The New York Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1869, Page 4

“NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIG TOR, : Letters eH packages sould be properly sealed. Allbusiness or news letter and telegraphic — @espatches must be addressed New York Henayp. Rejected communications will not be re- turned. 204 BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.-Kavie Eye—-FaMint Jana, i GRAND OPERA HOS faerot Might avenue and ‘Sid street. Fre Cue sTKa THEATER COMIQUE, 5M Broadway. —S vriwen MA- YOURNEAN. NIBLO'S GARDEN, EXTBaAVAGAN A OF BISBAD THY J jaetala es OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—fivcoax DicooRe Doon. Tun SpeorAcULAR ALLOW, WAVERLEY THEATRE, No. 120 way. MOON .. OuARM—Twenty MINUTTS Wert a4 RY, Wd st., between a1 6th ave. IBAYRG. Beoatway and [hu etreet.— ri} BUSAN. @ woun's «US Poieitouh steses ana Broadway.—A pransa sc. BRYANTS’ OPERA HOUSE, Tasnawiy tulldiag, Mtb airect, -K(HiOPIAy MUXGTRELBY, &0. CENTRAY. PARK 6 Sta,—-FOruLas GARDEN PERA HO USH, Tue PEACE JUSIUE , between 58h and %UM OF ANATOMY, 615 Broadway.— NEW YORK SOIENOF AND W YORK MUSEUM OF AN. WALES ONLY UN ATTEND ANCE LADIFS' Broadway.-Fi THE NEW 3s. Europe. ‘The cable telegrams are dated July 22. A large number of the tory lords held a meeiung on Wedoesiay night. They repudiated the course ] of Lord salisbury and placed tretuselyes under the Jeadership of Lord Cairns, who yesterday had an Interview with the Ear of Granville. Ia the course of tho interview Lord Cairns announced the sab- mission of the Peers. The Lords were evidently frightoned at te determined stand of the government aod the ‘ear of popu. Jar fodignation. The Harvard boat crew are at Patney. They have declined the challenge of the London Ciub, A dreadful colliery exp!csion took place yesterday at St. Melens, a few muties from Liv- erpool. Over thirty lives were loat and sixty perso.s were injured. ‘The Ministerial Couucil of France fave presented to tho Emperor the basis of a Stato paper giving effect to politicai reforms proposed in the Emperor's . message to the Corps Législaaf. The Deputies of a the Left held a wecting recently to resolve on some a course of actiou. MM, ‘ilers and Favre advocated Measures; but the meeting adjourned without taking any action on either of them. MM. Victor Duryy and Adolph Viutry have Loen made senators. The news about Don Carlos having entered yarre is confirmed, The Spanish government is greatly warmed. Cuba. va fwo Americans and a Mi lave beeu released ‘4 from prison through the in sion of the Ameri- cau Consul General, Lweive hundred estates have ao far been contiscated, Mexico. Advices from Mazatlan are to the 12th instant, General Vega is still at Yepic, revolving his favoriie scheme for organizing a Northwestern Confederacy of Mexican States, in which, it ts voderstood, he 1s strongly seconded by Lozada, who has for some time maiutamed a little independent republic of his owa in tie Stare of Jalisco, Misceliane The Revyud'ican e Convention in Sacramento, Cal, on dnesday nominated Lorenzo Sawyer and 0. C, Pratt Judges of the Supreme Court. jutions were adopted endorsing President Grant, the Fif- teenth amcudment and universal agnesty, but op- posing the granting of the safyage to ihe Chinese in any form, expressing regret at their immigration " and annovocing that the government has a right to restrict their immigration by Closing 113 ports against ‘hen They do not, however, favor the latter coarse at present. Vhe ecclesiastical trial in Chicago yesierday pre- sented a novel phase, Counsel for Mr. Cloney, the clergyman oa trial, obtained from the Superior Court # writ of imjanction prohiiuting Jurther proceedings in the case, and te Sir who waa present fn the cliurch, served tne necessary papers upon the members of the court aid loud and pro- longed applause. President Grant's favorite which couid make amile in2 ed yesterday, and, as there Was suspicion of vegetebiec poisoning, a post morteni examination was made ana her stourach was sent to the Army Medical Museum. Secretary Poutwell is reported to have said yester- Gay that he did pot intend to sell any, gold while the premium remains as It ts at present, The trial of Yerger for the wurder of Colonel Crane, in Jackson, Miss., was conciuded yesterday, Dut the verdict 1s not Known, aud wil not be until promulgated by special order of the General Com- manding, Judye Hill, of the United States Cireutt Court, was applied to to issue a writ of habeas cor- pus in the c.se to have Yerger taken out of the * hands of the tmilltary comraiasion, but the writ was trotting mare Ada, devied and Yerger was remanded to military cus- ‘ wily. Judge Pent, it is said, will be supported by the conservatives of all parties for Governor in the coming Mississippi election. The Cail(venia alrsiup Avitor, which {s to dy from San Francico to New York tn twenty-four hours, o yesterday ant The hoisting works in the Chollar Potosi mines, in Virginia Oty, Nev., were destroyed by fire on Wednoslay. ‘The loss 1s $100,009, The workmen escaped. The republican majority in Washington Territory $n the recent election for delegale to Cougress was 148, Garfield being elected, The Holy rather at Rome i anxiovs for more Canadian zouaves, aul Father Moran is on his way to Canada to organize another