The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1869, Page 4

4 NEW YORK BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, $$ YORK HERALD = — Volume XXXIV. sccuseeeeseecerreeeneees No, 230 ake a AMUSEMENTS THI3 EVENING, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Ag@au XA POGUE; OR, Tar WickLow WEDDING, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tas ANGEL OF Mim NIGUT—Tus PoAcHER's RAND OPERA HOUSK, corner ot fighth avenue and shautses. Cornrata, QUEEN OF THE GYPSIES. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Hiovony Diccoay Doox. Matinee at 1. BOOTH'S THEATRE, 234 Rie Van WiNELE. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and 13:h street. SELY. tween Bth and th ave, WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtiath strest ang Broadway.—Afiernoon and evening Performanse. 4 Broadway.—Davip Gan- THEATRE COMIQU: im. Matinee at & RIOK—Pretty Horses VIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, fourth atreet.—PLAY. THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth strect.Tam QurEN oF Huants—TuE OLD WOMAN Tuat LivED in 4 Su0R. MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklya.< Bryant's MINSTRELS. CENTRAL PARK GARDEN, 7th av., between 68th and SMhsts.—PoruLa® GagpEn ConoeRr. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Couto VooaLiew, NEGRO MINSTRELBY, &0. Matinee at 335. HOOLEY’S OPERA HO'S MINSTRELS~ARRAM YoU Roove. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— BCIBNOK AND Agr. LADIES' NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 630 Broadway.—FRMALES ONLY IN ATTENDANCE. ifth avenge and Twenty- Brooklya.—Hoousr's Angust 18, 1869. = New York, Wednesday, Europe. fhe cable telograms are dated August 11. The Harvard and Oxford boat crews are out every Gay for practice. The betting yesterday was five to two onthe Oxford crew. It is stated that the pre- Bent English Minister to Buenos Ayres will go to Madrid. The Municipal Council of Dublin yesterday adopted & Congratulatory address to Earls Spencer and Grey @nd Mr. Gladstone on the pasaage of the Irish Charen bill, The Emperor Napoleon's health has improved. Marshal Niel’s funeral took place yesterday. Gene- Tal Leboeuf, it is said, will be Minister of War. The recent pardons of the Emperor are regarded favor- Qbly by the Parisian press, ‘The press of Madrid deny that any negotiations between the United States and Spain exist for the Bale of Cuba, More Carlist trouvles are reported, The North and South German States have agreed to common action regarding the Ecumenical Coun- Cll tf resolutions tending to threaten the peace of Europe should be introduced py that body, A Christian Art Exhibition will be heid in Rome ext year. The Vienna press condemn the recent note sent by the Prussian government denying Von Seust’s assertion in respect to hig endeavors to promote amity. The Viceroy of Egypt ta expected in Constanti- nople, Cuba. Captajn General de Rodas made a speech at the opening of the Casino Espafiol in Havana, in which he cautioned the members against political discus- elons. Mexico. Telegraphic advices are tothe 10th inst, A Cabinet inner to Minister Nelson bad been given by Minis- ter Lerdo. The American firm of Lohse’s Sons has suspended. The conspiracy to assassinate Juarez has been completely frustrated. The Indian revolt 1n Yucatan ts growing more serious. The troubles in Tamaulipas have ended. Miscellaneous. President Grant arrived at Harrisburg last even- ing, and is the guest of Senator Cameron. A despatch by the way of Desmoines, Iowa, stated yesterday that Goneral Greenville Dodge, Chief En- @ineer of the Pacific Railroad, had been offered the Position of Secretary of War, General Rawlins feej- ing compelied to resign on account of 111 health. The despatch reached General Dodge at Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, and he started immediately for Washingfoh. Thé Féported resignation of Kawlins and tender of his office toGeneral Dodge 1s un- Jounded. Secretary Rawlins fs in better heaita than ‘usual, and does not intend to resign. A letter from Chief Justice Chase has recently been exhibited, in which he expressed great satisfaction at the result of the Virginia election, and hoped that @ similar result would attend the elections in Tennes- wee, Mississippi and Texas. He intimated that te republican party had served its purpose, and that a great conservative party ought to be formed out of th emoderate men of all existing parties. Judge Dent tas written another letter, this time to Secretary Boutwell, charging him with malice to- wards the President in persuading him to reject the conservative repnblican parties ig the South. The Judge claims, and asserts very plainly that Secre- tary Boutwell aspires to the Presidency, dud is per- suading President Grant to break his own head by his advocacy of the “bitter endera.”’ Judge Dent proposes to write still another letter, to Postmaater General Creswell. The Massachusetts State Temperance Convention met io Boston yesterday and adopted an address and resolutions firmly upholding the present Pro- hibltory law. A member elect of the Virginta Legislature now in Washington claims to have received assurances from the Secretary of War that the test oath would not be administered to the members of the legisia- tare, The City. General Johu A. Dix, late Minister to France, was arrested yesterday at the sult of John Mitchell, “the Irish Patriot,’ who charges him with Mlegal im- Prisonment, Mitchell, tt will be remembered, was arrested in this city and imprisoned at Fortress Monroe by General Dix in the summer of 1865, and upon this fact he brings suit for $25,000 damages, General Dix gave security in the amount ol $20,000 to answer the charge, Under the recent ruling of Commissioner Sargent, it appeara, the fees collected heretofore by the Cus- tom