The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1868, Page 7

Dectine in Banco Espa TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM Adopted by Dealers. tan: shaimahin coe Sadia wine econ yvAR PARTS or THE WORLD. three per cent, and those of the Commercial Bank Preparations fo rthe Reception of Rev- erdy Johnson at Birmingham. Declaration of the Spanish Provi- sional Government in Favor of a Monarchy. are at present thirty per cent discount, and one-haif per cent premium, The Savings Bank business ts done on 5 gd basis, and admits no noi ‘the shares have, therefore, advanced six per Gold one Departure of Eight Hundred Veluntcers for the War—Colenel Acosta’s Plantation Busped—Humane Conduct of the Ineurgent Chie! oneral Cespedes, 1.1K"? |AVANA, Nov. 28, 1868. ‘The firet battalion o| junteera—eight hundred strong—leaves to-morrow for the seat of war. Ji ig reported that the insurrectionists have burned the plantation of Colonel! Acosta, commanding & bat- taiion of volunteers, It 1s reported that General Céspedes, of the revolu- tionists, had three men executed who were caught yobbing and committing sete of incendiarism. Cespedua, previous to the attack and repulse at Manzamo, recommended that the women and chil- Gres saguld leave the town. Tne .oufldence of the peopte and Captain General POPULAR OUTBREAK IN ITALY. Disorder in the Danub:an Prin- seg Lerssaa: a cipalities. Ve ue she speedy termination of the war is in. er Dattalion of volunteers will march to Hol- ENG: D during she coming week. LAND. _—— ARKANSAS. Disracit Refuses a Title—The Commenda- one of the Pross. LONDON, Nov. -28, 1868, ‘The press of this city unite in commending Mr. ‘Disracit's refusal of the peerage and its bestowai cn his wife, who has been created Viscountess of Bea- ‘confields. The journals also eulogize the career of the Premier. Preparations to Receive Reverdy Johnson in Birmingha Lonpon, Nov. 28, 1868, Great preparations are being made at Birmingham for the reception of Reverdy Johnson on Wednesday mext, John Bright and otvers will epeak on the occasion, The dinner to Mr. Johnson which was contem- Plated by the Workingmen’s Society of tuls city has Deen abandoned. ‘The English Elections—Further Returns, LONDON, Nov. 28, 1868, ‘The Times to-day gives the following as the result - @f the election for members of tne new House of Commons:— Liberais...... Conservatives. Liberal majority. The following additionai returns have been re- ceived:—Devon (Sout) returns Sir Massey Lopes and ‘Mr. McKewich, conservatives—the !atter beating Reported Outrage by State Militia In Sevier County—A Town Sacked—Bautchery of the Inhabitants. MEMPHIS, Nov. 28, 1868, A letter from Arkansas says:—On the 10th a body of 200 men, claiming to be militia, entered the town of Centre Point, Sevier county, arrested all of the innabitants, marched them into an open field and placed a guard over them. They then proceeded to sack the town, after which they ieft. The next day the citizens of the adjoining couuty flocked into the town. A meeting had been gotten up to express the sentiments of the people, and while the meeting was progressing the sane body of men dashed into the town and opened an indiscriminate fre upon the assembiy, shooting down @ number of tuem. They arrested three of the oldest citizens, named Hester, Anderson and Gilbert, and carried them out to the fleid and snot them. Thé band are stil im posseasion of the towa LOUISIANA. “Iron-Clad Oath” Dispensed With in the United States District Court. NaW ORLEANS, Nov. 28, 1808, In the United States District Court yesterday the District Attorney informed the court that Chief Justice Chase had dispensed with the test oath for jurors and moved the same rule ve adopted by the v states Court o? Lousiana. Judge Duriil or- The Viscount Amberly, liberal, Sir Watkin Wynne, ¢ Gath so b6 administered as required he- conservative, and Mr. Morgan, liberal, are © war. elected for Denbighshire, In Sutfuik (East), ii Hon, *J. Henntker Major and Mr. Corrance, FLORIDA. both conservatives, are elected. In Cork county, (reland, Mr. Smith Barry and Mr. Downing, liberais, are ¢lected—the latter beating Mr. Doyle, aiso a libe- e of Lieutenant Governor Glensen. ITALLAHASSEE, Nov, 28, 1868. ral, In the Supreme Court to-day a motion to strike out Mr. Loch, liberal, is returned from Wicks Burghs, | ‘oUF points as relevant and impertinent was ‘Scotland. Mr. Laing. conservative, defeated in | @ran‘ed. A motion by Mr. Gleason's counsel to Wick, ts returaed trom Derbyahire. Mr. Arewrignt, | {2464 the proceedings was then taken up and argued gouty ‘Hib nti dark. is also elected in Derbyshire. FRANCE. Another Newspaper Fined for Publishin, din Subscriptions. Pakis, Nov. 28, 1863, The publishers of the Lille Progres (newspaper) ‘have been fined 5,000f. and sentence to one month's imprisonment for publishing the list of subscriptions for & proposed monument to M. Baudin in the Ceme- tery of Montmartre, TENNESSEE. Arrest of a New York Broker In Memphis— Departure of Troops for Texas—Negro Shooting Affray. MEMPHIS, Nov. 28, 1868. J. A. Marsh, late of the firm of Temple & Marsh, brokers in Wall street, New York, for whom a re- ward was offered for alleged swindling in a bond transaction, was arrested here this afternoon, en route to Cuba. He ts held awaiting a requisition of the Governor of New York. Forty-five thousand dol- jars in bonds werg found on him. Eight companies of the Twenty-ninth infantry, under Generai Witcox, tect this afternoon on the fleamer Rath ‘or the frontiers of Texas. A rnoon in Butter street, between Grayson and Colbert, resulted shooting and mcrtaly wounding of Colbert. SOU Was arrested. The New Official Moniteur, PARIS, Nov. 28, 1968. The present Moniteur (newspaper) loses tts official character with New Years Day. The Moniteur Opelel de VEm pire wii then appear. KENTUCKY. Fire and Loss of