The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 3, 1866, Page 1

ber 10.5435. Latest News! TARY COMMISSIONS, nt’s Proclamation Explained. THE VALPARAISO BOMBARDMENT, Oficial Dispatches in Relation to the Outrage. Washixatox, May The following dispatches relative to the bombardment of Valparaiso have been Teesived at the Navy Department: U. 8. Breamentr Vaypeapret, e Valparairo. Maret OI. tr—T have the honor to annuance that apou my Srriva| in this port with the squadron ander my com: mand I called u the English Admiral, who hed in- formed me that he intended to prevent any sudden bow bardment, and would only suffer it atter ample Botice, Lo this | made no repiy, but having cons) dered the matier I sourht the occasion the next day Ad that I would join bim in preventing auy eud den bombardment, and that | would also go ae much farther as he chose, I assured him that the Monad- hock could take care of the Nunancla; that from tat- fet experiments | hed witnessed, | was absolutely certain that In not lee than thirty seconds, and pot tore than thirty minutes, the Monadnock herself, Unassisted, would leave only the mastheads of (he Numancia above water, and that onr wooden *, Enelish and American, could look out for the woodea vessels of the eS te Io thus offering tono beyond the letter of my im- structions to observe a strict neutrality [ acted upoa the supposition that neutrality among the nations did bot preciude all well directed efforts to keep the peace among them. That aa 0 peseensce citizen is not obliged tostand by inert while a nation ie sut- foring from the nolawful violence of # third person, bat may justly interfere with ivtce to prevent an ip fraction of the laws, a murder, forexampie, so & TA tion witnessing the like disturbance among her sister natious need not rest absolutely impassiye, but with might interpoee with foree if 6 operations of beliigerents at least within the for the protection of neutra! por- d neutral property. Lconsidered that Spain ft her cocnies under ingent colontal polley and religious intolerance. In the couree of time, encouraged by the more Hberal laws of a state of freedom, forelaners ied been Induced to settle in the country, and to embark their capital in com: meree and other industrial parsuite, lowne had *prung up along the coast, rail shad Leen built other material interests developed. Ideas as well as wactures had been introdneed, the wealth and ence mean* bie remaining with the foreign. goal in bunen K BLAIR’S NOMINATION, tion by the Senate, GRESS YESTERDAY. NATIONAL FINANCES, portant Funding Bill, PRESIDENT'S APPOINTMENTS. heck Upon His Powers, he Army Bill. FAILURE IN THE HOUSE. w Fenian Excitement, FENIAN PRIVATEER. y Armed Men On Board. AT RIOT IN MEMPHIS. and Miscellaneous News, CHOLERA AT QUARANTINE. Progress, market by the ei toleration, and now Spair & point of etiq rather than from any creat politic ni ond.es I bel ve ro) stoburn the property aud destroy the town heyy vat a eo fit, Init right power of destruction, an , Slong the shores of this continent? The mode of warfaie which Spain proposes is terrible, but ft seems to me such ae will provoke pri mosity rather then coerce national will, fore, that it is not directed to its lecitima consequently that such wartare might be told the English Admiral what | bave writ ankiy added that his commerce was mo: New Cases. THER WALL ST. FORGERY CASE, 79,000 Said to be Involved. '&e., &e., &e. fo tensive than ours, and wore convenient to the coast of Spain, but as he bad more to suffer in consequence of ® rupture with Bpsin, he had also more to preserve by interference—- his interestein Chill rose to thousands, while oure ih Admiral said at for I plainly te were only hundreds. The Engl first that he would go clared that | weuld not take astep without him, eald that | had no intention ot Se a. out of the paw to draw European chesnuts them have th wor | served lanching at my singed Met Foul "Admit tai astral to ee ngiie) ™ nally determ Wasuincton, Mar 2, ther eeability upon the English Minister, who Phe Sen in Executive Session to-day rejected | did no: choose to act in the premises, lngliah co- operation having failed, no separate action ou my part was taken, as none had been proposed. Ihave used such mearmes asl could to bring about aa ac- commodation, Lut without success. ‘This morning, at nine o'clock, the Spanish Admira| ere ed re a aie with Cr chimes Cisonting