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

} Naumber 10,467, The Latest News| By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sun, FROM WASHINGTON, TOE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Its Recognition Recommended by President. IMMIGRATION FROM EUROPE. A Great Bush Expected, TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS. Correspondence Upon the Subject. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, Civil Rights Bill. ITS PASSAGE BY THE SENATE, A Scene in the House, Visit of Gens, Meade and Thomas. MEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE, Passage of the Health Bill. LATER FROM MEXICO. A French View of Affairs. FLIGHT OF JUAREZ TO TEXAS. Protest Against U. 8. Officials. &e., &e., ce. Wasnrraron, Feb, 2. Diapatehos te the State Departinent indicate that tmmueresion from Eurepe to the United Stetes will this year exceed that of any prev'ous year. All the German ports, eepe>ially, are filling ap with persons desirous of securing a parsage to this country, The following message from the President was re- esived by the House to-day : To rur meee aND Hoss or Ravaseetattvas ing the commercial interests of our country woald Ln promoted by a forma! recognition of the tedepencence of the inican Republic, while such . recogni tien would be in entire conformity with the eetsled policy of the United States, | have with that view nominated to the Senate an officer of the ame fist with the one now aceredited to the Kepublic of and I recommend that riatl y Congress towards sievidine "th ts comeese Anpusw Jonsson, Wasminatos, Jan. 30, 1866, As some misapprehension exists relative to the paternity of the joint resolution proposing an amend- went to the Cons'itut.on on the subject of repre- sentation, it is proper to say that on the 15th of January Representative Conkling presented two propositions for amendment in that respect, and that the Committee on Reconstruction adop'ed bis wrovieo, that whenever the elictive franchise shall be denied or abridged in any State om account of "ace or color, all persons therein of such race or color shall be excluded trom the basis of representation, This js included in the joint resolution as passed, Applications for pardon continue to be received at the office of the Attorney General, the greater num- ber being of the $20,000 class, The President to-day erderod that warrants be issued for the pardon of (t@ree hundred North Carolinians. The President to-day communicated the following tothe Benste: AnING TON, Feb. 2, 1846. Wa To the Senate af the United S/ates :- ace correspondence is tranamitted to the Kena‘e ith its resolution ot the 16th ult., ing the President, if not incompatibe with the pablic interes’, to communicate to ine Senate Faz, Samropnonsance which may have taken place eon bimeelt and any of the Judves of the Gup) Court, touching the holding of the civil pe the United States in the iusurrectionary for the trial of crimes against the United Btates. (pigned), Anprrw Jomnsox, Executive Mansion, Wasuincros, D.C, Uct, 2, 1965, Daan Srn:—it may lecome cecessary tunt the rernment prosecu'e rome bigh crimes and misde- meeoors committed againat the United states,wi hin the District of Virginia, lermit me to inquire whether the Circuit Court ot ihe United States for thet Disuice ie eo orgenized and in condi. tom wo exercise its functions, that yourscif @ ether of the Associate Justices of ihe Bu- preme Court will holda tenn of the Clreuit there, during the cutump or cary winter, for the tilal of wauses, Very bg ¢- lully, NDREW JOINSON, Hon, 8, P. Caasz, Chief Justice supreme Court W asursaton, Thursday Evening,) er, 12, 186) Drax Sra: To your inquiry wheih Circuit Court of the tnited Bear of Virgimia will Le hei by my or one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, during the suiume or early winter, | re Uully reply in the pogative. (Keasons here foilow, auseady pubiished ia (he BON.) aod (Bigned,) 8. P. Cuass, Returns from the loyal States to the Special Com- wittee of House on War Debts, show that the aggre- gate Btate indebtedness which cannot be audited eoder existing laws, amd paid by the General Gove ernment, will exceed five hundred millions of dollars, George Bancroft has aceepted the invitation from President Joboson to himself and wife to be guesis atthe White liouse when be comes here to deliver the eulogy on the iste President Lincoln, Generals Grant, Sherman, Thomas and Meade are wow considering the bills to reorganize the army and Piste militia, Both measures are being carefully examined, and several suggestions have been made, which will probably be adopted by Concross, The Secretary of the Treasury