The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 6, 1865, Page 1

THE | President, by which his family may be rendered tn- e atest ews | dependent, and his memory perpetuated {0 a pracy By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sum. THE ASSASSINATION PLOT. Preparations for the Trial. APPEARANCE OF THE PRISONERS: They Have Masks Upon Their Faces and are Heavily Ironed, More Indignant Letters. JEFF'S “CHRISTIANITY” INSULTED. Important frem Riehmond. Prominent Citizens Taking the Oath. ARREST OE COMMISSIONER OULD: Orders from General Halleck. PARDON AND ITS LIMITS. Status of Repentant Rebels Defined. CITY AND MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Fire Department Litigation. &e., &e., &e. The Assassination Plot. @rial to Commence Next Week-—The Prie- eners Heavily froned—Arrests Making Dally—Sanders and Tucker Heard From —They Accuse President Jobnsoa of a Plot te Murder Davis, Ktc. Washington, May 6.—The trial of the various par- Ces engaged as accomplices or as actnal participants fo the assassination conspiracy which reeulted in the morder of Abraham Lincoln, and the wounding of Becretary Seward and son, will commence in this ity next weok. The trial will open probably on Monday, but it is possible that circumstances may eompel a postponement until the middle of the week, The hearing will be probably open f& the public, and extensive preparations are being made to furnish the public with full reports of the trial from day to day, The Court will be eomposed of gentlemen of superior ability, and the trial will be rapidly pushed forward, The Govern- guent have engaged six okilful writers of short-hand, © furnish ite report of the proceedings. ‘The trial will take place at the Arsenal, at the foot ef Four-and-a-balf street, where the prisouere are mow in custody, under the guard of @ regiment of sol diers, Sixteen of them were brought there at mid- wight of last Saturday, from the monitors Sangue and Montauk, on which they had been hitherto confined. Fifteen of these were men, andone a woman, and all wore over their faces a close-fitting hood made for the purpose of concealing thelr features, except the mouth and nostrils, thas preventing them from re- e@ognizing each other, or from being recognized by spectators, Each dragged « ball and chain fastened to the right ancle, and were handcuffed with irons that prevented them from bringing their hands near each other, Some of the ‘worst of them, those who had undertaken to do ‘violence to thei, D persons, hed their hands fast- ened behind their backs, They are confined two ina ecll at the Penitentiary adjoining the Arsenal, with two armed soldiers keeping ceaseless wateh over @ach cell, to prevent them from conversing, On ‘Wednesday, eight more prisoners were added to the above number, there last being parties who, as e@harged, aided Booth in his escape through Maryland end Virginia on the night of the assassination. It ie not supposed that all the conspirators have even yet been taken, More arrests were made to-day, and further information obtained, which throws a Habt upon the plot that loaves no doubt of ite having originated in Canada. It is understood that the Go- vernment has made a formal demand upon the Cana- @an putborities for the surrender of such of the con- mpirttors as are within fits borders at the present time. From Canada—More Letters of Denial. Montreal, May 6.—George N. Sanders and Bev- erly Tucker are out with another manifesto to-day, addressed to Andrew Johnson, in which they accuse Bim of ‘a hellish plot to wurder their Christian Preaident,"' bat give no particulars, They agree to go to Rouse's Polat, or come other place, and be tried on the charge made in the President's recent proclama- tion, if the Luited States Gevernment will pay for Sheir defence and guarantee their safety, The Gazerre of this city states that it has had in- formation which leads to the belief that the man Sur- ratt bes been in Canada, bat is ignorant as to wheth- er be is here now or not, The editor remarks: “We ean have vo hesitation in stating that it ls the duty of the Canadian Government and people to use all their @xertions to afford the Federal uuthorities aid in find- fog out the fact; and to afford them every facility whieh the law, or treaties, or the comity of nations, may require at our hands.” Toronto, C. W., May 6.