is fire principe! pa yuild: ngs and sto: houres, After a contingous bombardment of two hours and fifty minutes the firing ceased, and the Spanish Admiral withdrew his versels, Foar of the » nom nation of General Frauk P. Bisir for Col- i] wor of Internal Revenue for the St. Louis- Missouri » ytrlet, The following statementof the public debt of » United States on ihe lst ef May, 1466; Total bt bearing coin interest, #1,186,(92,54) 60; total jbt bearing currency Interest, #1,155,318,544 62; wereld debt not presented for payment, ne Ly iemity? cenmenies Ki We) Cosvecs eons <7 .7' : were entire jestroved, + © conte: or j 77.720 64 + totel ‘| debt bearing no interest, adjoinining fuileings u,ed for the same purpose were 202,755 54. ‘Total amount im Tiessury, | very much injured. The value of merchandiee de- S7.98T. 025 82. Amount of debt of the United | stroyed in these was vaguely estimated at some twenty-two millions of dollars, The [ovendencia or government bouae, the Moles or «xchange th railroad buildings were d ed to a considerab! extent. Natural, and inevitably, parts of the city which the spanish Admiral deciared he did not not intend to injure, received meny of bis missiles, Several blocks of private bulidings were aired by fire, and ehurebes and convents and hospital ates less onal in Treasury, #2,659,689,542 78. An order has been issued by the President grant- ¢ pardons to eleven persons from Louisiana, six } om Alabama, three from Arkansas, one fro m (ieor aand one from Virginia—all of which were special the first and thirteenth exceptions of j pees ur were notexempt from injury. Fee ere lont, b© Proclamation of Amuesty, not more ar? — or ten. I hose = hhere~ 2 ,, ro ba . 1 7 with of the letters to me fevor Romero has received official news from El Satidante ad Iperaléa, _ ¥e- President Juarez and bis igticet ani Government intended to leave there or Chihuabuaon the 10th, The United States offi | ae entic ned at Fort Bisa, opposite El Paso, wero ging to give a serenate and « ball io President Juarez, previous to bie departure for Chihuahua, » Mr. Washburne's last report trom the Reconetruc- on Committee, relative to the States of Florida, fexar and Louisiana, presents the evidence of Gen, Anderson, of Texas, Gens, Sheridan and Thomas, und others, showing that a large proportion of the peop'e of the Southern States are anxious for the twration of the Union, and are willing to submis quietly wo the fortunes of war. They think, how- ever, that if tie states were left to their own control, ithe people would quarrel among themrelvra, and q euch rioting and disorder would ensue, This would , be especially the case with the lawless and dissatis- fled, snd the quiet and law-abiding citizens would be ' compelled to leave their homes and property and seck M4 reluge clrewher?. The Genera! Land Office bas decided that where « + (party wakes a homestead, and before the expiration + | of five years’ settlement and cultivation the tome * stead rett'er dies, the widow or other representative of the deceared may complete the title by paying for the land, and taking the evidence of purchase in lavor of the heirs of the deceased settler. eso to the eixth ultirao, nation: of nearly ail 4 I charac of the inaai- ish Actmirel, When I assured that the Fuglish Admiral was deter- py ol tay auewer and ietter of the 8) 80 copie sta bowberdment. | led upon bas did vot choose to dritinto « ebould inteation | comamunica Aumniral, Throw by e in which it beca:an Mastances into a positiou ecessary to take some part, [ feel a ua‘ural anx to koow whether the one I took meet» with the vobation of the Government, iu my whole cougse, 1 have conferied freely with our miniater, Gen. aipatrick, and desired the hene- fitof bisadvice and arsisiance. In ail 1 have done, or offered todo, he bas been consulied, and he has fuliy concurred. if his name bas not been mention- ed betore, it because I did continulty of my uarrative, d without @ strong s@use of obligation for bis co-opera- tior. (Sigmed) Joux Roakas, Commodore, To Hop, Gideon Wells, secretary of the Navy, RIOT IN MEMPHIS. Fight Between Pelicemen and Negroes— Kieven Men hiBed and Uthers Wounded, Memrnis, Texs., May 1—This evening @ serious riot occurred in the southern portion of the city, between policemen @ad negro soldiers, growing out of an attempt of the police officers to arrest a white man whom the negroes dotermined to protect Teenty to thirty policemen assembled, and kept up ght for about two hours, with about one hun dred and fifty negroes, One policeman wes killed, and thiee wounded. Kight to ten negroes woe killed end several wounded, The Sixteenth United States reguiar infantry were called out to restore order, and at ten o'clock everything was quiet, BBOOND DIBPATOH, Misrute, May?