The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 16, 1866, Page 1

it hn aint ee TH Number 10,451. NEW YORK, The Latest News| °=m=eu=n—= By Telegraph te the N. ¥. San. FROM WASHINGTON. Paymasters Frauds During the War Amount Lost Only $300,000, THE BOUNTY QUESTION. An Alarming Exhibit, WHAT IT WOULD COST TO EQUALIZE, 8am Estimated at $550,000,000. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS. Resolution for a Court Martial. Warlike Resolution Against England FROM THE SOUTH. The Captured Steamer. RECOVERY OF THE BOAT, City and Miscellaneous News, Large Meeting at Powers’ Hotel. &e., &e., &e. Wasntsotom, Jan. 15. The interesting statement is made (derived from @ official source) that during the Mexican war the lows by paymasters in the army was #7,000, while @aring the war with Great Britain, where es much more was expended as in the Mexican war, the loss through paymasters was $2,000,000, and during the wer of the rebellion, although the disbursements amounted to $1,028,000,000, the loss will be about 600,000, or lors than half million, A remonstrance has been addressed to Congress by the American Home Labor Leagua against the petition signed by the officers of the Free Trade League. The remonstrants say they represent tea farge extent the intorestsof acriculture, mining, manufactures and commerce, and they most respoct- fully diseent from the views of political economy and f the true business relations which exist among mankind that are expressed by the Free Trade League. A snow storm commenced here about two o'clock thie afternoon, There is good sleighing now (ten Weiock), and snow and hail are still falling, The Senate to-day confirmed the appointment of Daniel 8. Dickinson asl, 8. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Also, Robers B. Mitchell, of Kansas, to be Governor of the terri- tory of New Mexico; George P, Eatie, of Obro, w be Becretary of the territory of New Mexico; William H. Gale, of New York, to be Associate Justice of Colorado Territory; Milton Kelley to be Associate lustice of Idaho Territory; William Kellogg, of imois, tobe Chief Justice of Nebraska Territory; vid 1 FUillipe, of Titinols, to be United States jarshal for the southern District of I\limols; Ed- ry Bireh, of New Jeisey,to be Consul at Valencia, m. Nearly all the Cabinet officers, many of the Bena- tors, the Speaker of the House, and mony of the @embers, have announced weekly or fertnightly receptions during the season, while a number of private parties and dinners are on the tapie. Tho ladies of the President's household will be ‘‘at home” to morrow evenin nd will give @ drawing-room reception on Friday evening vext, Secretary and Mre. McCulloch's t evening reception will take foes Thursdsy next, commencing 68 P.M. Cards 681 Mre, Secretary Stanton will receive every turday evening, Mrs. Secretary Welles, will be thome’ on Wednesday aiternoon, Cards have been issued for Secretary aud Mre, Welles’ evening oe Ptions on Fridays, Jan, 19th and 26th, and Feb. commenc: 5 o'clock, Becre.ary and Mrs. Harlan will «i & reception on Monday evening pez’ commencing at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Herien will be ‘at bome'' on Wednesday alternoovs, Mra, Attor- ey Genera) Speed wiil receive on Wednesday after- goons trom | to 4 o'clock. The Bounty Question, An Alarming Exhibit. Washington, Jan, 15,—It appears from an official statement that the total number of men who have received respective'y 400, 300, or 100 dollars bounty during the war was 1,750,340, amounting in the Secrogate wo nearly 301,600,100 dollars, The total enlistments during the war were 2,461,000 men, of whom upwards of 721,000 received no bounty. In anawer to an inquiry by Gen. Sehenck, Chair- man of the Military Committee, respecting « pro- posed law equalizing the bounties of all soldiers who prved during the war to suppress the rebellion, the ‘aymnesier General says the sum required pay each eoidier or his representative enough to bring up hie tount’ to 400 doliars (the largest sum paid) ie ace ly 659,.0.0,000 dollars, and the sum required to y each sulle: he time of ser master Gener b highest bounty in propurtion to 550,0u,000 dollars, The Pay- he sume estimated as necessary to sc ompiish fad proposed, even If recuced by O1-nalf, give an amount of money suflic ently Coormonus and startling in its proportions to aw sken the eravest consideration as to the expe- aivner of (he mes ure, at indeed it can be regarded eral i at the preseut crieie without entall- ing | In further argument againet the meaeu than