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The national Republican., 1867-02-13
The Increased Compensation.

The New York Tribune says bitterly:
Under crowd and hurry of all sorts of
petty amendments, the bill for increasing the
salaries of clerks passed the Senate yester-
day. We may be pardoned for being as
much amused as indignant at the pcayune
energy with which Senators from all quarters
seemed eager to add their specific straws TO
the camel's burden of the nations debt. To
give extra compensation to the army OF
clerks of the Departments was not enough;
it was necessary to add navy yard laborers,
watchmen, photographers, and post Office en-
ployees to the bounty list We agree with
the Senator from Oregon in not knowing
why the clerks across the Rocky Mountains
were not ncluded and we do not understand
why some supplementary bonus is not de-
creed to the tailor and bootmaker of every
Congressman, and, il that be not enough, to
the tailor and bootmaker Of every Congress.
mans clerk"
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
NEWS FROM MEXICO.
Reported Capture of Juarez
LIBERAL VICTORY REPORTED
SUFFRAGE IN KANSAS.
The Late Flood
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
NeMa RY Cable.

LONDON Feb. 12.-The great reform DEM
onstratiOn yesterday and last evening passed
of enthusiastically but quietly.
From representations made to the Gov.
ernment serious Fenian riots were feared at
Chester, but the authorities were watchful,
and the outbreak did not take place.
BERLIN, Feb. l2-Noon.-The Conference
Of the South German States have adopted IN
army system similar TO that Of Prussia.
FLORENCE, Feb. 2-Noon.-The Cabinet
Ministers Of Italy have oil resigned.
CoNsTANrINoPLE, Feb. l2-Noon.-ln the
new Turkish Cabinet about to be created
Ali Viezas Fuad will accept the Foreign
Ministership.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. l2.-Lieut Colonel
Knox and an embassy Of the Russian Amer
lean Telegraph Company waited upon the
Emperor yesterday. He represented that
the line on the Asiatic side would be com
pleted in July next.
Governor Korsako q and General Shelasin-
boif now in Liberia have acknowledged the
courtesy Of the American Congress in regard
to the attempted assassination Of the EN-
peror.
LONDON, Feb. IL, noon.-Illinois Central,
slt; Erie, 39i; U. s. 5-2O's, 73 BIG.
PARIS, Feb. IL, noon.-U. s. 5.2O's, s2s.
FRANKFoRr, Feb. IL, noon.-U. s. 5-20's
79s; Consols, 0l.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
CONGRESS. ATTENTION.

The st. Louis Daily Dispatch Of the 7th
instant contains leading editorial, entitled,
"What the impeachment business is doing
which contains some important facts, well
stated. that should command the careful con,
sideration of every member Of Congress,
The Dispatch says:
Whether the radical majority in Congress
seriously propose to impeach the President
or not, they have certainly succeeded in do
, ing one thing: they have inflicted on the land
the preliminary calamities Of such an event
We say calamities, for the grave evils that
are beginning to depress the country and the
people are worthy Of the name. Commerce,
trade, industry and enterprise are smitten
with paralysis The currents of business are
stagnant and motionless. A torpor weighs
on the industrial life of the nation. The re,
ceipts Of internal revenue are falling of sig.
nifcantly, day by day. The ship-building
interest OF the Atlantic States does not ex.
ist- it has been utterly destroyed for the time
being. The steamboats, Of the Western
rivers, and the trading vessels Of the North
ern lakes lie idle at silent and deserted
wharves. Foundries, factories and mills at
the East are being closed for want Of work,
while huge stocks Of unsold fabrics made last
year remain on hand.
"The wages Of labor are being reduced and
thousands Of laborers, who would be glad to
work even at the reduced rates, are unem.
ployed. The enormous business Of the rail-
roads, which few months ago could hardly
be transacted for want Of rolling stock, has
shrunken to half its bulk. The premium on
gold steadily increases day by day, and the
value Of our bonds as steadily decreases.
| New York, Boston and Philadelphia are des.
titute of business, and from being over.
crowded with thrifty and prosperous popula.
tions year ago, they now exhibit empty
houses, and a serious depreciation in the
value of real estate.
These are some Of the malign results
which the impeachment threats in Congress
have brought upon us. More than two
months Of the present session have passed
away, and yet its journals exhibit no sub
stantial and salutary work done-no whole
| some measures adopted"
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
A Southern Editors 'sReminiscences.

