The New York Herald Newspaper, October 26, 1868, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. , JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR Volume XXXII.....-> AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. eS A HOUSE, corner of Eighth avenue and eee OES Uhaspe DoCUESSR. fae FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sizth ave- nue,—GENEYIRVE DE BRABANT, OLYMPIO THEATRE, Broadway.—Humery Domprr, Witt Naw FEATURES, BROADWAY THRATRE, Broadway—Tas Naw Daama ov L'AvIMR—THRION MARRIED. ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Irving place.—Tas Baspes oF SEVILLE. OPBMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos. 45 and 47 Bowery.— Orvo VON WITTELSBEACH, WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 18th street.— Tar LANcAsuIak Lass, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Mg, Epwix Fornsst a8 Jaoxk CapE, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Cximeon SHIBLD; 0B, NYMPUS OF THE RAINEOW. STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street.—Mns. SooTr- Sippons’ Reapines, BRYANTS' OPERA street.-ETHIOPIAN Mini “Tammany Building, 14th y, &¢., LUCRETIA BORGIA. KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway,—ETH10- TIAN MINSYRELSY, BURLESQUE, £0.-GRAND DUTCH “S." SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway.—Erm10- PIAN ENTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DANOING, &e, TONY PASTOR'S OPARA HOUSE 201 Bowery.—Comio VOCALISM, NEGRO MINSTRELSY, &e, THEATRE COMIQUE. 514 Broadway.—Tae Great Oni GINAL LINGARD AND VAUDEVILLE COMPANT. WOop's MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtieth street and Broadway.—Afternoon and evening Performance. E'S MUSIC HALL, 234 street, corner of Fighth -MOEVOY'S HIBERNIVON, avenue APOLLO HALL, Twenty: » ee street and Broadway.— JAMES TAYLOR, THR GEKAT LONDON Comto. Fourteenth street.—EQUESTRIAN NEW YORK CIRCU! 5 TALN MENTS AND GYMNASTIO ENT GREAT EUROPEAN CIRCUS, corner Broadway and Sth st. EQUESTRIAN AND GYMNASTIO PERFORMANCES. CENTRAL PARK GARI OE Seventh avenue.—TaEo. ‘THOMAS! POPULAR GaRDk: NOERT. ALHAMBRA, 616 Broadway.—Musioal MOMENTS WITH MERKY MoUs. MRS. F, B. CONWA\"S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— NTA; On, WOMAN’s CONSTANCY, * HOOLEY'S OPERA , _ Brooklyn.—HOonRr's MINGTEELS—FAROES, AYYALR OF HONOR, £0. HOOLEY’S (FE. D.) OPERA HOUSE, Williamaburg.— HOOLEY'S MINBTRELS—BURLESQUB OPERAS, &C. ISERVATORY HALL, 123 to'182 Court street, Brook- jyn.—CLASSICAL SoIzER. ALLEMANIA HALL, No, 18 East Sixteenth st.—Leo- ©UKE—EARTH AND MAN. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. SOUBNOF AND ABT. REP LE r SHEET. tober 26, 1868. w York, Monday, Oc! THD NBWS. EUROPE. ‘The cable news of yesterday's date from London states that the Alabama claims will be decided by a mixed commission, to sit tn London, of eight per- sons appointed by the United Staves and eight by England. The Emperor of Russta is appointed ar- bitrator for questions of international law. The protocol awaits Secretary Seward’s approval. Engifnd, France, Prussia, italy and Portugal have recognized the provisional government of Spain. Sefior Olozaga leaves for Paris and London on a special mission. A manifesto is expected to be iasued immediately by the provisional government to the nation, Disturbances have broken out in Malaga and Granada, and troops have been segt from Madrid to suppress them. Bands In Alicante have prociaimed the federal republic. Mexico. Vera Cruz (Mexico) dates are to the 4th inst. The revolutionists in Tamaulipas have been routed. The concession to the Vera Cruz and Mexican Railroad has been annulled. Ortega is going into business tn Zacatecas. Colonel Dominguez has been arrested. Venezuela. Dates to the 3d inst. state that Lopez had pro- nounced against Mendoza and in favor of Monagas. ‘The proposition of Sutherland to recognize the gov- ernment of Monagas on condition that his State of Zulia might retain its armament on a war footing and the custom house, 9nd that there ve allowed a free election in October, had not been accepted and hostilities were been resumed. West Indies. Despatches from Havana dated yesterday state that a deputation of Spaniards and Cubans had waited on the Captain General and asked the privilege of holding public meetings. The Captain General said he could not until orders permitting them had been received, and he berated the deputation for demand- ing privileges in such acrisia. The troops are so scarce in Havana that bis palace is guarded by vol- unteers, Our Havana letter is dated October 17. There was @ good deal of speculation as to Leraundi’s action on the arrival of his successor. 