. 29 On Morday last we had the explavation of the rumors which have been rife here for the Jast wouth, . 60 which bave been repeated in almost all our ne'ws- yepers, that the President's Government had waived all cleims against Fraser, Trenholm & Co., and the Confederats agents in this. country during the war, 88 @ #0Tt Of precursor to the geueral awnety licy which we are instructed to expect ere long the rsons. ‘The explanation came i on to dismiss the suit in chancery States Wi shows that the ngw founded on something nearl; I){ h- In order to make myself clear to rour ust shortly state what doue sinoe the war with respect to property of tie Government in this country. In the year . Dudley, the United States Cogsul at Liver- E‘mvuummmmpm to aot with par hl*hmwex. from his intimate knowledge of tbat had been done by Covfederate agentsand fympatbisers in their grest stroughold in Epgland, s epecially ivstructed by your Department ‘.{ te to commence such legal proceedings & Lo should deem wise for the recovery of hie By dskviessiy, W6 sb of e Uil blie; but the establishment of his iden- | of A d it would be better for Canada to be | . Trioleau, and the evidence | States agt. Tdolean wae ingti in 1865, commonly kuown here a¢ ** the cotton its object being to rescue for the United States certain specified and ear- marked consiguments of cotton in the hands of the firm of Frases, Trenboln & Co., 68 agents of the late Rebel Governgnent. This suit s stil in an early a here having been mueh barfl fighting ever the 5 tories and cross-interrogatories filed Ly the several partiof; but one important point was already ganed by the Stateg—the delendants had besn required to find security for £20,000. From further inforwation geined by him during the prosecution of Cotton suit, Mr. Dudley, in the Summor of the sent year, commenced a second suit of the United ates agt, Wagner, the defendants being the pert- vers of the bouse of Fraser, Trenholm & Co., the ob- | jeot of which was & general account and discoveiy of ! ransaetions of the mercantile house in their v ac Anancial agente for the Rebel Govern- | nd payment of what sheuld be fonnd due to the United States. 'The suit was purposely framed so s to include property of every kind except the cotton the subject of the suit of the Unite States agt. an. At this point new gctors appear on the e in the sbape of Mr. Morse, the Conr 1! for Lo . and Mr, Gibbe, agent for the Treasury Depart- ment of the United States in Furope. These genvle- e, 80 far as we know at present, without an) - wultation with Mr. Dudi commenced )ros di re, to enforcet Vessels in the ) m & Co. They sei Lips in the name of the Unite ates, and without regard to the cffect whieh such o procecding would Lave npon the Changery suit, for a general acconnt in which this portion of the Confedgrate estate nse a technical term—was already in y y motion on the part of the defendant to ghips they had caused This they decline to give, whetber from in this respect, or from discoveiing that these independent and bigh-banded pro- g, if persisted in, would the chances of s in the infinitely more important suits pending ) Chancery, 1 nrse it know, Howe ng made { , T searcely know how they 1d have got out of it better, | The vext act in this carioas dr took place on 6th of month of Novem on which day d perk b nd his log ed on Liverpool, whom informati They at once « f the 1ian of F er, Trenbiolm & t firm, themselves accom- odieed their letters of ‘reasury Department and the zation from the | Secretary of e, aud coneluded the terms of an | e ment by Hngs]}mln}iny be- | tween the Unites wntile firm, be aud in your Conrte, were to be sta The docu- ment, hewever, is ¢ importent that J inclose you a copy, rather than attempt to give the results. It iy sprecid Frenholm & Co, ugainst L the Owl, and ibe by States Gove | yroperty, and ¥ 10 ol) or &ny of ery ussis proper and expodient to said ships. g, eitl ¥ | 6 Messre. Frase | Mr. Gibbs with un seco M F. H. Monsk, U. 8. ., Frasem, TuEsnon & Ce By this arrangement you will at o fesers. Frazer, Trenholu & ( d to declare on oath wiat property of the late rol. Five known, are 1o be are 1o allowed | re Rebel Government remains undex th only ont of 9 ghips whose namnes ’ nted for, and the fortunate fi: d £150,000 out of the first 8 reahized them, the conduct of all sales being Jeft in th bands. In addition to this trifling gratuity, the four ships not mentioned in the agreement, viz.: the Ariel, + Fox, Badger, and Wasp, remain their property, and po acconnt whatever is required of any of the prop- | exty realized by the firm before the