The New York Herald Newspaper, August 30, 1869, Page 4

EW YORK HERAL BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. AJlbusiness or news letter and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New Yorr Hera. Rejected communications will not be re- turned, Letters and packages should be properly aseuled. Volume XXXIV AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDRN, Broadway.—ARRAD SA POGUE; OR, Tax WiokLOW WEDDING. ry.-B0svAowe—THR HUN BOWERY THEATRE, bor @ARLAN Cuity. GRAND OPFRA TOUS, corner of Eighth avyonue and 28d atroet.—Tue Sea ov TOR, WAVERLEY THFATAF, No. 10 Broadway.~& GEanD Vauiery ENTERTAINNEN OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broat DOK. BOOTH'S THEATRE, Wdet., between Sth and 6th ays,— Bir Van WiNKiE. —ficconr Diocorr WALLACK'S THRATR". Broatway ant Ikh street Viortms--THe PROPLS's LAWYER, THEATRE COMIQ”TE, 514 Broadway.—A Lirz’s Ru- vexer—Goon For Norurna, THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.—Tum Queen OF Uraare—1us Op WOMAN Tat Lived in 4 SHOR. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thiriioth strest and Broadway.—Afieraoon and evening Performance. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Fifth avenue and Twenty- fourth atveet.—PLAY. CENTRAL PARK GARDEN, 71h av., beiweea 68h and theta.—PoruLan Garp: CONCERT. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA M0 ISB, 801 Bowery.—-Couta Yocat.iam, NEGRO KINSTRELSY, £0. GAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 625 Broaiway.—Braro- Plan MivBTRELSY, NeaRo Acts, &0, HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn,—Hoounr's MINSTEELS--OFF TO Cuba, £0. NEW YORK NUSEUM OF ANATOMY, O18 Broadway. BOIENOK AND ART LADIES’ NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 690 Brondwar.—Fausizs ONLY IN ATFENDANCE. me ail — 3 New York, Monduy, August 30, 1569. MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS. The DaILy Heraip will be sent to subscribers for one doliar a month, The postage being only thirty-five” cents a quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement can receive the HERALD at the same price it 1s surnished in the city. THE NEWS. Europe. Cabie telegrams are dated the 29th of August. Seven American satlors were hanged at the yard erm of the Untted States frigate Sabine in the port of Cherbourg, France, for mutiny and an attempt to biow up the vessel by firing the magazine. The conspiracy was widespread among the men and the fuse lighted, Napoleon's health is improving. Eugénio was at Ajaccio; General Prim at Vichy, An extensive woolien factory at Rheims was destroyed by fire. The Germens m Berlin are in excited movement against the Catholic monastic orders, Spain remains agitated. By mail we have interesting details of onr cable telegrams to tle 19th of August, The Burlingame Treaty. Mr. J. Ross Browne, ex-Minister to China, con- tradicts the report that the Burlingame treaty bas been rejected by the tmperial government of China. He says, on the contrary, that its ratidcation is only deferred until the return of Mr. Burlingame’s Fin- basay. : Turkey. ‘The Sultan, !t ts understood, has laid dowa om- claily # line of duty to be observed in future by his powerful vassal, the Viceroy of Egypt. Among other things alrect commuuication with foreiga na- tons is forbidden, Sh ae The Society Istande. Princo Alfred, the Duke of Edinburg, received o hearty reception at Tanitt, but bis discourtesy towards tke oflicera of the American vessel Kear- sarge and towards the French authorities were so outrageous a3 to excite the ire of Engiisumen them- solves. Miscellaneous. President Grant is to be the gucst of Senator Conkling, at Utica, next week, ‘There are said to be no indications in Wash‘ngton of a Cabinet meeting this week, and apparentiy no tyusiness to render one necessary. General Rawlins 1 the only Cabinet member in town and he is un- well, aithough he was able to ride out yesterday, Generai Clarke, of Texas, is in Washington, and aayg the Complexions of the political parties in that State are pretty much as the} were in Virginia and ‘Yenneasee. A J. Hamilton is the candidate of the conservative republicans for Congress and will re- ceive the greator portion of the democratic vote, the exception being those extreme old Southerera who believe in the perpetuity of the Southern confederacy aml who may present a separate candidate. Davis is the candidate of the bitier end radical repubticans, and will probably command the mass of the negro vote. Senators Yates, Kellogg, Hendricks and Thurman are canvassing California. AGerman named Waltz, in Fest St. Louis, while crazy With liquor, on Saturday, chopped his wife's head to pieces and then threw himself under a rail- road train and had his head cut off, He first tried to kill his stepson with a hatchet; but he escaped end ran for the police, who arrived, however, too fate. A New York correspondent of a Louisville paper gays Mrs. Stowe's Lyron scandal was written as a sensation piece on a wager, like Miles O'Retily’s story of “Ticks the Pirate.’ ‘The new State of Iowa has 100 miles of railroad more than the old State of Massachusetts. A New Orleans paper estimates that there are not enough fleld hands at work in tho cotton States to pick 3,000,000 bales of cotton, at which amount Northern papers place the incoming crop. The City. Rev. David Mitchell, at the Canal street Presby- terian church, yesterday preached on the text, “Let the dead bury their dead’’—the discourse being evi dently suggested by Mrs, Stowe’s disclosures con- cerning Lord Byron. Rev. Mr. Shepherd preached at Graham avenue Methodist non-Episcopal church, in Williamsburg, against what he termed the errors and corruptions of the Methodist Episcopal Churet, among which he mentions its patd chotrs, college education and big salaries for its ministers, political or metaphysical preaching, and its fashion, pom- posity and wealth, ‘The United States Assistant Treasurer im this city has been instructed to purchase bonds and sell gold next month just as he did in August. A meeting of the officers of boat clabs in this city and viciuity is proposed for next Thursday, to con- wider measures for giving the Harvard crew @ rous ing recep tion home. Prominent Arrivats in the City. Governor Dennison, of Ohio, and Colonel Samuel Tate, of Memphis, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Governor A, agtath, of South Carolina; Gen- erat Wickham, of Richmond, Va., and HH. T. Hug- gins, of England, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. ©, M. Thompson, of the Unitod States Navy, and Stewart Llodgeson, of London, are at the Hoffman House, General T, W. Hall, of Texas; Colonel A. M, Wood, of New York: Major J. W. Allison, of Philartel i tere NEW YURK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST Colonel T. J. Wright, of Boston, and &. H. Welrman, of the United States Army, are at the Metropolitan Hote. Judge E. Durell, of New Orleans, and Caleb Cush- ing, of Washington, are at the Astor House, J. Marical, of Washington, aud Lewis Cass, of Paris, are at the Clarendon Hotel. Colone! T. L. Eagan, of Cincinnati, and Professor J. M, Hamtiton, of Delaware, are at the St. Cuaries Hotel. Laeutenant Commander G. E, McConnell, of the Unied States Navy, 1s at the St, Dents Hotel, Amoug the passengers who arrived here yeeterday on board tie steamship Idaho, trom Liverpool, was the well-:nown caniatrice, Madame Anna Bishop. Promipent Departures, Captain Bouniakofsky and Captain Kalinsky, for Hartiord; Colonel H. S MeComb, for Newport; Colonel J. Mason, for Philadeipuia, and Professor Wiltams, for Canada. The Telegraph asa Regulator of Flnanctal Operations and Exchange. The old system of exchange between differ- ent countries and sections of a country is un- dergoing a change, and is destined to be revolutionized through the influence of the magnetic telegraph. In past times, when specie was comparatively scarce to what it is now, and when the means of communication were slow and limited, the difference in the value of money in different countries was often great, and this produced considerable profit to bankers and exchange brokers at the financial centres of the world. Merchants and others were willing to suffer a great shave, to use a Wall street expression, in making drafts or settling their balances, for the sake of con- venience’and to avoid the risks and slow pro- cess of transmitting money. In the dawn of commercial development the rate of exchange was sometimes very high, and that between countries not far distant from each other, as, for example, between England and Holland; but ag space and time became destroyed more and more through the discovery of eteam power and the telegraph, it was more equalized. Of course the balance of trade even now against or in favor of a country or section regulates to some extent the rate of exchange, it being higher against a debtor country in some proportion to its debts or obligations, and in favor of the credftor couatiy shat holds the capital, The profits on exchange toa great financial centre are very large, and it is these that have contributed greatly to the enormous wealth and moneyed power of London. But even with the balance of trade against a country exchange must be reduced and more equalized through the rapidity, facility and cheapness of communication. Indeed, this will tend to equalize trade and keep the balance down more within the immediate wants and means of a people. Instead of sending money from one country, or part of a country, to another, or of buying bills of exchange, the cost and time of doing this will be saved by simply making a deposit with some agent or banking institution and telegraphing the fact. This is done now to some extent, and the time is coming when the telegraph will be almost the exclusive medium for such transactions. This will have a great effect upon currency and the use and value of specie. Much less of both will be needed. Almost the only demand for money, whether in the form of paper or the precious metals, will be for small change, which passes from hand