1t is known that he has all along been @ consistent royalist, and it is not certain whether he will recognize the appointee of the mew government. Everything fs quiet in Havana, and the change at home is decidedly popular. The insurrections in the interior are of more importance than the authorities will admit. ‘The latest rising was in Santiago, and on the recep- tion of the news considerable . activity was notice- able among the troops in the barracks at Havana. ‘There was a run, which, however, was unaccom- panied by external evidences of excitement, on the Banco Espaofil, The suppression of the insurrection in Porto Rico was ofMicially announced ‘he 3d instant by the Captain General of that province. The troops had captured sixteen of the principals, and were in hot pursuit of Manuel Rojas, the leader. Our Port au Prince (Hayti) letter is dated October 6. A new war steamer, called the Maratanza, had arrived for Salnave. St, Marc and Petit Goave were in the hands of Salnave, aud he was reported to have also gained possession of Jremie. The news from Kingston, Ja., is to the oth inst, The crops were progressing finely. An electric storm at Falmouth had ransed great damage. The New Providence House of Assembly was pro- fogued on the 7th inst. The question of making Nassau a free port was agilated. The colony i« believed to be on the verve of bankruptey. The blacks were likely to Vecome troublesome, being unable to get work. Miscellaneous, President Johnson has written a letter, which we print elsewhere, to General Thomas Ewing, on the question of our national debt. He claits that the expense of the governmenteduring the four years succeeding the rebellion were almost as much as the whole expense for the s venty-two years preced- ing it, The statement that Pendleton has expressed a de. sire for a change of democratic candidates for the Presidency is authoritatively denied. In the riot at New Orleans jon Saturday night six negroes and three white men were killed. An hour after the first disturbance an excited crowd of white men gathered on Canal street, the principal thor- oughfare and the scene of the riot, but they were dispersed without diMenity by a troop of cavalry. ‘The earthquakes in California have entirely ceased their visitations for @ time, none having occurred, according to @ despatch dated the 24th Inst,, since Friday morning. Confidence among business men ‘was consequently resumed. Yesterday, however, several severe shocks were experienced, creating considerable alarm. There were twenty-four persons injured in the railroad disaster on the Hudson River Railroad on Friday night, alist of whom is given elsewhere in enemas alana aaa NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1868,—TRIPLE SHEET. our columns this morning. In addition to the list, William Patrick, of New York, and A. G. Gillett, of Philadelphia, have since been reported bruised. Mr. John Davidsdn died of his injuries on Saturday. Solicitor Binckley ts in Washington apparently un- concerned in any further investigation into revenue frauds. Mr. Rollins and Secretary McCulloch are on amicable terms, and {t is inferred therefrom that Mr. Rollins is counted entirely blameless and the invest!- gations are to be dropped. ‘New regulations are to be observed in the importa- tion of goods from Canada. The Consul at the pont of shipment ts not required to see the car loaded, but he ia to make out certificates of registration in quadruplicate and-the car is to be sealed on the bor- der. Ifthe seal is broken the railroad company is held responsible. The steamship Del Nofte was wrecked on the 2ist inst., about fifty miles from Victoria, Vancouver's Isiand, in a heavy fog. The passengers and crew were saved, but the steamer is probably a total loss. ‘The City. The democratic registrars and inspectors of elec- tion had a private consultation in Tammany Hall yesterday (Sunday) afternoon with A. Oakey Hall, John Fox, and George H. Purser. A committee was appointed by Tammany to tnstruct them on knotty points connected with their duties. A disastrous fire occurred last night at Hunter’s Point, L. 1, The fire resulted from an explosion of naptha on board of a Swedish brig and communi- cated to the warehouses on shore. Three men lost their lives from the explosion and one man was shot by aruMfan during the conflagration. The extent of the loss ia not yet known, but it will undoubtedly be very heavy. A grocery store and dwelling on the corner of Myrtle avenue and Clymer street, Williamsburg, took fire last evening. A man named Peter Tur- zanske and his wife and child were severely burned, and @ woman named Little jumped from the third story window, all of them sustaining injuries which will probabiy prove fatal. s A meeting of the Board of Missions of the Eptsco- pal Church was held last night, when the question of ministering women, their training and work in the Church, was discussed at length by Bishop Ker- foot, Dr. Rankin and others. A meeting of members of various American Christian societies was also held last evening to arrange a joint plan for evan- gellzing Spain. Bishop Mclivaine and other gentle- men addressed the meeting, one of them proposing ‘memorial to the Pope in favor of religious free- dom. The reported abduction of two young ladies on Greenwich avenue on Saturday night appears to have been no abduction, after all. The gentleman accused of it returned the two young ladies quietly to their homes without knowing anything whatever of the commotion he had raised. ‘The jury in the case of Eliza Tracy, who died from burns received at the hands of Patrick Kerrigan at No, 14 Mulberry street, on Tuesday last, returned a verdict yesterday, charging Kerrigan with the mur- der, and he was committed. He and the woman .