The New York Herald Newspaper, July 26, 1869, Page 7

‘FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Sea Sunpay, July 25, 1869, ‘The week in Wall street has been for Sextenai @sting one, despite the summer weather and the tendency of amaira to relapse into dulness. Doubt- Yess the ew cool days that have intervened in the “dog days” have had much to do with keeping up Comparative animation. Heretofore gold has been ‘the subject of speculative excitement at this season, “and from the signs at the close yesterday it 1s evi- ‘Gent that the present season will not pass without a Fepetition of this experience. The course of me price 4m the earlier portion of the week was to lower Dgures, in consequence of the dulness of foreign exchange and the limited amount of @0ld shipped to foreign ports. Indeed, the * bull’ disappomtment at the scantiness of the de- ‘Mand on the later account came near leading to a ‘Very sharp and large decline on Wednesday, when ‘the market dropped to 134%. There is a wide dilfer- nce of opinion between the two classes of opera- tors, and the gold market 1, therefore, the scene of &@ Very determined contest. The shipments on Sat- ‘Urday, however, were suddenly very large—nearly a @aillion anda half of dollars—and the “bulls” went Into ecatasies, and the price to 1364. Tho range of the market duriog the week is shown in the table:— ‘The money market worked with greater ease than ithas for many months. The rate on call has gravi- tated to six per cent in the great majority of trans- actions, both on governments and stocks, The ex- during the week were frequent, however, at five on prime collaterals and seven on miscella- Meous securities. Commercial paper was in better Fequest, and the bulk of sales took place in the vi- @tptty of ten per cent. ‘fhe range of discounting Qgures for four months dry goods paper was eight to twelve per cent, and bankers’ @ixty day notes seven to eight. The weekly dank statement is favorabie, but without im- Portant feature. The toans have been expanded over two and a half miliions, and the legal tenders have increased mearly two anda half mil- Hons, tho result of whicu has been an addition tothe eposits of about five millions. The loss of specie is Close apon a@ million, showing the beavy shipments Guring the week. Despite this loss the total reserve das increased $1,136,130, against an increase in the ‘total liabilities of $5,122,920. The banks hold in law- ful money and in excess of the amount required by Jaw $27,414,022, against $27,204,622 last week. The following are the totals of tho last two weeks con- July 1. 257,003,289 31,056,450 4 July 24. $259,641,880 79,424 Circulation. 8 The changes are as follo Incréase in loans. Decrease in speci Decrease in circulation. Increase in depostts.. ++ 6,190,559 Increase in 1 ten + 2,412,156 PB. arenes Fofeign exohangé was stiiy field dndl after the middle of the week, when some of the prime bankers fold at a concession of an eighth to three-sixteenths per cent upon the previous asking rates. One lead- (ng firm still kept their rates at the highest point, Gespite the reduction of their rivals. The fair sup- ply of bond bills and the more tempting alternative of gold shipments rendered the market dull. Government bonds were steady, but dull, except for those issues which have suddenly cesumed at- tractions for the speculative and investment demand from their marked disparity in price with the bonas which are being purchased every week by the gov- ernment, and are, therelore, held at prices which check investment for the present. An attempt has been made to bear the market on account of this dis- Parity, but without success. The fact is that, with the recent law of Congress and the steady decrease Of the national debt, our government securities are Gestinea to rule with gold. They are fast approacn- {ng an equality in Europe (91 there would be par in gold, owing to the difference in exchange), and the tome market will follow the foreign. We had occa- sion last week to speak of the stock gambling Proclivities of our bank officials in connection mith the exchanging of their bonds on deposit at Wash- ington. The Financiat Chronicie, in referring to the manifestation of the same evii in the recent dis- turbance of the money market, says that “there are not a few national banks in the country whose offi- cere almost reside permanently in New York, and use the money of the bank in Wall street to much better purpose, so far as profits are concerned, than Af they soberly and quietly sat still at home and lent it to their neighbors in the legitimate way of loans and discounts. We do not now refer to speculative bank officers, but to those sharp, shrewd, austere men who never speculate, but always in a tight money market have large sums to lend at the high est rates. How far the recent prosecutions for asury will check this trading in money we cannot tell; but there is no doubt that the vast sums which ave been lending in Wall street of late at usurious rates were not wholly derived from our city banks or from city lenders. A goodly proportion of the amount, we fear, comes from country national banks, which are technically said to be “run in Wall street.” There 1s some doubt whether such banks would not have ‘heir privileges revoked if these privileges, which fteally belong to another State, are thus transferred to New York for the sake of extra profits. The country banks are notoriously unable to make such 4arge profita as the banks of the city, but this is no excuse for the abuse in question. We do not now discuss this aspect of the case, however. We only aliude to it as an illustration of the vast profits which shrewd money lenders can make by manipu- Jating loanable capital in Wall street.” The following were the closing prices of governments on Saturday evening:—United States sixes, 1831, registered, 121% @ 12134; do. do., coupon, 121% a 121%; do. five twenties, registered, 121); a 1214; do, do., coupon, 1862, 12356 & 12376; do. do., coupon, 1864, 121% 812%; do. do., coupon, 1865, 121% a 121%; do. do., coujon, mew, 1865, 120% a 120); do. do., coupon, 1867, 12014 @ 120%; ao, do., coupon, 1563, 120% a 12034; do, ten-lorties, registered, 1103¢ @ 1105; do. do., cou- pon, 1113 a 11134; currency bonds, 107% a 10834. Southern securities were steady and dull, with ‘weakness in a tew of the list; the chiel exception was the new North Caroitpas, which advanced sharply to 53%, in consequence of the receipt of telegraphic advices from North Carolina to the effect that the Stipreme Court of that State had de- clared all bond appropriations authorized to now railroads by the last Legisiature unconstitutional, 98 well a8 in consequence of expectations that the Anterest would now be paid. The Teunessoes were better and stronger. The following table of rallway earnings for the Airst six months of the preseut year will repay peru- gal by those who are interested in the progress of ‘our great railway enterprises. There is a decrease in only one instance as compared with the same period in 1868, while the increase has beon in some Cages marvellous :— 1869, 1868, On & pie $2,106,626 $1,750,318 Ino. $821,308 Oni 4N.W. 6,468,826 "6,861,497 Inc. 616,820 Chic., R.L&Pac. 2,380,109 1,877,679 Inc, 462,530 fe Central. 8,767,631 8,336,652 Inc. 431,920 x 666,083 Inc. 59 2,173,885 2,086,669 Inc. 2,624,205 2,296,930 Inc. 2,975,007 2,484,266 Inc. 4 1,274,189 1,883,079 Dec, St.L.,Alta lH, '919,786 830,402 Inc. 88,204 Total. 