The New York Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1868, Page 4

NE wy ORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR ‘ "AMUSEMENTS. THIS EVENING. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and 15th street. — Tas Lascasuire Lass. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway,—AFree DARK, oO LON- wen bY Niaat. “BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—R&D Scauy—Nonopr's ‘cup, NEW YORK THEATRE, Broadway.-Mns Scorr-S10- DONS Ad JULIRG, PIKE'S OPERA HOUSE, 23d street. —-Bance BLEU! FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sixth ave- nue.—GENEVIEVE DE BRABAN OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Hunety DoMiry, wiru New Featuees, BROADWAY “THEATRE. Broadway.—SHanpY MA- ouie®—Roves Diamonp-—letsu Torr. corner of Eighth a LISCHEN AND FRITZ GERMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos, 45 and 47 Bowery.— Bin Guage Waseem, MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn. Tax Lanoasuine Lass. BRYANTS' OPERA AO street. ETHIOPIAN Mino’ 2, Tammany Building, 1th LSY, £0, KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway.—E1 10+ PIAN MINGTEELSY, BURLESQUE.—TAME Gas. * SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Bro 58 oadway.—ETELO- PIAN ENTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DANCING, &6. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE 01 Bowery.—Comta Vooarise, NEGRO MINGTRELSY, &e. THEATRE COMIQUE. 514 Broadway,—-Tar Great Ont GINAL LiNGasb AND VAUDEVILLE Comrany. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirifeth street and Broudway.—A‘ternoon and evening Performance. NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth streot.—Equrs?Rian AND GYMNASTIO ENTERTAINMENT. HOOLE, OPERA HOUSR, Brooklya.—Hoouer's MINSTRELS—TUR GEanp DocuEss, £0. HOOLEY'S (F. D.) OPERA HOUSE, Williamsburg — Hoo.ey's Minsvaeis—Ou! Husu, &c. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Brondway.— BOrKNOR AND AL’ New York, Friday, December 4, 1868. Hn NEWS. Europe. The cable telegrams are dated December 3. ‘The Birmingham banquet in honor of Reverdy Johnson took place on the 2d inst, John Brigit spoke at it. The London journals comment extensively on Mr. Disraeli’s resignation. » Aformal meeting fof the new Parliament will as- semble on the 10th inst. Reporis from Paris state that the police, auticipat- ing a Baudin demonstration, wout to the cemetery and dispersed a crowd there assembled. Several arrests were made. General Espartero has been asked ty become tem- porary dictator of Spain. ‘The Prime Minister of the Danubian Princlpatities e@dvocates respect for existing treaties, observation @f the obligations to the Sublime forte, and the Maintenunce of a strict neutrality. Paragaay. * Later advices by the Atlantic cable state that Gen- eral McMahon, our Minister to Paraguay, sailed with the (United States squadron from ko Janeiro for Asuncion on the 27th of October, Caba. Six prominent leaders of the revointion arrived in Havana yealerday as prisoners. The poorer classes Ww the eastern department are reported destitute and suffering. The revolutionisis are chocrful and ex. pect reiaforcements of Aucricans aad Dominicans. Huyti. Port 2u Prince alvices to November 19 state that the Smicrican schooner EB. D. Hart, from New York, was captured by the man-of-war Sginayve while entering the harbor of St. Marc's. Tho cargo was partly cold for account of the government. The acting American Consul at Wonaives protested against the seizure, but was insulted for his pains. Some excitement has ensued in conse jaence, and a French and British war vessel were io sail for Gonaives to protect foreign interests, An English ‘ung, the Aerolite,. was also seized under similar cir- cumstances and taken to Port au Prince, but the British Charge d'affaires had claimed and wantd probably reccive possession of her, Misccllaneots. General Gront visited Harvard Colleve yesterday ani left his autograph on the visitors’ book. un returning wo Boston ie partook of a umamer with the members of the city government, at which po Speeches were made. ' The argiment on a motion to quash tye Indi against Jef Davis was commenced in the Uuied States Circutt Court at Richmond yesterda: Chiel Justice Chase. Robert Ould, of cor Davis, opened (ie argument, urging that the four- teeuth amendment provided for Davis’ punisuinent by diafranciis. nt and he could not be punished again, Governor Wells and District Attorney Beach repliod for the government, contending that the fourteenth article Was prospective aad Merely created # disability, nota penalty, and was not latended to ao away with all other constitutional penaities for treason. ‘The trst aanual Convention of the New Jersey State Woman Suffrage Association was held at Vineland ‘Thursday. Mrs. Lucy Stone, Rev. An- toinetie Grown Blackwell, Mr. and Mra, Andrew Jackson Devia and other lesser lights took an acUve part in (le proceedings. The taktog of testimony m the Sing Sing murder case was concluded yesterday, oud the sumaung ap Will take piace to-day. The City. The areument on the motion whieh was to have been made before Judge Sutherland yesterday, in the Eric litigation, to vacate Judge Cardozo's stay of p yodiig4, was further adjourned nntil to-day at noon, Judge Sutherland took occasion to make some remarks concerning the pro of obtaining ez parte ordera in this district aud the Infringement of the rules, which resulted in theese judicial con- Nicts. Superintendent Kennedy appeared, in charge of & deputy sherlit, before Coroner Flynn yesterday