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umber 10.506, The Latest News|. By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sun, - 4 FROM WASHINGTON. Government View of Fenianism. Nothing Yet Done to Justify Interference. OUR IRON CLADS ABROAD. The World Astonished, ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. Highly ‘lateresting Report. 152,611 Men Still Under Arms, CONGRESS YESTERDAY, Passage of Important Bills, SINGULAR REPORT FROM LOUISVILLE. A Man Confesses to Having Been Secretary Seward’s Would- be-Assassin, RHODE ISLAND POLITICS. General ~ Burnside Nominated for Governor. IMPORTANT LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. &c., &e. Wasninaron, Mareh 20. fhe Government does not seem to be apprehensive that the Feniaue will attempt un invasion of the British Provinces; nor is the British Minister seriously alarmed on the subject. Nothing is known Dow to justify the belief that the Fenians bave as yet gone beyond holding meetings and making col- leetions of money in ald of their cause. Certain'y Dothing has been done of a belligerent character te authorize direct Governmental interference. Advices have been received thas the monitor Mon- @dnock was at Montevideo on the 25th of January, bound for Valparaiso, which she ie supposed to have feached about the Iast of February. This vessel, the letter says, bad everywhere excited the wonder end sdmiration of all bebolders, and given them a bettor idea of American skill than anything they had previously known. Jobo P. Hale, United States Minister at Madrid, has written to prominent members of Congress, urring an increase of bis aalary, which is now tweive thousand dollars in gold, Tho Secretary of War bas communtested « docu Ment to the Liouse of Representatives in reply te « resolution, showing among other things, that on the 9b of January, of the troops in service, 10.900 were employed in Missouri; 4,641 m Virgin 8,196 in North Carolina ; 4,765 in South Carotina. 1,063 in Gvorgla : 10,193 in Miseissippi; 16,633 in Alsbama: 10,634 in Teunersee ; 5,66) 10 Arkaness: 10.515 in Louisiana and 27.248 in Texas, Orders have been fesued for the further reduction of 14,454 white and 25,090 colored) or, in all 41,744 men, The troops &e., comprising the regu!a Thy number 26.525, Tho recimeots excepting the 17th lufentry,h. been as- signed to Military Departmente.and as fast as recruits ere made, the unorganized companies are forwed, and pat en roule fer the Leparimonutewhere their reciments are serving. Hecrults are elso being seat to fillap other companies already organ zed. About 8.0 0 reeruite per month are now being entiated. The yen regiment is reu:gauiang at Liart's Leland, New ork, 1 @ it composes temporarily the garrison for a depot, at whici voluateers are paid and discharged, The number of genere! ff aud resired officers of Che Regular Army je 509, aud of generale and staff otfvors ip the volunteer service 1,615. Twenty-one Majoregcuerals aud one huadred aud oue brigadier- generals, oidered to be mustered out by general cruers, are not incluled. The exhibit shows that threo regular officers and 599 vo.un.eer oifoers aro receiving pay but are unemploved. ibe latter cone sis s mustiy of those ordered to their reerdeuces jor muster out, 1b further wppoarttivn ‘he documens that five regular officers and 664 voluateer officers are without commands (nn those 69 Le ouging to the Veteron Rererve Corpe ere revained tad 6 resoiution of Ceoor eas io await turther ac ‘ion in their cases The oiticers reporteu -m thie fst, though without e command of some: s correrpunding tO (ue renuk, sre other Cupioyed on aties logiti- Inate to their coumirtious, or aro eufferiog from severe wounds rec pd tm beste, and not yey besied; with the exception of two w are on luave ‘The secapitulation shows the troops im the Voin: tec: tervice: White, 4.204 oticors, 64.96 inen; colored 2,995 offcourse, OsoT) men: in the seguir cecvice, 1,124 oimcers, 25,408 men; peverad, stall and verirod Ofiicers ot regular army, O21; several end stat nis cere ip vounv@er services, 1,015; First Battalion, Vewran Keeeive ( Orps, nob attacied 10 conpanieca, 6.9! Signa’ Corps, 16 orticera, 48 men, Decucting the Oflicersof the Koguiar Army in tae Volauteer eer. vice, there are 7,945 officers, forming wiih the mau ® «rand total army of the United siates of 1/261 The estimate of the annual