The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-26

Palm Sunday duly observed yesterday In the
Catholic and Episcopal churches, according rules pre-
scribed by each denomination.
The services OF Holy Week will be generally per-
formed In the various churches with all possible magni-
1cence. At St. Patrcks cathedral they will
Thursday and Friday at ten o'clock aud Saturday
at O'Clock in the morning. and the Office of tho
"Tcnebre will be chanicd at halfpast four O'Clock
the afternoons OF Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
In the Fifth avenue Baptist church explanation
made OF the why DR.. vcrmIlyca faiied
preach his "Baptis, Exclusveness" much to
the interest OF large audience full report of 1t will
be found elsewhere.
The closing exercises OF the soldiers depot in Howard
street took place yesterday afternoon Addresses
delivered by number OF ccrgymen. Rev. DIR. strong,
in his address, stated that thirty thousand
ceivcd the Institution within the past year, and several
thousand sick taken of that two hundred and nfty
thousand dollars Of soldiers funds had been kept for
thom without losing OF them and that the ladies'
COMMITTEES had contributed thirty thousand dollars In
funds fifteen thousand garments, dclicacics
and personal srvces TO tho benefit OF tho institution
since its commencement
We experienced yesterday some singular weather At
daybrcak yesterday morning the sky was perfectly clear
betokening fair day In hours afterwards heavy
snow had fallen aud tn, mercury In the thermometer
had IA len considerably Shortly after the
very brightly and warmly. and before night the snow
had entirely 81 hppearcd About eight o'clock In the
evening began to grow cold, and by eleven p
NJ the thermometer indie tcd low twenty three
above zero. BY twelve O'Clock II had fallen another
degree and O'Clock this morning stood at twenty
four degrees above zero.
our Albany dispatches open up Wow OF the couspi-
racy the ring Of attorneys which has succeeded the
cciunt reg nces at Albany II appears that the object
Of this clique, In their efforts 10 pass tho pending bill for
building capitol, Is 10 create vast corruption
fund DO hypoltecated for the manipulation OF tho
approaching constitutional convention 10 conccn.
ao executive patronage aud the entire Judiciary OF tho
State by appointment In their hands
Our Prescott correspondent intima,es that the people
OF Canada beginning understand the purposes Of
their authorities in originating and keeping uprhe OK
element regarding Fenian invasion. They comprehend
that the Fenan invasion a myth and the excitement
created by 10 10 advance confederation schemes
and antldoie TO annexation endcnclcs Al the same
time the friends Of confederation continue TO inform the
people Of Its advantages ard the provisions OF the pro-
posed measure kept constantly before them by the
Official organs Of the government We publish this morn
Ing an interesting sketch Of these provisions. showing
what confederation really means the proposed constu
ton Of tho Federated Parliament, It's authority, &c.
We publish this morning interesting account OF the
grca, basin % the Columbia region OF oregon the area
Of country lying between the Cascade and Rocky
taua This valley one Of the great mining districts OF
thc West and our correspondent gives full account Of
the several more important mines, their richness,
feasibility, the degree 10 which they have been worked,
aud various other useful Information regarding them and
OF interest generally.
our Brownsville correspondent, under date OF March
80 sends "a some matters Of commercial interest Oh the
Rio Gmpde border, growing out OF the late Imperial
edlct declaring Maamoros longer free port aud tho
recently enacted cattle law Of tals country The mor
chants Of Maiamoros have seriously complained Of the
effect Of tao cdct On tbelr town and business
and strenuous efforts making to have the order rc
sclndcd The cattle Law Of the United States said
10 pulousy eCtct the people In Texas Louisiana Ar.
kansas and ot,er Southwestern STATED The dssens
among tho liberal chiefs In Mexico continued and
ono Of ITO disputes prevalent had Tod 10 nsit between
cooas md csu,ias in which corina yn asfssss4 ~