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CONNECTICUT.
Letter from r, II. UaFnunl.
he Edfior nf fhe New Tnrtr srr,hrna.


To the Editor Of the New York Tribune:
hIR: I'm no politician and never desire to
be, but am loyal to my country and her glo-
1ou8 Institutions; hence work xealously for
the cause Of Liberty aud Equnl Rights, aud
consequently detcst treason In every Cuisc.
The Coppcrhead papers of this State have pub
AsAcd, and the New York Express OF this
evening has copied, n 6tntcment that have
expressed doubts of the success OF the Union
Republican ticket In Connecticut on Monday
next. This is utterly false! Neither the Union
party In this State, nor myself have for a
moment doubted tint Gen. Uawlcy will lie
triumphPntly elected Governor OF Con
carry the State as cuectual15 rs II has done
ever since the Cop2elhead lcaders-Tom SEP
mour, Toucv, Eaton g. SCo.--denouuced Presi-
dent Lincoln for calling ont volunteers 10 sup
press the rebellion, discouraged enlistments,
dcclafed the war failure, rcjoiced over rebel
victories, and endcasored to prevent our SOL
diers from voting. These leaders and their
as Jet. Davis ever WAS, aud they
cannot hoodHink the loyal voters Of
Connecticut I have just been assured
by one Of the Union State Committee that,
after carefully cauvassing the State, they have
every reason to believe that the Union State
ticket will be elected by q majority of several
thousand, and that the Legislature will be
largely Union. The Copperheads are work
ing desperately, lying prodigiously and plan-
ming cunn3ngly to cheat ns by fraudulent
votes but the "old sarpint il well known
hereabouts, and Is sharply watched. All that
the Union party has to do Is to turn ont aud
vote TOT man. rain or shlne," and the Cop.
pers will receive second New Hampshire
thrcshi9g. Truly yours.
T. 7. BARSUM.
Bridgeport, Conn. March % 1856.
CoprEAMEAp ESTIMATES.
, 1866-04-02
From Cairo.

CAIRO. March 3l.-Tha Ssh Illinois infantry, so
enlisted men and q officers, srom Bxuwusvllle,
Springfield for tpal discharge.
The 38th Illinois Eee1meut was ut New O,e.na
awaiting transportation when The ssth lett there,
The weather here Is again WITH and sptinrlke
, 1866-04-02
SPAIN AND CENTRAL AMERICA.


The coalition Of Chill, Peru, and Bolivia
asninst Spain is, according to the latest ae-
counts, to be neutrallzcd BY an alliance OF
that government with the smaller republics
of Central America ns Honduras. Costa Rica,
&c This scheme on the part Of Spain to set
of Cent1al aEainst South America is not like
ly to win. The combined ar1naments Of al}
these Central American republics would be
laid low in a moment by one Gillian OF Pc
ruvian gunboat, and the only possible advan-
tage which Spain could obtain from such an
alliance ia the use OF the Central American
harbors during the war, and q certain pres-
ticc which the adhesion Of Central America
would givo to the conflict In the Imagination
Of the Spanish people, But this will soon
vanish upon thorough cpnslderation Of the
impotency of these Liliputian States Indeed,
If Spain we're engaged In war with Great
Britnm or Italy, she might Ms well attempt to
frighten tho one power by an alliance with
the Isle Of. Man, or the other by m alliance
with the miniature republic Of San MariDo. as
10 oyerawc healthy republics Of South Amer
lea with their petty sisters In Centrnl
America. -.
And as for the harhoring Of Spanish squad
, 1866-04-02

4 Fearful Coulagratlon in Progress
BcFTA1o, March 31.-Sews hiss been received
here OF fhe most destructive Gre thae has eyef been
known on Oil Creek, Penn. now ragtuy on the EG-
bert md STONY farm-. The town OF Petroleum
Centre Is In gre4t danger
, 1866-04-02
PRIZE c0NCERT Ii1TT Trn,es

