The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 3, 1866, Page 1

} ' ’ J MAX. BEHIND IN HIS PAYMENTS, (the ww ae Full and Thrilling Particulars. i Ry Telegraph to the VN. ¥. Sun, FROM WASHINGTON. The President's New Year's Reception. Insulting Conduct of Foreign Diplomates Towards the Mexican Minister. President Johnson Greets Him Cordially. NAPOLEON AND MAXIMILIAN, The Frenchman Dissatisfied, “ Constitution” Disaster, Organization of the Legislature. THE GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE Our New Municipal Government. WESSAGE OF MAYOR HOFFMAN. Important Suggestions Made. Meeting of the Fenian Congress. The Speeches----Letter From Secretary Sweeny c&e., ) SCs, &e. Wasnin@ron, Jan, 2. Notwithstanding the disagreoablo condition of the wonther from the recent snow and rain, the fires Now Year's reception of President Johnson was largely attonded, It fea subjeet of comment to-day that atthe reception none of the diphomatic corps recognized or spoke to the Mexican M)alster, they evidently not acknowledging him as arepresentative from any Government, Senor Romoro wie cordially received by President Johnson, but remained only & fow moments in the roception room, leaving some time before the departure of the other Ministers. It has Leen erroneourly sated that the French and United States Governments have arrived at an vPanderstanding with regard to Mexican affairs, It is known, however, that Maximilian bos not met his pecuniary engagements with Napoleon for keeping the French troops tu Mexico, and that the French Kwperor is not willing to support a military foree there at his own expense, Very few applications for pardon have been re- @eived at the Attorney General's office during the past week. On the 29th ult. twemty-nine pardons wore granted to Alubamiaue,and on the Suth four were granted to Mississippians. To-day « pardon was issued for Horace A. Dubien, sentenced to the Penitentiary for robbing the mails ft) New York. In the Supreme Court of the United States to- day, Justice Clifford delivered the opinion in the easo-of an appeal from the District Court of Wiscon- sin, in which the MUwaukee and Chicago Railroad Company was the respondent. It appears that eertuin mortgaged premisos were several times effered for sale, but were not sold, and that the eppeliant claimed possession on the ground taat he wae the hiyhest bidder; but the Mapreme Court holds that biddings at auction are mere offers, and that there is no binding obligation uutid the consent ef both in gt js, there must be # mutual understanding to « definite agreement. As the suctioneer may reiuse to strike off the property to the highest bidder, so a bid may be withdrawn before the hammer tails, The Court sald that justice Las been done, and all parties are tidied bus the appeliant, and that the decree of the twict Court is atlirmed with costs, FREEDMEN CELEBRAYIONS, In Virginia, Bichmond, Va., Jan. 1,—Kain hae been here all @ay, but the temperature is mild for the season. The eolorcd people assembled en masse this forenoon at the first African Church, to cclebrate their deliver- ance from slavery. Boveral addresses were made Petersburg, Jan. 1—The freedmen of this city and adjacent counties celebrated their freedom to-day by arching in procession through the principal etreets, and there was public speaking on Poplar Lawn. The woather is very unpropitious, but great numbers participated in the celebration, ‘The different societies of freodmen donned their best and turned outwith banners, The occasion was one of great rejoicing, with them, and everything passed off in porfectvorder. Im North Carolina, Wilniington, N. C., Jan. 1,—The celebration by the negroes to-day passed off with perfect order and propréety. Large delegation: re present from the surrounding country, POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, North (Carelina. Welmington, N. C4 Jan. 1.—All the eivil offices in the & tate appointed by the I’rovisional Governor, in- eludiiig the Ministers,Mayors aud Commissioners and Towr.s Judges, sad all others, comprising the whole mactiluery of the government, have coased to exer- else any authority, their terms of office having come to an end by the Provisional (iovernor vacating his effice. All power now teu porarily rests in the Military Governor, who is taking atepe to have the Legislature remedy the difficulty, Meantime itis probable thas the vuilitary authority will direct the officers hereto- fore acting for tho Siate to comtinue to exercise their functions, Massachusetts, Beaton, Jan. %.