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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-18
Horse acknowledgements E..srprl.s.

uVrs0 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hmsOsVEso0s
One Of our Western papers (ths St Louis
Republican, chronicles "a new feature in the
daily journals" OF this city. II seems to con-
slider the special mission Of the Spirit Of The
Times, and the Turf, Field and Farm, and other
weekly sporting journals, as gone. Whyf
Because In the daily press full and graphic
details Of races and other sports are given the
day after they occur. We do not consider that
weekly journals Of any sort will suffer, but the
reverse, from the increasing enterprise and in
terest of the daily papers. II Is strange that
the St Louis Republican should express sur
prise at seeing in the New York papers full,
"reliable, authentic" and "vivacious" reports
Of the races ct Paterson, at Jerome Park, at
Saratoga, the morning after they occur, when
Il must know that we are In the habit of pro-
ducing in the HaRALD detailed accounts Of the
great English races the same morning on
which they appear in the London papers, and
detailed accounts Of the great French races
one clear day before they appear In the Paris
journals The one Is Q small affair compared
with the other. Our Western friends must be
prepared for greater wonders than even these;
for after ell, newspaper enterprise is but in Its
infancy. Meanwhile we do not think that there
Is any reason for the sporting or other Of the
special weekly journals taking alarm. There
Is increasing work and space for all.
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MARINE DISASTER ON Frying PAN SHOALS.

wuNscxos, N. c., June II, 1867.
The brig Export Monday master, from cienfusgos for
New York. with cargo OF three hundred and ffty.nne
hogsheads OF molssss, towed in here to-day In
distress by tho revenue cutter Moccasn She reports
that the 18th inst at five O'Clock and nifty minutes
In the morning. she struck Frying Pan Shoals losing
her keel leaking badly she threw overheard forty
hogshesds Her cargo 10 somewhat damaged. She viii
have TO discharge for repairs
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MAILS FOB EUROPE.

The cunard mail steamship Cuba will save Boston on
Wednesday for Liverpool
The mails for Europe win close in this city quarter
past one and half past ave O'Clock Tuesday AFTER
noon
The NEW YosK HERALD Edition for Europe-wili be
ready n ten o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Single copies. IN w>ppsu, ready foe mailiss, siS
csusa
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DECISION As 10 INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY m the FAILURE
or NATIONAL BANKS.

BALITMoRk, Nd, June H. 1857
In the Circuit Court Of tho United States FOR the dIs.
tct OF Maryland Judge Giles presiding In the case OF
Kennedy W Gibson arising out OF recent failure Of
the Merchants National Bank OF Washington involv.
ing the question OF Individual liability the clause In
the General National Banking laws the Court TO-DAY
rendered lengthy opinion, 70 the effect that no suit
can Be maintained under said clause until the Comp.
trsler Of Currency has audited the OF the in
solvent institution and ascertained, after due notice
70 the creditors, the amount OF its liabilities
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The Attorney Gencraps Opinion N seen ~
tho Party Press.

