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iXL JM 23 A JfVi It 1M JN iUl TIUlv. IEr: ejg Sunday mini, tbe 3d lat TORI la tka Mtb year of hi 01 itetatr Caniia win positively rfjlrel.rMernonM) onTUBJWAT ITHII3 iJMr W. fit BATIMAlf. Captain. AN CHILDREN'S UiyinXOKABU MBDIUM AND PLANTATION PJLbTHINQ, SHIRTS, at xjt of jubnishug goods.

I aa 'Gentlemen's axatoga and Sole Mt "Sank, rRm; Tracks by neat. TrT TON3 fc STEVENS. St Charles and Ooamoo at. 0TIM SITUATION AS OOOK. BT A (Wltip vmu! also, a home jti ht 1 teSkk th best ef reference, at 365 Pllidty itW2A mtDDLl AGBD WOMAN, WITH A Ttarttarlxvm 10 to 16 yew of the wash and irn for a amall family, to bqtm.

On who (u Mine well leoom ZZrA. will And a food home wad permanent tSWs Gomaaa preferred, Apply to Ma. "4tfTI gX CHAMLES THEATRE. Bt, Cbarlea Street. Kmiu.

Feb. 34. cmtoMDtaBtArmisrdnua, insbcaeta. Hrldn. Tti I'TAJfCT BRA AD MASK BALL Tin be alTaa at tbe St Charles Theatre, jbial GraaNi.

Fab. 23 1SC3. HlflVBl a ft. Murphy, TL Bambarger, iVWjr J. J.

Daniel OnoigeCenaa, 1Utr af AimUeiOB 'to Theatre and Ball, admitted without a tteke of ditatiM ood la fri a'T attire, aiae eeeoea titdkv'a gentleman. Gentlemen earn procure tiTiuuaM frost Ma Gleesoo. at the Box at from members of the Caeamlttee. I tons Tinnri. opd a quarter to I Overture MtawMtti nati peai i pncueij.

Ha etabeeured one day in advanee r. GLBASON, Tieaeorer. FOB 4 ItATH) fTaaaf.l GLASGOW The Al British shin CAKBOB, Hobbs, maater, ha Ting Mr carce ea Mard. wilt nave lm ilafato ditpateh. For froicht of 100 bale oottoa mti a ii umm it sns ujsiLK, union n.

Jra ai i k. i JSCarondelet street iNrei oa THURSDAY. 17th est P. M. TSranA Bavon.

TnA Moorm. Oamote. Uaariee, CotUe, Alazaodria, Bor Aaitjuys. and aU way lindlnga The MfhV laaaer LilZIB TaTB, Bo, Grovaa maater, Mara at a tore poUttrely, law, aoolr ea board, er to For freight or wuujiaB a vuauiiui, afenta, BIT tTeboapitonaaatnwt GRAND SAOBETD 'MUSIO Obrtt ChmeK IObbaI MihL im arnif al IYBBTjiq, Feb. at oVsloek, lor the aatt at Morhrr ounf.

csmariH Air at A a Bake vaQ, Beetor. RDIB THB DTBBCnOM OF MB. BBWABB. FABT ITdiatary, on Mr. Seward.

Millard. BoaainL EaiTr TathiM im anla Htrf.U. rKharof Meroiee duet, tenor and Qaif mt luaw daat, sop. and alto.Dtabat Mater. 1 WHI la' Glad ekoroa Southard.

awjiiaamn Mr, Caleotu mtgii hm quartette. I jlxA Moat Omnipotent alto av If waTbon Fount tenor aolo. lAlMalCaa Tkkata ai. to fw v. .4 muw.w.

nia. Wi, eiBBOwald'a Tyler, GrehaWa an oa fiaaaniinii at toe ennaea taaut Carai Aail ManMiiH a Mefluaia Vrom Fab. to Marsh 7, will aiaiaai froaa to 9 A. M. and from 4 Impu en flraft a Sffa.

Oram's. Wtnady atraet. aH.ratrairtiiAoaeratioK oa at their fcooaea. aUraaa JtAQKKTiO BBALBB. Bo.

15 Bnr Tatraat. FM gnMoTn jMal Neiee Hereafter the Tlekabara GOV. ALLS II will leare erery MONDAX gaTQr as eloct extendinf her trips to aaa jmenaoow lanmnKa tear till UTT a A UAMC, MOommamial Place. Bask. New Ortoaae, Fab.

5 Jh BanA will resume aettre business Oamp street; aear the earner of Grarler, iT toe Mth last. taeilitate trada the Bank will not 5 lawintt paper and deal la Bxehaon, bnt T1 ttm and BATILvraa an4 mi all fMtw Tlm leBnUioa, eto. Offloe hoars bom 9 A. fcSI.p., BBIBB3, President. VMA8 DTX, Oaahier.

F41 tJik FITT PAR. i JD5 TTJlAHB BUILBIHO, Orleana Fee. S3, 1868. to eall and examine oar l. HuTB Aim Bnviv r.rvrmaa martau.

