Daily evening bulletin. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1856-1870, April 04, 1866, Image 1
GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XIX. EVENING BULLETIN. PIIRLIBRED EVERY EVENING. (Sundays excepted) at INa. 329 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia BY THE "Evening Bulletin Association." PROPRIETORS. , GIBSON PEACOCK, (THOS. 0. WALLACE. T. L. PETEERSTON, THOS. I MILLIAMSON GASPER SOUDER, Jr., FRANCIS WELLS. The BOLlarrnfr Is served to subscribers In the city at 10 cents per week, Payable to the carriers, or 18 00 per =MUM PALMER—On the 3d instant. Joseph, son of John and the late Margaret Palmer, in the 20th year of his The relatives and friends of the family are respect 113lly invited to attend the funeral frdm his father's residence, No. 1017 Fitzwater street, on Thursday morning, at 8% o'clock. Services at St. John's Church. Interment at Cathedral Cemetery. • PENN-GASS.BLL—On the 3d instant, Peter Penn- Gaskell, aged 66 years. His male friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence. No. 1613 Chestnut street. on Saturday next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. ServiceS .st. St Stephen's Church. s 4* WILL tT.6—On the evening of the 3d instant, Lydia B. Willits, relict of tue late Joseph B. Willits, in the 15th year of her age. The relatives and (lends of the family are in vited to attend her funeral from her late residence, . - No. 1138 Vine street, on Sixth day afternoon, at 2 without further notice, Interment at South Laurel Bill. as EYRE, & LANDELII FOURTH AND ARCH, ARE OPENING TO-DAY FOR _ _ SPRING SALES, - FASHIONABLE NEW SILKS, NOVELTIES IN DRESS GOODS,,, NEW STYLES SPRING SHAWLS. NEW TRAVELING DRESS GOODS, FINE STOCK OF NEW GOODS. I j.J D J PUt Clj W() D WHOWARD HOSPITAL, Nos. 1518 and 152 p Lombard street, Dispensary Department. Med treatment and medicines ihrniShed gratuitously So:the poor. Be2B U. HOLY TRINI CHURCH. A PEW in middle aisle for sale. Immediate -possession given. Address RANDOLPH, aßpoitt;l94 OFFICE OF THE FLORENUE OIL COISI PANY.— A special meeting of the Stockholders _ will))) be held at tae ()face of the on THURS DAY EVENING, the sth inst., at 7% o'clock. Bust nem of importance. By order of Directors. it* O. F. FOL WELL, Secretary. 112,.. OFFICE OF THE POURING ROCK AND E. SANDY OIL COMPANY, No 619 WALNUT street.-PHILADELPHIA, April 3d, 1866. A Special Dieeti.g of the stockholders will be held at the office of the Company, on WEDNESDAY. the 11th of April, 1866, at 12 o'clock, M., for the considera tion of important business. By order of the Directors, ap4,7-2tl • C. S. GILLINGIZA.M, Sec'ry. • 10t, DEDICATION OF KENDERTIDN PitESBY TERIAN CHURCH —Our friends ,are notified that this Church will be opened on THURSDAY, the sth Inst.. at o'clock P. M.. for the purpose of dedi cating it to the Almighty. All who feel interested are cordially invited to be present. The cars running on Eighth street and Germantown rosd, every fifteen minutes, to Rising Sun, also the .Philadelphia and Germantown Railroad, fr:m Ninth and Green every hour, will land passengers within three squar. s of the Church. THOS. CRAVEN, 1 0. S. CLA.FLIN, THEO. MEGARGEE, C°mtaittee W. T. P. 'WHITE, GERMANTOWN ! GERMANTOWN ! ! GERMAN') OWN ! !! The undersigned are delivering to the res!dents of -Germantown and vicinity the nest quality of Lehigh coal, prepared with care for family use at the follow ing greatly reduced prices, viz.: tove or range Coal 47 75 Broken acd Egg for furnace, 7 50 Chesnut .. ... * 7 25 It is believed coal cannot decline further this season, therefore the present time seems the beat for purcha, -sing the winter's supply. Adhering to one price, orders by letter will procure coal as low as a visit in person. Address Office. Franklin Institute Building, 15 South Seventh street, Philadelphia. Box 62, Germantown Post office, or at the yard. Green Lane Station, on North Pennsylvania railroad ap2-26tip/ EINES & SHEABP. Dab, SEMINARY OF ST. CHART S'S BORRO MEO. THE CORNER STONE Of the new Seminary of St. Charles Berromeo will 11elald ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 4, A t 3 o'clock. Addresses will be made by _ THE RT. REV. BTSHOP WOOD, THE REV. MICHAEL O'CONNOR, S. J., Formerly Rector of the nemtnary, THE VERY REV. DR O'HARA, V. G., _and others. • Most of the Reverend Clergy of the Diocess will be present. A SPECIAL ENCIIRSTON TRAIN Will leave the Pennsylvania Railroad Station across the Market Street Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, April 4th, at 2 o'Opck, for the grounds of the new 'Seminary, and will return to Philadelphia at haltpa •4 o'clock. p Excursion Tickets 25 cents. Can be had at any of the , Churches. mh3o.st rp* Letter from Archbishop life Hale to Fa ther Conway in Philadelphia. The following interesting letter has been placed in our hands for publication. The .nigh Rev. Bishop, and the clergy and peo ple of five Philadelphia Catholic Parishes, make a very prominent and pleasing figure - in it. "ST. JARLATEE'S, Tuam, Ireland, March 9th, 1866.