The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 17, 1866, Page 1

TALE Number 10.529. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, APRIL li, The Latest New By Telegraph to the N, ¥. Sax. he was constant/y in such a etate that o this body. —[ rise, Mr. P esident, for the pure cing the seser.on of the Senator « Mr, Eldrid+e tnqu'red whe it + thine to te to (.¢ armr, UL inols he sought that p : reoli—[ was requ the war, to take care of chagiorone Uemen fom ment of the troubles between Prussia and Austria. Both aides, however, etill cemtinue thelr arme ments, ’ . poe ie ee AP — rected | porhead juste ou empt b Pr trALY 1. Conness—Mr, » Leak to be protec rhe nélem an fiow W tac i sauugh- L@ Norn pat! . * cima taal cniiait tn debae. ter.) If Bouees and patrtotie rou lewea tke | gue not, Datlishes a letter from Florence, formally FROM W SHIN an President, pro tem.—The Chair will endeavor Hag {had gone i the frout, eich copperheads na | 297 ing the exleiouceef @ treaty between Prossia ail times to protect Senators in debate, (a gentieman would have tsken the povernment | and Italy, 1 it is added tt if } re A GTON. Mr. McDougal_-Mr. President, | desize to etate @| of the eountey, and it would have gon to eternal prided at Basha Met tc of the latter areonly precautions, ani the Italian Government dors not believe in war between tho German Powtrs, Tho principal generale of the Italian army, lowever,lave been cammoned to meet at Florenec, and aa italian squadron destined to cruise iu the Adriatic is ia course of formation, The Vienna Parsas aleo has report that an Iialien camp of seventy thousand meno is to be formed near Bologna under Geo, Cialdini, rule, reaefeushter and applause on the foor and in the ¢ les, The Speaker pro tem, Mr. Woeshba ne, of TMiinols, declared that the appiause io the galleries aod iu ibe Hall was out of orde Mr Rogere asked the chair whether it wae in order in public debate to abuse a fellow member ot the House by calling him & contemp ible coppe head. The speaker pro tem thoughs that that was uo in order, Mr. Eldridge, I wish ‘he decision was the other way, for the gentleman (Mr. Ingsrvoil) certainly hee nO More contempt for me. than I have for him. (Fa- courage ment from the Lemocrauc side) Mr. Rogers said that if there were traitors and disunionists anywhere, there were iu the ruke of point of order personal to submit that true, it is etric The New York Colleetorship. HENRY A, SMYTHE NOMINATED. Other Impo ant Nominations. FLAG RAISING AT NE My colleague has toadee coaecpen} self which ts taire in point of fret. aving made an arsertion which is un- arliamentary for me to proneunce hood, and to call tae Senator The Chair was nnable to perceive that the Senator Made any point of order Mr. Mcbougal—I repeat that my colleagne hae uttered # falsehood: that the term which | apply te his remarks je «tricily parliementary, boih according to the practice and precedent of the British Parlins Ment and of this Renate for fifiy years, and that I have a right to use it. Mr. Couners—The Senator (McDougal) does not Tepresent California, either politically or morally. He was entranchired by that S:ate five yerts ago, Financial and Commercial Livesroot, Apart 6 P. M,—Cot'on was firmer on Ww ecnesday, and prices advanced 9d. On Thurelay Codey) the market is easier, and the lnanrecement AT NEW ORLEANS. First Union Banner Since the War. since which tame he has not returned to eee hie con- | the radical party, (Valle to order | partiaiy lots eales on Wednesday 10,000 balas, and a puraen ts, or that His senatitaents might rs A tra I tert Ingereoil, fo ge | bis rowarke—I was show: | t& sey 5,000, Bpeculators and exporters took 6.000 ave been compelled tosst bere aud submit to the De the necessity of prevers ine the Veterau Kesoi ve eacetutie quiet but stead’, Prov gions dull, Attompt to Intimidate the | reumptions and representations made by that | Corps, ana sor that purpore was showing that from | Loxpos, Araitd, BP, Mo—Coneole 66 9a80'%. Unit. Benator, | have borne it. I bave sat io my piace | pre-ent indications it wiibs aten ped to resiore | Od States Five-twentles, T) qaTuX. rie rhares, 60, Patriots, CONGRESS YESTERDAY. Undignified Scenes in Both the Senate and House, HARD NAMES AND COARSE LANGUAGE The “Eight Hour” Question, ACTION IN THE HOUSE. NEWS FROM NORFOLK, VA. Riot Between Whites and Blacks 1 White Man Killed and 2 Wounded. City and Misceilaneous News. THE CAR DRIVERS STRIKE, when that Senator, so fer from repierenting that bigh-toned, moral and courageous constituency —that yy sovereign y—eat ja his chair, or rather jay mo his chair the otyect of pity. before au suul- ence assembled bere from every State in ihe Union. I have covered my eyes more than ones with siamo before these exhibitions. 