The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1867, Page 4

4 ———____ UROPE. The Consolidation of Germany as Witnessed at Weimar. Anniversary Rejoicings in Honor of the Union of the Houses of Orange and Weimar. Russian and French Policy for Inter- Vention in Candia. OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE, GERMANY. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Rash from Berlin to the Grand Marriage Festivities at Weimar—The Union of the Houses of Weimar and Orange—Ncenes at the Railroad Depot—Fun at Cost—On the Road and Companion Way-War Preparations—A Royal G fag—City Rejoicings in Weimar—Arrt the Kings of Prussia and Saxeny—The Fes- tal Day and Iwperial Company—Dinner at anid Warman, Oct, 9, 1867. Though Monday morning was dark and rainy, there ‘was almost as much of a rush at the Anhaltischer depot in Berlin as there is at the station of the New Haven Raitroad on the Savurday afternoon before Thankegiving, ‘whon tho Now Eoglanders start on their annual piigrim- age to sbare the ancestral gobbler, for, besides the usual exodus of those who had come to town to visit and at. tend tho theatres, many had been induced by the approaching festiv ities at Weimar to betake themselves to this pleasant city. A! police regulation allows the hack- men to charge double before seven o'clock, and as most of the passe ngers bad 1eft home before that hour but had arrived after it, the fare was in each case a mooted point, but one which Cabby generally won. None are admitted to the cars until a few minutes before starting, and some eariier comers, baving gone through with the somewhat complicated process of getting their luggage ticketed, began trying the drinkables; others lounged through the crowd to beguile the time, and a Little aloof from the throng a knot of officers, noble- men and diplomats, who are always early, sauntered up and down, while their servants Ddustled about disposing of baggage and arrang- ing cloaks and wrappers with a consequential air which their betters could have in vain attempted to assume. Punctually at the hour Prince Charles of Prussia, ac- companied by the Princess his wife, and her maid of honor, the beautiful Countess Von Seydewitz, appeared, and, after @ little delay, took seats in an ordinary car- riage, A stalwart officer of the Jaegers, who had made way for their Highnessos, and who had porhaps sug- gested that an extra coach be attached for their accom- modation, but which the Prince declined, received a rather public reprimand for ‘‘causing all this confu- sion.” “This is the carriage for you,” said the guard, show- {ng me into one in which sat three gentlemen. Dospite a Sort of cotton warp look all were well and somewhat scrupulously dressed, and their boots shone so brightly that I was glad I had decided to carry my new varnished leathers on my feet instead of in my valize. I made no doubt that Mra, Jenkins’ thoughtfulness at bidding me good bye, in brushing off my coat with one hand, while she endeavored to keep little Miss J. from falling down Stairs, hold a kerosene lamp and band me a paper of sandwiches with the other, had admitted me to such ro- @pectable company, The extreme politeness of their salutation, one even voluntarily surrendered a corner seat facing west, protesting that he had not the slight- est objection to riding backwards, was surely due to the hat which, on my last visit to Paris, my hattor placed on my bead, with that touch that gives a castor a jaunty air till the border is worn, ‘Monday's Gaz tle," said the newsman, passing over a bearing that mame, bat made upoa Sunday morning, and issued about dinner time. Tho regular morning dailies are published on Sundays, but not on Mondaye True journalistic enterprise was shown by the frst three announcements in the column headed “The Triub,’’ and edited by Dr. Munchasen, the dates of which differed more astonishingly from apparent timo than those of cable despatches from London. [Official Telegram.) Biarairz, Tth Oct.—9 A. M. THis Majesty the Emperor is counting on the buttons of bis coat. War! Liberty! [Official Telegram. } Biarmrz, 7:b Oct,—9:01 A. M. His Majesty the Emperor counts slowly, with pauses and an anxious countenance. [OMcial Telegram.) Biarxirz, 7th Oct.—9:03 A, M. His Majesty the Emperor has Jost finished the count- ing. Tho last button is Liberty. "His Majesty said, sigh- ing, ‘Ab, thas I bad more buttons !'’ Most of the ride (rom Berlin hither is little more thax & few hours, existence in a railway carriage bowling along through a monotonoasly well cultivated country, and it was fortunate that my fellow passengers were so entertaining. Though unacqasinted with each other they soon, bya sort of fresmasonry, became quite fa- miliar, and carried on a nighly edifying conversation, from which it was soon manifest that they were vaicts of sundry other great personages also en rowte for Wel- mar, One was especially notabie, and having been a courier for more than a dozen years, bad not only a well selected stock of anccdoves of the failings and foibles of different magnates aud miilionaires whom he had accompanied to ana fro through the earth, but also ® fand of information concerniag hotels, whose land- lords make heavy char, for the accommodation of unkoys and hand the same to the dunkeys again—of tailors’ gentlemen’s furnishings, &c,, who allow a neat percentage for customers brought, and are content with a very small remuneration for articles required by their hombier patrons, In the opinion of this worthy maa no hote! should be visited where the amount paid for the servant was not returned to bim, besides ten percent of the sum total of the bill, nora shoemaker patronized who would think of chartlag more than seventy-five cents for a Iackey’s boots, It was very gratifying to oar this good cosmopoiite testify that travellers of no other pattooality are to be compared to the Americans, excepting perbaps Russians, and be spake with real foeling of a family, resulting from the union of am eas; going Muscovite with a wealthy New Yorkeress, ‘Suc 8 piace,” said he with asigh, “I'll not get again.” He was a good Protestant wibal, and, passing through Wittenberg, delivered himself way of s»me historical remark abo Ip the outskirts of this town thi &@ eemi-showmanlike wather. 