expense of ihe ar bow organ ced aud aistribuse e 2140, SU8 Doduct @atiueie for troops ordered to be mus: Hh 22,040,110, aod (his leaves un ages egate oi » 62,708, Some time ago acitizen of West Virrinia petitiored the Srnate to indoninify him for the loss of his print- ing office at Ravenswood, valvo! at $5,000, destroyed by the els in i562. It s,peared from the report that the petitioner did bie duty ofuliy, and aeeiet- @d in the deicuee of hie countiy; bub ou tate the Com. mitiee as e Cid be ine e tla lis duty ave citizea, Ono & paliiok, bheb the Wuveruuies as never recogu.czed @ liability for cialine oF this churseter, or econsMered a citizen entitied to reward tor aoing a service which hie duty apa loyalty compeued him to perform. Hie labsites and risks were the same that pertain to every ope who loves his country aud fe loyaitover, His place and silustion dewand « lace. aod he portormed the Guty and mes bis tose 44 the hands of a lawless horde of rebeis, Tae Committee add: We commena bie fidelity, but can Rover recognize the liability of Government for hia Losses HIGHLY IMPORTANT. A Man Confesses to Have Been Secretary feward’s Weuld-LBe Assassin. Louteville, Kentucky, March 19.-A wan named King, arrested « few days ago, for a theft recently Committed in Ohio, and swating in jail » requis- ition from the Governor of Ohio, confessed to Harris, asrecently confined Government detective, that he (King), and not Payne, was (he man who attempted to assassinate Secretary Seward. This confession beme repeated to ‘ieneral Jeff. C, Davis, who temporarily commands this Department, the latier telegraphed to Washington for the parties who were acquainted with the factsof the assassination eouspirety, to come and investigate the affuir, King is tdentified here as a rebel spy during the reboliica, _ A GBAND mosting to sustain the President is to _—_—— CONERESAIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Thirty. "inth Seaston. SENATE. Washington, March %.—Mr, Fessenden, of Me, Teported from the Commitioe on Finance the bill making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy, with amendments, which, im addition to other changes, sirikes ont the proviso prohibiting the payment of money in viciation of the oath of office, set of 1969, and to cadets appointed since January last from states lately in rebellion. Mr. Morrill, of Me. introduced a joint resolation from the Committee on the District of Colambia, appropriating 695,000 for the reliof of destitute colar- od people of the district, and asked for its immediate cousideration. Mr. Baulsbary, of Del., moved to amend by making the expenditure applicable to the cases of destitute white people. The Chair said that the resolution was not yet open a amendment. The question was upon its immedi- eration. Mr. Baulsbury oljected to ite {mmedtate consider. Stion, but subsequentiy withdrew his objection. Mr. Morrill onid there was an abeelate necessity for this eppropriation. It was dictsted by considerations of public hesith and eatery as wolla: by feelings of charity, There were feen hondred destituie colored people im this eity, and their condition wae deplorable, He caused to be 4 communication from the Chief of Police of the city detailing the Condition of the colored population in certain districts, and expressing the fear that unless some- thing was done soon for their relief, disease and gratia would be goucrated among the unfortunate Mr. Seulebory offered an amendment appropriating $26,000 for distribution auomg the destitute white people of the district. *, Merrill eaid that Mr. Saulebury was tpaying « Bay : compliment to the white people of the Mr. Beulebury sald there were hundreds and thou- sands of white peeple in this Listrict who do not Know what it isto bave meat upon their tables, and *ho, when they have provided themecives with one menl, do not know where another wii come from, He lsbury) had done nothing t use this influx of negro population in this Dirtrict. It wae toldus bere when we were sbout to abolish slavery in the District, that the District would be « Paradise for iree Degroes, Now, sir, that Paradise ust been described to as by the Senator from Maine (Morrili), Lat not your charity be contined to the negro tion of thie District if you have evidence tha are people of your own rac Liy destitute, @ rejected Mr bury's amendment 4 adoption was yous, 