New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-15

pontment for the term of five years, unless sooner
removed by the President upon to be communi.
Gated TO the Senate.
PIsCATORIAL EXPOSITION.
a communication was sent to the Senate to-
day relative to the proposed exhibition OF fishery and
water culture to be held at Archaeon. near Bordeaux
in France, in July next Ii embraces correspondence
between Minister at Paris. and the Secretary OF
State and citizens Of France. This exhibition though
mainly private enterprise. receives subsidy from
the Empire, and Will be controlled by Government
officers Mr. Bigeow Ia induced to inquire, In view OF
the magnitude of whale cod oyster and other fish
cries. and the extent and capacity for fish distribution
Of fuyia system what action Government pro-
poses TO take for the representation OF the United States
In that exposition. He that the Scientitc
Society of Archacon will defravy the costs Of transport
through France Of all American articles exposed. Mr..
Bgelow. in note 10 Professor Carries, promises that
nothing shall be wanting on his part to secure such
representation from the United States as Is due from
country adapted by nature to profit more largely per-
haps than other in the development OF the sciences
Of fishery and water culture. The communication
referred to the Committee on Foreign RELATIONS.
4 similar was also transmitted to the House.
CONVICTED.
Wallace Whttlesly, on trial before the Cfimi-
nal Court charged with absracting public papers, has
been found guilty with recomme ndation 10 mercy.
The accused was employed n clerk in the Currency
Bureau the Treasury Department and the LIST day
of October. 1868 100 bonds purporting 10 be worth
81 900 each but which were only partially filled mp,
were distracted. Some time subsequent 10 the alb
stracton Of the bonds the accused resigned his position
in the Treasury Department and suspicion fell upon
him the party guilty Of the abstraction. Amer
great deal Of labor two detectives OF this city succeeded
in obtaining sufficient evidence Of his guilt to justify
his arrest in NewYork and recovered at the residence
Of the accused number OF the coupons.
SUPPOSED ARREST OF QuANTRELL.
A man answering the description of Quantrell,
the leader Of the Lawrence KANSAS massacre, was
arrested in New York Saturday night, and IL now
here in Gen. Augurs guard house. IL Is said several
citizens OF Kansas including Senators Lane and Pome-
roy and Capt. NJ. H. Insley, have visited him and are
of the opinion that he Is the identical individual.
CALL UPON THE PRESIDENT.
The municipal authorities of Georgetown, ID.
presented the President to-day hc resolutions In
dorsing his policy Of restoration. He replied by thank
ing the delegation for such evidence Of their approval oil
his course TO which he intended 10 adhere.
STATISTICS OF PARD0Ss.
The number of pardons that have been
grated by the President persons in the states be-
low named. under the thirteenth exception OF the
Amnesty Proclamation. viz, whose taxable properly is
over 500 coo are as follows: Kentucky ~ West Nlr-
gnia A.. Arkansas Al. Missouri 10. virginia 2V.O
North Carolina is2 South Carolina 63s, Florida 81
Louisiana l42. Georgia re, Alabama l,Joi, MIS-
sissippi 765; Total 6,s35
Senator Wilson to-day moved q reconsideration oil
the vote by which the Senate refrsed third reading
the bill for the admission Of Colorado into the Union
The friends OF the confident OF ia passage
when the question 10 be fairly understood some
Of disparaging character 70 ooi
ado were brought before the Senate In printed slips
and laid on the tables Of members and by memoranda
furnished for in debate for the correction OF which
no time was allowed