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“TBLGRAPHIC. NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD ' Despondensy of the Cubans Over the Arrest of the Junta. DESERTERS JOINING QUESADA. The English Cabinet Firm for Disendowment. The Ministerial Crisis in France. Deliberations of the Emperor’s Cabinet Over the Political Reforms. CUBA. Despondency of the Patriots at the Arrest of the Cuban Junta in New York—Deserters from the Spanish Army—Skirmishes in the Eastern Department. Wasninaron, July 11, 1869, Letters have been received in ¢his city from promi- ent officers in the Cuban army of the republic via Nassau and Key West, with dates to the 1st inst. ‘The intelligence of the arrest of the members of the Cuban Junta and others who desired to give practi- cal aid to the Cubans who were struggling to achieve their independence had been received, and produced @ most profound impression of surprise and regret. No other news could have caused such @ feeling of despondency. One of the writers states: ‘It came like the news of the death of your nearest and best friend, your only friend, and the feeling of all seemed to be that we were alone and must expect no assistance. However, all seeing that it is now ‘liberty or death,’ for no mercy can be expected from the Spaniards, will fight as only men driven to such desperation can fight.” Letona, who has succeeded Lesca im command of the troops garrisoning Nuevitas and Puerto Principe and guarding the railroad between these cities, is reported to have met with a serious loss in the de- sertion of some two hundred of his troops to the standard of Quesada, ‘They report the dissatisfaction among the Spanish troops to be increasing every day, caused by the frequent changes lately of the commander of these posts and the generals and regimental commanders, Frequent collisions were reported between the outposts of the two forces in the Eastern Depart- ment, with but smali loss on either side, though fhe Cubans claim an advantage of position, and of ear- nestness on the part of their troops. ‘he Spanish commanders continue to execute all prisoners immediately on their capture; even those who are wounded are executed on the fleld. Gene- ral Quesada has hitherto respected the rights of pris- oners. This policy is giving dissatisfaction in his camp, and a number of his followers demand the right lo rotaliate, ENGLAND. Whe Irish Church Bill—A Cabinet Council De- cides Not to Accept Any Amendment Im- palring Disendowment. site Ta auars Lonpon, July 11, 1869. AtaCabinet meeting held yesterday it was re- soived that the government will not concur-in any of the amendments to the Irish Church bill that will in any way impair the principle of total disendow- ment, Iii rumored that Lords Clarendon, Gran. ville and Hartington evinced a disposition to yield, ‘but they were firmly overruled by the other mem- hers present. FRANCE. Panis, July 11, 1869. A mecting of the Ministers in Privy Council was ‘held to-day in order to discuss the Emperor's mes- sage to the National Assembly, which organizes on Monday. when the Left Centre will present its reso- jutions, M, Rouber will read the Emperor's mes- sage, which concedes the demands of the Left Centre in regard to the antonomy of the Assembly. As yet no change has been effected iv the Ministry. ncil Meetings Relating to Political Ree forms, Paris, July 11, 1869. Yhe Council of Ministers and the Privy Council have held frequent meetings at the summons of the Emperor to deliberate upon the interpellation for political reforms now pending in the Corps Législa- tif, Y& i said that the following programme has been agreed upon with the c@mcurrence of the Emperor:—The Senate will be immediately convoked ‘when patiiamentary changes of a liberal character will be proposed by the government. These reforms ‘will probably include the extension of the right and facility of interpellation, and the creation of a re- sponsible Ministry, the Emperor choosing Ministers from the Corps Législatif with the view of arriving at the particular responsibility of each member of bis Cabinet, The French Cable. Brest, July 11, 1860. A despatch from on board the Great Eastern re- porta that up to Saturday noon she had run 2,023 knots from Brest, and paid out 2,287 Knots of cable, The work was proceeding without interruption. AUSTRIA. Newly Elected President Chambers. Vienna, Jniy 11, 1869. * Prince von Auersperg has been elected President of the Upper Chamber of the Reicharath. of the Upper PORTUGAL. Fears of a: General Outbreak. Maprip, July 11, 1869. Much political agitation prevatis in Lisbon, and the government is taking unusual precautions to prevent an outbreak. MEXICO. 4. nnn The Elections—Goveromont Queretaro Legislature Declared Arreat of Bustamente. Vara Crvz, July 6, Via Havana, July 11, 1869, ‘The elections throughout the country have resulted in favor of the government. ‘The Legisiature of the State of Querétaro has been Aeolared illegally assembled, and the members have ‘been suspended from their functions, Orders have been issued by President Juarez for elections in that State for a new Legislature. General Bustamente, Governor of San Luis Potosi, has been arrested and is now in prison. Sefior Mariscal, Minister to the United States, will wail for bis post by the ‘t steamer from this port. NEW YORK. Proparntions for the Reception of the Seventh Regiment at Saratoga Springs. SARATOGA SPRINGS, July 11, 1869. Colonel Emmons Clark and Lieutenant Colonel Louie Fitegerald, of the Seventh regiment, have arrived here asa delegation from that corps, and completed arrangements at the Union Hotel for thett reception and the opening ball at the Union ball room on the 22d instant. Governor Hoffman will review the regiment, Many distinguished