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The New York herald., 1866-04-28

NAsHviILE April ~, 1855.
In the case Of sham Henderson, before the
tal to-day Colonel Coyle, for the defence, preferred
request for adjournment until to because the
charges presented different from those prevou sly
made. The request was granted
Colonel James Rushing has been brevettcd Brigader
General and sent on tour OF inspection In the Depart
mcnt Of South Carolina
commission OF sixteen influential citizens has been
appointed by the City Council to confer with the mun
cpal authorities and citizens Of Cincinnati regarding
direct railway communication between Cincinnati and
Nashville Ia believed that their movement will be
cordially welcomed IN Cincinnati
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RELIEF FOR THE SoUTH.-Wall street and
Broad street are flooded with schemes pro-
posing to raise money for the relief Of the
South and Southern planters. One of the South
Carolina Freedmen's Bureau Commissioners
addresses circular to Northern capitalists in
which he states authoritatively that the question
of labor has been settled in that State; that
the freedmen will work; that planters say
more work is being done than under the former
system Of compulsory labor. But the fact is
every day becoming more apparent that "they
will be compelled In many cases to abandon
the idea Of making crop for want Of provi-
sions tc feed their laborers or means 10 pur-
chase the same" Every legitimate measure
calculated to assist in resuscitating the pros
pcrity of the South and in developing its re-
sources should be encouraged. II il be necss-
sary for Northern capitalists TO contribute money
for this purpose let them do 1t. But we eau
ton them 70 beware Of enlisting in schemes
gotten up by persons who lsok more to their
own interests than TO those Of the people they
make pretcnsons TO assist. Let Northern capi-
talists beware Of bubble schemes concocted
upon the plea OF relief for the South.
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Equalization Of the Bountics OF Massa-
ehusetts Soldiers. ,

In the House OF Representatives Of the state Legs's-
ture this afternoon the bill equalze the oounes OF
our soldiers was ordered third reading by yea and
nay vote Of l25 10 o. All the amendments which we're
proposcd 10 the bill except were rejected. The BIZ
fcy the uavmcpf OF dollars per month for
every months service IN The army 70 thc.c men WHO
received bounty until ,hs sun 2. ,nree nunarea
s.,,n rs,d bv sbe STATE; and whatever bounty any NJ
nav have received 70 be deducted from the mcnsy
cornnensstion provided for In the btli committee
ths Execusive Council 70 examine the ctnis en4
the smount required 70 pay them exceeds eve m!uiq
sf 6ollars thc nitss 70 b rsssrrcd 70 shs nsxt W
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TIE Dspoes of che Milweukes enA nAeAA-
gan 0outhern RailrosAs and . FeEry-
Il boat Dsstreyed-Twenty-sfg Persons
On Beard the Boat Reported Burned -
Drowned.
DETROIT, April 81, 1895
The passenger and freight depos Of tho Detroit and
Milwaukee and Michigan Southern railroads and ths
ferry steamer Windsor were destroyed by re last night
The loss TO the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad will
reach twenty thousand dollars, and the Michigan
Southern Railroad win probably lose twenty thousand
doara The fire was occasioned by barrel Of kerosene
oil which, leaking, was ignited from lamp The hrs
spread in all directions, and in few seconds the build
ing and ferryboat were wrapped in flames.
A lamentable loss Of life occurred on the boat Tho
Tribune gives the OF twenty EIGHT deck hands,
hremen and porters who are supposed to have been
burned or drowned The boat towed to the Canada
shore, where she burned TO the waters edge.
The passenger trains both roads running with
out interruption Temporary shelter has been provided
and NO detention will occur in the transmission Of
freight.
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due 10 the sdmirabls diplomacy of the Empe-
ror that enables him to override that vast power
a British prejudice that grew to gigantic pro-
portions in the former wars. II Napoleon
iii. shall accomplish by diplomacy what hh
uncle failed to accomplish by war he Will
leave better fame in Europe.
