The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1867, Page 6

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OF ANATOMY, GIS Broadway.— ae ee eee gna OF | Puonsrine Wasitnutor R Trew—Wornnes iy Naruuct Histowy, Schenck AND ABE Juccrones Day. Open from 8 A.M, till 10P, . ACADEMY OF DESIGN, corner of Twenty- oer kot Fourth avenue,—Exursirion oF Pictumes ‘amp ScuLProres By Living Axtists. New York, Tuesday, RIPLE SHEET. REMOVAL. ‘The New Yore Herapd establishment is now located in the new Heraup Building, Broadway and Ann street. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. T Advertisers will please bear in mind that in érger to have their advertisements properly clasal-; figd they should be sent in before half-past eight» clock in the evening. | ‘The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yesier- @ay evening, May 13. Four French iron-olads arrived at Cherbourg from the Guif of Mexico. Lord Lyons is appointed British (Minister to France. The King of Prussia and Czar of “Russia are to visit Paris, The remains of the late Vuited States Minister Wright were interred in Berlin, the faneral being largely attended. Consols closed at 92 for money in London. Five- d@wentios were at 72% in London and 7734 in Frank- fort ‘The Liverpool cotton market closed firm, at an advance of % of @ penny; middling uplands rating at 114d. ‘Proadstufls quiet, with corn easier. Provisous steady. Our special correspondence by minil from Constanti- nople is of @ vory interesting character. M. Edouard Bl.que, a Christian subject of the Gitoman Porte, wao has eon ascredited as Minister of the Sultan to the United Slates, is on his way (o Washington, The letter em- braces sketches of the new Minister and Bhe attachés of the embassy, M. Blaque’s Hicst wife was the daughter of the late Dr. Valentine Pott, and a daughtor of the Minister is now resident in America. It 1s indicated that the Sultan has com- misioned M. Blaque to provide a good supply ef iron-clad war ships, Mouitors and small arms in America, Can- ia may, it is said, be purchased from Turkey by the Christian Powers. We report the close of the trial of the Fenian lead- ers, Burke and Doran, im Dublin, the finding of the verdict of guitty of high treason, and the sentence of the Chief Justice that they be hanged and their bodies Aecapitated and quartered on the 20th of May. Colonel Purke's speech to the Court, just previous to the sen- tence, in whieh he justified Irish revolution for inde- pendence, and otfered his life for the cause, commanded siveraal attention, and was considered quite as elo- «nent aa the now historic address of Robert Emmett, delivered io the same city under similar circumstances, THE CITY. The Board cf Councilmen met yesterday. An ordin- woce was passed creating $75,000 worth ot market etock for the purpose Of erecting a public market in the Nighteenth ward. The Comptroticr sent in a communi- co\ion respecting the license feos paid by city railroad companies, from which it appeared that several of them arcfuge to pay the prescribed eum. The total amount of money received in the year 1868 from that source was {$8,650. The Corporation Counsel was authorized to q@rostente the parties who closed Little Water street, or Diission place. ‘Tue Councilinanic Committee on Railroads met yester- doy and heart a resident of the Eleventh avenue give his reasons why steam cars should not be run on that avonue below Fifty-third street. The Board of Health have tssued orders relative to fomigating and disinfecting houses and removing dirt fod rabbish. There were 416 deaths in New York and 144 in Brook- typo during last week. Shortly before mi ‘night a thunder storm passed over this city, It was accompanied by unusually vivid Ainshes of lightning and a heavy fail of rain. The German liquor dealers of Brooklyn gathered in Jacgo numbers yoaterday to hear the sentiments of various parties im reference to the new order of the ‘Excise Board to secure a license, District Attorney Worrs made the principal speech of the occasion, in which he advised the dealers to secure their new {iconses by submitting to the conditions imposed in the Order of the Board; but, he added, the man who will @ubmmit to these conditions after he gets his license is to be called a citizen of the United States, Reso- utions were adopted endorsing Judge Connolly and Mr. -Mdorris and denouncing the action of the Board. ‘| Twenty-four distilleries have been seized in this city within the Jast three or four days for violations of the Moternat Revenue laws, + The anniversary of the Universalist Sunday Schools of Wew York was celebrated at the church of Divine Pater- (ity yesterday. Rev. Day K. Lee addressed the large congregation of litte children, and Dr. Chapn delivered ‘the concluding address, ( Registers of Bankruptcy for the six