to hand in little ordinary transactions, All large operations in trade will be balanced or adjusted through the telegraph. A similar result will be brought about between different countries and sections of the same country, as wo now see in the operations of the Clearing House in New York city. It is known that the vast financial transactions with the banks here, amounting to a hundred millions or more daily, are all adjusted or balanced each day by the comparatively insignificant sum of one or two miliions of currency or specie through the Clearing Honse. In a certain sense this balance {s all the current money needed. Ex- tend this system tothe whole country—and it will be so extended in time, through the agency of the telegraph—and we see that a much less amount of currency will be wanted throughout the republic, We are on the eve of this mighty revolution in financial, or monetary operations, In fact, it haa commenced already. This is one of the subjects resulting from the wonderful developments of science and progress of the age which demands the atten- tion of statesmen, Such an important change in the trade, financial affairs and social condi- tion of the country must be met by suitable legislation. The agent that is to produce this revolution—the magnetic telegraph—must be under the control of government. It must not remain in the hands of a monopoly of {ndi- viduals or companies, The interests involved are too general and too great. The day is not distant when the telegraph will be used more than the Post Office, and, indeed, it would be more used now if the rate of charges were brought down to the lowest paying point and within the means of the general public, Every argument that can be made in favor of the Post Office being under government control applies more cogently to the telegraph. Con- gress should prepare at once to eslablish a postal telegraph system for the whole country and hold the absolute control over it, Not to farm the business out to companies, as some have suggested; for that would only be a modification of the present monopoly and evil, but to manage it as a department, just as the postal system is managed. To this end Mr. Washburne’s bill for an experimental tele- graph line between Washington and New York should be passed without delay, and, besides that, the new invention for an automatic self- telegraphing system, which, it is said, will mul- tiply the facilities of communication eight or ten times, should be tested by government, and, if found successful, should be teken and used for the public good. Let us follow at once the example set by Belgium, England and some other countries, and place the tele- graph in the hands of government, Sooner or later we must come to that, and the sooner the better for the commerce and welfare of the people, Tur Burrincame Treaty,—We are informed by telegram {rom San Francisco that Mr. J. Ross Browne, our ex-Minister to China, contradicts the report of the rejection of the Burlingame treaty by the Pekin government, On the contrary, it is said that he has stated that the imperial ratification of that instru- ment is merely delayed until the members of the Chinese Embassy retura from their foreiga tour. one. 30m DACA The Fall Elections. The first of the series of fall elections takes place in California on Wednesday next, Sep- tember 1, Two judges of the Supreme Court, members of the Legislature and county officers are to be chosen. Considerable excitement in regard to candidates has prevailed in the large cities as well as in the rural districts, and parties have been pretty well split up. Com- Dinations have been formed in a number of districts in order to secure the election of inde- pendent tickets, thus, if possible, overthrowing the old party organizations and putting a qui- etus on their leaders, The last election for judges of the Supreme Court in California oc- curred in 1867, when Royal T, Sprague, demo- erat, was elocted over John Curry, republican, by a majority of 2,269, In 1868 Grant carried the State by 514. In the present Legislature the republicans have a majority of six in the Senate, and the democrats a majority of twenty in the House—democratic majority on joint ballot, fourteen. The democratic candi- dates for judges of the Supreme Court are J. B. Crockett and William T, Wallace, and for Mayor of San Franclaco Frank McCoppin. The Vermont clection takes place on the 7th of September for Governor and State officers. Asthe State is overwhelmingly republican of course there is no danger in predicting the triumphant election of that ticket, headed as it is by one of the house of Washburne, The State election in Maine occurs on the 18th September and will afford some indication as to the popularity of General Grant and his administration, whether they have lost or gained popularity. Grant’s majority in 1868 was 28,080, and Chamberlaln’s, the presont republican candidate for Governor, 20,403. A United States Senator is to be chosen in placa of William Pitt Fessenden, who seems to have lost some