The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1868, Page 5

TRLEGRAPIIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. ‘The Prospects of the Eastern Conference. Position of the Turkish Gov- ernment. SPAIN AND THE SALE OF CUBA. Progress of the Cuban Revolution. ‘Reported Landing of Eight Hundred Filibusters on the Island. THE PARAGUAYAN WAR. Difficulty Between Brazil and the Argentine Republic. TURKEY AND GREECE. ‘Phe Prospects of the Eastern Conference— , The Position of the Sublime Porte—Views of the Great Powers—What Aid the Greeks Hope For—Garibald’s Manifesto. ’ Lonpon, Dec. 27, 1868. . The Oriental question absorbs attention. That a ce will be held 1s not absolutely certain, and ‘if held sinister results predicated upon similar at tempts at concillation are foretold, The Sublime Porte declines to yield the independence or to make @ sale of Crete, or to transfer that island to Egypt or any other of the necessary bases for a compro- ‘mise. Lord Clarendon, as was to be expected, adheres ‘to the old policy of England in regard to Turkey. \Napoleon and the Emperor of Austria are undecided ‘dn their views, while itis thought that Prussia leans ‘towards those of Russia, It is certain that the Greeks count little on direct aidifrom Russia, but jmuch on insurrections on the part of their own ‘countrymen in Turkey. The Cretans seem quiet and \imdifferent. A manifesto from Garibaldi tells them ‘that the proclamation of Spain as a republic will be ‘the watchword fora new movement on Rome, and || exhorts them to be in readiness for the event. SPAIN. The Island of Cuba Not for SaleMore Troops Sent to the Ever Faithful Isle. Manprip, Dec. 27, 1868. ‘The semi-official journals say that Spain will not even consider the subject of the sale of Cuba to the ‘United States. AAditionai troops have sailed for Cuba. ROME. Movements of Mr. Longfellow. Lonpon, Dec. 27, 1868. Henry W. Longfellow, the Américan poet, has de- clined a public dinner at Rome. He had dined with ‘Mr. William B, Read in that city; and George W. ‘Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger, was among the guosts, Ms SOUTH AMERICA. Rumored Movement of President Sarmiento Towards Peace. f Lonpon, Dec. 27, 1868. It is aaid that President Sarmiento, of the Argen- tine republic, has engaged the kind offices of Gen- eral McMahon, the American Minister to Paraguay, dor an attempt to mediate with Lopez, and that Dom ‘Pedro, the Brazilian Emperor, has in consequence ‘threatened to withdraw the Brazilian envoy from the Argentine republic. MISSOURI. Government Transportation on the Missouri River—Complaint of the Chief Quartermas- ter=Preventation to a Railway Official. St. Lous, Dec. 26, 1868. General Donaldson, Chief Quartermaster of this Military division, addressed a letter to the Board of ‘Underwriters of this city, suggesting that the stand- ard of the Missouri river steamboats be raised, inti- ‘mating that unless this be done, and the risk of ‘transportation on that river be diminished, the gov- ernment will look for other avenues by which to ‘supply ite military posts. The gentlemen of this clty who visited Omaha and ‘made an excursion on the Union Pacific Railroad last fall presented to-night a set of silver, valued at $1,000, to George U. Frost, purchasing agent of that road. Mr. Frost said that the Union Pacific road ‘would be completed by the 4th of July next. Long List of Affrays in St. Louls—Twelve Persons Shot or Stabbed. Sr. Louis, Dec. 26, 1868, A general fight occurred yesterday at the Farmers’ Saloon on Broadway, near Biddle street, in which Andrew H. Hannegan, Albert Fay, Albert Barker and Henry Smith were severely stabbed. Another fight occurred at Rendis’ Garden, in ‘which John Gaffery was severely stabbed by Lyman Clark. AdiMcuity between colored men resulted in Ed- ‘ward Parker being shot in the side and his wife ‘through the hand by Allen Wilson. (« Edward Dunn was stabbed in the side by a man mamed McDonald. | A fight occurred in @ saloon at which Bill Davis ‘and his trainers are stopping, which resulted in ‘Mike Ryan getting nis skull broken and Joseph ‘Tyr- ell getting his frontal bone crushed in, his jaw broken and one of his eyes nearly gouged out. Davis’ version ofthe affair is that he was assaulted ‘by three or four roughs, he knocked them all down and put them to flight, receiving a slight cut on the wrist. Julia Burns cut Owen Hines in several places, re- ceiving in return severe punishment. Rallread Accidente—Twenty Passengers Pre- cipitated Down an Embankment. Sr. Lovuts, Dec. 27, 1868, ‘Two freight trains on the Hannibal and St. Joseph ‘Railroad collided two miles west of Chillicothe on ‘Thursday morning. Both engineers and firemen ‘were killed. A train on the Iron Mountain Railroad was thrown from the track, near Jefferson Barracks, yesterday morning. One of the cars, containing about twenty persons, was precipitated down an embankment, Nearly every person in it was more or less injured, but none fatally. NEW YORK. Arrival of Governor Hoffman and His Family at Albany. ALBANY, Dec, 27, 1868, Governor Hoffman arrived in this city Saturday night, with his family, and took possession of the meow Executive residence. The Governor's family consists of his wife, her mother, Mrs. Starkweather, of New York, and her daughter. For the new Execu- tive residence two of the Congress Hall buildings have been thrown into one, It is understood to be Govern : Fenton’e intention to remain in town the greater part of the winter. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1868. 