The New York Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1868, Page 6

6 ‘NEW YORK HERAL BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, » PROPRIETOR. Volume XXXIL pe AM USEMENTS THIS EVENING. FRENCH THEATRE.—La BELLE HELENE. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broa: Tat Waitt Fawn, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and 18th street.— BELLE'Ss STATAGEM. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—ALBETINI—IRISHMAN'S Home—PEGGY GREEN. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Farry CincuE— CusTOM OF THE Cou NTRY. NEW YORK THEATRE, opposite New York Hotel. — Panis and HELEN. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Humpry Dory. GERMAN STADT THEATRE, 45 and 47 Bowery.—Dex Freiscuvrz, ch NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street.—Granastice, EQUESTRIANISM, kc. zat Piast ee COMIQUE, 514 Broadway.—BALLET, Fanon, 0. . 720 TOH RELS, 585 Broadway.—Ern10- GING, DANCING, &¢. KELLY & LEON'S MT. ECoENTRICITIES, &¢.—U SAN FRANCISCO PIAN ENTERTAINMEN TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comio VOOALISM, NEGRO MINSTRELSY, &c. STEINWAY HALL.—Cuanr.es DICKENS’ READINGS, DODWORTH HALL, 806 Broadway.—Mr. Gzo. VaNn- DENHOFF'S READINGS. MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— O'DONNELL'S MISSION. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE. Brooklyn,—ETm0r1an MINSTRELSEY—FOLLIES OF A NiGut, Broadway.—Sonas, os HALL, 954 and 956 Broadway.—PANORAMA OF THE WAR. ORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— AND ART, TRIPLE SHEET. New York, Thursday, April 16, 1868. IMPEACHMENT. Yn the High Court yesterday the order of Mr. Sum- ner to permit the arguments of Managers and coun- sel to be filed before the closing argument of the leading Manager was rejected by a vote of 24 to 26, Mr. Stanbery was still absent, owing to tllness, and counsel proposed to offer documentary evidence. The inessage of the President nominating Thos. H. Ewing, Sr., to be Secretary of War, and a number of official documents relating to practice in the appointment aud removal of officers of the government were put in, The message of the President relative to the ap- pointment of Lorenzo Thomas ad interim was ruled out by the Chief Justice. Documents relative to the removal of certain Navy Agents were admitted, and without anything of interest transpiring the court adjourned. CONGRESS. In the Senate, immediately after the adjournment of the Court of Impeachment, the bill making appro- Priations for the expenses attending the trial was taken up, and after a lengthy debate was passed. It appropriates $10,000 for the expenses of the trial and $117,000 for contingent expenses and deficiencies. A resolution was adopted, on motion of Mr. Cameron, to investigate the accounts of the Secretary of the Senate, In the House, after the return from the Senate chamber, bills and resolutions for reference only ‘Were offered under the call of States. Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, gave notice of a resolution to per- mit the Managers of Impeachment to make speeches inthe House as if in the closing argument of the trial, As a reason for oifering it he sald that it was plain that the Senate would not confer that privilege on the Managera, and most of them had speeches on the subject already written. The regular order of business was called for and Mr. Eldridge asked that the resolution to print forty thousand copies of Judge Curtis’ speech be reported. He said that unless this was done, he would insist upon the presence of a quogum before other busi- ess was transacted. Here the matter dropped and the House adjourned. THE LEGISLATURE. In the Senate yesterday a bill was introduced amending the act appointing Commissioners of Tublic Charities. A concurrent resolution to adjourn sine die was introduced and laid on the table. Ma- jority and minority reports were made on the Arcade Underground Railroad bill, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The Senate took a recess to attend the funeral of ex-Senator Cook, at Saratoga, The evening session was devoted to dis- cussion on the Erie Railway bill. In the Assembly the bill to incorporate the New York Central Underground Railway Company was reported favorably and made a special order for to-day. Bills were also reported to provide for the widening of Pearl street from Battery place to Hanover street, 11 to increase the compensation of coroners. The authorizing a line of coaches in Central Park was i toa third reading. A report was made and that the Juvenile Guardian Society of New no claim to public confidence, and that no »riation should be made to support it, The uding the Metropolitan Excise law was EUROPE. through the Atlantic cable arn that the workmen in y evenin, Bar . Spain, commenced a “strike,” damaging the factory buildings. The news report by the cable is dated yesterday evening, March 15. The Prince and Princess of Wales reached Dublin after an enthusiactic reception, the United States flag being displayed generally by the people with banners of England and Ireland. The Russian official journal expresses a hope that the Alaska purchase money will be paid by the Ist of