is now to the (eaefit or ep hain that lo a greater extent pad jisiation will inure euturers ali over the lap., who have bee era di charges with eviw to euch antveip ted legisimtion, aud who ame oo coub'less covecst) prereiug ite ccusuinmation, The lerwe bounty a0 "auce tuus tar given, in spite of thees e:al vevtinuee and eerus ol the othcers of ihe eps teat, have led ©o\rands fnea.cuiinie. It f Dao, Le douvies th oh extension of there allow QLice Os is prop sve Dew opeiue end wppo vanity fo evi doers in that line, beyond any- db.ng Koown io ihe past THE STEAMBR LILLIE, Her Reca "ture, Ni Orleans, Jan, 13 Movile Reaveren says tha: the steamer Lillie, which was capured by ou!l\ows, was recaptured at Montgomery by a de- tocoment of the Twenty-first Missouri, after landing shout seventy-five bales of the goverument cotton, The cutiaws kept the officers of the boat in durance vile while it wasin their powesion, The ontiaws also expressed « determination to prevent any government cotton from coming on the Alebame rivers, BENATE, Washington, Jan, 15.Mr. Wilson tntredaced « bill to provide for the appearance ef every officer in the United States army before « competemt board of examination, to be appointed and convened by the ecretary of War. Officers who fail to pres a entis- lactory @xaminavion shall be pat apon the retired Nat, or 4 from the rolla, and the vacancies shall be filled by selections trom officers who have passed the most satisfactory examination, without regard to seniority or arm of the service, The bili was referred to the Military Committee. Mr, Wilson introtuced the bill, recently offered by him, for fixing the strength and providing for the organization of the army on « peace basis, It con- taing some amendments made since first offered. It Provides for five regiments of artillery, wweive of cavairy, and fifty-five of intantry, Of the new regiments of Infantry, 1e0 shall be of colored troops and of veteran reearves. The bill waa, on motion, recommitted to the Military Committee. Mr. Sumner presented the petition of the Colo Methodist Eplecopal Chareb, of Missouri, in favor o universal huffrage, which was :eferrea to the Special Cotnmittee on Reconstrnetion Mr. Sherman offered the following, end explained that the person named in the resolution had been appointed gon the recommendation of a member et the Hous’, Kentucky. in preference to the son ff General J, Jackson, @ Federal officer xilled in the ie war, Keaolved, That James J. Wheeler, of Kentu Bow acadetin the Naval Academy, and formerly the military service of the so-called Confederate Brates, be dismissed the Academy; and no pe shall be appointed a* a cadet in the Naval or \istary Academy of the United Biates, who shall have rendered aid and arsistance to the said rebellion The resolution wee referred w the Committe on Naval Affairs. Mr. Fprague presented the memorials of manufac- turers o. steel, sheet iron, broure, colors, salt, segare and other articles, stating that the Import daty is so low as to operate agains! home manufactories, and ssking for a remedy, or lect onsed impor Several petitions tor protective ter by Messrs, Howe and Cowan and reierred w the spance Commitee Mr. Wilson, from the Military Committes reported favorably « bill in relation to the re-establishment of ® National Military aud Naval Asylum for tbe reliet of totally disabled officers and soldiers of the Uuited States army, Mr. Howard offered « joint resolution, that— Whereas appears by the rt of the Secretary of War that RE sen Davis an . Cc, € am held in confinement as baving been concerned in the Sesassination of Precideut Limcoin, and for the mur- der of Federal soldiers held as prisoners of war; therefore, be it reepectfully recommended that Jefler- gon Davis and Clement C, Clay be tried immediately by a military commission or court-martial This was objected to,and goes over until to-morrow. Mr. Chandler calied attention to @ resolution offered by him om the 14th of December, 1864, direct- ing the Secretary of Mate to make cut « list of American vessels destroyed by British pirates in the employ of the rebel government. Since that time, he said, the hill had been presented, and the British Government hed refused to sestle it, amd not only 0, but had refused to cantinue the controversy on the subject. Mr. Chandler said the prevee course for this country to pursue was absolute non-intercoures with Great Britain until this bill was settied. True, we might deciare war and bleckade British porta, and the world would applaud us, but non-intercourse