The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 26, 1866, Page 1

Number 10,460, The Latest N By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sun. FROM WASHINGTON, The Freedmen's Bureau Bill, ITS PASSAGE BY THE SENATE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL. Other Washington Items, CONSCIENCE MONEY RECORD, Only $20,000 Returned in a Year The Sums Range from 1 ct, to $100 BIG ROGUES HOLDING BACK. Mexice and the United States. ARREST OP GEN. CRAWFORD. He is Lodged in Fort Jackson. IM PORTANT FROM IRELAND Fenian Landing at Sligo, ARREST OF THE INVADERS. Seizuro of Arms at Dublin, THE INSURRECTION IN SPAIN. SUCCESS OF THE INSURGENTS City neon THE FEMALE EMIGRATION SCHEME. Serious Charges of Fraud. &e., &ee., &e. Wasuineton, Jan. 25, The President bas appointed Captain Nicholas Smith, of Kanses, Minister Resident to Greece, to reside at Athens. This isthe fires appointment of « Minister to that country. The Secretary of the Interior, in response to a resolution of the House, communicates a list of the eities of the United States with the statistics of their manufactorios, Including those having 10,000 inhab- ftante aod upwards. It inciades one hundred and two cities, beginning with New York and endi with Nevpern Ky. The total capital smployed G @417, 199,254: hands emplo,ed, males, 411,920; fe- es, 147,000; vaiue of products, $874.954,827, ork stands first in the list, 3 1,918,757 ; males employ ed, 65,483; femalen, 24 ; ‘Yaiue at products, $159. 107,569. Philadelphiaemploys sis) 15,555; mae operatives, 65.450; 633; value of products, €1/5.979,i77. Cincinnati is third in order; prouucts, 946, 0,0 uy Capital, $17,000,000, in round numbers, Boston— Products, $56,W0,W00; copital, $12,040,000. The oiher He | cities produce ag ioliows: Brooklyn, #i4,- 00; Newark, #2¥, U0, BI. Louisa, $71,000,000, Baltimore, $21°00,U: San Francusco, ©19,.00, Lowell, $18,000,00; Providence, #15,.W0,UK;" Lo Ville, $12,uW,uW; Richmond, €13,000,000; Pittebu: 11,000,0W; New Besiord, £11,000,0W; Chieag 11,000, 000; w Orie@ans, $10,0u,00; Manciester, 14,000,008, ‘Troy, $10,000,000; Kochepier, & 1U,000,U00, Senator Evans, of Colorado, ® the telegram from W. J. Hardin, colored citizen of Denver, which was published on Wednesday, makes several faise fmpressions, one being that the colored people voted in Colorado prior to 1564, the clause, “Citizens of the United States," in the franchise law, uot hav- fing been construed to include them, the colored People did not vote, A number of leading Pennsylvanians had an in- terview with the President lagt night. The Pree- ident, it is stated, reitemated bis opinion that Congress should admit the rebellious Sta‘cs to Tepresentation. He thought the passage of the Ne- Gro Buffrage Bill was untimely, but did not intim- te any purpose to veto it. Mr, Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, has tendered his resignation, to take effect om the Ist ot March, He accep's the Presidency of a new Cali- fornis and New York Sioamebip Company, THE BAGDAD AFFAIR. Arrest of General Crawford. Netw Orleans, Jan, 24.—Gen, B.C, Crawford was arrested last night by Co!. Young, Chief of Gen, Sheridan's Scou‘s, on board the steamer Continental, bound for New York, A steam tug was iu readiness, towhich the General was immediately transferred aad conveyed to Fort Jeckson, where he is at present detained in close confinement. Wasarearon, Jan, 25, Official intelligence has been received from Gen, Bheridan concerning the reeent attack by Crawford's men upon Bagdad, He reportathas Colonel Kip, of bie staff, has just returned from Brownsville, and finds there is considerable excitement prevalilng, but no danger of any serious tronble, The (Govern ment ls detemuined to enforce a strict neutrality on the Rio Grande, General Sheridan's orders are imperative on thi bject. CONSCIENCE MONEY. Gnly $20,000 Returned to the Government sm a Whole Year. Washington, Jan, 25.—The Treasury Department to-day received frome lady residing in the District 8160 in conscience money, In the letter transmimMing the money, she rep:ereute that amount was received @s compensation fora slave released in accordance with an act of Congress, and that she cannot retain it, @m account of conscientious scruples, $1.6 was aleo forwarded by John FE, Btoc es, formerly of the 4h Massachuse'ts Volunteers, that sum having been overpaid bim on bie final setilement. $150 have been ieccived from a former employe of the covern. ment, who confesses that while in the Noi folk Navy Yara, he abetraciod articles belonging to the L pited Btates worth one dolinr anda halt, During the past year, conscience money in sums varying from 1 cent, to #100, in the deposited in the vaults of the Treasury d Miscellaneous News, c Tas brig oseway, from Pervambueo, has arrived at Boston, She makes the folowing veport:—Saw going into Pernambuco, Dec, 22d, fhe U. 8, iron-clad Monsdnock, in company with » wavoy, ‘< cop ews for bee * Rai Y See ) bulb, PUltabie asylume sud schools eregate, amounting to $20,0u0, was | NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1866. GRESKIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty. Ninth Session. Senate. Washington, Jan. %.