The New York Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1869, Page 4

| * trough the republic. NEW YORK H ERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. AMNbusiness or news letter and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New York Heratp. Rejected communications will not be re- turned. i Letters and packages should be properly 231 OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.--‘iovogr Diocore Doox. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Broadway.—Afteraoon a ing 1 treet and BOOTHS THEATRE, 23dat., dovweon Sih aud Gth ava,— Bie Van WINKLE, WAGLACK'S THEATRE, Broatway and 18th street. SRUF. eae NIBGO'S CARDEN, Broagway.—Ausan wa Pogue; on, Taz Wioxtow Weppine, Bowory.--MvsTeRins OF Car ROWERY THEATRE, BOW; O8, WILL AND THR WAY—JacQues Sigor, GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corusr ot Kigtth avenue and Mad streot.—G2xes BUSHES, CENTRAL PARK GARD bh av., between 53th and Geth si6.—-VOVULAR GARDE. YR. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HO%s SL Bowary. Comin . NEGRO MINSYBELSY, OPERA HOSE, Beookien 4 CONTEST FOR THE CHAMPIONS, Loounrts NSW TORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 613 Broadway.— SONKNOK AND ART. LADIES’ NEW YORK MUSKUM OF ANATOMY, &0 which the Erie ts now uader contract, thus per Petuating the coal monopoly. 43 Consul for Eouador at Now York. Governor Hoffman will del.ver the address before the Saratoga Agricultural Socicty ab its annual fair, Septomber 9, At Mattoon, Il, durtog the eclipse on Saturday, the mercury fell forty-two degrees in one hour, Groat distress prevails among tho poor of Wash- 4uglon, and some are already perishing from tho want of the necessaries of Ife. Stuce April tast 550 famt- Mes per month, averaging two porsons to each family, have been rotteved by the Naonal Freed- mon’s Reitef Association. Geveral Rosecrans has declined tho Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio, His letter of de- clination indicates that he does not consider nimselt Scitizen of that State. The Lemocratic State Central Committee will meet at Columbus on Weduesday next to take action in regard to making & new’ nomt- nation. The Clty. Thomas Shielda, tving in Jackson's alley, Brooklyn, Was arrested yesterday on a charge of causing the death of his wife, Catharine, by neglecting to pro- vide the necessartes of tife for her. The wretched woman died from sheer destitution and want, Waiter Brown, the champion oarsman of America, left this city on Saturday last by the Inman ateamer for Liverpool, to row a match for iho chawpionship of England. Ground will de broken to-day for the new Post OMoe. It 1 reported that arrangements have been consummated by which the building will be located fifty feet nearer the City Hall than was drst decided upon, leaving that amount of additional space for the rapidly inereasing businoss at the lower end of tue park. Las evening the steamer Rip Vaa Wiakle, on her roturn from the Pianing Banks, when opposite derscy Olly, ram down & sailboat contaming six persons, ‘tho steamer’s course was atopped and a boat's crew rescued [rom their imminent peril. Prominent Acrivals in tho City. Commander John Waters, 't. W. ‘Trevor, !.L. Yan- dertick and KF, McCormick, of the United States Broadway. -F2MAUKS ONLY LN ATTENIANCE. iow York, Monday, Angust 9, ALD IN BROOKLYN. THE HER Newadealers. Newemen will in tutare receive their » 968 at the Branca Orrice orvax New York Hxaarn, No. 145 Fulton street, Brookiyn, Notice to Carriers a Brooxnyn Careises aNd Apverrisements and Susscamrrions and all Jetters “for the New Yorke seceived as above. THB NEWS. Europe. The cable telegrams are dated Angust 8 Negotiations for the purchase of Caba have been opened at Madrid. On account of the coimplicity of the Spanish priests in the Carlist insurrection the Minister of Justice has ordered the bishops to issue circulars to the clergy on their dniies to the national government, The dificulty between the Suilan and the Viceroy of Egypt 1s in a fairway of settiement. The foreign Powers have advised Ishmati Pacha to keep quiet. ‘The committee appointed by the French Senate to exanune the Senatus Consulcum lave adopted the Ort article. The Hungarian delegation have adopted the ems of the budget of the Foreign Muster, This 1s re. warded 98 a strong evidence of conidence im tue foreign policy of Baron Beust, The London Saturday Hevier contains an articie on the approaching interuutversity boat race. It says that “the boldness of the Harvard crew in challenging the Oxfords on their own grounds ae- serves sympathy and admiration.” Yhe date of tie race las not yet been decided on. Hxrato will be ’ Cuba. Cavan advices tecei¥ed in Washington se day State that all the disposable reinsoreoments the island have been sent to the art of tue Spauisit ‘troops in the Insurrectionary districts and an active campalyn will be commenced as soon as the rainy season Is over. Several unimportant engagements nave takcu place in the Cinco Villas districts, in all of wnich the Spaniards were defeated, with a total joss of 400. The town of Holguin has been cap- tured by the Cubans. with iis fortifications and stores, and is tobe made the headquarters of the Cuban government. Two