25,283,186 $22,501,821 The Nationai Stock Exchange having purchased ‘the lease of the premises No. 9 Broad street, havo ‘Atted up an airy and commodious boara room, which will be opened to the public on Monday, 26th inst. ‘The stock market was in the main dull, but a great ‘deal of interest was imparted to operations by the activity of the Vanderbilt stocks. The fluctuations were frequent, but within comparatively narrow lumits, until Saturday last, when New York Central rose from 218 to 216%, Hudson River from 187) to 191% and Harlem from 146)4 to 166, This last change seems to indicate that in the informal deliberations at Sara. toga between the magnates of the three roads more prominence 1s given to Hariem than it was originally supposed would be, Aiter these came Roading, Which is the subject of a lively Hght between the Phila Gelphta “bulla” and New York “bears.” It was very Gotive and sold at 98, maintaining {%s strength when the general market declined in the usual reaction succeeding the advance in the Vanderbilt stocks. ‘The other railways were strong but more steady, ex- cepting Michigan Southern, which sold at 106%, and Rock Island, which touched 115, The market was again buoyant after the bank statement on Saturday and for some of the list high¢St for the day. Of the miscellaneous,shares Pacific Mail sold at 84%, while Western Union was very strong, touching 87% at one time. The following were the closing street prices on Saturday evening:—Cumber- land, 31%; @ 35; Adams Express, 605; a 00%; Wells- Fargo Express, 2234 a 22; American Express, 423¢ a 42%; United States Express, 704 @ 70%; Mer- chants’ Union Express, 1034 @ 15; Quickatlver, 163¢ @ 17; Canton, 61; Pacific Maul, 6434 a 843;; Mariposa, 1% a9; do, preferred, 15% a 16; Western Union Telegraph, 3734 a 3754; New York Central, 215% @ 215%; Erte, 29 @ 2934; do. preferred, 64% a 5534; Hudson River, 19034 a 190%; Harlem, 155 @ 15534; Reading, 9734 @ 03; Milwaukee and St. Paul, 77 a 714; do. preferred, 87 @ 8744; Toledo, Wabash and Western, 73a 743g; do, preferred, 80; Fort Wayne, 162)¢ @ 153; Obio and Misatgsippl, 313, a 3134; Michi- gan Central, 182 @ 134; Michigan Southern, 1003, a 106%; Illinois Central, 141 @ 142; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 10834 a 108%; Rock Island, 114% @ 114%; Northwestern, 80 a 80}<; do. preferred, 04 94%. COMMERCIAL REPORT. nee SaTuRDAY, July M—6 P. M. Corron.—The market for this staple was only moderately Aotive, but with ight otferings prices were steady. The sales wore 1,061 bales, including 1,021 for sptaning, 87 for export ‘and on speculation. For future delivery a moderate busl- ‘ness was transacted at firm prices, The sales were 50) bales, basis low middling, for December, part at 26}40., 100 do. for January at 2éc., $0 do. for October at 290. and 60 do. for No- THE WAys AND MEANS COMMITTEE, past Thotr Travols tu Calite.""!8—Trip to Calistoga Springe—The Geysere~y."lt to the Now Al- maden Quicksliver Mius.~Hospitality of Californians. Wealthy SAN FRanctsco, Jn.¥ % 1869, A detailed account of the country travel over by the gentlemen composing the Committee of Vaya and Means gince their arrival on the Pacific would make abook. Let me preiace any reference to some of the prominent points of interest by an effort to allay the aaxteties of many patriotic people who have the impression that the payment of the national debt is to be seriously delayed by the deple- tion of the public treasury to enable this committee, with their wives and daughters, to have a summer’s travel and a jollifcation generally by saying that, in the first place, their wives and daughters didn’t come, and, in the second place, no portion of the expenses of the trip west of the Missouri, except, perhaps, for board during the days of acmal ses- siva for the purpose of taking testimony, is a matter of public charge. ‘The frst departure for an excursion of any magni- tude after reaching San Francisco was wo the Gey- sers. Two hours by steamer brought us to the head of the bay, at the town of Vallejo. Two hours fur- ther, by the Napa Valley Ratiroad to its terminus, landea the party at the Calistoga Springs. Nobody who counts the hot springs in California will be sur- prised at earthquakes or any other internal commo- tion in this country. Calistoga, from 1ts easy access to San Francisco, has become a fashionable water- ing place. The grounds are nicely laid out, with the Usual arrangement of a central large building and cottages all around. The principal ‘drawback ts the heat of the climate and lack of shade, which is an essontial in tais country of no rains for six months, with tne surface of the grounc as dry and arid in its vember at 8740. We quote:— appearances as the crater of a volcano, The pro- piands Mobile New Orleans wietor of the Springs undertook ‘to remedy the nd tigrida, . end Mesaphte, ne ae fatter aliticuit ty the very natural process of 234 50x be planting trees, but was met by the discouragement 2 Bu% BB 83: hab no sooner had the trees become good sized is Fy saplings than the roots reached down tar euough to 5 85) come ih contact witn the sulphurous hot waters us steady 4 be ae uations: ong which killed them, ‘The only resource, therefore, oun AND GuAtN-—keesi ay 6.018 bole dour Oop bags | gat Deel 19 continde planting Surubbery. There are do. 85 bbls, corn meal, 144,148" bushels wh (728 do, 00 SOO SEU E hy VALTADG, tn SROIE 09> corn, 98,802 do. oats and sats malt. The wae fa West- | gree of heat, One 13 used tor water and another for ern and State uour was more active and buoyant, and advanced from 1Uc. to 20v. per bbl., mainly ‘on ah ing. Goats of State, The higher grades were also firm. California tour was Cee es ‘The sales were about ee bbls. steam bathing. They do not compare in quality, however, with those at Salt Lake City, nor with others we have since visited in California. Uur party, up to this point, inciuded that of Wade lee ex; 8.47 for extra State. Southern ft 4 aged. the ules were BU Doig” Res tnt ween vaeue, | aud Conkling, and fon. "George W. Julian, of mand and firm, the sales being 50 bbis. Corn meal was in | Indiana, and his wife, with several persons from San d request and sales were made of 1,000 bbls. at 858695 | Francisco, numoerlug some thirty-five im ail. aoe nals and yellow Western, We quote:— But the hotel where we were to spend be te & 4 tie night was 80 crowded, aud the descr, 6 7m | “on of the ride over the mountains go di 700— 79 | CoUraging, that the Wade-Uonkling party returned. 57 600 | The next morning, in four open four-horse wagons, $25— 70 | we commenced our journey, thirty-five miles over t . , i} the Coast Kange Mountains to the Geysers. The Toa bs | Te with Foss, who owns all the horses and wagons 7 00a 769 | OW the route, for a driver, Was exciting. Foss drives 750 800 | like a veritable Jehu down the mountain, the road 800a 900 | @ great pagt of the way cut into the side of a ee St. Louis choice famiiy. 10a 2100 | cipivous ruck just wide enough for the wagon, With- Southern cron aoe pane. Se y 8 out afoot to spare, aud the bottom of the cailon I 6bva 960 | Yawning a thousand feet below; but it was insuder- 42a 6 | Sbly not, and @ feeling of indignation at the cruelty gi 5 we 5 bo to = horsea outes ay oe distance Mey cae a one dying on the road each way, overbalanced the Corn meal. Jersey. 5a 5x5 plsasurese the trip. = ‘ a —Wheat was active for export, with a fair demand for specu- The Geysers of California do not, like those of Ice- lation, and prices were le. a 8c. higher. ‘The movement was f ly in N Hi ~ | land, spout up Jets of hot water, They are located at FR A Oe Sipe Aad gmabes winter, which were rela- | intervals for @ inlle ald & halt, at the bottom and soit eh tregulan, soft No. 2 sprin, (ee offere! | Along the sides of @ precipitous ravine Jrom fifty to ri |, Walle for “choloe ” spriny i 06 ‘wai bid | 100 {eet deep, For 150 yards the entire rocky sides for No. 2 and $1 61 for No. ‘he sal of the ravine are shatiered, and honey-combed and abont 200,00 busheir, at $1 55 a #1 56 2 spring | gulphuretied, and the steam titers througn at ail in store, $1 64 a $1 65 for soft do, 1 66 for ’ t . choice do., $159 a $1 61 for No. ido. BL 65 er win- outs, At @ dozen or twenty places are large boil- ter in store, 41 0754 for white Michigan, $1 88 for amber do., springs, some strongly impregnated with a1 dag for California, $1.90 for hew white Southern, | Sulphur, others with irow, others with soda ana and $1 66 for amber do. Corn was active tor consumption | OLners with a mixture of mineral and