The New York Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1868, Page 5

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Napoleon has returned to Fontainebleau, The entente liale between France and E! nd ap- pe » have been renewed on a broad and firm asia NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1868. ea ais a SE ae i France and Her Neighbore—Coming Possi- impressions of all that is excellent in our 4o- bilities. | mestic economy and in our manifold applica- The situation in Europe at the present tions of science to the useful and ornamental moment is complicated and peculiar in the arte. The Chinese guests of Mr Seward left extreme. Our news from day to day reveals a | Auburn yesterday morning, and will admire state of things which makes it exceedingly | the beauty and sublimity of nature as displayed difficult even for those most skilled in the national and international questions of the | at the Falls of Niagara. Our ; Will continue the faithful chronicle of their | and really independent-minded millions almost | in the words—is man capable of self-govern- ‘ment? This is the great national American ticket. To vote it intelligently, for the present and the future, the people must, to a great extent, lose sight of Seymour and Colfax, of Grant and Blair, and completely ignore Wade Hampton and his plans, Greeley, his theories European Continent to say what: is to be the , movements which the HnAup has fully aod and personalities ; the Mantilinis, their plagis- immediate issue and wherein the Europe of twelve months hence is to differ from the ; almost exclusively furnished to the publie. | risima, vulgarities and speculatiens, as well as | the impudent dictation of party conventions Europe of to-day. Spain is in a state of | THe Annual Cruise of the New York Vactt | and caucuses, It must be the country against chronic discontent. So bad, in fact, is the situation in that country that the. wildest and most revolutionary news could not possibly surprise us. Italy is still enjoying compara- Clab, Twenty-one yachts are entered for participa tion in the great yachting event of the year— | the annual cruise of the New York Club. This | cliques. As evidence of the necessity of this | change we have only to call attention to the | fact that the Mantilinis who attempt to vilify | General Grant give their feeble support to a tive quiet; but the Pope presides in Rome, | beautiful little fleet was assembled yesterday Presidential candidate nominated strictly by a and Garibaldi awaits his opportunity to make another and final effort in favor of Italian | at Glen Cove, that being the first point on the | route—a rendezvous at which, with a good din- party convention in defiance of the people, | without, ft may be said, volition of bis own, unity. Towards the East we find the Greek er and a dance, thecruisers were to take leave while they ery out to the people to oppose a kingdom true to the character which t has , fora time of the many delights of land lif, man named by what we may call a universal maintained since the date of its independence, and of course doing its best to foster rebellion in all the Greco-Turkish provinces. Turkey is honestly busy with domestic reform, but | and adventure the possibilities of the sea, and | of the rude marine existence of any Down East | places at which they may touch—from New- portto Nantucket, where the civilization is i necessity which he could not avoid. Imerease of the National Debt. We published yesterday the official state- finds it hard to be understood either by her | exceedingly salt. Doubtless the festivities of | ment of the public debt on the Ist of August — own people or by the foreigner. On the | last night were exceedingly brilliant, Memory | this year, with a comparison of that made at Danube all is doubt and uncertainty. Whether a new kingdom or empire is presently to spring up in that region—whether Turkey is to maintain her hold of that rich though unde- veloped portion of Europe, or whether it is to come under the control of Russia or Austria no man can tell, Russia has become more an Asiatic than a European In the northwest—the home of the | old sea kings, the conquerors of Europe—the Scandinavian nations—Norway, Sweden and Denmark—contemplate port by the Atlantic cable is dated yes- | and threaten to create a war Power which may {| prove a rival to both Russia and Germany. Central Europe is alf in, a fever. forcibly driven from Germany, has at last accepted her position, and by the month of | Power. @ corporate union Austria, The Lewes (Pngland) races terminated with a good | her Prime Minister, one of the mightiest men Gay's spor Consols, 87%, money, don and 75 in Frankfort. Cotton advanced, closing with middling uplands at ®\d. Breadstads and provisions without marked change. By steamship at this port we have our special European correspondence and a mail report in de- tall of cur cable telegrams to the 2th of July. MISCELLANEOU: General Butier made a speech in Gloucester, Masa, yesterday, tu which be made the usual denunciation Of Presiient Jounsom aud expressed himself still tn favor of uwpeachment. He said that he had become frends again with General Grant and would sap- resident. Five-twenties, 717, in Lon- Of a Gran! clab aud repubtcan committer in Quincy, of the day, has declared herself no longer the rival of Prussia. the second rate Powers, has become one of the greatest, and in spite of all present