The New York Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1868, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. All business or news letter and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New YorK Hera. Letters and packages should be properly sealed. Rejected communications will not be re- +-No, 249 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NEW YORK THEATRE, Broadway.—Foo Pray. Mati- Ree at 2. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Matinee at 134. BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway —ButzAuRTil, QUEEN OF ENGLAND. Matinee at 13g. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and 18th stroet.— Fine Fir. NIBLO'S GARDEN.—Barur Buecr. Matinee at 1. —-Humerr Doerr. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery. —Live in THE STREETS — Niox oF THE Woops. GERMAN STADT THE SOuULE DES LEDENS. \TRE, 45 and 47 Bowery.-Die BRYANTS’ OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building, Mth street. ETHIOPIAN MINSTRBLSY, &0. KELLY & LEON’S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway.—Erimio- PIAN MINSTRELSY, BURLESQUE, &0.-BARBER BLU. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 58 Broadway.—ETu10- PIAN ENTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DANCING, &¢. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE 201 Bowery._Comio VooaLism, NEGRO MINSTRELSY, &c. Matinee at THEATRE COMIQUE. 514 Broadway.—Tae Great Oni- GUNAL LINGARD AND VAUDEVILLE COMPANY. Matinee. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtieth street and Broadway.—Afternoon and evening Performance. HALL.—GRAND MOVING DIORAMA OF LIN- SERAL CEREMONIES. Matinee. CENTRAL GaxpEn © HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Hoorry’s MINSTRELS—HOOLEY's © ARK GARDEN, Seventh avenue.—PoroLan CERT. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 613 Broadway.— SOIRNOR AND AUT. New York, Saturday, ‘September 5, 1868. THE NEWS. EUROPE. ‘The news report by the Atlantic cabie is dated yes- terday evening, September 4. Minister Reverdy Johnson delivered his first speech in England as a guest of the Master Cutlers In banquet at SheMeld. Baron Beust made a pacific speech hopeful of Austrian progress in Vienna. British capitalists project a cable from Portugal to America. The city of Qork, Ireland, was disturbed by riots and incendiarism. Another London journal anticipates benefits from the Burlingame-China treaty. Anex-French Minister under Louis Philippe is to be brought forward as an opposition candidate at the election. Prince Napoleon reached his home. The heir to the throne of Persia died of cholera, Wonsois, 944, money, Five-twenties, 72g in Lon- don and 7535 a 75% in Prankfort. Cotton easier, with middling uplands at 10%4. Breadatuffs easier and duil. Provisions upward, Produce without marked change. MISCELLANEOUS. . fhe city and its suburbs were thoroughly washed with aheavy rain yesterday. Several cellars were Mooded in the lower part of the city, but no great damage was done. In Brooklyn, however, more se- rious consequences followed the shower. A number of small houses on the outskirts were submerged and the occupants had barely time to escape with a few articles of clothing. Portions of the city ratl- road tracks and of the newly graded roads in Gow- anus were washed away. Heavy rains have fallen in Alabama for three days, and it is feared consider- able damage has been done, ‘The investigation into the internal revenue case, in which ex-Collector Thomas E. Smith is accused of conspiracy with Commissioner Rollins and others: to defraud the government, was resumed before Commissioner Gutman, in the United States District Court, yesterday. Objection was made to Mr. Binckley, the Solicitor of the Treasury, prosecuting a case against his superior oMcer; but the Court over- ruled it. Mr. Courtney read a letter showing that Secretary McCulloch was cognizant of the proceed- ings having been instituted and did not discounte- hance them, The investigation, after the examina- tion of one witness, was postponed until Monday. Accounts of continued Indian outrages are re- ceived. A train was captured at Pawnee Fork, on the Sante Fé, on the 28th ult, ana sixteen Mexicans ected with the train were killed, scalped and burned. Another train was defended until the ammunition of the party gave out, when it was abandoned to the savages. A large force of Chey- ennes are reported on the railroad between North Platte and Julesburg, moving south. Governor Clayton, of Arkansas, has instructed the Board of Registers of that State to reject any man whom they think is not entitled to register, even if he should have made oath as to bis eligibility, and require each applicant to show by evidence besides his oath that he did not sympathize with the re- bellid Speaker Colfax and Governor Hunt arrived at Denver City, Co.l, yesterday, escorted by a band of Ute warriors, who offered themselves as a guard to prevent any molestation to the distinguished party on the part of unfriendly savages. Baron Lederer, the new Austrian Minister, pre- sented his credentials and was formaily received by the President yesterday. A serious demonstration against the execution of the processes of United States courts in revenue cases has been made in the counties of Larue, Nel- son and Marion, Ky. A deputy marshal and his assistant were captured