The New York Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1865, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS Volu New York, Saturday, July 29, 1865. NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION, Receipts of Sales of the New York Daily Newspapers. OFFICIAL. 368,150 252,000 169,427 100,000 151,079 90,548 Evening Post... World...... +++ -1,095,000 871,229 New Yous Heratp.... a ‘Times, Tribune, World and Sun combined.. THE SITUATION. ‘Tho extended Hgraip correspondence from Browns- ville, Texas, and New Orleans, which we publish to-day, fn regard to that interesting region, the Rio Grande border, will be’ found replete with information of im- portance In addition to sketches of some of the prin cipal localities, and of the career of the notorious Moxican chief, Cortina, and a history of past affairs, a very satisfactory statement of current events and of present condition of por- tions of Texas ana Mexico lying adjacent to the river, ‘The larger number of our national troops in- tended to be stationed along the Rio Grande had ar- rived at their destinations on the 12th instant, the those is given. and formed a line of posts extending trom the mouth of the stream to some distance above Brownsville. ‘Tho cavalry columns, under Generals Merritt and Custer, which left Shreveport and Alexandria, La., in the beginning of this month, expected to reach the Texas frontier carly in August. The town of Brownsville, which daring the rebellion was were the great entrepot for cotton from the interior of Texas, and where an immense business in the staple was transacted, is now desorted by its rebel merchants, who accumulated monater fortunes in a few months, and its business activity, except such as the presence of en army gives it, hhas for tho present departed. The battery of six guns which the rebels, on evacuating Brownsville, sold to the Mexican imperialists for seventeen thousand dollars, was returned to the United States commander at that place on the 10th inst., by order of Maximilian. It is said Cuat in the interior of Texas the paroled rebel eoldiers are committing the grossest outrages in every irection, and keeping the peaceably disposed inhabi- tants constantly in a condition of terror. It is esti- ‘mated that there remained in the State atthe time it ‘was occupied by the national troops about one hundred and seventy-five thousand bales of cotton, and the pros- pects for a good crop this year are said to be very fair, From the Mexican side of the Rio Grande we have some items of considerable interest. It is stated that the rebel General Kirby Smith and his party, which we Suppose includes General Magruder and the three or four x-Governors of Louisiana and Texas who fled from the latter Stato with him, have been made prisoners and paroled by the Governor of Faltillo, and that a con siderable army train which they bad with captured. It is also reported that the rebel. General Shelby, likewise escaped from Texas to Mexico, has sold tho cannon and small arms which he took with him to the republicans. Cor tina still haugs around Matamoros, giving the imperial iste immense trouble. Twelve hundred French troops direct from France were landed at Tampico in the begin- ming of this month, and there was a rumor, which did mot, howover, gain much credence, that soon after there arrived twelve thousand more. The only hope of the fopublicans for ultimate success against the invaders is gaid to be in the assistance of the United States, The correspondent of a Washington paper, in a letter from the mouth of the Rio Grande, dated on the 11th inst., gives the wild ramor that General Brown, the commander of our troops at Brownsville, Texas, had an interview on the 19th inst. with President Juarez, promiscd him military assistance, and ordered tho Fourth Indiana regiment across tho river in accordance with this promise, and that Stocle had, on learning of the proceedings, left immodi atoly for Brownsville to countermand the order. Of thom was who General course this is merely an idle sensation story, as our own correspondent’s despatches, which are dated at Browns. ville on the 12th inst., make no allusion to it. Major Genera! Thotnas having expressed his willingness, whenover it became necessary, to lend to the civil autho Fitiea the assistance Of military force in the ¢xecution of national and State laws in Tennessee, Governor Browne Jow has requested him to send troops into the vai counties of the State to preserve order on the day of the the & law stil provails there, those uttering tre guage are clearly amenable to trial by court martial, to which they will be subjected if clearly authenticated charges of the kind are brought to hi attention, At the gamo time he says that it is botter that the military should refrain frem interfering in minor cases; bat still the Governor is assured that he will be sustained in ear rying out the policy of the national and State govern monta Ov Tuesday of this week about one thousand In diana, belonging to several different tribes of the great Western Plains, attacked the garrison of two hum dred and fifty troops at Platte Bridge station, of the Overland telegraph route, and the fichting cow tinued for two days before the savages could be driven of A number of the Indians were killed and wounded. The national forces had two killed and thirty four wounded, The body of one of the killed, Lieutenant Collins, of the Eleventh Ohio cavalry, was, The reaching election. seral, ina letter to ry of State of Tennessee, says that, as martial able lan when recovered, found