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Number 10.5387. The Latest News By Telegraph tothe NV. Y. Suan, Coe FROM WASHINGTON. TRIAL OF JEFF, DAVIS, The Question Still Unsettled, CONGRESS YESTERDAY. A New State. Colorado Bill Passed in the Senate. THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL. HOUSE TO VOTE TO--DAY, The Tax Bill Finished. REPORT TO THE HOUSE. Later f rom Mexico. SEVERAL BATTLES FOUGHT. Victories Claimed by Both Sides, City and Miscellaneous News, THE CHOLERA AT QUARANTINE: 12 More Deaths---76 Patients, GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION. Extraordisary Powers Given to the Board of Health. &e., &e., &e. Wasnrearon, April 25. Tthas been stated that the President bas instract- ed the Attorney General of the United States to prepare for the arraignment of Jefferson Davis be- fore the United States Circult Court of Virginia, on the charge of high treason, This ise mista No such instructions have been given; bas there have been frequent consultations with eminent legal gentlemen affecting Jefferron Davis, and others implicated in crimes against the United States in connection with the late rebellion, and looking to their trial at some future period, and the subject is otil! under consideration. By Special Orders, Nos, 115 and 165, of the Adja tant General, upon the report of s board of officers so much of Special Orders, No, 131 of 1064, as di- missed Col. Othoriel DeForrest, 6th New York Cav alry, is revoked, and he is reswred to bis reg ment, to date Kept. 8, 1564. The payment of the May Interest of the gold-bear- ing coupons known as the Five Twenties will not be anticipated, but will be paid on the first of May, the period at which it fallsdue, $20,300,000 is about the amount to be paid. A rumor is current around the Capitol that the Committee on Reconstruction at their merting to day failed to agree upon @ report. there belug s wide disagreement among the members, An effort, how- ever, will be made to reconcile conflicting views The bil to amend the Internal Revenue Law, as reported to-day, occupies sixty five printed pages. Among the items of taxation agreed upon are Clothing, 1 per cent; beots and shoes, 2 per cent.; cigarettes, (3'¢ inches) $2 per thousand; cheroots and long cigarettes, (not worth more than #10 per thoa sand) $6; all other cigars, $10 per thousand; emoking tobacco, twenty-five cents per pound, ‘Tax on gross receipts of express companies is raised from three to five per cent, on all sums over one thousand doliars, Wherever it is porsibie the taxes on raw material are reduced or abolished. The taxes on tea and coffee ere not changed, but the rates on adulterated arti: cles are increased, The bill exempts from taxation all United States securities and deposits in savings banks made by one person below the sum of three bundred dollars. Advertising sheets, though nos newepapers, ae taxed the rame as the latter, The bill pr ovides for areorgenization of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, including the appointment of two Deputy Commissioners and a Solicitor, It is considered useless to publish all the provisions of the bill, as importamt modifications will probably be made by Cong. ess. Information having beew received here that the Canadians are driving sheep acrossthe border, in order to shear them on this side and eo get in their wool tree of duty, the House has passed a bill to cor- rect the evil by levying an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent. upon shee ine and mules, The War Department has just insaed an orderre lating to graves of United States soldieis, as follows: “All persons engaged in the cultivation of land, who mey have the giavesof United states soldiers located upon their iands, are hereby forbidden to mutilate or obliterate the pes or such graves by plowing, or otherwise to disturb the he.d-boards, siakes or fences around them," CONGRESSIONAL PROCCEDINGS Thirty-Minth Session, SENATE, WasnrGton, Arnit 26,—Mr, Shermen, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported a resolution to print ten thousand copies of the communication of the Commissioner Of Agriculture ou the subject of Rinderpest Mr. Sherman eaid the Committee on Agriculture had considered the sulject of riuderpert, but had come to no couclusion asto the brs means of pre veutiny ite epiead im this country, In Englan', Parliasnent ordered the