was the most peaceful wode of redress. He believed that Mr. Seward understood that in the event of « war between Great Britain and any other Nation, American pirates would dert: British comme: Just as in the late war Dritish pirates destroy American ships. Mr, Chandier, at the conclumon of his remarks, offered # joint resolution declaring that Whereas, By the recent publication of the diple- matic correspondence between this Government and Great Britain, we are fully advised that the leat named Gove: ent has refused te repair the dame- ges commiti@ on American commerce through the exency of her ey during the late rebeliion, and has declined to arbitrate, and finally not w hear any thing iarther op the supject; therciore, Aeavived, That the Freeidept ie hereby requested to withdraw our Mimisier trom the ry of St. James, and make a Feecjemation of non-intercou: whieb Me barony declared to take effect afver ouch prociamation 1 have been issued. Mr, Chandler asked for the immediate considera- tuon of the above. Mr. Dixon objectad to it, and under the rule it les over, Mr. Nye, of Nevada, called up « bill to factlinate tal, commercial and military commuuicesion (ween the Biaies, with an amendment from the Committee on Commerce providing that the bill eball not interiere with aay contr pow «€. between the Government and any railroad. Mr. Morrill. of Me. moved to take up the bill te regulate the elective trauchise in the District of Columbia, The bid copiers th right of suffrage vpon all male poweee of twenty-one years old and up- wards, who have resided one your im the district before the ection, and prescribes ishment ior interfering with the execution the elective franchise in the ease ef any person oF persons — med. Mr, Wlson, of Mass., ealled up the bull to amc nd an act entitied "A National Milttary and Naval Asylum jer the Koilef of Totally Disabled Officers and den of the Volunteer Forces of ibe Usited Btates.” It rovides that Ulysses 8, Grant and others naived in he bill, are heieby constitured and created 4 bod: om porate .p the District of Coiambia; that the rat corporavion shall have authority to procure for early use, at eultable places, sites for military asytiime tor ail persons serving im the war of the rebel! on, not povided for by existing laws, who have been, or may hereaiter be disyualified from procuring theirown maintenance support by reason of wounds or sickuess contracted 19 Lue service. On motion of Mr. Wilson, further consideration of the bill was pos'poned till to-morrow, and the Senate, at @ quarter pest three o'clock, proceeded to the consideration of Executive and soon alter adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Delano (of Ohio), presented the credentials of William Byers, as member of the House from the Btate of Arkansas; also, the memorial of William Byers, G. H. Kyle and James M, Johnson, claiming seats as Kepresontatives from the said State, which were referred to the Committee on Recomstruction, Mr, Rollins submitted the following, which was adopied : Resolved, That the Committee on Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the Internal Revenue laws suas insurance agents, the net pr a of whose business de not exceed twenty-five dollars per anoum, shall not be required to take out « license, Mr. Thayer submitied the following, which was adopted: Keaolved, That the Committee on Ways and Means be instrucied to inquire whether an increased shouid pot be laid upon foreign ambreilas and sols imported lute this country, te report by otherwise, Mr. Strouse submitted the following which was agreed to; Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affaire be inatiucted to inquire inio the expediency of inciudipg the non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates of he reguiarc army, who were in the fe. vice at the breaking out and during «@ part or the whole of the réleuiou, in any bounties that mar be | Paid to the volunteers who euilsted im 1561 aud i564, On motivn of Mr, Darling, it was resolved that the Commities on Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of imposing @ liceuse tar upon ali horse races where au admission {ve is charged, and @ taxof 6 per cent. ou the mrose receipts taken by the proprietors at ali euch races. On motion of Mr. Darling it was resolved thay the Committee on Judiciary be instructed to inquice tr the expeuieney of amending the naturalization la #0 se lo proviaé that all persous, before takiug the oath to support the Constiturion of the lnited htates, shall be required to read