diffi- culties promises to revive in’ more than ancient splendor the old Germanic empire. France meanwhile, renown, fired with ambition and armed as she never was armed before, looks around and is ready to rush and, if possible, plant her victorious standard wherever occasion .calls Prussia, but lately one of proud of her former her. Such is the situation now all over Europe. cs Adams, t reply town tnvitation | To the thoughtful mind it presents numberless inducements to speculation. In what is the Mass, address them, declines, on the ground Of & | present state of things to issue? What is to desire (0 remain outside of the peitiical canvass; but Towarks that he bas not in any respect varied in his be the immediate result of existing complica- attachment to the primetples he held before his de- | ous? In what shape is Europe, after the arture. struggle which is now imminent, at last to settle in the Georgia Legisiatare yesterday Mr. Bradley, | down? To these questions it is impossible to the colored Senalor, occupied the whole day im the | vive categorical answers. Certain results are upper Homae vindiuting himee f against the cuarges Of felony and other crimes made against him. Ip the House bills were introduced declaring negroes ineligible to the Legislature, and exempting one legged and on: armed men from taxation. The bill passed on Priday by the Alabama Senate to vest the power of casting the electoral vote of (he mate in the Legitiature was also passed im the House vesterday, desirable and certain results are likely; but | of the beauties whose presence made the hop | a delight will preclude the possibility of any | Tannhauser of the party taking too deep a fancy | to any charmer born of the sea foam; and we | are sure that the taste of the dinner will linger in spite of all the northeast appetites of the occasion, All the buoyant spirits that fire the | twenty-one little ships are in high glee now at the prospect of sport before them, for the present cruise surpasses all previous ones in | promise. There are more and better appointed | yachts on it, the oscasion is marked by a more general interest in its success through | the organization, and there are many prizes for | races to be sailed at different points, so that anticipation can never flag for want of a sensa- tion to come. Commodore Stebbins is in com- mand and spreads his colors from his yacht | Phantom. The other yachts that sail are the Idler, Thos. C. Durant; Palmer, R. Stuyve- sant; Rambler, F. Skiddy; Widgeon, Lloyd Phoenix; Restless, Wm. P. Douglas; Daunt- less, J. G. Bennett, Jr.; Alice, Geo. W. Kidd; Fleur de Lis, John S,. Dickerson; Magic, G. L. Lorillard; Silvie, E. Dodge; Mattie, W. Aston; Halcyon, G. Griswold; Scud, C. Macalester; White Wing, Sheppard Homans ; Addie V, Jacob Vorhis; Magie, R. FeLoper ; White Cap, Anson Livingston; Sallie E. Day, N. B. Palmer; Gussie, Henry Steers ; Clytie, M. Harrishoff. Tn the fact that this the latest cruise of the club promises the best sport and excites the greatest interest of any cruise in ita history, we perceive that this institution grows; and this it is pleasant to contemplate. Yachting is an ennobling, elevating sport. It takes those who pursue it into immediate association with the grandest phases of nature and makes them familiar with her in those moods in which she most impresses man for his good. Nobody the desirable are not in every case the likely, nor are the likely the desirable. One thing is manifest to every intelligent observer—France ocoupies the key position. On the course which the French government may choose to pursue everything depends. It is an old say- hardly ever saw an old sailor dwindle into the meanness of character that many other pur- suits seem to induce; nor an old sailor who did not possess in a high degree all the manly virtues of courage, generosity, fidelity, pa- ‘Three races came off on the Saratoga course yes | ing that when France is satisfied the world is tience, a tender heart and a readiness to take terday. Clara Clarita wou the first race. The sec- Oud Wasa three mie dash between Pat Matioy and James A. Connolly, the former being the favorite by long Ofds. The race Josely contested. but was ‘won by Connelly by two lengths. The third was be- tween Stonewall Jackson, Sundown and Gliroy, and ‘was won by the former, Sundown making a good Oght and Gilroy trailing far behind. It ts supposed by racing wen in the case of Pat Malioy in the sec: ond race and sundown in the third race that they Jost by reason of having four pounds extra weignt to carry for want of lighter jockeys. The bark Henry Trowbridge, Captain Hotchkiss, of New Haven, was found deserted south of Sandy Hook on the 6th inst. aad towed to Brookiyn. The bodies of three dead seamen were found on the wreck, and it is believed that the captain and his wife and several children were swept overboard aud lost, Advices from Cochin China, by way of Shanghae and London, state that the Anamites attacked a French border port, defeated the garrison and mas- sacred twenty-five of the imperial troops when prisoners in their hands, ‘The remains of General Halpine were buried yes- at rest. Never had that saying more point and truthfulness than now. The unfortunate thing, however, is that France is not con- tented, but the reverse. If the old saying is in any sense to guide our judgment, then war must be considered inevitable. The difficulty for France is to know where to strike. She