caste with the radicals on account of his course in the Senate relative to the im- peachmont trial—he having voted against that measure. The malcontents are not, it ig ap- prehended, euffictently strong to prevent his return to the Senate if he desires to go. There is also some muddle in the republican rankg in Maine in regard to the temperance question, and a third party Is talked of, Some of the republican papers affect to despise the movement, while the democrats are hoparil of creating a eplit in the republican ranks that Wiii result to their benefit. But the indications aro that Whether a third party attempts to make a show at the polls or not (they have already a candidate for Governorin the person of a worthy gen- tleman named Hichborn) Chamberlain will be re-elected by a decisive majority, The democratic candidate for Governor is General Franklin Smith, quite a strong and popular candidate, Some interest is attached to the election in Maine, as her vote, with her State motto—‘‘Dirigo” I lead—are used in all im- portant electioneering occasions as tending to show which way the popular sentiment is drifting. The above comprise all the State eloctiona that occur during the month of September. In October the great field days of the fall cam- paign occur in Pennsylvania and Ohio, with State elections in Lowa and Colorado; and in November the elections in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois—with their so long forlorn sisters, Mississippi and Texas—close the fall season for the year 1869. Matiny on an American Frigate. The Atlantic cable brings us sad, very sad intelligence in the shape of news of the exist- ence of a widespread mutinous conspiragy on board the United States frigate Sabine, an attempt by the mutineers to blow up the vessel, the discovery of the plot, and its punishment by the execution of seven of the eallors by hanging at the yard arm. These melancholy events occurred in the port of Cherbourg, France. A portion of the crew attempted to destroy the ship by firing the gunpowder in the magazine. The fuse was lighted and in communication with this place of storage when the officers were made acquainted with the facts. The loyalty, courage and obedience to discipline of the men of the American navy have been ever appreciated and acknowledged both at home and abroad. In the early days of our naval history, and during the period of the first consolidation of that powerful arm of our governmental force, a very proininent execu- tion, after charges of a matinous conspiracy and Intended piracy, took place on one of the vessels at gea. Happily the record is honora- ble thence till now. England experienced the effects of the mutiny of the Nore, and its punishment in after years; and it will bring a feeling of real regret to the public mind that this case should have taken place on board the Sabine In the presence of quite a number of young midshipmen aud a! the very door of 8 Bonaparte, Trattan Opgkra At THE SeAsipe.—The suc- cosa of ‘Don Pasquale” at Continental Hall, Long Branch, the other evening, has induced the proprietor to give the ‘Barber of Seville” next Wednesday, Miss McCulloch and Sig- nori Brignoli, Susini, Petrella and Fossati are inthe bill. A good {dea for dispelling the monotony of Long Branch. The revival of the Italian opera, even for a night or two, will give the fashionables pining there for the gayeties of the city something to talk about for a week to come, and then will commence the general break-up in the country for the return to town. Ax ALBANY Orision,—The Albany Journal (radical) thinks that in the contest between Tweed and Belmont for the head of the national democratic committee Belmont has no chance; that Tweed gave Hoffman his immense fictitious majority; that Tweed fixed it between Tammany and Mozart; that Tweed managed the tax levies in the Legislature; that he manages all our Corporation spoils ; that all the boys swear by him, and that unless Tweed says he may Hoffinan cannot run even a second term for Governor, and that finally as between the ‘German Duke” and the Grand Sachem there is no comparison to be made, We apprehend, however, that inthe solution of this question our Albany contemporary will find that he has overlooked one or two of tho “big Indians” of Tammany who have some- thing to do in managing the wires and ranning the machine, and that Bismarck Sweeny will appear asthe Martin Van Buren of the new regency It would appear from our authentle negvs published in the Herarp yesterday that the Oxford crew did not win by so much odds after all. We were led to suppose by our first despatches that the winning post was reached by the English University athletes from three to four boat lengths ahead of the Harvards. This was undoubtedly the currently reported fact, and in such a shape it reached this coun- try. But it (urns out now that the umpire of the race, who was stationed at the wioning point, near Mortlake, and who no doubt measured the arrival of the boats with keen and conscientious vision, has declared