and a commitiuent to the Tombs was made out. Before it was acted upon, however, a writ of hat corpus was served and both parties appeared before Judge Sutherland, who promptly discharged the Superin- tendent. A writ of habeas corpus was granted yesterday by Warden at the Tombs he holds Campbell, ted on the charge The taatier will be to show uoder whe Berrigan and Aun | of the marder of F heard on Monday n Inthe United States District Court, before Judge Blatchford, &@ Motion Was made inthe Tradesmen's Bank embezziement case, in which the defendant, Gamer C. Baker, was Convicted, for a new trial, on the ground that one of the jurors tual heard the case was deaf. Decision reserve In the Chamber of Commerce yesterday a commn- nication was received from the Canal Commissioner Announciug that the canals Would be closed on the Wh inst, A comm! Clation reports thar 19,408 steamers and sa Hei Gate @ Freight to the ally, and the 0 passes thre mumber of passengers and crews for the same time average 12 A paymasier’s cievk 1m One of the wesnels at the Prooklyn Navy Yard ia repo. av ndod with $12,000, ob(ained on a chuck leit tn blank by the paynioater, Buewwiy wii lowweepier 4 Noria tiver about one f ee of the East River Improvement Asso. | M. to-morrow for Queenstown aad Liverpool.” Tho European mails will olose at the Post Omtice at twelve o’clock, noon, ‘The Nat@na! ine steamship Denmark, Onptain ‘Thomson, will sail from pier 47 Nort mver at ten o'clock to-motrow morning for Liverpool, calling at Queenstown to land passengers. The steamship Iowa, Captain Hedderwick, of |the Anchor line, will sail At twelve o'clock M, to-mor- Tow from pier 20 North river for Clasgow, touching at Londonderry to iand passengers. The Merchants’ line steamship General Grant, Captain Quick, will sail from pier 12 North river at three o'clock P. M, to-morrow for New Oricans dl- reine steamship Montgomery, Captain Lyon, of the Black Star line, will leave pler 13 North river at three o'clock P, M. to-morrow for Savanneh, Ga. ‘The stock market yesterday was strong, with an improvement in the principal speculative railway Shares. Gold was steady and dull at 135 @ 135. Prominent Arrivals in the City. Judge N. Davis, of Albion, N. Y., is at the St Nicholas Hote). Judge James Fittan, of Vermont; Genera! Jacob Stanwood, of Alabama; Colonel James Dillion and Major W. Whitman, of the United States Army, are at the Metropolitan Hotel, | James L, Bogert,*of New Orleans, aud James Turner, of Hamilton, Ca,, are at the New York Hotel. Congressmen Samuel Hooper, of Massachusetts, and Mons. Ch. Beranger, of the French Legation, are at the Brevoort House, General Averill, United States Consul General at Montreal; Dr. S. Wolff, of Mobile; Senator W. Pitt Fessenden, of Maine, and Judge J. Py Sullivan, of Now Orleans, are at i the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Resignation of DisraclimThe Straggle Approaching. After a brief but not inglorious reign of some nine months Benjamin Disraeli bas found it necessary to yield to the pressure of public opinion and resign his proud position as Prime Minister of Great Britain. At last, whatever his detractors may say or think to the con- trary, Mr. Disraeli has acted in a manner which, while it goes far to justify his rather persistent tenure of office in the past, will have a powerful effect in strengthening his hold on the entire nation for the future. The resigna-. tion is manly and dignified, and the time for such resignation is well chosen, The sub- stance of Mr. Disraeli’s resignation address amounts to this:—‘‘The policy of Mr. Glad- stone in regard to the Irish Church justified an appeal to the country. Such an appeal could not be made uniil the details of the Reform bill had been passed into law. At the proper time I made such appeal, believing that the country would not sanction the ex- treme measures of Mr. Gladstone. The result has been contrary to my expeciation, and, not desiring to obstruct public business, I resign at once, but with unchanged convictions,” This, it must be admitted, is manly and well. Mr. Disraeli, it is true, could scarcely have acted otherwise and maintained his dignity ; but the course which he has adopted cannot fail to increase his already great reputation. We have already said that Mr. Disraeli’s career a3 Prime Minisier has not been in- glorious, We say so advisedly. Not to speak of the Reform bill, of which he is the father, and which must ever be associated with his name, he can claim all the honor of the Abyssinian expedition—an expedition which, more than any other cause, haa revived the waning glory of ancient British chivalry, His appointments, | legal, civil and ecclesiastical, have been just and honorable in the last degree. He has never neglected individuals to gdvance tho interests of party—a vice too common in min- isterialappointments. Neither personal friend- ship nor party prejudice has blinded him to individual merit or affected the wisdom of his selection, This is great praise—greater than may be understood by the ordinary reader— but it does not exceed the limits of truth. With the help of Lord Stantey, the ablest Foreign Secretary which Great Britain has had for many years, Mr. Disraeli has steored clear of international difficulties with wonder- ful skill, andin retiring from office he can make the just boast that in the matter of foreign relations he leaves the nation better than he found it, Altogether the ability which Mr. Disracli has shown. as chief adviser of the British Crown, taken In connection with the