The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 2, 1866, Page 1

THE ‘Number 10.4¢ eve, and withont reinforcements, the garrison can certa ul, uot stand it another month. 3) Warhiagion, Feb. 1.-Gen, lenacia Mefia, one o the defenders of Pueble, has been appointed Secre- tary of War in President Jusier's cabinet, The | French bave not made anotber attempt to attack El | Paso, Gen. Ferraco’s division was close by, and the place is looked upon as entirely safe. The news from the interior shows that the French are quite disgusted with their endiess teak of establishing Maximilian's authority upon an une Wing people. CHILI. of Coquimbe RatsedThe New ish Admiral —Fights, By way of Panama comes later news from Chill, The successor of Admiral Pareja has raired the blockade of Coquimbo, by concentrating the Spanish squadron at the two ports of Valparaiso and Caldera, These two are now the only blockaded ports. 36. The Latest New By Telegraph to the N. ¥. San. Important from France French Treops to be With- drawn from Mexice, CATTLE DISEASE IN ENGLAND, 10,000 CASES IN ONE WEEK. The Spanish Insurrection, The Meck ei; = The new commander, Nernerz, is still # young ‘o have raised himself to his lave General Prim Still Retreating. | moist! yy Guta Nebierey On the @71b of DecemLer ep atrem)t war made by the launches of the Spanish vewele Nomancia and Ber ngwla, to capture the Chil an eteainer Carho- jan, at encborat Cal. eriiia; Lut after getting none ere driven off by whe Chili soldiers firing on m from the shore several of the spaniards being shot. ‘I mrade by the blockaders \o regain possessivu of bv ain Isanches under pro‘rction of the ich were equally unsuceersful, we of the dea'b of Admusai Pareja reach- ao tLe imercente, Co at the body to be ati). on Loard, offered to pernit the Internment of ikon shoe, © which an avewer wee revurued that it bad already beeu commitiod to the deep. The trace of the country go:eon briskly, 1 boarh THE SPANISH-CHILIAN WAR. | Activity of Both Parties, OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES. The Case of General Baker. | On thi fny Va BE IS FOUND GUILTY. paraiso fieelt te block ded, some ag ek vesels sere jouding and univsding at the pore o! Proceedings of Congress Pap do, Al atiobo d sen Autonio. commun catin © J ining wih Val At all the unbwckad ° ports trad Pit d there at wate’ ic i ; r @ products e coma ¥ ivil. Wights Bulan: TUB CHITIAN BAYT, The following statement appears in the Washington Stan of last evening: We believe that the Chilian Charge d' Affaires fenor Asta Burusca,cecompani d by @ Chiltan pay: PASSAGE OF TRUMBULL’S AMENDMENT The New Financial Bill, ont mace an inspection lately of pe ere? ont cece . - 4 ‘ y ‘RTE y) ~ ny fasreted Mix “er oe view | heir purchase ANOTHER TERRIBLE DISASTER } for te Coviian was vo etter. eu, however, pro: . if ne other that Sinking of the Steamer Narcissus. niment Ou euch trang er at this time to lou of our neutrality obiigatious between n and Cuill. SD CENTRAL AMERICA, Attempted Revolation in Cvatemala. The Vauame “TAN saye:-—-"From Guatemala re- ports rench ue that an attempted revolut.on had been discovered in time to surpress it without any exciiement being caused, General Cruse sald to have been connected with it and gure to the mous- tains, where he pronounced againg: (he government. ‘Lhe create ce complaive of appears to be the aguodi nie, d it the present Congress does not eholieh iat the expiration of the eoutract, it will Likely lead to ee: ous trouble, ‘The governmen: is talking of removing the port Our t &c., & Ces From Europe. Three Days Later News. ‘The eteameh!p Airica, from Queenstown, Jan. Tat, arrived at Halifax, Tho steamelip City of Cork eiso left Liverpool the 20ub for New York. GREAT BRITAIN, &c from pan Jose \o @ pont aisha leasare i, he ppi ps tward cal ed Lee Lomas, » hich te muc ealthier THs Yeoras Wert Hie SiPPne Manes Gontinees ve thea she presens iccsiity; but uothic jefinite bas leading theme of Engiisb journals, The weather eoutinues stormy. leen vet doue in there much e ma p vepecs Of it, aa the w NEW YORK, | since sill lying ro In s.ivador