May. The French Minister of Justice delivered a speech in de- fence of the imperial po'lcy and the army bill as assuring of peace. The Journal of St. Petersburg, thinks that Europe will soon disarm. Consols, 93% 4 93);. Five-twenties, 727; in London and 76% a 7634 in Frankfort. Cotton easier, with middling uplands at 1244. Breadstuifs quiet and provisions dull, Produce steady. Our European files by the Hammonia, dated to the ‘ad of April, report the progress of the English Par- liamentary debate on the Irish Church question, in- cluding the speeches of Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Lowe and Sir Stafford Northcote, with the address of the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer proposing to place the con- trol of the telegraphs of Great Britain in the hands of the government. SOUTH AMERICA. The steamer Fulton, Captain Merry, from Aspin- NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1868-TRIPLE SHEET. was thrown from the track twelve miles west of Port Jervis and the four rear cars were thrown down an embankment fifty feet, killing fifteen persons and wounding forty-five others. One of the cars took fire and several dead bodies were burned. The accident was caused by a defec- tive rail. The wounded were removed, some of them to Port Jervis, and others were brought on to this city, A complete listof dead and wounded as far as ascertained will be found elsewhere in our columns this morning. By way of Panama we have advices from Australia dated Sydney, on the Ist, and Wellington, New Zea- land, on the 8th of March,’ Prince Alfred’s visit to Sydney was more agreeable to the people than his visit to Melbourne. Heavy gales and destructive river floods prevailed in the colony, Very disorderly scenes, attended with assault and battery, were enacted in tha legislative body at Sydney. The ‘Treason-Felony act of England was to be applied to Fenianism. American goods were in fair supply, with little alteration in prices, ‘The Lincoln Monument in Washington was dedi- cated yesterday. Mr. B. B. French delivered the ad- dress and President Johnson unveiled the statue. The War OMice was closed during the day and a gun was fired every half hour at the arsenal. ‘The trial of Joseph and Josephine Brown for the murder of their daughter, Angie, was continued at Hudson yesterday, the testimony for the prosecu- tion being closed. Dr. Carney testified that the corpse would retain a sitting posture unsupported, and that no one could have been burned to death in that position, The case for the defence was opened, and Mrs. Fox, the mother of Mrs. Brown, was ex- amined. An inquest was held yesterday on the victims of the Rivington street fire. Testimony detailing the facts in the case as heretofore published was taken, and the further investigation was postponed until to-day. Mark M. Lewis, the lobbyman who is charged with attempting to bribe members of the Legislature, was arraigned before Justice Cole, in Albany yesterday, and, after the hearing of testimony from Messrs. Glen and Ray, members of the Legislature, he was held in $2,000 bail to await the action of the Grand Jury. Judge Blatchford decided in the District Court yesterday that one Alfred Beardsley, a bankrupt, in whose name a certain saloon Is conducted, and who, @ creditor alleges, is the proprietor of the saloon, is not compelled to pay over the assets and property of the saloon, it being clearly shown that he has no capital therein, his profits from the business accruing to him merely as a stated salary, and he is not bound, therefore, to set forth his profits as property in his inventory. Among numerous cases acted upon in the Court of General Sessions yesterday, one Charles Wilson pleaded guilty to forgery, in having signed the name of W. A. Rice toa check on the Bank of New York, and judgment was suspended on condition of his leaving the State. A verdict for $600 was rendered in favor of one Joseph E. Frobisher in the Supreme Court, Circuit, yesterday, against the Long Island Railroad for damages sustained in acollision. A sealed verdict for defendant was also rendered in the case of Monroe against the Hudson River Railroad Com- pany. The closing arguments in the case of the schooner Ella vs. the schooner Elizabeth, which is a litigation growing out of a collision between the two vessels, were heard in the District Court in Admiralty yester- day. The Revolutionary Progranme of the Radi- cal Oligarchy. The revelations of the plots and designs of the radical oligarchy at Washington which we published yesterday should arouse the people to a sense of the danger that is threatening them. It has been well said that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; for it is in times of apathy and fancied security that tyrants usurp power and destroy liberty. It is especially so when a people become wearied and worn out with ap- parently useless efforts to stem the march of usurpation. The castle that is subject to con- tinual assaults crumbles piece by piece, and its defenders become exhausted; then by a sudden coup de main it falls, Itis just the same with the liberties of a people. The vol- ume of history is full of examples. They result from the laws