The sun., 1865-05-11
LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YoRK AND TIE VICINITY.

TnE MEXICAN QUESTION continues 70 he
tie grest topic Of public Interest In all quarters Of
th- city Of New York. On Change" in the Streets
tho social hoard, and wherever citizens eongre-
gate "EmigTaiioA TO Ae1oo IL osnvassed according
Do the ideas Of all por-ons on the subject.
Tho returned soldiers, and the disappointed
volunteer, OF "cou.ctipts," with . few boun-
~ brokers' and many "jumpeu" are tho
teoplo mos, interested In going 70 Merico in
tesich OF an eight hundred farm" and mlror-
sil" fienohman. II the farm Ia had without
dsturbins the fronehman- 20 much the better, but
trcnchman Of All Austrian IL found In tho ssy Of
these "sluater sovefesns" they vsLiantly observe,
go much the wotte for the foreigners"
Al plo,ent the enrolment Of Immigrants" Ia being
vigorously prosecuted at the "headquarters Of the
M T. CT" initials that may he taken 70 mean
Mexican Empire Crusher,," or, "MaIimilian's
Fasy ConqucToTA" Those Who ought TO know,
declare that thcse initials are simply preh1es
10 the title OF grand company, having for iu
object the peaceful intro luction iuto Mexico Of
several thousand American citizens who will
b. pledged TO 'ette In the country and assist In de-
vsopng iu mineral and Agricultural resources How
this may be- II IL very remark able that only SOL
diers desired to record themselves with the rank
they recently held In Uncle sans army. Other per
,ops are not refused, but they are barely sncour-
sgod to Join Ia the enterprise. Meantime the
promoters circulating -coorcd accounts Of tho
Mexican torritory and climate prasins the ono for
is great value, and the other Tor Its salubity. In
forming the ignorant that money 10 found the
bushes and all Minds of gooi food rapidly
than grns At the North and ,insllarly enough, the
vctuas are actually cooked by Dame Nature, for the
consumer The doubtsr told that "eertihe nte,'
sub.tantiAins these wonderful stories will be
published "by authority" and that Arrangements
N-N..
filed With passengers bound on a vo, ase Of confirms
tcn. Suspicious officials watching the operations
oftho " T. Ca and Affect to believe that q move
ment Is foot likely to endanssr the peace Of the
nation In ~hieh event they vii 10 compelled to
call public attention 70 that provision Of the Scu-
trality Laws" which prohibits citizens Of the United
stsce from entering into the military service Of "lny
'o'een prince, state, colony, district, or people"
The FIRE DEPARTMENT. .-Drlegaies from
the several Engine, Hook and Ladder and Iloee Com
panoe Of the city met Tuesday evening at Fire
men, Hall, Mercer street. for the purpose Of elocting
Fire COmmisioner for the ensuing Eve year..
election, and John j. Blair. Tho roll wHs called and
the minutes OF the tcVen preceding meetings read
Us votes poilei, Thomas Fiender got liz John j.
lilAr received % and there were 2 blanks Thomas
FiIe Commissioner for the nett term OF fve yasr,
Chief Engineer Decker, in card, as,ures the pub
shiy of the new fire law 10 sonf on, formidable
factions -il hc orsaniIed no ou.rases Ill te COM
there he any sacrifice Of property but that the
contrary, the volunteer Fire Department viii protect
courts decide the Metropolitan Fire pepar,mon ae
o1Gnsti,p,iOnsl G when they win qpi.tly submit and
eorsion 81 all property In their charge.
Tho new Commissioners not being enjoined from
organizing the department will to-day, II is stated
issue demands for mon to Join the department Tn,
Commissioners will at once purchase apparatus to oI
tnsush hroA and will Invite proposals. TOR the same
The May Anniversaries.
DAtsSvrEsAHr MErTsSs ans pAY.--Amsr,edr
Instltution FOR As D.IJ and Dumb. Annual e1
hsltoP Of the pupils At the Cooper Institute at iou
hs0 YS,t Ci'g Mission. Irving Hall at half-p',
me Am,rican Soci,tv for Am,l,oratino n. Con
dnion of the Jeus. Annual meeting In room No 22
Bib House, at nine o'clock A. NJ.
uCopgrt9Ti9ndi Reunion.- Academy Of Music
hT9 kyn; At halt-past seven O'Clock Z. N. Dr stone
Si S Bo,vGn to P.eslde spcakersTRev pr. Todd, Pits
h,oNkb n Professor NolIhTup OF Yale College an
Theodore Iilton.
AMERICAN ANtI-SLAyERY sociETY-Is THE Won
A''"Nrt'anEn t-SuALL TmE sooIETY sE DIsnASr
hh'-ihe American Auti-Slayery society held
second meeiiug yc.tcr ay At the Church Of the Pur
tani, when the sIgc,t Of adopting the revolutions OF
hrod by Nj. Harrison, to di,baud the Society W,
'Ahen up, Thee resolutions are Ma follows:
Whereas, the formation OF the Aneric,n Ant
slavery scieiy W. lcuuered urce-ray b, the un
verral completely of the cation iu IN, r,,iIt of ~
slave system Church and state, pov ei n,nsnt a.,
people conrri utiou and mon al helm. .irkr ii
suueaTyent 10 the viii of heuvCn-de ing slsy, nj
gAfcLy and whereas, atier thirty ear, OF t,ithu
testimony and untin labor on the part nf This ,oc
ETY. to procure the emancipation oi the millions held
bondage and through Divine TctIlutlon pluro ol
without miItuIe and the tToHsOuAllt Atieiupt of Al
South 70 dImemler the mon anu Ovtrtu4u ali IN
tusttutiuns-it s decIeed by the nation hat All IL
ters shall hc broken and every hcddsruAn srt Il D.,
and wheleA IL 10 not Tor aboiitionstr 10 affect eH >,
riyeness of isolation fom the great u.sns OF q
people, when the iOAsonr which compelled them
TAX such position no longer exist Therefore
ktsulrtt, hat uuitug our thAnlSRiNtng 10 g
WIN tho.r OF the tmauciph ed millions ~ the Sou
for the v undofr lie has wrought aud rejoicing
loN uu,Ipakahle that the Of jubilee Is conIe
that utthe Ant-sANey A4itation II uncAlled to-,
cyfc the opc. AuOns aud the existence OF this Soci,
With the present. anniversary,
htSolp,d, Ghst committee lie sppointed 10 NJ
The committee rhAll Appropriate whatever bala ace
funds may be In their hands in such manner As m
HIal deem most promotive OF the rights aud inteTe
VI the colored population.
The Businers Committee, 70 whom Mr. Gar riso
resolutions were referred, submitted the following
Resolred, That siuce the Constitutional amer
moht abollthlns slavery IL not yet ratified, and q
tequrnuy the system OF slavery stands, In the eve
the lAw, untouched and whereas there are stil th,
lands OF slaves legally held within the United Stat
hetefoIe he bocety calls upon lie meml.A Tor IN,
Id uDtulne dIlggnee IN prosecuting llo work