The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1867, Page 4

4 WEW YORK HERA JAMES GORDON BENNETT ‘© | Supper to hia family. An old man in Bowling Green, Ohio, killed one of his gous on Thursday, by stabbing him to the heart, The young man was assisting bis mother to remove ber Pb peat bshdeen personal property, she having loft bie father ‘en account JAMES CORDON BENNETT, JR,, ¢ ees Getmen, ’ aueltsshens MANAGER. An explosion occurred in the Brideaburg (Pa) Arsenal yesterday, by which two mon were killed and a third badly injured. MoCaflray, one of the alleged gamblers who have been ou trial for tho last fow days, charged with keeping a gamiog house, was discharged yesterday, the evidence against him boing deemed inguMicient, All of the de- fendamts in this case have now been dischareed, and Jolin C, Heenan, who was om bail on a similar charge preferred by the plaintiff in the came case, was also dis- charged at (he request of the counsel for the prosecu- tion. Decrees of divorce were granted yesterday by the Su- preme Court in the cases of Nancy Sutton vs. Hanson Sutton and Eliza V. Lazarus vs. Hyman L, Lazaras. BROADWAY AND ANN STRBET. All business or news letters and telegraphic despatches Boust be addressed New York Heravp, Letters and packages should be properly sealed, Rejected communications will not be returned. 240 AMUSEMENTS TO.MORROW EVENING BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway, corner of Broome Stree. —CastE, WORRELL, SISTERS’ Bite New Y¥ Hotel. Strictures on ¢ Judiciary of New York City—KReform Wanted. Within the past six weeks a key note hasbeen struck which formed the preiude to an overture of ungenerous and unjust growls from the metro- tazerva—Stasnen ap | POlitan press, A few ideas of this full swelled harmony have, from time to time, seintillated y YORK THEATRE, oppo- mie GasLicnr, FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sixth ave- Bue.—ELuzasera, Quiz or Exeuann. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Dowary Avo Son, BAN\ARD'S NEW YORK MUSEUM, Brond: Ty ¥ i miruoih suet —Nosopr’s Davaivse, of Tue Batten | “FOUgh the columns of some of our morning Bincex ov Was ti and evening journals, but the “ ous”? was more GARDEN, Avenue, Fifty-elghth a recently given by an article which appeared nomas Porurar Ganox | in the Norlh American Review, entitled “The Judiciary of New York City,” and since its appearance a grand chorus has been inaugu- rated, Thena noted preacher joins the throng and uses some decidedly coarse similes in the expression of his ideas on the same subject, and which he applies collectively to the entire judiciary, That there is corruption on the bench we must, however unwillingly, admit; and who ean turn to any branch of our gene- ral, State or municipal governments and say, “Lo! here is one in whom there is no guile?” But what we most especially desire to call at- tention to is the sys‘em of indiscrimination which leads these habblers to condemn with- out exception—without the customary “few honorable exceptions’ io peculation, fraud or intrigue which are to -be found in any and every public body—which leads (hem, we say, 80 to asperse the entire metropolitan bench. There is no branch of the courts left un- scathed ; they begin with the Supreme Court bench and conclude withthe Police Justices’ courts, Now, this system of universal condemnation for the wrongful acts of a few is a practice manifestly unjust, and is a perversion of that very justice which itis the duty of those to dispense who are attacked for thoir remiss- ness in their administrative capacities, That there are honorable, faithfal judges on our bench, gentlemen of intellect and sterling in- tegrity, is a fact which these aspersionists themselves cannot controvert. That there are some who disgrace the ermine, no one will think of denying ; but let us, in all justice and moderation to ourselves, think and hope that KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway, oppoe wile ihe New York Hotel.—w ‘Tmumm Sonas, Daxces, vt . y auKS, &C.—Poses pv’ Arnique— RIOTS, BALLETS ACY Bowery. —Comic . BALLET Divek TERS, m0 wisReMENT, y LESQUES. CASTE PRE TH AVENUP 0} street and Bighth *Proupe,—SuNGinc Homvooor's Dave BUTLER" bY'S OPERA HOUSE. *, Balcaps axp BowLisau NEW Ant, Canieer or 4 YORK MI ANATOMY, UM OF » Potyrscunxic IN- ruRAL History —Lecruges Dawy, Open from 3 A, Scirver Ann Uil 10 o’eloe New York, Sunday, August — 1867, THES NBw s. EUROPE. ‘Tho news roport by the Atlantic cable isdated yester- day evoning, August 17. Admiral Farragut was at Cronstadt with the Franklin, Ticonderoga and Frolic. A regiment of British troops is being embarked in Ireland for Queboc. The North German parliamentary elections will be held on the Slst Snstant, The British Parliament will be prorogued on ‘tno 2ist_ instant. A rain storm prevails in England, 4ujuring the crops extensively iu some parts of the country, i ena A + thy ass '. Consols closed at 945; for money in London, Five- Lodo agree) ee soma te ee, twenties were at 73%, closing weak, in London. that of the scores of important cases, involving ‘The Liverpool cotton market was quiet, with middling uplands at 107% pence. Breadstuils and provisions without marked change. J By tho steamship City of Paris, at this port yesterday, ‘we have very interestng mail reports of our cable dis- patches to the 8th of August. The Britich captives in Abyssinia have boon separated from the Emperor by a native rebellion, and are re- garded as cafe in consequence, England being spared the trouble and cost of a war. Fifteen bundred thousand persons are said to have died iu the Orissa district and other parts of India