Life in Louisville. LOUISVILLE, Nov. 28, 1948, y this morning a fire broke out inthe rear of Padden & Son's brewery, destroying half of the es- tablishment. The loss was $15,000, on which there was but lIttle insurance. Joseph Woodruff, an ac Was killed, by the failing of a wall, whie engaged in staying the fumes, NEW YORK. Assembling of the Corps Legisiatit. PARIS, Nov. 28, 180%. The Patrie saya that the Corps Legistatif will meet on the 4th of January next. Statement of the Bank of France. Paris, Nov. 27, 1868. The regniar weekly statement of the Bank of France has been published. It shows a decrease in the amount of bullion on hand of 7,000,000 francs nlnce last week. SPAIN. A Murderer Sentenced to Be Hung. BUFFALO, Nov, 28, 1863. Christian Gartie was sentenced this morning by Jujge Barker, of the Supreme Court, to be hung on the 8th of December for the murder of Marcus Swer- eperer Leggett and James Meatt, gamblers, were sentenced to the State Prison for eight and ten years respecuvely for arson for setting fire to the rooms of the Jateer to secure the insurance. Prevalence of Republican Demonstrations MADRID, Nov, 23, 1803, Olozaga has gone to Paris. ‘There have been many republican demonstrations throughout Spain within the past few days. A Spanish Triumvirate Advocnied. Panis, Nov, 25, 1868, ‘The Patrie of yesterday says there is a iatge ‘ac- tion in Spain favorable to the formation of a trium- virate for five years. “TELEGRAPHIG. NEWS ITEMS, Allen B. Snow, &@ wel known shipmaster, late of the bark Alexandrina, died in Boston yesterday of + apoplexy. The auction store of Leeds & Co., on Arch street, above Third street, Philadelphia, was burued about noon yesterday, ‘The steamer Boston ts reported to have been sunk in Lake Michigan by the steamer Milwaukee, There were no lives lost, The dwelling and store of T. J. & S. E. Ruggles, in Daiton, N. H., were destroyed by Gre Friday night, The loss is estimated at $10,000. ‘The dry goods house of Rhodes & Co., Wheeling, W. Va., was entered dy burglars yesterday morning, and silks and velvets to the value of $5,000 were car: ried off. ‘The Governor and Conncil of Maine have commn- ted the death sentence of Charles: H. Keenan, con- victed of the murder of Charles Johnson, to impris- onment for life, Dr. Horace B, Wakefield, Superintendent of the Monson state Almshonse, was tried at Palmer, Mass., yesterday, for the illegal detention of an in- mate and acquitted. The propeller Akron, of the Northern Transporta- tion line, Was seized at Port Coiborn, Canada, last Important Declaration of the Provisional Gav- ernment, MADRID, Nov. 28, 1868, The government has declared that the popular pense of the country is antagonistica! to the estab- lishment of a republic, and that the Cortes soon to meet, will surely propose a form of monarchy. ITALY. Eruption of Mount Et: FLORENCE, Nov. 28, 1868, Despatches have been received announcing that Monat Etna, in Sictly, 1s in a state of erupttou. Tax Riots in Central Italy. FLORENCE, Nov. 28, 1868, A quite serious outbreak has occurred at Bologna, and new troubles are feared, The disturbance orig- inated through @ refusal of the peasants to pay their taxes, Two persons have been killed and seven badly injured. night, by the government, for some iniringement of GERMANY. customs’ regulations, a wa The ticket oMce of the New York Centra! Railroad, The Schleswig Deputies Denied Seats iv the | in schenectaty, N. Y., was broken into by burglars Diet. on Frvtay might. The safe was opened with Keys and avout $.u0 in money taken, General 7. W. Sweeny, with two companies of the s.xtecuth infantry, arrived at Augusta, Ga., yea- terday moruing, and will rematn until after the mu- nicipal eection, Which takes place next Wednesday, Wiiilem A. McGraw and James G. Gifford were arrested in Fall liver, Mass, yesterday, charged with passing counterfeit five dollar greenvacks. They were exatuined (a Boston and held im the sum of $2,000 eacn for trial, An altercation occurred on Thursday on the Erie Canal, above West Troy, between twe boatmen, named George Anderson and David Luddy, during wo.ch Luddy Was shot, the bailf taking edfect in his shoulder, The wound is seriot BERLIN, Nov. 28, 1868, .The deputics from Schleswig bave been dented weate in the Diet until they swear allegiance, TURKEY. Supply af Arms for the Wi rbhians, VIBNNA, Nov. 28, 1868, An Anierican vessel with arms on board design for the use of the Wallachians passed up the Dan’ @ day or two since. ed Reinforcements Sent to Bulgari VIENNA, Nov. 25, 1863. Rolnforcements have been sent to the provin Bulgaria by the Porte to quell the disordare there. VIRGINIA. EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. stHaMPTos, Nov. The steamship Weet- a. from New York, arrived at this port at half wo, M. toalay. ov, 27,.—The steamship Java, from A herve at eleven o'clock A. M. to- pas kb QURENSTOWN, N New Yovs, arrive: day. Suicide of the President of a Lunatic Asylam— Heavy Verdict Against City of Ricl mond=Newspaper Discontinued, RICHMOND, Nov. 28, 1888. Dr. Arthur B. Petticolas, superintendent of ine Rastern Lunatic Asylum at Williamsburg. committed suicide there this morning by leaping trom a win dow of the Asyinm, dashing his braus out on the sidewalk below. The deceased was a distinguished and was formerly Professor iu the Medi. jege bere. His mind had been unsettled for some time pas'. ‘The Richmond Circuit Court to-day gave judgment inst the city for $15,000 worth of whisk 5 was ed by order of the City ¢ night of evacuition, in 1896. About 3,000 barrels Were destroyed that nigat, for allof which the cit, have to poy tt meaty 4 The daily Yew Nation, arepublican paper in this EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—LONDON, Nov, 28—2 P. M.-—Consols closed at 94 for money andl 94 a 04), for the account. No prices from New jork have as yec been received; the prices of American securities here are therefore unchanged. Pais Bourse.