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THE NEW RLEANS RESENT VOLUME XVII. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 19, 1868 NUMBER 134. p_-- - l- I- I -- nn nnil nug lu R I I n p ie Ii• IIndliqI1 m ur|mm THE OBE~ENT'8 DISPbATOHES. I C FROM WARINWETON. b Tbe ltdleeIt Illse Deobitil i the Senate Exeteeeant In New aLeua-The Wataees Beak of T*o zo-Psreerdgs of Canepea-s realt gatl'ts Avpy Nadaeteli-Att l s let t= the WFar Ib rasmsa-iratem a Neveme Reeetpt.-Tbe Nesal Sank ilisaee. The reedmree's Bsream. WAksunomc, Jan. 18.-The enate'e adjourn- a ment from Thursday till Monday discourages ex tremists. Its apathy is denunced. It Is almot certain that the bills changing the Supreme (doort and degrading Hancock will fall of the required two-thirds in the Senate. Bent or Anthony's paser opposes the emascu- . lation bf the Supreme Court, and letters from sol. diers all parts of the country, are protesting against the degredatlon. The bill improving the army by mustering out Bancock will probably die in the osse. Green, of the Boston Post, teiegraphs his corree. pondent here that the excitement throughout New England is intense. Gen. Howard writes a letter remonstrating with negroes, who, having been provided with homes in the North and West, are abandoning their piaces and spending their earnings coming bhrk. WAsnioTor ,. Jan. 18.-The National Bank of Texas, at Galveston, has ceased to be a public depository HIvose-The eatire day was devoted to set speeches on Seward's purchases and finanoces. The enbers of the military committee con- p smlted reael previous to their recent action ad verse re ducing the aruy. (;rant strongly ad vised against reducing the army. He said that y one-half of the army was now in the unrecon structed States and in Teenesme and Kentucky: there was a serious lack of men both in the South and on the frontiers. In the department of the Lakes barely enough had been left to take care of the forts. All quiet at the war department. Internal revenue receipts to-day, $i,0.000; for the we k, $2,17Kc.000; for the veer, $109,75tt,ti) The National Bank finances are without material change. A strong pressure is being brought to bear to t continue the freedmen's bureau in full force in hentucky and Tennessee. FROM JACKIO. The lslasimppl rUeeewtrmettes Wevitteal JAcupoN, Jan. 18.--(/onlilutional (Xmredion, Jackson, Mius., Jan. 18, lbG1.-S-ir-l have the honor herewith to transmit to you the following a resolution adopted this day : Wmatst . The president of the United States suspended the lion. E. M. Stanton from the office of secretary of war without assigning any cause or provocation other than that of being in favor of -arryitg out the laws of Congress; therefore, reaoletwd. That this convention return a vote of t thanks to the tenateof the United States for their t righteous act in replacing him in his proper po sation as secretary of war. Respectfully, your obedient servant, P. P. sLAR., Sewesary. To Boe. B. F. Wade. Pheaitiet U. IL Senat The following were referred: Resolution that any registered voter, on pre sentation of his certificate of registration to mans. gera of election for the ratification or rejection of the acts of this convention, shall be entitled to and allowed to vote in any county or precinct in the State, without regard to the county or pre cinct in which he registered. Resolution that there shall be no enforcement of collection of any debt contracted prior to the flnt of January, 1561; that all such debts be suspended until the year 1900. Resolution that one hundred and fifty copies of the minutes be printed in book form daily for the use of members of the convention. lresolution that all persons occupying public lands be required to pay the tax on the same for r school purposes as though they were lawfol o ners. f Iesolation forbidding the 8tate of Mississippi t to assume or pay any debts or obligations lacorred in aid of the rebellion, or to claim from the United States compensation for slaves emanci j pated. c An ordinance t. invalidate all transactions of executors, administrators or guardians for widows or orphans where Confederate securities was the cinsideration received; granting the right to parties thus wronged, through the intervention of the courts of the States, to enter upon and take possession of all lands and tenements sold or dis posed of as above, and the right of notion at law against such executors, administrators or guar dians, or their securities for damages. An orlinsece prioviding for the levying of a special tax on all real estate and movable property in the State, and providing for the election by the convention of a sufficient number of tax col lectors, not exceeding one to each county, to col lect said tax. The convention shall elect a treasurer, to be known as " treasurer of the con vention," for the purpose of receiving money thus collected, the treasurer to be continued in office sixty days after the adjournment of the conventon. A resolution was adopted to appoint a com mnittee of three to memorialize Congress that at least one-fourth of the tax collected on cotton produced during the year 1967 be erx pended, through the freedmen's bureau, to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, without regard to color. FROM ATLANTA. ('emmualeattle fte. ee. Meade-te" eeassuetens. AnLn.T , Jan. 1A.