The New York Herald Newspaper, July 30, 1868, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD BRoADW AY AND AN N STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT. PROPRIETOR, XI Volume XX i No. 212 a AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Humety Dompry. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 18h street. Tux Lovreny oF Lire. BROADWAY THEATRE, Liearnine. dway.—A FLasn oF NIBLO'S GARDEN.—BARBE BLEUE. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—VOL-AU-VENT, &c. BRYANTS’ OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building, Mth street, ETHIOPIAN MINSTRELSY, &C. DODWORTH HALL, 806 Broadway.—ALF BURNETT, THE HUMORIST. CENTRAL PARK GARDEN, Seventh avenue.—PoroLaa GARDEN CONCERT, ROOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Hoorey'’s MineTRELs—Tue Wii.D Fawn, KAFF’S LION PARK, East 110th street.—SUMMER Nigut'’s FRstiva.. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— SOIENOE AND ART. New York, Thursday, July 30, 1868. THA NSWws. EUROPE. The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yesterday, July 29, at midnight. The London journals comment on the American Citizens Protection bill just passed by Congress, tak- ing a rather unfavoralle view of the motives which actuated our legisiators and expressing the opinion that the passage of the measure will delay the settle- ment of a naturalization law. The legislative session of France was closed. he suit of the United States agairist MM. Arman, shipbullders, rela- tive to the supply of war vessels for Jeff Davis was st the American government by the court in uris. A conference for the alleviation of the horrors of war by the disuse of explosive bullets} will be held in St. Petersburg. The Lord Lieutenant of Ire- land is to be raised to adukedom. Mr Disraeli 1s very hopeful of the state of relations between Eng- Jand and the United States. ‘The racing at Goodwood was very animated. Consols, 9434, money. Five-twenties, 723, in Lon- don and 7634 in Frankfort. Cotton heavy, with middling uplands at 93a. Breadstutts without marked change and provisions dull. Our special European correspondence supplies in- teresting details of our cable telegrams to the 18th of July. . MISCELLANEOUS. By way of England we have news from South America to the etfect that Lopez had made proposi- tions for peace to the allies through United States Minister Washburn. Sefior Sarmiento was elected President of the Argentine Confederation. The steamer Henry Chauncey, from Aspinwall, arrived at this port yesterday morning, bringing the California mails and passengers and $461,2% in treasure. The news from Panama is somewhat unfavorable for the revolutionists. Large bodies of conservatives are assembling in the interior, which so alarmed the Provisional President that he is ufraid to make a movement in any direction, General Mosquera is expected to return soon from his banishment in Peru, and as he has already a considerable party in his interest it is probable that he will place himself at the head of the government again. The Peruvians seem likely to be spared the evils of another revolution for some months to come, The movement in favor of Prado has come to naught, and the people are turning their attention to other matters than fighting. Their monetary affairs are in a bad way—the Treasury is nearly empty, and the government is deeply in dpbt. Peru appears dis- josed to accept the mediation proffered by the Luited States, and adjust her diMiculties with spain without regard to the wishes of Chile, The Conar of Chile is actively engaged in per- fecting measures of great public benefit. Imprison- ment for debt has been abolished, and the govern- ment 1s preparing to offer great indacements to tm- migrants. Bus ness is active and increasing. The fortifications of Valparaiso are completed and the city is considered almost impregnable. General Grani meets with a hearty reception from the hardy adventurers of the Plains, On his arrival at Omaha, on Tuesday morning, he was received by a large concourse of people, who escorted him through the city to the headquarters of the Grant Club, when a general handshaking took place. The same enthusiasm prevailed at St, Soseph and at vtner points upon the route. ‘The Chinese Embassy arrived in this city last night at half past ten o'clock, Their quarters are at the West- minster Hotel, where they will remain until Monday next, when they take their departure for Auburn and Niagara Falls, Secretary Seward 1s reported to have another real estate speculation in view. Itis the purchase, for a naval station, of an tsiand in the East Indies, rich, fertile and beautiful, Inbab'ted by a few Malays, and which will piace us upon an equal footing with any European Power in the eastern seas. The match race between the yachts Mattie and Martha, yesterday, resulted in the defeat of the Martha, the Mattie winninz by one minute and thirty- five seconds. An accideut happened to the jib of the Martha, or it Is Likely the tables would have been turned, The yacht Sappho left Brooklyn yestertay for Cowes, England. Arriving at the Hook the wind was considered unfavorable for an immediate start upon her long sea voyage, and the Sappho accord- ingly returned and cast anchor within the Horseshoe, awalting a favorable wind, Great preparations are belpg made for the annual craise of the New York Yacht Squadron, which will rendezvous at Glen Cove on the sth of August. Sev- enteen yachts are already entered. Yesterday morning the Georgia Legislature elected Joshua Hill and H. VY, Miller United States Senators from that State. Both gentiemen are democrats and their election takes everybody by surprise. Mr. Hill ‘was a member of the Thirty-sixth Congress, but re s'gned bis seat in that body in February, 1861y He took no part in the rebellion, and