The New York herald., 1868-03-03

Say, March 2.
Mr. DsraeIi's Cabinet 10 said TO be complete Tho
Premier has summoned legislative caucus Of the tory
members OF Parliament. The German Zollveren Con-
vention Is session. Changes have been made In the
War Department OF Turkey. Admiral Tesethon is pro-
NOTED 70 the chief command of the Austrian navy.
North OF ireland grand jury condemns all party process
sions.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate Yesterday the consideration OF III I'M
peachment rules presented BY the select committee was
resumed the particular question being on the limitation
OF time for speeches OF counsel during a trial. Tho
nrs part allowing persons to argue each side
vas adopted, but the second part allowing two hours
20 each lost. An amendment striking on. tho
words High Court OF impeachment" wherever they
occur and substituting .he senaie was adopted and
tho rules were passed. The Senate at quarter OF
eleven O'Clock p NJ. adjourned.
Tho House resumed the session OF Saturday at ten
o'clock, the discussion upon the articles Of mpeach
ment being continued In Committee OF the Whole. At
twelve O'Clock Mondays session commenced, and the
discussion was continued. An additional article was
proposed by Mr. Butler charging the Preslden' with
making inaammatory and scauoaious harangues
against Congress during his Western tour Tho
article rejected by vote or so 10
"a Progress reported to the House. and hr
Eldrdge, on behalf Of forty ave democratic MEMBERS
asked the privilege Of presenting protest against the
action OF the house and having II read Tho Speaker
did not consider 1t a privileged question. Unanimous
consent asked to present It or to have printed In
the Globe but numerous objections were made Tho
articles were then all adopted separately by
an average vote OF l2s to Al. only two repub-
I,cans voting no. The vote then ordered for
seven managers OF the impeachment The democrats
declined TO be represented among the teers and also
declined vote upon the election OF managers aossrs
Stevens, Butler Bingham, Boutwell,, Wilson, Williams
and Logan were elected. Resolutions notifying the
Senate this action and that the articles be carried 10
tho Senate by the managers wore adopted The House
then adjourned.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Tho Senate met yesterday and adjourned for want Of
aquorum.
In the Assembly bill was introduced 10 impose toll
freight carried BY railroads running parallel " tue
State canals.
Dsrnum's Museum, ON Broadway. near Spring street.
took Ore ut about past twelve O'Clock last night and
was entirely consumed The giraffe. while efforts
making rescue the anImsls fell against the doorway
aud eGectuay prevented esrcss The rest Of the ami
mails with the exception Of few who were rescu By
the Mercer street door, burned up The fire cx-
tended to the Prescott House and created great con-
fusion among the boarders A high wind was prevail.
ing at the time.
evening for purpose or raising educational fund
for Washington College, Virginia, Of which the Exon
federale General Lee is President Speeches do
iiyered by Professor Hitchcock and Hcnry Ward
Beecher In the OF bis remarks the latter said
that II be had been born and bred in tho south he
ngh, have done General Leo did al the breaking oui
Of the war.
The storm which commenced at noon on SUM-
day continued through the night and all day yesterday,
as,n gale accompanying u and blowing the snow into
huge drifls Great interruption was experienced in
consequence the city railroads. and sone detention
caused in the running OF trains railroads leading
70 the CITY, The storm quite general being almos,
equally severe In brooklyn, New jersey Boston, Canada
Missouri Wisconsin and elsewhere In Iowa bat liisl'
snow reported 10 have fallen along tho lines Of rail
road.
In ths Board Of Aldermen yesterday tho resolution
impsachpg Governor Fenton OF high crimes and mis-.
deineanors was referred 10 the Committee on Law
MIsCkLLANEoUs.
In tho coming impeachment tral uis understood
thai obi ections will be made TO tho presence Of uaior
Wade aud Patterson the former having an interest Il
tho result, and latter being 80 nearly related
the President as 70 oe bassed In his convictions.
Our Panama correspondence dated February % Late
intelligence had been received there from Central Amer
ios but II was unnportant A series Of severe earth
quakes had occurred at La Union, salvador. The new
from Ecuador was interesting. The new President, DR.
Espnosa, was iDaugura,sd on the 2olh OF January.
cabinet had been formed and tho eI,rsordinary sss
sions or Congress had been closed.
Our Lima, Peru, letter "a dated February 13. Th
two Peruvian ron-cads Huascar and independence Ls
arrived from Valparaiso. Csnseco had issued his pro
clamaou calling for election OF President and
Congress- fixing the let OF April as the day. Tn
Noc,onai newspaper In the English interest," had bii
tery attacked General Hovey, the American Minister
because he expressed his inability 10 recognize Can
sccos government until IL had been accepted by tn
people The charges against HIM, however, had bee
ably rcfutod by q Peruvian.
Our Valparaiso letter as dated February l. The Peru
Wan ox.Presdent Prado had arrived on the UnIte
States steamer Nyack. HIS reception by the people va
" Vie wsmos kind. he intended remaining In private