The New York Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1868, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR ‘All business or news letter and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New York Heratp. Letters and packages should be preperly sealed. Rejected communications will not be re- turned. EES AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, pe WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and lsh strect Masks AND FACES. bad —— BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Oxiuson BUIELD; O8, NyMpPHs OF THE RADBOW. PIKE'S OPBRA HOUSE, cornet of Eighth avenue and 98d street.—La GRANDE DUCHESS! DB GEROLSTEIN. NEW YORK THEATRE, Brostway.—Tus DRAMA OF Our oF THE STREETS. —— OLYMPIC THEATRE, Brosdwa.—HUMPrY Duurty, ‘With NEW FEATURES. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadvay—THs Naw DRaMa or L'Aniue. i FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sisth ave- nue.—La GRANDE DUOHESSE. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway-EDWIN FORRES? as RICHELIEU. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—KATHARINA THR SECOND. BRYANTS' OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building, Mth street—ETHIOPIAN MIMOTRELSY, 40., LUOBETIA BORGIA. KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, [90 Broadway.—ETH10- PIAN MUNSTRELSY, BURLESQUB, &¢C.—BARBEB BLU. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, (85 Broadway.—Era10> PIAN ENTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DANCING, Scr IOUSE 901 Bowery.—Comio iY, &e TONY PASTOR'S OPER. Vooaism, NEGRO Mix THEATRE COMIQUE, GinaL Lingarp ann V, WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtieth street and Broadway.—Afternoon and evening Performance, DODWORTH HALL, 86 Broaaway.—Tau CBLEBEATED BigNow Butz. PIKE’S MUSIC HALL, 984 street, corner of Eighth avenue —McEvor's HIBEENICON, IRVING HALL, Irving place.—FaLton'’s STEzREor- t100N. Broadway.—Ta® Great Ozi- AUDEVILLE COMPARY, | NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street.—EQUuasTRIAN 4@ND GYMNASTIO ENTERTAINMENT. MRS. F..B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn. ‘Tur Rep Soar. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Hooury’s ‘MrveTRELS—TuR Poor Box, OB THR SERENADING Pagtr. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.o SOIENOE AND ART. TRIPLE SHEET. New ork, Thursday, October 15, 1868. EUROPE. ‘The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated at midni,xht yesterday, October 14. By sp¥cial telegram from London we are informed that Minster Johnson and Lord Stanley will soon settle the <labama claims and Ang\o-American na turalization question, and that Minister Burlingame ‘and the Chirtese Mission have been accepted by all tne courts andl peoples. ‘The Bishop of Tarragona, Spain, is in ar.%08 against the Junta, Mr. Gladstone again assatis the .dnancial Policy of the tories, Italy has a special mig Won in Paris with respect to Rome. Mount Vesuvius w.¥ in active eruption. Consols 94%, money ; fve-twenties 74% in London, and 77% in Frankfort. Paris Bourse firm. Cotton easier in Liverpool, with middling uplands ‘at 10%4.; breadstuifs and provisions without marked change. or By steamship at this port we haves European mail report in detail of our cable telegrams to the 3d of October, including interesting accounts of the chief incidents of the Spanish revolution to date, and the text of Mr. Disraeli’s election address to his constituents, and the British people at large, MISCELLANEOUS. By the Atlantic cable we have confirmation of the coronation of Gobazie as Emperor of Abyssinia, He was Theodorus’ most bitter enemy, and the most successful of the insurrectionary chiefs, The oldest son of King Theodorus opposes his claims. From India we have despatches announcing the end of the civil war in Northern Afghanistan. amir Azim Khan has been defeated and has fled to Bokhara, Addition returns of the election place the republi- can majority in Pennsylvania at 13,000. There are probably nine democrats and fifteen republican Con- gressmen elected, a gain of three for the democrats. ‘The Legisiature is secured to the republicans. In Ohio the democrats gain four Congressmen. Ashley is defeated, but Schenck has beaten Vallandigham. Jn Indiana the returns make the result doubtful. Both parties claim the victory by small majorities, ‘There ta believed to be no change in the Congress- fonal delegation. ‘The news of the republican victories in the late elections has been received with great enthusiasm. General Grant was serenaded at Galena on Tuesday night in honor of the elections, The Methodist Con- ference of Massachusetts was in session at Boston yesterday, and sang the Doxology, “Praise God,” &c., in thankfulness for the victories of peace ana righteousness. Guns were fired at nearly all the points where there were enough republicans to man them. Speaker Colfax spent the forenoon of yester- day at Clev@and, in consequence of missing a rail- road connection. He made @ speech and was con- gratulated in the interval. He is bound eastward, The schooner Isaac C. Hertz, Captain Gray, ar- rived this morning from Aquin, Hayti, which port she left September 27. A few days previous to his sailing the inhabitants, expecting a raid, all fed and took refuge on the shipping lying in the harbor. Captain