in 1866 was ap- pointed Collector of the port of Savannah by Presi- dent Johnson. The Legislature of South Carolina yesterday elected Franklin J. Moses Chief Justice of that State over D. T. Corbin, United States Disurict Attorney. Yesterday the Senate of Tennessee unanimously declared that the State was unabie to pay the inter- est on the State debt, and passed a bill providing for the funding of both the principal and interest due and becoming due for three years. A resolution was introduced in the Senate to raise a committee to wait upon the Governor and ask lim to recommend the removal of political disabilities from the dis- franchised citizens of Tennessee. ‘The National Temperance Convention, consisting of delegates from temperance organizations from several States, assembled at Cleveland, Ohio, yester- day. W. F. Dodge, of this city, was chosen Presi- dent of the Convention. The thirty-third annual commencement of Lafay- ette College, of Easton, Pa., was held yesterday. ‘The degree of LL. D. was conferred upon James C, Hipburn, missionary in Japan, and the degree Ph. D. upon Kh. W. Raymond, editor of the Journal of Mining. A terrific oii explosion occurred on Tuesday night at the Album 01! Works of Lafferty & Waring, three miles from Pittsburg, resulting in the death of one person and the fatal injury of another. The still man ts missing, supposed to be killed, A still in Parker's oti refinery at Cleveland, Ohio, exploded on Tuesday night, killing one man and severely injuring three others, The works took fre | and were entirely destroyed. + her. Mr. Rhind, manager of the Quebec Bank, wad arrested yesterday morning at Toronto on the charge | of perjury. ' ‘ions more will be before the consuming element can destroy itself, Mr. Hitchcock, manager of Howe's circus, which had been performing at Kingston, Canada, deeamped on Tuesday night, taking with him all the funds be- longing to the concern. A strike immediately fol- lowed among the employ¢s and the circus col Inpeda. ‘he heaviest thunder storm known for years passed over Savannah, Ga., yesterday morning. One child was killed, several buildings struck and other dam- age done, The North German Lloyd's steamship America, Captain Ernst, will leave Hoboken at two P, M. to- day for Southampton ana Bremen. The European mails will close at the Post Office at twelve M. The steamship Columbia, Captain Van Sice, will leave pier No. 4 North river at three P. M. to-day for Havana. ‘The stock market was variable but firm at the close yesterday. Government securities were dull, Gold was strong and closed at 144% a 144%. Progress of the Revolution. Seven of the Southern States having com- plied with the requirements of Congress, the act constituting them military districts has “become inoperative ;” so the armed power of the nation is withdrawn and the power here- tofore lodged with commanders is “‘remitted to the civil authorities.” Law and not the will of any man is now theoretically supreme in those communities. But what law? Particu- larly the fourteenth amendment, which Mr. Seward has just (somewhat superfluously) de- clared ‘‘valid to all intents and PYyrposes as part of the constitution of the United States.” These Southern communities are now subject to their local laws, save in so far as these conflict with the national laws; and they are subject to the laws of Congress except when these con- flict with the provisions of ‘the constitution. Just as the parts of the reconstruction law that established military authority in the South have now ‘‘become inoperative” and are put aside, so other parts of the same law will of course become inoperative and be put aside, as they seem to be superseded by the higher constitu- tional enactments. Between the reconstruc- tion laws and the fourteenth amendment there is direct collision on that vital point of Southern politics—negro suffrage. In the amendment the Southern communities may find full power to supersede and push aside the laws that es- tablish this suffrage, and from all the indica- tions we now have of Southern temper we cannot doubt their readiness to use that power at the earliest possible moment. In erasing negro suffrage they lose a certain weight in the na- tional legislature ; but they will deprive them- selves of that to put their domestic institutions on a basis satisfactory to themselves. For this they will only wait to manipulate one State election, and so get the power that Congress has left with the carpet-baggers. To this effort they are manifestly invited by the atiitude of the Executive, by the ostentatious announce- ment to them just as Congress has adjourned that the generals have no longer any power and that the fourteenth amendment is the para- mount law. Here we go, then, into another stretch of revo- lutionary possibilities, into another phase of the war of factions, as if to demonstrate that the newest republic shall not be exempt from the vices that destroyed all its historical predeces- sors, and to declare that forms of government give no security against the evils that flow from party fury and all other developments of political vice. Our future we can only study in the history of other nations. Was the fall of the Roman republic an accurate autetype of ours? Between the decay of the old re- publican forms and spirit and the next gov- ernment that gave glory to the Roman name there were over a hundred years in which the State was alternately in the hands of one or another faction. Reaction from one extreme always brought the other into power, and the incoming faction found no labor so agreeable as tearing up all that the former had done and in initiating another organization of government from the most widely different principles. Laws were only made by one to be unmade by the other, and society—the peeple—every