The New York Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1868, Page 6

* EMOMmanae ner NEW YORK HERALD | BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. seeeNo. 133 Volume XXXIII...... ou AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Homrty Deumprr. NEW YORK THEATRE, opposite New York Hotel.— Panis amp HELEN, FRENCH THEATRE.—Englisbh Opera—MABiTana. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tan Waits Fawn. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 1th street.— ‘Towa anv Countax, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Payante xD— alo Fouts oF Piss Dior rae Newson ee ‘BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Connig S000an. GERMAN STADT THEAT! Manrua. IRVING HALL.—BLinp Tom's Concent. THEATRE comiQue, 514 Broadway.—BatLnr, PAROR, KELLY & LRON'S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway.-S0xas, lorrixs, &c.—Unanp DuTou “5.” SAN FRANCISCO. MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway.—Etut0- PIAN ENTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DANGLING, acu TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comio VOOALI6M, NEGRO MINSTRELSY, &0, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, corner 254 at, and th ay. EXHIDITION OF PLOTURRS, 40. AQADE , Irving place.—WENDELL Par. rive’ Lroron: Le O'CONNELI MRS. ¥. 8, CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— Unpke Gasuicne, $ OPTRA HOUSE, EY —BLACK CROOK. Brooklyn,—ETm10rian HALL, 94 and 956 Broadway.—-PANORAMA OF THE WAR, NEW xyORK KUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— SOIRNGE AND HS NEWS. IMPEACHMENT. ‘The Tigh Court met in open session at ten o’clock yesterday, when it was resolved that to-day, being Probably an occasion of much excitement, the Ser- soant-at- Arms be instructed to arrest any one making a diaturbance in the galleries. The doors were then closed. In secret session, the Chief Justice read the form of question which he adopts in demanding the ver- dict, He will direct the secretary to read the several articles successively, and will put the question toreach Senator on each article, the Senator rising in his place at the call of his name. He dis- sented from the proposition to divide the eleventh article into clauses. A motion that the questions be put as proposed by the Chief Justice ‘was agreed to. The orderof Mr. Sumner that the residing officer shall pronounce the removal of the convicted person immediately on conviction, any further judgment to be on the order of the Senate, ‘was considered, but pending discussion upon it, the hour for discussing the several articles arrived. Mr. ‘Conness proposed a recess of twenty minutes, at the expiration of which time another recesg until half- past seven P. M. was taken, In the evening session Mr. Edmands submitted a proposition that the order for the voting to-day be Feacinded, which was not considered. Mr. Williams Proposed that the eleventh article be read first in the proceedings of to-day. This proposition went over, and a motion that the Senate meet at half-past eleven o'clock this morning to sit with open doors ‘was agreed to, and at eleven o'clock last night the ‘Senate adjourned. Senator Grimes, of Towa, in the discussion during the day spoke in favor of acquittal, and his speech will be found elswhere in our report of the impeach- ment proceedings. Senator Buckalew spoke on the same sid@, and Senators Conness, Harian, Wilson ud Morton spoke in favor of conviction. CONGRESS. Nothing outside of the impeachment business was done in the Senate, In the House several unimportant bills were intro- uoed and referred under the Monday call of States. A resolution directing the Ways and Means Commit- ‘tee, in preparing their bill relative to imports to have regard to an equalization of the imports and exports a8 far as seems judicious, was adopted. A concur- rent resolution was offered that a recess take place from @he 16th to the 25th instant, which was passed by & vote of 6 to 6% A bill to extend the charter of Washington city was then passed. A bill appropriating $87,000 for deficiencies under the reconstrnction acts in General Meade’s district was also passed. Mr. Stevens reported @ bill from the Reconstruction Committee admitting the States of North and South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama to repre- wentation. It was made a special order for Wednes- day. A bill to remove political disabilities from two hundred citizens of North Carolina—among them Governor Holden; Mr. Boyman, a conservative mem- ‘et of Congress elect, and several other successfal cxadidates at the recent election—was reported and passed by the requisite two-thirds, & motion to «#journ was made, when the Speaker announced tha® no notification had yet been received from the Senate as to whem the presence of the House ‘would be required and probably business would be Aransacted to-day. Mr. Stevens, as if indicating con- tempt at the impeachment proceedings, moved to adjourn until Wednesday, but withdrew the motion at the suggestion of members and the House ad- Journed until to-day. EUROPE. The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated ‘| yesterday evening, May 11, ‘The