'iSHIBTa, TBCBKJ3, traTelinf Bi wuehwe are aellinc aa cheap as ai takins aU rtenotnlnationa ot nnm S4UB, we eity fcj. flABTHWATTB, LBWTJB A 8TCABT 31 and 83 Camp street. 5V "bay ims PORK. a. CnalMk mw av a a WTT wr ATTn HAMS.

HB0SH1B BTJTT1B. 3r i' USP CADLFIBLD, v.TlaaJWBJ eaama IV aTWJaaXaafJ slbsTVOBa TOAaadiPADi rSff' wraasai nXXLi BAILB. 8PIKIS, p2 Waadin ui atiraax. 'T4 1.XWBST, 1 Magaaine street 00TTOB and SDQ AX jl a ui aaiaina street. i Flrt rm.

aT aaa, IlUIB, OAK ABO awOukeary.at iraUBUWlnalwTMi CaQloptstnet, Kkaoa BiJIroad Depot, Mobdat, Feb. 24 11 A. M. Cottoh The unfaTorable aoootrata from Liyerpool have still more depressed the market, and the demand is limited, even at the low prioet offered. Thai far we have heard of no aalef of any magnitude, nor anything to establish quotations.

At a later hoar buyers and sellers wiH no doubt come together, and something be done at reduced figures. Saturday sales summed up 2500 bales, ipU th morning com Piei 27? and' 10 bbls. Tbe demand ib i iur una preuy mucn au ue arrivals were sold at full prices, say lO aiOc for inferior, 13Vc for rood common. 14c. for fair.

14 9 14c for good fair, 15c. for fully fair, 15c. for prime, 150. for choice, 16VSc. for yellow clarified, 1617c.

for white, and 143 iC. ior aeoorjas. Molassbs The receipts this morning embraced 108 which were sold at Satur day's prices i 70c. gallon fW fermenting, 70 for reboiled, and 80c for prime re bo ilea. Arrivals from thb West The arrivals from the West since our report of Saturday last inoiuae tne steamboats trader and lach mond from Louisville, the Mississippi from Cairo, and tbe Alaska from Cincinnati.

Flock The receipts since Saturday are not aa liberal as was expected. The demand is very good for superfine and double extra, and prices or these grades are stiller. Sales to day 1100 of which 1P, 100 and 100 superfine at 10, 1W double extra at 10 25, 100 and 250 do. at $10 50, 100 oa its merits at $11, and 300 at $13 50 bbl. Poxx Is in light supply ait! very much in request.

Holders are now asking $26 4f bbl. for mess, which is the price dealer are obtaining at retail. A lot of 60 bbls. prime mess sold at $21 50 bbl. Corn There is a very good inoairv on the part of buyers for export, but the sales thus lar have been restricted by tbe advanced pretensions of holders.

The transactions embrace 3350 sacks, of which 1000 and 1750 sacks white at 9 400 do in lota, at and 400 yellow at tl 02 bushel Oath Are quiet and uncbanged. Sales today, 129 sacks and 80 at 85c bushel. BaiCOB Is scarce and in active demand at still higher prices. Pretty much all the receipts since Saturday were sold, and reported sales comprise 69 hogsheads, of which 6 casks shoulders at 12toc, 7 and 12 do. at 13c 14 do.

ribbed sides at 15 and 15 do. clear sides at 15c. Id. Holders axe now asking 16c. for clear sides.

Lard The supply of prime and choice is light, and the demand is good at full prices. A lot of 229 kegs prime sold to day at 15c lb. Tierce is quoted at 14 Vic Green Meat There have been some receipts, but there are no sales as yet Holders are asking tb for shoulders. Bbak The market is 'dull and prices are lower 200 sacks sold to day at $1 75 100 us. Hat A fair jobbing trade is doing at $20 21 for prime Western.

By the regular trade 200 bales prime sold to dar at $20 ton. There were also sales bv auction of 900 bales inferior at $1516. Holders are asking $20 ton for prima and choice at wholesale. KOKKTAJIT. MOKDAT, Feb.

2411 A. H. The money market continues without any quotable variation. Gold, was excited this morning by tbe receipt of a New York dispatch quoting it at 1481. In the sensitive condition of the market, and the tenor of previous account from Washington, this marked advance did not seem improbable, and some lots changed hands on the strength of it, including one lot of $3000 at 1 19., After it was discovered that the telegram was eronioua, and should have been 1434 instead of 148.

$1000 sold at 145. The market for Foreign Exchange was equally excited by the same, and 5000 bank sold at 162Vs to a party who was anxious to increase the sum to 10,000. The bank, however, refused to draw for more than 5000 at that rate, preferring to await further development. Since the correct accounts came forward it sold 1500 sight at 11014 for gold. Domestic Exchange is quiet at previous rates.