that the Harvards were only half a length ‘‘clear water” behind the Oxford boat when they came to the fiuish, It is admitted on all sides that the Harvards lost only by the defect in their steering. This defect might have been expected and it was no doubt anticipated, in a measure, by the Harvards themselves when they so gallantly accepted the terms of the Oxford crew to row with a coxswain at all, an addition to the crew of a racing boat entirely unknown in races on their own waters, How- ever, in a commendable spirit of pluck and chivalry they tried it, although ft was a dan- gerous experiment, as they have discovered before this time, and, indeed, as they acknow- ledge. The Oxford crew admitted, at the d'nner which succeeded the race, that they never had a harder contest than this in all the races which they had run and won. It is conceded from every quarter which is entitled to the credit of good authority that there has never been a race so hardly contested, so fairly run and so gallantly conducted on both sides. The con- clusion we have to come to is that inexperi- ence in steering lost the race for the Harvards by just half a boat's length—according to the statement of the judge—which probably one good stroke or “‘spurt” would have covered, and thus have changed the fortunes of the day. If this be so there is no evidence that the American style of rowing is not quite as good as the English, even on the Thames, par- ticularly if it be true, as the Harvard men say, that the steering made a possible difference of from half a length to a whole boat’s length in the race, It is pretty clear, viewing it from all points, that the wianeré had pretty hard work to obtain thelr laurols, and that the vanquished have no reason to be dishéartened because they lost them, There is another chance ahead. The gentlemen of Oxford will certainly not refuse to meet the Harvards on their own waters at some future time, Indeed, we hope that the challenge will come freely and chivalrously from the English side, as the challenge for the late race came from tho Harvard bovs, coupled, too, with all the dis- advantages which were known to accompany fis acceptance. A Guxcixe Woman's Rigas Woman.— The lady delegates to the Woman’s Rights Convention, now in session at Newport,*paid a visit on Saturday to Ida Lewis, the heroine of the lighthouse, the brave girl to whom per- sonal peril Is as nothing when a fellow being’s life isin danger. Probably they expected to enlist her in the service of their mission. If thoy did they must have been disappointed to find her exercising woman's right to perform a portion of woman's duties. These ladies— who were no doubt inflated with the speeches they intended to make at the next session in behalf of woman's right to the franchise and all that stuff—found this gallant woman, the eavlour of many lives, engaged at—what kind of occupation dan we supposo? ‘‘Assisting her mother at the washtub!” We hope that the lady delegates will profit by the lesson acci- dentally taught them by this noble girl, who has done more in the service of humanity within the past five years of her yonng life than all the sp@uting at conventions can accomplish in a century. Prusoz ArtHur—A Hixr to Prestpenr QGrast.—It has been given out that Prince Arthur in his present visit to America is to keep clear of the Unlted States—that ho is not to “come over the border.” Why he shonld be thus instructed we cannot divine. Perhaps, however, he may be standing on ceremony, awaiting an official invitation. At all events, wo think that President Grant would be doing the handsome thing in detail- ing a special messenger to the Prince to invite him to spend a day or two at the White House, including the offer of a war steamer for his transportation. As a simple act of interna- tional courtesy, especially after the late boat race, we think this invitation would be emi- nenily proper, and we hope that General Grant will so regard it, Diso' ANOTHER RY m ALAsKs,.—Pro- fessor Davidson, of the United States Coast Survey, has, it appears, discovered a moun- tain range of iron ore in Alaska and conveulent Rowe = wo Co mee een to the ®acoast. The range is two thonsand foet high and of unknown extent. Thus little by little the resources of that prodigious region are becoming known. With what is thus already known of Alaska, what with its numorons rivers and inlets swarming with walruses, seals, codfish and salmon, and what with its boundless forests of northern pines, and ita coal mines and mountains of iron ore, t will surely, and before long, too, turn out eplendid speculation after all, Movements oF GunrraL Geanr.