town of Ashton-under-Lyne, England, was agitated by an anti-Popery riot, which had a fatal | termination. Napoleon delivered a peace specch in | tae city of Orleans. North Germany is advancing to commercial reunion with Austria. Consois, 0454 money and 925, a 02° account. twenties, 70) @ 70% in London and %54 in Frank- fort Paris Bourse dull. Cotten declined, 1-16 of a penny. Breadstatts quiet. Provisions without marked change. By steamship we have interesting mail details of our cable despatches, dated at ork, to the 20th of Apa. THE CITY. ‘The American Seamen’s Friend Society commemo- rated ite fortieth anniversary last evening at the | Fourth Avenue Presbyterian church. There was ® large audience present, who listened with much picasure to the encouraging account of the ‘WwotKing of the society for the past year, as found fn the abstract of the annual report read by the Gecretary. Addresses were delivered and hymns @ppropriate to the occasion sung in the order of the exercises. After the meeting was dismissed with the benediction members of the society remained to eie@ trustees for the current year. ‘The Howard Mission and Home for Little Wan- Gerers celebrated ite sixth anniversary last evening at Pike's Upera House, in the presence of an audi- ence of about five thousand persons, ‘There convened at the Germania Assembly Rooms, in the Bowery, yesterday, several hundred Germans, «eabinetmakers, for the purpose of taking into con- Gideration the state of their trade. ‘The assembly agreed to a resolution which, in effect, will increase tooir wages about thirty per cent. The advance calidad for does not, however, exceed the prices paid for week and piece work during 1466-67. ‘The schooner yacht Sultana, belonging to the Royal © @ea Yacht Club, arrived in the harbor yesterday Ming from England via Madeira and the West Prifea, A fall account of the voyage will be found Lo mother portion of our columns. ‘Tite third of a short series of historical lectures was Oviivered last evening by Dr. John Lord in Dodworth Mail; the subject being “Daniel Webster,” whose Po libival carver was commented ape, at considerable Five- | length, the lectarer maintaining that his opposition > Peaceable secession was grounded upon s dread war, Samuel H, Roberts, the Postmaster of Brooklyn, ‘Was suspended from omice yesterday for an alleged failure to make up the full amount of his tast quar- terly account. ‘The Brooklyn whiskey fraud case was resumed be- fore Judge Benedict yoaterday. Several witnesses for the prosecution gave in their testimony, and the court adjourned’ until this morning, the District Attorney announcing tliat he hoped to conclude to- day, The fine steamship Colorado, Captain Cutting, of the Liverpool and Great Western line, sails from pier 46 North river at twelve o'clock precisely to-mor- row, Wednesday, May 13, for Liverpool, calling at Queenstown to land passengers, 4c, The stock market was unsettled yesterday, Gov- ernment securities were dull, Gold closed at 130. ‘The number of beef cattle on sale at the 100th atreet yards yesterday was 1,225 head. ‘The demand was more than usually active and all the offerings were disposed of at an early hour at higher prices, Fair to prime steers sold at 170, @ 18%c., and inferior to ordinary 153sc. @ 160, Miloh cows were moderately active and steady at $45 8 $110 for inferior to extra. {Veal calves were in moder- ate demand at llc, @ 11%0, for prime and extra and 7c, @ 10c, for inferior to good. Sheep and lambs, under a light supply and a fair demand, were decidedly higher, oxtra sheared selling at 10c. a 1034¢.; prime 96, a 9}<c. and inferior to good, 6340. 290. Lambs $7 50a $10 each, Swine were quiet, depressed and lower, We quote heavy prime, 100, @ 10340,; fair to good 9%{c,a10c, and common, 9%. 29%c. The total receipts for the week were 6,161 beeves, 92 milch cows, 2,554 veal calves, 10,746 sheep aud lambs and 21,695 swine, MISCELLANEOUS. Our telegraphic despatches from Mexico are to tho 5th inst. at Vera Crus, Immediate elections had been ordered in Yucatan. ‘The disvontent in Jalisco Was assuming alarming proportions, and more twoops had been sent there, We have later information by the Gulf cable from Cuba, St. Domingo, Hayti and others of the West India Islands. The United States government, tt was announced in Havana, had come to a decision relative to the veasels seized by the Spanish govern- ment, The steamer Eazle had received instructions to resist paying the fines. The American bark Selma had been fined $900 at Matanzas. The iron-clad ‘Tetuan had sailed for New York. Two States havo been formed in St, Domingo, The Oacos continued successful in Hayti, The American Minister Is ac- cused of having got up the rebellion, and the Cacos are said to be under the lead of American officers. Letters from the United States Consul at Port Louls Mauritius state that the epidemic fever has increased very rapidly. Eighteen hundred deaths occurred during the month of January, the mortality being principally among the higher classes. All the vessels In the harbor have the*disease among thelr crews, several American vessels being among the number. Governor Bullock, of Massachusetts, has