interest of the community was thus kept at the constant mercy of men who could see nothing thatstood in the way of their party revenges. Thus the Koman republic went down, until its people so lost their great spirit that they could accept a master, and then the shadow of Cwsar’s name, greater than Cwsar, consoli- dated theempire. Are we to experience the saine changes? Was the government founded by our fathers only fit for a republic of five to ten millions of persons, and did the growth of the nation render inevitable a change in its political system? And must we, in order to reconcile us to the system of the future that shall be suited to fifty millions, go through all the miseries of a rule of faction till we shall be ready to accept with peace a system that now would be repugnant to our republican in- stincts? As we stand we are in tho hands of the demagogues. This most atrocious faction that we call the radicals has cheated the nation of the just results of its great efforts and victory, and thus starts the reaction that has threatened to bring into power the other extreme, But shall we fare any better with that other ex- treme? What can we expect of Seymour, of Blair or of a party one of whose orators is Wade Hampton, and whose platform is made in great part by the men who waged a four years’ war to destroy the government? Sey- monr is rather worse than poor Pierce—a mere retailer of infinite twaddle. If his party were to win we should expect to see him withdraw and Blair take his place. Blair has promised in advance to take us back to the chaos of dis- organization. He would observe constitutional forms—that is, he would wait until he had se- eured a Congress of his own creatures, which he could certainly do by such a use of govern- ment patronage as has not been dreamed of hitherto, With that Congress and that Presi- dent whither might we not be taken? And if the Northern people resisted another war of co- ercion would be easy to start, and a Southern army, with a change of coat and colors, might march into the Middle or New England States under Wade Hampton to assert the authority of the national government. Events less likely have been seen. We cannot fancy that the, radical faction is any more worthy to be trusted than the rebel faction ; but we believe that Grant is safe; and as wo have seen him in | the war win battles in spite of the onemy in front and the politicians behind, we could hope ieee ‘ “ thathe tlgit 46 qulfe aa fuch again, His election affords the only promise of saving the NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1868. | pine timber have already been destroyed, and mil- | A Rising Cloud In the South—What Shell Be Our Future? We published in yesterday’s Hrrarp several reports from tho Southern States indicating trouble in the approaching election. Gov- ernor Brownlow convenes the Legislature of Tennessee in extra session, states in his mes- sage that rebel paroled soldiers -are forming themselves into secret bands to overthrow the State government and carry the Presidential election, recommends that they be declared outlaws punishable with death wherever found, and asks for money and authority to enable him to call out the State militia and deal sum- marily with such customers. In Missouri a political meeting called by the democrats ends in a riot, in which three or four persons are killed and several wounded—a fatality greater than that attending the capture of the fortress of Magdala by Napier. In Louisiana and Georgia the State authorities are preparing to call upon the President for aid against antici- pated insurrection, and in Alabama an intense excitement is occasioned by the “proposition to transfer from the people to the Legislature already elected the power to cast the electoral vote of the State. All this turmoil isthe natural result of the policy avowed by the democratic party and backed up by the President of not recognizing the legal authority of the State governments organized under the Congressional reconstruc- tion laws, but insisting upon the right of the Southern States to cast their electoral votes under the laws and regulations of the provi- sional governments organized soon after the close of the rebellion by Andrew Johnson. Anattempt to carry out this principle would be necessarily a revival of civil war, as it would bring the recognized authorities in direct personal collision with those who disregard and violate the existing laws of a State. If submitted to by the people it would restore to power the Rhetts and Forrests and Wade Hamptons and Forsythes, who were the leading spirits of the confederacy, and would entjrely change the character of our government and direct the future policy of the nation into a new channel. We are, happily, not left in doubt upon this point, and whatever course the people may de- termine to pursue they have full knowledge of the results to be reached. The Southern lead- ers of the rebellion who were members of the recent Democratic Convention take credit to themselves for a full share of responsibility in the manufacture of the platform upon which their candidates stand, and express themselves satisfied that its triumph in the election would be the revival of their cause. There can be but one interpretation of this language. It means that the men who in 1861 raised the standard of revolt against the government, be- cause they could no longer control it, seek in 1869 to make uso of the power and authority of the government to recover all they lost by their unsuccessful rebellion. As rebels they signally failed. When they refused longer alle- giance to the constitution and withdrew from the protecting shadow of their country’s flag they committed a fatal blunder. The first shot fired by a fratricidal hand at an American fort brought back to the