by famine last year. Tho most horrible ecenes of suller- ing are reported, hungry mothors having beca found cating the bodies of their dead childr In the famous Thwaites will cose In England, involv- ing property to a very » amount, the probate judge Thwaites’ bequest to large amounts of money or important prin- ciples of public right, which have been tried of late years, a majority of the decisions have been the product of bribery or pecuniary reward? And yet if a majority of the members of the bench are contaminated, as is claimed by these wholesale vituperators, a majority of these decisions must have been paid for—i. ¢., if the majority of the members do the major portion of the work. In the less important cases it is charged that politics decide many a question adversely to a litigant who is sub- ntiatly qntiled to a decision in his favor. > This, unfortunately, it is generally admitted, is the case, and many an honest lawyer, as he docited against the will and Mrs, Doctor Stnith, on the ground that her “s tastic de- | trudges to court with his bri in his satchel, Jusions”’ amounted to insanity with an honest case prepared to be submitted MISCELLANEOUS. to the court, trembles for his prospects of suc- Mexican advices stato that tho body of Maximilian is | cess, and those of his client, which some politi- still lying ney ha _ wep apebagy4 eal consideration may decide, but which in srg ye ben ie aa . : right and justice should be unthought of in and Salesar were. shot in retalladion for the py | the case. And this abuse exists, more, perhaps, their orders of Col Lemus aud Seior Gutierrez at | than in any other, in the matter of compulsory Uroapam, re h ave frequenly adjudged to In the Constitutional Convention yesterday a rescta- | come poli k-spittle or hanger-on of the tion relative to the cession ¢ 2 lands to the federal » of the wishes of the liti- abilities and diseretion of the judge must be a politician; a politician must Lave constituents; coastituents must have a few crumbs thrown to them to judge, irrespec ernment was olfer n ns Was resumed in Commit vote was taken, and the Convention adjourned ‘until Monday. General Pope has written a long. letter to Genoral under the r ing and other eut the Whole, n the article relative to ban ganis or the appointee. acoah, eomapiatniag Of Gio peratdlons Adtnenie e: keep them pecking in ihe vicinity of the poli- ciged by B. HL Hill and other rebel leaders in their d ’s table. Hero is whero the difficulty cussion of the reconstruction questiow in his district. | lies, The mon who give the majorities at eloc- He says that, although gress did well in disfran- tions are not usually the men of intellect or Chising them, would have been better to have e- | toewnought. Consequently it is the men who forced their permanent absence from the coun- lected by it tho bold off W. try. Notwithstanding the drawbacks toa | 8fe elected by them who hold offi e neod fall recon: on occas vy there specch | & radical reformation in t! om of creating makers he believes that orgia and Florida | the judiciary. Th» appointing power, to be will give @ heavy white m: Teconsirection, din the Governor, is perhaps the mos! Sheet eee tree "< - ct wey of reaching the root of the dise: t in favor of readmission the law of a SR : iteic Seelaan ress, Bat after reconstraction the baleful influence @ hes worked) succesfully in Bagiaady and of the rebel leaders will provat!, and the evils which | the judiciary of that counivy is probably the aitlict nessee Will be reproduced in the rest of the | most irreproachable on the face of the globe. Soutt anes, “ But the difficulty that meeis us on this point is tt in intimated from Washington that Seward, ae eer “ ne which r 3 the very primal principle Meculioch and Randall may be sooa removed or gus. | ONC WilCR Fesit bab i pln asa pended from their offices. of our republicanism. It is a restriction of Advices from the F 5 state thata fight had occurred | the present exercise of universal suffrage—a between Pawnee and “:onx Indians at Piumereek. The | jimitation of the choice of the sovereign Iathen Peace Commissioners t ‘Omaha on the 15th, | neonie in the selection of its judges. Another aod proceeded up the Missoari, General MeCail and a ight be found in the united efforis, at i those who are certainly most cog- ant of the errors of malfeasances of the Mr, Exlgar bad an alterc * Fort Harker on Friday and achallenge passed between them, whon they were Doth arrested by Colonel Crauo and put in the guard. house. The settlers on F ook had been driven of | }onch, We mean the bar of New York. by the miliary for having no leases, and their goods | 1) ineir hands would lie the power, toa great were cou a ak : ‘ Stops aro already being taken for the improvement of | @Xtent, of remedying the evil. The bar of Now Watlabout bay, 80 as to admit of more direcet commu. | York is said to number about tour thqusand nication between the eastera and western divisions of | members, They are the body from whom the Brookly2 constrection of & nos ih ks and | indges are selected; they are the persons who stroots in and about the bay was authorized by the last [1 an et frequently in contact with the Logisiature; and it bas been di e Boant of | ° é bere : Commiesioners to open Washington avenue to Flushing | yeneb; they should bes’ understand the quali- avenuo, and to comstruct aa iron swing bridge over Wal- | fications of every candidate; and they cer- labout canal, tainly, a8 mach as clients themselves, feel the - General Sheridan revbont tr: pecs hese wrong and injustice of a desision awarded in tion for Louisiana, to be held on the 27th and 28th o - . } rrupt