date of the agree- ment. Naturally enough, the firm apoly at onee to | ! the Court of Chancery to stay edings in the | cotton suit and to obtain judicie | egreeable compromi The motion js resis | Mr. Dudley, on behalf of the United States, | gronnd that on the face™of their letters of suthorisa- tion they are required to obtain the written conour- | { rence of the Awerican Minister at London o any compromige they wight negotiate, which concurren they have not obtained. The objection seews a ol 0 that the arangewent will probubly fall through | unless confivned by you p OF course ! only kuow what is the world, and t tioning one of the most which has ¢ come before our Courts. ains o 4 g On the s face of the proces however, one iny | congrat ¢ Mersrs, er, Trenhohn &e. | clemency of the Government with which th | to do, & ¢ in the v k of one ol t onnsel for the United States on Conrt, that the | » compromise Las prohabl ky £ 100,000 moye the conld ever ha four sh der the s0it, not to mention the little bouns ol th and all pre which had passed i control he he 7th of November, 1766 tion comes on pxt week, and 1 wa) give you the next Jetier S0 you are ac d, jo least prints | rome Par ! by one of en ! for of all ere 18 nothiug in ! There is not & man of | acter has not been lowered by jority it ends in bring- | tarf, but wi | aud not be defile whose positiog aud ¢ the connection, while in ing down their standard of mora to that of black- legs, and delivering over their estates into the grasp of Jew attoyuiea. The last notable instance among our Jjeuncsse doreé i3 that of the Duke of H anilton ‘who suoceeded to a clear £70,000 a ) three years ago, and who is now a pen creditors in the riog, while the old pal the Douglass is at the order and dispositic t celebrated Mr, Padwick. is gentleman Derby dinner this year enter! three dukes, warguises and six earls, and 1 believe there was ouly | | one tntitled man at the board. All of these nnder | | tbe thumb, or anxious to cnltivate the ssteemed fa. [ vors of this ** giver of all good things.” st consider | for ona momaut what our modern system of betting ’ has brought us to. A reliable tip is that which the | most sorupulons young gentlewan on the turf desires | above all other earthly blessings before a great race; that i3 to say, some private information which may | enable bim {o overreach his dearest friend, or his own brother, if he can indaee him to take the odds. [ do | trust that the prophecies of The Times vorrsspondent | may proya aa fals in this a8 in more important mat- ters, aud that you may still have the good senie to keep the twf in Americs i the place which it has and to regagd addigtion o its pur hituerte ocottpied, 3 suits as an uader-brad egcentficity, This gause alebn}? ouy Cougts bas pushigd me into | A corper this W th rezpect to bome dews. As 4 thero is Liytle to tell you, it iv g no particular pnr- | quence, We (T mgsit wp Libeals) have been g hittle | alarmed af hearing tbat Lord Russell had f.dt ta | table & hote iy, Frapce. 1t appears that this ®ag por- | | feotly true, Why will that great staté¥fban go toa | table’d hote,at his time of life! Howéver, the Inst re- | | ports speak of bim t“'lwhfla quite well again at the Daiaih b Addidede U b FRTATE S5 I RV T P PR ST VT 1o close his career before {he Reform question is set- tled. Next Monday (3d) we are to have the great procession of the Trades Societies, which is to occupy ten miles in length of men marching six abreast! There, now—you are supposed to be the juventor of aud great adepts in mouster meetings—what think youof this? “Are yon prondl of your pu ils? The athering is tobe held in the gronnds of the South Middlesex Rifla Corpe, lent by Lord Ranelagh, one of the most true-blue of that truest-blue Tory section of the English aristocracy, the lrish peerage. There is something grimly comio in the combination. For myself, 1 doubt whether the grest demonstration wont make our task mote difficnlt than it is already, The Trades Unions, coming ovt from their ~ old stand ground, will alarm not Mrs, Grandy alone, but the whole employer clase. Of all the Unlong, that,of the printers alone has scen the matter in this Iigm‘ and has absolutely refused to take part in the demonstration. The printers have the character with us, genorally, of the most able and far-sighted of the artizan clase, and I think they have proved their title to if in this instance. The great Jibel case of Dr. Hunter and The Pall Mall Gazette hns been going on for the last five days, and to-day (Saturday, Decem- ber 1), the Chief-Justice is summing up. I shall probably not Lear t sult in time to let you know it, but I confess to sympathy with the defendants. The Listory of the Doctor, both in America sud Lewe, since be got Lis first diploma in New-York at the ma- ture age of 21, is not that of one whom one hails as & worthy member of the profession of 8t. Luke. d The Fenian agitation gets more serions in Ireland and promises to come to a head again shortly. Some five or six regiments have crossed St. George's Chan- nel in the conrse of the week and more will follow. 