The Sun (New York) Newspaper, March 13, 1866, Page 1

TH ‘umber 1 0.499. ee IN The Latest News By Tebcograph to the N. ¥Y. San. ——6- CONGRESS = YESTERDAY. Prope sed Taxation of U.S, Notes THE CANADIAN TRADE BILL. It Fails in the House, SROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY, Bounties For Scalps. Bloody Charge on an Indian Camp THE SCARE IN CANADA, PREPARING TO FIGHT THE FENIANS, City and Miscellaneous News. Proceedings of the Board of Health. INTERVIEW WITH THE BUTCHERS, Highly Interesting Debates. THE COURT HOUSE INVESTIGATION, Evidence Taken Yesterday. MURDERS AND SUICIDES. &e., dvc., &e. Wasurnotom, March 12. The Senate in Executive Session to-day confirmed ‘We following, amoag other appointiwents: Gen. Alexander Asboth, of M.ssouri, to be Minister ident to the Argentive Kepubiic; Albert G, eckey, Collector of Customs at Charleston, 8. Cj fe 8. Bryan, of Chariestou, Judge of the United tates District Court of Soath Carolina; W. Konl- t. United States Marshal of Maryland: Hiram L. Geceer, Surveyor Genera! for Kansas aud Nebraska; enry W. Hollina, to be Receiver of Winnebago Land District, Minnesota, The foliowing named prreons have been coutirmed as Direct Tax Commis sioners for the States named H. Latimer Roberts kK. Smith, Texas; W. Sykes, ao fs rT. Smith and Edward FH. Haw), Alavama; | Anderson and Pinpook Hay, Mississippi; .Cone and Absalom A. Kyle, lennessee; Iau: . Tyler, Arke ; Samuel A. Pancoast, Joh tes and Thomas P, Robb, Georgia; E. H. Gears, jorth Carolina; Domivick Urban, jsianea; Willis mond, South Caroline. The Burgeon-in-Chiof of the South Carolina dis- trict of the Freedmen's Bureau has written to (he Ghief Medical Office of the Freedmen's Bureau for « eupply of vaccine virus, as the amall-pox is spreading with considerabio rapidity in some portions of that Utate. The United States Supreme Court to-day, in the ease of the Bank for Savings, in the City of New York vs, Mauneell B. Field, decided that that ineti- tution is liable to pay a monthly tax of one twenty- @urth per cent. on its deposite invested. Justices Grier and Nelson dissented, Mr. Field did not set tn the case. Representative Morrill, in reporting adversely to- @ay on « resolution proporiug temporarily to increase the duty on imports 60 per cent., sald thet it was the éotention of the Committee on Ways and Means to take up the subject of the tariff at an early day, Interviews wita the President were iu great de- Wand among those assembled at the White House en Saturday, and with those especially who wanted *jast word" and “but one minute.” The Presi- Gent received « large number of visiters, among others Senators Lane, of Kansas, aud Cowan, of Pennrylvania. Lieut, Gen. Grant has fssued « general order, requiring commanders of military departments, as repldly as possible, to cause all rented buildings to bo evacuated, and the troops and officers remaining in their commands to be collected in regular military vice the property of the lnited States, The allow of barracks, quaiters and offices are to be gree limited to the echedule made in paragraph of the a:my regulations, and whenever quarter- wastersreturn hired buildings, they will report to the Chief Shariati cater of the Department their orders and reasons therefor. luepectors General will er their special attention to this subject; will call he immediate attention of all commanding officers f: the absoluie necessity for economy, and will em- race it im their official reports to the respective oadquarters, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Ninth Sossien, Senate. Washington, March 12,—Mr. Gnmes, of Iowa, @ffered the memorial of the lowa Legislature for the speedy trial of Jefferson Davis, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee Mr. Bherman, of Ohio, presented the petition of a eitizen of Columbia, 8. C., asking for indemnity for the loss sustained by the burning of his house, In presenting the petition Mr, Sherman reada better from General Sherman in relation to the burn- fug of Columbia, alleging that the current reports of this matter were false ; that Columbia was pot fired by the Federal but by the rebel authorities, and that Gen, Wade Iiampton had, Letore leaviug the town, iven an orderto burn it on the spproach of the Ginkeos, Gen, bherinan states that the iown was on tire when be ente.ed it, a he petition was referred to the Committee on Jaime Mr: Wilson, of Mass., from the Military Committen, reported « resolution of thanks to the officers an seamen who seeisted in rescuing soldiers aud uflicers from the wreck of the steamship San