or partisan » . f Sepiember, the coavention to consist of ninety-even | * Cotrupt oF pi pirit. Ifsuch a body o metnvors. One seetionfo tho order directs that, where | men, by united efforls, cannot effect something fraud or violence is perpetrated, the election shall be | in the way of a reformation, it is a poor reflec- held over again under the protection of United States | tion on the influence and standing of the New ae via - pane ae York bar. Todo this, however, they must con- mooting of soldiers and enilore was held at Philadet- m "i ‘ phia last night, at which rorolutions;wore sdopted cou centrate, and in this one particular, in voting demning tho action of the President in removing Sec- | for judges’ of our State courts, they should retary ntom, and heartily endorsing the official | vole no- party ticket. Let them vote for “the actions of the deposed Cabinet Minister, right man,” no matter what the political siripe region to consult regarding the recent order concerning | Will be benefited in the end by their sacrifice official advertising patronage. of party to the requirements and interests of ‘The Nashville radicals havo split seriously ta the | the public policy. Itis as necessary that our nomination of one for Mayor, and are very bitter judiciary should be incorrapt as our Legisla- against one am . * islati Bight a8 were fatally poisoned at a picnic at ture, and with incorrupt legisla’ oy and judicial Vicksburg, on Thursday, after partaking of the rofrosu. | bodies the people need mever fear the Execu- Mouts furnished for the occasion, and six or eight others | tiVe, 8 HOt likely to recover, The dinnor is sup We deprecate the tendency to peculation tion ~~ geome t which exists on the benoh, and tat we are sad pb Sp 2m ctl a rt the | COMpelled to ery aloud our shame in this aopers in the city. ree | reapect; but we also regret the inconsideration ty, Wyilam Beales, of Laneggfer, Rhy alagiy-ona | 80d (00 palpable injustico of gondemnjng \uoge a ¢ Pored to havo boon poisoned by some unknown person. yoara old, died yeeterday, whiis admuintoring the Lord's | to whom an enviable reputation still belongs, end of whom there are at present a number on metropolitan bench. Woe would rather see who cry about the evil and berate all Classes on its account submit some plaa which would do away with the grievances comp!ained of. There have been a large number of Propositions for a reform in the judiciary presented to that sage and potent body, the Constitutional Convention, most of which are as yet im the hands of the Committee on the Judiciary, or in the waste -paper basket. When they will be acted upon is a question of time and con- venience, as is, in fact, every other matter of business which is brought before that august assemblage. Potitions have beon circulated among the members of the bar in this city asking the Convention to make some alterations in the mode of electing the judges, Let us, how- ever, by all means, whatever may be the short- comings of the few, “givo honor to whom honor is due,” and by wise legislation and practical reform effect such amendments in our present judiciary system that honor may be due to all, and the bench be,as it should be, one of the crowning ‘glorics of our republican inatitu- tions, opportunity which will allow her to break with her imperious and rather exacting patron. This view of the situation acquires come addi- tional interest from ghe rumors which have been for some time in circdfation, that Napo- leon means to visit Vienna, amd that it is not improbable he may on an early day have an interview with King William of Prussia. Pa id Players=Their Labers and Their Rewards. Professor Amasa Walker has ascertained that the salaries of one thousand preachers of various denominations jn eighteen different States of the Union, and varying in amount from three hundred dollars to five thousand, averaged seven hundred and seventy-two dol- lars and thirty-eight cents in 1860, and nino hundred and seven dollars and twenty-eight cents in 1865. Notwithstanding, then, the band- some incomes of a few Beechers and Taylors, it still appears, especially in view of the greatly Increased cost of living and the very small advance in salaries from 1860 to 1865 of 17.4 per cent, that the clerical profession is poorly enough paid. It would be curious to compare with the salaries of those who stand in the pulpit the salaries of those who tread the stage. The salaries of actors are not arbi- trary, but depend upon the ability or popu- larity of the individual, They average, how- ever, pretty nearly, we are told, as follows, in the first class metropolitan theatres :—The leading man, one hundred dollars per week ; second, or juvenile, seventy-five dollars ; first old man, filty dollars ; heavy man, seventy-five dollars ; first walking gentleman, fifty doilars ; second walking gentleman, thirty dollars ; first low comedian, seventy-five to one handred dollars ; second low comedian, twenty-five dol- lars; general utility man, from ten dollars to twenty dollars; leading lady, one hundred dollars; second lady, seventy-five dollars; soubrette, seventy-five dollars; walking lady, fifty-dollars ; small fry and ballet, ten dollars. These weekly sums, received by those who qinister in what some pious people do not hesitate to call the “devil’s chapels of ease,” are far above the average sums received by those who minister in tho house of God. And many a bishop might envy the fat fortunes realized by such “stars” of tho first magnitude as Forrest and Booth, Miss Cushman and Signora Ristori and the rest, as well as by such successtul managers as Wheatley and Stuart, to name no