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Confederation or Annexation In Canada.
The Canadian confederation scheme appears
to attract more than ordinary interest just now,
forming as it does a proposed part in the pro
ceedings of Parliament It is reported that
several Of the Canadian delegates in London
threaten that If their plan is rejected by the
British Parliament they will fall back upon
we are told, has created "feverish feeling" in
England. There is no doubt that very strong
sentiment against the confederation of the pro-
vinces under viceroy of the royal family
exists in Lower Canada, and that an equally
strong desire for annexation to this country
animatcs many of the people there. The
French Canadians resident in the United States
are evidently in accord with the anti-conGede-
rationists of Canada. They have recently pre-
sentcd memorial to the Senate, and will lay
it before the State Legislatures, drawing The
attention Of our government to the inexpe-
diency Of such union of the provinces as is
proposed. They declare-and furnish evidence
to prove it-"that the idea Of a union of the
British provinces Of North America and their
consolidation under single government was
long ago conceived with the view of checking
the territorial expansion Of the United States,
by the creation of rival Power, and of coun-
teracting the influence Of American democracy
by the erection of government based upon
monarchical principles" and that the cons.ruc-
ton of new Notifications and line of railroad
from Halifax to the upper extremity of Canada,
together with the exclusive use Of the Atlantic
cable, will enable England ITO sustain with q
high hand her International controversies with
the United States"
Meantime the plan appears to have arrived
at some definite shape, even to the laying out
and naming Of the different divisions Of the
new confederscy. 1t appears that 1t is to be
known by the general name Of Canada but
Upper Canada Is to be called the Province Of
Ontario, Lower Canada the Province Of Que.
bee, and the other provinces to retain their
present names. A viceroy to represent the
British sovereign will probably be selected
from the royal family, general rumor pointing
to Prince Alfred, Duke Of Edinbrrg How
ever, although these arrangements may be cut
and dried by the movers of the scheme,
IL Is not to be considered as a .fait dccompH
until the British Parliament and the people
of the British provinces shall so decide. There
Is powerful hostility to 1t on both sides of
the Atlantic
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The Whislsey Frauds--A Niger in the Fence.
A correspondent sends us a communication
in relation to the whiskey frauds, in which he
puts the pertinent questions, "Why is not the
law of complete coniscaion and Imprisonment
carried out with respect to parties implicated
in the gigantic whiskey fraudss Is 1t because
nearly every official, high and low, is con-
nected with theml" II is very certain that
there is hitch somewhere in the enforcement
Of the law against revenue frauds, especially
as regards the Illicit distillation Of spirits.
The public constantly hear of seizures and the
exposure Of illegitimate transactions to large
amount, but the cases invariably die out or
are hushed up, and there the matter ends 1t
is notorious that parties running unlicensed
stills or selling whiskcy upon which no duty
has been paid, after being pounced upon by
the revenue officers settle up their fines and
Immediately resume their illegal occupation
and continue to defraud the govern
ment and to injure the honest trader,
until they have realized money enough
to render 1t worth the while Of the
vigilant detectives to make another profitable
descent upon their establishments. II is equally
notorious that big cases are constantly COM
promised by the payment Of sums which the
successful Illicit trader can well afford 10 lose !;
but into whose pockets the hush money goes
Is not so clear.
The whole revenue system as al present con-
Quoted Is rank with corruption. The tax upon
spirits is itself Objectionable, and the manner
Of prosecuting the law is much worse. Men
who have been in the service Of the govern
ment are known to have themselves become
interested in fraudulent distilleries, seduced by
the large profits derived from the business, and
1t is more than suspected that many Of the
seizures made by revenue officers are only for
the purpose Of throwing dust in the eyes Of the
public. There probably was never before in
the history Of the country so alarming an
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muncation enclosing correspondence from FOREIGN
ministers and consus relative TO their opinions OF the
Presidents policy They all deny having made use Of
the language imputed to them by Mr. sewards CORE
spondent and some OF them profess the pro.oundcst
faith in Mr.. Johnson's policy. None OF them tender
the + designations, as Mr.. Aoiley did
large company of United States marines under the
command of Lieutenant H. c. cechrane, United States
Marine Corps arrived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on
Saturday about midnight They were transferred from
the Philadelphia Barracks to relieve others Intended for
service sea and Southern stations where naval
interests will be fully protected. They thoroughly
equipped and well instructed in the peculiar duties OF
their corps.