—The negroes in South Memphis MILITARY COMMISSION The Presidents Proclamation Explained. 2 Wasiisoton, May A General Order has just geen issued from the War Department in relation to \Tinie by Military Courts and Commissions, stating shat - Woherear, rome Military Commanders are embar nae a prererived hy the rule al ay THIRD DISPATCH sete Of Congres ibe wix 1s of 5 wasticies of War provices that all sut Mrurnis May 2,—lires are taging in Fouth Mem- pes totheemop aud all persons what- | phie among the negro quarters, Several negroes are awith thear so: the Caited states, though not enleted guldiers, aré to be to the rules and disc. reported killed, the tres No eilort is belag made to quench f Congie a, to whieh reter+ , aCe geen ‘ ide tha’ whenever any contra CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, i re, coching, te, ammunit on, ‘ t id joo every desc ription teup | Thirty-Ninth Session, ud navy of th nie SENATE, mi he nail Ba aiiehad by tive, | Wacnisatos, MAY ?.—Mr, Sherman introduced a bill to reduce the rate of interes} on tue National cebt and for funding the same. It prowides for fund- ing the debt in thirty-year bonds at five percent, interest: the bonds to be registered or coupon. in such form and den mination as the Se>: ry of the f t, or euch other putiishinent @@ thy cou t Martial! siial! ac) ; and tariber, provision is made i for the pun pone dencudipg the army, paveiens piocuring tale@ vouche 4, se, with any persone im the eroj.o) nent of the eovernmenst With @ view to frau ano o.ber Kindied of -ucee NEW YORK, THU ont of wand extend the , resent exemption f the income tax, and will, in earl int The bhirty the payment of the principal of the debs. terrupied, thie will be accomplished in thirty-five youre, saving of interest. is that which gives option to the hodders o: seven thirty netes to demand maturity accumulate vast suis for ® contingency that noe perpen. and place him at the merey of se@iden com to large sums at epecitied tit Dill revives the common cus! reasonable notice by the holders of the option same principles was apgiied to the opsion of 156! | bo oplion is akon then it ls held money, aud the Secretaty will have six montliw to fre for it. present bonde will not con pearly all our reach by mati that this provision will be eo tir iutereste of the bondboider and taxpayer, that be accepted by both, and thus represent the ce neoli- dated debt of the Luited States. proposed by the ball will be more property cons! aered when it is reported to the Benate. [ao the me. ities but righ) to submit to the iropartial tes public judgment, for it effects the interestsof every one who pays taxes, or who bokds national @vcuri- ties. pareed by doubts ae to the operation of the Proclaine \d citizen, wound!ng him, Trin or the Preaidents dates the 2q day of April, 1806, | ‘bis morning fired gH we bim, end Court’ Martial, and military offences, | aessulted a white woman, @ sherifi's posse ai h doabts, It is ordered by the Piondent tempted to disarm all the negroes. They tied to ry 1 whenever o! “are commited bv e © T p rivilirne they are to Le tried where civil tribunals | Fort Pickers, firing ae they ran. They were | wre in ext ence to tev them, Then cases driven trom the fort thiseventng, and sought the guthorized to, Ac bd a Bot be brengh eter | wouds, During the excitement five negroes and one \ uinitted tothe proper civil authorities. | eltizen were killed, and afew bhoures burned, ‘The ob apy rc t ie 18 one tol yh ry Beh te ruuliary bas been under armealiday. Ali is quiet ee ee eee oe etion Tit the met oc | (night, but fears are entertaioed that the negroes {« ctlon land fthe actotMereh | will attemps to burn the city, but they are ground Belpeieo acl yay (uizab © dy Me suies | tere. Uptotke prevent time tifteen blacks and jour ' yusmned tot ei end puntshed by | whiies Lave beeu killed, name. to be offered to the bill to previde for resto ring the elect RSD AY backs.” There are two provisions of the bill like'y to excite o ition, one ef » hich grows outof the «question of having property