others. The lucky and prosperous Beecher himself cannot afford to drive a more showy and expensive turnout or ruralize im a: more elegant villa than is possessed’ and: gnjoyed by several magnates of the stage, to their own satisfaction and the delight of the friends who. share their hospilalities. One thing must not, in all candor and impartiality, be forgotten in comparing the incomes of parsons: and players: if the former are ill paid, too many of them are con- tented to write at their leisure during the week a single short sermon, or two sermons that rolled into one would not be.vety long, and to drawl listiessly through their one day’s work in the putpit without running the risk of either awakening their sleepy auditors or of losing their reputations. On the other hand, the wide-awake audience of the actor expect him every might to. weigh each word and syllable of his rdle; and if he never fails to meet their expectations, it is but right that he should be well rewarded. Whether parson or player, “the laborer is worthy of his hire.” The Co-operative Movement=The Labor Con- gress at Chicugo. Of all movements made by the working classes wilh the view of improving their condition, there is none more deserving of consideration than that of co-operation. Indeed, it is a matter of surprise that they have not undertaken the study of this subject before, and thus endeavored to reduce to practical operation a theory apparently so easy of solution. he advances, however, which have been made in this direction of late speak favorably of the increasing intelligence among the woeling classes, and suggest the belief that co-operation will eventually sup- plant the rainous system of strikes, which fora long time has been foolishly regarded as the only means of removing the real or fancied wrongs under which they labored. From tye hamble beginning in England of the Rochdale weavers, we see everywhere evidences of the benefiis to be derived from co-operative industry springing up ; and it requires only the prudence, per- severance and energy which characterized the labors of those thrifty mechanics to render similar efforts successful everywhere. In Germany, under the ministrations of Schultz, of Deliize, the laboring classes have already recognized the many and great advantages to be derived from associated labor wisely and prudently directed. Even in France, where governmental obstacles are continualiy pre- senting themselves ay barriers to the inde- pendent progressiveness of the artisans, the system has crept on apace, and its advances spenk flatteringly for the courage and perseverance of the French mechanics, But here in America, where no such difficulties pre- sent themselves to the free exercise of indi- vidual or collective enterprises of the people for their own benefit, the system of co-opera- tion, until the present time, has been compara- tively unknown. Not until exorbitant rents and increased cosk of living have forced the working classes to some ultimatum by which they might improve their condition, have they endeavored, by means of co-operation, to pro- duce that improvement. It is a tacit acknow- ledgment on their part of the injurious effects of the conflicts which arise between capital and labor. It is also a most laudable desire to partake of the first benefits of the profits of labor, instead of wailing for the second, third or fourth. Ls simplicity also recommends it; and the mos: important elements needed to make it successful, wherever practical, is the perseverance, sagacity and energy which are employed in its accomplishment. The coming session of the Labor Congress, which will be composed of delegates representing the work- ingmen of the whole country, and which com- mences its session in Chicago to-morrow, will do well to direct ils attention to the advantages of co-operation, and not waste time upon un- practical and worthiess theories. If this course be pursued, much good may resnit from the labors of the Congress. The progress of co- operation must and will help to solve the ditt- culty relating to the hours of labor. This is another important light in which the system may be viewed. Taken altogether in its varied bearings, the co-operative movement is worthy of deep consideration, alike interesting to the capitalists as to the laborers of the country, The Love Life ef Queen Victorin. The Henatp called: immediate attention to the unique work. in which Queen Victoria lately made her fires appearance as a royal author, and surprised the world by an extraor- dinary revelation of her “love life.” Six thou- saad copies of the first volume of this work have already been sald, and a second edition is in press. No more remarkable production has appeared since Solomon’s Songs, the [iad and the Odyssey, and the Metamorphoses of Ovid. The sovereign of a mighty empire, on which the sun never'sets and is always rising, and the mother of as many children as John Rogers’ wife (without counting the mythical “one at the breast”), has prepared, during her comparative retirement from her pablic duties, an autobiographical narrative which surpasses in curious interest all the memorials of*buraing Sappho, who loved and sang in the isles of Grecee, and finally leaped from tho Leucadian rock; of Zenobia, the hanghty, but not heart- less Queen of Palmyra; of Cesar’s and An- tony’s Cleopatra ; of Aspasia and her court of Athenian philosophers, orators ond statesmen ; of Hypatia, Cyril’s victim, and Charles Kings- ley’s heroine; of Leicester’s Elizabeth; of Mary, Queen of Scots and of all men’s hearts ; of Abelard’s Heloise; in short, of all other ilustrions Rousseaus of the feminine gender toat