and passions of human nature, which are the same in all times and everywhere, and the consequences are as inevitable as the successive ebb and flow of the tide. The radical conspiracy at Washington to overthrow the constitution and government, for the purpose of perpetuating the power of the dominant party, may or may not have formed a definite plan or have calculated exactly the end to be attained. Revolutionists rarely do this at first. They generally expect to halt at some point short of that which is finally reached; but, as it has been often remarked, revolutions do not go backward. In fact, they advance with accumulative force as the passions become inflamed, and as the party controlling them feel their increasing power. The end is the same—the destruction of con- stitutional liberty, whether the revolutionists calculate all the consequences or not, whether the end be the despotism of one manor of a faction or oligarchy. It seems, however, from our important Washington correspondence, to which we have referred, that some of the lead- ing radical conspirators, if not all, have a pretty well defined programme and object. If all the faction be not in the secret the leaders seem to understand perfectly what they are driving at. They have no doubt that under the despotism of party control, which has become absolute in this country, they can carry all the radical republicans with them, whether they explain their purpose or not, or however far they may carry the revolution. They believe, and we think with good reason, that their party will go with them even to the establish- ment of a perpetual Congress, a Directory after the manner of the French, a President for ten years, a military dictator or a monarchy. The great leader of the party, Thad Stevens, has publicly declared the constitution abolished and that Congress is acting outside of it. Others believe the same, if they are not as frank in avowing it, and the whole party in Congress are acting upon that pre- sumption, This, consequently, is the start- ing point of the contemplated revolution in the wall April 7, arrived at this port last night. She brings $340,550 in specie and dates from Lima to March 28 and from Vaiparaiso to March 18, Active preparations were made by the Panama State gov- ernment to quell the rebellion in the district of Chiriqul, In Pern there was @ general fear that serious trouble would break out during the election. ‘The candidates for the Presidency were Colonel Balta, General Buendia and Dr. Ureta. Yellow fever is still raging in Callao, nearly one hundred deaths having already occurred. Ice was very scarce, In Chile the relations with the new Peruvian govern- ment absorbed attention, A renewal of the war by Spain was appretended, The North American Steamship Company of New York had made three very advantageous treaties with the governments of Guatemala, San Salvador and Honduras. Later advices from Paraguay by the Atlantic cable t former reports of the capture of Asuncion razillan fleet are unfounded. The fleet still The Paraguayans claim that stained a decided success in the late gunboat MISCELLANEOUS. dent rred on the & a Toa allway nd due erday morning government, They do not recognize the con- stitution and are acting outside of it. There is no difficulty in perceiving what a wide door is opened for doing whatever they choose. There being no recognition of constitutional obligations the radical party in Congress is, a8 Butler declared the Senate to be in the im- peachment trial, a law to themselves, and, therefore, they will do whatever they like in revolutionizing the government and maintaining their power. This is the natural and logical result of their views and policy, The programme, then, is to remove Presi- dent Johnson, although there is but the flimsi- eat pretext for doing so, and though the whole civilized world ery shame upon the outrage. | The installation of Ben Wade, one of the most | ultra and violent Jacobins of the pa will | follow. Then the Supreme Court will be virtu- | ally abolished and stripped of all power to act Genefal Grant, upon the doings of Congress. who is at present @ military dictates over a part of the country, is to be made President— first according to the forms of law, and after- wards for ten years, or any other period, by the fiat of Congress, under the plea of public necessity and the general good. This may ap- pear to some an extraordinary and almost in- credible proposition, but we are assured it is in the programme of the radical leaders as a probable necessary contingency to preserve their power. And why should we be sur- prised? Have not such things occurred be- fore? Would it not be according to the natu- ral progress of revolution? Have not the radical leaders declared they are, acting out- side of the constitution? Of course our radi- cal Congress expects to control Grant and to make him a mere tool, but it has to be seen whether he will obey and leave the power in the hands of this oligarchy or act the part of Cromwell or Louis Napoleon. To the people it may be a matter of indifference which rules; for either would be virtually a despotism and the death of the republic, and they may prefer one tyrant