would no doubt like to make a dash on Ger- ny, but todo so would not pay; it could hardly be successful. There is one thing which France might do, and to do it would be for the advantage of Europe—it might sweep over Spain and Portugal and Annex the entire peninsula to the empire. It would be a bold stroke—a bolder than the First Na- poleon ever attempted; but it would on that account be all the more worthy of the second empire, The dynasties have too long held the peninsula in bondage. The time has come when the interests of the world at large and terday in Cypress Hills Cemetery, The funeral was | Of the fababitants of the peninsula in particu- @ Very large and imposing one, the Common Council, | lar shonld be taken into account. Under the things as they come and make the best of them; and it is a good sign when a sport that promises to develop men ever so little in 80 good a direction takes hold on general favor. Yachting is, moreover, of all sports the one most likely to be pursued for itself—not for its transient excitement, nor for the occasion it gives for laying down a wager of so much money. This is the demoralizing direction that horse-racing inevitably seems to take, and this always reduces sport to the level of the sharper, so that the gambler eventually drives the gentleman out. Yachting is more likely than other sports to be free from this great evil, and some other great evils; and we therefore rejoice when we see it growing to such proportions as promise to give it a national character. Is General Grant a Soldier or a Butc! e The highly respectable, well dressed and polite Mantilinis of the Manhattan Club, hav- ing very little experience in the camp, but well aun, erous civic societies, military detachments and | present system there is no chance for improve- | read, as appears from their language and style, throng.’ Of individual citizens making ap the pro- cession. Tae Anti-t'n.oM Convention at Halifax, Nova Seo- tla, yesterday aac pred Fesoiut the new contederation. The Cole-Hiscock case Ame Up at an adjourned term of the Supre ment. As matters are now managed Spain and Portugal will be more backward a hun- declaring it neces- | dred years hence than they are to-day. Let | exercised respecting General Grant, his every- Bary to use every ie. *8S to effect a withdrawal from Napoleon annex them at once. proclaim universal suffrage, and me Codr? at Albany yesterday. admit Spaniards and Portuguese to all | smelling of cheap cologne and bad brandy, Let him let him in the routine courtesies of the up-town slums, are and have been for some time past deeply day habits, professional acquirements and repu- tation as a military commander. At one time, An appitcation of General Cole for admission to bait | the privileges of the empire, and the work of | they inquire if the General is a drunkard; was argued, and Judge Hogeboom took the papers and reserved his decision. The Board of Health yesterday took into conaider- ation the fact of a large number of diseased cattle oeing on the way to this city from the West. An tu spection was ordered on the drove yards, and Gov- General Niel will not be dificult. In Novem- ber the elections are to take place all over France. Something requires to be done to make a majority certain. Not much can be done on the Rhine. Success would be certain and again, having got hold of somebody's book entitled, ‘‘The Art of War,” they preface, with a second hand dissertation on the move- ments of great armies in the field, a question which amounts to “Is the Commander-in- ernors Fenton, Ward and Geary were requested by | and easy on the Tagus and the Manzanares. | Chief a soldier or a butcher?” These political telegraph to have inspections made at the stations | Success would gratify France and give the | Bohemians appear to be vastly troubled with along the raliroad routes, The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ant- mals has made its second annual report of ite pro- ceedings. From this it appears that dog and cock- Emperor a willing and even servile majority. Europe might protest; but Europe would do no more, Prassia would seize the opportunity regard to the solution of this to them promi- nent issue of the Presidential campaign, and express themselves with just as deep concern fights have been almost entirely suppressed, 8 | to incorporate South Germany, and Austria | on the subject as did Greeley when he pro- drinking fountains nave been erected for the use of horses, dogs, &c.; great relief has been furnished to car horses during hot weather, and two hundred and might establish her claims to the mouths of the Danube, We throw out the bint. It is not pounded to the American public that attractive problem in moral philosophy which reads :—Is fifty persous have been prosecuted tor crucity to | for the Emperor to despise it. If success | Seymour a liar? their beast. The vomito has broken out at Key West The Canadian Parliament has been further pro- rogued until September 19. The Extradition and the Divorce acts have been sanctioned by the (Queen. The sentence of Ratsky, Who murdered Felner, » diamond pedier, in Brooklyn seven yeart ago ant who was serving a life term in the Sing Sing Prive. has been commuted by Governor Featon te tee years, commencing with the date of his imprivon ment. This gives him only two years and « ball yet | to serve. The yachts of the New York Ciub commenced assembling yesterday at Glen Cove for thelr