—My Dear Father Conway: I have _just received your letter containing a draft of the Messieurs Drexel', Bankers, Phila delphia, for three hundred pounds, one shil ling and eleven pence, sterling. Within an interval of time, (under three months) since you have left home, I have received from yob. towards the completion of the work of - the Headford Church, and liquidating the •debt thereon, by three successive bills of •exchange, the large sum of seven hundred ..and fifty-one pounds, one shilling and six pence, sterling—United States Currency, five thousand, one hundred and eighty dol lars and twenty-four cents—which, from our report, is the voluntary offering of the .Irish people who reside in five Parishes within the city of Philadelphia, namely, St. .Joseph's (Jesuit Fathers), St. Mary's, St. Paul's, St. Theresa's, and St. John's. It is •certain you must have labored much, but to the credit of the people be it recorded, that neither the labor of the applicant, nor :any hope of persuasion he could resort to, would be of any avail, without the noble :spirit of generosity so signally manifested ,by the Hiberno American People. "For so gratifying a result, we cannot be sufficiently thankful to the good Bishop and clergy of the Diocese of Philadelphia, who . so kindly helped you, and gave you an op portunity of appealing to the people. But • whilst we are deeply sensible of their kind ness, we owe avast debt of gratitude to their :flocks whoso nobly responded by their mu nificent contributions. "Hoping, that from your unwonted suc cess, we may expect your early and safe re turn to your parish, I remain, my dear Father Conway, your fathfal servant, "tJonx MAC HALE, "Archbishop of Taam. "The Rev. Peter Conway, P.P., St. Au gustine's Philadelphia." A 11Ass/tom:calms YANKEE has invented a cotton picking machine which, it is -claimed, will do the work of twenty men, gathering cotton as clean as the most ex pert hand could do it, at distances ranging from six inches to six feet, and taking it only from the balls which are ripe and well open, leaving the undeveloped pods nnin j urea, and not harming the plant. AcqiriTTED.—Mrs. Mansfield, who stab bed and killed her husband, Jacob Mans field, in Madison county, Mo., last month, has been tried and acquitted. The deceased - was 70 years of age, but was in the habit or -cruelly beating his wife while he was under the influence of liquor. NO. 299. Gen. Ogazon Proclaims Himself. Presi dent of the Republic of Mexico--- Arrest of the Assassins of the Bel gian Envoy---The Liberal Vic tory at Uruapan---Imperialist Reverse Near Parras--Com pact Between Maximilian and the Children of Ytur brde---French Troops Secretly Despatohed to Mexico. [Correspondence of the New York Herald.l HAVANA, March 28, 1866.—Respecting the outrage upon the Belgian Envoy at Rio Frio, the Estafette says that the French po lice, ably directed by Mr. Manry,are on the track of the instigators of the ambush, and the public impression that it was a blow struck from political motives will probably be confirmed. It is, however, feared that the two wounded bandits may have been killed by the conspirators before they gave any information. glen. Lozado has already received regu lar orders to commence his campaign against the rebels of Sinaloa. Letters from Mazatlan of the 19th of Feb ruary, state that the town continued to be besieged by the forces of Corona. Ogazon,accompanied by a number of offi cers, was in Culiacan, and, in virtue of the constitution of 1557, has got himself pro claimed President, according to a commu nication to the Estafette. In consequence of Maximilian's appoint ment of his:Excellency General AJmonteon a mission to Europe, the latter has consid ered it proper to resign the high posts he held, agreeably to the system of retrench ment which has been inaugurated. His Majesty has been pleased with the new proof of self-denial and patriotism on the part of Almonte, and has accepted the re signation of his posts (Grand Marshal of the Court,Minister of the Household and Grand Chancellor of the Orders of the Empire). The Emperor has thanked him accordingly. The Sociedad of the 15th says: "Although the text of the Corcordato will not yet ap pear officially in Europe, it will be pub , ished before the ratifications are exchanged. As the Mexican Commissioners in Rome have finished their labors satisfactorily, it is expected that they will soon be recalled. The arrival of Senor Zalazar Harrequi in the steamer Ciudad Condal from Vera Cruz, induces one to suppose that the contem plated chingea in the ministry will be car ried out effectively. We do not yet know whether Senor Somera has taken charge of the Alinisterio de Fomento (Public Works)." The imperialist General Mendez arrived in Mexico city on Thursday, and it is be lieved that government will furnish him with the necessary means for the pacifica tion of Michoacan. His forces had been much reduced by the late battles. The Nacion of the 18th says that the au thorities ',had succeeded in apprehending several of the bandits who attacked the dili