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ee ‘Sgainst the Mexican government and finally threaten her independence. Hence foreigners are nota little responsible for the lawlessness and revolution that prevail in Mexico. Things at length came to such a pass that Mexico, to ‘aise a revenue, was forced to invade private rights, and the only one that could be touched safely, without running counter to the spirit of the age, was the Church property ; and we find from the record, as all who have lived in Mexico know, that foreign merchants, bankers and shippers drew the milk from this fine Pocoanut. : ™ Foremost and most daring among the for- eign speculators in Mexico were England, ‘France and Spain. France, or rather Napo- TIL, carried the game with a high hand juntil General Grant had suppressed our own gigantic rebellion. No sooner was the latter ended than he gave Europe to understand that “‘he had placed one hundred thousand men on the Rio Grande as an army of observation; ‘nd that the French would have to leave Mexico—peaceably, if they chose, but forci- bly, if they refused.” He was ready at a mo- ment to order General Sheridan into Mexico were it not for the temporizing policy of our jaunty diplomatic letter writer, Seward. Should Grant be elected President he would adopt the policy attempted now by Napoleon in Europe. He will gradually work all the republics of this Continent into one confederacy for mutual protection and to develop the re- sources of the New World. It need not be other than a work of peace; and Grant’s motto is— “Let us have peace.” Tue GamBiine Rina.—The gamblers and sporting men all over the country have made bets amounting in the aggregate to some eight hundred thousand or a million dollars on the election of Seymour as President of the United States. The recent elections have shown that the democratic candidates have no possible chance of success, and hence all those who have staked their money upon the democratic ticket are anxious for a ‘‘change of front,” in order that they may save their bets. The re- cent movement in favor of the withdrawal of Seymour and Blair is a mere business opera- tion designed to cover these sporting opera- tions ; but the chances are that the candidates will insist upon ‘‘sticking,” and thus compel NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1868, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. The Provi-ional Junta of Spain Dissolved. Ex-Queen Isabella Expected in ‘England. SPAIN. ‘The Central Provisional Junta Dissolved= Recommendations for Reform. MADRID, Oct, 22, 1868. ‘The Centra! Provisional Junta held its last session yesterday. Resolutions were adopted urging the abolition of capital punishment, the removal of the convict prisons and prisoners from Spain to Africa and the Philippine Islands, and the formation of vol- unteer rifle associations throughout the country. After recommending all the local provisional juntas to follow their example the Central Junta dissolved, The Exiled Royal Family to Shelter in Enge land. Lonpon, Oct, 22, 1868, The Prince and Princess Girgenti have arrived at Brighton, The ex-Queen of Spain ts expected to join them at that place, CUBA. The Insurrection in Tunas—The Insurgents Conscripting All Able Bodied Men, White and Black. HAVANA, Oct. 22, 1868. Despatches have been received here giving particu- lars of outrages by insurrectionisis in the province of Tunas. The insurgents had taken to incendiarism and robbery. A band headed by Rubalcatva had * burned all the houses, mills, cane flelds, &c., on the plantations about La Vegita, between the city of Tunas and Puerto Manati. The country was com- pletely desolated. The insurrectionists were conscripting all able bodied men, white aud black, but desertions were frequent. The negroes were in great fear of the band and were fleeing before them. An incendiary proclamation had been discovered ooling upon the negroes to rise and assassinate the Financial and Commercial Intelligence. HAVANA, Oct. 22, 1868. Exchange—On London, 144 a 15 premium; on United States, 60 days, currency, 24 a 23 discount, and on United States, short sight, currency, 22 a 21 those who have been rash enough to bet upon Seymour's election to abide by the conse- quences of their folly. ‘Tae ALABAMA CLAIMS AND ARBITRATION.— It is rumored that the Czar of Russia and the King of Prussia have both been suggested as arbiters in the Alabama difficulty. We are willing to believe that such is only a rumor. What does either the Ozar or King William know or care about the Alabama claims? Fancy either the one or the other wading through those piles of documents!* It is pre- posterous. Three stubborn John Bulls and three cunning Yankees would form a jury worth twenty crowned ninnies. Me. Bergh on Tuat Deap Horsk.—Read the interesting statement which we publish from Mr. Bergh elsewhere in this paper. The whole difficulty, it seems to us, is embodied in the last sentence of the letter, to wit:—‘‘The owner of the horse was with much difficulty discovered, arrested and taken before Justice Hogan and discharged.” Has Justice Hogan anything to say? The boot is on that leg now. West Viremta Exxzction.