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5 NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY: JULY 18, 1867TRIPLY SHEET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. JAMES CORDON BENNETT, JR, MANAGER. BRKOADWAY AND ANN STREET. Al! business or news letters and telegraphic despatches must be addressed Naw Yore Henan. Lotters and packages should be properly sealed. Rejected communications will not be returned. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THUATRE, Broadway, sireet.—Love, ‘ ‘ WORRELL SISTER: file New York Hotel, naac | Broome K THEATRE, oppo. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Tne Anans ano tae rep Dragon Troure of Jaranuss tx Tueix WoxpeRrut RRFORMANCRS. BOWERY THEATRE, Dvroamax—Wirx vou 4 D: Nowery.—Nice Wurrrixs—Tae ax. “BANVARD'S NEW YORK MUSEOM. Brotdway and ‘Thirties street. —Cunosiares oF Naruse ap ARr.—Dawams OF Datusion—Loan ov A Lover. EN. Third Avenue, Fifty-eighth and ‘Taxopows Tuoaay Porvuae Cox. \ BUTLER'S THEATRE, 473 Broadway.— Bauerr, Fanc ;. BURLESQUES ETuIOPIAN, Comic ann Vocauisms, &0.—Tue Irish Parucor. AOOLEY' SOPERA MOUSE, Brooklyn.—Erxrortan Mine gyReisy, “Baviaps“axp Bumaseques.—Tue Progess ov 4 ‘ATION | IRVING HALL, Irving piace.—Ma. 0. Hesny's Guasp Coxceet. NEW YORE MUSEUN OF ANATOMY. 613 Rroadway Free anno Rigar Anw of Prxosst—Tne Wasuixc Ng—Woxpuns 1x Naturat History, ScreNOx AND mus Day. Oven from 8 4.M. Ul 10? M. TRIPLE SH New York, Thursday, July 18, 1867, THE NEWS. EUROPE. Ry special telegram through the Atlantic cable, dated et Portamouth, Eugland, yesterday, wo have a report of the grand review of the British navy, which took place off Spithead roadstead, in houor of the Saltau of Turkey. ‘Queen Victoria, tho Sultan, the Viceroy of Egypt, the Princo of Wales, with a great many lords and other notables and five thousand people were prosent. Over ‘Atty war vessels were manquvred in fine style; but the effect was spoiled by very adverse weather, which rondered the spectators most uncomfortable. | Tho press despatches by the cable were dated yester- day evening, July 16. Maximillian’s mother, the Archduchese Sophta, of Austria, gives evidence of insanity, Kossuth is@ candi- date for a seat in the Hungarian Parliament, The Austrian Parliament votes to retain capital punishmeht, Tho Paris Moniteur says thet Chile and Peru have ac copted the mediation of the United States in their war difficulties with Spain, with certain reservations. Spain has proclaimed martial law in Catalonia, Consols closed at 9434 for money in London, Five- twenties were at 72}; in London, and’ 767; in Frankfort, The Liverpool cotton market was more firm, and closed with middling uplands at 1034, Breadstuifs, Provisions and produce were withont material change. Our special correspondence from Rome and Vienna, by maii, published this morning, with the compjlation from our European files, embraces matter of @ most duterosting and very important character. ‘Tho gorgeous ceremony which took piaco in the Fler. nal City-on St. Peter's Day is fully described by our special writer, while tho fecling evoked in Austria on ‘the receipt of the news of Maximilian’s execution is set forth by another, ‘The newspaper comments on the subject of Maximil- fon’s death and its probable consequences, are of sad moment, but very significant. . Napoleon's policy has been azain the subject of very excited debate in tho French Logislaiure, one momber charging that the Emperor was “turning his democracy to account"’ at (he moment he bound his people. The Fronch Transatlantic mail steamship Europe, from Brest on the 6th of July, reached this point about three o'clock this morning. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday, Mr. Wilson proposed an Amendment to the constitution abolishing all distine- tions of color, political or civil. Mr. Sumner’s bill, that no one shall be disqualified from holding office in the District of Colambia by reason of color, was passed. ‘The bil! providing for the appointment of commissioners to select a reservation upon which to locate the Indian tribes waa taken up and considerad!e diecussion ensued, ponding which the Senate adjourned. In the House, a resolution asking information from the departments relative to the filibustering movements throughout the country was adopted. Mr. Butler, in making ® personal explanation, denied the cbarge of Sir. Eldridge that twenty thousand Union prisoners had boon offered to the federal authorities by General Ould, Without equivalent, and refused. Mr. Eldridge, im an- Sworing, again appealed to the House for a committee to tovestigaie the treatment of rebel prisoners in Union prisons during the war, and made allusions to Washing- ton and the other revolutionary leaders as ‘rebels,’ which provoked hisses from the members. A resolution disapproving of the sentiments expressed by the President in bis message in regard to the cost of recon- siructioa, was introduced under a suspension of the rules and adopted. A preamble and resolution setting forth that the President had issued a pardon to a rebel general so as to make him more credible as a witness in the Surraté trial, and directing