5 CUBA. —————~ Rumored Landing of Fillbustere—Distress Among the Troops and People at Santiago and Manzanillo. Havana, Dec. 22, ‘Via Laxr Orry, Deo, 27, 1868. Its reported that 800 filibusters have landed tn the bay of Cochinos, on the south side of the island, between Batabano and Cienfuegos. Advices from Santiago de Cuba have been received tothe 18th instant. The troops holding the place number 1,800, and it is said there are 10,000 insur- Gents surrounding the town. The laboring popula- ton, being without food, are under the necessity of joining the insurgents. There are no importations, and the authorities, being without money, pay no one, and distress and gloom prevail. From Manzanillo we have dates to the 20th. The government force there is 600 men, closely besieged, having occasional skirmishes with the insurgents, The scarcity of food and bad diet are producing cholera among the indigent classes. Government Account of the Battle of Mo- rou—Strychnine Found Among the Insur- gents’ Baggage—Particulars of the Engage- ment—One Spaniard Killed and Eight Wounded—Rebel Loss Not Stated—Seven Hundred Horses Captured—Revolutionary Account of the Affair. Havana, Dec, 27, 1868, The government publishes in the Gaceta the fol- lowing account:— After the battle of Moron the troops found among the baggage captured from insurrectionists several Jars of strychnine. Information previously received by the government stated that the strychnine was to be used to poison the Spanish troops throughout the isiand. ‘The official account of the battle states that the government troops came up with the revolutionists on the 18th inst., eighteen miles from Puerto Principe, They stormed the intrenched camps of the enemy and attacked them with the bayonet. The latter were routed losing many men killed and wounded. Ac- cording to the official account the loss of the gov- ernment troops was slight, only one man killed and eight wounded. The loss of the revol utionists is not given, it being stated only that 700 horses were cap- tured. The Cuban account of the affair states that the government troops lost heavily in killed and ‘wounded, The revoluttonists also deny the statement that the government troops captured all their arms and am- munition. The Gaceta publishes a statement that the New York El Cronista is not the organ of the government of Cuba, This declaration is made to defend the honor of Spain and the dign!ty of the Spanish Am- bassador at Washington es # the attacks of that paper. ¥ " General Latorre sailed yesterday for Santiago with troops to take command of the Eastern Department. Destruction of the Lucretia Point Lighthouse by the Insurgente—Navigation of the Ba- hama Channel Endangered. Havana, Dec. 27, 1868, The revolutionists have destroyed the lighthouse at Lucretia Point, endangering the navigation of the Bahama channel, Havana Markets. Havana, Dec. 26, 1868. The following are the closing prices of merchan- dise for the week ending to-day.— Nothing has been done in sugar, on account of the absence of stock, and quotations are nominal. Oon- tracts have been made at Matanzas at 7 reals per arrobe for No. 12 Dutch standard, new crop. The stock of sugar at Matanzas and Havana is 27,000 boxes. Lard is advancing; quoted at 20}c.a22e. Flour quiet, $11 $1250. Butter is buoyant at 30c. a 50c. per lb, Tallow is declining; sales at 9%c. a 10c. r lb. Bacon firm at 17%¢c. a 18. per Ib. loney firm and scarce; sales at 334 a 8% reals gallon. Wax duil on account of the large ‘amount on hand. Petroleum advancing; sales at 33 8 4% reals gallon. Potatoes firm at $4a $4 50 per bbl, Hams steady at 16c. per Ib. for com- mon salted and 18c. for sugar cured. Shooks—The market 1s supplied; box, 8 a 834 reals; hogshead shooks flat at $2 12% a $2 = ad hogsheads advancing; sales at $3 258 are in de- mand; iavioet 5 Staves Soe gio per thousand; 12 feet long, $48 8 £48 por thousand. Freights dull; box sugar, $1 bhd, sugar, $43 1 12345 243%, Xi on @ 4 per cent in currency, 60 days’ sight, 21 020 per cei jiscount; short sight, 20a 19 per cent discount; iW gold, 60 days, 6a7 per cent discount; short sight, 6% 4 83¢ per cent premium. THE PLAINS. Scouts on the Solomon and Saline Rivers— General Sheridan’s Campaign. Sr. Louis, Mo., Dec, 27, 1868, General Sully sent a detachment of cavalry from Fort Hooker on the 21st inst. to scour the upper val- leys of the Solomon, Republican and Saline rivers in Kansas, it being reported that Indians had been seen recently in that region. General Sully thinks General Sheridan will return from his campaign in fwenty or thirty days, and will suspend operations until March for the purpose of giving his horses rest. CONNECTICUT. Railroad Accident Near Clinton. New Haven, Dec. 27, 1368. Atrain on the Shore Line Railroad when near Clinton, Conn., ye-terday noon ran intoa carriage containing E. '. ®% prominent merchant of ‘this city, his so. cer man. Mr. Brown was very seriously iL)... «1 his son had one foot cut, om, ” ‘THE NEWSBOYS’ LODGING HOUSE. One of the best institutions in this city of benevo- lence is the Newsboys’ Lodging House, in Park place. Osher charitable establishments may be equally de- serving of the support of the Christian public, but the aim and object of this one commend it at once to all thoughtful and benevolent people. The very large number of homeless and houseless chil- dren provided for in the Newsboys’ Lodging House are just so many saved from the contaminating influence of the adult crimi- nal class which for the most part occupy the wretched hovels in the worst parts of the city, where they were formerly forced to seek a cheap refuge from the inclemency of winter. The institu- tion is admirably managed by the superintendent, Mr. O'Connor, and his assistants. Good, wholesome food is provided at a cost to the children of six cents ® meal, and clean, warm beds are furnished to each lodger for the same price, The school, which is open every night, is well attended, and the gymnasium which is attached isa great