5; uays, 34 Yoas . Davia, Riddle and Saulsbury, The resolution, as reported from the Committee, was after soveral other emendments had been offers ed and rejected, adopted by yeas 38; naysd Mr, Fossonden calied up the Naval Appropriation bill, which @ tow days since was read at lewgih aud passed over, An amendment was adopted appropriating ®7,000 for the construction of a levee at (ho Naval depot at Mound City, Lilinois, as Wee also aa amendment, as an edditional ec\ion, aboliehiag the office of Assia. antin the Bureesu of Urdana) Aleo an uinend- ment appropriating $7,000 for yntof the Chapel at the Naval Academy, srectiog of tabiote to the meinory of the Naval officers who have falien during the rebellion, Aiso. a aueudment providing that in she purchase of te and furuie ture provided for in the act.they shai. be of domestic wanufnctaie, ‘The bill was then pacsed, Mr. Chandler, of Mich, called up the Benate bill fo amend the acte relating to officers employed in the examination of imported merchandise in the Diatriet of New York, which was read Mr, Sprague took exceptions to the second proviso of the firsteeciion, Ile said it would open the way to frauds upon the Government. ile bad been told by ove of the Rovenue Commissioners that the Gor- ernmenu( had lost twenty-five willious per year by such irauar, Mr, Chauuler ssid the provision was simply intend oi to vever the case of irons eb otoer artices as did pot require @ close tuation of each package. K Mr. eushrie said the practi examine ere ad never been to jon, id their duty ander this custom, sid be protected, Mis experience u tnerchente sud hwpererse ware end when frauds wer’ commit- tee, ther ommitted Uy those whe oweu uo allegiance roment, bir. Fessenden moved to amend the sixth section by fiximg four thousand doliae per anoum as the compensation for the appraiser, and three sbousand @ack jor the ase appraisers Mr. Uhandile the ch appraiser in New York to the best meichant in New York. was woeded, sud be only cunld be eelary of Quad ibe Awretacm at wee adopted, and the bill was then At Dew foes Ww the Mouse, the Chiet Appraiser at $4,000 65,000 each, paswed. The bill to authorize the sale of marine hospitals sod of rovenue cutters was amended and parsed, Mr. Chandler cailed up the bil! grauting to the International Ocean Telegraph Company the right and privilege to establish telerrapl c communication betweon the city of New York and the West ladis Isian\s, As reported by the Comuilttee, the title ia changed te read “An act to cucourage telographic cou. nua cation between the tuted States and the island of Cubs and other Woet Indla islands, and the Bahamas.’ Mr. Bhermen objected to granting the sole privi- lere to ompany iu euch Gauterpriee, Chandler sald there was great expenre in tne undertaking, and some ruch st be beld ont tocanitali« y in it. Ey B leuch entearpriseand he intended to prese nntiithe tnited States occupied the ‘ore jon among the commercial netious of the 2 r, Sherman sald thie proposition was to logal're emoeopoly, It iett tree tovcompetition, there weuid be over twenty wires iu twenty yerrs betweoa here oud Liarana, Uiownenid there were a prent many wi een here and New York and other cit ney were all consolidated, and atlowned by cue movopoly, which charged what it pleased M:. sherman eaid he had heen conversing with gentiemen whol nded to steact new lings to come. pote with this mnopely, aud be would go haud in hand with any one inan effort to brosk down the fesochuted monopoly that now coutroe the tele- giaphic ayeteris of the United States ‘ir, Brown sald che rill was Rup on the prin- ciple of the parent laws--if @ man invents o wes Loard, he gets the exe usive tivht of bis patent for fourieeu ye These men did not invent any- were the firat tw propose © Let bo ae) the imporvance O1 it, and the first to offer to invest their none y Mr, Doolittle asked Mi. Chandier so alter the third rectivn of the bill, so as to give to Cope. ams the right Qt apy time to fix the rate io: teleg: apuing Mr. Morrill said that power was aircaay in the third section of the bill, Mr. Doolittle said the terms etoogenersl, Ha would rather ve bis suggestiom incorporavea in the Third Beetion, Me. sorrilt did Bok {blak the bill had the first element of @ monopely init. As against everrbod but Cougiess the Govapan ad all exclusive Hany, but Congress hed the right reserved in