annual excursion. Ten vessels arrived during the day: The contempiated festivities on shore were sadiy marred by the rain, ‘The stock market was dull and unsettled yester- day. Government securities were firm. Gold closed at 147. In almost all departments of trade in commercial attend the experiment, as it is bound to do, the annexation of Italy might be found of equal convenience on the occasion of the next gen- eral eléction. The world moves on. Dynasties cannot be allowed to stand in the way. Seward Trotting Out the Chinese, Mr. Secretary Seward has taken pity on our visitors from the Celestial Kingdom, who have hitherto seen but litte in thie country except our anomalous varieties of hotel life as exhib- ited in New York and in Washington. He has afforded (hema, at his own hospitable home and in the homes of bis neighbors at Auburn, op- portanities of studying the characteristics of our American domestic and social life, Nor has he noglectedsto supply them with all the The refreshing proposition of the Manti- linis relative to General Grant is presented in a lengthy, roundabout statement, furnished, no doubt, by some of the demoralized party cliques who have lost money in the vehich which conveys it and seek perhaps to regain it during one of those nauseating whirls in the current of New York politics which they themselves have done so much to »-ovoke; but in this view its publication casuot affect the'election canvass one way or the other in the eyes of an intelligent public. This degrading system of personal vitupera- tion of public men, having its birth in the stifling and enfeebling atmosphere of party caucus—this irresponsible license of hurling at candidates for the highest executive offices circles yesterday, business was more quiet thaa | lessons that such intelligent students of our|in the republic such epithets as “liar,” it i@ usually on Saturday, in consequence of the tn- clemency of the weather. Coffee was duli and wn- changed, while cotton was in fair demand | and %c. higher, closing at 2%c. for mid- 4iing uplands. On ‘Change four inatitutions and custome might be expected to derive from an examination of our aystem of prison discipline and of the nnmerous labor- “drunkard,” “butcher,” ‘‘villain,” ‘‘thief,” “traitor,” “rebel,” and so forth—is almost “played out” in the United States, and a wil- was firm | *¥ing mochines successfully employed on our | ful adherence to its use in the present temper under @ fair demand, mainly from the loca trade. | farms and in our workshops. Making all due | and tone of the country can only result in the ‘Wheat was dull and quotations were nearly nominal. Corn was in active demand for speculation and Eastern shipment at full prices, while oats were slow of sale and heavy. Pork was quiet and rather heavy. Lard was aiso quiet and heavy. Beef re allowance for the pardonable vanity which may have induced the Secretary of State thus to initiate the Tajens into the household mys- teries of one of our great American manda- utter destruction of the journals and that of the public prospects of the individuals who continue to employ it. The coming election for the American Presi- mained dull and unchanged. Petroleum was dull at | rina, the main motives of Mr. Seward in trot- | dency will evolve political questions of 4 40. @ 3440, for refined, and 17%c. for crude, Raval stores were almost neglected and heavy. Freights were dull, but higher rates were asked in some cases, Whiskey was in fair demand and higher, closing at 680, # 100, in bond. ting out the Chinese Ambassadors to the de- lectation of bis neighbors should be respected. The Secretary of State is laudably anxious that the Chinese should carry home inefaceable higher degree of moral grandeur than have ever before been submitted to the world, the substance of which will be summed up and placed before the educated, freedom-loving the corresponding time last year. This state- ment also shows the changes that have taken | place in the different classes of government securities and forms of indebtedness as well | as in the condition of Mr. McCulloch's money | box. The most striking fact set forth is that | the public debt has increased over twelve mil- lions—that is, the debt was on August 1, 1867, less cash in the Treasury, $2, 511,306,426, anil on August 1, 1868, $2,523,534,480. But | the actual burden of the debt hag been greatly augmented beyond this by the manipulation of the Secretary in converting one form of in- debtedness to another. Not only has the principal been increased over twelve millions, but the interest has been increased on the total debt by the conversions referred to. Twelve millions a year added to the debt when the income was over four hundred and seventy millions, and this three years after peace has been established! Surely there must be some- thing rotten in the Treasury Department. The incapacity and mismanagement of Mr."McCul- loch ought to arouse the attention of the Presi- dent and alarm the country. At this rate what will be the increase of the debt at the end of the next fiscal yéar, when the income will bo considerably reduced? Congress is to blame, undoubtedly, for its reckless and extravagant appropriations, but Mr. McCulloch is equally 80 for his mismanagement of the finances. A thorough change is needed both in the national representatives and the administration of the Treasury, and unless this change is made the heavily taxed people will be driven