attraction. The kitchen, bathrooms and closets are models of cleanliness and Foot order. In short, the arrangements of the insu. tion are admirable in every respect. Not the least a. feature of the News- boya’ Lodging House ts the Sunday school. The proceedings last night were most encouraging. About two hundred boys, ail with clean faci many with new clothes, sat in the lecture room listen- ing with attention and respect to the ki advice and teaching of several gentlemen who them, and fs Mee in the si of sacred hymns appropriate to the season. » Charlies A. ag secretary < nena joey ‘en Societ who peared on excellent! ms with Nis ‘audience, made several short addresses in simple and touching language illustrative of —, of Scripture, which the boys first read themselves and read aloud from the Bibie, with which each was furnisied. The story of the first Christmas Day was told with excellent eifect and ‘was listened to with marked attgntion. The replies of several boys to questions pilt to them from time to time by Mr. Pease proved how fixed was their in- terest in all that was told them, as well as demon- trating their intelligence. The hymn known as the “Ever Green Shore” seemed to be greatly relished, being sung with all the vigor of Ii accustomed to Telegram in the noisy streets of the yelling Evening ol itt. Edwards, a gentleman who was introduced to the boys as one who had travelled in the Bast Indies and in California, asked permission to read a story of his own life, entitled “How I Was Hi to Save Life.” The tithe was a taking one. he was listened to with attention, while in simple and suitable langa: he told how he had been caught by branches of a tree in a river in California, and was rescued from drowning by the timely ar- eck, ‘nearly strangling him, but saving his ifo by near! v' arawi mi to the hore. it, Bdwards was, ‘at the conch mn of his story, complimented by a hearty und of applause; 4 one of the lads requested Be corner ae pach hee ware nother * cl Fepeated by all the boys standing, brought we exer- tyes to a clowe. : e AMUSEMENTS. ‘The inauspicious state of the weather doubtless deterred many from being present at Theo, Thomas’ concert last evening, but Steinway Hall was never- theless comfortably filled. The concert was probably the most agreeable of its four predeces- sors, for, setting aside the attractions of the vos the occasion was rendered unusually 4 by Hc cto natn Oe dienne, who Fate of Vin ”” Migs Sheik was very favorably received, and the excellent interpretation which she tifa) wi gave those beaut selections Was th ap- sepsis by the audience, Ph Geachwan- Bac eee 2 also made pearance as @ cithern player. His first solo was introduced in Lumbye’s “Vistons in a Dream.” The instrument was delightfully played and the audience demanded an encore, which was CS ied with the rendition of Umlauf’s ‘Souve- Yems."’ It was truly charming, fuil of sweet- neas and harmony, and not a little miegeeave. ora harp, flute and violin combined. Mr, wander Was cordially applauded and deservedly encored. The selections tor the orchestra were executed in excellent style. Irving Hall. The first concert of the Mendelssohn Orchestral Union, an organization of considerabie excellence, under the direction of Harvey B. Dodworth, the well known leader, took place last night. In Spohr’s “Jessonda’’ overture and a “Crispino” irri the powers of this orchestra were taiticlenkiy vested and found to be satisfactory to an eminent degree. We trust that such an excellent body of musicians will be heard more frequently in public. Edward Mollenhauer gave a sample of huis uns violin laying in his own work, “La Sylphide.’” Solla, from Bryants’ Minstrels, and the other artists also acquitted themselves commendably. Theatrical and Musical Notes. Although the novelties for the present week are not perhaps so attractive as the requirements of this festive season would lead most people to anticlpate— but few public places of amusement having varied their old programmes—still they are comparatively fresh to the majority of the Christmas throng, who will doubtless take advantage of the holidays to see and hear everything worthy of notice. At Pike’s Opera House “La Chanson de Fort@hio” and “Les Bavards’’ will be produced every evening this week, when they will be withdrawn to be sub- stituted by Offenbach’s famous sensation “La Peri- chole,”’ after which will be presented next Monday. Mile. tée has almost recovered from the effect of her recent unfortunate accident and will shortly reappear. “Genevieve de Brabant” will bid farewell. to her numberiess admirers after this week. Her reign at the French theatre has been crowned with unequivo- cal triumph, and in order to take her leave with appropriate éclat her forces are to be Jenifer win “Barbe Bleue" in the first act. Hervé’s celebrated ‘4’ Géil Creve" is to be brought out bn Monday nex:. “Money,” an excellent comedy, wili be turned to account to-night at Wallack’s. Both artists and patrons will doubtless come to that conclusion after the performance. : ‘The Broadway theatre, encouraged by the success which has rewarded the production of the “Emerald Ring,’ still retains its prominent position. No matter what may be said to the contrary, “After Dark,” at Nibio’s, is a good sensation drama, pe Fad with stirring incidents and excellent scenic effects, Every night this week. : It is needless to state that pa oie my Dumpty” will not be withdrawn from the Olympic during the holi- days. If such a calamity should arise the school- boys, now at liberty and full of fun, would probably take the establishment by storm, and then Fox would get it in earnest. The three at the New York theatre will during the present week, unite ‘Belle Heléne”’ wit! “Barbe Bleue,” in burlesque, of