1 wee biding the time when the Senator (Mr Longal) by the termipation of his official career, shoult cease Lus to misrepresent the Stace that houoied bim aod enfranchiseu Lim; and, Sir, Lcowld not bear it this morning in view of the wanton, unprovoked and dis- orceriy assault: made opon twysell, Iie Senator rises here and bandies ihe word ™ falsehoou” Against me. Lhe Senator dare not do that outside of this body, Mr. McDougal rose, rapped bie desk excttedly, and said,“ L will do it] Mr. Conness—Mr. President, I dare not reply, for my senatorial character is in issue bere, | dare uot reply to conduct eo despicable ae ihatie, He has repoaced ageio and again those outrages and violations of or der and decorum end ci¢nity, anil forbecrance has consedtoben virtue, I: wes not enough, Mr Presi dent, ior that Seustor, that this great body bad cou- cluded that be was not fit to le any longer a member of any of ite commit‘ees to lt upon legislative yuee tions, Thets.lent but moet positive coudemnati eo far trom by juging reformation or change, has and degraded the object sui moe, Sur, until wo character to lose, and nothing in controve rises bere and commits the last offeuse tuls mora: ing. be McDongall rose and said he would be more re tful in bis lenguage than bis coleayue, whom be would not speak ores the soler buy the superb Bena tor (Conners) There vasa littie story \nat would suit thecase. It wes thatota man by the nam Pettigrew, of South Ga ol na, who bad won & cere at jaw egaiuet @ tauiily, she flabtiog member met bins One day, aad Walking up tw hum Peitigrew, you a ¥ the retel power in this couuiry, wiku ved. Davie at ius bead, Mr. Kose inquired whether bis colloawue had heard of the late munic.pal e ection in Peoiia Li n0is Mr, Lugerecit led that be bad hatthere was Ay heav, Copperiecad majority there, Me wee y (0 say that nien had beed pardoued who were de piy cycd in crime ee Jeff, Davie aud bie ec- con plives and consp rators, He wanted ‘le Ve™ rac Reserve Corps s6 an orgedizaueon to protec. the couulry against such men, Acjyourned, idineis Central shares, 8ladis. South America, The Wer on tho Parana Sovrmammon, Avatt 4h.-The Brasil matt! bas arrived, The Brezilian Admiral, with his fleet of lron-clada, gunboats and monitors, had arr ved at Corrientes, At last accounts, the allies had not allempted to cross the Parana River for the invasion of Paraguay, The Pareguayans eeem determined to hold out, and their daring Incursions—having twice crosred (he river ia canoes aud attacked the wan- gverd of the Argeutines—ashow the resolate leh ance the allied ariny may expect to encounter The inactivity of the Brazilian sqaadron, during these engagements bed caused serious compleints, It ts uoderstood thatthe passsee of the Parana will be undertaken imme jiately, and in all probability will culy be offec.ed with great loss to the allies, DISTURBANCE AT NORFOLK, Serious Fight Between Whites and Negroes. Nomroin, Va., Arnis 10 —The negroes were out yesterday in a large procession in honor of the pas- sage of the Civil Kighte bill, While the procession Was passing threugh the stiee'+ a JIM ulty occurred between the nogroes and whites, duiing which one white man was killed, aud bis brother and seep mother were mortally wounded. Order was resiored by the military. THE SICKNESS AT HALIPAX. Conflicting Reports. Hativar, Aruit 16,~ 7 the Collector of Customa Of the Port af New York ~The city pb ane board the'em‘grant ship England,after further de opments of the disease and fuller consultations evening, coucur in pronouncing it As atic cholera The passengers are detained at quarantice groua!, and other precautionary m to prevent the disease from « AWFUL EXPLOSION, Grent Los of Life. eoo, Arun 16,—A terrible explosion dito te oltre gliceriar, cocurred ‘clock to-day, near Well, Ferro & Co's builling. The exp'oston ebook the earth like an earthoeneke fora circle of a quarter of a mile emue! Ko ght, Superotendent of Wella, Fargo & res have been adopted | Co's Papress, died io half eo hour of imyuries re- ending. San Foaxc Of what was eurpore at a quarter pa A Few More Cars Running. * no votice, The MMS G, W. Bell, Supervieor and Ase 4 Scenes and Incidents on