—The Legislature assembles to- gorrow, A caucus ofthe Republican members of the House was held this evening for the purpose of mominating candidates tor Speaker and other officers. fter an iniormal ballot, without effecting @ choice r speaker, the caucus adjourned, owing to the @lecuce Of a large nomber of members, Maine. Augusta, Me, Jan, 2,.—-The Legislature of this Pine sasembies W-uOKIOW, THE Constitation, arrived at this port Inst evening from Morehead City, | following statement THE CONSTITUTION DISASTER, Fall Detalle—Terrible Sconces. Capt, Greenman, late master of the steamship | wrecked on Cape Lookont Shoals, | NC, inthe steamer Louisa Moore, and makes the On Saturdar, Dee 294, 11.90 A.M, left the dock at Savennah with a careo of 128 bales cotton, acrew of Si men, leabin paseenvers, 8 eteersge. and 6 men found stowed away after leaving, In all $1 sou hth, 4 AM, pasved Iightehip, euppored to be on x Foar Shoal, bat found ber to be abe Cleht milee to the wertward, ip 18 fathome water | AtO A.M. cot roundings on the shoe in 1) tathorne: 6 A.M. rounding {n 16 fathome to the eastward of the shoala at which time the etean pipe gave out. Itheing forey through the day. could get no obrervation, and ship not having sterrare « of the time, could not keep correc With. at 2.90 A, M, ship atruck, on the onter shoals of Cape Loe on ehip was ‘ull of water; made fort to hor off, but wae nnaue | At daylight, 27th, a dense foe Rr inthe midst of the breskers ft waa too re launch the boats without linmediately Called all hands and organized boat's cre boat I put in charge of Capt. French, a prswencery another in charge of Capt. Lane, a passeneery snother In charge of the mate, and taking in charge the remaining one myself, had everything ready to leave, in ease the sh p showed any siene of breaking up. Called a consultation of the prrsencers, all of whom preferred to stay by the wreck, rather than to take tothe boats, At midnight the ship began to show slene of breaking up; ordered the boats to be launched; my boat ow launched successfully, but immediately filled; requested some of the passengers to take her, but all refused; and the boat, after lying alongside a short time | roke adrift. T crews at th @ time atiempled to launch the other tonts, but they were stove by the soa. which was now breaking oly over us. and the ship break up very inet. he ouly c ance How lef! to save ou ae by clinging to pieces of the wreck, or cotton bales, 4A. M., 27th, the whole side fell in, with « laree nomber of the crew and pasen- gers clinging bo {t, all of whom were thrown into the ten, ‘ihe next sea that came carried the forecastio with ft, and on which IT was standing with sevoral others; after being In the water a few tminutes I succeeded fy petting ona piece of timber where there were three others after being washed off it several times, saw another ‘ond mate and wardon it, Lewam for itand succeeded in get. ing to it, calling for my companioue to follow me, two of whom reached in setety, the other going wn before could get to ft. Five POM. 28th saw @ boat coming towards us, which proved to be the , and had beeu fier getting into crew n . picking up two passeugers me eded in ber we suc cruised around whe vicinity of 1 find wb the wreck tor Next morning # ut, where we lank the boat 40 houre of (he otters, passengers or crew, ‘The following are the wames of the passengers lost as noarascan be ascertained Miss Land, residence unknown; Capt, Sherwood, of Savannah; Cupt. Freneb, of New Yok; Capt Lal of brig ——; Mr. Filzerald, of Savannah Daily Herald; jel Driggs, of Philadelphia; Antouy Freach, engineer of steamer Tudiau Kiver; Mr. Liaydon, of Hartford. Three other cabin p sane gers, ope email girl, and six ttowaways, mame unknown, Great Fire in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Jan. %—A very destructive fire broke out here at 1 o'clock this morning, in Chestnut street. The buildings 6-7 Chestnut street, occuple! by Harden's Exprere Company; 605 and 608, by Rockhill & Wilson, wholesale clothiers, and 69, by Perry & Co,, clothing, were almost enirely destroy- ed. The walle fell into the street, an! some of the firemen were injured, The buildings destroyed were of