nation’s heart the pa- triotic blood of '76 and sealed the doom of those who had made themselves traitors and aliens by their own act. At the close of their un- holy war they were probably prepared to ac- cept the situation and acknowledge them- selves subdued. But now, encouraged by the action of the President and the prospect of a democratic revival, they take a new departure and boldly avow their inten- tion to carry the war into Africa and to seize control of the Southern governments, If the people of the United States are prepared for this change from radicalism to the old slave-owning secession aristocracy they will submit to the Southern programme of the ex- rebel leaders and place the federal government in the hands of Seymour and Blair. They may then expect soon to see Wade Hampton and Forrest leading armies against the New England States, not as rebels, but backed by the power and authority of the Executive, the Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy of the United States. They may look to a civil war not confined to sections, but spreading over every State of the Union, making picket lines of every river and a sharpshooter’s ambush of every tree. They may calculate with certainty upon a repudiation of our heavy national debt; for why should the Confederate chiefs and their gallant followers, when they again obtain control of the government, con- sent to be burdened with the cost of a war waged for their own subjugation? The issue is in the hands of the people, and it is for them to decide whether they will submit longer to the rule of the radicals or consent that the fires of rebellion shall be rekindled over all the land. The Western Indians and Our Rocky Moune tain Travellers, We have a report from Ellsworth, in the far West, that all the Indian tribes that had been gathered together at Fort Larned had left, and that no one knew where they had gone. It is feared that they have gone South to put their women and children ig some safy place, and that then they will return on the warpath, taking the line of the Pacific Railroad and the routes traversed by the emigrant trains in a grand campaign for scalps and plunder, It was suspected, however, that this rumor was aninvention of army contractors and adven- turers on the lookout for spoils. At all events the Indians of the Plains and Rocky Mountains are still in a very unsettled and uncertain con- dition ; for with all their treaties of peace they are adrift and are very uneasy at being more and more hemmed in and cut off on every side by the increasing whites all around them, and they look with especial horror upon that Pacific Railroad as an intruder which means their destruction. It would not, therefore, be surprising if we were soon to hear of the upsetting of railroad trains and the massacre of detached parties of travellers, railway workmen and soldiers. In this view we are glad to hear that the distin. guished Rocky Mountain excursion party, em- bracing Generals Grant, Sherman and Sheri- dan, is on the return trip and already this side the Indian hunting grounds. Mr. Speaker Colfax, however, and General Frank Blair, the two candidates for the Vice Presidency, and the Hon. Ben Wade, who as President of the ‘The woods on the north shore of Lake Superior Country from such future as an indiscriminate ' Senate practically holds the position of Vice oro rapidly burning up, Millions of dollars’ worth of war of factions would involve, | President of the United States, and other con- | spicuous parties, it appears, are about to un- dertake the journey to the Rocky Mountains, and to these parties we would address a word of caution. If they go straggling off from the railroad singly or in small squads, prospecting } among the romantic valleys and ravines of the Black Hills or the Wind river chain, or any- where else out there beyond the convenient reach of a troop of cavalry, they may be gob- bled up by some squad of hostile redskins under Spotted Tail, Yellow Bear, Hole in the Ground, Old Tea Kettle, Sharp Hatchet or some other enterprising chieftain on the hunt for white men’s ecalps, horses, rifles and revolvers, In truth, the trip to the Rocky Mountains, though very romantic, will not be altogether safe this summer for Presidential, Vice Presidential or Congressional candidates, unless they subor- dinate themselves to military protection under military authority. ) dueen Victoria's Continental Tour. The Court Circular has announced that her Majesty Queen Victoria will leave England on the 5th of August, going first to Paris, whence she will make a tour through France, Switzer- land and Germany, returning’. to England about the Ist of September. From another source it is given out that the first point at which her Majesty will stop in Germany will be the residence (before his marriage) of her beloved and lamented consort, the late Prince Albert, the widowed Queen regarding as sacred any place or anything with which his memory or his name is associated. We are sure that throughout this proposed Continental excursion, from point to point, she will be re- ceived with such ménifestations of respect, esteem and sympathetic kindness, from poten- tates and peoples, as are but seldom offered even to the most popular queens or empresses, not more because of her merits as a benevolent and amiable ruler over one hundred and fifty millions of people than because of her domestic and womanly virtues, affections and sorrow. The universally esteemed woman, as wife, mother and widow in this case, rises above the popular sovereign, as her Majesty will soon discover on her travels. We know that if she could be induced to visit the United States she would find it difficult to leave us, because it is remembered here, in addition to her claims suggested, that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, during our terrible war for the Union, were with us when her Lords, Com- mons and Cabinet were against us. Tue Surman Fonpine Bitt.