1 still hope we may get through withont a rising in the unbappy ieland, but the clonds are undoubtedly threatening. Stephens has left your side, bat it by vo means follows that we shall Lave him on Irish soil. Yourattitude as to Fenianisn still grieves your friends in England a good deal, but we have had an unususl treat as & wake weight this week in the report. of the Learly speech of Cyrus Field at the New-York ban- quets Few men, ps, could say it so eloquently. but, after all, now isn't his experience that of all yeasonable Americans who stay here for more than a burried week or fen days! Did y ever know a countryman of your own, being a_ reasonably good follow, who wasn't eceived here with open arms? 1 never did. 1 know it is just the same in America. Every decent Englishman who comes back tells the ganie story. Why ean’t we then drop snarling in our corporate and national eharacters and begin seriously to set about the alliance which is beyond question e of the fatare for the world, at any dgwent of your correspondent. 7. H. of the verdiet in I). Hunter MEXICO. - — THE PEEACH ATAXDON A PROJECTED OVERLAND EX PEDITION FROM THE PACIPIC COANT-FPRENCH COMMANDERS GONE OVER TO THE LIBERALS. FLRGRAPI TO THR THI Sax Frascisco, Dee tho steamer Copstitution Castigny ha march overl recently’d Ho fo » - A private letter brought by m Acapuleo states that Gen, from Guedal to o0 with the ity of M A and movene inez, 1,100 strong, would also join hought ‘worl wareh overland, and ny embarked his forees for France (rom the o Coust instead of Vera Oz, The United Staton steamer Mahoning was in Port Aeapuleo, bound for 8an Franciseo, and would there remain wntil the arrival of the Suwanee. Positive advices have beon (cceived 1 lunding of 3,000 new Awmerican woskets assorted awmunition tor the Liberals. sehiooner Sov and | woney came through rinl nuthor city of the ut of Low and Mujor-Gen. M- IN KORTHWESTERN MEX A PROMOTED, orrespondents from Sonora | y accounts of politicsl a e just got. rid of | when the Segui | submiton their the arrival po thint pesple | xtortions | hich the peoplo of Soniors wei i rial | iff being set aside, the old Mexican one has been put | o again with all its aanoyances and probibitions. cans complain of the severity of Gen. Corous, say that ho does not favor their interests, and call for the setion of an American war vessel, Coroua has Leen the highest rank in the Mexican ariny for rendered. He will command the Auny of the snd Sinolos, Mexico, gi afluirs in those States, nd his eut-throa came troublesome, aud . Nettlers from Maozatlan a artineZund hi rona will se y that p O 2 CANADA ——— THE REPUTED STATEMERTT OF SURRATY ABOUT COLN'S ANNABSINATION=—ROBBERY OF A YOKK MAIL—RECEPTION OF THE CANADIAN CON- FEDLRA CION DILEGATION IN ENGLAND. WAPR 10 THE 3RIBUE —The Surratt Mineree say Lincolu, and im! KEAL, Dec, 1 e dine ¢ v xpected ay, o o Edward's Le aetorily srenpged. I ¥ artse 1, bt i e weather iy very | | | AXTZ l THE FENIANS, I o 13 GUNBOATS TO CONVOY THA CUNARD STEAMER— MILITARY ACTIVITY (¥ CANADA. Yo ua TRINUIE Mo 17EAL, C. E., Dac. 16.—Two Rritish gunboats left Quebec last night, Dbaving received orders from (mi Mitchell to act as A Couvoy o the Cunard steamer. Tha troops at Sweetsburg bava been reinforcad by o miimen\ of voluntesrs and a company of policemen, t 15 the intention of the Goverament 1o statiou & wil \nlry l:nree I’lm the bordor, uear St Allb.._m, in wl:“l}“:h of the militai arations now bejug mad ] '{Kwu for the invasion o?'ho Pmn{eo. quantity of wi rus Arcived hero yasterdsy by the Orand Trunk Roilroal from Queboo, consisting of five heavy guns, ambulince wagous, guy cagriages, aud 14 casus of breech-loadezs. FENIANS §A1D TO B NEGLECTED—BISHOP LINCH REFUSES TO RECEIVE MONEY FOR THEM, TowoNT10, Dee, 16.~—~Crown At'ormsy McNab says that the Fenian leaders hate shamefully neglected the prisou. , seut Feuians under Al Tag ors hare, Bishop Lynch rofised acceptauce of by Roberte for prisopers, aad bas returyed ihe same, g THE PLAINS, o —— BT TseRTE Tymers ' e n;::rmlfl:: HQSTILITIES. 