| were not married, but had lived together for two years. He claims that he was drunk when she was burned, and does not Know how it happened. Prominent Arrivals in the City. General D. Vickers, General J. Kilpatrick, and Colonel T. Winston, of the United States army; Major S. P. Michie, Major G, J. Maxwell and Major J. F. Alexander, of West Point; Captain J. W. Reilly, of the United States navy; Congressman J. A. Gar- *fleld, of Ohio, and Gengral Gus. A. Henderson, of Washington, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. Congressman N. P, Banks, of Massachusetts; Judge E. H. Durell, of New Orleans, and General John L. Swift, of the United States army, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Cuptain J. Roberts, of the United States army, is at the St. Charles Hotel. ‘The Chinese-Burlingame Mission in London. Our London correspondent has given us an interesting account of the Chinese Embassy in the British metropolis—how it has been received by the public and press and by Lord Stanley, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and what are the prospects of the mission. The cold reception Mr. Burlingame and his associates received at first was in remarkable contrast with their cordial and friendly treat- ment in this country. It was like a sudden change from sunshine and gladness to dreary winter, and the Chinese did not fail to perceive that. Here they enjoyed the utmost freedom in their movements without apprehension of rudeness or impolite curiosity; there they have been obliged to assume an exclusive dignity and to seclude themselves compara- tively from public gaze. In the United States they were féted, honored and treated with kindness by both the people and the govera- ment. They went to the theatres, races and everywhere else as our own people go, not only without suffering annoyance or imperti- nence, but to meet with a welcome smile, respect and cordial greeting at all times. In London it has been very different, except that Lord Stanley received them officially in a kind manner, expressed his pleasure at the appointment of Mr. Burlingame as chief ambassador, and promised to present them tothe Queen immediately upon her return to Windsor Castle. This contrast between their reception here and in England has struck the Chiney and created an impression favorable to this country. We are informed, however, that after the Embassy has been presented to her Majesty there will be given a series of entertainments to it, beginning with a splendid dinner by the Lord Mayor of London. Still we have no doubt the mission will accomplish ita Object notwithstanding the coldness of the English up to this time; for England cannot afford to go back or stand still in her policy with regard to China when the United States areadvancing. Much as the treaty made here by Mr. Burlingame may be disliked, the Bri- tish government is too wise to reject it and to place itself in o quasi hostile attitude to this country. That portion of the British press répre- senting the old India traders and opium smug- glers which roared so furiously lately against the Burlingame mission hag changed its tone and now growls very gently indeed. It con- descends to say now that the fact that Mr. Burlingame is not a native of China will be no obstacle to his success at the courts to which he is accredited, and that they will for- get it if hedoes. What o pity Mr. Burlin- game cannot transform himself into an Eag- lishman! With what éclat he would be re- ceived in England! How he would be lion- ized! But ashe isan American he must be thankful for even euch condescension as is pro- mised of a reception if he conducts himself properly. This is really very patronizing. However, we will not quarrel about the spirit of the remarks, since there is a complete back- ing down, and as we are informed there ‘will be no obstacle to Mr. Burlingame’s success at the courts to which he is accredited.” An- other qualifying condition is that Mr, Burlin- game must abstain “from interference with political intriguos,” and “‘act as though there would be no separate national interests in Europe and Amerka, as far as their relationg with China are concerned.” Of course it will | be all right then, for Mr. Burlingame has eaid over and over again that he seeks no exclusive privileges for the United States, and he will offer the same treaty made here to all the other Powers. But we see clearly, from the tone of this article and from former articles, where the shoe pinched. The British are jealous of the growing influence of America in China and have not had tact enough to disguise it. Not- withstanding this it is evident Mr. Burlingame is making headway and will come out success- ful. This shows the wisdom of the Chinese government, in selecting him for the mission and his good sense in coming first to the United States tc make a treaty. With that treaty in his hand, and backed by this country, he places