-C . Meade sent tin a comma ication, dated yesterday, to the convention this norninp, which, after acknowledging the reoelpt of resolutomnns sking for pay, saeys : I have this day received information from the treasurer that there are nc, fnds in tIe treasury at Milledgerille. I have alto been receutly informed that some of the public ietiltutilous of the 8tate have been suffering cli account ou tle noll payment of the appropria tionsr for their support. Whether this failure of samenet bns been on account of the want of muanr in the ile ate treasury or for iother resons. I asn not at present advised. I shall ouse my best efforts to secure without delay the nears of paying the inridentat ex penses of the convention, and at leant a portion of the per diem oand mileage of the menem bers. If I find on inoveastigation that any funds which should be in the State treasury have been placed beyond my reach, I may find it necessary to burpend, t, niporarily, the payment of a portion ol the current salartes of all the offliere who re ceive their I'ay either from the State treasury or the Statc road. ou will perceive from the facts above ltated chat t is out of any power at pree ent to conly wi'h the request ,f the cnvention, lucih as I desire to do so. In lieu of granting 1this authority i respectfully request that the re quisition of the disbursing egent may be sent to me for my approval, that I may see that nuch ifunrds of the Starte as may become available be properly distributed according to the public ne the convention refused almost unanimously to umslpend the rules to consider a resolution asuking the federal authorities to make advances for the ,Sa meit ol Ihe convention expenses. They also trabled a reolltion to appoint a committee of de:epates to examine the S ate treasury. Sections e:ht and nine of the bill of rights of the old ('onstltution were adopted. One delegate gave another the lie durinlg to d]a)'s esaln, in i quarrel arising out of the non receipt of pay. Itoth caught up their chaitrs, but violence wase averted and mutual apologles made. Gen. Meade huas issued an order validating the o rdieaoe of the convention, with the exception t Lat collection is not to be stayed in cases of taxes on labons' wages. R ecemearettie n Crev e Ste a Sarnt xpeeted e* Tueedaw-A e W ore Bes a Natlaeed Caemlpan-s-- e555e IOehegd. Rluasown. Ja. 18.--Ia conventien the bhd of rights was up n for uaction. even eotionus we a dopted, incndlan oe eolari ng Virgidl a so equal member of the general governmeat, aend ea t tited to all benefits and subject to al bhrdens of the other States. The judiciary committee repstad adveeely to rcaling debts Irior to ISC5 at 25 enasot o tie d ollar. General Grant is expected on Teseday tO tkand a meeting of the trustees of the Peabody edboS tional fand. Robert 8tevens, colored, of Charleston, has en. tered suit in the United 8taese Distrlct Court hemre against the Richmond sud Fredericksurg Bal road for compelling his wife to red in a soeea. class car when she had a frst-class ticket. He las damages at $18.000. The Enquirer here will publish on Moeday the challenge sent by Col. White, a Repeblican mem ber of the 8tate convention, to Gee. Betier, whee the latter was in the city last week. It demands reparation for being ordered out of Butler's de partment during the war. The alair Ya still pend ing. White is one of the Republicans who re fuied to hear Butler's speech. FROM AOUGUTA. GA. Speeck oef eo. Jeakhia-We lnteeds Ce g Plebt Ist ot WBebe the apr seao C .rt"'-The Treeaurer'a blaus Res to be Poeaw. Ari-'ra. Jan. l.--Advices from Milledgeville state that Governor Jenkins, being called on by citizens at the executive mtnslon, made a speech. in which he said that the funds of the State had been removed to New York, and he would fight it out before the Supreme Court. The boiks of the itate trseanrer cannot be I found. The poetmaiwer and express agent re fuhed to deliver over to Capt. Rockwell, General leede's appointee, packages and iettereaddresaed "John Jones, treasurer of Georgia." FROM RALEIGH. The worth (areltas neoeoae nettoea Cm voeesen. lmaLlon. Jan. 1l.-Much confunlon prevafled in the convetion, to-day, and nothing wasaccom phshed. There is a marked d'spoeltion on the part of Northern delegates and blacks to control the native white radicals. Derham's conservative reotlutions, alluded to yesterday, after much fihbuatering were aided nitely postponed. O'Hara. a negro from Wayne, was elected en grossing clerk. Ikhe betitaei's reporter is still in his seat. FROM NEW TORK. Death of Jabs Jaeeb Aser. eTw Yolu, Jan. 18.-John Jacob- Astor died to-day, aged sixty six years. FROM EUROPF. Arrest ofr Geere Framesl Trial sald Othere as Feelaima--'he French Prom Blll--Opea. lta of the welsth Psaritamelt. L.oNnoN. Jan. 18.-When the steamer Scotia landed at Queenstown, a strong police force went aboard and at rested George Francis Train, Grinnell and Gee, three paseongers from New York, charged with being active members of the American wing of Fentanium. The American residents were, in consequence of this act, considerably excited. PtiI., Jan. 19.-D)uke DePerignty, in a letter, objects to the proposed bill for the governwent of the press. He thinks the bill leaves journals free to assail public and private character. Siocatuits, Jan. 18.- The king opened parlia ment with the usual address. He favors the en rollment of all the population in the militia, and the purchase of the most improved arms for the army. Bruti.i, Jan. 18.-The diet has passed a bill for a railway loan of 10,000 000 thalers. LotIcri, Jan. 18.-Count Sartiges, the French embaspador to Rome, attended the New Year's lite of Francis I, ex king of the Two Sicilies. l'it asant speeches were made, and much good feeling prevailed. R1VER NEWIL Vi('KeRPrnt, Jan. 18.-Passed up: Quitman at 12 U.. Argo.y at r, P. U. Puased down: Belle Lee at 5 r ,. River rising. I'lrriara.,Jan. lx.-River unchanged. Nearly closed by ice, with indlcationa of more. Ther mometer 23. ('INCINNAT-t, Jan. IR.-The river has fallen two feet one inch, leaving fourteen feet four inches in the channel. Weather clear. Thermometer 24. Lot Isv iLLS, Jan. 18.-Departed: Indiana and Legal Tender for New Orleans, with light trips. River tailing, with six feet four inches in the canal. Weather clear. Thermometer 31. XISCELLANEOUI. Sr. Louis. Jan. 1l.-Weather clear and milder, with indications of a general thaw. l'IT7 -nato. Jan 1i.-A fireworks establishment exploded here to-day, killing three persons. Clit uns,,O.. Jan. 18. -The Democrats have ma tured a plan for redistricting Ohio, by which ouly two radical congressmen will be returned from that State. Naw Yoaa, Jan. 18.