se gure and slaughter of all the catte in the infected distr.cie, ‘This, he did nor believe, could be cone in this country under oar form of government, ‘The Commitiee had done nothing to, preciude it fromm further sesion on tue eulject, but it could see nothing be.ter just at pres ent tbau io recommend (he pruting of (he commu nication of the ¢ sielouer of Agiiculture Tesolution was adopie! At one o'clock, the morning hour having expired: the bill for the admission of Colorada wae takea up. Mr. Doolitile made a speech against the rule which he pretaced by # defouse of his courses upon the negro suffrage question, and other radical measures, saying that he pericctly represented the people of Wisconsin whose votes clocted him. Mr, Howe, of Wis. rore at the conclusion of Mr, Doolittle’s speech, ani said a few worce in regard to the conduct of the eof Wisconsin, ber Legialas tu.e and her State Convention, which hed been re- ferred to by Mr. Doolittle, He wes not here, he re- mai ked, to that CY colleague (Mr, Doolittle) was not perfectly justified In his own judgment, tor oa enc every one of the votes he bad given since be Leen ® represen! ativeo! jhe ptateo! Wisconsin bere, the but said Mr. Howe, whem he goes further than that, oy Arserte that he stands justified for theese votes, ype ection of the Inst State Union Convention, held in the State of Wisconsin, I think be assumes what the records of that Convention will not sustain. Mr. Doolittle caid he would uot reply just yet to the fpeech of Mr. Howe; he would wait until the resolu tions of the Wisconein Legislature censuring bim (Doolittle) came here. Mr. Lane of Indiana, spoke in favor of the admis. sion of Colorado, He regretted that the word "white" was in the Constitution of Colorado, but did not think thie fact sufficient to justify Congress in re- fusing to admit the Biate, after having pal an en- abling act Mr. Hendricks epoke of the alleeed irregularit hi (sending the adoption of the the pr ings rado Staie constitution, and of the population as sufficiens for a state government, Mr. Edmands spoke agsinet (he pending measgre, He could not vote for the adiwission of @ Biate whaqse constitution reooenized the distinction eonteimed in the word “white.” Mr. Sumner thanked Mr. Edmunds for bis te Marks, lie thanked him for rallying the Senate on such an impertant question t of i> in- He thought the e had better sleep on this subject, and moved wa journment, which motion was lost. Mr. Reverdy Johneon had opposed the bill. It was net, he said, Re- publican in principle to five fifteen or twenty thour and people the same power in the Senate that was en- joyed in other States by twoor three millions, The @xampie might be @ bad one. The South might, atter their admission, think it necessary for a policy of ite own to make new ctatos, by dividing some of the preaent o: They might m of Texas tour, ad of Georgi many more, Th at would be- eof New England, Lt wee not plain to him that the people indeed desired the State goverament. Of the white roll cast there was @ majority of but 195 for the State government. The yeas and nays were taken onthe motion to reconsider the vote, by which the Senate refused to order a third reading of the bill to admit Colorado, Yeas, 19; nays, 13—as follows; _Yras—Mosere, Chandler, Clark, Conness, Cragin, Cresswell, Howerd, Lowe, Kirkwood, Lane of Indi- a Pomeroy, Ramsay, Bherman, Apragne, Ste atte Trumbull, Van Winkie, Welley and Wi ton—19. Naye—Mesers. Rockolew, Davia, Doolittle, Ed- mnunde, Foster, Grimes, ( Hendricks, McDou- gal, Morgan, Poland, Kiddle and Bumner—15, AbSENT O8 PAIRED—Menere, Anthony, Brown, Co- van, Dixon, Fessenden, Harris, Henderson, Johnson, Lane of Kansas, Morrii, Nesmith, Norton, Seaisbury, Wade, Williams, Wright end Yates——17, This placed the bill before the Semate, and open to amendwent, Mr. Sumner Man An amendment, providing that the act shall not take effect except with the fundamental condition that within the State there ehall be no denial of the elective chise, or any other right, on account of color or This was rejected ¥ 7, nays, 27, Those who voted In the eMfirmative were Messrs. Famuada, i oster, Grimes, Howe, Morgan, Poland aad Sumner. The bill was then passed. Yeas 19; nays, 13; absent or paired, 17, as m above. It declares Colorado to bave adopted # State Constitution and founded « State Government, and to be s State in the