97, JosprR, Dec, 1§, = The railroads in Bocliop ate badiy vlocked up by (he drifting snow, ‘N P Papers of the 7th” from - Colorado sdy, sbotit 60 Cher- enne Iudians. are prowling arodnd Living Springs; 40 1wiles from Denver, under the old chief Double-Hoad, A | members in the Committecs secs but one solution of | o'clock to-morrow to discugs the question of an in- | be bes devoted alt his time, from 9 o'clock in the | here to-morrow for New-Orleans by the Baltimore and | Ohio Railread, via Cincinuati and Louisyille. Depaty | manutactures. | which shows it not extrav | gation reveals the fact that but a small proportion of WASHINGTON.. S —— 1 MR. BOUTWELL'S GOLD BILL—THB POSTAL-TELEGRAPH BILL—WHISEY PRAUDS AND THEIR REMEDY—BALA~ RIES OF DEPARTMENT OLERKS—AN EFFORT TO RE- LBASE TOB HON. 0. V. COLVER—REVEXUE—RE- CRIPTS~—~PERSONAL. BT T aLGRAP 10 TEE TRIBUNE. ', Wasivetos, Dee. 16, 1666, The Ways and Means Committee have a special meeting to-morrow, for the purpose of taking some definite otion upon Gov. Boutwell's gold Lill. 'They are detormined to adopt some kind of legislation which will deprive the Secretary of the sutbasity which he now has of selliug gold secretly. They believe it onght to be dieposed of in open market, and thot the tan- character ehall be received for the Iudians, and ‘money sppropristed Will be spplied for tlat time should be fixed when the sales shall take place. ml yeosterday concluded the argnment of the Whetber they will adopt the plan suggosted by Goy, | demmrer entered in the case of Conover, cborged with ary, in having testified before Bouse Boutwell or a different one will probably be decided to-morrow. They are determined to recommend to the Honso that the preseut syst¢m be chenged, and will report a bill accordingly. It is understood that the Secretary of the Treasury does not object to meking the sales public. What be objects to is the reduction of the amonnt on hand to £45,000,000. is of opinion that at least $100,000,000 shonid be kept on hand. In regard to this foint members of the Committee are very much divided. They t, however, to harmonize and adopt a plan that will be satisfactory to both the Secretary and to Cn‘:fnn.~ The Senate snd House Post-Office Committees have now before them the propositions reepectively submitted to each body to inquire into the expediency of reporting & bill for the constraction of a line of tele- graph between Washington and New-York, sand such other points as may be demeed proper, to be under the contro) and management of the Postmaster-General, subject to postal regulations. Both Committees are Judiciary Committee tbat certein sffidavits made to conneet Jeflérson Davis with the assassination of President Lincoln were true, Judge Fisher will prob- ably give his decieion in the part of this week. A ation of Western nce merehents fre here to try and bave the Supreme Court regder a de- cision that warehouse receipts are negotiable paper. The courts cf Lllinois have decided that thoy ere not negotisble paper, which decision causes much em- ::mem among the large Western produce Senator Flarris left bere last evening, to be absent until after the bolidays. He has gone to New-York to look after the Senatorial election. ‘The unexecuted ‘Jmnion of the eentence in the case of Capt. Richard by vonrt-martial bas this day been remitted. Mre, AL L. Fowler, wife of the Hon. J. P. Senator from Tennessee, died in this city laet nights President Johnson’s hoasehold is thus organi under a law passed by Congrecs at its Inst session; unerstood to be favorable to this t. There are . Seere. # large number of members m"lm‘t'h ouses who also P'""am“fi"" B“E‘:“"‘:nzn& Aufl:&u& atents, favorit., The resson sssigned by them is, that the mnd D N:;l‘l‘:vA.id-dmCmm W'EW. & Moore, present rates cbarged by the varions telegraph com- penies are exorbitant. The Committees are of opin- ion that the Government can construct the lines and work them ou the postal principle 75 per cent cheaper thau they ere now worked by private enterprice, and at the same time derive cmufdcuhle revenug thereby. The Postmaster-General is als0 said to favor it. The question how to prevent the immense frauds which are constantly perpetrated on the Government in the whisky distilieries througheut the country in evading the 82 tax on whisky is serionsly ogitating the minds of the members of buth the Senate aud the House Committegs on Finance. One. of the ablest Lieat. Col. Wright Rives. Col, Andrew K. lmg. Capt. Richard W. Meade, of the United Stales Navy, is lying ill with paralysis. Tho Departments are thronged with members at- tending to business for their constituents. 