United States securi ties, Jt cannot be denied the trong feeling grows the exemption from State taxation of > large an amount of property, end various prep osition have been made te i hewn to taxation by the United while ther pay interest at a rate equal to that paid in most of the States on notes and urities sulject to thie feeling of inequality will contiuue to fnere They are now subject to income tax levied b Untied States, but owing to the six hundred exemp'ion now pro; Hlaraand also to the lange a: which cannot be reached, and the reesiiness the jollar to be increased to one thou ount held abroad| th, wich (he tax is avokied, is comes to the United States less than one-tenth of one per cent, on the avgrogate dels. In consideratiom of the reduction in the rate of interest from six and tenths cen seven and three. his bill proposes to State taxation to secure to the a rednetion of one sixth of the present owt t # ith but the trifiin¢ loss of the income, ving thas made with a furtter sum, eqnal to mille on the dollar, it ie peoposed to spply te unin per cent. to five per | cited stat The effect is to pay the National debt by tie: The second proposition Ifkely to excite opposition meut ia meney at cheir v This option oth compel tha Secretary to may jons whenever the votes mature, as the y do Yo avoid this the nd lew of giw e it be @ choee of Twill not discuss the bul furthe:. It serereres by the Secretary ot the ‘Treasury a ae been partially considered by the Committe @ on It will be objecia@d that the bolderso ( the them, but fortuu ately socuritics soon be withi:: our rity,and it ts the confident belief redu the rate of in terest ime tween the confi he | tw ‘inance AU the adwas tages tine, the The bill was referred to the Committee on Fi- Mr. Williams enbmitted an amaraliuneat, i stended States lately in rebellion to their full political. rights, in lieu of section 1st of said bill, Sro. let, Whenever any one of the States in in surrection shall rasity the above propored amend ment, ae required by the Constitution of the, Cui Steles, and shall conform is constitution std | thereto, the Senators and Representatives fro n auch Bi aiter the 4th of March, 1567, if ford duly and qualified, 1, upon taking the ce quired oaths, be aumitied into Congress; provides |, that Senators and Kepresentatives from Teunesse¢ and Ar respectively, shall be admitted if ¢ lected and qualified es atoressid, whea eltheir of said States shell ratify, ae sioressid, said pri pored amendment, Mr, Dixon offered an amendment for the ~ ‘oposi- tion of the Committee of Fifteen. Is declare s that when any ofthe lateiy rebellious States shall p resent ime, not ouly inen attitude of loyalty, but. repre- sented by men capable of submitting to Cor wtitu- tional tests, itshall be admitted to the right of re- presentation, After considerable debate upon the Inte report of the Reronstruction Committee and other matters, Mr. Sherman inquired if there was suy qoestion be- fore the Senate. The Chair said there was not. Mr, Sherman called ior the reguler order ‘The Post Office Appropriation bill was taker up as the unfinished business. The pending quietion was upon the following amendment of Mr. Trumbull :~ No person exercising or performing the duties of any office whicb, by lew, ie required to be filled br the advice and consent of the senate, shad, hetore ise confirmation by the Senate, receive «ny salary or compensation for services, unless he he com. ivissioued by tha I’ otto fl up @ vac tancy oc- curring by r h, resignation, or expire tion ot term of off) he reces: of the Se mate, and ance its last adjournr ‘,orrewoved for ects doue in v.oiation of the dutieso! bis office; the case and cause of removal to be reporved to ths Senate at ite next session, After debate, by Messrs. Howe and Guthrie, the amendment was adoyted, by tho following vote : Yeas—Mersrs. Clark, Connoss, Creswell, Eisrris, Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Morril., Nve, Poland, Pomeroy. Ramsey, Sumner, Sprague, trum bull, Wade. Williame and Wilson ~1%, Nays-—Mesers, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Guthrie, Fessenden, Jolnron, Morgan, Saulsbury, Sherman, Van Winkle and Wiiley—11 Mr. Wade offered an amendment, providing that the Governinent advertising in she City of Wash tngton eball be dove in the paper baving the largess cireulation, Instead vl, 6s now, in the paper or papers selected by the