the Ibird peotes te alter, am or to repeal the bil at any ime, Mr. Fessenden said the bill granted an exelusive right, which the company ceula not get in any otoer way. Mr. Shermam moved to strike out the word ‘‘suie"’ in ihe art section Pyore the word “privilege.” rv, Chanaier f Sherman might as well mov: to lay the bill on table, His ms weld will it. The yeas and were demanded on the adoption amenudinent: Yeas 13. adap of Mr, Sherma: Mr. Brown demanded the yeas and nays om the pastage of the pili. Mr, Fessenden moved to adjourn. Negatived, Mr, Sherman moved w add to sGs tao tection 0 Proviswou thas Vongress may et any time fx or alier the rate of sending m: ¥ Mr, Fessenden renewed his motion to with ap understanding thas the vete oa te bil be taken at ene o'clock tomorrow, the Henaisa HOUBE OF REPREERNTATIVES The Hons proceeded to the unfinished business of yerterday, being the bill making approoriations for the legiale.ive, execttive and judicia: expenses of the Government Mr. Washburne. of Il, moved to amend the bill by striking cui a parecrapl inc:easing salaries of the Mrector, Treasurer, Assaver, and other officers ard ¢ orks of the Mint at Philadciphia. Tho amendment was eed to aud the bill passed Mr rence, of Ohio, introduced @ resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committee on Military Affaire to inquire as to the propriety of pro- vidio the publication of @ work giving & topo eraplical wap of whe battle flee of the rebellio: with roads, avives, p'ans ef baitle, disposition ¢ troops, landecape views of bettie feds, plans of forts, works, 4c. The House preceeded to the consideration of the Dill reported last week from the Judiciary Committee to amend the act of Merch Sd, 1464, relating to hebeas corpus, and regulating judicial proceedings in certain crses, Mr. Rogers, af New Jersey, addressed the Houses in Opposition to the bill, He went om to discuss the bill, which he denouaced as vioia- utal principles on which the rument was founded McKee, of Ky. advocated the passage of the showing the necessity of such legislation, and wishing it to be ate to ni n State. Mi. (rarfie d, ot Obio, advocating the bill said, he did not doult that many military trials were heid which could not be sustained in she courte of the United Staves, It was for Congress to pass an act of indemnity rh would cover all the sete of the officers of erument done in good faith and for 1 1 ciad that the gentieman ucky (Mr. McKee) law be applied w ob the Giates eo as to shied ever who, in the hour of danger, took libertios whie. rhape, the Comsti- tutfon would not excuse, Mr. (iarfield related some incidents which had occurred in Keutucay, showing the necessity for this measure, Mr. smith, of Ky., advocated the passage of the bill, He said thas if Kentucky preterred w give protection to rebels, it waeator Congress lo say that is preterred to give protection to the Union people, and he belived that the passage of the bill was the by ay of lila oppesed he bill, ing th rt =) yy tl |, arguing that persoms who hed been punished wrongfully aud erbttrerily should mot Le deprived of the remedy which the laweet their coumiry gave them against tho wrong doors. Mr. Cook, of Ill, said be had evidence in his to abow (hat there was e disposition mani- feasted in Kentucky ‘o punish Union men there for ects doue durtug the war under military authority, Fifteen bundred suisse had been brought in that State egninss men tor doing acts tor whieu they had been commanded by their military superiors to do, Mr. Suite comected Lim as to the oumber, enying that (hare were thirty-five hundrea auch fue mec Cook sail that the question was whether the Govrernineut would protect these men ia executiog iteorderr, It was not tair that they should be turu ed over to be judged by men whoentertain the ut- moat bitterness and hostility against them, from the fact that they were arrayed on opposite sides during the war, Th> DIL did uot seek to protect the men who iesued orders, bac the mem who were compelled to obey (hem. ite hed been tuformed by one of the mwem- Lers erect from ‘tennessee, Colouel stokes, thal siuce he left home, a borae which had been capiu the rebeuw or rides, biauded "C. B been replevined by t be the former owuer. The sim oa in thie biliwas whether the 14 pretect the cn who bad been eu, CURD ile le ud suppressing (Le rebellion, Tho voto waa thew