course, and on Mon- ae will produce “fhe Field of the Cloth of iold. “Ernani, or the Horn of a Dilemma,” said to be an excellent buriesque, is the novelty to-night at Wood’s Museum, Miss ‘Lydia ‘Thompson sustaining the principal réle. “Jack Sheppard,’ a tried favorite on the east side, is to be given at the [en ye f theatre, with no less than vi thirty-flve tableaux, while the new ballet will subsequently dance away the terrors of the representation. At the Park theatre, Brooklyn, the continuation of “Aladdin” is announced. ‘The production is appro- priate to the season and is accordingly received with ‘success. The spangled heroes of the New York Circus still amaze their admirers. The Christmas pantomime of “Blue Beard,” with all its suitable accessories, and the daring feats of equestriantsin and arenic sports are hailed nightly with approbation. Matinée and evening performances during the week. “Broadway and the Bowery” is the significant title of Tony Pastor's latest production. No doubt the contrast will be exquisitely drawn, as the ups sua cones Of life in both localities are to be pre- sent The omen Minstrels have ates - fair début at Apollo Hall. Their programme is chiefly confined to Irish melodies, comic songs, jigs and characteristic aeryants’ Minstrels, fin! that their excellent ir oxt ro- tit aires ne lmmediste c Mt hange for the holi- tend ue it, ‘Genevieve de Bryant” and “Il Trovatore,” with the little tenor De Solla, are still the attractions. Kelly & Leon’s troupe, never behind in the way of novelty, will present for the first time a Franco- American burlesque, “Gin-nevieve de Graw.”” Leon as Dragon will be immense. The San Francisco Minstrels, in their Ethiopian opera, “Bone Squash Diablo,’’ have been very suc- rgen ae the week. It will be presented during ays. Hooley’s Opera Houses in Brooklyn and Williams- ey have been Ness largely attended. ‘Santa Claus, or the Children’s Friend,” produced nightly at both establishments, sparkles with Christmas fun. Its attractions are not a little enhanced by the number of children’s presents given away. Mr. G. Vandenhor on even reacings from the aa ss loliére th theatre the Union League clul even! A and glee concert will be given to-mor- , row Steinway Hall. At the Brooklyn Acad of Music Messrs. Lowell and brag og eee tl a ce ap eee evening, for one night only, e re! in her us Character of Amry, in “! ttle Bare- foot.” Signor Blitz continues to startie his patrons at the Brooklyn Athengzum during the holidays. ‘The trial of skill in pane mare between Dobson and ee she Awe Place this evening at r the te. ‘The Hawkins’ Zouaves give @ promenade concert to-night at the Apolo Tammany Hall, judiciously flourish ft trum bd and to all ee nde! lol ol mn al w ir = most Poin eng auspices, on Wednesday next. nitude by the hundred. The hall n transformed into a beautiful theatre, and the adjoining rooms fitted out in luxurious style. The interior of bly butiding it is said, been modelled after the pry ae ‘ GENERAL NOTES. Mrs. General Gaines is in New Orleans. Jacksonville, Ill., 1s to have ita water works. Bowles is to be dined by Bullock and Boston. A new name for it—The Erie-pressible conflict. Texas osnaburgs are in the New Orleans market. é ope to practise the Grecian bend—At the wash- ul They have a double-headed colored girl in New Orleans. A Clearing House Association has just gone into operation in St. Louis. Municipal elections in North Carolina first Mon- day in January (the 4th). They don’t allow poor relations to atvend nobbish fanerais in Springfield, Mass. Two blacks to one white ts the average of deaths in Charleston for some time past, ‘The Natchezians are pus! for subscriptions to pushing pt the Natchez and J: “Omahogs’’ is the euphonious designation of the speculative geniuses dent in Omana. Horace Malcomb, brakeman, was instantly killed on the Marietta |, on the 234 inst. ‘The annual parade of the colored fire department in Charleston passed off without disturbance. James Loring killed Samuel Dawson in Charleston ‘on the 24th inst, Cause, jealousy. Both colored. Christmas was probably never before so generally celebrated in this country as it has been this year. They flog thieves in Delaware and little school children in Massachusetts—both relics of barbarism. General G, Gordon Adam, of Vicksburg, has been appointed United States District attorney for Missis- sipp! A poor Irish woman named Catharine Hayes went — from domestic troubles in Palmer, Mass., last week. Jack Winters, who has murdered his seventh man and broke jail in Memphis lately, has been rearrested in Shelby county, Texas. “Give up your flowing Bowles,” as the lawyer said tothe micrif; but the sheritf, not being a strictly temperance man, couldn't see it. The main building of the old Misstasippt Military Institute, in Hinds county, one of the monuments of the past, has been destroyed by fire. John Pitts was to have been hunk for murder in Vicksburg on Christmas Day. Christmas troes of that sort are quite common South and West. It is claimed that the commerce of gitar is more than two-thirds that of the port of New York, with the harbor ciosed by ice four months in the year. N litical tions—The politico-militar; prohibitive temperance party. P. 3.