to-day received « letter, po tmarked Washing'ou, Februnsy Ist, The writer saying: “ The enclosed mone; (five thousand follars) rightfully belongs to the Un.ted Btates; thoagh the world would eay I came honestly by & Bat I account « clear conscieuce better than gain. Mr. Darling has introduced a bill in the House to *mend the emigrant act. Some of the provisions, pecially relating to overcrowding on board ships, we exceedingly stringent, Cases of overcrowding re panish:.ble by a fine of fifty dollars for each pas- «oer, ‘eaving to the courtes discietionary power {imprisoument as an additions! penalty, Another | ‘sne@ exeetw that when any ship or vessel bringing ewengeie which have been taken on board at any weigo portor pisce shall arive atany port within « ‘ariediction of the U, §., the passengers and their weonal beggage shall be landed at such place within @portas may be directed by the collector or other de: cfhcer of (he customs of said port, provided tha, ‘term ot the for the District NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY the provisions of the health laws of the Stace in which such port is situated, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Ninth Session. BENATE. Washington, Feb. 2.—Mr. Sumner introduced the fol owing joint resolution for carrying out the guar- aniies of @ republican form of government in the Con- stitution of the United States, and enforcing the Constitutional amendment for the prohibition of slavery: haf iA raet It fs provided tn the Constitution that the Uni States shall guarantee to every State a Union @ republican form of government; an. Whereas, By reason of the falinre of certain States to maintain governments which Congress can recog- Dige, it bas become the duty of the United States etrnding im the of “Qn tor,” where the Principal has made pre, to recare to such Btates, secording w the requiement of the guarantecs, Governments repubiic in form; and Whereas, Further, it is provided tm « recent je Teens a} nent + wengsee Sey, ae © prohibition of slavery apprepriate legi and it is important to this end that all telice of slavery should be removed, including all distinction of rights on account of color, Now, therefore, to carry out the guarnaniee of a republican form of qov- ernment, and to enforce ‘he prohibition of slavery, Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre i} the States lately declared im 1 be no olarohy, spleen jr Ad VOR heu eenta’ rebellion, sear, ®! hal orth f caste or monopoly invested with peculiar and powers, end there shail no denial of rig ts civil or politics|, ap account of color or race—but al Persons shall pe equal beiore the jaw, wheiher in the court-room or at the ballet-box this etnies mode in pursuance of the Cons jon, shail the supreme iaw of the land, anything in the conmitue tion or laws of any such State to the contrary not- withetanding. The preamble and resolution were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bamner gave notice that he should move this joint resolution as @ counter proposition te the Con- stitational amendment passed by the Honse. Mr. Howe presented a petition of the citizens of Wisconsin, asking that persons of Sito descent in the late bellious States Le acmitied to cit'ren- ship and equal hts, as @ condition precedent to the readmission of (hese States. It was reserred to the Commitee on Reconstruction. Mr. Sherman presented a petition of Ohde soldiers, asking for an equalization of bounties; which was reterred to the Committee on Military Affaire, ‘The bill for the sale of postage stamps and poor gg envelopes en credit was taken up sad Mr. Trumbull called up the bil for the protec- tion of all persons in the enjoyment of their civil nehts. Mr. Davis took the floor fn continuation of his speech commenced yesterday, and offered an amend- ment to strike oui the first section e bul and insert @ pravision that the eltizens one State aball be entitled to be citizens of tue several States, ote. Mr. Trombull replied to Mr. Davis's speech. Mr. Davie bad charecierized the bili, be said, aa mon- strous, intoerabie and unconstitutional, simply because it declased that all men should be equal io the enjoyment of their civil riehts, It was a bill oor be netit of biack men, or tor the benetit of white It simply pioposed to break down the hich heretofore nad denied civil mghts to It had nothing to do with politieal ffrago. It the adop- barr’ the biack men. rights and did not conier the right of mu stinply gave secured rights guaranteed by tion of the constitutiona: amendment, Mr, Guthrie did not thiak the bill warranted by the Constitution or by sound policy. Mr. Hendricks, of ind. mo to strike eut