the Jadiciary Com- mittee to inquire ito the subject, was amended by cut- (ing out most of the pream| MISCELLANEOUS, We publish this morning, among other documents relative to the trial and execution of Maximili of instruction from Minister Mejia to Escobed: ing him of the intentions of the government in relation to bis prisoners, and intimating the would Justify punishment upon identidcation; but that a more complete justification of the proceedings would be fur- nished by granting the prisoners a trisl, A letier of Genoral Prim, the Spanisb revolutionist, ts also pub- lished, acknowledging that he first suggested the pian of the French intervention in Mexice, On hearing the of the execution, the Empress Fug: is said te burst {nto tears, and no one dared ii Maxi- ‘milian’s mother until the revarn of the Emperor Fraacis Joseph from Munich, when he broke the sad tidings to her. Advices from Havana to the 12th inetant state that the offcers of the Vera Crus garrison emphaticaliy reiterate tho assertion that Santa Anna possessed credentials from the President and Secretary Seward, and that they saw the docaments, which, they allege, agreed to recognize Santa Al ‘as constitutional head of the Mexican re- public, guarantee bim a loan $200,000 per month, and permit him to recruit in the United States, if he could effect a solid footing in Mexico, + Our Washington correspondent is informed that the entire filibustering movements throughout the South, ostensibly for purposes of avenging Maximilian, are really movements for tbe inauguration of a new rebellion. In the trial of Surratt, yesterday, Mr. Bradley made a Jongthy argument in favor of admitting the copy of Booth's letter given to the actor Mathews, as evidence to prove who were the conspirators, bat the Court de- ided otherwise, Genera! Thomas Eckert, formerly» Assistant Secretary of War, was exam ned and testified that the torn page from Booth’s diary exbibited (n court was not the original; he thought the original copy was in possession of the prosecution, On searching his papers, however, Judge Pierrepont failed to find it, Afver farther evidence the counsel for the defence in formed the court that they would close their testimony to-day, and a recess unti! this morning was taken. fandford Conover, in bie last application for a new trial, which was overruled, makes affidavit that his two principal accusers have since boasted that by their swearing against him they bad preserved the reputation and probably the life of Jeff Davis. ‘The Constitutional Convention reassembled yesterday, when the standing Committee on tho Organization of ” Logislatore submitted ® report, which will be found prevailing feeling is truthfully reflec! in another column this morning. Tbe resolution calling upon tho Oomptroiier of Now York city for the amounls of certain expenditures was adopted, After a discussion on the report of the Suffrage Committeo, # vole was taken on Me, Murphy's ameudment, and it was lost bya vote of 29 to 73. A moeting of the friends of Maximilian waa held ip Houston stroot last ever when resolutions were edopted condemning th tion of the Archduke, favoring armed intervention in the affairs of Mexico, ‘and appointing a committes to cali @ public meeting of Citizens on the subject. Barly yesterday morning a fire occurred in Jersey City which destroyed nearly two blocks of buildings and several manufacturing establishments, The loas is eati- mated at $600,000. Another fire last evoning destroyed a distillery and bonded warehouses on Kast Twenty-sixth street, involve ing a loaa of $500,000. The steamboat Sylvan Stream raa on a rock in Hartemn rivor yesterday and sunk. She was crowded with pas songors at the tims, but nome of them. were lost or in- jured. A gentleman uamed Charles C. Woodman commilted suicide at the Hoffman House yesterday morning. ‘The stook market was unsettled yesterday, bu! oa the Wholo-stendy, .; Goldsoloved at 139%. Excltémont ia Kurope Over tho Murder of Maximilian. When intelligence of the fale of Maximilian first reached us wo foresaw and described the fierce outbursts of indignation and the deep and unfeigned sorrow with which news of the sad event would-be certain to be received all over Europe. Fach successive mail, as it arrives, confirms the accuracy of the views thon expressed, The papers are literally full of Maximilian and Mexico. It is tho all-pro- vailing topic of discussion; and, with scartely a single exception, grief over the un- timely fate of the unfortunate Prince is mingled with unqualified reprobation of the brutal conduct of hia murderers. No event at all comparable to the execution of the Mexican Emperor has occured since Louis XVI. per- ished by the guillotine; nor bas any event since that occasioned such deop and genoral sorrow ; and unless wo greatly mistake history will pronounce it equally unnecessary and equally barbarous. The murder of the King neither secured nor quickoned the life of the French republic; and we spesk mildly when we say that we wait for evidence to be con- vinced that the salvation of Mexico has been secured by the murder of Maximilian. In arother place in this day's Heap we