—There is an- other grand chance for democratic arithmetic. There were ‘‘democratic gains” in the election in West Virginia yesterday, which are said to be large by the democrats; but the republicans say not large enough to carry the State. As the result is not known and both sides claim a victory, there is a fine field for figuring. NOTES ABOUr TOWN. Will Police Superintendent Kennedy cause the in- efticient ornamental policeman whose post is at the Roosevelt street ferry to be removed and his place supplied by one who can keep order among the cart- men, aud prevent accidents to predestrians. Wonder if San Francisco or Arequipa after the late earthquakes looks anything like the upper portion of Fifth avenue at present? Such an accumulation of bricks, mortar, planks and debris has rarely been collected together on any thoroughfare. The “statty” of Justice shedding tears and with the scales in one of her hands far from “bevel level’? wiil not be removed from the City Hall to the new Court House on Chambers strect. The Supervisors’ “ring” know too much for that, . Chiropodists will lament and philanthropists will rejoice at the “downfall” of high-heeled boots and the adoption of the sensible, substantial broad-heeled English boot by the ladies, If the fair creatures will also take a reef or two in the pannier there will be no longer any necessity for the Grecian bend. Fish is plenty and cheap, and very dubious just now in and near Falton Market. What John Ran- dolph once remarked of a defunct inhabitant of the briny deep may be said of mach of the stuif exposed on the stands:—“They stink and shine and shine and stiuk like a rotten mackerel in the moon- lignt.”" South and West streets have their sidewalks so crowded with chain cables, anchors, old sails and fish and tar barrels that it is really amusing to sec a laay eiegantly attired attempt to run, with a hop, skip and jump, the gaunuet through them. Of course M. P.’s do not see these things. How is it possible, and their eyes shaded with greenbacked vizors? ‘The Street Commissioner would do the inhabitants of the “Bloody Sixth” a favor if he would cause to be regutated the litte “triangular square” formed by the convergence of the streets at the place known as the Five Points. There are too many loose stones and brickbats lying around loose and too much un- rectified benzine and distilled lightning in the neigiivoriood to be pleasant in the event of a row, ‘There are in the city of New York, to run its ex, tensive machine and outside of the Police Depart- ment,1,140 heads of bureaus, deputies and clerks, with salaries ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. About one- haif of these couldn't tell to save their incomes what their peculiar business is or where their desks are. “A penny for loaf of bread, a sixpence for a needle, and that’s the way the money goes; pop goes the weasel.” ‘Target companies are an Institution in Gotham. ‘They belong to the great army of D, B.'s, and know exactly how to squeeze prizes out of unfortunate candidates and expectants of fat things. They even rival the reguiar militia in their music and accoutre- ments. And then to see the crowd “mosey” home, alter tho shooting, each one wearing his blushing honors thick upon him, consisting of $1 50 cake baskets, wreaths of flowers, seventy-five cent table casters and lead cups, is rich, rare and excruciat- ingly funny. Cannot something be done to suppress the ticket @peculators who infest the entrances to all our lead~- ing theatres? If a poor peanut vendor or apple woman would venture near the precincts of those establishments the plue-coated guardians would pounce on them in a twinkling. Yet here are a set of disreputadie individuals who interfere with legitimate business people and annoy their customers. The police not only suffer them to pursue their occupa- tion, but in some cases, as at Niblo’s the other night, they embark in ticket specuiation themselves. discount, Sugar tirm at 83¢ @ 8% for No. 12 Dutch standard. vi THE NEW DOMINION. The New Brunswick Oarsmen—The Storm Northward. Sr. JOHNS, N. B., Oct. 22, 1863. Asptrited public meeting held here to-day was attended by the leading merchants, members of the Legislature, editors and others, It was resolved to present the winners of the race yesterday, in Springfleia, with $2,000 in gold, and the City Council was requested to confer upon them the jom of the city, and to have a medal struck commemora- tive of their victory over the champion oarsmen of the United states. A very heavy storm of sicet and snow prevails cast of Pictou, CALIFORNIA. Murder of a Naval Officer in San Francisco Naval Court of Inquiry. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, 1668, Captain Mitchell, commander of the United States steamer Saginaw, was murdered to-night at the corner of Stockton and Sutter streets, in the very heart of the city. The was robbed. iry recently held at tl serious a mmander Russell are favorable to the acc The charges were made to President Johnson over a forged name. ALABAMA. Horrible Outrage by Nogroes—Highway Rob- bery. MoBILE, Oct. 22, 1868. A white woman, sixty years of age, was assaulted and ravished by three negroes on the outskirts of this city yesterday in broad daylight. Her life is in serious danger from the injuries inflicted. The citi- zens are in pursuit of the negroes. A market man was assaulted by negroes yesterday morning a short distance from the city and Tan wounded by a musket shot. While insensible he was robbed of everything, even his shoes, ILLINOIS, Meeting of the Executive Board of National Underwriters—Second Day’s Proceedings. CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 1868, The Executive Board of National Underwriters re- assembled this morning. The report of William C, McLean, chairman of the Committee on Local Boards and Rules, setting forth the duties of insur- ance companies relative to rates aud the or- ganization of local boards, was made the special order for to-morrow. The Gommittee on the Form of Policy presented a lengthy report, pointing out numerous discrepancies inthe common form of insurance policies ‘and giv. ing an improved form. The report — the impor- tance of more explicit language in polictes of all in- surance companies, The report was adopted. ‘The special committee to whom had been referred the matter of a perinanent committee