—Panis, Nov. 2%.—The Bourse is dail. Rentes, 701. dzc. LiVEHPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVRRPOOL, Nov. 28—2 P, M.--The market closed quiet, There has been some business doing in cotton to arrive, sales having been made at 10%d. i HAVRE Corron MANKET.—HAVRR, Nov. 28.—The Market is quiet both to arrive and afloat. _LAVEHPOOL RARADSTUFFS MARKET.~-LIVERPOOL, Nov. 28-2 P. M.—The market closed heavy. LiveRroot PRropuce MARKEa.—LIVERPOOL, Nov. 25-2 P. M.—Spirita petroicum, gd. per gallon. city, announces that, “Owing to the unexampied | Common rosin, 6s, 6d, per cwt. Proseription tt will not be pubilshed agau.” LONvon PRODUC MARKET.—LONDON, Nov. 28.— General W. ©. Wickham has been elected Presi. | Spirits turpentine, 298. 3d, per owt. ow. . Od. dent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Katlroad. ber owe ee ooo eee : ea pes MUSICAL REVIET: aaawoas The approach of the holidays brings out a hoat new publications of all kinds, with a very fair sprinkling of meritorious ones. We trust, however, thatthe publishers will treat those who are com- pletely in their power and who supply them with the materials wherewith to carry on their business with a little more consideration and Justice than has been their custom hitherto. For instance, among the selections before us for review to-day there are some genuine gems which have become deservedly Popular and for which the unfortunate composer never received a dollar. What wonder, then, that there ig suck s heap of trash published every week when it costs nothing but the printing and paper and when true artista have aban doned the field im disgust! We have some excellent composers among us whose works would do honor to the musica! strongholds in Europe. An instance of this may be seen in the character of the compositions of Mr. F. L. Ritter, played and sung at Steinway Hall on last Thursday evening. They are on @ broad scale, and exhibit unmistakabie evi- dences of the cultured musician in every measure. Among them may be mentioned Hafis’ songs (from the Persian), @ scena and aria from Aiferi’a “Antony and Cleopatra,” and the ‘Forty-sixth Psaim,’’ @rat introdueed im publio at the musical festivai. The taste of the public wont be immeasur- ably improved were such works heard more fre- quently aud the publishers more persistent tn ad- vancing them. It 1s @ mistake to suppose that the public of Now York, that has go pobly supported the very highest form of mustcal entertainments when they were given in proper style, has degenerated 80 jow in musical taste ag to be charmed only wih London concert saloon songs and the minstrel music of Offenbach, which no composer with any degree of self-respect will prostitute his talents to consider or study. When concerts and oratortos are re- vived and managed, in a prpper manner; when we have sterling Italian opera once more firmly estab- lisbed here; when in French opera Offenbach and his banjo tunes give place to grand opera and op. ra comique; when leaders of theatrical orchestras will cease humbugging their hearers with canvan selec- tions, and when soi-disant critics wii! begin to re- member that there are other strains taan those of the Mabille, the Closerte des Lilas or the vxtord Music Hall, then perhaps the publishers wiil expunge froin their list of pubucations the in‘olerable trash which often crowds out works of merit. For such @ con- summation we devoutly pray. Ditson & Co.,of New York and Boston, publish the loilowing:— i “sweet Isabelia;” comic song. Leybourne is too well known io call for any remark. “Lo! Lam With You alway;” sacred quartet. 0. D. Blake. The words, by Mrs. J. M. Pond, are of a superior character to most church hymns, but the music is of the crudest kind. Three verses to such Music would be an imiallible soporiic. “Come into the Garden, Maud,” music by Miss Lindsay. Why this lady shoud select such a sub. Ject as this serenade by Teanyson. which has been already wedded toa beautitul inelody and tmmor- alized py Sims Reeves, it is hard to teli, ‘Te muste is worihiess in every sense of the word. “Die Kose, die Lilie” und “Hor ico das Liedchen Klingen;” two songs by Kobert Franz. The second one is & Very pretty theme, with a beautiful accom panimeat in the Schumunn style. “rhe Fauny Man,” comic song, words by George Cooper, music by C, E, Pratt. One of the best comic songs we have seen in some time, The music is adapted, “Make Yourself at Home;" song. Alice thorne. Very good and pleasing. “That Lady i the Cars,’* cointe song. Adapted to the first meiody of the “Mave! Wal A very poor affair. “Fieur de The Galop;” arranged by G, A. Russ A medium arrangemeat of a most brilliant the Ketterer’s fantasia on its the best we have seen. “Fantasia on Oberon;” Leybach. A most brilliant and effective piece. some of tue best themes in the overture arranged in a ciariming manner. “Isolina;” gravd waltz, arraiged from Stigelli’s song by J.'S. wnigit, This is one of the very best arrangements by Mr. Kuight that we have seen. ‘The motives are not very attractive, but the treae ment of them is what we particular.y speak of. “Let this Brow on Thy bosom Keclining;” song. F. H. Jenks, A desperate attempt humann, but alamentable failure, There are palpabie consecu- tive ufths, and otuer mistakes tn it. Mr. Jenks should give up composition as a bad investment. “questa Giuliva Bacio.” Sung by Miss heliogg. “Sarmiento.’? A very pretty sonz and well adapicd for this favorite cancatrice’s voice and style. “Minuet de Mozart.’ Arranged by Pattison, Taken from oue of the composer's quartets and ar- ranged by a masterly hanJ. Holines, of Brookiyn, publishes a grand pot pourri on “Barbe Bleue,” by Russel, which ts mainly made = of the frat act and which is @ very poor affair, ibere is nothing artistic in the manner tn which the airs are strung together. It serves any musician right that attempts to make anything out of Otteu- bach’s trash. Pond & Co, publish six of Harry Sanderson's most brilliant pieces, which now come before us for the first time. ‘They are the “Rigoletto” and “Traviata” fantasias, the “Eva Galop,” the “Electric Polka,” the “Bagle Quadriiie” and a lullaby, Any of them is worth a hundred such works as are publisied at present, and nv pilanist’s album wil! be complete without them. The operatic fantasias are the most brilliant we lave ever come across. “Les Cloches et le Moulin; caprice (tude, Croisez. Very good in its way, but entirely relying on what We Would call grotesque effects. “Non Torno;’ romanza. ‘Tito Mattel. A most beautiful little Work and bearing the impress of the easure. nocturne. Mrs. H. Kleber. A very briliiant piece, but not of the nocturne order by any means. “The Musical Box; caprice. Lielich, A clever thing to ilnstrate the subject, bul so long that it be- comes tedious. 8S. B. Mills. A charming little ly in triplets, whici fairly ripples over with bril- and graceful thoughts, Marche Funebre.” Haner. The first theme is taken from “lone,” and ratuer “hardly” arranged in the matter of counterpoint, and the flute is @ remi- niscence of Chopin's “Marche Fauebre.’ Peters publishes a song by HH. P. Danks called “Oh, Why Sthould We Be Parted’ t is a very pretty melody and not commonplace either. There are Iit- Ue touches of the true musiciaa shown in the accom- pauimeuts, Daly publishes “The Sanctuary,” a Catholic Sun- day school vocal class book, Gleason, or- ganist of St. Bridget’s. This little work supplies a want that has been long feit in Catfolic churches of a compendium of surtabie hymns. A little catechiaiun of music precedes the selections, which are of » su- perior kind. Maw- Winner, e ” THE COLE*HISCOCK MURDER TRIAL, ALBANY, Nov. 28, 1968, In the Cole- Hiscock murder case Coroner Gillespie testified to-day that he found shirt studs on His- cock’s shirt bosom, Objected to and objection overruled. Montgomery Pelton, of Syracuse, was sworn. Witness identified a letter received by him from Genera! Cole, dated at Sweeny's Hotel, New York, about the 3ist of May, 1867, which was read by Mr. The letter #tated that Generai Co’e had in- of Mrs. Cole's Infidelity, and requested of witness a confirmation or dental of the facts as far as he knew them. Witness replied to that letter, Mr. Tremain objected to his stating the contents of witness’ reply, on the ground that the reply itset should be produced, The testimony of Mr. Hadley aa to Mrs. Cole's let- ter (called a confession) was read. Mr. Hadley was sworn and testified to conversation with Mrs, Cole in the jai here in regard to her citldren; she said she would commit suicide unless she could have her children, Witness said Generai Coie gave him the ring in regard to which Mrs, Cugier testitied yester- day, and which the defence claim was presented to Mrs. Cole by Mr. Hiscock. OBITUARY. John Augustus Nichols, On Friday Professor John A. Nichola, of (he Col- lege of the City of New York, died at his resitence in this city in the forty-eeventh year of his age. Mr. Nichols was born in New Jersey, aud when quitea lad he was engaged ina book publishing house at Hartford, Conn. Professor Davies patronized the establishment in which young ols was engaged ud issued from there his well known text books on mathematica. The attention of Professor Davies wae called to young agg | who had evinced u love and aptitude for th jects treaied of in the Professor's publications, When Professor Davies was appointed paywaster in the United States Army and ordered to West Point he induced Nichols to accompany him, and there he placed him at a private collegiate estab'ishment and at the same time personaliy superiniended the young man’s education, Some twelve or fifteen ycara ty Mr, Nichois came to this city and was appointed As. Professor of Mathematics in tae College of the Oity of New York—then ite Free Academy, He shortly afterward received the appointinent of Pro. fessor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Cleveland College, then newly institated. This coi- lege did not prove a succes’ wud Mr. Nichols, re. turning to this city, was appointed Professor of Mixed Mathematics in the Colege of tie City of New York, Which pusition he held uutil the time of jis death. Tile steriing qualities a4 a man, superior research #$ @ mathematical scholar and peculiar faculties and success as an instructor were uni- versaily known wud appreciated. Collegiate estan. lishments throaghout the country evinced anxi fo shower honors upon him, From Genevi ) College he received the honor legree, Master of Att ad from Kenyon (N. Y.) College the honorary a » “Doctor of the Learned Laws.” His lec. es on the mixed sciences aud his humerous and seemingly marvellous computations and explana- tions have ioade his name cenownet in both hem spheres, and it is conddently acserted that mo man can now be found to Mii his place. WASHINGTON. Gathering of Coggressmen—-A Busy Session in Pycospect. . New Financial Measures to be Introduced. General Spinner’s Annual Report. WASHINGTON, Nov 28, 1563. Gathering of Senators and Members—Prepa- tions for an Active Session. Senators, grave and reverend, and Representa- tives, bold and brave, are just beginning to trickle into the national capital, Next week the stream will be vastty enlarged, and with the host of re joicing legisiaturs will come the countless ewarms of swaggering, jobbing, iobbying and {ntriguing oMce hunters and politicians. The lazy torpor that overcomes thia deserted city after Congress ad- sourns te begining to wear off, Pennsyivania avenue is brightening up, and ever and anon in @ walk along Ite sunny side between the Treasury building and the Capitol grounds some face ts sure to make it) appearance as a harbinger of