Monday. d——d seoundr - M. JACKSON, tent'y killed, Mr, Wallub, Wells, Fargo vers ia os “Then.” ead he ive diusaan vais hae ities ackan & Cots Aneayer, Jceeph Elliott, Johu Gallagher, rhe C te 0 diepatch received from Cones! Jackson on Sa | Frenk Webster and William Justin, were also The Chair, Mr, Foster, interrup'ed Mr. MeDonugall wb Hp yr , tn ele a a ; Action of the Commen Council. to way that “auch stories containiag such language Wematcn sete Cieseas wae susp ‘ever t but killed Hight dead bolies were so murtilated &e., d&e., &e. Waasnisoros, April 16. The President to-day nominated to the Senate, for confirmation, Mr. Smythe, President of the Central National Bank, to be Collector of the Port of New York, and Samuel G, Courtney to be United States Attorney for the s«mthern District of New York, vice Mr. D.ckinson, deceased. The President this afternoon nominated to the Benates for confirmation: Henry 8. Stansbury, of peYhio, as Associate Justice of the United States Su- preme Court, in the places of Justice Catrou, de ceased. This, and the nominations of Henry A. , Bmythe as Collector of the port of New York, and Gamne! ©. Courtney as United States Attoroey for ' the Soutbern Dirtrict of New York, to succeed Ion, D. 8, Dickinson, were riferied to the appropriate committees, as ie usual on such occasions, It is | stated that the Jolut Cor imitice on Reconstruction | will meet on Saturday to up their final report The Union Association a! New Orleans beld their first public meeting in tha: city on the 3d of June, 1863, end resolved to holst the United States flag on the following Saturday, | he Presices of the Bos ciety was suthorized to appoint a committee of thirty-four to perform th e duty ; but, after eppoint- tng several who declined, t was resolved to call iora yolmuteer commitiwe, WA ch was dove, aud thiry- four persons cawe iorw ard and registered their names as willing to unde ¢ the harardous task, of auonymou were Feosived. by every mem of the cou mittee, alz ov seven jutimidatea and did not serve; but the remain twenty-sewen arcendedt> the top of the City Hay end holstei the tlag, On the 19.b of February, 1500, the members of thie volun teer comsmmitiee euthorized Dr. James Ready so cariy the tlag w the City of Washlugtop, to premnt it to Major-General Butler, and to request him to deposit it in some suitable we among the archives of govermnmeut, Ge wider in re recommeud- od that the liag be di w the nus Depart- mentatthe lreasury. ‘Loe becivtar) o. the Tress i oury in ackuowied ging the receips of the flag, says :— “It le supposed to be she iret Uuion tag raised {rng citizens of apy 0.2¢ of the Siates istely iv rebellion, s alter he comme: coment vf bostuities, Return, my dear » W tad usscciation you represent, my } sincere thanks jor preseauny shie iiag to the Treasury Departroent. 2 will carefully preserve it as ® MemMenw oO! the: great trial (urongh which the na- 4 tion has seteiy au d honorabiy passed, anu of the loy- elty Of he tiret ga dlaus thle Dead who firet gave it to of te brevse.” ri It is alierdy kn own that Major Gee, the command- @otof the Saliehbary, N.C, prison, is on trial betore { @ Military Courtaé Malcigh, Last week a motion was *§ made on the par tof the accused to quash the pro- .§ ceedings, The J idgo Advocaio read an order irom the War Departn ent to suspend the mustering out officers detaie {to siton the Commission, which rder being dave d subsequently to the Piesideut's proclamation, was heid to Le tantamount to an orver weontinue theire |, The Court decided against the motiog, when th. accused sued outa writ of habeas , corpus belore a Ju ige of the superior Court of the B.ate, which was se, ved on Geueral Kugerouinmand- aug the Military 1. epartsmento! Norsu Carolina, to @ Major (ree bec re him on Ssturday jest, inielli- aly gence received irom Kaleigh to-night states that the ay Writ was granted, brit Geavral huger refused com- 7° piiance. It was urged by the prisouer's counsel on a 7 aturasy. | United States was not represented. A Gocision ls reserved until the 25th Lust, a ice CONGRYSSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, Ale Thirty-hinth Session, e. BENATE. ire Wasnrvorom, Avni, 16,.