8 were made to look kindly (o their tagks, by natu incentive thereto, as they were almost ¢ he labors of the by pO means stronger sex, pt owing, gave the tame landscape « more picturesque air y their queer attire, which I fancied was more neat aod cheerful than usual, as if it bad been donned the day before. A handful of students loitering about at Haile called Schenectady to mind. Though their parti- colored caps and ribvons, for which some of thom bore scars that must bave one day been ugly cuts, look far more tak ng than the gold and enamelied trinkets which the Mohawk valley belies appear to admire so much, they bad not altracied such a bevy of pretty girls tothe station as are ever to bs seen on fair days at the Sche- hectady depot, On alighting at Welssenfels a man who bad ridden from Halle, handed a ticket to the guard, evidently an acquaintance, and who seemed a little surprised at re- cried our experienced voyageur, The conductor put bim in bere because he thought he no ticket’ In answer to the question whether it was possibie to travel without paying, he continued :—"ir 1 knew these fellows and tn He seomed to aa’ & thaier, I would go free." think it hardly worth white f @o without # ticket, as bridin much as travelling by the fou come a in diamonds and seal rings. The Grand Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Weimar met the Prince and Princess at the depot, which was trimmed with flowers and gariand:, and (he purty immediately de- ried in the ducal equipages wailing for them, while @ plebeians made ove grand plunge for the cabs, which were immediately filled, and started for the town; those who were po Nae ag to secure ye being left to quietiy wi jor their revarn, Sad remioateo@ the poseibiltty of obteiniog quarters ia the over-filied hotels. Notwithstanding the falling of a cold distnal rain, the citizens were mrwnere busy ornamentiug their houses and putting xtures for an fliamination. From almost every house huvg fiags and \—black, red and gold— the Duioh—biue, #bii {oung men et the rbpring at the house was rely full, the baggage id remain until lodgings fou &o,; at tue ephaut’ the situation was equally plonennt; at the NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY OUTOBER 30, 1867.—TRIPLE SBSET. ”” the same, and ft bade fair to and meoagerie, As inst a sky parlor through was found that could oe vacated in the emergeucy, Into which, thouga only intended to hoid a bed and a wash- Stand, @ table, stove sud—could apytuiug be more super- fuous—a sofa had been crowded. The chef of the Court Marshai’s office, his Excellency Count von Beust, a gentleman of E nem mena Bam. h rofessional manneris without that sort of profess! prone yo prove 60 erally accompanies this station, invitation to dinner had vever Paper representative at the cou and must be withheld py at & ‘celebrated journal,” to 1 was invived to witness thi ening torchlight pro- ceseion from the palace, It was not yet dark, and I set out for oll through the town, Never have I seen uch a general demonstration in honor of @ man or an event, Scarce a dwolling in the whole city was with. out some attempt at ornament, and, though decorations were very expensi they were made with such taste that the whole effect was not monotonous, Flowers and green branches were twined about the windows, the united colors and monograms of the ducal family streamed from the housetops, and handsome rugs, carpets and embroidery bung from many trouts, Occasionally the windows bad been removed io form alcoves, im which were placed busts of the Duke and Duchess, their children and their parents, A pleasant heuse painter, with whom I fell in company, and whe proved a most obliging aud amusing valet de place, said that the Duke was unwilling that any expense should be inearrea by the townsfolk, and had requested that no attempt at display be made, but had yielded to the importunate request of the citizens, who were anxious to manifest their affection for him and house, Before Rietschel’s statue of Weimar’s most bonored poets my guide stopped short to correct me for saying Goethe and Scbiller, instead of Schiller and Goethe, saying that it was easy to geo thereby that I was a stranger, as no vative would mention them in that order. He took especial pains to impress the potat, but based the ciaims to this Posthumous distinction om the comparatively small share of the good things of this life enjoyed by Schiller. He related a number of stories of Goethe, much like those told by the Scotch peasantry of Sir Walter Scott, Tin signa, which on several houses an- nounced the residences of different diplomatic repre- sentatives, had, according to my companion, been bastily hupg out during the war oF 1866, . He said thas the common people are by no means in favor of be- coming Prossiang) The wealthy and more educated citizens with whom I conversed looked upon the ab- sorption as rather a matter of course and quite to be expected, All, however, spoke in the highest terms of she just and thrif.y rule of the Grand Duke and of the virtues and benevolence of the Grand Duchess, and notbing could exceed the marks of loyal affection Javisued ia their honor, During Monday morning numerous presents were made to their highnesses corporations and deputa- tions of all classes, consisting of elegant vase3, jewels, carpets, specimens of plastic art, paintings, &c. From the German shakapeare society came the first volume of the new German translation of the poot, dedicated to the august couple; from Angelico Facies, a medal with the double profile of the Grand Duke and Duchess on the obverse, and on the reverse, in a garland of myrtle and laurel, the legend, “*Vereint zu Weimar's glick und rahm, (united for Weimar’s weal and renown). 1842, 7 October, 1867.” In the afternoon a few notable forcign guests and relatives dined at the palace, and in the evening, after the Kings of Prussia and Saxony had been received at the depot, a long torchlight procession marched through the principal streets to the palace court. At nine o'clock four stalwart | peg bearing flam- beaux entered the gate; behind them came the mounted marshals, wearing sashes of the Weimar colors. Drum corps and band of music. ‘A company of Turners, who ranged themselves round the court, enclosed a hollow square with a rope. Into this entered the trades and guilds, with their ban- ners and embiems, led by marshals bearing white wands ornamented with ribbons, Handworkers, Printers and binders, Cross bowmen. Cart loaded with beware = en at peasants’ silver wed- ry 68. The music director, accompanied by a band and the Vocal Union. Mounted horsemen, carrying the banvers of the duchy and of the Netheriands, Burghers and officers of the parish, Herald on horseback, bearing on his mantle the colors of the Artists’ Union. Four trumpeters in the garb of the middle ages. Three pages with the arms of the three esiates, each ac- companied by two pages with torches, Young girls in light dresses, with wreaths oa their beads, strewing flowers. Agata wagon, drawn by.tour horses led by squires. En- Ubroned on its raised seat, before parency, sat a beautiul damsel, representyn; imaria,’’ the deity of the ci At ber feet were grouped the Arts. ] Four-and. ity