to a few hundred tyrants. The national banks and a bountiful issue of currency are, we understand, looked upon as important auxiliaries in the revolutionary programme. These banks were established primarily for a great political object, and though the father of them, Mr. Chase, may not be able to use their influence as he expected, the radical party will. This enormous moneyed power is entirely inconsistent with the spirit and character of our republican in- stitutions, and is a fit auxiliary to the contem- plated despotism. The national banks not only take from the people twenty-five millions ayear of the public money—of money that belongs to the people and should be saved for public use—but there is not a farmer, merchant or tradesman in the country that is not at their mercy. They are at the same time a gigantic swindle and fraud upon the people, and are most dangerous to public liberty. It is this powerful engine which the radi- cals intend to use with other means to take away our liberties and to change the government handed: down to us by our fathers. Efforts are constantly being made in Con- gress to give these banks a greater circu- lation and consequently to increase their enormous profits and power, and probably we shall soon see this object carried out. The natural result of all such radical and revolu- tionary measures will be the repudiation of the national debt. It will be impossible to pay it orto meet the interest. Besides, this may become a oe idea, which the radicals may use for their own purpose. They would follow, probably, their prototypes, the Jacobins of the French Revolution, and wipe out all out- standing and old obligations, so as to start again with renewed means and power. This is the natural way of revolution, and it will be well for the bondholders to look ahead at what iscoming. In view of these facts and con- siderations we are evidently on the eve ofa great political and financial crisis, and we are certainly not ina position to say with Junius that we have this consolation, that civil liberty will last our day. In the present age events march rapidly, and we may have a despotism, either in the form of a dictator or a Congressional oligarchy, fastened upon us before we realize the fact. The Last Railroad Horror, The terrible accident on the Erie Railway, a full and graphic account of which we publish this morning, equals in its distressing details and terribly fatal result any of the calamities that have preceded it for many years past. From the most reliable sources the deaths are re- ported to be likely to reach thirty to forty, while a large number of persons are severely injured and many of them will be crippled for life. The accident unfortunately happened at one of the worst spots on the road; and as at Angola the cars were precipitated over a pre- cipice from which a few feet, one way or the other, would have saved them, so in the pre- sent case the exact place where the disaster occurred was the most fearful and dangerous for many miles east or west. The height of the embankment down which the unfortunate passengers were hurled was a little over seventy feet, and the rough character of the rocky ground rendered the injuries of a fearful description. Indeed, it is amazing that the instant destruction of life was not even greater than isreported. The most heartrending fea- tures of the calamity were the burning of the sleeping car and the horrible fate of those poor creatures who, probably only wounded by the fall, perished in the flames. The character of the accident was such as to neces- sarily incapacitate those who fortunately escaped with only trifling injuries from collecting their presence of mind sufficiently to render prompt assistance to their fellow pas- sengers. However, nothing that could be done to relieve the sufferings of the wounded, as soon as they could be reached, was ne- glected; and the officers and employ¢s of the road and the citizens of Port Jervis and the vicinity are said to have been untiring in their efforts to render every assistance and comfort in their power. The cause of the accident was adefective rail, which broke as the engine and forward cars of the train passed over it, and thus far we have heard of no blame being attached to the company. The Herald’s Advertising Business—A Quad~ ruple Sheet. The pressure upon our advertising columns yesterday necessitated the issue of a quad- ruple Hzratp, or a paper double the size of our ordinary sheet. The purchaser of a copy of the Heratp yesterday morning, therefore, obtained for four cents sixteen pages of matter, comprising, in addition to all the news of the day from every part of the world, over fifty- one closely printed columns of advertisements, forming a most valuable reference for all who had wants to be supplied. It is only on rare occasions in this country that a newspaper has been compelled thus to double its capacity in order to meet the demands of advertisers. The London Times, which occupies in England a similar position to that filled by the HeRALD in the United States, is frequently driven to such a necessity; but there the principle of advertising is better understood than it has heretofore been in