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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-08

The Feuiau War I'm Ireiand--Thc First Col
Ii.isn between she Beiligerents and tho
British Troops.
The cable news from Ireland this morning
is Of great Importance. The Fenian rebellion
has broken out In earnest, the revolutionists
have attacked towns and barracks garrisoned
by British troops, and the first blood in the
struggle has been shed. The reports which
reach us are dated in London, Liverpool and
Dublin on the 9th, and relate only the trans
actions Of the previous day. They foreshadow
serious trouble for the British government
The Fenians are evidently well organized
and under experienced military leadership.
The points they have selected for their move
ments are such as strategic ability alone
would point out The principal risings have
been at Dublin, Castle Martyr, near the
city Of Cork, and in the ancient city of
Drogheda, on the Boyne river. The communi-
cation by railroad between Cork and Dublin
was completely interrupted on wednesday
last, and the telegraph wires all over Ireland
are said to have been cut down. The insur-
gent army in the neighborhood OF Dublin is
reported by the Chief Secretary of Ireland,
Lord Mas, to number from one thousand to
four thousand men. All the dispatches concur
in the statement that the Fenians are under
good discipline. and it is highly probable that
they aim at obtaining possession Of the impor-
tant cities of Dublin, Cork aud Belfast The
fact that we are without intelligence as to the
progress Of events after the 9Th instant is full
Of .ignifcance and seems to indicate that the
troubles are on the increase, although one of
the latest dispatches from the government
headquarters in London state that all is
quiet"
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not applied to goods In bond II takes effect from the
I'd inst.
The Proposed Peace Congress In Washingt0s.
II Is thought that the Department OF State viii re-
ceive replies In the OF week ten days fron
Chile and Peru In reference the proposition made -
them about the beginning Of the winter sofering the
mediation Of the United States 70 adjust the difficulties
existing between these States and Spain II stated
on the best authority that the government Of Chic
consulting with the governments OF Peru. Bosia and
Ecuador the property OF accepting the friendly Offices
Of the United States although communication In 10
laon the subject has been received by the ministers
OF those resident here The new Spanish
minister expected TO arrive here in few days 70
lieve Senior Tassar and he will doubtless come with full
instructions from his government which. It 10 under
stood has accepted the offer Of mediation ocia netos
Of which may be looked for upon the arrival Of the
minister There very little doubt entertained In dp,s-
circles that the offer Of the United States viii b
accepted substantially a. 1t was made Some think,
however, that the time appointed for tho meeting Of Tie
plenipotsntaries viii have 70 be postponed TO later
day. In order TO allow time for correspondence bstwssa
the governments and the appointment Of the comnis
G0noN
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State; that 1t will give occasion TO the British
aristocracy to turn up their dainty noses in
disgust at the degradation Of popular insitu-
tions among the Yankees; that even JEFF Davis
in Fortress Monroe win chuckle over the sue
cess Of the woolly horse, and that Barnum will
be held up away of among the Feejees and
the Aztecs as fair specimen of Connecticut
ideas of Yankee 'cuteness end of the United
States Congress. What 10 all this to the people
of Connecticut! Fiddlesticks! They must
stand by their record-they must run with their
wooden clocks /; and as their champion against
all corners, in his peculiar line, they must de-
cree that Barnum shall ride into Congress on
his woolly horse.
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The Spanish Designs Upon Chile.

We learn that the Spanish government in
tends to seize the Island of Chloe, there place
corps of ten thousand men and renew the
war with Chile, using also an iron-clad feet
to second Its land forces.
The Island OF Chloe lies at the southern ex-
tremity OF Chile, divided from the mainland by
the Gulf of Ancud. The island has o fine
port-San Carlos-which the Spanish General
in-Chief will, no doubt, make his base of supply
AT the same time o naval station is to be estab-
lished near Montevideo, whence cruisers can
pounce upon any vessels-of-war passing to Chic
or Peru from the United States. And, by tie
way, it does not appear that Spain has askei
the republic Of Uruguay for Its acquiescence il
this matter. -, ~.
This is doing things with high hand, and i,
quite inconsistent with SPANS late declaration
that II had no intention Of territorial acquisl.
tons in America. Then II is to soothe ii,
wounded honor that Spain, with an empt
treasury and borrowing money at high rates il
the French and English markets, goes TO al
this expense and trouble. Ill.,
A sharp watch should be kept by our naval
officers on the South American station upon the
doings Of the Spanish squadron and the accom-.
panying land force.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-08

NECESSITY OF SHIP CANAL-Now that VIZ
are told that Canada is about to become Q
great dominion, threatening to completely
overshadow all nations except Russia, and
even leaving Old England herself in the back.
ground, IL is time that our commerce from the
West should be rendered independent Of the
welland Canal, which runs through the soil Of
the new Kingdom" We ought to put the
ship canal round the Falls Of Niagara through
at once. Congress should see after his mea.
sure as matter Of commercial and military
necessity, and they can attend 10 the impeach-
ment Of the President Afterwards.
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RECONSTRUCTION m VIRGINIA.