—No use for WASHINGTON. General Grant Determined to Root Out the Rings. The Reported Duel a Probable Canard. ‘ WASaINOTON, Deo. 27, 1863, The Cabinet Slate. The new Cabinet “slate,” revised and corrected for the Christmas holidays and the recess of Con- gress, is as follows:— Secretary of Siate~Hon. Charles Francia Adams, of Massachusetts. — ry o/ the Treasury—Hon. John Sherman, of lo. Secretary of War—General George B. McClellan, of New York, Secretary of the Navy—Admiral David D. Porter, United States Navy, of Pennsylvania. ‘The positions of Secretary of the Interior, Attorney General and Postmaster General are now blank. General Grant and the Rings. Genera! Grant says he is ‘so much of a radical that he will tear up the whiskey, railroad and insular ‘rings’ by the roots if he has to fill every important civil office in the country with army and navy regu- lar officers whom he knows he can rely on for an honest and faithful discharge of their duties,” His pronunciamiento will also explain Senator Edmund's silly bill about two offices. Old Army Ofcers to be Retired. The President is contemplating retiring all the old army officers over sixty-two years of age, in ac- cordance with section twelve of a law approved July 17, 1862, Which says that “whenever an oficer shall have served forty-five years, or shall be of the age of sixty-two years, the President can retire him from active service.” This will retire General Lorenzo Thomas, the adjutant general; General Ben- jamin Brice, the paymaster general; General Philip St. George Cooke and a dozen others of lesser note, and will give the President important vacancies to fill before retiring te the shades of Greenville, ‘tenn, ‘The Office of General of the Army. The office of General, especially created for Gen- eral Grant, 1s to be abolished this session of Con, gress, to take effect the 4th of March next. This will leave General Sherman in command of the army, with the rank of Lieutenant General. The Alabama Claims. The State Department has not received from Reverdy Johnson, fora week past, any intelligence concerning the Alabama claims negotiations, Affairs in Mississippi—Attempted Murder of a Republican Congressman. From information received here this evening by a member of the committee appointed by the late Con- vention at Jackson, Miss., to urge before Congress the admission of that State to the Union, it appears an attempt has been made to assassinate General McKee, who was elected as republican Congressman for the Fourth district of Mississippi. The following is the despatch:— NATCHEZ, Miss., Dec. 27, 1868. Bill Hewitt and others attempted last night to as- sassinate General McKee on the steamer Lee. Mc- Kee was slightly wounded, Hewitt severely. General Dudley, military commander of the post, is investi- gating tue matter. MORG. AN. It appears from the statement of the committee here that Hewitt was convicted some time ago of an outrage on a republican named Stewart, and was tried by a military commission at Vicksburg, Miss., and sentenced to the Penitentiary for twelve months. He was taken outof prison by a writ of habeas corpus and brought before Judge Hill, of the United States District Court, and released from further custody. General McKee was elected as Congressman from the Fourth dis- trict of Mississippi, and is also Register in Bank- ruptcy for the same section of the State. The mem- bers of the Mississippi committee at present here are George F. Brown, chairman; A. Mygadd, Rev. ‘Thomas W, Stringer, Major W. H. Gibbs, Major E. J. Castello, Captain C. E. Morgan, Dr. Charles A. Foster and Fleming Hodges. Major Gibbs is chairman of the committee of five appointed to look after the re- sults of the election and which iasued @ proclama- tion declaring the constitution ratified and the vote ot the following counties invalid on the score of fraud:—Carroll, Chickasaw, De Soto, Lafayette, Ran- kin and Yalabusha. The other committee, which are asking for the same action from Congress in regard to Mississippi as was taken in the instance of Ala- bama, have aiready furnished the greater portion of their evidence to the Reconstruction Committee. They entertain strong hopes of their being successful and prognosticate an era of unexampled prosperity for Mississippi when it passes under the civil rule of republican government. Judgments Awarded by the Court of Claims. A document just published shows the number of judgments rendered by the United States Court of Claims during the present year, the names of the parties in whose favor they were rendered and of their attorneys and the amounts awarded. The court gave favorable judgments in fifty-three cotton cases, the cotton having’been captured by the United States forces. The claimants in all such suits are required to prove loyalty to the United States at the time of the capture, The aggregate of these cotton claims 18 $600,000, The sums awarded range from under $1,000 to $44,000, The court threw out the claims for acceptances of sundry bilis of exchange or drafts by John B. Floyd, Secretary of War. The Duelling Sensation—A Probable Hoax. The supposed duel between Phil. Forney and an unknown'army officer on further investigation looks remarkably like a huge hoax. The ngme of the army oMcer whose blood was spilled cannot be as- certained, after the most diligent inquiry, and the people who profess to believe that a duel really took place differ as widely as to the time, place and manner of the affair of honor a3 to give ita strong flavor of a lively canard, manufactured specially for the sensation loving people of Washington.; One version of the story makes the scene of the dim- culty the famed Bladensburg, where all the duels for ‘sixty years or more have taken place. Another version fixes the location in the vicinity of Lincoin Barracks; another at Russell Barracks; an- other across a table at Willard’s Hotel, and another— but it would take too long to mention all the ac- counts, even in the briefest manner* According to one account the terrible Forney’s opponent was shattered all to pieces, had his shoulder crushed, his arm broken, his breast pierced by a cruel bullet and one of his legs spoiled, to say nothing of his trigger finger, which was placed out of duelling order for an indefinite period. Another account plays the