The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1868, Page 4

British government had rofusea to recall its legation at his demand. Our intelligence from Mexico, by the Cuba cable, is to the Ist ins, The steamer Nightineale foundered at ber anchorago off Vera Cruz, during a severe gale on tho 20th ult, Seven of her crow were lost. It was rumored that several generals bad pronounced against the pov- eroment, General Diaz, it was said, would aoon be appointed Minister of War, The announcement that the New York Domooratic State Convention would be held on the 22d inst was Premature, The republicans in Mississipp! yesterday nominated a State ticket without a mogro candidate on it, notwith- standing an eloquent appcal from one of the members for the nomination of at least one colored man on the score of policy. In the Constitutional Convention yesterday the article on official corruption was adopted. In the Virginia Convention the article on the Exocu- tivo was adopted with the word ‘white and a provision that rebels are ineligible was stricken out, ‘The North Carolina Conservative Convention yesterday Adjourned, after providing for an organization of forces for the coming election and appointing delegates to the National Demoeratio Presidential Convention. Seven sections of the Dill of rights were adopted in the South Carolina Convention yesterday. In the Arkansas Convention a resolution asking Con- gress to sell Hot Springs for the benefs of the school fond was adopted. One of the members protested that the springs were private property. The Florida Convention has held all ite sessions ia secret and without a quorum. The constitution us com- pleted and the body will soon adjours. ‘The Louisiara Convention yesterday voted down s proposition to legalize the offupring of parties who bave been living together without marriage, The secession ordinance was declared void and all other eonstitutions superseded by the pro>osed new one. ‘The call for a Republicaa State Convention in Georgia on the 19th inst, has been suspended. In the Nova Scotia lower house of Parliament yester- day notice was given of a resolution favoring the with- drawal of Nova Ecotia from the Casadian Confederation. NEW YORK HERALD, BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, FROPRIETOR. Volame XXXIL AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ovyupic THEATRE, Broadway.—Fancuox, tax CxioKer. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tae Waits Fawn, WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 13th strect — Ove. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Lirrix Newt axp ras MARCHIONESS. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery,—Miaxrimimo—Tum Inisu Lion—Two Bussakbs. NRW YORK THEATRE, opposite Now York Hotel.— ‘Tun Ploxwick Parens. PIKE'S OPERA HOUSE.—Rigozerro. BANVARD'S OPERA HOUSE AND MUSEUM, Broad- way and iu streot,—Nosopr's Daucuren, £0. WRW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteonth street,—Grux astics, Eeoxsrnaism, £0. Matinee at 234. THRATRE COMIQUE, 614 Broadway.—Haw.on Ooms. marion Taours, : KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, 790 Broadway.—Songs, Danows, KocentRicirizs, BURLKSQUES, &c. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 685 Broad way.—Ermto- rian ENTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DaNncinG aND BuRLesques. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comio Vovustisu, Negro MinsTRELsY, Ao. RUTLER’S AMERICAN THEATRE, 472 Broadway.— Bavowt, Fanos, Pawtomuee, &0, STBINWAY HALL.—Gr. Concur. LYRIC HALL, No, 72 Sixth avenue.—Mrs, Varpan- worr’s Reapings, " BUNYAN HALL, Broadway and Fiftecnth street.—Tas Puce, Matinee at % MRS, F, B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— Rouso axp Juuumr. BROOKLYN OPERA HOUSE.—Camuz. NOOLRY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ermiorian Muverexist, B4LLaps anp Buriesquas. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Scuxnds ano Ant. : New York, Friday, February 7. ‘1868. THE NEWS. EUROPE. ‘The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yester- day ovening, February 6. ‘The King and Queen of Portugal were fired on by assassins on the highway, The royal guards returned tho tire, killing some and wounding others of the assail- ants, Russia, it is said, protests with the other Powers against the war attitude of Servia and Bulgaria, Napo- loon is, it 1s said, invited to visit Constantinople, Ad- miral Farragut was in Genoa, The London journals reprint the leading comments of the American press on ‘Train's arrest, Consols 93% a 935% in London; five twenties 71% a ‘72 in London, and 75 a 75% in Frankfort, Cotton buoyant, with middling uplands at 77, a8 pence {a an active market, Breadstufls improved. Provisions dull. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday the Finance Committe re- Ported favorably the bills introduced by Messrs. Sher- manand Henderson. Mr. Drake made his speech upon the Reconstruction bill, after which the joint resolution send navai officers to the Havre Maritimo Exhibition was taken up, and, after general debate, adopted. Iu the House the bill for the protection of citizens abroad was debated until the expiration of the morning hour, when it went over uotil Tuesday. The Army Appro} bill was reported from the Committee, Tho proposed appropriation amounts to $33,000,000, and tho bill provides for ‘he gradual reduction of the force, The Military Academy Appropriation bil was passed, The Logisiative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation Dill was then taken up and considered until the adjoura- moat. THE LEGISLATURE. In the Senate yesterday the bill to complote the Wallabout improvement was reported favorably. The bill coding jurisdiction over David’s Island to the United ‘States was passed. Notice was given of a bill to x the salary of members of the New York Common Council at $4,000. i, Inthe Assembly a bill to prohibit the collection of Tents on gas meters in New York and Brooklyn was pawed. Bills were introduced to regulate the sale of oal, to amend the general Railroad law and for the better protection of health in New York. Tho democratic members of tho Legislature, in joint ballot last evening, nominated Matthew T, Brenuan for tho vac ant Police Commissionership, THE CITY. ‘The ¢riminal term of the United States Circuit Court was opened yesterday by Judge Benedict, The case of the United States vs. Alfred St. Clair, indicted with hav- tng, while omployed in the Custom House, forged pay rolls and fraudalently appropriated the amounts drawn on them. The accused did not appear when the case was called, and on motion of the District Attorney his recognigances were forfeited. . In the United States District Court, before Judge Blatchford, the government secured verdicts in the case of the United States against a distiliery in Eighth street ‘and in the case of the same against a rectifying estab- Lishment in Worth street, a In Superior Court, Part 1, yesterday, before Judge Barbour, an action to recover $5,000 was brought by Bernard Mullen against John Rice for wounding him tn the head by a pistol shot. The jury returned a ver. dict for the plaintif of $15. In the Superior (ourt, Part 2, before Judge McCunn, Patrick Lynch brought ac acton against Robert Mar- shal! for false imprisonment, and damages wore laid at $5,000. The plaintiff was removing gravel from a lot of tand in Nint ue owned by the defendant, who, con- sidering be bad not authority so to do, caused bis arrest. ‘Tho jury found for the piuintitt $35. Io the Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, before Jadge Cardozo, the arguments in the case of Wisk, Belden and others against the Chicago and Rock Island Kailroad Company wore heard. The motion to remove ‘the (rial of the cause from the Siate to the United States Court was grounded on affidavits setting forth (hat some of the defendants are non residents of the Stato, The aM@davit of Edward W. Dembham was read aad threw sone light on the matter. ‘Two brothers, named Jesse and Albert Mott, were tried 1m the Court of General Sessions yesterday afternoon on 0 indictment for highway robbery, in baving knocked down and robbed Mr. Robert Rosling in Twenty-third stroot on the night of the 19% of December, Witnesses Identified the prisoners, but the det set up that no robbery had been committed; that the complaining ‘witness and a friend bad s Oght on the night in question, and the complaint was made for the purpose of getting revenge. Tho prisoners wero convicted aud remanded for sentence. The Toman line steamsbip City of London, Captain Brooks, will leave pier 45 North river at o to-morrow (Saturday) for Queenstown and The mails for Great Britain, Ireland aud + ‘Will close wt the Post Office at twelve M. Saturday. ‘The Anchor lime steamship Columbia, Captain Carra- ghan, will sail from pier 20 North river to morrow (Sat- ‘werday) at noon for Liverpoot and Glasgow, touching at Londouderry to land passengers. ‘Tho svamsnip Cortes, ja Whitman, of the Crom- woll line, leave pier No, 9 North ri at three P. M, on Savurday, 8b inst., for Now Orieans direct. Tho fast sailing steamship Montgomery, Captain Lyon, of the Black Star Independent line, will sail from pier No, 18 North river to morrow (Saturday) at toreo P. M. for Savanpah, Ga. ‘The popular steamsh'p Saragossa, Captain Crowell, of Arthur Loary’a line, will sail from plor No. 14 Kast river, foot of Wall stree:, to-morrow (Batarday) ree P.M. for Charleston, 8. ©, connecting there with steamers for Florida porvs, te, MISCELLANEOUS, By the Cubs cable we bave special telegrams fiom St, Domingo, Jamaica, 81. Thomas, Hayti, Antigua ana Moxioo, A provisional triumvirate had bees procialmed in sk Domingo, to last until the arrival of Bass, Wreok- Ors are active in their efforts to raise the vessels suaken by the late hurricanes at St. Thomas, Sainave, the President of Hayti, hed been excommunicated. The Considerable excitement prevails over the failure of the Gayoso Bank in Memphis among the working Classes, Six depositors, it is reported, attempted to hang the cashier. The Society of the Army of the Cumberland met at Cincinnati yesterday and effected a permanent organiza- tion, with General George H. Thomas as President. The Lunatic Asylum attached to the Almshouse of Livingston county, at Geneseo, was destroyed by fre yesterday morning. to death. Four insane women were burned ‘The Street Commissioner of New Orleans refused yes- terday to vacate his office on an order from General Hancock, and a military officer was sent to eject him. ©. ©. Richardson, the radical dologate to the Georgia Convention, who was shot by a former captain in the federal army, in a pothouse brawi at Atlanta, died yesterday. Tho Ticket and Platform of the Republican State Convention. The Republican State Convention made short work with ita business on Wednosday. To organize, to make party speeches for out- side consumption, to nominato candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, to construct and adopt a platform, to chooso delegates to the National Convention, and to hear, by way of winding up, the last speech and confession of Horace Greeley, took only a few