The lottery business. under the attractiyo
title OF "gitt enterprises and "prixe con-
ccrts," Is rising into importance as one Of the
great evils md vices Of the day. Under the
thin pfctence Of givin. every ticket holder
the worth Of his ticket, and thereby pretend
ing to avoid the statute against lotteries,
larec sums Of money arc illegally obtained
from The ignorant and thoughtlcss portion of
the community, BY system which is as plain
y lottery rs If this prctence were not
adopted. From 90, QUO to 1oo,o00 tickets arc
offered for eale, purporting to be tickets to
concert to be held In room in which on1y
from 1000 to 5000 can obtain admission.
The price Of the ticket Is Is and the value OF
the concert to those Who attend 1t Is perhaps
ten cents. At this naked hook the fab are in.
Sited 10 bite. The community Is asked
to pay SlO0,000 fc- an entertainment which
would cost one hucdred dollars, in the hope
OF drawing some portion Of twenty five thou
sand dollars' worth Of prizes, the value Of
which is magni1ed to s9o, 900 by bold mis-.
representation. We do not speak of auy par
hculnr enterprise, but Of the general system
to Which the prize concert business must in
evitably lead.
The laws against lotteries are based on a
sonnd md enlightened estimate Of their ms
chiefs and damages. The experience Of man.
Kind everywhere and at Nil times coucurs In
the fact that lotteries foster that spirit Of
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, 1866-04-02


trncted but little attention ii this country
Though it was well known that the Hrnsari-
ans were the most chIvalrous race In Europe,
who, notwithstanding they had saved Aus.
tria from the Turkish invaders and formed
for ages the most powerful bulwark of the
CEose against the Crescent, we're get kept In
oppression BY the Hnpsbnrg dynasty, moth
lug particular happened, prior to 1915, to
invoke the sympathlcs of America for a na-
tiouality which lies at distance Of several
thousand miles from this country,
and did not seem to present any
special bond Of affinity With our civilization.
At the termination Of our second war, this
distance Is essentially reduced By the power
Of steam. and Pesth, the capital OF Hungary,
Is within four days railway travel from Paris
or London. Al the same time We find that
our Europcan-bo.n population includes not
few Hungnrians who have taken noble part
In our conflict with the slaveholder's armies,
as for instance Gen. Asboth, onr present Min.
lister in Central America, As well as many
gentlemen distinguished in the walks OF
scholarship and In other eminent positions,
while one Of our most distinguished public
men, whose recent death was deplored as q
public calamity, Gov. Corwin, of Ohio, was
of Hungarian descent But what contributed
moro tim all things else to enlist American
sympathy for Hungary, WAS the powerful Inn
preston made By the eloqueuce and genius Of
Gov. Kossuth, on his memorable visit 10 this
country, and however engrossing the events
which have since taken place, they have not
obllterated the impressions which had taken
such strong bold on the national mind, An.
~ fEor Inn ala 4 g..
Hungarian (Martin Koszta} an abiding place
in our public records. Though without
any personal claims to distinction, his
rescue by the American Government from
Austrian oppression in the Levant served to
establish q memorable precedent for the in-
volatility of American protection in psrticu-
hr emergencies, even II the party sheltered
under onr flag should only have officially de-
clarcd his intention to become a citizen. and
had moi yet perfected his naturalization, But
whatever the interest Of this and other Incl
dents, the sympathy whichK Kossuth evoked still
continues TO be the nainsource ofHuneary,s
popularity In America, and whenever, as of
late, tins noble nation becomes the theatre Of
crest changes, the echo Of Kossu,h's speeches
y still audible in the United States, md
dycts our attention to the current events in
that country with uncommon earpestuess.
Without recapitulatfng the events Of the
revolution and the Hungarian wa1 oflndepcn.
dence Of 1S4s-'49, and the martyrdom and
Punishment Of It's most Illustriops leaders
and heroes, We simply cali attention to the
recent attempt Of Austrin to reconcile Hun
gary to new lease Of dependency, Which
nas a. las' illuminated In conflict which L.
Inv hH mr. k3A
, 1866-04-02