The British bark Martha was recently wrecked
Cape Conentea The United States steamer winooski
went from Havana to her assistance but found no signs
of the wreck, captain is supposed the latter
took to the boats.
General Patrick H. Jones' Clerk OF the Court OF Ap.
peas has been appointed Counsel to the Commissioners
OF Emigration, In the place Of John E. Develln, re-
signed
The Metropolitan Fire Commissioners have decided TO
abolish the Harlem Volunteer Fire Department after
April The change in the organization will involve an
additional expenditure per year OF $l2A, 400.
Acting Captain Ira Garland Of the Fourteenth pro.
cnct police last night made descents upon Dramatic
Hail. No 46 East Houston street, and upon tho Casino
saloon No. 500 Broadway. In the former place
parties taken into custody charged with
violating the Sunday law by giving musical and dra-
matte entertainment; in the latter the arrests were
made the double charge of violating the Excise code
well as the Sunday law.
John Day, who so dangerously shot John DAILY day
ago. and who had hitherto euded the police,
overtaken by them at house Eighty sixth street,
yesterday. As as he recognized them by their uni
form he drew pistol and aimed at them. The cap
failed to explode, and Day Immediately placed the
muzzs in his mouth and fired, killing himself instantly
In view Of the recent repeated outrages returned SOL
diers and Union in Kentucky Governor Bramlette
Thursday transmitted message to the Legislature
the subject After detailing the facts in several cases.
he says that he under the constitution offer NO re-
ward for the arrest Of the perpetrators except upon petit
ton Of the judges OF the county in which the offence Is
committed and that the judges deferred by fear
from making the petition The message was referred
70 the Judiciary Committee.
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Among the bills which have just passed into
laws are the following:-The bill appropriate
ing ten millions for the payment Of invalid
pensions, twenty-three millions for pensions
to widows children, mothers, fathers, brothers
and sisters Of soldiers, and two hundred
and eighty thousand dollars for navy PEN
sions to the same class Of persons, has
been signed by the President. He has
also approved the bill abolishing the
office Of Superintendent of Public Printing
and providing for the election Of Congressional
Printer by the Senate. Mr.. Wendell, by this
change in the programme, who has enjoyed
the sweets Of the Office long enough, will, it is
all but certain, give place to Mr.. Defrees, who
was some time ago removed for the accommo.
dation Of Mr.. Wendell. The bill to establish
and protect national cemeteries has also been
approved by the President The object Of this
bill is the protection and security of the bury
ing places set apart for the Union soldiers who
fell on the battle fields of the South. Their
remains have been for some time, and still are,
being collected and laid in those cemeteries,
which are to be properly enclosed and other
wise cared for at the national expense.
Two other bills have passed into law with
out the Presidents approval, neither of them
having been returned by him to the House
within the period Of ten days stipulated by the
constitution, both houses still being in session.
The first of these prescribes the duties of the
Clerk Of the House (who holds over from this
till new election is made by the new Con-
gress) to the extent that in making the roll of
the representatives elect for new Congress
he shall insert the names only of the repre-.
sentatives of States represented in the present
Congress. The second Of these bills regulates
the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims in refer
ence especially to Southern claims arising from
seizures or destruction of property during the
war.
There are certain bills still pending, such a.
the Civil Appropriation bill and the new In
ternal Tax bill, both of which will probably
get through, and the Bankrupt bill and the
Tariff bill, both of which will probably fail
between the two houses.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

List OF Americans registered In Paris for the week
ending February 8, 1S67:-From New York-Mr and
Mrs. w. II. Newman, Mr.. and Mrs Charles J. Ciinch,
Mr. s Cift and family, Mr.. r. T Keene, Mr. George l.
Whitaker, Mr.. Alden J. Adams Mr.. A. 4 Douglass Mra
Douglass, Miss Douglass Mr. J. c. walkinshaw, Mr.. O
A. secor and wife, Mr. secor. Miss secor Mr. Henry
stanneld, MI John W. Mcclure. Mr. Thomas r. Pooley,
Mr. I. Rngow, Mr.. Gibbs and family ME- n l. Alien.