on incendiar- iam reported, recommending the appointment of a committee of tweive—three in Hartford, three m New York, three in Ohio and three in Chicago, the coe branch to have jurisdiction over the New ae the New York branch over the Middle States, Ohio Branch over that State, Ten- nesee, Kentucky and Virginia, and the Chicago branch over Lilinois and the Northwestern States. ‘The report was adopted and the following committee aeons — fartforda— Webster, Kell and Eldridge. New York—Hastings, Ranking and A. J. Smith. Ohio—J. B. Bennett, H. B. Cassilly and A. M. res. Chicago—Thomas Goodman, William E. Rollo and S. Pp. Walker, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. A heavy snow storm prevailed at the North yes- terday, extending from New Brunswick to Toronto, From two to four inches of snow fell in Montreal, Kingston, Ottawa and Buffalo. Both the St. John and Ward crews left Springfield, Mass., yesterday afternoon for their homes. The Wards sold their boat, the Charles A. Peverelly, this morning for $150, as is reported, to raise moncy to their ex; home. ‘he eldest daughter of Hon. L. M. Morrill, United States Senator, was married yesterday morning at the residence of her father. in Augusta, Me., to Major William M. Dunn, of the United States Army, & member of General Pope's staff. In the county of Madison, N. C.. the conservatives were holding a mass meeting and barbecue, when a riot occur: between the whites and blacks, The mn were driven off the ground, but nobody was killed, though some persons were bruised. Whiskey and counterfeit money caused the trouble, EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lonpon Monry MARKRT.—LONDON, Oct. 22—1:20 P. M.—Consola, 04% for money and account. United States five-twenty bonds, 7334. 7 ae steady. Illinois Central Railway, 97; Erie ilway, 31H. ¥: nesonr BouRSE.—FRANKFORT, Oct, 22.—United States five-twenty bonds closed heavy last night at 78\4 for the issue of 1362. Paris Boursk.—Panis, Oct. 22.—The Bourse last night closed firmer, Rentes 70 francs 50 centimes. JAVERPOOL UOTTON MARKET.—LivenrooL, Oct. 22—1:20 P. M.—The cotton market is quict and prices are unchanged, viz:—Middling uplands, 10444. ; middling Orleans, lid. The sales of the day are estimated at 10,000 bales. Havre Corton MARKET.—HAVRE, Oct, 22.—Cotton steady; tres ordinaire 1371. LivERPOOL ADSTUFFS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Oct, 22—1:20 P. M.—The market is dull and prices are une! > LiV#RPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET.—LtveRPoor, Oct. 22—1:20 P. M.—Lard duil and advanced to 70s, per cwt. The rise has checked transactions. LIVERPOOL PropucR MARK&T.—LivERPOOL, Oct. 22—1:20 P. M.—Tallow has advanced and is THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE. ‘The Damage Not Over §300,000—Some Far- ther Detaile—The Wires Working—Preba- bility that the Shocks have Censed. No further particulars regarding the earthquake in California yesterday have been received to-day, though the telegraph line is in perfect working order, and we learn that numerous private de- patches, dated in San Francisco last evening, have been received by individuals who are thus informed of the safety of their friends in California, It should be borne in mind that the day commences about three hours later on the Pacific coast than in this longitude, and the morning’s despatches from San Francisco are not due until late in the afterneon; but as we know the telegraph wires are in working order, the fact that we have no news of further dis- aster should be regarded as indicating that the shocks have ceased. Report of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. The following despatch was received yesterday morning by Mr. William EB, Dodge, of this city, from the President of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, in relation to the earthquake of Wednes- day:— SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 21—11:20 P. BM. PRESIDENT CHAMBER OF ComMERCE, New York: A severe shock of earthquake was experienced here at 7:50 A, M. ‘There was considerable alarm felt at the time of the occurrence. A good many buildings on made ground were injured. The Cus- tom House and City Hall, both firmly constructed, were badly tojured, and some buildings in process of construction have jallen in. Some parapet walls fell down, causing @ loss of fourlives, ‘There was no damage to well constructed buildings, ‘The total loss te property will not exceed $300,000, JAMES OTIS, President Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco. ANOTHER DESPATCH, ‘The following despatch was also recetved by Leesa & Waller, No, 33 Pine street:— SAN FRanotsco, Oct. 21, 1868. Lazs & WALLER, from Bank of California:— A-severe earthquake shock this morning at 7:54 o'clock. The some of the orna- mental work on the rool of this bank was shaken down; no other damage to the bank. Several buildings on made land and not welt con- structed are much shattered, and many parapet walls and cornices were wnrown into strecis, causing much alarm at the time and killing four or five per- sons. The walls of a building in process of erection fell upon some of the workmen. ‘The City Hall and Custom House are deemed inse-. cure and are vacated. One or two slight shocks have been felt since, but ot since eleven o'clock. Tho general damage 1 estimated by rienced e 13 estimated by experie builders and a goatee of the Chamber’ of Com- merce not to exceed $250,000 to $300,000, AN INTERNATIONAL ROBBERY CASE. A Birmingham Merchant the Victim—He Follows the Alleged Thief to Now York— The Property in the Custom House. One of those remarkable international cases in which questions of law arise has now been in the hands of the New York police so long that the pub- lication of the facts