hundred and fifty men, | reoruited in Tai . Ohio and Kentucky, laaded ou 25 1 the patriot forces, taking with supply of arws, ammunition ana camp equipage. Mexico. The ivdians of the State of Chiapas, on the fron- tier of Guatemala, have revoited aud are committing acrious deprejations, At Chamula and several other lange towus they have raised the standard of insurrection aud murdered the curave and other residents, About 10,000 of them marched on San Cristobal, but were defeated by the govern- meut, They were alterwards reluforced and con- dinued to tareaten the city. Nivaragaa. The government forces of Ni creating and hopes are entertained (bat the rebel- hon would soon be quelled, No doubts are enter- tained that the French company will be successfal in their efforts vo construct un inceroceanic canal The authorities are alive to the importance of the work and reuder it alt the ald in their power. This enterprise, tf commenced, will give the death plow to a canal on the latnmas of Panama. guna ave daily in- Eeaador, In Henador the strictest despotism prevalis every- “Witeie?,_On the 10th of July the Nationai Convention at Quito iasied.a decree declaring ine republic in @ stato of war and investing the Executive with ex- traordinary powers in ordeMto queil the threatened disturbances. Earthquakes coming to be felt, quite a severe shock being feit at Caila at midnighvetduly 21, The volcano of Catopaxt is ina state of actives ‘eruption. New Zenland, During the recent visit of the Duke of fdinburg to New Zealana he refused to grant an interview with ‘the King of the Maorles. Tis Majesty felt agarieved and subsequently refused to see tue Governor of the colony. A shock of earthquake lias been felt on the lwioud. Miscellaneous, Secretary Fish gives as the reason for the setzure of the Spanish gunboats which are being butt in ‘this city that they were intended to relieve the Span- ish feet now doing coast duty around Cava and per- Mit the Neot being used to reinaugurate the Pern- vian war. He says he does not intend to permit the gunboats to leave our waters; but il they do leave without his permission he will send after them a force which Will astonish the Dons and compel tis authority to be respected. A story is current in Washington tha: at the time General Sickles’ name was being discnssed in abr net mecting, previous to his appointment as Minis- tor to Bpatn, Attorney General Hoar and Secretary Fish suggested that the General's complicity with the Ostend manifesto might seriously interfere with his usefulness at the Spanisy Court. Secretary Kawiins and Postmaster Gene- ral Creswell, in reply to this objection, remarked that at the time they were in favor of the manifesto. After a brief silence the President solved tne question of appointment by saying that he, too, waa in favor of the maniiesto at the time tt was issued, Tue raiiroad war at Albany ix being waged with wnabated vigor. On Saturday afiernoon a meeting of the Common Council was held, at which Mr. Her- rick, the city director of the Sosquevanna Ratiroad Company, and who favors the trie interest, was re- moved and Eli Perry appointed director tu Herrick’s place. The friends of the present management otalin that the quarrel originated from a retusal of the Susquehanna Company to enter inte a combina- fon with tho Erie Company to transport no coal Over thoir road except that furaished by mines wiih Navy; G. W. Gritfen, of the Untted States Army; D. Amight, of San Francisco; A. J. Kigoy, of Nevada, and H.R. Purciey, of Texas, are at the Metropolitan tlotel, Captain Edgar N, Wilcox, of the United States Army; Major D, W. Hughes, of Boston, and H, @. Bates, Of Quebec, are at the St. Charles Hotel. 4. H. Campbell and Benjamin Harnett, of Phitadel- phia; General Sullivan, late United States Vonsul at Buenos Ayres, aud W, B. Crane, of Now York, are at the Astor House, Professor Thorpe, of St. Louls; Colonel Campbott, of Toronto, and Professor Wiliains, of Cambridge, are at the St. Julien Hotel, The Cabinet Meoting on Tuostay—What Does It Meant We leara by telegram from Washington that a Cabinet meeting will be held on Tuesday next, at which nearly all the members are ex- pected to be preseni, and when the moat im- portant subject for consideration will be the Cuban question and our relations with Spain with regard to il. Considering that the Presi- dent and the members of the Cabinot are away from the seat of government in different direc- tions, taking, as the rest of the world takes at this season, some recreation, there is reason to believe this sudden return and holding a full Cabinet conncil has some unusual significance. The question naturally arives, what does it mean? What new movement about Cuba and Spain? It is said the call for the meeliag has special refereace to this subject, The removal of Adiiral Hoff from the com- mand of the United States squadron in the Gulf and around Cuba immediately after the seizure of the Spanish gunboats which were under construction in this couniry indicates a change of policy relative {o Cuba. We do not know what the nature of the instractions to Adiniral Hoff were since he was put in com- mand of the Gulf squadron, and he may have been only doing his duty uader them; but we