to a sum- mary mode of relieving themselves of their burdens. on Louisiana Warm: Politics. The Legislature of Louisiana, it appears, has taken Governor Warmouth to task pretty severely for the letter which he recently sent to the President asking for more federal troops to preserve the peace in that State. The hand- some young carpet-bag Governor from Illinois, it will be remembered, charged the State of Lonisiana in said letter with a very guilty record—in fact, with the wilful murder of one hundred and fifty persons in six weeks—put out of the way on political grounds. The resolution now offered in the Legislature asks for the proof of these political assassinations. It is to be hoped for the honor of Louisiana that Governor Warmouth will not be able to furnish any such proof, and it appears to be the general opinion that he will not. Of course there are plenty of murders committed in Louisiana, as there are in all the Southern States, but it does not follow that they are in any way connected with politics; and so the Legislature of the State appears to think. Nor did the Senator who proposed the resolu- tion suppose that there was any need of addi- tional military aid, as he alleged that ‘the Army of the Republic,” a military body of which Governor Warmouth is the head, num- bers ten thousand men and has at its disposal in the rooms of the ‘“‘Loyal League” five thou- sand five hundred stand of arms. If these allegations be true—and it devolves upon Gov- ernor Warmouth to prove them false if he can—it may be difficult to perceive what neces- sity there is for the reinforcements of federal soldiers which the Governor asks for in order to keep the peace in Louisiana. Hot-headed, hasty and ambitious young politicians, who have little or no interest in the State over whose destinies they accidentally happen to preside, are apt to run the country into serious expense for nothing if the good sense of wiser heads does not prevent them. Carpet-Bagger Maseum of Ancient Fossils at the Park. We had occasion not long since to appland the eloquent and instructive lectures of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, whose fossil restorations at the Crystal Palace Park, at Sydenham, had established the high scientific reputation which he brought here from Europe. We are happy to announce that this distinguished savant has accepted the proposal made to him by the Commissioners of the Central Park to under- take the restoration of a group of ancient fossil animals, and particularly of those discovered on this continent, for free exhibition at the Park. Itis to be hoped that the Commissioners will have sufficient influence at Washington to cause special instructions to be issued to Indian agents and the commanders of our frontier garrisons to encourage the collection not only of fossil remains, but of living animals, such as the silver wolf, the buffalo calf and other specimens of the abounding variety of animal life in America. These specimens should be forwarded to the Park, which might soon add to the attractions that nature and landscape gardening have bestowed upon it—attractions not surpassed by any of the famous parks in Europe—the advantages of a museum of ancient fossils and of a zoological garden superior to the museums and gardens at Lon- don and Paris. Tue Opexina or Hett Gats.—There appears to be some prospect that Hell Gate may be opened at last. Congress has made a small contribution, which is just sufficient to enable General Newton to commence opera- tions in blasting the rocks which shut us out from free navigation through the eastern entrance to our harbor. We hope that the work will obtain a full recognition of its importance from the next Congress, and that such practical aid may be extended as will insure the completion of the undertaking. The whole amount required to make the Hell Gate channel navigable is set down at five and a half millions of dollars, and we presume that the work when completed would be cheap at that price. The advantages to this harbor of bartala, inquire into ita commercial clearing out the obstructions in Hell Gate have been frequently urged by us. We hope that a fair chance will be afforded now to get rid of the dozen or more rocks that block up the channel, but which oan be removed by the action of a little nitro-glycerine. The Anglo-French Alliance. By cable telegram from London we are in- formed that an impromptu quasi peace con- ference was held in that city yesterday between Lord Stanley, the Foreign Secretary of Great Britain, and the Marquis Moustier, French Minister near the Court of Queen Victoria, during which ‘‘questions involving the present and prospective peace of Europe were fully discussed.” Lord Stanley expressed the desire of the British government for the maintenance of peace. The French Minister replied that the continuance of amicable relations between the sovereigns of France and England ‘‘was of itself a guarantee of the future peace of Europe.” Should this cable telegram prove correct in substance we may regard the entente cordiale between France and England as having been strengthened by a renewal of the alliance of the two countries on a broad and, it may be, enduring basis. That alliance looked to unity of action in the eventuality of war as well as identity of friendly idea in time of peace. The official conversation between the two Minis- tera—held without reference to the other foreign representatives