The New York Herald Newspaper, August 22, 1869, Page 6

i 5 saaiialaaa a ge renege 6 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1869.-TRIPLE SHEET. : ' f ° Cal ‘The Byron sata a =) NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. Al! business or news letter and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New York Herat. Rejected communications will not be re- turned. Letters and packages should be properly sealed. Volume XXXAV.....secee ANUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING. BOOTH'S THEATRE, 284 st., between Sth and 6th avs.— Rie VAN WINKLE, WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 18th strest.— Viortme—Tae Prorie'’s Lawren. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtieth strest and Broadway.—Afternoon and evening Performance. THEATRE COMIQUE, BIOK-—Pas DE Fascinatio: Broadway.—Davim> Gaa- vIFTH yas THEATRE, Fifth ‘ue and Twenty fourth sireol-PLaY- 2s _ ie THE TAMMANY, Fou atrect.—Tas QyEEN OF ataere tae LD Woman Tuart Liven in SEEon. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway,—ABRAH NA POGUE; on, ‘Tax Wioc.ow Weppine. ROWERY THEATBB, Bowery.—MaesavteLLo—Tou Carnane. 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Broosuyn Carriers any Newsmen will io future receive their papers at the Branca Orrice errax New York Heraxp, No. 145 Fulton street, Brookiyn. ApverriseMEnts and Susscrirtions and all letters for the New Yore Heratp will be teceived as above. THB NEWS. Europe. ‘The cable telegrams aro dated August 21. The London Morning Post of yesterday has an @ditortal on the coming international yacht race. It angues in favor of a race round the Azores, Tae London weekly newspapers yesterday very gene- rally comment on the inter-university race. Mr. ‘Thomas Hughes, ex-member of Parliament for Ox- ford, Baa been appointed referee for the race. In the soull race yesterday Kelly won the champion- ship of the Thames. The London Standard speaks about prospective changes in the relations between Canada and Great Britain. The jron-ciad ordered to proceed to Cuba has been held back. The Spanish Admiral Nunez died yesterday. ‘The government has been petitioned to spare the life of Polo, a Carlist chief, The Curlist revolution is con- sidered by many as at an end. Paraguay. The Latest reports from Paraguay state that Lopez was at Ascurra, well supplied with provisions, but in need of arms and ammunition. Villa Rica has been captured by the aliles, who are preparing to storm Lopez’ works at Ascurra. Barreiro is likely to become President at Asuncion. Cuba. Despatches by the Cubs cable report that the patri- ote are in force near Marcuriges and are burning all property owned by Spaniards. General Jordan has issaed a proclamation to his troops, which 1s pub- shed tn full in the Heap this morning, in witch he oxpresses his intention to die with the Cubans if they are vanquished. Venezuela. Despatches from Venezuela to the oth inst. have een received. The rede iton at Maricaibo ts un- Populer with the people, aud all the other States in the republic have sent troops to the assistance of the federal government. Maricaibo is besieged by the federal troops under tne command of General Managas. General Pulgas has made great prepara- tions to resist. The West Indies. Advices by the Cuba cable state the steamer Tele- grato was still at Tortola. In St. Domingo Cabral was besieging Agua, where President Baez was personally in command. In Haytt Sainave was still besieging Aux Cayes, atthough his forces had withdrawn from Jacmel. The rebel Soget was at St. Marc arming the Co- lumbia and Delphine to attack Salnave’s fect. A gold dollar was worth $1,000 in paper. * Our correspondence, dated to the 8th of August, gays heavy rains nad fallen in Jamaica, to the great felief o: the planters. The logwood crop was jundant. The Cuban refugees who were picked ip at Ne an open boat were well received at meia, The Baptist missionaries were again in agi- lon, Labor hands were very scarce in St, Lucia. ‘The United States steamer Tuscarora had been sup- pitied with coal at Barbados. A general confedera- tion of the islands {s spoken of. The cane narvest was almost concluded at Antigua. Felix Mullin, quartermaster of the steamer Quaker City, now @ Haytien rebel man-of-war, arrived in New York yesterday, and says that at Port Royal, Jamaica, she took on board about 500 kegs of pow- @er, which she delivered to the rebel authorities at By Marc, in St. Domingo. Afterwards, near Ina- a, she recetved twenty pieces of cannon from a joaton and a New York schooner, which she isi part turned over to the Fiorida and Clara Helena, Hay tien rebel steamers, keeping six guns for her own use, The crew were mostly discharged at St. Marc, but twenty of them remained aboard the Quaker City on @ promise of high