the BIA eneilee of the vat whieh Sayowe s the "re t bo use the army aud navy, when necessary, to p.event the violauon and rt Sed the due exe: cullen of thie net, Mr. Lane, of Ind., epoke in favor of the bill. Mr, Cowan, of Pa. said that the bill before the Benate did not propose only to abolish slave codcs—it roposed to abourh ei State laws making a su0n be ween yy nani biack mon, he powe: of Cong to 1epesi such State law confined to the one of the citizens of th for themee:ves, The question was then takenon Mr. Hon'ricks’ amendmen|, and it was rejected. Ayoe 12: Nays 24 The vole was then taken on Mr, Davis’ ainend- ment, and it was negatived. Mr, Saulebury moved to amend, by inserting after the words “civil rights” the words “ except the right to vote.” Mr. Trambull hoped Mr. Saulsbury would not fa- sist on hisamendment, Voting wase political right, aud the biil only referred to civil rights. The amendment was theresore unnecessary. The amend- ment was rejected—7 to 39. Mr. Norton offered an amendment, which was adopted, striking out the clause in the seventh sec- tion, as follows: And in case of the ercape of persona, for whoee ar- Test such warrant or process was iseued, shall more- over forteit and pay, by way of aru damages to the party claimlag to have been agrieved by his act, the sum of one thousand doJlars, 40 be recovered by ac- tion of debt in any of the courts aforesaid within whose jusJiction the said offence may have been committed, ‘The question was then taken in the passage of the Dill, and it was passed. Yeas, 34 ; Naya, 12. plaza: Metsre, Buskaloy. Cov em, Devis, Gatbrie, eparic, c eam. Nor paulebury, Stockien and Van Winkle-i?. ae The bill as passed provides in Bection Ist, that all persone in the Univea Gieipe NOt subject to any for- €4 0 power, excluding Indians pot taxed, are Lejeby declared to be citizens of the United biates without avy cistinetion of color, and thé. e shali be uo discrim- ination Mi c.vi rights or lionun.ties among the nhebitanis of any piate or Territory of the Uniiea Btates om account of race, color, or previous condition of slavery, bus the mbabitants of every race and color without regard (o previons coudition of slavery of invouuntary servitau., except as a puuishmens tor ceimie, whereof wwe paity etal! have been duly convicted, shad have (he same righs to make and enforce, coutract, mil, be parues, and evidence 10, smBlert, purchase, .euse, g¢ii, hoid id couvey ial aud persone. property, und to have ful! and equ. beuefit os Ol iawe aus proceedings fur the security ot person and pioperty, and abali be sulject to like Puuslnent, pate uod penalties, and to pone other; #D, LAW, BhObUbo, OFdiueLCe, Legulaion OF custom Lo the coutrary votwithstaugug, bec. 2, "Phat any peisou who, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation or custom, shail euigect or canse & be suljected amy ishebitans of any State or leiiitory w whe Seprivanlen 9 any right secured or provected by (ais act, or to diflerens peoishments pains Or penalties on accounts oi such person having at any ume beem Leld ina condition of slavery OF imvouptary servitude, execpt as @ meat jor ciime whereo! the party sali have duiy convietea, or by reesen oF his color or than is preseribed tor the punishment of white shal: be «deemed guilly of ® misdemeanor, conviction shell be punished wy tine not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment uot exceeding obe year, vr both, im tie discretion of the Cour, The remaining sections define the judicial proceed- ings to be taken under the bill, The Senate adjourned at 5) o'clock, to meet on Monday, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. McKee, of Kentucky, asked, but failed to obs tan, permission to introduce # bill te amend the indemusty act of 1862, It provides that any euit bronght in any State Court agrinst apy United 5 ates officer for arress ana imp. iseomen’, shai Le semeved wo ihe Court of Cisitns, where (uey enail be tled and disposed of as Other C.mimpe AFe Use pose. Of LD ea d Vout, The House took up the moiion made by Mr. Ray- mond yesterday, to reconsider the vote by whieh, on motion of Mr, Brooks the day before, certain teat!