Gray had 176 persons and a deck load of fur- niture on board his vessel for four days, The J. 0, Hertz lies at Red Hook. The official telegraphic correspondence between Secretary Seward and Minister Hale, at Madrid, which led to the recognition of the provisional gov- ernment in Spain by this country, is given in full in our Washington correspondence. The Gamble poisoning case was resumed at Nanuet on Monday. Mrs. Dorras Stoffel, the nurse, and Henry Winkler, the husband of Margaret, were ex- amined. The case was then adjourned until Tues- day. A convention of colored men, called at the instance Ofth> pelled members of the Georgia Legislature, met in Macon, Ga., on the 6th inst., and unanimously adopted an address and resolutions strongly de- nouncing the action of the democratic majority in the Legisiature. A Commercial Convention, favoring among other things direct railway communication between Nor- folk and the West and Southwest, is at present holding a session in that city. A man named Thomas Maloney, of Peekskill, while very drunk last Sunday was assaulted cause- lessly in a low quarter of that town by one Alfred Dyckman, who is said to be a notorious brute, and after being knocked down was stamped upon, re- ceiving injuries from which he died on Tuesday night? Dyckman escaped, and is supposed tn be in New York city. THE CITY. ‘The Sub-Committee of the Congressional Commit- tee on Retrenchment which ts in session in this city Investigating the alleged whiskey frauds, sum- moned Solicitor Binckley to appear on Tuesday and again yesterday; but he failed to appear on both oc- casions, It is said he refuses to answer the questions propounded because he would thereby compromise President Johnson. He has given up his rooms at the Astor House, and the commitiee have declared him in contempt. A man named Henry Richardson was arrested NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. yesterday for alleged cruelty in beating and dis- figuring a rooster by putting out its eyes and tying itahead under its feathers for the purpose of ex- hibiting it as a headless rooster—a freak of nature. While tiea up in this way the bird was made to per- form, and it is said Richardson’s establisment for this entertainment was situated at a conspiuous Point on Broadway. He was committed in default of bail. The Protestant Episcopal Convention held its seventh session yesterday, The proceedings were very interesting and the speeches made, especially that of Mr. Samuel B. Ruggles, took a wide range nd were at points exceedingly instructive. Some difference has arisen with the House of Bishops, A full report will be found in another column. The quarterly report of the Police Department shows the total force to be 2,653. There were 22,013 arrests made in this city during the quarter. The Josa of property in the district amounted to $341,256, of which $231,219 were restored to owners through the instrumentality of the police. The Congressional nominating conventions of the Constitutional Union party met in the various dis- tricts last evening, but with the exception of James Brooks, who was renominated in the Eighth district, no selections were made, The Young Men's Democratic Association of the ‘Twenty-second ward, on Tuesday evening nomin- ated General W. 8. Hillyer as a candidate for Con- gress from the Ninth district, Mr. H. T. Helmbold yesterday tendered a check of $40,000 to aid the election of Seymour and Blair, in imitation of the example recently set by Judge Pierrepont, Wormald, the pugilist, appeared before Judge McOunn yesterday and was released on $5,000 bail to answer to-day. It is probable this will end for the present the contemplated prize oght with O’Baldwin, The North German Lioyd’s steamship Bremen, Captain Neyuber, will leave Hoboken at two P. M. to-day for Southampton and Bremen. The mails will close at the Post office at twelve M. The steamship Eagle, Captain M. R. Greene, will leave pier No. 4, North river, at three P. M, to-day for Havana. The steamship Monterey, Captain Ryder, of Leary’s line, will sail from pier No. 8 North river at three P. M. to-day for Charleston, 8. 0. The steamship Herman Livingston, Captain Eaton, will leave plier 36 North river at three P. M. to-day for Savannah. The stock market was strong and excited yester- day. Government securities were active and buoy- ant. Gold closed at 138 a 13834. Prominent Arrivals in the City. General O. 8. Shepherd and General James McKib- bon, of the United States Army; Judge George M. Curtis, of New: York, and Judge F. D. Hughes, of Hartford, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. General Clark, of the United States Army, and General Preston, of South Carolina, are at the New York Hotel. Mr. Dangas, Secretary of the Russian Legation, is at the Clarendon Hotel. General T. Barnes, of the United States Army; General Hincks, of Massachusetts, and Commodore H. Follett, of Boston, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Late Elections—Their Satisfactory Re-= sultsGeneral Grant and the Next Cone gress. The results of the late elections in Penn- sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska, as far as ascertained, appear to give very general satisfaction to the masses of both parties. The republicans are somewhat disappointed in some of their State majorities, but, whatever the small figure to which Pennsylvania may be whittled down, they will be satisfied in having secured that important State, because its loss to the democracy settles the Presi- dential contest against Seymour and Blair beyond all redemption. Thus agsured of the election of Grant and Colfax, the republicans are ina very happy frame of mind; for they had their doubts of Pennsylvania, the loss of witich would have materially shaken their cate lations, especially in reference to New York. The d_ Wocrats in this section, on the other hand, had , Uven up Ohio, had almost given up Indiana and Were prepared even for the loss of Pennsylvan.