vetoed the bill abolishing the State Constabulary, which, among other things, gives him control of the muni- cipal police forces throughout the State. In his veto the Governor deems it an unprecedented idea to pro- pose to a Governor of the Commonwealth to assume the functions of achlef of local police. The schooner Walton reached Savannah, Ge., yes- terday in charge of the mate, one seaman and tho cook, who report that the captain and two scamon ‘were lost overboard off Hatteras on the Ist of May. General Meade has officially declared the Gporgia constitution to be ratified, It is stid doubtful whether the Legislature is republican or democratic. The Union Pacific Railroad is now open to Fort Saunders, 580 miles west of Omaha. Ten thousand men are at work, and it is expected that not legs than 300 miles of track will be laid this year. Dull business ameng the shipping on Lake Erie is reported. Eighteen vessels have laid up at Buffalo on account of the low rates paid for tonnage. Martin and Felton, the alleged bank defaulters at Boston, have been committed to await trial, the former being held in $60,000 and the latter $100,000 ball, It was shown in the testimony that the amount taken is between $180,000 and $200,000. , In the districts of Louisiana whioh were over- flowed last year the collection of State taxes has been suspended by order of General Buchanan. ‘Thomas Fitzgerald, who murdered a girl named Ellen Hicks, in Westchester, on the 2d of August, 1866, was sentenced yesterday at Poughkeepsie to be hang at White Plains on the 26th of Juno, chment and the Democrats. is scarcely room to doubt that the President will be pronounced guilty by the vote to be taken in the Senate to-day. Noth- ing can stop the extreme radicals—not even the fear of faring worse with Wade than with Johnson ; and thus, determined to go on at every hazard, it is quite within their power to_| secure the necessary number of votes. If so many republicans should be honest or scrupu- lous as to make conviction impossible as a mere party measure, there are the democrats! Doubtless there are certain republicans whom the shallow and fanatical radicals cannot man- age—men who care more for their oaths as Senators than for the vapid fury of party threats—men who would rather preserve the respect of the country than secure all the possible plunder of office, Living on a higher level than the creatures who have made im- peachment, and who are making the clamor of terrorism that is expected to drive Senators into the common purpose, these men have looked down with scorn on the whole game, and heard with contempt the vile utterances against themselves. Such men act from pure motives and from convictions that must be honestly their own, and therefore they cannot act on | this impeachment verdict with the party that pretends 3 claim to their fealty. Surely no man with a brain capable of comprehending | the significance of the word honesty and with the courage to act on the conception, no man who strives to make honesty and justice ruling powers in his life, can pretend that the | prosecution has proved the President guilty of ‘ the charges made, or even listen to such a pretence with patience, Therefore the honest men of the republican party, of whom there are several in the Senate, will be against con- viction; and there may be enough of these to | render it impossible to get a two-third vote of republicans, But, as we said, there are the democrats. There has never yet been a time when the most desperate faction in the radical party was | in a tight place but the democrats have helped it out. Never yet have the men who rule in Washington to-day been in urgent need of # few votes to force upon the country in shape of law some choice piece of malignity but the democrats have supplied those votes. Always ready, always pandering sympathetically to the worst possible purpose, the democrats have finally been the means in every case of giving effect to the Wil of the extremists and of fastening upon the pation the laws and the policy they denounce. So it was in the first instance in which the anarchists brought out their great hobby of negro suffrage. On that | first bill for nigger suffrage in the District of Columbia began @ memorable struggle. Over the whole country the sense of the people was | against the faction, as the vote on suffrage since in several States has shown. Republicans | in Congress were In sympathy with the state of feeling through the country and voted against the measure, Conservative votes in the | republican party would faitly have beaten the | a emma NEW, YORK FBRAGD TYIBDAY, MAY madmen then; but the democrats came to the rescue, Led by such men Se James Brooks they played into the hands of ‘Phad Stevens, By thelr assistance the bill went through, and that victory gave the faction the start—the im- pulse that has carried it to its present height. So the demoorats since have been quite as useful to the radicals in oarrying measures that the decent men in the ,republican party re- volted at, and the South may thank these false friends for every point of peouliar enormity in the laws for the establishment of military rule in the unrepresented