—W.C. Cleary, for whom President Johnson offers a reward of @10,000, pub- Hebes « letter in which he particle of truth that he was engaged in concerting er inciting the assassination of President Lincoln, Ho asserte that he kmew nothing whatever ebout it il the deed had been commited. CONDITION OF THE SEWARDS, Waastineton, May 6—9 A.M. Hon. EB. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Bir: I bave the honor to report that the Secretary @ State and Mr, F. W. Beward are doing well. (signed,) J. K. Baunes, Burgeon-Cen'l, 9P.M.—Sir: Ibave the honor to report that the @ecretary of State has suffered a good deal from the tractured jaw to-day, Mr. F. W. Seward is decidedly tter to-night, (signed) J. K. Banyes, Surgeon-Gen'l. A Hemestead for Mrs. Lincoln, Philadelphia, May 6.—A subscription bas been etarted bere for raising « fund to be applied to the purchase of @ farm homestead, with an appropriate mansion, near Springfield, Ill., for the family of Pres ynt Lincoln, It ls intended to be a tribute from a tes that there isnot a | -atetas goonle to the masiiv.ag Waals beloved maxis. cal aud useful manner, The individual eubscrip- tions are not to exceed five hundred dollars. The money Is to be enclosed to J, Cooke & Co. or any ot their loan agents, and will be publicly reported. The fund fs to be disposed of by Senator Harlan, Secretary of the Interior, and Joseph H. Barrett, Commirsioner of Pensions. It is proposed that subscriptions for this object be taken up in churches and elsewhere throughout the country, with the name of the donor on aalip ofpaper to accompany the amount eub- scribed n Francisco, May 3.—A movement hae been arted in thie city for dollar eubdsecriptions to a find for a testimonial to Mra. Lincoln. It i# also proposed | to build a monument to Mr. Lincoln's memory Pardon and its Limits. Important Order. The following order from General Halleck is looked upon with much favor by the people of Richmond Hrapg'as Minitary Division oy Tur TaMes) Ricumonp, Va, May Sd, 1565 Major Gen. Ord, Commaniing Dept. of Virginia: Geneeat: All perevons, without recard to their rank oremployment in the civil or get tervice of the late rebel government, will be permitted to take the amnesty oath, and will receive the correspsnding cer- | tificate. Those excluded from the beu of euch | oath cao make application for pardon and resteration tocivil rights, which applications will be received and forwarded to the proper channels tor the action of the President of the United States. Tho fact that such persone bi voluntarily come forward oath of all wiil be evidence of thelr intention to resume @ of loyal citizeus, and constitu claim for Executive clemency Very reepectfully. Your obedient serv H.W ‘ant, (Bigned) Major General © Official copy J.C, KELTON, Anslatant Adjutant General, From ‘Richmond. Promineat Citizens Taking the Oath—Ob- ligation to Support the Kmaancipation Measares—Count Mercier, Etc. A Kieclmond correspondent, May let, gives the following interesting {nformation : ome prominent menin Richmond took the oath before the order was issued, and of thoee thore con- nected with the Wiig w Willian ive Smith, Proprietor ; John Uraiipe iditor; PH (ibeon, Assistant Editor; J. M. na, Local Editor; W. A.B. Nye, For nd twenty-three others con- nected with the hment io various capacities Amoug those whoon Saturday and to-day have re- sumed their allegiance by rolemn oath. are Joseph Mayo. the Mayor; J. bE. Meredith, Jadge of the Cireuit Court; W 1 Lyous,, Judge of the Hustinge Court; T. T. Dudley, City. Ser- eant; Thomas H, Ellis,” President of the James {iver Canal Company; W. P. Munford, Secretary of the sane company; P. H. Avlect, long a prominent man of the state: J. Caskie, president of the Bank of Virginia; W.M. Macfariand, president of the Far- mere’ Bauk; C. E, Wortham, W. H. Christian, I* Davenport, ©. F, M. Garnet, L. D. Crenshaw, 3B Conyers, 8. A. Glover, J. Mayo, J. Beale, J. Lyons, bE. H, Rhoads, J. R. Alien, J. K. Broocks, J. Rutherford Nor are citizens anxious to resume their avocations the only ones coming in and taking the oath. At Colone! Evans's oftice twelve hundred and twenty- seven nen of Lee's pray are registered as having takeu It, and to-day wre elgnalized by the appearance of four surgeons as applicants for the renewes cl! izen- ship, Two of them to whom the oath was administer- ed were Mwor J. 8, Cullem, of Longatreet’s ataff, nud Major A. Y. P, Garnett, Jeff, Davis's physician, ty in the fugitive rebel’s retinue, but dos ed fortun t Danville, and retureed reachin tile city y ay. Dr, Garnet te the individual Daniel used nathematize asthe court physician, The oath administered is what is koown us the am- ney oath Almighty » thar lw nc ort, protect and defend the Constitution of the Polied Btates, and the uniou of the States ther. under; and that I will in ike manuer abide by and faithfully support all acts ot Congress passed during the existing rebellion with re'crence to slaves, so long aw not repealed, moditied, or held void by Con. ar or by decision of the Bupreme Court; aud that 1 will in like manner abide by and tathfu!ly eupport all Protiamations of the President made during the existing rebellion, having reference to eiayus, so lone and eo far at not modified or declared void by decision of the Bupreme Court.