gence with the returning commissioners sent to Mexico by the King of the Belgians. There was a French force in Acambaro. Regnles and Riva Palacio, what with new men and their dispersed forces, had gathered together six hundred men at Ario. The Sociedad says that in the towns of the Juarist line of the Ea , t the people were in favor of the continuation of Juarez as Pre sident, at least until another public election can be held. The reports of the affair at Moretta, have been so contradictory that it would appear that the account given by the Pajaro Verde seems the most likely. The action took place qn the 20th, in the plains of Uruapan, and was an obstinate battle, although ad verse to the imperialist arms, inasmuch as e-ven General Mendez had to escape by righting his way through the enemy. The rout created great alarm in Morelia and Joluca. Mendez, far from' being discon certed, rallied his forces, collected five hun dred men who were straggling, harangued them and threw himself upon Uruapan, where the enemy were resting on their laurels, and cut them up badly. General Mendez made his entry into Mo relia on the 25th. with the prisoners he had captured and the arms taken from the Liberals. According to the Gaceta of Monterey the recommendation the redomtnendation of Marshal Bazaine,in reward for the brilliant conduct of General Jeaningros at Monterey and Lermas, his Majesty had decorated him with the Grand Cross of Officer of the Order of Guadalupe, while de la Hayrie had been made an officer of said Order, and Captains Barubel, Casablanca and Noel knights of the same. The Marshal had decorated Colonel Lopez, of the Empress's regiment, with the Cross of Officer of the Legion of Honor for his gallantry in the action of San Salvador. The Sociedad of the 19th states that ac counts had been received the night before from Monterey, dated the Bth. In the action at Parras, Commandant Brien, Capt. Casse and one hundred and fifty Frenchmen per ished, and the thirty remaining defended themselves in the college till Commandant Saussie sent them assistance, when the chiefs Viezca, Naranjo, Trevino, Cabada and Rivera fled. General Douay left Buena Vista for Parras with about one thousand men. The Era and the Estafette speaks of a late imperial reverse suffered by a section of the foreign regiment under Count de Brien, near - Parras. Two small detachments were surrounded and destroyed by the bands of Escpbedo, supported by a large number of American segroes. Brien and most of his officers and one hundred and fifty men were killed and horribly mutilated; two hundred surrendered, and •they were immediately shot in retaliation for executions of liberals under Max's late decree. The forces of the enemy were those of Viezca, Juarist Gover nor of Coahuila. The defeat of Campos on the road between Parras and San Juan de Guadelupe, is con firmed. The rebels in Huajuco or Villa de San tiago were defeated on the 3d. A French force had arrived at Monterey. Maximilian had accepted the resignation of senor Hidalgo as Minister Plenipoten tiary to France, and named him Councillor of State. Rumor says that he had refused that dignity also; The Emperor and Empress, attended by part of the court and government officials, the Belgian Legation, and a number of MEXICO. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1866. French, Austrian and Belgian officers, ' were present at the obsequies to Baron d'Huart, in the Church of San Geronimo. Letters from Guaymas of the 13th of February give more melancholy details of the occupation and fate of Alamos. .The loss of the place was attributed to the delay of pecuniary aid, which had been vainly solicited for many days, and when it arrived the battle had commenced, and Almada bad no more than three hundred men, debili tated by hunger, and having to fight an enemy four times stronger in numbers. The former Juarist officers paid .by the government in Mazatlan are loud in their declarations against the empire—so says the correspondent of the Estafette. From Sonora I learn that Martinez had moved from Alamos on Hermosillo. Two French residents, named Camu and Pujot bad fallen into the hands of guerillas, and bad been badly treated. The liberation of the former had cost him $lO,OOO. Advices from Tancanhuitz state that only one rebel band remained in the vicinity of the farm Limon, Tamaulipas. The rest had retired to the dividing line of Tamaulipas and San Louis Potosi. The Bra says the Senora Carmen Tarela. the mother of General Miramon, died here three days ago. The Monterey Gaceta states that on Feb. 24th the Juarist chief Elizondo and a few of his band were attacked and dispersed at San Francisco de Apodaca, Elizondo him self being killed. It is reported that some 1,500 men of all nations, in the service of the empire, have started from various points to unite at Tla cotalpam, a town on the Alvarado river. As yet, nothing is known here of the result. Most probably it will be a second edition of the late Commandants Superior Mare:nal who was killed at Cocuita, a small village near