parties will be here receive them. Colonel Clark has mado every provision with Mr. Leland for the com- fort of the regimont during their sojourn, It will be vue araadest event for Saratogs this year, Triumph=—The legal THE PACIFIC GBABT, | ammivan oF THe yacur Illness of Ex-Secretary Seward—Less of thd Schooner Luella aud tho Sloop Jabez Howes. SAN Francisco, July 10, 1869, Ex-Secretary William H. Seward ts confined to his hotel by an attack of rheumatism, and declines to receive any visitors, Major General Thomas and staff left Portland, Oregon, on the 8th of July for Alaska. An arrival from Alaska reports the total loss of the schooner Luella, off Cape Elizabeth, and the sloop Jabez Howes, on Fox Island. Flour steady at $4 624 a $5 50, Whest—Supply limited and market firm at $1 60 @ $1 65. Legal tenders, 75. ‘ Mining stocks during the week were dull, closing irregular at the Fonewiny cuokatiand! Alpha, 27: Belcher, 26; Bullion, 21; Choliar, 304; Confidence, 62; Crown Point, 54; Empire Min, 16; Goula and Curry, 116; Hale and Norcross, 138; Impertal, 66; Kentuck, 170; Occidental, 22; Ophir, 22; Overman, 85; Savage, 91, Sierra Nevada, 37; Yellow Jacket, 62. Arrived, bark Lizzie Williams, from New York; ship Payta, from Glasgow. Sailed, ship Cremorne, for New York; Moshesh, for Montevideo. VIRGINIA. Departure of the French Men-of-War From Fortress Monroe. ForTRes3s MONKOB, Joly 11, 1869, The French flagship Semiramis and the French corvette Curteux, lately im quarantine here, sailed for St. Pierre to-day. MARYLAND. Inauguration of the Saengerbund Festival in BaltimoreThe Oratorie ef “Messiah” at the Institute=Presideut Grant te be Present. BAutTimore, Jaly 11, 1869. The societies from New York and Philadelphia Made excursions to various points in the vicinity of Baltimore to-day. The Saengerfest was formally inaugurated to-night by the performance of the ort- torio “Messiah” at the Maryland Institute. The im- mense hall was filled. Mesdames Rolter and Friede- rict and Messrs, Himmer and Joseph Hermanns sang the leading solo parts. The chorus was most efm- clently rendered by several hundred singers, male and female. The performance was a complete success. The d procession, composed of the various sing- ing societies and mine regiments of the Maryland National Guard, takes place to-morrow. In the evening prize singing will take place. President Grant and the members of the Cabinet will be present. THE TORRID CYCLE. Hot Wenther in the Provinces. POUGHKERPSIE£, July 11, 1869. To-day was the hottest day of the season. The thermometer at two P. M. was niuety-four degrees in the shade. Boston, July 11, 1869, The oppressively hot weather to-day was varied by a series of heavy thunder showers, discharging torrents of rain. The Werther Report From All Parts. Sunpay, July 11, 1869, Plaister Cove—10:30 P. M, cool and cloudy, with light gales; Gres required at night. Portland—Thermometer 10 A. M., 93 degrees; 2 P. M.,, 98; 10:30 P. M., 74 degrees. Boston—Highest mercury in P. M., 96 degrees; about 3 o'clock, heavy thunder storm and severe rain; 10:30 P. M., thermometer 74 degrees. Philadelpnia—Highest point of thermometer in P. M., 96; heat tempered by slight showers. Baltimore—Highest mercury, 96 degrees; 10:30 P. M., 90 degrees. Light northwest wind. Washi n—Highest thermometor,(98 degrees; 10:30 P. M., 92 degrees. Augusta, Ga.. P. M., thermometer, 102 degrees, Chicago—10:30 P. M., thermometer, 68 degrees. Cool CT ia the day. Cleveland—Noon, thermometer, 94 degrees, Pitteburg—Highest mercury, 95 degrecs. Buffaio—Highest, 79 de; 10 P, M., 66 degrees. Had heavy shower at day’ Rochester—Clear; thermo! Syracuse—S clear in afternoon, THE PRIZE RING. Between McCeole and Allen Finally Arranged. Sr. Lous, July 10, 1869, A match between Allen and McCoole has been ar- ranged. The articies of agreement have been drawn up and $200 a side deposited. The fight is to take pl mpptee November 10, within fifty miles of Cin- innati. The Match TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. ‘The furniture factory of mMessra. Bailey & Cox, of Cincinnati, was destroyed by fire yesterday morn- ing. Loss $20,000, Insured for $6,600 in local com- panies. Andrew Bowden, drover, of Albany, was killed Saturday morning on the Boston Railroad, near Hins- dale. He had sg 4 of some cattle for Brighton, and it is supposed he fell between the cars, Henry D. Young is under arrest at Boston charged with forging a $300 check, with which he purchased & plano, pocketing the balance, $75. He is recently from New York, where it is said he served awentence for a similar offence. The petition of Wiltam Kriel, of Louisville, who murdered his wife, for a rehearing of his case before the Kentucky Court of Appeals, has been grauted. The matter will come up before that court im Sep- tember next, On the 14th instant there will be heid in Louts- ville a State Convention of colored men, for the pur- ose of considering the welfare of their race and the it method of Sacourssing: education, The at- tvendance promises to be large. A woman giving her name as Louisa Walsh was arrested in Albany Saturday evening with portions of the silver chalice statue from St. Mary's church in her possession. The woman says she has two children in Brooklyn, that her nusband deserted her and she 1s destitute. THE WEST BANK QUIRANTINE STATION. Yesterday afternoon a select party of gentle- men, among whom were his Honor Mayor Kalb- Geisch, of Brooklyn; ex-Mayor Gunther, of New York; Mr. H. ©. Murphy, Mr. J. 8. Bergen, of Bay Ridge, and D. L. Northrop, of Brooklyn, paid a visit of inspection to the island which has been con- structed on the West Bank for the reception of cholera and yellow fever patients. Mr. Francis Swift, the constructor, had charge of the visitors, and they could