Francisco; also a bill to fix the rate of mileage ior officers traveling on public duty. Mr, Wilson presented the following joint resolu- tion, which he intends, he said, to offer when the constitutional amendment comes up again: Representatives shall be apportioned, among the sovera! Sta according t© the wumber of male citizens ov wenty-one years of age, having the requifed for electors of the most pu- ich of the State Legislature, exc/udinm essing like quaiifications disfranchise for participation in any re! ion, aud persons of like not naturalized, Lhe number ot Representatives shail not exceed one fo: every hundred thousand of ectual pepulation, but each State eball have at least ene Kepresentative Mr. Grimes (Iowa) said he beiieved that bis time had come to offer a constitusional amendment, and he therefore offered the following : resentatives shall bo apportioned among the Pr rt States which may to inc.uded in thts Uniou, according to their respective numbers, counting the whoie number of persons } hb State, inclading {ndians not taxed, But whenever, 1b aay Stare, the elective frauchise slall be denied to say portion of tie wsle citizens above the age of twenty one ) Oa! except for crime or disloy alty abe baste ol repres Baa + ors somber of by male cithzens over -twe ntp-one The Senate, at half-past 19 o'clock,«¢ ook ap the bill to extend the time for the withdrawal of goods from the public stores and bonded warels uses, and for other purposes. A motion was adopted to reconside:’ the vote by which the bill was previously passed. Mr. Conness, of Cal. moved to amen 4, by striking out the word * April,” where it occurs, and inserting the word “ May,” which was adopted. Several other aineudmente were prop wed and re- jected, after which the bill was passed, It now goes fo the House for concurrence in the a: oendment of Mr. Conness. Mr. Sumner—I ask leave to send to tlie Chairan amendment, which I hope, at the prop er time, to Offer as @ substitute for the spportionm ent amend- ment to the Constitution, which has |.een ander divenssion so long in thie Chamber. [6 id it to the Chair and ask to have it reed, in order that it shall be printed, The amendment was read as follows Article —. Representatives shal! be appointed among the several States, which mar be included within this Unien, according to thrtir tive numbers, which shall be determined vy taking the whole number of persons, and exciadin ¢ Indians not taxed, provided that whenever male cit) { the Laited States over the ace of 21 vears shall te ex- cluded from the elective franchise iu any tate except for participation in rebellion, tbe basis o! representation therein shall be reduced in the pro- portion which the namber thus exciuded b. vats to the whole number of male citizens of the \ nied Btates over the age of 21 years in such State. Mr. Ramsey, Minn., called up the bill for the ed- mission of Colorado, _Mr. Sumner took the floor tn ition te the Dim. Hie said he had three distinct oljections to it. Fire. tho irregularity of the proceedings which attended the seeming adoption ef the State Co tution, Secondly, the small number of people coustMutuag the population of shat territory, not bemg surf. cient to justify us im iuvesting It with all the areas prerogatives of @ State, Thirdiy,, that the State does mot come before us Bow sccreding Ww the requirements of the enabling 1% with @ coustitution, Kepubsican in form, and cons at ent with the Declaration of Independence. ar. Fumner od thas the new State Constitution was not Kepublican in form, because {t restricted the Privileges of citizeuship to white persons. At the close of Mr. Sumner's remarks he o Tered an amendment w the bill, uring the ehutive [ee to all regardless color or reese, Ad- armed, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, offered s resolution dire oting the Joint Committee on the Library to inquire into the expediency of purchasing the portrait of the Hon. Joshua B. Giddings, now on exhibition im the Congressional Library. Mr. Ashley stated that the pietore was painted and owned by Miss Ransom, of Cleveland, Ohio, and was & work of art 28 faultioss as it was s faitful represen. tation of a great and geod man. Mr. Julian, of Ind. by unanimeus Consent, intro- daced a bill to fix eight hours asa day's work in all cases whore laborers, mechanics or artisans shall be employed by or under authority of the Government of the United States; which was read twice and re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr, Spaulding, of Ohio, introdaced & joint resolu- tion in reference to the taxation ef United States notes and certificates of indebsednoss by the several States. The joint resolution proposes to enact that the act of June 84, 1564, shall not be so construed as to exompt from taxation, by or under State or mu- nicipal authority, United States notes or certificates of indebtedness not bearing interest. Mr, Spaulding moved to refer it to the Committee on Ways and Means, and also moved the previous question, which was seconded. a ievens—It is rank repudiation and nothing els, Mr, Bpaniding then modified bis rosolution by striking ous the words “certificates of indebted- near.’ On the « tion of Mr. Looper, of Marsachusctts, the resolution as further modified, #0 se to read une 40, 1864, eball not be so con- strued as to exempt from taxation by of under State or municipal authority avy amount of United Btates notes not bearing interest held by any person as money. The joint resolution wee then referred to the Comilitee on Ways aud Means, Mr, Kheliabarger, of Ohio, offered ao reselution, which was agreed to, directing the Judiciary Com- mitiee to inquire lato and report to the House on the constituiionsl'ty and propriety of providing by law that no pervon, who is disloyal to the Govern- ment of the United States, and who hee voluntarily ongaged in rebe dion again uch Government, shall be ontitiod to exercise ihe rights of an @.ector in say state, cr to bold office wna Cg” Gorerninens during such disloyalty ; also, aw, for porsous Who hav yee sed in such rebellion belug admitted to exercise such elective franchise ou proof of loyalty to the,Government. r, Blaine, of Mc., asked leave to Intreduce the folluwing : Reaolwed, That in giving leave, on the fifth inet., for the introduction of a resolution to guarantee s loan tor the Mexican Republic, the Louse does not thereby in any way approve such & ineasure and it is hereby deciared as she senee@ of this House, that all scuemes looking to the wranty of the Mex- jean or Keuien bonds are unwise and inexpedient. Moses W pocnriee and Soiitls objected. Mr. rill, from the Commies on Ways sad Means, reported back, adverseiy, @ Joint resolu! jon to increase temporarily the duties of amperws. ‘Vaid on the tabie, THE CANADIAN TRADE BILL, The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Btate or the Union, Mr. Imgereoll tn the chair, and resumed the consideration of the bill regulating trade with the Iritish Axaerican pe s- @eerions. A debate eprang up on the question of tax! ng Canadiana lumber, which was participsted in at oe n- siderable length by memper Too cisuse in reg ard to lumber was finally amend: 0 Be Wo read: On jurmber, pine round, epiit or sided, % pero int, per cubie foos; when hewn square, 1% ces. per cubic toot; w sawed, and Lot vaiued atove: #10 per 1,000 fovt, per 1,00 feet; when Vaued @ over Ko per 1,vvu feet, #3 per 1,0 teet Lhe second eection vf the net applies to all fc relen countries, charging the auti a the inipew ations from abroad op the artle yned op iL, On wotion of Air. Warner, (h6 section wes ainend- ed by adding the toilow lug: On freestone, sandstoue and granite, w hen in the rough and uncus to dimensions, 15 per ce! ib. ad vaio- yem; when wrought or cub © dimens wns, 40 per ces, ad Valorem Mr. Wilsoo, of lows, moved to amend py Incroas- ing the auty op Living auimale of ail sor, from 2u to ut. ad valorem, Hie eald thas t lis was the e where auy Westeru interest’ was favored il ‘The amendment was agreed to. Mr. Hubbers moved w aumit mich co we at 80 per cOnl., Which Was lost, Mr. Price, of Lowa, moved to amend ¢ ae paragraph in reierence to bariey, uot inc udiug pe eri or hulled, by increasing the raie trom teu bw fil cen conte per bushel. Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, moved to ame ed the amend- meut by naking the duty twenty-DVe cents instead of fitecn. har, Price aceepted the amendment. EVENING BEBSIUN, There was quite a large attendanee, both om the floor and tm the galleries, when the House met at seven and a half P. M. Mr, Beamer, from the Committee on¥Roeds and Canals, reported back adversely the bili to deciare « bridge scross the Hudson Kivers highway. Laid on tne table. On wotion of Mr. Morrill, the amendinent to the House bili © extend the time for the withdrawal of goods for consumption trom pabiic stores an puded w ouses, was taken from the Speake. able and reiorred to the Committee of Ways aud Moans, The House went into Committee of the Whole, Mr, Ingersoll in the Chair, and resumed the consid eration of the bill regulating trade with the British North American Possessions, Mr. Bergen's