-The steamer Australian on the 8th of January encountered a ship burning and abandoned. She had white lower masts, double topsail yards and wire rigging. NOsFOLK,L Jan. Ili.-The steamer Reliance burned in James river. HB}asi, Jan. 18.-Wind north. Weather stormy. MARBITL I.osuno, Jan. 19-Evening.--Bonds, 72. Con sols, 92f. l.:v\a.rotL, Jan. 1.--Evenlng.-C'otton active and excited, advanced id. Sales 30,000 bales middling uplands 7jd. To arrive 7td. Corn dull. Wheat fi'm. H1avaN , Jan. lA.-Riigar, No. 10 to 12, 75@74 reals: No. 15 to 20. .itC,'A reals. Molasses }9C6 reals for clayed. Freights higher, small veasela in demand. Bacon 13 25. Butter 2u@30. Flour 12@13 60 for Spanish and lI;617 for Ar,.erican. OnIons 750. Potatoes 50. Roein 6. Tallow ll1l2. NhEw YoaR. Jan. l.--Flour declinion. Wheat nlominally lower. 1Corn 2!:@c. lower. Rye quiet. Oats heavy. Perk dullati21 .14. Lard dull at 13713c:. Cotton firmer; middling uplands 17Jc. Freights firm. Stock very dull; 5-20"a of 1862 coupons, 189|. Gold. 13 '. Nsw iolur, Jan. I8.-Gold steady at 13-j. Sterling 5:. Naw I~ n,. January 8. - Cotton t@f. bhitter. Sales 4,00 bales; middling uplanu-a 17@17-T c. Flour market favors bhvers; quoiStlons not materially altered. Wheat Favors buyers. Corn, S1,u'Pern white $1 25 r@$L 2.6. Whlky dull. Port Iwer--ew $21 ), old $20 75. Lard doll and heavy, at 12|@l3 6 . Naval lstorea quiet Grocerles firm and quiet. Freights active and firm. New Yoli.a Jan. l.- Mahltey easy, call loanq (,;. 'Ihe bank statement shown r.n incremse in hans of $2.S; ' 000: of specie 6$87 0'0; of depos crease nlu circulation of $23,0(n0. Balance in the sub-treuasury $13,5.000,000. MosLer., Jan. 1. - Cotton in fair demand. Rtock on sate light. Milddlinge 153c. Sales 253) bales. Iteceipta 1641 bales. Exports 413- bales. Att -era, Jan. lI.-Cotton market active at full ;,ricrs. Sales 1100 bales. Receipts 720. liddlin .1I54i l a.e. SAvarInu.i. Jan. 14.--Cotton active. Sales 6570, closed excited; middlings lijc. Receipta 2223 Ex'orta ,.U2. LAitli ILLS. Jan. I-.-Tobacco firmer: loms $5 rii: medium leaf $14 75; setlections $17 50.. Flo:r S$7 7512 50, superfine and fancy. Wheat $2 :5', 2 40. Oats ;7146;co. Corn 76@(0c. Baon- bshoulders 1i.; clear sides 114c. Lard 12I@13c. Mess ork $21. Whisky 2n(~30c. in bond. Cotton 1 ircl.NAT, Jan. 18.-Flour quiet; family lll' 11 25. Wheat $2 50(2 15. Corn s0c. Oats doll, ;67c. Proviaions quiet. Mese pork $20820 25. Blcon-shouldersa, tlc.: clar siles, 1li0.; clear iib llc. l.rd firm and quiet, l1)@l2ic. Butter firm, 35141c. Esgs declined to t40. C'heese 14 1415c. Whisky 02 28 free. 8r. Loris, Jan. 18.-Flour firm; superfine $7 75 @8 50. Wheat dull and drooping, 5c. lower. torn eamier, 90e. Oat doull and lower, 6-'474c. Provisions entirely nominal. Lard held 11l1.o A rew fiaure in the "Germea" Ia known a. " Le Gtant." The head or leading couple com I mence the frare by danetag a gallop once round the room, after which the lady distributes to ech peatleman a pair of ladkea' light evenaing gloves. end the gentleman preeents to each lady a pair of Sgentleman's gloves of orange-colored dog-skln. Them each couple waltz toaed the room a few t titme, when two lines are formed-the ladies on Sone lde of the room and the gentlemen opposite. The nextmeveUentisthe famoue " forward two," I when a general exesage takes place, the pn Stelae reoehg frain the ladies their dog-skin gloves, nd they, Ino tars. preeenting each lady wsth apatr of *etb lovev. The are fastened a b t-celered ribbed to the bttona-hole or ha et Ihe g lb e mlIeed by saoing the .T (rm ps. o0ai ntetillg rnre. RrPOaTOanAL BRErrrl.-Ia our report of the Baker investgation oemmias e, we say : "Judge Walker retorted by saying that the parties discharged were as good witnesses for the prosecution as those employed at present." We should have added, "oler good witneses for the defense." The horses of the Black Maria, of the First Dirleot senties. have been in the heads of a con stable for seven weeks. The finance committee of the council should take sitep to release them as their necessity4s daily felt. Messrs. Cooley. Ludeling, Crawford, Vander. griff, Waples, McMillen, Barrett and Ferguson, all delegates tothe eeaveaon now is session at Mechanics' Institute, occupied a stage box at the Academy last evening, and enjoyed heartily, to all appearance, the travesti upon the body in question. Gen. Hancock will postpone until some time next week his contemplated trip to Galveaston and A ustin. Remember the dress ball to be given by Quit man Ldge No. 76, F. and A. M., on the evening of the 29th inst., at Masonic Hall. The beautiful ceremony of a Masonic baptism will precede the festivities. * That man Is truly an object of pity, who, ono eupying a seat at the St. Charles Theater and hearing lago whisper poisoned words in Othello's ear, laughs outright. as if it were a good joke. To mourn the di mise of such a person would be nets to impossible. United States Commissioner Shannon has com mit:ed for trial Marie Delherbe, who is accused of drawing the beusty due Charles Rednight, a sol dier, who died in the federal service, during the late war, by falsely representing herself to be the m, ther of the deceased and his immediate heir. Our readers will find It worth while to peruse the report of yesterday's proceedings of that hororsable ody the reconstruction convention. published elsewhere. It has come to a dead stand still until the sergeant-at arms shall have hunted up all the absent delegates, sick or well, in town or out of town, and brought them up on the floor to vote on an important question pending for four days past. The temperature. yesterday, as shown by the thermometer at C. DIuhauel's, corner Bienville and Chartres streets. was as follows: At 6 a. M.. 41 degrees; at 12 M., 45; at 3 P. Y., 46; at 6 r. x., 47. Tnx BAZAAR Cas.