pages, in the costume of the middle carrying illuminated bouquets. ‘Two-and-thirty youths and maidens with Chinese lan- verns. The Committee. Giants with shining beards, Body of gymnasts with torches, Guards, and two ee mansbals with the German colors. While this great company was falling into order the bends played the national hymn, which the vocalists followed with a song of greeting. The Grand Duke and Duchess, and their children, accompanie: by the Kings of Prussia and Saxony, the Prussian Queen and Crown Prince,’Prince Charles and others, bad already ap; uy the baicony, gra- ciously bowing on all sides, After a short address the sixteen couples performed the torch dance, a sort of co- ulioo, ia tue best of bumorand spirits, undamped by the dreary rain which had recommenced to tall, The eleam of Bengal lignts shone over the weird scene in which the quaint costumes were set off by th rid glare of torches and variegated lamps, giving the such an unreal look that it would uot have beea di to fancy elf at some festival of the olden time, where vassals aud retainers had gathered to do homa, to their lords aud suzerain. What omens of good would been drawn from the fligot of two white which, leaving the castle tower, wheeled round in circles above the heads of princes and people for more than half an hour, Tuesday, the 8th, was the great day of the feast, for on tat day, in 1842, Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe- Weimar Eisenach, Landgrave of [uuringia, Seig- neur of Blankenhayn, Neustadt and tenbourg, &c., &ec., espoused the Princess Wilnelmine Marie Sophie, daughter of William IL, of the Netherlands, in the royal paiace at the Hague, and relatives and compeers, po- tentates and fotk now joined to celebrate the twenty- fifth anniversary of the joyful event The morning dawned brightly on the decorated city, the citizens in- stead of going to their work appeared ia holiday attire, and all looked merry ag a marriago bell. Tue members of the dipiomatic corps unfurled their ensigns, the un- cheery black and white of Prussia waved from the post and telegraph sor and the bieck, white aod red of the North Germaa Bund was bung from a public baild- ing. ‘Bur decidedty the bandsomest Piece of bunting to be seen was a large flag with the Stars and iripes, sur- rounded by the English Jack and Dutch colors oa the one side and by the French and German on the other, “That is the flag of the luited States of North America,”? said abystander, “fhe American consul! lives tuere.’” “Herr Kaestaer, at your service,” coimed in a round stomached Saxon. “Oh, here he is himseif,"’ added number one, ‘Are you Consul for the United States ?’” “Not for all of tnem—for one of them, for Missourt, Commissioner."’ 1t did not seem necessary to lower the of consul enjoyed by Here Kaestner among his rs to Vom tommlesione: and so he in undispated possession ibe pretiiest parts of tn of the day, tho of which must have for his motto ‘Karly and oiten,"’ was s procession of the schools. Led by litue giris of three and four years, the long line walked in a serpentine twice through the court and was then drawo Up 80 that the lads stood on the outside and the girls in tne centre, Many of the latter were so preity thas Weimar cannot_ well avoid having a surplus of beauties 1m another decade. Yhe Grand Duke stood on the balcony in uniform, with a spiked helmet; on his mght was the Gran Duchess, in blue; their daughters, Marie and Elizaveth, aged eighteen and thirteen respectively, were dressed in jak, and stood next their mother; the Crown Prince of ia, and his uncle, Prince Charles, stood on the left of the Duke, and wore aiso in unif< with plumes of cocks’ feathers on their helmets; the Hereditary Prince, born in 1844, stood in the rear of the others, wrapped in a military cioak, All the children joined in singing the first verse of the grand choral, “Nun dante Alle Gott,”” aud then the classes of the public school sang ‘‘Hinst sandt uns Holland Bluetnen” (once Holland sent us flowers), during which the Duchess was quite affected. pode anotier verse of the choral programme the assemblage repaired to the market place to crown the busts of their Highnesses with garlands. kvery Village of the duchy sent a peasant as ite ntative, and these mounted on borsebeck, each wearing a sprig of oak Jeaves in his hat, rode through the palace yard. In the forenoon the troops, by special seston from ‘the King allowed to defer adopting the Prussian uniform till after the celebration of the wedding, appeared on parade, At noon a grand cour for guests of rank, diplomats and highest officers was held, The grand dinoer, an invitation to which it was de- cided to tender to tbe representation of the New Yor Hara.p, was announced for quarter to five P. M. By five almost all of the guests had assembied, and soon rt Mar. alter ey ‘was commanded by the Chief shal fof his sovereigns and ie Kiog William Jed the Grand Duchess, and the King of Saxony Queen Augusta, the Grand Dake the Princes of the Newer- of Prussia; the Duke of Saxe-Altenberg, the Hereditary Grand Duke and his sisters, tue Princesses Marie and Elizabeth of Saxe-Woimer; 1! Weimer, with his Duchess, the daughter of the King of Wurtemberg, and Duke Gustav of Saxe- Weimar, Gen- eral inthe imperial Austrian army. After being twice menced con- juke Hermann of Saxe- saluted, those of bighest rank comi versing with those around them, King Wiltiam being ly tong, MI jis recogaitions, Queen aod her siater, of course found many Old trends at their old home, King John’s thin, eee alas an elteet, weeriog. th of the up on ‘0 ing the insignia crust of the Black Eagle, and tbe crown prince chatted those who bappened to be near, The Grand Dake aad Duchess made the tour of the apart- ments, gi most of the compacy in turn. Asher epee teeent peruano casa tt of ber amiabtli on! a vr seemned to be familiar with the tamily of every one Whose nawe she knew, To one be- Jast occasion on which Mother, regretting that she sieoder bruneiie standing complimented, in Fi ‘on her charming appearance. | Wita anot 'p he would by. Ot course it was GOt expected tamt she would Lays F} i 3 me. a republican and asinner. Besides lly ac- Knowldging my obeisance, @ Said:—'Is truly ieee me pleasure to see you here. Your from Amer- ica is a great mark of attention, and I you for it.” A noviewan was then presented, with whom sbe Spoke some moments The two kings led the Grand Duchess to the central table in the fest-saa/, and placed Lbemselves on either side of her. “Tho rest followed and in urder and With pone of that unseemly baste and crowding, Which is often to be seen at royal entertainments, where whole yards of trimming and pieces of skiris are not seldom to be seen on the floor, having been lost in the rush for the uppermost seat at the feast. ‘The grand salle ¢ manger, a fine bail ruaning through two stories, and in which fine long tables were set, could not accommodate all, and so ir lors, con- nected with and opening into it, were ht into re freely used im the decora- requisition. Fi tion, many of eld by vases of handsome Ko- hemian glass, said to hi been presented by Rus- sian Court, Tne plate was plain aod plentiful, the China exquisite, On my first dish was represented the remains of the temple of Janus, too sadly gone to decay 1m these days to need any door, Weimar is known for its music, and the ducal band lost themselves no credit in executing during the banquet the following pro- gramme :— WEIMAR, DEN 8 OKTOBER 1867. Loishiiame- Ouverture. von ©. Stredicke. }—Myrthenkranze Walzer. ++.Von Strauss. 