the British in the dilemma of having either to adopt it against their inclination and former policy, or by rejecting it to give America all the advantages and influence of more friendly and intimate relations with China than England could enjoy under the circumstances. All we want is a fair field in the race of com- merce with China, for with that we shall fear no rivals inthe future. Mr. Burlingame, know- ing this, asks no exclusive advantages for his own country, From present indications there {3 reason to believe the objects of the mission will be accomplished in Europe as they have been in America. President Solnson’s Letter to General Ewing on the Finances. The letter of President Johnson to General Ewing on ‘the national expenditures and the public debt embraces a comprehensive survey of the financial history of the United States. It exhibits the startling fact that while from 1791 to 1861 our public debt was at no time more than $127,000,000, four years of war subsequently expanded it to $2,800,000,000. In view of the enormous expenditures demanded “for purposes the accomplishment of which require a large standing army, the perversion of the constitution and the subjugation of the States to negro dominion,” the President em- phatically insists on retrenchment as an abso- lute necessity. He expresses the hope that “‘ifa wise economy be adopted the taxes may soon be materially reduced, not merely for the benefit of a few, but in the interest of all.” President Johnson, however, does not unfold any definite plan for securing a con- summation so devoutly to be desired. He declares his convictions as to the vital issues of the great questions now being agitated throughout the country, and asserts that ‘‘the contest is not merely who shall occupy the principal office in the people's gift, but whether the high behests of the federal constitution shall be observed and maintained in order that our liberties may be preserved.” For the re- dress of the great wrongs and the correction of the many abuses under,which the country people. The latest phase of the question of the Alabama claims is presented by the tele- graphic despatch from London which we pub- lish this morning. According to this despatch there is good reason for believing that the protocol agreed to by Mr. Johnson and Lord Stanley for the settlement of these claims pro- vides for a mixed commission, to consist of eight persons appointed by the British govern- ment and eight appointed by the United States government. The commission is to sit in Lon- don and to examine every claim presented, whether English or American. Jobn Bull will thus have a fair opportunity to try his hand at “setting off” his own claims, whatever they may be shown to be, against those of Brother Jonathan. American mer- chants and shippers, who have suffered almost incalculable damage from the undeniable fact that the defects of English law or the con- nivanee of English lawyers and legislators made England during four years a base of operations against our commerce, will, of course, strictly scrutinize this balancing of accounts. Each claim is to be argued by the claimant, either in person or by counsel, and the final award will be decided upon by the commission. The question of international law is to be referred to the arbitration of the Emperor of Russia. The friendly relations of the Czar with the United States government would, doubtless, guarantee us against any unjust decision on his part. The protocol now awaits the approval of Secretary Seward. The News from Cuba. A deputation of about fifty Cubans and Spaniards have waited on Captain General Lersundi, requesting him to enforce the orders which they understood him to have received from the home government authorizing public meetings of the citizens, He replied that he had no such orders, and would at once put in force all orders from his government. At the same time he gave the deputation to under- stand that a time when the island is disturbed by insurrection is no time to ask such privi- leges. All the available troops are being for- warded to the scenes of trouble in the eastern and southern parts of Cuba, Meanwhile the Cadiz steamer due on the 30th inst. is anx- iously watched, as she is expected to bring a proclamation of political liberty by the pro- visional government. The insurgents in the eastern districts were headed by a Venezuelan refugee. Most of the bands had been dis- persed. Lats aNp Important News rrom Spar.