House clearance clerks on account of State and city taxes are to be refunded. The amount required for the Custom House in this city must be something fabulous, Application was made before Judge Cardozo yes- terday to revoke the sentence against Messrs. Sage and Walls, the alleged usurers. The Judge took the papers and reserved his decision. The Cunard steamship Java salls to-day for Liver- pool, via Queenstown. The mails by her will close at the Post OMice at twelve o'clock noon. Prominent Arrivals in the City. Governor Hoffman is at the Clarendon Hotel. Lord Adare, of Ireland; Captain Eyre Massey ‘Shaw, chief oMicer of the Metropolitan Fire Depart- ment of London, England; Senator C, Cole, of Cail- fornia, and Theodore J, Ralli, of Constantinopie, are at the Brevoort House, Sellor P. Diez de Rivera, Secretary of the Spanish Legation at Washingsom, ts atthe Albermarie Hotel. General Kirtiaas, of Sovanaah, 16 $8 the Hise | Avenue Hotel, Count Kasluskoir, of Kauswia, w s¢ the St, Chagles Hotel, General Frank P. Blair, of Missourt; Colonel 7. Grasier, of Pittsburg; Judge ©. Beal, of New York; General D. ©, Buell, of Nevada, and General B, Latin, of North Carolina, are at the Metropolitan Hotel, an H. B, Titus, of Washington, and Comp. trollét fe Robinson, of Eimirs, are at the Hofman House, ona Franklin Rives, of Washlagton; Le Cbavatier 0, D, Simors de Silva, of London, and Henry Roverts, Of Edinburg, are et the Astor House. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1869. The Spanish Monarchy Prospect=Ite Bearing Upon Tho Cuba Question. The Cortes of “prin will take up shortly the question of a mouurchy for the country and who is to be chosen King. Thero has beena great deal of speculation, and, to use a Cali- fornia mining term, a great deal of prospecting round for a suitable man to wear the Spanish crown, There has been, too, no little difficulty among the different political factions in set- tling upon the form of. government and the candidature of the aspirants to the throne. The Duke of Montpensier, the King of Portu- gal, the Prince of Asturias, a member of the Italian dynasty, and others have been named; and now, as the time approaches for a decision the name of Prince Napoleon has been sud- denly mentioned. Altogether it is a very complicated matter, and from present “appear- ances, will not be easily settled. Considering the difficulties of the question, and bringing Prince Napoleon forward as a candidate at the eleventh hour, it seems not improbable that the Emperor Louis Napoleon and the rest of the Bonaparte family may be at work to secure the prize of Spanish royalty. General Prim’s prolonged visit to Paris may be connected with such a movement. We know that the Emperor Napoleon works in such asilent and apparently undemonstrative manner whenever he has a great object to accomplish, We are aware also, that under cover of seeming indifference and noninterven- tion, he is deeply interested in the result of the revolution in Spain, And in view of the relations of Spain with France, their conti- guity, and the vast power of Napoleon in the affairs of the nations of Southern Europe, it is not likely that the Spanish Regency would take such an important atep as the choice of a monarch without consulting the wishes of the Emperor. Ofcourse he would rather see his cousin King of Spain than any otherman. He has the game ambition as his uncle, Napoleon the First, and copies him as closely as possible under the circumstances of the times in his policy. Then, a Bonaparte on the throne of Spain, would tend to strengthen his own dy- nasty in France, and considering he is at times in precarious health, and may not live long, it Is of the utmost importance to fortify the position of his successor, the Prince Impe- rial, by all the means in his power. The Em- press Eugénie, too, who ig a Spaniard, and very popular, would use her influence, no doubt, to have Prince Napoleon chosen King of Spain. Besides, Prince Napoleon is known to be an able man, and as having those liberal or democratic tendencies which would suit the Spanish people. He has studied Spain thor- oughly and is one of the best Spanish scholars in Europe. Then, he is the son-in-law of the King of Italy, which would bring to his support the influence of the Italian kingdom. By Prince Napoleon's election to the throne of Spain the Emperor Napoleon's views of ‘bonsolidating or uniting the Latin race and extending its power would be promoted, and to bring that about, we know, is a cherished object of his Imperial Majesty. Looking at this matter, then, in all its features, we think it is not improbable that Prince Napoleon may be the future King of Spain. As faras we are concerned it may make little difference who is to be King of Spain, if a monarchy be inevitable, except as regards the question of Cuba. On that, however, it may be of some importance. Prince Napo- leon, it is believed, has broad and liberal views, and is friendly to the United States, He might, therefore, see the difficulty of hold- ing Cuba asa Spanish colony, and gracefully yield to the demand for Cuban independence or annexation to this country. He might be governed by gs liberal ideas as his uncle Na- poleon was when he aold Louisiana to the United States. But, we think, that whatever his ideas might be he would not consent at the very commencement of his reign to the dis- memberment of the Empire of Spain. It would be too hazardous, and subject him at the be- ginning to violent attacks. Nor do we imag- ine his cousin, the Emperor of the French, under whose influence he would necessarily be, has any such good feeling towards this country or republican government as to consent to the independence or annexation of Cuba, Indeed, it is doubtful whether any other man, if elected King of Spain, would venture to part with Cuba unless