—Mr, Wilson reported ® from the Military Cemmittee, without amend- hd ha ment, @ bill to previde for the National deience by establishing » uniform militia and active vol- untecr militia force in the United States, The “Dill bas been published im the Senate report hereto jore, a hd Mr, Cowan presented the concurrent resolution of 4 New York Legislature, asking Congress to appro- ot $877,628 to pay for clothing furnished to sol- @iers in the War of 1912. Mr. Howe called up the Senate bill to rescind the der of President Lincoln designating the Sioux ity & Pacific Kallroad as # branch of the acto Mr, Grimes offered « eabstitute for Mr. Howard's ii, requiring the Sioux City & ecific Railroad to netrucs their Pucific branch upou the beet and ost direct route, pubpees to ihe future approval of he President of the United Sates. Ln the course of tue debate, Mr, McDougal, of Cal, charsed Mr, Connesa, of Cal., with Laviag & person foverest in the water, and that he was d.scussing the bili witha yen je his own interest aud not with & regard ior the public good, reg Conness respouded iu an excited manner, that ought not to be repeated in the reuate. marke, due to hime occurred during th suceestul, this state grasuinte bin, said he would make « He proceeded to rei ntestin the California l lasuie when he was elected Benmator, A geuiieien, then a State Senator of California, called ou him and urged huw w be a candidate dechued, but aleer ward agreed to run, and this same person became his viowwut euemy aod the advocate of a man who wasio favor of establishing ery. io Calitornia, Whea the @iection was o ana he (alr, McDougal) was stor called on bia to con. Me declined Lis congratulations, kooring biin to have been Lisenemy. |oere vere men Who never could cease to saucer those whow they had once injured, On motion of Mr, Doolittle, further eon ideration of the pending bill was postponed until morning. The Senate agreed to the appointment of the Com- mittee of Conference on the resoiution to probibit tae of liquors im the Capitol, The bill in relation to the Labeas Corpus was taken up, but without taking action, Acjourned, HOUBE OF BILPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Ward, of New York, introduced a bili author izlog payment to the Biate of New York of $977,026, ier the purpose of paying the ciaimeof she militia of that State who served in the war of 1512, tor clash ing and other contingent expenses, Tho bill was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appro priations, Mr, Ward also presented resolutions of the Legislatare of Now York on the same subject, Mr, Haves offered @ resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committee on Military Affairs to tn- quire into the expediency of providing by law for the punishment by imprisonment or otherwise of persons who, es agents of attorneys tor the collection of bounty pensions, eic., shall collect and convert the same to their own ure, , Brqeented the joint resolution of the Legislature of Ohio in favor of suljecting to Stave texation mational currency aud otber obligations, They were reierred to the Committee of Ways aad Means. Mr. McKee offered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the President to communicate to t House any correspondence with the French Gov ment with regard to the with al of ite forces from Mexico, which may have been exchauged since the correspoudence communicated to the House wil the Piesident’s message of January bth, 150; ther that correspoudeuce has bee published by French Government among the official documents communicated to the Fiench Chambers or not; and especiaily any coriespondence in regard (o any epe- Sie prowaiee from the Freach Exoperor to put astup to bia proceedings in the sister Republic o: Mexico, and discontinue imperialism there, Mr. Ingerroli offered # resolution, instructing the Committee for the Die.rict of Columbia to inquire into the expediency of establishing by law the “right hour system," aa it ia called, @ COusdtuting eday's work for the District of Columin, Mr, Wilson, of lows, suggested that a proposition the sulject of the Government employes in the rict wes before the Committee on the Judi- , and that the Committee had takea action * [ngereoll enid he was aware of that; but this ution weat further, aud proposed to establish by law o regulation oj the hours of labor iu this District poring Classes, ornibe boar having expired, the resolution went over until next Monday, On motion of Mr, Weutworth, the Houce then pro- cceded to the business on the ppeaker's table, when the concurrent resoiution prohibiting the asie of spir- {tous and other liquors in the Capitol buliding and grounds was taken up, the Benaw having disagreed to the amendment of the House exteuding the