Mss N. j. Allen, Mr. Arthur h. Allen, Mr.. j. H. San
ford and wife, Mr. Alfred Thorp. Boston-Mr George
a. Lewis Ara G. Stetson, Mr.. A. Gordon Bowcs, Mr. @.
Carleton Coffin, Mr. William r Tilton, Mt. l. Grosvensr,
Mr. l. A. Ellis and wife, MI. y. Q. Schwageri,
Mr. Gordon Mckay, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Woods,
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. s. Perry, Mr.. James Lawrence and
family Mr.. N. Wolsey Boraud and family. Chicago
DR. d. smith and family, w. w. Strong and wife, Mr.
Philo Carpenter, Mr.. Theo Carpenter, Mr. fnd Mira
John McGinnis, Jr., Mr. H. Durham and family. iir.
and Mrs Henry Farnum, Dr. T. HIGHWAY. Cincinnati
Mr. L. worthineton. Mr.. and Mrs W.. J. Flagg, Mr.
Geo r. Bowler, Mr.. Pendleton ard family. Louis
villc-Mr j. w. Bowles and family. San Francsco-
Mr. a. W. Gibbs and wife, Mrs. Hitchcock, Miss Hitch
cock Mr. Edgar Mills, Mr. A. A. Cohen and family.
Bufalo-Dr Walter Cary and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
son, Mr. and Mrs. Feote, Mr.. II. s Hubbell and wife.
Brooklyn-Mr. W. s. Packer. New Oreans-Mme.
Fannie Mortimer South Lee-Mr T. o. Hurlbut Ken
tucky-Mr. @. H. williamson Genoa-Mr Albert Del
graves Paris--Mr II. B. Rogers, Jr, DR. Rottensten,
Mr. j. W. Crane Mr. Q. W. May. Geneva-Mr James,
Oder
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NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTRICT OF CoLUM-
BrA 1NAUounArED To-DAY.-In the municipal
election Of Georgetown to-day we shall have
The first experiment Of universal negro
suffrage, under the law OF Congress lately
passed over q veto. Some apprehensions
are expressed Of conflict OF races and colors;
but we presume that the local authorities have
amply provided for law and order. The gen.
eral results will be somewhat interesting a. an
illustration Of the practical working Of negro
suffrage south Of Mason and DIxon's line.
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WHERE Is STEPHENS THE London authors
OF the cable dispatches have just discovered
that Stephens, the G. O. ]. R., is not in Ireland
after all. A few days ago they traced him to
Malahide, near the city of Dublin, and sent a
strong military force to that locality to capture
him. few days previous they found out, by
great and persevering research, and probably
considerable outlay of the secret service
money detective fund.-, that James Stephens
and Colonel O'Connor, late of the Twenty
eighth Massachusetts Volunteers, who led the
men near Killarney, were one and the same
person. Now it appears, from the same source,
that che has recently been" in Paris. has
much as Mr.. Stephens is said by those who
ought to know to have left this port on French
steamer for Brest some time ago, accompanied
by few reliable friends, with the intention Of
making his way into Ireland, by certain means
At his command, it is not unlikely that he "has
recently been" in Paris; for no doubt he ex-
pected to find both allies and sinews OF war in
that capital. Where he will turn up next we
cannot imagine, until we receive another reli-
able report from the cable operators, who
evidently know all about 1t. It may be in KAN
schatka, or mayhap, the Sandwich Islands; or
it may be, perchance, with Macauleys famous
New Zealander, taking survey Of the ruins OF
London bridge.
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amount Of official fraud and corruption as at
the present moment prevails in the revenue
department. The whole matter needs
thorough remodelling and publication from top
to bottom, and the sooner the government
undertakes some radical reform the better. 1t
is useless to enact laws when they are only
turned into instruments of fraud by the officers
intrusted with their execution.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-25

TIN BRooKLyS CRY BmtE socrETS.-The twentieth
nversary Of the Brooklyn City Bible Society held
last night in the Lafayette Presbyterian church.