The Attorney Generaps Opinion seen ~
| tho Party Press.
Party perceptions are instructive rather than
rational, and they are definite guides in Pc
culiar sense 1t is notable that Mr.. Stanbery's
Interpretation ofthe Reconstruction law Is salts
factory only to the oopperhead press The
radical organ Of the city regards the opinion
as striking at "the very heart Of the BILL"
looks upon 1t IS so evidently wrong that it
does not hesitate to declare that "one of the
plainest and most emphatic bills Of Congress"
is a. worthless for reconstruction as "Mr.
Swinburne's last poem" if Mr.. Stanbery is
right 1t pronounces the opinion criminal,
and the Attorney General dishonest calls
him 20 partisan, endeavoring to prepare the
country for q great wrong,v and says "if
President johnson acts upon the advice Of his
counsellor the work of reconstruction stops"
Regretting chat the administration has forced
another issue upon the country" it urges the
assembling Of Congress in July, because 1--WE
must make this bill SO plain that even Stanbery
may understand it, and so comprehensive that
the President cannot escape its execution"
Radical instinct readily enough perceives that
the opinion is fatal to the law.
The milder party organ-the sheet that does
not venture to relinquish its republican afala-
tons, and yet desperately strives to hold by
the Executve-is true to lis character in not
being very positive either way-in being, in
fact, on the fence. 1t regards the advice given
as sable" if not good but at the same time
mildly ventures the hope "that the President
will not follow" it. The technical reasoning
Of the lawyer sis very strong !" but the Presi-
dent may despise 1t If he will. Perhaps the
law does not give authority to the generals;
but Mr.. johnson had better let them exercise
complete authority in their respective dis
tricts" Having given such bold counsel, the
indefinite organ admits that is appearance
may be "harsh and homogeneous" II has ope-
rated very we'll for the generals to have au-
thority-the act seems to give it, the President
thought it gave 1t, and so on; but at the
same time the authority, II really given, soon
Hicts with our notions Of republican system"
Congress, however, "undeniably" intended that
each commander should be supreme in his
sphere" Mr.. Stanbery may be right, the law
may be right, everybody may be right, and
it is great pity We cannot get on quietly. Such
is the opinion from the fence.
The copperhead organ recites the law with q
sense Of satisfaction-goes over 1t as one might
roll sweet morsel under the tongue. It is the
only journal that does not "hint fault or hest
tate dislike" II does not indulge in any posi-
tive laudaton, a. intending, perhaps, to init
mate that it could have stood q stronger
opinion; but it obviously feels that this one
win do for the present These views of the
partisan press are significant, and doubtless in
dictate the tendency Of sentiment in the masses
Of the people as thus spoken for.
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PRESIDENT JOHHson's EASTERN TovR.

The Philadelphia Republicans Decline 20 We'll
come tho President Of the United states.
PHILADELPHIA, June IT, 1857
The Select Council held meeting this afternoon 10
consider the resolution passed by the Common Council
for welcoming the President his passage through the
city. warm debate ensued and the passage Of tho
resolution was strenuously opposed When the main
question came TO be put quorum voted the repub-
cans having retired. and the President declared the
session adjourned
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.

Violent Storm In Philadelphia and vfcinity "A
Cuivert Swept Away-Bridges and Railroad
Tracks Inundated.
PHILADELPHIA June II, 1867.
The most violent rain storm known in this
vicinity visited to-day. Il commenced raining about
midnight and continued steadily until about half
Ave this morning, and has been pouring At intervals the
entire day.
About eight O'Clock the Cohocksink cuvert gave way
the intersection of two streets upon which there
great deal OF travel. Tho Delaware and Schuyikill
rivers very high, the wharvss from Manayunk down
overlooked well the towpath Of the canal The
water four feet high in the mills at Manayunk Con-
siderable damage has been DONE but the extent is not
known. freight train ran of the track at
which was washed down upon the rails. All
the trains were forced to stop at this point.
Third stree. passenger road preventing the running
the About three hundred feet OF high stone wall
at the s Insane Asylum was entirely dsm9snsd .,
away The cellars in entire streets in the lower section
OF the city arc inundated, and the steam FIRE en-
The premises OF water They make but little
Roadway, as Il continues to rain steadily
with the crops in many places Corn, wheat and oas
fields are completely covered with water In the north
two feet deep The wssshlckon is very high and It is
feared all the bridges have been washed away.
TOrm00O iUOSOu-Vsc0eFAI
tati0n OF Orchards, Fences. Barns and
Chimncys.
HUDSON, N. r, June II. 1867.
One Of the severest thunder storms that visited
this vicinity passed this city yesterday doing
siderable damage
In the western part Of Caverack. three miles from
here two showers, one from the south and from
the jnorth appeared 70 meet causing terrific tornado
which extended area Of thfee-quarters Of Q
mile square, demolishing barns blowing down chmneys
tearing up orchards dwelling fences and creating gen.
eral devastation Hundreds Of valuable fruit trees were
destroyed some large trees carried distance Of
four hundred yards, and several horses were injured
Fortunately no lives were lost ...,x
Heavy Rain Storm at Saratega-Ths Cham
plain Canal Ovcrnowod-Damage TO tho
Railrsad-Trains Delayed.
SARATOGA, N Y June II, 1867.
The heavy rain Of Saturday night overlooked the
Champlan canal between Fort Edward and Fort Ann.
The railroad track Is washed. away In spots between
these two places Nearly two hundred men have been
employed since ten o'clock Sunday morning repairing
the track.
The train due from the North At eight O'Clock this
morning arrived at O'Clock this afternoon
TINE NAVIGATION of THE eAE CANAL INTERRUPTED.
UrIcA, N. r., June II ,nse7.
The heavy rains Saturday night last washed away
about seventy feet OF tho Erie canal Oriskany
Navigation 10 interrupted and cannot probably be
L. A.AN sl0 A..
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APPOINTMENT m GOVERNOR Ftnrux.