everything positwao o. the government le The death of Gibson, the eminent sculpture, | Bounced, jt, thous the od to be by bo cous ‘The cattle disease in England continu os to increase. mignns Oe 4 Coste R'ca remain tranquil. Latest returns show that the number attacked ine x rev ease has utiy ewept alone (he coast, week approach ten thousand, ‘The Aumy ayp NAvy Gazerre beeves the final touch has been given to the reductioa in the army for the next financial year, It is less chan expected Infantry bettalions at home or returrting will be res duced two companies, It is said the cavalry will @ecape the reduction altogether The Fenian tials continue to provrress at Dublin. A quantity of military uniforms, supposed to belong to Fenian officers, were discovered near Clenakes. On the 224 of December, in lat. 40 N.; Loug, 48, W. what was supposed to be one of the Atlantic Cable Dbooys wasseen by a passing ship. AD active search ie stil) going om in Ireland for Bead Centre Stephens, The London GLous says ft is doute.ful wheber the interest on the Mexican debt will be paid, The funds fm Europe are tota'ly exhausted, and it is knpossivie to raise a new loan. The Paris Press of the 19th annow ices thet Baron Ballard ieft Paris on the 15th, for the purpose of mak- ing necessary arrangewents with the Kmperor Marl- milian for the return of the Fiem sh troops from Mexico at the earliest possib'e date. The London Ousenver says that Mr. Gladstone will dispose of the surplus revenuo, by removing « momber of small articles from the jtariff, and by « moditication of the sugar duties, SPAIN On the 16'h, Prim'sineurgont forces still on the road to Portugal, The Koyal troo os were taking many prisoner*,nothwithstanding tlw { orced marches of the insurgents, A Madrid telegram of the 18th rays it is thought robable that i'rim would enter Aud slusia, a (ho oyal troops have barred the p: ‘(9 im to Portuval, A band of armed men bau appemiea in the moun- teins ot Tarragona. Koval tstope n> im pursuit. Op the 17th, Prim passed the night at Iieriauza It Wee Mot then apparout whether he wouk. at eupt to Penetrate into Andaius.a, or cross over; ato Portugal Madrid continued tranquil, bat. their-were rumors ef rising in various paite of frpain. Semi-official correspondence qualifice there :eports sot risings as having no importance, and says, is ie be lieved thet the Goveruuieus finding its bitherte bu) ane course @) procedure iii uudereiood, le about to w opt & vigor: us syelem of repression. AUSTRIA, At & meeting of the Florence emig: ants from Venetia, residing in Italy, a resolution w as e‘opted declaring the frnnenty caimed by Austri s Uiusory unecceptibe, The Central Congre tation of enice has iejected an address of thau. ‘# to the Kuperor for iemoving the sequvstration upon the property of emigrants, LONDON MONEY MARKET, sols on the i9:h were firmer and free tionally T, but the bank rate r cuisine the veaiess money ma Ket in TY dove 1m. Ghee Gamage b0 the cotton crops at Gifler. eut places.” pri ANOTHER DISASTER, Lous of the Steamer Narcissus, with all ou Board. U.S. ateamer Nowbern, from Pensacola, Jan, 21st, vin Key Weet, 27th, with ordmauce stores, arrived at thie port last evening, and br..gethe following 7 The U. 3. steamer Narcissus, from Pensacola for New York, was lost during a storm, on Egmont Key, entrance to Tampe Buy, Fla, with all on board about thirty souls. The U. 8, tag Althea left Pense- cols in company with the Narcissus aud arrived safely at Key West. One boly wae washed ashore froin the N., but could not be recognized, Explosion of the Miami. Cairo, Feb. 1.—Memphis papers furnish further particulars of the explosion of the steamer Miami, on the Arkausas river. The total number of lives lost will probably reach one hundred Only seven of the crew @ known saved. rity bodies have been picks the place ot the dissatr wounded are in an hospital et Helens, most of whom are fasally 1juie The Steamer Missourt Explosion. Loutaville, Feb, 1,—The steamer Dictator has arrived from New Orleans, Th camer Missourt left New Orleans last Tuesday woek, with light freight, but full of passengers, most of whom were landed at Cairo, On arriving at Evansville she rece.ved about a a ° The story of @ ra reporied lost. boats is denied, The officers of tt treaty persous from the ¢ Lunared apd 5 fie thovebe by officers of the Missouri that the total |e. of cusuaities will not exceed seventy, and probably be less than sixty, ‘The cabin re: ister being jost, the nam tf the passengers could not be ascer- tained. + vivors left op sho mail boas for Cincinnati to-day The Georgia Seuatership. Milledgeville, Ga., Jan, 81.