mischief with Forney himself, while still another lets him off with only three wounds in one of his arms and o damaged upper lip. An ofMcer at Lincoln Barracks states that the mysterious adversary of Forney ts a certain Lieutenant Brewster, who appears in the army reg- ister to pertain to the Seventh United States cavalry, and who, tmmediately after the duel, left with his broken bones and satisfed honor for his home in New York or some other place. According to a lady who is intimately acquainted with both Forney and his second, the affair originated in thia.way;—Forney met an officer at Willara’s Hotel, who invited both Forney and his friend to accompany bim to Lincoln Barracks for a frolic, When leaving the hotel some of Forney’s friends asked him where he was going, to which he answered, “To fight a duel. The three jumped into a carriage, and on the way to the barracks, being rather lively with wine, some gymnastic exercises occurred, resulting in the smashing of the carriage window and the lacerating of the wrist of Forney, Junior, or of his friend. When the two returned from the barracks to their lodgings blood was noticed on their garments, and in answer to inquiries as to how itocourred they replied that they had been fighting a duet. This, according to the lady referred to, ts the explanation of the whole affair, which may be true or may not. According to some people here Forney and his second, as well as the Twelfth infantry om- cers, are trying to keep the affair quiet on account of the rigid laws in vogue in the District against duelling. Descent of the Police on Canterbury Hall. ‘The police last night brought to a sudden termina- tion the cancan and other performances at the Canterbury Hall, the warrant oharaing thom to be “lewd, lascivious, indecent and obscene.” All the actors and actresses were arraigned before a magia- trate, who discharged them from custody, with an understanding that they would not be permitted wo resume their business at that place. The proprietor and manager was held to answer the charge of sell- ing Liquor without a license. Collections for the Lincoln Monument. The Washington National Monument Society has addressed an appeal tothe pastora of the religious congregations of the United States, asking them to cause collections to be taken up in their respective churches onthe Sunday immediately preceding the 22d of February next, the amounts to be remitted to the treasurer of the society in order that work on the monument may be resumed, The appeal is signed by Andrew Johnson, president ex officio, 8. J. Bowen, firat vice president; Ulysses 8. Grant, second vice president; W. W. Corcoran, third vice president; J.B, H. Smith, treasurer; John Carroll, brevet secretary. r General Grant on the Tenure of Office Act. (Washington (Dec, 25) correspondence of the Cincin- nati Commercial. There is no longer any doubt that General Grant is in favor of the repeal of the Tenure of Otlice act. He yesterday stated to some Congressmen who called upon him that while he should not pretend to Say at this time what he thought best to do or not to bid beg believed it would be judicious to repeal e in @ landscape—viz., life in the foreground.’ Tho in- troduction of a camp of explorers, with Indians, £c., 18 not only effective, but appropriate, and gives interest to the picture without detracka y of the natura! features wll ject of the painter to portray. been conferred on “The Rocky Mountains.”’ “Mount Washington,” by danemts is 3 effective picture, but by no means one-or tu productions of that artist, and lost much of & effect by being badly hung in the galiery. Hu prolitic painter been consuliéd in the matler America gallery might have been greatiy eur ¢ and the credit of American art much elevated. Gifford had two very excellent pictures tu (lie 1 xhu- bition, but one of them was hung, we with Hubbard's good and well manipulated “View on the Adirondacks,” in the dim pe ue d'Afrique, where it was dit + to see it iy “Lake George in Autumn,’’ by Kenseit, a o studied piece, but deficient in forc> in the ! ground, attracted much attention and was well a; preciated. “The Symbol,” by Durand, was. ge: rally regarded as an eifective picture by cor foreign critics, as was aiso “Virginia in 1 tee. ‘Autumn in the Woods," by ti last named, is by no means one of his best worl: These were the principal landscapes exalted. The remainder were either mediocre or abaotuteiy poor, tone their places could not have been sup- plied with better works, they might, for of American art, have been omitted from altogether. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. FINE ARTS. In the absence of aay important local news reia- tive to the fine arts we offer the following extracts from the very interesting and elegantly printed “Report on the Fine Arts,” by Frank Leslie, United States Commissioner to the Universal Exposition at Paris, This report, which has just been issued from the government printing office at Washington, is equally concise and comprehensive. Our extracts are taken from the description of “The American Gallery” and relate chiefly to the pictures exhibited by our American landscapists. After enumerating the drawbacks to which the collection of works for the American gallery was ex- posed, Mr. Leslie says:— / Notwithstanding all disadvantages seventy-five pic- tures, by thirty-eight artists, were sent forward from thie United States and placed in the Exposition. Of tais number at least one-third should not, under any retence or influence, have been admitted to a place. 