will not defeat the ends of jus- tice. So far the case has been in the hands of the detectives, but as there it is likely to remain with- out anything being accomplished the facts are briefly given below. Some time in July last Mr. Edward Masters was in business at No. 60 Parade street, Bir- mingham, England. He had a brother a con- fidential correspondent, named Walter Masters, at Liverpool, England, doing an extensive business as an auctioneer and valuator, who, anxious to assist his younger brother, wrote to him that if he would consign a portion of his stock to him he would assist him in disposing of it. Edward, cing. con- fidence in his brother, shipped by the luggage rail line £600 worth of is to him. ‘the Bir- mingham merchant in the meantime was taken ill at Birmingham and was unable to accompany the es and see them safely delivered, In this iiemma he gave a brother-in-law, Richard Gardiner, a note of delivery for the goods, Gardiner at once proceeded to Liver- ol, presented his note delivery, received the goods, but instead of delivering them to Walter Masters at once consigned them to himself, at New York, via the City of New York, which sailed from Liverpool on the following Saturday, and loft for this city, where he arrived in due time, Birmingham merchant in the meantime haa t a clue, and placed himself tn communication with juperintendent yrere whose officers the day af- ter the arrival of the City of New York found the in the Custom House. Edward Masters ar- rived in this city on the next steamer, in search of his property, and conferrit with Mr. Kennedy, learned that the goods were still held in the m House. Certain civil proceed- ings were at once taken for the purpose of recovering the stolen property: but the Custom House officials, so far, have declined to turn over the goods to the owner, Failing in obtaining satisfaction in the civil courts, on Monday Mr. Masters secured a warrant for the arrest of Gardiner, which was placed in the hands of two detectives of the Central Office, who have searched the city in vain for the absconding Gardiner. Yesterday they learned that he had left the country, and the pursuit of the alleged thief has been aban- doned, The matter, it is probable, will again come before the civil courts, and as Gardiner ts believed to have disappeared it is probable that Masiers will ob- tain possession of the property now in the Custom House in due course of law without the assistance of the metropolitan detectives. A singular circumstance connected, it is believed indirectly, with the case 13 that Mr. Masters has within a few days received a leiter from his brother 1n Liverpool informing nim that he had mailed him three ten-pound notes. Inquiries at the Post Office failed to unearth the letter aud tts valuabic contents, aud Masters ts here awaiting the slow process of the civil law to obtain his property. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE, At @ mecting of the polytechnic branch of the American Institute, in the Cooper building, last even- ing, Mr. C. E. Emery, late of the United States Navy and at present secretary of the branch, presented avery interesting paper on the subject—The Best Modes of Testing the Power and Economy of Steam Engines.” The chairman, Mr. S. D. Tillman, ex- plained that Mr. Emery had Leen engaged for a long time with the United States Commission, and in the paper had uniied his own experience with theirs, The extent to which the mechanical interest is ex- panding in this country made the subject of economy in steam power a very important one. The systems in use at present were not as perfect as they might be made. Mr. Emery here illustrated by a diagram a Pa oF spplying. @ pencil to the engine, whereby the irregularities of its motion and the consequent ioss of power might be indicated on an attached piece of paper. Thus the cngine could be made to work smoothly from the start. The present indicator ‘was most deceitful and unreliable, It showed very pertectly whether the valves were adjusted pro- rly, and often, when applied to an engine working improperly; would reveal the difficulty and suggest the remedy; but tt failed to actually detcrmine the power of the engine in certain circumstances. No allowance was made for the weight and friction. Un- til recently it was supposed these inaccuractes were too small to attract consideration. The ordinary in- dicator cannot be depended upon to accurately measure the power of high sj engines, working expansively. good dynamometer was tie only in- strument that could be depended upon to accurately measure the useful work which an engine was capa- ble of performing. Still the best of this kind had many disadvantages for every day the matter of direct economy in fuel, oii and atten- tion the steam ine was very defective. Some of the defects were inherent and could be pointed out, but not remedied without changing the oe prin- ciples of construction. The majority of the practical loss had never been factorily explained, Tae paper, whose contents were illustt by dia¢rams on the blackboard, was full of suggestions for the remedy of the defects alluded to, and created deep interest for those who listened to it, ractical use. In THE EVANGELICAL EDUCATION SOCIETY. At a meeting of the Evangelical Education Society, held jast evening in the Church of the Ascension, corner of Tenth street and Fifth avenue, the business of the evening was opened with the reading of the second annual report. The society commenced its second year with eighty-four students reiying upon it for support. Eighty have been added since, making a total of 164 students who have received aid, Of the whole number of students aided by the soci- ety twenty-ceayen have completed their course of study and are yow ordained and