Congressional dis- tote of the Southern District of New York were yoster. day appointed by Judge Blatchford in the United states D strict Court, lu the Supreme Court, General Term, yesterday, the ‘case of MeDougall va. Walling was arguod on appeal from Bo order overruling a demurrer to portions of the ap- | wer. The action is brought to recover the amount of @ +, lent and paid in February, 1866, by plaintiff. the was made by McDougall that Jeff. Davis’ commis. would be im Washington negotiating Be fondant put in as a counter ener toat by plaintitt, and RF cee wy Beagnment Decision reserved. ‘The case of Powers vs, Shepard was argued on appeal be Supreme Court, General Term, yesterday, The UYOITgs tke peority of the exercise of the provi- hy 7 aN rR \ in the day he took passagé with his family for New “NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1867.—TRIPLE ‘SHiget. us of tas Locidlaza. Guussd to Weboeang, 1 We Bele ee ee TC a Le EE TT I ToT sions of two acts of the Legislature, passed in February, | The Injunction Cases Dismissed—Je@® Davis 1865, providing for the raising of men and money for the quotas of the several counties of this State under the last call for volunteers during the war, Decision re- served. In the Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, the argu- ment on the order to show cause why the peremptory mandamus im the case of the People ex rel. Fernando Wood vs. R B. Connolly, Comptrojier, was postponed untii to-day, Mr. Van Brunt, of counsel for the relator, stated that he asked for the postponement on the ground of the absence of Mr. Shea at Richmond, on the ef Davis trial, and that no papers in the case were ia possession of oxJudge. Allen, also of counsel for the relator, oe be ‘beep berved upon him. The Court re- marked ex-Judge Allen was the counsel in the case, ‘and that Mr, Shea's absence should not mecessarily delay the hearing, LT, Williams, of counsel for the Comp- troller, asked that the stay of proceedings might be con- tinued, and it is probable that the case will be heard The stock market was dull but firm yesterday. Gold Closed at 1355. The business consummated in commercial circles was light, and prices for most commodities were a shade easier, consequent upon the recession in gold. Coffee Tuled steady, Cotton was less active and fully 36. per 1b, lower. On ‘Change, flour was quoted 10c, higher, with a moderate demand. Wheat was quiet, but firm. Corn was dull and unsettled, and closed nominal at a re- duction. of 3c, to 6c, Oats wore a shade lower. Pork was a trifle firmor, while beef was steady and lard heavy, Whiskey was dull, but firm, Freights wore dull and nominal, Naval stores wore generally lower. Petroleum continued depressed, Despite the increased offerings, amounting in the aggregate to 2,100 head, the market for beef cattle ruled firm, and the advance established last week was fully maintained. The demand was fair and about ail the offerings were disposed of, Extra commanded 18%¢. @ 183¢c. ; prime, 17%, a 18. ; frat quality, 17940. a17%e., and interior to good, 15440. a 17\gc. Milch cows re. mained dull and nominal at prices ranging at {row $45 . 33; a fow Ce aaa at the latter pricer, cal calves were quite steady Nt 11Q For oxira, 10c, for Detmieland to: «96. fortanerionte S04, eur sans were fol! per Yb, 1: . ve 7S" _) wer, consequent upon the limited demand 9°” the increased receipts. We quote— Clipped sheep, Te. to 93;c,, and wooled, 9c. a 10%e. Lambs p°28¢4 at from $5 to $9 per head, Owing to the heavy arniyn.’ the hog market raled scarcely a0 firm, amd prices decn. 4 fully 30. por Ib, At the dectine, how2ver, there was Fe activity in the market, Nine- teen car loads wore on s.'* *! the ser eo yards, *e noon at 730. @ 6c.; few and were all disposed of befor.” " 6,182 boot catile, ey at 81-160, The total recerptz We |’ milch cows, 1,874 veal catves, 12,11y S8eeP and lamba and 17,241 swine. : MISCELLANE 0US. Jot Davis was produced in court at Racb@hond yeater- day, and admitted to bail in $100,080 unsier the statute of 1862. The crowd of people on she strats leading from the hotel to the court,room was dense, the windows and roof tops being cocupied with spectators, awaiting thg appearance of the prisoner. He was, however, driven to the court room by a by street before the crowd was aware of his departure, In the court room every available space was filled. - Among the notables present were General Schefield, Horace Greeley, John Mitchel, Genoral Imboden, Fitzhugh Lee ‘and others, On the arrival of the prisoner he was for-, mally surrendered to the Court by Generat Burton, and the writ of indictment was served upon bim. District Attorney Chandler stated that it was not the iptention of the government to prosecute the trial at the progent ‘and Mr. O'Conor immediately moved for bisrelease én