chemical and speculation, and prices were 9c. a 3c. higher, closing firm at 8110 bid ee mixed im store and afloat. The sales Were about 160,000 bushels, at 5c. a 81 05 for unsound new mixed Western, $1 03 a $1 10 for sound do. afloat and tm store, $1 La $103 for kiln dried, and @107 a $110 for and yellow Western. Oats ap at ted closing at 853gc. afloat. The sales were only about 90, bushels, at 82:0. substances, some as clear and limpid as a moun- tuin brook aud others as black as jet. he aggre- gate collection of the springs flows out of the caion as large as & good-sized mul stream. There fare deposits at the dufereut points of aium, soda, suiphur, epsom salts and tron in considerable qtan- Ste. ts ators, stloat, and 85c. for rail tiles, ahd one miniature lake of pure nitric acid. Nir teers ERY eae gr geo deat the most nowoenble 1eature Of the essere is eontinned. to rule dail and. {ts Jets of steam. At three principal localities the steam issues forth from the sides of the rock through apertures several inches in diameter, and blows like an immense engine, with @ force that will send dirt or any solid substance thrown Into its cur- rent@ considerable distance. In a still morning you can hear its roar for miles, and it settles like a tox upon the whole vailey. The designations given to the various localities and peculiarities are naturally Plutonic. It has the “vevil's Cation,” “The Devil’s Ink Pot,’ “Lhe Witches’ Caldron,” ‘Pluton Creek,’? &c. Hot mineral water batuing oan be enjoyed at the Geysers in all the perfection of which the science is capabie. Edwin Forrest came here three years ago with a desperate attack of rheumatism mait there were a few amall anies at $2. Freigurs,—the market was rather more active, and rates to all ports were steady. The en, nts Were :—To Liver- pool, 15,000 bushels wheat at 7d., 2,000 bbls. flour at Is. 9d. ; ‘aud per steamer, 30,00) bushels wheat at 8d., 850 boxes bacon at ¥bs,, 1,600 do. cheese at 40s, and 1.00) bbis, flour at 28. 6d. To London, 6,000 bbis, four at 26, a 2s, 2d. and 15 tierces to- bacco at 17a. 6d. The ‘chi rik, from City Point, with 550 0, to Trieate, A and a schooner, 1,700 bbis., to the Windward,’ on private terns. GUNNIES.—Cloth was in demand and firm. Eales 400 bales at 170., gold, duty paid. Bage were dull and nominal at luc. &Me., currency. Hobs, “ite market was all quit, the doroand being light, ‘of moment. Bales 2b bales, but prices were without cha: ‘at from 7c, to lhc. for inferior to choice grades. or gout, broken down and deformed, but eee PO Nep meg Eraege tly coger long afd came out after three months a better trage- gold, for Manila; fo, 4340 don, for Jute: I0e. a l0xe., dian than ever, They have the materiais in fot ceogal megan tg pa poe ed ged this. great chemfcal laboratory to cure all the Hay.—The marke’ let, but prices were steady at the ret e ‘y notations published in our Jast fa: ills flesh is ueir to, in the various combinations Mecvassxs. -The market was dull, but es generally | of the seven or eight distinct compositions of min- wore monde. Sales 40 hhds. Demarara at oe ‘in eral waters. ‘the bath transient visitors usually in- Naval Srours.- The market for spirits turpentine was | quige in is @ succession oi steam, hot and cold dull, but prices were without change, closing at 43c. aor water, You first take @ seat in a room built over ‘to iy sr raeare 100 vba. at fio 5 fiises fasiuding 8 fo Arrive as | One of the steam Jets, sumciently cooled to muke it uer price, Rosin continued to be only moderately Beeps for you to remain without suffocation; alter sought after, but steady in value. e sales were 2.200 bbis. ve or ten minutes, with the perspiration coming strained and low Ko. 2 at 55 SO 280 do. _ Jat 82 6) | from you as it never did before, step iuto the next e Tym pa? do. do. on private | room, and allow @ stream of hot sulphur water to io. 3, 70; No. 1, 8 ‘8 84 25; pale, | Pour Over you until you are parboiied. The otner and window gias ® 99, Wil: | end of the shanty, ten steps away, covers a creek of mington tar was steady and firm at @3 12) 25. There | pure cold water coming irom the melting snows of the mountains. Piunge into this, and after five minutes cooling off you will enjoy all the periection of physical happiness to which mortals in these sub- Junary spheres ever attain, It 1s due to the trath of history to say that two distinguished M. C.’s were 80 80 vbis,, on private 6 anles eras but supposed at $1 05, ‘Other Kinds were neglected. but held at full prices. PROVISIONS. Receipts, 16 bbla, pork, 708 do. and 100 kegs lard, and 137 packages cut meats, market for pork was | much disgusted with the hardships and fatigues of more activ Le std a 6 fc Peng tor aor the mountain ride as to sit all day in the little hotel, 01 7 rm rice for small lots), in sight of the top of the jon, and return without (the latter pi 60 for clty m $27 6 427 15 for prime and extra prime and #96 00 a #35 62 ‘or Western prime moss. Live bogs were dull and nomiual, with arrivals of 4,674 bend, Beef continued in moderate d¢- 8. ever seeing the Geysers al ‘The next extenued ex ‘was to the New Almaden quicksilver mines, ursion out of San Francisco In this mand st steady prices, the sales 185 bb! instance the route was across the bay, seven mil at $8 a Sis for a in mess, aud $12 a ‘or oxtra do. | to Alameda; thence by railroad for an hour, sont Poet ote oat OD fa Tania domaal, at $20 $25 | ward to astation, the name of which I do not re- Siderauaty ¢ 100 bbls. 4 con: | member, where we debarked tor a lunch at tne warm tinued steady, with sales bbls, at 826 a $80, Cut meats wore steady and firm, with sales of 150 packages within the | Springs owned by Mr. Cohen, the president of the range of o. ldo, for dry salted and pickled eee railroad and our host of the day. The dustof the 15349. w 16c. for smoked do., 170, a 180. for pick! ride abluted away in a warm sulphur path, we pro- we. mecha riche ugh quiet, | ceeded to lunch, “The lunches given to this commit- nr sn va rn by 10 tee in the East would be described as arrangements for taking in six days’ supplies. Back to the rail- road and auother hour’s ride to the flourisitag town of San José. The centre of one of the most fertile regions of the world, it now contains about 10,000 innabitants and i growing rapidly, Its court house is the fuest buiiding west of the Rocky Mountains, aud its principal hotel, the Auzerais House, the best out of San Francisco, We drove in carriages aiong a magnificent avenue, lined by immense shade trees, planted by Jesuit mission- aries a century ago, to Santa Clara, the seat of a Jesuit college, and proceeded to inspect Pearce’s , market and fruit gardens just beyond. Strawberries here ripen ten months in the year, and are now coming ito a most lucious profusion of the second crop. Pears, peaches, apricots, clerries, tgs, apples, blackberries and raspberries are all ripe an i suci perfection as no Lastern climate and soil can produce, Green almonds were given us as a luxury; later in the season they ripen in great abundance, Mr. Pearce obtains water in abundance from artesian wells for irrigation, and his is one of the finest gar- dens in Caliiornia. Back to San José for a grand dinner at the Auze- rais House, presided over by Mr. Butterworth, for- merly of your State, now manager of the New Alma- den inines. The next morning was spent in an in- spection of the mines, twelve miles distant, and the afternoon in a visit to the country residences of wealthy Californians, between San José and San Francisco. They are all new places, even in compari- son with the age of the country, which dates its set- tlement back only twenty years; but they demon- strate that nature sympathizes with the Californians in making this the fastest country on which the sun ever shone. Our first visit was to the country seat of the Barron Brothers, an old Spanish-Mexican banking house, wealthy when they came to Califor. nia, and immensely wealthy now. As a single item of income, they @ few years ago received $120,000 for thir ol lo New Almaden mines, Two ache! ty miher, ieien yea jo, commenced to arket ‘at 17o.'a 2c. for No. 1 t0 and in bulk on private Naphtha wae still gate, but firm at l0c, for lots in fe! shipping order. In Phiiad phis the market was unusually activo and frm at yesterday's closing prices. The sales were 88,000 bbis., including 3,000 bbls. crude at 228c., 13,600 bbis. standard white from August to December at » 6,000 do, for the first half of August at 82c., 6,500 do, for the last half do, at 52: do tor July at 81%, and 8,000 do, from Oo tober to understood at 83}gc. RroF.