inteiligibiy said Coustiiu- and report by bil: or otberwise, Conkiung intruduces an amendment to the Sulton, which provides that thé basis of repre- ou aud taxation shell be the whole number of citizens of the United Btates, but woere ceiored pereons are denied (he mebt ol sulfrage, suca race suall Le excluded trom the basse, Kederred to the Committee on Kecomasruction. Mr. Broomall, of Pennsylvania, offered « resolution setting forth that as white mon in the District of Coluubie Lave decided het black men shall met vote, 4 er ° S TUESDAY, JANL the Committee for the District of Columbia epentepey of ereeting election Sista Se thall deckas - er white eee re which vote. Mr. Finck moved to lay the resolution on the table. Motion carried by 133 yeas to 12 nays. Nare—Messrs. Ashley, (0, Aanley (Nevade), Bromail, Grinnef, Hall. Henderson, Higby, Kelso, Lepereer Starr, Stevens and W illiame. ° bill of the House to facilitate postal and mih- tary communication een the several States, pivins returned from the Benate by request of the joase. Mr. Washburne, Ill., moved that the rote by which tt passed be reconsidered, with a view to having it committed to the Committee on the Judiciary, and tha; be authorised to report at any time. Wir’ em nt chcake to the latter part ef the Mr. Stevens introduced « resolution that the Com- mittee on the iciary be inatracted yar, into the « lency of so amending the act of January ‘Mth, 1 Telative to the test oath, so as to allow attorneys at law to practise their profession without taking the said oath, on an equal footing with all other yretenions, The resctutlon wes adopted by & vote of 89 yeas against 77 nays. Mr, Kasson, of Iowa, said that on Friday « bitter Partizan paper ef New York published « statement involving s charge of larceny Seainst both the late President and the unfortunate bereaved by his death. Ae the charge wae that the public propertr boncht by the United Rtates had been stolen tor their private advantage, he wished, before the talse- hood had traveled further, to say to the House and the coun! he @ it appeared the Com- mittee on ppropri loans e considering the pro- priate of 08 tional expenditures for the Executive ans and were making an exam Ho alleged dlonppearence of the rty wae this: Alter the examinati nesses, net @ solitary article ever paid for w money of the United Btstes was found removed by the oceupante of the White Hones; on the contra- ry, the only instance which may have furnished the foundation for the slander was that one article used the family bad teen held by the widow as prec- fous, having been the object of President Linco! admiration, She asked that it might be taken by her as private property. The matter wae stated to the officer in charge, the Commissioner of Public Buildings, who reported the matter to the Secretary of she Interior; and the latter said he could not be- lleve any one could object toher taking the memento associated with the memory of her hus! Tt was worth about 8150, With this exception not a solili ry article had been removed. Mr. Kasson asked tho Associated Press and the manhood magnanimity of the House not only to crush th wader, but the slanderer of @ woman deprived as she had been of a husband mardered while in the service of his coun- wy, Nir. Higby inquired in what paper the article appeared. . Kasson replied that he heerd of the slander through the New York Iiena.n, which bad noticed the statem in another New York paper. He wished further to as to the charge of « larce number of boxes having disappeared from the White House that these boxes were small, and had bern mod by the lady of the mansion to enclose bouquets Pe nya resents to her frieuds, which she had ry it 2. ing asked whether the Injunction of secrecy bad been removed from the proceedings of the Committee ? Mr. Kasson replied that he had deemed it r thata member of the Committee should the statement, so that po credit might be given to the slander in the absence of the knowledge of the trath. speak for the o Mr. Spalding Did the gentieman berg oy (ol tewes Lepoke not only for myself, r. jow a) — y . butease man, te defend the character of « deience- lees woman. Mr. BtevensWhat the gentleman stated was his ewn conclusion; but he did not state what are the conclusions of the commitiee. Mr. tlemen does not . Kasson~1 \egrenty the mean to say thatthe result of committee is dif to say anything far- ferent from whas | state. Mr. Htevens—I do not han that the statement is deemed i mtieman is net the voice of the com Mr. Kasson.I made the statement as