The New York Herald Newspaper, April 6, 1869, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD BROADW. ¥Y AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR & ———— =i AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, FIFTH NUE THEATRE, Fifth avenue and Twenty- fourth stre LA GRANDE ESSE. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.—Humrry Doerr, with NEW FEATURBS. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner ot Eighth avenue and QS sireet,—THE TEMPEST. - BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tar SrveN DWAnrs; ‘0g, HARLEQUIN AND THE WORLD OF WONDERS. BOOTH’S THEATRE, 23d at., between 5th and 6th avs.— Romeo anv JULIET. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtieth street and Broadway.—Afternoon and evening Performance. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Tuz EMrnaLp Ring. , NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadw: TRAVAGANZA OF THE FORTY Tuk BURLESQUE Ex- VES. FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sixth ave- nue.—La Viz PARISIENNE. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Bowoo. WAVERLEY THEATRE Bunuxsgue Comrany—Iv Broadway and 18h street. — Broadway.—E.ize Hout's OK. THEATRE COMIQUE, 54 Broadway.—Comic SKETOAES nb LIVING STATUES—PLO10. THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.—Tuk Horse Ma- RINES, AC. MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— ARRAL-NA-POGUE. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broatway.—ETHt0y PIAN ENTERTAINMEN. SIRGE OF THE BLONDES. BRYANTS' OPERA-HOUSE, Tammany Building, Mtb atreet.—ETHIOPIAN MINSTRELSY, £0. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comic Vooa.ism, NEGRO MINSTRELSY, &c. CIRCUS, Fourteenth street.—EQUESTRIAN 10 ENTERTAINMENT. HALL, Irving place.—Me. W. J. HILL’s AN ERT. OPERA HOUS ‘Tue 4-f ToIEVvEs, Brooklyn.—Hoo!.ey's ANATOMY, 613 Broadway.— TRIPLE SHEET. New York, Tuesday, April 6,- 1869. THE HERALD IN BROOKLYN. Notice to Carriers and Newsdealers. Brooxeyn Carpiers aNp Newswen will in future receive their papers at the Brancu OFrrice or tHe New York Heratp, No. 145 Fulton street, Brooklyn. ADVERTISEMENTS letters for the and Svsscriptions and all New York Heraup will be received as above. THE NEWS. Europe. The cable telegrams are dated April 5 The bill for the abolition of imprisonment for debt passed its second reading before the British House of Commons yesterday. informa! meetings of the members of the majority in the Spanish Constitutional Cortes have been held, and resolutions have been adopted favoring the election of ex-King Ferdinand of Portugal to the Spanish throne. A deputation, with Olozaga at its head, has departed for Lisbon to mvite Don Ferdl- nand to acept the candidature. Cuba. ner Comanditario arrived in Havana ses- a hi four of the crew as prisoners. She was recaptured at Stirup Key by a Spanish man-of-war. Mexico. @ capital are to April. valacio aud Vega were gaining adherents in their rebellion. Counsetlor Garray, for giving an opinion against shooting rebel prisoners, has been dismissed. Juarez was serenaded on the occasion of his birth- ay anniversary. Congress. In the Senate yesterday the bill authorizing the landing of cables upon United States shores came up, but pending discussion upon it the morning hour expired, The joint resolution to provide for protect- ing the interests of the United States in the construc- tion of the Pacific railroads was taken up and dis- the cussed in executive Senate adjourned. In the House, under the Monday call of States, bills were introduced to reduce the number of army off session, after which cers and to preserve right of free discus- sion in the’ unreconstructed Si A reso- lution directing the Judiciary Committee to continne the investigation into the charges e Busteed, of Alabama, .was adopted. e bill providing for the adjustment of claims between the United States and Mexico was passed, and a long list of other bilis and resolutions aker’s table and acted upon. ction in Virginia construction ion was held, devoted and the House adjourned. The passed in the 1 to the Hom<op: charter the Mott fiaven and Brooklyn Railroad; lating to the House of Mercy in New York; for an n- dustrial school on Hart’s Island; to incorporate the American Museum of Natural Histor; nd several Others of minor importance. The Assembly then ad Legislature, is wer In the Assembly a communication from the New York Chamber of Commerce relative to the Harvor laws was presented so one from the Union League Club relasive to the Commi r ection of Metropolitan Police , and @ remonstrance from the New York Common Council. Bills were ordered to a third readi to amend the banking laws relative to circu to equalize the salaries of judicial ofticers 0: "3 county and several others. Miscellaneous, Anotuer long list of nominations was sent into the Senate yesterday by the President. In it was the name of James M. Ashiey, of Ohio, to be Governor of Montana. Senator Sumner states that J. Lothrop Motley has od upon by the President for Minister to b NEW YORK HERALD, TURSDAY APRIL 6, 1869.