—Carolina was steady at gc, a 9igc., with small sales wthin the range. Rangoon was dull. ScvGar.—The demaud for raw was only moderate, but the mark:t was quite sieady at Llige. alijgc. for fair to good Teuning Cuba. The sales were 495 hhds. wi 1140. a 1280 for Cuba and Demarara, part at 1154 also xeR, aid at was slow of sale at the following prices :— gc. & 16c. ; aoft white, 16c, a lige. ; yellow, 18/0. a xtra OC, 14¢c. @ Wa All kinds were dull and nominal at yesterday's ns. STRARINE.—The market was still quiet, but prices were steady at 1c. a 2c, tor common to prime, TALLOW was moderately active and firm. Sales 61,000 lus. at 1130. @ L1/0,—the latter price for prime, Wiuskty.—Recelpts, 894 bbls. The market, though quiet, was firmer. Sales 126 bbis. at $1 06.4 B1 03, tax paid. THE RECENT INDIAN BATTLE IN THE SOUTHWEST, {From the Winona (Minnesota) ubdiican, July 23.) The following extract from a letter written by Major 8. 8. Sumaer to a friend now visiting Poe has been kindly presented to us for publication, an: wil doubsiess be read with interest. It describes somewhat in detail the recent engagement with the Indians, @ partial account of which was furnished us by telegraph a few days since:— Firtn Cavaey, Nonri Py improve this place; it had the advantage of groves bugted ¥arry Minas AvovE Fon gpa wee of mammoth live Oak trees; otherwise whatever was july 12, 1 accomplished must be the result of culture. The aud tet. the Sarahtienn tives fps dame stae> 0 » colow water for irrigation Was brought seven miles from ? 2 the mountains in ‘a reservoir to give/head for pea Fas 2A I a eee ned geend, fountains, &0., Dang located on the Way at an ai iaocring re ona UU TCR Ont trelon ne marcuing tok tude of 260 feet above their grounds, The house isa morning we cut loose from our train, and after or twelve miles the scouts reported’ s large. vil General Carr lengthened out at a gallop, and cavalry go tt as we did for about ten miles, No signe ahead, id wi think our lookouts mistaken, further to the left. to come ure enough there herds grazing about two miles on The Topimaent was cot together behind a ridge Tick compistely ee Hi fe e the ground e grounds are a £ osm spacious mansion, Juxnriantly furnished; but marvel of beauty, ineluding deer of grass that chard: per, and tho Ornamental trees varieties from China, Japan, Chie and Australia, in addl- and shrubbery includ Gompantes OE AG nan hon tee ae r i Ri in'the East, ‘ompantea C, Hy Ay on the ri At the command | tion to nearly ail t 1eties common in'the from the General we all started with fans my lelt had siripped for he Sgh” and went in ike rea deri, | The next piace visited Was that of @ Mr. Atherton, Bostonian, who firat made a fortune in Mexico, me to California in its early settlement and has since bogere & princely income; then the places of selby and Hayward, 1 was ordered to kee with them, Wi ld Village and were ridigg Yor Whe. Herd, but on Feashing the top of the next ridge there lay the village a little to our left ant front. You never heard such a shout; the way we rode for of San Francisco. A general it was a caution. by! Gray to get there first, but | description of one will answer for them all, Night the advantage of bein, Th " The Pawness f W. 0. Ralston, ere et sno meee tore Pw Tet | nant of tho Bank of Culfornia, Ralston, placd aload at aun, The Indians we attacked were Dog Soliiene | 18 newer that that of Barron's and the others I have the worst rascals on the Piains, oy, ‘band tat named, and Nis grounds lack the advantage of three General Care rought In, May, and nesshatcom- | or four years’ growth of trees and shrubery; but A. oa his house and its surroundings have been’ con- had camped to rest, feeling secure in thelr cuvotake- strnoted for the purpose of furnishing the facilities ney wero taken completely by surprise and did mk rte for dispensing hospitalities on the scale of amp. d ne have tine to get anything away but ao ‘alifornian’s ideas of what the word means. ae caked sy would ¥! fight for thor fh it—4 house, ion in its accommodations for a hundred Dub siey Toads. Only 8 fete effor stop us, guests, 1s fitted up and furnished as far as practicable Fusivod through the viliage on to the hills after them aboutfive | with the native Woods of California, several of tiles, when we gave up the chase, a6 our horses had given 0 out, ‘There never was a moro complete Indian triumph on are susceptibie of Veen’ hen aad sania im their color and very high polish, and beautiful tho’ plains. We killed seventy-three, eapturod seventeen . Of di child 66) head of stock and their whol . | texture. Every room is a study of itself. Kighty it they rete thelr lod es standing, with everything in tnd blooded horses in his stable add to the capavity of the establishment for furnishing entertainment to his guests, and everything else is on the same scale, 1 will not undertake a description of our dinner, nor of the ride of twenty miles to San Francisco the next morning; nor have [time at this writing to detail the Various winor exoursiony to the fortifications around 8 around thera, and this was ail accomplished without the loss of asingic man on our side, We had great times atter our return hunting up Indian curiosities, &, 14,-We are now on our way to Fort Sedgwick, but many horses, &c., that we are compelled to march lor Tho General expects to reach there the morning of the Léy, hav. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1869, lous other districts, Wi se hag meen da ‘srs steamer Oriflame for Portiand, — ney country you may expect to hear ‘It w charged that “It Money or send it to REESE EA AO lives for several years withnt male issue he may another wife,” pecole hoard up thetr Opina, "ena that it does not enter Into our currency here or aia’ in developing our business, i" “For t that we Lave no pro- Movements of the Committee=Amount of tection, , ropes opto money and choose Business Transacted—Frauds in the Reven to keép’lt, we have no redreas.” Broken Up—The Charges Against the Sub- It is not to be wondered at that with the anti- ‘Treasurer—Political Power of the Bank of Californin—Visit from Chinese Merchante— Wbnt the Celestiats Think. : San FRANCISCO, July 8, 1869, It is no'W some sixteen days since the Committee of Ways a..4 Means landed in California. On the completion .f the Pacific Ratlroad a constltauon was held by s.*veral of the solid men of this city, whose business relations extend ali throngh the State, the result 0.” Which was an understanding that prominent men con.‘ing from the East on the open- ing of the railroad y,"ere not only to receive hospi- tailty, but were to hay'@ the opportunity of seeing for themselves the won ers and resources of the Pa- cific States. The Committee of Ways and Means are the first party of more th.