corps. Justice J. f. Joslyn, of Marivoro, Mass., is on trial before a committee of the Governor's Council ior Aompounding felony and for excessive sentences, Lieutenant Commander H. B. Seely, of the Paw- née, has been arrested at Portsmouth, N. H., for al- leged excessive cruelty to two seamen, Father McMahon, who bas been in Kingston (Canada) jail since the fail of 1860, for being 9 Fenian, was released yesterday. Hon, John Kose, tue Canadian Finance Minkster, bas resigned, Efforts are being made to get up a World's Fair at Washington a year hence, In the Salt Lake City land office 883 pre-emption - were entered during the first two weeks of . ‘The claims cover 140,000 acres, 3 ‘The City. ‘President Grant, accompanted by his wife and wightor, quietly visited the city yesterday morn- @, spent about five hours shopping and returued the afternoon to Long Branch, “General Jovn Cochraue's declination of the Col- " ctorshtp of the Sixth revenue district of New York hela in abeyance by the Secretary of the Treasury, ft i probable arrangements will be made with Axsisiant Treasury in this city to accept deposite mn the Collector's dMce at a later hour than is yal wb wressils 1¢ wili bo remem ered thas Gena, SO ee ee a Fal Cochrano declined the place because the risk was toe great, (ne Cotieolor having to hold over (rough the night @ portion of the monoy collected during the G > The swalipox in # virulent character has finally arrived et the low: oy. ‘Yno emigrant ahip Ad- miral, which joegmglit 296i steerage, DRaRERENR: foe Bremen, 18 now in Quarantins, where she arrived yesterday morning, with out cages on bowd. They have aivoady been Femoyed to Black- well's tsiand. the Nincteoath ward roughs who aaaaalted oMeer Higgins on the tth inst, were released on $1,000 bail each yesterday by Coroner Shine, who myesit- nt the case and foand that Figgins ls at present spietely out of danger. A Mr. Morris Roberts, who does business as a merchant at No, 183 Bightn avenue, Was summoned to serve asa jaroria (ho cage, but he became excited over the summons and th ied to KLOOL the Ofiicer who served it He Was arrosted and committed. ‘the body of young Vetlheimer, who was drowned iv a bathing estabtishment at the foot of Sixticth streol, Hast river, on Suaday last, has been recov- ered. ‘ihe persou who pushed him falo tho water ia still at large. Tu the trial of oMcer Campbell for the murder of Maurice Long, yesterday, one of tho Jurors was "10k, and the case was adjourned until Monday. Gold opened yesterday at 1553s, and, after Macta- ating durtag the day between that figare and 135),, closed at five o'cloc’ at 1555. ‘The stock market was sleady and quict ducing te morning, but ad- vanced in the afteranop, and closed urm at the highest dguces, The Loman steamship City of London, Captetn Leiteh, wil) leave pier No, 46 North river at one o'clock P.M, to-morrow, 26th Inst, for Queenstown and Liverpool, ‘The mails uy her will ctoge at the Posi Olice at twelve o'clock M. on Saturday, ‘The steamship St, Lanrent, Captain Lemaris, witt sad from pler No, 50 North river at eight o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) morntag for Brest aud Havre. ace Will close at the Post OMice at ship Merrimack will sail at three P, M, ‘om pier No, 43 NerW river for Rio Janeiro, Yas aud (he Usual Brazilian ports, camsbiy General Meade, Vap!atn Sampson, rchanis’ tine, will sau at three P.M. aturday) from pier No. 2 North river jor New Uriewas directs, Prowinent Arrivals ia the Cuy. Judge W. Kimball, of Rochester; Colonel 0, A, Mack, of Washington; Juage A. N, Currier, of Mas- sachusetis; Colonel £. L. Andrews, of Texas; Lieu- tenant Commander EK. M. Shepard, of the Unitea States Navy, and Genorat Hiram Ward, of Syracuse, ure at the Metropolitan Hotel. Homer Ramsdeli, of Newburg; Major J. Wayte Joues, of Kentucky, and ©. Carran, of Buenos Ayres, are at ihe Now York Motel. overnor Tavockworlou, of ny's Hotel. Proninent Departares, Colonel Dexter, for Providence; Genoral Caven- der and Colonel Warren, for St, Louis, Mo.; Geno- ral Harris, for saratoga, aud Judge tager, for Mor- ristown, N. J. Toxas, ty ab The Ihe Ohnros Bil—Tie Revolution Averted—The Compromise, Ii appears from our latest news that the aspect of affaira is considerably changed in Great Britain, The exoliement on the part of the people on Tuesday and Wednesday had been quite as intense and quite as alarming as we had been led to believe. The London Times yeaterday morning reflected the situ- ation when it said that the Ministry had resolved not to yield, aud that in consequence the differences between the Lords and Com- mous offered no insuperable obstacle to the passing of the bill, It is manifest that the Times was put in possession of the senti- ments of the two Houses before it went to press. At all events, we now know tbat tho Lords looked upon the situation as serious and dreaded the results that were more than likely to follow from per- sistent opposition on their part to the ex- pressed will of the people; and that oa Wednes- day night, at a private meeti thea con- servative Pears instructed Lord Cairns to act as their chief and make peace with the Min- istry. A meeting between Lord Cairns and Earl Granyille was the immediate result, A compromise, it appears, was agreed upon, and the presumption now is that