The Sun (New York) Newspaper, March 16, 1866, Page 1

_NEW YORK, FRIDA Number 10,502, The Latest News ty Telegraph to the N. ¥. Suan, "ROM WASHINGTON. CONDITION OF TEXAS. itter Disleyal Spirit There, N HONEST SOUTHERN POSTMASTER, $200 in Specie Saved. AYMENT OF PENSIONS IN THIS CITY. fanover Street Crnelty te be emedied, CONGRESS YESTERDAY. Yivil Rights Bill. resident’s Signature Only Needed. UR FORTRESS MONROE LETTER. lerida Emigration Movement, ARGE MEETING OF NEGROES ambe Blews Hot and (Cold. EW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE: Hour Movement in the Assembly. ; Receives a Third Reading. IMPORTANT EUROPEAN NEWS. &ce., &e. Wasnceeron, March 16th, The Committee an Reconstruction have reported @ testimony of (ion, Custer, who states that be bas avelei aliover Texas, and found the mass of the opie «xeredingly bitter against the Gevernment— oresoihen fiveor six month ago. He mentions pong othor facts, that the grand juries have, during few months past, found 600 iddictments for the urder of Union men and others, but not one of the ilty parties has been convicted. The Secretary of State, in a letter to Senator Sam- it, detalles the fects in thecaseof the murderer, artin Bader, recently pardoned by the Council of wleland, Switzerland, en condition of his emigras- g to this country, He was ander sentence of ofinement for 24 years in chains. The United ates Consul, Mr, Wilfe, at Basle, informed the vancil of Basleland that the United -tates was not colony forconvicts and criminals, and that the Teon pardened would not be permitted to land in is cou atry, but would be returmed to Switzerland the @: pense of those sending him thither, Mr. G@.G, Lynch, ® postinaster in North Carolina the commencement of the rebellion, when com- anication between that State and the city of ‘ashingtion was first interrupted, had in his posses- on between one and two hundred dollars in coin, longing te the government, which he buried for fety, Recently the department was informed by m of this fact, and that the money was at the order the proper officer. A draft has been according fawn for the amonnt is currency, In consequence of the inconvenience and hardship which the present mode of paying pensions at New ork City is said to inflict upon United States maloners, the Secretary of the Intorior has dis- iched Mr. George C, Whiting, of his department, that city, with authority to investigate the matter 1d obtain such facts and information as will enable @ department to apply the correction. Binee the introduction of « resolution in the Senate short time ago, with a view of providing indemnity ) all officers and seamen of the Navy for personal eoes sustained while in active service, the Fourth aditor has been the recipient of many letters from ose who consiiler themselves affected thereby, an rroneous impression prevailing that the resolution as passed. Official news has been received by Senor Remo ‘om Fl Paso, the scat of the Mexican Government, p to the 16th ulto, President Juarez, and his yreroment, remained in uudivputed possession of erthern Chihuahua. A French deserter, who ar- ved at Kl Paso, reported that all the French forces bandoned the City of Chihuahua on the Mth. The bill declaring all persons born in this country » be citizens of the United States, excepting In- ians not taxed, and to secure all persons in the ajoyment of their civil rights, has finslly passed eth Houses of Congress, and will soon be presented >the President, Wallaco Whittlesey, convicted in the Criminal ‘ourt of the abstraction of Government Bunds, has een sentenced to pay « fine of one thousand dollars, FLORIDA EMIGRATION MOVEMENT. Large Meeting of Negrecs at Hampten, (Correepondence of the Sun) Forrarss Monnox, March 14.—A large meeting of egroes, having for its object the furtherance of the ‘lorida Emigration movement, took place in Hamp- on yesterday evening, The meeting was regularly rganized, and after the usual preliminaries, Mr, Wm. Thornton, colored, was sppointed Chairman, nd Mr, Calhoun, white, Secretary. Mr. J. W. Dungy, a runaway slave from Hampton ome years ago, arose and addressed the audieace, wid, in a few sensible remarks, demonstrated to the wlored audience that they were living too thickly en he Peninsula between Hamp'on and Yorktown, and se the immediate reeuls of which they were be: jubjected to all the evil influences of idieuess an rice, aud instances of thett, depredations an ‘ther crimes sgaiust each other and the white resi- jente of the try, were becoming daily more pumerous, @ evtreated the colored poo- le present to lose no time in reflecting upon the subject, which was destined to be ft atest importance to Mood and thetr tamfiies, He read exirects of letvers from residents of