en; in ministe- rial labor, fifteen have been drop; from the list for reasons satisfactory to the Board, seven have withdrawn and one has died. The nd year ends ‘with 130 beneficiaries depending the society for su ‘The current receipts of the 18 of the year ending October 1, 1868, were $30,778 38, of which sam $4,940 95 have been paid over to other societies or particular churches as special trusts, pee for the direct work of the society $34,837 43, for cational purposes amounts to $41,484 largest contribution received from any one chu fo RO Be I jonated by the Church of the Holy Trinity, New York. The society enters its third year with large obligations ong on em) Mv treasury. was ns led over by Be the presiden' Addresses de- Tivered by Bishop ‘Molivaine, of Ohio, Bishop Cala- —TRIPLE SHEET. WASHINGTON. Wasurnaron, Oct, 22, 1808. ‘The New York Steam Navigation Company. The Attorney General has given Postmaster General Randal! his opinion in regard to the pro- per construction of the law passed last July autho- mizing the latter to contract with the New York Steamship Navigation Company tor the transporta- tou of the foreign maiis. Mr. Evarts says that the intent of the law is that this company shall carry ail the mails. This Mr, Randall declines to give them without further legislation. With the number of steamships the company proposes to build there oan- not be more than one departure of the mails per week, and he does not feel warranted in concluding a contract that will subject the mails to such deten- tion, The company, however, have informed the Postmaster General that they are willing to waive the provision of the law that entitles them to the transportation of all the mails, and state that they will content themselves with the postal earnings of such portion or the mails as may fall to their line, The Postmaster General has now under consideration the subject of making a contract with the company for one year on this basis, a course of action which, under the laws governing the postal service, he is anthorized to adopt towards any com- pany of publio carriers. He proposes to submit to the Attorney General for his opinion-whether he will be warranted under the law passed in July last to conclude @ contract for several years with the New York Steamship Navigation Company on the plan proposbd by them. If this opinion isin the atfirmative @ contract will most probably be entered into for fifteen years, and the Postmaster General will guarantee, on the part of the government, that the postage on all mail matter carried by the com- pany shall be devoted to tie payment of the interest of their bonds. Regulations for the Protection of the Revenne ss 0m the Frontier, On the 1ith of last month « circular was issued from the Treasury Department publishing new regu- lations for the protection of the public revenue on the Northern frontier. One of the regulations an- nounced tn this citcular was that Caited States Con- suls in Canada uld witness in person the lading of alt cars int 1 for destination in the United States before attaching to such cars their official seal, The execution of this regulation has been found to be impracticable, as cars destined for this country are loaded at various points in Canada along the line ofthe railroads, and it is impossible for our consuls tobe present at all points at the same time, W. Martin Jones, United States Consul at Clifton, C. W., visited the Treasury Department to- day, and having represented to Secretary McCul- loch the foregoing facts he was informed that the regulation should be at once modified. This afternoon notice was given to our consuls in Canada that “the regulation concerning the importation of merchandise from Canada in sealed cars is suspended until further orders.” itis expected that a new regulation will be issued in a tew days, making sych changes in those issued on tie 11th ult. as will secure the same objects in a more practicable way. Reduction of the Volunteer Naval Force. ‘The volunteer force of the United States Navy is being gradually disbanded, and the rolls of the de- partment now show very few volunteer oficers, nearly all of whom have been nominally discharged within the past three yesrs, while quite a number have received appointments in the reguiar ser- ee ‘The Southern Pacific Railroad. W. A. Hanser, Vice President of the Southern Pacific Railroad, has arrived hore from Texas to look after the interests of that route. He is after grants of land and liberal subsidies, such as have been given to tie other branches of the Pacific en- terprise. Forty-two miles of the road have already been laid from Shreveport, La., to Marshall, Texas, and the ronte has been surveyed to San Diego, in California. This line will pass through the most fertile sections of tho country and, it is said, im all seasons will be free from snow and possess many other advantages not to be had along the rival routes, Internal Revenue Appointments. ‘The following storckeepers and guagers have been appointed: — Storekeepers.—Samuel J, Carter, Eighth district of Now York: J. Henry Ball, Eighth district of [inois; Wn. 5. Poulson, Second district of Ponasylvania; H. O. Donnell, Second district of Ohio; John B. Kreppa, Twenty-fourth district of Pennsylvania; Jacob Rine- hart, Twenty-fourth district of Pennsylvania; Andrew MoGreen, Sixth district of Ohio; Robert P. Shirley and Richard P. Lightourn, Filth district of Ken- tucky; Jas. K. Billingely, Twenty-fourth district of Pennsylvania. Gaugers.