-so belp me God, Areminiscence of Mercier and his visit to Rich- mond fell in my way yesterday, The pubile will re- inember that the pilgrimage of the French Minister to the rebel! capital excited mach public curiosity at the time, and that he was very reticent on the sub- ject alwaye The object of his visit here was purely commercial, but some of the leading rebels could not resist the temptations of sounding him on the all- absorbing topic of intervention. Mercier, considering hide position as he should, evaded replies to the hints cast at him. At last, one day, if converwation with Wigtall, the fiery but boorish Texan, after various eurmises as to what England and France ought to do, put a direct Guostion as to why they did not Interfere and put an end to the war, Mercier was roused at nat, and Wigfail got the sasifact answer that Eng land and France were afraid to interfere: that the wer d resources dieplared by the jorth bh armed all Europe, 1 “hd,” and having sald it was silent. (Chichmond Dates to May 4th.) Genera) Meade, commanding the Army of the Po- tomac, arrived in Richmond on Wednesduy, His headquarters are upon the United States gunboat Monahassett. The Wie states that Robert Ould, late rebel Com- missioner of Exchange, and Win, A. Batch, bis as- sistant, aad several other attaches of the Bureau, had been arrested on an order from Washington, upon a charge connected with the administration of affaires devolving upon therm Gov. Pierpont is expected in Richmond within the next ten days, Several other Governor are expected | to accompany him, The emancipated negroes, it t¥ said, each take a heree or mule from their former muaters, carry them to Richmond and sell them, The Wate thinks mach of the property of Rich mond citizens might have been saved from the scenes of robbery enacted after the evacuation, if the able bodied owners had responded tothe cull of the Mayor, who was authorized by law to enroll a volunteer eou- stalulary force, to wet when * certain contingencies" wade their services valuable. It saya: “contingencies looked to, though not eo ex- in the presence of th faithfully sup- @ the evacuation of Richmond by the Coutederate Government, and th apprehended nob and demoraliaation of the ery, ‘The Mayor promptly opened books at bie offic tion of volunteers, | half dozen citi «for the regietra- ub up to the first day of April not @ had come forward with their Dainesaud the mov mot wae suffered to fallthrough, Bubsequent events are well known, The city was evacuated suddeniy between two suns by the Con- federate Government, and left to the mercy of a robber mob «and @ drunken soldiery, Stores were gutted of their goods, while the own- ere wore up town in their beds, in blieeful inuorance of what was going on. The ordinary police foice of forty odd men wus powerless to etay the tide of law- lesenesa Fire foilowed robbery iu o half dozen dif fereut quarters at once, and the contlagration which wes only kindled by the burning of tobacee was spread by faggote in the hands ot wicked wen, with bowing at stake themselves and only intent on plunder, Four | or tive hundred resolute aimed citizens, euch as it was | proposed to raise with their own property in peril, could have checked the wholesale robbery and arson of that fearful morning of April 3d, and saved mil- | lions’ worth of property, Hut in au evil hour for | Kichmond, and in neglect of the maxim that “ fore warned is forearmed,” the precaution was disregarded, and the sad consequences are apparent to all. One of the best Government agents in Richmond is # man named Conner, who was imprisoned by the Confederates for eight months in Castle Thunder. This man was to have been bung as @ spy on the 24th | of April, but the evacuation stopped the execution | and released the pilsouer, who has since defined the | statue of many dangerous parties, now confined in the Castle, by order of the Federal