publish a letter from the pen of our special correspondent at Vienna, in which the feeling in the Austrian capital is ably described. We publish also an article from the Pall Mall Gazelle, logether with numerous extracts from other European journals, in all of whioh the d. It will be seen from an examination of those papers that while ample justice is done to Juarez and his friends, there are others who come in for a fair share of blame. Chief among the latter is the Emperor Louis Napoleon. This is precisely what we expected. We have ever been convinced that the more thoroughly this Mexican business waa sindied, and the more completely it was mas‘ered, the‘more fully manifest would it become that the chief offender, the real originator of all this mischief, was the Emperor of the French. who have grievously if not wilfully erred, and whose conduct in the matter must ever remain inexcusable; but Louis Napoleon must con- tinue to bear Yhe burden of the guilt. A Latin empire on the American continont, absurd and impossible to all who know the material out of which grand but ridiculous conception, traccable to the imperiaf brain alone. Filled with vanity because of success achieved on the field of Solferino, desirous to propitiate the House of Hapsburg, greatly “humbled, and not unwilling to do a kindness to an ambitious and high spirited Prince whom he had robbed of his province of Lombardy, it was Napoleon who openei up to the mind ot Maximilian visions of empire, and encouraged him to indulge the hope of yet sitting in pride and splendor in the halis of the Montezumas. No one can say that the glittering prize was eagerly grasped at. On the contrary, the whole project was viewed by Maximilian with suspicion and distrust; it was seen to be fraught with great and serious peril; it was discouraged by the Emperor, his brother; it implied the abandonment of his position and prospects as Prince of the There are ‘othors it was to be created, was a whom he had Austrian empire. What was (hore that Mex’co could give that Austria had not already given? In what sense could he be a gainer? A worthless crown and an empty name would be poor rewards for the sacrifices which it would be necessary to make. The influence of Napo- leon alone evercame these scruples. It was his urgent entreaties, his glowing pictures, his lib- etal promise of help which at last wrung from Maximilian a reluctant consent ; and it was the bayoneis of France which won and fora time maintained for him his sceptre and his crown. It is unnecessary to go into the history of later movements to illustrate Napoleon’s guilt. The crowning offence was committed at the outset, The grand crime of the whole affair was the bartering away of the rights of a people over which the would-be trader had no control. That crime was committed by Napoleon. We do not.say that Maximilian was innocent; but Maximilian, whatever his faults, has died lke a true man and made ample atonement. We have again and again in the pages of the Hanatp spoken of ihe execution of Maximilian as a piece of unnecessary cruelty. We have spoken of those who ought to have saved him, who were able to save him, but who did not, and who must continue to bear the shame and disgrace which attach to their conduct. It will be difficult for Mr. Seward, in any number of volumes which he may choose to publish, to con- vince an intelligent public that he bas acted in this matter either in the interests ot humanity or in the interests of the American people. But Mr. Seward’s offence is small when compared with that of Napoleon. The ghost of Maximilian cannot be an agreeable companion; but the loas of popularity, of power, of prestige, the loss of everything which he cares to live for, and which he has fought so hard to win, will be « punishment less easy to bear. Cost of the Metropolitan Police. A great racket has been made about the sum requisite for maintaining the military police of the five districts of the South, subjected to the control of the generals, whom the copperbeads stigmatize as pro-consuls and mandarins. Now, these generals are intrusted, together with their subordinates, with the government of no less than ten States, including an area of millions of acres and a population of millions, and yet they require less than half the sum which is ex- pended by the civil police of our Motropoliien district ia a single year, | The Coming Bilections in New Yerk and poanertyanier Seeman ef Political Par- t There is ® good deal of controversy just now betweon the democrats ang the republicans as to the prospects of each in the coming elections in New York and Pennsylvania. Thad Stevens said not long ago that the democrats would carry these two States at the next election. A great many of his own party, howevor, not 60 farsighted or frank, assert the contrary. On the other side, a portion of the democrats are hopetul, while not a few are doubtful. All this shows the chaos into which political parties are thrown and the mutdle in which the politicians find themselves. Now, it is quite clear that the succecs of either of the parties depends upon their conduct and the management of the elec- tions, and