the bill be accepted by both Houses without further con- tention and passed into law, Tho tory oppo- sition yielded gracefully and with dignity. Lord Cairns conceded that the original date, 1871, named for disestablishment should be restored, aad that the Peers would not insist on an dmenis merely technical, such as those relative to curates, ecclesiastical residences and clorical annuities. In the House Barl Bandou, with one Irish bishop, protested against the compromise, but with these excep- tions the tone was conciliatory and the chances of a collision were looked on as “‘tided over” happily. The crisis for the present is therefore averted, It was not our opinion that it would be otherwise. We remembered the constitu- tional crisis of 4831-2—the only similar crisis in the history of England for many generations. The situation then was really alarming. Government was brought to a standstill. The Lords were stubborn, tho Commons were imperious. The Ministry of the hour deemed it wise to resign, It was found impossible, however, to fill their places, The late ministers were called back, but re- fased again to take office until the King had formally given his consent to create as many new peers as should be deemed necessary to carry the bill through the upper house, The King’s consent to adopt this extreme course virtnally settled the question; for although matters wyre not pushed to this extremity, the fear that they might be induced the tory lords to absent themselves in such numbers that the bill was read a third time and passed without further trouble, Stubborn as the Lords seemed to be in the present instance, they were not more stubborn than they were in 183)-2, It was difficult to ee why, if they found it necessary to yield then, they should not find it necessary to yield now. This, however, does not fully slate the case. Since that great crisis the power of the Commons has been increased by two reform bills, the power of the Lords be- the ing in same proportion diminished, Nor should it be forgotten that be- sides the changes brought about in the interests of the Commons by the extensfon of the suffrage, the railroad, the telegraph, the newspaper have all come to the assistance of the popular brauch of the legislature, Since 1881-2 public opinion hag been weighticr, intensified, quickened @ thonsand-fold, and public opinion is now unmistakably against the Lords and in favor of the Commons, It was inevitable, therefore, that in such strug gle as that which we are now considering, no matter how protracted, the popular branch of the legislature must win, Resistance on the part of the Lords could only have resulted in larger popular exactions and deeper bamilia- tion to the resisting party, To win iy the long run was simply impossible, In yielding grace- fully, after fighting manfully and being defeated, the Lords have acted wisely and well. It is impossible, however, to overlook the fact that a groat covolution bas been effected in the constitution of England, -Time was when the Peers were really masters of any and every situation that might present itself. All power was in their hands, It was tho Peers, not the people, that effected the revolu- tion wader the second James. It was the Peers, not thy people, that affected the revolutionary setiloment which gave the crowa to William and Mary. It was the Poors, noi the people, that established the Hanoverian succession, Lt was the good sense of the Peers rather than tho power of ihe people that accomplished the great reform of 1832. But it is the peoplo’s power which, in spite of the Lords, has ac- complished this last great reform—the dises- tablishment and disendowment of the Ivish Church, It would be vain to imagine that popular demands would be satisfied with this concession, All over Great Britain the peo- ple are hungry and impationt for radical changes. Grievances ecclesiastical, political, aocial, exist in rich abundance, The people have waited long and wearily; and now that they feel their strength they are but little like- ly to slacken their efforts, Disraeli by his late Reform bill gave the people power, Glad- stone by this Irish Church measure has re- voaled to the people that power in action, The people have seen the Lords succumb to it. With the many social inequalities that stare them ia the face and that goad them to action, they are but little likely to rest satisfied with any prozent success. The cry will soon be loud against the Church in Scotland, [t will goon be loud against the Church in England, The acmy and the aavy will be made the sub- jocts of searching study aud the many exist- ing abuses will be unsparingly dealt with. The law of entail, which protects the great landlords, will be wiped out of the statute book, Horeditary legislation will be put to a severe test, and it will not be wonderful if the aristocracy and the Crown be denounced as useless relics of a bygone age. In view of all this, wo shall look for great activity on the part of the upper house of the British Parliament. Everythiag, we may rest assured, will be doue to strengthen it aud to bring it into harmony with the new state of things, Uf they cannot preserve their ancient power and their hereditary titles we may take ly for granted they will do their very best tp preserve their ancestral estates. The