—-TRIPLE SHEET. Thomas ©. Durant and other officers of the company denying all the allegations contained in Mr. Fisk's complaint, The examination before the referee was continued, George King, convicted of the Cambreleng bond robbery, escaped from custody yesterday while on his way to Sing Sing under charge of John Moraa, a deputy sheriff. Captain Rynders had told Moran especially not to attempt to take King to Sing Sing without help, but he disregarded the instructions, When the escape was known Moran was unmedi- ately arrested, The steamship City of Cork, Captain Phillips, of the Inman line, will sail from pier 45 North river at one o'clock to-day for Queenstown and Liverpool, calling at Halifax, N, S., to land and receive mails and passengers. The mails for Nova Scotia, &c., will close at the Post Ofice at twelve M. The Hamburg American Packet Company's steam- ship Saxonia, Captain Meyer, will leave Hoboken at two P.M. to-day for Southampton and Hamburg. The mails will close at the Post OMice at twelve M. The steamship Nevada, Captain Williams, will leave pier 46, North river, at one o’clock to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon for Liverpool, calling at Queenstown to land passengers, &c. ‘The stock market yesterday was active and buoy- ant despite the continued activity of money, New York Centra! advancing to 164%, but subsequently reacting about one per cent, Gold closed finally at 131%. , Although the arrivals were only to a moderate extent, the market for beef cattle vesterday was quiet and heavy, and prices were generally lower. Prime and extra steers were sold at 16c. a 16%¢., while fair to good were disposed of at 14}sc. @ 15}sc., ordinary at 12%c. a IW4\c. and inferior at 10c. a 12¢, Miich cows were dull and heavy at $90. $125 for prime and extra, $75a $85 for fair to good, $60 a $70 for common and $45 a $55 for inferior. Veal calves were in moderate demand and quite steady in value, prime and extra being quoted 12c. a 13c., common to good 103. a 1134¢, and inferior 83sc. a 93sc. Forsheep the market was quiet and heavy. Extra were quoted at 9c, @ 93¢¢., prime Se. a 84¢., common to good 6i¢c. a Tic. and inferior 6c, a 6%c. Swine were only moderately sought after, and, with fair arrivals, prices were lower, closing at llc, a 114¢c. for prime, 10%c. a 10%c. for fair to good and 10%c. a 10%¢. for common. Prominent Arrivals in the City. Governor R. Marshall, of Minnesota; W. R. Hollo- way, of Indianapolis; E. F. Batley, of Boston, and M. H. Wentworth, of New Hampshire, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Paymaster Burtis, of the United States Navy, ts at the Hoifman House, . Judge FE. E. Kattell, of Binghamton; Colonel G. E. Waring, of Newport, and Rev. H. P. Chase (Mohawk Chief), of Meencey, C. W., are at the Astor House. H. E. Sargent, of Chicago, and Robert Adger, of South Carolina, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. S. W. Crazg, of the United States Navy; Captain A. A. DeLong, of California; Judge A, H. Carpenter, of Milwaukee, and B. F. Bruce, of Pennsylvania, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. General Robert C. Wood, Jr, of Mississippi; General Duncan S, Walker, of Washington; Colonei J. Taylor Wood, of Nova Scotia, and J, S. Meredith, of Baltimore, are at the New York Hotel. Prominent Departures, General N. P. Banks and George A. Henderson left yesterday for Washington, C. T, Pollard and G, Jordan for Alabama, Edmund King for Newport, A. Van Allen and W. K. Williams for Albany, F. A. Drexel and E. Griffith for Philadelphia, T. D, Han- nan for Texas, E. Gaylord for Boston and Captain Charles Pike for Newfounland. The Political aud Material Corruption of the Country. There is a marked difference between the present time and the period just previous to our war. In 1860 the man who became marked in political or business immorality was held up to public scorn and obloquy. Not so to-day. fe who defrauds the government, his business associates, or disgraces his constitu- ents in Congress, is looked at with admiration and as a bright exemplar worthy of imitation. The man who a few years since stole a few hundred dollars from our City Council and called down the wrath of every citizen may now plander the nation of millions and boast of the honors which he wins in the exercise of his peculiar ability. s The Union Crédit Pacific Mobilier Company, whose dirty face we tried to wash a little yes- terday, is among the first of the gigantic swindling combinations whose acts are now having their natural rebound. The stagnant mass of corruption which always follows in the wake of war came upon us in the ratio of the gigantic material we hurled upon the rebel- lion, The whole evil elements of the country found full play and plenty to feed upon, How well it fed let two thousand six hundred mil- lions of national debt answer. low well it still saps our prosperity let three hundred mil- lions of annual expenditures demonstrate. Our great struggle for national preservation was undertaken in the loftiest sentiment of patriotism. The first year of the war the people shouldered arms from principle. We paid no bounty, and patriotism had not fixed its price. Two years had scarcely passed before the demoralization produced by the prodigal outpouring of national treasure ex- tended from Congressmen, government con- tractors and the leading plunderers to the lower grades of society, and the nation became one vast whirlpool of immorality. With the inoculation of the masses the leading brains grew bolder and felt surer of their power to wigurate a gigantic system of plunder which depended, in great part, for success upon a public opinion thus prepared. So education went on, reflected from high to low and then from low to high, until