Vail, which was geanted with the consent of the counsel for the government, Horace Greeley, Angasto Schell, Mr, Jackman aad others became surelies for. the prisoner, and'ho was released, receiving the congratula- tions and cheers of his friends on leaving court. Later York city, The Georgia reconstruction injunction case was dis- missed by the Supreme Court yesterday on the ground of want of jurisdictiou, ‘The Mississipp! bill is stilt under advisement, the dead-lock being occasioned by the new amendment to the. bill, to the effect that the funds of the State Treasury aad Capitol are in danger from General Ord. This amendment, it is thought by many, may make a case for an injunetion. Our Havana correspondence is dated May 8. The muddle existing between the merchants and provision dealers was still unsettled. Several meetings had been held without a final arrangement, The situation of the banks was worse than in April. The ship Ocean Home had been given up to the governmont, the au- thorities insisting on her payment of a fine of $12,600. ‘A number of the discharged officers and soldiers of the Spauish army had shipped for Vora Cruz, They bad not been recruited for Maximilian’s army, but most of them were going to Mexico to take servico under his government, The Spanish war frigate Carmon had gone to sea from antigo, ‘The sugar market was quict. Exchange on the United States was unproving. The news from Tampeco and Vera Cruz comes by way of Havana on the 7th instant, and is dated May 1, Vera Craz continued closely besieged and destitution pre- vailea among the citiz:ns. Imperial accounts say that the besoging party was suffering from want of pro- visions and would soon raise tho siege, The success of Diaz at Mexico City is confirmed Dates of the 18th ultimo state that Maxamilian was still at Quorétaro, General Hancock held a council with Satantas, chief of the Kiowas, at Fort Larned on the 1st instant. Satantas professed to wish for pence and agreed to keep his young braves quict. He said the Cheyennes and Sioux deserted their viliages because they were afraid of the troops. He accused Colonel Leaveoworth of selling annuity goods for his own benefit, The latter replied that he had received orders from Wasbington to keep back annuities, General Hancock in reply, said that those tribes which did not observe their treaty obligations would be on ee oe pinished, He had buried the Chéyene viliage because the chiefs of that tribe had to him and acted treacherously. The class day exercises of the College of New Jorsey were duly celebrated yesterday on the grounds of that institution at Princeton, A large number of visitors was present. The oxercises consisted of addresses, recitations of original poeme and songs. The “cannon” ceremony was a highly interesting and amusing bur- leaque perforthance, in which personal ‘ hits’’ on the members of (he graduating class were indulged im to an extent dolight/ul to all, save the immediate victim. The | Seventh regiment band was ip “attendynce and en- | ltvened the exercises with many elegant performances. Provencker was hanged in Sorel, C. E., on the 3d inst, for the murder of Jutras, m January last. Mrs. Jutrae, bis accomplice and paramour, whose execution was deferred until November because she is pregnant, witnessed the @xecution from her cell window. The gunboat De Soto left Norfolk yesterday, with Ad- mural Palmer on board, for the Gulf of Mexico and the ‘West Indies. The Admiral goes to consolidate the North Atlantic and Gulf squadrons. ‘The Executive Council of Canada met yesterday, and, it is understood, determined upon a list of Senators for Quebec and Ontario. a Herring have appeared in great numbers along th coast of Newfoundiand, and afford great relief to the poorer classes, who have been suffering for food, The negroes in New Orleans, after Judge Kelley's mass mogting on Saturday night, stopped a street car and cleared it of its white occupants by shoving their clubs through the windows, ‘The Supreme Court in New Orieans has decided that notes for negroes sold before the war are invalid. Commissioners from Washington have arrived in New Orleans to investigate the affairs of the Sub. Troasury and national banks. Speak [t Out. One of our recent cable despatches informs us that Lord Derby, in his place in the House of Lords, had stated that government would not make public the real history of the Fenian insurrection on the ground that It Would impli- cate certain forgiga governments What gov- | ernments ? the world can answer the | question. Lord Derby and the other members of the government need not be so very tender | in their dealings with us. Let them speak it | We would not oonceal their faults. Let fell us If any member of the United | fer pore tax to far forgotien his posi | tion as to betray his moaning ae ‘Americs ' public should know it. The insinaation is as bad as the charge. Let us know it all, We shall not spare the guilty, if guilt there be. Relonsed en Ball—A Clear Field for South- ora Reconstruction. The Supreme Court of the United States has dissmigsed the Mississippi and Georgia injunction cases for want of jurisdiction. By the Circuit Court of the United States at Rich- mond (Judge Underwood), Jeff Davis, while awaiting his trial, has been released from mili- tary custody on bail, in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. These are two important events and will be hailed with general satis- faction throughout the country, in view of an uninterrupted reconstruction and an early restoration to Congress of the ten excluded Southern States. The Mississippi and Georgia oases were each & petition to the Supreme Court, restraining the Secretary of War, General Grant and the five Southern Military District commanders (for an injunction in one case would apply to them all) from the execution of the Southern Recon- struction laws of Congress, om the ground that they are unconstitutional and void in trench- ing upon: State rights. A decision to this effect, looking to the Milligan decision of last winter, was reasonably expected by the petitioners (Sharkey, Walker and others), and there was some mn tg fear that President Johnson, in the ‘vent of such @ de cision, migr, obey it, im the recall of the Southern Military District com- meriders, thus reinstating his own policy, and challenging another conflict with Con- gress, which would inevitably end only with his impeachment and removal and in fhe reconstragtion of the Supreme Court itself. It will be perceived, therefore, that in the dis- missal of these injunction cases the conflict from which the President stands so signatly defeated, has been declined by the Supreme Court, and that by the executive and judicial departments the legislative is recognized the sovereign master of Southern reconstruction and restoration. Consequently all those dis- turbing State hts politicians of the South and the North who bave been promising a rescue from Congress by the Supreme Court must now fall in with the godt advice of Generals Lee, Hampton, Longstreet anti gther late fighting rebel leaders, in fulfilling the terms laid down by Congress. In behalf of Southern reconstruction, then, the importance and valie of this decision cannot be exag- gerated. Nor is the temporary enlargement of Jeff Davis on bail o trifling matter, looking to 1 healthy reconstruction of Southera public opinion. Two years ago, on the charge of being a conspirator with Wilkes Booth aad others in the assassination, of Prosident Lin- coln,-a reward. of one huadred thousand dot- lara was offered by President Jobuson for the qaptuce of Davis, That charge has long since fallen to the ground; but, from the quibbling evasions of Chief Justice Chase, the accused is Getained in prison two years ewalling “a apecdy tril’ as a murderer, a - traiter or a rebel, The law's delay,. through fb: Chief Justice, is thus becoming ® public scandal, when Davis is brought up for trial and released on bailin the very sam (one handred thousand doHare) paid for his capture. This is a curious fact; but it is not half so curious as the fact that first on the list of his bonds- men appears Horace Gresley (“on to Rich- mond”), and second, Augastus Schell, Presi- dent of the Democratic Manhattan Club, of which Thurlow Weed is likewise » member. Here is a Northern rivalry for political capital South, which may lead to etill more remark- able manifestations of brotherly love. It mat- ters little now whether Davis is tried next week, next month, or next year—his trial will end in smoke. It is not unlikely that if lett to the courts his case may be postponed again and again, till finally d-opped. In the John Brown song it is said, ‘We will hang Jeff Davis on a sour apple tree, AS we go on, and President Jobnson has declared several times that “treason isa crime and traitors must be punished;” but as matters now stand the be:t thing he could do would be to grant a free pardon to Davis and let him go in peace. Thus, in his case, the work of reconstruction commenced by O’Conor, Greeley and Schell will be perfected by the President, and Davis will become a tower of strength to the govern- ment in the good cause of Southern restora- tion. Greeley will have a fair field through- out the Seu‘h to rectify the blunders of Senator Wilson, the Hon. Mr. Kelicy, Jedidiab K. Hay- ward and other Northern radicals, in their missionary efforts to array the Southern blocks against | whites aa @ political party; und Davis will be able to exercise a still greater influence over the intractable State rights poli- ticians, in bringing them round to the laws of Congress, and over the five Southern’ Military