wages. Miscellaneous. ‘The President gave a reception at Newport yester- Gay at Senator Morgan's villa, Generali Sherman end Messrs, Borie and Roveson were present. The Presidential party will leave soon for the Wuite Mountains, by way of Boston and Concord. Two negroes, named Charles Brown and Jacob Merriman, were taken from jai! at Front Royal, Va., on Thursday, by @ mob and lynched, They were copfined for an alleged outrage on a young lady, who testified at their exaintuation, but was abashed nd embarrassed, and only told the story in its frightful details afterwards to her intimate friends. At @ banquet given in Halifax, on Friday night, to Bir John Young, Governor General of Caneda, he popiepings rd jueheo had been misconstrued. We Ud pot it change of allegiance might be Possibie; his remarks contemplated different rela- tions with England, but the idea of severance he Never entertained. Commodore Vanderbilt was married yesterday morning at London, Canada, to Miss Frank Craw- ford, daughter of Robert L. Crawford, of Mobile, Ala. The bridal party will visit Saratoga to-day. Edward Howland, son of the well known ship- owner of New Bedford, Mass., committed suicide at Lake Lahoe, Cal., on Monday last, by blowing out his brains. Five hundred Chinese laborers are soon to be sent to St. Joseph, Mo., whence they will be distributed to other points in that State. On Thursday last Hale & Co., bankers, of Junction City, Kansas, suspended, Liabilities from $30,000 to $40,000; assets comparatively trifling. It is reported that the Canadian Dominion Mini- ster of Finance intends to negotiate 4 new loan in England this fait. The manufacturers of Fall River, Mass., have de termined to run thetr works but three days in the ‘week for the present The City. ‘The stock market yesterday was dull and heavy, the leading speculative shares undergoing a further large decline after the session of the voard. Gold fell to 13144, closing at 131%. ‘The aggregate amount of business transactea in commercial circles yesterday was light, though some of the markets exhibited considerable activity. Cof- fee was moderately sought after at steady prices Cotton was quiet on the spot, but active for forward delivery. On ’Ohange flour was dull and heavy. Wheat was in fair demand, but prices were about 5c. tower. Corn was slow of sale and heavy, while oats were steady. Pork was dull and nomi- nal. Beef was quiet, but steady, walle lard was dull and heavy. Naval stores were extremely qniet, but unchanged in value, Petroleum was quiet and heavy at former pricea. Whiskey was in fair de- mand, and Sc. a éc. higher. Freights, though quiet, were generally steady. Prominent Arrivais in the City. Judge G. G. Munger, of Rochester; Thomas Vail, of Troy; Hamilton Harris, of Aloany, and J. 0. L. Wadsworth, of San Francisco, are at the Fifth ave- nue Hotel. Colonel Devin, of the United States Army; Profes sor M. Yarnall, of Georgetown, and Professor H. W. Adams, of Philadelphia, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Viscount Merentat, of Florence, and Professor B, Pollier, of California, are at the St. Charles Hotel. Coionel O. Livermore, of California; Colonel W. H. Terriel, Colonel F, Martin and Colonel ©. F. Macdon- ald, of Washington; General J. Robinson, of the United States Army; Colonel S. Sanborn, of New York, and Mr. Hentermeister, of Switzerland, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. Edward Andrade, of Paris, France, ts at the Cole- man House. General John D, Wadsworth, of Washington; Cap- tain J. H. Nye, of California, and Lieutenant L. A, Ringgold, of the United States Navy, are at the Pa- cific Hotel. General A. J. Meyer, of the United States Army, ta at the Hoffman House, Horace Capron, Commisstoner of Agriculture, of Washington; Chevalier de Sola, of Cuba; A. B. Hen- shaw, of the United States Army; Mrs. General Wal- lace, of Indiana, and Mrs. Captain Baich of the United States Navy, are at the Astor House. General J. a. Potter, of the United States Army, 1s at the Albemarle Hotel. Prominent Departures. General Burnside, for Rhode Island; Colonel Ben- net, Senator Carpenter and Senator Fowler, for Long Branca; Colonel L. M. Coe, for San Francisco; Colonel Snow, Philadelphia; H. G. Faut, Washing- ton; General J. B, Harrison and family, Saratoga; H. O, Gilbert, Cincinnati, and L. Robinson, Elmira, The Spanish Revolution—The Church Party in the Contest. Say what we may, and think what we may, the Spanish revolutionary movement is less a success to-day than it was or seemed to be six months ago. It was our opinion at one time that Serrano and Prim, who had the cards in their own hands, were playing skilfully and with some success. We watched the progress of the revolution. We saw and admitted the power of the government. In spite of the general