Medelia. An indignation meeting was recently held at Cordova bythe American colonists lately imported under the belief that they would have land given them to cultivate, but upon arrival they have found that the lands are not yet surveyed, and no preparation made except on paper to receive them, conse quently they are exasperated against the emigration companies and their agents. Some five hundred used up French and Austrians embarked for Vera Cruz for their longed-for homes a few days ago. Osjaca. The liberals, numbering more than a thousand men, under Diaz, Leiva, Piza, Lopez, Orozco and Segora, had been at tacked near Llano Grande by an imperialist cavalry force. Their defeat was complete, and the chiefs had to escape on foot through the woods. In their flight they left their prisoners, arms, ammunition and all they had: Among the killed was Col. Aburto, chief of the Tlapa force. The Paz, speaking of the fight at Tepetla pam, says: In this town, the last of the district of Silacayoapan, and bordering on Tlapa, the Jnarists have suffered another reverse under a certain Cano, who has com mitted thousands of deptedations in that district, even shooting poor Indians who had never done him any harm, and had no fault but that of not "carrying" him when he de manded it. The result of the action. accord ing to the despatch of Capt. Brannel, of the Austro-Mexican contra guerillas, to the su perior commander Hotze, was that the Jua rists had sixty-three men killed and ten wounded, losing moreover eight prisoners, two hundred and twenty bayonets, four cases of ammunition, two horses and two mules. The imperialist loss was six killed and six wounded. According to. the La Bandera, Regales was at IJruapan trying to augment his forces; and Bonda continued marauding between Ouiroga and Coeneo. The Pajaro Verde says that since the 12th host. the charges against Col. Pena, Prefect and Military Commandant of Tula, had been before a court martial, as also those against the officers of the old regiment of gendarmes, accused of bribery, &c. The Monitar de la Prontera of the 17th of February confirms the capture of the four pieces of artillery in the rancho of Cortina, which were sent by him to Brazos San tiago last year and had been delivered by the American officers. They have been re taken from him because of the depredations of his men on that side if the river. The pieces or ordnance at the mouth of the river, which were taken by the negro troops in the assault on Bagdad, are also stored on that side of the river. Canales was three days ago in front of the dispirited troops of Cortina, and his pickets within rifle shot. Two of his men - were killed in the first action, as the latter always avoids and the former never fails to provoke a fight. M. Langlais' last decree ordering the col lection of all the international duties to be immediately made at the ports on the coast is finally ordered to be respected. A depu tation of merchants from Vera Cruz recently visited Mexico city, where they had an au dience of the Emperor, who informed them that their memorial would be submitted to a council of his ministers; but Marshal Ba zaine ordered the decree of the late financial minister to be carried into effect, the retro active clauses and the . right of entry and search in merchants' warehouses included. When it is considered that the thirty per cent. additional duty is to be levied on all stocks of goods on hand on which the duties have been paid, and thht officers are to be appointed to visit merchants' warehouses and ascertain by investigation whether the stocks on hand correspond with the reports rendered, it will prove very obnoxious to them. Tampico. The Iris of the 3d, under the head of Cuidad Victoria, says that from advices re ceived from Santa Barbara of the 26th lof February, there was no doubt that Garza had taken the command on the 6th, as gen eral of the central and southern forces of that department, as he publishes in his pro clamation. It also appears that he was or ganizing his troops to carry out the "great enterprise" which he nad proposed. In order to obtain the means to do so he had sent his brother with four hundred and fifty cavalry to take possession of this place by a sudden attack, in order to obtain four or five hundred thousand dollars from the commercial community of this port, to de fray the military expenses. . The criminal Cheno ' Cortina, who is charged by the American authorities with participation in the atrocities committed at Bagdad, has passed over to this district, re cognizing Garza in his new character as Governor and comma der-in-chief, and offering him the aid of five hundred armed men. The official organ of the 17th states that Ascension Gomez's second, has taken com mand of the forces marauding in Tamauli pas, and it was said that he was en his way to Cuidad Victoria to suppreas a mutiny got up by Manuel Gardett, who it appeared had escaped to the frontier in search of his friend Canales. Gomez had appointed An tonia Perales as political chief of Cuidad Victoria. 