Passage In tho Senate Of n Bill to Call state
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Negro Mass Meeting In
Richmond, &c.
RicHxoSD, March T. 1867
The Senate to-day passed bill to call State Conyen
tan on the second Monday in May by vote Of rs TO
Alta meeting tonight Of i've thousand negroes TO ratfv
shermans BILL the white speakers gave programme for
call Of convention by negroes to adopt cons,sa,ion
which win be sent TO Congress as the loyal mons CON-
sution The negroes advised 10 vote agains, snv
constitution adopted by the convention to be called bv
ne present legislature Hunncutt was the leader Of
he meeting -
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The New YoRx LEGISLATURE AND THE KING
DOM OF CASADA.-Now is the time for the
Legislature Of New York, before its session
expires, TO follow the example Of Maine in
drawing the attention of the federal govern
ment to the contemplated monarchy in Canada.
Our border Immediately adjoins the Provinces
and will be under the command Of the extern
sive Notifications which are about to be con-
structed all along the frontier for the protec-
ton of the new kingdom. Our Albany legis-
lators should not overlook this matter. New
Hampshire, Vermont, Michigan and Ohio will,
no doubt, protest against this scheme of . con.
solidated dominion under monarchical rule.
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CIVIL RIGHTS CASE m MEMPHIS

The Chief OF Police to be Prosecuted by the
Frecdmen's Bureau for Hiring Ont Negroes
Confined in jail.
Mnrms, March Z, 1857
General Howard has ordered Beaumont, Chief OF the
Municipal Police to be prosecuted for arrcsng negroes
and hiring them 70 planters for stipulated sums Report
says he rested many negroes and then released them
from jail without trial by hiring them TO planters
for sums Of money varying from ten 70 fifteen dollars
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PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
HARRnpupo. Ma

HRklssUHo, MATCH 2, IS6I.
The Senate to-day passed the Free Railroad BILL allow
Ing any nine persons 10 construct railroad; also an
cot intended 70 relieve persons who have been for
long time under sentence Of death In different prisons BY
nsssips them conditions psrdonA
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York Custom House.
The Congressional Committee ON Public
Expenditures upon the frauds In the
New York Custom House charged Sena-
tors Doolittle and Patterson with having
received each a share of the forty thousand
dollars that came in under the general order.
Senator Doolittle denies having even tasted
OF that "plum," and stamps the charge Of the
committee as "a base falsehood, vile and
cowardly SANDER" Senator Patterson also
disclaims having participated in the division of
the fund. In his seat in the Senate on Wednes-
day, in very supplementary language, he
denounced the insinuation as regards himself
4" as false as hell" We are now anxious to
hear from Mrs. Perry, Washington woman, Of
Cincinnati, who Is also charged as having
come in for share. Who is Mrs. Perry, The
public are anxious TO know.
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THE LEGISLATURE.


The Board Of Aldermen met in special session yeser
day Resolutions relative to the proposed wall at
the battery and amending the ordinance relative TO
hackmen were adopted and directing the leases OF
the Weehawken ferry grant TO comply with the condi-
lions OF the contract, and OF their refusal 10
90 80 authorizing the Comptroller TO cancel the lease,
was referred 70 the Committee Ferries The tax
levy Tor 1867 then considered in Committee OF the
Whole as special ords, was finally reported com.
rleie. :
The Board OF Councilmen met yesterday and adopted
resolutions calling for statements OF tho amount of
money paid for grading Hamilton square and extending
the Battery. resolution offered DIRECTING tbe
Corporation Counsel TO suspend further proceedings in
executing cpnveyances to the general Of nor,
on or the City Hall Park for the proposed nav pos,
cIlcc which was referred TO the Committee on Law
In the Virginia Legislature yesterday bill TO cali
site Convention on the second Monday In Nav was
FUSED large NEE ting Of negroes was held In the
enng when they were advised 70 hold convention Of
iher own in opposition 10 the 10 be called by the
legislature --.-..---
Inc Chief OF the Memphis TENN police has been
hiring out the negroes whom he had In custody at so
much head to planters, and General Howard has
ordered him TO be prosecuted for such sharp practices
The funeral OF Bishop soulc, who died on Wednesday
toOk place yesterday al Nashville. Tsna
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-02-01