States. It would, there- fore, be quite in character for the democrats to come to the assistance of the radicals once more in this desperate case of impeachment, and we expect to seo them do it, We understand very well the theory of par- Hamentary tactios on which the democrats claim to act in all this. Jt is a thing in legislation equivalent to the reductio ad adeur- dum-—the pushing a bad principle to its ex- treme development, so that it may be more palpably odious and may the sooner alarm and arouse the people. John Randolph, in moving ean amendment to an act to which he was opposed, acknowledged that he was even more opposed to his amend- ment, and that it was at wide variance with his own views, but explained that his wish was to make the lawas bad as possible and fight it in that worst shape. This was right, and in accordance with acknowledged parlia- mentary practice; but acute men know how to avail themselves of such points, and know what their limit is, and such men may be trusted with such tools, It is quite a different thing when men make bad laws worse, knowiag that they may destroy the country before they can react on the party that the country will blame. If a man in Congress permits his antipathy to a party to so blind him to his posi- tion, his duties, his obligation that he doos not see that every blow he strikes at that party is equally a blow at the welfare of the nation, the country is surely none the better for his efferts. Hoe may destroy the country’s enemy some day, but the country then will be in no condition to rejoice at his success, It is just this way with the democrats who are ready to help out all the outrageous purposes of the radicals, It will disgust the people with the republicans, and so give the democracy a new hope for the future. They care nothing for the price their hope may cost the country. So it was in the votes they gave to radical schemes before. So it will be now; and whether these men act from corrupt motives or from stupidity matters little, the result is the same. They fancy they are helping radicalism to its ruin. But the Devil is helping all the parties in the same way, and he, like the democrats, takes care to time his interference so well that reaction never comes to provent the hollward result. Triumph «of =American Journalism—The Herald’s Telegram» from Abyssinia. By special correspondence and a mail report dated in London on the 29th of April—one day later—wo have a reflex of the first effects pro- duced in England by the American journalistic triumph obtained through the enterprise and liberality of the Heratp in furnishing to the British press and people, by special telegrams, dated on the Bashelo river and at Magdala, Abyssinia, the first intelligence of the capture of Theodorus’ stronghold, of the death of the King and the termination of the war. This important news wae received by our agent in London on Sunday, the 26th of April, in advance of the War Office and India House despatches. It was supplied by him gratuitously to the London Times, and promptly used by the managers of that newspaper and its contemporaries, our courtesy being duly acknowledged. But this is not all. Copies of the Heratp’s tele- graph war letters were circulated “‘all over the country,” and when the City of Antwerp left Cork, on the 30th ultimo, they still contained the “earliest and fullest accounts” and the “only details” of the victory had in the pro- vinces and rural districts of Great Britain. We regard this most complete success of our foresight, epirit and outlsy in reporting Na- pier's campaign in Africa with very great plea- sure—not a pleasure conducing in any way to professional exaltation, but a feeling induced by the knowledge of the attainment of a great American victory in the work of international enlightenment. The batch of acknowledg- ments made to us by the English press on the 27th of April, which we print to-day, is repro- duced to the American public for the purpose of affording gratification to our own contem~ poraries here in New York. They will be gladdened by reading some of the first proofs of the latest American victory obtained by the Hxratp over the English press on its “town ground.” They are all interested in the “opening up” of Abyssinia to Christian influ ences and commerce, and will consequently rejoice at our full report of the progress of the grand movement just made by the British in that direction. The other New York journals are also on the path of the progress—although it is only on its tail end—and have ideas of civilization; even although they convey their views at present with such extraordinary exple- tives as “liar,” “vagabond,” “drunkard,” “thief” and the like. The Prosidential Saccession—Troubies the Politicians, Whatever may be the issne of the impeach- ment to-day, whether the verdict is “guilty” or “not guilty,” the removal or acquittal of Andrew Johnaon, one inevitable result will be & great commotion among the politicians. The Presidential succession, one way or the other, will be shaped to a great extent by the issue of this impeachment. General Grant, as the republican candidate, is generally considered ® foregone conclusion, a sure