— The latest despatches from Madrid announce the formal recognition of the provisional gov- ernment by the diplomatic representatives of England, France, Prussia, Italy and Portugal. The European Powers have thus followed and endorsed the prompt recognition of the new Spanish government by the government of the United States. Senor Olozaga has been ap- pointed special Envoy to Paris and London. Bands in Alicante are said to have proclaimed the federal republic—an indication, perhaps, of a stronger and more widespread sentiment in favor of republican ideas than has usually been attributed to the Spanish people. Mention is made of disturbances in Malaga and Granada, Troops have been sent from Madrid to Granada. ReTRENCHMENT AND TAxation,—We notice that a long step towards retrenchment has been taken by the government in discharging a por- tion of the force of seamen and landsmen on board the receiving ship at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, with a view to reduce the status of the navy to a peace basis. This is very well. Now let us see whether the government expen- ses and the taxation of the people will be put ona peace basis also, That is just what we want. is laboring his hope is in the American - Murder, North and South, We have been made familiar for a long time past with stories of frequent murders, violent assaults, displays of force to interrupt political processions in the Southern States, negroes assailing white men even unto death and white men assaulting negroes, This is all the natural result of the radical system,of recon- struction, The reconstruction laws were the basis of a war of races, We cannot, therefore, be surprised at the fruits, For example, white men in open day murder Randolph, a black member of the South Carolina Legis- lature; black men in Louisiana hunt down a white man, chain him to a tree, threaten him with death, and the result is a general fight between negroes and white men, ending in the death of thirty of the unfortunate blacks and two white men. So, also, at Jefferson, a city situated a little above New Orleans, the old police force and the new one appointed by the Louisiana ‘‘black and tan” Legislature come into collision upon the latter attempting to assume authority. Wherefore? Because the new organization is composed, in large part, of negroes, who, it appears, go heavily armed through the streets, displaying that effrontery which always characterizes igno- rance invested with authority, A newspaper office in Alexandria, Louisiana, is also sacked by @ mob, whether white or black the despatch does not state; but that it was never- theless the result of collision between the races we may safely assume, The latest murder is that of four people in the streets of New Orleans on Saturday, in a fight between a white anda black political club. From various quarters in the South we hear of similar con- flicts, which make good the prophecy that the reconstruction laws, whether ‘‘unconstitu- tional, null and void,” as they have been de- clared by the democratic platform, or not, are certainly provocative of much mischief, anar- chy and bloodshed. So much for the Southern record of murder, and we have not noted the half of it. But what of the murder re- cord of the North? Perhaps if we were to strike a fair balance there would not be found so much difference after all. The ap- parent difference is that homicide at the South is invariably put to the credit of politics, and in exciting times like these there is much made of it by partisan newspapers. We are‘ told that in one single county of New Hampshire there are now awaiting trial no less than five murderers. In our own city homicides are almost as numerous as the nights in the year. New England furnishes, according to the record, néarly as many murderers in propor- tion to the population as the Southern States. The moral of all this is that while radical reconstruction cannot check the progress of crime in the Southern Stgtes, but rather fosters it, so New England Puritan- ism cannot elevate the moral condition of its people above the use of the knife, the pistol and the poison cup. The cause of the increase of murder in the South is to be traced to the war of races, the inevitable re- sult of radical policy. In New England it be- longs to the war of bad passions, to irreligion and intemperance. No plea of political exas- peration can be put in there, for everything is serene and pleasant in New England; no mili- tary governors, no offensive negro supremacy, for New England takes care that the negro is kept in his proper place; no disfranchisement of white citizens exists there to provoke conflict and keep men’s temper up ‘“‘like quills upon the fretful porcupine ;” and yet, with all the hideous reports of murder and violence in the: Southern States, sad as they are, it would ap- pear from recent statements that we are not much better off at the North than our neigh- bors in that wretchedly misgoverned portion of the country. Our City Letter-Carrier Service. It is a popular supposition that in all matters requiring quickness of apprehension and rapidity of movement Brother Jonathan holds an advantage over John Bull, and that, in fact, in all the practical matters of life Jonathan {fs a fast and John a slow coach. There is one thing, however, in the doing of which we must acknowledge that we are fairly beaten—one thing in which we do not come within # long distance of doing what John Bull has done and is doing every day. That thing is the rapid and punctual free delivery of letters im our metropolitan city. It is Officially beliewed, and the law so prescribes, that eight letter deliveries are made by carriers on each week day, at the respective hours of half-past seven, ten, fifteen