authorities, Although the war is ended, some interess fs still @aalied by discussions concerning the ability of dG | later ta cemunand of i+ escarte NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MA | who have occupie | Hop aod expeiled : foront military eommanders. Russie the many that are noticed, the following ie the mort original, Baye the Richmond Wuto of « late date Last week. at F edericksburg, a namber of citizens having li ee to do, were civing thelr views oo d particularly on the merite of wbote whole mmhed ap by ftatiog that Oarr Chance i b all ‘he oieville and the ud in . stated fn a ioat orn flaneingest Oeacera the mos d as the nee of the com ohnesto mark © at once dispe The Richmond papers are evidentl> destrons of creating @ beal hr pullic seeutiment fu favor of the pany, wbo | Northern people by publishing many art cles similar to the fo lowing taken from the Wits, of May 4th We inverely believe that the welfare of Vireinta will be promo ed by the fai ure o! the attemst to er- tablish @ “Sou hern Coniederacy.”” We Know there are thousands who in the bitre: ness of sectional pre- jJudice will deciare that ‘independence with poverty’ ie preferable to proepority acyuired by affiliation with the “YanReex" buc we are confident that the laree Majority of our people are too intelligeat and patriotic vo entertain such an irrationsl aud uowarrantabie sentient, Jt iw true that for yeare past it has been the practice of a certain class inthe South to deride and denounce all men of Northern nativity —to deny to them any attribute worthy of respect or emulation; | and that this systematic traduction has eneendered @ wide-+preat prejudice againet the “Yankees” in Vir einia, ne weliasin the Staves further Bouth, But, with all except thoee whoee pride hee heen too deepiy humiliated by overwhelming dejeat. or whose embie tion to “rule or ruin” hee been be wily thwarted by the inevitable result# of the war, feelings of enmity and uokinduces towards the “Yankees,” heretofore cherished, will epoedily give Place to fra- ternal and amicable sentiments * are confident that ere jong the Virginians and “Yankees will he generally as intimate and sociable as tt ey Were antes rior tothe war. They will have rmntual respect and proe hip for each other, Both will clasp lations that the same natioual- Sillow-eitizena™ avnin, The Vir- &)ulane cay ¢o to Boston or beyend, and the Cape Cod. ba ha Moog hy rere, fed either will feel that though far rom home be is in bis own country, and eu the protection which the le Bf ets the wits reor of every State, Virgin whodo not yet con- plate thie deeree of fraiernigation, wil admit that the “Yankees possess indomitable enerey and do-abeadativenese,” aud that it ie advautareous io more respects than one to be arsociated with them politically, Already the absurd idea that they were incarnate fends, whose only mission in the South wee to plunder, Kil and burn indiscriminately, hee beon dispeiled by the admirable conduct of the troops 1 Kichmoud, There should be an end, bow and torever, 19 the abuse formerly heaped upon the Yavkees, aud to that Jarrogant sssuiap- tion of superiority over them which has been heretoiore manifested in the South. The pecnle oF beither eretion are fauitierss, Both peculiar idioeyncracies which oe e@aod pulaive to each other, But thls very lncone sLould attach them closer to rach other: and now the chlef bone os conv nuoa beiween them—the Slavery Quee- ton las been got rd of, we anticipate a more qordial re-union and fraternization between the Northern end southern people than has existed at any former period of our bistory, Agd with the prevalence of tmoay aud concord, ky? the weneral fptueton of en- rine which me follow, Virginia will ucttmately @eruiny that proud position ip the Union which he | could pever uave obtained in the alave -riddeu, cot- tonized “ Souther Coutederac) ,"" A Government sale of condemned bores, mules, wagons, harness, etc, is announced to take Place in Richmond on the 13th of May, ‘This will afford a fine opportunity for the farmers to eu: ly themselves with be kind of stock they need joi aateali ee purpowes, The horees and mules to be sald oniy reunive a little rest aud fresh food to put meat on thelr bones, aod tanke them valuable for tarm work, A preliminary sale was well attended The Kichmond soup house has been reepened an- der the auspices of the Chilstion Commission, and affords «reat relief to many poor tamilles, The military commanders around Ri collecting information in regard