do know that our flect was doing service for Spain more than protecting American citizens or American interests. If there be a change of policy, therefore, on tho part of the govern- mont about Cuba, as there seems to be, it is consisient and proper that another officer should be placed in command of the Gulf squadron. The most suituble man, probably, for that important post just now is Admiral Porter. In connection with these movements we muy notice the lauguage of the Secretary of State in his address at Newburg on Satur- day, implying taat he was prepared to recog- nize and follow public sentiment. Mr. Fish suid, “‘if the people of my own State and of the United States will be pleased to bear with my infirmities I shail in all things defer to their better judg- ment, and believe that their judgment has con- firmed them in the right.” It is not known cer- tainly whether the Secretary had or had not in his mind Cuba and th. ¢ that public sentiment is strongly in favor of the Cuban canse; but as this is the most prominent subject now en- gaging the public mind it is reasonable to sup- pose he bad. At any rate he emphatically recognized the justice aud right of popular opinion and his duty to conform to it. Ina word, the Secretary proclaims his faith In the old doctrine of vor populi vox Dei. If by his infirmities he means his shortcomings hereto- fore on the question of Cuba, the people will be prepared to forgive him, as he desires, should he from this time forth follow public sentiment and conform to the publig will. Looking at the action of the government in selzing the Spanish gunboats we cannot doubt that it is to be followed up by more decided and vigorous measures with a view to aid, in- directly at least, the Cuban patriots, so aa to secure ultimately the independence and aanex- ation of Cuba, The pretext for seizing these gunboats is good enough for all diplomatic purposes, but there must have been another motive or arritre pensée for the action. We do not suppose the Peruvian Minister was much afraid of these vessels going round Cape Horn to attack his country or that the admin- {stration really apprehended such a contin- gency ; but it was fair enough to seize them on this pretoxt and will answer all the purposes of diplomutic palaver. However, the Ameri- can people understand that it is a movement iv favor of Cuba, and go it will be understood by Spain and the world, The administration, then, is committed to the canse of Cuba. It cannot go back without humiliation and the contempt of the world, It must go forward; for if by any chance the Cubans should fail to secure their independence through the timidity or inaction of the United States, after our government has taken this step, we should be laughed at for our weakness by all nations. It Is said that the Cabinet council to be held on Tuesday will also discuss the question as to what further instructions should be sent to our Minister at Madrid. If the recent news from Spain can be relied upon, to the effect that the Spanish goverameat had set its face / The President has recognize! Gregarto Domingues against parting with Cubs ou any conditions, furthor instructions on this matter to General Sickles would be uscless. We hope, however, the government of Spain is not so blind to what is transpiriug in Cuba and to the impossi- bility of holding that island much longer. Cubs can never more be useful to Spain as a colony if even the insurrection could be put down, which is not at all likely; whiloas an indepen- dent State or as 4 portion of the Unitod States she might have a considorable trade with tho island. The United States havo been far moro valuable to England in this respect than thoy would have been aa colonies, But, however wise or unwise Spain may be with regard to Cuba and to the efforts of the United States to stop bloodshed and the ruin of the island, our government has but one course to follow, and that is to act in accordance with the almost unanimous sentiment of the country. Cuba must be free, and, if necessary, through the action of this republic. Spain would not be #o insane as to go to war with ps, and would yield to necessity if the government should fol- low up boldly its present course. On this question the administration can make itself popular, aa all parties are for Cuba. The press of Kurope even acknowledge that the independence or acquisition of the island through the interposition of the United States is the only solution of the diflculty. Will tho Cabinet council on Tuesday decide to go for- ward in this matter or to stand still? That is the question. We think it will see that its daty and interest lie in acting in conformity with public sentimont, The Eclipse. ‘The eclipse has been quite a success, It has passed off in a manner to gratify the highest expectation. Wo have hada grand and rare sensation; and the world has not been de- stroyed, nor have the signs of the approaching end been multiplied. Scientific men have had their dearest wish gratified; they have wit- nessed a solar eclipse and made their observa- tions in the most favorable circumstances, and seekers after knowledge are hopeful that as the result our stock of astronomical know- ledge will be greatly increased. All