1111•":11h Or '`. His Majesty the Emperor, being desirous of honoring the memory of the Liberator of Mexico, Don Augustin de Yturbide, who has just right to claim the gratitude of the nation, and the children of the Liberator, wishing at the seine time to facilitate all measures conducing to the realization of the noble demonstration conceived by his Ma is sty, therefore -Don Fernando Ramirez, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of State, &c., by order of his Majesty, and Augustin, Angel, Augustin Cosme and Josefa de Yturbide, have en tered into the following agreement:—First— His Majesty will accord distinguished posi tions to the Emperor's two grandsons, Au gustin and Salvador, and likewise to Dona Josefa de, Yturbide, te daughter of the said Emperor. econd—Their Imperial Majesties will defray the expenses of the education of the two aforementioned grand sons of the Emperor Augustin in a manner befitting their rank, and the support of the same and of Dona Josefa. Third—As an evidence of the special favor and protection which his Majesty 'desires to extend to the said grandsons of the Emperor, Don Augus tin and Don Salvador, he constitutes himself their guardian and trustee, appointing Dona Josefa de Yturbide as joint guardian. Fourth—Messrs. Augustin, Angel and Au gustin Cosine de Yturbide hereby promise for themselves, and for Dona Sabina and their legitimate descendants, never to re turn to the empire without the previous authorization of the sovereign or legitimate regency. Fith—His Majesty's government will order payment to be made to Messrs. Augustin, Angel, Augustin Cosine, Josefa and Sabina de Yturbide of the sum of $30,000 cash, and $120,000 in bills on Paris at the current rate of ex change, $60,000 thereof to be paid on the 15th of December of the present year, and $60,000 on the 15th of February,lB66,making a total of $150,000 on account of the indebt edness of the nation to them. His Majesty's government will liquidate the accounts of the family of the Liberator Yturbide, both direct and derived from inheritance, and will keep a record of the proceeds. Seventh —The government of his Majesty will give instructions to the proper authorities to pay to Augustin, Angel, Augustin ()cisme, Dona Josefa, and Dona Sabina de Yturbide the pensions which they now enjoy, the same to be paid punctually and without any discount whatever at their residences Or at the nearest point thereto, in case Mexico should not have mercantile relit"- nons with said residences. Eighth—The government of his Majesty grants to the said Augustin, Angel and Dona Sabina, in addition to the pensions which they at present enjoy, the following annuities, viz: To the first named $6,100, to the second $5,100, to be paid to the wife of Don Angel in the event of his decease; and $1,524 to the last named; and to Don Augustin Cosine the pay entire corresponding to his military rank. The necessary orders will be given to insure the punctual payment of these / allowances, on the conditions expressed in the preceding article referring to the pen sions. In testimony of which the present agreement has been signed in duplicate at the Castle of Chapultepec, on the Oth of September, 1865. By order of his Imperial Majesty. JOSE F. RAMIREZ, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Acting Minister of State. A. DES YTURBIDE. ANGEL DE YTURBIDE. AUGUSTIN C. DE YTURBIDE. JOSEFA DE YTURBIDE. ALICIA G. DE YTURBIDE. Confirmation of the Defeat of the Impe rial General Mendez -Frenen Troops for Chihuahua The _Nueva Bra states that -a despatch from Commander Carranco to the military commandancia of that district reports the total defeat .of the Liberals of the canton Abasolo, under Mendez and Salas. Car ranco attacked the garrison of Cosihui riacllic at half past four o'clock on the morning of the 22d, and at 11 o'clock took the place by storm, when part of the chiefs took to flight, and the rest were made pris oners, together with some of the men. There were eight wounded and six killed, and among the fugitives there are many wounded,including Mendez. On. the Imperialist side there were seven wounded and one killed. The enemy lost a great many horses, arms and munitions. secret Agreement between the Emperor /Maximilian and the Children of Augus tin de Yturbide, the Liberator of Mexico. WASHINGTON, April 3, 1866.—The follow ir g official letter, addressed to General Al varez, is communicated by him from La Providencia, under date of March 1, 1866, to Minister Romero: HUELTAIIOI Feb. 28,1866.-1 have now the pleasure of confirming the news of the de feat of the Imperial General Mendez, which I gave in my last,having last night received the official despatches. In a word, the enemy lost all the reserve, their provisions, baggage pack, clothing, and the private cor respondence of Mende; together with his military chest, in which was some twelve thousand dollars, which is now in our hands, and, what is more, the flags of the different corps and a large number of pri soners. Fastener° was occupied on the following day. In consequence of these successes wehave obtained other small triumphs in Apeisen gua and Irambo, all of which I hasten to communicate to you and to our companions in arms. GREGORIES, Pref•Jardon. The following extract from a letter from Paris has been received in this city : PARIS, March 19, 1866.