amenudinent t@ reduce the duty on beef trem one cent to halt soul par pound was re- jected, and an amendment offered by Mr, Price, of dow a, agreed to. yy ea ee to increase it wt Bivgee- 4 Poy NEW YO After some debate, Mr. Blaine thenght that the Toose was decidedly agatuet thie bil. suppose there were forty-five ntiemen in the Heuse who would vote for i. ere was no use ia wasting time on it any further, and he proposed, se 8 tert question, to move w sirtke out the enacting clause, The motion, which was andebatebie, wae temporarily withdiawn, in order w let Mr. Morrill make a final ay 1 in support of the measure, Mr. Blovens then spoke against i and reaowod the motion to strike out the enacting clause, The ques- tron was taken by (ellers, amd there were ayes 68; a 37, Se the enacting clause of the bill was track out. The Committee rose and reported action, The yeas and nays were taken in the House om concur. ring im the action of the Committer, and resulted, yeas 75; nays 69. Bo the action of the Committec was concurred in, and the enacting clause of the bill wes struck out. The House then went into Commit- tee of the Whole, Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, in the chair, and proceeded to the considerstion of the bill for the construction, preservation and repairing of fortifica- toma, The Dill appropriates about @ million and a half of dollars, The appropriations for New York are as follows: Fort huyler, thirty theusand dollars; fort at Wiilet's Poins, fifty thousand ; repairs of Fort Hamilton, thirty thousand ; Fort Tompkins, Shy thousand ; fort at Sandy Hook, fifty thousand, ° firet item in the bill was Fort Wayne, near Detroit, ee fifty thousand doilare. Mr. Farneworth moved to amend by reducing the amount to twenty-five thousand dollars, Mr Beaman ( Mainteining Fort Wagner in good condition, it being within haifamile of the Canadian border, and our relations with England not beiug very satisfactory. Mr. lrowbridge spoke tm the same strain, alluding ibe contingency of Feulan troubles on the bor- re ot Schenck cal'ed attention te the fact that the vommmittee seemed to be determined te “eo it Diind ;" there was no more reason why the estimates shouid be cut down fifty per cont, than there was to cut them down sixty or eighty per cout, The bill Was passed ou ihe eetimate of the War lepartinent. It was doubttul policy to practice economy on our fortifications at this time, when wo did uot know whats year might bring forth in our relations with freien, countries, aud particularly with our poigh~ pap It was not © very statestmanlike act of leginia- tion to tak: 4p appropriation bill and scale it down ty aud fifty per cent. bee rose, for the purpose of closing oon the bill, and general debate was closed in balfaroinute, and the House again went 1p le Committee of the Whole. After an hour's discussive debate the vote was taken om Mr. Farnsworth's amendment, when it Sppearod that no quorum was present. Adjourned, Canada. Tho Fenian Scare, Toronto, C. W., March 12.The number of volan- toers answering the call of the Government is largely in excess of the demand, The following official military order is jrablished : The Commander+in Chief regrets that he is com- Pelied, as @ measare of precaution, to eall for the service of © large a mumber of volunyers, This 6 existence of a condition of war Letween oar sovereign and & toreicn state, but isa necessary) peiformance of duty which has devolved upon th Government, who are bound to meke provision tor protecting the lives and property of the inbabitante of the province agai ned Paratical attacks of lawiess mon, the territory of a peiguboriug power, for the purpose of orgunizi au euterprize against the sovereign rights of Queen and tho security of her subpecta, The Conmmender-in-Chiet relies With COutuauce on the loyal epirit of the Canadians w iuees this extraordipacy state vo! tacts, and feels arcured that, if necessary, the entire pulation of the province Will come ‘orward aud (ace any invasion of the country. ihe ( ommanderin-Ohief knows it is not Necessary to adiress any obese: vations to the officers aud jnen called out, om ihe inpoiiance of ebrick wtienbhus to tue military duties, and i con. Vineed that sliould the threste of atiuck Le carried inw effect, the Caradian voluatoersof the present day wii,with wv, be-nwing of God, moet with as much suceess fn rope ux such acriuiloal and wan- too outrage Beeline humanity end civil tation, as Was given thr # ucestocs, whether they were called upon to roil Waca from thoir territorios the tice of ‘egitimato \.car imVaders, Toromo, C4 W., March 12.