The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 19, 1866, Page 1

e344 SE Lee con “esc r=Vroree> LH SUN. Number 10,454. NEW YO The Latest News POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, Columbus, Ohio, Jan, 18.Hon, Johm Sherman By ‘Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sun, was elected U. 8. Benator two-day by the Legislature, by « vote of 94 to 41. QR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES, |" sc ou "Sts nese LL terday passed resolutions favoring the trial, convic- The District Suffrage Bill, tion and banging of Jefferson Davis and other leaders of the rebellion, equally guilty of treason. ITS PASSAGE IN THE HOUSE. North Carettes. Governor's message will probably be sent in to- REJOICING AMONG COLORED PEOPLE. | ===. Viratnin Provisional Governor Question, communication to the House of Delegates to-day, SF endorsing s memorial of the New York and Virginia Steamship Company for compensation for two steam- SPEECH OF SENATOR WADE. Ors, valued at @500,000, seized at the wharf in Kich- mond at the beginning of the war. The New York Collectorship. predates AN ONGET UPON THE PReewenT.| “"'"Atesun sane” et Me ee Renate. Additional Mexican News, Washington, Jan, 18,—Mr, Chandler offered a joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Trea- THE AFFAIR AT BAGDAD. fury to direct the lasue of American registers to cer- tain British built vessels owned by a American citi- 118th U. Ss Negro Regiment sens; which was referred to the Committee on Com- merce, t Mr. Morgan from the Committee on Commerce Implicated Teported without amendment, the House bill to i Gone extend the time for the withdrawal of goods from The People Said to Have Been by age ir, Morgan also repo ry autho Shot Down for Refusing construction of a telegraph line between New York Money. and the Weat India islands. Mr. Wilson introduced « bill to amend the act of Incorporation of the Freedmen's Bavines and Trust City a d Mi lla ‘8 News. Company so as to authorize the Secretary of the a Treasury to designate that institution or any of ite THE OTERO MURDER. branches as depositories of any money belonging to the freedmen in the hands or ander the control of ————————————_ cay avd or rollitary offices of the United State ons to t monere to he so deposited; 0' Gonzales Found Guilty. pany in all things. conforming te the directions of ihe Kecretary of the Treaeury. It was referred to % L the Committee on Finance. &e., &e., &e. Mr. Wade, from the Committee on Territories, reported the bill for the admission of Colorado. It Warttnaton, Jan. 18th. declares that Congress ratifies and accepts the Con- The galleries of the House were densely crowded | stitution and State Government which the people of @nring the session to-day, and owing to the presence | Colorado have adopted, and that that State is one of of many persons were unable to gain admission, The | the United Btatesof Amertes,on an equal footing eolored population were present in large numbers, | with the other States. everyone, both white and biack,takingg reat interest The joint resolation of Mr. Howe, for the appoint- tm the subject discussed, namely—the extension of | ment of Provisional Governors, was then taken up, tho elective franchise !n the District of Columbia, | and Mr. Nesmith addressed the Senate at length. The vote on the passage of the bill was much larger The President bad dof his duty as Commander- even than Ite most sanguine friends anticipated, and thice stnetionk tr tested ae eel phew when the result was announced, the appiaure on the ae Mp etd ie hi Tas cakes thine e @' . Ll Goor and in the galleries was almost deafening. The Faapabnea ts teh deus to ote sebeliion oc eliowh, Dill which pasred the House has yet to be acted upon Ie wee neneneery to declare the ordinances of gece im the Senate, It confers suffrage without other | sion invalid, and to repudiate the re jebt. ene 4 I 0 qualifications than bas heretofore been applied to pans Pa) Ed The seneen oe whiter spectacle of paoemeniae’ ey + Mr Nyhan sgley Cy ram Barne Red the powe ngress, or of the President, to make @ Messrs. Hii ” Skidéy, ell, Townsend, copatitetion for a State or preseribe the provisions Clafiim, and Winston, of New York, arrived here | of it: People of the State were competent for this. this morning and obtained an interview with the | He did nos think any act of Congress was necessary President. It issaid thelr business is in relation to oe sdmlesion, of i af ee ig ae peas Bee the Collectorship of el vera ti OK