The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-11


MlSCELLANxOUs.
Our correspondent In Madrid. writing the oath Of
April furnishes additional particulars Of the ravages
committed board tho United States steamer Kearsarge
by yellow fever during her cruise on the coast OF Africa
Six OF her officers and eight OF the crew had died
geon vreeand surgeon OF the vessel was the vic
tim, and from the moment he attacked the
other patients were without medical aid Tho
fever appeared on the 18th OF March, and
ragged during ten or twelve days Commander Harrell
stood down the coast for three days. and then headed
NORTH making st. Vincent and Lisbon Commander Har-
rell describes the agony OF the sufferers from the heat
of the weather. the disease and Of medical attend
most intense and painful witness The fever
disappeared at once under the influence Of the trade
winds The Keazsarge In such rigid quarantine of
Lisbon that our correspondent whom aided by the
United States Consul could not obtain list Of the dead
list was promised and would be forwarded immedi
ately
In Madrid April a. the people waited for satisfactory
news from the Pacific with Impotence. A good
deal had, they acknowledged, been accomplished, but
they expected more There nothing additional
corning the new revolutionary movement very strict
espionage maintained the regiments suspected
Of sympathzing with it. The Spanards held captured
vessel In close custody at Cadz, calling her Chilean
fgate No particulars given her capture
did 1t appear she was armed.
The steamship Agnes from st. Thomas on the I'd inst
arrived here yesterday The only OF importance Is
that the French steamer Syx left st. Thomas the LIST
inst with twelve hundred French troops for Vera Cruz
A French steamer arrived at ST. Thomas the 9th
ult from Vera Cruz with hundred troops, and
sailed the 2otn for France The United States steamer
BenvilIe in port; all well on board The steamship
vcksburg had not arrived sho was three days behip1
time. 9
II is stated that the New Brunswick government will
Its influence e have the first elections in the coun
ties Of Restigouche, Northumberland Albert Queens,
Carleton and Sunbury these considered the most
favorable to confederation. Militia troops Of the Pro.
vince have been sent to st. Andrew to relieve the
Seventeenth regiment of the line which has been or.
dered 70 Halifax. THIS movement was necessitaed to
prevent desertions which were very frequent during
the brief sojourn Of the regulars ON the frontier
circular has been issued from the Treasury Depart
ment requesting the cashiers of national banks to
nit with their other returns statement Of the amounts
in their hands to the credit of each discussing officer Of
the United States military, naval and miscellaneous
Paymaster General Brce has issued order paymas
tors to report weekly to the Treasurer Of the United
States the amounts Of public money deposited to their
credit, and where deposited. r r-
A special messenger to Los Angeles the 9th of May
from Fort Grant, Arizona that Fort Goodwin
had been treacherousy surprised by the Indians and
every inside killed One Of the garrison was out at
the time and thereby saved his life
The charge given to the Grand Jury at Norfolk by
Judge Underwood in the United States Circuit Court
just opened there not reshed by the citizens Of that
neighborhood. Our correspondent at Fortress Monroe
says that the court viii be removed Richmond
when, he Is assured, Jef Davis trial will take place.
with Chief Justice Chase presiding.
evening. ~ hagon
One Of the seconds the recent prize fight near Wash
ngton was shot and killed by man named John Price,
| in Baltimore, on Wednesday night
small row Is reported 10 have occurred in Baltimore
between coored regiment, just returning and num-
Der Of rougha Fire said to have been used
and one or two persons wounded
shell bought for old iron exploded in the foundry Of
Davis 4 Farnum in waltham, Mass, yesterday after
noon, killing three persons and wounding two.
The discovery Of new mne 10 reported in San Fran
CISCO The emigration 70 the spot is immense. The
vein is on Clemens creek near the Big Bend mines
The elections in Virginia City, Nevada and Stockton
California resulted in the success Of the Union ticket
The Convention Of the Methods. Episcopal Church
North assembled in Cincinnati yesterday
The anniversary Of the death Of Sonewa jackson vas
observed yesterday in Richmend by the decoration of
the graves Of the Confederate soldiers and the genera.
suspension Of business
A knitting mill a. Amsterdam, N T., was destroyed
by IRE yesterday Tho loss is estimated at thirty or
forty thousand dollars.
Mr. George Peabody Is passing the warm season at
the residence Of his sister, Mrs. Daniels In George.
town, Mass
Our correspondent in San Francisco gives this morn
ing long details OF the terrible explosion nitrogIy
ccrne that occurred there recently.
Judge Abe OF the First District Court OF New Orleans
has declared the CYL Rights bill 70 be Unconstitutional
Nineteen parishes Of Southern Louisiana are over.
flowed an extensive crevasss having occurred in the
levees below Red river
Ella Stevenson, eolored woman In Nashville was
awarded damages by the Freedmens Court yesterday,
the of CO., for the enslavement of herself
and her son.
Passage in the House OF the Csnstitu-
tional Amendment Of the Committee OF
Fifteen. rf
The House Of Representatives, by the de-
cisive division Of l2s to 81 (more than two
thirds vote in the aiarmative), passed yester-
day the constitutional amendment Is reported
from the joint committee of the twn,buses,
as the basis of their plan cf,6uthern recon-
struction. This proposed amendment Of the
onstitutionapstantiaily provides:-
Sscrrs 1. That State shall make or enforce any |
IN abndging the privileges mmunitics Of citizens Of
the United States, deny to any person within its
limits the equal protection Of the laws
SEC All the inhabitants OF tho several States, ex-
Guiding Indians taxed shall be counted for represen-
tation In Congress- but In where the elective
franchise s denied to any class except for rebel
lion or other crime the enumeration shall be proportion
atcly restricted.
sxc O. Until the lth Of July, 1870, all persons who |
voluntarily adhered to the late insurrec,ion giving aid
and comfort shall be excluded from the right TO vote for
members Of Congress and for electors President ard
Vice President Of the United States
SIC provides that neither the United States nor
any State shall pay any debt obligations in
CURED in suppor Of the late rebellion or any claim for
for losses Of involuntary service or labor
(slavcsA
SIC gives to Congress the power to enforce these
provisions.
This is the proposed constitutional amend
ment which has passed the House by the re-