have ever lived and loved Ofail biographies and autobiographies,Queen Victoria’s book will be most widely read and admired, sneered at and ridiculed. Even a loyal English reviewer pauses in the midst of his eulogies upon it to admit that “we want the mellowing air of time and space in which to read such a story as that of Queen Victoria and her cousin.” “When,” he says, “ Queen Victoria shall have become to her people what The Present Position of the French Empire. Seldom in the course of her history has. France occupied so peculiar a position as she does at the present moment. Ut is difficult to see anything in her internal condition which renders war an absolute neeessity ; yet some- how it seems to be the conviction of the great mass of the Frencit people, and of many thou- sands out of France, that war is inevitable, and that at no distant day. It is equally difii- elt to see anything in the foreign policy of France which should of necessity estrange hor ivom the other nations of Europe; yet it is notorious that at the present moment France is absolutely without an ally. At war and without a friend cannot be said to be an agree- able prospect to any nation; yet such is the prospect now held out to France. Elizabeth is, the chief light of her age, It is natural that such a state of things | the central point of human interest should engage the attention of leading minds |in her reign—when all the triffes of both in and out of France. On all bands the probability of war is admitted ; but the ques- tion of alliances is felt to be beset with great and serious dificnity. Prussia is the Power which is immediately antagonistic, ard with whom it appears to be 9 necessity that France should measure her strength, The Scandinavian nations may safely bo set aside as being too weak to interfere for any offensive parposes. Russia, if not directly in sympathy with Prussia, is certainly not in sympathy with France. One of the oldest, and, pclitically, the ablest of the English quarterlics, gravely discusses the necessity of a Franc»-English alliance; but, unless we greatly mistake, it will not be through the advice of any or of all the quarterlics that England will involve herself in ® Continental ware Austria has for some time been spoken of by the French as a possible ally; but, as would be seen by yes terday’s Hexaxn, two of the most sdlid reviews in France have just proclaimed sich an fili- ance absolutely worthless, Ausitia is too poor to be of any service; and een if she were lesa poor tian she is, the ciglt millions of her German population could n¢t be relied our generation are dispersed into air and only the great realities are left in recollec- tion—the tale of her love, her happiness, her loss, her sorrow, will be the favorite theme of all poets and story tellers.” And, he adds, “the millions who will fondly dwell upon this Story of a human heart will treat with scorn those cynics and seekers who, in our day, fail to see the beauty of a life which exalts human nature above fashionable society and raises the Woman high above the Queen.” Mean- while, as this enthusiastic reviewer admits, “the mellowing air of time and space” is wanting, and the cynics of aristocratic and fashionable society in Great Britain will uot refrain from laughing, at least in their sleeve, at this extraordinary story of a royal love life. But millions of women, from fifteen to thirty- five years of age, in tho middle and lower classes will pore and pender and weep over it, and adoptit as their text book. As such, it bids fair to have a larger circulation than any other book, except King James’ version of the Holy Bible. To anost readers in this transatlan- tic republic, however, it seems like nothing that has ahold on the present time, with its practi- on in @ war against Prussia, Of Italy it is | cal realities, but rather Ike @ resurrection of enough to say that sho is alreadyimanitesting | some old romance that has been lying buried slap of imypalioage of Zremeh suptewact, wad | amid tgp forgotten rubbigh of the Middle Ages NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1967, is evidently not unwilling to soize tho fret |The Hresidcet amd the Seuthera Military Commanders. Our latest information from Washington in reference to the five Southern military com- manders is that the President will be satistied for the present wiih the head of General Sheridan; but thet, for better or for worse, come weal or woe,,aink or swim, survive or perish, hit or miss, sight or wrong, wise or foolish, he is hound ¥o have his war dance around the scalp of Siteridan. But cui bono ? What good wil! come o.° this thing? Suppose that Sheridan, in his bliwat way of calling a spade a spade, has given mortal offence to Mr. Johnson, will it mend the matter by Will Sheridan lose anything or with Johnson gain anything by the operation? That is the ques- tion to be considered. We apprehend, after all thet bas happened, that the best plan for Mr. Johnson is to let Sheridan alone, with all the rest of these military commanders, and wait for the results of their reconstruction labora. turning . the blunt soldier adnft? Then, with Southern negro supremacy brought distinctly into the foreground as an accom- plished fact, only awaiting the approval of Congress, a pressure of Northern public opinion may be brought to bear upon the two Houses whieh will induce them to pause, BROADWAY THEATRE, Perhaps the revent litigation occasioned by the repre- sentation of Caste at the Broadway may have stimu- lated public curiosity and thus helped to crowd the house last night. But independently of accidental cir- cumstances, Casto is intrinsically so fine a