by armed men, robbed of their legal documents, threatened with death if they atiempted to execute a process in that neigh- borhood again, and then sent away under guard, It is siated that it is impossible to organize a civil posse there, and the matter has been referred to the Secretary of War. He as replied that the marshal has the power to call out the military. In the lower house of the Georgia Legislature yes- terday a bill was passed giving the expelled negro members $9 per diem up to the date of their expul- sion, and also declaring the candidates who were be u by the negroes to be entitled to the vacated seats if constitutionally eligible, The bill limiting the Savannah election to one day and three polling places was passed over the Governor's veto, Robert Ould, the former rebel Commissioner of Exchange, has written a letter in answer to the charge made by General 8. A. Meredith that he was mainiy responsible for the nou-exchange of prison. ers during the war. The I resolution was passed unanimously in the » Scotian Assembly yesterday, the Union mem of whom there were only two, retiring. v attic disease has appeared in Cuyahoga and Portage coun Ohio. A mtro-giycerine explosion occurred at Hoosac Tunnel on Thursday. Three men were burned, The Louisiana Legislature has authorized the city of New Orieans to negotiate a loan of $1,000,000, if possible. A democratic State Convention ts called in Louisi- ana for the 30th inst. to nominate Congressmen and electors in the place of those found ineligible, Mr. Ashiey, the impeacher, made a speech in Jer- sey City last night to a large republican meeting. Henry C. Lyon, a liquor dealer at 91 South street, ‘was killed last evening at his barroom by one R. W. Hopson, a Broadway hatter, in an altercation which occurred between them. Hopson was arrested. ‘The examination in the case of the late Broadway theatre shooting affair, in which Deputy Sherits Hickey, Moore and Leary are the defendants and al- leged principals, which was to bave been resumed yesterday before Judge Shandiey, was again post- poned on account of the absence of the prosecuting ne ere attorney. Owing to the Judge going out of town ext week the cage was postponed til! the 16th inst. ‘The case of Ferar de Conto, charged with assault- ing and challenging Minister Gomez, of Honduras, was continued yesterday before Commissioner Os- born. Mr. Gomez and Ralph Bombo were examined as to the occurrence, aud the case was adjourned till Monday. The General Transatlantic Company's steamship Pereire, Captain Ducle=uv, will sail from pier 50 North river at eight o'clock this morning for Brest and Havre, The French mails will close at the Post OMice at six A. M. Sth inst. The National line steamship Virginia, Captain ‘Thomas, will leave pier 47 North river at three P. M. to-day for Liverpool, caliing at Queenstown to land passengers. The Anchor line steamship Towa, Captain Hedder- wick, will sail from pier 20 North river at twelve M. to-day for Glasgow via Londonderry, The American steamship Arago, Captain Brown, of Ruger’s line, wiil leave pier 46 North river about one P. M. to-day for Bremen via Cowes. The steamship Bellona, Captain Pinkham, will leave pier No. 3 North river at seven o'clock to-mor- row (Sunday) morning for London direct. The North American Steamship Company's steam- er Santiago de Cuba, Captain Smith, will leave pier 46 North river at noon to-day for San Francisco via Panama Railroad. The fine steamship Sherman, Captain Henry, of the Merchants’ line, will leave pier 12 North river at three P. M. to-day, 5th inst., for New Orleans direct. The Black Star Independent line steamship Mar- mion, Captain Faircloth, will sail from pier 13 North river at three P. M. to-day for Savannah, Ga, The stock market was dull but, on the whole, steady yesterday. Government securities were firm but quiet. Gold closed at 1444; a 14434. The Presidential Campaign—The Drift of the Popular Tide. The Vermont election of Tuesday last was as much a trial before the people of the strength of Grant and Colfax on the one side and Seymour and Blair on the other as if they had been directly voted for; and the result, from our observations on these preliminary local elections of many years, indicates the drift of, the popular tide throughout the coun- try onthe main question. We are prepared for a similar result in Maine, some nine days hence, and for corresponding republican suc- cesses in the October State elections in Penn- sylvania, Ohio and Indiana. In the event of such successes no doubt will remain as to the Presidential issue in November. The election of 1868 will be substantially the election of 1864 over again, and the success of Grant in his first heat may be even more decisive in the general result than that of Lincoln in his second election. All the facts before us and all the signs of the times indicate an overwhelming triumph to Grant and Colfax. In the State elections of 1867 there was a manifest popular reaction set in motion against the excesses, shortcomings and blunders of the party in power. The de- mocracy had only to full in with the spirit of this movement in order to retrieve their mis- fortunes of the last eight years. They had a splendid opportunity offered them in July to flank the republicans, and an admirable candi- date at their service in Chief Justice Chase, a candidate