8—Introductioa und Romanze au: “Die Afrikanerin’’. 4—Fantasie aus der Oper 5—Cari Alexander-Marach. 6—Sophiei ‘The menu offered was as follows:— Meee CeCe LE tE NORE OLE LODO aCEE TOOL LEON EE: LE DINER DU 8 OCTOBRE, 1867. Le potage Ite & la Reine. Lenravioles ula Parisienne. Les tranches de saumon du Rhia au naturel, 3 42 roast beef l'Angiaine aux legumes. 3 Le fricandeau de gibier & la ccém La blanquetie de chapon & lu financiere, i ‘Les homards b is provencale, Los perdreaux rotis et la salade, 3 Les as en brauches, sauce au beurre. evne-eves ener-erneet Yodan a ia Baviere. La sucdoise de frambolses. Les giaces mélées es decorees, Les fruits, le dessert et les bisquits. Oren neneee severest POLPEOte Lene OOPE DERG LODE OOLE IN In striving to contribute bis share towards the enter- tainmens the cook was eminently successful. His chefs d'euvre were perhaps the salmon steaks and roast partrldges ‘As each plate was found a decanter of red or white wine. It became rather difficult to remember the names, much more the order of the wines off:red by the industrious butler; but I have not forgotten that « delectable white Bordeaux was passed after the sherry. Champagne came io with the roast, and the customary toast was brought out by the King and answered by the Grand Duchess, After rising from the table with the habitual “a blessed repast,’’ and taking coffee, most of the company repaired through the brilliantly illuminated streets to the theatre to witness a series of tableauz vivants, illus- trating s¢enes from the history of the priacely houses of Weimar and of Orange. Thero were but two seats—one in the aes and another in the balcony—vacant in the whole house which had been tastefully decorated for the occasion. Most of the entire floor was taken up by the parquet, above which rose two balconies. In the centre of the tirst was the Grande Loge and two boxes rose above the footlivhts on each side. The whole with the excep- tion of the boxes was lighted by a single chandelier. The appearance of thi Majesties and Highnesses was the signal for loud prolonged applause, An overture composed by the musical director Stor then given with good effect by an orchestra of fifty members. Another overture composed by the musical director Lassen was given between the third and fourth tableaux, which all represented :— First—The saengerkrieg (war of the singers) on the Wartburg, A. D. 1207. Second—Foundation of the University of Jena, A. D. 58, ra igat Bernhard of Weimar before Breisach, A . Fourth—Coronation of Adolph of Nassau, A. D, 1292. Pa er ion the Siieat after the succor of Leyden, Sizth—William IIL landing at Torbay, A. D. 1688. Madame Hettstedt, the chief actress of the troupe, who had read an explanation from an anciont tome, now closed the volume and delivered an apostrophe to the Grand Duke aud Duchess, while the curtain again rose, disclosing an angel crowning their busts with wreaths. Thus, amid loud jons, was ended this jubilant festival and ovation, which had shown so beautifully the giadsome relations between the princely pair and their people. May they, after the lapse of another happy‘ quarter of a century, colebrate as fe- licitously the golaen anniversary of their union. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY. English Opinion of Grant and Chase as Can- didates. {From the London Times, Oct. 15.) : ‘The battle of parties in the United States is concen- trating itself more aud more closely arouod the office of the Executive, * It is easy for the majority to find tault with Mr, Johnson, but it ts not so easy for them to decide upon his successor. They have some men within their ranks whose claims for support cannot safely be set aside, and they are further perplexed by my fact that the Lge pevsie ness of sage ose is ne for many reasons, wholly acce; We to them. Aroun General Grant Aaif the Bone: pen the approaching con- test lies. He would be invaluable to the dem but he is a positive necessity to the republicans, the latter wore to pass him by, tbe former would at. once be provided with s stronger man than any the; within their own party. Hence it is that coquetting for the favorite General It is pos- sible that meanwhile the people may look in a different direction altogether. We sbbuld absurdiy ability of the public men of America if we supposed that no civilian could be found who seemed to possess ail the essential qualifications for an office which, though woakeued and degraded, is still important There are many such’men from whom the nation may choose, and foremost nr them stands the former Secreisry of the Treasury and the present Chief Justice of the Su- af Court, Through an era which has been destract- ve of many reputations Mr. Chase almost ‘aoscathbed. The organs of hoth parties admit that be is man of learoing, and his career has been long train- ing for the highest oflice in the republic. The merits of such an officer ag this are not likely to be disregarded by band eee in their endeavor to find a competent man to fill the-office of Executive. The south, it is true, would Dot be likely to support Mr. Chase, although eral Grant m: be deemed comparatively upobjectionable, But it is evident that the Southern Siaies are destined to play but s humble part in the great election. It is a re- markabie fact that tue section of the country lately in in- surrection is habitually excluded from the caiculauons Of all parties. The result of the State elections has rendered it manifest that tbe chief Southern citizens have been entirely distranchised by the various appll- ances of test oatha, partial registers and the file of federal soldiers at ail the polls. The politicians of the North have it within their power, for the second time in the history of the Union, to choose a President without the slightest reference to the opinions or wishes of the Southern community, Such an opportunity, used with generosity and magnanimity, might