along the belt, whorever sciontific parties had stationed themselves, observations were made with suc- cess, and acouraie photographs were taken of the different phasos of the eclipse. , The observations seem to have been pecu- arly interesting at Des Moines, Iowa; Springfleld and Mattoon, ML, and at Shelbyville, Ky. At Des Moines the rose- colored protuberances of the sun appeared to the number of five or six, the Inrgest being on the sun's southwestern quarter. It was discovered that the mercury fell thirteen degrees during the progress of the eclipse. The darkneas during the totality was intense. Venus and Mercury were seen by the naked eye. At Shelbyville quite a host of scientific men had gathered together. Professor Win- lock used the new instrument, the spectroacope, with wondertul success. In the spectrum of the protuberances of the «un he observed eleven bright lines, not more than five having been observed heretofore. Between the moon and the earth he observed a shower of meteors. Photographs of the sun were taken at different times during the partial obscuration. The beautiful red protuberances were visible to the naked eye; so also were the stars Mercury, Vegas, Venus and Arcturus. At Springfield and Mattoon observations were also made by several scientific men, and photographs taken of the sun. One of the telescopes used at Mat- toon was provided with means for accurately measuring the divisions of the protuberances on the sun and the corona. The mercury fell forty-two degrees within one hour, What are those protuberances that project from the corona? Do they, after all, belong to the sun? What are the bright lines which Professor Winlock observed in the spectrum of those protuberances? These are the ques- tions which are uppermost in every mind and which scientific men will now have to set themselves to answer. We shall no doubt have all manner of speculations, and theories innumerable will be given to the world, But we are not without the hope that, if scientific men give themselves to the work and lend to each other helping hands and heads, some definite and satisfactory result will be attained. The spectroscope has proved itself a mighty agent In the hands of the astronomer, Pho- tography has become an agent scarcely less useful. It will be a credit to the. United States if her sons succeed in first pointing the way to a complete solution of the composition and general character of the great solar orb, the mighty king of day. Something, we feel assured, has already been attained in this direction. Astronomy will be fairly entitled to the name of the Star-eyed Science when she shall have driven this other mystery from the domiaton of nature. When we know the sun as well as we now know the moon shall we or shall we not be ra-sar the source oflight? We shall yet un “Whether the great king of day himself with a robe of light which is all his own or whether even he struts about in ber. rowed raiment. Science may yet take the shine out of the sun, Baron Beust on the Ecumenical Connell. Tu the Hxravo of yesterday we printed the reply of Von Beust, the Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Austro-Hungarian government, to the circular of Prince Hohen- lohe, regarding the forthcoming General Uoun- cil. It will be remembered that some weeks since the Bavarian Prime Minister tssued circulars to all the so-called Cathohe govern- ments, forecasting the probable doings of the Council, and urging upon those govern- ments the propriety of holding a conference for the purpose of considering what measures of defenie should be adopted in the premises. We had already learned by a cable despatch what wus the nature of Von Beust's reply. The full text, however, is now before us; antl we have no choice but to say that it comes up to our highest expectation and confirms all the good improssions formerly received of the au- perior character and high statesmanly quali- ties of the Austrian Chancellor, The Austro- Hangarian government, ho says, “has adopted the freedom of all religions within the liberally constituted civil society as its leading princi- ple.” To take any steps to prevent the meet- ing of the Council or in any way to interfere with the freedom of its action would be inconsistent with the before mentioned principle, Bogides, the pro- NEW YORK HERALD, M{ NDAY, AUGUST 9, 1869, gramme of the Councit has not yot been made Of its intended doings nothing has yet been officially divulged. In such ciroum- sta: the conference proposed by Prince Hobenlohe would be premature, and might do more harm than good. The governments, he thinks, ara in » position in which they can await the action of the Council. If the Council encroaches on the rights of States or on the prerogatives of the Executive, it will be time enough to sound the note *of alarm and take common action in self-defence. Meanwhile the Chancellor is disposed {o think that good will come of the Council, as the different bish- ops representing tho different States will oarry with them to Rome ‘‘a knowledge of the prac- tical necessities of our age.” It may now, wo think, be taken for granted that Austria will not send to the Council any secular ropresenta- tive. This is now the groat question, It ls difficult