The Memphis Avalanche, journal usually
very violent in its tone, INDUCES in the fol-
lowing chance bit Of sentiment:
Late at night, while the fire and lamps
burn low and dim, we lay down No. l0039,
vol. LXVIII, of the National Intelligencer,
and lean back to think, overcome by the
many memories which its familiar caption
calls up. We have read it constantly for
thirty-two years, minus the four bitter years
Of civil war, and had the good fortune to
know its old editors, Joe Gales and VIM. W.
Seaton, both great and good men. now num-
bercd with the dead. but Of immortal men,
ory;,
does the Lntell'gencer remind us, but Of
many, many another whom we were fortu-
nate in knowing, and whom the country has
lost-Webster and Clay and Crittenden;
Dawson, the Commodore of Georgia, peer
less at the dinner table; Rusk and Houston,
Floyd, kindest-hearted OF all living men; that
noble gentleman, Butler, of South Carolina,
Prentiss, worthy to be called Chrysostom,
golden.mouthed, and not only beyond COM
parson the most eloquent, but the most
genial and generous Of men; large-hearted
Tom Corwin; Keith gallant and good Bad
ger, wise beyond other men, Of admirable wit
and always enamorcd Of the truth; Sever and
Douglas, Clemens and Quitman, with many
dear old familiar face Of others less known
to fame and even more beloved, crowd around
us as we write; the dead mingling with the
living; Porter of the Spirit and Inman the
artist, and glorious John Brougham, and
Alexander Dimitry, largc.souled as one Of
Homer's heroes and wise as Plato; Breckin-
ridge and Bonham, Boyce and Robert John
son, four men of like princely natures; oil
these and many like these we met at Wash
ington in the better times, when the Senate
of the United States sat in the old Chamber,
and that city was the capital of both the
Northern and the Southern States.
"Eheu, .fuJaceS! how the years drift away
and we become garrulous, and forget that
the long list of names, and the memories they
call up, of the reflections of the gods and
times gone never to return, and scenes al
ready dim as they recede into the past, have
interest for no one but ourself! Neverthe-
less, it is written, it is o cry from the heart
Let it stand. Thank God, neither power nor
malice can con6scate and sell for coin to
knaves the happy or the sad mementoes of
the past"
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
MR ELIOT,S HILL.

The bill introduced by Mr.. ELIOT, Of Mas
sachusetts, and which passed the House by
more than two-thirds vote, goes the entire
radical figure. II is unlimited as to black
suffrage, and very limited as to white. As
might be expected the bill pleases only the
dyed in the wool ultraists. Even the South
ern loyalists themselves do not agree on the
measure. A distinguished Unionist Of Lou
isiana says Il can only have one result-the
establishment Of negro government in that
State. This will have the effect Of exiling
from public position the loyal white men,
equally with the disloyal. This only proves
that when the Constitution is abandoned the
path Of reconstruction is very uncertain.
Gen. BANKs proposition seems top.us much
more practical, and far more likely to work
successfully.
In managing the suffrage question Gen.
BANKS, in DISTINGUISHING rebels, followed the
rules laid down in the several proclamations
Of The PRESIDENT, and in giving franchise 10
the blacks il virtually takes the Tennessee
platform Of Mr.. JOHNSON. This would have
left Louisiana with q sound and reliable
Union vote, with the possibility of white
man now and then getting into office. But
il Louisiana gets the worst instead Of the
best form Of reconstruction, she has to thank
New Orleans for it. The inhuman and in
excusable slaughter Of Union men in that
city cost the constitutional party two hun
dred and fifty thousand votes in the fall elec
tions, and furnished the radicals with reasons
to urge their rabid schemes. She sowed the
wind she is now reaping the whirlwind. The
foul massacre at the Crescent City was fata
blow to the policy Of constitutional restora
ton, and we have few tears to shed over thC
| fate of Louisiana.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
MURDERS!