takon and resulted Yous, 119; nays, "1. Bo the DILL wae passed. The vote was strictly @ party ene, Of the Kentucky members, McKee, Rousseau, Smith and K, J Randall voted for it, and Trimble, Ritter, Grider end Harding against it, Mr. Shanklin was palre Mr, Couk!lug, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported « DI enaeting that no exemption from Ldablilty to State or Munieipai iaxation eball by virtue of any act of Cengress bo held to extend to money, end aekol that ft be put ujom Its passage, M:. Conkling brtefiy oxpiained the bill Mr. Stevens enid that if the bill could be passed w thont a violation of the public faith and of public law, it id weuld efve him pleseure to vote for it He would read, however, from the act referred to; “All bonds, treaenry notes, and other obligations of the United States, ehall be exempt from taxatton, by orunder apy 5 or Municipal anthority” The thirtoenih section showed wh for it doelered that the other securities of the Loited States in thie act, shall be beld to inciade and mean all bonds, coupons national currency, United States motes, freetiona currency. et" W Laited States notus were declared to be free t tion they were declared 19 be #0 tn every body nds and in every particu. principle ernment wee meant by that lar. Mowers, (inrfeld, Conk!ing and Morrill explained the proposes law, defendiog it from the imputation of repudiatiog the piodge exempiing United ptates securities liom local taxalion, Finally, the House having refused to second the previous question, the bill was recomurlttwd to the Commitioo of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed, lhe Monee went into Committee of the Whole on the etate of the Uuion, Mr. Daweein the chair, and took up the Coueular aud Diplomatic Appropriation Bi, An amendment offered by Mr. Banks to insert he- fore the word “Mexico” the words ‘* Republic of Wee agrees to. The bill wae then laid aside, to be reported to the House, and the Committee next took the Post Ollice Appropriation Lil) Mr. Brooks called sttention to the necessity of alopting somo mearure for the better delivery of letters by ca:riors iu New York and otber large cities, Tho bill wea laid selde to be reported to the Louse, The Committee rose ond both bills were reported, The Post Office Appropriation Bill was then parsed, but action on the Tiplomatic Appropriation Bill was postponed until to-morrow On motion of “Mr. Windom, the Senate bill to provide for an ennnal iner r af *, waetaren up fran the twice, Qa¢ referred to the Committee om Indiau Affaire Adjourned, RUODE ISLAND POLITICS, Gen, Baraside Nominated for Governor, Providenee, Ro 1. March 30.--Ceneral Burnside war to-day nomiuated by acclamation by the Union Cenvention for (iovernor, The Republicans are firing @ ealute of 100 guueic honor of the nomina- tion, arconyp pispaTcu, Providence, R. 1, Starch 0. William Greene, ef Warwick, wae nouina ed tor Horatio Rogers, Jr, of (renerm; Join Kh. Bartiatt, o tary of state, and Colonel George M, jor General Treasurer No resolutions were presented, ‘ienera!l Burnside hae accepted the nomination for Govermer for Seere. Newport, YORK OTATE LEGISLATURR, Senate. Albany, March 2,—Biu1s Kerorren, —Agai cbanging the name of the corporstion of Unived man Lutheran Churches of New York. Agreed to, Incorporating the Ladies’ Christian Unioa, Bia Letxopucep,—lncorporating the Association for the extension and protection of the Relormed Protestant Dutch Chureb of North America... ; To provide fer paying the Kichmoud County ObLO- politan Pol .For the incorporation of the Com- perolel Navigation Company ef tho State of New York, HILte Pasavy.—To continue the improvement of the Hudson River, [t approprtates » £50,005 To continue that part of Yori, 1th and Iulet sreet in New York, lying between the Sd aad 4th avenues odasas Uthorlsiug the Comptrolier of New York to borrow for the uss of the Met opolitan Fire depart. ment Increasing (he salarieso! deputios, clerks and messengers iu the several peate Departments Bints ADVANcaD TOA ‘[hiky KeADING,--Vor the Iop.ovemeutof ihe lands in end about Wallabous , Bevoklye fe additional ralief for aiak an, a pte Pde NEW NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1866. = ———— Amombly. Mr. Cueker, from the minority of the Committee on the Census and Appertionment, rabmitted the following b undersigned, minority of the Relact