current ot events in England shows as that the success of popular government in the United States is destined soon to revolutionize the world. It has been our mission to rouse the peoples to the knowledge aud exercise of their power, and to teach them the true value of gers and crowas. Disappointed Newspaper Organs dent Grant. There are two or three organs ia the repub- lican party that are growing more or less ferocious upon President Grant. This viru- lence can easily be traced to its natural source — namely, disappointment in not receiving the lion's share of the spoils. They pronounce Grant a failure, an imbecile, an ungrateful, avaricious man, one whose heart is of ice and whose blood is of milk. But the ghost ‘‘apoils!” stalks up amid this mirage of vituperation, and the secret is out. No doubt President Grant has disappointed a great many people, and no doubt his administration has shown a greater amount of imbecility within the same space of time than any other admin- istration since the government was founded. But give President Grant a chance, What can be expected in six months, and the hot season on at that? The grumblera should remember that Rome was not built in a day. Why should President Grant be expected to make his mark after only « few short months of civic authority? It took him a longer time than that to ‘get out of the Wilderness,” Reflect, ye growlers, upon the result of that campaign ! eon Prosi. Pieasanr News From rug CoLorapo Expr- pirion.—We publish to-day a letter from the brother of Professor Powell, a member of the perilous expedition through the Colorado cafions, which brings intelligence from the adventurous party down to tho 8d inst, The account, without doubt, will be read with pleasure, especially the coucluding words:—~ “And now, as we looked down the long vista of the narrow cafion, while we were sliding down an inclined plane, in fact ‘coasting,’ the walls seemed to meet where the river turned round a short bend; the water was lost from sight, and the earth bad opened, as we imagined, to gulp us down. The illusion is dispelled as we round the bend of the river, and, dashing through a succession of breakers, we suddenly debouch into o beautiful valley.” Tho picture is fine, It could not have been better portrayed by the pen of a Bunyan. We are hopeful that the most beneficent results will dow from this extraordinary exploration, both to science and to the general interests of our country, Taz Boarv ov Hearrn.—We are glad to see from our reporters’ reports in this depart- ment that the Board of Health is up and doing, We are particularly glad at this june- ture, when we have the yellow fever at quar- antine in the Lower bay and may havo the cholera with the next ship from the West Indies, At such a time, when New York city is filled with travellers moving in every direc- tion, it becomes our health authorities to be especially vigilant Ganrrat SuBeRWAN AT SENATOR SpRAGUE's.— General Sheridan as Southern military district commander became and still continues the model soldier of the radicals; and Senator Sprague has of late become to them an abominable heretic, Yet Little Phil Sheridan finds it agreeable to accept the hospitalities of little Senator Spragne, and Sprague rejoices in having such @ guest as Sheridan, Moral— Little Sprague and Little Sheridan are both larger than the ordinary calibre of the bigoted and narrow-minded party politicians, Sri, Axoroer Esoare rrom Sta Sina.— We must insist upon a visit to Sing Sing by the Governor, to sce if he cannot discover these loopholes of escape and provide for stopping them up, Surely for this purposo the Governor oan spare & day or two from Saratoga. ‘Tuo Progress of Cuban [odependeuce, If an ingurroction could be put down by falsehood and systematic misropresentation the Spaniards would be the most successful people in the world in that way. From tho supreme goverameat at Madrid and its imme- dinte agent, the Captain Genoral of Cuba, to the smallest official or vilest Spanish volun- tear, they are all mendacious, In fact, in po- Utical matiers, and particularly with regard to what ix transpiring in Cuba, they are the veriest gasconaders. What they cannot ac- ocomplish by arms they expect to do by false- hood. The Cubaa revolution, according to the Spanish authorities and the Spanish press in Cuba, was a more bagatelle from the begin- ning, and has been put down effectually many times since. Indeed, if it were possible to be- lieve these incurable gascona, there is nothing of the revolution left, But what are the facts ? St is notorious that the Cubans, from the very inception of the movoinent, have been gain- ing strength all the timo, and to-day their cause looks brighter and more promising than ever, From the insignificant movement of Cospedes and a few of his patriot companions in the sparsoly settled neighborhood of Bayamo, the insurrection has spread and acquired power over a large pact of tho island, It embraces now the most powerful and most numerous party by fur ia Cuba, and hgs con- stituted a better and abler government than that of the Spaniards, The large batch of news from different parts of the island pub- lished in yestorday’s Heraty shows this to be so, notwithstanding the garbled and monda- cious telegraphic despatches from Havana, The object of these misrepresentations is, of course, to deceive the American people and government; byt they will fail to blind our people to the facts, Nor can tho administra- tion, however partial, stupid and shortsighted it may be, long resist the light of truth and popular sentiment. The time Is not far off when the voice of the American people, through its representatives In Congress and otherwise, must be heard, and when the cause of Cuban independence must be recognized and sustained, Tue Penysyivanta CAMPAIGN.