Union. Adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI “FS, Mr. Donnelly, of Minnesota, introduced @ bill to incorporate the Academy of Music, of Washington city, with Max Strakosch, Wm. J. Pape, Max Mar- etrek, Joseph J. May, and others as corporators, with a capital of $500,000, and with power to build an Opera House in Washingtom city, which was read twice and referred to the Committee for the Dis- trict. Mr. Blaine, of Maine, rose to a question of privi- lege, aud called the attention of the House to the fact that Mr. Conkling had eo altered the (Lone reports of the controversy which took place between them fb tre, remarks sibility “here or else- made, Mr. Blaine denounced this as @ violation of the fire: poincipies of boner which should subsist between ents n ° Mr vnkling, of New York, compared tho report- ere manuscrip. with the corrections made by him toshow that no material alteration had been made Uhe time, he eaid, would be far distant when he (Conkling, would seek for lntormation or inetraction from hin ‘Biaine) as to the conduct which ought to govern gentlemen, A further controversy took place between Mr Blaine and Mr, Conkling, during which mut imputations of cowardice and untruthiuiness w made, Mr. Pandal!, of Pennay! which was Commerce to iuquire what preveut verses irom foreign por gere in ep undue proportion to their! » accommo dations, and what precaution should be adopied to prev she introduction of cholera or other infec tious cireases ia such over loaded vessels. ‘Lhe House proceeded to the regular order of busi ness, which was the unfinished business of Inst evening—the bill to secure the speedy construc: tion of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Telegraph line Mr. Wantworts addressed the Louse in opposition bo the bi Mr. I’rice addressed the House, explaining and de- fending the several provisions of the Dill, Mr. Hleaderson sadressed the Louse in support of the bill, deciartag bis belief that each of these Pa cific Rauroace would within five years after their comp.etion find it necessary to bulld a double trace. Mr. Delano spoke in opp sition to the bill, sayy thas the oames of promiuent persons tad been use in the charter for the purpose of giving influence to what he hat resarded from the veginning as « scheme of pi plunder Mr. Price viove que: nin, offered a resolution, ius ice Commitee un t at he would call the pre. to-morrow, b atl Portage county, woo! 1 Le House at lpalf past four o'clock adjourned, nie, for imcreased protection on Teports via Washingten. Wasursoros, Arnit %.—Senor Komero has re- ceived oficial news trom El Paso del Norte, to the 30h ult., with the official reporte of several im- portant victories over the Imperial forces, The City of Chihuahwa was captured by etorm, by the Literal forces, under General Ters Governor of the State, on the 26th of March, after an obstinate resistance of the garrison, of whom a large number were made prisomers, and the entire material of war feil into the bande of the Liberals, The City of iiidal- go dol Pasal wae abo captured by assault, on the 24 of the same month, by the Liberal forces, uader Vol, Voaquez.who, it ie sald, routed entirely the Imperial gairieua of the place. Tbe oecupation of the Oity of Chlbushua, and the victory ef Oo, bas restored to the pow oof the Liveral « ibies the whole of the ata hibuahua, and has opened the way jor the naiio in to take up ite mareh tow ar of the Kepublic, y ) KE) Paso for the City aay days, Ip the State of ia, (rovernor Vievca aud Culonels lrevione Jo having uuited their torces, garned an cwry ou the Letuito,, at Sante lenvel, ersvie force of imperialiate ef the forelen legion, the greates portion of whom were elthes kUlea oO: wade pomoners, the commence: a Fieuch othice:, bene along (he former Leports via New Orleans, New Onieans, Avil, 44.—Vera Cruz dates of the bth instant are received, Colonel Duprez bad de- feasted the Liberals under DeLargisa in Tamaulipas. The Imperial cause was prosperous in Chibuabua. The Indians had secured for the Imperialists the dis tricts of Abusdo and Giuerrino, Matemoras has pro pounced for the Empire and taken Conception an ite name. It is now garrisoned with Indians, The deieuce of Pasos with seventy § Imperisiisss eainst ove huadred and fifty Liberal ts highly com- mended Reports via San Francisco, Ban Fuancisoo, Apate 45.—The patriotic Mex!