The New York Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1869, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNK 16, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET, NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. Volame XXXIV... No. 167 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. WALLACE'S THEATRE, Broadway and 13th street.— MoTHER HUBBARD. THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.—Fra D1avo.o— ROMEO JAFFIER JENKINS. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tuat RascaL Pat— XION—DECHALEMEUX. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.--Tiuk SPeCTACULAB EXTRAVAGANZA OF SINBAD THE Salon. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Hicoony Drocory Dock. Matinee at Lig. BOOTH'S THEATRE, 234 Tuk Lavy or Lyons. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtieth stroot and way.—Afternoon aad evening Performance. between 5th and 6th avs.— MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklya.— Horry Duxrry. 7th av., between 58th and CENTRAL PARK GARDEN, 5Pth ats.—POPULAR GARDEN CONCERT. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comto VOCALISN, NEGRO MINSTRELSY, &c. Matinee at 245. THEATRE COMIQUE, 514 Broadway.—BURLESQUE, Comic BALLET AND PANTOMIME. Matinee at 2. EMPIRE CITY RINK, corner Sd ay., 631 and 61th sts. — Granp Coxorer, &c. HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Tuk Wavrn- LEY BURLESQ) ‘ROUPR. NEW YORK MISEUM OF ANATOMY, 613 Broadway.— SCIENCE AND ART. LADIES’ NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 620 Broadway.—FEMALEs ONLY UN ATTENDA New York, Wednesday, June 16, 1869. THE NEWS. Europe. The cable despatches are dated June 15. The London Times again takes up the Alabama claims and states that England is ready to submit her offence tq the decision of any tribuaal. Several London journals comment favorably on the passage of the irish Church bill, and Mr. Bright gives some sound advice to the Lords. The 7imes also com- Teview was had, the line stretching for 8 mule down Broad street. The Mayor and Council reviewed the column. The Peace Jubilee in Boston opened with a grand flourish yesterday. Alexander H. Rice, as Preal- dent, made an opening address, and Mayor Sburtlett delivered an address of welcome. Fifty thousand Persons were seated within the coliseum, ‘The diplomas were awarded to the graduates at West Point yesterday by General Sherman, who de- livered the customary address, Lieutenant Governor Dunn (colored), of Louisiana, and three other members of the Metropolitan Police Board of New Orleans were imprisoned in that city yesterday and fined $100 each for contempt in dis- oveying an tujunction relative to the late police com- plications in Jefferson City, Senator Sumner, since his Alabama speech, wherein he alluded to some private information ob- tained in his private talks with foreign diplomats, has become very unpopular with members of the foreign legations, General Thomas has ordered a military explora- tion of Southeastera Nevada, a country almost un- penetrated. Miners are scarce because of Indians and the great distance from the great depots of supply. Mr. Frank Dupont, Inspector of Customs at Brownsviile, Texas, bas recently been found mur- dered in the Rio Grande. It is believed that he was Killed by Mexican smugglers, and if 80 he is their third victim within six months. The chiefs of departments tn the War Ofice in caucus yesterday decided to recommend that the order for a wholesale dismissal of clerks be rescind- ed, on the plea that it will suspend all operations if carried out. The Philadeiphia Quakers have presented an ad- ditional list of their brethren to the Secretary of the Interior for appointment as Indian agents in the Cenirai Superintendency. ‘The tron-clads Monadnock and Comanche are be- ing put in readiness at Mare Island, Cal., to sail at a@ moment's notice for some point yet unknown. San Francisco has just opened what it claims to be the finest Stock Exchange room tn the United States, The City. Murphy, anoth@r officer of the James Foster, Jr., was found guilty in Judge Benedict's court, in Brooklyn, yesterday, of assaults on the passengers and crew of the ship on ner last voyage from Liv. erpool. . In the case of Captain Mills and officer Casey, of the Eighth precinct, who were sued by one John Fallon for false imprisonment, damages being laid at $500, the jury yesterday rendered a verdict of six cents against each of the defondants. Fallon was arrested some time ago under an order from Cap- say, there is an opportunity turnished Napo- leon for giving an outward direction to French discontent, We look for reform, but as reform is only a means to an end, we shall not be surprised to learn that reform is to be backed up by a foreign war. The Boston Jubilee. For some time we have found it rather diffi- cult to understand the Boston Jubilee—to know the whys and wherefores of it, and to comprehend exactly what it means in the world. We were sure it could not be that Boston had just discovered that the war was over—for the end of the rebellion and the sur- render of Lee were recorded in several succes- sive copies of the Hzratp several years ago— and we have been informed by a traveller that the Bostonians only confine themselves to the Atlantic Monthly three days in four; so that we have had no doubt that on one of the fourth days they must have seen the HERALD and learned the news. Finally, we have dis- covered the solution of the