—Herschel V, Johnson accepts the position of Benater Tho Fenian Scare. Ottawa, C. W., Feb. 1.-It ts understood that am- ple precautionary moasures against the Fealan raids are being taken, by providing for & sveeSy concen- tration of volunteers and Imperial troops. From Washington. Wasursoron, Feb, 1. Secretary McCulloch made a report of the situation of tho National Debt to-day, The following are the totes: Total Debt......c.ceceecseeeereeeree €2,824,391,600 70 Bowman & Co, sugar refine: have | Amount in Treasury, ie puapeuaed, lintrilesabeet eiaon eterieee MRR tere Tr sctiss 61,443,161 84 sing's Circuias seporwe Uusivess thie wee & ip Currency......++> o 66,060,156 23 Aulericam securitios Linited, bus Five-swemiuas are LATEOT COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Liverpool, Jan, 20—Fvening.—Co ton ancham ¢4. eo 1,UWW bees. Hieeds.utfs ques but estes ly. rovisions sieauy. London, Jun. 4—Evening.—Oonsols, 8Ta8T 6 L pied Btates Five-iweny, Ob ‘ OTasTM. Luinois shaies, ieetemene ee et) Amount of debt less cash in Trea- eury ‘The foregoing is @ correct statement of the Public Debt, es appears from the books end Treasurer's returns ia the Department on tho 1st of Fob, 1866, Hugs MoCc.Loon, Becretary of the Treasury. The pardon brokerage case has been brought to close, Gen, Baker, so well known as the chief de- tective of the War Department, was indicted for the @.tence of ha unlawfully restrained the personal Liberty of Mre, Lucy L. Cobb, the witness of the prosecution, and to have eo continued this restraint of ber liberty until be bad extorted from her the eum of $200, which sum was paid to ber, through Gen. Baker, for p ocuring a pardon based on false pretences, the lady being engaged in such brokerage business, The jury, after an absence from the court of an hour and twenty minutes, retarned withe verdict of guilty of false imprisonment, and not guilty of extortion, In pursuance of @ call issued im December last Mexico, Latest Reperts, The Panama 8148 puilishes ‘he following «extracts from a letier recel ei by the Golden Age; Acary.co, Jan, 6th, 1856.—On the $d inste nt the Dostinen fom tus pince came im from ou'si \e and rep). ted a bod, of Fiench troops, ate point ab rut 8) mile: from bere, coming from Mexico to oceup,’ the pace; they aleoheerd that Aivarez’s mea wer @ de- seriing, The report seems to be believed here, row- ever, another sccount Las it (hat some 8.0 Fy, meh troops had crossed the ri Mexcala, and that: jen, Alvarez wae rasing all t forces be could to joln Jime Tixieand Diaz toward Petecoseun, tes, makiug ibeir combined forces amount 6 6,00 me how much or where these would moke iesistan: invedine columns was not koown yet. Abc past se’ P, M.ot the 8d, a party of Alvare eoldiers * ry pear the town and surpr sed t. | by the Secretary of the Interior, a Board conssting Br niacbestee ang) cputiing al ors we © | of the Government Commissioners, Directors, and Gherelity emmeng the rauiiers coutlaniog OF + @ A Bagineses of the Union Poslie Mailed, convened SUN. FRIDAY, FEBRUAR tn this city, in the Interior Department, at twelve to-day, f etandard of road, tow ich the reveral comp nice or ganized ander the act of July Ist, 1862, and July 24, 1864, ebal! conform. The Convention without trans- acting any very important business adjourned until to-morrow. Postmasier-Ganeral Dennison, on Wednesday, directed upward of @ hundred post-offices to be re- opened in the Seuthern States Very few pardons granted by the President on Wednesday, General J. 8, Preswon, of Bouth Carolina, of the late rebel army, was pardoned , also four officers from South