one person engage! in the examination. The House resumed the consideration of the bill Proposing to extend suffrage in the District of Colum- bie by striking ont the word “white” where it appears in the laws and ordinances. Mr, Kasson, of lowa, replied to the speech of Mr. Kelley, heretofore made, arguing that the language of Mr, Madison, es 4q by the gentleman, did not allow the Lerevta that Congress have the right to regulate the qualification of voters in the Btates. He repudiated this as the declaration of Mr. Madison Mr Karsou caused te be read from the Fs et the views of Mr. Madison, te show that this dangerous power was not conceded to the general roy as He repeated that it never was intended by Mr. Madi- son end the framers of the Constitution that Con- gress should prescribe the qualifications of voters for meml|ere of the Legislature or of Concress. Mr Kelley, in reply, qaoted trom the language of Mr. Madison te show that should the people of any Btate by any meane be deprived of the right of at it was judged proper the evil should be ied by the general government, &c, Karson said he was for the Constitution as it is, and he reasserted that Congress have uo right to prescribe who in lowa shal! vote for members of the most numerous braneh of the Legis'ature. If suffrage were made universal in some portions ol the country ther be mo security for the permancuce of our institutions, Look at coustries were mixed races have exercised the mght of suffrage, Look at Mexico asd the Houth American Republica, where revolutions are as frequent aimost ae the return of the seasons, iho Anglo-Saxon race only had shown the power of governing stevlf, and to prescribe the principle of seit-government atter esvaniiebing 1h to the District of Columbia, there are two ot blacks; one the old reai- dents, and the other the new comers. Buffrage ought to be given to them by degrees based on intelligence. He was oppoeed wo the extension of the right of eufl- rage to everybody, and he was lopposed to the penu- ing bill because it did not exciude rebeir, and because it proposed to give the right tothe negroes who have recently b grated to this District, without any restriction, Without coming to # question on the bill before it the House adjourned, ? NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE, Senate, Albany, Jan. 15.—Noriors—To confirm eertain proceeding of the Directorsof the Western Union Telegraph Company ; to increase the salary of John McManus, an assersor in Buffalo; to abolish all laws relative to the present canal contract system; for a railroad irom Plattebure south on the woat side of Lake Champlain, To amend the Assessment laws relative to non-residents, Brie IntRopucep,—-lo extend the tlme for the const! uction of the Southside Kailroad, For the care ot idle and truant children in Brookiyn, Adjourned ASSEMBLY. Noricrs.—For State aid to the Albany and Bueque- hauna Kailroad, Io incorpora\e the Oneida savings Bank, To confirm certain action of the Directors ot Western Union Telegraph Company, ‘To amend the general manulac:uring law Bits Passsp.—lo provide for a new Academy building in Uticn, Authorizing the City of Oswego te borrow money to fund a certain debt, MorTIONS AND KysoLuTions.By ar. 1, L, Parker —That the New York City lex Levy shall be report- ed by the 18th day of Marchand printed immediately thereafter, and made the special order for (he first day of April, or some day proor thereto, immediately after the reading of the journal. Referred to the Committee on Joint Kuwe, Adjourned anil 11 clock Ww-morrow, Fires. Albany, Jan, 16.—On Sunday morning, at 4 o'clock 6 fre was discovered ju the liquor sto a John McNamara, ou the east side of Commerc.al avenue, Binghamton, New York, The entire building, in which were three stores, was totally destroyed. The ' ie believed to hawe been the work of an incendi The room of ©. Stuart, im the building, way robbed before the fire was kindled. Loss about $12,- uw Oswego, N. Y., Jan, 15.—The residence of J. B, Edwarus, fad in this city, was totally destroyed by fire last night. Loss, #10,000, Ln. New Orleans, La., Jan. 18 dogs, Als. bad destroyed 76,140 worth of property Four car of cotion were burned on the lexas Central Railroad, whe en route to Houston. The loss was #50,000, Augusta, Ga. Jan. 16.—The steamboat James Corietopher, with 250 bales of coiton, was burned oae bundsed uiies from Savennab, (8, On Saturday, ¢ fire at Talla. A wom of the late President Polk takes care of mules st Nashville, and gets 61,26 day, TARY Mexico. The Fight om The Rie Grande, Etc. New Orleans, Jan. 13.