to the w ere and other: of relief, protection, or otherwire, Business affairs in Kichrmond a@ assuming a defin- ite shape, Old firme are preparing to rebulld their burned stores. New partnerships are being formed, and in weny instances Virginians are associating themselves with Northern men, and it is eratilying to note how readily persons from both sections unite lu Tia to restore commercial prosperity to the late tal of vathern Contederacy, x t Marable are taking charge of all the trabande in and aronnd Rithmond, ork cleaning the street The large woh bouse and soldiers’ Kelle Ile, Citizens are pleased w see taken care of in thie manner, itary authoritie: dges over the J he mi ing of bri Central and South America. Wars and Kamors of Wars, Ete. ‘The steamer Costa Kica, from Aspinwall April %6, arrived yesterday morning, (Correspondence of the Sun.) Panama, April 20.--Intelligeuce has been received from Bogota that a contract has been concluded be- tween the Executive and Lucian Pedro de Puydt, agent ofa French company, conceding to the latter the exclusive privilege to open e caual acroms the Isthmus of Darien, from the Gulf of San Miguel tothe Gulf of Uraba, In the department of Chorique in this State some opposition has been manifested towards the new State government installed by the resolution of 9th of March Inet. At first the departinent was in favor of the pro- visional goverament, but afterwarde « counter resolu. tlou broke out, which was econ suppressed, though not until a fight had oceurred at David, the capital of the department, iu which the government forces lous three killed eud the revolution!ste oue, Some excitement has been created by of a decree, issued by the President of this State on the 12th inet., that @ forced loan of $15,000 ahouid be din this department, and that persons faiiing sty quotas within seventy-two hours after having been duly notitied, should be imprisoned autil the amount was secured. Beviral who refused to pay were arrested, but afters short confiuement banded over the required eum, aud were mob at liberty, Tho Royal West Lidia seaier Tyue arrived at Ae Pinwall on the isth inst, trow Greytown, Bhe reporte the harbor of Greytown ws cowpetely closed by the eand bar across the entiauce. Veale now anchor Outside, and it ie with the greatest difficulty pusevn- gore ure embarked or landed. The extreme low water u the San Juan Biver Led caused serious dewention io the transit u CUILI The claime of Bpain apon Chi ber feet received on ita way tot et in Chile, will, it is believed, ead to the brewks ‘< off of all friendly rolatious betwoun the two couutrice, ‘The subject is much talked of, und hae ® depressing iotiuence on business News bad been recelved at Vulparaso from the Ar- gentine Kepublic tothe woth ot February, Monti- Yedo had capitulated to the Brazilian forces, and General Flos inthe weauuwe ssuming supreme ower in Uraguuy, under the protectorate of brazil hus terminates the war BOLIVIA been the ewene of @ new revolu- eral Beles, who arrived in La wed Piesideut of the the epforcing for the treatment U, wt pointe touched ee, and alter a dee. jou ol the town, CGeueral Peace te restored, URE Louk pow wie wee slot by « euldi rt of this Republic con- tent overument, apd revolulionary ection has taken piace more OF lose in nearly all the towne gud cities of the north, Payton aud the whole province of Piura aud ulso Lambayeque Lave prociuinied for the revolu- ¢ Goverument othelals, There ba but Nettle hope thas President Pezes will be able te retala Lis position, Erte Canal. Albany, May 6.—Nothing of moment doing, ‘Two bouts are iu from Fort Plain and Fultonville, by the Erie Canal, with a cargo of 17,000 bushels of oats, aud 2,600 of malt, both bound to New York, It was thought that both Bragg and Hampton sccounpanied Jeff, Davis for parte unknown the Y ¢ o hearing the news, | 1100 a#@inet the pre. | ), 1865, SUN. PRICE ONR CENT—IN GOL@ TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, Hews Items [By Folegraph to ths How York ung Rev. Epwarp Lyxcu, of Yonkers, died at 10 clock yesterday, Tuk Harris court martial met yeaterday morning and in the absonce of witnesses from Maryland ad- journed until to-morrow Gus, McDow ert 's moving several companies of troops from Ban Francisco, for the protection of the land routes to Idaho slong which the Iod.aus are trou! lesome, Tam sick and wounded troops from City Paint are being rapiily shipped to Washington, The | hospitals at City Point will be abandoned as soon a8 possible Tum van