wonderful authority he has acquired over the House of Commons, fully justifies the trust repored in him by the proudest and most exclusive of all existing @igarchies. What, then, ia to Mr. Disraeli’s future? In retiring from office he does not retire from power, He takea his place at the head of the opposition ranks, and, although the elections have not swelled those ranks, the oppositioa under Mr. Disraeli’s leadership will be found by the new ministry to be a powerful and dan- geroas unit, Mr, Gladstone will of course be called upon by the Queen to form o new ministry. There is no likelihood at all that he will find this a difficult task, The re- sult of the elections has been long clearly fore- seen. Mr. Gladstone will not find himself in Great - NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1868. a position for which he is not prepared. We are eo near facts that it is unnecessary to speculate upon the character of his ministry. ‘Phe erent fact which is not to be lost sight of is that the country has declared in favor of Mr. Gladstone—-Mr. Gladstone for the present meaning the disestablishment of the trish Church, So far fully, bat no farther, are Mr, Gladstone and his party pledged. The three kingdoms have voted on the Irish Church ques- tion, and the vote is unmistakable, The Irish Chureb establishment is condemned. This is the voice of the nation, his is the policy on which Mr. Gladstone has staked his reputation as a politician and his bigh character as a man. To this, therefore, the whole euergies of Mr. Gladstone and his followers inthe new Par- liament will be directed. On this policy Mr. Disraeli and his friends join issue with the liberals. Whether the [rish Church shall or, shall not be disestablished—this is the question on which the great fight will take place. The disestablishment of the Church in Ireland—a Church which ought never to have existed, and which, during the whole | course of its history, has been a barefaced and unblushing Iniquity—would be an act of justice 0 simple that it is next to impoesible to doubt that it will be effected. The prin- ciple involved, however, is radical, and its | ramifications are many and serious. It touches the Church establishment in Scotland ; it touches the Church establishment in Eng- | Jand; it touches the most sacred rights and | privileges of the Crown. The disestablish- ment of the Trish Church will be a radical | revolution euch as Great Britain has never yet experienced, More than anything which has ever happened, it will be the insertion of | the wedge which will break up the ancient privilege syatom of the three kingdoms, The disestablishment of the Irish Chureh, if it do | to justice, the spirit! of our institutions, and, take place, will be the first of « series of events | we believe, to the constitution of the United which will include the destruction of tho | States. 7 Church in Scotland, the destruction of the We do not know what means these Washing- Church in England, the levelling of the aris- | ton gentlemen have for carrying out their tocracy and the ruin of the Crown, No man | gigantic project, should Oongress sanction it. wa this so well as Mr. Disraeli, No man | It would require a large capital. But if at- better than he that the English people | tempted Congress should see that the work. hate revolution and sre easily scared by the | be faithfully carried through, and that no bar- Prospect, Nor does any living English states- | gains or collusions be made with existing man know half as well as he how to turn all {| monopolies. This scheme, however, good as these things to account. As @ skilful tactician | it may be, does not reach the evitof railroad and as thedefender of ancient rights and time- | monopoly fully, What the country wants is a honored privileges, Benjamin Disraeli, though | general law for and supervision over the whole now compelled to retire from a post of honor, | railroad system of the country. There is no dignity and power, up to which he nobly | question as to the power of Congress over the worked his way, has a splendid career before | subject. Senator Sherman, in his recent con- him—a career singularly adapted to his daring | versation with our correspondent, expressed and fertile genius. the opinion that Congress had the power under that clause of the constitution authorizing it to The Four Republicaa Hings. regulate commerce among the several States, There are four republican rings in New and ought to exercise it over the railroads. He York, all anxious to serve their country under | is right. The constitutional power is plainly ex- the new dispensation and to control General | pressed, and though it has not been exercised up Grant’s administration. Each of theso rings | to this time, except during the war, the duty can has its organ in the city—one headed by | 20 longer be neglected. The great commer- Greeley, another by Raymond, a third by Dana | cial interests of the republic, the farmers and apd a fourth by Weed—and each has its own | every citizen are suffering under railroad game to play, the stakes being the comfortable monopolies, gigantic railroad frauds and rail- pickings from the brokerage of the federal | road mismanagement, ‘The time has come patronage and the rich drippings from whiskey, | When a remedy is imperatively demanded, and tobacco and revenue matters generally. Their | We hope Congress will at once pass a general first point was to obtain some sort of official | law regulating the whole railroad system of recognition from the President elect; and | the country. when he was in this city all the rival orgauists waited upon him at his hotel in the hope of being enabled to make some sort of public an- nouncement indicating that they had gained the inside track in the great race. But they could get nothing out of Grant but a polite “good morning” and the pleasant whiff of an ex- cellent cigar as he stepped into Bonner’s hand- some wagon, to be whirled away on the road in- side a two-forly gait. Thus batiled the heads of the rings next set themselves to work to create the impression that they had been chosen as peer R ir! lire ‘i ieiasioneg loch that not only his report, but the forth- : coming President's Message, with accompany- be given out that they were about to become | . ancnnenin. ware offcel sue iad © the proprietors of the whiskey ring paper at ng 4 as s ib A py . one of the wandering tribe of Bohemians. As Washington, which was to bo recognized as ‘ ‘ °, . . 4 we did not wish to become a receiver of stolen the official mouthpiece of General Grant; while a third desired it to be understood that Bonds aed be o's party $0! 6 ete eua ine his. omni Wankington *naibaas way call <the spirit of which we do not approve, we declined vegan Utunel. (Gonerelneeeane caeelall. or to accept the offer. Mr. Mc@alloch is quite doded:.' Altcof thent edt tleeden ta a ae right in not permitting bis annual report to go ee LO eee, P before the public until it is presented to Con- pertinent discussion of the domesti¢ economy of the White House and entered into a gencral Brees, pene tt properly belongs; botanaues ; not persuade himself that it was impossible scramble for the position of chief cook and a “ Fe botile washer of Grant's kitchen cabinet SD ay deme aces to. got possession’ cf 2 : Ps ; | because it is actually in the market for sale. They are now particularly engaged in nomi- - a a * bal For our part we are content to wait until the nating themselves and their friends for the best | | 3 . . offices in the gift of the new federal adminis- Secretary’s report comes before us in a legiti- . i aie mate way, and then with onr usual facilities rusian) Sad ‘are Uikeiy sp Deore Sh a poRouning for performing such work we will lay it bofore in this direction as were the Bluirs in the good Pp s y bi Gla Aawantec abiwoalll: Heche: Muekbieiie, deel oe readers with the utmost despatch, and so 7 P Mashburnes ' | with the President's Message. But it shall be these modern times, f FE ’ done fairly and without any complicity with The first pitched batile between these four thieving Bohemians, rings will be fought at Albany in January next, ihe k Mla SER, over the question of the United States Senator- ship. This struggle opened some time since with a great contest between Fenton and Mor- gan, which seems to have bad» termination similar to that resulting from the famous com- bat between the Kilkenny cats, At allevents, Fenton has been finally disposed of, with not even the most extreme point of his tail left to tell the story of his valor, and it Morgan still lives it is only through the galvanizing proper- ties of gold-bearing government bonds. ‘The Greeley ring, originally inclined towards Fen- ton, have gone back on their favoriie in his Stolen Executive Documonts There is great confusion in the Treasury Department about Secretary McCulloch's an- nual report which he had prepared for Con- gress, bat which it appears has by some means got abroad before its time. Mr. McCulloch is very indignant at the romor that his document, which he guarded with religious care, should have got out of the department. His employs deny all knowledge of the theft; but never- theless it is a matter of fact that the document has been stolen. We can assure Mr, McCul- YACHTING, ‘the schooner yacht Eva, owned by touia Lorillard, pot yet tired of the aquatic sports of the last yacht- ing season, In which sho participated with so much credit, has been away for the last month on a pleasure excursion to the waters of the sunny South, and from all accounts those on board of the comfortable iiltle craft are enjoying themselves after the manner of genuine yachtmen, On Sunday last the Eva, after @ pleasant cruise im the Chesapeake, arrived at Newbern, N.C., wheré she remains fora few days to recelve supplies from Norfolk. From ‘Newbern sho will proceed to Charlesion, 3. C., on her way down to St. John’s river, Florida. Before returning to New York she will probably run by the Morro Castle into Havana, to lake a peep at the hour of need, aad will. concentrate their | grandces of the “faithful tie” and their now insur- strength upon Noah Davi. Orleans, who aia pia rncehcsapnlsadcbeccints was pitted against Roscoe Conkling ia THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL ROTES. the last Senatorial strugglo, but only Fanny Morant is engac © Edwin Sooth's new served to kill off fra Harvis, The Dana | ‘eatre. | Tonight Mrs. Barney Williams will take a benodt the Broadway theatre, when “Shandy Maguire,” ough Diamond” aud “The Srish Tutor’? will be performed, . = oviive? will shortly take her leave of the French theatre to make in tho course of pr’ take place to-morrow. Grau's company wit per! Mu 17th for the benoit of the Soci a Betr The first seven tableaux (two ac “Ge . with fui) cast and chorns, and th act of “Barbe Bleue? will be gt eauzsas 1 appear as Bonlotte and M. Carrier as ring and the old Tammany Hall Joint Sto Real Esiate and Mutual Admiration Society are prepared to"bet their pile on Morgan, win or lose. Raymond and his combination would like for Senator Attorney General