to be horribly mutilated, Indians destroyed the tele tance, and avow their determination to effvet its complete for a considerable dis de«truction ‘The civil courts in that part of Virginia tying within the Departtnent of Washington hoving refused to receive the toatimony of the negroes, General Augur has estab: Jiahed @ provost court in which all cases affecting the Fights of colored persons in the departinent will be tried, and in which their evidence Will be received, with no othor restrictions than are imposed on that of white poopie MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Ton oovan steam vessels arrived at this port yesterday ‘aa follows —The government steamer Rhode Island, from Cape Baytien, Hayti, on the 224 inst, the naval supply steamer Newborn, from New Orleans on the 4th, vio Key West, Ponaacola and Charleston, the steamships Gor ica, from Nassau, N. P., on tio 20h, the George Wash: Jagion aad Guiding Star, from New Orleans on the 224, the General Meigs, Eastern State and Oriental, from City Point, Va, and the John Gibson and Coctus, trom Wash ington Adriows (rom Mayt! reveived by way of Nassau NLP, state that the revolutionary war in that republic is still going on, and that the rebels profess themselves willing to be buried under the ashes of their towns rather than to be longer governed by President Geffrard, Salnave, the revolutionary leader, has issued # fiery proclamation, winding up with the motto of the French revolutionists, Liberté! Fraternite! &¢. He claims to have been com- pletely successful in all the battles he has fought, and to have thrice defeated the army of Geffrard recently. A gentleman who has lately arrived here from the city of Mexico, ina communication which he sends to us, pronounces utterly faise the statements of a Memphis paper regarding alleged persecutions of Americans in Maximilian’s dominions. He says also that the state- ment that all Americans have been ordered out of the country is equally untrue, and represents the Emperor to be very favorable to citizens of the United States, and desirous of their presence and the assistance of their ingenuity aud energy in developmg the wealth of his empire. The Inman line steamship City of Washington, Captain S. G. Brooks, will sail to-day at noon for Queenstown and Liverpool, from the company’s wharf, pier 44 North river. The mails will close at the Post Office at half-past ten A. M. The United States mail steamship George Cromwell, Captain Vaill, belonging to Cromwell’s line, will sail to- day at three P, M. for New Orleans direct, from pier No. 9 North river. The mails will close at the Post Office at half-past one P. M. ‘ The steam yacht Clara Clarita, en route for Aspy Bay, having on board a force to repair the submarine telograph across the Gulf of St. Lawrence, arrived at Halifax, N. 8., from this city, on Thursday of this week, Our despatches give accounts of the enthusiagtic re- ceptions with which General Grant is meeting at different places along the route of his Northern summer tour. At West Point, at a hop which he attended, those present were gratified, as well as somewhat astonished, by seeing the hero join in tho dance and go through with its in- tricacies. with almost as much skill as he went through the plans, works and armies of Lee before Petersburg and Richmond. ‘The General remained at Saratoga, where he arrived on Thursday evening, during yester- day. Mr. Dickerson’s challenge to the Secretary of the Navy for a trial of capacity with the steamer Algonquin by one of our naval vessels has been accepted by Mr. Welles, and the Winooski is designated as the competing vessel, It is proposed that the vessels, instead of running out to sea, shall be placed at a pier in this city, one on each side, and their machinery being put in motion, an account shall be kept of the average number of revolu- tions per minute of the wheels of each, the quantity of coal burned, &e. Acommunication which City Inspector Boole sends us, and the correspondence which has recently passed between him and Dr. Ramsay, the Registrar of Records and Statistics, are calculated to allay the alarm of those of our citizens who have been agitating themselves over a belief in the prevalence in our midst of cholera, spot- ted fover, plague, &e., &c. Mr. Boole says that for the purpose of counteracting the evil effects of rumors on these subjects he has caused a special examination to be mado of the records of his department, which show that the general health of the city is much better now than at the same time las year, and that there are much fewer cases of malignant and dangerous disease. At the meeting of the Metropolitan Fire Commission- ers yesterday Mr. Elisha Kingsland, at present a member of the Board of Assistant Engineers of the volunteer de- partment, was elected Chief Engineer. , The Commis- sioners resolved to proceed imunediately to reorganize the several fire companies as fast as the steamers and trucks can be altered so as to be drawn by horses. They also removed several bellringers. William Rogerson, who was convicted of uttering coun- terfeit greenbucks, and sentenced to the State Prison at Sing Sing, was pardoned yesterday by President Johnson. Marshal Murray procured the release of Rogerson during the afternoon. United States Marshal Murray has been reappointed to office as Murshal of the Southern district of this State. He received his commission from President Johnson yes- terday, and will go through the formality of entering his bonds and being sworn into office this forenoon. Judge Barnard, of