returning toy to hotels and boarding nouse keepers. The force of Senators at present here ts double the representation of the lower House, Senator Morton arrived last week from the West. looking somewhat more robust in the face than usual, but still suffering from par- alytte affection of the lower limbs. Earnest and hard-working, he may be found tn his room at the hotel, diving into the driest kind of financra! science, elaborating a scheme for the redemption of the cur- recy, and literaily up to,his eyes in business of far- reaching national tmportance. Senator Trumbul! came here four or flve days ago from admiring the grand prairies of the West, and though im his sad bereavement he cannot but find his handsome house on Capitol Hill deprived of its happiest ornament, he derives considerable solace from the increased attentions of relatives and friends. He contemplates the inauguration of the next Ex- ecutive as the opening page of the grandest epoch in American history. The disposition of the peopie in ail sections of the country at the present moment he 1s sanguine enough to believe tends strongly to peace and fraternization, and tf allowed to have its way will resuit in the true restoration of national unity. The country will then bound forward with redoubled ehergy and strength in the path of pro- gress, and the term of General Grant's administra- on will mark the record of the republic as the Au- gustan era of prosperity and peace. [le discredits the rumor that the Cabinet of the President elect is already cut and dried, Between now and the 4th of March events may transpire which would necessitate an entire remodelling of any cabinet which might now be arranged, It will hard!y be the wisest policy for General Grant to make the complexion of his Cabinet of too neutral a tint. The party which elected him to power will scarcely fee! satisfied to see any others than its representative men tn the circle of his oifictal advisers, and General Grant, in making his selection, may find a good many usetul suggestions in the proceedings of this last session ot the Fortieth Congress. Senator {rumbuil cannot see any necessity whatever for further tmkering with the reconstruction laws as they stand. “Let well enough alone’ will form the controll- ing sentiment with the leading minds of the Senate. Any other legislation in regard to the finances than what aims at the easiest and speedtest way of resuming specie payments he deprecates strongly, though he cannot but anticipate a host of schemes, arbitrary and tmpossibie, being introduced in the forthcoming session. Senator Sherman is back among us again, and hard at work on the subject of finance, the element of all others in which his genius delights to expand itselt, He is opposed to the luxury of Chrisimas holidays this session, and emphatically declares that every single hour from the day of assembling to the 3d of March will be needed for the discussion and disposal of important national questions. Other Senators are of the same opinion, and if a majority of both houses concur, Washington will have to far- nish the Christmas Congressio turkey. Senator Sumner 1s already domiciled in his com- fortuble and elegant mansion, opening a vast cumulation of correspondence, looking Into the ports of matters down South and seanning the horizon of foreign affairs, He is in excellent health and spirits and prepared fur any amount of legislative labor, Senator Corbett has spent most of the intervai since the adjournment tn this city. The journey to and from his far off home in Oregon would aimost cousume the best pordion of bis leisure time, so he relinquished the attractions of the Pacific slope for the quiet monotony of Washington society. He ts another of our Senatorial financiers, and though the various schemes he brought forward at the last session were but indifferently received, he 1s sanguine the legistative wisdoin of Congress will yet revert to the movetary ideas he has hitherto enunciated, Senator Pomeroy is taking it leisurely since he came, ‘The railroad interests of Kansas and tb country lying west of tt are safe, however, in keeping. Senators Cole, Harlan, Edmunds, Howe and Drake are settling themselves down to the preparation of various kinds of business for the coasideration of Congress, and Senator Rice, of Arkansas; Spencer, of Alabama, and Osborne, of Florida, three South. ern members, are digesting the policy {t may seem best for them to pursue in tue national councils, Among the members of the House whose presence we have been already favored with are FE. B, Wash- burne, of Tinois, the Cerberns of the nation’s ex- chequer |. @8 some erroneously informed People suppose, the gnardian, preceptor and director of General Grant. Cc. Ingersoll, of fSilinois, is also here from the prairie State. W. 8. Lincoln, from New York, and John W. Chaniler, from the same great State, ar rived a few days ago, William Loughridge arrived to-day from lowa. FP. W. Keilogg, from Alabama, has beon rusticating here some time, and #9 has J, M. Cavanagh, delegate from Montaua. ‘The foregoing comprise ¢ representation 86 far, None of the recently elected Congressmen have yet made their appearance, hui when ey do the howpt- table matrons of our boarding houses are prepared to extend to them @ dear and cordial welcome, Return of Speaker Colfax. The Vice President elect, Schuyler Colfax, and his newly married bride arrived here this evening from New York, at ten o'clock. Mr. Colfax was in excel- jent health and spirits, and was warinly welcomed by a few friends who awaited his coming, General Spinner’s Anuual Report. General Spinner’s annual report, comprising about sixty printed pages on the subject of tnances, in- cludes among its items, by way of comparison, the report of W. ©. Price, his predecessor, a4 treasurer for the year ending June 90, 1860, the whole of which is cop 4 in