—Brownaville acoounts say that the recently surprised Liberals were captured through the treachery of one of their namber. They were on their way to Fonerido with thirteen wagons, While « party of General Crawford's men wore embarking to capture @ gunboat moored near Mata- Moros, @ musket was socidentally discharged, which created some commotion, and resulted tn an exchanges of volleys from edther side. The intended captare was thus frustrated, The state of affairs im Monterey ts so alarming that the better part of the inhabitants are emigrating to Ban Laie de Potosi, with ibeir specie and all their on. News Vie San Franclecot San Prancieco, Jan, 1h.—The Mexican Consul has received official communication from Jenrex, dated Chihuahua, Dec, Ist. Jmarex appears to be in the best spirita, and says all the efforts of the Imperial- fete to capture the Exeeautive of the Republic will Prove fruitiess, In due came, he says, the Govern- ment will be transferred to anothor place. Marive Disasters and Loss ef Life. Savannah, Ga, Jan. 16.—The brig Neva, of Ma- chias, Me., Talbot, master, from New York, bound for Jacksonville, Fla, ‘was wrecked on the South Broaker of St. John's Bar on the Sth inst. Miss Wall and a child, passengers, the captain, first mate, pilot and two seamen were lost. The brig now lies on the beach, 1¥ miles south of the bar. The steamer A Ayres wes burned in the Ocomulgee Kiver on the 9th instant. Bhe was/load. z wit , 1,028 bales of cotton. Bix negroes were TOW hed ‘Lhe steamer James (. Christopher, laden with 992 Delos of cotton, wea burned en the Sevennah River on the 13th. Nows Items. By Telegraph to the New York Sen.) Tas Third Michigan Cavalry has been disarmed at Ban Antonio, Texas, for mutiny Bare. Gan, J. H. Witton, U. 8. Vola, hae been assigned temporarily to the command of the De- partment of Georgia. Tas cetimated lose of steamboats, Grry boats, wharf boats, canal boata, barges, ferry docks, &c., in the harbor of St. Leuia, Moa, since the Ores movement of ice is 800,000, Toomas J. Lruvis, an old and highly respected printer, and for many yoars treasurer of the Franklin Typographical Bociety, died at Boston yesterday. Tus New York Express train West, ren off the track four miles East of Byracuse, about 6 o'clock last evening. Three cary off. No person hurt, The train was delayed an hour and « half. Tux storm of last night must have been quite general over the country, as dispatches from North, East, South and West, report snow, sleet and onld, The thermometer wae below sero in some of the Northern tates. Tae Maryland Institute at Baltimore, wea crowd- od yesterday by & vast audience to attend the An- niversary exercises of the Methodiet Missionary Bociety. There was an immense gathering of Sun- day School children. Ow.ne to the extortionate demands of the New Orleans Gas Company for lighting the streets of thes city, the Mayor hae suthorized « call to be mae for proposals to the let of March, to light the streets with the beet qnality of petroleum, and to furnish three thousand lamps. Cart. Co-mman, late of the rebel army, « grend- son of the late Jobn J. Crittenden and » nephew of Gen, Pillow, left New Orleans last week for Hava- na having been tried by # military commission and banished for some act of steamboat burning while be was under General Forrest's command. Quits an exciting election was held at Baltimore yesterday by the Corn aud Flour Exebange fora Board of Directors. Tho regular ticket, composed exclusively of Union men, was defeated, and the opposition tieket, made up of geatlemen of oppo- ite sympathies, was clected by « large majority, General Intelligence, (By Mail te the New York Sun} MaJ.-Gun, Ccstan \s the officer referred ta ine recent dispatch, us having expressed disloyal sen- iments at # public meeting im Texas, He is among the mustered out. Sampo goes in forthe Fenian fight. A colored youth wes arrested in Albany on Friday for * loafing," when he made an earnest appeal to be fentto New York, that he might go to irda with the first regiment that started, Tas aborigines of Australia are fast dying out from the same canse which leads to the decay of the American Indians—rum. Only 20 couples now remain of @ once powerful tribe, There has been only one child born smong them ior many years, Eventna lectures for the Working classes havo been introduced into France lately, and have proved ms great success, Ihe government has taken official notice of them, and the Minister of Eanvic tasirestion has decided to have