this country, and the business men as well as the general public of England have long since satisfied themselves | that the best agents that can be employef in | any business transactions are the columne of a | widely circulated journal. Our own people ure, however, beginning to appreciate this fact, . and hence the large increase in the Hmratp's advertisements. Buyers and sellers are now in the habit of consulting our columns every morning in order to supply their several wants, and the old system of employing agents and paying out heavy commissions is rapidly falling into disuse. It will not be long before the HeRAtp’s quadruple sheet will be issued more frequently than that of the London Z'imes or any other newspaper in the world. Senator Fessenden, of Maine. The first article of impeachment declares that Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, on a certain day, in the city of Washing- ton, unmindful of the high duties of his office, &c., did unlawfully and in violation of the constitution and laws of the United States, issue an order for the removal of Edwin M. Stanton from the office of Secretary of War, and that by so doing “‘the said Andrew Johnson did then and there commit and was guilty of a high misdemeanor in office.” Mr. William Pitt Fessenden, the learned Senator from Maine, who has sat in that august body for some eighteen years, and not very long since occupied the position of Secretary of the Treasury, will be required to pass judgment upon that article. Can he say upon his oath, and with the full consciousness of the responsibility devolving upon him as a long tried and trusted represen- tative of his State, that Andrew Johnson is indeed guilty of the charge there laid down— that the removal of a member of his Cabinet whose presence in his councils was not endur- able, was a high misdemeanor and an attempt to overthrow the government ? In any ordinary court of justice, when an alleged criminal is on trial, the jury are for- bidden to hold converse with any one upon the case before them. When thetrial is concluded they are locked up until they find a verdict or are discharged ; yet in the case of the Presi- dent we find the jury of the Senate most indecorously expressing their opinions openly as to the testimony and the probable result, and even congulting with the prosecution in the court room and the adjoining lobbies. Any intelligent juryman in one of our éourts would have self-respect enough to keep his own counsels while the trial was pending. If such practices are permitted in the Senate chamber what chance of justice or law is there for President Johnson? How, therefore, in view of these circumstances and the shallow- ness of the accusation, will Mr. Fessenden vote when the question of guilty or not guilty is put to him ? Our Abyssinian Correspondence. On Monday and on yesterday we published long, able and interesting letters from the pen of our special correspondent at the head- quarters of the British army in Abyssinia. It is in no spirit of self-adulation we say it that no such letters for fulness and accuracy, not to speak of the speed with which they have been brought to us, have been printed in any Eng- lish journals. We have already been ahead of the London Times and the British War Office with our telegraphic despatches. It is but truth and justice to say that the information which it was in our power to give at head- quarters in Great Britain has been gratefully received and graciously acknowledged. There are points in our correspondent’s letter which will be as fresh and as startling in London as were our telegraphic despatches. It is manifest from the letter of our corre- spondent that Sir RobertNapier, notwithstand- ing his evident power to command men and the certain success which swaits him, has hard work to accomplish before he has secured the release of the prisoners. If he does not succeed in rescuing the prisoners at once the rains and floods will be upon him and he will find it hard to maintain his position and im- possible to march back to the sea. There is one remark which our correspondent seems to have caught from the lips of Sir Robert Napier himself and which unmistakably shows that other motives than that of rescuing the prisoners gave shape to the expedition. This is England’s usual custom. The apparent motive is never the strongest in determining a course of foreign inyasion. The conquests of England have no doubt often marked the progress of civilization; but whether this Abyssinian invasion is to result in conquest or to prove a gain to civilization are questions as yet of somewhat doubtful solution. Easter Amusements. The theatres, with one or two notable ex- ceptions, were obliged to do penance during the season of Lent, if not in sackcloth and ashes, at least in empty benches. Easter week, long prayed for by disconsolate managers, has come at last and brought with it quite a re- vival in the amusement line. Concert, opera, drama, burlesque, minstrelsy are all again in full operation, and the most brilliant announce- ments have been made for the present season. As for concerts, their name is legion. Benefits of every kind nightly take place in every quarter of the