The New York herald., 1866-04-28

TIE RADICALS AND THE PREsIDENr's AProrr-
MENTs.-It is reported that the radicals in the
United States Senate ON Thursday last worked
themselves into great fury over the removal
Of one or two radicals from Office and the ap-
pointment of conservative republicans in their
places. 1t is also rumored that they declared
that no person should be confirmed who was ap-
pointed to position where vacancy was made
by removal Of the present incumbent. This,
it seems, Is their platform. The President has
thus, by the few appointments which he has
made, placed the radicals on the defensive In
regard to the patronage. All shrewd political
tacticians endeavor at the very commencement
Of campaign to so manage their cards as to
place their opponents on the defensive. This
il considered almost equal to winning in the
contest When this is accomplished the battle
is half fought The President has had Con-
gress on the defensive in regard to the restora-
ton Of the South ever since that body assem-
bled. Their position has been negative one,
and they have been obliged to continually ex-
plain-trump up er parte evidence to justify their
do-nothing policy. This fact alone is daily
weakening them with the people, and has pro-
duced SO great dissatisfaction among them
selves that their Reconstruction Committee has
become completely disorganized. The reno
val Of the radical officials throughout the
country will increase the decentralization Of
the revolutionary faction in Congress and place
them still further on the defensive, compelling
them to continue to occupy a negative position
before the country. No party can stand long
in that attitude. The very fact that the
radicals make such a fight over the re-
moval of one or two unimportant office
holders is conclusive evidence of their
weakness and shows that their only hold,
their only life, is the offices and spoils Now
that the President has seen the effect Of halt
dozen removals he should follow II up brisk
ly, and not confine his operations to minor
Offices, but commence with the Cabinet and
notify all those who are not in accord with the
policy Of his administration that their time
has come"
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The DARKIEs ON THE RAMPAGE.-The colored
population are beginning to feel their civil
rights. We hear Of four or Eve of them prone
nading into fashionable restaurant sitting
down among white ladies and gentlemen and
appealing to the Civil Rights bill to protect
them from ejectment This little game will
probably be tried at our churches, theatres
and other places of resort, and it will cause
some temporary inconvenience and annoy
ance; but in course of time all these things
will settle Themselves and the darkies will be
quietly regulated by the force Of public
opinion.
But perhaps the most amusing inst ance Of
the civil rights Juror is the presentation to the
Senate Of petition, signed by couple Of
dozen darlzies, for the expulsion of Senator
Davis, of Kentucky. This absurd petition,
with snch names as aSam," "Jeh," "Ras,"
"BiIl" and "Clem" attached, was gravely pre-
sented by the irrepressible Sumner, and the
Senate as gravely referred 1t 10 the Judiciary
Committee, instead Of laying it on the table, or
under the table, or in the waste basket We
do not say that Senator Davis does not deserve
this token of remembrance from the children
of Africa, for he has been pretty hard upon
them in his time; but certainly the Senate
ought to have sufficient respect for its own dig
nifty not to encourage such petitions and
netitiouqrs lsF
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GENERAILY.-The late Legislature at Albany
signalized its closing hours by passing bill
prohibiting all railroads in this State from
railroad men, disabled soldiers and for chari-
table purposes. If this had been done at an
earlier period in the session it would have re-
fected more creditably upon the selfdenial
and patriotism of members, all of whom had
already been supplied with free passes over
most Of the railroads in the State. But better
late than never The whole system Of free
passes and deadheadism generally is bad
one, and should be abolished. 1t has been the
means of furnishing biased statements and
Misrepresentation to the public through the
columns Of many newspapers, and 1t has been
one of the causes which have contributed
toward the decentralization and ruin of the
drama in this city. Over thirty years ago we
commenced the publication Of an independent
journal upon a strictly cash principle. We
werc independent in politics. in matters of
finance, amusements and all other local in
stimtions. We adopted the maxim Of "Pay as
you go" from the start, and this we adhered
10 during the long intervening period. We
have never permitted an editorial notice
on any subject to appear for pay, and
have by that means kept our editorial col
umns free from prejudice and partisanship.
The deadhead system is a bad one all
around. II is bad for the travelling public, be-
cause il hides delinquencies and colors mis-
haps on railroads and steamboats,. II is bad
for the theatres and the opera, as il buys up
shallow Bohemian critics who bepraisc where
there is no merit and denounce to suit their
own whims and purposes. IL makes "paper
houses" which do not laugh, and starves poor
actors. 1t was because the HERALD refused 10
puff the theatres and laud their miserable
management that the celebrated line, "This
establishment does not advertise in the New
YORK HERALD" was made 10 appear in the
| theatrical columns of all the newspapers. The
managers attempted to coerce us into surren-
dering our columns 10 their uses, and we po-
litely but firmly resisted them. In the begin
| ming of its career The HERALD revolutionized
the political and newspaper press Of the coun-
| try, and now in its ripper age 1t will revolu-
tionize the Bohemian press Of the present day
by giving unbought and unprcjudiced criti-
cisms upon oil topics Of prominent interest
II is time the era of deadhcadism was past,
and our motto, PAY as you go, and no favors
asked,r be adopted by all American jour
nalists.