not have, been in better hands. A complete description of the new island and the puildings erected thereon having been al- ready published in the HERALD, it is only necessary to state here that whe visitors expressed intense as- tonishment on realizing the magnitude of the work, and were delighted with the admirable beng ments of the ital and other buildings. as the visitors were enna from their steamer to the residence of Captain 0’ irke, the Superintendent of the Quarantine hospitals, one of the party, Mr. Goons nnett, happened to tread on a soft spot and his lower extremities incontinently disappeared. Naturally the half-buried gentieman wond where jade desperate exertions to at all desirous of having his death a by burial. His friends gathered round, as if anxious to see the last ot him, and were so astonished at the manner in which Mr. Bennott had taken root on the artificial tsland that they made no effort to extricate him from the appa- renuiy bottomless pit into which he had stumbled. Mr. Swift, who was ahead of "Eppes aaa in stl | ame Macao to Seen maa bd faa ‘Joined in” heartily a8 soon as he found that there the idea of a fire breaking out 8, a8 escape would be less, now thet Mr. Swift LE py ha DI has t) jed in build! ut ar ee ding poll island which can hold its ow! cut authorities will make ments, for the eration of fireproof buildings as soon as possibie. —_——— STATEN ISLAND, ‘The steamer Arago, Of the Anchor line, from Giae gow, and the Norwegian ship Caroline, forty days out from Hamburg, with 200 emigrants on board, ar- WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, ‘Tho United States steamer Seminole, Commander Owen, sailed from Hampton Roads yesterday for the ‘Weat Indies, She is one of the tron-clads ordored to reinforce our squadron on the Cuban coast, on ac. count of the investigation ordered by the President into the execution of Amoricans at Santiago, iho Centaur has eee Toe for the same dealnation ‘and the Dictator follow tmmediatery. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1869. DAUNTLESS AT QUEENSTOWN, NN OOD LONDOW, July 11, 1869. The yacht Dauntless arfived at Quéenstown at half-past $wo o'clock to-day, Having made the pass- age in twiye days, seventeen hours, six minutes and twelve secomis—beating the Henrietta’s time tn the ocean race between that yacht and the Fleetwing and Vesta in 1866, The Dauntless bad heavy weather during the greater part of the passage. All are woil on board, AQUATIC. Shatemuc Regatta en the Hudson—Three Shell Boat Racee—Presentation of Prizes: POUGHKEEPSIR, July 11, 1869. ‘There was an animated acene on the river oppo- aite this city between four and seven o'clock yeater- day afternoon, the occasion oeing the annual regatta of the Shatemuc Boat Ciub of Poughkeepsie. The affair was strictly an invitation one, to which a large number of the most prominent citizens and thelr families were invited. The boat house of the club is located at the upper landing, and presented quite a gala appearance. Eastman College Band was stationed in the grove and supplied delightful music. From the boat house floated a large Ameri- can flag, while the steam ferryboat J. ©. Doughty was also decorated with fags. Mr. Irving Grinnell’s yacht Fidget, with flags flying at the peak, lay along- aide the club house, while out tn the stream, ying mo! was the four oared bai Thomas K. Fraze! manned by J. H. Miller, H. A, Tappin, John C. Babcock, J. C. Dungiey, ana Doct Ferguson, cox- swain. These gentlemen have been on @ tour up the Hudson. They started for home last night, with the intention of stopping at the different places on tne way down. About five P. M. the Pie Mr. Lewis Living- ston, of Rhinebeck; Mr. James Livingston, of Rhine- beck; Mr. Clarence Dinsmore, of Staatsburg, and Mr. Johnston, of Poughkeepsie, stationed ll but Mr. Lewis Livingston, who was as referee on the upper stake boat) upon the acting south end or the boat house and called up THE FIRST RACR. This was for single scull shell boats, one prize. a balk of crossed gold oars. The following were the entries:— Colors. Biue and white, boats came up for position only two re- sponded, the Evie, for some reason, not appearing. AS soon a8 ible, the two remaining boats, the Lottie and Whirligig, glided into line and awaited the word, which they received in fine style, The Whirligig advanced to the lead immediately, Van Vilet in the Lottie seeming to row uneasily and ap- parenuy nervous over the sea, which was rolling. the wind blowing freshly from the south. It was an easy task, therefore, for Bayley to defeat his Ceponeat, which he did by a long distance, winning the three mile contest in 28m. 18s., tke crowd cheer- ing as he rowed nome, ‘THE SECOND RACE. The next race on the programme was also for single scull the prize being a pair of goiden oars, In this race, however, there were but two entries, as follows; Boat, Oarsman. Colors. Josie - Henry B. Le Roy. White, Lottie... - Richard W. Bayley...Pink and white. Both boats came to the line rapidly, Le Roy hav- ing won the choice of ition, taking the inside next to the boat house. very eye was now cen- tered upon the contestants as they lay upon their oars waiting the word. Bayley wore a ‘nervous, watchful look, while Le Roy, half smiling, kept his eyes directea towards the handles of his oars, ‘‘Are Y? was the exclamation from the judges’ stand, which was responded to by botn the rowers nodding their heads, and then came the word, “Go.” ‘The very first stroke made by Le Roy sent his tiny little paper half alength ahead of his oppo- nent’s and in the next dozen strokes he gained three lengths, Bayley seem! to row Lot ‘whie Le Roy jumped away with forty strokes the min. ute. From the start Bayley’s fnends “dropped,” for they saw there was no chance for their man. When the boats passed out of sight Le Roy was nearly haif a mile ahead and be came home a winner by over half @ mile, pulling slowly, his time for the tnree miles being 27m., 68. He was vocif- erously cheered. THR THIRD RACR. The third contest was for double sculls, distance three miles, prize two gold oars. These were the entriea:— Boat, aS ‘semen. Colors. . Geo, jurnap... Twulght. {Re w. Bayle P.