¥m one or two within that description; and if ever eig tt gentiemen—fortunate or unfortunate—acquired a Jarger experience if royal hospitality, or saw more of @ country, or transacted more business witsM two wepks, they must havo belonged to a more wigorous age than the present. The entire revenue operations of the Custom House, Mint and Sub-Treasury have been thoroughiy overhauled, and the whoie found to be in a very satisfactory condition, The business’ef the San Francisco Custom House ranks next but one in im- portance to that of New York. Up toa very recent Cc ee seeme: ‘ol in every instance the lower story of these buildings bard devoted to the purposes of pt ing. told, tustrating their appreciation ot te main Chris- tlan doctrine, beat hin out of his store; but when Jobn was at a aafo distance he Comped upon his Kebrow aesailant © remark, ‘Me sabe you, Jew; you kill ’Mericy man’s Ged!" - in Christian treatment the Chinese recelye in this coun- try very few of them remain otherwise than pagans. We visite! some of thew joss houses in San bran isco, decked out in all the paraphernalia of heathen Not a very large amount of sanctity be attached to the surroundings. I chink prostitution or gain- An amusing repiy of a Chinaman to a Jew is ‘The Jew set upom the Cuinaman and ————____. THE ISRAELITE SYNOD AT LEIPSIC, Jose of the Sittings of the Syncd and the Congregational Representatives-*Lsracilic Alilance—Reform of Divine Worship—Read- ing of the Thora—Educetional Matters— Aid Socleties—Tho New York Hernla Com- plimented—Representatives from all Parts of the World Present. Leirsts, July 6, 18%. This ia the third day of the Israelite Synod. whack envered as once upon the discussion of the comurtt- tee's reporton Reboi Dr. Geiger’s (Ffankfort) me ttons with regard to schools, The following resolu tons were unanimously adopted:— any The Synod earneatiy recommends to all congregations 7 sion made upon the asde!Y by his Epoech caused @ unanimous adoption of th.” 2otlon, followed by the Appointment of a committee ..! Seventeen members, Permanent board for the Projected alliance having been chosen and acknowle.'sments voted to the officers of the assembly, the. resident, Mr. Kohner, declared this first seasion of Con,'Tegational Tepresentatives now closed, ne FIFTH DAY OF THE ISRARLITE SYNOD, ‘The President announced that tis wouid be ghe nal sittiag of the Synod, and requested the utmdat brevity of speech, as much material yetgawaited the action of the Synod. ‘Ihe urgent motiommade by Kev. Kayserilog (Switzertand) reads as follows:— Whereas the “Euroyean Association for the Protection Animaia” meets August 4 of this current year, at Zurich, aod will embody in ite proceedings “Slaughtering according to Jewish rites." the #ynod declares that— aie te even the suspicion of “cruckty to ita reiigioug institutions, Carried by generel acclamation: Next in order of proveeding wastie Le pely of the Committee on Divine Worship. 4» number of ime portant motions met the asset of the majority, others more or less auséhded and some latd over or referred for the deliberation of the nett Synod. The discussion Was apimated and carried: oa with un slarkened ardor, bow and then waging ratner fot aud severely trying the petience of tis President, who, partly worn out by overexertion; was com- belied to retire several times*in order Lo seek repose and quiet. We uow give in the order they were debuted the resolutions of the synod:— . Xo. L. No retigious scruples need extat respecting the intro duction of the organ into Jewiuh aynagagues, and ite use om wee’ days, Sabbath and holidays, ity evaployment may be recommentted, No, 2. The Haftaroth shall be read ft country and may be solecied from the Kathudam. No. 7 (as amended by Chief Kabbi Dr. Lagdau, Dresden), No bitter or harsh expression shali be containpd 10 any of the prayers under revision or to be newly compraed ; thelr cone ents wall embrace all iiuman beings of thet waivorae, and guage of the nothing shall be sald therein with regard te the #&oso: Sabbathy and which mizut in the least offend our vretkras of another c1 l. nt] ul ne pl c Sslother creed. On the other hand, the new rfkyers an those yy Streas upod the rel t guidanee. in ples of pro, reat edge of love of peaom, justion ‘an | huananit ue mission of 'y, he funda- Perlod, through looseness of management, very | she tustiinimont and advancement of good relizlows schools great frauds have been committed on the reve- 2, The synod ‘avhn important object of nue, oth by the process of smuggling | tame and the entire Jewish population to obisin atthe higher SUNT | oiuoational tutions which are open to ail, frrespective of and undervaluation. The latter became so creed, equal rights respecting instruction In the Mosaic re- on, 4 universal that it was as impossible for It welcomes the present liberal opinion, which demands @ San Francisco importer to pass his goods through the Custom House on an honest invoice and live as for a New York distiller to make honest whiskey. The present Collector within the last year com- menced a wholesale seizure of almost everything. AD enormous amouut of goods was condemned for undervatuauion and the whole system broken up. And there is now probably not a@ port of any magnitude the country in which the revenues are collected with more econ- omy or uniform exactaess. The business of smuggitng was mostly carried on through the me- dium of the free port of Panama. Gouds orn | from New York or any Atlantic port were receiv: as coastwise goods, without Custom House entry or inspecuon. A lai proportion of New York freight le over on the isthmus for one steamer, aflording the opportunity to the contraband trader to replace poxes entered on the New York manifest as & blind with boxes similary marked, filed with foreign goods, which come in here duty free, The system has gone to such an extent that Panama was becomiug quite an important com- mercial point. More were landed there for sale in & month than the legitimate trade of the (ted would require for half a dozen years. This rade has been substantially broken up by the adop- tion of a system of cording and sealing all coastwise goods from the Atliuntic, under the penalty of being to col an en der that schools shall be independent o: 6. Ib further deciares that religi should be without that criticlamrcalculated to interfere, by its exolting doubte, if 4 does not consider such opinion as dai 8 to Judaica. 4. It toalataius as jualtenuble paris of roulgiqus insiractien not only the customary tog of history and tonees a the idiom which contains the pecuilar and profound expres* Sion oC raliglous thougih and wileh for centuries tp come will form the strong spiritual link for ail mi Inraal. 6 The syuod doch re signee! fmportanc teaching of history and tevets of but atuo of ull blbiteal writings in Hebrow, that-being 2 lures if @ matter of the highes: importance estavilisl es for dolentie instruction in Judaism, and nsidera as ono of its own essential objects the promotion d patronage of such Institutes, jous instruction iu school» with the ideal development of the yout! fal. ‘or this very in int. Teason it is expected that with true sagaclty teachers will not ignore the resulis of science, and prevent uy contradictions botwoea religious a doctrine which may arise in the growing minus of & " 7. The Synod admits the necossity of Jewish seminariey for the eguoation of religious texchers, and wi ber of meritorious though come. Therefore it also recommends that capable Jewish scientiug olars, 8 that the oum- Institutes ofthat ciasa be Increased, it is aware of the numerous difficulties to be over: naries which do 4 may serve for desirable that the jatter receive musical {ustruction. The next motion in order was irom Dr. Engel (Vi- na), and had reference to @ ritual question. It mands from the Synod a decision either from the present or a future meeting. The points to be solved are:— trei as foreign is. The credit of stopping this very large leak 1s due to Mr. Gaden, Deputy Fird—Is = boy born of a Jewish mother, and, for some Golleotor of this port, who spent several months on | Fenton or ollier, not clreymclsed, to De considered @ Jew ac- the isthmus in working up the case, and recom- mended the tyes egaa of the present plan. Much solicitude was felt atthe Treasury Depart- ment in Washington in consequence of grave charges made against C. N. Felton, the Assistant United States Treasurer at this point, of loaning the public money in very large amounts, during the past winter and spring, to the Bank of Qalirornia, for the purposes of the Central Paciiic Railroad. The com- Taittee, at