The New York herald., 1866-04-28

IMPORTANT TO THE MEXICAN LrBERAIs.-The
Attorney General Of the United States has
officially declared that in bis opinion the re-
cent military order Of General Mcdowell, in
reference to our neutrality on the Mexican
frontier, cannot apply to the transportation
of arms and munitions of war by merchants
and traders. Neutrals as well as belligerents
have their rights, but neutrals in their traffic
with belligerents must take their chances.
They are like blockade runners, and the gov
ernmcnt from which they 60 does not inter-
fere either to stop them or protect them. So
there is fine market along the Mexican bound
airy for profitable ventures to the Mex lean
liberals in such useful articles as Enfield rifles
and repeating Spencers.
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fsw dollars; but they are In favor Of wasting
millions upon niger poorhouse called the
Freedmen's Bureau, and millions more upon
various private jobs, from gun contracts to the
pier and warehouse scheme. Their economy
is great deal like that of the corner loafer
who refuses to buy decent clothing in order
that he may spend all bis money for gin and
tobacco.
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wise they may WELD balance Of power suf-
ncient TO bring shout political revolution.
But how b this thing Of negro suffrage to be
secured OF itself 1t is not popular idea in
the North. Various devices have been sug-
gested to make 1t palatabls, such as negro
suffrage or no counting Of the negroes for
Southern representation; negro suffrage in ex-
change for universal amnesty; and negro
suffrage in 1876, with the exclusion, meantime,
of the negroes not admitted to the ballot box
from the enumeration Of the people for repre-
sentation in Congress. But neither the Joint
Committee, nor the House, nor the Senate can
come to any agreement on these things, and so
their reconstruction wagon remains ''stuck in
the mud"
At this juncture the public opinion of the
country begins to be heard. The people are
beginning to inquire, why should Congress any
longer stand in the way of the Presidents plan
If the two houses can agree upon nothing as
substituted The States rescued from the rebel
lion have complied with all the terms of resto-
ration submitted to them in good faith. They
are crippled, disarmed, exhausted and power
less for further mischief They have had
enough of State sovereignty and secession;
slavery and the slave power are dead and
gone; the civil rights Of the blacks are estab-
lished; why, then, should the excluded States
be still excluded from Congress on this ques-
ton of negro suffrage, which will settle itself
in due season?
These, we say, are the questions which are
now engaging the public mind The American
people love justice and fair play. This Con-
gress, and without much further waste Of time,
must do something practical and to the pur-
pose in the way Of reconstruction, or this Con-
gress will be upset in the elections for the next.
The dog-in-the-manger policy will not answer
You must admit the excluded States or declare
your terms of admission, or prepare to give
way to men who will We have had enough of
these mockeries of reconstruction committees,
and Investigations, and resolutions of inquiry,
and all such clap trap. What we most want now
is full development of the great commercial
staples of the South, and to this end the rein
statement Of those States in the government is
necessary. As matters now stand it seems to
us that there ought to be sufficient number
of sensible and patriotic men in Congress to
bring the two houses to the saving alternative
of some broad and comprehensive agreement
with the administration, or to some plan of
their own for the opening of their doors to the
JoJ
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

vslums XXI. ................No. lis
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BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway, Broome
street-S0LoN SHISGLI-LIvR INDIAN. Matinee at ~
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unitcu power or fruSsla, Italy ana france.
The position of England presents notable
evidence of the superiority Of the present En-
peror's method over the method of the first
Emperor. Diplomacy puts out Of the question
Power that war could never deal with. With
England aside the first Napoleon believed that
he could beat combined Europe; consequently
he was always desirous to avoid collision with
England and to cultivate her friendship. But
he never had any success in it. She was always
In the number Of his enemies. and at last gave
him the finishing blow. How different Ia II
now. The Power that once "fought for all and
paid for all" only looks on. She Is always
either neutral In the Napoleonic schemes or she
is the active ally Of those very purposes that
she once combated ct such terrible expense.