this is more particularly the case as to the democrats; for they have the most vigor- |. ous fight to make. Still, wé agroe with Thad Stevens, that they have a good chance of suc- ceeding if they manage right, me What,then, is the course ‘to pursue? “Cer- tainly not that which the copperhead members’ of Congreas, such a8 Brooks and the Woods, of this city, and other copperheads: like them have pursued. They have only played into the hands of the republicans. They have done more to strengthen the republican party than the republicans thomselves, If tho democrats should follow such leslers they wil certainly bo defeated in the coming elections; for both they and their obaolete dogmas have become odious to the mass of the people. No parly enn succeed that does not accept the results of the war, The past is beyond resurrection, We have paseed through a political revolu- tion, aud its consequences remain fixed aa the stars in the firmament. The anti-war copper- jehvads are dead. The war democrats must throw overboard the Seymours, the Woods, the Brock3es, Andy Johnson, and all the old obnoxious leaders of that faction, if they would sneceod. They should call conventions in this State ond in Pennsylvania, ignoring tho past and their past pernicious leaders, and frankly aceopt the results of the war, with the recon- struction acts and all, as a new point of departure. Then they should nominate General Grant for the Presidency, without a platform and without pledges, By taking his glorious record, his well known conservative princi- ples and his judicious conduct in recognizing the reconstruction measures of Congress a5 a platform, without any other declaration either on his part or on the part of the conventions, they will take the wind out of the sails of the republicans and inaugarate a political revolu- tion throughout the coun‘ry. The people know where Gencral Grant siands, and havo confidence in him. They require no pledges or unmeaning rigmarole of party platforms with his nomination, Let the war democrats, thon, take the initiative, and that immediately, in opening the Presidential campaign, with Grant as their candidate—but at the same time utierly ignoring’ the pernicious old copper- heads—and they can carry the States of Now York and Pennsylvania at the coming elec- tions. By taking this course they can succeed ; by taking any other they will surely fail. The Corporation Advertising. ‘The law authorizing and requiring the pub- lication of the proceedings of the Common Council of this city declares that these proosed- ings must be publisho1 in the newspapers*hav- ing the largest circulation. How do our excelent officials obey the law? The Comp- troller bas just named for this purpose these three papers—the Néw York Daily Transcript, the New York Evening Express and tie New York Daily News. Here is “the largest circu- lation” with a vengeanoe. Tho whole circula- tion thus given to the proceedings is not equal to the circulation of the Henaxp in single wor is of this city. Indeed, so far from this being a way to publish (he proceedings, it is a way to prevent their beingseen. On what news siands or from what newsboys can this New York Daily Transoript be bought? How many of our citizens have ever seen it? Does it bolong to the Associated Press, or does it have only “specials,” and what is the charactor of those specials? The Transcript is not a newspaper in any sense in which the public understands or the law intends that word, and they who give it this advertising know the fact. It is the instrument of a ring formed to secure this plunder, and is, in fact, owned by mewhbers of the Board of Supervisors, who have the power of distribution. The Daily News, named as one of the sheets, is no longer in existence, and the circulation of the Express is pitifully small. Proapecta of Crop. From intelligent sources we have learned that with a good eeason and good luck to the last picking our Southern cotton crop of this year’s planting will probably amount to two million five hundred thousand bales. From recent advices, however, we are sorry to say that the prospect for a good general croffis not encouraging. The lat» floods in North and South Carolina have done considerable damage to the tender plant just making what they call “ good stand.” In the next place, the planters, from North Carolina to Texas, complain of the want of that carefal ploughing, hoeing and cleaning out of the weeds which are indispensable to a vigorous growth of the cotton, but which cannot be procured from the freedmen, who will not, even when most urgently needed, do the day’s work required ; and, lastly, in tho productive regions of the Southwest we are told that the cotton fields not drowned out by recent floods have been caten out by the terri- ble army worm. Against all these drawbacks, if not largely exaggerated, we must give up our calculations of a good Southern cotton crop this year; but etill, with o fair margin for the croakera, considering the breadth of land planted, it will have proved a bad season indeed if it fails to give a return of logs than two millions of bales, Opening of Mexican Ports. Now that the