Florida, showing that ‘and could be hed there for three dollars an acre, whieh they were paying for rent alone, on the land which they now culti » and cone uded by re- mar ing that the Homestead Bull of 186% guaranteed Vernmen' \e e was Dollowe by Major General Miles command. ing the post, Brigadier Uepesal Armstrong, formerly Colonel of she Sif United States colored troops, iately sppointed the Superintendent ¥ pe 2 aaries of eodmen' Coles. Ee ieeimen's Bare r, of Iinois. the harden of their speeches was eusent of seres of government lands were watered, fertile, bighly due i tral nding in all kinds of tropreal fruit; « in the most indotent r@ repeatedly dilated glowing skevches just made, ia which y homes. surrvunded byevery comfort and blessing were eraphi- esliy pietured to their imaginations, Levan to ex! ibit the atmost enthusiasm, and the moet perfect hare mony would have prevailed, had sot « disturbing ok ment made ite appearance In the person of » Mr. Calvin Pepper, siawyer of Norfolk, «ho, in oppesition to the purposes amd objects of the Flor da euigretion movement, has been working bard to counte.ect, in counection with « few other dissenting adherents, the proeress already made in enlisting the sympathies of *b surrounding population ot the peningular in tte behalf, He took the platfo. m erected for the occasion and notwl iug the remonstrances of the Organizers of the meeiung, proceeded at some to refute the arrumenuise and aiser- tions made the previous speakers, and succeeded tows: the end of his discourse in on- listing the rental aren of the colored people pre- sent, He advocated the expedioncy ef their rema:ming re they were a« in @ little while the country would be theirs through corgressional action. He ridiculed tho ides of emigrating to lorida as lin. precctosbig, and said it was frangh) with evil conse~ quences. They were not sure Sesistance after they reached ther. Mr. Pepper was foilowed by « colored physician named Bane, Norfo.k, whose speech was even more bitverand vituperative than his predecessor He denounced, in sirong terms, the officers engaged io the raeet, end not only seconded the assertions of Mr, Pepper, bat discanted a: length upon the evils of the Freedmen's Bureau, declaring its action injur- fous to the interests of the bieck man. And he called Upoo the audience to treat wiih the utmost contempt and disgust the idea oi emigrating to Fioridato beiter their condition. At this po.mt the meeting assamed « turbulent arauce, Loud cheers were given for ane and epper, amd long and coutiuuous hisses for Florida, Derm.ng it aseless to remain any longer, and as aii efforts to quiet the two colored orators of the day were of no avali, Major Gen. Miles suggested to the fisieeation accom pg bum the j@ty Of depart: img, which they did, eyeak joaded by Mr, the tires er oft the meeting. — ‘Thus terminated the efforts of the military aathor- ities and others interested in the movement to induce the immense population scattered ali over the Peninsula to seek some other more favor- abie and ieee thickly settled cime. It estimated that between Vid Point and York- town there are %6,u negroes, to whem are distributed monthly 69.4.0 rations from the Commissary Deparument, They are principally in charge of the Freedmen's Bureau, but wany of them have small low of iaud oo which they rae cto bies for \uomeeives aad theiriamiiies. Most of suem, however, roam at will over the couniry, without ewplo, ment sad subsist ng on government ratious ‘Loe simming phase which (heir condition bas o! late sssumed, has been the primcipal reasen for Oearti this emigration schewe, But so far ali etfurvs have proved useless to Induce the negroes to emogra.e trum the ianustuey Bow ecoupy, ihe sad rosuive of an emigration to Mayti several yoarsago, PreJisposes the biacks agsinas the very idea of going to & CounLTy Of Which taey are iguorant, When the delegation with Gen. Miles left, the two colored orators organized a meeting of their own, and gave thelr hearers the details of their own peculiar views in regard to establish! colonies en the iauds near Nortolk, over the Pen neue and thioughout the ptate, “heir remarks w warmly appisuded, Belore the meeting adjourned a collec- on of filty conte per head was ievied and taken up, to support the idea of colonization. Auother meet ing im turtherauce of this object isto be held uext Baturday, CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Ninth Seasion, Senate. Washington, March 15.