State Of Wis consin, Nanitowoc County, IS
In the matter of the Proof and Probate of the
last VIII and testament Of Cort Meyer, deceas-
cd, late Of the county of MUnitowoc
w HERE-4S, an instrument in writing pur-
w porting to be the last will and testament
Of Cort Meyer, deceased, lAts of the county OF
Hanitowoc, has been fled in this office and
whereas, application has been made by Carl
Stuck and Henry Meyer, praying that the
same be proven aud admitted to Probate &C.
cerding to the laws of this state. Therefore,
it is ordered that said application be hee in
before me at the Probate Office in the vi3;y.ps
Of Uanitowoc, in said county, on the foi.ou
day OF February, Il. d. 1867, at 10 o'clock !
NJ. Ind it is further ordered that notice sha
be given to all persons interested in said will
at the time and place of said hearing, by put !,
lication in the Aanitowoc Pilot, "a ncwspapeo'
printed in said county, for three successiv-
weeks, once each week, prior to the time
such hearing. BY the Court,
GEO W. Barker, County Judge. ~ ~
Dated, January 8, 1867. y,
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in Probate.

Nanitowoc Comfy Court-In the matter of the
Guardianship Of the minor heirs of Patrick
Foy, deceased
ON reading and filing the petition of John
~ Gamer, guardian Of said minors, represent
ing, among other things, that the said wards,
are seized Of certain real estate in said County
Of .uanitowoc ana that it is necessary that-~al
OF the same should be sold and praying foatls
cenSe TO sell the same and it appearing to the
Court, from said petition, that it is necessary
to the sud wards to sell said real estate it is
ordered and directed that the next of kin to
said wards, and al persons interested in said
estate appear before the Judge of this Court,
Monday, the lith day of February A. ID.
1907. at 10 clock i. ", at the Probate Office
i'll .ht,nitowoc In said County, then and there
to show cause if any there shall be- why Ii
censc should net be granted for the sale of said
real estate according to the prayer of said
petition. ind it is further ordered, that Ii
copy Of this order shall be Published for ,.--ec
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing,
III the Hanitowoc Pilot, - weekly newspaper
printed al .EanitoWoc in said County. BY the
Court. GEO. W. BItkER,
County Judge.
Nantowoc, Jan II, 1867. IS 3t
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Fortune Knocked Down with a Ham
mer


Prom The Cleveland co. Herald of Monday
On Saturday last the sheriff of Venango
county, Pennsylvania, wound up the ex-
istence of several oil companies by selling
their effects at auction to satisfy judgments
against them Among these unfortunatcs
were representatives from all the leading
cities where the petroleum fever ragged for
time, and some OF the companies knocked
on the head by the sheriff hammer at one
time figured largely in ptospectuses and on
the stock board. One was Petroleum
company, which went it chiefly on the
strength of its vast territory, embracing
hundreds ofacres, shaded on the map as
wells in line with flowing wells on
somebody ese's land We believe that On
the many hundred acres Of the company s
land not single paying well was bored.
We recognized among the other names
those OF companies whose chief advantage
lay in their having but limited amount of
through subsequent explorations proved
that the basin, il it existed at all, was
empty. Others claimed to be in district
whore the oil was light in quality but large
in yield, whilst others insisted on the oppo-
destiny and therefore greater value.
One Cleveland organization figures in the
list This was at one time promising af
fair, and actually paid dividend, but it is
now down amid the dead men, along
with its Cleveland confreres Cleveland oil
Cos were born late and died early. The oil
fever was long time reaching this place,
ragged furiousiy for period, and was soon
ovor f(f tha rn,o1apiaO rI1a1 bara
but few put down more than one hole, some
did not reach that state, and none ''struck
Oil to the extent anticipated
A recent sale of oil stock in Pittsburg
told the story of deprecated value in few
but pertinent figures. SOCKS that had
been bought lor al ti-ht To twenty dollars
per share Were sold at one 10 five cents,
and were probably a bad investment at
those rates, aS the figure Of the memorable
sheriff looms w behind nineteen out of
twenty OF the dcgricks III the oil regions.
Out OF more than one thousand recorded
| oil companies that existed IN the opening
/ OF 500, the number Oh companies IL active
existence now i, lew
The story Of disappointed hopes connect
ed with the history of the petroleum mania
is not 4 new one. The experience Of those
who sunk their tJrt0Hcs IN Tie dry holes
Of Pennsylvania AMI Virginia is but rep
clifton Of that Of the unfortunate specu!a-
tors in ''copper5" and the purchasers Of
shares in gold aud silver LEADS" Mining Of
Of all kinds is lottery in which the prizes
bear reoicuously small proportion to the
blanks. A few get rich by a lucky dive in
to the earth, more amaSs a fortune by a
skilful dive into the pockets Of the guilt
Die public, whilst nine hundred and ninety
nine out Of a thousand who expect 10 get
rich 10y investments in mining or oil boring,
a flattering tale, which events failed tie re-
a!ize.
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In Probate.