—Mr. Dixon reported the Di relative to the sale of peetage stamps and stamped envelopes on credit, with an amendment limiting {te operation to the 30th of June, 1868. He asked for the printing of an explanatory letter of the Postmaster General, which was ordered. Mr, Morrill introduced « bill in addition to several acts, for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of Government of the United States, which was referred to the Committee on the District of Co- lambia, It repeals the acts incorporating the cities of Wash- ington and Georgetown, and declares that the legis lative powers delegated to said cities are hereby resumed, to be exercised exclusively by Congress till otherwise provided by law. The Execetive officers of the District are provided as fulows: Three Com- missioners ; a Private Secretary of the President for the District; « Solicitor for the District, a Collector, Treasurer, Engineer and Surveyor; a Board of Health, consteting of the Commissioners and four Phreicians; a Board ot Education consisting of the Comminsioners, a Secretary end « Superintendent of bile instruction; a Bopertntendent of Weaghte emule Board of Police, consisting of the Com- missioners and six citizens, and officers of the Fire Department, etc, The principal of these officerr are to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Benate, for the term of four years, All the others are to be appointed by the Cowmissioners. The Commissioners, Secretary, Attorney and Marshal ace salaried at ax thousand dollare per anaum erch. Mr. Foot asked to be excused from service on the Committee on Pensions, and it was so ordered. Mr. Gi imes was excused from service on the Com- mittee on Public Lands, Mr, Wilson called up the Senate bill to restrict the expenses of collecting soldier’ claims, making it & penal offence te charge more than ten dollars for the collection of @ soldier's claim for back pay or bounties. Mr. Wilson said the fees for collecting genstens were regulated by law, and why not the fees collecting bounties and back . He had re- ceived a setter from a soldier who had been charged collecting m of @300, and other lettere showing what the sand heirs of soldiers ° being detrauded im the collection of back vay, ete, Pending the consideration of the bill the morning hour expired, and the Chair announced that the bill to enlarge the power of the Freedmens' Durean was before the Senate. Mr. Davis spoke against the bill, THe objected to ‘anee the majority of the Renate excluded the #150 it Fenators trom eleven States from their seats in the Senate, for the purpore of securing the passage of this and other unconstitutional mensures, use the measure was unconstiiutional in pro- posin. invest the Freedmen’s Bureau to with fadsetal power; because it authorized the Pie. sident to assign to any army r the exercise of tT; because it broke down the partition of the power of the Government made by the Con muse it deprived the citizen of t by Jury In civil courts; because it wasa © practice injust! id oppression te peop.e of the late si states for the of the feed negroes, and to engender strife b the two races; because it invoived — ate, wasteful and unnecessary expenditure of pub- ve treasure, and because it was one of the reckless and unconstitutional series ef measures devised by we tadical party te enabie it to bold power and piace. ‘ Mr. Saulsbury demanded the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill, and they were ordered, YonsMessre. Anthony, Brown, Chandler, Clark, Conness, Cragin, Creawell, Inxon, Doolittle, Feasen- deu, Foot, Foster. Grimes, Harris, Henderson, How- ard, Howe, Kirkw Lane, of lod. ; Lane, of Kan- sas; Morgan, Moilll, Nye, Norton, Pollard, Pomeroy, meey, Sherman, oer ce, Stewart, Sumner, Trum- buil, Van Winkle, Wade, Williams, Wiiron and oT. Naye—Mesare, buckalaw, Davia, Guthrie, Hadwicas, Jonson, McVougali, Riddia, Seulsbury, Stockton and Wright, 10, Bo the bill passed. The bill, as passed, provides as