District commanders. The great danger now is that, between the ideas of confiscation and agrarianivm, which are getting into the heads of the Southern blacks ‘rom the hints thrown out by “Old Thad Stevens,” Senator Wilson and others, on the one side, and from such Southern unreconstructed white leaders as ex- Governor Perry of South Carolina, Sharkey of Mississippi, and Governor Jenkins of Georgia, on the other side, there may be organized such a clashing of races as will precipitate even in the North another political revolution, throw- ing everything into confusion, while yet the work of reconstruction is only half begun. To arrest these tendencies of the present political agitations of our five Southern Military Dis- tricts we submit to President Johnson the ex- periment of s free pardon to Davis, in order that he, and Greeley, and Augustus Schell, and John Minor Botts may stump the South to- gether, in correcting the fallacies of State rights and in disabusing the ignorant blacks of those dangerous awa that, in addition to freedom, the Freedmen’s Bureau and the ballot box, they are to have free farms and nothing to do but to enjoy all the African splendors of Hayti. The republican leaders, at all events, must look to this, or they may soon find them- selves in the midst of a Northern political reve, lution. Liverty of the Prose aud Liberty of upecch. The a hed omer the South, who are acting as a police in the unreconstructed States, should remember that no legislation of Congress can abolish that clause in the consti- tution of the United States which recognizes and guarantees the perfect treedom of the press and of speech, except in time of war. If fhey rr ungerstand their daties under the laws Of Congress they can get along with the greatest ease, and will find no delicacy or difficulty in their positions. One editor ia just os much at Itberty to write againgt the Reogo-! a (he makler of ixom-siads struction laws ae another is to write in their | istration at favor. One stump speaker has justas much Tight to criticise the acts of Congress and to laud the used-up chivalry to the skies as another has to uphold the Congressional Policy and ridicule the Southern braves. But 20 State officer is entitled to use his position to interfere with or embarrass the operation of United States law, nor has any man, office holder or private citizen a right to incite # riot or disturb the public peace. General Schofield did wrong and exceeded his duty when he pro- hibited that Bohemian Pollard from delivering a stupid lecture in Richmond ; but he did right in arresting a white instigator of a riot in that olty, The former act interfered with the constitutional right of free speech ; the latter prevented a breach of the peace and punished a violation of the law. tL Mr. Seward’s Diplomacy in South America. On the 2d June, 1866, Mr. Seward wrote to our Minister in Chile a letter upon the policy of the United States relative te the South American republies. In this he strongly im- pressed the idea “that the republican system, which is aceepted by the people in any one of those States, shall not.be wantonly assailed ; and that it shall not be subverted asan end of & Inwful war by European Powers.” This was the enunciation of one of those redeeming ideas that has occasionally struggled upwards through the misty foreign correspondence of our Premier before declining years and failing vigor determined him to retire from the active duties of his profession. Having induced the republican South Ameri- oan States to believe that we would aid them morally in their efforts at defence against foreign aggression, he has now left them to work out the problem alone. With the faintest imaginable trace of trust in our fair promises they are upon the point of effecting the long pending nnion of the republics without refer- ence to our good Secretary, who may thus lose much of that foreign fame for ability to whioh he has, of late years, reduced his am- bition. The news from Colombia is to the effent that Mosquera is upon the point of concluding a tWeaty of alliance between that confederacy and the other South American republics, to resist the aggressive action of Spain, who appears determined never to give up the idea that she has not been shorn of nearly all of her colo- nial possessions in the New World. That Chile has interested other of her sister repub- lics besides Peru in her struggle, is somewhat confirmed by,the case of the fast steam priva- teer Rayo, ich, according to our special cor- respondence, has, in the port of Santa Martha, just been placed hors de combat by the Spanish frigate Navas.de Tolosa, from fear that she was intended fer an onslaught upon Spanish com- merce, : Wore the States bordering the Caribbean Sea to take an active part in the straggle against Spain, they might .ctoso ap every port in- Cuba, and, in fact, by proper manazement, thtdw sach a large body ‘of troops upon the coast of that island as would kindle the revo- lutionary elements into such rade action that the Spanish crown would find its brightest gem lost and republicanized. Spain might then retire to her shell and undertake the labors of ‘a new birth, after the fashion of her Latin sister, Italy. If Mr. Seward will now mak> a heroic effort to be consistent, and urge this to its consummation, we may see the Pacific and Caribbean republics banded and Cuba revolu- tionized and knocking for admission ‘to the glories of the great republic before two years have passed. 