compelled by the inexorable fiat of war. Whatever efforts this country may make in behalf of the Cubans or for the acqui- sition of the island should be made, therefore, during the government of the Regency. Seri- ous complications might arise after the monar- chy is established. Now is the time to act, The Regency, which is about to expire, can afford to dispose of the Cuban question on broad and liberal principles and according to the wishes of the United States without fear of any political consequences to its members, We tell our government, consequently, that now ig the time to settle the question of Cuba, either by negotiation with Spain or by recog- nizing the independence of the Cubans, for if it should not act thus, dangerous complica- tions may arise under the future Spanish mon- archy, and this great republic may be humili- ated in the eyes of the world or plunged into war, Tue New Post Orrict—No Mong Junx- ETINGs.—The committees of the Common Council charged with the business of meeting several times and talking very vaguely about the new Post Office has adjourned itself sine die, This may be regarded as a blessing, since the action of the Common Council was only calculated to obstruct the erection of s Post Office until the appetite of the corporation ring could be satisfied. There was money in the operation, and of course it bad to be ab- atracted, if possible, The fact of the matter is that we want a good Post Office, and whether the building is located a few feet nearer tothe City Hallor a few feet at the other side of the Park is a matter of very little consequence, Let us have the new Post Office, anyhow, | Issxovre Boitpinas.—The attention of Mr, | McGregor has been drawn to the several inse- | cure buildings in the city, which threaten de- struction of human life, It is sald that they are Mable at any moment to fall and probably in- volve very serious consequences. We hope that the Inspector of Buildings will not lose an hour in looking after these ricketty structures, An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure should be the pragtionl idea of the In- apector of Buildiags, Gonoeral Candy and the Virginia Legista- ture—Why General Grant Is Silent. The Walker anti-radical party of Virginia, in the late election in that State, securcd a large majority of the members to both houses of the Legislature, whereby this party have been counting upon two United States Senators, It appears, however, that after deducting the Walker members of the Legislature who can- not take the iron-clad oath of loyalty the Wells radicals will have a majority in both branches, It further appears that General Canby, military commander of Virginia as the Firat Southern Military District, in the exercise of his judgment has determined to enforce the iron-clad oath, and that where the Legislative member elect cannot meet this oath the Com- manding General intends to recognize his loyal competitor (radical) as duly elected, Under this process two radical United States Senators will be seoured. Now, comparing this course of General Canby in Virginia with his policy in South Caro- lina it would appear that sauce for the goose ig not sauce for the gander. Naturally enough the Virginia Walker party are much incensed against General Canby. We understand thot thoy have applied to General Grant to reverse this military ruling of the district commander, but that so far the President has declined to interfere, But if he should Interfere and order the recognition of all the Walker mem- bers of the Legislature, what would follow? The election of two Walker liberals to the national Senate. But what then? The national Senate (radical), which is the final judge of the elections and qualifications of its own members, falling back upon the iron- clad oath, would doubtless reject these two Walker Senators; and here, we infer, is the reason why General Grant declines to interfere with General Canby. It means that General Grant has cut the Walker new school republi- cans and intends to stick to the regular repub- lican camp, and that on this line he is moving for the succession, with the game go far in his hands, Tho National Educational The National Educational Convention at Trenton, in New Jersey, met on Monday. The attendance does not appear to have been very large on the first day of the meéting, but was considerably increased yesterday. On Monday a communication was read from Convention. Rev. Charles Brookes, who has for a long time been identified with educa- tional interests in Massachusetts. It advo- cated the adoption of the New England system of free schools throughout the country, call- ing upon Congress to give public lands for froe schools and free universities, ‘‘and make these the organic law of the country, since if Con- gress has the right to hang it onght to acknow- ledge ita right to educate,” and according to Mr, Brookes “‘one million children in this countey can neither read nor write.” Ad- mirable as some of the features of the New England school systemare, the project of intro- ducing it everywhere, even in the sparsely settled tracts of our vast country, is, at least for the present, simply Quixotic, And the project recommended in another paper by Mr. J. W. Bulkley, of establishing ‘‘a national bureau of education for creating and diffusing a healthy national sentiment,” seems to be equally impracticable. What the true friends of education should now specially aim to attain is to have each State provide means, 60 far as possible, for thorough elementary train- ing in our primary schools. Taz Prestpent’s Proaress.—The Presi- dent's progress to the Alleghany regions of Pennsylvania indicates that his popularity in the rural districts is still fresh and sparkling, and that, from all appearances, this Presi- dential trip will somewhat brighten up the prospects of Governor Geary in the coming Pennsylvania October election, Geary is, perhaps, at the bottom of the expedition. What says Mr. Borie? He ought to know. Rosgorans’ LitTLE GAME.