Carolina, of the #2(,000 class. About three hundred pstitions for pardon from North Carolina, forwarded by Gov, Worth, are now ready to be acted upon, It ie anid that if the bill for giving Gen, Grant the rank of full General becomes a law, It will be follow- ed by another bill conferring the rank of Lieutenant General upon Sherman and Sheridan. Admiral Far- ragut will be likely to be madea full Admiral the Viee: Admiral in the navy being equal to the wade of Lieutenant General tn the army Ethan Allon, Faq, Assistant United States District Attorney of New York, bad « protracted interview with the President to-day. It is understood that for the present there will be no eppointment of Collector for the port of New Yo. k. nor bas the President com- tuitted himeelf in any manner with regard to the bestowal of this important position, An individual claiming to be trom Maseachuset's was arrested at the Executive mausion to-day bav- ing heen detected in stealing pieces from the curtains in the East Room. The party wae taken before tho Bupe:intendent of Pollo, end required to give bail im the sum of five hundred dollars to answer the ebarge. Ground was broken to~lay for railroad between Alexandria and Fredericksburg, Va. The event was duiy celebra ot, m CONGRESSLONAL, PROCEEDINGS, Thirty \inth Session. BENATE, Washing‘on, Fed. 1.-On motion of Mr, Brown, of Mo,, it was Reaclved, That the Joint Committees on Ri stiuct on Le directed to ingule inothes | of amending the Covatitution of the Unite so as to declare with greater certainty the pow Congress to entovee and determine by appropriate legirlation all the niees contained im that fustrument, an) more rapec First. That which recive people,” withoat distin et color of race, and those who are choore ep ere:.taty Becon That which assures the citizens of exch Btate all priviieses ene immunities of ch of ue several 8 Lhiud. 1hat whieh enjoins upon the United States fo guaranve to every Bi a republican form of sovercment Mr. Poland, of Vt, offered the following, which was adopted ved, That the Committee on the Judictary be an to the expediency and couatl ict.on of \be court any person tor a aid of the military forces of ihe Luled 5 6 es; Biso of wil suite brouvh: against any pereon for apy ect dove ander the authority, or in sid of the eo- called Contederaiod States, and report by bul or orberwise, Mr. Willey, of W. Va., presonted « petition from Mrs. Mary E. Uwiford, asking fur compensation for her house and furniiure, destroyed by tho rebels, im reven:e for Information given by ber to Colonel, T, J, Cram, of the Topoyraphical Engineers, aud aid to ‘a! Wool, thus siding materially im the capture of Norfolk, as officially acknowledge!. Lhe sum named is $2.00. The petit.on was relerrod to the Commitee oo Claime, Mr. Fessenden, of Maine, eald he wonld,on Monday next, call up the Constitational amendment, which was passed by the House yesterday, and would en- deavor to keep it before the Renate until pressed. There were a number of 8 legislatures in session al presentand it was desir beiore them at an early day, Mr, Howard, of Mich,, called op the resolution offered by him some time siuce, recommending the trial of Jefferson Davis and Clement C, Clay, by mil- itary couwinisien, for complicity in the assace|oation of Mr. Lincoln, and violation of the laws and ueaxes of war, Mr. Howard offered an ndmeut aud Clay them, quiry re confined, and th ¥ read extiacts from (her two docu- to coptrovert the position of the Daye wust be tried for trea» bere the treason was itted, “It there be any exp ctation.” reid Mr, i, “which bas been more prevalent than an- ong the ioyal people or the United ptates it Phatit iedue to ourdigni y @s@ pation aud biigetions we owe to the Constitation of the mat thet there should be an ariaiutment and punishment recording to the toimes of law of some, At least of the ringleaders of the ‘ebellion, I thing | do not overstate the truth when Leay that this expectation is not at this time dimin- ished in any degree, but that unions rome earnest, bona Jide endeavor shad be mace to execuse the iaw upon some at ie of the