the Supreme Court, yesterday con- firmed the report of the referee to whom the case had boen given, recommending that the Baron Von Santon, of this city, be granted a divorce from his wife Eliza, for alleged infidelity, and the decree was accordingly granted. The Stover and Porter case was resumed yesterday at the Jefferson Market Police Court, before Jus:ice Dodgo, Mr. Stover, the compfumant, being again on the stand. Further developments respecting Mr. Stover's efforts to effect his release from Fort Lafayette by means of out- side influence came ont in the course of his examinatior. On this subject two letters were put in evidence received and written by him, the reading of which was quite an interesting episode in the proceedings. The case, in consequence of the absence in Europe of Mr. Picrrepont, stands adjourned till September next. ‘An amusing dialogue occurred yestorday between the presiding Justice and the opposing counsel on the hear- ing of the United Service Petroleum and Mining case; but the evidence in itself was not interesting. The pro- fessional gentlemen themselves furnish all that there is im the case that 1s really racy or piquant to the general reader. The case comes on again to-day, at two P. M., after which it will be adjourned till September next. The Coroner's investigation of the circumstances con- nected with the murder of James Smith on last Tuesday evening at the foot of Fifty-fifth street, East river, was conciuded yesterday afternoon at the Nineteenth pre- cinct station house. The testimony of William Robi- taille, who was in company with Smith at the time of the fatal occurrence, and who was himself severely stabbed, was taken, and threw considerable light on the aur. The jury's verdict was to the effect that the wounds whieh caused Smith's death were inflicted by aman named John Burns, and that Frederick Hooker was an accessory before the fact. Hooker is in ‘custody; but up to last evening the police had not suc ‘ceeded in capturing Burns, It is thought, howover, that he cannot escape arrest much longer. Aman named Burne, who was supposed tobe the in- dividual alluded to above as implicated in the fatal attack on Smith, was arrested by the Eighteonth precinct police; but on investigation it was found that his Chris- tian name was Patrick, instead of John. But Patrick, it appears, was anfortunate even in proving the mistaken, identity; for it came out in the investication that he was an excaped convict from Blackwell's Island, and he was vent back to that place to complete the term of his sentence, Addivon P. Smith, a real estate agent, of 219 West Forty-eighth street, was yesterday arraigned in the Fourth District Police Court and required to give one thousand dollars bail to answer a complaint of having stolen, on the 25th inst., nearly eight hundred dollars worth of dresed calfekins, the property of a Vesey street mer hant A man named Jones Eveland was yesterday detained by Justice Dodge for a further hearing on charge of having appropriated to his.own use five hundred dollars worth of carpeting, the property of Theodore Alien, of 809 Greenwich street, alleged to have been stored for safe keeping with the accused at 89 Mercer street, The rotail lager boer dealers held another meeting yer terday at the Germania Assembly Rooms, in the Bowery, to protest against the high prices charged by the brewers, and to take was mueb «peaking, and many suggestions as to the proper course « » were made; but nothing was de ided upon extept the appointment of 2 committee to draw up a plan of organization to be presented at the next meeting, on Friday next. One of the «peakers suid that lager beer, ae it ie at prowen red, “anomt deleterious stall The regatta in whieh the students of Harvard and Yale Colleges contested with cael other for the championship in rowing, took place on Lake Quine: near Worcester, Mase, yeeterday, and resulted in the victory of the Yale boys, There was ® very numerous attend ance and great enthowin-m There will be another boat race at the same The stock mark excited during the rest 92 after the second board, 9 98. Governments were st the day, but subsequently in ted early in stood al 14634 at five P. M., and cloved at 14 Speculation in breadstufls and provisions was again active in the early part of yesterday at advanced prices, but the market closed in favor of boyers Cotton was e demand and firmer, There was also more doing r, naval stores, tallow, whiskey and groceries, Metals wore quiet but held with but at irregular prices more firmness ‘Tobacco was in fait request and buoy | ant. Hay and hops were in more demand. A fair in | quiry prevailed for wool, Freights were extremely dal, the bigh prices osked for produce checkiog export move meats ares for their own protection. There | The Necessity of City Reform Through- out the State. The attack of a party of Albany roughs and Towdies upon the quiet inhabitants of a village on the Hudson, a few days ago, is an illustra- tion of the spirit which we are endeavoring to suppress by urging Governor Fenton to under- take the work of immediate municipal reform. There are rowdies and roughs in every city, but they are no more a necessity of city life than fever and ague is of country life. If these ruffians were not fostered and encouraged by our present system of city government they would soon be weeded out by the police. But by means of this class of fellows corrupt poli- ticians maintain possession of political power in cities, and therefore we appeal to Governor Fenton to turn them out of office and allow honest