to resist the conviction that Von Beust has robbed Napoleon of a fine chance of making a display. But for the former tho secular conference proposed by Bavaria would certainly have been held. In that Council Napotoon would have been supreme, Von Bouat is one of the great loaders of the age. public, City Politice—The Stato of Parties. It is very evident, from the graphic sketch given in the article under the head of ‘City Politics,” published in yesterday's Hunan, of the state of parties in this city, that the com- ing campaign will test the policy of the Tam- many leaders to the uimost, The Gorman democrats, hitherto a very placid voting body, are becoming restive. Through the impolitio meagures (in party parlance) of the republi- cans in the Legislature touching the Excise law frequent desertions have taken place from the republican to the democratic camp. Con- siderable strength has thus been added to tho German vote, which, with the natural accretions through emigration for the past few years, since the split in the republican party, has made thom, as they claim, the strongest voting nationality in the city. Strenu- ous efforts are being made by a fow leaders among them to consolidate this strength and to make it an ongine of power in furtherance of ‘ieir ainbilion to take firat places in the city government. How far the Tammany chiefs, against whom those demands are di- rected, are prepared to yleld or may be coui- pelled to yield, will not be disclosed till some time later in the campaign. As fully explained in the article referred to, uoder the head of “City Politics,” this new movement on the part of the German voters and their leaders threatens the Tammany ring with serious in- convenience if not positive danger. Two other organizations, the offshoots of Tammany democracy, are also preparing for the contest. These are the democratic Union and the Mozart parties—one the creation of the late Miles O'Reilly, the other a once very powerful organization under the leader- ship of Fernando Wood. The hope of these two parties, even if under the most adven- titious circumstances they should unite as one body, of exercising any influence for the usual political party objects, the plunder of the pub- lic purse, can only have a chance of fruition in the dissensions that may arise between Tam- many and the German auxiliaries that are pre- paring for revolt. Should such a contingency occur the united party would undoubtedly be subsidized by Tammany, taken into her saintly arms, and their return to the fold and the true fa‘ commemorated by some signal acts of favor to a select few of the quondam leaders. The republican party is still intent on its own destruction, and has neither in- clinatlon nor real power to contest the distribution of the city offices in the coming charter election. To this complexion has the rivalry between the Twenty-second street and Twenty-third street organizations come at last. If a reconciliation on the basis recom- mended in the address of the Union Republican Central Committee of the city of New York to the republican electors of the city and State, and which was published in yesterday's Herarp, be effected a different political result from that now apparent may follow. In this case Tammany would have an additional danger to guard against in maintaining its supremacy and the opposing organizations an unexpected element of strength in pressing their demands. In any event the citizens will only have left them the choice of two evils. They are in the position of the boy in the show anxious to discriminate between Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington. They have paid their money and they may take their choice. Extortion.—Three hundred and seventy thousand dollars were obtained from the peo- ple of this city in the last year, on false pre- tences, by six city railroad companies. This tremendous extortion had no justification, no right in it, and is not different from highway robbery except in the fact that it seems impos- to punish it, Nominally the. collect their revenue tax, but in doing it they collect from the people three hundred and seventy thousand dollars {n excess of the tax. Are not the people taxed enough already that these companies should impose such an addi- tional burden? ConsTaNtiNoPLe is not yet quite appeased in the quarrel with Egypt's magnate, and the reason appears to be that the wound it feels is one of dignity and sentiment. Hence its wish to humiliate the Viceroy by compelling him to make acknowledgment of his direct depend- ency on the Porte in a way to take the gloss from his pride of place. He spread himself too much as a sovereign before Western Europe, and the Sultan's men want to show Western Europe how they can “take him down.” Tovontne Veracrry.