- mony in the latier's bebalf im the contested case of Dodge vs. Brooks, was referrei tothe Committee on Electiana, Mr, Dawes complained that the testimony of Mr. Brooks had Leen delayed siuce March last, Mr, Brooks explained the circumasance of the delay, and asser that po official notice bad been furnish: ed to him Mr. Dawes to hand it in. Mr, Baymond said that he bed made the motion sach direction shall not in anywise interfere with | relactantly, at the request of My. Dodge, the con- bat A Ay vari ten. whatever of prejudic the case tT. Brooks. T, Brooks remarked that he should forbear disens sion with his colleague as to courtesy or uiscourtery. He had only to 6 had exerted ail bis power, phys sieaily, pecuniarilly and injellectually, to procure the carlicet transmission of this testimony as ro- quired by law. He enaid that -# parte eccounw, to injare him, bed puliished, not founded on one word of truth the beginning wo the end. Never was there « fairer election, & ran as no Repubiicam ot Democrate candid He ran without «@ single inspector of eiections, or a single ister or canvasser in his favor, while the whole body of tnspectors, and regir(erecombined by the in pace of Tammany Hall and the Republican party, to deprive bim of h Just rights. He referred to the tertimonr siready printed, to ahow that Mr Barr was the recular noml- nee of the Democratic party, and the contestant nominee of the Republicans. If any traude Fepewsies it was by those who mages Ei, eand Mr Barr, But he (Mr, Brook-) smashed canvassers all the machinery put in operation against him to rate in that relation. Th sone was between 6 alm jollar and pam he contestant is aman receipt of over jousand doilars for every day he lives, and when the gentleman went tate an examination of the testimony, he employed the best mographers, without regard te money. He (Mr. ‘ook#) was humbie in his means, was Dothing bat the publisher of a newspaper, @ mere Printer of @ newspaper, and was compei.ed to oaprer reporters not #0 « aud at iess expense, The coutertant was able, irom his superior means, to Present his testimony ea: lier than he did, Mr. Brooks yielded the floor in order to enable Mr. Garfield to move a recess of ten minutes, which was unanimously agreed to se that Maj. Gens Meade and Thomas, who were now In the ball, might be formally introduced to the Houre. The Speaker then left his seat and escorted Major General Meade to the stand, and Mr. Garfield walked arm-in-arm with Major General Thomas, eatending & similar courtesy, The House and galleries ap- jaded vociferou these gentlemen were pase img ud the main The Bpeaker then delivered the following brief address: Gentlemen of the House of Representatives: While time shall last the Kepubiic shall endare, Done of use can ever fail to be grateful to she officers and soldiers who perilied their lives tor its preserva- tion, Trueas the truest, and brave as the bravost, Of the, Hovomecs and Majer, General, Thomen Cou. of ‘0 an eu “4 roapder of the Army oi the Cusnberiand, whem I have the pleasure, under your order, to introduce to you to-day. ‘This address was received with renewed applause from all parte of the House, Generel Meade said: Gentlemen of the House of Representatives. — Preseed as Lam with—_w il may say—the solemnity of ‘his occasion, and having been introduced to you in to complimentary a manner as I have i een by the Speaker of the Howse, it is umpossitie te find Siting te ms with which toexpress the gratitude of myso aod my friend and brother offieer, Major Generel Thomas, for the honor woich you have conferred. If are permitted to consider this distinguished rk proval of our course in the war, whic & sly terminated, it ue an ample reward, and we shall over bear it im erateful remembrance and think of 1s with thankfulness. The House and galleries again applanded, and some gentlemen called upon Major General Thomas fora aperch, when the (ieneral said: Itwas not my intention to my earthing, but to trust to General Meade to express our feelings. But since you have called upen me, aii 1 can says is, 1 join with him ip every word be has said and aimcerely thank you jor the compliment, (Applause ) Mr. Spalding, of Ohio, eked for three cheers, and they were given with more earnestness, if possible, than before, All the members and the occupants in tbe galleries were upon their feet, and cheer after cheerw up in deafening chorus amid the we ing of hats and handkerchiefs, The time for recess having expired, the House resumed its business, Mr. Brooks said the very moment the testimony came uncer itis control, be pat it in possession of the Cler of the House. The summoning of witnesses, &c., the testimony and othe: expenses, had cost him three thousand dy.lore, ‘lhe seatimony of the B aut mace fire hundred and jorty-on lie own was equally as large. The Atio bovh sides ajcreed op the testinony. The point in clepule as to the testimony taken, Mr. Dewoe said the Committee at st adoren times understood thas the gentleman had Leen noti- fe. and that it wee not known to them that he was not en ire a until they had been proceoding with the hearing for several days. After further proceedings, Mr. Dodge, the