ability of the party calling itself republican, and in spite of the silvery tongue, the passion, force and glowing eloquence of Castellar, the govern- ment during the whole time the Cortes had the new constitution under discussion had it all its own way. Point after point was carried by overwhelming majorities. When the new con- stitution was carried it did seem that the party in power had but to command to be obeyed. The strength of Prim, Serrano and the others was made all the more conspicuous when, with but trifling dissent, Serrano was proclaimed Regent of the Kingdom, It still seemed as if the government party were on the highway to ultimate triumph. Looking back, however, a8 we now do, over only a very few months, it does seem as if success ended and failure began at the very moment Serrano was proclaimed Regent of the Kingdom. Prior to that date the revolution had an upward ten- dency. Since that date the tendency has been unmistakably downward. To-day it is the universal feeling, both in Europe and America, that this latest Spanish revolution is to prove as much a failure as any of its many prede- cessors. Is this feeling justified by facts? We might answer this question at once by saying that a feeling which is so general, and which in almost every individual case amounts to a conviction, must be a satisfactory reflection of the truth, We would not, however, shun the difficulty by, any such device. A general judgment may be wrong. We must, therefore, look more closely at facts, What, then, has the revolu- tion effected? Ithas dethroned Isabella and proscribed the Bourbons, It has nominally, at least, secured for Spain a liberal constitution. It has proclaimed the nation a monarchy. It has placed the supreme power for the time being in the hands of one of the revolutionary chiefs. But as every day proves, it has not satisfied the Spavish people. Jt has not Improved Spanish ces, which areas bad ae they well can be, It has not satisfied the outside world that the struggle is atanend. It has, in fact, done nothing, or rather it has done what had better been left undone, because it bas not crowned the new popular edifice by a constitutional monarch. The absolute failure of the revolution is made manifest to all the world by the general and ep ible Carlist feeling, of the strength of which every day's news gives us fresh evidence. It is made manifest by the undis- guised hopes of the Isabellinos. It is made manifest by the openly expressed disgust of some of Spain’s best patriots—men who care less about particular forms of govern- ment than about te liberty which a government guarantees, the security and confidence which it inspires, It is made manifest by the persistent silence of Na- poleon, a sileace which is more suggestive and | more ominous than many words. Itis made manifest above all by the cruel and barbarous manner in which political offenders are being treated. Spanish cruelty, proverbial for many centuries, has never been more conspicuously revealed than fn the recent executions of the Carlists. With an empty exchequer and a crushing debt, with @ people generally dis- affected, with an empty throne still begging an occupant, with more than one strong party claiming that throne in the name of heaven and justice and at the peril of life and property for their respective chiefs, and with all the horrors of cruel war staring them in the face, who can say that Spain is what she ought to be, or that the revolution has been a success ? The failures of 1812, of 1820, of 1836, were neither of them so conspicuous or so complete as this of 1868-69. What is the cause of this failure? This question, confessedly, is beset with some diff- culty. The cause is perhaps manifold. Tn our judgment, however, the failure of this and of all previous Spanish revolutions is to be traced to one source. The Church is now, as it has been for many generations, the curse of Spain. Many causes have conspired to make the Span- ish Church one of the most powerful national organizations in Europe. Biassed by its early history, it acquired force during the long strug- gle which Spain maiaotained with the Moors. When the Moors were expelled it reaped a large amount of the honor and glory. It was pampered and spoiled during that long period when Spain ruled half the globe, and with a cruel selfishness sucked up the wealth of the Indies, It acquired its special character—a character which makes it the ally of abso- lutism, legitimacy, Divine right aad much besides, which the spirit of modern freedom detests and abhors—during those dark days of the Inquisition, a period when it was the privilege and pride of Spanish monks in the Old World and the New to burn Christian men and women. What the Spanish Church then and by these means became, the Spanish Church