—We have to go to a Western paper to learn that General Rose- crans' little game in declining the nomination for Governor of Ohio was founded upon an intention to proceed to New York, and, if pos- sible, form a grand company for the purpose of constructing a railroad from the city of Mexico to Acapulco, on the Pagific coast. That is a splendid scheme, and # Rosecrans @ucceeda in carrying it out he is Jikely to find, himself better off than if he’were elected Gov- ernor of Ohio ten times over, But Rosey talks too much, His vanity will not permit him to keep a secret no matter how good a thing he hasin hand. And it would not be surprising if this new project of a railroad from the cit; of Mexico to the Pacific coast were to result fn profit to others than himself just from this pre- mature ventilation of his design in an obscure town in the interior of Mexico. Let General Rosecrans emulate General Grant and keep his mouth sbut. » Hionway Roppgry oN Broabway.—THigh- way robbery in olden times was 6 midnight affair. The most daring heroes of ‘‘the road” selected the hours of darkness for their ex- ploits. Dick Turpin rode Black Bess, and in- tercepted and robbed his victims in the shadows of the night. ‘Paul Clifford,” Bul- wer's ideal hero, sought remote and lonely places for the éxérelse of his vocation, but in our timo it ia the most public highway, aad in the fullest glare of the sun that ruffians indulge in the practice of their trade, Witness the highway robbery on Broadway on Monday, where in open day, and on the beat of our police patrolmen, two sturdy thieves, armed with pistols, carried off a case of silks from the sidewalk in front of a store in Broadway, and used their weapons freely upon the parties who attempted to arrest them. What are they do- ing at pdlico headquarters when these things occur in our most public highway ? Coat MoNoPouins.—The coal monopolies are attracting general attention, and provoking some opposition movements in various quar- tera; but these monopolies, with their railway afiliations, have risen to such a height of audacious power that Congress will not much longer be able to resist the public necessity for some general regulations of this branch of commerce, railways and all, —_————— Stokes, of Tennessee, has not been heard from since he was smothered under that moun- | tain of sixty-five thousand majority (or Senter, From the centre around to the sea he is lord of aelther @ fowl aor a brute, The Campaign in Obio. We publish to-day an important speech delivered by Hoa, John Sherman in Canton, Ohio—one of the famous “backbone” coun- ties—on the 14th instant, It will be seen that the Senator treats of public revenue and expenditures, lays down the republican plat- form upon the old financial basis, urges the redemption of the public debt at the earliest practicable period, sustains the national bank- ing system, suggests a currency based on specie, objects to the repeal of the income tax and hopes soon to seo all our internal taxes repealed except the taxes on whiskey, tobacco and incomes. These now, he says, ‘4f fairly collected, are amply sufficient to pay every dollar of our expenditure except the public debt, and a fixed sum, say one hundred and fifty million dollars per annum, set apart from the (axes on foreign goods will, if faith- fully applied, pay off the public debt.” The Senator undertakes to explain the difference between a tariff for revenue and a tariff for protection, touches in the accustomed strain upon reconstruction, and hopes the republican party will remain united and continue on its conquering career, Thus ia the gauge of battle thrown down by the republicans of Ohio + to their democratic opponents, Meanwhile the democrats ‘have not been idle, They have already opened the campaign with a speech from Senator Pugh, in which he discards all other issues and comes down bluntly to the discussion of the questions of tho tariff and taxation, Thus is the fight fairly commenced, in which the standard bearera of each party, Pendleton and Hayes, are becoming nearly lost sight of as the great issue of the time looms up—the financial issue, an issue that affects every man’s pocket and the bread and butter for his family, The progress of the campaign in Ohio will be watched with interest, Can Suon TuInas BE, CANBY ?—That whilo the despot of Franco is opening the prison doorg to politi cal offenders, and granting uni- versal amnesty to other classes of prisoners, can it be that you, Canby, in this free repub- lic, have the conscience to insist upon the rigid application of a form of oath—giving your own interpretation thereto, by the way— that was only intended for operation at a cer- tain critical period, now long since passed and gone? Verily, there seems to be more justice and moderation in imperial France than in republican Virginia under thy rule, Canby! Wuiskry anv Tosacco.—The national rev- enue from distilled spirits for the last fiscal year is given at $48,800,000, and from to- bacco, in various shapes and forms, at $22,200,000, making the handsome sum of over $66,000,000 for the Treasury from these costly luxuries of whiskey and tobacco, Wo say costly, for probably more than one-sixth of the labor of the United States is expended in the production, preparation, transportation and sale, to say nothing of the consumption, of whiskey and tobacco. What a theme is here for our temperance philosophers! See Se es Any Jonson AND Bex Burter.