‘@, While making the most desperate struggl* ever known in the Common- wealth to carry it. They had, in fact, pretty generally, very soon a:st the Maine election, qome to the conclusion thst it was all up with Seymour. They are, ther.*fore, inclined to accept with philosophical ‘esignation the general results of these Octobersylections, and especially in view of their gains’ the next Congress. From Philadelphia to tig’ western boundary of Indiana the republicans fall far behind their splendid Congressional mayorities of 1866, and the reason for this falling off, though repeatedly given in our editorial columns, we cannot here avoid repeating again. In 1866 the republicans made their fight for Congress on the constitutional omendment fourteen, against Mr. Johnson’s patent-right policy of Southern restoration, and the popu- larity of that amendment carried every North- ern State and gave the party in power almost three-fourths of the present House of Repre- sentatives. But in 1867, inflated with their grand successes, the radicals of Congress abandoned this fourteenth amendment and proceeded to their military and universal negro suffrage system of Southern reconstruction, and the popular reaction which set in at once against them changed the whole face of things with the New York election of last November and offered the democracy a fine opening for the Presidential succession. They turned the tables upon themselves in their Tammany Con- vention, with their ticket and platform of Sey- mour and Blair; but still we see that the peo- ple have not forgotten the radical excesses of this Fortieth Congress. We see that while the popularity of General Grant is felt in every hole and corner of the country, that while the people delight in honoring the great champion of the Union cause in the war, and still abhor copperheadism, they have no affection for those fanatical radicals prominently connected with the obnoxious radical measures of Con- gress of 1867. We will take two cases in Ohio by way of illustration. First, there is Vallandigham, the accepted embodiment of ultra copperhead- ism. He is again defeated for Congress, and ina district which a war democrat, no doubt, could have carried very handsomely. Next there is Ashley, the conspicuous impeachment leader in Congress, who is, it appears, re- jected by his constituents because he has been hot the sort of representative they wanted. We eee, in short, from the Congressional re- sults of these October elections, that while General Grant is heartily the choice of the people for the Presidency, they want no more of the ultra radicalisms of Congress. Here, then, is a valuable hint to the mismanaged democracy. It is uneleas for them to waste any more labor or ammunition upon Sey- mour and Blair. Their proper course hence- forth is to concentrate their efforts and their resources upon their Congressional candidates. They may still cut down the radical majority in the House of Representatives to less than @ two-thirds vote; and if they do this the veto | The Effect tn Wall Street of the Late Eloc- ‘The New York Democracy=Their ‘True power under President Grant may yet become & power to be respected. Meantime, we expect some good results in the South from these late Northern elections. We expect that the Southern democracy will get that prevailing Southern democratic delu- sion out of their heads that Seymour and Blair are to be elected, and will even begin to sus- pect that the probabilities are in favor of Grant's election without the aid of even a vote from the reconstructed States, We expect, accordingly, very soon, @ considerable abate- ment of those disorderly political excite- ments, bloody party collisions and mysterious assassinations down South, so numerous there of late as to seriously threaten a general reign of violence. When the lawless Southern des- peradoes on both sides discover that the Presi- dential succession is fixed, whatever they may do, they will naturally pause to reflect on their folly and subside into a spirit of mutual tolera- tion. In every point of view, North and South, we look for a new “‘era of good feeling” under General Grant. In view of his election we may say that is already beginning, while in re- gard to the reign of radicalism we are surely near the beginning of the end. Important News from England. By special telegram through the Atlantic cable we received at a late hour last night a news report from England, short and decisive in words, exceedingly interesting in character, and which will be likely to produce a pleasing alteration in the tone of the relations, official and by public sentiment, existing between the United States and Great