—The President had « trinmphal journey from the White Mountains across the country to Sara- toga Springs on Saturday last, the enthusiasm of the people—imen, women and children— breaking out in various manifestations at every station and crossroad along the route, The General leaves Saratoga for Washington this morning, where he will hold a Cabinet council on Tuesday, and on Thursday will leave again to rejoin Mrs, Grant and the members of his tamily who remain at the springs. AprakRNTLY ForcortgN IN Senator Sumner’s speech on the Alabama claims, The English lion ‘roars a8 gently as a sucking dove,” and with him all is peace and affection for bis American cousins, At this rate we may expect that her Majesty's prin- cipal Secretary for Foreign Affairs will before long request Mr, Motley to hand in bis little bill, in order that it may be settled without farther debate or delay. The good time is coming. Even go mote it be, ENetann— a St “30, 1869, The New Domiulen. Rumor isin the air about the New Dominton, The London Times makes mysterious allusions and throws out hints which it is difficult for the uninitiated to understand. Speeches of strange import are made in different parts of the New Dominien, and by men who cannot be wholly ignorant. What does rumor say? It says that the Confederation scheme has not been so success- ful as its friends believed it would be. It has so far failed to make the British North Ameri- can Provinces a unit. Dissension and jealousy were never 80 rife as they are now in the two Canadas and in the other sections of the Con- federation. The party now in power in Great Britain has all along been opposed to the maintenance of colonies for the mere sake of territorial show. Since his conversion to Uberal politics Mr. Gladstone has been ahead of all his colleagues in this particular branch of foreign policy. It was he who went out some years ago to act as plenipotentiary in the handing over of the Ionian Islands to Greece. It is the conviction of the present government in Great Britain that the New Dominion leans too much on the mother country and too little upon itself, and that the Confederation will never be a success until it is compelled to trust toits own resources, It will not be wonderful if ina very short time we learn that it is the desire of the home government that the New Dominion, which has been bolstered long enough, should accept complete independence on easy conditions. The New Dominion is under heavy obligations to the home government, but we do not believe that the home government will lay down conditions with which it will not be easy to comply. We have good reason to believe that we are on the eve of a great change, so far as our northern neighbors are concerned. It remains to be seen how our neighbors will act. We do not believe that the British govern- ment will insist that the New Dominion shalt declare itself in favor of a monarchy, although we cannot forget that it was originally intended to call the Confederation the ‘Kingdom of Canada.” Nor do wo find it easy to strip the present visit of Prince Arthur of a certain po- litical character. We know well that Great Britain would like above all things to learn that the Confederation was willing to accept Prince Arthur as king. It would not at all surprise us if the men who rule the Confedera- tlon should declare themselves in favor of this policy. We have but a word to say on the subject, and wé say it all the more willingly that we would spare our neighbors all unne- cessary trouble—a kingdom on our northern border is impossible. It will fail as failed the last attempt to establish a monarchy in Mexico, The fate of Maximilian is worthy the attention of Prince Arthur and his friends in England. Two events which have occurred of late years have contributed to make monarchy impossi- ble on this Continent. One of these was the failure of the Southern rebellion; the other was the execution of Maximilian of Hapsburg. Our northera neighbors may do as they please ; but they cannot have a king with comfort. Tne SENATE AS AN AsyLuM For Ex-Prest- pENTSs.—A New Orleans exchange, deprecating the obscurity into which our ex-Presidents fall as soon as they are out of office, suggests an amendment to the constitution by which they would be entitled during after life to seats in the United States Senate as Senators at large. It might happen, if such an idea should be carried ont, that some persons would be en- tliled to seats in the Senate whom the people would not like to have there. One or at most two terms in the Executive chair should satisfy the ambition of all reasonable men. Besides, the Senate as at present constituted is suffi- ciently oligarchical and corrupt, and to make it a life asylum for those who have filled the Presidential office—good, bad and indifferent— would only tend to perpetuate a power in the legislative branch of the government of which the people are already becoming suspicious and jealous. Comine 10 A Crusts.—The Sultan of Tur- key hes officlally defined a line of tributary duty which must, it is sald, be observed in the future by the Viceroy of Egypt towards the Porte government. It is a comprehensive schedule, but in the tone of an imporial firman, and will be forwarded to Alexandria, Should the Viceroy be advised or resolve to reject {t we may look for news of very serious complications in the East. The Sultan says the idea of independent rule by the Viceroy must be ‘crushed out,” Tan Hrarvim or Napotrox.