II is true that the diplomacy Of the present Ma
poleon has had in this the assistance Of great
changes in England herself II was the tory
party that always carried England into the wars
against France. The people Of England, so far
as they had any utterancs at that time, were
against the wars and desired that their coun-
| try should remain neutral. II was In defiance
Of popular sentiment that the ministry dragged
the nation into the Holy Alliance. Since then
the liberal element has grown stronger. II
cannot be dened now. The grand start IL had
in 1s32-the growth since that enables II to de-
mand now . great modification Of the constihi-
tion--shows IL 70 be party strong enough and
rational enough 70 keep England out Of war
until some one can show good reason why
| she should m In Eevortheleon rrsat credit Il
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WOODS THEATRE Broadway, opposite the st. Nicholas
HoteL-SERIoUs FAAILY--HYPoCHoNDRIAc
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IRVING HALL, Irving place.-BfIND TONS GRAND
PIANO CoSCxRrs. Matinee at Three O'Clock.
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GEORGE CHRIsTY'S-OLp ScuooL or MINsrRsLsy,
BALLADS. MUSICAL GKxs &c. Fifth Avenue Opera House.
Nos and West Twenty street.-BLACK STATUE
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE. 2Ol Bowery -SrNs.
iNC. DANCING. BURLEsouEs &C.--THE BOND ROBBERY.
Matinee ut ~ O'Clock
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Cincinnati Market.
by Telegraph.l


CNCIYSArI, March G.-Business is almost sus-
pended in every department. there is no demand
for any article and no pressure to sell. Both buy
ers and sellers are awaiting the future course Of
the gold market and prices are altogether NOM
inal,
FLoUR-Dull and nominal.
WHEAT-Dul and nominal at 81 20 for No.
New Red
CoRx-Dull and lc. lower. closing at Sic for
shelled.
OATs--Dull at 34937c. for Nos. and l.
ROvIsIoNs-Unsettled, prices nominal. No
buyers for City Mess Pork. at $27 75 Bulk Meats
nominal at 1l34Gl334c. for Shoulders and Sides;
Bacon dull and prices nominal.
LARD-0fered at 18e. for prime city without
buyers.
GRoCERIEs-Quiet.
COTToN--Dull.
WHrsKY-Quict with small sales at s. 25, duty
paid.
GoLD-l323s.
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CINCINNATI. March GA special TO the Com
mereiat gives some particulars of the disaster to
the steamer Lockwood The explosion tore away
the cabin as far back as the centre of the boat.
killing thirty persons instantly, and scading and
wounding twenty-five others. The boat took fire
and burnt till she sunk. The steamer Mepham,
going down the river at the time, landed her bow
against the stern Of the Lockwood and saved every
person not killed by the explosion. Among the
killed were James King of Staten Island, and
Glenn Graham, ID engineer, of New York.
LATER.-The only additional news regarding
the disaster to the Lockwood. is contained in a
a dispatch from Memphis, which states that the
steamer blew up and was burned on the night of
the 4th inst, about eighteen miles below that
city. There were twenty killed and twenty-five
wounded. She was valued at $6O,OO0 and was not
insured. The names of the killed and wounded
are not yet known.
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Mexican News.

NEW York, March Ga crisis in Mexican as
fairs on the Pacific coast is imminent. The
French troops in the Northern and Western Mex
lean States have been driven to the coast and are
hemmed in few port towns. whence they are liza
BILE to be driven board their vessels for safety
Mazatlan is besieged, its streets barricadoed. and
the Liberals pressing close in the rear. Fight
ing had occurred in which the Liberals, aided by
Americans lately enlisted, have been victorious.
The antipathy Of the French and Imperial Mexi-
cans to Americans is increasing There are in
stances of Americans having been thrown useless
ly into prison, and threats of the indiscriminate
slaughter of Americans are boldly made by the
Imperials in certain towns. 1t is really necesE
that war vessels be dispatched here by the United
States Government, at once, to prevent trouble,
and demand decent respect for United States
citizens and the American flag. 1t may even be
too late now, but longer tarrying will be crime.