minutes past eleven A. M., fifteen minutes past twelve, forty-five minutes past one, three, four and five P. M.; and Postmaster Kelly has made strenuous efforts, by circular and otherwise, to induce our citizens to believe that such is the case, But everybody outside of the dreamlife of a New York Post Office official entertains grave doubts of the fact. We see no recognized letter carriers in the streets, We know that somebody occasionally leaves a letter at our office or our residence, but the postman is among us a thing unknown, while in all well regulated cities he is recognized at a glance and respected for his calling. Ac- cording to the official formula there are in New York city one hundred and fifty-four carrier routes, each of which is supposed to be traversed alternately by two carriers, Each carrier reports the hour of his return to his place of departure, but further than that we believe no one has any definite knowledge of his movements. Whether he really makes every round the law prescribes for him, who can tell? Let us suppose (we put the case hypothet- ically) that the carrier who leaves the office at ten A. M, or at any other of the prescribed hours should proceed quietly to a convenient lager beer saloon, and, waiting for his companion, who is to come along an hour later, give him his let- tera and return himself:to the office, would the superintendent be aware of the dereliction ? or would the public know that it was a post- man on duty who was so quietly taking bis lager ? We know that Postmaster Kelly wishes to make the carrier service an efficient one and to do away with the present cumbrous box system; but he will never bo able to do this until he creates by actual good service a conviction in the public mind that the car- rier system is prompt and reliable, The first step towards this result will be the placing of the carrier corps in uniform, This will not only make the mon conspicuous while on duty, but will give them at once a respect- able standing in the community and create among them an esprit de corps in which we are forced to believe some are now wanting. We find ourselves under the nevessity of giving the Postmaster another hint in regard to the service. Let the carriers be informed that under no grcumstances are letters to be left on their tables when they depart on their rounds, and that each one must report the hour of his departure as well as that of his return, When these reforms are introduced we believe the city carrier service will be much improved, and the Postmaster will find the public more disposed to rely on it than is now the case. Candidates on the Stump, The country has before it an unusual spec- tacle in electioneering in the appearance per- sonally on the stump‘of so many candidates for high office, Aside from.our loca) aspirants for place it is noteworthy that of the four men whose names are before ‘the public on Presi- dential ticke ee actually stand in the forum and solicit “sweet voices” of the voters. Both the democratic gandidates and one of the other party are giving the people reasons why one or the other should be preferred, In the cases of Seymour and Blair this seems almost to have become a necessity. Blair alone could be accepted by the people in any effort to ex- plain away Blair’s previous declarations as made in the Brodhead letter. Seymour has also been forced forward by the circumstances of the campaign, which have made it necessary for some one who should speak by authority to say that democratic triumph does not mean revolution, Natural and proper as it may bo in one way for candidates to make an appeal to the people, we are disposed to regret a ten- dency to depart from that ancient usage of our elections by which the candidate for the highest office in the republic was per- | mitted, as by common consent, to keep him- self from the dust of the final contest at the polls and to stand on his history as his best commendation. Grant alone is not made a show at these hucksterings. He alono does not come before the gaping masses To enunS them thus I did and thus— Show the unaching scars which he should hide, As if he did receive them for tho hire of their breath only; and we are sure that he cannot for this stand any the worse in popular respect. How this sort of popular appeal is regarded in the entourage of Seymour we may perceive by the annexed despatch, which we give the benefit of a conspicuous place:— Unbounded enthusiasm wherever we go. The people are thoroughly aroused and determined to throw off the yoke of despotism and the crushing weight of unnecessary and intole Je taxation. if thesame fire -burns everywhogS Saéce3s is certain, and with it ali the blessings of the constitution and real peace to every part of SANFORD E. CHUROM, WILLIAM WILLIAMS. How pitifula sound of the demagogue has allthis! And this is from the inner circle that surrounds an aspirant for the Presidency. In the fact that this sort of prate is heard in the higher atmosphere of the democratic party is seen, indeed, the reason why the candidate must himself come out. There is none other. Never was a party so