hours. It is evident all this work was cut and dried beforehand. No oppo- sition or any other piece of political workman- ship was to bo tolerated. There was a great deal of suppressed bitterness and disappoint- ment, but this was smothered under the neces- sity of making a show of harmony and una- nimity, in view of the hard, uphill work the party has to perform nextNovember. Greeley confessed “they could not win without strong supporters” and the greatest effort, and there- fore he and tho other Chaso radicals secretly grinned and swallowed the nomination of General Grant, However, the end is not yot, for the National Convention at Chicago will decide who is to be the standard bearor of .the party. The declaration of the party in the great State of New York in favor of Grant will havo its weight undoubtedly upon the National Convention, and, looking at the Grant move- ments in other directions, it seems probable, from present appearances, that the General will be the Chicago nominee. He is regarded just now as the strongest man, and his conduct toward the President and in the Stanton affair has placed him right within the radical party. The radicals take him to win with on bis mili- tary reputation if they can, and he takes them to reach the object of his ambition. It is & mutual accommo ation and, perhaps, the best that could be made under the circums‘ances. But the politicians are very uncerta'n, and Grant may yet find himsclf cheated out of the nomination at Chicago. I: is evident bis nomi- nation at the State Convention fell like a wet blanket upon the radicala, though they silently and sullenly submitied. ‘The Chase wing of the party is powerful, cunning and not easily defeated, and it has several months to work in before the National Convention meets. As to the nomination of Governor Fenton for Vice President, that is a sop to the ultra radicals and s compliment from tho party of bis own State, such as is usually paid under such cir- cumstances, The resolutions adopted for tho platform of the party are mere glittering goneralities, utterly negative in character, avoid in plain terms the real issues before the country, and in some respects misrepresent facts. They state that the republican party of New York “reaffirms its devotion to the principles of jus- tice, equality and nationality.” When did any party not reaffirm those principles in their platform? All parties in this couftry have done so heretofore and will do so again. The domocrats will reaffirm them at their conven- tions. They are, as wo said, mere glittering generalities. They mean anything or nothing, just as they suit party purposes. There is something more positive, however, in the next clause, where the Convention says “it declares its approval of the reconstruction measures adopted by Congress.” In these few words is the reul issue, Nothing is said about the negro, but we all know what tho policy and object of these reconstruction measures of Congress are, Every intelligent man in the country knows that the object of these recon- struction measures is to place the political power of the Southern States In the hands of the bratal, semi-civilized negroes, so that the ridical party may use that power to maintain ita existence. We know that this radical Congress .bas kept these States from being restored, and well nigh rained them, for the purpose of creating this barbarian negro balance of power in the republic. With the disfranchisement of a large body of the white people of the South, with the military despotism established there, and with universal suffrage given to tundreds of thonsands of negroos wio hardly know their right hands from their left, the radicals intend to hold the balance of powor over a m jority of the white people of the North. Those radi- cals are award thata fow hundred thousands of negro votes thrown into the scale of the Presidential eloction may make 9 balance to outweigh millions of white voters at the North— may, in fact, carry the Présiden‘ial election against a largo majority of whito Nor’hern voters. Yes, it is to mako a radical Prosl- dent through the negro balance of power over the will and votes of Northern citizens that these so-dalled reconstruction measures have been adopted by a radical Con- gress, Hence the party convention at Syra- cuse declares its approval of these moasures. Against this atrocious negro supremacy policy the conservative elements of the country will be arrayed, and it is probable that even the once popular name of Grant will not save the party which has inaugurated such a repulsive policy from defeat. General Scott, another popular general, was overwhelmingly defeated by alittle local politician, when a great prin- ciple was involved, and unless the people have become greatly demoralized a similar result may be seen next November. . It is hardly worth noticing the olap-trap non- sense in the Syracuse platform about maintain- ing tho publio credit, and about the opposition conservative party disseminating principles of rebellion and repudiation, except it be to show bow ridiculous all this is, and how hard pushed these platform makers were for materials to work upou. Disseminating rebellion, for- sooth! Why, every vestige of rebel- lion has been dead and buried several years, It is an insult to the com- mon sense of the people to talk thus. And was it not the democratic masses in this city, State and throughout the country that shouldered the musket to put down the rebel- lion? As to repudiation, no one thinks of it or desires it, The great leaders of the radical party, Thad Stevons, Butler’ and