the coun- try could take, as a well played jest, the be- trayal of its political and material prosperity, Congress naturally, in our system of govern- ment, represented our general condition, and consequently was ripe for all measures that aimed at the tapping of the fountainhead of wealth—the public treasury. The country was ready—then were launched in rapid suee: jon the schemes for plunder which have since staggered us and brought us to our senses. Then came the Union Pacific Railroad, with its tens of millions of plunder, and, following this, the hungry financial wolves, scenting the national blood, rushed in England. Banks’ name is mentioned by others for the same place. In the Supreme Court at Washington, yesterday, Chief Justice Chase delivered an opinion denying the wr rror prayed for by the eounsel of George Twitchell, sentenced to be hanged on Thursday next for the murder of his mother-in-law. The Court holds that the fifth and sixth articles of amendment to the constitution, of which the petitioner claims the Pennsylvania acts with regard to indictments for murder are violations, were not Intended as restric- tions upon State governments, but only upon the general government. ‘The United States Supreme Court will take a recess from April 15 until October 4. ‘The fur trade in Alaska has been envrely sua- pended owing to the terror of the indiana, who re- fuse to come near the towns since the destruction of their villages by General Davis. The City. In the Union Pacific Railroad litigation in the Su. preme Court yesterday a motion made by Mr. Field for an adjournment of the several motions pending until Monday, the 19th inst., Was granted. and also an order to obtain information from the company in regard to the amount of bonds and other property received from the United States, what disposition | has been made of the bonds, what profits have been made upon the contracts, what are the rélations ex- fisting between the company and the Crédit Mobilier @ad other matiers. An affidavit was read fom and Pacific railroad charters from all sides— from Washington and from every State— flooded the market and filled the whole space from Texas to British America with imaginary parallel lines of iron. The wolves tore the national domain into shreds and parcelled out the land spoils to their followers. If the In- dian residents stood in their way a convenient war destroyed their titles to consideration and despoiled them of their possessions. This fail- ing, a trumped-up treaty between the plunder- ers and the tribe gave the former the courage | and shamelessness to present a claim to the as witness the Cherokee land spoliation still | awaiting its turn to prove the corruption of our legislative branch of the goverhment, The tide flows on and the vast ocean of cor- ruption begias to feel a purifying pressure. | The bubbles are coming to the surface, and property for the confirmation of the Senate, « the air is filled with the stench of eight years of financial and political rottenness. Slowly but surely upwards the people again move. Now and then some clear-headed, bold man, like Mr. Sprague, steps to the front and denounces the men who head the de- moralization we have pictured. The mass moves, and out of the mire on to firm ground again. Of the two branches of Congress the Representatives lead in re- form, for they feel the touch of the people more quickly, The Senate, glutted with power, dictatorial and irresponsible, yield only to force. Around them, in defence, stands a wall of wealth, handled by the relentless, unscru- pulous plunderers. They defend their Senate with the same daring energy which has charac- terized its acquisitions; for the United States Senate is their citadel. Whiskey, tobacco, petroleum, the tariff, mining, the Custom House, inside afd outside, frontier smuggling, the Indian Bureau and Indian land stealers, banking, gold speculating, government bonds and the United States Treasury all have their representative “rings,” which allow nothing to infringe upon the patent right which eight years of skilful invention have given them to rule the country. But all this must have an end. In any other country it would terminate in a revolu- tion, of which the French tragedy of 1789 is the type. Here, however, the people have too much good sense and education to call in such a drastic but uncertain remedy. We have a new element for the correction of such evils, which no other nation ever had and but one other country now possesses, and that is our free press. This is to-day the government, the mouthpiece of the people, the national pu- rifyer. It carried us safely through our war. Tt should now array itself against all legislative or executive usurpations of authority and against the “rings” which have threatened to destroy us. Doing this the country may again be restored to both materia! and political pros- perity. General Sickles and the Mission to Mexico. It is proposed to make General Sickles Min- ister to Mexico, as our Washington despatches tell us, and the President only hesitates in this appointment from a doubt whether or not Sickleg would like some years of exile in sucha country. Grant may naturally be disposed to proffer to this efficient adherent something that looks like a handsome recognition of appreci- ated service, and not like the infliction of a penalty, and therefore may well stand in the doubt the paragraph