ted for white 4 . t ty. man" ‘ernm: ne or Ww men an " reap re teen kesh rele poste . held that rere had no right of their rity, Becretary McCulloch and Mrs. McCulloch enter Dosterity satien nd eatin The bite to die with tained to-night, in « traly hospital manner, « large | is to preseriba et Sites of openene Gs) end brilliant company including many persons of | States. The wer 2 it to deny the right f i 4 to hold that the Southern Btates oMcial distinction. were out of thet nee an to acknowledge the fact of Speaker Colfox's fires reception of the season took | secession ving been accomplished, In conciusi- place to-night, and was, as heretofore, the seene of | °™. Mr. Nesmith advocated a generous policy towards the South Bhat much social enjoyment, Many of those who epent Mr Ww said he had pot tnihn dea to say gayt hing the early part of the evening at Setretary McCulloch's | oD ous t subject. He preferred to walt for tog 5 ‘ report of the committee to whom the matter h Fesidence were present at Mr. Colfax's towards the | fn entrusted for investigation, But as the Senator close of his reception, oe, Wena had Saborate | ronernee fal © ouch upon the most im aD The Benste, in Kxesutive session, confirmed the | ofthe subject, he felt constrained 10 ear somet ing, following nominations : er. Dootttite boran by jafermalyy i of the principles Robert B. Von Voikerberg, of New York, to be | that Mr. Linooin had adomed. Weil, sir, Mr. Lincoln Minister Resident of the United States wJepec, | hed entered upon e policy In ‘regard to the ediairsion vice Chauncey M. Depew dechned, Earl Bill, to be | of some of these Biates, During the pe of th United Btptes Marsha! for the Northern [istrict of | \ast Congress I believe that question was sai Idaho, Martin T, Kider, to be Uniied Btates Mar. | before us, all the arguments presenied failed to Faerie, conmenmee., Jamee H. Alvord, of Hotrod trcretig hy moc yin PG ashe err itany, 10 be United States Marshal for the time perl whe {twas rate to admit tar of tha, A former member of the U.8. navy, who lost both | jecticrs,! contended ageinet it; and for that, I and arms at Farragut’s great fight in Mobile Bay, rocent- | little captions, and were said to be filibuste: ng ly appeared in Pennsylvania avenue, and excited yest new ane rung i eeaent im general sympathy. By an oversight of Congress in pe subject P ve, bis rodecesser. Grin framing the late Penrion Law, the increased pensions | Le bar not eet ed upon the point where, D the difficul #. Mr. Lincoln advieed us to admit granted to members of the army totally disabled, is | Louisiana Wiovthe Unived States, while probabi withheld from the navel heroes. more thas belt hes toerihery was Sampled be meets t oat ile of the enemy, and our ud ni Firee last night broke out in several buildings cover half the territory and perhaps half of the popu- eccupled by colored people, under circumstances iin * the stats. I did os fate itvould be ms that indave enrpicion of an organized plot againss the | # admit the State upon suc. me. you will recol- that Mr. Lincoln did not require anything more Bogroes, Several colored churches anda hotel were | {rom ahem than thas one-tenth part of them shoula fet on fire, but no considerable damage wasdone, It | take acertain oath not very difficult to take, Mr. fethought to be the work of a few dispicable rebel | Jebneon has made an improvement—e great im- by ad been overthrown provement—upon thie ; for he does requize that they sympathizers, shall ebolish slavery | be feculres thas they spall - | re the re’ bt; ho requires that The President was indisposed on Wednesday eve thay shall renounce the right of = ming, and was denied to visitors. His illness is not sion: @ requires that th shall agree werious The White House was thronged with visit-| to the Constitutional Ame nt = abolish. ore during the ¢ part of the dey. ing slavery forever, Had Mr. Lincoln bimeeif required thee things, and bad the States come up to aaa = yi epieot ma aea int believe thas then I would have yielded to his Mexico wishes and given bim my support, But, sir, I have . never had but one polar star to my action, and that I The Bagdad Affair, adhere to, I have fixed my eyes apon the great . rinciple of eternal justice and right, and it has New Orleans, Jan, 18,—A private letter from the | foros me triumphantly through all dificulties in my {nepector of Customs at Clarksville, Texas, says the freesladive, eareer, soe gM my Het 5, tow wasthe whole Senate etartled by the idea o: 118tb Iniantry (colored), under Col, Davis, took all universal emancipation ‘en or fifteen or even the ekiffe in his charge, crossed the river and cap- | five years ago? Talk about anpopular tured Bardad, They then began plundering the | doctrines, and attempt to imtimidaw me dk Jeecrib- | 0% the intimation that I shall be found in @ Place, and killing people, The scene was indescrib- nilnority among the people, I, with many others on able. The negroes shot men down for refusing to | (his floor C loos < ve wal Dresneiae ooRTee aud on this subjocs wit! satisiaction nik, sir, eve up thelr money - that Lcan say with Paul, that We bave fought » A letter fiom Brazos, of the 7th, to the Times, good fight.” “We are not entirely through with it, I says Bagdad was captured on the morning of the Sth. | admit, but our path ts fortunately casicr than it has Th oki . ‘ 1 been, I never had the least doubt how the whole @ attacking party consisted of 60 men, They | thing would be settied, and it will all eome right if eepured nearly 300 prisoners, balf of whom turned | we are truc 19 out conric lian: bul there by) {hinge med ~ my heart thas I cannot yet seo already give the Liberals aud formed a garrison of the town—the Ay Aull credit ter’ all be uaa dese, ant Otincking party disappearing, The Liberal losewas| him for the manner in which he hee @ Killed and 8 wounded, and the Imporialist’s loss | on the great guarantors 1 have siteady 11 killed and 27 we led alluded to, He has commenced as i& were wos 1) M 2 punde » complete this great arch of freedom rightly, Gen, Crawford ood Eecoleds, on receipt of the Bar! sir, he has tailed to pub the keys'one upon the , ligence, started "7 a arch that he has built; aud it you vO it where it shove inielis . wartod for Bests eneral is, it will go to roM Sow, air, I to Preddent Weitzel ordered Colonel Hail, the « entrevenue | johneon, to the Deinocratic party, and to the pecpie officer, not to allow aby one to cross until the arriv- | of the United mates, that I never wili yleld the cou- al of Kecobeda, General Crawford arvive! in advance | teversy anti all men in America shall stand upou an equa! looting —ejual betore the law in every reepeci, tumand, Ercobeda re- | Ln listening to the elaborate argusuent of the Beuator ted of General Weitcel two hundied men to | Hom Wiscousin yeetorday, I did nos hear any aliu- fou to the richis of four wmillions of wee which are involved fn this discussion, And were ordered down, A French corvette shelled the | the great question yet devolves upon 5) & settle, yt thont 7 It leone we cannot shrink from, It is for Congiess, ern, * tha 6 h ail dsy, without any demage. 1 Col, and jor nobody ese, tosettie. If we seitie it wien, Mejia, Kecobeda's best commander, bar only about a We CADNOL justily cureelves by saying that «e@ wool dozen reieble men in Bagded. The rest have Mh Gevicg A Eceseans of Ay Un tou Fta\eeno8 ys | Mr, Lincoln. #countel w No justification to foined Gen, Crawiord, who lus them on a board a | us il We Make &mMisinke upon this great and perilous steamer, tied up to the bank of the river at Bagdad, | question tha! 18 looming up ceioie us, Where ip the we 5 Constisuiren se you De ties the Breeient le autho- ‘1 . 3 rized to invoke or bring !n the states of this Uniou? The Care of the Muideress Mrs. Grinder, Aud who but we, the represen atives of the people ot Harresbury, Jan, 17 —Dre, Keed, of Dixmoms Hoe. | the Uniled states, are rent here to do the? We, pital, and J. King, late Surgeon General, who were | under the Constiiution of the United Btates, are the peopie, and the only tribune! that can settle ibe *ppointed by the Hon. Eli Siifer to inquire into the | great question of the admission of aBtate Weare sanitary condition of Mie. Grinder, have telegraphed | the only men whe ought. in» free scovernment, to to Mr. Slifer from Pittsburg that she is not insane, | 1¢clae upon what principle auy State outside o: the foverament shall be admitted to it. It does not The execution will, therefore, take place, as en wiOnug to the President of the (nited States; and if Bounced, ou Friday aga, iv did, (bem the free government of which we boast of Recoveda and aesumned o qu Pivserve order, which was agreed toand the men | K, FRIDAY, JAN trated Beatbareloese Reagents ostracised from vernment, to be made me your declaration: can as g way where this t can be gusranteed, iy to induce that to rdize their lives in defence of their countr, them ovngio the merey of the man whe would do it deliber- ately an? knowingly is the meanest of Got's crea. ‘Lempt them into the service, let them fight pian] A Bee and thee desert ther to their enemies to be destroved consin did pot allude to this at all—his whoie who endeavored to en who have buried of our bravest sons. end shall | now enemies? Bir! The Senator from Wis- was with the 6 Constitation ; Mr Wad s then dlraesea the temper and dis ‘the people of the South, which he sald was tee fease a ofan South ba es Union until they .) oe i out o A) wu ve Ht ffrage to the negra, by legislation, Raleigh, V.C., Jan. 18.