city, few of them possessing any novel features. There are some, however, at which first class artists and the highest works in music may be heard. Again, we have an avalanche of readers, among whom are the well known Mrs. Fanny Kemble and Dickens, La Belle Héltne runs away with Paris every night at the Théatre Francais, car- rying with her the hearts of the audience, and the ‘‘White Fawn” has anew dress, The cyno- cephalus hurls defiance at the Academy from his charger’s back at the Circus, and the notes of preparation, whatever they may bring forth, are heard at Pike's. German opera, sparring benefits, “Jack Sheppard” and learned dogs divide the attention of the denizens of the Bowery, and already two great tragédiennes herald their projected visit to Fourteenth street. Then we are to have a grand musical festival at Steinway Hall, surpassing that of last year. If the clerk of the weather could only be per- suaded that New York is not Alaska and that snow at Easter is more novel than agreeable the managers would be entirely happy. There is every reason to expect, however, a brilliant finale to the unexampled dulness of the past season of amusements. The managers should take advantage of it while it lasts, and bring out novelties and artists of unimpeachable merit. Butier AND Conness.—We would like to know what conversation passed between Senator Conness, one of the jury on the im- peachment trial, and Mr. Butler, the leading counsel for the prosecution, in the private lobby of the Senate chamber the other day. ‘The Hell Gate Pilot Laws. In the Assembly on Tuesday the Hell Gate Pilot bill passed to a third reading, with an amendment repealing the section suthorizing pilots to tow vessels through that channel. This tinkering of the laws relative to Hell Gate sprung out of the rival interests of the tugboat men, the pilots and the ship owners. The provision authorizing the pilots to collect half pilotage from ship captains who refuse to employ them was objected to by the shipping interest. The tugboat men, of course, were in favor of any clause which would throw busi- ness into theirhands. Now, all this legislation about Hell Gate is a very petty and insig- nificant thing. There is a very simple way of getting rid of the whole business, and that is by clearing the channel of the dangerous rocks which obstruct navigation. Then we would not be worried with either legislation or com- plaints from pilots and tugboat men. If the general government does not feel ita duty to clear out this important entrance to the me- tropolis, let the merchants and ship owners of New York do it themselves, It is worthy of note, in regard to the interests of the pilots and the tugboats, that a large number of these boats are owned in other cities—Troy, Albany, Jersey City, Philadelphia, and many of them in Connecticut—and the money they earn in our waters is spent elsewhere. Not so, however, with the pilots—they are a New York institu- tion, The Prince of Wales in Ireland. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess his wife, attended by a brilliant and noble suite, and escorted by a British fleet, arrived in Dublin yesterday, after a pleasant run across the channel from Holyhead to Kingston harbor, the heir appar- ent to the throne of England thus, with the consent of the Queen and entire approbation of the people, according to the inhabitants of Ireland the honor of a royal visit in state. During his stay in the Irish metropolis the Prince will be installed a Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick—the ribbon of which has not been worn by an English prince with the exception of George the Fourth—the ceremonieg being conducted with imperial pomp and solemn religious services in the old cathedral dedicated to St. Patrick. This visit of the Prince of Wales indicates, at a moment of the most seriously critical importance in the history of the two countries, a generous intention on the part of Great Britain to hold out the right hand of fellowship to Ireland, and thus obliterate, if possible, the burning memories induced and _per- petuated by the wrongs, rivalries, jealousies and recriminations which spring from wars of race, misgovernment, violations of constitutional rule, and uncharitable and fruit- less discussions as to the soul-saving efficiency of different ‘‘ forms of creed.” The Prince of Wales will introduce his youthful and beauti- ful bride to the people of the green island, the royal pair carrying with them—the most im- portant acquisition of all—the full assurance of the people of England, expressed in the recent signal and decisive vote of the House of Commons on the Irish Church question, that their efforts towards conciliation and ameliora- tion will have their complete endorsement. In this view the royal visit to Ireland may prove a complete success, and initiate an era of national atonement for the mistakes and in- justices of a period numbering six hundred and eighty-seven years. * Wuar 1s Senator Connzss’ OPINION of the propriety of leaving his seat, as judge and juror on the trial of the President, to hold a secret consultation with one of the prosecutors during the proceedings of the High Court of