has ever continued to be and now is—a tyrannous, cruel, non-pro- gressive hating and hateful thing, the ally of tyrants, the enemy of knowledge and liberty. In Spain, as we have said, the Church ia a power—a power all the more dan- gerous, because of its peculiar affinities and tendencies. From the commencement of this latest revolution fear of the Church has tied the hands and fettered the movements of the revolutionary leaders. One or two bold steps were taken, but it was always found conve- nient by Prim, Serrano, Topete and the rest not to push matters so far as to drive the Church into open rebellion. The object was to make the Church an ally. The ally was no doubt useful, but events are proving that the ally is so strong that she ia likely to become mistress of the situation. It has been the great fault of the revolution that it did not dethrone the Church when it dethroned Isabella, by despoiling it of its enormous property. Either the revolutionary leaders were strong enough to destroy the Church or they were not. It they were, they ought to have done it; for not having done so they have spared a foe in the guise of an ally which is defeating all their schemes and writing failure on all their efforts. If they were not strong eneugh, then we must regard the revolution as the work of only a gection of the people, and look forward to a better time, when intelligence more generally diffused. will enable the Spanish people to see the true cause of all their misery. Not until the Church is struck down and made helpless can we expect to see Spain taking her place among the nations. Spanish revolutionists ought to have learned more from the experience of Mexico and from recent doings in Italy. As the struggle is not yet ended we must not despair. Whether the Church ia still to be mistress of Spain is a question of more vital importance than who is to be king. The Water Famine in Philadelphia. ‘Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink,” is not exactly true of the condition of Philadelphia just now ; for although the beauti- ful Schuylkill and heretofore plenteous Dela- ware flow by the doors of the Quaker City it seems that their beds have run nearly dry, and the inhabitants are in danger of suffering in consequence. Many of the factories have been compelled to cease work, and thousands of operatives may thus be thrown out of employ- ment. The attempt to obtain water by open- ing up old wells does not seem to be a success. As yet private houses have not been deprived of the luxurious necessity of fresh water, but they may be if the drought continues and if the closest economy is not practised in the use of water supplied from Fairmount and the Delaware and Spring Garden works, One thou- sand five hundred millions of gallons of water were pumped from the rivers for the use of Philadelphia last month. Although we may be better off here in the supply of water than our neighbors in Phila- delphia, a little wholesome economy in the use of our Croton and Ridgewood supplies may not be out of place in this dry, hot season. Above all things waste of water should be avoided. The ancient proverb says that ‘‘wil- ful waste makes woeful want.” Tue Tazatres—Very Goop ror JoLy.— The following revenue returns of the several places of amusement named show a very good business all round for the month of July, when the main body of our theatre-going world is supposed to be off in the country, and when the drawback of the ‘heated term” to the citi- zens and strangers in town Is considered :— Names of Places, Gross Receipts. New York Circus Wood's Museum Bryants’ Minst Booth’s thoatr Bowery theatre. ‘Theodore Thomas’. Theatre Comique, Niblo’s Garden Olympic theat Wallack’s theatr Grand Opera House Total. . $156,149 At this rate, with the return of our summer absentees to town, with the fall season of busi- ness our theatres, with anything attractive, may reasonably count upon a run of unprece- dented prosperity, from “Jim Crow.” “Hfamlet” down to Tne Remepy Worse ran riz DiskasE.— The Albany Mvening Journal, referring to the proposition to send Ben Butler to the United States Senate as an offset to Andy Johnson, saysit ‘dreads the remedy more than the disease.” The Springfield Lepubtican is the same way of thinking. The case was differ- ent when Butler was the great Impeacher and Johnson the great Impeached. It is singular how these radical fellows are beginning tosniffle around Andy Johnson's skirts again. the elements of what might become a power- ful political party, neither republican nor demo- cratic, but having some points in common with both. irrespective of color, and in their well known advocacy of protection we find them on the same political platform as Mr. Greeley, while their resolutions on banking and the payment of bonds in