comedy that it ts bound to draw, Clearly conceived, skilfully constructed, and inspired with @ praiseworthy purpose of reconciling class hostilities, it is admirably well written. Not only i> the current of dialogue always swift aad sometimes: sparkling, but the development of the plot is easy, natural and full, and each charactor is sharply deflaed, Avoiding the mog- ern tricks which substitute sonsational situations and glaring tabieaus forthe exbibition of the natural Progress of a story and of characters that are lifelike aud real, and not more puppets aflixed to artificial ma- chinery, Mr. Robertson, its author, has returned to the higher standard of the best old English plays. But Caste is essentially a play of the living present, a genu- iue picture of the complications of actual British soci- ety, An officer of the British army, the son of a lady of aristocratic rank, is separated by the Sepoy insur- rection froma ballet girl, whom ho had honorably married, Hor stor =‘ retires to private life” and = marrios “a gasman.”’ The drunken, noisy father of these two girls displays tm bold relief tho worst traits of ‘a man of tho people,’’ and raves of the rights and wroncs of the working classes, albeit “be hasn’t done asiroke of work bim- self these twenty years,” and ‘isn’t 30 beastly proud’? but that he tries to beg of the old Marquise-and to steal his grandson’s coral necklace in order to buy gin. On the other haud,the old Marquise betrays the cruel pride of caste which urges her to insult her son’s wife by the charge of having ‘“‘decoyed’’ his affections, and the selfishness which would rob tho supposed widow of her babe. Tho manly love and constancy of the aristocratic young husband and father, whe safely returns from India after all; the purity and fond: trustfulness ‘of his wife aud her innate nobidity of soul; the delicate nerosity which exists alike beneath the angi re of loug swell,” aad the uncouthness of ‘the littie gas man,” are well portrayed, And there is so much trath .to universal numan nature m ail tuese portrais tuat although their originals can of course only be found in ‘English society, and Caste, as its very name implies, is thorefore more suitable for the Loudon than the New York stage, yet it is not surprising that it should meet hero also with a hearty and appreciative welcome, Moreover, tho play is remarkably well acted. Mr. W. J. Florence personates George d’Alroy. Mrs. Florence is full of life- and fun as Polly Eccles. “Mrs. Chanfrau, perhaps the handsomest woman on the American stage, piays to tion the very interesting part of Esther. sir, Gilbert preserves throuehout that indefinadle something in air and tone which is the traditional test of “noble blood.” No one could excel Mr. Davidge as oid Eccles. Mr, Marlowe looks and speaks precisely inke over ia Hawtreo whom we have had the honor of meeting, a capital Sam Gerriago, and “by his constant attention to business,’ ete., age org! Sam says, ‘‘all the suc- ngs he deserves,” jelly, Caste is & work of art most artistically produced. THE PARK CONCERT. After venting his spile on every species of amuse- ment in the metropolis for tue last couple of days, Jupiter Plavius made way yesterday for the jolly face of the midsummer suny.and the visitors tothe Park wore favored with a gleam of fine weather. The crystal drops of the fountain on the Terrace glistened liko dia~ monds ia the fiery glances of the god of day; the lake ‘was alive with boats aud philanthropic swans; the ladies left aside shawls and umbrellas, and came out in organ- dies aad musiins, and carriages rolled along the Drive in every direction, The music was of a particularly. inter- esting character, and was well rendered by Mr, Dod- wortn’s fine band. Fiotow’s well known overture to Stradetia, a work of exquisite art and charming sim- plicity ; *-Oft am the stilly Night,”’ a solo which displayed the ability of the performer in a favorable light; the Wildauer March, by Jescike, a composer who has already won distinction im Europe; the Carnival March, from the buliroom second of the Black Crook ; the ever welcome overture to Zampa, Die Evven Caren’ waltz, one of Strausa’ best; >.grand selec- ‘ion from Sonnambnla; the Tritsch Traisoh Polka, by Strauaa; St. Pat's Quadrilie, by Laurient, redolent with Hibernian airs; a scena aad aria from Don Sebastian, Donizetti's weakest and least interesting opera, and Fausi's Wildfang Galop, formed the procramme. The usual salutatory Park March and finale, Home Thoughts, Ly Dodworth, were alse played. The hormble weather of the previous day must have exerciset. a deprossing influence on the Park babitucs, for there wore not as many visitors there yesterday us might be expected on such a beautiful day. fhe lady with the straw, the maradont baile, and the swan that Is rehearsing “Beane tifa! Droamer”” for ite dying song, wero there, Some thoroughly classical pieces will Db on the next pro- gramme. BGTOUS DEMONSTRATIONS IN CHICOPEE, MASS. Borrox, August 17, 1867, Two weoks ago Deputy State Consiavle Bliss was driven out of the cown of Chicopee by mill operatives while endeavoring to seite a few barrels of ule in tran- situ. He returned to duty in the town next day, how- ever, gd it was thought (hat the e: ment consequent upon the attempted seizure had euoeided. veputy Chapin, the reigning constable in Marapdon county, con- cluded not to trast to on: an in that town, and got out several warrants to. make seizures in the place. The operatives heaidof his intended rotd, and gathering together vowed that the serzures should not be made. They expecied. the coustabies Friday night, bat were disappointed. A number of poopie, supposed