difficulty. This jubilee is one of Fisk, Jr.’s jobs. He has gotten it up to serve some selfish purposes of his own, All his theatres here and nine or ten of his railroads have proved failures, and something had to be done. It suddenly oc- curred tohim that he had the Boston boats left. But, then, the Boston boats are nota great deal, although if Boston were a greater place—a place to attract all New York to visit it—the Boston boats would be something hand- some. Here occurred the idea to make Bos- ton great, if only for a day—and reap the harvest of that day. Hence the jubilee. All New York and part of Philadelphia go, and, going, pay tribute to Fisk, Jr, Boston dances, New York pays the fiddler and Fisk is “the man who lay hs.” ‘i rg not yet quite sure that Fisk does not mean at the end to gobbie up Boston, as that is the place where the Pacific Railroad has taken refuge. The Critical Condition of France. Our latest cable despatches from Paris do not show that we, more thantwo thousand miles away, exaggerated the situation in France. We had prepared the public mind of this coun- try to regard the elections in France as a test of the French estimate of Napoleonist The facts which the elections brought out justified our strongest statefnents. The result of the Paris elections was so clearly, so fully, so emphatically anti-Napoleontc, that no one, no matter what his previous opinion may have been, was left room for doubt. The response made by the other large cities and generally throughout the departments was quite as de- cided and quite as unmistakable. Paris, the large cities generally, the intelligent sections of the departments, have all spoken with one voice, and that voice has, without any quali- fication, condemned the one man government. The situation is not much altered to our view by the explanations which the govern- ment, through the acknowledged official jour- nals, has given to France and the world. That the government was fully aware of what was to happen and had taken all the necessary precautions to prevent serious results seems to us rather confirmatory of our views than otherwise. When praiso is meted out lito- rally to the troops for their patience, firmness and moderation in suppressing the disturb- ances it convinces us, if conviction were neces- sary, that anti-Napoleonic feelings were mani- fested, and manifested more strongly than we have been encouraged to believe. Even the government and the government journals can- not disguise the fact that the situation really is serious. Documents of secret societies have been seized, but only through the instramental- ity of paid spies and hireling agents. This, how- ever, is not all. The Duke de Persigny is deeply exercised by all that has happened. He French statesman who has advocated the joint cause of Napoleonism and liberty, admitting the wisdom of Ollivier’s position, and going in for the empire and liberty on the ground that Two Stipes to THe Prorcre.—For several days past, in honor of General Grant and party, West Point has been the scene of an tain Mills for the general arrest of “all vagrants.’ Judge Curtis delivered a long charge to the jury, to the eifect that the defendants were guilty and must be fned something, and he trusted it would be in such an amouat as to show that citizens could not ments on the late elections in France in favor of the Emperor. ‘The Alexandra is ordered to be sold by the Ad- miralty Court. a just, firm government can bear the existence of every liberty. The Duke de Persigny thus admits that Napoleonism, if it would live, must change its base. From the fact that Baron unusual programme of balls, parades, sup- pers, &c.; and to-day the President will be the lion at the Boston Peace Jubilee, where a thousand trumpets, bassoons, drums, fifes, Prince Arthur will visit Canada in the fall and Perhaps also the United States. ‘The new transatlantic cable from France ts fin- ished, shipped and merely awaiting a calm sea to commence laying. Col Audrassy denies any warlike intentions on the pari of Austria, as she only wishes for peace. Cuba. Details have been received of the recent fight near Puerto Padre by the Spanish agents in Washingtor, A large force of Spaniards was twice repuised by half the number of Cubans. The disagreement between Spanish officials and the volunteers 1s rapidly demo- ralizing the government troops, and a large num- ber of desertions to the Cuban army is the conse- quence. The Spanish Minister in Washington recently called upon Secretary Fish in regard to the recognt. tion of Cuba by Peru. He said tt was an act of hos- tility towards Spain, and, considering that the United States was acting as arbitrator and mediator in the war between Peru and Spain, it was one of the grossest insults to the United States. It appears that the Peruvian and Spanish Minis- ters at Washington, pending the arbitration, have been carrying on their diplomatic busi- ness with cne another entirely through our State Department. The Spanish Minister has, therefore, informed the Secretary of State that, in his optnion, Spain is no longer bound by the arrange- ment entered into for arbitration. In conversation with our reporter the Spanish Minister stated that’ the Cuban revolution was about suppressed, that the troubles among the volunteers will not amount to much, aud that Captain General De Rodas will be tmstailed ia his oMce without dificulty. Mexico. be oppressed with impunity. The above verdict was the result. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday, before Judge Bedford, John Howard, indicted with Willlam Varley, alias “Reddy, the Blacksmith,” and otners, Was couvicted of robbery in the first degree, Judge Bedford looked upon the prisoner as the least guilty of the offenders, put forward merely as a stapegoat, and, therefore, remanded him for sentence till the July term of the court. The stock market yesterday was very irregular, and General J, W. Denver, of Washington, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. General J. B, Fry and W. J. Reed, of the United States Army; Captain J. Peck Dukehart, of Balti- more; ex-Governor J. L, Gibbs, of Nebraska; Major H.C, Clintock, of Richmond, Va., and S. Summons, of England. are at the Metropolitan Hotel. C. F. Hampton, of South Carolina, and W. 8. Kel- ter, of San Francisco, are at the New York Hotel. Colonel K. P. Lewis, of Baltimore, and Dr. 0. Adams, of Portland, are at the St. Julien Hotel. A. C, Henderson and F. McDonald, of Staten Island, and W. M. Gibson, of Honolula, are at the St. Denis Hotel. S. Appleton and E. J. Biddle, of Boston, are at the Westminster Hotel. T. J. Coffee, Secretary of the Russian Legation; P. Monteith, of Albany; Gerritt H. Smith, of Geneva, and Chas. R. Paine, of Massachusetts, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General Franklin, of Hartford; W. R. Livermore, Haussmann has resigned his position as Prefect of the Seine it is not unreasonable to conclude that the Duke de Persigny foreshadows the future policy of the government. Looking at all the facts of the case and giving them a liberal interpretation, we can come to no other conclusion than that the policy which the Emperor for seventeen years has been sedulously pursuing has been en- dorsed by the country and admitted by the government. It is now made abundantly manifest that the Emperor has made a mis- take; that his ideas, grand as some of them have been, have not laid hold of the French mind, and that France now, in place of being driven, must be humored, flattered, yielded to, and otherwise gently led. It was evidently Napoleon’s opinion that if France could only be dazzled by imperial splendor and success, France would be satisfied. No doubt he was so far correct. The Russian war, the Italian campaign, the Grand Expositions, the costly improvements of Paris, all for a time had a good effect. But wars and expositions are ex- fiddles, &c., and ten thousand voices and a hundred pieces of artillery will join a chorus on the blessings of peace. This is one side of the picture. Turn- ing over to the other side, at Cuba, we find all the horrors of war in full blast—a war of mu- tual extermination between the Spaniards and Cubans—and this, too, when a proclamation of belligerent rights in favor of the Cubans by the President of the United States is all that is wanted to change this war to peace. Why, then, is not this proclamation issued? We must refer the inquiring reader to Secretary Fish. He knows, or ought to know, the reason why. No outside philosopher can fathom it. Minister Mottey’s Insrrucrions.—By tele- gram from Washington we are told that Minis- ter Motley’s instructions from President Grant and the Cabinet as to his diplomatic course in London were not in accordance with the tenor of the recent cable despatches reporting his position with respect to the rejection of the Alabama claims treaty and other pending ques- | writien to his friend Ollivier, the one pensive, and so is the remodelling of a great | tions, Mr. Motley did not say that the admin- city like Paris; and, —_ unfortunately, | istration concurs with the reasons given by the the Emperor has lived long enough | Senate for its action with regard to the treaty, to allow the expenses incident to such under- takings to loom too prominently before the public mind. This, however, does not fully state the case. The French people not only but, as we are told, talked of a ‘temporary postponement” of the subject, its canvass just now being likely to increase the ‘‘rritation” of the United States Army, and W. Rawle, of Phiia- deiphia, are at the Hoffman House. Colonel Charles Hamilton, of the United States Army, fromthe Dry Tortugas, is at the Coleman House. General Cadwallader, of New Jersey; E. W. Haz- ard, of Rhode Island, and John G. Saxe, of Albany, are at the Astor House. Prominent Departures. President Grant for Boston; General John Rawlins for Connecticut; Baron Boilleau, French Minister, per the overland route to San Francisco, for Peru; John M. Douglas for Chicago; Major A. Redmond for New Jersey; General H. L. Palmer, Colonel A. B. Alden, Colonel B. B, French, and Colonel S. J. Car- rington, for Boston. A Roan Visir IN Prospect.