follows: fro, 1. That the act to establish a Bureau for the relief of treedmen and refugees, approved March 3d. 1865. ehall coutinue tn force until otherwine provided by Ia all extend to refugees and freedmen in certain paite of the United States; and the President may divide the section of country containing such vefugees and freedmen into districts,each containing ODe@ or Nore States not to exceed twelve in namber; and by and with the advice and consent of the Feuate appoint an assistant Comrissioues for each of said districts, who shail give like bonds and receive the same compensation, and perform the same duties prescribed by this and the act to which this is an amendment; or sald bureau the discretion of the President, be placed a: imissioner, to be detailed from the army, in which event each officer so aesigned to duty shall serve without in- crease of pay or allowances. Bro. 2 that the Commissioner with the approval of the Prosident, shail divide each district into a numbet of sub-districta, not to exceed the number of counties or parishes in each State, and #hal! eesign to each sub-district at least one agent, elther a citizen, officer of the army, or enlisted man, who, if an offi- cer, shall serve without additional compensation or allowance; aud if a citizen or enlisted man, shall receive a salary mot exceeding $1,500 per annum, and such agent shall before entering on the duties of bh oftice take the oath prescribed in the first section of the act to which this isan amendinent, Each assiat- ant commissioner may employ uot exceeding six rks, one of the third class and five of the first ¢ ; and each agent of a sub-district may employ two ole:ks of the firet clase, And the President of the United States, through the War Department and the Commissioner, shailextend military jurisdiction and protection over ai the employes, agents and officers of this bureau in the exercise cf the dnties am or authorized by this ace or the act *® which this act is supplementary, direct such Bro, J, ‘dhe the Secretary of War iseucs of provisions, clothing, fuel and other furption inciuding wedical stores and transportation, an: afford euch ald, medical or otherwise, as he ma: diew neeafu. tor the immediate and temporary shel- ter aud supply of deetitute and suffering refugece and treedmen, and their wives and children, ander such rules and regulations as he may direct, pro. 4, That the President be aushorized to reserve from eale or from rettiement under the homestead or pre-emption laws, and to set apart for the use of ireedmen and refugees, unoccupied public laudsin Flor.da, Mississippi and Arkansas, not exceeding io wil thiee millions of acres ot good laud; and the Commiseioner, under the direction of the Presiden shall cause the same from time to time to be aliott and assigned ia parce.s not exceeding forty acres each tothe loyal refugees and freedmen, who shall be protected fn the use and enjoyment thereof, for euch term of time and 4 anne anon seas oy be agreed upon between the Commissiouer and suc reingees bad freedinen, The rental shall be based upon a valuation of the land, w be ascertaimed in such manner as the Comtmismoner may, under direc. tion of the President, br re ulation prescribe at the eud of such term, or sooner if the Coimismoner eliall assent thereto, ‘The oecupsnts of any parcels 0 assigned may purchase land and receive the title thereto from the United States in tee, upon paying Warerer the vaiue of the land ascertained as alore- waid. KO. 5, That the occupants of land ander Major i Sherman's speciai Field Order, dated at ah, January dik 105, are hereby confirmed In their possessions for the period of three years from the date of saiu order, anu uo person shail be dis- turbed in or ousted irom eaid posression during sald three years unless a rettionen, suali be made with the said occupant by the owner satisfactury to the Commissioner or the Freedmen's Bureau, deo, 6. That the Commissioner suai, under the disection of the Piesident, procure in the name of the United Biates, by grant or purchure, such anus within the districts resaid as may be :ejuired ior reiugees gud freeunen depenuent on the Goveru- Ment for support, and he «all provide, or caure to be Bus uo euch pur: chase «ball be mace, nor contiacy lor Whe sane en'ereu Upon, nor ober expense incurred anil ater appropriations ehall have beeu proviueu Ly (ongiess jus Lhe BeRePal purposes of Laie acl, out of whic Gd pay meute lor eaid sana, all be made, And the Coim- tissoner shall uch lands jrom time to tune to be vaued, ailoted, assigned and sold in the mauuer