—Mr, Asa Packer, the democratic candidate for Gov- ernor of Ponnsylvania, was serenaded in Phil- adelphia a few evenings since, and made the first speech of the campatgn. It was a model speech, The speaker did not rake up defunct issues, as the platform upon which he was nominated has; he did not parade Sambo, nor did he breathe hostility to any clasa of people, nor made he promises to friends or foes, foreign or domestic. But, like a plain, common-sense citizon, he declared that he was no talker, but a worker, and as such was ready to load the van of the Pennsylvania democracy to victory. ‘Thatis all the demoorats of the Keystene State ask, and with victory perched upon their banners this year they will be pre- pared to enter the next Presidential contest with some of the official State plunder well in hond, If the campaign be pursued upon the model plan adopled at the outset by Mr. Packer the democracy may achieve an easy triumph, and teach the administration that silence is a virtuo that can be employed in politics as well upon one side as another, Tar New Parer ror Government Sgovu- nivtEs.—Secretary Boutwell has notified the public that by authority of law he has adopted a distinctive paper, which will hereafter be used, until otherwise ordered, for all obliga- tions end other securities of the United States, One of its peculiarities is the introduction of colored silk, cotton and, other fibrous mate- rials iato the body of the paper while in the process of manufacture. By the law of the United States it is made a felony, subjecting the convicted offender tos maximum fine of five thousand dollars or a maximum impris- onment, with hard labor, for fifteen years, or both, at the discretion of the court, for any person to have or retain in his possession or custody any paper adapted to the making of such obligations or securities and similar to that designated by the Secretary of the Trea- sury or some other proper officer of the United States. The new national currency has done much to reduce counterfeiting, and it is to be hoped that the effect of Mr. Boutwell’s new order will be t i together, AyoTuER Bark FRoM THE Rapa, War Doa.—Wendell Phillips is out not only ina growl, but a decided, deep-mouthed canine bark against President Grant. He barks at him under the head of ‘Forgotten Promises,” as if he were ignorant of the well-known aphorism that ‘promises, like pie crust, are made to be broken.” The President will, no doubt, feel as much refreshed as if he had just emerged from an ocean bath at Long Branch when ho learns that the eloquent scold has thus ventilated his wrath and cut himself adrift from the administration. Tak Lamentanng Froop wy Texas—A Catt ror Arp.—We have published accounts of a terrible flood in Texas, It is the most disastrous that evor visited a new country, A vast amount of propérty has been swopt away, and thogs who yesterday rejoiced in the pos- session of a competency to-day find them- selves and their families in absolute want of the common necessaries of life. The Colorado and Brazos rivers have overflowed their banks, and the public squares in some of the chief towns were at last accounts ten fect under water, The loss of life, no doubt, has been fearful, but we are as yet without particulars in that respect. A call for ald is alroady raised in the Texan papers. Will it not be cordially responded to by the merchants and people of the North ? Tax New Porrrtcat Parry.—The Savannah News says that a new opposition republican party is forming, under the leadership of Seward, Chase, Charles Francis Adama, ox- Senator Morgan, Thurlow Weed and Charles A. Dana, The News, we suppose, means a new party on the platform of the Virginia election; but, if so, the managers of the move- ment are men who are more actively concerned in the battle down South than the above named parties, These men are decidedly dis- satisfied with ‘‘the powers that be,” but, like Micawber, they are ‘‘waiting for something to turn dp,” excepting Seward and Weed, who, #o far as political party movements are con- corned, are laid upon tho shelf. Arrorsey Gunrrat Hoar’s Larus Ovin- 10n—-Thiat women's rights include the right of wuffrage, There ly life in the gl map yey Our Chinese and Japanese news reports, a8 given in yostorday’s Hzrarp, have this in common—that from both countries the news must be looked upon as unfavorable, China is threatened with a bad harvest, and, to cap her misfortunes, another rebellion. The ‘‘outer barbarians” seem, besides, to be in as little favor aa ever, if we may oredit the report that while the English gunboat Opossum lay at Ichang placards were posted on the gates of the town offering rewards ‘‘for the murder of for- eigners and the destruction of their steamers.” T'rom Japan we have news of a glutin the