ports of Tampico and Vera Cruz are once more opened to commerce by decree of the republic of Mexico, it is proper that we should make an effort to restore our trade and relations with the Mexicans as rapidly as possible. For five years it has been paralyzed. It will now be seen if our govern- ment appreciates the importance of proper | commercial relations with that country by ep- pointing proper consuls to represent us. We are with the fact that the ships of England annually transport, directly past our very doors, the wealth of Mexico. Of the forty million dollars of silver she produces nearly the whole is poured into England to stir into activity the manufactures for which it pays. Let us make an effort to open more friendly and wider trade with country whose wants we can supply better than any other people. The North American Review and the New York Judiciary. ‘The last number of the North American Review has taken exception to certain features in the ju- diciary of the city of New York. No doubt there is a modicum of truth in its animadversions, as there waa in those which it recently made upon the preas in the same city and in a subsequent article upon the City Council of New York. But in its criticism upon the New York press, and particularly upon the New Yorx Hers.o, it was obvious from its random and hap-hazard remarks that it wrote with » plentiful lack of knowledge of the subject under consideration. We understand that its article on the New York press, 60 far from being tho result of its own unbiased researches, was simply an out- burst of spleen on the “partof a New York Bohemian, who sold it for fifty dollars, A’ similarly unreliable account of the New. York City Council was afierwards furnished to the same reviow, if we are not: misinformed, by a briefless lawyer of this city, for seventy-five dollars, And now, fora hundred dollars, the North American Review, we are told, bas secured a violent diatribe against the judiciary of New York, Well, it is curious to watch the transforma tions in the “external aspects of the Puri'an element, which always remains essentially the same, Onco it waa rigidly orthodox; now, according to its own ancient standard, it must be admitted to be as heterolox as possible. But cosmopolitan and philosophical and catholic as it now claims to be, substituting as it does German ratignalism for the old rigid dogmas of Hopkins and Jonathan Edwards, it is a3 Pharisaical as ever. “I thank God that I am not as other mon,” and “ Holier than thou,” are atill its mottoes. Let us remind the North American Review of the numerous vacillations in New England views during the last half century. Every doubtiul question which has disturbed the pub- lic mind has originated there. To cite no other examples, look at the sudden and extraordi- nary changes which have been exhibited on the tariff question and the slavery question. New England vessels were among the first to introduce slaves into the Southern States. New England delegates opposed and retarded the abolition of the slave trade. New England merchan’s, in 1812, made fierce and resolute opposition to President Madison for carrying ona war with England, which interfered with thoir not ons of free trade. Webster and Harri- son Gray Otis were their eloquent mouth- pieces in 1826 in favor of free trade; but, presto! im 1827, what a change Webster and bis brother orators in New England were their no less eloquent mouthpieces in support of diametrically opposite views. During the rebellion the New England policy was persistently in favor of raising the revenue to the highes and most impracticable figure. The fearful results of this policy begin to be apparent. Taking all those facts, which illus'rate the vacillating policy of New England, into consid- eration, who shall blame us if we counsel tho North American Review 1o strive to correct the errors of its own section before administering reproof te New York? Lot New England re- move the beam from its own eye before it troubles itself about the mote in that of its neighbor's. The Indispensabio Grant. On Wednesday General Grant was in the city, on his way to Long Branch, where he was to be welcomed handsomely by Mr. Stetson and other gentlemen, and expected to enjoy some short respite from the labors and turmoil of the national capital. But he was unable to complete this pleasant programme ; for just at the hour when he was about to leavo the city in one direction he was sum- moned in another, being called by telegraph to hasten immediately to the national capi- tal. Why he was thus suddenly called io Washington is not known, but it has been con- jectured that, from the attitude of Mexico and Europe, the call might relate to trouble on the Rio Grande ; to the acts of filibusters ; to some neccssity in the Indian War, or some necee- sity of reconstruction in the South. Whether any of these was the real cause. is, of course, alla matter of guess; but one point of import ance is plain—they cannot get on in Washington for two days together without Grant. Only bis strong common sense can keep straight the muddled mess and prevent the manifold obsti- nacies and puerilities of the