be made the means of assuaying old animosities and reconciling a peopie who now seem to be permanently estranged from their fellow citizens in the prosperous States. It bas aiready been heif seriousty proposed that the names of Grant and Lee should be piaced.on the same “‘icket;”’ and, if Unis crade embodiment of the idea is not likely to be accepted, some wise modification of it may yet recom- mend itself to the people. There are many forcible considerations which must recommend General Grant to the nation above all other competitors, In the present condition of the couniry what is wanted more than anything else is a strong man at the bead of the administration. No man can be that in these days who has not the good wiil of the people on his side and the army at hu back. Of weak or compliant Presidents there have been plenty, and a firm 4a an obstruction to the business of the country if he Fepresents views which are obaoxious to the majority, General Grant seems to combine the necessary advan- tages and qualifications in his own person more com- Dietely than any candidate who has yet been named. He has rendered services to the Northern cause which can never be forgotten, and he bas pot commitied him- self to a single act which shows him to be unworthy of the fullest confidence. His advice would provably be followed when the advice of no one else would even listened to, He is still the idol of the army, whore voles will have no _unimport ant share in deciding the election. There has probably never been another man in the repablic #0 generally popular since the time of Washington, His services are unimporcant compared with those whieh he might now render to bis countrymen, for almost any policy which the President was strong enough to carry out would be better than the confusion caused by the perpetual bostilitios between the Exect tive and the Legisiature, General Grant is and his character jusisfies the expectation t! act, in any position in which he was placed, z i with an earnest regard for the interests of his country. What AS ‘affording large proportion of the poo; id proba a ple wou! Grant as their President, and the republi- cans have done wisely in placing a check upon some of their extreme — in their opposition to him. He tay be supplanted by another candidate of whom the ‘world has not yet heard a whisper, but his defeat could not be attempted without sacrifices which republi- cans, powertul as they are, are not prepared to make, THE WAR IN CANDIA, Polley of Russia aad France tor Interven- tion=Naval Aid of France t © Refugecs— Why Tales of Tarkish Butcherios Are Cir- aa ‘From a Freach journal.) ‘The events of which the isiand of Crete have been the theatre bave been so often viewed in a taise light, a0 many bert rending sketches have been made of the Candiove women rushing baif naked along the beach in search of the means to gain a refuge in exile from ry barbarity and lust of the soldiery, that we the tem, to reprodece from the Courrier de Me e the following article, which puts the facts in their true Nght:— ‘vhe dence from which we have borrowed the ‘totals of the fight hetweo: Arcadion and the lzzeddim contained, moreover, some comments on the nature of this Crotan insurrection which is so dificult to understand, on account of the contradictory reporis that we receive from the Greek as woil as the Ottoman sources, i I: ts well known that the object which the Grook and Russian yments bad in view was to make ti Weaiern Powors intervenc—especially France—bet the insurgent Cretans and the Turks, But the Weatos Powors having turaed @ deaf car go log as the matior romained a fair Aight between the two befligerents, the Greek and Rassiam agente bave changed ther tactics, They have rapreseated Crete, nos as the scene of a fair combat between the insurgeats on the one band and the Turkish troops on the otber, but rather of a horrible butchery, wherein the Turks were madsacring women, children aod the aged. This move succeeded; aud when the question of humanity was put in place of the military one all acruples were removed and France sent a war vessel to the Cretan waters for tue purpose of picking up the women, who were repre- sented in despatches to wandering on the beach in nakeduess and living of herbsand the leaves of the vines, Pa tie Somes it Fd non be admitted, was pure fancy. eo frigat jommée transported ym Crete to Greece about five thousaad women and children, Not one of these women saw the Turkish troops, and, of SS ats a Ses carne gage 01 all kinds, Some, even, following the business bent of their race, came aboard with merchandise, bags of , Jare filed with oll, and carried on quite a trade, When asked why they left, they replied that their hus- bands made them go, stating that the Turks were com- ing to kill them. foreover, the jove of home, and still jess that of country, is but slightly developed among the women, who came aboard laughing, with little con- cern about their husbands or families, or, sad to say, about their children even, However, this export movement of women and chil- dren bas somewhat relaxed The Crotans, who bad ex- pected an armed intervention on-the part of France, and now see that she confines herself merely to a work of humanity, are in less of a hurry to send of their wives and ch'ldren, or rather they are anxious to be of the paronee who go themeelves, But this is positively for- aden, Moreover, the fate that awaits these Candian women and children in Greeve is tar from agreeable. There is great misery in Grecee, and in spite of the good will on the part of the Athenians to help their Cretan brethren, the material means are wanting. As to the fate that awaits the insurrection—in the event, of course, that it be not supported by a foreign interveation—the follow- ing is the calculation made by Omar Pacha:— There are scarcely over 6,000 to 7,000 armea men oceu- pying the mountaia position, Of these 7,000 armedmen 1,500 at most are from the Cretan population; the bulance is made up of volunteers, neariy all Greeks, There are not Sfty foreigners, whether French or Italian, These volunteers, in bands of sixty, one hun- hred and two hundred men, hold the mount on the west of the isiand, and there easily find impregnable positions. But can this be Teally # national in- surrection? This mountain warfare may last along while—for an indefinite period even. There is but one good way to bring it to an end—namely: by reducing the insurgents through famine and preventing them from getting pro- visions from outside. In this connection the destruction of the Arcadion becomes an event of serious moment. It remains to be seen whether the Greek committees will not fod some way of setting afloat still another Ar- cadion. This is a question