| Chamber Commerce. DID, s5 Es Diy'd
In New York the ease ic money continues.
There 10 rather more inquiry from brokers, but The
demand Ia readily met at s per cent on call. Primo
paper fs In demand, but not abundant, the rsta
beng 61s 10 7k per cent. Names ranking "eood,
| arc IN ample supply, md pass At a19 per cent.
| In New York Foreign Exchange Is dun md tho
rates Depressed. Prime bankers' sixtJ dsys' ster-
Ling Is quoted nomiuallY at 10TH, but transactions
arc oade 1t 1o6Qto. Tha folloaing a1o the quo
! tat1ons:
Bankeu' Sterling, 90 days .........,,,1 ,1oe4a1n
t:aaN,0 cmaen sterling, .1o9a@ -
fsanc: iope dai:. iss sss5ssH ss1esH
Tho New York Tribune Of ThussIsy has tho
following concerning the winding up Of the Bro
TooH lns pFance Company:
'Ihs eject Of the competition among nre COM
wind up III affairs"
The resolutions adopted BY the Directors exhibit
hlt1y the ennbaia1sments under which tho Fira In.
anfance Conpintes OF this city are conducting
thelr buz1nees. The Norris .ud COLUMBIAN Coua-
pan!es have disasrously filled tom causes similar
y prefers cos19s business and dividing its aasets
among The stockholders 10 doing bustntss 1t los;
for thesc ea1 b no doubt that Is next to ,npos-
o.berHise than By dram upon The c4pltal Of tho
companies The retiring Of 4 few com p1nies from
me ns.t VIII reduce competition and enable those
remaining to Insure 1t better rates.
The action of1he Brevoort Company Is entirely
Voluntary, md not owing 10 any intervention OF the
State Insurance Department.
The Cincinnati Gazetts Of yesterday contains
The following relative to the consolidation OF tho
United States and Western Union Telegraph CON-
paniea:
We have been requested to state that preliminary
steps have been taken for meeting ID this city Of
the stock holders Of the Uniied s,stea Telegraph
Company, for the purpose Of advising ~ 10 tha
he rufyneh in r1psr n hR
, 1866-04-02
From Richmond.

From RichmouJ.
RICHMOND. Va, March 3t.-Hou. Aley,ndex
Stephens arrived M this catJ tonight en- route 70
Warrington. -.
The Second African Church and aeresal adjoining
housea OF ultlc value. nenr Candles Hill, we're de-
8tFQfed bY Gle this evening.
, 1866-04-02

ny eaemlos snsxet ttzt Let e,nda ,,,,,s frA.,
oet.s9 - snd fnem- The tJmaay 1h1eh aTnS
Ts,n me- nGm T. oaS p5 = Sdioas p ae II stsr
iuxtice combined. e'sneo &1o u"
, 1866-04-02
The second Pienary Cour-s,

NEw foRx, March 3l.-Tha Ccsao{ic Ni,.s- ~
Bait,more esy. tbat the Most Rev. arrhm~om.s
spAldin2 q Delegate A.: osloltc has lssued his II.
tezs Of cons vocation, add,essed 10 all ihe Hrs.
bishops and Bishops Of the United States. cn1vs-
plue Them TO meet IN ,he Metropolitan Church of
Baltimore. On the 1st Sunday or next October. to
inaus u1ate the Second Plenara Council. In con,n.
quence OF The great distance At which the pfelate,
rt*[dtng On the Fae1dc linc Arc ffom Bsitinorc It
MS deemed neremasy TO gre them aix rnonths'
nnfit4A
, 1866-04-02
From EafffaruIa-Cougresa lndofsed.

SAN FRAxc1sco, March 3l.-E1-Gor. John Nc
Dougau died yesterday Of spopIexy. Tho Nc
Car ~ lnte<tigstion committee report that Danlel
y. Aeta1th, 5 charge Of bribery vas ~anton, nall
senate and 10 The people Of the state Represented
N fhe Senate RESOLUTIONS fndorssuR Congress
Ra1se1 lhe Sgnate To-day hY Z vote Of b to =.
, 1866-04-02

Here The market On the street opened at n md
At which itSuled steady during the day. On The
/ Stock Exchange ssles OF cash gold were made 1t
ET4iG1a7K. Silver was quiet md nominal at LIS
I1aO.
Governments watc frm and ID good demand.
Tha demand for Seyeu-Ih,ries, exceeds the supply.
We quote:
, 1866-04-02

scenes IN the House Of nmons-The
tnAmber and Its Occnpnuts-t;lad-
s1one. Disraeli, Buaver, Stuart Mill,
1onn Bright, Earl AusscII. Earl Gran
Filies &c-Mr. GIadAtone,s Speech
Prospects OF the Reform Rlil-Ele
AouAe OF Lords and its Functions.
, 1866-04-02

Gold opened In New York today at 1:7S, and
closed 1t 1s8ss- The following are the quotations
telegraphed to James Boyd 3 Brothers, gold bro
, 1866-04-02
CHICAGO STOCK MlRKRT.