-- ometimeteago the Common Council passed an ordinance to authorize the con troller to sell the farming of the Bazaar between the two French marketrs. Mr. W. H. Wells, who claims to be the lessee of the Bazaar, instituted proceedings against the city in the Sixth I,lstrict Court, and caused an injunction to sane against the city and others, enjoining the corporation from collecting any revenues of the said market. In due course of law the injunction was dissolved and the claims of the plaintiff dis missed. On Friday Mr. Wells filed a motion in the same court asking for a suspensrve appeal. returnable to the Suprema Court on the second Monday in February, on the' ground that there is error to his prejudice in the order of the court, which does not require any security from the de fendants, and that even if they had been required so to do, the order inflicts an irreparable in jury to the mover. EXTENSIVE FIsE.-About 4jIo'clock A. M. yester day a fire broke out in the shed of a house at the cirner of Front and Constance streeta, and soon communicated to the main building, which was etirely consumed. The building was owned by Mr. Nash, and occupied by Mr. Cypher. A fresh wind was blowing at the time and the flames then cormmunicated to a two story house, owned by Mr. John Brien : thence to a two-story frame house, owned by Mr. McCulloch, and occupied by Meters. Gallsgher and Jourdan; thence to the property and residence of Mr. bykes, all of which were destroyed. The extent of the loss has not been ascertained. Mr. Brien is partly insured for fuio0. The fire was doubtless the work of an incendiary. RosrBErrW.-Jennie de Forrest reports that an unknown man came to her house on Rampart street, near St. Louis street, and while she was absent from her room, decamped with two brace lets, one watch, two gold chains and alot of small jewelry-the whole valued at t$00. The office of Dr. Taney,coruer of Customhouse and Dauphin streets, was entered by some un known person, on Friday, between 6 and 7 o'clock r s., and robbed of clothing to the amount of ir.ty dollars. A boot 9 o'clock on Friday night, the store No. .0 Royal street, was entered by a robber who es caped without taking away anything, the inmates of the house being in the rear of the store, hay. ig been aroused by the noise made by the intru der. No clue has been obtained of any of the robbers. FIrST DIsTRncT CouETr.-The following sen. tences were passed by Judge Howe yesterday: Charles Dupree, alias "Stone House Jack," for larceny, six months in the Penitentiary. Leon Johnson. colored, for larcery, three months in the Parish Prison. Edward Walter, for larceny, one year in the Penitentiary. George Fay and Johnny Lowrey, boys, for lar ceny, six months In the House of Refuge. Pa!myre, colored, for larceny, two months in the Parish Prison. Henry Williams and Lafayette Uobinson,negroes, for larceny, six months in the Penitentiary. Paul Francois, alias Polite Francois Battean, colored, for wounding with a dangerous weapon, one year in the Penitentiary. John Action, for larceny, six months in the House of Refuge. Jean Leaca, for larceny, six months in the Peni tentiary. Anugusntn Orie, for assault and battery, fined ten dollars. Luhin Johnson, negro, for larceny, six mgnths in the Parish Prison. PrcOPIFr R I N; ':s.l COIR.T.--J G(off wa sent to tihe Pariah Prison for twenty daEys for stealig mackerel. Phil. Thomas, colored, a suspicious character, was sent for thirty days. John McCubihgs and like Raun-era, of the same stripe, were sent to the Workhuure for ninety days. They are considered dangerous, besides heing suspicous. Stallion ( ) Price and Toney, two colored tbieves, were sent to the Parish Prison for thirty deys each. MIary Ford, a poor insane woman, was sent to the Insane Asylum. Thomas Norton. a drunkard, was sent for Eix months to the Workhouse. RlFcRnDEl GASTIrNwI.' CortTr.-Joseph Heyer. residing at No. 177 Rampart street, was arrested yesterday, and gave bond to appear to answer a complaint made by police officer W. Sears, who selsres him of allowing to run at large two fe rocius df ge, which attacked the ofier. ahoat two o'clock yeslerday morning, on Customhouse street. Clara Pisher. who keeps a bagnilo at the corner of Customhonse and Villere streetsa has been ar rested on a charge of assaulting Louisa Walace and robbing her of a cloak worth thirty dollars. Clara gave bail for her appearance. Officer J. King, of the police, has been arrested on a charge of assault-ng Sergeant Douglas, of the Second District, with a pokar, shout 1 o'clock esterday morning, with intent to kill. Sergeanut ,ouglas was badly bruised and cut, and is con fined to his room, but the injuries are not dangerous. Jean Montansoe, the negro voodon doctor, so well known in the lower part of the city, has been required to give bail for his appearance on a charge of collecting from Antonio Cordero the sum of $1,5, for services rendered to one Vidal, who died. The accusation is that Montaneprs tended to be a licensed physician when attending Vidal; and having collected his fees as a phys cian, he is charged with obtaining money ander false pretenses. William Morrha Is in custody, accused of steal ing from the premises of Jennle Forrest, on am. part street, between St. Loui. and Conti, on Pridsy aight, a gold watch, two gold chans and a par of bracelets all vained at aboot sirx hF dred dollars. Whet SIr Bobert Walpole, after long ro'ing Great Britatn ua sole minte of thbe rst and seo ond Georges, we at lst overtbrewls by hie per Itamentary foes, his sem oeaee, seeig sow grievously be suBered in hisretiremernt, f.rom idle aes and ennai, offered to read hstory ito ham, to pasr sway the thme. The fallen minister e claimed: Read onyflhg but histoLry; know tatlttisfalse ! " ehadnotedhiory fo twenty years, sad ksee how shallow sad pe etd were the recetived versolum f hoerld events, and of the characters and motives of the actors ha them. Lithogaphle pltn of the whlel of the etty property for male to.moromw by Omardey & Co. cen be sa bymule at the kattoeem Exeahuee, esely Nimbi mu*Ues SATUIDAY AT THIIE tFAIR *OUT9 ll. The unusual season of cold sad gloomy weathw had not seased up to last evenng, bet antwfth standing the piercing wind and the sable sky, a great crowd had gathered on the grounds by one o'clock, and all appeared to be deeply