—james M. Mayfield, Third district of Indiana; W. H. Hi. Fisk, Fourth district of Indiana, Custom House Receipts. The following are the customs receipts from Octo- ber 12 to the 17th, inclusive:—At Boston, $318,374; at New York, $2,302,000; at Philadelphia, $203,946; at Baltimore, $97,667. Award of Stationery Contracts. ‘The contract for furnishing stationery to the House of Representatives was not awarded to one single firm in the district, but Mr. McPierson, following the usual custom, divided the contracts among the several parties furnishing the lowest bids, Messrs. Philp & Solomon, Blanchard & Molun and French & Richardson, of this city, receiving large propor- oe Watchman Stabbed by a Negro. A private watchman, employed at Centre Market, in this city, was severely stabbed last night, about twelve o'clock, by a desperate negro named Filia, whom he detected in the act of stealing vegetables, ‘The negro, who has aiready served two terms in the Penitentiary, was arrested. Personal. Attorney General Evaris expectod to return from New York to-night, bat as his family intends to leave for this city on Monday next it ts probable that he will not arrive here before that time. Navy and Army Gazette. Commodore C. H. Poor, United States N avy, has been promoted to be rear Admiral, vice Rear Admi- ral Il. K. Hoff, retired. Upon the recommendation of the Chief of Ordnance the following changes in the stations of the officers of the Ordnance Department have been made:—Brevet Major J. M. Whittemore, from the Watervliet Arsenal at West Troy, N. Y., to the Watertown Arsenal, in Massachusetts; Brevet Major Buflington, from the Washington to the Watervliet Arsenal; Captain J. P. Fariey, from the Washington Arsenal, D. C., to the Frankford Arsenalin Philadeiphia; Cap- tain Phipps, from the Watertown to the Washington Arsenal. First Lieutenant McGinness is detached from duty in the Ordnance Bureau at Washington and ordered to the Springfield Armory. Brevet Major Beebe, detached from the Frankford Arsenal and ordered to the Fortress Monroe Arsenal. Sec- ond Lieutenant Isaac W. Maclay, detached from the Springdeld Armory and ordered to report to the headquarters of the Department of the Platte, General Hancock will leave here for New York to-night to assume charge of the new headquarters of the Division of the Atlantic, His stad will follow ia a day or two. A Spunky Clerk—Reply to the Radical Cone Committee, one C. A. Chipley, of the Third Auditor's office, has come out rather strong on the Congressional Repubiican Committee for asking bim to contribute “a voluntary offering” to aid the election of Grant and Colfax. He replies to the committee in a bold letter, which, after showing Chipley to be for Seymour and Blair, and after pitching into the whole career of radicalism, concludes thus:— And you ask me to contribute to help keep this party in power. Icannot do it. I full well know the consequence of @ refusal. The office I hold, Which is only suielent to support my family, i ‘Know will be taken from me and m: nite and Hitte ones be made to feel the effects of the refusal; but I have one consolation in the thought that I lived before i came into office and by the help of God can live without it. I presume, i" the success of your party in the recent lections has made cs more bold in demanding of the office- older means to carry out your politi- cal ends. I Loe suuthenny hong persons Who are opposed You politically have been the re- cipients hese insulting circulars, more insulting, because they have veen sent by your committee since States of ehneyivanta, Ohio and Indiana. Had the elections in these States gone ad- versely orn party these circulars would not have been sent to the conservative employés in the differ- ent di ts. As it ts, the circular means, “yout money or your office.” 1 take the latier, but ae I live ap to what honestly believe is right and just. Cn. A. CHIPLEY, Room 74 Third Auditor's oillce. WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION. Partial Returne—Large Democratic Gains Both Parties Claim a Victory. WHEELING, Oct, 22, 1968, The returns of the election in this State to-day for Governor and members of Congress are very meagre and come in slowly. Wood county and Parkersburg city have gone democratic and give a democratic gain of 200 over the vote of 1806, i The returns thus far received show democratic gains in Ohio county and Wheeling city, where the vote is very cloge, The republicans concede that Wheeling city has gone democratic by 100 majority. ‘The democrats claim a majority of 300, Returns from Centre township show @ republican gain, Returns from fifteen towns show a largely in- creased vote. The gains thus far are in favor of the democrats, The vote of this city has not yet been counted, The vote is much greater than in 1866, Two wards show a small republican majority. ‘The republicans claim to have carried the State and elected all their Congressmen by @ radical ma- jority, while the democrats are equa!ly sanguine of having gained suficient to carry the State by at 2,000 majority. The result cannot be stated to-nigitt, AMUSEMENTS. Tae Frenon THratre.—The first representation of “Genevieve de Brabant” was witnessed and ap- plauded tast evening by a crowded and fashionable house, The mise en scéne of the opera was super. ‘The first scene, the city of Curagoa, in Brabant; the eighth, the Forest, and the ninth, the Grand Hall of the Palace, were painted by M. Cambou, of the Grand Opera at Paris. Tho second scene, Gene- vieve's Boudoir; the fourth, the Northern Railway Station, and the seventh, the Chateau of Asnicres, by M. Fromant, of the Thiéiitre Impérial du Chatelet; and the third scene, Sifroy’s Bedchambor; the fifth, the Ravine, and the sixth, the Apparition, by Messrs, H. & W. Calyo, of New York. Tie costumes have never been exceeded in splendor. In fact, the scenery and costumes alone would suffice to secure for this opera a aecided snocess of curiosity, at least, for the opera itself, while the partition, which has already been fully described in