brown atone, five stories hich, and were the most ornamental on Chestnu! street. Other parties losing by fire and wator are Herman, Destree & Baur, triminings; John F. Sitoona. photographic materials Bird, billiard asloon, aud Maxarge & Co., paper dealers. From the extensive robberias,it is believed that the place was ect on fire for that pnrpose, Al! the money packages from ilardeu's Express safeand the greater partof the freight in the building was removed. It is supposed that the tota! loss will be « quarter of a million of dollars, but the amount of insurance js large, aud will probably neurly cover the oss. NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE, Senate, Albany, Jan, 2.—The Senate was called to order at 11 o'clock this morning by Lieut, Gov, Alvord, All the Renators except Mr. Wood, of New York, were present, and took the oath of office, The Benators being sented, the Lieutenant Gov- ernor briefly addressed them, urging upon them the propriety and neceesity of a etrict observance of ‘he rules of the Senate, which was alike uecessary to the dispatch and correctnves of the business that might be brought before them during the secsion, He con- dewned the frequent adjournments trom Friday uutil Monday evenings as uLWise aud unnecessary calculated to lead to louse legislation, Ail the condition of the country, be said Senave met here a year ago to-d was raging throughout the land, Our boy: scattered from the Potomac to the Kio Grande, making one Mast great effort to put down the rebellion, We herein the Senate and she people throughout the Site, asin the other Northern ptates, were raising the iast cohorts to aid im the great work, aud we finally saw the triumph of the rine We sow the glorious Lanner of the Union triumphaus on every hill-iop and in every Valley throughout the broad land. We have sevn returned to the pation the benefits of peace, and the triumph oot only of mere brute fore, bus of those gieut and beneiicent principles which lie at the foundation of our Government, aod which are destined W prevail througboul and jover the whole face of the globe. Still you Leve a duty to perform, which we wuset do In the great struggle out of ich we have just emerged re wounded and searred allover, and it is necessary that such medicine should be administered to the body politic as will most epeediiy cure those wounds, He contided in the wiedom of those around = him,and in their disposition and anxiety to do all ia their power to this end, aud “may Godin bis infinite wisdom aud direct your labo.s for the tumediate inter ot the Beate, aud in aiding With its power the reorgan ization and restorativu of (he whole country w & healthful condition, and @ repid taarch to the prow perity and bappinvss of the whole pocple of the Lnion” On motion Mr. James Terwilliger wae appointed clerk; Arthur Hotchkiss, Sergeaul-at-Arme; Sanders Wilson , Assistant Sergeant-at-Arme; H, K. Young; Doorkceper, and F, M. Jones, Nathauiel Saxton, and August Wagner, Assistant Doorkeepers, Soon after, the (iovernor transmitted his annual message, which was read by the Clerk, (Thier monasage is published elsewhere inthe columus of this days issue of the Bus, Notice was given of the introduction of the follow, ing bills: Ly Mr, Thomas Murphy —-To provide for filling vacancies in the otlices of the Kecorder and Burrogate of Now York By Mr, Cornell 1833, To amend the law in relation to taxation of monled corporations and assoeiatious which are mot organi- zed under the law, Authorizing the business of banking. By Mr. Low--To amend the assessment laws rela- tive to personal property. By Mr. La Bau-To amond the Metropolitam Police Act. To amend the banking law of By Mr Foleer—Authorizing the Superintendent of | the Banking Department w distribute the residue of the Safety Fund, Adjourned, Assembly. At eleven o'clock the Assembly was called to order by Joseph B, Cushman, Clerk of the last Mouse, and the members were swornia by Francia C, Barlow, Becretary of Bate, NEW _YORK, WEDNE Mr. Littlolohn mowed the adop'ton of the rules of the last Llouse unwil ovberwise ordered, Motion car ried. Mr. Wilbur moved that the Liouse procee! to bal lott for § ted Thee ollof the blouse with the folk For Lyman Tremaine 86 For Smith M 4 The Clek ared Mr. lremame duly e ected Speaker ot the Assembly Mr. Weed, ot Chuton, and Mr, Hoekins. of Wyo- ming, were selected to