reso- juttog to the other public bulidings aud grounds in the District, Up metion of Mr. Wentworth, the House insisted on ite amendment, and asked for a Committee of Conference, Fersoual explanations were made by Mr. Wheley in reference to an article in the Cincinnati Gazerte, and by Messrs, Kogers, Conkling, Kaymonu and Jenckes in reference to a paragraph in the New York ‘Limes, reflecting on Mr,Conkling ia connection with bis scion on the Bankrupt bill, Mr, Ketcham presented the comcurrent resolutions of the Legislature of the State of Now York in re- gard to the adjudicated claims of the militia of that State who served in the war of 1812. The House took up the regular order of business and proceeded to consider the bill reported from the Commitwe on Military Affairs to reorganize and establish the army of the United Btates, Mr. Bleveus moved to amend the section by pro- viding thas twoof the new cavalry regiments sail be composed of colored mea, ‘The amendment was agreed to by a vote of 69 yeas against °5 ways. Several other amendments were proposed and dis- eussed, and some Were agreed to, Afier iurther @mendmeste to the third section, the Mouse pio ceeded wo the consideration of the iourth section, Mr. Davis moved to amend by etriki. out the words “of ten regiments to be raised and officered us he:einafier provided fur, W be called the Veteran Keserve Corps.” Mr. iugersoll, of Ill,, opposed the motion, speaking im bighly complimentary ter i the Veteran Re- ry tained, be said, as Mr. McDougal the eoeTus Lo Ostablial engaged since the habilimente of 6 Fades and countryme announced to tue toreeoing he fect that it '9 the cholers, LiaLivax, Arai 16,—Not aangle care of sickness has occurred among the cabin psssengers on bourd the steamer England, Ueve the anxiety of th This announcement will re r friends, TIME FENIANS, i The United States revenue steamer Ashuelot, Cap- tain Edward A, Freeman commanding, has Ist of January tn cru slong the coast of Maine from Passamaquaddy Head to the Penobscot, During ths time the Ashuelot hoe traversed a distance of 2,645 miles. She has, up to the lat of April, boarded forty vessels approaching the coast, hauled two barks off the rocks, saving ver and ted with prov s echouners, be: paiorming portant serv: Vhe Aghueo’ is 4 ib watcbir ‘s in the harbor of kas! pork, Maine, to sec tures @ placo, but in epite o: Fenians suceeded in cetting out a em Saturday, having one howitner al eiated to have been “so ‘from uatport, There is great exciteu iD ran ot and e veases that ariives bilny number ot Goverinined look lay a olr ure disp ad jor parte un heie are seve.al vessels in the arbor euspec of being imteuved for ds euian p i- valeers, and they are closely watehed by the Lvit steam: slocp-ol-war Pylades, Zi guoe Lt is repair that a number of case Leen received on one of these suppose! Fen Js, Conseiuing arma for alsuribut oa among th> k Fenians, Batuiday night, a brig gong through the necessary foime, bus y the Ashuolot and wowed Lack 10 port. Easrposr, Mr., Arait, 16.—Tue United Btates steamer Winooski arrived bere yesterday, fhe is supposed to have been sent Lere to observe ueuiral- ity on the const. A party of five men, supposed to have been Fe- nians, went across to Indien Island on Saturday eaqalar depar- Hanes the chouner vn wheel night, and presented their revolvers at tho Lead of the Deputy Collector and demanded his flag (Brit- ish), whieh he was compelled to give up to them. The following proclamation has been circulated among the crew of the Eugiish gunboat at Campo belio: jlors and Marines: U. 8. citizens invite you bere. if y leave bebinud (ue property aud »you will find iberty, com- A mutiny broke out on board the steamer, ant forty men have been placed in irons, Avuauata, Me. Avni. 16.—Adjutant General Hods- don left this afternoon for Calais, with instructions from Governor Cony to see that the laws ot the Btate are Bot violated through any hostile demonstrations that may occur through the alleged Fenian move- ment on the border, It is regarded as almost ceria'n by the Mayor of Calais, who telegraphs to the: tato sutborities for protection, thata Feulan movemeat is soriously apprehended in that quarter, Pontiasp, Mz. Aru 16-—About one hundred and fifty Fenians leit for Eastport ia ihe boat to- night. Carats, Mz., Avnrt. 