Committee Asso ® the Ceneue and Apportionment, tiully to dissent from ¢ provision 1 an act toaprortion members of seembly among the several counties of the reported from that yey which appor- tions two members to the county of Ontario, and nine members to the county of Kings. The under- signed subinit that the county of Ontario should be awarded but one member, and the county of Kings ten members, The undersigned inriet thas the oaly fair, proper and constitutional method of apportion- ing members of the Assembly among the counties of the Btate te to divide the total representative popu le- tion, beteg 3,305,459, by the members, being 125. This division gives the ration of #65114 as the number of representative population entitled to a singh member, By thie compilation the county of Kings ls found to be entitied to nine members and & fraction of 14.580, and the County of Untario to one member and « fraction of only 14,729. The member in dispute between the two should therefore bo awarded to the county of Kings, (Signed) Gipros J. Toorra, O. A. Brits, J. F. Frown, The Niagara frontier bill was considered in Com- Mittee of the Whole, and made the special order for Thareday morning DILts Passen.—To sathorize the special meetings of the Hoard of Supervisors -To amend the act for the incorporation of Life and Health Ineurance Com panies To facilitate the construction of the New York and Oswego Midland Kailroad lo imcorpora Citizens’ Mutual Gas Light Com- thy of Poughkeepsie To tmcorporate the Jiooklyna Mu Light Co. Bitte Passen,To amend the relative wo the New York Marine Court... au to the Brook ly ub Justices Courts to iuprove Gowauus Canal in Brooklyn Bina Avvascen To Taino Keapixa.To to- corporate the Leople's Produce Supply Com ye To incorporate the roe sevciation of Brooklyn, acvceeeel@ pay Colonel E erdine $10,000 for daniag: ved duri the July riote; the sum to be asscased upow the elty of New York. Ad- jouraed, LABOK MOVEMENTS, Important Action oe: Werkingwea in New Orleans. The question “Shall eight hours coustitate « legal days's work P' is one thet ie creating considerable excitement and discussion among the workingmen and bosses at New Orleans. Organizations repre- sonting different trades Lave recently held meetings and adopted resolutions in favor of the movement, and their respective employers have met and declared themselves opposed to the change. Last Wednesday the “master mechanics” held « Mneeting, at which resolutions were offered to the effect that no wan should be employed who was not willing to work tea boure a day. The resolotion however, did not pass, and the meeting ended in a ancle between thors who were in favor of @ ease in the hours of labor, and thove eutertaining 6 different opinion Atall the meetings of the bosses, there soos to Lea ¢inas in the minority.in favor Mesowhile the men sanm deter. nforeement of their claim, Ther are sensible, however, as they do ve their work, foundrymen met le Or resolutions the fellowing, which pin the right direction Reset That we, the foundry men of the city of New Urle do her form ourselves Into a co-operative body, to establish a co-eperative eb » work that we ean ret, and th of Hiroe membere from each of th pattern makers mnechanics, moulde to pro e@ shop and tools to do the work ; ph and one of us dot wok in anid ah enue, and mak other trades to take stock with nittes be Instructed wo adver- week and adopted amon is certainiv as n aony other shop in the cliy of New fl be immediately open O-OPOT ATL embers of the Association will each, at Jomers and Hou pentere ba taovement, and resolution, * them lar as possible, our influence aud countenance in the accomplishment of the cumanded retorm in their hours of labor," fo the Joulsion Pp: Opored to the cons eban day's ate an emendinent has been tution of the State of Loulsiaga the numberof hours tituting wn legal from nine w fig ure, The proposi- tioa red to the Judiciary Committee, and {i ther report favorabiy upou it, 16 will be sure to pase Voth llouses a Hews items. By Telegraph to the New Yora Sun,) Tus fisheries onthe North Carolina Sounds are {n full operation, and there are good prospec an abundant sippy of herring the comiug se A Laken ant enthusiastic meeting of the frends of Irish nationality wae held at Sansom stress Hall, Philadelphia, Jest nipbt. Irish bon la were liberally subscribed for, De. Chas, Peow, formerly