escort the Spearer to the Chair Mr. Tremaine made a speech, thanking the mein Ore for the honor conierred upon hin Mr. Tremaine said Gentlemen of the Asaemly The annaal meeting of our Leetelatare, an event always important, ts invested ab tate time with ad extraordll wei ont During Wie the terribe » which for four yoare d with uncxampled fury structive has happily termimated tu th throw of the rebellion, and th estaldiehment of the euihority of the Federal Government, He then proceeded to review at leneth the condition of the counery, aticming that New York would beat herahare of the public burden chrertully ; cn npon the members ot the Legisiataure t » conduct theme vee aa to piace (he State shoves clon, aud cieeed by thanking them for the honor couterred tpon him, Mr. Littlejohn moved that a committee of two be appointed to wait upon Hon. Schuyler Coltax,Spoaker of the Hou Representatives, now in this citys and invite him to the privileges of the floor, Motion carried. The Commtes were appointed, and soor with Mr, Coitax, Mr. Coliax was jotroduced to the House and weleomed by the Speaker, aud imv.ted to # reat by of appeared e Colfax responded by returning thanks for the honor done hit. The House then proceeded to the election ofa clerk, with the following result For Joseph K, Cushtuan For Gsear Hl, Bogart Joseph B, Cus! Clerk of the Asem: Mears. Gibson an the part of the seuat thas the Senate was © to busi eas, Ihe ballot for Sergeant-at-Armne resulted as follows Fredevick J. Hewpewad eee . UU, Yeu Horn B. Redingtou, Alexauder Freer aud Unear kK, Dean wo.e elec od de epers by @ ait ilar vote lve usdal commitioce to wait upou (he Governor nd Senate were appo uted, lhe Goveiuo poivave Secretary here appes and preseuted the annual message of the Goveruor, wich was tem! by the © er. -sajourued The Democratic Caucus. Ajbany, Jan, 2—At the Dewoeratic caucus. thie morning, William Wiilieame, was chorea Chairman, and 8. D, Faulkner, of ingeton, Becretary. Smith M, Weed, of Clinton, was nominated for Speaker; Osenr H. Bogart, of New York, tor Ce Hi. Van Horne for Sergeant-at-Ariaa: tol Moore, Thomas laly aud George M. Recto Doorkeepers; Thomas J, Creamer, of New Yo leaac Ki. Frost, of Montgomery, and 4, 4. Pomery Niagara, were appointed as @ Committe to call fu bule Caucuses “9 1 wee then dociared duly eleeted Futherland, a committee on here ay and announced eauised ready to piuceed Asewbly brie, Liv of News Items. By Telegraph to ‘the New York Sun.) Tun ehip-owners at Now Orleana vielding to the ecrewmen's strike, are paying mx dollars per day to laborers. inn annual meeting of the Brewers’ Association of Pennsylvania was Leld, last evening, at Phila- delpbia, All the former officers wore ra-elected, At the opening of a new billiard hall et Rich- mond, Va, on New Ye night, Michael P! aud Monsicur Carve played a match game of 500 points, Carme was the victor, score 206, m A sare contaluing $29,000 waa stolen, New Yoar's night, from the office of Major Ellis, pey- master of the army at Leavenworth, Kansas, Two orderlies are misaing, and thoy are supposed to be the guilty parties. On New Year's day Mra. Scripps (the wife of ex Postmaster Serippa of Chicayo, Tl.) while engaged in receiving visita from her friends at Ler residence, fell back suddenly in her chair, end died instantly without a struygle or a word, Taw question of commuting the sentence of Edward W. Greene, she Malden murderer, to tin- prisopment for life, was docided at meeting of the Executive Council at Boston, yesterday, in the negative, The vote stood three for imprisonment, end six for banging. Tur brig Celia M, Carver, Captain Presi, from Georgetown, 8.C., of aud for Searsport, Maine, was abandoned at sea, having encountered fearful weather. The crew were token off) and landed at Gloucester, Mass. Defore the crew were rescued they bad been exposed on the wreck for nine days without food or wa nd they also suffered from extreme cold weather, One mag died, and al) the others were more or jess frost bitten, It is fearod Capt. Prest will lose both bands, ‘Yar funeral of the late Hon. Henry Winter Day's, yesterday afternoon, at Haltimore, was very largely attended. The Meyorand the Oy Coun- cil, Judges Carter and Olin, of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Secretaries Stanton and Harlan, the Hon, L. F. 8, Foster, President of the Benate, aud many prominent