of the Army of the Potomac reached Manchester, Va., on the 8d, from City Poin, en route for Washington, The heavy equipments and paraphernalia go by water Crantreen stoamers and other vossels are daily arriving at Washington to be discharged from the Government service, The work of retrenchinent goe8 on in al! quarters, BTne subscriptions yeeterday to the soven-thirty loan, as teleyrap!led to Jay Cooke, the subscription agent, were @7,457,150, Tho number of individual subscriptions for amounts of @50 and $100 was W210, Many of the volunteer officers of Admiral Por- tor's late flayebip, the Malvern, now lying at Wash- ington, have resigned Large numbers of naval officers are rapidly sending in their resignations, Seeing that the war ix over and desirous to engage 88 once in civil pursntts. Avantr of six Indians recently murdored four Persona named Jewett, in Blue Earth County, A half-breed named Campbell was lynched as one of the murderera, In bis confeasion, he stated that dine bands of Indian murderers, numbering 100, Were in the vicinity of Maukato, Plenty of troops sre in the viciuity, and they will probably capture the raiders, General Intelligence (By Med to the How York fon.) Natiowat banks are to be established {romedi- Stely at S.vannab, Mobile and Montgomery. A Lanon quantity of railroad tron baw !een for- Warded to Richmond and other points South, to repair ra\lroads in that section, Ge, Avorn bas issued an order permitting full Supp jew of provishins to go to Virginia, at points Opposite Washington. Suenman's headquartere will he established at Aloxaudria, Va. as bis troopa will be encamped on the Virginia sile of the P iomac river Tum Washington Ivtertigencae of Wodneaday fave, the Government bas thirty-three willious o gold on band, General Augur has iasued an order dire tng that No More trausportation be issued to rebel deserters or relugees, Twane {5 & man in Attica, Ohio, who is the father of 29 children, aud he declaros that the returns aro notallin yet. A a@knwan butcher in Utien sold head-cheese made of decoiuposel weat last Saturday, and families who bought it were polmoued thereby, Much suffering was caused but uo deaths, Parsrpert Jonsson will occupy the late rest. dence of Gen Hallock, on Goorgetown Heights, duriug June, July end August, or until the White House ts overhauled and painted, Tnv capture on Tuesday laat, in Hanover County, Virginia, of the rebel General Ro*ser, formerly one of Barly's chief otficersin the Bhenendvah valley, i@ announced, Baton Ostew Sacken, Russian Consul General, has just left this country for Europe, where Le Will remain for some time. The duties of this office pow devolve on KR, Bohuitze, Eeq., whose lony ex- perience in Russian affairs quality biua for thie re- sponsible task. Toe Jewrsn Recory ssys that Premdent Jobn- son, in the re-sssue of his fast-day proglamation, hes bit upon o oor ‘mal apropos so far asthe Jews are concerned, that day (the let of June) being the festival of Shervucus—whatever that may be. Tas Adame Company has bronght to New York the mign of the Litby Price; ts is ® plalu, unornamented board, wad wae nailed up ageing the end of the prion building, Is bears the inscription: "*L. Libby & Bon, Ship Chand- Morris was ordered by lera."' On Tuesday last, Gen. the Secretary of War, to release forthwith all po- litical prisouers held in Fort M ory, a8 also all prisoners of war, and those called yuerrillas, any of those relenset were under sentence of iigprisonwent during the continusnce of the war Tue eoldiers of the U. 8. Army now in Philadel- pris who have been Louorably discharged, are tak- ng steps to perfect en organization Ly which the old army associations can perpetuated, and the {rieudstip snd intimacy borne in camp and on the field may Le preserved and continue! at home, On Betiersworth Las recovered $500 damages of e Mr. Hough, in ® Quebec Court, for false imuri-+ sonment. Hough was ® special constable aud ar- rested Kettersworth, supposing him to be Scott, one of the Bt, Albeus raiders. Bettersworth bas also sued Judye Maguire, who committed mim, for fure ther damages, Tue Charleston Covuaien of the 2th says: “ The {ueieicns which the freed people of this section pave indulged in on account of their relesse from bondage, wae we!l euough in ite way, but is would be wise for those same people to understand thut « continuous jubilee is not the lever by which they are bo provide for the support of themselves end families. Ax old negro who first eaw Gen. Sherman riding through Raleigh, exclatined: ‘Lord, Masser, is dat General Soerman f Why, bless you soul, dey told Ushe tad loug whiskers, way down to bis knees Dey told us he had big eyes and ears, and bed horas, Why Lord bress wy bheart—dut General Sherman? Why all us niggers used to run when dey holier Bherwan, A Lerten from Raleigh, N.C., aays that a good Story is told of @ gallaus Brigadier who made a visit t© the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb att pit be being so much delighted that he sent oiover the samo ovening to serenade the in- mates, The fact Lecoming known, be was impor. tuued to Invite the inmates of the Blind Asylum to see bis ext parade erupte and threats made and partial! put ation Within the last few months to Then and destroy by fire the cities of New York and Piilade!lphia, have very materially aroused the at- tention of the authorities of other large and popu- lous pieces, ont the Mayor and Chief of Police of Boston bave taken proper preceutions to prev auy emilar attempts there bad Tam lensew and other costly tmplements plun- ahvitia, Tenn, on Monday last, en ronte to the mental North. They numbered about three hundred and were all dressed in the rebel uniform “much dilapidated’? in appearance. They excied areat curiosity ag they ‘went march 1” on’? guarded by their ebony bretbren in bine, who seemed congnizant of their authority overt er Miaguited brethren of the Bonth, Sovran merchants are in Poston free | uh- Mond, © arleston and Wilm'ngton. Bist of them express ther tnahili.y to pay their olf debta, bus Sey that with @ new sock of goods they can doe Profial le buminens, We learn aaye the TRansonrer that some of our largest dealers ere in no haste to ge | merchanlise to these repiliatiug traders until better convinced than at present that Southern eon sumers have woans to fulfill their new pecuniary obligations. As a ‘Mion-tamer” named Panon was tenving the came. where he Leon performing, at Libourna, France, the lion sprang ou bia back and threw him on the ground, and begun to tear bis clothing Pe- fon, wish great presence of mind, coolly asked tor bis riecunien he bad dropped, and then epesk- ing to the animal with authority, succeded in die engaging bimeelf, and soon brought bis aenallant to perfect obedience, getting off with a few alight scratches, A 1% porwn shell wae recently found at Alex. andra, Va.. by some soldiers of the Ith N.Y. V4 who took {t to their camp and extracted the charge, Bubsequently a fresh recruit emptie | some powder futo the abell, and applied @ lighted mateh. The result was thatthe abell exploded, shasteriny the armof te rash recruit, and otherwise injuring him; fracturing another soldier's ley, and tearing another's hip, and killing a horse, Bo much for « bit of foolery, Tue audience of the National Theatre in Cincin- nati, lest Saturday night were fuvorel with @ novel performance notin the bills. The play, o new one, proving « failure, the author and man- ager appeared at the foot lights, alleging that the actors had not followed the text. Nextan actrees appeared and declared some portions of the text too vulgar to be uaed, The author retorted, retn- forcements came to the support of the actress, and the manayer rang down the cuitein. In the mida of the excitement the gas wae turned off, avd the sudience finally groped ite way out in darkness. Tan Ciocinnat! Gazerre of May Sd esye: “Last evening, about seven o'ulock, @ man named Duvit, im company with bis wife, went on bowrd the fer- ry boat for the purpose apparcntly of crossing from this city to their hom: yengton As they passo.l on board they spoke genially to the captem of the boat; walke! through the cabin to tue on site aide, and stood 'ooaing in the water until the boat bad reached mid-river, when the man eud- denly juinped overboard, hie wife following him Upon the iustent. A young mau, who happened te be vnear, caugbt the dress of the woman and beld it vntil torn from the waist, but without coms. They wore about fiity years of aye, aud in excelleut healt. A wan left is horse and bugyy at the door of » boie, in Swampacott, Miss, a week © Baturday night, andthe horse ran away, List Bunday ho was found ins piece of woods near the wwn, the buggy Upecs anu tbe horse jmmovably entangled in ni tuees and underbr sh. The horse pawed a bole tu we or vad wih bis ore teet, and was rearly ute uiekn «* im the det, and in this podtiou be bad ev.d oty ea for upwards cf a wok, witout @ mouthkial uo. food or a urop of water, Wen exiricates bo was #0 woelk be could herdiy move, aud vould not beve Lived ‘pm thet @oudiien much longer, He was valued at 91,000, AT. CCUIxG Toemortal of @ lately deceased New York: lauy, well-known in our u al circles, waa lately oftvred tos, Julius (free) Chureb in Mon - treal, Ua Easter-« the courcu Wan presented with @ culmmunion ive, OHO Veoasel explaining the giit by the Inscription: “In memory o. Made line Comyn Gelli, bora at Oitawa City, December Gast, lod; died at Now York, Novem er Wit, Ibd4. Presented to the (free sea Cournn of Bn Jobn the Ev.ngalist, Montreal, by her mother and freuds in Now York, in fulfilment ot a desire aha would herself have carried out bad » God early fekeulir i rest.’