--* | Pink and white. Vivien ... {eee iS Bas } Lavender & white. Bite... {Zone Gratm } Blue and white, cy Londele (a {J. V. Deyo. coctnd Allan Hamil This was decidedly an amateur race, as nearly all the Sorter egtin ob d Bayley Sieg berated - expenses yo possess pluc! make good oarsmen. Soon after leaving the Cig la stand the Twilight in endeavo! to cross the bow } Maroon ana white, ring of the Londele fouled the latter, but it did not atfect the result, so far as the Londele was concerned, be- cause it was impossible for the latter to win. The Twilight won the race, all the voate coming home in = following order and time:— (0. Name. Time. 26m, 378, 28m, O78. 29m. O78, - 32m. 008. FINALE. It was intended to have had a tub race, and five tubs were entered, but lateness of the.hour pre- vented it coming off. soon as the racing was over the friends of the club and the members assem- bled in the shade of the grove, where Benson J. Loss- ing presented the prizes to the victors. In his brief 8 h he stated that, on the very spot where they then stood, in the autumn of 1775, was organized the first Shatemuc boat club. It was where Congress authorized the construction of two vessels of war, which were to be calied the Congress and George Washington. These vessels then lay upon the ways, near the scene of the day's races, as Burgoyne was making his way north. Sir Henry Clinton sent an expedition up the Hudson, captured Fort Clinton, broke the chain across the river at West Point and paasea on to Kti n Point, where some Dutch- men were at work im @ hay field. One of these Dutchmen, seeing the #ritishers coming, gave the alarm and all skedaddied. In running across a meadow one of them stepped upon a rake, the han- die of which flew up and ‘struck him on tne back of the head, when, alarmed, he threw up his arms, cry- ing “Hurrah for Ki George!” but after all man- aged to make good his escape, When Mr. Lbssiny concluded he was Yortna A applauded. The fol- lowing named then received their prize: First—Henry B. Le Roy, pair of gold oa: Second—Guy Carleton Bayley, pair crossed gold oars, Third—Richard Bayley, single gold oar. Fourth—George Burnt ingle gold oar. Music and refreshments followed, after which the pleasant party separated. THE NATIONAL GAME. Base Ball Notes. The employés of the Tuttie & Bailey Manufactur- ing Company and the Mayer & Kolisch glassworks played a game on Saturday last at Greenpoint, which the former won by a score of twenty-three to nine- teen, In the nine of the former appear the names of Devyr and Duffy as short stop and first base. Ball playing must run in the Devyr and Duffy families. ‘Tneze will be fun at the Mutual Ciub House to-night, The Mutuals will meet tor basiness. The growls of the dissatisfied will, no doubt, have reached fever heat, and an attempt will probably be made to reform the club or perhaps disorgapize it. To-day the Empires and Eagles will play at Ho- boken, and in the evening the Empires wil! hold their quarterly ag at “The study,’’ Hudson street, near Clarkson. Here is the difference between professional and amateur clubs; there is trouble in the Mutual camp while ‘the Empire is peace.” Matches Announced. ntic va. Athletic, at Philadeiptia, vs. Empire, at Hoboken. ford vs, Powhatan, Unton Grounds. elstor va. Athletic, Capitoline Grounds, vs. Keystone, Philadelpnia, ly Second Nine vs, Gotham Second Nine, Hoboken. Jul ae va. Ivanhoe, of Sing Sing, Jer- sey City. July 14—Champion vs. Bergen, of Bergen, Jersey ty. Suly 14—Atiantic vs. Olympic, of Washington, Capi- toline Grounds. July 14—Eckford vs. Oriental, at Union Grounds, duly 15—Mutual Mudins, Union Grounds. July 16—Atlantic vs. Athletic, of Brookiyn, Capito- line Grounds. July 16—Champion vs. Eagle, of Flatbush, Jersey city. July 12—Al HAVANA MARKETS. Havana, July 10, 1869. ‘The following is the report of the markets for the Week ending to di sate tastbcber ustta! "Wrpen sate K rem, 18, i. Expo! ing the week from Havans and Matanzas to foreign bhas.; to Li ateady, clost from last week. Lard declining; quoted at 200. a 2c. per 1D. in tieroes and 22c. in uns. Flour quiet; Spanish, $8 a $9; American, $11 a $11 25, Butter Geoiaing ; quoted 28¢. a 40c. per 1b, Bacon dull at 180. @ 18X0c. per Ib, Petroleum steady at 3% @ 3% reals, In bbls. and 44 a 4% reals in tins, Hams in demand; dry salted, 20c. a 22c. sugar cured, 235;c. @ ~~ per ib, Lumber firm; yellow pine, $26 & $29. Shooks, for boxes dull; for hogsheads, market supplied; empty hogsheads, market supplited, Hoops dull and nominal. Bxonange on London, 14 # 14% per cons premium ; on United Statoa, sixty days’ sight, la curroucy, 5's @ U6 discount. at Willard’s. Ho was the recipient of the congratu- lations of hundreds of visitors to-day. Chief Justice Chase and Miss Chase returned to Washington yesterday evening. Bisiness will detain the Chief Justice here some days, after which he wilt attend the centennial commencement of Dartmoutt College, ot which be is an alumnus, Improvements in the Mull Service. ‘The reduction of the expenses of the Post OMice Department, owing to the aiscontinuance of useless mail service om Weatern and Southern routes is, up to date, $764,000, whie by other arrangements the general service has been much improved. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, July 11, 1869, Reforms in the Troasufy bcpartment—Systom ef Checks and Balances in th® Printing of the National Currency. Among tho many reforms introduced in the man- agement of the Treasury Department by Secretary Boutwell is a complete system of checks and balances tn the printing of the national currency, Heretofore this has beon conducted in such @ con- feagedly loose and careless manner that the cowntry was constantly threatened with an irruption of Spurious paper money. With all of Mr. Boutwell’s predecessors since 1860 the notion seemed to pre- vail that 5. M. Clarke, until recently head of the Cur- rency Bureau, was an official whose services were indispensable to the running of the department. The reason of it was that Clarke was about tho only person who knew, or apparently cared to know, anything about thie important branch of the Trea- sury. He had the thing in his own hands and man- aged it in his own way, and the government was compelled to trust to the honesty of asingle man where hundreds of millions were at stake, not to speak of the public confidence. This was among the frst abuses that attracted Mr. Boutwell's attention, LITERATURE | Reviews of New Books. TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPRRINTENDENT OF THY INSURANCR DgPARTMENT—State of New York. Part 1—Fire and Marine Insurance. Albany. 1869. Not least among those books which directly in- terest the mercantile community is this report of the fire and marine insurance companies doing business in this State, for the year ending December 31, 1868. ‘The total number of companies engaged in business during the year was 167, including those of other States, and five foreign companies, making a grand total of 172, The total premiums received amounted Clarke's exit from the departments was also the | ' $53,483,30225, The average percentage of signal for the abandonment of the old system, ‘Tne | 1088s was 6245, of which the Watertown Company lost least (05.58), and the Baltic suf- paper upon which the currency is printed is ali made at one establishment, located in Pennsyl- | {fed heaviest, losing 105.30, or more than the total amount of premiums received by it. Since the vania, near Philadelphia, It i manufac- | organiation of Riese corporations excluding the Fee Wal te aed ice imam! | Gumbering fourteen}, the total preminuas racelved , the miums receive Virtue of which is that it defo imitation. | fave been $41,002,080 81, and the total losses puld Tals is @ conciusion reached by the best experts | $207,424,515 70, in’ an aggregate of 2,436 yours, after several tests. The Secretary is not content | the ntage of losses being 59.64. A total of twenty-one companies were e d in marine in- surance, of which thirteen were New York corpora- tions (nine being exclusively marine) and eight were companies of other States. The total premiums re- ceived amounted to $12,606,253, and the losses paid Wo $7,018,243, The Ley ol percentage of losses to premiums was 55.67 for all the companies, and 51.77 \ the exclusively marine insurance corporations. The total income of 157 companies was $49,072,341; the amount of losses, $23,714,203. For defraying ex- $13,688,303, or 27.89 percentage, were spent. A total of $5,262,035 was paid as dividends on capi- tal and scrip, while the balance of income amounted to $6,417,800, ‘This much will show what the con- dition of our fire and marine insurance companies was during the year ending December #1, 186%. Six joint stock and two mutual fire insurance companies of this State have discontinued business and are now closing up their affairs, Superintendent Barnes makes some timely suggestions regarding the prac- tice of some companies towards their reinsurance fund, ‘the unearned premiums received as well as the funds applicable to the payment of fixed and absolute debts” being ‘‘coolly set down on the creait side as surpius assets.’’ We have not space enough to review this report at length. It seems to us very full, and is undoubtedly @ valuable medium of in- formation. We shall await the publication of the second volume relating to life insurance with some curiosity, as itis a mutter of interest to the gene- ral public to know how these corporations are con- ducted. The book before us is very neatly printed, to trust to the honesty, however irreproachable it May be, of the owners of the paper mill. He has, therefore, stationed at the establishment a special sworn agent of the Treasury Department, whose business it 13 to see that no fraud is perpetratea either upon the government or the people. He counts or sees counted every sheet that ts made, and at the close of each day informs the department by acipher despatch the quantity of paper on hand at the mill, the quantity in transit by express to New York, and how much has been received by the two bank note companies engaged tn engraving and printing the currency in New York. The receipts of the expreas company and of the bank note companies are checks upon this man’s statements and show any discrepancy at once. When the mii where the paper is made stops at night an essential portion of the machinery used in its manufacture is taken out by the Treasury agent and carefully locked in a safe Provided for the purpose. ‘This, of course, prevents any clandestine manufacture of the paper while the government agent is absent. The plates used in printing the notes are all engraved by the respective bank note companies—the National and the Contt- nental of New York—where the printing is done. Here again a careful system of checks has been adopted by which it will be almost impossible for frauds to be committed without immediate detec- tion, The same is true of the reception of the cur- rency at the Treasury Department, Mr. Boutwell’s object is to keep the control of this important matter out of the hands of one man, distribute the responsi- bility among many, and make each # check upon the other. ‘The Sinking Fund of the Treasury Department was established under the Ofth section of an act of Congress approved February 25, 1862, popularly known as the “Legal Tender act.” That section provides:— That all duties on imported goods shall be paid in coin or notes payable on demand heretofore au- thorized to be issued and by law receivabie in pay- ment of pubilc duties, and the coin so paid shall be special fund and shall be applied as lettered back. Crepo. Boston: Lee & Shepard. 