—The scheme of the foreign holders of our government five- twenties to insure the payment of their inte- rest and principal in coin is in the hands of President Johnson and awaits his signature to become a law. It woulg add one thousand million dollars to our national debt and would pass two thousand million dollars through the hands of the Treasury ring man- agers, besides leaving an unadjusted balance of about twenty millions for any little operation constantly in the hands of the financial agent for the purchase of the old loan and the sale of the new on commission. There is conse- quently a powerful lobby at work upon all who can influence President Johnson, and upon the President hiinself, to wring from him his ap- proval of this gigantic job. Let us see whether he will play into the hands of the radicals by signing the bill. Tue Reser Fraa Loommva Up AGain.— Wade Hampton was serenaded by a great multitude in Charleston last Saturday night, the band repeating ‘‘Dixie” and other South- ern airs amid the utmost enthusiasm. Upon the vociferous calls of the crowd General Hampton made a few remarks complimentary the rebel flag. On the latter topic he said he “had preserved the flag from the general wreck; he had cherished it and he intended to keep it until they had a State again”—ali of which was received with tumulinous applause. This does not look very much like smothering the fires or suppressing the resentments, jealous- ies and heartburnings created by the war; on the contrary, it indicates the intention of the Southern leaders to keep alive bitter sectional fecling among their people and to pave the way, possibly, for another civil war—this time not outside, but inside the Union. Tre Canaptan Rattway Loan.—Recent ad- vices from London inform us that the loan for the Intercolonial Railway of the Do- minion of Canada has been put in the market. Messrs. Baring & Glynn are the agents. The loan is to be for four millions sterling, three millions of which are to bear intorest at the rate of four per cent, guaranteed by the impe- rial governmoat, while the remaining one million is to bear interest at the rate of five per cent, and is to be raised exclusively on the credit of the united colonies. In the first in- stance only one-half of the total isto be put forth. The London journals speak of the loan as a-certain success. We have no word to the contrary. Whatever brings money to develop the resources of this Continent is to us an ad- vantage; andas this loan promises to do both we wish it all suce Ovr Revatioys with EN@Lanp.—The Lon- don journals comment on the American Citi- zons Protection bill, passed by Congress just previous to the Adjournment, ing rather ex- cited tone, expressing the opinions that the adoption of the measure will tend to delay the general settlement of the foreign naturaliza- tion question and that it will be used as a Pre- sidential electionecring agency by the politi- cians in November, Mr. Disraeli, at a Cabinet banquet, was, however, more calm and conse- quently more cordial, the Promier stating that “every day leads to a better feeling” between the two countries and that ‘“‘the solution of the subjects of misunderstanding is near at hand.” Tne New Frexon Loax.—Rumor has it that a new French loan has been placed in the market. Recent debates in the Corps Legislatif have prepared us for some such re- } sult, The empire, which has lasted now well nigh seventeen years, has in many important respects been a success. France has unques- tionably been great, strong and powerful. Success, however, is sometimes dearly bought. It seems to have been so in the case of the | second French empire. Expenditure year by year has exceeded receipts, and now we find ; at the close of the seventeenth year of the empire that the funds are so low that a foreign loan is the only cure—the only means of staving of national bankruptey. The lesson is good for the world, but the . brospect is bad for the Napoleonic dynasty, THE POUGHKEEPSIE SAENGERFEST. ‘The Grand Prize Concert--serenade to Mayor Innes—The Last Day's P: ings. Poucukgersir, July 29, 1368. Beautiful weather has smiled upon the festivities of the Saengerfest now progressing in this city, and to-day the atmosphere is all that could be desired. Duving yesterday afternoon the Germans went in for «/l kinds of enjoyment, andjthere is proof that suc- cess crowned their efforts, In the morning there was a grand rehearsal of alt of the socioties at Pine Hall, a large number of enthusiastic Teutons being in attendance. Eastman College Band, D. T. Morgan leader, provided the instru- mental accompaniments, the exercises opening with Marie's “Battle of Magenta.” Last evening, long before eight o'clock, the streets in the vicinity of Pine Hall, where the grand concert took place, were thronged with people. So dense was the crowd that it was dimicult to force a passage through it, A large calcium light was placed in an advantageous Position, and as it swung to and fro the brilliant lighted up whole blocks of buildings and rought plainly to view many early attired prome- naders. By eight P. M. the hail was comfortably int when the competing musical organizations filed into the main entrance, soon after which the PERarernaes was commenced and continued as fol- a PROGRAMME. PABT FIRST. 1. Overture—Poet and Poasunt... Eastman Band, D, T. Morgan, Leader. 2 Prayers eins. 3. The Gernia in Peoy By United Societ! pep cinta er 5. The Hopes. Seenenns ¥. 6. Slumber Song,. 7. Grand Polonaise. 8. Hymn to the Mus 9 Serenade... 10. 