mar- ket, trade being unusually depressed and busi- ness all but suspended, The rebellion moves along, though with Asiatic slowness, The fort at Kanagawa still holds out, but the city of Ha- kodadi has, it is said, been captured by the imperialists, The prospect before both China and Japan fs for the present, therefore, by no means cheering, Should famine bo felt In China we way expect an immigration of Coles- tials to our shores sufficient to satisfy the most sanguine of the delegates to the late ‘Chinese Labor Convention.” Joan Chinaman is by 00 means a stranger amohg us, but when his countrymen come over, xz in tens, but hun- dreds and thousands, and take a fancy, a8 no doubé they will, to our goil gnd form of goy- ernment, there is 00 telling ia what numbers thoy may spread over this vast continent, or what social revolutions their presence may in course of time effect. - e Thanks to steam and the telegraph, the shores of China and Japan aro now brought as near to us as these Slates once were tothe mother country. Our commerce with them is as yot in its infancy, but the extent to which it may hereafter develop itself is practically illimitable. They, however, must move ahead and take up some of our modern notions, like new blood, into their systems, before such results can be possible, At present they are not ualike what the kingdoms of Europe were when emerging from the feudal system, and must expect, before sottliug down into free governments, to pass through scenes of blood- shed and confusion. But this transition atate may not be of long duration, Our Pacific Railroad, with new lines of swift and powerful steamers from San Francisco, will both expand commerce and help to break down the barrier of exclusiveness between us and them, and Leaseps’ splendid work, the Suez Canal, will bring them into closer intercourse with Europe. What then, with Europe and America in this way carrying civilization to their shores, itis not too much to hope that the work of progress may not only be done well, but done quickly, Mr. Brren’s New Trvok vor Disaptep ANIMALS. —-The indefatigable President of the Society for the Provention of Cruelty to Animals bas accomplished a great and good work. He has, after much time, Isbor and expense, introduced a new and practical ar- rangement by which disabled animals may be removed from the public streets without at all offending the eye or shocking the sensibilities of the most delicate spectators. The truck for the humane purpose of relieving disabled animals is as much of an improvement on the old system as is the present fire engine on the lumbering old hand machine of bygone days, Mr. Bergh has done well in this instance, and if he has at timos been subjected to humorous comments through his excessive zeal, his latest act is euch as must commend him to all humane and considerate citizens, The society of which he is the head well deserves its name. Jupex Dent on His Own Hoox.—It is given out that Judge Dent is running for Governor of Mississippi, not on the strength of his brother-in-law, General Grant, but on his own hook, Whether this announcement is made to help him or hurt him it does not appear; but we suppose that all the people of Mississippi attach some importance to the brother-in-law and the administration plattorm, Toe Skventa Reawwenr Excursion-—A nice thing for the summer holidays, It gives the regiment a pleasant campaign among the fashions and the ladies at Saratoga, and will servo at the same time to keep up its martial spirit and its chivalry, We hope soon to hear that others of the fine clty regiments of our National Guard, New York State Militia, are following this good example. ‘‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Savator Witson on THR Vinaixta Evgo- TION. —He talks like a man of sense in arguing for an honest recognition of the reanlts of the late Virginia election, Senator Wilson, how- ever, has been over the Southern field of politics and knows how the land lies in Vir- ginia, and as the mountain will not come to Mahomet he wisely concludes that Mahomet must go to the mountain, Gerryspura,—It is proposed to mark by monuments the positions held by each of the several corps of the opposing armies in the crisis of the battle of Gettysburg. A neat idea for embossing in enduring stone on the field the most important battle of the war, (excepting only the first Bull Run), the turn- ing point in the great struggle for the Union, Tue Pripk or Our Vattry,—A Pennayl- yania democratic paper heads its editorial col- umn with the party's nomination thus :—‘‘For Governor—The Pride of Our Valley, Hon, Asa Packer.” When there is a woman's rights candidate tho title wil! probably bo “The Prade of Our Valley.” A Smasn-Up i Watt Srreet.