citizens a chance of good government. In this city, for example, every leading poli- tician on the ruling side has a tail of bruisers who are used to drum up votes, to keep oppo- sition voters from the ballot boxes, to raise a noise at political meetings, to march in politi- cal processions and to do all sorts of brutal work in conventions and primary gatherings. Being thus useful they are also well protected, and should any of them get into the hands of the police on account of a row, @ robbery or a ’ riot, the politicians step forward and exercise their influence to restore their followers to freedom. We presume that the routine in Al- bany is the same as that in this city, and in oll probability the rogues who sacked the country village will escape the punishment they so richly deserve. With the shining example of New York before them, the smaller cities of the State are not slow to imitate our vices and -corruptions, Governor Fenton may change our example to one of another and a better character if he chooses; but if he continues to delay wo shall go on from bad to worse until this metropolis is scarcely habitable. The policy of making municipal reform a State question is becoming every day more ap- parent. Introduce this new issue into State politics, and the party which Governor Fenton represents may carry New York triumphantly. The people of the whole State will be with the Governor upon this: issue. Wherever there is a city the necessity for reforms is obvious, and the inhabitants of the country districts are not so ignorant as to close their eyes to the fact that whatever advances the interests of so large a portion of the people of New York will advance their interests as well. Let the Gov ernor remove all the heads of departments and prepare the way for the appointment of a metropolitan Mayor, and he will establish a reputation which will make him immortal. We are glad to belicve thathe is ready to take this step as soon as his health is sufficiently re- stored to permit him to return to the State capital. But, if he is at all disposed to delay action, let him come to this city for a few days and observe for himself the miserable extrava- gances and corruptions and the notorious peculations and misgovernment whicb attend the present municipal system. One such visit will be worth a thousand columns of argu- ment in aiding Governor Fenton to make up his mind. If he does not correct the evils of which we complain he will be held responsible for their continuance. Maxnartan—Tue Srrvation 1s Mextco.—Ac- cording to the special news which we pub- lished yesterday, the special ambassador, M. Eloin, who, in May last, was sent out by Maxi- milian to Europe to ask the advice of Louis Napoleon and the King of Belgium and the Emperor of Austria as to what must now be done with Mexico, comes back with the very sensible advice that he had better give up this miserable Mexican business and return home. This information, we are inclined to think, will turn out to be substantially true. President Jobnson is in no particular hurry about Mexico, as it is one of those little jobs which may be postponed till it is perfectly convenient to take itinhand. It willnot spoiliby keeping. Mean- time a fine opportunity is graciously offered Louis Napoleon and his protégé for a graceful voluntary departure from Mexico; and for this proceeding the collapse of the Davis confede- NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1865. government in America was most entbusiasti- cally welcomed. At Berlin, Breslau and other cities in Germany, similar demonstrations were made, The impetus given to the idea of popular sovereignty by the events of the last four years in this country has thus been com- municated to the European democracy, and this is but the beginning of a revolution which may prove perplexing to the crowned heads before long. It is impossible that the grand position which this great free country has now assumed can fail to inspire the people of Eu- rope with confidence in the value and stability of self-government. Reconstruction of the British Parlia- ment—Aristocratic Dread of Demoec- racy. The British Parliament is being recon- structed. Between the 10th and 25th of July six hundred and fifty-eight members had to be returned to that assembly—five hundred from England and Wales, fifty-three from Scotland, and one hundred and five from Ireland. Of this number over four hundred and fifty had been elected when the last mail left. We ought, therefore, to be able to gather s general idea of the results of the contest and of the principles which have guided the elections, The only difficulty is, that nothing is more conspicuous in the addresses of the leading politicians from both sides of the House, than the absence of any strongly marked principles, or any openly avowed policy. Lord Palmer- ston—like a well-fed, self-satisfied old tory as he is in all but name—contents himself with a retrospect of the past. Even Mr. Disraeli, the “mystery-man” of the opposition, as John Bright happily terms him, throws no light on the mystery of the future beyond a vague assertion that the incoming Parliament will mark an important era in the history of the country. Any time these four years past the electors were edified by allusions to the “utter failure of democratic institutions, as made manifest by the lamentable civil war now raging in America.” At every stray eleo- tion the warning finger was pointed at this country, and my Lord’s tenants were solemnly admonished that unless they voted for my Lord’s candidate they