Most of the banks checking on New York at Vfe discount, but one or more asking 3s. The sales of Commercial include 1 30.000 New York sight, at 11 16 discount, and $25,000 at also, $15,000 bank at City Treasury notes are quiet at about previous rates, dealers buying at 13 for the large and 6 for the small, and selling at 12 for the lormer and 5 for the latter. The financial order of the Military District Commander has completely unsetted Bute notes 40 a 50 cent, discount are spoken of aa probable rates, but no sales have transpired to establish quotations. CARTER'S C0MBI5F.D COPTIKQ AHD WRITING .1 K. The Best la the World.

Will take four to six copies at onoe. Will copy days after written does away with two kinds of Inks; does not thicken or mould; uaivenally pronounced the best IKK in use. A GBABD, GOOD UK. Black, Permanent Fluid. For sale by 6TXTSOB a ABMSTBOVG, Btationera, Camp street, F23 Mplm Bole Agents for Louisiana.

WX ABB OFFBBIHO OUR HBAVT STOCK OF 8TAPLB LET GOODS FULLY FIFTBBB FEB GIXT. BXLOW BBW TOBX PRICES. JL. H. GARDNER Wholesale Dealers in Dry Goods, 91, S3 and 96 Common St F23 7t2dpAltW adjoiaiaf the City HoteL CALHOTJK PLOW SHARES AT fl 00 EACH, BUghtly Damaged by Fix.

U00 FLOW SHARKS, at 1 SO each, for sal at the above very low price by 8. B. CHURCHILL, 81 Tchoupltoula street FS3 6t3dp bet Poydraa and Lafayette eta. DUTCH HBRRUfGS JUST LABD1D, THB OBLI alraet ftash arrtral, for sale by FU St 8. HB88B 3 Tohoupitoulas street BAD CBBTBB BASB BALL CLUBS, 151 CAMP street, opposite fit.

retnear vnnrcn. r. ply Fnaa Bala. uul 1ta. rthiba mt th Bua Ball CoaveatioB will Had their eorrespondenee boxea numerically arranged la my store.

Have erdered a fresh supply of Balls adopted by the. JEtl Tk Convention, and STembing els par tatnlDg to this populatgaiao, 5t jOGARTI respectfully Informs the publio in gene? tal, aad tha members af the Baa BaU Ooavoatioa la paztionlar. all aluae aad krveis of that maaly sport that he baa annatantlT na hsad a larss sns Bats Balla. mmA Rimm Smh 8tl)t Quoting jpicajitmt NEW ORLEANS. MONDAY STENHVa.

FEB. 24, J86S. this xvknlxg. BT. CHARLES Romance of a Poor Tonng Man AOADXMX OF Great Variety Combination.

"Jim Crow Alire Algeriae Dancing Master "Mistlek Krewe of Xomus on. Bender.) KBW OPBBA Prophet" VARIETIES THEATRE. The Marble Heart OITT th St Charles Hotel. ThAwkb To W. C.

WatU it Liverpool, for their circular" of the 31 at January. To W. Richardson Sc. Galveston, for their News Price Current of the 20th February. To A.

L. Hay, editor, for a copy of the Sbreveport News. To Purser Keidel, of the steamship Liberty for Havana papers. To the clerk of the steamer Mary for Mobile papers. To the Southern Express for favors.

To Alexander Delmar, for copies of his reports of the Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department, for the month of December, 1867 and January, 1868. To Purser Pit field, of the steamship Mexleo, for files of Mexican papers. To Messrs. McVav and Dinwiddle, clerks of the steamer B. Lee for favors.

iy The Assistant Treasurer, Mr. Mouney, is engaged in paying the Surveyor's roll today, and will pay the roll of the Street Commissioner's department on Thursday next The President is reported to have ten dered the office of Secretary of War to Thos. Ewing, of Ohio. Mr. Ewing is one of the statesmen of a bygone generation of great men.

He was in the Senate, a Whig member from Ohio, in the days when both of the great parties had their best intellects in that body, and was among the foremost In character and ability. He served during the greater part of both terms of Gen. Jackson, and on the defeat of Mr. Van Boren in 1840, became a member of Gen. Harrison's Cabinet in March, 1841.

Again when the Whigs succeeded with Gen. Taylor, in 1848, Mr Ewing was made Secretary of the Interior, from which he was transferred again into the United States Senate. He has been long out of public life, and is now nearly eighty years of age, perhaps the oldest living man who has been in the U. S. Senate, as Gen.

Lorenzo Thomas, whom tbe President selected as Secretary ad interim, is the eldest officer in tbe military service of the United States, having entered the army in 1823 forty five years ago. Mr. Ewing is father in law of Lieut Gen. Sherman. Mayor Heath has given instructions to the Chi ef of Police to place on duty a large force during to morrow, Mardi Gras, in order to prevent or suppress any disturbances among maskers on the streets.