ana form provided in the pieceding secon, pro vided always that the said lands shal: not be ed tor less than the cost thereot to the United States. Seo. T, (het whenever, im any State or District in which the ordinary course of judicial proceedings has been interrupted by the rebellion, and wbeieim, iD consequence of any State or local law, ordinaD<e, boilce or other regulation, custom er prejudice Sy judicial po stitation ; right of eme 4 to be and give 1 trac t Svidenee, tp wt Toaae, path hold evidence, to inherit, purchase convey real and personal propert: Mg! tof all laws and securi person and estate, are iefueed or den! $0 Degrees, mulattioes or freedmen, or any other persons, on account race, Color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary serv: tude—except asa party shall have teted, or wherein in duly conv orany of them are subjected to any other or the diferent punishment, pains or ties, the commission of any act or o! an are prescribed for white persone--{t ahall the duty of the Presi- dent of the United States, through the Commismoner, to extend military protection and jurisdiction over all cases affecting such pereons so discriminated against. Bro, 8, Thet any person who, on‘er color of any State or loeal law ordi nance,potice or other regulation or custom, shall, in any State or district in which the ordinary course of Judicial proceedings has been luverrupted by the rebellion, subject, or cause to be subjected, any negro, mulatto, freedman, refugee or other person on acowunt of race or color, or an Previous coudition of slay or involantary servi: tade, excest asa puniahment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, er for any other cause, to the deprivation of any civil right secured to white persons, or to any other or different punishment, than white per are subject for the comminsion of like note or neces, aball Le deemed uilty of & misdemeanor, and be punished by «fine Rot exceeding one thonaand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or and it shall be the duty of the o sand agents of this bureas to take jurisdiction of, and ear and determine ail offences committed aegaluet the provisions of thie section, and aloof all oares affecting negroes, mulatt freeimen, refugees or other persons who are diserimina: against in any of the particul- are mentioned in the preceding section of this act, under such rules and regulations asthe President, parouen the War Departmwe.t, shall prescribe. The Jari tion conferred by this section on the officers and agenis of this bureau is to coase and determine whenever the discrimination on account of which it ie conterred ey im BO eveut to be exercised in any ptave in which the ordinary course of jadi ial proceedings has not been interrupied by the rebel- 100, borin any Beate alter it shail have been fully restored in all ite constiutional relations to the United Btates, ana the Courts of the Biate, and of the United States within the same are mot disturbed or stopped in the pesceable course of justice, Mr. Trambull moved to take up the bill to protect all persons in the enjoyment of their civil rights. The bill named by Mr. Tramball was taken opand the senate, on motion of Mr. Dixon, went inw exe- CULIY® session, and soon after adjou: ned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. On motion of Mr. Rice, of Mass, it was recolved that the Committers on Commerce inquire into the expediency of remunerating the owners of property thrown overboard or otherwise destroyed at sea, in order to preserve human life in cases of ship- wreck, On motion of Mr, Farquhar, it was resotved that the Committee on the District of Columbia be in- structed to reporta bill, with proper restrictions, to exclude from the right of uffrage in thie District all persone who have voluntarily borne arms against the Joverument of the United States, or served In any civil capacity Im the so cal'ed Confederacy. Benjamin offered Preamble rotting forth from communications to the Senate and House that certain persons have been perform! ng the duties of officers without taking the red by law, therefore resolved that the ttee be instructed to inquire and report whether of these officers are mired by law to execute official bonds, and if so, whethe: weir sureties are liable for any breach thereof, The resolution was 5 ir, Bohenek, from Committee on Military A@airs, reported « bill, which wee passed, authoriz- ing the Secretary of War to grant the use of » portion ofthe military Preserve for railroad purposes at Fort arom. The House resumed the consideration of the Con- stitutional suffrage amendment, Mr. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, opposed it. among other reasons ‘or doing #0, thas certain tates enttled to be beard were not om thie floor by their Representatives to be heard. r, Strouse, of Pennsylvania, briefly opposed the Constitut: amendment. He sald it appesied as if that instiument, like an ofd ooat, was to be paich- 00 spd petened until nothing of the original fabric was left, Mr. Higby, of California, stated his objections to the amendment, the language of which was so vague, he said, shat it might miringe on other parts of the Constitution, Mr. Bingham, ef Ohio, advocated the amendment prepened, by the committee, saying, the coramittee ave under comsideration another amendment, which looks to giving the power to Congress to enforce, in behalf of every citizen of every State and lerritory, the rights which were granted to him from the beginning, but which have pakseplly been disre- garded simply for the wansof power im Congress w enforce them. Mx, Browell. of Pa., sent up to the Clerk's table « er, which was read, to substitute be tatenees to the effect that representation and direct taxation shall be apportioned among the States which shail be in the Union according to their respective nam- bers, counting the whole number of reous in each State, including Indians not taxed, provided wherever (he eiective franchiee shall be denied by the Constitution or laws of any State, to any portion of the male citizens above the age of 21 years. The same proportion shail be exoluded from the basis of representation. He claimed that the proposition thus amended would remove objections which had been urged against the original reeoiution, Mr. Davis, of N.J., said he boped that the resolu- tion would be recommitted, in oraer that some plan might be devised which would commend it to the judgment ot the entire people of the couatry. r. Ward, of N, Y. was not satistied with the original Rropoultion, nor with amepument pro- posed. Lhe whitewashed traitors, with informal ingevaity, would evade the object and still deprive of sheir rights those whom they have abused so many years. In his opinion, the States lately in reLelion had the right only of the criminal who pleaded to the juage for mercy, Mr, Nicholson, of Dei, protested against taking away the reserved rights of the States, and vspecially the politica: one as to who suali exercise the sov- reign power of votung, The House, without taking any question, ad- journed, siving, From Europe, Five Day# Later Nows, Portland, Me., Jan, 26.—The steamship Hibernian from Liverpool the 11th via Londonderry the lath inet., has arrived. THE FENIAN, It is stated that 21 Fenians, fully armed with revolvers and other woapons, landed at Bligo on the 10th inet., and were immediately arrested. Great alarm prevailed at Sligo, The police at Dublin, on the same day, secured a large quantity of pikes and percussion caps, and arrested two persons connected with thelr manufacture. The trial of Byrne, ex prison warden, charged with aiding the escape of Stephens, the Head Centre of Ireland, was still progressing. Tho Faexman's Jova- NAL says that Stephens is still beileved to be im Ireland, AMERICAN SECURITIER, The advance in the Bank's rate of discount to 8 per cent, caused some depressiom in American secari- ties, which was somewhat inereased by an extraor- dinary articlein the Times on American credit— but the fallacies, or rather omissions in the Times‘ statement were so glaring that the effect was little more than momentary, and to-day on improved quotations for at end a deciine in gold frou New York, the ma: rallied and cloves firm, Five ‘Twenties, after eviling down to 66%, have advanced to 644065, Illinois Central shares are steady at 7.4 aTS, Erie shares € 1p oved 1.0m 65'9 to bba5bds, FRANCE, Napoleon, on the 10th inst, reeelved the Belgian Envoy to formally announce the accession of L. opold $nd. The Parie Rourse was firmer. The Rentes closed Ou the 1uth inst, at 65! ab0c, SPAIN. A Madrid telegram, of the 9th inst., says thate rumor is current here thas the insursents. under rs roms ¢ civ! rights or immuntties beloncing to white Sores fortiiee the right to make and enforce y, and to pers fail Proceedings for he refugees, or bar me for crime, whereof the General Prim, heve defeated « Government cotomn commanded by General Concha, and it ie furthor stated that Marshal Herrano bas gone to General Concha’s assistance, Bavalia te bellowed to be at Villambia and General Prim e¢ Unda Astate of sloge has been proclaimed in Arragon asa precaus tlonary measure, Considerable uneasiness prevails at Madrid. It te officially confirmed that in conse. quence of hostile demonstrations at Barcelona, the suthorities ordered the troops to fire on crowds. Bome persons are reported killed and others badly wounded. The crowds were dispersed aud order re- established, Madrid, Jan, 10— Foening.