indicates. At the first glance the Mexican mission would seem one giving the holder a choice between oblivion or abad name. Apparently men of very satisfac- tory talent can go there and be lost to our fur- ther knowledge as completely as the pebbles that’ Mungo Park cast into the African pools to try their depth. At the same time it is a land that swarms with jobbers from our side of the- line, who expect to “gobble up” the Minister from his very entrance into the sphere of their opera- tions. If the Minister should be a man dis- posed to object to summary proceedings of that sort, woe to him! Every telegraphic despatch vouchsafed to us would be elo- quent with accounts of his bad conduct, his “betrayal of American interests,” &ec.; and this clamor would not be a small thing to endure. For such reasons and for others not dissimilar in their nature General Sickles could scarcely be accused of undue leaning toward the fleshpots of Egypt if he preferred to a ministry in Mexico some place nearer home, in which he might neither wear out nor rust out. But, if we rightly understand the General, we fancy the main question in regard to his going to Mexico would be as to whether there is anything to be done there. Has the President or has the nation any policy in regard to that country? If there is any definite line of conduct toward the neighboring republic to be followed and any result is sought the mission has another character altogether, and the man of high morale with an incentive of a possible success declines no hardship, excuses himself from no privation and faces all consequences ; for earnest endeavor makes him superior to all these. This is what we want, then, before we send a good man to Mexico—something to send him for. From our own view of the case we regard the Mexican mission as second to none in importance, but this view supposes national purposes. If we have not these to lift it into the number of places that afford a possible career the sending of Sickles there is merely sending an accomplished gen- tleman on a tour in search of the picturesque when very likely he regards the picturesque as a bore. Tur Conszcricur Ex:zction.—An election for State officers, Legislature and Congress- men took place in the State of Connecticut yes- terday. The result is reported in our columns this morning, and our readers will see from the exhibit that the people were, to say the least, apathetic, if not indifferent, as to the issue, the total vote polled falling ten thousand short of that called out by the contest of last spring: Hartford and New Haven casting a vote less by one thousand of that given at that period. The republicans have a net gain, however, on the aggregate vote, For Congress the demo- crats elected two members and the republi- cans two, slowing a republican gain of one; ex-Senator James Dixon, democrat, being de- feated in the First district. The election of members of the Legislature is balanced ex- ceedingly close, but the exact result of the vote had not reached us at the hour of going to press this morning. The result for Gov- ernor was very doubtful at the same moment. ELg£ction 1X Ruove Istanp To-Morrow,— The annual election for State officers, members of the Legislature, &c., takes place in Rhode Island to-morrow, the 7th instant. There is very little excitement. It is somewhat difficult to predict what effect the explosion of Senator Sprague will have upon the republican vote; but to judge from the party papers it is not likely to prove very disastrous, Yacntine.—In another place we give the communication of an old sport in the yachting world in favor of the proposed measure for the greater freedom of yachts from restric- tions imposed upon vessels engaged in com- merce. He does not believe in breaking a butterfly upon a wheel, and therefore gives little thought to answering the opponents of the measure, but presents his own views, The Goverument Securities A Whitewashing Report. Two years ago a joint committee of the houses of Congress was appointed to investi- gate the alleged irregularities or frauds in the Printing Bureau of the Treasury Department, and to make a careful examin’tion ot the method adopted by the Treasury to print the bonds, notes and securities of the United States. The business was put into the hands of a sub-committee, composed of Senator Ed- munds, Mr. Buckalew and Mr. Halsey, and Senator Edmunds has now made a report tor the committee. This report was published in the Heap yesterday. Two years ought to have been Jong enough to have investigated thoroughly the affairs and alleged irregulari- ties of the Treasury. But after all this time the committee finished its labors, as those of every Congressional investigating committee end, in finding out nothing, or next to nothing. There is in the report a mass of verbiage about the duties of the several bureaus and officers, all of which we knew before, and about the magnitude of the Treasury transac- tions since the war, which also we knew, and then there aresome suggestions about reform- ing or improving the service, which are all very well; but nothing was discovered of any consequence. For instance, we should like to know where the following missing bonds and notes went to:— Amount Date of Bonds and Notes, Small amounts (aggregated) TOtal.....ccssscccrscecsesereree seeeeeee $4,626,080 We believe there is no doubt about these being miss¢@ and unaccounted for. If the