the request of the Secretary of the Trea- sury, made a very thorough investigation of the matter and found the charges had no foundation whatever, ag to some of the specifications, and the transactions legitumate as to others. Kight hundred thousand dollars in coin was transferred from the Sub-Treasury to the bank as charged on one occasion, but it was after a like amount had been placed in the vaults oi the Sub-freasurv in New York, and under authority from Washington. The charge of trans- ferring & large amount on anotner occasion from the Sub-Treasury to the Sau Francisco Keflnery, which 1s controlled by the Bank of California, was explained by the fact that afver the earthquake the Mint building was for a few days not considered sate for the transaction of business, and the bullion fund was transferred to the Sub-T'reasury and paid out in return for bullion from there, tnstead of from the Mint. ‘The whole trouble, which had been the sab- ject of newspaper discussion here, aud bad given rise to & great deal of apprehension in the commu- nity, grows out of the jealousy of other banking in- stitutions and of @ very large number of business men in this State of the enormous, overshadowing influence the Bank of Caltfornia has come to exert in the business and political relations of this and adjoining States. Asa banking inatitution the average amount of coin passed over its counter during the past year has been $66,000,000 per month, But the general beitef 1s that the bank con- trols everything; that it has the control of hundreds of thousands of acres of land, of the theatres, of the mayafactories; that 1t controls the stock opera- tions in the mines, and in caitle, horses and sheep; that its agents and operations are everywhere througn California, Oregon and Nevada, and go to the extent of controlling the political nominations end elections of both parties wherever 1t chooses to interfere. ‘To what extent this powinn, greg may ex- aggerate the influence of the bank I am not sure; there is no doubt of the fact that it has a much larger proportionate power than any railroad corpo- ration or financial institution in any State in the ast. Almost the first subject to which the attention of the committee was invited on their arrival was the Chines@ question. A vessel had arrived a day or two before, bringing 1,800 Chinese emigrants, who were greeted on their landing with stones, brickbats and every description of uuhospitality, There are now something Over 65,000 of these people in the country. A million will come next year if they are wanted, and the almost universal topic of discussion ia whether they are wanted or not. The Irish laborer on the Pacific regards a Chinaman with exactly the same sentiment of disgust that fills his bosom in the East on the appearance of a “nagur,” and most of the physical outrages commuted upon poor John are by this of American citizens; but the legislauion of the State and the decisions of the judiciary are allagainst him. He 18 made to pay a capitation tax on landing of three dollars, anotuer miner's tax of ive dollars a year, if he works in the mines, and a enaity of eight dollars for going out of the coun- try. Judge Fields of the United States Supreme Court, holding Circuit Court here, declines to adinit him to naturalization on the ground, seriously ex- ressed in a formal judictal opinion, that he Thoin. ‘His oath a3 a witness 13 ‘not taken in any court, and he isrobbed and beaten and maitreated by anybody who chooses, without any possibility of redress, And yet itis the unanimous testimony of everybody that without this description of cheap labor Callfornia would go to the dogs, As @ miner he ig eminently successiul. He works over the worn- out and discarded placera and obtains a remuneration that satisfles him, About four out of ten of the deposits of bullion are made by Chinamen—usually in comparatively small amounts, but reaching @ large sum in the aggregate. Nine-tentns of the duties paid into the Custom House on tmportations from China are ro by the natives of that country. Half a million of duties is paid on the single article of opium for smoking purposes, ‘The receipts of the Paciilc Mall Steamship Company to China, outside the government subsidy, come almost exclusively from Chinamen. Several woollen manufactories, emplo; ing from 100 to 300 hands each, are run profitably by Chinese labor, and the testimony of the superintendents is that the men work not only for less wages, but leara sooner and work with more faithfulness and ingenuity than any other ciass of persons. And the same 1s true of them as household servants and ag laborers in every capacity. ‘he fecond morning after our arrival the commit. tee, by invitations, held an interview with the six residents of the six Chinese emigration companies hrough whose auspices all Chinamen come from and go to their native country. Ben Wade and Sena- tor Conkling were algo present and participated in the conversation that followed. Fung Tang, who speaks English fuently, made a little speech, setting forth the grievances and wants of his countrymen, after which about the following conversation o¢- curred:— “To what extent do your companies exercise control over the Chinese emigrants you here?” “only to assist them. We advance money bring them here; furnish them lodgings on their arrival; find them places; send their money home to pport their families, and send them home when they want to For this we only require them to reimburse us and to pay $10 each in addition, to support the companies, When they leave the country. '@ exer- cise no control oyer them beyond this.’’ aires relations do your companies have to each other “Eacb company represents a province In China, and ns desiring to emigrate from a particular sec- ion or province do so through the agency of the company for that Be En teltgs fi +i “Have your le any religions requirement in consequence oF which they send home the bones of those who die in this country 9” “No, In China there is @ custom of twice a year decorating and oF various ceremonies honoring the graves of the de: It is to secure this that when the bones of three or four hundred have accamu- lated here we send them to China to be interred. ‘There 1s no religious requirement.” “Why do your people not learn our language and conform to our customs and habits f”’ “we allowed in Sau Francisco one English school. at ia always fuil, If we nad three more | lt on val ont to ‘hei Ww bu mi the House an oct mi 10 mi in bu at for vi ani re fill them, We wish to learn your language und con- form to your custome if we had encouragement and protection.”” “Why do your people not bring their families here and become permanent residents ?” ‘Most who come here are very poor. Tt is true they go back to Gbina, but they return here again and bring their fmends. A considerable number have returned with their families, and more will do 80. thi un The reason why more have not done do ts be- they have, under your iaws, no protection.’