Evarts or | any other good-hearted gentleman who is easily manageg, believes in the United States | Eastern district for the State of New York and does aot eredit all the idle gossip abont revenne frauds. Weed is, as usual, beating | abont the bash, willing to pick up Marshall 0. Roberts and his stamps, or any other man, and io claim the candidate as his own spec property, whoever he may be. There is a rumor floating around that this bauch of pa- triots aciually contemplate doctoring up tary Seward, cutting his corns and ente him for the Senatorial sweepstake. | The struggle between the four rings over the Cabinet appointment which is expected to fall tothe share of New York, and for the rich office of Collector of the Port, will be p poned until after the Senatorial contest shalt have been decided, The victory in Albany will be half the battle, In the meantime the expectant Secretaries of the Treasury and Postmaster Generals will have to watch and pray, and the aspirants for the Custom House will be compelled to occupy the anxious seat. It would be curious, after all, if General Grant should discard all these rings as bogus, and should refuse to have anything to do with the gift enterprise speculators who offer them on the market. nce will vm at the Academy of WO00'S MUSEUM—FOOTE. the curiosities, or rather living wonders, at Mrseum is Commodore Foote, than whom a smaller, neater, better proportioned, more good-na- tured or intelligent man does not breathe the vital Secre- | ait. The Commodore is the sou of Prussian parents, who, in 1800, setuled in Fort Wayne, where they still reside. Tis fathor is nearty us tail as 0’ } while his mother stands five feet nine mohes, sister, twenty years old, is over sx feet in height, in all there are six chiidren i the family, incinding himeelf. Me weigned but one pount when born, and while he Has ever enjoyed excellent health he ceased fo grow when six years old. At Baltimore he was initiated Into ‘the stage business in 1861, and bas since visited all the princt- pai citles In thé United states, Ux Honably he i4 @ inost extraordinary gentieman, ior while te is dimtoutive to and extreme degree he is exceedingly well formed and totally devold of any dwartsh ap- pearance. He has & pleasam welcome jor all his visitors ant receives m with @ frankness, cour- teay and grace worthy of @ Goliah, That the Commo- dore 18 a favorite there is no question, but that he is courageous he lias given proof, having just chal- jenged the world for OO that he i# the smaliest and best formed man in mintature that lives, The Commodore holds a levée dally at the Museum, A Wo ‘ing ‘The Exeentive Council of the Rast River Improve. ment Association held its rezular meeting jast night, in room 18 Cooper Institute, James wylor, Prest- dent, in the chalr, Mr. Rowland, Chairman of the Committee on the Removal of Obstructions from Hell ¢ , Submitted a report, in compilance with ® resojution previously pi adopted, on the;commerce of thi annel, its proa- gentlemen from Washington and its v ‘Y | pective devotopment, Ke, te falis £0 bo embodied that a movement is set on foot ia th nS ee appropriation 7 r the opening of ton capital to break up the B altimore . Ohio oom dope pitas Uineesne tales she government Railroad monopoly and exactions, and to give | vessels passing shat point, and therefore passing also greator facilities for travel and freight to aud | throug Ti i ai att Tang, to November soe through Washington. The exactions of the | 1308, as follows: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad monopoly, and of such monopolies in general, with the cost and inconventence to the public, are clearly set forth, and must convince every one of the urgont necessity of some remedy. The plan proposed by this committee is that Congress shall grant charters for four great railroads to and from Washipgten to rival and break down the existing monopolies and to cheapen freight | and passage, This, undoubtedly, is a move- ment in the right direction, and ought to moet with favor from Congress and the people. 1 Monopolies aud Exuctions=Tho Remedy. It will be seen by & report of a committes of Railromd Month. Angast . Septembe October. Novembe' ‘The steamers, at an average of 1,200 tons each and a valuation of $290 per ton, gave an aggregate ton. nage of 2,920,800 tons and @ total valine of $554,100,000. ‘The sailing vessels, 16,974, of all classes, averaged at 150 tons each and @ valuation of $60 per ton, were of tue aggregate t age Gf 2,546,100 tons and represented a value of § 66,000, 0 travelll ic and | Total vatne of vesseis passed in four months, ia outrageous thas the travelling publi fi v ; ve me re Rt 9 those having freight to transport should be ab | Preiwnt ¢ value of 00,000. dlally throngh by steam and the merey of such monopolies, and that the | iiiiy a total of property. tn | $14,000,000. The da citizens of New York wad other States should y, have to pay a tax ape of railrond fate | $5000 souin, “ius. roport was re , or freightto the government of Maryland, | } orcad req hd poly | Now Jorsoy or any othor State. It is coutwary | one wack, songers and la | st | en. Mile, Dos- i about | Boston, Deo. 3, 1868, Tho presence of General Grant in Boston has been and still continues to be tne sensation of the hour. Crowds of aspiring radical politicians, seedy office- seekers and @ curious conglomeration generally lin- ger around the office, bar and biiliard rooms of the hotel, all claiming particular and reliable informa- years gone by been an aflliction to prominent