President, Adovied ‘The bill as suacoded was then passed ‘The Army Appropriation bill waa taken up. Mr. Wilson offered an smendiment, appiopriating $146,000 for the ervetion of tire-proot muildings in sSobuy lkili Arsenal, leunsylvania, lor a Goverament storehouse. Adopted, Tne Senate went into Executive Session, and soon afte: adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Biaine, of Maine, asked leave to offer the fol lowing iesolution + R solved, Thas the President of the United States Le reepecttniiy requesiea, if not incompatible with the pupiie tule: es, to communica © thus blouse, tbe earliest practicabie cay, any hentic sotorma- tion (hat may bave cc me 11.0 hit ponsension p regard tothe reported barbaious Lomb ent of the city of Valparaiso by the Spanish tleet,on the Sies of March ultimo; aleoto iutoriu the House what in- structions bad beeuw given by the Navy Departmeny to the officer commanding tue American tleoy in bu vee Weleis, Mr. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, objected, and§eo the resolution was not received, Mr, Eliot, from the Confere Committee, on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses ou the Cuba Tel- egraph bill, presented areport. he nate agrees to the firet amendmen! of the House, giving the tioy ernmentofl the United ptaies the tree use of the line at all times, Instead of ooly during time of war; and to the second amendimneut of the House, simiting the toll per message to go by, with a amendinent sading these words: “Suuwect, however, 10 the power of Congress 'o witer aud determine sald rates.” There perk ol the Contereuce Commuitios wae axreed to. LUE ABMY BILL, ‘The Houee reeumed she consideration of the vill to reosgeuize aud establish the army of (he United Btates, the 24 section being thet which was ander discussion when the House hed the matter last bee fore it, After going through ail the sections of the bil, aivending some, and adding @ new section, the yeas and bays were taken on the paseage of the bill, and resulied—yeas, Lo; nays, os, Bo the bil was rejected, Mi. Wright moved to reconsider the vote, and to Iny the inetion to reecnaider on the tauie k moved to avjouro atier teansscting some turther busi- epecias linportance, aujourned witbous fursbes seuion om Wwe Army bili, FENIAN REPORTS, A Fenian Privateer Afloat, Eactvour, Mr May 4,—A Custom House officer . nes ‘Treasury may preseribe, payable principal and inter just arrived from Quebee, reports that some armed A prrapret tornado passed through Polk, Pould. | estincoln, Mr, Sherman, in explanation of the bill, | Feni lett there m a@mall fiching veesel this | 1 mornme, but were put on board « large echooner ¢auu Burvo ounties, G), during the tiret per. | oa 7 ny sua Burvon countie I nd | , 2. President, before this bili is referred, I desire | buck 0: ‘irand Menen, N. B sou of lass week. In Burton counsy & Wo1n8) and | ig iaeken atateinent as to some of 118 provistonn, pr} oF Mr, M ted St ' . { t ‘ asTport, +» May 2... The United States eteam th loren were kille] by the blow in of the roof, pichile Information, 1t providesin the neual form for ; | nrve per cent. Lhirty-yeare’ loan, to he eailed the | er Wincoki has just lett tbe barborin puisuit of a | we ise co which tory Wee bhp P Ne. Bef | * Consolidated debt oi the United states,” and to te | Fenien p Lp . 4 dep eelot atnot lete than T. apd to ra} other dwellings were prosirated, stables evens | (1p th) be ae Dot ne existing ‘Netionala cite Kasreosh MB» May 9,--A schooner, ssid to bes aves aud borees killed by she fury of the tornado, than United Btates motes commonir called * Green: Fenian orivateer, was boarded by the Custom Louse | ee MAY 3, 1866._ officers at Lubec thie morning. A large number of armed men wero on board, She lass Menlen armeon board. Departare ef Gen Meade «nd his Treeps. Eastrout, Mr. May %.