—The principal object of these lines is to let you know that three thousand two hundred men left here a week ago for Vera Cruz with the greatest secrecy. Among them are four hundred hussars of Algiers, Brest and Cherbourg. The press' has not mentioned anything about it, nor do they care ta speak at all about the Mexican question, because they have been warned not to do so. A telegraph despatch from Vienna, pub lished here day before yesterday, informs us that an agreement has been concluded with Maximilian for the purpose of sending him two thousand Austrians to fill up the losses of the Austrian contingent in Mexico. The necessary expense will of course be de frayed by the French government. SAYS the National Intelligencer: It was currently rumored yesterday that Chief Justice Chase, with his daughters, Mrs. Sprague and Miss Chase, with the child of the former, had set out for New York, on the way . to Europe. There is great improb. ability in this rumor. A COLLEGE of the New England stamp is to be erected upon Lookout Mountain,the scene of General Hooker's famous batte in the clouds. A retired merchant of New York has purchased 400 acres of land, in cluding twenty-one buildings erected by government. It is expected that the col lege will be opened next May, with accom modations for eighty students. James M. Igeovetw CAMDEN, April 2, 1866.—T0 . the Editor of the'Xvening Bulletin: I have just read a communication, headed " Mr. Scovel's Po sition," which I believe first appeared in yens paper on Saturday last. F About two years ago a misstatement ap peared in one of the papers relative to the above named gentlernary; when my attention was called to it, I hastened to correct it through the same channel. In that case a sin gle individual only was the aggrieved party. In this case the whole Union party of the State of New Jersey, and,with a few excep tions, the Representatives of the Union States in the United States Senate are charged by Mr. Scovel with delinquencies of a political character; which, if true, should be reprobated by every right-minded man, as I know some of the statements are directly contrary to the facts. I will briefly refer to two or three items in the article which calls out this communication. He inquires "now what are the facts ?" itc., and says—ist "A plurality rule was offered by a Republican, in the joint meet ing," &c. Now what is the truth in the case:? I have before me the "Senate Jour nal, 1865," p. 880; "Joint Meeting, present 81 members." When Mr. Daniel Holsman, who has never before been charged by his worst enemies or best friends with being a Republican, but on the contrary a Demo crat of the "peace-on-any -terms" persua sion, and representing the county of Ber gen, offered the following— " Resolved, That the Resolution that no candidate shall be declared elected unless upon receiving a majority of the votes of all the members elected to both Houses of the Legislature, be rescinded, and that any candidate receiving a plurality of the votes of the members present shall be declared duly elected." Upon which, notwithstand ing, Mr. Scovel states— 2d—"lt passed by Republican votes in joint meeting," &c. It (the Resolution) re ceived, affirmative, 41 votes, of which 40 were Deinorrats and 1 Union and negative 40 votes. 37 union, 3 Democrata—See as above, p. 881. 3d. Mr.Scovel further say s"ltrent out of that meeting and made up my mind then and there, that after the adoption of this plurality rule, as a man of honor, I could not take . part in an effort to oust him (Mr. Stockton) when Republican votes alone made his election a possibility;" and further, "believing him by law entitled to his seat, I hare persistently refused to enter into the adventWre to drive him out 'of the Senate." The facts in regard to "thirdly" are these: The next day after the joint meeting I was looking for a gentleman, one of thesoundest lawyers in the State, who was in Trenton, and stopping at the same hotel with Mr. Scovel. I asked Mr. Scovel ifhe could find him, when he accompanied me, asking "what's up?" We found the gentleman,and I opened my busineis by.asking, "Is it clear that Mr. Stockton Was legally and constitu tionally elected yesterday to the United State Senate?" He replied, "It is not." I inquired if there was not sufficient ground for entering a protest, to be presented to the U. S. Senate against his admission?" He replied, "there was;" when Mr. Scovel said there was no doubt about it, and expressed a wish that I should proceed with the matter, I accordingly had a protest prepared, ad dressed to the U. S. Senate, which, after setting forth the facts of the election, refer re d "to the Constitution of the United States:" the "ancient Constitution of New Jersey;" the "Constitution of the