—The Fenian excitement has somew! at subsided in this city, but still ragos on the frontig@ im all ite fury, Information received here says that auumber of rogulars are on the way up from‘ Quebec, all the forte being emptied, leaving the wou wa aud children preparing for a siege, The treeps daily parade and drill to terrify malcontents, and th » city looks like a place Levieged, Tho forces sre oving towardethe froatier as tast as they ar- rive, and aro orgauized and equipped. The maga- £.0¢ # end arsewale aro guarded night and day by pie’ ced men. Numbers of the men, believing there we suo danger of « Fenlan invasion, refused to turn © at, and were bewdenffed and marched off to the t arracks, Bome, alarmod, tied to the interior, while another small detachment left for the States, The Rochester Union snys that the Fenian scare im Canada on Wednesday last, was ¢ enerauly supposed, At Huspension nbabitante were called trom their beds at one o'clock in the mo: ning, by the ringing of Leils, fing of guns, ee. ‘The people, on rushing into the streets, were wold that tho reuians were coming, and that they mus prepare w fight or die, The siarm was «given by the military commander, acting on « te.egram from Hamilton, or repulse the aitacks ot lawless Fenianism in Boston, Doaten, March 12.—An immense meeting of the Roberts wing of the Fenian Brotherhood was held at Mosic Hall to-nivht, and thousands were disap- poiuted in not gaining admittance, President Roberts and Gen, Sweeney wore vecorted from their Hotel by the 42th unattached Company M. V. M,, Columbian Guard, to the Hal, An immense crowd accompanied them, Gen. Kobert Cowdin presided wt the mectiug, Which wae aidiesred by Presiueus Kobertay, Gen, sweeny, aud the Fenian enator, Morrison, ot Kansas, The speeches were auimated, and the Liotherivod were calied upon torise in heir luight, and, with Gen, Sweewey, wtrike ou Canada At the ciore of the meeting upwards ot @1iu in cash contributions were collectou, HOSTILE INDIANS, Scalp Boantics—loody (barge en an In- dian ( amp. San Francisco, March 10.—A dispatch from Port- land, Oregon, says that the Indians in the Owhykee region are very troublesome, Citizens have offered bounties for the ecalps, and intend making @ clean sweep of them, A dispatch from Ruby City says thas Capt. Walker, a few weeks since, charged an Indian camp at the mouth of Jordan Creek, and left 96 Indians dead on the ground. Twenty were “Bucks,” and fought desperately, killing one man and slightly wounding another, Six squaws end children were killed in the charge. Mexico, Reports via San Francisco. San Francisco March 3.—Advices from El Passo, Mexico, have beon received, The Republican Gov- ernment was still at El Paso, Juares bad learned that the French would soon leave Chibuabua in the hands of the Mexican garrison, when the Republi- caus will have no trouble in recepturing the city, Advices have also been received from Loudra, stat- ing that Pesquera hag resurned military operations, lis furce hed been augmente! by @ large force of Americans, The Republican Genoral Cardua, with 1,609 men, had @eon @ victory over the Imperialists st Hamo, io ta Cruz, Generel Morales was cofeecting @ late Republican force for immediate operations, The Liberals couyplain thet the officers of the ery rs strich ardere ta chew — Pyare Sy Hey yee ARCIL He did not leh.) showed the im co of 13, 1866. them to send maranding pirties across the border to interrapt and rob neutral travelers. Sen Francisco, March9 — The Mexican Republican General Alvarer, undor date of Providencia, Feb. 22d, writes that affairs at Acapulco are unchanged, The invaders are continually harrassed, and pretty woll worn out, Gen, Diary has luaucurated a snecess fulcampaign in the Stateof ajaca, Col, Fegrara, after defeating the Impertaliste at Tehwaubepec, moved towards Tehuan, The Imperial forces tn Vera Crug have resumed active operations in that quarter, South America, Pregresm of the Chilian War Impending Menetary Crisis, Etc. The steamer New York arrived at thie pert yester day, from Aspinwall, bringing waile and @1,426.566 inepecio, By this arrival dates are received from Valparaiso to Feb, 1th, Only the tion elad Namaneie and one frigate de la Victoria were laying about four miles and the rest of the blockading squadron he Was not known 19 what direction. the Commanter-in.Chief, Mendex Nunes, when the Italian Minister took leave of him, before returoing to Peru. told bins that he would soon see bim again “there,” In Lime and Calloe s monetary crisis seemed im Pending. On