The annual report Of the society read by the secretary
showed that during the past year they had received
ssess; bat their expenditures had slightly exceeded
this sum- They had distributed eIssa Bibles, Of which
portion had been sold. Since July they had visited
twenty-five thousand eight hundred and ninety poor
families Of which there we're over two thousand whcus
Bbles and Of these refused II when offered them.
s Hunt and Rev. r. l. cuysr, after which the oonre
CATION was dsmlsssd. ~
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wh.. Genera, Grant Says Of the south.

What General Grant Says Of the South.
Whatever may be thought of the propriety,
or rather improperly, Of publishing without
special authorization the language Of General
Grant in private conversation on topics Of
urgent public interest, such publication
having been made and widely circulated as
substantially correct, possesses special import
ance at the present critical moment in our
national history. The character and position
Of the General, together with his extraordinary
facilities for securing information, lend weight
and authority to what he says of the South.
His usual reticence enhances the value of the
remarks which he is reported to have made.
He is represented as having said:-" The fight
ing is finished, but the very important matter
Of reconstruction is yet to be completed. l
think if the Southern States had accepted the
amendment, instead of rejecting it so hastily,
they would have been admitted by Congress in
December; but now think they will have to
take the amendment and manhood suffrage
besides. Congress will insist upon this"
According to General Grants testimony, in a
large proportion of Texas, and in many other
sections of the South, loyal men have no
proper security for life and property beyond
the limits Of military protection. The civil
courts fail to punish offences against Union
citizens, white and black and as for that mat
ter they were always remiss. He deems the
question as to whether the so-called State
governments in the South are failures or not
political question for Congress to decide.
He believes that "large numbers at the South
would be glad to have the laws enforced
impartally-in some parts this is the senti-
ment Of the majority. But the trouble is they
are overborne by the lawless element and can
not enforce Justice" He is quite sure that in
any event there can be no more fighting,
"unless Brooks and Wood and that copper
head set get up their threatened war;" and as
to that, he said, ''there is some doubt, 1 think,
whether they will undertake to carry out their
threats" To the inquiry whether Union man
is perfectly safe in travelling South, he replied,
(" Oh, yes, perfectly safe. There is no danger
at all on the regular lines of travel But then
if you should stop and get into angry political
discussion there would be danger in some places
no doubt. In that case shooting would probably
be passed OF as justifable homicide, If the muir
derer were arrested at all" It is obvious from
the conversation that General Grants know
ledge Of the condition Of the South is full and
exact and the Reconstruction bill must have
been framed to meet the actual necessities OF
the case.
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Mcguire AVID RIsLEY's IMPERIAL JAPANESE TRouPs-
Professor RIsley has lately arrived in this city from ia
pan with troupe Of real Japanese artists Unable to
find suitable theatre In this city exhibit this remark
able troupe they will be taken TO Philadelphia There
are some Japanese the company the first ever
permitted TO leave the realm Of the Tycoon The feas
Of dertcry, eserdeman, acrobatic skill. 60. Of the
imperias are said 10 be Marvellous and their short sea-
son In San Francisco was an unprecedented success
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The twentysixth Sunday concert Of Mr. Harrison, at
stcnwsy Hail. attracted the usual large audience The
programme comprised the following arists:-Miss Kate
Mcdonald, soprano; s B. Mills, piano. r. Letsch from
bone and j. Clark, basso The last named gentleman
made his debu, and gave promise Of being valuable
acquisition TO the concert hall The orchestra played
selections from Rietz Rossin, Fotow and Mozart
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States were then all ia Congress, and the wings
had but scazt majority in either house. He
had john Jones as his Sancho Panza and the
greet unbroken democratic party to back him.
Yet Tyler's administration was a parenthesis,
Fillmore's ditto, and whereforeY Because
Tyler and Fillmore were each little too fast
for another term. But if Mr.. johnson will only
get that buzzing fly out Of his ear he may still
do better than Tyler or Fillmore, great deal
better. Yielding to and cooperating actively
with the plan Of Congress, on this Southern
question and the negro question, he can bring
the great money question into the foreground,
and upon that, in an inevitable recasting Of
parties and party lines, he may win the
balance Of power in both houses. Then Mr.. B.