various depart- ments from running everything into inextricable confusion; and he is now practically and actually doing the duty of President, com- mander of the army, and Secretary of War. The President’s incomprehens:ble message of Wednesday slipped out while Grant wos away, aud if he had been present the country would bave been spared that new disgrace. His recall following so immediately the trans- mission of that document would seem to inti- mate that it had reference to the evidence furnished in the message that the President could not safely bo left alone. Since it comes to this, the people will have to make Grant President, for all great and small reasons alike—that he may save the country from the politicians, and that he may have a litile rest from the arduous labors of preventing others doing harm. The State Constitutional Convention. Our Constitutional Convention has been in session over six weeks, and the mass of resolutions submitted, matters referred or laid on the table, and speeches made from day to day, would indicate an extraordinary degree of industry among the members on all sides. Tf, however, the question is asked, what have they done towards a revision of the State con- stitution, we can only answer that we cannot tell. So far as we can understand the doings of the Convention it has only been cutting out and debating the work to be done, and is still engaged in this preparatory business. The main question which has occupied the Conven- tion for the last two weeks or more has been, and still is, the question whether the propo- sition of equal negro suffrage shall be submit- ted to the people in the lump with the consti- tniion or as a separate proposition. This question is debated from day to day, and from day to day the committee ask leave to rise, report progress and Bit again, We have only now to submit that‘as we have had buncombe speeches from both sides on this mat- { tor, it ig abqut time to bring it to a vote; for against the unleas the Convention fixes #ome limitation to speech making the great job undertaken by our constitution tinkers will not be finjghed this side of our next Presidential election. Woman Suffrage—Mrs. Greeley All Kight. There has been a petition presented in the State Convention, signed by “Mrs. Horace Greeley and other ladies,” praying that’! the suffrage shall be given ‘o women, This is clearly a domestic protest against the tyranny’ of that gay deceiver Horace. Mrs, Greeley deserves great credit for this action— for courage, high purpose and a loyalty to principle that doubtless aris? equally from a desire for the enfranchisement of her sex and a natural wish to save the chiracter of her liege. Here has Horace been deluding these weaker vessels for twenty years, holding out hopes to them, filling all his speeches with prom'‘ses on this subject, till these promises stood out among emaller mitiers like the plums in a Christmas pie. On the strength of these promises, hopes and delusive utterances generally be has had the support of the womon; and they in fact haye been his principal: sup- Porters dil that time, But behold! when it comes to the test where is Groeley? Whore is this vegetarian Squire of Damest Nowhere. He abandons those who have believed in him more shabbily than Theseus did bis Ariadne, Jason bis Medea, Aineas his Dido, or any’ other classical scapegrace his lady love and admirer—fairly gives them thecold shoulder, as far as a vegetarian may, and goes over to the nigger and Jeff Dav's. Horace has really become, then, but little better than one of the wicked; and Mrs. Gresley boldly comes for- ward to convince men that there is still some senso of propriety and of what is due to obli- gaiions left in the family; and in this view we bid her a fair welcome, and shall belabor the Convention with all possible cudgels if it does not treat her petition with eminent deference and respect. There is room enough for the women on the broad plaiform of unive-sal suffrage, and we have a poor idea of the man- hood that would crowd these gentler ones away to make room for the niggers, It is right, moreover, that such of the women as have in- tellect and courage should speak for their ais- ters whom Heaven has not so highly favored. Reconetraction in Kentucky and Tennessee. A proposition was made in Congress the other day looking to the establishment of a “republican form of government” in Kentucky and Tennessee. The idea is not a bad one; for of all the late slave States Kentucky and Ten- nessee are most in need of reconstruction. Kentucky, under tho State rights preachings of Prentice, has gone back to where South Caro- lina was seven years ago; and in Tennessee, under the pious administration of Parson Brownlow, no man is safe against the chances of bullet or bowie knife from the setting to the rising of the sun, or from its rising to the going down thereof. In Kentucky, as itappears, the returned soldiers from the rebel armies of Jeff Davis rule the roost; and in Tennessee a re- ligigus fanatic reigns who believes in nothing but the extreme pains and penaltics of death in this world, and fire and brimstone in the next, to rebels of high and