11, Union Song. -Beschuitt -Marchnor unger Mannerchor, N. ¥. PART BEOOND. Mannerchor, Newburg. United Societi The finest ptece of the evening seemed to be “Love and Mercy,” periormed by the Schillerbuad | Society, of New York. I scarcely Know what to say about it. e harmony was beautiful beyond c ception. When it was finished the storm of ap- plause that followed showed how well it was appre- ciated by the musical audience preseut. ‘rhe Junger Manuerchor, of New York, sang the “Slumber Song” in a very creditable manner. But few of the organization were present, ‘The Newburg Maunerchor and the Poughkeepsie Society competed for the second prize, the latier showing better musical training than the former, though the Newburg people did well. Last evening the Junger Mannerchor, accompanied by Wiegand’s New York band, serenaded Mayor linis. This morn- ing at ten o’clock all the societies marched in proces- sion to the Poughkeepsie Garden, wien, at eleven o'clock, there was & yer open air concert, and at two P. M. the awarding of prizes took place. ‘The first prize is a beautiful affair. It is a solid silver goblet a foot and a quarter high, lined with old. On it the following is visible:—*' Honorary Prize rom the First Saengerfest of the Hudson River Saengerbund, in Poughkeepsie, July 27, 23 and 29. From the Germanta.’” The Professor A. Zaur, of the New York ; Professor Appelie, of the West Point Band; Professor Charies Grube, of Pough- keepsie; Professor Charles Brown, of Poughkeepsie; and Professor Henry brint, of Newburg. The first rize was awarded to the New York Harmonia Boctety. ‘The second prize, consisting of two silver goblets and a silver server, was contested for by only the Poughkeepsie and Newburg socle- ties. The judges awarded the prize to the former, Then followed the picuic festivities. Dancing, congratulations, hand-shakings, were visible every- where. Of course the Teutonic beverage suffered some; but everything passed oif pleasantiy. I must not neglect to speak in high eae of the singing qualities of the New Yor! ‘hillerbund, ‘heir singing was magnificent; have won the first prize, but their piece was a little toolong. The Junerger Mannerchor, of New York, are a fine set of young fejiows, and during their stay in this city have made many steadfast friends. To. night the festivities are winding up witha grand bali at Pine Hall, and there ts an immense attend- ance. The dancers are in high glee, the music is excellent, lager plenty and “all goes merry as a mar. riage ell.”” TROTTING AT BUFFALO, The Contest for the Ten Tiousand Dollar Purse—Fearnaught the Winner. BUFFALO, July 29, 1868, An immense crowd—at least twenty thousand peo- ple—were in attendance at the Driving Park this afterncon to witness the trot for the greatest purse ever offered on this Continent, Bu/falo has won ad- ditional honor to-day for the impartial manner in which the managers of the Driving Park Association conducted the great race. Notwithstanding quite a nuinber of horses of undoubted speed are owned in tne city, only one—Leady Hamilton, owned by Mr. Ensign—was entered for the race, and she was drawn before the race lest in the award the judges might be accused of partiality, ‘The horses were called to the score promptly to time, but over three-quarters of an hour was jost in A agreed eiforts, Atlength a s:art was effected to the chivalry of Charleston and eulogistic of | penege aga ree ted from a manifested ‘The first race was for 1 horses that have never beat n 2:0 in harness previous to June 1, 1868; $5,000 to ine first, $2,400 co the see 1, mue $1,500 to the Uiird, aud $1,000 to Cae Fourth, heats, best three in rness. ‘The following is the sums Mr. Wright entered s. g. Fea ana Wilson «& Whitcomb entered br. Paimer.. 127 332 653 M. Roden entered b. g. 244 John Nesbit entered b. g. 675 M. Boston entered b. g. Victor il 716 liver entered b, m. Mollic 3 4 American Girl up to the resus of the trst heat was the favorite by all odds, but the capital manner in which Dan Mace handled Fearnaugbt, and the re- markabie speed made by that flyer notwithstanding a propensity io break, soon turned the tide of betting 4u favor of the sorrel gelding. Thousands of dollars changed hands on the result, and the most experi- enced horsemen were victimized, ‘The second prize was awarded to George Palmer, the thira to Coionel Maynard and the fourth to Ame- rican «irl. ‘The second race was for a purse of $500, free to all horses five fears old or under; $450 to the Orsi, $100 to the second, and $50 to the third; mile heats, best three in five, in harness, ‘This was rather a tame affair in comparison with the al Five horses entered; four came to the start. The entries were 2s follows:—Mr. W. Keith named Lake Shore Belie. Mr. Edward W. Scott named General Scott. Mr. C. Picard named Lady Picard. Mr. J. Williams named Forest May. Mr. Kobert Field named Field's Royal boyy General Scott easily took the first heat In 2:35, Lady Picard coming in second; Forest May and Koyal George distanced. General Scott and ay Picard were the only horses that started on the se ond heat. General Scott behaved badly and wi shvit out and the race given to Lady Picard. Time, 285%. A thick fog, while obstructing the view in ® mea- sure of the distaut part of the track, obscured the sun and rendered the atmosphere m st agreeable. The following race takes piace to-morrow:— First, Race.—Premium $3,500; $2,000 to the first horse, $750 to the second, $400 to the third and $300 wo the fourth; mile heats, best three in five, in har- ness; free for all horses that have never beaten 2:27 in harness previous to June 1, 1368, Second kace.