—The Legislatnre met to- Ww day at the call of Governor Worth. There was a ~ ote 52 to Le quorum fn the Senate, but none tn the House. The He would keep gave the right of ou or by Constitutional amendment. ade said. He world do it on rincitle thatthe Premdent and certain Senators did e great many other things, Just as th President compel! ted them toadopt the Constitution: amendment and repudiate the rebel dens. Was a@ tnuch righ, to do one as the ower. then referred to t ie manner in which the Con onal amendment and other propositions o Richmond, Va, Jan, 18.~The Governor sent « Just ae the Conv entions were about w edjurn, ther from the President, telling them id @ certain thing they would not They acquiesced of that unless they be readmitted t the Union. course, butit wie under duress, and he could not blame them ifthe y repudiated everything of the kind when the military power was withdrawn At the conelusiion of Mr, Trumball, «ft Ll, ealled ap the bill to enlar power of the Freedmen's Bureau, and offered an smendmont te it limiting the possesso lands given \o negroes under General order throe yoars instead of jorever as in the it ir. Btewart, of Nevada, took the floor in reply to . 10. the d lseussion of the bill under considera- T. Sherm an offered a bill giving the Franking © to Mrs. Mary Lincoln, widow of the lave period of her natural life, that thie bili wae similar to the bill pass of the widow of John Qu ney Adama The th times and passed unanimously. The Senate at q uarter to four went into executive session and soon ai ler adjourned. HOUSBS © F REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Bidwell, from: the Committee on Agricultare, reported beek the b ‘ll amendatory of the act of 1862, granting lands to th © several States and Territories for the establishme: ut of colleges of agriculture and It extends the time within rovides for their extension to Stal irouee on the expre ‘se condition that no trom educations . fund erising from the lands The House agreed tc) postpone the consideration of the above bill until this day ane week hence. Mr. Darling, from tl Committee on Naval A made an adverse rejcatou the resolution that al! Pilots engaged in the (+ evermment service during the be classed as « \fficers, Mr. Jenckes,from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported back the bili heretofore referred te, with ameddments providing! for a uniform system of bankruptey throughout the United States. The Dill was made the special | order tor the 30th inst. Mr. Delans, from the € ommittee on Claims, asked to be relieved from the examination of all claims eterred to the Commiti ee from any of the States lately in rebellion, grow ing out of destruction and damage or appropriation o { property by the army or Bavy while engaged in th ¢ suppression of the rebel- lion. The report in conme ction with this subject was read, in which the menalx irs of the Committee say, they are impressed with tb ¢ necessity o: establishing « tae which should guide |! em in deliberating on | The num. ver Of cases is bo £1 they could not examme t be particulars of eac such caie a¢ would pro vent frauds, even there were sufficient grou inds to demand the fa weistence of the the mechanic arts. class of claune. and the appropriation The destract! wore military neces ve the lite of & pot ab.e to state the suppiles necessary, ‘to put down the rebeilion ; The Commitice were at of property destroyed, ested thas as\y atiemps to indemnity jase of claima Dts would require more money than the revenue of ihe nation could at any theretore sa med to the Commitee that the House shoul! determine whether such claims should be assumed, and the national debs be enlarged vo an indefinita extort. to human nature that we listea to appenis of he: co, but such appeals should | \0t induce as w levy nary taxes on our citizens (o justify our arity, Weihave no: itht togratify such nthere is no rule which requires it, jews, bowever, should not exciude joyal citizeus from indewnisy