greenbacks are such as will be approved of throughout the country by an overwhelming majority of democrats. We expect that on both sidea there will be plenty of trimming and hedging on the part of know- ing office-seekera to catch the votes of these aturdy working men, who, with all their abhor- rence of buncombe and claptrap, need not hope to escape the usual infliction. or to what extent this new platform of theirs must have & new chairman of tional Executive Committee. pose, indifrere! The Nationn! Labor Congress and Its Platform. Tho National Labor Congress, which has been in session during the past week in Philadelphia, adopted a series of resolutions as their future platform, We shall briefly recapitulate some of them, as they may at no distant day form the nucleus of a new politi- cal party. The first resolution condemns the present national banking system as one inau- gurated in a time of war and now perpetuated for the interest of bondholders and bankers, and in connection with this subject the high rate of interest is declared to be an injury to commerce, payable on all debts, public and private, is strongly recommended, while the payment of gold to bondholders who themselves paid the principal denounced. Land monopolies are described as necessarily subversive of freedom. The universal adoption of the eight hour move- ment, as adopted in government works, is an important feature in the programme. concession that women are entitled to the same pay as men for work equally well done, a demand for a department of labor, looking after the interests of working men and form- ing a permanent office in our executive admin- istration, and the right of all men, irrespective of color, to equal civil rights and privileges, make up the remaining resolutions that seem deserving ot special notice. was suggested that nothing said on the green- back question should be understood as favor- ing repudiation ; but it was answered that they wanted no buncombe or claptrap inserted to propitiate capitalists, and therefore the amend- ment waa rejected. A uniform money legal tender, in greenbacks is as strongly The An amendment In this National Labor Congress we have In their conceding equal rights to all But how may change the relations of our two great political parties it is as yet too soon to antioi- pate. Belmont versus Tweed. The William M. Tweed Democratic Aasocla- tion of the Seventh ward of this city, in coun- cilon Friday evening last, resolved unani- mously:— First—That the democracy to get on tn the world e Democratic Na- iv—That Mr. August Belmont, the present chairman, ts ineffictent, undevoted and unpopular. Thirdiy—That his dearth of capacity, lack of pur- nce as to results, and want of accept- brie d Were the chief cause of eral McClellan's 4 Fourthiy—And the chief cause of the defeat of Sey- mour and Blatr. Fistty—And that the dearth of capacity, &c., of Auguat Belmont, if continued in his present posi- tion, will be the defeat of Hoffman in 1872: There- fore, Strthly—That Mr. Belmont be invited to rettre, and that Mr. Tweed be recommended to take his place. Upon these broad hints, we presume, Mr. Belmont will retire, and Mr. Tweed will be in- vited to take his place; and then, no doubt, the big Indians of Tammany will proceed to draw their circle around the democracy of the United States and to regalate the order of the Presidential succession and the spoils thereof as they now regulate the affairs and the spoils of Manhattan Island. A vermilion edict. Let it be respected. Taz ANNXATION oF CuBA—‘‘BaARgia 19 Wun’. "—Among other leading British jour- nals the London Star is out in favor of the turning over of the island of Cuba to the United States, Doubtless the prevailing opinion of the leading minds of Great Britain leans in the same direction, while the silence of Napo- leon on the subject indicates that he at least is willing to let ‘‘manifest destiny” alone. Why, then, this do-nothing policy of the government at Washington? The only difficulty, it seems, is Mr. Fish, and he is afraid to move in the matter. But why afraid? Or why, rather, should the fears of Mr. Fish overrule the wishes of the President? We should like to know {norease or Freianr on FLoor.—We notice that a convention of freight agents con- nected with Western railroads, which met in Cincinnati on Friday, decided to advance the freight on four going east ten cents a bar- rel, Is it because the harvest is abundant and the working people may have a chance to get cheap bread that these railroad men decide to raise the price of carriage on flour from the luxurious grain fields of the West? These combinations of speculators, whether of rail- road men interested in the grain or the coal business, require to be looked after, and per- haps the only way to meet them and defeat their schemes is by a counter combination on the part of the people. There is no reason why the freight on flour should be advanced any more than that the price of coal should be raised to an exorbitant and unprecedented figure. The advances in both cases are mere pretexts for dishonest speculation Tug CAMPAIGN IN PRNNSYLVAMIA.