16,--All quiet on the St. Croix, No disturbance has yot occurred here or at Bt, Ste- phen, A Fenian masse meeting is now gathering at 81. Croix Hall, and will be addressed by B, Doran Killian, Mejor Bennott and others. From Europe. One Day Later News. The steamer City of New York, from Queenstown on the 6th instent, has arrived at this port. Impomng demonstrations in favor of the Reform bill had been held in various places in Euglaud, and mootings were of daily occurrence, FRANOK AND MEXIOO, Tt is announced that the lrench troops are to be withdrawn from Mexico in three deluchments; the first in November next, the second in March, and the third in November, 1857, The London Moxunine Pour, im its city article, says the latest news from Mexico indicates that the embarkation of French troops from Mexico, to the number of five thousand men, will commence to- wards the month of October; by waich time, itie understood, ou equal number of Austileu voouuteers will have arrived at Vera Cruz. The Paris Mewoutat Divromariqgus bas reaeon to believe that the last mail frou Mexico brought ine telligence of one result from Larou sulle sioa—the adhesion of the Mexicau Govern the proposition of France for the successive return of the Freach troups, Baron Saisard arsived io Paris on the dd, wus Lo ORGMANT ' | that ther could not be identified. Louie McLano, Cept. Eldridge, of the Pacific Metl Steamelrip Com- pany, end Judge Meffmen, were bruised and cut, Felix Lar BE. Btacy, Jetierson Taylor, H. Blane, clovhing Gealer, Capt. J. BE. Ayres, Fred, Leis, Frank Mor. is, and others were injured, but not fatally. Bome will never be identified, as fragments of humas flesh, bones and brains were found nearly two blocks tistant Montvomerr, Sacramento and California stroete were lined with broken g¢lase, ecarcely a window for several Luodred feet remaining whole, Walls, Far go & Co's house, aud everything in the vicinity, animate or inanimate, were blown into fragments, The damage is estimated at least #200,000, Willem Havens, o bookkeeper of the Pacific Mail Steamehip Company le ascertained to be among the killed, The canse of the explosion is a mystery. The freight arent of the Paciic Mail Company eaye that two boxes, each measuciug about jour cubic feet, were taken from the steamers dock to the place where the explorion occurred NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE, Senate A.unany, Avan 1 Buta Passrp.-—-Lncorperat ing the New Yorw Board of bore Unde: writers, lo improve (-rous street, rook n... To closes rton of Lefler's atre t, Brook yp For ‘he Improvement of Third atreet, Brooklyn Au tuorizing (he draining of low sande jn! Authorizivg the formation of the Ie land Improvement Company Amending the Kevieet S.atutes relative to brokers, Lt face the price of biok@raxe, except on special contracts, at the rate of bv cents per m1) Incorporating the North Ki.ver p:vings Bank A oviding for re- funding to various banks and lu ance companies taxes pia in 1564 aud 1564 on Government seeuri- tles, Mr, Layt moved to warud by weking the bill appileable to New York, ‘44@ motion was carrieu, Tie bill was then passed, Hints Apvascep to Trinp Reapine.—For the reliet of Gen. Ward FE. Burnett. It appropri 000 . incorporating the riarlem & Porte ter Kaisroad Comp.ny........fo appoint Commis. sionere 0 locate an asylum ou the liudsoo Kiver, ei away Boacs Hews items. By Telegraph te the Now York 8un,) Tua French ship Pauline, with 7,000 bags of cof- fee, from Rio de Janeiro, was wrecked on Riv Real on the 284: f February, C ew saved and landed at Bahia It was expected that the ship and cargo would be a total lors Tus notorious murderers, Terrell and Withers, were rescued from Spencer county, Ky jail, on Friday, by a party of seven armed wen, in dis- gu'se, who threatened the life of the jailer on bis rofusal to unlock the cells, A Lanes fire at Port au Prince, Hayti, on March 19th, dvatroyed fifteen squaves, Most of the pub- lic buildings and the archives were consumed, The origin of the fire is attributed to rebel meen- diaries, and the plot 1s thought to have been gen- eral, as at tho same time fives broke out in Javinel Another incendiary attempt was made at Port au Prince on the 221. The Philadeiphia Sinughter-.Arrest of the Supposed Accemplice of Probst, Lonvox, Canapa Waser, Avatt 16,—The suipgtbved accomplice in the eoven-fold Philadelphia marder has been arresied Lore, Le gave his name as Charles McCuteheon. When arrested he turned pale and nearly fainted, The only discrepancy between the description of the murderer aud the appearance of the prisoner is that instead of baving lost « thumb his forefinger ig gone, Otherwise