them con- tinued. Mr. T. W. Woopnoty, roadnoaster on the Nash- ville & Northwestern Kailroad, wae killed on the 9h instant by a cofin, which by an accident to the train in which he was riding was thrown with great violence on bis bead, smashing his skull instently, Tae Missiesipp! river is rising, and fears are en- tersained that the plantations along the river will be flooded, and that no crops can raised thie year. There was recently # great break or land lide atthe Labranch plantation, pear Carrollion, oud « part of the levee caved in, Tus Socretary ot War, in conversation, recenily, stato! that whonever a writ of Aabeas corpus pe the delivery of the bodies of the reve! boat burners, now being tried by court-martial at 81, Louis, reache! bim, he should :mumediately turn them over to the cfv.] authorities tor trial, Iw Louisiana and Texas over 20,000 colored shodias: bave broken off their connection with Southern Methodist Cuurch, apd joined the Northern Church. Iu Georgia, it 1s eid, that the entire colored membership of the Bouthern Church will connect ttself with Northern Method. jem The Chinese in the Colony of Victoria, Australia, are ouce every two years called upon to convey five hundred bodies to China, thas number repre- senting the rate of mortality among & certain class of celestials on the gold fields to whom the privilege of interment in Chinese soil is specially gran . Tus twenty-eight arsenals, armories, tn the Norsb contain 4,026,175 pounds of powder, 401,026 pouude of shell, 283,515 pounds ef sannen balla, 4,800 pounds of grenades, 47,802 boxes of grape- shot, 21,855 pounds of bowbs, 1,000,000 good Springfield muskets end 600,000 captured and foreign musket, Tas Vicksburg HusaLp is urging strongly the ¢é Thirty-Third Year. | wire to carry out in good faith the sof the Couvention, and the implied con. made by it with the Government es te the eare and protection of the freadinen, A veny ample tnvention wae exhibited o6 the late B rmingham (FE gland) Cattle @how, for mak- ing butter by atmospheric action, the air being forced by @ plunger into the mitat of the milk or cream, which ts contained m # cylinder, the result betog in es few minutes butter is made, leaving the milk perfectly sweet for family use A DURL was to have come off at New Orleans, on the 21 inst, between Mr. Felix L met, editor of the Rem, and Mr. Emile Lafranc, editor of La Rew aissanon Lovrtanatsm, The combatants wore sbous cromsing swords, when they were arrested by police officers, who conveyed tem and their seconds to the 2d Mistrict Police Station, Tae Committee of the French Universal Exhibi- ton of 1867 bas decided that there shall be no days of admission gr The charge will be one franc, except on Fridays, when it will be five. Persons who enter before 10 in the morning will pay one franc extra, The price of season tickets will be 100fr. for men, G0fr. for women, and fr, for children, Tra Pope, on recetving the conrratulations of the Cardinals on Christmas day, replied that God n abandoned the Church In tempestuous times. He called t© mind our Lord 6 @eping in the storm on the Lake of Genesareth. “At the present ti said hie Holiness, “Chriss gees to be seeping, ae is watehing wae defence of the Uhurch ture is im the hands of God, snd the of the Church ts {mevitabie."" — Tre 8. Lows Rervaricam says: We learn that Captain Price, a son of General Bierling Price, has returned t Missourt for the purpose of escorting the remaining members of the fawily to Mexico. They will co to Cordova, the seat of the Southern colony, whieh ts being formed there under the auspices of M, F. Maury, Jo Bhelby, and others General Price is represented to be satisfled with the prospects of the colony, and has decided to take up bis residence permanently there. A runt scene occurred in the streets of Man- chester, Kngiand, last month. The keepers of an elephant belonging to a menagerie were taking ts enimal thro one of the public thoroughfares at one o'clock in the morning, when the passers-by became frightened at the unusual le, and the potice attempted to arrest the elepbans. His keepers, however, stimulated him to resistance, and the elephant's trunk proved more then s match for the clubs of the officers, He struck the men, and they fled for their lives, LOCAL NEWS KEW YORK AND THE VICINITY. Tax Wipesine ov AxN STRERT—Meetrxo ov Raw omeTnants at Powmns’ Hore.Orrosition To Tas Bonmwe,Yosterday, at 8 o'clock P M..