traitora who bave done such wrong to the ( ment of the Lnived States, ateeling of , not to say ciseunt very strong ing throughout th States. was (be monster of hey ie very death among the command that shed t ave if animation sod Union bivod or caused million of men, J more than six thousand millions of property. was the war. His will directed it everywhere, Mr, Howard then entered into « legal argument, in oppo- sition to the Attorney Genera’s views, ie hold juss Davie might be tried in Peunsyivania or Olio, of in any other Stace into which the war waecarried, Le Jooked upon it as wholly out of the question wo try to copyict Vevie in any of the lay rebel Biaes, because no jury could be found there to convict him, ‘Messis, Jobnson avd Sauiebury announced their, intention to debate (he resciution, Bud st went over Owing to (he eap. station oF ihe woioiug hour Mr, Trumbull, of Ill, called ‘or the regular order, which was the Lill for the protection of civil rights, ‘The pending question was upon the amendment of Mr. iPembah, deciaring ali persons born in the Luited ptates, pot a\ject to foreign powers, except Indians, pos taxed, citizens of bbe Lnited States, without distipcsion of cour, Mr, Morrill, of me,, sanitted that this especies of legislation was revolutionary, but we were ip the mast of political 1eveluious reaching to the tune mental principics of the Government. ¢ denied the assertion ut Mr ja that the proposed snend Mevt woud engeuder eo sulagon su of races, Le denied that the Awericam \ove:uiuent was jormed fs (he ineresis of any ice or canes. Db formed as a0 asylusa ior all races of the earch, and the op- pressed of all jvps. bere wes bOtbing abous race orcolor inthe Lecaraticn of Independence, The African who was Liought inio this coun y re do nied Citigemship according Ww the Led doott degise WOR, Moi On the giuuud of bis race uF Co.0r bus on tue g. ound bis cuduition uf servitude, The amendment, as awended, declaring all per- sons born in the United states, out subject to foreign powers, except Indians not taxed, to be citizens of the Laoited Stave, witnout eny distinction om account Of C10ly Wie DBaly Bdopied—ly Ww Bi. Naye.—Merars, Buchabeer, Cowan, Davis, Guthrie, Feudsicke, MeDougal, Nesuith, dule, Biocklun, and Van Winkie—1v, Mr. Davis took the floor against the bill, and ed- dressed the Benate at length, Vending the decision the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Darling presented th) resolutions of the Lagis- lature of New Yerk relative to quarantine at the pest of Mow Keck; alee volative te erqeting build 9 bd J 1866. = — ings for temporary quaren'ine purposes at the same or the purpose of adopting eome uniform | port. Mr, Raymon! presented the memorial of the officers of the navy for an ine ease of pay. Mr. Conkling, of N. Y., caused to be read an article from the Albany Anous retiecting upon bis course with re nee © the Constiiutional amendment, He said he had nothing to do with the spirit which sugeosted the article; butwith the facts he bad something todo, The truth was that no Btate her totore free had negroes enowch, should all of Ceainases of twen ve per orut. during ten y the entire negro population to vote, and should New York exciude every biock, it would make no differ. ence in the representation o: New Yo be cousns just takou there are 809,456 aliens or non naturalred foreigners in New York, al. of whom enter into the representative popniation of New York, Bo had the House adopted the amendment basing entation om male cit. cens of (weuly-cne years rod upwards, the Sate ef New Yoru: woud bave lost certainiy three Representatives - respect, and @ lage Cecthon towards & jourth, Mi. Morrill. im rep tion of Mr. Stevens d that the commitiee had te: acted upon the ortef the Lieasary Comma ion, ead theretore Dot Considered the propose tion to ceduce the tax oo of Kansas, 9 resolution amiuavion of the laws of euljecto maser and servant ao uli be Lepurted bo the Mouse, The Howe resumed the consideration of the bill re, orted from the Committee on Commerce yester« day, providing that no ship or voeel which has Leen recorded or