In the Senate yesterday Mr.. HOWARD
stated, upon the authority Of "a gentleman
Just from Texas" that there was mo such
thing as justice in that State" and that ''thc
ex-rebels and guerrillas have committed one
thousand flee hundred murders in the last
year." Such wholesale statements should
not be made by any person in or out of the
Senate Chamber upon the single authority
Of "a gentleman" no matter who he may be.
1t is q reflection not only upon Maj. Gen.
SHERIDAN, but upon every Federal officer who
has served in that State during the last year
Wholesale murder does not occur in any
one State to the extent named without some.
body else hearing Of it besides Mr.. Howard,
Of Michigan. That gentleman owes it to the
country to give the proof OF the charge he
has made against Gen. SHERIDAN, or to re-
tract the language. We are glad that Mr.
DooLIrrLE promptly denounced the state
ment of Mr.. HOWARD by reading q letter
from Wisconsin soldier who has been set
tied in Texas sometime to the effect that
"justice is unobstructed."
As an offset to Mr. HowARDs gentle.
man." and in support OF Mr.. DooLITrLE's
"soldicr," We can state that on Sunday last
we had q conversation with an ex-major in
the Federal army, who served the whole time
of the war, and now bears the wounds he re
ceived in the Teche campaign in Louisiana
and was told by him that for more than {
wear he had been doing business in Houston
Texas that he had travelled throughout thu
State, in populated and in sparse districts
and that he never met but in one instance
with the slightest dscourtesy or trouble what
ever. He had frequentcd places of resort
hotels, and mingled with oil classes of so
ciety; and while his opinions were undis
guised, and his connection with the UnioI
army well known, he had been treated will
all the respect and consideration he desired
He also informed us that an extreme radical
and an aboltionist Of more than thirty years
and formerly an officer on FREMoNT's stall
had obtained from the city Of Galveston
most important railroad franchise, agains
many rebel competitors. In his opinion
there are lawless bands depredating upol
society in parts of Texas, but that the grea
mass Of its people are well disposed, an
from his experience make no distinction ad
verse to Northern or Union men. The blood
tales OF fearful outrages which he occasion
ally read in Northern papers often occasone
smile as he perused them at his home il
Houston. He pronounces them "roor
backs" We can give the name of our in
formant if wanted.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
Great Freshet-LOss of Lie and
PrOperty.

Accounts from the interior of New York
and the Eastern States give details of great
losses by the recent heavy rains and thaw.
AT Norwich, Ct, the heavy rains Of Satur.
day and Saturday night have swollen the
streams in the vicinity to an almost unpre,
cedented height The Shetucket and Thames
at that point have overfowed their banks,
and the lower part of the city was inundated
The connection track between the New Lon.
don, Northern and Worcester railroad has
been submerged, and in some places COM
pletoly torn up, so that the Boston train
Saturday night was compelled to land pas,
sengers at Allyn's Point, where they took
the steamer.
The dams in the Yantic Shctucket, and
Quinebaug have sustained severe damage
and at several places been carried away en-
tirely. A number Of bridges were carried
away. The amount of damage to mills and
mill property cannot be estimated yet, but
so far as heard from will not fall short Of
$l50,0O0.
In Rhode Island the heavy rain Of Sutur.
day night carried off most of the remaining
snow, and caused damaging food in oil the
mill streams, surprising anything Of the kind
since 1887. Dams and bridges were carried
away in various parts Of the State, and many
mills and mill tenements were partially sub.
merged. The Air Line Railroad Bridge, near
Woonsocket, is partially swept away The
loss by the food may reach one or two hun,
dred thousand dollars.
The Providence Journal reports the fall Of
rain on Friday and Saturday nights at A
l5-l00 inches.
The Lehigh river at Allentown Pa, rose
several feet, and the old bridge was carried
away on Saturday night
After very heavy rain at Philadelphia on
Saturday night the weather suddenly became
very cold. The mercury stood "a degrees,
Sunday was clear, with strong northwest
wind. The ice on the Delaware has broken
up and blown to the Jersey shore. Eighty
vessels are anchored at New Castle, and will
reach Philadelphia on Monday.
james Young, Joshua Davis and William
Cadell, ferrymen, and james Clemmens
Thos. Holt and Mr.. Hogan, passengers, are
parties supposed to have lost their lives on
the ferry-boat which capsized in Baltimore
harbor on Saturday night.
THE STORM ELSEWHERE
CINCINNATI, Feb. "a dribbling snow
storm which has prevailed since last night,
with high wind, is clearing and becoming
quite cold. The thermometer is l6, and
falling steadily.
OswEGo, Feb. 9.-The weather for the past
few days has been mild and spring-like, with
occasional showers. The snow is fast disap,
pearing. At nightfall there was heavy
fog, with lightning.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
PERSONAL.