—An opéra bouffe jour- nal contradicts a report of the Hegatp, and in support of this contradiction parades the afi- davit of » Bohemian writer made before a Bohemian notary. One Bohemian swears be- fore another Bohemian that Dr. Crane ‘‘says” arecent Heratp report of his utterances is false, Now, will Dr. Crane himself make an affidavit to that effect? If he will we will notice it as it desorvos, Sow fell near Montreal on the 6th of Augast—perhaps one of the many atmospheric modifications due to the eclipse, But what 9 country for human habitation, whore overy | tile shakes dowa saow ! ‘Tho Susquchaona Ratlread War. Tho battle of injunctions golng on at Albany about the Susquehanna Railroad assumes a very lateresting aspect. Our correspondence yoaterday and to-day gives a pretly clear stato- ment of the origin of the war which the irro- prossible Fisk, Jr., is leading on the side of Erie against tho president and troagurer of the Susquehanna road. It appears that the affair has a very dark foundation, as coal sevms to bo at the bottom of it all, The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad has hitherto been run very satisfactorily in the view of its original design, which, among other things, was to reduce the price of coal by the facilities of transportation from certain mines m Pennsy!- vania. It is alleged, howevor, that thia system clashed somewhat with the interests of the Erie road in the matter of certain contracts which Fisk had made with other Pennsylvania mines. Thore are, of course, many other stories abroad to account for this sudden loter- ference with the management of the new road, and there were not wanting plenty of judges to issue injunctions on all sides. As the matter stands now t& would be hard to say who Is in possession ; but, a3 Fisk said as soon ag he got out of the hands of the police, he has been “in twenty such sorapes before,” and it ts quite probable that he may come out of this one with the standard of Erie flying. Absorption of all the railroad interests, as well as steamboats and operas, is the ruling passion with Fisk, Jr. The Susquehanna road connects with the Erie at Binghamton, and Fisk probably thinks that if it Is not a branch of the Erie it ought to be; so he en- doavors to get possession of it by indireotly, through some of the bondholders, instituting charges of malfeasance against President Ramsey and Treasurer Phelps, and to obtain a transfer of the receivership to himself. At the close of the fight on Saturday it was a drawn batile. There was, in fact, no legally recog- nized receiver at that time, and things were slightly chaotic, but Judge Peckham promises to decide that question this morning. Then we shall no doubt have another meteoric shower of injunctions, If Fisk persists in surrounding the premises with his posse comitatus, as he did on Friday, we may have some broken heads as well as broken injanctiona bofore the war Is over. : ‘Tho Britisu Government aud ite Subjects Abroad, By recent cable despatches we learn that the treatment of certain British subjects, held captive and otherwise supposed to be badly used by President Lopes, in Paraguay, was deacanted upon by the English Under Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Com- mons. The Secretary stated thst the last ac- count of the condition of the captives came from some American naval officers. It is curfons to notice how much official information reaches the British governmont from American souroces—such, for instance, as that little epi- sode of the Abyssinian war. But that fs not the point to which we, mean to refer just now. It is this—that the British government never loses sight of its subjects wherever thoy may go; that it never fails to look after their wel- fare and to extend to them protection as far as it can, And we must admit that it generally carries its point in this respect, As far as the Englishmen in Paraguay upon whom Lopez has laid his hand are concerned, they may or may not deserve the restraint imposed upon them. They are said to be a number of acions of some noble English houses, who have, as a matter of adventure, thrown themselves into the turmoil of this Paraguayan war, and are found fighting occasionally on one aside or the other—with the allies to-day and with the im- perialists to-morrow. If this bo so Lopez may not be much to blame in putting them in safe keeping. But the British government, in thus investigating the circumstances and de- claring its intentioa to protect its subjects, if any wrong be done them, affords a striking contrast to the policy of our government with reference to our citizens in Cuba and else- where. It presents an example which our ad- ministration might follow, we think, without sacrificing its dignity or conflicting with the supposed consistency of our much misunder- stood neutrality laws. England still knows how to protect its citizens abroad, whether they be right or wrong. We seem to have lost or forgotten the inspiration of 1812, which de- manded that American citizens should be re- stored to their rights, no matter what foreiga flag covered them or what sovereignty claimed their allegiance. Generat. Rosrorans cannot swallow Ohio democracy. He declines the nomination of that party for Governor, which nomination he kindly terms an honor, explaining that he tust devote himself to “duties deemod sacred to his creditors and family,” We regret that the General's creditors are of so much moment in his life; but only fancy the chagrin of the Ohio democrats when » man thus de- clares-tiiat he would rather pay his debts than Fun on their ticket. me Baw Bureer ror 1TH8 SENATR.