Britain. Minister Reverdy Johnson and Lord Stanley are in diplomatic harness and actively at work. By negotiation they have almost completed the draft of an Anglo-American naturalization treaty measure, in which the doctrine of the United States with respect to the right of foreigners to transfer their alle- giance on choosing a citizen domicile under our flag is fully maintained—a point which involves, we presume, the concession by England of her claim to hereditary fealty on the part of those born on her soil, and their children, which she asserted so persistently from the period of our Revolution to the time of the war of 1812, and has retained in guasi abeyance since. It will also remove all those chances of anxious legal complications in fami- lies with respect to property bequeathed or coming by inheritance within the British do- minions to former subjects or their descend- ants who were or are now American citizens. The two statesmen took up the question of the Alabama claims next after the subject of naturalization, and were engaged in a consid- eration of Minister Johnson's bill of charges yesterday afternoon, our special correspondent assuring us that it ‘‘will be arranged soon,” subject to the ratification of the two govern- ments, A full settlement may, indeed, take place at the Johnson-Stanley banquet in Liver- pool next week, the footing up of the account being completed at the fountain head of the original injury. This approach to an” international entente appears to" have rendered John Bull amiable ‘and generous to all men; for we are also told that Mr. Burlingame, as head of the Chinese Embassy, was gaining friends daily in London, and that the attacks mude at first by a portion of the British press on the China-American treaty and mission have ceased. Reports had been, indeed, received from all parts of Europe to the effect that the Chinese diplomats will enjoy a warm reception, not only at the dif- ferent courts, but from the peoples ; so that we are able to set forth in our columns to-day tangible proofs of the commencement of a very healthy revolution both in our foreign diplo- macy and vast and increasing commercial in- terest abroad. 8) Anish Revolution Taking Shape. Radical yondencies make themselves dis- tinetly apparen,¢ in the latest expressions of the spirit of the Danish revolution. The most progressive develo, Ment of commercial ideas is seen in the movem.%* toward free trade; the best ideas of retigio.™® Mberty prevail in the abolition of corpora'tions Se oe vom these indi- sive power to save souls; and h. | diene cations of the intellectual foxce ane of the movement it seems in the highes. probable that the nation will not fall behix. | political ideas, but on this sulyject, feclin, itself equally in sympathy with the most advanced ideas of the age, will tend to a monarchy of the most liberal form or for an absolute republic with the same positive step with which it moves to religious liberty and free trade. Toa nation assuming a new character by revolution there is a certain advantage in having been the worst governed and most backward of all civilized communities. With its eyes once opened by suddenly coming into the full light of an intellectual age, it can look upon the image of its former self only with horror and loathing, and clings to no darling iniquity of its ancient system. It accepts at once fully and freely the most advanced ideas of the age and shapes its life in accordance with them; and while, perhaps, other nations that are accepting changes moderately de- nounce these very ideas as Utopian, it makes them the facts of its history. Here, for in- stance, only the other day were Spain and England at such obvious odds by comparison that Spain was most behind and England most ahead of European nations; yet to-day Spain isin advance of England on such a grand point as religious freedom. She decrees the abolition of the Jesuit order and the sale of Church property boldly and broadly, and Eng- land cannot bring herself to cut away that old ruin, the Irish Church. Nay, Spain is even in advance of the United States, since she dare pronounce her faith in free trade and we still flounder on in the great oppression of protection to manufacturers. Prim is reported from Paris to have made certain approaches of friendliness toward France. It this be true it indicates the wiso moderation of the movement and that the Spanish leaders know their safety is in peace. We cannot see that it relinquishes the hope of arepublic. It may rather indicate that the interests in favor of a republic desire to tem- porize and gain time with the ruler whoan they instinctively feel would be most against that end. A Fou Vore.