committee failed to discover this fact -how much more may remain undiscovered? We fear the committee did not go beyond the walls of the Treasury Department to get informa- tion. It confined itself, probably, to the examination of those only who were inte- rested in protecting the department. It was elther incompetent or purposely left the irregu- larities or frauds covered up. _Jts labors are a miserable failure, and the result fs the country gets nothing but @ whitewashing report. The Public School Bill. The propositions now before the Legis- lature for changing the composition of the Board of Education are good in so far as we are promised that the schools shall be put into the hands of men rather higher in the scale of life than the men who have hitherto con- trolled them. If there is anything that should be put at the greatest possible distance from a school it is the city groggery; and any association with such an establishment should shut a man out from any board having authority in regard to our schools, But have we any certainty in these new laws as to better men? None at all. The better men are ‘‘pledges” only, and we know what pledges are in these matters. here is one line that might be put into our school laws, and that once in would insure officers no worse than we have, many officers better than any we have ever had, and altogether a body of men earnestly interested in the schools from love and pride. This line would be a re- quirement that every school commissioner or rustee should have received some porticn of his education in,one of the public schools of this city. Make your school officers from the former schoolboys, and you will have good ones. Heavy Bonp Roppery IN Patiaperrnia.— We publish to-day reports of the robbery of over 4 million of dollars’ worth of bonds and greenbacks, which was executed on Sunday morning in Philadelphia, and the successful perpetration of which, in a building situated at the thoroughfare of the southwest corner of Twelfth and Chestnut streets, goes far to prove that the burglar’s trade is fast approximating to the rank and class of a science in our midst, Of allthe heavy robberies—that of the Lord bonds included—from which the public have lately suffered none has been attended with anything like the disastrous consequences which will ensue from this. «The property was in charge of the Beneficial Satety Fund Society of Philadelphia, a Catholic institution, manag- ing it for the benefit of about three thousand depositors, all of the more humble classes, from sewing girls to male and female servants and day laborers. A heavy blow has thus been struck at the confidence hitherto reposed in savings institutions, their buildings and safes, and we regret to say that the exertions of the Philadelphia police afford little hope of its restoration. Ecuo’s ANswers.—Where is the maker of many Cabinets and the provider of foreign missions for his friends, the late enthusiastic Dana? What is his condemnation? Echo answers, ‘‘Demnation.” And the white-coated philosopher—shall we not, as toa high ambas- sador, bow to Greeley? Echo, with a bad cold, answers, ‘‘Too greedy.” And the “Little Villain”"—is he not to have a Minister's gold- laced bandage on soon? Echo answers, “Andy Johnson.” And the amiable poets of the Post—shall they not join with the rejoicing black Pompeys over the spoils and the “Oh! hail’-ing Cwsars? Echo, modestly, answers, “Oh! hell and scissors.” In short, to our hopeful New York contemporaries this echo is very much like Pat's echo, which, when asked, “Where am I to go?” answered, “You go to the divil!” A Bupeer or Assvurpiries.—The Richmond Whig thinks General Grant ought to have ve- toed the new Tenure of Office bill and then had a case made to test the constitationality of the law in the Supreme Court. So far so good, The court would have had no trouble about deciding the bill unconstitutional, apart from its intrinsic demerits, inasmuch as it does not express its purposes in its title, the proper one being something like the following: “An act to amend an act to perpetuate a budget of political absurdities.” ‘ New Appointeks iN Viretnia.—The Abing- don Virginian states that of the twenty-eight newly-appointed justices in that county but nine could be mustered to swallow the iron- clad, although a great deal of reasoning and jon and manipulation and coaxing and scolding and pleading were used upon them. General Grant had better order that iron-clad to be run ashore aod dismantled, The Sunday Sermons. In the Heraxp of yesterday we gave @ very full and o not uninstructive exhibit of the ser- mons preached on Sunday in New York, in Brooklyn, in the neighboring cities and in Wash- ington. Some ofthe sermons were good, some of: them were admirable, but some of them, if we are to judge from the outlines, were poor enough. Poverty of ideas, though not charac- teristic of all the discourses, was visible in most of them. The Catholic discourses were pointed and practical so far; but we cannot say they were sufficiently in harmony with the spiritof the age. Mr. Milligan, of the Twenty- eighth street Presbyterian church, seems to have some “‘ideas.” His remarks about gov- ernment were seasonable and just. It is really very hard to know why our criminal population should participate so largely in the government of the country. Mr. Milligan has found a good theme. We ad- vise him tohammer away. Mr. Edgar, the