interested in the numburless carious inventiont and exhibl tions they saw around them. N) lessoa can be more practical or more profitable than a great State fair to the pounlation at large. At a fair, the people are brought face to face with the in struments of usefulness and economy wMch they had heard a great deal of talk about, but of the virtues of which they had always been Incredo lous. They find that the rude plows and har rows, the steam engines, the sugar erushers, the saws and cutters, the washing machines, and otter conltrivancrs of old times, have been our parsed by modern inventions, reducing time, labor, space and expense seventyfive or eighty t er cent. That where half a dozen servants in a household or half a dozen bands in the field had to be employed, they can be profitably replaced by intelligent implements of housewifery and hus. bsndry, guided by one experienced attendant. It is hardly necessary to speak of the stimulantgiven to rivalry, and a desire to improve upon all sorts of models. The people of Louutiaa, and of New tOees. sspeein, ewe a arena debt of atiutde to the geantemen eomposag the Meohafeal and AgriollouralState Fal' Association. We were greatly strack with the beauty of the two marble statnes in the center of the octagonal: the one representing a boy wrapped in a fleecy mantel, the latter so artfully narved as to resem ble strikingly a real sheepskin; the other a girl cherub extracting a thorn from the foot of a four-footed pet, which looks up with eyes as tzustingly innocent as her own. Who is the scuptor we know no', but we are sure he has no reason to conceal his name. We l,oked more carefully at the pictures yesterday. which are on exhibition in the second story of the octagonal, and found a great deal to admire, and an equally great deal to condemn as mediocre and unde arving. If we do not mention all which we had n.ental'y included in the former category, it must not be thought it is with the intention to class them with the latter. Of the mediocre we shall oay rothng, and the good ones are too numerous to be all mentioned in our limited space. The interior of a m mnatie cloister, a small oil paint ing, blenctag ,light and shadow in a marvelous degree, struck no as Infi nitely the mcst meritorious performanoe on the walls. The eye seems to penetrate from tLe vaulted chamber, in which two monks are at their devotions, away into the innermost recesses cf a !org range of pillars and niches, even to the '" deep sacristy and altar's pale." Then there was an admirable picture of the noble Hancock, the man whom Robert E. Lee characterises as the first one in power who has raised one corner of tle sombre pall which hangs over the Southern country. And there was the stern old sea dog Fsrrafut. his lips compressed, and giving evidence of his inflexiblexible and dauntless spirit. The por trait of the illustrious Beauregard is a very fine and lie-like one; and everybody who frequented the uily Hotel ten or fitteen years ago will recognize the genial face of John Hew lett as ho looks kindly but seriously down from the canvas. This picture is by Healy, and an excellent one it is. There were also portraits of Generals Lee and Andrew Jackson, of Calhoun, Webster, Clay and others, but their merit is not equal in point of art to those before mentioned. There was a copy of Raphael's great cartoon re presenting the Lord's Supper and the miracle of th' Savior, which, though bold and free in the conception, had not the depth and breadth of col oring which care and experience ought to give. A scene from the lowlands of the Mississippi, by P. Claque, struck us as wonderflnly true to nature. 1 he mighty river is within its banks, vegetation is flourishing luxuriantly, and there are barely enough marks left of the devastations of the re sistle a floods at high water, to remind us that no skill or labor can make this fertile region a per manent habitation for man. The fight between two stallionsin an Indian encampment at thI bate ol it e Rocky mountains, we have already spoken of in terms of commendation. It is evidently the wort of an artist who has spent years among the savsge tribes of the far West, and bears every evidence of rraisem'blance. The picture of Messrs. Molse and Pearson, repre senting the members of the Mbtairie Jockey Cub, I is wonderful for the striking resemblance to those gentlemen in form and face, copying even their unconscious habitual attitudes. The grouping of so many persons in so small a aspse, each figure preserving its individuality and as recognizable as life itself, is an evidence not only of artistic skill but of genius. We were attracted by copies of the ceilings of famous Roman villas, and the other intricate works of ancient and modern Italian masters, made by our able and modest townsman, James Ftieret, Esq. There is banging on the walls a pe tute in ' paper cutting" representing a " Freed man's Paradise." Two of the manhoods are die. Leuanig politics and reclining lazily on the porch f a log cabin, through the interstices of which the rain and wind have free access to the interior, whilst the ashbl housewife is vehemently scoldiug a boy and a girl who are poring over their school books. The poultry are in the garden, the horses are tied and forgotten in the midst of the grass less yard, ard everywhe e s the image of equalor and improvidence. This work is decorated with a b:ue ribbon. In a gras case, up stairs, we saw some China and porcelain ware, the plates and ,at:cers of which were admirably painted by " a school girl of 15 years." We cannot relrain Irom a passing compliment to two worthy men who minister to the inner wants of visitors-Mesars. iit l Waters and Max ?Iihoul. lich as the popular host of the Orleans lHouse, a branch of waLch he has established at the Fa r GrIat da. Those of the returned Confed erates who came down the river on the Staratoga mudt retember iih Waiteis, the kind, truo I eC;lrted bar keepetr, alao would take no money front them, but furn,ih.d them uns 'inintg:lgy from lie excetllreLt and