thing, « fixed fact, in any event; but there may be devel- oped such party and personal complications at Chicago, resulting from the impeachment, as will cause even General Grant to be. set aside and some new man to be taken up. Among the demecracy, from present appearances, the chances of the Presidential nomination lie be- tween Pendleton, Seymour and Hancock ; but, as in 1844 and 1862, the whole string of out- standing democratio candidates, by the pres- sure of @ combination of cliques and circum- stances, may be ruled out, and some new man may be brought into the foreground and carry off the prize, as in the cases of Polk and Pierce, On both sides the ticket for the Presidential succession fs fn doubt, and the result of the election iteelf may, after all, be as astounding as the result in 1852, the greatest general of that day, swept the whole North, excepting Vermont and Maasa- chusetta, and the whole South, excepting Ken- tucky and ‘Tennessee. Management and Mismannyement of Itatian Opera. We have bad ao singular experience of Italian opera in New York for some years past. As a general rule opera management might be translated to read opera mismanagement; for most abominably mismanaged it has been in all possible kinds of ways. Atthe huge catacombs on Fourteenth street Maretzek got it so mixed up that it fell through most hopelessly. With a theatre which is = house of doom to every ac- ceptable voice, and a succession of mediocre artists thrust before a discriminating publio, what else but failure could be expected there? If it had not failed it would have been indeed a miracle, However, Italian opera at the Academy having caved in—having died of repeated and agonizing spasms, in which voices of artiste, purses of impresarii, aspirations of stock- holders, suffered horribly—it was transported to the apparently healthy institution of Mr. Pike, @ very respectable gentleman, prosper- ous in worldly goods, and, moreover, an excel- lent judge of whiskey. Here the misfortunes of Maretzek followed like a shadow the fortunes of Italian opera, and it completely broke down after an ephemeral existence, in spite of the favorable auspices with which a wealthy pro- prietor like Mr. Pike and an experienced man- ager like Mr. Harrison’ ushered it into life. At one time we had a good opinion of Maret- zek, We thought he could manufacture a suc- cessful opera, as Maximilian was expected to manufacture a Mexican empire, and we actual- ly compared one Max to the other Max; but they have both gone in the same way. The Mexican leader was shot, and the New York leader was snuffed out. We observe that Italian opera in London was for a long time subjected to a fate similar to that which befeH it in New York. Failure fol- lowed failure for a number of years, but now there are two rival managers in the field and opera is fairly started again, and appears to blossom like the rose. Gye, of ancient mana- gerial fame, in one theatre, and Mapleson in another, are making Italian opera eclipse all other amusements in London. But, curious enongh, Italian opera there is not sung by Italians, but by Americans. The prima donna in each rival house is a flower of New York growth. Van Zandt and Kellogg, who are making fortunes for the London managers, have been oultured and petted and nourished here. This fact is not less significant than that the English newspapers should rely upon American enterprise for their earliest news from the English army in Abyssinia. If John Bull does not look sharp he will be turned inside out by his former colony; for we are rapidly outstripping him in diplemaoy as well asin art, Weare getting a solid foothold in Japan and China, where he is only standing upon # quicksand. Our Mr. Burlingame is going to put a diplomatic girdle round about the earth, and we may be sure that American interests will be reverently and lovingly em- braced within its limits, From opera to empire the Yankees appear to rale the times and govern the future. In regard to opera in New York, there is « fine opportunity now for two companies like those in London. We have two houses vacant. There are plenty of singers and unknown numbers of fiddlers idle, eager and hungry for employment. But we want good managers, some fresh, disciplined tmpresarit who can keep artists, stookholders and fiddlers in control. As to the managers who have lately attempted to run Italian opera, they must follow in the downward track of Maretzek and Barnum, Mr. Donuelly’s Letter. We have received from Mr. Donnelly the following letter, headed with a neat cut of the national Capitol :— Fortrern Conarsss, Unrred Starrs Houses oF REPRESENTATIVES, very gt ya ion the affair between Wash- burne in your paper. I beg leave to thank you and to enclose you a pamphiet copy of my remarks, With great respect, very tay. Jas, GORDON BENNETT, Esq. We should be glad to reciprocate the com- plimentary subscription of Mr. Donnelly, but we regret that his share in the recent Wash- burne-Donnelly “‘affair,” the of which, as he intimates, we have ‘‘fairly” divided between him and the other party involved in it, precludes us at present from addressing him “with great respect.” However, without