others, go as far as any of tho conservatives in that financial policy which this convention hypocritically calls repudiation. Indeed, the conservatives would save us from that repudiation to which the corrupt and extravagant radicals in Con- gress would drive the country. But the crowning absurdity and hypocrisy of this platform is seen in speaking about economy. For a party which has saddled the country in time of peace with tho enormous burden of six hundred millions of taxation o year to preach about economy is the grimmest joko of all. Such are tho principles, or rather want of principles, with which the once groat re- publican party is going before the country in the struggle for the Presidency. The Proposed Westera Union Telegraph Job at Wa: gton We publish elsewhere a communication dated from the “Executive Office, Western Union Telegraph Company,” &c., “&c., and signed “William Or‘on, President ;” “B. R. McAlpine, Vice President,” and “O. H. Palmer, Secretary and Treasurer,” which imposing and formidable missive informs us that “No offer to sell our lines, or any of our property, for sixty millions, or for any other sum, bas been made, or authorized to be made, directly or indirectly, either to the United Siates or to any party. Nor has any officer of this company, or agent thereof, or other person, made, or been authorized or requested to make, any negotia- tion, or to do or say anything relating to such sale, or any sale whatever. In brief, our lines have not been, are not now, and will not here- after, while entrusted to the managemont of the undersigned, be offered for sale,” &c., &c. From this it would appear that the signers of the formal pronuncismianto have not now, and never have had,‘directly or indirectly, any connection with, or any finger in, the nice little job by which it is alleged that government is to be induced to piiFchage, for the modest sum of sixty million dollars, the Western Union Telegraph lines, inclnding all the rotten poles, damaged wires, used up insulators, leaky mag- nets, out of date koys, old batterios and other rubbish that have from time to time been bought up by that company in the process of “consoli- dation.” The present occupants of the “ exocu- tive office” have evidently been left out in the cold by the stockholders who are manipulat- ing tho Washington movement, and who pro- bably contemplate making a change in the presidency, vice presidency, secretaryship and treasury at tho next election of officers and taking the management into their own hands, provided they see any prospect of car- rying their sixty million job to a successful issue, The high officials of a joint stock com- pany hold on an uncertain tenure, and very sweeping changes are sometimes made by stockholders in a single year. Nor do presi- dents, vice presidents, socrotaries and trea- surerz for the time being, sitting in their com- fortable “ oxecutive offices,” always know all the intrigues, plots, manceuvres and schemes that are going on in th? companies of which they are apt to consider themselves the sole propricto-s. But from whatever ring of stockholders or speculators the offer may come, the govern- ment would make a bad bargain if it should buy out the Western Union Tolegraph Com- pany at @ quarter of the amount said to be demanded. There are many persons who think that the government ought to take all the telegraph lines in the country into ils own hands as a legitimate branch of the Post Office business; but that is no reason why it#hould purchase existing lines at four times their value. On one point, however, there will be probably no difference of opinion. The United States government should at least construct for ite own uses a telegraph line to all the import- ant points of the Union. This line would then become the basis for a new telegraph system. It would constitute the miin stem, and from it branch lines, built by private local enterpriso might ramify to every town and village in the country. -Ab all times the government could thus bave the main line at its service, and when not in the use of the government this line could be open to the public at a just and proper tariff. By such a plan telegraphing would be put on a correct basis, ax the postal system now is. Tho eleciric telegraph has be- come too much a necessity of our social and business organization for the public to be at the mercy of speculating directors, who put prices up or down as their occasions may require. ‘ Orraxpacu oy THB Cuurcixs.—Offenbach is ® sprightly spirit, creatura with abundant salt in him, and therefore, according to Carlyle, not much in need of salvation; yet he is con- stantly to. be encountered in the cburcbes. Yea, verily, “the deep, majestic, solemn organ blows” the dainty phrases of “Dites Lui” on the Sunday air of Madison avenue with as much unotion aa if that richest of love ditties were @ mass, In which there is progress. oe The War of tho Hoses-The Rival Opera . Houses. About ten or fifteen years ago, ‘as most people remember, there was o serious rivalry betweon two actors in this city—a native and ® foreizner—and tho blood of their mutual friends waxed hot until it reached fighting heat, and then the feud ended, as most feuds usually end, ins good many innocent people being killed in the streets. But although there is another theatrical war on the fapis, we do not expect that it will come to such a pass as the Astor place riots, Itwill no doubt be of a harmonious and melodions character ; for it is to be fought out in the realms of opera, and tho most harm done may be the slaying of a fow prime