—The morning hour was taken up in the discussion of « resolution to print ten thousand copies of the report of the Keconstrue- tion Cowmittee, and « motion to amend it by reducing it to six thousand coples, The amend- ment wee disagreed to and the original resolution adopted, Mr. Suinner, from the Committee on Foreign Ro lations, offered @ resolution protesting againet the action of the authorities of Bazeland, Canton, in Switzerland, in a tng to pardon « man convicted of murder, providin @ would emigrate to the United States; aleo directing the provest to be print« ed gnd sent to our seoraoemter ive in Switeeriand other foreign countries, with inatructions to present it to the governments to which they are accrod ted, it being believed that similar pardons have been gramted by oiber nations. The resolution was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Teumboail called up the civil righw Dill, the question being on concurrence in the House amendments. Mr. Davis moved to ley the bill upon the table. Hie said that the whele bili was unconstitutional, and he addressed the Heuate at iemgth on this question At the conclasion of Mr. Davis remarks the motion to lay upon the table was refused, and the amendments of the House were all agreed ve. The Dill as it bas passed both Houses, and will be pre- sented to the President for his signature, is in substance as follows All persons borm im the United States except Ins @lane pot taxed, and persons convicted of infamous crimes, are declared citizens of the United Staves; race, color or previous conditions to she contrary poswithesanding, fae are to have equal civil rights in every Biate of the Union, Any person convicted of :estraining any citizen as Pr 4 ot hie rights and privileges on account of eolor, race or prev condition, shall be punished by a fine pot excoeding $1,000, or imprisoument not exceeding ene year or Loth at the sion of the Court. District and Cireuit Courts of the United States shall have, exclusive of Btace’s Courts, cognizance of 4.1 causes, civil or criminal, in which on account of predjudice of race os glee, justice cannot be oe by the ptate Courts; aud any person may —" Biateto U. 8. District or Gureult Courts. twhere tate Courts are wil to Go justice they shall not fe int red with, If acase should arise where U, 6. Courts do not reach the common law of the pate or territory. when not im contravention of the Con- siitution the lawsof the Lauiied biates may be ap- piled to the case, District Atto Marshals and Deputy Marsh of the U. 5, no ing power ww arrest &c.; Com: missioners appol by the Cireui Territorial Courts of the U.5.; agents of the edmen's E reau 6nd all officers who may be specially empowered by the Presiveut sbali bave power to arrest, iwpris- on, bai, @uy persous guuty of restraining any citizen of his rights, excepting for crime of which be shall be convicted, and shall prosecute the same at the expense of the Lulted states, The District Courts of the U. 8., and the Buperior Courts of ter- ritories may increase the numver of Comsuissioners trom time to time, 6048 to @asure & speeuy trial in alicass. The said Commissioners shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the Judges of the Oiremic aud Diatiicy Courts of the Lnited States, and the Judges of the Superior Courts ef the territories, severally @ud collectively, in term time and vacation, apon satistactory proof being made to issuc warrants aud precepss for arresting and bringing vefore them all otfenuers against the provisions of this act, and on examination, to discharge, admit bail. or commis them for trial, as the facts may warrant, Any person knowing iy and wrongtully obstructing, &c., any ofiicer or otber pereon chaiged with the execution Of upy warrant or process issucd under the provisions of this act, or any person or persone law- souly sopeting bio or them, from arresting auy person for whose apprebension such warraut or process may have been issucd,or attempting to rescue alvex arrest, or ior Larboring or siciny such person to escape trem the custody of the olticer or other persous legally suthorized (0 make such arrest, atter Know lodge of the fact (hat ® warrant hes been issued jor the apprehension of such person, shail tor either of said ofleuces Le subject Ww a hoe hut exceeding one shoussu doilars, aod imprisopmeni Dut exceeding six nopsas, by sndctineut betove the Vistrics Cours of the Loited States tor the district fa which sau offence may have bees commisted, or beloe the proper Court of criminal jusisdiction, if coumitied within apy oue of the orgesizud serrituries of the United Brates, Disuict Attorneys, Marshals, Commissioners, and other office:s acting under thle ect shall be paid tor their services the same lees as aie allowed tu: sunilar vices in others cases; when tLe proceedings are Peiere Commissioner, be shail receive $10 few, Ail persons ac uuder ead Commissioners ig the arrest of de.s, under his ast, shai cecelves fea of ©5 (ox eaek vase, With such [svrereryY VY fees for