to be identilied with the unraly. crowd, were seen near the promises of Depnty Hiss, who residod in the town, is barn was set.ca are by thom and with its coutents totally consnn sent to Boston for remforcemenis, and tweaty-live men were !minediatel tohim. This moraine he visited the town with a s'ron force and madea dozen or more seizures at a very early hour, and thus out- witied the operatives, Io remained [nu the glace and when the news was circointed> among the inaabitants the excitement was intense, isible Camonstrae tions of hostility were manifost that he telographed for more reinforcements, and from Boston, were sent toh weil armed and cap.blo of exerci to restore peace. Ata late-hour thi tives wore demonstrative aud were con(erang toge her in loud tones in the streets, and a riot is naticipated to- night or to-morrow wight. as ihe exciterment was not allayed in the least, AFFAIRS ON THE PLAINS. Roported Fight Between Pawnese and si The Indina Commissioners at @maha=sy mary Preven of a Duel-Raid on Unli- censed Settlers op Big Creck. St. Lovie, August 17, 1947. An Omaha despatoh saps a battle is reported to baye occurred in the avighborhood of riam creek, netween five hundred Siocg and two huntred Pawneo scouts, which inated six Bours, The Siousare sad to bave been routed with great ivea The is hav been reinforced by. United States troopa The réport needs confirmation. The Indian Commisetoners reached Omana yesterday Sra held a secret seagion, after which ‘they proceeded up the river. An enconnter took place yesterday at Port Harker, Kansas, between Conerai Mccall rod Mr. Edent, of tho commissary depactment, 5 chs /ienget passed between them, but Uolone! Crane, comma’ hing post, put them both in the gaard house and prewented bloodshed. All the sottlers at Bie creek fave been driven away and their goods confiscated ground that toy have no Ung AFFAIRS Ith RICHMOND. Protest ef the City Connett Agninat Having to Feod Pauper Negroes=Arrival of Mrs. — the military, on the States leases. Jet Da Ricumonn, A 17, 186%. The City Councit this ones protest to General Schofiokd against the city baying to euppors the panper negroes who have emi Yo the wty. Since ‘the war the order au: Ds men's Burer.a retions throws this class o! on all cities SHuth wiere haves to reside, Nira Jeervon Darts afrived here (evening from Now Oriontity ee “ \GTON, ‘ ela The Reported Revelation of « Plot Agaiunt Judge Agivocate General Holt. ; There appears to, be tittle doubt now that the aftidayitg, recently published ia certain papers, and purporting te reveal a grand plot to wiackem the reputation of Judge Advocate General Holt, were a buge boax,and thet the papers publishing then were badly sold, if, they have not got got thugnselves involved im expensive libel cuits, The effort to prove that the affidavits are genuine by showing cortific: Wes of the New York clerk only excite merrimont, as everybody knows how’ easy such certificates are obiWinable. It appears that the documents are on Gile in th @ law ofice of Stewart & Riddle, of this city, and were Jeft there simply to ree main on file, Ye. Riddie states, Ly an dividual whose name be declines to give. Mr. .¥iddle also states thag the papora have never heen presei Wed at any of the dew partments, but were selocted from at package of papers, all ho others of which relate only %@ private businoas,. Mr. Riddlo states that he was unay.are of the naturg of the papers untii they weret given to the newapapers which pubiiahed thi, and doce not claim any further knowledge of tQein than above stated. The afdavits of Ansow and Matt¥reon aro writ- ten by the same person, im a clerkly ‘sand, but the’ others ave written by ;difterent parties, isone of thom are written by either the deponents or tike netari¢s who adwinistored the oaths, jadging.fsom the appearance of the documents, % Weekly Treasary Statemeant. During the wook ending to-day there havo-been re- ceived by the Treasurer of the United Staves from the Printing Bureau of the Treasury Department $505,000 im fractional currency. ‘the shipments during tbe same period were to the Assistant Treasurer at Now Yorte $100,000, to ce Assistaut Treasurer at Boston $109,008, tothe Assistant Treasurer at Ss, Louie $25,000, to the national bauke and others $225,1899—total, $445,189, ‘The amount of large notes forwarded to the Aavstant: ‘Treasurer at Now York was $2,000,000, and to the Ag» sistomt ‘Treasurer at Bostom $1,000,000; small gnotes\ fonea and twos) to tho Assistant ‘Treasurer at, New Oricans $50,000—total, $3,050,000. ‘The amouab of securities hold by the Treasurer of the United» States in trust for the national banks to date is as Cole lows:—For circulating notes, $340,649,500; for deposits+ of public monwy, $38,737,950; total, $379,487,450. ‘The nationat bank currency. issued during the week was $52,380; and the total to date 1s $308,653,876, Mrom this is to de deducted tho currency returned, includ ing Wornout notes, amounting to $4,055,085,. leaving tm actual civeulation at Ubts date, $298,988,861. ' The amount of fractional currency redeemed amd do« stroyed during the week was $250,953. The receipts from imternal revenue daring the wo MC were $3,264,910, ‘The aggregate receipte for the dsq at year commencing July 1 to date are $35,088,625. Redueti f the Force the Treesury De « partment, For some time past it has been the intertion of Seere. - tary McCulloeh to reduce the force in the Treasery De - partinent, there being 2.scarcity of work in all the bureaus of (he department. This morning about: siaty clerks wore discharged, fifteen of whom wore from. the, Secretary's office, ten from the Inter@al Revenue: office,’ six from the second and six from the Third Auditors® offices, ive from the Register’s office, three from the Second Compirsiler’s, two from the Treasurer's, and’one . or two from each of the other offices, About.thirty of those dismissed:to-day weroadies. A further reduation will be made in a few days, and at jeast-fifty moro-wilR, be dismissed. The vacancies.caused by thes dismissals will not be filled, as the discharge is made on account of tho scarcity of work. Chief of the Division: of Accounts. of the’ Treasury Department. J. 0. Shaunessey, {urmorly Chief of the. Loen Branch: at the Treasury Department, has been appointed Calef ~ of the Division cf Aocounts, to Mill the vacancy caused: by the death of F. M. Meline. \ A Republican Triampi in North CareHam Looked for. \ The Newbera Republican, in a strong sppeal-to the * blacks to register at any cost, claims that the republicam triumph in Tennessee must be followed by aguniiar vie- . tory in North Carolina,” } ‘The Bauishmeat of a Negre by the Maver off MobileActien of the United States Com— jeome| Commissioner Turner, of the United States Court: at Mobile, in delivering judgment in the case of the militae ry to Mayor Korton, charged with illegally. exiting. from. Mobilo a negro named Archie Jobnson for some trivial. offence, said that the evidence clearly prove: that, cons trary to the law of the Stote of Alabama, of the United States, and of the second section of the Civil Rights bilf, the negro had been exiled from bis home. The prosump- tion,he thought, in the case of Bir, Horton was that he had: banished the negrofrom malice prepense on account.of Lis color, and he would im consequence hold the Mayor in bonds of $2,000 to appear at the United States court. The sentence was received with marks of approval by the- audience, Johnson, who was exiled, in. the meantime returned, but whem the Mayor left the court he banished. him from the city a second time, The seeling among: the whites is adverse to (he Mayor's action Mail Matter for California. The law in relation to mail matter fo>Califoraie, Ore~./ gon, &c., is that if nob specially directod differently ie must be sent overland, While the Iudian disturbances continue this mode of conveyance is nut altogether safe. Parties mailing letters for the Pacific coast should there- foro be particular to ¢iperscribe them via Panama, or per steamer, in order to ensure their transmission by the Atlantic and Pactiic route, { The Delay of the Philndelphin Mail. A special agent was sent from the Post OMe Departs ment to-day with lasiructions to cacertain. and report whether any logs or damage happened to the mail by , tho accideat to ibe through train yesterday morning om tue Philadetphia road about thirteen miles abave Baitie tore. i FROM THE GVENING TELEGRAT.OF YESTEROAY. Efforts to Oast Secretary MieCulleeh—Unsatiod, factory Distribution of Offices. Wasuiratox, August 17, 1867. A strong effort is making here and in Now Yoris (or they displacement of Mr, MeCulloct. from the Treasuryshipa! The alleged fradulent developments which have boom published are part of the p'sn,and these have beve | backed up by personai ropresoutations to the Presideng , who, his most intimate friencs to-day assert, has detee . mined upon a change in the head of the Deparumee t, U Mr, MeCulloch, therefore, is ready to tender his. 2 @ signation, the President is ¢ yially realy to mesive it, It is aloged. in high quarters to-dey that she Presk® ang is dissatistiod with the patronage that 1s baing oatom ded to his radical opponents by the Treasury and Post. @ fice Deportments, and that a chango ts impending, mod, only in those offices, but also !p the Pramierahip, If Messzs, Seward, Mocudoch and Daudall the rofore Cwanot take the hint A send io their resignations, you y look for more removals or suspensions igum the, Canmet before the lapse of many days, TROUBLE ANTICIPATED AT SANARSIE. ‘Thove bas been considerable excitoment im the usin aly quiet village of Canarsie during the past few days, grow. jag out of a dispute whieh occurred between some young men residing in that vicinity amé one of tha bar. keopers of the Sea View House, Om Thursdny night lust, a well knowa citizem of that sovlton was ezrested@ on the charge of inciting disturbance by attarting and threatening to, demolish the house in quesuon, for which purpose Re got togethor a crowd of yourg fel ‘mwa, as alleged, ‘The individual alluded to was taton 'yefore Justice Cornwell and diseharend, as the corapla! nt wag reseed vy the complainaut. Yesterday Mr. LAu,lejohn, the pro tietor of the house, wre visited by the 4 tne of the turbulent yo : nderstood that A pict Fa tow his hotel, and she f bis guard. = Mr. Littlejohn, therefore, comsnunicated with Inspector Fo'k on the miject, and last night a dee teehmont of twenty policemen were despatched wo Canarsie om w epecial car io proserve exter and prevent the execution of any such extravagant de sigs as those contemplated by the desporare Canswuar gs,” There was mo Word from that locality up to a lata ho ge, THE YELLOW FE IN GALVF.STOM, CINGNSATH August 17, 1867, The Commercia’s Gniveston, Taxes, deapateh reports the yellow fever as becoming ‘mores malignant, There were ty interments on the 1th inet, and thiry. font on tho 16th. A stiff noctherg breess was blowing, Which is very bad for the si A Vitiace Ts orien—The village of Sidney, Fremont county, towad by a change of the channel of the Missouri rivor, hag ‘ been transferred from that State into Gtoe county, Nebraska, Ry this singular freak of tho river some thousands of acres of land and six to ¢ight huadred toe Unbitagta lave been added ty Netewria, .