s professor in Lar- vard College, died as bia rr lence in Cambriige, Moss, on Monday, of appoplexy, He was eged 70 yoars, Tan celebration of St. Patrick’s Day at Nash ville, Teno, wes small, The Fenians said that all their able-bodied men wero sent to the frontier of Canale over a week before, A grand Fevian bal took place at the Music Ha!l on Monday night, Da. Wa, ScumouLs, an eminent physician of Philadelphia, is prepared to prove that the Rin- derpest is caused Ly parasites growing in the akin, and will be checked by washing the enoimals with 4 solution of corrosive sublimate Many Pices Kaaunny, was ehot dead Monday evening, in the doorway of her ffather's house in Roxbury, Mass, by John Moran, The parties had been keeping company, but the father of the young woman hed forbiddem Moran the house The murderer was srreeted, Tow U. 8. gunboat Don, L'out, Commander Chandler, arrived at Fortress Monroe on Mouday with the old frigate Macedonia in tow, The frigate ia to be fitted out atthe Norfolk Navy Varies oe cruising vessel for the Midshipmen of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. ALL the newly elected New Orleans city officers have been duly installed in their olfices except the Mayor, Monroe, and Allerman Wilson, whose functions have been ternporarily suspended, com- ing within the exceptions to pardon made by the President's proclamation, Mr. J, Rossier has been installed as Mayor pro. tem, by order of General Canby. General Intelligence, (By Mail te the New Tork fun] At an auction sale at aconvent near Paria, eight hundred pounds of bair shorn from the heads of oung diria who bave taken the vail since i4iv, bron 4 $6,000, BranGien, Mudd and O'Leughiin, at leet ac- counts from the Dry Tortugas, are taking their imprisonment very pullescpbically, sud bave con- ducted theruselves eo ue to get relossed from the beavy irons they have been wearing. Lirris Bes, one of the chiefs of the Chippewa Indians « uslegation of whom ie nowia Weaning. hat we will take work twenty ¥ © Thirty-Third Year. lant with the disease known as black measies remains wers interre! with Christian rites in Congressional Burying Grounds, A DETACHMERT of regulars passed through C cinnati on Friday uight on their way bo the ly cities, to guard agaiuat « m invasion Canada, A Fenian ‘Senato fesiding in € cinuat!, on hearing of the fact, exid the-e wo Le plenty of work for them tn e short time. Mn. Groeos F. Buapen, of Clinton, states t+ Spot, or rather cluster of spots, of very unve sive, may be seen on the sun's disc, [tit eo la as to be conspicuous y vimble to the naked ; when the sun is looked af through @ ¢ jiored mooky glass, or, as happened recently, throug fog of suitable density. Tha remains of Mra. Risho fame, says the Bristol, Tenn, in cave noar that place, ® few days ago, whe sie hal been murdered some two weeks ago, bay {ng been stabbed five times and throwm tnto thi cave No tacts had been elicited as to who com taitted the crime, Tre ice brid @ over the Niagara River, at the foot of the American Falls, still remains intact, and is crossed daily by hundrede of atthe point kuown as “The Ferry." The ice in the river between the Falls and Suspension Bridge could be measured by the million ecards, and it i« river wiil wot be cleer before the middle of May. Two euicides bave startled the people of Galene I'l, within @ few days—one thatot Miss Ma: Jane Davin, at Elizabeth, by poison, having Leen seduced and cruelly abandoned by a young man of that place; and the osver, that of Eduer rocker, wien ik of the army, at White Oak Bpringe, Wis, from the effects of intemperauce. te drowned himself in # mineral bole, Iv they punish the freedmen with severity io Misaiesippi courts, itis not because any special lenity is atown to the Anglo-Saxon race. For in- stance, the Aberdeen Buxpay Bourn, says that ia Monroe county, ‘James Patterson, a white ran, convicted of pettt larceuy, wae recently seaten od to suspension by the thumbs two bourse each day, for two days." Humnoe Ayres (Bouth America), advices to Jen, 27, state that all the forces of the Allies and Pare- is wore concentrating Within an ares of s few near the confluence of the Parana end Mara- guay Rwers, The former were steadily prosecus ing preparations to crows the Parane and invace Paraguay, and doubtless ere thie Lopes has been compelled to fight them on bis own soil, He cannot hope to maintain the struggle much lenger with goch heavy odde against him, Tan Memphis, Tenn, Post asserts that at the “New Theatre,” in thatcity, the ‘Ster Bpangle Banver" and ‘Yankee Doodle’ were recen hissed, and Southern airs applauded, “Yesterday two men were swagger the streets, in Goufederase vray, with ing on the old *C, &* buckle, and two slung in the belteand openly worn. The cis did uot remoustrate, No one of them spoke : dinapproval.’