reelatered as an American vease! pureu- antto law, and which was Heensed or otherwise au thorized to sail under @ n tiag, and hed the New Mercy thas the provection of any foreimn ument dur exisie f the ret. be deemed o tere , OF eMtiLied tot and privileges of American vo Qu Act of Cour ress nuthor ging euch t Mr Gartied, of Obio, deck: 4 all monopolies of ship buiiwers or others, aut he looke! upon thre Dill as @ measure to sustain hem, lie fect would be to cripple our commerce in the Biates and on the high evas My, Spaulding, ot Objo, did not regard the bill as Propormg legwia.ion ior the whole couatry, butase etaiuty to the ehiplullding tnierest, It was de- figues 10 [une @ vor lon of our cil\izens for heaving sou Ht protection fo: their ves ele during th ry unnce of the rebellion, We are now in t of euscia to do our carry ing trade on the oowan, Mr, Maine, of Malue, suid that the owners of t hunaed thousand tone of shipping ele.iion took 16 upe under foreicn fags, the ff of thirowncounty. They i y kuomioiously uno me woled to he was Phek 4 men; and no bad stood by throughout ihe contest, those penUrines come with tueir pockets fled with Bricieh protite acquired ui As would be on soyal r Backs, of Mass,, remarked that aman who had deserted bis flag aud toreewo.n lie mame. avol.ed hie share of the bur en of the rovernment snd run away trom peril should mot resume his high privileges except by authorit Me, regarded it for the best inter- |, except unuer later, he was opposed to Mr Ibayer, of es.eof the country (hat we should have a larke mer- eCautile avy, lie was ats vss wo conceive how any man could vow tor (be destruction of any part of it. Gentemes Lad sald we should tule. pun wament on | ebip owners for imesiuary offencer, But he could not consider the conauet of those who tiansteried thelr sips bo foreigu tloge, iu the coasacter of deser- tion, Me did bot kuow thas any citizen had an interest in his verse! being burned by pirates, When es could not protect our suipping, ei to fore) etry, He sould should be ever. te of the wantry eee Ho Tease madden aud the luperred, The bill was finally passed by a vote of 09 yoas agaiuat 69 nays, The House resumed the consideration ef the Benate Dill to enlarge the powers of the Freedmen's Durean, Mr. Eliot gave notice that to-morrow et thre o'clock he would move the previous question on the Freedmeu's Bureau bill, Mr. Donnelly, of Minn., offered an amendment to the bill, giving the Bureau power to op-m schoo ein every distaict aud turuish education to all pe:aous who may apply thereior, Mr. Garfieid, of Ohio, expressing his belief that the nding bili wae necessary to the condition of the reediues, said he was not sbie to agree with the President o@ to the status of the States lately iu re- Delion, but be dic not adm ve eevee thas tho, eliouw was comm ay common inte’ carried ov by the combined action of St ments who theur power tute the aca break up (hew& nent, It @ state can levy war and COME LeRBOD, 16 Was douse, uob ouly by ihe but vy the Biatos as Staies, Lc repea ei ¢ Lad hei eiotoce sald, that they bad fo1.oied ir rights, but had pot :e.ieved {! emselveso: their obligations, ‘hey struck away their te, Itwae proper, at @ of tho war, that proper cov. Ornmente sbou.c be e@. up uetil Congress met, and DOW was (he ice Lo aw) @ declaration of pulley and Principle eppachuie W tbe, ‘Lhe who suiject was iu the balus vi Coussess, which could do with it as they p.eased, Uy the ect of Emanc pation four mil- Lous of persons have been added to the population of the coun ry, aba it was just that they #houid be pro- te ted. Li ous Comaiitus.on does not give us ail the guacantees bec@erary ou the subject, we must put them 16 (het iuetuuent, so that uo citizen shall be acpaves of Loe, uverty and property without due a piveess Ot hi As to ihe lute bellious Biates, we to what they bass that, prima sucie, th He woud not vole to bri Detore a grand inquest of wate our fellow clti.zeus, starving prisouers in dungeons and buruing our \owns. They hate the Usion slove ail things, and were bouud by bloody and they must come before us trong as Holy Writ, that they and give evidenc are fit to be received iu tbe Lanlon, accepied the result of the war eo did Buckner at Fory Doneisvn and emberwou as Vicksburg, over way ee far as be knew, journed, The Louse ry The New Financial Bill. Washington, Feb. 1.