Impeach- ment? BOOK NOTICE. THE CuImMNEY CorNeR. By Christopher Crowfield, author of “House and Home Papers’ and “Little Foxes.” Christopher Crowfield is the nom de plume of Mrs. Harriet Beecner Stowe, under which is discussed, by the way of dialogue in the “Chimney Corner,” a num- ber of subjects of a social, domestic and political character. In the work before us there are a great many critical and just remarks on the fashions and follies of the day and of the reforms needed in our domestic and social habits, with a good deal of excel- lent advice. In this respect it isa useful book and may be read with profit. The style is simple and natural, as dialogues should be, and is a good deal after the manner of Sunday school exhortations. But if any one expects to find anything of the interest or sensa- tion in this work as in that other one of Mrs. Stowe “Uncle Tom's Cabin”), they will be disappointed, rs. Stowe reached the climax of her capacity and fame in ‘‘Uncte Tom’s Cabin.” There are, however, all the traits of her New England education and | Pedeaaped and of her radicalism in the ‘Chimney Jorner’’ as in her first work. ‘The negro, the rebels, Con, , the President and a it deal more of a party and sectional nature, all in true New England radical style, are dragged in through the three hun- dred pages of moralizing dialogue. In spite of these defects the work is calculat 80 do gc |, and Mrs. Stowe may be pardoned for them if she succeeds in reforming the taste and social and domestic habits of her New England countrywomen. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ‘The frigate Wampanoag, Captain J. W. A. Nichol- son, left Hampton Roads yesterday for New York, with a number of passengers on board to witness her performance at sea. Among them are Assistant Secretary of the Navy William Faxon, Commodore ‘Thornton A. Jenkins, Chief of Bureau of Navigation; Commodore James Alden, Chief Engineer Benjamin F. Isherwood, Chief of Bureau of Steam Engineer- ing, and others, The Wampanoag is due here to- day and will at once be placed out of commission. Her firemen and coal heavers are to be transferred to the ve AMmonoosuck, which is to undergo an extended trial at the dock and then at sea. Commander Daniel L. Braine will be relieved as ul ’ ri an officer as pointed. Commander Robert W. Shufeldt. had been ordered to that duty, but he has since been re- lieved and granted a somewhat ye leave of absence, Commander Braine sails on the 23d for Rio Janeiro to assume mand of the gunboat com! Shamokin, in the South Atlantic squadron. Com mander Braine served most gallantly during the late war, and monty in numerous fights, when he earned ® brilliant reputation as a splendid fighting officer. To whatever ficld of duty he has been assigned he has fulfilled the highest expectations of those who knew his fine uaiities as an officer and gentleman. In the South tlantic mienaes to whi he goes, we are sure that he will ably fil! the place made vacant by his redecessor, the accomplished commander, Pierce by. The frigate Sabine, Commander Reigert C. Lowry, is daily expected at the Brooklyn Y: with appren- tices, She will be placed out of commission at once and the apprentices sent to the 6l Portamouth, Commander Joseph 8. Skerritt, and the Sarato; Commander John H. Upshur. ie Portsmouth will then take a cruise in the Chesapeake Bay, whiie the Sarat cruises in the Sound. ‘The sloop-of-war Cyane, Commander John Watters, was lying in the bay of Panama April 7. On the same day the gunboat Penobscot, Com- mander Eastman, was at Aspinwall. be) Kes Af and Dakota, Captain Spicer, was at Cal- lao March 28, ‘The steamer Powhatan, Captain David McDougal, was at Valparatso March 18. Lieutenant Commander James D. Graham has re- turned from the South Pacific squadron with & draft of men. The gunboat Nyack, Commander Pender brought te Callao from Valparaiso @ draft of men from the Powhatan, returning to the United States, Lieutenant Commander a Gam Davenport sailed yesterday in the Santiago de Cuba with a draft of one hundred and fifty men for the corvette Tusca- TOK, ML SOM JP AMCIICOy wd TRLEGRAPHIC NEWS. THE PARAGUAYAN WAR. The Report of the Capture of Asuncion Unfounded. Reported Capture of the Allied Iron-Clad Squadron. The Prince and Princess of Wales in Ireland. SPAIN. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. A Trade “Strike” Tumult in Barcelona— Quiet Being Gradually Restored. QUEEN’s HOTEL, Lonpon, April 15—Evening. Telegrams just received from Spain announce that the workmen of the city of Barcelona were on a trade “strike” in large numbers, and hence, in the main, originated the riotous excitement reported to the HERALD yesterday. The associated ‘‘strikers” attacked and damaged some few factories. The buildings were despoiled and the machinery more or less injured. The very latest accounts state that the row has subsided and the tumult is likely to be calmed. IRELAND. The Prince and Princess of Wales’ Arrival— A British Fleet in Escort=The Landings Reception and Journey to Dublin. Dusim, April 15—Evening. The fleet bearing their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of: Wales entered the bay this forenoon. Its arrival was announced by