atran- gers, and a8 @ general thing he gocs about his business in his own peculiar way. The pressure, however, was more formidable than he anticipated it would-be when he acknowledged the receipt of the Mayor's first letter and declined al! public hon- ors, for this afternoon he permitted himself to be- come the gueat of the city at the St. James Hotel. ‘The affutr, however, was conducted according to his wishes, for the company was confined exclusively to members of the city and State governments and the judiciary, and there was no formal “feast of reason or flow of soul” when the lunch had been concluded. This must have been distaste- ful to the majority of those who were spoiling to de- liver themselves of their eloquent admiration of the General; but it is creditable to them that for once they allowed themselves to be governed by common sense rather than by their own wishes. ‘The Boston papers insist that the General's visit here is for the Purpose of arranging matters for the education of is son In Harvard College, but during his visit to that institution to-day the matter was not alluded to either by himself or the oficers of the University. His transit to the “classic snades” of Cambridge was accomplished im the most private manner im- aginable. He took a private carriage from the St. dames Hotel and was accompanied jow and Judge Clifford. On arriving y sily grounds the party tirst stopped at the acting president's ofice—Dr. Poxbody. The news that General Grant had arrived was swiitly com. municated among the college boys and the citizens and in a few moments a very large crowd had congregated on the college grounds, but more particularly in the vicinity of the Prest- dent's house. ‘Tne party stopped just long enough to pay their respects to Dr. Peabody and go through. the formalities of introducing the disunguished visitor. Passing out of the President’s oflce the crowd espied the General, and immediately the air resonnded with the quick, sharp, regular “ran” pe- cullar to college boys. In company with Dr. Peabody, Professor Agassiz, Professor Wyman, and other learned men, the jparty, followed by the now augmenting crowd, procecded to the library, where a targe party of ladies and gentiemen and college students were awwaitiog the “coming man.” ‘The main doors of the hall wore duly opened to receive the General, but a sudden movement ot the crowd showed that Wie G ‘al had execuicd a “lank movement” by passing tanto the building on the westside, ‘The General was received here in the most diguified silence. He was the centre of attraction, and nothing broke the silence watil the General was invited to leave his autograph in the book prepared to receive the names of visitors. ‘The General wrote his name with a steady hand, and it fairly resembled numerous autographs tit tay be seen in a thousand show windows. Five minutes or tore having been spent in g hurried look at the surroundings, Dr. Peabody intrdfuced the Geueral to those present. The Generat modestly bowed his acknowledgments, and at one time he looked as if he was going to make a socech, but a momentary pause dispelled the provoking delusion, ‘The party then proceeded to Boyiston Hall, the General re+ ceiving the cordial demonstrations of the crowd. fie acknowledged these by tipping his hat. The various departments in the halt were then visited, good part of the tine being occupied in the Muscum of Anatomy, the grinning skulls and skeletous and the rare specimens la the galleries engaging the special attention of the General. After visiting other places of interest the party visited ex-President Hill, where a few moments were occupied in pleasant social intercourse. Returning to the eity, the General became tie guest of Joha M. Forbes, after which he visited some of the leading leather and boot and shoe establishments and subsequently dined with ihe members of the cliy government. ‘To-unorrow he will visit Lowell and In the alteravon go tirough the ordeal of a public handsiaking at the St. James. WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Convention at Vineland, N. 3.—Great Gatuer ing of New Jersey Strong Minded Women— Resolutions Passed Demanding Suffrage Stirring Speeches. ‘The (rst, annual Convention of the New Jersey State Woman Suftrage Association was held at Vine- Jand on the 2d iastaat, porstant to a call issaed by the President, Mrs. Lucy Stone. Plum Street Hall was the locality appointed, and at the specified hour an assemblage, numbering some three hundred per- sons, of Whom at least two-thirds were women, had gathered within the walls. At cleven o'clock in the inorning tre Convention was called to order by Mrs. Stone, aud alter @ prayer by the Rey. Antoinetie Brown Biackwell comuuttces were appetnied and busines’ proceeded with. Mrs. Stone made & spirited speoch, urging the women to rouse themselves, as this was 28 most important erfsia, Slowly but sieadily the ti their favor; newspapers were a isi Was turning tn eating their voices in be- and even States were heiplag on the She went on ivr some time longer and Letters from Mrs, Sie covil were then read, and cause, leading men were ri hati of wome! afterwards Mr. her report, show $158 62 and dhe expe [ She aise K for $50 stuce cor ommnitiees were ditures $LA7 6: powledged cel) ¢ to the Convention. Waite ity speech wes made by ssl by the wa- , senting Jersey, ® woulen ol New rights and urging a m nd Congress in faver_ of the 134,000 wormen of New acclamation, participated Subscriptions ty the 1 the Convention act deovoluti jonrned tw (he afternoon, Upon