1t is not expected that Congress will pass any fisap- cial measures until after the holidaye. P Although many visitors are at the Execative Men- sion, bat few succeed in obtaining interviews with.the President. Some of the leading colored men here contemplate a mass meeting to rejoice over the passage of 1Le Suff rage Bill, this important matter. The h and French GOVERNMENT FINANCES. system, he maintains, will tually put o stop to the frauds. Let the vernment take | BY TELEGRAPE 7O TR TRIBUN. of all of the distilleries in the Wasmixaros, Dec. 16.—The amount of issue of United Btates, ond do all the manufacturing. | Nasionalj Bank currency for the week ending Saturduy wee The semogats amount of “"HM in the dis- | 4344 440, tatal to date, §300.201,37), From this is to be dedicted tiliation of spirits in the United 8 is estimated at | the eurrency inchuding woru out nofes, smounting 10 leaving i sotual " eirealation. ¢ Dec, b, £920,000,000, The Government can seize and _confis- wmg‘u; cate the property, and pay this amount in the first . Bonds e fol vear, and save ov;r £50,000,000 to the Government. J,,",'“ {:,' ‘f,'fu‘,‘.“‘}f.',”%'f{xf,.",,}'fli",}.... .:1;.5,::;, I'he eetimated awount of whisky made last yeor was separitles for deponitaries of publie mouey, $38845,900; tota), 439,212,600, Amount of fractional cwrrency received from the yricter during the week, §238.000; smount shi) T. 8. Deputy at r gallon, the a little over 60,000,000 gallons.” At $2 ,000 revenne. Government ought to huve had $120,( B was not much over one-twentieth of that sum. | Bu 25,000 ; 1o Baltimore, #00,000 ; to tant Treasurer, Bome idea may thus be obtained.of the frauds that | Boston, $100,000; A-mun!’iwum New-York, §100,000; to hiave been and are constantly being perpetrated in re- | Notional Bauks, $136310 %0 fhtal, $23,310 79." Amozst’ of & fractional currenc, dt-mlrrnl, §219,000. gard to this matter. The m'elyuol‘nurn Revenne on Saturdsy were $511, ‘T'ne Committee on Ways and Means meet at 10 4% 8. Recelved rinice Junio 3, 1966, 157,701,607 15, Lursements of the Treasury on account of the Depait- the week are ns follows: War, §3092455; Nuvy, crease of clerks’ pag. A strong desire has been mani- . .08 fested by mu‘{ members that, if anything is to be - ‘“‘""’"."_”'_'w_l‘.‘“. done, it “shonl done at once, to rejoice the clerks -~ through the holi The Committee is burdened CRIME. g down with petitions for an increase of salary from clorks in 81l the Departments. One petition covers & ream of foolseap, and i3 an exbaustiv ument in fuvor of the jncrease. The author states that be ls a clerk in the Treasury, and for the last three months ALLEGED DEFALCATION OF TUE LUAN (OMMISSIONFRE OF MONROE COUNTY. BY TELEGRATE TOTHE TRIDUNE. RocnresTER, Dee, 16—Astounding revelations were made yesterday at the meeting of the Board of Sapervisors of Monroe County concerning the walfearsoce of the Loan Come missioners, It appeared from the report of the Committee o1 the United States Deposit Fund that the Loan Commissiovers Dewe no ménutes of their proceedings, end Bo vouckers. They bave made loans on property inenmbered with prior morigayes. worning uotil 4 o'clock in the evenivg, excepting one bour each day for lunch, iu preparing the documente, Between the anxiety of the malo clerks to have their salarics ingreased, and the fear of the femalo clorks ghout thel® proposed disposel, the d;s‘mmenn here- are n o lively state of excttemwent. © news) here contain” daily communications- on the subject, Property on which money has becn #rom the fund bas *A lover of his | been sold nnder leavi hing, OF HeArly S0, signed with such signatures as A soldier's widow, m of the & swall portion odnm iss 0L of the moneys loaned there is fair security ; but the securitics for the greater ul arg deemed worthivss. The Committee discovered that mortgage for §2,000 not & booa tile one, and they have no doubt that others are in the same condi- tion. The Committee rej that they have found ndrflck_\n:‘é 0 far in the seeurities of #1€,000, aud they bave only examin nine mortgages. It is believed that the sale of the securitivs for the smount of funds in the hands of the Comunissioness, nearly #97,000, would ot realize 50 per cent, tlus wAKing & loss of over %000, Wm. R. Mudge and Lewis Aliyn are tie defaulting Commissioncrs, They were at once removed by & vote of the X . THE FRANCONIA MURDERER IN MONTREAL. to satiafy the el y Justice,” ** Human- ity,” **One logged soldier, Oue who etood up for his country,” ** Misery,” * Gratitude,” ** Patriot,” ete. The board convened some time since for the purpose of making & pro rata distribution of the funds turned over by Kebel authorities as eaptured fouds, bave dis- solved, baving submitted the report to the Secretary of War, Col. Ordway, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, left here this evening for Pennsylva- nis, to demand the release of the Hon. Cbas. Vernon Culver, mewber of the present Congress from Venan- (oncorn, N. H., Dec. 16.