United States Senators and Congressmen, and other distinguish- el gentlemen were present. Chief Justice Chase runulng in oue and Secretary Stanton were among tho pall- | bearers. The funeral procession proceated! to St. Paul's Cemotery, ‘Lhe streets were throngod slung the route, General Intelligence, (By Mail to the New York Sun) Tawre are now four Nationa’ Banka tn oprration n Kichmond, Va. good increase of trade aud prowperity. **Aw! how yeu like my moustashe, Mith Laura!" lisped a dandy w a merry girl, “0, very much, It looks like the fuzz on the back of catterpiilar ?"" Tue Poughkeepsie Facies tells a story of acow that committed suicide in that Leyhborbood lately by drowning, in « stream three fot deep Cause, probably, disappointed love, Tug Chicago lake tunne! now extends under the lake » distanee of 4,820 feet, an) will soou exiend one mile, Preparativns are wakiug (0 bore 40 feey eo day im future until the work ls Suisue Tus &. Louis, Mo., Disrarou says a bill is pend ing in the Senate of that Btate “to regulate the dorvestic relations,’ which, if passed, will make “habitual mtemperance for one year good cause for divorce," Tos steamer Wi\mington, at this pert, brings 1 | | sokt to aman named Garrison, who used her male gnof the revival and | SDAY, JANUARY 3, 1866, Galveston papers to Doc, 24h, Gov, Ham. lton bas | made @ proclamation restor.ug, 6 fer as Le has tuo | power, to their full civil rights all persous recor mended for special pardon, A sonae case which has been before the Memphis courts for three months, and for which evidence was taken in severe) thaies, Was by the simple process of asce-taiping the animals | Toperty of the city, pubiie age—which seems to have been overlooked before, Mason Beit. of the Recolar Army, who was removed, in 1861, from the command of the St. Louis Arsenal, by order of the Secretary of War, for fear he would deliver the eame to the Missourt rehela, died on Chrittmaa night tio St. Louis. He letafortune of #100, , and large leracies to van hurches and Lenevolent institutions, ¢ 21st inst. by LUTIONS were adopted, on th the Indiana Lewislature, une tly in the Sen ate, and With but ne pevative vote in the House, declaring it to be the duty of the United Atatea to Protest aw ye rpation of political c ntrol feoyvy thie niivent by Boropean Princes or Powers, and especially against the Mex lean tovadion. A cretove and fatal cirenrmatance connected with hy rophobia bam recently come to light in Water- loo, Wea, Te appeare that some eX of seven vears e mad dog wens through the villawe of Water- « nd bite number of animals, Among others it enapped at the leg of @ young cow belonging to a Mr, Babcock, The animal was examined, but po mark wae fount, and it was supposed that is es- pel being bitten, The animal was aiterwaris very freely, as did two of his children, Recently there has been an inexplicable aud fatal sickness etoong those ustog her muk, and six chiliren have died trom ite effects, after the most excruciating from svasme, The cow die etme ago with every symptom of hydropa 4 from the offecta, it ts supposed, of the bite of a dog of seven years ago. Tir Washington Bra dave @c) Ronde a the following: ‘'Bey. Kelly, of the Pour 1, found @ box eontein tousket# ia yhe Mr. Wim. Smith, an anetioneer, on avenue, near Third sireee = The ng they were government property, possession of them, and bad thea cot veyed station bouse, Mr. Sith stated t! he hed purchased the muskew at auction in New York, and had @old them to the Fenians, Le wroe to New York and obtained (ills and letters from the parties of whom he purchased the muskets, which » « he laid before the Buperintendent It appears that the muskets were coudemned and hed been sold at auction ia New York and bought by Mr. Smith. He was desirous of getting the totekets back #6 soon as possible, that lot having been purchased by the Fenians aud an order yiveo for more."