—Prince Arthur of England will visit Canada, and it may be the United States, during the fall. A young gentleman of excellent reputation, he will, no doubt, receive a hearty welcome. How would a royal Governor-General in perpetua do for the Dominion? Would the Nova Scotians object to the cost? Extensive gold flelds have been discovered in Co- lima, The custom house offictals at Guaymas, it ts reported, have been ousted by the Governor for not furaishing tunds to resist the Indians. Vega was expected to inaugurate a revolution in Sinaloa, but Rubi’s forces are too strong for lum. Is is reported thgt Vega had landed at Santiago. Paraguay. No news has yet been received from Minister McMahon. He Las not been heard of since Decem- ber last, when he was at Asuncion. Our Minister to Uruguay has informed the Brazilian and the Buenos Ayres governinents that unless permission was granted to a United States escort to pass through their lines to seek for McMahon the United States would fall back on its own resources to obtain the communication, Commander Kirkland also cor- responds with these governments very sharply. The New Dominion. The Nov Scotia Tegislature Was prorogued yes- ‘erday by Governor Doyle, who expressed himself anxious to have the evils which burdened the Pro- vince removed and the loyalty of the Nova Scotians to the Queen and the Brittsn institutions main- tained. “Tne Toronto Corn Exchange has passed resolu- tions favoring heavy duties on American produce and a virtual closing of the Canadian markets to American dealers, in return for the failure of all ef- forts to secure a reciprocity treaty. British Columbia. Governor Seymour, of British Columbia, diea on the 10th inst., and the senior member of the Colonigh Councti has assumed the duties until a successor 1s went from England. J in stronger. Goid was heavy and de- Prominent Arriva!s in the City. Genera! D. McClure, of the United States Army, Stitt Arraw or ANpy Jounson.—A Ten- nessee radical writes to his friend “H. G.” that the division of the republican party in Tennessee ‘‘opens up a prospect for the demo- crats;” that “if both Senter and Stokes run to the end the democrats will be found after their votes are counted next August to have elected Andrew Johason Governor of Tennessee,” and that ‘‘such an event will require the presence of a large Union army in the State or the quiet exodus of the loyal whites and their co- lored friends.” This fellow is evidently scared, and Andy Johnson is evidently looming up as the coming man, It is even rumored that Parson Brownlow will give him a lift to kill off Stokes. Mr. Howanp, of the British Legation, is sent to Madrid from Washington. He is the gentleman whose indiscreet expressions in re- gard to the Alabama treaty were alluded to by Senator Grimes in his letter to the London Times. Mr. Howard said that England had claims enough against us to offset all claimed for the acts of the Alabama. Taken in con- nection with some other English utterances, these words indicated a disposition to premature self-gratulation in the formation of a treaty that, while it seemed to accord a good deal, would, in fact, accord nothing. Englishmen themselves exposed this point in the treaty by crowing over it, and the government that re- grets the failure of the treaty does not hold such Englishmen guiltless, Burris Emanctration.—Six thousand emi- grants left the port of Liver poo! for the United States guring the week ending Saturday. This is the easiest and most certain plan of popular emancipation which the inhabitants of Great Britain possess. They are availing themselves of it largely. Rah As Invense Reiigr.—All the pickpockets have gone to Boston to see the Jubilee; so have the thimble-riggers, and the man who owns the ox with eight horas and the cow with seventeen tails, Alaska. Sitka reports an extensive failure—tnat of H. D. Ellenhorst & Co., produce dealers, whose liabilittes are quoted at $300,000. The Plains. The Indians continue their depredatious in Kan- sas, ‘Two men were recently Killed near Soiomon city and two more near the Lone Tree, on Platte river, The Indians above Fort Benton are reported to be fighting among themselves. The Indian prisoners recently at Fort Hays, about fifty in number, are being carried under a guard to Camp Supply, Where they are to be re- turned to their respective tribes, tn order, tis said, to make peace with those who are hostile. Miscellaneous. ‘The Supreme Court of Georgia yesterday rendered & decision that negroes were eligible to office in that State, Judges Brown aud McCoy in favor aud Jadge Warner dissenting. A telegram from Waabington says that it is not true that Minister Motley, in an official communica- tion in London, mtimaved that the administration concurs in the reasons that led the Senate to reject the Alabama treaty. His instructions were to ex- plain the circumstances leading to the rejection of the treaty, without committing the government to any policy, )ut to have all negotiations deferred in- definitely. The government printers in Washington held a meeting yesterday and denounced the National Ty- pographical Union for its resolution charging them with working witha “rat’—referring to Douglass, the colored printer, The fight between Mike McGoole and Tom Allen came off yesterday, but on the ninth round Alien at tempted to gouge Mcoole’s eye out. A foul was claimed, whereupon the crowd cut the ropes and broke up the fight, The referee was tlreatened, pistols being presented at his head, and he was afraid to give a decision, The decision will prov ably be given this morning in favor of Allen, who, it is believed, had maintained his superiority all Shrough the fight. The convocation of Knights Templars in Philadel. phia took place yesterday, A grand procession aad now see the costly result of this splendid and protracted show; they have been feeling, and they are now feeling, that the success which fora time gratified their vanity has of late been totally wanting. The Mexican blunder, with its tragic results, still pains them. His interference in the affairs of Italy has been to them a doubtful benefit. His policy with re- gard to Prussiais on all hands admitted to have been a failure. He attempted too much