our musical columm occasional reminiscences of other works of nbach, it seems to contain fewer airs like those in the “Grande Duchesse,” the “Belle Héldne” and the “Barbe Bleue,” which strike the popular ear at once and commit themselves to memory; but the music is throughout full of richness and variety. After a few more representations cer- Passages may become equally familiar and pon- ular as the most favorite gems of the operas which we have mentioned. The airs which chiefly hit the fancy of the audience last evening were the seren- ade (and in this balcony scene both Mile. Rose Bell, as Drogan and Mlle, Desclauzaz, as Genevieve, ap- ore to the best advantage), the Corico song of |. Carrier, as Sitroy, Duke of Curagoa, “Une Poule sur une Mur,” and his pie song, “J’en ai Mangé Pius Qu'il ne Faut" the Crusade song of M. Beckers, as Charles Martel; the song of the ladies of honor at work und a table sewing on a lace wrapper, and especially—the funniest song of all—that of Grabuge, the Sergeant-at-Arms (M. Bourgoin), and Piton, & common soldier and uncommon good bouffe singer (M. Piton) This latter song was given turee times and was heartily applauded every time. The opera will bear considerably more cutting than it has already undergone. Certain parts of it dragged almost intolerably, and it was concluded at so late an hour that we shall now only have time to repeat that the highest praise must be accorded to its scenery and costuines§ and te the spirited manner in which the principal performers acted their several roles, and to add that although it lacks anything like even the slender but delight- ful thread of a logs which runs through the “Granite Duchesse," it is full of delicious surprises, and as a whole is so carnavalesque that it will not be sur- press if the public shall bestow on it a popularity ike that won by other favorite operas of Oflenbach. As for the grivoisertes in which the itbretto abounds it is but just to say that many of them are entirely omitted, and that the actors very properly avoid making the otters offensively prominent. The ballet part of the opera was, in the opinion of some of the spectators, sadiy curtailed; but the majority of our theatre-going population have had quite enough of Black Crookism elsewhere, and will not complain it 4 brille par son absence at the French theatre. Masical and Theatrical Notes. Pfan is trapezing for the Philadelphians. Ole Bull fiddied in Newark on Wednesday. Firefly Lotta is the rage in the Quaker City, Detroit ts lively with two places of amusenient. Lefingwell is playing to immense houses tn Cleve- Janda, ‘The Trojans are being favored with hoavy tragedy by Mr. E. T. Stetson, De Rosa and Kate Pennoyer are doing the “light fantastic” business for the edification of the Hubites The worn-out, wishy-washy drama of “Hast Lynne” is at present the attraction at Columbus, Ohio. Miss Minnie Hauck, the new American star, ap- pears on the 24th inst, at the Covent Warden, Lon- don. Edwin Booth takes @ benefit this evening at the Boston theatre, and will play the principal rote im “Brutus” and “Don Cesar." “Undine” is holding bigh carnival with short skirts at the Theatre Comique, Boston, where Bon- fanti and Betty Rigi are the principal dansouses. Marietta Ravel, the pantomimist, dansense and ht rope performer, 6 entiancing the good people Cincinnati with “The Angel of tanh.» The Bouffes-Parisiens, in the Rue Moasigny, the the tirst theatre of the Offenbach successes, iias re- opened with four opercitas, three of which were novelties, x In the Carl theatre, Vienna, the periormances of Mr. Jackson Haines, the cclebrated American skater, have come to a ciose. Whether he will also perform on the ice during the winter months is as yet doubtful. “A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a brilliant suc- cess at McVicker's, Chicago, with J. H. MoVicker, Fanny Stockton and Annie Kemp iu the principal “Nita, or Woman’s Constancy,” is the name of a new highly spiced sensational play by Chandos Ful- ton, to be produced at the Park theatre, Brooklyn, on Monday evening next. A new lecturer has been chosen to explain the various illustrations of Professor Rohde’s exhibition, “Karth and Man,” at the Aliemaunta Hall. Tne change is a great improvement, ‘The Puro) Circus will parade the streeta this morning with all its “moving splendors,” and “ihe ‘ton will be let loose tn the streets.” The route will be through Bighth avenue to Canal street, thence to Broadway, through Broadway to Fifth avenue and up Fitth avenue to Thirty-fourth street. Belgian audiences treat their singers in asummary style if they do not please. An unfort te basso, who appeared as the Cardinal in Hale ‘duive,”” was hi off, and the manager was forced, seance tenante, in announce that he had cancelled his en- men! ‘he Athenwum Association of Rahway, N. J., gave their first entertainment last evening inthatcity. A good programme was oijered and an eflicient or- chestra discoursed some very excelient music. The “School for Scandal,”” the “Loan of a Lover” and “Siasher and Crasher” were satisfactorily rendered by the company. Oscar Pfeiffer, the distinguished pianist, retarned from Europe by the steamship Allemannta, He will appear in concerts during the winter at Steinway Hall, where his broad, massive, Viennese school of playing made such a sensation jast season. . Stephen Massett ag Pipes, of Pipesviile), has returned to this city looking hale and hearty after ius recent travels in the Flowery Kingdom, and Proposes giving at an early day his humorous lec- ture entitled “sixty Minutes in Japan aud China.” At the theatre of the Porie St. Martin, Paris, Mine. George Sand’s drama of “Cadio” proved, instead of the success expected, @ great disappointment, Rarely had an audience been oned vo ap. lause, more impatient to Wee in spite of the respect and genius, the piece had v1 Ulimann, with a troa Jaell, Vieuxtemps and Gritzmach, has made a tour through Scandinavia. On the 3d and 4th of October he gave his last (the fourth and fifth) concerts at Copenhagen to afuil house, and the same success has attended the concerts in Stockholm, Goveborg and other towns. We are told that the intended production of Wi “Rienzi” at the Théatre Lyrique las met with unexpected difficulties. The authoritics still object to the rej tation of a successful revolu- tion in Rome, and disapprove of the cry which is continually heard in the opera, ‘Vive Orsint !"" ~ LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Sugar Fine In Ware Steret.