| Now YORK Stock Market,
Closing prices for cash- March 81. 14H recesyed nv
Josepn II. Lyooa, Commission Stock Bond Brotrr
and deaier In Government Securities, No. Is Clart g.
, 1866-04-02

he speaks I'LL round. at one moment he Is
speaking persuasively to bis opponents oppo-
site; at the next deprecatingly to his censo-
rlouH supporters behind; and again eucour+
agingly 10 his real admirers further down.
he has very little action. With forelncer
lie emphasizes particular statements, and oc.
casionally his hand falls sharply upon the
table; he sometimes drops both at his
fiaes, aud lor a second or two may
!olo us arms, nnt WhateTer the movement Is,
us ~ Inc sp,t,t OF tne words he Is using, and
gives 'nem aodilional power This Is Mr. Glad
Stone, thc chancellor OF the Ezchequer and
t"e lcaoe5 Vi lnc Liberal party IN England,
ploposiog "a M a.e'oFn olil' "olch VIII add, If
ea,1'eu' 4"V'ovu persons 10 tne electoral con-
n,a sli.aeneles ol tne country Directly opposite
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-12-12

The bill heretofore repor'ei from the tpom.
mitteeop Judiciary by Dir. Lawrence, OF Oeio,
was taken mp. II provides Tor the repesl Of the
law of no, which provides that no trial for
treason shall take place thrce years after the
corr mission Of the act.
Mr. Jencks, r. IL and Mr.. no gers IN. ID
argued against the passage OF tn viii
After Dc bate, the btli wac recommitted TO the
Committee on me Judiciary.
Mr.. Blsi 70. OF Maine, from the Committee on
Mfiitary Affairs, reported a bill authorizing
the president TO confer brevet rank 10y and
with the sdyice and consent If the Senat"l
upon officers appointed 20 the regular service.
for gallant and merltCrious action in the VOL
- 9ntPer service Passed. ------aa.--.---.
Mr.. Schenck, from the same committee, re-
por:ed back the ~ mite bill Of last session. TO
regulate fhepeace establishment OF the army:
and " was laid on the table. = -
MI Bromwell was appointed member OF
the Committee on the Civil Service OF the
Unled States. to NH vacancy r-r.-a
The bill TO regulate appointments TO and
removals from once was then taken up.
A number Of amendments were offered 20 the
bill, among whish was one by Mr.. Hale IN.
" placing the terms Of service Of the heads
OF departments in the tenure for which they
were appointed by the then existing President
making the appointment
Mr.. Williams Pa reported an amendment,
which bad for Its object the appointment of
subordnates by the heads OF departments.
This was OF posed by Messrs. kasson. Thay-
er, Hale and others as being unconstItutionai.
and argued that these subordinate officers
should not be subjected TO the approval OF the
senate.
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FENIAN PRIyATEER AFLOaT.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia special Boston dis
exciting report obtains wide currency here to-
night. FenIan prIvateer is said 70 have sue.
cessfuily eluded Federal vigilance, and TO
have sailed from Newburypor. several DAYS
ago. en- route for the Irish coast The yesse,
in question is alleged 20 be the schooner Es-
telle, Of some zoo tons burthen, and is said to
b. armed with the NEST improved and de.
stTuctve ordnance. suited in caiiber TO that of
the vessel, with a Titled - FOUNDER pivot gun
aft, and said 10 contain a picked crew of more
than 800 men, who have seen service in our
lro3 -Claos during the recent war.
Inc fenihn cfhcials here state that before
leaving Tor Ireland e.. q. L. X. Stephens is.
sued letters OF marque and reprisal TO the rs.
trlie 10 capture. burn, sink. OF DESTROY auy
English vessels out of neutral waters that she
may encounter, and Capt. Burke announced
MS intention of making the Atlantic too hot
for British ship. II is declared that tue IN.
coming Cunard steamer il 10 be captured al
all hazards. and TO that end he sailed directly
in the track OF the expected vessel Others
VIII follow. as chance Offers. and il is the pur
pose To detach a portion Of the crew and men
on the Estelle 10 the first most ay filable Eng.
iish craft captured. and thus improvise an
other priyateer.
Halifax, N. y. special to the W1rgi da,ad
yesterday evening, Gays: @The sudden depsr-
tuIe yesterday OF the Wolverine man of war
under sealed orders. has given rise to 4 variety
OF surmises and strange rumors; the one an.
aching nearest 10 fhe truth being that shs
sailed in search of q Fenian priyaiier report;
ed by the British Com ul IN New York as hay
inR recently ieft Cnited States port for parts
unknown.
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The Arrest of John ii. SURF .,t-A Frrn.h
canadian gives the 7nf srmatieu-JraI.
oEsy relation 20 Wasl,usto n lad the
incitins cause-Interestju. pa rtieular<-
The Evacuation of Rome BY the FRENCH
Seizure OF Fenian Arms A
NV YORK, Dec. i2-A special Gable dis
patch dated Rome. Tuesday, Dee. n. says:
This morning the French troops evacuate
the Castle of 81. Angels, the French nag was
run down sad the Pontificat colors hoisted.
The Twenty ninth regimen, ass left for
France.
The Pope will stay at Civita yeccaia for ten
day..
The man who gave the Information which
led to the arrest OF John II. Surratt is Fren CHI
Canadian, named ST. Marie. He was formerly
Union soldier, and served in the Papal Zou-
aves. Both he and Surratt were in love with
the same 'sdy, in Washington. art st. Marie
BETRAYED Surratt through jealousy. He says
that Surratt rold him that ne (Surratt) carried
direct from JET Davis Cabinet, at Richmond
the principal details OF the plot to Washington
and thst the assassination was not only in &C.
cordance with the desires of the DAVIS Cabinet
but was done by their direction and orders
LONDON, Tuesday. Dec Ii-Evening-A
quantity Of arms intended for the use of the
Fenians. and all the fittings of q gupsmith's
shop, were seized to-day a. Cardiff, while on
their wsy 10 Ireland.
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The Eenian TrialS