extra services as the Commissioner may Said fees to be paid by the nearest | rersarer, upon certificate of the Dis y or Commissioner within whose rrest took p! the President @ United SF 1 ee that committed agatuss the pr thorized to direct the Dis Attor ¢., of euch district to attend at ench and prosecute the offenders, and such officers a:e to atrend at such place; And the President ts further empowered to ase fuch land and nave: forces of the ( nited States, or ai as nuall be necessary to euforce the execution ° L this ect, mn ail questions of law arising in any cause auder this act, a final appeal may be takem to the Bupreme Court of the Uuited Stace: Mr, Tramou ii gave notice that ou Monday next he would ask the Senate to take up the ca-e of she Hen- ator from New Jersey (Mr. Stockton) which hasbeen referred on « protest of the Legislature of that State, be the Committee on Judiciary, Mr. Fessenden called up the Deficiency Bill, which contains among other items, the following : For the completion of the dome of the Capitol, BU, 00 lor defraying the expenses of Mr. Lincoln's $30,000; for pure nasing files of leading American newspapers tor the library of Congress, 21,500; to enable the joint commitiee on the Library to pay the first instaliment due on acontract made with Wm. H, Powell for a naval picture to be placed in the Capitol, #2,000; to eupply @ alficteney in the fund for the relief of sick and disabled seamen, 170,000 ; for the purchase ot the property in Wash- haton City Known as Ford's Theatre, for the depoult and safe keeping of documentary papers relating to the soldiers of army of the United States, and of the Museum of the We. and Surgical Department of the Army, @100,0, The Finance Committee recommended the strik'ng out of the following proviso, inserted by the Liouse in connect'on with the foregoing appropriations: Provided that hereafter no portrait of any living Pereon shall be ongraved or place! upon any of the bonds, securities, or postal currency of the United Staves, The provise was stricken out. Pending the consideration of the bill the Senate adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTA TIVES Mr Smith (Ky) obtained leave to make a personal explanation, and he sent up to be read an article from the Pittebargh Gazerre, in reference to « reso- lution offered by him in December last, admitting the privileges of the floor to Col, Johuson, of Ar- Kansas, member elect from that State Mr, Smith, of Ky. w on to discusa the status of the late rebel Atstes, denouncing the theory that they were out 0: the Union os « damuebie heresy. Mr. Broomall, of Penn, ralsed the point of order that the languare used by the gentioman from Ken tucky wes out of orderin pronouncing the opinion the majority of the House a damuabie heresy 1 dpesker—The Chair sustains the point of order. The gsentieman has mo right to retiect io such language ou the deeision er action of the House. Mr. Smith—I did not reflect on the decision of the House, Mr. Banks—Then the qnestion arises whether the gentleman shall ne allowed to proceed in order. Mr. BlevensL object, We have got enough of it. Mr. Lg Conelis pant papeeee you bave, but nos #0 much as you will get of it. The Spesker—The geatieman from Kentucky ander the demand made thatthe rule shail pe en- forced, must take his seat. he rule was read by the Clerk, Bpeaker--The question ils; Shall the gentle. man from Keutucky be allowed to procee iin order? question was taken by ayes anu nays, and leave waa refused by the House—26 to Tu votes. Mr, Smith (again risiug)—l rise to @ personal ex- planation Mr. Smith paid that he understood it hed been observed by some members that « remark whieh be had made s moment ago was the reason why he had been refused leave to proceed. That rem» inivended for the gentleman om Penneyivania (Mr Stevens.) That geuticman's lavguage was, t he ad enough of what I ing, and I re marked, “Very well; it may ou have, but I will «ive you more of it." My object was to be persomal to him, not to the House, Mr. Bieveus said he did not riso to answer what had been sald perecnal to himeclf, He would simply repeat what he had once before sald, that “what no gentleman could uiter, uo gentleman could answer." Mr. Stevens from the Committee on Appropriations reported the Indian Appropriatien bill, which was read twice and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and made the special order for Thursday next. The House resumed, during the morning hour, the consideration of the bill to amend the act relating te the Habeas Corpus, and regulating judicial pro- coedings in certain cases, approved March, 1863, Mr, Harding (Ky.) argued against tho constitu. tionality and priuc:pies of the bill. Mr. Conkling, of N. Y., desired to