The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-15

the alleged conversa ion in the White House, between
the President and eliminate friend" said that thu
"lnmate friend" had told another friend who had told
still another person, and that this fourth person had
related the conversation to him
A large republican caucus held In Maiden, Mas
Saturday evening, for tho election Of delegates TO A.
tend the Sixth district convention for the nomination Of
candidate for Congress- This district was represented
last year by General Banks George W. Copeland in the
said that he opposed to the re nomination
Of Banks because his character morally was not credit
able to the district. He said that Banks had been
in condition Of shameless ntoxication in Portland and
that he would be very glad II the General would deny
tho fact In his presence General Banks was imme-
datey sent for by his friends appeared in the hall
and heard the concluding portion Of Copeands speech
He answered In short address in which he said that the
charge was untrue and the statement made by whom
1t may be, was an atrocious wanton and infamous
fasehood Mr.. Copeland answered that General Banks
denied the statement he uttered deliberate falsehood
He disciamed having any personal luminosity towards
tho General The General said he did not care whether
he had any or not Mr.. Copeland then said he could
satisfy any gentleman who would go 70 Portland and
investigate the CASE This concluded the dialogue and
the business Of the caucus went on Tho chances are
that Banks will be renominated.
Our Rio Janeiro correspondence is dated September Z
conference was held the 18th Of August by the
commanding officers OF the allied army and navy On,
gagged In the war against Paraguay and deter
mined to attack Forts Cu-upaty and Humaita slmultane-
ousy with the whole Of their land and naval forces
Tho OF $4,000 900 worth Of bonds was authorized
by the Brazilian House OF Delegates
letter from N. +. Eloin one OF the household Of
Macmillan, and now mission in his interest to
Europe directed to the pretended Emperor says that
Napoleon's aid, General Castclnau, is charged with
departure Of the French troops General Castelnau s
il will DO remembered route to Mexico with special
instructions from the French Court NJ Eoin says fur
Their that he has q Arm conviction that
Maximilan will not consent to this az an
abandonment Of the would be interpreted as an
act Of weakness but that freed from foreign interpos
tion. be should make appeal to the Mexican people
The letter dated at Bruxees September TO- and the
original is In possession of the State Department at
Washington
very eloquent sermon was preached yesterday by
Rev. Charles b. Smyth at the Presbyterian church.
Of Houston and Thompson Streets on Blossoms
to tho Clergy" from the newspaper accounts OF the
wreck Of the Evening Star. The reverend gentleman
ccnsured the clergy for not using their influence have
al DING vessels trustworthy in respect and
also for not seeking TO convert the class Of persons to
which 80 many Of the passengers belonged.
Cathedral held their service yesterday in the school
house adjoining. The Vicar General an address to
the assomblage said that the work OF rebuilding the
church would be Immediately commenced. The walls
Of the edifce he said In good condition. and the
burial vaults under the ruins In which the remains Of
the late archbishop and other reverend and lustrous
persons were deposited are uninjured.
August vanier, bookkecper in tho house Of Malard
Co., Of this city was II is alleged, detected last woek
In aprropratng the funds OF the House his own USE
and was arrested and committed yesterday. Heb id
been detected before but forgiven by tho firm
in the hope Of reformation. Whom arrested he made
full confession His distractions did not amount TO
much moro than $500.
general row took place In drinking saloon on West
Twenty sixth street Saturday night in which James
Deveney was stabbed BY Fetcr sebert three times the
wounds being considered severe siebert was arrested
and Devency conveyed TO the hospital
There three Of cholera reported this city
yesterday The report Of the Board Of Health in WASH
ngton says that there has been but in that city
Twenty in Baltimore sent TO the hospital yes
to-day for treatment. Quite number OF had
appeared In that city In filthy quarter among degraded
colored people.
The election for city Offices and State Legislature in
Memphis Tenn, took place Friday, and Ianand
elected Mayor Two conservatives elected to the
Legislature.
Five men were arrested in Washington recently for
having suspiciousy large OF gold and silver
about their persons, but turned that they had just
whore they had been since 1862 The amount was
SlOs, 600
The Ave cent coin has been counterfeited and
in circulation In Washington
The indictment for against Judge Bullock Of
Louisville, KY, quashed yesterday noic proseySi
being entered in The by the United States Attorney
General
The ceremonies at the cathedral in Baltimore during
the session OF the Catholic Council yesterday
imposing The prelates entered the cathedral with the
bishops magnificent robes mitres ON their heads and
croziers In their hands, the band the time playing
appropriate march, Beetbovcn's was celebrated,
Archbishop Kenrick acting a. cclebrant
The documents relative TO the Of surean Iami-
rands, the defaulting banker who was spirited away
from the custody OF the Courts Canada while awaiting
a writ Of habcas corpus and returned TO the French
authorities, to be published. fox chase gotten
up Montreal yesterday in which several Americans
participated A Bostonian carried or the brush.
Several riders got falls but only seriously
damaged.
rumor current In wsshin gton last evening that
the President had written TO the Southern Governors
urging them convene the Legislatures Of their espec
tive States, and recommend the ratification Of the
constitutional amendment The rumor spread too
late to admit Of its authoritative confirmation denial
The impeachment OF the President by the radicals is
being discussed in Washington to the extent Of
commenting on his SUCCESSOR
Caleb Cushing, and Judges James and Johnson, who
comprise commission TO revise and codfy the statutes
Of the United States have entered upon their iabors
They will probably be engaged three years in the
work.
Gold has been discovered both the Maryland and
Virginia sides Of tho Potomac indications extending for
about six miles either side Of the river. Several
companies have been formed to develop tho territory.
check for 1000 recently presented and paid at
the National Bank Of the Metropolis at Washington, by
. man named Mccoskey, which discovered TO have
been forgery.