—The latest official dis Patches state that the insargente are discouraged, and that they are still marching towards the moun- tains of Toledo, purtued by Generals Zavalle and Feheague. General Concha is returning to Madrid, having been succeeded by Marshal Serrano. ITALY. The Italian Parliament hae been pro: ed until the 2vd of January, to give the new Miniriry time to consider and mod: important @nancial and other proposals of the late Cabins. HUNGARY, Count Emil Dussewuffes, President of the aun- @arian Academy, is dead, The Tranayivanian Diet hae been prorogaed, and a Deputies summoned to appear at the liet of oath, The question of aniom between Transylvania and THuagary ws left open. CAPEK OF GOOD HOPE, Cape of Good Hope mails to the 19th of December had been received. War between the Orance, Free- State men and Basutos, coutiuued to progress ia a tory manner, whe mall steamor Dane was lost near Cape Arrival of the Steamshtp City of Boston. The steamship City of Boston arrived at this port yesterday, with mails tothe Lith tost The London Timea, and ether journals, having attributed the pressure in the money market to heavy exports to America, on oredit, letters are pub- Ushed from commercial men refuting each argument and showing that remittances have beon most Prompt, and that heavy cotton receipts are set off against British exportaa The Times city article ways: Liabilities of exiveentinnty sengnivade must havo been incurred by the importing houses of New York aod the other American ports, Bhuu'd the rate of e advance to 20 or 30 per cent. we may well pecting, when the time comes to pay Inevwed of reeeive, a state of affairs might ensue that would gros disappoint and embarrass the Lancashire, taffordshire and other firme who are relying open remittances at ® certain date to meet the of bills which represent in our discouns markets their American ventures. Betief in the erican power of resuscitation has now become a rage. The pree- sure of debt nearly twice ae grom ive annual burden as that of the United vo ott og disor- ganization of four millions of laborers, the fiercest sectional antagonism, and above all the existence of & protective and prohibitive aystem, ouly w be pmb coe ia China or Japan, are all considered rawbacks unworthy of notice in estimating the future development of the evergiesof the country, Something to this has been witnessed before. The Fenian trials were still progressing at Dublin. Byrne, the ex-warden of Richmend Prisen, wes en trial for allowing the escape ef Htephens, the Irish Heed Centre, Jaa. O'Connor, bookkeeper in the Intent Peorte office, had been sentenced te 7 years, and Kickham to 14 years, ‘The military revolt in Spain, ander General Prim, is fully coufirmed, but the insurrection, at last ac- counts, had not assumed @ more rerious numre than at the commencement. Telegrams from Madrid state that General Prim was at the head of 600 men, and was marching towards Farracon, Gen. Zebbe is in pureuit, and another column, ander the Marquis Devers, is mancuvering to cut off the retreat of the insurgents. Madrid is Rertocyy trapqull A dis. teh, dated Bayonne, Jan. Sth, says: “Gen. Prim as gained the inountelus of Toledo, pursned by Geu Zavola, Gev, Couchs is at Jenzananes, to bar the progress of Gen, Prim into Andalusia, News from rid says that Gen. Exchague would leave that e ineurgent gar- city with fresh reinforcements, Th into rtumal, rion of Cavila has The provinces remain quiet, According to the latges official dispatches, the insurgents, under General Prim, bad arrived at Urda, in the mountains of Toledo, but It was not known what direction they proposed taking. It considered that they will experience diffic io escaping, as the colainps unoer Generals Zavola, Exchange and Cocha, are aeting In concert, in order to surround the insurgents and cut off their retroat. General Prim js ill, and is compeiled to acconipany the insurgent column in acarriage, The gerrison of Avilla.on entering Portugal, were die armed by the authorities ‘The Madrid correspondent of the London Times, writing on the Sih, saye Madrid was in a estate of eoige, and in every Ke ability would seon be block- aced, It was difficult to collect trustworthy intelil- gence, and next to impossible to