After half past 6 o'clock in the evening no maskers will be allowed to appear in public, except in car riages or vehicles, or in organized bodies in charge of the police. At least one masker in each carriage after dark will be obliged to unmask. There was a sadness in Trinity Church yesterday. At the time of giving out the notices, the pastor, Rev. Dr.

Beck with. announced what has so generally become known, his proximate departure to be invest ed with the mitre in Georgia. He said it would be impossible for him to preach to them a farewell sermon his heart was too full, and words were too inadequate for this. He had struggled against leaving them. Twice he had refused but the Standing Committee of Georgia, to whom the mat ter had been referred by the Convention of that Diocese, had refused to accept a denial.

When he left here last summer, it was upon the express command of his physician, who also assured him that he oould never with safety remain during the hot months in New Orleana. A number of the Bishops had writ ten him letters while he was at New York, urging strenuously upon him the aoceptanoe of the See of Georgia. His heart clung to this people, who had dona so much for him and for the church under his ministry. It was hard to part from them but when it was felt by so many disinterested prelates to be his duty to accept; and when he reflected that he mast be absent from them, if he remained their pastor, as much as four months of the year, an absence which last summer cost him pangs which he oould not endure sgain in such a period of suffering and death he had, at last, reluctantly yielded, his depar ture not to take place oatil the end of March in this year. We learn this account from others, not being present A gentleman who was passing just as the congregation eameout, says that all looked as if they had been in tears, and sor rowfully and sadly wended their Way home ward.

Dr. Beck with will sueeeed to high offloe in his church by this change, though he also enters upon heavy labors in an impoverished dioejse which even in prosperous times could not give adequate support to the late Dr. Elliott Had pecuniary aims or ease of position influenoed him, he would have dona better to remain here or to have accepted a rectorship offered him in New York at nearly doable his salary here, of which we made mention last summer. Mr. Van Orden, the renowned em preesario, who has been in Cuba for a couple of months delighting the good people of the "Ever Faithful Isle" with the beautiful spectacular drama The Tale of Enchantment," arrived In oar city yesterday looking much improved from his trip to the topic.

As will be seen, from the account published elsewhere, Mr. Van Orden came very near being detained A prisoner at Havana, in consequence of an arbitrary order issued by the U. S. Vice Consul General. Mr.

Van Orden, with the members of the famous European ballet troupe, together with those popular favorites, the ZavistowsUs, will leave for St Louis to day to fulfill aa engage meat at that point Arritil of thb Dcsur Buck. The steamship Bock, Capt JeiL Pendleton, from Vers Una 18th but, arrived at her wharf yesterday, with 100 bags coffee gad the following passengers i OB FA Greesa, LMaroy, See JLaat Page ef To Day Payor. CONGRESS AND THE RADICALS. The vote on the impeachment of the President will be taken In the House of Representatives to day at 5 P. unless there is a change of tactics in the party.

Perhaps this may occur, for obviously Mr. Stevens took advantage of the exoitementof the House, and precipitated a movement for which they have not made all their preparations. It has been all along considered by the cooler heads among them, that impeachment could not be prudently ventured until a law had been passed regulating the manner of conducting impeachment, so as to suit their particular objects in this case; and especially providing that impeachment shall work suspension from office during triaL A bill to that effect was offered in the Senate some ago and hangs there. It is barely possible to push i( through the two Houses immediately, by suspending all rules, but there is the President's veto in the first place, and a space of ten days for him to hold it before signing it or returning it If they impeach without even the form of positive law, declaring that impeaomeuht works deposition ad interim, they encounter several obstacles to the success of that part of their schemes. They may assume, as some of them do, that impeachment necessarily suspend from office, and proceed to declare that by joint resolutions, and to recognize Mr.

Wade as the President To this the President may refuse to submit, and another conflict will ensue of a still graver complication for the question will arise, which is the President de faeto of the United States, and that would not be resolved in sufficient time against President Johnson, except by the sending of Gen. Grant with a squad of soldiers, to clear out the White House. If they proceed to complete their law and then to apply it to the case of aa impeachment already voted, they can be met in other forms of resistance, on other grounds, out of which the same con flicts will recur. If they will not wait the action of the courts they can arrive at no conclusion whatever without the employment of Gen. Grant and his bayonets.

The domineering impetuosity of Mr. Stevens has pushed his party forward into these positions, which must be extremely embaraasing to such among them as desire to observe forms of law and of civil authority in their proceedings. He allowed them no time for consideration, and obtained from them a prohibition of all the forms of deliberation and debate. Two nights repose and outdoor, canvassing may have tamed down the vi5nee of these measures and only induced delay for better arrange meat of plans. If it be not so, and the im' peachmant is passed, with all these preliminary measures unconsidered, by a voting to day without debate, it will be received by the whole country as convincing proof that Kadi.

calism is resolved, if it cannot otherwise sue ceed, to hew its way into power, through all obstacles, with the sword. The question is eminently one for a judicial decision and if it be net decided by peaceful means, through the appointed tribunals of the country, it is not the fault of the President That it has not been brought forward, before this, in a form to meet with that final adjudica tion, is the fault of Gen. Grant The President has been laboring to submit his case for the vindication of the constitutional rights of his office, to the constitutianal tribunal, and for that high purpose sought the aid of Gen. Grant, taking counsel with him, and confer ring high trusts upon him, the more readily because he was a political rival, in order that such concurrent action might disarm faction of some of its weapons, and lead to a more harmonious acceptance of the judgment of the courts. The General deceived him, betrayed his counsels, and puts himself and his follow ers at the service of those who are for vio lenee and civil war, rather than submitting to the risk of being defeated by the peaceful operation of the laws.