might become even as those Americans yonder. Tory exqui- sites lisped out feeble denunciations of “Ame- wican democwacy” and whig lordlings ex- ulted over the superior wisdom of British institutions as made manifest in the axiom that nations were made for whigs to govern. “Brown and our glorious constitution!” “Jones and down with democracy!” wore cries war- ranted to carry the least popular candidates to the head of the poll. What has become of all these interesting allusions? We search column after column: of dreary platitudes in vain to find @ renewal of these references to American institutions, and all we meet with is now and then an apologetic justification of British neu- trality, and nothing more. The American republic has. proved itself to be the strongest government on the face of the earth, instead of a miserable fiasco, and the whigs and the tories, and all the hereditary lords of the soil, tremble lest the people they directed to America in the hour of her temporary tribu- lation should look at her in the hour of her greatness. and pray for the institutions they were urged to curse. Hence comes the ominous silence main- tained by Lord Palmerston’s government on all questions of liberal progress. But the mo- tives which the political leaders dare not avow the tory papers unwittingly dis- close. “Any considerable liberal gain,” says. the London Herald, “would saddle the country with o liberal government much more likely to. give effect to what are called liberal principles than that which has for the last six years striven to. maintain office by a judicious abstinence from all debatable measures. For though Lord Palmerston’s name is the battle ery of the liberal party, it is not tor Lord Palmerston that the battle is to be fought. No long time can pass before he must accept the honorable rest which he has earned by a life of most laborious service; and Mr. Glad- stone must be in name, as he already almost is in fact, the chief of the liberal party. racy, the public opinion of the United States, the position of President Johnson, the intracta- ble spirit of the Mexican people, the quarrel of Maximilian with the Pope, and so on, will fur- nish the materials for a very good excuse. Maximilian, at all events, having enjoyed the hospitalities of Mexico until his apartments are wanted by the Monroe doctrine, will act.wisely in resolving upon a speedy departure. If we may believe one-tenth part of the dreadful do- ings against Americans charged upon the French in the neighborhood of Mazatlan, by a traveller from that region, whose information, as given to the Memphis Bulletin, we published yesterday, then the sooner Maximilian “gets out of Mexico” the better it will be for himself, for Napoleon, French, Belgians, Austrians, Turcos, Arabs, and al! concerned. Bortne anp Mintya Orrnations.—There have recently been several curious trials in the courts, arising out of alleged frauds on the part of oil companies, mining companies and other speculations with which the present time is rife. Whatever the verdict of juries or the opinion of the public may be with regard to | the truth or falsehood of these charges, it is certain that the advice which we gave long ago about these enterprises, counselling caution about investing money in them, was sound and discreet. The very fact that these charges are made shows the want of discretion with which | people went into these schemes. It appears to have been enough to present many specula- tive persons with the prospectus of an oil com- pany or mining operation, upon the face of | which a return of ten, twelve or twenty per cent is promised, in order to induce people to invest their money in it. Many of these com- panies have undoubtedly been genuine and successful, but the course of events in connec- tion with many others ought to be a warning | the kind. ‘Taw Kerecrs or Our War 1x Evrore.—Al- ready the effects of our late war are being sen- sibly felt by the democratic element of Europe. We predicted when the rebellion came to an end that the results of the victory obtained by our government would be as strongly mani- fested in the Old World as they were here, and the events now transpiring there prove the truth of the prophecy, A meeting was held in Dresden on the Fourth of July by a national club of Germans, at which representatives from Tialy and Greece and other countries were present, aad at which the triamyh of popular not to rush incautiously into speculations of | Mr. Gladstone is deeply pledged to reform. He has asserted in the broadest terms the democratic principle of an inherent indi- vidual right to the franchise; and he could not give any satisfactory reply if challenged to show why he should not admit to the suf- frage the whole body of the artisans and operatives of the towns. They are not too ignorant; they are ‘not ‘politically dangerous,’ except by their numbers; and Mr. Gladstone has repudiated the coustitutional principle of the representation of classes, on which alone the resistance to the wholesale enfranchise- ment of the most numerous class can rest. His convictions, his vanity, his policy—for he aspires to be the idol of the working classes— bind him to reform; and he would not be Premier for two years without bringing in an extensive reform bill.” Just so. A liberal Parliament means a strong reform bill, which, once passed, would send such an assemblage to St. Stephen’s as would for ever take the government of the country | out of the hands of an aristocratic minority, and in ten years would effect what whigs | and tories alike