and accomplished too little. After seventeen years of pretentious and rather brilliant impe- rialism, France discovers and hesitates not to proclaim that she is not what she once was, not what she thinks she ought to be; that ter- ritorially she is too straitened; that among the Powers of Europe she is no longer the first, and that liberty, except in a form in which liberty is an insult, is denied to her citi- zens. In other words, France has declared that twenty years of universal suffrage, coupled, as universal suffrage has been, with imperialism, has been a mockery and a sham. The question which more than once we have asked already is still the prominent question of the hour—What will Napoleon do? Events. have proved that to pursue the policy which has become identified with his name would be fraught with serious danger. His embellish- ment of Paris, which has made that city at once the most beautiful city and the most mag- nificent fortress in the world, has not done so much for him as he expected. A rising in Paris is now at once more difficult and more easily put down. The days of barricades are gone. But Paris is not France in the old sense any longer. The sympathy between the heart and the ex- tremities is as strong, nay, stronger than ever. It is this strength of sympathy, in fact, which constitutes the difference. The railroads and the telegraphs have compacted the great body, and every pulse of the body beats harmo- niously with the action of the heart. In olden times Paris alone felt and thought and acted, and France was willing to follow. Now all France feels and thinks equally with Paris, and is equally ready to act. Paris is no longer France, nor is France Paris, Yet Paris and France are now more a unit than ever they have been. To hold Paris now is only to hold a part of France; and bloodshed in Paris now would not fail to act as a signal for a general rising all over the country. In a conflict with the people Napoleon knows well that it is now dangerous to trust the troops too far. French soldiers have found out the value of going with the winning cause. A general rising, in con- sequence, in present circumstances is a thing to be avoided. To persist in his present course would be to provoke such a rising; and it may be taken for granted that such a course will not be followed. Further reforms have thus become a necessity. That some- thing will be done in this direction we have no longer any doubt. How far concession will go we must wait to see. In the present attitude of Pruggia, we must ail) be glowed to existing in England. The Washington account leads to the inference either that Mr. Motley had no very definite instructions relative to the Alabama claims case or that he explained himself in a very namby-pamby style and non- committal terms. Which is it ? A Poor Way to Herp A Goop Cavse— To wait till it isa complete success without our help. Mexico has recognized the bellige- rent rights of the Cubans. Peru and Chile have recognized them; but as it does not yet appear that the Cubans have captured Havana Mr. Secretary Fish shakes his wise head and says, “‘No, it is yet too soon. There is still some doubt of the ultimate success of those Cubans.” But of what value will be his recog- nition when the work is done? Great states- men seize their opportunities for great things, especially when they can be achieved by a word in season. Guitty.—Glynn, the carpenter of the ship James Foster, Jr., and Cruthers, the boat- swain, have both been found guilty of assault, the punishment for which will no doubt seem very light by comparison with the tortures and horrors of that voyage. Is Crxctrywati they are agitating a device to make conductors-on the street cars honest. The conductor is to have a number of printed cards, and for every passenger who pays his fare a card is to be torn in two, one-half to be given to the passenger, the other half to be put in a box in the car. The number of tickets in the box will indicate the number of fares due at the office. But how can the con- ductor be induced to put all the tickets in? The company hopes to secure this by making it every passenger's interest to see that this is done. For this purpose the tickets in the box at a certain date are to be treated on the lot- tery principle and one or more drawn as prizes, the prize money to be paid to the holder of the other half of the ticket. There are some defects here. The conductor may not put the tickets in; but if the whole ticket were given to the passenger he probably would deposit the necessary part. Tus Battie or Luxpy's Laxe,—The last battle for Cuban freedom was fought in Can- ada, There was more blood shed than in several of the recent battles fought in Cuba, and the combatants stood up to the business well. We regret to record that the result was against freedom, but this is the less discour- aging, since we all know that the ultimate triumph of freedom is as sure to come as the fitth act of the play. Unfortunately for our illustration, the fifth act of the play comes very seldom now ; for we have no plays, and not even operas. Pantomime scorns the ‘act” ag a sublunary restriction. Take Carr.