competent to carry off the repub- lican balance of power in every State; but the National Democratic Convention threw this golden opportunity away and fell back into the old copperhead grooves of their Chicago anti-war and Southern rights expounders. Not only was the Chase movement of the progres- sive democtacy scouted by the Tammany Con- vention but rejected so treacherously and con- temptuously as to drive over at once to General Grant every honest and independent supporter of the claims and cause of the Chief Justice. Half a million of votes were thus stupidly thrown away. We may say, too, that the tor- tuous course pursued by Mr. Seymour to se- cure his own nomination—by pretending that he did not want it and could not take it, and by professing to be the chief engineer of the Chase movement, by speaking against Pendleton’s latform and then accepting it—has diminished his friends and increased his enemies even in his own party camp. Certainly by withdraw- ing as a candidate and by declining and pro- testing and professing, and then by accepting, with tears in his eyes, what he had denounced, and with all the affectations of injured inno- cence, he has added nothing to the general public estimate of his character as a scheming politician. His nomination gave no strength to his cause ; but when coupled with the platform of Pendleton on the finances and of Blair on Southern reconstruction it became a dead weight to his party. It changed the whole complexion of the political field. It was a move- ment backward, not only to the democratic situation of 1864, but back to the constitution of 1860 and the Southern expounders thereof. Pendleton on the finances may be more than half right; but coupled with Blair's letter on re- construction the position occupied by Seymour as the democratic candidate is accepted by the Union party of the waras an appeal to the ballot box against Grant in the battle field, And again, the scandalous course pursued by the old copperheads of the democratic press in the per- sonal abuse of General Grant has operated and is operating immensely to his advantage. The people will not countenance an unjust and out- rageous party persecution of a faithful public servant. In the cause especially of such a champion of the Union through a struggle of life or death, such a faithful servant as Gene- ral Grant, they will indignantly turn against his defamers and render a judgment which they will remember, though they may have forgotten all similar lessons of the last forty years, In conclusion, the political situation from the standpoint of the Vermont election seems to be this: In the nominatior of Grant by the republicans they did much towards placing this Presidential contest on the issues of the war for the Union, and the democrats have done the rest, in their ticket and platform, and in their leaders and managers, journals and orators conducting the canvass. From all the signs of the times, therefore, the Presidential election of 1868 will be a repetition of the elec- tion of 1844. The result of the coming Maine election, however, will throw a stronger light upon the subject, Roskoraxs any rie SovrTHern Leapgers.— The pronunciamento of the Southern leaders in regard to the views of their section on the efuestions decided by the war, and especially the negro and slavery questions, has been made public in detail, with General Rosecrans’ letter. It will be seen that the HeraLp gave some time ago a correct synopsis of the points touched upon. The document of the South- erners is signed by a long array of names famous in the rebellion, Lee heading the list. | whe Expulsion of the Negre Members from the Georgia Legislature—A September Session of Congress, Congressional reconstruction in Georgia has come to grief. In the House of Representa- tives of the reconstructed Legislature on Fri- day last, after a strong discussion of several days, a resolution was passed by a vote of eighty to twenty-three declaring, under the new radical State constitution accepted by Congress, the negro members of the body— twenty-five in number—ineligible on account of their race and color. Four doubtful mem- bers remained, who claimed to be white men; but their cases are to be investigated. With the announcement of the vote the expelled negro members rose and left the hall, bowing to the Speaker and waving their hats to the House as they retired. The closing speech on the question of expulsion was made by a black member named Turner—and a strong and somewhat startling speech it was, too—in defence of his equal rights on the floor. As he retired he brushed the dust from his feet 25 an expression of his contempt and as a declara- tion of war against the combination which had expelled him, Now, we have in this proceeding the beard- ing of the African lion in his den, and there will be some trouble about it. The reports of the proceedings resulting in this expulsion of these colored legislators are not very clear a8 to the composition of this anti-negro white vote. If we are not mistaken, however, the radical majority in the House as it stood was made up of the negro members ; but the reso- lution which declared these members incompe- tent to vote on the question of their own eligibility being supported, as our corre- spondent informs us, by over half the republi- can whites, they, too, as it appears, have