asnple stores. Mich is stll the san e, and his llquors st the Fair (Gronnds are idrentical with thee at the corner of St. Cha-les at.d C, umion street.. His estand is between the S(lob louse and the amphitheater, and he is alssyo pleased to see his frienlds. Tnir Flana than is with Mich, and they pull together kindluy. Yr. Max Nihoul is the proprietor of the beanufult atd popular confectionary saloon, c3rner of Bayou road and Rampart street, and although he is a foreign born oiusea, the pee Cle of New Orleans own lim a debt which they ean ne' r repay. Alone and unfriended he stood egainst the tnn'vatices of the colored population, wlo, after socceeding in making the city cars tree to white and black Indiscriminately, loblanted on thrusting themselves into public places of re freshment and amusement. Max Nihoulstood firn f, r the whites, and although thousands of armed iLl tleattning negroes gathered around his rture ard dwelling, every Sunday, for six or seven crcsecutive weeks. his honeity and resolution litally caqull-ied his opponents. Max ha a saloon Lear the great bell on the track near the grand (rtrrc, e. here the hungry lair and their beazx, bnd the youngsters, can appease their appetites wibh ham and tongue, sandwitches, gLu.ntine, cod! torkey, soda rofigoacs and champagne. There were present several parties of school ch:ldren and young ladies from the different 6cder,;ics of the city. Prominent among the latter were the lair scholars of Mrs. Brand, all b.lhi and j, yous,atesy with health aid exhilarated with the delightful country air. They all were in uited in'o one of the show tents by Colonel Es eht tliman and Mr. Tyler. where the truculent beef eater thrust the head of a huge chickensnake mauo Lis cawirnous mouth, and where the vipers cluntered aruun.d "young Riley's" manly form in as lively a style as the worms around the skuall of Ah nzo the brave. About two score of the riinog get etalion of the Lotiou's wards were ushered hbout the grounds Ly their teachers. They be L.as d very decorously, and kept ranks as well as if they had beenl raised In the army. We now come to the InCus. The first race was for a purse of 8200, double treams, trottnglto harness, mile beam. The en tries were T. P. Roach's Loey CracfordI and mate. O. W. limmick'a C('acas and mate, and - BJyncun's Bily Woods and mate. There wsa enly one heat run and that is briefly described. Canaa teekm he le after quittang the pole, coatantl, increaingl the gap all arand and into the heme tretch, nd badly distaneing his competitors, if uch they oeu:d be ealled, Li 2:f0l. TLhere was an immean crowd pre-., w he appeared to feel greatly diiappoteod at the trnigaigeaaee of the cotest. A urse of $10 was raise to be given to the boy frst i at a foot race aror.nd the track, $1 to the ereeud, aud g6e to tVs thirdb. F stripliag enterd d were eeennd wrezr -_i tn years old, weight 10 peena. A. Kemaler, nisneteen years old, weight te s U-ry Oaines, si~zteeu e'J.s old. la w petp ,; UCh. chebabel t', rtr a old. tgh 110 pmaad , b etred out, 'emsleor led from te mp, a~d came Is considerably ahead of Iregten and Gaeues, ih the extnuerdirty () lte of S to 60 aonutee. By 5 o'clock the weather was go cold that the grounds were nearly deserted, everybody being pleased with the day's excaursion. crTAeo ttLDO--,-ctArs twmr-twO-r. s. amGHrT, eIP IxflmRTNDTr. PFantligs in OiL--Bet historical pilIted is the United States-Theo. Noise ad Pieraso New Orleans; gold medal. Bees ladcape painted li the United Itbe - Rlehard ClagNe, New Orlesau; gold medal. Best composition-to N. 8. Howes, entendr by R. T. Paekwoed. New Orloane, gold medal. Best head-to T. C. Bealey & Bro., New Orletas sliver medal. Best animal-to L. D. Pomerade, St. Louis, sil ver medal. Honorable mention was made of the painting of Berzinger, St. Louis, entered by W. E. Jervey, New Orleans; also of the display of portraits by T. C. and O. A. P. Healey New OrleanM. Premium awarded to Mra. W. Kearney, New Orleans, for beat water color painting, sllver medal. Honorable mention made of one by Eng. Hast logs. entered by R. T. Paekwood, New Orleane. Also of water color pslating, by Edmond G. Tyler, New Orleans. aged nioe years. Best specimen of drawing with pencil-awarded to 3. W. dmith, New Orleans; entered by A. Ka. apn paktiv ti premlsin sws 4 to Ella A. Morn, New reas; bregae medal. Best crayon drawing by boy sixteen years of age-premium awarded to Yalestiae Wehrasa, New Orleans; bronze medal. Best pen and ink sketches-premle sawarded to Mise Ahee Mose, New Orlest; bronase medal. Best drawing with pen-bronze medal awarded to ft. B. Mon gomety. Honorable mention of one by H. A. Spencer. Best specimen of agricultural drawings-pre mium awarded to Wm. Thiel, New Orleans; alver medal. Beat spee!men of ilthography-premism award ed to John E. Boehler, New Orleans; silver medal. Best specimen of copperplate engraving-sliver medal awarded to John Duuglas, New Orleans. Best specimen of penmanship - premipm awarded to R. B. Montgomery, New O:leae ; bronze medal. Honorable mention made of penmanship by H. A. Spencer, of Sonle's Commercial College, sad of illuminated penmanship, from Dalbear Commercial College, by B. B. Euston. Be at specimen of writing by boy under 16 years of ae--piewiom awarded to Win, Flynn, New Orleans : bronze medal. Beat specimen of porcelain painting-premium awarded to John A. Scholten, St. Louis; silver medal. Beat specimen of gilding on glas- awarded to J. O. Belnap, Mobile, Ala.; sil ver medal. Best specimen of window shade painting made in tle valley of the Mieaisssippi-awarded to Chsar. Bolten, New Orleans; diploma. Best specimens of imitations of wood and marble-to Chris. Symoas, New Orleans; broaze medal. Beet collection and greatest variety of Insects awarded to L. Trabaudt, New Orleans; silver medal. Be t statuette in plaster-awarded to Rogers, New York, entered by Kursheedt & Bienavenu, New Orleans; slver medal. HRoorable mention was made of the beautiful display of statuary, in marble, by Cora A. Blo comb, New Orleans; also of bronze bust (basso relievo), entered by I. T. Packwood, New Orleans. Honorable mention made-of Corcoru's picture frames, made from pith of wood, by Mrs. B. T. Packwood, New Orleans; Also, of Lepedoptera, painting in water colors, by M. B. Brice; Lithography on stone, by H. Werkman; Mechanical drawings, by Wm. Mantly; Colored printing, by J. E. Boebhler; Decalcomania, painting, by J. A. McDonald; Painting on china, by Miss Mary McCorina ; Landscape cutting, by Miss Mary A. Keenan. t .AS 6--AOGRitCLTURAIL IMPLEMnNTS-N. L BAILsY, sTPRINTiIwNDtT. Best bill-sIde plow-premium (diploma) to lark, Stauffer & Co.; manufactured by Garrett & Cottman. Bert plantation spinning machine for cotton Ihomas E. Bodley & Co.; manufactured by A. C. Brown, Cintinnati, Ohio; silver medal. Double mould board plow, (diploma) to Slark, Stauffer & Co., manufactured by J. H. Hull, Louias ville, Ky. Beater horse-power press; premium recom mernded to Thomas Baird, manufactured by Bea ter Press Company, New York. Beat chocolate, made in New York-entered by E. J. Hart & Co., manufactured by H. Malard & Co., New York; premium recommended. Best stick candy, machine candy and rock candy-entered by C. H. Wilson & Co.; silver medal. Bogar plums or drages-entered by E. J. Hart & Co., manufactured by 1.. Malard & Co., New York; premium recommended. Best gum drops, marsh mallow drops and gum t'ceks-entered and manufactured by C. H. Mller & Co., New Orleans; bronze medal. Best ornamentol candy work, such as fancy pieces, toys, pyramids, etc.-entered by same; sever medal. Best jar orange jelly, bright and clear-entered and made by Mrs. McBride, of New Orleans; pre mium, $3. Best jar mrnarmalade--entered and made by same; pran i.m. $3. Best jar jelly-made and entered by same: pre mlum, 13. Best dieplay of jellies--entered and made by arnme; prenlum., :. Beat jar lemon jelly-entered and made by Famne; premium. $3. }est asaorted jellies, in variety and quality entered and made by same; silver medal. I;est sasortment of preserves and jel!ies, made fr im fruit brown in uI,,uirana, lMississippl or Als 1arna -ente red by F. J. l'ecot, made by Mrs. J. C. Waldo, New Orleans, (very good;) second pre. nmirm. sliver medal. Best alperimen of syrups, six kinds, not le a than telve bottles- pl :urium, silver medal, to G. W. lIoubar & 0on, New Orleans. Best spetrmen of cord.ala-premluom, diploma, to G;. W. lut.bar & Son, New Orleans. BIest siecimes of anisette-premium, diploma, ito G. W. Dubar & Soo. New Orleans. liest display of cordials made min Loouslan- p r'mium, slt:ar medal, to G. W. Duobar & Son, New Oiericans. -i't,P !luteiusa 1ooerbint.-Best pop corn pr, hi nllo lecommended to Jas. Nogent, New Or. Best specimen of kunmmel-second premium recommended to A. (;oetzel, Moblle. Ala. Ihe comrmittee recommend in clas 1Ii. entry 3, hletorable mit ntion upon display of toilet articlee. TLe eurgical irstruments and exhiolion of im prived plasters deserve special mention. A rapid freezer. (French patent,) onexhibition, alto deserves mention. (lbss 29. entry I4--premium recommended for beat display of toilet articles. segrllamme for utday, lJa. a1, 1aes. Ezhibition halls opened. Fire companies to compete for the Zimmermann prizes at 1' o'clck i. Inrmediately after, a foot race, in which sve II fleet runners have entered. A lttal CIIaNCs TO MAKL Mo.Ns.--The attn t on of stock raisers, ivery stable keepers, and of every other person owning horses or cattle. is particularly call d to the advertisement of Mr. Ihlnuse tlazard,ottertuing his mrionmoth feeduotter Sf.r tale in the States of Alabama. Mussisppi, Florida. Louisiena, Texas and Arkanss. In ,or bumble opaion this is one of the mit useful in venutions exhblited at our State Fatr--o nseful that it has been universally adopted all over the N rth and We.t, and so much In demand that the foondries i New Yort sad the West east sup ply the demand. The price is fty doIlrs, a el wbich the machine eooouise eo n a mock fuarm t ie over In a twelvemneth. Here is a ouhe e for a princely fortune forthe simple troeble of ad vacing the money required to boy the patest s ght i the six 8tates above meatboeed, for the Hazard feed-aeuttr derstimaed to some ito usa ersal use. A Irrshmn belag on a viasit to rsome relatives a little more poltshed thn htiesf, wee requated. on golg to bed; to be carefeLt is extingskh the candle; he was obliged to ask the meuslg of the word, when be was told It was t put it out. He treaaredup the term, and esa day whoa ha wa sittisg at home i hin cabi with his wife, eoy ig hin patlle ad el5er-mk, te pig unsro monilosy walking i, bhe said (proud of kis bit of learulug) "Jady, dea, wll you extingusL the pig?" 'Arrah. theam, Pat honey,. wht do yeou mane" iqled Judy. *'Mlakh tme, yon ig uornat eratar," repiae Fat, "* manes pus out, to be se, tbaruetsaa liyem the Amertlea. nt as 6rf old wis the asy Whereon the rine of Peace was bore, W e kidoem net -at us pray _ 1 cokmes th bol more: Let as begim it-make our brawline cease, And 1M1 the hate that leas beindt the miak of Peaso! n. xe of athe outh,i you meen " The alls your valor wee I asl, Unchecked the manly team may tall Above your hbees seina ! Weep! bet remember we had beroee too, As sadly dear to asa youre an be to you ! WI. Men of the Nert, whoe sea aed drek, Victoloes is a headred Ahie, Gather p more about your te In m long winter nights ; If some you loved are mistng here and there No horanbeold ftbe bneik but eourns its vacea chair ! IT. By all th4 blood that has been shed, And will be till coatntios oees , Bury your auger with the dead, And be again a pece! afll . if. eIoinDaa. As we habed anticipated, the past week ha proves the meet breimat of the present theatuael season. At the Varieties Jefersenn's impersea tion of Rip Van Winkle he stedily drawn crowded houses, eaooaraging the management to withhold, temporarily, "Our Amerloan Cowlo," which weeas to have been prodooed to-morrow evening, and to pet "Rip Van Winkle" upon a cecond week's run. The piece can well bear thin increased demand upon the patronage of the publio. At the