contest- ant, addressed the House. The olection, he enid, was held in November, 1864, Immediately alter the election there was very strong evidence of {.scvularities and frauds in the Kighth Congressicoal District. The whole number of votes cnet was cweity-two thousand, the sitting member © taining a plarality of one hun¢red and forty-eight, He was reluctant to enter into such a contest, but he wasureed to do eo from ali parts of the country, especially by those who had taken « deep interest i t anvars in } is district. He thought it a duty to e yn the machinery by which for vear wealth and influence aad the me:cantile per e wity ot New York had Leen deprived of proper represent- ation on the flor of Congress. testimony was taken on his par: by puage Brady, according wo lew, who took char e of the affidavits and all the Papers conneciei with the testimony ; sealed them up and transwitted them to the cerk of the House, on the 6th of December. These papers were relesred to the Commitiee of Elections and orde:ed to be printed, /.fterturther stating the facts in the care, Mr, Dodge eaid shat alter stating to the Com- mittee that he was ready to proceed with the case, he was met with the unexpected motion of Mr, Brooks to heave the caro quashed, on the ground that be (Mr, Dodge] bad failed to coruply with the atatute, which requied thirty days’ notice. He con plained that the geiitien bad met him with this #1 re- rement, when he (Brooks) himself had not con- FP 4 £1Ng/€ One of Lhe Provie.ons of the statute, is, in further reply to Mr. Brooks, ssid My. Barr was the seguiar nominee of Mall, aod wes known to be «@ Neriocrat, sud hee Uroken trom his to #uswim the country, Mr. Biooks not ed with this, bad Limeel! nominaied by Raitand Fernando Wood, Ouly about four @ thorsand Lemocrats voted for Mr, Barr; but the most part of the unierrified lemocracy ot New York wert up boldly and voted for Mr. Bivos because they were mostly compored of men why b ekuiked @way and retuced Ww cullst antil ths boun- ha were raised so bigh ae overiide political pre- juices, After further remarks Mr, Dodge enid he would be writing thas the motion to reconsider should be withdrawn, provided in the opinion of the Com- mittee the prpére might be printed rapidly and set before the Coumittee withou: deiay, Mr, Raymond then withdrew bis smendment to reconsider, saying the debate bed brought out touch information not before im possession of the Houre, Mr. Raymond introduced « bili providing for the erection of warehouses in the port of New York for the reception of merchandize arriving iu vessels sub- Jeet i} uarantine by the jaws of New York; and & resolution authorizing and directing the Secretary of War and the secretary of the Navy to piace hulks aud veseeia at the disposal of the Commessioners of Quarantine at New York; which were severally referred to the Committee on Commerce On motion of Mr, Waaaburn, of 1il, it was resolved that the Committee on Commerce be instiucted to inquie a foilows, and report by vill or otherwine, vie whethes any legisiation le ni cessary to prevent the compipetion of pilois of stenmboats on Le West- erm Wee e Ane epcond. into toe expediency of abol- irbing (ue office of Naval olticer aud pu: \eyor; and third, into the condition of .be American trade on the coast of Aires, and what measuies, if apy are Decessary, 0 extend apa piovect it. ‘The Houre :@suiaed the cous eration of the Senate bill woe © the power of the Freedwen's Bu. eau, Kerr, OF Indiana, couciuded the #,eech which he commenced ye, ay opposing it, Ad- journed, ‘emumany loy al The Fenian Movement. Hamilton, C. W., Keb. %— Iwo distinguished mumbersot the !enian Brotherhood, (jen, Sweeney and Col, Roberts, passed through thisc ty last night oa the express train. Co!, Booker, the Ma) * with te Chief of Police, passed through the train, while is stopped here, and took otwervations of them in the eleepipe car, whither they bad retired te rest. j service of iz) 1866. Mexico, Importast Reports via New Orleans. New Oriana, Ped. 1.