fallen under the indignation of the blacks. Turner, however, in his closing appeal poured out the phials of his wrath against the demo- cracy, and said that ‘democratic principles will never find their level till they reach the regions of Pluto and Proserpine,” and that ‘I will do all Ican to make my race hate democracy;” that “‘this thing means revolution. Look out, carpet-baggers! When we go they will turn you out, impeach Governor Bullock and upset the constitution.” The truth of the matter appears to be this: The republican members, or a sufficient num- ber of them to carry the point, finding the democrats intent upon expelling the blacks, assisted them at least so far as to declare them incompetent to vote on the question of their right to seats in the House, and thus giving full power to the democrats to carry out their design, it was carried out. We see here a radical trick to make a case for a September session of Congress, and such a session will doubtless be the result. But what can Con- gress do in this matter? The State constitu- tion, under which this proceeding was pushed through,’has been accepted by Congress, and Georgia holds now the status of New York as a State in the Union. But the constitutional amendment, article fourteen, says (first sec- tion), that ‘‘all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,” and ‘no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States,” &c. We have nothing here about officeholding, but we know the construction which the present Congress, on this Georgia test, will apply to this article ; it will be that those negro members of the Legislature were wrongfully expelled. What then? This fourteenth article says at the close (section five) that ‘the Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legisla- tion, the provisions of this article.” The case, then, is clear enough. The radi- cal party in Georgia, finding the negro vote slipping away from them, assisted the demo- crats, so far at least as to give them the ma- jority in the House of Representatives, to expel the negro members, in order to make a case which would compel Congress to assem- ble in September to reconstruct Georgia and the other reconstructed States over again. The Georgia democrats, it seems to us, have made a great mistake in being inveigled into this trap; for the negro vote, which they were rapidly gaining, will probably. be rallied against, according to Turner's declaration that “I will do all [ can to make my race hate the democracy.” At all events, from this expul- sion of the negro members from the Georgia Legislature we may look for a September ses- sion of Congress and a little more of Southern reconstruction. . The New Dominion—Nova Scotia Votes Repent, Matters do not improve in the Dominion Confederation. Attorney General Wilkins has claimed for Nova Scotia the liberty to secede when she wishes from the Union. If Nova Scotia does not get what she wants before the next session of the Legislature the Nova Sco- tians, according to Attorney General Wilkins, will proclaim their independence, and if not he will claim the protection of the United States. Such is the position taken by so bigh a func- tionary as the Attorney General. It is repeal, or annexation—a serious position, and which has been rendered still more serious for Eng- land by the result; for, as we learn by our tele- gram from Halifax, the Legislature of Nova Scotia voted the anti-confederation resolution of the Attorney General unanimously yester- day, two members—the “only Union members | in the House"—retiring before the division. Mr. Wilkins closed his address with a perora- tion, couched in most violent language, against the bond with Canada. It remains to be seen how Great Britain will | treat the case. Guided by the highest legal authority in the colony, the local Legislature is really in rebellion against the Crown, and the majority of the inhabitants support their rep- resentatives, Will the Queen concede the right of peoples to choose their own govern- ments? She can scarcely do so safely, for Ire- land would claim the benefit of the rule. Mili- tary force is dangerous, for it may provoke revolution. The crisis is critical to the execu- tive. General Butler arrived on the spot just at the moment of the ‘blow up” with his reci- procity. papers, and may perhaps enlighten both parties, rupture between Nova Scotia and the Domin- fon; and it is not to be denied that if the Blue Moses do not receive active assistance from the United States they may safely count on a large amount of useful sympathy. We are not unprepared for a | Our Mexican correspondence rings the changes on the same old story of violence and disorder, The assassination of General José Maria Patoni on the 18th of August by some officers of the military staff of General Ciuto fs an outbreak of the murderous mania which has already cost so many lives, including the life of the late Emperor Maximilian. The murder of General Patoni caused a strong pub- lic feeling against General Cauto. It was feared that the latter would pronounce against the supreme government of Mexico and against General Corona, who, on the receipt of the news of the assassination, at once despatched a courier with official instructions to the au- thorities of Durango to arrest and imprison all the officers implicated, together with General