—-Preminm, $700; $450 to the first horse, $175 to the second, and $76 to the third; mile heats, t three in five, in harness; free for ail horses that have never beaten 2:47 in harness previ- ous to June 1, 1868. Pools are selling to night for to-morrow's face on An average as follows:—Si'as Rich, ¢ Rhode Island, $100; Goldsinith Maid, $40; Fieid’s entry, #40 MRUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES. “Flash-Gaslight-Daly”’ is writing a new sensational play for Miss Sailie Partington, It isto be com- pleted by the Ist of sep:ember. The Academy of Music at Omaha will b@ opened for the regular dramatic season avout the 1st of Sep- tember, “Stars’’ of every magnitude are now being hunted up to add to the brillianey of the occasion. “Barbe Bleue,” as performed at Niblo’s, is Bot only a sickening play, morally considered, but musi- cally ag well, Boulatte, the sixth wile of Barbe Bleue, mthe person of Mile, Irma, went to Long Branch on Sunday and returned to town on Monday, alittle hoarse. M. Aujac, the popular Barbe Bleue, was taken suddenly i! during the performance on Tuesday evening, and the fourth act, with the exce| tion of the whiris and pirovettings of the corps de ballet, Was in consequence omiited. A physician was called who ascribed the jliness to. the verdigris used in giving the peculiar lustrous blue tint to the few sparse hairs npon the chin of the ferocious Barbe Bleue, some particles of which the tenor mast have swallowed, Weare lappy to state that M. Aujac has entirely recovered from the effects of the poison. ‘The vivactous Lotta a few days since contemplated surprising all New York with her new play, “The Fire-fly.”” She has been assiduously practising upon | the snare dram for months, and would doubtiess ' dimiouity by offering “leg ball. have been co je aa much noise in the piece as would have )patibie with her size; but unfortunately she quarelied with ber manager, and “all New York" w.il now be “surprised” to learn that we are not to have “The Fire-fy"’ after ail. The “White Fawn’? and “Black Crook"—at sepa. rate theatres—are to take Philadelphia by storm next month. One of the interested managers was re- cently threatened by the Sherid, and it is some satis. faction to know that he now Proposes to aettio bia and perhaps they would | e THE CHINESE EMBASSY. Departure from Wavshington—Complimentary Adleus and Yankee Cheere—Probable Poste Ponemeut of the Departure of the Embasy from the United States until September. Wasuincron, July 29, 1868, The Chinese Embassy left the Metropolitan Hotel at half-past twelve o'clock to-day to take the train for New York. ‘he servants left in four large stages shortly before Minister Burlingame, his lady and the Chinese members of the delegation, During the entire morning the hotel was aur- rounded with crowds of people’ waiting to see the party off, and when, about fifteen minutes past twelve o’clock, Mr. and Mrs. Burlingame made their @ppearance on the sidewalk and stepped tnto their carriage they were greeted with cheering. Chih Tajen and Sun Tajen, with Mr. Deschamps and the accomplished interpreters, Tung-Ye ana Teh, filled the next carriage and were bidden fare- well by the crowd with another rousing cheer, As the carriages drove off the ladies on the balconies and at the windows of the hotel waved their hand- kerchiefs to the Chinese, who acknowledged the compliment by profuse bowing and fanning. Atthe depot there was another large crowd of persons, who had preceded the Embassy in their de- parture from the hotel. As Mr. Burlingame and lady, followed by Messrs. Brown and Deschamps, and Chih and Sun, entered the depot there was a leaning forward of heads and pointing of fingers, accompanied by various compiimentary remarks, which evinced the interest of the crowd in the occasion and the anxiety of all to take a fare- well look gt the members of this great mission. The Embassy took seats in a special car set apart for their accommodation. General Banks was present and saw the party fairly started. When the last bell rang for the starting of the train a large portion of the crowd made a rush within the enclosure, A number of ladies were present and appeared as in- terested and curious as the rest. As the train moved out of the depot a number of enthusiastic in- dividuals ran along with the train, shaking hands and giving utterance to words of farewell in Eng- lish, receiving in reply the same in Chinese. When the motion of the train became too rapid for the ex- hibition of friendly fecling several of the Chinese, with their heads out of the windows, waved adieu or kissed their hands, all of which was responded to by genuine Yankee cheers, waving of hats and shak- ing of hanakerchiefs. Though the 19th of August was agreed upon some days ago as the time for the departure of the Chinese Embassy from this country, it is more probable now that they will not bid farewell to the United States until the beginning of September. The cause of this new postponement is believed to be the numerous engagements of Mr. Burlingame yet unfulfilled. Boson considefs that she has been slighted by Mr. Burlingame, and intends to force him and his Chinese colleagues to remain in the “Hub” for three weeks at least. The Bostonians have resolved to give the biggest kind of a reception to the Ambassa- dors, This being the case, and considering the fact that the party has to visit Auburn and Niagara Falls, the probability that their final departure will be delayed till September becomes stronger. Another reason for the postponement is the expected absence of Queen Victoria from London for some weeks hence, Mr. Burlingame desiring to time his arrival in England so as to meet her Majesty after her re- turn to the British capital. Apropos of the Chinese, I am given a bit of infor- mation which, if true, 1s of considerable importance. It is said that very recently, at a mecting of many of the representatives of foreign governments here, the subject of the new treaty between China and the United States having come up, it seemed to be the opinion that only two European governments would in all