attempting to excuse Mr. Donnelly for the atrocious vulgarity of his attack upon Mr. Washburne, we must acknowledge that be- neath it all we discovered a vein of genius. There were thunderbolts of pewerful invective and flashes of genuine wit amidst his storm and dirty flood of Billingsgate. We have felt in duty bound to censure severely both Donnelly and Washburne for the indecent exposures of which they were guilty before Congress, the country and the world. On this, as on several previous similarly deplorable occasions, we haye also severely censured Mr. Speaker Colfax for failing to prevent so shameful a scene. The proper time, however, for Mr. Colfax to have checked the evil of which we complain was when Old Thad Stevens first set the example of violating all rules of parliamentary propriety by the insulting epithets which he flung at ‘the man at the other end of the avenue” and at every other opponent of his own radical schemes. Until Mr. Colfax began to wink at, if not en- courage, such outrageous violations of parlia- mentary rules we used to think quite well of him. And perhaps, for this once, in the especial case of Mr. Donnelly, we ought to be more lenient than usual with Mr. Colfax; for hed he exercised his rightful authority in the premises we might never have known how much reserved force and hidden fire Mr. Don- nelly possessed. Now that Mr. Donnelly has revealed his snpe- rior orstorical powers, let ns hope that he will never again abuse them, that he will hence- forth devote them only to noble ends and that he will reform his manners. The United States Congress, indeed, is by no means a school of good manners. It may be urged as an extenu- ating circumstance in favor of Mr. Donnelly that he has found there no model for study and imitation. Nor can he find any better model among the editors of the leading newspaper organs of the party to which he has the mis- fortnue to belone Ono of these editors, wha i WORSE LR SAR when poor Pierce, against | Js, oddly enough, himself a lecturer on good magnets: (and, moreover, wo-'must’ add, “a frightta! example”), habitually employs the most abusiy? language, calling the most respect- able man im the State of New York “a fiar,” and. former collesgne "a little villain,” and indisoriminately soattering antopg bis oppo- nents euch choice epithets as ‘drunken sot,” “burgiar” ‘and “thief.” As for Congress, it is to-day chiefly known ia Europe as a theatre for just such disgusting scenes as those in which Donnelly and Washburne Istely appeared and has won the unanimons hisses of respectable spectators throughout the world. If Congress would but adjourn and pass anniversary week in New York our Senators and Represenatives might be edified by devoutly attending the re- ligious meetings which are now being held in our midst. Both their manners and their morals might be improved by the experiment. Corea, and the United States Naval Mis sion There. Our special telegram from London, pub- lished yesterday, informs us that Admiral Farragut bad received despatches from China announcing that the Shenandoah, Captain Febiger in command, had proceeded under orders to Corea to imquire into the fate of tho survivors of the American schooner General Sherman who may be found on that territory. It was reported that some or all of the crew were massacred by the natives, but now an- other report is current that some are alive and kept prisoners. It will be remembered that the French had trouble with the Coreans in 1866, and sacked the town of Kanghon. The Coreans seom to be a troublesome and pirati- cal sort of people. The mission of Captain Febiger in the Shenandoah may lead to impor- tant results. We know not what the views of our government are, but we regard it as highly important to acquire a naval and commercial station on the peninsula of Corea. It lies between the Yellow and Japanese seas, with China on one side and Japan on the other, and between the latitudes of thirty-three and forty-three. For our trade with both China. and Japan, for our whaling fleets and for the future telegraphic connection between America and Asia, the acquisition of @ suitable piece of territory there would be most desiruble, Though Corea owes a nomi- nal allegiance to China, and, strange as it may seem, is also tributary to Japan, it is a sepa- rate sovereignty and under a despotic king. It is a country rich in the precious metals, and produces wheat, millet, rice, cotton, hemp, tobacco, ginseng, the fruits of North China, and has plenty of cattle, timber, furs, iron, coal and other valuable products. We have no territory or naval or commercial station in the seas of Asia, while it is our destiny to be soon the first commercial Power in that part of the world, Will our government ponder over these facts and take advantage of any oppor- tunity that may ocour to get a footing in Asia? By proper management this can be accomplished without giving offence to either the governments of China or Japan. We stand well with them, and if Mr. Burlingame ‘and our new Minister, Mr. J. Ross Browne, should be authorized to act in concert with our naval officers, we may acquire what we want, and what, within a ehort time, we shall