suggest an amendment to the bill, soas to make nye a more complete and definite indemnity to the Secretary of War. He sald thatin Periormin the gieat task which the rebellion had devolved upon him, and which he had performed so abiy and 60 il, the Becretary of War had incurred very rave penal bilities and had exposed bimeelf to litigation, If not liability tor the acts which he had been compelled to do, Acting im good faith, acting on ‘he highest con- iderations connected with the public the Bec. retary had been compelled to direct to be done and to do those ucts for which, possibly, be might not have twhoch would ox . ' red w be laformed her the Judiciary Commit eo were prepared to such amendments to the bill as would give full to the Secretary of War, ' mat is ro 0 Iowa, replied that the Judiciary Commi tee was now considering a bill ooking to the indemnity to which the gentlemen referred. Mr, Bhellabarger mentioned the case of some pore sone being under indictment tn 4irays County, Ky,, for having, in the arrest of some povtious guerilias, shot one of them, And he stated that they would be tried, convicied and executed, ene asked whetber bill covered such cases as shat, bas“ Eo Herding wanted to know what authority the geutieman had for :eporting these persons Tone be demned and executed, Mr, Cook stated that the bill would cover euch « ease; but, If not, ite phraseciogy could be changed to make it do so, veral cages of the same descrip thon had been brought to the attention of the Committee. The morning hour having expired the bill went over to the next morning hour. The House proceeded, as a special order, to the eonsideration of the Joan bill. Mr. Morrill, from the Committee on Ways and Means, saperter the following amendment to the bill: Strike that the bon than ip the United States made p beth principal aad interest, in the coim or currency of the country in which they ae made payable, bus shall not beara rate of intercst exceeding five per eentum per annum, Mr, Halburd eddressed the House. He referred, on the open of his remarks, to a letter from the Comptroiier of the Treasury to the Secretary of the Treasury, dated March lth, showing serious errors in the report of the pecresary as to the money in hand on the lst of March, ‘The total amount returned by the secretary was $1°6,116,950, Tae amouyt which the Comptroller claims as belug in the custody of the Becresary, on the let of March, was $166,765,044—makiug & discrepancy between the two statement of fr y misoas, Mr, tHeliburd desired to have, trom the Chairman of the Committee ou Menking aud Currency, ao e¢xplauation of this discrepancy, Mr. Hooper, of Mass,, in the absence of the Chair- man of the Committee, rore to fixe the explanation id. The Secretacy of tho Treasury bed repre: senied the amountof coin in the Lreasary on the fires of March as fil ve millions, and of currency sixty millions, making a tote! of &1)6,00,00. The letter to which the gentiowan from New York re ferred, stated that that was inexcusabiy erroneous, aod that tie Secretary bad omitted to inciude the amount deposited iu National banks, and other items awounting Osher to a vie than fifty mMillous, Lhe Commiteve Waye aud Means having seon thas lever, had appvinied a sub-committee to secertain whether there was auy foundation for the statement; thet the sub-committee hau iea;ued (bat the amount of money im the mativus: banks bad beeu includedin the secretary's caiculatious, and had wade « part of the 6116,000,.0 reported by the Decretary, bere- fore, the Co.wptroer iu aading that eum of swenty- @ight mili ip the Nativaal bauks was mistaken, es (hat eu. already Lees included, The Uomp- taclies had furthes sasied cass \eere Wee om eunount Y, MARCH 16, 1866, Of 'nitet States notes that had been retired, bat which the Sgeretary abonid nor have retired, bat the fo. wae fiat they were retiied, He would Dot now «o into the question whether th pecretary bas t!e authority wo restore them. It ha bren done, and theretore that amount was not in the Trewury, The Comptroler bel then added a eum of one million three hundred thousan! for the differ- mount of seven thirties purchased ty Londs sold,eaying that that money the Secre- tion of the omton bad ence Letwoen th and of five twe should be in the Tieasury, ais» bec tary had no authority to make what di bomds, but the fre’ wae that that di been made, and thorefore Tre sury, The Comptro had then add Millions for the value of beyond curieuey, that \e, if the Secretarr unde-took to eeu his would get for p foc: was that fore the am Miameon it tif'een mili colin hed not been soid, an’ there- t of premium could not be In the Tressuiy, There wee there ore no t in to suppose tha’ the monihiy ement of the 8 ary was not The