—Andy Johnson Is certain to goto the Senate, and Ben Butler is organizing things in Massachusetts in order that he also may get there presently, in place of that nobody, Mr. Henry Wilson. This is well. We shall be rejoiced to see Andy and Ben side by side on that splendid arena and to note their tilts, There is fun in the future, ‘Here we are again, Mr. Merryman.” Tennessee has slatightered Stokes in an out and ont style, Even the district that he counted upon as his stronghold—every candi- date has a stronghold somewhkere—has laid him out ag stiff as Paddy's duddy when he was nine days dead. There is only one bad sign in this Tennessee election, This is that the victors already differ as to what; their victory means. If they quarrel over that they will waste their triumph. Tar Most Inrerrstine Testimony given in the Hobbs murder case in Boston was that of the officer who sat up to watoh the murderer on the night the crime was done, This gives a glimpse into the murderer's miud and shows the full play of his thought. We believe this watch was placed to prevent an attempt at suicide, but in the criminal systém of Ger- many the plan of having always one present with the criminal is followed as means of inducing confession, a man being seldom or never executed in that couatey who has not confessed his crime. loaf there with adynntage? Could we aot borrow a ee Tho Oass of SJnmos Huggerty. It is now gome months since James Hag- gorty was appointed United States Consul at the city of Glasgow, Scotland. There were many who at tho time thought the appoint- ment a mistake, It waswoell known to many that Haggerty had at ono time been an active agent of the Fenian organization in this city. To appoint such a man to so important a posi- tion as that of United States Consul fn such a city as Glasgow, if the government at Wash- ington were not ignorant of the man’s antece- dents, could only be regarded as a wanton ingult to the British government and people. It was never, howover, for a moment believed bat that the United Statea government acted in ignorance. Mr. Haggerty has not found matters quite to his taste since his arrival im Glasgow. The feeling against him has been intense and genoral, In consequence of this feeling the British government found it neoes- sary to inquiro into the antecedents of the man; and we now learn from a cable despatch that said government has refused to recognize Mr. Haggerty in the capacity of Consul. Mr, Haggerty will return to New York a sadder, but, let us hope, a wiser man. He ought to have had more senge than to accopt any such appointment. ENGLisH papers say that there is no fear of war in the Kast, because Turkey is tuo poor. Happily, then, there is one government in Kurope that knows when it is too poor to go to war and has the magnanimity to act on that knowledge. England has been too poor for many 8 year, but she has gone to war all the game, and her people have suffered for it. Boar Race must fall into disrepute if there’ is no fair play in it and if a man wiil, rather than be beaten, resort to any desperate course to cheat his aniagonist of a victory: In a recent contest at Pittsburg a man who saw that he was to be beaten fouled with bia antagonist to save himself. If such an act does not rule the man out of all future races this sport will go to the level of rat natchas, Von Brust’s success at the head of the Aus- trian government is sincerely testified to from different sources, The Hungarians declare themselves gutisfied with his policy and their relations to the empire as he rules it, while Bismarck romits no Cy of the dordial hate with which he distinguishes his great rival. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES. Despite tie audden passing away of the great solae eclipse the dramatic “atara’? in the metropolitan firmament continue to shine with undiminished britiiancy. In our titve theatrical hoaven naught a& present is visible but “stara;’? but by and by, ac- cording to managerial announcements, we wit probably be warmed into something like que former dramatio life by tne influences or such strange suns a4 “strong stock companios.” Until thon we nust content ourselves with such goodg.g4 the gods pry vide and hopefully and patiendy abide our time. The impetas given to theatrical affatts in this city last weok was aa timely as it was welcome, and vo show how our citizens longed and thirsted for tne rst sign of a return to anything even bearing a sem- biance to the legitimate, or even to genuine dramatic novelly, we need only mention that et cacte of our theatres where such novelties were properiy served up to ® famished but appreciative pubic crowded houses during tho eatire week have bern the rule, whore before empty benchea and hired olaquers were the only sights that gladaenod mans- gerial eyes. For the present week we bave but iew changes to note in tho programmes of our thea'res. Jefferson and “Rip Van Winkle” still occupy tae boards at Booth’s; John E, Owens aud “sel!” hod away at Wallack’s; Dan Bryant, Domimick Murray and “ Arrab na Pogue’ continue at Nibio's; tie Worrell sisters and “Lalla Rookh’’ rema:n at the Museum; and “Hiccory Diccory Fox” still survives at the Olympic, The only fresh theatrical novelties this week will be “Green Bushes” at the Grand Opera House; “The