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Miss AvoNIA JONES, now Mrs. Brooke, i:
creating a sensation in London. She was a
favorite Of the play-going publicof this city,
and deserved Our good opinions in every re-
spect The following, which is contained in
the last foreign papers, will be read with in
terest by her friends in Nashville :-"She is
always attended by a superb Newfoundland
dog, endowed with wonderful intelligence.
lie is admitted into the saloons which his
mistress gaces; in railway carriages and
steamboats, he holds his place by her side,
IA defanoeo Of rules; he sleeps beneath her bed F;
sits in a private box with her at the theatre,
anC watches over her at rehearsals. On one
occasion, when she was rehearsing Leah, and
had to be dragged from the stage, the dog,
who seemed 10 understand everything, ex-
ccpt this apparent maltreatment Of his mis-
tress leaped upon the man who had seized
her and, but for timely interference, would
have inflicted condign punishment"
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THE CITY.

County ELECTIONS SATURDAY, MARCH
81, lSG6.--C5uuty Judge.-Glenn 1921 Fer
riss l7OS; Baker 800; Maxey 426. Glenn's
majority 1913
SheriG-Patterson 1865; Shaw 1888,
Wilson 9l2; Branch 900; Hagey 407
McNish 25S: Fulgham 16S; Cuttles 10.
Patterson's majority 2G7.
Grcad Court Gek--Love 1878; Foster
1861. Loves majority 1927.
County Court Qerk-Nichol 2009; Ewin
1867 Phillips 5G4; Wiles AS; Crunk 40;
Jordan 409 Hall 1863; Scruggs 30. Mich
OILS majority l42.
Criminal CONT Crk.-Diggons 30S4 Pill
cher 225l; Hall 284 Diggons majority 1873.
County TRUSTEE. 1923; Shute 1856;
Wilson 1873; Cunningham 69l Arlington
G36; Ballew 379. CARROTS majority 172.
Repmue Collector.--Collin's 2432; Robert
son 1895: higgins 676; Horn 534 !;
Wheeler l9l. Collins majority 737.
Magistrates Electcd.-lst Ward, NJ. J. Do
lin; "a Ward, Matthews; Sd Ward, Sloan :;
lth Ward, Robertson, 9th Ward, Haynie
and Edwards; Sth Ward, Meacham 9th
Ward Gower and Rich The Sheriff has
given certificates 10 the foregoing Magistrates
elect
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE DIsFncHg OF FHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6.-The statement is in gen
eral circulation and published in the evening pa
pers here, that the President has ordered the dis
charge Of Admiral Semmes. Contrary to this, the
Navy Department have no information on the
subject beyond the general rumor, and discredits
is truth 1t is certain that strong pressure has
been brought to bear upon the President, and
that he has not declined to interpose his executive
authority.
Directions have been given to Department Com
manders to vacate all rented buildings as rapidly
as the exigencies of the service will permit, and
viii collect troops remaining in their commands
into regular military posts of the United States.
Three regiments of eolored cavalry and bat
terry of heavy artillery are to be mustered out at
City Point this week
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SELF ABUSE.-This vice. which is never
practccd in the presence Of any ona, has proved
the everlasting ruin of thousands of the noblest
and most talented young men that ever gave
tongue to eloquence or pen to song. 1t has de-
stroyed health. blasted the constitution, and re-
duced the miserable victim to n living skeleton.
Nor are these its final and fatal effects; in its
pains are scattered the ruins Of reason, the most
melancholy sight that can meet mortal eyes. To
be cured permanently Of this affection call on DIR.
COLEMAN, No. 81 North Cherry street, or address
him by letter. Box 5O2 Nashville, Tennessee.
fabaO-tf
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REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES follow
ing are abstracts Of the monthly reports
made by the different city officers to the
City Council, at their meeting last night:
WATER TAx.-Collector Glenn reports col
lections for water tax, S4,279.74, less COM
missions
WHARFAGE.--Collector Tucker reports
collections for wharfage, S722.5G, less com
missions.
SEXToN's REPoRT.-P NJ Martin, Sex
ton, reports collections, SS050 He also re-
ports that he has buried whites AZ, colored
j4-total l0l
RECORDERS REPoRT- Recorder Wilkin-
son reports that he has paid into the Treasu-
~ s., 467. 80 for fines, licenses, etc.
TREASURES REroRT.-Rufus Henry,
Treasurer reports having received, includ-
ing the amount on hand at last report, &c.
709.65. Disbursements for the month Of
February, S4l ,33467-leaying in the Treas
ury, S,5749S.