AiBASr, June IL, 1867.
The Governor has appointed Hon. James A. Bell OF
Dexter Jefferson county, as Trustee OF the willard
Asylum for the Insane in place Of w. V. " Rosa, re-.
signsd.
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CHOLERA At NEW ORLEANS.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 TINE HERALD.

NHw ORLEANS, June II, 1867
ig22,sl2gkRA
During the past week there were three deaths from
cholera In this city,
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the NAVIGATION or THE eaE CANAL INTERRUPTED.

Urea, n. r., Juno 17,Ols67
The heavy rains Saturday night last washed away
about seventy feet Of tho Erie canal near Oriskany
Navisation 10 interrupted and cannot probably BE- re-
sumed In fve six daya
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WASHING TON.
Forthcoming Order CurtaiIng the Powers Of
Military Commanders.
General Steedman Declines the Mexi-
can Mission.

Pr0tracted Session or the Cubiues--Au Urdcr
CurtaiIing tho Powers Of the Military Cosu-
uandsrs In Course Of Preparation.
WASHINGTON. June IT, 1857,
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but wnat snail we say OF the government OF
those members Of Congress, and particularly
Of Mr.. Secretary McCulloch, who bolster up
this infamous systemf What shall we say Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury, who lets these
speculators and forestallers have the govern
ment deposits TO carry on their nefarious
business with aud to cheat the publicf In
competency is too mild o term TO apply to
him. lie is guilty, we fear, OF doing wilful
great public wrong. II he does not see the
evil he is too stupid to hold the smallest Office.
II he does see it, and, from weakness or some
thing worse, dares not grapple with II, he
deserves to be removed, impeached and
punished. Not content with taking from the
people upwards Of twenty millions a year in
profits on Q circulation which belongs to and
should be appropriated to the public use, and
not content with other enormous privileges
never conceded before to private corporations,
these national banks have commenced gigantic
system Of forestalling the markets, of oppress-
ing the people, Of swindling poor depositors
and the Treasury, and Of controlling the po-
litical affairs Of the country. All this they are
doing, too, with the connivance and aid Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury. There never was
in the history Of the world before anything SO
infamous, corrupt and dangerous. II Is time q
remedy were found for the monstrous evil; and
II nothing else should call Congress together
before December, this should. The act estab.
fishing the national banks should be repealed
without delay. II is an immense ulcer on The
body politic, and II not speedily removed
win endanger oil the best interests and the
very life Of the country.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-26
THE TARIFF IN THE HOUSE.