Cauto himself. General Santa Anna is report- ed to be again maturing a conspiracy against the Juarez government. General Lozada, who has immense stores of corn and war material, is also reported to have issued a strong pronunciamiento against the government, declaring himself free and independent. General Marquez and General Santa Arna are said to understand each other’s movements, and to be equally de- termined to destroy, if possible, the present government of Mexico. Santa Anna thoroughly comprehends the Mexican character, and no one knows better than he does how effectually money can be used in fomenting revolutions in Mexico. He is said to be in possession of enough money to awaken the most serious ap- prehensions on the part of Juagpz that he will not much longer delay a fresh attempt to seize the reins of power. ~ The news of the reported purchase of Sina- loa by Mr. Seward has created a sensation among the officeholders and others opposed to the sale and occasioned the expression of di- verse sentiments on the part of the people. Not a few property holders would be likely to welcome the Americans. But the Mexican press was generally unfavorable to the sale and was greatly alarmed at reports of filibus- tering movements from Cuba, New Orleans and the Rio Grande to the Pacific coast. This chronic state of anxiety and disorder and murderous rivalry between ambitious mili- tary chiefs must eventually be ended. Before the approaching departure of General Rose- crans on his mission to Mexico there will be sufficient time for the President and Mr. Sew- ard to prepare such full and explicit instruc- tions for the new American Minister as may enable him to expedite the inevitable conclu- sion of the long series of Mexican difficulties. No remedy will prove finally decisive except the absorption of Mexico bythe United States, As a part of our territory it may look forward to the establishment of order and to the de- velopment of the marvellous resources with which nature has endowed it. Minister Johnson's Virst Specch in England. The Honorable Reverdy Johnson, United States Minister to the Court of Great Britain, made his first public appearance in England on Thursday evening, during the progress of, the annual feast of the Master Cutlers in Sheftield, our representative attending as a guest by special invitation, The worshipful chairman, the Master Cutler, toasted ‘The health of the American Minister,” a compliment to which Mr. Jobnson responded in an address compre- hensive in expression, philanthropic in senti- ment, and of an exceedingly reassuring import to the peace and nationality of the English people. After conveying his personal thanks for the honor conferred upon him by the Cutlers Mr. Jobnson said that he came to England as a ‘‘messenger of peace ;” that he “recognized everywhere strong proofs of friend- ship,” which were “‘reciprocated in his native country.” The learned gentleman averred that ‘‘for no people under the sun had America kinder feelings than for her Majesty's sub- jects.” “They were really one people,” and “in their joint hands liberty would live for- ever.” Of the more immediate home past Mr. Johnson, referring to our civil war, said, ‘The war had this compensation—it ended slavery.” Peering into the political future the new Min- ister anticipated the issue of the Presidential election contest by general proclamation of a valuable guarantee of international security in the words, ‘“‘however the present canvass ended, he could personally vouch for the next President as a warm friend of England.” Commercially Minister Johnson endorsed the excellence of the cutlery of Sheffield, ‘famous throughout the whole civilized world.” With refined taste and in obedience to his gentlemanly instinct Mr. Johnson did not men- tion the Alabama claims or speak of the ex- tensive smuggling of English cutlery into the territory of the Union which is carried on across the Canadian border. The honorable gentleman concluded his speech amidst ‘vo- ciferous applause,” in the delivery of which the Master Cutlers displayed gratitude, good feeling and taste. The Merchant Marine of the United States. According to the statement of Mr. Delmar, Director of the Bureau of Statistics at Wash- ington, the total tonnage of our merchant marine is 3,563,028 tons, without reckoning the loss of vessels during the last year. The losses would not vary the estimate much. In 1860, the year before the war, we had over 868 tons, We lost, therefore, during the past eight years about 1,800,000 tons, Eng- land gained in the same time 5,000,000—that is, her tonnage increased from 4,000,000 to 9,000,000, The mercantile marine of France grew in that period from 1,500,000 to 3,000,000 tons. The tonnage of England has more than doubled, that of France about doubled, and that of the United States has declined more than a third. This is a very humiliating state of things, and onght to arouse the government and ship- ping interests to earnest endeavors for restor- ing this country to its former maritime great- ness and supremacy. If Congress, instead of wasting its time about the everlasting negro, would turn its attention to the shipping and commerci show more wisdom and patriotism. We used to build the best and cheapest vessels, and can do #0 again under proper laws and with a reduction of the enormous taxation that now