* Tue New York correspondent of the Springfield Revonuecas, speak the lec\ure season iu the mewopol® sass there is not @ selilary course or itiouing to be given thie winte Ponnsy!va' officer thi took to th edus: Now York prophets yo abroad for honor aud weu. New York buys books, without beng lie. rary; lb ow the fashi le music of the opera Cor which one can dress) and does bot care tor an organ; tile any theswe full and site patiently irough any play ; but does not care to hear any- body as a lecturer, The metro i@ chief in commerce ; but ia sadly my im culture, Sho be t be euricied; to be crowded unt there » powell lity of duucetic fe, aud lesle incite swe le rich exited, and particulgrly to be but she public instructor go to the » Where they uou't have k.ogs aud geuerais ent bo matrimony except anuug the | clanwer; amused LOCAL NEWS, NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, Tun New Crry GOVERNMENT—ORGANIZA Batok Eveoren Presipest me Boaup ov ALoKnMEN.J, Witaow Garren Evrorep Pursipart ov Tur Boarp New Doane ror iSod. Pursuant tw law, the new Koarda of the Common Council mot at 12 o'clock M., TION .JOuN ov or CouseoimMen— ‘Tur on Monday, ip their respective chambers, for orgeui- tation tort Jn the Bo: was eppointe o Aldermen Shannon moved Alderman Masterson tem that Alderman John Brice be elocted lrerident of the Board for the ) ear Iséd: carried. A commitiee was then appointed to conduct. Mr, Biice to the President's erat, This z been concluded, Mr, Brice, in a few remarks, ithe Hoard for the high hooor they had con- upon bit by selecting bin for their prosicing otticer f Alderman ©' frien moved that David T. Valent'ne, Faq. be appointed Clerk Alderman Moore moved that William Walsh te elected § Bereean Arma end John herrigan atant ergeant-nt-Arime Carried, euee P. Ruith, who has for many yeare been an attachoe 9 the board, was re-elected Messenger w sidont Carried tee was appointed to waiton the Mayor, walt her coumitiee to the Couneiimen and announce th for business, whieh duty th Mr. McKnieht, late Alderman District, seat la a communi a, provoeting & Wiliam |b. Bly acting as alderman from that district, Ordered on file, The Mayor's Message His Honor the Mayor, by his Private Secretary, tranemitted the following meseage: Tenter thieday upon the discharee of the duties of my high office, duly imprevsed with a renee of the reap neibilities connec ted vith it, and of my utter powerlessness, uncer the lawa now in force, accomplish any ¢reat good for the city, which h chosen we for ite chief executive officer, The lev liture of the Btate bus divesved the Mayorof New York of inneh of the power whic! of right be ones and ever should be ong to bin, end worl that power shall be restored the peop 6 iiuat not complatn if au “ive | prove to be failures, and tes at continue tu be e and s, however, of the rctitude of and trusting in God, the siuide I besin my duties with the de : rl have, and to exert ail my abilities tho great work Lefore me, im an eases: eto to the best 1 can for the advancement of the interests of the peop.e of this great metiopolis, Concerning the growth and prosperity of the eity, the Mayor ts ofthe opinion that such a city as ours, Deserves, and should have, one of the best charters and one of the strongest musicipal goverurs which can be given by the levlalative powerof the ateto What that charter wud what eclon the legtalsture shoul nee to our local etlaiid, thia is not the t + but, in view ot th Gent puble o ot that subject, | feet bound to etate twos hy it ie clear to wie whould never jp and should be vi rouals adhe city should be perin. thee to ole core, carry on iteown governuinent a eiteown atfairs, le chartered righte should be ved, ite privileges maintained, on Hoard of jon wo eu) vever, ander any clicometaucesshould the State jor loiature aiton to saddle Upou ita commiteion to evern and control it, Meeoud, Ive Mayor rhould be clothed with power commensurate with his respouei- Lite A couceatration of power and of responsi- biity should be the ent aud aim of all legiiation relating to ite government. It is the division of powe, aod the division of reeponeibillty which cause wl! pearly all of our munic.pal evils, and ihe sou: er (hiewteat truth ie universaiuy reconn zed and ected upon, the betlor for the eummon interests of us all, Of the prevent debt of the etty aud county of Now | York, Mayor Hoffman says: The fundet debt of the elty on December 2%, 1845, was iwe ine millions nine hundred and thirty. two thousand five hundre nd seventy-six dollars filty conte (#29,932,6 and », and of the county jeleven midlous thiee hundied and thirty-hree theusand aud four hundred ¢ 11,346,400), mohin“ 66 aeerewate of $41,260.0 of which aniount the Cowmlasioners of the Sinking Fund hod 3058101, leaving @ net indebtedness of $1,757,576 tx In addition to thie there was on