the 19th, he Bank of “La Providen- cia," suddenly mepentied payment, with an iim- mense value in notes in the hands ofthe public. It is also stated thative Manager of the concern St Domingo Porras, bas beon taisifying accounts, has witodrawn cash to, some sny, the extent of @ mil- lion of dollars, aud lavessed it om bis private account in stocks It's eaid that Porras bas been induced to give up documents which will realize largely against his de- ficiencies, Report goes tha’ thieman bad £75,000 to Bide on Englaod lying beside bir ia his own name, ready to make use of The Peruvian Government has lost the tron-cled Loa in Calioa bay, She went out fora short crube tnd gun prectice, and her commander run her on « sand bank. in fact it may be said on shore in broad daylicht—where she bes stuck fast aud resisted every atiempt te take her off. NEW YORK taue, ALBANY, March 13, Aasombly. RrrontsTo create a rd of Revision for the City of New York. Mr, Brandreth submitted a written repertagainat the same, Mr. Lawrence de- sired to place apon record his dissent to the report. esse Mr. Ferguson submitted @ minority re egainet the bill to incorporate the New York Women's College For « railroad over Maspeth aveuug; also, for railroad from Hauter's Point to lushing; also, fore railroad track on the Williams urgh turnpike road Motions anp Kesovotions,—B That the Canal board repor any early da, the construction of have upon the Cas the revenues deriv noir opinion, Niagaca phip Cana would of this Stace, aud upon Btate from seid canals, Which resolution wae adopted. By . Krear—Aesolved, That the Manhattan, Harlem, and New York gas companies, of New York snd Brooklyn, be required tw report wo thie House within ten days, the amount of cepital stock at the time they went Into eperatio rd the amount of their capital on the firet day of y in each yen to the proseut tin the par shores atthe eovera: dates, nai , aod the wm ue, the raio per cent ide made ¥ rofpoblie sampe tight per vear for each the , and price received the number oft lataps on private grounds, aud if shey are paid tor from the city tress the price por year tor each, and where situ alien wether any off er of sald companies ina ber of ony orgen mia the city or State, for Ita object 6 yrotection of the gaslight acturiog tuterest, or represoute either of said € ples lo fay roch of fabiZation, and pur posesin full, of organeation, ihe oseb report be verified under the oath of the President, Secretary gud Superintendent of each of amid Companies, Mr. Jenkius tose to debate, end the resolution was laid over the rule. Mr, i racey gave notice of a bill for @ railrond in Christopher and other streets of New York ‘The speaker presevted ihe aunual report of the huperintendente of the savings Bauks,— Adjourned, Nows Items. By Telegraph te the New York Bwn,) Tn bealth of the venerable Lewis Casa is rapidly failing. Ul ecarcely site up at ell, and his death is daily expected, Rev, Mantes Moonn, for many years editor of the Boston Reoconpan, died on Monday, at bis resi- dence in Cambridge, aged 76 yoars. 8 R. Mauony, formerly Confederate Secretary of the Navy, has been released from Fort Lafayotre on parole, He is allowed to go to Connecticut, Wer authorized to say, says the Washington Rervurtroan, that there is no truth in the state ment that the Navy Department has determined not to try the rebel pirate Bemmes. Tax Oregon papers have big stories of discover- tes of copper ore, Business was very brisk at Portland, There was never so much inquiry for freight up the Columbia River, Brivanve Co.pwei. (Union) was elected Mayor of Augusta, Me., yesterday. No nominations in opposition to tho Union ticket were made in any of the wards. Tag N.C. Legislature adjourned yeaterday. The bill allowing negroes to testify in all casox where they are concerned, in person or property, when jurisdiction shall be restored to the courte in the Biante, was passed, Tus examination at Hartford, Ct. of B, W. Greene, charged with the murder of his wife, was coucluded yesterday. Ibe defouse f insanity wes sustained, His family, itis understood, will con- fine him in the Providence Insane Asylum, In the Superior Court at Boston, yenterday, John Wood, alias Jack Bheppard, Jr., was sen- tenced to five years in the Biate Prison for larceny. He has also four years of an unfinishe! term to serve in Bing Sing, from which prison he recently eacaped. At the municipal election in Melfast, Me., yes- terday, Hon, Nehemiah Abbott was re elected Mayor without oppomtion, Charles A. Blaw, In- dianspolis (Deroocrat), wasr lected Mayor