sesultef the inv tion eu ay? accurnte made by the Sub Committee was that 61 wae the correct amount in the Treasury ou of March, A long debate on the Finances then sprung up. Mr. Wentworth was for issuing bonds only to pay debts already contracted, The debs policy should stop, and the Government should pay as it went The annual expenses of the Goverament, except the interest of the public deb', should be paid from the deties on imports; and the interest on the public debt should be paid from the proceeds of th Dal revenue tax, which, under his poiler, annually reduced, and be finally abolished 000 the first yess, Hi pke of the Coniptrolle Gs being Cueaed in thwarting th the ur lmastr 4 wo bring abous the practicable return tpecl@ payment, and as cing to dilute to the currency Mr. Price, of Lowa, asked whether the eentiem charged the Comptrolier of the Curreney with dilat- ing the currency, or desiring to thwart the rewrn specce pa mentee Mr, Wentworth replied thet he saw the Comptrol lor of the Currency every day in the House talking fod lobby iog with members, while Mr, McCulloch, againat whom be was lobby ing, wae where he ought Ww be, at bis seek attend ng to hie business. Mr Priee sulmitted (hat it wae unjust to maken wholese charse against @ public officer, who stood Linh in the es imation of the peovie Mr. Wentworth eusgested that the gentleman from Lowa (Price) should prepare @ resolution for the eppoiuin ent of ecs Commmitiee :o examine imo the iaiter whi'e euton with bs speech M .P jee said he bad only sasd whet be bad bec\use (he gentiemaa assailed was not here, and could wot be bere, to be rd. Air Weutworts (oo! round to the lobby wit alrof wenu hbegone! tie was @ few minuies ago ughter) tie (Weutwort Was not (be men to tala ili of @ person behind bis back, even although that person imigit be connected with the brokes,, gainbiers aud epecuisiors of New York. If it not thet the Comptiollerof the Currency was engeyes in thwarcing Lhe effo: ts of tLe Sd nustration (0 biiug about he earliest pinc return to specie payment, and tn diiniing cusrency, theu he (Wentworth) would vote for am ®pp. opriasion to jurniah the Com ptiviier’s room with @uiswry of the Freuch asslgnauts, of Jobu Law's South Sea scheme, and of the paper money system of the Boutuern Cont deracy, wuuse Secretary of the i i@asury cured ali financial diseases with ile alr of the same a Kesainpton by expansion was the oid story of the trog that wauted to ge. out of the well by jumping up two tees every aay aud failing back three fe. vevery night. The Louse soon acjourned, THE FENIANS. U. &: Seldiers at Buffale. Buffalo, March 16. force of two hundred United States troops arrived here yesterday, and are now at Fort Porter, More are said to be expected, and it is supposed that they are to be sent here to sve that the neutrality Inws are revpeeted, Toronto, March 15.—Startling reports are current that many of the volunteers cannot be relied on to oppose any Feulan invasion that may be attempted. It has transpired that the run on the gun shops for arme ie equally im the interest of Fenians on this side of the line. Toron’s C. W, March 15.~The reeent reports of pilots to assassinate tho Governor General, of arrests for treason, aud of the early meeting of the Cana diam Parliament, are ali without foundation, Every- thing ts quiet, NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE Benate. Albany, March 15.Bitis Intronreep.. Relative to the Croton Aquedact Department. Kel ge of Kighth avenue. ‘to incorporate the fork Sunday Kehool Misslonary Society of the M odiet Episcopal Chureh, Declaring T ompkins Bquare & public parade ground tor National Guard, and to rovide for grading the same. To incorporate tho foung Men's Christian Association of New York. lo provide for a Deputy Superintendent of Public Schoolein Brooklyn, For a Railread in Lexington avenue and other streete in Now York. Bits Passep,—l is the Sisters of the Poor of dt. Francis ow York, For extending piovisions of general menuiaeturing law to business of building or keeping a Hotel, EVENING GEABION, Mr. La Ban introdaced a bill to establish a Metre- politan Board of Public Works, to eonsist of five Commissioners, whose duties shall be connected with the construction, maintenance, repatring and supplying ot the public buildjags and other publie works of thecity of New York, and the purchase or leasing of sites thereior; sald Board embrace within ite jJurmdiction ail the Chy Deparnmenw except ihe Police, Fire and Health Comiissions, aud the Commissioners of Charities, The cousiueration of the Senate resolations on pational affairs, heretofore adopted Ly the Assembiy, was resumed. After « lengthy debate the Senate, without action, adjourned, Amewbly. Rerorrs,—To