greatly need. THE LATE OCEAN RACE. ‘The oMoial telegrams published in the HeRacD from Queenstown and Liverpoo}, giving the details of the arrivals at those ports of the steamships City of Paris (Inman line) and Cuba (Cunard line)—the termination of the late ocean race, which caused suoh unprecedented excitement both tn this city and in London and Liverpool among the prominent mem- bers of marine circles—bore the evidence of correct- nees to such @ degree that the many wagers pending the result here were immediately settled. Yet this intelligence was to an extent not wholly satisfactory to the thousands of mercantile gentlemen, builders of steamships and manufacturers of machinery In our midst, they having waited wtth commendable patience the arrival of the abstracts of the logs of the vessels that they might note the number of miles each ran per day, the sharaoter of the wind, weather, &¢, These we are now to place before with the remark boldly ventured that they are accu- rate in every particular. SPRAMSHIP CITY OF PARIS, JAMRS KENNADY COM- MANDER, FROM NEW YORK ViA QUEENSTOWN TO- WARDS LIVBREOOL, Dis- Lat, Date, wind. Courses, tance, North, West. April 18~From Sandy Hook. April 19—N.W. 808, 268 4095 68.16 April 0—Wesierty. 78 323 415T «6120 April 21—W.to K.S.F. 79 320 4300 5412 ‘April 22—K.S.E.toN.B, 71 253 «S421 48 40 April 3—-N.E.toN, 65 319 4037 4147 April 4—N.N.W 65 sg «4900-3401 APE SON W.CON.W. a) OS SL aD OTe A "0 April FoRW. os _ - = April 2 — ati _ =: ra REMARKS. Sandy eek tou, ‘ugh aadind cone oto, a3 : 3 2000, airs and calm; dist, variable winds; 22d, breeze and heavy head sea; 23d, light winds an heavy head swell; 24th, moderate breoze; 25th, light breeze; 26th, fresh breese; 271 6:30 A, M., Brow Head; 6 A.M., Fastnett; 8:53 A. M., Old Head of Kinsale; 10 A. M., arrived Queenstown; nA, ir left wahaeombala 28th, 3:60 M., arrived at verpool, STRAMSIIP CURA, MOODIR COMMANDER, FROM NEW YORK VIA QUEBNSTOWN TOWARDS LIVERPOOL, Long. Courses. Distance. North, West. Date. wind, Apnt 18—N.W. Various. — = —_ April19—S.W. Various, = 282 404568 40 ‘April 20—8. W. N.17E, 310 4153-6150 April 218.8. 8. 30 a4 «894246 «(FLL April 22—8.8. 6. m1! 184) «452661 08 23—Kast. Thy «1S 4435 44 8 April 24—N.N.E. 68 510 4639) = 38 10 April %—S. W. OTs «= SB 4849 90.25 April 26—West. 7% a9 60182156 April 27—West. 7” 38 GLAL 1830 April 28—South. Various. 300 S247 6 BR Aprily— — 136 po pane REMARKS. April 18, 3 o'clock P. M., left New York, La breeze; 19th, light, variable breeze; 20th, light, varia- ble bree7: strohg breeze; strong gale and high head tea Teeih reeds and cloudy and pea Mth, light breese; 25th, strong ; 26th, Fived. wt Quecnstowns 4:44 i eeeten detained ‘at vi at jeenstown; 4 4 en ar Shoury and 10 ratzates for vide; 20th, 1:10 A. M., Rock light, Liverpool. i TIME OF RACH VESSEL. City of Paria, 9 di 13 hours, 25 minutes. Guba, 10 days, 10 ours, 4 minutes. Difference in favor of City of Paris, 20 hours, 3° minutes, POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. RUUSEU RISE ETON The Chicago Conventions. Twenty delegates at large, and an equal number from each Congressional district, have been elected to the Soldiers and Sailors’ Convention, at Chicago, on the 19th, from Maine, Thirty bear the title of general, twenty-soven that of colonel, one was a Heutenant colonel, twenty-one were majors, thirty captains, nine lieutenants and one sergeant. The rank and file is not represented, and a single ensign goes for the gallant ‘tars.’ Among the names we notice that of the Governor, Adjutant General, Secretary of State and several now holding govern- ‘ment offices as collectors afd pension agents. Four of the delegates are algo accredited to the Repub- lican National Convention. ‘The Springfleld Republican, May Li, states that a considerable part of the Massachusetta delegates to the Chicago Republican Convention met in Boston on Saturday to look at each other, gird up for the fight for General Wilson for Vice President, and pian for the journey. They are to go via New York, the rie road, Niagara Pails and the Michigan Central, loaving Boston Wodnestay evouing, by the Nowport } trains from New Tork on, ar ‘and reaching Saturday evening, with ‘a few hours to spargen route to sce the Falls. The ‘and Rhode Island dele Gd some from the other New England THE ‘ANNIVERSARIES. I than five thousand persons, The auditorium “temple of the muses” was literally the hatls and vestibules were filled with ladies and gentlemen unable to gin & Besides these several hundred visitors loft of their being unable to secure even & Place, One hundred and twenty-five little girls, inmates of the institution and whilom “little wanderers,” were arranged on 8 terraced platform on thestageamda sung adozen or more favorite juvenile hymns and | choruses in pleasing style, sees ae ot, mot pantie wae sonar panda, eageeiet 5 and prolonged, thet would have ton of -¥ si ‘@auccess, while one of tne little girl of about twelve years of such rounds of rect encores by tion, in @ and the so! most favored prima donna might, with good reason, addresses were delivered by Vice Prest- M. Ward, M. D., of Newark, chairman; Rev. Dr. Fish, A. 8, Hatoh, R. @. Pardes and other