7 The Japanese Missions. “When things come to the worst they will meud,” says the proverb. They have long been at the worst in our theatres, In the character of their pieces, as in the quality ot their artists, they could not well have been more discreditable. Their degradation culmi- nated in the Black Crook, Barnum’s redegen- erated museum, and the musical fizzle or break down styled the Italian Opera. The acrobatic mission sent here by the Em- peror of Japan, with the consent of his Holi- ness the Japanese Pope or Micado, has effected a sudden and complete revolution in this state of things. All classes, rich as well as poor, old as well as young, infirm as well as healthy, have been drawn within its influence. Night after night their singular exhibitions, fresh from Jeddo, and which only the highest aris- tocracy of the empire are privileged to wit- ness, have been producing such o sensation at the Academy of Music as to throw the unfor- tunate stockholders of that impecuntious estab- lishment into a delirium of expectation and induce them to believe that they are entering om a sort of theatrical milleniinm. After a many seasons of operatic failures it ie not sur- prising that they should share in the general excitement. It brings them what they have long been strangers to, the prospect of a divi- dend. The Japanese are therefore to them like the wise men of the ast—they bring them knowledge and they bring them some- thing more substantial, all ot which, backed by the blessing of his Holiness the Micado, will assuredly work out their salvation. Another happy thing resulting from this acro- batic mission is the trouble which it will save that dreadfully overworked official, Superin- tendent Kennedy. It wit' do any amount of shutting up for him without the risk of a riot. It has shut up the Opera and it is shutting up the Black Crook and Barnum’s museum. Both establishments will very soon be to let, and a good thing it will be for the morality and qo- mestie peace of the city. We recollect that when our first treaties were made with Japan » gond many wise people turned up their noses at them and won- dered at our giving ourselves so much trouble for nothing. We would like to know what these wise people think now, and we shall bg still more curigvs to leah what their impros. sigs will bes few months later. These Japanese missions are only in their inception. They have begun with the reforma- tion of oug theatres—they are about to under- take that of our politicians; and by and by they will-teckle our parsons. Both Church and State are in a very sonnd condition in Japan, for the simple reason that their diseased mem- bers are promptly lopped off. The Japan- ese government, taking into considera- tion out low religious and political status, does not mean to content itself with sending us its wonderful acrobats. A diplomatic mission has followed close on the thy, Bical one, which is specially instracted to’ také'charge of the morals of our politictans doubt that ‘the King of the Lobby would come out of that’ interview greatly benefited. It would be too much to expect of him to dis- gorge his little profits on the transaction ; but he would learn how such matters are regarded in Japan, and, posyibly for tho first time in his life, might be ' of himself. We ly live: in remarkable age. While we are sending ont mis&iogg to convert the heathen the Japanede are sending missions to cohvert us, They-evidently regard our con- dition with something of the same compassion that we do that of the African. There can be no question that both are right. Let us hope that their efforts in the missionary line will be more successful than ours, Advice to the Southern Blacks. Greeley, Underwood and others, who ate just now on a pilgrimage to the South, have been recently giving advice to the colored citizens of Richmond, and while some of them have been “ stirring up the black blood,” and recalling all the evils and oppressions and horrors of slavery to the minds of the freed- men, assuring them that they are now a little better than their white oppressors, and hinting at the probability of a “mild confiscation” that may give