—Gemerel Meade and staf, with Col. Fdwards, Major Bartlett, Oaptain Jennings, U. 8. Q. M., with all the troops lately brought here, left thie noon in the steamer Kegule tor for Portiand and Boatoo, : Kentucky. Democratic State Conver tion. Lovievirte, Ky, May 1—A very large Conven tion of the Democracy of this Btate aeseembied in the Court-House here today, Most of the counties ia the State were represented. Fx4sovernor Wick liffe was choren temporary Chairman, Lie reslu tions adopted are as follows: That we declare our warmest ettachment to the Union of the States under the Censtitution. ‘That the Federai Government is one of Lnited and re- stricted powers, bat the exercien of any power by the Federal Government not delegated te it by the Constitution isa asurpation to deprive the pene of their liberties, That Congress bas no right to de Prive any State of representation (in Congress, ‘That the Federal Government has uo Cieht to try eiviliane by military commissions and dram-bead courte martial, That (he question of ev ffrage belongs ex clusively to the States. That we wecogmice the aboli- tion of slavery as an accomp ished fact, but earnest ly assert that Keatucky bas the rirht to regalete political status of the negroes within her territory, That the writ of Aabrae corpus should have been fully restored as toon as the war was ended. ‘Ihat large standing armies are not to be tolerated ju times of peace. That the thanks of the pec! f are due to President Johnson for bis vetves we Freedmen's thureau and the Civil Rig/ate’ Dill, The resolutions conclude as follows + We declare to the peopie of our own bel ell as to the people of the w Bot met toh and to end — hole wat discord, but a to the utmoss of our power to brine back oar cement to ite an- cient purty. We wish w ma mo all the sate guards of the Constity tion Im tact nod inviolate, and to rescue the Government from the vandal greep of that Kadical Congress whose governing principie of action is “iale or ruin.” The Democratic party is not sectional, but leco-extensive with the Union it- velf. Ite mission is not to destroy, but to restore concord and fraternity, ane to it all encreach- ments, from whatever quarter they may come. apen the Constitation and the liberties of the peopie. Ex-Gov. Herriwether was elected permanent Pre. sideat of the Convention. Hews Items. By Telegraph to the Now York fen.) C,C. Crat hes left Petersburg, for Lynchburg, Va, where be intencis to stop « short time, Taos Tenn, Senate has rejected the Franchise bill by a vote of 16 against 5. Gen, Saeerpam has arrived at New Orleans from Texas, Gov. Hamriron has ordered @ State election to be beld in Texas, under the new Constitution, on the 25th of June next, ‘Tames ie bigh water everywhere in the Misses sipp! country, and the plantations in al! directions are being flooded. The plantors are in despair, A OomMIneIom has gone to Galveston to arrange for a daily line of ships from there to Liverpool to carry cotton and woo! and bring back emigrants. Tus pilot who brought the steamer England into Halifax has since died, with two members of bis ‘amily, Hesaid before hie death that he did not board the vessel, but merely towed io ber wake, whence be gave the necessary directions. Tus newly elected State officers of Connecticut wero duly installed in their respective offices yea- torday at New Haven with appropriate ceremonies. Governor Law'ey delivered his inaugural message before (he Senate and House of Representatives, in joint convention, With refereuce to fec tions, he remarked that the country will never consent thatany but loyal meno shall receive ite favor, or sitamong ite rulers, H ya there will be immediate and great inequalities, and @ certain promise of future agitations aod convulsions of the eutire population if lately insurgent States be included in the besis of federa) representation while four millions remain excluded from even the hope of becoming voters, General Intelligence, (By Mail te the New York Sun) Dessauixs Kova, on Fuglish emigrant, ia ro- ported to have died at Lowel), Mass,, om Monday, of chy Ma. P_N. Darras, Secretary of the American le- gation in England, under George M. Dallas, bis ather, bas just died. A case of “obhem" bas occured in Ha yt, where a party was revently detected feasting on cookel infants, Apvtors from New Zealand tives as Opitik: were murdering they coulu capture, At Boston the harbor police boat is ordered be- pt and j lace in quarantiue ever at may |e conveying the seeds of s pestle hg ite freight or passengers. Tor Cismentiing of all forte around Washington was completed on Monday, the different garrisons having by former orders been directed to vacate ail earthworks in and arouad the Disirict, East Kixgstos, N, H., has neither minister, lawyer, doctor nor town piuper, There has been no regular religious meetings in the town for five vears, but they are going to have some this year, Ta are upwarls of 18,000 rnewbers of Union Leagues ia tue State of A