® ® very large meeting of property owners on Ann, Fulton and other streets, wae held at Powers’ Ho- tel, In Park Row, opposite the Astor Hous the object being to take ection against the proposed widening of Ann and Fulton streets, as suthorised by the outgoing Common Council of 1965. On mo tion, Wm. HH. Blydenbergh, Eeq., wae eppointed Chairmen, and Messrs, John W. Oliver and Ass L. Shipman were appointed Secretaries, Among those present our reporter noticed « large number of the property owners on Ann and Fulton streeta, he- tides many other prominent citizens. The call of the meeting having been read, the Chairman ssid that remarks from gentlemen were now in order. Mr. Rotts, from New Heaven, having asked for {nformation in relation to the matter, Mr. John Daly replied that the whole question ‘was comprised in « very small compass. Any gen- tleman who wae « property owner had a right ta appear in the Supreme Court, on the 27th ins, when application was to be made to the Court for the appointment of Commiasioners. If any defects ware shown to exist, then the ordinance could be wet aside. Now there were several defects which he know existed, although he thought &s unneces- sary to enumerate them at present, Mr. Hetts differed with the gentleman, Fle thought those defeots should be made known. He said he came from New Haven, and represented the Holbrook estate ; that he was s lawyer also, and * such be wished to know what defects, either logs! or technical, existed against this proposed jen- ing of streets, as he then would be enabled to mere fully understand the matter, Judge Hilton said the proper way now was to meet the matter flatfooted. The Commen Counal bad it in their discresion to widen any street, and therefore as they had exercised such a discretion, three Commissioners were to be sppointed, one of whom would be selected by the property owners, one by the m Counsel, aud one by the Court, When they went before the Commission- ers, if a majority of the property owners objected, that would put an end to the whole matter. He therefore thought the proper way wou'd be to ap- point » commities of fifteen to go before the Court and state their case, and if they, in the name of the wajority of property owners, objected, thas would settle the matter at once. Mr. Betts thought that if Judge Hilton was cor- rect in bis statement, the true course would be to atonce. He thought it would be better to vbject and proceedings at ones, if possible, before letting this matter go eo far as the eppoint- ment of commissioners. Mr. Geo. Sickles, (father of the Geners!) sa.d, that is the law, sir, eeeording to the statute of 1889. Mr. Bette—I should like to see it, Mr. Sickles—-You cau, sir, with pleasure, Go down to my office, 79 Nassau street, and you will find it in Vol. Ll, of the revised laws of 1815, "15 and 69, Judge Hilton confirmed the statement of Mr, Bickles. Mr. Betts—I am glad to hear it. ls gives ussome chance yet, Judge Fuote then made quite a lengshy statement, during which he said be had taken pains to ascer. tain the exact state of the law with regard to the subject, The law of 1839 was unr aad of course DOW in operation, According to that statute their rights as property owvers and parties interested were as follows: The Common Council having passed « law for the opentug of these streets there were doubis, however, thas the law was regularly passed), ow notice of an spplication for the sppointing of Commissioners, the Corporation Counse) nad « right to propose three names, one of whom was to be chosen aa Commissiover, The owners of property had « right to present a number of names, one of whom was to Le selected, and the court would alae select o third Commissiouer, If the property owners could not agree on the spporntment of « Commissioner, then the court would uame two Comu,saivners, Those three Conmuisioners would go op and com lete =the) = aatene ment for and benefit, Tuen those who were to be benefiie!d aud those who wore to be damaged were to be takeu collectively, and if the majority were upposed to the measure, tien it could be quashed. Me had bad an interview with Richard O'Gorman, Counsel to te Corpora tion, who he beleved ey ap noses man, sud we posed to give teu Weir righis— bass Oi Mente Beil do that, air. Judge Foote wen ery lA f that there wore sume rich corporations op; to hem, viz. the Sixso, Eighth and Ninth Avenue Kai roads, besides the ferry company, and is was believed tbas if they offered $6,000 more, to any property owner, than the Commissioners considered the property to be worth, then of sourse the property owner wight take the money aod back ous (Ovmtpumed on Che Las Teme,