tranamit it, while the Governmeut pape.:s only wrote to conceal and disguise the truth. China advices state that Sir Rutherford J. Al- cock, the British Minister, had arrived at Pekin at «@ critical moment. The anti-foreign party was endeavoring to carry out an exclusive policy. Articles of war were being manufactured in large quantities, Latest Commercial. Cotton opened at a decline of idalWd, but partially recovered aud closed firmer at adocline of “4d aid on American. Sales of the week 60,000 bales mid- ie ud, Friday's sales were 1),000 bales, # firmer—Provisions steady. Consola tor money 56% a 8 e-twentios 04 4a 65; Erie Shares 66056% : Illinois Ceutral 76 ¢ai0. NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE Senate. Albany, Jan, %.--Bitte Revorrep FavoRaury,— Requiring Conny Treasurers to give bonds to the -seeees For the better equalization of the aa: and taxation........To submit the question w Constitution to the i ‘To contin- ue the improvement of the Hu Hiver. It ap- propr’ 8 9100, 000 ee oenece To amend the charter of the Dry Dock Company. Requiring Justices of the Peace and Police Justices to pay over all fines col- lected by them to the Supervisors, within thirty days iter the collection of the same........To provide tor the filing, preserving and exhibiting om demand the affidavits taken on the issaivg of a criminal pro- cees........The bill providing that the State bounty bonds issued under the act of 1566 aball be register- ed bo instead of coupon bonds, ‘The bill exempting fiom taxation the property of the beamen's Ald bociety was ordered to a third reading. The Assembly concurrent resolution orging Con- gress to aid in the erection of a proper hospital and warolouse hulldings on the west shore in the barbor of New York for Quarantine purposes, was adopted unaulinously, Brus Inrac mp, Assembly. Reronts, To amend the Excise Law the Lite and Health Insurance Act Toamend the Newburgh City Chartor Relative te Cow of Kecora in times of epidemic diese, The report of the Committee oo Kules providin: for & tlanding committee of nine to take the place ov} the usual stancing commistee, and limiting the num- ber of reporters to fifteen, wh» shall be sesigned seats on the floor by the Bpeacer, wae adopted by 70 to 4, Adjourned, -To amend Mus, Dovaase was really merried, on Tues's evening, in Washingion, to Brig.Gen, R. Wil- liams, Since the death of the late Senator Douglass, this lady bas been #0 often married—by the newspaper press—that im many circles the latest announcement excited bus littie attention, Gen. Graut and Inds, Secretary Stanton and lady, and a hostof notables were present. Tbe bride was dressed in white corded silk and e rich tulle voi!, and the bridegroom in full military uniform The discretion me rooms, and the gorgeousuess of the ladies’ spparel, made a sighs at ance charm - ing end inveresuag to babold “ q ty-Third Year. —— News Items, Dy Telegraph to the Now York funy A THIOK easterly snow storm commenced at Bos- ton carly yesterday morning. AN ice bridye was formed yenterday 21 Queber. in « cloar sbeot, over the &t. Lawrence. Tar hardware store of Diddle & Con 198 Market Street, Philadelphia, was entirely destroyed by fire lant evening. Tae Tennessee House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed the negro testimony bill, by yous 44; nays 89, Tan decision by the Supreme Court of Nevade Sgaivet the validity of the mpe ifto contract lew, has bern reaffirmed. Faraway won the billiard match for the cham- Plonship of the State of Ohio on Weinesday night ®t Cleveland, by two points. GaN. S'eele, nuccessor of the late Gen, Wright in command of the Columbta Depariment, arrived at Sacramento, Cal, on Tuesday, hir r Rav. Jomm Bagasrr Kenroor, Bishop elect o the new diccese of Pittaburgh, Pa., of the Protes- tant Episcopal Church, was consecrated yesterday in Trinity Church, mm that city. Bishoy Hopkins, of Vermont, presided. Tus masked ball of the Cotorie Carnival, at the Philedelpbia Academy of Mumo, last evoulng, wee the grandest ball ever held in thet city, Thee Were not kas than 4,000 peop'e in the bull ‘ing as one time. Bince the repeal of the law against masquerades, they have become very popalar in the Quaker City. Buvanar bills regulating tho status of the freed- men, conferring various righte and privileges on the colored people, were passed by the Virginie Senate yesterday, In the House, the Committee reported against payment of the claim for steamers seized by order of Governor Letcher in 1961, on the ground chiefly that after the pastage of the ordinance of secesmon, all acte