—Nearly one hundred and twenty thousand for the citv of Philadelphia. dons. Wali street, which had calculated upon re- Publican successes at the recent elections, was taken by surprise yesterday morning when the returns from Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana met the eager eyes of the people; for the re- sults were even more flattering to the rapubli- can party than had been anticipated, and the great majority appeared gratified accordingly. Gold had been so much depressed previously that it did not respond to the news as largely as it would have otherwise done, for it failed to touch a lower point than 1363; but the real barometer of public feeling was the market for government securities, which ad- vanced steadily throughout the day under a larger investment demand than has been known on any previous day for many months past. Orders were telegraphed from all parts of the country for five-twenties, and those who had before timidly held back, waiting to be re- assured by political events, came forward boldly as buyers. This is the beginning of a fresh demand for our national securities, which promises to carry them higher than they have been for years, and considering their cheap- ness, in comparison with all the other stocks dealt in on the stock exchange, the margin for a rise is wider than may be generally supposed. Confidence in the public credit has been greatly strengthened by the reassuring voice of the people of the States in ques- tion, uttered through the ballot box, and the bears in the Gold Room have for once @ good argument upon which to base operations for a decline in the premium, 60 far as it is influenced by political causes. The election of Grant is now regarded as @ cer~ tainty, and all fears of repudiation schemes are set at rest. Our securities abroad will respond to the improved tone of public feeling here, and they will be in greater demand than ever for investment in Europe. Even specu- lation in railway shares seemed to derive a fresh impetus from the news, and prices ex- perienced a further rise, although they were far above the range of real values before, and men congratulated each other upon the result as if they had received a personal benefit. The rallying cry now should be, Down with the gold and up with the bonds! The British Press on the American Debt and Credit. The British press appears to be greatly con- cerned about the financial condition and credit of this country, and the Associated Press managers think this so important that they send us telegrams of what such and such a journal says. We are told that one of the journals, speculating upon the views of politi- cal parties here with regard to paying the national debt in paper or specie, argues that i it should be paid in paper the credit of ther country would be so deeply injured that for all future loans the United States would be obliged to pay a higher rate of interest than six per cent, so that they would lose in the end and their economical objects be defeated. This sort of argument is all very well for the British holders of American securities ; for if paid in gold their property would be enhanced in value from twenty-five to thirty per cent; but it is different with the taxpayers of thjs country. If, in the natural course of things, we reach specie payments before any or much of the debt be paid, the British as well as our bondholders at home will in due time be paid in coin, That will come, no doubt, and then there will be no question as to how the debt should be paid. But the people of this coun- try are opposed to forcing specie payments and plunging themselves into financial difficulties or general bankruptcy for the sake of the bondholders and to increase their wealth thirty per cent, while all other property would be depreciated. What is urged now is that the government should take advantage of the present depreciation and its enormous income to reduce the debt as much as possible before we come to a gold basis. As to our wanting loans from abroad, we should be better without them and better off if all our securities were held at home and the large drain of specie to pay the interest were kept among ourselves. England did not lend us money during the war, The enormous amount needed was all raised here, and we can always raise as much as we want without foreign assistance. The British press need not trouble itself about the credit of this country, for that will remain ‘od whether we pay a portion of the debt in * tenders or wait till specie payments be nd pay all in gold. We got along ~t trying circumstances that ever under ie moe. Ain without foreign loans, a nations was place - necessary. and can do so agatit & Be restore » Axorme CuaNcx For FOR.” ‘ake licans havetsecured imPennsyly ait _ aie lature, whiclixis to elect. United States Seu. in the place of Buckalew, democrat. Fcwney, who hae for along time been looking to tii¢ Senate, will now have smother chance; but we fear there are: several other candidates ahead of him, and’ fhat the result will be an- other set back to the obliging Forney’. Henpricxs.—Senator Hendricks, of In- diana, as a candidate for the: Presidency, was defeated by Seymour in Tammany Hall; as a candidate for Governor he was defeated by Baker, and as a candidate for re-election to the Senate he will doubtless be defeated by somebody else. Let him bring in his bill against Seymour and Tammany Hall, Tur Game or Buivrr.