Hos. L. d. CAMPBELL, Minister to Mexico,
has gono to visit his family In Ohio, some of whom
are sick
JOHN WISE, Charles Jackson, DR.. J. II.
Nation, Of Philadelphis; John Hill, Collector port
Of Philadelphia S. A. Gilbert, Zanesvills; Col. B.
NJ. Etting, U. S. Al W. Vincent, q. W. Melvin,
New York. silas F. Smith, SYRACUSE Col. Duncan,
Capt. spiking, Pittsburgi @. II. Gliding. Texas,
are at the Owen House.
LYDoS II. STEVENS, of this city, was ad
mitted an attorney and counsellor Of the Supreme
Court Of this District, on tho 9th instant. on mo-
tion Of NJ. Thompson, esq.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
The Flood i'm Massachusetts -Ex-
tensiye Injuries TO Property.

BosToH, Feb 1.-THE great rain fall OF
Saturday night caused considerable damage
in the lower and badly drained portion of the
city, comprising Church, Fayette and other
streets on Back Bay. The first floors of
many Of the houses were flooded to the depth
Of two and three feet, causing great incon-
venience and considerable damage. In Rox-
bury the damage caused by the storm was
large. The rubber factory was, in its lower
floors, flooded some two or three feet deep.
A large quantity Of sulphur, magnesia, dyes
and machinery was injured or destroyed,
roughly estimated at thousands Of dollars in
value.
The paper factory of J. R. Bigelow, on
Simmens street, was also flooded, and their
raw material and machinery was much dam
aged. The foundry Of Anthony Garrett
was also considerably damaged, and large
jured. Considerable damage was also caused
by the gale. The wooden dwelling house, in
course Of erection in East Boston, was blown
down. In Cambridge large brick structure
in Main street, used as storehouse by s.
p. Teele and Howe & Co., was considerably
damaged by having the roof blown of, and
the front and rear walls were demolished;
the roof was lifted from its foundation and
carried twenty feet, turning IL completely
over before its landing, and the chimneys
were blown down.
The New York express freight train,
known as the Little Owl" train, from that
city, over the Worcester railroad, was de-
layed about eight hours yesterday on ac-
count Of an accident, caused by the action
of the rain storm on the track. An embank-
ment about four miles this side of Worcester
had been undermined by the water, but the
top Of the earth and the track remained level,
and had been frozen. A passenger train had
passed over the spot but short time before
the express freight train, and probably on
account Of its high rate of speed crossed
safely. The express freight train consisted
Of six cars and locomotive. The latter,
with three cars, had passed tho spot when
the track gave way; the fourth was thrown
over on its side; the fifth was thrown off the
track, though upright. No one was injured.
The mail train from Providence, which
was hindcred all the way, arrived at about
ten a. m, but was obliged to stop at Jamaica
Plain, and discharge the passengers there, as
the water on the track endangered the fires.
At two o'clock the cars made their way to
Boston.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
WHAT REPORT SAYS.

Report says that the Massachusetts, Sen.
ators will oppose Mr.. BANCROFT for Col
lector of Boston. and that he will be re-
iected; that the New York Senators will op-
pose General DIX for Minister to France,
and that he will be rejected; that the radi'
cal Senators will oppose Senator CowANs
nomination for Minister to Austria, and Of
course he will be rejected. Such is lilc-in
the Senate
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
National Theatre.

Mrs. Gen. LANDER is presenting to hel
audiences at the National Theatre some
delineations of tragic characters that are un
equaled by any other living actress. The
drama Of "Medea," which is to be repeated
tonight by Mrs. LANDER, is, in her hands
without exception, the greatest piece of act
ing of the times. Tomorrow Thursday,
evening she will appear in the play OIL
Elizabeth" never before played in this city
in the English language.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
RECEPTIONS.
The President's Leyees.

We are authorized to announce that TIE
PRESIDENT will hold his second public levee
this season on Thursday evening, the 7th
Of February; and the third on Friday eve
ming, February 22-to commence each eve
ming at eight o'clock, and to close ut eleven.
pRAwISG-RooN RECEPTIONS.
We are also authorized TO announce that
TIE Presidents daughters, Mrs. PATTERSON
and Mrs. SrovER, will be at home on Monday
afternoons.
CABINET RECEPTIONS.
The ladies Of Secretary BRowSISG's family
will receive their friends on Wednesday after.
moons. The residence Of the Secretary oI
the Interior is on the east side Of Montgom
cry street, Georgetown Heights.
The ladies Of Secretary McCUrLocu's fam
lily will receive, as usual, on Wednesday af
ternoons. Residence 3O6 II street. between
Connecticut avenue and Seventeenth street
Mrs. POSTMASTER GENERAL RANDALL will
receive on Wednesday afternoons, at No. 40I
New York avenue.
SPEAKER coLFAx's RECEPTIONS.
Speaker CoLFAx's reception on Thursday
evening next will be the last during the
present session Of Congress. This is made
necessary by the certainty Of night session,
which must soon be held.
The receptions ofthe Speakers mother and
sister, Mrs. and Miss MATHEWS, for ladies
and gentlemen accompanying them, will con
tinue every Wednesday afternoon from
to A o'clock d. m
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
mississippi River Navigation.