in London—may be in- terpreted either way. It may betoken Eng- land’s ‘‘drifting into war” for the realization of a Napoleonic idea, or peace and a grand coro- nation of the head of the Bonaparte dynasty in Paris. If war, an Anglo-French army may operate on the Iberian peninsula, effacing the memory of the rivalries of Soult, Moore and Wellington; or on the Danube for common glory and Turkish reconstruction, as in the Crimea. If for peace, it will be much more pleasant—particularly to England. MOVEMENTS OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY. Visit of the Embassy to an Exhibition of Agricultural Implements at Auburn—Their Tuterest in the Working of the Machines, AUBURN, August 6, 1863, This morning the Embassy, accompanied by Secre- tary Seward and a large number of ladies and gen- tlemen, visited the farm of Mr. Dunning, about one mile west of this city, on the Genesee turnpike, in order to witness in operation several of the impor- tant agricultural machines now in common use in the United States. The first exhibition was the working of the Kirby harvester. The Ambassadors, as well as students, were delighted at the accurate execution of the work designed to be performed by this machine. Two fine gray horses were attached to the machine, and as they started into a fleld of oats, cutting down a swarth of five or six feet, the ambassadorial party marched after, the ener- getic Chih at the head, carefully investigating every movement of the harvester and watching the knives aa they severed the slender stalks. Sun displayed more than ordinary interest on this occasion, and was fully equal to Chih in the number and detatls of his interrogatories. After the harvester had made one round of the fleid Chih mounted the driver's seat and took the reins. The horses, evidently not accustomed to the Mongolian manner of handling the ribbons, grew uncasy and set off at a trot. Chih, net the least concerned, however, abandoned the use of the reins with one hand by means of which he held himseif upon the seat. The machine rattled quite vigorously under the effects of this increased velocity ‘and it was only by the Bar Nina a! the horses at the bit, sopping, thein and then taking the reins himself, walking by the side of the machine, that some regu- of locomotion was attained. Chih, relieved fron this responsibility from his seat, now turned his attention exclusively to the contemplation of the machine, ‘The self-raking attachment was a novelty no less interesting than the action of the knives. AS the long arms moved around and dropped and by a new motion swept off tue amount desired for bind- ing tn a single bundle Chih, from his seat, and Sun walking behind, followed the revolutions with their fingers until perfectiy understood, While the patiosophers were thus acquiring infor- mation in the lize of agriculture Mr. Fung was also following in the procession busily e in reuding a late cepy of the New York Heraip. This incident attracted the attention of Mr. Burlingame, who exclaimed to the party, “Now there is a fine picture of the Old and the New World. An ambassador of ancient China riding on an American harvester and a stu- dent of China following reading a copy of the New York Hena.p.” The remark struck the party as juite an interesting mingling of opposite ussocia- tions, and the sentiment of Mr. Burlingame was well endorsed vy the whole party. ‘The compactness of the harvester, in view of the besa amount of work executed, struck the Celestial philosophers as its finest feature, and when shown the lever by means of which the driver at all times has complete control over the machine, the peculiar construction of the rake acting asa reel, and which by the use of a treadie the driver could at any time lower one or ail of the arms to the desired height of the stalk, 80 as to take down all tangled in, Very much interested the party and received their warmest approval. The narvester attachment was then taken off and the machine turned into a mower, which was also run in a meadow, From the fleid the party drove to the barn aud urst witnessed ahay fork. unloading hay. Next a threshing ma- chine was visited and examined in operation. Chih got under the machine apd on top of it, examining every feature in iteconstruction and in the accom- plishment of its work. In this investigation Chin was accompanied vy Teh, who also shows a remarkable aptitude for mechanical study. Having su mm understanding the machine Chih Tajen aud Teh took a position on the platform and fed the machine with as mach expertness as an = farm hand. ‘his finished the morning's recrea- jon. This afternoon the Embassy visited the home of ex-Governor Enos T, Throop, where they partook of a lunch, and the diferent members then repaired to Owasco Lake and enjoyed the pleasures of a row b the tranquil bosom of that beautiful expanse of water, After partaking of a dinner at the resi- dence of Mr. Martin, nephew of Governor Throop, the party returned to the city, cajoying the pleasures gs moonlight drive along the placid waters of the WABCO. Fiaal Reception in Honor of the Embassy at Mr. Seward’s Residence. AvBURN, August 4, 1968, A second and final reception was extended by Secretary Seward last evening to the Chines Em- bassy. A large number of prominent citizens were Present to pay their reapocts to and take thelr final parting from Mr. Burlingame and hy uite, who were on the eve of their departure to occasion was