of finances on which we cannot give any opinion, Lett to their own resources, the Cretans, even with the aid of foreign volunteers wao have gone to help them, coula ver succeed in driving the Turks trom their island; and if the Ottoman government be well ad- vised and introduce into the administration of the island some liberal reforms that are admitted to be necessar\’, the political independence of Crete can be put off to > Greek calends, THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. The Ralli Cotton Failure. [From the London Standard (city article), Oct. 14.] The failure was announced to-day of Messrs. Theo- dore and John, Ralli, of London, baving branches at Liverpool, New xork aud New Orleans, with liabilities of £150,000, The cause of the suspension is stated to be the great depreciation in the price of cotton and a heavy loss, alleged to be £70,000, through advances to afailed house by their New York firm. The amount of assots cannot at present be estimated, but as, it is un- derstood, they are principally in America, it is feared the realization will not prove favorable. Annexed is the circular issued :— 11 Finssvrr Crrovs, E. C., London, Oot, 12, 1967. ‘We are under the painful necessity of informing you that we find ourselves compelied to suspend our pay- ments. This necessity bas partly arisen from the great depreciation which has recently taken place in the price of cotton, in the purchase and sale of which we were largely engaged, but more particularly from a heavy loss we bave sustained torough advances by our Now York house to a Louse at New York, which bas failed Our establishments at New York, New Orleans and Liver- pool being all identical with our Londen tirm, the whole will be administered together. We have books im the hands of Messrs. Quilter, & Co., by whom a gtatement of our affairs will be prepared and submitted’ without delay. We remain your most obe- dient servants, THEODORE and JOHN RALLL AQUATICS. English Scalers’ Race for £200. [From the London Post, Oct. 16.) The last but one great scullers’ race of the present Beason came off yesterday, between George Hammerton, of Teddington, one of her Majesty s watermen, and George Drewitt, of Chelaes, \daman, trom Putney to Hammersmith, for £100 a side. Although they are comparatively slope Boro ‘being about thirty years of | age, their day may be said to have gouo by as scullers, for Drowitt bas sadly deteriorated of iate, and ne r= ton two or turee years ago 80 injured one of his arms that he bad to give up rowing at sculls, and the essay of yesterday was his first as ssculler for mavy years. A great amount of rivairy bas for years existed between certain of the rowing men in our great schools of scuil- ing, and that rivairy bas been greater thanever since the much lamented difference first aros? between Sadier and Kelley respecting the race for the championshy between the former and Chambers, and waich has cul- minated in their being matcued to row for £300 a side, from Putney to Mortiake, on November 26; and to these great oppositions belong Drewitt and Hammerton, the former belonging to the Kel- ley and Barnes division, and the latter to the up country and Sadier division. The betting was 2 and 3tolon Hammerton,,.who won the choice of sia tion, and chose the north siie He weighed 10 stone, while Drowitt was scarcel anything heavier, | Mtr. W- Wilberforce was referee; Mr. James Messenger, an old champion, umpire tor Hammerton; and Mr. Willcox, of the White Hart, Barnes, for Drewitt; Heury Kelley showed the latter up, while from tue bow of another jot Joe Sadier piloted the up countryman. Some irges lay direct on the usual Course, aud the men had to be brought out towards the centre of the river, Hammerion was smariest in getting away, and, row- ing a more lively stroke than his opponent, dr.w oue- third of bis length ahead at the Star and Garter, where they both steered hard over towards the Middissex side of the river, Drewitt unmistakably boring his 80 much so that nearly opposite the Duke's Head their sculls overlapped, and continued todo so till off Sim- moods’, where Hammerton was slightly leading, and they fouled badly. Hammorton was frst clear, and rowed in front the rest of the way, coming tn four lengths ahead io ten minutes five seconds, ‘ ‘The stakes were awarded to Hammorton on tho foul. CUBA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Details of the Habbub at Sagun-ln-Grande— ‘The Santingo Jail-Breaking—Havana City Loan—Drewning of Capinin Humphrey— Queer Disease in the Docks—The New Cap- tain General. Havana, Oct, 23, 1867, A commercial gentleman established in Sagua has Just arrived here, and being @ fit source from whom to obtain @ veritable account of the occurrence mentioned ina previous letter, I am enabied to afford your numerous readers a fow of the particulars, The Spanish gentle- man in question was an eye witness on the occasion. The whole affair arose from the aemise of one of the Masonic brotherhood. The house in which he died ‘was completely bedecked by Masonic embiems of the most pompoug character, One of the principal and most clamorous amopg the brotherhood was one Rodriguez, a volunteer commandant of tne Milicia Nacional, and the owner of several stores in Sagua, The public manner in which the preparations for the funerai were conducted, and the boa-tings and braggings which occurred on the occasion, naturally dustrious ‘and countermen from the old country, till, degrees, they became so susceptible and excited as to official residence the Lieutenant Governor, manifest- ing to him that the said Rodriguez, being a to the tranquillity of the piace, sbould be from his command; even Mason, admonished them not to d@ any such thi as there was pojmotive sufficient to justity ‘or to remove Rodriguez, The ry then proceeded to the “Plaza juare, where they in their turn their strength in case of created more disturbance than the alarming caused or could have created, Be this as ree neceesary for the ‘, Mayor,” bf * © sre wo the spot harangue om in appeasing terms, aud at the sdme time to admonish them athe ray which lately occurred in the a in . of santiago de Cuba, four prisoners succeeded in smsekidon (bork tolored meny, Mantel Betancourt and ol , Manu i The tot two bad been condemned universities, recommending them to observe the most gealous Vigilance in all institutions of instruction, so that the and teachers do their duty and not inculcate any political or rolisious doctrines but those prevailing; and, further, that the said editors ive immediate notice of any poutravention, at the same time reporting on these points? all possibie information with br gett ‘ve admminietrati ‘he same papers state that t.'e admi ve arran, ments of Porto Rico are so