—There is pretty good show for Andy Johnson for the United States Senate in the new anti-radical Legislature of Tennessee, and he is just the man that is wanted in the Senate to take the part assumed by Sprague of demolishing the radicals, Sprague’s light artillery is more amusing than damaging in the radical camp; but Andy Johnson’s heavy shot and shell in the Senate will make all rattle again, Toen- nessee ought to send him up, especially as they talk in Massachusetts of sending up Ben Butler, Cuoosine Tuk Lrast or Two Evirs.—The Albany Zvening Journal prefers that Andy Johnson should be sent to the United States Senate from Tennessee instead of Emerson Etheridge, for the reason that while the former is a ‘‘pestilent fellow” ha has originality of character and a ‘‘ rude but capacious intellect,” the latter is ‘‘a loose, vulgar fellow, of low instincts and of most unwholesome reputa- tion.” It is likely, however, that the Tennes- see Legislature will select a Senator without consulting such prejudiced oracles as the Albany radical mouthpiece, Frvanozs oF tag New Domixion.—Tho revenue of the New Dominion for July is reported at $1,198,920, and the expenditures at $2,459,781, Her Majesty's Canadians, we fear, are getting extravagant on their calcula- tions of annexation, and they are running it too fast, ; mee TUR rs Ea FINE ARTS. A fine picture by De Haas, representing “The Dauntless off the English Coast," is the chief attrac- tion at the windows of Schaus, on Broadway. The noble yacht seems to bo actually {n fhotfon—“it ‘walks jhe waters like @ thing of life.” The atten- dant walls add dhimaticn to the scone, over which the Dover Cliffs rise into the most glowing sky which we have yet seen proiucea by the pencil of ‘this best of our marine painters, Another attraction in the print shop windows on Broadway 1s the splendid photograph by Kura of Enninger’a ‘Taking the Reins,’ Tho most compe- tent judges have decided that, if the portraits of Grant and Bonner may be somewhat fiattered, the Portrait of Dexter cannot be excelled for truthful- Dea) ANd power, The accessories are very happliy Wanaged, just enough of the brage ana the adjsdont woods being given to suggest the entire landscape to every New Yorker. McDonald has put mm clay his admirabie bust of tne late Mr. Brady, and Ames is finishing @ portrait Of the distinguished eounsellor. Constant Mayer, to the delight of the Frehch colony in this city, where he has so long resided, and of his numerous American friends, has been deco- rated Knight of the Legion of Honor by the Em- pDeror of the French, The following isa chronologt- cal list of the principal works by which this indas trious and conscientious artist has made his name so widely and favorably known:—‘Consolation” (1863), “Recoguition” (18@4), “The Convalescent” (1865), ‘‘Love’a Melancholy” (1866), “Poetical Thoughta”’ (1866), “Street Melodies” (1867), “Re higious Meditation” (1868), “Good Words,” (1868), “Maud Muller,” “Early Sorrow,” “Give as This Day our Datly Bread (1860); Con- stant Mayer’e ‘Love's Melancholy” and “Mand Muller” = bi been multiplied and popular. ized by the buccessful photographs of Messrs, Gurney & Son, until they are to be seen in almost évery parlor as well a9 print-shop throughout the country, The tact with which this favorite artist has chosen both the subjects and the titles of his works has contributed in no small degree to the popularity and success which he has won in spite of obstacles that might have disheartened a man of less resolute ambition. Nehlig bas pearly completed his powerful picture of St. Paul, Lumley Is fulfilling commissions to paint several hop pictures—not pictures of hops” at the water- ing plaoe hotela—but such as shall prove that the op-vine can be made no Leas pict ue than the oral is making ‘a counterfeit ntment’? Winkie. of bletp doer, bertaon of the origina: Kin Vi NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, The Secretary of the Navy Takes an Early Start—Inspection of the Navy Yard Work- shops and Vessels Fitting Out—Iilnees of Commodore Alden=The Bogart Court Mars dal—Arrival of the Albany with Yellow Fever on Board. After visiting the Juniata on Monday Mr, Robe- son, Secretary of the Navy, Vice Admiral Porter and General Sherman visited Wallack’s theatre in we evening, and bright and early (six o'clock) yeater- day morning, chaperoned by Rear Admiral Godon, the Secretary and Admiral Porter made a tour of the workshops in the Navy Yard, so that they had an opportunity of observing every: thing of Interest without interruption, Thoy went on board the flagship Severn, which vessei was taken out of dock, and also visited a number of the other vessela fitting out, includin: the Colorado, Minnesota, Swatara, fennessee an Algonquin (recently sold to the Haytiens), The Vice Admiral and Secretary minutely examined the de- tails of all the work going on, After breakfast the party, reinforced by General Sherman, Collector Grinnell and several other entiemen, Went On board the Navy Yard tug Jatalpa and ateamed down the bay to Governor's Island, which received especial attention from Gene- ral Sherman, who was received with the honors per- taining to his position. Afterward Fort Wood, Bed- loe’s Island, was visited, and thence the party went to the monitor Dictator, where they were shown how ravidly the fifteen-inch guns could ve worked by steam. ‘The practice ship Dale was after- ward lmspected, and the party returned to the Navy Yard at two o’clock P.M. In the evening the party, consisting of General Sherman, Secretary Robeso! Admiral Porter, ex-Secretary Borie, accompanie: by ladies and a number of army and navy oificers, visited Niblp’s Garden and witnessed with much in- terest the performance of “‘Arrah-na-Pogue.’’ ‘The Secretary aud General Sherman will visit West Point to-day, in one of the Navy-Yard tugs, and on Thursday the Tallapoosa will go to Boston, mak- ing a short stay in New London, probably, mmodore Alden, Chief of the Bureau of Naviga- tion and officer of detail, was taken se1lously til on the passage from Philadelphia to New York, but is now Coir The trial of Bogart is dragging Its slow length along at the Navy Yard. For several days past Pay- master A. J. Clark bas been under examination be- fore the court martial, and the fact was elicited that Bogart made false entries in the ship’s books, enter- ing against the names of some of tne crew of tlio Vermont the sum of $600 paid each for bounties, when they were paid but $200, The Juniata ia at the Compass Station, Sandy Hook, and if the weather is favorable her compasses will be adjusted to-day, and she will proceed to- morrow to Nice; the Dale temporariiy taking her place aga guard ship in connection with the Span- ish Mosquito fleet. ~ ee ee Surgeon Charies Martin has been ordered as Fleet Surgeon of the North Atlantic fleet, ‘The United States steamer Albany (formerly called Contoocook), Admiral Hoff’s fagahip, of the North Atlantic squadron, arrivea from Key West yester- day at the Lower Quaranting, where she is detained in gongequence of the appearance of yellow fever iy % ard during her voyage. A few days out from Key ost Assistant Engineer Steele was attacked by the disease and didd om Mofddy at sea, Hila ye- mains were committed to the ocean. 5 This is Lhe only case that has yet manifested itself; but as a precaution the Albany will be detained a! Quarantine until the health oiticers deem it prudent for her to communicaie with shore. Should the fever make its appearance on board again the crew will be transferred to a receiving ship aud the vessel moored and kept at quarantine until frost, as In the case of the Saratoga, whuch arrived some weeks ago. Her officers report great mortality from yellow fever at Key West. This vessel rates second class, carrying nine guns and 300 men, She was on her way to the Ports- mouth (N. H.) Navy Yard, where Admiral lioif was +0 haul down hia flag and be succeeded in tie com- mand of the squadron by Admirai Poor, The Severn is the flagship of the latter ofiicer, and a full list of ber officers was given in the HERALD of Monday. THE NEW QUARANTINE. Inspection by Governor Hoffman, Governor Hofman arrived in New York yesterday Morning from West Point, and at noon proceeded with the Quarantiae Commissioners to the new Quarantine in the lower bay, for the purpose of in- specting the institution. The party consisted of Cyrus Curtis, President of the Commission; Dr. W. C. Anderson, Dr. Swinburne, Dr. Carnochan, Dr. H. W. Johnson, J, W. Simonton, Wilson G. Hunt, G. W. Blunt, ex-Senator Christy, Francis Swift, the con- tractor of the work; J. W. Rich, the engineer, and several other gentlemen. Mayors Hall and Kalb- felsch and Mr. W. A. Cobb, of the Commission, were expected to accompany the party, but each was un- avoidably detati.ed. 8 Aiter leaving the Office on the steamer An- drew Fletcher the Governor and Commissioners visited the United States iron-clad Dictator, lying just below Castle Garden, ‘he Secretary of the avy, General Sherman, Admiral Porter and Mr. Bork, accompanied by a few ladies, were on board the Dictator when the Governor arrived, and tho distinguished partion examined the monitor to- gether, after which General Sherman left on his tour of inspection of the defences of the harbor, ana the Governor down the bay, ee Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Porter, Mr. Borie and the ladies on the iron-clad, Arriving at the Upper new Quarantine station the Fletcher ran alongside of tne unfinished cribwork and a brief inspection of the work was made from the deck o1 the steamer. A large force of workmen were busy on the cribs, frami! together miassive timbers and hastening the foundations for the build. ings to completion. ‘This station ts constructed on Red Bank, in about seven feet of water, and covera two and a halfacres. An immense cribwork, filed in with rock, encloses the al which ta hereafter to be also filed In, formtng a solid island, with a rip- rap wall of suflicient thickness extending around it to break the force of the waves. This place is de- signed for a boarding station and also fora depot for persons who may have been exposed to conta- gion ut sea and whom itis necessary to detain in quarantine a few days. The Governor reached the Lower Quarantine about two o'clock, and escorted by the Com- miss! carefully inspected the entire ea tablishment, This also an artificial island, built, like the one just described, and rising about twelve feet out of water. is @ little legs than two acres in area, and is occupied by neat, white painted butldings, with green blinds, capable of accommodat 250 patients, although in an em- ergency 600 could be taken The waves beat against massive riprap walls, and looking out trom amo! the houses it ia ng seems djfil- Fai fo in wt por aly Sota et Ipot. BF iinet | “ere BS indionted ‘The apartments are large, fated: the egoking depat light and excellently ventil @ depart, ment, Beating furpares, qateras, &O., are of the vest er ee and in the baila! & re¢eption f00t, chimbers, bathrooms, &c., aiford every de- oR ot i tare ae ond — tora could Ww: a on the isiand, pete ‘wien thee ve a Hal finde an verdure to the place iit fort 6 Of the mos! cturesque apota in the harbor. To the Invali jt will be vastly superior to the hospital sbip or any institution of the kind on the main land, from the fact that there is no motion like that of a ship rolling incessantly with the swell, and the sea alr Lo the buildings delightfully cool through the hotest months, From the windows a fleet of vessels can be always seen passing up and down the bay, and the convalescent may sit for hours Watching an ever-shifting picture of country, Barbor and ocean scenes. oe doe -Alee so: 18 i, = at thé conclusion of be ¢Zimination of tue work y the Governor, Who exp: Imgelf greatly sur- prised and gratified atthe gliccess of the