—The rumors recently circulated in Paris concerning the health gf Napoleon are officially denied, and the dtthorities are hunting up the perpetrators of the alarming canards, If the Emperor is seen to limp or heard ina cough all France is agitated and all her political factions are on the qué gine, All things considered, it Is, however, to be hoped that in the matter of his health he will continue to disappoint and baffle his enemies for a long time to come. His health and vigilance are still necessary, not only for law and ordor in France, but for the peace of Europe. Tan Por ann tur Kerrie.—A Western exchange remarks that Pendleton, in his letter of acceptance, charges his opponent, Governor Hayes, with being silent on the subject of the fifteenth amendment in his speech opening the campaign, But Hayes retorts on Pendleton that he, too, failed to define his position on it in his letter of acceptance. In subsequent speeches Hayes advocates its ratification by the Ohio Legislature; but thus far Pendleton has dodged the question, There seems to be a growing disposition on the part of the democ- racy to ‘‘pigeon-hole” this whole question about the fifteenth amendment. Grortous Cattrorni4.—Flour extra has declined in San Francisco to $6 and superfine to @4 87}. Legal tenders, 75}. Edmund Burke says that education is the cheap defence of nations; but cheap bread is better-still, Don’t Borarr YourseLF.—The Rochester Chronicle (republican) wants to know what is going to become of Governor Hoffman. Don't worry yourself, That is a matter which the democracy will probably decide for themselves, At the presont time Governor Hoffman is act- ing like a sensible man and taking things as coolly as the hot and tho hop season will permit, New Secret Political Organization in Maseaq chusctta. The Salem Observer, in an article on the political situntion in Massachusetts, assertd that there is ‘a secret, powerful, fresh ang insidious element” at work in the politics of that State which claims to be based upon the strength of fifty thousand votes, and which will operate in the field without muck regard to party politics or to prohibition, It refers to the Crispin lodges and similar workingmen’s organizations. The Observer adds “that labor questions are becoming of vast importance in this country, and the organizations of laboring men are becoming constantly more numerous and influential, Ordinarily, In Massachusetts, side movements like that of the Crispins would not amoun¢ to much, but under existing complications they may exercise considerable influence.” It is evident that the republicans in Massa chusetts are in a heap of trouble; and now that the cordwainers are deserting them and organizing leagues upon thelr own hook, it will require no little finegse to enable thent to retain their ascendancy in a State even ag strongly republican as Massachusetts. Tir labor movement is no doubt growing strength all over the country; but what those who are sincere in it have to fear is being sold out body and soul by some un4 scrupulous leaders on the eve of an impory tant election. Live Issues Versus Duap Bgars.—The republicans in Massachusetts are endeavoring to get over thelr temperance difficulty by dos clining to recognize it as a “‘live Issue.” They probably intend to regard it as a ‘“‘dead beat”—4 a style of political loaferism always more og less connected when the rum question enterg, politics. - NOTES ABOUT TOWN. When will that magatficent Job of many yearat standing, the Battery enlargement, be completed? © If the good people of Gotham don’t “peach” at this season then there 1s no telling auything tn this world,’ Just think of {t—180,000 baskets of the delictor fruit dumped in our metropolitan market in one dayf What a glorious thing it is to live in New Yor just now! Here we can Imbibe to hilarity our Cros ton, while in Philadelphia they have “to go &” om benzine and a “little more lager.” ‘Who pockets the rents forthe apple, peanut and soda water stands that cumber what remains to the public of the Qity Hail Park sidewalks? Is it absolutely essential to the public safety that an upright boiler and @ sinall sized oyster saloon’ should occupy the open ground at the foot of Roosed velt strect, a space that is greatly desired at this seagon for country and other vehicles? ‘We are in favor of the extension of Leonard street to the Bowery, opposite Division street; of Franklin to Fell street, widened and improved; and of White street to Bayard street. These improvements would treble the value of property on the thoroughfare@ named and the cost would be triftng. When completed—and it soon will be—that will be @ magnificent business place the New York Life Ine surance Company have caused to be erected on the. corner of Broadway and Leonard street. It has, three times the room of the new Court House, and it will not cost one half the money. It ts great pity that in extending Thomas street, through the grounds of the New York Hospital a movement was not