—The Germans again begin to enjoy their pleasant schutzenfests as the sum- mer weather comes on, and we hope they will neglect no precaution to prevent the accidents ol readom ppb Social and Religious Vagaries of Western s New York. We published yesterday, trom our special correspondent, a full account of the twenty- first anniversary of the “Friends of Human Progress,” at Waterloo, Seneca county, New ' York, The platform of these people is ex- pressed in the title they give themselves—the friends of human progress—and no one can complain that it is not comprehensive or broad enough. In fact, it is too broad to be specific and comprehensive enough to embrace all the isms of the day. ‘The “Friends of Human Progress” do not appear to have any particular organization for social, communist, or co-oper- ative purposes as regards labor or property, but seem to be idealists only, composed of men and women of various opinions and isms, who meet together periodically to ventilate their theories, On this occasion there were about one hundred and fifty, white, black and gray, and of both sexes. Some of the names are familiar as connected with abolitionism in times past, with the women’s rights movements, with Spirit- ualism, and with other vagaries, and con- spicuously among them was that of Fred Douglass. There was a great deal of flowery talk about progress, humanity, a new age, and a new philosophy and religion, but no ideas or definite object. As it is at the gatherings of the Spiritualists, the talk was mere rhapsody, stringing together big sounding words without thought or meaning. The only practical common sense address was that of Fred Douglass, in which he sarcastically and humorously touches up the spiritualism of a Mr. Mills, But it was evident that the hifa- lutin trash of this Mills and his Spiritualistic notions were favorably received by the assembly, It is utterly impossible to bring such a set of people down to the level of common sense, or to any clear ideas, even upon the theories they pretend to advocaie. One remarkable fact is again brought be- fore us in this gathering of these idealists and fanatics, and that is, that Western New York is the birthplace, home and refuge of the wildest theories and of all the isms that spring up "to agitate society. Abolitionism, which has cost so much _ blood, brought upon us such a stupendous debt and jeopardized our republican institutions, grew upto be a mighty power there. Mormonism and its author, Joe Smith, were born there. John Brown was from that region, Commun- ism at Oneida, on Lake Erie and at other points springs into life and flourishes only in that part of New York. Bloomerism sprung up there. It was at Rochester that the Fox family commenced their knockings and laid the foundation of modern Spiritualism. Indeed, there is hardly a phase of socialism, com- munism, religious fanaticism, political theory or agitation or of infidelity that is not either born or receives its growth in Western New York. This isa curious fact, and the philosophy or reason of it is a matter of interesting specula- tion. It has been said that this peculiar state of things may be attributed to the Welsh char- acter of a great portion of the population, a great many Welsh people having settled there originally. But there isa large New England and old Puritan element there, and we all know that the Welsh were not more supersti- tious, theoretic and dogmatic than the Puritans, Western New York is a rich country naturally, is central, and when once certain isms were started there one followed another as a natural consequence until that region has become the hotbed of them all, and of every new one that springs up. The only way to treat them is to let them alone, unless they become dangerous tothe morals or peace of society, and they will die out in time through the progress of intelligence and march of a higher civilization, Tae Heap or tHE Famity Comixe Atone.—Among ihe candidates spoken of for the next Governor of Vermont is General Peter T. Washburne, of Windsor county. Peter is a good name, and is the rock upon which the Church was founded. Let it be Peter. Tue Hovse or Lorps.—‘‘By yielding now,” says the London 7'imes, ‘‘the reputation and authority of the House of Lords will be estab- lished firmer than ever.” It is funny that the authority of the House of Lords is always shown in the same way—by its yielding to what is against its will, by a compulsory ac- ceptance of what it hates. It was the same on the Reform bill. The House of Lords suddenly finds itself in such an attitude toward some measure that if ithad any authority it would use it all to put the measure down; but it “establishes its authority” by mildly getting out of the wav. Tue Iowa Rervstican PLatrorm.—The late Republican Convention of Lowa, in its platform, endorses the administration, impar- tial suffrage, economy and retrenchment, the Secretary of the Treasury and the payment of the public debt. This is good as far as it goes ; but if the republicans can see nothing else on the road we are travelling they will be apt to have their eyes opened in the coming October and November State elections. Questions that are considered settled are blank cartridges in a political campaign. The people are casting about for something new. Tie CHARGE AND TIE Wirnesses.—On the same page of the Heratn that reported the doings of those enthusiasts for hnman progress who hold that the conventional organization of society is a failure were the reports of Theo- dore Allen’s case, the Bruest malpractice case, the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen and “A Horrid Nuisance on Tenth Avenue.” Tue Troveres or tie Dominant Party Down Soutu.