—Files of tho Matamores Rancurno from the 284 to the 87th of January are received. The Rancieno insists that President Juares has left Fi Paso for Texas, and that his ar rival at San Antonio, before reported and then he had « great deal of silver with him for future nse. Cortines left Brownsville on the 294 uit. to fo up the Rio Grande. Ha returned and crossed crore 8 pont fifteem miles below Matamoras on the 26: eral Fecobedo, with hie entire foree, %%0 strong, hes left Camargo for some iterior Mexican pint General Canales, with a email force, hee left Mier for Victoria, He and General Eacobedo are at open variance. The Rascuraeo save that Canales and a te cannet escape to neutral territory for Protection, Hagdad wae abandoned on the %th ult. by the Liberals, and by the United states guard the The Lmpe: troops re-entered the town on iv. a English, French and @panish man of war ere eTuiring off the month of jo Grands and many imperial war veerels are cruising from eff Brazos Bt. Jago, vo the mouth of the Kio Grande. Major General Wr ght \@ reported to have arrived Ot Bagdad, to Investigate the dad affalr. A better Cel of core now htt at onterey, than iT @ time past. Nees Men who bad left there for Saltillo, are ie urniux. Nearly all the merchants at mores, Mexican nd foreign, among the \ormer se Feynresy and nfl al Liberslista have Ppbllebe 4 solemp pro. at the course of the United States army and iala on the Texas aide of the Kio Grania, the troubles Rio Grande rrontier by aiding rez—a@ party which at present, the protes say op that frontier than that affurded by said officials, The protest is very severe in its tne, and its truth ts officially certified te by the vice consuls of Spain, France, Prussia and Great Britain, resident ot Matamoras, Me them wie being responsible e and outrages on the paitinans o: The Cholera ta the West Indies. The United Btates Cons! at Guadaloupe, Weat Indies, informs the Department of State that the Asiatic cholera is scourging that locality, The die ease is no longer localized; it has gone everywhore. The population of Poiute a Petre has been reduced by nearly one-half, The black population is more perticalarty & victitm to thie dread contagion, The neal represents that over six thousand persons have perished since last October, There te ms to be no abatement in the direase, bat, on the contrary, it poeare vo be incre :sing, soceeniin ‘aeath on all sides, The following le ter appears in the columns of the Martinique AnTituns: Pownre-4-Perax, Noy. 30, 1865, Bince the last ten days of fair weather the epidemic, which is notbing jess than choles to ay as comroitied awfnl havoc, not less than ety per day (officis! Avures) The had arieou from the outbreak of ihe disease to the 17th, ip this tewn,to over four handed, and I cannot toll many more since. On the 1h nine deaths; on the Lith, thirty. bed the rural distiicis Monte, Kose aud Port Louls, At Besse been several deaihe, In short, I must eay shat the euie island fe affected with the feariui disease. Marie Galante bas Leen again mule severely visited, ( Mr. DeKete’s, in forty-eight hours, there were forty attacked, and in twenty- Der 10st twenty-twe laborers, All We wit of work, IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY. The Health Bill Passed by the Senate, Albany, Feb. 2.—In the Benate this morning, Mr. Andrews, fiom the Commitiee on Engrossed Bills, reported the Metropolitan Health bill, when Mr. Folger moved that all orders of business intervening be passed over, and that the bill now have its final reading, which was carried. Tho avaval expendi- ture of the Banitary Commission is limited to @1W,- 000, except in case of the actual presence of pesti- ence. The bill passed by « vote of 96 ayes against 3 noes, Nocs—Messrs. H. C. Murphy, Chambers and ©.G. Corneil, NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURK. Senate. Albany, Feb. 2d.—A bill was re) the charier of East New York and ‘antalon Railroad, Brus Ipxpootcen < Authorising the Ehiet Bapiis Mariner’ Church of New York to convey their estate to the Baptist Home Missionary Beclety An act securing to the owner or lessee of any wharf or slip of New York, exclusive use of the same when- evor the wharf or ou. ie by vessels employed in any regularly established line of transportation...... ze fooergprnie © Passenger and Baggage Company ow ork and Brooklyn. Bis Passer. Authorizing the Aaditor and Com- ed to amend missioner ot laxes in ym bo appoint deputies id clerks under them...,....Giving wider seope to the word “ meivaniile” i anection with limited partnerships.... aviri exhibition of affidavits (ake: issue of criminal warranta, Lhe President presented the reply of the chief en- gineer of the Crovon Aqueduct reiative to the under. ground railroad in New York. Me shows that such « road could pot be built without disturbing all the Water pipes aud sewersin the aifferent strects that would be crossed by it, and that such disturbance would undonbtedly involve the city in very heavy darnages to the owners of property and others, and Tse tee be very likely to ser effect the pub- i¢ health. Bus Oxperey to Tummy Rrapro.—Repealin the act of inst year facieasing the compensa’ ion of certain town officers in Queens county........ Direct. ig and making approp:issions tor rvey of the Hiudeow River, from Tioy w Fort td, aud of tvwe Champiasn Canal from Tioy te Whi.evall, Pro. Giem reported, Adjourned the preservation and by magistrates on the — Amembly. Mr, Hoskins offered the \oijowing resolution : Kerolved, That the President of the United States be, sud is hereby, rejues.ed to retaip in the military 10 Union ail ofiicess oF the Veteran Reserve Corps who have bean wounded or disabied wh.le in the line fF ety, and who are «till physicaliy aud otherwise aud qualified efficieutly to per- form Military » ice. The resolution was adopted. Br.1s Lwrropvcen.—To incorporate the New York arine Association........To prevent non-residents rom holding stende er stallein New York morkets, .-s+eeeelO Ineorporate the rman Savings BKavk of Break Bes eserees To sheng the nawe of the New ork Free Academy to Free Collese........ To iu- corporate the Poughkerpsie City Kailroad Company, Norices. —For the better protection of itfe on rail- roads. Also to prevent the Msue of fiee passes upon railroads except te einp.oyes. 5 Bows [xmaopecwn mie incorporate the Brooklyn acdies' Coilege.. » For the examination of the records in the New York County Clerks office with- out ‘oe or charre.... incorporate the (trocer's Asoo iation of Brookiyn . Bor @ railroad to Joho and other streets in New Y Pe the New York and Kiugs B: ee To inco ree © ele ork..., make out lists of property exemptions - le ineerpora lave Biock and Thiet Detective Society... lo incorporate the Yorkville and Astoria tiorse Kailroad Company To strike out the word * jndicial” from the act relative to the New York Clty Juage sseres TO Limit the tssue of free passes by raihoad companies to directors and employes; iso for the beter protection of Lie on railioade, compelling rail- Toads w bring ail traius to @ full stop beiore passing draw bridges under & peQaliy of $5us, ball to ge to the inio mer, Mr. Forguson offered @ preamble and resolutions calling for the trial of Jefferson Davie for treason, Adjourned, A srxavian matrimonial case was commenced at Trenton, N. J. on Touredsy, A Mra, Vreeland, aged 85 years, aud ‘epresented ass very beautiful woman, sued for a divorce from her husband, Mr. Geo, Vreeland, aged 75 yeers. The defence sets up ® mook marriage, the defendant in the case being represented by another man. He, however, ad- mits cohabitation with the pean who has been already divorced fiom twe husbands, € Thirty-Third Year. The Explosions on the Stenmers Misseuri and Miami— Farther Detailse—Herrible Boenes, Kic, A Wegrem from Evansville, Ind, ander date ot Jon. 80, contains fuller details of the explosion ef the steamer Missouri: We learn thatthe Dictator and Missouri started Bear one o'clock in the morning from our wharf, rac- ing. The boat had @ large passenger trip to Cairo, at whieh nor all bry apeee adn ig 4 Persone got off. At sUPPOY last evening there were five lady passe: ingles fine the wile of Captain Hurd f here Sere also about seven retaruing soldiers, sare of the same party having got off gt Cairo. The Sumber of Passengers would not exceed twent: ceme aboard at Henderson, A Li tupposed to be the Dictator wes tecen slong the wreck immediately after the @: nicston, Bhe Temaiued © shore tume and then proceeded om her way op, whether she succeeded in ving any pas- soogers it le not known, The bodies of a worran and Ail tle iri have heen sogovenpe. The former was identified as the body of Captain Hurd's wife. The child, & passenger, wae fast between the tinbers apd could not be Kot at, The wach chain of Captain Hurd was found near the body of bie wife. boas Was broken intwo. The bow ladies cabin ase only in sight, THE MIAMI EXPLOSION, Memphia, Jan, 8. The explosion of the Miami cccurred sevon miles above Napoleon, on the Ar- Kanone river, abeut 7 o'clock in the evening. The explosion was of such terrible force as to rend the cabin floor asunder, and let every living soul in the fromt part of the cabin down inte the dreadfal masse of fire and steam below, The boat took fire imme- diately, The passengers frantic with fear. They anatehed Coors, ife preservers, and everythivg light evough to floa' sud plunged with deafening, un @aithiy eereams of woe into the river, in th atienipte to escape the devouring flames as Fapidl deatrozed jb boat, Over thirty wore lot. ‘Two h nm tied op disord cond and in the agoniz! excitement of ordeal they were forgotton, and there lett to burn te death Two men were seen to b.ow out their brains with revolvers. After the survivors got ashore the negro women and solilers came te their eas! the nogio women stripping themesives of ir under ciothes, and reuding them in shreads = unless ir 3 sages to soothe the keen pain of th an: dying. The negro