abarua—two-ihirds of whom can take the test oath, They have been ur- ganized since the close of the war, Gov, Parton, of Alabama, bas toabiow ceclaruig the uew peual,law of the Biste in force on ad after the fi. jay of June. The law puvisbes horse aud mule steal ug wish death. ‘Tue Charleston, 8, C., Pire Department had o grand celebration on Fr Joh dred turved out fu proce were ied with inuititudes, Everything was wad craeriy, A Lanes number of young men from Troy are about to emigrate to Mexico, under a coatract with an aveutof a Mexican Miving Company, They are to receive #70 a month in geld, aud all expenses paid to the pvius of destination, Trae late vo'cano, Which upheaved a new island mn the Grecian Archipelago, aise brougns up a full- | rigged ship witb all ber mastsact Bue had veen no one knows bow many years buricd in the bo- oom ol the ocean, gonrtany MoCu.Lovuaa is preparing to wind up the ponderous Hureau of Clark, the printer; the roow it o-cuples being pb ei for the legitimate ‘Treasury Departinvus Vusiness, ond the trouble caused Vy that brah beng io excess uf its value, A comvaLescant soldier ina hospital in Pars, while streteuing Limeelf, exclaimed: “Ob God,'* A young and v prethy sister of charity ran up and inquired, “Waoat sould you have (iod do to you? fut ow deughter’’ % me for vis sov-in-law,’ replied thera ; ‘Tar eon of s New York deniist of considersble celebrite was arrested and locked up as New MMe. Vou (@enthy (or AMAUDE LON Ery ead wearing av: | rt that the na- lithe Faropeans issued a procia- br que | SUN. - rr Thirty-"Vhivd Year: ——_— : pare) from a clergeman with © hom he wan sindee ine and prepariog for the naval eshool at Annspor i Tae Hon, Anton Burlingame, American Munlater to China, bad @ narrow escape from Ceath, rae cently, He was stand'ny within 40 fem of the recent nitro-glycerive explosion, ia dav Frauclec:» which he at first supposed wae the shock of at earthquake, A caimtnat, confioed in the jell at Ravenna, Oblo, recently becoming obstreporons and wnman- ageable, was effectnelly quieted by the inject: futo his cell of two pounds of chloroform, He w then pinioged, and with uo eighteen minutes of the fine the experiment Legan was fully restored te Consciousness. CAPTAIN Mera, of the British ateamer Ball- tiog, wae drowued ou the evening of the 20tv of February, falling from b'a vease! at Ceara, Rrax(l. He in aad to bave Leen Intoxicated at the ome, His body wae found on the He will be re- toembered as Leaving bombarved the town of Bt. Heystieo, Mayti, wos long since Ax interes F nd important decision, tone the responsibility of common carrier, has been docidod at Milwaukie, iu whieh the Amer Express Comp! wale to pay two hundred dollars tor dainages vone to @ Cremona fiddle while in transportation, netwit ing the attempted Waiver of responsibility exceeding fiity do/lars, exe Preased ou the company's blauk receipts, A WoMAM [row Milwaukee, slopping at the Mat teson House, Clicago, went ou Friday to an un dertaker's aud purchased a ainall coffin. This she conveyed to ber room at the hotel, placedin ite living infant, and then fastened on the lid. Fortus nately she had been watched, aud the child was rescue! from # horrible vesth by enffecation, The Woman, for so1we Unknown reason, Was not er- rested. Mus. of Millcreek townah!p, Mercer co~ Pa, aie s desperate atiew pt at self-destruction ® few avenge. She clothed herself in cotton gar. Wass Abe aber i With herovene oi), which she soton tr fler ernie siruggie, ber daughter ded iu throw (hy her to the groun? an’ wrapping # bed quilt around her, when, with the sssissance of sowe neighbors, the flames were extinguished, bus tue lady wae terribly burned, AnoUT & year ago, @ daughter of Mayor Daniel Perry, of Abington, Mass, who js somewhat de ranged, disappeared, and wandering off, was at last lodged tn the Sulliven County Alms House, New Yock, ae @ vagrant, Hore she met another Monomaniac by the name ot Lucy Slater, and the two becoming very much attached to each other, vectded to marry, They left the Almsbouse lase summer and returned to Abington, where ther have pretended to be man and wife, Luey aliee Jarnes Siater, wearing male atiire up to the presenw t mie, She was arrested lass Monday for this offence and sentenced Ww we Piymouss House of corres LOCAL NEWS, WEW YORK AND TME VICINITY. Tuc ‘New Broapway Swixnoie''—Tae Cilt OMpiNaANon AUTHORIMING THAT Mmasone Re veatew.