- cans yesterday celebraced the splendid victories said to have Leen achieved over the Freach at Presi die and Ban Sebastian. Col, Reig, who commanded the French at Presidie, _NEW YORK, TH Mr. Garteld presented ypetition of the citizens of rives an official acconnt of the battle, in which he stated that his email expeditionary force was at- tacked by 8,900 Liberals, who were repulsed after four hours bard fighting, with aloes of iwo pieces of artillery, 3u0 killed and 200 wounded. The Imperial loss wae 16 killed and 67 wounded, The imperiatisw were eg ban gi longer where the putre faction @ hundred corpses would breed a pesti lenes, a pened the way to Mazatlan, bringing in ali the wounded, _A Durango letter of March 19th states that the French had abandoned Chibuhua in two columns, one moving to Monterey aad the other vo San Luis Potosi, Durango is to be garrisoned by Lmperial Mexicans under Mejia. Reports via Havana, Havana, Arait 91.—The Freach steamer Imper- atrice Kugenia, arrived here om the evening of the 19th, from Vera Cruz, with dates from the City of Mexico te the 11th, and Vera Cruz to the 16th. There has been quite gagoment at Maratian The forees of Coronas were on the 17th, within « quarter of a mile from the town; on the 18th, at 4 oclock A. M., the Imperial troops with six hundred French soldiers, made direction of the Presidio, and attacked fight con, tinued till six o'clock inthe evening. The Imperial- jets were aided by Gamisnes with Cannon as far ae Urias, Onthe 19th the combatcontsoued, At noon all the reserve and moveable artillery were ordered out of the city to ald the imperialists, Lp to the departure of the steamer there had been no decisive result for either party The accouat generally shows the Juarisis to be stroug as ever, Gen. Gar cia is in command of the War Department at jMex- ico, Advices from Zacatecas of the 20:8 a the Im; usco ap Cardenas, The Diarto pet Iuvento publishes a letter dated the 2ud ult.. which says thet om the Qt) linper ial forces all returned to Mazatian with twe olficers and sixty soldiers wounded, aud seven killed; and of the Mexican Imperiaiists, five ollice:e aud twent, soldi wounded, and four killed. The c ciaim to have killed three hundred and fifty of the Juarists, and‘that they wounded « still gresser nui ber, From Europe. One Day Later News. The steamship City of Boston, from Liverpool, Lith, via Queenstowm 19th, bas arrived at thir port. The Austro<ierman difficulty continues critical, It is asserted that Prussia bas decidedly refused to comply with the Austrian request te withdraw her order for the mobilisation of her corps de'armes, A meeting of the Liberal members of the House of Commons was beldon the 10th, at the offielal resi dence of Earl Russell, to consider the Reform bill, The number present is variously stated from 250 to 286 members, The Dairy News says that Farl Russel! spoke with atest animation, He defended the course taken in dealing separately with the Franchiee and with the seats, and sald that on the oceasion of the last introduction of a Reform Bill by a Liberal Govern: ment ap honorable member of the louse of Com mons. of great eloquence, was of opinion at that time that the Government was nonecessarily chailengi diffienity by dealing with the two eutjects in one bil and recommending then, separation, Farl Kursell then adverted to the opposition made to the bill by one or two members of the Liberal party. Kar! (roe venor's resolution was characterized by the noble Lord as insincere, and would be treated by the fov- eromentas a motion of want of confidence. (Ap plause), Believing that they had grounds for ex peoting the confidence of Parliament, and the country, and that they were bousd to doal with the quesiion of settlement, & measure, and would stake ite . shate that rial forces were deieaied between Huan- Tobarco, by tho Juarisss under Garcia aud - ad brought in this latence oo its suc the working ciseacs, under the iufluence atural after the treatment their claime for eral years, had said, en the Bill it was too late and that they eit, he held that their conduct would the manner in which they had rece) it, the Government would stand by ite measure. (Loud cheers.) The Tues version of what took place at the Min isterial meeting Is as follows: Lord Russell now states that the Government will opeadily lay thelr bill for redistribution on the table of the House of Commons, and that they