In these controversies, the President sur rounded by enemies, and confronted, as the very chief of his enemies, by the head of the army, an aspirant for his offloe, to be gained by the success of the measures used for over throwing him is not merely an assaulted official, defending himself and protecting his rights in office against a conspiracy of his enemies, but is the champion of Peace, Order, and Constitutional Law, against the domina' tion of Faction by Force The President's measures all look to this peaceful solution, and the removal of Stan ton, the appointment of Interim of General Thomas, and the nomination of Mr. Ewing to the Treasury Department, have all this pur pose; and lfit be thwarted and internal convul sions follow, and civil conflicts break out, and commerce, credit and finance suffer, and new calamities are heaped on a suffering country on them is the fault and on them is the respon sibility not on him. If the impeachment is voted to day and the trial goes on, there is another dilemma, in which the Radicals may find themselves be fore their object is reached. A majority' of the House has decided against the right of impeachment for offences not made misdemeanors by law. The imputed offenoe on which impeach ment is now demanded, is for a misdemeanor created by the tenure of office law.

The articles of impeachment most recite, therefore, that fact as the special offenoe It, daring the pendency of the impeachment, or even after it, the Court shall decide that the act Is unconstitutional, and, consequently, that the misdemeanor therein 'created oould not bo committed by anybody all proceed ings under it must stop at least, they ought to stop, and perseverance would be a flagrant outrage, which It Is not possible that any oarty could sustain without outlawing themselves before the people as revolutionist. Arrival of thb Steamship Mexico. The staamahin Mexico. Cant O. A.

Pitfiald. from Vera Cru 18th inst, arrived at her wharf yesterday with specie and the follow ing passengers aacnara Stevens, ansa arevana, Kate Stevens, Bmella Stevaaa, Mark Cboppin, Bagaa Tuxpln, uontomen. Caps. Jroater. Jar iRaax, Mrs.

joer, jamas aiair, w. a. vniMT, JohaauMxes, John Lamlture, Wa Lambar, a. Beatolh). Tabasep, Georgia.

Dudley Book, to sail evening af or vassal roKT.e team (Alps aoe mm nir aew vrieane oarx now Meitee. engs "iw, joaa is. aenseoy, jaae uooayeax, mimi uuwora jutry nevw, amene ixeiaaa. 17 Several prominent AiahamUna were In Omaha on the 8th, making arrangements for establishing a Southern colony in Platte yauey. Last Scene of the Tale of Enehant mea't." The V.

8. TIce Ceasal General at Havana la tbe Cast Be Assumes the Rale of Fro teeter at Iaaeeene "Van Ordea the Allege1 VtHnln af tbe Seeae Arrestea Release ef tbe Renowned pre saarla Great Rejoicing la the Ever Faithful Isle." Two of the troupe from the Academy of Music whom Messrs. Spalding Bidwell sent to Cuba deserted the company without notice at Matanras several weeks before the ter mination of the tour. As the company reached Havana to take the liberty for New Orleans last Wednesday, Mr. Williams, the consignee of the steamer, exhibited to Mr.

Van Orden, the manager, a letter from the Vice Consul General of the United States, directing Mr. Williams not to permit him to leave on the Liberty unless he paid the fare of the two deserters back to the United States Mr. Van Orden was unable to procure a copy of the letter, but fortunately he has one of the same tenor directed to himself, which is now lying before us, and the following literal copy of which will give our readers an idea of the pranks in which our Vice Consul General in Havana indulges i C05SCLATE GEirERAX OF U. S. OF AMERICA, Havana.

Feb. 19. 1867. HT. J.B.

van orden, Hotel Santa Isabel Sir Hum yon snau nave paid tne passages of Miss and Miss whom you are morally bound to return to their homes. I have given instructions to the captain of this port not to permit you to leave the steamer Liberty tor JNew Orleans, Uespeetruuy, a hi. K. DE LA KEINTRIE, Vioe Consul General. Mr.

Van Orden immediately transmitted the following reply; Havana, Feb. 19, 1868. H. B. de la Beintrie, Baq.

Vice Consul Gen. U. 8. Mr. Williams has snewn me your letter di recting him not to let me depart on the Liberty unless I paid the passages of two persons whom you state I am morally bound to take to their homes." I do not reoofinise the rieht in von or anv other man, to dictate whom shall, or shall not take back to the United States.