gentle. men, and @ large number of clergymen and metro- politan philanthropists occupied seats on the si The rt of the Seoretray for the year ending May | showed that che total number of childrea received and cared for by the institution since tts organization was 7,581. The operations of the 8380- cates aca the ay "i Be Tea 'crowned es eminent success and gratifying reau! of children brought under instruction during that period was 1, and the a id number School at any time was 619, wh: of March. During the + month the number attendance was 518. ‘he diminished number inmates was attributable to the relief which change of season brings from the pressure of and cold. The school had been condncted 4 Bix lady teachers of excellent qualifications, and 158 children had been placed in Christian families ; adoption (not as servants) w) assurances of being liberally and religiously edt ‘Tho Treasurer's report of ments for the year was a8 follows:—To cash balance on hand May 1, 1867, $5,868 19; receipts of the Mix sion Fund, $33,487 47; receipts of the Building Fund, $30,405 08, Total, $69,76074, ‘The jonte Siusduey ‘evening expentes and looting and 10. ; travel exp: visiting children ins homes, $3,962 33; by mi e by "building | expenses, hand sabourd and X pel $10,369 36 $38,670 04, Total, $69,647 93. Balance on 1, 1868, $212 81. ‘During the year the erected @ handsome chapel, in witch evening services and are held, and also furnishes ample accommodation for the soh of the institution. A balance of oped a unpaid of the debt incurred for this structure. society is non-sectarian, depends entirely upon Vv untary contributions for its su ra bas received any State or munici |. In the lam guage of the gentleman who read the rere its “wants are nover represented in the levy.’ Decription ‘was taken Gp inthe pus, © woh Bul ion was en up Lot a the chairman subsequently announced, there wl 88, some remarks made by R. G. Pary dee he said that eat the census Fourth ward of this city contained 8,066 ohildren iS} tween the ages of five and fifteen years, bp pron educational requirements of these there wore at time six sohoois. ‘The Seventh ward contained 8,000 children, and both had materially their juvenile population in the interval. The ward had then twelve schools, In both these there were now not more than seven z was to meet this deficiency that such forations wi the Howard Mission were needed, as it was that not more than one-soventh of the whole. & fal Friend Society was commemorated last evening at the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian church. There was@ large attendance of the friends and contributors te the society, who listened to the addresses delivered during the evening with great interest and joinea i= the vocal exercises which were eclocted for the ooc®. were presided over by the Prest- 353 Eg i He 368 fi THK r iH : TH hi i | a i | i Y ih REPTILES AND THE AGE OF DRAGONS, This was the subject of tne third of a series og lectures on natural history delivered by Me, B. Waterhouse Hawkins in the lecture room of Plymouth church, Cranberry street, Brooklyn, tas® evening. The audience was not numerous. The leo- turer prefaced his discourse with the assertion that the word dragon did not merely apply to @ mere mythical object of man’s imagination, but that i was a reality, having existed, and was a part of the animal kingdom, Quoting the words of the “Thou hast smitten me im the place the dragon,” he held that the term was tised seven or eight times in 4 that it was a ‘thing to which there is & tached, The lecturer then proceeded to fll by drawings the various forms of the creature in ques- loutrining tine Barbed teeth, the pect form cl e of the nena, the pe neck, the ( at hd digits, and the 8! ight wa ded. en he delineated formation the of India, which was a nearer tion to natural history than the former, The Sean area roof in was few 4 uatie carving India, which Mroyed by Ore the Palace twelve ‘The dragon is here at his ease. The toes are similar, but the neck is able accompaniment, however, was shown & vhs | of a greatest antiquity, Here the more violently expressed than ve previous ral i fi ‘er Was more strongly ‘marked. r #y htge wing 4 the shoulder and supported from ind, and there is » lime speaker the: connecting lin! tiles and the reptiles and fish the learned naturalist in a most comprehensive intelligible manner. The tadpole aud the various stages of ita growth was used as the first illustration. Then came other creatures of an aquartous and trial nature, bearing out the aMnity and embry: condition which exist between the reptile and the fish, all of which he held bore out the truth of theory of the existence of the dragon. In the croeo- dile were found several of the characteristics of the dragon; indecd the latter might be considered as the reat type of the connecting link. After ho several skeletons of the dragon found, tn and which are to be seen in the British Mui concinded by aastiring his hearers that no person intelligence possessed of all the proof positive om this subject could doubt the existence of such. ® creature as the dragun. The audience then Lighly pleased with tie ovyenung’s euler tH