a royal salute from all the vessels in the harbor. The fleet came to anchor off Kingston shortly be- fore noon, and soen afterwards the Prince and Princess of Wales landed. They were received by their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and the Marchioness of Abercorn, and conducted to the special train of cars which was in readiness to convey them to Dublin. The Lord Lieutenant was accompanied by the of- ficers of State, the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces and a large deputation of the principal local authori- ties. A guard of honor occupied the pier and lined the approach to the railway station. All the wharves and buildings commanding a view of the scene were thronged with people, and the space near the station was entirely filled by the crowd, who cheered inces- santly as the royal party passed on to the cars, The train proceeded slowly to Dublin. When it had arrived at Westland Row, the termi- nus of the road, the Prince and Princess and their attendants alighted. A military guard of honor under Major General Conynghame was drawn up, forming a hollow square. ‘ ‘The Mayor and members of the Corporation of the city of Dublin advanced and presented an address o welcome to the royal visitors on the part of the citizens. The Prince and Princess and suite, the Lord Lieu- tenant and officers of State, then entered carriages, and a procession was formed, which passed througls the principal streets of the city to the castle. The streets, windows and housetops along the route of: the procession were densely crowded with spectators, who, by their cheers and cries, manifested the wildest enthusiasm. The buildings on the line of march were richly decorated with flags, flowers and tapestry. The day was fine, the sun shon¢ brilliantly and the display was a complete success. ‘The procession reached the castle at two o'clock in the afternoon, when the Prince and Princess were conducted to the State apartments prepared for their reception. One of the noticeable features of the decoration was the frequency with which the American banner was displayed with the flags of England and Ireland, at The Newmarket Races. Lonpon, April 15, 1868. At the Newmarket races to-day Laneret was the winner of the subscription plate. RUSSIA. The Alaska Purchase Money—Gentle Imperial Hint for the Cash. Sr. PeTerssurG, April 15, 1868. © The Journal de St. Petersburg—organ of the im- perial government—says the Emperor of Russia has consented to grant a delay in the payment by the United States of the sum stipulated in the treaty for the transfer of the Territory of Alaska, and the time now assigned for the payment is the Ist of May next. The Journal feels confident that the American Congress will vote the necessary appropriation. Hopes of a European Disarmament. Lonpon, April 15, 1868. ‘The Journal de St. Petersburg to-day has a pacific article on the state of Europe, in which it says that a general disarmament of the European Powers is probable, FRANCE. Ministerial Defence of the Home Policy Assurances of Peace. Pants, April 15, 1868. The Moniteur in its issue of to-day publishes a speech made at Rambouillet by M. Ernest Baroche, Minister of Justice, in which he endeavors to allay the excitement produced by the frequent ramors of impending war. ‘The Minister says it is well known that the govern- ment is now engaged in actively prosecuting exten- sive works for the improvement of the entire system of interior and connecting roads of France, in which large sums of money are expended. This fact, he argues, is utterly inconsistent with the idea that the government apprehends or is making preparations for an approaching warlike conflict, and should be conclusive evidence to all that France earnestly de- sires peace. The very reorganization of the military forces of the empire, which had excited so much needless apprehension, was a pledge for the main- tenance of peace, which he assured his hearers with joy no European Power now threatened to disturb. THE PARAGUAYAN WAR. The Report of the Capture ef Asuncion Un~ founded=The Whole Story of the Allied Ad= \ecapedl carci LoNpon, April 15, 1868. The steamship of the regular mail line plying be~ tween Rio Janeiro and Lisbon arrived at the latter port late yesterday afternoon. The intelligence which she brings from the Brazilian forces operating in Paraguay is several days later and very important. The report of the capture of Asuncion by the Bra~ zilian fleet seems to have been unfounded, Accord ing to the very latest advices that city was still held by the Paraguayans. After the battle with the Para- guayan gunboats the Brazilian fron-clad feet pro- ceeded to Curupaity, where it still remained. Iron-Clad Reported Defent of the Allied Squadron. Lonpon, April 15, 1968. The matla brought by the South american steamer have arrived here and show, as was expected, that the position of General Lopez is not so critical a was reported. The Paraguayans claim that in the recent naval fight their gunboats obtained a decided success over the Brazilian iron-ciads. The fighting was very sharp and the casualties on both sides wore heavy, but no definite account of their losses is given by either party.