State adopted in 3846;" "usage hitherto uninter rupted;" this being the "first instance in the history of this State of a person being declared duly elected without a majority of the members present and voting;" con cludes as follows: "It cannot be said that, because the joint meeting is composed of the Legislature, they can alter or add to the law. It re quires separate action, and Executive ap proval. And the meeting or the members in joint meeting is for a specific purpose, I,nd no other: to elect officers—not to make laws." "The consequence possibles from adnait ting the right to select by a plurality vote, furnish a conclusive argument against it. If two members vote for elle person, and every other member, by himself, for differ• ent individuals the person having two votes would have a plurality. Can it be that in such case he would beSenator? This is in deed an extreme case; but such cases test the propriety of legal doctrine, and many equally unjust but less extreme may easily, be offered. "Believing, therefore, that the Hon. Jno. P. Stockton is not elected Senator from New Jersey, we respectfully pray that the Senate of the United States may so decide and de clare his seat vacant." [Signed.] MEMBERS OF THE SENATE —W. W. W are, Cape May county; Jos. L. Reeves, Gloucester county; James .M. Scovel, Cam den county; Richard M. Acton, Salem county, and all the Union members of the Senate. ASSEMBLY -P. C. Bririck, Camden County; Jas. D. Cleaver, Essex county; Thos. Beesly, Cape May county; James H. Nixon, Cumberland county, and the bal ance of the Union members of the Assembly. I have thus* given the facts, as they ac tually occurred under my own observation, being an active participant myself. I do not propose, beyond this, to enter into an argument, as to whether the Honor orable James M. Scovel on the one, side is right—and many hundred other honorables in the State of New Jersey and other States and in the Congress of the United States, on the other side are wrong, or vice versa— but simply to correct what I know to be wrong, and as Mr. S. appreciated a commu nication when in Ms favor, he certainly, if a fair honorable man, as he says he is, will be proportionately pleased when so many are interested among his friends, who have placed him where he now is. AFFRAY BETWEEN SOUTHERNERS AlfD SOLDIERS.—Says the Mobile Tribune: A one-legged soldier, Confederate, came into Selma, Alabama, with three mules and was taking them to a livery stable, when he was stopped by some Federal soldiers who en deavored to take them away from him. Some citizens in the vicinity interfered, and tried to prevail on the soldiers to let the man alone. This they refused to do, and a difficulty ensued, the soldiers drawing their pistols and bayonets, and the citizens seiz ing whatever weapon they could lay their hands on. One Federal soldier was killed and two negro soldiers badly wounded. Several citizens were severely out and other wise injured. The greatest excitement pre vailed and the Post Commandant had called out all the troops in town to quell the dis turbance. Considerable shooting was still going on when our informant left. The soldiers, it is said, had no authority to take the mules from thecountryman, and should have desisted when requested to by the citizens. F. L. FETHERSTON. Pubis DOUBLE MEET, THREE CENTS. New Jersey Mutters. THE NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE.—.TIIO3 territory embraced within the limits of the New Jersey Conference, which has fast closed its thirtieth session in Camden, is that. art of the State lying South of a line extending from Lambertsville, on the Dela ware River, to New Brunswick, on the Ra ritan. River • thence to the ocean by said river - and River; Bay into which it empties, incibtling the two cities nam ed. The Newark Conference c.vers the balance of the State, 'together with a small portion of Pennsyl vania and New York, including Staten Island. This whole territory was formerly connected with the Philaduiphia Confer ence, from which it was set off by the General Conference in 1836. 'The New Jersey Conference held its first session the next year. In twenty years it became too large, and another division was provided for by the General Conference of 1856. The whole body met as one Conference in 1857, when the relation of its members was determined by the position of the appoint ment then received - with reference to the division line. ' that is, those above the line, became members of the Newark Confer ence, and those below it of the New Jersey Conference. At the close of the first year the rep.rts show a ministerial force of one hundred, exclusive of the supernumeraries, and a membership of 20,457, not counting probations. Last year's reports give 122 ministers, 22,703 members. Bat, while the numerical increase has not been large, there is a gratifying advance in contributions for benevolent purposes. In 1858 the collections for Missions, the Bible, Tracts, Sunday Schools, Education, and disabled Ministers footed up something over $10,600. In 1865 nearly , $25,500 were raised for the same purposes. In 1858 the receipts for ministerial support were not reported, but the next year the aggregate, exclusive of house rent, was $48,921 65. In 1865 it was $82,507. The salaries averaged $660, including sixteen single men and some who received but partial support; the range was from $lOO to $1,500. According to the statics presented at the recent session the New Jersey Conference is in a commenda bly flourishing condition, and the labors of the ministers appear to be attended with satisfactory results. POLITICAL INDIGNATION.