Nanitowoc County Court. In the matter of
the guardianship of Thomas F. Fitzgerald
and Elizabeth Fitzgerald. minor heirs of
Sarah Fitzgerald. deceased
ON reading and fling the petition Of Jerc.
~ Crowley, guardian Of SAID minors, repre-
scnting, among other things, that they the
said wards, are seized Of certain real estate IL
M@ntowec County Wis, and that it is NEG &.
sary that ali The same should be sold, and pray
ing 1or license to sell the same and It APP
pcaring 10 the Court, from said petition, that
it is for the interest of said Thomas p. and
Elizabeth Fitzgerald to sell said real estate,
it is ordered and directed that the next of
kin to said wards, and all persons interested
III said estate, appear before the Judge of this
Court, on Monday the lth day Of February A.
d. 1867 at 10 o'clock \. d.. at the Probate
Office in A.nitowoc in said County, then and
there to show cause IF any there shall be- why
license should not be granted for the sale Of
sad real estate, according to the prayer Of
said petition. And it is further ordered, that
a copy Of this order shall be published for
three Successive weeks prior to said day of
hearing, in the Manitowoc Pilot, Il weekly
newspaper printed at Manitowoc in said
eaEnty. BY the Court.
GEO ". BARKER, County Judge,
Dated Jan. H. lS0I--26 st
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Eccentric Z 9spitaIity.

During the late war, a soldier who had
been wounded ana h0norably discharged be-
ing destitute and benighted, knocked at the
door of All Irish farmer, near PIttsburg,
when the following dialogue ensued:
Patrick And who the divil are you,
now?
Sollier--My name is John Wilson,
Patrick-And where the diyii are you go
ing from, John Wilson?
Soldier-from the army Of the Shenan-
doah Valley sir.
Patrick-Anl what do you want here?
Soldier want shelter for the night ;
will you permit me to spread my blanket on
your floor and sleep to night?
Patrick-Diyil take me if l do, John
Wilson.
Soldier-On your kitchen floor, sir?
Patrick-N0t /, by the Hill 0 llowth.
Soldler--ln your stable, then?
Patrick m hanged if do that either
Soldier N dying with hunger: give
me but bone and crust ask no more
Patrck--Divil blow me if do, sir.
So.dier-Give me some water 20 quench
my thirst, | beg of you.
j'atrck-Beg and be hanged, / Il do no
such thing.
Soldicr-Sir, I have been fighting to Sc
cure the blessings you enjoy have as
sisted in contributing to the glory and wei
fare Of the country which has Hospitality
received you, and can you SC inh0sptably
reject me from your house2
Patrick-Reiect you who the divil talk,
ed word about rejecting you? May be
I'm not the scuryy spalpeen you take ne
to be, John Wilson. You asked me to let
yod lie OF my hoor, my kitchen tioor or in
my stable; now, by the powers d We think
I'd let perfect stranger DO that, when
have bali dozen soft feather beds all
empty? No, by the Hill 0 iIowth, John,
that ! wont in the second place, you
told ne you were dying with hunger, and
wanted Il boao and u crust 10 cat; now
honey, i We tiiiuk I'd feed hungry man on
bones and cru-ts, when my yard is fall Of
fat pu!cts and turkeys. and pigs? No, by
the powers, not that nat. In the
third place you asked me for some simple
water to qucnch your thirst now, as my
water is none of tine best, never give it to
a poor traveler0 without mixing it with
plenty of wine, or something else wholesome
and cooling. Come into my house, my
honey divil blow NE but you shall have
the best supper and breakfast my farm can
supply, which. thank Heaven is none Of
the worst; you shall drink as much water
as you choose, provided you mix it with
plenty of good wine, and provided also you
prefer it. Come in, my bearty--come in,
and feel yourself at home. 1t shall never
be said that Patrick Foley treated man
scurviiy who had been fighting for the
country which gave him protection.
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& Misscuii Woman Claims 1ay as a
Cavalry GnlA.ec