soldiers were likew oble seuerous, they sharing their coate and otber clothing with those who had none, The total loss is now ostimated at from 125 to 1by souls. The Ions of the Narcissus. The U. &. tag Narcissus, reported lost, with all her crew, near Tamps Bay, Fle., wane purchased vessel of 101 tons burden, and carrying two guns. 6Bhe sailed from New York in February, 1864, for the West Gialf Bquadron, to which she has been attached ever since. She has performed good servies during ber career, asa patch and picket boat. In De- cember, 1 /@ watching the sone Sars in Mobile Bay, she was struck by torpedo and sank alivost immedi thereafter. Three of her crew wete severely scalded on that and wore it novlor the umely assistance render by the sua Doate Octarora aud Cowalip, all bands - doubtedly bave perished. ibe Narcissus wes subse- revaiied, was placed od, aud afier bein ition, en she was lost, she w York to be sold. The r- jsing her crew, would have 2 ischarged on their arrival, as it le eaid their terme of service had nearly expired, Nows Items. By Telegraph to the New York Bun.) Tus Valley Worsted Mill, om Eagle street, Provi- deuce, R. 1, was destroyed by fire lass evening ; loss heavy. Ex.svex stores and soveral other buildings, all wooden, were destroyed by fire yesterday morn- ing at Ottawa, Ill Loss beavy. Tas smal)-pox prevaile to en alarming extend throughout many parts of the South, The Hants ville (Ala.) Lyparespmy? says, that aoless some organized effort is made to arrest its progress, it will become atmonpheric, and aweep over the land, ‘Tne large bolt factory of the 8, Stow Manufec- turing Company at Plantsville, Ct, was entirely destroyed by fire lastevening, A large number of persous are, by this disaster, thrown out of ew- ployment. ld Tas sailors of the ship|White Swallow, from New York, who were arresied at Sen Francisco for mutiny, on Thursday, state thet their action was occasioned by the brutel treatment received by their oflcers, and was adopted for salf-protec- tion, Toe steamer Cleopatra arrived af Boston from New Orleans, makes the following report: “Jan. 2Ttb, 20 miles of Cape Tatieras, saw the bark Georgia, Hunt, from Now York for Bavannab, which had on board the crew of the wrecked schooner, Lark. The bark had considerable cotton on deck, eppsrently taken from the same voseel.'” General Intelligence, (By Matl te the New York Sun} Gres, Cass, who is at home in Detroit, ts anid te be seriously /!, and failing fast, Laer Now Year's day the new Lord Mayor cf Dublin was inaugurated with the usual ceremonies. Tus vow Army Dil, which has the endorss- mout of L'eurenasut Genera! Grant, fixes the mini- cum of the army at sixty thousand muskets, Map dogs are on the increase in Indiasapolia, Ind., notwithstancing the cold weatber, Two were killed im the streets oue day last week, aud several others this week, Tuts winter has been the most severe that hae been known for many years on the Plains, and « quantity of stock has Leen lost pareey Many farmers have lost as high as 1,300 head of cattie, Ma Tarmuie, of Nowark, has submitted to the Now Jersey Leyislsture an amendment to the Constitution to atrike out the word “whise.” in alluding to persous entitled tothe right of suffrage. Tos losses at sea in January are estimated as five ands belf million dollars, The number ef vewsels reported loatis 89, The losses in the cor- repovdiug month of 1565 were only » million doilars, and fo 1664 about two million dollars, Tas Pritish Government will probably create a Minister of she Wine Arts, in ch of the British Museuro contents, the National Gallery of Paintings and the Museum at Keasington, The Earl of Gran- ville 1s talked of for the new office, A por left in charge of an insurance office in Butfalo, N. Y.. on Wedmemlay, was grewed by three nen who entered the office, They them broke open the safe, and took @600, with which they de- camped, Tas cry for mors policemen in Rochester, N.Y, ig acoounted for by abe sont oe were ws & liquer shop to every twenty families population, 4 rxlary, aréon, and other crimes, are on Gun, Couss, commanding the District of Minne. sols, reports that all the Indians ex those aga in the waasacre of 1862, who etill fear ill-treatroent, are icady ,t0 make peace and live with the whiwes. A Gumat relizious revival ie in in In- dianapelis a0 @ great nuwber of tale cenin are being reclaised aud brought under ite influence, one hundred and eighty-six accessions have been made w the churches within « few weeks past. Ta recent vagrant law of Virginia eet aside by Gen. Terry (be Richmoud Waie says was copied verbatim ‘rom the Peunsylvanuis statute op the (Oop tamed em the Last Page.)