We thank Mr.. Morrill,, as the country will
thank him, for his efforts yesterday to obtain
the passage of the Tariff bill by the present
Congress. His proposition to refer the Senate
amendments and those of the Committee on
Ways and Means to Conference Committee,
should have satisfied all the friends of the
measure as it did satisfy those who are
not willing TO risk the general prosperity
of the country to crafty the wishes Oh
single interests AS modified, his motion
was, it seems to us, unobjectionable, and
the gentlemen who cared so much more for
coal than for the country were short sighted
in not sustaining it, 1t is all-impOrtant that
the Tariff should be passed nou that it should
not be postponed to new Congress, which
may very easily be prevented from considering
it at once and we regret that every man IN
the House who sincerely desires to protect the
industry of his country did not grasp this
opportunity of ending the debate and securing
a vote in both branches of Congress.
Still, we have increased hope that the bill
may pass this session. The vote against Mr..
Morrll's motion, 81 yeas to SO nays by no
means implies opposition TO the Tariff itself;
for all the Pennsylvania, and some of the
Maryland and New York members who voted in
the negative will be registered in the affirmative
when the main question has to be voted on.
The only difficulty is in obtaining vote on the
bill in some shape, in any shape, and that diff
Guilty should be easily overcome by sensible
spirit of concession. If difference on details
should prevent the passage of the bill, then
there is no more reason to expect that the
IL IL, tlan thn
XXXIXth. The Tariff bill originated with this
Congress, it has been debated by it during two
sessions, and by this Congress the people ex-
pect that it shall he made law. Mr.. Morrill,
announced his intention of pressing the bill to-
day, and keeping it before the House till it is
disposed Of He will keep his word. VIII the
Protectionists in the House keep their pledges
10 the country
New-York tribune., 1867-02-26
WHY OUR CITY NEEDS A BOARD OFPUBLIC

The Legislature. it is expected, will soon act
decisiveIy upon the bill creating Board of
Public Works for our City. We cannot find
room for long article in its favor; SO here is
a short one:
|. Experience in other cities has proved the
utility of such a Board London has one; so
has Chicago; and their operation has dispclled
all doubts of their value.
III. This, like every other City, has many diff
fcrent departments, each of them buying. hold
ing, and improving property on behalf of the
community. One of them may have property
Ia sell which another wants to buy; one may
tear down or sacrifice n structure which would
be just adapted to the pressing need of another.
What we need is q Board providing and con-
trolling all the structures needed for Municipal
purposes, and shifting them from one use to
another as the public interest shall dictate.
Often, two diverse uses can be subSeryed by
one structure at far less cost than would be
required for two buildings erected by two IN
dependent Boards.
III. If any one should say, Let the City
effect this reform for ITSELF we answer that
she cannot ; her charter does not authorize 1t !;
and her thieves will not allow it. Witness our
new Court House, in constructing which at least
One Million Dollars have been stolen. That
structure has been (partially) run up by the
Board of Superyisors-all chosen by popular
vote one-half by either party.
". This bill rips up and crlshcs out several
of the most gigantic and inyeteate swindles
mbeddcd in our Municipal system-Strcet-
opening. and Street-fixing generally Sternly
administered, we believe II will save our tax
payers One Million Dollars per annum.
We would like to say more, but have no
room We beg the Legislature to give lis A
Board of Public Works.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-26
oTP RNES ND B1yKERS.

Some of the National Bank people complain
that we do them injustice in classing them with
those who desire to postpone resumption and
initiate the currency still further. They allcge
that they are MS anxious for specie payments
| rs anybody. We have not the least doubt of
it. We know perfectly well that We have
uttered the sentiments of all the sound finan-
cicrs in the country in the views We have
lately expressed. IL We did not feel this, we
should have much poorer opinion of our best
men than we desire to have or expect to have.
We know that large numbers of our most pru-
dent capitalists and Bank managers have been
dragged into our National Banking system
against their will. They would have been
glad TO have kept out of it; they would he glad
10 be out of il but circumstances are and have
been too strong for them. They see the bad
company into which they have got they recog
nize the set of the current which is drifting
the whole body into courses they would be
glad to shun but which they feel pOweress to
control singlc-handcd. They know as well as
we do. and feel as kecnly as we do every
financial misstcp made by the spectators and
sp0liators at Washington.
IL is needless to say we except this class from
ton of the National Bank men and their Gus
toners Were it not that we suppose that
some of the weakest and wickedest of our
banking concerns are right here in the City of
New York. we should feel inclined to except
the great body of Eastern banks altogether.
We believe that very generally they are in the
hands of men of sound opinions. The diff
Guilty is that, as Mr. Hooper recently remarked
in Congress, banking on the basis of ire
dccmablc paper is such peculiarly profitable
and fascinating pursuit that they are too apt to
forget their principles in pursuing their inter
est.
We know of no better plan for our really
solid and conservative banks and bankers To
adopt. while the question of the policy a in-
flation is vet imminent, than TO follow the I'm
dcrwIitcls of the country in their example of
a National Convention in this city, To express
their views and convictions. III it be a fact
that II majority of our National Bank managers
are really sountand conservative on the subject
of the currency, nothing can be more conducive
to their own credit and standing in the COM
munity, and to their own lasting interests, than
for them To get together and declare their SEN
timcntS, and To arrest the growth of the odium
which is beginning to attach To tho whole body.
BY the aSscmblagc of such convention, we
can at least divide the sheep from the goats.
We can then all see who the wildcat
bankers are, and who are their hackers. We
are fast coming to II contest between the SOL
yery and the Insolvency of the country. And
ihis bcggarly resistance 10 rcsumptl0n'and at
tcmpts ut initiation. leading 10 bankruptcy. ]
New-York tribune., 1867-02-26