Positivist, said some sensible things, but the religion of Auguste Comte has not much of a chance in New York. It is not Christianity, and Christianity is now, and likely to remain, in general favor. Beecher, of Brooklyn, was lively as usual, and gave his hearers some wholesome advice. Of the Progressive Spir- itualists we know not what to say. It really does seem as if we must not expect anything in the way of instruction from them. We have already told them that we want some- thing more. The “something more” will be long of coming. Itis indeed difficult to re- sist the conviction that the hundred and one clairvoyants, male and female, who are making capital out of the credulity of our people are keeping up these Sunday evening shows for advertising purposes. The Spiritualists had better give it up. The most extraordinary religious exhibi- tion on Sunday evening was, after all, that made by “‘The Praying Band.” Acting on the principle of Wesley, that the Devil had no right to all the best tunes, they seem to have given great freshness to hymn singing by the use of the most profane music. This, however, is only carrying a little to the extreme a growing’ tendency of the time. It is not uncommon now to hear in the 0st, fashiongple churches the muste of even the opéra bowffe. At wed- dings some of our readers may have been equally surprised and amused at hearing the organist strike up the not unfamiliar styaing of “Le Mari Sage.” What are we coming to? Demoralization—if demoralization has anything to do with license—seems complete. Surely Archbishop McCloskey and Father Beecher might do something to keep wild and wander- ing brethren within proper bounds. The Cuban Question in Congress. We trust Congress will not long delay action on the important resolution offered by General Banks authorizing the President to adopt a strong policy in reference to the Cuban question, The time is propitious now to do away with the line of hostile picket posts along our Aulantic shore, and it should be improved. When Congress has once passed these resolutions General Grant will have no hesitation in determining his line of action. The Cuban question is the live question of the day in the list of important national interests, and the administration will do well to base its hopes of popular success upon it. The public mind is ripe for action, and all parties in poli- ities are of one opinion in regard to Cuba. While England and Prussia are busily in- triguing in Spain to put a Montpensier on the throne, and Louis Napoleon is strenuously endeavoring to thwart their plans, all because their political and dynastic interests are in- volved, no European Cabinet can complain if we take care of our political interests, and see that the American dynasty of popular sove- reignty is not suppressed in Cuba. It is the slow coach of Congress that stops the way; let it move on by passing the Banks resolu- tion. Tne Ace or ApmiraL Farracur.—Age is honorable, says an adage, but Admiral Far- ragut declines to have honors heaped upon him to the extent that a couple of misplaced figures inthe Heratp did that service a few days since. He was reported as being seventy- four years old, while in fact he has hardly turned sixty-seven, Toe Question Serrtep.—The President signed yesterday the modified Tenure of Office bill, so that itis now a law. This question is, therefore, settled for the present; but the true construction of the law may yet be made a case tor the Supreme Court. At present it is a disputed proposition between tweedledum and tweedledee,. TWeEevLepUM AND = TWeEDLEDEE.—The Tammany ring has a Tweedledum at Albany, and the anti-Pacific Railroad ring a Tweedle- dee in this city. Brrrish Progress.—A bill for the abolition of imprisonment for debt has passed a second reading in the English House of Commons, Should it become law many accomplished gen- tlemen of that country will postpone intended visits to America. Crocopie Trars—Those shed by a coun- try editor in taking leave of his readers in order to accept a jolly fat office at Washington, Yankesizep Vinatntans.—The Richmond Whig in a sudden outburst of energy exclaims, “‘Look out, ye plundering vagrants from all the corners of the earth! for it is an old saying in this new country that of all sharp Yankees your Yankeeized Virginian is the sharpest.” A Yankeeized Virginian! That would prove & queer specimen of petrified humanity—fit companion for exhibition with the unfortunate victim of the Spanish Inquisition two or three centuries ago. Tue Spanisn Crown.—The majority of the Constituent Cortes of Spain, supportal by the Council of Ministers, have agreed to tender the crown of that country to ex-King Ferdi- nand, of Portugal, father of the preset King. The ex-King has had some painful exyeriences of the duties and cares of sovereignty, so it is very probable he will decline, The Spaniards must learn to manage their own affairs How to Prove Doorrines Orribpox.