* Tus .amrens’ Barnen, published in 8t. Mary's Parish, Loulsians, says: ‘Spring has opens: . parently in good earnest. Biue birds, mock. vird#, marina, and numerous other birds, are Sieery ee lurks in midsummer, Bats, alligator licarde and froge are making their characteris spoing displays, Bees act as though they woul. ewarcm if they felt eure the cold weather was ove: Leaves, bude, bloasoma, flowers and green clo + salute our eyes In all directions, Irish potater «, peas, cabbage plants, celery, lettuce, radishes, a1 © other green vegetables, sppoar in the gardens, an! are prevariug t spread themeelves,'* LOCAL NEWS, NEW YORK AND THE VICLMITY. ® woman of |!’ azerTa, were found Tua Vennat Equivox—the turning point between the cold aod the warm seasom-cecarred yesterday, The days amd nights are now of eque’ Jength, aod we shall glide on smoothly toward 1 h« long Summer days. The Spring thas far bes toon backward, and the weather hee boem tor the most par disagrowable; but itis probable that goed weath will ou that account be more coatinucus when it door come. Navigation on the Hadson river has boes resumed, aod the passenger beate ave sow mai: rewular trips between thie clty and Albeny, 7 canals aro etill closed, bow , and probably wil! iv be opened before the early part of next month. Tricuma os New York,—It is stated th» thle disease has meade ite appearance bere, and t! several pork butchors im Washington ead Fol: Markos bave discontinued further purchases, T. . reporte may have been started for purposes . epeca ation, MerrovonitaAN Boarp ov Hrattu -- Hroucy Intxwestino Paocarpinas,— The Bonre held its wsual sem|-weekly meeting posterday after President Shultz in the chair, WASHINGTON MARKET, The Preaident reported that facts contained in « petition iu relation te Washington Market, had hv. found bo be true, aod even half had pot beem 1! invited the Feard to aecorapany bim this moru nine o'clock, to inspect the market, The ov’ paugemnonte he considered terrible, Iu up the floors yesterday be had se i sereieeds of taken out, and in consequence e “ oft animal matter he ed there bad been some disease t in W e imposible ere there, me “nember aakod tf there ute an A atbed co Washington Mar! * vee, soeidont replied. thet he could take tt by 4. ‘The street contractors must «°\ in th we * heraem oid it Washington Market, but ? President sald that question was not befo:” Hoard, thee 9 om moved that the hour for visiting Wes! ingion Market be five o'clock this morming, Adopie! REMOVAL OF GARBAGE A preamble and resolution wae adopted that aftr: se date mo ashes, garbage, oirpet or mable manus, rc, be dumped om any wharf, streot, eqaare or ++ cant groundon this island, the lew the contract demanding the rome considered the whole market ail very well are they to remo.r poatlemen, therefore, we ave 58 oaks aud scows,or remoy they have done, The police are, by the resolution, required to prevent ail violations of the order, NUISANORG f complaints ef nuisances recetved wa tae eer erred for abatement 309 ; au) ances about 156; sink aad water closets cleaned ay > loads of night soil removed from city Intte 1245 . bh s, otc, 06 rs ay ia 9 ‘end und poultry eelzed 170; barrels of offal removed } A communice! of houses ip this rope Superintendent. comewry in the ree: 3 4 between Bowery and $d eveuue. 54 ree ‘of the President and Bope:intendent ii. relation the bescnere was presented and after inid en the table, Caren) wes presented from Dr, Blaisde!! recom mending that the bouse No, 66 Fest 15eb wren . whore be found @ case ef typums fever, be thoreug 4 cleaned and whitewashed, to Supe: dent, petitions in regard to bone balling salssaces vese eferred, by ye pie from the Hoboken wer be resouted against the mrartice of chiowing into the sowere of this city, wbich ed yf! He sugsested that the oumsr: natece’ boats be requis » eee She Sry

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