bind them- selves to stand or fall by it se abeoluiely as by the Franchise Bill, He also atates that iu bis oplaion it fe asjustand expedient that the same Parliament which passes the Francbiee iil! should alee pass the Dill for the redistribution of sents The Pont says the general feeling was that the Bill would be carried, The Stau remarks that the result of the meeting has been to bring the (nbinet into full aad barmo pious co-operation with the Liberal party of Par- liament, The usual “Faster Banquet” givea by the Lerd Mavor of London came off on the 9th, Mr, Adame, the American Minister, was among (he guests, The Lord Mayor, in droposing s toast to Mr. Adame, highly eulogized the official conduct of that gontie- man, rejoiced at the returm o! peace and happiness in America, and warmly extolled the morat worth, coursge and forbearance of President Johnson, He regretied the absence of Mr. Peabody from the ban vet, aud said that bis name would alwave live in the affectionate remembrance of the people of Eng- and, r. Adame briefly retarned thanks for the com- piments paid him, aud for the justice done to his country and the President, Mr. Adams also returned thanks fur the praise bestowed upon Mr, Peabody, and passed a eulogiuin upon that gentieman's ch . ter, who, he sald, had the whole repablican » his own country, and yet ieit honored by the ing notice his lordship received from the Sovereign of England, Mr, Adame also acknowledged that, as an American, it had given him the utmost pleasure to see the magnificent tribute which had by paid br her Majesty, and he added the following: “In the distribution of his wealth Mr. Peabody's ambition is peculiar. He distributes a large sum here in Lon don. where he bas resided, and where he bas made a considerable portion of his fortune; aud he reserves to himeeif to distribute an equally large sam on the other side of the Atiantic, where be was born and spent the earlier partof his life d thus he pro- to himecif so obtain that fai which comes irom the tribute ot gratitude of millions of the hu- man race, ejuaily on both sides of the Atlantic to the latest end of time.” A letter from George Peabody to Queen Victoria acknow edges Lier Majesty's published lester, and ex preseos bis warmest gratification and thanks, He says he will value the Queen's portrait as (he most recious heirloom he cen leave in the lana of h's irth, where, toxether with the Queeu's letter, it will ever be regarced as evidence o: the Kindly fee! ingeof the Queen towards @ citizem of the Culted plates, Latest Commercial, Liverroot, Ava 12,—Cotton sales to-day, 7,000 bales, inciuding 2,00) to speculators and exporters, The market ie dull, with a decline of 'y peuny, with a@panie in the merket, (he Mreadetufl market ies active and firm. Provision market dull, Lonpos, Avait 12,-Cousols c.osed at 56',086'¢ for mooey, American Stocks—l. 5, Five lwenties, T1* atid. Llinois Centias, 5Usaol, Erie, 49005, The Deering Family Marder. Since the appreneusion of Probst for the murder of tbe Deering tamily, the detectives have been ac- stolen property which the murderer stated had baen carried off from Mr, Deer- ing's house by a “con‘ederate.’ All the property has been recovered and traced to Probst, and the.e ie no longer any doubt that he committed the crime without the aid of an accomplice. His tral com menced yesterday morning in !'hiladelphia, (By Teleyraph.) Puitapeirnia, Apuit b6.— [bere wae an immense crowd around the Court House tis morning, await ing the arrivaiof Antoine Probst, the murderer of the Deering family, Le was adroitly edmitted through a side door, disappointing most of the spec- tators, After the usual pre/iminaries, the bil ot in- dictment for the murae: of Christopher Deering was 1ead, and the prisoner peaded “nos gulity.”” The Court then proceeded to select a jury. PHLLADELPULA, APuiL 2,—P. M.—Nine jurors have beca empanuelled in the Probst murder case, About torty have been challenged, and the panel of jurore being Cxnausted, the SLerifl was directed to APRIL 26, 1866. reform, in order to ite lo draw two bundred names from the wheel frem which to selecs forty Danes of persous to appear as apecial jurors, the prisoner's counsel declining to withdraw any of the challenges. The Conrt then adjourned until lo A. M., Thursday, Great difficulty ie ex rienced in conveying the prisoner fiom the Court oom to the Prison Van, on aceount of the excited mob surroanding the building. The jurors are selected to try the case eccording to the evidence, withous regard to former expressions of opinions, Marine Dieastere.Lees ef Life, Roerox, Avnit, 26.The schooner Samuel Colt, with coal, came sehore on the west end of Nav- tucket, yesterday. The Captain and mate were drow 4 the rest ot the crew were saved. The veme! and cargo ane a total loss. Oswreo, N. Y., Apnit 26.