—The Franconia murderer o County, I'sunsylvania, now held in jail at Frauk- | kas been traced to Montreal lin, I'a. i THE MOLLIE TRUSSELL TAIAL. CH1CAGO, Dec, 16.—The evidence taken on the trial ussell is altan and the final arguments are boing sympathy isfelt for ber Nibat convietion is The New-Orleans Iuvestigating Committee leave ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, PirrssuRcH, Dee, 16.—A maanamed John Snyder, frow Chicago. attempted to commit suicide today Ly cutting his throat. ~He had two life Insurance policies in his poss¢esios. EATENSIVE HAUL OF GAMBLERS — SEVERAL WELL® KNOWN CHARACTERS AMONG THE PARTY. . Early last evening acting Capt. Ira 8. Garland of the Fourteenth Precinct received information that o geme of “faro” wa in progress at No. 566 Broadway, corner of Prince st,, Jarvis and Jackman reputed proprietors. Officer Murray was at onco dispatched in citizen’ see whether the report was correct. He soon retw stated that the report was true, there were & large pumber present then engaged in the game. Taking with i a platoon of men, Captain Garland at once visited the place. Before he could reack the lair of the gambiers, which was lo cnted on the second floor, the alarm was given by the “look out,” & colored man named Peter Weedman, and a u‘nu»:m1 among the gnmblers at once took place. Before they could make their escape, however, the police were in thelr midst and ono after another were dragged from their Liding-places. The entire party were at length warsbaled in oue of the rooms, and under the guidance of tbe Police were escorted to Sergeant-at-Arws, T. P. Cherry, will sccompany them. ‘The Commissionersjeppointed by the Legislature of North Carolina, consisting of Gov. Worth, ex-Gov. Swain, and ex-Chief Justice Ruffio, el here yesterday, The mission is to confer with the Presi- dent and Gen. Grant regarding the order of Gen. Sickles of October last, suspending the infliction of corporal punishwent, by order of the Courts of the States of North and South Carolina, The Commiz- sioners over that of the civil anthorities of North Caroling are fully established, the Courts shall be nitted to enforce the State status, and bence they ill dewand the revocation of the order. y alto tate that oue of the criminal courts will sit in a few duys, aud that uuless the order is revoked, erimi mwiist go unpunished They will have an interview with the President to-morrow. -Gen. Grant being out of town, they will await his retarn. e receipts of Internal Revenue from Jaly 1, lnst, amonnt to the heavy nggregate of §1 2. ‘Thisis a rate of over $950,000 Station House in Sprivg st. The following are the numes per A which, if continued, would amount to q.m,v A g 50,000,000 for this fiseal year, ore Allen, late candidate for Alderman in the Vth Dis- y But allow- ance must be made for the customary reduction of During the Spring months, alter the market has been stocked, a fair estimate been made ant to expect an aggregate Giscal year of $320,000,000, Add to these nd whose name has been rather notorious in times past tiom with bounty frauds; Fians Marsh, James Collins, Kearuey, Robert 1. Dunn, James O. Hicks, Thomas n Lerdiek, John Thompson, Sauford Mellen, Oliver Walter Smith, Wm. Huf, Wm. os Lyuch, Charles Foster, Robert Wihite, cardon, Edward Burch, Muftin Curter, Jobn in coun Jam e 1l the receipts from customs and other sources, | V. i William }‘o}x‘. Mam|n Jnhckl\u;nn, 'llxnmlllmw)hkl‘;r [ entire revenue of H ent fi John Brown, Geor o0y Dorph King, Charles Weville, and the entire re e of the Government for the year o e e twia and Deter Bognrans. I the enormous smm of 565,000,000, Ilie subject the serviceability of the artificial Jimbs lurpished by various wanufacturers to the sol- diers of the late war is now being investigated by the House Committee on Military Affairs, This investi- wmitted (0 the celis for the night. " the party of oney from the table, but the cle aling-bo wo tables were thken i charge by 1 removed to the Station-House. This morning the entire party will be taken before Justice Hogen, at the Tomb, to auswer the ohar gambling. EXTENSIVE THEFT BY A CLERE—$10,000 STOLEN PY Iy FROM IIT8 EMPLOYERS. On Wednesday last & young mau, whose name the firm declino to give, was sent by the firm of