ior damages Clearly aewer- but it was imposes ble to compensate ali who individuai lowe in the eid, embarrass confidence in the public security every. where, gud vy S80 incream) of tax 4!i0n woul ecoarion for discontent aiid complaint, and micht induce evil-minded person) to a.vorate the policy Claims of | oyal citizens for propery 2, or supplies appropri. \ted, shail be distiuctly ered irom the raveg te of war, and property use of the ar my and Navy, ‘The Comuiltivee urge other considerations, but the Teport was wus ecies upon b; expiration of the mocning Mr. Lyneh, of Maine, offer. sd ® resolution, which was referred tothe Committe @ on Commerce, that all vessels once American an.1 being placed under or foreign regis er, during the late treated as furel, ‘nb id never again be allowedan Au erican regia also introduced « resoiution, \thich was adopted, calling on the secretary o1 the the House how many such vessel | have Leen allowed Dew registers. THE DISTRICT BUFFRAG F BILL. The House resumed consideration of the bill to extend suffrage in the District of C olumbia, by strik. ing from all laws and ordinauces in, force therein the It was creditable she House, owing to the ‘Lreasury to iniwrm Mr. Clark, Kani said the pa wage of this dui would be hailed by the friends o.' fieed return to national justle:t, n, Of lowa, said (he fist motion tobe acted upon by the House was that of the gentleman f New York, (Mr. Darling.) to postpone the fur- ideration of she bill until Apri. laced by the sentieman in antagouiusm to ine of the elective franchtse by any person of coor, in order thet the deciebon between them ht be made, he demanded the p ‘evious question. tT. Niblack, of Ind.. moved that the whole subject be laid upon the table. ative by a voto of 46 yeas agains, 124 nays, 1. Darling modified bis motion, the consideration of the this was decide fo 86 tO postpome bill tillthe thet Tuesday in This was disagreed to, 34 ages net Lid Mr. Wiisou, of lows, when he here) olore reported this bil, from the Committee on the Juc iciary, at the sume time moved that it Le recommatte d, Mi. Hale, of N, Y., bad moved #8 en at uendment to il be recommities! tor ae iu the District to the motion that the ment, 60 as bo extend the suff, #il persons coming within certain Classes ) respective The House refused to recommit it, 68 against 117 ‘The House voted on the bill below which was the same originally introduced by Mr ported back by Mr, Kelley, and re- Wilson, from Iowa, fiom the Commitioe on the Judiciary, without amendzoens, Be it enacied by sentatives of the #ress assembled, that f orm aii aud prescribing the qualification oifice in the District of Coumbia, the word “white aud the same is hereby stricken out, and that from and siter (be passage of this act, uo disqualified tim voting at apy ection held in the @aiu district on eccoun! ot color Bec. ¥.—And be it turther enacted, that all acts of Cougress, aud all lawe of the State of Maryland in fo.c@ in ssid district, and 'd Georgetown incons of Lis act are hereby repeaied the Benate and House of Re nited Siates ol America in #00 parte of Laws, Ol electors ior any ot with the provisions ud aanulod, Thirty-Third Year. of motion. Mr, bat without a er or} fapaper for three hours, traversing seven sand hes ie, ait Sothar had paca Weber eheece Sonata ef tea ae a fre trom whic help Goud ome K A ip oO, were t lant, the help ‘iid come, ry phd g00d province af ( wore heard on the Gran: and shore. Lights began bore were boa to move from house to sly ibe neig! uJ ey knew PASSAGE OF TIP ATLL THE VoTR. The bill was passed. Yous, one handred and six- teen: Nays, fifty-one, as follows YRas—Mesere. Alley, Ames Allison, Ashley, 0 et, Baldwin, Banks, Barker, Haxte Bidwell, Bingham, Hiaing, Blow: Routw £9¢, Bromell, Bromweli, Buetland, Bund of Obie, Clarke of Kansas, Cobb, Conkling, Cook, Cullom, Darling, Davie, Dufrees, I ans XOn, ree Driges, Eckley, Rar\ce arneworth er Garfield, Grinnell Cirlewold, Hale, Harding, Fart, Haves, Higby, Hol How Hubbard ot lowa, Hubbard ot N. Y., Hubbard of {iuldard, James Humphrey, Ingersoll, yonene jan, Kasson, Keliey, Kelso, Ketcham, vaflin, La | ranning together. Presen ot « lan moved a the river, and th that te ore out, Mr, Peon, when Teach aa to be rolled into the boat like @ log. e boy, w taken off, being thinly élad, had’ nearty po neither, however, were severely frost bitten, and the Bezt Lied appeared little worse the exciting joy age. - rence of Pa. Lawrence of