one page of printed matter, and shows the whole amoun: of covering war. ranta for that year to have been 3,436, ‘The warrants for payments were 12,024, Treasurer Spioner’s report shows tls owa covering warrants for the present year to have been 10,084, and for payments 30,222. Redemption of Compound Laterest Notes, Under a recent circular irom the ireasary Depart- ment requiring fnancia! agents to seud In for re- demption certain descriptions of legal tender notes a very large amount bas been received, The Secre- tary of the Treasary’s Onancial report will show an expenditure on account of the pablic debt of about $590,600,000, which includes redemptions, conver- sions, interest on the public debt, &c. | Weekly Currency Statement. Receipts of fractional currency for the week end- ing to-day, €402,000. Shipments—To the Assistant ‘Treasurer at New York, $200,000; to the United States depository at Baltimore, $100,000; to the national banks, $154,589. ‘The Treasury holds in trast for the national banks, a6 security for Circulation, §345,544,600, and as aq KE NEW YORK WERALD, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25, 186¢—TRIPLE SHEET. 4 depoaita, $37,048,990. National for the week, $132,630. Total to date, $510,855,076. Mutilated bills redeemed and stroyed, $10,127,120, “Actual circuiation at this date, $299,835,569, Fractional currency redeemed and de- stroyed, $269,000, md Customs receipts from November 16 to 21 inclu: sive:—At Boston, $302,339; at New York, $1,779,321; at Baltimore, $63,824; at Philadelphia, $73,289, ‘Total, $3,228,803, Internal Revenue Appointments, The following appointments wero made to-day under the Internal Revenue laws: Storeke*pers—Taylor Dudley, J. W. Lawry, Charles Alroxton, Dudley M. Cratg, Noward M. ce by W. K. Gray, for the Seventh Kentucky district; 5. Paterson And Thomas W. Jordon, for the Fifteenth, Pennds]Vania gigtrict; J. B. Campbell, for the Fifth entnexy «istrict M, Woolen, for the Third North rolins district; [saad Womelsdorf, for the Eighth Pennsylvania district, and Robert A, Bruce, for the Fourth Maryiand district, Gaugers—George Baxter, #r., for the Third Mas- kM iam S. iNler, for the Fourth curity for bank Sew York district; nth New York district; Charlea L. vairymple, for the Fifth Missouri digtrict, Asmstant Assessoh—G, M. L. Jobnson, for the Second Ohto district, Artillery Experiments. Experimental firings of the same character and with a stmilar object as those recently made at Fortress Monroe are to take place during the com- ing week at Fort Deiaware. A number of prominent civilians and army and navy officers will probably witness these experiments, which are conducted under the direction of the Board of Engineers. Naval Orders. Captain Wm. Ronckendorf is ordered to command the navai rendezvous at Philadelphia. - Captain C. H. B. Caldwell is ordered to command the naval rendezvous at Boston. Surgeon Chas, Enersfleld is ordered to duty as president of the Naval Examing Soard, relieving Surgeon Jos. Beale, who is ordered to the naval ren- dezvous at Philadelphia, Statue of Alexander Hamilton. The librarian of Congress has caused to be tempo- rariiy placed in the rotunda of the Capito! a statue of Alexander Hamilton, heroic size, executed intitaly by Horatio Stone of this city, under an order of Congress. Personal, A private letter received here to-night etates that Judge Fullerton will arrive here on Monday next with his new batch of charges, By direction of the Secretary of War Brevet Major General Doubleday has been granted a leave of ab- sence for six months, THE EIGHT HOUR LAW. Opinion of Attorney General Evarts Upon the Reduction of Wages of Government Em- ployes. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 1868. The fotlowing is the opinion of Atcorney Generai Evaria onthe construction of the Light Hour law question:— . ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, Nov. 25, 1868, To the PRESIDENT: Sin—The President recently referred to the Attor- ney Generai a communication addressed to him by A.D, Brock and two others, styling themse'ves a committee of printers employed in the government printing oMce, and requested an opinion as to the proper construction of the law mentioned therein, ‘That taw I tind to be the act of June 25, 1868, entitled “An act constituting eight hours @ day's work for all taborers, workinen And mechanics employed by or on denaif of the government of the United States, which reads as follows:— That afght hours sbull constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanic’ now employed or who may be hereafter employed by or on behalf of the govern- ment of the United s and that all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with 4! t be and the same are hereby re- peal ‘The communication of the committee is to the fol- lowing effect:—That the committee were surprised to learn that the Secretary of War has been led to consirue the above law, in a recent order promul- gated by him, so ag to reduce the pay of em- pioyes in the War Deparuinent to correspond with the redaction of hours, he having declared in said order that in is opinion it was never the intention of Congress to give teu may for eight hours’ work; that they there- visited that officer in the hope that by laying fore him certain facts bearing upon the inteuuoa of Congress in enacting the law they might induce him to revoke his order and accept the construction which has hithert P law by its as weil nds, but fulled to sitisiy in error; and that flrinty uction of the law given by bim is me although gratefully en- roving the unquestioned beneft of that wise and liberal measure, asks the President, in behalf of the workingmen of the country, to instract the Attorney General to give an opinion npon the true construc tion of the Fight Hour law for the guidance of all the heads of departments tn that beha! It will be