provide for the construction of a perugnent qnereatine @stablishinent in the port of p York, bor the reiief of the Brooklyn, #iatbush aud Cony Islaud Railroad Company. To te the fare on the Eighth Avenue Kailroad, N ork, Biiies Lytaopucr: Keviment Naiional.uard, Tore the fare of street rail- rosds in New York and Brooklyn. For a railroad in Cortlandt, Dey and other streetsin New York. For railroad in T¥th and other streets in New York, For a bridge over iarlem Kiver at Berrian's Lande ing. Tolmprove Myrtle Avenue, Brookiyn, ‘Lo re- ulate routes of the Bioadway Staye Company, New ork, For an Elevated Kailroad in Sr ondw ay, Spring and other streets in New York, To extend and open South seventh street, Biooklyn, H.D, Kor # railroad in Houston ard other streets in New York, ‘To promote fideilty in office in New York, To ereate Fire and Water Duestricts on Kings and Queen Counties, For relief of the High Bridge Rauiroad Co, To regulate the use of the basin at foot of Spring street, New York. For the cunstruction of a patent dlevated Rall ip Broadway, For the construction of tunnel « iitoad iu Kings County, ‘To ineor- York Nerthe:a City Kallroad Com- pe Bitte Passep.—For providing that only the ex- uses of successful claimants of of either ranch of the Lugisiature email be p To amend the charter of the Jews’ Hospital in York. To reguia'e and increase (he saiasses of (he Mouopulitan Pouce iorce, EVENING 6ESGION, The special order was the eigus hour bill Mr. Beandreth took the floor, and spoke at length in favor of the bill te limit hours of labor to eight, Mr. J, L. Parker moved w ameud by excepting nd team labor, which was adopwd; ays, 7. reth moved to order the bill toa third nd upon that called tLe previous questio: which was orcered, and the bil! passed t @ shir roading by a vole of 45 to fu. Adjourued, Cuba. Heavy Carge ef Slaves, Etc. Havana, maich 1y.—1he Bpanish steam frigate Neptuvo has just come in towing the schooner Ma- thilde, with toree hundred aud sevemty-@ve slaves on board, said to be ons to Pauclio Marty. It is said there are more on board the steamer, making one thousand five hundred and seventy-twoinall, The U. 8+ gunbost Chicago came im to-day from Key West, He: commander wee salaved with five guos by the Ananied Gacebin © Thirty-Third Year. From Europe, Twe Days Later Nows, Halifax, March 15,—The eteamah'p Africa, from Liverpool om the 84 vie Queenstewn on the 4h inst., has arrived at this port, The Dublin correspondent of the Tiura says that the search for Stephens has become very keen and determined, It ls believed that he is in Dublin, and the police are almost certain of speedily arresting him, Itiseupposed thathe has managed to escape thas far by a continued change of residence Tiverpool, March 8.—At the Central Crimin Court to-day, Mr, Coleman pleaded guilty te the charge of Ubelling Mr, Bothern, the actor, and made an ample apology, retracting tho libel. Mr. Coleman waa then find fifty pounds, The London Times, of to-day, publishes @ lette: signed J. 1. Livingstone, im which the writer aske leave, a6 an Amorican, te protest emphatically against the oration delivered fa Washlugton on the Liuecola memortal day by Mr. Bancroft. Mr. Liv ag stone says that he never felt more ashamed than he did upom reading that oration @ deciares that it wae adisgrace to Mr Bancroft, who desecrated the occasion by such @ speech, and to these Americans who became accomp ices by Listening it London, March 4. ~The Memontat Divtomatiare assorte thatthe reply of Mr. Beward to ihe French dispatch of the 9th of February ie received. Mr. Seward states that the United States will remain neutral towards Moxico in view of the promised evacuation of the country by the Freuch troops, GREAT BRITAIN, In the Honse of Commons, Mr. Gladstone gave notice that he would, on the 19th of March, cali Stieation to the paragraph im the Queen's specch referring to Parliamentary Keform, Retarus tm regard to constituoncies, &c., were in preparation, but possibly might not be in the hands of mombers beio.e the above date, in which case, although he should ask leave to bring in a Kefo m bill, it would be open to member to object to ite belng read aatll the returns were ‘aid onthe table. This announce ment is rorarded as evivence tuat che Cabinet ie united upou the Reform bill, ani as a conclusive anewer to the idle rumors of resignatiens of Miuisiers, in the House of Commons, on the 24 inst., Mr, Gregory moved an address to the Queen in faver of establishing the principle that private property at sea should be free from capture. He sald it wae almost suicidal for Farland to allow things to remain a they are, ior in the event of war she might ose her entire carrying trade. The quest on was hated, pre and con, by