—'he Board of Aldermen met at 1 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, by special cail, the Presi- dent, Mr. Brice, in the chair, The Committees ow Streets, towhom was referred the moseage of the Ma asking a stay of proceedings in the matter of wideaing Ann and Fulton streets, preeented « re port, im effect as follows: The Common Couneil of last year, deeming the work to be one of great pubiie utility, the necessary 1osolution or authority for ite commences went, the expenses aiteuding it be levied w the adjoining property, that id be benefitted ° uediately after the passage of the reso~ Common Council the act of the cir by the publie very severe manner, It wae stige on Job," a scueme to plander Q sanrgetic but ineffectual ave (he resolution repeale Baddenly, bew ind very my storiousy, all th clamor rm nated, an me who opposed measure begun to applause | gested tothe Commitee tl nent wason account of ron taken in regard tot } ed partie mo the fact that the by the insertion of the necessary clause im levy, bad provided that the eatlre expeuses 0 should be proposed improv pon the city at | ibie proceeding, the Com mittee beliove, it 1 imperative daty of the Com— mon Conneil & eut, as itis unjust to tax the Comsnuity a © 10 ah improvement which watrictly local In character, ‘To prevent this wrong ey recoumnend the favorable cousideration of the tollowing .eeolution : Resolved, ‘Vuat the resolution approved by his the Mayor, De ) 1565, which reads as “Kesolocl, That the Counsel to the JOT pe and he i hereby authorized and directed Becessary legal proceedings, tely upon (he passage of the resolution tor widening end extending Ann DT Iton ssreets, in oe with the red lin id fh Saned, mate bp and figuies on the map hereto n- award Boyle, City Surveyor, he. eember 12, 1865, and which forms parsef the Fesein: tion, eaid sire #0 opened and ex 4, wo be known and ig as “New Broa * be and it is hereby aunulied, rescinded and repesied. Mevnaky Reni, Miomart Norton, Cuas, Mobaien, Committee on streets. The report was adoped by a vote of 10toT, and immediately seat into the Board of Counci!men for their concurrence. AOTION OF THE BOARD OF COT TCILMEN, A ep-cial meeting of the Hoard was held yesterday afternoon, at 1 o’c\oek, Councilman Keenan inthe Ubair, A resolution was offered to concur with the Board of Aldermen im iesciuding the former resol u- tiow for the widening of Anmaireet, The resointion was adopied by a vote of 15 to 1, Tue CHOLERA AT QUARANTINE,—The res portof the Deputy Health Officer (Dr, D, H, Bis- sell) for the Ist of Mey, is most encouraging. I¢ shows a decrease of one in the numLer of patients in hospital, aud but one death, namely, Wm, McGrath, of Limerick, Tretond, aget 11 years, from steamer Virginia. Dr, Blsselleavethet they are anziousir waiting for the paratoga to Le fitted up, as there aie thirty paveote (presumed to be convalescing—Ke). cs) in hospita: which ebould be seut there, ‘The Heath Officer reporse that it would be quite safe to allow jhe pesscuvers on board the Englaud te eome up tothe vity, bul noe arracgemeuts ure in progress to eual ie (hem to do so, OAbE OF CHOLERA AT YORRVILIE ‘The fires death from cholera iu thiscity, the pres. eut season, cceurred on ‘tuesday, im Third Avene, near Ninety-recoad street, The victim la the cas was Mire. Jenkins, @ netiveof Ireland, and thirty- five years of age, ‘Tne tacteol the case ure as fol lows: On Monday afternoon Dr, W.V. White wee called to attend Mrs. Jenkins, From her generar appearance Dr, White became convinced that she was saffering from chovers a! jnmediately nlied the proper remed.er however, sink rapidiy, and died heween d ten o'clock ou Tuesday morn the cas was repor to the Sanitary ruperin tof the Board of teal and Dr, Hariie was deputed fo make @ tho he amination into th ory Of tho woman's iliness d it was discovered, on @n- re for several days past ing the privy attached to t nure tor the gard as above until zed with violens in less than an hour by cholera. ‘the premises eocunled by the ily, whch were in avery airty condition, were once opened aud ventilated, by order of Dr: [he beading, ci been engased in house, uring th On Mon iay ali jothes and utensils used by toe me woman were husk with photo eholoria orber powerlul disenfeciant: De, White hee aleo heen directea be the author aroine the in- babitente ef the house, which contains five tamiliet. (Coptinged om the Last Pages