of the Richmond suthoritios were without suthority, and void. Tom Massachusetts Anti Slavery Society held thelr 35th annual meeting at Doston yesterday. A resolution to dissolve the Society was discussed by WL, Garrison for, and Wendell Phillipe and others against, which resulted in jhe de‘eat of the resolution. Mr. Garrison was in favor of bence- forth devoting their efforts to the education and elevation of the colored people, which he thought could be better accomplished by dissolving the Bociety, but the majority winking otherwies, « new set of officers were ehosen for the ensuing year, General Intelligence, (By Mail to the New York Bum } A wew song, ‘Call Me Always Your Bister'*— the words of Em to ascholere bas been published iu Parle. — A voor darkey who was sent to fap for marry- ing two wives, excuses himeelf by saying that when he bad one she fought him, but when he had twe they fought osch other. Tus largest sum received for « an American writer was paid to Robert Trent Paine, for bis famous song, “Adame and Liberty." That spirited compusition brought ite suthor @11 «line, whieh was abous $1,60 a word, In the United States Court at Albany, on Setur+ day, Sarab Brown, indicted for opening and divul- ing the contents of a letter direc to Betsey moad, in Byra use, plead guilty, was foed $1, and sentenced to three mouths in the Penitentiary . ‘lus Kansas Crrxy Apvarrisne publishes e pri- vate letter, dated at Pas del Norte, December 22, which says: ‘President Juarez arrived here on Mooday, tho 18tb inst. @ rear guard will be io to-morrow. The Fre troops are after them, and will probably occupy the place in a few days," On Monday eyening, the Bege Ammunition Works at Middletown, n., in which percussion caps were filled with the fulminate ot meroury, was destroyed by an explosica of this dangerois compound, and a fire which resulted from the ex- plosioa, The shock shook the houses sround, Me. Qcinnis, reading that ‘4¢ haa been decided in the Gours of Queen's Bench, in Dublin, thas a» clergyman of the Churen of Poglens can legally marry hirosel/,"" observed that that might be very ure of economy, but thas even inthe he should to marry » women. Brenor Wraarn, of the Diocese of Alabama, has issued alin which he calls upon all the clergy in bis diocese to use the prayer for those iu authority, as found in the book of Common Prayer, He says he should have so ordered long ego bust wr the intecierence of the military suthoritios, Wauans ‘ho petition signed by Gov. Baker and the Btate officers of Indiana, sud 10,000 citizevs of that Brate, against the pardon of Jef Davis, wae pre- sented to the President, a tew days ago, by Speaker Colfax, Mr, Jobuson took the pesiiun, smiled, and said, “I'll lay it bende thie bundle" pointing to an immense pile o: manuscrip, “waich is jus es lerge ® petitivn for bis pardon.'’ LOCAL NEWS. KEW YORK AND THE VICIMITY. Tue Fe«ace Emsoration Bcusme—Ls- pins Lave Beuryp—Seutous Cuanon or Faaup The Washington Territory female emigration scheme created considerable tuterest among our citizens whea first projected, at which time it was contemplated to take some seven hundred “forlorn maidens” (but perhaps enterprising ones) to the ‘Territory, for the purpose, as understood, of comfort- ing the sterner sex in that desolate region, and at the same time bettering their (the ladies’) condition, The leaders of the enterprise, however, apparently lacked energy, and were dilatory in making the necessary arrangements for carrying out their plans, The steamsbip Continental was chartered for (he pul pose of conveying the young women to their new homes, and different days were set for her departa:o, but just as the ladies were ready to fo om board, the event would be postponed for some trifling cause, The intended emigrants as last became impations at the repeated delays, and many who had imtended “to roam beneath @ western sky,” determined to defer that event. The result appears to have been that the ship finally sailed on the 17th tnst., quite suddenly, and with but @ very amall cargo of the Geuile sex, As a consequence of this condition of affairs, a caro came up before Justice McOunn, in the Supreme Court yesterday, by which it appears that the ship might and shouid have carried more passengers than kdid, The pisintiff in this case is Miss Elizabeth Thorn, who charges im her affidavit, thas Mr. Mercer, ee agent of the New England Kinigrant Aid Society sold w her and others © \ickels tor the steam Continental, and that such ucke! that the etearnship, with Mr, stole out af this port clan (Comtinued om tho Last Page.