—From Virginia to Texas, inelu- sive, demoralizations and divisions rule the republican camps. The carpet-baggers have overdone their work. The house of their party is divided against itself, and with anything like a judicious treatment of the blacks the white landholders have the reconstructed and the unreconstructed Southern States in their hands. The carpet-baggers, from their intes- tine squabbles over the spoils, have so far crippled themselves already that it is plain to see that their days are numbered. In truth, the administration must do something pretty soon to reunite the scattering forces of the dominant party, or even in the North it will go to the wall in the coming elections. In the distribution of the spoils, where for every man appointed to office ten men are disap- pointed, the qdministration bas lost ground, the managing politicians to a great extent have become disgusted and the rank and file demoralized, and so the republican party, North as well as South, is crumbling to pieces. COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Filling of the Classic Chair and Changes iu the Course of Studies. A special meeting of the Trustees of the College of the City of New York was held yesterday afterndon in the rooms of the Board of Education, Grand street. The president, R, L. Larrimore, in the chair. The object of the meeting was to receive & communication from Nathaniel Sands, a member of the Executive Committee, on the expediency of fll- ing the chair of Latin and Greek, now vacant, at the College of the City of New York, or of including classical studies in the colle- giate course. The secretary read the letier Mr. Sands had addressed to Mr. Magnus Gross, chairman of the Executive Committee, on the sub- Ject, in which he advocated the abolition of the classical chair in the college. In the course of the letter Mr. Sands referred to the object for which the college was founded, viz.:—First, that any of the youth of this city possessed of special talents, but lacking means for their cultivation, may have placed within their reach an education the best possible for the development of their powers for the benefit of themselves and of the community; and, second, ww provide for the comparatively well-to-do the means of pursuing useiul studies in compensation for compelling them to provide for the sepeeacuta. of their less fortunate citizens. These ends, ha maintained, were not attained by devoting so much of the time of the students to classical stuaies, and Statistics showed that they had not been hitherto attained by the College of the City of New York, ‘Th course of study should embrace more that is prac: tical, The advocates of classical studies in the col- lege argued that the study of Latin and Greek serves as a training for the intellect; but sclence develops the same faculties, and far more efficiently, and even for the cultivation of art and taste science is the true curriculum. Tie last and Most serious aspect of the question was the fact that classical studies have a most pernicious influeuce upon the morals and character of their votaries, in the Military Academy at West Point neitaer Latin aor Greek studies are permitted, pg Magnus Gross moved the following resolu- on: Whereas it is desirable to afford all those interested ia mailers appertaining to public education, and to the College of the City of New York fa particular, full opportunity to present their views on the subject of changes in the course Of study in the last named institution, thereby enabling the Board of Trustees to act under a thorough waderstanding of the popular will; theretore, be it Resolved, That the subject in question or any definite ac- tion thereon shall be deferred, to be made the speciat order at a meeting of the Board of Trustees to be calied for the first week of September next, and previous to the commencement of the new cuilege term. Mr. Larremore spoke emphatically in support of classical studies, aud’ hoped that the trustees woull per sanction any change in the present course of study, ‘Trustee Wood was clearly of opinion that in order to give the students 2 proper educativa the Ciassical studies stiould be continued. He had been to tie High Schoo! of Edinburg, and there they got Latin four hours a Gay aud had to go outsile to icarn readipg and writing. It was au exclusive course ot Latin and Greek that. the authorities spoke agamst. It was true Utat many of the classical works were immoral im their tendency but if we give them up on that ground we suould have to give up the bible too. .In one chapter in the Romans there was a3 much immoraiity as un Juvenai. He had spent six years in the study of the classics, and he regretted that le had aot goue to Oxford to finish the course, If the college to be kept up tie classical course must be co: tinued. Mr. Larremore calledtthe attention of Mr. Sands to ® report presented by President Barnard to we ‘Trustees of Alabama University, and stated that the President's objections to classical sturiies only tenued to the eary and elementary, 3 of ing, butif a youth wasto have a L ‘al education he must study the classics. The resolution moved by Mr. Gross, deferring the conside ou of We subject, Was carried, and the meeting terminaved, NEW YORK HISTORICAL Biographical Sketch of John Lawrance— Paper by Mr. McWhorter. A special meeting of the New York Historical Society was held last evening in the library of the society, Seeond avenue, cornacf of Meventh street. In the absence of the President, Mr. Augustus Schell was called to the