* Loe service, made vy « New York artist, was formally accepteu, and placed on the communion table, tt congas of a flagon, two chulices, perforated spoon aud palen, be tegen ie of crystal lat smely mounted tu iver, desk sbape, with bird's beak, with large emetuys. in the foot. The iuogeription—‘The Lord thy God accept thee.’ Tis chalios are ol ample aize, re- markebie tor sitoplicity uf design wud beauty of workmanship, of usual slape, with the ineerip- tion, “I will receive the cup of ssivation.”’ ‘ue paten is perfectly plain, M.as Gellie, it will be re. luewbered, Wee the soprauy of Calvary Coureh ia this city. — — ——— — — ——_—————————— $$ ——_—— LOCAL NEWS. WEW YORK 4ND THRE VICINITY, RervkstNa To Srucie PAYMENTS —One of the 5uN reporters recently had occasion to wake e Bumber of email purchases in different parte of the city, Receiving lu change several of the silver three cout pieces he concluded that shopkeekers had alrea- dy learned the unprofitableness of jonyer hoa ding pennies aod small eliver change, in tbe expoctation that they could make # handsome percentage by sel- Nog euch currency to the brokers, In Wall street the bullion dealers readily part with amall changa for sreenbacka, and ncco:dingly the shopkvepers find ne Yrotis im keeping iton hand. Now that Pesce seomne seured, a return tw specie change |e all thet ty re uired to drive out of thecity the portal currency, which la so greet & Duisauce to the customers of analé dealers, Tue Fire DerartMgnt.—A copy of the unetion, restraining the Mayor and Common Coun- elyifrom banding over the Fire Departuneut property eravted by Jadge Sutherland, was yerterday mor ag served on bis Houor Mayor Gunther, Tho inn sigu wes accompanied by a summons requiriny fendants (the new Fire Com:nisioners) to + complaint within the next twenty dg Commissionor Cornell, who is the ¢& the Chief Engineer, won yesterday sary following notice from the new Boant Charles Cornell, Hey., Street Commimon-r: Sie :—By authority of the act pas bv a ture of the State, entithed an ac Poees by Se Janta! tan Fire District, and @etabliah a Fire | therein, [herby request, qa behalf of the sionere appoluted by aaid net, that vou de t te ssid Commissioners sugh property aamuy be in rene charge belouging to the city of Now Yuk, fur bin pur pose of extinguishing fire. Keapectfully yours, C.C. Pincayey, President Comptroller Brennan war served with # aimlur Lotice. The proceeding, it is understood, war taken 4s 8 mattor of form, so # to bring the yuestiva belore the courts to a direct irsue New Potice Unirorm.—A new summer uniform has been ordered for the police force. It tv to consist af @ loose sack coat and pantaloons of dark blue flannel, and white straw hat and cotton gloves The uniform will be taken into wear on the 15th ot June, and after that date the baton and belt wil be discontinued, The materials for the uniform aim to be procured at the Central Department, and the gar ments are to be made according toe patvern te ba seen at the oilice of the Chief Clerk, The following dered from @ lighthouse which the robels dis- manued aud destroyed, on the North Carolina coast at the open! of the rebellion, were re- cently brought up the river and conveyed w Washington, The property was captured by Sherman's army ip the interior of North Carolina, whither it bad been conveyed by the plunderers The articles are valued at some 426,000. Tas first consignment of rebel negro soldiers, Ww General Srenemen, Dewed wrowh is a description of the uniform fox each rank : Captai Coate double-b: casted, to be to the ehin: short relling Collar with two red ee row of buttons are t0;Couaieh af fave gank Reset rows 0 ja 7 4 —Bingle-bre hone row ot stryceng Front ot all ¢gate to reach to 4 polat halt bipjotmtand kuee, No pockets ou and & white welt t0 be sewed on outer palrolwen's pautaloous, Contuwed Um tas Maes page,