on advanced that velo inary Colonial Minisy’r. mediate attention will be given to the Administration the Phili sied upon t the Puilippine Islands, “Not « word is wasied upon The amount required by the municipality of Havana is $5,000.000, to mees habilities ~ in conse- quence of the heavy calls which have of late been made on its resources." It is re; that the New York municipality will tender the of said amount; but I am not inclined to believe this, aud the loan will, 20 doubt, be sought in Londons, as I stated before. A corpse was found floating at Cardenas on the 19th, which was recognized to be the body of Captain Humphrey, of the Ai brig frial, which arrived from New York on the ultimo, and was cieared for Capo Hatteras on the 14th instant, The captsin’s boat sopeiond she sag RY his ship on a windy might. an jas drowned; the steward, who accom, nied bim, saved himself, ' “ata . The municipal elections will commence throughout the island on the 34 proximo, uniess the goyernment Should determine otherwise, It will be the iirat election ‘that Cuba will have seen since the large increas? wade of electors. The number ing to Havana is eight huadred, and the Town il scarcely offers the gery o' Novara, from Bacrifct jovara, rificios on the 9th, arrived here yesterday to await further orders and get a provision of coal, for which she bas been obliged to pay at the rate of $30 per ton, whereas the price here is only $9 to $10, It is said that Admi- ral fegethoif’s Dave just arrived by the jis mail steamer via St, Thomas. @ government received a telegram from Madrid a fow days ago ordering $300,000 to be sent home. There was only $80,000 10 the treasury, and the Spanish merchants having condeacended to make a loan to the government to the extent of the deficiency, the $300,000 went forward io bard cash by the last Spanish mail steamer. This fact cails for no comment, I tink, It is.now four months that the poor widows of the military have not received a cent of their monthiy Pensions, Tne municipality is now indebted to the Royal Gas Sumner ie ihe exenhalaenet, and ¢ com, ve Ox) that if tall” this tooath ts ‘will not supply any more to the city, At the careening yard opposite thes Havana wharves, a strange disease broke out the while the black the French steamer Louisiane. cases seven turned out fatally. it had all the of mic or contagious character, but after @ thorough investigation and study of the symptoms and devei>pments of the oulpaite ‘undertaken by no less than fourteen eminent physicians, it was upanimously Pronounced to be simply septic intoxication, in conse- quence of the ’s baving eaten some meat which been thrown into the bay by some vessel because the ere were found rotton and the contents decom- pose ‘The last Spanish steamer brought 400 troops from Spaio, which are to be sent into the interior, most probably Puerto Principe. According to a telegram from Madrid of the 17th, Gen- eral Lersundi bad sailed in the screw frigate Villa de Madrid from Cadiz on the 8th inst,, and his Excellency can, thereiore, be here on or about the 2d prox. We fur- ther learn that Don Joaquin Posadillo, tue present Presi- dent of the High Court of Justice, was to be replaced by Don Atonso de Colmenares, the former President. Count Vaimasoda will then resume his former post of Deputy rae The last mail brings » long list of new em- oy Sugar market dull and unvaried. Exchange on London is in fair demand at 144 premium, and on Paris 2% Premium. Currency*keeps at 26 per cent discount, THE DEAN RICHMOND DISASTER. Farther Examination of Witnesses for the Owners he Vani ‘biit—The Captain and Pilot’s Evidence—Important Testim: Yesterday morning the official investigation into the circumstances attending the Dean Richmond and Vander- bilt collision, on the morning of the 20th of September, was resumed {rom the point where it left off on Satar- Francis Teson was the first witness called on behalf of the Vanderbilt. On being sworn he deposed as follows: — I am a first ciass licensed pilot; I have been so since tne license law was first passed and licenses were granted; I have been employed for some years on the large passenger boats on tye river; I have been as pilot on board the Niagara, Troy, Hendrik Hudson, Oregon, Francis Skiddy, Commodore, U, Vanderbilt and Hero; I was also employed on other boats, mostly in the to boat business; I was not first pilot on ali the boats: I was second pilot om some of the first ones; I or seventeen 3,1 am thoroughly acquainted with the channel of the North river; at least, I end to be; I have been in the employ of the People’s tine; I have been, oi and on, in the employ of that line for four or five years; I was in their empioy last year and was sent by them on board the Troy ; the year be- fore that I was also in their employ; 1 was vever dis- charged by them; I was in of the Vanderbilt on the night of the collision; I was aisoher first pilot; my watch when we reached Kingston; we call there when going up; I turned in at Stony Point ligot that night; I was om duty when the vessel left New York that evening was on duty both as pilot and captain; I was captain, as it were, before sne left her slip and iiot afterwards; I continued on daty until we reached Bioay Pointdight; when we left the dock ‘Charles Bis- sonnett, the second pilot, had charge of the wheel; he was iu the pilot house al the time after atl be leh % go down to supper, when we were about Yonkers, think; the Grst P hoard of son woke me and told me to turn out, as the Dean Richmond was going to run us down; up and stepped out of my room; my room is the bulkbead on the port side of the prome- made deck; I walked out on to the promenade deck, and steering ; the first thing I saw was tue Dean Ricamond’s bead lights across our bow, and the next thing neariy immediately after this was the colltsion; the Dean Richmond was under way ; we were backing, but I think wo had a litue headway on, im fact I believe both the boats had oeadway it was some time before they lay dead in the water; as soon as tne boais got together I saw there was no help for the Dean Richmond, as she had to sink, we had run into ber so far; I then weat to work getting her passeagers aboard of us; when I turned out I bed ing on but my asbirt and drawers on, nothing ewe; when we got clear of the Deaa Richmond I put on a pair of pants, but not until then; | remained on the forward deck until we got clear of the Dean Ricbmond and then I went asiern, but not Work pulling tho. pessongers over? the joiner's work pulling passengers over; the joiner's was all broken away, £0 that we bad to cunsiruct a guard Saw ee could get the people over, uied her rail work and beltings and laid some and boards over the rubbish so that the gould walk on