—Suppose “Mountain Boy” should ran away and spill his owner. After the spill—what? A smash- up in Wallstreet? That's the question, ARREST OF BURGLARS, inst evening Detective Willoughby, of the Third precinct, arrested two boys, John White and Richard Suilivan, in the act of negotiating for the sale of a silver watch, They were taken before Captain Ul- man, to whom they confeased they had burgiariously entered the house of a genticman at Fall River and stolen thirty-dollars tn greenbacks and three watches worth $100, They will be held for the arrival of the Fail River authorities. Tho Thirty-second precinet pollee report that at nine o'clock P, M, on Wednesday William Malvancy, aged forty-nine years, was assaulted at Spuyten Duyvel and dangerously woundea about the face, head aud body, by two brothers named Kearns and Murtha Shannon, employed in a@ foundery at that place, Molvaney was taken to the hospital in a very oritical condition, and yesterday & warrant was insued for the arrest of the brothers Shangon, WhO Wad dog the coumty, ‘The President, Mrs, Grant ana ttle daughter, ar- rived In this city unexpectedly about half-past nine yesterday morning, by the boat from Long Branch, ‘The proprietors of tue Astor House had beew pre- vionsly tualeucted that, aa the visit was only one of 8 few hours and made for the purpose of makiug certam necessary purchases here, the Prosident desired, during (he litte time he would be ia the Astor House, to be spared from the tmtru- sion of visitors. The President, ms wife aod litte daughter drove from the Barclay street pier, and, almost unobserved, entered, and very shortly after~ wards left, the Astor House by the Barclay street em- trance. They had arrived and procecved on ther shopping expedition so quictly that Mra, Grant had made extensive purchases of dry goods before the small gathoring of uninterested looking porsous who, Laving no better way of amusing thomsclyos, tad assembled iu the haul of the Astor House to look at jhe President) were aware of his arrival. Gencral Grant accompanied his wife and daugh- tor to the various stores to which tow went. The greater part of the time was spent by them at Stewart's, where they boughs » b eagat of goods more remarkable for their varioty than costliness. Tooy had dinwhed thelr sho and returmed to the Astor Houye by tee F. ML Jered’ pustook ote slighd iuuch, std, egein Lenina served, par junch, & the hotel noisclessly, arrived. at six oolook et the Karoly + ptor to take the steamer Long Branch, Whether it was that the visit did aot tu terest the public much, oF that the fact of their visit waa mnt general OWD, OF, ByaiDd, that the poopie wore wijling to leave the President as much to bim- self ag he could desire, very few went to the pier to geb @ gilmpse of him—tho pergons there const mainly of the pasyongers by the boats for Long Branch or Newark, and of the labor.ra Who Work om the wharf, Theis wore nd manifestations of any kind, no rush to get a nearer view of General Grant, no sycophantic gathering of worshippers a tue shrine of office, ° ‘rhe President stood for some time on the lower deck, and there shook hands With several perdons who came forward, the ouly prominent citinea among them being Peter Cooper. Whilé the Presi- dent Was standing there @ ludicrous scene Was Cu- actea. An old irishwoman, well known on the jer, went up to the President, shook hands wita 1, and taking from her orange basket two as good oranges a9 sho could find among the fac trom tempting collection, thrust them into the Preat- dent’s hand, and sos.sied on his accepting them. ‘the act caused cousidorable meiriment among the by- Btanders, but General Grant did not secia appre ciate the joke, He looked first at the oranges, Whiok had seen better dayd, and then ari wildered expression at the genial looking, volubio old woman, and, after & littie time, comprehending that site meant these treasures from her humble store as & present to hie, ub thom m his it. He thom ascended to the tipper deck and sat down beside his wife and daughter. The old Irish woman was ca- thustastic over the litde event in which ahe bad been @ prominent figure, and amid the laughter of the crowd cricd out im the saine breath— “Musha, but he’s a rale foine looking aim- tieman’ intirely—here yees are, four beautsfal oranges for tin cints.” ‘This was followed by “Shure T shook hands wid the Prisident, so I did,” on whtcle a wag in tae crowd cried out, “A nico thing for » democrat uke you to shake hands witn a republican like him.’”? This blow at her devotion to principle seomed to stagger her for a moment, but recovert her presence of mind, Bhe retorted, ‘Divila bit black republican blood in his body!” The orowd laughed ioudly, and tho old woman, evidently feel- ing that she had not yet redecmed heraolf in the oy ca of the great ‘dimocracy,”’ exclaimed, “Shure Aud Johnson was the rale pure dimocrat ontirely! Arrali, but he was the jewel tv a man!” Al half-past four the steamer left the pier for Long Branch, General Grant, with hia wife sud clild, betng seated among the passengers on the upper dack, no demonstrations being made by the siaadl group of petaous who watched the departure. MUS@AL AND THEATRICAL NOTES, “Sinbad 'T will be ausgesptelt July 20. “Patrie” will be revived about the Ist of Seplem- ver. ‘The Fifth Avenue theatre Teopens on the 16h of August. Jefferson, “Rip Van Wiakle,” at Booth’s August 2, “arrah na Pogue’ aud brogue at Nibdlo'’s on the same night, “Lalla Rookh,"” on the same night, makea her Grst bow at the Museura, Misa Kate Fishet-‘Mazcppa” will be the recip- tent to-night of a benefit at the “Old Drury.” “Loug Strike,” with a strong cast, will be pro- duced at Waliack’s next Monday evening. Tue ThCAtre Francais reopens September 11 under the management of Parena-itosa, with English opera, Fauny Janaaschek salied from bremeu on Satur. Gay last