scen that the printers engaged in the government printing office are not directiy atected ar, and suffer by the order of the Secretary of Wi tt would seem, no diminution in thy quence The orc r affects only the employes of the V among whom they not includ to this of Sunsequen commune by @ committee of the Workingme: y of the vistrict of Columbia, asking a recession of an alleged order of etary of War, divecting that persons engage the War Departinent is interested in proportion to the hours they ay “mee hours as similar industry on private’ receives for a day's tabor ot ten or Wore” The act is wholiy silent on the subject of Axiog onl: len, of @ day’ labor, between the wages of the em government and similar equal tte Q rvate employment, which 14 so mal rake and by pat} int'as to Nave been provided for by See to employés of the Navy Department vi 0 rtmental reguiatton in the War Depart- ment, ts a matter of substance and not of tur: ‘rhis equality requires that the same worth of !abor should be compensated tn the public employment at the aame rates of wages it receives in private employ- Ment. If, the, itis found that the theory upow which the act in question was perponee ant cour mended to Congre-'s—to wit, that as much worth of labor would be acquired to the governinent as by more hours of dally labor tu the long run—is justi- fled by experience, then this rule of eqnality between public and private employment requires that the eight hour day labor of the government should be compensated by as high wages as the ten hour day labor in employment receives. [f, on the other hand, this eight hourday labor of the government ts found to produce teas worth of labor to the gov- erpment than ten houg day labor produces to pri- vate employers, the prineyple of equality of compen- sation would be surr if equal wa: pald to unequal labor. I'wais disparity tn of two different measures of labor were found to exist, then the workmen in private employment would justly claim that if the government cer tain wages for eivit. hours! labor\yuey should receive higher wawes for ton hours' labor, ‘This moreso of wages for ten lioura’ labor Seing thas estab- lighed tn private einpioyment the @nployes of the government would demand thiv npw measure of ten hour labor base! apes its beiny worth more than eight hour labor and thus in turn eacts system would be encouraged to Fise upon tie demauds of the other. ‘That the essen‘ial clement of this rule of equaiity is that the same worth of iabor should re- celve the same wages in yovernm@eut as in private employment may be tilustrated by a nat dimprobablo condition of wages, While this theory o¢fewer hours: product. nal amounts of labor with !omger this of work ts tested by experience; Suppose that there shouid be a divided practice in private employment by which ten houra labor shouid re- ceive certain Wages and eight hours’ kibor less wages, are the government engit hour laverers receive, under the statutes requiring or the depart- mental regulations prescribing equality of wages be tween pubite and private employmeats, the private wages for eight hours’ for those tor ten hours’ ia- bor? Manifeatly the goverument employers MM (he supposed case Would lind thelr necessary measure of equality in the private wages of the eight hour labor, and not in the larger wages of the ‘ten hour tabor. The conctasion, then, to which I come ts, that the recent act does nov re- quire that the wages of the shortest day of govern- ment labor should be redaced in proportion bo the nours of labor, and that the act as little requires tirat the wages of the shortened day should be as large a9 the wages of the longer day of private employmen". In this slience of the act Itself on the measur wages, while it speaks only of the hours of kabor, tue departments are leit to the guidance of the rule of equality of conipensation for equal worth of labor tn governinent and tn private employment. Ismay be that the equality of worth shall be the eight hour labor for the government and should be compensated as highly as the ten hour tabor in privateemployment. It may be that the wages in the two employments should be in the proportion of the different hours. of labor; and, finally, tt may be that the true adjustment of disparity of value be- tween the two syeemy of labur may be berween these two rules. Iam disposed to think that no vet- ter solution of the question raised by the passage of an act prescribing the lenyth of a government day of labor, while the private employments (re, from any restrictions in this respect, must be found in the substance of the rale of equality between gov- ernment and ate wages, Which 8 maniiesuly wise and just, Whatever duitlculty there may be it app.ving this rule is intrinsic to the subject and can ouly be met by experience. T hove the honor to be, very respectfully, WM. M ARIS, Attorney General. SHOGT'NG. ‘The unusual scarcity of game in New ‘Jersey this year has caused much disappointment to mony & sportsman, But # few years since the fields and forests were alive with partridges, woodcock and quail, and those in quest of them were always weil rewarded. ‘The present contrast ts remarkable, and can only be attributed to. the persevering attempt of poachera who chase and destroy the meagre rem- nantsof the once fourishing flocks. With a coin- mendable spirit many sportsmen have agrecd to lay aside their guns for a time in order that the gs may increase, If the progress of he poachers be not arrested in time game Will be diuwost exthnce in New Jer ‘The Uoston Germania Rite club formally opened their new club honse at Spy Pond, on (he outskirts of Cambridge, iast. week. During the day target firing was practiced, nearly every marksman aking partin the shooting, and in the evening festivities ‘were continued to t t. Henry Jamies shoot at seventec: 18th Decenber, It appears that the