donne, primi tenori or the financial slaughter of some poor manager. The late rebellion has lot out all our bad blood, so that we are bleached to a civilizing point, and are not likely to get into a row again about actors or singers, Still, for all that, there is going to be a flerce War of the Roses, but it will probably be con- fined to the newspapers and the coulisses ; for we see that tho Holy Alliance of the old Academy, representing two hundred and fifty stockholders, bas entered into an intrigue with Strakosch to mine and countermine Pike’s Opera Houss, and by various tempting pro- mises has, we believe, lured the impresario to desert the Eighth avenue establishment and display the glories of La Grange, Brignoli and Phillips at the catacombs next, week. There- fore we may expect somo grand atrategio movement on the part of the irrepressible Pike to flank the enemy in Fourteenth strect, We have heard that the king of Bourbon and mastor of tho whiskey ring in Congress has already several agents in Europe hunting up musical celebrities ; for Pike is sharp enough to know that nothing but the highest class of art will ever keep up the patronage of an opera house so far out of the usual track of fashion and habit. Ithas even been said that the mizsion of the Chevalier Wikoff, a diplomat not unknown to fame, instead of having any con- nection with certain interviews with the Em- peror Napoleon, or any interests which he may havo in the Brest cable, is really to secure the sor- vices of Adelino Pattl for the immortal Pike. If successful in this enterprise, we may seo the old Piccolomini days back again, whep fabulous prices were paid for boxes and bouquets, and the preux Chevalier, once more all diplomatic emiles, riding in a splendid carriage with the Diva, and bowing encouragingly to all Broad- way. After Patti we may recall our other native nightingales, Kellogg and Van Zandt, and all the honor and glory thereof will belong to Pike and Wikoff. : Thon the éatacombs may lapse into its origi- nal and natural occupation of a conservatory of musio for the instruction of youth, or a conserva- tory for the preservation of faded flowers and stockholders; or, better still, Sam Pike might turn it into a distillery, and make a bigger for- tune than ever was lost thore in all tho disastrous times through which unhappy manag2rs have been buffeting with evil fortune within its walls. Prince Carnival in Gotham. Europe has attempted more than once to foist royalty upon us, but in only ono instance has the venerable progenitor of Young Ameri- ca succeeded. Our Teutonic citizens, in taking out thoir naturalization papers, forsworo fealty to every potentate in Europe and elsewhere except one. This one is Prince Carnival ; and now the American people, in spite of the tra- ditional eagle, Plymouth Rock and the Ala- bama claim, are gradually ranging them- selves under his banner. His reign is likely to become despotic in this city during his term of office, which lasts only from January to the middle of the Lenten season. As an evidence of the fact it is only necessary to visit the Academy some evening when a bal masqué is in progress and see the immense crowd of fashionables that attend the soirée of the jolly Prince. Here we have a staid merchant figuring as Mephistopheles and ogling aristocratic Mar guerites through the bars of his mask; there a Wall street broker makes bimself as fanny as possible in the parti-colored costume of Punch; ® city fathor appears as Fra Diavolo, and a Fifth avenue belle as an Indian squaw. We havo soen a stern police judge moving around in the character of Robert Macaire, and a ven- erable dowager as a page. Yet in all these extravagances there is a fund of good humor, absolute philanthropy and demo- cratic fellowship in our masquerade balls, We bave had several small receptions of Prince Carnival so far this season, but his grandest soirGes are yet to come. On the 20th of this month the Liederkranz Society, who deservedly count themselves his most faithful subjects, will appear in cosmopolitan dress at the Irving Piace Opera House. A more jolly and irrepressible collection of Germans has seldom donned the domino and mask. After them the Arions and the Purim Society will do homage to the reigning Momus of the carnival season, It is singular that the masquerade balls this winter have been and will be far superior in point of excellence and extravagance to those of former years. No matter what the slate of business may be, the genius of fun must receive attention. There may be seen at those hetero- geneous assemblages people who try to forget for the moment the precarious state of their business affairs and abandon themselves to the seductive influence of this cosmopolitan poten- tate, Prince Carnival. There is every likeli- hood that the present season of the bal masqué will eclipse in brilliaacy and fun all previous attempts in that line. A night with Prince Carnival ot the Academy leaves confused recollections of magnificont music, whirling groups of representatives of all mations, daz- ling lights dancing on brilliant costumes and cloaked forms disappearing into carriages on Fourteenth strect at five o’clock in the morn- ing. The American people, to judge from the accounts in all our exchanges, aro ranging themselves under the banner of Momus, and Gotham will make a grand demonstration on the night of the Liederkranz ball. Our Repvotican Contemronanigs—Wnat 13 Tus Martex?