B. French's immortal lines will come into
play then, like Apollo, he may strike his
golden lutte or Tyre, or his banjo, and sing
The climax cometh-that sublime event
The people rallying 70 their President
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: STEINwAY HALL, Fourteenth street-L. DAcHAUxR
Il. VILLKNovA's GRAND CONCERT.
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The Connections Election.

The election in Connecticut, which comes off
early in April, will be q very curious and inter-
esting contest, perhaps the most important ever
had in this country, and will no doubt be
watched with intense anxiety by the public at
large. There are two candidates for Congress
Of the same name nominated for the Bridgeport
(Fourth) district. One of them, Mr.. VIM. II.
Barnum, the nominee Of the democrats, is
an iron manufacturer, who represents the
genuine Yankee, and all that is respectable
and truthful in that character-represents,t too,
the old Jacksonian democracy as it existed
before the days Of poor Pierce and poorer
Buchanan. He is religious man and an I'M
mixed cold water man. The other Barnum,
Phineas T., the nominee of the radicals, is o fair
representative Of the wooden nutmeg Yankee,
whose character is admirably set forth and
illustrated inehis autobiography. II any one
who has access to his library in Bridgeport
would make a few extracts from that valuable
book, showing how he managed Joyce Heth,
the woolly horse, the Feejee mermaid, the
niger turned white and the white man turned
niger, the fat woman and the bearded woman,
the learned seal, the Greenland whale, Tom
Thumb, Jenny Lind, the petrifed horse made
Of plaster of Paris, the wild buffalo hunt in
Hoboken. the baby show, the dog show,
the shanghae chicken show, and the
many monstrosities whereof that volume
so disingcnuously treats, it would be con-
tributing good deal towards the
proper understanding of wooden nutmeg
Connecticut politician. The radicals have Sc
lected Phineas I. Barnum as their standard
bearer, with the expectation that he will be
able, from his long experience as Snowman,
to manage the menagerie in Congress. The
result Of this election will be waited for with
great anxiety all over the world.
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STEINwAY ROOMS, Fourteenth street.-PKAsE AND
HKvERiNIs MORNING CONCERT, at Three O'Clock
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AAusEaGNrs rus EvESIyi

BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway Broome
street-FAfRY CIRcLE-CusroM THE COUNTRY.
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SAN FIR ANCIsCO MINSrRELs 5s5 Brosiwav opposite
be Metropolitan Hoel-IS ErHIortAv ENrxRrAfy.
HyNIs. SINGING, DANCING AND BuRLxsouxs -THK BLACK
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DODwORTH's HALL so6 Brssdway.-PRovEssoR II ARrz
Perform HIS MIRAcLEs-THK HEAD In THE AIR
THE INDIAN BASKET TRICK-PRorKus
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KELLY 4 Icons MINISTERIAL TO Broadway oppo-
site New York Hotel-IN SoN0s DANCES Eco
BURLEsoUEs, &C.-CINDER-LEoN-MApAGAs
BALLET TRoUPE-DoDGINC FOR WIFK.
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NEW YORK THEATRE Broadway, opposite New York
Hotel -KKslLwoRTH-THE FEMALE HORSE BREAKER.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.-srRErrs OF n.
York.
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GERMAN sTADr THEATRE. Nos IS and n Bowery.-
Don CARLOS.
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Twenty fourth street.-GRIvrN CHRisrYs AiNsrRELs-
KrHoPIAs MiSsrRKLsY. BALLADS BuRLgsouKs, &c.-THK
OCEAN YACHT RAcx-THx BLACK CROOK.
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TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE. 2ol Bowery.--CoxIc
voCALIsM NEGRO MiSsrRELsY. BALLET DIvERrisExENr.
&c-THE New YORK voLuxfxKRs. Grand Benefit Matinee
n O'Clock.
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CLINTON HALL, Astor place-DR HEBBARD's PxcU
IIAR LECTURES on PECULIAR THEMES.
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CHARLEY WHITES COMBINATION TROUPE. at
Mechanics Hail. 472 Broadwsy-IN VARIETY LIaHr
AND LAUGHABLE ENTERTAINMENTS, CORPS BALLET &c.
The LORD CANTERBURY.