there is the closest ideatity, A further examination is about to take place, (By Mail) INTERVIEW WITH PRONST. Chief Fraukiia, of Whiladelphia, bed another in- terview with Prolet on Buniay, The prisoner ap- peared to Le much depressed, and was affected to tears when bis relatives in Germany wore alluded te, The wurder the Deerlns family was again eliuded to, ead ag the conversation Probst eaid thay ue k Lea tue Lb whoo be wae @t work near the hay-stack, and thas he (Vivbes) went up bebind the boy aud drew Lack (ue axe lo strike three time: be- fore he bad tig heart w Gu lt, Proves aiso spoke exein avout (he kliuag of Loeriug @@4 bd, wiece, aud ead that the man who wa wiih bim eiooa bebiod the carriage aud e.:uck Veer ng as soon am be alight. ed. He alae etateu buat Le Losped Wo oa ry the bodies to the barn, but et: ete tuat be killed po oue bu: the bey, it be caging the prisouer was juund ia ihe Louse yesierday, It was very bloody, gud Vrobat etaleu tom ue Laved eyy bpvO it Whie Le t ‘Thirt v-Third Year. * : ———34 blood on {twas also found ie the bern, A man wae arrested oo Sa urd . ed at Lickfeid’s on Th y eventae ti rs ed for Probes, be w atill hed for future examiue- tion. ‘THE AXR URED BY PRONAT DISCOVERED. The murderer, Antoine Probst. in a conversation with Chief Franklin and Chief Ruggles, om #a'urday afternoon, about five o'clock, at the County Prison, eta'ed that his accomplice, after killing the Deoring family, threw the weapon, which was @ small ars Into the ditch which runs south of the house. la teply to « question, whereabouss in the ditch? he ed, near tho bridge, between the elting ana the barn, After the Dritoner made this statement, Detective Webb and sub-efficer Mitehell, who recer- eredthe body of Cornelious Carey under the hay- ftack, were at once notified to commence @ seavch for the weapon. On Sunday morning, about five o'clock, ry cers repaired to the scene of the lete atro- cous murder, in company with officer ert. At once instituted, Bub-offlcer Miche. ke on the premises, and after diligens bout eurht o'clock dragged up the axe, w ely ily called a Jersey axe, being very suall nay to handle. q It could have been used v readi) i. ‘The handle is marked w: hinot red the same, On thi pizat en &. pleces of hair, as well as on the weapon, The hair, it is believed, - Dolan, who it is supposed wae killed . Telerred to in previous reports, it appeare wae vot used in killing the victims, but wae lett om ‘ in their eeere: vidence of the murder, It is almost decid that Probst vad bo accomplice, from the feet that be frevus to be acqualnied with every movemems hie slleged secompiice made, (Later by Telegraph.) PorLapetrita, Apait 16.—The Coroner's jatye efter an investigation ot the marder of the Deering family, found « verdict charging Antoine Probst, now under arrest, with the murder of all the eight victimea, ) LOCAL NEWS, REW YORK AND THE VICIRITY. Tus Car-Datvers Sraike—No Scusmi sion" Have’ vos THe Companige—Alp FoR THE STaikens—Tue Loxeret Pores to Win.—Affaire in connection with the railroad car-drivers strike remain unchanged since last reports, Both parties, employe:« and employed, are equally determined! not to submit to eaeh other, and the result ie areav inconvenience to more them one-third of the popula- tion of (his city, and much loss of time and property. ‘The prospects seemed better yesterday than at any time etnce the strike, and more care were ran, but unfortunately for thore who work late at night an@ desire to get up town, the cars do not run after dark. The strikers, however, keep the peace, but a few of the more boisterous show signs of revolt, and four men, vew hands or repented strikers, were re- poriel arsan'ted, one or two ef them seriously Mr. Scott Frazer, conductor on the 8th avenue line, wen badly heaten on Sonday ni Pt seas the depot by some unknown persons sald 6 the ola drivers. Mr, ine B, Monroe. an old driver, wae alo asenul tec th avenne and 4h 008 yes 8 eted he not wo yoste ote ar- reat. Anovher old d id avenne nemey roing, rday mo +, am foreed to give up for t . On the loth avenve line, anew driv j an, wee ‘Gseeulted vio~ levtly, but his nia were arrested by Captaim Wall ng and Inspector Leonard, and taken to the STth Police Court for examination. A ‘s on all the liues are very common, Lhe cars w fre quently off the track yesterday owing to the slippery condition of the streets racks, by the rau, One car the Dieecker trees line wae broken, and hecame to wedged mn the track