to every black man forty or fifty acres of the land belonging to their former masters, the burden of all their speeches has been, “Don’t make a riott Don’t make a riot!” This is similar (0 the appeal of Hoff- man to the German liquor deslers oi this city, “You are oppressed, outraged and stripped of your rights, and your oppressors are very vile men ; but keep the peace and obey the laws!” Good as this sort of advice is, it has, singularly enough, been immediately followed by negro fights and riots and opposition to the- author- ities on the part of the colored population of Richmond, A, proctor al Trinity College, Dublin, liad once made. himsclf very offensive to the students by his arrogance and severity. One dark night caught him im one of the college yards, and, taking*him under s pump tht stood in the yard, turned him up and pumped his boots and clothing full of water. This.done,,they were shout to let their half ‘drowned eneniy go, when a wag—the story is told of Curran, we believe—eried out, “ Boys, that pump is 4 wooden one, but don’t nail his ears to it!” “Hoorah!” was the reply; “we never thought of that before ”” And the ears of the unfortunate proctor were forthwith nailed to the pump. Ristori’s Visit to the Ualted statos—The Ree vival ef the Classical Drama. The return of Ristori -to the scene of her first triumphs in America has been signalized by a renewal and an increase of the enthusi- asm which they aroused. On Friday next she will appear in the same. character (Medea) which she personate’ at her débit in New York on the 20th of last September. Only two days will then remain of the eight months of ber contract with Manager Grau. During this brief period Madame Ris ori has travelled seventeen thousand miles, visiting thirteen or fourteen States and {wen‘y-cight sities. ‘She has en- joyed uninterrupted hesith and has punctually met every engagem=nt, disappointing the public in not asingle instance and never changing @ play that had been anuounced. Her bodily strength has proved equal to her rare and splendid strength of will. Perhaps it was impossible to add to the fame which she had previously won in the Old World, as attested by the plaudits of the most critical audiences in Europe but her visit to America has widely extended it, and the New World, in recognizing her genius, has gladly orowaed her tame with fortune. ‘The pecuniary results of Ristori’s periorm- ances in this country have been truly astonish- ing. Take, for instance, the single play ot Elizabeth, so admirably performed last night for the forty-fifth ie, and the receipts for waich have amounted 10 $140,000. Thoaggre- gate receipts from all the performances have thus far been $445,000, making o nichtly average of $2,700—a higher average than has ever before been realized in the United States, ‘The share of Mme. Ristori is already $267,300, and it is anticipated that it. will reach the sum of $275,000 before the season closes. Not to speak of the charities which she has dispensed with a liberal hand, her expenses in this country have been estimated at about $75,000, and she will probably carry away at least $200,000, or a round million of france. The pecuniary syccess of Ristori is but a measure of her unprecedented professional success. Nothing approaching this has been witnessed in the United States during the last quarter of a century. About twenty-five years ago a success similar ig kind, if not in degree, was achieved by Cooke, by Kean and by Fanny Kemble, in their successive tours in this coun- try. Those great actors found the American stage in a lamentable condition—»arrow, mean and demoralized. They raised it from the degradation to which it had fallen, jevated its tone and character, made it a power in the land, and left behind them ennobling influences. But for some time previous to the arrival of Ristori these infu- ences had been gradually losing their force. The stage had declined again until it sank to a level in which it became possible for the Black Crook and Baroum’s museum to dis- pute their respective claims on the patience, if not the attention, of the public. A few varia- tions ware offered from time to time in the shape of silly pieces at some of the theatres. But the very traditions of the classical drama had almost been forgotten when Mr. Grau induced Ristori to come end revive it in our her genius. Its quickening influence so rapidly educated the public taste that the subsequent attempts of a broken-down opera manager te seoure subscriptions in Chicago and other Weatern cities have miserably failed. The fact is new standard of excellence has been offered and recognized, and nothing inferier can now be tolerated. Like Cooke and Keam and Fanny Kemble, Ristori will long be fondly remembered. Geely tag aad Ctl Te acd spre quickly around at if and the pre- dictions