chair, The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and accepted and a lst of presentations also read, @ communication was read from the Rev. Dr. Thomas Dewitt, accepting the position of prosi- dent of the society, to which he had been elected at the last meeting. A committee appolated at the same meeting to examine *“Vowasend’s Record and Encyclopedia of the iate Rebellion,” and report iia Value and the best means for procuring 1 lor the society's library, presented a lengthened report, ask- ing for further time, and concinding with a reso.u- tion complimentary to Mr. Townsend. The Chairman then anaounced that Mr. George C. McWhorter, of Oswego, had been expected to read @ paper entitled “A Biograptical sketch of John Lawraace,”’ but, as he wus unabie to be pres- ent, Mr. George H. Moore, tue lbrarian, would read ‘the paper, which had been seut on. The paper commenced by stating that few citizens were more worthy of honor and disttaction than John Lawrance; yet, for waut of a biographer, Is memory was fast passing intooblivion, W.th the exception of a few notices in encyclopedias and newspaper paragrapis lls name had not been mentioned, mainly from the procrasti- nation of members of his family, John Lawrauce was boro in Falmouth, Bngiand, in 1750. He was educated in the best English schools, and in 1767 he left his native land and came to this country. He at once comiuenced the study of the law. and in 1772 commenced to practise on his own account. At the outbreak of the Revolution he eatered the Revolutionary army, aud Was made a colonel ia General McVougal’s brigade. In 1779, owing to iis great legal abilllies, he was appointed by Washing- ton as Judge Advocate General of the Continental army, and in September, 1750, had charge of the trial of Major André, and sentenced him to execa- Uon on the 2d of October in that year. At the close of the Revolution Lawrance lett the army and re- turned to New York with his family, and was then elected a vestryman of Trinity church, a trusiee of Columbia College and a member of the Cincin- nati Society. ic resumed the practice of the law, and in a directory published In 1756, when the popu- lation of New rork was 23,014 persons and omy 64 names were recorded, his hame was among those of lawyers, In 1785 he was elected member of the legisiative Congress of the Contederation, and was continually honored with political sition watit 1800, when he retired irom pubic life. He died ia 1810, after a short but painful uiness. SOCIETY. A NEW WRECKING AND FIRE STEAMER. Trial Trip ot the Vessel=Speed and Powor Tested. At the root of Wail street the steamtug John Ful- ler was taking in some very distinguished men of this clty at about eleven o'clock yesterday morning. Quite a company from Brooklyn was already on board, and after leaving the dock and steaming out into mid river the officials of the two cities seemed to harmonize very well. The steamtug headed ap stream, and amid the waves of the winds and the waves of the paddies of the boats passing and re- passing it was generally considered as the acme ot pleasure to have A trip on the ocean wave, A iuneh on the roiling deep. But it was not so, When the boat reached City Island the real work commenced, and the prepara- tions for the trial of the pecuilar powers of the boat were seen. And very sanorily after it began. It was erally regretted that there was no fire in the neighoorhooa, tor the boat could have put it out in less than time can be counted. The John Fuller put on eight hose, and from one and a half inch nozzles she threw cight streams of w a distance of 160 feet, and with six streams t ce Was over 200 feet and the height over eighty ieet. It was rally acknowiedged that sach power haanot yet been seeu. This was the opiuton of alt present, and among them were General Shaler, President of the Metropolitan Commission of the Fire Department; Messrs, Wilson, McLean, Galway and Myers, lls associates, and Mr. Massey, President of the Brooklyn Fire Commissioners, Cainpbell, McLaughlin and Brown, his associates, Besides these there were on the steamer Mr. Kail meier, of the turmer Fire Commissioners of Brook. lyn; Mr. kdward Schell, of this auiys Mr. Carlisia Norwood, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Montgomery aud Mr. Shaw, representing several tnsurance com- panies. All these gentiemen said that sucht a power in our Waters was long wanted, and with it large confagrations can be made fewer than they were. And when ali the hose were taken olf and tt wae shown what the boat cam do & a Wrecking help, tie astonishment of all was still greater. Light thous sand gallons in @ minute is quite a volume of water, and yet through its sixteen. inch cylinder it threw that quantity, to the astonishment of all. Tho boat works with eighty horse power, has two force pumps, each of eighteen inches im diameter, the steam cylinders being twen- ty three inches, and the pumping machinery is dis connected from the propelling power of the tug. The Messrs. J. ©. Daxter & Sons are the owners of it, but they have a contract with the Fire Commis sion Of this city that they will, at a moment's notice, Fepair to any point where they may be cailed in the o or, and the Brookiyn Commission have it in contemplation to make @ similar contract with the it was gratifying to an American to know that this powerful ‘machine for anniniiating fire was made by Mr. Hardick, of Brooklyn, and that tte waka hot tie extreme point to whigh it way be ag