—About eleven o'clock last night a slight fre was discovered tn the wheelwright shop No. 73 Pike slip. It was extin- hed by the officer who first no! it, Damage it. Rus Over tx Broapway.—Last night, at half-past eleven o'clock, George P. Butler, of No. 4 Suffolk street, was run over while crossing Broadway, near Prince street, bya be Ae Le —— Brown and cut over the m rown Fested and Butler taken to Bellevue Hospital. a « ATTEMPTED SvICIDE.—Last evening, about eight o'clock, Carrie Whitmore, a frail girl living in Greene street, was arrested for drunkenness and disorderty conduct and conveyed to the Fifteenth tion house. An hour after her tnonrecration door. man Hynes making his usual discovered her han: to the bars of the cell door, having at- tempted au She was immediately cut down and afterwards, bocom! ile inna ing insane, Waa sont to Reile. 7 BILLIARDS. Laat evening 4 match was played between Melvin Foster and P, D. Braisted, at No. 14 Fourth avenue. ‘vhere was @ numerous attendance, and though the betting was limited much interest appeared to be Manifested throughout. The game, which was called at ten o'clock, was the usual three bail game, 190 points up, for fifty dollars a side, Foster to dis- count his veteran opponent. The former led off and exhibited some excellent play. Foster tinally won, the score being 147 to 43 and the average 4. The gas runs made were 25 by Foster and l4by raisted, On Tharsday next Braisted and Benjamin will again coatend. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. perhanksgiving in Connecticut, Thursday, Novem- Theodore I. Fay, late United States Minister to Switzerland, 1s in Boston. Why is a New Bediord whaler lik lady's waterfall? Because it is arter- ‘cham gy ts An exchange tella a very “fl story,” to wit:— That ten gentiomen recently sat down’ ton “troub supper,” One of which weighed four pounds nine ounces, and two others ten pounds seven ounces t Which, the geatiemen or tie trout’ Probably the former. Doring the trial of a cas UL, on the 8th inst., a you tiously reflected upon ile family of a handsome lithe lady witness. An eruption was imminent, but the judge calmed the tempest for tue time being. After the adjournment, however, the irate lady entered the lawyer’s office, and putting Ler flat under the legal man’s nose she dared hun into the hell to “tight it ont.” The challenge to mortal comb: declined, and the warkke beauty retired m dis f trespass in Quincy, rig of a lawyer meau- FORGIGN SCIENTIFIC NOTES. The operation of the transfusion of blood has heen successiully performed in the hos; Mulan im the case of a woman afflicted by chlor. La. The Academy of Sctences of Paris has received a paper from M. G, Tissander on two aerial ascents, oue starting from Calais on the 16th and the other from Paris on the 1sth September laat, During the former the author of the paper had ascertained tie motien of two horizontal and contiguous strata of air in cdnirary directions; the upper one, mexsuring: about 1,000 metres in thickness, drove the balloon in northeast direction, wh lower one, at an al- titude of from 400 to 500 metres, impelled it toward the southwest. Moreover, ut a great altitude above. the sea the thermometer never fell lower than 14 degrees Centigrade. On his second voyage M. Tissan- der went, in company with M.Wilfred de Fonvielle, adistinguished physicist, well known to the s title world as well as to our readers. They 5\ at 12:15 P.M. in the Neptune oalloon, from the gar- den of the Conservatoire des Arts et Mctiers, under the guidance of M. 3. Daruof. The barometer, during four hours the excursion lasted, ranged between 560 and 670 millimetres; the Centigrade thermometer between 11 and 21 degrees, the sudden changes of temperature being frequent, and in one case amounting to nine degrees tn nineteen mirutes, Supersaturated solutions of sul phate of soda crystalized at altitudes of 1,00@ Metres, 2,000 and es. The anemometer worked but little short intervals, Under the 85) li number of revolutions he caiculated velocity being es per For the first time the sphyg- h (Dr, Marcy’s) Was used in a balloon to mea- sure the sirokes of the human pulse. This was done upon M. de Fonvielle as altitudes of 1,200 and 2,400 metres, and then after the descent. The bal- loon was constantly immersed in the clouds; the motion of its shadow on the earth, compared with the readings of the mariner’s compass, was sudicient to determine the angle of the weronaut’s route, They propose a@ now idea, that of deducing the altitude of the balloon from tts shadow; knowing the diameter of the former, the apparent one of the latter may be observed through a reticulated telescope provided with a gradulated circ plumb line woul show the vertical, and thus give the length of the line drawn from the centre of the W to that of the balloon and the angle oi the vi which elomonts would be suilicient to solve a right-angled triangic THE WEESLY HERALD. The Cheapest and Best Newspaper in tho Country. 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