Mysteries of Carrow,” ab tie Bowery; and ‘fhe King of the Ring” at Touy Pastor's Opera House, At Booth’s theatre Mr, Joseph Jefferson, in tts great impersonation of “Rip Van Winkle,” has veen playing to such audiences as are seldom, ab Uiis season of the year, scen congregated within ino wails of a theatre, Large and fashionable, crideal and appreciative—in faci, just such audiences as are calculated to fan the smouldering fires withia tin breast of a great actor into a bright blaze, to Induce him to enaeayor to deserve the applause whicty, night alter night, as in the case of Mr, Jeiferson, 14- 80 unbvegrudgingly bestowed, We woud ike to ato Mr, Jeiferson just a little better supported; bur, alt: things considered, Rip Vau Winkle,” as cau at Bootn's, ts enjoyable, if not praiseworthy. Mr. Jefferson as poor, comicai, sleepy * ‘Old Rip,” 13 pro- bably without a living equal upon the stage, aud we ure glad to know that he is creating as great a furor now, It not acvuully greater, in this character a4 though he had never before appeared velore our citizens in the saine role, “Arrah na Pogue,” at Niblo’s, is attracting large audiences. The plece has been produced ta & styie creditable alike to ail concerned—management, ar- tists and carpenters—and, furthermore, it enjoys tho advantages or an exceedingly strong cast. Mr. Dan Bryant as Shaun the Post, a character in which ait the sympathies of the audience are concentrated, divides the honors with Mr. Dominick Murray, who, In the role of Michael Feeney, the informer, assumes @ character quite the reverse of Shaun, Tha very natare of the work which he ts called upon in tie piece to perform renders him almost detestable to the majority of the audience. Mr. Murray is a clever actor, and so ably does he fill the rdle of the hypo~ critical, deceiving, sneaking villain that the audieuce, despite the aversion and anti ane whioh it feels irom drat to last towards the bateiut character, acknowledges in various complimenary ways the worth of the actor, who endeavors to please them by doing justice to that same character. The set scenes in the first and last acts are nightly re- ceived with storms of applause, and all the other scones in the piece are creditable, if not |. A is more than probable that the ptece will have @ loug and successful ran. At Wallack’s Mr. John B. Owens has achieved « most decided success in his new role of John Unit, in Mrs, Bateman’s comedy of “Self. He ta admirably supported by Messrs, W. Kk. Floyd, Oliver Doud, %. Tt any id, and Misses Me Geimon, Annie De- land, Ketan Harris, Florence Stanley, and Mra. ¥. Mordaunt. With such a cast as this tt would ve almost impossible for any piece not to draw, ao matter how stupid the plot or aninteresting the digiogue, Hut when that piece—as in the case of “gel'—happens to be @ scorching satire on the fasuionable follies and foibics of Aiuerican society, and when It possesses both plot and sparkle, tis suc- cess 4 not to be wondered at. “Self” will be kepe upon the voards at Wallack’s until further notice, The Worrell sisters—Sophie and Jennie—with their spirited dash and winsome manners, have tn- fused.a new itfe into Wood's Museum. The au- diences ouce more are large and fasiuonable, and there 1s every possibility of such coutinuing to be the case during the coming fall. and winter season. “Laila Rookh,” the new operatic burlesque of (he. vivacious sisters, ts full of fan, frolic, enjoyavio songs and laughable puns, and t# just the piece tn which both the giris can give full vent to their mor. curtal and palatable peculiarities. The burlesque is gveu every evening, while in the afternoon the regular company of the establishment appears ta a series of light comedies and farces, At the Grand Opera House Miss Luctile W: appears this evening im the drama of Green ash in which she will sustain the daal character of Miami and Mme. St, Aubert. The piece will be withdrawn from the boards after this week to make room for the ‘Sea of ice’! which drama, alior weeks of pre i my will be produced ab (lia, ext Monday evening. Roumicoory Dovory Fox" and the Kiralfys are stitt delighting admiring thonsands at the cool Olympic The spirited dancing of the Kiralfy troupe is tremely enjoyable, and the pas de deux by the + brotners never falls to receive a deserved onco:e. On next Friday evening “Hiccory” celebrates tim, ove handredth representation before the footligits, ‘At the Bowery theatre Mr. W, H. Whalley this even~ ing commences a shart engagement, appearing, ith | the ‘‘Myaterios of Carrow,” a London 8 ion, ani in “Jaques Strop,’’ As this vail! be Me. Whatiey'® | first appearance since his recovery froma lis rec iiness {t 18 more than probable that (ho house wv! be well filled by his iriends to give him a heary, wolcome back again to the boards, ‘Tony Pastor havi poet et Soe oy the rogular season at tiv I tee Bowery Scone eS garvie ct poccune Mai ae long for dram Mags . ANOLbYr few ‘areme, entitied, ‘Joe Kidd; or, King of the Ring,” ts announced this evening, othor, “ito General Fark Garden, musical, widh Thoma? nt aa Thonn two orchestras, la ntill the retreat to wu Gothamites bevake Lhewselves, even during cool of iaaradereer teas tates Fenturon Ore ‘UyOK sue orogracame prosent Pe ye