Ohlo, Loan, lonerest, Lyneh, Marston, Marvin, McClure, Mercier, Miller, Moorhead, Morrill, Morris, Moulton, Mvers, O'Neill, Orth, Paine, Patterson, Perham, P.ke, Plante, Pom- Wilian savper sen irealaane, na, Bawyer, elinharger, Bloan, Bpelding, Rtarf, Thayer, Franeis An Extraordinary Trance. Thomas, Trowhridge, Upson, Van Aernan, Van The Memphis (Tenn,) Butierm eaye: Hora, Ward, Warner, Washborn of Ill., Washburne of Mase, Welker, Wentworth, Williams, Wilson of lowa, Wilson of Pa, Windem, Woodbridee116, NaYe—Mesere, Ancona, Anderson, Ashley (Nevada), Benjamin, Berger, Boyer, Brooks, Chanler, Dawson, Dennison, Eidridgs, Farquhar, Finck, Glossbrenner, ‘ ‘ear, Grider, Harding ay ), Henderson, Hill, Hogan, Hubbard (Weas Va.), Huobell (N. Y.), Janos M Humphrey, Jobneon, Jones, Kerr, Kuykendall, Latham, Leblond, Marshall, MeCullougb, McKeo, Niblack, Nicho'son, Noell, Phelps, Radiord, Kandall (Pa.), Randell (Ky) Ritter, Rogers, Koss, Bhanklin, itgreaves, at Sullwoi, Strouse, Taber, Taylor, rhornton, Trimble, Van Horn (Mo), Voorhies, Winfieid—64 When the result of the vote was announced, applause followod from the floor to the galleries. The House then adjourned. Last Thursday, ® woman named Betty Withera, & negress, living on Bouth street, who had been suffering for only # short time from an {Inear consequent upon over-work, suddenly breathed ber last. Only about « week previous to this abe bad become engaged to @ steady young man who owned « ray himself, and wae getting along muc- coasfully. He was ‘tin the room at the time, with the rest of the family, and his was heart-rending. The body wae for the rave, and atnid the profound grief of many ends is laid until the next morning, when her betrothe! came to vimt and take «last look at her face, While doing so, her tyeu opened, fell o upon him, he jumped back aghast, she raised head and was relieved of the trance in whieb she had lain; but with one borrid, unearthly yell, her betrothed rushed past the door, diss and bas not yet returned, tos Ms peated recovered, Yesterday was to have been her mar- riage day, but ahe was the only one there; and as two parties are indispensable on these occasions, the cerernony ts postponed until some more cour- ageous Adonis appear, General Intelligence. (By Mati to the New York sun} qetatiron fe on the increase et Sheflyville, ena. A scm mun of locomotives built im England for railroads in Mexico are expected at Vere Crus in February. Ax Oregon paper says enough liquor has been sent ecross the mountains to keep every man te Moutans drunk al) winter. A coronmD man and three women were arrested in Washingion, a few days ago, for the murder of two infants in Apri! and June, 1864 Front thousand dollars have been rateed by the ‘oung men of Troy, N. Y,, for the erection of « \ for the Young Men's Association o( that city. Tune is @ report that the Mpanish Admire! Ps reje has committed suicide through mortification aie disasters inflicted upon bis fest by the Shilians, Tam Parkersburg, West Virginia, Ol! Refinery, Death of am ex-Member of Congress. Terre Haute, Ind, Jan} 18,—Hon, John G. Davia long ® member of Congress from this Distriet, died here this morning of apoplexy. NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE, Senate. Albany, Jan, 18,—Di-ts Revontep Favonawiy.— To amond the charter of the village of Bemece Falls. The Metropolitan Health Bill, Incorporating the City Missionary and Tract Toamend the act relative to contracts by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of New York. Biti4 Noriogp.-To tocerporate the Fenda and densburg Railroad Co. oamend the Revised Statutes relative te Limited Partnership, To regulate taxes on lands taken or to be taken for Croton Aqueduct purposes, ‘or the Underground Kallway. iLL Introncorn.-To amend the charter of the New York Medical Coll: for Women; authorizing the Buperintendent of the Onondaga Salt Springs to Jeane certain lande belonging to the State for» longer pe than three yoars. incorporate the Roard of Trustees of the General Convention of Universaliste. Mr. P erson asked, but was refused, the noanimons consent to imtredace a billamending the charter of Brooklyn, by allowing the Auditor of said city to int an assistant Auditor and Clerk 1118 Pasary. Mr. White tntrodneed a bill Delo: to George A. Wells & Co, with 900 bar- 4. for th: lotion of \ebed bi Brihwothonst he BaPien’s % Weamateg, Yunem | ral of rfned cok wan demroped by Bre yesurday, and by unanimous consent, dees! ‘Tas boys at Troy, N. Y., heve occasional fights on the ice tn the river, and the other day one of them