ber 22, 1565, @ tempore: $4,695, by, eet which the elty aud couuty bold eutticient 6 iD the ehape of assecement liens, unpaid taxes and cash, ud (ue * bole temporary debt wiil of course te :apidly ex hod. Large as this debt appear n ‘ h ed. The inte:est of se much of tom the siuking iuad ls more than n ully set apart for that pu es large snoual surplus tion of whic aW, BUunUaIY braueteried to the “ general ju { ealeulation hes showa that the accumulations of the sp king fund will be ample to RY, the prigcipal yf the debs long before ite maturity, the whole debs ie iu tees secured bw the eutize ‘Thess revenuos | | the t t u ) tasen with re r ade police be deciared by li should be author: in any ofleace them, aud lock hi plotaptly, A few such arrests would teach a losson which would not be soon forgotten, either by the otlender or by hie neighbors, jain, the gener ond | «4 Year end pri adamant on Ma offers vo fetter a ‘tor sttuent than the pub Chunky at Oe public stocks of the city and n concluding this portion of the messae Hoffinan adds, notwithstanding the fact that 04 Ma ue of much of the above named property has long en below par, owing to the greater rate of interest, &e, yielded by U. securities, and also to the growing distrust In the management of our city aud an affairs, economy and a judicions management ¥ ae Thirty-Third roperty, will ewentusily wak. socu. ypular as ther are sate, ly byl siained warding the real estate held by the cite. the the propriety under the direction of Fund, ot a judi. ot the Mayor the Conim ‘nera of the Finking cious aie at publie auction of large portions unimproved real estate of the city, and the a of the proceeds to the TS hoa of tho city for the account of the Sinking Fund, by th such property would Le rapidly improved, add consiferabie to the amount of taxable p the vale of the markets, wharves, piers, hises, belong to the city, ho intenaneed, as Itis believed the elty nue to ewn and control sand that r * va uation of re ad personal property—ie not charceable altogether upon our Counts and Municipal Government, bat that much of this immense expenditure has beem incurred by direction of the State Legi-lature, the Commissjous created by it, the Board of Supervisors, and by the Common Council, and for which they are Juetly respousible; aud further, that a large portion of the whole sum of $15,208,052 66, over $5, 0.000 are lor the use of the State, over $7,000,000 are expended by direction of the Legislature, and by the various comminsiona which ere independent of city OF county geve: iment d nearly jutereat ou riot bonds and family and and tor the redemption of auch of these bonds as miatared, Of the whole levy of $18,408,969 46, the and coun'y governments are respousible only about #5,000,000, and of the $5,000,000 S000 were for the sreeealy expenses | tothe war. luriug the year 1861, the whole levied amounted to $11,627,622 98 ab wae 20.90.6271 Lo i 3,7.6,002 86; in oun i 1% 2.01 iin 5 1865, 959 «items enumerated are Sh Tollows 3 For inverest on the comnty war and riot debt—1 $216,066 (1808, €646,180 69; fey Lnterest on war debt— phe Oy VO; lod& $1,146,054 + 1865, mption ot the city “i . 8 si. lhe May or next cons!dors the public property ite lmprovements, claiming that New York ean poi with pride to ite Crotom Aqueduct and reservoirs, ite charities and Contral Park the Central ark and public buildings of correction as well as education, The ne of those great improvements di ritof the age d contributes gre fort and happi iL our citizens. revenue, but yields ue e all other great public Improve- meats contributes to the vower aud pi osperity of the ety, of whieh rat au ornament. Thee king contrast to our wharves, eyits ie rhets. Now York, the great Commercial ef! utinent, has nota single wharf or pier whic! disgrace to tt. The revenues from these wharves and plers are pledged to the sinkiug Fund for the payment of tuterest on the city debt. They yie ded in isd a revenue of less than two hondred an fifty thousand dollars, aod two hundred thousand lars was raced by taxation in 1565, for repairs. “lo recerd to the Marketa," contin the Mayor, “Lean only say that 1 hope, bafore long, action wil be takeo which willresult in the removal of the miseravie #iruciures which now disgrace the eli andthe erection of new ones which while they wit bean ornament and a credit to the elty, will yield ich