of Biddeford, Me, yesterday, A. G, Wakefield, of Bangor, Me, (Republican), was yesterday elected Mayor. Mason Wrsoor's mission to the bostile Indians has been cotirely successful, He bas removed them al! below the Arkansas EB ver, and got an aureement from thelr ebicfs oad head men to abide by the treaty made at the mouth of the Little ar- kanses, last Ooi ter, which secures the safety of travel across the [ia Tux Kinderhook Almanac for 1847 bad @ predic. tion about the U ite! States, which was published in the Cle Times of that time, and which able in view of passing ovents. It \eas follow ** When the country 18 ruled by a tailor bold, A bevwar shal! stitch with @ thimble of gold; And tbe water shal! furnish, inssead of the land, Theea willops ef men with their Grea in remained at Valparaiso, The Vencedora and Marques dors, it lt wae enid thas STATE LEGISLATURE, re « Thirty-Third Year LOCAL NEWS. SEW YORK AND THe ViCINTTY. Boarp ov HeattH—Tue Burcasns re Counct-INtTraeeTtIRe Denate, &e, — Promdent Schulte was engaged noarly all yertarday forencos, looking after the removal ef the offal from the city limite, The contractors baving, as alleged, failed hitherto, wero notified that unless they attended to tthe work would be done at their expense by the Roard of Health. A larae namber of bad sinks, (lihy cellars, yards, houses, Ac, were reported to Capteia Lord yesterday, A large quantity of decomposed meat waseoiced in Washington Market yesterday by Bereeant becanees and officer Acker, and taken to the offal dock, Complaints were recetved by the Hoard from residents of Washington Bqaare and that neighborhood of an intolerable steuch which pei- vacos the streets, nearly every evening. It is known to proceed from a maumber of @ kilns en the enst side of the city, for the removal of which measures will at once be taken ‘The butchers helt an important basiness meeting at 1 o'clock, yesterday, at the Koome of the Hutchere Hide and Melting Association, corner of 6th stress and let avenue, The sudject of tho slaughter housce fea nulsance was discussed by several gentlemen— the majority berg of an opinion that atew were intolerable nuleances, and shoald be abaed alio- gether, but that the greater portion ef them were roperly conducted, and were neither offensive vor njurious to the public health, and ought not to be interfered with, A Committee, consisting of Messre. Starr (Chairman), Crrpenter, Beaman, Devos, Brown, Lalor aad Appleby, was then appointed to confor with the Board of Health at their meetiog in the afternoon, and then adjourned, At the hou med, the Boa.d met in the Court Room, at the Police Headquarters, No, Wo street. President Schulte im the Goair, A large Buwber of bntchere were present, in seapouse to (he call of the Hoard to meet with ther so consnit on the sauitary measures nocetsary to make their ousiness leas offensivuamd unbealthy to the citizens of tho metropelis. A series of resolutions were presented by the President jookimg to the removal of the eanghter bouses from the populous districts of the city tole outer limite, The reselntions were warmiy cehated ee audcon, The President announced it ae probe & settled fact in the opinion of the Board, th these establishments must be remeved to insure the ealthiainess aud cleanliness of the city, Mr. Levoo ing ealled opon read extracts froma paper which he had prepared ior and read before the American stitute on this sulject. The paper goes into the tory of anima’ ue from Jewish times do the proseat, and «iv: detailed and interesting ac- count of the abbatoire of Kurope and America—their mode of structure, expense and prefit, &c. He con- er heuses are not necessarily to health, and that by proper hey might be matataines with per, which was quite lengthy, @ transact: ns of the American sanitary re iu the districts, Th will be published in lnstutute Mowers. Starr, Leland, Boyer and others, spoke in favor of hee eeninat the shter houses Clean, but fvispemont of ich ought ighte of other citi is own pero w builton she oy views thet North aud HKargee should then be rently to conv: necessary, the beet and offal .o their severa! destin ations, the ub ght it would be cheaper well we being inotfecerve, aud vot injurious te the public healt Mr. Phillips replied to the President, and declared that the mae of the buichers of this chy were ¥ desire bo heap per and cleanly couuituivn idered the sisug’ ng of cattio, in the Cily ew York, Bo more of uisanee than the salting (Cheers and laughter a6 this allu~ sident’s business) aur who wae preseni,) thereiore, the @ tended to other