of the Heratp were amply verified by the undisputed triumphs of Ristori. This unri- valled actress, moreover, with the unfeigned modesty of greatness, fully recognizing the fact ‘that tragedy cannot be played by one alone, has given to the fatal “starring” system a se- vere blow by taking incredible personal pains to drill and discipline the troupe which has accompanied her. The members of the troupe have thus been enabled to support her not ua- worthily and to win their own meed of praise. ‘The Chivalry in Dificulties-A New Way te Raise tho Wind. Since the termination of the war a great many of the rebel officers—major generals, brigadiers, colonels, lieutenant colonels, cap- tains, majora—and so on to the bottom of the list, have taken up their residence in this city ; some to practise law, some seeking employ- ment as clerks, and all bent upon making a living in'one way or another out of the mud- sills of North, Even the redoubtable Heiirf A. Wise is Hot (oo proud oF too inde- pendent to seek to better his fortune by eatab- lishing himself in the metropolis. But we have a great many people of our own to pro- vide for, and so the fierce soldiers and the fiercer stay-at-home politicians.of the exploded estimating the damage we -have done to his reputation at fifty or sixty thou- sand dollars, Well, we have doubtiess done more than ten times that amount Of to many @ Confederate general. Jeff himself has just been liberated on straw the two biggest straws being Augustus Sche and Horace Greeley—for although both bondsmen are responsible enough in point.of money, they are aware that their liability la a mere matter of “straw,” and is not intended te Hf fie round and sue us for damages, not only to his reputation, but to his pocket, on the ground that the Hrranp wae mainly instrumental in improbable that he may do so; for the impu- dence of these “subdued but mot conquered” rebels surpasses that of old John Falstaff. The plaintiff in this libel suit probably hopes that we may pay him a few dollars to get rid of an annoyance, and thus enable him to appear in clean shirts and boots, and with a full stomach and a smooth face for a few weeks. But we shall do no such thing. We wish the case to proceed. When the trial comes on we shalf have it fully reported for the amusement of the public, and shall lay open the bowels of the Jef! Davig confederacy in all its financtal operations; unless, indeed, the court cuts us of with the sensible decision that has just been given in the Sharkey and Jenkins case—want of jurisdiction. A New Fireproof Building of Broadway. A New York life insurance company has concluded to put up a large fireproof building on Broadway, on the site recently occupied by the Appleton Building, which was burned down some weeks ago. This is a sensible um- dertaking. It is altogether behind the age now to build in any other manner. We have just finished and now occupy one of the finest fire- proof buildings in the country, and it has been put up atavery reasonable expense. It is handsome, as well as convenient and substan- tial. The style is solid and massive, rather than fanciful. There is nothing of the ginger- bread and tinsel character about it. To be sure, we have a sufficient balance remaining in the Chemical Bank to enable us to add any amount of elaborate fancy work we might please, if such had been our taste. But we prefer our building as it is, We do not think it could be improved, and we advise the direc- tors of the New York life insurande company who are about to build on the Appleton site to secure the services of Mr. Kellum, the architect of the Hznatp Building, and to intrust their work to him. He has put up all the principal” fireproof buildings in the city, and is a thor- oughly competent architect, and careful and economical in bis expenditures. There may be other competent architects in the city, bul we know him to be a perfect master in bis profes- sion, and we believe that his services, whatever his terms and estimates may be, will be found the cheapest in the end. We would glso fay" that Messrs. Stuart & Smith, the builders who put up the Heratp Building under the direc- tion of Mr. Kellam, are thoroughly competent and reliable men, and that any work they may undertake is certain to be well done. Eqvatomat Arnica.—Mons, Paul B. Du Chaillu, the celebrated African explorer, wil! during the present week Geliver two lectures at the Cooper Institute, before the New York Association for the Advancement of science and Art. The first lecture takes place this evening, when all the most interesting features of Equatorial africa wilt be described. The lectarer on Friday evening wil! take ‘bis hearers to the Asbango land ; and the journey will be illustrated with specimens of the gorilla, chimpanzes, darts nnd onbsr pais (0 Oe Met With eR row EE