probability ratify a similar treaty, The two exceptions are said to be Prussia and Russia. England, it was believed, could not consent toa treaty of the kind because of her claim to sovereign jurisdiction over certain Chinese territory—a claim inconsistent with the spirit and’ letter of the treaty. It was even suggested that in some of these coun- tries Mr. Burlingame and his Embassy may not be received officially at all, as such a reception would be a recognition of the political and social equality of the Chinese and thetr right to treat on such a basis. If the account of this expression of opinion be true, and if these foreign ministers rightfully represent the views of their governments, the tour of Mr. | Burlingame will not be of the great duration gener- ally supposed, Arrival of the Embnssy In New York. Five minutes past ten last evening the shrilt whistle and jingling bell of the locomotive that had speeded the train from Washington containing the Chinese Embassy gave unmistakable evidence of their safe arrival at Jersey city, One or two who knew of the important personages within the last or special car quickly hurried there, and found Mr. Bur- | ngame, Sun Tajen and Chih Tajen, with the Inter- preters and secretaries, already waiting to descend io the platform. It occupied but a moment to gather together the few necessary articles which they deemed indispensable to have about them, and with Mr, Bur lingame and lady at their head, tne ministers, inter- preters, secretaries and servants following in order, they filed past the gatekeepers to the bridge of the ferry. Some little delay was occasioned in this, dur- ing which the boai that contained the remaining passengers of the train left the dock, and the Em- bassy were compelied to wait ten minutes until the arrival of the next boat. During this short time a few persons became acquainted with their pres- ence and gathered ina circle about the members, and hushed whispers were many of their strange appearance. All acted with great deference, but on¢ loud remark betng heard, and that from a genius who, speaking toa companion of Mr. Burlingame, advised that he was ‘boss of the gang.” Gathered in the ferryboat, closer observation re- veated that each and ail, from Mr. Burlingame down, were in the best of humor and looking remarkably fresh after the long ride they had taken. Sun Tajen, Chih Tajen, Tung Ye and Teh wore peculiarly appro- priate travelling dresses of dark silk, while the servants wore as an outer robe white loose gowns, not as @ distinctive cos- tume, however, but as a dress cool ana appt ate for such a journey. Some viewed with sti expressions the gas chandeliers, while others listened with evident delight to the vain attempts of an itinerant musician to extract melody from a cracked violin. Me-:srs. Brown and De Champs, the secretaries, strolied slowly along the seats during the trip across the river, occasionally answering the inquiries of the few inquisitive always to be met under such circumstances. Mr. Bur- lingame was also harassed in this man ner, and that gentleman very laughingly wished it to be known that "ie is very weary of such seckers after information, and desires it to be promuigaied t at “he will be obliged to such similarly constituted gentiemen hereafter if they do not bore him to death seeking to obtain a condensed history of China, its enple and their religion in three minutes, particu- arly on boats or in cars.’ ‘The peculiarities of these strange visitora in some instances could last evening be observed. It was noted how temperate they \ooked and what excellent consti- tutions they possess, for be it Known they are far dif- event in their habits to progtessive Americauy, seliom applying chemicals with (ree admixture of pounded lee with regularity to remove unpleasant sensations about the epigiotis, and this temperance and moder. ation in their daily lives have their beneticial resuita, as none of the mission have been sick @ day since they were in the United States. Among the servants isa character 80 greatly in contrast in this curious group, that observing eyes are immediately cutered onhim, While the remainder only carrie | with them a few light articles he sweltered under the weight of an enormous bag, or sack, containing his cooking utensils, and it is in vain that the residue of the Embassy have endeavored to get him to relinquish it, to placed among the is circumstance appears all the more ludierous a8 he who ts somewhat of a dictator among the servants is seventy-two years of age, and these few trifling articies he has in this manner brought the entire distance from I’ekin. As the ferryboat reached the dock the other pas- sengers on board again gathered ayout the members, some few shaking them by the bands, while others waved their handkerchiefs as the landing was effected. Five handsome an omnibus: were in waiting on the bridge for them, and in a few minutes, again in the order of their rank, were all pleasantly seated, when, @ chorus of cracking ‘whips and encouraging cries from the Jehus to the horses, the Embassy speeded away to the Westminis- ter Hotel. There they arrived safely about @ quarter past eleven o'clock, and after partaking of dinner retired about midnight, but not until few of the curtous still again perplexed Mr. Burlingame and the secretaries with their foolish and senseless ques. tions, ‘The Embassy will remain in the city until Monday, when they will go up the noble Hudson, thence to Auburn by invitation of Secretary Seward, who is noW at his home, thence to Niagara, thence to Boaton, and thence as circumstances dictate. They will not enter the proviffce of Canada, as they first desire to visit the capital of the Kingdom Great Britain. Late last night it was undecided what / would be the vrogramme of the Embassy tq-day,