paralyzes industry, No country in the world has finer or more abundant materials, and none have more skilled shipbuilders and arti- compared to this for ita vast extent of sea coast and fine harbors. rivers and lakes, and NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1368. none furnish auch an abundance and variety of products forcommerce. It is a shame that our mercantile marine remains so swall compared with that of other countries which have far less advantages. The war has been closed now over three years, and yet little or nothing has been done to revive this important national interest. We call upon the government and our merchants and capitalists to ponder over these humiliating facts and to do something in the way of restoring the maritime greatness of the republic. An Irish War in Ireland. Ireland is now agitated by a war excitement of a peculiarly nativist character, the troops of Queen Victoria being in collision yesterday with some thousands of the inhabitants in an endeavor to quell a formidable potato riot which took place in the city of Cork. Our cable telegram does not state what particular condition of ‘the potato induced the disturb- ance, whether it was too small or too dear, or ill flavored, or being exported in vast quanti- ties to England; but we dre simply informed that the streets of Cork were filled with rioters, that the military were called out, charged on the crowd and dispersed over three thousand persons at the point of the bayonet, and that incendiary fires of an alarming and damaging character spread in the town subsequently. This untimely emeute constitutes quite an unexpected difficulty for Mr. Disraeli—a difficulty which that great statesman may not for the moment know how to deal with. He is perfectly at home on the Irish Church ques- tion; but we doubt, with due respect for his wonderfal versatility of talent and inspired sources of knowledge, whether he is fully posted on the subject of potato riots anda street war in Cork. If not he will find himself in a very critical position during the period of the Irish elections, and may sustain a great loss in the number of his parliamentary sup- porters from that country, unless it may be that Lord Strathnairn, the Commander-in- Chief in Ireland, can deal with the case according to his experiencies in India, The potato having been introduced into Ireland from America, it is to be hoped the Premier will not discover traces of ‘foreign con- spiracy” in the matter, but say it is simply the old Irish ‘“leaven’—the ‘‘unleavened bread” and the people. Our Croton The account of the mode by which the me- tropolis is supplied with water, which we pub- lished at such length yesterday, must have proved highly interesting to all our readers, embracing as it did not only the minute history of the Croton aqueduct, but the improvements and additions to that important piece of en- gineering skill which are in contemplation. The future supply of water required for the vastly increasing growth of the population is a matter of grave moment, and nothing which can contribute to provide for the exigencies that are inevitable should be overlooked. At this time, with a population of only one million, the supply of twenty-one thousand nine hundred millions of gallons a year is not more than enough for the wants of the city, and that is the quantity now consumed or wasted. In twenty years the population will be more than doubled, and it is not too early to make provision for an increased water sup- ply. There is another point in connection with the supply of water which even at this moment requires consideration. We are de- pendent upon the gravitation of the water flow for its ascent into our dwellings, and in many parts of the city it cannot be got up to the higher floors at all, This should be obviated by the liberal use of steam pumps employed to force the water into reservoirs at a sufficient elevation to enable us to get the fluid to the upper stories of the highest buildings in as much abundance as on the lower floors. With the limited area of Manhattan Island we are compelled not only to live, but to carry on many branehes of manufacture away up towards the sky, in the fifth and sixth stories, and it is therefore indispensable that the Cro- ton water should be raised to that elevation. We throw out this suggestion in view of the changes and improvements contemplated in the construction of the new basins and reser- voirs and increased facilities for conducting water into the city. Water. The Money Writers Confounded. We published a few days ago in our financial article the outline of a plan for consolidating the Erie and the Atlantic and Great Western Railways, which made a sensation in Wall street and puzzled while it aroused the ire of some of the money article writers for the daily press, who, because they knew nothing about the matter, rashly decided to treat it as a stock jobbing canard. This is hardly surprising in view of the proficiency which they occasionally display in misrepresenting and distorting facts, but is none the less to be deprecated. The information we gave was derived from the friends of the Atlantic and Great Western Rail- way in London, and the Erie Company con- firms the statement that such negotiations are in progress. We advise the writers referred to in future to suppress their ill nature and do their duty to their respective journals and the public ina more honorable and fair minded manner than they did in this instance, and not say that statements are false when they hap- pen to be facts; for thereby they only display their own ignorance and unscrapulousness— qualities not to be commended in men occupy- ing their position. Geserat Geant Keertina Out oF THE Wav or Potsricians.