—One of the radical papers in Pennsylvania sneers at the idea that Asa Packer should be the “ workingmen’s candidate" for Governor, and exultingly asks, ‘Who chucked him into the Lehigh river?” There 13. a game down South they call “ chuck-a-luck,” and who knows but Packer may have been ‘‘chucked” into the river merely for good luck? It is, something {ike tho method the Brahmin women in India have of throwing their infants under the wheels of the car of Juggernaut in order that they may be crushed the sooner into glory, and Packer may think, with tho Brabmin babies, that it is hardly worth while to go through so much to get so little glory. however, A Hist To THe Ravroars,—If the radicals { want to carry the democratic States of New Jersey and Delaware for the impeachers let them canvass those States just about this time, A large majority of the population there are entirely absorbed in the peach business, sionally with the measures of the administra- tion, and four others are independent, being understood to support no particular dynasty or line of policy. The remaining twelve are opposition journals in the widest sense of the term, four being Bourbonist, three Orleanist, three republicau and two revolutionary. One of these last is the Rappel, contributed to by M. Rochefort. boasting, that ‘‘Paris is France,” the politics and circulation of the journals published there may give us some data for speculation as to French political sentiment, its depth and ten- dency. lation journals ist; in Paris where opposition candidates for the Corps Législatif are invariably successful. There is, however, one ministerialist journal in Paris, the Peuple, which has attained the third largest circulation in the city. It is a journal conducted with marked, though not exceptional, ability, and owes its large circu- lation, perhaps, as much to the fact of its low price—being sold at one cent—as to the talent displayed in its columns. literary ability goes, French journalism has of late made a remarkable improvement, being now often characterized by that caustic wit and keen irony that Voltaire seems to have left as a perpetual heirloom to the French nation, The number and ability of the opposition journals show us in a very strong light the The Nowspaper Press ic Of all the chimges tiist have taken placo in France in the way of reform the relaxation of the Press law of 1852, with its odious system of communiguéa, warnings, previgus authori- zation, stamp tax and caution money, is ¢ of the most important, Press prosecution® are no longer of frequent occurrence as for- merly ; and although the press is not yet free in the sense in which we understand it, still when we find M. Rochefort, of Lanterne notoriety, contributlng in his own vein and without molestation to a journal decidedly revolutionary in its principles we can under- stand the difference between the present and past condition of French journalism. Of the twenty-six journals published in Paris six are in favor of the imperial policy and dynasty, r support the dynasty, but find fault occa- If it be true, a3 the Parisians are fond of We find that in point of cfrou- the opposition and independent greatly exceed the ministerial- a result that might be expected So far, indeed, as difficulties that beset the Emperor's adminis- tration. There is no doubt it requires the most skilful statesmanship to maintain tho throne itself against the opposition that assails it from every side. One thing, how- ever, ia certain, that no gagging of the press will ever support an unpopular administration. The true policy is that which the Emperor, yielding to the pressure of the péople’s repre- sentatives, is about to inaugurate for France— a free press and a responsible ministry, Jef- ferson’s dictum, that ‘‘error ceases to be dan- gerous when reason is free to combat it,” ia the maxim to which emperors and kings must hereafter submit in all that concerns the free expression of political opinion. Tho Proposed Exposition of Christian Art at Rome. We are informed by telegram that Pius IX. has decided to hold a universal exhibition of Christian art next year at Rome, prior to the return of the various prelates to their homes, after the Ecumenical Council. No intimation whatever has yet been given as to the nature of this, exhibition. We are not told whether it is tobe one showing the progress of Chriatian art on a grander scale than the collection which our old friend Bryan brought over to this