1869. There is just enough of originality im this book to ordinary. The anonymous suthor, from a strictly Protestant or evangelical standpoint, discusses theo- logy, passing under review and making agreeabie to the aivine doctrine everything of a scientific character that has been discovered in modern days. A very minute history of the per- secution of the Jews is given. The belief is expressed that, ag a body, they ‘are on the verge of acknowledging that Jesus was a Messiab.”” We are told that they “cannot become Roman Catholics, for they can never worship the Virgin Mary; they cannot become radical Unitarians, for their Christ will be divine.” As @ natural resuit they wil “be- come the soundest evangelical Trinitarians on set apart as earth.’ “The future existence of man" forms a most follows:—First, to the payment in coin ol the in- ierening aoe At the resurrection “the future terest on the bonds and notes of the United States; | body will be the perfect expression of the character second, to the purchase and payment of one per | found in the present life.” Husbands and wives, for centum of the entire uel of the United | instance, ‘will come to be alike and then to look States, be made within each fiscal | alike. If we bave been good in the present life we year after July 1, 1862, which is to be set apart asa | will look in the future.” “itis completion in Sinking fund, and the interest of which shall tn like manner be applied to the purchase or payment of the public debt, as the Secretary of tie ‘Treasury may from time to time direct; third, the residue reg to be paid intothe Treasury of the United every instance which will give most joy in heaven. Tae impeded laws and undeveio} tendencies will then (there ?) bring forth perfect fruit.” Dwarfs and children will grow to perfect manhood, The lame, the blind, the sick, the insane who died thus will be reatored by the woe power of Christ. “The character of the wick will be written upon his features with startling distinct and much more of the same kind. The old heavens and earth are to be displaced by the new, and the author goes inwa hical as well as theolegical ar- gument to prove this assertion. There are ‘“scientitic evidences of the close of the existing order of ‘tht .’' Astronomy is brought forward to prove this, but at wnat date ‘the ex order of things’’ 4s to close we are not informed. After all, these @: Pressions of belief are but mere speculations, which, it they do not benefit humanity, can scarcely do harm. The author’s main idea, running ‘hrought the entire book, appears to be to reconcile evan- [ore Christianity vo the most The only other law bearing on the subject is a Joint resolution approved March 17, 1864, which pro- videa:— That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to anticipate the payment of interest on the public debt by @ period not exceeding one year, from time to — jeoee with PA omg arebate of interest upon the coupons, as to him may seem expedient; and he is hereby authorized to dispose of. rt gold im the Treasury of the United States not necessary for the payment of the interest on the public det; vided that the obligation to create the sinki! od, peoree to the act of February 25, 1862, shall not b¢ impal thereby. . Up to the time that Mr. Boutwell became Secretary of the Treasury these acts remained practically a dead letter on the statute book. They were not car- ried out, partly owing to the exigencies of the gov- caused so many religious men to yp as to the truths of Scripture, are really but the ful- filments of Scripture prophecies. There is a cer- taim amount of ingenuity in his arguments, but ernment, and partly through mismanagement of the on ie Lo no hee La et ret ey wi convincing. Unances. Early in May, about a month after Mr. | Teer Bee ney mye rintes Aj} Boutwell was placed at the head of the Treasury, he came to the conclusion that it was time to carry the law into effect. He argued correctly that a begin- ning must be made, and the sooner the ice was broken the better. The first purchase of bonds was made on the 12th of May. The total amount that class of works, whose aim is to soive the problem of the Infinite, with no other assistance for such solution than can be obtained by the world at large. It is well, no doubt, that such books should be published at a time when sceptics, caliing themselves moralists and philosophers, are foodii the world witn the most ingenious arguments tend- ingto prove that if there even be a God humanity Purchased that month was $3,070,000. The | owes him nothing more than mhere existence. Be- cost of the premium on these bonds (all | sides which the book before us is written in a of them fivetwenty six per cents) was | “ar simple style, and ts really interesting. $488,881 60, making the total amount of currency paid out by the government $3,558,881 60. Since the 1st of June the purchases have been more regular. The following table shows the amount of vonds purchased, where they were bought, the premium paid and the toral amount of currency expended in the operation Miscellancoas. Mrs. Wright, the autnoress of “The Gem of the Lake” and other works, has recently written, ana the American News Company have pubiished, another story, entitled “The Secret Duel.’ How- ever we may regard its merits as a literary produc- tion tt ts certainly sensational enough to suit the wants of the age. The story is laid partly in Ger- 1 " Amount Premiwn — Currency | many and partly in this country, during she late re- Pe heen ’ Hsia ‘Ligiogs | Dellion, ‘There is a great deal of ‘Aghting and no end June 10, 1569. 161/967 1,161,967 | Of iove making, and, altogether, those who admire June 17, 1869. 152,950 1,162,950 | this style of literature would do well to get the book. i ne Donation of W. P. Patera; bia) Magazine Notices. ene The Brooklyn Monthly for Joly is a quite intereat- Amount purchi ing number, This magazine, although one of the June 1, I 48,581 3,558,881 | youngest of our periodicala, promises well, and really Total to June 26; 1860... ..188,691,000 $1,276,488 10,067,488 The amount of interest saved on these bonds is cal- culated at $171,810, which, adaed to the sum total of the principal or full value of the bonds, would make $8,862,810, This was the amount of the sinking fund on the 30th of June. Since then another mil- lion of bonds has been purchased and added to it. The $3,000,000 bought the other day are not to be added to the sinking fund, but to be set apart to await the action of Congress at its next session. It wil thus be seen that Mr. Boutwell's efforts to make the Sinking Fund a reality have been crowned with assured success, The Tallapoosa in Quarantine—Conflicting Reperts of the Yellow Fever in Key West. ‘The United States steamer Tallapoosa, Commander Ralph Chandler, which arrived at Washington Navy Yara yesterday, was denied communication with the city on account of coming from Key West, where the yellow tever has to some extent prevailed. Dr. Dexter, acting wnder orders from the Mayor, pro- ceeded to the vessel, and, in company with Surgeons Williams and Parker, of the United States Navy, made a thorough inspection and report. There sre no indications of any case of yellow fever or any disease liable to become contagious, all of the oMoers aud crew being in ood health and spirits, with but one exception, a case of intermittent fever. Dr, Dexter further reports that he made special in- quiry of the medical oMicer of the Tallapoosa, who informed him there has been but one case of yellow fever at Key Weat this season up to the present time. reflects credit upon the City of Churches. The con- tents of the present number are, “How Newspapers Occupy Different Fields,” ‘Tunnel from New York to Brool ” “Epidemic Lanj “Cale W—, the Gira teunter, For ar Joseph “Chronicles of Granville,” ‘Joseph “The Path of Light,” “Out on the “He Knew He was Right,” ana a few 1g several short poems, The American Odd Fellow for July maintains its reputation as being the best magazine of its kind published in the United State. Everything of inter- est to the. Order of Odd Fellows can be found here. Fg) on number contains a fine engraving of E. D. Farnsworth, M. W. Grand Sirel. 0.0. F. The reading matter is varied and interesting. THEATRICAL NOTES. The theatres, despite the hot weather and the total lack of everything smacking of dramatic novelty, have during the past week been exceedingly well attended; but in no single instance during that time has anyone of them been able to rejoice in a full occupancy of the stalis or boxes. For the present week, with bust three exceptions—the Museum, Bow- ery theatre and Théatre Comique—the programmes of last week are announced for repetition, with agrano salus in the alape of aw extra dramatic spurt at the Thédtre Francais, on Wednesday evening next, for the benefit of Mr. Charles H. Morton, the original “hunchback” im the centipedal “Biack Crook."' The present falling off in the attendance at the theatres is due more to the prevalence of hot weather than to actual lack of light and pleasant dramatic attractions. A good seat and @ cool atmos- phere are the requisite essentials absolusely neves- sary to the enjoyment Of a play during these sultry, sweltering nights, Thanks to our managers, the ven- tilation of most of the theatres in this city has been materially improved this season, and the pieces mow on the boards at the vartous establishmenta are, as a general thing, rendered quite enjoyable through the medium of cov! and reviving currents of fresh air which, by meana of various contrivances, are constantly kept passing through the buildings, Nibto's, large and airy, is ‘now all doors 6nd windows, and Wa! '3 has been made, 80 to speak, almost as cool as the Central Park Garden, by the addition of four large windows, ‘The auditorium of the Olympic is now lighted solely by means of an artificial sun light tn the dome, the dome being #0 perforated that the heated air is sucked up through the apertures, while “Indian pankas” at the rear of the louse are kept in unceas- ing motion, fanning the heads of (ue audienge and | MUSICAL Increased Purchases of Bends. The Secretary of the Treasury tas directed the Assistant Treasurer at New York to purchase three miionsof United States bonds each Wednesday during the present month, to be held subject to the future a¢tion of Congress. The currency balance in the Treatury 18 now about $30,000,000, Owing to many national Danks having been discontinued as government depositories it is supposed that the bonds which they deposited as security having been released to them wil be thrown upon the market for sale. Personal. General Frank Blair arrived here this morning and spent the day with Blair péere, at Crystal Springs. Lord Adair, son of tne Earl of Dunraven, of Ireland, who has been on @ visit here studying America and republican institutions, bas left for Baltimore, His lordship t# to be here again in afew days. ‘Governor Walkor, of Virginia, ia tn town, stopping and is handsomely bound in green clotu, with gilt excite the interest of the reader; otherwise it is very 5 sending refreshing drxfts of cool air to every part of the house. Nearly all of the other theatres in the city Have been improved ix various ways, and almost al! of them are now quite co.