I have appointed no man my conscience keeper asd have fortified myself with evidence to protect myself in my moral as well as legal rights. I shall not pay the passages of the two per sons to whom you refer; but I shall be on board tne Liberty at 4 f. this afternoon, and depart for the United States, unless I am restrained by force major. Your most obedient servant, W. T.

B. Vahordex, Jr. The affair naturally created considerable excitement in Havana, and when it was ascertained from the Captain of the Port that he had already received instructions from the consul, prominent Spaniards as well as Amer icans urged Mr. Van Orden to apply to Gen Lersundi, the Captain General of Cuba, for protection from his own consul. Fortunately his firmness saved Americans the mortification of such a necessity.

As the ship was starting the Captain of the Port sent on board and made the arrest, but, apparently alarmed at what might be the eonsequeneee of such an arbitrary proceeding, immediately" released the prisoner, without taking him from the ship. At Mr. Van Orden's release there was much rejoicing among the passengers on board, as well as among the spectators in the numerous small boats who had eome out to watch the issue. The magnitude of the operations of Messrs. Spalding Bidwell, and the capital, enter prise and integrity which characterize their undertakings, are well known.

Besides their two theatres in America, (the Academy of Music in New Orleans, and the Olympic The atre in St Louis,) they are also lessees and managers of the Prince Imperial Theatre in Paris, and of the Royal Amphitheatre in Lon don. At the same time they send a company nearly every year to Cuba, and occasionally to South America. They have no difficulties with foreign governments, and have opportunities generally of extending courtesies instead of asking favors of American repreeentativee abroad. In Cuba their relations have always been moot cordial, and they have even partially contracted for another expedi tion to Havana, which now they hesitate to eonsumate from apprehensions of annoyance from M. de la Reintrie.

The course of the Consul must nave been entirely gratuitous, since we learn the desert en did not apply to the manager to be taken back. But even if they had, it seems to us it would have been' a question fbrthetribu nals of the country to decide. The facta are to be submitted to the State Department at Washington. St. Charlie Theatre.

Last evening there was given at this theatre the drama of No Thoroughfare" and the Flying Dufch an." In the latter Mr. DeBar assumed the character of Peter Vm Bummel, and kept the audience in a roar of laughter. The former piece went off with the eclat which has al ways attended its representation. This evening will be produced the drama of The Ro mance of a Poor Young Man," and wo trust there will be a fine attendance. Thb Academy of Music To night this favorite place of amusement offers fresh attrac traction to it numerous patrons.

Under the Lamp Post" and the "Black and Tan Ball," both clever and most humorous sketches, which have given great enjoyment to the habitues of the theatre for some time past, are to give way this evening to "Jim Crow Alive and The vatic Krew of Komus on a Bender," the latter a jolly burlesque of the Mardi Gras Terpnchorean festivities. In the olio performances there will be introduced a new budget of bright sparkling acts, in which Emerson, Parker, Bloodgood, Schoolcraft, Carter and Collins will appear. Dick Car roll, whose appearance almost lifts the roof on the Academy every night, is to slip off his female toggery and appear as the great Al gerine Dancing Master." Miss Nellie Taylor, deservedly a popular vocalist, will delight the audienoe with new and the wonderful Miaeo Brothers indulge la more of their fear ful flights upon the trapeze. Last night, in one of the proscenium boxes, we noticed the familiar faces of those famous Jbauet dancers, Idalie, and M'lles Christina Erne line and Alios Zavistowski, who had just arrived from Havana. iy It is said that nearly one half of the Republican delegation from Tennessee to the Chicago Presidential Convention of May 20th are negroes.

Special to the New Orleana Picayune. WASHINGTON The Stanton Imbroglio. Excitement Unabated. Gen. Thomas Not Yet In Possession of the War Office.

The City Crowded with Strangers. Washington, Feb. 24. The excitement in regard to the War Office difficulty continues unabated, and the situation remains as last reported. A dirpateh of an Incendiary character, re ceived from Gov.

Geary, of Pennsylvania, has added fuel to the flame of excitement among the Radicals. Gen. Thomas has not yet succeeded in ob taining possession of the War Department Grant's bayonets seem effectually to have stopped the way. The capital Is already crowded with stran gers, attracted hither by the ominous eondi. turn oi anairs.

Tne hotels are lull to overflowing. Argus. New York Dispatches. FROM EUROPE. London and Livexpool Markets.

New York Cotton and Geld Market. From the Southwest Pass. Hrtii'i'u HTCT Din Vot, OJ 11 A u.MOJL av W. I A. A.

UaV. Wind south and fresh. No arrivals or departures. Steamship Bavaria crossed the bar at 6:30 last night Pass a L'Outre. Feb.

24. Arrived, shin Reichstay. Mobile, to Williams, Rupert! Spanish bark Josefa, and brig Prudente, to Puig and Spanish brig Francisco, to af. ueipi. Ualveston, Cant A.