St. Charles, too, there bhve been lane audiences. Mr. Fo#rest opened on Monday eves ing with " Richelieu " and successively plaed nightly therefter 'fve ehercters of Vargiuuos, othello, and Richard III. An unfortunate attack of harseness, resultng frum sold, temporaruly. but abruptly terminated hbin week's performances, deferring the impersonation of Jack Cale to Monday evenl g. Mr. Barton Bill, Ia the supportnlg characters of le Nauaprat,. Icilia, logo and Richmond has fairly.uuotped a goodly porton of theajppl.an and favor of the audences. Without his suppnort, it is not too mach to my, Mr. Forrest's charactes8 woold Lave wasted mook of the vigor and power imparted by the combination of two, both of whom are so distinUguhed upon the stage. And Miss Lille-we are glad of the opportunity to allude to her winning artiess manner, sal her unconsefously gracefaul sling. She was a loving D.dermona, a dootle, filial Vfginia, a timorsus yet constant Julit ce Mortlmer, a noble Latdy d, ne. Her support, too, is invaluable to Mr. Fcrrest. We could with that there were some method devisable by which sadiences could be taught the laws of etiquette and gooeed belhavior; by which intellgence could be oceasoally ntused into the upper tiers. During the most thrilling parts of Mr. Forrest's acting, when his eager. rapid utterseeesdenote onlya mind everberdeed wlih peasion, or racked to despair, what poseible pretext have those unhappy, benighted creatures who indulge in boisterous laughter and low gufws, as if a farce or burlesque were being enacted before them? It entirely shooks say in telligent spectator and sadly interruptsthe thread of Interest In the performance. The attendance at Mr. Pierce's beneft last evening was slilo, and we are sorry for it, for the beneflcary is a conscientious, reliable actor, al ways prompt and useful. The " Collen Bawn" w~rplayed and the farce of the " Dutehman Ia Diflcaltt," Manager Baker appearing is the former m his specialty, My~ks 1a Coppaleen, in which, four years since, he made a great hit at the Varieties. Mr. Ferest will ssame his playing to-morrow evening, appearing as Jack Cade. We regard I'irginius as by far his best character yet offered the public. Busfess at the Academy has been quite dull up to last evening when the tide turned, and the house was filled by the production of a burtesque entitled the " Black and Tan Convention," the best local hit which we have ever seen produced upon the Academy stage. Jobshn B. Darivage, Esq., the author, took a prominent character ta the piece, amusetnly supported by Byman and the other artists of the establishment. By a curious coincidence, the real convention, now in session at Mechanics' Institute, has just voted to bold night sessions. It is safe to infer, from a glance over the audience last evening that those esselon will be held at the Academy. The right-hand stagehbox was filled with delegates, whoappeared to enjoy. as heartily as any, this travestie upon their legislation, and scattered here and there through the house were others who daily devote themselves to their unwonted task of traming a Constitution for Loulsiana. The piece itself is remarkably true to the life, and we propLesy for it a successful run, equal almost to that of the "Tale of Enchantment." The Olympic still draws nightly its fair share of public patronage. It ls a standard place of re sort, and is always certain to be found holding its own. Here, also, one may And a hit on the con vention, entitled a "Delegate to the Convention." Sweatnam and Johnny Redden, both old favor ies, ace also among the performers on the Olym pie stage. We subjoin a brief notice of the attractions offered to amusement seekers this evening : VAtiErrias.-' hNip Van Winkle "-Mr. Jefferson in his great speelsaly. Tr. C(aiLns.--B~rton Hill in the "Corsican Brothers." and Ben Deler in "Robert Maeafre." AcDorcr.-The" Black and Tan tjonwvetioon." and an olin performance embracing the Misco, ,Leab and Mis St. Clair In the cut. OLYUI'c--Tbompeon, leddoea, auste Starr ad Bweastneam in sonus, dances and burlesques. ORYESCX1T CITY MuCEKM.--Ten thousand c0 o(ities, including the Scottish Qneen, the rmlesso wonder, and the famous Bobemian glss blower. Mlltury a rpeintmrnts. HrEADQn~RTr s. Fw'Tr MILrTARn DIsvnTrT, New Orloeans, Ia., Jeu. 18, lait. Speeldl Orears a S13 llatrsetl i. Upon the recommendation of his excellency. Glovernor Baker, the followtig appointments in Louitena are hereby esounced: Augnute Bertant. justice of the peace, fifth ward, parish of it. Jsame. to lHi a vacancy. -amnuel B. Curry, police frore. ward eaaher seven parish of Winn, vice Daniel Ii. O. Q~uinn, recigned. krsn White, jultice ol the peace, ad P. A. TInpny, constable, second ward, parish of West Baton Rouge. to fll eastUrg rvcancies. John A. Dougherty. police juror, second ward, parith of East Baton Rouge,. to fill a vaosciy. AUgUst Worms, alderman of the town of Clin ton, perish of ms Pellotaas to ll a vanuoaey. Benry B. Wemack, sherifl, perish of De Boto, vice Boiling Williams, resigned. Upon acceptieg these appointments, the above nernmed personrs writl trnaramit to this ofmce a copy of the oath presertbed by law. By command of Major Gen. Hancock: oO. L UAnttItrV. AssIstant Adstest tiensrl. Omell WATSANIUL gr'BBaNK. SI Lka. 3Hthisnsety S evs sth slesa U. a , P.ev. Dr. Ellott lectured on " poetry" In Chl cago on the 14'hb. Dihreus i to rend in Wasiantoa. early Li February. The radilols of Tenaesee talk of belding a ansion for Brownlow. Bla father, the IDevil, has one ready for hri-well proteted from the cold.-(Preittee. TWe weald advls th1ue in emat of e fa sIon his clothLng, at prices less than before the war to call on Uarthwate. Lewis & nart, t31 ad si O(mp street. Any feiow san end water by diggg fol e It; but they ae gaftod p.ers wh. while meJ are walking, an point oat the hIdden sperig. wees'.rprise aewd are so cope'rssme there-, t te l M ateem of _tree ir'uasstal timwr bierassen to he. The abeeneea of ees oeigsesseam bl i EiLat_ *g i to e nto iln UMae as n o end , S r thi agL