reassembtuig tho Tesulutions Were take up and Qebated at great lengih. Amendments were offered aad lost, aud lnwl resoititions, with # stagie Xo Abt lag session the A lady dresed tn bloomer cos- linally the or tion, wer was quite roy tume saug “We'll have no trouble any more” A XN r from the Marylaud Woman sSuttrage Association was announced, Mra Andrew Jackwon Davis male «a long speech; the hat was passed Was given, al round for the third time; an- 1 Mr. Campbell announced ter, buion a Mr. Andrew eon Davis followed with a ape in which he expressed the desire that his wile should be his equal; M y Stone was hen joudiy called for and deliver rousing speech, ailer which the Cou~ vention adjourned sine die. ‘WEW EAGLAND TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. Animated Debate Upon ihe Question vt Pro- hibitory Laows—Addresses by Johu B. Gough, Seantor Wilson aud Others. Boston, Dec. 3, 1868, ‘The session of the Christian Temperance Conven- tion was continued to-day, and the number of per- sons In eltendance Was gveatly increased. Opinions were expressed by some of the leading speakers at the forenoon session that all Christians should withdraw from fellowship with those munis. ters of churcnes that favored the use of intoxicating drinks. Upon the question of a probibitory law there was some division and a very Warm devate. The speak- ers We kev. Dr. Minor, Rev. Dr. Stebbins, lev. Mr, Ames, of the Girls’ Reform School of Lancaster; Rev. Dr. Seelyo and several distinguished physicians and temperance men. ’ ‘The alteravon session was held in Masic atl, and began with a concert on (be great organ. The house Waa crowded before the opening of the Convention, Jonn B. —— was present and delivered an ad- dress, embodying lis personat experience in tie temperance felt. Addresses were also delivered by Governor Buckingham, Senater Wilson, iev. br Sampson and others, ‘The question of & prohibitory law avain came up, and Senator Wilson stated_ that it was his opinion that when he returned iréin Congress the old jaw would be in full force, Others stated that the Ce tion of the incoming Legisiature, whiten is largely favor of & prouibilory law, Was ®% sure indication that the people wished for stich a measure. The evening session. held at the Maconian, waa but slimy attended, The principal feature of the geasion was the address by the gradustes of the Washingtonian Home for hiedriates, several of whom resent. Mr, Otis Clapp, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Home, gave an address aad appeals to the churches for aid. Resolution? were adopted eerie J the general cireuialion of pledges and tie cailiag vl otuer conveutions. THE GILEHISCOCK MURDER TRIAL. Key, Mr. Cinte & Conclusion of the Argiments of Convoels ALBANY, Dec, 3, 1968, In the Cole case to-day District Attormy Smith oo cuplod (he entire morning m sumaimg up for the people. He was followed by Mr. Brady, who spoke about tw 8 thie afternoom fae te defence of Cole, and w owed by Mr. Tremain, Who spoke theo hours and @ hai, to the adjournment, Hugebouu charge tie Jury Tomorrow worhing. dudgo | WASHINGTON. . Wasitinaton, Dec. 8, 1808, ihportant to Southers Claimants, A question of great interest to Southern claimants 13 to be decided at the approachmng term of the United States Court of Claims. The solicitor for the Uniter States at the tast term interposed the plea, in Teference to the cotton cases and all other cases of captured and abandoned property, that the rebellion Waa suppressed on the ist of June, 1865, when Kirby Smith surrendered; and a8 all claimants Under the statute must prefer their clalins in the Court of Claima within two years after the sup- Pression of the rebellion, ail claims pre- ferred after the Ist of Jane, 1867, must be dismissed, It is understood that upon the pro- vious argument the court was equally divided—twe to two. The question at the coming term will be ar- gued before a full bench of five judges. The deci- sion may be different, when it ig remembered that the late Congressional action has fixed the date om which the rebellion was suppressed as the 20th of August, 1866, the date of the President's prosiama- tion of peace. Retura of Judge Fullerten—Consternation of the Whiskey Ring. The whiskey men have been thrown into another spasm to-day by the arrivai of Judge Fullerton, at- tended by a large suite from the city of New York. ‘The Judge came armed with his new magazine of charges, and of course his movements were closely watened, He was at the White House, Treasury Department and Attorney General's office in councli with the powers that be; but it is understood he spent most of his time to-day in completing bis documents for formal presentation to the Presi- dent. To-morrow, before the meeting of the Cabinet, Judge Fullerton is to have another intor- view with the President, when the new charges will be made, though probably not argued, as Mr. Court ney and the other parties accused are not present to answer, The new charges are said to be very strong, but their nature has not been divulged by Judge Fuilerton, who considers that oficial etiquette requires them to be withheld until laid under Hixeeu- tive observation, ‘The President has not hesitated to express the highest conddence in Judge Futier- ton’s integrity and abiltty, and has lately remarked in conversation that the indictment brought about by Courtney and others is simply a measure of re- tatiation, not based on any credible proots Ukely to damage Judge Fullerton, ‘ ‘ Financial, Of the 201,479,000 registered bonds issued