—T'he bill introduced by Rep- resentative Morrill, from the Committee on Ways and Means to-day, provides as follows: First, Theat the act entitled “An sot w provide wayeand means to support ernment,” &p- proved March 3, 1566, shail be exteuded aud con- etrued to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, at his ciscr@tiol, to receive any tiousury notes or oher obligations issued under any ect of Congress, whether Learlg interest or Bol, Im exchange lor any descrip. tion of bonds authorized by said act, either im the ULuiied Biatesor @eewbers, w such &4 amount, in suc) taspner and at eych rates es he may think suvisable ior lawful money of the Uuited states; or forany treasury no'es, certifica os of ind piecbees, or certificate Sepes t, Or other represeatatives o value which have Leen ur may be lesued under any act of Congress, the proceeds whereof te be used onl for retiring treasury Boles, or ober obligations issu under suy ect of Congress, But nooing be contained shull be oonstiued to author inerease of the public devt, provided thas the bento which may be cisposed oj elvowhere then in the Lulied tates may Le made.pa,abie, bosh principal and /BLO168t, iM tue coin and curiency Of the couniry ju which (hoy €©e Mace pa) ais, bul sled not Lear a reve of in@iest exceeulng ve per centum yes fonum, aud provided iustie: thet tue act to which tle aud amendment, sha.! coutiuue in full torce all Aus provisions, except as modified Ly this act, NEW YORK STATE LEUISLATURE Sonate, Albany, Fed, .—Mer, Pierson presented a petition asking that Dr. EB, R. Squibb be sppointed Health Commissioner of Brooklyn, Alse for a Belgian pave- ment in Ke enue, Brooklyn, use of | secure ¢! BILLS |S THODUCKD.—Authosiging the Kailrons Company to lay new tracks,....... Pro pue bibi be Mayor, A » i] aaa ‘the Cpooys Commona. ty | Thirty-Thir 1 Year of otherwise disposing of Foal ete, Lear tted improved, telcos tothe elt: om nd the charter of the Atlantic Bavings Hanks by the Trustees to reserve as a con ingent fant aheos percent, of the «rose receipts, to make me ductfn in the market price of any ties fala or corporate the Metropolites Leam Company, | On motion of Mr. White @ resolution was anent- mously adopted, That om Friday, the day of the fum- eral of Rev, Eliphalet Nott, D, D., the National tag be enepemded at balf mast at the summit of the Capitol, The bul Genpowering the Auditor of Brooklya te appoint a deputy and clerk, be'ng taken uw . A, Murphy moved that the Collector of Taree ad York contains more celored prope than any | Arserements in Brooklyn, be also empowered to heretovore free; and should every Southern | Spolus the deputies and clerks in his department, ve ander the Constitutional amenduy ht pris | Yo ch was carried and ordered (© a third reading Amembly. Ditts Onoeney ro 4 Taian Reapewo,—To amend the xc 0 lo on to Courts of Record in fumes of epider: The Spraker read « manieation from Mr, B.C Delavan, inv time the bly to attend the faneral ef tho Kev. Dr, Nota jock to-morrow. Siuitar ection to thatot the Benate wes taken aad the Assembiy adjourned, sad News Items, By Telegraph to the New York Sun.j Gov. Hamriron has appointed Mr. Alexander Attorney Ge: oral of Texas, A Nattonat Bawn, with a cap'tal of @ million of dollars, vill shortly start at New Orleans Gen Beott left Key West, Jan. 15s), for New Orleans, in the U. 8 steamer Massachusetts, Lata Mobile, Ale, dispatches state that the Tombigbee river is infested with guerrillas, who fire into and plunder passing steamers. Swwall pox prevails at Mobile, Ala, and is on the increase at Montgomery. It is very fatal among the free Imen, Tus Dritish brig 8,C, Tupper, from Miragoane for New York, was wrecked, Jan. Lith, on the “Hog Sty." The crew was saved, Apviors from Honolulu to the 6:h, states that much trouble existe with the Coolies, who are setting al! rules and regulations