—The nomination of Grant and Fenton as the Presidential ticket of the repub- lican Convention at Syracuse seems to have fallen like a wet blanket upon the organs of the party in this city, radical and conservative. The radical organ, par excellence, devoied to Mr. Chase, cannot summon the conrago re- qcired to crow over the nomination of Grant, though softened with the radioal combination of Fenton; the morning orzan of the Seward. NEW Y@RK HERALD FRIDAY, (FEBRUARY 07, 1868: ae Wood-Raymond-Rufus Androws-Murphy coa- servatives has not a word to say for Grant in belng associated with Fenton; the independ: ent neutral radical Grant organ has nothing to submit on the subject, but where we expected to find 9 trampet blast for the Convention wo have an essay on the “preservation of game.” This lack of enthusiasm in both factions does not look well for the ticket of Grant and Fenton. We fear that it means foul play to Grant on the one side and to Fonton on the other, and that the almighty nigger and the personal revenges of a few republican scene shifters have turned over the Empire State to the hopeful demooracy beyond redemption. The Pope and Victor Emanuel-The Te Deam Dimoulty. A cable despatch of yesterday informs us that his Holiness Pope Pius has given instruc- tions that a Ze Deum shall be celebrated in all the churches of Italy because of the vic- tory of the Papal arms at Mentana. King Victor Emanuel, we are at the same time told, has forbidden such celebration within the limits of the kingdom. This is a pretty little difficulty as it stends. How will it issue? Nothing which has happened during all this last struggle In Italy more conclusivaly shows the absurd and untenable position of the Pa- pacy. NoState or nation which has the slight- ‘eat regard to its own interests could permit —[——— such a direct infringement of its rights as that which the Pope’s command implies. His Holl- ness openly insults the kingdom. The counter orders of the King show that the insult is felt. The nation which has already had the courage to alienate the entire church property is but little likely to yield in a matter of this sort. Such conduct as this almost warrants the belief that the Papacy is bent upon its own ruin. We can understand the position best by supposing that in the early part of our late civil war every Southern victory was made the occasion of ® public thanksgiving In all our Northern churches. BOOK NOTICE. Warnn's Mopai Cooxmay anp Hovsexesrine Booxs. The disgusted French gourmand was not far out of the way when he sugomed up his impression of Amer- foa in the terse romark that ‘Americans were a great people; they had three hundred and sixty-five religions andonly one sauce,” -We are certainly blessed with a pleasing and wondortil Variety St féligious faith, and the ingonuity and independence of thought of our people are daily inventiog new phases of belief. If we could only devote a portion of our time to the improvement of our physical well-being by striving to learn how to dress the food which a bountiful Providence has given us, we ahould find that we would become a happier and healthier people, We are now a nation of cadaverous, wretobed dyspoptics, sloply vocause we are not halt. civiltaed in diroctidg out oulsine. Wo should improve ourselves in the art of cooking and loarn how to dress our food so that it may be palatable, casily digested and nourishing. It is frequently neither because of our gross ignorande of the proper way to ook it, Cooking tone of the high arts, and the present most approved style embodies the rich fruits of the, experience and taste of.along line of artists, wnose valuable labors should not be lost, To any one dosfring to acquire @ thorough kaowledge of cuisine we can recommend a now work, just published by Scribner, Wilford & Co, of this city, entitled “Warne’s Model Cookery and Housekeeping Book." It is finoty gotten up and the three thousand recipes which it contains are writtea in the clearest and plainest manner, #0 that any one can Understand them. Tae book is adapted for tho use of persons of a limited income as woll as for those who can afford a iiboral table. It contains instruc. tions in domestic economy and estions §=to young wives and housekeepers of a valuable character to assist them ia ensuring home comforts, The work is illustrated by a large number of colored plates and a quantity of woodcuts, which will bo found of groat as- sistance to the inexperienced in serving dishes of vari- ous kinds, Diagrams of a well laid table, both for dinner ‘and lunch, are g' and jety of bills of fare are added toaid the a. Tho recipes aro for for every kaown dish of every nation and clime, and are therefore exceedingly valuable, The book, wo pra- sume, may be found im the principal bookstores of tho country. FINE ARTS. The London Athenaum of January 25 regards as a note- worthy sign of the times that it has not, “although far advanced in tho season for such transactions, a8 yot bad occasion to report a single sale of pictures by auc- tion.” Last year and tho year before it the Atheneum reported, week by week, the occurence of numerous sales of works of art at very high prices, “Now the auctions are confined to very unimportant productions, which appear to produce corresponding biddings, Tho exhibition of Mr. Holman Hunt's new picture from Keats’ “‘Isabeila’’ is, so far as we have aeard, the sole display of the kind which is intended for the current season, This will probably happea in a month or two, Fartvor, artists in genoral seom to bo reserving themselves for the present in production; or, as we bappon to know in ono or two casos, devoting thoir en- orgies to works of unusual gravity, not to be finished at once.’ This description of tho condition of art in Lon- don is, for the most part, applicable to New York. Dur- ing the present woek, however, a large collection of pio- tures, several of them by American artists, Loutze, Viotor Neblig, Washington, Augero, Rhvinger, Rossiter, Brevoort, Fagnani, Bispham, W. M. Brown, Winstow Homer and the late Dr. Ruggies, have been offered for sale at the Clinton Hall Art Galleries, And at Leeds’ Art Gallery will take placo the sale of tho very interesting collection of landscapes by Mr. Cropsey, one of our most eminent artists, of whom a discriminat- ing critic has aid that the peculiar charm of his ptc- tares is “a cortain juicy crispness in the foliage, min- gled with dolioate gray and purple tints,’ This collec- tion is the fruit of many years’ conscientious studies of Malian, English and espocisily ri Seeuery. BOARD OF a : Proposed Pina to R mber the Streets—Cro- ton Aqueduct Property, &c. ‘This Board met yesterday afternoon, Mr. Henry Marray, in tho absence ot President Stacom, presided. The resolution from the Board of Aldermen recom- mending Mr, Matthew T. Breonaa for Police Commis- sioner was received and laid over. Mr. W. B. Ronnrs called aff @ resolution which he Presented last yoar in (avor of mumbering the streets aod avenues of the cily according to what is known as the “Philadelphia plan." On motion the subject was referred to @ special committee consisting of Messra W. B, Roberts, Lamb, Hart, Kenay and Seger. A communication was received from the Corporation Counsel replying toa reeolution of the Board directing him to report all the fects respecting the alleged transfer of the title or sale of the ground now occupied by the Croton Aqueduct Department, lying beiween Kighty- -third streets, from the Corporation to rivate owners. tates that by section 1, chuptor 581 of rt Of the Croton aqueduct soach of Nineiy-second strest and west of ued, and the Department authorized to change f the aqueduot to the reservoir im the Park; iagioners of the Sinking fand wero land included within duct so discontinued at publio auction, the Proceeds to go into the city treasury. The proposed auction was advertised to take piace on the 2ist of Octo ber, 1867, at which time the tand was sold in bineteen jo ammount rec being about h ‘Tho Counsel stated that the Logisieture has not authorized any other transfer OF disposition of the Tend in question. ‘The Board adjourned till Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. Serious Accrorxr,— White the workmon engaged at A T, Stewart's new puttding, cormer of F Tonth street, engaged yesterday afternoon in hoiat- fog oD iron cola the third #tory the derrick gave way, procipitatiog M’chat Gilen and Joba K. Sands to hia body hilo Sands was severly ine jured 19 sovoral h and Joseph Morsob, injurin forivusly, The last ‘pamed others were conveved to Bellevue L.venital. wi ae derrick felt oa Ferdinand verely eu ys thom both vary the first aory, Gillea’s left joe wan badly orasnea and | was token home and tha, SPECIAL TeLeGaAM 4? THE HERALS. Matthew T. Brennan Nomim, td by the Demon cratic Caucus as Police Ca, Yi ssioner, Aunany, F*>- 6 a 11 o'Clos, « P.M. ‘The democratic caucus assembled at the Capitol this evening. ‘Thirteen Senators and #.<ty-cight Assemblymen were present. Mr, Dayton, a’ Lie, was called to the chair; Messrs, Kiernan, of Now York, and C. L. Smith, of Kings, were chosen Sec: retaries ; and Messrs, O'Reilly, of New York ; Ja- cobs, of Kings, and Lifler, of Seneca, appointed tellers. On motion the caucus proceeded to the nomins+ tion for Police Commissioner. Mr. Jacobs proposed the name of Thomas H. Faron, of Kings,county, in a speech denuuolatory of the Tammany machine, Senstor Creamer re- plied, and offered the name of Matthew T. Bren- nan, of New York. Mr. Kiernan seconded the nomination, Senator Murphy proposed the name of Hugh Mclaughlin, of Kings. Mr. P. Burns seconded the nomination of Mr. Thomas H. Faron. Mr. Keady seconded the nomination of Mr. H. Mc- Laughlin. Mr. Purdy proposed the name ef Thomas K. Downing, of Westchester. An informal ballot resulted as follows:—Brea- nan, forty-five; Faron, twenty-five; McLaughlin, — eight; Downing, three. Mr. Jacobs moved to make the nomination of Mr. Brennan unanimous, All the other candidates were withdrawn and Matthew T. Brennan was de- clared the unanimous nominee of the caucus. Senator Murphy then offered the following rese- lution, which was laid on the table:— Resolved, That no motion, amendmont or resolution whose subject matter is disconnected from any pendiag bill, and is likely to invite devate upon national er tics, nor one that suggests an appropr whioh may create a new item for State taxation. or be calculated to increase the State debis shalt bo offered im the Senate or Assembly unless the same has been eab- mitted to and sanctioned by a duly called caucus, or by any appropriate committee upon such resolutions that a caucus may appoint, The caucus then adjourned. The Kings county mon at the last moment had failed to come to an understanding on a mutually satisfactory candidate. Each faction went into the caucus determined not to yield. The victory was consequently an easy one for the Tammany- ites, although the result surprised even those who know the extent of the influences and combina- tions which they brought to bear in favor of their candidate. The caucus was a soene of excited and acrimonious recrimination during ts carlier stages, but the final nomination seemed to pour oil on the troubled waters. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, ay (Se © Ratlrond—Final ho Excise Aunany, Feb. 6, 1868. Senator Genet gave notice to-day of his inten- tion to introduce the Broadway Surface Railioad bill, Tammany is committed againgt the bjll, but Genet in this, asin the Wharves and Picts bill, seems determined to fight on his own responsi- bility. ‘Tho bill amending the Excise law so as to per- mit licenses for three months only needs the Gov- ernor’s signature to become a law. In this measure the republicans again outwitted their opponents in political strategy. The bill was originally introduced in the House to extend the time for the collection of licenses, when it reached the republican Senate # substitute emanating from the Excise Board and republican in its character was adopted, and the bill thus amended wont back to the House to-day, where it was con- curred in, Thus in the matter of the Excise law, which the democrats thought to make a strong oint in their legislative career, the republicans Enea deliberately stolen their thunder ; for no one can now deny that the liquor dealers have been relieved by a republican bill. The bill of Senator Creamer, introduced to-day, roposes the increase of the salaries of the m bore of the New York Common Council to $3,500 or $4,000 per annum and the abolition of ail fees and allowances for extra services. Mr. Frear introduced a bill providing for the construction of sets or lines of tunnels, covered ways or tubes not fess than four in number and provided with rails and tracks for cars, to convey and transmit mail matter, merchandise and other pro} gf in the city of New York. . ©. Murphy introduced a bill providing corporation or individual engaged in the facture of cotton or woollen fabrics in this hall employ children under the age of eleven years in theie mill or factory, No minor upder fourteen yeary of yy be employed more iain ten hot’ th dhy one day, or tore than eight months in any one yoar, and no such person shall be so employed without presenting to such corporation the certificate of a school teacher that such minor had attended school for the period of three months within the six months next preceding such employment. Any rote ine cin | the pro- visions of the act shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor and may be punished by @ fine not to exceed $5,000, or imprisonment for not more than introduced a bill providing that there department in the city of Néw York, designated the Department of Public Health, the chief officer of which shall be the Inspector of Public Health; and said depariment to have exclusive charge of all matters affecting the pub- lic health of that city, the cleaning of streets, slips, &., said Inspector to receive a salary of $5,000. The Commissioners of Health shall con- sist of the Mayor, Recorder, the Presidents of both Boarda of the Commen Council, together witha health officer and a resident physician. Tho resi- dent physician and health officer shall be ap- pointed by the Maygr, and shall each receive a salary of $3,000. ‘the Superintendent to the Cleaning of Streets Board shall recoive a salary of 000, Mr. Torrey’s bill . eroriaee that every railroad company whose road shall connect with oue or more railroad: wg. point on its lines, and which are competi es for business, shall fairly and Poet ge g ry particular, grant and afford to each proprietors or managers of such connecting or intersecting roads or other convey- ance, equal terms of accommodation, despatch, rivileges and facilities in the interchange Rei ht, baggage and in the rates of transportation on freight and passen; for sale of passenger tickets, checking of baggage over and upon such connecting railroad or other conveyances, so far as may be required to accommodate the business of each road or other conveyance. he rates of freight and passenger fares and from local puints to terminal points, 1d from one termina' point to another, 1 in all cases be ¢qual to each. con- cting road, Passenger fare and rates of freight from local points to terminal points shall not be charged greater rate per mile than those destined we beyond the terminal points of said road. ir. Irving introduced a bill b gates that coal dealers in Now York city shall hereafter deliver not less than two thousand pounds of coal to the ton, and providing for imposing $100 fine for every violation of the proposed law. Senator Bradley introduced a bill iding for the incorporation of the Nassau Boat Club, naming as corporators Lloyd Aspinwall, Wilson Cary Smith, James F, Dwight, Charles S. Kingsley, ey, John 1. Hobsot, J. A. Gari oH, Henry and Tunis Smit THE ALABAMA ELECTION. (From the Kvening Teiegram of yesterday. } Arnanta, Ga., Feb, 6, 1808, Yosterday was avery bad day, and fears are entertained in reference to the result of the Ala- bama election.- It is rumored that the present | military commander of Alabama has been unfor- in appointing registers in that State, and that several thousend illegal voters have recently been added to the lists. As yet, however, there # no positive cause for discouragement. Monroomany, Ala., Feb. , 1868, Fleven hundred votes were polled yesterday, ‘including those of six white men, four of them | candidates. ‘The clection is progressing quiet!y. | Monte, Ala., Feb. 6, 1868, At the election yesterday 3,535 colored votem j and 46 white votes were polled. \ THe SKATIVG CmAMrroNsitr,—A felogram received fm 4 this city last evening from Alleghany, Pa, ansounces | that W. H. Bishop, of thie crty, has won tho Oainpiog 4 masdal, with a one hundred dotiae greeaback, added, at | tho skating vournamont betd this weer +t Ue Kovetoae | atetiog tink at Alieghaoy. | | —————E ooo