—It is said General Grant contemplates making a much longer stay in the West and rural districts than was sup- posed. He does not wish to be dragged into the turmoil and entanglements of the existing political struggle. This is sensible and char- acteristic of the General. He leaves the elec- tion to the voice of the people, without attempting to exercise an undue influence, and | he keeps aloof from the politicians, so that, in | interests of the republic, it would | case he should be elected, he may be uncom- mitted and free to take an independent course. In that event he would flank the politicians | and wirepullers proyably as neatly as he did General Lee in the closing campaign of the ' war in Virginia. sans or better sailors, No country can be | MISERABLE GAS. Last night the newspaper offices and hotels down town were nearly in a state of total darkness on ac. count of the miserable quality of the gas furnished hy the New York Gaslight Company. During the day and pight the company were making experk 0 ear eeeeneartitinesiiiticantmeneeesneeenee—coor- ‘The victims of the vile ameli found little consolation in the fact that the company’s new and patented mode of gas purification tested Yesterday cost the consumer at the rate of $3 50 per thousand foet. een THE RAIN STORM. Iés Effects in this City—Cellars in the Lower Wards Submerged, The rain storm of yesterday, although productive of a great deal of personal discomfort, did an incal- culable amount of good, by thoroughly sluicing the garbage-choked gutters which have so long offended the nostrils of even the dullest scented citizens of of New York, True, certain ill-drained localities were submerged towards the latter part of the day, but no drowning casualties occurred. In the lower portions of the city a great many cellars were flooded, and, were it possible to provide a comfortable refuge for the miserable inhabitants, it would be just as well to keep these subterranean pest holes perpetu- ally submerged. The supply of cars, stages and other public conveyances was anything but equal to the demand: spare umbrellas were remarkably scarce, and parties owning water-proof garments showed no disposition to part with them, Busines3 ‘Was greatly impeded and out-of-door work was most entirely suspended. The sidewalk in the net borhood of the Gold Room and Stock Bourds could be seen with the naked eve during the greater por- tion of the day, and ordinary pedestrians were al- lowed the privilege of walking where on fine or on moderately foul days Broad street blatant “bears’? and bellowing ‘bulls’? most do congregate. Streets Washed Away by the Storm in Brooke lyn=Houses Flooded and Travel impeded. Considerable darmage was done in various section# of the city of Brookiyn yesterday by the heavy rain storm which prevailed with considerable violence throughout the day. The water came down in per- fect torrents and small ponds in the outskirts of the city assumed the proportions of lakes deep and broad enough to navigate a vessel on. The pond on Fifth avenue, where the three children and man and woman were (trowned last June, rose to a consider- able height and spread over several blocks. The cellars and basements of a,number of houses in tie vicinity were flooded and the occupants were compelled to get in the upper stories, ‘The streets were like small rivers, and where the grade was steep the water flowed down with so inuch force that it was impossible for horses to keep their feet, There was probably more damage done in Gowanus than in any other section of the city, from the fact that many of the streets have been graded but a short time and are formed in such a manner that when heavy storms occur large portions are washed away. A large amount of damage was done to the streets in that section by the heavy rain storm which occurred a few weeks ago, and the repairs have not yet been completed. Nearly block on Fifth avenue was washed away at that time, carrying with it the Fifth avenue car track. Yesterday the storm caused a similar damage at the same locality. The banks on the east and west side kept caving down gradually until yesterday afternoon, when two hundred yards of the avenue slid down, forming a large excavation and causing a suspension of travel. A number of small houses On Fifth avénue and Douglass street were completely submerged. The unfortunate occupants were compelled to abandon their homes, and in some instances the water rose so fast that they had barely time to collect a few articles of clothing for their immediate use. They were, of course, greatly distressed, and some of the women and children, who scarcely knew where to look for shelter, were weeping bi!terly over their inisfortune. Their lot indeed seemed hard, as they wandered through the streets, drenched with the pitiless rain, in search of accommodation. A portion of Fourth avenue was washed away, in the vicinity of Dor and Degraw streets. The peopie occupy- ing the shanties in