enterprise, the party partook of a liberal collation, at which some happy speeches appropriate to the occasion ‘were delivered, aud revurned to the city, THE SsiIPWRECKS OFF NEWFOUNDLA! Position of - the Wrecked Steamship Ger. mapin=Sinking of the Cleopatrn—Lose of the Bark Odd Fellow. St. JouNs, N. F., August 17, 1869, The news from the wreck of the steamship Ger. Mania up to last night represents that only one bar of sliver had been recovered since Saturday, making twenty-eight bars in all. The ship has settled down aft, In nine fathoms of water. The cargo coming up, consisting of sewing machines, clocks, tobacco and cigars, 18 almost worthless, 'he officers of the Germania report that another steamship struck near the same place on the same day, but she gt of and proceeded on her voyage. The captain of the Germania is still at ti 4 The Cleopatra sunk in sh ‘ater. Her ain is endeavoring to secure the cargo saved by the boats. ‘The bark Udd Fellow, of New London, bound to ee a weae td ins aera Ll \t a Rite? @ wrec! lo Saved for the owners. ela The passengers of the Germania expressed tho Greatest satisfaction at tie treatment they received at Trepassy and at this place, ~ CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURE. Attempted Smuggling of Cigars. Yesterday Charies P. Cramer, acting revenue in+ Spector In the Custom House service, while on dis- charging duty at pier No. 8 North river, on board the brig P. I, Nevius, saw @ small boat acting ina suspicious manner. Shortly afterward # man was seen to leave the steamship Columbia with a valise and package, and go on board the small boat. In- For Cramer bailed the gf tad who at once be. came alarmed and escaped. Th 108 of @ police Was procured, wit) joers Kastwood and Ho- soy, and the email boat was seized with the package and yalise on board, Upon ext they were found to contain twenty-one and Lai “7 of meee oa all of ae yr boned bade sau UNION REPUBLICAN CENTRAL The Doore of Their Headquarters Closod Against the Reformers, and Ti Are Obliged to Meet Elsewhere=The Feuds of the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Street Houses Likely to Creep Into the Body. It having been announcea that a meeting of the Union Republican Central Committee (née the reformers) would be held at eight o’clook last even, Ing at the Everett Rooms, corner of Broadway and Thirty-fourth street, a party of that body, consisting of about fifty or sixty gentlemen, assembled on the sidewalk long before that hour, and having waitea patiently until nine o'clock for some one to open the door and let them in, they were obliged, after expressing much indignation against the janitor of the building, the committee formed ia line and went “marching down Broadway,’ until they came to a halt opposite tho Apollo Rooms, in Twenty-eighth street, where they “knocked and it was opened unto them.” Hore the meoting was organized by the unanimous election of ex- Judge J. Lathrop to the chair, The secretary, Mr, O’Brien, called the roll and fead the minutes of the last meeting, which latter were approved. The chairman announced that the frat order of business would be the completion of the bylaws, Mr, NoRMAN STRaTTON explained to the chain man—who confessed hts ignorance of what had pre Vionsty been done—the proceedings of the. last meeting. Mr, WILLtaM P. RIOMARDSUN, in the absence of Colonel Mason, the chairman of the committees to whom was referred the resolution of Mr, Cushing ia. reference to excluding ofice-holders from seats ta the Central Committee, reported, informally, aa fol- ows: hai report as followa:— While your committees fully pupreciate and ay ve the object evidently intended in offering this resolution and the 10 be derived to our cause in the popular eatimae ton by doption, and while to @ very great extent your committee bellove that the reflections Intended to ve cast upon office-holders in thia city by this resolution are just am well founded, and that {t is desirable to keep that class Oflice-bolders who are the dispensers of patronage and those who are under their control and (influence out of the dires- rea AWN, Ci ly upon principle, bacauao it reflecia upon @ large body of citizene indiscriminately, and proceeds upon the presumption that office-holder, whether superior or subordinate, bis pecuniary interest or sition As {2 ollictal in higher estimation than be the prin- etples and welfare of” his party, This, we. believe anuot d@ truly wald of ail ofllceholders. In fact tt would ea aad reflection upon the republican party to auy it, ‘The presumption ought to be that a party such as o founded upon pure and lofty ideas and seeking equality and uate to all men, would elevate ita Dest men ta its floes oF at least seek to do 80, an 10 be expbiled that {n a mas ay of o 1 ie succéssful in thie effort, We now, bgt rome of our local oflghald are heartily with us in this etfort for reform and eat et eke sent prospect of success is die In great meastiro to their zeal- ous tabors, | We should be wanting In Judgmect, in, reasow ‘and in gratitude if we should bo found casting thls odious re- flection upon them simply for the pur selves against the ovil Influence of a of person’ whom they «lo uat resombje aud with whose views and practloed they have no sympathy, Would it not be better to aim our shot directly at the men we mean to hit and to hit each man ‘of them as ho appears than to fire at the mass and thus shoot down our friends with our enemios? Popular applause ise ood thing to have, but truth and sound principle are better, Secauso more trusty and more enduring. Your committee, therefore, beng unable to endorse the rinciple which appeara to be embodied in the resolution, and herefore being unwilling, as a committee, to recommend ite adoption, preler rather to exprosa their views as above, to leave ‘the adoption, rejection or