John Moaroe & Co., brokers, doing business at No. 8 Wall st., to deposit » check for $10,000 ip gold in tie baulk in which they made their deposits. Instead of doing o, it is alloged that the clerk, who is aged oon near by, where be made will probabl Owing to the ad the these limbs prove to be durable, while in many cases they have been found to be wholly useless, or so im- perfoct a8 to require expenditures in repairs equal to the origmal cost of the limb. The Committee has sent letters to nearly all the soldiers who haye limbs, and requested full reports regarding their sorviceabil- Tha aeicapeid o iuh\'se«ngntiono e i ‘fi‘i" i filde ey of the dopogl :n'fil bank book, forgiog the name of I'he price paid by the Government for artificial legs is eutry of the deposit in the nal 425, \ich 1 sald by thos competent to Judge o bo the recelviag taller. Mo then retutned 1o £L8 CLCE AL iy amply sufficient for & serviceable limb, and it i8 be- | 4ince which timo nothing has been seen or Leard of bim. he did not returs, his employers On Saturday worning, as thinking it rather strange, gent to his father's residesce, but the inmates knew nothing of his whersabouts. ‘His father had presumed that he was visiting some relations in this city, but upon inquiry nothing had Leen seen of him. The same afternoon the above firm sent their usual deposits to {he bank, when the forgery was discovered. The firm odi- ately suspected thelr it clerk, and on B-mnh{ ening lodged information st the Police Headquarters, oung _mah 18 said to have lately been in company with another ,m lieved that Congress will eudeavor to compel manulacturers to do justice by the soldiers they have swindled, » Ruglrdlnf the movement on foot to obtain the sage of o bill granting a pension of $8 to each soldier or widow of & soldier) of the war of 1812, the House Committee on Pensions has made a careful estimate of the number which would thus be entitled, m are placed st 150,000, Should the movement , | man sbout the same and it is presumed they have A I'&;:fl' expenditure arising therefrom would be ‘.::’-l Jc‘ahwvmnuu ye been $15,000,000, beside the exponses of adjudicativg the claims 60 disbussing the money. THE PACIFIC COAST. The uotices recontly published conoerning the dis- o continuanes of Southern post-offices are liable to be | y (v pyENTS OF ENGLISH GOVERNMENT VESSELS—RE- CEW'TS OF BALT PROM LOS ANGELES. BY TELEGRAPE TO TEB TRIBUNE, misuaderstood. No wholesale discontinuauce of of- fices now in operation ‘s contemplated, but the action of the Post-Office Department refers only to the mavy i Victori offices in the South which were suspended at the .&'&E‘r’“’ %g&fi”wmmfl KL commnbceme{nt ufdllho War in lu&ll h‘n:h ":h:“h::‘ p::ll r‘.lwsovnm A o ;n: lx’:z-nal mur. "“""m“k‘i' not yet been formally reopen thon, g+ | arrival at Valparaiso A man - Eodin o e o ach oo camet b | i e e LT ofimd r:d balances due the Government collec A e fret Involoe for & number of years, and is suid the dw ilor‘!'uY this Dopul'tmont m‘:‘det oe!x‘liniflu:'anwu to be superior gmmwfifiuv‘-pfl -&.. ;;.u... regulat] Wit forinal order scontinu- | and tus manufaotured at Los ) ce b’fihe oLt tnatiol-Ganarai, wherenpon the bouds T e e ek mad wiree ey ddht aré gurrendered to the Auditor and he Gau proceed | oo qufhvities of bullion. Dnriug the months of November ngnif!sl the late postwasters. The Auditor of the | g ber, thé dividends of six vr!n;lrl mines gounted Post-Offige Departmant reports to the Postmaster- 10 9319,000; aud the yield of ten mines duriu g Uvtober sad No- (enoral that the publio ravenues in the late ineurgent "g?:x’";{'m‘:““?;“':' h00% ok Sevage W04, Crown Hiates have excecded by $201,054 the actual expendi- | poiny 37 ‘_54‘ Yellow Jacket, $1.200: Ophir. §200; Choler, §21, : g Ry R B G A R el e ey ) RS s A B g s VR Ay e @ribune, . Meade of the United States Nuvy | Fowler, ~the position | ke ¢ PRICE FOUR GENTS. - * THE BOUTHERN STATES. VIRGINIA. - GOVERNMENT ANIMALS LOANED 10 CITGENS 10 M8 RETURNED—PANIC IN THE VALLEY. ' s BY TRLUGRAPE O THE TRIBUNS. | x S1AUNTON, Dee.16,~The followirg o:der Lasbeen spued by Major-Gen. Schofield: All borses aud mules which belorg to the nd are in the hands of private citizens £ e e St B0 or otberwise eognired, will he st once 10 the Gov- ernment th the Learest officers of the artuy wr Freed~ men's Bureau, 1 Officers of the Freedmen’s Buresu will give r wiih in licity to this order, and euuse it to be cases, will ‘Teceive und care for the EaCeaiRans 4w Laseia i - i i sEe P 3 b B vRBAAl delaimmt i tannanl .k ate the House bill extending the time fized by the ~ resent stay Jaw for