-The gale which eovin on Monday continged up to thie worms iv everal disasters have occurred to vessels on Li Ontario, The schooner Bahama, bound from port to Chicago, with coal, le ashore n Orchard Creek, The schooners Monticello eller, bound from French Greek to Detrei former at Devil's N Point. wil be The schooner Geral, from ure, is ashore three miles below the Devil's i Bteamtugs and pamps r aseimtarree. Arnantio City, Arai. 95. The ship reported ashore on “Brigantine” proves to be the elipper ship Simio, of Portemouss, bound from Calcutta to New York with acargo of juie She ie leming slightly, je gone, and her masts are aM cut away, Later: The suip Sivnlo hes been god off, and a sveanier has beeu semt to taker Ler to New York, Bows items. By Telegraph to the Now York fun.) Tue Mississ|ppi crevasses below the city of New Orleans, are widening, aod the Levee Comminsion- ers are making efforts tostopthe flood, The floods above are also increas! ig. Gun. Campy bas reftised to permit the tesuance of writs of Aabeae corpus to the Louisiane Trea sury cotton agents, who are charged with freuds upon the Government, Tae lest dates from Gaudaloupe, W. I, states that the cholera is disappearing, The officiel ete- tistics published by thedioverament show ® mor- tality from this disease of 10,800 ont of & popwlation of 148,107. Porto Rroo, W. I, dates to the 15tb inst, men- tion that on the Sih am warthqueke was felt which lasted 20 seconds, Sniall pox continued im an alarming way at Ponce» the town of Pepino has suffered severely from it. Tur Collector of the portof San Francisco has taken measures to stop the introduction of cattle via the Isthmus, and bas notified officers of the custome along the coast to prevent cattle and hides from coming in frown foreign ports. Cou.actoe Brarp took pomsession of the segar establishment of Myors & Cu, in Louisville, Ky, for alleged non-payment of taxes, Eight or teu distilleries bave been ecized within the lest three or four days in thatcity. Prorerien BooKksye arrived?+ at Oswego, N. ¥., yesteriay from Toledo, this season that he passed through sboutesixty miles of foat- ing ice in Lake Erie. In the Tennessee Benate on Tuesds: sed its fret reading tendering the ma the Mertaltage, Jackson's residence, and 20) acres ot ground adjoining, on condition that the United States Government wil! establish upon ite branch of the Weat Point Multery Academy, or some other public inatitubon, Tus steamer Jobo Raymond exploded ber boiler and tock fire on Tuesday, when near Island No, 40, Misses ppiriver, The first engineer was blown overboard and lost. The second engineer was badly scaled or lews {ojured. The fire was Gnally extinguished and the passengera rescue!, A uroatta came off in the harbor of Portland, Me., yesterday fur prizes giveu by the Grend Fair for the benefit of Boldiera' Widows and Orphans, ‘The third race for six cared boats, only one boat, the Una, started, and the steam tug Tyro wae matched against ber, distance three miles, was won Ly the Una, Time, 20 minutes 50 seconds ComwiDERABLS excitement existe at Bowling Green, Ky., about » murder committed by a ne- gro. The sheriff errested the murderer, when o mob attempted to rescue him from his custody and hang him, A few soldiers stationed there came to the assistance of the sheriff, and, were ot last ac- counts, repelling the mob, who are falling back but gathering in strength. The sberiff hau tele- grephed to Louisville for more troops. General Intelligence, (By Matl te the Now York fun) Tre carpenters and joiners of Troy demand 25 cents 6 y over prosent prices, the lst of May. Mas. Hoxaos Ganerry and daugbter, and Mra, HH. E. Jobuaon, nee Harriet Lane, are now visiting at Havana. Am irascible gentleman lately fought a duel with bis intimate friend because he joconely asserted that Le was born withouta sbirt to his back. A sour stock company has been formed ia Pitsburg, Pe., baving for tte object the erection of houses. The