F. Randall, of the treasury department, seized the Custom House at Brownsville, on Saturday eveninsr. with the assistance of a squad of the 17th Infantry. Inspection of the books and safe showed a deficit of $17,000. The delinquents and papers go to wasnmgton.

Mexican news from the interior, of two days later, report the revolution in tne States of Guerre and Sinaloa progressing. cuDan nn ousters nave taken tne xsiana oi Cancea and levied a forced loan. They will land at Minatitlan and occupy Acuayacan. Rafael Torres was murdered at Guadala jara on the 21st for revenge. Liverpool, Mto.

24, noon. uotton market dull, estimated sales 10,000 bales, Middling Uplands 9, Middling Orleans 10. London, Feb. 24. Noon.

Consols, 93, bonds 71. New York, Feb. 24 Gold opened 143Vi. LETTER FROM ANTELOPE, iSpeeial Correspondence of tbe Ftoayuna. I New York.

Feb. 18, 1868. The excitement in the cotton market con tinues unabated, and prices as I write are up to Z4c ior uplands. Ane operations of the present week have been largely on speculation, and it is seldom indeed that such a furore is witnessed (that is, one of so long continuance, as is at present Ming observed. Usually, after a rise of only one or two cents, there is quite a pause in anticipation of a relapse out here we nave a continuous nse of nearly five cents per pound since the first of the month, and speculators biting apparently aa vigorously as ever.

The business during two days in this market reached 32,000 bales an amount never before excelled, or even approached. The quere now is, how much longer is this to last In the very nature of things there ought to be a let up to the excitement very soon, and perhaps to day will witness its culmination both here and at Liverpool for the present. Lucky will it be for those speculators who have jumped in perfectly wild at 2324c for Uplands, if they come out with a whole skin. They no donbt will if they have the nerve to hold fast in the face of a not improbable temporarv decline, for the impression is quite general that figures will ultimately be consid erablv hinrhar. I beard of one party who purchased a lot of cotton that nau cnangea nanas xour time at a orofit since it had left his own hands at the start 1 He probably paid three or four cent pound more for it than he originally sold it lor.

Much will depend on Liverpool in the next few weeks. The first signs of an important relapse there would quickly be felt here but 1 do not believe we shall hear of one very soon. There has been too much cotton bouo ht there, to arrive, at high nrioea sav all the way up to 93d. for Uplands, for any material decline to take place very soon. Strange to say, notwithstanding the heavy sales of cotton in au tne markets, a good por klk Anal Urn ta.

V2uwl the supply of commercial bills is small, and bankers to day have pat np their own rates to 9 per cent. antelope. Later from Mexico. By the arrival of the steamship Dudley Buck, and the courtesy of Capt Jeff. Pendleton, we have dates fren the capital to 13th, and Vera Cms to 16th tost It was reported that Gen.

Leonardo Mar quel had just made his escape from the ooun try through the port of Vera Cms. having gone from the capital to that port disguised as a muleteer. The ex Imperial Minister of War, Manuel Garcia Agnirre, bad gone to Vara Cruz to leave the country. D. Carlos Sanchez Navarro had been arrested.

Senores Igleslas, Mantes and Zarraoona, the second, fourth and seventh member of the Supreme Court, had become members of Congress, and their seats on the bench, to which they were lately elected, are vacant. There is continuing and increasing want of security on the highways, and bands of robbers enter the. towns tneasalves and levy contributions. It was said that the Government had proposed to the robber Noriega that if he would quit the busmsss, ho might retire in pesos With the spoils already won. A professional bleeder of Vers Crux was carried to patient in the outskirts of Vers Cms, where he was bled to the amount of $20 by way of ransom.

tSP burnt child dreads the fire, why does person who has been singed by Cupid torch so often have a lingering regard for the old Jlamt Gen Hancock Misrepresented. The following card from Gen. Hancock appeared in yesterday's Republican Nfw Orlears, Feb. 22, 1868. Editor Republican Sir rVLj, attention has called to the following, article in your paper of dayri We find this in the editorial v.intpra jj the New York Sun, of the 17th inst: "Ins recent letter to a gendemau'fn this vicinity, Gen.

Hancock flails into an Irreverent and picturesque, not to say profane node of speech has nsmaVj been thought to bo more characteristic of him, in the heat of battle than in the cool blood of friendly epistle. As the hero of Spottsylvanm expresses it, he has had lof a time, and has got his belly full of these a Texas I beg to say that there is no troth whatever in the statement that I wrote such a letter as the one referred to or over used such expressions. The article is a malicious misrepresentation and without foundatioa. I. have lately returned from Texas, where I was treated invariably with kindness, and saw no evidence which would warrant such expressions as to Texas an yj more than to any other State in the Union.

I am, respectfully, your' obedient servant, Win field 8. Hancock, Major General U. 8. A. Mexico.