badan eyo knocked ous by @ plece of toe threwn at him. Two farm||iee—the Parishes and the Kavenaghe— g° into wrangle afew days ago at Richmond, hf and shot away et each other, wounding seve- persons on both sides. wee * bill fixing # compensation Justices and Constables in Rishmond mty was also passed, Amombly. Rrronta, The Onnal A riation Dill; ano to Provide for warveyine, the Hudson River. To fix the salaries of Justice of the Peace in Brook- ye Also to authorize tho Comptroller of New Ork to inaus #50,000 im Water stock. Also to allow mac Utiea to take stock in the Busquehanne alin . Novices —To incorporate the Throg's Neck Steam - 4 Company. To incorporate the Fxcelstor Trust Company ; also oes" A Guewx maid being asked whet fortune she would bring ber husband, replied, 1 will bring bir what gold cannot purcirase—e heart ‘unspot- ted, « virtue without Mi A LAnos meeting of Fenians was held & Kew Rob rage * the 18th. he ge specches were made, endorsing no ut proclaiming for Union and Irish hadpetancues A macro was left sick on wharf in Mobile, lately, for @ couple of days, civil euthorities refusing bim admuasion to the hospital. The mili- tary commandant finally had bim cared for, Tue battle of New Orleans was celebrated te that city on the @ie inst., without she fring of @ single gun, for the simple reason thet not ® piece of ordnance could be had in or about the city, sath Splhelghgs bee ted an Lnetye y ft 20.000 againat rs. Crutchfield House, Chatansee Tenn for ane couveyed during the war, Quite » snug pi to fix the compensation of Clerks of the J Courts in Brooklyn ; also to incorporate the National Indemnity Company, ino to amend the Be City Mission- “F Boclety or S railroad in 126th and other streets in New York. Also w incorporate the New York Mutual Gas Light Company. To authorize and direct the Becond avenue Rail- road Company to extend their track through 55sb street, through ave A to 06th street, N Y To incorporate the Old Guard, Company H, 6th iment. To incorporate the Army and Navy Savings Bank of New York Bitis Intaopucey,—To imeorporate the North River Savings Bank, To reduce the fees of Burrogaten, To incorporate the Throgg's Nock Steamboat Com- pany. ~ ‘To amend the act relative to Hell Gate Pilots. To amend the militia laws. Kelative to the salarive of Justices of the Supreme Court, Court of Commun Pieas, aud other judicial bat 2 pa Ra these ‘To fix the salaries erks and Justices of jth Police Courts in Breoklyn. ithe To regulate fare on the Sth Avenue Railroad; also toamend the act relative to the right of euffr n also for @ railroad in Christopher and other sireets In New York. Motions any RzEso.uTions,—Mr, Lyons offered the following ; Trine the Board of Supervisors of Now Tus homestead of Henry Clay was sold on the 12th inst, so the Bagem, of the Kentucky Univer- sity, for the sum $90,000, Is consists of 82% scres, and will be transformed into the Agrioul- ture! Colloge of that Btate, Tus opera house in Chicago, I!l, having been built fon the profits of the wholesale 2 Ros} trade, e peper in that city says, ‘it is cemented with the tears of drunkards’ orphans, and has 6 barrel of hell fre for its corner stone !"" Rove: Coats, only son of the late Hon. Rufue Choate, died at Doschester, wees, on hehe inet. At the pning @ war he joined the arm where Ly comtracted the disesse which finally proved fatal. On Tuesday last, two men whe were opening shells which they had picked up from the James River, at icy inp . Say hes yepesy by military for safety, were blown to the sudden discharge of one of the missiles, Tas Charleston Canouintam thinks Northern capitalists have not much confidence in the ohival- ry, from the way they took a late loan of Bouth Carolina—charging i= cout, per snnum, end requiring security to five times the amount bor. rowed, Bisnor Wriure, of Alabama, held aconfirmation at Tronity Caused, New Orieans, om the Sth inst — the first service of the kind mnce the late Bishop Potter officiated. Ninety-five persons were con- firmed, and the commune was edministered to over 250, Tus trial of the one-armed guerrilla, Berry, com. menced in Louisville, Ky., on Monday. Over 190 witnesses bave been summened on alf of the Government, He bas to stand trial upon 14 speci- fications of murder and two of rape, Leade various ac.sof robbery, Tus Bchool Byuperintendent of Pennsy!vania bee decided that mifiors of thas 8 who entered the military service during the rebellien, are entitled © a6 many years’ or months’ attendance at the puble schools as they