't is doubtful if they could have obtained room in any loca! exhibition where ordinary discrimination is exercised 1n the choice of pictures. Now, we have upwards of 400 painters, members of the differ- ent academies of design in New York, Boston, Phila- delphia and other cities, and it is idle to pretend that the place of the twenty-five mediocre or utterly worthless pictures could not have been supplied by at least creditable works of art. Mi such works were accessible. Among them may be mentioned with creait the fine pictures by Bradford, drawn, after careful study, among the icebergs and on the coast and among the natives of Labrador. One of these, offered by the artist, he was obi himself toexhibit in Paris, where it speedily found a sale, while the eye of the visitor, to the Exhibition was offended by, in one instance certainly, no less than four so-called works of art from a single uupractised and obscure hand, The American collection occupied one end of the British gallery and the walls of the avenue d’Afrique dividing this ry from the italian. This passage was constantly crowded, so that the lower ranges or tiers of pictures could seldom be seen, or, if at all, at @ great disadvant ‘Thus Gitford’s “Twilight ‘on Mount Hunter,” Hubbard’s “View of the Adiron- dacks” and MacKntee’s “Virginia in 1863” were hung in very bad light, while works far inferior had prominent places in the gallery itself. Not only was the American exhibit of paintings by no means an exhibition of the various styles of American artists, but it was equally deficient asa type or representative of American art in 1867, Few of the pictures .had a distinctive, still less a distinc- ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH.—Last evening Mra. Hamiiton, who resided in the rear butiding No. 7) Van- dam street, was addod to the already long list of roe sudden deaths during the last few day Coroner was notified in this as in ali the other and an inquest will be held. A Lap INJURED SATUBDAY EyeNtnc.—A lad named Thomas Murphy, residing at the corner of Fourteenth street and avenue A, was struck on the head by astone thrown by some unknown person and was so seriously be Sot thathe was removed to Bellevue Hospital. aptain Cameron, of tite Eighteenth precinct, is making every exertion w discover the guilty party and 1s determined to do ail in his power to put a stop to the dangerous practive of throwing stones about the streets, AN UPTOWN Arrray.—Yesterdayjafiernoon a man, giving his name as Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, entered the drug store at the corner of Eleventh avenue and Forty-fourth street eovered with blood and staied that he was in quest of surgical aid. An eximina- tion being made, it was found that the arteries of the wrist had been severed and that the wound was of a very serious character. He said he had received the injury in a fignt with John Ceiancey, but where or when the affair occurred the police either did not ask or, having asked, did not consider it of auiicieat consequence to report. It is scarcely necessary te add that no arrest was made for a crime oi which the authorities have such limited information, - A QUEBR TEMPERANCE MEETING.—The Fourth precinct reported last evening that at about half- past eight o’clock a row occurred at a temperance meeting at the corner of James street and New Bowery. The participants in the melee were ile doorkeeper, Jolin Driscoll, who lives at No. 20 Ham- ilton street, and Thomas Walsh, @ youth of twenty years, who resides at No. 22) Second street. Biows came naturally close upon the heels of bandied epl- thets, and the blows were as naturally swilu ceeded by the knife, with which !riscoth struck Walsh in the shoulder, inflicting ao wound, which is described as severe but not dan- ba benet At this juncture the police arrived, aud riscoll being sueprenenged was locked up in the Oak street station house, and wiil be arraigned tuis morning before Justice Hogan, at the ‘Lomus Police Court, The wounded man’ was cared for by bis friends, ARRESTS FOR SALTING THE STREFTS.—A number of arrests were made last evening in different seo+ tuons of the city, and especially in the Fifta and Fit. teenth precincts, of parties detected in salting the tively American‘character, except Johnson's well | sidewalks and gutters for the purpose of melting the known and justly appreciated “Kentucky Home,” | snow; but the detained persons were discharged by juropean | order of Inspector Leonard. it appears that the act which compared favorably with the best works.of similar character and attracted much at- tention from students. Some other small pictures by the same competent artist could hardly be called finished, and aight judiciously, have been left out of the exhibition. It is to be regretted that of char- acter or genre pictures we had so few specimens, since in this department, always the most popular, we might have achieved a real distinction, ‘The department of painting in which the United States may lay clalun to highest excellence ts un- doubtedly landscape, and, as was to be expected, the largest proportion of pictures in the American gallery were landscapes—twenty-elght in all. But these were inadequate representatives of the genius of our painters in this, their favorite branch of art. ‘They were not characteristic; for, with the excep- tion of a single work by Bierstadt, with his broad effects; one by Church, accurately studied and weil manipulated, and one each by Gignoux and Gifford, they represented no Ln yer) scene or combination in the Unit i @ Violation of a Corporation ordinance which makes it the duty of the pete vo report a'l persona: guilty of the offence to the Corporation Coun ei, in order that they may be proceede! against in a civil action and mulcted in the amount of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for cach offence. This penalty seems to be excessive, but it appears ppc a the ordinance on the subject sp- proves: by the Mayor February 23, 