? what extent is polygamy practised i your country “rae goneral rule tg that when a man marries and how shail such individual be treated atterws Jectively or objectively, on certain ritual occ Connected with this motion was another similar Second—It the organization, institutions, &c. eral pu d political and social the aillance to be considered in existence as soon as seems to manner of reading the Stemhardy’s ancient mei: ged in and ordered to be read. tw the effect that the signers have for the last year introduced and employed with great success the three and that with t of the Synod they could not now ask their congre- eur to accept the abandoned one year cycie. ‘nis clamation, Astruc (Brussels) in behalf o1 t ‘The Synod then adjourned to meet Sunday morn- Ing. THIRD AND LAST SITTING OF THE CONGREGATIONAL there are young men, anxious to learn, enough to | “eri” men of ai pose of a. Organizing branch ee jaca who shall raise moans foregoing should be answered affirmatively ee sub- fons o by Proiessor Dr. Fiirst (Leipsic), treating on a riety of Mosaic rites. The discussion of these motions was at once en- tered into and became rather animated, revealing a great variety of opinions and parties of all shades, from orthodoxy, semi-orthodoxy, progressive, to radical and ultra radical, the Assembly demanded his name to be set down on the list of speakers, and cails for the previous ques- tion were abortive. The debate would have never ended had it not been for the coolness and circum- spection of the President. House to invest him, as the only meaus of re-estab- iahing parliamentary rule, with unitmited dictator- ship. again in Warsaw.” Rev. M. N. Nathan, of St. Thomas, haying next Almost every member of At last he requested the When this was given him “order relgned tained the floor, deprecated the idea of applying the gag to the discussion of a topic which he stated be @ family question in all congregations voth re and abroad, He proposed a calm discussion, without, however, lengthy speeches, whica sugges- ton met with general approval, After the close of the debate, which now went on regularly, ithad become evident that che orthodox party was desirous to settle at once Dr. kngel’s ques- tions, in the sure expectation of tueir being nega- tived. In this they were joined by the ultra radicais, ‘ho with equal firmness relied upon the aflirma- tive. But Dr. Engel himself having declared that he had not caiculated upon @ decision at the present, ut rather at @ future Synod, ail the ‘‘moderados” sided with him, in accoraance with Rev. M. N. Na- than’s motion, and obtaiued the victory. A com- ittee to report at the next Synod was thea ap- pointed, Rabbi Dr. Wiener (Oppeln) laid on the table of elaborate essay prepared by lim on the laws of Israelite diet, for which a vote of thanks was accorded him. SECOND SITTING OF THE CONGREGATIONAL REPRE- SENTATIVES, Professor Lazarus (Berlin) communicated a pro- posal from the Alliance Israéiite in Paris to orgauize @ similar association in Germany. been effected at Leipsic and there was no longer an Ag this has now casion to profit by this generous offer, he moved a vote of thanks to the said Alitance and to lis most arduous advocates, Messrs. Ad. Cremieux (Paris) and Sir Moses Montefiore (London). mously. A proposition was then read concerning an alli- ance of German congregations for the purpose of Carried unani- utual interchange of experience respecting their a union for the gen- improvement of the of these congregations, of humanity an ) congregations have signified their willingness to join. FOURTH DAY OF THE ISRAELITE SYNOD. To-day’s sitting was commenced by a dignified address of the President relative tothe important object constituting the order of the day—namely, Various matters touching public Divine worship. number of motions, originating with Dr. Philippson Bonn), were re‘erred last year, at the Cassel Congress, 0 @ select committee, and the gist of these motions could be found by reference to the reports in the NEW YORK HERALD Of those dates, A The very first of these motions, demanding for the reading of the Thora @ cycie of three years lustead of one year, is apparently looked upon as a destruc- tive measure by the orthodox party. The com- ittee, consisting of Drs. Adler (Cassel), Philippson (Bonn) and Joé! (Breslau), had previously reported favor of tho three years cycle, though Dr. Adler a decided “moderado;” Dr. Joel im- ued With considerable proclivity towards old tra- tions, and Dr, Philippson the only decided “re- rimer.’’ The debate assumed, as on the day pre- jous, a lively and almost obstinate character, re- sulting, after having occupied several hours, in the defeat of the three years cycle. More than a dozen ferent amendments were rejected, until a motion by Dr. Aub (Berlin) finally optained the majority, though only which is divided into fifty-two parts) shall be read, ag eretofore, in weekly sections, the reauing not two take place on the Sabbath morning only, but part in the forenoon and part m the afternoon. Asingle vote. It says:—The Thora An additional motion by Dr. Gustavus Philippson, dr. (Berlin), viz.:—The reading froin the Thora in the afternoon service of Yom Kippur, heretofore in use, shall be abolished; ia lieu whereof shall be read the next chapter iu the Third Book of Mose, No. 19, was carried, vith respect to the above majority of only one vote your correspondent was informed by sume prominent members of the Synod that the retention of the one year cycle may be looked upon as a con- cession to the conservatives, who otherwise might have bolted from the Synod, Another reform was Le upon concerning the Thora by the adopuon of Dr. Hildburghausen) motion, to wit:—The (trop) 8Lali be abolished, and super- led by reading with proper elocutionary emphasis. A protest, signed by several members, Was handed Tt oontaina a declaration years es) for the readings of the Thora, 1 highest delerence to the resofutions rotest Was ordered to be entered on the record, inks were voted to the Alliance Israelite by ac- and fa age by Grand Rabbio that society. REPRESENTATIVES, A draft of statutes, prepared by Dr. Honigman (Breslau), for do alliance of German congregations ceived the votes of the majority. The plat of pub- lishing an organ for the purposes of the alliance was laid over for the resent, as ofers of their columns been recetved {rom several editors of Hebrew 1s. The iast motion of the order of the day ir. Philippson (Bonn), to wit:— 1 Rit Congregational Assembly heads the agitation for a radual id well organized emigration of the su‘lering Jews rh provinces of Russia by their transioeation interior of the empire or other countr' I¥ appoints.» committee, which calls upon prominent ‘countries to form & central committos for the pur- the the shape of donations and regular subacriptions, 6. Dratting a suitable plan of omigration, with the assist ance of experienced parties tn Russia, ¢, Petitioning the imperial Kussian ‘government to perm{t and promote this emigration from or immigration into tho empire. &. The members of the Soperegational Assembly pledgn ern nabs) personaly to do all iu thei power to carty out Hie nderiaking. ‘The author Of this motion, Dr. Philippsou, made Astrong Apeal im its favor, descring th vivid colors, the distress of those Israciiles, ‘Tha imoress . 8. Wornbip on the morning of the three great holidays: ¢ Kame a8 OU Sabbath, with the additioz, however, of the f tive Pheilla, Hallel wad selected secticaw from tie There om ‘Ail pintim'are abolished, both on holid: The signticance of every holiday shai sreyation, ‘The prayers Geschem, Tal to the oi nab are to rhe be subelituted by invocations in ‘the lemyumse of No IN Por the igh fest par- io. We For festival of Roshhashana a (6 Houlariy impressive platim in Hebrew sual be telosted ith, plous exhortations in the languaze of the country, In Order to the increase sili! further the sanctity of the day. No. 11. fhe four divisions of worship on Yom Kippur shall contain edifying retiections in the language of the country and prayers of ‘pen%eno» in the same, and also in Hobrew- An amendment by Baron Von Wertheimer (Viena: the now exieting tautology in the latter prayer: Togated—was accopted:by the majority. (0. 12 Between Shachneith and Mussef or beiween Mus saf and Minch there shad: be celebrated the solemu Haseo- Fath Neshamsth (remembrances for devarted suis. ‘0. 