would bave Leen entitled te ad they stayed at home, Tue Richmond Waa, of the 19th, seys: “2. Boorman, Kaq., of New York city, bas coatributed one thoussud dollars, to be expended ‘in the retief of subjects of want' in this ciy, and fifteen hua dred dollars towards the r ding of the United Prosbyserian Church here,'* Tas four trunk hoes from East to West are fighting berder than ever for ireights, and are putting their rates lower then usual im winter, Phere isu't near the rush of freight which over. Whelmed the roacss few months ago, and many of them have hundreds of idle cars, Tusves bave discovered anew use for chloro- form. Toe porkere near Adrian, Mich., disep- peared in & most unaccountable manner, aad what Was regarded a6 siranyest, they were carried of without the sound of # single aquesl. A gentleman, however, discovered the deredato:s operasing one night, and g to the pig-pen he found two fat bogs lying helpless aod unconscious, having been arugyea with chiorolorm, A ranty of four emen, J. W. Fresland, fot 8). Joseph ; B. F. Freeland aad brother, of Wee- ton, abu Wm. A. Amons, were es sew days ago by ® party of ruffans when posing cewe im @ back from Weston to Kanes City, A (Commamed @@ Uno henat Peas. Reaolved, oik County, be directed to make @ report to this House, setting forth the amount of money thus tar Sppropriated, for the erection of a Court House in anid County, the amount of expenditures, and the purposes for which inde, and the prices paid for the material used in the erection of said bi jlding, and to whom paid, aleo the balance on hand; said report to be i¢ within tweuty days atter the adoption of ths resolution, aud accompanied with vouchers and such other papers as show the {acts in the matier Debate arising, the resolution was laid on (be table Adjourned, TERRIBLE ICE VOYAGE, Lees of Life. The Buffalo Exvness of Tuesday eontains en Sccount of @ terrible and perilous adventure which occurred on the Niagara River, on Saturday last. It sppears that omthe day in question the quantity of ice passing down the River from the Lake caused the ferry boat plying between Black Rock and Fort Eric to suspend her tripe, A ceutioman named Thomp- son, who was on the other side, and desired to cross to this, acoepted the offer of a colored bey named William Bartletse to row him across in «small boat, not realizing at the moment the difficulty of the pas- sage occasioned by the movement of ice. subse- quently he was joined tor the trip bya man named arren, who was also anxious w reach th side, They started, and for a little while al! mt wen, butwhen nearing the American side of the river the ici ‘eased about them very thickly. Mr, Thompson ¢ then gave an imperat{ve order to the boy to back and return, but it was too late. They bad en #0 far that te return wes imponei- bie. They were caught by the ice, wedged fast be- tween ite grinding cakes, and could go veitber for- ward nor back. Another movement, and it had crushed the sides of thelr boat, so that it began to fill rapidly @md sink. The three immediately leaped out upon acake of ice nearest at hand, which proved to be but a empall one, scarcely larger than a door, and drew the boat part'y upon it after them. They ad Leen on she ice but afew minutes and were euceavor- ing to rip bb the boat,when they observed ap iminense inass of lov floating towards thom. Ou tt came with terrific loree, erurhing the ice on which they atc and plunging the three into the water. The colore boy reached @ piece of ice and mana ed to obtain o footing upon it, Mr, Thompson sank once and cams up, when he clutched the boat, made ni ¥y tothe stern and climbed to the keel. Ilere he his com. paniow Warten winking for the att Hae, bors dis- tance uway, Dd drowning before his eyes, while he wos aiierly powerless to help, He scarcely witnessed thir, when death rushed upon him again, The boat was once more struck and rolied over Again he sank, apd again, on rising, he clutched the hich again bed righted itself, Climbing into itestern, which senk with bis weight two or three feot below thy surface, he sat for a time with the water tohischin. It was now getting dark and he could see bus Iittle abont him, ‘esently a plece o 108 ° ing by him, upon which he +, a0 on loo! around him, observed the hey Bat floating on «@ piece of ice about one hund ards away from bim, and engaged in frantic prayer. ow began the voyage down the river. The wind was cold and bitter, freezing their clothing into the rigidity ef an armour and rendering them iocaveile