dread—would Americanize the | institutions of the country. Palmerston, Rus- sell and their feudal associates would be swept away, and the government of the country would in future be carried on by such men as Glad- stone and Bright, Forster and Stansfeld, Stuart Mill, Hughes and Torrens. How important an influence thesc eonsidera- tions have had upon the progress of the elee- | tions may readily be gathered. Though more | liberal in name than its predecessor, the new Parliament bids fair to be less liberal in fact. The middle and aristocratic classes, who now hold a viriual monopoly of the franchise, have set their face against reform, and wherever practicable have replaced advanced liberals by | whigs. Like Canute, they have put down their chair and declared “Thus far shall the waves of progress come, and no further.” It is only in large constituencies—sach as Lambeth, | | Westminster and Finsbury, where the masses | have a fair share of political power—that men | like Stuart Mill, Hughes and Torrens, true | friends of America and of progress, have been able to obtain seats. But the inevitable reaction must soon set in, | and the longer it is delayed the more destruc- tive will be its effects. The contest between democratic and aristocratic institutions is as itt ER which have atreaay reached your chairs’ feet |’ may sweep you away as well as the institutions you cherish. PiiaB fae 4 Poor Pompey.—Our readers will have ao- tieed, from the sharp and decisive order of General Thomas, from Nashville, touching certain outrageous proceedings of several secesh gentlemen trusied with o little local authority at the town of Columbia, Tenn., that there are “subjugated” rebels in the South who take a vindictive pleasure in venting their spiteful passions upon the poor helpless negroes. Nor is it in Tennessee alone that these cowardly persecu- tions of the emancipated blacks have been committed by lawless whites, whose vocation as bushwhackers and common robbers is at ao end. The same contemptible spirit of ven- geance against “the niggers” is to be met with in similar acts in nearly all the Southern States. If the responsible, law-abiding Southern whites, however, understand their situation and their duties to society, they will put a stop to the scandalous persecutions of the blacks; for they are full of mischief and of danger, and if not stopped may lead to the most fearful con- sequences, ® Geverat Cart Saurz axp His Musston.— General Carl Shurz,as an agent of the gov- ernment, is down in the South on a recon- noissance, the object of which is to ascertain the actual existing condition of things be- tween the impoverished whites and the eman- cipated blacks. We dare say that he will in the course of this tour pick up much valuable information; but he may also do much good in urging, in the name of the government, the necessity of a harmonious understanding be- tween the two races, and especially in urging upon the ignorant liberated blacks the all-im- portant fact to them that freedom does not mean idleness and vagabondism; but that it simply means the right to work for themselves, and that they must work or starve. In the cot- ton States they need this information very much, A Nice Tea Party—The conglomerate clique, consisting of Thurlow Weed at the head of the table, Raymond at the foot, and Mont- gomery Blair, Barlow copperbeads and Seward republicans on the sides, concocting their plans for the transfer of the Daily Times to Weed, the transfer of Raymond to the United States Senate, and for a division of the spoils of the White House kitchen, the fat places of the New York Custom House, and our Cor- poration plunder to the members of this “ring,” under the supervision of Weed.as chief cook and bottle washer. An Om. Baw ror Joan Bors.—The: rebel pirate Shenandoah has, it appears, been com- mitting sad havoc among the American whalers in the North Pacific. She started out on. this cruise from her comfortable refuge of: Mel- bourne, Australia, where she was coaled and equipped for the expedition. Without this generous protection, “aid and comfort” from John Bull, she would have been captured in the Indian Ocean. As it stands, therefore, this case of the Shenandoah is one upon which Mr. Seward may properly devote a quiet’ hour or two at Cape May to the subject of an oil bill for the consideration of Earl Russell. | Avorasr “Harry Fammy”—That consisting of Horace Greeley, Ben Wood, Chase radieals and followers of Jeff. Davis, abolition war Pu- ritans and Mozart peace men of the Dead Rap- bit school, putting their heads together to checkmate Weed and Raymond. Music the Park.. ‘The Park: Commissioners announce that if the: weather is fine there will be music on the Mall at the Park this afternoon, commencing at half-past four o'clock, by the Park Band, under the leadership of H. B. Dodworth. The following is the programme :— PART FIRST. Park March. Overture—The Fairies of the Lake. Morceaux Obligato, for Cornet. March from the Enchantress— PART BECOND. The Vietory Grand March. Overture to Preciosa... Quickstep—The General. Grand seiection from Satanella. PART THIRD. Papageno Polka.........