for this city, where she appears lo Uaglisa tragedy about December, Starr, the reformed op¢ra bouffe manager, hand $2,100 over to the Cuban Junta as ihe proceeds of the late benetit given at the Academy of Music ia aid of the Cuban patriots. “The Catacomba,"’ in Fourteenth street, will be made yocal with the strains of French grand opera, irom the Ist of November until Fobrnary. Nobody in the city appears to know anything conceranti the company who are to furdish us with this great treat, “The Original Christy's Minstrels” () who are now performing at St. James Hall, London, were rein- jorced on the 6th lust. by Measrs. Watabdold, Ber- nard end Backus, of the San Francisco Minsorels in this city, All three were well’ received, The elon- gated Nelse Seymour, late of Pryanv’s Minstrels, ts catting up bis Shanghae capers in the same Hnglish company, and is qaite a favoriie with tbe appregi- ative cockneys. Bryaat’s Minstrels close ther hall tn the big wig- wan to-morrow night for revovation and repair: preparatory to opening for tue fai season, The hall will remain closed for avout three weeks, during whicu time the troupe of dusky favorites will en- deavor to tickle the stoical ‘Broadbrims” of the Quaker City into someting lise “appreciation” Jor the grotesque and eccentric. A prestidigitator, rejoicing in the felicitous Ne men of “?roiessor omore,”’ is at present delight; the simple-minded Chicagoese with feats of sleight ofhand aad other marvellous deceptions. It ls little doubttal, however, whether ‘Professor Do- more” is more export at humbugging than the very, neople he 18 now endeavoring to deceive, “Prof Fessor Domare” can get the best of the moral Oht- cagoese he can do more than most men. * Lyric art is rapidly, improving in Paris. In the revival of “Le Prophéte” at the Grand Opera House tn that city two Hoglish skaters, who were expressly engaged tor the opera from the Alcazar, Make the greatest effect and nightly carry off the lion’s share of the honors. What uro the Parisians coming to? Opéra boufe apparently has not benefited them. ‘Yhe Emperor of Russia recontly ordered his Impe- rial Opera director to offer eit Alhont $600 in gola er month and $2,000 travelling ex 10, ivont replied that she would not accept lower termd than those on which La Patti had sung. In v the Emperor telegrapied that ho agreed with her ope an engagertient ior’ st Petersburg Lentical Ca cept ngagement for St, Peterabui lent the one La Patti had signed last winter, _ During this dull season th theatrical affairs m: of the enterprising Western cin egers have journoys to New York to make arrangoments for tie faii ange winter season. Manager Duttield, of the Louisville Opera House, determined to give a succession of frat class performances, has engaged the following “stars” lor eagagements darmg the coming se; son:—Joe Jefferson, Forrest, Lydia Thompson, Owens, Scott-Siadong, Mary Mitchel!, Albaugh, Lef- Angwell, Miss Marriott, Mrs. Bowers, Fanny Price and others, besides the Richings English opera oom, pany, @ German opera company and Graws Italia bod compuny. ‘The season commences on Septem: er ’ M. Offenbach is sald to be growing ambitious, and intends writing a “Guillaume Tell;” after which ho will be satisfied, Like Alexandre Dumas Jita, he te ured of his reputation, The world has only recog- nized in him a master of frothy, catchy, attractive melodies, the iilusiration of ideltcato subjects. Now, he protests that he writes musical tomfoolerios like “La Périchole’ and Bg oh for the siwpie reason that they pay better than any other form of composiiion. Having amassed a handsome fortune he designs to produce one important work aud then throw down his pen, tn imitation of the example of the recently deceased maestro, Rossint. ALLEGED HEAVY DEFALCATION. Reported Lone of $63,000 by tho Security Insurance Company. About two anys ago the officers of the Security In- surance Company made @ startling discovery, impli cating Frank W, Ballard, the secretary of the corpo+ in alleged defalcation to tho extent, it is claimed, of $63,000, Tho reported embezzlement ‘was made public only yesterday, and the aflair was discovered during hr. Ballard’s absence from the city. Taking, tierefore, this fact into consideration i6 would perhaps bo well to receive the report with caution, particularily as the alleged defauiter how hitherto held a ligh position among insurance men, having filled the position of sécretary in both the New York Board of Fire Undérwriters and tho Na tional Board. He has been secretary of the compan; since November, 1866, and for a long timo Delors that was secretary of the Importera and Traders’ Tusurance Company. ‘The facts as revealed appear to be as follows:— The amount of the defalcation 18 $63,000, all of which has gone to meet losses incurred by Wall street specu- lations, ‘The loss was discovered two days ago, when Mr. sallara was promptly displaced. The defalcatton was managed in the most fn. genious manner, and could have been accomplished only by an expert bookkeeper, The company usuall has @ surplus of about $200,000, part of which Ia ined. to make call loans, ‘The company never charges more than seven per cent, and recelves only govern: ment bonds as collateral seourity, Theae woltaterals yore used by Mr, Ballard Cor purpoges of @pQoUlie a, \