payment of interest on old dzt ugust 18, 1867, 4 NORTH CAROLINA. BY TPLEGRAPE TO THR TRIBUNE. . & ek YARDONS GRANTED TO UNION AND REBKL S0OLDINRS. :?Wmm‘.fifi'fififlu&mm o ate States armfes for offenses commitied againss the crim- iua) laws while in discharge of tizeir duty. g SOUTH CAROLINA. e A KEPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE CON:i1TU- TIONAL AMENDMESNT. BY TELRGRAPE TO THR TRIDUNE CHARLESTON, Deé, 16— The Courier -of i< 1 contains the of ko Legishutlye Commitfeo, uppoin 10 take into the questicu of the " or ion of the Comstitutional Amend: e Eeekiature that e chdnhl Al ment, therel cerned, be considered a3 refeet The Governor, wiich bas been arrived at by The Courier also contains o, ted by the Legislature to # Nutional t:o.l:oulu. which r4 tie L‘pnmh{oe’:‘ Teport xzu' '::hnm . time, on the su [ Union 'nfi'wt, in lt“ mw& wecomplish N of the Srate to rolunteer any s oi?l:‘:;-lu B':“-mu m least, such a ecurte the ~_m(u. ' ws o THE PROCERDINGS OF THE TEGISLATURP. Miw CraRwesToN, Dee. 15.—The House umafinifi H :‘ the resolutions e3j:essiug sympgthy with : The Wflnm has. el rm:‘umlo’, colnblising o8 fl'{"fl m approprintisg the procecds "“. nl . : GEORGIA. - LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON GUDERNATORIAL VYTuRS~ THE VIOLATORS OF THE CIVIL RIGHYS BILL. PSORR * BONDS. 3 o BT TEXLGRAPILTO THE TRIBUNE. _ SAVANNAH, G, Dec. 16.—The Governor sent 1o the Seuate yesterday his veto of the bill to extend Stute aid %0 the Savannab, ('rific apd North Alabama Ruiirosd, snd ' @ veto of the Bill to allow the redemption of real A within two years after sgle; aiso o vote of Hoi, o bill. The vetoes of the Arst two were % ill was over the veto by 19 w0 5, ‘ 1n the H. resoluti sdoped Congrons ) he ¥ ’ 1 inst,, were yo They waived an_exami by each for their appearance before the istrict Court at Atlenta. MISSOURL OPPOSITION TO GOV. FLETCUEE'S MOVEMEXT AGAYKST THE BUSHWHACKERS, BY TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUNE. 8T. Lovs, Dee, 16,—~Dispatches from Jefferson ity say - that Goy. Fletcher continnes to reccive dispaceles from = the Jaws oxe'wrd bvl that th(rfly taz lfllm on force quarte; o inhudmhobomp...v.'”l L aten iorie TROUBLES BETWEEN OITHENS AND UNITED STATE§ . TROOPS—A OERTIFICATE OF ELECTION WITRHELD. §1. Louis, Dec. 16.—Gen. Hancock, by request of the leading Congervatives, hos seut o staff officer to h‘,‘;f wn to wmvestigate the conduct of the State Militis. . citizens of Clay County make the samo complaints against the Regular Amdquyum mado -ffl-t the mlitia at Lexiogton. The pretended sherif of Lays fayette County has raised & posse to contest the yower of the militie, and the collision heretofore reported wus the The of State declines to grant certificates to Switzler, Conservative elected from the IXth District, on sccount of informelities in Caliowsy County. A storm of bail and sleet provailed all yesterdsy, MOVEMENTS OF BUSHWACKERS IN LEKINGTON. } 8. Louts, Dee. 15,—A special from Jeflerson City says Bushwa®Rers caie into Lexington in force yesterday, uuder command of Pool and Clemens, Col. Mowtgowery de- manded the surrender of Clemens, and upon his refusal, & higiht enused, in which Clemens was killed, and other bushwankers were mortally wounded. Col. Montgomery has arrested sy of the most prominent Secessionists, aud hokds thew o Lo 105 the safety of loyal citizens. ARKANSAS, BENATO! RS FLECTED. From Tho Van Bun-%fl.)h‘t The rosult of the elections for United States Serstors, was that Andrew J. Hunter was chosen for six years the 4th of March next. And the Hon. John T. Joves, for 1hg unexpired term of the Hon. Win, M. Fishback, who re- signed, which closes in 1870, The following are the |In, last bnhnum for the long term: % & —Long term—Euglish, 38 Walker, Hunter, 17; B, er“.“‘ Stevenson, 6. i The_10th Loug term—Euglish, 30; Funter, 3; \ THE COTTON CROP. BY TELREGRAPH TO THR TRIBUNE. BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.—A letter from Little Roek, heretofore accepted for the Cotton erop ‘Wisconsin, Dec. 16.—An official the vote of Wisconsin at the election sLowe vote cast of ~of which 79,33 were for the Uui caudidate, o 56,16 for the The Unien T o wing 1 the by distdots: b R S e T Ry NEW-HAMPSHIRE. ¥ GaBCORD, N. b Do To—There was aa usp: attendance at the Usion Cancus in. last e e vernor qui nine By e L Lo e . G Antan F. i A X 7 g g ey Coucord, the preseut incuinbeut. ¢ ARRIVAL OF GEN. GRANT A7 87, LOUVIS. N ™ BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUN| -~ Sr. Lovis, Dee, 16.~~(ien, Grant was wet by ! Largo number of our ¢ on Friday oveulig, whew W L B blsbagey