company propose erecting 170 houses immediately, for the accommodation of des; oodent bouse Lunters. Ons of the oldest church edifices in this Btate is thas of bt Andrew's, at Richmond, Staten Islaud It base been standing 165 years, baviug been erect ed in 1715, Bowe of the gravestones are 1!) years old A mas by the name of Bunnel, residing at Pequonnoc, near Bridgeport, Ci, was recently killed instantly, by feiling down stare and oo tw e butcher knife, woh he wee carrying vn the top of a basket, The knife pierced bis beart Tux Troy iron mouiders’ strike js sti!) unsettled, and sowe of the men who hed umed work stopped again on Savorday last, because of mis- understanding relative to the terms on which they went to work, Several of the foundries are closed in consequence, Tus banking of the re Mats., gave way op Sunday |, beore the leak could be stopped, 700,000 ga!iun { water ran off, flooding the streets in iis vicinity, and doimg conu- siderab.e damage to the grounds, but noue to the houses, Yosns is now # fF Thames whuh rut voir at Cambridge, tty lithe steamer on the miles ao bour without adale. whee! or screw. 2 @ takes in water well lorward, apd expes it alt under each quarter, and she cap seer without Ler ruuaer, end can Stop in joss than ber length, when going at full speed. Tas Emperor of Austria, on Good Friday, went thiough tue annus! ceremony of washing the fees of twe.ve poor old men andes many women— their aggregate ages amounting, for the former, to 1,069 years, and for the latter 1,063 years, The - Thies :ie the first veasel from Lake Erie and through the Welland Canal ‘Tre captain of the Buckeye reports ® bill pas- 0 house at Hix Gremen and deck bends were more é | Thirty-Third Year paso of the group was06 years of age, the young’ Prrsipent Jonveos, it \e anid, hae recent offs pretty fair joke A Connectleut ps nag A oad ele & recent application for office with an tm quiry whether the breach Letween the President and Congress oould not be repeired. The Preai¢ dent wrote, [n reply, that he ie not eo much in the line of “repairing breeches" as he formerly was. Unpre the direction of the Troy Conference of the Meibodist Church, in session at seein New York, the remains of Philip Embury, founder of Metbodiem {in thie country, were last week removed from their long resting place in am old and obs ure graveyard peer that town ta the large and tasteful cemetery now in use, ps address on the occasion was tnade by Bishop anes, Josrra B broken on 6 13th inet, ina Warber aud a companion name! G drinking Leer, and had started for home, when Gil- bert challenged Barber to trial of strength in thie wise: Use of the party wae to get on hie bande aud Kuees, and atiemptto rise while the other wae boldiug bim down by the neck, Gilbert of down frat aud succeeded in rising, but whem ‘arber tried ithe broke Lis neck,eud died the next morning. A warren from Havana, April 20th, says: A sot disant tevor, nated Hay, undertook to mag in the opera of Lucresia Borgia iast Tueedey, and wee hissed. The Spaniards chose t make it « quee- tion of nationality, and tried to drown by exceasmve epplause the disapprobation, which led to words, & general Oybtin front of the theatre, and some reixduels, The ug the Bpanierde determined to hiss Madame Music, as she was en American, ju retaliation, but the C.bsoe applaud~ ed so roundly as tv drown ell sounds of disepprer bation, LOCAL NEWS" MEW YORK AND THE VICINITY. THe CHOLERA—PROCLAMATION OF TRE GoveanoePurvanvive Muasuaee oF THe Bosar ov Heactu, The cholera continues amabated at the Lower Quarantine, The latest reports ap to Tuesday evening show that the disesse increases, and new casos are being added to the sick list daily, There were seventy six cases in hospital at that date—five additional having been received from the steamer Illinois since the previous repert, some of whose names have been published in the Sus, The fol- lowing persene died in hospital simee the previeur report: ‘arthy, Pat. Donohue, 00, Jobo Dolan, Calhoun, Frre Pontios, , Hanson, Charlies McDermott, Hall, Phabe Hal Jorr, Bridget Collins, son and Chas McDermott were reportet in yesterday's paper if on list, The whole number of inte received the Vir- ginia was 107; died, 80; returned, 1; leaving the number mow on board the Falcon 76 . . The tag which went down yesterday was detained till late in the atternoon, and no report was received tine up