that it was with great herb removed, and travel on the line wes suspen one bour, A little later in the day, a Bleeckor street car and an fast irondway car ran together furiously, when the latter wae knocked off the track, ‘spilling’ the com ductor out ou the sidewalk, but fortunately he es- caped ipjury ibe horses on one of the Fourth avevue care endeavored to run away, owing to some diffleulty with the traces, when officer Crawford and car inspector Mc Watters Jumped upon the pia’ ad by virorous application of the brakes at ‘he motion of thecar, Mr, MeWattere aaved an oi laiy who was ge'ting out of the car and would other- wise have teen injured, A broken “pole” of coe of (he cars, now lying at the Park terminus, shows @nuther accivent bas occurr Many of the Second Avenue drivers appear mer: inciiued te resume and continue work at the ol rates, having understeod that the Company make ittie or nothing by od line, but they aie o ot applications jor positions were made to the Presi- dent, who appointed ell that were found competent, and it Is oxpected that by Wednesday be wil bev 41) be pees for the usual travel ef the foad. Many of the ola hends also, who have families dependent on them, are k ng away from the strikers aud going b the old rate, Lhe President, Mv Kiley, achance up to last night to retui \o duty, ot fe be wll proceed to fill their pisces immeuiately, This Company, t sceommodaw the pubde to Harlem, keep five steam passenge: the roud, which carry about sixty passeuy each They have also three detached dummies, which vau) along four cars each, and are co: of accommo dating about five hundred passengers. THIRD AVENUB LINE, ¢ line had fewer care on ton day than on Sunday or Saturday, and this Delos the teat Line, the vetermination of the companies aud A tus strikers not to yied has reached an iutensity nest witnemed on any other line. Between thirty and forty Cas were om yes\erday. vouurn avente cove, On the Fourth avenue line thirty-five out of the fifty ce 2 in opera ion yesterday, and | ood that a ..w wirikers have yieia: evandaeouduy, A report was circulated in the early part o! the day (hata fight bad taken place be- tween some of tue old drivers on this line, but tie re port was upivunses, Lt wae sald, however, that om punday afiernoon, the Superintendent of the roaa had employed men to bring dowa some ef the freig.t trains trom the depot in Forty -secunusti@etnud . they were prevented from doing so by tho lores teamstors. The p-lceariivedia time to prevent a disturbed BROADWAY AND BI NTH AVENUFK LIND, ‘The Broadway aud Beveuth avenue line had abouy fittien cars sunning ents » but the Greeuwica aud Se; enh avenue line had nove or ouly « tew, SIXTH AVENUE LINK, The Sixth avenue line had about 20 ears, oat of 6> usually rup; in operation, Many of the om hand. who had exp. essed @ readiness Terume work y terday, were found wanting when Called to thre, and the care uow iu operation arg diiven by bands ua ported from Boston. Buch is the dete:minsyon oo thie and some other companies to defeat the pur poses of the strikers, that A are ready 0 pay ihe e ea of importing rultable persons to take thu pisces of the men on strike. There is no ides ou tio part of she most radical member of any cow supply the vacant places by negroes, as su, @ moming paper yesterday, Ail euch fusinussions are uischievous in thelr tenuenciws, aud Guy pro~ yore acte of violence, RIGHTH AVENUE LINE, The Eighth avenue road being the leading !ine on the west eice of the city, aud ranking beat Ww Lue ‘shird avenue, the etrikersare more determiinia to on some other lines, and the com. pany is ey y uuyielding. Appiic.ats ior the vu~ cant positions are very few, thore strong ay~ preheus.ous of viole. the old vers ou tue .. Luey manage, howe out of the G0 regularly rua. NINTH AVENUE LOD bas many oare running, but it hes fower aow thea formerly, TUR OTHURR BOADS. The Tenth Aveaue and Belt Railroad hed a few in Operatiou yes.erday, driven bj aod the Biceckey Bueet and Fulton ° Brona- way aud the Cross lown lines were ruasing « fair averuge number, AU the Lines expect to be ia tui operation by (he close of thie week a. the larchest, The care that have been running, especially on the Fest side of the city, were crowded every trip. Une. conductor on the Third Avenue, tn « round trip Le- tween 65th e*reet and Astor House, carried 226 pas: ors, Lhie number of persons ts not, however, vex of the nambers ridigg om ail Lue lines, se @ PPE, 6 Ry tp eg hs ey jbo gee ep