—The members of the Republican party of Camden city and county, exhibit unusual dissatisfaction at the course pursued by James M. Scovel in refusing to go into joint meeting for the election of a United States Senator. They regard his conduct as an emphatic aban donment of the party that elected him to the Legislature, and favored- him with other marks of " esteem and appreciation. In fact, all the political importance Mr. Scovel has bad since he left the Democratic ranks, has been given to him by the Re publicans; and they feel incensed that, just as the Union Party had gained a posi tion whereby New Jersey can justly claim a voice in Congress for the cause of freedom, that claim must be thwarted by the very man upon whom the Unionists showered so many blessings. They unani mously agree that Mr. Scovel has no right to allow his personal animosities or preferences to interfere with the action of the Senate, simply because he holds the balance o f power, in going into a joint meeting, nor has he the right to dictate who shall be the nominee of the party. It is Mr. Scovel's duty to go into joint meeting for that is an imperative constitutionalrequire ment; then he can vote as he pleases. The course he has thus far pursued in the mat ter, viewed in all its aspects, is more un fortunate to himself than it will be to the party he has betrayed. Leading Republi cans say they can never receive him into their confidence again. Tim DIRTY STREETS.—The different com mittees on streets are rather derelict in the work of urging the contractors forward in the work of cleaning them. They are in viting proposals for that purpose, but what good will that do, if the contractors will not do the work? The near approach of sultry weather, and with it, in all probability, the much-feared plague, the cholera, ought to be sufficient to induce the committees to see that the streets and all filthy alleys are cleaned at once, and kept so every day. If one set of contractors will not attend to their duties in this respect, give the work to others who will. The. sanitary condition of the city demands this, and the Council should - delay no longer in enforcing the or dinance concerning it. There are many places that need a full and thorough purga tion. ' Three hundred New England pulpits are vacant. About the same number are vacant in Philadelphia, but it is expected that they will all be filled next Sunday. It seems from his testimony before the Commission, that General Lee cannot re member that he ever took an oath in sup port of the sot disant Confederacy. It is a much greater pity that he forgot that he once took an oath to maintain and defend the FederaL Union. Strange as it may ap pear, the Boston Post says that. A frolicsome delegate of Congress from Dacotab, the other day bought a snapping turtle, and put it in the desk of a venerable member from Pennsylvania, and then asked the member for a sheet of paper. The un suspecting gentleman nearly lost one of his fingers by the trick, greatly to the delight of the practicaljoker. Since the close of the war a number of Southerners have settled in British Hon duras, and-so far as heard from have done very well. They . now propose a line of steamers to New Orleans. They calculate to make a living by enabling their friends at home to dye. Butternuts are out of fashion. Local politics in Troy are queer. One al derman comes out and accuses another al derman of theft. We could name an alder man or two, nearer home, who would cheer fully compromise for a trifling charge of that sort. P. C. BunioK. Breckinridge Is reported to be in Canada, weary, careworn, grey, and anxious to re turn home. Dare say. But we hope he won't be invited home until he doffs the grey. The Italian papers mention a marriage between a barrister, Guglielmus Carnal:Nand a nun of the order of St. Theresa, named Maria Pisani, known as Sister Maria Ann ziata. Maria escaped from the convent, simply because they were careless and did not keep a-nun's-eye-at-her. DOUBLE MURDER.—We learn from the Meadville, Pa., •Itepublican that on last Fri day a colored man at Franklin killed a colored woman, and made his escape by the train coming up. At Shaw's Landing he was discovered by another colored man who, was in pursuit and jumped off the cars and attempted to retreat, but his pursuer fol lowed him closely and was seen to shoot him. It had not been ascertained whether' be was killed or woundedinor were the names of the parties known. Facts and Fancies.