— A negro in Macon, Ga., recently thot and killed another because the latter would not go to church, Other negroes in the ntighbor- hood are in pursuit of the murderer for the purpose of giving him a foretaste of the next world by roasting him alive in this, OBITUARY. Charles Snowden Fairfax. ‘The death of this gentleman at Baltimore on Sumay last recalls to public notice one of those romanag in real life which occastonally appear in Amert can society, ana most frequently have their origin from some of the old families ot Virginia. The deceased was the recognized teuth Baron Fairfax, of Cameron, in the peerage of Scotland, and was en- Salen we Seat in the British House of tarts. He great, great, great grandson of Henry, fourth baron, and cousin of Lord Thomas Fairfax, 0 Virginia, whose career during our Revolutionary War is well and atter whom Fairfax county is named. In 1800 the Rev. Bryan Fatrfax, of Vau- ote, FA was confirmed vy the House of Lords as eighth baron, but neuwher himself nor his son Thomas nor the subject of this sketch ever assumed the title, aithough the succession is regu- larly recorded to “Burke's Pee! and Baronetage.’ ‘The fact is that the family, although naturally fond of an ancestry whose elevation to the peerage dates back as far a8 1629, nad become too thoroughly re- publican in their sentiments to place any material value po anempty title. It 1s, however, stated, but with what truth we know not, that they were always great sticklers for tion as being of the F. F. V8s feeling greater pride in themselves as Virginians than as members of the British nobility. The subject of this sketch was born either in Mary- land or Virginia we are not certain which State), some time during the year 1828 and is recorded as having succeeded to the baronetcy in 1846, upon the death of pis great ther. Some years ago he moved to California and in 1864 became clerk of the Supreme Court of the State, which position he held until the time of hia death, Last year he came East as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention held at Tammany Hall and was jan of the Calilornia delegation. We are unable to state whether the deceased gentile- man leaves any issue, but it is understood that he has a number of relatives in Virginia, the nearest and eldest of which, should he have no sons, can assume the title of eleventh baron at any time should he so desire it. The remains of Lord or Mr. Fairfax will be conveyed to-day by the Masonic fraternity to the Rock Creek Church Cemetery, near Washington, for interment. Brevet Brigndier General Henry S. Burton, United States Army. A telegram from Providence announces the death on Sunday last, at Newport, of apoplexy. of Brevet Brigadier General Henry 8. Burton, Colonel of the Fifth artillery, aged fitty-one years, He was born tn this State during the year 1818, and was appointed a cadet to West Point from Vermout in July, 1835. In 1839 he graduated ninth in his class and was commissioned @ second lieutenant in the Third artillery. As such he served ane the Florida war, being promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in November of the same year. From 1843 to 1846 he was stationed at West Point as one of the military instructors, When the war with Mexico broke out he became lieutenant colonel of New York volunteers, distinguishing himself for his defence of La Paz, in Lower California, and re- ceiving his commission as captain in the regular service for his conduct on that occasion. ay 14, 1861, he was made a major, and during the rebel- lion served with distinction, becoming lieutenant colonel in July, 1863, and colonel of artillery in August of the same year. On March 13, 1865, he was brevetted brigadier general in the United States APY, Tor gallant and meritorious services at e Capture of Petersburg. of the ablest artiliery officers in our army and his death Will be as severe a blow to the service as it is a source of deep regret to his numerous frieuds and acquaintances. James Dill. ‘This well known lawyer and former citizen of New York city died at his F8Sidéiieé on Staten Island on yesterday morning, aged seventy-six years. He wad born in Orange county in 1793, received an excellent education, studied law, and upon being admitted to the bar fesan the practice of his profession in this city, fle soon attained to eminence at the bar, and was for many years a law partner of Surrogate Miller, with whom he did a large and lucrative bust- ness, Nearly @ quarter of a century ago the deceased retired irom professional life, and removing to New Dorp, on Staten Island, spent the remainder of his days in tranquillity, sufrounded by numerous friends and loved and esteemed by all who Knew him. THE BOARD OF HEALTH. A communication was received from Inspector O’Maire, of Richmond county, setting forth that several persons had been bitten by mad dogs, and asking for action on the part of the board, looking to thelr destruction. ‘the secretary was orderad to furnish the inspector with a copy of the law. » The permit to slaughter animals at C. & Y. Lough- lin’s establishment, West Fortieth street, on the re- commendation of the inspector was revoked. The board having, atthe last meeting, passed a resolution asking the President to consult the street cleaning department, and urge upon its officers the necessity of prompt ‘action in cleaning the streets, the President submitted the following caustic letter from Mr. Whiting’s representative. it was read by the clerk and laid away, without calling out a soll- tary remark:— DEPARTMENT OF STRERT CLEANING, NO, 308 MULBERRY STREET, New YouRK, March 31, 1809. LINCOLN, President Metropolitan’ Board of To GG, B. Heaith:— Sti have the honor to return herewith a copy of the resolution of the Metropolitan Board of Health concerning the condition of the streets. Permit me to say that the resolution Was entirely unnecessary, and had