to our forward deck; we took E Hl if i 8 i i & i | ibe SF fi tite it gE 3 i 2 £ a3 é g 52 i iF HA a i EH i i Hr sus i SHEE ag Hi tit ret Bites fi i : | i ulred. saw any. officer of the Dean hen the pilot jof that vessel, Vander berg, balioed to me from his hurricane deck, vurned the bead of his 0 F 52 5 i i & 55 i A E 8 i £ H moti peeseatiyt u Beit HB FH 1 i i i fel rH E a i i 2 i ii #2 Li Ht i i E Z 8 i 8 H H Fy #2: forward ‘the barber's shop by the first bulkhead, any water was there, as that was gy ag pm Ago mage I did not go fely on the word of the first man T a FH Heh wet oe out of her then; he Dack to his engine, I sup A forward deck, and I did not see him after that; time I saw that we could not back out of the Dean as she was sinking so fast; until she broke up through us aud cleared us, and after that I tried ide and resoue the other hu deck, but with the light wind we not got up to her; then I noticed the Drew down, and told them to ring our beil and blow whistle to signal her; they did 80; previous to Ez =f Fes g “< $ fel: don’t the i ibject up a3 soon as could, aad then the ked aod left the way clear for us go on; we had about two feet of water at this time in the boat, at least so the engineer told me, for I did not see myself, and I oa ~a ee ney — very anxious about assongers aboard ; frst ran into the Dean Richmond, but i ge i gs AF T was afraid of doing g0, for I would have Sols 8 Seen Van Sie OC Sac and the Richmond would have filled at once i age haps @ number of lives have beea lost; so I w of my boat stayin the hole to plug it wy only object im not backing a knew if I did 60 Pp Ay si wi wards sorry I bad. not backed out at Richmond kept filling aad keeling over ees, Se Dee ee my! = must both sink together, for t! Ui bore our bow down so much that it ze sf i Bee Hy & t § He ges gFoe gees pu an ili: ik also, and the bulkhead would after the Dean Richmond got clear of us we took the men out of our forecasiie thi hole punched in our main deck by the bog frame Richmond; we bad a large piece of her umber, twelve feet long at the least, driven right tbrough our maim deck down into the bold; when the Dean Richmend sank she broke up the gangway; we bad found out we could not get any more of ber pass:ngers off; then we backed out; from first to ‘ast we uever left the forward deck from the time we struck until out; I stopped there in ar shirt and drawers ali the time; if 1 had caught cold I should have probably gos I was no} assisted in gotting the passen;ers ef the Dean Richmond off by auy of the mon, to my know- ledge; Ionly saw ber captain and pilot; no other of her oiticers; 1 know @ good many of her o! ber cap- tain, mate, both pilots and her steward; I can’t say if any of those men, with the exception of the captain and pilot, were aboard the boat, as I did not see them; I did not see aay of them tomy knowledge; my own crew assisted me, and those I know; I only recognized those _ and some of the passengors of the Vanderbilt who were assisted. ‘Yhe Board observed that the officers of the Dean Rick- mond might have been attending to their duties in their own vogsel without being seen by those on Vanderbilt. Witness—At the time I saw the Dean Richmond, just on coming dut of my cabin, was steering it across our bows, and was about igth and a baif from the east land, I should think; I don’t know if we were the same distance off the east land; I did not have time to look ; it was ebb tide at the ti we had ebb tide all the way up from New York ; we had not run through it; it was ebb tide when we were together; with an ebb tide going up I should think the proper course is up the eass chaunel for passenger boats—at least they usually keep such course, Counsel of the Dean Richmond objecied, bat the Board overruled the objection, oe the js Witness—It wasa bold shore, and by following it up wtarooard: it would keep you out of the tide and on your Jand all the way. Q With an ebb tide, what is the proper channel fer & passenger boat bonnd down the river to keep? A Te keep a westwardiy course in the middle of the river where the full benefit of the tide, unless driven off by vessels or some other obstruction; on rounding Esopus Island the proper navigation, I think, is te keep down until you open (rum Elbow and steer straizht for it; if you steer direct from Esopus Isiand for Crum Elbow you follow the east land. course would depené sig) ‘4 the other boat steering towards her, and that if the Vanderbilt gave two whistles the pilot of the Dean Richmond bad steered perfectly right, On cross-examination by the counsel tor the other side the witness corroborated most of his direct evidence, and explained the navigation of tue river and the direc. tion of the vessels fully; he had been asleep and had not neard any whistles, so be was uuabie to throw any additional light on this material peint in the case; he acknowledged that none of the officers of the Deas Richmond or of his own boat wore any distinctive umt- form by which they could be recog! Degro servauis; be said aiso that sometimes in going the river he bad gone up on the west side wit an ebb tide and came down on the east; he could not swear, events, that be bad never done 80; he knew the pilots of the Dean Rich- mond to be good pi! but shouid not think the pilot m charge that night o competent man; unless he had been asieep he could ‘not have made such an error as he did and run into the Vanderbilt, By the Board—After the collision he had through up the river on bis course, as he knew bis ves- sel was making weber, and béing eo she might ge down; was anxious to get where could find shoal water to run her aground if necessary. iene Batis, enethen, wicneensen me cette ‘ander was then ¢: that was the engineer of the Vanderbilt at ‘ane of the collision, and bad been an for some ten oF eleven years; be bad beard whistles that night, bus Could not tell where they came {rom ; erued the signal bells im the engine room, wed, ind backed the beat before the Dg | mado from two to three they struck; which shows a discrepancy with evidence ; he had backed his eagine hard and could not have backed her harder if s hundred si:nal bells bad been rung. On examimation by the Board he deposed that the eogine belle bad rung distinctly, but = litle quicker than ordinarily, and he knew that a Must be ciuse to some vessel; he also said that it take five revolutions of the engine the way of the boat when going at the speed abe was night, and that the engines bad only made ures back te three when struck, His erament ‘lock up f safety according to the law, { months, Penk amd nv continued this a the same hour, when more witnesses will pn thelr leaving, at half-past three on to Seventy-ninth street and avenue nth street i; i : : explanation,