during the last fiscal year nearly 27,000,000 were issued im exchange for coupon bonds. ‘The entire number of notes, fractional currency-— cid and new issues—postal currency, United States notes and coupons examined, counted and destroyed during the year ending with June Jast is 114,672,000, Tepresenting $147,000,000, An average of 38,500 pounds of tegal tender notes and fractional currency are destroyed by maceration once in ten days. It appears from thé oMcial data, that there hae been received at tho Treasury from November, 1863, to July, 1867, $47,600, dnd in the fiscal year closing with June, 156g, $49,000. These receipts are from diferent workmen and persons, and in various sums from one cent upward. These amounts are creditea to the “Conscience fund," Passports Required of Americans in Germuny. ‘The Tnited States Consul at Leipsic has written to the Department of State advising that all American citizens who desire to reside any length of time in & German city should provide themselves with a pasa- port from the Department of State for the following reasons:—That whiie no passport is required to travel from one German province to another, except in Austria, yet. the police regulations of most of the larger Ge cities’ require every stranger in- tending to resi?» there for any length of time to de- posit his passport or other certificate of identit- cation, in order to receive a permit of residence. This regulation is stringent, especially im Letpsic. No strauger is permitted to reside here two weeks witbout such a certificate or passport. Report of the Destruction of fort Lafeyette. General Newton, the engineer officer in charge of the fortifications in and about New York harbor, has subontted a reportto the Chiof of Engineers concern- ing the recent fire at Fort Lafayette, The report is substantially the same as the account given in the HBRALD of yesterday. The Dyer Court of Inquiry. Jn the Dyer Court of Inquiry yesterday and (o-dag Colonel T. T. S. Latdiey, Colonel J. G. Benton—the au- thor of 2 work on ordnance and gunnery”—Colonét Thomas G. Boyler, Colonel T. J. Tredweil, acting chief of ordnance, and other witnesses were on the siand, The sessions of the court are long and labo- rious. The testimony ts chiefly concerning the chiar- acter and comparative merits of fife projectiles, which General Dyor is charged to have bought at a great outlay—worthless ones, while he refused to buy the b uch of the evidence dealing with the science of ordnance and gunnery is tn- comprehensible, save to those specialiy educated to ordnanes. Colonel Rennett-—known for his work on “Courts Martial aad Military Law’—conducts the de- fence, and Oliford Arrick, attorney ana inventor of the “Eureka” projectile, the prosecution. The docu- ments ere already very voluminous—more than a man of ordinary strength couid carry, The New Orleans Custom House, Upon the recommendation of the special Treasury agent at New Orleans, which is concurred in by the Collector at that port, Mr. McCulloch has iasaed an order making a large redaction tn the force empioyed im the Casio jiouse at (iat place. * Personal. Judges Clifford, Nelson, Miller and Davis.of te Supreme Cozrt have arrived here. Judge Milligan, the new Judge of the Court ef Claims, arrived here to-day. The President’s Message. {Washington (Dec. 5) correspondence Evening Port.) ‘The Presiden’ has decided not to aend his Measaye to Congress until Tuesday next. He said yeatersay that copies would be sent, under seal, to the officers of internal revenne to be delivered to the various newspaper @iMices at Noon on the day when it ts sent to Congress. ‘This afternoon, however, tt is under. stood that he has reconsidered his intention and will not give advance copies to the press. THE VOTE OF THE ELECTORAL COLL‘GES, Nebraska, Omama, Deo, 3, 1898, The electors of Nebraska voted yesterday for Grant and Colfax. Missouri. St. Lovis, Deo. 3, 1868. ‘The Flectoral College of Missouri met at Jefferson Clty yesterday and voted for Grant and Coifax. Maryland. Ad BALTIMORE, Dec. 3, 1868, ‘The Mlectoral College of Maryland met yesterday at Annapolis and cast seven votes for Seymour and Blair. Judge Richard B, Carmichael, one of the electors at large, being absent, George M. Gill, of Luliimore, was elected to dil the vacaney, West Virginia, WHEELING, Dec. 3, 1568, ‘The Miectoral College yesterday cast ita five elec- toral votes for Graut and Collax, California. SAN FDANCISOO, Dec, 3, 198% The State Presidential Hlectors met yesterday at Sacramento and cast the vote of California for Grant and Colfax. Charles Westmorciand was selected messenger to convey the vote to Washington, ‘The total yore of the State was 108,67), Granta majority was 508. Oregon, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3, 156% The electoral vote of Oregon was enst yesterday for Seymour aud Biatr, THE FIRE AT FORT LAFAYETTE. Estimated Loss One Mandred Thousan? Dols Tare. 4 ‘The Joss by the fire at Fort Lafayette is estimated at $100,000, upon which there igho insurance, Tho loss by the partial destruction of the fort is eati- mated at $2,000, The amount of ordnanse do- stroyed is not kxawn here, nor the actual amount of nowder stored jis the mAgAZino, as tle record ia on Pent the War Department 11 Waskiagion. OF the armament thete were destroyed tweaty-iwo ten Inch Rodman gas with thetr carriages, together with one dismolaled gina; 00-pound Parrott and carria aad tweive 3) poundcrs wiki woudga car. rages. ‘The new lainber destroyed, wich Was Wed 4 tu repairing tue fort, was valued a $1,590.