low degree. In Kentucky the black Unionist is under the ban, and “has no rights which a white man is bound to respect;” in Tennessee the white rebel ia outlawed, and bas no rights which a negro is bound to respect. Congress, therefore, we think, is called upon by the constitution to “guarantee a republican form of government” to both Ken'ucky and Tennessee. The Associated Press Despatches—Cracked Bricks of no Value. The agents of the Associated Press furnish to-day a batch of cable telegrams which they term news despatches, the majority of which are of no possible value. From Hungary we are told that Louis Kos- suth is a candidate for Parliament, secking to represent a certain town In a certain county. Of what value is this information even to his old saddle contractors? The Queen of Spain has proclaimed martial law in Catalonia. Nothing new in this. Martial law is standing cure for political complaints of much leas magnitude than the landing of Gen- Spanish eral Prim and a widespcad conspiracy Queen’s life. The United States sloop-of-war Macedonian arrived at Ply- mouth yesterday and was ordered to Spithead. Tho London Times of the 5th ot July—twelve days previous to the date of the Associated Press news—reported that the Macedonian was then expected “hourly” at Plymouth, telling at the same time the orders which awaited her, for duty and pleasure, all of which appeared in tho Heratp yesterday. The Aus'rian Parliament votes to retain capital punishment. This intelligence has no interest for the people of the United States, none of whom are likely to ever commit a capital crime in the Austrian territory. Thus the Associated Press cable telegrams come. Travelling Impostors. In another column will be found a corres- pondence exposing the operations of a fellow of the name of Wright, who is travelling about the country soliciting free presses over the different railroad lines, under pretence that he is a Heratp correspondent. We have repeatedly warned railroad and steamboat agents against swindles of this kind, and tried to impress upon them the fact that the people employed in this estab- lishment not only have no occasion for, but are positively forbidden from, applying for such facilities, We have heard of the tricks of this follow Wright before, but have been unable to lay bands upon him. As he has been bold enough in the present instance to resort toa forgery of the imprimatur of our establish- ment, we should be obliged to any railroad officer to whom he may make application to have him arrested and detained until we can institute criminal proceedings against him. ‘The Convocation in Rome. Our special correspondent in Rome fur nishes an ample report of the grand scenes which were witmessed in the Eternal City during the recent celebration of the eighteen hundredth anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Peter, which we publish in the Herat to- day. The gorgeous pageant and glittering church display made by the Papal episcopacy on the occasion are olegantly pictnred, walle the most minute facidents which yoy on the Sy to St. Peter's and inside the ‘burch are duly recorded. The lence will Coinman’ a widesproad Aga, more par ticularly as gho writer gbOwi. towards the a, ne ey T conclus,.'? Of his letter, that it did not escape his attention that the assembled prelates were convinced that 4 reconstructian of the Oharch and a return to first principles vin the practice of religion are absolutely required, and that they remain divided in opinion as to the mam ner in which auch desirable resulta, to be accomplished. bg THE DOMINION OF CANADA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE: MERALO. Trouble About the Reval Honors, Mowrnxat, July 17, 1867, { Galt and Cartier bave declined the title of C B. com- ferred by the imperial governmout. Galt says it woul impair bis usefulness in Quebec. Cartier thinks Mr. Langevin should be included, thet ‘he has as much right to K. C. B. as {John 8, MoDonala, and that bis name should the fist. ‘Troubles just beginning.” 3 patarte. " Ortawa,” July 17, 1807. ‘The government of the province of “Ontario has beem * Partly formed as follows:—Hon. J. 8. McDonald, attorney” General; Hon. John Cartiag, Commissioner of Agritultare® and Public Works, and Hon. Stephon Ri ‘Com missioner of Crown Lands. These have bcon eworn ie. ‘Two more members are to be appointed. ‘Tho Exeoutive Council of the province of Quebec were sworn in yeaterday and afterwards paid their respects to. Lord Monck. At Spencerwood their aalarien are stated to be $3,000, excopt the Premier, who is to receive $4,000, and the Solicitor General $1,000. Discontent Among the New Ministers. Mowrnzas, July 17, 1867. The Mtnerv: gives at length the reasons why Carticr, a3 representative of the French, and Gall, of the Pre- testant population of Lower Caneda, expected the same rank as McDonald. Cartier also feels placed on tho list after McDougall and . Dr. Girard succeeds Hon. Mr. Chauvcau as Superia- tendent of Education for Quebec. Major General Picher, intendent of the United States Military Academy at Wost Pownt, is stopping at ‘St. Lawrence Hall. Canada at the Paris Exposition carried off three thirteen silver and aty-miae bronze medals, forty-three honorable mentions. Fire in Kingston. Kini A fire this afternoon destroyed the stores of Gilbert @& Yarker, W. G. Percy, T. Moore and W. R. MoRae & Ge. The fire was caused by a lighted match being thrown inte « partly fliled can of benzine, The dames immediately communicated with the barre! from whieh the benzine was beit drawn, aod spread with foarte rapidity. Tho loss will not fall snort of $60,000. FROM OINCINNAT!. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HESAL. Particulars of the Drowniag of General Mengher—Dificulty with the Chicage and Great Eastera Railroad. Crvomats, July 17, 1867, Pr § 0'Clock, P, M. f A paasengor from Fert Benton explains how General Meagher came to bo drowned. He was ongaged in # quarrel on the afternoon of the Ist with an Irshmeas who had insulted him, Excitement seemed to haverem- dered the General delirious, and at ten P. M. he ntole from bis bed and foll overbuard. Search was nade for his body, but at last acoounts it had not been recoverod. Afler a compulsory auapension of five days, trains have recommenced runn'ng on the Chit and Great Easters Railroad. The stopping was due to raids of about one hundred employés at Logansport, Indiana, to whom about four months’ wages are due. The company trie@ to settle the difficulty by offering to turn over to the employés the entire earnings of each day, which waa ted Slates Marshal of Indianopolis refused. The Unii then i to Logansport and arrested thirty-Ave ringleaders, bat tbls did not end the stoppage of trains. Finally the leading business men of Logansport offered just the Nomen bed 2 was accepted, and yes- to pay all employéa’ discount of ten per cent, lerday trains wore allowed to ran as usual, AQUATICS, The Harvard Crows Prepariug for their Ree gatta. Worcasrar, July 17, 186%. The Harvard Freshman and University crews reached this city on Friday, the 12th inst, and are stopping af Mr. Henry Prentico’s, They have been rowing twices day since their arrival (Sunday excepted). ‘The following is the routine of work which they per- form daily :— About three one-half hours after breakfast, or as eleven A. M., both crews go over the course, dsualig home (three-quarters of a mile) they rest for half am hour, when they dine at one o'clock. Resting after dinner, they return to the lake for their chief pull at five P. M., this being about the hour at which they are to row the race. Now they row the whole course on time, but with sufficient margia revent their time being known to any One at themselves. Frequently more real Pp is necessary in rowing ‘‘on time’’ than in the race itself, owing to the utter of any attractive subject vote their thoughts to, or any incentive to keep to their work, Home and back twice a day makes milos of walking, and this with about gine miles rowing, one-half of it atastrong working stroke, other at racing pace, completes the day's work of the Harvard crews. The Yale freshmon reached here to-day at three P. Mg so that tho Yale Se is not apparent as yet. The Yale freshmen it the same amount of work as the Harvard men in the boat, and take a four- mile walk or hot run before breakfast. This em atomach-beforo breakfast work is entirely di Tearyrot ths old Bigin crow, thet trlger, srcompeates ary, of the in crow, them frequently in the boat, ‘directing their movements and giving cursory advice. This system of training te kept up strictly tor about though the crews formed when spring, and they roW together thirty to thirty-six per minute ont! ill. Fa H Hi if i Twenty-mile rows are months, and at Yale they usuaily to Hartford via Long Island Sound necticut river. In tho winter all ag the latter are not usually made z i Hie eh lcs Inte hours and dissolute habite render the chances of a and more intense daily, and quite a number of the friends of batt Harvard and Yale are united iq tole city. the Brooklyn Yacht Club, with « gay party 00 board, has just come to anchor off here}, and. will, remain 1o Participate in the hop to-night f General Sherman to St. Lonto— that the Onages tion of the Report var fF Ammaltler ay. Lars, July 17, 186%, Gonerai Sherman returned here yesterday from Fe Harker, and General Hancock has arrived at Leavenworth. Nothing bas transpired with reference these two goncrais at Fave to the consultation betn artee te enaeeh from Fort Harker, saya (bag the statement that the Indiaas are on the war path is coparmed by Jugt arrived from theie cotolonal Tee + Indian Agen!, has recoived ordera from Washi Rot to dtrivate annuity goods until Indian AGaics Assume A More dedinite aud peaceful ehape THE CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE. Hanrvoro, Conn., July 17, 1967, ‘The project to bridge the Connecticut at Lyme was feated ia the House to-day by a vote of 100 to The Senate has yet to vote. EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS IN VIRGINIA. Rrcaworn, July 1.f, 1867. A telegram says that the Stale kilucatioral Conven- tion at Lynchburg to-day ol P.ofewor Jerome Minor President. Dr. Sem Seen the importance of held an'iaformal conere of voulign, with refergrqe to the Peabody fund,