country some years ago, comprising, with many absurd daubs, several characteristic works of a certain historical value—a progress from the naive symbolism of early Christianity. Through its development in the medieval ages, and its gradual admix- ture with reminiscences of Pagan art, where, after the Renaissance, Apostles and Saints were represented like the deities of Olympus, down to these modern times, when, influenced more by the scepticism and rationalism of the day than by the pure faith and unquestioning obedience of early times, art has become secularized, ‘‘surrendering the sevorlty and symmetric simplicity” of former age, and, after three centuries of a steady decline, seems to verge on extinction. Even Flandrin, as well asthe English Herbert and the German Kaulbach, makes @ compromise between the religious art of Italy in the fifteenth and six- teenth centuries and the secular or quasi-classi- cal art of France, England and Germany in this age, in obedience to its rationalistic spirit, from which an eminent critio declares that no one can escape by any process short of mental suicide. Nor are we told whether it is to be a collection to which all the sovereigns of Europe will be invited to contribute the best religious paintings in their private or national galleries, or whether artists throughout the world are to be invited, at such short notice, to attempt the almost impossible task of reviving Christian art. At all events it is a noteworthy fact that the head of the Church of Rome is so far afflicted by the modern influences which have resulted at London, Paris, New York and other great capitals in exhibitions of science and industry as to propose a similar universal exhibition of Christian art, Pius IX. will earn the gratitude of the entire Christian world if this exhibition shall in any measure restore to architecture, sculpture and painting the sin cerity, purity, enthnsiasm and power which acterized art during the ages of faith. cha Tanixs Torney in [rtraNp.—Mr. Glad stone has done great things for Ireland. His policy has, however, been directed rather in the interest of the Catholics than of the Pro- testaits. His aim has been justice. The Catholica have given evidence that they are satisfied with the disestablishment measure. The Churches in Ireland are now, one and all, placed on an equal footing. But the Protest- ants, so long pampered and spoiled, are up in rebellion. They were good loyal people so long as they were the privileged class, Meetings have been held in varions parts of Ireland and the Protestants have denounced the dises- tablishment measure, The last meeting of the kind was held at Clones on Monday last, when thirty thousand people assembled and denounced the recent measures of the govern- ment, The tables are turned in Ireland. The Orangemen, not the Qatholics, are now the disturbers of the poace. ‘ We publish this morning the charges; specifications and argument of Mrs, Har- riet Beecher Stowe on the Lord and Lady Byron mystery, and statements, facts, testimony and opinions on all sides of the question, sufficient, we believe, to enable the Intelligent reader to form his own conclu- tions on the subject. Our conclusions are that Mr. Beecher Stowe has made a shocking charg.’s which she has failed to establish; that her facts are but the morbid fancies of Lady Byron; tht her story is loose and incoherent ; that she has sized upon a sensation which, in the end, will not y expenses, and which wilt tarnish the glory of “Uncle Tom;” that Mra. Stowe, in short, in her thézghtless publication, has placed herself within the category of reck- less sensational Bohemians, and in a dilemma from which her only escape is a public apology for her credulity and folly in yielding to the deceitful temptation of unearthing and expos- ing in the market the mysteries of the grave. Her reasons for this exposition are insufficient, and her statement betrays only her ignorance of the case. Theo Fashions. Our indefatigable Paris fashions corees- pondent expatiates to-day on the new styles atthe European watering places—especially at Aix, the most frequented of them all during the present season—in a manner which excites the curlosity of those of us who in ‘this sweltering weather must resign ourselves to be ‘Sn populous city pent” as to whether any similar display is visible at Newport, Long Branch, Cape May, Saratoga or Nahant. We, at least, feel sure that nothing like the gooseberry green armor of ‘that terrible man, Amédée de Savole VL, whose surname was Green,” {a likely to be exhibited by New York dandies at any of our watering places, although we might not fail to gee something green about them, notwith- standing their sublime self-sufficiency. The bridal dress of silver and tulle which is now being made in Paris, ata cost