the consideration Of the subject Of improving
row morning. Several hundred delegates
will be in attendance. Illinois, Iowa, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Mississippi, Lou
isiana, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Missouri, will be repre-
sented.. It is not expected that the discus
sion will be confined to the removal OF the
natural distractions to the navigation Of the
river, but the question Of artificial obstruc-
tions in the shape Of railroad bridges will be
thoroughly examined. A statement Of facts
upon this subject has been carefully pre-
pared, and will be presented by persons fully
competent to handle the question.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
Mr. Kennedy, the scotch Vocalist.

Tonight, at Metzerott Hall, Mr.. D. KEN
NEDY, the famous singer Of Scotch melodies
is to give his first entertainment in this city
lie brings with him q reputation of which
any vocalist might well be proud. He is
ranked with TURNER and TEMPLEToN, who
have bewitched the world with their thrilling
melodies, and if the praises OF his perform,
ances by the English press are one hall
justified he will give us musical treat such
as is seldom enjoyed in this city.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
From Mexico.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1l.-Galveston and
Rio Grande dates 10 the 7th instant, and
Mexican dates to the I'd instant have been
received E
ortega and Patoni have been sent TO
Monterey, where courtmartial has been
convened.
Whilst Juarez rejoicing was going on at
zacatecas, Miramon suddenly appeared with
two thousand troops, and .Juarez evacuated,
and Miramon seized the city and pursued the
retreating forces.
There is great vacillation among the Lib,
eral leaders.
The Imperialists are on the offensive, and
the fall Of San Luis Potosi Is considered Ger.
tain.
Reports say that they have captured
Juarez and his train, with three quarters o
million Of dollars in silver.
All the Imperial generals are conscripting
closely both men and horses.
A French frigate arrived at Brazos with
Liberal prisoners to exchange for French
and Austrian prisoners at Matamoras.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. ll.-Thcre are feart
that President Juarez has been taken pris
oner by the Imperialists under General Qui
eroga.
There are rumors that Cortinas Is en- rout,
for the seat Of the Republican Government
to turn himself and command over to the
command Of the Minister Of War and Ma
rine.
Gen. Mejia is said to have abandoned III,
cause OF Maximilian.
It is thought that large Imperial fore,
will soon be sent into the State Of Tamauli
pas.
The special Of the New Orleans Times
dated Matamoras, says: A reliable gentle
man, who left Monterey on the 9Th instant
states that bells were ringing in that city an'
there were great demonstrations Of Joy b,
reason Of great victory gained by the Lib
erals under Gen. Trevino over the Imperial
lists under Miramon, near Aqua Calientes
The same news has been received oficiall,
| at headquarters in New Orleans.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13

A CRUEL HoAx.-The Hartford Posi- states
that recently a large number of persons, at
least three hundred and fifty, some in that
city, New Haven, New York. Middleton and
other places received nicely written invita-
tions to party at the residence Of one of the
most estimable citizens of Hartford. New
dresses were ordered, new clothes, gloves,
ETC., bought, and the fashionable world was
on the QuI vivc for the affair. The time for
the party came, and one by one, couple by
couple, the invited ones presented themselves.
Contrary to the usual custom oa such occa-
sons, the house was not illuminated from
cellar to attic, and on nquiring it comes out
that the invitations were bogus, and that
some unprincipled scamp had perpetrated
SELL 1t is needless to say that both the
family and the invited guests made the best
Of the affair.
The national Republican., 1867-02-13
Destructive Fire in New York.

NEw YoRK, Feb. ia building on the
Bowery corner of Leonard street, occupied
by S. b. Cluttendon & Co. as a dry-goods
store, took fire early this morning, and is now
(noon) burning with destructive fury.
Cluttendon's loss is estimated at million
dollars. The insurance cannot at present be
ascertained, as the books and papers arc
locked in vault.
The loss of Jofiroy & Co., is estimated at
100000; partially insured.
The building was erected for q society
library, and was valued at $350,000. 1t Is
totally destroyed