will bot only pay the interest on netruction, but will ultimately pay the such cost.” roing street cleaning and sanitary matters y. Mayor Hoffman believes that the contract Dovoe & Kuapp for cleaning and sweeping not « thee whole of Coue price of the city Ge6.0,000) is not wareasouable, and that provisions of the contract are ampie to secure cl stieot, if the contractors do their duty, and ¢ cluzens ald theu as they should de, instead of enbarracting them in their operations, There isan utter want of af leution continues the Mayor, on the partof the peop e, to their duties in this mattws, and until the city ordinances in thie respects are entoreed, and every violation of them declared a tn # eineauor, aod every violavor summarily arrested, by the police and punished, we cannot expect any better sate of things. arding the geueral approhension of the a) '- the cholera in this city, duriug the pieseut aw, it is advieed that stringent measures should be 10 the ation, and, as a general eulatons should be Ut ° violatiqn those should to be nlademeanore, The ce ee teas every person detected 18) agents otf crowded tevements and other r) Luadings should be cailed upon to provide proper :e-cptuc es tor all their refuse and garbage, and the sue should be removed daily by the contractors charged with that work. Every police officer, and every citizen, should be vigilant in asseertasn: anu repo. ting, aod (as far as possible) removing abatug @ll Duisauces, aad sources and causes disease, and the citiweos in every ward sho organize bealth committees, who should, for the Le.ng, give their aid to (he work of purification, ihe subjects of sueceu, In co. oracc, gradi and paving of ua the eb re tiy referred to. lusson, Mayor Hotty. Oo announces his deter 4 to do all be can to thwart yep ees som, © check extravagant expenditares, ieouw the cuaracter of our local government. On motion the usual number of copies of the aheve Meneago were ordered to be printed, and the Board then adjourned, IN THR HOARD OF COUNCILMEN, Mr, Edwin M. Hagerty, the Clerk, called the Board to order, and after the members had been assigned their respective seats, Mr, Imlay offerod a revolution. appointing J, Wilsou Green, President of the Board, sod Edwin M, Hagerty, Clerk; William Sterritt, Serveaut-at-Arms and George Lettomman, Door- keeper, Mr. Pullman moved to amend the resolutign appointing Alexander HI, Keech, President; “aulia Babcock, Uerky Wiiliau Sterritt, S@rgeant-ut-Arma, On ayes aud pays the as lost, aud by @ vole of Bin the silirinative to lu la the vegative the orlginal motion was ado A conmittee was appuiuted to couduss Mi. Green to the chair, and at the couclusion of thia aciion the President tn fitting terms thauked the Board for their kiuduess aud courtesy ln selecting hin to preside over their deliberations, Comuiittees were appointed to wait on the Mayor god the Bourd of Aiden, aud luform them tl this Bosra had organiced id Eli Taylor, Doerkeeper, nendmen eld were leady Ww leceive Quy papere which tight be teanenitted The ruleset the Borde, to. 1968, were om motion, ordered to be eoutinued tu: Lsdb Mr Hueity, the Cieck, aun Ofal eubuidinalos trom the Mayor was h pe ] and om motion 1,0W0 copies of the were ordered W be printed, voented to have ihe Clerks’ Aipended by including the of the Mo Adopted, Adjourned List OF MEMBERS POM 15d. The following ie the list of (he metubore of the new Bourd for 1996 ane 4 chuaber Boardes Aldermen, ‘Thouas Coman, Chailoe Melbriea, Joseph bh John Moore, Michael Norton, Tpoatiue Ply uu, Buuou, Wu, H, Geduey, William L, biy, Lewie MK. Kyora, Be. turd Kelll,, Johu ries, Charlee E. Loow, Veter Masterson, dames O' Lien, B. W. Vau Voorhls Hoard of Cornelius Flynn, Joho ptecom, isaac Keb neon, iernerd Henny, Apthouy Deartigaa, Charles Koates, Alexanuer tt. Keech, Georve LD, Kellogg, Gaeorge H, Mackay, fic heel Halloran, Jorepu B Varnum, Jr, Kobort douinuls, Councilmen, James Lon Patrick I Keone, Hugh U' Brien, badward Costel'o, James G. Briakwen, Coement Watts, J. Wilsoa Green, Williaa B. White, Mo.ria A, Tyng, . Stephen Roberts, sencle A. Thomas, Leorge Hettnek, Christopher Mullman, Miluoer luiay Daviw T. Vatenving, Clerk, AVPOLNTMEN TH INJM AYOR's OF wee Thomas Lb. Tappen, in place of Gee, ° orwa. Yd Maretal, George W, Hinchman, Uhbiet Clara, Vol Charles U. Jaina, Tat Assistant Clerk, J, B, Oulu (Comtumed om the Last Page.)