at deflanee. Tas crew of the clipper ship White Swallow ar- rived at Ham Fraucieco yesterday, from New York, having been arrested for mutiny while off the cosas of Bouth America. A Lares and enthusiastic meeting of the Fenians assornbled at Mozart Hall, Cincin vail, on Wednes- day night. Speeches were made by Gen. Swenoy and Col, Roberts, Tas Virginia Benete ananimously adopted « joins reaolution yeste:dsy, declaring that the peo- ple of Virginia cordially ap, rove of the reconstruc- tion policy of President Jubnson. Tas steamer Co!, Chandler, which le’ New Orleans for Charleston, vie Atchafalaya I.ver, mes with « galeof Babine Vass, and broke in two. ‘The Captain and pilot Curtiss were lost, The crew Wore saved. Aw agont of the Kansas and Arkansas Railroad is traversing Texas, stirring up the people abou making « connect on with that road, #0 as to con- nect Galveston and Bt, Louls vis Fort Gibson and Kansas City. From Japan we learn that an expedition of the ministers of Great Britain, France and the Nether- lands hes gone to negotiate relative to the opeving of the port of Hisgo, Foreigners are better treated than ever before. Tas echooner Okolona, of New York, went ashore, Dec, 20th, om the south side of the harbor of Fayal, and becamee total loss, Abous mine- tenths of the vessel are owned in Middletown. Conn. She is half insured, A Cano, Dl, despatch states that Generel N. B. Forrest baving heard, upon what he supposed reliable suthority, that the Secretary of War had tesued an order for his arrest and deporte- tion to Washington for tral by » military court, has fled the country, and, at is supposed, has gone to Mexico, A wms brobe out at Franklin, Pa, about 4 o'clock yesterday morning, which destroyed 94 buildings in the eentre of the town, among which were the Post Office, Lamberton House, Btanford's Theatre bwiding, and the Masonic Luldicg, juss completed, The lost is estimated ot half million dollars. The fire originated in « brothel. Apvioces from Chinato the ist ult, have been received. There were no new insurgent move- ments, Is sppears aa if the Imperial Government had extirpated rebellion from the land. The Man- darins are endeavoring to eenform to ® more ea- lightened poliey towards foreigners, being fright- ened by the eppearance of the British Minister a8 Pekin. General Intelligence, (By Mati te the Now York fun) ‘Tun office of the Provost Marshal of Baltimore wae abolished on Wednesday, by authority. Berouam Young bas purchased two of the Sand. wich Islands, to which he proposes remove Lay and beggage. Tun beads of the several Bureaus !n the Interior Department are for increasing the salaries of thes clerks 88 per cent. A wins in Washoe City, Nev destroyed Benator Lamberi's rem to death his two sons, Tarun is @ dried-up Indien women near the bead waters of the Bt. Croix, im Wisconsin, who the oldest person ot modern times, Bome aay sur is 800, and none guess less than 150. A BILt bas been introduced in the Pennsy!vame House of Representatives, requiring $7,000 to be .paid by any railroad company the widow o Tninor child of any person killed ou « railroad a that State, Tnx Nevada Legislature are ae badly off as the New York Common Council to know how to get rid of their surplus funds, They recently elected an “Official Reporter as $10 e dey to write up thelr nonsense, Aout one thousand tons of shot and shell thrown into the forta at the mouth of Cape Four River, Lelow Wilmington, by the navy, during the bombteriment under Admiral Porter, have been co lected, and will be sold at auction, Féb, 15, for the benefit of the Government, On New Year's eve, the landlord of the Hota G'Angleterre, at Frank{fort-on-the-Maine, sent te the American consul, and a pumber of other Americans who Loard at the hotel, » large bow! of punch, aftr the German cuscm, and ed, oe nations! compliment, a large cake mounted with the Awerican fag and coat of arms, moulded tu the frosting. Lisvt, Gen, Grant has contributed the sum of #5,000 w wid in the erection of she Metropolitan Metuodiss Episovpal Chureh, Washingiwu, oa ear (Comcinned om tha jas Vasey om the 4th ult. and burned