spcctors to give bonds in not less than $1,000,
forbid the compromiso of claims OF the Govern
mont AGAINST fraudulent dstillerS without
Tho consent Of the Judiciary and allow infor-
,ncrs n prosecute in the name of the United
states though the officers should refuse to do
so The di,tillcrs, however, succeeded in pre-
,,ort;nc, the increase of the license tax from
Stoo 70 $500. In regard TO the abolition of the
Cotton fax. the argument OF Mr. Morrill,
and tbc statistics Mr. Rollins presented
oon,nced the House of the impocy of such
measure The Cotton tax of the Rebel States III
1850 amounted to but SljOOO,OOO and all It's other
taxes TO but $4,OOO,O0O; by vote OF 10 yeas
to o. nays. the amendment was rejected, remov-
inc this small burden from the South, and
leaving it only four millions OF taxation
against the hundreds Of millions cheertully paid
by tbe North. A number of articles were
addedtothe long free list and the bill passed with
ont division. The country can gam nothing by
tbis revision of the Internal Revenue laws, ex-
cent in regard to whisky; but shouid the
hin become law, it must lose much by
tbe wholesale reduction of revenue 1t VIII
make. S75,OOO,OOO Mr.. Morrill, admitted would
b6 taken from the Treasury by this bill, and
we do not believe that the relief to certain
branches of industry will compensate Tor such
To-.
New-York tribune., 1867-02-26
mean this and nothing eisc.f The sooner the
issne IS precpitatea, the sooner the battle wlh

mean this and nothing else. The sooner the
issue is precipitated, the sooner the battle will
be fought, aud the sooner the victory will bo
won. A general Bank Convention could be
made the instrument of vast good We trust it
will be held and, if the banks are not too
graspingly intent on their illegtimate gains,
we see no reason why it should not be.
BY threatening, and hesitating, and backward
policy in regard to resumption, the country is
throwing away most favorable opportunity
to move in that direction. The great financial
collapse in England has just passed away; and
the channels of capital are there full, and
promise to remain full for one or two years TO
come. Money is both plenty and cheap in
every European market-mOre so than it has
been these six years. 1t is to be had at 8 per
cent, in any quantity, in London, in Paris, in
Amsterdam, in Frankfort, and elsewhere. If
this country were alive to its situation and its
true interests, it would seize upon this favor
able financial condition to rapidly acceler-
ate its steps toward specie payments If we
were to exhibit the proper resolution and
energy to take advantage of the present
state of things, we might do as much IN
the next six months toward resumption as,
with an opposite condition of the market, it
might take half as many years TO achieve.
Shall we be wise enough to avail ourselves
of our golden opportunity Not if the "wild
"catn inflationists of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes bear sway; not if the sound banks
and bankers of the country sleep over it; not
if we rest content with this miserable muddle
of talk that we hear about the cOuntry's
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credit without IN effort. If the sound banks
and bankers do not mean to suCCumb to tho
proposed policy of indefinite suspension, lee
them give lis a National Convention and tell
us what they do mean.