Darby's Patch, which lies on the west side of Fourth avenue, were flooded out and had to seek shelter elsewhere. A number of shanties on the flats in the vicinity of Red Hook, and a: the foot of Court street, in the Twelfth ward, were submerged and had to be abandoned by their occu- pants. A portion of Hamilton avenue was washed away, carrying with it the railroad track. Several new buildings in the vicinity were undermined and considerably damaged. ‘Travel was im- peded for some hours yesterday atternoon on Myrtle avenue, opposite Portiand, a large body of earth being washed from Fort Green across the avenue, covering the ratlroad track to the depth of over a foot. Fort Greene, or Washington Park, as it is called, is being remodelled by the Park Commissioners, and some of the mounds which they have put up lately were washed away, the sand dis- appearing down Myrtle avenue. ‘he asphaltum covering which the workmen have been engaged in putting on the northwest portion of the Park, to be used as @ parude ground, has been almost entirely destroyed, It is impossible to tell at the present time what the damage to the Park will amount to. A large body of water formed at the junction of Navy street and DeKalb avenue, and when the De- Kalb avenue cars passed this place the passengera were compelled to stand upon the seats. The water ran down the sewers which empty at the east end of the Navy Yardin such a body yesterday afver- noon that the coverings were thrown from the man- holes and It came out like water spouts. Flushing avenue and fhe streets in the vicinity were flooded, bic! u number of cellars and basements were filled with water. BROOKLYN INTELLIGEYC®. A New TEMPERANCE HALL.—The Sons of Temper- ance at East New York dedicated their new hall, at the corner of Butler street and Atlanuc avenue, on Thursday night. There was a large atiendauce present, BurGLARy.—Onicer Sutton arrested a young man named Jolin Riley, on Friday night, on suspicion of having committed a burglary at the residence of Henry A. Clark, of No. 118 Dean street. The accused was taken before Justice Delmar yesterday aod committed to answer, Tak BROOKLYN DisreNsaky.—Six hundred and twenty-one patients were treated at the Brooklyn Dispensary during the past month. Of the number 288 were maales and 585 feamles; 1,183 prescriptions were gratuitously dispensed, THR Nosggry oF GOVERNMENT Prorsety.~ Charies L. Vent and Jafaes Buckley were takes betore Commissioner Newton yesterday, charget with stealing three hundred pounds of red lead and other articles to the value of $250 from Fort Wads- worth, Buckley was adinitted to bail in the sum of $500 and Vent was sent to jail. ALLEGED LiBEL.—OMcer White, of the Central Office, arrested Edward Boswell, on a warrant issued on the complaint of 4. D. Dorrington, who charged him with being the author of a placard which was found posted on a hydrant in Atlantic street, near his place of business. The accused and complainant had some trouble a iew months since over their do- mestic affairs. Boswell missed his wife, as well as a number of articles about the house, and found the lady at Dorrington’s. Had-it not been for the inter- ference of the police at the time the reporters would have had what they term a “first class murder.’* ‘The placard ailuded to set forth that Dorrington’s house was a place of assignation for married womea. After hearing the testimony Judge Cornwell held Boswell to bail in the sum of $500 to awatt the ao- tion of the Grand Jury. YACHTING NOTES. ‘The Fleetwing will be absent up the Sound fully ten days. The Mystic, Captain Sparkman, left hor anchorage, Gowanus Bay, yesterday, and will cruise for a fort- night in neighboring waters. ‘The Gussie is undergoing repairs. Her owner w delighted with her sailing qualities. Ww wer the White Cap casts anchor there is a crowd of enthusiastic yachting men or seamen to admire her cleanly cut huil. The Whitewing is at anchor of Nyack. rest contentedly with this year's laurels, Commodore Kidd is earnestly engaged in arrang- ing the preliminaries of the Brooklyn Yacht Ctub chowder. The occasion promises to be, as the Arabs , “White stone—lucky day. ridgeport now ow! he Calypso, Such an ele- fleet boat should belong to a New York einb. The Ctytie is at anchor in Bristol harbor, The “blind man sailor’ is such @ host and such an expert, seaman that his boat has frightened the owners of two or three capital sloop yacits in regard to the October race for Vice Commodore's prizes. Won't the idier be in the Octol ey The steam yacht Minnehaha is cosey, comfortabie She can and fast. The Syivie is in Narraganset bay. BOATING NOTES. The race for the sculling championship of America and $2,000, between Henry Coulter and Walter Brown, will take place on the Upper Monongahela course on Wednesday next, 9th inst.,and much in- terest is beginning to be manifested in it. Coulter is industriousiy training for the struggle, as is like. wise Brown, George Kt. Read will row J.E. Leviness a three mile race on the Hudson for $50. What says Levi. ness? ‘The soulling match between John McKiel and Jonn Bigiin, announced to take place on Monday next, at Hoboken, has been postponed one week. and Jared Raymond’ will row a three race at Sing Sing, in seventeen feet working boats, on Tretaeetay September 9% The matcu a for $200 a side, Smooth water is required, | |