—Pierrepont planks down twenty thousand dollars for the cause of Grant and Colfax. Helmbold covers it and goes twenty thousand better for Seymour and Blair, Who comes next? Brooks’ ExPLANATION—That these October elections have been carried by the money of the bloated bondholders. Brooks, we sus- pect, is not a member in good standing in the Manhattan Club. Kyockep Intro Pi—The famous arithme- tician of the Barlow organ of the bonded de- mocracy on the night of the Pennsylvania election. He was completely upset. Att Toren Gort Unper-—Seymour, dieton and Vallandigham. Pen- MoraetsseY Wixs—His bets on the Pennsyl- vania election. What does he care for Sey- mour? A Viorory ror Anpy Jounson—The elec- tion of a democratic Mayor in Philadelphia, Does not Johnson remember McMichael ? | Stopes Policy. The result of the elections in Pennsylvania and the West settles one point to the eatisfac- tion of all candid and unprejudiced men, and that is that the defeat of Seymour and Blair in November is foreordained and unavoidable. Indeed, it even renders the prospects of Sey- mour and Hoffman in the State of New York gloomy, if not hopeless, and indicates the re- versal of the large democratic majority won last year upon the whiskey and lager beer issue and the return of the State to its old re- publican position. Under these circumstances it will be well for the shrewd and far-seeing politicians who control the democracy in this city to take a calm review of the situation and to adopt a line of policy which may help them at the present time and afford some hope of redemption in the future. The wisest thing they can do isto give up both Seymour and Hoffman as hopelessly lost and concentrate all their strength, influence and money upon the Congressional districts throughout the State. New York, with her great commercial in- terests, has a heavy stake in the policy of the national government and should above all things seek to secure a strong position with the new administration through the means of an influential conservative majority in Congress. The elections show that the people all over the country discriminate between Grant and the radicals; for while they declare with wonder- ful unanimity in favor of the hero of the war they at the same time repudiate such men as Ashley and Ben Wade and banish them from Congress. * All that the democracy can now hope to do is to strengthen General Grant’s hands in Con- gress so that he may rid himself of radicalism and restore the government to its constitu- tional limits. If they can secure over one- third of the House of Representatives they may prevent the passage of laws over Grant’s veto and strike down the power of radicalism if it should endeavor to raise its head after the 4th of March next. This is an object worth striving for, and it is one which should commend itself to the shrewd leaders of the New York democracy. If they devote their energies to its accomplishment they will lay a solid foundation for a revival of their party in 1872, and may then redeem their fallen fortunes. A strong Congressional representation, es- pecially from such a State as New York, can never be overlooked or despised. President Johnson Among the Prophets. President Johnson declares in his National Thanksgiving proclamation that in the year now drawing to its end ‘‘the art, skill and labor of the people of the United States have been employed with greater diligence and vigor and on broader fields than ever before, and the fruits of the earth have been gathered into the granary and the storehouse in marvel- lous abundance. Our highways have been lengthened and new and prolific regions have been occupied. Weare permitted to hope that long protracted political and sectional dissen- sions are, at no distant day, to give place to returning harmony and fraternal affection throughout the republic. Many foreign States have entered into liberal agreements with us, while nations which are far off and which heretofore have been unsocial and exclusive have become our friends, The annual period of rest which we have reached in health and tranquillity, end which is crowned with so many blessings, is, by universal consent, a convenient and suitable one for cultivating personal piety and practising public devotion.” The President, therefore, recommends “‘that Thursday, the 26th day of November next, be setapart and observed by all the people of the United States as a day for public praise, thanksgiving and prayer to the Almighty Cre- ator and Divine Ruler of the universe,” &c. This proclamation is no less eloquent than brief. It presents a glowing historical picture of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. It affords, moreover, encouraging indications that the religious revival recently set on foot atthe Water street den of “the wickedest man in New York” has reached even the White House at Washington. What calls, however, for special notice is the lyric rapture with which the President lifts up his voice like a David or an Isaiah, and, dating the procla- mation on the 12th of October, takes his stand vil, ¢ vil Dk OnE Too general raX wbicy vet very elementt would ste! among the prophets on the very eve of the elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska—elections which promise to assure the elevation of General Grant to the Presi- dential chair and, consequently, the fulfilment of Mr. Johnson's prediction ‘‘that long pro- tracted political and sectional dissensions are, at no distant day, to give place to returning hamzony and fraternal affection throughout the repidlic.” We know not whether, like Balaam of eld, the President opened his mouth per ‘ we do know that, like that Vox, he has been constrained to sp, wt we hear him prophesying Late \ FOR Srymc'UR—The fa yeaterday. The to be in fagor of eee satisfactory as “discharging” one’s “duty.” im the carriage ways. Beyond the fact that a state of affairs, candidate's spiritual prayer book in hand and eyes turned heavenw: his imagination under such a circumstance? the ’Offman for Governor. exhasperated his listeners, who were, ‘The Citizens’ Association, ‘in the discharge of {t9 duty to the people of this city,” has issued another “prief communication. Well, there ts nothing 50 Soon after the news from Pennsylvanis was re- ceived on Tuesday night a large number of “homos’* ‘were seen “lying around loose” on stoops and side- walks (greatly to the disturbance of the blue-coated gentlemen, who, in the ‘midnight watch, contem- — Plate the glory of the heavens’), while others were (students, doubtless, of geometry) making concentric — circles, devious curvatures and unseemly baselines quantity of unrectified benzine and Pennsylvania Juice of the rye were permitted to run out of their kegs on that night no reason can be assigned for this ‘There was an ordinance of the city government which prohibited the erection of wooden or other awning posts on the sidewalks to their obstruction. Has it been repealed, or, like a thousand other good laws, permitted to sleep the sleep that knows no awakening by those gentlemen in blue who are paid 80 largely for doing that which they never think of doing—namely, causing the laws to be respected. In this city, particularly, and during a Presiden- tial canvass, nothing can be ranked a greater folly than the holding of a religious conference. In its place piety is nice, but when the nominee of a party for the Chief Magistracy is looked upon asa light | and a pillar of the Church holding the convention, / silent objurgation is apt, like pepper and salt, to mingle itself with public prayer. Just fancy the state, while, with open the great enemy of mankind whispers in his ears the result of the elections in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio and Nebraska. Who wouldn’t gtve wings to An enthusiastic democratic citizen from Cockney- dom, which is ‘‘werry near Lunnun, you know,” was heard to remark that he went in for The remark greatly of course radicals and henemies to the constitution. This is the season for gorgeous sunsets. If you would look upon Nature’s pictures—pictures that the most distinguished painters (and among these we include those original geniuses who adorn that architectural embellishment on Twenty-third street, and Fourth avenue, known as the National Acade- my of Design), can but distantly and feebly imitate— stand anywhere on streets running at right angles to and westwardly of Broadway and look towards the Jersey shore when the sun, about to “bid the world! good night,” with @ thousand colors and modifica- tions of colors pencils the clouds so artistically thas ercise through @ part of yesterday. ‘Tyng-a-ling-a-ling to your hearts’ content; to the rescue! Tyng-a-ling. FINE ARTS. Houdon’s Statue of Washington. statue of George Washington. the disposal of Mr. Hubard’s representativés. money will be cheerfully supplied. the soul is lifted out of the slough of grinding com- merce to the contemplation of scenes that money cannot purchase. What a pity it is that men en- dowed with eyes can see nothing above them |— nothing good, massive, glorious, soul-purifying or inspiring. * The Convention of the Episcopal Church, which has been “considering” the condition of the denomt- nation for some days past, commenced ringing one, of ita little bells om Tuesday and continued the ex- Tyng-a-ling, and, gentlemen, fire off as many canons as you please, only don’t make too great bores of yourselves when mounted in the battlements of your faith. St. George Eight years ago the Committee on Arts and Sct- ences, under a report to the Common Council of thie i city, recommended the purchase, for the adornment of the City Hall, of a copy in bronze of the Houdon Before the report could be acted upon the breaking out of the war diverted the attention of our people to other anc more pressing matters than art, and, moreover, the owner and artificer of the copy (the late W.J Hubard was then living in Virginia, with whic) State all communication had been broken off. The work itself—which had been brought to this city witt) the view of offering it to the municipal authorities— wae never returned, out still remains here awaiting It is now proposed, in default of the acquisition of #0 fine @ work by the Corporation, to purchase tt for the Park by private subscription; and it is no doubted that when our citizens shall have mad themselves acquainted with the surpassing merits 0 Houdon’s statue and this bronze facsimile th With the desire of contributing to the accomplish ment of this end we have a few words to say of th: sculptor, the original statue in marble and the rep lica which the citizens of New York have now amos fortunate opportunity of securing. Nicolas Houdon was one of the most eminent sculp tors of France and was in the height of his fame a the time that he was chosen by Mr. Jefferson to exe. cute for the State of Virginia a statue of her great est son, the pater patria. Houdon had shown in hi’ ideal works the highest constructive genius, but ht supreme excellence was in the exactitude and fidelt) ty of his delineations of form. He reproduced & marble with the most wonderful accuracy any livin; model