18. The Aboda is retaiaed, but is!n some parts to be ting om the ovening: a Nos 16 and 10 om oral accompantme: referred back to the Committee on Worship. All taese important resolutions, coming as they do from asanhedrim or pegueriy. convoked synod off tue Jewish clergy, have on given in fail for the use abd benefit of those numerous readers of the HERALD who are interested in them. Wwe may be excused for remarking, by the way, that in this respect the subscribers of the New YORK HeKAUD are far better of than their brethrem on this Conu- nent, even than those living here at Leipsic, vres- den, MagJeburg, Frankfort, Berlin or any oiker Ger- man city; for none of the journals of this cay have Sent a reporter to take down the proceedings, and the reades of the HERALD will have become ac- quainted with tiose resolutions long before they can be published here from the only atenograpnic record taken at the expeuse ef the Synod. Not unlike the “Interview with Count Bismarck” con- tained in your issue of the 14th ult., now going the rounds of Germany.and the Continent, transiated from the HeRaLp, and princed and reprinted in all the leading sheets, as well as in the smailer fry—the semi-oillcial = Norddeutsche —_Ailge» meine, Bismarck’s organ, having taken the lead—the resolutions of the First Israelite Synod wul become kuown to European Hebrews by re- translations from your journal. Why did many of the reverend Rabbis whom we saw last year at the Casse! Synod take us by the hand, greeting us with evident expressions of pieasure? Ah, they said, there is the HERALD correspondent again. Now we ave sure that our caildren and relatives living in the United States will hear all about us, and sead us, as they did last year, & faitnful account of our activicy here. Sager | pardon for this digression, made bona de, and without the least intention of puting, we return to the business of the Synod, and next re- produce a document just handed im, and having reference to the late protest respecting tne period for the readings of the Thora. This deciaration, unanimously signed, 8: “The subscribers, mem- bers of the Synod, declare that the resulution passed the day before ycsterday, respecting the one year’s cycie of the Thora, should not be tnterpreved as against the adidssibility of the three years cycie, for both are admissible; and the only ditlerence existing is a8 to the greater practicability of the one or the other.”” This conciilatory declaration of tue vast majority of members anuuiling, as it were, tho protest of a few who, Luther like, had sald, “30 help us God, we cannot do otherwise,” was rap- turously received and placed on record. It was now agreed that the protocols and pro- ceedings, a8 contained in the stenograplic notes, should be published at the expense of the Synod. Amid the applause of the members It was an- nounced that the bookselling firm of Messrs. List & Francke, of Leipsic, had oifered tueir services in the sale of the work free of charge. Still greater approba- tion rewarded the offer of Rev. M. N. Nathan, of st. Thomas, to attend to a translation in English, Its pub- lication and distribution. “you are scarcely aware, genilemen,”’ he said, “of the intense interest with which these proceedings will be regarded through- out America. The facilities for spreading usefui in- teliigence are far greater there than here, and sack @ publication wil stimulate to religious action the numerous Israelite congregations throughout that hemispuere. Similar propositions were made by Grand Rabbin Astruc, with regard tp a French edi- on of the record, and gladly ace 1, as also, of course, the generous offer of Hon. ‘aham Guap- lowicz (Cracow), Who announced thar he would bear the whole expense of a Polish edition out of bis own pocket, A large number of motions were referred to various committees for further action in the next Synod. A permanent committee, composed of tne present board of ollicers, to be augmeuted at their option, Was charged with the preparations for the next Synod, to take place in the year isjv, and to attend to all intermediate transactions. A vote of thanks to tne Cassell Committee, and in particular to Rev. Dr. Philippson (Konu)—he life and soul of Jewish reform— was followed by the farewell address of the President, which, containing also a review of the Synod’s labors, occupied not less than an hour, It was a most admirable, won- 4_rfui and soul-surring oration, the like of which many may never have had the good fortune of listening to in the course of their life. To give you fragments of it would ve an utter impossivilily; for who could reproduce entire that outburst of true eloquence, that noble structure of logic, that heart. expanding masterpiece of Demostientc oratory ? For it laid open before the fascinated audience a mine of wealth, spiritual and literary, and by ite thrilling and mtense appeals vo ali tuat is 1aeal and beautiful, and its harmonious notes of purity, truck and love struck home to the heart of every heacer, not even excepting those hardened by the guut of indifferentism. Alter Professor Lazarus had given utterance to these outpourings of neaven-burn genius the brewth- less silence which had hitherto p aiied broke out into uncontrollable applause, and then ensued an al- most indescribable scene. Gray-haired raobiea rushed up to his desk to embrace hm, to give nim the kiss of love in Orientat fashion, and every oue preseat seemed to be overcome by intense emotion. The honor ol replying oa the part of the Assembiy was unanimously accorded to te Key. Chief Ravbt Low, of Sezegedin, Hungary, whose picturesque costume and patriarchal feavures worthy of the pencil of a xembrandt. He fulfilled his task ta the most simple yet exquisite mauner, drawing tears from the eyes of ali. “You all know,” said ae, “that philosophy has been looked upon as being an- tagonistic to theology; but here, in the person and discourse of our honored President, is the proof that they go Land in hand and are inseparable. It may be that those who mereiy sip the cup of philosopay may be estranged from religion, but tose wao drink deeply find their reiigious principles strengtu- ened by its draughts, Loox at our beloved Presi- dent, @ professor of plulosophy, the fouader of a new, valuabie, and highly important science, national psychology! How eatirely is his mind absorbed by proiound zeai for the welfare and advancement of his brethren! To lim will it be due if our Synod be like the dove of Nowa, aad if the record of our labors be like tue olive ieal, ha- nouncing to the world that Jewish theoiogians have met to bring to their people the fruiis tending to produce harmony, concord, and peace.” After many More beautiful remarks be blessed the maaly orator in true Jewish style, with uplifted bands aud in bib- lical language. With bended head and downcast eyes Prote: Lazaras received these compliments and tne bea diction, and in very few words, most solemnly tered, pronounced the First Israelite Synod as closed. Meeting shortly afterwards witu the Rey. dir. Nathan (St. Thomas, West Indies) we were favored by him with @ few remarks, which we have trau- scribed for the benefit and edification of your read- ers. The whoie ailair, he remacked to us, hus been @ great and brilliant success; not so Much as regards Wuat has been doue, but what will be. ‘The galixy Ol literary men, celebrated for their productions Lit science and Biblical lore, the exposition of modera thought, couched and clothed in elegant languago, the variety of views unfolded, the gradual harnio- ss of O, posing and antagonistic parties, the soundness principle enwaciated and the oyaly avd faitnfainess to the matter aud spirit of Judaisaa proclaimed by every speaker, lent a charm to the assembly whose induente on the heart was appare ent in every couniougnce. “1 have no hesitation in declaring,’ salu the Key. Mr. Nathan, “that, from all Luave iistened tog Judaism 18 safe enough from those who would So change its ancient features ag torender it scargely recognizabie, aud those who, revised and shortened. or | on the other baud, would still have it clothed in the wid and titey raga wivich the intolerance aud ution Of the Middle Ages had forced it Wo as Every enlightened Israelite desirous of re- moving exiaWng prejudices agaist tue Inuer aud outer life of Judaism and its external practee wil rejoice thet a beginning has been made toward & true awakening of the spirit—a speedy ean Of she Ory bones—among our coreiigioaist s.? Thg@ numerons friends of Rey. Mr. Nathan will b@ giay to wear tuat he 13 on lla way to Carlsuad tor tie Rortoration of his heaita,