the board koown what waa really i, done, in my opinion, the resolution would not have been offer For your own information | beg to state that not a moment of favorable tine remains unimproved; that the sanctity of the Sabbath has been invaded, and even on last Sabbath, though it was Easter and some of our force for that reason refused to work, Italians were engaged, and they worked part ot theday and ail night. | T mention this to shaw you that no further inspiration Is required to cause this depart- ment to do its duty. W. H. PER Permit was granted to Moses May to slaughter animals on the Cypress Hill road, Brooklyn, and to Davis & Harrington, on Forty-third street, New York, for a similar business, Dr. Stone stated that before the board adjourned he wished to call the attention of tue board to the fact that ten days’ ago a resolution was passed cali- iag upon the Saperintendent for a report as to by what means fever was introduced into we city by the sbip James Foster, Jr. Dr. liarris stated Uiat his report was ready, but as new revelations were being made every day he had held it back. Dr. Stone—I want the report now if tt is ready, I want to know who is responsibie for mfecting the city with disease. De. swinburne—I was not aware that any sick from the James Foster, Jr., had been received in the city. Dr Stone—It has been reported to this board by the Sanitar; rintendent that sick aud exposed persons did Castle Garden, ‘Dr. Swinbur: ved that the Superintendent have a week longer to prepare his report. He declared that Dr. Stone and Dr. Parker were the responsibie persons, for they had always insisted thai it was not necessary to confine persons infected with fever to quarantine, They had given expression to this view of the case, and bad thus been tstrumental in bringing thousands of fevered persons into the city. ‘The report was here presented. 118 very voluml- nous, but the folowing embraces all the poinia:— ‘The history and meaning of the case is this:—“Barbarity, starvation and fhe infection of typhoid fever had killed ® great number of the people on the James Foster, Jr., and afer the Health Oilicer had sent forty-eight ‘sick and infected persons to Ward's Island Hospital he oft- cial.y released the remaining ninety-seven emigrants and theahlp from all restraint of quarantine, The Hoard of wing no agent or officer at_ the qi ntine station, fhe’ danitary superintendent of the: Metropoliian, District he Bai super having ny power to command or direct the Health Oflicer, could only inform the quarantine oitice and owners a igneos of the ship and the general agent of the Com- missioners of Emigration on the original landing; that the Board of Health would require that its official permit should be obtained tor the landing of the emigrant passengers, and that such permit woud be based upon the Heaith Oficer’s assurances of safety to land them, Such informa. tion was given to all these ns on the 10th iustant—the day previous to the landing. The events which followed and le testimony which had come Into onr hands, show that tb person concerned in the release and transfer of the “seven emigrants from quarantine asserts that he was not responatble for their landing." ‘The Sanitary Superintendent proceeded to discuss the responsibility of the acts of the company, and states that this being the first instance in three years where any restraint was used, they were no doubt unaware of the responsibility of the codes, sections of which were openiy disregarded 4 all the rsons conceraed. He expresses the belief that ‘hey acted ignorantly, but the Health OMecer had the power to send forward the well passengers to the care of the Commissioners of migration and the sick to Ward's Island, but not until a permit was ob- clarmed from the Board of Health, The Health OMcer denied that he had not selected any piace of landing in this instance under customary regulations, and as @& consequence the passengers were landed at Castle Garden and thrown on the city without a permit. He recommends that in fature the Health Officer in- forta the Superintendent by telegram and letter, two hours belore his release of an infected vessel, of his intention, so 4s to give the board a knowledge of the circumstances, Dr. Stone—The resolution of this board was to prevent infected vessels coming up. The Health Onteor knew of that Lipatgoa disregarded it and allowed persons to come up to the city sick to taject ue city. Dr. Swindorne=— deny it. Dr. Stone—Doctor Harris, 1 will ask Ped tion. Did you not say you saw sick persons from the ship at Castle Garden? Dr. Harris—1 did. I saw them, though, twenty-four hours arter they landed, Dr: Stone—i say that the Health Officer knew that no sick persons should come up to this city withous ® permit from this board, and he disregarded it, if it occurs again [ will move to have the parties pro- secuted. If these passengers were landed by per- mission of the itealth OMcer | want to know it. Dr. Swinburnae—The Ontario, that landed them, never had @ periait from ine, Dr. Stone —The law of 18% saya that they shall not be landed at Castic Garden, Dr. Swinburne—It don’t say anything of the kind, i tone—Well, the Health On@er is not a very rate man, batt I can show that it does, eH] mannere i mannered, very. t stage of U n—which was grow- ing holon motion report was reterred to the Standing Corumittee and the counsel of tie Veard, General Burton was one -