reforr n dema the abolition of bull fighis, though it ls hardly prob able they will be dispensed with, A hunting party from A bemarie, Va., capinred twenty-eight deer recently in Prederick county. Three bears, one we ng over 400 pounds, and five deer were recenily st Kalamazoo, Mich. A large black bear weighing pounds was shot a short time since in Herkimer county, N. Y., wht had dragged a hunter's Wap six miles before b overtaken aud despaicliea Jear hunting cont tx bears wer hip. toy @ hunuing party near in Luzerne county, day tn Lackawanse seen tn ore tially Invit Pipes at K ed ty EF ALU ED The Public are New: $bition of BERG re over at al the opinion of tue Attorney be taken as to the true 4 ing of law of Congress, above as deductible from the statul the — official debate in Senafeon the 24 868. The ord: of r r Secretary of War referred presnme, is July 28, 1868, approving an endorsement of A. hi Dyer, of the Ordnance Bureau, upc cow munication of General pdinan. of the Rock Island Arsenal, dated July 16, 1868, to the following effect:— ne OxvyANce OFr10R, Ju actice of this department I and other bired workmen th ail by private ertablishments fu the vicinity for the sat Kind sind grade ot labor, and it would seem to be proper to continue this rule, If the mechanics and laborers {0 the viewnity of Rock Island receive from private establisiinents eae wages per hour than are now paid at Rock Island Ar ‘al the wages at that arsenal should be corres to work ten bours ¢ id they shou.d be pai coday ne hereroto, ER. Brovet My rf Ly 25, Te, 0 allow The chant wa, for A. B. It may be collected from the papers referred to this office that the question on which the Attorney General’s opinion 18 destred is whether the act of June 25, 1868, reducing the number of hours con- stitnting a day's work was intended to work a cor- responding reduction im the compensation for a day's work. ‘Chere is notuing in the language of the act u e such an intention, nor does this con- ind! struction seem at all consistent with the aim and purpose of the laws, which were reformator; their character, having in view the promoti physical, who a in of the intellectual and moral welfare those ngaged In inanaal lavor and of the gener: ciety. ‘The theory appears to ha aboring man or mechanic, by means of the increased physical strength and vigor ac- quired through a reduction in his hours of toll, would he enavied to accompliah daily aa much upon an average in eight hours constant laber as he formerly did inten or even a longer period, while ai the sume tine he woull enjoy @ longer season for me and moral improvement. Whether this is sound in principle is not here the question; that i constituted the mam ground apon which act proceeded a reference to the debates in Congress on iis passage will clearly Siow. Acting npon th theory, then, which assumes that the government will receive the same daily equivalent from the working men under the new regul a as under (he oid, che Legisiatore could not have contemplated @ necessary reduction tn his compensation, the plain import of the law is that a laborer, workman or incchanic in the employ of the government, whether hired by the day, week or touth, sliall only be te quired to work eight hours to earn hia daily weoxkly or monthly wages, whatever these may. b rate of his compensation 38 left to tre e¢ ad laws whien | | Tu trol of the same oy governed tt before, and the salutary pro visions on this subject ate few and very jiuited in thetr operation. jon of the act of December 21, 1861 and the amendatery act of Jaly 14, 1402, (7d, 687, comprise ail Thave been able to find, and theve are confined to employes in the gove ont navy yard. ‘The riney aot provided that the hours of labor in the government navy yard should be the same as thoge to the nearest private ship yard, and that the wages Of all etaployés in such navy Fards should ayprox mate as nearly as possible the average paid — employes — of grade in nearest private #ip or workshps, determined by the commandan ft the wavy ‘This was amended by the latter act, Which provides that the hours of Jaber and rate of wages of the em. ploséa in the navy yerd stali conform as nearly as is consistent with fhe public interest with those of private establishments in the immediate vicinity of | he respective yards, to be determined by the com. | mandant of the navy yard, subject to tne appro: si ¢ and revision of the Secretary of the Navy. ‘The | Cffert of the recent act Of June 25, 1988, Is to repo se much of shese stavutes as relate to the regu! of the hour ti leaving the provisions thg to wages to Staud as they were before, an! it has necea-arily corresponding effect, wherein other departments of the puoiic . service the wages | of government employés are regulated by | similar modes and standards; but wiile 1 do not | find in the act avy indication that the reduction of | the hours of a day's labor should of itself work a | proportionate or any reduction of wages, and while the debate on the bili in the Senate exhibits a con sideration of Uils proposed consequence and a rejee tion of if, T must also gay that 1 find nothing in the act that requires an absolute raie that employes of the government embraced within the act muss re- ceive as high wages for the their day's tabor of atent Asthmatic Fumi; ormwA Cinnrettc Relieves Astana in five micutes; cures Coughs and Colds immediate iy. 21 Park row. “phe only pertect eve, harm Factory 18 Bond street. , reliable, instantane Circulars of Every Description and Notices attend meetings printed in the neateat possible manner, ottce, and twenty-five per cent less than at any line placelin the city. the METROPOLITAN dO NG ESTABLISHMENT, Y7 Nustan siren. to atan hour's othe PRI Canada Malt Scotch Whiskey, Fully Raunt to the umported article, at $3 60 per gallon. 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