poor in men. The State of Affairs in Wall Street. Affairs in Wall street present .an unusually disturbed and threatening aspect just now, owing mainly to the prevailing monetary stringency and the panic in Erie, which carried that stock down from forty-eight on Friday to thirty-nine five-eighths on Satur- day, and which may carry it down so far that a panio in other stocks Will be the re- sult, prices on the Stock Exchange being, with a few exceptions, far above the range of real values, government securities excepted, which are relatively cheap. The heavy break in Erie is attributed to the bad financial condition of the company, which has necessitated the issue of convertible bonds, which in turn have been converted into new stock that is now being thrown on the market. At the same time it is rumored that the English holders are selling out in disgust with their investment. As there is about forty millions of the stock outstanding, the magnitude’ of the sensation created by its rapid decline toa lower point than ithas been quoted at for years may be imagined. During the whole of Saturday Wall street was in a ferment on the subject, and the wildest excite- ment prevailed in the midst of the dealings in the stock, the chief anxiety of holders being apparently tosell. Bets were offered while it was quoted at forty that it would sell at thirty- five on Monday, and this shows the drift of opinion with regard to its future course. It never rains but it pours on the Stock Ex- change, and the speculators all run one way like a flock of sheep, so that it is just now difficult to find a man in Wall street who does not say that Erie is going out of sight. The most remarkable feature of affairs, however, is that the rest of the market has thus far sym- pathized so little with the downfall of Erie; but how much longer it will remain in this position it would be unsafe to say, a break being already imminent. Some of the most reputable members of the Stock Exchange are in favor of expunging Erie from the list of stocks dealt in, owing to its treacher- ous character; but as this action on the part of the board would leave the holders of the stock practically without a market for it the distress thereby occasioned among stock houses would be extreme, and for this reason the suggestion is hardly likely to be acted upon, The present stringency is as severe as any ever felt in Wall street. It is partly due to artificial causes, @ stock-jobbing clique, aided probably by some corrupt bank officials, having withdrawn several millions of greenbacks from the banks; but it must not be lost sight of that if legitimate influ- ences did not favor them these conspirators would be unable to create any disturbance. The banks have had their loanable resources greatly reduced by the drain of currency west- ward, and the Sub-Treasury has been absorb- ing about four hundred thousand dollars per diem in greenbacks during the last ten days in exchange for the gold it has sold, We regret to say that the immediate prospect before us is not calculated to allay distrust, Two millions anda half more greenbacks were, it is said, withdrawn from the banks on Saturday, and the necessities of the Treasury will com- pel it to continue its sales of gold. The banks are unwilling to encroach upon their reserve, | ana thon, by way of “poetic justice,” hang the aurs * of their own safety among their depositors and so cause a run upon them; and they are the more reluctant to deviate from established custom because of the stringent condition of the Western money markets, the near ap- proach of the pork-packing season, which will quicken the demand for money, and the antici- pated drain of currency southward to move the cotton crop.’ It is to be hoped, however, that notwithstanding the critical condition of affairs a general panic will be averted. Naturalization Frauds in Court. We published yesterday a full report of the examination before Commissioner Osborn in the case of Benjamin B. Rosenberg, charged with selling fraudulent certificates of naturali- zation. The allegations are that the accused sold these certificates at the moderate price of two dollars a piece to certain parties employed as detectives by: Marshal Murray, filling up the blanks with fictitious names furnished by the detectives. As the case is still on it would be improper to express any opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused. We cao only say that as the law has got one individual into its clutches there may be a chance of making an example that may serve to break up this long-standing and outrageous system of manufacturing voters to the detriment. of every honest citizen who enjoys the right of franchise, That the practice is in vogue with both political parties is undeniable, and that the prosecution in this case bears all the ap- pearance of a.party business is also true; but as the opportunity offers to sift the matter to the bottom it should not be lost. In Boston just now the authorities have got hold of a prize fighter and they are about to bring him to trial. The result will probably be that the brutal ex- hibitions