to Inst evening, save that given above. Bissell, the Deputy Health Officer, had been conf \ his reom by diarrhuwa for twenty hours to making his rousrs on Tuesday, and ee only phy~ moles wen sttouding me wees ie Re Hareourt . Avother, ities J e eeut down teogeater with some nureeg whoare greatly necded, bu aim. cult to be secur ‘The previous reports of bad and inhaman treat mentof the pa be fully confirm as ber ment of t t hour after our arrival he * Abou! rounds, the officers obeyed eur signal vesugatod state of the sbip, then | Then two more came out, and sending eee to ee need, barrele aod since that time, for thirty-six lo soul bas approached us, till zoo new is day eveulug), A couple ef mild indivi: are bav- jug the sick removed w « bulk they have fitted up for their reception, We remained through Wedoee~ day uight where we first sochored, expecting, of course, to bear trom the ebore, and next morning weut, by ordereyiveo by the Health Officers daria their viel’, out to sene few miles wont in har ane utley trepidation, fer twi in peril of @ among our sleernge pease We tired « espouse wae a wal be ship they must bave knew “wim “ afected re ago Day and vight jengere througed t ecks, fuclog to £0 below ; and ob! uch sade sighte ae could pot bury our, recent the hot sun we towed the moval of the sick from the is person writes: “ Each wered over the ship's side, ine lu regard wt giuie to the | creature has to | tub-chalr, iato (he Gne small row boat semt for this duty, and at (he buls Lauled up again, ie tortured by the siguts, and cries, One roans ai r woman died just now, gring the rOCess. tue bulk come toour ebip's U been vently carried aboard. | in thie tedious mauner, the r night be disposed of. Gur (a) Shier rol vey : belagndy do not approvi for carrying eae peed The bher of last Tuesday little boat, but the Health officers ha bulk,” ‘The Quarantine Commissioners are going to erect hospitals immediately on Coney Island, if they cas uot get grounde at Sandy hook for the purpose, THE GOVERNOR'S PROOLAMATION, ‘This document, whieh the Health Board and the public he ited for avxiously for several days, investing the Hoard of Health with extraordinary powers, till the 16th of October, will be officially promulgated today, The following is the proclams- A PROCLAMATION Governor of: the State of New York and the Metropolitan Board of Health, Stare or New Yous, Kxsouriva oo) ALBANY, apne %1, 1866, The Metropolitan Board of Health, ate regular mveting thereof, Leld in the City of New York, on of April, 1906, adopted the following By the nty-four ef Session Laws of euld Btate, D, 1866,, by reason of im- pouding pealleuce in ation (hereto coutalped ia section sixteen of the sald act, and the said Board does auw aud in geod faith hereby declare that the public safety and Lealth demand, that, for the preser- vaticnof the public health, the said Board should take the measures and do sud order and cause to be done the acts, gud make the expenditures (so far as this Board may find needful about said acts and measures) hereinafter specified, thas is to aay: Hesolved, That the measures to be taken, the acte to be dove or caused to be done, & pendisures te be wade by this Board in the discharge of ite duty by reason of such pert, are the following (so far as they can Le specified): 1. Gathering and removing ia and from bailt-ap portious of the district to some proper place it, if jeft, might, in the opinion of the Board, tend to de ve.op or increase (he cholera thie year, 2. Cleaning, purifying and disinfecting amy build. in tious, grounds, astree\s, sewers, drains, or places within tbie distriet, and closing any buildings or erections which, if not eo treated, t, im the opinion of the lioard, tend to develop or increase the coolers this year J. Cause luproved drainage and ventilation when iteau Le readily done, io the built-up portions ef the district, or connected therewith ie pay perviouier, in qepect Of van the conaitien, 8 of unchan mig! athe Board, te sthelere this year. to develop or increase the A sccommedaion, care may this year be attack- 4. Provide for the and treatment of those w rir ir contagious die ot those who ney die as ed by of mek of, the ¢ ease, ani e tne Hoard ma find or deel enforce cause to enforced regulations and orders tor preventing Tes wrest ef (Coptimmed em the Last Page.)

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