pleasurable and memor: were present. After the collation Mr. Burlingame offered the following sentiment:— The Great Secretary—Canning said that he bad cailed a new world into existence to redress the | balance of the old. Mr. Seward has called aa old world into the ence of the pew. ‘The toast was elastically received. ‘This morning cinbasay took their departure for Niagara. A large concourse of people assembled at the depot to witness their departure aud bid theu adieu. Arrival of the Embassy at Niagara Falle= Honors from Municipaittios Declined. NIAGARA FALLS, August 8, 1868, A joint committee of about seventy-five members of the Buffalo Board of Trade and Common Councli visited Niagara Falis this evening, on @ special train, to extend the hospitalities of the city to the Chinese Embaasy now here, The large pariors of the Inter- national Hotel were filled with a gay throng of ladies and gentlemen to witness the reception of the com- piittes, At halt-past eight o’clock the Embassy eaded by Mr. Burlingame, entered the parlors. and was addressed by Mr Israel T. Hatch of Butalo, in behalt of the citizens, in an able manuer, setting forth at length the advant to be derived from close commercial relations with the Old World. He alluded to the geographical juon of Buffalo, at the terminus of @ great inland lake, aud its comma- nications as of commercial Importance in carrying trade to be established by the lacitic Railway and the Lakes with the Kast. His was replete with lucid information, will amply perusal. Mr, Hatch concluded extending the Vospiaitties of Budalo to the Em. vA ‘purtingemme, in behalf of the Embassy, made o | caer te meeanend Demoa- Through the sunshine and the shadow, beneath the saddened smiles and the copious tears of nature the remains of the writer, poet and patriot soldier, Charles G. Halpine, were yesterday carried to their earthly terminus at Cypress Hilla, As the dull, moiat clay fell upon the rosewood coffin in its narrow bea the thunder pealed a muffied requiem, while dark and heavy clouds draped the sky in mourning, Bending over his early grave friends and admirers dropped their last sad tribute of regard and took ser- rowful leave of the tinal resting place where lies hushed forever the voice of fancy and the heart of feeling. Under the dripping willow and the solemn cypress tree he sleeps a poet's sleep, where the green earth rolls in tranquil beauty to the valedelow, and where the grassy-mantied grave and the flower-crowned monument of affection cheat the tomb of half its terrors and tell of the repose which many find, to whom, “‘life’s fitful fever o'er,” the bosom of mother earth is grateful refuge. Let him rest! He has done, and nobly done, his manhood's work and duty. Past ramand clouds and sunshine, he reposes where censure nor applause can ever reach him more, Green as the laurels of his patriot lays be the grass above his grave, while ever green and growing will the fame continue of the poet hero of the Union war. ‘The funeral was well attended. Had the heavens looked less tearful and threatening the presence of many more might have been expected. As it was, the burial procession was of an impressive fliting tribute to the Worth and intellect that has passed so prematurely away. The room wherein the deceased lay extended, attired in the costume of & mujor general, was the scene of a numerous gathering of distinguished men of both political parties, and not alone politicians holding diverse theories of government, but representatives: of art, science and literature, the bench, bar, fleid forum met on neutral ground, moved from the same impulse of a common humanity, Among others were Hofman, Horace Greeley, Peter Bb. General David Hunter, James |. F, Hall, Richard O'Gorman, Jonn Y. 5a C. Barrett, Neison J. Wate velt, Richard Connolly, William M. Tweed, ail of whom acted as pallbearers, There were also Post. master Keily, Superinteudent Kennedy, Emanuel B. Hart, Judge Brady, L. F. Harrison, 5. J. Meany, General Shaler, Commissioners Myers and Wiison, Three sisters of the deceased were present—Mra. Wright, of Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Halpine, of Sing. and Mrs. Russell, of Chicago. In his far native home the departed poet leaves another sister, while in London, Canada West, one brother is eneaged a3 professor in a college, and in Dublin, Ireland, another offictates as clergyman. The capacity of the house seemed too smali for the throng that sought admission. Here was an evi- dence indeed of how deeply with his wizard words the poet Miles had stirred the hearts of thousands, It became necessary in the end to restrain by gente action the further increase of the assemblage. The doors were Closed after ten o'clock, and Rey. Dr. E. O. Flagg, of the Church of the Resurrection, beuae the funeral services according to the ritual of the Episcopal church. At the eonclusion of the lesson (I. Corinthians xx., 15), the Rev. Mr. Flagg repeat the terrenntal words, ‘For a8 much as ye know that your labor ts not in vain in the Lord,” proceeded to make a few remarks. He said the labor of men in this world should not be the heaping up of monuments in the shape of wealth and greatness, Such was the maxim of the world; but it was not the verdict of God and the verdict of truth. Allthat we have attained, all the Pi it of this life, all its greatness, all ita riches, everything which it may offer, is in itself absolutely and utterly vain, But not so