modification of the reso- lution to the good sense of the Central Committee, ‘3 ure or condemnation of a large. class of citizens, aud thereby @ reflection upon the integrity of the republican party, and by auch exceptions as will ree Strict Ite operations, If possible, to the obnoxious classes efty office holdera, Mr, PULMAN moved that the report of the commit teo on the resolution be laid on the table and made the special order for next meeting. Mr. NORMAN STRATTON did Ot fee how thts com- mittee could be organized until they took that sub- ject {n hand and passed upon it. He offered a sub- stitute to the effect that all persons holding office by appointment under the general or State govern. meuts shalt be ineligible to seats in the committee, Quite a debate sprung up on this, when Mr, Rich- ardgon offered anotner string of resolutions with @ long preamble, but after some further discussion os report of the committee, as given above, was jopted. Tat A desultory and amusing debate hore followed, ta which several gentlemen spoke, some of whom did pot want oficgs ince they were kicked out by Mr. mythe, while others were in favor of Putting the best men in the best places. The constitution was then put to a vote and oe The committee proceeded to ballot for permanens President, Mr. Edgar Ketchum being tis only nomt- neg. The ballot stood aa followa:—Bdgar Ketchum, 13; J. 0. Sedgwick, 7; George P. Putt “1. fe Ketchum wag therefore deciarea duly elected. THE BELL GATE OBSTRUCTIONS, Plane In Operation to Remove Them—General Newton’s Tunneling Method Under Way= Blasting Yesterday on the Maillefert Plan. Operations, having for their object the complete removal of the obstructions at Hell Gate, are now actively going on and there is reason to hope that with the different projecta now being carried out the desired end will be attained. Two ait ferent plans are in operation, and one other, which has been going on since October last, has just ended in failure. The one which is now attracting most attention 1s that of General Newton, who some time ago resolvéd to try what could be effected py constructing on the shore a “coffer dam, from which a tunnel could be made under the reefs which form the obstruction, the tunnel being made of such gize that, when filled with gunpowder and the rock above blown up, the whole mass should fall into ana fill up the space beneath, thus completely removing the obstruction. Hallett’s Point on the one side and the Frying Pas reefon the other form the entrance to Hell Gate, The former 1s about 275 feet in length, aga at low water about 240 feet of it is above the water, Ite ex- treme width 18 275 feet. It is this reef wich renders the navigation of the East river most dan- gerous, and if this obstruction were removed the coast line would be rounded aga the navigation rea- dered easy. The removal of Biaterorg, & Claiming ‘Genora) Newton's first ‘attention, and there the tunnelling plan with the Burleigh Grill wil Bet tried, / The work hag already begun.” fa rer dam, 881 feet in circumference, 1s being sunk on the promontory of land of which Hallett’s Point reef is the extea- sion. The land here is soft for some considerable Senne below thesurface, and the work of sinking is theréforé ¢othpatatively easy. When the work- men arrive ata rocky foundation, surface blastin; will be resorted to to completo the dam. A sufficien depth having been reached, the tg of tunneling under Hallett’s Point wiil opin and will be effected by the Burleigh dri aud by blasting. The having been completely tunnelled, with ramifications reaching out under it in all directions, gunpowdor will placed in the main tunnel and tte various arms, a oe poet rene ees ee in il a shal 9 nt Dg. 8 ae a Hoath a Dertaong tent cheneal, having = iepth A oe eae feet, will o¢ oe General New! » O, re ernment superiptendent of ail the Gore RE Ae at Hell Gaté, Af Bdnguiné as to the success of this \ pian, The successful: cari tng out of it will, tt estimated, cost about $4,000,000, The same operations now going on at Halletvs ahortly be beguy with the beianiae| a Opposite 8108 oF ren. 20 reel MOF F. Baoinyy baa Ce ea f rings rie oh drilling with time for his contract just ex, ut hard and the concl experi- anything , jusion has been arrived at that surface drilling, with the pre- sent implements in use, of rocks beneath the water, 18 of Very little avail, ments have cost about $20,000, | has been effected by the Beyond the entrance of Hell Gate three reofs forns the remaining dangers to the navigation of the river: These are Way's reef, Pot Rock and Shelidraker reef, Mr. B. Maillefert's pian of surface blasting is now ia active operation in order to remov jumMciens Portion of these reefs to give twenty-f it depta: of water above them. Eighteon years ago Mr. je~ fert’s plan was tried successfully at Hell Gate, or in something less than two years, he succeed in removing from 3,000 to 000 ‘custo ‘arda ‘these reefs, and thereby giving above "8 the chanael, which was previously nine feet at low water, a depth of thirteen feet, and at low water mark above Pot Rock of e of twenty-one feet, The biasting operations now being carried on by Mr. Malllefert are intended ta give @ depth of water, at low water mark, above. Doth these reels, of twenty-five fect. It is some- What dimicuit at present to test the extent to which Yesterday he m plan 18 proving effective, en astin "sh mode of o g 3 S : zs 5 effect each exp ta pa AT the rock, Ce out with bim in rowing boat cans, each containing 125 pounds powder, Mr, Maillefert sinks one of these which an electrical conducting wire ts attacl whatever pa Of the rock he wishes to blast, then, the boat being removed from over the place where the explosion is to be mad ‘end of wire is placed in contact with a Eid Maus eae or feet. Ek ne Veeg iea oes Glen teers. are name oe