% and endurabie during the progress of the performanc’. “Enoch Arden” stitl holds Roaseasion of the boards at Kooti’s. Mr. Edwin Ac’ams, whose en- gagement af this tu is rapidly drawing to @ close, has achieved quite a brilliant success in. the {tle ré’e of the ptece, as have also Miss Blauche De Bar and Miss Fanny Morant in their respective im personations, The piece 13 superoly mounted, and the acting throughout is good. At Wallack’s, also, Tennyson continues to hold sway, and is made familiar to thowands who have’ never read a itne of his poetical efinsions, througm the admiratwe rendering of the characters of I nd Farmer Allan by Misa Lizzie Price and Mr. Frederick Robiagon. The charming litte drama of “Dora,” from Ms close fidelity to matuse and the reneral excellence and ability of those imthe cant, is here made one of the most enjoyable perform ances at present upon the stage in this city. The laugheole burlesque “Blacked Byed Susan” re- mains upon the bills, and is nightly greeted with ig rounds of the heartiest appiause. Miss Lucille Western, in the series < her great sensational tmpersonations with whietr she has (how far favored our citizens, has during ber present ea- bi met with an unprecedented shccess al to ‘and Opera House, She is drawing even larger diences to that estabhahment than did Tostee or Irma in opera voufe, and Bppoarancss imdwate that her present engagement will be continned-dor an (n- definite period, She has succeeded in estaplishiug herseif as a great (favorite om the fickle weat pide of town, and in every character im which she Was ap- Beers pte the present time she has madea most ecided hit, “Oliver Twist,” with Miss Western io the rdle of Nancy bing supported by a strong com~ pany, 1s the attraction for the present week. ‘, triple alliance,” consisting of the Thompson burlesque troupe, the Laur: pantomimic troupe aad the Clodoche troupe of grotesque dancers, are the Magneta which are drawing large. audiences» at Niblo’s. “Sinbad,"’ reconstructed aad improved aad the female drum corps and the Boston jubliee bur- lesqued, are the new features. Misa Lydia Tbhompeom and Mr. Beckett are both convalescent, and it ts ox ected that they will resume their respective places the spectacular burlesqne at an early day. ‘The Jew, not the one which Shakspeare drew, bow “The Wandering Jew,” who was bidaen to ‘walk on,” and who bas beea “walking on” the boards Wood's Museum for the past wo weeks, has at grown tired of his pedestrian exercises, and retires * in favor of the “Rag Picker of Paria” aud “The Corsican Brothers.’ The first named piece will be given every evening and the latuer every afternoon daring the week, with Mr. Edward Eddy sustaming the principal character in each. “Hiccory Digcory’’ Fox pursues the noiseless tenor of hia way, which, by the by, is a very success- ful way, at the hap ton wip ‘The pantomime stiil con- tains much that ts really amusing, and is replete with nonsense, fun and tricks, Singalli and the Kiralfy troupe of sensational dancers continue to work themselves nightly into a state of excitement ana oo to please their cooi and untceiing audl- Ora. Mr. Harry and Rose Watkins commence a short engagement at the Theatre Comigue tuis evening, when will be presented for the first time @ now comic drama enutied “Caught at Last,”’ with Mr. and Mrs. Watkins in the leading rvie: fhe drama, which is in three acts, 18 said to be a story of New York society, and is illustrative of man's fickleness and woman's steadfast determination. It will doubt- leas prove highly interesting and acceptable, espe- cially to strong-minded women and their admirers. ‘The Bowery theatre this week indulges in sensa- tions of no mean order. Mr. Robert Pateman, an English commedian and pantomunist of acknow- ledged ability, commences a short engagement at this house this evening, when he wiil appear inthe drama of “The Dumb Man of Man and as Simmons in “The Spitaifield Weaver performances will conclude with the comic afver- piece of “Sudden Thoughts.” The present is the last week but one of the sammer season at Bryanta’ Minstrels, A good programme w offered, aud their balj will doubtless be crowded witn the lovers of minstrelsy and negro eccentrict- ties during the continuance of their stay in tae me- tropolis, After closing at their hall in the Tammany wigwam the troupe journey to the “Quaker City,’* where they mtend Temaining for two or three weeks, after which they will return to New York with new adaitions and new novelties. The Central Park Garden concerts have been ex- ceedingiy well patronized during the past week, and there 1s likely to be no falling off in the attendance for many weeks to come, With an attractive pro- gramme, & good orchestra other inducements “too numerous to mention,” it would indeed be strange if perspiring crowds did not flock there every night, On Wednesday evening next, at the ThéAtre Frandais, Mr. Charles H. Morton, a popular an@ deserving actor, will be the recipient of a compli- mentary beneit, tendered him by the membérs of the Caledonia Club of this city. A host of talent will apj upon the occasion, and the drama of “Rob Koy" will be the feature of the evening. Manager Hooley has things all his own way over tm Brooklyn, where every piace of amusement ts closed excepting his own popular Opera House. Here minstrelsy and burnt cork burlesque are the attrac- tions which are drawing large audiences. 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