+s000-0009 Vivandiere Song from La Fille du Rey -Strasney, . Quickstep—Annie of the V: . Waltz—Dream of the Ocean. The Union. Brooklyn City News. Morprr or a Sue Watoumax,—About four nights ago a watchman employed by Van Hoosem& Co., of the old Merchants’ Police, was missed from. the vessel of which he was in charge. The name of tho vessel was the Elba, abark lying at the foot of Commercial strect, South Brooklyn. Boyond the fact that the: mam was not to be found, there was nd additional evidence in the matter. Noone could tell why he was missing, and nothing was amiss upon the Elba, Thus the matter remained until yesterday, when the body was discovered by the Atlantic ck police floating in the Atlantic basin. On getting the body ashore it was at once identified as the missing watchman. The rear portion of theskull was broken in as if it had been struck forcibly by # heavy blunt weapon, the result of whieh mast have been instant death. There can be no doubt that this homicide was committed by some of the many river thieves who nightly prow! about our docks. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. In last Tuesday's paper an articie appeared, under (he: heading of Brooklyn News, headed, “Suspicious Fire,” which reflects very severely on me im connection with the fire therein mentioned. In justice to myself I de. mand as © right that you give pablicity to the fact that the Fire Marsval has investigated the matter, and both he and the company. (in which I was but partially sured) wore so fully satistied with their investigation I ree in forty-eight honrs after the fire. igh to loose two thousand dollars beside the insurance, without being made to sufler otherwise WM. B. DAVIS, 320 Fulton street, Brooklym Personal Intelligence. ‘The Hon. A, T. Galt, Minister of Finance im Canada, roturned to this city from Washington oa Thursday night, and loft yesterday at three o'clock P. M. for Lake | Momphremagog, and Newport on the Lake, on his way to Quebec. A large party of Canadian gentry are making their rendezvous at this fashionable watering place. Mr Galt is hurrying back to his post, in consequence of the | dangerons illness of the Canadian Premier, Moving Eastwaud. Dusven Curvy, July 27, 1966. Foster and Ross, and Ge Senators Doolittle, ral | MeCook and party started eastward, via St. Louis, to-day The Navy. THE TIOGA AND DICTATOR. Benrasr, Me, July 28, 1865 Tho United States steamer Tioga sailed to-day for Bangor. The Monitor Dictator is expected there in a few days on her way from Boston to Halifax, Counterfeits, Bostos, July 28, 1465 Well cxecuted counterfeit ten dollar bills on the Thoinpson Bank, of Thompson, Conn., aro in circulation | ‘Look out for them. Rwr av 4 Prewo.—On Friday morning, about two o'clock, when some of the membors of one of the Hadson here. City fire companics were returning from their picnic | at Biddle’s Grove, Staten Island, they wore set upon by vome Jersey City rowdios, who had smuggled themselves irrepressible in Kurope as the antagonism of slave labor and free labor has proved to be in this country. Look aut. mv Lords.or the waves on board of the excursion barge. The riot was quelled in a short thme By the inte tion of some infuential ies who wore fortunately on band, but not until several of the Hudson Oily “pooole wero considerably bruued abil hole | | and retire in ime to be HONORS TO GRANT. Gis Reception at the Military acade~: my at West Point. THE HOP AT ROE’S HOTEL. THE GENERAL TAKES PART IN A DANCB. His Arrival and Reception at Saratoga, kes Key ae. Our West Point Correspondence. West Por, N. Y., July 27, 1865. Generals Grant, Halieck and Van Vilet, accompanied by the family of the former and part of his staff, arrived here on last Tuesday morning and took roome at Roe’s Hotel. Colonel Black, the Commandant of the corps of cadets and Acting Superintendent of the Academy, on learning of their arrival, immediately ordered a salute to be fired in honor ot the distinguished party. In the evening the Military Acadomy band, Mr. A. Appelles, leader, dis- coursed some very fine music, which sounded magnifi- cently to all who were fortunate enough to hear it. At twelve the Lieutenant General and family were honored by a serenade, both vocal and instrumental, which was & perfect success, AN persons who have visited West Point and attended the cadet hops can readily testify to the charming music of the West Point cotillon band, under the management of Mr. Elsen, and them compare the effect it must have had at the lone -hour when all nature was calmly reposing. ‘A large number of cadets accompanied the band to the hotel, and effectually loaned their efforts to make the affair one to be remembered. They sang songs patriotic—songe of the institution—whieh inust have called up to the mind of the General the days when he too was ‘one of them.” This being a military place, of course, it is the alm of the institution to m- struct the cadets in “ military tactics,” and the young men very naturally are becoming very military from constant practice, and, infact, they even went 80 far as to practice military” on the Lioutenant General by en- deavoring to make a flank movement on him, and ges & “speech”? by giving three times three choers for the ‘chieftain; however he ‘could'nt see it,” but took it very easy, sitting near the open window of his room smoking a cigar. Aftor several ineffectual attempts to get a ‘speech’ they wisely gave it up and allowed him to retire to rest or otherwise, GENERAL GRANT IN THE BALL ROOM. Last evening (Wednesday) being “hop night” a large crowd assembled in the hop room expecting to see «@eneral Grant dance.”” About nine o’clock the General and family entered the room, and the band immediately struck up ‘Hail to the Chief,” thereby giving every- body present a chance to.recognize in the modest officer who now entered the room—the gallant and victorious leader of our armies during the late contests in the field. Everybody knows, or should be aware, of his ability to lead