of the prize ring will be put an end to in Massachusetts, after nearly a century of ef- forts in that direction. Why cannot we effect the same result here with regard to fraudulent naturalization ? The Last Railroad Catastrophe. We say the last railroad catastrophe in speaking of the one on the Hudson River Raliroad on Saturday, because these so-called accidents follow each other so rapidly that it ia necessary/to be specific. The recklessness of human life shown by railroad companies, mana- gers and officers, as well as by steamboat owners and captains, is frightful, and is creating gene- ral apprehension among the travelling public. If something be not done to prevent the fre~ quent recurrence of such catastrophes the peo- ple will dread getting on railway trains or steamboats. In this last case of the Hudson river slaughter it appears that the fault is attri- buted to the managing men of the company ia failing to have the splintered rail, which caused the accident, repaired. It seems they kn there was a defective rail. Their conddct de- serves the severest condemnation, and they ought to be punished. We do not suppose Mr. Vanderbilt knew anything about it, but those who did should be held accountable, and Mr/ Vanderbilt himself should investigate the matter and cause the delinquents to be punished. Railroad companies should be compelled not | only to remove imperfect rails, but should be required also to have every section of their roads inspected daily by persons appointed for that purpose. The prosecuting attorneys and grand juries of the State should take prompt action in this and all such cases, and make examples of those who thus recklessly jeopar- dize the lives of the people, There is always neglect of duty somewhere, as is seen both in the case of this Hudson River Railroad disaster and that of the late collision between th; steamer Continental and propeller Northamp- ton, and there is no way of reaching the evil. but by punishing severely the guilty parties. Opintons oF THE British Press on Mr. Reverpy Jonnson.—Mr. Johnson, our Minister in England, has become the subject of goneral comment by the British press on account of his recent speeches and very amiable conduct. Generally he is highly complimented, and the best results are anticipated from this ‘new era of diplomacy.” Some of the papers, how- ever, make rather satirical remarks about his charity and gmiability towards Mr. Laird, the builder of the Alabama and the most open enemy of the United States in Parliament dur- ing the war. As we have said before, we think Mr. Johnson has exhibited an exube- rance of good nature all round and has inau- gurated a new era in diplomacy; but he is an able man and ought to know what he is about. We must wait for the result of his speeches, hobnobbing with Lord Stanley and negotia- tions with the government before we can de- cide upon his course. It has to be seen whether he is wheedling the British or the British are humbugging him. NOTES ABOUT TOWN. sued in this city is boot-blacking. professors *‘shine for ail."” The weather! It is raw, damp, chilly, with occa- sional streaks of sunshine breaking through rifting clouds—capital weather for shuffling off “the mortal coll,” and, as Mautalini has it, “making dem’d demp, horrid bodies of oneselves.”” What are the Supervisors doing? Judge Thaddous H. Lane, of the Sixth District Civil Court, corner Eighteenth street and Fourth avenue, had to adjourn his court every trial day for several wecks past, and could transact no business, for want of stoves and coal to warm the rooms. Why is this so? Ii Is not good news for the poor or for any one ex- cept “bloated” speculators to hear that coal lias jumped from $6 to $8 per (in the Pickwicklan sense) ton of 1,700 pounds, Last year, with.a heavy and persistent strike at the mines, tt commanded $6 50; and thia, with the largest yield ever known, it is in New York held at $8, In obedience to a mandate of the Evangelical Alll- ance they are going to pray throughout the world for one whole week (January 3 to January 10, 1869) with- ou! cessation. Here will be @ magnificent chance for some of the exhaustiess ones of this city to display, like the Brajimic priests in India, their powers of en- durance. Tho Board of Supervisors is not the only expensive institution @ Loo benevolent Legislature has saddicd upon New Yorkers. Asa persistent, money-absorb- ing contrivance the Health Commission may be re- garded as quite up to it, The Supervisors “ring? the greenbacks out of the pubdlic with a loud resolve, while the other, vampire-like, catches you while asieep and, in the name of Hygiene, fatiens iiacit upon your purse, The patrons of the “P. R.” are having a hard time of it just now, They are exceedingly anxious to decide numerous wagers, that O'Baldwin and Wormald, two overgrown brutes, should pummel each other out of human recognition; but the “perlice’ follow them 80 closely they havn't a show. The best course would be to let these men go at tt and fight it to the death of one or the other, Like Old Sol, ita because they fear it may excite apprehensions | vivoe