of thirty-two thousand francs, for the Princess Louise of Sweden, will not, we hope, tempt our New York ‘belles to exceed the extravagance of bridal toilettes already attained by them. To the pennon fan, however, ‘a small flag on an ivory, ebony or tortoise shell stick,” and add- ing, as it flutters to and fro, ‘‘a little triumphant air to a lady, very imposing to flies,” we shall interpose no objection, if it is cavally (mapeize £0 moeasitct. ‘The Ingratitude of Sambo. The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph publishes a letter from a Northern lady in Southwestern Georgia, engaged under the auspices of a Northern society in ingtryoting the negroes of that section. She writes for the purpose of condoling with a certain white champion of the negroes for thelr base ingratitude to him when the time came to test their fidelity. She recites her own case, showing that after the Northern society agreed to pay her salary her board was to be paid by the “patrons” (parents?) who sent their children to school, but that they failed to do so, and that shé would have been turned out of doors by her landlady had she not paid her board herself. She says the negroes are profuse in words, make any amount of fine promises, but never think of fulfilling them. This is a queer case. The idea that a Yankee schoolmarm should have to complain of the ingratitude of Sambo is certainly very curious after the atmosphere of the North has for so many years been over« burdened with the clamor of the abolition. ists about the unspeakable gratitude of the Southern negroes to their Northern worship: pers. Sambo, Sambo! my son—as Wendell Phillips would say—deal more fairly by yous Yankee schoolmarms, or your young idea wil never be taught to shoot. Ar Fort Apams yesterday morning there was a grand review. General Sherman was present. Some forty soldiers were reviewed by about twenty General officers. This ia nearly as good as the famous Christian regi- ment of Illinois, which, when mustered, counted thirty-seven officers and two privates. At Ir Agams—The strikers in the coal mines. It means another combination for a rise in the prices of coal. it is, indeed, manifest that, in view of all tho tricks of the coal specu- lators and railway companies concerned, this question of cheap coal will call for the early attention of Congress. Wim, Hali & Son publish the following: — “rhe Angel Mother.” Song. D. 3, Babcock, Simple and pretty, with an easy, lowing melody, which sounds familiar. “Silver Star Schottisch.”” H. P. Danks, Nothing new or worthy of particular comment, It's a good dancing schottisch. * “There's a Knocking at the Door of my Heart.’? Ballad. Words by J. W. Watson, Musto by Henry ©. Watson. An extremely pretty tittle melody, which is just suited to the exquisite verses accom panying it, The composer is a musician, of high ablity and one that reflects credit on both the fessions. waltz. Maurice Stra- 1, both Adelina and Carlotta—and tas been favorably received in Europe, The themes are rather unin- teresting and Ungrateful, Uut ther nple scope given for the proficiency of the cele sisters in florituri, and the upper register of the soprano vores 1s severely tested In “The Bell Kinger.”? og by J, R. Thomas. Bal- lad, W. Vincent Wallace, Just (he thing for such a baritone volco as that of Mr. Thomas. There Is # vigor aud boidness about it which makes it very at- tractive. ‘The same house publish a little book called the “Long Gablnet,” compiled by ©.G, Allen, It will be found of great use in public scnools, and singing classes. A sim) diments of music, with 8 comprises ity main featur Ditson & Co. publis: “Did he but Know." Russian song. A very pretty able of w great deal of exprea- J. R. Thomas. A_pleas- worked up in the welt vortie song writer. “Bonny Bess," ing melody, unaffected a known ey style of th “Love me. Ballad, cted Very ng some edition ilo. 2001 A. Farlow. Briillant and mm pieces are always accept found one of his happiest Gaiop. dasiing. Pariow's able, and vis will Thoughts. Duyer, musical director of the Musteal Cor. ad torr more niin e by Fat of the best s¢ fac publistied. MARINE DISASTER, A Sloop Yacht Capaized-in the Rescue of ahe Crew. During a violent squall in the lower vay yester. day afternoon, about five o'clock, the sloop yacht Freddie, Captain Rose, of Jersey Oily, bound from Rockaway to New York, was capsized near the hos ital station, om the west bank. The steamboat jagenta, on her way to Long Branch, immediately made for the wreck and rescaed the crew, com posed of three persons, who were taken to the Ma, genta’s dock, just below Sandy Hook, dna brought to this city by the Magenta last eventi A college. fon was taken up among the passengers to rein buree the unfortunate owner of de ; ror Bay= composed for the Pattis—~-