/ Mrs Frances L. Sigol i now IN Wash
ington applying to the Pay Department for
services lii the Western armies as cavalry
man. She says she enlisted liz 1861 with
her hus baud Ia Joun Cieyton) il the 18th
Missouri cavalry and fought two years as a
clyalryDaaR In our armies She fought
under Grant, Sheridan aud Rosccrans. She
was in The battles Of Shiloh or Pittsburg
Landing and Stone River, and AZ the latter
battle her husband vas killed and she
severely wounded Her Sex thus became
known, and she was discharged from the
service. She has married since, and is now
endeavoring to get the pay due her when
discharged; bat there is no law which
would authorize her payment, females not
being recognized by any as soldiers.
Mrs. Slgefs appearance and manners
cannot be SAID to be veiy preposSessing.-
She has evidently seen hard service in camp
or elsewhere, and has contracted all the
rude airs, attitudes and manners Of man.
She wears u Scotch cap, cooked up at one
side OF her head, chews tobacco, smokes,
and swear9 ike very trooper, as she
claims to be. She is accompanied by her
present husband. Both are very poor, and
have been compelled to sleep in the station
house every night they have been in Wash
lngton. Altogether, Mrs Sigel, who bears
traces OF having once been in better condi-
tIon-once even good looking-present a
sad illustration Of the effects Of a woman
stepping out OF her natural sphere to enter
upon career entirely foreign to the design
OF her creation. A friend asks: would
she not be valuable subject for the
advocates Of what Is called "Woman's
Rights2'
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Election of Senator--the Vote.


The following was the vote in the State
Senate on the election OF United States
Senator on the 22d ult
Messrs Adams, Brown, Bull, Fulton,
Gary, Judd, Littlejohn. Mead Proudht,
Ranney, Rountree, Sanderson, Starks, Ste
vens, Sholes, j. q. Thorp, Todd, Warner,
Webb, " heller, Whitman, Wilson, Young.
-23 voting for Timothy O. Howe.
Messrs. Clark, Earnest, Hadley, Larkin,
Orson Reed, George Reed, Smith. L. o.
Th0rp-I voting for Charles 4. Eldridge.
Senator Thorne voted for Gen. i. 5.
Bragg
Annexed is the vote in the assembly
Messrs. Adams, j. Allen, J. Allen, ".
c. Allen, Barlow, Barron, Bennett, Bliss,
Bryant, Buckbee, Buraham, Bushnell, Car
thew, Cary, Cathcart, Coleman, Dittmar,
Dow, Dinwiddie, Dyer, Flint, Foote, Ford,
Graves, Green, Greenman, Hazeltine, Hyde,
Jewell, johnson, Jones, Judd. Kelsey,
Kennedy, kershaw, hilbourn, McDill, Nc
Nair, Monroe, Morse, Moser, Il. j. Mur-
ray, Necdham, Nichols, Norcross, Parks,
Perry, Petrie, Pound, Prentiss, Proctor,
Pulclfer, Reed, Robbins, Sage, Schermer-
horn, Sears, Skeels, Smith, Stark, Thomas,
IhCcACiis dI v =,
Wadsworth, Waterbury, Watrous, Weeks,
Whiting, Wright, Youngs, Mr.. Speaker
Camercn-72 voted for Timothy @. Howe.
hIessrs. Abrams, Began, Fowler, Gault,
Hayes, Hellberg, Hies, Horn, Knoll, Nc
Grath, Marston, Maxon, Murphy, J. Muir
ray, Phillips, Seely, Shinhick, Wagner.
Wakely, u edig, Wetherby, Wilcox-22
voted for Charles y Eldridge.
Mr. Hobart voted for Gen. j. J. Guppy.
Messrs. Clason, (ind), Frost, (rep) Gage,
(dem), Miller, (dem), and Robinson (dem !,
were absent or did not vote.
Senator Mead, of Brown county, who
vas elected as a democrat and voted for
Howe, not only nlisrepresented the viii of
his constituents as expressed az his own
election two years ago, but as expressed
last November.