business. w and could waughierug places that couid + be known ual posed out. He had betore he knew of at wae it mt to with os and convince bimeelf that pecearily a naisance ‘The President repued thet a « matter of expense he thought it would be cheaper to have Dalit where every part of the business attending oa the slaughter of animals could be carr en weetu~ er. The poople of suis city, he thought, would hacly be willing to pay the expenses of @ corps of officers sufficient to biing al the siaughier houses up tu ihe! pre por abe jarc of Cleanliness, i he wae in iavor of abbatoire outside ioteot this city, aud be hoped the Hoard woud build them and send every dirty buteh- erinthe city to Usew, but he contended that chose evp their places clean #how.d moe be dis.arved, sheet.) ‘Lue Piesident them asked the butchers, what tal the effect of heat—tor instance, «| js and cake and coffee shops ia (ie ty--upon the meat, fish auu poultry ¢ou the s.afe iu the vicinity, . Cooper, or Fuiton Market, answered that que tiow by stating Lie experience Of over 50 years in iL business io that market, and ered thas since tl 4 of those oyster and coffee shops ni not keep from 12 to $4 houreas bong before. ‘The President said that bie reason for asking ¢ question was that Le bad been calied upon, aday o two ago, In relation to it bye mam who said h bellevod be bad @ perfect right to make as iui heat as le pleased in his own piace, in the pus. markots or elsewhere, Another man, frown incerior of the Btate, called upon him aleo, to stat be bad a periect right to send “bob calves" | thiselty forsale, the Frestdent, however, though o or of these men, BOF the Ciasses thoy represeus, Kocw what was \ueir mghte in the premises, and b assured the butchers that ima few weeks more belweved they would met be able to find » “bop within the city lunite Mr. Faton, Counsel to the Board, then gave th views of the lioa:d iu a iew briet remarks. Le sa: they did mot intend to proscribe the butche.s ae ciuss more thau “ay owner ciass of business me im the commuaity, utwhet they did want was u promote the public heaib, god anything or an: Dusiuess that hinders that wuss be abated aad re wneved, 1heso remarks wore received with mac approbetion, ihe President then called upon Mr, Peter 2 to give his views om the subject. Mr. C, sald ve he agreed with the remarks of the butchers as we aso the Commisnon, he saw BO reason why tb) bu chere’ business wight not be conducted im such manuer as wo be no more offensive than bis owm (4h) give mauulacture.) He had confidemce im the Bua: Bud in ie Presceut that Justice would be dove {| li classes, i Mr, Corvell thought the Counsel to the Boar touchod they key-pov@ of the whele question. 11 fCorpell) thought thas butchers should net | biamed jor (he auings Of other classes whose busines depends upos the slaughter of cattlo—as the renior of oiled, the trying Of tat, etc, tle thought the boar coud compel the ,emoval of fat, hides, offal, ete., an tuus the coulinuaence of nuisances connected wit their busmess be abated, Mr.ocuuits asked the butchers if it wee (be! custom to eeud their offal to the decks to be remove by the offal contiactors? Lhey repiued it was, it then sieved slat Le believed that would be here alter changed, Mr. nas, Attorney of the Board then produced th contract beiween the Loug Leland bone, de, Von pauy and the city in regaid to the removal of off irom the City Limite, ibat contract wae made ; lobed, for tem yours, at the rate oF 616,000 per aunu it stipulates thay the Company shail collect a lernove row any sisoet,laue «1 public piece ln the iy ali dead animals, vfial, OW .wh oh they we be show or have any kuowiedke of. Mr. iiss sald the pany were nos requised w go ito pisces of bomue te remove Lucee suing, Vub lor the information the butchers be etetea that the company were be: the Board today, sud expremed thelr readiness fuifidd their contract in every particuar, They w have auy number of carte approved by the anita: duperinsenveat, aud which she ioard shall gain) a all (he warkes d pubilc places im the city, ar giso at their own stabies ju 36ch street, aud citizeu KuowibE of & UUlsenCEe WILLD their ceatr by etep, ing 10 the bearest police station, can b the tact toeereybed © Leadquarters, and in as lea! filtecu Minu.es 1b Wii beremuved, (Cheers) pereral ceu.eineD presente seid they bad been nr fused by the conwracwurs m when the Ry tt me th r olfal W (hem, aud one even declare age ued to arrest Lis man if he took any bi sioug with it, (Cieughter.) jue lresident declared that the 2 ow af Zam Rae power of I