with the work of the Lord. ‘Blessed are they who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors and thetr works will follow them.” It struck him (the speaker) that these reflections were not inappropriate to the sad occasion which called them together. Here lay before them the last remains of eartl genius, of earthly attainments, so far as this worl was concerned in the individual. He who had at- tained a brilliant reputation, who had won the renown which men may confer, who had exhibited all the noblest and most beautiful powers with which God can endow his creatures, now lies low in the coffin and will shortly be taken hence to be laid in the final resting place of recomposing humanity. We ac- knowledge the greatness of the individual; we ac- knowledge the renown he has attained; we acknow- ledge he has made his mark in his day and genera. tion; that he has prematurely exhibited some of the noblest abilities of which man can be possessed; but what availeth it beyond the ve? How doth it tend to everlasting salvation? God grant that every one within the hearing of my voice—God it that you all, my friends, may look for the world to come, and that you may trust not in the uncertain things of this world, but tn Es Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ. Let dim be the beginning and the end of hat is earthly is faded our lives, and when all ti away, and when the things of this world shall be seen no more, may you all be garnered into those mansions which Christ haa prepared for all those who love Him, At the conclusion of the reverend gentleman's remarks the doors were again opened and the oppor- tunity seized by those outside to enter and take a last look at the brave face of Miles O’Retily. The comn—a splendid structure of rosewood, studded with silver ornaments—was placed in the draw! room, and through the glass lid the calm, alm cheerful features of the General were visible. Not @ lineament was altered. A buoyant smile appeared to have died upon his lips, the broad bruw was un- stained by spot or wrinkle, and as he lived so tt would seem he had departed—bright with hope and courage to the last. ‘The comMn bore the inscription:— POLO LLIETILEDELELOLE DE DOSE LOLELOSETOLELE DOLE LE, » CHARLES GRAHAM HALPiNE, Died August 3, 1968, Thirty-eight years and ten months. POR COROLE TORE LEREEDIOLEIDLOSELD POPPE NE DEDELE It was decorated with wreaths of immoririles, woven into funerealemblems. At the head was a harp surmounted with shamrocks, woven out of im- mortelies, and bearing the inscription:— POCONO NETO RO DRA LESE LODE HE HEE: IRELAND'S LOSS. POONER RE BOLOREDPIODOLELEDPODE DE DEDEDE Over the coftin the American flag was draped, and @ sword and major general's shako placed in appro- priate position. Ac! formed of immortelies, was placed over the bosom of the deceased. Soon after eleven o'clock the signal was given to form the procession, and notwithstanding the rain feli in torrents, the large cosmopolitan crowd, com- of all classes and of tte! that had assem- led in the street uncovered simultaneously the co moved out upon the sidewalk and de- posited their sad burden in the hearse. It was then slowiy driven along Forty-seventh street towards Seventh avenue, while the procession formed in the following order:— Section of police from the Nineteenth precinct, under command of Captain Todd. Drum corps of the Fifth regiment. Band of Sixty-ninth regiment, General Postiey and stat, mounted. One hundred men (rom the various companies of the Fire Department, under command of District Engineer Rhodea, The Sixty-ninth regiment, Colonel Kavanagh in command. Detachment of the First regiment of cavalry. Detachment of the Third regiment of cavairy. Battery OC of the Firat regiment of artillery. The Hearse, Escorted by @ guard of honor of the Sixty-ninth reziment, The pallbearers in carriages. Large delegation of citizens connected with the various departments on foot. Enterprise Lodge No, 36 of the Independent Order of The Knights of ae, Porno we ri ni of ick, wearing crape on the left arm, headed by President John Mitchel and ex-President Captain W. F. Lyons. Carriages containing the Relatives of the Deceased. The Members of the Common Council in carriages. Section of Police, In this order the procession moved down Fifth avenue. due desire of the assembled thousands to aee the faneral was so intense that they remained under the torrents of rain for at least an hour, Tne stree: was Almost blocked up with mourners, offictal and un- oMoval. From Fiith to Seventh avenue ail slong the thoroughfare of Forty seventh street there were ay detachments of the three arms of the service, near! all representing Irish militia organizations. There were Odd Fellows in regalia, Masona, members various Celtic societies, with their scarfs and colors, heads and subordinates of the municipal and county gy aad & number of firemen in uniforin. ere were also prominent Fenians among the assemblage. The live of march was from Porty-seventh street down Sixth avenue to Thirty-fourth street, thi Thirty-fourth street to Filth avenue, down avenue to Fourteenth atreet, Soren Fourteenth street to Broadway, down Broadway to Canal street, and along Canal street to the Grand street ferry, when at Was mortal of the gallant Miles O'Reilly shut out from hamen gaze forever. ipa Sat groves ana feng a the ge ae ee reais Ra homers wil pat memory w! 4 more dear, and of bis tender wilh {ee uo porta of taelr charts.