SWEETsBUEt., Dec. ii Mr. Devlin smoke
upwards OF two hours IN support of his plea
10 the jurisdiction OF the Court. Mr. Ramsay
having replied, Judge Johnson gave ludg.
ment on the plea He held that the Imperial
Act OF i'.3, comforting what Is called the One
Dec Cops lion, and The Imperial Act of I-,o
gave the legislature full authority TO lsgisia:e
win r. gard 10 the offence of high treason as
" ell as all other branches of criminal law
He quoted also from Blackstone ana other An
thorities TO show thar the Court had no power
10 give Judgment on the right of Parliament TO
pass whatever acts IL chooses. Their duty was
SIMPLY 10 interpret and apply the la VS. passed
oy ParIament. he therefore dismissed the
plea MI Devlin said he would be PREPARED
tomorrow 10 argue his other plea relative to
the eIpost focto character of the law under
hich II was proposed TO try the prisoners
The Court then adjourned until to-morrow
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IMPORTANT ORDER

PUNIsuMENTs BY SENTENCE or COURTs-MAE.
TIAL.
General Orders No. 95, from the War De-
psrtmenr, dated Dec. 10, 1sG6, and Just iss ued,
reads as follows:
Paragraph S95, Revised Regulations of the
Army, Is hereby modified TO read as follows :
"eS5- The legal punishments for soldiers by
sentence OF court-martiai. according to the
offence and the jurisdiction Of the court are
death Imprisonment imprisonmen mt on bread
ana wafer Diet; solitary confinement: hard
labor; forfeiture of pay and allowances dis
charges from service reprImaHds: and when
non commissioned officers, reduction to ;he
ranks. Periods of confinement shall not ex.
eeed SIX months; and in aggravated or re.
peated cases OF desertior, shall not exceed one
year. Solitary confnements, or copfiue-
ments on bread and water, shall not exceed
fourteen days At a time, with inter va Is bet weeu
the periods OF such confinement not less than
such periods, ana not exceeding eighty -four
DAYS in one year Enlisted men for purely
military offences shalt not be sentenced to con-
hnement in State prison or penitent iary; and
when soldiers. for other than military ofsnces
are sentenced TO confinement in a peniientiary
they will be dishonorxbly disc charged the ser.
vice in the order prOmulgating the proceedings
OF the Court. Ball and Chain shall not be used
a. punishment Ordnance sergeants and hos.
pltal stewards. though liable to be dis harged
shall not be reduced; nor are tfey to be tried
by regimental or garrison courts-martial: un
less by special permission OF the department
commander