armios, and use up armies. whem they are not com- posed of men to suit his ideas of things; but everybody did not know that the General could dance. Well, now, sober sides, don’t get shocked at what I am about to-dis- close—he can dance, and did dance-on: the evening of the 26th day of July, at West Point. It was amusing to se the General manauvre in. the intricate movements of @ cotillon; but he accomplished it manfully, and it must have been particularly delightful. for the:young ladies to be handled in the dance by the gallant hero. Our Saratoga Correspondence. Saratoga Sprinas, N, Y., July 27, 1965. General Grant arrived on the train which. left Albany at 5 P. M. to-day, and is accompanied by his wife and four children, and Colonels Babcook, Parker, Badeaa and Porter. ‘The Goneral was met at the depot by Mr. McOmber, one of the proprietors of Congress Hall, and, with hie party, conveyed in carriages to the hotel. Such was the unostentatious manner of his arrival that some time elapsed before even the guests of the hotel were aware of his presence. But the news soon spread, and by nine o'clock a large number of people anxious to.see him had gathered from every house in town. The rooms for a General had been engaged some ten days previously, but the fact was not made public by the proprietors, through commendable wish on their part not to-take advantage of his intended visit as a means of crowding their build- ing. The General is seeking, for the first time after the ‘anxieties of four yoars of war, a: little: recreation with his family, and is desirous of travelling as quietly as possible, He has boen especially desirous of avoiding anything like public display, and. in. accommodating themselves to his wishes Messrs, Hathorn & McOmber, the proprietors of the hotel, have manifested a courtesy and consideration seldom met with in gentlemen of thoir business. ‘THR HOTEL DECORATED. ‘The hotel was tastefully but not gorgeously decorated with the national colors. A single banner was suspended across the street, while others were: arched across the main entrances and the doer leading into the dining room, At nine o'clock, yielding to the request of innumerable friends, despite his wish.to retire after the fatigues of his journey, he descended: to the parlor, where he was grected by hundreds who passed in line and eagerly em- braced! the opportunity of shaking hands with the re- nowned hero. This [informal reception continued about half am hour, when the General, whose arm was almost benurabed by the welcome of his friends, retired to hiss room, THK PARTE AT THR OPERA HOUSE. Kartier in the evening Mrs, Gencral Grant visited the performance of the “Colleen Bawn"” at the Opera House, escorted by General Hamilton, of this place, The party, in addition, embraced Mre, General Hamilton, a number of other ladies and Colonel Budeau, They entered the: theatre during a scene when the house was darkened, on. which account the audience did. not perceive their ar- rival, Subsequently General.Grant and Colonel Parker, by invitation, accompanied Major Leland and lady to the theatre. The Goneral, as he passed to his seat, was te cognized, and greeted with. tremendous cheers. The band struck up the “Star Spangled Banner,” and at the conclusion of the air the audience again manifested their delight in the most yociferous manner, which was con tinued until he had again and again bowed his thanks, THE FORMAL RBCHPTION TO-MORROW, The programme to-inorrow embraces a formal reeep- tion at eleven. A. M., when the town corporation wilh ox~ tond him the honors of their community, after whieb he will receive. the people im general. A grand. ball, the tickets to which are limited in number, will be tontered him in the evening. The following gentiomen constitute the committees — mitir of Arrangements. Thurlow, Weel, HJ. ond, Moses Uy Grivnell, Rdward Minturn, General ryee, ©. W. Chapin, Cornelius Vanderbitt, J. M. ral J. B. Carr, L. Under. 1, J. G, Saxe, A. C. Wile Brigadier General J. T. Charles. peral ©. K. A Cooke, J. D. Daniels, Major Ger wood, H. J. Hastings. J. G. der, P. Forbes, J. Meooley Boyle, €. W. Durant, JM. Marvin, R. Pome J.T. Hoffman, € 4A. B. Laing wl KS Parkor, Colonel 0. K Porter, Colonl'A. Badeau, W. iin Ratherford and George Sanaroca Srnines, N. ¥., Jaly 28, 1886. General Grant with a portion. of hie family visited the Congross Spring this morning, and imbibed of ite waters. Aftor breakfast he received « number of personal friends, and at eleven A. M. received the congratulations and ump of the citizens of Saratoga, He stood upon the a «filed by in order, enol, wel portico egion of welec one as he paseed grasping and warm halting bis out strewhed baud. After the ceremony be retired to the hotel office, whore, seated upon ehe le enjoyed im comporative retirement the luxery of igar and the occasional visit of a friend, Among those who ealled on him this morning was Chancellor Walworth By invitation of Major Laland, the General and his party dine to-day at the Union Hotel, after which they will proceed on a pleasure trip to Scratoga Lake. Io the earlier portion of the evening they will attend the theatre, resent at (he commencement of the festivities in the baltroom of Congtess Hall, Market. wna, July 28, 1866, nt of thé news of the h, aud holders of in sperm, salox er gallon, and Bedford O11 pip New B The oil market is excited on a depredations of the pirate Shena whale oil will i 283 6 bis ata ‘advance bbis. at an advan 670 bbis. northern have bee an advance, ond 250 bbls rant 20,090 bbls at $1 15 per gallon. ” 4