The New York herald., 1867-04-27

Queenstown to land passengers
The New York and Havre Steamship Company's
steamer Mississippi Captain Sumner. will leave pier A6
North river Il noon to-day for Havre calling q Fall
mouth, England The mails for France will close at
the Post Office at half past ten O'Clock A. n
The Hamburg steamship Borussla, Captain Franzen,
wai sail from Hoboken At twelve O'Clock n to-day for
and Hamburg. The mails for the German
States, via Hamburg will close a the Post once y half.
past ten O'Clock A. NJ
The nrst class steamship George Cromwell. Captain
vaiIl Of H D. Cromwell Co. . line will leave per No.
North river at three r. n. to-day for New Orleans
direct
The Empire line sidswhsel steamship San Salvador,
Captain Nickerson viii sa from pier Is North river TO-
day at three p. n for Savannah, connecting at that
port with Florida steamers, &c.
The steamship Saragossa Captain CrowelI, Of Learys
line, will leave pier II East river at three NJ to-day
for Charleston.
The Police Commissioners, undeterred by the recent
action Of tho Common Council, busiy engaged In
preparations for issuing licenses pawnbrokers hack
and Others in accordance with the new law trans
ferring to them authority over such matters.
A carpet bag containing three counterfeit plates,
$4,000 In counterfeit fractional currency and 500
in State money was dug up Staten Island yesterday
by Msrsal Murray the secret Of it, burial place having
been divulged by convict named Stewart, serving
out ten years sentence in the Albany Pententiary.
we'll attended sparring exhibition in behalf Of George
Rookie the late contestant Of the Cast Iron was
given last evening Lincoln Hail. Thirtythrd street
and Eighth avenue.
The stock market was firm yesterday. Gold was
heavy and closed at 1885,.
The markets for foreign merchandise were unsettled
by the violent fluctuations in gold yester
day and prices IN many cases rendered entirely
nominal The business in most commodities was very
moderate Domestic produce was irregular. Petroleum
was rather more active and closed lrmer Cotton was
more active but entirely nominal The receipt Of
favorable news from Europe, coupled with orders to
purchase excited the market, and prices for middling
upands fuctuated between 20 and % cents with sales
both prices the market closing nominal at the outside
price. On Change flour 10 to Csc. higher Wheat
SC. 16c higher, closing quiet. Corn 1c &c. lower
Oats lc higher Rye &c. &c higher. Pork and other
provisions were firm. Freights dull Whskey
was quite nominal Petroleum decidedly lower.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Reliable accounts from the deserted camp Of Cheyenne
Indians. thirty miles from Fort Larned confirm the
port Of the burning Of three stations the Smoky Hill
route and the killing and burning Of the bodies of three
Tho settlers in the vicinity had been apprsed Of
the murderous designs of the Indians and General Gus
ter's command was in hot pursuit of the savages A
large of Indians at last accounts concentrating
tho vicinity of Fort Benton and regiment of troops
had been sent from Helena, Montana Territory to op
pose them At Fort Mitchell party of soldiers
the river, surprised Indian camp, and succeeded in
killing seven Of tho savages. The Indians, however
eventually forced the soldiers to retire within the
The Treasury Department has received from General
Swayne a report Of the capture of NJ Parkman Pres-
dent Of the First National Bank at Selma, Alabama,
charged with robbing that bank recently Of 100000
The Japanese Commissioners arrived at Washington
last evening" and escorted TO their quarters by
attache OF the State Department
The United States Supreme Court Room at Washington
crowded yesterday by notable lawyers and other
spectators to listen to the pleas in the Mississippi and
Georgia Injunction The Attorney General opened
the argument in opposition 70 the Georgia petition for
order to prevent the execution Of the Reconstruction
Congress that State contendng that tho qucs
ons At issue political in character anu could only
be reached by political remedies Mr.. Charles O'Conor
replied arguing that the referred TO
tu,iona and void, and thar therefore, the court may
order Injunction general terms At the conclusion
Of Mr.. OConor's remarks tho cases we're laid till
Friday next when Robert O. Walker will speak for the
Stale Of Mississippi.
BY An recently passed BY the Legislature Of ia
maca, oil vessels laden with ice coal, fresh fruit,
poultry fish butter which do discharge CARGO
but only land passengers and baggage and all vessels IN
ballast exempt from the payment Of tonnage dues
The fory-eighth anniversary OF the Odd Fellowship
celebrated yesterday various parts Of the country
The demonstration at Washington consisted Of process
sion, Grafton, and entertainment in the evening
Tho receipts Of the Order for the past year throughout
the country amounted to 81, 1000.
Southern Rcconstrnction the Battle Ground
Of Political Parties-Issucs in the Future.
A lively contest has already commenced
among political parties and politicians for the
Southern vote and the balance Of power which
that is expected to give. 1t will increase in
intensity as the process of reconstruction goes
on, and we may expect 1t to become pretty firm
by the time the Southern States shall be de-
clared ready and prepared for readmission to
Congress. This contest, in all its phases, is
exceedingly interesting, particularly to the
statesman who studies the present for the
purpose Of divining the future.
Old parties which were thought to be dead
and buried, and existing parties, which are de-
caying and on the eve of expiring, raise their
heads with the hope Of prolonged existence
through the new political elements and new
state Of things. At present the negro seems
destined to hold the balance of political power,
or rather the party that may be able to control
the negro vote. The democrats and the repub
licans, and even the old whigs and the few re-
naming secessionists, are coquetting with
Sambo and making the greatest efforts to get
his ballot These four millions Of people, who
three or four years ago were slaves, and who
hardly know their right hands from their left,
have become all at once great power in this
mighty and proud republic. What revolu-
ton! There is nothing like 1t in the history Of
nations. While in Great Britain the mass Of
the white race-of that great Anglo-Saxon race
which has shown so much intellect and capacity
for selfgovernment--are not deemed ft to have
the suffrage, we have given IL to the negroes
i,,at GOT free from elaverv Thia has NOT been