vumerous speakers. The Advocate said it impossible for the Government wo assent w it. The effect, if carried out, would be to tie up the hands ef the (iovernment, when they ought to be as foe as possible, The Atiorney General also oppored the measuse, as most iin, — and difficuit ef adoption, The motion was withdrawa, The Surrrixna Gazerre says that the steamer Sirius, fitting out for the Republic of Colambia on the Thames, bas been seized the Govern: ‘ It also gives as rumor that Npanish iren-clade fit out on the Thames have likewise boon selzed, The West Lodia mails, with Jamaica dates of Feb: ruary Sth, hed reached England. The papers pub- lish voluminous details of the proceedings of the Speeial Comminston from the special correspondents. The Times editorially contends that the le.ves no reasonable iad a wee rife the rebellion anh teat ar eimile aote of Sonnane | < commitied by persons woa:ing untiorm. ‘i'be ‘covvedhondent of the STAB sare the sover truth is more trightful than the wildeas imagination could have conceived, The Dairy Nawe saye that the firet impressions of the terrible and uuwacrentabie crueity conmitied are undoabs- edly confirmed by the eviden ¢. A scandalous divorce case had been tried in Lon- don, The petitioner was Mr. Cavendish, whose wite, a daughter of Lord Clare, eloped with Lord Cecil Gordon. The jury gave Mr, Cavendish « ver. dict for £10,000 damages. FRANCE ‘The French Corps Lagisiatif voted the paragraph fp the address relative to Mexico withont discussion, reserving debate upon it antil the late correspondence in regard to that country ts published In the Corps Legislatif, after a debate regarding the temporal power of the Pope, Jules Favre and others having spoken in faver of its sepsiation from the spiricua, the paragraph in the aduress reiative to the Coan question was adopted by 2.5 to 18, Dispatches bad been received in Paris announcing the deaih of the King of Aiam. Parie Parare says that the anawer of the Fm. peror Masimilisa the mission of M. Baiilard is uot expected la Paris betore the beginning of Apri), The Prince Imperial was suffering from a mild at. kof nales, Se PRUSSIA, The Prussian Cabinet are said to have discussed and arrived at @ resolution in regard to (be [uchins A large number of the Prussians in the Upper Pe Ba ng had presented an address to tho King, oe dorsing bis mination te me otein the righttul cinime the Uestrian Conven‘ion, denouncing the course ot the Chamber Deputics, aad pledging themecives to support the King tn any conflict, SPAIN. O'Donnell ,declares tv the Cortes, It le PR gg the state ‘of siege will Le mainsaiued ility is completely restored, and tue Ir py ery y haves soaal te conspire. - INDIA, bay, Feb. ¥1.—The surrender of the guns areerts i Sad te cvutl med, Tag preope are returning from Bhootan. The sultan of Muscas has bees murdered, The tribesoa the coast are ia revolt, THE PRINCIPALITIES, nejpalities order and trauquility bas nosy mace ataenied tince the abdication ot Prince Covss The Turkish Government had determined .o demand at the coulereuce of the Great lowers (hat the n- habitants of the Principalities should se.cot Bou bus a native as their Ruler. Turkey had further resolved to station a corps of obs tion om the Danabe, and coucentrate tiovps in Belgaria. Financial and Commercial. In don the discount demand was very active, and the rate remains at seven per cont, Appiicatiaus for the new Chilian loam of four hunurea ana filty thousand pounds sterlimg were mearly eight timestie required amount, Liverpoul, March 4,-Cotton.—Salea yesterday 1, 000 bales, inciuding 8,008 to opoouiatore and expoii- ers. The market closed quiet bus steauy, Breadatuffs inactive, Provisions firm, Landon, March 4.—Consols clowed yesterday as 86 sasT for money, . U.S. Five Twenties, To%aT0"s. Miipots Central Bhares, 77 jgaT8, Krie Bhares, 64 aadv y General Intelligence. (By Mati te the New York Sun) Ox Friday last, two barks cleared, at Chariaaw, 8. C., for Lav |, with cargves of colton, resin, deo, Valued at §740, 155. THB meanest reason for gettin beard of was from # man wilco said one te part his Lack hair, Manamat O' Dosmare has brought forward in the Cortez ao bill fixing tae efloiuve of the Spavish army for 1866 at 85,000 men. A Mam in Bt, Louls, Mo,, bas eloped with the sister of bie two deceased wives—a warried woman, Ho did it to ‘lisgrece the farnily, Lecausy boas father. in-law cus off tue Gres witoous 6 shilling for warry- tng Lin, A uscrs in West Troy, N. Y., heavily lo tean, end when be desired to start, one ¥ iaaded 0 fused to drew. He then picked up » heavy cl tb end best tue Lorse until the anime! fell dead Uudes the Own of the Valparaige newspeers states wag (Commmed om the Las Page, married evur © Wanted sone