made to widen Pearl street from: Chatham street and Thomas street to the river, and! then have organized and renumbered the avenue under @ new name. 4 We advise timorous people who own propé! below Canal street to look out. There are geologist who would insinuate that the southern end of Man- hattan rests on basaltic arches, against which the currents of @ vast subterranean river dash, and thas’ 500 or a 1,000 years hence the lower part of the island will cave in! Of course when the new Post Oifice ts completed Beekman street will be extended to Broadway; and of course, also, Ann street will be widened and opened to Fulton street. Acrabbed old gentieman without psalmody tn hig soul wants to know if the square boxes on street corners, out of which ear-splitting tunes are cons tinuously ground by one-armed heroes are not organic nuisances? Shame on his patriotism. WATERING PLACE NOTES. ‘The season at the more Northern and seaside re» sorts is rapidiy drawing to a close. The maguificent scenery of the Saguenay river ig. growing greatly {ato the popular affecuon. Lack summer this region is more and more frequentea, Since the opening of the Pacific Ratlroad larg@ parties of excursionists have taken trips on the plains, some even going to the new mineral springs in Montana, Colorado, Utah and Oalifernta, The magnificent suri shore of Monterey, Cal., will next season be visited by large numbors of health and pleasure seekers from the interior and Atlanta States. The bathing at Monterey, in the glorious waters of the Pacific, is magnificent. ‘The season has not been brilliant at elther Near of Far Rockaway. There have been but few days of really enjoyable bathing weather vouchsaied to “Long Island's sea girt suore.” Long Branch Is not wiat it was a few weeks since, Stetson gave @ magniiicent ball at his hotel, truscing to enliven things, It was @ {uilure so far as the galvanizing process went. The Southern places of resort, particularly those in Virginia, appear to have fared better chis season than at any me since, or even before, the war. Saratoga is yet enjoying itself. ‘this watering place {s yonerally the Orst to fll up aud the lust to be deserted. onli The proprietors of cotinges and the lessces of hotels ut Newport are not ever pleased with the sizes of their greenback piles made tis season, ‘They are examining their debit and credit accounta, and tuey do not think fortunes are so easily made as mauy are led to believe at Newport, ‘New London has had a few visitors at ita bathing grounds, but business was not so lively as at one Lime it promised to be, Niagara has a sensation in the person of a gym- nast Who tempts death datiy by grossing a rope that spans the chasm delow the railroad bridges ‘The rope 18 made taut, and the by gos moun an “untamed bicycle” and wheels hinsolf across tt. ‘yhe professor fuitils the end for which ho 1s hired to risk bis life, viz. to supply the hotels with gaping vests, : Croton Lake, & beautiful sheet of water, fifteen miles in length and about one-tourth of ® mile In breadth, 18 greatly affected by quiet people. Quite @ number of tamilles from the city reside in cottages that skirt its shores, and grow fat and healthy be its rich trout and other fish, It 1s very cool healthy at Mount Kisco. Sharon Springs are not utterly deserted. Sharon keeps pace With Saratoga in numbers, but not in fashions. “Jolln Brown's Tract,” tn Northwestern New York, haa not been forjotten this seasoa by the dis- ciples, including both sexes, of gentle Izak Walton, It has been estimated that over tén thousaud per. sons of all nee have Aas this rugged country 6 past four m Wow theca ride of five days will take a resident of the Atlantic shore to the Rocky Mountains, we may expect to read next season oO} hundreds of others besides artiste visiting them, There have been dise covered very fine mineral waters in the “eternal hilis'? which form the great water shed of our con- tinent, ‘the takes of Maine have not been witnout their visitors this summer. ‘That lvely young gentleman Commodore Vander. bilt and his bride were at Saratoga last week; sie toe envied of ali the ladies in search of that of rice—a husband, Mrs, Vanderbilt on the demise of her husband wilt be entitled to dower tn one-third of his estate, or an annual interest of seven per cen’ On SAY $33,338,833 831-3, Thats what's the macter. The happy Commodore 13 rated at $100,000,000, What woman wouldn't be envious? ‘he Whiie Mountains have been sketched “te feath” by bucoite and other artista this summer, Shawnee Springs, a wel) Known Kentucky water. ing p'ace, containing 1,100 acres of land, was sold a few days since for $109,000 cash, ‘Arkansas 1s going co have a watering place of its own, Where the aqueous duid ts a8 nasty to the taste as the patient can desire, near suadown, The new aprings are as yet without a name, ‘A press ball is to be given at the White Sulphur Springs on Tuesday, distinst, Among the managers J ave General Beauregard, tue Purkisu staigter, Gor s cral Wide, benator bright and oer, %% ee es