7 Gen. Porfirio Diaz ha been given by the State, of Vera Cruz an estate costing $21,000, called La Noria, The WelL He is about to return to it, having jreoeived unlimited leave of absence. The civil war stiU continues in Guerrero. The General Government seems unable to put Gen. Porfirio Diaajnet with a serious accident lately, being thrown from a carriage, bun has recovered.

The success of Gen. Alatorre in Yucatan was chiefly due, it seems, from the dispatoh to CoL Foster, commanding the Tabasco, who took Sisal with 200 men. GenJ Corona is suggested for Minister the United States. He speaks English, and acquainted with the laws and customs of bo countries. D.

Francisco Alvarez, kidnapped ne. Aeambaro, got off after 21 days, with pay in 1 18,000 of the $30,000 ransom demanded him by the robbers. 17 Sacred music to night at Christ to aid Mount Olivet Do not forget it, beside you will bear grand and sweet music frot. such voices aa M'me Annie McLean Boacli and others. Misficx Krewe of Comus.

Expectation, is on the tiptoe among oar good people and those who have eome down to the eity to enjoy the festivities incident to the closing days of the carnival with respect to the exhibition and entertainment to tbe Mistick Krewe of Comus, which will take place to morrow evening at the Varieties theatre. Previous to the per formances at the theatre the krewe will pa rade the principal streets bitch to the gratification ef the curious around, who will neces sarily be excluded from witnessing the grand tableaux at the theatre. The mysterious character of the organization, precludes the possibility of our being able to give our readers even an inkling of the nature of the display for 1868, but we will not be divulging any secret, we take It, when in saying that it will be more gorgeous than any which has yet taken place We presume that programme of the line of march' will be published by "Comus" in the morning papers of to morrow. Extent of Mexican A decree of Juarez for the distribution of a' part of the estate of Senora Perez which unfortunate lady had to cede it in order to save the rest ef her hacienda of Soledad, serves to show how large a solitude she must have enjoyed and lest by adhering to the Empire. Ten square leagues are given to seven towns of Nuevo Leon to be divided among their inhabitants.

Fifteen leagues are to go to 'Pedro Martinez to pay his claims, eight are to be sold to pay expenses, and the rest, an unstated quantity, to be divided among field and line officers. How much the original owner has left Is hot Arrival of the Geo. Cromwell The favorite steamship Geo. Cromwell, Capt E. E.

VaU, from New York, arrivea at her wharf yesterday with a full freight and a number of passengers. Mr. Hempstead, purser, will accept our thanks for favors. Arrival of Steamship Liberxt. Ths steamship Liberty, Capt Bain, arrived at her wharf yesterday morning.

8ho sailed from Baltimore on tbe 11th, Key West 17th. Havana the. 19th, 4 P. M. She had smooth and quick trip to the bar, where she arrived early on the morning of the 22d.

Heavy fogs there and in the river retarded her passage to the city. She brings a full cargo from Baltimore and Havana, and the following passen atr and Mrs Yzuara del Vaney Miss Yzuaga and servant, Mr and Mrs Alba, two sons and servant Mrs Wooirtdge and daughter, Mr, Woobidge, Mr end Mrs Caul Dr and Mrs Rice, Miss Setae, Mrs A De la ay, Mr and Mrs Allen, Miss Ludlow, Mr Hall, Messrs Rivas, Cox, Van tier, Roope, Dumajs. Caieod, Meoghbisr, Jag Tarni. Hoeha. Mullar.

Kouia. Martin, Eorieev Conegej Misses Stead, Carieton, Femiaa, Ever, DeLeon, A viatowsUyMrs Zawis towski, Misses Roaaiie. Davis, Atkinson, Meyers, Mrs Idalie and Misses Wheaton, Same, Los, Smith, Messrs Clark, Ed wkt, Cannage, Zavistowski, Nsvissimo, Tenkens, Ssnford, Anderson, Allen, Van Orden, McClare, Keilberg, Wellington, Mr and Mrs Knant and three ehildren, AdolphBisa. i 17 From Mr. Geo.

Sails, the well known stationer and bookseller, we have reeeived the New York Weekly, Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Leslie's Boys' and Girls' Weekly, the Jolly Joker, and other pictorial papers. in i C7By a notice in our advertising columns, Capt W. D. Batsman, of steamer Caroline, gives notice that she will leave positively on Friday evening next, at 5 o'clock. i' II III I IT" The grand opera of ute "iropnei to night at the New Opera HeuM, corner of Toulouse sad Bourbon streets.

i i ia iii i adj Vabtetibs Tbmaxbbv The French sensational drama ef the Marble Heart will be repeated at this theatre to night Jwitia Mr. Adams in the laadirwrev jji 7 ET The eugiaaars af the eattatprisi i reoor i ths proieotod mal from Chisago to tha Mis sissippi River built 160 feet wide, est deep, and ftr sels of 100t The route gad Illinois ication facilities for 1 cost of $1817,000. ay of iHlino of the Michigan) tois River..