1860, Tue reasons for the adoption of the ordinance are said to be that mixing salt with the snow in the streets ruins the feet of horses and breeds sickness in humanity. :The ordinance, however, it 1s proper to add, has never been enforced to any appreciable extent, and as a consequence the city treasury has not beenmade plethoric by the collection of these fines. A bird hunt, for the caauiponshin of the State of Virginia, took place at Staunton on the 9th, 19th and 1th inst., between Captain Garrett G. Gooch, for- of scene! States and might be taken | merly of Louisa, and David N. Foster, of Nelson, Vir- as present views in almost any other country. | ginia. The eee stipulations were that the birda Our autumn and winter scenery found no proper re- | were to be on the wing, and netiter party to presentation, although ia di ang these we have | fire while the other wa; loading. The three days urtists of real merit. It may id generally that | hunt resulted in Mr. Foster's favor by five birds. our landscapes are brighter, more cheerfui and pleas- ing than those of European artists, a not unnatural result, considering our clearer and more brillant sky and atmosphere. Our as a whole, have to deal with bolder scenery, and are consequently oiten A Ladies’ Fair ingNow Open at St. Stephews Church, entrance on Twenty-elghth and “Twenty-niath strests, near Third avenue. more effective in their results, The dull skies,long| A.—Steinway & Sous? twilights and generally tame outlines of nature in GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. European countries are reproduced in pictures also Med 01 RE CLETENT oe , FIRST GRAND GOLD dull, leaden and monotonous, but nevertheless care- tion Universelle, Paris, 1957; with all our natural advan- eaux rand testimonial of the Paris Socio des fully manipulated. Yet, aru ia the same year; the 794, bonorncy gold medal of an tniog. i i to say that we did not | Sweden'snd Norway, und tho academical’ honors aml seers ‘than Prussia, | bership from the Roval Academies of Sclencas, and “Arts, of rank her in te tion Sweden and _ jwitzerland. Berlin and Stockhol And also of the fret) International Exhibition in London, 186% tog@ther with In saying this {t is not meant to be understood that | the coy a the Exposition, as a whole, presented any remark. | ‘™*-Ae 95 cit eta a atte h aple A number might be called good, 109 and 111 East Foustoeg th street. / but few could be pronounced excellent. preree ae: Lew here : may be Co aelnp m ae =e A.—Chickering £ Sons, matter worth rei artis! fact d landscapes have ular ab) secstvea Siete gpted guid sevéet chaos cigher reneun- ican gallery alone, but in every other, would be as- tonished to see how indifferently their productions were passed over by the thousands who wandered through the galleries of the great Exhibition, while figure subjects and representations of active or his- Feporition und the house of CHICK ERCNG jon an e house y NS a eee ee salcncnde of tan coupes amgttion wie Exhibition in London we received the ugh’ st awa any manufacturer inthe United States. torical scenes never missed attracting a crowd of | first prem! ‘4 the moat flatter! See hes ie gazers if not of critics, loading artists of the world. Warerosine! dan tl Hast Four, ‘The natural scenery of our country, its variety and | teenth street, New York, between Broacw ‘ay and Fifth ay. see Gt’ Alpine. Scenery have.become conven. | A Set Off te a Ne Abi an cel onven- a New Year's. ‘abl tional in Europe a8 synonyms artistically of the COLGAN'S PICKLED UY st ELe. tropics and of arin vale and mountain, and, grande ‘To be had only at 23 Ciintomatw ot, Brooklyn. as contrasted with the dulness of English skies and- the puny altitudes of Wales and Scotland, they may A Fine Lochnagar Score? § Whiskey.—Twe be Tasty Tegaraed as beautiful and grand. But | puncheons four years old (warranted§ , drawn off in dewljohus- is in @ lower latitude at the wholesale Wi 0 than Rome, and Florida is paratiel with the Desert of Sahara. Every — which nature exhibits, from the tor- rid heats of Algeria to the bitter cold of Norway, is to be found in our own country on every scale of extent and grandeur. Our Atlantic seaboard stretches over 4,000 miles and our Pacific line from the hi of California to the pole. Our field of art, like our area of development, is almost illimit- able, and it is no fault of ours if the wilderness in one ce be uncultivated or in the other nature’s wonderful combinations unportrayed on the canvas. lon. oronei ‘sing SN, 60 Beaver street. Batchelor» Hale Dyer The Best in the world. The only perfect dye; i = ‘Testers ib Boas me sless, reliable, instantane- Cristadoro’s Unrivalléed ‘applied at No. 6 Astor House. Mb Circulars of EK: BP swerh and Notices to attend meetings printed in)! he neatest possible manners atan hour's notice, and twen® ;.fve per cent less than at any Halr Dye.—Sold and anufactory 68 Maiden lane. 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This well known picture has an established American and @ considerable English reputation, and is @ iatthful and effective renderii of nature, second and, perhaps, tore ambitious picture exhibited by the same artist, “The Rainy Season in the ‘Lropics,”’ received not un- merited criticism for the dazzling glow of tts rain- bow, & meretricious feature, which biinds the eye to the fine effects of cliff and tmountain, which cousti- tute the chief merit of the picture. The next largest aad perhaps in all ia the most conspicuous picture in the American gallery was Bierstadt's “hooky Mountains.”’ In atrangement of light = siadow, and in the rendering of the water, ita purity and depth, thia picture was bly uueuy. passed by any in the entire exhibition. 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