that was submitted to him, and in the work ing out of detalls he had no equal in his day. Frou a singie block of marble he carved a human skeletor which is now to be seums of Paris and which is not distinguished from the natural skeletons surround it, In the vestibule of the Francais ig wo seen in one of the mu tha Théatre u Royal the visitor sces hi sitting yf py @ work so instinct wii! smile that sat always on the Il Ferney that it looks as if been suddenly turned into e livin; tone. ture the greatness of Washington, recognized truthfulness—what w: the important work to commanding citizen of Ameri should do, and this could do most successfully. dy of his illustrious model, which now stands in the life, so wonderfully verisimilar in the mockiny, J of the Lge o | . Jelfersoi fit Jelverson who had been commissioned by the State of Vir ginia to select an artist to commemorate in sculp a once in this one trait of Houdon—his marvellou ‘above all things, wanted ii done. Idealization of th re of Washington was not wanted To reproduce his majestic presence, to represen him as he moved among men, to hand him down ti form and sembiance as he was, not in Roman toga not as a mythical hero, not as a demi-god, but wear ing the habtliments of his time and as a republicats| this was what the sculpto | foudon, alone of all sculptors Accordingly his services were secured, and he cam: fount Vernon, and there, from carefu he made the statu, Capitol at Richinond anc which has commanded for more than eighty year: the admiration of all who have visited that city. ‘Thirteen years ago the late W, J. Hubard, himsel produced three copi rated with approp) Va., on the 4th of 1836, when Henry A. ceremonies at Lexingtul eminent a8 an artist, obtained permission of th | Legisiature of Virginia to make copies of this statu: in bronze. He erected a foundry at gag anc guts Grant. Becrteedithcitead 4 erage rr 7 is —_—_— -{'vered an oration before the cadets of the Virgin! , rong SET MATCH. es Institute. The second was purchased b THE INTERNAT! pohias the State of North Carolina, |The third is that wit pare : to purchase for , | Second Bay. “ning the act aud. faithful reproductions i | At the appointed time yesterday M. qoason cricketers were on hand at the grounds at, City, but the forbidding state of the wen prompted those present to seek the comfortable f. side in the clubhouse rather than attempt any display on the field, Jt will be readily understood that were very few present as spectators and this fact also tended to dampen the ardor of the knights of the willow, Shortly after two o'clock, however, the Ali England Eleven went to tho wickets, Smith and Jupp leading off against the bowling of Charles Newhall and Nor- ley. The ground was in such a condition as to be deprived of all life and render the ball siimy and Tost dificult to be flelded. George Wright gave Jupp his quietus by a five catch at long leg of of Norley’s bowling, and when the stirmps were drawn Grimth and Smith were at the bat and the score standing at 21, The first wicket fell for six rans only. Should the weather be favorable the game will be commeneed to-day at eleven oWlock; if pot, then it will be counted a draw. On Friday the Eleven will have @ base bail trial, and on Saturday they will probably leave for home, A SLY THIEF. Povankesrste, Oct. 14, 1968, In January, 1965, Abraham Grenthal was arrested in New York and brought to this city charged with picking Isaac Avery’s poeket at the depot here of $1,100, Grenthal gave bail, depositing $1,500, and afterwards forfeited it. He was again arrested in New York last summer and again gave bail, once more depositing the money here. His case was called on, before Judge Barnard, in the Circuit here to-day, and Grenthal was present. When the court took @ recess for dinner everything was in readiness for his trial, but after dinner, when the prisoner wa. called on to appear, it was ined that he had and again forfeited bis beil. ther the Centra! It is positively certain that Houdon’s representation of Washington ever mad any t none so good can possibly be made hereaned rb ing at Rome ha! on from th erieace has cuary is p ine of Mareus Aur 0 us in excellent pres oot jown that for the opt ‘aple to ‘bie. T equestte. come dow. age of the Gy deco,tate the ga. crum@ed under aa e. ag 00g OF Houdon ™ offered for the Park can a \ the cost: of an origina: commita, woe a the dist iterested proposai to haw A incton e tected on some fine gite Of s Pleasure ground may mees with puni™. is ee «posure of two turies. T THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘ ‘ ‘The followfng record will show te ch ang ** 0 temperature for the past twenty-four In 70rs, ae! at Hudnavs , pharmac 9 12M. Average temperature. Average temperature WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, ‘The United States steamer Getteysburg satlea i Key West on the 23d ult. for Aspinwall. On the 24th ult. the United States supply bark Pa yoyor, Commander for the coast of Africa, to take away the supp! maining ‘at Loanado, heretofore used as a naval stadium but now about to be abandoned. Park should not be wanting tn a statue of W: hing fy Stanton, departed from Koy ve. , while the marble nymphs tha ns of the Roman nobility ha; “4 statue of Washington, nov » purchased for one hat vion, and we trust tl f